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The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1861-08-12

Besides the above there are twelve twenty,
twenty-four and forty cent envelopes.
The New Orleans papers say that there were
found one morning placards posted about the
streets of that city on which were printed these
words:-"Abraham Lincoln and plenty to eat;
JEFF Davis and starvation"
Gov Moore, of Alabama, by proclamation re-
quests each one of the ladies of that State to knit
one pair of substantial woollen socks for the SOL
diers in the rebel army.
The Boston Advertiser (republcan) and the
Boston Transcript (neutraD are advocating the
abandonment Of all party lines and distinctions
during the continuance Of the war.
The propeller tugboat Enoch Train, formerly
belonging to Boston, has been plated with iron in
New Orleans for the purpose of running down the
blockading vessels. She is now called the RAM
and the New Orleans papers say she can run
twenty miles an hour. Before she left Boston har.
Dor her rate of speed was less than ten miles an
hour.
BY the arrival of the brig Laura, Captain Lang.
thorne, we have advices from st. Domingo city to
July %. The war between Hayt and Spain is Mt
an end The difficulty with the two countries be-
ing amicably arranged, the Dominican armies have
returned to the frontiers. A decree has been is
sued by the Spanish authorities declaring slavery
forever abolished there and any person interfering
with twill be considered LIABLE under the conspira-
tors act Emigration from the United States is
particularly desired, the government offering as an
inducement tracts of land, and nsuring all emf.
grants SO accepting the terms protection. Even
the American residents there favor the project and
desire emigration. The health of the country is
good.
The cotton market continued very strong on Saturday
with some speculative demand and sales of 800 3 900
bales on basis of l77sc. 1Sc. for middng uplands
Flour was firm and moderately active The scarcity of
wheat checked operations; the better qualities were lc
&c. dearcr. Free purchases made of corn at a
further Improvement. There was light movement in
provisions pork declined to SIS 37 SIS So and
prime to $40 Is $40 37H. Rice was steady but quiet
Sugars in request, and 100 hhds and 257 boxes
were disposed Of at full quotations The Rio coffee sales
amounted to 500 bags at 13hc 15c. Whskey was in
better demand and shade higher. Freghts rather
dull as usual, at the close of the week.
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1861-08-12

BARNUM's AMERICAN MUSEUM, Broadway:-Day
and Eycning-A SrRUG.LE-Two BuzzARDs-BkARs,
SRA LION AND OTHER CURIosiTIEs.
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1861-01-11

We think you have been induced +, .nr,,
words to things and transactions not war
Finted BY any dictionary, and that you NAV
have belied the character of your rowpsmon
IL such persons as eongrcgated about vonr
home were your " respectable neivhbors +"
what Is the character Of those who STAYED
away?
-FOUR graphic account Of what took place
on the trying occasion disclosed a fact con.
hFmIns us IN the good opinion we have had
OF YOU. The appalling din Of Hell let lo,so
could not Brighten, nor the sweet ench,rt.
ments OF music seduce, nor the blapdisb.
ments OF respectable neighbors" en,ice Won
from the post Of duty There YOU wa,
found, there YOU will always be found when
duty calls. We know that the newsraner.
make towards of US all The paper bullets
OF the mind are more Formidable cvan 70
brave men, than masked batteries, 50 We for.
give you Ter compromising principles dear to
manhood. We know YOU better than to be-
i'eYe that You would have done otherwise
than You did, If all the circumstances had
come to your knowledge at the time. You
aetei - every inch the mAn"-to hay. done
oth'F"'se'as You think you mi yht have done,
would have been cowardiy, and On such an
emergency You would MT have done it,
So s'utlems n, you have our answer.
TuE ruB,lc.
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1861-01-11
u AaIlt,a .Ian-.h

4-'''7' 'itisf III.
w are having continuation Of the old
snow storm aud the travelling Is very bad, =,
bal the stage drivers have to imfress the pas
seHg1rs mt the service Il shoYelns out tho
roads on the mail routs.
J. c. Caldwell E-g Who made -eme politi-
cal addresses in your county last fall. aud to
such good acceptance. characterized as they
were by strong argument, enforced with elo-
querce and eaFn,s tness, gave the iutrcducto-
duetory lecture aef1re the q" Maehias Me-
chanics Association, on Friday evening
lhe leciire was one that gave great satisfac-
ton, Rev. Mr.. Harden preached an out.
spoken an able sermon on the day Of tho
Presidents fast.
The actin Sherwood '. Burns, is now on
trial before the ). j. Court. Mr.. Bradbury
has just closed his argument ans. he is to be
followed by Talbot or Hayden. /, is dis,
gushing exhibition Of the weakness aui wick.
endless Of human nature.
Father Doyle was fobssl Of $Goo. on Sat
arlAy night, itis ALLEGED, At Clare's Hotel.
The examination Of a nF Muld5or ON suspic-
ion o' beins the guilty party in the abs,rac
ton, did MT e.Isit naeh That WAS very crcI-
table as + tie surroundings OF tins cas-. -
ihere ar more facts bearing on tie matter.
thaa viii be l.Yalsed, probably.
Nors NAkK1As.
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1861-01-11

--Dil ,ha Mietils Uqi5a predict that a
..r9,e for III Rga5iizaa party 'ras rotc for
dis-rmi5a and a,eH rrqr" because it knew at
the tina that there were traitors in the
Presidents Ca5inet, j determined u break up
the Uai9a2 Dil it know, wAi,e defending
the President and lis C4Jinet, tia: they were
iIst the kind Of mea that General Jackson
wouid have hal tried for treason ii hc had
he-u the President? Il tho Et.5H knew
Tia, Cobb was plotting treason AMI Floyd de
l,urins over government arms t. the enc
mis Of lie Cniln, it had r,4s7n for its pre-
4ie.i5a. Republicans all along knew these
tasn u = wrong in hsisp5lites, hut at the
same tine toy had tie charity u supposs
taaF were MT 50 LOST = all patriotism as to
desire the destruction Of the government un-
ass they e3all be in power, We hal greater
charity for the utiJl's purity friends than t
hal Herein is the mistake Of the Repub-
li,-lrs
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1861-01-11
CORRESPONDENCE.

INfht'''N lAhtt4 F''il' I''i''H 49, '''ANA
took "A contemplate transaction, and in its
completion one Of its number got bali in
his leg Now, Messrs. complancrs, don't
harr up because we call you siHy-wc know
nothing of You further than what appears
in the paper. But in our opinion, if You
lad been men of well-balanccd minds, YOU
would NJ. have been in 50 mean a scrape !,
or, having gone into it and got the worst Of
il, ypu would have kept it as much to Your
selves as possible, and not have had the
weakness II parade your infamous conduct
in the public prints. II You had been men
Of sound Judgment and fit to hc in the Jury
box in any town in the county, yoa would,
by the flrrc Of your own reasoning powers
have known that nineteen twcnticths OF W
would, on rcaiius your communication have
rendered at once a yerli't as We did
F" N-rd u,iA" And il tie object Of
the communication is to fix up our mind for
m action f5r damages, BE assured that Jury
# twelve viii come u the same result far
public de-eney VIII require It, aud tie Law
ana the G5spcl sancti7uit.
\ complimentary sareralc, was it? I
zerenaI= # e7v-Ae'l<.Gf=7ath Nv, let Us
I'll y1g that some Of Us bayc hal tha ms
fortune u Sleeping in Ellsworth in August,
ar rather trriug TO slecr.an know something
# the cxeracia;ing magnitude Of such
commitment Tin horns and eireu.ar saws
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1861-01-11

ELECTION Of SgyaToR.-By the concurrent
sate of the Legislature IN Wednesday, Hon.
Lot NJ. NJ rrilI WAS elected L. 5 Senator to
llI the vacancy ocea,i9aed by the resignation
Of Mr. llalnIin. Ia the House caucus for
nomination, Morrill, lad los Williams and
Morse | vote. In the Senate caucus, Morrill,
had - and M1rs, vote. On the vote for
saat1r in the ll5ase Morrill, had III and
a.l. +. sasp!ay y votes, anil in ths Senate
Morrill, had all the votes cast, -,
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1861-01-11

MULTIPLICATION ~ ls32 Axp 80. The arti-
ela on tie oatsi le Of tins issue from the
E-sliq7 Po Z, VIII give the reader some idea
Of tie n4naer that attempted treason was
mst VIII n the country had an eli lent ma
H5ual administration. How great is the
c5u.r4s. between Oh Hiekory's method Of
dealing with these chronic difficulties and
that Of Jamas Buchanan.
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1861-01-11

OXFORD Co. DEPUTIES - The following
deputies have been appointed by Sheriff Col
by Of Oxford County Cyrus Wormell Beth
Ell, VIM. NJ Morse Rumfard \ p Green
leaf NORWAY; II nrY 4 } WI, Waterford
Jo3n Jackson, DixG4. J.hn T. seyery,
Eas. Dixdeld.
Cedar Falls gazette. [volume] (Cedar Falls, Iowa) 1860-1895, 1861-08-02

Docron B was particularly vaip of his
oratorical abilities He was always awake OF
asleep, making what he dignifed by the
name Of a speech Whenever he conclud-
ed one, he invariably went round among his
listeners, with all the pomposity of another
Polonius, and asked them by individuals what
they thought Of his speech. A favorable ans
wer always insured a treat and the Doctors
vanity was consequently. at the expense Of
his pocket, daily hattercd to the extent of his
desire. One day, after one Of his unintellig-
ible rhomontades. he approached. among 9th.
ers, a rather tough old customer and asked
the stereotyped question, Well, Jack, what
did you think of my speech?.
Going to treat, Doctor?
Certainly what will you takey
"s Whiskey, ssraightg'
"Jack drank his whiskey and then. turn.
ing to the Doctor, said,
"'Doctor, you are chronological phenome.
ma the biggest fool in these diggns ?"
Cedar Falls gazette. [volume] (Cedar Falls, Iowa) 1860-1895, 1861-08-02

Cover wisdom with rags and no ono will
endorse her.
Cedar Falls gazette. [volume] (Cedar Falls, Iowa) 1860-1895, 1861-08-02
nDril]ing.D


Sweet Amy asked with pleading eyes,
Dear Charlie, teach me, will you,
The words I've heard your Captain say,
II should SO like to drill your"
"What, little one, you take command
Well Amy. I'm quite willing,
In such company yours
can't have too much drilling"
'Stand over there, and sing out clear,
Like this, Squad, stand at ease"
"Oh, Charly, you'll wake papa, upstairs,
Don't shout like that, dear, please"
az stand at ease, like this you seel
And then 1 scarce need mention,
The next command you have to give
Is the one, 'Squad-attention!
Snow, Amy, smartly, after me,
you're sure, dear, il don't bore youD
Forward-Quck March-Halt- Right Dress
There, now, TN close before you.
present arms-well, it does look odd,
You don't believe I'd trife,
We hold our arms out just like this,
In drill without the rifle.
Snow say Salute your officer"
'Oh, Charles, for shame, how can you?
thought that You were at some trick,
You horrid, cheating man. you'll"
Charles 'ordered arms" without command,
She smoothed her rumpled hair,
And pouted, frowned and blushed, and then
Said softly--'As you were !"
Cedar Falls gazette. [volume] (Cedar Falls, Iowa) 1860-1895, 1861-08-02

ONE or THE NEW CoLoNELs.-A correspon !.
dent OF the Springfield Republican writing
from Washington, says:
"Thc Young West Point Cadets have lit
tie fun over some Of our impromtu volunteer
officers. Of course man can't grow into
familiarity with military phrases in day
1t was but a few days ago that overheard
newly elected Colonel crying out to one Of
the companies under his charge -"W here
in thunder are you going ! Go back to where
you were-right back Of the other company r
There was quiet smile resting on many .
face among the spectators present. and the
general feeling that the aforesaid Colonel
would doubtless make good officer in time.
but that he needed little drilling.
Cedar Falls gazette. [volume] (Cedar Falls, Iowa) 1860-1895, 1861-08-02
Yours,
"


How BLoSprN PEFoRNs.-An Englishjour-
nalist says.--The rationale Of Blondin's per-
formance is this-he has perfect confidence
in his own sense Of touch and balance and he
never looks beneath him. That being SO fif-
ty feet and five hundredare the same to him.
he looks in fixed manner, and always above
him; he is guided by his feet. When there.
fore, he is blindfold, heis deprived ola sense
which is of no use to hiln-which may indeed
prove source Of danger When the droop
Of the rope at Niagara was forty Feet and he
was at the curve, he could scarcely avoid see.
ing the end Of the rope, and that was source
Of danger to him. II he were to look down
once, we know not what would happen to
him; but we may guess from an accident
which occurred some time ago.
Coyru yviSdnr, with ra~c sud M oy,c mill
Cedar Falls gazette. [volume] (Cedar Falls, Iowa) 1860-1895, 1861-08-02

Interesting Letter from Former Citizen.
IA friend permit to copy the following letter from
cnAs. srxGLrTARY, an old and wellknown resident Of
this place.-Eps.l ..r..
CALIFORNIA GuLcr, Colarado Territory.
July 1st, 1861.
Cedar Falls gazette. [volume] (Cedar Falls, Iowa) 1860-1895, 1861-08-02
JOHN III. BROWN.

NOTARY PUBLIC, Cedar Falls, Black Hawk
IN County, Iowa. REAL ESTATE, INSURANCE AND Col
4EcrIos AGENCY. Real Estate bought and sold. Taxes
aid for residents in all Northern Counties Of Iowa.
Titles investigated Collections made and proceeds remit
ted promptly, on favorable terms.
REFERENCES.
Hon. Thos s. Wilson, Hon. D. 8. Wilson, Dubuque. Iowa.
Messrs. Greene, Merritt Co. Bankers, Cedar Rapids, "
3. Clark, ESQ. Pres. Branch State Bank, Iowa City,
George Fisher. Esq. Scranton, Penn. r-
A. H. Miller, Esq. Spencer, N Y. G4A
DR.. Geo. Sprague, Sec'y Ohio Stock Co. Butler Co.
Or. 8. A. Bishop. Peter Melendy. Cedar Falls Iowa.
Cedar Falls gazette. [volume] (Cedar Falls, Iowa) 1860-1895, 1861-08-02
AMERICAN HOTEL.

GEO. SECORD. Proprietor, Main Street
NJ Cedar Falls Iowa. The above Hotel has lately been
enlarged and newly furnished throughout and pre-
pared to attend to the wants Of all who mag favor
with call. have in connection with the above House
large and commodous Stable with good ostlers in attend
ance. The Office Of the Western Stage Company Is at
ths Hsuse. Stages leave daily for the East South and
West. 1:sf
Cedar Falls gazette. [volume] (Cedar Falls, Iowa) 1860-1895, 1861-08-02

A GENTLE RExINDER--If your sister,
while engaged with her sweetheart, asks
you to bring glass of water from an adioin.
ing room, start on the errand, but you need
not return. You will not be missed Don't
forget this. little boys
Cedar Falls gazette. [volume] (Cedar Falls, Iowa) 1860-1895, 1861-08-02

A YELLOW charged in an Indictment with
stealing a hoe, was, upon trial, discharged---
it being proved that the article taken YVES an
ak. The matter was regular hoax
Cedar Falls gazette. [volume] (Cedar Falls, Iowa) 1860-1895, 1861-08-02
ORSON RICE.

TTORNEY AT LAW, NOTARY PUBLIC
AAND GENERAL LAND AGENT, Butler Center, But
Ter Co., Iowa. will practice in Butler and adjoing Coun
ties Particular attention paid to Collections and remit
Taxes paid and all other business pertaining Collec
tion and Agency Office. Lo-1y
Cedar Falls gazette. [volume] (Cedar Falls, Iowa) 1860-1895, 1861-08-02
LOMBARD & NICHOLS.

IA Black Hawk County, Iowa. They will give particu-
lar attention to the Practice of Law in Central and North
Iewa and the Collection and Security of Stale and
Doubtful CLAIMS OFFICE Corner Third and Main Ste.
over Scott Tasgarts Store.
6. LOMBARD. 81 ". II. NICHOLS.
Semi-weekly standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1853-18??, 1861-06-15
The LEGISLATURE,

So far as we can judge of the sentiments of the
people of the State from correspondence and the
tone of the press there is very general expression
of opposition to the meeting of the existing legisa-
tive body again.
We are not disposed to say word which would
make "the CALLED jade VINCE" but there are several
acts of that body, especially of the Extra session.
which meet with very decided opposition from the
people.
The Extra session met under very peculiar cir
cumstances The pressure of those circumstances
forced upon them hasty legislation, for which the
individual members of that body ought not to be
held to very strict accountability by the people
The State was in the midst of revoluton,-in
an abnormal condition-and that body did not pos
the power to place her her feet but it felt
it must do something, and hence its acts are not
perhaps what they would have been under other
circumstances.
1t is strange however, that a temporary body
met in Extra session for specific purposes under the
Governors proclamation, and having provided for
Convention of the people with penary powers,
should have legslated much, and closed its ses-
sion, not to meet again at the call of the Executive,
but on aday ofits own appointing. This was especial
ly strange, in view of the fact that the very Con-
vention which it called, expected to change the
political relations of the State so entirely and the
organic law of the Commonwealth, as to render any
future acts Of the said Legislature null and void If
any had doubts about the right of that Legislature
to meet again to perform legislative acts those doubts
must have been removed by the able discussion in
Convention on Wednesday last, in which Messrs
Battle of Wake, Badger, Graham, Rufin, Bggs and
Reid took part The four first named gentlemen
must have convinced every one that the existing
Legislature cannot meet again in Irregular" session,
under the Confederate Constitution We Judge the
Convention will so ordain, and will provide for a
new election in August and for new Legislature
to meet in November
Semi-weekly standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1853-18??, 1861-06-15

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remarks as follows on the great importance Of DIS
cipline:
"Theu was exhibited spectacle, which for sad
ness and Alarm ought never to be forgotten by the
people Of America. / mean how easy a thing it IS
for small body Of soldiers to overrun populous
and powerful country. The British did not after
Clinton's return to New York exceed 1900 men,
and South Carolina alone the lowest computation
must have contained $4,000! and yet this host OF
poor honest men were made to tremble before that
handful of ruf6ans, flock of sheep before the
wolf The reason is immensely plain The British
were all embodied and firm as rock Of granite The
Carolinians scattered the country loose as
arope OF sand. The British were all well armed and
disciplined and moved in dreadful harmony, giving
their tre like volcano. The Carolinians with no
other than birding pieces and strangers to :he art of
war, were comparatively as forest glow worms
The British, though but units in number, were so
artfully arranged that they told for myriads; while
for lack of unity, the Carolnians though numerous
myriads, passed only for ciphers. In short, the
British were a handful of hawks; the poor Carroll
mans a swarm Of ricebirds. Oh blind indeed, and
douby blind is that people, and well worthy of iron
yokes who, enjoying all the sweets of liberty, in
land of milk and honey, expose to foreign Pail
istines that blessed Canaan ungudrded By military
science For lack of this habitual military prepare
ton our part in few days after the fall of Char
lesion, Col. Tarletoh with only one hundred and
fifty horses galoped up to Georgetown, through the
most populous part of the State, with much hau-
teura and his boys would gallop through
negro plantation" &c.
ROCKINGHAM
Semi-weekly standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1853-18??, 1861-06-15
Our Recent Brilliant Victory.

The letter of Col Hill, in another column, an
nouncing his recent brilliant victory over the enc
my, was received in the Convention on Wednesday
with every demonstration ofjoy. On motion of Mr..
Badger, the Convention unanimously returned its
thanks to the Governor for the information commu-
nicated of this glorious result and assured him of
its wish to unite with him in such testimonials to
Col. Hill and the gallant officers and men under his
command. as may be thought appropriate, and
worthy of the State and of them
Connected with this victory we cannot refrain from
abiding to some incidents suggested by the partci-
patton of some of the companies in this conflict
The Fayetteville Independent Light Infantry was
formed in 1889, under the administration of WASH
NGToS; and it was but fit that it should bear a
prominent part in achieving the first decisive tri-
umph on Virginia SOIL defending the grave of WASH
INGToS, who when in life it was organized to pro-
tect from the assaults of Citizen Genet of France
The lafayette Light Infantry, of the same town,
was organized a few years ago, to perpetuate the
memory of LAFAYETTE; and it was but fit that it
should flesh its maiden sword" and achieve its
first triumph at Yorktown the field on which the
noble LAFAYETTE earned his brightest laurels and
HE hest military renown. Yorktown-the scene of
the surrender of CORVALLIS to WAsHSGToN-is made
more memorable by this first victory in this war,
achieved mainly by North-Carolina troops.
Mecklenburg, too, whose citizens raised the first
cry Of independence in 1775 was represented by the
Hornets Nest Rifles and the Charlotte Grays. Nc
Dowel the lneal descendant of one of the heroes of
Kings Mountain, led the Buncombe Rifles; Avery,
the grandson of the first Attorney General of the
State, led the Burke Rifles Ashe, who inherits a
revolutionary name, led the Orange Light Lnfan-
try; and the gallant Bridgers, leading the Edge
combe braves, had in his ranks an Owen, whose pa
ternal and maternal grandfathers, PorteIfeld and
Owen, did such signal service the battlefelds of
North and South Carolina in the old revolution
We regret that we lack the necessary information
to continue these illusions, but from the Colonel to
the private, they all bore themselves like heroes
Honor to them, now and hereafter The old State is
proud of them all and she will look to see the other
regiments emulate the conduct of the glorious First
commanded by Col. Hill
Semi-weekly standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1853-18??, 1861-06-15
The Latest News,

The only one killed of the N. c. Regiment in the
late battle was Henry L. Wyatt, of the Edgecombe
Guards Deceased was formerly of Richmond, and
has widowed mother residing there. Mr.. Chas
Williams and Council Rogers, of one of the Fayette-
vile companies, were severely wounded.
Gen. Butler is said to have commanded in person
in this battle but very prudently kept out of harms
way.
1t is stated that another battle has been fought at
Philippi, Va, in which glorious victory was
achieved by the Southern troops. One hundred
Lincolnites killed and wounded
Semi-weekly standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1853-18??, 1861-06-15

The WISE LEGIoN.-We learn that Col. Wharton
j. Green of this State, is engaged in raising reg
ment to constitute portion of the Wise Legion, of
Virginia and North Carolina, to be commanded by
Gov. Wise Governor or General Wise is anxious
that portion of his Legion shall be raised in North
Carolina An opportunity is thus presented for
active and brilliant service for where Wise shall
lead the enemy will go down and regulations will be
won. Col Green is an able tactician, and will no
doubt make his mark when an opportunity is pre-
sented See his advertisement
Semi-weekly standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1853-18??, 1861-06-15

amendment, and It was rejected-yeas 1s, nays 49,
Mr. Rufin then offered his amendment
Considerable discussion ensued thereon, when the
question on the amendment was put
Mr.. Biggs asked division Of the question.
The vote was taken on striking out, and it was
carried-yeas IS, nays l9.
Then on inserting Mr.. Rufhn's amendment, and
it was caryied-yeas A, nays %.
Mr.. Biggs then offered his amendment, which
strikes out the section and declares that religious
test shall be requisite to hold Office in the State and
it was rejected-yeas 33, nays SO.
The ordinance as amended was then adopted
yeas %, nays TO-
The Convention then took recess until four
o'clock, p. m.