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Ashtabula weekly telegraph. [volume] (Ashtabula, Ohio) 1853-1873, 1861-12-14

The MARvELS OF CHEMI$TkY. These arc
among the wonders of the modern time
threatening to alter the course ofcommerce
and reverse The tide Of Industry. She has
discovered, it is said, substitute for the
cochiueal insect in beautiful dye product
BILE from guano She has shown that sup
ply Of animal food may be obtained cheap.
er, by simply boiling down the juices Of the
flesh of cattle now wasted and thrown aside
i'll some regions, and imparting the extract
in state Of concentration. And she has
pointed out that one of the earths which
constitute the principle material of our
globe contains a metal, as light as glass, as
maleable and ductle as copper, and as lit
lie liable torust as silver thus possessing
properties So valuable that when means
have been found OF separating it economi-
cally from its ore, it will be capable of su.
perseding the metals in common use, aud
thus rendering metalurgy an employment,
not Of certain districts only, but of every
part of the earth TO which science aud civ,
iization have penetrated. Aud these are
but fragments in the history of chemical
science - Scientific American
Ashtabula weekly telegraph. [volume] (Ashtabula, Ohio) 1853-1873, 1861-12-14

A VERY PARTICULAR MAS.-Old Mrs.
Harris was never regarded as paragon OF
neatness and if cleanliness is next unto
godliness," as st. Paul asserts, it is to be
feared that the old lady never attained 10
the latter state. Not only was she any,
thing but ueat herself, but showed con.
tempt for it in others. Speaking of neat
people, one day she remarked that her son
Josiah was one of the most particular men
in the world. "Why," said she, he
threw away whole cup Of coffee the other
morning, because it had bed bug in it,
Ashtabula weekly telegraph. [volume] (Ashtabula, Ohio) 1853-1873, 1861-12-14

Mrs McRooNY AT THE p. o. WINDOW =
Mtlesan female approached our Post OF.
nee window the other dsy--one Of those
snort, angular, Latcbetfaced and highkey.
ed voice creatures which occasionally we
meet with
II Where's me lettherY" was her abrupt
salutoiion.
What letter 2" asked the clerk.
cints!"
"Whot three cents Y'
"The three eints sure you took to carry
me lelther to New Yorrick.n
What do you waut the three cents for
then ~
Because the letther niver wint.n
And how do you know it never went 9''
Because whin my ssther answered il.
she tould me she niver got It,"
"How could she answer it If she never
got it Can you tell me that now !"
"Arrab, boud yer head now. Will yer
give me the three cents, OF won't yer
No ma'am you must be crazy to ask
it,"
"Ts it meself that's crazy 2"
Certainly y--crazy as a 6edbug."
"Bad luck to ye, an is it the likes of "
that dare call me bedbug? Show me
the way to get at you" cried the fury.
"There's no other way, goodnaturedly
replied the clerk, except through the win.
dow"
"Faith, it's lucky for you thin. III could
only reach you, would welt ye like an ould
shoe. Niver mind, J" said she, as she turned
to go away, "I'll tell me ould man, and
he'll dot the two eyes Of ye, and that be
| will"
Ashtabula weekly telegraph. [volume] (Ashtabula, Ohio) 1853-1873, 1861-12-14

BLUE Pills An army correspondent
gives the following account Of the medicine
given the volunteers "Our doctors give us
the same medicine for all complaints
Hedache, blue pill bellyache, blue pill ;
rhcumitism, blue pill yellow jaunders, blue
pill cold, .blne pill diarrho@ blue pill (;
and so on. We are, decidedly, the blue
pill regiment, and are of the opinion it
don't take much to make doctor"
Ashtabula weekly telegraph. [volume] (Ashtabula, Ohio) 1853-1873, 1861-12-14

Es~The following story is told Of the
Rev. DR. Morse At an association dinner,
a debate arose as to the benefit of hOgsing
in bringing up children. The DR.. took the
affirmative. aud his opponent was person
whose reputation for voracity was not very
high. "Why," said the latter, "the only
time my father whipped me, was for telling
the trnth" "Well," retorted the doctor,
"it cured you Of it, didn't it,"
Ashtabula weekly telegraph. [volume] (Ashtabula, Ohio) 1853-1873, 1861-12-14

THE estate of Matrimony" is one of the
United States. 1t is bounded by a ring
on one side, and cradle on the other =
The climate is sultry ill you pass the trop-
les of housekeeping, when squally weather
sets in with such power as to keep all hands
as cool as cucumbers For the principal
roads leading to this interesting State,
consult the first pair of black eyes you run
against.
Ashtabula weekly telegraph. [volume] (Ashtabula, Ohio) 1853-1873, 1861-12-14

curls, often smoolhed down by hands that
are gone the sunshine on the grass where
these old fingers made daisy chains and
snatches ofmusie compared with which any
thing you hear at the opera is extremely.
poor Therefore keep you a diary, my
friend y .. .... - .....I .
Ashtabula weekly telegraph. [volume] (Ashtabula, Ohio) 1853-1873, 1861-12-14
Eevrett,s EIoquene,

y Mr.. Everett concluded an agriculture
address with the following specimens Of
rhetoric.
We have oil looked with interest and
pleasure upon some noble faetory filed will
ingenious machinery, constructed Of metal
Ashtabula weekly telegraph. [volume] (Ashtabula, Ohio) 1853-1873, 1861-12-14

B0~A Couundrum for the Camp why
is lover who composes pretty sonnet to
the feature Of his ''object," like a soldier
Because he knows how to Write about
Face.
nB-In conversation, give the half open
bud of thought to your friend or listener,
and let it expand in the sunshine Of his OVID
mind -...,...,
Begr Be wise for in gaining wiseon yen
also gain an eminence from which no shaft
Of malice can hurl you,
Ashtabula weekly telegraph. [volume] (Ashtabula, Ohio) 1853-1873, 1861-12-14

BA-The Girard Union says that Dan
Rice has enclosed park of FIVE acres on
bis farm near the village, iu which he has
placed the various animals of his show
consisting of two Buffaloes, Rocky Noun
tain Elk, Deer aud her fawn, and a
KANGAROO
Ashtabula weekly telegraph. [volume] (Ashtabula, Ohio) 1853-1873, 1861-12-14

SLEEP.--It is a delicious moment,
certainly, that of being well nestled in bed,
and feeling that you shall drop gently to
sleep. The good is to come--not past
the limbs have been just tried enough to
render the remaining in one posture delight
fui !; the labor of the day is done. A
gentle failure of the perceptions comes
creeping over one the spirits of conscious
ness dsengages itself more and more with
slow and hushng degrees, like mother
detacbing her hand from that Of her sleep
ing child the mind seems to have a balmy
lid closing over it, like the eye tits clos
ing-'Iis more closed-'tis closed. The
mysterious spirit has gone 10 take its airy
rounds.
Ashtabula weekly telegraph. [volume] (Ashtabula, Ohio) 1853-1873, 1861-12-14

A BRIGHT EXAMPLE FOR OUR YoUNG
Men Tie young Gov Spr prague, of Rhode
Island, u millionaire, not satisfied with his
liberal contributions of money to the cause
OF the Uuion in this war, was among the
FIRST TO offer his individual service in the
field aud was among the bravest of the
brave on the bloody bills of Manassas
Lately, in explaining his non-attendanee a
the Agricultural Fair ia Vermont, h,
writes : Permit me to say, and espec
tally to the young men Of Vermont--that
class whom am trying to represent in my
own person-that the glorious privilege OF
doing some real service to ones country DOW
exists" and that "a life time may nsrer pres
cnt another such ccaslon"
Ashtabula weekly telegraph. [volume] (Ashtabula, Ohio) 1853-1873, 1861-12-14

rnins do not stop atstatlons where he time Is omitted
O the above tables. c,,,
with Trains for Toledo ChicagO COHmGus, Cincinnati In
diGpopoiis, 80. --H le II,
Aud all through Trains going Eastward Dunkrk
with the Tn ins ofN Y f. r. and at Buffalo, with those
Of N Y Central and Buffalo n Y city Railroads, for NeO
York, albany, Boston, Niagara hatLs, @cs @e.f ...
L.. Non 4 =
Ashtabula weekly telegraph. [volume] (Ashtabula, Ohio) 1853-1873, 1861-12-14

nsy-oAh my fellow, where have you
hesn1 for a week back ~ "kor Q weak
hack have not been troubled with a
S veal hack, think you.' "No. no where
nave Won been long back 7" Long back!
Son't YOU call me long back, sir
Ashtabula weekly telegraph. [volume] (Ashtabula, Ohio) 1853-1873, 1861-12-14

REBEL TESTIMONY TO THE EFFtCIENCY OF
THE BLOCKADE. Rebel aspirants for Euro
pean recognition have carried to Europe for
midabe schedules of vessels that have run
the blockade. They took good care, how
ever, not to mention that of The FIVE hun.
dred which they pretended to count up, 9
out of every ten were mere insignificant
row. boats that lodged about the ratholes
Of the internal waters Here arc some more
CLEANS Of truth which dash out through the
New Orleans Crescent. Coming from the
source it does, the Importance of the testi.
mony can hardly be overrated
There has been much talk and a great
many comments on what has been tefmed
running the blockade. Reports-and they
will prove to be simple reports-sav tbat
DIG vessels have run the blockade since tho
10th of May last. This is very Wild esti.
mate, eyenif it is Supported by returns or
statements 10 the departments at Richmond.
lhe blockade was enforced eff the mouths
OF the Mississippi River on the 25tb of
May, at WHICH time there we're forty sail of
vessels 10 this port outward bound which
were permitted to 60 to sea. The blockade
commenced off Mobile and Pensacola about
the same time Vessels were allowed to
leave these ports till the 8ih of June. So
far as New Orleans is to be considered, the
last arriN ais ria the Balize, were on the 29th
of May last There have been some arrivals
and departures of schooners from the bav.
GUS on the Gulf. There have been some
coast vessels on The coast of Carolina evad.
ing the blockade; but all these will not
count up 5l6. On the other hand. the
Hessans steamer South Carolina
has captured II schooners in attempting TO
run the gauntlet between New Orleans and
Texas ports There have been only 3 or 4
vessels from Europc--one The Bermuda
that have successfully ran the blockade.
Some few West India traders have met
with success on the Carolina coast. 1t is
misleading tcreign governments to make as
serliens OF this character, that the blockade
| Is easily avoided, when not vessel has en.
tered the port of New Orleans via the riy.
er for over 5 months, aud ouly one via the
lakes from foreign port.',1
Ashtabula weekly telegraph. [volume] (Ashtabula, Ohio) 1853-1873, 1861-12-14

Mamma" said little Nell, "ought
goyerness to fog me for what I've not
done ?" "No, my dear why do you askr'
"Cause she fogged me to-day when l
didn't do my sum-
Ashtabula weekly telegraph. [volume] (Ashtabula, Ohio) 1853-1873, 1861-12-14
nSz4 A New Enpland clergyman, enfor

Ba-A New England clergyman, eniorc,
ing on his congregation the necessity oi
practical godliness and contrasting the ear
iy Christians with those ofthe present gene
ration, very properly remarked we have
too many resolutions, and too little action.
''Tbe Acts of the Apostles is the title OF
one of the book of the New Testament
their resolutions have not reached u.s."
Ashtabula weekly telegraph. [volume] (Ashtabula, Ohio) 1853-1873, 1861-12-14

Depa tments which he offers Cash for Ready Pay as low
as any other dealer, here or elsewhere.
Remember for CASH or READY PAY, until after the
War is Geo. Wlllord'
Ashtabula, Nov. H. 1861
Ashtabula weekly telegraph. [volume] (Ashtabula, Ohio) 1853-1873, 1861-12-14
WASHINGTON

as 1t appears to the correspondent of tho
g3 N. Y. Indcpendent.
Ashtabula weekly telegraph. [volume] (Ashtabula, Ohio) 1853-1873, 1861-12-14
More New Goods!

THE Undersigned has just returned from
Il New York with
Fresh Stock of Merchandise,
Ashtabula weekly telegraph. [volume] (Ashtabula, Ohio) 1853-1873, 1861-12-14
nucpo & RRoruERs Manufacturers of ,

Dealers Furniture OF The best ana every va
retv Also general Indertakers and manufacturers ofCo
ems TO order Main street, North Of South Public Square
Aeht
Ashtabula weekly telegraph. [volume] (Ashtabula, Ohio) 1853-1873, 1861-12-14
Livery stables

HF&J.O. CULVER, have removed to the
Fisk House Stable where they offer TO- the citizens Of Ash
tabua the use Of the best equipped Livery Stable 10 Ash
tabua County at prices that range DuV ust ABOVE the v-
ing standard. Call auo see nov !, looO. b6f
Ashtabula weekly telegraph. [volume] (Ashtabula, Ohio) 1853-1873, 1861-12-14

J. WRIGHT, Dealer in Millinery Goods
Worked Collars and Sleeves, and Fancy Goods Next door
10 he Fisk House 40
Ashtabula weekly telegraph. [volume] (Ashtabula, Ohio) 1853-1873, 1861-12-14

WELLS & FAULKNER, - Wholesale and
Retail Dealers in Western Reserve Butter and Cheese
Dried Fruit and Flour Ashtabaula, Ohio. Orders respect
fully secited and filled at the Lowest cash cost 40
Ashtabula weekly telegraph. [volume] (Ashtabula, Ohio) 1853-1873, 1861-12-14

G. w. DICKINSON, Jeweler. Repairing OF
all kinds of Watches Clocks and Jewelry Shop oPpste
the Fisk House, Ashtabula, o. 9
Ashtabula weekly telegraph. [volume] (Ashtabula, Ohio) 1853-1873, 1861-12-14

GEORGE WILLARD,-D in Dry Goods
Groceries, Hats Caps Boots and Shoes Crookery, Glass
ware manufacturer of read Clothing Also whole
sale retail dealer in Hardware Saddley, Nails Iron Steel
Drugs and Medicines, Pants Oils, DYestuls, &ep Main
street. Asbtabula.
Ashtabula weekly telegraph. [volume] (Ashtabula, Ohio) 1853-1873, 1861-12-14
miscellaneous .

d. s. WILLIAMS, Wholesale dealer in Straw
Goods Hats Caps Umbrellas, Parnsos &c, los and lO7
Cbarnbers st, and SO 81 Reade st., New-York
Ashtabula weekly telegraph. [volume] (Ashtabula, Ohio) 1853-1873, 1861-12-14

TYLER g. COLLINS, Dealers in Dry Goods
Groceries Crockery, Boots and Shoes Hats Caps&es &c
two door North ofFisk House, Ashtabula, o. 4l6
Ashtabula weekly telegraph. [volume] (Ashtabula, Ohio) 1853-1873, 1861-12-14

II. L. MORRISON,-Dealer in Dry Goods
Groceries, Boots and Shoes, Hats and Caps, Hardware
Crockery Books, Paints, Oils, &c Post oHice Building
Ash ltfa 4lo
Ashtabula weekly telegraph. [volume] (Ashtabula, Ohio) 1853-1873, 1861-12-14

j, p. ROBERTSON,-Deale in Dry Goods
shoes and every other class Of usually looked
in First Class Country Store. Courtesy and fair dealing
are the Inducements offered for share Of public favor
Main street. Ashtabula Ohio
Ashtabula weekly telegraph. [volume] (Ashtabula, Ohio) 1853-1873, 1861-12-14

A. .RAYMOND-Dea in Fruit and Ona-
mental Trees shrubbey &c, Penfeld Monroe County, N.
York. 4 Orderssolicited.
Ashtabula weekly telegraph. [volume] (Ashtabula, Ohio) 1853-1873, 1861-12-14

Watches, JeweIry, } &C.
Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1853-1862, 1861-07-03
COL. NAGRUDER TO GEN. BUTLER.
HEADoUARTERs, yorktown, June u.

M:ior.Ce1eraI B. P. Bgtsr, Commanding Fart Koa-oe
SIR: Our people had orders to bring any commu-
nicatOns intended for the commander Of the forces
at County Bridge or Bethel to this place, and by
particular route-hence the delay.
l understand from Capt. Davis, the bearer Of the
flag that you had four prisoners, tOwit one troop
er and three citizens Messrs. Carter Whiting Live
ly and Merriau the last being citizen of Virginia
in your possession And you state that you are de-
sirous to exchange them for corresponding mum
bcr Of federal troops who are prisoners with NE,
accept your offer, far as the trooper who is VI
dette) Is in question and viii send tomorrow, at
O'Clock in the afternoon, If it will be convenient a
federal soldier in exchange for him.
With respect to the wounded, my first care was
to have them attended to. Medical advice and care
ful nursing have been provided.
Your dead had buried on the field of battle. and
this was done in sight OF the cOnhagratiOns which
were devastating the homes Of our citizens. The
citizens in your possession are men who doubtless
defended their homes against foe who, 20 their
certain knowledge. had, with without the aHthOr
ity of the Federal Government, destroyed the pri-
vate property Of their neig sors breaking up even
the pianos Of the ladies, and committing depreda,
tons numbeTless and of every Il s:.ipLion. The
federal prisoner, il it be agree able 70 you will be
sent to near Hampton by sergeant, who viii re
ceive the vidette Carter, who captured by your
troops before the battle commenced. do not think
msve formal proceeding necessary. NOu have
but one prisoner Of mine, and be was not taken in
battle. If my proposition to deliver one federal
prisoner at OF near Hampton, by a sergeant, to be
exchanged for private Carter, be accepted please
inform me, or the officer in command at Bethel
Church and it shall be done. 1t is scarcely neces-
sary for me to say that the gentlemen who bore
your flag have been received with every courtesy
by our citizens, well as BY ourselves. IhaYe the
honor to be, very respectfully, etc.
J. B. MAGRUDER, Col. Cong.
Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1853-1862, 1861-07-03
ofEeial army Correspondence.

On the day of the battle at Bethel General Butler,
the Yankee commander, seat flag Of truce to Col.
Aagruder, proposing an exchange ofprisOners and
requesting permission to bhry his dead and remove
his wounded. Considering that he had but one of
our soldiers, Ia vidette captured before the action
the fOrmality Of cartel excessively ridiculous
1t viii be Observed however, that he offers to ex-
change citizens held by him in custody against fed
eral soldiers captured in battle This IS peculiar
ly mean and contemplate device, eoncocted fer the
purpose of auuriag Col. Magruder into recogni-
ton Of The legitimacy Of the barbarous warfare
which this. .extemporzed general is waging against
the peseeful population of the country he Is inYad
ing. It was, of course, at once detected and prop
erly exposed byCol Magruder. We give the cor
respOrdence below:
Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1853-1862, 1861-07-03
more De.ersers-Hutslor'. Grand eonesP-


gentleman from Yorktown informs as that
saEerai deserters from Buffers emp had arrived
there and placed themselves under the pr0tsetion
Of Gen. Aagruder. They are Al Englishl-ss 81
birth, and strong, hale, hearty men. We Under
stanjt they have seen service in the CFimesn war
and are experienced guHners. Upon being ques-
toned to why they left they stated that ey ha1
been grossly deceived By recruiting officers in New
York They were assured that they wO1ld be re-
duired only to defend the Capital, but oEce in tbs
clutches Of the Yankees, they were allowed no
choice as to their future service. They were com
PEELED to 90 board ship and we're carried 70 Yer
tress Monroe.
In reply TO an interroQatory, as to how thsy
made their escape, they stated that Gen. Rcayune
Butler had conceived the novel and happy idea
Of entrapping the Confederate forces Ia the
Peninsula. This idea was to cut down all
the underground and small trees in the yicin-
ity Of Newport News, and conceal from view The
tents and encampment Of the J enkees at that
point Confederate scouts and reeonnoisering par
ties would come TO the conclusion hat the Yankee
tents had been struck and that general
stampede had taken place. Seeing the coast
clear, the Confederates would march down to take
possession but once fairly in the camp lines, the
entire Yankee force, headed by Better Snd Pierce,
would spring from their ambush like royal tigers
from the juugleS Of India and with & roar lot un-
worthy Of those ferociOus wild beasts secure every
rebel on the Peninsula. These deserters were sent
out % fell bushes and chop of bOughs Espying
much sSrubbeFY which seemed admirably adapted
for the object in view far removed from the camp
sentinels. they extended their laoOrs and finally
a1ded at Yorktown.
WeundeTstand that they do not give very IA
vorable account Of the Yankee troops. They are
much dissati fed with camp life, and have ear-
nesty entreatsd Gen. Butler to allow them to ex
change the anticipated gIOFies Of the battle field
for the less exciting but congenial pursuits Of
clock-making, manufacturing papersoled shoes,
and turning wooden nutmegs. Butler has peremp-
tOrily refused
We have been unable TO learn with What success
the hero Of Big Bethel has met IN eOncaalng the
tents at Newport News, but that be has esught SEN
sible Confederate soldiers ID such etaDr We know
to be wholly without foundati9n.--P Pesrs5lrg Va
Express june %.
Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1853-1862, 1861-07-03
nEPARTURE oPmAELs.

From Nashville to Chattanooga Washington, Baltimore
Philadelphia, New York. Boston and New England States de
parts at 3o'clOck P d
Way Georgia, sos:h Carolina North Carolina
southern Virginia. leave Chattanooga Railroad at O'Clock
PM.
Na;5yiIle to LOuisVilIe departs at O'Clock, P Nj
Mails Indiana, Northern Illinois, Virginia, Missouri,
Michigan and Northwestern States departs at O'Clock M
EsshEleto Decatur via franklin and Columbia and other
way Offices, Separtat 6 O'Clock A NJ.
Nashville Lebanon daily, except Sunday, departs at ~
O'clock n Also Offices on the way and beyond Lebanon A.
o'clock A n.
Nashville Clarksyille; departs at 5< o'clock ",
For Southern Kentucky, departs az 51s NJ
NASHVILLE Shebyvlle, via Eoensille and Triuns, Tues
day, Thursday and Saturday, at Z O'Clock a NJ.
Nashville Huntingdon, via Charlotte, Waverly tr week
ly, Monday, Wednesday and Friday, at O'Clock N.
Nashville to Liberty steEats Ferry Huddsstones
Roads, Rural Hill &C weekly, Thursday, at IL O'Clock H.
Nashville to Centreville via Eark, Vernon PinsRood &C.,
Tuesday and Friday, st O'Clock ? NJ.
Nashville to CsTksTillo via Sycamore Mills weekly Friday
at / o'clock P. n.
Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1853-1862, 1861-07-03

DIVISION Hr,poranrEns. Ju1.e u. 1sel

To the Cheer Commanding The Forces at County Bridge;
SIR :: Capt. DAVIS and Lieut. Porter, Of the 9Th
regiment New York volunteers, are about to pro-
ceed to the scene Of the late engagement near COun
ty Bridge, for the purpose Of bringing away any
dead or wounded that may have been left behind.
trust the ceurteses Of civilized warfare viii be ex
tended TO these gentlemen.as have no doubt they
viii be- haze some prisoners, taken with arms in.
their hands, whom you might desire or be willing
to exchange for any persons that might have been
so unfortunate az to have fallen into your hands. If
you deem such a course desirable, flag Of truce,
with a proper cartel, might be arranged, through
the bearer of this note, Capt. Davies.
l have the honor to be, most respectfully, your
Obedlent servant, Benz. F. BUTLER,
Major-GeneFal Commanding.