The Lambertville press. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1858-1???, 1861-06-12
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Prentice says; The editor of the
Sunny South boasts of visit from the
devil. We guess he'll return the Wis
it, and make pretty long stay.
Two girls ran away from Jersey
City, IT, is week, and ACCOMPANIED the
Garibaldi Guard to Was hington, as
vivanders.
The Chamber of Commerce has re-
solved to present a suitable medal TO
each and all of Major Anderson and
Lieutenant Slemmer's commands ia
service at Fort Sumpter aud Fort
Pickens.
They have white whale weighing
two thousand five hundred pounds, at
the ACTUARIAL Gardens in Boston
Before being put in the tank, he was
sixty four hours out of water, but is
now quite lively.
The President has COMMITTED the
sentence Of FOLEY, private in the
United States army, who was to be
hung in June for the murder of an
officer Of his regiment, in Washington,
to Imprisonment for life.
Scouting parties of Pillows army
are reported at No. 1 Island, four
miles below here, to day. Southern
troops IRE coming up on both sides of
the river. An attact, upon Cairo is
momentarily expected.
The shells used by the Rebels in the
batteries at Acquia Creek, are maui
featured from model patented by DR..
REED, of Alabama They are cast at
ANDERsoN's foundry, in Richmond
They pass through ships side with
the facility Of solid shot
RATHER INAPPROPRIATE JUST Now.
The State of Louisiana is repres
cnted in the Washington Monument
by fancy block Of marble, on which
is the following inscription Presen-
ted by the State of Louisiana, Ever
faithful to the Constitution and the
Union"
\ large increase of scouting parties
has been ordered from the regiments
encamped in the vicinity of Washing
! ton. The men are keen for the SER
vice, and those fortunate enough to
be selected are much envied by those
who are omitted in the call.
There is no doubt of the faca that
Cunningham, who managed the bat
teries at Acquia Greek, is the same
person who was arrested here, some
time ago, by Captain Miller's com
pany, District of Columbia Volunteers
and released by taking the oath of allie
glance.
Great activity prevails in the Or
dnance Department at the navy yard.
A large force of workmen are employ
ed in testing, furnishing, and noun
ting howitzers. The foundry is filed
with mechanics casting shell. Mimic
balls are manufactured at the rate of
1G, 900 per diem Percussion caps are
thrown ont by the busheI
There are now only four rebel pris-
oners remaining at the Washington
navy yard who are held under the or
der of Gen Mansfield. Thirty five of
them, including tho members Of the
Virginia cavalry captured at Alexan-
dria, were this morning discharged on
their taking the oath Of allegiance.
They said in their letter that they des-
ired to give up their profession and re-
tire to private life.
RATHER SHORT. The Boston Trdu-
eller states that most of the shirts
made by the ladies of Boston for the
volunteers are from to inches too
short
Like man without wife,
Like q ship without a sail,
The most useless thing in life,
Is shirt wit hout a--propor length
" What fine head your boy has !"
said an admiring friend +" Yes"
said the fond father "he's a chip of
the old block-ain't you, my boy ?"
eyes, father, teacher said yesterday
that | was young blockhead.'
A clergyman out west wishing to
preach sermon against immersion,
found no text until he came to the
following which thought was just the
thing: "Beware of dirers-and
strange doctrines. ("
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