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Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1861-09-26

churches by their respective pastors, and Rev.
Dr. Hill will preach at the Church Of the
Unity
HoLDEN.-The republicans Of Holden send
the following delegates to the state convcn.
ton WIN. H. Walker, Joseph II. Gleason,
Ethan Davis. The town organization for the
year is as follows; Presidpnt-Ethau Davis ];
vice presidcuts-D. f. Parmcntcr, q. S. God.
dard; recording secrotary--Joscph IL, Glca-
son; CORES ponding secretary and treasurer
! j. 5. Holt; executive commjiee-Wil!ard
Allen, Charles knowlton, Ira Broad, G. W.
Thomas, Charles Turner j. L. Chatiin, NJ. V,
Jefferson.
IHE hNtCKERBoCKER MAGAZINE for Octu-
Der is very good. The Editors Table" has
several capital hits at London Times Russell
and his employers. One article in this mum.
Der maintains that a proclamation OF emanci-
patton to Tie slaves would end the rebellion.
TIM LITTLE CAPTAIN" is the title of an
excellent temperance story published by
the Worcester Temperance League. 1t is
written with Il great deal of spirit and skill,
and cannot fail TO bring benefit to those who
read it, The Little Captain aud his Cold
Spring Nuuntccrs' did admirable service.
lloEsE TEors y FircmuuRG "Wednesday
afternoon two trot, came OIL upon Ftchburp
Riding Park. The first was ior nurse a,
500. SO to second best offered to the follow
ing h rses, best three in five To harness Dar
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A Dismal Foreboding The New York
Times advocates n combined effort 10 get
rid Of the unemployed and starving popu-
lation Of tnat city by sending them to the
West i. owns UP TO the condition Of at.
fairs thus:
Our citizens may as we'll now take into
serious consideration :he social burdens
they will be obliged to carry during the
approaching winter. Tho unemployed poor
are increasing upon our hands at an alarm
Ing rate. Already we are Informed that
thousands Of able. bodied women are under
charge Of the Commissioners Of Charity,
and supported at public expeEss--women
who ask tor no charity, but only work -
Many families Of volunteers have not been
rciieved by the liberal sums expended, and
~Iil be forced soon 10 become burdens on
the city. The swarm Of unfortunate chill.
drsn--ths ohspring Of people Impoverished
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Field and Staff officers

Total 9th Regiment S. C. Vols. 9I3
The nights here are cool with heavy
dews. Warm clothing. socks and shoes
will soon be needed, the latter wanted now.
Neither can he had in this region at any
price. Any contributions Of either from
Lancaster would be thankfully received
1t will save the life Of many patriotic sol.
der and useful man. The want Of it will
cause many to sicken and die. When we
will advance again, is not known. Our men
are getting impatient Forward and on
ward Of tho 9th is the wish o: all We
can lear distinctly the guns at Alexandra.
Arlington Heights and Washington, and
hope soon 10 be there. We are alwars
ready for an advance movement and for this
purpose the Commissary is requested to
keep on hand three days ra,ions Of hard
bread and salt meat
LONG GRABS.
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F,uu The SumIcr Wa,chmAn
CAMP NEAR VIENNA


Dear Walcnman ioI have douutic- I,
b, this Time, heard from various sources h
detailed accnun. "f the great battle of
Manassas Plains. But there are some Ii.
tie incidents more Immediately connected
with our part III ;hat glorious affair, which
might not be unimlrrcsiIng 10 your readers
The Colonel! official report of the battle
Is very lucid and correct, the best thing of
tre SInd that has yet been published -
There Is one oversight, however, which
cannut fail 1" tie noticed by those vino
were engaged in the action. Every Captain
in the Regiment is mentioned with honor,
except that old Mexican here Capt McAla
nus he is PASSED over in silence, only
mentioned among the wounded. Now those
who were near eau testify that there WAS
no one IN tnat glorious battle who acted
with more caimncss and self possession.
aud, wIIhal, more gaiIsnI'y. than did Capt.
McAlanus When struck by the fragment
OF shell IN the arm, he quietly turned TO
one Of his men aud said, "liand me that
SHELL and though the wound was painful,
he refused 10 leave the field un,il the bat.
tie had ceased mention lhi, as u simple
act OF justice 10 t"c Captain, and feel Rs
sured that thc attention o. our ga!lan, and
impar;a! Colonel has only 10 be call ed to
the facts Of the case, aud it will be all
right.
To give you some idea "f the GOODNESS
and sang Jroid with which our boys ell
gagged The enemy, have only to mention
few little anecdotes
During the battle,a poor little rabbit,
frightened by the roar Of the musketry and
the whisilng Of the bullets, timidy ap
proached our ranks after giving chase for
IA few moments. private in Capt. Haile's
Company succeeded in taking him prisoner,
AID very PROBABLY made n soup out of him
for dinner.
My attention, during the battle. was at.
tracied by negro who fought with great
GOODNESS and bravery. lie had obtained n
fine Yankee gun on the field, aud AS he
fired, would exclaim :"Aly golly how de
bucra fall T.
As some poor soIdle. lay upon tn field
groaniDg with pain, caused b., mortal
wound, his comrade stepped up to him and
whispered "Oh, die game die game !"
The following anecdote is related Of Col.
Kershaw The Colonel had been suffering
for several days previous to the battle from
a sore leg, caused by the kick of horse
Wheu lie had reached the field, SON. one
asked him how his log was. "Slr." said he
III did not know that | had leg"
Yours, w. a. Moo.
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for the Gulf. IL was afterwards discovered,
however. that she was loaded with arms
and provisions for the bockading squad ron.
After transferring the crew to the Jeff.
+. Davis, and removing what provisions and
arms were necessary. Capt. Coxetter had
the John Carve scuttled and set on fire
fore and aft. This was at eight o'clock in
the e"euing, and nj four o'clock on the fol-
lowing morning, the crew Of the Jeff, Davis
saw the fa,ed John Carver go down.
Capt. CoXelt.r now made sail for the
Florida coast Ga Friday evening, the 10th
instant, he was Off st Augustine, but the
wind having Increased 10 half gale, he
could not venture 10. He remained ou:.
side the bar the whole Of Saturday without
observing any of l.incolu's fleet. Ca Sun
day m"rnng, II, half past six, while trying
though every possible exertiOn was made to
relieve her by tt.owing the heavy guns
overheard, yet the noble vessel aztec her
periIous voyage, aud the running of ianu
tueIhJie bi'ChaueS, OeCatlle tOlaI wreck.
All The small arms aud clothing of the
crew, and muny valuable sundries, were,
however, saved.
On the arrival Of the brave but unfurtu.
nate crew ia ST Augustine. they were re.
ccived with II kindness they can never for
get. The town bells rang out a joyous
peal Of welcome, aui the people Wed with
eacn other III their courlcsles to the ship
wrecked ones. Thanks To the noble hos.
pitanty Of tue FI"rldIuns, the men sooa re-.
covered from their fatigue. They are cx-
pected TO arrive in Charleston on
Wednesday next. The number Of her pr.
zcs aud The amount Of merchandise which
she captured, have no parallel since She
days Of the Saucy Jack - Charleston .Mer.
curu, 25h inst.
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LANCASTER CAROLINA MORNING. SEP

by the business rrostration, or of fathers
who have abandoned everything for the
war-ncreases in the streets. The agents
Of such societies as the Children's Aid So.
ciety report that numbers Of destitute and
orphan little ones beset their Office or their
schools and seek shelter and employment
All signs forbode severe and gloomy au.
tumn and winter for the poor.
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SOUTH CAROLINA.
LANCATTER DISTRICT.

3. }. Gamble. who Is In the custody Of
the Sheriff Of Lancaster District by virtue
Of writ Of caplas nd isspondsadum at the
suit Of Thomas X. MsgIl hav,9g ihis day
Died IL my once together gsss.- rrh-duie
on oath Of bis cstat. aud effects, his psti.
ton 70 the Court Of Common Pleas, pray
ing TINT he usay bs admitted 70 the benefit
ef The hots Of the General Assembly made
for the relief VI Insolvsnt debtors. u e
ordered. thst the said Thos. r. Nagill and
al othef the creditors TO whom the sid
8. J. Gamble 10 Ia any wise indebted,
be and appear aud are hereby summoned,
and have ng,iee to sppsar before The ssid
Coqst at Lancaster Court House on the
third Monday In October next. To- show
cau.e II they can why the prayer Of shs
petition shsil not be granted.
J. A. STEwMAN, Clerk.
Fsbuyy ~. 1851 as-sp. Pfoip
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from Richmond, whittier ho had gone on
business. Lieut.. Welsh is with his son
who was wounded in the battle of the 2lst.
Lieuts. Clyburn and Perry are in command,
both were well. After the sick is sent off
to the Hospital it is difficult 10 hear from
them, there is 20 little communication with
those places and they are 80 distant in tn,
rear. Many of the cases are Typhoid Fe.
yer. With that disease, attention and good
nursing is all important and saves many q
life
In the evening Col. B. and myself return.
ed by way of Fairfax c. II. The churches
are used for general hospitals, nearly all
the private residences have rs many sick
soldiers as they can attend to. visited
the sick of Capt McManus Company and
found them comfortable and out of danger
widow Of the martyr and hero who killed
Col. Ellsworth, of the Zouave Regiment,
for entering his house in Aexandria and
pulling down the Confederate Flag which
proudly doa,ed from its dome She now
resides at Fairfax C. H. Our visit WAS re-
ceived in the spirit which dictated it. She
very kindly and cordially offered us her
house and attention in case Of sickness
She has three sUeet and interesting chill.
dren, all girls, aged from seven to thirteen.
She is now engaged in minstering to the
wants and comforts Of the poor sick sol.
dier, having several patients under her hos.
pitnble roof and receiving her kind and cor.
dial attention. The fund which generous
South and her public spirited citizens have
contributed for her relief, comfor, and sup.
port, has been most worthily bestowed
Her three daughters have yet to be educa-
ted A small contribution from each will
never be missed, the aggregate won'd con
fer immense blessings Think Of it sym.
pathizing friends who have not contributed
and support your sympathy with an actual
contribution. 1t will never give you u pain
on your death bed.
This mornings report shows the sick list
204 in our Regiment. Provisions rather
scarce in this locality, so many soldiers TO
be fed. Thousands are nov abou, here,
and thousands have been about here. The
people say the Federal troops killed, de.
stroyed and eat up all, in most cases. with
out paying Abuse is now piled up on the
Lincoln forces for what they did in passing
TO Bull Run. No complaint Cor what was
done in the retreat, for that was made in
2.40 time, the double quick being not fas,
enough. They had no time to eat or De.
stroy. What was said when they were en-.
camped about here. know not. doubt
whether the abuse was piled up as strong
ns it now is Do not infer we do not get
enough to eat, the Government takes care
OF the substantia!s and provides according
ly. That is brought up from Richmond
For some days and in fast all the time ".
were at Camp Pettus, eggs, butter, chick
ems and vegetables could not be had for
love or money bot since our encampment
here, we have had taste. II is amusing
to witness the scram bling when one horse
wagon comes in freighted with such deli.
cacies.
Our Regiment (the 9ih) numbers 9I3
men, composed Of the following compa
MES
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"a Little More Grape, Capt Bragg
We learn, from relioble authority, that
BriRadier-General Braxton Bragg, whose
nnme Is ms familiar as household words"to
the entire country, has been ordered to re.
port for duty with the Army Of the Poto-
mac, and we shall doubtless hear Of him Ia
the next brilliant conflict Of arms Gen.
Bragg's transfer from Pensacola 10 the
Army Of the Potomac, Is worth Jffiy guns
to the cause Of the South. Brig. Gen. II
II. Anderson succeeds Gen. Bragg In the
command nj Pensacola
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Brought about by The War.--1'be Phila.
delphia Press. speaking Of the fall trade
sIys:
"Trade this fall will be light Ia many
instances, firms which a year ago had a
right TO be considered wealthy, are 10 day
hoPelessly insolveni; and 10 our large ci-
ties, 1t is no eSaggera,ion to say that ma.
Jorlty Of their mercantile houses have been
compelled 10 yield to the storm Of general
suspension" sS
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NOTICE.-ALL persons indebted TO
IN the Estate Of John w. Beik, deceased,
are requested To make payment to my Al.
tornsy, w, A Moore, Esq. at Lancaster
e. H., and all creditors viii present their
claims TO him properly attested.
WILMUTH BELK, Adln'trix.
Aug, 2, 1851 --26 .3m.
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Provisions for the Cash

SUGAR, COFFEE, MOLASSES, SALT,
~ CANDLES, Pepper, Ginger, Spice and
Starch, jnst received and for sale for CASH
ONLY. Do not ask for credit on the above
articles. as we would be bound to refuse.
IIASSELTlNE a. MASSEY.
Lancaster, July 20, 81.
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A FRESH supply OF Garden Seed, EN-.
"A bsacing all the varieties usually soIs
in this market, just received end for sale hv
Feb - 1861. ,r
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August 18th.

august 10Th.
Yesterday 10 company with Col Bland
sing ] visited the camp Of Col Kershaw's
1iegiment, now about " miles from U.s.
i was soIry to fud great deal Of sickness
In that regiment also. Their sick have
been sent of TO the Hospital Mt Culpaper,
Orange and Charlottesville, ord some TO
Fairfax Court House, which is near by
Better attsnlion and more comforts can be
given them at those PAGES. Not more than
.ore.i,slf, itxtLnt many, Of Capt McManus
Com pany.W<re in camp. All who were
there lid saw all, were looking well and
i, Hae ,scapt. d.. had no, returned
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John Anderson.

THIS Thorough bred Jack IL ou,
Of MARENGO. Ho is is hand,
~s high. 4 ynrs old. dark iron gray,
and finely proportional. He will stand the
Fall season ut this place, on The following
terms ror the season, $1,000
Lancaster c. H.. Sept ~, I860.-sIg.
The Iowa transcript. (Toledo, Tama County, Iowa) 1858-1866, 1861-04-18

The NEW CoxFEDERAcY.-The . di.
tor Of Brownlow's Wig (T-nncsee)
states this sugg estive fact:
The President of the new Confeder.
acy has confined his Cabinet appoint
ments to TIE Old Democratic party:
appointing none hut Breckinridge dis
unionists, although the Bell and Doug
las men were majority in some Of
their States. The Provisional Govern
snent is therefore a revival Of corrup,
Southern Democracy, and is ! lawless
mob banded together for the purpose
OF perpetuating that exploded, hateful
and God-forsakcn organization. Iii
not government Of the people--and it
will not long be tolerated by the peo.
pie. The people, ,eho ought to Be the
source Of po,cer, have been refused the
privilege Of passing upon any one Of
their Ordinances Of Secession, and now
they are 70 be refused the privilege Of
passing upon their Constitution. would
sooner 60 into the worst form Of Euro
pean n1orarchy than into this bogus
Confederacy.
The Iowa transcript. (Toledo, Tama County, Iowa) 1858-1866, 1861-04-18

HEAPS OF Snow AT ST. JoHx, n. 3.
The following extract from letter
from St. John, N. b., dated March -,
shows that our colonial neighbcrs have
had liberal supply Of snow:
1--WE have had the most fearful snow
storm ever experienced in this colony
since its settlement. There is-now &C
least seven feet Of snow on the level, and
more probably it will average eight
feet. All communication with the
country il cut of. Five mails from
Boston are now due, and two or three
days may elapse before We get them.
My letter TO Fredericton had not
reached there, although the sixth day
on the way. This is mail route OF
eleven hours. In the streets Of this
city the snow is II to Is feet deep, and
photographers were occupied yester-
day in getting the extraordinary scenes.
The Iowa transcript. (Toledo, Tama County, Iowa) 1858-1866, 1861-04-18
1SrLtfxcE OF Nxwsr4rxRs.-D,r

INFLUENCE OF Nxwsf4PERs.-D.u-
iel Webster once said ''Small 10 the
sum that is required to pstronizs news
paper, and amply rewarded il the ps..
ron, ! care not how humble and unpre-
tending the gazette he takes. It il
next to impossible to fill sheet with
printed matter without putting into il
something that is worth the subscrip.
ton price. Every parent whose son
10 away from home at school should
supply him with newspaper. ! wcll
remember what q marked difference
there was between those who had not
access to newspapers. Other things
being equal, the first were always supc-
rior to the last in debate, composition,
and general intelligence.
The Iowa transcript. (Toledo, Tama County, Iowa) 1858-1866, 1861-04-18

ORIGIN OF CAMP MEETING IN AMER
IcA.-Of the origin Of camp meeting.
the New York Evangelist says:
1.-The first camp meeting held in
America was in Kentucky. Two prsa-
chers-one Presbyterian and the 9th
er Methodist-met in village on the
Sabbath, where there was but one
church. The Presbyterian oiiciated
in the forenoon and the Methodist in
the afternoon The interest upon the
subject was 50 great that they cont;nu-
cd the meeting for day Or two 1t the
house. The attendance soon became
SO large that they adjourned to tho
woods, and continued the meeting for
week; and this is the origin Of the
modern camp meeting.
The Iowa transcript. (Toledo, Tama County, Iowa) 1858-1866, 1861-04-18
Progress q Rounaalsuf In Great
Britain.

The progress Of popsry III Great
Britain is little remarkable, and is be-
gining to alarm thoughtful minds. Sta
tistics show 4 remarkable progress
within the last thirty years. In the
year ls39-the year in which Roman
Catholic emancipation was conceded
there were in the country AT priests;
now there are 1912, being an increase
Of s95. Then there were 449 chapel. !;
now there are 9o3, sti increase of 544.
In 1889 there were 81 mona steries the
increase during the year has been 10.
In the same year there were 1873 con-
vents tor females now there are 155.--
There are also twelve colleges. Roman
Catholics are extensively appointed as
chaplains in the army, and have all the
privileges in common with Episcopalian
chaplaihs. The Jesuits, too whose
very presence in the country is contrary
to statute law ARE making strenuous ef.
forts to the education Of youth. There
are 414 Jesuit schools in England. In
Ireland, in 1859, nearly $4,000 Roman
Catholic children attended the national
schools, which cost the country about
f2O5, 900.
The extension Of schools undef the
designation Of reformatory schools i.
another object largely sought by the
Jesuits. The grant to their schools in
1889 amounted to flO,7o7. Maynooth
College, an institution devoted entirely
to the training Of Roman Catholic
priests, receives 100000 annually from
the government. In most Of the colo
nies, too, the same course is pursued,
large sums being annually voted for
Roman Catholic objects. The British
sovereign swears on the gospel, on her
accession, that the peculiar doctrines Of
the church Of Rome are ssdamnable and
idolatrous," and yet the British Parlia-
ment annually votes imr ense sums for
the education of the men who teach
them! With such fostering esre, there
is no reason why papacy should not
spread rapidly.
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DENVER CrTY.-A late dispatch from

DENVER CIrY.-A late dispatch from
this far western 'city" says:
The daily yield Of gold in the mines
is very rapidly increasing. The mills
are nearly all getting to work, many Of
them with the new gold-saviug process.
The population on the Blue Rim slope
has doubled in the last month. That
district will be great theatre Of gold
mining operations. The road over the
snowy range, between the South and
Middle Forks, is open for pack animals
but not for wsgons. Emigrants from
the States are beginning to arrive. The
weather is very 9ne.
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Fun is the most conservative element
Of society, and ought 70 Be cherished
and encouraged by al lawful means.
People never plot mischief when they
are merry. Laughter y III ensmy to
malice, foe to scandal, and friend 70
every virtue. It promotes good tenn.
per, enliyens the heart. and brightsns
the intellect Let - laugh when ~
eah.
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The total indebtedness Of the United
States Government, on tie 7th Of March
last, VA, $74,os5, ,269 including the W
rious issues Of treasury notes and the
loan negotiated in February. The new
loan will increase this amount to eighty.
three millions in round numbers.
About twenty-seven millions bear five
per cent interest, and mature 1871 and
1864 the remainder bear six per cent
excepting the last issuecftreasury notes
which was taken at various rates, thu
highes, being twelve per cent. Tie
whole Of these, amounting to nearly
fifteen millions, fall due the present.
When Mr.. Chase entered upon his
duties a. Secretary of the Treasury,
there was subject to draft, at the vari-
Gus dispositions, the sum Of $1,s5l,s44.
independent Of the rsquisi,ion, previ
ou'ly made and remaining unanswered
A portion Of this, however, has been
refused at some southern ports Its
very satisfactory to find the advent Of
Mr.. Chase has tended very considers
bly, to restore confidence in the stabi,i-
ty Of the Government, aid that the new
loan, despite the efforts made to deprs.
ciate it on its appearance,has been taken
in part It very satisfactory rates.