Daily national Democrat., 1861-07-07
aaiIp acknowledgements.
S.ces,;on Flag Captured at Sacramento
OH the Fourth.

INFESTED throughout our city. Tie spking
F,bo oun at the Pavilion, and several other
!no;dents which occurred during the day, in
Rate that there were exceptions to the gen
unoI rule. At an early hour in the day the
,marican flag was raised over the Masonic
1Ioll on ] street, below Second. At about 4
aclock in the afternoon it was discovered
.hot II had been removed, and on further in
rostoation it was ascertained that T. A. Tai
Isrt and J. II. Culver had taken it down
The parties are both, we believe, in sympathy
With the Secessionists, and Talbert justified
lila action on the ground that the Masonic
fraternity was composed of members from all
sections of the country As soon as the flag
was missing A. I. Nebon and Jesse Morrill,
obtained larger one as a substitute for that
which had been taken down, and raised it
oeoin. where it remained without molestation
hiring the remainder of the day. This cir
cumstance was not generally known until
Yesterday morning, when an intense feeling
of Indignation was aroused wherever the
facts were recited.
Another incident of a somewhat kindred
character, occurred at the St George Hotel
soon afterIlO o'clock in the evening. j. w.
Dideman and Curtis Clark, on reaching 4th
and . streets, after the exhibition Of fire.
she hands of G. P. ellis flag entwined
around cane. ellis was at the time stand
ing on Che corner in company with E. j. San
ders. Bideman concluded at once that the
,iag was not that of the Union, and remarked
20 Clark, OH bet ten dollars that that is a
secession flag, and if it is I'm bound to take it
ifitis uafolded." In the course of a few mo-
.pents ellis unfolded the flag. which proved
70 be that of the Southern Confederacy, and
raising it on his cane over his left shoulder
marched up and down the sidewalk in front
dthe St George. The most of those present
appeared to be Secessionists by sympathy,
and were pleased with the exhibition Bde
man and Clark folio wed, and the first named.
on approaching Gills. caught him with the
left hand by the throat and with the right
tore the flag from the cane and put it in his
pocket. Gilis appealed to his companions
for a knife, but no weapon was exhibited
Bideman stated that no such flag as that
could be carried in this town in his presence,
and left the ground with it. He and large
number of his friends returned to the St
George subsequently, and Frank Rhodes and
A. Burns waved the flag and invited the Sc
cessionsts present in the most pressing man
ner to come and take it. The invitation was
not accepted.
Gills was lately Federal official by ap-
pCintment of Buchanan. lie was delegate
TO the late Secession State Convention. T. A.
T4ltert and T. j. Sanders were also dele
gates
A local item in the Union says that on
Thursday the secession emblem was exhibit
ed during the day, at the bar Of Frank
Rhodes in the lower story of the Pavilion.
l., 81, 4 e a., a,
tito keep it there during the session of the
State Convention in the upper room, after
which it will be kept at the Adriatic Saloon
on Third street, between | and J streets 1t
was suspended beneath the American flag
with the following inscription attached, use
eession flag captured from Major Giilis, July
i, 1861" In the upper story of the Pavilion
was the following notice. At the bar be
low may be seen the secession flag captured
from the renowned Major ellis July 4, 1861
During yesterday afternoon, the Major went
to the bar, and tried to induce Frank Rhodes,
The proprietor, to give up the flag. Frank was
;nexorable. Gillis then said, Well sir, |
shall be compelled to take it them to which
Frank replied, "You will take desperate
chances if you make the attempt" ellis
then passed around the counter, but retreat
Cd, when Rhodes was about to seize him and
throw him over the counter There was then
10 further effort made to disturb the flag
Suor AND SnlLL-The general adoption of
nHel lire arms during n comparatively few
years is due principally to improvements in
the missiles employed, namely expanding
bullets These enable rifles to be loaded
with great ease and rapidity, hence the adop-
don OF the latter Formerly shell were fired
exclusively from mortare, now they are fred
from cannon and small arms. There are tive
kind of shell-the percussion and the fuse
The former is made with nipple on the
point, upon which is placed percussion cap.
which eXplodes when it strikes, and ignites
the charge in the she'll The fuse is match
connected with the change. and made of such
length, that it will burn during the fight of
the shell, so as to reach the charge at any
calculated distance-l 900, 1000 or 5000
yards, etc. Breech-l loading cannon and rifles
are most safe and convenient in loading with
she'll. Shrapnel is shell loaded with a
charge of snail balls. These are scattered
about in every direction when the shell cx-
ploles. If there is mass of men, say at
1000 yards distant, the ignited fuse is ar
ranged as to reach the column, and there
explode the she'll, scattering a quantity of
shrapnell shot all around. Rifle cannon are
not suitable for firing grape and canister
shot; therefore, however effective rifles may
be for long distances some smoothe bores may
always be used in batteries, for the murder
Gus discharge oil grape at short ranges Hot
sohd shot, and shells filled with molten iron
are new used in warfare, chieAy in land
batteries against ships-of-war. On August 6
1855, j. Mcintosh secured an English patent
for a shell filed with naphtha, and connected
with fuse which ignited the naphtha when
the shell fell. and produced dense suffoeating
fumes These shells are very dangerous
when thrown into forts and ships. .-1ScienHfc
american
Cosr OF THE WAR FoRoEs.-The estimates
for the cost of the projected Increase of the
oFmy are being prepared in the War De
partment. The pay and clothing of one
company of cavalry, amount to $4,000 q
mouth-of infantry, 81 500 month. A re-