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Correspondence n. T. Commercial Adyertises.l
LONDON, Aug II.
A feeling Of universal buoyancY now pre-.
walls in England, in consequence Of the cir
cumEtaEces under which the harvest is pro-
crossing. This is the critical time Of the whole
season, and for an entire week We have had
undisturbed sunshinas accompanied b3 an uni
Versally high temperature. Nothing, there
fore, could be more magnificent than ihe ap-
Pearance Of the fields, and IN all parts tie
crops are being gathered in as fast as possible.
In each case, they promise to snrpa5a recent
expectations and there ROW seems little doubt
that although the breadth Of wheat sown WAS
smaller than usual, owing to the unfavorab1e
Weather last Autumn, ,our total supply Of food,
taking ali crops together, will be beyond an
average.
TO estimate the satisfaction created by this
prospect, We must look to the despondent
feelings that we're prevalent in the Winter,
when there was certainly good reason to fear
that under any circumstances the harvest must
be but an Indifferent one, and that consequent
" it Was merely question Of degree as to the
extent to which the pressure caused by the
OF increased.
The only drawback experienced has been in
Potatoes, but even In that case the supply is
expected to be far from deficient, com pared
with former years, In consequence of the quail
ity sown. It is likewise to be remarked that
parts indicated that the old disease Was exten-
ding rapidly, these statements have not been
repeated during tbs last few dasa. :
The quotations in the wheat market, how
ever, do not show any further severe reduc-
ton, IS the prospects Of France are not SO
good as our OWE, and there have been steady
purchases in London On French account.
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The EAtNoEAFoA Excitement at Es
CFohRe-The ANIMAL EAEaa.

The Ehtnoesroa Excitement at In
CF0sse-TAe Animal CAEed.
From the Ia Crosse Democrat, Aug as.1
The rhlnoceros lately belonging to Dan
route to this city from Prairie du Chen,
is still in the slough five miles below here,
where he Was when our paper was
Issued on Monday. He has been out
Of the water four times since then,
@ s9nhnipE bis depadstloas d;sd 70 The eorndeld Of
Messrs. Munger and Wnghtson, who were so
badly scared BY the monster on Sunday last,
assisted BY several spoKtsmen from this city,
fxsd platform in tie branches Of the trees
under which the animal passes coming In
and going out Of the water, from which
out to feed, they could get slipping moose
over its head. Three larg ropes we're ettached
to the limbs Of TIE tr5eR, and five men were
stationed On the platform to manage them.
After waiting three hours yesterday, The moi
ster waddled ont Of the slough, snufed the
air, shook the ater from his eyes, and with
heavy tread clambered mp the bank toward
! the cornf1eld. As he passed under where the
men we're stationed, they succeeded In getting
one Of The nocses over his head, but could not
| tighten it till the rope Wss around bis body.
| When, with sudden cry of surprise, followed
| by SOFT Of below, he wheeled and made for
| the water. The single rope was useless, as ii
broke the large limb Of the tree to which it
was attached, causing the men to come tum-
bling to the ground, while the monster rushed
for the water, with sixty odd feet Of inch rope
attached to its body.
NDan Rice has sent an agent TO superlnten6
It's capture, who Will give two Thousand dol
lars to the party who will capture it alive
Long poles have bsen firmly planted in the
bed Of the slough, so that the animal canno
escape By enY possibility. When the cage
sank, it pulled Loose, as It's nose is badly lac
Grated from tha fEirlng Why OF the muscle il
which the ring WAS fixed.
The farmers in that vicinity are in great fea
and iEsist that t. cannon shall be sent then
| with which to forever stop the roaring Of thi
| Behemoth of the a1tedeluvi2n sge, but t.
agent Of DanlRice will not yet consent, 80 tn
animal is worth, a'iye, $4,000. Thousands O
people visit the plaza daily, in hope to aid j!
1he capture Of such game, which is tria
larger tLaE the country usually affords.
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What that Gallant state IL Doing

|
KALAMAZOO. Mich, Aug. Is, 1861.
Editors Chicago Tribune:
Michigan is becoming thoroughly in earn
est on the var question: Aside from the
numerous coMpanfes that have been raised
mere ior regiments outside of the State, We
have now IN camp
let Regiment n. s. Volunteers, Col. Wilcox,
nov prisoner at Rchmond], IL in camp at Ann
ID, Sd and 9Th, In y11r,nf,.
5tn, Col Terry, in czmp at f. Wayne, Detzoit.
", Eo1 Eurteui1s, in camp 1t Kalamazoo.
"a, "a 6FesyenoE, in camp st Monroe.
Foon IN camp.
The Independent Regiments are Is foIlowE: !:
~ 20: n, hzodheads Ca1aIry Regiment now in camp
Col 7: Y. Kenesg's Cavalry Regiment going
INTO @ camp st Graad Rspaas,
eann o 4 aE9 h;+ aqh5any Regiment now going into
- 81 s sisckton's Infantry Regiment now in camp
AL q the above regiments, 1side from those
aneady N Virginia, viii be ready for marching
nIaen. N very few days In fact, the dth
heEnaenb, NOW here leAve to morroR morning
M O'CLOCK and the others will soon follow.
=. Inc don. Charles E. Stu1Et, x& the solscitsr
ncn f many Of his fellow citizens, has asked
ne acceptance Of full Regiment, {oFgsnized
Gn the trench plan, pEeaume} under che con.
oatun that al The officers abovc the grade oi
Gspsain, shall be appointed from among the
thoroughly experienced a1d- competent OF.
cets OF The regular army, by tha War Depart
ment Thta will enquire the utmost efficiency
and discipline 10 the RegtRe0t,
III. n Muller, of AAEaast il ahout "a raise I
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Correspondence Of the Chicago Tribune.1
CAIRO, Aug. -, 1851.
The troops Of this Brigade are being re-
clothed as fast as may be, with the splendid
new uniforms manufactured by Houghtou,
Sawyer & Co., Of Boston, under the contract
Of Oliver n. Shannon, Esq. And in this day
Of speculation and peculation, shoddy and
cheap contract work, it does one real pleasure
to notice the superior excellence Of the cloth
cut of which these uniforms are made, and
the substantial manner in which they are put
together. The dress uniforms are made Of
extra gray army cloth, and the undress (fa-
tigue,) of firm, mixed cotton cloth. The
style OF the uniform, unlike the one just cast
away, Is certainly becoming and tasty. The
coats for cavalry, artillery, and infantry are
ln:antry is olive, for artillery red, and for cav
Col Oglcsbg's Regiment (the sth,) on pa
Iade last e7eI1ngspresen a fine appearance,
and sm very sure that . more stylish dress
could hardly have been procured.
Messrs. Houghton, Sawyer 4 Co, have fur
nished some 10, 600 uniforms for the Brigade,
and there is no possible fault to find with the
manner in which they have performed their
| contract
shoes for the Brigade are furnished by Ben
! eaict, ball & Co., Of New York, whose agent,
Vine Bennett, is now here, managing the sup.
| ply. Over Is 600 pairs Of army brogans have
| been manufactured for the Brigade, and COM
petent judges pronounce the ahoes made of
first quality leather, and put together in durar
| rable shape
So, when again your readers come to Cairo,
| they Will not find our boys ssbobbin round" in
! short, coarse jacketA-knees out, color5 fly.
ing and toes prot1uding, but IN elegantly trim.
med body coats, sud with neat fitting shoes,
nicely blacked, they viii be remarked the
led marching] tie parade Of Camp De6.nce.
How long-oh, how very long-haVe the boyt
waited, watched and prayed for the coming .:
this, the day Of their re-clothe1atton- And III
here at length with <duds" 50 jsunty that thu
ssbold soldier boy" can hardly contain himself
much less the uniform contain him.
While writing of she superior outer provis
ion that has been made for this Brigade, per
NIT me to refer (and it Is an Interesting refer
ence) to one Of the provisions for the iaAe
Quincy, il the sole contractor for furnishing
the tour AID bread for the brigade. Theri
are but comparatively few soldiers here now
but as It is, there 5000 ~ pound loayes Q
bread every day baked for their use, Dir. r.
za1e is about to erect fine, large building, Wit
thousand loaves daily. sinca Mr. l. has hal
| the exclusive contract, And has himself fur
uished the aonr, the bread has been inyaria
bly up to the standard and more than ever Sc!
ieiacto1y to the soldiers.
HERETOFORE the Government has fuTniehe
| the -four, the contractor getting pound Pc
pound for his labor in baking; but under tn
new arrangement, his gets 50 mnch per poun'
, for the hread-is stopped from throwing th
fault Of bad -four on outside parties, and
forced to provide first class mateztA ont I
. which to make his goods"
Capt. 3. 3. Abbott, epopu1ar ageat of Il
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adelphia Inqair1 says:
Considerable merriment was created to-day
BY the passage through the streets Of one hun
dred and twenty-five large baggage wagons,
each drawn By four horses, and eaeh- driven
hy negro. The negro drivers, three Eeeks
ago, were 81 slaves they are now In the ser
vice Of the United States Governaaeat, and
receive the same pay as "any dthar nnsn."
watched them closely, and saw smong them
eome intelligent faces, although The majority
looked stord and stupid. Every one OF them
however, understood hin huslnes8 and drove
his hefses well and propee ~ Ia this respect
ihsy are really superior to mxay Of the drir.
srs thai one sees every day here, who nearly
Common pfsetiee With the 1A+ter TO lock one
cshedf hinder waeels aaf mike the pool
eeeafs 3raw the 1ea1y Wagons up bill and
&eVa Ill aay, with the whee5s locked
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NEED OF EcHooL MAsTER-The following
resolution Tas offered and passed at Demo-
cratic convention in the town Of Camp, Polk
county, Iowa, ghort time since. We give it
verba5ina. It Is worthy the best efforts Of
"ginerl gosef 1ain":
July the n 1861
Restitution as followas
Whear as our wonce happy County is now
plunged in to civil War ware unnceryly with
out an effort being made on the part Of the
united States to settle the Causes Of the diff
Resolved Inst We The Democrats Of Camp
Township yea1d to non in our attachment to
the Constitution Of the united States Of amer
iea with all its checks and Balances and that
We will ad here to 1t IN letheE aud In spirit
G C MANN
J L SHaPLEF
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Why ShonId We Trust McClellRn7
A writer in the Philadelphia Inquirer, evi-
dently an army officer, asks this question, and
+tafo ,*n

!" ~ SA4VAA0 ~ AIA8& lAENAE4AA
A writer in the Philadelphia Inquirer, evi-
IDENTIFY an army officer, asks this question, and
answers it satisfactorily, thus:
And now, Mr. Editor, permit few closing re-
marks in connection with your own very justly
discriminating article, " Why we should trust
Mcclellan, = IN the Inquirer, August 18th, 1851.
n one Of those remarkable RonoloE1es Of
Napoleon at St. Helena, which have been pre-
served by De Montholon and others, be is
made to say, in speaking Of himself, "my
trade (naoz etat) is that Of q soldier. know
everything that pertains to it. If am in want
of gunpoWder, / can direct the mode Of manu-
featuring it. In fine, I am conversauE with
everything that goes to the composition and
movements Of an army-from the making Of
the soldiers shoes, to the planning and car.
ryIng out campaign" This Was no idle
boast. 1t was literally in accordance with
Napoleon's past history. Some English writer
ted, among Other details for q small e4pedi
ton in Spain, that each sol1ier should carry
with him two pairs Of shoes Of particular
make. Yet the great oracle of the English
nation on military matters, the D Ike Of Wei
iDgton, when asked when q General WAS no
no longer able to ride hard, and look after
everything himself"
Tried By the standard laid down by these
two high authorities, We ehall find abundant
grOun1s u tarhY aee should trust MeClelian.n In
The first place. his military education, both
Theoretical and practical, Is superior to that
with which either Napoleon or Wellington
comu euced their reapectiYe military carears,
Those who are wen read on military TOPICS
know how greatly inferior the school Of Bri
eune. At Which Napoleon receiyed his early
| tra1ning. and those private sami-militarv
| schools on the Continent, in one Of which
| WELLINGTON acquired his military rudimeats,
| were to the rihtarv schools Of Enrope Of tnjs
day and to our oWn Military Academy. With
respect to all the fundarnentals Of the military
nrofeesion. Gen. McClclIan's requirements ara
not only coed hut remarkable. He is a com.
| petert epgineer. q competent artillerist, q
competeuf infantry officer, competent cav
| alrv officer. and more conversaut with army
organizat On in all its details than any offices
| in our service, because ills opportunitieg, q
his European mission. snd iis haYing mad,
| Mis- a epecialty. haye heen better than an7 off
cerWe hsve.
Il il not intended here to place Mc{!le}1an
| as vel untried il handline . larze aTmy. in tt,
same category with the great Captains aboy,
referred to :: the purpose IS merely to state in
portant facts bearing on his fitness for the DO
.sitiqn be now holds. When the British Pritn,
Minister wanted Wellington to make militia
~ and Typographical Reconnaissance Of Portu
gai, he declined, and fa1kly stated his incom
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Cbiraqt, Gtibtttte
SATURDAY, AUGUST 81. 1851.


- n
A gentleman Just from Texas has put Us
in possession OF g file Of papers printed at
different points along the line between
uctsteu und Memphis, and another bundle
Of older dates from Savannah along shore
to Richmond-in ali, thirty to forty, com
pr;sire as complete collection Of the CON
temporaneous newspaper literature of
the rebel 6lates as we have
seen since postal facilities between
the North and South were cut of. We
find in them on1y one line of policy re-
commended, one sentiment exhibited, one
cry echoed. They are unanimous for the
war, fierce In their hatred Of the North,
and frepzied for the shedding Of blood
Diauibes against "Old Abe" fierce invec-
tons against the vio1ators Of the Constitu-
ton, and insane threats of blood and con
quest at the expense Of the North, with
frantic exultation over the details Of the
battles of Bulls Run aud Springfield, re-
la:ed with laughablc exaggerations, are
The staples that are served up by each of
the many papers to which we refer. We
find IN almost every one, however, one or
moro letters from the Nerth, ingeniously
writlen-some to convey important mill
tary infermadon-some to say that dis
scnsions are arising here among the old
parties, that can be turned to Southern
adyantage-some to detail McClellan's
plans and to arouse the rebels to sense OF
the danger that threatens them. The num-
ber Of these letters is surprising and the
extent and accuracy Of the information
conveyed in them are evidences Of thei1
genuineness. Now, who writes them? Ar
they the men IN OUT Northern cities whe
are di2couraging the people by their theo
Ties that the Union cannot be restored
and who aze femerting munity at Wash
iDgton and impeding enlistments every
where? To what extent is this trcesona
bic correspondence carried on, It every
secession sheet has its 1etter-Wrlter In
the North, and every cam its spy? Who
shall know what agencies a1e actively s:
work to put the rebel leaders in possession
Of the facts that they most desire to learn
when information that we dare not print
is almost free to every secession daube1
with inks and type We tell the people OF
the North that they are surrounded BY
spies and intorn1ers; and that some steps
must be taken to weed them out, else We
shall enlist men, organize armies and fgh1
bs4tsles in vain.
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E.unne nHf WitEARQfn.93 y

Loose ON Wiscs1s1n.n
The Indian scare At Hoficon, few days
eince, has had no parallel, as q loughable farce,
since the frogs OF "lndham' There 'sa set
uemenf o1 some one hundred Indians twelve
aanes no1tn OF Honeoa, IN the pepulous
county of oooge-the feeble rsmnant Of the
once proud Mmnenago tribe. They arc nat
utaus pe@esaoae' ano would never be other"
wise were IL not Tor the interference Of "pale
facee' ard the evil influence Of fire water. 1t
seems that Dutchman killed an Indians
pony. The I1dian was mad; and Us whisky
worked within him be became quite sanguin-
a1y In his disposition. He sought out the
Dutchman and threatened to kill him The
latter, terrified at the demonstration, rushed
headlong towards the town, alarming his
nejghbors, who, as they spread the word from
ore to another, magnided it by degrees until
it lad increased first to the murder of whole
family, then to the massacre Of community,
and 6naly-most airgulnr Of ALTO the up
rising Of eight hundred Indians for the slaugh-
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HaAVY Bank Failure In Illinois.

GALEsBURG, Aug. 30-The Democrat Of this
place has the following: 1--WE learn that
Pte1ps's Banking House, Of OquaWka, Illinois,
posed to be over sao0, 600. Mr. Phelps was
presumed to be the richest nan in that section
OF country, owning vast quantities OF real es-
tate, and having the uIboanded confidence of
the community in his 1inanclal ability. We
understand that his property has been placed
in the hands Of relatives to secure his obliga-
fions to them u
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SAUCY so1D1ERs.-A great many Of the Fed.
eral prisoners ut Manassas, having recovered
from the shock ard panic of the battle, are be-
ginning to sho~ al their original raneo1. 7, The
il frue only, however, OF the common aoldie1y.
The captive officers are veEy CIVIL Tae ssuci-
ness oft common soldiers, he NeVet, is any
thing but pleasant, -2;;ch71oNd Exans'ser.
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HAIR. EE0EGH 7

The Philadelphia Bulletin properly re-
marks, if Mrs. Lincoln were prizefghter,
a foreign danseuse, or condemned con-
vict on the way to execution, she could
not be treated more indecently than she is
By portion Of the New York press. A
few days since the wife Of the President
essayed to 60 to Long Branch, q retired
watering place Of very little note as COM
pared with Saratoga, Newport and Ma
CARA Falls. straightway the whole edi-
torial corps Of the New York Herald
pounced upon her like buzzards. They
few in at the windows Of the White
House. They pursued her from the blue
room to The boudoir. They divided into
squads and platoons, part Of them alight-
i1g upon her mil1iners, part on her fun
keys and part On her ostler, while the main
pack tapped their unseemly wings around
Mrs. L. herself from morning till night,
How the poor woman ever got to Long
Branch with all these membranes is q
marvel. How she will ever get away
again, without poisoning this intolerable
coho1t Of Jenkinses, defes calculation.
The fact is the Herald has done Mrs.
Lincoln a lasting injury, and we are mis-
taken in our estimate Of her character if
she is not painfully aware Of it. No lady
of the White House has ever been 50 NAL
treated by the public press. We're Miss
Lane, Mrs. Pierce, OF Mrs Polk so per-
tinaciously dogged and pestered from
door step to depot on their public journey
ings? Were they SO vilely bedizened with
the pinchbeck jewelry Of old Benefits
euloglum? Not at all. The offence is no
less singular than it is malicious. The
signs and sneers Of sensible people all over
the land, and the mockery Of the comic
papers, are the natural consequence. Mrs
Lincoln is q plain, common sense, Ameri
tan wife and mother, and has just as goot
q right to travel from Washington to tn
Jerseys and back, in peace, as thousands Q
her sex who have never stumbled insid
The Presidential Mansion. We are credi
T bly, informed that abe is excessively an
noyed by the odious familiarity Of III
Benefits menials, and that she IS yer
anxious to get back to Washington, to Sc
the example which belongs to her static
in going through the hospitals and lookin
after the wants Of those wounded me
who have fought to sustain her own On
her husbands dignity in the eyes Of tll
civilized world-a worthy desire on hi
, part, which is only thwarted by the e1
: treaties and remonstrances Of the funkey
E who dance in her circle, and fancy tn
) they acquire some lustre by being her ten
t porary satellites Such an example woul
| be initiated far and wide, It would be
J. keeping with the spirit which pervades Il
n country It would inspire the wives al
+ daughters Of America with new zeal
IT those works Of devotion and seN-sacri6
( which so greatly alleviate the horrors
v war. We implore the tribe Of waterin
If place toadies to let the wife Of the Pre-
tr | dent slime
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Running the Blockade.

b1nes sa5 aates Of tsa @ Rs
schooner had arrived there, -.aying run the
blockade of Newbern, and saiIed again for
Charleston. A sloop from Charleston had
arrived: having Eun the blockade, The store,
ship Release has arrived here from Fort
Pickens, Aug No news.
, 1861-08-31

The Late Fight In Western Virginia.
CLEVELAND, Aug. 30th.-Gov. Dennlson has
just received the following telegram from
Brigaaier General Cox: "Gauley Bridge,
Aug. 29th.-Authentic reports show Is
killed and about 20 wounded. Large num-
bers OF the Seventh Ohio scattered and MISS
ing, but We hope most Of these will escape
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REpUDIATEs THE TRA1roRous GAnd.-J. a
Stantenburgh, Of 48 Wall st1eet, New York,
hitherto a prominent Breckinridge man, has
published letter denouneing the traitors Of
his party, and declares hts undying adherence
to the Constitution and the Union.
, 1861-08-31

PRQEAG71oK.-SiBce Saturday, the Navy
Depd996t 4as. spoiled the caleuistions Of
another Mava1 Gentlemen. a. D. Wharton, Of
Tennessee, Hidshipma1 on the Seminole,
rendered his resignation, which the Secretary
OF the Navy refused, aud then dismissed him
from the 6ersice-not to depart for Secessia,
but for Fort Lafayette, for conge1id company,
-Ncah:ngton Repu32ssnn-
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F Mr. Wakefield, clerk in the United
States Secretary Of States office, now sojourn-
ing in schoha,ie county, n. T., is charged By
correspondent Of the Albany Joursiaz with
being secessioQist.
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The 81xtysNlnth Hex1DeAt Reorg4n-
1ZfNE.

It is now considered certain that the Sixty
ninth Irish) regiment will reorgaaiz> for the
war sEd form part Of AZ Irish brigade TO be
commanded BY General Shields. II is under
stood that the co1onelcy Of the sixty.ninth
will be accepted by Captain Thomas Francis
Asaghcr, The work Of recruiting has been
commenced, snd inasmuch as nsjosity Of the
officers are willing to return, the prospect is
good 6aas the s'gaIant sixty-ninth " will soon
re enter the field.
, 1861-08-31

lNeso Cnito5ms-4he Tenth Regiment Filing up
Items in the Camp-HsAio,s Of P<2ioso's
Fo7cgs-No Fighting to Take Place 1T Cairo or
Birds Rbint-Joha Legaa's Reginseat.
, 1861-08-31

"GA11AST CHocTAWs."-The Memphis
Asalanehe, in summing up the battle ofspring-
field, divides the rebel glory with Arkansas
Texas, Missouri, and 1t the gallant ChoctawE.' ~
9 An exchange says every Republican
paper in Northern Ohio has declared in favor
Of a union Of parties 1t the coming fall elee-
ton.
~ Mr. Seward, accompanied By Mrs Lin:
culn and her children, passed through Albany
en- Tuesday evening, for the West,
, 1861-08-31

# Hon. 10. Holt, Of Kentucky, in his re-
cent speech at Boston, in a1luding to disloyalty
in our midst as one Of the greatest obstacles
to the success Ct cur canse, said " 4 .cas II.
rain to toll at The pumps satize men sae4s kept on
board boring holes in Tie bottom Of The ship"