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Cedar Falls gazette. [volume] (Cedar Falls, Iowa) 1860-1895, 1861-08-30

Harper's Magasine.-The September num-
Der of Harper's Magazine, is, to say the least,
highly interesting. To give our readers an
idea of its attractive features, we transfer the
most important part of its table Of contents /:
Stratford- upon-Avon; The Capital of the
Canadas; Winfield Scott in the War of 1912 I;
The Three Tells; Vallandingham Shaks-
peare and Hollingshed; Orley Farm; VIM
nipiseogee; The Havclock; The Yankee Cap
tain; Pets; The Adventures of Phillip ;
Richard Person. How can twenty-five cents
be better expended than in the purchase Of
Harper's for September, or 50 90, even, BY
subscribing for the year?
Cedar Falls gazette. [volume] (Cedar Falls, Iowa) 1860-1895, 1861-08-30

The Republican electors RECOMMENDED to meet in
Weir respective townships Saturday. the 3st day Of
August next and select their delegates the County
Convention.
:t: IS: :; $$:;;st: Rep: Cen: Conn.,
Waterloo. August I, 1861.
Cedar Falls gazette. [volume] (Cedar Falls, Iowa) 1860-1895, 1861-08-30

atlantic Nonthly.-Thc atlantic for Sep
TENDER has the following table Of contents /:
The Shakespeare Mystery, by Richard Grant
White; The Bath, a poem, by Bayard Tay-
lor; Saccharissa Melassys, by Theodore Win
throp; My Odd Adventure with Junius Bru-
tus Booth, anonymous My Outdoor Study,
by T. w. Higginson A Sermon in Stone,
anonymous poem; The Tenth. Chapter Of
Mrs. Stoves Agnes of Sorrento; The Aqua
rum, anonymous; The Young Repeater, by
Harriet Martincau Bread and the Newspa-
per, by Oliver Wendell Holmes; Under tn.
Cloud and Through the Sea, an anonymous
poem; Journal Of Privateersman, anony-
nous; The Advantage ofsDcfeat, by J. C.
Norton; Ode to Happiness, by James Rus
sell Lowell; An Obituary to Elizabeth Bar
rett Browning, anonymous; and the usual
reviews and literary notices, including arti-
cles upon Alexander Smiths new poem, Ed
win of Dcira, and Dickens Great Expecta-
tions. ......-..
Cedar Falls gazette. [volume] (Cedar Falls, Iowa) 1860-1895, 1861-08-30
DUBUQUE MARKE-

DUBUQUE MARKET.
DrBrorE, Aug. IS, 1861.
WHEAT-3A4sc.
CORN-13c shelcd.
FLOUR-Extra spring ~, 75Gl3, 90; superhne spring
$500; Winter Wheat - 90.
CATTLE-In gross 2Q21c % h.
Cedar Falls gazette. [volume] (Cedar Falls, Iowa) 1860-1895, 1861-08-30
CHICAGO MARKETS,

CHICAGO, Aug. u, 1851.
wHEAT-No. I, Spring, e2@64; No. 2, $4,000
Winter, SON98.
CORN-22M28}
FLOUR--Spring Wheat, 2.7564.25 n Dbl; Winter
Wheat, 40OQl40O y Dbl.
Cedar Falls gazette. [volume] (Cedar Falls, Iowa) 1860-1895, 1861-08-30
Republican County Convention.

Convention will be held by the Republicans Of Black
Hawk County, Iowa, on Thursday the 9Th day Of Sep.
tsber A. D. 1861, at the Court House in Waterloo, at
O'Clock, Of said day, for the purpose Of nomna
ting candidates to be supported at the coming ton for
Representative Sheriff. Treasurer and Recorder County
Juse and Cor County Surveyor and County Super
intendent q which Convention the various townships
1l be entitled to The following number OF delegates viz
- 49, -
Waterloo ...........1 Ill Cedar Falls ..l /
East Waterloo .......... 81 Washington 80. ......
Union ................ g. Spring Greek .......... 8
Poyner ................ Orange ...............
1T. Vernon. Lester. .............. 4
yox ....,..........8 Eagle ................. 2
Cedar ................ 81 Black Hawk. ....... 4
Big Creek. .............. Al Bennington. ...... 3
Barclay ................ 81 -.-...
The RelubNcan electors are recommended to meet in
Holmes County farmer. [volume] (Millersburg, Ohio) 1857-1926, 1861-07-04
Female Military Company.

A female military company, named the "Union
Captivators," has been form at Falmouth, near
Covington, KY, and over thirty of the most in.
teresting young ladies of the place have Joined
the organization. Thc uniform is an apron OF
the old fashioned cut made of red, white ard
bluc-that part covering the bosom representing
the stars and the lower part the stripes. gen.
tleman who Witnessed the company drill the other
sight, the youth, beauty, and patriotic enthus.
asm of the ladies, and their graceful drilling,
presenting at once most novel and highly pleas,
ing spectacle.
Holmes County farmer. [volume] (Millersburg, Ohio) 1857-1926, 1861-07-04
Foreign News.

The Etna arrived on Monday with $500, 900
in specie. The English cotton market is firm.
-Breadstutf and provisions have declined. The
London 'Timos' opposes the shipments of
troops to Canada and says there Is no appar-
ent reason for it, and America is more likely
to regard it as challenge than precaution.
Troops were demanded by Sir Frederick
Williams. The special col, espondent Of the
Times, writing from New Orleans, May cath,
says, it is impossible to resist the conviction
that the Southern Contcdoracy can only be
conquered by means as irresistible az those
which subjugatcd foaCd. The South pro.
iesses the determination to resist as long as
II can command man or dollar. In the
fight for the championship of Eng and, Mace
was declared victor Tin 8 rounds lasting 90
minutes The towns of San Msiio aud Be.
graino, Naples, had rovolted, and were taken
by assault. Twenty inhabitants killed and
both towns subsequently, burned Spain wi Il
preserve strict neutrality IN the Americ an
war.
Holmes County farmer. [volume] (Millersburg, Ohio) 1857-1926, 1861-07-04
GERMAN Tp. June 28th, '61.

Messrs EstiH: Permit me to say through
your columns, to the Democracy of Holmes
County, that the charges 50 industriously cir.
culated that was induced to become can
didate for nomination for Sheriff by Christian
Fisher Esq, acting for others, termed a
clique, is wholly untrue. 1t is bascly false
thai | consented to bo a candidate for the
purpose Of defeating any particular cand-
date more than another. was candidate
to beat all the others if could. l never
have had anything to do with clique, direct
ly, or indirectly. Mr.. Fisher, nor any one
else never asked me to be a candidate. ]
told Mr.. F., and others, last fall that thought
| would be candidate, and they told me
they would give mo their support, which
promise they fulfilled, as honest men would
do. | always tried to attend to my own bu.
sincss, and leave others to attend to theirs,
and would DO obliged to some persons il
they would turn their attention in that di
rcction at tho present time.
LEVI HOCHSTElTER.
Holmes County farmer. [volume] (Millersburg, Ohio) 1857-1926, 1861-07-04

The telegraph, or rather the Agent OF the
Associated Pess, through the telegraph,
has spread all over the country special
dispatch from Washington to the New
York Herald, in which it is said that "a
spirit is being aroused that will result in
placing the man who shall dare offer a
proposition to compromise with traitors
in the same category and to hang both"
The above announcement ming from
the National Capitol, may be taken by
some as having the sanction of the Ad
ministration, AZ it is addressed to paper
as fierce for the continuance of the war to
the last extremity, rs it was violent in its
opposition at the commencement Of hos
tilities.
The idea Of hanging the man who shall
dare propose opening negotiations with q
view of putting an end to the civil war
now raging, for the expression, "compro
mise with traitors" can mean no more
than this, reminds one of an assertion
made by President Lincoln in his !nau
gural. Addressing his countrymen, the
President said:
"Suppose you go to war, you cannot ngh
always and when, after much loss on botl
sides, and no gain on either, You cease fight
ing, the identical questions as to terms Of in
tercoursc are again upon you"
Was this reasonable suggestion ir
President Lincoln ? In his opinion W,
cannot fl ht always there must come
time when fighting will cease, and nego
tiations be opened with TRAITORS" on thu
identical questions as to terms of inter
course which were agitated before the wal
began.
The President may have been right o
wrong in this statement. That is ques
ton we do not undertake at present to de
eide, ebut are content 70 leave it to hi
party to settle among themselves. The,
can denounce him as a traitor, if the,
choose, and call for his deposition and ex
ecution; but still we think that at an,
stage of the war, the discussion Of the pro
prety Of its longer continuance may b,
eminently proper and patriotic. 1t is ev
ident that such discussion must be haC
some time or other, or the war will be in
terminable. - Statesman.
Holmes County farmer. [volume] (Millersburg, Ohio) 1857-1926, 1861-07-04
NEWS ITEMS.

The Columbia College has conferred the
degree of LII. d. on President Lincoln.
The water in which potatoes have been
boiled is sure preventive of the destruction
of vines by tho striped bug and other insects.
Two of the U. S. Gun Boats constructed
at Cincinnati, the Conestoga and Lexington,
left for Cairo on the Goth where they will re-
ceive their outfit.
Col. Baker, Senator from Oregon, has
been ordered with his California Regiment,
raised in Now York 20 report at Fortress
Monroe.
The Administration has formally rccog-
nized the Provincial Government of Virginia
by officially communicating to Gov. Picrpont
the apportionment of the State.
Advice ftom Texas regarding tho superi-
or condition of tho crops continue to come
from all parts Of the State. The sugar and
cotton crops are in excellent condition.
Thirty four companies of bona tide Ken.
tuckians have been rendered to the governm't
for tho war. Thoy will probably be formed
into regiments and mustered into service.
The Pittsburgh Post says, 'The con-
tractors for supplying blankets for the Gov
ernment will net the handsome sum of two
hundred thousand dollars" Who are they
Ex.Trcasurer Gibson's bail has again been
renewed in tho matter at Columbus for en-
bezzlement while in Office, and the case has
been continued until the next term of the
Court,
A clerk In the Chicago Postofice, named
l.. ii. Wheeler, has been detected In stealing
money and other valuablcs from letters.
Among thor things stolen were fourteen land
warrants.
Prof Lowe has been ordered to the out
posts with his balloon, and is at Camp Mans
Hold, near Falls Church. Pewlll go up dali
ly, carefully noting the position of the rebel
forces and reporting to the War Department.
The steamer Chesapeake arrived at Fort
Jefferson and Key West tho 10 inst. The
garrisons were all well and amply supplied
with provisions and ordnance. The troops
at Fort Pickens were also we'll, and fully sup
piled with everything.
-JonS Ross, principal chief Of the Choro
KEGS, has issued his proclamations, remind.
ing his people Of their faith pledged by
treaties with the Government of tho United
States, and enjoining them on strict non in
tarference in the war.
Lord Lyons the British Minister, has been
negotiating for costly residences In Phila
aeiph'a' ana proposes to reside there till our
NAnon"' aiihouities are settled. 1t Is report.
cd that other foreign ministers will follow his
example.
Gov. Pierpont has issued a proclamation
convening the Virginia Legislature at Wheel.
Ing on the ist OF July. The Intelligencer Ia
happy that the U. s. Custom House iu tina,
city makes much handsomor Capitol than
thai at Richmond.
Holmes County farmer. [volume] (Millersburg, Ohio) 1857-1926, 1861-07-04

EDWARD FERRY, Of Frederioksbu rgh, CONS
mitted suicide on Sunday night, last. Mr..
FERRr was on visit to bis father, near Gar.
retsville, Portage County. About o'cloc k
on Sunday evening his father asked him II
he did not wish to go to bed, to which he re-
piled that he would 60 out first. N OF return
ing search was made for him and
continued throughout the night; about four
O'Clock, Monday morning, his hat was found
near branch of the Mshoning, with some
stones in IL. The stream was carefully search
ed for seme two or three hours, whom his
body was found lie had filled his pockets
with stones. Mr.. r., was consumpted, and
II is supposed that the thoughts of living
mserably, and dying surely at an early day
induced him to put an end to his existence.
He was aged about 35 years; leaves a wife
and two chldren was engaged in the wood
type business at Fredercksburgh.
Holmes County farmer. [volume] (Millersburg, Ohio) 1857-1926, 1861-07-04

THE KILLED AT THE BATTLE OF GREAT
BETHEL.-The washington correspond
ent Of the Chicago Post, who has just re-
turned from the battle field of Great
Bethel, says:
But the saddest part of that di,grace-
ful affair will perhaps never be known
The dead-the murdered--w not fall
short of one hundred-may reach three
hundred You have had the account O.
Major Winthrop's death but the sal
story of the no less gallant privates will
never be written. They are not the Less
entitled to honor, even in their death
than the gallant officer who fell in thi'
affair and it is distressing to know tha
even for time the fact of their being
killed will be kept secret.
Holmes County farmer. [volume] (Millersburg, Ohio) 1857-1926, 1861-07-04
The New Republican Agitation.

The Republican papers all over the
country are agitating the qestion of com
promise and peace. They say IL is trea-
son to meddle with the subject, and yet
they are all the time committing that
sort OF treason. They spread before the
world what they allege are the secret
plans Of conspirators against the Gov
eminent for patching up, as they say, a
dishonorable peace, and they threaten the
Administration with their direst ven
geance, if it shall listen to any such
propositions.
Ii any proposal for settlement OF our
National difficulties have been. or should
be laid before the President and his Cab
met, they ought, in fairness. at least, un-
til the nature ofsuch proposals is officially
made public, to be considered as compe-
tent to decide whether it is proper to take
them into consideration, or to put the
proposals into the fire and hang the pro-
posers as traitors.
There are two classes of men---the ul'
ira Additions of the North and the ul-
ira Secessionists of the Soutb-who live
in perpetual nervous anxiety and mortal
fear lest tine war should be ended before
their darling schemes are realized. They
are both bent on one of two things-ei'
ther that the Government shall he ad,
minis!ered according to their sectiona
standard, or the Union dissolved Any
peace or compro Mise effected without
accomplishing one or the other Of these
paramount objects, will in their view be
dshonorable and reasonable. And he
who, in either section, shall dare propose
cessation of the war on any other terms
than those these extremists dictate, vii
be pronounced a traitor, and his immedi
ate execution demanded, either at thu
hands of the Government or of mob
Between these two classes OF sectiona
ultrasts are interposed the great mass o.
the people-the true Union loving mel
of the country. These are firm, unitet
and inexorable in one determination-tc
discountenance all sectional agitation
and to have peace restored whenever TIN
Rebels shall lay down their arms anC
return to their allegiance to the Consti
tuition and the laws. They will not lis
ten to, and do not wish to be troubled
with, any plans of compromise, into
which this acqniescence in and submis
sion to the Constitution and laws doe
not enter as the main condition. The,
are willing, as they always have been, t.
concede something for the sake of peace
but not one single principle embodie il
the Constitution. - Statesman.
Holmes County farmer. [volume] (Millersburg, Ohio) 1857-1926, 1861-07-04
Wool

But little progress has been made in
the wool business since our last issue.-
Some few clips have been purchased at
prices ranging from rs to 33 cts per h.
Farmers are not willing to sell at such
ruinous prices, and buyers do not appear
anxious to purchase. If our country was
in state of peace and prosperity. wool
and other kinds of produce would bring
fair prices, but who can expect any bet.
ter prices while our country is in the con
dtion it is? Let all labor to bring about
peace, and when that is acc 'mplished oul
prosperity will be as great as it used to be
before our whole nation become agitated
on the inferior subject of "negroes. -
Cadiz Sentinel.
Holmes County farmer. [volume] (Millersburg, Ohio) 1857-1926, 1861-07-04
How "a ZOuave Feels i'm BattIc--
Letter from One of Duryea's
XOUaVes

The following is an extract of letter
from one of Colonel DURYEA'S Zouaves,
written after the recent fight at Great
Bethel;
Before long we had all we bargained
for, for not halfa mile in advance were the
enemy, strongly fortified, with masked
battery of twenty five guns, six riaed can
non, and plenty of other guns, besides a
large rifle company in front ready and
willing to pop off us "red devils" as soon
as we made our appearance. We soon
formed line of battle, and threw out two
companies. j and X, (campany X is the
'ne Henry and l belong to, and we hadn't
travelled far before bang went an old "a
FOUNDER. tremble in my boots. Aftor
the first shot was fired, and we found no
one was hurt, it gave the men confidence
in themselves, and all thoughts of being
hit had vanished, and we were now ready
for fight. We now left the woods,
charged up the road with the idea of car
rying the place at the point Of the bayo-
net
AS soon as wo had reached the road a
rilled cannon was sighted at us, and bla-
zed away. fortunately old company X
happened to be in the road, and we saw
the ball coming, AMI quick as flash ev-
cry man went fiat on his face, at the same
time the ball passed over our heads. fill
ing our mouths and eyes with sand and
dust. The ball passed about foot from
us. You can imagine we didn't move a
hair-no, not us;we lay as fiat as pan
cake. After that they lost the range
and the balls bassed over MS. did not
believe cannon balls could be lodged be.
fore.
We then crossed the field and charged
up the hill to the fence, and there planted
the stars and stripes before the enemy's
eyes. We remained here exposed to a
heavy fire, (Which we could only return
when some fellow would pop his head
over the parapet and give a chee., when
down he'd go, until the order to retr,
which we did, while the cannon balls
rife balls and bomb shells were killing
us off in every direction. We carried of
most all our dead AMI wounled. On
loss was twelve killed and twenty-fv,
wounded. We marched that day thirty
five miles, besides the fight. Its fun i
you don't get hit.
Holmes County farmer. [volume] (Millersburg, Ohio) 1857-1926, 1861-07-04
Anxious 10 get rid Of their Party
Name.

Some Of the Republican papers are
very anxious to throw off their party
name. They are concious that Republi-
canism has become odious with the peo-
Pile, and that it would be unsafe to risk
a race this fall under the Republican flag;
and therefore they cry out Justify for a
Union ticket. They are sick, in profess
sion at least, Of party names and party
politics. If they felt satisfied that they
could carry Ohio in the next campaign,
with clean Republican ticket, no propo'
sitions for union OF parties would come
from them. These editors, without in.
tending it pay a high tribute to the Dem
ocracy. and unwittingly evince their fear
of the power of our grand old National
Union party, which is the party of the
Country and the Constitution. By divis-
it was defeated last fall. but it is destined
to regain its former triumphant position,
and will in October sweep Ohio like a
whirlwind. 1t is now as always hereto
fore, the party of and for the Union, and
hence all loyal Union men will rally un-
der its banner and give it the victory in
October. Huzza for the Old Union
Democracy - Statesman.
Holmes County farmer. [volume] (Millersburg, Ohio) 1857-1926, 1861-07-04
The Union Party.

The Clevela nd Herald and Leader agree
upon the proposition to bury the Repub-
lican party; but they disagree as to the
mode of inaugurating the new party
The Herald proposed to nominate tick
ct by equal propositions of the Demo
cratic and Republican State Central
Committees. The leader objects to this,
and thinks it had better be done by a
Convention, as has usually been by the
old parties. 1t appears to be difficult
point for these papers to fix up. DO as
you will, gentlemen, you will. all if you
live, see the old NATIONAL UNIoNi Dem
ocRATIo party in the field, their ticket
composed of good sound Union men,
Statesman.
Holmes County farmer. [volume] (Millersburg, Ohio) 1857-1926, 1861-07-04
Gen. ScOtt's Plan Of the CAM
paign.

We have obtained from a very relia-
BILE military source in Washington, what
appears to be the most intelligihle expo
sition yet given of Gen. Scott's plan OF
the campaign. 1t will be found among
our dispatches this morning, and will ar
rest public attention.
One characteristic marks this supposed
programme which is popularity of ev-
cry plan that our great Chieitain has ever
devised. 1t will intallibly be successful,
if carried out 1t is briefly this: To
concentrate troops in immense masses
along the nor hern line of the ConIeder
ate States, protecting Washington and
holding all the armies of jeff. Davis in
check that he has drained the South to
bring into Virginia. And then when the
fit time comes, and the season OF the year
will favor it, to drop large armies down
on the seaboard and Gulf coast of the
Confederate States, menacing them a
every exposed point. In this way the
armies in Virginia are to be
drawn away to repel a more serious dan
ger near home and the Union to be le
stored as the Confederate armi,s retreat,
until their cause is finally lost by demor-
aizati on, and without any great battles
or bloodshed.
The chief error of this plan is its delay
of execution. The descent on the coas,
of the Confederates could have been vel
advanced by this time, and safely con
ducted. And whenever made the rebe
armies will abandon Virnnia and retrea
to defend their own homeS.-NeW York
Times.
Holmes County farmer. [volume] (Millersburg, Ohio) 1857-1926, 1861-07-04
War News.

The War news during the passive amounts
to little more than columns OF contradictory
telcgraphic dispatches. A skirmish took
place at Bonmans, twelve miles from Cheat
River bridge Saturday, between a portion OF
the 18th and 10th Ohio and lst Virginia Regi-
ments, and a company Of rebel cavalry
The former were sent to protect the polls,
and the latter misfaking their number, at
tackled, aud were routed with a loss of sew
cral men, among them the Lieutenant of the
company, and several horses. The only loss
on our side was NJ. o. Smith, of the 18th,
who was buried on Sunday.
Holmes County farmer. [volume] (Millersburg, Ohio) 1857-1926, 1861-07-04
How Jen Davis Receives In
formation.

The Washington correspondent of the
Philadelphia Lmquirar says;
Jefferson Davis has n regular postal
arrangement between Washington and
Richmond. Every night messenger
callects private letters, and papers convey
ing useful information, to Daviss and Let
cher, and between ten and eleven o'clock
leaves Washington for a point on the Pa
tomac, where he inds water carriages and
convenienccs for speedy transit to the
next messenger, who helps on the sacred
parcel to Richmond. Complete files of
tho Philadelphia..an New Nork papers
are also sent him. From this he sits
out truth as near as he can, and from our
full reports of the movements of troops
he m owes his men about on his board so
as to keep Thoroughly posted; but it is a
poor rule that will not work both ways
and so Gen Scott is probably as well post
ed as he is about some of those little ar.
rangemcnts he is making"
Holmes County farmer. [volume] (Millersburg, Ohio) 1857-1926, 1861-07-04
Queen VictOria.

The rumors OF the alvancing lunacy Of
Her Majesty Queen Victoria. would seem
to derive substance from the announce
ment Of the Gozette de France, that CDR.
Schelin has been sent for to London to
attend consultation of French and Ger
man physicians on the state Of the Queen IS
health, which it seems, is much as to give
rise to uneasincss." Another journal
learns from Berlin that the Prince and
Princess Royal with the little Prince Will
liam, are going to visit London about the
middle of July, the object being to 'pro-
cure salutary emotion for Queen Vic
toria." A Parliamentary explanation is
looked for in England.