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Daily national Democrat., 1861-04-06
tgem advertisements.
HARVESTING MACHINES,
FOR 1861.
Russell Il Co.'S Thresher,

NuSScii SO'S lhIcShcis
MADE at Masson, Ohio celebrated throughout the
United States the best Threshng Machine in use
SO and 36 inch cylinders-10horse powers
McCormick's Combined Reaper and
Mower,
G. ~ and feet greatly improved, and surprising all
other cutting machines in results and durability.
Manny's Combined Reaper and Mower,
6 feet cut, made by Walter A. Wood with his improve
ment, and has attated universal favor in agricultural
countries.
Haines' Illinois Harvester,
Cuts 10 feet wide deposits he heads into follower,
and adjustable to have any required ength of stuble
-an immensely effective Machine.
Woods Mower,
Cuts AZ feet very light draught; boy and pBir Of
mules or ponies can run it LITTLE GIANT" in the
tail grass. Has taken the Grand Gold Medal of Honor
and thousand francs at the Great French Nation
al Trial at Vncennes, Paris, june 1860 At the
Mecklcnburg Exhibition, Germany, June, 1860. First
Premium at the United States Society, September,
1869 First Premium at the Yorkshire agricultural
Society. August 1860. First Premium at the New Jer-
sey and Vermont state Fairs, and the limited number
received IN California last gave not only salts
faction, but great qualification that such Machine
could be had. The complimentary notices by letter
from purchasers were numerous. The low price ana
great efficiency of thi Machine it the farmers
Hepmate and places 1t within the reach OF the small
est cutvators.
WOODS Patent Combined Sell -RaktnS
Reaper and Mower,
A new Machine, first that have come to California,
represented emently practical in the Self Raking
process--a desderatum long sought in cutting ma
chimes
Woods Swather,
new Machine, worked by two horses from behind =;
can be raised and lowered suit delivers the grain
in very regular swaths by of bands revolving
over platform, thence gathered into gayes by rake
atachmene.
Spencer's TIL -cshers, with Perigo Powers,
These Machines, made by d. & S Spencer, well
known; have been in in California some three
years. and regarded by those who have used them
with great avor-30, 63 So inch cylinders, with Peri
COS 10 herse powers.
Treadwcll's Eight-Horse Thresher,
Made by spencer-a splendid Machine.
Bradley's Patent Horse Rake.
A boy old enough to ride horse can do all he raking
for farm. One very great advantage possessed hy
tn rake any other, is the iron runners, which
arranged to keep the teeth at "A proper dis
tance from the ground which greatly lessons the
raugh and prevents the raking in of dirt, dust, old
fog or afergrasS.
the Pacific coast and hav, them in liberal qu antilles
and can supply them to Country Merchants by the
quantity, and Ia Farmers on favorable terms
Partie, requiring any OF the above can procure them
Branch Houses at MarySville, and sacramento,
and at Jones & Hcwett's, stockton.
TRsE1ADWEE4L a. CO.,
Northeast corner California anu Battery streets,
San Francisco.
Also other Machines for which we are not Agents, viz
EAGLE REAPER AND MOWER;
HUSSEY'S REAPER;
Daily national Democrat., 1861-04-06

MADE at Massilon, Ohio, celebrated throughout The
United States as the best Threshing Machine in use
SO and 36 inch cylinders-1Ohorse powers.
Daily national Democrat., 1861-04-06

WHITE Prisoners AMONG TIE SyAKrs.-
Having learned that four children still re-
main prisoners among the snakes, the Indian
Agent at Walla Walla has fitted ont an ex-
petition to the Snake encampment near the
Beaver Head and Deer Lodge Valleys. Mr..
Levi Blake (well known at the Dalles and
Walla Wala) goes out in charge of the party
These children were stolen by the Snakes
last fall near Salmon Falls
Daily national Democrat., 1861-04-06

THE Portland Times learns that lately
considerable excitement prevailed near Me
Minyille in consequence of the discovery of a
dead infant in a stream of water. On post
mortem examination it was found that the
child had been born alive. 1t appears that
its mother was an insane woman who lived
with one Lewis. The req uted father of the
infant is Elmore or Elnore, who, it is sus-
pected was instrumental in procuring its de-
struction. Elmore had been arrested and
wac awaiting preliminary examination.
Daily national Democrat., 1861-04-06
Haines' Illinois Harvester,
Woods Mower,

Cuts 10 feet wide deposits The heads into follower
and adjustable to have any required ength of stuble
-an immensely effective Machine.
Daily national Democrat., 1861-04-06
TTeadWell's Eight-EEorse Thresher,
Made by Spencer-a splendid Machine
Bradley's Patent Horse Rake.

Northeast corner California anu Battery streets,
Sap pcis
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@tuoer's prG0tmofebtue.

~SSNEE WWsssSsfARsA@%*
De SGneiber bieiger Stabt, iope ale perpnen, peI1e ege
cute 81 &bma 0tne ;u baben t3iiuf4er, folten ft erI,uern,
6aB ee bon unieru Ytof1iuen, Spein1o1 10 VEL Nrtett t1ut a!S
rgene cine aabere, ino 70 aud JpetmdI 10 eteI Set
nbrtn9t. Dteic8 riaGt itste Wfai4tnen sN Zen btIlt8s
ten, wede tm Ntartte itne. Webr ais COCO ,aocn fuo ALIEN
IN bieRger &tabt in Operdtion an JtBdea, 2Sefenna 6G(ea tnb
baben Tire Gi0ner 0osr bic cauit ateeuei in ben Stano geest, itt
nteBr. @slS 3a eriparen, ais tbueM otefes GMt tanberent @sge ut6Qs
li5 III. Mue, wetde etne ter beteN Rdbmai GtuGu, Die
nj @ebrau9 fnb, EaBen pt6dtenr iouen in uncrer 0ff8i
9to. 159 Ualtir1crefraBe
pc1ipredeH, no @ebraud8- gnpefun9en III osutiher, eu8lifder,
rouSSFiGe1 unb iranli&er Sprahe gu baben fo rlo no nit Sc
Il ,hereine Mta{biue tauft, AMI bsrelben orbeteu lerueu.
56ift nap einem @rerplar ren StnSerfs acknowledgment Set
An9. Mue Nfaidtneu ipereen Gin gauges Sobr mad tbrept Autall
CON nr8 IN eOaer Sr6nnn5 unb Separattcn setalteu.
(fb28,N ~ 22, 6. BrObertG. MgGtt
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Geuers@ Il
Johnston's Insurance Rooms.

JOuuSLOn>S 1uSuFduC0 EtOOn4Ss
9tc. 70 S%econbfr.
TeMerzi Wfarines unb Qeben8s&erGGaz
r-1ng8sgDmpaanten.
Giderffe NIB fcItcite gpmpaQnie,
Berff6eruna8%Gomp. Der Salleh y. BirQiuten.
mt $1,000 capital.
QpnAbur0s4 81 rfderung8z@ ou1p. =. 8irailtien
nit s20O.0OO Capital,
M6emarIesU e rGf6erung8s@ pt1p. b. 8iratrien
NIT $4,000 Capital. =
@harter Oaf@0erft4 s@on1p. bon 6artforb,
sc nit $3.50. 600 @arhat
Gecartfbs8 er ftherung8zGpnF en y2emsg ors
|.9t 4a.4 - NIT 100000 GapRo..
BbSnir>G e rftferungse@Gm Oon Netp~D crf.
NIT S30O.000 Capital. 80
See Iclute@ 8erfTherung8s@pntp y. 9teip=9lnrY
nit s270. 600 6apfaI.
WtoutanfsU erTderang8s@Dn1p .. WetDs0orf
a s60 nit $500, 900 capital.
NetpsgSer Glider. Comp Don Nemsgpr
6,1 nit $250,o00 capital.
Wiercat1ttle Mut1al Warfne.
init 81 900, 600 GaptaI.
Werei1t9te Staaten 2eben8sV erftder1nto n
nit 81 ,250, 972 capital.
Nprtheru A1Iurances9 pnp. BON Qpn0o,
nit 50, 1o4, III Gapital.
we OVER penlertRn &enfpd9ateen fn0 bon Der QeofsTo4,, A,
St9ates Warel0no %ahtbortrt nb I3eaFrt. '"""N' VS
gs o9a oem untsr5et4aetea experimentation Gompaouieen toL,z
Utrflt9 berf18bareS @apta( gum boueu Sb ep nrso g"~sa
Beraa serantipcrtlth far bic 3oblune bon Bernie N'B'Be0FNen
srest. &IOs. 5. : En Pnntti9
Treo. 4finm, Snrpetcr. Tso17 -,
AR3sAs II
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3OQsNult.
QeNd,t>6 >Snlpeftpr.

OoltmGte, Sen ., Wtat ISbI,
Sci biefent Qa,t iOHst bis am @onaotsn6 ben 15 SUM 1851
~berFeaeIte Oferten an9eucmreu Wereen fdr RE &teierAn9 ooh
Wun6ocrratb uno @rennnateri0I an nno AMI ben 9enftso9tHe0
BON Saues SSlan6 prb 9ecPersitrait9 IN Der @9elapeote BAY nno
fir &riab.8 sudt. S&Hfe uub 2euGt, 0oiss Eenter, pel6e m63tGn
In GienIf peitedt ner6en. fir bic 0auer zines Sablea, pom1. SNll
1867 bis gum 80. SUM 1862 iucIudpe. Die Misunderstanding mii0cn
BON gutter uub erprpbter Quolitit letu ltnb mGiiet fRr ie6e8 2cu4t'
.iGtff stnmaI pert Iilbrli6, in Nadeen, SdiIn, 8ilteu o6er
Sofet, III gutter Srouun9 psrpa6t, fet BON &pIten fir Die Ser.
Staaten 9ent1B Der Spsciftattcueu IN Eoel g, melhe belBinAt
Hnb, unb DE etnsn &bsil bS Gontrafte8 bl0eu, nj BEN 9erdt'
bouS SenSer Cber ir8en6 Elm anb5reS S6iH, pelte8 gu oteleLa
3pe6s III Baltimore, Wtb, betimnt ietn miro, bt0r3eora@t
nerben. fas
aue OFsrtsu mifeu Seriie3eIt un6 bt,etdnet ietn: Proposals
for Rations and Fuel for Light-vesssls,s nno IN ein 5meltea
Geurcrt eirgei9o5len, cit pteeS &mt 9eGtft nersen, PQttttel
psnn per Bot geItiGt.
St QIaftra9e Ser 9ta6t- &au8- GemmH1on:
9cnrb %. 9pfman Superintetbcnt.
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FOURTH Or. April, HAY
Hrtf9 anaefoaan1ene meme Hritbts

Htt1cD 010erOt1attetre tfetae Brntbts-
Sceben Gngetonfnen:
500 Suibd gauge @rbfen,
100 8olo9elte bo.
800 ~9elpaItene DO,
5000 Pflub 2inen.
100 feeS Rartep (bevfbiebeus g~tummsrnl
500 Dfunb 9aferorisss
80 Re9S Waisen9ries.E
200 = neue DeH. 3aEtnge
90 ~ SaI3sSGr6eaen,
SO Bore8 ~2rlbWrger 8ale.
10 RR6el Smpet3er Rdie,
peIte nit gu ben bilisien Wsa1ftpretieu an S1tberpertdue.
laTen.. NbbeI Il 8ttbeImb,
Ropls 379 g8et=galtmoTtf
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WtttCtfnQft:

ueber gariefstpre 583 N2etlen.
ueger gennppS Emt MGeeltng $50
lleber 9~arrt5burg NM 0ttt$burB 0
Durb Ste Mtartetta~Qinte 1888
cine Grfr6rnts Gn Der @~ntfegaG19 9gn lis
DurG BITE &piumbus-9tnta 699
the Grfparut6 an Der GntFarnnn8 ben 80
~Gleiientt, yel6f bic 8a!timgre. NH 9Gg-&tfenbehh SsausGn,
tsgen bic S1sifen In III Gagtn sartd ub faGgen In gqasen, 'be
aHf bas alertequertfe uHo nit g~epcifersen S{ben eiaseetmfet tint.
rEEEsE81 [EH H~E~z9STcsSa
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S%0ecfHfatiOfielt

Der 9eu9t- &au8. GemntijiIon
Seurb %. 9p1man Superinteibent.
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I, Tor we,) -, of the - and State Of,
hereby offer and agree to furnish and deliver, according to
the terms of the advertisement Of the Collector of Customs
& Supt light, dated May 2s, 1861, and to the specifications
and tables attached thereto, the rations and fuel for the
two light vessels in Chesapeake bay, and also for any relief
lght-vessel aud tenders tOr which they may be wanted, at
the rate Of e. per man per quarter for each complete
ration. and - per ton for antescite coal, - per
cord for oak wook, and --cord for pine wood.
(Place and date (Signature.)
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gSDrDlt(9 G~eufgal=GdeubQbl
gSep6aberfer VabrPtan.

8a6rptas..
4 bent 6. 4u8. psrben tdeti& bret 3uB
E.N.,.Sar GgsnAEA nnMahtnk.

aa uub na8 bent 6. Mug. psrben tdettd bret 3ase aaf Disist
Eabn tn na4fOiSenser gDei{e e%rpeotrs:
Der gphku8 6ebt t0glt& (riit Mu8nabnfe bes 5ountaes) I'M
s utr Is Dir 9fEr6en8 a. rad @ttt5bur8, &stas0, GieselanN
Cincinnati, Ct. 9uuiS uut die T6eue les 9GeaeaS rn6 Jlprb
pelens. Ghcnfo rad Gta9fa, 8ufaip unD @nuabc. Ra& GEi.
~uaittsbure, gprf, Gancafer, 8~eattng, @ptteSQe, Ortus5, Nti1s
0eHterssSpu unb DlanGsffr, Glo. g(aa Gtanbfrstuss, Car.
li5le unb 668ertoioN
Mab Wep-gorf us 6,I5 Jlpr2. natt nr stnem Garrau-
pe@fsl 10 binte De auf teeef oneern 8atn.
Rei@snoe t5nnen ait oieiem t3u9e mad Detroit uno Chicago oa
9tagara SAILS, 70 bldg ais aui u8en6 elmer anoern 5a6m fabreu
Yer . OFF Nccc N 06atton&3n8 ti9Hdb (SOnnta08 aus,
9euoptpen) III SO g{ntm. nab YrrF rro olen Gtaioreu lei
387teru Maralath gabn. kzs
Ser NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. So 6 eebt Ts-
LID (Ssnntaes au86enUntnten) wa 500 abeno8 ab,
NetfeWkt pm sHSafbingtca uut benz Gutsn, Hsl1t nit ber
9uee rim $40 @6gseu8 reaT 800 gla6nittags bicr anlgna-
men, fnben 3ef6rberung NIT sfn 8teeu bteier @abn.
fIF- E3e6en 8abrbtaet6 pne anbtrer Benagen uAt ~Serl1slsben
NG8funft belebe maW Ft en- DC @iiettCffes IN ser ,GalBfri-
Citation" SIDE 9rH GalSert Erb EronIltndr. AZ nenttn.
Sa&. 6. G(arfs. Sup4
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sibrsNreI{l

So GSut be1GnDere1 TetintttlB1abnie.
6tnnanoerer wns gletfsnbe fputen feEy Dprahtts fer, e6e Ee i6re
@taetts Iaufea une fpnttu %6itelben mr. gUn frIden arsefeltcn
Bedralea FanFen, yoelHe pUn ttrstn OeEdIt leeen, ntGt aBer opr
WtaflernGbtr 8psf&entrdeeru, ba Re font Der 65efabr ~aus9ffeBt
Tne, fef4Wtnselt SIT werben rm5 tEr @eI6 nraiCnfn a~psaebsH.
Ourdfdbrf8~ Btlette
ua6 aaen EteiIfn bes gEeaeng Fu6 1T faben sat
SD. s.. %tlbebranbs,
@sptrat,G attgtanteuzNgen Der Baltimore Ans
DISCRETIONARY. ,
q.soH 9to. 97 G9ante8Ifr IT,, Baltimore.
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Sc llpptlle B9ilab. 3tcao.) -
8pn Nilin8 Gun 9ptel 6iSbt. jeoen 0iens
flag, Dpnneraa9 II. Samltas,
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lPlaee and datel

- ----,
(Place and date) Saretiss.
L hereby certify, that to the best of my knowledge, the
above named guarantors are good and sufficient.
(DAte) (Signature.)
For James, Island and Hooper's Straits Light-vessels, each
having FIVE PERSONS ON board
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FORM OF GUARANTEES.

We, the undersigned, residents Of, In the State of
-, hereby jointly and severalIy corenant with the
United States, and guaranty that in case the foregoing bid
s sfE pt the seoeDtaDc ee of aSG sd}S BID execute Tli ilb wi' oonr 1sn f3 f5S
the same, with good und sufficient sureties, TO deliver the
rations and fuel proposed, in conformity to the terms of the
specifications and tables hereto appended, under which it
was made. And in case the said -s shall fail to enter
into the contract aforesaid, We guaranty to make good the
difference between the offer and the said - aud the
nextlowest bidder.
JEifuacu
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e.. philadelphia, &~8ilaiugtou ), SOU.
8sH7z5I Ii. Baltimore GIIenbagn. @ #gs
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AssntsgsEdhrpIQu
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10 81. GaGhtttaes. aQe 3dge aeten NIT Der stew.g0rt
&tfeubat n tn @~srB!n1un8 nht ausnabrte beS Mbenbs 8uaes
awi Spnnabeas, treIAe1 5lVs Its gbtiaeelpbta gebt.
Der 8ra4tspa mtt a%agebdngten @aiagtfrHGgen SerliSt gGitis
ntcre i'm 4 Il. III. ae RaIt an GtemnteT5 Nwa, Gfaie'S mnb
9areDgnb.
8Un g9tfatttPbta na& 9altimsg r ua 8ubr u 50,
Burn, ~ u. @lita8s nnD TO 4. so 81. gtaata.
JtQG QalreI u, St1tipreu all Der DeIaipares
GtIerbabn.
Der 10 II. is Sc. 8ug feet tn QDilnttngten IN Berbtnburo init
bMa + u. IS Wt. NaGMtttags3u8, paffGeiere tSunen au5 mil bemt
II, Is 10. Mbenbsue mad Wilmington Es Fe Spra Gpnbufteur
snen She'd befpnnten NH feearn NIT BEN 8 Il. IS ID, WPoreen;
aug mester retIen fGwaeI, s-e
Ndbfrr auSftnft srtaetit am Dfpot In p~reFpentar. Der Naent.
C9iasldD WtlItRM @tawfetb, @eeat.
W0foQesGc beime
go per gesel- uub Naapfi8ife a.. usb 2. gQi
tg6 5otihenbed} con Bremen nQd1 Nerp-U n
&4A Baltimore une aloereu 9dfen Der Ser. Sto1tea
gcroeu OCn ben lluter3eidaeten oNf s Wpnate uub l SJakr oiilfo
ar Se@nung hes 2rn. 20. SaeH III greaen Su ben FlishcR STA.
n au8geaelt.
&a5 gtben mir g9sdig in ~bsneBlgen guutnten aai .feIAsnbs
gIabe Deutihlano'S ab:
8ieg1eu, Stetdn Gp6leu5, @etba, Sraaffurt a. so. Rrenanadb.
YfdRiter, gfanntetni, Mdr5bar9, Stutgart uno aueSbura.
Sernsr Bauen uGS ~ gntatrru9ennno SpebHiOnen e~arpfoblet.
Bet unb 3 a d
fSai6,686} ia Bens2ombarbfr.
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@erdmdsertts TleiiH. 10000 gfun6 @dtnten, Senen
51ultsr 1Mo SrutntAde, serau@srtes unp setrotnetes Beef, Se
rtubess GTlen1uResu, e~tReelasene Hnh aewArste S@pernerlb
IN tlenlen GcnHden, gu ssEto1je1 Bet & ti ber(p . tctb er s
@6e rm Pratt- Rnb pgHg1Cnfr. @pfISs
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0ernat(cbte @n2eisetn.
Mnerbtetu,taett

fir bic 9tefer,tne BON NatiOnen uno B%reunmas
tertal fir Die 2et6t=Shife Bel Same5 So
Lamb unb 6poper'stratta 1T Der GbeIopeafe-
R6n
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Ot{embabuets 1c~
~ rT5EEHE5{Eg1 IS.%z%aZ% TEEx5gE%slE TgF&9s&TEH1
As4A
BtGtig fir @inwQlberer unb 0feiienbe.
GrI0artiB BON !3eit, Gel0 laO GlttfernuIQ
hWrd ee
Bntt@11Ores ussS CbiozGtfel0nGtt
nacb alleu T9eiten oe8 Weien5
Barter8butQ uno W{urietta, ODER 8enwp

#0tTer8bWT9 uao W(drleIf0, 00er Eeum0oo,
W1eel;ga uub Columbus.
Die Baltimore. up Sbtv- GtIen6atu bsstet bsra r~etfsaben @ub.
ltTun1 bic er5Bten 0grt9etle In geug auf 8tat9feit, 8eauenli4.
fett @Easrtett, Yanftlt6teit rS S6EnEett Ser Gsenertea, f. Bag
he prn tetter anbgrn Balm tn 6ieienh 2nnee ub~ertrpfen wirb.
Dtefe Satin spn1 ati6utiid5eu Gleer ~auseetenS, lift bic aittHs aus
~gehe9ntefs Qinte, ~8leid5eitt8 eber aud pe faT8efte nnb fans0fs
anO batev BITE biaieff 8fontf fir bte Gefenben naG hem gBeten,
bic ntNt ~8srfeblen i6Gten, fe ju benabeM : +.
Wfci(eneutfern1lig boa Baltimore mad
The Hancock Jeffersonian. [volume] (Findlay, Ohio) 1857-1870, 1861-07-05
Movemenls Of the Eaemy.

WILLIAMspoRr, June 25.-Forty
confederate cavalry crossed the 70.
tomac this morning after the with.
drawal Of the federal troops iroM
Shaff.r's Ferry, destroyed the terry
boat and then re.crosscd. The fed.
eral cavalry pursued them unsuc.
cessfnlly.
Colonel Lamon has raisel three
companies Tor his Virginia regiment.
General Jackson's force has been in-
creased by five Thousand rebels
IL is reported that Johnson's rear
guard. numbering 10000. having
thirty pieces OF heavy artillery. be.
sides a light battery. encsmped to.
night within tour miles Of Maritime
burg. They left Winchester Sun.
dav night.
From the recent movement Of our
troops. it 10 evident that Patterson
expects to strike or receive . heavy
blow. 1t is certain Johnson will not
attempt to cross the Potomac st
WiIl,amsport, and face tho heavy
batteries th're; and Il u equ1ly
certain Patterson will not ceos,
again.
Colonel Wallace speaks Of as
suming the Offensive Immediately
aud is anxious to revisit ltomney
The forces now comihy from the
West will drive the rebels from the
valley Of the Potomac
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A Song Of NAV.


Tho Springs scented buds all around mo are
swelling; there are songs In the stream; there
Ia health in the gale. A sense Of delight in
each bosom Is dwelling, rs floats the pure day.
beams DER mountain and vale. The desolate
reign Of Old Winter IL brok en-; the verdure is
fresh upon every tree; of Natures revival the
charm, and n token Of love, oh thou spirit OF
Beauty. to thee!
The sun looketll forth from the hills Of the
morning, and nushes the clouds that begirt his
career: he welcomes the gladness and glory,
returning to rest on the promise and hope vi
the year. He fills with rich light all the balm.
breathing flowers - he mounts TO tho zenith,
and laughs on the wave; he wakes into music
the green forest bowers, and gids the gay
plains which the broad rivers lave.
The young bird Is out on his delicate pinion:
he iimidly sails In the INFINITE sky; n greeting
to May and her fairy dominion, he pours ON
the West wind fragrant sigh. Around, above,
ttere are peace and plcasuro-the Woodlands
are singing - the Heaven is bright; the fields
are unfolding their emerald treasure, and
mans genial spirit is soaring In light.
Alas, tor my weary and care haupted bosom!
the spells of the Spring time arouse II no more;
the song IN the wildwood 49, the sheen In the
blossom the freshweling fountain - their
magic is DER. When list 10 the streams -
when look on the flowers, they tell of the
past with So mOurnful u tone. that ! call up the
throngs of my long. vanished hours, and sigh
that their Transports are over and gone.
From the spreading EARTH from the
limitless Heaven. there have vanished An clo.
quent glory and CLEAN. To my veiled mind no
more is the influence given, which coloreth
life with the hues OF n dream. The bloomed
purpled landscape its lovelincss keepeth;
deem that light, as Of old, glds the wave;
the eye Of my spirit in heaviness sleepeth, oI
sees but my youth, and the visions II gave.
Yet u Is not that age on my years hath de.
scendcd- tits not that It's snow.wreaths encir
Gle my brow; but the newness and sweetness
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a Gay Soldier.

A young man in the naval scr
vice, writing To his sister, who re-
sides IN Hartford, Connecticut on
board the Harriet Lane. in James
river. under date Of June 10th, gives
the following exceedingly graphic
and playful description OF the action
off Riggs Point:
Pigg's Point battery is six miles
distant, and was ths star OF attraction
and interest Of this ship one day lac,
week, when we drew the masks
from ihis hornot's nest by shot lrou
our thirty-two poundrr, and they
replied with tho warmest expressions
oi friendship from forty .Iour pound
or. Stood upon our dignity and
sent them two shells-right into
their front room-silenco ior a shorI
time, which was again broken by
our gun-tipped us the wink BY
sending us q good one that hit us
grand display of splinters, mixed
with cries OF first blood" bully
"pas, him below, men," "wherss
the handspikei' "who's afraidr
rip, slap, set him up again" ""stsnd
by-fire," and go on tor about hall
an hour or more, when We hauled
off with five men wounded and q
shot through the hull. We hav,
since learned that we have pu,
thirty Of the "F. +. w. Q" on tn,
sick list.
But tho cream Of the joke was
that the same day We rsn under ,h,
came guns, and captured q sloop u
the enemy bound for Norfolk, losde,
with hams, brandy, ard other stoses
fairly towing II out, o. Il we're. iron
under their noses; not Q shot va
sent sifer 10 90 ve bore Il 0f (
Camp Butler, where the sdairlnI
! Soldiers greeted " with three cl,sss
!, and . terrific tiger, and ~ hsv
. ham tor breakfast, to the tune 4
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Mr. TEN BRoEcK's horse, Opti-
mist. won tho Ascot stakes. The
course was two miles and a half,
and there were forty four horses en-.
tered. The betting was six totOne
against Optimist, 1t is understood
that Mr.. Ten Brock makes a nice
"pile" on this race.
Elk TREASURER GwsoN's bail has
again been renewed in the matter
at Columbus, for embezzlement
while in office, and the case has been
continued until tho next term oI
Court.
WlTHIN six weeks, Mr.. John Alb.
bott, OF Gambia, New Hampshire
has buried his entire fsmily-seveI
children and one grandchild-al
victims OF Diptheria.
The water in which potatoes have
been boiled is q sure preventive 9
the destruction OF vines by tn
striped bug and other insects.
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leate. q Methodist Episcopal week