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New-York daily tribune., 1861-11-01

DEfISEUIL ZoUAvEs.-A grarf corNert viii b'
given Friday night, at the Academy Of Music, fol
the benefit of the wives Of the volunteers of thi
regiment. Among the artists who will appear are
Mile. Carloua Patti, Madame Srakesch, Siguoi
Macaferri, signor Barili, Adam Toubsy, the Plan
list, and Theodore Thomas, leader OF the orchestra.
The programme will be attractive, and, in sonsidera'
tion of the object, there ought to be full house.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1861-07-27
Russell Describes jeff. Davis.

To-day l proceeded to the Montgom-
cry Downing street and Whitehall, to
present myself to the members of the
Cabinet, and to be introduced to the
President of The Confederate States of
America. There is no sentry at the
doors, and access is free to all, but
there arc notices on the doors, warning
visitors that they can only be received
during certain hours. The President
was engaged with some gentlemen
when / was presented to him, but he
received me with much kindliness of
manner, and when they had left, enter
ed into conversation with me ON gener-
al matters Mr. Davis is a man of
slight, sinewy figure, rather over the
middle height, and Of erect, soldier
like bearing. He is about SIS years of
age; his features are regular aud well
defined, but the face is thin and marked
on cheek and brow with many wrink-
les, and is rather careworn and hag-
gard. One eye is apparently blind, the
other is dark, piercing and intelligent.
He was dressed very plainly in light
gray SulIlIlcI suit. Al Tie course OF
conversation he gave an order for the
Secretary of War to furnish me with
letter as kind of passport in case
of my falling in with the soldiels of
any military post who might be indis-
posed to let me pass freely, merely OBJ
serving that [ had been enough within
the lines to know what was my duty on
such occasions. [ subsequently was
presented to Mr.. Walker, the Secreta-
ry Of War, who promised to furnish
me with the needful documents before
] left Montgomery. In his room were
Gen. Beauregard and several officers,
engaged over plans and maps, appar-
emily in little council of war, which
was, perhaps, not without reference to
the Intelligence that tie United States
troops were marching on Norfolk Navy
Yard, and had actually occupied Alex
andria. On leaving the Secretary, /
proceeded to the room of the Attorney
General, Mr.. Benjamin, a very intelli-
gent ard able man, whom I found bus
led in preparations connected with the
issue Of letters Of marque. Every
thing in the Offices looked like earnest
work and business.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1861-07-27

PoIsoN IN Spurious LIQUoRs.-In
a communication to the Boston Medi-
cal and Surgical Journal, D.. Hayes,
State Assayer Of Massachusetts, states
that he has made somewhat extend
ed series of analytical observation of
spirits, and in no case has he found
that any deleterious body had been ad-
ded by manufacturers to distilled liq-
uors. Cases of sudden poisoning by
low priced common spirits frequently
occur, but these are caused by the fus-
ed oil which is produced by the fer
mentation of mixed grains.
American distilled spirit, when al-
lowed to become old, are less deleteri
Gus than most Of the foreign brandies.
In newly distilled spirits, however,
there is source Of great danger that
should be generally known, as it is Of
special interest to the medical profes-
sion. Of these DR.. Hayes says that
the newly distilled spirits, cf the most
common kind, often contain salts of
copper, lead, or tin, derived from the
condensers in which the vapors are re-
duced to fluid form. The quantity Of
copper salt contained in the bulk usual
ly taken as draught is sufficient to
produce the minor effects Of metallic
poisoning, and the cumulative character
OF these poisons may even lead to fatal
consequences. In the old spirits ex-
amined by DR.. Hayes, he found that
those metallic salts had deposited to
the bottom Of the cask New spiritu-
Gus liquors and the dregs at the bottom
of the cask may, therefore, be consid-
cred highly poisonous.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1861-07-27
The Living Sepulchre.

In a note to one Of her chapters,
Miss Bremen gives brief account of a
sisterhood of nuns, whose rules, rigid
ly observed, are OF the austerest char
acter. The order merits the gloomy
title by which it is known:
"Quite close to this Tarperian rock.
where ] enjoy life and nature so un-
speakably, is the Convent of LIE Vive
Sepolte, which receives only princeses
Of blood royal. One of this rank wish
ed few weeks ago to see this grave
for the living, and was accompanied
on the visit by Seur Genevieve, the
tall nun of the Sacro CRur. She gave
me a detailed account. The living in
tered occupy themselves by incessant
modification. They fast continually,
never read, and direct their constant
meditation TO death and corruption
They never change their dresses, and
their under-garments only twice in the
year, hence there prevails an intolera-
bly, unhealthy odor in the rooms of the
convent. A former princess who died
there about two months before, ''as a
saint" remained still unburied, and
was visited daily by the nuns. The in
mates Of the convent can never see
their connections, nor yet hear their
voices, nor even know any thing about
them. Neither are they permitted to
see the sacrament. It is administered
to them through hole in the wall
Through this hole it is, also, that they
make their confession and receive ab-
solution. Amongst the nuns there, up
wards Of thirty III number, many we're
young, and two handsome, but they
looked stupid and unhealthy.
This order was found BY Princess
Farnese, and she buried herself there
with the other persons, and it has,
since then, in spite Of its unnatural
character, considerably increased.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1861-07-27

"I AND J.'-There are no two letters
in the manuscript alphabet in the Eng
lish language which occasions SO much
trouble, CT causes so much miscon-
structlon, as the two letters, and j,
as many inadvertently write them. The
rule for writing them properly, and
which should be universally under
stood and adopted, is to extend the j
below the line, while the I should be
written even with the line. If those
who write / for knew how it some
times puzzled printers, they would re-
member the above suggestion.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1861-07-27
How A CREASED Pig WAS CAJ

How A CREASED Pig WAS CAUGHT.
The army correspondent Of the Prov
idence Journal, in describing some Of
the amusements INDUCED in by the lst
Rhode Island Regiment, in camp near
Washington, when off duty, gives the
following humorous account of race
for and capture of a creased pig by
the volunteers
'sThe poor porker, closely shaved,
and thoroughly fabricated from snout
to tail, was conveyed to the arena in q
covered box. Piteous indeed was the
expression Of his innocent face when,
uncayed, he was turned adrIft. I'm
knowing his destiny, he slowly stepped
from his prison, grunting satisfaction
at release. But with a whoop ten in
carnate tiends rushed madly forward
and attempted to clutch his reprehensi-
bic tail, Piggy Of a sudden, awoke to
a realizing sense Of his position, and
darted off, uncertain where to go, and
emitting the most doleful squeaIs. He
iuStlCu tthA& HtoolSSt IiStS, iitsf
no respect for the legs Of any one, and
routing people in every direction. The
men perspiring, hot and eager, were
desperate in the chase. They grabbed
and caught only to find their efforts fj1-
tile. No sooner would the prize ap-
pear to be won than it was lost. The
difficulty Of the capture was enhanced
by its being allowable only to hold the
animal only by his unctuous appen-
dagc-any other method being ruled
out. The feat appeared impossible,
but one man subllmely rose whose in
tellect was adequate to the performance
of the feat. He showed himself to be
the very Napoleon ofpig chasers. He
scared supreme at the arduousness Of
the task, and watching for an opportu-
nifty, threw himself bodily on the vic
tim. and seized the tail between his
teeth. The squealing was terrible, but
was drowned in the shrieks Of laughter
,hat were undoubtedly heard i'll Wash
inotOn."
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1861-07-27

Zouave lays himself across the shoul-
ders of the two top men, for the beam;
then they reeve a rope through the
waistband Of the beam trousers, and
hang the spy in the most approved
style. 1t is estimated that this kind of
gallows will be very useful in q sandy
country, where there are no trees to
hang your prisoners to.
By this slight account, you will per-
ceive that if you are a going to send
any new Zouave recruits, they must be
men of the right sort. After one month
from to-day, the Colonel won't take any
man who can't lift two tons and a
half, run twentv-seven miles without
stopping for breath, jump over an ordi-
nary two-story house, and swim g mile
and qual ter under water.
1t would be better, also, for him to
have some preliminary practice i'll our
new way of repelling a charge of cav
airy, which is to disarrn your dragoon,
tie his legs under his horses belly with
his sword belt, and then take him,
horse and all, under your arm, and run
to the rear with him.
If you've got any men of this sort,
you may send them along early, for we
have still, for such fellows, few more
places left.
I get time to write this letter, having
been excused from drill by the Colonel,
on account of Simpsons dropping IL
inch columbiad on nay left big toe this
morning. Simpson always was a clum-
sy rascal.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1861-07-27
nYB!ondin has cast his line in Liv-

"a Blondin has cast his line in Liv-
erpool, and it is part of his plan Of op-
erations there that he shall wheel lion,
"Tom Sayers," along the rope in bor-
row to De fitted for the purpose. a
Paris letter in the Independence says !:
s'The famous NJ. Blondin has proposed
to the French authorities to cross the
Seine upon rope stretched between
the Palace Of the Tuilleries and bar
racks of the Quai d'Orsav. This will
be gratuitous sight to the population
of Paris and will take place on the 18th
of August. A considerable sum, how
ever, Of the amount set apart for the
fete will be given to the audacious
acrobat"
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1861-07-27

FRANK AND HoNEsT.-The Paducah
Herald, the principal organ Of seces-
sion in Kentucky, is outspoken and
honest. It says:
"Let us make the fight for the Legis-
islature. Let it be done on the fair is
sue Of secession or no secession-to re-
main with the abolition North or join
the South-to remain a slave State or
abolish slavery. Let us be honest
We oil mean 1t. Aagofs,s means 1t.
Breckenridge means 1T. PoaceNDaeoass
1t. Burnett means 1t. We all mean
it. Then why not say SO, and come out
and advocate It openly and honestly %
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1861-07-27
ADMITTED INTO THE UNIO,
A NOVEL MATCu-MAN VS.. TRoT-
TING HoRsE.--Wilkes' Spirit says:

TING HoRsE.--Wilkes' Spirit says:
A match Of the most novel and liz
teresting character is now on the tapis
between two sporting gentlemen III
this vicinity, in which the powers Of
maj, will be tried with those Of first
class trotting horse, in contest for no
ordinary magnitude for either. The
speed and endurance of both will be
thoroughly tested in the contest pro-
posed, which, is to be as follows: John
Morrissey offers to produce man who
shall run eleven miles while trotting
horse, to be named by James Bevens,
does twenty miles. There is to be no
limitation in either case, we believe,
and each may have two or three in
training as alternatives, SO far as We
are advised; bat, Of course, the man
or horse produced upon the ground is
to do the whole distance.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1861-07-27
SETTLEMENTS.

1907. Virginia, by the English.
1913. New York, by the Dutch.
1920. Massachusetts,, by Puritans.
1925. New Jersey, by the Dutch.
1923. Delaware, Swedes and Fins.
1886. Maryland, by Irish Catholics.
1886 r. Island, by Roger Williams
1859. n. Carolina, by the English.
1870. S. Carolina, by the English.
1852. Pennsylvania, by VIM. Penn.
1882. Georgia, by Oglethorpe.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1861-07-27

BY @. X. PH1LANDER DOESTICkS, 2. 3.
Now, the Zouaves are ali very well !;
but fellows who join just to have the
privilege Of wearing red trousers, and
Jackets with shiny buttons on, under
the idea that this IS all there is of q sol
dier's life, will, most likely find them
selves slightly mistaken. We want
nobody in our corps who isn't strong,
well l-built, and able-bodied ; for we ex-
pect, when the fighting really does
commence, that we shall have to do
the most of it, and the hardest Of it
so Won fellows who have sent us word
that you are coming, may think better
of it, and either stay at home, or get
well up in your gymnastics before you
show yourselves Ii Washington. Why,
you'd hardly believe it, but we had for
ty recraits offered last Saturday, and
there were more than half of them that
couldn't lift q thousand pounds apiece,
three Of them couldn't jump bat TWEEN
ty-cight feet high, five Of them couldn't
throw the commoneSt double summer
sault without taking off their KNAPP
sacks and laying down their musketS,
and one fellow presented himself who
positively couldn't walk on his hands
and carry his sword -bayonet between
his toes. Such lamentable ignorance
of the very first requirements OF Zou-
ave practice can hardly be believed.
We are getting along pretty well IN
our drilling now, and we ought soon to
bc proficient; for we have had twenty
one hours drill day for the past three
weeks. We got along speedily in our
peculiar tactics for the application Of
gymnastics to military purposes.
Ellsworth has introduced some en-
tirclv new features into his system
For instance. every man has now to
carry. strapped to his lnapsack, a small
plate of boiler IRON, about the size Of
an old-fashloned dripping pan. These
plates are ball-proof, and are used in
making what we call the "EEoaave
Sort" This ingenins structure is form
ed in this way Rows of men stand
on the ground in the required outline
of the fort; other fellows stand OH their
SliOUtueiS, itnd DIT, do eiiCS ot''heA oS
side, interock their plates Of boiler
iron, SO as to form a ball-proof surface
toward the enemy y-embrasures and
yloop-holes are left at the proper inter
walls, of course. Columbiads and rifled
cannon are at once mounted in the en-
brasures, aud the rifle corps take their
station at the ioop-holes, and in a few
sninutes we can pepper our enemy all
TO pieces.
Sometimes we mount few barbette
guns on the shoulders of the fellows in
the top row; but we had rather not do
this, as it exposes the gunners, and
holding six rows of men. with their
arms, ammunition and fort-plates, with
three rows of heavy guns, is consider
ed enough of load for the lower row
of men to carry, without the extra
weight of barbette guns.
As it is, some Of the lower row O.
fellows have to hold weight Of two ton:
and half, which they can do for five
hours without finching. At the enc
of that time, however, The colonel find
that he must give his fort lunch, O.
else it begins to get weak IN tho lowe
story.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1861-07-27
- The San Francisco Times

a. The San Francisco Times clos
es war article in the follwing style:
''If the country must go to fragments
through the treason Of its people, let it
go with colours flying, with guns fash
ing, and the smell OF, sulphur III ad-
vance. Ii it is to die, let it die with
harness On. 1t was born in storms and
tempests-Iet it die in earthquakes and
flames"
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1861-07-27
~ There is no acco

- There is no accounting for
tastes. For instance "A family OF
children we knew down in Illinois, llk-
ed castor oil so well, that when il was
given them as a medicine, they would
lick it from the spoon, drop by drop, in
order to prolong the pleasure OF eating
the delicious morsel.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1861-07-27
For .he Reporter.
Song.

SOuS.
A song for the noble,
A tribute to man,
Whose heart is fountain
That angels may scan,
And fin there no waters
More sparkling and clear,
Than the beautiful drop
Of the penitenc's tear.
Powers more enr0nin9
Than De Leon sought,
Gush up from this fountain
of high, noble thought;
The beauty and vlgor
Of ne'er ending youth,
Is nothing, compared
With the beauty Of truth.
A song for the noble,
A song for the brave,
A tribute to many
Who crossed the blue wave,
And bowed DER the rocks
And kissed the green sod,
And found here freedom
To worship their God.
A song for the noble,
A song for the free,
Whose king is "Our Country"
Whose crown "Libcrty;"
Long may they form links
In equality's chain,
And return never more
To base thraldom again.
A song for the noble,
4 tribute to those
Who ever endeavOr
To lessen life's woes,
Upholding tAe right,
And condemning the wrong,
With Upward" and Onward"
The motto of song. LIVE
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1861-07-27
Ages Of the States.

The following chronological tables
may be interesting to our readers at
the present crisis:
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1861-07-27

AND THE SrRlPEs.--The Hudson
Gazette tells Of little four year old
girl, who, while repeating the cate
chism at her mothers knee, replied in
answer to the question, "What did
God create 90 "The Earth, the Sun,
the Moon, the Stars-aaad the Stripes" f"
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1861-07-27

- There has been a rumor that
Gov. Hicks of Maryland has been as
sassinated, but it is not true.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1861-07-27
The New zouave Tactics.

BY g. K. PH1LANDER D0ESIICkS, ?. 3.
Bedford inquirer. [volume] (Bedford, Pa.) 1857-1884, 1861-05-10
From the NeoC York Tribune.
SINGULAR STORY ABOUT FORT
MOULTRIE.
.4cc0unls "a TetribLe SLaugAter.

A soldier who was drafted into The service of
the rebels 10 Charleston, and who sefEed al
the guns in Fort Mouitrie, at the seige of Fort
Snmptsr, has made TO US the following state
meut. His reliability is vouched for, and wa
have every reason to believe that his statement
is every way worthy of belief:
Our informant states that be served under
Capt. Havens, and went into Fert Moultrie the
day after Major Anderson lefl for Fort Sump-
ter. lie remained three or four days after
the fight He belonged to the artiRecy and
served at the guns most of the time during the
siege. The guns Of Fort Aloultrie opened
about half-past four IN toe morning, but Major
Anderson did nos fire a gun for near two
hours after. When he did open. bis FIRE was
rapid aud destructive. The balls from Sump-
ter struck the portfolios Of Modltrie, and, at
nearly every discharge, somebody was killed.
Theis places we're supplied by others. There
we're ~ Moultris more than one aboussnd men,
aud between three and fanr hundred Here kept
at the guns constantly, Not more than that
number could protect themselves 10 the case
mentS OF sand bags, which, while they Afforded
excallent protection, we're much torn up and
Knocked down, it vas between nine aud ten o.
clock on the frst day that the greatest loss Of
life occurred. The barbette guns Of Fort
Sumpter we're sienced early in the day. and
the round shot from these wero most destruc-
tive to Fort Moaltrie, and caused the greatest
loss Of life. They we're fired with crest
accuracy, and at times the sceuc in the fort
vas terrible. During the siege befpeen three
and four hundred tere killed, and large
number tgere woanded. The killed we're
collected together II mass, and at night,
placed IN boxes, brought down from Charleston
and taken away to Potter's field, and interred
during the night. Some OF the men were
horribly naagied, and others were scarcely
dead when thrown iuto the boxes. Blood
howod 10 streams from these rseeptasles, and
the sight was horrible. Tho surgeon at the
fort sent Tor help, and others came down from
Charleston. The wounded were removed to
the hospital, where such IS have not since
died, Dew remain.
10 order that the truth should DOT be known
in Charleston, the soldiers we're charged to
say that nobody was hort, and were threatened
with certain death il they disclosed The facts.
There were good many killed 10 the dwellings
outside the fort. The Moulirie House Kas
very much Damaged, aud large number of
buildings in the ueighborho0d Of the fort de-
Bedford inquirer. [volume] (Bedford, Pa.) 1857-1884, 1861-05-10
BEDFORD INQUIRER.

molIshed. The officers quarters 10 the fort
we're riddled, and it Is the opinion Of our in
formant that had there been three hundred
men in Sumpter, Fort Moultrie would have
been destroyed, and the rebels driven out or
killed almost TO o man. He left Moutrie
three days after the engagement, and went to
Charleston. The reople there would not
believe that nobody bad been killed, and made
constant inquiry for the friends who, they
were assured, we're still on Sullivau's Island
Hundreds Of families areyet to learn the truth,
which Is kept from them BY the greatest
vigilance.
Oar informant was duly discharged from the
service, and, in company with five others EN-
barked on board the bark Smithsonian Captain
Davis, which reached New York on Friday
morning last.
One Hundred and fifty Killed and Wounded
on Morris Island
One of the Charleston volunteers, who was
on Morris Island during the late bombardmenf
of Fort Sumpter, came here yesterday by the
schooner d. B. PITTS. He says that at least
one hundred and fifty men were killed and
wounded at ne batteries on Morris Island, by
the canister of Major Anderson He had
occasions TO be at Fort johnson also just before
he left Charleston, aud there he learned that
on SulllVans' Island thirty-nine men had been
blown from Fort johnson by shot FROM
Sumter. He had TO 90 to Charleston in
boat with some passengers, and when there
embraced the opportunity AMI slowed himself
away in the schooner, aud in that way got off
de says that the dead were all taken and
boxed and carried away in the night aud buried
IN Potter's field, whore the negroes are bur
led.