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Delaware State journal and statesman., 1861-08-16

Thursday, August IL, 1861
FLOUR, &c.-Sales at s515G5.s0 for superhns and
s5.s5as50 for extras Rye Flour sold at s225@s5O.
Corn Meal sold at $500 for BFandywine.
Observation-Disclosures club sold at 9O@l0so Rye
sold at l7c Corn sold at 100000 for western yellow.
Oats sold at 32lSlD33c
Delaware State journal and statesman., 1861-08-16

Thursday, August 10, ls6l
FLOUR, &cFlour sold at S425a4 20 for good superAne
Rye Flour sold at $500 and Corn Meal at ~ barrel
for Braniywine
GRAiS.-wheat sold at st.1e for prime reds and I2G
CGl3O for white. Rye sold At 52@5sc for Delaware
Corn sold at 52@53e for yellow. Oats sold at 35e for
Delaware.
Delaware State journal and statesman., 1861-08-16
ELECTION.

election for Nine Directors Of the Wilmington Coal
n Gas Company, will be held at the Oaice on Madison
Street Tuesday the Sd day Of Sepembe next between
the hours OF I and o'clock p. NJ
JNO. A. DUNCAN.
August 10, lS0l.-td Secretary.
Delaware State journal and statesman., 1861-08-16
NOTICE.

PROPOSALS will be received by the subscribers on or
before the nth inst for hundred aud thirty tons
best Locust Mountain Coal to be delivered aud put In
ALLKN GAwTIRoP,
BENJAMIN g. CLARK.
Wilmington, August 2, 1s6l-td.
Delaware State journal and statesman., 1861-08-16
For Philadelphia at 600 A. M.

s1KgS I'm and alter MONDAY
lSaS " July 22d, 1861. the
DLS. STEAMBOAT ZEPHYR will
EsaSfflisatts Als-.ssSS5sf15~ run follows:
f4taf n Is sd29Ea Leave Wilmington from
King Street Wharf at 6 %
A. NJ.
Leave Philada from Chestnut Street Wharf, at r. NJ.
Stopping at Marcus Hook and Chester at about hont
after the time named, each way.
Fare between Philadelphia Wilmington, IS esuta
ietGrn trip tickets, 60 eenta.
Fare between Philad'a and Chester Hook, iseeuts
Return trip tickets, % cents
s- Return trip tickets good only the day they
are dated
Es-lreakiast provided on board.
Freight taken at the usual low Shippers are re-
nested to have their goods sent to Chestnut Street Wharf
by before P. NJ, to insure their coming down
day and have receipts with each load Of goods
goods not rereiped for will be at owners risk. slip
cept can be procured at the Office at Wilmington pha
delphia.
Delaware State journal and statesman., 1861-08-16
MARRIED.

WARREN-PA RsON.--Ou the 9Th ult., by Rev
A. Freed, Mr.. siLAs NJ. WARREN and Miss
MARY A. PARsoN, all OF Sussex County.
Delaware State journal and statesman., 1861-08-16
Our wee6(u ALMANAC,
MarIMc NllteIIlarmrr.


Fort OF Wilmington, August 10, 1901.
Hon ION 5om a.
ARRIVED SINCE Uuk LAST
Brg Tauger. Sawyer In ballast.
sehr unnroek Parker lumber to Motel or Tatnal
Sip n. NJ Jc ter, Camp, lumber Lane and MgCless
Sip Passaic, Booth, lumber
Bge Mary Lmna, Shelley, lumber to Harlan, Hollings.
worth Co.
Rse llobt Reed, -, coal to Mcdaniel, Adams q Co.
soop Mary WArner,J Stokes, from Philadelphia, with
mdze to Charles Warner.
slOop Fame Riley from Philadelphia with indEe to c.
Warner.
sloop Planter, Merrlhew from Philadelphia with mdss
10 q. y @. W. Bush.
sioop Mary Ann, Merrlhsw, from Phlladslphla, with
ndEe 10 @ q Bush.
CLEARED.
Bard Mary Sawyer Bartlstt, VIII sail to morrow for
ortsIng2ath, England with cargo Of ship timber, della
ware WhiteoAk) from Mr.. Barrett Of this city
Delaware State journal and statesman., 1861-08-16
Proposals for Furnishing the City
Lamps with Coal Oil, CHM
news. Wiolxs. a. Matches.

DHE Lamp Committee ofthe City Council Of Wilmington
hereby Invite sealed proposals furnishing the City
Lamps with Cea on Chimneya Wieks, and Matches for
year from September l. 1861. The proposals must DO
accompanied with samples of the articles to DO furnished
rs well as their prices.
BIDS will DO received ut the office Of the Clerk Of the City
Council until o'clock Friday evening 23d August
instant EDWIN j. HORNER,
augl3-2t Chairman Lamp Committee.
Delaware State journal and statesman., 1861-08-16

Ar at Salisbury, 1926
fPassengers by Escn,ng Train from Delaware Rail
Road to Baltimore eau, If they prefer, spena night
at Wilmington and proceed next day. by giving nOcs
To Conductor and procuring stopover Check Passengers
from Baltimore to Milford, sotord and Salisbury viii
iae evening train from Baltimore aud spend night
Wilmington.
Both trains going North make close connections for New
York
L. Q. sEWALL Jr.,
feb Superintendent Del r. Il.
Delaware State journal and statesman., 1861-08-16
PENINSULAR r. r. LINE.
Change of Hours.

0N and after MONDAY, Aug. 10Th 1861 Trains for Tie
" accommodation OF Passengers will follows
until further notice
Delaware State journal and statesman., 1861-08-16
CHANGE OF HOURS.
Philadelphia, Wilmington, and
Baltimore Railroad.

Philadelphia, Wilmington, and
Baltimore Railroad.
On and after Monday, Aug. 18th, 1861,
PASSENGER TRAINS WILL LEAVE PHILADELPHIA
FoR BALTIMORE At SIS an. 1I.35 am (Exprsssl aud
10 pm.
do CHESTER, at SIG M 1885 am, 4l6, and 1850 g. Ia.
DO WILMINGTON, 1t SIS H. IBIS IN, 40 and i05O
Pm.
do NRw GAsTLR, At SIS a. M, and ais p. m.
do DOVER. at R.l5 =. m. and AIS .. IN
do MiLPORo, at s.l5a
do SALISBURY, at loan.
TRAINS FOR PHILADELPHIA
LEAVE hAiTNoaE, at $50. III, (ENprssl 10 Is SIN Ar
do wilaisaroS, $50 and lia3 am, 100, and 500
do SALISBURY at l 40 D. m
do MILFORD, at 40Op m
do Dover, at 9O5 =. m, aud 500 H. m
do NEg CASTLE, at il.OO a. IN, aud 100 D. m
DO CHESTER II l4O a. HIS l2.ih 22i. and $40 D. m.
LEAve BALTIMORE for Dover aud intermediate station
1915 a. m.
LTAvg BALTIMORE for Salisbury aud intermediate station
TRAINS FOR BALTIMORE
LEAVE CHEsTRR st s.45 AM 1905 and 10 pm.
do WILMINGTON At 9.2b IN. 1895 pm. and 1900 a.m
Freight Train with Passenger Car attached will
iollows:
Leave Philadelphia for PerryyilO and intermediate
Leave Wilmington for Perryve and intermediate
places Al : Is p. M
Leave Wilmington for Philadelphia and intermediate
places at 900 D. IN.
Leave Hayre Grace for Baltimore and intermediate
Leave Baltimore for HavredeGrace and intermediate
places NJ O. 90 p, IN.
sundays only at 1850 pm from Philadelphia Baltimore
AS IN. from Baltimore to Philadelphia
tebp r. NJ FRLTON. President
Delaware State journal and statesman., 1861-08-16
Desirable City Lots for Sale.

OTIS beautifully Situated In the west part Of Il city
IL having eommanding view Of the river. Persons
pecng purchase will do we'll examine them before
purchasing elsewhere The subscriber has control NJ
several squares. plot be by calling at the
store Of sh Market Streets Institute building
For further particulars inqpfe Of
Delaware State journal and statesman., 1861-08-16
FOR A SHORT TIME ONLY!


sTEREosCoPIc VIEWS in a great variety. seeneres
sAtuary, aud Groupe Also, Tor stle bis wordrenownsd
MICROSCOPE TELESCOPES MaEnihng Glasses aud other op
teal Instruments at the lowest Eastern prices.
S. kLEINBkRGER, optieau,
OFFICE S. w. CORNER VI THIRD X MARKET ST.
aug9.
Delaware State journal and statesman., 1861-08-16

lLUlD RENNRT, convenient and handy way fhnying
Il ronnet manufactured and for sale by
myI4 II, r. BRINGHuRsT, No, 81 Market ST.
Bedford inquirer. [volume] (Bedford, Pa.) 1857-1884, 1861-11-01
A Sketch Of Manassas Junction.


The village of Manassas, or Tudor Hall,
as the Post Office is called, is very much small
Ter team is generally imagined. In The vii,
lage proper there are not in above three or four
miles, perhaps not more than FIVE or six innab-
itants. The station Is situated on the Orange
and Alexandra Rsiroad, some quarter Of a
mile from its junction with the Manassas Gap
Road. There is no regular depot, but rude
lY constructed building answers the purpose at
present. One plain two-story house, with q
porch in front 10 which you mount BY half
dozen steps, was formerly the hotel, while the
only remaining roofs the place can boast Is a
small white cottage, now used as hospital,
and small rough Office occupied by the Adams
Express Company.
The telegraph is in two horse cars, like those
used on the city railroads, on one of which the
battery is placed, aud in the other is the ops
erating room, receiving room, baggage room,
dining room by day and lodging room by night
of the busy operators. These cars are placed
at right angles With each ether, closely con-
Dected, and over them, among the numerous
wires which radiate from this common centre,
floats large and very handsome Rebel flag
Close beside the cars stands the field telegraph
with its large coil of wire wound upon the
cylinder ready at moments notice to be laid
from headquarters to any point. The chief
here is Mr.. Barnes, and he aud bis assistants
are constantly kept as busy as bees.
Just beyond the telegraph Office is that of
the Express Company, which has quite the ap-
pearanee of a curiosity shop. The building
itself is filed up With all kinds of curious
boxes and parcels, addressed principally to
men 10 the army, aud which had remained here
for some time uncalled for. Outside large
reetanglsr shed has been built, beneath which
the larger boxes and barrels some three hun
dred in number, are retained till called for BY
the owners; notwithstanding the seeming con-
fusion of the place the greatest disorder pre-
walls. All tae vacant space is now filled, and
new board house is being built for winter
quarters. The Express messenger leaves here
but once day On seven A. NJ. train.
said there was 20 regular depot building,
but am mistaken. There is oue--a low,
dingy looking house, extreinsly dirty, one end
of which is used as the Tudor Hall Post Office.
and tsle other a variety store, where, by she
Wa5, soldier can spend great deal Of mon.
ey With as little satisfaction as 10 any place
this side of Kansas. The trade here is priu.
cIpally 10 matches, pipes, tobacco, shoe strings,
thread and buttons, and is divided between
this store and three suffer shops or tents in the
immediate vicinity. There is long triangu-
lar platform beyond the depot building, upon
which Is piled large amount of freight, which
Is received for the different regiments. Three
or four sentineis are constantly on guard here,
but these are not vigilant enough 10 prevent
about one third of freight sant here from being
stolen. Many things have been taken within
the last few days.
Bedford inquirer. [volume] (Bedford, Pa.) 1857-1884, 1861-11-01
5 Natural Bridge in Wisconsin.

A correspondent Of Philadelphia paper.
writing from Pine river, Wisconsin, gives the
subjoined description of natural bridge, dis>
covered in that region: At the mouth of the
vest branch Of Pine river is great curiosity
Ia natural eradge almost as Eonderfal as the
one over Cedar creek, in Virginia. Here 9
stream much larger than Cedar creek, Is span
ned by bridge of rock and earth, the handi-
work of nature herself. The west branch of
Pine river flows through most beautiful and
fertile valley, eastward, until il nears the main
stream, Wien high bluff seems TO forbid the
blending of their waters. But 'where there ia
will there is way,' and the branch 6nds an
opening through the high bluff which skirts the
western shore of Pine river, and their waters
mi0gle aud mlrmur on toward the father Of
rivers Here is a natural tunnel, from ff-
teen to twenty feet wide aud twelve feet high,
right through rocky hill, whose altitude 10
so feet. The bill is covered with tall zines
and foliage down to both rivers With dense
growth of evergreene. Tbs bridge is wide
enough for three teams TO drive abreast, and
from its location have no doubt bat through
fare will at some future time be established
along this romantic way: Sufficient water
passes under the bridge, even Ein the snltry
mouth of July, to set rolling and rumbling
dozen of the largest mills ia the State.
Bedford inquirer. [volume] (Bedford, Pa.) 1857-1884, 1861-11-01
Assault and Capture Of a Castle Of
the Knights Of the Golden Circle.

The Ohio State Journal contains an account
Of the saeking Of castle of the Knights Of
the Golden Circle, in Marion, Ohio-whero,
aud in the vicinity, there are supposed to be
some nine hundred OF the fraternity the
capture and incarceration Of commander
The scheme of entrapping the members of this
treasonable organization was brought about
by the aid Of man named Samuel Cheneye.
who got himself initiated into the gang and
then exposed the purposes Of the organization.
This man, at his initiation, had to swear,
amongst other things, that be would not stest
or slsep until Abraham Lincoln, now Presi
dent, shall be moved ont Of the Presidential
chair and will wade in blood up tony knees
as soon az Jefferson Davis sees proper to
march With his army to take the city OF Wash
ington and the White House. The records
Of the fraternity have been seizsd, aud the
people are greatly excited against The Knights,
whom they are determined TO erush cut.
Bedford inquirer. [volume] (Bedford, Pa.) 1857-1884, 1861-11-01
THE FOOT OF A HORSE,

The human hand has often been taken 10
illustrate Divine wisdom-and very we'll. But
have you ever examined your horses hoofa 1t
is hardly less curious in its way. Its parts are
somewhat complicated, yet their design is sim
pie aud obvious. The hoof is not as it APP
pears TO the careless eye,a mere lump OF in
sensible bone fastened to the leg by joint. IL
Is made up of series of thin layers, or leayes-
Of horn, about five hundred in number, nicely
fitted to each other, and forming lining 70
the foot itself. Then there are as macy more
layers belonging to what is called thes.cofia
bone" and fitted into this. These arc elastic.
Take quire of paper anu insert the leaves
ons By one into those of another quire, aad
you will get some idea Of the arrangement of
the several layers. Now the weight of the.
horse resta on as many elastic springs as there
are layers in bis four feet-about 1000, aud
all this is contrved not only for the easy con,
veyanee Of the horses own body, but for what.
ever burdens may be laid on him,
Bedford inquirer. [volume] (Bedford, Pa.) 1857-1884, 1861-11-01
REBEL INGRATITUDE.

The following case o: ingratiiude has few
parallels: A soldier called wet, weary, and
hungry, at the house of Henry Kernol, a far
mer in Fairfax county, Virginia, and asked to
be sheltered from the storm. 1t was q few
days after the Bull Run affair. The farmer
took him in. The soldier said he belonged to
the Union army, and showed tho Union army
uniform to corroborate his statement. The
farmer fed aud waImed bin, and offered him
his perlor, where he could securely conceal
him, in case his house might be visited by the
rebels. After receiving the farmers hospital
tiles the soldier said he would GO to the barn,
where he could better conceal himself from the
rebels. From there he disappeared, and not
long after the farmer was arrested and carried
TO Manassas Gap, where the soldier, who
proved to be spy, appeared before him, and,
at a mock trial, swore to issue falsehoods.
He was the cause of the old mans arrsss and
ruin. After being detained several weeks, the
farmer was sent to Richmond and incarcsrated
N the common Jail, filthy hole. He was res
leased few days ago, and reached Washing
ton on Saturday night.
Bedford inquirer. [volume] (Bedford, Pa.) 1857-1884, 1861-11-01
CURE FOR THE BACK ACHE,

Il is custom in Brewickshire, Scotland,
among womeL- workers 10 the Geld when their
backs become sore by bowing low down while
singing turnips with short. .shanked hoes,sto lie
down with their faces to the ground allowing
others to step on the lower parts Of their backs
with one foot, several times, until the pain OF
fatigue ia removed.
Burton, in bis First Footsteps 10 Eastern
Africa, narrates very similar custom of fe-
males who lead the eamels. who, on feeling
fatigued, 'he At full length, prone. standing
upon eaci others backs, trampling and knead-
ing with their toes. and rise like giants re-
freshed This custom is called sfogsi, in Afris
ca, and 10 our country, 1t is called 'straights
suing the back. k.'-.Noiss and Queries,
Bedford inquirer. [volume] (Bedford, Pa.) 1857-1884, 1861-11-01

AUTUMNAL TINIs.--No one can maintain
after this years. experience, that frost has aug
special agency IL the autumn colorarion OF
leaves. Scientific men have long understood
the matter, and have explained the ripening of
the leaf as simple process of vegetable growth.
though the coloTation Of the leaves at maturis
ty can no more be accounted for than the red
Of the rose, the blue of the violet, or the or
auge of the lily. The color which leaves as
sume in the fall is due to the same causes
But the popular idea that the leaves are chana
gcd by the frost is so firmly established in ihe
minds of uDsoientifo and unobservans people.
that it is difficult TO dispel. This year the
foliage has assumed the most gorgeous color
ing without sign Of frost, aud, indeed, seems
to be more brilliant on account of It's non an
pearanco. This is perfectly natural, as the
leaves have been able to gradually assume the
colurs which belong TO their ripeuess, uuoh-
structed by cold.
Bedford inquirer. [volume] (Bedford, Pa.) 1857-1884, 1861-11-01
Bntttq.
OUR COUNTRY'S CALL.
BY WILLIAM CULLEN BRYANT.

BY WILLIAM CULLEN BRYANT.
Lay down the ak, fling by the spade;
Leave in its tract the toiling plow
The ride and the bayones blade
For arms like yours were filter now;
And let the hands that ply the pen
Quit the light task. and learn to wicld
The horseman's crooked brand, and rein
The charger ON the battle field.
Our country calls away away
To where the blood-stream blots the green.
Strike TO defer the gentlest sway
That time in all his course has seen.
See, from a thousand eoverts-see
Spring the armed foes that haunt her track
They rush to smite her down. AID we
Must beat the branded traitors hack.
Ho sturdy as the oaks ye cleave,
And moved as soon to fear and flight,
Men of the glade and forest leave
Your woodcraft for the field of fight
The arms that WELD the ak must pour
An iron tempest on the foe;
His serried ranks shall reel before
The arm that lays the panther low.
And ye who breast the mountain storm
By grassy steep or highland lake,
Come for the land ye love to form
A bulwark that no foe can break.
Stand, like your own gray cliffs that mock
The whirlwind, stand in her defense:
The blast as soon shall move the rock
AS rushing sqnadroRs bear thee thence.
And ye, whose homes are by her grand
Swift rivers, rising far away.
Come from the depth of her green land
As mighty in your march as they
AS terrible as when the ruins
Have swelled them over bank and bourne,
With sudden foods to drown the plains
And sweep along the woods uptorn.
And ye who throng, beside the deep
Her ports and hamlets of the strand,
In number like the waves that leap
On his long murmuring marge of sand,
Come, like that deep, when, o'er his brim,
He rises, all bis floods to pour,
And filings the proudest barks that swim,
A helpless wreck against his shore.
Few, few were they whose swords, Of old,
Won the fair land in which We dwell,
But We are many, we who hold
The grim resolve to guard it well.
Strike for that broad and goodIy land,
Blow after blow, till men shall see
That Might and Right move hand in hand,
And glorious must their triumph be.
IN Y. Ledger.
Bedford inquirer. [volume] (Bedford, Pa.) 1857-1884, 1861-11-01

The Reg. Mr.. Smith, Chaplain of Col. Butts
ter6eld's Regiment, in meeting, made the fols
lowing statement in regard to General Patter-
son:
Having acted as chaplain of Col, Butter
fields regiment during the three months cam
paign, he was able tc speak understandingy
Of certain military operations, and particularly
of the movements of Gen. Patterson, to
whose column the 18th Regiment fCol. Butt
ter6eldl was attached. Mr. Smith said that
Patterson was directed to do one Of these three
things: either TO attack the Rebel General,
Johnston, at Winchester, or, if be was not
strong enough TO attack him, to at least keep
him in check, and prevent him from joining
Beauregard; or, ia case Johnston gave him the
slip, to follow him to Manassas and attack
that position in the rear.
But Gen. Patterson said be did not wish to
shed blood, he conducted the war on peace
principles. Col. Butlerfeld was then acting
as BFigadier- General, and appealed to Pat
tersoD. time after time, TO be allowed, with his
single Brigade, to attack Johnston in his in
;renchments. But Patterson steadily refused.
When piekets brought intelligence that John
ston had Left Winchester, and was in full march
to join Beauregard, Patterson diacredited the
story, aud resisted all entres.ies Of officers
and men 10 follow. Instead of that, be made
o night march of 20 miles in the opposite d.
fscslon. and thus kept his 10000 men Out Of
harms way until shs bloody disaster of Bull
Run, which be might have arrested, fell like a
pail Hpon the country.
The speaker said. there was but one opinion
Of Gen. Patterson amono the gcldiere Of hia
division. That wsa that be wss traitar.--
lie had heard the Rhode Island Begimeni caH
him traitor 10 his face, and hiss, and groap,
and hooE him back to dis tent. Mr.. s. said
that Pstteraon left his command al midnight,
and intimated very strongly that if he had
remained much longer be would have been in
danger OF assassination from hIs own men.
Bedford inquirer. [volume] (Bedford, Pa.) 1857-1884, 1861-11-01

CAUTIOUS JUDGE--Au irish Judge tried
two most notorious fellows for highway rob.
berry. To the astonishment of the Court, as
well as the prisoners themselves, they were
found net guilty. And as they were being
removed from the bar, ths Judge, addressing
the gsoler, said:-"Mr. Murphy, you would
greatly ease my mind if you woul keep those
two respectable gentlemen until seven, or half
past seven o'clock, fer mean 10 set out for
Dublin at Eve, and should like to have at
least two hours start OF them.
Bedford inquirer. [volume] (Bedford, Pa.) 1857-1884, 1861-11-01

A NICE PLACE TO LTvE.-Tho disput ed
territory between the two armies south of the
Potomac must furnish anything but quiet and
peaceful places of residence. What with
picket skirmishiBg and the depredations Of
maraudIng soldiers, to say nothing Of the con-
tingeucy Of furious battle, one would think
that the region would be completely deserted
by all save the contending armies. Yet it
seems not to be so. The army correspondent
of the New York Post srYs that a Connecticut
gentleman who owns a small estate near Falls
Church went over day or two since to look
at bis tenant. The family has remainediin the
dwelling through all the troubles Of picket
skirmishing, and scarce day has passed for
a month that they have not witnessed sanguin.
ary scenes from their windows. The building
lay between the pickets, neither party vcutur~
ing to it. On one occasion a Federal soldier
Ventvred down to the well for some water, and
was shot dead By rebel bullet while drinking.
There the body remained for day or two.
The house itself has been pierced with bullets,
but none Of the courageous family were harmed.
Bedford inquirer. [volume] (Bedford, Pa.) 1857-1884, 1861-11-01

The great Comet which attracted so much
attention last summer, is still seen with tel
escopo, not far from tho star Eta, in the con-
stellation Hercules. 1t 10 entirely shorn of
that wonderful appendaga known as the tail,
and nothing rsmaius but nuclues enveloped
in nebulous shroud, the whole not unlike in
appearance of small planetary nebula.