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Cincinnati daily press. [volume] (Cincinnati [Ohio]) 1860-1862, 1861-09-16
Rebel Accounts of the Campaien.

The enemy is apparently unable to prevent
newspaper correspondents from describing
the defenses and preparations of the rebel
forces. For instance, correspondent of the
New Orleans Picayune, writing from Fred
ricksburg, Virginia, under date of August "a,
gives this account of the condition Of affairs
at Acquia Greek:
At Acquia Greek I 6nd.the batteries in ad-
mirable condition, well posted, and alto
gether beyond the reach of the enemy's di-
rect shot, but quite capable of giving his
vessels great annoyance. In addition to the
rifed gun and the eight-inch columbiad, our
men have mounted the long rifed gun
captured at Manassas, at a very eligible
point, and in a trial yesterday it threw a
shell clear across the Potomac to the Mary
land shore, distance of over four miles.
Unfortunately the ship channel is nearer the
Maryland than the Virginia shore, but still
measures are being adopted which will very
soon give our batteries the control of the
navigation of the river.
The battery at Acquia Greek, which
achieved one of the most brilliant successes
of the war, is under the immediate command
of Captain Walker, who has fine company
of artillerists, composed of young men from
this town. They have become perfectly
conVereant WIN tne management OF the Dig
guns There is also very excellent battery
of flying artillery, under Captain Braxton,
and yesterday another very efficient flying
| artillery company came up from Richmond
with six large pieces including a rifed gun,
| two howitzers and three other brass pieces
and fifty fine horses. There is also a Balti-
more company, and in its composition and
organization resembles our Washington ar
tillery. There is an ample force here to repe,
any attempt to land hostile force. The
water defenses are under the command o.
Captain Lynch, formerly of the United States
| Navy.
Moreover, the same correspondent draw:
this sorry picture of financial distress in
Virginia;
Every bank, every town and village cor.
| poration, even the State ITSELF and private
bankers, are deluging the State with
| wretched currency, in notes from five cents
to one dollar. Gold and siver are eagerly
bought at eight per cent. premium for these
notes and carefully boarded away. OF course
this currency never can and never will be
redeemed, and when it begins to decline il
| will be bought up by those who have issued
it at an enormous shaye-al OF which will
fall upon the people and enure to the bene
fit OF the corporation.
Cincinnati daily press. [volume] (Cincinnati [Ohio]) 1860-1862, 1861-09-16
D.o,.,ve R.,,Ic, or,be world.

Decisive battles of the world, those of
which, to use Hallam's words, q contrary
result would have essentially varied the
drama of the world in all its subsequent
scenes, are numbered at fifteen by Professor
Cresay, who fills the chair ofAncient and
Modern History in the University Of Lon
don. The are the grand subject of two
volumes by him lately from Bentleys press,
and are:
1. The Battle of Marathon fought 400 D.
c., in which the Greeks under Themistocles,
defeated the Persians, under Darius, thereby
turning back the tide of Asiatio invasion
which else would have swept over Europe
g The Battle of Syracuse, 416 D. O., in
which the Athenian power was broken, and
the west of Europe saved from Greek do
minion.
8. The Battle Of Aribella, 93l B. c., in
which Alexander by a defeat of Darius,
established his power in Asia, aud by the
introduction of European civilization, pro-
duced an effect which may yet be traced
there.
4. The Battle Of Metaurus, fought 20S D.
c., the Romans, under Consul Nero, de-
feated the Carthagenians, under Hasdrubal,
and by which the supremacy of the great
republic was established.
5. The Victory of Armenius, A. D. 8, over
the Roman legions, under Verus, which Sc
cured Gaul from the Roman domination.
| 6. The Battle of Ghalona, A. D. 451, in
/ which Actius defeated Atilla the Hun, the
self.styled "scourge of God" and saved
| Europe from entire devastation.
| 7. The Battle of Tours, A. D. 1856, in
which Charles Martel, by the defeat of the
Saracens, averted the Mohammedan yoke
| from Europe.
8. The Battle of Hastings A. D. 1905, in
which William of Normandy was victorious
/ over the Anglo Saxon Harold, and the re-
suit of which was the formation of the Anglo
Norman nation, which is now dominant in
the world.
9. The Battle of Orleans, A. D. 1899, in
which the English were defeated, and the
independent existence of France secured.
10. The defeat of the Spanish Armada,
A. D. 1888, which crushed the hopes Of
papacy in England.
il. The Battle of Blenheim, A. D. 1904,
in which Marlborough, by defeat of Ia lard,
| broke the power and crushed the ambitious
| scheme of Louis XIV.
E12. The defeat of Charles XII, by Peter
the Great at Pultowa, A. D. 100, which Sc
cured the stability of the Muscovite Empire
49, The Battle of Saratoga, A. D. 1777, il
which General Gates, defeated Burgoyne
and which decided the contest in favor O.
the American revolutionists, by makin
France her ally, and other European pow
ers friendly to them.
IA. The Battle of Valmy, A. D. 1892, il
which the Continental allies under the Duk
, of Brunswick, were defeated by the rencf
under Dumouriez; without which the Frenc
revolution would have been stayed.
15 The Battle of Waterloo, A. D. 1915
in which the Duke of Wellington utterly de
feated Napoleon, and saved Europe from hi
grasping ambition.
Cincinnati daily press. [volume] (Cincinnati [Ohio]) 1860-1862, 1861-09-16
WOmans' Manners.

Black,Oood says, on this very delicate
subject;
ave find the authority we have before
quoted Mrs. Delany, who was by common
consent mistress Of the art of good man
ners in her own time, greatly prefer for her
young niece any amount Of awkwardness
arising from timidity, to "too forward and
pert genteelness." Not that the real awk-
wardness is tolerable long, but here woman
have permanent advantage over men.
Not only does timidity in them naturally
find more graceful expression, but they can
generally find something legitimate to do
with their handsome little occupation
with the needle, the shuttle, or the fan-to
mitigate the pains of embarrassment from
which mems hands have no safer refuge
than the pocket; most other expedients
proving a worse, and often'a misohievous
alternative. And if hands are q difficulty
to the shy man, what can we say Of legs,
which, we presume, women need never
think OF, as an eneumbranee, at all 2 Where
is he to put them-how is he to keep them
in order so that they shall not betray the
perpleXity of his soul2 What an infinite
variety of bad tricks, with these particular
members, does not the demon of sheepish-
ness suggest to its victim in the hour OF
trial What postures what oscillations
Who does not remember that curate immor-
talized in Shirley who, in the critical mo-
ment Of courtship, contriVed with his own
hands TO tie his legs so firmly together will
his pocket-handkerchief, that he could not
set himself at liberty when retreat from the
scene Of discontinue became essentialT
Cincinnati daily press. [volume] (Cincinnati [Ohio]) 1860-1862, 1861-09-16
VANITY FHIRIsNTs,


DoN'r SEE IT.--Store Keeper--Can't I sell
you trunk this morning2
Gentle Milesian-An' for what7
S. K.-Why-to keep your clothes In, to
be sure.
G. M.-And go naked7
HuMoRs OF THE WAR.-Flrst F. F. w.
This is the way for Southern gentleman to
fight for his country, is it2 Why, l haven't
had any breakfast to-day, except swim in
Second ditto. breakfast Why I've lived
two days now, on an old boot, and darn
poor boot at that
The purposes of good cOmmissary-To
all in tents.
Good thing about Secession literature
1t can't be expressed.
Hint to tobacco chewers-Don't make
plug muses. on the floors of the theaters.
What the Cabinet wants to increase its
eficiency-A good Holt Of Kentucky.
Proper place for soldiers addicted to
drink-The Dry Tortugas.
QUESTION AND ANswER.-Question-Is
John Bulls motive, in befriending the South,
one Of mercy2
Answer-Mercy2 Nary!
Rebellion Smothered-It is stated that, in
the vicinity of Memphis, there are no less
than twenty thousand rebel soldiers under
| Pillow.
Fashionable intelligence the late
| visit of the Prince at Washington, it was OBJ
served by several of the suite, that the Presi-
dent, in addition to his whiskers, was dill
gently cultivating an Imperial.
The Freedom ofthe Northern Subsistence
thing that jeff Davis 4 Co. will not let their
deluded followers have.
The largest "Seln of the Times-W. H
Russell, q. L. D., &c.)
Natural Consequence of tho "Thunder oi
War"5-A bolt.
Died to Honoy-On the 18th day of August
1861, Thomas A. R. Nelson, of Tennessee.
AUTHENTIC ABOUT JBTF. DAv1s.-There
is so much conflicting intelligence about the
death of the Rebel reader that v f, felt il
necessary to go to headquarters for informa'
ton, and, all other reports to the contrary
we are no doubt on the right scent. The
correspondence will explain itself.
New YORK, Sep.
DEAR SIR: AS nobody seems to know the
whereabout of JEFF just now, can you en-
Tighten us? Yours, truly
VANITY FAIR.
Hon. BEN. WooD, Clifton House, Niagars
Falls, Canada.
CLIFTON HOUSE, Sep, 'el.
Ny DEAR VANITY: In reply to yours o
the 5th instant, as was also very anxiou
about JEFF, telegraphed below, and l in
close my message and the answer.
Yours, win or lose, BEN. WooD.
, lPer Birthstone Telegraph Co to Hsdes.I
. CLIFTON HOUSE, 5 Sep.
Any news Of JEFF Davis yet down thereP
, BEN. WooD.
3 To OLD SCRATCH, Hades.
HADEs.
i Not come along yet. Expect him shortly
have a nice warm place for him. Drop
and see me soon yourself-bring Val an
Burnett along. OLD SCRATCH.
, AS this is the very latest intelligence frol
a kindred spirit, we have every reason to b.
lieve it is to be relied upon.
Cincinnati daily press. [volume] (Cincinnati [Ohio]) 1860-1862, 1861-09-16
Seizure Of a Suspected SLAYER at New
Bedford.

Bedford.
The Boston Traveller, of September II,
says:
The attention of the United States Mar
shal has been for some time attracted to the
movements of the bark Margaret Scott, Cap
tain Ambrose Landra, fitting out at New
Bedford ostensibly for whaling voyage
On Monday clearance was obtained at the
Custom. house, and she was taken down to
the lower habor by steam tug where she
was detained by the revenue cutter Daring.
Yesterday afternoon Deputy Marshals
Warren, of Boston, and Cobb, of New Bed
ford, took possession of the vessel. Last
evening she was towed back TO the wharves,
and keeper was put on board. The officers
arrested Samuel P. Skinner, the owner and
agent of the bark, together with the officers
and crew. Mr.. Skinner was formerly cap
tain ofa whaling vessel, and till recently has
resided in Nantucket.
He is not supposed to have any property
OF his own, although he sWore at the Gus
tom-house that he was the sole owner of the
vessel. He has bought one other vessel since
he resided at New Bedford, and sent her to
New York. He purchased the Mdgarst Scott
about the lst of August Of Hon. Rodney
French. She is an old New Bedford whaling
vessel. Mr.. Skinner was brought to the city
this morning, and was required to give bonds
IN $4,000 for his appearance before United
States Commissioner Woodbury. tomorrow.
For want of bail he was committed.
The officers arrested were Captain LSndra,
John G. Morrison, mate, and Antoine Frazier,
second mate. They all belong in New Bed.
ford, and the last two are young men. Cap.
tain Landra is about forty years of age
They have been committed in default of bal
in 81, 900 each, TO appear before United States
Commissioner Hallett on Friday. The crew
numbering about eighteen men, are held al
witnesses. They were shipped for whaling
voyage, in the usual manner.
Cincinnati daily press. [volume] (Cincinnati [Ohio]) 1860-1862, 1861-09-16
RAYLRoADs.
CINCINNATI, HAMILTON &DAYTON
Railroads
nN AND AFTER THURSDAY, AUG. 8,
W 1851 Trains win depart as follows .GEll---

Am AND AFTER THURSDAY, AUG. 8,
SIS 4, si M. MHtT@9FroS flii is9fFr n SiT Snsis.
natl, HAMILTON and Dayton Depot-F9r -, =,
Miami RsP0aS 0Rsi' with q BsysCR ysCR and ScSsP Rail
road for Lima, Chicago and the West Toledo, De;
Uino,pnaa T matt RSiiroSd tor sSndusEy, 80. sO- 'AN
y A. M, CINCINNATI. EXPHESs-Rr
land and Buffalo to Niagara Falls, Saratoga SPRINGS,
Albany, New York and Boston ! via COLUMBUS, us
ssSS 4. nj. BxPR ESs-From Cincinnati,
Richmond indianapolis and West. Also, for 10
gsnsport, Chicago and the West Connects ~ HAM Am
iiton with Junction Railroad for Oxford and LIB
SA, M, EXPRESS MAIL = From Little
Pttsburgh, via Columbus, Crestliue and Pittsburg,
via Columbus CLEVELAND, Dunk rk and Bpita9i
Lts @iHp PpsDOEGpsE ro lg%6gs saS
HamIitop HiTIist X; and DAYTON bepotFor Hamilton, OK:
ford and Liberty Connects to Connersyille. Also,
for DAYTON Connects At Dayton With Dayton and fo
Michigan Railroad fer Lima and Chicago ana tor
Toledo, Detroit and Canada; = ,,.,...,
.5.53 P. M ExRRESS-Er%om % Cine Gtnoinpn,stEi p,sE
mond, Logansport, Chicago and, the North west
sLEEPING-CARs ON THIS TRAIN.
s p. M. ACCOMMODATION-From !, Little
natl, Wilmington and GAINESVILLE Railroad, Freight
@9S S,5S Pl NJ AUGONIM Gin.
! einnati, Hamilton and Dayton DePot-For Ham
"TII00P. M. NIGHT RxPREss-From UineIp
| NATL Hamilton and Dayton Depot. Oonneets VII
Oolum Gus, Steubenville and Pittsburg, via Oolum
bus, Crestlne and Pittsburgi via Colqmbus, beilSi
| aud Pitt burg; and via Columbus and Cleveland
sLBEPING-OARs ON THIS TEAM.
Trains leave Dayton for the East, via Columbus
| at 1890 A. NJ, 1885 A. M. and 0;A5 p. M, TO
| Columbus.
connections as advertised, except for Detroit an
| points in Canada.
The 10 p nj Express runs daily, Saturdays ex
eepted. All other trains daily, Sundays ex
| cepted. = ...- ,-
apply at the Oioes, south east corner OF Front an
Broadway; west side Of Xine-street, between On
Postoffice and the Burnet House; No, 2 West Third
street; SiIth-street Depot, and ct the East Front
Trains run By Columbus time, which II seVe
minutes faster than Cincinnati time.
| p. W. STRADER, General Ticket Agent,
| tons Al tbe TfoE az Once leg
Cincinnati daily press. [volume] (Cincinnati [Ohio]) 1860-1862, 1861-09-16
Written for the OinoiunAti Daily Press
HHCHO VALLEY Y"
BI j. p. WILLIAMS.

ob where will you find in this land Of the West
A valley more sweet than the one / love best
It's enoircliDg hills in soft haziness dwell,
Ihe dreams q 9nss , ShildhSod @ toe fearful e. te
Where il meets the fair bounds Of the far croling
Outlines the calm valley with delicate zone,
And gives IL the semblanee Of world all tts own
Hasi inSoenf sbadoWs in trsceres OF light
Along the fiat earth, or the smoothe rolling land
Or float DER the hill sides, STILL dreamy band.
OH where will you find in this land of the West
A valley so peaceful SO calm, in ITS rest
stand solemrly off DER the green fields OF corn,
Which, in whispering lands far lar, stretching away,
Murmrr sweet praise in the soft hush OF days
Or when the young dawn to it's fullness hath grown,
And the s hit lusheth down from its bright Eastern
How Il smiles Ger creation and lights mp the scene
S1n mission of beauty and love it would seem;
For IL dreams the tree tops with mystified glow,
And moves down the hill.slopes with q Heavenly
1t reddens the meadow. lands, tranquil and still,
Far skiTting the base Of yon glorihed hill.
And this light of the morning land comes like
dream,
Whose beautiful curves and low, murmuring voice,
As It winds through the vale this land Of my choice
are 6 mOTe eso w Sep SSS
As they gassed the water OF checker the green
Long the placid old r. ad, which follows the stream,
Where the wild fowl and rabbit start at the tread,
And the lone dove is heard in the woods far ahead
Then how tranquil at evel as the droppeth down
1t sketcheth sky glories long the still Western
bound.
Casting back its warm bushes in pictures of love,
or gives chesings of gold in dusk forest and grove
Or smiles long the village, glinting house and tree
top;
Flushing up yoDder MILL ere its caresSes will stop.
And at night-fall, when shadows creep, lone, o'e
the ground
When the dew mists are breathing sweet odor
around,
And the waning old moon peereth through the darl
trees,
Or in virgfnal gold riseth slowly DER these,
Cr Vapor5 in moon. light trace the stream as the!
rise.
Aud strange mista close forever these scenes iron
my eyes,
Then how dreamful the stiffness. which reignetl
around
As in harmony blent with each murmuriug sound
FAREWELL "Echo Valley ~ how fearful the spell,
a thy hills giveth back my last, long tdreWeN!
Cincinnati daily press. [volume] (Cincinnati [Ohio]) 1860-1862, 1861-09-16

RECRUITING IN CANALA.-An attempt was
recently made, it is said, to recruit for the
Union Army, in Canada. A placard, adver-
tising for volunteers, was posted in Kingston
by some persons from Rochester N. Y, was
removed by public officer and brought to
the police court. Instructions were forth.
with issued to the police to destroy any
similar cards that might appear in the streets
or public saloons of that city.
Cincinnati daily press. [volume] (Cincinnati [Ohio]) 1860-1862, 1861-09-16

ayes he found 1t hid away in some old
boxes, as Aldrich had directed" -.
"If you are passenger for c." said
waiter, "the bus is ready"
So thanked my friend for his story, and
bade him goodbye.
Cincinnati daily press. [volume] (Cincinnati [Ohio]) 1860-1862, 1861-09-16

New and True Whate Ser the Southern
ers may think about Bull Run, they have
now discovered that "the battle is to the
Fleet,
Cincinnati daily press. [volume] (Cincinnati [Ohio]) 1860-1862, 1861-09-16

VINHE WEEKLY PRESS NOW READY.
n containing tae News OF the Week, both FOreign
and Local, and Telegraphc Summary OF Events
elsewhere, up to the hour Of going TO press.
G01 sale NJ the Counting room, PEles 3 oents.
Daily Democrat and news. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1859-1864, 1861-03-30

we hear It rumored, says the Dubuque
Herald, that Judge Williams, OF Clay
to" county, has been appointed one of
the Judges of the Supreme Court of the
State, by Gov. kirkwood, to succeed
Judge Wright, who resigned on account
OF III health, caused by severe injury
received some ks since. The retire.
ment Of Judge Wright from the Supreme
Bench will be regretted by the Bar Of
the Safe, and by his many personal
friends and Scquaintances, who know
ms worth as jurst and az a nxn. We
mingle cur regrets with the many 9th
ers WHO vi be similarly affected when
they hear OF this loss to the Judiciary of
Iowa. OF The qualifications Of his a.
'eeed successor, we cannot speak ad-
''sedly, having no personal Wedge
on the subject, tu; We presume Gov.
h'k~ood would not place an unfit per-
son IN such an important position.
Judge DILLON, il the appointment of
Judge lights successor be not made.
would be just the man for the place.
lhere Is no q ut about his qualfca-
tions, It Appeals, and OF his fitness in
every respect. He would give univer-
sal satisfaction TO the Bar so far AS We
have heord.
Daily Democrat and news. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1859-1864, 1861-03-30

Every time We allude to the late
craw-fshing OF the Republican party in
reference to their once undying free
Territory declarations, and call upon
the Gazette to give some explanation
for such an unheard Of proceedings, that
aimable sheet very sdroitly lodges the
Issue nd proceeds to bring up some
other polnt-to expatiate upon some
other matter irrelevant to the real issue.
This, though very unfair, is not at all
arrange. We have noticed such pro-
ceedings 80 many times on the part OF
our neighbor, that we look upon it all
as matter OF course. The only reason
they have ventured to throw out was the
one given yesterday-which was tina,
those Territories never can by any pos
sibi!ity, become slave Territory" That
is pretty strong, neighbor. Let us en-
quire il there is not just as much posi-
bility to-day as there was in May last,
when the Chicago Platform was framed
or in 1856, when the Philadelphia Plat
form WAS thrown out to the people
II there was "no possibility" last May,
why did the Republican party incorpo-
rate it in their Platform, and why, dur
ing the entire campaign, did every
speaker wax eloquent over the horrors
and the revolving spectacle Of admitting
slavery into the Territorie. Did the
X publican speakers and tie Republi-
can editors see the g impossibiity then
As the Gazette sees it now! Did they
know then that they were arousing the
feelings Of the South and kindling .
fame which has grown into a destruc-
tive fire-and all for an ''impossibility 2"
Is there really no foundation for all tb At
Republican hue and cry! We .aid 80
thousand times, and now the Gazette
comes forward and acknowledges that
We were right-that we told them the
truth, all that war upon the South all
that rodomontadc about the awful
curse of the spread of slavery, the
canning sin Of permitting the hydra
healed to draw its sin stepped, shiny
CARCASS into another foot Of our noble
free forever free Territory" was all
gas, and the Gazette admits it. 1t
further admits that itself WAS playing
the hypocritc all the while-sheddinp
crocodile tears over an imaginary evil
and one which it never expected to
would happen. Shame and disgrace
upon such party. No wonder that it
tremb'es and reels and staggers in its
boots no wonder that a curse rests
down upon it. Has our nelghbor any
excuse for such debasing conduct! Does
1t pretend that there was anything in
Its conduct with reference to that mat
ter, but the most AFFECT hypocrisy ?
Just face the music, il you please, and
tell rs just what you meant by your con.
QUOT then, and Your conduct at this
time. Put them together and strike .
alaace
Daily Democrat and news. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1859-1864, 1861-03-30

"BY TUE ETERNAL.n-A Washing
ton correspondent says: "Mr. Chase
took the President severely to task for
even thinking of evacuating Fort Sum
ter, whereupon the President is repre-.
sented as rising in all his majesty, and
Informed Mr.. Chase that be merely in
vited him % scat in the Cabinet for the
purpose of consultation alone, and not
to dictate as to what his actions should
be; and If Mr.. Chase or Mr.. Blair were
not satisfied with his position, they Lad
the privilege Of retiring"
Daily Democrat and news. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1859-1864, 1861-03-30

COOP FOR GID.-The Cleveland
Painaedler CONNIE nts as follows on the
appointment of Joshua r. Giddings as
Consul General to British North Amer
lea:
Good for Gid. The General will re-
side at Montreal and be General Super
rntendcnt of the Under Ground Railroad
for British North America. But how
comes Old Gid to be asking Office from
this Administration? Did he not leave
the Wigwam Convention in huff be-
cause Carter Knocked one Of his plat
torn resolutions i'll the head, and did he
not, after Lincoln's nomination. write
him letter, saying, "as ne should want
no office from him, he would take the
liberty to advise him." ETC., etc. But Old
Gid has gone, as it were, out of the
world, into Canada. Four thousand a
year will probably keep him out Of the
country for the next four years. What
will the Republicans of Ohio do with
out theirprophet and leader? We shall
see.
Daily Democrat and news. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1859-1864, 1861-03-30
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