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The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1861-08-31

There : ....L 1.;-,.~.a.-s. -.-.rAn:=i--..s be-
tween 81. yes-.-.- c.. 80 .',-5.r.s" a...! The
rebel ba.:er:.s o. s!.o-r 81: -e:...as Sc
rious C.a Voc. occasionally wits tie
Rip Eaps to experiment wish tire Samyer
gun, which throws shells into the rebel
quarters 1T SewalIs Point miles off
with ease, and 10 their frequen; great an
nOy.uce.
An important expedition sailed from
Fortress Monroe Oh Sunday. under Gen.
Butler, consisting OF the frrgates Mime
s,ta aud Wabash, the gun boats Pawuee,
Monticello aad Harriet Line, and several
steamers and propeilers. schooners and
barges. The vessels carried over - guns,
and 40J0 men Their destination is un-
known. Commodore Sjriager and Coils
Max Wetber and Hawkins take part in
the expedition.
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GEN. BANK : DIvISIo.:.

Gen Banks has his head quarters at
PoolerviIie, "a miles above Washington
We hear very little about him except that
there nss fighting at Edwards Ferry on
the 18th, supposed to be between portion
ofCol Stones column and Cen. Johnsons
forces from Leeshurs. The river is still
too high for crossing Oh foot, SO that
Whatever fighting there was must have
been across the stream
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One method adopted by abolitionre-

One method adopted by abolition re-
publican press to divide the popu.r senti
ment of the North as TO the warts, to
accuse every Democrat and every Demo
cratic journal of seces>ionism who insist
on that the war shall be carrie on in
Constitutional way, and that the extrava.
gance and corruption and speculation
which have distinguished the progress of
event, thus Ear shall be abolished With
this abolition republican press, the rule of
loyalty is the manner in which it itself
would carry on the war. When this rule
shall be adopted, that press very well
knows every Democrat in the land will
lack the essential element of loyalty -
Now this is the attitude in which Demo
Gratis are sought to be placed.
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FRoN WEsrEEy VIRGINIA.

The War Department it is said is fully
satisfied that Gen. Ro-oncrans i sufficient
ly strong in Western Virginia to protect
that region for the present The report
Of the skiru.ish Of Col. Tyler, mentioned
confirmed by the latest advices from
Washington.
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FOREIGN BANKERS WAyr $4,000. 600 OF
TEE LoAH-lt is stated upon reliable au-
thority that an offer was lately made to
Secretary Chase, on behalf OF foreign bank.
e,-. To take $4,000, 600 of the loan. PRO.
vided the government would promise to
nav the int.re st at Frank fort on the Main.
Tie Secretary, however declined the offer,
as he is confident in the ability of the
government to maintain itself without ask
ing the aid of foreign capital - Washington
O Ptk,H,Zok;g Pc,sx
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CAPTURES BY DEMONSTRATION record
of captures by rebel privateer>, carefully
kept, the \. y. Journal Of Commerce finds
that sixty nine vessels, OF all descriptions.
have besn taken, the value of which can
not fall short CT $l,5OO,UOl. In the same
time the cruisers employed by the United
States have taken less than fifty prizes
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pounds) each. and will throw shell
weighing about two hundred and twenty
pounds The order is for the immediate
manufacture of thirty, and three thousand
thirteen inch shells - P.nsju.yh Pest, -aa.-
gust -.
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4 country woman came TO town the
other day to sell some chickens One of
the fowls, an Old hen, was tied with the
Strings OF the old ladys c. pc. and when
she WAS abou, 10 hand the sad +, wi 0 a
grocery-keeper who had bought the chick
ems, our old hen, who is the hero OF our
tale, contr:ved to get one leg loose, and
Hoped up street at , 40 trot, dragging the
cape after her That" said the grocery
man, is what call cape hen Looping Cape
Henlopen. Dear mel cried the old
lady. If we ever catch her, it will be
luck, row (Lucknow")
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Kentucky neutrality will go to the winds
There was y small outbreak at Lexington
between the secession and Union troops
on the 23d, which was quieted down for
the time, but is only smoldering to break
forth with greater volume.
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NOTICE is hereby given to al whom VI may cor
= that Ia y yae ~ hands and town lois Tor he
t-1-S and due theron r. Tie year a. D. Is D,
held at tie door OF the court house ia t- city ~ otta
c"Gniy Of La sale state Of Illinois by the collector OF
s~'d ciIy Oh the a day Of December D. 1860. the
subscriber urchas-d the folio ing described trac.' -"
l"nd and CITY lots situated ia -til AMI the
time Of redemption .ne will expire Que year
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BATTLE N WESTERN VA-WednesIay
mornings dispatches brought a report
froni Cincinnati that 4 fight took place on
Monday morning at Wayne Court House,
(beyonA Gauley bridge, between Col lei
gierS lOhio) regiment and a regiment Of
reIula;s in WEIGH the rebels were dispersed
with a loss Of 10 men.
Wednesday evenings dispatches bring
an enlargement upon this report, Cor is it
another battle y from Gallipoii>, o, in
substance, that he flattle was near Sum
merville, Kanawha Valley, and was q
bloody affair: that the Seventh OHIO
Regiment, under Col. Tyler, were surround
ed by q rebel force of 500 men. with ten
guns; and that the unionists cut their way
through the enemy ranks and that the
Union loss was not over 200, while that of
the rebels was fearful. And Oh the heels
Of this, Thursday morning, comes the fol-
lowing despatch
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While Senator Wilson was making his
mastery retreat in Virginia. OH being re-
pulsed by n team-ter, whose wagon he
sought TO occupy, he protested, in plain
tive accents that he was Henry Wilson. of
Massachusetts,. The resi- one of the team
sIer was to the point; H. nry Wilson
be id! ! have kicked him off the
wagon six times already New York
Fyurcss
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4 STAND FIRM SENATOR FROM Two
PoINTs or NIEw.--l called upon General
Mcdowell and expressed my dis-. ut to
the policy of lighting the enemy at that
time. Senator Wilson was present. and
looked at me, when ! made the remark,
as though was coward.-I Major Burn
side
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Tie Contrast.


An exchange has the following:
We are induced +" place the following
paragraphs l.s q rs in oder that Ine put
lie may become more familiar with II e
separate action Of the men 10 whom they
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WASHINGTON. Aur 70

W AsIlINGTON, aug. 20.
baiiied spectators, who snarl at the
Navy Department, will! soon have the
pleasure OF seeing an expedition moving
against the rebels upon the western wa
tiers, and very soon see the Secretary of
the Navy plug up the shallow Carolina
inlets to the distress OF smusglers and di-
piomists, and the greater distress OF trai.
tors.
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Heirs jane Wagner. r4D II ot sec i 81 range .
lsS T. ). bHlance OF tot sec 81 Range
jacob Fry. lor - Sec u Range 5
Josh Wnrtn' y oil Man :: 1t % Sec II So
Also It tie same .le on the % day al December
\ y 1860, the uudrr> gn-d became the purchaser Of
"iiDsing cts and tracts. The tine =: Redemption
Which will expire tie oh day VI December A. u.
/, :.
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10 ,riom "s>'d Lot. BIZ.
ITnStees S.ie.

Trustee s Sac.
WHEREAS Micaiab +. Fairfield and Margaret hi.
w {, the 10th day u! october, A 1855, ex-cu.
ted and d iivered To William Richardson their deed
o. the west hail of lot number thu % md
all Of lot number lour o. IN block ter III i3>
in he Orig nal Town city, of D tsw.. county of
L.. Sale Stale al .ois, secure 10 said Richard
the payment Of eight thousand dollars. be pad
by said iii field in sUur cqIa payments OF
lars each, and payable III three. four aud
FIX the first dry of bee n,,er. S. will
interest upon the whole sum at III. rat. OF ten per cent
per apnun,, payable >.msnnuay. the samr il, ing
messed by the said F.iif.u's four pro;ssofy
payable or,s.d. 20 the der said Ric.. ION
each bearing date October the 16;h. A. 1855; and
whereas said deed prov that case default be
made said Faint. Id in he payment Of SAID promis-
soy notes, e'iie o. principal or interes the "
days heIe"n lie same ,ha!l become due and payab
the wk"e Of said principal ard interest, secured by
SAID Fairfield in sail deed OF trust mel nnei. snail
h rruPon BECOME immediately due AMI payable the
saL deed of ,u>t may be immediately forsciosed by
said Eiciardsil his leg satisfy
the by setting the real estate mentioned and
right equity Of reden pon therein OF the said Mi
caiah f. Fairfield and Margaret his wife in the ut
public auction at the house door. LA Sale
county and State of Illinois. to the highest bid der ior
cash, alter having given twenty days notice OF 'he
time aud place OF sale by publishing the same !"
newspaper printed in said La Sal co unity ana ' u.s.
and deliver to The purchaser thereof go9n az. -,
cicnt dee Of conveyance therefor all o. Wiz -
is duly ackno lodged and recorded I'd ''ie IN ~ g, G
cordg deeds in said La Sale county Ia o'oA oh
pages .U7, los snd 100.
meut OF the interest mentioned in said iromissory
n,.s cco,ding the tenor an eu-ct thereof AL
NJ ron. nere.IeI vi take notice that by Virtue of
h.. Low r in me vested b. said trust decd and the
nrvrr a. safe therein cont lined, I the undersigned
rrur.. Z. ores viii IN Monday the % day of sep
t,mb.r A. d. 1861 one &c ock r. r. Of said day sell
for cash public auction at lie south door OF the
urt house in Ouawa in said co inty, he real estate
her. described, and all the right and equity of
dc,rption OF The said Mic iah + FarnI, and wife
therein for the satisfaction OF ssd eight Thousand dol
lars and inter st which said deed gwen to
cure And the COSTS aud exra, ses OF this SALE
WILLIAM C. RICHARDSON.
A B. SMIIH, Agent. Ottawa Aug 3. lSe
R0AKa
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SOMETHING GoixG TO BE DoYE- Secretary
Wells IS about to do something. The n.
Y. Times correspondent at Washington
telegraphs
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Tha; does not tell the whole story, nor
docs It tel. u correctly. The battle q
Springfield WAS fought on the 10Th. the
term Of enlistment of the Iowa troops
would have expired Oh the lith But. ac-
coiuing to usage, and PERHAPS law, they
were entitled to bc mustered out on that
day al tIe place where they were mus
tered in-keolluk Three or tour DAYS
before tire battle, Gen Lyon told them
that tney--having only the time that
would enable them TO reach heokuk on
the lith-were ut liberty 10 90. They
called regmtntal meeting, and To the
last man voted that they would not leave
their General. no matter how long driain
ed while he WIS i'll danger OF attack from
the force b, for. HIM Their los OF lji
killed and wounded. shows now faithfully
they kept ;heir word. The galan, State
OF Iowa vii, during the war, deserve many
commentators such as this noble ac, OF
her SONS has called forth.-LHi Iilj.me.
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CLARKsDURG VA, Aug. IS.
The despatch announcing the defeat of
Col. Tyler at Summerville is utterly I'M
true. Lylie was not there Cot Tyler was
between there and Gauley, with orders
from Gen. Cox TO fall back If necessary
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On ,Lee ye oi the Bat
lie =: bGi. Run, the tn
Regimen. Of teuu>TlvA-
III. volunteers all HE
battery .. thc New luIk
oiH militia. Unlisted ON
their discharge. aud ,hrr
moved yd the held IL the
sound Ct the euems )
cannon.
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Tie ~ Iowa rcLirr emit
a lytl.'tess vvir etilI
tied ~ oe discharged oE
the morning 81 The lac
baltic near Springfield.
IL iiI,>OuiI. oa.tDry w.
tel 70 hold Oh 80 iuugas
any lighting was 10 be
done, and mU-i uubiy
they Sustained their pos,
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Affairs at Frenchtowu.

A few days since we visited the nsu-
ally thrifty and pleasant village Of
Freachtown. The place did not, we
regret to say, on this occasion present
its usual cheerfulness and thrift, in
point of business.
One Of the hotel keepers had en-
gagged an artist and constable to
keep the flies of, and fan him, during
the worm weather The artist, who
was also engaged 10 another part of
tha town to keep matters straight,
took shelter under the shade Of q tree.
and had fallen asleep. thereby neglec-
ting his duty, much to the displeasure
ofthe constable, who protested in the
bitares6 terms against his unfair con-
duet. The matter is to be inyestiga-
ted as soon as the hot weather is over
and Goorao' shows signs Of life.
The Col told rs that Tommy
had been TO Frenchtown and carried
away all the money. The Major in
formed US that Alex. Snytlam was
there the day before Tommy arrived
and made considerable of a haul. We
concluded that we were knocked into
pi," and at once felt q goneness "
in our pocket. Messrs White & Rice
show considerable signs Of life. They
are enterprising merchants, and de-
serve success. Our friend Sleek is
doing something in the way Of car
riages, harness, &c. We hope he will
get rich
The Railroad Company are making
preparations to flag the sidewalk,
abont the depot Qeite a strong
fore was engaged under command Of
Col. .|ohn Sailor This win be a de-
cided improvement, and shoald have
been done long ago. While in The
OF the depot we noticed
one of the popular hosts Of the Rail-
road Hotel blacking his own boots,
and half a dozen customers looking on
This did not appear as tl0u gh the
whisky trade was very brisk. We no.
ticea tnat Mr.. Abul. FIock had his
new engine house about completed,
and had made several improvements
about his saw mill
The repairs to the NJ e. Church
are progressing, aud viii be an i'm
I rovement. Messr8 ButterGos8 &
Godown are also progressing finely
with the new building for the Baptist
denomination.
Taking Frenchtown altogether It
is considerable Of a place. made up Of
IN enterprisiBg people. and in time will
be town Of consi lerab!e size and
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The Three Months Volunteers.

In the course of a few days the term
Of service for which the volunteers
left this place il April last. will ex-
pire. In Easton, we notice that 3
meeting waz about to be held for the
purpose Of making arrangements, to
give their soldiers q beftting recep-
tion on their return, and we think it
justly due that our volunteers should
receive at the hands Of the citizens q
reception worthy of their bravery and
the sacrafice they have been willing to
make for the good OF their country
Let a meeting be called, a Commit
zee of Arrangements be appointed
and correspondence opened with the
officers of the companies TO which
they are attached for the purpose Of
ascertaining the precise time when
their arrival may be looked for and
when they do come the flags be raised,
the bells rung, (if we had cannon a
salute might be fred) and q collation.
prepared. A collation. might be got
ten up in the following manner; Let
each citizen that feels disposed to con
tribute, faraish such amount and kind
Of provisions as their Judgement shall
dictate, ready cooked, to be deliver
ed on the ground or TO a committee
on the day Of their arrival in our city.
By this mode all viii have an oppor
tunity to contribute, and there will be
a greater variety than otberwiae be-
sides, it viii reqaire bnt little, if any
money! great. consideration at
present.
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An Ealters on.nlon Of adls!ns.
SERvER.

Before you go for an editor, young
MAJ, pause aud take big think |!
Do not rush into editorial harness too
rashly. Look around and see if there
is an omnibus TO driye-some soil
somewhere TO be tiiled-anything re-
putable and healthy rather than going
for an editor which IS q bad business
at the best We are not a horse, and
therefore have not been called upon to
furnish the motive power for thrssh-
ing machine bat we fancy that the
life Of an editor who is forced to write
write, whetner he feels right or not,
is like the steed in question. If the
yeas and nays coald be obtained, We
believe .hat an Intelligent horse would
decide that the threshing machine is
preferable to the sanctum editorial
rde EDITORS work is never done. lie
is drained necessarily, and no wonder
that be dries up prematurely. Other
people can attend banquets, weddings,
&c visit halls of dazzling light, get
i4ebriated, break windows, lick man
occasionally, and enjoy themselves III
variety Of ways; but the editor
cnnuot. He must tenacionsly stick to
the gull. The press, like sick baby
must not be left alone q minufe. II
the press is allowed to rnn Itself even
for day, some absurd person indig-
nantly orders the carrier boy to stop
bringing that internal paper. There
is nothing in it. wou't nave It 10
the house !'n
The Lambertville press., 1861-07-24
The Fight at Mannaasas Junction.

During Monday afternoon the most
intense excitem3nt was mantle ted in
this place in regard to 'e v.rious
reports by telegraph re .eiyed ia re-
gard to the fight. Rumors Of all
Kinds we're afoat, some Of which were
believed, while many of them appear
ed too absurd to be entertained for .
moment. The morning papers, how
ever, confirm q portion Of the stories,
which are sufficiently horrible to satis-
fy body. One rumor stated that
the New jersey troops were all
cut to pieces at Baltimore" another
that some of the volunteers had been
killed" and that Capt. A w An
ge9 had been shot, &c.
Through the politeness Of Mrs. G.
W. Angel, we are permitted to pub
lish the following despatch, received
on Tnes0ay morning:
WAsHINGToN, July %
To MRs. C. W. ANGEL
Our Regiment is safe in Fort Run
CAPT. A. W. ANGEL
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Might have been an Accident.

On Monday afternoon last, during
the COW" excitement up Main street
above Capt. KQhrs Brewery, Mr..
Williamson and x-Mayor KEEPER
passing in q wagon, halted in the road
to see the sights, in common with the
large crowd assembled. While their
attention was absorbed with the doing
of the mad" COW, some person with
ont tbs fear Of Accident or Momus"
before his eyes, while they we're sitting
in the wagon, unIoosed the horse in
such manner from the shafts, that
when he was started he quietly walked
out Of them. The horse, which by
the way is very valuable one, took
the joke kindly, and halted at the US
ual signal for whoa" Fortunately
no accident occurred, as the sensa-
tion itemizers" would say.
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Oeaegal eWg.

How The REBELS Ger NEWS. w g
hear that the daughter OF q late Uni
ted States senator from Virginia ID
now il Newark, New Jersey, holding
coastan5 communication with The re-
leIs, and frankly avowing her synpa-
shy with treasoa. 4 correspondent
writes rs:
This traitor has twice visited the
ecemya camp at Manass. Junction,
and has had more recent interviews
with BeuregaFd than any Of our loyal
officers. 'Sbe can go through Wash
ington and our camps said one Of
cur ablest lawyers lately. and see ten
times more than you or I can, aud re-
port it all to the rebels, without car
ryiug q letter or fragment Of paper
about her"
We are also informed that The vile
Of an officer in the rebel army is visit
ing relatives 10 another town in New
Jersey. aaa that che is permitted free
passage TO and from the traitors
camps. ~ r EU. Post.
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ratal Accident

4 fatal accident occurred this morn
ing at New Hope, the following par
ticulars of which We have learned A
german, o. boatman by the name of
Carhart, from MaGch Chunk, while
walking over his boat, accidently STUN
bled and fell into tae hold, breaking
his neck. The deceased was about
As years Of age, and leaves family.
An inquest was held by Robert Mel
len, ESQ. The remains we're brought
to the depot in his city and forwar-
ded by Railroad TO Maoch Chunk fol
interment.
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Conmencement at PennlngtOn senllnary. I

Comm at Pennington Seminary
DEAR PREss 81 send yoa a brief
report Of tho twentieth anniversary Of
the Pennington Seminary and Female
Collegiate Institute, which occurred
on the 18th, 18th, and 18th Of July.
| The examinations passed of well and
did great credit to teachers and pupils.
An interesting exhibition was given
On Monday evening in the NJ. q Church
consisting Of good music, dialogues,
ana prize deolamations The prize,
Tryirg's Life Of Washington" was
awarded to Wm. Kitchens, by the
Board Of Trustees
Tbs exercises Tor Taestag evening
were blg II enter mnine. consisting Of
musie ana comp 3siti5ns, hy the young
ladies connected with the Semi4ary
The compositions, rs follows, we're
good
The Christina Soldier and Sal
utatorY" John r. Couover, New
Brunswick n. J. Shadows and
Sunshine" SaIlie @ Main, Saltwater,
n. j. Adectation. Almira Wool
ston, Medford, n. j. Labor and
Rest" !" Sallie E. Sanders, Pennington,
y. j. lie pavilion American,
AIDA Vreeland, Paterson, y j.
Mount OllVet," III. Lizzie Gfeen,
Nillville, N. J /" None arc Deed,
Mary e. Dunu, Salem, n, j., was q
good composition and read without
any afsotation. Thrown Together,
Annie Il. Woolston, Mount Holly, n.
J., was quite original. The Ocean
Cemetery" Maggie u Nc Neal alill-
vile, n. j., was apoem and read well.
" Ruth the Moab!tess," /" oaliio Il Be-
goine, Freehold y. -, was one OF taa
best. Now | lag me down 70 Sleep,
,Tohn White BavayIg N 7 was an
The Lambertville press., 1861-07-24
Jha gambertrille gress.
Il onn Kingwood.

The farmers have had very fine
weather for securing their hay and
grain. The hay crop was light, but
the excellens state In which it was
gathered makes up in quality what il
lacked in quantity. The great scar
city of fruit Of nearly all kinds is So
verely felt by farmers as well as all
other classes. have never known
such an utter failure Of cherries but
few farmers got enough for a single
ie Ii fact, It is a luxury I have not
rad fha pleasure Of seeing this sum
meF /; carFansa were quite plenty wild
fruit Of all kiads are scarce
FARMER.
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Cow In Difficulty.

On Monday afternoon o great ex-
citement was cansed by the rumor
that COW, in pasture field above
the Brewery was mad" Men, wo-
men and children nocked to the spot,
and sure enough, there stood the COW,
(someiimes she laid down., securely
fastened to the fence by rope round
her horns. Holes were bored in her
horns, the end Of her tail was cnt,
which was sufficient to make any COW
mad.n We have not learned the
cause of her strange conduct, bat un
derstaud she is in dying condition.
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Respect gos TIE DEAD. - /

eN-S@ ~.N4 EYE A4AAA - 20 - - N1i ="
p4n5eua Of the Philadelphia inquirer
says: "The Third New Jersey Reg
imant have erected a fence, entwined
with evergreen, around the graves Of
the OHIO soldiers who were murdered
at Vienna. Within the enclosure
they have balt mound. neatly sodded
on the Top Of which beaatifdI spruce
had been planted Acts like this not
only prove the refined feelings Of opr
volunteers, but show with what reyer-
ence they regard those Of their breth-
ren who. fell in defence )f the Union Z
The Lambertville press., 1861-07-24
DiscOuraging.

We learn that in the neigbborhood
of Centreyille, in this county, in the
wake of the late hail storm, a worm q
bout an inch long, is destroying all
the wheat, rye, oats aad corn, 50 that
some farmers have not attempted to
harvest at all except for the straw.
They are said TO bite the stalk otfjast
below the head. The people believe
they came with The hail, as they com
menced their depradations just after
it Some faamers have dug large
trenches between their fields, TO con-
fine their operations, but it is said to
dc no good.-Leader