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A gentleman recently from the South states
that business at Montgomery, and, indeed, in
every city and town in Alabama, is at stand
still. The rebel government having procured all
the cotton they could by false representations,
are now swindling the citizens out of their pro-
duce, an consequently the southern cities and
towns are flooded with confederate bonds"
These bonds have been issued to represent diff
ferent amounts, some as low as one dollar, and
as they have been made alegal tender, the banks
take them upon deposit, and while they invari
ably pay them out again. in the place Of gold
and silver, they at the same time receive their
own notes, but do not pay them out again. Gold
10 worth in Montgomery 20 per cent, and in
Nashville Ii per cent, but even at these ratesit
is difficult to get.
GEN. RosgxcRAHs. This gallant and accom-
plshed officer is thus described by correspond
ent Of the Cincinnati Times:
Gen. Rosecrans is at Clarksburgh, and must
cay that never felt so much disappointed in
any man in my life There he stood with mis-.
cradle old blouse Of the very commonest mater
ial, on, withouta stitch indicative OF his rank.
The pants, sure enough, were of the very coars.
eat te xture, and must have witnessed the affair
at Rich Mountain. The shoes we're common bro.
gans, such as the soldiers wear, and must be at
least three sizes too large for him. The cap was
Of very coarse, miserable material. lis fan
mel .hirt was ciean but as coarse as nigh ''pri-
vate's" In all took Gen. Rosencrans to be a
'higb private who was very popular with the
officers and men. He had . shake hands for ey-
erybody, and noticed particularly that be had
more 70 say to the men than the o6lcers When.
ever his back was turned, and out Of hearing,
the fellows wonld wax end gay
'sThat's the chap for you," won't be fight,
oh ?" "He's the bully boy Another round,
Just look At his eye. and you will be sure 70 sep
Aght there.n
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sl ''F1re and SWord.,,
The following notice is Published In the
Richmond Iva lWhia Of the 2ltb ult:


Richmond Iva Wing ofthe 94th ult:
The shortest path to peace is that which car.
ries havoc and desolation to our invaders. It il
believed that there are five or ten thousand men
in the South ready aad willing to share the fate
Of Curtius, and devo,e themselves to the saliva.
tion oftheir country. 1t is proposed that all
who are willing to make the sacrifice, shall arm
themselves with swoIi. Two Ave shooters, and
carbine each, aud meet. On horseback, at soma
place 70 be designated, convenient for the v,eat
work IN hand. Fire and sword must De carried
70 the houses ofthose Who are visiting those
blessings upon their neighbora Philedelphis,
and even New York, 10 not beyond the roach Of
. long and brave arm. The moral people Of
these cities cannot 10 better taught the virtues
81 invasion than BY the blazing light Of their
own dwellings,
None need apply for admission TO 'sThe De-
voted Band, but those who are prepared to
take their life In their hand, and who would in
dulge not the least expectation Of ever returning
They dedicate their lives to the destruction Of
their enemies.
A.S. B D. R., Richmond.
All Southern papers are requested TO give
this notice . few insertions.
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PREMIUMS OVER yAIRBANxsrlW bt
IN HIS OWN STATE
VERMONT SflTE ExIR ~ =. o'ii' =

Extracts from Vermont stass Agricultural socisyf or.
heiAl Rspsss, eeptembef lSth, 1857 = 'so8-
tursd BY John Howe Jr Of Brandon w. and TIE other
BY Mtsrs Fairbanks, Of 81. Johnsbury. Tia former .
constructed upon new psincarae, h b elhsA. u car
ried 81 the pfemian, being ndse aecmtRt i4WSa9e
according 70 ths various tsss 70 yhiehk vas Sussd.
AWARD OF PREMlUMs. es1J TIC %
John Howe, Jr Brandon, VI, one set Hay Scalsa e16.
Scales, SiO. -51'.i.sH y .asasi issishS' i0oiss u
~ 7 ANOTHER PRRNIUA sEraB NOT
At the Vermont State Fair September tn 1864, an1
severe tSia and est Of the Strong Ros and the Hai.
banks Scales, The Dpoma was awarded 10 John Howe,
Jr, for the best Hay Scales syas biz ,5TaI psfaBo
Ecsry Scas Wa,ransed to oies Ensfrs Sasigacsios,e
y5oa,t. zdke1 RG0k. ss,.Fa +is,;it tposi -
is our design to keep constantly IN stock ample p-
ply OF every description Of Weighing Appaxatup, wehNo
oner for sale at she nanufacturei5 lowest prices -
For further particulars and references please ell upon
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c,usp.aAcr AND THE lxpiAH TRIBls.-
Vile Journal says:


n 4 oosederates are At work making tres-
~ Isdiansl The Fort Smith Times Of
T. IN learns that Captain Pike has con
Lies with the Choctaws, Chickasaws,
.sS Seminoles. All the tribes ON the
y s.re thus formed An alliance with the
s..s,. States, except the Cherokeea-
,,.., With Mr.. Ross at their head, are
s.S,y, and large number Of his people
\ ne South, mostly half bloods, while the
~ are opposed to the South, and still
line old Government. The Cherokees
ka,o be very much divided In sentiment,
80 az the half bloods have been com.
s. '. 4. for their lives. The Times enter.
- nome Of any arrangement being made
y. pos and the Confederate Commission
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The new Income Tax and Internal Duties bill
just passed bv Congress will prove interesting to
oil, inasmuch as its provisions concern almost
every person engaged in daily lahsr. The levies
generally reach only those possessed of real es.
tate interests, 6nt this bill extends to all the
notifications of society, and taxes the clerk pro-
portionately with the wealthy merchant and
land owner. It's principa! feature Is the impost
Of a tax Of three per cent per annum on all year
" incomes of over $500, accruing after the pay
ment of the usual taxes, while in the case of
foreign residents the rate is to be FIVE per cent.
On gold watches tar Of one dollar is laid, and
on silver watches fifty cents Carriages are to
bc taxed from one 70 fifty dollars each, In &C.
ecofdance with their value spirituous liquors
are to be taxed five oents per gallon, or sixty
cents per barrel, when the latter contains over
thirty gallons, the tai to be paid by the distiller
who is required to keep sworn record of the
number of gallons manufactured. A drawback
is allowed in cases where euch taxed LIQUORS
may subsequently be exported.
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"SrcEssIos" II CANADA.-A accession 9ag NJ
hoisted on the American Hotel, Hamilton. on
Saturday and taken down On Sunday afternoon
By The police. = 2
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II you want to be ''bored" until You feel that
there is no soul left in you, just listen to street
discussion on secession for an hour. We list
ed only few minutes the other day, and we
felt very much as John Strange felt once in a
Methodist love-feast; when young man related
not his religious experience, but, sad story
of disappointed love. When this verdant and
sore-hearted lover had finished his tale, the
venerable Presiding Elder rose and eaid, 'Bretb-
rem and Sisters, let as all pake."-[At. Vernon
Herald.
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Wonderful ROmances by zen: Davis.
A correspondent of the Montgomery Confed-
Grafton, writes from Richmond as follows:
The accounts of the great battle continue to
come in by instalments. saw President Davis
this morning, who gave me many interesting
particulars.
Their appointments were magnificent. They
had 50 pieces of artillery Of the very best char
acter. Sherman's battery, that had 4 romantic
reputation; the West Point battery; the Rhode
Island battery; all magnificent guns, and from
which not single discharge had been made
We captured the whole-the Rhode Island bat.
terry, with 50 horses all harnessed to it. and
ready for action. Their muskets. rifles, pistols,
bayonets, sc. were superb-of these it is said
We shall get from 10000 to 10000. Cartouche
boxes, knapsacks, India rubber great coats by
the wagon load. Ammunition boundless guam
tity. OF provisions, fifty wagon loads had alrea.
dy been hauled without making any impression
on their stores. President Davis told me the
quantity was supposed to be sufficient for the
supply of an army of so, 900 men for campaign.
The killed and wounded of the enemy are est.
mated at seven thousand to ten thousand men,
and of prisoners, two Thousand are already In
hand, and they continue still to arrive from the
front.
Gen. Scott, in splendid carriage, drawn by
six horses. passed part of the day at Centreville;
Mrs. Senator Wilson, Of Massachusetts. and 9th
er ladies, were with him. One was lady of
Centreville, with whom Gen. McGowan after.
wards spent the evening. General Scott said
smongst other pleasant things, that he had Da-
Wis and Beauregard in the palm of his hand, ard
before night would crush them thus-closing his
hand like vice. Nearly all the members of
Congress had come over to view the battle ct a
safe distance,
Retween ave and elk hundred prisoners were
brought in last night, and more are on the way
Many of them do not hesitate to say that they
are better treated here and better fed as pris-
oners, than they were In their own army as SOL
oilers.
The President says their preparations. were
perfect for victorious march to Richmond
They seized bills Of fare issued by General Nc.
powell for dinners to be provided for him /; he
bad even arranged his cuisine for bis first dinner
in Richmond
Senator Wilson bad arranged for a dinner par.
ty at CentPeviile, and had, among other things,
about twenty baskets of champagne, which be
was compelled to leave behind him. He fed in
the disguise Of the driver OF cart.
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The power of the ballot-box settled the ques-
ton of sectional supremacy against the South.
The South appealed to bullets at once, and with
the expectation of overturning thereby the de-
cision of the ballot-box /; and they now wage
their war for the purpose of deciding which shall
rule the ceuntry-the North or the South. At
the mouth Of the cannon and at the point of the
bayoLet they intend to dictate the terms on which
they will re enter the Union, or the terms on
which they will stay out. They will settle the
question fslavery in the territories, and the cx
tension of slavery by conquest, and the matter of
the rendition of fugitives,and the division of the
national property and the national domain, and
all other questions in which there is an antago-
nsm of sectional interests, In their way, If fight
ing can win for them the power. They mean to
coax or compel every slave state into their policy,
and then make it strictly sectional war tor the
purpose of deciding the questions as which shall
predominant in the government Of the country.
Ifevery slave state had left, and been allowed to
leave, in peace,we should have had the war just
the same as now, and the question as to which
section was the strongest would have been set
tied
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Gov. KnKwooD left on Monday for Washing.
ton City on Official businesa- GKeokuk City Re-
publican 7th.
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BIBLE SOCIETY O1PosiTORY.-At the store of Mr. W
Harper, Jefferson street. Burihston. where Enslish
German, Swedish and weIch BSlee nd feoaments n.v
always be found at one price, q - nova
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nan BY the name Of Butler, keeping
= :. Jefferson street, died suddenly last
~ -h.sher from sun-stroke or some other
~e,e unable to learn.
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The Augusta Confederacy says: ut it evil
dent that no attack will be made on our coast
this summer and fall. Lincoln is afraid Of Vel.
low Jack: but we may expect our seaports TO be
essailed next winter. Then the war will be Wig
orously pushed against us, both on the coast and
on the border. Now is the time that our troops,
BY bold and vigorous effort, should drive the
enemy from our borders and break up their foot
ing there. When winter comes, our men from
the South cannot stand the Virginia climate as
well as the Yankees; hence they will then have
the advantage of us in that respect. On this
score we consider delays dangerous. But when
Jack Frost has killed Yellow Jack, we may look
out for all our seaports to be attacked and our
whole coast to be invaded wherever landing
can be affected. Are we ready for this? Are
our authorities alive to this important consider
ations For these reasons the confederacy ad-
vses the people not to send their cotton to mar
ket till the ports are opened.
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~ - ~ ~ ).-.e->
Hu@ VnAnane7ee - Il 49,. 3,
earnestly ~ hope dast 4 oeecens Saii oe mae
upon this internal place, and the rebels be ny
nj spot where y VII nurt peieve snss
Charleston can De taken win toree NOS exceeo-
ing ten Thousand men, and vii tell now u can
% done. @ aaaa ~
such arrangements bs made that witnost
any 1uss or noise, q force OF some ten Thousand
men shall be thrown on board our largest trans
ports, and let the shtpeof THE Meet ee SUDDENLY
collected here about the time OF re arrival OF
the troopa Then, havingSmade all the necessA.
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SEALED PROPOSALS

WIN be received ct the Office Of the clerk Of the Board
Supervisors, until the hrst Monday in September for
building board fence around the county Poor Farm.
Sad to b I'VE boards HIGH and board for cap
OF the district Court. JOHN LAHEE.
augsdlOdWN Clerk board eupervisoYs
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r,rrcKy PArER ON JOIN G. BRRcKrNRrpGE.
!. allowing from the Winchester (Ky.,)
! i July a6th, would seem, to casual OBJ.
Z ,oerably explicit:
Is,,suan remarked the other day that he
4, ia ia our last issue We socre rather severe,
!. uots Of the head Of John c. BrecAia.
|. swm detf on pike, being the banner
|, ,bisa the Home Guards of Kentucky
|, s,rh to victory. We did not say that
k.ird that Breckenridge should meet his
|. saetly that manner. We did mean to
1--we now explicitly declare that We
r,erits death for his crimes. But We
zach prefer to have John G. Breckin.
,dc,ed and tried and hanged on . gibbet
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nr.sa-xr. WIN. Curtis dssd q
fsylcr's Bakery Yesterday sveaing.
$3.50 Hs vss veil In The morning and
i. dates until noon. AZ that time
,.,..i Of being unwsll and laid down.
,rououpce HE disease congestion o.
,.oducsd BY heat He leaves . wife
~s,ll children.
a. Esokuk Gate City says twenty Of
...n,s regiment were sun.struck be-
-. warren and The landing. This n.
:. ,ie proverb about going away ftoa
I. ,le news. We could only trace oat
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HARvEY's CORRESPONDENCE WITH THE REBELS
ALL SUBMITTED TO THE PREsIDENr-I have had
the pleasure, within the aat few days. OF perus
ing letter, nov in the hands of distinguished
Republican member of Congress, which is full
and ample vindication of Harvey's name and
fame. Not single dispatch passed 6etween him
and Judge MagraA spAiei had not been pe,,ssea 6y
he President, and ,chieA yas not kaown to his
ddS'sers. Nor was there any thing in the tenor Of
those dispatches which the Administration need
be ashamed Of They al! pertained to the much
discussed question of evacuating Fort Sumter.
The plan, which it was at one time almost de-
termined to adopt, fell through because Of the
South Carolina demand that Anderson and bis
forces should capitulats. This proposition, of
course, vas not entertained, and then the attack
was made. The rest is now part Of his story.
The communication which saw and read is a
copy of one sent to a memtepef the Cabinet, but
it is mere reorganization Of the facts and deeds
which alled up the last few days before the fal!
Of Sumter and the breaking out of hcs.ilities.-
Every impartial man will hold ar. Harvey. when
all these facts are known, free from every faint
OF the cFmes so ruthlessly charged upon him by
portion of the press.-[Cor. Pittsburg Gag.
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courees We snOuiu occupy On0tieetOu, VIC oes
aboutit" % = ~
H ST0RIrs OF The SoLDnRs.-The stories
OF the still-coming in soldiers are interesting In
the extreme. While in the quarters of the
Michigan Fourth this morning, met with very
intelligent corporal, who became separated from
his regiment during the retreat and was obliged
to seek shelter among the bushes. When night
came be wandered along and lost bis way in the
woods. Being slightly wounded in the leg, his
progress was somewhat slow. By Wednesday
night he had only reached the environs Of Fair
fax. Exhausted and completely dispirited, he
espied Confederate p cket, and deliberately
walked up and told the sentry who he was To
his utter surprise, the soldier poured out some
whiskey, gave him food, told him where he
could find stack Of arms and where he could
sleep in perfect safety in a negro hut He add
ed: II am Union man, but preferred to vol.
untser to fight rather than to be impressed. l
thus save my property, and will trust to luck.
If we meet again in battle will not try very
hard to shoot you, and mind you don't me-
Truly good Samaritan and a wise man. At
the quarters Of the Maine Third saw.the only
man who was shot in Company /, think. A
piece of shell struck him in the mouth and tore
away portion of his jaw. Being Penobscot
lumberman, he, had some rough knowledge Of
surgery. He laid on the field suffering acutely.
His musket had become worthless, and had been
thrown away. Luckily he had obtained . revol-
yer from the body of a dead T" secesh," and after
the pouring rain of Monday his fever left him,
and be started to crawl back. He ell in with
darkey who offered to guide him, and who gave
him food. They met with a virginian, soldier,
and our Zimmerman determined to bring him in
prisoner, which, aid ID by the darkey, he effect
ed. A very wonderful escape, which would
not have believed, had not the most ample evi.
dence of the truth of the story. At the camp
Of the Michigan Third saw two brothers who
remained together through the fight and escaped
without scratch. They were both excellent
rifemen, and picked off good many they told
me. They were charged upon by body of
Alabama Grays, who waived the American flag
as they approached, and, when supported by a
battery in their rear, they poured into them a
most deadly fire. These two brothers we're sur
rounded later in the day by seven Alabamians,
and ordered to surrender. Taey even had their
arms pinioned, when the elder one suddenly re-
leased himself, Drained one of his captors
with the butt end of his musket, and killed an.
other with the only remaining charge he had
left. In the confusion they managed to fee,
and although fred at, escaped all harm. Iasked
the elder one how he felt at shooting men who
spoke the same language as he did. Gosh
durn it," he replied, :. I went into it rather
skeery at first; but after a little while forgot
all about it, and I'll be darned If I didn't think
it was heap better than shooting squirrels. y
Wash. Cor. of N. Y. Times.
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TIE ADVANCE on RICHMOND. Washing
ton correspondent Of the Baltimore Sun says
that the Preaidcnt will urge an advance to Rich.
mond at the earliest possible moment-that
the campaign will be in Eastern Virginia, and
that General Mcclellan will have all means and
power be may require for offensive operations.
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Col. Baker ON Army Ra,ions.


ate On Tuesday, on the question of increasing
the Army rations, Senator Baker of Oregon,
Colonel of the California regiment,) made the
following statements:
Now, have but another word of explana.
ton. You take regular soldiers, enlisted from
their necessities, as you know they generally
are, put them 10 garrison, let them have time TO
take cere of themselves hold them down to
rigid discipline, compel them to do it, and they
can live on it; and, lam told. once in while
they live on a little sugar, little coffee, and
few candles; but you take volunteers, or regular
troops, and put them in the field or on the
march with that ration, and they suffer The
last words said this morning in my camp, as
left it just now, we're words of rebuke, which
my heart did not prompt me to utter, to man
who said, Colonel, have but two biscuits left
of my provisions for yesterday and to day, and
am really suffering"
II will add one other word, if l may be allow
ed to do so, to show the necessity for this in.
crease of ration. Take the example of my little
command. We we're encamped the other day
outside Of Fortress Monroe, near Hampton. We
were ordered at three o'clock in the morning to
move to Washington. We obeyed orders, and
came. The next order is to cook three days
rations. What does it mean? 1t means to
cook little meat. You can do nothing else,
because they crowd thousand men on the boat,
aud to cook is impossible. cook the three
days ratinns. l have the hard bread, and the
fat, salt meat, boil it and put it in the haversack
1 am sixty hours on the way without getting a
chance to get cup OF coffee, with one single
exception. The meat spols after being carried
three days in mans haversack. On the morn
ing of the same day he cannot eat it. He loses
that, and it is not made up to him in any way,
and he has not enough To eat. That happens
all the time in the field 1t happened with our
army the ether day. They took three days
provisions. No wonder they. were hungry. They
carried salt meat in their haversacks, and it
spoiled in the hot sun.
Nov, sir, am persuaded that even the lit.
tie addition have proposed, which is certainly
not in value more than two and half cents
day, will produce comfort and content In your
volunteer army; and with this statement of
facts, do not think appeal to the Senate in
vain to ask them to reject this report until it
can be reconsidered on that noint0
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All Southern papers are requested 70 give
this notice few insertions.