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$4,000 Dollars saved.

Before martial law was established
in St Joseph, Mo-, gang OF seces-
sion marauders had their evil eye upon
$50, 900 in gold in the Express Office,
and were preparing to pounce upon
it, when the agent in charge of the
money adopted g plan to decieVe them.
Tho Omaha NebrGskaan says
From the CELLAR an old trunk, with
out lock, and covered with mould,
cobwebs aud dust was brought forth
From the old clothes inside, one of the
messengers quickly selected D suit
more compatible with the appearance
of the trunk than the one he usually
wore. The treastre was then packed
snugly inside, and an old piece of rope
tied carelessly around it supplied the
place of the lock, and held the lid Sc
curely down Hurrying down the
street as fast as his clumsy boots
would let him, our messenger disguis-
ed effectnally as an anxious clSdhop.
per, secured drayman, and telling
him that times were getting rather hot
in St Joseph, he had concluded to go
to Elwood, and that he had some bag
gage at the Express Office he would
like to have taken over.
The drayman went with hin, aud
after little parleying and begging
the Exrress agent to let the trunk go
without payment of small charge al
legged to be upon it, and while the back
of the owner was turned, made fun to
the drayman of his appearance and of
his trunk, and finally helped the own
err to load it, putting off the drsyman,
who was anxious to help with Never
mind, it's no trouble" Walking down
the middle of the street benin the
dray, our disguised messenger soon
reached the river, and in few min
utes more, was safely in Elw)od.
Thus $4,000 in gold, hard gold,
passed under the very eyes of the reb-
els at St. Joseph Joined by another
messenger, equally rough ia appear
ance, team was hired to bring them
to Nebraska City, and from thence by
stage to Ohama, bringing the same
old trunk with its load Of treasure,
strapped on behind as if it contained
nothing more than old clothes.
The Lambertville press. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1858-1???, 1861-10-30
Paul Jones.

Paul Jones, the naval hero, par
excellence, Of the Revolutionary era,
was placed in command of the Prov
idence. of IL guns, in FEBRUARY, l776 !;
with which he captured within six
weeks, Is merchant vessels, destroyed
the enemy's fishing establishment at
Isle Madame, fought the Solebay, of
% guns, for several hours, and on
several occasions encountered the
Milford Of 80 guns. In October of
the same year, when in command of
the Alfred, he destroyed the fisheries
at Port Royal, and captured all their
freights on board bound for Europe.
The next year he commanded the
Ranger, Of IS guns. and proceeded to
Europe. On Feb. 2,f1778, Brest. he
received from Admiral Count Dor
villiers the first salute ever paid to
the American flag by foreign man
of-war. In the following April he
sailed against Whitehaven, scaled the
walls of the fort, and spiked the can
non-38 in number. While on the
English coast, the Drake, of 30 guns,
was sent out against him, and although
of superior force he promptly engaged
AID captured her. in presence of a vast
concourse of people assembled on shore
to see him taken, as the Captain Of
the Drake assured them before he
went out would be the case.
Thus we see what an enterprising
young officer with very small means,
accomplished at the beginning. of a
career which Washington pronounced
at it's close /" as having attracted the
admiration ofthe world"
With his own hands Jones hoisted
the Star Spangled Banner on board
the Alfred, in the Delaware, the first
time it ever floated to the breeze-at
the masthead of a ship under his CON-
mand it received its first salute from
foreign power. Fighting under its
folds, he was the first to cause the
meteor flag Of England to strike be-
fore it, add on the very coasts of Brit
ain, in defiance of the proudest navy
in the world he caused the astonished
enemies Of America to qaail beneath
his pPoWess
The Lambertville press. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1858-1???, 1861-10-30
A Great Thought.


There are worse things than var
Deterioration and moral cowardice
are worse than death +; and when it
becomes necessary to die for great
truths and principles, how sweet and
how beautiful is the sacrafce Let
no one imagine that this is our day of
of deepest darkness. Twenty millions
of people rising as one man, thrilled
by one pulse, swept by one spirit of
self sacrafice, holding right and justice
to be dearer than life, and that life
may he and shall be offered up, viii
appear in history as the brightest omen
of the century Civilization and free
government are not to fall here, but
to come forth more glorious and Sc
cure from trial. This is the clear
pointing of the finger of God. and for
this he strikes the ewful hour and
summons men to their duty Mean
while we hope that from all the affairs
of religion will be breathed the hoh-
est, selectest influence into the cause
of constitutional liberty as the cause
of God.
The Lambertville press. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1858-1???, 1861-10-30
Lazy Boys.

A lazy boy makes a lazy man, just
as sure as crooked sapling makes .
crooked tree Who ever yet saw a
boy grow up in idleness, that did not
make vagabond when he became a
man, unless he had o fortune left him
to keep up his appearance !? The great
moss Of thieves, paupers and crimi-
nails, that fill our penitentiaries and
alms-houses, have come to what they
are by being brought up in idleness.
Those who constitute the business
portion of the community, those who
make our great and useful men, were
trained up in their boy hood to be
Industrious.
The Lambertville press. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1858-1???, 1861-10-30
gives me, Gaze from what I've heard

gives me, Gaze from what I've heard
they sort o. favor like"
oh your Joe Miller and his
nag also 7, replied the General "The
nag is mine, tell you" rad
This appeared satisfactory.
/ have given you the Generals de-
scription of Jobs running horse
done to fret him. 1t was by no means
correct one. Lazy Sam was well
made pony of the Printer stock, but
was of amid, sleepy, sluggish dispo-
sition, until his metal was reused. He
generally went with his eyes shut, and
his head dropping at an angle of for
ty-fve degrees. When the General
viewed him he was in this condi-
ton
The horses were in the Generals
stable, and the check for two thousand
five hundred dollars was in the hands
Of gentleman present.. The General
had no doubt about keeping Jobs
fine horses and sending him home on
his ten toes. Lazy Sam was led
along by Jobs boy, as sleepy as usual
Tie preliminaries were adjusted, and
riders mounted. AS Job threw Jim
on Lazy Sam, he sprang all tours off
the ground, and his dull sleepy look
was changed into q wild and almost
dnvilish nYnrassinn
He looked as Job did when he ear
vorted'
The General lost his mahogany col
or, and looked pale, but he said moth.
ing.
Lazy Sam won the race by thirty
feet, and Job, as cool as cucumber,
put the twenty-five hundred dollar
che k in his greasy pocket book.
A subdued laugh went the round
Of company, while the General tried
to bottle his wra. b, when job offered
to double the stake for another race,
providing it " wasn't against Joe Mil.
ler's nag" The General couldn't see
it, however, as he discovered he had
been badly sold so Job soon up
stakes and made for other parts, with
So, 600 in hand, as part expenses for
the journey.
The Lambertville press. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1858-1???, 1861-10-30
CHE Mnses' gpwer.
The Brave at Home.
By T. BUCHANAN READ.

The maid who binds her warriors sash,
With smiles that we'll her pain Ensembles,
The while beneath her dropping lash
One starry teRrdrop hangs and trembles,
Though Heaven alone records the tear,
And fame shall never know her story,
Her heart has shed drop as dear
As ever dewed the field of glory.
The wife who girds her husbands sword,
Mid little ones who weep or wonder,
And bravely speaks the cheering word,
Who, though her heart be rent asunder.--
Doomed nightly in her ears to hear
The bolts of war around him rattle
Hath shed as sacred blood as e'er
Was pourd upon the plain of battle.
The mother who conceaIs her grief,
While to her breast her son she presses,
Then breathes few brave words and brief,
Kissing the patriot brow she blssses,
With no one but her secret God.
To know the pain that weighs upon her,
Sheds holy blood as e'er the sod
Received on Freedoms field of honor.
The Lambertville press. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1858-1???, 1861-10-30
"A Tail HoIt.o


The following Imaginable affair is from
Fishers River Scenes and characters.
The Incident is lorated in North Caro-
lima 1t is story of man named
Oliver Stanley, who was taken captive
by the wild Injuns After some con-
sideration, they put him into an emp
ty oil barrel and headed him up, leav-
ing the bung-Eole open that he might
be longer dying. The prisoner relates
q portion of his experience in this
wise 60
determined to get ont that or
bust trace; and so / pounded away
with my fist till | beat it into jelly
at the head of the bar'l, but it was no
go. Then ] butted spell with my
noggin, but | had no purchase like
ole rams when they but for You
know they back ever so far, then they
make tilt So | caved in, made my
last will and testament, and virtually
gave up the coast. 1t wur a mighty
serious time with me, to be sure
While wur laying thar, balancing
accounts with 'tother world, and afore
I had all figgers made out to see how
things'ud stand, | heard scrambulating
in among the leaves outside, and
snortin' every whipstitch like he smelt
sumthin' he didn't aczacly like. l lay
as salamander, and thought may
be there was chance for Stanley vet.
So the critter, whatever it must be,
KEEP noseiu' round the BARI. Last
he cum to the bung hole, put his nose
in, smelt mighty particlar, and gave Q
monstrous loud snort. helt what
little breath / mad, to keep tho critter
from smellin' the Intervals Of that
bar1 | soon seen it was a bar of the
woods, who had lived there from time
immortal. Thinks | old fellow, look
out; old Oliver ain't dead yet. Just
then Re put his paw in, just as far as
he could, and scrappled abont to
make convey The first thought !
had was to nab his paw, as drownin'
man will cotch straw but I seen
that wouldn't do, for yon see be
couldn't then travel So jist waited
a spell with great fatterbation OF
mind, The next move he made was
to put his tall in at the bung hole og,
the bar'l to test the inards / seen
that were the time to make NV Jack
SO seized my holt, and shouted at
the TOP of my voice -
Charge! Chester, charge
On Stanley, On !"
And the bar, he put and knowed
tail holt was better than no holt and
so we went, bar' and all, the bar full
speed Now, my hopes were that the
bar would jump over some precipices,
break the bar'l all to shiverations, and
SO liberate me from my nasty, stinkin'
filthy prison and sure huff, the bar
at ful speed leaped over a caterack
fifty foot high i! Down we went in
a pile, cowhollop on big rock, birstin'
the barl and neerly shakin' the lizard
out O. me. | led go my tail holt
had no more use for it-and away
went the bar like whirlygust of wood
peckers were after it. I've never
seen nor heard from that bar since,
but he has my best wishes for his pres
ent and future welfare.
The Lambertville press. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1858-1???, 1861-10-30
Mistellalepns.
Sonnet to a Clam.
sr y0HS g. SAKE.

InRiorious friend most confident am
Thy life ID one of very little ease
Albeit msR mock thss With their smilss
And pirate of being happy q 3 CLAMP
What though thy shell protsets thy fragile head
From the shArp baafs Of the briny sea?
Thy valves are. sure. ne safety valves to thee,
While rakss are frss to dssscrate thy bed,
And bear thee sG-as f6smsn take their spoil
Ear from thy friends and family to roam;
Forced. like Hsssian, from thy native home,
TO meet destruction to foreign broil!
Though thee art teader, yet thy humble bard
Declares, 0 elaa! thy case is shocking hard
The Lambertville press. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1858-1???, 1861-10-30

A. New York liquor dealer who
had gone to rusticate at the Springs
n few weeks ego, received the follow
Ing telegraph despatch from q friend !:
!" Dear Be- Your store was burnt last
night~-all the liquor gone to the devil.
Yotrs, H. 4a
81 sent the following reply
Dear II. / received 20 ar mess
age-anp glad my liquor has gone
where my friends can drink it.
Yours, b.
The Lambertville press. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1858-1???, 1861-10-30

From New Mexico we learn that a
depltation of Navajo Indians has
arrived at Santa Fe. and made q trea-
ty of peace with the government
The United States force in the terri
tory is fifteen hundred regulars and
three full regiments of volunteers
The Lambertville press. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1858-1???, 1861-10-30

Il say, Sambo, can you answer
dis connuderfum Suppose T. glib
you bottle of whiskey shut wild o
cork how would you get the whiskey
without pnllin' de cork or breaking
the bottle ~ II gives dat up
\" Why, push de cork in. Yah,
Yah ~ tau $3.50
The Lambertville press. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1858-1???, 1861-10-30

Forty-two experienced surfmen have
been engaged from Monmouth and
Ocean counties, by the government, to
terve on the Southern coast expedi-
tion--in landing troops, stores, &c,
on the coast o8
The Lambertville press. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1858-1???, 1861-10-30
Value Ofone Gent.

A French mathematician has been
calculating what would now be the
sum produced by one cent put ont at
five per cent per annum, compound
interest at the commencement of the
Christian era. He estimates what
would be the value Of ball of solid
gold equal in size to the earth. He
then makes the astounding statement
that had one such ball Of gold fall
en- each minute during the past eigh-
teen hundred and sixty years, the val
ne Of all these globes together would
not amount to so much as the sum
produced by one cent. at compound
interest, during the same period.
The Lambertville press. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1858-1???, 1861-10-30

It is believed Of Washington that
the order for an exchange of prisoners
is the forrnnncrfos o general exchange
OF prisoners.
The Lambertville press. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1858-1???, 1861-10-30

The dangers Of knowledge are not
to be compared to The dangers Of ig7
noraDcc
The Lambertville press. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1858-1???, 1861-10-30

In Spain, preparations for the Mex.
lean expedition are actively progress
ing, and it will soon leave, without
waiting for the Anglo French allies.
The Lambertville press. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1858-1???, 1861-10-30

Old maids are cross to the world in
general, because they have no hus-
bands to expead their ill-temper on.
The Lambertville press. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1858-1???, 1861-10-30

An insurrectionary movement has
taken place at Cydad, in Russian Po-
land, and the Mayer of that place was
killed.
The Lambertville press. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1858-1???, 1861-10-30

Fofloy the fashion; you had better
display other peoples folly than your
own.
The Lambertville press. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1858-1???, 1861-10-30

New York has in the Geld, already
mustered in the United States service,
and ready for mastering, 84,398 men.
The Lambertville press. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1858-1???, 1861-10-30

Financial depression continues in
Paris, and there has been some agita-
tion in that city owing to the advanced
price of bread, .f a
The Lambertville press. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1858-1???, 1861-10-30

{ Though the clouds rear their battle
ments In the sky, they are easily car
ried by storm.
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To say / can forgive, but ! cannot
forget. is only rather ungracious way
of refusing forgiveness. 4
The Lambertville press. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1858-1???, 1861-10-30

When is an Irish girl most disposed
to take compassion On her lover p
When her heart goes pity-pat.
The Lambertville press. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1858-1???, 1861-10-30

Why is disconsolate youth like o
mower Because he heaves scythe.
The Lambertville press. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1858-1???, 1861-10-30

Important to anglers. One rod is
equal to one perch.
The Lambertville press. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1858-1???, 1861-10-30

One of our most common and most
hurtfnl mistakes is to suppose that we
are the only person who sees this or
that.
The Lambertville press. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1858-1???, 1861-10-30

The oldest deaf and dumb asylum
in the world The Grave.
The Lambertville press. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1858-1???, 1861-10-30

Womea, we sometimes think. more
easily pardon faults in men than ex-
cellencies in each other.
The Lambertville press. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1858-1???, 1861-10-30

A long tongue Is even harder to
conceal than long nose. s
The Lambertville press. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1858-1???, 1861-10-30

Armies ought to be public spirited,
yet each soldier should occasionally at =.
tend to his own, private aims.
The Lambertville press. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1858-1???, 1861-10-30

The man who carries all before him.
The Wheelbarrov man.
The Lambertville press. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1858-1???, 1861-10-30

There are many people inithe world
who spend half their time in thinking
what they would do il they were rich
aad the Other halfin conjeetuFing what
they shall do as they are not
The Lambertville press. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1858-1???, 1861-10-30

Motto fer an Army Tailor-het
hre rip
The daily Wabash express. (Terre-Haute, Ind.) 1857-1867, 1861-07-04
Prom Fort Monroe.

loss AeSRoE, July 2-The second Mas.
saehu-ets regiment and the New York Naval
Brigade occupy the deserted dwellings in
Hampton where about thirty OF the inhasi-
tants remain. the families OF Col Durvea and
Max. Weber are here Great preparations
are being made TO celebrate the 4th of July.
Yesterday r " Lieut. Yelverton and eight
teen men OF the fifth New York regiment
made reconnaissance from Newport New, up
the james River Road 10 within mile and a
halfof Great Bethel. At that point they
came upon hse of the rebel picket. who
precipitately fed leaving behind with other
trophies their bats and coates. In the peck
cts of the latter we're several letters Just
finished. giving a complete account of the
late advance of Two thousand eight hundred
men from Yorktown 70 attack Newport
News
The wretched fare Of the troops and man
uer IA which they were ire ltei obliged them
- beg or stea'. One Of an amusing char,e
ter IN the pockets of Jos Steele bookseller
ia Richmond described our troors AZ ! set
b~bboons 70 be shortly driven from the sacred
soii Of Virginia
The daily Wabash express. (Terre-Haute, Ind.) 1857-1867, 1861-07-04

Tvs FosKrH.--Thi- the 18Th anniver%sr,
OF the Independence Of these United States
sAs u.hered in last night bs unusual ex
pcsditare Of vilianou- gun powder. and other
explosive combustihles. all Of which goes q
prove that the love IF the old Institution &,
,,loa ing more AMI more brightly - ear cogn
sry : threaiencd es open sui secret ieaslors.
IA explosion after sxpiosioa tosk place ~e
could no, help ~ think Of the agony shieh
Il was causing IL the hearts Of those symfa
thisers ~ith JEFF. pasis. vho are - much
Disguised xith the Efforts that are being made
% pot do-n rebellion. aud ~ho are crsiag
do make an agreement With these der reh
Il friends u oar.. ~ ~hich they nav de-
troy tbs government Withoa. danger. -
rhi- government viii shank God. i've sni
prospsr when these thievins traitors sna their
.idsrs and abet;ors are buried beassih the
wa,e Of eferaef iorge;ialnes. We have n
.loabt that some pioa- Compromise last
nishs exclaimed in the agony Of h. heart
oh hat nv friend 'Jea haa thi> powder
M 3. heinz wasted by these coercioni-t.
The daily Wabash express. (Terre-Haute, Ind.) 1857-1867, 1861-07-04

HAoERsrowS. july 3-Jno. Drake OF Mil
Waukee was killed in the fight at Wil.ilms-
port The names of others killed and woun-
dej will be in after n while and will bs rent
bv telegraph, if any we're from the West
The following Dispatch vas receivei here
81 quarter past O clock this morning:
BLACK RvEK, MAR MARTISsBuko.
col. H. E. Townsend Assistant Adjutan,
General left Williamsport At 6 o clock thi.
morning for this place and drove and routed
the rebels who were about 10 900 strong snd
who hid four guTfs. ~ t
IL Is said that Gen. Scott was much graft
he'd With the news
80 pound rifet cannon. just mounted. Is
A. the railroad station. leb.led MAJ. Double
day. Nillam-pOri
Ii J. soon 10 be forwarded
nov. occupy their camp With the los.
regret 70 say Of three kiled and ten Noun
ded
Signed. X. PATTERSON
MAJOR General Commanding
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Arrival Of the Peril.


July 3-The Persia from Iiverpool. -
by way Of Queenstown %, arIivel this morn
ing.
Lord John Ru sell announced ts.as France
rejected the proposition Of Austria and Spain.
that the Catholic powers should &C, ia con
cert in maintaining tie temporal power Of
II Is reported thar Spain has given pledge
that whether 81. Domingo Is annexed or not,
slavery will not be introduced into the island
meeting has been held in Londoa for the
benefit of the fugitive slave Anderson, and
his family in Canada. He explained the ne.
cessity Of killing man TO effect his escape.
The meeting fully endorsed the act
monster meeting in behalf Of Andsrs0s
would be held AZ Exeter Hall, July ID
The rumor i revived that the car visited
Napoleon al ChAlon's camp.
IL Is reported that Mr.. Dayton remonslra
ted against the comparing OF the Southern
States with Italy IN the article recently pub
lished IN the Patrie Moaiteur
The Southern Commissioners were ia Paris.
France holds no communication. except
with the Washington Government.
Capt Russell Who went out on the Great
Eastern. "a said to have expressed the opin-
ION on the advance With the Emperor that
the reunion of the North and South WAS i'm
possible
Ii IA stated that Portugal refuses u &C
knowledge the new kingdom Of Italy.
Agitation in Hungary is increasing.
Three Thousand men are concentrated near
Perth
Disaffection Is growing At Warsaw
An immense ire commenced in London,
on Saturday and ragged all night. IL destroy
ell = cotton wharf aud about four thousand
bales American cotton. The destruction Of
property was 20 great that the prices of many
articles would be affected Six lives were
lost. including the Chief OF the FIRE brigade
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