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10 TIE Editor cfihe N. Y. Tribune.
Sir: Az subscriber to the weekly Tribune.
l respectfully solicit from you the favor il its
columns Of an explanation of the oft.repeat ed
phrase OF "Mason and Dixon's Line" When.
now and by whom was it established? Is ii
q latitudinsl border, formed by water course?
Wasl 1t actually surveyed by those whose name
II bears, or merely argued in Congress or in q
Convention by them? Please answer. he.
Made" Rock, Pierce County, WIS.,, June so.
Mason and Dixon's line is the parallel of lat
itude S90 4S/ &c" forming the boundary line
between Pennsylvania and MARYLAND. It
taxes Its name from Charles Mason and Jere-
man Dixon, two English mathemqticians, who
IN 1908 we're employed py the rival proprieta-
RES OF Pennsylvania and Maryland to deter.
mine the line of the common boundary of those
colonies, which for several years had been the
SUBJECT OF vehement dispute. They commenc.
cd the survey in December of that year. first
deter mining the latitude of the city of Philadel-
phla, then proceeding to examine the lines of
previous surveyors, and in the Autumn of
400 starting the famous line which bears their
name from the river Susquebanna. Pursuing
their labors, it was not til the 4th of June
100, that they were at the summit of the lit
tie Allegheny in . westerly direction. They
were greatly impeded in their labors by the
india ms, but at length obtained an escort from
the Six Nations through the influence of Sir
William johnson, and succeeded in reaching
the Great Allegheny about year afterwards.
Having completed the line 244 miles from
the Delaware, and to point within 36 miles
OF the whole distance to be run, the Six Ma
tons compelled them to abandon the survey.
Retracing their steps they returned to Phila-
delphis, and received an honorable discharge
from the commissioners under whose auspices
they had undertaken the survey, December 20,
l767. The establishment of this line termina-
ted the border warfare which had been carried
on for nearly 80 years, between the inhabit-
atns of the two colonies; but it is chiefly re-
markable as forming the division between
Freedom and Slavery in the original States of
the Union. Ed. Trib.
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RIVER Shine Ian

PACIFIC RAnRoAD MINUS sur Rana-n.
steamer Omaha, on her lest trip, lsft At Nsbrss-
ks City, huge Steam Wagon, intended 70 run
on the plains between the Missouri River and
the Gold Mines. Il was manufactured A. Nev
New York and ID owned BY gentleman named
Brown. He says il will carry thirty toos Of
freight, and make the trip to Denver aad back
10 six days. The wheels are sixteen (eet hiSh.
and very broad, and will run over aud nd
sand without any difficulty. Il will also run IN
. much sleeper grade than that Of any railroad.
When the boat landed at Nebraska City, The
wagon ran OF the boat and up ~ wharf 1t The
landing, With speed, We are told, equal to that
Of horse In moderate tzok Il can b turned
- readily. 1t 10 said, - team Of fosr yoke Of
oxen. Whether It viii be of any practical
utility remains 70 b testsd.-( Nebraska Advsr-
siser, lsth.
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Fron sur Array IN Wese Tsn.ee....

JACKSON, Tenn, July ls, 1869,
have been ct this place since the 18th inst
Inc day reached here there Was much excite.
Mens throughout the town, caused BY BriRadier
0onn A. Logans Provost Harshals order. re-.
CURING al citizens to "walk up to the Captains
once ana SETTLE" or in other words, to come TO
ms headquarters and take tho oath of .ll..
glance, or be considered and treated a nr;sona..
Of war and sent North, granting them until 10
O'Clock, noon, on the 18th inst A general
meeting of the citizens, some three hnndred
strong, held on the forenoon of that day. result.
ca IN unanimous vote, excepting three or four
IN FAVOR OF taxing the oath. So great was the
rush at headquarters that the General extended
the time to the l4th, at noon, at which time ali
with very few exceptions, had taken the OATH
required. Should they still refuse, they win 20
North ss prisoners of war, so sure az John Z
Logan is Brigadier General and Provost Marshal
OF this post. There is too much of the element
OF "Old Hickory" (Andrew Jackson) in him for
him to recede from position he takes.
laughable circumstance connected with this
affair, and one which shows the "Andrew jack
son" Of Gen. Logan, transpired. After the or
Ger was issued, many decided they would not
take the oath; 40, not they; they would ''rot
hrst"-a favorite term with them. They accord.
lngiy made preparations for being sent North
packing up stores Of Injuries and q full equip.
, I Of clothing-intending to have a good
time. The General was informed of the condi.
ton Of affairs. He notified the would be willing
ex,ies to the North, that they would be permit.
ted to take two days Government rations iu
their haversacks, and one change of clothing
ana no more; that when they arrived at Cairo
they would be further supplied with necessary
Government ratons for the next point. This
brought their ideas down. from wheat bread
and chicken fxns" to ''corn bread and common
coings." They viewed the subject in different |
!ight, and the result was the oath of allegiance.
Nc man more correctly comprehends the neces. |
.ity OF thorough and rigid force in putting |
aown this unholy and reasonable warfare upon
Inc Government than Gen. Logan, and he viii
not hesitate to put in operation any measure be-
adapted to accomplish the desired result
mere is but one way of restoring the loyalty Of
The people of these States, and that is, to make
loyalty necessity to the safety of life and pro.
perry: SO long as the dislogal are protected
equally and often doubly with the loyal, 90 long
vii disloyalty and treason exist-[Cor. Chicago
Eve. Journal
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Jackson don't do business in that way, and hs
Knows 0en. Pope too we'll to trife with hin,
orto rush into any place that he cannot o. e.
silly get ont Of. -
The iron railroad bridge for this point or.
dered by the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad
Company is rapidly approachine completion
in Baltimore City, hut some months viii elapse
before it is erected. The wooden bridge,
which was swept away by the fresbets sever.
81 weeks ago, has been fully replaced. and the
travel over the road is excellent-nublic conf.
dence in its security having been restored A
General United States Hospital has been A,
tabished here by Medical Director simnson.
1t is under the charge of Surgeon E. D.rson
ana contains about 300 convalescent patients
Hospital tents are being prepared for the A..
of over one hundred men.-TN.
Y. Tribune. IN
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George B. Smith, for several years the occu-
pant Of desk in the editorial rooms Of this
paper, and more recently member Of the edito-
rial staff Of the Chicago Tribune, 10 compiling,
and about to publish, "North Western Volun-
teer List" which, besides much Of interest
throughout the United States, will contain the
entire list Of officers and men sent out BY ILL.,
nois, Indiana Missouri, Wisconsin, Minnesota,
Iowa, Kansas, Nebraska, and Colorado. Il will
state the original rendezvous Of each regiment,
the time of its entering the field, its notable SER
vices, and its present division, commander, and
station. Mr.. Smith has an aptnen for STATISTICS,
which, as nearly IS possible in this direction,
the Union more competent to perform this work,
or more reliable, than he. We trust that bis
success in this limited: (tbough large) field will
encourage him to give rs . work which shall
embrace the entire army. We zee By biz circu-
lar, that 50 cents sent to him at Chicago viii
secure his present volume, prepaid, in return
[Spring6eld Republican.
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Tn PRucs OF WALLS CoxMa OUT AZ M.
DlA1oA-A Scotch letter publiahsd in the Cana
dian papers, gives the following interesting in.
telliIence: "6hould mediation Be called for af.
ter 10 has assumed the togo y;riNs, His Royal
HigSness will DO appoint ted 70 act-thus ipapeu.
rating bis public career % friend Of pesCe,
and rsconcilsr Of msn-in which he will bs a..
sisted BY older and more experienced heads
than bio own
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From the Nashville Union, July 18th.

Several prisoners who were captured by the
guerrillas at Murfreesboro, and subsequently m.
rolled, have arrived in the city. We conyersed
with one, private in COL Wynkoop's cavalry.
He said that the Michigan Regiment, in which
he Was, were taken completely by surprise. and
we're in the hands of the enemy almost before
they had time to fire gun. Tie camp of the
ID Minnesota was mile or q mile and half
from the Michigan camp. Our killed amounted
to 80 or 100 in oil, with good many wounded
Hewitt's battery fought CALAMITY until all their
ammunition was expended. Our officers were
taken South, probably to Chattanooga, and the
privates were paroled. Colonel Dueaeld is lying,
MORALLY wounded, it is feared, at the house of =
citizen.
The more We consider this unfortunate affair
the more incomprehensihle it appears to us.-
Here were twelve hundred men, hale. hearty and
brave, no doubt, who we're surprised by party
of guerrillas, almost before they had time to
make any resistance. There is no doubt that
had they been encamped together and we'll guar.
ded, they could have repealed the enemy With
terrible slaughter. Instead of uniting, however,
they were far apart, and thus were cut up in
detail Why were they not in position to sup
port each other? The officers certainly knew
that they were in hostile region and liable to q
raid at any moment, and it is q mystery to US Why
they were not in condition to assist and sup
port each other. -a
II such military tactics are to be followed in
Tennessee, Gen. Buell's whole army can be des-
troyed in two weeks by 5000 guerrillas Re.
member the fable of the old man and the bundle
of sticks, which, while tied together, could not
be broken, but, when separated, could be snap.
ped with ease. Some of our officers seem to
take pride in being careless Of danger. They
think it shows . generous confidence in the
Rebels to put themselves at their mercy, and it
generally ends in the utter demolition of the
coufding officer. The Rebels never expose them.
selves in this manner; they are always on the
alert, and are rarely caught mapping.
The reason Is that the Rebel leaders intended to
fight when they began tie Rebellion, xhis ours gen.
orally hope to coneiate tie Rebels BY being confd.
ing and careless, and catching their runavay ne
groes. We Say this with no disposition to cast
reproach on our unfortunate soldiers. Doubt.
less they were true and brave men, and would
have fought we'll. The difficulty or misfortune
was that they did not realize their situation or
the people they had TO deal with. For heaven's
sake let there be no more such nistakes!
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How NEW loNIroRs ARE BUILr.-A good IL
lustratiop Of quick, systematic, and thoroughly
intelligent workmanship may be seen in the
construction Of enc Of the six new Monitors. n
the Fulton Foundry, foot Of Eighth street, Jer
sey City. The work grows harmoniously, tho
not musically (unless one likes the din Of ,
thousand hammers) under the eye Of the visitor,
The laying Of the keel, and the setting of nearly
al the frames, have already bsen accomplished.
These are difficult parts Of the structure, and
upon their accurate adjustment everything de.
Ponds. The new Monitor, in the present stage
Of ito development, looks exactly like an iron
vertebla with three times the usual supply Of
ribs. This skeleton Of what 10 soon to be .
thing Of terrible powers 10 covered with work.
men % with flies. They swarm al over il with
big little hammers, chisels, pinoers, tongs,
and every known appliance for the noisy hand.
ling and treatment Of hot or cold iron. Dozens
Of portable ferges staEo Gu either side. in which
iDuumefable bolts are heated red hot, and pass.
ed to the workmen, BY whom they are DEXTER.
ouSy riveted in the hole made for them; and 10
the iron plating and bars are indssolubly bound
together. 1tis . kind Of stitching for which no
machine has yet been invented. The frame is
covered BY high roof, to keep of the suns
rays but the ends and sides OF the shed are left
open for the comfort Of the artisans. On both
sides OF the ample yard are long sheds for the
execution of various parts of the work. In one
the bolts are made; in another the holes are
punched; In third the ribs are bent into pre-
cisdy the right shape, to the fraction of hair.
The latter task 10 hard one, requiring the sue.
cesive exertions Of numerous brawny fellowa
who relieve each other every few minutes in
the swinging Of gigantic sledge hammera-
Throughout the yard, ct every turn, are visible
the evidences Of order, dispatch and skill. IA
This one Of the six new Monitors will be 200
fsetextrene length; 46 feet extreme breadth;
and II feet depth of hold. The general con.
strustion Of that wonderful vessel viii be copied
in 81 but two Or three Hlfing respects, where
the inventor thinks there is room for Improve.
me1e. She will carry guns of the largest known
calbre.-N. 7. Jour. Of Commerce.
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PROM MARPER,s HKRRY,
Grand Scouting Expsdit;ons-No Army in Force
-a -Alertnees of our TrooDs

Grand Scouting Expsdisions-No Army in Force
-AIsrtaess Of our Troops.
HARpER's FERRY, Monday July 81, 1862.
The recent scare in regard to the threaten.
ed advance Of the rebels on Winchester is en-
tirely abated. Four scouting expeditions Of
Gen. Miles, Gen. PiAtts, and Gen. Kelly's
commands have returned to their respective
headquarters, and report NO enemy in force
within SO miles Of the Baltimore and Ohio
Railroad and Potomac River. The force that
threatened Winchester last week was discov.
cred to be only few hundred local cavalry or
guerrillas, who, after making dash forward
and driving in some pickets, retired % sud-
denly towards Stanton.
The vigorous movements Of our troops, un.
der the immediate command Of Gen. Banks, on
both sides Of Stsunton, will force the enemy
to evscuate oil the intermediate country, and
much relief is being felt along the line of the
Baltimore and Ohio Railroad, and on the Mary
land border. The people have felt secure
enough under protection Of the guns in the
Notifications raised on Camp Hill and other
points, by command Of Major General Wool:
but much unessiness exists among some OF
the loyal people throughout the valley eoncer- |
ming the movements Of jackson whom they |
have come to concede as almost An om-l
'nipotent being. really believe they place % |
much reliance on the promise he made the
people Of Winchester that he "would return |
soon', A the secessionists do themselves.
Rumors Of the most conflicting nature reach
us daily in regard to the movements of the |
rebels, but g they are undoubtedly set afoat
by southern sympathisers, I do not care to re.
neat them. The only danger to be apprehend.
ed 10 from the guerrilla bands making Q dsah
upon small bodies Of our men who may be left
TO guard certain towns on the Winchester aida
OF the valley, but that Jackson will come for
ward with force and contest the ground With
Pope inch BY inch, no fears Needle entertained
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Wear IT Cosr.-The expenses of the canoni.
zation Of the forty Japanese martyrs at Rome
amounted to nearly two million dollars, seventy
thousand Of which were furnished BY the Fran.
cisians, and thirty thousand by the Jesuits and
Carmelites. The tspsrs used at the church were
thirty five thousand In number, of the purest
white wax, each weighing three poands, and
alone cost $4,000.
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OvI Lossrs.-The statement Of The losses Of
the Union Armies in the recent dx days 6ght.
Ing near Richmond, from o6Bcial sources, is q
follows: Killed, 1866; wounded 2, 100; missing
S,s6S; total 1884. OF this number 1853 be.
legged 70 Pertsr's corps
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The New stamp Act.
CLINTON, July 10, 1862.

The New stamp Act.
In consequence Of the introduction of post
age stamps into circulation, and the great aud
Increasing demand for them at oil the post
ofhees in the country, where enormous qnan-
titles are daily sold, it is important that the
law just passed BY Congress on the subject
should be understood BY the community
Here it is:
An act to authorize payments in stamps and
70 prohibit circulation Of notes of less de-
domination than one dollar. t
Be i enacted b. The Senate and House Of Rep
,sssatatius. of tie United States Of America q"
COnsrss assembled, That the Secretary Of the
treasury be and he is hereby directed to fur
nlsh to the assistant tressurefs and such desig
mated depositaries Of the United States - may
be by him selected, in such sums % no may
deem expedient, the postage and other stamps
Of the United States to be exchanged by them,
On application for United states notes; and
Jrom and cfte, the fret day Of AHgust next such
Stamps shall be receivable in payment OF all
dues to the United States less than five dollars,
and shall be received in exchange for United
states notes when presented to any Assistant
Treasurer OF any designated depositary select>
Cd 10 Aforesaid, in sums not less than i've dol.
lars.
SEC. 2. And be Il further enacted, That from
and after the FIRST day Of August eighteen hum
dred and sixty.two, no private corporation,
oanking association, firm; or individual shall
make, issue, circulate or pay any note check,
memorandum, token, or other obligation for {
less sum than one dollar, intended to circulate
- money, or to be received and used in lieu Of
iswful money Of the United stotss; and every
person % offending shall, on conviction thereof
n any district or circuit court Of tho United
States be punished BY 6ns not exceeding Eve
hundred dollars, OF By imprisonment not ex.
ding six months or BY both, at the option Of
me court Approved July II, 1862
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In VIRGINIA -"Will there be . battle soon
near the centre of Virginia ?" We answer,
yes, probably, if the Rebels can manage, as here
tofore, to attack Gen. Pope's army, or part of
it, in overwhelming force. They fght to win,
and with less Chivalry than any civilized belli.
gerent for the last half century. They are great
on surprises ambuscades, masked batteries, and
every variety of two upon one. IF they have
ever yet voluntarily given or offered battle upon
fair, open ground, when the hostile forces were
nearly equal, we do not know where or when.-
But let them have chance for snap judgment
for an attack in crushing force-and they are
brave as lions and savage as blood-hounds.
It looks % though they would find General
Pope an ugly customer, but time will tell. He
seems to understand the value of moments, and
without exposing himself to punishment. Still,
Stonewall Jackson il willy and active autag
onist, and will not soon relinquish the hope Of
catching him at disadvantage. If he does,
he will doubtless make the most of his opportu.
nifty. aa r @
But We do not believe the Rebel chiefs will
choose TO spare any large proportion of their
army Of Virginia for operations very far from
Richmond while the Army of the Potomac,
Hanked by gunboats, lies within Days march
or 90 Of Richmond. The very stiffness of that
army will excite their apprehensiona We heart
lily wish, indeed, that our two armies in VIRGINS
we're combined on the high road from Frederick.
burg to Richmond. The detour to the Peninsula
seems to 10 the great mistake of the campaign.
Yet Pope's movements seem 20 well;plauned and
rapidly executed that We do not believe the
Rebels can hurl An overwhelming force upon him
without giving Gen. Mcclellan fair chance to
take Richmond.-lN. Y. Tribune.
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The weekly pioneer and Democrat. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1855-1865, 1862-06-20

The rebel steamer Nashville was still at
anchor at Nassau, June LIST.
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Death of Captain Henry Clay.

Capt. Henry Clay, grandson OF the I'M
mortal orator, and son of him who fell in
the great struggle at Buena Vista, died at
Louisville, Kentucky, on Thursday, OF ty~
phoid fever, contracted in camp, where he
had served with distinguished zeal and gall
lantry as an aid to Gen. r. w. johnson, in
putting down this u0holy rebellion. The
Louisville Journal says Of the young hero:
With all the noble impulses of his imme.
mediate progenitors, and deeply lmbued
with that patriotic devotion to the Union
which was their distinguishing Characters
tic. he drew his maiden sword when the first
effort was made to force Kentucky into the
secession ranks. Disdaining the circean
lures and unnfuenced by the specious SO.
phistries which were thrown around him to
dazzle his judgment, he saw clearly the path
of duty, and with all the vigor of his young
and ardent soul, be entered upon its perlor-
nance. When the sad tidi0gs came from
the far off plains of Buena Vista that told
the fate of beloved son, the Sage OF Ash
land was alive to hear the intelligence and
receive the sympathies of sorrowing friends,
while the knowledge that his child had died
the death of patriot, brought consolation
to his aged heart. In the far off 'undis-
covered country" where he now learns of
the death of bis grandson, martyr to the
hottest cause in which man has ever drawn
sword, how will his spirit cling to the
golden memory that another of his descen'
dants has indicated the honor of his nation
at the expense of his life. Glorious grand,
sire, chivairic SOD, and gallant grandchild-
how fitted to bear the same name of Henry
Clay ! Let US thank God that amid treach-
cry, and deceit, and madness, there has been
10 speck upon that loved name, and that
Kentucky and the world can still speak it
with pride and reverence.