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The Goodhue volunteer. [volume] (Red Wing, Goodhue County, Minn.) 1861-1864, 1862-09-10

Il 81
CURE FOB DlARnHEA.-Tie up : pint Of
-four very tightly in cloth, and put .into
boiling water, When united, tho sslutenio %,
the Hour 10 wi, will be found in mass on the out-
side Of the ball. Remove this, and the, in,
side will prove dry powder, which Is very
astrineen Crate this, and wet . portion
Of it in cold milk. Boil pint Of milk, and
when it is ut the boiling point stir in as much
Of the wet mixture as will thicken it to the
equality Of palatable porridge. Stir in .
little salt, and let this be the sole article Of
diet until the disease has disappeared. Re-
lieve il first BY toasted bread, or very deli
cate mutton broth, which latter is also as
tringent.> If the disease has not progressed
to the degree Of inflammation, this diet will
generally perclude the need Of medicine.
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An officer Of an Indiana, regiment, in pass
ing through the streets Of Norfolk, met =
pretty little girl Of eight years, and gently
patted her on the head, when the mother, who
observed it from window, rushed to the door
and bawled out 1t the top of her. voice
''Come right straight in the house, Susannal,
and I will wash your head +" F. ,z.s" :" 80"
The Goodhue volunteer. [volume] (Red Wing, Goodhue County, Minn.) 1861-1864, 1862-09-10

IL The Hon. JOHN NJ. BorTs.-T This gentle.
man has been sent from Richmond to Sails.
bury, NO, where he Is kept under close
surveillance, not exactly as prisoner, but
not free agent. His son has been drafted
into the rebel army, under the new rebel
conscript law, which tskes oil that were
exempted under the previous rule young
Bolts being lame. The removal Of JOHN
Minor Botts was deemed necessary in view
Of the close proximity Of the Union army.
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RI How THEY LIVE or WEsr SoNBrIxBs-
" Nanny, where's the man going to sleep -
asked . girl Of fifteen Of her mother, who had
just promised . travellers night rest in Their
out-ofthe way hut. "t'il have to put him in
with you and Jack and Kate and Sue and Det,
Isuppose," was the reply, !. and II it's To
crowded, one of you must turn in with me and
dad and Dick and the twins" r-,ass'zss..
The Goodhue volunteer. [volume] (Red Wing, Goodhue County, Minn.) 1861-1864, 1862-09-10

a Bio .ArrLE PiE-An old. lsdy ID the
country had dandy from torn p dine With
her On ceftain occasion; and On The table vas
20 enormous apple PIE. .......,..ssz.
L.i ma'sm said the exquiste, how
DO ron mansgs % make such : pie p
. Easy enough vas TIE quiet reply; We
make ths crust n ! vbecIbarrow, Wheel i
|uadn De app,s IT md shate tbe ifuit down
Iinss i' : IS s....ss.sss- g.
The Goodhue volunteer. [volume] (Red Wing, Goodhue County, Minn.) 1861-1864, 1862-09-10

A RoxAs, being, about TO repudiate3 his
wife, among : variety Of other questions, wss
asked BY her enraged kinsman, r. not your
wife . sensible woman, II she not hand
some. IN answer 70 which, slipping IF
his shoe, be held It up, asking them. Isnot
this shoe very hsndsoine one? Il il not
quite Dsw9 Is it not extremely. we'll made?
How, then, Is il that none Of you can tell ne
where il pinches - res.
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B. NUMBER 36g.
The Duty pf the Hdar.

The Duty g tie Hd1rs ..n.,oy,
The Racine Ads0oats, ID, n,thsdsilov ~, ,sws
doubt not. spsals the sssti1s1 = o. tsloysl
men, generally, Of the s6tatt,i 5zsn .o ssaii
lalhItfiia scarcely worth whil1 vqdasItl
about xhstswe will do % isan4t3 -, aAtifwe
have positively decided that wslnse au -
disputed national eais.ences TkG04ly 4des-
ton lo.t, t,bsidre the! people is..sslse II'a bra
Ifs"Hows canwesput downnthis sfrbellioa
with tho least cost Of life6and moneys aha
ha1s Il stay pat: down NaoFhis quesaon'is
not to be. solved like ! banks or tati6 qdes-
t'on, by the eleetion Of this party saiididass
lor tho'other, nor can we sdstermiis Whist
course q man will pursue ii Congress- ia The
future byihis past party afaIiatious! The
active, vigorous men for the timesShav come
lin about equal portions from each of thso
parties; indeed, dsnocs.,ic ofiSces havs
been allosoed to put in force thssmoTe radical
and stringent measured ofths twops Gener>
d Fremont was deprived Of his eosnsaaa,i,d
in Missouri fol. proposing to'giys freedom ID
the slaves of traitors lin arms agalnst the
nation $ and yet to-day tMJor Cslkins,s tof
this State, Provost Marshal of Leaven1;o5fth
is nsipg an n;organized and armed reg,nsntof
those same slaves to: guard md discipline
white traitors who ehaye been caught, and
the latter IRE aetua1lyrmads TO perform the
menial llaborof thecamp fofthess loyal black
men. a2i is t3n ava51 aztiV a4steq EEa ina
In the election Of ,Congrsssmen,o this fall
tits our duty toEs SEQ that no Vallandig CHAINS
or Bnghts get into the next Congress but
we would ~ heartily support'a Ben Butler,
or = Daniels tDickenson, or aoJohn A. Dix
orans Edwin NJ Stanton, as any Republican
!iying.a-.1 u 55s2lH i!ao aaF .aj~'11:';.a'<A
-c AS to the local county offices, We are per.
tectly willing that all who will unite in sup.
porting the National and State admlnistr.t-
tions should share in the honors and emolu.
ments to be derived from them. But at the
same, we are not willing to pledge our sup.
port to convention day convert A large
portion ofathsY democrats Of this county
have cordially supported the administration
from the beginning, and with them We could
cordially sunite'in making up = Union ticket
around which all loyal men could rally ;"
These are our individual views, but we
believe that the g,eat mass Of the republican
party in this county agree with us in that
feeling ofare'uctance to enter into political
partizan strife at time when thousands Of
Of our brave! volunteers are daily periling
their lives on the battle field, in defence Of
our very national existence" a,t. .@Tt@,<;.s.,i1a
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Attacks on the Prex,dent-TheS Spirit ol
Faction. ~ a. III +. tlt4

The Chicago CAristian Times, in its issue
Of the present week, has a very sensible ar.
ticle in reference to the intemperate criti,
cism and violent attacks upon the President
by Henry Ward Beecher, in the New York
Mdedenaent, and by Wendell Phillips on the
stump. 1t winds up as follows :,-....l ~. 49,.
"Should We, in our far more limited sphere
Of observation, not think always - tho Pre-
siden. seems to think with regard t. the Ct
time and way, We shall try to give him the
benefit Of the doubt whether be or We know
best about the matter. With all diference
to the superior talents Of Mr. Phillips and
Mr.. Beecher, We are Of opinion that Il il
barely possible that the President may differ
even from them and not be : fool.
Tho spirit Of faction and complaint always
shows itself in times Of great national up.
turnings. There IS, however, YET 70 Be found
in all'history solitary instance in which /,
has rendered service 70 my good cause.-.
Always, it is mischief and . hindIsnce -
Often IL has brought nations ID the time d
their crisis to the brink ofIDin. aThs bmsn.
ters Of such spirit bear also, ID history
brand oftiniamy. The captions, quernlous
fault fading class always prove In .tbs END
to bave Kindred fsr r,ofs than they helped
II is surely no servies u any natien u des
troy cos6dencs, at time Of peril and ex
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GOODuUE COUNTY
ID D@ U& 5ToR Il.
MA1,IIFR e, CLARK

Wholesale and retail dealers in
DIR u GS AND MEDICIN S.
PATS, OILS, GLASS, vAnNlsnEs,
Dye e-&u!f;s, Hair and Cloth Brushes,
PATENT MEDICINES, FANCY SOAP,
TOBACCO, SNUFF,
Perfumery, Red and White Lead, Zinc Paint &c
RED Wing, MiN> EsorA.
nl60 MI yf: IL
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gPefore this var il, Was nsgross who Asd
from the States into Canada. Nov il i
white men Tb.rs i not : single osiossd
man seeking to svads To dsfsnss 81 his eosn.
tIy.-Eostyeal Wifukae. ~
The csnadians Would ob,iss = Il tbeJ
would kick cut Of their pCosisees eyssy
American white man. who had 6sd thith.
er TO '.eyads The dslsnss q his eosnssy.y-
C1ica9o Jos,vaal. 8
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I. Il. WRIGHT, MI. D.,

Having permanently located in Red Wing
would inform the citizens and vicinity that he
is prepared to PnAcrIcE MEDICINE, and do al
kinds Of SURGERY within the bounds of his pro
fession. Office
CORNER BUSH AND MAIN STREETS,
next door to Bank.
When not ut his office, can be fornd ut Rob
Browns Boarding House.
Oihce hours from . to 10 A. NJ. and 9 to
+. N. Al59 n4l vG: :3m
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DIR. II. s. PAR X

Having removed to the City of Red Wing
will give his attention to the
PRACTICE OF MEDICINE.
Professional advice or attendance will b,
promptly rendered, upon application ut hi
Office over tho Goodhue County Drug Store, o.
ut his residence at s. b. Foots.
Rcd Wing, july 2, 1862. ni9vG
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G.. & J. G. MCCLURE,
Attorneys 4 COunselOrs at Law
RED WING, MINNESOTA.
Special attention given to the collection of
claims against the United States Tor PAY AND
BOUNTY Of soldiers killed in battle or dying
In the service of the Governm
Otfiec in Brands now building, next door to
the Rel Wing House.
Red Wing, March Sth. 1861. If
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1862-04-23

or In the town of--. subject to the
Constitution Of the State Of Wisconsin, lives
Z busy little shoemaker who q sundry times
officiates @ preacher. Ir order to save :
little expense Of printing, Il was his custom
TO write his notices Of preaching. Here is
one Of the latest--'There will Be preaching
in the pines next Sunday afternoon on the
subjecl-All who do not believe will BE-
damned u three o'clock.
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CorroS.-We are pleased to see that
trade is again about 70 open with our plan.
tors. We noticed A. Hamilton 4 Co. had
received several wagon loads Of cotton
yesterday, and there will be samples Of 6f.y
bales 6ns cotton At their Office this morning
q 8 o'clock. TO which they invite the atten-
ton Of buysrs.-NsshviIls Banner, 9Th.
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0uPpressing the "kerrldges.
"Orpheus Q. Kerr gives . reason
tor the assignment ofthe ssPathfinder"
70 the mountains Of Virginia, as fol-
lows:-
'But you have to learn, my boy.
what was the great reason for sending
Fremont to the everlasting hills. On
Tuesday asked a knowing veteran
at Willard's what it really was. He
looked at me for a moment in i'm
movable silence; then be softly placed
bis spoon-gymnasium on o table.
looked cautiously in all directions,
crept up to my ear on tiptoe, and says
he:-
"Kerridgcs I"
"Son Of a battle!" says /, "your
Information is about as ineligible as
the ordinary remarks Of Ralph Wal.
do Emerson"
The knowing veteran suffered his
nose to take steam bath for o mo
ment, and then says he:-
"Kerridges +! Kerridges with six
horses and the American flag out Of
the back window. Fremont's great
at the West was kerridges-
and six horses. Did he wish to buy
some shoe-strings for his babes
"Captain Poneyowski," says he to
his chamberlain, "order the second
steward to tell the scarlet-and gray
groom to send the kerridges and six
horses round to the door with q full
band on the box" Did be wish to
call on the next block and obtain some
Bath note paper-"General Nockmy-
noseoff," says he to his first esquire
in waiting, tissue q proclamation to
my Master IN Chancery to instantly
command the Master Of the Horse to
get ready the kerridge with six horses,
and send the Life Guard to clear the
way" ''In fact" says the knowing
veteran, frowning mysteriously, st is
rumored that when be came home
from DeBar's theatre one night, and
found the front door Of his headquar.
ters accidentally locked, be Instantly
ordered up the kerridge and six hor-
ses, to take him around to the back
entrance"
"Now," says the knowing veteran,
suddenly striking the table q blow
that smashed glass, and assuming an
air Of embittered Argument they've
tent him to the mountains to suppress
lis kerridge."
This explanation, my boy, may be
III fiction; but certain it is, that
Ten. Fremont has not the same car.
'iage he had six months ago.
This weakness for s'kerridges" may
for Fremont's making Wheel
ng his first headquarters.
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PARsoN BRowNLow ON SEcEssIoMsTs
AND ABoEI1oNIsn.--At Cincinnati,
on Saturday, Parson Brownlow spoke
before the Pioneers Association:
Col. Gcoffroy introduced Parson
Brownlow to the Association, who
was warmly received and greeted in
. speech BY Benjamin Egglcston.--
Mr.. Browulow, in reply, said, among
other things, that he knew not what
might be the sentiments Of the audi
encc he was addressing; be did not
desire to wheedle the North because
he was in the North, nor did be favor
the South when he was in the South,
but he would cay that If one hundred
Of the rank, talented, notorious, and
corrupt Abolitionists Of the North,
and one hundred Of the mean, thiev-
ing, dirty, and corrupt Secessionists,
who have been leaders in the South,
had been taken TO Washington months
ago, and strung up in the public
square, and their souls sent to h-ll,
we would never have been saddened
with our present troubles.
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u The following very good rules hsvs
been adopted 10 the schools down 10 Posey
county:
No chewing tobacco during school hours;
no kissing o. squeezing the girls in the en-.
try; no mapping apple seeds q the master
no cutting benches with jack.knives; %
novels allowed 70 be brought 10 school,
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MATED AND MATcHED.-Itis 10 proposed By
. Wabash contemporary, who evidently has
not the fear Of Fort Warren before Sic eyes,
that the reason Why Fremont vas sent into
Virginia is that hs might meet Floyd. and
then the contest would be
"Msn TO man and steal 10 stcsl.n
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0 A woman living up IN Jackson
county hss lost, within eighteen months
Two husbands. The first was common
farm hand, able to earn ten dollars per month
the other millwright who earned two
dollars per day, but was killed the second
week af,er getting . steady job for year.
She said to consoIing friend, the other
day, 1T seemed 90 hard to lose him, just
after he'd got good job, too.'
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VI Tue Eotomacs ana 70 navsgable Tor vessel
drawing ten feet Of water. up to Fredericks
burg, where It is supposed the enemy /,
strongly 2osted. This place is forty mile,
from the rivers mouth.
THE ELIZABETH RIVER.
The Elizabeth river, on which lies Nor.
folk, rises In Norfolk county, and flows into
Hampton Roads. II is connected with the
Albermarls Sound by the Dismal Swamp
canal and Pasoutank river. On the right OF
north bank 10 Ncrfolk.
This city 10 eight miles from Hampton
Roads, and one hundred and six miles BY
land from Richmond, with which place It is
connected BY railroad. AT Portsmouth, op-
posite Norfolk, is the navy yard. The sp-
prosches to Norfolk are defended by fort
on Craney Island, at the mouth of the river,
which mounted some months sge thirty -four
guns; by Fort Norfolk a few miles below
the city; by battery Of twenty guns on
Sewalps Point. opposite Fortress Monroe,
and in all probability BY several other works
of which we know nothing.
THE HANsEMoHD.
The Nansemond river rises in the Disms
swamp, and 10 navigabIe from Suffolk, on
the Norfolk and Richmond railroad, to it's
entrance into Hampton Roads. for vessels
of one hundred tons. Suffolk 10 seventy
two miles southeast by south from Rich
mond, and 10 q village of about 1900 inhsbi.
tsn,s. From Suffolk Il would be practica-
BILE to make demonstration in the rear Of
Norfolk and Portsmouth. Il was at Que
time thought that Burnside would do this
The Pig Point and Fishing Point batteries
were erected by the rebels 70 defend the
entrance to the Nansemond. The frs,
named has recently been strengthened, Il is
said, and a rebel encsmpment 10 now visible
there.
On James river, at jamestown Island,
,hirty-two miles above the mouth Of the
river, is fort, and another called Fort Pow
haitian abou, half way between James,on
Island and City Point. i is said that the
rebels have fortified place three miles be-.
low Wyoming creek and other points on this
river.
Richmond 10 connected BY railroad with
Norfolk. LOG miles distant; with Washing.
on, from which II is 130 miles BY rail; and
here is also railroad connecting Il with the
read OF the York river.
Gordonsville 10 on the Central railroad or
Virginia, seventy miles northwest Of Rich
nond, with which Il 10 connected by rail.
Fredericksburgi is connected BY railroad
With Richmond. from which It's sixty five
niles north. II is connected with point
ew miles north Of GordonsvilIe BY turn
ike, which runs through Wilderness and
White Plains. nearly parallel with but south
( the Rappahannock and its tributary the
2spidan.
Winchester 10 $50 miles north northwest
4 Richmond, III miles west BY north Of
Washington. Il is the center Of . number
( turnpikes.
TABLE OF DISTANCES.
Taking Richmond as the center, the FOL
,wing table shows at glance the distance
( different points 10 Virginia from there:
o RICHMOND NILES.
from Norfolk LOG
rom Suffolk S.
rom Cape Henry $50
,-or u.mc,or oel
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90 The following lines are posted up In
q church pew:
Ye chewers OF that noxious weed
That grows on ear.h's most cursed sod,
Be pleased 10 clean your dirty mouths
Outside the sacred House Of God.
Throw out your plug and 'cavendish,'
Your pig sail.' twist and honey dew.
And not presume to spit upon
The pulpit, aisles, or in this pew.
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bany used the following language sbou
Saint John Brown, who is regarded By sbo
:i.ionists generally with more reverenc,
than oil the other sainu:-
John Brown. like . mighty angel, came
down from heaven, and II the powers would
have permitted, would have bound that dra
gon (of secession) for thousand millenis
years and forever. You seized that frst
grandest hero Of the nineteenth century, an,
hung him upon . cross-the sublimest. q,
we'll ss saddest, spectacle since the seen,
upon Calvary, that yelled the heavens IL
sackcloth and ashes.
| He also said:-
| lido not wish to see this government pro.
longed another day in i,s present form. On
the contrary, l have been for twenty years
attempting 10 overthrow the present dynss.
Ky:
I cannot join in the congratulations I %
often hear as to the hopefulness OF the signs
Of the times. do not want to see hopeful
ness. am not rejoiced at ,idings Of veto.
~ to the Northern arms. would far rather
see defeat.
rejoice in defeat and disaster rather than
In victory, because l do not believe the
North is in any condition TO improve any
great success which may attend iss srms.--
l ~y. let US have wsr; let us have oil its
disasters and defeats, II the condition OF the
slave is no. to be changed.
A correspondent Of the New York Oh.
server asks:-
Are these the words and sentiments Of q
loyal citizen Can such cold blooded and
irsitorous expressions fnd response any.
where except 10 the hearts Of conspirstors
and rebels agsinst the best government the
world has ever seen ! Are the men holding
such views to mould the opinions and rule
the minds Of our Union. loving citizens.
EVERY MAJ TO HIS Business. Some
time ago relation Of Gen. Mcclellan 70.
marked to him at private dinner table (so
the story runs. and we believe Il true), "Oi
course zoe will not tell us anything. but
suppose Il would be safe to assume that there
will be at least two hard battles fought, one
IN the West and one in the South, or more
particularly one st Columbus and one .,
Manassas" "You never were further wrong
in your life." replied Gen. Mcclellan; II OK
pect 10 take both those places without s.rik.
ing blow at them or losing man." The
event showed how thoroughly hs understood
his business.
Gen. Sherman hes been censured for do.
ing nothing in his department. Events have
shown thst he knew his business better than
those who criticised him. Fort Pulaski has
offered to surrender, and has no other alter.
native. We might run the parallel further.
We have said enough, however. TO suggest
that military and naval officers follow bust.
ness which civilians do not understand ss
we'll az they do.--N. Y. Commercial.
A. f~ll -
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YoRErowN.

Yorktown is situated on the right bank Of
the York river. seventy miles from Richmond.
Il Is and old town, settled In 1705. and now
has about 6fty housea Il was the theatre Of
one Of the most important events IN Ameri-
can history-the surrender Of Lord Corn
wallis to General Washington. which oc
CURED on the 10Th Of October. 1881. The
rebels are reported TO have erected strong
IortIfcations along the river banks; the
works at Gloucester Point, opposite York
Town, are represented particularly 70 be very
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THE RAPPAHAENocK.

The Rappshaunock enters Chesapeake
Bay twenty-five miles south Of the mouth