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The Richmond palladium. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1855-1875, 1862-08-22
The New Postage Stamp Currency.

The scarity of specie.--caused by foreign
drafts made through those who haye inves-
ted in American stocks, and who are fear
| full concerning the stability of our govern
ment and the consequent value of their pur
chases-has compelled the authorities 10 the
National Capital to issue new currency. a
description Of which we copy from th c
I Washington Republican Of the 31st ult., as
follows:
The designs for the postage stamps to be
used as currency were adopted on Wednes
day last, and are now in the hands OF the
engraver. They are to be of four denom-
nations, viz.-Five, ten; twenty five, and
City cents. They will be printed on the
same paper that the Treasury notes are
printed on, and will be ready for delivery in
ten or twelve days.
The FIVE cents will be two and ve-eights
inches long. and one inch and three quarters
wide-color brown. Ga the upper corners
will be the denomination, in white figures
on dark ground. In the center, occupy
ing the position Of vigneite, will be the
five cent postage stamp, with figure '.5''
In geometricsl lathe work on each side.
/ The twenty fves will be the same as the
above. except that the vignette will be five
I five-cent stamps overlapping each other.
and the bill be three inches long.
4 The ten cent will be the same length and
breadth as the five-color, green. The ten
cent stamp will form viguette, with "lO'' on
each side. the same as on the 6ve-cent bill;
and in all other respects it will be the
same.
/ The 6fties will be more in conformity
with the tens, and the vignette will be FIVE
ten cent stamps overlapping.
4 Over the designs, as above described, will
be the words Postage stamps furnished by
the Assistant Treasurers, and designated
Depositares, of the United States;'' and
under them, Receivable for postage stamps
at any Post Office" In the middle of the
lower part of the notes will be ~. s." in
large letters. Large figures lin lathe work }
denoting the denomination will be in the
center OF the back of each "stamp' or
note surrounded by the words - Ex-
chaugeab!e for United States notes by any
Assistant Treasurer or designated United
States Depositary. in sums not less than FIVE
dollars. Receivable in payment of all dues
to the United States less than five dollars.
Act approved JulyI7, 1852"
| The notes will BE- executed in the highest
style Of the art, and every possible precau.
ton will be taken to prevent counterfeit
/ ing
The Richmond palladium. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1855-1875, 1862-08-22
Bloody Revenge of the Circassia ms

Some days since We republished a state.
ment from the English papers Of the recent
defeat OF a Russian army by the Circas.
slams, bat the whole story was not told. A
correspondent of the Levent Herald, writ.
ing under date of June 2S, says that the
whole number of Russian captives (tLree
;housand) were murdered in cold blood by
the Circassians. We copy:
| have another great Circassian victory
10 report. About ten days ago. the Rus
sian Gene E, dukimot proceeded with a
strong column toward the valley inhabited
By the hostile Shapsu and Ahaseh tribes
with view TO devastate the whole. On
being apprised of the enemy's approach.
the threatened population promptly moved
off with their cattle and other moveables
into the mountains, and called on the other
tribes to rally to their assistance. This ap-
peal was speedily responded to. and in a
couple of days such force had assembled
from all sides as was though. sufficient not
merely to make a stand agains., but to at
tack the Russians. This was accordingly
decided on. and as the fortress OF Hamkete
in the neighborhood was the chief source
of danger, dominating as it did the whole
plain, an assault upon it was first resolved
on. Accordingly, on the night of the 2sd
instant, strong force, composed Of contin- :
tingents from the Ubiks. Hapsue and Abas-
chs, proceeded under cover of the darkness
to the fort, and by rapid simultaneous
escalade on all sides, made good footing
within the walls. Whilst party Of these
assailants engaged the surprised garrison, the
others opened the gates to their fellows out.
side, and the wild murderous crowd rolled
i'll. As quarter is seldom or never the fash
ion on either side in this war, none was Civ
en- to the Russians; the whole, numbering,
it is said. three thousand men. were butch
cred on the spot. and the morning borke on
not living Muscovite within the blood stain
ed walls.
The fruits of this sufficiently savage vic
tory were the capture of large stores of ar ms
AMI ammunition, including several valuable
field pieces and mountain howitzers. The
large guns were all spiked, and after the
place had been stripped of everything worth
carrying oil, it was set FIRE 10 and demolish
Ell. La the meantime, the valley into which
General Evdokimoti had lucklessly moved
had been surrounded. and all the outlets
from it closed by strong bodies of the other
mountaineers aud the surrender or the de-
struc,on Of the whole detachment was re-
garded (by Circassians) as certain when
the bearer o. this news left the scene Of &C.
ton.
The Richmond palladium. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1855-1875, 1862-08-22
CnS>ius VI. Clay Makes a Speech
lille Declares the Friendship of
the Gar for the United states.
Wash Cor. n. Y. Times, dated 18th
SPEECH OF CASsICS II. CLAY.

Cassius III. Clay made lengthy speech
at the Ladies' Soldiers Relief Fair to night.
mainly devoted to his views Of the present
aspect CT our foreign affairs and to personal
matters. He said he was the only one of
our Fore N Ministers who had been gled
out for abuse IN European papers In the in
terest of the rebels which he took as conf
pliment 70 himself, aud as evidence of his
fidelity to his country's cause. England.
be spoke of our btterest enemy, with a
mali gnaut press inspired by Government,
and which truthfuily represented its spirit.
France, he insisted, was not unfrendly-
Americans had derived unjust ideas on this
subject, solely by crediting the representa-
lions of the British press. The Emperor
was known to be friendly to this country,
and semi official statements in the papers
were in our favor. He utterly denied tha,
. France desired 20 interfere. but said that
persistent efforts had been made by the
British press TO make Us believe she did
Of Russia, he could hardly find words
enough to express his admiration He spoke
OF the Car as one of the greatest and
wisest of reigning monarchs; referred to his
benehcent emancipation policy, and declsr-
ed that the L nitei States could rely implic-
lily on his friendship in any emergency. tie
asserted, further, that England knew Rus
sia and France to be firm friends TO this
country, and would therefore not dare to
interfere with our efforts for suppressing the
rebellion. With reference to our home poll
icy, be urged an earnest prosecution Of the
war, using every means in our power 10
crush the rebellion. He was ready TO serve
the Government here ia any way in which
bis services could be made available; but be
would strike only for liberty, and would
never draw the sword for she protection OF
rebels. slaves
The Richmond palladium. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1855-1875, 1862-08-22
8 NO. SIS.
From the Kexu,sr csrfs ss,Ae lss.ias res.
WAsarxofpN. August 1S. 1862.

From the Kexu.s~ ss.Ae nss.ias re.s
wAsaIxSfoS. Angus. Is. 1862.
The special draft. if resorted to. must be,
ike the militia draft. for nine months men.
The law does not authorize the President to
raise troops for three years or the war. ex-
cept by volunteering. In fact it provides
tha; he shall not draft them for . longer time
than nine months. 1t is illegal. therefore.
to draft for longer time than nine months.
and when language is used indicating .
draft TO fill up the regiments of three years
volunteers. or to fill up the old regiments. ID
is to be understood simply to mean that the
deficiencies viii be made up Of nine months
men.
Some explanations of the new order are
expected. There can be no doubt that vol.
unteers by companies or regiments Of nine
months men will be accepted by Cover
nors Of the States. aud that in this way q
draft can be avoided for the last quota
For instance. supposing the quota of dis.
trict to be one thousand men under the
call for 500. 900 nine months men; il a reg
iment of militia volunteers for nine months
in that district. the necessity of draft there
will be obsiatsd. The only deficiency re-
naming would be in the districts quota tor
troops TO fill the old regiments. The new
orders seem to demand a new quota from
the State for this purpose
The Richmond palladium. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1855-1875, 1862-08-22
RICHMOND, WAYNE CO., IND,

open stores and com nitted all kinds OF out
RACES upon the property Of the citizens. --
At the depot q train on which were some
two thousand rebel infantry was just about
starting when second shot from Loomis,
struck the smoke stack OF the locomotive
and third one demolished the tender
AT this juncture the rebels jumped from the
train and fed in every direction. The citi-
zens took the alarm and those who could,
seized every horse they could find and hur-
ried out of town. Oar troops did not get
in until late in the evening, having to go
down four miles to cross Barre River. as
the bridges at Bowling Green had been de-
stroye1 by the rebels. Kennetts cavalry
were the frs. to arrive in town. and by the
ligh, Of the burning buildings followed the
! Texan Rangers several miles but could not
kill or capture any of them During the
evening in the midst Of a violent snow storm
the 10th Illinois and the Hecker Regiment
arrived and marching into town, quartered
in The empty buildings which had escaped
the confagration Wearied and worn down
with fatigue, they stacked their muskets and
endeavored to make some coffee but did not
succeed, SO going into the houses near by
they lay down to rest, only to be awakened
just before day to escape with their lives
from the burning building they were IN, set
on FIRE by the Secessionists. The 10Th lost
muskets. equipments and blankets in this
fire which could not well be replaced
Having taken the town, the 1olh regiment
remained to aid in getting over the remain
der of the brigade and Col. Stanley of the |
18th Ohio, was appointed Provost Mar
shall.
Upon our arrival we found the 10Th, one /
day in advance of US, having gone by the
turnpike to Nashville. The morning being
dark and rainy we concluded we would take
the train. it being the first ready to run
TO Nashville, since the destruction of the
road by the rebel forces un ler Buckner.-
After having waited nearly an hour we
started in open platform cars in the midst of
a pouring rain, in the highest spirits know
ing that we were going
"Forscard to Nashville"
The Richmond palladium. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1855-1875, 1862-08-22
Sugar Reefs.

The red mangled wurtzel, or sugar beet
Is an excellent root crop for cows and cattle
of all kinds. Sow early this month in drills
IS inches apart, and leave the beeis in-
ches apart in the rows A much larger
crop can be grown Of this root than Of car
rots, and the cultivation is less expensive.
the crop may be easily pulled in the fall BY
small boys. while gathering carrots is much.
more labor
The Richmond palladium. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1855-1875, 1862-08-22
Washing sheep,

The Boston Cultivator thinks that so long
as the rules which generally govern pureha-
sers prevail. the practice of washing sheep
viii be less followed than it has hitherto
been One reason assigned for this is sha.
sheep can be shorn earlier. More wool is
obtained from shearing early in May where
as the water is frequently too cold to wash
the sheep with safety till the last Of May Or
the FIRST Of June.
The Richmond palladium. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1855-1875, 1862-08-22

The Presidsst's interview yosssrdsy af.
ternoon, with . atdeputAtion, Of colosed men
from this city was interesting. Ar: Lincoln
expressed his views at great length, upon
the subject of coIonisation. They are views
he has reid for many years ia reference 70
the colered race, and they did cot ssspsiss
those who have bean iafimatA with hiny-
The intimasion that thS Government y -
visiog . scheme for coloqf colony in
Central Americs is new. TN aid thas e
is the infenfios of the gOveennsos 70 seed
as many of the smanoeA,ed slsves of this
District there a. possible. acd 70 Asposs Of
the slaves freed BY the emancipation act Of
Congress in like manner. OF course. shese
persons viii smfgf5s6 Voluntarily. no q.
ssops to force them oot of ne country wau
b made. 4k 8 -
The Richmond palladium. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1855-1875, 1862-08-22

To MAKE SUPERIOR VINEGAR AND PICK
LKs.--Te one gallon OF soft water add pia'
of sugar, or sorghum molas5es, stir all well,
and then add nearly gallon OF fresh aad
ripe tomatoes. Now set the vessel aside,
aud in 10 few days you will have tae sour
est pickles l ever tasted, and nearly the
sourest vinegar Scientific American.
The Richmond palladium. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1855-1875, 1862-08-22
Terrible CausalitV.--D Dennis Delury

a workman on the new school-house building
was. on Friday last, precipitated from the
third story of that ediice. to the cellar be-
meath. He had just emptied his brick-hod
when. by making mis-step he fell head
long below, breaking plank 10 his descent.
He lived but . short time afterwards, and
leaves wife and one small child in quite
destitute circums,snces-Dseat Repu5-
lcaa.
The Richmond palladium. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1855-1875, 1862-08-22
lgrirultnrul Drpartmtut

b% Peaches are very abundant in our
market, as we'll as melons. Fruit never
was better than a. the present time.
The Richmond palladium. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1855-1875, 1862-08-22

@ Ah soils contain vegetable matter
10 greater or less degree. aud there are
some soils, such as those of America, which
are almost wholly composed OF II.
The Richmond palladium. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1855-1875, 1862-08-22

=. The Chasieston Courier says that
two or three Union dags were recently
found in houses At Galseseon. All the per-
sons guilty of this treason wess execu.
ted.
The Richmond palladium. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1855-1875, 1862-08-22
AUG. 22, 1862.
Important Order from Gen. Mcclellan
General Orders, No. ia.

headquarters, Army of Potomac, Camp GEAR Hrrison
Landing, Ns-, Aug. 9Th. lSs2-
The Major General Commanding. direct.
the attention Of the officers and soldiers o
the Army of the Potomac to the following
Executive order by the President, which ha
been officially published
Var Department. Washington,
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The Richmond palladium. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1855-1875, 1862-08-22
PArRIorIc.-A recruiting officer of this
comfy vouches for the following:

comfy vouches for the following:
At meeting in this county. held for the
purpose of getting volunteers. young lady
went to her bethrothed. took him BY the
hand. and led him up to the stand where
the recruiting officer was taking the names
OF those who desired to enlist in the service
of their country, and then without seeming
the least sbashed, in the presence of the
large sssemblage, kissed him, and then laid
his hand on the roll for him TO sign his
name Delaxare Press
The Richmond palladium. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1855-1875, 1862-08-22

Douglas, what are you doing over
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BOWLING GREEN.
From Sketches Of our Army

By W. ID. REDFfELD.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1862-01-30

A "FUssY" DARKEY IN TENNESSEE
I cannot refrain from giving you a speci
men of negro wit which I witnessed short
time since. / was travelling through the
Western District of Tennessee, and had oc-
casion to stop at hotel in certain village
where I found the most important person
age connected with the establishment was
big, fat faced, jolly dog sort ofa creature
called Henry. Now, this fatfaced fel.
low Henry was no common sort of fellow
especially 10 his own estimation for ne
was always CON hand" when jokes and
quizzes were passing among the boarders,
who, it appears, frequently had attempted
to quiz or stump him, but generally came
off second best. One Of the boarders, how
ever, had praoticed sort Of quiz on him
few days before, by asking him if he
had heard of Mr. Plants arrival in town.
"What Phant," naturally enough asks fat
Henry. Of course it was Elephant. This
was sumner to Henry, as he had never
had specimen of that kind of wit before,
SO he hung his head as low as his short
neck would admit and toddled off. The
next morning, when all the boarders had
met in certain room, wherein the bell rope
hung suspended, and to ring which for ev
cry meal was Heury's pleasing duty, in he
rushed with an excited look. Said he
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1862-01-30
my We understand that the report now

s@ We understand that the report now
being prepared under the direction Of Pro-
fessor DeBow, of the amount and styles Of
manufacturing enterprise 10 the South since
the war, to be submitted to the considera-
ton of the permanent Congress, already
contains fund of information calculated to
surprise the people of the South with the
extent of their resources. The growth OF
our manufacturing interest since our sepa,
ration from Yankeedom is one of the most
wonderful of the many new and uuexpec.
ted blessings Of the war. This growth has
struggled up against-aluost every difficulty.
The prejudices Of our people had always
been strongly against manufacturing Cap
ital had especially given it the cold shoul-
der, and that which capital condemns is
not apt to have many friends. At the
present moment, too, our manufacturing
interest labors under the additional disad-
vantage of finding little or none of the re-
quisite machinery ready for its hands, while
all the forges and machine shops Of our
Confederacy are busy with engines of war
and can spare but little. time for those of
peace.-Richnsond Examiner.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1862-01-30


SINGULAR CIRcUMsTANcE.-The Balti-
more Clipper, of the 9Th, tells the follow
ing:
On Thursday last, an anusual occurrence
transpired at the camp Of the Winconsin
Fourth regiment, now encamped at Pat
tersou Park Peter Moore, one of the pri.,
Yates, mad been i'll for several weeks. He,
to all appearances, died. A certificate Of
his death was handed to Major Belger, who
ordered coffin for the defunct. On Thurs.
day morning, Moore was placed in the cof.
fin, and, just as the lid was being nailed
down, he greatly frightened the bystanders
by sitting up iu his coffin aud exclaimed
that it was shame to bury a man before
he was dead. OF course be was removed
from the box and once more placed under
the care of the doctor. Moore had laid one
day aud night as if dead, and came very
near being buried before his time. His COM
panions declare that, as he refused to be
buried when the funeral was ordered by
the Colonel, he has disobeyed orders, and
that when he rccovers he shall be court.
martialed.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1862-01-30
YANKEE ARMY FRAUDS. The Cover

YANKEE ARMY FRAUDS. The Govern
ment Contract Investigating Committee are
now engaged upon the subject Of the al
legged frauds in this vicinity. They discov.
er that the same horses have been twice
sold to the government; superintendent IS
and inspectors have been bribed to certify
to horses, sometimes selling them to private
individuals; that the enormous sum paid
by the War Department for transportation
has induced strong competition among rail-
road companies so that many Colouels in the
West, in moving their regiments East, have
received from $500 to $4,000 bonus ;
that some suffers are making $4,000 profit
per month :; that nearly all the suffers
South of the Potomac sell liquor with the
knowledge of the officers; that it is SNUG
gled 10 boxes, marked "Government" with
hospital stores, or packed in barrels and
marked "Beef."
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1862-01-30

MORE DEspor1sM.-When Lincoln
stopped the New York Day Book for op'
posing the war upon the South, the pub
fishers, to 6nd means to support themselves
and their families, it seems, made small
weekly sheet, called. The Caucasian, in
which they proposed to discuss the ab:
stract question Of slavery, without allusion
to the s.tabooed" subject of the war. We
learn from the Northern papers that the
malice of the Black Republicans has fol-
lowed the publishers even into thisSretreat
The Post Office Department has forbidden
The Caucasian the use Of the mails, and
thus substantially Killed it. It is evident
that the policy still prevails in New York
to pursue, harass and destroy all those
Northern men who stood up manfuily for
the rights of the South in the old Union
Richmond Enquirer. ~.
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NUMBER s..

RATHER BE A NEGRO AT rHE Souri,
THAN A WHITE MAN AT THE NoRTH.--s
We learn from a Hatteras prisoner who
returned in the flag Of truce steamer day
before yesterday, that two negro stewards
attached to the Hamilton Guards, Captain
Clements, Of the 7th Regiment North Ca
rolina Volunteers, were offered, while in
confinement at Fort Warren, Boston has-
Dor, great inducements to remain at the,
North. They were told that if they would
take the oath Of allegiance to be trne to
the United States, that they would receive
alls manner of kindness, and get along q.
great deal better than they could possibly
at the South Col. Dimmick, fthe Fed
eral army, proposed to administer the oath
to them but they Indignantly rejected the.
proposition, and remarked that they would
rather be negroes at the South than white
men 10 old Abe's army One Of these me-
groes is represented to US to be very we'll
of, owning several thousand dollars worth
Of property in Martin County, North 0az5-
lina.-Nor,oM Day Book. !;
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always LEARs1Na.-sir Walter Scott

ALWAYS LEARN1Na.-Sir Walter Scott
gives us to understand that he never met
with any man, let his calling be Hhatit
might, even the most stupid fellow thstg
ever rubbed down q horse, from whom be-
could not by a few moments conversation,
learn something which he did not before
know, and which was valuable 70 him This
will account for the fact that he seemed 20
have an intuitive knowledge Of everything.
Such, too, was very much the case with
the great Mr.. locke, the author Of the.
celebrated treatise on the Human Under.
standing" He was once asked shoy he.
had contrived to accumulate a mine of
knowledge so rich, yet SO extensive and
deep. He replied that he attributed what;
little, he knewto his not having been as-
hamed to ask for information, and to the
rule he had laid down Of conyersing With.
all descriptions Of men, on those topics
chiefly that formed their own peculiar pros.
fessions or pursuits. ~ 5 g