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The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1862-05-12

Il, COTTON, AuCrIONEER LARGE SALE or
j. Fancy Goods Toilet uood, Furniture, Fixtures, &c
On Tuesday May - VI Os O'Clock NJ 3 Fulton street the
entire lot OF Fancy Goods dealer renQush
- COMPRISING all kinds q rich goods Ivory AM Pearl
Fancy Oils together with every article Connected with the
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1862-05-12

A RMY AND NAVY PAY OFFICE.
N Arrears OF Pay for rrsignei deceased and d. arget
officers OF the Army aud Navy. Prize Money. Bouf.y
JOHN b MURRAY. Army and Navy Banker.
kaasali I. rentA Nc Nlrk nf
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MUNICIPAL AFFAIRS.


THE COMMITTEE on ssEsss BNrsOF THE BOARD
Aterrnen, WI meet Thursday, the 8th ST.
Lhree ocio T. NJ Ia No. City Hal. All pa ties a-
crrsted will please attend without further notice.
ANDRE fROAENr co,o,,,,,o. -
III. w. 0RNET i.onlnt.ee On
j. II. bRODI hseaosam nta
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1862-05-12

DRIAN II MULLER, AUCTIoNEER PROPERTY
auction Tuesday May 49, 1852 al IL O'Clock at the Mer
chants Exchange saicroom Ill broadway IS Lots, each
25xO feet, with story and attic House, 22x2S
srabiy situated at wood J. on he Hunters Point
and Astoria turnpiS IN the midst II fine improvements.
and about IL distances from the City !!a New
York The properly viii be sold in lots, thus soring
OPPORTUNITY of purcha sing
Buturban residence In easily accessible nd
locality. Fifty cent Maps aud full par
tculars al 81 Wall street.
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1862-05-12

r A CROSSE AND MILWAUKEE RAILROAD LAND
IL Grant bonds, assenied will oe purchased by the
undersigned until 18th tsis after which
TIL WI be entitled 10 only nominal dividend from the
CHARLES ALLARDIoE IS Wan street
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c. TJPTLE AUCTtoSEER.
IA. OFFICE $50 BROADWAY.
REcaIyERS sALE.-pEREhPToRi SALE OF a RE-
TAIL STOCK OF HARDWARE.-pl blic notice is hereby
that the unders ned will sell Saturday May nj
10 O'Clock at No. 5Ji Hudson street ia the cty New
York valuable stock Of Hardware and Fiat tcgotsr
with Horsea, wagons, nc; T. 4. sTEwAhr, E,cslyer
NJ B-The aDoye sale IL postponed TO Tuesl My IL NJ
the same time and place. 4. Il. STEWART. Receiver
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sTEAMBOATs.

MORNING LINE FOR PEBKsEftL. TIE AURORA
1 will commence her regular tr for the season
lrdey May TO- leaving jay street. At A. NJ, touching al
Christopher street. Thirteh street and the other
dste landings Returning viii leave Psckskl at III H.
CLEANERS ISAAC p. SMITH AND AMERICA, FROM
- foot OF Harrison street, daily except Sundays At % A.
~, BIS amt 80 r. NJ, for fonkcrs, iaspgs Dobbs Fer
ry Hyinspn Jarrypwn. Nyack, R0esland Lake aud la
vcrstraw, touching ~ Christopher street each WAY.
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1862-05-12

yyERGNEs, ELECTRO CHEMICAL BATHS ll9
Fourth avenue, attended by Professor yERGFES, tho
inventor. Ceeb atcd for tho distraction of ana
metallic substances from tbs and for their success
In diseases peculiar to ladies' also for rheumatism deoys
fever, &c.
xxrANrED-BY THE INVENTOR OF NEw rNvEN
w ton used In every amUy, an srticle whhh can -
manuiacue for cents; ystv prize 70 cent? Please cal
tor ssle. r. H. HAIL. ARsnt
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1862-05-12

DoorS AND SHOES AT AUCTiON-wM NJ HoI.
ID LINGoHEAD, Auetoneer. Il 80 c,ses Boots Shoes
Brog1ns AM oaitess aucti raes ay MAJ IS
o'clk, ~ sore u j. T. WHIT h3uss, % Cortland rse
Comprising al tue various styles oil aid
gooi direct from manufactures Catalogue really
oil stc.
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CHAS. ID. DAVIS, aucuonaef.-CltAS. II. DAVIS h
co will SELL Mondny Nay H. 1862 at 10 O'Clock a. nj
e. East Twenynnth street between Lexington and Third
the contents Of four story House, consisting
rosewood marble top Table mahogany and rosewood Chairs
Tste-aTetes mahogany marOls top Bureaus and WASH
stands mahogany, black walnut and iron Bedsteads Feather
Beds Hair aud Straw Mattresses Pillows and Bosers Ex
tension aud other Tables Looking Glasses Brussels and In
grain Carpets oclohs Stair Carpets and Rods, together
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TlY JOSEPH uEGEMAN, NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.
ID May Is. ~ es clock NJ, at 2Sj Aicphi street, be-
tween Laayett and De kalb avenues, BROOKLYN NAL
and wsnus Parior ard uhamer Furniture, Dedstead
Bookcase Brussels and grain Carpets, Ooths Window
Curtains with Kitchen Furniture day. at IL O'Clock
NJ the central csroOms Pearl and vii
lpughby streets large aud general or Furn
tlre.
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1862-05-12

con REwARD,-LosT, on SUNDAY, MAY II, A
a. " la.e 90 watch THO anGei Wig a.i a. 7SI .,rlh
a,eaue, curasr vi Twsatl slxtn s.gtL
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1862-05-12

ERLIr TRIES Al AUCTION. -HENisY WOOD huC.
tnntrf, Will seil al the store 0i .nol Nitkl o.
li5h&stW trea - ~ ca IulsSay May i3 Abult
soasnd Dwari Lesn qua eeag lGses al 10 bud .Va,
soEorttcd uasTy,
The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1862-10-31
Sunday on Picket Duty.

On PICKET NEAR THE FRONT.
Army of the Potomac. .Harper's Ferry. Oct 10.
Lying here under the edge Of a wheat-stack
at four o'clock this misty morning, my head
wet with the dews of the night and feet cold
with the chills of the damp straw that covers
them, was inclined to take gloomy views of
things and agree with Mrs Partington as to
the disagreeableness of sleeping on pick
ct as tomparelwith " sleeping OH a post"
and hold the world as dreary kind of place
to dwell in, especially the out-ofdoors part
of it, and to be low in spirits generally as to
the war and the country and the universal NOR
al system of things, and more particularly as
to my own prospects for the pleasant Sabbath.
But when the glorious sun showed his cheer
fll face over the ridge of Loudon Hights, and
the hosts of mist and fog and cloud could not
abide the sight of his countenance, and the
crests of the hills began first to appear and
then the tree-tops, the farm-houses, the or
C1uU SiONCo dS L uON WlNC. Will
dew dried up, the earth (ard my toes) warm
ed in the sunbeams, the delightful notes
of the quail whistling up from the valley
below US, and the whole bright, fresh and
bracing autumnal morning throwing its infu
ence of cheer around me why the mists be
gin to clear away before my mental and spir
itual vision too, my views of philosophy, NOR
ais and religion partake of the brightness ot
the fair morning. The world, the country
even this grim war, assume softened aspect
and arrange themselves in their harmonious
place in Gods grand plan of operations
For better than the morning sun drivin.
awav the mists have been the blessed word
of the Holy Writ to my spirit; the gloriou
Psalm Of David to which opened at random
which has for its frequent refrain. ooh tha
men would praise the Lord for his goodnes
and for his wonderful works to the children
Of men," And again the sweet words from
Christ's own mouth that found in readin;
my Sabbath morning chapters in the Gospe
i. where We are assured that the sparrow fallet
not to the ground without OurF ather,that tn
very hairs of our head are hundred, &c.-
, Yes, Gods word is the best recipe for promo
ting cheerfulness and patience, and enablin
man to take things as they come, believin
they all come from Him who doeth all thing
The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1862-10-31
How the Rebels Were Armed.

\ New Iorker,son of a clergyman, WHO was
impressed into the rebel army. has written
book. relating his experiences at the South.
He explains what has been puzzle TO US
northeners, the fact that the rebels are well
armed:
"Nery eally in the rebellion, an extensive
establishment for the manufacture of field
artillery existed in New Orleans. which sent
out beautiful batteries. These batteries |
saw in various parts of the army. This fac
tory was under the superintendence of north
ern and foreign mechanics. Memphis sup
piled some 32 and 6I-pounders. also num-
ber of iron Parrot guns. These were cast in
the navy yard by the firm OF Street X Hun
gerford. At Nashville. Tennessee, tie firm
of I. Nj. Brennan X Go. turned out a large
amount ofiron light artillery Of every descrip-
ton and shortly before Nashville was eyac
uated, they perfected a fine machine for rified
cannon, which examined. They sent spy
north, who obtained, it was said, at the Fort
Pitt foundry the drawings and specifications
which enabled their workmen to put Up this
machine. This expensive, and to them val
liable machine was removed to Atlanta, Geor-
gia In escaping home l came through
Nashville few weeks since, and saw about
dozen cannon still lying at this foundry,
which the sudden flight of the rebels from
Nashville prevented them from riting or car
rying away All know that the Tredegar
iron works in Richmond, Virginia, is an ex-
tensive mandatory of guns of large caliber.
Indeed. every city of the South, having a
foundry of any size, boasts of furnishing some
cannon. Many of these guns were defective
and even dangerous. One battery from the
Memphis foundry lost three guns in month
by bursting, one of them at the battle OF Bel
mont. November .th. After the rebel re-
verses a, Forts Henry and Donelson, and
the retreat from Bowling Green and Nash
Vile when Gen Beauregaid took command
Of the army of the Mississippi valley, he is
sued call to the citizens for bells of every
description. In some cities every church
gave up its bell. Court-houses, factories
public institutions and plantations sen; on
theirs. And the people furnished large qran
titles of cid brass of every description-anl
irons. canilesticks, gas fixtures, and even
door-knobs. l have seen wagon load O
: tiese lying at railroad depots, waiting ship
ment to the foundries. The rebels are il
earnest.
"Bu: the finest cannon have been received
from England. Several magnificent guns o
, the Whitworth and Blakely patents l hav,
seen, or heard described as doing good exc
The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1862-10-31
Capt Drew to the SharpshOOters.

The following circular has been addressed
by Capt Drew to some one in all the towns
in our state:
In organizing battalion of sharpshooters,
l am in need of honest, patriotic men to help
me. Such l am informed you have shown
yourself.
need not tell you of the almost incalcula-
BILE advantage of this arm of the service, for
it is written on every page that tells of bat
ties lost and won. The rebels have many
thousands of sharpshooters-some of them
are allowed to 60 to the field with their 'old
familiar rifle and shoot VIXEN ard where they
please. The large proportion of officers kill
ed on our side teStifies to the service these
rebel marksmen do.
/ Our government is anxious to throw into
the field mole of this class of men. have
authority to raise, under the governor, FIVE
companies Of 100 men each. The governor
does not think bes: that they should be called
into camp until another call for troops shall
have been made, bat that we should find in
each town noble few who will pledge their
honor to 20 as soon as more troops shall be
called for from Vermont. In this way We
shall have battalion ready, So that We have
only to call for them and at once from plow
workshop, store and school will come the no.
ble defenders of our land. You will meet at
place designated in your county to organ
ize yourselves into company and elect Your
officers as soon as a call comes for more
troops and have named time and place for
such meeting. As soon as you are organ
lied into companies you will be furnished
with 'Sharp's revolving rifles splendidlv fit
ted and sent on to the seat Of war All the
800 will 60 together as Vermont battalion
of sharpshooterS.' Your duties will be SIM
ple-'Watch and kill You will have no dig
ging, no working, 10 camp duty 10 staid
ing guard, but will be kept to the front o,
picket duty, or sent forward as scouts and
skirmishers. Come. then. sons Of Vermont
, your country needs your clear, keen eyes ant
. steady hands, she needs your unfinchns
hearts and intelligent brains.
? All over the South, they have long bee:
, raising bands of sharpshooters and training
them long before they are called for, ant
S shall We who are fighting for freedom an,
the starry flag be less ready TO work thar
= they?
t In every town there are two or three younl
t men who might pledge themselves to this
:, and then strive to see who is the best marks
e man. Without leaving your business yc
can become excellent sharpshooters by spend
/. ing few moments each day with Your riff
v or shotgun.
IS DO not neglect to give this your attentio
S, and influence, for soon there will be ano,he
n call for troops, and now is your time to pre-
o pare to avoid draf: and choose Your stu;
Ne ton yourself. | hope to hear from you sool
o. Yours truly, JOHN T. DREW,
m Late Capt I'd Vt, Burlington, Box 10.
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We'll SureIy IL Is just tne oooA I"r tne SOL
dier to get his daily comfort from, and | re-
ioice to see how many of our soldiers do
make it their continual solace.
think l closed my last letter to you with
some foolish, commonplace remark about
the waste of men, blood and treasure OF this
war. Whatever it may have been l take that
all back. That was said from low, merely
human point of view. In the sight of God,
in whose great name, trust, We set up our
banners in this war, not a drop OF blood,no
sigh or groan uttered, hardship or danger
passed through, not of all the sacrifices made
by an individual citizen however humble,
through the length and breadth OF our vast
country, has been wasted. The tired soldier
has fallen out of the ranks and died by the
waysde before he has had the opportunity OF
striking a blow for his country, hut not IL
vain. The brave, enthusiastic patriot has
rushed TO the defense Of his country without
looking out for position or counting the cost,
and has sacrificed his life to the blunder Of
some incompetent officer, or the corruption
and treacLery of some scoundrel, but the eye
of God has seen and accepted the sacrifice
The large-hearted wife or mother or sister,
has slifed her sighs as she bade adieu TO the
loved ,ne and brayely endured his absence
and the sad tidings of his wounds and death,
and man hath thought little of it outside OF
the circle of bereaved ones. but Gods eye
hath taken it all in. There is no waste OF
patriotism or sacrifice in his great plan. The
mismanagement Of His agents is all provi-
ded for; it is part ofthe allowance for friction
in the running of His machinery. There is
no such thing or word as mistake with Him.
And so all this laundering, wasteful, extrava-
giant war is an economical, well ordered part
of his system, and shall promote the great
general progress of virtue and liberty in the
world and the glory of His own great name.
Ills is the way | muse to-day, spending
my Sabbath on picket duty, stationed under
the lee Of wheat stack. We shall have out
here under the sky short service of worship
and praise to God, though there be no other
than myself to lead therein, with sword gir'
on my thigh and the enemys p;ckets in sight
before us. God will help US to keep his day
holythough We are clad in the panoply ofwal
and obliged to do many military duties. He
vii! accept our praise if We offer il i'll SINGER
ity. He will feed us with His word. though
We have il only in few copies and can onl..
snatch now and then moment 20 peruse oil
listen to It. lie will listen to our PRAYER:
though they be brief and broken. For he i
our strength aid our refuge, our strong for
treSs and our high tower He is the God O
battles, the God Oh our country and our fAtll
ers. We will have Hin for our God .ard pa,
tha, He NAV be the God of ouc children a.,
resenerated. .srepu,chased country unto All t'i
ture generations. Thus much from yOaT>
Immediately in front OF a hundred and tift,
, thousand rebels, Dunn BROWNE.
'-SpTiaqfld Republican.
The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1862-10-31

t. y Young needlewoman, residing in Par
is. on returning home from deliveril : some
work. was surprised to find key in her door,
ard strange looking man in the room ensas5-
ed in making up all her articles Of Ta!ue in
a bundle. Without loosing her presence ot
mind the young Womon asked. is Ndlie
Emmeline Curtois at home9" All. my niece
you mean," the fellow replied. with iheu,mos'
coo,ness; " she's gone on an errand. Call
again in an hour" The young woman wen'
down stairs il. all haste, but returned imme
diately with policeman, and the thief Wa:
taken to the prefecture.
The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1862-10-31
Newspaper Law. A postmaster IS re-

Newspaper Law. postmaster Is re-
yed 20 give notice By letter returning the pa
-, does not answer the law when subscriber
.,, not take his paper from the office, and state
"a. reasons for its not being taken; and neg
..ro do so makes the postmaster responsible to
e.. publishers Tor the payment.
. ANY person who takes paper regularly from
..a nos, -otiice-whether directed to his name or
..,,tcr-or whether he has subscribed or not, is
-,.on,ible for the pay.
II a person orders his paper discontinued,
must pay all arrearages, or the publisher may
continue to send i. until payment is made, and
,,rct the whole amount whether it is taken from
q. Office or not. There can be no legal discon-
u, auce until the payment is made
If the subscriber orders his paper to be
....qe! a, a certain time and the publisher con-
..,-.a, 70 send it, the subscriber is bound to pay
t,rl i: he takes it out Of the post-oice. The law
,,.ece.s on the ground that man must pay for
Wat lie uses.
j.. The courts have decided that refusing to
,.>e newspapers and periodicals from the post
.-. . pr removing and leaving them uncallcd for,
, ..5mu ttcic evidence Of intentional fraud.
The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1862-10-31
II Y NJ E n E A L
ENN ELOPES.
MILITARY AND CLAIM AGENCY.
o,L. PLEASANTS X &. o. WUNDER.

G, T.. PLEASANTS X &. 0. WUNDER.
-. I ,Ac Treasury Depar,mcnt.) viii attend
Pc. prosecution and settlement Of Claims
'.'..,t he United States, arising out Of the Re
u. or anv Of the former Wars-including
U.s.. ms, 500 Eounty, Bounty Land, Arrears Of
~. Rccr,,iru. Expenses, &c. &c.
!l''.ag been engaged for more than eight years
" 10 Auditors Offices. they feel capable of rem
. ..ag valuable aid i'll all disputed and suspended
A,> no matter for rhat cr,se suspended
H'ecial attention will be given to the settle
.'."' o' the accounts of Quarter Masters. Com
''au"> and other DiSbursing Agents. their ex-
"Heuce OF several wears in the Auditors Offices
'ii made them familiar with these accounts.
,--N-r Claims are lying dormant on the books
IT,, 'Ac public Offices. and proper and efficient pro.
''.'.oA only are needed for their collection.
Letters addressed to AUSTIN B. PAIGE,
w.D.-.. Washington, D. c.,
al receive prompt attention.
The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1862-10-31

GoDEY's LADY's Book for November is
equal to its predecessors-an that is saying
good deal. 1t contains eighty-three engra-
wings on various subjects. That of the boy
cooling his soup is worth the price of the
number. Godey's fills field that no other
publication occupies.
The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1862-10-31
The Magazines.

THE CONTINENTAL LMoNTHLY.-NOvcmbcr 1862
New York John +. Trow.
This number is as good if not better than
has been issued OF this magazine, and it
promises well for the future, some change
having been made in its management. Hon
Robert J. Walker and Hon Frederick P.
Stanton have become associated with Charles
G. Leland and Edmund kirke, as editors, land
besides these gentlemen, other writers Of COM
manding ability are engaged to enrich the
columns of the Continental. The more no.
ticeabe articles in the present number are,
The Causes of the Rebellion, by Mr. Stanton
Stewart and the Dry Goods Trade of New
York, by W. Frothingham-A Merchants
Story, by Mr. Kirke-Ihe Union, by Mr.
Walker-One of the Mllion-The Wolf
Hunt-The Proclamation-The Press of the
United States-Was he Successful-Aurora,
by Horace Greeley-The Homestead Bill, by
Mr. Walker.
THE ATLANTIC acknowledgements, 1862
! Boston; Ticknor & Fields.
/ The present number contains goodly va
rety Of choice reading. 1t opens with Wild
Apples, by Notwithstanding all his strik-
cs p-culiarities as sketcher from nature
Mr. AAtelI,' Winthrop's lively Life in the
Og. Air and Agasszs Methods of Study
il Natural History are continued. Kind
ergarten,' that mysterious word to many, is
asreeabiy explained by Miss Peabody. There
are no less than four able and instructive pa
pers on matters interesting to the public,viz
The Development and Overthrow of tht
Russian Serf SYSTEM by Prof \. d. White
The New Atlantic Cable by Geo B. Pres
colt; How to Chose Rife by II. W. S
Cleveland, and The Hour and the Man, b,
: c. c. Hazewel. A very interesting articl
, also is made up Of Conversational Opinion
of the Leaders of Secession. Mr. Emerson
l acute and profound article on the emancipa
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ton proclamation closes the body of the num-
Der. The poetry is good, as are also the
the critical notices.