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The weekly Lancaster gazette. (Lancaster, Ohio) 1860-1863, 1862-08-21

REsIsT BRoINsIEds s--The trees Of the
forest held = solemn parliament, wherein
they consulted Of the innumerable wrongs.
the axe had done them; therefore they
enacted that no tres should hereafter
lend the nx for handle 'on pain of being
cut down. The Ak travels mp and down
The forest, begs wood of the cedar, oak.
ash, elm, even to the poplar, not one
would lend him a chip. At last he de-
desires so much as would save him to cut
down tie briars and bushes, alleging,
that these shrubs did suck away the juice
of the ground. hindcred the growth and
obscure the growth of the fair and godly
trees Herein they we're content to af7i
ford him SO much. When he had gotten
his handle, he cut themselves down too.
These be the subtle renches of sin; give
it but a little advantage on the fair prom
ise 10 remove thy troubles. and it will
cut down thy soul also. ..
Therefore resist beginnings trust it
not IN the lesst. Consider thy falliug G
into sin a, ,hurliug .hyself down from some
high pinnacle. Wilt thou say, may
break my neck little | WIKI tbou say
may burn my soul and body little
And suffering. we think the least mis-
lery too great, so SHINING let US think
the least iniquity too great" p"z 80 q
The weekly Lancaster gazette. (Lancaster, Ohio) 1860-1863, 1862-08-21
Give mud re 5ciYa. ;

When We beara man fret about the uu-
Kindness Of the world tie lack Of SYM
palby, and the false friendship abound
ing, we are always prepared for one who
does nothing to receive the good will and
kindness OF others. Does such a charac.
ter ever besow o smile, speak Kind
word, or deny himself to benefit fellow
creature? To receive the good will Of
Others, we must bestow our favors. Ii
we would be smiled upon we must not
forever wear a froWn. live would see
the tears of affection In others eyes, we
must not possess hearts too cod end
dead 10 woe. No tender hearted man;
no alTestionate, pleasant aud agreeable
person is left long 10 mourn over the
Bad passions Of others. He receives in
abundance those favors which he bestows'
There never was a human heart'
However weak and low,
.rHF That would Of generous love impart,
/ sympathy below
If we ourselves would manifest
Those holy feelings In our breast
The weekly Lancaster gazette. (Lancaster, Ohio) 1860-1863, 1862-08-21
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THE REASON WHY ooRcoRAS Is HELD,--
A Ayommunication to the N. Y. Evening
Post, signed BY "The Widow of a US.
Army Officer" says: ,..,.
Within the last three weeks l met IN
the cars Of. the New, York Central Rail
road, o young officer Of the Signal Corps,
who was on, his way to rejoin it, after q
brief leave Of absence granted him to en-.
able lin'to recruit bic health, which had
suffered from a two months coo6ncmen,
in. the loatbsome prisons Of Richmond
He told me he hid seen and conversed
with Col Corcoran, and that the rebels
refused TO exchange him because the,
feared that. If he was released, the story
he could lofl Of the oqtrages inflicted up
on him, and the suferings he had enda
red in consequence Of his loyalty, woult
bring, every Irishman in the loyal State
down to Richmond to avengs. the barba
rous treatnent he had received for SO lony
a -time,, and is still enduring. araa s,f
The weekly Lancaster gazette. (Lancaster, Ohio) 1860-1863, 1862-08-21
LETTER FROM MISSOURI.
KrRKsv1LLR. Mo. AUG. 7th. q

KIRKsvILLE, Mo. Aug. 7th, 90.
MEssRs EDrTORs Yesterday morning
at half past o'clock, Col. Porter in COM
mand Of 2500 rebel soldiers come 10 our
heretofore peaccfa! town, holy pursued
By 1000 Federal soldiers in command of
Major Caldwell Porter was so boily
pursued lha; he was obliged to stop in
our town, apd try to repuIso the enemy.
He took refuge iu the Court House and
other buildings. Our boys had seven
pieces Of artillery which they brought in
to the edge Of town and commenced
throwing shot and shell at furious rate.
They were not long shelling them out Of
the housesj then general engagement
took place. The fight lasted three hours
aud twenty minutes. and our loss is four
killed and thirty one wounded. The
rebel loss is not correctly ascer,ained, but
% have been buried at this place, and
every scout finds more laying in the woods
which have been MORALLY wounded and
crept in the brush aad died. Forty or
fifty wounded are in the hospital at this
place, and doubtless many were carried
away. Forty-fve rebel prisoners were
taken. 200 stand OF arms. and large
number of horses and some baggage
Col. Porter was wounded in the hand /;
guns were picked up all along their re-
treat, which denotes that they were some
what hurried. We hope this will be the
last Of this guerrilla warfare in NoIth
Eastern Missouri. ..s..
Respectfully, WM II. GRIFFIN.
P. s. Since writing the above. one
Of our wounded soldiers died. Our house
is used for hospital. Every possible
care is taken Of the wounded and sick.
l-sii. w. II. G..
The weekly Lancaster gazette. (Lancaster, Ohio) 1860-1863, 1862-08-21
Names or the Battles.

The fOllOwingar are tile names of the bat,
ties fought recently before Richmond ::
Thursday, June 2e'h, battle of Mecban'
icsville. ,., ..s.l. -gss1a
sNl
Mill. .4,..,r .si .Llsil
Sunday, June 2sth,' battle Of Psaqf
Orchard. II ,..h 49,
Monday. June soth. batlld Of Whit
Oak Swamp; battle of White Oak CTesk
and battle Of Charles City Cross Roads
On Tuesday, July 1st, battle Of Turkey
Bend.
The weekly Lancaster gazette. (Lancaster, Ohio) 1860-1863, 1862-08-21
The b ltIe OF Cedar Mountain
Cen. POpe's Official Report,
HEADQUARTERS HRMT OF A'I
CEDAR Mr., Aug. 13. 8 Pm.

... CEDAR Mt, Aug. IL. I'm,
To Major Gen Hullsck, Com .in. Chief:
2 On Thursday morning the enemy cross
ed the Rapidan at Barnet's Ford in heavy
force, and advanced strong on the road to
Culpeppsr and Madison Court House. l
had established my whole force on the
turppike between Culpepper and Sperry
Vile, ready to concentrate at either place,
as soon as the enemy's plans we're devel'
oped. Early on Friday il became apPa-
rent that the move on Madison O. II,
was merely a feirt 10 deceive the army
corps of Gen Sigel at 'Sperryville; that
the main attack Of the enemy would be
at CuIpepper, 10 which place had 'thrown
foiw ard part of Banks and McDoweil'a
corps. Brigadier Gen Bayard will. pari
Of the reat of McDowell's corps, who was
in the advance rear the Rapidan, fell
slowly back. delaying and, embarrassing
the enemy's advance as far as possible
and capturing some Of his men. The for
ces Of Banks and Sigel aud one Of the di
visions oi McDowells corps were rapidly
concentrating at Culpepper during Friday
and Saturday night, Banks corps beinl
pushed forward Eve miles south Of Cul
peper, with Ricketts, division Of Mellow
lell's corps three milesiu the rear. TIL
corps Of Con, Sigel, which had marche
all night, was Halted IN Culpepper to res
few hours. On Saturday the enem
advanced rapidly to Cedar Mountain. th
sides Of which they occupied id heav.
II force. ts .9l-9tF a't.
Gen. Banks was instructed 10 take u
his position on the ground occupied B.
Crawford's Brigade of his command
which had been thrown out the day pre-
vious, to observe the enemy's movements
The weekly Lancaster gazette. (Lancaster, Ohio) 1860-1863, 1862-08-21

D9 The bells contributed to the rebel
Government by the churches, planters,
&C.. TO be cast into cannon, and sent to
Boston from New Orleans by Gen. Butler.
we're sold at auction on Wednesday.
They brought from 81 to 81 cents per
pound, the heaviest, weighing 1,4o7
pounds. sold for $3.50, and a lot Of 1877
bells, under 100 pounds, were bought for
% cents per pound.
The weekly Lancaster gazette. (Lancaster, Ohio) 1860-1863, 1862-08-21
THE HEIR OF LINN.
pY W. ]. SMELLING.

o.. % b .IH FL
There is as beautiful Scotch ballad
By this title as ever saw in my life. 1t
made a very strong impression upon me;
but as the ballad is MOTTO be found.I will
endSavor to tell lhs ssory in very plain
prose. .. ,,v~y, ~, /
Of the richest landed proprieors in Scot
land. Besides the lands and dwellings,
! heibad flocks and herds. and good stock
of gold. Moreover, he. was "a man Of
frugal disposition, so that the men Of
Galway avoided his company. and the
whole town cried shame on him. Never
-theless, his riches grew and increased 10
a mighty sum-, and there was no telling
What heaps Of treasure he had concealed /.
!, The Laird OF Linn did NOT marry until
late in life, and his wife died within a
year after his marriage. She left him
one child, son. who was the Joy and
plague of his existence. Though natur.
ally Of a generous disposition, he was
wild reckless and extravagant Seeing
and hearing his father ridiculed for his
missrly temper and habits. he resolved al
all events, not TO be like him and spent
all he could lay his hands on, among low,
dissou,e companions, in riotous living
80 true i, is that one extreme produces
another, 1t was in vain that his father re
monstrated with himyhe only grew worse
as he grew older ,l-.a se ,.ol5.
AT l.et TIE Laird of Linn lay on his
death bed. He had ou,lVed allahis noal
relations, and had no friends. SO he wa'
obliged TO leave all his substance to hi
son, and besides, next to his gold,h loved
his prodiQal heir. Previous TO his death
lie call.d,the heir Of Linn 10 his bedside
and ,Lus spoke
"My son, when my lips are cold II
death, and my. tongue lies silent in tn
grave, know how it will be With YOU
You wiz spend all The spbsiste6ceo ofyou
ancestors, and oil the gold Ilgot together
in dissipation and txiravagsnce. Never
,heless, l do not Wish my son to live
beggar. Therefore, give heed 10 my on
'ly dying command. aud you odisregar
it, may fathers dying curse oling I
you. The upper chamber in my house i
Kippletringal is now looked mp and til
kcytlrOwh into ,he'ssa. Wren you hdV
lost both gold and hpds,o when you ar
actually suffering for a crust to t,appeas
your hunger. break the door open, an
You will. find o certain relief, batf 20
break the door open before thai time.
say once again, may. isther's dtyIu
curse cling to you. ''.-l ".. ,soe.,rq b,,vlpA
aa@ With, ,ihessIwords the oldmau isltbac
and, erpired, ,,,sepo, nA,y a7sv,soF
o.i5 The heir OF Linn did not long grie'
for his pstsht,.1is5 Hs soon aftsf threw opt
athsdihousso 10 a'alh 'comefsl III is, fores
fall beneath the axe,o His ohimneys we
s1aTwaslsmolihg,e Ia Hundred men sat dai
His Board, ana hso bought horses, q 4
The weekly Lancaster gazette. (Lancaster, Ohio) 1860-1863, 1862-08-21
ROCK ,AND JOB ,pRINTING.

e are prepared 10 execute all descriptions QlJ ZOE
WORK. such as CARDS, CIRCULARS. POSTERS
BALi.TICKRTS, and every other variety OF PLAIN
AND FANCY JoBRtNG, With now and superlortype
and on sho Il t'notiee. IA - a A-.N'
The weekly Lancaster gazette. (Lancaster, Ohio) 1860-1863, 1862-08-21

| say nothing about parties now which
brought about this result Our business
now is to put out the fire, and afterwards
we will'huut up the incendiaries, Mr.
Lincoln was elected. (and here the speak
or narrated the events which brought on
hostili,ies--,be firing on the Star of the
West, aud the bombardment Of Fort Sum-
tsr.) There was no cause. God and man
knows, existing for that shot. No mat
ter what differences Of opinion We may
have entertained, God and man can testl'
The weekly Lancaster gazette. (Lancaster, Ohio) 1860-1863, 1862-08-21

~ there was no cause for that shot. Il
was the greatest crime The world has
known since the crbeiGxion. When ,ha,
shot was fred, the President Of Che U United
States. acting for Tile country, called ioi
the children Of the county to cottis c6rlh
TO the defense Of their ancieni mother.
X Y 4
The weekly Lancaster gazette. (Lancaster, Ohio) 1860-1863, 1862-08-21
iand my my lnndsIshan b yours fore forsysr. ,ssi,
1.-The heir Of Linn. ~ &ab

Then John counted down the GOOD
clean gold, and hard bargain his master
had Of it. For every pound that John
agreed to pay, the land was worth
three.
The last money went like the frst. and
the beii Of Linn, was q, beegar, lie first
went 10 thclhouse that had onee been his
but now belonged to John Scales, TO seek
some relief. He looked at the window o
the great bauqueting hall, but there was
nc ieasting going Onin nits The FIRE was
out and the dinner table taken away, and
all was desolste and dismal ss+Y Herei
sorry cIeer.1 said the heir Of Lin. "a
John would NOT give him a penny, bu
lold. himto goto his friends, hesbad spsn
SO much money upon so foolishly. So h,
did, but it did no good. Some pretended
not to know him, and none would lent
him even farthing. or even offer him
dinner, so he wandered about forlorn an{
hungry for two days; for work be coult
MOI. and 10 beg he was ashamed. Al las,
in his extreme misery. he though! Of hi'
fA,her's dying words, II have NOT sol(
.he house in Kipple,riugau yet" said he
"for no ole would buy 1t. 1swill 60 snt
break open the upper chamber. Ny faith
or said l would find relief there, and per
haps he mcant-,"-> '--7 4-~-- 80
Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1862-02-08
BY WCLANAHAN & IT


The Houston Telegraph Of the 9th nit has
tie following;
We are informed by a reliable gentleman, (noi
the Memphis and Columbus r%unner,) that SIX
men were hung on one tree, near Waco, a few
days ago, mostly on aecount Of horse stealing.
We are informed that the Legislature appropri-
ated 5000 and appointed an egeut to look up
clothing for the Texas troops scattered on the
way from Texas 10 the seat of war.
The Galveston Noes Of the 18th ut, has the
annexed;
The re6ains of Judge Hemphill and Colonel
Mcleod arrived this morning by the train from
New Orleans
Col Maxcys regiment Of infantry has had its
orders changed from Harrisburg to Bowling
Gresu, for which place il was expelled to set
forward on the 5th.
The Sherman Journal Of the 10th, gives an ac-
count Of a young msn named Mccall being bu-
tally murdered az Gainesville, Cooke county, by
a hr. Bone and his son, on the 9th inst. The
muTderers were tried, committed TO Jail, and
placed under a guard; in the night q company
Of the citizens came and disarmed the guard and
hung the prisoners to HORSEBACK in the pablc
square.
The farmers genaraIly completed sowing their
fall wheat about the LIST Of December, and the
quantity Of ground sown is larger than 1t has
ever been before.
The Bellevine COpstrgaan, of tho 25th ult,
says;
Thursday night. the gin house Of Mr.. G. Am
ster, Of this county, WAS burned to the ground,
together with forty bales Of cotton, and portions
Of neishboring crops that had been taken there
TO be ginned and packed. Also, two iiHe gTist
mills, two gin stands and s saw min, and all tie
machinery. Loss estimated al ST. 200
The San Antonio Herald, of the 18th ultino,
says
We have received a communication from a
friend IN Live Oak county, informing US that
the citizens Of that county have determined to
stop cotton from passing through there to Aexi-
co. We know that the Governor Of Texas has
given his consent to the agent of the Confederate
States to take 10 Mexico any amount Of cotton
he may require in the purchase OF arms, powder,
etc.
An important decision by the Confederate
Court at Austin, has just been delivered by his
honor Judge Devine. The judge has decided
that, during the existence Of the stay law, nc
judgment can be rendered against citlzens OF
ON State under tire sequestration act Of the Con-
iodeEate Congress.
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PRam - YoKTK.

A letter from NeF York, dated the 22th ult,
to the Philadelphia Inquirer, says
The misfortunes Of the Burnside expedition
we're the thome Of every tongue this afternoon F.;
il is scarcely necessary 70 say, different classes
Of people take different views Of the disaster.
The Wall street bankers and brokers see in it
only 50 many thousands Of money apparently
gone for nothing. The ship brokers and Hier-
chants discover in il & fresh market for the sale
Of old ships and other craft 10 the government,
with big commissions, according to mercantile
usage" you know. But the masses Of the peo-
ple-I mean those who are really patriotic at
heart, and who have no selfish interests 1t stake,
one way or anoth@-cannot help contemplating
the disaster as q most untiInely one.
The desire on al hands, however. is that in
stead Of discOuragiRg the government, it viii
still stimulate il 70 new and yet more formidable
en5esvors 10 snnihilate the rebellion, and this de-
sire is accompanied by q wish that Congress
would close up its discussion Of the financial
question as speedily as possible and come to q
vote. Issue treasury notes-hy on the taxes
lie anything that viii strengthen the arm Of the
government and enable it 20 strike heavier and
heavier blows at the conspirstors than any that
have been dealt BE quiet" strike hard
" strike sure are the aspirations of every loyal
heart in this quarter.
There IS nothing new IN Wall street to-day.
All tho great guns that belong there are justuow
in Washington, looking after the "Wsys and
Means, taking soundings on the treasury and
tax bills, etc The disasters to the Burnside
expedition, as was expected, were turned to &C
count by the " bears at the stock exchange.
Prices in the after part OF the day gere from TO
per cent. off, but nothing approaching the
magnitude of e panic yyasN peTceptible. The
banks paid an additional $3,062,0O0 to the order
Of Mr.. Chase, in the course Of the day, using
treasury notes mostly.
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FEBRUARY * 1850

named because it embraced the line whore the formerly
separate corporations Of NORTH Memphis sna south Mem
pLis were unit d without any reference whatever to the
Federal Union
resolution was offered % regdaic IHys. All espe-
ciaily a" boss druymen. so as to secure good order il de-.
hveling freight at the Charleston railroad perhaps a
good ordinance foc the present crisis, but how viii it
wor< when The piping tines Of poaes return, and bu
sness resumes its normal condition Council has passed
already two or three resolutions sud ordinances upon
this subject They have all proved useless VIII the
one now discussed be any better We suspect that iron
railways would prove more efficient regulators Of The
dray and delivery subject than paper ordinances; but as
Crapaud says, a0gs Uerrsss Dr.. Merii.s resignation Of
his presidencyo Of tic Board Of Hospital Trustees was &C
copied The Doctor has been a good friend TO. and a
hard worker tor this establishment What IL going
aIass there . Aid. Morgan offered d resolution to inquire
what night the Nc. 3 Fire Company has 20 te house it
furnished so splondidly at the corner OF Adams and See.
ond street IT is satd their nice hall would make a very
nice hall for Council 70 meet in.
AID KortrecAt announced in this connection that there
is probability that Council win probably find a very
convenient place to meet in without building or paving
a heavy rent. We are glad TO hear that this is no time
for building city halls in.
Eleaj0H-COuncl then went into an election for a
market master. There were four candidates John
Smoot was elected on the first ballot Josiah Boyt had
three votes, John Herman three, Samuel Dqufus none
and John Smoot nine.
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REt0M RsExEG0.

The New Orleans Delta gathers the following
intelligence nom the Brownsville Flag Of the
18th ult, which paper had received an express
from the city Of Mexico:
p esident JuAreE has responded TO the situa-
ton in which the alliance between England,
France and Spain has placed the Mexican ma
sion, and detantly accepts the combat, prefer
ring to die free rather than live in slavery"
GUv. Doblado, who has assumed tho position Of
Secretary of State, il one of the ablest men in
Mexico, and he is already infHsing the nation
with his spirit
BY express from tho City of Mexico re have
the decree Of President Juarez acknowledging
the existence of . war with Spain, and calling
upon the States for a quota Of men from each.
The Flag here inserts the names of the
States upon Incl acquisitions have been made,
and the quota of troopsts be furnished by each,
making an aggregate Of 1900 mon
Merchandise from Vera Cruz is prohibited
from entering IL country.
Mgxieans who unite with or encourage the
SpaniaTds are declared to be traitors, and adj
judged to be shot.
Tho National Guard is 10 be enrolled for i'm
mediate service.
Spaniards resident in tho country arc to be
protected in the enjoyment of their rights 50
long Us they conduct themselves properly.
Tho Mexican garrison which had occupied
Vera Cruz were at tie National Bridge, between
Jalapa and Vera Cruz.
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FRnm ~PFNaACOLA.

Correspondence Of zoe Mobile Tribuno1
PENSACOLA, Fla, February IA little skir-
mish took plaza at East Pass on Friday morning,
between the blOckading vessel at that point and
Capt. MoPherson's company of 1" Walton Ran
gers The particulars, from a reliable source,
are these:
Mcpherson has a sm.I schooner boat TO police
Chectohatchie Bay, and it appears that whom
over this little craft nears the pass the bloekading
vessel sends in launches and chases her, with in
tent, of course, 70 capture. Mcpherson on FIJI
DAY, laid a trap for the fellows, aud put twenty
one mon in ambush near a part OF the pass where
the launches had to pass, and then sent the little
vessel down about tho point As usual, the
blocksder sent out three launches filled with
men to chase our Little craft. To their utter dis
may, whom within about forty yards our p +"
poured into them such a volley Of blue whistlers
and rife balls that they were forced to withdraw,
after losing It is thought from twenty-five to
thirty Of their men. Our boys enjoyed them
selves, standing behind sandbSnks and giving
the Yanks fits.
One boat, containing about twenty-five men,
was forced to make the best Of its way across
and landed, when only three men were able to
get out Of the boat,
The uncrippled beats made the best of their
way to the vessel in the ofing, when they com
menced Smelling the camp, or supposed camp, Of
the rebels but, pshsw our boys were on a
deer trail, and were looking out for a fresh sup
per, as nobody was hurt. They intend to hsh
for eels sbout where the boats were fired at.
A detachment from the 18th Mississippi Tegi-
ment was sent over to-day to reinforce the Mis-
sissippi and Florida regiments at Camp Bradford
olive Oak They number about 200.
No news over here beyond the above.