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Bradford reporter. [volume] (Towanda, Pa.) 1844-1884, 1862-12-04
MtsrRIlaurottS.
Susquebauna Collegiate Substitute,
TOWANDA, BRADFORD CO., Pa.

FACULTY:
Rev. JAMES McWILLIAM. Principal, Professor of An
cient Languages and Mental and Moral Sciences.
SAMUEL L. FHSLER, A. B. Professor of Mathematics
and Natural Science.
Prot. CHARLES R. COBURN County Superintendent,
General Director of Normal Department.
EDWARD T. ELLIOTT IL B., Lecturer and Instructor
in History
Mis- Miss T F. HAtxEMs n dsRTtp preceptresses.
Miss MARY B.AELEN, Teacher of Vocal and Instrumes
tai Music.
MrD CANFIELD DAYTON, Stewart.
Mrs. D. C. DAYTON Matron.
The Fall Term commences WEDNESDAY, AUGUST
TO- and will continue IA weeks.
TUITION, PER TERM
Payable invariably in advance. onehalf entering
the school and oneha at the middle of the term-fue
and contingencies includedl
Primary, term. 90
Preparatory. %
Higher, lst year, per term. z 90
Higher, lst and I'd year, per term. 90
Classical lst year, per term. NATURALIZATION. 90
Classical I'd and Sd year, per term. ......... 90
N. B. Pupils will be cassed by the most advanced
branch they respectively pursue.
Pupils using scholarships charged 81 per term for
uef and contngents.
EXTRA EXPENSES:
Germa ...................... 90
Board in he Institute per week, including fuel
Washing, per dozen. ......................... 3S
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1862-06-11
EMBALNnIENT. -Embalmmento of the dead ha

EMBALNnIENT. -Embalmment of the dead has
lately been source of great consolation to sor-
rowing relatives, and is extensively practised.
Those who are engaged in the pursuit, grade
their charges according to the means of the de-
ceased, varying from SIS to 800 The body
of private soldier is embalmed for SIS, and
sent home in handsome coffin for $l5 more.
The process is simply to make an incision in
any one Of the arteries, and to inject therein a
liquid invented by DR.. Sucquet, Of Paris,
which is secret to the operators.
A body dying through sickness, is thus pre-
pared in three hours, but when wounds have
been received, much longer time is required,
according to the quantity and nature Of the IN
juries A gun-shot wound protracts embam-
ent to eight hours, and cases occur where the
process lasts for two days. An ordinary mode
Of conducting this operation has been to inject
arsenic in the veins, as is done to preserve
corpses for dissection, but thisis only temporary
in its effects, and, moreover, renders corpse
poisonous. It thoroughly pervades the surface
Of the skin which, if kissed by relatives, crc-
ates illness, and often death. Touching a
corpse thus prepared with a cut or abraded
finger, would engender a serious sore and great
pain, perhaps terminating fatally.
The embalming fluid of Sucquet exercises a
remarkable effect indurating the flesh, render
ing it exceedingly hard and Of marble white
ness. Even discolored bodies lose, under its
influence, their purple tinge, and become OF a
light yellow Owing to recent invention, op-
portunties of testing It's powers Of preservation
have not extended for a long period, but may
bodies are in existence in this country which
were embalmed by this process in 1852 and sub
scquent years, which have not in the slightest
degree altered and promise to remain III the
same condition indefinitely.
In connection with this subject it might be
interesting to learn the mode OF embalmment OF
the far-famed Egyptian mummles which are
handle down to us, after an interment of seve-
ral thousands Of years. dried and perfectly
black The process was very simple; although
it occupied very long time; the brains and IN
testines were first extracted the first through
the nostrils, and the second by an incision in
the side The body was then shaved and wash
ed, and the stomach filed with perfumes and
spices The whole person was then covered
with natron (nativc carbonate CT soda) for sev-
enty days It was then washed, stepped IN
balsanc, enwrapped in many thickncsses of lin
en-, and was finally ready for the sarcophagua.
The e. s. Senate has passed bill to donate
lands IN St,+ns and Te1rtOrieS that NAV cstah-
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1862-06-11

1900.
Among their killed was said to be Col. Ashby,
the famous cavalry leader.
Gen Burnside has arrived at Norfolk, by
the way Of the Chesapeake and Albenlale ca
nal, which he succeeded in clearing of all OBJ
structions and reopening to navigation. A
Federal regiment was attacked on Thursday
last near Newbern, n. c., by Confederate re-
giment in ambush, and nine men killed and a
number wounded A skirmish with cavalry
recently took place near Washington, in which
fifteen Federal troops put to flight one hundred
and fifty Confederates.
Gen. Halleck in an official dispatch states
that Gen. Beauregard with portion Of his ar
my retreated from Baldwin to Okalona on last
Saturday. He also states that the main body
of the Confederate army is at Tupello, fifty
miles south Of Corinth.
The Southern papers. relating the great bat
ties before Richmond claim a complete victory
in both fights, routing the Federal troops, and
capturing prisoners, ammunition and army
stores. Gen johnson was wounded, and Gen.
itODCrt u. Lee Is now Ill COlullldliu
The losses sustained by the Confederates in
the late naval engagement at Memphis are estl-
mated at from one hundred to one hundred and
fifty, including from thirty to forty wounded.
The WASHINGTON National Republican, com
menting upon the rejection, by the Missouri
State Convention, of the proposition for
Emancipation with Compensation, saysthat
as :the border States refuse to give slavery up,
even when it is proposed that the expense of
doing so shall be borne BY others, they will
have no pretence Of ground for complaint If
the course of events is such as to make their
slaves worthless, and to leave them no ndem-
nifty whatever.
The Seward-L lyons treaty for the suppression
of the African slave trade is officially promul-
gated. It is to remain in full force for the term
of ten years. Instructions for the ships of the
United States and the British navies, and reg
ulations for the mixed courts Of justice, accom-
pany the publication.
The Navy Department hasreceived despatch
es, from which it appears that Com. Prentlss,
Of the All,atross recently sailed up the interior
waters Of South Carolina above Georgetown.
In the T. S. House Of Representatives, yes
tertlav. communication WAS submitted; cover
ing proposition from the Danish Charge /
Afaires at Washington, for the transfer to and
colonization Of the free blacks and rccaptured
Africans in the Danish island OF St. Croix. III
stead of sending them to Liberia. The consid-
Grafton of the bill relating to claims for the]oss
Of property by loyal citizens. and damage done
thereto by the troops of the {. s. during the
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1862-06-11
WAR NEWS.


A}yices received through Southern sources
state that an advance has been made and
batt!e FOUGHT near Charleston On Wednes
dav morning, two thousand federal troops land
ed on James Island, opposite the city, on the
Ssono river, AMI battle took place, resulting
in reDulse Of the Federal troops, with a loss
Of twenty taken prisoners. Firing still con-
tinued when the dispatch was forwarded, and
# was r,,lnoced that one hundred more Of the
Federal troops had been cut off and captured
The last dispatch from General Glst is dated
Wednesday, and reports the Federal troops
still in force before him, and another engage
ment imminent. Itwas reported that a large
Federal force had also landed on Johns and Bat
torv Islands. It is probable that the engage
mont took place within four miles Of Charles
ton, as the fr:t landing Of Federal troops on
James Island on the Stono, was about that
distance from the city.
It is stated by an arrival from Port Royal
that, on the nj yht Of the 29th ult., an expedl-
ton proceeded from Beaufort to Poootaligo, at
which point the railroad between Charleston
and Savannah was destroyed, after the Con
tedcrates guarding it had been driven off. Con
faderate accounts of this movement state that the
Federal troops were met by a small force, who
held them in check until renforcements came
up, when they retreated, without accomplish
ing their purpose, alleging that the nearestap-
,,r-L,. to n
railroad was still two miles Distant
4 desperate battle was fought between Gen
Fremont army and the Confederates under
Gen. Jackson, seven miles beyond Harrison
burg, on Sunday The engagement commenc-
ed about eleven O clock in the morning, and was
hot]y contested until four III the afternoon
s.iirnishing continued until dark 4 regiment
Of Federal troops which assailed the light wing
Of the Confcderates was compelled to retire at
ter loss tf more than half their strength
The right wing Of the Federal army twice re-
pulsed advances Of the Confederates in attempt
ing to turn the position The Federal artillery
were very effective, and Confederate regi-
ment IS believed to have lost two thirds OF their
number in the effort to capture one Of the bat
t9rles. The Confederate batteries were re-
pe1tedIy silenced and forced to abandon their
position. The losses on both sides are reported
to be very heavy, that Of the Federals being
estlmated.at eight hundred killed, wounded
and missing. Gen Fremont official dispatch
says that his army encamped on the field Of
battle, and expected renewal Of the engage
mont at any moment.
dispatch from Gen Fremont states that
The loss Of the Confelerat2s in the gagcmcnts
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1862-06-07
From THE SHENANDOAH VALLEY.

The news from the region of Gen. Banks
late disaster is more cheering. On Friday
of last week, just a week after Col ken.ey
was driven from Front Royal, cavalry
force from McDowcli's army, reeccupied
Front Royal, driving the enemy from the
town. Gen. Fremont, hearing of the
movements ofJackson in pursuit of Banks
made forced march across the Shanan-
doIh Mountsins from Franklin, and
reached Strasburg just in time to encoun-
ter Jackson's rear guard hurrying back to
where he had come from. Fremont start
ed in pursuit, but the rebels appear TO
have slipped through his fingers without
sustaining very great loss The upshot of
il Is, that jackson has again fallen back
upon Stanton, while the federals regain
undisputed possession of the Shenandoah
valley
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1862-06-07

HAILpcx's 0ExERAIsHIP.-The pen and
ink Generals are passing some pretty Sc
we're criticisms ON Halleck's generalship
in allowing $4,000 to $4,000 rebels at
Corinth to slip through the fingers of his
army of 1900 men. In this view is the
following from the correspondence of the
Chicago Times, written at Corinth, May
3Oth After giving full account Of the
evacuation, the writer says:
The result of this affair has brought
forth but one expression among the army !:
that of dissatisfaction and dlscontent:-
We have waited two months, with an I'M
mense army, and all the appliances OF
success, to see, after all the labor and suf-
fering, the prize melt away In moment,
like dissolving snow. Before the last
reinforeements came up, there were three
hundred and seven regiments here The
augmentation swelled the number 10 three
hundred and twenty, which, at the SMALL
average of four hundred to q regiment,
gives $4,000 men. There were mere
that, for few regiments 60 below four
hundred, and some-the cavalry and the
new ones-have thousand. The enemy
had not q man over sixty thousand, fer
their own people, the bitterest of them,
did not claim more He had but fifty
seven pieces of artillery in his intrench-
ments, and was so distrustful o: his weak
ness as to resort to the weakness as to
resort to the dodge of putting up sham
guns, made of wood. With all this in our
favor he beat us back at almost every
point where we met him during The ad
vance, and finally slipped through our
fingers like an eel. OF course he must be
followed and again cornered, and again
approached by weeks OF labor, and the loss
OF thousands of lives. The torril summer
is coming on in full force, and, with ranks
already reduced one.nalf from sickness
and death, our army is to advance as far
as the enemy chooses to lead. 1t is not
much to be wondered at that the men
are discouraged and the officers d!scon
tented.
The subsequent capture of $4,000 or
Is, coo of Beauregards men, however, rem
ders the evacuation almost as great dis
aster to the rebels as defeat would have
been, while it saved the effusion of blood
We reckon, upon the whole, the country
will be satisfied with the way things have
turned out at Corinth, whether Halleck
gets credit for generalship or not
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1862-06-07

SARTArARIrL.-lhis tropical root has a
reputation wide as the world, for curing
one class OF disorders that ati,ict mankind
"A reputation TO which it deserves a the
best antidote we possess for scrotulous
complaints. But to be brought into use its
virtues must be concentrated and combin-
ed with o,hsr medicines that increase its
power Some reliable compound Of this
character is much needed in the commu-
nity.-Read the advertisement os DR
AYERS Sarsaparilly in our columns, and
we know it needs no encomum from us to
give our citizens confidence in what he Of
fcrs Orqon Syracuse " J.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1862-06-07

"ExeecEr.c MEASURES The Crazy radi.
calls in Congress, with their impracticable,
unlimited confiscation and emancipation
schemes, are like Slaymaker's bull, that
| undertook to butt the locomotive on
bridge. in their fanatical rage against the
southern people and slavery, they imagine
it needs only few sweeping laws OF con-
! eress-" energetic measures, as they call
,bem-to wipe both out Of existance-
They forget that not only the constitution,
but the very laws of nature, interpose an
ipsurmountable barrier to the success of
their schems. Is it human nature to submit
to superior force whom the terms of that
submission are the surrenper of position,
property, home,-all that men hold dearer
than life?
There never lived moro sagacious di-
plomatlst and statesman than Count Ca
vcur, who thus declared his estimate of
radicalisn
Whatever you call your policy, in has
no value except as it casries out your oh.
ject.
The men Of energetic measures are
no novalty in the world. Every period OF
| transition has known them-and history
teaches tbs that they have never succeeded
in anything, except sometimes in fOrmin g
the subject of a romance, sometimes in
running the most important interests of
humanity. The more they despise the
ordinary paths of nature, the less chance
have they of success.
In truth, what has always ruined the
most noble and just of revolutions? 1t is
the mania for revolutionary Methods
the men who fancied they could render
themselves independent of the everyday
laws Of nature.
The negroes of Jamaica, since their
emancipation, notwithstanding tho most
untirlng labor of Christion missionaries,
aided by government measures, are re-
larsing into fetishism and obeea.worship,
the darkest and vilest forms of African
heathernism. The emancipated slaves at
Port Royal, unable to realize, much less to
appreciate their their changed condition,
are deferred from escaping back to their
masters only by wall Of bayonets.-
Thousands of men in the couthern army
tell US every day, that they went into this
rebellion unwillingly and would cheerfully
hail the return of peace and sway of the
Union and constitution; but congress
having determined to turn loose all their
slaves upon them, and to confiscate their
property if they lay down their arms, Of
course there is nothing left them but to
fight as long as there is live man among
them. Yet 1t is by such energetic meas
ures" that the aboli,ionists propose to
elevate the negro and bring to a speedy
enc the rebellion
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1862-06-07

The PRESIDENTS MEssAGE.-We allowed
other sna;tcr, which we regarded as of
more importance, to crowd out of our last
weeks issue the singular message of Presi-
Lincoln which appears OH our outer form
to day The only conceivable object of
this message appears to have been, to
break the odiun under which the Presl-
dent rested for appointing Cameron to an
importont foreign mission while grave
charges of fuqlic plumber were resting
against him, by parcelling it out amons the
other members Of the cabinet, the Presi-
dent taking ton or two on his own
shoulders The generosity was wholly
superfuous, and will fain of its object
Much Us Old Abe may covet the bad
repute OF Cameron & Wells as accomplish.
ed plunderers of the treasurs, the country
we'll never be convinced that his adroit-
ness in that way can approach that of
either of these worthless
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1862-06-07
The Negro At Home.

Col. Gibson, of the 10Th Ohio, recently
wrote letter from Tennessee. which is
attracting some notice. Gibson will be
recollected as the Republican successor of
Breslin, as State Treasurer of Ohio, and
that under his administration the great
defalcation was discovered. He writes
thus about the condition of the slaves as
observed by himself:
In this region every one owns one or
more slaves Here, as elsewhere where l
have been, the slaves are well treated and
well provided for Then appear happier,
and certainly live and dress better than
the poor whites or the free negroes Of Ohio
or the North. They all supposed we were
about to liberate them. This lie had been
trumpeted in the South, and hundreds Of
honest people, aside from slaves. believed
it. But the negro here instinctively breads
the North. They love the South, and are
devoted to their masters
Il have Witnessed some touching scenes
between exiled masters returning 10 their
homes and their Slaves 1t is strange now
few try TO escape or run away. | doubt il
twenty have come to the army with which
l have been connected since last Septen-
Der.
About the farm houses and in the city
the white children and the black play TO-
gether like brothers and sisters 1t is my
deliberate opinion that. in their present
state of ignorance, the slve rather fears
than desires emancipation. They only
regard their appetites and comforts
They are well housed, we'll dressed, and
well fed. They appeared to want no more
The, facts constitute no excuse for slavery
but ] mention them as tending TO show
that statesmen cad better let the niger
alone at present, and address themselves
is suppressing this great rebellion.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1862-06-07
FROM GEN. UALIEcKs Army.

The brief telegraph report which we
gave last week that Corinth had been
evacuated, has been fully confirmed.
Up to Thursday forenoon OF last week
the siege of Corinth" had been progress
ing in manner to give Gen. Halleck
entire satisfaction. He had made his
approaches gradually and surely, and had
arrived at just that point where he could
press Beauregard closely and fatally or
Compel him to skedadel The only Won
der Is, that Halleck should have been as
toniShed to find him do tie latter
The way iIalIecll opened on Thursday
morning evidently satisfied Deauregard
that the game was up, and he commenced
a. once TO retreat for which it was evident
he had been fully prepared for week
On Thursday night, besides the strange
withdrawal of the enemy's picliets, sud
denly great flames were seen rushing up
over the town, when two Of the more
daring of our officers rode into the place
and found it evacuated, the flames pro
ceeding from their burning plumber that
they we're unable to take with them
Early on Friday morning our whole force
entered the togn and occupied the enc
my works.
1t is not true, however that Halleck was
wholly taken by surprise. He lad had a
suspicion, anil took the pfeeantioR on
Wednesday to send an expedition under
Col. Elliott. Of Iowa, forty miles south of
Corinth on the Mobile and Ohio II. X. to
destroy several important bridges on that
structure. This was accomplished with
brilliant success, and the consequences
have turned out of the highest importance.
The main part of Beauregards army re,
treated westward on the Memphis railroad
to Grand Junction, taking the road thence
southwark towards Mobile. But large
force, vcriously estimated from $1,000 to
10000, chiefly under Van Dorm, took the
road directly south from Corinth, and this
force has been completely cut off by the
adroit movement of Col Elliott
IS soon as the evacuation was known,
Gen. Pope, who occupied eur extreme left,
was started in pursuit Of this Van Dorm
army with 10000 men, and now we are
daily hearing of immense numbers OF pri-
soners being catured by Gen Pope, tosethe r
with immense trains, nine locomotives &C.,
dc. The latest accounts say Pope has
already captured 1000 prisoners, and
the number is increased daily. Thus,
although aalleck may have been some
what surprised, bis strategy has turned out
very well, weakening the enemy about as
much as battle might have done
Beauregard, with the main body of his
army, is now believed to have gone to Co
lunsbus, Miss, where he will doubtless re.
commence the construction Of another
series of "last bitches"
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1862-06-07
War News OF the Week.
GEN M'CLELLANs Army.


Last Monday brought US dispatches Of
another great hattie on Saturday and Sun
day between n Clellan' army and the rebel
army under Davis. johnson, &c, before
Richmond. In consequence Of great
rain on Friday night. the Cbickahon,Iny
had risen SO that it became almost impas
sable; and as the advance corps OF NJ Ciei'
lan's army on the extreme right were on
the south side of that stream and the
balance on the north side, the enemy con-
oeised the plan, by sudden dash, to fall
upon and destroy NJ Cleiian's right wing.
The attack was make about o'clock P. ",
and for while promised complete sue
cess. Gen Casey's division was attacked
by overwhelming numbers, was almost
panic stricken, and fell back in great con-
fusion; leaving behind and losing IL guns,
mot batteries. as the telegraph first had ~
all their provisions, tents, camp equlpage,
ami suffering heavy loss in killed, wounded
and prisoners. The enemy was only
checked by the prompt arrival of Heintzel-
mans and Hooker's divisions, who fought
them until night, when both armies slept
within shooting distance of each other,
the enemy in Casey's camp. and our own
troops in our first entertainments.
Next morning the battle mas renewed
under Gen. McClellans personal super.
vision, and with more system, lie sent
up two balloons, placing in each a tele.
graph instrument and operator, who re-
ported to him every movement Of the
enemy, so that he could meet him with a
competent force at every point The
result was, that in few hours the enemy
was not only driven from the ground he
had gained, but mile was gained in adj
vance by our right wing.
All the plumber taken by the rebels on
Saturday as we'll as prisoners, were hur-
ried to Richmond by Railroad, so that
nothing was recovered On Sunday their
dead were left on the field, showing their
loss to have been very great-not less
than 5000, which was largely in excess
OF ours.
As the close Of the battle left the two
armies on Monday, they appear to be
posted to day, as We have no account Of
any movement on either side since then
All the comfort we have, is an assurance
from the War Department that McCle-
lan's victory on Monday was one of great
Importance, and that in less than week
he will he in Richmond, but we are not
shown how it is TO be done