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Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1862-08-01

The u, !, EVenlnS ftSt edyo ''10 N'soo 0'
filed with rumors of fighting on the peninsula,
but thew areimprobable The government has
take,, four vessels to go toJames river, Tor the
conveyance Of sick and wounded soldiers, OF
whom there are known 10 be SIX thousand III
that neighborhood Other vessels would have
been sent if found suitable.
Collectors and assessors, under the tax law,
have been appointed for tie States OF Calltor-
nia and Oregon, and forthe territories OF " ash
ington, Nevada and Colorado.
A letter from the ship Minstrel, at Malaga,
date July 18th, states that when thirty miles
southeast Of that port, they tell IN with the
bark Reindeer from Cette for New York, IN
distress; loa:dej her anil found that Captain
Fl call, s. cond mate, and three men had been
killed and four wounded, and that the bark
was On fire, the work of two of the crew, who
had mutinied the previous night. They took
off the dead and wounded survivors, and
brought them to Malaga.
4 sad affair took place at the residence OF
Isaac n. Fooks, Esq, near Concord, Sussex
county, Del, on Saturday morning last An
unmarried sister of Mr. Fooks, named Priscilla,
aged about IS years, shot Der niece, Miss Prls-
ella Bacon, with q pistol, and after committing
the dee |, took the same weapon and shot her
sell. Miss Bacon was young lady about Is
years OF age.
4 board, consisting Of Coils. Marcy Sackett
| and Van Rensselaer,, Inspectors General OF the
| r. S. Army, will assemble to perform the du-
ties indicated in the first section Of the act Of
March last, in relation to suffers goods. Gen.
| Mcclellan will indicate the time and place for
| the board 70 assemble, and Col. Van Kenssa-
laer will report to him in person for this pur-
pose the other officers Of the board beng al
ready on duty in the army Of the Potomac.
The military prisoners at Fort Warren will
be taken to the James river in the steamer
@ can Queen, to be exchanged. Among the
prisoners are Gems. Buckner, Illghman and
Mackall, and some sixty or seventy other Off
GERS above the rank Of captain. The whole
number of rank and file is about 200.
Twelve hogsheads OF tobacco sold IN Lynch
burg, Va, Wednesday, at the high price OF
500 per cWt.
The influx Of visitors at Newport is unpar-
alleled. Every cottage and room is taken, and
even temporary visitors have to put mp with
lodgings improvised for their accommodations
They have :, press censorship IN Africa con-
trolled by representatives Of the British gov
eminent. One journal, the West African Her
aid which has done much towards the snip
nression Of the slave traffic, and the exposure
Of the proceedings Of tie government officers
- - Coart ltastle and other nlal:es has
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1862-08-01
WAR NEWS.

the way of Chicago, conveying intelligence
which if true, is highly important 1t Is sta
ted that ten iron clad gunboats have arrived OF
Mobile and run the Federal blockade at that
port by dint Of superior strength and weight OF
metal, effectually opening the port to the COM
merce Of the world These boats, it is said,
were built in England, and are mailed with SIX
inch iron and mount from ten to thirty guns
each, Three more are reported to be on the
way, and all combined constitute the fleet or
5ered by the Con!ejerate5 IN Europe. This
statement is totally denied, it will be seen, ID
dispatches from Washington.
General Sherman has ordered that all the
unoccupied houses in Memphis shall be taken
nossesson Of for the government, and where
the owners are secesslonlsts, the rent shall be
collected for the benefit of the United Mates
Al last accounts General Price was endeavor
ing to get his army across the Mississippi near
NAPOLEON He is to take command Of the Con-
federate army in Missouri, while General Hind
man is 10 be placed at the head OF the forces
IN Arkansas. and General Magruder to be over
both
General Curtis, Of the Federal army, is re-
ported to be at a point opposite Helena, and
will remain there for the purpose Of operating
against Price and Hindman.
JEFF. Thompson, it is reported, was at Aus
tin, on the Mississippi, about fifteen miles
above Helena, on Tuesday. He was endeavor-
ing TO get together means Of transportation to
cross the river
Confederate prisoners captured at ('ulpeper
Court House, Virginia, confirm the reports
that General Jackson is at Gordonsville. hey
state that he has sixteen thousand men under
his command and is engaged in fortifying the
place
Information has been received that the Con-
federates have three war vessels up the Iazoo
river, two of them partially iron-clad and hea-
Willy armed.
4 mail captured somewhere in Tennessee,
contained report that Gen. Beauregard had
res;gned The Confederate force at Vicksburg
Is out down at twenty thousand.
4 fight is said to have occurred at Bohnger'
Mills. Missouri, on Tuesday, in which body Of
Confederates, numbering one hundred and
eighty men, were defeated by a Federal force
Of one hundred and twenty. The Federals are
reported to have suffered no loss in the engage
1nent. but the Confederates lost ten killed and
many wounded
It j. stated that between four and i've hun
drel of the Confederate prisoners confined at
Fort Delaware, below Philadelphia: have taken
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1862-08-01

WASHINGTON ITEMS
An ole old and l., we'll known resident Of Val l.,
ton, VIM. Thompson, ESQ died vss.,A,
quite suddenly, lie had been in h.
health, and was attacked with aponlavr W Y
was in TIE Goth year Of his age.
Mr.. A. Davis, Of Alexandria county. d.,
cred at Centre market in Washington vesE 4
day, TWO COWS fer sale which had been ' y,lE !
from him and neighbor on Tuesday mJ d
from near Alexandria, The man haviup H. E
in possession named Edward Seaman, va, ID
rested aud committed to jail for further has, &
ing. Seaman says he bought them from I
gro. b
The military governor Of the District, CD
Wadsworth is investigating case in yErSs
some 1alties are han eed with hall orng B
young man named NJ G. Adams, who hN
served in the 18th Virginia Confederate req &
ment, and recently returned to the city, AZ.
who, it is alleged, under the influence of thoN
parties, has again gone back to the Souh 4
contrary to the desire Of his father, Mr.. J. GE
Adams.
A fire, the work Of an incendiary, took PLAID
in Georgetown, on Wednesday night, on Wsnl
st., near High, destroying a large hay deu|
occupied by Mr. Peter Berry, In which wa|
about $50 bales; which were mostly destrOyei
The hay was without insurance.
Burglars and pickpockets are buslly at VoA
ia Washington, and robberies are qultetequen
DRAFTING. The subject Of drafting mas be-
come one of considerable interest within few
days past, the idea gaining currency that
draft from each State will soon be made to b
IN the thinned regiments in the field DRAFT
inc is provided for by a law OF Congress frame
in 1872, entitled IAN Act to provide tor tn
national defence, by establishing uniform MI
tia throughout the United States, attervard
amended and applied to all arms-besr,nsc Gu
zens of the country. The process OF dra II i
IS about the same III Il various Ola e. l'J VI
are prepared Of those liable to servc-aOle,D
died men, between the ages OF eighteen all
fortv-fve-and the required plumber OF nam,
are drawn by lot in the presence OF p .r
officials. The persons drawn are notlneu la, d.
given opportunity to prove themselves e :;!
or provide suitable substitutes - 1alnnS
which, they are compelled to serve, or sum
to heavy penalties, generally imprisonment
CHOOSING A BUSINESS. --CULpR1.-
thought, your honor, man could go '"'O a
business he wanted to. lor
JUDGE.-Certainly he can, but you; ted
call this business, do you? You colD'i'''0
burglary! o {or +
say l only opened Dry goods store
COURT. Officer, take HIM away:
At the State Democratic Convention III Il, '">
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1862-08-01

Yale College is prospecting in spite OF the
times On Monday and Tuesday there were
ninety annlicants for admission into the Fresh
man class, and twelve or htteen to higher
c1asses
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1862-08-01

ttbe State Democratic Convention ID lnO'
ana, Gov WyckIif said he was tor the I" .orr
provided the rights Of the South ana saw" W.,
were not interfered with. Before dong on. ~.
thing more he would pause to see VIVA. '"
fighting for II to free negroes, let not ailo *he
er drop Of blood be shed. lie would 1a ;+5 The
leading rebels, and balance the rope vi w ethe
abolitionists who control every departments. ols
government, and were worse than Inc ~. ;n,.
Richardson, OF Illinois, Garlic, OF 'ns' II
Voorhees,, of Indiana and other nlelii"''0
Congress were present. no Pc,
Nine dollars bushel was offered Ia t'o
tersburg market on the 35th INST ~ WV
The Cadiz Democratic sentinel. [volume] (Cadiz, Ohio) 1854-1864, 1862-11-19

@A woman calling herself Ellen Wag-
ner, OF fine person, elegant manners, accom-
pl,shed pianist, fluent talker and good edu~
cation, has lately been detected in New
York as thief on large and novel scale.
The New York Post says she lives at the
most fashionable boarding houses, and can
act the lady to a charm.
Ellen peruses every day the morning pa
pers, looking for advertisements for domes-
tics. Selecting suitable one, sbe assumes
an humble garb. and goes to secure the
place. When she succeeds by her atten-
tion and oblIging dispositions she wins upon
her lady employers, till she learns where
their silver are kept; and then some night,
with the aid OF accomplices ontside, the
silver, valuabes and prepossessing maid,
servant would simultaneously disappear.
This feat accomplished, Ellen would re-
turn to her boarding house, and recuperate
with week or two of fashionable life,
lalking frequently about her husband at
the war;" The police have been for over
a year on the track Of this very clever
young lady. whose career as swindler is
for the present at least, at an end.
The Cadiz Democratic sentinel. [volume] (Cadiz, Ohio) 1854-1864, 1862-11-19

THE BAsHFUL MAN.-Doestcks thus de.
scribe bas hful young man. First call
bell rings-enter bashful young man--evi.
IDENTIFY his fist attempt at a fashionable visit
came in with his hat in his hand--put it
behind him to make a bow-dropped it
tried to pick it up-stepped in it put his
foot through it-fell over it--and, in his
frantic struggles to recover himself burst
his coat, fractured his pantaloons, united his
cravat, demolished his shirt liar, and was
finally borne to the hall by bis sympathizing
friends, minus his patent mustache, one hall
of which was afterwards found in Laura
Matilda's scrap book, and the rest discovered
in q coal shuttle fa
The Cadiz Democratic sentinel. [volume] (Cadiz, Ohio) 1854-1864, 1862-11-19

0TDaniel Webstes said: II the Aboli-
tionists ever get power in their hands, they
will override the Constitution, set the Su
preme Court at defiance, change and make
laws to suit themselves, lay violent hands on
those who differ with them in opinions OF
dares to question their infallibility; and Fl.
nally bankrupt the country and deluge il in
blood How has this dreadful prediction
been verified? Honest men are getting VII
ser.
The Cadiz Democratic sentinel. [volume] (Cadiz, Ohio) 1854-1864, 1862-11-19
Negro Labor at Washington
Negro Political Economy.
? IOflV" NIB 70 osO"
- oftL1 /y:,,o..,.,ot. Io.oyto

The following IS rom washington cores
pondent Of the Cincinnati Gazette.
''NEGRo LABOR ECONOMICAL.
"Over two thousand able bodied black re,
fugees are employed in the Quartermaster's
Department here, and upon the eenses Of
Washington on reduced wages. The a.
mount saved on the difference between their
paw and that Of white laborers is much more
than sufficient to support the 6ve or six hun
dred colored women and children in Govern.
Inent quarters. This is derived from official
persons, who say the contrabands are really
q source OF Government profit"
From this il appears that the Government
IS employing negroes in preference to white
men, from motives of economy. To white
men out OF employment, and others whose
wages are reduced below the living point
news is interesting. And then negroes
work so well!--It is absolutely surprising
Two thousand OF men are not only able to
support themselves but to support five or six
hundred women and children.
Ofcourse we are not told how they tUork,
but how they earn or Gather how they receive
The correspondent Of the Gazette does not
seem To be aware that employment is one
thing, earning another, and payment still
another.
Every white man 10 the South supports, on
an average, four persons b,side hlmselE--
Two thousand able bodied male workers rep
resent ten thousand persons to be fed and
clothed. These negroes have run away
from their wives and children, or have
thrown them upon the Government, or left
them to SHIFT Tor themselves
Therefore negro labor is economical.
Therefore the Government is encouraged
to employ negroes.
Therefore the negro has proved himself an
intelligent and self supporting lsborer.
Therefore should negro labor FIX the stan
dard OF wages for white labor.
Therefore the negro labor experiment Is
suceessfnl, and emancipation ought to be u
niversal. @Ns
Ii does not appear, however, that the sur.
Mus earnings Of the two thousand able.
hodixd black refugees actually go to the sup
noftof the FIVE or six hundred women and
Children important iact in the calculation
Of ne ecopomias OF the enterprise. On the
contrary, we presume, II isquite the reverse:
free white labororers pay for the iood and
and clothing Of their wives and children, re-
fuvee black ones have their DINNAHs and
n;san;nu,es boarded Tin Government quar-
tsrs and clothed at the cost Of Treasury.
There may be something very sublime 10
The Cadiz Democratic sentinel. [volume] (Cadiz, Ohio) 1854-1864, 1862-11-19
Moral SuaSiOu.

There is nothing like moral suasion. 1t
has grown to be great ard controlling in
s'itution. The best example of the same
occurred in San Francisco recently.
An acquaintance of ours was junior part
ner and occas 'onal talesman in firm whose
business it was to sell fish hooks, cod lines,
ropes ends and other odds and ends. O1e
day John Chnaman, followed by a train
Of about ten Of his cou5trymen ranged tan.
dem fashion, entered the establishment, aud
after peering around for few seconds, ex
claimed:
Cotton seine twine-got him"
Yes was the answer
How much take?'
'One dollar pound!'
'Um! give give fifty cents!'
'Get out! said the junior partner, with
nenacing gesture. and John Chinaman de-
rarted followed by his tail and countrymen.
The train passed the door several times
and at length re entered John looking
around as though he had never been there
before, again inquired:
Cotton seine twine-got him"
Yes
How much take?
One dollar pound.'
I'm! give seventy>ire cents
Get QUIT cried the excited partner, and
the Chinese population departed as before.
The wild geese procession paraded past q
few times and re entered. The spokesman
after gazing around some, lifted up his voice
third time, and he spoke:
Cotton seine twine-got him"
'Yesp
'llow much take?'
The salesman whispered to Patrick, tht
porter, 10 hand him cleaver. This had
he grasped the astonished John Chinamer
with his lett hand, and raising his cleave
with his right, exclaimed.
One dollar a pound'
John gave one look at the cleaver anothe
at the face Of the salesman, and yelled out
4 take one hundred pound!'
The bargain was thereupon closed. s
mnch for moral suasion.
The Cadiz Democratic sentinel. [volume] (Cadiz, Ohio) 1854-1864, 1862-11-19

Az ISsrITUTIoS.-A boarder was seen to
pick something out Of q sausage be was eat
ing.
What is it Benz, asked boarder sitting
opposite.
"A little piece Of bark, believe" replied
Ben.
well, old fellow, it's my opinion you'd
better not hunt any longer, or you might
find g,o,Ol pretty soon.
The Cadiz Democratic sentinel. [volume] (Cadiz, Ohio) 1854-1864, 1862-11-19
J. c. FfelnOnt I'm Favor of Free
Speech and Free Press, mud
Against the Suspension Of the
Laws.

j. G. Ffeln0nt I'm Favor of Free
Speech and Free Press, mud
Against the Suspension Of the
Laws.
John G. Fremont has lately made q no.
ticesble speech in st. Louis, From it it is
clear that this distinguished Abolition leader
is not in iavor OF the encroachments which
the Administration has made upon individual
liberty, upon the right Of free speech and
free press. lie is against the whole system
Of arbitrary arrests. Hear him:
"But while you give the wealth and pow
er OF the nation TO maintain the integrity of
its territory and while you stand by your
constituted authorities with iuvncible fidel
ity and hold them inaexibly in position, you
must, with equal determination, maintain
those safeguards which have been thrown
around your personal liberties. The strength
oithe nation to rise superior to every as.
sault lies in the maintenance Of individual
liberty as it stood under the supremacy oil
the laws: in the freedom Of speech and free
dom Of the press. Every invasion Of the
laws is usurpation, dangerous in revolution
and not to be justified on any plea oi tempo
rary expediency. OjSta prinUis--stop the
beginnings and stop them decisively, re,
membering that, If you fail in this duty, you
surrender the sword, and the people fall.
"God placed in the hands Of angel, al
the gates Of Eden, flaming sword, turning
on every side, to guard the way to ihe Tree
Of Life. So has he placed in your hands {
sword, which pou must keep always bare
and flaming, and turning every way to guarC
the approaches to that liberty which is th'
| tree Of national lie."
Mr.. Fremont may, perhaps, recollect tina
in 1856, when he run for President, the mot
to of his party was Free Soil, Free Speech
Free Press, Free Homes and Fremont II,
is now ashamed of the apostacy from thi
platform by the Lincoln Administration
Gin. Eng.
The Cadiz Democratic sentinel. [volume] (Cadiz, Ohio) 1854-1864, 1862-11-19

0TA lady from Boston says: "A ragged
! tile urchin came to my door not long since,
asking for old clothes. brought him ve't
and pair Of pants, which | thought would
be com crtable fit. Young America took
the garments and exam ined each, then, with
disconsolste look, said "Thers amt nc
watch pocket"
The Cadiz Democratic sentinel. [volume] (Cadiz, Ohio) 1854-1864, 1862-11-19

, 0r Speaking Of the exploits of celebrs
ted dancer at certain managerial testimo
nial, Quizsbob, who has just returned from
his summer wanderings. in state OF insan-
ity, says. equally regardless Of grammar and
proprety, that Hbe ffats she displayed were
not only extraordinary, but the legs ditto"
The Cadiz Democratic sentinel. [volume] (Cadiz, Ohio) 1854-1864, 1862-11-19

0TA little girl went to camp meeting, and
when she got home she SAID the sisters in
the various tents told her good many things
and asked her questions about the bible. On
being pressed to state what they had told
her, she said one thing they told her was
about Peter "who swore three times before
be Gro we'd" &s
The Cadiz Democratic sentinel. [volume] (Cadiz, Ohio) 1854-1864, 1862-11-19

A MIRACLE PROMISED. The Governor oil
Illinois gave his official promise to the Pres
ident, that if he would proclaim emancipa
tion, the suckers Of that State would be in
stantly trans formed into flaming giants
Flaming giants would make capital soldiers.
But as yet we hear Of nothing but suckers
from Illinois Hurry up the giants. We
need 'em.
The Cadiz Democratic sentinel. [volume] (Cadiz, Ohio) 1854-1864, 1862-11-19

UAn IrishmAn, catchinga thief's hand
in his pocket at the post. Office the other day,
knocked the rascal down, and began to tram.
pie on his carcass IS If be was dancing a
landowners jig.
What's that hrr said bystandsr.
OH said Pat it's small change the iel-
low wanted. and faith. I'm ANer giving him
/ h few post Office stGmps'
The Cadiz Democratic sentinel. [volume] (Cadiz, Ohio) 1854-1864, 1862-11-19

-'My gracious said Ike. il some fairy
would give me wings wouldn't 60 round
among he planets though. I'd go to Mars
and Venus and Jupiter, and the rest Of Them
.And Satan said Mrs. Parington, striking
in, and I'm afraid you'll 60 there whether
You have wings or not.'
Ike whistled, and turned tho subject to
an orange the old lady had.
The Cadiz Democratic sentinel. [volume] (Cadiz, Ohio) 1854-1864, 1862-11-19

0TBurns beautifully describes lass he
met in country ride "as bithe as lint
white on a fowery thorn, and as sweet and
modest as a new blown primrose in hazel
SfrawD
The Cadiz Democratic sentinel. [volume] (Cadiz, Ohio) 1854-1864, 1862-11-19

OIL don't care so much about the bugs
said Mr.. Wormly to his landlady, 'but the
act is, marm, hain't got the blood to
spare; you can see that yourself.
The Cadiz Democratic sentinel. [volume] (Cadiz, Ohio) 1854-1864, 1862-11-19

0TThe Abolitionists say, John Brown g
soul is marching on The people OF Penn
sylvania. Ohio and Indiana have decid, d to
let it march.
The Cadiz Democratic sentinel. [volume] (Cadiz, Ohio) 1854-1864, 1862-11-19

GA young lady who was perfectly thun
derstruck at hearing OF her friends engage
ment has since been provided with a light
ming rod.
The Cadiz Democratic sentinel. [volume] (Cadiz, Ohio) 1854-1864, 1862-11-19

GrI have one request to make Of you,
my dear Mr.. Grant, MY dear widow, l
will grant anything you say well, sir,
want to be Granted myself
The Cadiz Democratic sentinel. [volume] (Cadiz, Ohio) 1854-1864, 1862-11-19

6T The newly horn infant of the Queen
OF Spain has received l24 Names Erchanqe
Nearly as many as the Republican Abo
lition party.
The Cadiz Democratic sentinel. [volume] (Cadiz, Ohio) 1854-1864, 1862-11-19

6TAn Indian out West was heard to
make the following exclamation, on seeing
one OF our fashionably dressed ladies': Ugh!
much wigwam!'
The Cadiz Democratic sentinel. [volume] (Cadiz, Ohio) 1854-1864, 1862-11-19

6T Boy, why don't you attend SCHOOL,
Cause, sit, daddy is afraid that if l learns
anything now, shant have anything to
learn when | come to go to the academy
The Cadiz Democratic sentinel. [volume] (Cadiz, Ohio) 1854-1864, 1862-11-19

this style Of preceding; but when looked at
without the philanthropy, il doese't recon-
mend itself quite so highly, and the Tree,
white lahoring tax payer may not very un-
reasonably grumble little.
The Cadiz Democratic sentinel. [volume] (Cadiz, Ohio) 1854-1864, 1862-11-19

ExTRA DRAFT COLL AIRS.
Ia A small lot just received and for sale by
Aug. l3. 1862 J.R. CRAWFORD, Ag't.