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The Chattanooga Daily Rebel. [volume] (Chattanooga, Tenn.) 1862-1864, 1862-10-30

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The weekly Butte record., 1862-06-21

AFFECTED BY MULE.-A war party of
Oregon cavalry set out few years ago to
chastise the Cayuse Indians. Unexpectedly,
the Indans made dash at them. The SOL
diers wheeled their horses and run. The COM
to bulge an inch. 10 this dilemma be yelled
to his boys" Come back come back We
can whip the redskins easy! easy e-a s-y -
In obedience to this arnest appeal the fugitiyes
refined in and rallied for the battle At this
critical moment the stubborn mule took TO his
heels. The commander then screamed" No
we can't no We can't There's thousand of
them Run boys for your lives Run -
And of all hands scampered
The weekly Butte record., 1862-06-21

CHAIN BRIDGE. - The largest and Oldest
chain bridge 10 the world is said to be that at
Kingtung, in China, where it forms perfect
road from the top of one mountain to the top
Of another The honor of constructing the
first chain bridge on grand scale belongs to
Mr.. Telford, who commenced the chain suspen-
sion bridge over the strait between Anglese
and the coast of Wales, July, l6l8-called
the Manai Bridge.
The weekly Butte record., 1862-06-21

The FIDDLER TO BE PAID.-The Detroit
Free Press 10 abiding to the tax bill now
pending in Congress, says;
Our Northern people have been dancing an
antlslavery jig, and now they must pay the
fiddler That is all there is of it. We fancy
when the time comes to fork over, they, or at
least most of them will inwardy conclude that
they are paying " too dear for the whistle"
The great injustice of it all is, that those who
resisted political anti slavery with all their
power, " who have thousand times warned
the people Of the inevitable result, bear equal
burdens with the incendiary abolitiouists who
has brought this load of debt upon the coun-
try. If Secessonists and 4 Abolitonists. poiti.
cal anti-slavery leaders and Southern conspi-
rators could be made to pay the shot, it would
be exactly right. But no, the innocent and
the guilty have got to suffer alike. We will
not grumble, however, if, after all dangers and
trials, we shall have country saved with q
Constitution unimpared. Let no man, how
ever, who has aided political auti-slavery try
to cheat his conscience and deny his response
blity for these lameniabe results
Every man of ordinary intelligence knows
that, if there had been no waring by the peo-
pie of the North upon Southern institutions,
no political antislavery, this war would not
have occurred. One milestone will not crush
the grain, two are always necessary. So
Southern conspiratorS never would have been
able to grind out the rebellion grist without
the neither milltones Of Northern anti-slavery
to aid them. One was just as indispensable to
the result as the other, and it will require a
nice adjustment Of the scales of justice to dis
crminate in favor OF either, when the moral
guilt of both parties shall be tested
The weekly Butte record., 1862-06-21

SIGNIFICANT FAcT.-ODe Of the first conse-
quences of the rebellion was to close up all the
public schools at the South. One of the first
results Of the occupation of Nashville by the
Federal soldiers was the re-opeuing of all the
schools. If the Southern people have the use
of their eyes and ears, they cannot but see that
barbara ignorance and misery follow in the
footsteps of disorgaulzation, and that in Union
there is strength, and social and intellectual
progress.
The weekly Butte record., 1862-06-21
A Mothers Prayer

Father in the battle fray,
Shelter his dear head, pray,
Nerve his young arm with the might
OF Justice, Liberty aud Right.
Where the red hail deadliest falls,
Where stern duty loudly calls,
Where the strife is fierce and wild,
Father, guard, oh guard my child
Where the foe rush swift and strong,
Madly striving for the wrong;
Where the clashing arms men WELD
Ring above the battle field;
Where the sitting air is hot
With bursting shell and whistling shot
Father 10 my boys brave breast
Let no treacherous blade be pressed
Father if my woman's heart
Frail and weak in every part
Wanders from thy mercy seat
After those dear rowing feet,
Let thy tender, pitying grace,
Every selfish thought erase;
Pardon, bless and make me strong.
For, when silent shades of night
Shut the bright world from my sight
When around the cheerful fire
Gather brothers, sisters, sire
There miss my boys bright face
From his old familiar place,
And my sad heart wanders back
To tented field and bivouac.
Often in my troubled sleep
Waking -wearily to weep
Often dreaming he is near,
Calming every anxious fear
Often startled by the flash
OF hostile swords that meet and clash,
Till the cannons' smoke and roar
Hide him from my eyes once more.
Thus dream and hope and pray
All the weary hours away;
But know his cause is just,
And | centre all my trust
In thy promise: 'As thy day
So shall thy strength be ''-alway'
Yet need thy guidance still,
Father let me do thy will
If new sorrow should betall-
If my noble boy should fall
Ii the bright head | have blessed
On the cold earth find its rest
Still, with all the mother heart
Torn, and quivering with the smart,
Iyield him meath thy Christening rod,
To his Country and his God.
The weekly Butte record., 1862-06-21
Origin of Plants.

Celery originated in Germany.
The chestnut came from Italy.
The onion originated in Egypt.
Tobacco is native of Virginia.
The nettle is native of Europe.
The citron is a native OF Greece.
The pine is a native of America.
The poppy originated in the East.
Oats originated in North Africa.
Rye originally came from Siberia.
Parsley was first known in Sardinia.
The pear and the apple are from Europe.
Spinach was first cultivated in Arabia.
The sunhower was brought from Peru.
The mulberry tree originated in Persia.
The goard is probably an Eastern plant
The walnut and peach came from Persia.
The borse-chesnut is a native of Thibt.
The ounce came from the island of Crete
The cucumber came from the East Indies.
The redish is native of China and Japan.
Peas are supposed to be of Egyptian origin
Garden beans came from the East Indies.
Garden cress is from Egypt and the East.
Horseredish came from the south of Europe
Hemp is native of Europe and America.
The parsuip is supposed to be q native {
Arab bia.
The potatoe is a well-known native of Per
and Mexico.
The currant and gooseberry came fror
Southern Europe.
Buckwbeat came originally from Siberia an
rartary.
Millit was first known in India and Aby:
'inia.
Writers of undeniabe respectability stat
hat the cereals and others Of these edible prC
inctions, grow spontaneously in that porto
If Tartary east of the Belur Tag and north {
uimalaya mountains.
The weekly Butte record., 1862-06-21
A Thrilling Discovery.

| The following wonderful story is told by the
London correspondent Of the Dublin Evening
/ Mail:
This is the age of discoveries, and of such
startling nature has just been made in an En-
glish country that it seems out of place in the
region of sober fact, and TO belong purely to
the atmosphere OF the three-volume novel
Here are the circumstances the names for the
the moment am not al liberty TO Indicate
The Earl of -- married not long ago, and
brought his bride home 10 one Of the old family
mansions, which members OF English ariStoc-
racy regard with an affection amounting to
veneratiou. The lady, however, being more
continental in her taste. after short residence
in the apartments appropriated to her own use,
expressed wish to have boudoir in the Vi
cinity Of her bedroom. The noble earl would
gladly have complied with the request, but,
upon examination 1t was found that rooms, as
sometimes happens in antique buildings, were
so awkwardly distributed that by no couceiva-
bic plan OF Encouragement could the desired
boudoir be fitted 10, thereupon it became pec-
essary TO invoke professional assistance, and
very eminent architect was summoned from
London. He examined the house narrowly,
and said there seemed to be nothing for it but
to build. though at the same time be could not
resist the impression that there must be auother
undiscovered room somewhere in that wing of
the mansion. The noble earl laughed at the
idea the eldest servants and retainers of the
family were questioned, and declared that they
had never heard rumor of its existence The
earl at length consented 10 let the wall be
bored, and, when an opening had been made,
not only was the room found, bat sight pre-
sented itself which almost defeats attempts at
description. The apartment was fitted up in
the richest and most luxurious stvle of one
hundred and fifty years ago. A q1antity of
ladies apparel lay about the room, jewels were
scattered on the dressing table, and, but for the
aspect which everything wore the chamber
might have been tenanted half al hour previ-
ously. On approaching the bed the most curl
ous sight of all was seen, and this it is which
affords the only clue to the mystery. The
couch held the skeleton of female, and on the
floor underneath the bed, half in and half out,
lay another skeleton, that Of man, presenting
evident traces Of violence, and proving that,
before he expired in that position, be must
have received some dreadful injury. The Sc
cret connected with this tale of blood has been |
well kept, for not merely had all traditions of
the scene faded away, but even the existence
of the room itself was forgotten, The survi-
vors probably walled up the apartment at the
time, and its contents remained hermeticaly |
sealed up to the present day when, according |
to the best calculations, after q lapse of cen. !
tury and half, daylight has at last penetrated |
into this chamber of horrors
The weekly Butte record., 1862-06-21

The CORRUPTION OF THE REPUBLICAN PAR
rY.-The Republican party has been organized
about seven years 1t has had control OF GER
tain State Governments four or FIVE years, and
of the Federal Government one year 1t has
been loud in its professions of exclusive devo-
tion to political virtue and morality.
Yes, says the Milwaukee News, in the brief
period of its existence, three or four Of its
members of Congress have been expelled for
corruption some of its State officers are now
convicts in prison for plundering State Treasu-
ries at least one Of its State Trcasurers is a
fugitive from justice in foreign country; one
of its Governors is now on trial for impeach-
ment in neighboring State, another of its
Governors is threatened with impeachment.
another Of its Governors is living upon the
proceeds Of bribe be accepted in Office an
other is charged with unlawfuly using and
pocketing money by Republican Committee
of our State Senate one Of its Cabinet Minis
ters has recently been reported corrupt by a
committee Of his own partizans in the Federal
Senate one Of its representatives abroad is
shown TO be q corrupt army contractor, by a
committee Of his own partizans in the Federal
House.
The News adds:
The people of the United States have suffer
ed more from robbery by public officers since
the Republican party came into power, than
dnring the whole previous existence of the
Government from Washington down to Bu-
chanan The plumber of thieves is larger, and
the sums stolen greater, in the aggregate.
The moral is that the triumph Of wrong
political principles carries with i, into power
weak and corrupt ueu.
The weekly Butte record., 1862-06-21

APPEARANCE OF CoLUMBUs.-The scenery
south of Cairo, from its intimate connection
with the rear, is of most surprising interest,
and as | sat upon the deck of the steamer and
passed in succession the various forts and
strongholds which had been captured by the
Federal forces, was for the first time fully
conscious OF the immense amount of labor,
money and life that had been expended to
accomplish what l had all along considered
an object of rather an unmportant character
There was Columbus, KY, once the thriving
capital of Ballard county, containing a popu-
ation of 600 souls, and barring It's extensive
warehouses. There were the abrupt iron
banks, extending for two miles along the river,
the deserted embankments, once protected by
artillery, whose broken and scattered car
riages and cassisns lay scattered about. There
the immense chain cable with which the rebel
commander, Pillow, proposed to stop the pro-
gress Of the Federal feet, but which was bro
ken by its own immense weight and the strain
of the rapid river. To add to the desolation
made manifest by the late visitations Of the
soldiers wrath, the waters OF the Mississippi
had also fallen upon the devoted village and
stood at bay half way up the first stories Of all
the buildings located below the bluffs The
houses were deserted. The streets, almost
devoid of animation, were converted into canals
of stagnant semi fluid mud. Here and there
could discover solitary human being padding
about in a skif searching perhaps for the re-
mains Of his habitatiou. or for plunder from the
dwelling of bis neighbor, A sadder or more
heart-sickeDing sight have never beheld than
the rebel village, Columbus. Secession ruined
it, man devastated and The raging waters pour
ed desolatiOn upon it.-[ Cor. Herald
The weekly Butte record., 1862-06-21

TEE Republican party in California Is
no more" says fusion advocate. If dead, the
Democracy are saved the necessity OF skin
ming them 1liyg il September
The weekly Butte record., 1862-06-21

The rebels are adopting change in the
manual. Instead of " recover arms" they have
substituted recover legs"
The weekly Butte record., 1862-06-21

If Floyd reads the Bible, be must love the
verse 10 which we read, Whittier ! go, ye
cannot come"
The weekly Butte record., 1862-06-21

A WAR WITHOUT A PARALLEL-The latest
kilograms from the East announce that United
States Treasury Notes commanded premium
of AZ, per cent. The notes referred 10 are
probably : $40 per cent Loan Notes, says
the Herald and Mirror, which have been stea-
Oily going up. But all of the Government
securities bearing interest command premi-
um and its Demand Notes, which do not bear
interest, are taken at par. These facts show
what confidence is reposed in the Government,
and 10 its ability to eventually crush out rebel
lion. They also prove this war to be unparal-
eled in history, for there never was an instance
in the history Of European nations in which
government securities attained anything near
par value during the war. Aud that the high
prices Of our national securities are not due TO
the imitation of the currency, is proved by the
fac, that gold commands but triling premium
and money Is pouring into the eastern cities
from every quarter in search of employment.
The weekly Butte record., 1862-06-21

Mosr of the rebels must be good as CIVIL
engineers they are so good at running out
the ground.
The weekly Butte record., 1862-06-21

THERE are now in the Union army six full
regiments composed entirely 0! Tencesseeaos.
The weekly Butte record., 1862-06-21

Novel ExPERINEST.-The Mendociuo Her.
aid says ]. B. Morse is trying an experiment
in his nursery, one mile from Ukiah which NAV
prove Of much value to gardners and orchard.
lists. He has put in a number of apple gratis
on the roots Of the manzauita. These gratis
giTe indications at present of growing. Mr.
Morse is of opinion that the apple grown on q
nansani'a stock will make the finest dwarf
tree for gardens that car be produced
The weekly Butte record., 1862-06-21
Agents for Record.
Business Notice.

Messrs. THo's CALLow and D. VI. BISHOP having
purchased interests in the RECORD Newspaper and
Job Printing establishment will hereafter be asso
ciated in conducting The business Of the same. No
change will be made in the Editorial control of the
PAPER.
The weekly Butte record., 1862-06-21

Cot. CoRcoRAS is still detained by the rebel
our Government should exact his release -
Rebel officers by scores are allowed their pa
role, while one of our bravest and best is treat
ed as felon. 1t is time this villainous deteu-
ton Of Corcoran should cease. To see traitor
prisoners at large, feted by their sympathizing
friends, while Corcoran is kept in confinement,
is enough to make loyal man gnash his
teeth.-[St Louis Democrat.
New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1862-11-03
AyxTsE rfENTS.
Opera aud Concerts.

The week has been kept unsteady alive by q
series of brilliant concerts given by Mr.. Gotschalk
al living Hail. where several clever artists assisted
him. These entertainments were most literally at.
tended, the number of auditors increasing toward
the close Of the week We refer our readers 10 the
advertising columns for accounts Of more of the same
kind.
The opera ut the Academy is announced for tie
10Th inst. when Madame Guerabella-the New-York
prms donna just from Europe-will appear in La
Travia,a. Mr. Brignoli and others will par,ake.
Thcaters.
The Temperance of Matilda Heron last evening
Gt Nibo's Garden wss welcomed by one of the
arges, and most brilliant audiences Of the season
The play was - Camille" with the principal charac.
ter in which this distinguished artists fame is most
wildly associated. It's sudden aud long sustained
triumph, come years sgo--the mos, remarkable event
in the theatrical annals Of Newl ork-gaye il acclaim
upon public attention which no other single imper.
sonation has ever commanded; and, 50 long us ito
beauties shall continue untouched by time-and they
fresh ever at this dayt will hold its place as
the most powerful and pathetic pieco Of dramatic
art that the American stage possesses. The per-
formauce on Saturday evening showed all the depth
of feeling tho intense aud passionate devotion the
breadth ana scope and grandeur of character which
have moved tho hearts Of audiences again and egan
and which seem to come with new force and with a
keenor meaning at each renewal. Since il has some.
times been thought needfal 10 detract from the
dignity of Mlss lIeron's representation by liberal
condemnation Of it, conspicuous defects, without
regard TO the fact that thcse defects Indicate less Of
artistic error than Of physical nadeJuacy, which
cannot slways be supplied, however ready tie will
may be, we may say that even these have been
much modified since her last appearance In this city.
The voice never can DO strong but the enunciation
is clearer than before, and the excessive trust in
long-dawn, fearful moduations is abaied With
regard TO the manifest merits OF tie porsonaion, we
can eandldly declare that they shine brighter than
ever. Few who arc familiar with tho performance
failed last Saturday 10 recognizes new charms aud
ampler strength in almost every scene. More per-
feet grace and naturalneIs there could not be. The
audience was lavish in applause, aud, which is
better test of appreciation, was closely attentive
throughout For the lrst time 1T any theater this
season. the actors were not nsIltsd by tho pro-
cpitate exit Of tho vulgar before tho termination Of
tho play
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1862-04-10

SLAVERY IN TIE DISTRICT OE COLUMBIA
Senator Wilson's bill to abolish Slavery in the
District of Columbia with two important amend
ments passed the Senate on Thursday, by the
decisive vote of 20 yeas to IA nays. All the
yeas were Republicans ard all the nays were
anti Republicans vote Characteristic of mod
ern Democracy. All amendment offered by
Judge Collamer and adopted by the Senate,
provides that certificates of freedom shall be
given to the liberated slaves and an amend
ment offered by Mr.. CLARK of New Hampshire,
and also adopted, provides that no one who
has aided the rebellion shall receive any Of the
compensation provided by this bill. In taking
the testimony before the Commissioners created
by the bill no witness shall be excluded by
reason of color. An amendment was also
adopted appropriating 100000 to aid the vol
untary emigration of the manumitted slaves to
Hayti, Liberia or elsewhere. Thank God there
is good prospect of an end to Slavery in the
Federal Capital
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1862-04-10
Tbe Uermont 4benit.
BRATTLEBORO;
THURSDAY, APRIL 10, 1859.
THE PROGRESS OF THE WAR.


The ancient city of Yorktown, Virginia, so
famous as the scene OF the closing triumph of
the Revolutionary War, about eighty years
ugo, is again besieged by our troops in over
whelming numbers. Mcclellan begins where
Washington ended. Gen. Mcdowell is adven-
cling from Manassas, Gen. Banks is moving in
force up the Valley of the Shenandoah, and
Gen. Fremont has commenced operations in
Western Virginia.
In the Department Of the Mississippi there
are signs of coming tempest. The various
divisions Of our army are rapidly concentrating
in Western Tennessee the advanced portion
under Gen. Grant being very near the South
ern border Of the State. Gen. Pope, by per-
severance and excellent management has been
enabled to cross the Mississippi into Tennessee
from below New Madrid, thus putting himself
in the rear Of the rebel entertainments on the
main land opposite Island No. 10. The Caron-
dolet ran the gauntlet of the Island and shore
batteries with safety and co-operated with the
boats that carried the troops across. Under
these circumstances the speedy reduction of
the enemy's works at the Island will soon sue
ceed
Our batteries have opened fire upon Fort
Pulaski, and the reduction of that important
fort is only question of time.
Commodore Rowan has captured Washing
ton, N. c. The dear old flag of the Unon was
hailed with delight by many of the citizens who
hurraed freely as soon as they were "out of the
woods"
p. S. We learn this wednesday, morning
that our gallant troops in Tennessee have won
two glorious victories over the rebels. Island
No. 10 in the Mississippi. after a seige of more
than three weeks. has surrendered and the
whole rebel trmament including the rebel no-
tilla and ram, has fell into our hands. Gems.
Grant and Buell. have also defeated Beauregard
at Pttshurg Landing. The rebels left their
camp at Cornth and made the attack on Mon
day, and the battle, which lasted all day, was
one of the most bloody of the war. The Generals
are pursuing the enemy and have net time to
give details.
The rebels have collected 10000 to 10000
troops for The purpose OF recovering Ncwbegn,
and an attack was expected on Tuesday Gen.
Burnside is making PREPARATIONS to give them
a VAIN reception, and is awaiting them in con-
fdence