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The Hsrnns Of Fort sumtar.

TINE works wonders, but in periods ike
the present his wonder working powers are
increased to such a degree, that the mighty
marvels Of to-day seem to have sprung up
with the mornings sun, and to owe but little
to the developments of yesterday. One glance
at the history Of the past J ear will Illustrate
our remark. Two colossal contending hosts,
equipped, disciplined and tLotou shly drilled
far larger than Europen armies and on great
ly larger theater-have fought tremendous
battles and given lessons to Europe in strategy,
invention, naval warfare aud splendid fight
ing. And as we think of all this, we recur
for amoment to the day Of small things, when
the gallant seventy at Sumter were beleag-
ured, bombarded, overpowered and burnt out
by the thousands who had surrounded them
with their batteries. It is not uninteresting
to glance, for a moment, at the after conduct
and brief career Of the officers there engaged,
most of whom, having opened the ball, have
kept their pace and place in the Dance Of
Death" until now.
Major Anderson, soon promoted to be
Brigadier- General, was so broken down by
his arduous exertions and exposure in that
siege, that he IS now unable to take the field,
and is trying to restore his health by quiet
and care at home. If he is able to accomplish
no more he has his country's thanks for what
he has done.
Captain Truman Seymour, a true man in
deed, has just had trady justice done him by
the appointment to a Brigadier-G Generalship of
volunteers. We shall hear from him again, if
he has the chance.
Captain Foster, of the Engineers, was early
made Brigadier-General, and gained great
credit at Roanoke Island. He is now with
Burnside. Desperately wounded while a
Lieutenant of Engineers in Mexico, ne has
sought the post of honor and danger ever
since.
Captain Doubleday, whose practice as an
artilerist is well known, has also been ap-
pointed a general officer, and holds an impor-
tant command, Of which lie will give good
account.
Lieutenant Jefferson c. Davis has gathered
new laurel in the West as a Colonel of volun-
teers, and as commanding General Of divi-
sion in the glorious action at Pea Ridge in
Arkansas.
Lieutenant Talbot, who was sent by Ander-
son on a secret mission to Washington, and
on his return was refused permission, at
Charleston, to proceed to Fort Sumter, was
promoted to a majority in the Adjutant-Gen-
erals Department, and died only few days
ago at Washington. A scholar, q gentleman
and a soldier-such should be his epitaph.
Lieutenant Snyder Of the Engineers, is still
doing effective service in his corps; while
Lieutenant Meade. wrought upon by the
devillsh influences of Rebel friends, after hav-
ing served faithfully at Sumter, left his flag
to join the Rebels-N r Post
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Fieht at Huntsvilla.

PRIVATE letters from Huntsville. mention a
fight at that place between an officer of one
of the Ohio regiments and Col Davis, OF
Huntsville, a law partner of Jere Clemens.
Davis was member of the Alabama Seces-
sion Convention and Union man. In the
CONVENTION he told Yancey, who threatened
to remain in the Union, that if he wanted a
fight he should not have it in North Alabama,
but on the dividing line After the Act of
Secession however, Davis took up arms for
the Southern Confederacy, The meeting be-
tween Col Davis and the Ohio officer, who
was of equal rank, took place at The quarters
of Major McCook Some Champagne was
opened and the discusson of the state of the
country presently grew warm. The Alabama
Col oneI told the Ohio Colonel he was id
liar, and Ohio told him that if he were not
the guest of Major McCook, he would knock
him down. Alabama begged Ohio not to
have any scruples Of that sort, and repeated
the epithet. So at it they went Fair play
was shown, and Ohio soon made his words
good, knocking Alabama down and giving
him a severe betting when he was down.
Ohio's damage consisted chiefly in a cadly
torn shirt. Alabama received a pair of black
eyes and enlarged nose and mouth. Jere
Clemens met the Ohio officer few days after
ward and told him he had inquired into the
particulars of the afray, and that his partner
Davis had been served exactly right. Davis
aferward acknowledged that he had got no
more than he deserved This EttIe circum-
stance has contributed largely to tae oaioa7
in Huntsville.
P. S-The three first letters of the Ohio
Coloners name are Len. A. Harris Gin Com.
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gil SUrts of 6UuN 8ta0ing.
secesh-taming as a Fine Art.

WAR, like nearly every other sort of human
experience, has its comical side Old Ben
Buffers management of New Orleans is " as
good as a play" While nothing could be
more earnest and effective, there is yet spice
of honor in It, a certain apt felicitousness in
turning the tables, that must make even its
victims smile while they vince. It will be
remembered that it was the New Orleanaise
who gave the General bis Soubriguet of 'EPica-
yune BuLler"-that being the well-known ap-
pellative of the colored barber in the basement
of the St. Charles. The fourpence ha'penny
epilhet of course implied how very cheap they
held the commander at Ship Island; and the
little six-by-nine sheets of that quarter of Dix
lie were never tired Of rafting the disdainful
little nickname. Time wears on. One night,
thunder is heard down the river, awful thun-
der Lowell the warrior listens, girds on his
sword, and skedaddles The next day comes
the typhOon of gunboats. Monroe the may
or beholds, mounts his high horse, blows the
fanfarronade, and knocks under. An evening
or two brings another sight. A boat heads
up to the levee, and heavy platoons march up
the street with fife and drum, playing what
had long been the favorite air of the faceious
ilk, "Picayune Buffers come to town" 1t
proved so. The fourpence apenny general
was actually on the ground. He was to regu-
late them. However, twas nobody but Plea
yune, and, as the phiIosophic ToOts remarked,
twas ofno consequence" Well, what came
ofit2
The Yankee General fetched up at the St
Charles. Twas empty and barred. Where
was the landlord? Off. The house must be
opened Impossible 1t shall be forced Well,
here are the keys. So the first things was to
show he could keep hotel Next he sends
word to the mayor that he must see him at
his parlor. Back comes word that his honor
does business at the City Hall Straight goes
a peremptory message by an orderly. and
Mayor Monroe and whole bevy of dignita-
ries make their appearance hats in hand. The
hotel-keeper is induced to draw it mild, and
arranges that the civil government of the ciIy
shall remain III their hands on the condition
that all the policy and sanitary duties shall be
faithfully performed. For little while mat
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Down in the street there's trampling Of feet,
And the big drums boom on the top of the hill
There's a clatter ofswords and murmur ofwords,
And veins are swelling sith blood to spill.
And the ffe and drum through the long streets
come,
And the flags are let loose from window and
wall;
There are loud 'Hurrshsr ~ and the brass band
plays;
And what does it mean, this music and all?
WY, sound came up from the far-Ofr South,
And the war dog barked ere the morning light,
And thrill went far through the heart Of the
North,
And the men rose up like a storm in the night.
The face Of women are washed with tears,
For the men they love are in battle array;
o, what can the beautiful women do?-
What can q woman but weep and pray?
Why, buckle the sword TO the man she loves,
And vow to be true to him when afar,
And kiss him and kiss him before he goes,
And send him away 10 the war.
And the very angels shah look with surprise,
As they lean from the ramparts abovel
For there lives not man in the scope Of the skies,
That is not hero for loyel
TIL Treason and Traitors are undertrod,
And prove to the world man is king of himself,
And how dear is The People to God
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URBANA, OHIO, WEDNESDAY,, JUNE II, 1862.

souri-was commanded by a native Of the
State Of Vermont, who had been a candidate
for constable on the Republican ticket in the
State of Iowa only two years before. He did
not own a negro, and yet he was in command
Of a company in the State of Missouri, and
had marched eighty or ninety miles for the
purpose Of endeavoring to preserve some Of
the powder which Governor Jackson was DIFF
fusing throughout the State to be used by his
friends when the time for the rebellion to break
out should arrive. He was Northern man,
and owned no negroes, and yet he started out
for the purpose of protecting my property and
the property of other Shareholders in the State
Of Missouri from any peril in which it might
be placed by the acts Of the present Admins
tration. I, sir, never had any fear upon that
score. I believed that the Government of the
United States would protect me and protect
my property. I wanted not to sunder the
bonds which bind US as one great and mighty
nation, but to preserve and maintain them.
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Col. PHELPS, OF Missouri, said in a recent
speech in Congress:
My colleague, CIr. Blair) in the speech
which he made not long since upon this floor,
was right when he advanced the opinion that
the Shareholders were the last men to yield to
this rebellion and that, as a general rule, at
the inception OF this rebellion, the Shareholders
were not arrayed against the Government of
the United States; but, on the contrary, de-
sired to preserve and perpctuate this Union.
I subscribe, from my own knowledge, to ev-
evrything which he said upon that point I
know that it was so. know it from men in
my own State who have been in the rebel ar
my. know it from declarations which have
been made to me by citizens of the State of
Arkansas, who have told me what their views
and opinions are in reference to the rebellion.
I have been told by them that men who were
born North Of Mason and Dixons line, and
who had only been there a short time, were
in nine cases out of ten the most violent and
rabid secessionists in the community, and es-
pecially if they did not own negroes.
Why, sir, the first military company that 7
saw marching in the neighborhood Of the town
near which I reside-and it was before active
hostiEties had broken out III the State Of Mis-
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A Strong but Just Statement.

Mr.. SENATOR Ten EYcK, of New Jersey, in
the course Of some remarks on the tax bill,
pending in the Senate on Thursday last, made
the following just and forcibIe reference to the
high and holy sanctions which bind the loyal
people Of the Union to a sacred observance Of
the Constitution in all its limitations as well
as in its grants ofpOwer. The Senator evi-
IDENTIFY has no respect for the opinion Of those
who beedlessly charge that all who invoke
constitutional scruples" in the matter Of pun
ishing rebels are themselves "rebels at heart. :"
He said:
"Sir, all our measures here should be to
save the Union and the Constitution. This
war Is for the Constitution, and to compel
obedience to it In carrying on this war, and
providing means for that purpose, we cannot
wiliuily overthrow or violate it; five do, then
every article of property that we seize Is a
robbery, and every man we kill constitutes a
murder Sir, we are able to crush rebellion
and still preserve the Constitution unbroken
and unimpaired II, with our superiority in
men and means, we will not do it, then We
deserve to faiL"-Nati0nal Gltslligencsr
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a PATBoTIC SENTIMENT.--When a South
ern Commodore was urged toresign, andtske
up arms against his flag and government by
the traitors Of his native state, he replied, II
have been in the service Of the United States
nearly half century; have commanded three
squadrons been ct the head Of naval bureaus,
enjoyed every honor, and had accorded every
privilege in the line Of profession; and what
ever social consideration have enjoyed
abroad, and honor and prosperity have won
al home owe to the sanction and service
bestowed on me by the government Of my
country; under these circumstances, fellow
citizens, wodld you-couId you-trust me,
if I were TO comply with your invitation2'
They replied in the Affirmative. Then, gen
tIcman," said the gallant Commodore, 4
could not trust you"
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A SAILOR IN CospIAED.-The routine Of
camp life is full of bright as well as Of stiff
colors. A correspondent Of a paper writing
from Camp Scott rslates that Capt. Mitchell,
of the Union rifles, formerly captain of reve-
nue. cutter, wished his men to file to the right,
AID, forgetting the regular order, surg out
. . STAFFORD, boysl doz'5 know what 4
thunder you call II on land"
The file leader being sailor. the command
was duly obeyed.
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QUAINT PREsoRIPTIoxs.-Al lad swallowed
lead bullet His friends were very much
alarmed about it, and his father, that no means
might be spared to save his darling boys life,
sent post-haste to a surgeon OF skill, directing
his messenger to tell him he circumstances,
and urge his coming without delay. The
doctor was found, herd the dismal tale, and
with as little unconeern as he would manifest
in a case of common headache, wrote the fol-
lowing laconic note:
"Sir-don't alarm yourself II, after tiree
weeks, the bullet is not removed, give the
boy charge of powder Yours, &c. s
"P. S.-DOn' shoot the boy at anybody"
This is much akin to the laoOnio preserip-
ton Of the celebrated DR.. Abernethy.
An Irishman called in great haste upon the
doctor, stating that
"Me boy Tim has swalPed a mouse !"
@Then," said Abernetby, tell your boy
Tim to swallow a cal" si
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NO.11.

How ST. Patrick DISPOSED OF TIE LAST
SERPENr.-There is a lake in Ireland called
the aSerpeut's Lake, " to which is attached
the following legend: When st. Patrick was
Kidding ireland Of ofreptiles, wise serpent, who
knew what the Saint was about, concealed
himself in the Gap Of Dunloe in snch a way
that he could not be got at St. Patrick en-
trapped him by deceit, as follows: Re eaus-
ed a strong box with sundry bands Of iron
and many padlocks to be make, offering to
bet the serpent nine gallons Of porter that he
would not be able to get into it, he induced
him, he being very thirsty, to make the at
tempt Of course the box was big enough
to hold MIN, but he thinking he would soon
wiggle out again, left little bit Of his tail
outside. The saint was too quick for him,
and shut the lid down so suddenly; that the
serpent was glad to save his tail by drawing
it in at once. Fast were al the padloeks
made and down to the bottom Of .he lake
did St. Patrick sink the box "OchF your
rivsrenees, it's plain the box viii hold me-;
sure and its letting me out you'll bs77 said
the serpent. Arrah, be aisy now, Mr.. SaF-
pint; to-morrow's the day I'll be opening the
chest" And still, adds the legend, when the
wind is at peace and the lake sleeps may be
heard from beneath the water when viii
| tomorrow come. your reverence p
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4 Coon PRATEE-Says ehiId,s paper.
You can do as much as my dear little friend
Robbie did the other night and none of Us
can DO any more. "Dear Lord, I don't know
exactly what to ask for my country, but do
please, dear Lord, tir ii all right"
Don't you believe, if we all beg Him to,
He viii q fix it all right2' - @
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JAMES BARRY, an Irishman, (who IS known
to the boys as Sandy member of Company
K, Massachusetts Fifteenth, was in the battle
Of Bulls Bluff, and during the engagement his
gun became heated 70 such degree that he
was unable to ram his cartridge properly.-
After several unsuccessful attempts, he rushed
to a tree and attempted to drive it down BY
striking it against the same; but wasnO use,
the rammer doubled mp Says he: "Be
jabers, this viii never 90; am getting too
much excited" So he draws up and let FIRE,
and the result was that he goes one way and
The gun the other. After picking himself up,
he looks around for his gun, and finds that it
is some distance from him. Turning to one
Of his comrades, he says: "That's the gun
for me- for, be iabers, it does execution at both
inds."
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TIE Nashville Union saw: /:

jefferson Davis, President Of the souihsrn
Co1fadesacy, IS the soa of > horse thisi, who
o.ce lived N the town Of Fairview, Todd
county, Kentucky, some fifty miles from this
city. He is said to be a bastard. And he is
the head Of bastard Confederacy.
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EASY TooTH-PULLNG ILLUsTRATED.-Before
the days Of ehlorO o m there wasa quack who
advertised tooth-drawing without pain. The
patient was placed in chair, and the instru-
ment applied to his tooth with a wrench,
followed by roar from the unpleasantly sur
prised sufferer. STOP" cried the dentist,
" compose yourself told you would give
you no pain, but only just gave you that
twinge as specimen, to show you CartErigt's
method of fOperatingr" Again the instrument
was applied, another tug, another roar.
Now don't be impatient, that is Dumsrge's
way; be seated and calm, you win now Be
sensible Of the superiority Of my method"
Another application, another tug, another
roar. "NOw, pray be quiet, that is Parkin-
sons mode, and you don't Ike It and no
wonder" By this time the tooth hung by q
thread and whipping it out, the operator
exultingly exclaimed, % That Is my mode of
looth-drawing without pain, and you are
now enabled to compare it with the opera
tons Of Cartwright Dumerge, and Parkinson.
The Smoky Hill and Republican union. [volume] (Junction City, Kan.) 1861-1864, 1862-07-26
CHURCHES, SCHOOLS,

and Public Improvements.
ABILENE is beautifully situated on email
stream of clear running water, one mile north
of the Smoky Hill River. near the geographical
centre of Dickinson county, and on the great
thoroughfare from the Missouri River to tho
Gold Regions, New Mexico, and California. It
is the only town between Junction City aud
Salina, and is located midway-being twenty
five miles from each. The country around
ABILENE is the most fertile and beautiful that
can be found in the State-its character being
an intermixture Of timber and prairie, pecu.
harly adapted to agricultural purposes. Tho
fertility Of the soil, the excellence of the water,
the healthfulness Of the location, and the abur-
dance Of timber and building stone, are induce.
meEts of no ordinary character; while in
addition, the rich mineral resources OF this
portion of the State, the Salt Springs, and
extensive Coal Fields west Of US on the Smoky
Hill, insuring the early completion Of . Rail
Road from the Missouri River, makes it ono Of
the best natural business points in the State.
The town was laid out six months ago, since
which time over one hundred lots have been
sold, and it now contains a store, blacksmith
shop hotel, Post Office, and several families.
Those wishing furthec information are re.
ferred, by PERMISSION. to the following gentle
men, at Junction City, Kansas:
Hon. r. McBratney. Register US. Land Office:
Henry T. Geery, Esq,
S. NJ. Stricken, Post Master.
CHAS. II. THOMPSON, Proprietor.
Abilene, Dickinson Co., Kansas, Feb. l, 1862,
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u Progress or retrogression is the device
Of the day. We perceived this the best when
we called at Leavenworth, at Mr.. s. NJ. Roths.
child's Store who keeps large and nice assort-
inent, Wholesale and retail. of MILLINERY AND
STRAW GooDs, HOSIERY, GLOVES, HOOP SKIRTS,
ALL KINDS OF NorIoNs AND FANCY GooDs, VIII
Low WARE, CH1LDREx's CARRIAGES and GENTS
FURNISHING GooDs, and intends keeping DRY
GOODS by next Fall. For that purpose he is
enlarging his Store and finishing it up in the
latest New York style. We therefore advise
ALL, especially MERCHANTS and MiLLIN-
Frs, to cali IT hts establishment, Il Delaware
street, and buy their wants, where they viii
surely find tho best and greatest assortment,
the lowest prices, prompt and most attendance
in the Western country,
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A New PAPER.-We have received the first
number of The MONITOR, . weekly Republican
paper, published at Marmiton, Bourbon county,
by D. b. Emmert. 1t is gotten up in good
style-typography neat, selections excellent,
and editorials to the point.
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u Attention is called to the article on oul
first page entitled, "The Responsibility of the
Kansas Legislature" Our people should watch
zealously their Railroad interests, and be awake
to every imaginable species of skullduggery.'
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l@ The work of surveying the Pottawatto-
mic Lands has been commenced, and will be
finished in about three months. The survey is
under the direction of Edwin Wolcott.
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STRATEGY, My BoY."-Stategy seems to be
contagious. Who ever dreamed of Kaw Injun
possessing it? Yet they do. Nothing but the
most comsumate strategy" ever got them on.
of our impregnable calaboose, with a guard
passing TO and fro outside Joke on the guard.
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THE Emporia News says the UNION is the best
paper in Western Kansas. The people of West
ern Kansas will please make a note Of this. for
we have never known the News to be mistaken
in its Judgment
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IL BY the energetic endeavors of the citizens
of Bourbon county, as we learn from the MoN-
iron, large gang of horse thieves infesting
that county has been broken up. and many of
them are now in the hands of the proper
authorities. Several stolen horses have been
recovered
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CORRECTION murder of Bailey, which
we noticed last week, occurred in Marion coun-
ty instead of Morris. Marion is south of
Dickinson, and is, we believe, attached to Chase
county for judicial and other purposes.
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The CONSERVATIVE says the rebel prisoners
guarded by Indians, passed through town yes
terday on their way to balls and chains at the
Fort-whch We have several. The butternut
cusses rode in wagons about forty in number,
and more deplorable looking creatures were
never seen. The Indians rode by their side
and watched the traitors with grim satisfaction
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" The Fort Riley Hay Contract was lie. last
Monday to a Mr.. Robinson of Wabaunsee, at
the starvation price Of 1924 ton. Five hundred
tons to be supplied.
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u Persons owning town lots should look to
the title to them Some rascality, Of late discov-
cred, renders this the safer proceeding. He who
would attempt to deed away another mans pro-
perty would certainly steal
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IVA Vigilance Committee for the apprehen-
sion and HANGING of horse-thieves should be
organized in this County Immediately. Let the
first one caught dangle from the nearest tree and
horses may then become safe investment