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The Council Bluffs nonpareil. [volume] (Council Bluffs [Iowa]) 1857-1867, 1862-06-21

q OHTC ItICC, JIM" IT.
Additional hv the CHINE The Paris
Maniteur contains TIE notification Of thu
blockade Of the MexicAn ports of TaWp CO
Alsarado. The Consututionel. publishes NJ
article showing an impns.ih,lity Of conquer
ing the south. and urg'nga medialien as
the only means Of ending war $, disas
trous 10 the interests Of humanity anu
Europe.
Austria continues to concentrate troops
in Venitia.
Madrid. June 6.
The publication of oflici'i'ioc aer,s con
concerning affairs in Mexico pr duced an
impression nnfavorablc To Gen. Plim.
Consols 0l!(9Dl.
The Council Bluffs nonpareil. [volume] (Council Bluffs [Iowa]) 1857-1867, 1862-06-21

y WILLIAMS sheriff.
Couacil Blum Iowa. June 9Th. lss2.--uSsw.
The Council Bluffs nonpareil. [volume] (Council Bluffs [Iowa]) 1857-1867, 1862-06-21

To James D. Teot and Daniel H. Easlev Sirs: You and
each II you are hereby notified hat mere is n W IN
G l., The afice III The Clerk The Dstra C.urt II
annie tOuniy in the state VI Iowa. ition u
ihare>F liendre claim 81 and agaius you the ,e.
closure ~ he following describe parcel of
land tuated IN said county wit; stripe, land
h"md ed feet vide and eighty long, OF the N"rth
end u the Nar h-east rter OF thu Northeast
ter e SecfOn one. township ~ No III u Range ~
hund II the N"rih.,asi quarter the Nor,h
"a quarter II I'd Sestl and IN town.hip ~
N"th 1t " ing. ~ West al by the ID s..
" Test % to the d c'luty at Pttxwatt aue
the sum OF 81 COZ dollars. with / tefest here n NJ he
at " isef Ne date sa "a a
Dn"t@nsc aid on ~ b Iber. IL aim d in .aii
pc iii hy chsr llei 10 he owner u erct
the eto nd defen.i before he e,,,d day pi he
Drxt Term 81 SAID District {. mr., vi P.i,aw annie
ctnpty IN commence on TIE last VI nd,y n Juv A
8: deAr,' viii be entercd aga.t yla and jndg,nei
fcrae ID 4hereoR.
RI nOrGLAss
May - 1851. AIRY for Py'HH 3
DIV WRITE GA SPECIAL EXECUTION T1l NJ
~ iii e. ell en- The fe ID The, irik The District
curt al PotfawaitSMIt; ssnny W. ] shall mr., c.e
7" sell o., Tue,d ihe sh day 81 July d 1889 10.
tween the hours of 1an'rk.kA NJ and 4 o,e,o4k p u
Of iay IN rr.li The cn Trcasnr-r IN = In he
CITY "a 'omnct NJ rs the fo toying deSt cd ReaI ~
tate II tn mas Beat u MT Susan ~ u. u .wYt.
Lets nine cen asi fwsnfN III aud M l., Rock wv "a,
~ GicEia Aidiit u to the city II E uuc Il nj. ~
81 csmi,'e &c ~ 2 aci CIV p N ~ said j : -
Taken - fh.P Hs IeMy ~ Til MA H. ne,.s an .n.a
Wilson As@.5 " ~ III ...' 80 ~ -
p WILLIAMS sheriff. d
Council Blum. Iowa, June 9Th, 1ss2.-u4sw.
Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1862-08-22

A CURIOUS TRIcK.-We were once wit
nesses of a fact quite as marvellous as
any of the ;able-turnings. In friendly
gathering, a gentleman, well known TO us,
produced little skeleton cut out of card
board, which he undertook should dance on
the ground as long as he whistled. He seat
ed himself in the centre of the room. balanc-
ed the skeleton moment on its feet, and
then began to whistle. To our great as
tonishment and amusement we saw the
skeleton, completely unsupported standing
upright and dancing with ludicrous energy
Inasmuch as no one imagined this TO be
produced by spirit, every one was eager
to ex plain how the skeleton moved. Moth
ing could be more evident than that the
skeleton was not touched by the whistler.
Perhaps it was sustained by magnet No.
Perhaps an invisible horse-hair was attach
ed 10 the skeleton, and held between the
teeth of the whistler? To ascertain this,
several Of US passed our hands between the
skeleton and the gentleman but there was
nothing there. In short, all our ingenuity
failed TO discover how the trick was per-
formed; and if we had been placed in
witness-box, we might have sworn that we
saw cardboard skeleton, totally unsupport-
ed, stand on the carpet and dance while a
gentleman whistled to it. But we should
not have sworn that no physical agencies
could have effected this; that would have
been rather more than our evidence war
ranted the utmost that we could have
sworn 10 was, that We neither detected the
agency nor conceived how the skeleton was
-Bzackscood's 4Mrqoziae.
Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1862-08-22
A Lamb on the Battlefield.

AN INCIDENT AT PITTSBURGH LANDING.
The following comes TO us from the chap
lain of an Illinois regiment-Editors hide
pendent.
"On the battlefield at Pittsburgh Land
ing was flock Of sheep. During the bat
tie the flock became scattered, most of them
being ether killed or LOST in the surround
ing woods. Among them was little lamb,
not many weeks old, whose mother was
among the lost and missing after the battle.
1t was the only one of the flock seen by our
army on the ground where the two armies
had fought. The old sheep, frightened by
the noise of battle, the firing of musketry
and cannon, ran away. But this little lamb,
when it had lost its mother, returned to the
pasture where the flock had beea folded
and led by its owner.
1t was on field where many had fallen
in battle, and where they now lie buried in
soldiers grave, each with only small
board at the head containing the name, age,
regiment and company of the dead, with the
time of death. Here this little lest lamb
was seen wandering around from day to day
all alone crying for its mother, but no moth
er answered hs cry. When night came, it
would try and find some warm place TO lie
down in till morning perhaps on the lee
side, as sailors say, of fence, or stump, or
elump of bushes, where the wind did not
blow.
Daring a hard rain storm it came TO the |
door Of my tent and bleating very mourn
fully, asked. as well as it could, if it might
come in and stay through the storm. Such
a request was mol refused, and the little,
cold. shiyering lamb was provided with a
" arm place in the corner of the tent. 1t
was 10 strange place and among strangers,
and so prepared for it shelter outside
the tent, under some canvass, in place by !
Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1862-08-22

interest her feelings. Each had been ten.
dsily cared for in early years. and each was
loyal, as well to all home memories as TO
the country he had gone forth 10 serve,
bearing his life in his hands.
IL was nearly an hour after the wounded
rebel was brought in, when nurse cross
ing from distant part here he lay, came
TO Mrs. C, who was assisting the sur
geon TO dress the shattered limb of one Of
the young men under her care, and sioop-
ing down, said to her, with suppressed az
iiation:
II is your son, madam
"Who? Where 2" The color went out
of Mrs G--'s face.
The man who was last brought in.'
"My son ?'
Yes, ma'am. He says he is your son.
Won't you come over to hima lie wants
yoo."
Mrs. c. caught her breath with a
gasp. But, gaining selfpossession, she an
swered with a calm eloquence of lone that
was full Of heroism, These are my sons"
For an instant she looked proudly from
faar 4. Eacea Of the three wounded soldiers,
and Then bent over the task in which she
was engaged. Her hand showed no tre-
NOR as she wound the long bandages about
the tender limb, and in every minutie
obeyed the surgeons direction. When the
painful work was done. she wiped from the
sufferers pale forehead the clammy sweat
that covered it, and laid her band softly
upon his temples, smoothing back the damp
hair, no mothers hand had in it ever ten
derer touch.
For minute the surgeon drew her
aside. and they stood in earnest conversa-
tion; then he moved away, and Mrs. c.
resumed her place. Not long afterwards,
the rebel soldier who had been brought in
was carried out again, the men who bore
the litter almost touching Mrs. c. as
they passed. But she did not stir or look
around. One, two, three hours, and she
was still in the hospital; but her loyal,
heroic heart had taken up burden thai
no true mothers heart has strength to bear.
The surgeon who comprehended the case,
was watching her with intense interest.
He saw with eyes that could read signs
which others might not understand, the
gradual falling of power to sustain herself
in this self-imposed ordeal, and more than
ence off red gentle remonstrances, which
she failed to heed. But all things yield
when pressure is in excess OF strength.
Three hours after her wounded rebel son
had been removed, by her order, with a
n2rse in attendance, TO the home be had
dlshonored. Mrs. c. was carried thith.
er insensible, having swooned from ex.
hauslion Of vital power in the unnatural
conflict Of mind 10 which she had been sub.
jected.
On the day after she was absent from
the hospital; but on the third day she
came in again, paler, aud 10 some eyes sad
der, and again mihistered with loving care
10 the sons Of her adoption.
Our homely prose Las failed to give il
fitting words this true and touching incl
dent, worthy to be enshrined by some true
poet in dcathless numbers. 1t should moi
perish. Who will set it in the jewels oI
song S--Arthur,s Home Hagasine.
Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1862-08-22

FIVE DEATHS AT TIHE.-A French
man, resolved TO be rid If life, went little
before high tide TO a post Sc; up by the sea
side. He had provided himself with lad
der, rope, pistol, a bundle of matches, and
a vial of poison. Ascending the ladder, he
tied one end of the rope to the post, and the
other end round bis neck then he took the
poison, set his clothes on fire, put the mnz-
zle of the pistol to his head, and kicked a.
way the ladder. In kicking down the
ladder, he sloped the pistol so that the ball
missed his head and cut through the rope
by which he was suspended he fell into the
sea, thus extinguishing the flames of his
clothes, and the sea water, which he invol-
unfairly swallowed, counieracted the poison.
and thus, in spite of his precautions, he re-
manned unhanged, unshot, Imprisoned, un-
burned and undrowned.
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readers as the tale Of some excited negro.
To be sure, the negroes first iolifus Of the
facr, bnt as those who had escaped came
struggling back, tie worst came to light
Mclean county men were chased and
caught freed until their captors could find
time to call the dogs. Oft and take posses
sion Of their prisoners. One Bloomington
an, belonging to the 18th Illinois. just re-
turning, was among the unfortnnaies--his
name did not learn.--Cor. Of The Bloom
iRyion (H) Paatograph.
Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1862-08-22

A PERILous VoYAGE.--The Maid Of
the Mist was built upon the Niagara river,
b, tween the falls and The rapids, and was
used for taking adventurous tourists up
amid the spray, as near to the cataract as
was possible. The Maid Of the Mist piled
in this way for year or two, and was, /
believe, much patrnnized, during the sea-
son. But in the early part of last summer
an evil time had come. Either the Maid
got into debt or her owner had embarked
in other and less profitable speculations.
At any rate he became subject to the law,
and tidings reached him that the sheriff
would seize the Maid. On most occasions
the sheriff is bound to keep such intentions
secret seeing that property is moveable,
and that an insolvent debtor will not al
ways await the officers of justice. But
with the poor Maid there was no need of
such secrecy. There was but a mile or SO
of water on which she could ply, aud she
was forbidden by the nature Of her prop
critics to make any way upon land. The
sheriff's prey therefore was easy and the
poor Maid was doomed. In any country
in the world but America such would have
been the case, but an American would
steam down Phlegethon to save his prop
erty from the sheriff; he would steam
down Phlegethon or get some one else to
do it for him. Whether or no in this case
the captain of the boat was the proprietor,
or whether as | was told, he was paid for
the Job, do not know; but he determined
to run the rapids, and he procured Two
others to accompany him in the risk. He
got up his steam and took the Maid up
amidst the spray according to his custom.
Then suddenly turning on his course, he
with one of his companions fixed himsslf
at the wheel, while the other remained ut
his engine. ] wish | could look into the
mind of that man and understand what his
thoughts were at that moment; what were
his thoughts and what his beliefs. As to one
of the men was told that he was carried
down, not knowing what he was about to
do, but / am inclined to believe that all the
three we're joined together in the attempt.
was told by a man who saw the boat pass
under the bridge, that she made one long
leap down a. she came thither. that her
funnel was at once knocked fiat on the deck
by the force of the blow, that the waters
covered her from stem to stern, and that
then she rose again and skinned into the
whirlpool mile below. When there she
rode with comparative ease upon the wa
ters, and took the sharp turn round into the
river below without struggle. The feat
was done, and the Maid was rescued from
the sheriff. II is said that she was sold be-
low at the mouth of the river, and carried
from thence over Lake Ontario and down
the St. Lawrence to Quebec.
AutAony 7roilope.
Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1862-08-22
SPIRIT or TIE cuIvALRr.


A correspondent of the Tribune in the
Mississippi fotilla, under date July 10,
says -
John Gosher, engineer of the Lancaster,
was slightly scalded by the explosion of the
mud receiver on Tuesday, and in the con-
fusion Of the moment stepped overheard,
aud swan for the Louisiana shore. Before
he could reach land, however, he found him
self exhausted and being near the Ar
kansas, moving slowly down the river, he
struck out for her and caught hold of her
stern. He had not chung there but few
seconds----an object of pity ana sympathy
that Patagonian would have respected
when rebel thrust his rifle out Of loop
hole, and shot the poor fellow through the
head, scattering his brains over the surface
of the water.
heard this story at The time, but as
did not witness it myself, thought it too
revollingly cruel even for seeessionist.-
| Since then have been assured of the truth
of the report by soldier who was swim
ing near the engineer when he was SO foully
murdered. The soldier also says that the
crew Of the Arkansas fired upon him and
every man they observed endeavoring to
/ save himself in the river. Is there aught
/ too barbarous for the boasted chivalry of
1 Il I, ,,,aft l. limit
to their inhumaniy? Are they exceptions
to the laws of justice and the promptings of
mercy supposed to govern, under certain
pity provoking circumstances, even the fierc-
est of sayages?
Another Western correspondent of the
1it6uae, speaking of Mitehel's campaign,
says =
i Gen. NItchel's negro spies brought him
information that the enemy was advancing
in large force upon the village Of Athens.
Having but a few men there, an immediate
retreat was ordered. All succeeded in es-
Gaping by rail except a few in the last train
of cars. The rebels managed TO get in front
of this train and saw the timbers OF bridge
over which it would have to pass. When
the train came upon the bridge the timbers
gave way, and all together, train and bridge,
went down with crash. The engineer, in
attempting to jump off, was caught by one
leg between the engine and tender, with his
head downward, with the hot Goals from the
engine falling upon him. His shrieks
brought the negroes to his assistance. but
those demons in The garb of rebel soldiers
beat them back and would not allow them
to render any assistance.
Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1862-08-22

REBEL IEFIDELITY.-The man who
shall ever write the history of the rebel
lion will be called upon TO record the most
offensive acts of treachery 10 be found in
the annals Of crime. The rebellion was
born in lreachery and has been fed upon it,.
The most recent exhibition of this radical
vice of rebeldom is in the refusal to ex-
change officers among the prisoners, ac-
cording to the cartel agreed upon between
commissioners Of the federal and rebel gov
ernments. Last week. 5000 well fed reb-
els were put off at certain landing en-
james river. They were prisoners re-
leased by our government in consideration
of the release of an equal number of our
men, held by the rebels. The Union pris-
oners came in after thirteen miles march,
without food, and after the experience of
the most heariless treatment from their
guard. And now we come to the perfidy.
1t is known that five rebel generals aid
and three naval officers of the highest rank
we're handed over to their friends, that
among these was that unmitigated SCOUT
drel Gen. Buekner, and that after our YES
sells had waited for several hours for the
arrival Of an equal number Of officers of
the same rank, including Col. Corcoran, the
news was brought that ",hese officers
would not return at present, as the confed
crate government had concluded to detain
them"
1t does not appear why Col. Corcoran
should he held on to with such tepaciiy.
but it is notorious that arrangements have
been repeatedly made for his exchange. and
as repeatedly frustrated by rebel subter
fuges. 1t is now said that Col. Corcoran
will be exchanged for Col. Roger Hanson,
but we can believe no such thing. Some
new excuse for his detention v i'll be found.
If the agents Of our government are sharp, T
they will make sure of their merchandise /
before they pay for it in future. JEFF Da-
Wis seems determined to make himself in
famous by acts of treachery that are with
out excuse. IL would seem as if nothing 4
were to be gained by this last act but the
qualification Of malignant and periidious
disposition. We trust that the admirers of /
the rebel president abroad viii study their
idol in this phase Of his character, and tell /
US what they may think of it.
Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1862-08-22
itself. Here il remained until after ihs
storm, and t.lep went away 10 get something


q eat.
Alter this, the lamb found shelter un-
der the caves OF corn-crib, where II cane
for white to lie down at night. his vas
its home. II was in small field or l1t,
where there was plenty Of fresh green
grass, on which il fed during the day. Here,
after the lamb bccame tame, | used to visit
the little lost creature, carrying some nice
spring oats to it for its breakfast, dinner, or
supper. After few days, this lamb began
to gain strength. When it was first seem il
was very weak, but now it began to grow
strong, and run, and jump, and irisk about
in play.
Near by this green pasture is clesr,
never-failing spring, where this little lamb
used to drink when thirsty, and then re-
turn again TO feed or lie down in the fresh
grass. The last time l saw the creature,
he was lying down on the sunny side Of a
Urge stump, after his morning meal, quiet
ly chewii his cud, and seemingly happy
and contcnted with his new home. Foru-
nate lamb, thought i, war made you suffer
but for moment. 1t makes man mourn
er for hfe--parents for their sons, wives for
their husbands. CHAPLAIN.
Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1862-08-22
HUNTING DOWN SOLDIERS WITH BLOOD
HOUNDS.

HOUNDS.
On arriving at Memphis from the hand
car capture, | found that Gen. Grant had
determined on sending out to the scene of
the disaster, the 9Th Illinois cavalry, FIVE
companies, and the 5sth Ohio regiment. |
determined to try my luck again, and ac-
cepting the invitation of Col. Criswell of the
9th, 10 accompany him, we started on the
evening of the Friday after the capture
Saturday morning we found the remains of
the engine and train. This was three miles
from Germantown, town Of about 400
inhabitants, all the rankest kind Of traitors.
We had not been on the ground half an hour
before information was received that our
men had been hunted down by hounds
Yes they had used a new arm in civilized
warfare. The hounds used to hunt the run
away chattels were for the first time used
to hunt white men. A Mr.. Cash, who lived
near the scene of the disaster, had pack
of six celebrated hounds; in fact, pets, as
Mr.. Cash aiterward told me. These were
lei loose, and pat on the scent of the Hi
noisans, and right well they worked.
twenty-five or thirty were hunted down
some who had run eight miles in the woods
and brush. One man they followed fifteen
miles, but for some reason did not touch
him, and finding he could make friends with
the dogs, if not their masters, he finally es-
capped. Another was not so lucky. He
was caught in corn fed. and before the
humane cavalry could come 10 capture him,
the hounds had torn him considerably.
This may be thsughi by some Of our !
Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1862-08-22


KISSING LOST ART Did you know
that kissing is, in Japan, one of the los. arts
In what frighttul state of ignorance have
young men and maide1s of the sunrise isles
been brought up, not to have known the
thrilling pleasure, the rapturing ecstasy of a
kiss I! That meeting Of bedewed lips, so sim
pie, abstractly considered, but in which
"souls meet and minge," as the poets tell
us-and they know. AIasl it is even so.
When matronly ladies rush into each others
arms and kiss like lovers. the simple natives
are astonished. Indeed, ! have been rath-
er astonsh at it myself, before now. Youth
meeting youth, husbands giving osculatory
welcome to long absent wives, cooling cous-
ins, kisses fraiernal, astonish no less. They
cannot understand it; they do not do so in
Japan is not the thing proper--what does
it mean?
kissing is taJooed in Japan. 1t is prac-
tice held too vugar-too indelicate for any
respectable person 10 be engaged in /; and,
as everybody in Japan, as elsewhere, wish
es to be respectable, so it comes to pass that
kissing is thing undone-I should say un-
smacked, and one of the sweetest, simplest
pleasures of life is blotted out. Who would
be japanese in the spring-iime of life z
No doubt the treaty powers, while intent
upon introducing the other blessings of civi-
Iization, viii not neglect to set them right
ON this point meantime, unaccredited in
dividuals may do something on their person
al responsibility to restore 70 this ra-kiss-
tiaa country one of The divines; of arts
Japan Cor. of Home Journal.
Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1862-08-22
RUSSELL HYDE.

beaieF in
WEST INDIA GOODS AND GROCERIES,
oiu Flour, Lard, Hams, Fish, T. I. salt, Oil, Fluid =
Batter, Cheese, crorkery and Glassware "
above goods having been bought for CASH will be sold
sta small advance, for ready pay. "allst
Newton's Block, MOL
BELLOWS FALLS, May 1. 1857.
Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1862-08-22

Don't dispute against facts well establish
ed. merely because there is somewhat un-
accountable in them. That the world should
be created of nothing is TO US incOnceiva-
bic; but not therefore TO be doubted.
Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1862-08-22

Wait not for dead mcn's shoes.-EfaaEEa.
Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1862-08-22

1t is with nations as with individuals
those who know the least Of others thing
the highest of themselves; for the whole
family of pride and Ignorance are incestu-
Gus, and mutually beget each other.