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NO. g..
eal. Phs1n, on Arminr raerns..

Col. PHELPS Of Missouri the gallant and
loyal member Of Congress from the Spring
field District, who led a regiment Of loyal
MissOurians in the battle of Pea Ridge, made
a speech m Congress the other day, on the
question as to whether negroes shsuld be
armed He said
This is a war of white men, not Of Indians
and negroes, and the proposition to employ
negroes to fight against white men is worss
than one to employ Indians to fight against
white men. During the american RevoI6-
ton, when s proposition was made to en-
ploy savages for the purpose Of putting down
the rebellion of the thirteen colonies. It was
denounced in the British Parliament. The
Shareholders of majority Of them, were the
last to give m to this rebellion, but those
who from the first plotted this rebellion pIac-
ed themselves at once at the head Of the State
governments In nearly all the Southern States.
They had the executive and other State Off
ces, and they controlled the legislature, and
they could do, therefOrs, whatever they saw
fit to DO When the people Of the seeding
States met in convention and passed. the ordi-
nance of secession, by which they declared
that they no longer owed allegiance to this
government, they enacted, the condition m
which they placed. There arelaws on 6estat-
ute books Of every State furnishing persons for
treason against their State governments, and
a Union man in any one Of these rebeI60us
States, if he had risen up to assert the supre-
macy of the United States, and declared al
legiance to the government, would thereby
subject himself to three old punizkments:-
First, the punishment of treason against the
.so-called confederate government; secondly,
for treason against the government of his
State; and, third, the punishment of being
arrested by the military authorities either of
the confederate government, to do service or
be despoilsd of his property. As to the en-
ployment of negroes, the people were compeI-
ed to give the labor of their servants to aid in
the construction Of fortIfcations and intreneh-
ments in the vicinity of the rebel armies.
They did not do so willingly. They were
eoerced by military authority, for the people
themselves, or a majority, of them, were
opposed to tn rebellion. It would be wick
ell and unjust to turn the arms Of ofthess negroes
against their former owners on the plea that
they were opposed to and in arms against
the Government.
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Rebel Priees.

Or the first day Of May, eggs sold in Rich
mond, Virginia, according to the Richmond
Examiner, for twenty-five cents per dozen,
and butter for dollar and half pound.
High as these prices appear, they are not sx-
horbitant in comparison with the prices de-
manded for butchers meat, bacon, groceries,
dry goods, wood, etc. Butchers meat was
held, according to quality, as between thirty
five and half and fifty cents pound bacon
(hog round) thirty five cents; common brown
sugar, forty cents; and irewood from county
carts, sold at the rate of twelve dollars a cord.
In the way Of dry goods, we give few IN
stances: Unbleaeed cotton is sold at from
twenty-five 10 thirty-seven and forty cents =
yard, according to the conscience of the dry
goods man; bleached cotton from thirtY-fye
to forty cents per yard; spool cotton. two
dollars a dozen; Irish linen, from seventy
five cents to one dollar and quarter a yard,
and domestics at fifty cents yard.
Urbana union. [volume] (Urbana, Ohio) 1862-1872, 1862-05-28

A SUPER given at the Astor House recent
ly, was attended by Parsou Brownlow, Capt.
Bailey, famous as the second in command
under Commodore Farragut, and other celeb
rites. During the festivities, the Capt, was
called upon for a speech. One who was pres
ent thus reports it:
Now the Captain is the reverse OF Parson
Brownlow in figure and manner He is a
rotundity, and there is no "forty thousand
parson power Of talking in him believe
somebody pried him up with a handspike or
in some way, and he undertook to make a
speech It is no detraction from DR.. Hitch
cock, who made most eloquent one just be-
fore, to say that the Captains told better,
from pure want Of words Gentlemen
said he, as he nervously twisted his naLk kin
into a hard rope and hesitated between his
words-"I don't claim any more than my
share-we don't any Of uS-we all want
what belongs to us and no more. FaFragut
did it-he planned it all out; all we had to
do was to obey his orders; that's just what
we did. As to the particulars the way Ofit
was-was-wel, we had jolly good 6ght!"
Whereupon the gallant Captain Jumped him
self into his chair.
Urbana union. [volume] (Urbana, Ohio) 1862-1872, 1862-05-28

"WHT didn't the widow Jenkins marry DR..
Wells ," That was the exciting subject Of
debate before the Gossiptown Ladies' Mu-
tual Improvement and Widows Relief So
ciety," at one Of their weekly meetings.
Now, DR.. Wells had been very attentive to
Mrs. Jenkins for number Of months. Heir
variably walked home with her from church.
had escorted her to a number Of pic-nics, and
in many ways had evinced his partiaIity. As
for the young and pretty widow, she did not
appear to be at all displeased with these at
tentions; on the contrary, she received them
with evident pleasure; so their marriage was
considered a settled thing by the inhabitants
Of Gossiptown in general and the members of
the Ladies' Mutual Improvement and Wild
ows' Relief Society, in particular.
So, when they learned that be had sudden
" disappeared, without telling them where
he was going, what he was going for, when
be was coming back, &c, &e., all of which
particulars they felt they had an undisputed
right ts know and without bidding any of
them good bye, their astOnishment and indig-
nation were intense.
Strange and conflicting were their coniec-
lures and various were the rumors that were
thereby set afOat Some said that he had been
arrested for high treason, some that he was a
spy from the Confederate army, while others
did not hesitate to say that he was bigamist,
one Of those wandering gentry who 90 from
town to town, deceiving with their perfdious
wiles the susceptible hearts of that conading
sex whose gullibility has become proverbial
But finally, after due deliberation and care
ful consideration of all the pros and cons, the
why's and wherefores, by the directors OF the
aforementioned society, to-wit: Miss Dor
thy WormWoOd, Miss LovstaIll, Mrs Piczhaw,
and Mrs, Makefuss, they came to the uDani-
nous conclusion that this mysterious disap-
pearanoe was oocasioned by the rejection of
DR.. Wells by the widow Jenkins, for some
cause to them unknown, but supposed to be
some terrible crime committed by the afore-
said doctor; and that the aforesaid gentleman
had left Gossiptown ClaRdestinely, to hide his
discontinue and to avoid the shame of dis
closure"
Indeed, Miss LovetaIk testified, "that one
day, as she was walking past the widows
house, she saw the doctor and Mrs Jenkins
Urbana union. [volume] (Urbana, Ohio) 1862-1872, 1862-05-28

A good joke occurred about congressman
this afternoon. A Michigan Colonel was in
command of the guard Citizens were pro-
hibi,ed adrnittauce. Several came up and
asked the corporal to pass them, saying that
they were Congressmsn. The corporal stat
ed the case to the Colonel
''They are Congressman, are they?' asked
the Colonel,
$50 they say"
Wen, let them pass and go where they
please" said the Colonel. Let them tramp
on torpedoes, gointo the magazines and where
there Is any prospect Of their being blown
to the devil, for that is the quickest way to
end the war YorEto,cn Correspondence
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Bonner and His Fast Horses.

|. FASHION COURSE, Tuesday, May 13.
The feature Of the day, however, was bit
of sport not in the programme, and which no
one had looked for He of the Ledger, the
Bonner, the great Bonner-who has not yet
been headed in the Weelies, nor on the road
behind gay pair of trotters with the ribbons
in his own hands showed on the track with
his equine wonders Lady Palmer and Flat
bush, Of vast renown." Handling the rib
bons, he gave the throng taste Of both his
and his horses quality.
After preliminary turn of n.,,ie he halt
ed before the stand, and asked the judges Of
the race just over to time him, and away he
set his horses spinning at al rate that no double
but Bonner's can do. He went without a
skip throuh the first mile, well in hand, and
with pace to spare, until near its end, when
chirp quiclnened them for a spirit to the stand.
to which they came in 2:324. The first mile
over, the gay and noble pair rushed into their
bits and flew away as no Others in double, to
the pole, could Fly, with steady stride, and
never break or flaw of Face, dashed thrO'
the mile and passed the stand in 2:29.
Clapping of many hands, waving of fair
handkerchiefs by the fair hands of delighted
ladies, and the shouts of strong lungs, greeted
the noble horses as they came home in 50 gay
and so grand manner; and when the sig
nal went up with 3 m. Il S. as the time fthe
miles done by a pair Of gentlemen's horses,
again the air was filed with huzzas, again fair
hands waved white handkefchiels, and fair
lips smiled applause at so noble a feat. The
throng had seen what no other throng had
ever before seen, and could only be wild with !
delight Mr. Bonner then announced that he |
would give any gentleman, who, driving his
own pair, should go two miles beating m.
Il sec, the magnificent prize OF ten thousand
dollars, willing gift for the pleasure confer
red.
Our readers viii recollect that this great
feat is not Bonner's first great one, for last
October, with the same pair, he trotted over
the same course a mile in Pm. 27s. This feat
ofyesterday, like that of last year, was pub
lie display, and scores of watches told the tale
of fight that Bonner had done. To these we
may add another yet more wonerfuL A few
days since this same pair did single mile on
the Fashion Course in On. 2Gs.-X Y Ef5-
une
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3u Sorts of Gooo glca0ing.
A Michigan Captain Captures Thirteen Live
Secesh,

A Michigan Captain Captures Thirteen Live
seeesh.
AT daybreak this morning our regiment
I'D Michigan Cavalry left Hamburg Land
ing, three miles from the field of Shiloh, and
two miles from Pittsburg Landing from our
advanced pests on the road to Corinth; and,
having reached our destination, but before the
regiment had formed in line where we were
to camp, the news came that the enemy were
driving in our pickets, which needed no further
confirmation than the volleys ofmuSketry that
came echoing along the woods from south
erly direction. Orders came at once for two
companies of our regiment, and two compa-
MES of the Seventh Illinois Cavalry, to be i'm
medately sent to assist the pickets and repel
the attack Col. Miner detailed Company L,
Captain 7. H. Botham, and Company N, Capt
Thos Sailor, to assist in the service to be per-
formed, and they, with the two Illinois COM
panies, all under the command of Major W.
S. Barton also of the Third, one OF the cool
est and most accomplished officers, went for
ward at a rapid gallop, and were soon in the
direct vicinity of the rebel cavalry, which was
about three hundred strong, as We afterwards
learned. The rebels were posted in a thick
wood, but in their rear the country assumed
more the character of " oak openings" for the
distance of a mile, and then again came the
almost impenetrable underbrush, covering low
marshy ground One Of the Iowa companies
engaged the foe in front, the other took off to
the left, while companies L and u, by a rapid
detour to the right, attempted to gain their
Urbana union. [volume] (Urbana, Ohio) 1862-1872, 1862-05-28

GENERAL LANDEkB LAST POEM.
TIE Spring had tripped and lost her flowers,
The Summer sauntered thro' the gladeB,
The wounded feet Of Autumn hours
Len ruddy footprints on the blades.
And all the glories ofthe woods
Had flung their shadowy silence dswn,
When, wilder than the storm II brOods,
She fed before the winters frown.
For her sweet spring had lost its flowers,
She fell, and passions tongues Of flame
Ran reddening thro' the blushing bowers,
Now haggard as her naked shame.
One secret thought her soul had screened,
When prying niatrons sought her wrong,
And Blame stalked on, a mouthing iend,
And Knocked her as Ehe ded along,
And now she bore its weight slo0f,
To hide it where one ghastly birch
Held up the rafters Of the roeE,
And grim old pine trees formed church.
Twas there her spring-time vows were sworn,
And there, upon its frozen sod,
While wintry midnight reigned forlorn
She knelt, and held her hands to God.
The cautious creatures Of the air
Looked ont from many q secret place,
To see the embers Of despair
Flnsh the grey ashes Of her face.
AMI where the last weeks snow had caught
The grey beard Of cypress limb
She heard the music of a thought
Mere sweet than her own childhood's hymn.
For, rising IN that cadence low,
via EOE I Esy me down to Sleep"
Her m0fher rocked her to and fro,
And prayed the Loyd her soul to keep.
And still her prayer Vas humbIy raised,
Held up in two cold hands to God,
That white as some old pine tree blazed,
Cleaned far DER that dark frozen sod
The storm stole out beyond the wood,
She grew the vision Of cloud
Her dark hair was a misty hood,
Her stark face shown as from a shroUd.
StiIl sped the wild storms rustIIng feet
To martial music of the pines,
And to her cold hearts muffied beat
Wheeled grandly into solemn lines.
And STILL as finer secrets woe
No mortal words had ever found
This dying sinner draped in snow
Held up her prayer without a sound.
But when the holy angel bands
Saw this lone vigil, lowly kept,
They gathered from her frozen hands
The prayer thus folded, and they wept.
Some -fazes-wiser than the rest
Soon faltered DER a thing Of clay,
First read this secret of her breast
Then gently rObed her where she lay.
The dead dark hair, made white with snow,
A stin, stark face, two folded palms,
And (mOthers breath her secret lOwD
An unborn infant-asking aims.
God kept her counsel; cold and mute
His steadfaEt mourners closed her eyes;
Her headstone was an old trees root,
Be mine to utter, Here she lies"
Urbana union. [volume] (Urbana, Ohio) 1862-1872, 1862-05-28
Pulpit Politics and Parson BrOwnlow-Yan
and the Parson.


and the ParsOn.
But a few weeks prior to the Presidential
Election, they announced in their papers that
the great bull Of the whole disunion flock was
to speak in Nashville-a man, the two first
letters of his name are W. L. Yaneey-a Gel-
low that the Governor Of South Carolina par
doned out of the State prison for numbering
bis uncle, DR.. Earl He was announced to
speak, and the crowd was two to one Union
men. I had never spoken to him in all my
life He called out in an insolent manner
" Is Parson Brownlow in this crowd ?" The
disunionists halloacd out, Yes, he is here"
Il hope" said he, the Parson will have the
nerve to come upon the stand and have me
catechiSe him "No." But the crowd hal
loed to Yanccy, "Brownlow is here, but he
has not nerve enough to mount the stand
where you are" rose and marched up the
steps and said O. will show you whether
have the nerve or not" 8" Sir" said he-and
he is beautiful speaker, and personally very
fine looking man" are you the celebrated
Parson Brownlow ?" am the only man
on earth" I replied that fills the bilW
Uaughter) "Don't you think, said Yancey,
you are badly employed as a preacher
man OF your cloth, to be dabbling in politics,
and meddling with State affairs 2" " No sir
said !; {" a distinguished member Of the party
you are acting with once took Jesus Christ up
upon neutrality-suspicious. laughter)-and
said to the Savior, look at the Kingdoms OF
the world. All this I will give thee if thou
will tall down and worship me. Now, Sir
I said, His reply to the devil is my reply to
Urbana union. [volume] (Urbana, Ohio) 1862-1872, 1862-05-28

A judicial election takes place in Kentucky
this month. An order from General Hslleck
requires that all candidates who are SeceS-
sionists or Rebel sympathizers shall be arrest
oil
Urbana union. [volume] (Urbana, Ohio) 1862-1872, 1862-05-28

ITuntsman Of Atterclif Eear Sheffield eng
land), was the first in I760, to make caststeeL
He kept his process secret for ten years after
wards
Urbana union. [volume] (Urbana, Ohio) 1862-1872, 1862-05-28

A TRUsrY BEAU.-A lady last night was
walking briskly down Chestnute street. evil
dently upon business. A magnificent blacE,
and white NewfOundlander walked by her
side Having no arm to give her, he held
one end Of her handkerchief by way Of sub
stitute, in his teeth lie kept an eye and a
half upon his charge, and used the other upon
the sidewalk loafers who scanned the lady as
she passed. At Eighth and Chestnut streets,
where gamblers often congregate in the even
ing to "rope in greenhorns to a crib in Wal
nut street, near Eleventh, two-legged pup
py made a motion toward the lady, when
doggy showed a set Of worries that caused
the loarer to turn his back at sudden notice.
As the quadruped walked along he seemed
proud Of the charge, while the lady, we Opine,
felt quite as safe as if leaning upon the arm
of a husband.-P Philadelphia North Aaerican.
Urbana union. [volume] (Urbana, Ohio) 1862-1872, 1862-05-28

AyECDoTE OF SLIDELL--John Sidell, who
is celebrated, among similar virtues for his
profanity, is the subject of the following anec-
dote in the Boston Congregationalist -" A
Christian gentleman was released from Fort
Warren last week, and called at the Tract
House on his way to his home in Virginia
In the course of conversation, he mentioned
that Mr.. Slidell approached him one day, say
ing: Air., how is it that you never
drink or smoke and I notice that you never
swear. Why do you not swear? oh said
Mr., 4 have enough to make me hum
bic without adding that evil Well, said
Mr.. SHdeIl, you don't know how good it is
sometimes. advise you to try it 1t is a
great relief to me-
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9astrr far tbt qanr
"UEDER THE SNOW"

GENERAL LASDERs LAST POEM.
Urbana union. [volume] (Urbana, Ohio) 1862-1872, 1862-05-28
Our StGrT-GdIH.
WHY THE WIDOW JENKINS

DIDN'T MARRY DIR. WELLS.
Daily State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1861-1865, 1862-12-08

varuish. made Wholly ~ IN par 81 gum oopsL s -
ID. made q oflser guns substance Sps
Nczefniac oiis. pr Ealion &c
Vegetable puiulensr, bsissm, ssrne - "Eentfi-
No.
Hern1age. same 'sIrnfifrsce-"
Narehouss eufry. 81 cusfers houSes, not exered-
ing on deiisr IL taine. stamp duty nc
Do, do, cxoeesiing one dollar. ard not exceediEg
fv dollar 50 e
Do. do. exceeding Eve douars N vaius
Warehouse receipts. stamp aaiy - q
WHISKY. per gallon % q
Do. recfined. j. Mt paw :. additsonal duty
wholesale dealers. under ~hich tern i inclnied
every perSon whose basiBess 90 occupstiona
20 sell. ofsr g. scfi xroccrfes-or any roo-is.
wares OF rnerrhantize. - fore IN or dssne<fic
production. BY more than original pax
age o. piece A. one tisa-. 60 the same par
chaser, not including sines, spirtuouS 81 malt
nqGors. for each license 8
Wholesale dealers Ia liquors 4 every dsscrip-
ton. including di<fflied spirit. ferment-d T.
quors and Wins u an kinds persous o,her
tksn distilierS. who eel Or ofier Tor sAis am
snch asuor~. ia quantities - more thar three
gallons a. one time 70 the Saisc purchaser, are
snciudcd.l fsT each license 10
v iilo~. manufactures II spe
Wine made q grapes. Per gallon a.
Withdrawal entry a. custom house. stamp duty 80 c,
Wood. manufactures Of Il not otherwi-e pro-
vilcd for ) d
NOoi screws II.
Wool, manufactures a. nos otherwise specified -
wor-t-. manufactures II. Otherwise specified y
Worm lozengeS. sArne a. 'T~ntifroe.'
WIT, stamp duty SOC
Zinc manufactures o. net Otherwise specified p.
( Do, oNyde u. per loo pounds = c
Daily State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1861-1865, 1862-12-08
BOOTS AND SHOES

At No. ~ West Washington q.
LARGE STOCK or HOMEMADE WORK FOR
N sale cheap, one door east q the Palmer House
sep30-dIy A. LNIz.
Very Important Ia the .UarrtSdg
AND THOSE CONTEMPLATING MARRIAGE
llHE undersigned will send free IN mail the
u means OF preventing conception. No drugs medic
cnes, A circular with particulars
will be any address ~ inclo>ing ,
stamps A book containing all the kBowedge referred
20. aud several private receipts FLAWS will be sent
TO any address YOU may wish. BY inclosing
one dollar.
Medicine. French PHI. will be Tor dollar per
box II is very ia IL eaects Address
Lock BOX No. 40. indians poiis.
jyis-dsm Al FOUGHT.
Daily State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1861-1865, 1862-12-08
THE NATIONAL TAX.

rhe Taxes smpo~cd ny the Tax Biif,
and Passed by Congress. June 22d,
$50 s-Thc Duttcs On Incomes, 1nsu-
surance Companies, Raiiread Conn
paws~s, &c.-The Taxes on Distified
spirits, unuusaetures, Oils, Paper,
Gas. Gamblers Tobacco, snwss, See
gars, Iron, soap, Screws Cloth, Lea.
sher, Glue, wine. Cess, &c.-The Tax
On Cotson-The License Tax, &C., &C.
Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1862-05-08
PILES CURED BY BRANpRErH,s PILLS

DIR. b. BRANDRETH-Dea Sir: was suffering
many years from hereditary hemorrhoida sHeeiiai
--ofwhch had the first attack in 1916. sncsla
time was regularly VISITED with such compns
every Spring. I felt in the NJ corning most *Vs'
pain in the back as if the lower joints oft spns
. were broken or bruised, and an estimate pTe%4s,
on the chest. Owing to my occupation WI vi
keeps me all day busy out of door, and entireg "
trusting any so-called regular treatment W.
would have confined me to my house, thougA Y
following plan OF my own, which might guy ~ !.
without he inconvenience to my business aleIar
the treatment o q regular practitioner SOLE
an Allccck's plaster right over the gren, renew
it every fortnight; every Saturday night toV, |
dose of Brandreths Pills three or four, as nOa ~
necessary to a dc Sc, which operated on me h~ =
getting up, three to five times in the forenoon ~
Sunday, tuesday and Thursday nights, took vs
Life Addition Pill which produced one iafss s' mi
alton l purrued this course for SIX wee sstS
could attend to my business without inter 1! al
| worked ate and drank as l was wont; sep an
soundlv, and awakened every day win r. L. I'd
and now know nothing of II at all, so .n .no, ne
obliged to make you this statement Tor poisS sOA
hoping that this simple proceeding III r! w.
many as it has done me.
am dear sir, yours most res?ec'iui9 ,,oyu
. La CRoNICA Office, Go Franklin street w
York. -,,r.su
All enqoiries Immediately answered by auu'
DR.. BRANDRETH, New York. SOD oy
RI MEAD, Westh''
and by all respectable dealers in medicine yn
April IA.
Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1862-05-08

MOVEMENTS OF THE DAY.-A dispatch
from Cairo announces the capture Of Baton
Rouge. 1t will be remembered that there is
a United States arsenal at this place, which
was taken possession of by the rebels more
than year ago, early in the rebellion. 1t
is evident that the fleet from New Orleans is
moving up the river. Another dispatch an
nounces important movements near Corinth
which are not permitted to be made public
Purdey, however, which is between Corintf
and Pittsburg, and which was occupied BY
the left wing of the enemy, has been taken
possession Of without opposition, and it is in.
timated that an attack is to be made some
where in conjunction with the fleet, The
most rational conjecture is, that the people
Of Memphis are expecting an attack, as the,
have resolved, in public meeting, to burn
the town in the last extremity. We may
at any rate, expect important intelligence
again from the Southwest, perhaps in a
few hours.