The Goodhue volunteer., 1863-09-23
CREEK. FIRE, An exchange begins its
of Greek Fire with this sentence:

unless Gen. Beauregard should persuade hi m
that it deserved classification under the sec.
ond head above named. r
4 SWIFT FR1aATE FOR THE NAvY.-The
Navy Department has contracted with the
Messrs. Cramp, Of Philadelphia, for the con
struction Of an immense cruiser, intended
for fast stEaming. She will be over 1900
tons burden, and longer than any other YES.
sci at present in the service. The price to be
paid for her is 1864, 900. Contracts were
invited generally from ship builders through
out the country.
HEREDITARY L1aHrN1Na.-A Joke is as
sribed to Washington Irving. A comrade
refused to take shelter from rain under q
tree because he had promised his father who
had been struck by lightning when shelter.
ing under a tree, that he never would do it.
"Oh if lightning is" retorted Irving "in
your family, you are quite right. t.'-Dickens'
"AW the Year yound''
The Nashville Union says: "Parson
Brownlow is in Nashville attending tothe in
terests of the Government, and occasion ally
stirring up traitor. lie will, however, re-
ylve his newspaper in Knoxville, and then
look out, ye East Tennessee rebels. Greek
fire is nothing, compared with the fire he
will pour upon you.''
The so called Greek fire, after the consump
ticn of its own material, burns the object
around and becomes common fire. The
Greek is translated into English.-Louisv1le
Journal.
THE Troy IN. W Wig ventures to ask
the opinion, if the initials IN. P" to Gen.
eral Banks name may not stand for N ext
President.
GEN. GRANTS latest and happiest express
sion is contained in his letter, read to his
friends ct the recent dinner given to him in
Memphis. In speaking Of his noble army,
he says:
"Ihcy will rejoice with me that the mis-.
erable adhcrcnts OF the rebellion, whom
their tayonets have driven from this fair
land, are being replaced by men svto ac-
hn"v3td;e 1uman liberty as tic only true
toundatiou Of human Gopcrnment."
AT preliminary meeting Of the Massa-
chusctts Democratic Convention when Mr..
rockingham, editor of the Boston Pvst de-
clared the doctrine of secession is da,nab:e
that they should generously sustain the
government with men and money 10 put it
down, he was hissel.
A NORRIS ISLAND correspondent of the
New York Tines writes that the rebels at
Charleston have been reinforced b. 2,O0OI
troops from Lee army. They are encamp
ed on Sul:ivan's Island. lie adds, more.
over, that there is difference Of opinion
between Gen. Gilmore aud Admiral Dahl
gren as to e condition of Fort Sumter:
the former insisting that the demolition is
while the latter thinks that the
northwest wall sis as sound as ever"
THE APPROACHES TO THE Cry OF New
lork.-The Ersaing Post urges immediate
action in relation to protecting the City of
New York from the possible attack OF iron
claas now being fitted out in England. The
Florida and Alabama are doubtless waiting
to convoy and arm them for combined at
tack upon New York, and possibly to co op-
crate with Lee in an attack upon Washing
ton. The Post calls for immediate prspara-
tons to meet them at both points.
IT was John Armstrong, Of Jersey City
who ate plate Of ice cream at = fair for
the benefit Of sick and wounded soldiers
laid down five hundred dollar treasury
note and coolly declined the change. The
was indorsed on the back OF
the note By The lady attendant, aud came to
light in Washington. .s-. ~ss 49, So.
ALBERT PIKE is said to be in obscurity in
Texas, and IS classed as rather friendly to
the old Union. ~sss+.=s.: -. 7.->s.zss~~~
IL the city Of New York alone there are
&c, 600 girls who get their Irving by the
manufacture oi hoop skirts; and in case The
fashisn leaders should discard the use Of
crinoline. they would vote to girl .gains.
the charge. 5a@ sas<s..s.~as.zs.s.ss &z.szI
b. The rebel papers send up one universal
howl over the desertioas from ths Coafsd-
crate. armies. The recent successes Of
burnside. Rosecrans and Grant ara not cal ;
|culatsd TO bring the abssntses back.
II il said TINT leather bosnets, trimmsd
with dsucrs Of the sams material, viii ap
Ipe.r ii the nasket "a week or txo.
WouLD yea eat healthful dinners Eaa
8sle~iy. Woa.d ron sax soes.l dinners
=. slowly. Would you eas r.Iis1abse din.
uerx Eat xIn~fr pr~4~~ 80 s. ~s..-rS