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Ashtabula weekly telegraph. [volume] (Ashtabula, Ohio) 1853-1873, 1863-03-07
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1t is not natural talent that is waiting
in the aborigines Of the New w orld, - but
their nature seems obstins'ely to repel our
ideas and our arts From the interior Of
his smoky lint wrapped in his blanket. the
Iadiap4 4eontemplates with scosn che, oonssn-
lent dwelling of the Europeaps. He.hsss
proud satisfaction in his property, bis, heart
swelIs and tripmphs ia bis barbarous inde.
pendence,- He smiles bitterly when be sees
rs wear ont our lives 10 heeping MP riches.
What we term industry be calls shamsful
,suhjection. He compares the workmsn to
the OK in 9 furros, Whas We sail aecss,
sarJ of.life. be ss-ma chIsish playthiags, or
uomanish baRbles. He engies ~ onls oar
arms II man had lesfy hut to shelter
his head by uight. aud . good Gre 10 wsrm
him iu sihtes and soihanish the npsqultoss
in summer, II he has good doga aad aleBty
OF game, what more can be ssk Of the Great
SOifitf ant lEE 70 r1ss rals Esd u 7lE
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HIasis.A, Yilu,sr6,,gu.

The following is an extract from speech
delivered in Congress by William Kelley.
Of Pennsvlvania /: 's''1 30 '..."
"The gentleman seems to sigh for the
restoration Of the Democratic party. Sir,
can not hear the aspiration uttered with.
ont thinking Of scene the traveller among
he Swiss monntains behUldS As you rs
cend The Right side 10 catch view 'of The
glowing sunset from the Kuhn, You come
npoD q broad space, stretching away as far
~ The eye can reach, appa'eutly for leagues.
npon the broken and barren surface Of
which no weed or grass takes roof. Your
guide or guide hook tells you that there,
near the base of that desolate scene, once
stood the thriving and happy village Of
Goldau, with its mansions, its hamlets, its
churches, When 'he landslide took place.
and the EARTH a full hundred feet deep over
all that space, was loosed from its bed and
went thundering into the valley IL buried
that beautiful village. Under that mighty
mass its ruins stiIl lie. Goldau was not of
sufficient. Importance, to invite such etcavA
tions as have been made in the vicinity of
HerrulAnenm and Pompeii. But had il
been thtre important. the vast weight and
depth Of earth and rock heaped upon its
ruins would preclude the undertaking. :
The eye Of thsn will never behold the ruins
of doldau. For It there is no resurrec ion
But, sir. until that buried village shall
again Welcome the rising sun, the Demo
cratic patty, al tee hare knot0n IL, can new
er again exist. Goldau wrought not it's
own ruin but the Dentocratic party, IN,
def fts recent leaders, wrought q landslide
upon the mountain OF time aud civilization,
which the traveller in all ages will mark
with horror, and 5Srisd itself under mass
Of ruins SO deep. SO grand. 90 SSial. that
no measure Of energy or enterprise can re
Viye il, with oil its dishonesty Of action and
barbaristn Of purpose" ~, 49,
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A Scotch pedestrian attacked By three
kighwAymsn, defended himself with great
eourdge and obsdnacy. bat vas at length
oVerpqwered and his pockets riaed The
robbers expectsd from the extsaodiaary
-resistapee they had experienced, 70 lay
their handa on some rich booty. hni swero
not a little surprised to discover that the
whole tressure, which the sturdy CaIadouian
had defended atahe hazSFd of hls ilfs. con
sisted Of no more than . esookedisiz pslcs.
"Ths deuce Is 10 him. p said one u che
rogues,S ,'f he had had eighteen pence. /
suppose be would have killed the wh0ls OF
os y - +, isHi sfi eai - 'A8ia3lls go
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Chrlstian Eeonoanx.
n Christ miracu Iously fed thousands

dW When Christ miraeulousiy fed thousands
with five Ioaves, he said to bis disciples,
/" Gather up the fragments that remain, so
that nothing be lost" How strange This
command, afyer such display Of power |
They were TO gil. their baskets with broken
bits Of bread. though be whom they fol,
lowed could make enough for thousands BY
the touch Or the mere Eolition Of his ere.
dive energy. The lesson is manifest =
Economy Is Oh titan duty We are not
TO expect miracles while We can succeed by
a faithful use Of means: we are to save
even the Fragments because God Has made
them. s,-s-,l y l.. .ss.--sd1
y The lesson is greatly needed in our day.
Such an abundance OF good things Of this
lfe has been Civ u'. that We are tempted
to extravagancs. We do not save the
fragments ]; and hence we have nothing, or
hut little, to give to the cause of Christ,
when what we call hard times come 49,
Even row, what the Christians Of this land
waste would sastaiu all oar missionary en,
terprises We make this assertion. delib
erately, and believe little reflection will
convince every reader Of it's traih.1iu sol
Economy is not auiggardly and mean.-
II is consistent with lberaiity| All de-
pends upon the motives for which We save
If we gather up the fragments to hoard
them until they moulded on our hands. then
we are misers---that is mean aud miserable.
But If We gather them upto give 20 the
peor, OF livs on. that we may have means
Ia aid in advancing Ohrist's cause; then our
ee0damy 10 as noble rs wasathe esaduct Of
those disciples who ahlled their baskets with
bread 10 obedience TO the eOmmsnd. and
beneath the eye Of the Lsrd Of life and
glory. ...-I.., y. .-.s-a :
God Is rebuking the extraVagance Of this
generation. He is saying 10 ua, learn to
ecOnomise for my sake. Let as see what
~e can save for the poor. and for objects Of
Christian beneyolence, and -xs shall be
blessed ia our souls and be : blessing to
otheFs' aissgsI hlAysH husl,EefD sdT
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,DiPrHERtA.-A gentleman has admIpls.
tered the following remedy for diptheria
says that it has always proved elfectuaI In
affording speedy relief Take scomuson
Tobacco pipe, place q live coal within the
bowl drop a little atarsapon the coAl, Sad
let THE patient draw smoke into thsiuieuth.
anddiSeharge il through shesnostrils, Rhe
remedy is safe and simple. aud should be
tried whenever occasion may require. Many
valuable lives may be saved, the ipformant
confidently believes. by prompt treatment
as above - Scientific AmefiSdn. s-si -"
Ashtabula weekly telegraph. [volume] (Ashtabula, Ohio) 1853-1873, 1863-03-07

EfE6fc6L UsE oF SALr-Ia many sesses
Of disordered stomseh. atea-sp0Onful Of
salt Dissolved IN . pint Of cold water, taken
as soon as possible, with short nap immedi-
a,ely as.er, is one Of the most effec,usl and
speedy remedies known. The sauie will
revive . person. Whs seems salmnst dead
from heavy fall To an apOplee,ie lts 10
time should he lost in -ponring- down salt
wetery il saticieRt sepshility remAinto al
low swn nIlswi0g ifuQts the bead mpst Be
eponge1 With cold water, na,iI the senses
tstlrR yhsa salt will completely restore the
patient from the lsthaFgy.s 10 a o., ahe
feet should he placed in warn .water WITH
mustard added, aud the legs hriskly rubbed;
all baudages removed from ths neck and 4
cool pperient procured Il possible, In GAS
es Of severe bleeding at the lQngst when
other remedies failed, Dr.. Rush found that
two teas a.spoonfuls Of salt completely stays
the blood. Msdisal World.
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4, It, REKEny FoR DrPrHERIA "a PennsyiRe.
nj. correspondent writes US that the dip.
theria u very prevalent 10 some parts of
that State, and says that weswould confer
great favor nponthe sufferers by srspub.
lishing<the remedy given abont year agn.
Withzthis request we comply. Il Is de fol.
lows; 3 Make two small bsgs that will
reach from ear to car, aud GIL. them with
ashes and salt dip them il bot water. and
wriog them out so they viii not drip, and
apply. them "a the throat cover uD uthe
whole. With flannel cloth, aud change them
as often as they become cool, until, the
'broat. becomes irritated, near blis.ering.
For children Il Is necessary to put hannel
cloths betweeh the ashes and The throat, 10
prevent blisteripg When The ashes have
been on ssficieut time, take wet flannel
cloth and rub IL with castles soaf HpGls it
iscovered wiehe a. thick isthar dip ii In
hot water, and, apply, it to the threat
and change as they cool ;,at the game time
use a gargle made Of one tesspoonfdl Of
cayenne pepper, one Of salt, one Of molAsses
aud % ieacapfnll Of hot aws,er,, apd,a when
cool, add, ons fourih, as much cider viseear,
qpd gargfe, Every fifteen minutes until Che
patient requires sleep. "a gargle fnhds of
CASTLE. soap is, good to be used part Of tho
time, A correspondent 10 Maine, in send.
ing the above remedy says there had Been
d number Of deRths from dipthetia until this
remedy was Used, since when all had reeov.
cred 's 21Ci9HfFaa On tea q sagtafsz 81 70
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I,I'oone n 'one of he bosUlIsls & Ptalsdetbki,

In ono of The hospitals 81 'PkiIkdefp6ia,
Grabbed seeesh soldier. who q recoFeslhg,
gas addressed one morsing by good ua.
Ftnred German. The only reply of the rob.
ell was i"6oAoS The Gsrmaa rsplled.
10 his moderate way, sMins frsnt I .caanot
go TO dat place It Ish now foil. Il lab
very crowed dere. SigeI. be fll Il mit
dead rebels Even der td3fsl has ia sleep
ioat ,so'doeis.n 1Fhe. alanaR enus9 - here
from ths boys sho were slOunging Abosh
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WHOLE NUMBER .680..'


4 UI-. Hlf ~ ---L----a- I.'l NIl. .'I#FN
Wendell Phillips, 10 a late lecture delivered
| 10 Plymoush Church, Brooklyn. N. X said !.
The second time that stood here vas
nigh three years ago. when spoke 10 you.
W relation 70 John Brown, then Il, 4 VIr.
ginia jail Three years have rolled swav
How full OF events. How great theresnlts
LOT thatmsn's daring of the idea he praasnd
upon the conscience Of the country. 10
YOU know with what poetic Justice Preyi.
dehce treats that very town whera "a 1sv
in jail when spoke to you besore IN.
man that went down from PhIladelphia 70
bring his body back to his cad relatives
iDsnlted every. mile ef the road. his life
threstened. the bullets wbistIing FOUND his
head--tbat very msg for eight or Ten
months has been, BuigaGlisr General 10
command Of the tewn of Cbarleston and
Harper's, Ferry. (Applause1 BT order
OF his superior officers, he had the safisfsc.
tioa Of 6hding IL bis 6u;y With hfs own
right hsad "a put. torch 10 that very hotel
in which he had been followed, eth insaIt
and coHtumely as the friend Of Joha Brown:
Z when his brigade under orders. fred Ell 20
buildings ia, the Deighborhood, with Fevsr-
entisl care he bade the aeIdiefs stop and
spare that engiaeshonse that once sheltered
the old here. !. (Applause.) / do aOt@-
konw IN history a more perfect poetic
rounding than in thai single local ins anc
history gives as in three short years. Hse.
tor Tyndsle5-the friend Of Joha BrewuA-
who went there almost with bis life Ia bis
right hand. commandS--and his viii Is law.
His ssord is the guaranty Of peace and Of
preperty.. Rs his etder 'he sowa Is des.
ert, With the single exception of that wall
which John Brown's Presence has made
immortal
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!. Bleeding on mas sr beast, may he plos-
ped hJ . mixtnre.0f wheat haHF and com
mon selto ip ,eqnal paFls.s boqpf pp Nth .
cloth. II tie bleeding he pfofpse. 4Se q
lsFge qbantlty. SAY from oAe % three plata.
! tsmAy be leit 90 fqr hours or epep deys.
| II necessary, IN this msnatr tha llle AZ .
h0rss has been saved which Vas shletsilae
fteB es Neupdad srlsfE the blss9 ding efss,
cd in Aye mipuies . ahef the epp Ii
lwas left On ihFes days Wiien n worked
loqls. sss sp'lly removed, ard 'hs Neead
eses A7r'so''s btR q ,sto t.aSt,
q baa sxai - .ai xslasle ns ". l,ss <
1rsxtt nzinl<a
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RUFFAL0. Robes.-rA, fine. ASSORTMENT
fsss DsssmSss sss "a sss ~ d. STEPHEN AAs! sss
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Boots and Shoes,
SKIRTS /

r. HAVE Jnst received direct IRON The
u t.AHiSrIean SKIRT Company
saving the Joboers commission " do1 Hoop Shirts rang
ing from 10 10 40 Hoops They viii be sold vsfy cheap
sseOnd Edition Of Boots and shoes Just Received u,
croctsy. sso, splsnds Lot nov on sIhIbitou,At n
NSvembsF 60 isea ; l.. .,ias-a. R6BINsOsssI 4,
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y The Beauty Of Woman tsanesnas all
othsr forms Of sbsanty. asSellin .hesseet-
ness Of iis suggestion a. int tho HferyQr pI
the sdmiration Ii Swskess1 The beauty q
q lovely woman d an inspiration. . sweet
deliriuh. = q Esgtleg ,msdasssS Her looks
are lore pQiiens. Heaven i,sslf 4 .aexer %
clearly rsseslsa "a us as In the lheelef I
beahtilul renendiW "a abhJsei0 edt ,
p y ogits sts ssyoaD ~ = bssiss
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es> The Chicago Tribane comments upon
The message or Gov, Seymour Of New York,

es> The Chicago Tribase comments upon
The message Of Gov, Seymour Of New York,
10 this fashion .....r, .'.,.' $500.
"The Govethof Compliments the West
while he has falsehood and q sneer for
New England. We understand the real
purp1se OF the conjuncti0d OF, the sections.
Hereaway, we meet, every day, the spirit
that dictated 10 the Governor when he
wrote; aud we know just what treason and
malevolence lie behind the words he uses.
We know the concealed purpose-the real
ohisct--of his artful statement, and we tell
the Governor and all New York; that IL
the plan which the Copperheads have elab
orated, and npon which they are here open
~ working, to compromise with the Soath
by a secession Of the middle and western
states from the UOion, leaving New, Eng
land alone as the representative Of the oil
nationality, and then 10 partnership with
the new rebelions states. TO organize new
Union from which New England will be ex
cluded, ever approaches consnmmation, the
Empire City aud the Empire State, will
have quick occasion 10 regret that they
we're parties to that political revolution that
put Horatio Seymour into the gubernator.
ial chair and made him an agent for work
ing out this plot. We assure them that the
ties Of the Northwest to New England are
not indissouble but they are stronger
than the bonds that unite us TO New York /;
and; II ir the changes and reorganixstions
that are possibiS as the consequence of the
present revolt, it is necessary for the West
to make an election where she will go, she
will becore sh appendsge Of neither the
Middle states nor Of the Sou'ti She will
declare her independence of both. and right
here Id the heart of the continent. the p's
SCISSOR Of the finest Soil and the best climate
In the hemisphere with more than ten mil
lions Of people, and the prospect OF d rapid
increase, will organize an empire that will
dominate over all other fractions Of the re-
public, and which will have THE POWER to
compel the opening Of half doEea routes
to tide water, snd Bpoa terHfs aRd condi
tons that we now plead for in vain. II the
Union must be destroyed by the mschinA.
tions of the Seymonrs, the Woods and the
men with whom they lie down ia the nest
that treason has prepared. let Il be under
stood, now, that it is the hrm resolve OF the
West TO be rs far removed ron the com.
mereiaI snpremacy and The rotten politics
or New York, the tariffs and paper money
Of New Ehgfahd., as from the Whips, brand
ing irons and burniue faggOts Of that curse
Of civilization that We tame slavery.
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10 = profuse perspiration about the time he
found himself standing ia this draft, be, oI
course, took such violent cold that he
bad to be pat TO bed directly. / went to
Gee him, ny boy, and whilst he was reIat
ing to me some Of the affecting anecdotes
Of the time when he used to keep bar, a
member Of the U. 8. Medical STAFF caffiee
Ia to sec the patient. .
This venerable surgeon hrst deposited a
large saw, hatchet and two pickaxes on
the table and then, said be 'at.r
How do you end yourself, boy
The lark took q small chew Of tobacco
with q melancholy cir, and says be
/ thin / I'ze got the guitar in my head
Mr.. SaV bones, and am about to join the
angel choir. .-... .-. .-." .-.s
l see bow it ia, said the surgeon, thought.
fully you think you've got the guila'
when IL is only the drum Of your esr that
is affected Well. said the surgeon. with
sudden pleasant ness, az he reacked after
the saw aud one Of the pickaEes, 1 must
ampntate yoHr leg at once ..
The mud lark curled up in bed like q
wounded anacoHda. and says he III.
] don't see il in that light. ....
r
Well, said the surgeon in q sprightly
ttianner, then suppose pnt Hy blister on
yoHr stomach, aDd only amputale Jour
right arm u ..., 81. .....s.. ...-...., . .
The surgeon was formerly,a blacksmith.
and got his diploma by inyen;ing some pills
With iron II theft. -. lie proved that the
blood Of ak healthy men contained iron
enough to make six horse shoes, and then
invented the pills 70 cure hoarseness.
The sick man reflected on What his ihesli !.
cal adviser had said, and then says he: 8
Your words cofitinre uis that my ei,ua b.
tidf must he dangerous must see some
relative. before permit myself to be dis
sectpd -fA i1- 7i.a " .saat
Who would you wish to send f0r Said
the surgeon. sen 3'' ti-a'i f'ai e1ai '
y. MY pfshdfhoiher. my dear old grandma
thef, said the mud lark, with mnch feeling
The surgeon took me cautiously aside,
and says he: 'it. .'f"e5 ITO !. ae'.ao'.a
Nv poor patient Las n cold in his head
and. his life depends, pc haps, on the gratii
cation III his wishes Yon haVe heard him
ask for his grandmoi her, ;" says the surgeon,
softly, "snd his grandmother lives too 4far
a1ay 10 be sent for, We must practice a
little harmless deception. We must send
for Secretary Wells of the Navy Depart.
meHt, and introduce him as the srandmoth
er. MY patient will never know the differ
ence. iiu ssir y.y agY 10 sH d
/ took the hint, my boy, and went after
the Secretary, hnt the latter was so busy
examining % model Of 1Noah,s Ark ~ that he
t"dld rot be seen.s Happily, hose7er. the,
patient recovered while the surgeon, was
getting his saw tiled, aud was well enough
last night 70 reennnoiter in force. II
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CfoekerY.

A FULL assortment ofboth Common and
"A white, stone China Of the popular Huron Pattern,
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H. G.. DICK, Bookseller. Stationsr and Nsvs
.ass. siss' 1.sssSsis ok SI.' - :f'''
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trains do not stop Stations where the tins omitted
IL the shove tables. H.I. .IU,. .rT -. r.
All through Trains goinE westwsr c5hiett Cleveland
With Trains for ToisdS, Chicago Cslwtus, C. aRdii, ~
diaHOpOlis fe. IEIIt0tn tief
Aud all through Trains going Eastward at Dunkh
with the Tra hs sfH Y 2. r. and At Bus o. with thoss
Of N. Y Central, and Buffalo n Y. City Rail- oAds for
Nss York, Albany, BOstVTi hiHgEgu Eeils. sey ae.g
cLrtrtASD, Nov. II. 1867. =.
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n. +. CULVER, hes removed to Sthe Fisk
House Stables whore be 10 the citizens ef Ahta
bale ths use Of the beat equipped Livery stable II A.h
hs standard. Can and see. haS.i, isee. ts1
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. LINUS SAVAGE. Fnrnitnre Dealer and Man
ueaIs steam eGabrhpept North hAin street near the
N oass Of Dr. Farington. Aah tAbaiA, o. AL
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MisesIlansous.

o n. FITCH. Life, Fire and Marine Iusuf
apQs and Real Estate Agency, Fla Biceh AbtabuiA, O.
Burlington free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1827-1865, 1863-12-25
CHATTANOOGA. Tenn. Dec. Is.

7 hAIIANtNtA. Tenn. Zee. II.
The rebel general. John Morgan. escaped
across the Tennessee River al Gilespies
Landing, 60 miles above here on Monday
afternoon. Cavalry are scouting the country,
and possibly De mly be taken.
Wheeler has rejoined lIardee, and is or
gsnizing his cavalry force near Dalton.
Capt. William Cummings and Robert
Cummings who escaped with him We're cap
tured together with II Of bis escort Of 50.
Reaching the neighborhood of the river thev
pressed every citizen 10 prevent alarm being
given and hurriei!y constructed a raft at the
mouth Of Niles Creek on which an attempt
to crc,s was made
4 citizen who Guided their pickets gave
the alarm ami the attempt was nearly frus-
tratrl. On Wednesday. Ferguson the guer-
lila with "a small force captured part Of the
train of the ls- Cavalry division on the
march from MeAlinnvilie u Sparta.
iiardec headquarters are at Dalton and
pickcts AZ far as the Tunnel. His army in
Guiding the Georgia militia is 81 .000 strong
and ], represented a. utterly demoralized
Dens. ,irant and Sherman ieft for Bridge
port t3-lay. There l. no news from Gen.
IraH-er who ~ ith Gen Burnside is proha-
lily fighting L. gstrect near Rogersyilie.
Burlington free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1827-1865, 1863-12-25

The schooner i. /. Gcrs-y. from Nata-
moros, bound TO New Yors. was seized hy
pirates when only TWO day on, Ih. crew
were seized and sent ashore ~ smul. hoat
TO Sisal. The pirates, six in number, passed
a. passengers as the de-perdoe- on the
Chesapeake did-and thus effected their pur-
pose. The schooner was loaded with cotton.
and belonged TO Francis Gerety.o New York
One hundred and forty nail makers in the
iron foundry at NepOns.t struck for wages
Saturday afternoon. The town authorities
sent to Boston for police AID. and eleven %
the leading strikers were arrested and COM
mitted to Jail. The other workmen then
quickly dispersed. and viii probably resume
work at the old pric,s.
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was repulsed, and fell back. taking part of
his force across the Arkansas. below Fort
Gibson, moving northeast.
The Sd Wisconsin Cavalry had Just return
ed from a successful scout southwark. They
were within Is miles II e Red yer. I'd
ing the enemy had changed their location
since the last advance, they were unable to
proceed farther. Their return was a con-
slant skirmish for over 100 miles, strong
bodies of the enemy being posted at all the
cross roads 10 intercept them. They cut
their way through some places and eyaded
other posts by taking blind mountain paths.
The loss is triting. Among the prisoners
taken Is the notorious Handy Lane. who
boasts Of having killed over 100 Union citi-
zens with his own hands
4 communication Of the Choclaw Chief.
McCurtain, says the ChOctaws will not r,ioin
Cooper. He desires an interview with VI Neil,
and says the tribe is disposed for peace.
The Government, it is : i'd. has received
information of a rebel plot 70 rescue the rebel
prisoners now at Point Lookout under charge
%. ten. Narston, with a y H. brigade. It is
said, however. that the prisoners deny all
knowledge Of the affair. ana that many of
them. who are very comfortably situated,
would not Join IN an Instruction, even If an
armed force Oh rebels made ,Itir appearance.
Precautionary measure. however. have teen
taken at the Point, and if any such attempt
was mediJatcd. tie attacking party would
surely have received a warm reception.