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LARGE ARMIES.

The following facts, culled from the fl ;.
OF ancient history, may be of somc interest a
the present time
The city Of Thebes had hundred gates
and could send out OF each gate 10000 fight
ing men and goo chariots-l, 900, 900 mcr
and 5000 chariots'
The army Of fTrorah, King of Ethiopia, con
sisted Of 100000 men an1 800 chariols o
war.
Sesostris King Of Egypt, led against his en-
emies 600 900 men, $4,000 cavalry, aud 2t
scythe armed cbariots .-l49I b. C.
HamiIcar went from Carthage and landed
near Palermo. He had feet Of 1000 ship,
aud 800 small vessels, and a land force o.
100000 meE AT the battle of which he
was defeated 100000 men were slain.
A Roman Fleet led by Regulas against
Carthage consisted Of $50 vessels with l40 900
men.
At the battle OF Cannea, there were, of Ro.
mans including sIies, 10000 foot and 5000
horses; Of the Carthagenians 10000 foot and
10000 horsos: OF these 10000 were slain 10
all, and 10000 taking prisoners s-moro than
half slain.
Hannible, during his campaign in Italy
and Spain, plundered 400 towns and destroy
ed 100000 men.
Minus, the Assyrian King about 1900
years B. G. led agaiuut the Bactrians his ar.
my consisting Of 100000 foot and 100000
horses, and 10000 chariots armed with
scythes.
Italy little before Hannibal's time was
able TO send into tho field nearly 100000
men.
Semirsms employed 100000 in building
tho mighty Babylon. She took 100 900 In.
dlans prisoners at the Indus, and sank 100, 900
boats.
Sennacherib lost iu single night ls6,oOO
Oy the destroying angel. Q Kings, Xix SO
A short time after the taking of Bah, Ion,
he forces Of Cyrus, 100000 f,ot, 10000
horses, and 1900 chariots armed with scytbes.
The army Of Cambyses, 100000 strong
vas buried up in the desert sands of Africa
~ south wind.
When Xerxes arrived at Thcrmopyln his !
a and sea forces amounted to .64l Col.
xcluslve OF servants, cunach, women, sutllars,
&c, 10 all numbering 22s3,22O SO says
ierodotus, Putarch, and Isocrates.
The army Of Artaxexes before the battle of
junaxa amounted to 100000.
Ten thousand horses and loo, 1000 foot men
ell at the fatal field of Issus.
When Jerusalem was taken by Titus, I,Ioo,
100 peTlshed in various ways.
The forces OF Darius at Arbela numbered
nore than 100000 The Persians lost 90.
90 men in tbs battle, Alexander about 600
len. So says Diodo US. Arian says the Per-
ans in this battle, lost 100000, the Greeks
200.
The army Of Tamerlain is said TO have
mounted 10 100000 and that of bic antrg.
mist, Bajaret, 100000
The above items are from notes taken du. 9
ng my ordinary reading, and set down with. {
~ m any reference 10 chronology. BY this it I
i'll be seen that 10000 is the largest NUN
'r OF horsemen in any Of these armies hat !
% largest number slain Except account in I
kings) was 100000 or if we credit Arian $
10000; that the largest number OF prisoners /
ken was 100000. h
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Grape, Canister and ShrapneI.

An officers of the 14th Massachusetts, rcpi.
ment, recently communicated the following
interesting article TO a Lawrence paper:
Grape consist Of nine shots, arranged in
three layers, which vary 10 size according 10
the gun; they are held together BY two plate.
OF about l 1 inches less diameter than tb. cali.
bro OF the guns, two rings, bolt and nut
The canvass bag arrangement is loo old for
this war: it is not so simple or durable, and
has not been used for years. Canister for
gun contains twenty seven small cast iron balls.
arranged in four layers-the top Of six, the
remainder of soven each; for a howilz,r. il
SSnss % .es Sy s hs f% ps Sf sasa saisas as h
tin cylinder, closed at the bottom by thick
cast iron plate or wood plate, with handle
attached the interstices between the balls arc
closely packed with sawdust to prevent crowd
ing VIII the piece is fred. Shrapucl consists
of very thin shell, which is filled with mus.
ket balls; inierstices are then filed by pouring
in melted sui lphur; hole is then bored through
the mass Of sulphur and bullets t, receive
the bursting charge.
How 10 explain the difference between
or spherical case" and SHELL
The destructive force Of shrapnel is what il
receives from the charg ;, in the gun the now.
der in shrapne being only to break the envel-
ope and spread the balls, they still moving
forward by the force of the impulse they receiv.
ed from the charge in the gun. A shell is
made very much thicker than tho cnvelop. of
4 shrapnel, and is nearly filled with powder,
and will do great execution ii it explodcs on
ho ground, it having destructive qualities in
tself, aside from the discharge oftbo gun. A
hrapnel has only ha'f the charge Of powder
hat a shell prop has; thus o4.pounder
hrapneI contains 175 muskst balls. six oun.
es Of powder, and weighs, FL ~ pounds. A
pound shell las l2 ounces of powder, and
Weighs 10 10 pounds. A 6-pounder shrapnel
las 80 mu,ket balls and 25 ounces of powder.
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Dr Halls Comments upon a Popu-
lar Female Fashion.

Dr Halls honesty must atone for any appa
rnt lack OF delicacy in the following. III
savs: -
In our morning walk down town the otbe
day, wo notice that some careless footed maj
had trod on an immeuce green worm an,
smashed Il all abroad iuto jelly; then thcr
was demonstration that some hound O
whelp or cur Of low degree, had taken al
ementic: and little further on that same O.
other, with the beef cattle that are ever,
morning driven along the avenue, and fol
some reason best known to themselves, prefer
the Sidewalk. had made other unseemly ex.
hibitions: while almost everywhere was seen
The foul tobacco spit of some human beast
or the product OF some consumptive cough, OF
o,ow from nose not empted before within
Twelve hours, In, tho course Of an hour or
two. the prime part Of all these denominations
is deposited on the velvet carpets which spread
the parlors of tho regal mansions lining The
magnificent thoroughfarc, by means OF the
trailing dresses, which sons ,le,s and naxorable
fashion demands Of her idiot;c yo.aries. A
part OF the above filth is A,pel by tho dress
against tho stockiugs, CATERS, aud peticoat o.
the wearcr, tho fumes OF the detestable com.
pounds rlsln upward shout the person, satur.
atlng the clothing, and making the individ.
1al, however maguifceu,ly dressed, really un +.
ut TO be approached with forty foot pole.
Our ladies will take bran new dress Of the
most iaultless figure aud most costly material,
aud walk the streets with its first wearing
tho inner edge Of the lower portion of the
dress trails on the pavement, and in an hour
is irreirievably stained and soled, and beprim.
ed: il may be only the lining, but il dries on
It, aud there remains unless the ladies renew
The lining at every wearing: but whose cheeks
would not mantle with shame, f this same
portion of the dress was stretched out for ex-
Iioltionf A true woman abhors dry dirt a.
huch as dirt that Is wet and would feel con
ci"us degradation il she new tho inside Of an
'therwise faultlessly cl an dress was soiIed.
bile she makes il Of more account TO have
,er inner garments. and the most undermost
Nothing The sweeter and be cleaner The near.
Y they approach her person. Holding Nd the
re's' and displaying snow white pettcoat,
reven's all this, and tells plainly that the
'earer Is true womnL, tidy, pure, and indie
endent in thought. But not ons in hon.
red has force Of character, or a. torouphness
lough to raise thu dress, even in the few cases
here 1t is attomted; proving clearly that most
the women who prominads the Aveuu. arc
ovens, or among the rich. and are con,
lou, that Tho proper holding up of the dress
ouli dem'n'trate their plebian origin, iu the
lex ankle aud the immense fla, foot.
Journal Of Health.
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A Patriotic Letter from Gen. Dix.

A Patriotic letter from Gen. Dix.
Tho following letter was dresscd 10y Gen.
Dix 10 The great Union meeting in New York
Tuesday evening.
New Yok, Sept. 80, 1868.
GESTLEMEN--I have no limo TO attend or
address political meetings, but within the
sphere of my military duties trust am
contributing TO the er,al Object every g cd cit
izeD must have at hcart--ihe overthrow of the
gigantic rebellion, which has for moro than
two years threatened tho destruction, of the
Union. 1t has always bven my hope that all
parties would DO united as one man so long
as single ara cd insurgent remained in the
icld. l have labored, and stall labor TO the
end, with my democratic friends to bring to
the support of the government the whole POW
er and prestige Of the great and patriotic par.
~ OF which VIC are members, and so take
leading part in the military movements, by
which the public homer is TO lie preserved AID
the authority Of tho Union vindicatcd. /
have seen with the deepest rep,oi, peace men
taken TO its bosom and admitted into its coun.
cils; men who are 10 favor Of withdra .inr our
armies from the field, and virtually tcknowl.
cdging the success d tho insergcnls; men
whose Influence can have no other results Oh IN
to paralyze its strength and dill its pa, ,rio,ism.
and 10 debauch It's political virtue. While
this peril ovcrshadows tho psrty, nv proper
sphere of labor is with ito warn il of it's
danger, to conjure it, as il values its good
name, as it veneratcs the memory Of tho pa
triois it has given 10 tho public service in past
seasons Of adversely and trial, aud as il re
spects the heroic spirits IL has sent out from
its ranks to do battle for the constitution and
the uuicn-io copjurc !. BY all these sacred
recolleciions and inspiring associations to cas-,
gI tho false men who are Turing il TO ,lssiruc-
nd ind to vindicatc is integrity, its honor
mon, @ - ,ha ssiioiism by giving TO the govern.
Tho conn,,v mn ,uvslified support which is due to
On ibis subject TSSsss"... ,,.,,.,,n
in letter to tho war deS. 'ac'v ~ v:.s :. 's."
am, very rssp'ct'sry.. 's. "'''
JoIfkyyo."nrsii nix
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had For Coppcrhcrtls.

The Vallandigham leaders tel the people
that all that is necessary 10 securc tho "recon.
struction OF the Union," is for us to .wilhdraw
the invading armies" and invite the rebels
back. The folly Of such talk ias been fre
quently exposed, but never more clearly than
10 the following paragraph from tho Richmond
Sentinel Of the Goth ul,. That pap 2 says;
"Thc House Delegates yesterday in most
summary manner diop sed Of resolution for
into the tone and temper Of the peo.
pie Of tho Un ted States on the subject of
peaee with view Of rcspcn ling, iffavo able.
Tho Hou.o know, what everybody knows,
that such resolutions arc both idle and mis-
ehievous, for they will only be taken by our
enemies rs evdeuc, Of move or less readiness
on our part for reconstruction. Tho House,
by unanimous vote. put lie foot on this res.
oiution, and without word Of discussion or
mosHen. Of delay. Ia this they but fairly
Tie maaiiness and uaanin1ty Of
'nr people," 1a
So they regard il as idle and mischiovous,
20 even talk about peace, lest We may under
'taud them as willing TO come back into the
UnionI So by "unanimous vote.' they "put
heir foot" on all mention Of peaos. Poor en-.
thIs, for Copperhesdsl
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Legal Tender Notes Decided Con.
slituliOnal.

The decision OF the New York Court O
Appeals affirming the legality of tho Lega
Tender Notes ls one Of the most importan,
events OF the day. 1t is also gratifying, thai
on question Of so much public import, a
Court ofso much decided ability, learning and
experience should have been so near unanimous
bu. two Of the oight Judges dissenting. The
decision embraces two points. not only that
Congress has authority under the Constitution
to issne paper money under the clause "io
borrow money on the credit Of the United
States" but also has authority to make it a
legal tender. When we consider that the
whole finsncial system Of the Government, for
the support Of tho war is now wagiog in de
fence Of the Union, is now based upon the au.
thority Of Congress thus affirmed, being sus-
tanned, the decision We refer TO is in the nature
Of Federal victory. We also remember that
all the rami6catons Of private traffic and enter
prise wou'd have been undermined by an ad-
vease decision. The enemies of the Goyern-
ment everywhere would hrve rejoiced. and
patriotic men have been discouraged, while the
Government itself would have been compelled
to adopt a system Of finance, under which,
from inability to carry it Qua, its credit would
have been prostrated.
There is another fact in this connection that
should be alluded to. No act of Congress has
met with moro opposition from the Demo
cratic leaders than the financial system of the
Government. Having opposed it with every
weapon in tho arsenal OF party warf,re, the
leading Democratic papers, at the time Of its
passage, pronounced tho doom and ruin Of the
country. The public prosperity, and tho pre-.
eminent confidence Of the people in Govern.
nent currency, shows how far this prediction
has been realized. But most especially did
hese orgaus bwell unon the unconstitu,ionality
If such an act. There mingbt be doubts, nc
,ording to their statements, upon other points
'ut upon this there could bo none. II was
n their dissertations, fixed fact, that all |
Government paper currency, and above all,
hat made legal tender, was unconstitutional.
Vow VIC see how much these men knew about
he matter. They were entirely wrong, and
ssailed the public credit and embarrassed the
Government without cause.
1t is timo the people had begun TO dis,rust
u the class OF ranting par'iztDs and disloyal
chemers we have referred 10. Not only 10 re-.
alton to legal tender notes, but in relation to
he conscrip,iou act, which they universally
ronounced unconstitutional, have they been
roved ignorant declaimers and public dcfam-
re, anb the men who stood by the Govern.
tent and maintained it against their assau Its
ave the satisfaction of seeing their opinio ms
nd efforts sustained by the legal tribunals Of
10 counfry ....
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The SICK AND WOUNDED AT Garry,
BURG In note published in the B ltilnora
American, Rev. DR.. Bellows, President of ,h,
Sanitary Commission, says that the G ,mmis
sion has sent from Baltimore to Gettysburg
since the battle over go, ,0OOlbs offresh bread.
10000 lbs. Of fresh uttou and poultry, 10.
600 lbs. of condensed milk, 5000 lbs. OF
fresh butter, 10000 dozen Of fresh eggs. 5
tons of fresh vegetables, 400 lb,. of sweet
chocolate, 1000 pairs Of sb DOS and sIippers,
ono ton Of lamarind, 400 boxes Of lemons and
oranges, of jellies, fsrinaccous food, wines,
spirits, cordials, sponges, towels. lint, band
aagos, socks, and hospital clothing many car
loads.
About the time Of this great battle, a nun
ber OF gentlemen were soliciting contributions
for the benefit Of the soldiers, through the
cahnnal Of The Sanitary Commission, and, we
boleive a little less than hundred dollars
were collected and sent. Many, however, were
soliciiou', 'begg, I'd to have me excused for,
sail they, 'all our donations are absorbed by
the oiIlciasr We don't know bu. that was
true, but the above doe. not Io,k like il
whether others can soc il in that light or not.
BE that, as il may, in this particular instance,
10 view Of the above, one is reminded Of those
singuia'ly rounding apborisms ,'lt is easier 10
pick flaws than mend tbem; and "a poor ex.
cuse is better than nome
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A con Of old eBeu. Wade Of Ohio. onl,

A sou OF old "Ben. Wade" Of Ohio. only
10 years OF age. and iu tho Army Of tho Po.
tomac, was sent recently as bearer Of dispatch.
es TO Gen. Bufori. lie rode all night, and in
the morning squad Of Moseby's cavalry csme
upon bic track, aud six Of them with fresh
horses pursued him. One having the fleotest
horse outstripped the rest in the chase; and,
arriving within striking distance, be halted
young Wade, but not being bonorcd in tho
challenge, the rebel fred FIVE or six times at
him' when, getting near enough young Wade
whirled about shot the rebel through the bead.
.eaped from bis owo jaded horse, mounted
'llat Of the fallen foo, and bore on in triumph
with his dispatches, .
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A Paradise for Rebel ExiIcs.

lhe N. I. EVeaing Post cites il at "a n ,o
markatle fact that from JEFF Davis down r.
'ieo g. N. Sanders, there is scarcely ono -
the rebel lealers who has home to 90 10 y,
the meat of getting there if he had. Dari.,.
own home is near Vicksburg where a small
army o. Unionis,s is cncamp.d; Judah p
BenItmin would fild an III reception in Nav
orleans, Jnst as Mallory would in Florida
while Reagan csn't get to Texas, and Mem
nlnger does not want to get to Cba,Ies,on
oidell anl Mason, tho rebsl amb ,ssa lor.
abroad, should they ba recalled by their G. ~.
'rnmenf, as 1t threaten, would find no roof
OF their own to shelter THAR heads. Ma.on,s
house being in part of Virginia where l,val
troops c,ngregit anil S'i lis h,vno b,en
confi'cat somc months apo. A. Tho s,
time macy Of tho lesser lights Of R,brIdom.
snch as tho Goyernors of the States of Lo,i
.I'nna Missouri and Arkans,s, driven awav
from their capitals, are herding together l,ko
frightened deer in some covert of Texas.
IL may seem funny TO some people that SO
many officials should be destitute Of Louss
and home, and issue their decrecs over ,err;
tories to which they can never ro,urn. hn, !,
onsht TO excite a deep feeling of commiso,a.
ton. II is hard case indeed for1bose r,n.
cion' chiefs TO he left mere vapran,s or vag.
bonds the face OF tho -.L---H H.L--li -
a,n;o..,a Tl.s h;ogdom of Daromey, in
Central Africa, has warm climate, like that
of Rebellion, and rnonarchical institutions
flourish there. What particularly commends
it TO their choice, is the similarity between its
social institutions and those to which ,bev
have been accustomed. Slavery is not only
the custom Of the pacple, but is patronizsd |
and maintained by the authority Of the Gov.
ernment. Indeed, their divine system -four
isles thcro in greater vigor than il ever could |
in the United States; for the trade i, slaves
is the principal commerc,, and vc.hun,ing |
rises to the dignity Of a national sport. Our
poor little ventures to Africa, and our misera.
bic pursuits o. fugitives are nothing in com
parson. The number Of slaves annually ex-
ported from the country amounts TO about 0,
600, while thousands more ara brought from
the interior to bo reduced to servitu e in tho
villages. Thus il will be seen that the busi.
ness is brisk, and the proceeds probably lucra.
tive. The rebel wanderers Of Sccessia can
find in Dahomey a most congenial resting
place, and vast majority Of the pc ,rle of tho
United States will be glad to have them EN-
igrate 10 the great Slave Kingdom.
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TIE War OF SPAIN AGAINST ST. DeMix-
Go.-Our advices from Port au Prince,
Hayti, to the 18th Sept. show that the Span :
iuds arc getting into somewhat Of bad FIX
with their new ELEPHANT Of ST. Domingo. IL
will DO remembered that revolution broke
out among tho natives Of the Island shortly
after il came into The possession OF Spain; but
it was promptly suppressed by Spanish and
n'tive tro ps. Now, second revolution has
been installed, which promises 10 be mora
serious. Our latest advices from Havanna
Informed us that transports were being rapid.
ly prepared TO embark soldiers for the revolted
province, and from all we now learn BY way
Of Hayt they will have their hands full whom
they arrive. After the bombardment of
Puerto P.aia by tho Spanish fleet, six Do.
minicans escaped at once to Hayti and report,
ed that the insurrection was rapidly spread-
ing in The department Of Cibao, and, in fact,
had assumed such pro, portions that the Span.
ish authorities had demanded immediate re-
Inducements from Cuba and Porto Rico.-
Two ships Of war had already arrived from the
former leland with thousand regular col.
lirs. e's1 @ li sfH
at seems" says the Opinion N,sionalo;
Of Port au Prince, Z" that although Puerto
Plata has been DO nbarded, the Dominicans
have determined TO wage partisan and
bloody war in the mountains and depths Of
heir forests. ~ y. Herald.
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Surgeon s. X. West Of the u. s. Army
makes an important statement Of a converse
lion between himself and the rebel Col. Webb
OF tho 3lsl Alabama regiment. The state
ment, which appears 10 the Cincinnati Com
mercidi, is as follows:
In a cavalry fight at Duck River, Ten.
nessee, July 8, 1868, Col. Webb was mortal
Iy wounded was sent by Maj Gen. Stan
10y, in the night, to see il the Colonel could
be brought into our lines. found him 10 be
very intelligent and quite willing to converse.
Knowing be was tho officer who received Val
landghnm when he entered the Confederate
limos, made somo inquiries about the great.
Among other things that the
Colone told me was, that vallsndisham told
him tho South did not pursue the right poll
cy; that, instead Of allowing the North TO 10.
vade Kentucky and Tenncssee, and making
tho battle field in said States, they should
transfer the battle fields TO Ohio and Indiana,
and that IL they did 50, a strong party would
declare in their favor; and the Administration
would bc compelled TO recognize tho indepen-
1euce CT the South. This may not be the cx-
'ct language used, but il is the substance of
bs conversation. AT the time the Colonel
knew he was mortally wounded. He died
three days. At the ,ims | was
'cting Brigade Surgeon in the I'd Brigade,
ID Cavalry Division; and make the stalo-
nent public, because IL !, link ia the chain
II evidence that helps TO prove that the man
~ rather traitor, who Is now seeking the Office
IT Chief Magistrate Of tho State Of Ohio, did
ngs the South to send her cut throats into
his State to desolato the homes and shed The
Hood Of those whom be nov wishes to sup
'ost him." =.
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ES"Go il while your are young sn.,
means that in the morning and sprIng'imcx
life you sboJId be most z~lous and active in
The pathway Of vitus aud right
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EEA Yankee, who has just commenced
,'le siuly Of Italiau,. wants to know how il is
",Io, have no " in that language, that
>ps spell wagon -
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A CopPERnEAD FISAScIER.-Kilby Fsrgu.
soc an old resilient Of Indianapolis, who had
rsccnily opened small banking house there,
has "absquatulaled" with all the funds Oh
band belonging to The deposi ora, amounting TO
near $4,000 lie was q bitter Coppsiliesd,'
and the principal sufferers arc said 10 l'eIbug'
10 the same school Of politics. He IL retcts1
to hsvo sailed for South America
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E@If you play arouni trap carcfssly
Ioot whiuo if yous 6nsots are niPPsl. =
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GEO. Il. SMITH, NJ. ID.

offer his services 10 the people of tlls
,,e and Vicinity Once Waldron Badly bankihg
GO. Rooms formerly occupied by Dr. Key;
ID. Kin,man. Circleville, Ohio; nr. Chas. McMilen
Med. Director 10Th army Corps; Dr. WIN reck, Spt-
pr. ID. d. Beredict, Surgeon 25th o. " /.
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Q "A curious breach Of con,vac' ! which. Irs@
cvor. included libel has tAy Beet dscid~l
at Pari', Mdie S.--?roceeled against the
director Of one Of tho Paris thoateres fos cst.
tam moneys duo To her Ew an engagement rs
second danssms The def.nlw ''nevss II
debiedP and' as a ri'or TO the plea, stated
that the calves Of ,nsdomiseIIe's legs were too
big for donseuse. The court heidi however,
that strong limbs wcrc no breach 'rxaaAfscy,
and and. s'ys judgment y l1 e! 3. las PlA6>s &