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Evening star., 1863-04-16

MISS CLINTON, OF BUFFALo-On Tuesday
night, ArdillIa Clinton, a girl of sixteen, was
taken to the Fourth Ward station for disorder
" conduct in the street. When brought out
for trial, she put on ali air OF chaste, shrinking
tlDIdity, and the .syoung fellers' who Were at
the station, couldn't get a look at her modest
isage Till the charge was mentioned, when
she ''rared up" and told the Squire that she
wasn't ''dsOrderly nary time;' she had been
drinking little, but never disturbed any one
She said she belonged TO a New York regiment,
and come from Buffalo; and if he would per
init her, she would start Immediately and Join
the regiment in camp. Justice Ferguson Or
dered her 10 be locked up six hours. At the
expiration of her time she refused to leave,
and staid in the station till dark: on the prin-
Cipie, we suppose, that Buffalo gals lin the
" uTGs OF the song) won't on any consider
alton, come out tlll night
Evening star., 1863-04-16

soUsD FEET are ind sble to he sth and grace
OF carriage. II Is impossible to take that natural
exercise so conducive 70 health if afflicted with
corns, ouniops nails growing in the flesh. or other
disorders 10 which the feat liable, and to all
such We would recommend an early cali al DR.
White 4 Office No aga Penn. avenue, between a.
And ELh 81 N
Evening star., 1863-04-16
E,OR sALI
Il so BARRELS TAR,
80 BARRELS ROSIN.
Apply to
no 5-tf J. L. KIDWELL. GEORGETOWN. D. O.
FOR SALE AND RENT.

TWO BRICK BUILDINGS FOR sALE-On west
Il side of 9th street, above L, each two story and
lars and terms inquire of J. r. HALLIDAY, Real
Estate Broker, corner Of Pa. avenue and 10Th st.,
over the bank I'D l6-Iwt
Evening star., 1863-04-16

SOLDIERS. ATTRSTIoN-Psn, disease and expo.
sure, With a hot clmste muddy water and bad diet
will be unavoidable but armed with Holloway IS
purifying and STRENGTHENING Pills you can endure
AL these and still retain good health Only 25 cents
per box. 220
Evening star., 1863-04-16

Dr.. M LAMBS informs his PATIENTS and others
who wish to be cured by his reformed Water cure
Electric and Hygienlc treatment, to call day and
and 3 p m, at his Office, Pennsylvania avenue
Between 1lth and l7th sts. soul b side. He is
peIea 70 Elsit seain ms Old eStaDilsh he'd institute
day night and will not return until Sunday hight
He VI II be in his Office, here, next Mond " rning
by o Clock Now is your time to embrace the 0p-
portunity of being cured from any disease wtho 1T
m uirinp
Evening star., 1863-04-16

\NANTED-An ex "erienced oolored COOK and
w CHAMBERMAID, at 2s6 north street, be-
tween 18th and 18th ap Is. 81
Evening star., 1863-04-16

VNANTED-A white COOK to do general house
w work in small family. Apply ct the Star
0fhpa IN
Evening star., 1863-04-16

| GOOD BARRIERS WANTED-At e. ALLIOT'S,
NJ PIP Pa. avenue, above Willards' Hotel.
Ed
Evening star., 1863-04-16

ARRIVED AND IN JAIL.-This morning pa.
troinlan Geo. W. Simonds, of the Fifth Ward
patrol, arrived from New York, having in
custody ]. 6. f. McNaughton, who is suspect
cd OF the robbery OF Lieut.. Lewis Graham
who, II Will he remembered, committed suicide
a the boarding house of Mr.. Barrack PennsyI
NanIa aVenue. between First and Second streets
on the 10Th of March last The money vas
stolen hlle Graham was dying ,and McNauph.
ton, who was i'll the room at the time sudden
~ Disappeared. He was followed to New
! orh- and WAS there arrested, and gave a false
name. When Simonds arrived at the police
station III New York he instantly identified
NJ NHughtOn as the man he wanted McNaugh-
ton was delivered TO patrolman Simonds This
morning, Immediately upon his arrival, Nc.
Navshton was sent 10 Jail for hearing by JUS
uvt Fergusou
Evening star., 1863-04-16

n NICE LITTLE SPECULATION NIPPEP-
William III. .Joliftr, who is said to be u young
law Yer, hailng from New Jersey, was arrested
day two ago by Col. Bakers detectives,
charged with swinding tie families or deceased
soldiers, III this wise: He had 3 lot Of blanks
printed similar to those used by the surgeons of
hospitals in which to record the names and
addresses of such soldiers might die or be
discharged, and by fleeing certain OF the hospital
clerks he obtained early information of the
deaths of soldiers. As soldier was
reported as dead on these blank records, Jolife
would sit down and write to his father, mother,
brother, sister, or wife, announcing, in sympa-
consideration, to forward the remains TO his
family, for interment in the family burying
ground. These letters nearly always brought
forgot TO forward the body, and sometimes sent
the wrong one.
He is now in the Old Capitol prison, together
with Gustave Mendelshohn, a clerk in the
Medical Directors office, and who is charged
with giving Joliffe letters of recommendation
to hospital surgeons. d. T. Thacker, company
G, 18th New York volunteers; E. Is. Wood,
company X, 18th New York volunteers; E. r.
Coates, G. g. French, and W. J. Moran, all
hospital clerks, were also arrested, charged
with being confederates OF Joliffe's in this
Swindle.
Colonel Baker has in his possession between
three and four thousand names OF deceased
and discharged soldiers, which were taken
from Jolitfe; but it is impossible to ascertain
at present how many families have been i'm
posed upon by this shyster
Evening star., 1863-04-16

Got IN TROCBLE.-On Tuesday, patrolman
Donn arrested a colored boy named Jas Con-
nelly, for stealing large number of tickets
from the office of the Washington Varieties.
Yesterday he was taken for trial before Justice
Ferguson, and was ordered to be locked up five
hours. He says that man gave them to him,
and told him TO sell them. He started out to
peddle, and asked twenty five cents each; but
finding that too high for the demand, he came
down 10 ten cents. He gave several tickets to
hS favorite companions, but others who he re-
fused TO supply, informed officer Dom, and
had him arrested. Connolly is very shrrwd
hoy, and Justice Ferguson knows his antece-
dents so Well, that Connolly always prepares
his defence before him with strict reference to
ohe case IN trial, never pleading an unsullied
reputation.
Evening star., 1863-04-16

HA HlDES-HIDES.
w ILL Be sold at Public Auction, on ever
WEDNESDAY and SATURDAY, a. II O'Clock 8.
m, at the Wharf on Sixth street, Washington, al
the Goyernmsn Beef Hides on hand at ths time g
sale.
Terms cash, In Treasury notes, to be paid at the
moment of eaie g. BELL,
Jas (Chron.I 1t. Col. and Q. So.
Evening star., 1863-04-16

A ssISTANT QUARTEkMAsTER's OFFICEJ
n Corner and I'D Streets,
WASHINGTON. D. c. March q, 1858.
N0TICE.-The sale af Manure advertised to take
place at The Horse Corral, &c, this day is post
poped until the 3oth of April, (T6ursday.l at 10
O'Clock g. m on which day other lots near the
Railroad Depot, will be sold also.
G. 81. T0MpKIHs,
Captain and A. @ III. o. b. A.
mar 2s-d j. G. Mof4UIRE& CO.. Aucts
Evening star., 1863-04-16

SECOND WARD STATION CAsEs.-Johnson
Stockton, drunk and disorderly; fined 81. +.
EdmOnds, do; dismissed. Michael OBryan,
assault and battery; do: also, drunk and dis
orderly, fined Sl9i w. H. Williams, larceny:
John Sweet, aliasiW hite, do Jail. John Boyle,
drunk; fined Sl.5S. John Lewis do: dismissed
Geo. Hurburt, do do. Geo Light do; do,
Lewis Landrick, sleeping in the street. do.
Charles B. Powers, do; do. John Parker and
Henry Washington, disorderly; fined 8 SO each.
Richard Woods, larceny; dismissed. Charlotte
Weeds and Louisa Washington, receiving sto-
lea goods; do. Mary Rodgers and Mary Harris
fighting; fined 81 each Stephen Decker, disor-
derly; fined S4.9i. Henry Jones, drunk and
disorderly; do -. John McHugh, drunk; do
$l. Alex. Andrews, do; dismissed.
The weekly pioneer and Democrat. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1855-1865, 1863-10-09

never will beat our armies in the field. In
every instance in which they have claimed
victory, their only show of right to do
so has been the retreat of our troops at
the very moment when'they were prepar-
ing to retreat themselves. Mcclellan had
already commenced retrealing from
Sharpsburg, and Meade was already re-
treating from Gettysburg when our Gen
eral began to fall back, and this was the
signal for them to sneak back and claim
victory. AT Murfreesboro every officer in
Rosecrans army, except Rosecrans him
self, was in favor of a retreat "Wait a
little WHILE" said Rosecrans, s'and you
will see the enemy himself retreating {"
And so it turned out. In all three of
these battles we fairly beat the enemy;
and if we had but known it lie would
have retreated, and we have saved the
honor of our arms
While exulting in our success, we can
not but pause to pay a passing tribute to
those brave officers who paid for our sue
cess with their lives. OF Gen. Hood, in
particular, it grieves us to record the seri-
GUS nature OF his wound, although we
hope it is not mortal, as one account rep
resents. He was one of the best officers
and noblest spirits in the whole army,
brave as the sword lie wore, chivalrOus as
Bayard, humane rs protested philanthro-
pist, beloved by his brother officers,
adored by his men. We fervently hope
the country may not be called on to de-
plOre the loss of this noble hearted man.
There are others in the list, all of whom
were an honor to the country in whose
cause they fell. But we leave their name:
to be recorded by other pens. OF HOOD
we have known and heard so much tina,
we could not do less than bestow upor
him this feeble tribute.
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you tomorrow. All the officers of the
Fifth Regular Battery are either killed or
wounded, and there is only one now left,
Lieut.. Fessenden: and he is wounded in
the side. / regret to state that all the
guns Of the Eighth Indiana Battery are
in the hands of the rebels, and Captain
Estep, the commander, wounded in the
arm. The Captain, after he was wound
ed, never left his guns, but stuck to them
heroically till the enemy had shot down
every man save five.
Among the incidents of the battle of
Saturday, Colonel Wilder described the
fearful slaughter of Longstreet's men at
the time they were driven back by our
left wing. This calculated corps, as
brave and desperate soldiers as ever lived,
attacking two divisions, Van Cleve's and
Davis, to the right and little in front of
Wilder, separated them and pushed On
through the open space, yelping-the
rebel shout is g yelp instead of civilized
hurrah-and confident of victory. A
portion of them had to cross small field,
behind which, in the bordering woods,
Wilder lay, and through which ran ditch
five or six feet deep, to carry off the wa
ter of an adjacent stream or swamp. AS
the rebels entered this field, in heavy
masses fully exposed, the mounted in
fantry, with their seven-shOoting rifles,
kept up a continuous blast of. fire upon
them, while Lilly, with his Indiana
Battery, hurled through them double
shotted canister from his ten-pounder
rifles, at less than three hundred yards.
The effect was awful Every shot SEEM
ed to tell. The head of the column
as it was pushed on by those behind, ap-
peared to melt away or sink into the earth,
nearer. 1t broke at last and fell back in
great disorder. 1t was rallied and came
on again, and with desperate resolution
pushed through the solid fire to the ditch
Here all who could get it took shelter
Instantly Lilly whirled two of his guns and
poured right down the whole length of the
ditch his horrible double canister Hard
ly man got out of it alive. ''At this
point" said Wilder, (who has been sea-
soned to slaughter by being two hundred
times under fire. 1T actually seemed q
pity to kill men SO. They tell in heaps,
and | had it in my heart to order the
firing to ceaes to end the awful sight -
But the merciless seven-shooters and
canister would not STOP, and again the boast
ed flower of Lees army was crushed into
disorderly mob and driven off When
the firing ceased one could have walked
for two hundred yards down that ditch on
dead rebels, without ever touching the
ground. OF course Colonel Wilder does
not claim that his brigade defeated Long
street. His statement refers only to that
portion of the corps which entered the
field in his front. He thinks that not less
than 5000 rebels were killed and wound
ed in this field. It was probably the NEST
disastrous fire OF the two days fight on
either side.
The weekly pioneer and Democrat. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1855-1865, 1863-10-09

pensions, bounties, ETC., we will not over
state the total liabilities of the United States
at the present time in placing them ct
two thousand millions of dollars.
Pennsylvania is about one tenth of the
Union as it was" Her proportion of
the national debt is, therefore, two hun
dred millions of dollars. But if we i'm
poverish and destroy the South, deDopu-
late her cities, her towns and her planta-
tiQns, the proportion of the debt of Penn
sylvania will be increased fifty per cent.
making her liabilities for the war four hun
dred millions Of dollars. The expenses of
TIE general government, for all purposes,
at the present time exceed two millions OF
uoiii'FS PEE day; that is, at the rale Of
more IMAM seven hundred millions per an
mum.
The internal revenue tax now levied is
estimated at one hundred and fifty mil
lions OF dollars Il is very doubtfnI
Whethef that amount will be collected;
OUT Whethef 1t Is or not, these figures will
sho" thaC an immense increase every
month and every year of war will make
to the above mentioned enormous amount
Of liabilities
Inc DEBT Is now represented by u mere
promise to pay, but it is payable in Doney.
which the Constitution recognizes to be
gold and silver. 1t will increase our I'M
derstandng of the amount of the money T
have named when we consider the weight
OF those amounts in gold and silver. The
debt is now, say, two thousand millions Of
dollars; this IN gold coin of the United
States would weigh three thousand eight
hundred and seventy-fvc tons ca ton of
gold weighs about $685. pounds) To
| move this amount on any ordinary road
gould require 1856 horses, or 921 wagons
with four horses. Silver weighs about fif-
teen times as much as gold. 1t would,
therefore, require Il greater force, in that
| proportion, to move the above amount if
| estimated in that metal How much these
amounts would weigh in paper, which has
no Intrinsic value, have no means of cal
| culating.
The valuation of all the property, real
and personal, iii Pennsylvania, as fixed by
the revenue board OF 1868, is five hundred
and nlnety-six millions OF dollars. The
| a>certained and registered debt of the
United States on the Both Of June last,
alone, without reference to other debts
and liabilities, is nearly twice as great as
the whole value OF the assessed property
! in this commonwealth If We include the
estimated debts before referred to, includ-
ing claims for damages, &C., &c, we then
| have debt more than four times the value
OF the property Of AL kinds in Pennsyva-
MIA as returned by the assessors to the
, county commissioners.
The comparison will also assist Us to
form some adequate indea of the magni-
tude of the national debt
Again, Boston, in proportion to her
| population, is the richest city in the Unit
! ed States. The total wealth of that city,
as recently valued by the assessors, is
three hundred and two millions of dollars.
The wealth OF that city will not pay the
expenses Of the government for much
more than one hundred days.
The weekly pioneer and Democrat. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1855-1865, 1863-10-09
MINNESOTA.
As Seen by a Flying Correspondent
From the Boston Evening Express.

ST.. PAUL, Sept. 10, 1868.
Mr.. EDITOR Since our last, we have
been on another hunt with the matchless
Ballard rifle, which we obtained in Wor-
cester, Mass, of G. Fl. Ballard. We ex-
pected to see Ourself alone in the posses
sion of this fire-arm, but were agreeably
surprised to find hundreds of them in the
hands of the most expert and intelligent
of western hunters. They are, in fact,
taking the place of all other rifles They
were first introduced into Minnesota about
year ago, by Messrs. II. G. Burbank &
Co. (the propcietors of nearly all the stages
in the State, and of the Northwestern Ex-
press DC. }, and are now meeting with as
rapid sale as they can be obtained from
the manufacturers agents in New York
But to our hunt.
The results of three days tramp by a
party of four. proved to be :hree deer,
nine wild geese, one hundred and eighty
two wild ducks, sixty-6ve prairie chickens,
twenty nine cartridges, and email SPUR
rels without count.
We had the pleasure of riding out on
the farm of W. L. Ames, ESQ.,, President
of the State Board, few days since, and
found it the pattern of what a farm should
be. 1t contains a thousand acre, of as
pretty a surface as the eye of man ever
rested on, appropriately divided into
meadow, grain, orchard and woodland.
Mr.. Ames gives directions to his twenty
laborers, about his tens of thousands of
his hundred tons of hay; his two hundred
horses, COWS, sheep, and pigs-and with as
little excitement as our New England
farmers superintend the cultivation of an
acre and a half of rocks, with the inter-
stices filled with white sand. :.
Mr.. Ames is brother of the Hon.
Cakes Ames of North Easton, Mass, who
for the last fifteen years has furnished al
most the entire world with shovels.
We stated that portion of Mr.. Ames'
farm was appropriated to orchards! Do
not understand from this that he has
large orchard of bearing trees. This
country is yet too young for pomologists
to have thoroughly tested all the various
plans suggested for bringing fruit to its
highest state of perfection in this latitude,
soil and temperature. AS our SHOWS are
light, the winters cold, the soil of the
strongest Of loan, with calcareous mix
ture enriched by Iecomposed vegetation
for years, and the spring some ten days
earlier and its temperature ten degrees
higher than in New England, it has been
found that trees can only be raised to adj
vantage on ground sloping to the north or
northeast. This will seem strange to
New Highlander, not knowing the facts,
but it is incontrovertible. In almost
every instance where trees were set out
on a southern slope, they died the second
or third year. We visited the orchard of
H. J. Brainard, Esq, a few days since,
and there saw one hundred and fifty apple
trees on ground slightly sloping to the
north. in the most fourishing condition.
Although this has been remarkably dry
The weekly pioneer and Democrat. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1855-1865, 1863-10-09
A Hospital for the North st.

From the Minneapolis Atlas, 29th.
Ed. ATLAs-Sir: Having seen in your
paper several articles from our soldiers, as
well as editorial, in favor of the establish
ment of hospital in the State, to which
our brave boys mat be removed from the
enervating and deeteriOus influences of
southern climates, hasten to inform you
that, although that has not been done, the
next best, ii not equally as good, arrange
ment has been made in that direction.
Through the untiring efforts of Mrs. Har-
vey-widow of the late Gov. Harvey of
WiscOnsin-7who, as You will doubtless
recollect, WAS drowned at Pittsburg Land
ing--the President mas issued an order,
through the Secretary Of War, for the
establishment of a hospital in Wisconsin,
which is TO be d general depot for the sick
and wounded soldiers Of the Northwest
had the pleasure, a few evenings since,
OF seeing the order itself in her hands, and
hearing from her own lips a detailed his
tory of her efforts to obtain it; and |
assure You thaG nobility never conferred
upon its possessor more real joy than did
that order upon that noble woman, who,
since the death of her lamented and patri-
otto husband, has devoted her whole time
and service to our sick and wounded SOL
diers in the western armies.
The hospital will probably be located at
Madison, where the extensive Water Cure
buildings will furnish at once fine heal
thy site, and the nucleous for an extern
sive establishment such as will be requir-
ed Some talk has been had of locating
it at Prairie du Chen, on account of its
water accessibility; but the superior
healthfulness, &C., of Madison trust will
overbalance the question OF mere conve-
nience and dollars. Ia some respects this
will be even better for our men than the
establishment OF one in our own State, as
fruit and other delicacies are far more
plenty there than with us. l believe this
is the first instance in (which the govern
ment has yielded to such request, though
often made and warmly pressed and
nothing but the actual personal knowledge
of the condition of our suffering men in
the southern hospitals, and the consequent
necessity of the change, to save their lives
and restore their health, enabled the fair
applicant to succeed.
What steps will be necessary to enable
our soldiers to avail themselves of this
boon. | do not know; but suppose the
State authorities can readily ascertain by
applying to the proper authorities here.
Too much praise cannot be awarded to
Mrs. Harvey for her efforts in this matter.
Yours truly. Fl. C. DODGE.
Washington, Sept. IA, 1868.
*Oficers have already been sent to make the
proper investigation to determine the location.
The Richmend Examiner, of Sept.
22d, exclaims, "Heigho! Common
brown sugar yesterday took a spasmodic
jump to three dollars pound. Clarified
and white commanded four dollars
pound" That is sweetening high"
The weekly pioneer and Democrat. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1855-1865, 1863-10-09
The National Debt---7ts Enormity.

In addressing public meeting at Phil
adelphia last week, Col. Ross SNowDEN,
late director of the United States Mint,
made some curious statements showing
the magnitude of the financial operations
of this government as follows:
The national debt-what is it now
Who can tell? An official statement re-
Gently published says that it amounted on
the 3Oth OF June last to one thousand one
hundred and n;nety-seven millions two
hundred and seventy-four thousand three
hundred and sixty six dollars. 1t consists
of the following classes of obligations
Four per cents .............. $2S, O59, 295
Five per Genus. ................. 1Ol ,2S7 ,639
Six per cents ...:..:; ........ 4Sl go
Seven and three-tenths per cents 1879, 920,5 500
Debt not bearing interest. ..... 500, 721 ,057
Total. ....................$ ST. ,197 ,274, 366
But this frightful sum total does not in
clude all the liabilities of the government
see in the newspapers of the day other
items mentioned, namely: United States
certificates of Indebtedness; new United
States certificates of Indebtedness; orders
for certificates of Indebtedness; quarter
masters vouchers. These and many other
items constitute floating debt, most of
which is not embraced in the above finan-
cial statement.
Some idea of the magnitude of the bust
ness of settling army paymasters' accounts |
may be inferred from the fact that over
one hundred and fifty clerks are employed |
upon them at the Office of the second au-
ditor; yet, with all this force, there is a
year and halfs accumulations of accounts
and claims in that office.
If we add to the above statement all the
liabilities incurred for war purposes since
the Goth of June, and claims for damages,
Dayton daily empire. [volume] (Dayton [Ohio]) 1850-1865, 1863-12-30
Dpeing 9House.
DYEIM @ HOU s b
NO. So. ST. CLAIR, BET. FOURTH A FIFTH,

NO. So, ST. CLAIR, BET. FOURTH a FIFTH,
Dayton, Ohio.
TNHE undersgned Informs the pubic that he ~ a
il practical dyer, and has established dye honss al
be above place and IA nov prepared 10 color All kinds
any eoloL that may be desired.
0reasehnd stasns removedffsn ~ kinds ofiahTios
He warrants 10 hninh all goods IN manueT 20 give
satisfaction, having all arales necessary 90 perform
his work IN the bost poesihlesiyle,
anis nRRnAER wIEGEND