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Sabbath school Convention at Essex.

A meeting of pastors, teachers and Others
connected with Baptist and Congregational
Sunday Schools in this county, was held al
the Congregational Church in Essex on
Tuesday and Wednesday of last week.
The meeting was called to order by the
Rev Mr.. kingsbury of Essex, and a tempo
rary organization was effected by the choice
OF Rev. n. p. Foster. of Burlington, at
chairman, and the Rev. e. c. Torrey oil
Westford, as Secretary. Subsequently 9
the following officers
l.. c. Butler, NJ. D., of Essex, President
Dea. f. A. Fuller, Burlington, and j. s
Cilley, Williston, Vice Presidents.
p. c. Abbey, Essex. F. c. Wilcox. West
ford, Secretaries.
During the meeting addresses were deliv-
cred on the following subjects - Early
religious instruction and the Sunday
School,; c. c. Torrey. " The Relation Of
the Church to the Sunday School," Rev. n.
p. Foster.
Interesting discussions, in which large
number of gentlemen took part, were held
on topics presented in the addresses, and
also on the following subjects
I" What are the best methods to induce
children of unconyerted parents to become
members of the Sunday School ~
ssWhat are the best methods to retain
those already in the Sunday School? ?"
What part should unconyerted persons
take In the Sunday School and Sunday School
Concerts2"
The afternoon of Wednesday was devoted
to the children connected with the Sunday
Schools in Essex, 10 whom addresses were
made by Rev. Messrs. Hough, Torrey and
Estes.
The following resolutions were adopted
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The Herald's army letter Of the 2Oth says,
| was told by man that lives on the place
and at whose house some officers stopped al
ter the fight, that they had about 800 killed
and that they look upon 1t as regular de-
feat. lie saw two generals who were badly
wounded. This is confirmed
Gen. Heath had his horse shot under him.
They complained that the conscripts do
not fight. We have found several letters
giving most fearful description OF the state
Of restitution prevailing at the South.
Lee had his headquarters near but was not
able to bring up the main body of his troops
in season.
The Tr,5uns's Folly Island letter says
nothing Of interest has occurred the past
week. There has been little firing on either
side The Coniederates appear To be await
ing the opening Of Gen. Gilmore guns on
the city.
In the meantime they are not idle.
\ Morris Island letter to the Times. Of the
18th. says that during the past three or four
days there had been but little firing on either
side.
Admiral Dahlgren short time since ex-
pressed his determination TO q up 10 Charles
ton on the next trial, or else satisfy himself
that the irOn-clads are unequal TO the task.
1t Is believed that James Island lie occupied
by 5000 rebel troops, and SullIvan's Island
is supposed to be occupied by about the same
number
In the immediate vicinity of Charleston
are 10000 men.
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MAJOR General Hqlleck, Genral-iu- Chief.
On the Sth inst, the enemy held down as
far as the Blue Springs and cavalry brigade
Of ours held Bulls Gap, supported by a
small body of infantry at Morristown. | ac-
cordIngly dispatched a brigade of cavalry
around by Rodgersyllle to intercept the re-
treat, and with considerable BODY Of infln-
try and artillery moved to Bulls Gap.
On Saturday the 10th. advanced caval-
~ brigade to Blue Springs, where they
found the rebels strongly fortified, and Of
fering a stubborn resistance Skirmishng
continued until about o'clock in the morn
ing, when | sent IN division of infantry
who charged and cleared the woods, gallant
ly driving the enemy in confusion until dark
and during the night they retreated precipi-
lately, leaving their dead on the field and
most Of their wounded in our hands. We
pursued in the mountain with infantry and
cavalry.
The intercepting force met them at Hen
dersOn, but owing to some misunderstanding
withdrew, and allowed them to pass without
the slightest check The pursuit was cJntl-
nued until evening, when | withdrew most
Of my infantry and returned to this place
Gen. ShackleiOrd with his cavalry and
brigade Of infantry continued the pursuit,
the rebels making stand at every rmpOr-
tant point, but he has driven them complete
ly from the State, captured the fort At I Jill
Golfer aud burned the long railroad bridge at
that place and five other bridges, and about
thirty-fve cars. His advance is now ten
miles beyond Bristol.
Our loss at Blue Springs and in the pur-
suit was about one hundred killed and
wounded. The rebel loss was considerably
greater. About $50 prisoners were taken.
(Signed) A. +. BURNSIDE, MAJ. Gen.
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NEw YoRK Oct %

NEW YORK, Oct. Is.
The Herdlds Washington dispatch saws
1t is learned from a BY perfect trustworthy
source that Admiral Dahlgren was relieved
a few days since, and that Capt. Thos Tur-
ner of the Ironsides was appointed to the
position.
1t is believed that official notice of the
change went TO Charleston in the last steam
er.
Thus far Lee has retreated without stop
ping to make any considerable resistance,
and the main body of his army is now re-
ported beyond the Rapidan.
| understand that orders have been issued
TO push him to the wall, and force him TO a
battle, but whether under present circum-
stances a battle will be obtained or risked is
a matter Of conjecture. If Lee gets fairly
out OF fighting distance, You may expect to
hear that the fate OF Gen. Rosecrans Is visit
ed upon Gen. Meade, who has certainly been
too cautious in the pursuit.
Gen Sedgwick aud Sickles are talked OF as
his successor.
Another correspondent says
Int ,lhgence from the front to-day shows
that active operations for the present are at
an end. Lees forces are beyond the Kappa
hammock and probably concentrated at Cul-
pepper.
The statement Of Washir gton papers that
our forces have penetrated thus tar are I'M
true. Gen. Meade came to Washington to-
day and after an interview with the Pres
dent and Gen. hslleek returned late this ev
ening to headquarters.
tie Orange and Alexandria X. Il. is com
pietely ruined between Warrenton and Man
assas. Every bridge is burned and culverts
blown up. 1t will take two weeks TO repair
it to the Rappahannock.
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News of the Week.
By Telegraph.


NEW 3Onh, cct. 49,
There was heavy cavalry fight yesterday.
| have not learned The particulars As Fitz
Hugh Lee was at Gainesville on Sunday, it
is likely that he was engaged with our cav
airy, The fight commenced near Gainesville
and continued all day.
The Herald's despatch dated Army of the
Potomac, Oct. Dist says: Among the camp
rumors bearing the semAance Of truth are
these; that Gen. Leee headquarters are
now at CulpepperI that Ewell's and Hill IS
corps Of rebel infantry are between Culpep
per and Warrenton; that Lee is greatly
disappointed at the failure of his
plans to occupy Centreville and the Bull
Run field, before Gen. Meade could
march his troops and send his
supplies back to that point that Lee in
tended not only to force Meade to fight him
at Centreyille, but purposed to take up his
winter quarters there that Lees army is
discouraged and dishexatencd, and that the
Blue Ridge is full of rebels who have
deserted and are watching a chance to come
mo our lines,
The Tsnes' dispatch says our army is fol-
lowing the enemy up to-day rapidly. NJ
rebels were discovered this side Of the Rap
pahannock, by reconnaissance to-day.
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NEW YORK. Oct -.
Gold sold to-day at noon at l46i IL.
NEW YoRS. oct. 70.

New YORK. Oct 70
The Times despatch from Headquarters
Army OF Potomac dated 9th. saws The
rebel infantry recrossed the Rappahannock
this morning upon two pontoOn bridges,
near the Orange 81 Alexandra K. R. bridge.
driving back zen. Gre.g's cavalry division
which lost heavily. The rebels had a short
engagement with two hrigades Of our inian-
try.
The enemy now occupy a line the left of
which rests near Beverly Ford. crossing
the railroad near Bealton Station. and ex-
tending towards Stafford Court House.
Col. Devens' brigade Of Gen. Buford's
command had a severe fight this morning
near Bealton Station. The rebels showed
only infantry to the front.
To-day portions of Buford's and Gregg S
cavalry divisions were engaged with the rebel
cavalry and infantry, and driven back to Lib
erty, beyond Bealton Station.
The main portion of our army is lying
quiet, and there is no immediate prospect Of
a forward movement.
This morning the Sth Penn. cavalry held
the right Of our advance at Freeman's Ford
on the Rappahannock when the attack was
made a squadron of cavalry was held in re-
serve behind the dismounted skirmishers Of
each regiment. We inflicted considerable
damage to the rebels.
Another dispatch dated 25th says Gra-
dually the army is being strengthened by the
arrival Of soldiers from the conscript, conya-
descent and parole camps. Officers absent
are returning and hut few furlouShs are
granted.
More cavalry men have come out to-day
from the dismounted camp and others are
expected tomorrow. Infantry movements
other than changes Of camps amount to moth
ing.
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Our friend Jones recently wanted a
servant girl in his family, and went to an
intelligence Office and made known his wants
to the proprietor Says Jones:
" Have you any first-rate servant girls ior
the kitchen? want one that can mind her
own business and attend to her work
40 yes" says the proprietor, - any
quantity-let me show you one"
Jones lie at once introduced to a daughter
of the Emerald Isle, and is greeted with:
" An does We want a seryant?'
Yes, says Jones.
- How many hey yer in yer family"
Jones answered.
a. And hev yer hot and cold WATER
Answers again.
"How many children hev yer? and do yer
make your girls wash Sundays? Is the
church far away"
All these questions with about fifty more,
were answered heroicaily by Jones, when he
thought it about time to take the laboring
oar himself.
i" You look, +" says Jones like a pretty
nice girl, but want to ask you one question:
Do you play the piano?''
No"
Then" says Jones, very blandly, " you
won't answer my turn" And away went
the astonished Celt, feeling that she for once
had caught Tartar.-Hdrtford Times.
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NEw YoRx. Oct. u


Culpepper dispatch in rebel papers says.
" During the fight at Bristow Station Gems.
Cook, Poscy and Kirkland were wounded
Cooks brigade is reported 10 have lost over
500 men in killed and wounded, and Kirk
lands brigade 6l7 The number Of killed in
both hrigadcs is about 900. los OF the
Federals not known"
The Richmond Wig Of the Goth. says
that a large number OF transports were
gathered near the mouth of the York River
Our informant had not learned the destina-
ton Of the troop, hut it was rumored that
the Federals intended u land troops in the
vicinity of West Point.
Gunblats had been actively engaged in sweep
ing the channel Of the river near that place
looking for torpedoe~ A. yet there Is no
general movement Of Yankee troops from that
direction
\ despatch from Chickamaugs says that
JET. u VS. was 10 leave for Richmond soon.
Tie had made speech complimentIng Bragg
for ME gencTal-hip aud had issued an address
to the rebel army at Selma.
He urged the Alabamians 10 guard certain
points in the State, in order that regular
troops might be sent 10 the army. lie said
We should not look to Europe for aid, for
such is not u be expected now. Our only
alternative was 10 sustain ourselves with IT,
newed energy and determination, and little
more sacrifice on the part Of the people, and
the President firmly believed that next spring
would see the invader driven from our bor-
ders.
\ rebel dispatch from Charleston says that
the lronsides Is leaky-her pumps being kept
going constantly.
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CONCERNING STocKINGs.-The Empress
Eugene, having established crinoline, has
allowed her Imagination to take lower
fight, and aspires to set the feminine world
its fashion in the mater of stockings. She
has discarded white stockings, and wears
blue and white, striped, though she should
have added third color, namely, red, and
then she would have had the tri-color just
where the iegitimists would like TO have it,
under her foot Can her hostility to white
stockings be based on the circumstance that
white is the old Bourbon color, if white can be
called color2 Certainly the change she has
introduced cannot be held an improvement,
white stockings being for woman the pref
test things in which they can put their
prettEfeet- "a whit, stocking is inhnitelymore
effective than black one, says Mr.. Haw-
thorne, speaking with express reference to
young women's feet and 50 forth; and few
will dissent from his opinion. 1t is better
than any other kind of stocking. James
H., when Duke Of York, gave the preference
to green stockings on an interesting occasion,
as readers of Grammont will recollect, but
he was not disinterestcd Judge. Blue stock
ings are an object of prejudice, though F. JEFF
frey said that it mattered little how blue the
stocking is, provided the petticoats be long
enough to hide it; but long petticoats are a
nuisance, and petticoats never can be tolerate
ed long anywhere, Black stockings ought
to be worn only under peculiar circum-
stances. Flesh colored stockings are open to
the charge of being delusve. The yellow
stockings belong properly only to English
charity boys : and the red stockings should
be confined to very young people, or to per-
sons old enough to be in their second child
hood, or TO cardinals Pink stockings are
nice in their places, which are the feet of
young women, but they do not show well on
either middle-aged or large ladies, who are
often very handsome, and therefore should
have handsome footings. In fact, the pink
stocking is fit for girls only. Grey stockings
60 well with grey hairs. Mixed, or speck-
led, or spotted. or ringed, or streaked stock
ings can be used for show only by children,
though some of them answer for change.
But none or all of these can displace the
white stocking, which is an old favOritc, and
not to be put down, though occasionally it
may be thrown into the back ground. Like
the hoop, it is never long out of fashion
The French Empress will find that she has
put her foot into it, by taking it out of
the white stocking, which is to women what
to the garden is the white rose.-Bosfon
TrareAer.
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The facts in regard to the changes in the
West are as follows
Gen. Rosecrans is relieved.
Gen. Thomas assumes command of the
army of the Cumberland.
The Departments of the Ohio Burn
side's) Cumberland Thomas Tennessee
(Hurlbut's), and Vicksburg tSicPherson' o ,
are consolidated into one grand military di-
vision of the Mississippi, under command of
Gen. Grant.
Gems. Hooker and Sherman will command
corps in the field.
Grants headquarters will be in the field,
He leaves for the front tomorrow.
MePhersons department will extend from
the Department of the Gulf to Napoleon.
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IN TIE FIELD, VA. oct. -.
As soon as we found that Lee lad retreat
ed, our troops took up the offensive aud
pressed the retreating rebels pretty closely.
zen Fitzpatrick hiung on their rear, but
was roughly handled, a. the rebel infantry
supported their cavalry.
Our infantry moved in three columns, but
the enemy had made too great Use of their
feet and spurs, and g)t out ofharm's way.
The army is in excellent spirits and condi-
ton
There il little of interest to report, but it
Is not contraband To state that an important
move is contemplated which will give joy TO
the hearts Of every true union man and over
whelm the Coniederacy with the deepest
gloom.
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Nrw NnRK nct %

The Herold's Washington despatch says
it is understood that General Meade is
here to consult with the President in re-
gard to q new movement of the Army of the
Potomac, for the execution Of which arrang-
ments are already being made.
If rapidly carried out this movement will
surprise Lee. relieve Burnside from all
threatened danger, and take Richmond before
the rebel army sent westward can be brought
back there.
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1t was reported that there were 200 rebel
cavalry at ilarrodsburg this morning. De
tails from Danyille say that in the rebel
raid yesterday morning our quarteTmast"r
era citizen. slaocd ,y guerrillas After an
hour and lmlf-tley went 90 Shelby Farm
and stole 2'n government huTrer, Iastuftd
there.
Our cavalry are in hot pursuit and will
probably capture or kill all the guerrillas.
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NFv YORK Oct. %.


The Times Chattanooga Dispatch of the
2lst, says Gen. Rosccrans received the order
relieving him of his command Monday even
ing, and next day left for Cincinnati, where
he was ordered to report. Gen Thomas has
assumed command.
late report of the Chattanooga Rebel,
says that Bragg will be undoubtedly relieved
for failure to defeat ROsecrans. Ii is not
determined whether Longstreet, Johnston,
or Lee will be his successor.
The late rains have swollen the Tennessee
river very much, and steamers could easily
reach Chattanooga did the rebels permit.
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Leave burlington at irl A. ", Q 50 A. ", SOD
r. ~. ana . % g. a..
CHilAeo FXPsEss TRAM leaves Boston al son a.
a.. White River JuIc.i o 40 I-i5 p. w.. Burlington
40 3lI o. d.. iHr u-iens.ur-h, Chicago ami the
West. making -l.-- cuuuactl.l--
Mali TRAM leaves Boston 20 7.si A. ". via I W.
ell. Lawrence " Ftch1uI-. Leaves Springfield al
-7 A. v., Bellows Fails 40 ill1 p a., flr 81. Johns
bury. Littiet1n sud burlington. Gc.. arriving In
Montreal a. I1.1I h. w.. ami usdeus1ur-a al $50 A..
n.
mf0DAri0S TRAIN leaves Mortified 81 sd"
a. A.. and Eur.lu.t0u a. 80 A ~, for R0use's
Point and Ml1trra.
NIsHr EXFREss THkTS leaves Bellows Falls az 9.l s
? v.. receiving pts-eu gers IRON the Vermont Val
ley e r. leaving Sew orb az 81 A. ~, AID %.
Cheshire r leaving Boston 40 p. r., connecting
AZ White River junction with train leaving Boston
40 500 E. ~ via Lowell, and az 0u p g. via Law
renee Leave White River Junction at is 3. ~,
arriving NJ Burlington ~ 80 A. ~, houscs Point
a. t 80 =. ~ Montreal 80 s-H A. ~, ami u<1ens-
hlr-h .-l5 2. H. Both the Mail Trains and the day
Express Trains connect 40 White River Junction
with Passump-ic Road for and from Boston and the
N.ite Mountains.
Sleeping Cars are attached g. both the Might
Express Trains running aetwceu Rouse's Point and
Boston.
Through Tickets far Chicago and the West for sale
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St Adams. Jnue -. sos
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G. G. MEADE,
K. L. LEE.

The largest room in the world is the Groom
for improvement.
Why is ploughed field like feathered
game? Because it is part-ridges.
We don't expect some people to recognize
merit, for man can't recognize what he
knows nothing about.
People fresh from Paris say the display Of
fine equipages on the New York Central
Park is greater than that on the Bots de
BOulogne.
Over 300 emigrants arrived at New York
last week; and the whole number of arrivals
for this year has been twice that of the
same time last year.
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GIN. RosEcRANs IN CNCINSAII.-Gen.
Rosscrans had an enthusiastic reception
Tuesday, III Cincinnati, apd made speech
He returned thanks for the expression Of SYM
patty and good feeling While he felt fatterei
by it he could not forget that the heart of the
people did not 20 out to individuals alone. 1t
was the principle for which We were contending,
the struggle for national life, which produced
such assemblies. He asked the people never to
forget their duty to the government, whatever
might happen TO individuals. The question as
to how he had been used, be desired TO leave for
future time to answer. Some friends of mine in
New York, he said, are very solicitOus about
my health. The army Of the Cumberland thinks
| am well enough, and so do l. As for the
quantity Of opium l have taken, consult my
druggist New York and Washington papers
have said that Gems. Crittenden and McCook in
tended to make charges against me. They have
assured me that they regret exceedingly that
such false reports should be started. He said
that since the battle of Chickamaugs he had re-
ceived a letter of approval from the President
for his action in that affair, and whatever charges
appeared in the Eastern papers against him, he
was satisfied the government was in no way
responsible for them. He expressed his readiness
to do whatever the government required Of him.
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CAIRO. Oct. o.

tAIRo, Oct. =.
Memphis dates Of the 2lst are received
Loyal Tennessceans from the upper part Of
Western tennessee, are coming 10 Memphis
in large numbers to avoid the rebel conscrip-
ton bands and guerrilias. Over 200 Of the
latter We're seen FIVE miles from Memphis.
Il was supposed that they design TO
operate against steamboats, $50 bales Of
cotton and several rebels were captured at
Pri0rs Point on the l9th.
The steamer Crescent City had taken
aboard 200 bales of cotton at the mouth of
White River Gen. Shermans advance wac
attacked by Forests cavalry at Barton Z,
Station, and the rebels were handsomely
whipped
Bragg Is reported TO have crossed the Ala
hama and Tennessee K. K. and transported
his supplies TO Rome and Selma. Hi. de-
pots are at Rome