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Mineral Point weekly tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1859-1868, 1863-10-21
The - Watch: i over.

! Inv h6t'H - W.T.
| Lieut.. MArRY, a rebel agent in Englau,
when the news of the battle OF Gettysbur.
| reached there--now commanding pirat,
| -hip-publishel a letter in the. London Time
Tor the purpose of counteracting the bad etfec
! which the Intelligence Of that victory wa.
! having upon the standing of the rebel cause
abroad. Among other sources Of hope h,
referred t. the division Of sentiment at the
North, and said;
''YAILANDIGHAM WATTS AND WATCHES OVER rHE
BORDER. PLEDGED--F ELECTED GoyERSoE o. THT
! STATE OF UHIo-To ARRAY IT AGAINST LINCOLN AM
THE VAR, AND GO FOR PEACE ~
EALLANDIGHAMs watch IS over. He viii
not wait any longer The people Of Ohio
have told him what they think of him and
! his principles. He can now return by the
! some route he came, back to the bosom OF
his traitor friends and confederates.
- --
THE venerable General Cass has no fear Of
calling things by their right names In re-
cent letter he says:
q Tie .LacoJias and Radicas, lrho are tie iead-
RgspjrjhS Of tie party jt poleer, qasitc as
infant az destroying cicH right, as IN srhP-
ping Tie yebeis into se5jeetiou.'
Forgery travels fast. The above falsehood
has of late appeared in nearly every copper
head sheet from Maine to Minnesota. The
General CAss who wrote these disgraceful
words is nat LEWIS CAss, but a PennsylYa-
MAN, whose name is used by the copperheads
to deceive voters Gen CAss of Michigan,
repudiates the whole copperhead platform,
and sustains the Administration.
Tue New IEoNsIDEs.-A Washington dis
patch says the Neac Iro1.Sides was uninjured by
the rebel torpedo which exploded under her
on the Sth .inst Admiral DaHLGRENs dis
patches are positive on this point. I little
copper was oft in one place, but no more than
in other parts of the vessel from other causes.
The craft which pushed the torpedo before il
Was named the Duis, and it was intended TO
DO to the Netc Tronsides what David did to
Goliah The Captain of the vessel was picked
up afterwards, and papers found on him which
showed the plot had been long concocting.
The three rebel iror-clads in Charleston har-
Dor are armed with similar torpedoes.
CoTTox N ISDIANA.-Capt. THoNAs 7.
WRIGHT, of Jefferson county, Ind, has ten acres
planted in cotton. As the result of his ex-
pertinent in the production of this crop, he
says the yield viii be not les than three
hundred pounds to the acre. The late frosts
have not seriously affected the growing
plants
MINNESOTA TKoors CONE SoUrH--The 9TH
Mineral Point weekly tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1859-1868, 1863-10-21

An educated man ought to know three
things: First, where he is-that Is to say.
what sort OF world he has got into how
large it Is, what kind Of creatures live in If
and now; what it is made of, and what may
be made Of IT. Secondly, where he is going
That IS TO say, what chances orrep0rts there
are Of any other world besides this what
seems TO be the nature Of that other world
Thirdly what he had best DO under the cir
eum5tances-that is to say, what kind Of fac.
uiucs he possesses; what are the prese,'
state and wants OF mankind; what IS hiss
place IN society and what are the rcadiest
means IN ms power Of attaining happiness
ana dli1using IL The man who knows these
tiiif9a, and who has his viii so subduedin the
learning OF them that he is ready TO DO what
ne i7non he ought, IS an educated man; and
the man who knows them not is uneducated,
though he could talk all the tongues OF Ba-
beL-Rziilf
Mineral Point weekly tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1859-1868, 1863-10-21
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Mineral Point weekly tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1859-1868, 1863-10-21

- From a private letter from the Army
OF the Cumberland we learn that the ennes-
seeans are Joining Rosecrans' army in great
numbers. they look for a speedy swinging
hack of their state TO its ancient moorings,
and they 20 with their state, Regiments of
Union cavalry make picturesque appear
anca ,.riforrned half in blue and half in but
ternnt. neserters from the rebel army conc
- fast that il il impossible TO equip them in
Uncle Sans uniform at once ~@..seogo Jossrsi
,,aJ
Mineral Point weekly tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1859-1868, 1863-10-21

-1.'td an irishWaH 70 a telegraph operator,
DO You ever charge ANYBODY for th,, address
ia "a message r No" replied the operator.
And 40 you charge for signing his name.
sir: SAID the customer. .'No. sir" Well
then, viii ye please send tldss Just want
my brother TO know t-sdn here. handing the
following: TO John McEiuu-at y eyy York
-(-igned} -Patrick NcFiun." 1t was
sent rs d tribute 10 Patrick'> Shrewdues-
Mineral Point weekly tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1859-1868, 1863-10-21

Capt. Com. 10th Wis. Inf.
Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1863-04-16

An lSclDENr AT BEFcHEB's CBURCu
On Sunday evening, at Plymouth church.
Brooklyn, when the pastor announced tae
results o. o. 4 e"ll--tiou which had been ia.
ken up in the morning for the Children's
Aid Society, he read note left in the
plate to the following effect
81 am an Englishman: the superintendent
of All aDtI-slavery Sabbath school. | have
stood up during the whole service, and no
one has been polite enough 10 offer me a
seat. Yet | enclose a half sovereign
Without changing a muscle of his face,
and with the utmost gravity, Mr.. Beecher
proceeded to say;
Hereafter | wish my congregation and
the ushers to understand, when they see
an Englishman standing in the crowd who
has been the superintendent Of an anti
slavery Sabbath school, and who has 5
halfsovereign in his pocket, they must
give him seat instantly"
Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1863-04-16
British aid 20 che Rebels.

The feports from Washington differ
widely as 10 the tenor of Secretary Sew
ards last despatc to England ON the sub
iect cf the Alabama and the pirate aeet
building in England 70 destroy our COM
merce. Some say that The protest IS bold
and decisive others that 10 Is meek and
indirect; and there IS even a statement
that Mr., Seward has proposed that the
United States wiHshuy the ships building
for the rebels at prices to be made salts
factory. An offer like this would he hui
miiat NC on our part, and insulting to
England We hope MIR Seward has said
squarely that if the British government
lets slip any more Of these naval war dogs,
it will be considered hostile act, 10
SAY that would not only be the right thing,
but the wsest policy, . would be the
most likely way to keep the peace with
England for if she did not stop her pr
rates, she would at least profess to do 1t,
and diSavow their acts,
Postmas er-G General Blair, in his speech
before the Union League in New York,
Saturday evening, argued in favor Of tho
" kiss fora blow . policy with England,
in which we trust he did not speak for the
government. He thought we had better
use mild words, and feed England's poor,
and so conquer tia British government
with kindness Ne might possibly win
over the ayera Engshman in that way;
never the British overnmeHt unless that
institution has strangely changed its ma
ture. And that it has not we have stub
born and most disagreeable evidence in
the treatment we received from its mouth
pieces in the recent debate in parliament.
Lord Palmerston surpassed himself IN in
science, and the solicitor general was not
only dishonest and contemplate in his
special pleading, but assumed a tone of
sneering contempt such as none but an
English cockney is capable of. There
was nothing on the part of any represent
alive of the British government which
showed a consciousness that they were dis
cussing the rights of great friendly pow
er, or were willing to redress any wrongs
suffered at the hands of British citizens
To cringe before such injustice and inso-
lence, and take it meekly, is only to invite
greater injuries, England respects power
and puck; she cares nothing for the
rights of other nations. We speak Of
England as government; and if we are
to avoid war with England, it will not be
by the cowardly yielding of our rights,
but by their bold assertion, with an evi-
dent d termination to maintain them All
the pretenses set up in this affair OF Brit
ish piracy are false; the petition Of the
British abohtionists to parliament told the
truth; the British government knows all
about the pirate fleet building and fitting
out in her ports, and she does not stop
them because she desires to aid the south
ern rebels,-Sprjagfeld Republican.
Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1863-04-16

CoppERHEAD PINs.-The New Hamp-
shire Patriot, speaking of the Cooper
head Pin" says: I" they are fashionable
in New York, Connecticut and other States
--and we propose to wear the appropriate
badge-the so-called Copperhead Pin
and hope all Democrats will do So" We
, hope all Copperhead Democrats @W do SO
they will then glory in their shame
We have noticed but few persons in our
vicinity who have the audacity to wear
them, and we think this number is grow
ing beautifully less every day. Indeed
they are not as fashionable in Connecticut
as they were short time since.
Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1863-04-16

The END OF THE WORLD. - The
date of the end of the world is satisfacto-
rily fixed for the year 1886. There is an
ancient prediction repeated by Nostradam-
us in his " Centuries" which says that
when st, George shall cruelty the Lord,
when st. Mark shall raise Him, and st.
John shall assist at His ascension, the end
of the world shall come. 1t the year 1886
it will happen that Good Friday falls on
st. Georges day, Easter Sunday on st.
Marks day, and Holy Thursday, or AS
cension day, will be also the feast of ST.
John the Baptist.
Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1863-04-16
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How 10 SAVE GIRDLED TRpEs. -
While examining some apple trees in tbs
garden, where / found that the mice had
girdled several Of them, and one Of which
was a Porter, It bang about seven ircbes,t
the butt, | thought would save il, ~
could be done. In April cut some so,oas
from the tree, and inserted the end 4
them IN the tree, between tho bark and
the wood above and below the girdled
place, placing them two inches apart then
covered tho space with green COW dung,
and wound cloth round it to keep L
from falling off or drying up. The tree
leaved out and blossomed and has grown
finely, besides bearing several bushels Of
nice apples. On examining it last week,
| found that it was healing over nicely
believe that ninety-nine out of every
hundred girdled trees can be saved. |
write this that others may be benefited
by it. - c. B. RArHBuRN in Ne,o En-
gland Far7aer.
Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1863-04-16

INDEFINiTELY, PosTPoNED.-The Wash
ington correspondent OF the N. Y. Herald
writes -" There is reason to believe that
the execution of the Consumption act will
be indefinitely postponed. 1t was adop-
TED as measure OF precautlon to meet
emergencies. The opinion has been open
ly expressed, blythe highest authorities of
the Government, that the armies already
in the field are amply sufficient, and that
all that will be necessary will be to fill up
the depleted regiments by recruiting.
Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1863-04-16

tn VERY LAST Yester-
day afternoon the guard at the aqueduct
bridge stopped an Irish woman crossing
into Virginia, because there was strong
aroma of liquor about her, while she ap-
peared perfectly sober. After long
search they discovered the "ardent 1" in
closed in two bladders and worn as false
breasts, which looked to the casual observ-
er so natural that the officer making the
search was upon the point of permitting
her to pass with her patent mothers milk
ndetected. -- Wash. Star.
Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1863-04-16

A VETERAN EDIToR.-While at Fort
Edward few weeks since, we heard the
editor Of the Ledger complaining because
he had been compelled to pay military
tax. We asked him what excuse he had
for not paying, when the old gentleman
replied, 81 am not eighteen gears old."-
Notwithstanding his advanced age the ed
itor has wife and baby,-Saadg Hill
Herald.
Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1863-04-16
The New York Senate has passed

The New York Senate has passed a
bill allowing soldiers to vote at home--by
proxy, which is said to be in violation of
the constitution, Gov. Seymour has sent a
message TO the Legislature proposing an
amendment to the constitution, which it
will take year to consummate, and the
passage of the bill next year. The gov
ernor wants to throw off from himself the
odium of veto and put off the time of
soldiers voting as long as possible.
Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1863-04-16

The redemption of soiled postage
stamps in New York city has been at last
completed. The amount presented was
$270, 400, of which $l0,996 were refused.
There were nearly 5000 packages of over
SIS each, some having several thousands
The business has been very satisfactorily
done, it is stated.
Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1863-04-16
Tug BASE or OrERArioSs.--ThO op-

Tue BASE or OrERATIoSs.--The Cd
posing forces are arranged as follows:
General Lee conironts Major General
Hooker IN the Rappahauuock. and de.
tends tho approaches 10 Richmond.
H. Gcneral Beauregard commands the
Hunter.
Ill. Lieutenant General Bragg defends
the approaches TO East Tennessee against
Major General RosocEns' army.
vi. Lieutenant General Pemberton is
charged with the deienoes of the Missis-
sippl river at vicksburg, against the at
tack Of Gen. Grant.
These four are bases from which large
armies operate, and from which decisive
results are likely to DO obtained.
There ara other minor ones, where the
smaller armies will operate, but they will
partaSe more of the nature of predatory
ra'ds than regular campaigns. In this
category might DO placed:
/. Lieutenant General II. d. Hills and
MAYOR General Fosters respective COM
msnds m North Carolna.
2 Brigader General Lees and Major
General Banks focces near Baton Rouge
and Port Hudson and
3. Lieutenant General Sterling Prices
and MAJOR General Curtis forces in Ar
kansas.
The success or failure of each party in
Theses minor fields will depend altogether
upon the success or ~lailurJ Of the cam
paign above mentioned.
Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1863-04-16

The STEAMER PETERHoFF. - The
Times says the Attorney General is in
doubt if the capture of the steamer Peter
hoff can be sustained on the principles of
public law. Lord Lyons has demanded
her mail, which is in New York, unopened.
Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1863-04-16

A LARGE SEIZURE OF LIQUORS. -
The City Marshal of Lewiston Me-, visit
ed twenty-five shops in that city on Thurs
day last, and seized various quantities Of
liquor and removed the same. Liquors
were found on the premises of all the per-
sons named, except one. About 5000
gallons wers seized.
Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1863-04-16

The Louisville Democrat says that
Gen. Rosecrans is placing the whole Cum
berlsnd Valley in strong state of defence
The General seems to have vision of the
future, when Tennessee will be the thea
ire for the grand and final struggle of the
rebellion, and accordingly, he is prepared
to meet the shock.
Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1863-04-16

WHEN HOOKER WILL MovE.-When
Gen. Hooker was last in Washington, he
was asked how soon he would probably
disturb the quiet of Lee on the other side
of the Rappahannock. His reply was,
"Dont ask me when | will move. | have
been waiting for the weather sixty days.
Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1863-04-16

FoRTIFYING New ORLEANS. - The
Times letter from New Orleans says Gen.
Banks is fortifying all the approaches to
the city strongly. The enemy are believed
to have $4,000 men, who can be conoen-
trated near the city at twelve hours notice.
Some apprehensions of raid from No
bile on Ship Island are entertained
Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1863-04-16

Gen. Seymour, Chief of Gen. Hun
ter's staff, has resigned. Lieut.. Col. Hal
pine, Gen. Hunters Assistant Adjutant
General, an able, loyal, and popular Off
Ger, viii probably succeed to the position.
Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1863-04-16

E.ss An application was made yestsr-
day before Judge Kellogg, on the part of
James Chsever and w. L. Hart, trustees
of the first mortgage bond holders of the
Rutland & Burlington Railroad VS.. trus-
tees of second and third mortgage bond
holders, to enforce the decree made by the
Chancellor in 1854, under which decree,
in case of default of payment of first
mortgage, the road and the property there
on was to be surrendered up to trustees of
first mortgage.
The counsel for petitioners not being
prepared for full hearing, asked for a
postponement, and the hearing is set for
the 18th of May.
Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1863-04-16

DAMAGE TO FoRT SuMTER.--An eye
witness of the Charleston battle, writing
to the Baltimore American, says it is be-
leved that the damage done to Fort Sum
ter was serious. So far as is shown exter-
nally, it consists of numerous indentures
in the walls, which few hours cannonad-
ing would convert into serious breach,
and two embrasures knocked into one.
Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1863-04-16

An accident occurred on Tuesday on
the New York Central Railroad, near Al
bany, two cars running off the track
Twelve passengers were more or less IN
iured but none fatally.
Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1863-04-16

The estate OF the late Stephen A.
Douglas, in Chicago, has been inventorlea
at seven hundred thousand dollars, bul
there are membranes ON it equal 10 us
appraised value. The executors report
that there is no personal property.
Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1863-04-16

CoPPERHEAD CONSPIRACY IN PENN
sYLvANGA.--Ihe Knights of the Golden
Circle who were arrested at Reading, Pa,
on "Wednesday, had hearing in Phlla-
delpha on Thursday. The disclosures
made in the testimony of the witnesses
are most important, showing that it was
deliberately plotted that President Lincoln
should be abducted, that a Northwestern
| Confederacy is contemplated. and that the
| draft is to be iorclblv resisted The per
sons under arrest are Philip Huber, Au-
! gustus f. Illig, Gabriel FieberI and Har.
riison Oxeneii11ef. Huber Is the prime mo-
yer in the organization, of which there are
several branches in Berks county. The
principal witness was William q. Lyon, a
government detective. He testified that
on the Dist Of March he heard there was
to be meeting Of copperheads in Marion
township, and he concealed himself IN the
barn of Jacob Cellar, where the meeting
was to be held. There were about one
hundred men in the barn, who were ad-
dressed by Philip Huber, who denounced
the war as unholy and unjust; he said the
society was a million strong; he stated
that it was first organized in the South
that the society had signs, passwords and
grips. The obligation was administered
to eighty-three of the men, after which
the following questions were propounded
to them
Are YOU in favor OF the abdication of
Abraham Lincoln by force if necessary ?
Are you in favor of a Northwestern
Confederacy
Are you in favor of resisting the draft
Or conscription act 2"
Other witnesses corroborated the EVIL
dence of Mr.. Lyon. After Huber was
arrested, he told him that the association
was intended for the overthrow of the gov
eminent, which could be done under the
Constitution that money was raised to fee
lawyers if any one of the members was
arrested; also to try the constitutionality
of the ccnsGrption act, and if this would
not do they would use force, When the
arrest of the above parties became known
in Berks and Lebanon counties there was
great excitement among the members Of
the order, who held meetings and decided
to send delegation of the societies to
the next morning for the purpose
Of rescuing their comrades from the prison.
Accordingly two hundred and eighty far
ners living within ten miles of Reading
marched into the city on Thursday morn
ng, attracting great crowd and causing
intense indignation and excitement by their
.ratorous demonstration. They were boot |
ID and mobbed, and only by great exer-
ions on the part of the Mayor and city |
was serious outbreak proven
ed. Later in the day some have dozen
members, who were visiting tavern, were
severely beaten and threatened with hang
ng.
Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1863-04-16

LAKE CHAMPLAIN.-The ice upon the
lake continues firm and smooth. There is
not crack or an air hole between Platts-
burgh and Burlington.
Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1863-04-16

- The Devil " was not taken by the
rebels at Charleston. Charleston, however,
was taken by the Devil, many years ago,
and he hangs on yet.
Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1863-04-16

Charlottesville correspondent of
the New York Herald says the real instru-
ment Of the repulse of the iron-clads were
the apparently insignificant and contempt
ible barbados of ropework and netting
suspended across the channel, and which
kept our vessels at point on which the
rebel guns had been previously concentra-
ted. Forts might have been passed and
batteries silenced; but these twining enc
mics, which, like the serpents of LAGOON,
coiled themselves around the motive ma
chinery of our vessels and prevented the
play Of their iron arms, were not to be got
rid of by force. In their grasp our YES
sells we're innocuous. And therefore the
unfavorable result of the enterprise is not
to be accepted as any test of the relative
powers of iron-clads and land batteries.
Without these distractions, all the forts
that defended Charleston, from Lighthouse
Point to Castle Pinckney, would have been
insufficient to stop our Monitors from an
choring, off the Battery at Charleston.
A letter from an officer on board the
gunboat Conandalgua, off Charleston, dat
ed the evening of April Sth, states that
only one Monitor was seriously injured in
the combat of the previous day.
The question was then under discussion
among the officers of the feet as to the
best method of renewing the attack,
Two plans were under consideration:
One to reduce Fort Sumter by bombarding
from the iron-clads, and the other to cap
ture Fort Moultrie in concert with the land
forces, and then to turn itsg guns upon Fort
Sumter.
Admiral Dupont keeps his own coun
sells, but it is generally believed among the
naval officers that the attack will shortly
be renewed.
A letter written on board the lronsides
after the late attack, states that she was
hit about hundred times, but was not
damaged at all. The writer thinks the
attempt will be made to reduce the forts,
before trying to remove the distractions.
Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1863-04-16

A NARROW CHorcE.--Apphcation vas
recently made to gentleman in BOs-
ton, who Is in the habit of answering such
calls, for lecturer for a small county
town, The correspondence, if somewhat
proIane, is laconio, thus:
APPLICATION.
Dear Sir: We want q good lecturer
here next Tuesday evening, Can you send
US one that is not a id abolitionistl
Yours, &c,n
REPLY,
Dear Sir: There are numerous loo
turers who may be engaged 10 appear in
your town, hut I am afraid if we did not
send you what you term "a id abo-
litouist we should be compelled to send
you what might perhaps he termed a
id fool really see no choice be-
tween these Two extremes. Please favor
us with your auswer
Yours very truly, --- -
N. 7. Fee Post.