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War News OF the Week.

The past week has witnessed the two
greatest successes Of the war-the capture
of vicksburg and the expulsion Ct Lees
army from Pennsylvania. Of course all
eHtser movements of the week are Of but
tritiing importance to these
We give elsewhere graphic account OF
the surrender Of Vicksburg. We also
give, in another column, fine description
of the first two days fighting a, Gettysburg
We must reserve a description OF the
third days battle to our next we can
only say here, generally, that it was more
terrible than on either of the other DAYS
. that Lee made furious attack after at
tack on Meads's lines and was in every
instance handsomely repulsed, until he
finally gave up the contest Since them
1July 81 Lee appears to have gradually
moved his army around Meades left wing
via Cashtown,f Chambersburg, &c, to Ha-
tie Old Antietam battle ground and
throughout about the same ground he oc-
cupied before the former battle Of Antics
tam. There is nothing to prevent his
crossing the Potomac, if he chooses to do so,
except unexpected high water, and his APP
parent want of pontoons. Meade, instead
of following in his wake, went straight
backSto Frederick, and is now apparent
ly approaching Lee by the same route
Mcclellan took before the battle Of
Antletam Lee will either cross the Poto-
mac in safety or stand another battle with
in a week at Antietam.
The movements of Gen. Dix against
Richmond via the Peninsula are probably
but faint, at present, to keep Beauregard
back. 1t Is said 10000 of Dix's men have
reinforced Meade
Helena was attacked on the 4th by
about 10000 rebels under Marmaduke,
Price, Parsons, dc. The place was defend
ed by about 1000 federals, under Gen
Prentiss, we'll entrenched, and assisted by
q gunboat. The fight lasted about four
hours, the rebels being repulsed, with the
loss of some l 500 men, over one half Of
"hOu hS'c pi ioOhSiS- hC cuSi al
loss is stated at about 100.
Rosecrans' army is at TuIlanoma. Bragg
has retreated to Chattanooga, and report
says is to be joined by Johnston. Rose
Grams is unable to follow up iurther until
he can get supplies up from his rear
Vicksbnrg surrendered probably just in
time to save Banks, for the rebels were
growing so numerous and bold in all the
country around New Orleans, that Banks
would soon have been obliged to raise the
siege to save New Orleans. Grants troops
and sunboats are already in motion.
John Morgan, after raiding about in
Southern Kentucky for some time, has
slipped north to the Ohio below Louisville,
and lead his horse thieves into Indiana,
near Corydon, Harrison Co. There is im>
Mense excitement among the Hoosiers.
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Council Proceedings.

TUESDAY, July !, 1863
Present: Nayey Rice: Aid Dwyer, Rowland,
Olmstead, Wool Dow Walker, Miller Hathaway.
INMATES of last two meetings read aud approved.
Petition OF J. e. NattiDger and others. asking
the City Council TO cause the gutter on the east
side Of La Sale street, from Nam to Mall street, TO
be repaired.
On motion OF Miller, petition received and refer
red to the Street and Alley Committee.
Petition Of James Boyle, asking to have Inc re-
united.
Or motion of Dow, Petition referred 10 Incense
Committee.
Dow, from Stree, and Alley Committee, TO whom
wa. referred the matter Of repairing gutter on
side of La Sale street, also nuisance on block
!y:ty-seven State Addition to Ottawa, asked furtn-
er time 20 report. Further time granted.
Rowland. from health Committee reported the
following order winch on his motou was af-
dup;eG
oy!.-ol. That one hundred and fifty COPIES Of
SC / Chapter -, Of the revised Ordinance. b:
printed IA h.nbill form aud pas'ei Up throughout
the CITY.
"a motion of Miller,
L,r4e-of That the street and Alley committee
be instructed to Use tho stone now IN the abut-
meats the Old bridge across the raYire IA " ct
s;er street. tor the purpose OF co"sfrIctIns ap-
proach.. 10 the ne" briise across SAID faTiHe IN
said street and also to maze the approach TO the
old bridge secEre from danger ~ teams.
On moIIon OF Hathaway,
(yisrr.i That ID. after si cons tTuc'!Uc culver
in Webster strset be referred = tie street aud
Alley committee.
BILLS OrnEnED P.ID.-Bilis Of Curtis ( McClau-
r. contracting ravIue bridge. 81 s-42, tuTiI,
NcC.aury. plank asa. bI.i Of Robert Wilson
surveying u o; Isaac \. ACSerman, removing
uuiSances $3.50, CLa-. Uari, removing nuisance
$500. William Singer. removing nuisance 81 o:
Fred O-lz, removing nuisance {: %: panel Fen
nell, removing nuisance = els, John bradshaw,
team labor 800 F., Par OK Leary, pasIng guitar
$3.50. Chck Brrkc, team labor $50, Patrick
baud. cutting grass ia Public Sguaae, $50;
Patrick Havs. team labor. 500; Patrick Muir
ray, removing nuisance 5octs. and the following
FOR special public services Frederick Schsn!in,
Us OU CHRISTOPHER Nelson SIS 90; IUstlc Harris,
$50 90 John NurTna. $500: James +. Il,on,
t2.OJ, Sumuie Patterson. s2.C0, Daniel Caftry,
81 TO; epheu Greisn,ler, 81 90; Tymothy Lynch,
SEQ; Patrick Murray, $50; john Ealler, 800,
Cornelius Su.iiya an. $500, William Norris, s. 90:
+. Il. Busi, 500; Ellis of J. Clancy 4 Co. aud
Samuel Patterson pre- ,eatcd and referred 10 finance
ConnIttce. Adjourned TO July 90 1865.
-.-. u LENANS, CIR CLERK.
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SAD Acc;DESr-yesterday- about 10
o'clOck:> A. NJ, while some men, were
loading gravel os,the construction train
near Marseil!ds, bank of earth gave way
and one mar-NEi:sel Burns--got COM
ple:ely buried in the falling earth, and
almost instantly killed.
An inquest was held at Marseilles by
Coroner Hathaway, and the jury gave a
verdict in accordance NTH the above
facts.
Bunrs leaves wife and six SMALL chill
dren, who are nearly distracted at their
sudden and irreparable loss.
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eyery object with a peculiarly golden light,

every object with peculiarly golden light,
and over the heavens to the eastward
stretched magnificent rainbow.
The new position of the Sd Corps was at
a line of stone wall southwest of the town.
along the slope of the hill on which is q
cemetery. When the LIST Corps retired to
the town the left of the l1th was uncover
ed, and heavy advance completely on its
right flank at the same time compelled it
to retire 1t affords me pleasure to say
that this corps is reported to have fought
we'll and lost many men. AS l was on
our extreme left | did not see the fight Of
the Ilth Corps, and leave all particulars
in relation to it to the gentleman who was
with it.
After our retirement on the town the
rebel advance was not pressed farther.
And so ended battle that was brought
on in the Most rash manner, yet which
was fought against a largely superior force,
and gotten out of at last much better
than we could have expected to get out
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1863-07-11

KNIGHTS OF THE GOLDEN CIRCLE.-The
Cincinnati Enq,nrer, in reference to an ar
ticle in the New York Evening Post,
charging that lodges of the order had
been set up in many towns and villages
of the western States by the Democrats,
empathatically declares that there is not
in any western or northwestern State a
single K. G. C. Lode The charge that
there Is, is lie made out Of whole cloth.
No such lodges and no persons belonging
to them have ever been found; simply
because they do not exist. This miser-
able lie abou, X. c. C. LODGES, which never
existed, has been made the basis of Dem
ocratic persecution. 1t was started by
scoundrels FOR that purpose.
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The lO4rH ILLINOIS IN FIGHr.-Tbe
l04th Illinois regiment, in General Thorn
as corps of Rosecrans' army, was in, the
fight at Elk!river, Tennessee, last We'd
nesciay. The regiment is'ih Beatty's brig.
age Ct Negley's division. The men fought
splendidly, and the enemy was routed
The 10th lost some men-the only names
we have received are George Wine, COM
pany K. and William Winslow, company
c, who were killed.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1863-07-11

RATHER LIKED IRA couple Of climbs
of the law" who We're conducting suit
before Justice in Rochester, n Y, got
incensed at one another, and finally came
to'biows. The Court sat by, and looked
ceolly on. until the fracas was over Then
the. oombataDts apologized for Disturbing
hi. honor, but the Justice wiped his specs
coolly declared that he hadn't been dis.
turLed in the least-hs rather liked Il.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1863-07-11

CoIScIDEycE.-The 4th of July, 1863
was almost as eventfula day as the 4th Of
July, lTT6. The rebels were defeated in
Pennsylvania, Nicksburg surrendered, and
$4,000 rebels whipped-h by 5000 Unionists
at Helena, Ark. All in one day-and
that day the 4th of July.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1863-07-11

The Festival and Fair of the Aid Socie-
~ Of West Ottawa East Utica, South Wal
than, and West Dayton, came off the Goth
of June, (the time appointcd) and proved
a success, much to the qualification of the
ladies Although the evening was dark,
and the clouds were threatening rain. still
the house was crowded, and the strawber-
ries, ice cream, and lemonade being plen-
~, every thing passed off pleasantly The
net proceeds were about 90.
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Ar THE News DEPor-A splendid new
Let Of those photograph albums, at all
Vices from 23c to -, with photographs of
AMY distinguished persona ees-to fill them.
$50, a new lot of fancy cutlery, stationery.
= Some pictorials and magazines never
Defore offered by dealers iii this market.
Tropical fruits, oranges. lemons, new ap
pies sr,d the test soela fountain in III. city.
All at CKANrE i FINS News Depot.
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We find this item in the special dis
patches to the Missouri Democrat:
1t is reported that several negro compa,
mics, learning that the Coufederates had
raised the black fla on them in the fight
at Mi!liken's Bend, stole over to Rich
mond, La. and rna=sacred every rebel in
the hospital there-about 2OU in number.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1863-07-11

The following is a genuine transcript OF
an epltaph '.Iicre lie the remains OF
Tnai.sas Woodhsa-the most amiable OF
husbands, the most excellent OF men. y.
B-Tle pane is wooicoek, but 1t would
no. IONS IN ivnc
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lost no artillery, unless it was two or three
disabled pieces, though 1t was very won-
derful we did not.
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Enrolment troubles have occurred in
Shelby, Jefferson, and Hancock COUNTIES
in this State.
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assessment Notice.

CRY CLERKS OVvrCE,
Cfta,ra, July lith, 1868
NOTICE Is HEREBY GIVEN, That the assessment
IN roll, for the year 1861 has been returned nv
Office, where it will remain for the inspection of all
persons interested, until the Goth Of July inst ut
o'clock at which time the City Council will meet
the Council for the purpose of reyie cor.
recting, and confirming the same.
0. LEAVESS. Cjtu CyeyE
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Notice to Contractors.

c EALEO PROPOSALS will be received by T. II. Gal
- loway Emery Stanford, and Michesl Eudd for the
construction Of Bridge across tie Vernilioa river a.:
Browns FORD. b-tu--E the towns Of NernIlion and
Farm Ridge, UCtl July 18th, ~ u O'Clock 81.
Proposals FOR sUperstrrcture must BE- accompanied
by plan and specifications. The main bridge viii h-
100 H., and there will te - feet pile
a ga niiuc team sTId;e The whole TO make pas
.aEcSsy OF 10 feet the clear. Bids mas. be for
certain for each part.
The masonry mutt d BID !er by the yard Measured
in The voTS. and 70 F- fret class masonry
The Commissioner. the right reject
al proposals. they may deem best
Proposals addressed TO T.. ". Gallo say, Ottsaa H.
and marx Ell Proposals for Bride
tor further intOrms zion. inquired or either of the
Con -1Issiuurrs, OF q Robert Wilson.
y. NJ. u NiLOWAE.
EMERY STANFORD, Tom
June 9th. 1873 MICHAEL BUD,
Lamoille newsdealer. [volume] (Hyde Park, Vt.) 1860-1877, 1863-03-26

DEsTrTUTIoN OF THE REBELs.-Onc of
the strongest proofs of the destitution of
the rebels is to be found in the fact that
the rebel government is sending aliens, men
women and children, into the loyal states.
| say the rebel government, for without
its assent, these persons could not get
through the rebel lines. Persons of that
description arrive here daily, and some.
times in large parties. For instance, a
party Of seventy persons came to this city
yesterday. They represent that the peo-
pie of the rebel states are suffering severe.
ly. This is confirmed by one of our off,
GERS, who states that in an area Of forty
miles in Virginia, outside of our lines, it
is almost impossible to procure meal for
man or horse. The people have mainly
gone away, either south or within our
lines, and only rarely can person be
found attempting to live in that region.
Wheat, corn, hay, all gone - Waltm,'s
journal.
Lamoille newsdealer. [volume] (Hyde Park, Vt.) 1860-1877, 1863-03-26

contrast between the two Regts. was rath-
er striking. Some of our men were hag-
gard, weak, and suffering from the want
of proper food.
There was no Uniformity in our dress,
some wearing overcoats, and with dress
coats, and others with their fatigue suits
on. Some with hats and others caps.
We were glad that we had got to Pen
sacola. The first view of the town and
land, to me at least, was rather encour-
aging. We were soon in our quarters,
that consisted of large unoccupied house,
not far from the wharf. Two houses
of this description were soon appropriated
to the use of the sick. where they in a
large number, soon were taken, where they
soon began to die at rate quite alarm.
ing Young men convalesent from the
hospitals in New Orleans again sickened
and died in day or two, and sometimes
in few hours. in some instances from
diptheria and in others from dyscntery,
or fever.
During the time that we aged here the
number of deaths as near as [ could learn
was sixty, and all from the 9TH Vt.
The decease of many, l doubt not was
hasteued if not Immediately occasioned
by our exposure on the Nassau. Those
of us who were not made worse by that
voyage soon began slowly to amend in
health. The water and air is good at
this place, our stock of provisions was Of
better quality and better cooked, our
quarters dry and clean, consequently
healthy.
During our stay but little occurred be-
yond the common routine of military duty.
On two occasions however VIC were called
ont by the midnight alarm. If in future
this should be our lot, it is to be hoped
we shall be prepared for it and gain the
cause of freedom. Very truly yours,
TuEo.
Lamoille newsdealer. [volume] (Hyde Park, Vt.) 1860-1877, 1863-03-26
THE INDIAN PRISONERS IN MINNESOTA

The N. Y. Evanyeltst publishes the fol-
lowing from its correspondent who Off
ciated on the occasion:
BLOOMINGTON, Mimi, Feb 9 1868.
On the 9th ult. | set out on mission
airy visit to the Dakato Indian prisoners
at Mankato. Arrived there Saturday the
2lst, and remained until Tuesday evening,
the Sd inst. I went in company with
DR. Thomas S. Williamson, from ST. Peter,
at whore request l undertook the trip.
DR.. Williamson has been laboring with
the prisoners since their confinement, en-
deavorng to lead them to the Divine
Friend of sinners. There are over three
hundred of the prisoners, most of whom
are in chains. | had been informed that
n great religious interest had been awak-
ened among them, and anticipated seeing
something remarkable, but found mani
fcstaticn of interest which is quite incred.
ible, and which perhaps no person who
only hears of it will believe.
found that since the Week of Prayer
in January, they have been accustomed to
huddla themselves together in the prison,
every morning and evening, and read por-
tions of the Scriptures, sing hymns, con-
fess their sins one to another, and pray
together. They say that their whole lives
have been wicked, and that their adhere
ance to the superstition which they re-
ceived from their ancestors has reduced
them to the present state of wretchedness
and ruin. Their convictions on this point
appear thorough. They declare that they
have renounced these superstitions, and
will leave them all forever; that they
embrace the religion of Jesus Christ, and
will adhere to it long as they live, and that
they have no hope except in him. They
say that before they came to the detcrmin.
alton of mind, they were very unhappy,
but now they find mental ease and com
fort.
Monday some Of them requested bap-
tism, but no definite reply was given them
that day. During the night, in compa-
ny with Rev. Marcus Hicks, who resides
at Mankato, we deliberately determined to
proclaim in the prison the conditions Of
baptism, as pointedly and simply as we
could, and offer to administer the rite to
as many as would heartily comply with
the conditions.
AS we entered the place Of their con-
finement on the morning Of Tuesday, we
found that the Indians had not been idle
during the night. About two hundred
and fifty had given their names to one
Lamoille newsdealer. [volume] (Hyde Park, Vt.) 1860-1877, 1863-03-26

AN EDITOR BRUTUs.-Some editor thus
talks to his non-paying subscribers and
patrons;
Hear us for our debts, and get ready
that you may pay; trust us, we are in need
and have regard for our needs; as you
have been long trusted, acknowledge your
Indebtedness, and dive into your pockets
that you may fork over If there be any
among you-one single patron-that don't
owe us something, then to him we say,
step aside; consider yourself gentleman.
If the rest wish to know why we dun
them, this is our answer; not that we care
about ourselves. but our creditors do.
Would you rather that we went to Jail,
and you 60 free, than you pay your debts
to keep us moving? AS we agreed, we
have worked for you; as We contracted,
we have furnished our paper to you but
as you don't pay us, We dun you. Here
are agreements, job work, contracts for sub.
scrption, promises for long credit, and
duns for deferred payment. Who is there
so green that don't take paper? If any,
he need not speak, we don't mean him.
Who is there so green that don't adver.
tise7 If any, let him slide he amt the
chap neither Who is there so mean that
he don't pay the printer? If any, let him
shout, for he's the man we'er after. His
name is legion, and he's owing MS for one,
two, three, four, five, six years-long
enough to make us poor and him rich at
our expense. ......
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FROM THE 7TH VT. REGIMENT.
CAMP SroUGHToN, Santa Rosa Island,
February 28th. 1868.

CAMP SToUGHToN, Santa Rosa Island,
February 25th. 1868.
Mr.. ED1roR:-I presume that you have
heard of the adventures and sufferings of
said regiment up to late date so | will
commence my story with an account of
voyage on the Mississippi river and Gulf
of Mexico, Nov. 18th. At the time of
our departure from New Orleans, vio-
lent storno arose lasting several days. 1t
seemed to be our hard lot to start in this
storm, as though there was no other time
for us. Many of US were in state of
health that rendered US unfit to 60 to
Pensacola in the manner and at the time
that we did, the fatal consequences of
which | will soon relate. For several
. days the weather had been extremely
cold, the chill north wind being as un-
pleasant to us as, Gn far better condition)
used to be the severe cold and frost of
: the north. The weather moderated some
what on the morning of the 18th. 1t be-
gan to rain quite hard about ten o'clock.
But we were called out by our officers
about two o'clock in the afternoon.
Many of us were glad that we were going
: to leave the cotton press in New Orleans,
for Pensacola, as we had heard that the
latter place was as healthys place as
anywhere in the south Our gladness,
however, was turned to sorrow before we
arrived there. AS said, we we're called
into line and marched down to the wharf
and there from some unaccountable cause
were obliged to wait standing in the storm
an hour or so, loaded and encountered
all the time with our knapsacks stuffed
with surplus articles of clothing, with our
other equipments and arms, looking verify
like drove Of dromedaries. At last the
welcome, Attention" Shoulder arms" p"
&C.. was heard in the clear ringing voice
of our Col. and the crowding on
board of the steamer Nassau was COM
menccd. What place for regiment of
men, half of them invalids, especially in
.artempest, for v,yage of even tho days
on the deep merciless waters Of the Gulf.
For the majority of US there was no shell
ter on board. Three companies, II. E
and X we're crowded on the hurricane
deck. There we're several men in these
companies that had just been discharged
from the hospital, and we're without blan-
kets or overcoats and to my certain
knowledge were unable to get any kind OF
shelter the first night, though the cold
continued and the rain fell in torrents
most of the time.
1t is true that place was provided by
the humanity of Surgeon Blanchard. The
humanity Of man in many cases is
not measured by what what he actually
does. but by what heintends and tries to
do. The Surgeon in this case did all he
could for the sick, and that was but little.
He, by proper authority appropriated one
Of the space-ways leading from the fore
part of the ship to the cabin, to the use Of
the sick soldiers This passage was
about three feet wide about three-fourths
Ofthe way, and the rest about ten feet in
length by eight in width. Into this
Lamoille newsdealer. [volume] (Hyde Park, Vt.) 1860-1877, 1863-03-26

PRESENCE OF MIND.--A farmer who was
riding on the forward end of a piece of tim
Der that was resting upon what are called
"bobs," the hindmost bob, in turning
short curve, threw the timber around in
such manner as to fasten his right foot
between the timber and the tongue. This
forced him to the ground, where he lay
some fifteen minutes. The oxen, being
under good subjection, stopped immediate.
ly. If the tongue could be lowered three
or four inches. he could extricate his foot;
at last the idea came. and the right one.
He threw one Of his mittens in front of
the oxen's nose; they dropped their heads
to smell, and he relieved in an instant his
foot, which only received some slight
bruises. s.s
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s. HOWARD, Publisher.
Written for the Newsdealer.
THE pRUNKARD,s WIFE.

THE UhUNhAhDS - NIrEs
Dark was the night how dark and drear;
The wind sighed madly as in strife,
The snow fell thick and fast around
The home of the poor drunkard's wife.
Once, she was beautiful and gay.
Happy and joyous was her life;
But it is past a cruel change
Beholds her now, drunkard's wife,
She sat by the window pale and cold
Her meek blue eyes were filled with tears
She thought DER past--thc present came,
The future dark. with bitter fears.
Gaze on that forehead pure and white,
The signet, death, seemed lowering there; +;
Those wasted cheeks, and lips all pale,
Speak of suffering, grief and care.
Mark that hollow cough "a prayer
30 God in pity, let me die"
Hush tread lightly, disturb her not
She sweetly slumbers, death is nigh.
List! List he mes,-the drunkard comes !;
Once more she hears that fearful toae;
A sigh escapes, 1T is her last.
cruel man thou art alone.
The morning came, bright clear and cold;
The drunkard walked with aching head,
And gazed around for her once loved,
But she was slum bring with the dead.
Too late too late for tears and groans.
Her weary spirit had found rest;
Remorse, deep, bitter, filled his soul.
The drunkard's s wife was with the blest.
NELLIE NJ. B.
Lamoille newsdealer. [volume] (Hyde Park, Vt.) 1860-1877, 1863-03-26

EFFECTIVE STRENGTH OF VERMONT RE
rMES7s.-Below, we give the effective
strength of the several Vermont Regiments
on the morning of the date, as appears BY
returns in the .Adjutant Generals Office.
The column of the present" includes
those present for duty" and those on
detached service"