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Daily national Republican., 1863-09-07

TINHE UNION FEMALE ACADEMY,
i corner OF Fourteenth street and New York
avenue. The FOURTEENTH ANNUAL SESSION
commences September 7, 1888.
Circulars At the bookstores. Aui7-u
Daily national Republican., 1863-09-07
POPULAR FAMILY MATINEE,
REGULAR sERIEsu
on SATURDAY AFTERNOON.

Our next London Importation, MISS CLARA
FOWLER, the celebrated Sonsstress and DAnseuse,
will make her First Appearance 10 America on
Monday next. sci
Daily national Republican., 1863-09-07

De .EcrIvs IN A. FiI.--one Of tho Govern.
ment detective ofaeers At Alsxsndria hes bsen
held to bail by Justics Asll In tie sum Of ooo on
complaint Of D. p. Fafquhar, who charges him
with receiving from hin the sum Of eioo. In ordsI
to screen him iiom the consequences Of his viola.
ion Of Order No l. BY selling iotoxicating liquors
Mr.. Farquhar WIS aevsrtheIess arrested and nned
and brings pgsiast tbs deteeays charge Of r.
Iteivng money under false prstenoes.
Daily national Republican., 1863-09-07

MAN KILLED Ar rHE DzroF.-About four
o'clock yesterday morning., . bsakssmsn ct ths
Depot named Jsnes A. batsnaa, while In the act
Of coupling sonne ests. WAS thrown under ths
Ihees OF car while In notion. One wheel passed
ver his leg bssskinsit in thrss pisces, the other
passed ovsr his Arm and across his chest, mashins
n him very badly. Re was taken 70 the !" Home
ofths Sanitary commlssloa whore Dr. smith, the
surgeon On duty, waited % him uatil he was ready
be taken 70 his home on the corner OF Third and
streets, Capitol tiii, whore Or. McKm was
called but his enorts 70 ave the poer mans hfs
were unsvaillng, - he died In about two hours
The Placer herald., 1863-10-24
An Incident of the War.

In one of our beautiful suburban cemetries
was emp'o Dyed as a grave digger up to
week ago. a venerable man. Though poor,
he raised four gallant boys, giving each of
them n moderate education and a good trade.
The two elder went five years ago, to New
Orleans, where prosperity attended their in.
dustry.
the two younger brothers remained with
their father. George and Frederick was
their names. The latter is about seven cen
years of age. When The war broke out, both
left their employment and enlisted. At the
battle Of Fredericksburg, in the very front of
their line were the boys Frederick and
George. A sortie was made by the rihemen
upon the relreatng Federals and among
those who dropped were the two boys, the
youngest sons of the old grave digger.
| The rebel soldiers whose weapons had
done the deed, were clad in rags of nsev
They ran with aacrity to secure the clothing,
the caneens and money, perhaps Of the men
they had laid low. The foremost, on reach,
ing the body Of the dead enemy, turned it
over and to his horror beheld the corpse Of
his younger brother, his woolen shirt stained
with blood oozed from a bullet hole above
The heart. Our informant chaplain, in the
army, could tell us nothing of the other
rebel brother. But this one made his way
into the Union lines and is now in the hos
pital at Alexandria, a hopeless maniac. We
learn Il at in tn cir childhood the younging
of the flock had been the especial charge Of
the elder. When he left for New Orleans it
was in the expectation of entering business
to which he could bring up the boy. He
lived to shoot down the boy with his own
hand. Unless the remaining brother sur
wives, the family is now extinct. The father
died of broken heart, and was buried lat
Sunday. This is simple statement of facts
1t is doubtless one of ten thousand to be
written. Philadelphia paper.
The Placer herald., 1863-10-24

The following article is from the Mobile
Register, one of the strongest accession
papers in the South, a. the same time one
Of the ablest. Read it everybody:
"lhe North is no less set on purpose Of
final separation than we are. The Repubi
can party are not fighting to restore the Union,
any more than the old Romans fought 10
establish the independence of the countries
they invaded. The Republicans are fighting
for conquest and dominion, we for liberty
and independence.
There is only one party North who wants
this Union restored but they have no power
Legislative, executive or judicial-ban the
paper we write on. 1t is true they make
show of union and strength, but they have
no voice Of authority. We know tina. the
ValIandigham school wants the Union re.
stored, for he told US 80 when here in exile,
partaking of such hospitality as we extended
to real enemy to our struggle for separa,
ton, banished to our soil by another enemy
who is practically more our friend than he.
And if Vallandgham should, by any accri.
dent or other cause, become Governor
of Ohio, we hope Lincoln will keep his
nerves to the proper tension, and no, allow
him to enter the confines Of the State. His
administration would do more to restore the
old Union than any other 10 Ohio could do;
and therefore we pray that he may be de-
feated. Should strong Union party spring
up in Ohio, the third State in tho North in
political Importance, it might find faint
response in some Southern States, and give
us trouble. But as long rs the Republicans
hold power. they will think Of conquest and
dominion only, and we, on the other hand
will come up in solid column for freedom and
independence, which we will be certain to
achieve. with such assistance as we may now
after the refusal Of the Washington cabinet
to confer, confidently expect before the
Democrats of the North get into power
again, and come whispering in our ears
Union, reconstruction, Constitution, COM
cession and guarantees" Away with all
such stuff
We want separation. Give us rather,
men like Thaddeus Stephens and Chas Sum
ner. They curse the old Union and dsspise
it, and so do we. And now we promise
these gentlemen that, as they hate the Union
and the "accursed Constitution" let them
keep down VaIandigham and his party in
in the North, then they shall never be trou
bed by US with such whining about he
Constitution and the Union AZ they are send
ing up."
The Placer herald., 1863-10-24
THE GREAT PLATTE DRIED Up.-The fol-

THE GREAT PLATTE DnIED Up.-The fol-
lowing items of interest to the thousands
who have "come the Plains across" is from
the Rocky Mountain News, of September 26:
For the first time, we believe, since the
western plains have been known the Great
Platte, or Nebraska River, is dry along a
great portion of its course Travellers from
the east say that after passing the mouth Of
Loup Fork, there is no continuous running
water. Occasionally there is rvuel rising
and flowing over the sand for distance, and
then sinking. Oftener there are water oles,
and in places for miles th~re is neither
Teamsters have to dig wells in the sand to
get water for their stock-ofen f. 9 or six
feet in depth. Some teams that left here for
the States turned back because Of the scar
city of water. They describe the bed of the
Platte as desert Of sand. dry and parched
as the bed of Cherry Creek. Just whore
the water fist disappears, we have not
learned.
The Placer herald., 1863-10-24
How Mrs. Bonaparte Dresses,

A Paris correspondent gossips rs follows
about the dresses Of Eugenie. he SAYS: 1t
is universally conceded that she is the best
dressed lady in Europe. She sets the female
fashions for the world; and employs not only
modisles but artists to invent them. Her
"department of ready made clothing" is
something immense. To say that she has a
new dress for every day in the year, would
not begin to convey an idea of the extent and
variety of her wardrobe.
In the front center of the ceiling Of her
Majestys private dressing room there is a
trap-door opening into spacious hall above,
filled with presses" each containing dress,
exhibited on frame-looking like an effigy
of the Empress herself. 10 part Of these
presses there is a little railway leading to
The aforesaid trap'door, through which the
dress is descended into the presence Of the
Empress. lfit pleased her Majesty, the dress
is lifted from the frame and PLACED upon the
imperial person; if not, it is whipped up, and
another comes down in its pace; and not
unfrequently another and another, and an.
other; so fastidous is the taste which gives
the law to the world of fashion.
1" Puoic the LfilpTess never looks OVerl
dressed A severe simplicity always characl
terizes her toilette, while everything, in ma.
terial, is as complete in harmony as a sonata
of Beethoven. This is the great secret of
The "art of dress" woman who wears
discordant ribbnns, breaks that sense of Wis.
ua melody commonly called good taste,
without which not even the Duchess Of Col
conda can dress well. Certain coors are
incongrous and inharmonic as certain notes
in music; and the arlistes who compose
dresses for the Empress Eugene study these
natural laws of harmony as carefully as the
painter the hues of bis palette.
Just now it has been discovered that the
parasol. the dress, the bonnet, the gloves and
The CATERS must be of the same color to pro-
duce The most unique and pleasing effect
And thus a completely dressed lady no lon
ger offends the eye with confused contra
'lction Of coIors of all the shades and with.
out the order of the rainbow but presents a
perfect picture, as meIodiousIy charming to
the eye as the air Home, Sweet Home" is
to the ear.
The Placer herald., 1863-10-24

The PAY OF SoLprnRs.-Prepara,ions are
being made to pay off the Army of the Pc.
tomac for two months, says n late Washing.
ton letter, and number Of Paymasters have
already left for the front. Many soldiers will
draw no pay on this occasion, owing to the
following cause: Each private is entitled 10
draw clothing to the amount of $42 psr
year; and all drawn over this, is paid for By
the deduction from his monthly stipend.
During General Hooker's march from Vir.
ginia through Maryland, and during the bat.
ties at Gettysburg and the active operations
following, until the army again rested on the
Rappahannock, many soldiers threw away or
abandoned their clothing, often in obedience
to the commands of officers, aud since then
they have been compelled to replenish their
wardrobes by drawing an extra supply; con.
sequen'ly, many of them are entitled to no
pay in money at this time, and they regard
it rs a very unjust regulation. 1t is said the
matter will receive the attention of the next
Congress-"
The Placer herald., 1863-10-24
[From al ticle rejected by the Boston Trumpet
Influence of the Pulpit in Producing War.

| speak with serious regret and shame
when say belieIe the clergy of New Eng
land are the most responsible Of her citizens
for the present alarming condition of our
country The reason is obvious, for they
have greater control over the public mind,
end consequently the greater responsibility
do not think do them an Unjust ce when
say what have OF them, for they claim to
be teachers of the people, and especially
called of God to preach the everlasting gos'
pei of peace, while, with few honorable ex'
ceptous, they have been preaching senli.
menls and doctrines which lead naturally
and directly to anarchy war and blood shed
They justify themselves by saying they desire
to remove from the land an evil called chall
tel slavery. | would inquire what moral or
religious right have they to advocate the use
Of such means for the suppression Of the evil
of slavery? Where do they get the precept to
do evil that good may Gomez AS uni ust as
slavery is, who does not know that civil war,
during the past two years. has caused more
suffering and misery than the evils of slavery
have caused the country since the adoption
of the American Constitution.
But to my mind there is another view Of
this subject which is entirely irreconciIable.
The larger portion Of the clergy of New
England pretend to believe in endless pun
ishment for sin; they say that every man who
dies unregenerated aud unreconclled to God
must 90 to an endless eternity. In the next
breath they will tell you, and that it is your
Christian and patriotic duty to 90 and shoot
down that class OF ungenerates and conse-
qnentIy send them to hell, and for whs'!--
Simply to relieve the land of a moral evil,
called slavery, which can exist only for a
time. II that is not gaping at gnat and
allowing camel then this Ser plure new
er vas fulfilled since it was penned 10y Its an'
thor, Some may say do not stale the full
position of the Orthodox clergy, but | aim
to state what really believe to be true; |
know it is true of portion OF item. |
have heard them utter the same sentiments
again and again. heard one say some few
months since, while addressing an audience
of some five hundred people, that he had
been down South in company with Others,
and shot down thousand rel,els and sent
them to hell, and was making preparations
to 90 down and do the same thing again. |
aid to myself, is it possible that men can
teach such doctrines and sentiments, aud
claim to be themselves messengers of Him,
who came down from heaven TO bring peace
on earth and good will tc men9
Last September | attended the United
States Convention of Universaists at Chica-
20, and to nv sorrow found the represen
iatives assembled as we'll from other portions
of our country as New England, yielding
with few exceptions, TO The same unhallowed
and mundane instrumentaities, used by the
rreligious portions Of the community fol
the suppressions Of what they call evil
| view with alarm all indications Of the
mingling of Church and State, for it has g
tendency to destroy the efficiency Of each.
The Placer herald., 1863-10-24
MY COUNTRY.

Ny Country, My Country, though humbled and
Though now thou art bleeding a. every pore,
There is Joy for thee yet-for thy brow q bright
crown,
And nations shall envy thy future renown.
My Country, My Country, thou pride of my SOUL
Though storm-winds have ragged with no hand to
control,
And have rocked thee as rocks the ship on the
main,
Thy travail in sorrow shall not be in vain.
Behind darkest clouds shine the rghtest OF suns,
And deep shadows fall on the streamet that runs,
In the greenest, the loveliest sunniest dell
Where summer birds warble, and mortal men
dwell.
But the clouds disappear, and the earth smiles
again,
More fragrant and fresh from the torrents of rain
And the shadows that darkened the streamlet are
gone.
And the birds song are sweet as their mathis at
My Country, My Country, there is One reigneh
still,
"Whom He lovrth He chastens' as He doth will;
And thou from the furnace, like gold that is tried
Shall brighter beam forth from thy dross purified
Freedoms fires shall again burn in fame, hall and
cot.
AS erst they were wont in thy happier lot,
When the people were gns--when by no
despot hand
A scepre was swayed DER our Heaven blest land
My Country, Ny Country, thou art loved next to
God;
Though mans blood has reddened thy emerald
Till faith has been palsied we'll wake from the
spell,
And hope till the watchman shall cry, "All is
we'll"
My Country, My Country, there's joy for thee yet;
Thy sun with its glory now dimmed is not set,
And the Kingdoms Of earth that rejoice DER thy
woe,
Shall bow at thy feet when their pride is laid
low.
Caucasian.
The Placer herald., 1863-10-24
Last of the Piratical Chs pmau Case.

This morning the sixteen men, indicted
with Gresthouse, Harpending and Rubsry,
for piracy, we're brought into the United
States District Court, Judge Field presiding.
On answering to their names, they we're ask,
ed il they would take an unconditional oa,h
of allegiance, and all except one, Wm. D..
Ward, signifed their willingness to take The
obligation. Ward was taken into an ad-
joining room. and after remaining there q
short time, he sent word to his attorney that
he would take the oath. The obligation was
then read to them, and they were separately
asked if they would subscribe to it, and oil
answered in the Affirmative, The oath WAS
then administered, and each subscribed bic
name rs follows:
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, NORTHERN DrsrRlcf
OF CALIFORNIA, City and County Of San Francis.
co, ss.-We. James Smith, John E. Kent. John ".
McFadden. John Fletcher. Thomas W. Bounds,
Wm. Williamson, Geo. w. Davis, Albion r Grow,
Madison W. Marshal, Thomas Poole. Henry C.
Boyd. Joseph W. Smith Richard II. Duval, VIM.
G. Law, Lorenzo L. Libby and w. D. Ward do
| severally and solemnly swear that we will re.
spect protect and defend the Constitution and
Government of the United States against all enc.
mics whether domestic or foreign. and that We will
bear true faith, allegiance and loyalty to the same
any ordinance, resolution or law of any State,
Constitution or Legislature to the contrary, not.
withs,andng; and further, that we do this with
q lull determination, pledge and purpose with.
out any mental reservation whatsoever; and furth.
er' that we will we'll and faithfully perform ull
the duties which may be required of US by law.
So help US God. (Signed.)
John E. Kent, John w. McFadden.
John Fletcher, Thomas w. Bounds.
William Williamson, George W. Davis,
Albion L. Crow, Madison II. Marshall,
Thomas Poole. Henry q. Boyd
Joseph W. Smith, Richard H. Duval,
VIM. Z. Law, Lawrence L. Libby,
James Smith, w. D. Ward.
Alfred Almond took conditional oath
containing the words "as long as | remain
within the limits Of The United States" The
balance of the obligation was the same lhs
others had taken. After the oath had been
administered the prisoners signed bond OBJ,
gs'ng themselves to pay $4,000 sach, 10
default of compliance with their obligation
in every particular. Afier signing the bond,
the Clerk informed his Honor that the pa,
pers had been properly signed and ackuowI.
edged
Judge Feld-Mr. Prosecuting Attorney.
| the prisoners have taken the necessary obi.
CATION, and have also signed the required
bond. Have you anything to ssyl
Prosecuting Attorney-I move, your Hon.
or, that nolle prosequi be entered in the
case of The prisoners, and that they be die.
charged.
Judge Feld-Ths prisoners are discharg.
ed.
On this announcement being made, there
appeared to be general rejoicing among
them. Some left the Court room as soon 40
possible, while others fingered for moment
to enable their friends to shake their banda
and congratulate them on their release.
s. r Journal, Oct. l7M.
The Placer herald., 1863-10-24

Bullion Those in California or the At
lanto States, who are still incredulous as to
the wealth of Nevada, certainly ought to
have their eyes opened by the vast amount
of bullion which is sent over the mountains
daily. Wells, Fargo & Co. ship from this
city, on an average, over Sl5OO00 pei week,
and counting that taken from Esmeralda and
other districts, the sum will foot up close to
100000 and all in bard cash. No green
backs, nor government securities, nor legal
tenders, but gold and silver, recognized all
over the world as representatives of value;
equally good in England or Hindostan; some
thing that will WELD influence and power,
and command respect under every cline and
in every nation. We can imagine how resi-
dents of the Eastern States, who remember
twenty dollar gold pieces AS things that were,
or people in the Southern States, where scrip
constitutes the chief medium of exchange,
would stare at the sight of whole bricks OF
solid silver and gold, carried through the
streets, which is a daily occurrence here.
The fortunate possessor could purchase a
four-horse wagon load of paper with one OF
them, or nerve the sinews Of war for month.
Let the people at a distance say what they
will, Nevada is destined to be one OF
the richest and most populons of the United
States. Virginia City Standard.
The Placer herald., 1863-10-24

Mr.. Cox, in speech delivered at Glove.
land, Ohio, quoted the following pertinent
matter from Junius:
Let me exhort you never to suffer an in
vason Of your political Constitution; how
ever minute the ins'anre may appear to be,
never pass it by without determined per-
severng resistance. One precedent creates
another They soon accumulate and const;
lnte law What Yesterday was fact to-
day is doctrine. Examples are sad to Justify
the most dangerous measures, and where
they do not suit exactly the defect is sup.
piled by analogy. Be assured that the law
which protects us in our civil rights grows
ont Of the Constitution, and they fall or
flourish with it,
The Placer herald., 1863-10-24
Mice and Reptiles,

In an English work called "Ihe Life of a
Soldier" we find the following account of
battles between mice, scorpions, and cent.
pedes, in Barbados. The brief narrative
is full of interest. In clearing the ground
for the camp, we disturbed a variety of nox
ious reptiles, such as whipsnskes of an ex
traordinary length, but not thicker than a
goose quill; cenlipedes of large size, whose
backs were planted like Holsters tail. and
scorpions. Having hearl that mice were
natural enemies to the latter, procured a
few that | might be n witness to their com
bat. The arena was the space circumscribed
by glass bell; and upon letting mouse
and scorpion loose in it, grand display Of
manuuverng ensued-the mouse trying to
bite off his opponents tail, which terminates
in sting, and the scorpion watching for An
opportunity to strike him with it. Should
the former succeed in his first object. the
latter falls prey; but if stung the mouse
swells up and dies of convulsions. However
the mouse is generally the victor Equa
generalship is required in the engagement,
with the centipede, which defends itself with
two small nippers, placed at either side o
its mouth, near the poison bags. One OF
our men found large tarantua on his
| shoulder one morning when he awoke, and
| it suffered itself to be removed without doing
him any injury. lie brought it to me, as an
amateur; and accordingly placed it under
the bell with one Of the hardest biting mice.
1t Immediately reared itself on its hinder
legs, remained motonless in this posture,
while the mouse ran round the bell evidently
unwilling to face its new antagonist. This
continued a short time; and then, as if under
the influence of an irresistible fascination,
the mouse jumped suddenly into the arms
of the taran'ula, which quickly seized him
with two nippers, resembling the claws of a
cat, and situated either side Of the head, and
with such deadly effect, that the little quad
ruped instantly sweled up and burst
next le, loose two or three mice at a time on
the tarautula, but they all shared the same
fate.
The Placer herald., 1863-10-24
The "SWamp ANGEL"

The famous marsh battery, the "Swamp
Angel" which is one Of the many proofs of
General Glmores daring and energy, to the
surprise Of the Charestonians, commands
their houses and homes, to say nothing Of
the other heavy ordnance. This battery in
the midst Of the marsh, 1000 yards in ad-
vance of Morris 1sand-was located At night
hy the men making their way to it on their
stomachs A path, two planks wide, was
then constructed, which was hid from rebel
observation by the marsh grass. Planks
three inches thick were driven down AS the
substranm; on this were laid several layers;
on them logs, and on them boards. In the
mean time the ordnance was hoa.ed up by
night, and sand bags innumerable, from eve
ry directioo-and one night large force
piled them up, and to the surprise of the
rebels, dangerous battery greeted their
eyes next morning, in dangerous proximity,
rs if evoked by the mysterious hand of
magic.
Col. SerreIl, of the New York Engineers,
had charge of the construction of the work
One of his Lieutenants, whom lie had order
ed to take twenty men and enter the swamp,
said that he "could not do 1.-THE mud was
too deep" The Colonel ordered him to try.
Ii did so, and soon returned with his men
covered with mud, and said: "Colonel, the
mud is over my mems heads-I can't do it.
The Colonel insisted, and told the Lieuten
ant to make requislion tor anything that
WAS necessary for the safe passage of the
swamp. The Lieutenant made his requisi
tion in writing and on the spot. 1t was as
follows: Il want twenty men, eighteen feet
long, to cross a swamp fifteen feet deep"
His requisition did no, secure him squad
of the desired altitude, but did secure his
arrest for disrespect to his superior Some
one more fertile in resource was put in his
place, and the work accomplished.