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WAR DEPARTMENT.

ITOfost Marshal Generals OTce, )
Washington, u. c., August 1, 1853
Circular, No. 62.-I. In conformity with ne W
Regulations Of the Treasury Department, Cir
cuiar No. 49, from this Office, dated July 3, 1863:
and the part OF paragraph III Of Circular No.
10, dated June :, and of paragraph " OF Cir
cular No. 80 dated June Il, in reference a6
Quarterly Returns, are hereby rescinded.
II. Returns of Public Property, with proper
vouchers, shall hereafter be made MONTHLY and
must be forwarded in separate letter of trans
initial.
III. The Abstract Of indie btedness fForm 81
is hereby abolished.
Nv. Vouchers to accounts shall hereafter be
made out in duplicate only; and when accounts
are to be paid, both copies Of the vouchers shall
be presented or transmitted for payment to the
proper disbursing officer.
JAMES b. FRY, Provost Marshal General
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TELEGRAPHIC NEWS.

DEATH OF THE REBEL GENERAL
HOLMES.
ST Louis, Aug. H.-Intelligence mas been re-
seived here that the Rebel General Holrnes in
Arkansas died recently OF delirium tremens.
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WAR DEPARTMENT,
Prorost Marshal Generals Office.


Prorost Marshal Generals Office,
Washington, ID. C., August 3, 1869.
Circular, No. 63-The following opinion of
Colonel Joseph Holt, Judge Advocate General,
upon a communication from the Office OF the
faymaster General, touching the liability to
draft OF Paymasters Clerks, 10 published and
will govern in this and ali analogous cases,
viz:
Judge Adrocate Generals OHce,(
August 3d. 1858. !
"Cialms to exemption from the draft should
ne strictly construed. Both the letter and spirit
OF the act for enrolling the National Forces
require this. The Paymasters' Clerks, men
noned IN this communication are not found in
.ne iist OF exempted classes as enumerated; nor
= Il believed that they can be assigned to what
Solicitor Whiting has denominafed q third
class, and which Is necessarily exempt, viz,
those IN the military serviceof the United States
On % March, 1868. They sustaia IL il true,
certain relation to the military service, as do
teamsters and others Who may receive ration
daily as part Of their allowances, bat they are
not 60 far in that service as to be liable to the
Held duty for which the National Forces ara
drafted, and they should not therefore by reason
OF their position be permitted to escape that
liability, should the chances OF the draft impose
1t upon them"
(Signed,) J. HOLT.
Judge Advocate General.
aae5 1ras-l +. JAMES B. Fer,
eaGs I,tsaG ftovost Marshal General.
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M EDICAL NOTCH.

N LAWlkS AFEIN5EO: REID!
perience, guarantees immediate relief in oil dis
eases OF The womb. srggrsssio1 end isregnh.itiss
nature. common 70 Females. req irins the Medical
services OF REGULAR precticieG 2 hysiciAn
On En- hOuYa n n n IN q
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RAILROAD CoMMUSICATIoN BETWEEN
WASHINGTON AND NEW YoRK.-The several
railroad companies constituting the line be.
tween Washington and New York fnow tenn.
porarily represented here by their agents) are
busily engaged in the redemption of their prom
ises made last winter, for the construction Of a
double track along the entire line.
The double track between Trenton and New
York will seon be completed, and q large force
is at work between Trenton an d Philadelphia
From the latter city southwark the track is
complete to Newark, and will be speedily
finished between Baltimore and Washington
Work is progressing upon the bridge across
the Susquehanna, and there is prospect that
double track, without any change of cars,
will soon be provided between Washington
and New York. The companies have ordered
thirty new first.class cars for the line.
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REorRrRD.-Yesterday, Messrs. r. J. Raj.
ney, John Conway, Jas Steele, John OI.eary,
= Babst New Jersey avenue), @. Boyle. M.
90 streets who were among the number 70
ported in the Star of Wednesday as having
been permanently closed for selling liquor to
soldiers, obtained permission TO reopen; satis-
the houses closed were in the habit of selling
liquor to soldiers, that the houses which they
kept were not guilty.
The penalty under which they have reopened
is that If they violate the law that they viii BE-
sent to the Old Capitol for sixty days, lined the
usual amount, have their liquors confiscated,
and have their houses closed during the war
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FOURTH WARD STATION CAgEs.-H. Ran.
dali, desertion; Geo. Shaw, do. military. Jno.
Crowley, disorderly; locked up three hours.
Annie Crowley, assault and battery. dismissed.
Ellen Fitzgerald, drunk and disotderly; 81. S..
Frank Mcclure, do; @156. Ellen Fitzgerald,
threats; dismissed. j. Mcpherson, Catharine
Myers, abusive language; % each. William
p. Mohun threats for hearing. Jno. Ashton,
rape; Jail for court Thos. Jefferson, drunk
and disorderly; S158. Dennis Donovan, drunk:
dismissed. VIM. NJ. Rayner, assault; dis.
missed: John Evans, do; bail for court Jno.
Carroll, drunk; dismissed. D. W.. Merrill,
suspicious; dismissed
ARRESTED on SusplCIon.-Y Yesterday. Chas.
Cook, . soldier belonging TO the l0sh Maryland
regiment, was arrested by roundsman Mere
dith, and Patrick Kearnen, bogus captain, BY
onicsr Healy. on suspicion Of being the par
ties who burglarously entered the mouse of
Mr.. Thomas Scriysner, tho previous night, and
they were taken 70 the Fifth Ward station. and
there being no conclusive evidence against
them, Justice Ferguson dismissed the charge,
bM turned them over TO the niiitarys
COULDN'T BIZ BRID1p.-Yesterday, one of
the substitutes recently sent 70 the.s Conscript
Tarricks,n near the Circle, In the place OF q
drafted man,oiiered one ofthe scntries on duty,
Win D. Peacock, seventy dollars for an cp-
uortuuity TO escape. which was promptly de.
clined and the tact was Immediately reported
20 Mr, j. K Brown. superintendent Of the
camp, who ordered the sAhstisute 70 be pat In
irons.
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~ From Metzerott we have the following
popular music, issued by Lee & Walker, Phil.
adeiphia: "The Thoughts of Other Years."
words by Henry Knowles, music BY Charles
Hess; "Secretary Chase's Grand March,"
composed BY E. Mack; s'Soiitude,H fantasia
also by Mack. ~ sa1 Il
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yoLCHT1ER nAvAL SYRvICK. ;.
oRpHx1D.
Acting Second Assistant Engineer Thomas
Acaoush, 70 the eteamer Daudeiion.
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WAhaTIEDDoo Three suBsrITUTEs. Inauir. o,
under 1Sh p0hknHh3EN No. $50 Penn aye
WAIVED IMMEDIATELY-A WET NURSE.
w good wages will be given. Apply at No. 2S7
Pennsylvania avenue. between 9th snd 10Th It
Inquire q re Fieur and Issd House ~
joining Canal Bridge. ana st.6H
WANTEB-A respectable WOMAN to do gene
Rlyt.ts3s 18th street, between Mass. svs9u. ana
WANTED To HIRE-A white WOMAN Of
w middle eSs a servant 70 DO the work Of.
street. sssss =;
1s.r to o siDs: ,s Or double harness; eight
..u.v hsss MIA t t is si! s. u
vi wAsaISefex' D. O., A1gr.. II, 1855.
!. T m
for furnishing Five Hundred 900 Pacing boxes Ss
sample OF the box required win be shown on
IN ~ state the price of each box when
Psopesals mus. be addressed te Henry Johnson.
and b fs soDs. as
sadeo, nnst b BE- present .hsn the proposals are
right to reject any al bids he deem too high
unsuitable. HENRY JOHNSON
n. g. T., @. 8. A.. and Act. Medical p urveyor.
MB1R FOR SALE.
Just received, from Bangor, Maine, two ca.soss
OF Joigt By u, from % "a feet long veay good
cut to bill. Also 100 go LAths from the same place
Grst quality. JOSEPH LIBBEf
au ls-e~" No. 81 Water st., Georgetown
ID MAYORS OFFICE, August Il, 1852
ROPO6ALS Will be received at this ONCE until
Monday, the 18th of August L. O'Clock N , Tor trim.
ming and sraveiins street north, from 10th to
lst street west the gravel to be nine inches thick in
the cent. tapsring to four inches at the gutter
line, and to be OF quality approved by the Com
missionsrs and Assistant ommissionsrs Ths
gravel to be ven rated OF ell stone Of improper
size, anc we'll rolled with heavy roller.
Bidders will state the price per cubic yard for
trimming and per square yard for graveiins.
No part of the approp riation win be paid the
contractor except upon the certificate Of the com
missioner and assistant commissioners that the
work has been properly executed.
Commissinnsr First Ward
A. ROSS RAY
: JOHN b. STRAIN,
su ls-st Assistant Commissioners.
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THE ASSOCIATED PRESS AaRNCY.-The
Philadelphia Press says that the place vacated
as agent for the New York Associated Press
by Mr.. d. H. Craig, is only temporarily sup
piled by Mr.. Bradford, aud that Mr.. Samuel
Wilkinson, Washington Editor Of the New
York Times, has been invited to the position.
THE AGRICULTURAL DEPARrMEHT is busy
at present in preparing the usual monthly re.
port Of the crops and weather. The returns
are generally very favorable, although some
sections of the country, especially west Of the
Allegheny Mountains, have suffered consider
ably from drought.
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lnculca' ed, renders unnecessary all preeep.s
and until ch Id has fully received this prin.
ciple he is without the basis of manhood
The earlier this principle is received and a
child thrown upon his own responsibility,
and made to feel that he is man, lacking
only years to give him strength and wisdom.
the safer that boy is Tor time and eternity.
The moment a boy becomes morally respon-
sible, he becomes in most important sense
"a sense which you and the deacon never
recognized-free. do not say that he is
removed from parental control or rational
restraint, but that it it is the business of the
parent to educate him in the principle Of
self-government. A boy bred thus, becomes
ten times more man than boy bred in
the way which has seemed best to you; and
when he goes forth from the parental roof
he goes forth strong, and able to battle with
life's trials and temptations. Children long
for recognition-to do things fer themselves
to be their own masters and mistresses.
Their play is all based on the assumption
that thev are men and women, as, in minia-
ture, they are; and, insisting on the right
use of liberty and teaching them how to use
it, they should have it, restrained only when
that liberty is abused.
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most OF the way hy water through Grand
Lake and the Teche, had a severe fight at
Franklin, ~here the enemy held 8 strong
position. The rebel infantry was concealed
IN thick forest. The 25th Connecticut regi-
ment was ordered ino action on The left of
the line, and IN the advance. When charge
was ordered, to force the rebels from their
position end to take their artillery. the 18th
Connecticut had to charge through a plowed
field and over two fences. notwithstanding
these obstacles. this regiment succeeded in
capturing two caissons, six horses, two swords,
and splendid flag from the enemy The flag
was of fine silk, SIX feet in length, boreered
with rich silver tinsel, and bore upon II the
inscription-"The Ladies of Franklin TO the
St Mary's CannonierS." SooE after the
charge of the 18th, The enemy fell back de-
feated- The force opposed 10 US was not
large, but had the advantage of position,and of
making a surprise. The total force of the
rebels, both here and at the batteries below,
did not exceed 10000 men. Our loss was
considerable, and that of the enemy mast
have cnrrespondeG with ours
By the time our troops had arrived at New
Iberia, nearly $50 horses, mules, and beef
cattle had been collected, and were placed
in kraals along the wayside- Their numbers
were SO rapidly augmented by the constant
seizures f.om The plantations bordering the
road, that II became necessary 10 establish
additional places for their safe keeping. The
mules were found very useful TO the regi-
mental surgeons in the transportation of the
sick Some fine blooded horses were made
4 L l.,
officers.
Connected with the advance of the expedi-
ton, nothing more plainly indicated the
demoralized condition of the rebel army than
the rapid capture of their disheartened
soldiers. During the actions of Bethel Place
and Irish Bend, along the route taken by tie
defeated, and at Franklin, New Iberia, and
other places, crowds of them have fallen into
our hands. Already nearly fifteen hundred
prisoners have been taken
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WHAT TIE SOLDIERS HAVE To CARRY
\ soldier writing from Falmouth last week
thus hits off the custom of orr officers iu
loading down the infantry soldiers:
I'VE have had another inspection to-day,
and eight DAYS rations have been issued TO
the men, thus making each man his OWE
supply train. This may be economy, but /
think it will "play out after the first trial :
if it does not am sue the men will. This
is something We have never done before.
We have carried five days rations, and
thought that tedious, but if We march, as ws
are hourly expecting TO be ordered to do, we
shall think Old Joe is manufacturing back
mules. Just imagine yourself carrying your
house, a We'll. and grocery store, rife, sixty
death warrants, &c, on Your back, and You
after the rebs; wouldn't you think yourself
on the road of glory? Bunyan's Pilgrim
wasn't much Of chap compared with an
infantry soldier Of the army of the Potomac
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Gen. Banks Victories in the Teche
Country.

Tne mail frcm New Orleans preceding that
which arrived on Saturday is still missing
waich accounts for the incomplettness of the,
accounts from Gen Banks expedition into
the Teche country. If The rebel account is
true. that ne has arrived on the south side OF
Red river, opposite Bayou Sara, We may in
fer that he followed up his successes in the
Ieche district in The style IN which they were
commenced. and cleared the region OF rebel
armies: ulherwlst: he would hardly have
pushed on leaving them nearer II New Or
leans than hlS own ARMY. Ii appears that a
serious fight for two days occurred at Bethel
Place. and another at Nermiion Ba,ou; that
the feet reduced the rebel batteries al Blute
Ia Rose, and that Gen Grover mad alsu fought
hard battle and taken away many prisoners
before forming junction with Gen Banks to
march upon Opeiousas, where a fight Was
expected, Of which no account has Vet come
TO hand.
At Eermilion Bayou the rebels had posted
force of over 1000 infantry and strong
batteries OF artillery in ambush. Fire was
opened upon the advance of Gen Banks
army from the whole force of the enemv-
The fight ragged turlously for some time, but
resulted finally, alter considerable loss OF.
both sides, in the giving way of the rebels
ard the crossing of our troops
Onthe second night of the attack on the
rebel works at Bethel Place, they were heard
evacuating the position, but no movement in
pursuit was made till early the next morn
ing. Col kimball, of the Massachusetts
5:id. was the first to enter the works and
plant the natiUna, colors. The scene ON
every hahI gave the fullest evidence of the
dav before. Their Unburried dead were ly-
lns aroui d on all sides. Within an area OF
fifty feet thirty horses lay dead on the field.
There were found in the rebel works one 32-
pounder smooth bore cannon, and a fine l2-
pounder rifed brass howitzer. This latter
piece, with its caisson, was being drawn over
a bridge across ditch TO the rear OF the
works when 4 solid shot from one of our
30-pourder PARROTS struck the bed of the
4 piece, and threw it and caisson into the ditch
where it now lies. Large stores of al kind
of ammunition and some Enfield rifles, and q
few small arms, were found i'll the works
having been abandoned by the enemy. The
remnants of a hasiy meal were found seat
tered around near the cannon. In one
place the earthwOrks were torn up by burst
ing shell, AMI the eath in many places Wa:
very much plowed up by the iron missiles o.
death. The widest enthusiasm prevailed,
among our troops as they entered the rehe
stronghold. Loud cheers were given as II,
advancing column passed through the in
trenchments, and beheld the fearful effects o.
the two days struggle.
GEN GROWERS EXPEDITION.
I Tho fnrno lai h. n
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Suffering Among the Cattle,

In some parts of Canada Wes. s,lfferinu
among the cattle for the want of fodder i
intense. \ contemporary At Napanee SAYS
Hundreds of cattle have already died of
starvation aud thousands are so weak that il
winter weather continues much longer the,
must perish, as there is no feod left to sus-
tain them. In some parts you may travel
for miles. or even Cor score Of miles, aIil
not see the least indication of even a sheaf
of straw about the barns. and no stock rear
excepting it may be a few yearlings, and
other stock too much reduced TO go TO the
woods. All that are able TO walk in tie
snow have been driven to the bush, and are
browsed on the top of trees felled for that
purpose. The weak and young ones remain
ing at home are fed with bread, pan cakes.
bran, Nc., out of the scanty stock intended
by the settler for the use of himself aRd fam
lily. Such piiiable state of things has rare
ly. if ever, been witnessed in those regions
before
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4 Plea for Farmers Wives.

4 writer in the \. y. Observer, under the
heading Of Who go crazy ?" says:
Some time ago | examined the statis-
tics Of In, attic Asylum in Massachusetts,,
and was as,onished to find that the lar
geSt number of cases came from the very
last class of people TO which one would
nave looked for the insane. The class was
of yo'u,g farmers ,rires! And the report
stated very distinctly the causes of this re-
markab.e fact: Young women take upon
themselves the care of housekeeping with
the tolls OF farln-life added, and those of a
family too, unable to keep" help" and am
pitious to be smart and keep up appear
ances, they worry or fret themselves TO death
or insanity. There is a good lesson to be
learned fom this startling feet. Lay 1t 10
heart, Young women, and especially young
mothers. And not only lay i to heart bnt
lay il up IN your heads too The moral OF
IL is: Don't w,rry; don't orerwork ;
don't try to do everything at once, and ali
alone too don't think that the world will
come to an end, or that Your folks will be
rained, if this little thing is not done 10
night; but take things quietly, patiently,
hopefully: always be in haste, but never in
a hurry: % one thing al time, and do it
well, and then attempt the next. and take
TO thought tor the morrow sufficient unto
the day is TIE evil thereof Life IS too pre-
cious to be wasted in idleness or destroyed
kE worrXinE.
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The Concord Statesman, political manual
for 1866. just issued. states that Judge East
man relurns fa.l 100 below The combined
vo;e OF Gilmore AMI Hartman. For rail
rnrd commissioned there is no choice; David
IL. ButFam, the republican candidate, viii be
elected by the legislature For members of
Congress, Daniel Marcy, de nUcrat, in the
first district, ha, 40 majority: Z H r ,lins,
republican, in the second district. pa major
ity, and J. ". Patterson, republican, in the
third district, 220 majority. Ia the executive
couacil three republicans and two democrats
are ali chosen nv the popular vote Inc
state Senate stands eight republicans and
three democrats.
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FEED FOR SHEEP.-The sheep is a nib-
bier, that is, will bite at almost ANYTHING in
the line of herds feed. 1t will nibble short
er than any other stock and it thrives best
on variety; it will suffer without it. Feed it
then by littles-a little straw, little hay, a
little grain or meal, little of roots, apples.
&c. 1t wants all this, and it wants You to
furnish tit likes to feed from your hand.
1t will waste nothing in this way, and thrive
exceedingly.
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THE ATLANTIC MONTHLY May, 1868. Bos-
ton. Iiclnor X Fields.

The present number is quite up to the rs-
tabiished itlaRtic standard, if not little a.
bnvei;. Ii opens with pleasant selections
from " Charles Lambs Uncalleeted Writ
ings" Miss Prescott begins a new story en-
titled " Dark Ways,7 distinguished BY her
usual brillianey. DIR. Holmes has Curious
and Instructive article on "The Human
Wheel, lis Spokes and Felloes," explaining
the locomotive powers OF tie human system.
Hawthorne has another of his genial Eng
lish sketches entitled Il the Thames, and
Agassiz explores The Fern Forests of the
Carboniferous Period" Gal Hamilton NEST
agreeably gossips Abou: 81 Gala Days:" The
authoress of e Life in the Iron Nils" begins
a new story. Paul Bl-eker-' ID. A Was,
son negatively answers the question. % Shall
We compromise The poetry Of the num-
Der is good.
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n We sse by the Manchester N. I'D
papers tha, the proposal 10 unite the ID and
l1Ih Regiment in that State is talked OF, and
that the latter corps twlica Is b-iny recnIted)
IS opposed TO the Union," although Only in
,his relation.
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Over q million and half dollars have been
subscribed recently, in this country and Eng
land, to the Atlantic telegraph; and the work
of constructing the cable is to be commenced
At once,
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The experience 0: many life: What a
'ool l have oeen!" The experience Of many
wife What fool have got w
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GEN GROW

GEN GROWERS EXPEDITION.
The force led by Gen Grover, which went
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cup1STM.N,s OINTMENT.

THE MOST POPULAR AND EFFlCACIGWEsi .l m
Il the Souihera Cnnfederacy is now prepared IN "'7
N. c., BY THOMAS CHRISTIAN. mi.
The chief object in the original manufacture OF tins
meDt for the of Itch in its various FORMS ,
however, proved itself invaluable remedy for Isr
Scaldhead cutaneous Diseases in some instances od s
of twenty years standing. also Rheumatism. so SPE
has relief been found in its for itch and letter ina
army has of late, purchased large supply for camp
hospital use. In its application to hundred
each glitch and letter. but one failed of cure m
been tested on horse flesh and found certain cure m
backs and shoulders In testimony Of its curative Sb
any amount of reliable certificates could be sdduceo @
is deemed out of place. the ointment, when treo al
ample proof its valuableueSs in the OF all hot
ments II c:rn be used in any climate. either cola Unit
rainy clear weather without any danger TO the and
This ointment is put up only by the subscriber ID
glass Jars, with full directions and will be r
persons in of it at from dollar to fifty "a Tb
according to size of jar, application accompany DE-
the cash Druggists will be furnished at nsn
duction, by purchasing large quantity. all
REFERENCES.
CHARLES +. Deems, D. d., Wilson, ~ "
W. G. JoEDAS, Wilson, N. C..
DR.. W. II. HooPER, CaSwell Co, n. Y: IN
Wilson, N. c., Feb. 10, 1868.