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The Ohio Democrat. [volume] (Canal Dover, Ohio) 1840-1900, 1863-03-27
worldly vanity.in Charleston,

Worldly Vanity.in Charleston.
The special correspondent Of the Lon
don Times writes from Charleston, South
Carolina, as follows:
"0n the night Of my arrival here q
large ball was given by the members Of
General Beauregard's staff, and it would
have been difficult for a stranger sudden
ly introduced into the ballroom to cred
1t the assertion that the country which
could exhibit its daughters in such gay
and brilliant dresses had been for nearly
two years shut ont by blockade from
Paris and Europe. 1t is scarcely an ex-
travagant statement to asseRt'that, even
in their present so.cslIed destitute con,
diticU, such States as South Caroline
and Georgia possess oil the neoessariet
and many of the luxuries of life to or
extent unsurpassed in the richest coun.
tries Of the old world.n sS,s.
The Ohio Democrat. [volume] (Canal Dover, Ohio) 1840-1900, 1863-03-27
How Lees Army Keep warm,

How Lees Army Keep Warm,
The following, from the correspondent
of rebel paper, shows how Lees army
improviSe tents: . e ..a.
There are but few tents, but this ar
my is beginning to regard tentsas a nui.
sance. Much soldering has made them
very sharp, and given them full knowl-
edge Of the law Of selfpreservation, and
they seem to have the same instincts as
the beaver, for their operations very
much resemble the habits Of that animal.
Brigades move about near thick woods,
to get supplies of fuel and for the bene-
fit of their health. When the troops
stop to camp, you see them scatter about
and become very busy, and in the course
of an hour or two the whole brigade has
disappeared. You can hear voices and
noises, and see moving things, and you
almost think it a vision or haunted
place, but after some painful suspense,
you are enabled to understand this sud-
den and strange "transmogrifcation. "
The drum beat summons the men to du'
ty or inspection, and all at once, from
holes, clay roots and hollow trees all
aroundyou can see hundreds Of headspro'
truding, and then the shoulders and ther
finally the whole body, and then the en-
tire brigade appears before you as it was
o few hours ago, The soldiers having
dug out holes, caves and cellars, over
which is q roof OF close brush, covered
with a thick coating of dirt to turn rain
and weather, while the tenement below
is warmed BY snug and well hlled fire.
place cut in the solid earth on the sidej
and such are the Winter quarters Of Lees
army.
The Ohio Democrat. [volume] (Canal Dover, Ohio) 1840-1900, 1863-03-27
More Of the Private Talk Of the
Soldiers.

A letter before us, written by a son in
the army to his father in this neighbor-
hood, has the following in reference to
an attempt to get the 59th Ohio regi>
ment to indorse some resolutions de,
nouncing Democrats at home. 1t says;
"The white wooIly heads in Ohio sent
some resolutions out here to have the SOL.
diers endorse them. I can't explain
them all to you, but one part was in this
wise, to put down certain party in the
North that has sprung into power lately
i suppose they meant the Democratic
party; but when the vote was put to the
old 59th, about Is or 80 voted for them,
and about 400 against them. The vote
rather got our Major, who is one Of the
woolly heads. When the vote was Ia
ken he wanted to know what it meant,
and was going to take another vote on
the resolutions, but our old Colonel, now
commanding brigade, issued an order
not to have any more such. stuff read to
his command. So that put stop to
it. see in some of the Cincinnati pa
pers how our regiment voted, and there
IS not one sUord Of 1t true. The Dem
ocratic party is gaining strength here
every day among the soldiers. P" ~
The private soldiers desire peace, and
the attempts that have been made by
certain Of their officers, and by Aboli.
tion presses at home, to make it appear
otherwise, is an imposition, and is so re,
gard by the soldiers. The fact that their
superiors permit only certain class of
papers to be.read by the soldiers, in.
creases the indignation they feel at the
attempts made to nisrepresent their
views Cincinnati Enquirer.
The Ohio Democrat. [volume] (Canal Dover, Ohio) 1840-1900, 1863-03-27

Am War1oek croggy.
l lO'ed a lass in Burrowstown,
Whose curls hung Ger iva e'es sa bonnie,
That never anee had cast frown
Upon her gallant Hieland Johnnie,
Chorus; -.
Oh, my bonnie dark-e'ed darling,
Oh, my bonnie dark-e'ed darling, b.
The night-winds howled athwart the moor
As l sought for my dark-e'ed darling.
In truth she was q blithesome lass,
And thought me, too, winsome laddie;
But then ye neer her threshold pass
Wfoutye spy her wakful daddie.
Oh, my bonnie, Sc.
Ane night sat atwixt the twa,
tBut nearest to my smiling Maggy,)
When a, to chase dull care AVA,
Struck up the sang cad WarlOCk Craggy.
Oh, my bonnie, &c.
AT length the auld man gan to nod,
And this made me sa blithe and cheerie;
(0h, how wished him meath the sod,
That might ha my dainty dearie.)
Oh, my bonnie, SC.
I took advantage O. his bliss, ..
And huggsd my darling ne'er sa proudly
And ga her ane celestial kiss
That sounded thro' the room quite loudly
Oh, my bonnie, &c.
Tho auld man leaped upon his lugs,
VII fire and fury never lacking:
"Do keep those corks win the jugs,
Nor let them wsk me wi their cracking.
Oh, my bonnie, sc.
The Ohio Democrat. [volume] (Canal Dover, Ohio) 1840-1900, 1863-03-27
THE IRISH PICKET.
By "BARNEY."

By "BARNEY."
Pm standing in the mud, Biddy,
With not q spalpeen near,
And silence, spaichless as the grave;
Is all the sound hear.
My goon is at showlder arms,
Pm wetted to the bone,
And when I'm after spakin' out.
/ fnd meself alone.
This Southern climates quare, Biddy,
A quare and bastly thing,
Wild winter absint all the year,
And summer in the Spring.
Ye mind the hot place down below?
An may ye never fear
I'd thraw comparisons-bu then
It's awful warrum here.
The only moon 1 see, Biddy,
Is one small star, ashore,
And that's foreninst the very cloud
1t was behind before. -
The watchfres gleamalong the hill
That's swelln' to. the South
And when the sentry passes them
I see his ugly mouth.
It's dead for slape l am, Biddy,
And dramin' swate I'd be,
If them ould rebels over there
Would only lave me free;
But when l lane against o sthump
And sthrive to get repose,
A musket ball be's comm straight
To hit my spacious nose.
It's ye I'd like to see, Biddy,
A shparkin' here wild me,
And then, ayournoen, hear ye say,
"AcushlyAPat-machree !"
ooh, Biddy, darlint," then says I,
Says you, SECT out of that"
Says l, "Me arrum mates your waist, {"
Says you, "Be dacent, Pat"
And how's the pigs and ducks, Biddy
It's them I'd think of, shure,
That looked so innocent and shwate
Upon the parfour t1ure;
I'm shure ye're aisy with the pig -
That's fat as he can be,
And fade him wild the best, because
I'm towld he looks like me.
Whin I come home agin, Biddy,
A Sergeant tried and thrue,
It's joost dacent house I'll build,
And 'rint it chape to you.
Well have parlor, bedroom, hall,
And duck-pond nately done,
Wild kitchen, pig-pen, praty-patch,
And garret, oil in one.
But, murther, there's baste, Biddy,
That's crapin' round tree,
And well l know the cratures there
To have a shot at me.
Now Misther Rebel, say yer pray'rs,
And howld yer dirthy paw.
Here goes!-be jabers, Biddy dear,
I've broke his ougly jaw!
The Ohio Democrat. [volume] (Canal Dover, Ohio) 1840-1900, 1863-03-27

A CONTEMPORARY instances genius
on Lake Ohamplain who takes a.pair Of
skates and writes q four months bill on
the ice with such perfection that in less
than al'hour thesun liquidates it.
The Ohio Democrat. [volume] (Canal Dover, Ohio) 1840-1900, 1863-03-27

"A. FRnNcH gentleman, M. Monls, has
just written book on oysters, In which
he informs the world that the oyster Is
IAN acephalous molIuscons bivalye. ~
Who would have thought III
The Ohio Democrat. [volume] (Canal Dover, Ohio) 1840-1900, 1863-03-27

8 A WRITER on natural history gives the
following definition Of q ram; "Aram
lis an animal whose butt is onthe wrong
end of him. sla a bjga as
The Ohio Democrat. [volume] (Canal Dover, Ohio) 1840-1900, 1863-03-27
For the Ohio Democrat.
SCOTTISH BALLAD.

BY GRANVILLE NJ. PEPPER.
The Ohio Democrat. [volume] (Canal Dover, Ohio) 1840-1900, 1863-03-27

Incidents of the Polish RevOIH.
tiOn--HOW the Poles Fight
Atrocities of the Russians -
The PPussian Intervention.
The Ohio Democrat. [volume] (Canal Dover, Ohio) 1840-1900, 1863-03-27

N.ala allog ~ lg@ laolIls
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1863-02-19
Can't Depend on the Illinois Troops,

We have already announced The
fact that the 1O9tb regiment Of Illi-
nois volunteers has in good part de-
serted to the Confederates. The
Cincinnati Commercial (black repub.
lican) says Of it: -I - .H
The 109;h Illinois regiment mutt.
MED u few days ago at holly Springs.
The regiment was made up in that
potion of Illinois known as Egypt,
where the Democracy cast an almos.
unanimous vote: The Lieutenant
Colonel went over to the enemy; the
other officers and men, except the
Colonel, who is loyal man, are un-
der arrest. This regiment, before it
left Illinois, drove a farmer out OF
bis house at midnight because he
bad hired two negroes. There are
said to be one OF two;other Southern
Illinois regiments Sho are not To be
depended upon. '.1'. b.
! The Louisville Journal has q let.
Ter from Columbus, KY, which says !:
Among officers taken Fat the sur.
| prise and rout of the rebels al iKrob
Creek was one P. II. Strickland, I'd
Lie uienant in Company A, 1ss Tenn
sssee Partisan Rangers. Upon Lieut..
Strickland Capt. Moore found the
! paroles of men belopgingto the Doth
Illinois. Majors Strickland of the 5th
Indiana being a relative of Lieut..
Strickland, they at once entered in-
TO free and confidential conversation
Among other things the Lieutenant
informed.th the Major that every man
in.the al09th Illinois, from the Col
down, belonged to the Knights Of
the Golden Circle, and that they
(the rebels)Were afraid We would find
lit out, because they were so bold
and impudent about it. He also
SAID that there were a great many
officers in our army belonging to that
society. and that they reddefed the
Confederates more service than they
did the Federals. Continuing, be
Iaddeds that We had no idea Of The
strength of that society in the North
land that through it they were ap
prised Of ell, important army mat
tiers,
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Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1863-02-19
A SERENADE.;

Hide, happy damsel, from the stars
What Sleep erfolds behind your veil;
But open to :he fairy cars
Or which the dreams Of midnight sail;
And let the zepbyrs rise and fall p
About her in the curtained gloom,
And then return to tell me all
The silken secrets of the room.
Al, dearest, may the elves that sway
Thy fancies. come from emerald plots,
Where they have dozed and dreamed all day
In hearts of blue forgetms-nots; {, q.
And one perhaps shall whisper thus:
"Awakel and light .he darkness, Sweet!
While thou art revelling with US,
He watches in the lonely street."
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1863-02-19

The correspondent of the Mobile
Register, in a narrative Of General
John H. MorgaD's expedition irtc
Kentucky, says that the soldiers IN.
der that gallant leader destroyed 50
miles Of the Louisville and Nashville
Railroad, over which supplies for an
army Of 10000 men were transport.
ed; that it will take 10000 men
three months to repair the immeGi.
ute damage, and that it will cost
S1,000,000 to put It in funning or.
der. . rl- e - -se9TI ,IgB
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1863-02-19

A correspondent of the London
Times says child would instructive
ly rush 10 Gen. Lee in a crowd, as q
friend and protector 80 fascinating
is the beauty Of bis counteuancef; and
adds that Gen. Lee breads a news
paper panegyrie worse than be does
a wound. He says Lee is'a hero, but
jackson is q saint.
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1863-02-19

A New Orleans correspondent de.
scribes a remarkable incident as hav-
ing occurred recently at the head
quarters Of General Butl,r, iu that
jdfy. A captain, one Of the staff Of
General Banks, having occasion to
euter the office, found a rose y ling
upon one of the desks, and taking il
up smelt of its fragrance but he nc
sooner applied the rose TO bis nose
than he tainted. 1t is supposed the
lose contained poisonous poxdei
which caused the insenaibiiiiy. The
flower was secured, and would be an,
al, zed by a skilful chemist North.
ffa paper. s.---..
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1863-02-19
The IrcH A REMEDY

The IrcH "A REMrp7.-G gem
tleman who has had much experience
10 the treatment Of that loathsome
disease, the Itch, sends us the follow
ing recipe for its cure: b5lesf O.
Take iodine of potassium, 60
grains, lard, 2sounces, mixa well, and
after washing the body well with
warm soap suds, rub the. ointment
over the person thee times a week.
In seven or eight days The Acaras,
or itch insect, will be.desiroyed. In
this recipe the horrible effects Of the
old sulphur ointment are obyiated. ;,
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1863-02-19
mBMMg sFlrF4VH, FHNh nGRspT FEBRUARY 1863 MM no

lby the Republican party for Speaker
of the House. 49, -:
! protes! against him as being a
traitor TO bis party, renegade to
principle, one who came here with The
words .to let labeled on bis forehead.
II protest against him as one who has
! betrayed his trust, deceived those
who sent bin here, bas left his dis
|trict unrepresented BY reason Of bis
apostacy. 1t is my province to
lspeak respectfully Of all those who DIFF
fer from me in principle, to loathe and
frown wit;l scorn on the placid faced
renegade who would betray his trust.
There he sits, with lranquiliziDg but
cowardly apostacys playing over bis
attenus ted cheek, at once the monu:
meut Of his own seif-de basement and
the victim Of corrupting and base in
fluences. Behold in him the political
Arnold Of the times! H. has bar
tered away the rights of bis corstitu-
ents. committed poll ical perjury. join
ed the enemies Of his country's Con
stitution, and raised the standard Of
,fAnaticism, insanity, and usurpation
against her lib rti, S. [Cheers in the
gallery.
The blush of shame and dishonor
should crimson the cheek Of the op-
position in condescendIng to fraud, to
duplicity5 l will not say to bribery,
because | might be considered uu-
parliamentary, but do say that a
contemplate political traf-
ticker like Mr.. Callicot never rushed
into The arms of his ceuntry's foes
without receiving the reward of the
traitor, the spy. and the piscreant.
(A2plause.) va..,s
% If Mr.. Callicot is elected Speaker,
it will be, the result Of a political CO.
alitiop, tbe most Internal in its de-
moralizing elements that ever dis
graced a civilized community. Take
him, there be stands polluted with
foul dishonor, loathed by honest men,
despised by bis seducers, loft alone to
revel in the spoils of bis iniamy.-
Cheers in the gallery and on the
floor Of the House.
l charge him with selling out his
party. | charge him with negotia-
ting bargain with the Republicans,
while be sat here, like Cataline, vo,'
ting for Judge Dean. ! give him
notice that it would be better for him
he we're not elected Speaker. He-F
might as we'll sit Oh the crater Of
Mount Vesuvius this winter as in
the Speakers chair, His presence
will be an insult TO justice, a dishon-
or to legislation. s :
10 | here cal! on the brave men of
Kings county to Spew this renegade
from their mouths, drive this reptile
from their soil, east him out as a foul |
and dishonoring reptile. ICheersand
clapping of hands in the galltries and 4
qp the floor. e u .p !
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1863-02-19
A MAN OF TasrE.-A. oaky Hall.

a distinguished Bell man Of New
York, Said 10 a recen: public speech,
that be had rather be whipped BY tho
white men Of sbs' South than owe
victory to negroes, The, sentiment !
was yocifarously cheeted, aod after
the speech it was called up and cheer
ed again. TIE fact is, :ths Niger is
beginning to be played out IN tlsss
North.
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1863-02-19
Gempls ut Ghs Muses.

AFTER ALL u
The apples are ripe in the orchard,
The work of the reaper is done,
And the golden woodlands redden 3..
j In the blood of the dying sun.
At the cottage door the graudsire
Sits palein his easy chair.
While the gentle wind at twilight
Plays with his silver hair. '..'.
A woman is kneeling beside him,
A fair young head is prest,
In the first wild passion of sorrow,
Against his aged breast.
And far from over the distance
The .faltering echoes come.
OF the flying blast of trumpet,
And the rafting roll of drum.
And the grandsire speaks in whisper
"The end no man can see;
But we give him 10 bis country, Sc
And we give our pray to Thee"
The violets star the meadows, .
The rose-buds fringe the door, -
And over the grassy orchard
The pink-white blossoms pour.
But the grandsire's chair is empty,
The cottage is dark and still:
There's a nameless grave inthe battlefield
And new one under the hill 20.
And pal lid, fearless woman: vert
BY the cold hearth sits alons, l
And the old clock in the corner. .:..
Ticks on with steady drOne. s.
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1863-02-19

The Selma Ala] Sentinel learns
ffom a gentleman, direct from Vicks-
burg, thai the best qualities Of sugar.
were selling inl the city at from 8 to
e.pls per pound. ! a'5s sztd
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1863-02-19
WHOLE NO. $751;
Cameron Ont I-Eillsd and Tiieked

. ~
4 The. Harrisburg, correspondent of
the philadelphia dnqmrer. eontaiDs
the following aceoupilof a most sue
cessful piece Of knayery practiced
upon the most adroit knaye ii. tie
North = Simon Cameron, whp vas
Lincolu's fiSst Secretary o. War.-r-
Asst was ocly necessary TO boy one
member, the leaving Cameron under
the impression that be had.susceeded,,
and need 30, therefore buy anymore,
was..not the leasta abappy conception
of the party to the intrigue: ~ +.
1a HARRisBsRG,a Jan. %, 1868 ,5o..,
Ever since the election Of United
States Senator it has.been whispered
about Harrisburg that. certain
me mber of the House of Rapresen-
tatives had astounding disclosures'to
make bow a certain candidate for
United States Senator had offered
him large sum of money. for his
vote; how the offer was apparently
! accepted ; how the money Was count
ed down and put into the hands Of
q notorious, politician for safe keep
ing how the member aforesaid vo-
ted against The candidate who thought
be had purchased him, aud how the
whole. affair was q nicely-laid trap 10
catch the candidate, who has achieved
a high and well-meriie2. rep6tiition
in the art OF catching others. Q 7''
The House, some days since, ap-
pointed a committee 10 investigate
these rumors, but their la5Srs were, 10
some extent, anticipated by stbe pub
LEGATION of The statement Of Thomas
Jcfferson Boyer, member from jeff
erson county, who SAYS that he was
offered large sum OF money tovote'
for General Simon CamereE. Mr. J..
Boyer enters into minute and cir
cumstantial narrative of bis several
interviews with General Cameron,
aud states explicitly and positively
that the money for his vote was paid
into the hands Of John ]. Patterson,
to be drawn by Boyer as soon ss be Z
had voted Cor Cameron. This state.
ment, as may be supposed, bds Gre
ateJ no little excitement here. - -ai.
Of course varions opinions are en-
tertained of Boyersi motives and
conduct. Some denounce him as a
rogue, who lacked the courage TO
carry out his corrupt Intentions
Oilers applaud the nerve and pro-
found strategy which enabled him to
ont-wit so shrewd aimsnager Of men y
IS General Cameron, and class the
transaction in which be played the
principle part in the same category
with tbe,,Gaily expedients employed
by the detective police to en:lap7
rogues gJs . hB ! e10;ci ts
AS Boyer's statement, however, is
entirely ez parts, the public must a.
wait the, evidence which will be TAX
en- before the Investigating Commit
tee before deciding upon..the crimi'
nality Of the parties whose names
are involved in this''ltfansacti6D.
Itis suggested that Boyer published
his evidence in advance OF the Com :
mlttee, for the purpose Of committing
itto thorough investigation and
preventing .be pOssibilityof white
washing report. -o,,.gse4 s-
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1863-02-19

scr The Monitor and the sMerIi.
mac had a. terrible fight, and at last
one perished BY FIRE and ths otbef
BY water.
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1863-02-19

The negroes in Memphis are now
being orgauised into regiments. :.
Tbey are 10, be employed 10 guarding
Qualifications and railroad defences.
The Tipton advertiser. [volume] (Tipton, Cedar Co., Iowa) 1856-1962, 1863-08-06
5lietl,

On board the steamer "City Of Memphis" at
Memphis, Tenn, June 26 b, Is. 5, CYRUS NOR
GAN MCCRosKEY, in the Ssh year of his age.
The decease was a member of Company &C."
oath Regiment, Iowa Volunteers, in which he
enlisted in August, 1862. He was young man
of irreproachable life, respected and beloved by
all who knew him. Firmly believing that his
country was entitled to his services, and if nee
essary, to his life. he cheerfuly left comforts
be home, kind and loving parents, an only and
beloved brother, and went forth to endure the
hardships Of soldier. And noble soldier he
was; always at his post in the camp, on pick
ct, and amidst the din Of battle. He fought at
Champion Hill, near Vicksburg. and although
he passed through the conflict without scar,
yet there, from over exertion and exposure, lie
contracted the disease which shortly afterwards
carried him to his long home. Called away
thus early in life, his flesh rests in hope and his
grave speaks the fearful price paid to rescue
| our country from the iron grasp of REBELLION
Soldier! rest in peace
"No rude alarms Of raging foes,
No cares shall break thy long repose."