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The daily Green Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1861-1865, 1863-07-10

each boat, and the crossing necessarily progress
es slowly. 1t is not believed that any of Lees
effective force has yet crossed. Lee is undoubt-
eddy anticipating an early attack, and making
every effort to render bis position a secure one.
Should the anticipated battle take place it
will probably occur on or near the old Antietam
field. Our forces are rapidly concentrating
and a desperate battle is impending.
Heavy firing was heard in the direction Of
Hagerstown to-day, which indicates that Lees
rear is hard pressed.
The movements Of our army are being con-
Quoted with remarkable celebrity. South Noun
tain and Harper'S Ferry is in our possession.
The Times correspondent with Fitzpatrick s
cavalry, writing from Soulh Mountain, Md, re-
ports the capture, on the 4th, of all of Ewell's
wagon trains, four miles long, strongly guarded
by infantry.
The Heratd'S Baltimore dispatch reports all
the rivers high and the country flooded along
the Potomac-in some instances water reaching
to the second story of the houses.
Trees, fences and portions of houses were
carried off, the bridges in great danger, and the
crops Injured considerably.
A dispatch to the Iames represents ten feet Of
water in the Potomac at W~iilamsport.
A dispatch to the Herald from Frederick. da-
tea July 8, ii ?. M. says it is reliably report
ed that our troops to-day occupied Hagerstown
alter a fight. The particulars are not known.
The rebels were transporting their men across
the river upon two fiat boats, on which our ar
tillery had opened and were Smelling. The reb-
el army is supposed to be strong along the river
between William8port and Sharpsburg.
FREDERICK, Nd, July 8-P. NJ. Our cav
airy have had a short fight with the rebels be-
tween Funkstown and Boonsboro, six miles
THIS side of Hagerstown. The rebels were in
leaVy force and our cavalry was compelled to
fall back to Boonsboro' with some loss.
zen. fitzpatrick is reported killed, although
some accounts say he is only wounded. The
particulars OF the fight have not as vet been re-
celVed, but we learn that Gen. Fitzpatrick s
command was completely surrounded, and were
compelled to cut their way out.
The rebels are still on this side of the river.
naSsed near Hagerstown, and endeavoring to
1eI thelr wagons and plumber across the river,
The scouts OF the 18th New York Cavalry.
VINO arrived at MonOccacy Junction this after
loon, bring the report that the advance of the
'epel column was crossing the river at Williams
1ort' II tins be so we need look for no fight IN
The Impression at headquarters be-
1t left here was, that the rebels had M
means oil crossing except some scows on which
'hey were sending their wounded. A dav will
probably show where the rebels are and the
probable location Of the next battlefield.
The daily Green Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1861-1865, 1863-07-10

NEW YORK, June 9. The Herald has a dis
Patch dated Headquarters Army of the Potomac.
July ), which states that Gen. Lee is still on
this SIDE of the Potomac, unable to cross with
MS army His lines extend to Sharpsbury. and
are formed by Longstreet's corps, whose head
quarters are reported to be at Funkstown.
Inc rebels were busily engaged Yesterday in
senalng over their wounded, and supply trains,
on nat boats. Two wagons were carried over in
The daily Green Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1861-1865, 1863-07-10

CAIRO, July O.. The rebels have retired from
Helena Gen. Oglesby has just arrived from
memphis, and says the terms of capitulation of
'lcksourg were, that enlisted men should be
paroled, while the officers should be retained as
prisoners Pembersn gives the number of men
fit for duty 10000, and 5000 in the hospitals,
The daily Green Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1861-1865, 1863-07-10

NEwRERS, n. c., July 5. The expedition
ior the interior is composed of a picked force of
infantry, cavalry and artillery. Gen. Foster il
confident of accomplishing all he undertakes,
IL the enemy attempts to obstruct his advance
an important engagement will probably take
place to-day or to- morrow.
The daily Green Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1861-1865, 1863-07-10

WASHINGTON, July 9. The operations of Gen.
Dl4S command at the White House and on the
peninsula are successful, having cut off all di.
rect communication from Richmond and Gen.
Lees army and detained a large number of
troops IN Richmond which would otherwise
have gone to re enforce Lee.
The daily Green Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1861-1865, 1863-07-10

oHIrPENsBURe, Pa, July 9. The armies of
Gen Meade and Gen. Couch are rapidly con-
centratlng in front of the rebel army. The
headquarters of Gen. Couch are here tonight.
News from Waynesboro shows that a part of
Lees forces are only three miles from Gen.
Smiths.
The daily Green Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1861-1865, 1863-07-10
SECOND DISPATCH.

Morgan Is still IN the vicinity Of Corydon.
Inc greatest excl tement prevails throughout the
o'aIe. Inc militia are forming rapidly. so, 0
VIII De under arms and marching for the place
OF rendezvous In twenty four hours. One
MiCnlgan regiment arrived here tonight.
Inc denomination Is that Morgan shall not
law. An"' ''"l
The weekly north Iowa times. [volume] (McGregor, Iowa) 1857-1867, 1863-11-18
Muse ular ChristinnitY.

The doctrine of"Do unto others as We
would that they should do unto YOU" and
If man smite We on the right check turn
to him the other also" has now been pr, ach.
ed, at an enormous annual expense, for nine.
teen hundred years. Its churches and
pastors are almost beyond numerical cal.
culation. Four to five are supported in
every small village, ten to fifteen in towns
Of eight thousand inhabitants, and an av-
erage of several hundred in the large cities.
All these churches are regularly filled with
attentive congregations, and the population
ofal:nost the civilized world assumes to be
governed by the preccp.s Of Christ and the
doctrines OF christianity as revealed to them
by his ministers. And yet one of the most
famous OF these Christian pastors, whose
temple Of fame and fashion is regularly
thronged Sunday after Sunday by admring
crowds, said only few weeks ago:
but suppose that man assails my
house, God do so to me, and more als,, If
stand like miserable pollrcon, shaking
with Christian nonsense, and not dare to
strike him Strike him? would plunge
him hsadlong out. and thank God for
strength to do it,"
For teaching such lessons as this we
have quoted, this man receives enough mon
ey to comfortably support fifteen poor fam
lilies. And what do his teachings am,unt
to? Certainly not the Christian nonsense"
of which he blasphemouslv speaks so con.
temptuously. But fnot Christianity, what
Is it? Simply the natural, savage instinct,
which cyry man yields to unless he is gov.
crned by some higher and stronger motive.
We do not need an $500 per annum, to
tell us that if a man strikes us we ought to
strike him back. 1t is only the old heath
en- eye.for.an-eye and tooth fora. tooth
PRINCIPLE IN language spun out to meet the
demands Of people who want som thing
for their money, but not half so we'll chosen
nor so forcible as the original.
Ii this Is all that Christianity has given
us, then it is a failure, and VS. might as
well give up our churches, save our money,
and return to the religion and morality of
the ancients, which was founded on PR.
ciseiy what is here taught, the acting out
OF natural, Unborn, savage instincts. We do
not declare, that such instincts are not
right as well as natural; but if they are,
then the money, and the blood, and the
suffering in the cause Of Christ even the
death of Christ himsclf-has been all
thrown away, and worse than useless. We
are only now exactly WHARF we started,
excepting in the advance made in mechan.
ical science and artistic culture; and con.
siderng the rapid strides which these two
elements of popular civilization have made
almost unaided, the best thing to do, in such
case, Is to turn our churches into work
shops, set the pastors at home at useful en-
ployment, and spen the money which is
annually exhausted in salaries and church
benefits IN educating and providing for the
poor, and difusing the blessing Of music
and other humanizing influences among all
classes Of the community. N. y Sunday
Tines
The weekly north Iowa times. [volume] (McGregor, Iowa) 1857-1867, 1863-11-18

A FULL and complete assortment of Teldsu's Flu
"A i'd and Solid Extracts, for sale by
WOOD d BRO.
The weekly north Iowa times. [volume] (McGregor, Iowa) 1857-1867, 1863-11-18

wA horrible affair occurred at ST..
Louis last week. A man named John
Shelan went home drunk, and had an en-
counter with his wife, in " hich she cut off
portion of his nose. Fooled and epraged,
the whisky -crazed wretch seized Ratchet,
ran into the street, and mutilated his own
person in manner too shocking for dcs-
cription. He is now confined to his bed
by his injuries.
The weekly north Iowa times. [volume] (McGregor, Iowa) 1857-1867, 1863-11-18

fr A fellow who lives in town down
east, and who is a little insane occasionally,
got out bis gun the other day and was pre-.
pairing to aim to shoot robin.-His father
happened to come along at the time, and
urged him not to shoot the bird. 1t was
harmless, innocent bird, and he did not
want it shot. Just So" replied the fellow,
as he took down his gun and philosophic-
ally rested thereon-"Just so, father |
didn't want to hurt the bird, but wanted
to show him that there is God in Israel I"
The weekly north Iowa times. [volume] (McGregor, Iowa) 1857-1867, 1863-11-18

FIRE IN WAUKEGAN.-The large and hand
some brick barn of VIM. NJ Case, esq., in
Waukegan, was destroyed by fire Tuesday
morning. Two valuable horses, one of them
worth over $500, together with Is or 20 tons of
hay, were burned. Nothing was saved from
the building. SO rapidly did the flames spread.
The conaagration is believed to be the result
Of the carelessness OF laborer who carried a
lighted pipe into the barn.-CAicago Post.
The weekly north Iowa times. [volume] (McGregor, Iowa) 1857-1867, 1863-11-18

GoING.-Among those drafted from the
third ward is d. G. ABBEY Esq, the well
known commission merchant. When he
entered the Chamber of Commerce yester.
day, he was received with cheers, and hap
PLY responded, that as lie was "a copper
head" he believed it was necessary for him
to 60, as none but "copperheads, could or
would save the nation MI. Neus.
The weekly north Iowa times. [volume] (McGregor, Iowa) 1857-1867, 1863-11-18

wA Mrs. Burns, of Philadelphia,
who had been married only four months,
heard recently that her husband had had
an intrigue with s.ano,her female before
his marriage. The circumstances preyed
30 deeply upon her mind that she took q
loaded revolver from closet, and while
the husband was out Of the room, shot her
self through the heart
The weekly north Iowa times. [volume] (McGregor, Iowa) 1857-1867, 1863-11-18

The residents Of the Island of Malta
annually celebrate the shipwreck of St.
Paul on that island on the 9th Of FEBRUARY.
This was in the nineteenth centuary. The
celebration consists principally of fireworks
and liluminations, which continue from the
9th to the 10th.
The weekly north Iowa times. [volume] (McGregor, Iowa) 1857-1867, 1863-11-18

70 A corporal of New York regiment
boldly appeared before the Secretary Of War
yesterday and asked for furlough for few
days. He informed Mr.. Stanton that he had
some particular friends in New York, whom
he would like to see, and added that it was
about election time. and he wouldn't mind Sc
putting in lick" for his country in the way oil
voting. He received furlough.
OfcOurse
The weekly north Iowa times. [volume] (McGregor, Iowa) 1857-1867, 1863-11-18

BRICK DUsr.-We never saw so much
"style' in the streets as this season. The
agents wear bioadcloth from bo)ts to hat,
while the dear partners of their joys are
decked out in silks Of gay colors and pref
ty things till mans eyes are dazzled in
beholding them. Verify, verify, we say
unto you the ancient Solomon in all bis
glory was not arrayed like one of the La
Crosse ladies'.
The weekly north Iowa times. [volume] (McGregor, Iowa) 1857-1867, 1863-11-18

A RURAL editor was recently married,
and previous to starting on his wedding
tour, promised his readers that he would
give them "a minute detail of all he saw and
did" No doubt there will be call for a
very large extra edition Of his paper.
The weekly north Iowa times. [volume] (McGregor, Iowa) 1857-1867, 1863-11-18
The Tip.y Mans Soliloquy.

Out Of tho tavern I've just stepped to-ni-ht
Street you are eau yht in q very bad pligh.
Right hand and left hand are both out of place
street you are drunk It's very clear case.
Noon Z Is = very queer figuro you cut;
Ono eye Is staring. while t'other il shut
Tipsy, see, and you greatly to blame,
Old as you are, Z is horrible shame.
Then the street lamps what a scandalous sight
None OF them standing .ober.y upright
Rocking and staggering-why. my word.
Each OF the lamp. IL as drunk : u lord,
All Is ccnfusian--nov isn't il odd
Nothing IL sober that I see abroad?
sure it Is rash with this crew to remain
Better go back to the tavern again.
The weekly north Iowa times. [volume] (McGregor, Iowa) 1857-1867, 1863-11-18

~ An anonymous book loses half it's
interest; It is the voice Of the invisible, an
echo from the clouds, shadow Of un un.
known substance, an abstraction devoid of
I'll humanity.
The weekly north Iowa times. [volume] (McGregor, Iowa) 1857-1867, 1863-11-18

Wr We do not wish republicans to fiat
ter themselves that in regulating the Ry.
an address, we join their party. Not BIT
81 a.. The democratic party rightly man.
aged is good enough for us vet awhile.
The weekly north Iowa times. [volume] (McGregor, Iowa) 1857-1867, 1863-11-18

|" When you get married, retire from
your club. When Hercules married De-
janira, he gave up his.
~ Women are like riddles. They
please no longer when they are known.
The weekly north Iowa times. [volume] (McGregor, Iowa) 1857-1867, 1863-11-18

ASOETN
Cash in Bank. $s,l4o 50
Bonds and Mortgages Ibeing first lien ON
Real Estate in N. York and Brooklyn,
worth at least $3l7 ,0OO,) 152, 500 90
Loans on Stocks, payable on demand omar
ket value OF securities held as collater-
al, 3d., 5s7 SO 24,!Oo 90
United States Stocks owned by the Compa-
pany, market value, lOl 400 90
Real Estate (unincumbered), A,cO2 80
Interest Accrued (of which greater part due
July LIST, Is already paid,) 7,442 50
Balance in hands of Agents and in course
Of transmission frem Agents, 1850 90
Bills Receivable for Premiums on Island
Risks, and other items, lOS53 40
Cash Premiums unsolicited on Policies is
sued At Office, 1852 SO
s333,77l 81
LIABILITIES.
Claims for losses outstanding July 1868, sss7s 81
Unpaid dividends, LAT SO
$lO,l25 81
}. MILTON SMITH, President.
VINCENT TILYOU, Secretary.
New York, July /, 1868
81 The Board OF DiIc> tors have unanimously re-
solved to increase The Capital Stock $500 000 which
will be done - soon as the necessary preMlUsriss
have been complied with.
Applications for Insurance received by
1863 II. D. EVANS, Ag't, McGregor.
The weekly north Iowa times. [volume] (McGregor, Iowa) 1857-1867, 1863-11-18

Family Flour,
VUVlIE best brands - wtaptly On hands
II Il. O'BRIEN q
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1863-12-11
Order from Gen. Grant.

O1ue1 11011 00'1
The following order has heel Issued ny ten
TT s. Grant.
ur>nnr-.arpes NuuARy DIVISION OF
I1sap3o*N o*Nls''-''9 r-nrn r,1.n~r,xoo<
THE M1sslssIppl N 1hE rlhLp: ot'AA AaS''<,' -
Tenn, Nov. 5, lS63.-ter raj Order NO. T.
The habit Of raldns parties Of heoeI cavalry
visiting towns: villages and farms w11fre there
are no Federal forces, and plIlaglbs Union rau'.
lies, having become prevaient> department
commanders Will take immediate steps t.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1863-12-11

EAST TENN ESSEE,

BR1sroL, December 7.-General Longstreet
has raised the siege of Knoxville, III consequence
Of heavy reinforcemeuts received by Burnside,
On Friday night our forces fell back TO Nor
ristown, where stand will probably be made,
The work of putting the East Tennessee and
Virginia railro d in running order will he
pushed forward by COL Owen.
Our loss at Knoxville is six hundred men,
principally In Hood division; among them Col
onel Ruff, Of Georgia, was killed, and
Colonel Fisher, Of Mississippi, seriously wound
ed
The assault IN the 29th failed in conse-
0nence Of forged orders, recalling Anderson
brIga1e.
annpared Yesterday at Ringgold: but being
attackea bv our cavalry, under Grigsby, were
driven mile beyond.
EROM CHARLESTON
THE Richmond Wing OF the 9Th, contains
the following
CHARLESTON December 7.--All quiet this
,nnrninu. No firing last night NO change
~ atfars A slow fire has been kept up be-
4woen the enemy : batteries and our own. NO
casualties.
The Charleston Mercury says:
The enemy>s bombardment OF Sumter has
<vinced but little spirit for the past few. days.
On Tuesday night one hundred and forty
r;RsI shots We're fred, Of which seventy tour
missed, and four mortar shells, all OF which
Tell outside,
During the night negro was killed by a
Parrott she'll.
Much signalling was observed between the
4onf and DInck Island but as vet its meaning
is not apparent.
fred, Of which eleven missed, and one rl1ed
shell, which struck the tort.
ONLY two mortar shells were fired on Mon
dav night, both Of which u issed.
OoTuesday, eight mortar shells were thrown,
four Of which missed There have been no
casualties since Sunday night,
About half past twelve on Monday night
ehe enemy again opened upon the city
Eleven shells were thrown, three OF which tell
short. At twenty minutes after four on Tues
day ?. NJ, the fire was renewed, ana sixteen
shells were thrown By fragment OF one
Of them Miss Hathorn was mortally wound
ed.
The bombardment aroused most Of the bat
tories On James Island, and rain Of shells
was no,reI up0n the obnoxious battery. The
affair ended bv a spirited artillery duel between
(4regg and James Island.
CHARL EsT0N, Dec 8,-A brisk fire between
Fort Noultrie and Battery Gregg opened this
morning. The Yankees have ceased firing on
Sumter. They are altering their batteries and
entrench:ng Gregg eastward. One monitor
has timber works around her sides to protect
her f~om torpedoes, Our batteries keep a
slow 1ut distant Ere upon the .enenlys work
ioy parties Yesterday slow firing Was kept
u yetveen the ereuy 5 batteries and oura
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1863-12-11
FROM LOUISIANA.


MOBILE, Dec 5 The Evening News has
late adyices from the Trans Mississippi! coun
try Scott, the publisher Of the Nanderer,
at Covngton, states that the Iankee5 were dc.
teated by Gen. Green at Plaquemloes, with
the loss Of two thousand prisoners, on the
9th Of November. Navigation Of the river
was virtually closed On the 29th Captain
Scott attacked two hundred \ Yankee cavalry at
the Plains Store, FIVE miles below Port Hud-
son, driving them into the latter place, killing
and wounding thirteen men, and capturing
nine or ten horses anu their equipments. Our
loss none. On the 28tA Lieutenant FoWell
captured three valuable cases OF medicines near
Port Hudson and thirteen prisoners from
sunken transports The garrison at Fort Huo
son numbers TWO thousand strong, mostly
negroes.
CONFEDERATE CONGRESS-
The Congress of the Confederate States met
IN Richmond on Monday, the 7th inst lion.
r. NJ. Z. Hunter, Of Va, presided IN the
Senate and the House Of Representatives. Wa>
called to order by Hon. Thos. 5. Bocock, the
Speaker The Message of President DAVIS
was received and read 10 both Houses liz the
House Of Representatives the following, mem.
bers from Virginia, We're present, Messrs
TaTnPEJ NlaitOiHS, j4Sbftc; SOiI1N'; |"A>
Holcou,be. Deiarnette, Funsten, Boteler. Bal
dwin, Staples Preston, Miller, johnson and
Russell
Mr. Boteler, Of Va, presented the creden-
tials of his recently elected coIleaEue, hon
David Funsten ot the Ninth Congressional
district, which being received, Mr.. Funsten
came ttjrward and took upon hlnlstlt the usual
obligations. .-
Lie ENQUIRER, Dee Sth, says Senator
Silnms, Of Ky, and Senator Clark, OF MlSsou
II, Yesterday moved III the Confederate Senate,
iuIvortanr resolutions and bills against permit
ting substitutes TO be any longer employed :
This action is demanded by public necessity,
and as it involves no breach OF faith VIII give
satisfaction TO all except those immediately ar
fected. 1t is step in the rlg ht dlrectloa,~-
The government returns the substitute money
and REQUIRES all TO do their duty. The coun
Ter current Of this session has set very deep; 1t
Will be memorable in the history OF the country
we hope, for the good it will DO. This action
against substitution will destroy great evil III
the army,
MISCELLANEOUS.
The Richmond Enquirer recommends the ltE-
,f,,3;ate stunnare Of Northern supplies Tor
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1863-12-11

On Wednesday, Messrs. Wall & Co. IN
Washington, sold the personal effects OF Judge
J 4. Campbell, Of Alabama, late Judge Of
tbe United States Supreme Court, which had
been seized under the T. S. Conascation act.
The sales amounted TO over $500
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1863-12-11
MISCELLANEOUS.

The Richmond Enquirer recommends, me lM-
mediate stoppage Of Northern supplies Tor
Federal prisoners, first because the tederaIs
charged the ContederateS with appf0opnatng
he things sent, to their own use; and second
Iv, becase that, as the Secretary OF war mas
giyen orders that no abatementof ratlons should
be made because Of she supplies, the reception
docs not relieve IN the least the Confederate
4 \ feIegran from Orange Court House on
the 9Th to the Richmond Wing, saysthat "6O0
nris7ners have been registered by the army
Provost Mashal since Gen Meade Gro ssed @ en9 S
Rapidan 200 more have been sent forward
who were rot regitered here