Dallas herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1849-1873, 1863-08-26

Observation-Disclosures beginning to command
large price This morning mau offers to sell him
self for $4,000 and another offers 81 800 for TO
take his place in artillery company. This sub
suc system ought be stopped as has already done
much mischief in our army From records kept in the
Adiu,an General office, learn that there have been
received there sxty thousand substitutes in the place Of
equal number OF able bodied men pab OF bearing
arms. Had these sixty thousand men been with Lee
at Gettysburg, should have had trebty o1ptce in
progress before this. am confident Congress- When it
meets again, will take the matter in hand and will put
in the ranks all men able TO do military duty, whether
they have procured exemption by substitute or other
wise. The necessities of the country require every
give only his property but his person to the
TRAToREss--A starting cause Of treason has just
been detected, the traitor being the wife OF one Of the
first men, Mt least, of man allied TO the State.
some years ago, Mr.. Patterson Allen, while residing
in Florence Italy, became acquainted with q Mics
Wilson, of Ohio, who was there with her family The
father was a ThOmpsonian Doctor, the mother vain,
ambitious woman intent on giving her daughters
good ttiou, ans, OH marrying them to OF
influence wealth. Mr.. Allen, the Virginia gentle
man. WAS the first VICTIM He married the eldest
daughter, and after travelling abroad for some months,
brought her to his plantation in the Old Do ion.
From the first her temper began show ITSELF and she
unbearabe quarrelling with her relatives,
as well as with himself The common remark that
she 'made the house too hot TO held them both. -
Through her alliance with the len family she was
terms with all the old families Of Virginia; and owing
to her expert address she made friends in many of
them. Strange she should have abused such friendship
so grossly. 1t turns out she has for long time
en- correspondence will the enemy, furnishing in
formation them, and playing the spy upon Southern
ladies in Baltimore, with whose movements she became
acquainted by letter. Some of the traiorous epises
fell into The hands Of Gen. Winder, and she was i'm
mediaely arrested, being ut the time vistor the
house of The Rev DR.. Hoae and an intimate friend of
his daughter This family, always kind to her, has
en- betrayed by this unteeling female and but for the
detection OF her letters DR.. Ioge himself would have
been arrested she having given all the particulars of
his intended journey home from Europe. The proof of
her guilt beng sufficient, she have been incar-
ceraiei in Castle hun Ter, but through he nerces-
sion OF her husband she sent 10 the Asylum of the
Sisters Of Charity, So Frances de SGtss and there
closely guarded She sent there without the pre-.
vious knowledge OF the sters the Bishop Of this
diocese Bishop McGi protests against the use Of a
religious institution for such purpose and asks that
abe be transferred possible. Castle Thunder
is he proper place for her-Riehmond Cor. Mobile Neps
We have been shown most magnificent stand of
colnrs made for the 81 Texas Infantry nv Mrs Phelps
OF New Orleans now in Havana and by h-r sent TO be
presented TO the regiment here 1t consists or reg-
mental flag and battl, flag, all Of heavy silk, with
hu on sta and heavy bulion cords and tassels. We
doubt ifthere is her costly and elegant stand
o CO oss belonging s,iiaeni in the service. We
doubt the regiment will he az proud Of it, as il is
beaaiifu and rejoice 10 Know that the exiles OF New
Orleans now in Havana, not unmindful Of the
soldier battling for the recovery OF their homes Mrs
Phelps was formerly Of BrAioria eourty, ii this Sse
Hrgs:o- Ttiscreph