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The remains of WuLIE SuERMAN

The remains of WILLIE SHERMAN,
accompanied by his mother and Colonel
Ewing, arrived hero on the Sth inst,
and were buried on the 9th, Thetol-
lowing from General Sherman on the
death Of his son, is one of the most
touching letters We have ever read:
A Touching Episode OF tho War-Gener-
nj sherman on the Death of his SON.
Correspondence Detroit Adyertiser.I =
Your readers will doubtless recollect
having seen an announcement in the
papers, a few days since of the death
of little son of Maj. General W. 7.
Sherman, a bright, beautiful boy OF
eight years, whose disease was contrac-
ted while in camp with his father, on
the Big Black, twenty miles from Vicks-
burg. The accompanying letter, ad-
dressed to the 18th Infantry, and by
ITS officers ordered printed for distribu-
ton among the soldiers of the regi-
ment, cannot but touch tender chord
in every heart Stricken father, no.
bic patriot, the hero of uncounted bat
ties; let the nation pause in.its admi-
ration, Of his gallant deeds, to weep
with the mourner over the young life
that no "bugle note" will wake.
"GAYoso HOUSE, MEMPHIS, Tenn, !
"Oct 4, Midnight. !
-"Cdpt. C. C. Smith, Commanding Bat
talon 18th Regulars:
"MY DEAR FRIEND; l cannot sleep
tonight till | record an expression Of
the deep feelings Of my heart to you,
and to the officers and soldiers of the
battalion, for their kind behavior to
my poor child. L realize that you all
feel for my family the attachment Of
kindred and assure you all Of full
reciprocity. Consistent with a sense
of dutyto my profession and office, |
could not leave my post, and sent for
my family to come to me in that fatal
climate, a..d in that siclIly period Of
the year, and behold the result The
child that bore my name, and in whose
future l reposed with more confidence
than | did in my own plans of life
now floats a mere corpse, seeking a
grave in distant land witha weeping
mother, brother and sisters clustered
about him. But, for myself l can ask
no sympathy On, on, must go to
meet Il soldiers fate, or see my country
rise superior to all factions, till its flag
is adored and respected by ourselves
and all the Powers Of the earth.
But, my poor Willy was, or thought
he was, sergeant Of the 18th. lhavo
seen his eye brighten and his heart
beat us he beheId tho battalion under
arms, and asked me if they were not
real soldiers. Child as he was, he had
the enthusiasm the pure love of truth,
honorandlove ofcountry, which should
animate all soldiers. God only knows
why he should die thus young, lIo is
dead, but will not be forgotten till
those who knew him in life have fol-
lowed him to that same mysterious
enc? aI ..f.
Please convey to the battalion my
heart felt thanks, and assure each and
all that if, in after years, they call on
me or mine, and mention that they
were of the 18th Regulars, when poor
Willy was a sergeant, they will have a
key 10 The affections Of my family that
will open all it has--that we will share
with them our last blanket, our last
crust. Your Friend,
W. T. SHERMAN, Maj General.
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Dr.n 4. take plas. In ohio October 40

CoLuMDus, Oct. 15,--1O the Sererdl
Military Committees referring you.
to my circular and letters of the 9th
uIt, ] have pow to inform you that the
time fixed for the draft is the 26th inst /;
hence we have but a fewldays left TO
furnish our quota by voluntary enlist
ment, and thereby escape the draft,
1t is difficult to fix with absolute
certainty the number now due from
the State it cannot. however, exceed
five thousand. Surely, with proper
effort on your part, the proportion of
Of this number due from your county
can be raised before the 26th. Allow
me then to urge that you make the eff
fort. .a. ..r,
DAVID TOD, Governor.
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chahge ln conrmhnder..

~ Gen; Rosccraus has been relieved Of
thY command ofthe Army oflfe Gum
.berlapd, and Gen Thomas takes com
.mand. Gen. Giant assumes command
Ief ,hc Departments Of the Cumbcr.
land, the. Ohio, and Tennessee. This
owiH scfirc the cooperation Of the ar
,qics ~ the South West. % g9a' .os OBJ
80 lftioneral ROsccrans il entirely laid
ASIDE the public Willie surprised and
disappointed to learn the fact Perhaps
3po commander in tho country, with
the exception Of Grant, had the conf
-dcncc of the people so fully as Rose
Grams. The powers at Washington
are no doubt doing the best thing for
the interest ofthc countay, and we are
glad TO know that they will not shrink
from any change which, in their jndg,
meht, win insure n speedy and sue
'cessiul termination OF the war for the
iTnioh. -.,-'1 .'- -'" 'a. '.
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Official.ryturns have been, .recfei

p offieialTSturnS have been received
strom all the eoanties.in the State ex-
aOepting three, which give Broagh a
= = M majority on the home votorof 6l,2s5
This will be somewhat increased by
: tho threo.unroturned counties Wa;
There ever such splendid endorsement
'7ofS Gdperp9tpEiaI candidate on the
one hand, and such killing and over
5whelmning condemnation on the 9th
err 9}t q etr. f.9ithq 5AI -.t .0 .
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cnrt,n.. majority over I'd, loco.

b PHILADELPHIA, October 15.-The
Union Leagues reports from most Of
the State, and giving the majorities
claimed by the Democrats in the bal
ancc ofthe State, figure up as follows
Curtin, 55,30S; Woodward, 34,Ss6
Curtin's majority, 20,422.
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f., The Peace igEne tricd In Different
States-A Failure.


During The late campaign the two
PARTIES intho country were a Var Par
II ihda 4Ssc9 ParN In some Of tho
States both leading candidates proiss-
sd u be IN favor Ola vigorous prose
'tution 9f fthc war, but the platforms
We're war and anti-war In others,
both platforms pronounced in favor Of
the vigorous prosecution Of The war,
but the elcading candidates were repre-,
scntativcs Of war and peace In all
The States, however, the people saw
distinctly that the issue was, War FOR
the Union or Peace and Disunion,
that it was, Men and Money to prose
cute the war for the restoration Of the
Union, or No more Men and Money
They understood thoroughly the issue
they appreciated the important conse
qpenccs depending upon their votes
and they never allowed themselves to
be turned by arr side or minor issues
An expression Of their sentiment and
their will has been had in Kentucky,
Vermont, Maine California, Nevada,
Ohio, Pennsylvania Iowa, and India
na, andin each they have declared in
voice rs stunning and emphatic as n
clap of thunder, that, whatcyor may be
the errors of the Administration, or
however much tho personal liberty OF
q few disaffected and disloyal individ,
uals mas be interlerod with, the great
war for the restoration Of the Union
and the life Of tie nation must 90 on
until the e-cnd for which it was under
taken is accomplished. They know
that the only road to a permanent and
honorable peace, TO individual pros
perity, 10 national greatness, and to
the permanent establishment OF free
institutions and the success of the A.
nerican experiment, is through war;
Hence the voice of the people is still
for war, and will be until the rebellion
is suppressed and the Union restor
ed.
The peace movement is q failure
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T,voiDIaflk.aII y

hoaThol first draft H. z0Rto Viii take
,5 ,.,I5i94te fne&t, .TedpdSTiaGyj, iGj October I2Sth,
.,lnlsss the quota,ef 5000 be raised be-
afore tlrat time.avino ou EA .ph>U
ba.Fhe President has issued a call for
'S$oo,ooo men, and has allowed the
States time until tbeI5th QfJapaary to
raise their quotas by volunteering =
lfGotlraiscd by the timo nm0dI the
draft will he mode Full explanations
and regulations Published in ojr next
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AR:tY yoTE.

g.. twill require several weeks, time to
eirccpiFe. full returns from tho Army
D6Wr hayehad no intindtioh yet Of the
e'vote for this county, not even nom the
-, I'm Reg We have no hope ofcar.
ryipgiogr county ticket, but we have
the qualification of knowing that the
bAmy voted almost ihaninously for
Brooch. HT'}' 't'' 3" y" ''4'' w
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DAVID TOD, Governor,

News DEROT.--All the magazines,
literary and illustrated journals, daily
papers, &c, can be had at Billinghurst's
News Depot.
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EgNow that Brouph il elected, "

ETNow that Brough is elected We
.Adyise the Butternuts to prepare, for
tshiggcr equality Brough will Of
course be through here in a few
months, compelling white men to'"levs
cl down half way, aud meet the nc.
gro. rcs.a,ly sud politically.
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The 66th o. vi.
WARrRAcE, BEDFORD COUNTY

Tenn, October II, 1868.
Ems CoM-The Goth Regiment Ohio
Volunteers held their election yester-
day. There was no excitement among
the boys, and no one ventured an ar-
gument for or against either Of the
prominent candidates We polled one
hundred and eighty eight votes, as fol-
lows:
John Brough,................ $50
C, L. Vallandigham..,...,. 8
Champaign County returns clean
record, with one hundred and twenty
for Brough and not one for VnDandig-
ham.
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How tho Soldiers, Vote

The 28th Regiment-Brough 617;
Vallandigham, none "a -
Ohio troops at Buchanan, Virginia,
Brough, 70; Vallandigham, nonel
The 18th Regiment-Brough 45O;
Vallandigham, none! a',s -ar
The 23d Rogiment-Brough 4S4;
Vallandigham, none!
Col. Whites Brigade-Brough 1, ,25O;
Vallandigham, 81!
Ohio men in the 9th Virginia Regt.
-Brough, 251 Vallandigham, none I
Gilbert's Rrigade-Brough 1900;
Vallandigham, %. ..ia..f
1O4th Regiment-Brough 460; Val
landigham 4.
Camp Dcnnison-Brough 1875; VAL
landigham, 5,
The Ohio troops at Charleston, Va,
gave Brough, 2,733; Vallandigham, so
The Tooth Ohio gave Brough, AIS;
Vallandigham, Is: .'.'' .'.' rem
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PROCLAMATION BY THE.
PRESIDENT.

100000 More Volunteers Called for 20
Serve for Three Years or During the
WAr-PrOyOst ntarshOIs 10 Pay Promi-
am aid Bonnty4.-A Draft TO be Made I'm
Every State for the Deficient In It's
Quota ON the 5th Of January, 1894.
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A table showing the Immense Distance
Between Loyalty ard DisIoya1ty--To he
posted In the Hat of Every cOppcrheNdf t
JTnion Ma;
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A Great Game OF Hids.and.Sssk.
The movements OF Meade md Lee.
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Very Truly Yours,
A UNION DEMOCRAT.

P. S. The aggregate vote of the
Brigade is not attainable in time for
this, but l am reliably informed there
was ninety votes cast for the traitor.
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BRoUsHs AAOORITx.

u TuyyR'sD4r, 5y' October 22,- 1858.
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lTelegraphic Correspondence Daily commercial.l
FROM WASHINGTON.

The Retreat OF Lees Army Explained
Pursuit by Msade-A. sharp Fight at
ThOroughfAreEaP- Rebels Driven
Into the ouAteiIs--Destts tslctiOn of the
Orange and AIeSNhlria Railroad, SO.
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Letter from the. 13d OhlOa
'S'''-D CAMP 43d Owl, w."
Near MEMPHIS, Tenn.
+, x Oct. 13th 1851 q


THqIt ti3 = n Oct. 18th 1s6alD
MEssRs EDITos;-7The following
number ofvotes were cast to-day by
this Regiment; i.,a ,gbs ..i,ar
For the Union'ticket,I. ,I.s.g.;.... 1856.
u"rs {" g Copperhead q " .s,,ear. 81.
Union Majority. -" .."a. ..!3O5.
1t may not be uninteresting to, the
patrons of the Gazette to learn that
the 48d is made up of volunteers from
sixteen counties of the, State, and of
the fifty one votes cast for the traitor
Vallandigham, and the tail piecestto
his Kite, 10 belong to Fairfield county.
Fairfield county has forty7seven ovo-
ters in this (43d) Reg; twenty eight
voting for Brough and the Union, and
the said nineteen for the kite candidate
and appendage. One vote for the I'm
ion ticketw was lost by nothaving blanks
for Delaware county and the officers Of
the election in company Il not deem
ing that vote of sufficient Importance,
to warrant the trouble of their writing
blanks to secure it if possible. Before
closing this in time for the mail / will
obtain and send you the vote ofothe
balance of this, IFuller's) Brigade,
which is composed Of the 27th,, seth,
43d and 63d o. Y. IahlH . EH. hddiiW
So very quietly and orderly was the
election in this Reg conducted to. o.day,
that a passing beholder would not have
known that anything more than every
day ordinary was being performed.
The 4Cth Ohio passed through here on
Sunday last, on their way ito.4-.
twill be gratifying to the friends of
the 4Gth liyingin Fairfield, to learn by
this that the boys were well. Among
the number with whom Ihad.a limited,
but very pleasant chat, was Lieut..
Jesse Brandt, Sargeant Henry, Brooks,
and sonof Noah. Gundyy All were
blitho as larks,. and notwithstanding
the many hardships Undergone they
looked the able, hardy, healthy, man
ly soldiers, such as no one of the chiv-
airy would take contract TO- whip
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@ass.gnEfststssetagfttf.

5 : i......:,slIgY .......ts.IIT.Yl..oE OF LANCASTER.
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LETTER FROM MEMPHIS.


Correspondent Cincinnati Commercial. ]
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We give below table Of the vote of
the soldiers as far 40 reported, viz:
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WASHINGTON, Oct, 1.-THE follow
ing proclamation has been issued by
the President:
, 1863-04-18
The News.

We have news from the East to the 7th of
April. The most important item is the reported
capture of Charleston. This news may be true,
but we look upon it entirely to good to be cor
rect. There is no doubt, however, tnat the attack
has commenced in earnest, and that the Union
operations look fayorably to an early capture Of
the place.
Gen. Hookers army was still in its old position
on the Rappahauock, and the rapid improvement
Of the roads would indicate the renewal of active
operations in a short time. The army of the
Potomac has been reduced by sending reinforce
ments to Gen. Rosekrans and Gen. Hunter. The
reports in relation to the Confederate movements
in front Of Richmond are so contradictory that it
is uncertain whether their army has been divided
to reinforce their armies in Tennessee and South
Carolina or whether its are still in force on the
Rappahannock.
The army beleaguering Vicksburg appears to
be moving slowly in the operations for reduction
of that place but its eventual success appears to
be conceded, if their efforts are persisted in.
In Europe the Polish insurrecton is at an end,
and the leader ofthe insurgents has been taken
prisoner. .rr.
The correspondence between the United States
and Great Britain relative to the fitting out of
privateers to Prey on the American commerce
has excited bitter feeling, and some danger Of
a rupture is apprehended.
, 1863-04-18
European News.

Demonstrations in lavor of Poland had taken
place in Paris. The .MoniteW and London Times
regard the news from Poland as showing that the
insurrcction is becoming general.
dispatch from ao% a6dsf iRSt RSStassh6% shp%
ski, and captured considerable munitions and
materials of war.
kilograms from Cracow say report was cur
rent that Langiewiz had been put to fight and
his forces dispersed, and that he was at Apo!om-
itz and sought consent of the Ausrians to pass
through Gslacia, but was refused Earhworks
have been thrown up around Warsaw The in
habitanls expected an attack. .u
PARIS, March PA dispatch received at the
Russian Embassy confirms the defeat of Lang
iewz. The insurgents lost 400 killed and 81
taken prisoners A telegram from Lemberg also
confirms the above.
correspondent of the London Times writes
that news from Cochin China is by no means
satisfactory. Re-inforcements afe earnestly ask ed
for by the commander of the French forces. Gen.
Forpy Is making the same demand from Mexico,
where, It is said, 6000 more men are required.
The coming elections cause much anxiety to
tie French Government.
The London Times saws the d. mand for money
is active. in consequence of the Confederate loan.
which closed at 3 S-4 5-S premium The sub
scrpiors from all the cities amounted to about
el5OOO 600.
The Times considers the Polish struggle viru-
ally at an end, and thinks the allied powers iusi-
fed in requiring that Poland shall have what was
guaranteed by the treatyo of Paris
The correspondent of the London .Ne,cs says it
is rumored that, besides the amnesty the Gar
telegraphed to Napoleon that he would give
Poland liberal Constitution
Langlewitz had been conveyed to the fortress
at Cracow
, 1863-04-18
Auburn Letter.
. A'UBURN. April 8th, 1868.

AUBURN, April Sth, 1905.
Eds. STATESMAN Il perceive that you
have had no news direct from Auburn for
considerable length of time. l suppose
it is owing to this being very busy time
and no one finding time to write. For fear
people may forget that there are mines
here, in their excitement about Boise, l
will state that now our bitches are fast be-
coming filed. Messrs. Davidson and Car
ter, with their ditch now furnish about
thirty companies with sluice heads. Most
miners are now sluicing away surface dirt.
A few ale washing up pay dirt. All seem
to be we'll pleased and report their claims
as paying from ten to thirty dollars per
day. Mr.. Berry, & Co., of French Gulch,
washed up this evening, after shoveling in
their sluice five hours-fve men at work
about $50
Wages here at present, are from four to
five dollars per day, and hands scarce.
Freeze Out Gulch has again began to
yield up her treasure most bounteously.
News from Granite creek is very encour-
aging. Men are here from there and try
ing to hire hands to take back with them.
They offer as high as six dollars per day
with steady work and pay every Saturday
night.
Several men nave came here from Can
yon City that talk very discouragingly.-
They pronounce the diggings there as good
grub-diggings, and declare they never wish
to see the place again.
News from Boise is still exciting. Many
are going, and some have come back and
have gone TO work on their old claims. A
party has just returned from the new dig
gings on Pine creek, at the mouth of Pow
der river They speak well of the pros
poets obtained there and report the snow
very deep, making it difficult prospecting
The gold obtained is of the fine order, bu
of good quality, and should judge from
its appearance; will assay nearly eighteer
dollars to the o. Several families have
left this place for Burnt river. They q
there with the expectation of settling, fo
the purpose. of farming For this pursuit
| think the climate is far better adapted
than that of Powder river valley. Person
living there say that it is now much warm
er there than here and that the grass on tht
south hill sides is up nice and green, an(
the flowers in bloom; whilst here the grass
has Just started to grow. Several farmer
in Powder river valley are preparing to pa
in large spring crops. l think we vii
have to look to some other place beside
that for any such things as garden vegeta
bles Flour is selling dull at SIS, pc
cwt. Groceries high.
Your, &c, CORRESPONDENT.
, 1863-04-18
The Emigrant Road.
SUMMIT BLUE MOUNTAINS,

April 9th, 1868.
EDS. STATESMAN AS a warning to
those who intend travelling from your city
to Boise with teams, feel it my duty TO
acquaint them with some facts in regard to
the nature of the road as a wagon-road,
and also to inform them of the danger to
be met at one point of the road.
On the 25th ult. left Walla Walla with
team (as supposedly strong enough to
draw my load through any depth of mud
easily; which they did to the bottom of the
mud, but could go no farther.
On the 29th reached the summit, and
after finding that the road grew worse in
stead of better, l concluded to get my
freight packed through to Grand Ronde
valley, and " as informed by packers that
over such a road cts per pound was little
enough-though distant out 40 miles.
can safely say that this road is utterly
impas able for wagons loaded with more
We learn from ''reliable authority that
the streams between this place and Boise
are exceedingly high at this time owing tc
the fact the snow melts very fast during
such warm weather as we have at present
While staying here, three days, the snow
has melted at the rate of one foot day
! his makes the road very muddy, indeed
The Umatilla river is very high, and per-
sons wishing to cross had better cross al
the bridge below the agency, which is but
few miles out of the way.
In regard to the danger to be apprehend-
ed at the poin, alluded to, l will simply
state what was told to me by half breed
living at the Agency.
He said that the Indians there were in
the habit of stealing horses from travellers
at this camp on the Umatilla and in the vi
cinity and driving them off in the deep ra-
vines till their owners leave, when they
brand them so as to defy recognition, and
that no one supposes them to be gull
ty, but on the contrary attribute it to the
white horse thieves. Yesterday l saw
three men who had camped at this spot a
few days ago and ha j lost their horses (sup-
posing them stolen by white men) and af-
ter disposing of all their freight started to
Boise on foot.
Considering the source from whence l
got this information, think it true, and
would advise persons camping near there
to keep an eye to their stock.
Yours, &c, NJ. P.