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Weekly national intelligencer. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1841-1869, 1864-08-04
THE SHENANDOAH VALLEY.

HARPER's FERRY, july 90 1864
There is o. invasion going forward here but it is not an
invasion of Maryland. Harpers Ferry once again. in it's
varied experience during this war; the scene Of active mi
tary operations aud the pontoon bridge that floats under
the shadow of the railroad vadpct groans and quvers to-
day under the tread OF armed men, of artillery trains aud
of army wagons This much Imay say without ipsrtirg
any information to the enemy for by the time this goes
into print they will well know that before Maryland can be
invaded again the question be decided Who shall
be master in the Valley Of the SHENANDOAH shall not
the risk of touching contraband by any refer
ence to the troops which side to be employed
In settling this problem their Plumbers commanders DC
Bot may that the military authorities have pushed
forward their counter against the schemes of
The rebels with UNUSUAL degree Of vigor sagsey and
secrecy If the rebel force ngers any where Win.
chester battle is among the probabilities within the next
few days Ii whipped the rebels will have TO snow
larger force in the Shenandoah Valley than has yet been
developed except by and they will also have to
fight for what they get.
There nothing very important from up the river this
morning The rebels withdrew theig pickefs from the
river opposite Willamsport, Wednesday night, and
yesterday General Kelly reoconped Martnsburg Tele-
graphic communication with hat point has not been r-
established has any train yet veDured up, con-
dton OF the road and the bridge at Opequan creek
known. The bridge Back creek, beyond Martins
burg, is reported to have been desiroyed.
Harpers Ferry has been bu mt again, this being
the fufth fifth time since the began. None of the
pr buildings of the town have been injured hut all
he armcry and arsenal buildings which had been tempo
rarly rooted and used for army and military
Oces, have had every thing buDabe about them up
by the flames, and heir bare walls aud smoke begrmmed
brought back TO the dssoltte condition in
which the rebels left them at the Of the
Weekly national intelligencer. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1841-1869, 1864-08-04
LATER REBEL NEWS FROM GEORGIA.

From the Richmond E1amiqsr Of July 26h
The most important news have is that contained in
the following despatch from Gen. Hoods
ATLANTA, July 23, 1864.
Hon. J. A Scddon, Secretary of Var:
lnthe engagement yesterday captured eighteen stands
twenty-five, as previously reported. Brig Gen. Mercer
wss not wounded All is quiet to-day, except little
pickethrng aud occasional shells thrown into the city
j. b. HOOD, General.
From this it will be that the battle begun under
such favorable auspices Friday aud continued So sue
cessfuIy not resumed on Saturday nor on Sunday
Gen. Hood, in his rst despatch after the fight was g
taken to the number Of captured by our troops
This is small matter II he had killed McPhersoa aud
driven Sherman the Chatahooche we should have
been content without taking gun prisoner AS far
are able 30 penetrate into the of affairs the
chiof fruits of Fridays operations are we infer that we
prevented the enemy from envelopmg Atlanta from the
eas His position west and north of the unchanged
or if changed at ALL he has pressed nearer the city II
has been from the despatch he throws shell into it
This is uncomfortable proximity the people of our sis
ter city of Petersburg can testify
49, ATLANTA, July 25, 1864.
There has been continued skmshng for the past two
dsys MANY shells from the enemys batteries have en-
tered the city, aud few houses have been struck
mateTls damage has been done. The enemys extreme
ghS ehdeaVored to gain possession of commanding emf
nence between their and lines but repused by
the lith Texas regiment. All quiet this morning.
The Richmond Dispatch Of the 27h ultmo contains the
Gllowing despatch from Atlanta
ATLANTA, July 25, 1864
The enemy made an attempt last night to break our
nes but repused by Cheathsm aftera conflict Of one
hour During the day quiet prevailed around the CITY, the
only demonstration being occasional picket firing, AT
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TIE LATE BATTLES IN GEORGIA.

Major Gen. THOMAS, commanding the Army Of
the Cumberland, has issued the following interest
ing circular to the army near Atlanta:
ARMY HEADQUARTERS, JULY 26. 1854.
The Major General commanding the Army congratuates
the troops upon the brilliant success attending the Union
arms in the late battles
In the battle of the Goth instant which the Twentieth
Corps division Of the Fourth Corps and part of the
Fourteenth Corps engaged the total Union loss in
killed. wounded, and missing thousand hun
dred and thrtyhree In front of the Twentieth Corps
there were put out of the fight six thousand rebels Five
hundred and sixtyhree of the enemy buried by
own troops and the rebels permitted to bury two
hundred and fifty. The second division of the Fourth
Corps repulsed different assaults of the enemy with
light loss to themselves and which must have sweed the
number of dead buried by the rebels to beyond three hun
dred. We also captured seven stands of coors No
official report has been received Of the part taken in the
,ttle by the Fourteenth Corps.
In the battle of the 22d instant the total Union loss
killed, wounded, aud missing was three thousand FIVE
hundred and ten pieces of artillery The rebel loss
in prisoners captured three thousand two hundred
The known dead Of the enemy in front of the Fifteenth
and Sixteenth Corps and division of the Seventeenth
Corps two thousand hundred and forty two The
other divisions of the Seventeenth Corps repulsed
will swell the rebel less in killed to at least three thou
sand The latest reports state that buried three
thousand two hundred rebsls killed in this fight There
captured from the enemy this battle eighteen
stands of colors and five thousand stands of arms.
By command of Msjor General THOMAS:
w. D. WHTPPLE, Assist. Adj. General.
A despatch dated at Nashville (Tenn on the
5lst of July says:
Gen Hooker passed through this city en- routelor the
North this morning 1t is here Understood that he leaves
Shermans command to enter upon other duties elsewhere
and that General Rousseau succeeds him the
mander of the Twentieth Corps. General Stanley sue
eseds Gen Howard in command of the Fourth Corps.
Gen. Howard has been assigned to the command Of the
Army of the Tennessee, in place of Gen. McPhersop
killed.
The battle OF the 22d was flank atts OK of the enemy
upon left During that attack the Seventeenth Corps
crumbed up, but not until it had repused several of
the desperate charges of the rebels and afforded time for
Logan, who temporarily succeeded Mcpherson in COM
mand Of the Army Of the Tennessee TO about and
pei the assaults made him Our correspondents with
that army state that the rebels driven back to their
last line OF works around the city
The battle Of the 23th instant assault force
the Fifteenth Corps, and appears to have resulted in
complete defeat of the rebels that of the 22d Six
hundred and forty-two dead rebels buried by our
forces after that battle"
Weekly national intelligencer. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1841-1869, 1864-08-04
FROM ATLANTA.

Notwithstanding the rebel claim of great victory at
Atlanta 1t is announced that the information received by
the GoVernment from Gen. Sherman'a army continues to
represent affairs TO be very satisfactory Among the latest
intelligence disclosed to the public is the mention of de-
spatch from Gen. Shermsns headquarters, giving ac-
count OF battle with Hoods army Wednesday ast.
Hood 1t Is stated that day made fierce assault upon
Shermans lines and was repulsed with serious loss Our
army lost ak hundred killed and wounded and they buried
Blk hundred and sixty dead rebels left on the field
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LATER FROM GEN. sHERMAN's ARMY.

NASHVILLE, (TESN) JULY 29.-Gen. Shermsn's army
again put in motion yesterday to accomplish an inn
portant operation looking to early investment of Atlanta
The enemy yesterday attempted TO interrupt the
ment by attacking the Fifteenth Corps but were badly
repulsed. During the contest took from the rebels
four six regmenta fags There are no other details
that can be made pubc but the public may assured
that every thing has been successful The rebels said
to have erected strong works at Atlanta and it is at
all unlikely that they may keep us at bay for few days
longer If they remain in their present position but if they
do Hood caa scarcely saye the remnant Of his army.
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midday to-day the Yankees opened with shell again upon
the CITY, shellDg hour with some vgor No notice
OF hr intention to shell the city was given 10 enable the
women and children TO be removed TO places or safety.
s oaroarous violation OF the usages OF civilized warfare
only enabled him to murder few batauts Most
OF tne shells came from twenty p0under Parrott guns
position on the line of the Western Atlanta railroad with
occasional missiles from another gun east of the city.
Inc gallant operations of Wednesday and Friday
20 nave impressed the Yankees with wholesome desire
10 stren2then their hanks, which they now doog.
hei display OF rocket signals has been brilliant indca
ing some movement ON their paft
The following address to the troops read this morn
ing:
HEADQUARTERS ARMY OF TENNESSEE,
In the Field, July U.s. 1864.
SOLDIERS Experience has proved 10 you safety in
enemy Guns and coors the only nn-rng indications
OF Victory The valor Of tr is easily estimated
the number OF those received your enemy be allowed
continue the operation of hiking you of position
cause Is In peril Your brilliant proves you
abili to prevent it, You have but will it,
graut US the victory which commander and
'ry confidently expect J. -. HOOP, General,
MACON, i thursday, JULY %, 1861
stest adVices from Atlanta by train and telegraph
TO Yesterday evening ttf ,g#T
We learn BY the which left nghtfall that the
enemy attacked left extending from the city inward
ihe Chattahoochie, yesterday, and repused and
driven about a mile Late last evening orders were re-
ceiyed by telegraph to send and bring the wounded
tho rear tsa #ea
telegram from high officer to Gen Johnston dated
Atlanta yesterday, has been received here stating that
lighting is going on, and have driven Them "Details
not known Gems Stewart, Walihall, aud LorDg re-
p D1rted wounded
Private kilograms from Griffin report Gen. Wheeler
wounded. A cavalry force of the enemy strength un-
Known, struck the Macon and Western railroad below
onesboro this morning and reported be tearing up
Ne road IN this direction Another cavalry force OF the
'aemy is to-day reported Cnton advancing toward
his place. y.
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REBEL NEWS FROM ATLANTA, GEORGIA.

The Cincinnati Gazette Acknowledges the receipt Of files
Of tho Atlanta Appeal from July 18th to the evening Of
July 20h from which IL makes the following interesting
extracts disclosing the hopeful spirit Of the rebels The
Appeal alone continued 10 be published in Atlanta the
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Corps SeventeeDth which he states has crossed over
the river and gone direction of Decatur If this true
There can be force of any upon the north
sde OF the Chatahoochie The enemy knew yesterday Of
change OF commanders and the prisoners all say that
they expect to have to fight now.
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The tobacco crop has hourshed up the Valley Of the
Connecticut during all the dry weather. and never looked
better than 1t does now The farmers avelearned that
wet weather is not essential W success IN setting the
plants,
Weekly national intelligencer. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1841-1869, 1864-08-04

The last European mail brings the intelligence Of the
death OF Thomas Coley Grattan formerly English Consul
at Boston, and the author Of several excellent works Of
fiction,
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By GALES & sEATO

l#S By GALES IL SEATON
-lA JAMES O. wELLING. ASSOCIATE EDITOR.
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Major Gen. THOMAS, commanding the Army of
the Cumberland, has issued the following interest
ing circular to the army near Atlanta:
The Lansing state Republican. [volume] (Lansing, Mich.) 1855-1874, 1864-07-27

1st There Is 10 Machine making the Tight or
Lock stitch which IS 50 simple and easily under
stood
II. There IS ne machine So durable and SO seasily
kept IN repair
81. There Is no machine capable OF doing great
a variety ana range OF work No work ever required
IN Family Sewing but what may be done perfectly
on our Letter A machine. ia manufacturing by
our No > Machine.
4th We warrant every machine We sell, % give
better satisfaction than any IN market, or money
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5th. We give Instructions III using the machine 10
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We keep constantly on hand a large supply Of
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The Lansing state Republican. [volume] (Lansing, Mich.) 1855-1874, 1864-07-27
aqritulturul mn Dunlsstit.
Praise your Wife.

Praise your wife, man; for PHYS sake,
give her little encouragement; il won't
6nrt her She made your home comfortable,
your hearth bright and shining. your food
agreeable-ior PHYS sake tell her you
thank her, ii nothing more. she don't eX-
meet il; il will make her eyes open wider
Than they have these ten years. but II will
do her good for all that, and you too.
There are many women, to-day, thirsting
for words Of praise, the language Of eucOur-
a0ement. Through summers heat, through
winters toll, they have drudged uncOm-
plainingly and 50 accustomed have their
fatnsrs. brothers and husbands become 10
their uOnotOnOus labOrs, that they look for
AMI upon them a. they DO the daily rising
Of the sun and IT. daily going down. Home
every DAY may be made beautiful by an APP
nreciatiOn Of its holiness. You know that
ifthe fOOr is clean, manual labor has been
nerformed 70 make it so. You know if yOu
can take from your drawer clean shirt
whenever you want IL, that some bOdy's
fingers have ached in the toll OF making II
so fresh and agreeable, so smooth and lus-
trous. Everything that pleases the eye and
the sense has been procured 10y constant
work, much thought, great care, and untir-
inc efforts bodily and mental.
III J. hot LldL many ulcu uO dppIcNidtc
these things, and feel glow Of gratitude
or numOeriess attentions bestowed upon
them ia sickness anu in health, but they
don't come out with a hearty" Why, how
pleasant you make things look, wife :" or Il
am Obliged 10 you Tor taking so much
pains :" They thank the tailor for their
'nts:" they thank man in a full omnibus
who gives them a seat, they thank young
lady who moves along in the concert room,
in short, they thank every thing out OF
doors, because il Is the custom, and come
home. tip their chair back aud their heels
up, pull out the newspaper, grumble II their
wife asks them u take the baby scOld II
the nro has gone down, or, ii every thing IL
lust right, shut their mouths with "a smack
OF satisfaction, but never say. Il thank
you"
/ tell you what, men, young and old, II,
YOU did but show ordinary cIvilty toward
those common articles OF housekeeping,
your wives, if you would give the hundred
and sixteenth part Of the compliments you
almost chOked them with before YOU were
married, fewer women would seek for other
sources OfafiectiOn. Praise your wife, then,
for all the good qualities she has, and you
may rest assured that her deficiencies are
counter-baIanced by your own.
The Lansing state Republican. [volume] (Lansing, Mich.) 1855-1874, 1864-07-27
Who Repealed the Three Hundred Dollar
Clause 2

\ year ago the Democrats swOre that the
three hundred dollar clause was law in IA
vor ofthe rich man and an insult 10 the poor
mar Their organs all took this ground
and their masses in New York city got up
q rebellion about il. The Free PreSS-the
Copperhead organ Of this State-was par
ucularly savage in insisting that the three
hundred dollar clause should be repealed.
On the 9th Of March, last year, the Free
Press said:
This is a discrimination in favor Of the
rich against the poor, which is both unjust
and iDgpOlitic. When the national forces
are called out there should be no favOritism
shown between tle different classes which
compose the State. Al should be called
upon 10 defend the G0rernment the rich
and the poor, the high and the low-all
alike.
During the French Revolution. when the
life Of the nation was threatened. every man
was called upon 10 enter the army. All
were looked upon as having equal interests.
Tor the lives, liberties and property of every
one were az stake. No man could arotd
the risk Of his he By paying yalt7,y sam
. OF money, and tbs should BE- so here. Z.
we hope the merit Congress lciW dlter. this
section so As TO COMPEL EVERY ABLE-BoD-
LED NAN DRAFTED TO co To THE WAR lclGt-
erel' htS rank or peclOi0ry condition.
Congress has done Just what the Free
PreS asked, and now the COpperhcads are
howhng worse than ever.
On the 18th day of July. Ie63 in most
malignant article apologizing for the New
York rioters, the Free Press used this Ian
guagee:
By that act Lincoln rendered the con
scription necessary, and Congress acifk On
eye to thousands OF rich 1drorifes. who so
largly compose the strength ofthe Abolition
party, inserted the $500 exemption clause.
winch IS wrong in principle, because mon
ey ought not TO exempt an able-bodied man
from his duties as a citizen, and was wrong
~ pohcy, because ii created iHSidi0ls dis
ssS'.ct.ons 6etaceeR rich aud poor, and made
me oran simply an indication of the poverty
Vi sne soldiers who 20 to the field under il >
We commend these extracts to the cow
planning Cops. They labored for the rsr,aal
OF the law, they wanted every man draffa ~
To go or furnish substitute. thew were on ~,
posed 70 the communication; and they did 81
tney could TO procure its repeal. Iftba,
are wise now they must have been FOOLS
then. ~" '0o'lsi
The Lansing state Republican. [volume] (Lansing, Mich.) 1855-1874, 1864-07-27
Carrots.

A correspondent OF the Germantown Tel
egraph writes: Il wish 10 say word
about carrots for all kinds of stock. rails
ed at the rate Of one thousand bushels per
acre last SEASON. have red them regular
" 10 my cows twice day, and never had
them look as well as they 10 this Winter
My horses have had them abont twice a
week, and they seem 10 do better than usual (;
my calves, colts and hogs eat item as read
lily as oats, or corn. There are cveral reI-
sons why we should grow them, be side their
value as food. They can be raised for five
cents per bushel. They leave the round
for the next years crop in superior cOndi-
ton. and finally, in localities where water
is scarce, the stock fed with carrots do not
require as much water. Ii carrots freeze
they are not injured like potatoes. use
su0-sol lifting pillow, and my ground is a
sandy loan, and has never been highly ma
nured. 1 believe /, 500 bushels can be rails
ed from an acre"
The Lansing state Republican. [volume] (Lansing, Mich.) 1855-1874, 1864-07-27
DAMAGES By LIGHTNING !

TNCORPO RATED 1868
The Lansing state Republican. [volume] (Lansing, Mich.) 1855-1874, 1864-07-27
Growing Upland Cranberies.

The grower Of some fine cranberries,
grown on upland furnishes the Maine Far
Haer few ideas in relation TO their cultiva-
ton:
1t is the nature Of the cranberry, like all
other plants, 10 grow in perfection some
where, and as il happens this somewhere
is where the land is 80 sterile that nothing
else can grow except moss. In proof OF
this. we ind both the hog and mountain
cranberries growing naturally on the noun
tain. in the lowest boys, aud in all localities,
sometimes floating on the pond always Oh
poor soil, mixed with moss protection for
il from summer heat and winter cold.
Cole. in his Fruit Book, says: where q
gravelly knoll had been reduced for a road,
We saw excellent cranberTies of spOntane-
Gus production, on dry, and poor soil.
On another spot, We saw fine fruit by the
roadside, on a very poor, dry, hard soil. "
He also adds, "with these cases of good
crops under every disadvantage, it would
be surprising ii cranberries should not grow
well on high land; but as for the culture, |
ask for nothing more than TO remove the
soil TO the depth Of one or two feet with a
pillow or scrapeT, and plant the same with
vines and moss from the cranberry bog
This shOnld be done in the fall or spring,
and the tops moved of the following sum-
mer, which will cause them TO spread and
cover the whole surface. BY this eXper
ment have raised, the present season, al
the rate OF $50 bushels an acru.
The Lansing state Republican. [volume] (Lansing, Mich.) 1855-1874, 1864-07-27
Ditching with a Plow.

A correspondent of the New Hampshire
Journal Of agriculture says: In the
first place, l pillow two burrows, and throw
them out; this makes the ditch wide enough
at the top. l then pillow two more and
throw them out. The ditch is then twelve
or fifteen inches deep, aud an OK can no
longer walk in it with the other on the sur
face. then take a stout piece Of timber
say five or six inches square "a round stick
would do as WE'LL, and twelve or fifteen feet
long. lay this across the ditch and hitch
q yoke of oxen TO each end, SO that the tim
Der serves as a long whiletree, with the
pillow chained in the middle; and as the
ditch grows deeper the chain is let out
longer. In this way, there would be no
trouble in blowing six feet deep. The only
difficulty is in keeping the oxen nearly
abreast, as it is new work for them. But
by taking light burrows at first, they soon
learn. After running the pl0w through
two or three times, throw out the loose
earth and pillow again"
The Lansing state Republican. [volume] (Lansing, Mich.) 1855-1874, 1864-07-27

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