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VI" duuttlnuIu nOUHticS ctFs' Vii anu al
ter that date, 500 bounty only will be
paid, IS provided ty the act approved July
-, 1861
tSigned) ABRAHAM LINCOLN.
Official
(Signed) +. D. TOWNSEND,
Assistant Adjutant General.
WASHINGTON, 18th.
The Navy Department has received the
details of two expeditions sent out from
the gunboat Tahoma. during the past
month, the object of which was success
fully accomplished.
Having marched through dense wood
and swamp for 4 miles, they destroyed the
rebel government salt works at st. Men
las. Florida. These works were miles
in extent, and connected with them We're.
among other things, 800 salt kettles, l7O
furnaces, and 100 houses and shantics.
The property DESTROYED is estimated at
e209,000
Knoxville. Tenn. 18th.
There was some slight diminishing yea
tcrtav beyond Morristown. in which the
rebel Col. Jones was killed. Al is quiet
to-day.
The rebels are supposed to be in force
at Buli tap.
The cars went to Moyristown YESTERDAY.
All is quiet at the front.
FORTRESS MONROE. 18th.
The flag of truce steamer \. \. arrived
this evening with Capts. Sawyer and FLYNN
and Gen. Neal Dow.
Hador, af Hastiacton-Gea II-m. T.
Smith Promoted 10 MAJOR Generaiehjp
n the Regular Army--Report that Gen.
Fremont IIJit HIRE The Department Of
.>ouh C,troiiaG-GHhaorc Desires A.
tire .Scrrire.
DosroS, 10Th.
American Geld l8e l-2.
Fortress Monroe 14th.
Twenty three rebel prisoners, captured
in the recent RAID, arrived here to-da! and
fourteen arrived yesterday.
The Calling gun was tried to-day and
Is pronounced most effective weapon.
throwing 200 shots per minute.
The Russian officers witnessed the ex-
pertinent and were highly sratifed.
New York, 10th.
\ steamer i. to he sent to look after the
Italian friga;e GalaatGoMo. which il sup
posed 10 be loss
All Washington specials agree that the
cold bill will pass the House, to-day.
The HerGi{.e SAYS it may lie amended
80 rs ~ authariz" the Secretary 70 issue
certificates PAYABLE in gold to be used il
payment Of custom due.
The Committee on Tcrritorie, OF the
House are about 10 report = hii! Tor tine
division of Idaho, the new territory to be
called Montana.
1t. Col. Sanderson has been sent to
Fort Warren.
The Tins deSpateh SAYS John Wooley
ofind has beca appointed provost marshal
of Baltimore.
The House Special Committee of the
Bankrupt Bill have authorized Mr.. Jenk.
10 report the bill sometime since proposed
ny him. it embraces both the debtor and
creditor interests.
An officer of the army at Chattanooga
wates fiat our army cannot remain long
in lis present position owing TO the stencil
vi the 80, 600 deear ing carcasses OF horses
and mules which strew the country around
Chattanooga for miles.
Gen. ". /. Smith as to-day nomina-
ted Major Gen. in the regular army, TO
fill the vacancy made i! Gen. Grant.
promotion.
The Borlds despatch SAYS /: is under
stood that Gen. Fremont will be assigned
10 tue command Of the Department OF
South Carolina. Gen. Gilmore is 70 have
an active command in the field.
The Republican Caucus tonight was
adjourned till Tuesday next.
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Grleeraph 4lews:
PROM THE DAlLifs

sh9N tttt DAilsttS
osrlia Eirer Erpsiiios-~Ordcr Of he
fre5i3eat-Iserease q Pay q Soldiers.
CAR1o, I4th.
The following are some of the particu-
lars Of the expedition mp the ouehita river
which was composed of gunboats 0uchita,
Usage, Conestoga, Lexington, Fort Hin
mann and Crockett.
Trinity was found strongly fortified
The iron clad Usage was allowed to pass
without molestation. The flagship Hin
mann followed, when heavy fire opened
on her which after time obliged her to
retire in a damaged condition with killed
and ; wounded.
The flag was then transferred 10 the
Oachita, whose powerful guns soon slcnc-
cd the rebel battery, which consisted of
three p -poan1crS. Blu: little difficulty
was experienced i'll driving the rebels from
their position ut Harrisonburg. Our force
es burned the town.
The gunhoat oachita received hut little
injury during the engagement. The Hin
mann win require considerable repairs.
The gunboat Conestoga collilcd with the
Gen. Price i'll the Mississippi. on the lO;h
inst. a short distance below Natehez. The
Conestoga, with her cargo and ammuni-
sion was sunk. They are a total loss
The steamer War Eagle from New Or
leans for Louisville brought up about fifty
tons of sugar aud molasses.
The 18th Wis. veterans are also On
board ON their way home.
NEW York, 18Th.
American Geld l6l 81.
NV YORK, 18th.
The 7'ribuae's Washington despatch
SAYS the following important order has
been published:
WAR DEPARTMENT,
Adiatant Generals Office.
Washington, March. i2;h
General Orders No. 9S.
The President OF the United States or
dcrs as follows
lst. Major General Halleck is at his
request relieved from duiv us General-in in
Chief of the Army. and Lieut.. General
l. 5. Grant is assigned to the command
Of the armies of the United States. The
headquarters of the army VIII be in Wash
ingto.l. and also with Lieu. @ FL. Grant in
the field.
Cd. Major ten. Hallcrk IS assigned to
duty in Washington .. Clief Of staff OF
the army. under the direction OF the See
rotary of War AID tire Lieut. Gen. COM
manding, His orders vii. be olcycd and
respected accordingly.
I'd. Major General ". I. Sherman Is
assigned to the command Of tat military
division of the Mississippi, eoRpu>ct Of
the Departments of the Ohio. the Cumher-
land, the Tennessee and the Arkansas.
4th. Maisr Gcr, 4. Il. MCPHERSON Is
assigned te the command Of the Depart
ment and the army of the Tennessee
9Th. In 'lieying Major ten. ilallcck
from duty as Gencrai-in- lief. tae Prcsi-
.lent desires 10 express his aFFfohation and
thanks for the jealous manner in which The
ar,iuous AM responsible duties Of thai
position have heen performed.
Nv ORDER ~ shs' >tNc'v q y Ar,
+. u. Tow N>ENn,
Asst. Adjgtant General.
Nrw YaEK. 18th.
The TGl-es, Y Washington a=snatel SAYS
diers to SIS per month.
Two hunGr d ana iliiy rebel soldiers
al -
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ORLAND, March Ii, 1854.

FRIEND SAWYER Our annual town
meeting was held to-day with the following
result
Moderator-N. II. Powers.
Clerk-Jamcs {. Saunders.
Sclectmen-A. +. Emerson. HAYES
pinkham, V. L. Hooper.
Treasurer and Collector 5. Condor.
:. 5. Conc. II. Rodgers, j, :, Con-
don, O. b. Trott.
Town Agent-A. Z. Emerson.
All good loyal Republicans elected by
large majorities. REP.
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SCtLIyAy.-Thc following town officers
were elected i'll Sullivan on Monday, all
Union and Republican:
Noderator-,Eohn L. Hill.
Clerk-Joshua 3. johnson.
selccimen--.lames c. Chlcott, Enoch
II. Lyman. Augustine W, Hill.
Trcasurer-Gilbert T.. Simpson.
Collector-Eben II. Hill.
:. 5. Com.-,lames L. Mayncll.
Voted to assess,
TO pay volunteers, 81 300
" Soldiers families. $50
- Support of Poor. $50
- /" Schools, SIS
35IS
Yours truly. C. EMERY.
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-plymeatl has elected Union town
officers by a large majority. Last year
democratic.
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I-The Bi-Monthly Report Of the Ag,

EThe BiMonthly Report Of the Ag-
rieultural Department. for January and
February i received. TIL. commissioner
discusses the matter Of agricultural col
leses, and HE bcs; system Of instruction
for such. IN speaking of the aphorism
that "a Jack Of all trades il master OF
none" relates the following OF Henry
Ward Beccher: When at indianapolis he
Published an agricultural paper; and dur
ing the past summer, the Journal of that
city, alluding To the admiration of strang-
ers for the beauty of its gardens and wards,
ornamented with flowers and eyergrceus,
and shrubs, gave all the credi, to Mr.
Beecher's teachings when there. lie left
in the west, the - Beecher rhuharb "A
Seeding variety, originated by him, not
interior to any othcr--and he reformed the
butter market Of that city. He told Us
lately, and while in England, that he was
bell-ringer, in his first church. Iii. recent
"oltical speeches in England exhibit lis
,over II another field
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STRENGTH OF THE Union ARMY.-A
" ashjngton correspondent Of the y. \.
Ift5a8r has been furnished hv the Provost
Marshal Generals Office with statement
Of tine accc>sions made TO the army by the
re-culistmcnt Of veterans, volunteer re-
cruiting and drafting from jan. /, '63, to
Feb -, %. The public viii he gratified
TO learn that cur forces have never At any
period been more formidable. rs 10 num-
bers, than they are now, and that in the
opinion Of the Secretary of Wharf.-The spring
campaign viii open with larger army
than has been in the field at any former
time
1t seems that the number OF volunteer
enistmeu,s from Jan. Is; to November Isl
1853, WAS, Is, 0U0
From Nov. Isl, l563, TO Nov. lst,
1851. 10000
From Jan. 81, to Feb. %. 1863, 10000
Add product of the draft of 1868. 10000
Add deserters returned, 5000
Invalid Corps, $4,000
Re enlisted ' eterans, 10000
Add Black Troops, 10000
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Total.

To show the actual gain Of the army,
the 100000 re-enlisted veterans must he
deducted as well as the killed, wounded
prisoners, and disabled during the year, is
said TO amount 10 l25.00O, which would
leave the army 100000 larger now than it
was Jan. LIST, lcG3.
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oarlita Rjrer Erpsiitoa--Ordcr Of the
fresi3ent-Iaerease ct Pay Of Soldiers.
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1864-03-18

Hon. James c. Hall, Senate Chamber.
Columbus. Ohio.
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Matter, ot HasljRe ton-Gea II-m. r
Smith Promoted 10 Major Generaishjp
Ia the Regular Army-Reporf that Gen.
Fremont H'lH HIRE The Department 81
:>ouh Carolina -GHiaorc Desires A.
TIRE Scrrire.
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1864-03-30

REMARKABLE FOUNTAIN IN FLORIDA.-The fol-
lowing is a he autiful description of fountain of
water i'll Florida:
Takiag narrow path, crossed through some
dense underwood, aad all at once | stood on the
banks Of the w akaila sprlug There was a basin
circular. The thick sbushes were almost growing
10 the waters edge, and bowling their hea IS under
the unfipfled surface. stepped Into a skiT and
pushed OFT. some immense fishes attracted nv
attention and seized a spear to strike them. The
boatm6n laughed and asked me how far beneath
The surface supposed they were2 1 Swered
about thr2e feet He assured me that they were.
at least twenty from me, and 1t so. The
Wator is OF tho most marvellous transparency. |
dropped an ordinary pin In the water, forty feet
deep and saw Its head with perfect dIstinctness as
Ii lay on the bottom. As wa approached the ceu-
tie noticed a jagged, grayIsh limestone rock be-
Meath US pierced with holes; through these holes
one seemed to lock into unfathomabe depths. The
boat moved slowly on, and now we hung trembling
over the edge Of The sunken cliff and far below Il
lay dark, yawning, unfathomable abyss. From
lis gorge comes pouring forth, with immenae We
loeity, living river
Pcshng on just beyond It's mouth I dropped a
ten cent piece into the water, which is there $50
ieei in depth, and clearly saw 1t shining on the
bottom. This seems incredible. think the water
possessed magnifytns power. | am confident
~. the p;ce could ne distinctly seaa fsoht
Il tower 1870 feet high. We fowcd on toward the
,ialii side, and suddenly we perceived In the wa
tef. which were darling hither aud thither, the lon.
ieAi2i1 roots aud The wide luxurant grasses On the
bottom, all arrayed in the most beautiful prsmatic
h2es. The gentle swell occasioned by the boat
gave to the whole an undulating motion. Death
iAe Stiffness reisned around, and more fairy
sCcii; aeyer hehe!d.
so great Is the quantity Of water hee poured
forth that 1t forms river ITSELF large enough to
float fatb0as with cottoi The planter who lives
here has lhuS transported his cotton TO st. Marks
Near the fountain VIC saw some of the remains of a
Inastedon, which had been taken from It. The
triangular bone below the knee measured six inch
es on each side. almost the entire skeleton has
been sent TO Barnum's Museum.
TIE Indian name of the fountain Is beautifully
significant. sWakuila means 'The MysteFy.'s II ia
said that the spanish discoveries spralg into It with
aimos, frantic joy, snpposing they had discovered
the long soasht 'rcas Jurs,stuis" the fountain
OF YOUTH which should rejuvenate them after their
exhaus,ing marches and battles.
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TaE ePfRIr IN THE Army The following ex-
tract from letter from young soldier In the Otey
battery, Longstreet's command, to his father, a
Richmond merchant, shows the spirit Of the boys
In the army. After mentioning having missed his
furoush, and being willing to wait Till next winter
for 1t, he says
Now is the time for cvoTy soldier who is able for
duty to be al his POST In the field. His country
needs his services there. II il time fer sinking;
for In my opinions the most desperate struggle thai
has eyer been made yet will be made this year by
cur enemy to crush US out, aud unless we meet II
ike brave people ought to do all will be lost. But
do not nor never did, despair of the final triumph
of our young COnfederacy. five should fail, what
would be our condition Death Itself would be
far more preferable to me than slavery under such
a people as we are now waging war with. l am
In favor of fighting them to the last am In hopes
this viii be the last year Of the war, when hope
peace will once more reign over our blessed cnun-
Try and things be again they used 70 be In days
gone by.
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,I,o MARYLA AND MEN In ,hs copfedezsia r..

THO MARYLAND MEN in the Confodesais Ser
vice. 1T s beIiesed that General OvdeY1 No
SO, Adtutant and Inspector Generate oGDee, just
pUtliaAed, obviates all the .difncultes which have
heretofore iaterposed TO prompt Kspsfers - the
Maryland Line. Every person now In service vho
citizen OF Maryland can, upon applications 70 MatSe
General Elzsy, Stauuson, Virginia, or Colonel DEsd
lsy II Jehrsop, HaDoyeR JUNCTION, Virginia, - I'm
mstiate'y transferred to the Maryland Line. The
following form can be signed, sworn 10 bofo9O D
commissioned officer, directed 10 eithsr Of Tho abovo
Immediately ma3c- The applicant must state u -
wi1hes u be transferred 70 Major 0eoersl Hsey,
Camp Maryland, &2urton, Virginia, OF 70 COlOuol
Bradley Johnson, Camp Howard. dsnover Juno,
tibn, and tai company slready organised 70 form
u new company. Applications for cavalry muse be
accompanied by af1tavis that applicant can keep
himself mounted.
FORM OF APPLICATION. -
The Undersigned private In Company -,
Regiment, Brigade, - Division,
Corps, Army Of -, having beea o otis q of
Mary land at the commencement Of the war, apples
- Regiment. under General Orders No -. Al.
jutaDt and Iospector Generals ofice, 1904, destse
10 be transferred TO Camp Maryland, Major General
Eisey, Stauntou, or Camp Howard, Colonel Bradley
T johnson, Hanover Junction.
Appended is proof Of citizenship:
On tais - day Of -, 1854. before TIE eab.
sc-iscr, commissioned oancer, Reeimsut,
and made oath in due form OF law. that he knows
tast -- was citizen Of Mary lond q the
commencement Of the wer, aEd that De = able -
keep himself mounted.
All applications to be transferred TO- CNap MARI
land Will, for the present, bo sddFeeseA . Mater
> BRADLEY + JOHNSON,
mh 23-2awo1" Colonel COmmand1nG.s
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The Rev. DR.. Armstrong,
h Editor Of the Dispatch:

The Rev. Or. Armstrong, Of Norfolk whose bold
aud defiant answers TO the inperinent questions
propounded him By the contemplate Yankee Pro-
vost Marshal OF" Butler, }" mentioned In your
issue Of the 2eth has been for many years In charge
of the Presbyterian Church of NorfOlk-not only
beloved by his own congregation, but beloved and
respected by all who have enjoyed the pleasure of
his acquaintance. Though a Northern man by
BIRTH, more truly Southern at heart does not
live; and when some few OF his congregation gave
In their adhesion to the Yankees, on their arrival
at Norfolk, none felt the degradation more than he
did-none depored II 30 much.
During the awful lever OF le53, DR.. Armstrong
exerted himself so much as TO seriously impair his
health, which, bis congregation perceiving, they
presented him (the summer folOwing) sum Of
m0ney and i,ave Of absence to recuperate his
heath; but, instead Of going 10 the Virginia
Springs, as they expected, hs heard the yellow fe-
yer had broken out In Brooklyn, aud fhither the
doctor repaired and spent his time nursing aud
administering to the wants of the suffering yam
KEGS. The same Yankees have now seat this re-
ally good man to work on their Notifications.
Surely they are good and grateful people.
NoRYoLx.
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YANKEE BRuTALIrY-.d Heroic Yeuag LaiY.
The Marietta (Ga.) Rebel has the following:

We have been permitted to read private letter
from Aberdeen, Mississippi, received by officer
at this post from relative FROM il we gather
the particulars Of the murder of Mr. Isaac A. Jar
mon, a wealthy eitisen of sonIoe county, and
other dnstardy acts Of the Federals In their recent
raid to that section.
When the Yankees were In the neighborhood of
Aberdeen Mr.. Jarmop and Mr.. MeLeEdon-- the
latter gentleman being In the regular service of the
Confederate States, but at home at the time-at-
tackled squad of FIVE Of them, wounded one, and
took three prisoners. The fifth man escaped and
reported thena On the same evening party Of
about Ave hundred went to Mr.. JarnVn 8 huusc,
and finding him In his yard shot him dead In the
presence Of .lie wife and niece.
As he fell he fired at Yankee captain and Kill ed
his horse. As COON as his niece, Miss Sallie Whit
ley, saw her uncle fall she ran to him. dozen
guns were lsveed at her by the ruffans, and they
threatened to shoot her if she Went to him She
told them shoot, but she should go to her uncle.
They then threatened to run their horses over her.
but she needed them not, and went boldly iof-
ward.
The vlliaius even mocked her whils she was
grieving over her uncle's dead body. She iaid his
head IL her lap and sat In that position for nearly
two hours, the Yankees frequently ordering her to
hush crying She said to them: How can you
expect ms not TO grieve when you have killed cur
all ," They fhaiiy took from hts body gold cuiar
battOn and searched hrs poe kets, but failed 10 find
several hundred dollars he had In his coat pocket.
at one time Miss Whitley became 30 enraged at the
icndish conduct of the murderers Of her uncle
that she drew pistol she had on het persons and
threatened to shoot some Of the scOundrels. Seye-
raj guns were leveed at her ana two sabIes drawn
and threats made to kill her, but struck with her
gallant bearing they declared she was too brave
CIR! 10 kill, and they would lse h live until they
returned, when she should marry some OF them.
Alter the murder Of Mr.. JarmOh the raiders stuck
torches TO the clothing and beds In the house, aud
soon the building was in a blaze. They also burn
ed all the OuihOuses on the premises, ad carried off
all the stock of mules and horses and some slaves.
They did rot destroy the corn but said they would
return and finish the job next day The next day
the approach of Gen. Forrest and his gallant tol-
towers.
ihe Yankee wounded by Jarm0n was taken 10
days afterwards killed by some one unknown.
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DEATH or GEN. FoRaEsF's BRoTaER.--A cor
respondent, writing to the Atlanta .app4al SAWS

iSHPohuCht, "fiuHS ~ tuc Audutd S1ppeUs says:
Near Prairie Mound, between Okolona and Pom
totoc, while gailantIy leading charge, Col Jeffrey
=. Forrest was struck by "a MIME bail. He fell
from his horse, and soon his troubled spirit passed
to that unseen land where the sound of battle never
CONES and the tread of armies is never heard. He
fell upon the field his own val0r had already half
won. The earthquake shout Of victory was In his
ears, and his dying gaze was turned proudly upon
his triumphant brigade as he bre athed out his heart
str cken soul. In his fail a gallant young spirit
sunk to rest, and the blazing that shot hwart
the armament ieff the heavens forever. This sad
even. filled Gen. Forrest with the profOundest
grief. Forgetting the loud thunder shock of battle,
and all save his dead brother, he knelt down, and
iondiy kissing his smiling lips, and pressing his
maaiy brow, sadly exclaimed, .'nObie brother 10
while the tears fell thick and fast. Oh what a
tide OF asoaiziDg emotion must MI the hsar when
the soldier weeps. The lips of the lion hearted
General, which during the day seemed made Oi
iron, now quivered with unutterabe feeling, and
the eye that had never btanched In the widest of
battle now flowed with tears. The voice OF affec-
ton spoke louder than the roar of artillery and the
marble hearted hero wept b Ike child.
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Rirhmollh 9ispatrb,
NEspAY MORNING. MARCH 50, 1884
TIL e NEWS.


The news of yesterday is of little import
ance, though we have to record q very bril-
liant little affair ON the lower James river. It
seems five gunboats on Monday evening
came up to Fort Powhatan, and after shell
ing wharf in that neighborhood for come
time started two barges, loaded with troops,
to the shore When the barges were within
a few yards of the land the troops attached
to our signal corps at that point from an
ambush poured into them such murderous
volley of musketry as caused them to make
a precipitate fight. at least two-thirds of
the Yankees in the boats are said to have
been either killed or wounded. There were
no casualties on our side
we yesterday saw so.ele,pan who had
ust returned from his farm near the mouth
of the Chickahominy who says the report
that gunboat had gone up that river is
without foundation.
Adviccs from Fredericksburg are of little
interest. A company of Yankee cavalry
dashed into Falmouth on Monday evening
and captured two of our soldiers who were
fishing on the north side of the river.