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, 1864-08-04
FROM nETHQlT.
lFrcm Our Special Correspondent
DETROIT, Aug. 2, 1861

DISASTER TO TIE onToNAaoH.
Intelligence has doubl 81 reached you ere this OF
disaster which beSel the Propeller Qutonaron on
Thursday Of last week, of Beaver Island Lake Mich.
1gan, BY the breaking Of her pston-rod, and otte.
portions Of the machinery. Her freight, Including
eve hundred barrels Of -four, Was thrown
osetboard. and It vas feared at the uue che
would 20 down IN deep water. She was. however,
got into ehoal watsr where she n11ed The Propeller
idaho passing shortly after the accident oc Cured
took Ter passengers and bsou7 h them on to this city
in AL come H. After the departure Of tbs Idaho
from tue tcene Of the disaster, word WAS ssnt the
wFecklng tug Leyisthan, At 2facktnaw, which imns-
sas he ID s9s Ga e. h aFS y 10 @ o
safnaa: Ihe Eatuke of the eameses sastalaed have
come on to this city for Tepaiss-
From LAKE, SUPERIOR.
Mithn the Fast twcnty-fonr ho1rs there has been
snpp.s$ Vi ssRs Ia @ assaa r. e
nsws om hat locality n tas msin = 3ninpostant
on;of E sss{sse kills. A599essnhsEe an9 s
vEsszL AsHoEr.
:! tse;
5ss z9S:
sss nsX iss tul Xste5. sad sSeaid SOM Fl II
s1Ss @ M pap: H to e e ao.sa rs m 6 ~
GsE on she y owed and commanded BY Capt. Pat'k
Ah11uus ol tiETG1Hnd~
DEAD DopY POUND,
II Ths Ishoonsr WInes of tie Wind. rhlle IN tow on
m9"In5&, e. picked np ne eead body Of maa foun4
much d composed By having lain long time in the
wafer. Tho body ERs nrungnt on to this city TOR
br nal. but could not be identified.
AC11HI.
The ba,k Fon.auellt arrived here last evening fson
appears The ting Rhc had her IN tow called NJ BAhys
Pons s. sGsi. or 5hs pp.pose Of woo3tn1 While
shore ana bsfase rssuE1tne Eere cons1derabiy oysr
partuIe frcm the dock they attempted 10 ictatr IN
thE Captain AZ to the management OF tue vessel The
Captain. howeyer tt appears equal TO the emer-
ger cy. ard threatened Ahoottnx auy tua1 who diso
beycd ordtFs. He WAS In the ue4pHmn Fnecsad
down or twice before his assatlana vern over.
come ~ soon "a order WIS restored nne Ptter
toacb, leader among tho crew, vent alofs o. he
fcreJ ard tom which he Ia few moments iii - fhe
deck. 30 wss badly bruised and disabled b. he iii,
AEd ras brought e this c.!y II ssate OF inseusibty
Haa he been ,ones be 70 doupt would ha!e 6een Eti
general op'noa, The yesse proceeded On her 7oJsge
tals .u1fnlp. fer Cleveland.
THA CHICAGO YL14T,
This Afternoon Number Of tae Chi.sxo 1eet paa,ed
Ellsworth, ". ": Arnold, H!ppoRE16e, Waueo1A md
, 1864-08-04
Markets by Telegraph.
NBw YORK DEFY GOODS MARKET.
Prepared e1clusroy for ard releersphod to Chicago

Tfhune.1
HKw YORK. Wednesday Evening Aug, ;, 1sst,
Owing TO tbs demand for summer sood., there srs
few. u any, TRANSACTIONS In the market. II IA too
esrl' tor any fall trade to have mmenced. 10 thAt
brs'nes naT be considered sea.salF suspended
Prizes still Tuls high. and holders Of goods ara yery
nr. The tendency il SILL to advance 4, the cost d,
production is increasing. Common prio,s are tro.
s1d stocks light Printing cloths dull. shtttpes and
theetinEs daily getting starct Cotton drills ara
DIM snd dull. Denims without inquiry. Ginsnsms
very sca1ce and hrm. Stripes aad ncks ahoT nothing
doing.
Tho following are the wholesaIe pr1eea Of leading
tt4lfa ct inufallc znQna this daY.
, 1864-08-04
Cincinnati Market.

Especial Dispatch to the Chicago rElbune.l
C1sc1HEAT1, Wednesday, Augusts-
FLouR-A1arket dull and prices nominal; 400 brls
extra sold 1t 1900.
GRA1x-Red WHEAT is quoted at $l.8o, and &l.85 for
white No Z CoZn-Hasket 1rm ear e1t2 she1led
sl7o Oats-sales Of l coo bn 1T eac.
Wmsxx-Msrket Lteady; 400 bris were sold at
{1.Ts.
.P8oz1s1ess-Market quiet aud prices nominal
A7,D 100 ms bulk Dides At 15c.
GKocxalxs-Masket dull. Coffee seo5sc. SUGAR q
aeso for refined SIC for New Orleans. Mo'assez,
$l.12a115,
, 1864-08-04

Especial Dispatch to the Chicago THbunc.l
MILWAUKEE,, Wednesday, Aug.s.
FLouR-Vefy quiet, receipts light. offerings measre
and little or 20 inquiry.
GhArx-Wheat-R Receipts s4.coo bu declined alto
Ike. eales this morning, 2,eo0 bu No Spring IN
store 1t s21s1s. Sales on 'Chsngs. 2,7eo bu No L
apr,nx In store treth at e. .1sa21s7; $500 bu do
sellers option all the week, ut $al3k. Market at the
Newhrll House thlt evening 1@lHc higher. Sales
l5,to0 hn No At s2.1ita21lx-closing firm. Oats
dull and drooping and tully cent lower Sales
delivered at at tic. Cora dull and 2c lower. Sales
car In store at 3t23.
, 1864-08-04

: VbWxHVs WtunesdAya Aug. ), 1664.
FIoCR-Dn1l and 15c lover: t1l!9@ll.el for No
6l2.7s41S-10 tor double extra.
GHA1s-Hheat of u! descriptions scarce. and MAJ
Iet 1rm. &21f for No Chicago spriuc, Corn scarce
ann quiet 1nir rois held At $l+s. No oats Offering.
, 1864-08-04
New York m9fkef4

1VAkt "EU0E8NHYt D.
CoTToE-3c better-f1.6s for m!ddl!sg uplsnds.
ss3:@lo.o0 for extra stsse fi0a5aio.sl for extra
roa1dhoop OHIO: ana 3.9a54alaoo for tsade bsand*-
tat.ons. Included IN the sales are $50 barrels extra
State. for Sc ntember and Octo3er At I'll u000l o.
for western.
gRA1s-Wheat dull and &c lower; s2.?192 20 for
Chicago spring: A225@2 50 TO: Milwaukee ctu1 !: and
&2 al92 81 for winter red Western. Corn dull heRVy
sAd 1c lover: 5e1l $ for neW mixed West.ra- in
declining ;Sl.t1@l ok for weateTn.
WcoL-Qulet asd unchsnget.
GRoCEkIEs-Codte unchanged. Molaases du.l; E9N
Orleans At a1.l5 and Muscovsd9 Vl.0o
pxTfo1zHss-Duli and nominsi A. SIC for crude IA
0Sc for refined in bonds aud s6s7c for renned ftae.
PRovIsIoSs-Pork heavy and lover; ss5l0 for
mets; <a5940 70 for nav mess-clo.lnx at the inside
pEtce; $500 tor prime; ss't 60 Tor prime and
dull anG heavy. Lard lttle higher and in fair de.
mand at sok@2fAc. Rut:er higher SN9l5c fos Ohio
and 4Gl50c r0r state, Cheese firm at 1iaS5c.
, 1864-08-04
Illinois and Mtchix xnn Canal.

Especial Dispatch to tho Chicago tribunal
Ba1DaKPoRT. Wednesday, Aug. 5-sP.A.
CLrAR1D-Republic, Morris; Neptune, Ottawa; ".
s.Gu9nee, Athens; s. F. Gsle, Athena: Northwest,
joliet 20 cds tanbark; Cayuzs, Lockport; Antiopa,
Lasalle; Resointe, Athena: Advance, Athens: Rock
Run Lssal1e. 42ls3 It lumber; Dolphin. ottava; Da-
eotan. LaSalle. q N lumber; Atlanta. Lasalls.
A1R1Exp-AIce, LaSalle, A,s79 bu wheat; Paragon.
Laelle rs bu corn; Starr aud ssripcs. Morris, $500
bu corn. 1sa bu barley; Ottawa, Ottawa, &,9oO bu
corn; H. G. Loop1is, Athens, 30 yds rubble stone.
, 1864-08-04

Metropolitan Hali TO Rent.-ThIs hail
is to rent for all the purposeh for which such halls
are ordinarily used. Terms moderate: Appiiea-
trance to the Hall, te1(Lhp40Eu
, 1864-08-04
EStrapkn.

ATRAYED From ths town Of
~ Evanston o1 Thur9day, 18Th lnss.. stz fat Cow
three sed. two hlack, And cne yellov-aad ono red
haHI ressso cf tWesty.1se doIlals Ell oo pAld
recovery. GREY d O'CONNOR, ~ Acd la2 Kinfle
EJECT, &C JOHN auAE2, Eyaa3t3p. A232lytlE
, 1864-08-04

FLorE-Dull
GnA1H-Wnent-No : Chtcngo s711ug, S2.0o; other
neelested .Ed nominal Cora lc loweF; " at slsi.
WRsKY-Qaiet at ti.7j-
CANAL FBKluurs-Firm, To New York: wheat
Ho corn. 1E5zc: oats. 1c. 0'0'7'
LAKE, 1aroRrs-Elour, sos br1s; wheat 1860 bu;
corn. a, ss9 bus oats. 50 ,zlS bu-
T. GASAI E1PoRT+F1our, 800 bfls: wheat, u. 100 bu;
, 1864-08-04

qualftfea Of veteran soldier. His comrades
trutt that Sufficient sum will be placed at hie
ditpotal 10 eHabe him to enter into sonc occupa-
tion that viii ineure him success In the rnaiute-
nance of himeclf and sister, snn In measure c,r-
peusate blm for the sscs1ace he HIS made ia bis
utry,a haha1fsf
, 1864-08-04

Festlyai.-Ihe ladies' OF the Calvary Psesby.
tezian Church. corner OF Indiana avenue aud
Twenty y-Second street, will give an entertainment
pie ARRANGEMENTS have been made for pleasant
time. The friends Of the society are invited to At
tend,
, 1864-08-04
Lost

r .OST-A Leather Pocket book,
- feoatataiag ssS aud god rtnx,> between polk
and Ha fs!oa stteeis, On South C!arE, \ liberal re-
WsJd ill be paid TO the nnot-. by leav1n, Il at J.
LONGS. Gamer Of Aasket and Adams stree.a,
Rutosf.7t
II .OST- Monday afternoon some.
.Avhe:e be.xe.n Eosta s:soet. 60 C1asx sna wssh-
Containing notes 1nd psp<rs yAlre rxcept 10 ths
owner. Any qae returning the 4Ah 70 Hall d Frretb
FiAot1R Mil. coEIefo OF NotZa mi ClAsk steee:l yin
be 4ot:ANl Fewts47d. kuS-olyI:
, 1864-08-04

% PArER To-Monnow.- being the
4; appointed by the President az day Of fasting,
J '''hsiion and prayer, no paper viii be iesued
II. i this ONCE.
, 1864-08-04

Philadelphia Market.
PHILADELPHIA, Wednesday, AuE. 3.
TRAn1 Dull
FLoUH-Duu.
GRAIx-Wheat quiet: corn scarce at SITS.
PRoT161ONs-Duu.
PETRolEUX-Dnll. Crude, sa9scc; refined, fr.e,
Goa sc. 7-'
WuISKY-41 50.
, 1864-08-04

DsowsEp.-A little bog, eight years OF age,
named China Brown, only son Of Il. ". Brown.
residing at a52 South Clinton street, was drowned
yesterday In the South Branch, He was playing
on vessel lying at Dwisht's dock. and accident
ally tell into the stream while crossing from the
yesterday evening, and verdict WAS rendered &C.
cordiug to the facts,
, 1864-08-04

This afternoon : number Of the Chirszo deet passed
down. emonE them the WeAte1n Metropolis, Tot
Ellsworth, v. ": Arnold, HippoeT,6e, WaueonA md
several othef8. The wind hkS thifte4 to n, E. 9nd
the pat 81 hear. y.W Il.
, 1864-08-04

- Diseases Of the Nervous, Seminal, Urinary
and Sexual Srstems.-NeT and reliable treatment
in reports Of the Howard Association. Sent by
mall In sealed letter envelopes, tree Of charge.
Address Or. J. Skillos Houghton, Howard Aeso-
eiation, No. 8 South Ninth street, Phtladelphia,
Pa. 1y2nn1A4- -An.
, 1864-08-04

Cha8te as Ice and Pure rs SHOW
The Fragrant Sozodont IL scientific competition
entail vegetable kingdom. Every ingredient is
well knoTu to have beneficial effect On the teeth
and gums, ita ctnbalmiae, OF antt-septlc property
and delea.e aromatic trag.ance makes It really
moves al dIeaGreeableodos even that Of tobacco.
1t speedily removes those rayazes which children
Rusfain In their teeth, owing to improper use. of
stroy them. Sold b druggists throughout the
country, Is cents per bottle.
aue2o1a33t-T III ! SAT.
, 1864-08-04

!oa's nv saa VOTE VOTE ~ EneH,a @ snd trsaeh
deas % IL 12d Gnted ka z tae EerE
q no1e thaa oFdna5Y mest and z destined 2 have
sEd already the rapcrts rom agents. iu.t begi9nins
shoH that the gryatsst Interest unaffected ia tde
work. Addrt1a C. F. VENT d CO.. Publishers, liz
born street, Chicago, H.. Or 3S ". FopEth g.,
, 1864-08-04

FATAL Aoc1pEKT.--A boy whose name our 70.
reporter could not learn, was run over and killed
early In the evening yesterday, On the come. OF
Illinois and Market streets, We were unable To
ieafn any iurther particulars. An Inquest viii be
, 1864-08-04

A LnKnAI ooNA71os.-The Relief Department
pf the Toung Mems Christian Aseo ciation. ack.
1owledge, with thankr. donation Of 850o from
jonathan BUR-. This ts generous act On the paft
pf the donor, but # fe most wotthiiy bestowed
, 1864-08-04

LOCAL MATTERS.

Old Ladies Home.--The Board OF NanaGcrs
OF the Old Ladies' Hume will meet 1t the rooms Of
the Young Men'a Christian Association this After
q. L. 4. Of Cook C0un1y.-A meeting OF
the County Council Of the q. L. A., will be held ut
Warmers Hall, Friday, 9Th Inst, at O'Clock, D.
An election OF officers will be held, and other
very important business transacted 4 fulI attena-
Ance OF delegates trom Ward and Town Couucils
Ia, therefore, earnestly requested. '
Dy order Of the Council.
, 1864-08-04

DENTAL CoSyEs71oH.-The members OF the
Amcrtcsn Dental Convention, now in session ut
Detroit, have e1ected Dr. Airport, well known
Chicago tcntist, TO the presidential chaiE Of the
, 1864-08-04

ST DIT.-The Custom House aud United
:s' 3 Depodtasy will be closed for the trausac~
Eli, Of business after ten O'Clock this morning.
, 1864-08-04

CAMP AEE7Ko.-The Chicago District Camp
Meeting Executive Committee Will meet on the
Camp Grounds Tomorrow (Friday) morning, At II
O'Clock. 10 pursuance OF En- adjournment at the
3att eetiDE. Cars will leave the depot to coudpct
1he members to the ground 1t 10 O'Clock Il Ia in
portAnt to have full meeting
, 1864-08-04

KII1Lp-Peter Far.an, 4 ewitchman on the ILL.,
nois Central railroad was instantly killed yesses
day, under the following circumstances: he was
standing upon the track signaling an approaching
e. CINE when one running RAPIDLY from the oppo
Elite direction struck him with great violence,
throwing him forward upon the Hack, and tneu
passing over him caused instant death. An in
sluEst &Il he held nnou the renaInA today.
, 1864-08-04
Drpc1Ans AMI THE Po1IcE.-Early On Tuesday

BCnGLAnB AKD THE PollcE.-Early On Tuesday
1norntug. burglar was discovered in the residence
OF Mr. Aonzo q. Cutler, No. 2sl Wabash avenue.
He was first eeen in the bedroom Of Mr, Cutler,
J,., BY thu young gentleman occupant Mr.Cutler
Immediately fose from his bed, and Beixing care,
drove the man out of tho house into IN adjoining
alley, whcte the rough stayed for an instnt In his
4;rht md drawing revolver. fired at bis putsues,
fine ball grazing the arm Of the intended victim.
the rnsi then ran rapidly away, rutsued by Mr.
tatler. Who, ove1tsk1ng him, broke the cane oYer
1,is head, but failed to succeed in arreftnc him.
IN srIyfuc on State street, the robber turned aud
Ercctrd the young gentleman down. ensctlpg hia
1earsne. there being but five policemen on duty IN
thc esnt,rc Eonth Division. PFestouk to his visit
- ~ Cntler'e d6m1cle, the thttt must have en-.
oved fhc prerises No. ii jackson street, occupied
hv Nr. Ranuey ~ boarding house, where he us:
III he Geepfug apartment Of the proprietor. and
aec1rred that centltmau's gold watch, but over
1c"tad weli.dlIed portmonnaie which lay near II;
Esn, Here be went to the adjacent room
~ III TpSey. whom he awakened b. hls e0ozts y q, 10
~, = the door. At this junctufe, becoming a1afm.
he h supposed To h1ye quietly fetreated Hoto
thc house. without disturbing the zlnnoefS OF Inc
.t Ed po1icy Of cur City Fathers in retsinn9
erch N extremely small police foros ~ oMen
ss., descxottd upon. and tho esa2t offnin famts
ustn ,csu1t of ihtir arrangement which VIII s@'ks
:utre with suTpsne.
, 1864-08-04

PxHsoKA1-Hon. S. c. Pomuoy and family.
United States Senator from Kansas; BEtgadler
General Ntc2crtou and etad, United states Army:
General McCu1lom, United States Armys R. n.
1dce. Superintendent Michigan Central Haihpad:
Js. y. joy, Egg, and Geo. jerome, ESQ.,, Detroit
and Hon VIM. Kenog, Peoria. are among the nrri.
, 1864-08-04

TIE DAK-The members OF the Chicago Bar are
requested 10 assemble this morning at ten O'Clock
ri the Law Institute, to take sctlon in regard to
fhc death Of Colonel John A. Bfoss.
, 1864-08-04

SrA1P DuT1He.-A tull and accurate list Of the
new Stamp Duties which went into effect on the
Isl inst. has Just been printed at this Office It Is
In excellent shape for the use OF bankers lawyers,
merthaDts and in tact Ill classst Of hnsiness men,
pcre which require stamps; and n1l patent DedI-
cines, cosmetics, perfumery, &c, which must be
Stamped Can be had By the hundred or single at
the TR1nrxE ONCE.
, 1864-08-04
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.

wv Agentsto Introduce our uuslyaiIsd new sta.
buys 0. III Of these Packages rich and costly
e. sonsatns Of silEss tea sets watches. Ice pitch
dncements We offer IN the elecant presents given
With every case, make It. one OF the Tarest chances
SlrcplsEs, or csn &C. u. DUNN 4 Co. IS? ant 1si
, 1864-08-04

PERsoIAL--On Thursday Lieutenant Colone:
u L. Mann, Of the 3sth Illinois Infantry yates
Phalau1), was in the city He left during the
evening, The wounds Of this gallant soldiers are
1nkt hesling and he is d4ily recovering strength,
though be Ii still compelled 10 move with crutches.
lieut- Co.. Mann reports that Col. 7. o. Osborn,
OF the seth, ie aleo rapidly becoming oonvalescent
He IL now able to leave hts bed, but necessarily
continues in very weak condition. It ia to be
hoped that both sufferers will be speedily enable to
1eea q their positions In III !" regiment. There is
hu Two officers Of whom Cheaeo Is prouder than
1he heroic Colonel and Lieutenant Colonel Of
*'our" 3Sth.
, 1864-08-04

LOCAL MILITARY enteen
men btorElnc to vastous regiments, arrived At the
Rest yesterday morning from Baton Ronse. IN
charge Of Sergeant Charles Baker They are on
their way to ALBANY.
Fifteen conyslesoent Iowa soldiers in charge OF
Surgeon D. " Flora, reached here yesterday n
1r4te for Davenport. They left at nine O'Clock
last evening.
Eighteen men belonging to the 9Th Wisconsin
ftRlment passed through the city yesterday on
their way 10 join the regiment wtich il now at
Memphis.
Thirteen men OF yar1ous Massachusetts, resi-
1neuts reached the Rest yesterday, on their way
r. Tanner, and came from Baton Rouge, and visit
bnmc Oh II htiel tuflQnEh.
Union County star and Lewisburg chronicle. [volume] (Lewisburg, Pa.) 1859-1864, 1864-04-15
Lewisburg, April, 1864.
Hard on C0pperheads.
people.

Grace Greenwood in her late lecture in
Chicago, drew the following picture III the
future
"Back on these troublous times will our
children look in reverence and awe The
sous of our brave soldiers will date their
patents of nobility on grander battle fields
than Agincourt or Bannockburn. Such
patents Of nobility as ITO royal herald's Of
fee has symbols sufficiently glorious for.
Many a coat of arms in those days will
have one sleeve hanging empty.
awe may picture to ourselves group Of
noble young lads, some ten years hence,
thus proudly accounting for their orphan
age--an orphanage which the country
should see to it, snail not be desolate.
Says one-"-ly father fell ia beatiu G
back the invaders at Gettysburg" Says
auother-".Ny father fell on Lookou.
M,untain, igh'ins above the cloud" I"
Says a third-"-Vy father suffered martyr
dom in Libby Prison" Says another
'.My father went down in the Cum herland"
yet snother-".Ey father was rocked in-
to the lang sleep below the wave, in the
iron cradle Of the Monitor" And there
will be hapless lads who will listen in
mournful envy-sayiDg in their secret
hearts, "Alas, We have DO part nor lot in
such glory Our fathers were rebels"
and here and there q youth, more un.
fortunate, who will steal away from his
comrades and murmur in bitterness of
soul-"Ah, God help me Ny father
was a copp.rhcud!
Union County star and Lewisburg chronicle. [volume] (Lewisburg, Pa.) 1859-1864, 1864-04-15
Harrisburg Correspondence.

Among the acts sent to the Governor
are the following of local interest:
II. r. No. Coo. An act authorizing
MCleerY, Rubkel aud Newhsn to con
struct a cana! or cross-cut from their
sawmill pool, near Milton, to the West
Branch canal.
II. X. No. 55i To annex Jacob kro'zer,
of Penu township, Snyder county, to
jackson township, same county, for
school purposes.
II. Il. NJ. 433 An act to incorporate
the Lenisburg aud Buff.loe] Cross
Road Turnpike company.
The House have now commenced
work in earnest, three daily sessions of
the body, and others Of the Committees.
The Appropriation Bill passed the commit
tee of the whole.
TUESDAY, April II.
To-day, for the first time since the
c,mpaigu of 1860, | met JoHN II.
STovER, from the lower end Of Center
county. From a sick bed, be rose as
soon as be heard of the fall Of Sumter,
hurried to Harrisburg as q private, was
in Balls Bluff aud has been in most
of the Virginia battles subsequent, and
at Getty ysburg. without losing drop Of
blood. He has been especially houored,
by Sec'y Stanton, with commission to
raise the only Dew Regimen. authorized
to be raised in Pennsylvania. He has
erj'yed general good health, and is in
for the war to the end. Maj Slower has
been a brave, patriotic soldier-an honor
to old Center-aud is full Of hope and
energy.
The Senate occupied the afte rnoon in
discussing the bill to pay the State Interest
in legal tender Messrs Beardslee and
Wallace Cops } defended the payment in
gold, and said much to irjure the govern
meut and it's currency. M'Caudless
(Rep,) earnestly defended both.
THURSDAY, April H.
Both Houses had three sessions In
Senate, after discussion reaching almost
until midnight, the bill to pay the State
Interest in the legal tender currency Of
the country, was passed iua!ly-Mr.
Kiusey, of Berks county, voting with the
Unionists in its favor
The bill to enlarge the capital and
change the name Of the Dimes Saving
Institution of Lewisturg, passed the
House.
The White Deer Railroad Bill passed
fnaIly-the name of X =. King being
substituted for that Of VIM. Z. Brady as
one of the corporatOrs. W.
Union County star and Lewisburg chronicle. [volume] (Lewisburg, Pa.) 1859-1864, 1864-04-15

New ESGLAND SuoEMAKERS. Lieut.
Col Farnswortb, of the 1t Connec'icut
cavalry, IN the course Of a speech made
at Norwich Conn, the other evening, narr-
a,ipg some of his experiences in Richmond
stated tba, at one time there were 500
New Fpgiand sboemakers on Belle Island.
snd that, although at that time men were
DYING on the island from starvation at the
rate Of 10 a day, every one of them re-
fused, Indignantly, all offers Of extra rs-
tions and other privileges, if they would
work for the C1nfederaey. They would
stay there and starre before they would
ever draw stitch or drive a Ieg for the
rebel CODfederacy.
Union County star and Lewisburg chronicle. [volume] (Lewisburg, Pa.) 1859-1864, 1864-04-15

On Saturday evening about 8 o'clock,
an alarm Of fire brought together num-
Der Of our citizens at the Foundry and
Machine Shop of Allen & Thomas. The
east side Of the Foundry building had
caught FIRE, evidently between the lining
and wea,her-boarding, aud came near
.sa,hiug the roof before it was e1tin.
euishcd. AS some heavy casting bad
been made during the afternoon, it is
supposed some sparks had lodged between
the lining and weather-bosrding, snd
broke out after the hands stopped Sork.
1t was most fortunately discovered in time
to save this fue establishment from entire
destructioD.-Suntury american.
Union County star and Lewisburg chronicle. [volume] (Lewisburg, Pa.) 1859-1864, 1864-04-15
23S

BUTTER FIFTY CENTS A Pound =
What's the cause of it? Specala,Io !,
What's the remedy? Stop eating it, OF
eat just as little as you can. Men are
growing wild in combinations and specu.
lations. Those who never earned dollar
in their lives by the sweat of their brows,
are now in market buying up everything
that is wanted to sustain maE aud beast,
with the view of getting rich. This can
not last for ever. There is day of reck-
oning coming, when those who are now
purse proud, and engaged in grinding the
face Of the poor, may beg for crust Of
bread to stay their craving appetites.
There is such day coming and woe unto
spectators and extOrtioners !-1LGany
Journal.