Urbana union. [volume] (Urbana, Ohio) 1862-1872, 1864-08-31
Letters Of Cold

OkN not fdrbear pointing ott to you, ny ny
dear girl, said General jackson once tod
young lady, in whose welfare he felt deep
interest," the great advantages that viii re-
suit from temperate conduct and sweetness
Of manner TO all people, on all occasions
Never forget that you are a gentlewoman.-
And all your words aud actions should make
you gentle. / never heard your mother
your dear, good dmOther-say harsh or hasty
thing to any person in my life. Endeavof-t6
initiate her. I am quick and hasty in my
temper, but it is a misfortune which, not hav-
! ing been sufficiently restrained in my youth;
has caused me inexpressiblep pain. Il has giy-
en- me more trouble to snbmit this i11petuos-
lity than any thing I ever undertook
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TIE FLAG OF THE 26TH.-In letter from
Major Tm. Il Squires, of the 26th o. vi:
to his son William, he thus speaks of the bait
tle-worn flag Of the 26th Regiment: 'iWhe1
at Camp Chase the ladies' Of Ohillicothe, (God
bless chem y through Capt. franklin Of that
place, and an officer Of the 26th, presented
the regiment with beautiful stand ofcolors,
at that time Tree from spot Of blerhish, and 81
pure as the hands and hearts Of those who
wrought them: But alasl what is now the
condition Of that once lovely fagf I counted
arty-sigEt bullet-holss n It yesterday, and
three in the staff that supported it One oi
the shots in the staff cut it in two, and it IS
now spliced with a rough hickory stick. Oh
how proud I en- Of the tattered flag and its
shattered affI'-London Democrat 5Ta z
OK the 18th in font Of Atlanta, the I5th
Corps charged the rebel works, 1t the same
time Carlin's line Of skirmishers called upon
the rebel soldiers in the rile-pits to come
ov5r About 200 leaped out and came into
our lines amid the FIRE Of the remaining reb<
els Carlin then advanced q strong slsirmish
EnS, took possession Of the rile-pits, and now
holds them. They are within 800 yards Of
the enemy's werks.
PRNTERs' errors are sometimes very laugh
able. a young clergyman printed a setmop,
the sdbiect Of which was the necessity for
moderate and rational recteatiOn, in which
occurred the passage, Men should work.
and play too" The want Of a stroke ruined
it, and the religious world was soandalizedby by
reading. Men should work and play loo.P
A BADLY bunged Emerald Islander, in re-
5b6hs9 to the inquiry, "Where have you
been2' said "Down to Mrs. MulroOny,s
wake and an. Elegant time we had OF it,
Fourteen fights in fifteen minutes, only one
whole nose left in the house, and that belong
ed to the taykettle."
AUGUsTUs HE,mENwAY is the largest tax
payer, being taxed for S16I.IOO real estate
and $2.OOO:0OO personal estate, making a to-
tai of S2.I6l.4OO, and being $4,000 more
than the amount he was taxed for last year
Post. -r %
A FIRM in Boston has recently sent q hnntT-
engine, two hose-carriages, aud 2.2OO feet Of
hose, to Santiago, Chill, and have an order for
two more carriages. Tie burning Of ca
thedral full Of people has taught the Ssnti-
gans a lesson.
PASSENGERS by the mail steamer from City
Point bring a report that the ID Army Corps
successfully recrossed the James River on
Saturday night, thus adding to the mystiiea-.
ton Of the rebels as to the intention Of our
movements.
SIX hundred rebel prisoners are to be placed
under fire on Morris Island, there being that
number OF ours in Charleston. The rebels
claim, however, that they are merely tn tran
sitg for sOmo other point.
TIE Charleston Mercury, OF the 18th, says;
Non-combatants have been ordered to leave
Mobile. It was thought impossible tor the
garrison to hold out against Fa,ragut-