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The New York herald., 1864-08-05

NyEMPTIONl ExEMPTIONi ExRNPTIONi
IA Procured for responsible pares residents Of the cy
aud county OF New York. for two three
may be desired Responsible parties leaving their
Ac with will be promptly supplied Tor reasonable
amounts to be paid on presentation OF the proper cerh
of exenp.ion. Apply 1t the Army and Navy Recruit
Ing Headquarters, 100 Broadway.
The New York herald., 1864-08-05

10 whom the highest cash bounty viii be pad Apyy be
fore goina elsewhere N the Army and Navy Recruiting
Hesdauarissb ,n uuo.
HBrass entering any arm os the service viii be ho
noraby dealt with and receive s1li information.
The New York herald., 1864-08-05
Total number dispatches
MEMORANDUM.

tho rnuH OF u u cnrep
Nahe
@ u0a ." reported
FcRnaNO OrCrN B
The New York herald., 1864-08-05

Ds.sntios Of Flcrriest New Orleans.

Similar dessntiou Of n. G Berry.
ISimilar dstention OF vigilant and
other vessels.
Imprionment. ..,......,.............
The New York herald., 1864-08-05

1luREAv OF SURGICAL EXAMINATION FOR cIrI.
ID IONS sobectsc draft saesn gtss asd volunteer ~
charge RefsTsnce-Mayof 0aniher, III Mayor 0pdyse.
A. Beos, CITY fospcesor's once No chAmtsrs street,
The New York herald., 1864-08-05

Released. $17,1b0 damages and costs
awarded against captors by Prize
Court. te hs
The New York herald., 1864-08-05

LII THE OFFICERS AND cREws or rHE coHSEC
N ucot Tosa, Grand Gulf rahoma, De Ssic, Esssh
and &c cSnrsr ~ e9 Esccys ,hsIr VIZ none snf1 wy
The New York herald., 1864-08-05

Detained 70 prevent inteIhgsoce OF
proposed expedition 10 roxas Re-
fused 70 interfere, such detention
being jussinabIs.
Do. do.
The New York herald., 1864-08-05

Intsrserence OF officer OF vessel fly.
Ing United States cofors with their
wreckiBg schooner Dart.
rmprisor ment at Key West .........
III usage ct Hilton Head............
Loss Of property.
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1864-02-26

lesque capped the climax Of the days en-
tertainment. The majority of the regi-
ment participated and deserve great credit
for their successful performance and dress.
They represented tho veterans; and with
the aid Of great punches of grey moss for
hair and boards Of patriarchaR length, they
presented very antiquated appearance.
It would not be possible to describe ALL,
but few prominent personages must be
mentioned. The Acting Adjutant Of the
regiment. private D. NJ. Norton, acquit!
ted himself in manner worthy Of the oc-
casion and his rank, giving original and
witty orders, and forming the regiment by
the following command, "All you fellows
get into two strings about six feet apart.
Get! !" Tho regiment Immediately got,
many of the veterans knocking over their
comrades in their eagerdess to obey orders.
The Adjutant then turned round to re-
port the regiment, and executed the move
ment with s,eh rapidity that the stunned
Colonel (private W. II. Place. fell pros.
trate. On his regaining his position, the
Adjutant informed him in respectful Lana
guage that them fellows was ready and
be had better wade in." The Colonel gave
the regular orders and the regiment soon
presented most handsome appearance,
the officers and privatcs each assuming
all the imaginable postures possible for
tho human body, while the muskets were
alternately in the air and on the ground.
The members Of the Band amused
themselves by each playing his own fav-
orito air, and marching to his own time.
One old musician seemed bending under
tho weight Of centuries, with beard al.
most to the ground, and with stuffed
body and tight pants, gave the appearance
of barrel on two slim poles. The flag
Of the regiment was jeff Davis hanging
on sour apple tree.
! The celebration lasted from eleven till
half past four. when the guests began to
depart, and cxclamations of delight and
! pleasure were heard on oil sides. Ths
patriotic occasion, tho kindness and cour.
tesy of the officers, tho dsccrus conduct
Of the men, the good humor prevailing,
and the balmy day, all conspircd to max.
it the most pleasant aIi! successful affair
Of The kind wo have ever he'd tho pleas
ure Of attending.
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1864-02-26
MiSeellaMfnus.
A Ride to q Western Wedding.

Among the checkercd scenes of miss
ionary life on the frontier, there are not
many more pleasant than genuine West
ern wedding. The heartiness, the bold
dash, the generous hospitality OF the
thing, and often the novel phases of SO.
cial lite which it reveals. together, of
course, with the fec, which is rarely
small in proportion to the ability of the
parties, make the event quite welcome to
the toiling preacher.
One day, on answering modest knock
there stood before our door a young man.
bare-footed, coatless, with coarse, we'll
patched pants and rimless hat, with his
faee beaming with bashfal happiness,
which would at once have suggested his
errand were it not for his garb, or rather
want of garb.
"Are you the minister ?" he asked.
YES" replied.
Then followed a long pause.
:" Is there anything that l can do Tor
you? ?" said l, breaking the silence.
"Yes. l came to see if you would
come Gown to Mr.. LIS next Thursday and
marry a couple"
Where does Mr.. L. live"
"Seven miles below, on the other side
Of the river. They want you at two
o'clock next Thursday afternoon"
~ will endeavor to be there at that
time," said 1, 'but who are the parties p
"Oh," he replied with look which
was its own interpreter, "you will know
when you get there"
After getting the necessary directions
for finding the place, ! was about closing
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1864-02-26

oak chest it was blg enough, my chill.
dren, for all four Of you to play hide-and-
,eek-in
The servants tugged with might and
main, but eouId not lift this enormous re.
ccptacle, and we're finally obliged to drag
it across the floor.
Captain Hull then took n key from his
girdle, unlocked the chest, and lifted its
ponderous lid. Behold it was full to the
brim of bright pine-trec shillings, fresh
from the mint, and Samuel Sewell began
to think that his fathcr-in-law had got
possession of all the money in the Massa-
chusetts treasury. Bt it was the mint
masters honest share of the coinage.
Then, the servants, at Captain Hull's
command, heaped double handfuls OF
shilings into ono side Of the scales, while
Betsy remained in the other. Jingle,
jingle went the shillings, as handful after
handful were thrown in, till, plump and
pondcrous as she was, they weighed the
young lady from the floor.
" There, son Sewell," cried the honest
mnt-mastcr, rosuming his seat in his
grandfather's chair, take these shilinss
for my daughters portion. Use her
kindly, and thank Heaven for her, for it
is not every wife that's worth her weight
! in silver"
The children laughed heartily at the
legend, and would hardly be convinced
but grandfather had made it out of his
own head. lie assured them faithfully
however, that he had found it in the
pages Of grave historian, and merely
tried to tell it in q somewhat tunnior
style.
We'll, grandfather" remarked Clara
'if wedding portions nowadays were
paid as Miss Betsy's was, young ladies
would not pride themselves upon an airy
figure, as many Of them do
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1864-02-26

LucIRM MBrcuEs.-At Lecture deliv-
cred before the York (EnglanD Institute.
the lsesurer gave the following useful III.
! formation about lucifer matches:
"Mcssrs. Dixon, Newtown and Heath
have stock of timber of the value gener.
ally Of from f8,000 to $4,000. They
produce yearly 2.160, 100000 Matches
Reckoning the length of each match ut
2 IA inches, they would exceed the Cir
cumlerenee of the globe. 1t Is estimated
that $4,000 to $4,000 gross of boxes of
matches are produced weekly in Londo"
alone. The yearly consumption of phos-
phorus in this country for the manufac.
ture Of matches is estimated at six tons,
which, ut Is. I'd. per lb., represents .el,-
$50. Our daily consumption of matches
is considered to be 250,000,000 or mora
than eight matches day for every iudi.
vidual in the kingdom. But the great
seat Of matchmaking is in Austria. For
example, NJ. Pollak, at Vienna, and NJ.
Furth, in Bohemia, consume together
about tweuty tons Of phosphorus annual.
ly, and employ about 5000 persons.-
This quantity Of phophorus is sufficient
to produce the amazing number of A..
500, 100000 matches. The cost at which
boxes and matches arc made is equally
startling. NJ. Furth sells his cheapest
boxes at Id. per dozen. each box contain.
eighty matches. Harrop, a Prussiaa,
sells his plain boxes at q. par 100. and
400 splints for Id. and De Msjo, Of
Morsvia, sells . case Of fifty boxes, each
containing 100 lucifsrs, for I'd.
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1864-02-26
USchool-mistress in Raymond had a

rSchool-mistress in Raymond had an
unruly schoa-, Jos. Reed, Jr., who re.
fused to got his lesson or obey Abby NJ.
Grant, the school-mistress. Conflict of
authority. Abby asked Joe to come into
the floor. Joseph refused and seized
stick from Abby's hands and broke it up
and then hold Abby. Abby called big
loyal scholar. Big loyal scholar seized
Joc and foored him and held him. Abby
released, got another stick and gave Joe
sound fogging till at last he caved in
and concluded to be good boy Joseph
went home told his mother all about il.
mother indignant brought the school.marm
up for trial at Portland. Big crowd
Judge kinssbury discharged Abby and
the crowd appluuded. We go in for the
schoo-marns spunk. Joseph, by the way
was spanking big bog Of Is yeals.--
Lewiston Jonrnal.
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1864-02-26
Col. Colts rreat pistol Factory

col. Colts great pistol Factory at
Hartford, Conn, was destroyed by fire
few weeks since. The loss Of property
amounts to between one and two millions
and from 1000 to 1000 laborcrs arc
thrown out of employment. To the com.
pany it will be a great disaster, for it viii
probably take two years to rebuild and
put their establishment in as good order
as it was. The large government con-
tracts of the works had been nearly all
dlled, and the armory was chiefly en-
ployed on regular sale work, for which
there was brisk demand. The whole
insurance was 100000.
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1864-02-26

MARRIA0G.-Marriagc is ono of the
great blessings of the world; llcrrick
Aliens Gold Medal Salcratus is the other
One is the result of love, admiration and
courtship; the other the result Of perse'
ycrance, science and skill. Where match.
es have proven unsuitable, this article j.
well calculated to harmonize and make
home happy and pleasant, by always civ.
ing you the incest, whitest lightcst aud
best Bread, Biscuit, Cakes and Pnddings
that woman's hand can make, which pur.
pose cannot be accomplished by the using
Of any other Saleratus or soda. Most
Merchants sell it.
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1864-02-26

MASSACRE OF RATs.-An extraordinary
5atue has just taken place in the sewers
Of Paris. Taking advantage of the frost
which drives this particular game into
covert, the owners invited Christmas
party to partake Of the sport Of rat Kill.
ing. Ali tha great sewers were driven ii
one direction till millions of rats which
fought among themselves like tigers as
they were hunted along, were collected in
the large drain by the bridge Of Asnieres
Forty dogs ere then let down into the
sewers, and after a fight which lasted
for,y-fve hours, and in which four dogs
were killed and some blinded, no less than
10000 rats We're dispatched.
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1864-02-26
OXE WORD TO TIE MIsERABLSs.-i

ONE WoRD TO TIE MIsERABLgs.-Yo OIL
that are covered with Sores, Ulcers. and
skin eruptions, sufferers from Salt Rheum.
Ring-worms, Pustulcs, letters, Blotcnes.
and other marks Of Disagreement that arc
repulsiye to tho sight and companionship p
of society you that have tried tho many
mixtures Of Sarsaparilla, and which failed
to cure you, if you would be cured, take
RADwAY's CLEANSING SYRUP. called Rad.
ways Renovating Resolvent. We guar.
anteo that from one to six bottles will
cure you. DR.. Railways theory is, that
If six bottles of any advertised medicine
does not furnish to the sick satisfactory
evidence of cure ii is worthless.
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1864-02-26

A TuING WHICH FARMERS SHOULD
KNow.-If you wish to drive cut nail
in to a seasoned oak timber, and not have
it brake or bend, just have small guam
itty of oil near by and dip the nail before
driving, and it will never fail to 60. 1n
mending carts and ploughs this is OF great
advantage, for they are generally mostly
of oak wood. In Strengthening old nails
before using, let it be done on wood, and
with easy blows. IF done on iron they
will be sure TO break.
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1864-02-26

u Fon THROAT DISEASES aud affic.
ton Of the Chest, "Bro,cns Bronchiai
Troaches," CT Cough Lozenges. are Of
great value. In Coughs. Irritation Of
the Throat caused by Cold, or Unusual
Exertion Of the vocal organs, in speaking
in public, or singing, they produce the
most beneficial results.
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1864-02-26

AN INVALUABLE ExPEcroRANr.-Dr.
Ha rs BALsAM has received more weiyhty
Endorsements than any other Cough med.
icine before the public, comprising tho
names af Physicians and Gle, gymen. at
testing its superiority for the cure Of
CoSsuNf1soS In all its virious stages,
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1864-02-26
BY SAWYER & BURR.
2oetrY.
Written for tho American.

Written for tho American.
The Vanity Of Riches.
wis. ortogrul of Basra slept
Reclining in his chair
And o'sr his soul vision crcps,
AZ he was sleeping thoFe.
HE mind had been, as We are told.
Much "tumbled up and down.
Ia thinking how he might get gold,
And honor, and rcnown.
Six months his thoughts had dvolt on this
In constant. fsvcri'h pain;
A. II the very height Of bliss
Wsre found in earthly gain.
No wonder, then, that as he slept,
Reclining in his chair,
A vision Ger his spirit eropt,
To teach him lessons rare.
lie dreampt he ranged desert land,
To find the secret art;
By which he might command
The wealth to MI his heart.
A. on tho summit Of hill,
Beneath the cyprus shade,
lie stood, in doubt-alono and still
To venture on afraid.
His fathers form, in outlines clear,
Aud looks and features mild,
Before him sudden did appear,
And on him kindly smiled.
''Oh! ortogrul," the old man said,
1.-The troubled thoughts, | know,
Which Gil with care thy aching head,
And touch thy hear, with woe.
'oh! listen, then, son Of my pride;
Direc. thy searching look
To yondsr lofty mountains side,
And read, as in book.
"Behold the raging torrent leap
And rush aud foam and pour,
In widest fury, down tho steep,
With hoarso and deafcning roar
"Nsxt turn thine eye to yon Ter valc,
Which lies between the hills;
Behold the brook which ne'cr viii fail,
Supplied by iiviag rill.
Now wilt thou have thy riches poured
In torrents on thy head;
Or slow accumulate in store,
by silica, increase fed -
-'L.t ms be quickly ri,h," he cried
9TH inpatient, eager son-)
81 would not longer be denied;
Let golden torrents ruu,9
"0nee moro, my son, around thee look,
His father did e1claiu,
IL. turned his eye aud saw tho brook,
Meanderiug still the same.
And filing, with Its water clear,
A like both deep AMI broad;
Which to the eye did sweet appear
A sight TO please lord,
As for the noisy torrents course,
Twas dry and dusty quito;
A. if the ,od, in mighty force.
Had done a work Of spite.
And now tho fevcrish, dreaming youth
an
Gu, wcll his mind had learned the truth
Ills vision did impart.
"No more I'll long fol goll." he cried,
'.In hasty, violent streams;
III gather wealth by industry,
A. best and wisest seems"
This resolution, scsed on,
soon brought forth ample ffuit;
lie had a splendid mansion done,
And every thing to suit.
Then Gatterers ,hiekly pressed around,
Their pleasing aits to try;
And, humbly bowling to the ground,
Ex,olled him to the sky.
IIut leisure made him tired of self,
And filed him with unrest;
His riches seemed bat useless pclt
For which he felt no zest.
And nattesy eAiied him, as his gold,
And lef him still to sigh;
because his heart his failings told,
without cloak or lie.
Let no man seek, in wealth" he cries,
"For happiness and ease,
Who Is already quite too wise
For latteIinE words to please"
FRfKN,
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1864-02-26

A ROYAL DAIRY.-What do our dairy
farmers think of tho following description
of dairy house which the late Prince
Albert built ut Erogmore farm, where
the little heir presumptive to the British
throne was recently born? We extract
from the account given by Charles L.
Flint, Secretary of the Board Of Agri-
culture, of his visit to Europe:
The milk room is thirty-six by twen-
ty feet high, the roof resting upon pillars.
The shelves all around are marble, and
the tables in the middle "all marble. -
The pans and dishes are all porcelain,
chin. or glass. The floors, the walls, the
ceilings are all porcelain, the floor and
roof are in the form Of tiles, the latter
having openings for ventilation. The
porcelain on the walls is white. In the
cornicing and other ornamental parts it is
embossed and colorless. The whole is i'll
perfect form, cooring and lustre. The
pans were full Of the yellowest coating OF
cream. The obliging maid gave III as
much as we could drink. Around the
walls, beautifully paintcl upon china,
were likenesses of all the royal family,
the children represented in the midst OF
quiet, beautiful scenes of country life
The name of each was placed beneath"
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1864-02-26

y NUHUtF UI IUETI WIIICH tIIc DIatU HFu
to furnish on the first Of February, 2,60G
Probably at least 600 mea have been re-
.ruitsd since that tlme.
The quota of tho several Congressional
districts under both calls, with the num-
Der of men furnished up to February lst,
by each, and the number each is now
sailed upon to furnish is as follows
Qaots, Volunteers Drafted NEIL Detieit
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1864-02-26
Quota Of S'foOps from Maine
Ou,ly 1900 Men to DC raised f01
the StItc.

We learn from the Lewiston Journal
that the Governor has received official
notice Of the quota of Maine to fill the
acquisitions upon her for troops under
the calls of October and February, from
which it appears that, after deducting
the number of men furnished by volun-
teering and the draft, we have only 2,G06
men to raise to Gil all the quotas of the
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1864-02-26

DR.. RADwAY's PILLs TIE PILLs THAT
CuRE.-There are thousands Of persons
who have for years been dosing with some
favorite pills, and imagine that they can
not live without them. When we hear
that a man has been taking such and such
spills for years" it is fair to presume
he is taking worthless remedy. Yet
there are many who have been afflicted
with Costiyeness, Indigestion, Constipa.
ton, Liver Complaint, Jaundice, Dyspep-
sia, &c., for years, and from habit have
used some favorite pill that affords mere
temporary relief, without thinking that
the pills they are taking increases the
original complaint. Now we guarantee
that if these misguided people will take
Railways Pills that from one to six boxes
will cure them.
The Nashville daily union. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1862-1866, 1864-03-03
The Rebel NAVY.

The following are the closing para
graphs of report recently submitted
to the Confederate Congress in refer
ence to the rebel navy:
The reports of the Secretary of the
Navy have not been published, from
motives of sound policy, and hence the
operations of that department are not
generally known. 1t is not deemed
proper now to publish all the facts
which should be presented in order to
a full knowledge and just appreciation
of the management Of the Navy De
partment But it is not improper to
state that the Department has erected
a powder MILL which supplies all the
powder required by our navy two en-
CINE boilers and machine shops, and
FIVE ordnance work shops 1t has es-
tablished eighteen yards for building
war vessels, and rope walk, making
all cordage, from rope-yarn to q nine
inch cable, and capable of turning out
eight thousand per month.
Of vessels not iron-clad, the Depart
ment has purchased and otherwise
acquired and converted to war YES
sels.....,......... .............s............ A
Has built and completed as war yes
Observation-Disclosures. II
Has partially constructed and de-
stroyed to save from the enemy. 10
And has now under construction. 9
Of iron-clad vessels it has completed
and has now in commission........ u
Has completed and destroyed or lost
by capture. ..............,-....-..... 4
To- rsf
in various stages of forWardness... %
1t has also, one iron-clad floating bat
terry, presented to tho Confederate
States by the ladies of Georgia, and one
iron-clad ram, partially completed and
turned over to the Confederacy by the
State of Alabama -
Taking into consideration the pow
erty of our means, and the formidable
naval power and boundless resources
Of our enemy at the beginning Of this
war, our people have no sufficient
cause or shame for Encouragement in
the operations of our navy. What has
been and is being done to resist the
enemy on the waters of our rivers and
the sea should inspire confidence and
excite strong hope that our navy viii
vet prove an efficient and worthy ally
Of our noble armies in achieving our
independence 1t has already won the
admiration and applause of neutral ma
tons for its gallant and glorious achieve
ments. And if we should succeed IN
getting into service the war vessels
completed and in progress Of construc-
ton, the committee believe that our
naval triumphs viii yet rival the hero
ic and brilliant achievements Of our
land forces.
The Nashville daily union. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1862-1866, 1864-03-03
Responsibility for the Florida RxpedI
ton.

WAsmsGT0x, Feb. Is Further IN
quiry has elected the fact which can be
asserted upon the very highest authori-
" that the President never issued any
order or made any suggestion 70 Cen
ersl Gilmore relative 70 field operations
IN Florida; that the contrary statement,
which rests exclusively, 50 far IS can be
ascertained, upon the assertion Of Gen
ersl Gilmore himself b untrue; and
that the expedition was made y Gili-
more upon his own responsibility. u
Is presumed that General Gilmore VIII
seek bis justification in the Presidents
order, brought b. Major John Hay, and
ALREADY published, relative % the Politi-
cal rehabilitation Of Florida
The official dispatches concerning the
recent disaster near Lake City viii not
be published for the present The state
ments which have been published are
by no means exaggerated 1hore IS
talk Of Introducing a resolution ID. Con.
greaa tomorrow directing the Commit
tee On the Conduct Of tbs War q iu-
auire into the facts Of the expedition
and report without delay.