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Burlington free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1827-1865, 1864-07-01

r.Er IS JlaicH1.-Baiicy' l'ri-,miil and
SlVmiIl, together with about 10000 feet OF
iumhgs, 800 Mil brook iu Jr-ieho, was des-
ts.ycd hy fire on tae lith u,J. Loss $1,000
insured OR sI5uo. Dc Is --pp.-eI the tire
originated r.m iIicuon OF the machinery.
Burlington free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1827-1865, 1864-07-01

Acur>T- A mau named Goiran, mason
hv taae.v. .I.c at,,mI ting 90 1ct go train In
motion, Friday ancm Iou near the depot. ie.l
ANA WIS drawn under thy wheels On, ir.
va, So Ia4I, mlusl,d t.at probably ampa'4-
tjlu VIII be- ucc, --lry.
Mineral Point weekly tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1859-1868, 1864-08-03
General Grants Campaign.

The Chicago Journal SAYS Ex-Governor
RAMSEY, United States Senator from Mime
sofa, passed through Chicago. sa i,9,as for
home, Monday, having, since the adjourn
ment of Congress, been on a visit 10 tie ar
my before Petersburg. He gives a very en-
coEraging account OF the situation ana pros
poets. lie visited cur entire lines, and with
out exception found tine officers and men full
Of hope and confidence. They feel sure rbat
their present campaign viii result not only
in the capture Of Petersburg and Richmond,
but, what Is more important, IN the dessrue-
ton of LEES army, which IS the main object
Of the present operations. Everything APP
pears satisfactory in our position near Peters
burg, and the army is not Idle. Arpresent
sapping and mining are the order of the
day, Ia Yicksburg,
Governor RAMSEY had conversations with
Gen. GRANT, who told him to request the peo-
pie Of the North to possess their souls in
patience that all viii come out rfght-that
his success Is beyond doubt-that his grand
plan has been successfully carried out So far.
and i certain to be successful in the end
Gen. GRANT has never felt greater confidence
of success than he feels low. But it is a
stupendous work he has before him, and tile
people must not be unreasonable in their am
ticipations; they must not expect that 20 ot
done in week which cannot be done i'm a
month, FOR if they viii but have patience
they will in due time be fully repaid for tAg
exercise Of that virtue, by the splendid sue
cess that viii crown the efforts of the army
OF the Potomac to overwheim the chief army
of the rebellion. The destruction OF LEES
army will be almost equal to the suppression
Of the rebellion The people, therefore, can
afford to wait, if that achievements Is likely
to result from the present qPporeat inactivity
for II is more apparent than real
Il IS fact that our people do not appear
TO appre ciate that the mere capture of Pc
tersburg and Richmond would be worth bur
little to US, unless LEE's army be at the same
time either captured or destroyed. General
GRANT could capture / atersburg any dav. if
he should so elect; but Il would be AZ 4 use
less and needless sacrif of life. The same
Is the fact as regards Ric nond Bv heavy
sacrifice of life, he could very soon get nos
session of the rebel capital But that is not
his object. Lees army is what he is after
and be believes he will end rs career as the
result of the present campaign. Let Us
share his confidence. and patiently wait on
the progress Of events
Mineral Point weekly tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1859-1868, 1864-08-03

issue to this contest, now believed to be near
az hand, will largely enhance their value to
the holders; and peace once more restored,
all burdens can be Lightly borne He who
seihshIy withhold his aid in the hope of tU~n-
ing his available means to greater immediate
profit, is specializing upon his country's mis-
fortunes, and may find what seems to be
present gain leads to future loss. appeal,
therefore, with confidence TO a loyal and
patriotic people, and invoke the effortssef
all who love their country, and desire for it
a glorious future, to aid their Government
in sustaining its credit, and place that credit
upon solid foundation.
W. 7. FESSENDEN,
Secretary of the Treasury
Mineral Point weekly tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1859-1868, 1864-08-03

The Rev. X. Philpot, writing from Constau-
tinople on the 9th ult., describes the condi
ton of the hapless exiles fleeing from Circas-
STA to escape Russian rule. He SAYS: Our
first meeting with them was at Czernayota
The rays of the setting sun fell upon a crowd
of twenty thousand men, women and chill
dren lying upon the short grass of the mour
tain slope close by the Danube, reminding Us
affectingly, though on a rougher and smaller
scale, of the encampment of the Israelites IL
the Wilderness. After landing, our captain
stood out into the middle of the river, being
warned that his vessel would soon be Gov
cred by swarms of starving creatures crying
out for help. On arriving at sunrise to take
the rail at Kustendji, we found that the
Pasha had turned to account every available
means of provision for the benefit of thess
poor emigrants, and had ordered all the car
riages that could be found, including some
hundreds Of cattle trucks, to be applied to
the conveyance of the crowds gathered al
KustendJi to different places on the shores Of
the Danube.
We passed one long train of them on our
way, but the scene which lay before Us or
arriving at the Black Sea it would be in vain
to attempt any description. Dense masses
Of ragged men, woilen and children literalF
covered the sea shore. All looked wan ana
hungry. Many were all but naked. Several
lay dying, and fair delicate girls, with then
heads reposing on their mothers bosoHs'
seemed only to be waiting for their mothers
hands to close their eyes in death. Several
hundred women were washing their children
in the sea, for Nured Pasha had CONSIDERABLY
ordered some tons of soap to be at once dis
tributed among them. Mostly the clothes
were washed upon them, and so left to dI!
upon them in the sun. Numbers are still Oh
their way from the Caucasus, and it was on,
last evening that a vessel full Of them entered
the Bosphorus; but the quarantine officer
learning that fever and small pox PREVAIL
on board, Immediately ordered the vesss
back, and the captain was told to bury the
20 dead ON hoard in the Black Sea
Mineral Point weekly tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1859-1868, 1864-08-03


JOSH BILLINGS WANTS TO MAKE Few BErs
i want tew make the following bets:
FIRsr.-I want tew bet 1000 Dollars, that
Abraham Linkom Esqr., and his wife, and his
son Bob, will be the next President of the
United States of America.
Secondly want tew bet IS Dollars that
L shant vote for john c. fremont, nor no nth
er man will, who voted for Abe Linkom, the
last time he run.
Thirdly want tew bet Is Dollars. that
the chlcarger conyenshun, cant git the elek-
toral vote, oy emmy staff north of Massey, and
DlxIe's line, unless it is upper Il Lower Can
ada.
Flithly-l want tew bet 10 Dollars that
john c. ficmont's letter of acceptance en-
bodlz the chicarger platform, and enuff else,
tew dam emmy man.
SlNthly--I want tew bet several hundred
Dollars, that this war goes rite on, and euny
thing that gifts in the way of it, whether #
Is JEFF. Davis's or the Democratic platform
gifts knocked higher than the top ov Mount
Pisger
SeventhIy.-I want tew bet mi Doat for
900 Dollars, payable six months before II
Is due, that Geo. B. MClelIand. Esor.. the
Rev. Fernando Wood or Vallandingham the
pilgrim, will have TO be the nominee at the
chlcarger conyenshun, elze the Democratic
party will have TO make new platform tew
suit some decent man.
Elghthly.-l want tew bet awl OF the rest
OF my real and imaginary Estait, that Gener-
al Z. }. Grant kant be in uced tew run envy
luther man but JEFF. Davis, and if he don't
run agln him wuss than a steel pinted ram,
WITHIN the next two or three years, enny man
may nav me. my hairs. and assign; forevar
Mineral Point weekly tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1859-1868, 1864-08-03

A SENSIBLE PARROT.-Miss Gest, the EN-
& ent lady who has in charge the contraban0
schools III Louisiana, has just arrived IN TINS
city from New Orleans. She relates a cuFi'
Gus incident which took place on the stealneI
O5iee Branch, coming up the river AInoLs
those on board were some rebel women one
of whom had parrot. The bird was proluSs
in the inquiry TO those On board, are you ,..l
rebel ?" An affirmative answer would eIlt-'
the reply from Poll, "All right heA -
tire vicinity of Natchez a scout hailea ~
boat and informed the Captain that leo-'
battery was rapidly approaching the IA a.,
little distance above and would reach q ~
tain point before the boat could. IheEg "a
an Immediate rush Of the ladies TO the W.. -
the rebel woman leading the way ifan'iI n
escape from her friends. As they rea0nii n
the hold, shriil voice, evidently from one
great alarm, was heard crying take he
take me !" Investigation was made anu IA
owner of the voice was found to be ron Ia.
evidently made up his mind, from the e vobsl
sion, that something was wrong. Inc In
woman went back for the bird anu ~
joined the passengers in the hold. AZ
as order was restored and quiet prev 20
the crowd, and not the least, the repI. end
usn, were dumbfounded at the parIotns y, bi.
den conversion of loyalty eyidenceu obels
vigorous yociferations of Oh the test
m tho raheIsn The rebel EQMaR R4S
Mineral Point weekly tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1859-1868, 1864-08-03
An Indian Sailed Down.
The Virginia Union tells of the following
siugular discovery in Nevada:

The Virginia Union tells of the following
siugular discovery in Nevada:
We learn from the drivers of several Nor
mon teams which arrived here yesterday from
Salt Lake, bringing with them loads of salt
from the immense fields near Sand Springs
about eighty miles from this city, that the re-
mains of an Indian have been found there,
completely embedded in rock salt, four feet
below the surface. The body was in a com
pletc state of preservation, and from appear
auces had lain in the same position for many
years, OF perhaps for ages. The flesh was
perfectly dry, Ike that of mummy, and il
was evident that it had been perfectly satu-
rated with brine, which prevented its decay
The Indian was about the usual size, and re-
sembled the Piutes that now inhabit the same
locality. Part of bear skin and a rude bow
were found near by, and at a distance of sew
eral yards pair of elkhorns of enormous
size were disinterred
The suppostion is, that this entire salt bed
was once lake, and that the animal that Gad
been wounded had taken refuge in the water,
whittier he was followed By the Indian, who
sank INTO the mud at The bottom, and was
unable to extricate himself, and thus perish
ed. The body was in a sitting posture, and
the presence OF the weapons and the proximi-
ty OF the remains OF the elk, point to this
conclusion. y number of Piutes who were
present when the preserved body was taken
out viewed 1t with mysterious awe, based no
doubt upon some superstition, and they could
not be made to approach it. They seemed
to be aware that it must have been buried
where 1t was found for great length of Tina,
as these salt beds have been dry and hard
from time inmemorial with them; and the
hte-like appearance of the corpse, as it was
taken out, had in their minds, something in
It akin to the supernatural.
Mineral Point weekly tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1859-1868, 1864-08-03

TREATMENT OF KICKING COws-A CORES
pendent of the Agricoituria says; ''The fol
lowing treatment, which l have tried for some
years, has never failed to stop the evil: Put
a strap round the COW, just in front of the
bag, and buckle it rather tight. # the COW
tries to kick, draw the strap Il little tighter
She never gets used to it and it never does
any injury. She will keep on eating as usual,
but has no inclination to lift her feet, even
to walk about"
Mineral Point weekly tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1859-1868, 1864-08-03

REBEL DEsERTERs. We have frequent ac-
counts Of large numbers of deserters to our
lines from the rebels. We see that in the
interior Of the Southern states, where these
deserteIs cannot reach our lines, 5hey organ
lie for self protection, and defy the rebel au-
thorities. The Richmond Wig of the goth
has paragraph from the Salisbury N. c.
Fateltnlaas, saying that tories and deserters to
the number of seventy-fve one hundred,
made a descent recently upon EdgcOmb Co.
Jail, and forcibly released three prisoners con-
fined there for murder. cone thing is GER
tain" says the WatcLnaa1s, " the loyal Conted-
crates here must either subdue these raiders
or be themselves subdued.'
The Lynchburg Vygiajan says that on the
18th a regular fight took place near Pleasant
Branch, Campbell county, between some citi-
zens md a gang of deserters. Two of the
desertegs are reported mortally wounded and
four captured. The Tuiyinsio,a adds that there
are several regular camps and gangs of de-
serters in Campbell county
Mineral Point weekly tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1859-1868, 1864-08-03

SCoUE IL CALvEs.-A writer in tlc Iri,.
Agricultural Gazctte says he last year trieG
for this disease with good success, giving 3. 81
quart of new milk, boiled in the evening and
thickened with the best fine -four" Hall Of
this was given with the skim milk upon whtl
the two calves were fed the next morning.
and the remainder with their next evening
meal. The same writer thinks twice per day
sufficient to feed calves.
Mineral Point weekly tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1859-1868, 1864-08-03

Is The amount of gold in the banks and
subtreasury at New York, Jaly LIST, was
s3l, 057, $50, against SAP ,64l ,o65 at the same
date last year.
Mineral Point weekly tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1859-1868, 1864-08-03

S A Fortress Monroe dispatch says that
General q Badly" SMITH, who has been on a
flying visit to New York, has returned to the
front
Mineral Point weekly tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1859-1868, 1864-08-03


AN EASTERN HORSE STEALER.-The follow
ing instance of endurance of pain would not
have disgraced a Spartan. notorious horse
thief coveted the horse of a wealthy native,
who, however, by some chance, became
aware of his intention, and redoubled his
vigilence. The man succeeded in getting two
of his comrades engaged as grass-cutters,
and one dark night managed to slip upper
ceived into the stable. His friends covered
him entirely with grass, and he was just
stretching out his hand from underneath it to
unite the rope, when the beast started and
became FESTIVE. The syce, perceiving it, for
greater safety tied the animal by rope to
two iron pins, which he hammered into the
ground. 1t so happened that the arm Of the
thief wos just then lying extended under the
grass, and that one OF the iron pegs was
driven through his right hand He never SO
much uttered sigh and though the ago
ny.was excruciating, he only stirred when lac
thought the danger Of being caught was over.
He then pulled the peg out of the mangled
hand, Nth his left united the horse, mounted
1t, and succeeded in carrying it off. This
was an exploit on which he ever afterwards
prided himself However improbable it may
appear, the truth of this story may be relied
on.
Mineral Point weekly tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1859-1868, 1864-08-03

THE CHrNcH BUG.-A correspondent of the
Prohrje Farmer from Iowa, gives his expert
ence about the chinch bug. His farm was
partly a ridge and partly low, wet land. Oh
the high land she wheat has been destroyed.
while on the lew land, which was wst and
soft at sowing, it IS little harmed. He says.
A neighbor sowed largely this season; AL
old ground and most OF it plowed last fall
Ia sowing, he used the harrow and the drill
Where he used the drill, and put the seed III
deep, the bug has done little or no damage
while where the harrow was used, she crop Is
hardly worth harvesting. Now Why the dit
ference: The ground was plowed as nearly
alike As possible, and sowed at the same time
the drill being at work in one place and the
harrow in the other. l attribute it to dsJt5 or
so,ci,g and conaPactasss Of ground. Hence my
method of treating the bug, viii be in future,
deep sowing, either by pillow or drill, and
heavy rolling. These l think are Indispensa
bic, while early and deep blowing should
never be discarded.
Mineral Point weekly tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1859-1868, 1864-08-03

SECESSION ]" THIN SECESSION There Is "a
report, which apears 20 be we'll authenticated
OF the formal secession of the county of
Jones, formerly Of the State OF Mississippi
from the " Confederate States" and which
set up an independent Republic The " Con
federacy" declared war against It, and sent
an army, under Colonel MowERr, of Mobile.
% crush the rebellion. The Republic OF
Jones placed their forces under Major RoB1S-
son. They met. and desperate battle en-
sued, and resulted in favor of the new re-
public The Natehez Courier SAYS:
" To many this may seem highly wrought.
Out nevertheless It IS true. Numbers OF de-
serters having congregated in tbo swamps of
Jones county, determined TO form a govern
ment tor themselves. Colonel MoweTv. with
force was sent over to Gisbaud them bnr
they fought desperately, and in their strong
holds dehed the Colonel and his force. Kill
ing, wounding and capturing many of them.
Mineral Point weekly tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1859-1868, 1864-08-03

lDAHo:-Persons arriving from Idaho give
rather dis eouragIng accounts of that terrific
~. They say the gold region is altogether
too limited for the number of people who
have gone thither. Considerable suffering is
anticipated the coming fall and winter ac-
cording to these accounts
Mineral Point weekly tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1859-1868, 1864-08-03
Wisconsin Soldiers in Nashville Hospital.

We find the following list of Wisconsin
soldiers, among others received into Nash
vile Hospital, in the Cincinnati Gazette
ADMITTED BETWEEN JULY 10TH AND 18TH
Charles Diley, B, goth, typhoid fever.
Nels Ericsson, g, 10Th, chronic diarrh9a.
Hiram Gilmore, |, 10Th chronic diarrhea =
Michael McCook, D, 18th, intermittent fever
Corp. Frank Smitzk, B, 25th, gunshot wound
in right thigh, severely.
VIM. 3. Sayles, 10TH amputation finger, left
hand. r-g-
II. F. Colburn, lst cav, diarroea.
II. W. Bowen, T, 81st, remittent fever.
:. Patterson, F 3lst, inflammation parotid
ADMITTED JULY 18TH.
James Duffer, H, 9th, abdomen, slight.
John Pfaffeuraph K, oath, orchitis.
Russell Dumphey, N, 1st cav, right foot,
William Gazer, b, Goth, amputation of left
leg.
A. ". Sewer, B, LIST cav, diarrhoea
Serg't John Andrews, H, Sd, right thigh, Sc
we're.
Franklin Adams, G, Sd, diarrhtea
". B. Barnes, B, Sd, right leg, slight
ADMITTED JULY Doth
Norman Hart, X, 10TH diarrhpa.
George Smith, c, LIST Infantry, amputated left
arm.
Gloss Nelson, G, 18th, debility.
Serg't Edwin Parkhurst 1, 22d, darrhea.
Peter Sachimus, K, 18th, ulcers
Burnett Sunderren, G, 18th, diarrhga.
Ferdinand Scholch, A, 26th right leg, Sc
verely.
Gustave Temple, L, LIST cav, vertigo
Frederick Wendorf, B, Goth, amputation of
left arm.
Peter Cromwell, H, 18th, chronic diarrhea.
VIM. B. Doolittle, F,l6th, hypertorphy of left
ventruly.
Erastus G. Farnsworth, \, 18th, chronic di-
arrhpa.
Gilbert ellison, X, 10th, remittent fever.
Jno. Hinns, G, 1st cav, scrofula.
JOS Males, K, 18th, chronic bronchitis
Corp. G.. C. Montague, X, 18th, chronic di-
arrhpa.
Peter McMilIen, B, 10th, dyspepsia
Munich Rodgers, E, 18th, acute rheuma-
tism.
Seymore Shouts, G, 10Th, opthalmia.
Sc -gemt Philip II. Sioux, K, 10th, pneumo-
MIA.
Branford Prunwel, B. 18th, opthamia
G. Refine, k, lst, gunshot fracture, right
ulna.
Peter Ingehart, f, 10th, gunshot fracture,
frontal bone.
Jere O. Droyer, D, SD, odema of legs.
Charles Nichols, II, 3lst, chronic diarrhea.
Mineral Point weekly tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1859-1868, 1864-08-03

.# D. W. VOORHEES,, the YALLAnp1esf,u
OF indiana, was renominated for Congress by
a Copperhead Convention at Greencastle
Indiana, on Thursday, and D. r. EcKLEs. an
avowed bel sympathixer. was nominated for
Mineral Point weekly tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1859-1868, 1864-08-03

REsIGSED.-Major General H T. Brooks,
lately commanding the 10th army corr,S haa
Mineral Point weekly tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1859-1868, 1864-08-03

Soar SUps.-The value of this article as a
stimulant of vegetable life cannot be ill.,.
highly appreciated. 1t contains the alinerr
of plants in a state of ready solution. ana
when applied, acts not only with immediar.
and obvious effect, but with a sustained an
ergy which pertains to few even of the mas.
concentrated manures. When 1t is not .or.
venient to apply it in irrigation-the mos
economical method, perhaps, of using it,
should be absorbed by some material wbia
may be used as an ingredient in the comics,
leap. Sods muck and other similar articl-.
should be deposited where the suds from H.
sink and laundry may find its way to then
and be absorbed for the benefit Of crops. n
this way several loads of manure, suitable for
the support and sustenance of any crop. ma,
be made at comparatively small expense
The highly putrescent character of this fer.
inevitable liquid qualify it admirably for the
irrigation of compost heaps of whatever Ma
terial composed. Being a potent fertilizer
il must, of necessity, impart additional ricl
hess to almost any material to which it Iua,
be added. Try it, and mark the results.
Mineral Point weekly tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1859-1868, 1864-08-03

GAPEs IN CHIcKENs.-Mr. I. A. Goo5u.s
of indianapolis, writes to the Amer;c., :
stitute Farmers Club as follows: -
''In the transactions of the Institute T..
Z, you discussed gapes in chickens. Nor b -ls
ing seen case Of gayesfor near.s ten veg -,
had supposed them about extinc+ IT,.
years ago, when Shanghaes were cor te4
tested an sinfalible cure.r Tate c-e;-
black pepper, put it in the end of Co., VI
quill, so cut as TO receive : bout one.tbiT5 -.
grain, hold the chickens legs betweau 80.
knees, open the mouth gently With 49,
hand, and thrust the quill, loaded viii -. -
grain aforesaid, about four inches d. '..7
throat; withdraw the quill and the cb;al- -
never gapes but once more Ii kills IL. -
nineteen times out of twenty. and the CHI
en- about nine times out of ten hDt T 80
discovered that it pays. In short 7 ior,t
since concluded that IN yard infested vitT
gapes, raising chickens is unproftabIa So rs-
one said new yards are less affected 49,
gapes than old ones, and thereby hanos -
preventive. To cure gapes is inpossibi@-ts
prevent them is EASY You want no sgIrb,'z
no grease, no chives, no onions It eo6sist.,
simply in giving the chickens access to nIoU.
ed ground. You never see gapes n the vari
of a new settler, around the cabin in -bg
corntield. Gapes are peculiar to a high star.
of civilization and refinement. which deprir.
es the young Of its appropriate food Yor
want no coops with planked bottoms TO keen
their little feet dry. PUT the hen in mova.
bic coop in your garden, and while the yourg
ones viii destroy a thousand insects which
would ipjure your garden, they viii never
have. the gapes. | don't pretend to give phi
losophy i only state the fact, and | wish to
state It strong-chickens having constant ac.
cess to plowed ground never have gapes"
Cleveland morning leader. [volume] (Cleveland [Ohio]) 1854-1865, 1864-03-03

FIRE.-Yssterdsy morning, about ten
O'Clock, 6fe was discovered in frame barn
In the rear of No. II, Jersey Street, owned
by Mr.. LOvejOy, aud used BY Christopher
HauSpain. The barn and its contentz were
entirely consumed. The loss on the barn is
estimated at $3.50, and the loss Of stock at
$125-On neither of which was there any in
Surance. The fire is supposed to have been
the work Of an incsndiAry.
At about quarter after eleven, yesterday
morning, while painters were at work upon
the steam tug VIM. B. Castle, which was Iy-
ing at stoekwell's dock, the varnish took fire
and the flames spread through the boat. Be-
fore the alarm could reach the engines, con-
siderable damage had been done. Engines
No. 1, 2 and were promptly on hand, and
by hard and long continued exertions, in
which the hremsn displayed great skill and
endurance, qusnOhed the ssmes and saved
the boat. They we're under the energetic di-
rectiOn of Chief Engineer Hill. Tho boat
was owned BY Messrs. COe and Hackett, and
was not insured. The loss on it is consider
able.