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ST.. LOUIS, Sept. 2O-The Touring mill OF
A. w. Frazier, on It'll street was burned
last night loss estimated At ten to fifteen
any. aEs-a nj a1s III s'74l.s4
An officer from below brings . report de.
rived from Gen. Herron'ss A<ajutaut that
Col Scott, commanding the rebel troops
near Baton Rough, sent propositions 70
Gen. sHeeron'yo surrender wfth74 70 8 pfiS.
ons1, provided he 8taunnl unconditional
pardon to general officers Of command. 49,
''l.st = nisnt WIS Siso, oo6 M insurance III.
.20O bbls Of -four, fifteen thousand bushels
Of wheat were also destroyed. MI sSss4ssJ an
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PHILADELPHrA,S Sep. IA specia. from
Baltimore to the Bulletin says Grant has
gone to Harper's Ferry, and that his pur.
pose will be defined in o few days. -.
A Washington dispatch has the follow
ing = Over 5000 rebel deserters have ar
rived from the Army of the Potomac. One
man left his wife and twenty-five children
in Richmond, and says that his grandfath-
or has been conscripted.
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PHILADELPHIA, Sept. lQ-A special TO
the BstIletin from RAltimoce saga Gen.
Grant passed through Baltimore yesterday
evening, aud embarked on the Norfolk
steamer foe the front. He was heartily
cheored, fsrsf, NJ #aiflearN s18 4sE U.s.
Over 200 prisoners from the valley passed
through here on Saturday for Eimira, New
A correspondent Of the Enquirer says -
Gen. Grant and Admiral Bailey 60 at onde
to New York, where they will be met, by
Generals Dix and Franklin, Admirals Per-
Ter and Stringer, and others. The design
of this consultation cannot now be made
public. We can only aAy. that some very
Important movements are ia contemple-
ton. - fsM - R@s
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All Quiet.

FoRr MONROE, Sept. 16.-Nothing new
has transpired here to-day.
sa0en. Butler returns to the front ito.mor.
row. gs@ ii, 1851 #W q. sEci ,uetA4 ~
The Mail Steamer has arrived from City
Point, but brings no important news.
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srTAe Dral1 9 'Davespert.

DAvKNf6hr, Sept. 19.WIn accordance
with previous arrangements, the draft for
tho I'd Dt9ttfct OF Iowa commenced this
morning ut . O'Clock, With Davenport
township. sixty nance in all were draft
ed; thirty being the actual quota, the re-
rasining thirty being the 100 per cent. ex-
empts, &C.. Arrangements were made 70
secure the utmost public and appropriate
facilities for The drawing. A large crowd
was ia attendance At the Provost Marshara
office, and everything passed OF good hui.
moredly. To-NoErow the lat ward Of thia
city goes into the wheel.
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Fire:

New York. Sept. ia fire broke GU,
this morning at ST D. clock In W o6d Broth.
ere. carriage depository Soe Broadway.
The building was also occupied by Bangs,
Maine & Co., Book Auctioneers.s Z. $3.50,
The building and stock Of Bangs, NJ. &
Co., are atotAl loss. Wood Brothers car
riages were saved. obi e4sHas - a2fs.
Total loas About t25O, 900, ofwhich Bangs,
NJ. Il Co, are principal losers. :
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mailing two, lbites a. the ch1fry., Add
why? Beeadse Mcclellan VIII Accept
Fernando Wood, peace, treason and ID,
not making tWo bites at tho cherzys Hora-
ito Seymour at Milwaukee took pains to
say, " I think our candidate is an able man.
but no matter Ioheckine com iinnsat =
for we fight this battle on the general Is
sue" That general issue 10 the Chicago
phtbe4 thing more npthing16sd Tho
bfssldekskf question q 80 de6deds IN
November III not betweeu Nc lellan and
Iineolsr g. Two men, ybyt- bs.wssn pelti-
more nd CliCago, es tv6 nAtfofUss N6W,
acordiRg e, GaE - Seymour. The oh3Gago
Co SsG sas as s 66aIss H sss
platform put forth was the unanimous will
Of that body. Are We therefore to be caught
with such chair Is "a be- told that . greet
political party, ut the greatest Convention
it ever held, adoptiu9a PLATFORM BY accla-
nation and without dissent, ten Thousand
hats and handkerchieA In the air, was not
platform, but that its true sentiment is to
be found in agcpunter tgoepsl, written IN
more commonplace Enghsh, by . young
gentleman halfway up IN the cOuds on Or
ange Mountainif II the Democratic plat
form is to 10 taken - the true intent Of
the nsm9s1et sF hohi a., rs S.xin
House correspondents, but to put IN end
to his brieffrolis andsporte findependence,
and turn into the patient packhAyRQ Of .
party that mean 70 dAye him, 1Sden With
compromises, salable principles, and CHER
wares, .strnightWAH, Southward, to- the
Richmond market I'VE accordingly ,te-
ike Milton's Tycidss, adead ere 81:
prince Hsswin bs preserved among tho
curiosittes Of politics stuck through with
= pin, like dead butterfly, and labeled,
Killed with corrosive sub1imate ct Chi
cago, August, 1853. ~ ragog4 aea
Fellow CountSymen!1 We resssert our
solemn conytcticu that no documentin the
history Of American political parties il Of
equal infamy with the Chicago PLATFORM
Its triumph IN Novembqr viii - tho sor-
row Of the country. for generations to
come-disunion. diAhonor, and civilswords
drawn afreala II this nefaIions scheme for
the rescue of the rebellion b not TREASON,
then there Is no treason; II its completing
traitors. Under the calamity Of it, success,
the nation would set in adouble shadow
-of shame and Of sin. We speak in no
measured words Of the euormity Of this
offence against theeAmerican Republic
We abhor the plot; we denounce its aiderS
and abettors; we spurn, its willing candi-
the people to 8 higher platform, fitted to
make . better country. Brave are these
days Of ours. crowded with grand duties.
gilded with nlustrious hopes! VICTORY.
UNION, PEACE! These are in the near
future, If every patriot does his duty now.
To the attainment of these ends, there in
but one method, which wise men know.
and will foliowa No parleV with rebellion
in the feid-no comproniee with Slavery
in the. readjustmsnt ..Aefore all thinsss
LIBERTYg' wrote Selden, makina1ah i'm.
let Americans give heed in these aety
days!-New York 1sde II y. !. / ~ ~
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NEW YORK., Sept. .20.-Gold was much
steadier under the newsof Gen. Sheridan's
victory than might have been expected
from the importance Or the success. The
great facilities afforded by the due.bill sys-
tenn, however, gives strength to the mar
Il alSo supported by fresh prrchaSes for
shipmsnt to Europe, arising from the news
Of the advance In the hank Of Englaod rate
Of discount. ,-| @s.,v F..f.s
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BALTIMORE, Sept. 18s-Lt. Gen. Grant Ar
rived at IL O'clock last night on . short
visit 70 his family this morning. A mum
Der Of gentlemen paid their respects to him
1t ten o'clock. dir as-AF I'll
A special train arrived to convey him to
Philadelphia, and he was escorted e the
Gil and vast concourss Of people. Hisam-
liable apdsunAffected msnners In rsceivine
their greeting extended to him fp0n the
he&rtS Or all -
As the tfsin moved OF enthusiastic
cheers babe him God Ispsed IN the great
work before him. ina = 5rsgs 3 . 81 3soa
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WAsHINGToN, Sep. 1.-THE subscription
to the 7-3O loan reported to the Treasury
yesterday amounted to 3120, 900.
The subscriptions to the $50 loan on FIJI .
day ana saturday were over S2,000, 00O. So
The total subscriptions to date il $40 "a
600.
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WARRINGTON, Sept. B.-The following
is an extract from . report Of a Provost
Marshall and there are many more to the
same effects: a y rsvas CHASE
|. Recruiting has been the main business
|of this Office for, the past 10 days. New
u before during the present war, as far as
INV sobeertation gees, has there been any-
thing like the interest now displayed 6v
the people in obtaining men for the army.
These class of men are from the most ree-
lpectable portions of the community and "a
/ Into service with consciences behind their
hav0uAks.s1 ss2 ~ solM 1 n
During the present week IahAwe muster
led ip and forwarded to the general Rendex-
yous 600 men. They 20 into the service
willingly and thankfully.
From present Indications should saw
that the quotA oEthis District can be fialSd
|or nearly g hE volunteers in . very = short
Ny forces ara working night ana day to
take care Of men "a they come (Sundays
not e4cepted) and wilt conAinue to do 90 q
long % necessity demands. aar
Another Provost Maf1ha.l writes as fol-
f6ws: Du7ing the last 10 days nearly 900
recruits have been accepted 4hd mustered
ip at these headquarters. The men pre-
enting themselves are by far the best men
that have been examined since this office
wa6 established. 49, n ea @a Esan
"A a-general court martial Getting at
Charleston Va, has sentenced Col. JnO. F.
Stanton, 18th Pa. Vols, to be cashiered for
disobedience Of orders aud cowardic9. ~
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i ST.. LOUIS, Septsa 1.-THE draft conn
menced here to-day 10 the first district.
troops arrived at Jefferson Barracks IL
miles below here. ID swon5 III .@
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GAnDENER, ME-, Sept. l9.--The Bangor
Wing of this morning has, unofficial re-
turns from IS towns ia addition to the of
iicial returns from US towns previously
telegraphed. making in all 361 towns, cities
and plantations, giving Coney 54,66S and
Howard, 1896. Last year the vote Ia
these towns stood Coney s., ga, Bradberry
A.ON. The vote in Aroostook county il
eIcsA The Democrats claim IL By small
majority. = S
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Aetf0n of The New York Times.
NEw YoHk, Sept. 1.-THE PROJECTORS 81
the Daily Times this morning, on paying
of their comp ositors, sjufefmed al those
who belonged to the TaRoggephical. Union
that their services vera no longer needed.
Nocompositofs beloh cling to the Union Is
70 bo employed on the E;sneS hereafter. n
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SANDrsKY, Sept, 2O.-Ou information re-
ceived from Government authorities. Capt
Cartel, Commander OF the U. s.. Steamer
Michigan, arrested 4 Mr.. Cole, m oi11cer in
the Confederate Army, under suspicion of
q conspiracy to seize the steamer Michigan
ana release the prisoners on Johnson Is-
land. After the arrest, Cole confessed, i'm.
plicating sir. prominent citizens of Handus-
KY, who were also arrested and taken to
Johnson's Island.
Coles programme was that the Confea-
crates were to come here, either by rail or
water, and seize the steamer Parsons. IT,
The following statement ia from the Clerk
and passengers OF the steamer Phile Par
sons, plying between Detroit and Sandus.
Ky: At about S oclock last evening, when
within ten miles of Sandusky, the steamer
Parsons was seized by thirty Aye Confed-
crates, armed with navy revolvers and
hatchsts, who took passage ~ citizens q
Detroit, Maiden, c. W., and Kelly's Island.
After combining the remainder Of the pas
below here about ten miles to Middle Bar
Island, and landed to wood. laying there
above IA hour, when the steamer Island
Queen from 6andusky; bound for the Il.
land, 0vortOOk the ParDons, and suspeCttuH
nothing wrong, came along side Of the Par
sons to land passengers across her deck.
She had no sooner made fast than she was
of the Parsons. The ladies were passed up
stairs. After woodipg they landed theta
dies under guard, saying to the men tina.
thsy would soon know their doom.
1 They finally concluded to land near, also
maintaining their secresy for twenty-four
hours. The island Queen afterwards sunk.
The Parsons was taken to andwich, C. ",
abandoned, and reported sunk. The steam
er Michigan LEFT on q cruise at daylight.
The rebels probably expected signals, and
not seeing them put back.
DErRo1r, Sept. 0.-The rebels returned
to the Detroit river early this morning.
The design is supposed to have been the
capture ofthe 2. 8. steamer Michigan, and
the release Of the prisoners on Johnson's
Island. The crew of the steamer Parsons
were put ashore on lighting Island this
morning, after oeing robbed Of everything
valuable. The furniture of the boat WA
destroyed and the feed pipe cut, leaving
her In . sinking condition. The vessel Wa
seized by the Canadian authorities, and Tn
Of the rebel crew arrested. Nine are in iail
at Sandwich.
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b ST. LoUra, Sept. 2O.-A 0sn'l from Du-
yA's Bluff Ark, reports tho arrival Of Gen
Mower at Little Rock with the 18th Corps.
With this accession Of force Gen. Steel will
DO able 10 take the offensive. Nothing IL
knownrofl the Whereabouts Of Gen Price.
Three regiments Of cavalry were captured
Is miles from Little Rock on the 9th.
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Cairo, Sept Steamer Atlantic, with
New Orleans dates Of the l4tt1, arrived TO-
day. ~*s -
Cotton goods request full prices, and the
market nearly recovered It's recent decline,
good ordinary. Bits to 81 3d., low mid
ding 81 8z4to41 IS; naiddling 81 N} toll 90
scme Inquiry for sugar; 20 boxes havanna
,numberl sold ct BIC. N d 81
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. WASHINGTON, Sept. 19.-Guerrillas are
still operating In the counties around Al
exandria. Several nights ago they made q
descent up farm six or seven miles south
Of that city and carried OF four horses.
This q the third raid made by guerrillas
in this neighborhood Daring the last ten
0ayo. ~ o. ~ q A4a4
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QQ0ta Reduced,

WAsHINoToN,S sps17s-1o the associated
Press, Chicago. Ne have succeeded IN COR
recttng. the appoFtionment so that the
quotas in the several districts in Illinois
are reduced fifty per cent.
(St8ned) THOs. j. TURN n,
49, l.. AN . lEs. 49, e. H. MRYvrN -.
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LHAvENwoRTH,S Sept. 9O.--Advicss from
Fort Smith say that the train which LEFT
here for Fort Smith was captured by the
rebels. The train consisted Of 100 wagons
leaden supplies, 800 mules, 4Oar;illery hor.
ses and two suffers trains, .,gssd + III So
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IA oNEwARK, Sspt 2o.-An immense ova
ton 70 Gen, Mcclellan lis goipgon here to
night by the Democratic clubs of Newark
The streets are bright with Nominations
&C. Gen. Mcclellan is thu
guest of6enstor Wight, ut whose residence
the serenade is taking place. More thar
1000 people are congregated in the streets
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United States Senator FIR Orege1
sa SAN FRAECtsQ0,i Sept. s13..-George III.
Williams, Unconditional Union, Democrat,
Was elected q. 9. Senator BY the Legisla-
of Massachusetts, and, was formerly Judge
Of the Iowa Supreme Court. via Ystss :,
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News ExtraorAinary from me Rio
. 'As.-' Gfau4e. st.a s,',s 90 81 4 8

- GfaD4e. af.as. -
Cairo, Sept. S.--.The steamer Bellies from
Memphis, arrived with Memphis dates To-
yesterday evening.
Sergeant + g. ClarK, slst Illinois infant
ry, has furnished additional news c0ncoruS
ing affairs on the Rio Grande, On the
morning Of the 9th the French moved cut,
Of Basdad . force estimated ut 5000, apdl
commenced the ascent on the 9th OF the Rio
0rande, for the purpose OF attacking Mata-
moras. Thu march was uninterrupted till
they reacheda pointopp ositsy White Rancho,
where they met Cortina4, With ! Mexican
force, prepared to contest their approach.
An artillery duel ensued, when the French
were compelled "a fell back inacpnfnsion,
closely followed Tor three miles. 'Whensy
coming to . chaparral, they made stand. I
Cortinas opened on the imperial forces with
shot and she'll stlst tsi's''
While engaged On this point, the Rebel
came down the Texas aide OF The Rio
Grande with large drove Of cattle for the {
French, and seeing the Confederacysa,,
friends engaged with Cortinas, promptly
espoused their cause, and opened upon tho
Mexican rear. Seeing this the imperial
charged the Federals with the hayonets
with the determination 20 conquer Or die,
and were driven back in disorder undor
cover of the chaparral. C0rtinao then
brought two pieces Of artillery to bear up
on Ford, forcing him to rstire. !,
About this time the 9lat Illinois, ~ Hra~,
Grande, were oEd9sd 70 march to the scene
Of action Assagan9 n time q. Wikneoe%ho
boys then pStckss into Ford and dfoSs lin
ave miiss, capturing his camp equipoeo
and about thirty stand Of afma. Tsfi. .ss
Meantime Cortinas succeeded in putting
kh0 I'm nAffa1fafa "a f130hf and rnvn ff,D,s.
to Boco del Rio. "A3fiis ARTILLERY ceuld not
compete with their heavy ordinanON On
ship board he withdrew his forces % Waite
Rancho and crossed 500 meu into Texas,
where they lay IN arms during the night
Of the 9Th By the side Of the American
No sooner had Cortinas crossed the Rio
irande than he lowered the dag Of his
hoiseed the stars and Stripes, which waa
greeted enthusiastically BY the Mexican
soldiers ~ well - Americans. ssf3s . Fw@
On the 9th Cortinas followed Ford to the
old battle field OF Resaca dc Il Palma,
where he rested his troops f0r the night,
while Ford fell back to Brownsville. At
moras, with IN order for the forces there 10
prepare to move Immediately. EARLY on
the morning Of the eth instant, $500 Mex
leans moved up the Rio Grande, crossed.
the river, and came down the Texas side.
attacking Brownsville simultaneously with
Cortinas. The struggle for Brownsville
teaulted In the defeat OF the rebels, who
we're driven from thetown. Corttnas took
The exit Of the rebels was 20 'hasty that
they left their rag floating on the Court
House, and other public baildin0s. which
was soon torn down., and the Stars and
Stripes hoisted amid shouts and cheering.
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SAN FRANctsco, sept. 10. Advnes from
Mexico saysithe bl0ckade or Maneila Bay
has been raised and communication VIII
the interior il opened, and the territory q
g Ss 1ad ne ceased in he
northern Pacific States.
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CAIRO, Sept. 2o.-Memphis papers OF
yesterday contain no news.
The steamer Royal Archsaw was seized al
Memphis. The officer held her for SNUG
KUU&s . .ss ss+8#@& al Jf;wr y x3.ss VI fss
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NEwaERN, Sept -12-alaj: kinney and
Mr: Sullivan, pember Of the New York
FAwn, which Wa recently captured by the
eAemy, arrived here TO- day from 1lizsbeth
City, having been parolled by the enemy.
It. Wilson, Provost Marehal at Roanoke
Islaad, Maj. 0raves, sl4thi Nesth Carolina
Enion Vols. and l.. Cob nisgesm. 10th
retained BY the enemy, Col. Bingham,
who was on his way 70 join hisi regiment,
had just bssn exchsn9ed'aA sCharlsston.s I
! The arrival Of the pirate steamer Flosida
at Wnmington, n. c., i announced. ~.
aLt. Johnsun, favorfte officer In the De-
partnnent, Mo was chief of'the Ambulance
Corps, il amang the victims of con4essive
chills, which prevail 70 . considerable ex-
tent. -. s 60. s.
The n. c. Times says: There Il no doubt
but the Interior Of the Strte is in COM
plete uproar over the oouecripts and de-
serters., A collision took place in Moore
county between the deserters, some 100 in
number. and the State Guards, in which
the latter were repulsed with d loss of four
killed and wounded. 80
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0M8s0Rk8A00y sept ~. --vl8 Co310g the
0eAd There = much dispues .ovr Next.
aatsolna Who ought TO know assert pcui.
lively ik - true bsiyrs9 hsss ssIis9 t.I1nsa '
Qeffinas = said to bestiii - Fort Brown
With 10 euns bearing O. MatamoEA. aesaa.
eCbl., Eocd'e rebef cavalry ii sencamppd
aemn8up the Rio 0raudes = 1Se8i 70 ysl
TIL. French had moved cut Aftssu miles
- nsWs from A4ianta, produced srsa,
dependency among the rebels and cores
po0huGjoy among thoiOyal people.
sHoo6S army il reported through loyal
circlee 70 BE- greatly dem0Ialized. a~g
: Allof the trans. MisAissippt rebel army,
With the exception % Bnckner's brigade
moved Up toward the White River. Buck
, asr ccn 'front.' our army q Mofg.nale, our
Aorgansia, defamation contrnbaud.
COL Seymana, rebel Con4nissioner Of
Exchan8e and Col. Dwight, Federal Com
missioner, we1e.ih consultation atMorRan.
STA. Yesterday. aud it il hoped that gen.
real exchange ct prisoners will be the re-
Nothing has been received don, SfobS!. !.
~.rs. W0AhAa6eoa News. Il s.s sga,
WAMrNaTox, Sept l0.-Tho DRAFT WIS
comme0Ced to-day In tho EASTERN portioa
Of the county or tho 18th district. I Of de
8Adr1Wn 6l persona are colofod. Nearly
~ OF them aEe In the Governments. 81.
7ssasassrs from City Point state tl,,s
When thoIAAib boat left yesterday nn0rSin6l
- 10 O'Clock the eliminating on our eT9
trsme lelk, Which commoncsd Ct a err,
1eur isq ths morning, has bscosae very
Osas Terry b detailed q = member 81
thegenersl court martial. Of which Con.
RfiGDa il nran3demf s4@aks ss3 ssSs4 sgS sss3s !.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1864-07-29
ARMY OF THE POTOMAC.

CITY POINT, July %, 10 a. m.-Very heavy
and rapid artillery firing has been going on in
the direction of Gen. Fosters front on the
north bank Of the James river since daylight
this morning, and at intervals volleys Of mus.
ketry can be- distinctly heard. For several
days past the rebels appear to have been rein
forcing heavily at that point, as il they sus-
pected us of intend ding to mass forces there
and advance suddenly on Richmond from that
quarter. The heavy firing Of this morning Is
probably an attack on Fosters position to an.
tlcIpate the expected movement No dispatches
have arrived from there this morning up to the
hour OF the mail boats DEPARTURE but no fears
are entertained of Fosters ability to hold his
position and repel any attack the rebels may
make upon him.
All remains quiet on the Petersburg front
and beyond the usual amount OF picket firing
In frontof some Of the corps, and the morn.
ing and evening interchange Of a few shot
and shell, there is nothing at all to chronicle
The troops are by no m cans entirely inactive;
but the country must await "the fullness of
time" for further re Violations. The precise oc.
cupaton and disposition Of our forces is not
at present legitimate matter for newspaper
publication.
The weather for two weeks past has been
remarkably cool and pleasant for the season,
and some of the nights really chilly. Within
this time several refreshing rains have fallen
TO lay the dust, revive the grass and dropping
foliage, clear an purity the atmosphere, and
to brace and invigorate the sick and we'll.