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TlIe Gmrpuria Ie1ra.
SATURDAY., oCToBER /, lee4.
Grant Neither Drinks nor swears.

The Washington correspondent of the
Springfield Republican says:
/ have been talking with one Of General
Grants officers who saw him Familiarity in
tie Southwest, and few things interested
me. If any of your readers are tired of
seeing a man served up in all his aspects
and relations, they can skip this part OF
these things l came away assured Grant
does not drink, does not swear, does not
tell his plans, and does not have his picture
taken There are many other qualifca-
tons necessary in good General, but these
are the best negatives l could find.
In the battles around Vicksb urg our men
took what rations they could, and then tried
to live on the country, which was rather
hard fare. At one time their movements
were SO rapid that there was no time to
cook, if they had had food. So one night,
after a hard day, a drink of whisky all
around was all that could be found for most
of the men or officers. A hard bread or a
corn pone would command dollar at any
moment. Some one found a negro with
half peck of meal, and six men with bay
onets mounted guard over the fire while the
bread was baking for General Grants lux
urious repast. After these priYations, one
of the officers who was coming down
brought basket of ale to the General and
his staff. General Grant expressed his
thanks, appreciated the kindness and would
just taste it, in ack neutrality-suspicious. he
drank none, not even ale. In repeating
some anecdote of Grant which be had heard,
my friend said Grants answer was, Il
don't believe 1t. 1t is one of those id
rebel lies 4" "No," said the officer al.
do not think be said that. 1 never heard
him swear never heard him utter even one
Drofane word -
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The War Department has issued an order
in the case of colored soldiers, which
reefs that all enlisted freedmen on or before
April 10th, 1861, shall De mustered for pay
accordingly, and be paid the difference be-
tween the account heretofore received and
the full pay allowed white soldiers during
the same period /; the question of freedom
to be ascertained by the oath of the soldier,
taken in connection with suck other trust
worthy information as can be obtained. The
order is issued under provision CT an act Of
Congress approven July 4th, 1864.
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A Spicy Local.

The following from Cincinnati paper,
takes the shines of any thing in the "local
item" line we have seen for many day:
GAS gentleman was passing along 9Th
street, he passed place where some bcyc
were playing marbles. One of them in
shooting his marble, cleverly put it under
the gentleman's feet. The gentleman slipped
and stumbled against lady also passing,
precipitatng her along with himself upon
a large hog, who was examining the gutter
geologically for debres. The hog frightened
out of his propriety, bolted off, and ran be-
tween the legs of another gentleman, who in
falling drew the string of kite from the
hands of boy. The kite of course fell,
and in falling frightened a pair Of horses
attached to wagon in an alley. A man
who was building fire in carpenter shop
by which they passed, started up to see
what was the matter, and in SO doing drop
ped his lighted match among the shavings.
A fire was the consequences. The engine
company assembled, and in the hurry con-
sequent upon the alarm, man fell in the
track of one of them, and had his arms
broken, which ended this budget of acct
dents for the day"
Query Is the boy who shot the mar
BILE responsible for all the consequent dam
ages.
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A Rich CASE FOR A LAwYER.-Judge
Stanley Matthews, of Cincinnati, is in rare
legal luck. He has been employed by the
city of Cincinnati to adjust certain claims
against the Ohio and Mississippi Railroad
Company, at compensation equal to Is
per cent. of the amount recovered through
his fundamentally. A compromise has
been agreed on which puts 100000 into
the city treasury, giving Judge Matthews
fee of $4,000, probably the largest ever
received by any lawyer in this country
from a single case.
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Gen. Grants $50 VIII,

Gen. Grants $50 Whom I May Concern.''
General Grant, in his letter to Mr.Wash-
burne, written in August I 864, speaking as
follows:
The people Of the North need not quarrel
over the institution of slavery. What Wee
President Stephens acknowledges as the
corner stone Of the confederacy is already
dead, and cannot be resurrected. It would
take standing army to maintain slavery
in the South, if we were to take possession,
and had guaranteed to the South all her
constitutional privileges. never was an
Aboitionist, not even what would be called
anti-slaYery; but I try to Judge fairly and
honestly, and it became patent to my mind
very early in the rebellion, that North and
South could never live in peace with each
other, except as one nation and without
slavery. AS anxious as I am to see peace
established, would not therefore, be will
ing to see any settlement until this ques-
ton is forever settled.
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INTERESTING DECISION. Chapman,
Of Madison, Indiana, lately decided that rev.
enue stamps are not required to be put on
deeds for real estate, in order to render val
i'd the co nveyances. He assumed The ground
that the State Legislature has the exclusive
power and right to provide how and by
what means the title to lands lying in the
State shall be conveyed, and that Congress
cannot superadd other and additional re-
qurements; that an individual man may be
reliable to penalty imposed by act of Con-
gress for not using the stamps, but that
such failure to use the stamps does not
inYalidate the conveyance. The Judge had
previously decided that Congress had not
the right or power to require revenue stamps
on the process of the State courts, and that
process, certificates to DISPOSITIONS, etc.,
were valid without stamps -Exchange.
Judges Mcdowell and Stafford of the Dis
trict Court of this State, have rendered de-
cisions similar to that of Judge Chapman,
in regard to the conveyance of real estate.
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Refrihufion.

The st. Louis Union alludes to some
prominent facts which are often overlooked {:
"There is something Ike the march of a
Nemesis in the stern work of our retaking
the forts on the Southern coast, by our ar
mics. These forts were built at an enor-
nous expense By benign and paternal
Government, solely for he protection Of
the Southern cities. At the outbreak of
the war, or rather, before the outbreak of
the war, when the rebels had everything
their own way, and were fighting without
opponents, they Captured these empty
works, and vauntingly heralded the achieve
ments as the first fruits Of their proves.
By their easy conquests, they secured the
possession of several hundred pieces of pow
erful ordnance, large magazines of ammu-
milton, and casemated forts which they
imagined were impregnabte. But the gto-
len property did them little good. All the
seized forts, except at Charleston and Viii
mington, have been retaken. and are now
held by the Government to which they be-
long, and their guns are now turned against
the very cities for whose protection and
defense they were originally built. When
the people Of Mobile, five years ago, looked
down their bay, the sight Of the Stars and
Stripes futtering in the Southern breeze
told them that Federal watch dogs guarded
the entrance to their harbor, and assured
their safety. That flag was the symbol of
protection. Now, that same flag, after an
absence Of more than three years, is again
discerned in the breeze but it speaks an
other language-the language of stern ar
MOrtty. Is there not retributlon in this 90
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Express Passenger Trains
FROM CHICAGO,
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For Buffalo, Niagara Falls, Toronto, Paris, Kings
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New York Central, and New York and Erie Rail-
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New York. Boston, and all intermediate points.
United States Bank Notes and Postage Cur.
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at all the eating houses and refreshment rooms
on the line of the Great Western Railway Sleep
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trains. Tickets via these favorite routes can be
0 btaIned IN all Railroad and Steamboat offices.
a. WALLINGFORD Western Agent.
Cor Lake and Dearborn SITS, Chicago.
II. KENDALL, Ag't Mich Cen. R. r.,
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343-tf
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EXTRAORDINARY PHENoMEEoN.-T phil
osophical journal, the Topeka Tribune, says
grasshopPers in great numbers visited that
neighborhood on the 9Th with the Lane
convention, and left abruptly on the ad-
journment of the Carney convention, and
asks if Lane is responsible for the damage,
and submits the cause for philosophers to
determine. These are heavy questions.
We claim no special wisdom, but it strikes
us grasshoppers came into Egypt by the
agency of Moses and Aaron, and left before
the entertainments of the Egyptian eooih-
sayers. If we should venture an opinion,
it would be that the proceedings Of the
Carney convention were such as to disgust
even grasshoppers. We wish the frauds
would have convention here, and drive
away the grasshOppers from this vicinity.
Laurence Tribune.
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If tomato vines are pulled up before the
frost comes, and hung up in well ventila-
ted cellar, with the tomatoes hanging to
them, the Glove apple" viii continue ripen-
ing until Christmas. The cellar should
not be too dry or too warm. The knoWl.
edge cfthis may be improved to great prac-
teal advantage for the benefit of maay who
are invalids, and who are fond of the tomato.
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. A T ERLOO MILL.
ROBERT BEST, Proprietor.

ME proprietor Of this excellent mill would re-
Il specifically inform the public that it il now in
successful operation.
Wheat and corn ground to order, at all times,
on the most rea sonabIe terms
The mill is situated on Hill Greek. Waterloo
township, three miles and half west of Waterloo.
August Sth, 1853. 2e7-349s
SCRIP, OF all kinds, and CERTIFICATES on
INDEBTEDNESS. bought and sold. Two or
three MORTGAGES, on good property. for sale.
Apply 70 y. K. SW ALLOW.
KDPsris, Nay ., 1863. 27I
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The true Copperhead principle has new
er Been more lucidly stated than it was by
Silas S. Drew, of Bangor, in the late Maine
Peace Convention. who said he believed
G9n.Lee to be the real advocate of self gov
eminent, and Abraham Lincoln hellish
tyrant." This sentiment was loudly cheer
ed. and one enthusiasts delegate shouted
That's it; We are all rebels against Lincoln
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KAN SAS CITY
BOOK BINDE1Y

FTNHE undersigned has established, in conneO-
L ton with the journal of Commerce Office,
at Kansas City, Missouri,
A FIRST CLASS BINDERY AND BLANK
BOOK MANDATORY.
Especial attention will be devoted to the man
ufacture of Blank Books for Counties, Records,
Registers, District Court Books, Tax Books,
County Treasurers' Books, and all kinds of
Books of Public Record, Manufactured from the
best of stock, and in the highest style of the art.
MERCANTILE BOOKS.
We invite the attention of Merchants, Bank
ers, Manufacturers, Hotel Keepers, DC, to our fla
ciities for the manufacture of the best kind of
Ledgers, Journals, Day Books, Invoice Books,
Shipping Receipts, Sales Books, Hotel Registers,
Lawyers Dockets, etc, ETC., etc.
MAGAZINE BINDING.
Harper's, The Atlantic, Cooley, Peterson, Frank
Leslie, Harper's Weekly, Pictorial History of the
War, and all other Magazines, bound In Plain or
Fancy Binding, ut the lowest figures.
Binding of all kinds and styles-Paper, Sheep,
Calf Law Style, Morocco, Turkey Morocco, and
Morocco Antique, done upon the shortest notice.
RULING OF ALL KINDS PROMPTLY DONE
N. B.-We employ none but frst-class work
men, and are prepared to guarantee every job Of
work sent out out. Orders respectfully solicited.
Address I. DWIGHT THATCHER,
janl6I Kansas City, Mo.
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A Saratoga fashion" gossiper says {:
''Girls none too young 10 be in the nursery
ic,'ake their three or four toiletles day.
To which the Boston Post adds: The lit
lie babies change oflener."
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NAMES >. ABBIEeATE

= - > : - - - ~ . -
hEALER IN Cooking, Heating and Parlo,
- STOVES, Quitting; Goods, manufacturer
Of Tia Coppe- and Sheet Iron Ware, ct whole.
sale, as low as in st. LOUIS. Tin Roofing, Gutter
ing, and all kinds of Jobbing to order.
no. 40 Main street. LeayeaWorth, KIT
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EASTERN MAIL TRAIN

EASTERN MAIL TRAIN
Leaves st. Louis at G:15 A. NJ, daily, except
Sunday, through to Cincinnati without change
of ears, stopping at the principal stations, and
arriving at Cincinnati at 1000 P. NJ
NEW YORK EXPRESS TRAIN
Leaves ST. Louis at 4:15 p. M, daily through
to Cincinnati without change of cars stopping
only at Lebanon, Collins, Sandoval, Odin, OF
ney, Vincennes, and crossings of connecting
roads, and arriving at Cincinnati at $3.50 A n.
A Train leaves at 6:3O P. NJ, daily, except
Sunday, stopping at the regular stations, and ar
irving at Chicago at $50 a. N and Cairo at 4:I0
a. NJ. This train connects closely for all points
in the North, Northwest and South.
Sleeping Cars on all Night Trains
Of the Ohio and Mississippi Railroad and con-
nections. Baggage checked TO the principal
cities. Free transfer Of passengers and bfR gage
from private residences, hotels steamboats,, and
railroad depots, to the Of the Ohio and Mis-
sissippi Railroad.
For through tickets and correct information
apply at COmpany's Office, directly on the corner
of Fourth and Chestnut streets, st. Louis, I'm der
the Planters House, No %.
MENDES COHEN,
Vice President and Superintendent WI
W. j. MCALPINE,
Vice Pr sident and Superintendent Z. D.
E. +. FULLER, General Ticket Agent. [3l6tf
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Great Central Route.
Michigan Central
r A [ L r O A D.
GREAT THROUGH ROUTE TO

N6EAI Thru Oh ROUTE. TO
DETROIT, NIAGARA FALLS, BUFFALO.
ALBANY, SARATOGA, NEW YORK,
BOSTON,
And all points in New England and the Cauadas
Also, to Lafayette, indianapolis, Cincinnati,
Louisville, and all points in Ohio and Kentucky
Trains leave the Great Central Depot morning
and evening, making close connections for above
points. Baggage checked through to all the
principal cities and towns Elegant sleeping
ears on all night trains. Rutan's Patent cars on
day trains, excluding dust and noise.
Il H r 0 U III TT KETS
For sale at all ticket offices of the Hannibal d
st. Joe Railroad. In Leavenworth at the Office
of G. W. Nelles, No. 80 Levee.
II. @. WENTWORTH,
81. KENDALL, GenI Pass. Ag't, Chicago.
GenI Western Ag't, Leavenworth.
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HANNIBAL & ST. JOSEPH r. r.
Packet Line

THE Shortest, Quickest, Cheapest, and only
4 reliable line from Kansas City TO any of the
Eastern, Northern or Southern cities
The Company's Packets will leave KaEses City
every afternoon at o'clock, connecting at At~hi-
son with the Railroad. Only 60 miles of steam
boat travel. Time from Kansas City to st. Louis,
twenty-eight hours. Three days saved over any
other route. Passengers will find it to their adj
vantage to call at the Office of the Hannibal st.
Joseph Railroad Company, of Delaware
street and the Levee, near the U. s. Express.
G5Be sure and buy Through Tickets, and save
money. Baggage checked through st Atekison
Meals and state rooms free.
Through Tickets for sale by E. W. PIERCE t.
all the principal cities in the United States and
Canadas.
GFreight taken st the lowest rates at all times.
Passengers can take their choice of routes to st.
Louis, via. n. N. r. r.. or take steamer from Han
nibal to st. Louis. E. W. PIERCE
1871 Agent H. d st. 10. p R., Kansas City. n
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TNRAINS are now running on the Fast Sche-
L dule, leaving the Ticket Office, corner of
Fourth and Chestnut streets, st. Louis, as fol-
lows:
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1864-08-05
Number Of men furnished for the
Armies.

Tho copperhead papers figure DIP an immense
number of men furnished for the armies since the
war commenced. According to them more than
two millien of men have boon called for and sent
into the field. They undertake to prove this BY
adding up the numbers that have been called for
with, ut making any deductions whatever, assum-
Ing that when the government has called for three
or Eve undred thousand men it has always got
the number of new and fresh men. They also
place great stress upon Senat tor Wilson's erroneous
statement made in a speech just before the nd
journment of Congress that 100000 volunteers
had been called for and sent into the army be-
tween May 1868 and April 1864.
That the government has never got moro than
one half tire number of men 1t has called for is
the fact The 5000 three months men first call.
ed for all absorbed In tho 100000 men called
Tor Immediately afterwards. Tho 100000 Eine
month, in like manner counted in tho
next call of 900 900; most of the Western States
raising none but three years regiments. Last Oc-
tober 100000 were called for but that included
all the men that had enlisted from the previous
May, and most of the quotas were cancelled BY
4" credits on settlement with the Provost Mar
shall General. In February Of this year. 900
were called for but this included tho 900 GOO of
October. and like tho other produced but few men.
Then in March 200. 900 were called for. but most
of this call cancelled by The re-enlisted vet
Grams - 40 600 OF whom volunteered for three
years longer; and these, it must be borne in mind
did not add anything to the former strength OF the
army, us the men merely retained their places.-
bra fits have been made to fl several Of the last
calls and the government has scarcely got any
men; nearly all who were drafted being exempt
for disability other causes or by paying com.
mutation. The whole number of new white vol
unfeers or drafted men that have been sent into
the hsid since the first day Of last October to the
first day of July has lot been over 100000. Yet
if we assume that the government has got \ aew
man for every one it ha. called for it would now
have had at least 600. COO turing that timc. From
one million to twelve hundred thousand men in
nil branches Of the servics-army, navy and ali
is probably the true number tina, has been fur.
nishcd.
Of thi, number there is probably now in ths
service. including all that in the hospitals and
those scattered about all over the country, not
far from GEO 900. About $50, 900 have been kill
ed or died in the service, and the residue have
been discharged, resigned desertee. of the
number now in the service it is not probable that
more than fifty per cent. can be relied upon as ef
festivc men.-t Prog. Age.
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1864-08-05

liable to draft; whether ladies or gentle,
men, who call afford to give $50, to do 40
Immediately. There are enough of this
class, alone, who, if they will come for.
ward at once, can fill our quota under the
present call.
The fourth and last paper is for the gen.
cral public.
1t is to receive the subscriptions of all
classes of persons. to swell the general
fund. 1t appeals to enrolled men, and to
men who are not enrolled; to ladies, ana
even children. Upon it we desire tho
names of those who, for any cause, do not
feel that they can subscribe to either Of
the other papers. There is many an en-.
rolled man, for instance, who may not feel
that he can pay as much as from $50 to
800, but who can pay lesser sum-
There is many woman, who is willing 10
give her S.. or $50, who does not feel
able to pay $50, for Representative Rc.
cruit. Let all such sign this list, with
the assurance that their money will be
gratefully received and judieiously expcnd-
ed.
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Another Hero Gone.

Killed in the battle Of the 18th Of June, Rot.
ert Higgins Of Hancock, . member Of Co. -, Is,
Me. Heavy Artillery. Mr.. Higgins was NOR.
than fifty years eff age, and yet he volunteered t.
enter the service Of his cOuniry from patriotism
and under sense Of duty. His family and home
was as dear to him as is that of any enc who now
remains to enjoy home and friends but he left ali
to go where duty called him. He died - he liy.
ed, in the path Of duty; and his friends and coun
try mourn the loss Of achristiau patriot. a good
citizen, and . noble man in all the relations Of
life. He was not great man as the world e..
teen greatness, but he was a true man in its bes.
sense. His funeral will be attended at his late
residence on the l4th inst
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1864-08-05

wounded that have been brought in are
being we'll cared for, the medical arrange
mcnts being ample.
The lines of the two armies are about
the same az before the battle. Picket fir
| ing has been constantly kept up since.
The number of prisoners captured and
brought in is about $50, the highest rank
above them being captain. They are
healthy looking. but their dress presents
the usual dirty and ragged appearance.
The reports sent Yesterday morning
that the colored troops had captured an en-
tire rebel brigade, had no foundation,
Brigadier General Torbct of the cavalry
corps of the army of the Potomac, is in
this city.
The regiment blown up by Gen. Grants
mine in front of Petersburg, was the North
Carolina regiment, formerly of Jenkins
brigade. At the time of the explosion it
numbered only $50 men, having been badly
cut up in previous service.
The Star says We learn from we'll
informed parties who left Charleston four
weeks ago, that the harbor is garrisoned by
the following troops:
LIST s. c. artillery, 1st s. c. infantry,
32d Georgia and the 4Sth Miss. In the
interior of s. C. there wss no troops ex-
cept few small detachments of various
commands. acting as provost guard.
An apparently well informed desertcr
from Lees army. states that only rebel
troops operating in the Valley are those OF
Early and Breckenridge. Ear!y's troops
were first sent up the Valley. and on the
evening of Saturday drew rations for 49,
900 men.
Breekinridec's command, numbering
about 10000 men. followed.
There is no truth. he SAYS. in the rumor
that the raiders have been joined by A. p.
Hills corps. for up to Thursday last Hills
troops were in the entertainments at
Petersburg. The published statement
that Anderson's and Heaths divisions were
detached from Petersburg and sent to
Richmond to look after Hancock, leaving
Hills corps within the defences at Peters
burg. is also incorrect. He says Aeath's
and Anderson's divisions compose Hills
corps.
They could not have been sent away, for
Hill was certainly in the defence of Peters
burg at the time of the explosion of Gen.
Grants mine.