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Maj. 8th Iowa Cavalry Reg!
from the ed lows Cavalry.
WHITE STATION, Tenn. Sept. Is, 1864

"A WHITE STATION, Tenn. Sept. 25, 1864.
Mr.. EDITOR:-I wish through your ex-
cellent paper, to make the following ex-
PLANTATION to Rev. p. p. ingalls,, and others
Interested in the noble and GOd-iike enter
prise OF providing for the Soldiers Or
phans, a Home 10 Iowa.
It will be remembered that the I'd Iowa
Cavalry subscribed more than three thou.
sand dollars to that cause, TO be paid when
they should receive their pay from the
Government-which pay they have not
yet received; but in the mean time the
time of the nOn-veterans expire, and they
are ordered TO Davenport for discharge and
tinal pay. Now the subscriptions Of the
n0n.veterans amount 10 nearly seven hum
dred dollars. All the papers are in my
hands. II was thought by the officers Of
the regiment tha. could accompany the
soldiers 70 Davenport for the purpose Of
collecting the amount; but at the very
hour Of starting, was officially informed
that could not 60, aud why y because
there was no time or opportunity for other
arrangements, and that seven hundred
dollars-or nearly so-will not be availa-
ole. although the subscribers would cheer
fully pay, II there was present any one 70
receive il.
Now. when whole company OF compa-
MES can be detailed tor week al a time,
for the purpose OF collecting cotton, and
that cotton within the lines, .ex posing life
ana Dy such exposure, increasing the
number OF orphans, why could not one
man be detailed for SO good cause, and
the money received from Tie soldiers for
the Orphans Home, and benefit the many
unfort innate ones in Iowa? May / not ask
VINO IS benefited by the collection of cot
ton? At
! think this explanation necessary and
gust 70 the regiment and TO myself. The
publication OF which will much oblige
yours, j. J. WATSON,
Chaplain ID Iowa Cavalry.
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Mr.. Felix g. st;dger, in his cross.exami-
nation, stated his conversation with DIR.
Bowles, a prominent o. A. K, as follows:
!" He gave me q programme Of the opera
tious that were TO be carried out. Illinois
mad pledged herself 70 furnish $1,000 men,
10 concentrate st st. Louis and cooperate
with Missouri, who had themselves TO fur
!. nrish Sc. COO, and these combined forces were
g cooperate with Price, who was to invade
Missouri with e, Geo, and more, If possible,
1Sly the assistance OF JET. Davis, and these
400. 600 men were com -nanded to hold Mis-
souri, against the Federal forces that could
lie brought against i. Indiana was TO fur
rish from a, 0c0to 60, 900 men, to CO. operate
with other forces that might come from
Ohio, and al were 10 oe thrown on Louis
vile 10 cooperate with whatever force
JEFF. Davis NIGH. send into Eastern Ken
lucky, under Euckuer or Ereckinrsdge. es
Davis might deem best. Dr. Eowles gave
nae that as the progress Of the war at iha:
tine. This vas IN OR frs. conversation"
Had Grant been defeated at Petersburg
and Richmond, Sherman at Atlanta, and
Sheridan n tie Saenandosh Valley, there
woald undoubtedly hare been an effort
made 20 rise IL the ]oysl sta:es-to insogu-
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/ Jacob Peterson, private Co. E.
, Demuel w. Bennett private Co. =.
WOUNDED
<Cat. William Eavins Co. B, arm shatter-
e1.
@Lieut. Resin s. Hilton Co. B, left hand.
NHenry c. Pickerel, private Co. 3, left
breast, severe.
William B. McCord, private Co. B, left
arm, since amputsted.
J stephen Lewis, private co. B, right side,
severe.
<Frankin Hawley, private Co. L, right
foot.
The balance Of the officers and men pres
ent are in good health and spirits.
We will give Lincoln and johnson .
handsome vote. No copperheads allowed
inside Of this camp.
H am respectfully,
$500 #as X. RooT,
Mai. Sth Iowa Cavalry Regt.
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TEE LONDON TINES on OUR JunlcgA.
RY.-Our judiciary have received lam.
some compliment from = Gaarter leastex.
pected TO pay it. 8 saa
The London Times praises the fairue,
and ex.ols the impartialiiy shown by u
American Court in delivering Muller b
the British authorities. II says: z94g
While Lord Russell has declined toiste
vene on tehalf of the Georgia, the Gown.
ment of the United States has justified u
confidence Of the English public BY oFdr.
ing the immediate fextradition Of FMi
Muller. It was only a vague idea thae h
evidence might be incomp.eie or that sou.
technical point might be raised 70 prosc.
delay that suggested any doubt - 10 tkA
sue Of the proceedings at New Yosk-
Whatever may he said against Amsaor
politics, and even against the condua d
the American judges when they usfv
theirproper chara1er ia that Of politiehni|
no well-insormed pctton would ventuH \
speak disparagingly o. ADserjcant ribaaah|
Acting in their judicial cspa city, Amedm)
jurists have meri;ed ard obtained assy
high place amoug legaleu. boritiss, ~ NJ
present Attorney Genera has m0ss tlg1
once taken occasion to cite with the uAMa
respect their decisions on internaton|
questions. @ Gs alh@a
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: OLD NEWsPAPERs.-When dealer. =
paper stock are paying eight cents s nonn y
for old newspapers, it Is not ECONOMY y
kindle fires with them or suffer them -. =
less1y destroyed. Those Of our reaSsss
who do not preserve files Of their ~.
will find the following paragraph ~
Wilkes Spirit worth making note ~ - =
Captain Cutie would say - =
"In Europe hotel or housekeeper 4.
er thinks Of destroying q newspaper. - :.
using it for kindling purposes. Allma9
the continent and in England cheap In.
bundles Of sticks, two or three for (
n.y. with the ends dipped in rosin, suiSss
all the purposes in the way Of kinAlcys
which could be performed by Ave firn!
the value Of white printing paper; vS;I
the other uses for paper are met by an n
ferior brown material, which ififlicf. =.
waste upon the printing stock. By AZ
means the major part Of the original -
in preserved for reproduction, and n.
price Of the article constantly kept down
By the same thrifty system Of ssvinr "a
newspapers and handing them over IA Il.
leaders, who will be glad to call ct privss
houses for them, nearly the whole inafSs
stock will be preserved, turned into n.
mill, and reproduced with the loss ceYfair.
~ Of not more than ten or fifteen emit
Under the present wasteful habits 81 n.
public, nearly the whole current edifim
is now utterly destroyed while the d.
mand constantly exists against til
source
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PILINa IT ON HIGH.-Under the rougi
of a soldier, Col. Wolf0rd bsas
the refinement of q Christian gentleMEl
and the sensibility Of poet. His hen! i
as pure and bright and fresh - q mo1h'
of May. His instincts are all noble. b.
is a fine representative of .he heroic msGI
taineers among whom he was born "a
bred. A man OF the mountains, hisspeee,,
and action tell ever the sturdy virtul1 AID
simple graces of his. native region. ~
combines, pre-ernineDt4y, the simpIidsy
childhood with the,pOwer OF ripe and |
orpeG manhood. One thus strong m y
less and true, seems almost out Of plaa \
the crooked world Of politics. lApdG;
Woitord isliEdeed a kiIG OF politicalvu-1
der. When we think OF Lin as among "
politicians, we are reminded oftentims
sea-shell, which, trough exRrnl1
rugged, concea!s Units bosom the SITE
and most exquisite hpes OF this nrfs
world, while it breathes 70 alien ear N
subtlest melodies Of its ocean home. ~
at him specifically, and he is rude 0c
tryman. Open him with the knits q IA
and he is radient with the perlect houk
of honor. Put your ear 10 HE hp4 G
you hear in its simplest and swesteett -
the soul-subduing music OF Aunaan 1auf
Louisville Journal. Isslswoost
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:, :, 5 = 1sssSh ~, TENN. s5epg, ., ISO3.
g. duncan, Esq ,-SIR The 9Th Iowa
cavalry have arrived here, where the dis
mounted men will he mounted and ecujp.
ca ior the geld. All letters for the men Of
e command will be directed to franklin.
Tenn, nc Nashville.
Tue mounted portion Of the regiment
naye nad several engagements with the
the regiment. e1 -
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TEE DEMOCRATIC FAcr1oNs.-The iu
lowing are supposed to be among the "a
ing sections ofthe harmonious Democr1c,
I. Those Democrats who support 4.
dletonand Mcclellan on the Chicago HI
form.
9. Those who support Pendleton and n.
Clellan under the Chicago Platform. =
8. Those who support Pendleton andN
Clelian on McCielian's record.
4. Those who support Pendleton and Ne.
Clellan on Pendleton's record.
5. Those who support Mcclellan O lii
record, but repudiate Pendleton and ~
Platform.
6. Those who support Pendleton CHI,
record, but repudiate the Platform ardMc.
Clellan. III OIL
z. Those who support Mcclellan "a Ii.
Platform, but repudiate Pendleton.
8. Those who support Pendleton ca,hs
Platform, but repudiate Little Mac.
9. Those who supper. JEFF. Davis On tts
Platform.
10. Those who support JEFF. Davis on NJ.
Clelisn's record.
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young State is sure Of leading position.
With such glorious record We must not
now be di.atory. Wemust and will wake
up to the great events transpiring and the
responsibilities Of the hour. The peace
sneaks are upon us-.hey are laboripg and
lying in secret. They are circulating their
cunningly devised falsehoods in private.
Likethes serpent in the garden they gre
whispering their plausible and cunningly
devised falsehoods in the ears OF the cred
ulors and using their usual cunringly de-
vised and plausible falsehoocs to begaile
the people. 1t is time for patriotic people
to shake Oft their le:hargy and walk forth
in their strength. The time has come.
The work is before as and must &c done.
Friends Of Burlington, Of Des MONIES
coun.y-of the glorious State OF Iowa, TO
TEE RESCUE! ~
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- II viii NOT do TO jump Ct the con-
clusion that what ought to be will bs-that
right viii certainly preva,l-that because
We beat the Cops thirty-three thousand in
1owa last year, making the greatest effort
we ever did make to get all our voters to
the polls, that we shall beat them fftv
thousand votes this year without an effort.
we cannot do it. We must work or we
snant beat them q. all. We must labor
olilsenty, unitedly, vigorously. We wart
70 MAKE long pull, . strong pull and a
pun altogether. Now, if ever. is the time
.nas ne country requires every man 70
40 ms Duty. We must leave our farms
our snops' our merchandise, our daily avo.
lca1aons o. every sort, and devote Q few
days TO the country. Everything is a.
s.ake-the governnen.-our democratic
insti.utions-liberty and law-our t..le
deeds-everything We hold dear and 80.
cred IN the present and future. Our er..
mies are actiye-we must no. slunher ~.
on orr posts. Since Iowa was redse,,aa
her star has never been obscured tv a ain
Gle coppe-head victory. On the hat,,o
Gelds where Iowa's sons have met .bo Z,
e:ries Oh Eeputlicanism and vsnou:shed
the:ss, and 81 the polls at home where thes.
same enemies have been me. and rou.,
ec, our good name has never been tarn;abl
&c. Our wo,nen, God bless them. have
never forgotten the sick or the wounded
No son Of Iowa need hang his head. He
may stand erect. He may be proud o,
his State above al others. Wherever cou-.
age @a1 patriotism are appreciated our
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LIST OF FEDERAL OFFICERS CONFINED IN
TEE CONFEDERATE MILITARY PRISON,
SAVANNAH, GA, Ocr. 80, 1884
Capt. VIM F Holmes, "a infantry Iowa
Volunteers. -
is. Lieutenant VIM. P. L. Ulnir, 18TH do.
. e. g. w. kirkpatrick, 18th do
"a I4ien.ecar. r. Delay, Sd cavalry do.
y" !" J. w. Wright, 10Th inf. do.
-. :. Jno. L. Cook, 5th inf. do.
Lieut.. Parker w. McManus, 9TH Massa-
chGse,is infantry.
Iowa papers please copy.
g. W. KIRKPATRIcK,
Lieut.. 18th Iowa Infy.
NEW YORK CITv, Oct. ], "a.
p. $. The above list was given to me by
Lieut.. kirkpatrick, Just previous ITO my
departure from Savannah for Charleston,
s. c., September !st, and at that time all
therein mentioned were well, and natural-
II very Gnri0us TO We exchanged. They
have been transferred from Savannah to
Charleston, s. c., and are now encamped
within the "Jail Yard" 1.-THE same truce
boa: which returned me to Gods coun-
try may not have brought letters from
their officers, ] shall he very happy TO con-
vey any information which may possess.
Very respectfully, your OBJ servant,
Assistant Surgeon ID Mass. Art'y.
DENNY, RICE 4 Co, Boston, Mass.
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JOHN VAN vALxExsune

I. VII spfAk ~, sO1loWr, to-Wlt:
] 1tssltSyil'ss, {. 49,. -. sa.Sraay October ]
Bc0mNsld, 50 Il e. Thursday. ~ e
i KsoAauquA, Van Buren Co, Saturday, sfss.s =
the speaking via se atore O'Clock, except at
qsys Other appoin.InerN viii Be Announced in due
Time. H. -. HOXlE, Chairman.
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a Voice from the APmy..CoppeF.
heads Rea0s
EAs~ Po,xr. Ga Sc

EAST POINT, GA, Sept. ~, 1864.
EDITOR HAwK-EYE-DEAR SIR: Weas
members OF Coo 30th Iowa Infantry Vol
unteers, believing an expression Of feeling
in regard to the war and coming Preeiden-
tial election, would be satisfactory to our
friends a: home, and perhaps enlighten the
minds OF a certain class Of men in our
State, called COpperheads. have therefore
thought proper to call u meeting for that
purpose.
The meeting was then called to order.
and Sergeant A. r. jackson was elected
Chairman, and Corporal Robert r. Lock-
hart Secretary. The object Of the meeting
was then stated, and the Chairman then
proceeded to appoint a committee Of three
70 draN resolutions. The following per-
sons were appointed, viz: Sergeant T.
Speed Smith, Corporal Robertson Gamma
way, and Sergeant II. c. Casens.
The following preamble and resolutions
were adopted:
WHEREAS, We feel deep interest in the
csuse OF our country, and have watched
with regret the proceedings Of the so-called
Democratic party. and Others opposed to
the Administration; and
WHEREAS, We feel it 10 be the impera-
tive duty Of every man in the North 10 do
al IN his power TO aid the Administration
and soldier in the field to put down this
great rebellion tina. now exists in our dis
iracted country-the-efore,
Resolved. That as soldiers we have no
sympathy with any man or set OF men who
|sympsthsze with the enemies OF our coun-
try. 9e
Resol1ed. That we believe q change Of
administration at the present time would
be the ruin Of our country. ni
ltlResOlsed, That we have full cOnfdencein
Abraham Lincoln as Chief Executive OF
the United States, and as such will give
him our hearty support in the coming eiec-
ton. .a~s aa 45gna .Gae an9 Il
Keso,rcd. That we are for the prosecu-
ton Of the war with, ali possible vigor, un-
I'll the las. rebel is annihilated, if necessa-
! ~, to secure 3 permanent peace.
Resolved, That we feel that We have done
too much, suffered too much. and lost too
msny brave comrades to compromise with
treason or yield one inch TO traitors.
|aaaH Serg. AARON r. JACKSON, On a.
/ RoEr. s, LOCKHAkT, Sec'y. @
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Wnl speak g follows. to-wtt; - :. ST
0Esss s Madison e Zee county. xosday, OF.
Emnsson, van'Buren county. Friday, =
2e0eAn@ua, is...t-&" ssAt'. Saturday, -
Thespeakine viii b atacre o'clock. r. Il,
8 Other experimentation Mr.. Wilson viii Oe an
'.-, - - i, N. Fox1E, Chairman
Rerr cucau a.ate Central Committee,
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WATT, THE INVENTOR OF THE STEAM
ENGINE.-A young man wanting to sell
spectacles in London, petitions the corpo-
ration to allow him to open little shop,
without paying the fees OF freedom, and he
is refused. He goes to Glasgow. and the
corporation refuse him there. He makes
the acquaintance Of some members Of the
university, who find him very intelligent,
and who permit him to open his shop with
in their walls. He does not sell spectacles
and magic lanterns enough to occupy his
time, and he occupies himself at intervals
in taking asunder and rernaking all the ma
chimes he can come at. He finds there are
hooks on mechanics written in foreign Lam
guages. He borrows dictionary, and
learns those languages to read those books.
The university people wonder at him, and
they are, fond Of dropping into bis little
room of evenings, to tell him what they
are doing, and to look at the queer instru-
ments he constructs. A machine in the
university collection wants repairing, and
he is employed. He makes it q new ma
chine. The steam engine is constructed,
and the giant mind of James Watt stands
out before the world-the herald Of new
force of civilization. Was Watt educated?
Where was he educated? AT his own work
shop, and in the best manner. Watt
learned Latin when he wanted i: for his
business. lie learned French and Ger
man, bilt these things were tools, not ends
He used them to promote his engineering
plans, as he used lathes and Ftnch-
er'S 1fades'S ReuiesD.
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New York Herald says:
"It is stated that Gen. Grant disiikes the
Chicago platform and McClellan's letter
Of acceptance very much, and expresses
clearly of the opinion that Lincoln should
be reelected. /. il apparent that he is
gradually becoming .abolitionized' by
which tits understood that he is beginning
to feel and act in common with the Wash
burne class OF Republicans. Twelve
months have worked grea, apparent
changes il hs- sentiments.
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Lieut.. Moody, son Of Col. Granville
Moody, died Of typhoid fever at the resi-.
dence Of his father on the 18th. He had
last served on the staff Of Gen. Negley. The
General sent the following dispatch express
sing his feelings:
"p1rrsguRo, PA, Sept. oe, 1864.
I'VE share your sorrow. Stre1 immor-
telles and forget me-nots in my name on
the bier OF the young hero.
"JAs. S. NEGLEY, Mai. Gen.
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THECAREoFTHEE YEs.-Until one begins
to feel that the effect Of imp paired vision, he
can hardly estimate the value of the eye
sight and, consequently, from ignorance
simple precautions, by the observance of
which his sight might be preserved. First
never use writng-desk or table with your
face towards window. In such cases the
rays of light come directly upon the pupil
OF the eyes, and Causing an unnatural and
forced contraction thereof, soon permanent
ly injure the eye sight. Next, when your
your faceourn from, not towards, the win
dow while you are writing. Ifyour face Is
towards the window, the oblique rays
strike the the eye and irjure il nearly as
much as the direct rays when you sit in
front Of the window. IT is best always to
sit or stand while reading or writing with
the window behind you, and next TO that
with the light coming over your left side !;
then the light iIumes the paper or book,
and does not shine abruptly upon the eye
ball. The same remarks are applicable TO
artificial light. We are often asked, what
Is the best Gght-gas, candles, oil, or cam
phene? Our answer rs, it is immaterial
strong enough, and do not flicker. a gas
fish-tail burner should never be used for
reading or writing, because there is con-.
slant oscillation or Pickering Of the flame.
Candles, unless they have self consuming
wicks, which do not require shutting,
should not be used. We need scarcely say
that oil wicks, which crust over, and thus
diminish tie light, are good for nothing,
and the same is true of compounds of the
nature Of camphene, unless the wicks are
properly trimmed Of all their gummy de-
post after standing twenty -four hours
But, Whatever the artificial light used, lei
it strike the paper or book which Y on are
using, whenever you can, from over the
left shoulder. This can always be done
with gas, for tina: light is strong enough,
and so is the light from camphene, oil, etc.,
provided it comes through circular
burner like the argand. But the light,
whatever it be, should always DE protected
from the air in the room by glass CHM
ney, so that the light may be steady.
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A scientific Russian has discovered a pro-
cess by which timber. though newly feiled.
may become SO hard as to resist the in.ir-
ences OF the most trying climate for an al
most indefinite period. The most curious,
par. OF the invention is that it does not in
volve the use Of chemicals of any sort,
such as sleeping in creosote, ETC., and that
the process is applied to the tree while
growing.
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- There 10 combination emone the
large rewspapers to crush out the smaller
ones N the Northwest. The Chicago 7ri6-
INC, Cincinnati Gazette and louisville
Joarnc. nxve combined and formed q
Western Associated Press, By which they
expec. 10 crash on: everything outside Of
thsse cities. Favored by Ahe sys.sni OF
Railroads centering at Chi cage, by having
a large base Of operations and capital, and
favored by that immeasurable segetisn
which has been the leading feature of the
Chicago Tribune, il now to crush out
the press Of Iowa At one swoop, by buyine
up the telegraph lines and the dispatches,
If it could nave it's way the good people Of
Iowa would not only b compelled to "wait
for the wagon Tor. the news, bat s.,l
worse, to read it in this wonderful 7,,5u,,e.
But it can't be Done. The people of Iowa
are not TO be pinned 70 the neither garment
OF Sir Oracle OF the Tribune. This cock
won't fight. Before this thing shall be suc-
fcessfully accomplished by the men who
have undertaken the job, we will tear up
our railroad connection. with Chicago and
the East and commence business upon orr
own account, or VIII build new telegraph
line to the East that can't be bribed.
The Iowa Daily newspapers are TO-DAY;
holding meeting ct Chicago. Something
WIN be done to break down this internal
combination.