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Cleveland morning leader. [volume] (Cleveland [Ohio]) 1854-1865, 1864-06-02

The investment Of money in oil stocks
and oil lands has become 50 universal. tn Al
the question whether to invest in them Is
no longer asked but which companies OF
what territory is most reliable appears 70
be the inquiry Of 9 Very large and infiu
entisl class Of the community.
As in the case of California and its AZ
tonishing yield Of gold, so with Western
Pennsylvania snd its oil interests. Mspv
persons doubted FIRST its existsnee, and
more doubted its permsnenoy, The par
sllel can still be carried further in regard
to the money, time, and labor lost by the
early sdVenturers. This result, however.
which occurred in 1851, was not ocoas
stoned by q failure of the oil Weld. but.
singular to say, by an excess Of produc
tion before q market had been made or its
manifold uses become sp aren't Wells
which now would be worth hundreds Of
thousands of dollars we're abandoned after
large expenditure Of labor and money.
from sheer lack Of demand for oil, which
declined from ten dollars to hfty ce 0 Is per
barrel.
But in 1858, what had become a drug in
the market became q prime necessity for
domestic use and export; and the demsnd
is such at present, that it is doubted
whether largely increased yield would
cause corresponding decline for some
time.
Large amounts Of money from Philadel-
phis, New York, and Boston have been in
sted, and many have stsked their entire
fortunes and reputation in the production
and preparation Of oil for market. A iu-
diclous investment Of money in Venango
or Warren counties can scarcely fail ofps7.
ing handsomely; but the danger which we
think this community is in, is not so maoh
in the risk Of getting 8 non producing
property as in the management on the
ground
The mere subscription and paying for
stock Is he easiest part Of the work
Many Of the finest prospects are spoiled
! y osrelessness or insttention on the part
OF ofJba-,Ss1eEi-IaO' eu.t y ? , Eelu,'ssrv gfvssu
drsWb oks also to good results.
But the greatest risk which is run is
the spirit Of speculation in territory, in
oil, in engines and impliments, which sp-
pears to possess the working classes in
Vensngo and Warren; and we say to this
community that those companies are bogus
which cannot give a full description Of
their territory, good Management, yield,
So. The Superintendent should be g re-
liable man upon the ground, careful, &C.
tive, and intelligent. The procuring Of
oil is no easy matter and requires as many
Of the above requisites as the manage
ment OF any ofOur well-ordered msnuiac-
tories or machine shops. Werepest, the
% = ~ II.
the substance; and each stockholder in an
oil company should insist on the officers
and directors Of companies giving more
Of their attention to their property than
to watching their interests.
The whole interest is 9 valuable one to
Philadelphia and to nsylvsnis, and it
should be the earnest effort Of every oiti-
zen to divest it OF the dangers which sur
round Company Management and Company
carelsssness.-PhiL. Telegraph.
Cleveland morning leader. [volume] (Cleveland [Ohio]) 1854-1865, 1864-06-02
FROM WASHINGTON.

WARRINGTON, June
- The dissgreeing amendment Of the two
houses OF Congress 49, National Rant
Bill has been adjusted through a joint
Committee Of Conference. The Senate
reseded from its amendment limiting the
amount to $500, 100000 to apply either to
the notes for circulation or to the amount
Of capital stock. The former branch Of
the proposition only is retained.
The City Of Washington is included
among the places Of redemption. The
circulation Of tho Banks in lieu of all
existing taxes is taxed one half Of one
P: cent and deposits one quarter Of one
per cent semi annually, and similar tax
is imposed on Capital in excess Of United
States Bonds.
Cleveland morning leader. [volume] (Cleveland [Ohio]) 1854-1865, 1864-06-02
Seco1 d Dispatch.
vi. a1sqroN. june I-IIp.n.

W AHSAONi june III Z. u.
Winter Ds-ia has long report from the
Committee on Foreign Relations, severely
censuring Stewards correspondence on the
Mexican question. Only one member Of
the committee opposed the resolutions,
eight favOring them. The resolutions
which accompany tn report re-assert the
doctrine Of former resolutions in the
House, and affirming The right of Congress
to indicate by resolutions the course to he
pursued by the Government.
Cleveland morning leader. [volume] (Cleveland [Ohio]) 1854-1865, 1864-06-02
FROn, NEg OhLkANs

Steamer Cshswbs from New Orleans
25th has arrived. New Orleans papers
contain nothing of Banks or Csnby's
movements. Str. Shreveport has been dis
sbled near Red River by Guerillss who
we're subsequently shelled cut by gun
beats.
Mobile papers mention considerable anz.
iety there, consequent on interrupted CON-
municEtion with Richmend.
Mstsnoras dates 70 18th states there
we're 1900 rebels at 2inggold Barracks de-
signing an attack on Brownsville.
Cotton at New Orleans from 82@s6 mid
ding. Sugar and molssses firm. Flour,
Sll freight, firm.
Cleveland morning leader. [volume] (Cleveland [Ohio]) 1854-1865, 1864-06-02

ALBANY, ne l.
The news Of large IRE at Glenn's
Falls has just been received here. The
fire broke out in the rear Of the Glenn's
Falls Hotel destroying it. The wind was
blowing gale, and the FIRE spread rapidly.
Soon the whole General part Of the village
was in flames. Many buildings and their
entire contents were consumed. Two
banks, q hotel, markets, Universslist and
Presbyterian churches, the town hall an
academy, the post Office, and large num-
Der Of dwellings, and business houses were
destroyed. The IRE ragged for Eve hours,
leaving the village in ruins.
Cleveland morning leader. [volume] (Cleveland [Ohio]) 1854-1865, 1864-06-02
FROM WASHINGTON,
Especial Dispatch to the Cleveland Lesder.I
First Dispatch.
WASHINGTON, June 1st,-9P. n

WAsHIEaTON, june lst-9 Pm.
Feeling Of Lincoln men over the nomi-
nation Of Cleveland Convention, general
ly quite bitter. They say that if any union
men choose to bolt the nomination OF q
regular convention, they must take the re-
sponsibility Of thai action. Atlhe Balti
more Convention, they will not be CONTROL.
ed by the boilers in any Wsv. Fremont
men on the other hand, declare that if Lin
coin is Ominatsd, their ticket vii be
morally sure to defeat him, and that there.
fore it is folly to put him up.
Cleveland morning leader. [volume] (Cleveland [Ohio]) 1854-1865, 1864-06-02
From PITFsBURGH,

PITTsBURGH June l.
Business is suspended this afternoon on
the opening Of the Sanitary Fair a great
military and civic procession, the srgest
ever known here crowded the streets from
the MonOngshela Hotel in Pittsburgh TO
the Fair grounds in Allegheny. Governor
Curtin delivered sn orstion which was
enthusiastically received. The Hyatt Ca
dets from the West Chester Military
Academy excited considerable attention.
Cleveland morning leader. [volume] (Cleveland [Ohio]) 1854-1865, 1864-06-02
FOREIGN NEWS

FARTHER POINT, June 1.
The Nova Scotian, from Liverpool, 18th,
wa Green Castle 10th, passed this point
to-day.
LIVERPOOL, May 2O.-Cotton unchanged
closing quiet. Stock, in part, $50 700
bales.
Brea istufs quiet and nominal.
Provisions dull.
Lard still declining.
Consols closed 9l3@9l4.
American Stocks nominal.
Cleveland morning leader. [volume] (Cleveland [Ohio]) 1854-1865, 1864-06-02
FROM NEW YORK

NEW 1oAKi June L.
The Washington correspondent Of the
Post says:
We have the highest authority for say
ing that Mr. Chase has nothing to do with
the parties who persist in nominating him
for the Presidency. II Mr.. Lincoln is
nominated he will have no warmer sup.
porter.
Cleveland morning leader. [volume] (Cleveland [Ohio]) 1854-1865, 1864-06-02

The situation Of Atlanta is elevated, and
no doubt johnson has fortified the position,
since it commands by its railroad oonneo-
tions the whole interior Of the State Of
Georgia It is q fourishing town, laid
out in 1845; it had in 1850, 2,572 inhabit-
ants, and in 1860, 9,445 Four Of fhe prin-
cipsl railroads Of the State form q juno
ton here, and as the center of the cotton
and grain trade, it is also . center Of mill
itsry operations in the Cotton States
Eastward it has the Georgia Railroad, eI-
tending to Augusta, on the Savannah
riv T, southesstWsrd the Macon and West
ern Railroad leads to Macon, Milledgeville
and Savannah and southWestWsrd the
Lagrange Railroad goes to West Point "
miles distant, on the Alabama from iieF.-
Atlanta is 1Ol miles northwest Of Macon,
and III miles west of Augusta. As Sher-
man was resting two days at Kingston
with his army, to replenish his stores and
send back to Chattanooga the wounded
and disabled men, and rest his forces, Of
course johnson would have the start Of
him in the march to Atlanta, and would
have time to complete his dispositions for
the defence Of the place, but Sherman will
be joined by Davis position from Rome,
and by reinfOrcements from Chattanooga
and other places along the line.
Cleveland morning leader. [volume] (Cleveland [Ohio]) 1854-1865, 1864-06-02
FROM NASHVILLE.

NAsHVILLE, June L.
At the Kentucky State Agricultural To
bacCO Fair to day, Messrs. spratt & Co.
sold hogshead Of Kentucky msnufactur-
ing leaf tobacco, grown in Ballard county,
t. Mr.. L. L. Anderson, of this city, at 4
collars ninety Gems per pound, mere
than double the price ever obtained before
in the world.
Cleveland morning leader. [volume] (Cleveland [Ohio]) 1854-1865, 1864-06-02
FROM CINCINNATI.

CIEOIEHATI, June l.
The robbers Of Duhmss s Co.'S JeweIry
establishment have nol, az yet, been dis
covered. There were 48 diamond rings
taken. In all, total value about ten th us
and dollars. A reward Of two thousand
dollars is offered for the apprehension Of
the robbers or recovery of the goods.
Cleveland morning leader. [volume] (Cleveland [Ohio]) 1854-1865, 1864-06-02
(Signed).
COLUMBUS, June l.

SSAS4ND0i SNNN -
Mr.. F. T. Wallace, Of Cleveland, who
was sent to Fredericksburg BY the Gov
eraor to look after the Ohio wounded in
the battles Of the Wilderness has returned.
He ssys the men are receiving excellent
care, especially from the agents Of the Ohio
Relief Association. He confirms the pre-.
viOus statements of the luksWarmness of
the Sanitary Commission.
The total number of Ohio veterans, up
to day is 1884
The supplementary draft took place here
to day. 10 we're drawn for the city, and
161 for the district
Lieut.. Colonel James M Stevens, Of the
55lh Ohio, and Lieut. Oscar Won Kccbtitz-
Ky, of the ll5th Ohio, have resigned. Capt.
C. P. Brstt, 48th Ohio, has been disbOnOr-
ably dismissed for long continued ab-
sence without leave. Lieut.. John Adams,
honOrably discharged on account Of 'phys-
ical" disability, caused by wounds received
in the battle field.
Cleveland morning leader. [volume] (Cleveland [Ohio]) 1854-1865, 1864-06-02
: Rom PHILADEnPHIA.

PHILADELPHIA, June l.
A Cincinnati special to the Philadelphia
Telegraph says:
In the engagement with the rebels on
last Monday Sherman took scme 400 pris-
oners and several guns. 1t is believes
that Atlanta will be in our possession be-
fore next Sunday.
Cleveland morning leader. [volume] (Cleveland [Ohio]) 1854-1865, 1864-06-02
MORNING LEADER
r,HURspAY moRNlNG. JUNE =. 1864.
How the COpporhs ads Initiate the Fremont
Convention.


How the COpporhsads Initiate the Fremont
Convention.
The Copperhesds ere struggling hard to
make as much out Of the Fremont COnven-
tion as possible.
Everybody in the city is laughing at the
mSnstroYs and ridiculous contortions Of
the Plain Dealer. All the sdjeetivss in
the King English are insufficient to de-
scribe the enthusiasm it feels over the
Fremont Convention. One, VIII, did not
know the great talent Of the Plain Dealer
for Pdtting on the agony, would suppose
the whole country was poured into the
city. Streets crowded and jsmmed u
hustle and confusion P' Immense con-
eOcrser F. "thrObbing and pulssting in the
streets" "unwonted excitement !" 'sblszs
with excitement p "death knell Of Abrs
ham Lincoln |" absolute jam Of people ~
That's fine frenzy for the Plsin Dealer
Il is chock fulF Of joy. 1t sees hope for
the Grave Digger of the ChickshOminy |
HurraA, COppsrheadsl Swing y, ur hats |
Tear your shirts Roll over and dsnce
As another specimen Of Copper cad re-
joicing and lying, take the following head
ing to ths special dispatch in Tuesdays s
New York World:
THE GREAT CONVENTION.
TREMENDOUS GATHERING OF POLL
TICIANS AT CLEVELAND.
4 most Magnificent Movement.
ALL THE REPUBLICAN OPPOSITION
TO LINCOLN IN COUNCIL.
DIsCOMFITOKE OK THE LINCOLNITES
,sHODDY GIVES IT UP AS A BAD
JOB.
PRESIDENTIAL CAMPAIGN OPENED.
FREE SPEECH, FREE SOIL, FREE
MEN, FREMONT.
THE GRANT PARTY VERY LARGE
WHAT THE PLATFORM WILL BE.
TIE MONROE DOCTRINE AND THE
RIGHT OF ASYLUM TO BE
MAINTAINED.
Cleveland morning leader. [volume] (Cleveland [Ohio]) 1854-1865, 1864-06-02
FROM PHILADELPHIA.

George Foreman, a carpenter Of Pitts.
burg, was killed at an early hour this
morning in front Of srestaurRnt. He has
wife and children living at Pittsburgh.
The murderer escaped.
Cleveland morning leader. [volume] (Cleveland [Ohio]) 1854-1865, 1864-06-02
FKOM WASHINGTON,

WASHINGTON, June 1, 7:S0 AN.
To Gen. Dix:-We have nothing from
Grant later than yesterday st 6 An.
An unofficial despatch, received here st
4 this morning, dated yesterday at Kings
ton, reports that Major Hopkins, Of Gen.
Cleveland morning leader. [volume] (Cleveland [Ohio]) 1854-1865, 1864-06-02

Judge William BOttsi9rd, one Of the old
est graduates Of Yale College died fsW
weeks since ct NestmOFland, Nova Scotia
The ten Oldest living graduates af Yals
are all natives Of Connecticut but they
are scattered ever the country.
Cleveland morning leader. [volume] (Cleveland [Ohio]) 1854-1865, 1864-06-02

stOnemsR's staff, came from the front this
afternoon, says;
"Ehe rebels sttseked US ct Z. 80 am. this
morning, and st ten the affair was over.
The enemy was repulsed, snd our lire
reached the railroad st NJ M4rieGta. To &C.
complish this object had been for several
days the purpose OF General Shermsn's
movements. Additional forces are reach.
ing him and ample supplies.
(signed,)
n GINA HTmOny
Cleveland morning leader. [volume] (Cleveland [Ohio]) 1854-1865, 1864-06-02
TEE MONROE DOCTRINE AND THE
RIGHT OF ASYLUM TO BE
MAINTAINED.
REVIEW OF THE 0LITICAL FIELD.

All Of which is as most unmitigsted
nonsense and sillness. Everybody in
Cleveland was disgustsd with the feeble
ness and insignihosnce Of the whole affair
from beginning to end.
The Plain Dealer is more stupid than we
have ever given it credit for, il. il suppO-
seS that such supreme nonsense is believed
by any body except few Of its poor, delu-
ded country readers who will never know
any better, and who gulp down anything
its s4ys. With men who know anything
about the convention, ii lOoses all respect
as 3 journal Of any reliability.
Cleveland morning leader. [volume] (Cleveland [Ohio]) 1854-1865, 1864-06-02

The Waechter Am ErIe on lhe Fremont
Convention.
The Wsschter Am Erie, in yesterdays
issue, expresses the following opinion on
Cleveland morning leader. [volume] (Cleveland [Ohio]) 1854-1865, 1864-06-02

tbs rom property owners on Dare street, against
Filed. ~ 'ho Pi0'~nt sime-
.-.ot toIn = Jane, James Kyser, asking permission to-
F;1eJ wooden building on Bolivar street.
Cleveland morning leader. [volume] (Cleveland [Ohio]) 1854-1865, 1864-06-02

o Cutter Son will ~. on Wednesday, June 9Th,
ol the pnemisfH commenCing At 10 O'Clock A. III !,
1he following described Rslt Es'a'e viz: Lois 20
Ice front on PrOEpe5t ct eet and 375 iett uchtE
fbeR e ssPfT ib55af Iees t9 Iet
front on Ceiar street, and l0B ieet dep Lots 20
fsst and Lot 81 ftet rOna Case syeLuss aud $50
feet geep alley IS feet vide For full particu ars
see posters with diagrams.
TERMS OF sALE- Oae third cash down, and
balance in five @, years, with in crest annually or
al cash down, at the option of the purchaser.
iuuei-Eb4
Cleveland morning leader. [volume] (Cleveland [Ohio]) 1854-1865, 1864-06-02
1LRV VXLAED
PpsL1sRHn
Daily, TFi.Eeekly and Weekly,
BIZ e. co WLEs q CO., s
lz9 SHpsFIor-st. ~
ADVANCE IN THE sUBsCRIPTTON
PRICE OF THE LEADER

PRICE OF THE LRADER.
Since the war has commenced, the price
ofwhits printing paper has advanced near
" q hundred per can't, owing entirely to
the scarcity Of cotton rags; our type SET
ting bill has increased one hundred per
cent; coal one hundred and twenty-five
per cent? glue, mOlasses, turpentine, oil,
lax and all other ingredients that enter
Into the manufacture Of the Newspaper,
hsve advanced from forty to four hundred
Per cent; our telegraph bill has increased
500 per cent, and yet the subscription
price Of the LEADEE has only 50 far ad-
vsneed from Is to ss per cent By a aim
pie mathematical calculation it will be
Besn that there is no recourse left for a
newspaper publisher but to follow the sx-
ample Of newspapers in Chicago, CinOin-
natl, Pittsburgh, Detroit, Toledo and other
POints, and raise the subscription.
On AMI after next Monday, May sOh
the LEADER will be furnished st the fol-
lou-ir, raf..
Cleveland morning leader. [volume] (Cleveland [Ohio]) 1854-1865, 1864-06-02

NOPARTNRRsHIP. - TIE UE-
Y ! dersign, ID have this day iOImed q partnership
under the frm name OF MCNAIkY, yLAFLIN &
90, for the purpose of continuing tue business o.
bridge bDildiL heretofore conducted by 1hstcher,
Burt d %. A. q. MChAIRY,
H. IL OLAfBIN,
P. Tue TCHEt,
G. II. BURT.
Cleveland June /. 1884. lune2 lJ7
Cleveland morning leader. [volume] (Cleveland [Ohio]) 1854-1865, 1864-06-02

To grade and Improve Dare street. Ordinances.
To grade and improve Michigan street.
Passed.
To grade and improve q part Of Canal and
Kinsman streets. Passed.
To grade, pave and improve Seneca street be-
tween Champlain street and Ohio Canal. Passed.
To amend an ordinance prescribing the terms
Of Street Passenger Railways IN the city OF CleVe
land, passed Sept 20, $50. Second reading.
To Vacate . portion of Kinsman street Tabled
oae week.
To levy and assess a special tax upon Colum-
bus street. Second reading.
To levy and assess special tax upon Penn
street. Second reading.
For the payment of claims. Passed.
Cleveland morning leader. [volume] (Cleveland [Ohio]) 1854-1865, 1864-06-02

TUEaDAT, ETKArNa, Nay 81
President Of the Council, Thomas Joass, Jr..
in the chair.
All the members present, except Mr.. Gardiner
Minutes Of the last meeting read and aDprev-
ed
Cleveland morning leader. [volume] (Cleveland [Ohio]) 1854-1865, 1864-06-02

6GISSOLUTIJN OF COPART-
NERSHIP. .-The copartnership heretofore
eIisting between the undersigned, under the name
aud style OF Thatcher, Bart Co., Is this cay dis
solved by mutual consent Either OF the parties a.
authorized 70 settle he affairs OF the concern.
P.THAT. HER,
g. Il. BUBT,
A. U. McHAIRY,
CLEVELAND. June ], 1851
Cleveland morning leader. [volume] (Cleveland [Ohio]) 1854-1865, 1864-06-02

In Cincinnati, Chicago, Louisville, and
Ct Louis, the subscription price is higher
than the above scale, and city subscribers
are charged twenty cents per week. In
Detroit, Pittsburgh and Buffalo, they are
charging the same as above. We mention
thsse facts to show that sheer necessity
sOmpels US to make the shove advance,
and thst We are justified in SO doing.
Cleveland morning leader. [volume] (Cleveland [Ohio]) 1854-1865, 1864-06-02
NEW ADVERTISEMENTS.

ZINE IVORY RANDLE Ia.
Il BILE CUrLERY.-A first rate stock on hand
St OOWLEs'.
june2
Cleveland morning leader. [volume] (Cleveland [Ohio]) 1854-1865, 1864-06-02
WEDNESDAY,JUNE Sra, 1864.
barge Sale Of valuable Real Estate,

On Prospect, s.bley and Cedar Streets.
Cleveland morning leader. [volume] (Cleveland [Ohio]) 1854-1865, 1864-06-02

I AIDES PURsEs-NEw styles
just received at COWLES',
IunaZ 1877 Weddtll Hou=e.
Cleveland morning leader. [volume] (Cleveland [Ohio]) 1854-1865, 1864-06-02

ALL THE REPUBLICAN OPPOSITION
TO LINCOLN IN COUNCIL.
Cleveland morning leader. [volume] (Cleveland [Ohio]) 1854-1865, 1864-06-02

DIsCOMFIrUKE OK THE LINCOLNITEs
,sHODDY GIVES IT UP AS A BAD
JOB.
Cleveland morning leader. [volume] (Cleveland [Ohio]) 1854-1865, 1864-06-02

TREMENDOUS GATHERING OF POLL
TICIANS AT CLEVELAND.
Cleveland morning leader. [volume] (Cleveland [Ohio]) 1854-1865, 1864-06-02

FREE SPEECH, FREE SOIL, FREE
MEN, FREMONT.
Cleveland morning leader. [volume] (Cleveland [Ohio]) 1854-1865, 1864-06-02

A most MagnIlcent MOYement.
The Ashland union. [volume] (Ashland, Ashland County, Ohio) 1854-1868, 1864-05-11
NOTICE.

7 pursuance of an onder of the Probate Court of
L Ashland County. Ohio, made on tle 10th day
of April, 1864. in the case of George Mackie, guar
dian of George NJ Wight and William Wight,
against his wards, the the undersigned will,
On Saturday, Nay 2lst, 1864,
a . o'clock P NJ, on the premises, offer at public
sale, the undivided two-sixths of the following de-
scribed real estate, situate in Ashland County, O,
to-wit: being a part of the s W quarter of section
IL, township 25, of range IL, commencing at the
$ w corner of the quarter, thence cast on the south
line of the quarter II Clio rods to a stake on the
gu .rter line, thence north $50, west 81 rods 10 a
stake in The centre of the road, thence north $50,
West % rods, thence north go, west G3 $40 rods
to a post on the west line Of the quarter, thence
south 40 $500 rods to the place of beginning,
containing 81 acres, l rood and Sc rods. Subject
to the dover Interest of Mary Wight, widow of AL
oxander Wight. decd. Terms of sale-one half
cash on day of sale, and the residue in two years
from the day of sale, to be secured by mortgage on
the premises, and the deferred payment to bear in
terest at the -ate OF 6 per centum per Huuuu7 pay
able annually. GEORGE Jackie, Guardian
Of George NJ an. William Wight.
no46ts
The Ashland union. [volume] (Ashland, Ashland County, Ohio) 1854-1868, 1864-05-11
TFrom the Memphis Argus, May ID.
FIGHT IN
Capture of1600 Prisoners, 240 Hcqons gnq
7 pieces cf artillery.

The steamer Prairie State came in from
Arkansas river yesterday evening. bringing
The following intelligence of a fight about
thirty miles from Pine Bluff:
a rrain OF 240 wagons, guarded by portions
Of the 9th Missouri, 18th Illinois, and 18th
and 5th Indiana cavalry, had been out TO
Camden with provisioncrs for Gen. Steele,
ara on their return on Monday last, when
about 80 miles from Pine Bluff, they were at
tackled by an overwhelming force OF rebels
under the command of General MarmaI%SH
A desperate fight ensued, but the Federal
troops were finally overpowered, and those that
had not been killed were taken prisoners
When the-Prajrie State left Pine Bipf, the
day after the fghf, only about forty of the
command had got in, and they reported the
rest as killed or captured
1t is supposed that Marmaduke has taken
about 1901 prisoners, aud seven pieces of ar
tillery that were with the command. The
wagons were empty Men were constantly
arriving at Pine Bluff, and it is expected that
further news will modify the disaster. We
hope so.
The Ashland union. [volume] (Ashland, Ashland County, Ohio) 1854-1868, 1864-05-11

AFFECTING INcrDENTs.-In the local col
ums of the New Orleans Pitayune we find
the following interesting incidents related of
the wounded from the late battles, now in
hospital in that city:
Since the recent battle in Western Iouisi-
ana, a boy of sixteen was lying on his cot, mo-
~tionless, from a ball that passed through the
brain. The excellent surgeon in charge was
probing the wound, while the patients lips
opened, and while thai young life was ebbing
away, it would seem, he sang sweetiy and
clearly, end strong, "Do they miss me at
home!'
On another bed lay a wounded man. with
an amputated hand. A ball had entered his
back, passing out under the left breast His
vile, at parting, had requested him to wear a
pocket Bible over his hcart, which he did,
and il the hour OF battle that ball vas turned
aside, sh- ttering tie leather cover as it sped
on its onward course. o, that the Word
IN ght thus lie forever between hostile ones,
and the Gospel Of Peace intervene to check
this terrible strife of man.