The Richmond palladium. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1855-1875, 1864-06-29
The Senate on the 9th passed the Pa

ments to the bill as passed by the House
1t has therefore, 70 90 back 70 the latter
body.
The Senate also eoncurred by large
majority in the House substitute for
the bill fixing tho site OF the Western
Navy Yard at Cairo. notwithstanding a
report adverse to the substitute was
made from the Naval Committee by Mr..
HALE. The substitute appoints Com
mission to select the location
Proposals will be received until July
9th for $50, 000, 600 of 6 per cent bonds
OF 1881, remaining unsold from the late
offering No offer at less rate of pre-
MUM than per cent. will be considered.
GENERAL sBALDY'' SMITH is Massa-
chusetts man, and a graduate OF West
Point. During the Mexican war he was
a captain in the regular army, and WAS
noted for his dash and bravery. From
some cause or other be lost most OF the
hair from his head VIXEN young, aud,
therefore, obtained the sobriquet of
..baldv'' which has clusg to him to the
present.
Col. Peter A Porter. son of Gen. Por-
ter who was Secretary of War in 1872,
was killed in battle on Friday, in the
Army of the Potomac. He was q mem
Der of the Assembly in 1862
The sharp sighted farmers of New
Hartford, Conn, are selling the rye crop
to the bonnet makers. 1t is cut up green.
and taken off in the sheat. They follow
with a crop of tobacco, and thus get two
profitable haryests in one year.
CARO-. June %
Gen. Meredith of Indiana. took com
1nand OF this post to dav Col Reinnaker
having been ordered To the field.
Gov. Bramlette writes a letter of
thanks to Gov. Morton, for the prompt
assistance rendered by Indiana during
Morgan recent raid.
He pays a high compliment to the
patriotism and kindly feeling which
prompted the 43d Indiana to go to ken
tuckeys assistance before visiting their
own families. He says. 1.-The appearance
of Vallandigham in Ohio simultaneously
with Morgan's raid in Kentucky, fully
confirms the matter of completely of
which he had been advised. The defeat
of Morgan has frustrated their movement,
for the present. but vigilance tor the
future must still guard US against these
Vaccinations of evil doors"
Gen. Darlington at Indianapolis, ex-
plains the status of the Confederate
officers in custody about the treatment
of whom their has been bitter complaint
He says they are not to be considered or
treated rs prisoners of war, having been
arrested while conveying Gen. Hobson
to Falmouth, Ky, at his own request,
under flag of truce, and are now simply
required to remain here in charge Of an
officer, until the Government shall de
termine their true position.
On the 9th inst n vote was taken on
the Bankrupt Bill in the House, and it
was defeatei-64 to 65
WASHINGTON correspondent saws the
official records Of the military authori
ties show that upwards of one hundred
and fifty female recruits have been dis
covered and made to resume the gar
ments of their sex. 1t is supposed that
nearly all Of these were in collision with
men who were examined BY the surgeons
and accepted, after which the fair ones
substituted themselves and came on to
to the war
n tribune correspondent says of the
Army OF the Potomac ACTUAL march
ing has worn out $4,000 pairs of shoes
Two thirds of the meu-more than loo
Uoo-haye not changed q garment since
they started: have marched and fought.
y
heat and dust and rain, and have not
changed garment. They are fighting
it out on this line
Advices from General Sherman army
are down TO Thursday the 23d inst. The
rebels still occupied kenesaw Mountain,
but they We're being closely pressed, and
our very latest advises are they would
fight no general battle north of the Chat
+Nhnnphan h st,o%
a portion of Johnson's army was already
across that river. 1t will be observed
that every position taken was firmly
held, and while we advanced steadily,
there was no backward step, Johnston
stubhornly contests the road to Marietta.
His works prove very strong; this stub
bornness, therefore. Is easily accounted
for. for if he is unable. with the great
advantage of his position, to keep back
Sherman army, 1t is plain enough that
he stands no chance when the key to his
position is lost. end the contest is trans
ferred from the mountainous to com
paratively level country. The weather
continues very much unsettled. Our
troops were abundantly supplied with
ordinary rations. but were much in need
of vegetables. The country in which
we are operating is a poor one, and gar
dens are rare, but so far as these are
found they are speedily cleared of vegi-
tables Soldiers would face a rebel
battery to get into an onion patch.
THE size of the rebel torpedoes are
startling The one which blew up the
Commodore Jones, it was stated by a
rebel prisoner. contained LOO pounds
of powder. One had been fished up
which was emptied Of 1850 pounds.
4 PECULIAR kind of worm, small but
very destructive, is making havoc with
the fruit aud shade trees in New Haven
Canker worms and caterpillars are
unusually abundant and destructive
throughout Connecticut,
VITALITY OF TURNIP SEED-The Lon
don Agricultural Gazette says :-sAfter
extensive experiments. we can declare, as
their result that turnip seed Of one year
old will only terminate about 80 per
cent two years old 80 per cent i; 3 years
old ID per cent 4 years old > per cent ::
This Is important if true; for there is
scarcely any variety of seed saved so