, 1864-08-01

ated in moderation; A.sr a.sen q sixteen. ne
becomes republican, and the sutocrat assumes the
aqea m mshs9n1sst S ga!ds Ph!iosopae5 sd
compared 70 no tycoon md lie Niksdo-s6e' oas
attending chiefly to temporal, the other to ret
Edmond About, in bis late work ON
" Progress" divides the French elements Of
character into these two-the rchaarden
element and the cate element The former
is the work of the church and the prIeats.
the latter is fond of pleasure, war aud glory.
opposes the Government and hates the
priests.
DR.. Mayall, an American, is the most'cele-
bzated photographer in London, hsying been
resident there and practitioner OF the art
Tor many years. He IS nov publishing s. In
1,erials = Of the Prince Of Wales aud the
most eminent personages in the country.
Edmond Te1ier has recently warned the !
French, in an article In the Sieefe, that thsF
have nav formidable rivals ACROSS thu Chan-
mel In art Manufacture !.
The French are turning zoology to a
practical account. They are deep 10 silk-
worm culture, Ieech culture, cost culture,
api culture, cruBtacea culture and corall cul-
lure ~,,-
Mitchell, Buckland, Lowe and Ashworth
are In the van OF those who are trying to
teach the English nation practical zoology.
Dr.. Madden thinks the momentum Of tho
blood is owing to the pressure OF the atnos-
pherc on the skin. ~.
Spain, with all her apparent prosperity,
is In a neceasitous condition, and wants
money badly. 50.
. Large amounts Of specie continue to be
sent from England to the East Most Of 1T
never returns. =.
The British annual Register has been reg.
ularl.v published for one hundred years.
Gsrrick's famous villa at Hampton haa
recently been purchased by rich London
tailor for $54, 900. :.
A late number OF the London Reuiey has
the following amusing criticism on the
French, In regard to certain particular:
li:s, but are not essentially = chlvalrous ma,
| ton They look upon women, not with the
r exaggerated homage Of the American, nor
| with the inbred reverence OF IN Euglahmau,
but with the gallantry Of 3 milton that adore
! without respecting besuty, : 4 lady repre-
| gance--iA fact, the luxurses and the perfume
| OF life: With all Frenchman's finished
ease in talking to woman, there Is always
something intensely disagreeable at the bot
| tom Of his tone aud In the lumost recesses Of
his eye. The truth Is, that tbs French, with
| larger quantities. ""
The following inscription Is said to have
been found among the ruins Of Nel1ose Alb
bey, and is tho subject OF much literary dis
cussion:
The earth goeth on the aasth,
Gltsten1ns like gold;
The earth goes to the earth
Sooner than Il wold;
The earth builds on the earth
Castles and towers:
The earth says to. the Garth
AL shall be ours
Col, Luc1en Greathouse. 48th Illinois
Regiment.
We are again saddened BY the news from
Atlanta, Ga, announcing the death In battle
of the above named officer. He fell In the
samc fight Of Friday, the ed July, which
lost us Gen. Mcpherson, and 80 many brave
companions in arms.
The least tribute we can pay such as he
who bus sealed with his life unutterAblc de-
Votlon to the cause Of his country, Is to trace
in brief, his young though enduring History.
His family are Kentuckians, though OF late
years, most Of them, himself among the
number, residents Of Illinois. As a youth,
Col. Greathouse was noted for his kindly az
fections towards his brothers and sisters, his
generosity and forgetfulncss of self, when
evtr be cuuld hefriend, and persistent effort
under difficulties, to thoroughly educate him
selt for the duties and responsibilities of
manhood.
At sixteen years of age be graduated at the
University Of Bloomington, Indiana, the first
Of his class. When the war broke out be
quit the study Of law and entered company
from Fayette county, Ills, as q private for
three months-and soon after his tins ex-
pred We find him Captain of the initial com.
pany OF the 4sth illinois, In. Haynie, COM
mandiDg.
At Foft Donelson be vas first baptized in
battle, where the regiment and his comp1ny
lost many in killed and wounded. After |
ward at Shiloh his gal1antry was consp1cu-
no ln or 1of$ In Fror% f11.$&t 11$a
pany, and when the rebels were making
charge ditectly upon the brigade to which !
he was attached, his shout of s4stand |
drm," will never be forgotten by those OF his |
company Who survive the war. At Vicks- I
burg, again at Ohickamauga, and in the wea- |
~ march to the relief Of Knoxville. We find
our hero Major, then Lieutenant Colonel;
and when the regiment, reduced to one. third |
its original number, re-en1isted for three |
years more young Greathouse is feted at Cen |
tralia, Illinois, By the citizens aud Governor,
made the recipient Of o splendid sword as q |
testimonial Of his worth By bis regimen, and |
mel of the 4srh, recruited to eight hundred
s'1nui In lie aesault on Kenisaw be was struck
on the head by piece Of shell, which |
stunned him for several hours, but spoken Of [
BY him IN letter to the writer rs "a miss"
Alas, for our gallant brother: at the very |
time when life is most promising-he was
but twenty-two-as the very gates Of rebel |
city, in the heart Of q rebel state, he laid |
down bis life for his country amid the din. of !
that thunder which he. but truly said was |
events" What more shall be saide Anoth-
er and another Of our beautiful and braEe I
are falling Oh the battle fields Of the south |
for the great principle of human freedom. |
and too little will postetity appreciate the |
sacrifice aud the bereavement. B. r.