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Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1864-03-30

New York The PrusslanS completed the ereo-
| ton and armament of their batteries at Cram
mekark on the We1nmigbun1, on the 18Th. -
| The Danes Immediately opened IRE from their
entrenchments at Duppel. The Prussan
batteries replied the following day. The island
of Ofemen has been occupied by the Prussans.
The whole Danish force on the island consisted
of 100 men, who, with the commander Of
eunboat, were taken prisoners The London
Times of the l7th in its city article, says Tie
idea is prevalent that reduction Of the bank
rate Of interest to $ per cent. may not be tar
distant. The Times and Star advise the Danes
to submit to the terms proposed by Austria
and Prussia. The Austrian Times pablishes a
telegram from Berlin, stating that Denmark
is disposed to accept the armlstlo, and confer
ence PROPOSITIONS in their essential points,
but only disposed to accept part OF the condl~
tions attached to the armistce. The London
Posts Paris correspondent says it IS evidently
the intention Of Austria and Prussia to event
ualg occupy Copenhagen and there dictate
peace. The cotton mar ket is buoyant with ali
advance on all qualities, closing quiet, bat
steady. Breadstutfs quiet aud steady Ao
counts from Sheffield state that l7S bodies have
been recovered, but 259 persons are returned
as dead or missing consequently - bodies are
washed down the stream, and will not De Ee-
covered for many days.
There are five or more General Smiths III
the u. s. army-Maj. Gen. W. +. Smith,
now acting on Gen. Grants Staff; Brig. Gen.
". Sooy Smith Brig. Gen. Giles A. Smith.
who commanded division in Sherman Err
teenth Corps and was wounded at Missionary
Ridge: Brig. Gen. A. j. Smith, commanding
division in the Seventeenth Corps and iii
charge of the expedition up Red river; B'1g.
Cen. NJ. l.. Smith, commanding an infantry
brigade somewhere out Nest Major Gen
Charles F, Smith, who was second IN COM
mand to General Grant at Fort Donnelson,
died in 1862 near Pittsburg Landing.
The accl lent by food at Sheffield, England,
where small branch Of the Don, had been
damned to form reservoir tor the supply OF
the town. and where the lake, formed by what
was proved an insufficient embankment was
nearly hundred acres in extent, and where
the water swept down the valley, carrying away
scores Of dwellings and drowning some three
hundred persons, who were asleep in their
beds. exceeds anything of the kind ne have
ever read. The destruction of property all the
way to Doncaster is roughly estimated at faa
million of pounds sterling
The Richmond Whig says:-"For some time
past Government shoe factory has been Us
operation on Twenty secoud street, north o1
Main. in the building formerly occupied az
Greaners factory About two hundred oe,a''-
"a men are employed in this factory, ana '"S'
o,,t do;v ahont six hundred pairs "t ez
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1864-03-30

4, "a, W LDNL VA IA i11>As Y, 80
the shops established nv the city councils, even
at the reduced prices charged by the commit
| tee. The appeal states that pressing neces,
sity exists for immedlats aid to prevent abso.
| lutte suffering.
HEAVY SNOW STORM
! RICHMOND, March 80 The heaviest snow
storm of two winters, it is presumed, dld not
slight Petersburg yesterday and last night
The average depth is about twelve inches, and
some affirm that it is deeper. To day was
ushered in with acloudless sky and merry ring
ing of sleigh bells, the latter pastlme at the
tune of twenty dollars an hour to those who
INDUCED The roads in Northern Virginia,
alway cut up by the hundreds OF wagons on
the owe, will be In horrible condition tor
some time to come, and give truce to any
intention Of activity on the part OF the enemy
The Washington Star states that the y. S.
steamer Shawsheen, has arrived at the Wash
ington Navy Yard, bringing up small schoon-
er, a small sloop, thirteen boats lot OF oyster
tengs, salt, wheat, oats. tobacco, plows and
plow castings. These boats and goods were
captured by the steamers Morse and Crusader.
Small boats to the number Of over 80, with
oyster tongs,. were seized by the Crusader IN
Ware river; but during the recent storm all OF
them save fourteen drifted away, aad zone Of
the remainder was washed away in gale OF
wind as the Shawsheen was on her way up the
river
Further advices from Paducah, Kentucky,
state that the late Confederate raid on that
town resulted in the destruction OF the rail-
road, depot, the quartermaster' $ buildings, the
hospital, gas works, the steamer Dacotall and
nearly fifty houses, including several private
residences. Large numbers of horses were
taken off. The customhouse, postoffice and
Continental hotel we're not injured.
Yesterday, by order of Gen. Martndaie, the
house, no 256 I street, in Washington, lately
occupied by Richard Clark, was taken posses
sion of as confscated property. The building
will, it is stated, be assigned to Col Richard
Rush, commanding lst brigade Veteran Re
serve corps, as the headquarters OF his com-
mand
/ The Rev DR.. John n Campbell died in Al
bany, N Y, few days ago lie was former
| Is professor in the University OF Virginia,
and during General Jackson's administration
the pastor of a Presbyterian church in W ash
ington and chaplain to Congress. He was a
regent of the the Univ ersty at Albany, and
I marlot signal ability.
Among tue rumors mentioned in the north
ern press is one that Gen. Grant has expressed
desire that General Mcclellan and Generai
Fremont should be assigned to active service
the former to take charge of the defenses OF
| Washington whet, the army of the Potomac
Daily State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1861-1865, 1864-08-30

Respectfully yours. &c,
(Signed.) J. Z. wALKEE.
Daily State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1861-1865, 1864-08-30
From the Richmond Dispatch, August 10
Recruiting fer Massachusetts.

The government OF the State OF Massachusetts
is the most contemplate government in the
whole world. excep. the government o: Great
Britain as the latter Is at present administered J
Both Of these concerns are coming money out o.
Southern blood. and both are, therefore, de-
sirous To have the war continued dd minimum
Both are equally determined not 10 expose their
subjects 10 personal danger, ard both resort to
expedents peculiarly characteristic to avoid the
necessity. Great Britnin takes every opportunity
20 proclaim that she Is neutral. while she Is con
s.sntly rendering TO our enemy tie most effective
assistance and inticiing upon u the most intol
cradle wrong Thus she keeps her own carcass
ont Of danger
Massachusetts csnuot 60 exactly s. far e.
this. This va, Is her var. Ii is pet job by
which she hopes 10 buy her way TO heaven ami.
make huge sum beside, in the way of bust
ness But she must furnish her quota Of men
ana size has found out way 90 do it The
solid men OF Boston," in DAYS gone by, made
fortunes 10y kidnapping negroes on the coast of
Africa anu selling them TO the farmers and
planters OF Virginia and the Carolinas The de
scendants OF these same solid men of Boston"
make up their quota, IN part, by kidnapping the
descendants OF these same kidnapped Africans.
aud putting them forward to be slaughtered al
the rate OF fen thousand day
Thus Massachusetts, manifests a zeal to keep
up the slaughter and TO keep out Of the danger,
fully as earnest, and quite as commendable as
Great Britain when she supplies the Yankees
with forty thousand recruits per annum, and
hopes, through her foreign secretary that the war
only END with ;he complete overthrow of
slavery, or. IN other words with the extermina-
ton of the white inhabitants Of the Confederate
States. Both these ,rafhckers in blood are sin
gularly religious. and both convinced that the
book called the New estemeat is obsolete, and
has been superseded hy new revelation which
teaches that the old difficulty about serving God
and Mammon 5 al absDrdiIy Their new reli-
gion i much more conven.ei.t. and therefore of
course, much more popular. IL teaches that il
i very well to serve God. provided lit will paw"
otherwise. the service Of NammOn is preferable
The deter minaiiou OF the "sn'id men" 70 carr,
on heir big 100 IS long a. lie will pay" has of
late been made p'sin IA very peculiar wsv;and
the determination vi Great Britain 20 afford All
facilities for keeging up toe flame. aud not suf-
iesiug il 10 expire Tor want OF iuel, has likewise
beea shown Massachusetts. iG seems, cannot
kidnsD enough negroes to exempt all the solid
men ard tie .'sclid men" cannot 50 to vsr
Daily State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1861-1865, 1864-08-30
From Chicago-Imm cnse Democratic
Mass Meetings-Five I'm Progress at
Once I'm different Parts OGthe city
speech by GEN Leslie Coombs.

We condense. from the Chicago Times of the
2Sth. the following account OF the proceedings
il tha, city Saturday night Tha, paper says
such political demonstration was never VII
messed in the Wes; before Those who were
present At the meeting which took place the night
previous thought The crowd immense aud the en-
thusissm unparalleled; but when they saw the
meeting of Saturday night. the grandeur of the
former vas completely eclipsed. and The vas,
multitude we're overwhelmed with their incalcu
liable magnitude.
The demonstration wss no, meeting
merely, il VAS : whole constellation OF meet
iugs. The grand center OF the city pre-
scented one solid mass OF human beings And
these were independent of the crowds that had
assembled elseSbere During the entire evening
there were at all times FIVE speakers holding forth
10 thousands, and almost within the sound OF
each Others voices. The number OF people com
posing the grand nucleus OF the assem5age was
at no time estimated a, less than forty thousand
Everywhere were days flying inscribed Me
Clellsn and Liberty" and. amid a magnificent
display of fireworks. 4 Mcclellan pole was
raised from which vas unfutled the Flag Of the
Union.
The speech Of the occasion Vas made by Gen.
Leslie Combs OF Kentucky. Being introduced
he said:
Fellow Citrens-l hope Tor few moments
only to have your attention IN old soldier
asks it OF Won in a good cause. tor think have
a right 10 call myself an old soldier have not
spoken here since years ago. shcn tie lamented
Douglas VAS here and the Nayor OF Cincinnati
here: and said then what | ssv nov that
VAS here firs; IN nv boyhood NheH tic safe %
Ohio frontier State. wlen the Terfitories
Northwest we're border Territories. and your
Chicago Greek | remember--it i river now
and tes buildings were in the place of your
city. II vas when bows for the first time
crossed Ihe Ohio river. and came to the relief OF
the meo Of Ohio. Michigan Indiana and Illinois
so distinct are nv recollec,ions Of those DAYS
that Il seems almost that an speaking OF some
body else or that sill bov Laughter
j saw this country when there were bat few-a
settlement here and ihere-and nov | come ard
behold ..the eity full The Queen OF tie West
on the Father OF Waters--And this believe
they call il, the Queen of the Lakes Having
seen these things, Ev feilog citizens. YOU can
imagine hes it weighs upon nv heart when
turn me 10 contemplate tonight those dark
our Sh9le country in gloom Alas, thst should
live 10 ses these evi. days; ~ think that our
Southern bresbfe0 should draw the sword I
Daily State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1861-1865, 1864-08-30
August 90, 1864.

The great mares nest. stirred Up by Nor
ton, of Indiana. will settle down in spite of him
self. The startling disclosures heralded forth to
scare people into voting for his Excelency begin
already to be subjects of dersion. Morton wants
votes. and he is afraid he can't get votes enough
without a sensation He began too soon. He
ought 10 have waited until a week or two before
the election, and then made blow out. He has
sprung the triggers TOO soon. He got seized the
private letters of gentleman, aud instead of
giving them "a proofs of treason to the District
Attorney, he sent them to a party editor for pub
lication. Even prying into letters an act of
indecency, but the publication indiscre-
ton. 10 was blunder; something worse than a
crime The faithful ought TO have locked UP
these letters, given out the avfulness of their
contents 10y significant mods and winks, promis
Ing disclosures IN due time that would blow all
Copperheads sky ward. But in their haste they
hurried off to the printer. got the editor to put
BIZ headings a; the top Of his columns, and sub
join parcel of commonplace epistles
One reads along TO see the blood and thunder
peepng out Mr Dodd is the very man to write,
too, and If the Devil is to paw in that pile of let
tiers, the cloven foot and club horns Of bis Ss-
tanic Majesty ought TO appear. But, alas, for
Morton and his pets. nothing's there, with the
exception of two or three notes indicating secrets
between the parties, which might he lawful or
unlawful These letters trifes.
There is one about Jesse D. Bright about be
ing candidate for the Senate There is one or
two epistIes from Lagrange. proving to the au-
thor's satisfaction that he and his party are Demo
crats
We can 6nd more treason in speeches made in
Congress, some by Republicans, than is 20 be
found in these productions twill end unfortu
nately for His Excellency and his party The
game will not bear repeating, and il is this time
vretched failure i Louisville Democrat,
Daily State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1861-1865, 1864-08-30

One by one the fireworks. which we're wrought
into ali conceivable shapes aud designs. were
rapidly displayed The band IN the meantime
performed necessarily. Al last the Mcclellan
flag raising ode Was struck up by vocal band
assisted by The instruments the flag. Suspended
between tw0 poles, each about ffiy feet 10 hight.
began slowly to rise. the match Was applied TO the
masterpiece of The fireworks showing che plat,
form and hope Of the country" and then cheer
after cheer was given from forty thousand throais
that made themselves fairly hosrse in giving vent
to enthusiasm
The flag was a beautiful oIe. made Of the
most costly silk. and forty Eve feet in length. In
the center was portrait Of the 'old command
er." over which was inscribed:
MCCLELLAN. OUR COvSTRY's HoPK AND PRlDE.
Underneath the portrait wa- inscribed the fol
lowing words of Mcclellan:
III cannot have the command even of my
own men. all ,ha, ask IS to be permitted 10
share their fate on the field of battle
The design Of the fireworks, following the
platform ard hope Of the country, displayed these
sords
MCCLELLAN, Our STAR or HorE.
"oUR PLATFORM. THE CONSTITUTION AND THy
UNION"
An excellent profile Of Little Mac vas en-
circled by large star. The whole, when illumi-
mated. presented mos. beautiful spectacle.
Daily State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1861-1865, 1864-08-30

without running the risk of getting shot. Fortu-
nately. an expedient presents itself which solves
the difficulty without exposing the "solid men +"
One Mr.. Julian Allen. who, il seems, is Pole.
although be spells bis name with an unusually
small stock of consonants for one Of his race, re
novned alike for martial prowress and the unpro-
nOuneeable character a bose indieis by which
men are accustomed TO reveal their nominAtive
case, has undertaken TO furnish them With re-
cruits from Holland, Belgium, aud the rest Of
Europe generally. upon speculation. or course
there is no want of British ship to bring over
these interesting strangers, and il might be dan
gerous 10 trust the cargo 10 any other than an in
tensely neutral bottom.
Semmes, II is true, is ship.ess at the present
moment. but Wood Is abroad, and Tankeedom
has lately heard from him in a way not at all
calculated 10 allay snv fears that she may be
liable 10 entertain Aliens menagerie. if in
trusted to Yankee ship. might be brought to
grief some fine morning. aud It's cargo Of brutes
sent 10 kindom come very short notice. But
British vessel is neutral--perfectly neutrai--
extremely neutral-amazingly neutral--a perfect
model of neutrality Lord Palmerston says so.
Lord John Russell says 90. The Queen SAYS So
The London Times SAYS so. Ii must be SO.
England itself is certainly the most neutral ma
ton in the world, and Lord Palmerston is the
most neutral man in England, except Lord John
russell, who "a the very plnk OF neutrality.
They will be safe on board Of an English vessel
OF course; and so on board OF an English vessel
they are put at Antwerp to the number of three
hundred and iftv, aud in the course Of time are
duly landed at Deer Island in the harbor of
Boston.
On the passage they were drilled every day BY
another Pole, who. having been exiled from his
own country, probably thought it would be a
relief TO his feelings to visit upon others what he
had endured himself a. the fox who had his tail
cut off by steel trap became exceedingly
anxious that his whole race should appear in uni
form, and, in 4 council of the tribe, recommend
ed general suppression OF the caudal appendsge
The whole affair. it seems, was a speculation.
The authorities OF the countries to which these
men belong did not II seems, take any steps TO
prevent this atrocious evasion of all neutrality,
but rather encouraged it than otherwise.
Daily State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1861-1865, 1864-08-30

The CONSPIRACY HUXBU6.-After all ntelli-
gent citizens and respectable journals have repu
dated CaFringtOn's great conspiracy as a hum
bug and imposition-after the Presidents per
sonal organ. the New York Times has ridiculed
il. Capt. Hurtt'e Journal comes out with FIVE or
SIX columns OF the stuff. and an editorial pro
claiming II freshly discovered internal
plot Darlington has found two papers in Ohio
willing 10 swallow hs discOvery-the Door
old Cincinnati Gazette and the State Journsl.
both these papers are working up the mot" for
the purpose of precipitating the State of Ohio
into civil But il Will not work in Colun-
bus. Darlington Is too well known here TO sc.
cure many dupes. aud too generally desp;sed as
chicken hearted. fussy. foolish BOBBY 4 Brga-
der General guilty OF the indiscreiiOn OF befoul
ng his regimentaIs at the bare prospect of being
called upon 10 90 under the FIRE OF rebel guns. il
a proper person to get up plot with which 10
excite aud scare such feeble and nervous old 40
men as control the Cincinnati Gazette and the
ColsHess State ssurusl.-Iohio Statesman.
Daily State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1861-1865, 1864-08-30
Death of James 70. Brmeken.

Last night dispatch vas received In The city.
from Lawreneeburg. announcing the death Of
Capt JANIS r. BRsckrS. at 4 p. ". IN the sf
ternoon.
Capt. BEAoxrs left this city on Thursday lasi
Ia company with Governor MoRroS and JosFrH
Z. McDoxaLp, candidates for Governor. 10 at
tend an appointment at Lawrenceburg. An &C
Siient happened 10 the railroad train, by which
ooe man. the engineer, Mr. BsESAsLo. was
killed, and Capt BRaoEES severely wounded.
For DAYS his friends entertained hopes Of his re
coyery. but Yesterday afternoon ness came that
modification had set in. and later came the sad
announcement We have made.
JANIS X. BRAcxEs was for the past six YEAR,
connected With the Indiana State Sentinel lie
vas assistant editor. and when he raised the frs,
cavalry company that went from Indiana. called
the Bfscken Cavalry. be remained our cores
pendent In fact, he was our trusted. tried and
true friend. Never. when duty called. was he
found wanting. In all our association, sith him
he proved himself to be an honest man, the no.
blest work Of God
JANIS r BRAcxKN was born IN Cincinnati in
.i60S. His mother and sisters we're for long
time residents of that city, and universally re-
spected. Csp, BRAcxKS. when quite youth,
having fine health aud rowing disposition. went
abroad He obtained a responsible position in
she Dublin Bank. ireland. Afterwards he went
20 the East Indies and served in tie English
army. He returned to this country aud served
throughout the Mexican war, scquitting himself
with honor and to the appreciation of his couu
trymen --
When Capt. BRAcxES returned to Indiana
his services we're sought in the newspapers, am
also in Offices in the gift of the Indiana Legisls
ture. he fulfilled the duties Of both depart
ments with great ability. He was man of high
~ cultivated intellect. and OF large experience
and a ready and intelligent writer.
But his most genial char scteristics remain Il
be stated. He never came in contact with any
one Who did not respect his integrity and &C
knowledge his worth. He was everywhere
known in indianapolis and throughout the State
be had thousands of friends. and. We sin
cerely believe. not one enemy.
Our friend is dead. Our tribute To his memory
is our tesrs, and not what We have written.
Daily State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1861-1865, 1864-08-30

U.S.7-SOLOAN

The Secretary 81 the Treasury gyes notice that sub
sorpOns will be received for COapOn Treasury Sote.
payable ihre years from Aug lSth lses with sei-sa-
nua interest at the rate Of seven and threetenths PER
cent per snnsnprneipsi interest both 70 Be paid
in lawful money
These notes viii be convertible The option Of the
holder " maturity into six per cent gold bearing bonds
payable not less than Eve nor more than to enty years
from their date, as the Government nay elect; They
will be issued in denominations Of nty one hundred
i've hundred, one thousand, and eve thoussnd dollars
and all subscriptions be fer nfy dollars or some
multiple Of fifty dollars.
The notes VIII be transmitted TO the owner, free Of
transportation charges ster the receipt Of the
original Certificates Of Deposit they can be prepared
As the notes draw interest from August IS, persons
making deposits subsequent tina, date must pay the
interest accrued from OF note date Of deposi,
Parties depOsitng twenty five thousand dOllas and
upwards for these any one time will be allowed
commission Of one-quArter Of one per cent. Which
will be paid BY the Treasury Department upon The e.
ceipt Of b for the amount certified to by the officer
with whom the deposit was made. No deductions br
commissions must be made from the deposits
Daily State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1861-1865, 1864-08-30
SPECIAL ADVANTAGES OF THIS LOAN.

IrIsA NATIONAL SAVINGS BANK, Offering a higher rate
savings bank which pays its depositors IN O. Notes
considers that it is paying in the best circulating me-
dunn Of the country, aud it cannot pay in anything
better for its own assets are either in Government
eurites or in notes bonds payable In Government pa
per-
II is equally convenient temporary permanent
investment. The notes always be sold for within
raction Of their face and accumulated interest and
are the best security With banks costersls for dis
counts
Daily State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1861-1865, 1864-08-30

Total 1000. .-........... - sl0e 90
Each certificate will be sold separately and in the
der above given but in will either Of said
caes be struck of and I'd by me for less than
yfve per Of the par value thereof Certificates OF
purchase will be by executed and delivered TO the
purchasers which, under and by the terms Of the de-
cree. will cntle the purchasers have the said
cstes Of stock purchased. regularly transferred by
the laws Of the State of Indiana provided and
tcates issued in OF q regular transfer, and all
main the order and control OF the Court until the
Court sha be duly notified By that such transfer has
made by the officers Of the state of lndiaDa-thus
the interest of purchasers carefully guarded Each
Of the above certificates offered for sale draw interest
from the first day OF January, A. D. 1854 but inter
$ prior 10 ths ca te. DAVID G.. ROSE,
L. :. Marshal
August 24th, 1884 .aug26-d,il sepl6