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PAYING FOR THE SIGHT.

They've got down in Courtland county,
an old farmer, noted for his greediness
and his keen look out for spot wherein
to turn penny, honestly, or Che isn't
very particularly the reverse. A while
ago he succeeded by accident in raising a
very large hog. ltwas soon noised abroad
and the people in that vicinity began to
call on the old man to see the "monstros-
ity." A gentleman from our /" town y
was stopping awhile in the village, and
hearing of the "porcine,' and SO much
said about it. desired to see the sight, and
having obtained directions as to the 10
Gale" startedrfor the spot. Arrived there,
he met the old gentleman, and inquired
about the g sanimile." :. Wall, yes, the
old fellow said "he'd got sich critter;
'milly big iun; but he guessed he'd have
to charge him about shilliu' for lookin"
at him" The stranger looked at the old
man for a minute or SO; pulled out the
desired coin, handed it to him, and started
to go off. "Hold on" says the other;
ssdon't you want to see the hog?" sNo," !"
said the stranger: Il have seen as big a
hog as Iwant to see!" and off he went.
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PAY AND NO WORK.

Tbs military abolition press have been
IN spasms that Mcclellan should receive
pay. and dn. nothing. 1t now turns cut
that Mcclellan, while engaged in the
preparation of his reports, has recsn ed
1855 per month. During the same tinle,
while Fremopt has been engaged in,the
asefal occupation of looking after his
own interests in ihe Pacific Railroad, he
has cost the Government the small sum
of sl2o7 per month, and the mighty Lew
Wallace, while engaged in the loyal occu-
patton of getting drunk and making a
stump speech when sober enough, has
cost $445, aud Grandmother Hunter, en-
gagged in the business Of making an ass of
himself, has received the same.
The military abolitiopists have no dis
tpess Of mind on these latter sxpendi-
tures.--trbona Uaio,s 9 Zass
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WAS NOT MoBBED.

The abolition leaders are commencing
their old business Of having Democratic
printing efices destoyed by mobs. At
Lancaster, the Democrats gave the abolish
. taste Of their own meat. This business
has gone too long without TT, for-tat
The Democrats of Warren put ouie-
tus on this procedure few days ago A
mob gathered to destroy the Office Of the
Warren CoHstitutioH, when a crowd of
Democrats appeared and the mob thought
best to refrain. The Democrats held a
meeting and resolved that if the Consti-
tstios of6ce was destroyed by mob, the
opposition Office would share the same "a te
within one day, together with the bust
ne.s places of all who aided and abetted
il is hardly necessary to say that Gons'i-
ftt;on still wayes.-StarEe 10. Democrat.
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Arrival of Escaped Union
i.e officers.

FORTRESS MONROE, Feb. 16.-Twen-
ty-six Union officers arrived this forenoon
having escaped from Libby Prison on the
10th inst. In addition to the names al
ready reported are the following:
Colonel w. d. kendriech. Sd Tenn.
Cavalry, Lieut, Col. Alex Von Wtzel,
74th Pa, Lieut. Col Geo. G. Davis. a h
Lieut. J. F. Boyd and Major j. o, Col
Inns, 2ath Ind, Major q, W. Fitzimmons,
3Oth Ind, Lieut. VIM. Reynolds, 73d
Ind, Capt, Matthew Boyd, I'D Ind.
Capt. Morton Tower, 18th Mass., Capt
Michael Gallaher, I'd N. Y, Cavalry
Capt A. q. Hamilto,, 18th KY, Caval
ry, Lieut.. j. e. Fisher, 7th Ind. Bat
terry, Capt. j. f. ,Gallaher, I'd Lieut.. N
s.. McGee, 21st H., Capt. Issaac N. J ohm
ston, 9th KY Cavalry, Capt. W.S. Brun
dell, I'd Ohio, Lieut.. R. q. Bradford, 2t
Tenn. Cavalry, Capt. D, j. Jones, lst n y
Infantry. About twenty-five others wh'
escaped at the same time were recaptur
I ed.
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lFrom the Cincinnati Enquirer ]
FROM CAIRO.
PARTICULARS OF THE SINKING
OF THE STEAMER ORIENT
ABOVE CAIRO.
CAIRo, February II.

CAIRO, February II.
The steamer Imperial, from St. Louis,
arrived here between one and two clock
this afternoon. She passed the steamer
Orient, which sunk to her hurricane deck
at half past seven o'clock this morning,
at Dogtooth Bond, twenty miles above
Cairo. I am indebted to Mr.. Pomeroy,
Clerk of the steamer Imperial, and. to
passengers for the following particulars:
The number of passengers, fortunately;
was not large Many leaped into the
water and were drowned. Others reached
the shore in safety It is supposed that
from twenty to thirty lives were lost.
-Four ladies were aboard, three of whom
were lost The wife of the Captain, the
chambermaid, an old lady on deck, 3
Government Aid, the steward, the bar
keeper and several negroes belonging to
the crew were among the lost. 9s0s7
Captain Horton rendered all the assist
ance in his power to save the lives of tho
passengers, but unfortunately the engi-
neer misunderstood the signals of the
pilot, who aimed to run the boat on the
bar instead of running forward. The
engineer so managed the engine as to
back the boat into deep water Could
she have been run on the bar she could
have been saved from going down. When
the boat struck the snag she careened
over so sud denlyas TO throw Mrs. Horton
and cousin, young lady, into the river.
Mrs. II. passed out Of reach before any
one could render any assistance. sat
The Imperial came along about two
hours after the disaster. Captain Nc
Conas, her commander, did every thing
in his power to relieve the sufferers, many
of whom had swan ashore, and were suf-
fering most intensely from, tie cold. The
Imperial brought down the passengers
who survived. By the sinking of the
boat all the horses were lost but three.
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Arrival of the Escaped Fed
eraL Officers AT kSaiti more.

BALTIMORE, February 1.-THE cscap
ed Union officers reached here this morn
ing, and 60 to Washington this after
noon. The account of their escape is
full of thrilling interest. but for pruden-
tial reasons many particulars are " ~lth mel Id
irom publication at present.
They were ffty-one days making o
iunnel. Having managed to find access
10 the cellar. they commenced work, re-
leying each other as opportunity offered.
Their instruments were case knives, pock
et-knives, chisels and files Twice they
had to abandon their work commence
anew, on account of the distractions
which they could not pass. They had
hoped to avail themselves of culvert,
but found it impracticable, after getting
through the wall. They disposed of the
excavated soil by drawing it out in spit
toon which they attached to cord. This
would be filed by the party at work in
the tunnel, and pulled out in the cellar
by their companions, who disposed of it
by spreading it in shallow layers over the
aoor, concealing it beneath the straw.
The work was necessarily very slow
SO close was the atmosphere in the tun-
+nels that they could remain in it but a
few minutes at time, and then the can
dies would go out. AT one time they got
SO near the bend Of the street that a small
hele, about the size Of stove-pipe broke
tArough, but fortunately this was not
discovered by the guard. and was great
service, admitting air, and enabling them
Tn nrosecute their work more ranidly
The tunnel, when completed, was about
sixty feet long, and opened into an old
tobacco shed beyond the line of the guard.
AS soon as they found the way clear they
emerged slowly in single squads of two
or three, and saunted of until they got
clear Of the guards. making their way to-
ward the Williamsburg Road by the
shortest routes.
The darkness favored them, and the
fact that rebel soldiers whom they met
we're ha bited in the army coats Of Uncle
Sam, which they had stolen from the sup
plies sent to our prisoners by our Gov
ernment was of great help to them. AL
though they were attlred in our army
overcoats. and many of them had their
haversacks. they found the nationsl uni
form better disguise than, if they had
been provided with genuine rebel uni
forms. In order to elude the pursuers.
who they knew would soon be on their
track, they scattered as much as possible
Many were their hardships and suffering,
and frequent their narrow escapes from the
rebel cavalry, who the next forenoon were
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Dialogue.

Cuff. ':Well, Sambo, does you git DO
Journal?"
Sambo "Ob coase gifts de Journal.
What OBJ dat Cuff"
Cuff. Dye see de good news9 Every
niggah's family is to get two mills. Guess
well have plenty fouah, den won't we2''
Sambo. "Why, Cuff, you ha'n'tgotno
sense. De sort of mills ws's gwine to git
amt griss mills, it's dem kind what it
takes ten of EN- to make a cent"
Cuff "Oh dat's it, is it? Well, Sam
bo I'll tell you what my sentiments Isl of
dem sort Of mills-dey ain VOL dam.
OATS SO. But / don't b'leve Masah
Linkum is gwine to take dat sort oi "a
disadvantage of du culled siety--it amt
like him. Sambo, 1t amt like him.If
he's gwine to give us any mills at all, he'll
give us whichever kind what We want;
you can bet on dat, Sambo, 1 knoaos dc
man. Dayton Empire.
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PREPARATIONS FOR ACTIVE OP-
ERATlONS IN GEN. GRANTS
DEPARTMENT.


New YORK, February l7.-Tho Worlds
Washington letter, of the 18th, says:
At Chattanooga the army is preparing
for immediate operations. Chattanooga
is now base, we'll stored with munitions
of war. The roads in Georgia il bet
ter condition than was expected. The
writer believes General Logan, with the
Fifteenth Corps, who has moved from
Huntsville will strike for Rome, Ga, to
operate Oh Jolinston's flank. General
Grant will move against Johnston, as
suning Lsgan's destination to be Rome,
with nearly eighty thousand men, Gen
Sherulans force will be ample for the
purpose he is intended to accomplish
even if Mobile should be the ultimate
point. i.aa.6 = 30
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Maiden Standardization OF
the Murderer. aee7assg

Boston, Feb. S.-Tne Maiden Bank
robber and murderer has been arrested
in the person vi Edward W. Green, the
postmaster OF the place He has conies-
sed to his guilt, aud most .ol the. stolen
money has been recovered. a,
Mr. Green is, 27 years old and has
wife and one child. He has heretofore
borne good character. cal ls4sa -iasir
After the search of Green's persen,hs
was conducted into an adjoining rcota
where he was informed that he had been
followed and watched for some time.
Thereu upon-without any unusual emo
tion-he confessed his guilt. He stated
that on the day of the murder he visited
the bauk twice; the first time he found
there conductor, who left pair Of
skates; the next time WAS half past eleven.
Immediately on entering he went into the
dire ctors room, and seeing no enc. drew
his pistol-a six barrelled Smith & Wes-
sin revolver-placing the muzzle within
foot of young Converse's head and fired,
the ball taking effect under or back of his
ear. He Instantly dischargeda second
barrel, the ball taking effect in Converse's
temple, while his victim lay on the floor.
After the consummation of TIE deed,
he seized the bills in the drawer, about
FIVE thousand dollars. and went to his own
Office. He informed the persons present
that portion of the money was conceal
ed in piece of newspaper. in AN old boot
in the post "fice. Six hundred aud fif-
teen dollars were found as he had direct
ed. He further stated that the balance
was secretea under the Hooring in the at
tic of Volunteer engine house, and, on
making search. three thousand four huh
dred and 6ny-fcur dollars in Maiden
Bank bills we're found, making in all four
thousand and sixty mine dollars. This,
with several sums paid by him, accounts
for the whole amount stolen from the
bank 9
He also stated that the pistol was in
drawer at his boarding house, and on go
ing there it was found.
Green was brought to this city and
committed to the Tombs Tho feelings
of his wife on hearing of his. arrest can
better be imagined than described.
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From Vicksburg.

A private letter dated Vicksburg 9th
says that eye witnesses reports that Nc
Pherson'S corps crossed Big Black, 10
miles east of Vicksburg, on the 7th.
Hurlbut's corps took parallel rout
from Yicksbnrg, crossed Messenger Ford,
miles above McPherson's pontoons, each
column IA miles long. The force sent up
Yazoo was to prevent flank movement to
cut off our trains. Iron clads will try
reach Grenada to cooperate with Smith S
cavalry and drive Forests rebel COM
mand towards Canton where Bishop Polk s
conscripts are.
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THE NEWS.

The subject ofextending the Presidents
so as to embrace larger NUM- Z
ber of Confederates who will lay down
their arms, is talked Of in Washington.
Cox, of Ohio. objected to the PROPOSE
tion to sell the gold in the Treasury. which
has been talked of in the Committee OF,
Ways and Means.
A bill giving away government land to
build railroads fr~m Iowa to the Pacific
has been introduced into the House of
Representatives.
In the Senate, General McClellan's re j,
port being considered damaging to the
Republican party, the resolution to print
10000 copies of it was rescinded, and 500
substituted in it's stead. This fact speaks
volumes.
1t is proposed in the United States
Senate, by an Abolition member from
Kansas, to give away the public lands for
the education OF orphans OF soldiers and
sailors killed in the war.
It is reported, bat not confirmed, that
the rebels are moving on Romney.
1t is reported that there are secret Union
associations in Virginia, of formidable
character. LE6 81
The Now York TriJune's Washington Q
letter says that Lee has received 10000
endorsements, and that Longstreet's arm J
now Numbers Is, 500 men. eg
Breckinridge and Buckner, assisted by
Longstreet, have an idea of advancing
into Kentucky. a..i .-a
It is thought by army officers from the
front of the Potomac Army, that in ter
days the Confederates will commence the
spring campaign. One idea is that they
may drive Meade iuto Washington, ane
another is that Lee may invade Penn
sylvania. l
Men who bave net served two years il
three year regiment will be allowed tt
go home on furlough, provided they vii
/ agree to reinlist when their term of scr
vice expires.
No man is to be rejected in the army OIL
account of his hight, if he is five feet.
A clerk of mercantile house in New
York, while paving duties at the Custom
house, was robbed of bag Of gold contain
! ing FIVE thousand dollars, which is wortl
eight thousand dollars in gresnbacks.
The average number of deserters frou
Longstreet's army is five day. tn,
main force of Longstreet is at Strawberr,
Plains, and it is under marching orders
but 1T is not believed he will attack th
Federals
The steamer Orient has sunk on tn
Mississippi, twenty miles absvs Cairo :
Twenty Ave or thirty lives wefelost. TIL
boat was laden with government stores.
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bushwhaeking in every direction for them.
The Joy which they experienced when
they first caught sight of our troops sent
5ut to Keep them and protect them from =,
their pursuers. oan not be expressed. 10
the officers and men of the Eleventh
Pennsylvania Cavalry who they first met
they express most profound gratitude tor
their unbuunded kindness, and also hear
Testimony to the gallantry with which
these gallant fellows. pursued the rebel
cavalry and rescued mary Of the way
worn flu .itive, who otherwise would nave
,,een re captured. There is gooo reason
to hope that many more will yet come In
safe. 8
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JEFFERSON DAVIS.

ALMANAC PREDIcrIoNs.-Sev
mornings this year the sun will rise be
fore certain people are aware of it, and
set before they have done their days
work. In the course of the next spring
and summer many alterations will be
made in the form and trimmings of the
ladies head.dresses, but / think their
appearance will not be much improved by
the alteration. The public debt will not
be paid this year. The same will hap
pen with many private debts. May peo-
pie will drink more strong liquor than
would be sufficient to keep them sober,
and take more physio than would be
sufficient to keep them in health. Many
young ladies will be married who are not
yet courted; and many who arc courted
will have to wait another year. 5aa
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prom the Marion CO.. Mirror, Jan. 81
EIle Marion County Treasury
RoOGed = OPWard Of -Four THOUSAND
Dollars Missing.

Dollars Missing.
The fact thatth Marion County Treas
ury was robbed of some four thousand
dollars, last Saturday night, is pretty
generally known; who the robbers were
is still mystery. Mr. Wooly's state
ment of the robbery is substantially as
follows:
Some time Saturday afternoon two per-
sons came into the Treasury one Of them
st. ting that they were there to pay some
taxes. Before doing so, however, they
informed the Treasurer that they had to
go into the country to raise money. They
we're non residents, and Saturday was the
last day of receiving taxes. Their trip
in the country would detain them until
ten or eleven O'Clock at night, and they
wished, after paying thci taxes, to take
the twelve clock tain West. For his
trouble they offered him one dollar
These facts he communicated during the
evening to Mr. Leona.d, druggist, John
Hood, merchant, am. Peter Beerbower.
Secretary OF Gas Comp ny.
They all advised ia III not to do so,
communics ting tears thatsomething wrong
might accrue out of it. He stayed, how
ever, and to while away time commenced
conating out money amounting to about
| FIVE thousand doll rs. While doing this
these men entered, the larger one ap-
preaching him saying he had come to + ay
those taxes. Woody threw piece of pa
per over the money and while doing so
the larger one went round the counter and
grabbed fer the money. the mailer one
turning out the gas. A scufie ensued,
during which, as Abe Lincoln would say,
ssnobody was hurt seriously, but about
| four thousand dollars were taken, thou
sand dollar pack being kicked under the
safe in the scuffle The robbers skedad-
died with their plunder. locking the door
after them, with the Treasurer on the in
side. When he came to himself, he says,
he lifted up the window and jumped out,
giving the alarm. No clue has been
found to the guilty parties up to going to
press, although reward of five hundred
dollars has been offered for their appre-
hension.
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- A Columbus correspondent of the
Enquirer, February 18th says:

~ A Columbus correspondent of the
Eaqsrsr, February l7th says;
Some returned soldiers have been threat
ening to destroy Medary's Crisis and the
EtaiSnan office. a body of soldiers
have guarded the latter establishment sew
erii nights A powerful body of citizens
assembled 10 pro'ect the Crisis Office.
The Second Ohio Cnvslry, the same who
mobbed Govc,nor Medary's, office year
ago, wer' eonspicuous in their mensces
Aboliuonists are lahoring TO excite the
sc.diers to mob Democratic printing
Offices. and it is understood that the De-
n,ocracy are prepared to defend their
places, or punish the insult by reta liation.
Military officers here understand that
soldiers at home on furloueb are amena
BILE 10 civil law; hut, on the contrary, Abo-
lition ruff ms endeavor to persuade sol
diers tina. they IRE above civil law. The
fruits IT their doctrines will become man
ifest before the furloushed men return to
the field
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THE CONSCRIPTION BILL PASSED
IN THE HOUSE.

The House of Representative passed
the Senate Conscription hill with amsnd-
ments on Friday. By the bill as it passed
the two classes of conscripts are consoli-
dated, and negroes with certain Limitation
made subject to draft The $500 com
mutation clause is unaltered The bill
of course goes back to the Senate for its
concurrence in the House amendments,
and it is said committee of Conference
may be needed to settle some ofthe differ
ences. tt
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& CAIRe, February 12.-The steamer
Tycoon. from Memphis to Cincinnati,
passed to day with over 1,2Go bales of
cotton.
The steamer Sultana, from New Orleans
en- the 9th, brought 100 bales of cotton
to Vicksburg, also large cargo Of sugar
aud molssses for different points on the
Ohio River.
Fifty-two rebel prisoners from Celun-
bus, KY, en- route for Indianapolis, arriy-
ed to-day.
The Ninth Illinois Cavalry has reinlis.
ted.
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sg- A tragedy occurred at Duquoin,
Ill.,, last week. A democrat was badly
beaten by some soldiers, and endeavored d
to make his escape. He was pursued, and
was on the point of being caught, when
he drew pistol and shot one of the sol
diers, inficting q serious wound. The
democrat was arrested, and was being
taken to the cars to be sent to Springfield
for trial, when three shots were fired upon
him from the crowd, killing him instantly
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The VaiaandiShaln FWHG-
sa 81 Glcr9iOxlI County.

Seven townships in Clermont County
have raised about S339 FOR the VALLAN-
pienAM fund Tho other townships in
the county viii increase tho sun to nearly
$hCco, this is an example worthy Of
imitatioa by ali the counties in the State
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ZEN. GRANT AND THE PRESIDENCY.

The St. Louis Repablicon, speaking
by authority direct from Gen.
Grant. denies that he is or will be can
didate for Presidential honors this year.
All attempts to put him in nomination
by any political party are without his con-
currence and in opposition to his wishes.
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Escape Of Col. Straight and
40 Officers and Hen from the Rich-
naond Prison.

FoRrREss MONROE, Feb Isl have
received telegram under d.te Of Febru
ary IA, from Gen. Wistar, which states
that Col. Straight, with 10 other Union
officers, escaped from the prison in Rich
mond, by digging tunnel. Col. Straight,
with seventeen others are safe.
TSisned, B. F. BUTLER,
Mai Gen. Commanding.
FORTRESS MONROE, Feb. 15-The
steamer S. B. Spaulding arrived this af-
ternoon from Beaufort, North Carolina,
with about City rebel prisoners.
All Was quiet ut Newbern when the
steamer left.
Two. Union officers. Captain and Lieu
tenant, arrived to day on the Yorktown
mailboat, having affected their escape
from Libby Prison. rta
They report that thirty prisoners, most
ly officers, had escaped just before they
left. As yet none Of them had been heard
from. t, 5a x,l 9fl y
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p@- The man who imagined himself
wise because he detected typographical
srrer in newspaper. has gone east tn get
Q perpendicular view Of the rainbow.
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ALRexperience goes to show the mad
,ess of departing from McClellan's origi-
,al plan; and yet the Government would
.ather ruin the country than see his plans
AIKEN up with him to execute them.
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ANAPPALLING FACT.

General MEADE, in his late Philadel-
phia speech, states that the Potomac Army
has lost, since its organiza lion. 100, 900
men, killed snd wounded.
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BG- Lincoln's calls for more soldiers
are getting to be very curt He orders
out five hundred thousand men as briefly
as an invitation TO an evening party
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WASHINGTON, Feb. 13-The Repub
licans refused to put into the Conscrip-
ton Bill any increase Of soldiers or sail
ors' pay.