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The weekly sun. (New York [N.Y.]) 1851-1869, 1865-08-26

which the said Hs1ry wlr'I n,liaously designed
and intendcd. The second specification charge,
the prisoner with "wilhilly aud tnaliciously in
,eudins and designing to iujurc the heslth and de-
strov the lives OF the prisoners under his control,
70 the end that the armies o. the unitod States
might be weakened and impaired Hereby" In
the third trecacsuou he 10 charged WITH n,li-
ciously ordering, causing, procuring and melting
soldiers in tho service Of the 80 called Con tod,rats
State. TO shoo, and hi such persons wore IN his
custody - prisoners Of war ppon slight trivial
and nctiaou, pretonses, by means whereof large
numbers of soldiers from the rmies Of the Uut-d
States were wan,only killed and murdered willis
prisoncrs OF war. In the fourth specification
Wrtz 10 charged with vlfully and with malice
sforeihougm killing snd numbering dcfcncslcss
prisoners. The tif,h aud last specification charges
MIN with keeping AMI using ferocious and blood
thirsty beasts, dangerous 70 human life, called
blood hounds, W hunt down prisoners Of war who
had msde their escape FROM his custody, and did
thus wtlfully and msiciously rlfss tho said boaste
70 seiLe, tear, msngle and main the bodies and
limbs OF fuSirve-, whereby large nambers Of pris.
oners Of war who did make their escape, ard were
recsp'uIed, were cruelty and inhumanly injureu'
aud great numt ers died by reason Of such inhu
mNl treatment, which said Henry Wirsz wei
knew and evilly intended.
The weekly sun. (New York [N.Y.]) 1851-1869, 1865-08-26
Improved dwelling. for I.oudon Work men

inprsNe" n"e"nSsi "r '""""n WORN e"
London IN in very nnch the same situation a.
sey York conc,rn,ng An. t.n.men, bou,, pui.
- 80, - -
"neo' "'hough "o mus give voc FORMER Guy
credit for its practical efforts 10 mItig, the evil.
ssver., hou., huIldiny .a.oc,.,,op. h.x. l.,slx
oosh iorme' among me pnhsn'nropss and capt.
ta,iss Of London, with tho view u smelioraiug
Ain. o,na,,,,,, ~ an. wo,li,,, cla...s and .,,on,
'a' - W.
this number GnoRak PrABoDr. the eminent Amori-
can banker, resident In London, occupies lead
So ,,.,,,,,, c,,..,,i,, ,,. .e,,, 4, ,b,. ,s.n...
'"s f''
London Journal says;
twill bs remembered that rathsr more than
thfe, wears ago--ln March 1sG2-nr Psabody the
American NJ srohsnL declared his intention Of plsc-
ing In The hands Of certain RentIotnsn whom he
named ~ trustees, the mundssu. sum Of II so, coo
for the benefit OF the honest and industrious poor
of The metropoli. rnd recommended that q portion
of the money should 10 appropriated 10 tho pur-
roso Of roviding Improved dwelling houses for
tne work ing Glasses Accordingly Il WAS detsrm-
mod 10 pu-chss- the Hite Of . pilo VI buildings
known a. Wards Place, Lower street, or a. IA 10
now sll-d Ecsex road Ising,on at that time dense
" occupied by scommuni,y for the most par, con-
sing ofthiovoG prostitutes, and some OF tho worst
The weekly sun. (New York [N.Y.]) 1851-1869, 1865-08-26
Friday. August 1s.
THE ATLANTIC CABLE,

Return OF the Great Eastern 20 EseIepd-
iull Details OF the work up GO the Time
Of tho Accident.
H,arrs Content, AUG. Is, via AspV Bay Aug. IL
The British war steamers Terrible and GastoI
arrived a, st. Johns, Sca fcundsnd, Z, O'Clock GU
TUESDAY evening, the 18th instant The steamship
GREAT Eastern returned to shecrne,s on the nth
instant. CAP ain Napier reports a. follows;
"Thc cable parted on Wednesday, the % inst, at
noon, In nineteen handfcd and ifty falhons. II
then riapplei for three Different tines and raised
twelve hundred. nine hundred. and SIX hundred
hthnm' reFpoc.ivsly Each time the graphing broke
out the cable remained unhroken. The Great Fart
eru returned to England for stronger and better
graphing gear"
NJ. varley, one Of the electricians, write. most
encouyachisiy in regard to the cable;
ave found no difficulty wherever in srapplir- the
eahie, even In the create depth OF w-tsf. AZ scon
. proper tackle 81 pared, viii probably COM
Lercc stspr q. for the cable a-an, one hundred
miics east Of VI" break where the water is only
ttrcn H'. Oh iathoUs deep. The huov rides the
ttes well, bslne fastened by pieces Ct condemned
In.e Mr. Field i- IT. cooi health md spi-ts.'
The weekly sun. (New York [N.Y.]) 1851-1869, 1865-08-26
MISCELLANEOUS ITEMS.

= e stated that @. r. L1nbsnt BeAursSard wi
depart tor Europe in io" days
CarsoLrSR Is said N have oalSsl tao deith o
tCC01 women IN IS years
An association 70 check tbs crime o. irfantc!de
tss been termed ~ L9a5g 40.
The weekly sun. (New York [N.Y.]) 1851-1869, 1865-08-26
A Settlement Of freedman.

A correspondent Of tr Phils1elphis ISoriErs
thus doccribes whs, he saw In Virgins, while on .
tour of observation among the freedmen.
We have Jus, ro,urned from VISIT TO tho freed
mems farms in Elizabeth county, the county In
whchlwn announced the famous 'contrhbsnd ''
status "a the real condition Of the runaway slaves
OF rehc owners The county, as . sub-distrlot OF
the Freedrnen's Burssu, 10 under the charge OF
Lieutenant u. Hawk, whom We accompanied on
tour OF duty. We rode through Hampton, where
the Bureau has leased out numerous building lots.
Hampton ~ thriving buildings going mp IN oil
dlreclous. Its strsets are thronged with horses
ard nudes, carts and wagons. The idle negro In
old horse, iosiles the fsir lady, riding by w her
voumnous siiken haiti. The thin military dandy,
gliding along In hts Vanished buggy, has W turn
ou,or the rude, unvieioy form OF the negro ish and
clam pedder. The streets are thronged with these
medley ll-assortcd crowds. Ever body rides except
the juyenls negroes, and they swarm under horses
hooGs and about the wheels Of passing vehicles,
shouting UNFORTUNATELY to DO permitted 70 black
boots aud hoLi horses. Tho numerous stores arc
filed with customers, and the town seems indi-
gtnous, and we're It not for the American faces
about one, the @rsne would lead ono to believe that
he we're In an African town Of unusual prosperity.
We turusd ous Of tho crowded mail street, and
rode out Of town, through Grant street, dubbed by
the blacks Like the nlustrious hero, afer whom
II " named, his thoroushfArs 10 quiet On the
edge Of tho town 10 wilderness OF small corn fields
all rented, and cultivated by negroes. II 10 tho
most wonderful corn thst We ever bcheld. The
stalks have attained an alGtudo OF sixteen foc,, and
every stalk bears two large and perfect ears Some
o. these corn heds present grotesque appearance;
the Stake have been stripped Of their leaves these
leaves tied together IN shsayes. aud fastened 70 the
parent stalk tie top Of die Stalks cut off just above
tho giving one the qusin, impression that The
crop has been mobllilcd, and IL prepared to march
CUT Of 40 held beg and baggage 81 tho word u
command.
The weekly sun. (New York [N.Y.]) 1851-1869, 1865-08-26

tan nna
cp,~, &, Leland l.. ,.., .n.,r
,,,r,r - a.. a. a.. 49,, , ns. 1870.
81. A -. H. ~ ,n, 49, Ss.nk nA'
sa,ts ,bon,.rd n. Wi. -, y. IN"
VIZ Po'P.'' O''u hnss oAs wy
~ La,hoJi a.. If sonr eons..'s ot a., 'pptop
s.r.,ogs. N v. ~ .e,uy. ,n5 Ia -, I'o..aa
TO- ~ .rnusl r.rrn n,os,,r, =, AZ =, IL.
:. ',' p',O''
Tns VIZ PAnsissss ",'cs that the heat has been
to,,nS 4, son,an,,n, 80 carr, ,hs,, hi, ~ -,
..riraNs., ~ "
,,,
huh Vcncraole Wluhn snu Mhy Oohe9S ~
Williamsburg, Virgins, IL shout 10 lie re-opcned-
have H. 49, e' ~AN ~ 0" y" '' ''''"'
'"'oi'
Intm said TO he good authority Tor the slate
~, w" mr. hooors ihucoln, son OF INC he ffe-.
a.enI rs shortly 70 be married 70 . daughter OF
$780, ,a .he plsnters In soutn Csrohns have
80. o'souon that the negroes were recently
orei ,n,n -. ~ senp' 70 use .ne Isan on COZ
ns., rr.s,tn's iss'" by his prstnrsn, ano cams
Ae-' e'o>Hns Ah"a
a, ne Temperance Convention st Saratoga n.
S'eu uhel the names OF thirteen hun.
NJ So~ ,Ik lAoies were on the list ~ appi.
ma ,uI '"n W "e Asylum FOR lnebriaics -
pins"H"P'on-
In Is said thst Secretaries etsnton and Harlan.
and Attorney Gsner,l Freed, h,,e protes,od
80 any more osoines mec.ngs being hsld At
sno hhecuN' &c SAMSON aurlns tho Summer months,
on Accoun' Z" ~ unhsahhincsH
A anrLrsAs, who has travelled ,hronsb tox.
istely, says ther. arc At Is.s, twenty ,s.,n.,nd
rosurnsd soldiers AZ work In Ma, state helping to
sA's he harvest. lie saw hardiy an Idle soldier In
'ne So"'
'ONs of our worthy State senstors- say, n,
Nashville DtsPArcH, twas attacked by ths .de
walk Of Cherry street. las. nigh. and driven 10 /.
door step WHERE he sal until l.re h.u, .w.,t,rc
Tor the pavement TO recover Its equilibrium"
puw days since Fronchmsn made q be, oi
The weekly sun. (New York [N.Y.]) 1851-1869, 1865-08-26
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The weekly sun. (New York [N.Y.]) 1851-1869, 1865-08-26

Mr.. Moveisht Chairman Of the Committee on
resolutions, submitted report The resolutions
express confidence In the standardization Of Presi-
dent johnson, and endoiso his reconstruction p,sv;
compliment Gov. Curtin and r. NJ. Stanton recon.
mend the confscaton OF the properly Of Southern
relels amounting TO over ten thousand dol an in
value, 70 pay pcnsloDs &C. TO tho soldiers ntvert TO
the royison Of the revenue Law % 10 insuie nro-
lection 20 American industry cndorfc The NonIoe
Doctrinc, and maintain the claims OF toidietr to
Office. and poet Of profit and hofor The rosol'iors
submitted ~ the Committee we've uuaninloualy
adopted.
The Convention then nominated Gen. John Y
Hartr,uft TOR Auditor General, and Col. Jacob NJ
Campbell for Surveyor General Adjourned sins d.
Minnesota.
~. PAUL H'rn., Avg. i6.-rhe Minne,c,n Demo
critic state Convention met In thi, city to-day.
Resolution. were adopted 10 sustain the reconstruc-
tion policy Of President Johnsn; in favor OF the
maintonance Of the Monroe lOctrine, opposing a
protective tariff and denouucing the sutpcnslon Of
The writ Of hdbeu. corpus. To-niFht the mcmhcrs
hold caucus 10 considsr the ptoprety OF adJou ing
the Convention oser until October.
The weekly sun. (New York [N.Y.]) 1851-1869, 1865-08-26

LO-rsrir,, Avg. Tho kentuchy Senate viii
stand II Conservative, and II nion. Tho gains in
the EW'eru part Of The State for tho Lower Houhe
will secure Mon majority " tho southern part of
the state has not done worse than suppressed The
DcmoctAuc candidate for stale Treasurer u doai,
and the luIo1 candidate II dAntUrnusiy sick Thc
Union candidates. Tor Conrtcrs In the second and
Third Districts were defeated By LcoJ each.
Tennessee.
II 10 nov asccrtained that the Congressional c,ec-
tious In Tennessee the "a Of August rosulted a,
foilors!
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HuBLIsHED lDAILY) BIZ
EDGAR sNOWDEN, sa.
~ EFIO OE--No o 1o4 King street, over
S. mes formerly French,g) Book Store.

:. -
WAR NEWS.
An official dispatch from Admiral Dahlgren,
dated at Georgetown, South Carolina, on the
,28th ult, announces the occupation of that
place. BY the naval forces under his command.
a battery mounting fifteen guns was taken
possession Of without opposition. One vessel
was subsequently, sent up Black river with
some signal officers for the purpose of opening
communication with Gen. Sherman in the
event OF his moving In that direction. Com
mander StelWagen states that Sherman was
said to be but twelve miles off; but Admiral
Dahlgren, u aose despatch is Of later date,
remarks that, while such was the rulnor, no
tidings had been received direct either from
the General or. his army. .as .; s1s1... .z.
N q official continuation of the reported cap
st1re= Of Charlottesville and Gen Early has
yet been received One. Of the Washington
papers Of last evening, in referring to it says
they have. a reason for doubling the report,
and that the. stories Of deserters are not re-
liable
The Richmond Examiner of sthes2d instant
argues that no serious uneasiness need be
feltin regard. to Sheridans expedition up the
valley. as the condition Of the roads, now
deepsWiith .mire, will retard his sprogress until
a sufficient number Of troops can be sent to
meet him, Whetherhe aims atsl4ynchburg, or
crosses the Blue Ridge and strikes tor Cor
sdoonne11;;lln and Richmond ~ 5N55sits# gi
---s- --s- informal ton has reached the Us. Navy
. Department Of the capture, in Charleston
harbor, on the 18th u|t., of the block kade run
sner Deer. She is represented tobe flne new
/ vessel, Of steel and ron, with a valuable car
20 of copper, machinery and arms, and was
from Nassau. d. ss..szss ID
A dispatch from New York says a steamer
arrived there yesterday from Hilton Head on
the 4th, with important dispatches tor the w ar
Department, from General g ilmore, and gives
detailed account OF the capture OF Columbia,
S. taken from Savannah paper ola late
date, and also an account Of the destructive tire
that occurred. General Sherman, from. 20
lum bia, moved inzthe direct road to Charlotte,
Nc, and sent one corps to Camden den and 4
Florence, and another in9the direction OF
Winnesboro. 553s. -. ..s., ...s 81; ..
'a Some damage ~ toating ice, has been done
on the Susquehanna river. There was con. con
siderable freshet@in the river which, carried
away boats, &C., and flooded The low grounds.
On Saturday, in obedience to an order froa'
Major General DIX, Cap; ]; Z Kennedy "a alias
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\ RNOLD Il FIELD,
Merchant I0ailOrs.
MILITARY AND GENTLEMEN'S
FURNISHING STORE,

FURNISHING STORE,
Would inviteinspection Of their large stock Of
CLOTHS, CASiMERES, and VESTINGS,
all grades, Foreign and Domestic. which they
will make to order as cheap as can be had
Quality considered in the city Of n ew 7 ork,
and warrant to give entire satisfaction.
Special attention given to the selection Of
CLOTHS for MILITARY GARMENTS
We sell none but Indigo Blues, warranted, and
ourlong experience in that branch justifes LIS
in assuring satisfaction in that line We keep
select assortment Of Shirts Gall kind) Collars,
Ninen and paper 'Neckties, scarfs, Socks,
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the number, SO King Street, between Pitt and
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ian 7---tf JOHN A. FIELD.
The Plymouth weekly Democrat. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1860-1869, 1865-07-27
PLYMOUTH INDIANA, THURSDAY, JULY 81 1865.
ARE snccna5ary suggestion.

Among the many arguments Cor what
arc called such in favor Of negro sui
frage, we observe that the last one is that
lit will add five hundred thousand Prot
estant votes to the country" New Eng
land radicals seem determined to initiate.
as soon as possible. war fer the churches.
as they have already war for races, and
nothing can be more infammatory than
such suggestions as the one We have quo
ted from the Christian Observer. In pro
posing 10 array politically tAo negroes
against the Roman Catholics, feeling
will be excited against lhc negro race.
with whom viii be included those radical
aboltionists and L'aci, republicans who
are now exciting religious aniagon;sm
in the country. that can hardiy ' iail TO leasl
to deeds Of violence and blood =hel unless
it is promptly rcpresSei What these IA
natics in their insanity can hope to accom-
plish by such an in cendiary course is al
most beyond human comprehension
U'tcod Fire Pros.
The Plymouth weekly Democrat. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1860-1869, 1865-07-27
The Presidents Policy and .he
Republican Party.

agate shc Washington correspond
ent Of the Cincinnati Gazette, says, in
speaking Of Congress:
"1Ir Dawes, | believe, stands alone
among the New England members in op-
posing negro suffrage; and among Western
administration men have heard OF none
of amy prominence as yet, excepting Mr..
Kassom, Of Iowa. Members here who have
canvasscd the next House say it will be
largely in favor of negro suffrage; and a
lea ling Senator tells me he thinks there
will be nearly, if not quite, majority in
the Senate on the same side.
"Others regret the experiments very
much, believing that they tend to dcmor-
alizc the South, and TO destroy all the
advantages we had gained by conqucring
them in the field; but stiil hope that Mr..
johnson will see what they regard us his
mistake, and retreat before retreat becomes
impossible Still others regard him a.
merely heariless intrigucr for the Prcs-
dental succession, striving to place him-
self at the head OF great Democratic
conservative anti negro party, and are
for making war upon him at once
The Plymouth weekly Democrat. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1860-1869, 1865-07-27
To Keep ESgs.

Eggs, says farmers wife. can be kcps
for two years by dipping thc,a in a solu-
tion made of enc pound of quick lime and
one of salt to one gallon of water. Take
an ola pail and put in your lime and
water, and thcnstir uu;il it Is all dissolved,
then add salt as above keep il in the cell
hr); when cool enough, 1t IS ready to use
Dip in the eggs. and sec tllai they are all
covered with the solution. which must be
stirred from the bottom occasionally
Pack them. small end downward. in bran
or salt, oI without anything. When wan
ted for use or market. 4 little warm water
VIII wash them clean. Some dip eggs
in boiling water, some grease them and
and pack them in bran packed fifteen
dozen as | could gather them) in August
in salt, and kept them until spring just AZ
good rs fresh. They must all be kept in
cocl cellar a little moist rather than
dry.-.Sctcnftfc Amertcaa.
The Plymouth weekly Democrat. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1860-1869, 1865-07-27
NUMBER Al.

POWER OF HUMRUG.-An Individual
who opened small tavern near the field
Of Waterloo was frequently questioned as to
whether he did or did not possess some
relics Of the battle, and lac invariably and
honestly answered IN The negative.
But he was very poor: and one day
while lamcnting t. neighbcr not only his
poverty, bat tie annoyance to which trav-
clers subjected him, his friend cut him
short with
We'll: make one help tic other; make
some relies"
But what can 30 :" inquired The
poor man.
"Trll them that NaI leon Of Wellington
entered your shop during the battle and
sat down in that chair
Not long after an English tourist en-
tered the tavern, AMI inquiring for relies,
Was told the chair story. Ihe chair was
bought at an Incredible price The next
conner was iniJrwed that Wellington had
taken drink. and the Wellington tumbler
was accordingly sold. The third arrival
gazcd with breathlcss wonder at the nail
on which Bonnepartc had hung his hat;
the fourth purchased the door-post> be-
tween which he had entered; and the fifth
became the happy purchaser Of the floor
on which he had troddcn
At the last adyices. the fortunate tav-
crnkccper had not Il roof 10 cover his head,
and was sitting on bag Of gold in the
corner of a deep pit formed by selling the
earth Oh which the house had stood.
The Plymouth weekly Democrat. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1860-1869, 1865-07-27

"WANrEy-Expert ncedlcwo.ncn to
make Labics' bodies. Well, that beats
ALL exclaimed Mrs. Partington, throw
ing down the newspaper'in in which, during
the last few minutes. she had been spells
ing out the advertisements, and peclng
Indignantly over her spcctacles across the
breakfast table at Ike. who Was busily oc-
cupicd in cXcavating his fourth EGG she'll
did anybody ever hear the like?
always said it was as good as tcllin natur'
she didn't know how to DO her own work
when they instructed them steam rams
and donkey engines. But this imposter-
Gus idea Of making slop-work babies is
enough to make the POOR thing throw her
roofs and shut up shop altogether. Mark
my words, Ike-them SEWN machines
will be pressed into this ere ew-fanglcd
business aforc long, and then all the emi-
gratin in The world won't be able 10 keep
down the surplice POPULATION.
The Plymouth weekly Democrat. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1860-1869, 1865-07-27
Peer Assortment To Select
From

The Harrisburg Patriot, of June -,
published letter from an imaginary 10y
al office holder, to a clerical friend, which
Is one Of the best specimens Of political
satire we have read in 4 long period
Abiding to the common and insulting
intimaton OF ''loyal' lecturers that Dem
ocrats will be so ashamed OF their course
that they will want to change their names
and those Of their children, the writer
say:
"What shall 7 change it to? 1T call
myself Grcely, they might think wrote
that poetry about the Haunting lie and
the ''starry rag If I call myself Garri-
son, they will swear that was the chap
chat denounced the Constitution Of the
United States as i covenant with death an
agreement with he'll. IF / call myself
Sumner, might be mobbed for saying
that the man who obeycd the Constitution
WAS dog. If | took the name Of Wright
who knows bat that should be followed
up as the bowling infdel who said if God
Almighty did not abolish slavery He was
a very great scoundrel i: And | certainly
shan't call myself Phillips. for fear excl
ted bond holders should Inch me for pro-
posing to orepudiatc the national dedt.-
: 1T have to drop my old
name and take new one, YOU have id
poor assortment in the Abolition yocabu-
larry to choose from"