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American citizen. [volume] (Butler, Butler County, Pa.) 1863-1872, 1865-11-22

Brigadier General Horace L. Saun-
ders of Wisconsin, died in Wisconsin,
Saturday morning, of consumption.
Burlington free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1827-1865, 1865-08-18

a beat 10 ike this. quotes the Cynic,
gazing - the Harvard regatta. always puts
ne IN mind oi wounded lion.' ''Ah ?
pray how p" asked Mary Jane, nmidly. BY
It's great rowsrs, replied the Cynic. May
Jane tainted lightly.
What i the legal relation in winch ten.
ant stands TO hi- landlord In loco pay
rents-is-says Punch
4 Dutchman on seeing one Of the posters
announcing the coming of the panorama ct
Paradise Loot. and reading this line, II
Rebellion in Heaven suddenly exclaimed
a Rebellion in Heaven Mem Tot Dat
lasts not long nov. onke4 Abe ish tare.'
Speaker CoIfax says ol Utah. .'one Of the
anOmaiIos OF thJs anomalous country is that
the jews kVrc are all GentIles
The lberville (La.l P,osesr s.ys 1--WE
learn that the Is piuto-fatic, fugaciOus
empire in this town, ShO Is aching u make
himself .darzrAcoi If this shcddy, sal
lOwf.,ced roe bust thinks we were born IN the
weeds to M scared by an owl, let hun throw
the saerdob.
Prev gracious :
LoNc RUN.-An ex-COnfederate was recent
ly quizzing Union soldier vino had fought
at Bull Ran, about the skcdaddling which
took iilsce at the close OF that battle
There was some tall running done that
day. said the Confederate. W here did
YOU run to, my worthy Yank >"
The Union soldier ceolly turns his auid in
his mouth, and replied Il got such a start
there that never stopped till Irln past Fort
Jaet'er, on this ere Mississippi river"
Burlington free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1827-1865, 1865-08-18
CORY O'LANUs.

4 TEMPLE DISCOVERED AT Poppsu. Lei
tiers from Naples describe a temple Of Juno.
Just discovered emung the recent excavations
at Pompeii. Three hundred skeletons were
found crowded within the sanctuary, pro.
pitiatory service having cvidcutly been held
in the hour they were overwhelmed. The
statute of the goddess with It's attendant
peacock, the tripod in front Of the altar, the
golden censor, the jewels, on, the person, VI
the priestess,, the rich ves-eie holding the
deposit Of euiInai E.ood, arc the main par
ticulsrs dBeit On, The eyes of juno were
of the most vivid enamel. her arms All her
whole person richly decorated with gold
trinkets, her gaudy bird respondent with
cluster Of glittering gems. romatic ingre-
dents lay calcintd within the cOncer. while
gorgeous lamps and bras. ornaments strewed
the tosselated pavement.
Burlington free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1827-1865, 1865-08-18

Heavy BANK RoBBkRY.-lt was discovered
last Wednesday. that the Phoenix Bank of
New York City, bad been robbed Of S275,-
900, by Henry jenkins. paying teller for the
last 90 years. jenkins was arrested, and
at first would not explain where the
money had gone. Subsequently he made
confession James II. Earle, fOrmerly
bookkeeper in the Institution. was arrested
on Thursday night on charge of being i'm
plicated in tine matter, and next morning was
found dead IN his cell IN the Twenty-nInth
precinct station house, having cut his throat
with his pocket-knife, which he had manag-
ed to keep out of sight Of the officer who
searched him. Earle, previous to his death,
confessed that he had received from Jenkins,
the defau.ting teller, about one hundred
thousand dollars of the stolen funds, which
he had lost in stock speculauons Ii appears
that considerable portion of jenkins share
of the money was squandered by him on
concert saloon girl known as Genevieye Ly-
ons. alias Viye Brown, and that on these
funds she and male friend, a butcher named
Charles Brown. alias Sam Davis, have
been living in luxurious style. Genevieve
and the butcher boy have also been arrested.
Burlington free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1827-1865, 1865-08-18

COUNTERFEIT CURRENcY.-A statement is
made-as from the U. S. Treasurer's Office
at washington-that of the large amount of
notes presented for redemption, not more
than from one and half to Two per centum,
If so many, are counterfeit. The spurious
notes are easily detected and promptly brand
ed counterfeit" with an iron constantly
kept heated for that purpose. OF course
the holders, and not the treasury, bear the
loss. From ninety dollars to one hundred
dollars OF such currency of various denom-
nations is destroyed every day. No knowl-
edge of counterfeit national bank notes has
come to the Bureau, nor of ones or twos OF
the United States currency. The latter de-
nominations, however, are altered to repre-
sent higher amounts, and some photograph
fves are in circulation. A tolerably well
executed fifty dollar note recently found its
way to the Redemption Bureau, having pre-
viously been stamped as counterfeit BY an
Eastern Bank. The most numerous coun-
terfeits are on the fractional currency.
Burlington free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1827-1865, 1865-08-18
Pryor on JEFF. Davis.

One j. p. Pryor writes from Memphis,
Tenn. letter to the New York Tribune,
in favor of JEFF. Davis. Pryor acknowledges
himself to have gone into the late rebellion,
as many others did at the South. because he
believed in the right Of secession anddid not
believe the North would resist, though he
had doubts Of the policy Of secession. He
says. moreover, JEFF. Davis was not a favor
lite of bis, formerly; but he DOW thinks there
is an unbounded reverence for him through
out the South, and that the people theie
would make almost any sacrifice and concede
almost anything which would be asked for,
to secure "a full pardon and honorable dis
charge of their las he terms him) late noble
and Christian Chief Magistrate in a rebellion
they now see the folly of and very much re-
greet" Mr.. Pryor seems to have acquired
his lofty notions of JEFF. Davis piety and
craftsmanship, partly from the Pecksnifhan
appeals to Heaven IN behalf of the rebel
cause, which made so noticeable feature in
Davis proclamations, and partly from the
boundless laudatIon which Davis received
from the English Press. He saw
Not alone in the South is it that Mr.. Davis
is regarded among the greatest Of statesmen,
but also in Europe, where the standard Is per-
haps little higher than here, as the echoes from
that quarter. oft repeated for more than four
II = c..
without exception, during the Rebellion, were
warmly and even enthusiastically admired by the
best critics, by the most accomplished politicians
ami statesmen of England and the Continent,
and were considered 50 superior 10 anything that
had before appeared on this side Of the Atlantic,
a. to mark a new era IN the history Of Ameri-
lean politics"
Now the great characteristic of Davis
public papers, was the sound and solid "
ing" which formed the chief staple Of all that
he said respecting the Government of the
United States and Of the northern people
who stood by it for the integrity Of the nation
against traitors at hume and enemies abroad,
and an equal measure of the same article
about the South, which he claimed To repre-
sent All Davis lies were swallowed whole
by the foreign enemies of our country as SO
much gospel truth; and being fed On that
meat they were ever ready to break out in
songs of praise to the honor of his statesman
ship, humanity and piety. Davis had un
obstinate will, and was by nature despot;
and he stuck a, nothing to accomplish his
object. But bis reputation for real states
mansbip will rate at lower and lower mark
as time goes on. Contrariwise, every day
adds to the evidence of his perfdy and wick
ednese
Burlington free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1827-1865, 1865-08-18

A TREMENDOUS FIRE-In 1862. the rebel
general, Sam. Jones, while on raid visited
the Burning Springs on Kanawha River.
Either believing that he was depriving the
Government of a large revenue, or out of
sheer malice. he. burned all the oil property
of every kind that could he FUND. There was
4 very large amount Of oil stored in tanks and
barrels, and a still larger quantity in. fat
boats upon the river ID All wac set on fire,
ard magnificent sight It wac As the fire
communicated TO the boats heated the oil in
barrels, the gas would explode them with
noise like ., mortar, and their contents ran
out upon the stream. The blazing boats.
one aitsr another parted their fsstenings. and
floating out upon the river, burned their way
down thruogh she aoverhanglng foliage of
Rinns torrst trees, soaring and blasting 81
they WENT rne oil escaping from barrel and
boat, spsssd cotspoo fhe V1tef,s and soon
the KaaaWhs hesaue literally . river OF fire
an the Wy down 30 Eliaeesh- - distance of
eight smiJsS 1e S1ebs2 cahnity -eomplesely
stopped m opefsit icus, 'snd no further desei-
opmeup weN attempted untA . Few months
affa IT IcN-a Irtf .T1Ka Iwarr
Burlington free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1827-1865, 1865-08-18

The Herald's dispatch Rom Hearts Con-
tent of the eth -sys. when the Sphyx WIS
sB;u,iss = trinity Bay. the entire cable
sect was reported az arrived, and great tx
citement prevailed.
Two steamers proceeded down the hay ear
ly in the morning TO meet the Great Eastern
with a large party Of prominent persons on
board. Their disappointment was great.
About noon the same day, three guns were
fired down the bay, and it was again repOrt-
ed that the Great Eastern had arrived. The
firing was Occasioned by the steam slOop Of
war RoySlist, mIstakIng the Phoenix nd
Stevenson fUr the cable feet
A thick fog prevailed at the time
No signs Of Big Ship vet and the cable
people are beginning to givv up ali hopes vi
her arrival. There were thousands OF visit
ers last week bit they are going home dis
appointed. The weather Il now fogg and
very wet, and uniavorable for the approach
OF the fleet.
Burlington free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1827-1865, 1865-08-18
,ls,srs Cos-rits,rr.. aug Is va. A .l5 Ba.

slsisrs CoSrkSr, Aug Is VIC Aspy b.
The schooner First Fruit from Cardiff has
arrived ut Harbour Grace, New fOundland.
She makes the following report.
On tie 9th Of Aug.at 4o'clack In the morn
ing saw the steam ship Great Eastern and
the British war steamer Terrible at O'Clock
A. VI. saw beacon-buoy with Dag upon It
marked as follows Great Eastern No. 5.
The Great Eastern and the Terrible were
then about five miles south east from the
beacon.buoy. The weather was quite fogsv
at this time. The First Frui, then laid her
tod sails 10 the mast and hUistei her ensign
At noon the Terrible came near the Fir,
Fruit aud received Information i-om her %
the bearing OF The 1eacon-huoy
The Terrible reported that the Cable was
parted on the 2i Of Aug. The beacon-buoy.
by the account Of the First Fruit. was in lat.
So 40 n. Ion. SO :. The weather here
this morning is quite cold but thick iog
prevails.
Burlington free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1827-1865, 1865-08-18

WHAT IS AND WHAT SHOULD NOT BE.-It is
our conviction that there is less prejudice
against the colored race than is commonly sup
posed TO exist. We believe that tire opposition
that Is made TO colorel suffrage i, 10 very
great extent, Of a mere party character. There
is party in the North which wishes TO reform
an slEance with the South in the Union. and ss
IL knows that the SOuth's power to help il would
be greatly lessened if colored people were TO be
made voters, naturally. rs a party, IL opposes
their elevation 10 citizenship, which Is the logical
consequence Of their emancipation, and which
would be the practical consequence thereof
should the American people govern their con-
duet by the dictates of wisdom and justice. IL is
partisanship, and not prejudice, which Is at the
bottom Of almost all the negrophobIa Of the coun-
try. We do not say that there Is no prejudice
against negroes. We know that such prejudice
prevails TO some extent, but it. force Is much
over rated: and IL would not b. able 90 sfect
the couniry's action for day. were j, a5J that
revival Of the old league between southern
slayeocracy and northern dougbia-ery Is looked
for by formidable faction IL tire Cd tree States
while Wade Hampion's letter SHOWS that even
the most savage Of the okiTr.lry are o0king for
wari 10 in revival quite eagerly as IL !. looked
for by the chivalry's Ga alice The slaveocrats
and The -posmeu ere 1i one mind on the subject /:
and should they succeed. It would be found that
the country bad been travelling in circle, aud
tnai renewal Of the corrupt iesgue meant IT.
neSnl OF the secession WAT
Ths-eof our Stale laws which make distinct
ions between white men and black men were
adopted IA times Of slave-holiing ascen'iency
They are the badges Il our servihty. They are
the dark spots that marx the process OF moral
sinking A. remnants of times that hal sore
thing bsrharous /; them. they ought no, 20 be
quoted now in support Of what should Re regard
ed as an extinct policy. We have changed all
that was, and having abolished slavery by force,
We should refuse longer 20 kecp up any Of those
outworks that were createe t1r its protection, At
the suggestion or by tberrders Of our old masters
who are now our yss.a,s. Having overthrown
and slain the monster slavery, we should disiAn
10 acknowledge that there Is any weight in its
shaiow. -Re,son Trdrsier-
Burlington free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1827-1865, 1865-08-18

incd her dress by accidentally sitting down
in currant pie.
The ice-cream had all melted, the straw
berri,s were gone. M
We started in wiitee procession for he
cars.
The conductor being .libersi -:sn gave
US larger lease e y,cas.re than we bar
gained fer and Kept us waiting an hour.
wh5n i got home Mrs. O'Lanus wanted
to know If Id been to funeral went TO
bed early and dreamed all night that was
struggling desperately with gigantic spi-
der, who mad carried of the pretty teacher
and hung her up By her waterfall @" the
topmost limb OF big treo.
Some people like pic mics, others like
strawberry festiyals-but for my part
give me liberty give me deett.
Yourpergpir'ss't,
, CORY o LANUs.
Burlington free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1827-1865, 1865-08-18

The place Il his father in the mauagei-r.t Of the
business, and possessed the highe>N confidence OF
al who knew him. He hiss teen married two or
three years, and has orc child Before DEPART
ing he left lette~ S<or his father. in which he
admitted his cline, and asked his father to pro-
vide for hs wife and child, saying that he had
pruviies for himself
TIE last seen of ketchum WAS in 4 trunk
ssore in Broadway, where he had soae fifteen
packages Of money, thought from glance 70 .:
Is much as S360,000, and where he tc-rtt :.
travelling Gag. NJ.
The 4th National Bank, Il i now stated, Is
involved in his traussc-icns S255.000, having
negotiated some of the forged certificates.
: A card fro-.. the President Of the 6sRk says
IL rs perfectly sound, and that its earnings for
the East SIX months largely exceeded the amount
J OF forged certificates held.
/ In regard TO the other failure il appears thsN
! young ketchum has been in charge Ut the busi-
Ness of MIR. Charles Graham, broker n tx.
change Place, durius the illness Of thet sentle
man. Upon bis rvturn TO his ofhce te discovered
that several ciseess we-e Missing from his checL
book. This fact las led to the suspicion thai
Mr. ketchs,m is concerned in the forgery o
! certificates. Ii lie said Mr.. Graham has beer
yctmized TO the extent Of S2S5 900 Thr
morning the firm Of Ketchum, Son s. Co, sus
pended payment, and Graham & Co., have ais
announced their insbility to meet their obTga
tions. Mr.. Graham stated at the Board h,
hoped to be able to settle all his Stock contracts
Burlington free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1827-1865, 1865-08-18
The Atlantic Cable.

Advices from Europe have been received,
giving further intelligence about the Atlantic
Gable. 1t appears that the break, when zoo
miles out, was found and repaired, az dis
patch from yalenua Of July Both says: "All
going on we'll fault removed; insulation
perfect" Telegram from Great Eastern 3lst,
afternoon, says; az Nine hundred miles paid
out; seven hundred and fifty run by Eastern.
All going on well; 1850 miles laid success
fully" Another, August LIST, says "All
going on well. p
But the last advices are that the insulation
had again given out. as shown by the follow
ing, dated Liverpool. Aug. S. and it is now
known that the Cable has broken:
Communication with the Great Eastern re-
mains suspended Nothing has been heard since
the noon Of the ID inst. valentis telegram Of
noon to-day, says: "No change since yester-
day in the Atlantic Cable
LIVERPOOL, Sunday P. NJ, Aug. 6.
Nothing has transpired concerning the Allan
tic Cable, and it is supposed to remain in the
same state a. previously reported. Earth cur
rents were returning stronger, showing if had
connection with the earth, twelve hundred miles
from Vslentia- S:xty-seven per cent. was offer
ed: but NJ insurance was effected for the Cable
1t that price.
The London Times mfrs that
The disaster occurred after the Cable left the
vessel, from the TACT that IT Was. unknown TO
those on board, whe were sending their messages
as usual. when their s,g ais became unintelligi-
ble at valentia, and last erased entirely. As
to the chances of recovering the impaired part Of
the cable and repairing il. ], is said that tins
process could not be accomplished at the rate OF
more than Q quarter Of a mile an hour, which
the slghtest wind or rough seA would at once put
N end to BY its being cut adrift TO avoid the
certainty Of its breaking II il continued fast to
the great ship. For such eventuahues the Great
Eastern i amply provided. She has many buoys
on board. equal altogether to weight Of so tons,
and the hes Ct least foor. or Eve mills of power
ful vire bsov ropes, which can support all the
buoys oan Aoat This effort to buoy will not Be
rssorted to unti the last extremity. owing to the
dass~ s.d inpsuhshilisys ~ 6sd,ag the csbls
s-T 80 ls,-1 Zbae1s 81 zsiszy bzr 40:
The 1EHss, In conclusion, eena<ks thss
a
Burlington free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1827-1865, 1865-08-18

HEAVY DEFALcArIoS.-ln New York YES
terday the firms of Morris Ketchum & Co.,
and Char. Graham & Co. Suspended pay
ment Edward Ke,chum managing partner. Of
tie frrt named 6rm, n young roi %.
disappeared Monday, ana enormous losses
were Immediately discovered
Various reports are afoat, one that Keschum
had distracted bonds and securities 70 the
amount Of two and q half milliuns. another that
he had forged gold certificates to the amount Of
two millions, which had been passed into the
Golfers Of the banks, which will be the priueips,
sufferers Sizing the various rumors, IT sesu.s
established that young yKetcbum is guilty Of
robbery to the amount Of not les than t~o
milliopa Of dallara He had fnr some tina taken
Burlington free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1827-1865, 1865-08-18
l,otisS,i,E kY., Aug. ~.

The Union Press ma kes the following Is
Inmates OF congressional msjorities.
lst Dist. Trimball Dem, 3,0uV MAJ
% Dist. Yeanan. 1nien. prcbativ elect
ed. 70
Cd Dist. This district Is also close the
chances being even between order ana
Lowrey. -
4th Dist Harding pro slavery $500 maj.
9TH Dist. Rosseau, pro-amendment I0VU
maj
9TH Dist Smith pro-amendment $40 MAJ.
9Th Dist. Franklin pro-slavery 5000 mai
Sth DI.t Randall prO-amendment 1900 maj
gih Dist. Mckee pro-amendment 1000 maj
Burlington free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1827-1865, 1865-08-18
NEW YORK. Aug. 10.

The Trr5lne's Brownsville correspondent
save. Gen. Sheridan arrived there on the
9th. 10 remain only few days, inspecting
the quartermaster' department and the san
itary arrangements.
The Tribune's MatamOras letter says
The late rebel general Shelby has organized
a corps of 1900 mounted men for the Next
can service and is in command Of it. The
corps Is for special border service and Is
formed entirely OF men from the late rebel
army
Burlington free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1827-1865, 1865-08-18

The TRIAL OF WRIT, the keeper OF the
Andersonville prison pen, commenced at
Washington Wednesday The charges against
him are
Wiliful maltreatment of prisoners injuring
their health; and destroying their lives refus-
ing proper shelter aud necessary food stealing
their blankets and camp equipments and or
dering rebel soldiers 10 kill them without cause;
and causing them to be hunted and killed by
bloodhounds-
The accused has for counsel, Judge Hughes,
Gen. J. W. Denver, and Messrs. Peck and
S. C. Schadc.
The prisoner is Swiss by birth. When
the United States captured New Orleans, he
deserted his plantation and negroes in Louis
lana, and with his wife and three children,
went to Vicksburg. In 1865, the rebel gov
eminent sent him to Europe as Military
Commissioner. He renamed there eight
months, when returning to Richmond by
running the blockade, he was appointed an
Adiutant General with tine rank OF Captain,
and assigned to the command of Anderson
vile prison.
The evidence against him, under the
charges named above, cannot but be full and
direct. That all these crimes were commit
ted by his direct orders, is asserted By scores
of prisoners who have been in his hands, and
many times they were committed by his own
hands. Ard in it ali, be had the approval
if not the direct order of his superiors. as
will no doubt fully appear at the trial.
Burlington free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1827-1865, 1865-08-18
NrM YnRx. Aug. 10

The steamer Saladin brings news from kio
Plata to June Goth, giving IN account oil a
severe naval engasenent between the Bra
,ilian eeet and Paraguay steamers, and eight
floating batteries, which took place june
IIth. at RlachuclO, just below Corrientes,
on the river Parana The greatest bravery
was displayed IN both sides and the slaugh-
ter was fearful. The victory was claimed by
the Brazilians.
The town of San Borga on the river Uru-
quay, had been captured by the Paraguayans,
who, it is SAID. put the entire Brazilian gar
ri-On TO death,
Burlington free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1827-1865, 1865-08-18

The body of young man named Chas.
Covey, was found on the sidewalk in front
OF the St. Lawrence Hotel, in Potsdam, n.
Y, last week Wednesday. 1t is supposed
that he was sitting in the window of his
room above, iell asleep, and dropped out,
striking the sidewalk on bis head and kill
ing him almost instantly. His fall was heard
at the time, but not noticed particularly.
Burlington free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1827-1865, 1865-08-18
Ngw Yosk. Aug. IL

Private dispatches from Buff'lo this NOM
ing, announce the loss Of the lake steamer
Pewabic. bound down Lake Huron hsvirg
collided with the propeller Meteor. One
hundred lives are reportediost.
The Tunes Washington despatch says,
official information shows that rqrions iSref
10 Freshmen in Mississippi and Arkansas for
August, wiz not exceed one-thIrd at the
amount Issued in June All the freedmen
At Lutte Rock are supporting themselves.
Burlington free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1827-1865, 1865-08-18
News Of the week:
Nrw YoRK, Aug. 10.
BY rsIesraph,

The Heralfs Washington Dispatch says
there were !. O50. 600 men m our Natiohai
Armies ON tie lot Of May last, since whieh
time .nntthing over 700 900 have been ai'-
Charged, leaving still IN the military service
Of The country about 33o,ooo. liz. rtses'
order from the War Department. viii pioo-
ably muster cut half u Ten. Sherman :
tcJts snd paymastcr Wilson leaves to-liOr-
row with i've million dollars to pay them of
The TiYes. despatch says Mostly va nr'
res,ed AZ aleEaperG yesterday ~ III.