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ing his cotton from it, where it was protected
hFthe British flag .-.
i"rStop, SIR said General Sherman /; "rot
your cotton, sir, but my cotton; nv cotton
IN the name of the United States Government
sar. l have noticed" continued General
sherman, "a great many British flags here,
Az protecting cotton. | have seized it all in
the name OF my Government
Hat, SIR, said the Consul, Indignantly,
there Is searcel sny cotton in Savannah
lat does not helong 10 me-"
- mere Is not pound Of cotton here, sir,
that does not belong to me, for the United
States, responded Sherman
Well, SIR" said the Consul, swelling him
sell up with the dignity of his office and red
dehlhg In his face. my Government shall
hear OF this l shall report your conduct to
my Government sir y
Ah pray, who are you, sir?" said the Gen
cral
Consul TO Her British Majesty. SIR
Oh iadeed!' responded the General
nope you will report me to your Govern
meme. i on will please to say TO vour Gov
erDment, for me, that | have been fighting
th.s English Government all the way from the
ONO rlver to licksburg. and thence to this
point AT every step | have encountered
Efi;ish arms. and British goods of every de-
snfIpti9n, at every step, sir. | have met
them, sir, III all shapes; and now. sir, find
you Claiming ali the cotton. sir. / intend TO
call upon my Government to order me t.
Nassau nj once
Nv hat dc ycu propose to do there" ask
ed the C0nsU, some what taken aback.
II would, replied the General, take with
ne quantity OF picks and shovels. ard throw
that Cursed .and hill into the sea, sir. Iou
may tell yDar Government 1t. sir. would
shovei 1t INTO the SEA, sir: and then / NoGid
pay Tor H. Str--Ii necessary. Good dar, Sir
IL IS needless to add that General Sherman
was not AGAIN troubled with tho ofc.ous
Of Her Maiestv's Government.
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VEooin- by the : sussr..sl;an blacks.

Courtship, as the precursor u marriage, IS
unknown among them. When a young war
rior is dcsirious Of procuring . vile be gener-
ally obtains one Ly giving in cxchaace for
her sister or some other female relative Of
his but, If there sho,ld happen to b. no
eligibi. damscl discngascd il the tribe %
which he belongs, then he bowers arGIad
the encampment Of some n,her blacks unit,
he gets an opportunity Of scizing one Of their
leubrias, whom perhaps he has seen and ad-
mred when attending one OF the grand cor
roborries. With . blow oi' his nula uui,a,
(war-rlub) he stcns the Object Of his "a;cc
tons, and drags her iasensible body away
to some retired spot, whence rs soon - she
recovers her senses he bring her hoIae to hi,
own gunyah in triumph.
Sometimes two Join in al eXpcd!:ion for
the same purpose, and then for several days
they watch the movements OF their intended
victims. using the utmost skill III conceaiiug
their presence When they have obtained
the kiowledge they re1lirc, they wait for 8.
dark. windy night then quite nakel anA
carrying only their long Jag spears they
crawl ste;.it!iiy through the bushes until they
reach the Immediate vicinity OF the camp
ircs. in front of which the girls they are IN
search of are sleeping Slowly and silently
they creep close enough to distinguish the
figure of one of these leubras then one
of the intruders stretches out his spear, ana
inserts its barb point amongst her thick
flowing locks turning the spear slowly ronnd,
some Of her hair speedily becomes entans-
led with it then, with sudden iark. she is
saroc sed from her slumber and as her eyes
open she feels the sharp point OF another
weapon pressed against her ihroat- She nei-
ther faints nor screams sh, knows 7'e!f hat
the slightest attempt to escape or alarm will
cause her instant death, so like q sensible
woman she makes virtue Of necessity, an'
rising silently, she follows her captors. They
/ lead her away to considerable distance, tie
| her to a tree. and return to ensnare their
other victim in like manner Then, when
they have accomplished their design, they
hurry off to their own camp, where they are
received with universal applause, and highly
honored for their chivalrous exploits - CAsza,'
! A4rs barndk Sd a.iis3 s5' l1zT.5 -li-.oo.
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To the Citizen. of In snlle Co.

The undersigned, committee appointed at
the late session of the Board of Supervisors
TO 60 to Springfield and make an effort to get
the quotas of sub districts in this county re-
assigned, aud report progress through the
county papers, submit the following: ---- e.
We called on Col Oaks, Provost Marshal
for Illinois, who manifested disposition to
give US all the information he could, listened
10 all we had to say, and answered every ques-
tion and while we found him accessible and
attentive we also found him immovable. We
earned from Col. Oaks that he alone is res
possible for the assignment Of quotas in the
several sub-districts Of TIE state. These as
signments are based on tso statements of
facts. First, the enrolment; second, the
muster roll and one is not permitted 70 prove
these incorrect. The first shows how many
men a subdistrict has got, and the second
shows how many men sub-district has fu--
nished Now. with these two lists for 4 basis,
any one may follow the computations of quotas
in the annexed table. which we copied from
the Provost Marshars book, and see that no
other result can be obtained. ALWAYS bearing
IN mind that q certain number OF mon are
wanted and the computation must ne made
On a scale that viii swallow ail credits. and
come ont with the requisite number OF men.
The annexed table may be explained thus:
take the first sub-iislrict. Mendoza enrolled
al mutt ply this by p TOO and the results is a
gross quota ,f 80 wears. any other fraction
large enough 10 produce the required nurn-
ber would answer iust as well as 72-loo,)
from TINS deduct - ycars' service TO credit Of
sub-district No. over al. previous calls, and
We have ! - wears due on this call. Divide
this by ,, and We have 81 three years men
due. Bat We find this computation produces
one sixth more men in the STATE than her
quota We therefore deduct one sixth from
81. which gives the true quota. 81. Of Mem
duta.
Ia submitting this report. We have 70 say
We failed 10 get the quota OF La Sale county
reassi gned. and We have vet to learn Of anv
better success attending tie labors OF any
other committee. ". " GILyAH,
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General Sherman and tI.c British
Consul at Savannah.

Washington Correspondence New York Herald. So ~
On tie arrival of General Sherman at
Savannah. he saw a large number of British
flags displayed from buildings, and had g
curiosity to know how many British Consuls
there were there. He soon ascertained that
these flags were on buildings where cotton
had been stored away, and at once ordered it
to be seized. Soon after that, while tie
General was busily engaged at his headquar-
tiers. n pompous gentleman walked in, appar
eatly in great haste, and inquired if he was
General Sberman2 Having received an
affirmative; repty, the pompops gentleman re-
marked THAT when he left his residence
United STATES troops were engaged in rsmoy-
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SATURDAY MORNING, MARCH Is. 1863

the female workers in the art of flax spinning
and i'll the course Of the spring still great
er number will follow. The working of the
new mill is likely in itself to form an era in
the Northwestern States of America, as well
in consequence of the increased demand
which will thus be created for labor as be-
cause Of the impetus it must give to the
growth of a quality OF flax much finer than
that usually pr duced there. We have been
told that Messrs. Barbour's New York mill
will give regular employment to more than
one thousand hands. .... v~a51 saI
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1865-03-18

How 10 Act WHEN TIE CLOTHES TAKE
FIGE-1he following, which We copy from
the Scientific 1mericCn. should he cut out
and preserved: Three persons out OF four
would rush mp TO the burning individual. and
begin to paw with their hands without any
definite aim. Il Is useless to tell the victim
to DO this or that, or call for water. In fact,
It IS generally best not to say 4 word, but
seize q Jaui;c. from q bed or cloak or
wooden tlbrc-if none IS at had, take any
wooien Inaterial-hold the corners "a far apart
rs Won can. stretch them ont higher than your
head, and, running boldly to the person, make
Il motion of clasPing in the arms, most about
The shoulders. This instantly smothcrs the
fire and saves the face. The next Instant
throw the unfortunate person Oh tie iiOor
This IS an additional safety 20 .he face and
breath and any remnant Of flame can be put
out more leisurclv. The next instant. I'M
mersc the burnt part in cold water, and all
pain viii cease with the raPi,iity of lightning.
Next. Cct-sUme common -four, remove from
The water, and cover the burnt parts with an
inch thickness of -four, if possible, pat the
patient % bed. and do all that s possible 10
soothe until the physician arrives. Let the
hour remain until it falls off itself. wien Il
beautiful new skin will be found. Unless the
burus are deep no other applications are
needed The dry -four for burns Is the most
admirable remedy ever proposed, and the IN
formation ought to >c IN parted to all. The
principle OF its action is that. like the water.
It causes instant and perfect relief from pain.
by totally excluding the air from the iRjured
parts. Spanish whiting I'D cold water, rs a
mu.hy Consistency, i preferred by some.
Dredgc on the -four until no more will stick,
and cover with cotton batting.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1865-03-18

CHILDREN ATTENDING CHUHCH-It is no
unusual thing to hear Christian parents re-
grettinL that their CHI drcu will not attend
Church. y stranger cannot readily answer
thequestion :" Shall compel grown sons and
daughters, to 20 to religious observances =
but tins sad issue would have been avoided if
from infancy the little feet had been trained
to regular attendance at regular meetings.
The force of. habit was designed by onr Ma
ker for our GOOD. il has been terribly per-
verted to purposes eff avail, but surely pious
parents should avail themselves of it in the
former period of life. Let it be early settled
that every member Of our household attends
public service when practicable, and the
uuerv Shall ! 20 or not 2" will he as cX-
ceptional as, Shall | go to breakfast =
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Professional Cards.

; : -
ENO. J. DAILY. Attorney and Counsellor
- at Law, Redicks Block East side OF house Of
Ill.
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Puns ore unpopular. Men with one idea
are rerplexed with double meaning
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4 j. GROVER, Attorney and Counsellor
~ at Law, Ottawa. III. Osce in ofice Uuli
ng viii practice in all the State and Federal Courts No
business neglected Collections promptly made and
nittcd. cont II
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SAMUEL :. WALKER. FRANK T. EEowER.
"ALKER & BROWEP. Attorneys at
" Law, Ottawa, Ills. Office in Glover / Cook block
Pay particular attention to collections examining Real
Estate titles &c stlg2a-v
Sunbury American. [volume] (Sunbury, Pa.) 1848-1879, 1865-07-08
AGood Story. if True.

The well known correspondent of the
Boston JOUrRdl, who writes under the sig
nature of "Burleigh," thus relates the story
of Grants re entrance into the United States
army at the outbreak of the rebellion.
Four years this very month, Mrs. Grant
lives in her quiet home in Galena. Her
husband was Mr.. Grant, the leather dealer,
plain, modest, reliable man, without much
apparent force, who attracted very little at
tention ANYWAY. The war had commenced.
The flag had been shot away from Sumpter,
and shot out of rebel cannon at Memphis.
One morning Mr.. Grant called on Senator
Washhurne, who resides in 6alena. He
told Mr.. W. that he did not feel right-that
he could not sleep nights; that he feli that
he was not doing his duty. Washburne
askeh him what was the matter. Mr.. Grant
| replied, Il am doing nothing for my coun-
| try have been educated at the nation s
expense; but here am at home doing moth
| ing. l don't know what to do, Il am no
politician. don't seem to he wanted any
| where, vet feel as if l were fit for some
! thing If could only find my place" Mr.
( Washburne invited his neighbor to accom-
| pany him to Springfield, where an impor
! tant consultation was to he held at the
! reauest of Governor Yates. On the morn
/ ing of the fourth day Mr. Grant called al
! Mr.. Washburre's room, and said 10 him
''Nobody knows me here --there is nothing
for me to dol am going hOme.' "Holc
on day longer" said Washbnrne's reques
Mr.. Grant was called in.l He held an inter
view with the State authorities for tbirt,
minutes, and then went out. AS the door
closed, Governor Yates cried out, "GooC
God, Washburne, who is this man hay
learned none about troops in this thin.
minutes than knew in all my life. All ! cal
do for him now is tn putahim on my stall
You go home and raise regiment and III
commission him as Colonel The thini
was done. The rest Of the story the worl'
knowsby heart. D. ,bssacgl1 tJ- lLl 30
Sunbury American. [volume] (Sunbury, Pa.) 1848-1879, 1865-07-08
UP Ds CIR AFF'S
Eve and Far Infirmary,

On the Square Three Doors from Steel's Hote)
wILKBS-BARRE, PA. fr.4
'rTHIS INSTITUTIONS is now open and furnished
in the most costly style. Reception, Private
and Operating Rooms are large and convenient and
we'll adapted. The Surgical apartment contains the
finest collection OF instruments in this country and
thus his faculties will enable him TO meet any and
all emergencies in practice. He win operate upon
the various nsof BLINDNESS Cataract, 0eeuon
of the Pupil Cross Eyes, Closure Of the Tear Ducts,
Inversion ofthe Eyelids Pterygium. &C., 6c. And
will treat all forms Of Sore Eyes, Granuled Lids,
Opaeeties of the Cornea, and ScroGieus diseases of
the Eye. together with all the diseases TO which the
aye is subject fu -. -.g.Ha.l 1000 t.-
DEAFNESS. treat all the diseases common
20 the organ Discharges from the Ear Noises in the
Ear, Catarrh, difficulties of hearing total Deafness
even where the Drum is destroyed. Will insert an
artificial cne, answering nearly all the purposes Of
Nthe natural &C.,. ... 90.
DISEASES OF TIE THRoAT.--All diseases
sommon 70 the Threat and Nose will be treated
C1bfctt Hair Lip, Cleft Palate, Tumors, Cancers,
Enlarged Tohcils, Nc. Plastic operations by healing
flesh into deiormed parts, und General SFgery
HERNIA, (0R RUPTURE5@-efie viii perform
"Lnbius,n operation for the radical (complete.) cure
OF Hernia this uestionably perfect cure and is
done with little or no pain, Out of the many hun
lrcd operated upon in Boston there has been no fail
ures it hsyins met the appreciation of all who have
sthulittel to il. t.i...
ARTIFICIAL EYES.-Will insert artificial eyes.
g,ins thcp the motion and expression of the natu-
Sri theN sc Inserted without the least pain.
"tIrN,, &RHegD, PILES )-This troublesome di
sense is realty cured These suffering from it will
do ell to call, ,,-.,, 49, 80,
f., ,r Lri,ding nm a pcrnaucnt Institute for the
treatment of the Eye. Ear Snd 'enersl surgery
The exnerienee OF more than quarter ot century
in lIospital and general practices, he hopes VIII be
Sufficient guarantee to those who nay be disposed to
January IA, ls65-ly
Sunbury American. [volume] (Sunbury, Pa.) 1848-1879, 1865-07-08
TERMS OF ApysnTrstrs.

Miss Clara Barton, of Washington, has
mt upon an excellent device for bringing to
tne knowledge of friends the fate or where
a2outs OF missing soldiers. Some weeks ago
she published an invitation to the public to
send to her address, in Washington, de-
scription of missing soldiers, giving the
name, regiment, company, aud the State to
which they respectively belong. In response,
she has already received such descriptions
of some thousands. Roll No. is a large
sheet containing, we believe, about fifteet
hundred names OF missing prisoners of war
Twenty thousand copies of this roll have
been printed and circulated all through the
loyal States, and among the camps; and she
now calls upon soldiers and others who car
give Information concerning the missing
zen to write TO her Immediately. Great
care should be taken to write the name and
address In every instance plainly. Her plan
Is hlgety appreciated and approved by the
War Department and by the President. All
letters must be directed to Miss Clara Barton,
Washington, d. c. .. .
Sunbury American. [volume] (Sunbury, Pa.) 1848-1879, 1865-07-08
R E C | P E S, q G..
From the Germantown Telegraph.

CURRANT JELLY.-Pick fine red, but Ion;
ripe, currants from the stems; bruise them
and strain the juice from quart at u time
through a thin muslin; wiring it gently, Z
get all the liquid; put pound of whit
sugar to each pound of juice; stir it unit
1t is all dissolved set it over a gentle trt
let it become hot, and boil for fifteen mil
utes; then try it by taking q spoonful into
saucer when cold, cover with tissue pape
as directed. Glass should be tempered b
keeping it ir warm water for short tiE,
before pouring any hot liquid into it, otne
wise it will crack.
To make currant jelly without boiliu,
press the juice from the currants and stra'
it; to every pint put pound OF fine viii
sugar; mix them together, until the sugar
dissolved; then put it in jars, seal thehi al
expose them to q hot sun for two or thr
days.
The above is said to be a correct receil
and produce the very best Of jelly.
mant0nn TEL
RASPBERRY VINEGAR.-A lady, las. ST
son, sent US bottle of raspberry yineg
which proved, with water, to be one of t
most refreshing drinks we ever tasted. S
made it after the following receipt:
| idhC tuItC VI lpul uuhilo VI iaSP'SiiA
put them in q stone crock, bruise them
spoon, and cover them with vinegar. L
| them stand twenty-four hours. Then str.
this juice through jelly bag and pour it
| to fresh berries, letting this stand anotl
day. Repeat this process until you have
quantity you desire. Add TO each pint
Juice one pound of srgat. Put it into a !
serving kettle and allow it to heat sutiici,
ly to melt the sugar. When 1t is cold,
it into botteles. 1t will keep for sev
years"
We desire no more delightful sum.
drink.
RASPBERRY WISE.-Bruise the finest
raspbe:ries with the back of spoon: st
them through flannel bag into II stone
allow one pound Of tine powdered loaf 81
to one quart OF juice; eth these well toget
and cover the Jar closely. Let II stand I
days, stirring up the mixture every day;
pour off the clear liquid, and put two qu
of sherry to each quart of juice or liq
Bottle it of, aud it will be tt for use
fortnight BY adding Cognac brandy
stead of sherry, the mix xtnre will be raspb
brandy. - 'is
DRYING HERBs.-we have ofteh--n,
lannuslly-for twenty or thirty years,
similar directions Tor preserving her
future use, as the following:
Herbs for drying for future use s.
5e cut just about the time they ale c.
Into flower Dry :hem in the shad'
later sufficiently dry 10 put away, Z
in bunches and hang IN a cool shed. o.
them loosely between paper, and stow
in cupnoards or drawers the last N
by far the cleanest and most apptoyet
[ with the best housekeepers. Some, ir
wowdef the leaves at oncs altar dryE
iyut swsy IN bsss ready FOR use"
Sunbury American. [volume] (Sunbury, Pa.) 1848-1879, 1865-07-08
SATURDAY MORNING, JULY 8, 1866.
OLD SERIES, VOL. 25, NO. 40

vine creep over the rugged ground, covering
:.s hideousness and the bleaching bones
from sur sight, OF wind about the shattered
trees and lend their yerdure to conceal the
Jagged rents which yawn upon the branches
Fragant roses, selfplanted, blopm above
the graves, as if set by the hand of affection,
and the wooobine and the tender morning
glory trail over the rude worm fences buiit
by the men over the lowly dust of com
rade. T.. ....t.... .t:... ....
Sunbury American. [volume] (Sunbury, Pa.) 1848-1879, 1865-07-08

Business is reviving in South Carolina
100000 bales of cotton are said to bs in ths
interior.
The rebel Secretary Of the Treasury, Tren-
holm, has been captured at Columbia, South
Carolina.
Mason, of Virginia, declared himself fot
secession as long ago as 1856, and stated
that he was "a candidate for the first hal
ter" Mr. Mason ought to be notified imme-
diately that the hemp is ready.
The New York Independent intimates tina.
a subscription paper, passing around in that
city in behalf OF General Lee, already has
some $50, 900 on 1t.
Mr.. LHcoLA's grandfather, also named
ABRAHAM LINCOLN, was murdered by an.
Indian in 1744, while a. work on his farm,
near the Kentucky river He left three sons,
the eldest of whom, THOMAS, was the father
of the late President.
The board Of visitors to West Point have
recommended that the number of cadets be
increased 20 four hundred, or nearly double
the present number. The graduating clss
this year numbers sixty-eight, the larges
ever graduated in any one year.
Sunbury American. [volume] (Sunbury, Pa.) 1848-1879, 1865-07-08
FLOUR & FEED STORE

.f.-.t WHOLESALE AND REIAIL.gL Il
UrHE subscriber respectfully informs the public
i that he Keeps constantly op hand t his pew
WAREHUu USE, near tho Shamokin Valley Railroad
Depot 10 sUNBURY Flour by the barrel and sacks
Of all kinds of Feed BY tha ton ~ i''l ''@ss' :.
The above is all manufactured ut his own Mills,
aud will be sold at the lowest cash prises. .Nel
] N, ,0ADWALLADER
esnsury, June 4, 1854
Sunbury American. [volume] (Sunbury, Pa.) 1848-1879, 1865-07-08
DeaGness. IsIindness ana Catahr.

Treated with the utmost success by DR.. J. IsAACs
oeuiist and Aurlst, formerly of Leyden, HoliandA
No. 5I9 Pine street Philadelphis. Testimonias
from the most reliable sources 10 the City and Coun
ty can be seen at his office The medical faculty are
invited 10 accompany their patients, as he has
erets in his practice Artificial Eyes inserted with
Out pain No charge made for examination.
July 2, lss4.-ly --- 20 stsf
Sunbury American. [volume] (Sunbury, Pa.) 1848-1879, 1865-07-08

Dick Turner, the jailor of Libby, and the
prosecutor of our imprisoned soldiery, and
their murderer, BY order is now sloss pr pr,,
day week.
Sunbury American. [volume] (Sunbury, Pa.) 1848-1879, 1865-07-08
The Peruvian Syrup.

Is a Protected solution of the Protoxide of Iron
new Discovery in Medicine that strikes the Root
of Disease by supplying the blood with its vital Prin
ciple or Life Element-Iron.
Sunbury American. [volume] (Sunbury, Pa.) 1848-1879, 1865-07-08

- John sslid,u hAs. gons TO the south of
France. where his soa'inIlsw has sought
him . Chstsau.
Sunbury American. [volume] (Sunbury, Pa.) 1848-1879, 1865-07-08
l NJ PdO r Z A N IT. 'a
-riHlIi' Ell. s7iu rIEr ro-EaL Z
.".u ..' ,ou.,,i .r1r fUrn
If... .-Ig e.. ~ Alb rst sa.g ma.
I N v A T. I ID S! a.a
IRON INTHEB BLOOD

1t is well known to the medical profession that
IRON is the vital Principle or Life Element of the
blood. This is derived chiefly from the food we eat
but If the food is not properly dgested or it, from
any cause whatever, the necessary quantity of iron
is not taken into the circulation, or becomes reduced
the whole system suffers. The bad blood will irri.
tate the heart will clog up the lungs, will stupefy
the brain, will obsruct the liver, and will send its
disease producing elements to all parts of the sys-
TEN, and every one will suffer in whatever orge
may be predsposed to disease. 4 -
The great value Of -.a .,.. .. ...