Evansville daily journal. (Evansville, Ind.) 1863-1866, 1865-08-02

4 letter from Miss Clara Burton, who
accompanied the party sent to Ander-
sonYille to inter properly the bodies Of
our soldiers who died there, and lay out
a cemetery, to a friend here, says the
ground for the cemetery has been select
ed, and the work of re-interment is GO
ing on; 2T6 bodies of men who we're
murdered for venturing beyond the dead
line in search Of water and food, were
disinterred in one day. They were all
buried on the spot where they feb.
A writer in Harper's AGgGsiHe gives
an excellent personal description of
Gen. Sheridan, as follows: His body
10 stout but Wiry, and set on short, heavy,
but active legs. His broad shoulders,
short, stiff hair, and the features Of his
face 5etray the Milesiau descent; but no
brcgus can be traced in his voice. His
eyes are gray, and, being small, are
sharp and piercing and fall of FIRE.
When maddened with excitement or pas
sion these glare fearfully. HIS age is
thirty-four, but long service in the field
has bronzed him into the appearance Of
forty" A- :.
A mirage Of unusual grandeur vas
witnessed at Rye Beach, on the coast Of
New Hampshire, last Saturday week,
when the Isle of Shoals, nine miles dis
tant, seemed within q stones throw; its
hotel and other buildings appeared vast
palaces reaching up to the sky, while
the bleached and whitensd rocks were
like huge battlements, ready to pour
death and destruction upon the peaceful
inhabitants Of Rye, and "ships dim dis
covered, dropping from the clouds" F"
were seen. The Illusion lasted for some
hours. 80. -.-sg 4. Ii ~
ELoPEMEsr.-We learn that q happy
young couple who were on the eve OF
departing for cooler climate, where
they contemplated matrimouy, were
suddenly brought to grief by the sp-
pearAncs of the "old folks inst as the
train was about 70 leave for Louisville.
They surrendered to await another OPP
portunitys We are surprised that any
one should elope from Nashville. 1t is
the frst bit Of romance that has beemed
on our fair city during the past ysar.
Divorces and bigamya are the ruling
sensations.--NcshOtlle DsPatch- -..e.7 e.e,7
TIE coLoRsD PEoP1r or ALEX AsDRlA.
During the past two years, the coler
ed people Of Alexandra have built oyer
one thousand dwelling houses at cosl
Of from three hundred 10 one thousand
dollars each, three churches, and havs
established Abouttwenty schools. There
are eight thousand colored people il
that city, and at last accounts only twen
ty.fhree were drawing rations from the
Government. Though considerably in
ferior in numbers, the white population
are much greater burden upon, the
Government. DR., PettIobn, Of Contra
lia, Illinois, who has charge of the Dis
peusory ~ that place, reports that tbs
applications for medicine from the whites
larglg exeesd those from the negroes.
/ A Coon SroRY --A good story, say
the Mobile RsgiSter, ia told Of q North
ern merchant, who was eating his din
ner at the Battle House ct the time o
the explosion in Mobite3 Although badI,
cut by the flying fragments of q window
he managed TO run to the telegraph
Office, and send message to bis partne
to "ship nothing but putty and glass.
The duty done, he tainted, and has 0eel
in brain fever ever since. s0izi
LETTER FROM KossUTH Louis Kos
suth, In recent pfivateslettert to Horac,
Greeley, sAys, in relatioa to the snppres
sion Of the rebellion: go
How happy you must feel in hsvinI
been spared TO see the If1nph of thos
great principles for which you have beei
contending all your hfel The stain o
slavery 10 removed from the fair escui
cheon of your noble land. Tue curse /
| dispelled which clouded the bright pros
pect Of her future The manner il
which the genius,of your people carries
through the Democratic principle in it
frat application to o vast communit
affords sure guaranty that, to the bsr
eft Of all humanity, you will know hoV
TO consolidate By wisdom and rnodera
ton what Jon have achieved BY braver
and admirable perseverance,"
THK NATIONAL rDEBT--The Secretar
Of the Treasury of the United States
understood to have received renewa
of the offer of the Association Of Gel
man Capitalists 10 take premium loa
from oar Government large enough /
cover the entire indebtedness of the ns
ton. The ability Of the .Associstioti t
assume such an immense responsible
is Vouched for by the Hon George I
Marsh No action ne b. yet has bee
taken by Secretary Mccullough a,
though the matter is said to have bee
referred to a prominent officer of th
Treasury Department, who has rsporte
favorably on the proposition. is55t