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) PcnnsrIranIn ELECTION.

PHILADELPHIA, Oct. 1.-THE returns
of the election from the interior of the
State comes in very slowly, and ms yet,
arc very indefinite, but 1t is generally
conceded that the Union majority will
DO about i've thousand in Philadelphia
city.
McAtiehaelts majority for mayor is
5,109.
Hartraupt's majority forauditor gem
eral ,692.
CainPbell's majority for surveyor
general 100.
The whole Union city ticket il elected,
2 Union senators, 10 Union and DEM
ocratic assemblynen are elected.
Mann, the Union candidate for dis
trict attorney has 800 majority.
The vote in tho city was the largest
ever cast except at the presidential cleo
tlon-tt being nOtless than $1,000.
Bedford county gives q Democratic
majority OF about ], 600; Union gain of
over 500. l.fe7F
Chester county gives 1. Republican
majority org coo; a Union loss of $50.
Montgomery county returns from "a
out Of 80 districts show Union gain OF
351 over the vote of 1862.
WAsHINGToN, October 1.-the polls
Were opened in various part of WASH
ington yesterday to afford the compare
lively few soldiers here an opportunity
to vote. g.
Partial returns show that four COM
panies of the 2l4th Pennsylvania gives
90 Union and Is Democratic votes. AT
the Soldiers Rest the 195th Penud. gives
Hartraupt q majority Of nearly 100.
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Washington Items.

WASHINGTON, October l1.--Adjutant
General Lorenzo Thomas reports that
the State of Mississippi alone is credit
ed with having fInnishcd scventy-nine
thousand negroes and one Thousand
whites TO command them. They are
represented to have been raised during
the years 1868 and 1854 for service dur
ing tho war.
Mr.. Romero, the Mexican Minister,
has Intelligence that President Juarez
was still In FL Paso as late as tho 18th
of September. II forced to leave that
place he designed removing to Sonora,
but In no event did he contemplate
giving up the contest or quitting
Mexican soil.
During the month of September 5, 800
ncres of public lands We're taken up at
the land office mt st. CroiS Falls, Wis
consin, md upwards of {, GOO acres were
entered Mt the office in La Crosse. -,
Tho President to-day granted It's par
dons, all to North Carolininns OF the
$40, 600 class, % -
The Cabinet session was brief, and at
tended by Messrs. Stanton, Wells, Dem
ntson and Harlan. AIesSFs. Seward
Speed and McCulloch ure still absent
The internal revenue receipts to-day
reached but s670,sl3,l4. They are al
ways light on Tuesday, but from the
present time to tho, close of the year
they will doubtless show a considera-
bio falling OF.
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ordered 10 b ReIeaselI. IIJ y
WASHINGTON, Oct. IL Tho following
was issued today 4 li-ip n 0f7Ti ?
E1Eonr1lv,E orrg11cR. a.. n. "a.

Executive OFFICE, Oct. IL, '65.
Whereas, The following named per-
sons to wit: John A. Campbell, of Ala
bama, John II. Reagan, of Texas, Alex.
III. Stephens, Georgia, Geo. A. Trem-
holm, of South Carolina, and Charles
Clarke of Mississippi, lately engaged
in rebellion against the United States
Government, who are now in close GUS
tOdy, have made their submission to
the authority of the United States, and
applied to the President for pardon, I'M
der his proclamation; and whereas, the
authority OF the Federal Government
is sufficiently restored in tho aforesaid
States to admit of the enlargement of
said persons from close custody, It Is
ordered that they be released on giving
their respective paroles to appear at any
time and plnee the President may
designate, to answer any charge that he
may direct to be preferred against them,
and also that they will respectively
abide with further order in the places
herein designated, and not depart
thereirom: John A Campbell, In the
State OF Alabama; John 81. Regain, in
the State of Texas; Alex. n. stephens,
in the State of Georgin; George A,
Trenholm, in the State OF South Caro-
lima, and Charlhs Clarke, in the State
of Mississippi, II the President should
grant free pardon TO any of said per-
sons such persons parole will thereby
be discharged.
lSigned1 ANDREW JoHRSSoN. .Presttf
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Fast TrOtting---COIored witnesses.

NEW York, Oct. 1.-THE match for
5000 to SIC, 900 that the trotting horse
Dexter could not trot a milein 2:l0 was
wonlby the horse Mt the Fashion course
yesterday, he having accomplished the
teat In 2;lS l-5, making tho fastest time
Provisional Governor. Shnrkey, of
Mississippi, on tho 18th ult., issued a
proclamation In regard to the reception
Of testimony OF co1ored witnesses. The
Governor says that in all civil or GRIM
inal cases in which the rights of the
negroes are involved, their testimony
may BIO received In the courts Of the
State, subject to the same rules as gov
ern the taking OF evidence of white
persons. This was issued nfter the
agreement had been entered into with
Colonel Thomas, Assistant Commits
stoner of tho FFeedmen's Bureau in
Mississippi, by which that officer con-
sented 70 transfer all cases affecting
negroes from the military to tho local
civil tribunals.
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NV YoRK, Oct 1l.--fjv tho Ocean
queen we nave Panama dntes to Oct. i.
f9nnmn has been kept nightly ok
tcited by reports OF antIcfpatei 'fnvas inn
TO release the. rebel prisoners and ' he
seizure of the President. The exeite-
nent had dbated, however, by the pTtS-
ldents putting tho prisoners ON board
vessel, and sending them to their
MONIES. The leaders, consisting of OK
I E,resident Colnncho, Coils. Nersa and
ped OH TO ghmaicn and Santa Martin.
Bustness Is stagnpnt, "a :
- Ihe U: 81 steamer JnmCs Adger had
returned TO AspinWtilI from a cruise To
ltlo Hnclin, where It was REPORTED that
the Y .. Consulate Ind been attacked
ny rebels and the premises Sucked. It
appears inc report was n ruse to get
Tighten the reyOlutionisls, but IL did
not succeed aud the reVOlunonists hold
peacenble pOssessionof the place, They
have also undoubtedly got possession
OF SANTA Martha. The rebels appear to
be making Roadway throughout the
republic, and though the new govern
inent ls 70 be tnaugurnted next April,
Il Is doubtfnlif the present one can sus.
tain itself till then.
The steamer Central. America brings
Information of great dissatisfaction
throughout nll the republics agalnst
Salvador, for the brutal execution Of
ex7PEesid ent Barios. President Duenas
Is Obliged TO keep his house guarded,
and dare not go abroad or receive any
one from fear Of being asSassinated.
From Peru we learn the rebels still
mold the Chincha Islands against the
PERUVIAN government, but allow Amer
lean, English and French vessels to
land. Matters, however; look little
favorable for the government.
The Spanish fleet had LETT for Chilli to
settle matters there, so in the course OF
a month, Interesting news may BIO ex-
pectod from there, &i,5li5.i : =
Dates from Valparaiso to Sept. 10th,
Callao 2lst and New Zealand Aug. 10th,
had been received ut Panama.
In New Zealand the natives had bru-
tally murdered British government
official. =.
The MaOn war was considered closed,
as negotiations for peace had been con-
The Ocean Queen brings 81, s62, TO in
treasure.
Judge Field, of San Francisco, is a
passenger by the Ocean QueeHsre +
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Governor Borenlan's Proclamation.
ls, BAIrIOtoRs October II.

Governor Foreman, ofwest Virginia,
has issued an important proclamation
in references to the efforts of evil dis
posed and seditlous persons in Jefferson
county to incite the people there to re-
sistance OF the laws of West Virginia
by holding elections for delegates to
the General Assembly of Virginia.
Said seditious persons claim that the
county is a part OF Virginia. The Gov
ernor orders the arrest of all parties
offending, and calls upon the u. s. mil
itary authorities to aid the civilauthori-
ties toprevent said election.
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RfnelE mnrICnf

NEW YORK, Oct. II.
Government Stocks moro active and
hrnler; U. Sos, 5-20's, coupons, ex-
l023I; 6s, 'sl coupons 1857; u. IS. 5s'f
1910 coupons 93ss; Treasury Notes
3-l0S, I'd series, aS1<. Stocks steady; o,
&M. cert's S0k; Canton 4S; Cumberland
preferred AZ; MRriposa 1871; N. Y. O.
1g2;si Erie 92zSj Reading lis; NJ. @. lI5x;
a: 3: ~; N. w. preferred GO; Rock
Island 1l05<; Mil. and Prairie du Chien
6 TX; Ierre aaute 80; P. and Fit. w.
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/ ST.. LOUIS, Oct. little Democrats
Lawrence, Kansas, special says a cou-
rier brings intelligence that the Indian
Commission which was to meet at Bluff
Creek had arrived. The Kiowas, Ca
manches and Cheyennes were camped
some distance of, but up 10 the. 9Th
none had appeared at the Council. The
same courier says one OF Butterf1eld's
coaches was attacked and burned by
the Indians and the stock driven off.
Loss, including express matter, SIC, 600.
rho passengers escaped. An escort
Will hereafter accompany the coaches.
General Dodge, with n strong escort,
lett Denver on Sept. S0th, coming this
way. % - ,.fis al ~ ilz
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Immense Frauds Di,eoyeretl.

NASHVILLE, Oct. ll.-Immensa frauds
In revenue have been discovered here,
The %. s. Collector for Cincinnati
reached here yesterday to investigate.
government ont of one hundred and
fifty thousand dollars, but will be COM
PEELED to refund ut 'once or pay $500, COO.
a. A. lHarnes was arrested here by
order of Coy Brownlow in accordance
with a reqpisition from Gov. Bramlett,
Harness Is indicted in the courts for acts
during the war. 49,.
Exciting, times in Tennessee. The
legislature is on the negro suffrage
question,
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Concerning Jenerson DavIs-.Runlor..,
About his TriaI--ArriyaIOrGu nbOats

dEetS dkes ~ 10y 5l. r=~ go
NgwYoRK, Oct. Il.-A Fortress Mon
roe correspondent snys, JEFF. Davis,
am told expresses himself greatly
pleased In his change of quarters. Tenn
porary steps have been built admitting
his going TO the parapet from Carol
Hall direct. He takes his walks daily,
and continues in the enjoyment Of OK
cellent health. There is the same guard
on him now us from his first entrance
to the Fortress.
New rumors are getting In circula-
ton as to his trial but not trucenble, of
course, to any reliable source. The
most important of these rumors sets his
trial down to commence in n few days,
NOR gives Washington MS the place of
trial, and the time for It to commence
directly at the close ofthe Wirz examt-
nation. Amid the conflicting state
ments and surmisea the only satisfac-
tory recourse, after all, Is to leave the
final decision of the latter to time-that
great arbiter of events and destinies.
Within tho past n hours there has
been an unusual arrival of gunboats.
As the election draws nigh there is n
growing interest as to the local canvass
and result Of the coming election in Nor
folk. The most interest centres in tho
congressional candidates. It is under
stood that Mr.. Shantller will be tho sue
cessful candidate. s1i7H
An extensive fire Is sweeping over
the Dismal Swamp. 1t Is probable that
Thousands of acres have already been
burned over.
There Inns been nm unusual amount
Of gun practtcing to-day inside the fort.
The shooting, us heretofore, has been
principally to test the guns,
I
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Spirit OF tIle market.

NEW YoRK, Oct. u.-Government
stocks continues strong under the stiin-
'ulus of n foreign order for 5-20'S, and
the growing strength of our securities
abroad. Some importers have bought
for remittance in lieu OF exchange,
The old issue sold Mt 81 OK, an advance
of 40 within three days; the new issue
advanced &c. 7-30's were offered more
freely, and some Of the Western banks
arc selling; the third Issue declined &c.
Now York certificates are more in de-
mand, and rose &c. The miscellaneous
list was generally lower, Coal stocks
declined lag per cent. Railroad stocks
run lower throughout the list. Money
is h turn easier, though the demand Is
still active, the majority OF transactions
on call, are Mt . per cent; there Is, how
ever, a good line of exceptions Mt 6 per
and the wants of the street have to be
supplied chiefly at the private bankers
the Western cities are borrowing. DIS.
counts continue active. The supply oil
paper exceeds the demand, and prime
paper is current ut 4 per cent /; good
MINES are discounted MS high MS s PEI
cent. There is Mt present nm unusual
amount Of ten paper Offering Mt Sac PEI
cent. Cotton bats are abundant ut o.
| II per cont. 1.-THE present partial Strin
gency shopld BIO maintained, relie
will be sought by the calling of tenn
pOrary loans from the treasury. Al
ready notice has been given for the
! payment Ofdeposits at the sub treasury
/ At the second board there was a genera
improvement in stocks Governmenti
were very active and higher. Five
twenties rose &c, and new issues sc. !,
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NEW YoRK, Oct. 1.-THE POSTS spe-
cial says the letter Of Kennett Rhynor,
ofaNorth Carolina, already alluded to,
fnvoring the separation OF the black
and white races, is published. He de
Clates If the separation Is not mnde the
Southern States will in ten years re-
lapse into barbarian. aud asserts thai
the labor of the black race cannot be
made available in the South. In these
days public opinion is unanimous in
favor of separation, and that tho same
view Is gaining strength rapidly NIL
over the South, He says there will NOT
North Carolina the present year.
A dispatch from Richmond saws there
will be no Congressional candidates in
the field in the election tomorrow who
will not take the oath.
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osWego Market.

Flour steady and unchanged at 50 90
for No. l spring, 10 O5 for red amber,
II 90 for white, IL so for extra. Wheat
IN good demand; Chicago spring, by
sample, 81 90. Corn dull and closes
lower, at for No. . Oats scarce and
nominal. Barley closed nominalIV
lower. Rye buoyant. Canal FreiVhts
unchanged; flour Sass, wheat Il, Corn
l21E, barley Il, rye l3-to New York.
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Pire-..To 81 Mnst,erc,I opt.

NEW YoRR, Oct IA fire broke out
this morning In the rear Of 2g8 West
18th street. which partially destroyed
eight buildings. Four persons were
burned to death. About the same time
the ynrnish factoEyTofi T. Marks & Co.
was destroyed. II Sfis,gi ~ III
The Posts Washington special says
that orders, have been issued for mus
tering out OF the 2Sd corps, composed
Of ce 81 troops and now doing duty
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iWAsHINoToN, Oct. 1.-THE Treasury
Department has issued regulations, the
substance of which was published sew
sral days ngo, for the removal under
bond, without the pre- payment of taxes,
OF taxable products OF manufactures
within the limits of the late insurrec-
tionnry districts, but requiring the taxes
to be paid to the Collector of Inter
nal Reyenuea at the port Of destination,
either New York, Philadelphia, Balti-
more, Boston, Cairo, st. Louis, Cincin-
natl or New Orleans. These reSula-
tons are not to be held to apply to the
removal of distilled spirits, coal oil,
manufactured tobacco, snuff or cigars,
matches or quicksilver, which are fully
provided for under regulations of May
The defence of Gen. Briscoe, charged
with the larceny of certain money,
1 opened to-day, His counsel proposed
to show previous good character, as a
brave, faithful and efleIent officer. The
Judge Advocate objected to the ques-
effect, saying 1t had been too common
to bring before military courts the con-
duct Of the accused parties in the field
| when 1t had no relevancy. Good con-
duct in the field might, however, form
4 ground for Executive clemency after
/ n party had been sentenced, but IL was
not the province of the court to enter
tain any such consideration. &C.
4 The Gomlnis8tOner of Internal Reeve
nue. has caused the subject of the liza
bility of playing cards properly stamp
ed by tho manufacturers to an addi-
ttonnl STAN duty in the hands of the
RETAILERS to be carefully reconsidere(l.
Amer giving the grounds of his decision
he concludes as follows: 81 am of
opinion that when the manufacturer of
playing cards has affixed n stamp np-
Propriate to the price per pack at which
he sold them, the subsequent vendor
should not be required to nfIix any nd
dinonal stamps thereto, whatever may
4 be the price Mt which he offers them."
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AUGUSTA, GA, Oct. 1O.-A large por-
ton of the building, formerly the Com
federate foundry and machine shop,
was burned this afternoon. A station
airy engine, boiler, lathe, tools, &C., were
destroyed. A corral WINS also burned
but tho horses We're all saved. The
fire Is supposed to hive been tho work
of an incehdiRry. ~
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NEW York, Oct, LITTLE following
gentlemen We're yesterday reelected di-
rectors of the Erie railroad, by aYOte
Of about SIS, 600, 600 stock, out of $685.
600, goo of the combined common and
samuel Marsh; Daniel Drew, John
Arnold, w. B. Skidmore, Cornelius
Vanderbilt, Robert 81. Beadell, ID. 8.
Gregory, s. Murray, VIM. Evans, J, O,
Bancroft, David II. s. Pierson, ID. A.
Cushmnn, Alex! s.. Dives, Thomas D.
Gates, u N. Phelps, .. F. D. sauyier..
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.kn TIERCEs SUGAR CURED HAMS. -,
torsale by PRYOR, MILLER q %. d a
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CINcrNNA11 October 1.-THE latest
returns from the Ohio election gives
Cox about q, 600 majority. Sixty Union
representatives and 81 senators are
elected. The legislature will stand
one hundred Union, and the Senate
thirty-seven Union.
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New York Money 1IarIzet.

INV AVIR1A1 VCts h
Money active and steady at per
cent. for call loans. Sterling Exchange
dull and lower, at 1O9alO95<. Gold Is
l44H, declining to 14411z and closing at
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NEW York, Oct. l1.-Gold is still
weak; cash gold is abundant, und loans
are made flat; the demand for ex-
change keeps the premium down; the
quotations havc ranged ut 1447EalI5IS.
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Toledo Market.

TOLEDO, Oct II.
Wheat-Old, steady; new Sa5c lower:
sales OF old No. l red at 90 Is, new am.
Der Michigan ] so, inferior do. 10.
Corn DUH and &c lower; sales at Coo.
Oats steady Mt 3SC -
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Judge Field, of San Francisco, is a
passenger by the Ocean QneeIRta .
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BOsToN, Oct. 4 1.-The steamship Cuba,
which smiled today, took 12I passGnt
gers for. Liverpool and 81 for Halifax,
but no specie. ~ So
JAMES Eaton, principal of the Eng
llsh department ut Phillip Academy, at
Andovert thaiwell known author and
teacher, died TODAY.
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NEW YoRK, Oct. 10.
Prices of mining stocks bid in Boston
to-dny are Rs follows:
Central, no bid; Copper Falls 93J<:
franklin 37ss; Hancock I5L<; Huron a:
Isle Royal 1917; Minnesota l411k; Quincy
651f; Rockland 3sS; Superior az.
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Inte9regtinggg Market Reports.
washington Comfy. Pa. Election.
~

washington County, Pa, Election.
lSpeeial 70 ne IuteiHgeneer byths onion LieeJ
WARRINGTON, Pa, Oct. IL.
Tho official vote of tho Washington
borough Is as follows:
Auditor Gen., Hartrauft, Union, 272;
Davis, democratic, 273, Surveyor Gen.,
Campbell, Union, as; Linton, demo-
cratic, 27l. Assembly, Union vote, go;
democratic, 2Ss.
The democratic majority in tho boz
rough last November was 20.
Nothing positive from theCounty, but
a Union majority.
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STEAMBOATS,.
Regular Whcei!ng ana FarkeTsbuT
ron MARIErTA q PARRERsRURG
Regular Pittsburgh, wheeling and
ParkeFsbuFS Packet,

The New and Elegant Passenger
Steamer FOREST CITY, Captain
- John Gordon, A. r. Bunting Cl1I,
leaves Pittsburgh for PnFlSeEsburg every
"Wednesday and Saturday at u NJ; leaves
and Saturday at II p. H.; leaves ParEershoFSE
for Pittsburgh every Monday and THURSDAY
ut 2 p. NJ; Leaves Wheeling for PITTSBURGH
every Tuesday and Friday at A. NJ. = = !
Freight received for Pittsburgh every Mon
day and ThuISday at the Whnr1 Boat until 5
p. M.t by BOOTH, BATTELLE 4 CO.,
auglE.u Agents.
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BosroN, Oct. II. -Jatncs o. Dix, prin-
cipal editor of the boston Daily journal
for number of years, died this noon,
OF consumption after an illness of sew
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PHILADELPHIA, oct. 1.-the eonse-
grafton OF the Rev. DIR. Qnintard as
Bishop of Tennessee, took place this
morning at st: Luke's Church.
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Belmont County, Ohio, Election.
Especial 70 he IntelIigeaceT by tte Union Lt1e,l
y ST. CLAIRsvmLE, o., Oct. IL.
Official vote not known yet. Cox's
majority in Belmont county about IS.
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Chaplain l5tl "; Xa. Inlan

McCABE, RRAFT& Co, Whnles lie Drug
giEtA. wheeling. W, ya.t Sole PTopEietom, 70
For sale in B[idgeport by WEST 4 MITCH.
ma1ysissm
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PRovIDRSCB, IL. l., oct. II.-Thc Lo-'
Gust Hill Cotton Mil, In HOpEinston,
II. l., WINS burned yesterday Afternoon.
Loss $50, 600; insured for $4,000 in this
city. all sa5aitE n.y.
The horse fair now holding here Is
quite successful. To=mofrow win be
the great closing day. -" eH1
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The Latest News.

ny the Union lime, IN
once. corner Of Monroe and water streets.
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NEw YoRK, Oct. 10.
Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1865-06-15

ROMANCE AND REALITY.-The London
Standard, before receiving the news of
Davis capture said
President Davis, we are happy to
say has not yet fallen into the hands of
the sleuth hounds who have been set
upon his track. If the worst should be-
fall him, and his escape be found impos-
sible, it is supposed that he will die
fighting rather than fall into their IN
merciful hands. The spectacle of this
heroic leader at bay, with his two thou
sand followers, among the myriads of
the North, disdaining to surrender while
living the cause for which he has stray
gled during these terrible four years, is
of such absorbing interest for the whole
civilized world that all political topics
pale into insigni1cance beside it, and
the attention of mankind is fascinated
by it in long drawn agony of mingled
hopes and fears"
When the "long drawn agony" was
dispelled by the news of the taking of
Davis in petticoats, what a sudden and
painful descent was there from the sub
lime to the ridiculous.