The New York herald., 1865-03-24

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- County volu6Rs0St oo1i&btv tsfS
obliged 70 stop tork bs1Asn fsy ia only
ten dollars cash on hand At hat moment
gentleman reprsssntny one Of tho Insurance
companies stepped IN, remarked that he had
seen In the HsRAID that tho committee wss in
want Of funds, and st oncs subscribed for one
hundred thousand dollars worth Of the Bounty
Loan stock. With these funds, thus suddenly
provided through the interposition Of Provi-
dence and the HERALD, the committee resumed
their labors and mustered In volunteers. 1t
must be remembered, however, that one hum
dred thousand dollars are only good for one
hundred mon, and this sum VIM be exhausted
by tomorrow. Must tho committee again stop
work. We hope not Let our citizens come
forward and subscribe for one, two, five, ton or
q hundred thousand dollars each. The invest
ment is q good one, for It saves US from tho
draft and pays seven per cent interest
II seems that there is some difficulty about
the subscriptions from our banks and other
moneyed corporations. These institutions have
subscribed for the State loan, which is quite
different thing from our city loan. A committee
went up to Albany yesterday to see the Gov
ernor and arrange with him to have our share
of the State loan transferred to us at once. We
hope that the Governor will grant this very
reasonable request without delay. But during
the interval which must necessarily ensue we
must rely upon voluntary subscriptions from
individuals to fill up our Golfers and our quota,
and we sincerely hope that there may be no
hesitancy about the matter. Extra exertons
are needed because Of the fact that every pos
sible effort seems to be made by the Washing
ton authorities to add to the difficulties of our
situation and diminish our chances Of escaping
conscription. The greatest want in the Provost
Marshal Generals Office appears TO be want
Of common sense. Blunders, impediments and
contradictions on tho part Of officials make our
task more arduous, and should urge us to in
creased excrtions to ell our quota in spite OF
opposition.
TnE LAST or JupAL EARIY.IThe rebel Gene
raj Early in July last, with veteran fighting
army Of some thirty thousand men, swept
down the Shenandoah valley and down through
Maryland to the very back door Of Washington
Subsequently, from the terrible thrashings given
| him by General Sheridan in the battles of the
| Opequan and Fishers Hill, he was compelled
| to procure from Richmond a fresh supply o.
men, artillery, small arms and provision wa
gons. This second army, in October, was SO hor
ribly cut up, routed and despoiled Of its artil
lery and wagons, at the battle Of Cedar Creek
that poor EARLY was again compelled, with the
remnants left him Of his command, to retire tt
the head of the valley for repairs There, il
his late terrific raid, Sheridan overhauled him
and at Waynesburg captured all that was lef
Of the army Of EARLY, except some two hundred
rnen, and the "bad old man" himself But ht
was followed up and so hotly pursued that il
the rear of Richmond he was again overhauled
when it was discovered that his fighting forct
was reduced to two men-one privnte and al
orderly. These three, all told, were attacked
by three Of Shcridan's troopers and dispersed
EARLY, SOLITARY and alone" saving his bacoI
by swimming his horse across the South AIMS
river. This was the last Of Early's "Army 0
the Valley" and we guess the last of Juba
Early.