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and our line to my left had fallen back SO as to
enable the enemy to pass in rear of my left
They had also passed around my right, and
were firing on my flank when their second line
advanced, and | was again engaged along my
whole front At this time i received an order
from General Smith to fall back, as the enemy
was getting in my rear"
THE ATTACK ON SHAW.
Colonel Shaw's staff officers having all been
dispatched to obtain support. he was compelled
to ride along his line and give the orders In
person. Leaving orders for Colonel Gilbert TO
withdraw the 9th Iowa as soon as the regi-
ment on his right should commence retreating.
he pushed on TO give the same order to Colonel
Scott, of the 32d Iowa, when, in the thick
underground. which prevented him from see
ing more than ten PAGES in his 'front.' he ran
upon the enemy, who had already gained
Scotts rear. Leaving him to act without
ORDERS Shaw hurried back to the right and
found the gath Missouri had been compelled
to change its front to receive the attack from
the right, while Walkers troops were pressing
his front To add to his discontinue he found
that the ammunition of the 18th Iowa and the
Oath Missouri was well-nigh exhausted. Lieu
tenant-Colonel Newbold, commanding the 18th
Iowa. and three of his officers lay dead on the
field and his adutant mortally wounded
Colonel Shaw says Owing to the great loss
of officers in the 18th Iowa and Oath Missouri,
| was compelled to give the orders to the men
in person TO fall back, which, together with the
thick brush, caused a temporary confusion in
their ranks, but they quickly reformed and
were ready again to meet the enemy; but night
had set III and the fighting ceased
a portion of Benedict's brigade having rallied
on the right of Movers troops, made a charge
upon the flank of the enemy, who had by this
time penetrated the line as far as battery l.. 5th
United States artillery, from which they cap
tured four guns. The enemy retreated to the
Polignac's division thrown in on Walkers
right at the edge Of the woods.
General Taylor says: THE stubborn resist
ance offered by the enemy along the whole
line now convinced me that he had received
heavy re-enforcements of fresh t oops. Just
then information reached me lat General
Walker was wounded. Galloping TO the spot, /
found that he had received severe confusion
in the groin. His wound was a great mis-
fortune The continuity of our lire was lost,
as | could not for sometime find either of his
brigade commanders, all Of whom were hotly
engaged within the pine tlieket III the front.
The fighting on the left and center
was close and fierce. The fresh troops of the
10th and 18th corps held their ground manfully.
The dense woods prevented view of the field.
and an idea prevailed that we were firing on
each other"
The fight ON the TANKS conducted by
Dwight on the right and Mower on the LETT,
together with number of letters pertaining to
the battle, viii appear next week.
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The other night policeman. VINO was pa
trolling High street east heard whistle blown.
followed BY shouts for POice.r and after 4.
run OF half block he came TO a halt in front
o. house where second story window was
raised and a man had half his length over the
Rill
What's the row. demanded the officer.
Some burglars wash in nlein house, was
the answer.
" How do you know?p
: hears 'cm make a noise more ash six
timesi
Where are fhcyH"
Down in der kitcheni"
Have you been down to look aroundgp
MOI no! ! dels my yhife to 60, but she won't
STIR She shumps in2o bedt uRd covers 0ep
her hcadt. und wash left to do all der fighting
nnd be kilt Dots der kind OF White she
FaHS.
The officer investigated, TO find that cats
were responsible for the noisc.-Dsn0it Ere.
Tcas
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Longing for Liberty.

Lieutenant George r. Borse, of the 9Th Mich
igan cavalry, had queer prison experience.
His brief record, as it appears in the history of
" Michigan in the War, is as follows: Taken
prisoner in action at Buchland's Mills Va,
October 10. 1868; escaped May 7, 1864 retaken
May 18th escaped May 22d; retaken June
14th escaped June 18th; retaken July Sd !;
escaped November 23d, and reached the lines
of the Michigan Engineers and Mechanics on
Sherman's march to the sea. He was dis
charged for disability May y, 1862
An interesting chapter in the literature of
prison life might be written Of the adventures
of Lieutenant Borse.
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Need Not Mention II.

"You know ma, that in Philadelphia people
always ask who ones grandfather was, and as
/ am going there soon you must tell me. Was
my grandfather q judge, or a governor, or
president or aaytaiBgt7
Well, no my dear. He became very rich,
though, and you may say he had something to
do with tic banlap
But what was his profession or trader"
COB, never mind about ti,a
But those Philadelphia people e.li asi. me,
you know
Well, the only trade he eycr learned was
shoelnaking"
shocinalingl Oh, well, lis got rich, so that
is aIl right
" Yes he made shoes n great many years.
He LEANED the trade and worked at it IN a pen
itcnfisry, but yoG need not mention thatn--N.
y Tsi5aae
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Probably nineteen farmers in twenty must
buy seed corn for next seasons planting, on ac-
count Of the failure OF the 80 crop to ripen.
We must look sharp 70 the seeds we buy, that
they arc better than our own. as many unreli-
able parties VIII offer inferior stocks, to take
advantage OF the demand. We suggest that
every corn grower should send to Hiram Sibley
* Co. the reliable seedsmen at Rochester, N.
w., and Chicago. H.. for their catalogue and
ser6 corn circulars. This house makes spe-
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will do what they say they viii.
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cnisrrlr Cured.

A clergyman. after suffering a number of
years from that loathsome disease, G:tarrh, af-
Ter trying every known remedy without sue
cess 1T last found Il prescription which COM
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in which weakness neryous WORRY and low
spirits Huhinze onc completely. j. corrected hy
br. Fosters l.estorg.iyc. which braces up the
Muscic5. enlirells tic mind. and conaoscs the
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Many Thousands fully beIue they their friends are being hurried
wad the grave by that terrible disease Consumption and being
treated for thot disease whp they hare only CATARRH
types; the symptoms many forms Of these diseases quite
similar and eon easily Be mistaken catarr uualring ecrce
ter and beginnings, neglected duepes and spreads and p0soHs
the a organs, until il finally longer COMFY CATARRH but
some disease that gives but little hope Of health life We do
claim to Consumption bit fully eOnUpee3 the results Of
our daily practice that and rste health many
nov feel their case to be hopeless.
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Decorafiye Art.

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hundred and sixty acres land If not already received
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Horses Lost in Servicc.-Claims of this character
promptly attended to- Nauy claims of this character
nave been erroneous rejected Correspondence in such
cases Is respectfully invited.
Bisonnty and Pay.,collections promptly made.
Property Taken by the Army IN states no. in
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In addition to the above we prosecute Military and
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THE EAsTPoRT.

Up the river steam the gunboats, capturing
the nearly completed Confederate gunboat
Eastport During the months since the be-
ginning of the war the Confederates have
partly altered an old river steamboat into
gunboat. They have built it UP with thick
timber Of oak, and have partly plated it with
iron, but suddenly they cut the steam-pipes,
chop holes IN the bottom and fee TO the woods.
On the Union side, during these months, the
men of the iron mills, the carpenters of st.
Louis and Cincinnati, have constructed the
gunboats, and here they are, making their way
up the Tennessee TO the heart Of the Conlcd-
eracy.
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BuRNINa STEAMBOATS,.

Up the river, beyond bend, black columns
OF smoke were rising above the forest trees
The Confederates had set their steamboats, on
fire, and the flames We're leaping from the
cabin windows.
Don't 20 too near" said Captain Phelps,
commanding the feet, to the captain of the
Conestoga. They probably have powder on
board"
One Of the boats was loaded with torpedoes
which Captain Marry had constructed; one
with powder shells, solid shot.
The Conestoga's wheels stop turning. The
gnnboats are half a mile from the burn
ing vessels. There comes a terrible explosion,
and boilers, engines. great pieces OF iron smoke
stacks, the burning wreck-everythin is lift
ed hundreds of feet into the air. You see an
outburst OF fame-a broad, vivid, instantaneous
fash A white cloud unfoids There is a
deafening roar, and all around-in the river, on
the land-there is a raining down of masses of
iron, burning nmbers, exploding shells, bits Of
iron, solid shot, strewing the ground far away.
Trees are twisted like withes or broken like
pipe-stems. The glass windows on the Con-
estoga and the sky-lights are shattered into
thousands OF fragments, and the doors are
wrenched from their hinges
Upon the bank, near the landing where the
Confederates leaped on shore, is the house of a
farmer, who has stood resolately for the old
flag, who loved the Union, and who has de-
nonnced Jefferson Davis and the Confederacy
The Confederates have determined to wreak
their vengeance upon him, and have purposely
set the boats on fire in front of his house. Lit
tie does he suspect their designs, or think Of
what is about to happen, but In twinkling
his house is whirled into the air and blown into
atoms
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UNION PEOPLE.

Although Governor Harris of Tennessee and
his Observation-Disclosures have voted the State
out Of the Union although the great mass of
the people in Western Tennessee are for the
Confederacy, there are those who swing their
hats and give cheer, with the tears rolling
down their cheeks. when they behold once
more the dear old flag floating from the flag
stats Of the gunboats.
On, up to Florence, in Alabama, TO the foot
Of the Mussel Shoals, steam the gunboats, cup
turing all the steamers on the river.
With CONSERVATION General Albert Sidney
Johnston, at Bowling Green, read the message
that came TO him announcing the surrender Of
Fort Henry Through the months his troops
had been digging trenches, throwing up breast
works in front Of the Union army under Gen
eral Buell., but now il is lost labor. He must
make quick retreat, or General Grant with a
great army viii be in his rear Johnston
had 1900 men Bueil much larger force, and
was getting ready TO turn his left flank.
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SAVING THE NATION.
I Oontinned from lisa paae.

the fire of the fort diminishes. Goodness, deter
mination, energy. perseverance and power
win the day. The Confederate flag comes
down and white flag goes up. Cheers ring
through the fleet A boat puts out from the
St Louis. An officer jumps ashore, climbs the
torn embankment, stands upon the parapet, and
waves the Stars and Stripes. Hurrah hur-
rah hurrahi" You hear it echoing from
shore to shore.
General Lloyd Tighlman commanded in the
fort. He went on board the flagship.
What terms do you grant me?" he asked.
Your surrender must be unconditional, sir.
/ can grant yon no other terms"
well. sir, if / must surrender, it gives me
pleasure to surrender TO SO brave an officer as
you. -
You do perfectly right to surrender, sir;
for should not have stopped firing"
i do not understand you"
Because l was fully determined to capture
the fort or go to the bottom
thought had you, Commodore, but you
were too much for me-"
How could you fight against the old flag,
General?"
"Well. it did come hard at first; but if the
North had only let US alone, there would have
been no trouble. They would not abide by the
Constitution"
You are mistaken, General, and the whole
South is mistaken The North have always
been willing that the South should have all
her rights under the Constitution. The South
began the war. and she will be responsible Tor
the blood which has been shed today"
Thus, in an hour and twelve minutes, the
fort which the Confederates confidently ex-
pecied would prevent the gunboats from as
scending the river was forced to surrender. and
there was unobstructed water communication
10 the very heart of the Confederacy. Their
line of defense was broken.
There was but little loss of life in this en-
gagement-twenty to thirty killed and wound
ed on each side.
TO THE HEART OF THE coNFEDERAcY.
Up the river steamed the gunboats to the
railroad bridge on the line between Nashville
and Memphis. The Confederates had fas-
tened the draw so that it could not be turned,
but the mechanics on the gunboats climbed up
the timbers, and with their crowhars and
tools pried 1t open, aud the gunboatS one after
another, passed through. Some of the men tore
up the railroad track built fires, heaped the
rails upon them, and, when red hot, easily bent
them double.
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EVACUATION OF BOWLING GREEN.

General Johnston writes an order and his
aids carry it to his subordinate officers. There
is q sudden connection, packing up of bag
gage, loading it into the cars and in wagons
barrels of -four, beef, pork, tents, cannon,
ammunition. They set fire to buildings con-
tanning thousands Of bushels Of corn. In the
engine-house of the railroad were six engines
laid up for repairs. They piled wood around
them and set it on fire and FASTENED away.
The work Of destruction of material forces
had begun in the Confederacy. In all the
States of the South there was not machine
shop where locomotive could be constructed,
nor were there mechanics sufficiently skilled
TO do the work General Johnston did not
even attempt 10 take the broken-down engines
away, but left them as so much useless lumber
On the morning Of February IA, General
Mitchell's division of Union troops marched
into Bowling Green. General Mitchell locked
at the locomotives.
. 1t viii not take long to repair theIn," he
said.
II was the difference between the North and
the South. A few days later, and the engines
were running. Labor was winning its VIC
tories.
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rear OF the retreating army. His first halt, on
the goth, was nc Aliens field or farm. Our
division and that of Sedgwick were placed on
. the right-hand side of the railroad as you face
Reward Richmond