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Year: 1862

One of the Texan soldiers was advanc :
ing with his bayonet upon Lieutenant Of
the Iowa, whose sword had been broken
The officer saw his i.tention, avoided the
thrust. fell dowu at his foeman's feet
caught hold of his legs threw him heavi-
ly to the ground, and before he could rise
drew long knife from his adversary S
belt and buried it in his bosom


The Texan, with dying grasp, siezed the
Lieutenant 10y the hair, an sank lifeless,
bathing the brown leaves with his blood
So firm was the hold of the ne-veless hand
that 1t was necessary to cut the hair from
the head Of the officer before he could be
freed from his foe.
Year: 1862

the same fence The rebel had one of
those long knives made of file, which
the south has so extensively paraded, but
so rarely used, and he Missourian had
one also, having p c&ed it up on the field


The rebel challenged his enemy to
fair open CON bat with the knife intend
ing to bully him, no doubt and the chal-
lenge was promptly accepted The two
removed their coats. rolled up their sleeves
and began. The Mississippian bad more
skill, but his opponent more strength. and
consequently the latter could not strike
his enemy, while he received several cuts
on the head and breast. The blood be-
gan tricklin. rapidly down the Unionist's
face. and running into his eyes, almost
binding him. The Union man became
desperate, for he saw the secessionist w IS
not hurt. He made a feint; the rebel
leaned forward to arrest the blow, but en-
pioyi. .g too much energy, he could not re-
cover himself ut once. The Missourian
perceived his advantage, and knew he
could not lose it In five seconds more it
would be too late His enemy glared at
him like wild beast; he was on the eve
OF striking again Another ieint; anoth-
er dodge on the rebels part and then the
heavy blade of the Missourian hurled
through the air, fell with tremendous pow
er upon the Mississippian neck The
blood spurted from the throat, and the
head fell over, and almost entirely severed
from the body Ghastly sight, too ghast-
ly even for the doer of fhe deed He
tainted ut the spectacle, weakened by the
loss of his own blood, and was soon after
killed by Seminole who saw him fall to
the earth.
Year: 1862

Under this title we find the following sweet lit
poem going round of the newspaper press amor
mously.


The homeless wind sweeps up the rack
From the waste of rurbid sea-
1 shudder to think that dismal waste
Lieth tween thee and me-


Lieth tween thee and me,
And the dun earth shrcuds thy breast;
But know the verdant grass and flowers
Are tender of thy rest.
Heavenly down on the eerie wind
Beats the frozen Winter rain,
1t throbs, in the deep. dark forest depths,
Like human heart in pain
Like human heart in pain;
As my own throbs on tonight,


Thinking of thee in the cold and dark,
And in the warmth and light
Never message cometh to me
Oh! how cruel it seemsl
Never a word from the lost. lost one,
Not even in midnight dreams
Not even in midnight Dreams
OH could it only be-


Send me a token! waken thrill
of the Old time ecstacy!
Vain it is wild it is will be still?
Dead feet never come backI
Why should they haste to the world again,
Out of the Heavenly track


Out of the Heavenly track?
All sinks my heart like stone
Thou art resting in Paradise,
am wandering alone!
Year: 1862

FRANKLIN, Va. May "a, 1852.


The following circular was issued from
headquarters this morning =


The General Commanding congratu-
la tes the army on new victory in this
department, won by the skill and bravery
of our soldiers against the superior num-
bers of the enemy.


The Third Brigade of General CoX's
division, commanded by Colonel Crook,
was alta cked yesterday morning at Lew
isburg by General HEATH, with three
thousand men, and after lively engage
ment the enemy were routed and fled in
confusion, Colonel Crook captured four
cannon, two hundred stand of arms and
one hundred prisoners Our loss was
ten killed and forty wounded.


The results of this victory will be i'm
portant.


The General Commanding is confident
that the forces now under his immediate
command but lack the opportunity to
emulate the gallantry and share the glory
of their comrades of the army of the Kan
awha.


This circular will be read at the head
of every regiment or separate corps in
this army, BY order of


Major General FREMONT.


ALBERT TRACY, Colonel and Assistant
Adjutant General.
Year: 1862

largest assemblage which our body has
ever had, numbering on Saturday two
hundred and sixteen Commissioners,
of whom nearly one hundred are Elders,
fact unprecedented in our history


You will not be surprised that when we
look upon such body, coming together in
such numbers at such time in the histo-
ry of our country, we feel II glow of
pride in our church and full of gratitude
to God. We look back upon our past
history with unmingled satisfaction. We
feel that we alone can lay claim, without
II misgiving, to the name of the -lmericdn
-Pmsbytqim Nurch, true to our country
and its government We did not, last
year, debate for days over some few cold
words of loyalty to our government, and
when we passed them have large portion
of our numbers go out from us No, our
anxiety was only to find words strong
enough to express our love and our de-
yoton, and the whole Assembly rose to
their feet and followed with tears and
prayers the adoption of such words as
these =


" Resotced, That, inasmuch as we be-
lievc, according to our form Of govcna-


msnt, that God, the Supreme Lord and


King of all the world, hath ordained civil


magistrates to be under him over the


people for his own glory and the public


good and to this end has armed them


with the power of the sword for the de


fence and encouragement of them that arc


good, and for the punishment of evil


doers, there is, in the Judgment of the


Assembly, no diood or treasure too precious


to he devoted to the defence of and per


petuiiy of the government in all its con.


stitutional authority


We reap the fruit of our past manliness


and faithfulness to the right We did moi
gag free discussion, and muzzle oper
debate. Though we suffered for it at the


time, we allowed all men to express theii
sentiments to the end SO they did, ant
those that loved slavery better than thei
church went out from us five years ago


To-day we come together united body
one solid band of patriot men without {
: traitor or faint-hearted man among us.
Could you come into our morning pray
cr meetings and listen TO the prayers nnt
! addresses, know that your heart woul,


he full No careful, mincing words, bu
! clear outspoken intensely earnest utter
/ anres Of devotion to the country it
rulers and its government, its army an,
$ its navy that rebellion may be put down
aud the power of all enemies be uttcrl
/ broken


! Asyct there has no important busincs
i been transacted by the General Assembly
n the first few days of all such meetings ar
t more or less preparatory. To-day W
t have gotten into the regular work,
Your correspondent finds ont here tn
: pleasant associations of our Wilmington
y '. Some years ago one of these whole-sou
!. ed Western men came and took away frol
i my church one of my girls, and he lai
g violent hands on me, when got here, hui
!. ricd me from the stage into a carriage
IS and now they have me in their hons
loading me with attention and kiudncs.
a and making me almost forget that | N
/. SO many miles away from the old homC
IS | married them with regret, for did nc
r. like this taking our fair girls SO far ava,
o hut yon see it has its compeusatives.
r w. \.
Year: 1862

Our correspondent Billy has furnished
us another capital letter from the land Of
Secesh, Norfolk. II will be read with
unusual interest BY the way; for the
information of all correspondents, as well
as readers, we will here state that we al
ways publish their letters on the next
publication day after we receive them
The delay in their appearance in print i.
caused by their failure TO reach us il
time. As IN instance of this we may
mention that the letter of Billy, in to
days paper, although dated May Is, die
not reach our Post Office until FridOy til,
2Sd, or one day after our last paper wen
to press.
Year: 1862

GEN BLENGER, who some time since was
deprived of bis command on account Of an
accusation of selling the privilege to trade
. 4Iong bis division, has bad his command


stored to him.
Year: 1862

w privately. and with the utmost commence Os
the afflicted at all hours daily. from A. NJ to 3P N.


DR. YOUNG addresses those who are suffering un-
der the action of private disease, whether arising
from impure connection the terrible vice Of self
abuse Devoting his entire time to that particular
branch Of the medical profession he feels warranted
IN GUARANTEEING A CURE IN ALL CASES whether
of long standing recently contracted, entirely re.
moving the dregs of disease from the system, and
making a perfect and PERMANENT CURE.


He would call the attention of the afflicted to the
fact Of his long standing and well earned reputation,
furnishing sufficient assurance of his skill and sue
cess. =.


Irnwards of five thousand cases have been dis
charged cured in the year ending July lst 1860,
showing a record surprising any hospital in the
United States


CONSULTATION, by letter or otherwise, FREE.
Year: 1862

A singular proposition Is now meeting with
much attention, and eliciting considerable dis
cussion, in the columns of some Of the most
respectable Of the religious aud secular journals
Of England IL Is no less than a recommendation
to dispense with the sermons, or, more strictly,
TO give the congregation the option whether they
will remain and listen to the sermon, or avail
themselves Of an allotted pause, after the conclu-
sion Of the singing and prayers to retire from the
sacred edince. The principal arguments used by
the advocates Of the innovation upon old -estab-
lished rules are that the listener becomes wearied
with the protrected services, and that many who
would gladly attend and participate in the wor-
ship OF God, are prevented from doing so by
wholesome dread OF lengthy, uninteresting dis
course.


The proposition is not intended to applyto men
who, by their address and eloquence forcibly ap-
peal to the consciences Of their hearers, aud i'm
press upon their hearts and minds the truths they
proclaim, but solely 10 those uninteresting disci-
pies whose zeal, however ferveut and properly
directed fails, from lack of Intellectual and ora
tortcal support, to interest or convince.


The Spectator, In advocating the propriety Of
making thesermon a matter Of free choice both
with the preacher, and the audience, observes ::


"Why are we to listen, al we do every Sun
day, with grave acQuiescence, to the most express
statements as to the inner scenery Of Ell jah .
mind when he was under the juniper tree, or the
motives which induced Balaam to keep Balak .
messengers for another night or the reason why
twelve baskets Of fragments were taken up after
one miraculous feast, and only seven after an
other, or why st Paul left his cloak at Troas, or
the rationale Of infant baptism, or the causes why
there Were no bishops once, and why they Were
appointed for our sins, or any other Of the many
questions we weekly hear decided for US without
any possibility Of protest; why are we to listen
patiently to all these fanciful sr cdthsdra pla
nations from men whose reasons for supporting
political candidate for Parliament we should
scarcely weigh at all, and whom we might de-
cline to hear upon the ethics Of family life"


The project 10 one which will naturally have
many advocates, pro and con, but we apprehend
will result In the continuance the religious
vices In the future az In the past, according to
the ritual Of each peculiar determination.
Year: 1862

FRAcAs.-A slight fracas occurred yester-
day afternoon in the entry of one of the Da-
guerrian Saloons, between soldier and a
citizen, in which the latter seemed to come off
second best. After they were separated the
latter challenged the former to go down to one
of the wharves and fight it out. Soldier as
sented, but when they had reached Central
wharf the civilian told the soldier that he would
not go any further, he did not feel mad and,
therefore, did not want to fight Soldier turn
ed round, gave civilian kick and left him.
Year: 1862

JUVENILE RUNAwAY.-Wednesda night.
at very late hour, our City Marshal received
dispatch from Boston to stop Samuel Trip,
lad who had run away from his parents, and
was on board the steamer which left Boston
for this port. Officers Foster and Derrick
went on board the steamer when she arrived
here, and found the boy, who is about twelve
years OF age, SON OF Alonzo Trip of Rox-
bury, Mass. The boy states he left his home
In company with two other lads, to come
down to Portland to see what kind of place
it was. The courage of the other two lads
gave out after they had got to the boat, and
they refused to come. Mr.. Tripp arrived in
the city yesterday in pursuit of his runaway
boy.
Year: 1862

ACCIDENT TO A SoLDIER.--A letter from
o. c. Ingraham, member of Co. A, 18th Me.
regiment, states that Mr.. Cole of Falmouth,
member of the company, was wounded in the
wrist on the 4th instant. He came off from
guard, laid his gun down at his side and fell
asleep. During his sleep, in drawing up his
legs, he hit the hammer of the gun and it dis
charged, the ball going into the upper part of
the wrist and coming out at the lower part
The wound was so bad that the surgeon thought
he would have to suffer amputation. Mr.. Cole
was to be sent home.
Year: 1862

sB Some of the Democratic editors are in
perfect extacies over Prince de Joinville's his
tory of the Peninsular campaign. 1t is not
the first time they have been put in good
hur7e~ by draught of Bourbon.
Year: 1862

THB SOLDIERS ENCUxBRANCEs.-Whsn our
Northern volunteers 60 to the wav they fancy
that they leave all their little sncumbranees be-
hind them. They never dream for moment
that the multifarious articles that compose their
kit-the woollen and India rubber blankets, the
two pairs of SHOES, the changes Of under cloth
ing, the eating and drinking utensils, &c.-can
ever come to be classed in this category. And
yet but too many Of them have found to their
cost that they might ~ well have gone into the
field with one Of their little ones under each
arm as to try and make a campaign under a
Southern sun with such load. II 10 impossible
that any soldier, no matter how great his
strength, can march or fight well thus encum-
bered. The weight Of baggage borne by the
United States volunteer is twice that carried by
the English, French or Russian soldier, and this
weight is enhanced by the clumsy manner in
which it is packed on bis back. II our troops
are ever to be effective in the field, at least half
this amount Of luggage must be discarded; and
we are glad to see that General Mcclellan has
sent sixty wagon loads Of knspsacks back to
Washington a. beginning. It is sound mill
tary axiom that no army can ever be proper
" handled which Is not in light marching
order.
Year: 1862

TIE CoxNo CONGRESSIONAL ELECreNs.-
Congressional elections in Pennsylvania, In
diana and Ohio take place in October, and will
soon be upon N. II is the duty Of the people
Of these three States to lead tho way in giving
us Congress Of men and statesmen, and not
of mere ward politicians or intriguing and in
termeddlipg fanatics. A Congress able to
grasp the great issues Of the present contest
has now become absolutely essential to success.
The nation will emerge from this war either
the most powerful or the most broken, frag-
mentary and impoverished on the face Of the
earth. We have not the slightest doubt Of the
result il the people will look at the national as
pects of the Congressional elections, and, avoid
ing Gil discussions as to what nincompoop shall
Hll this or that State or local office, devote
themselves entirely and enthusiastically TO ttt
election Of sound, sensible, conservative, na
tioual Congressmcn.
Year: 1862

out ct al interfering with the businelD avocs-
tons Of our citizens A few hours week
would suffice for the drill, and tho exercise y
healthful and agreeable. The sense Of relief
and of perfect safety, in every event, would
moro than pay for the little time and labor re-.
quired, and cvery citizen could thus easily be-
come an efficient member Of the National
Guard. Organize aud drill. M
Year: 1862

ORGANIZE AND DRILL THE LOCAL MrLITrA.--
New York and all the other loyal States should
at once organize their militia, drill them at
stated periods, and have in reserve Q force of
from half million TO million Of men in rea-
dness for any emergency.


The recent rebel invasions of Maryland and
Ohio, and the threatened advance into Pennsyl-
vania, have created . great military fnror in
those States, and over one hundred thousand
extra men, called out by the Governors, and
volunteering for local protection, are now in
arms along the borders.


We should anticipate any such necessity, and
Immediately organize our militia, 50 as TO have
large reserve force in addition TO the million
and q quarter Of men soon to be in actual SER
vice IN the field. Thus we shall be able to
dsly any rebel raids, and 70 reouperats our
armios as they may require, without delay,
without panic and without trouble.
The organization could be perfected and the
drill conducted at no great eypense, and With
Year: 1862

NELSON CREEK, Sept. 90 1861.


DIR. J. c. YOUSG,-You will remember what a
poor wretched creature was when last you
and the result has astonished me as well as my
friends Your invaluable prescription and excellent
advice have completely overcome ailments such as
it seems to me, afflicted mortal before. l new
wrote letter with greater sati faction than pen
this shall remember you with gratitude as long
as live. That you may live long to alleviate the
suiTerings of others you have mine my earnest
prayer. Please accept my heartfelt thanks that you
have brought this almost hopeless to so happy
termination. Yours, truly,
Year: 1862

VALUABLE INvENTIoN.-M. Glatard has
invented harness which can be detached
from the horse by merely pulling rein
specially devoted to that purpose. A brake
at the same time stops the carriage. This
permits the driver, in case his horse be.
comes unmanageable, to let him go entirely
freed from the harness, so that he will not
be likely to iDjure himself.
Year: 1862

HEBoIsN OF OUR WoUNDED.-A cores
pondent of the New York Evening Post writes
rom Washington of scenes he witnessed In the
hospital there. He says:


On the edge of his cot sat young man
whose face scarcely bore vestige of that of a
man. 1t was SO swollen that his ewes were not
visible, and as purple as if already mortified.
The lower part ofhs jaw, with his tongue, was
shot away.


Holding his head with both hands. and lean
ing oyera stand, sat young lieutenant whose
hearing was destroyed, one eye shattered, and
the other shot out.


Many letters TO the home friends of these
sufferers were written for them by women that
morning. How touching was the falsehood
which all alike wished indited: "Tell her that
am not much hurt, and expect to be well
enough to he in the next battle.- Or. II am
very slightly wounded, and shall be able to
come home on fllrlough.n Don't tell moth
er how am hurt, it will make her feel so very
bad" said young boy from New York city.
severely wounded: .'tell her aln getting on
nicely, and shall soon be well'


Say" MY dear wife, do not fret. Nv
wounds are all dressed, and have the best of
care Tell sissy that papa sends her kiss.
and is coming home to see her" This was the
message OF young man, pale and PROSTATE.


~ ou must have had enough of fighting" I"
said to a clear-eyed man. Tone of Colonel
Bakers men, who had one limb shattered and
the other shot Off I'D go back tomorrow. if
had wooden leg" he said, lifting his head
In the bed at the very thought


why don't you send your boys" asked of
an exceedingly gentlemanly looking man of
more than sixty, in whose elbow and shoulder
bullet still lodged. Il took two sons and a
son-in-law, and would have taken more if had
had them," he said with SMILE


"A soldier in a Good Cause" was the name
OF a little book given to young man from
Michigan. THAT is itm he exclaimed looking
at the title "A good cause that is why we
can fight SO well Tor it, have been wounded
for it'll am ready to die for it.r
These are not fancy utterances, but sponta-
neous words, which record as | heard them
fIom the lips of our suffering but heroic SOL
diers.
Year: 1862

FASHIONABLE DrsEAsE.-The day when Il
was considered interesting and lady-like to be
always ailng has gone by. Good health, for
tunately, is the fashion. A rosy cheek is no
longer considered vulgar and fair. shapely
allowance of flesh on the bones is considered
the style Perhaps the great secret that good
looks cannot exist without good health. NAV
have had something to do with the care now
taken to obtain il; whether this he so or not.
future generations are the gamers all the same.


A languid eye and waxy, bloodless com
pleXlon, may 90 begging now for admiration.
The elegant stoop' in the shoulders. formerly
consideredso aristocratic has also miracuIously
disappeared. Women walk more and ride less /:
they have rainy day suits of apparel, too. which
snperfluity never was known to exist afore-
time, sunshine being the only atmosphere in
which the human butterfly was known to float.


In short the fragile women of America will
soon exist only in the acid journal of some
English traveller, who will of course stick 10
the bygone fact as a still present reality, with
dogged pertinacity known only to that ami
cable nation.-Fdnny Fern.
Year: 1862

This is the relieving feature in the disaster
at New Orleans, that the cotton uas burned.
The vast amount Of cotton that the enemy ex


pectsd to obtain in that greatest Of Southern
marts has disappeared like fog from the
mountain side. Not only Is this the case, but
we are assured that wherever they traverse
the Southern rivers, and whatever Southern
cities and towns they may take, the torch viii,
be before them The cotton, we learn, is all
removed from exposed places, and where it
cannot be 80 removed, the frebrand is ready,
and ia In hands that are determined to use it,
They went to war for the cotton. Lst us see
how much they will &c: Of it. They nigh,
have an army Of "a million Or two millions, in.
stead of half a million Of men, but all the
milious in the world could not give them the
cotton. Not only is it the present crop that
they cannot get, but they will get no other
crops. the planters Of the South are univer.
sally abandoning the culture of cotton this
year, and raising food for man and beast
They will continue to do so, and raise no
more cotton till they can raise 1t for them
selves. II the British can do without cotton,
the Yankees cannot, and in that inevitable
certainty lies their doom and punishment.
Year: 1862

The Yankees have contrived TO make their
miserable gunboats loom up in the people 6
imagination to the dimensions of German
devils. If We suffer them to impose this new
hunbug upon our crednilty we shall be whip.
ped wherever gunboat can penetrate We
shali fly from them IS soon rs We ses the
smoke of one of their chinneys But the
truth is, that, III comparison with land bate
ries properly constructed, they ought not TO
excite any apprehension. Especially upon
narrow streams, properly fortified, a gunboat
ought to be sunk without the slightest dif6
entity. In the attack upon Fort Doneson
sven iron clad gunboats were shivered to
pieces by the heavy batteries OF the fort. In
the narrow portions of the James river land
battery ought to be able to knock a gunboss,
out of the water, whilst riiemen in the woods
could pick CT with ease every man upon her
decks. We hOpe the time is al hand when
for the credit of Southern gunnery and the
good of the Southern cause, this whole gun
boat humbug will be literally and thoroughly
exploded.