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Year: 1862

Editor ChtcGgo Tribune:


Until secession drove me thence, | cul-
tivated tobacco among the pleasant hills
of East Tennessee Last season tried it


in Iowa as far North as fortytwo degrees,
with success. | see call on you for in
formation en- tobacco culture, and will
give you my experience with it on North
ern prairie.


The wind on the prairie bruises and
tears the growing leaf considerably; which
may be remedied by planting sugar cane
tolerably thick around it. Sow the tobac-
co seed shallow on burned bed where
the ground inclines to the South, that the
sun can shine fair on it, Set the plant
out as soon as you can, take the under
leaves off six inches above the GROUND, top
to eight or nine leaves. Let it get as ripe
as possible, so the leaves do not die too
much in spots When cut, pile it ten
stalks in bunch If the wind blows, pile
it cut of the wind-turn it over tive or
three times in day or night, then hang
it in harm. When dry you have good
tobacco without firing it. The air and
wind cures it too soon, without sweating
it in little piles, (don't let it sweat to turn
black.


In Tennessee 1000 pounds per acre is a
fair crop Iowa will produce 1000 pounds
well set and cultivated A man can make
more than double what he can at any
other crop. WV. W. PATTERSON.
Year: 1862

The government is said to be very anx-
ious that the Mississippi river should rise
1t is said that the surest way TO cause .
rise in the Mississippi would be to tax it.
Everything else that is taxed raises.
Year: 1862

Senator Fessenden estimates that the an.
nual budget would be hereafter one hundred
and eighty millions of dollars, fifty millions
of which would be for permanent military
establishment of fifty thousand men. The
navy would require twenty-five millions a
year. An elaborate paper from military
source was published some time since show
ing that the expense of keeping up regi-
ment of infantry of the regular army in the
time of peace, was about half million of
dollars year. Considering the state of
things that must for years require mill
tary occupation Of the South, fifty millions
of dollars on army account is not an over
estimate. But twenty-five millions for the
future navy is altogether too low figure.
As the navy was before the war the appro-
priations were fifteen millions, more or less.
Mr.. Fessenden's estimate OF one hundred and
eighty millions year for COVE rnment ex-
penditures is not extravagant. Of this there
will be about fifty millions in the shape Of
interest on the public debt, should it not ex.
ceed one thousand million dollars.
Year: 1862

On the 4th inst, we published a Joint
Resolution introduced into the Senate by
MIR. RICE, authorising the State of Mime,
sofa to change the line of certain branch
railroads 10 said State, and for other pur-
poses. The original resolution was intro.
duced on the 18th of May, and was referred
to the Committee on Public Lands. On
the 18th of May it was reported back by
Mr.. RICE, with an amendment. It was
called up on the 4th of June and laid over,
and on the 9th of June Mr.. RICE called it
up again, and offered the Acknowledgement,
tute, which passed the Senate unanimously,
and is now before the House. No doubt
is entertained of its passage byithat body.
The Joint Resolution, as passed, is in5the
words following:


Whereas by an act of Congress approved
March third, eighteen hundred and fifty
seven, there was granted to the Territory of
Minnesota lands to aid in the construction
of a railroad from Saltwater, via st. Paul
and st. Anthony, to point between the
foot Of Big Stone lake and the mouth of
Sioux Wood river, with a branch. via st.
Cloud and Crow Wing, to the navigabIe
waters of the Red River of the North. the
northern terminus of which was fixed bv the
legislature of said Territory at st. Vincent:
and whereas it is DOW believed that the pub.
lie interests require change OF location of
part OF said branch road: Therefore


Resolved by the Senate and House of Rem.
resentatives of the United States of America
in Congress assembled, That the Legislature
of the State OF Minnesota is hereby authorized
70 vacate said oranch line at any point be.
tween st. Cloud and st. Vincent and relocate
the same. starting at any point between Still.
water and st. Vincent to the navigable waters
OF Lake Superior, and to locate and extend an
arm OF track of said branch road from Saint
Cloud to any point in the direction of the nav
lgabie waters OF the Red River of the North
that may be selected by the Legislature of
said State, and to select, in lieu of land here
tofore granted, an equal amount of land upon
the new lines when located in lieu of that the
said State would have been entitled to upon
the line hereby authorized to be vacated.
upon the same terms and condition as are pre-.
scrlbed in the act of March 3D. 1857, referred
to in the preamble of this resoluti n, and no
more Provided, That no part of said lands
snail be selected from any Indian reservation
or any reservation heretofore made for any
public purposes by the United States.


SEC. z. And be it further resolved, That the
sections and parts of sections of land, which
by such grant shall remain to the United
States, within six miles on each side of said
branch road and arm, shall not be sold for
less than double the minimum price of the
public land when sold; nor shall any of said
land become subject to private entry until the
same shall have been first offered at public
sale at the increased price.
Year: 1862

One of the remarkable features Of the
brilliant naval battle at Memphis is the fact
that not one of our gunboats received any
injury, although engaged with the rebel
gunboatsat distance of less than half 9
mile And it is an actual fact that the rebe
els fired at our gunboats at q distance of
scarcely forty rods, and failed to hit them |!
We bad heard of the rileman who at that
distance could not hit barn-door, but hith.
erto would have been willing to wage q
reasonable sum that even the most indiAer.
ent gunner could not fail to hit steamboat
at that distance. Thus unaccountably the
events Of war upset previously established
ideas.
Year: 1862

ST LOUIS, July Y.


Gen. scofeld has issued general or
der for the immediate organization Of all
the militia Of Missouri, for the purpose Of
exterminating the guerTillas that infeSt
the State. Every able-bodied man capable
Of bearing arms and subject to military
duty is ordered 10 repair without delay to
the nearest military post and report for
duty to the commanding officer. Every
nan 70 bring Whatever arms he can pro
cure. Those who have no arms will be
supplied by the ordnance department as
soon as possible. All arms and ammuni-
ton Of whatsoever kinds not in the hands
of loyal militia viii be taken possession Of
and used for public defense. Six days af-
ter date Of this order are allowed for every
man fiji for duty to report to the command
ing officer Of the nearest military post and
be enrolled. All persons go enrolled viii
be regarded as belonging to the active mi
litia Of The State until further orders. The
commanding officer Of the post is author
lied 10 give furloughs to such men Of this
militia force as cannot be absent from
their ordinary business without serious
detriment or such as are not needed for
present service, such leaves Of absence viii
in no case be for longer time than 10 DAYS
and may be revoked anytime at the discre-
tiOn Of the officer granting them. The mi
litia thus organized viii be governed by
articles Of var and army regulations and
will be subject to orders Of officers Of the
United States troops or Missouri militia
regularly mustered into service as may be
assigned 10 their command.
Year: 1862

IMPoRrAr To TnEs SPA ssERs.-From
our observations in the District Court
room. few days ago. it is evident that
the Leavenworth,- Pawnee and Western
Railroad Company have taken step
in the right direction to. put stop to
the destruction Of the timber upon u'eir
lands. On an applications Of the CON-
pany, an injunction, restraining one
VIM. Goodman from cutting their tim
Der, was promptly granted by Judge
Mcdowell, and We trust it may prove .
warning to all persons engaged in this
unlawful business. If this example
shall fail to arres, the evil complained
of, We are fully satisfied that the com
psny will resort to the utmost severity
Of the law to project their property,
and in this they will be sustained BY
every good citizen in the community
or on the route Of the road. II is theil
duty TO. the public to do it. and the
people will sustain them. The penalty
Tor q violation OF which is. fine or i'm


prisonment. Al the discretion of the
Cour,.-LearenWortA Daily Times.
Year: 1862

not suffer for the wrongs Of the trai-
tors: butif their slaves are ssed 70 aid
she rebellion. those slaves should be


terated and the masters paid for
them.


As ne remarked in former article,
this rebellion did not come q day too
soon. if I Was necessary to open the
eyes of the people to the truth; for We
now perceive that the idea was taking
fast bold upon the public mind that
Slaves were . kind Of sacred legacy to
the South-a species of property which
must not be touched. And this strange
jelusion Is now q cause of the utmost
trouble 10 us in this conflict for nation.
al existence. Indeed. many seem to
suppose that the government cannot
be preserved If Slavery is attacked and
others appear to b, Of the opinion that
Slavery must be left 10 order TO restore
the government as it was. True, these
are fallaeies, but they show what a
deep hold Slavery has upon the govern
ment. and how greatly its advocates
have blinded the public.


Let this system. which is the parent
Of all our national troubles, be stricken
down with the rebellion which it has
been used as the instrument: for pro-
ducing. No truly legal man will fail
his government il Slavery is smi,,en
10 the death. Perish treason, and will,
ii perish its cnnse. And let all the peo-
pie say AMEN !
Year: 1862

Fsom the New YORK Herald, 2lthI


The Central Park is one Of ths great sttrac-
tions of the city, and the new .eseTvOr IS one Of
The most useful and beautiful features Of this
park. Il seldom occurs to the grest mass Of the
citizens of New York how intimately dependent
for its present prosperity and consequent maz zni-
tude and importance this grest metropolis is
upon q proper supply Of good water. The C-0-
ton water IS good water, and the supply from
the river never fails. But !. has happened that
the city has been without its croton for day or
50, or just long enough TO prove how indispens-
able it is to the city Of New York.


The old reservoir could only contain a supply
efficient for three or four days for this CITY so
that, if by any accident, the supply 70 Il city
from the river was cut Of, we could only have
enough to last Us a few days, after which we
would be in g condition which cannot well be
imagined for the want Of this greatest necessary
Of life and prime instrument Of CLEANLINESS
The new Croton reservoir has q capacity for
containing ,029 100000 gallons OF wafer, or
enough to supply the city. if the supply from
The river should be cut e. for about thirty days.
With such an immense supply Of water in
reserve, it viii be utterly impossible that the city
can ever be IN want Of water, even for q day.
in the future. This immense reservoir, which
has so often been described, has water surface
oil 96 acres, and contains DO less than IO6 scres-





has been in course of construction since April,
1858 Il is the most stupendous work OF ins
kiGd in the world. These few fsc-s viii give sn
idea Of what the immsnsity of tbs .rs 6ciai lake
IS to those who have never seen is or read q
description Of it.


The announcement that the water was 70 Be
let into the reservoir yesterday afternoon drew
together an immense throng of the populace-
Steadily they came in droves from every part
OF the city, and stTeamed toward the reser-
vOir from every entrance to the Central Park
About three o'clock, from 10 coo to II, 600 people
mad assembled to witness the ceremony Of intro
dUcing the CTotOn 70 its future depository. 4
little after three the infusnt gates were opened
and the water rolled snd hesped into the reser-
voir as though il was delighted with its new
ab de. The water had g fall, from the gates to
the bottom Of the reservoir, of about twenty
feet, IN tea heavy streams. Many persons eI-
pected to see the reservoir filed soOn, but to
their astonishment, the bottom Of the basin was
not even dampsd. As another evidence of the
magnitude Of the reservoir, we may state that is
will take these ten streams three months pour
ing the surplus water Of the Croton river infO
the reservoir before it can be filed. OF course
there must be considerable allowance made for
evaporation.
Year: 1862

A Washington correspondent of the ChicsgO
Times has the following:


You win have seen before this the details of
the remarkable interview which took place the
day before yesterday, between the negroes of the
District and the President. The President had
sent for them to persuade their fellow negroes to
90 to the colony in Central America which, he
said, he was going TO provide there for them.
There were some sensible remarks in what be
said 30 them. Whatsoever effect his remarks
may have on the men who heard them, l fear
they will have very little on the mass of the ne
groes either in this district or in the North at
large From very early period OF my life, 1
have observed that the most remarkable feature
about the character of the American negroes is
their strong, tenacious, and unaccOuntable at
tachment to this country. 1t is trait common
alike to free negroes and slaves. / have con-
versed with hundreds of both kinds, particularly
during the past three years. If there is any
idea regarded by them with peculiar antipatby,
1t Is that of being depOrted, cOOniz5d, banished
from the scenes that have become familiar to
them. This is the predominant idea with the
thousands of negroes now here. The Gree ne
grees," il many cases, have acquired little
property, and are, in measure, comfortable.
Most of those who we're slaves would do any
thing in their power if they could get back to
their kind masters and comfortable homes. Yes
terday, in passing through the negro quarter, I
witnessed a scene that inexpressibly shocked
me. Disease, filth and neglect are causing
great mortality among the negroes here, and it
Is impossible, suppose, to afford them the nee
esssTy medical aid.


In wretched cabin, the hot, sitting air in
which felt like that of an oven, and the thin
boards of the walls Of which were no protection
at all against the burning sun, young negro
woman kneIt on the floor, with clasped hands
and streaming eyes. Before her, on miserable,
dirty quilt, lay the dead bodies of two negro
children should suppose FIVE and seven years
old. One had died the night before, the other
that morning. l cannot record the expressions
of the grief of that poor woman, but they seemed
to be less on account of her children than on ac-
count of her own loneliness and desolation. One
thing that she said to me l will repeat: "Ah,
masss! It was not so at home. When my other
baby died, old missus came and laid her out
herself, and had clean bed to lay her on, and
Miss Emily pat flowers in her little coffin"
Year: 1862

General Morrill,, Of the Federal army in Mis-
souri, has issued general order embracing the
following rule:


Any officer in the division, who permits bis
command to be surprised, or who, while he has
q round of ammunition left, surrendsrs his com
mand to the enemy, will be tried for neglect Ct
duty and cowagdice, and will, if found guilty,
be shot, IN accordance with the articles Of war.
A surprise is never excusable, aud there can
never be any paliatiOn for an ofense 50 grave
as the gross neglect of duty which alone can
make it possible. A surrender is only excussble
when there are no longer any defenders or
means of defense, or when there is no possible
chance or hope of cutting through TIE enemy
and then the true soldier will strike one blow
for honor, however hopeless Of victory.
Year: 1862

~ We have intelligence from Washington
that the government does not anticipate sny
necessity for removing Western troops to the
East and that it expects to employ them wholly
in the Southwest Thus Western troops win
fight directly for the preservation Of a sectional
interest of immense magnitude, as well ss for the
great common cause. They will fight directly
for the freedom of the Mississippi itself Though
the Union cause should fail, the Northwest can
never surrender the freedom of the Mississippi.
But the Union cause cannot fail if the freedom
of the Mississippi be achieved. That achieve
ment will achieve the Upion.-ChicGgO Times.
Year: 1862

We copy the following from the Maryland News
Sheet OF the 10tb:


Secretary Stanton is reported TO have said that the
call for three hundred aousand additional troops has
been responded to much more promptly than the Gov
ernment had anticipated. On the other hand the New
York World declares that the !" call " has not yet
kinded the first flush of enthusiasm that distrust
weighs like PAIL" and that suen gloom is setting
on every heart. The people cOdly motionless y
The New Yolk Tribune reioices in the gratifying be-
lief that that conception Of inCable stupidity the great
Union anaconda, is defunct After recapituIang the
series of reveses which the anac0nda has occasioned
the Tribune mathematics that military reptile as
bundcr, humbug, and nuisance"


The New York World is of opinion that an I'D il
tona hundred thousand, if they could be brought into
the field in twenty days, would throttle the rebellion
but both the World and the Pbpdelpbia Press concur
very slowly. The Press says " there seems to be
withholding of support the part OF the public jour
nails. There is not that unity of effort among
papers throughout tie North which yedsd such graft
flying fruits year ago" Under these circumstances
it is nmated that drafting may have to be resorted
to for the purposes of meeting the exgences Of the
Government.


| The following is from the New York correspondence
| Of the Philadelphia Inquirer OF the 10th


Recruiting offices have been opened throughout the
whole city the inevitable flags strung out, aud al able
bodied men invited to enlist for compensation" But
little hope entertained at first of ready response
to the call Of the President; but contrary to general
expectation, New York City IS again foremost i'll her
answer. The number OF enlistments this week thus
far, have averaged ninety day ard it is expected that
when tie bounty is given the number will be
doubled, if lot trped But should TIE call meet with
response in the State, however, a draft be
sorted to- and the conviction has taken possession Of the
public mind that the the draft is made the bet
ter. Necessity knows no law, and if men won't vol
unteer to fight for their country and their flag they must
be compelled to.


The superintendent of police has directed the police
their utmost efcrts recruits 10 the city,
promising them the remuneration offered by government
for volunteers.


The enrolment OF the militia Of the State is now com
pleted Ia the city the time occupied ten days,
and the number OF men employed about two hundred
The result is, the obtaining OF the aud residences
Of about three hundred thousand men, believed to be
subject to military duty 1t is said, By the way, that
the enromont not very popular in some CT the tene-
ment houses, the officers, in cases, being actually
nmbIed down stairs, while in Others they had to ske-
daddle at doubequjck pace to escape the tongues
if not the fists, of tie fdrer portion OF creation.
Year: 1862




Battle i5d, Frazier's Farm, July 4, 1862. !


SIR 1t becomes my painful duty to report the cas-
uates my regiment during the pes week in the great
battle before Richmond.


The regiment has suffered severely as the accompany
ing list will show. About the cosa of the fight on the
lst inst we met wi the most serious loss IN the death
OF Col CASTOR Meares. He was shot IN the forehead
and instantly killed while cooy aud galanty moving at
the head of his regiment changing position to reinforce
the lst n. q. regiment which heavily pressed \ o
more brave, COOL or gallant officer lived than he. His
memory will ever be dear to every officer and man in
his command.


On June 26tb, the regiment engaged in the charge
upon the works at Eson's Mills, being under most
terrific fire for over one hour when withdrawn
on account OF the mpractcabity of charging the bat
terry up an almost perpendicular hill The loss in the
fight was Major Savage slightly wounded and 10 men
killed and 54 wounded.


On the following day we were under hre from their
batteries during the forenoon. and ct p M we were
held to protect our left flank under heavy hre OF mus
kerry grape and canister. We took no important par
in this engagement and by shielding the men as mncl
possible, loss was slight, man killed and one
wounded.


July lst at this place was the division of Gen. D. e.
Hi to which Gen. Riplys brigade, of which we form
Year: 1862

NORTHERN NEWs-The following is a specimen of
the Northern manufactured to keep up stocks and
the spirits of the deIudel soldiers The Fortress Mon
roe correspondent of the Philadelphia lCqurer writes
on the 7th Instant:


Our army perfectly safe, Notwithstanding the tales
of frightened suffers ard hangers on who have poured
down to this point since communication was open
ed with Mcclellan.


A Surgeon who came down yesterday in charge OF
the wounded, assured me that were in excellent
spirits They say they have whipped the rebels in every
fight and they feel able to DO it to all that come. Rebel
prisoners confess to loss in the six days lighting of
$4,000 men. They curse artillery, and blame it for
repulsng and saugbtering them in such numbers Their
whole army is cut of Richmond and they that they
had from 10000 to 10000 men 10 the different bat
ties of the last few days They have suffered terribly
enormousy heavier than the Union forces. They ac-
knowledge to the death Of Sonewa Jackson and also
say that Rhet the notorious leader of secession in South
Carolina, was killed.
Year: 1862

THE WAR IN ARKANsAs.-Ihe rapid and energetic
movements OF Gen. Hi0dmans forces in Arkansas have
almost rid that State Of the invading army under Cur
It's. The Memphis Appeal Of a late date says:


Union sentiments fast disappearing before stern
desire for revenge When get into their coun-
try, as we believe they WILL vengeance will be taken
We have lost all our brothery love and christian char
nation. Our troops here desire to n contact with
them, and nothing hut superior officers detain them
here.
Year: 1862

New York, Dec 16.-The specials Of
this morning contain nothing from Fred
ericksburg not in the Associated Press
dispatch of last night.


The Washington Iatelligencer Of yes
terday says the engagement contrary to
what appears to have been the general
expectation, was not resumed yesterday
The enemy occupied the time in extend
ing and strengthing his works, and our
army was taking care of its wounded
and burying such of its dead as could
be recoyered from the battle field.


Burnside vas reinforced during the
day by Siegel's corps. He unquestlon-
ably had good reasons for delaying an
other attack upon the enemy's hnea