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Year: 1864

rORIhESS MONROE, JHub ~,


Major General Gilmore, with bis staff,
passed through this department to-day en-
route for Washington, to report to the Ad-
jutant General, By order of General Grant.


Itappears that General Butler took occa-
SION, in an. official report to the Secretary
of War, to severely censure Gen. Gilmore
for failing to attack ,he enemy's works at
Petersburg on the 10th. General Gilmore
then in letter to Butler, suggested that
he should probably apply for court of in.
ouiry upon the matter The language Of
his Communication was decidedly respect


full and there was nothing in 1t at which
General Butler could take offeDse. But
the latter Immediately issued an order re


lieviDg General Gilmore Of his command,
and directing him to report at Fortress
Monroe, there to await court Of inquiry


In this he was little too fast, as no investi-
CATION had been ordered, or even called for,
and the order was therefore irregular,--
When General Grant arrived at Bermuda
Hundred, the matter was referred to him.
He immediately issued an order relieving
General Gilmore from the command of the
Tenth Army corps, "at his own request" !"
and directing him to report to the Adjutant
General at Washington.


Almost before the ink was dry with which
the last order was written, events occur
red to justify the course Of General Gill>
more He was sent to attack Petersburg
with but one corps. assisted by General
Kautz's cavalry, which was to cooperate
with him in another direction, rendering
him no immediate assistance. He found
upon his advance that the enemy's works
were so situated as to be absolutely impreg


nable to his forcs, and his judgment die.
tated that he had better withdraw instead
of sacrificing his men. He did SO and was
censured. General W. +. Smith, q lew
days ago, made an attack upon almost the
identical lines and carried them, it is true,
but under far more advantageous circam-
stances. After he had captured the lines,
the rebels withdrew to their second line OF
works, and had not General Smith been
reinforced by General Hancock, he would
not have been able to hold the ground be
had taken, much less to assault the next
line Since the capture of the Notifications
against which General Gilmore was sent, it
has been discovered that they were truly
formidable, and that it would have been
folly for General Gilmore, unaided, to have
attempted the movement be was ordered to
accomplish. When court Of inquiry is
held, as it will doubtless shortly be, the
evidence will justify General Gilmore and
display General Buffers military genius in
no very enviable light. ,


hewhole secret of Buffers pique against
General Gilmore lies in the fact that the
latter knows too much. Butler can never
entertain an officer who knows more than
he does, and especially if his blunders are
made SO apparent that he cannot throw the
responsibility upon his inferior in rank as
was the case at the movement upon Fort
Darling, where valuable ground was lost
through the pig headed stubbornness ofthe
lawyer general.
Year: 1864

HEpaUARTEss, June %, M-There
was some artillery firing on the right and
picket skirmishing at various point along
the the whole of yesterday, resulting in
the wounding cf few men, but Causing no
change in the position. 90


A battery stationed on an elevated piece
of ground in front Of Petersburg kept an
uoying one of our batteries on the left some
time, when it opened in return. One Of
the shells exploded in the midst of the men
at the rebel guns and caused . cessation Of
firing on their part ~l.... Z. -
Year: 1864

TIE following is the process to Condense
milk for the soldiers: Place two quarts oi
new milk in a vesselover slow fire, stir ii
to prevent burning, until it is about the
thickness of cream, add one pound Of sugar
q little at time stirring constantly till
It becomes thick and stiff; then spread on
plates and dry in oven or sun, and powder
II With knife Or spoon. 1t can be sent in
papers and serves for both milk and sugar


When dissolved in coffee or tea. Let oul
dairy women try it, and they will get the
thanks of the Sanitary" and the soldiers
Year: 1864

THE Committee on Refreshments are credibly in
formed that many Ladies desire to furnish Cakes ant
other edihles as free will offerings to the of
coming Fair. To such an opportunity Is offered
and is hoped that each person who sxpe to con
tribute or further aid in thi sway will leave memo
randum with any member of the Committee at thei
regular places of business, stating the quantity kind
and precise date Of the gift . - o,


REFRESHMENT COMMITTEES,
Year: 1864

Everybody having Flags are requested to leave
them for the benefit of the Festival. Those that
will do so will please have them washed and sent
to the Committee on Decorations at the Fair Bull
dings. Attach a card with your name, so as to get
your Flags back again. a. ......
Year: 1864

A Prolific RIB OFFIcER:-The Ssndus-
Ky Rrgister Of Monday has the following
We are credibly informed that one day last
week one of the rebel officers in the bull
pen, as our soldiers call it, otherwise in one
Of the barracks in the enclosure on John
sons Island in which the rebel prisoners
are kept. gave birth to bouncing boy
This is the first instance of the father giving
birth to child we have heard Of nor have
we read of it in the books. The officer,
however, was, we are inclined to the opin-
ion, Of the female persuasion
Year: 1864

A MEMBER of Congress justified his sun
port Of the Bankrupt bill, when reproached
therefor, by saying, when the ebb-tide Of
this facticious paper money prosperity comes
as come it must, the shores Of the great
seas of trade viii be strewn with more
wrecks than ever yet were seen in any panic
OF rsvulEon.
Year: 1864

The Iaduarad Alsdcien publishes a letter from
number of Polish residents at Mulhausen con.
tradictiDg statement made by that journal to
the effect that during the Empress OF Russas
stay in that town the Polish Committee had pre-
sented to her Majesty a petition in favor OF
Poland. The authors Of the letter declare that
for the last thirty yenrs there has been no Polish
Committee at Mulhausen, and that the person
by whom tue petition was presented is ascer-
taiuel to be Frenchman.
Year: 1864

EARLY SHEEP Observation-Disclosures


No lover OF his flock drives his sheep
to the washing without feeling akin to
remorse. lie would not do it were it
not that he believes that the market de-
mands wool washed on the back. Though
it is true that washed woods sell more
readily yet in times like these where any
and all woods are quickly taken up, an
opportunity for reform is offered which
ought not to be overlooked. Sheep which
are TO be washed ought not to be sheared
before settled worm weather. In many
seasons this will not come before the last
Of June. They are then in much less
danger of taking cold and receiving per-
manent Injury. They ought to be washed
only in water which is 50 warm that the
washers do not find it uncomfortable to
stand in it with the sheep. The shock to
the flock, of the immersion in cold water
and being subsequently exposed to raw
winls-followed by being reduced to II
state of absolute nakedness. is sufficient
cause to account for snutiles," and pre-
valent lung difficulties. The rule in re-
gard to washing is to vase as little as
possible, but even this involves the nec-
cssity of thoroughly wctting the entire
fleece. It is great object to have the
sheep shcarcd as early as they can be,
and fully month may be gained if they
are shorn without washing. The fleece
starts better, the sheep seem actually
benefited, weakly ones often brighten up
and do well, and all are in much better
condition to bear the antumnal storms
often some before the hocks are sufficient
ly clad to bear the change well. Con-
tagious diseases are not unirequently
communicated by farmers using the SAME
washing pens with their neighbors, which
may be unavoidable.


f the sheep be shorn unwashcd, par
tcular care should be taken to leave
them all well tagged, and ali dirt remov-
ed which is not too thoroughly incorpor-
atcd with the fleece. The discount Of
one-third in price for unwashed wool is
not fair, yet the farmer may well submit
to it for the advantage his flock gains. il
it be valuable one, knowing that like
other abuses it will be corrected by time.
Sheep should be shorn on smooth, clean
floors. by careful, humane, quick, expert
cuccd men. The cleanliness of the floor
the removal Of dung and straw brought
in upon the feet, arc important.-( AA,er.-
can IgricultHrist.
Year: 1864

Lord Salisbury recently states in d
public meeting in London, chat from per.
sona observation he had asccrtained that
Of adult male criminals of that city,
near y all had fallen into Il course OF
crime between the ages Of eight and six
teen years and chat if man lived an
honest life up to twenty years of age,
there were forty-nine chances in favor and
only one against him, as to an honorable
life hereafter.


This is fact of startling import to
fathers and mothers, and shows u fearful
responsibility. Certainly parent should
secure and exercise absolute control over
the child until sixteen it cannot be Il
very difficult matter to do this, except in
very rare cases, and if that control is not
wisely and efficiently exercised, it must
be the parents fault is is owing to the
parental neglect or rcmissness. Hence
the real source of ninty-eight per cent, Of
the crime in a country such as England
or the United States lies at the door Of
the parents. 1t is fearful reflection !;
we throw it before the minds of the
fathers and mothers of our land, and these
leave it to be thought of in wisdom, re-
marking only as to the early seeds of
disease, that thay are in nearly every
case sown between sundown and bedtime


in absence from the family circle, in the
supply of spending money never earned
by the spender, opening the doors of con-
dictionaries and soda fountains, or beer
and tobacco and wine shops, of the circus,
the negro minstrels, the restaurant and
dance ; then follows the Sunday excursion
the Sunday drive, the easy transition to
the company of those whose ways lead
down to the gates of social, physical, and
moral ruin.-From "eight to sixteen !"
In these few years are the destinies Of
children fixed in forty-nine cases out Of
fifty fixed by the parents! let every
father and mother solcnnly vow, ''By
Gods help Iii fix my darling's destiny
for good, by making home more attract
i've than the street"
Year: 1864

-One evening a clergyman gave
out the hymn. which was in measure
rather harder than usual, and the deacon
led off Upon It's conclusion the atiaist,r
rose and said : " Brother B---W Ill
please repeat his hymn as | cannot pray
after such singing" The deacon very
composedy pitched ancthe tune and the
clergyman proceeded with his prayer
Having finished, he took up the book to
give the second hymn, when he was III
terrupted by the deacon gravely getting
up and saying in a voice audible to the
whole congregation "Well Mr. G.


please make another prayer ? 1t would
Year: 1864

A MusIcAL Bed Foreign journals


speak of an invention just produced in


Germany, namely, a musical bed, SO con-
structed that by means of concealed


piece of mechanism the pressure of the
body produces the softest harmony, which


lasts long enough to lull one to Sleep
At the head of the bed is a dial with a
hand, which can be placed at whatever
hour the person wishes to awake, and at
the time fixed the bed plays march OF
spontini, with drums aud cymbals loud
Year: 1864

This man has romance, his high poetic
feeling, and, above all, his manly dignity.


Visit him, aud you will find him without
coat, unshorn, in ragged blue trowsers
and old flannel shirt, too often bearing on
his lantern jaws the signs of age and
sickness but he will stand up before and
speak to you with all the ease of a letter.
ed gentleman in his own liberty. All the
odious incivility Of the republican SER
want has been banished. He is his own
master, standing or his own threshold,
and finds no need to assert his equality BY.
rudcness. He is delighted to see you,
and bids you sit down on his battered
bench without dreamngof any such apol-
ogy as an English cottier offers to Lady
Eountifiil when she calls. He has
worked out independence, and shows it in
every movement of his body. He tells
you of it unconciously in every tone of
his voice. You will always find in bis
cabin some newspaper, some book, soma
token of advance in education. When
he questions you about the old country
he astonishcs you by the extent of his
knowledge. l defy you not to feel that
he is superior to the race from whence ha
has sprung in England or Ireland. To
me [ confess the manliness of such man
is charming. lie is dirty, and perhaps
squald. His children are sick and he is
without comforts His wife is pale, and
you think you see shortness of lite writ
ten in the faces Of all his family. But,
over and above it all, there is an indie
pendence which sits gracefully upon his
shoulders, and teaches you at first glance
that the man has right to assume him
self to be your equal. (Authony
Trollope,
Year: 1864

re.nominated could not have been less flstter.
ing to himself, that It was pleasing to his
friends. He was nominated by acclamation
without dissenting voice. Judge Hubbard
is man of ability, energy and intrinsic
moral worth, and by his acts and deeds has
proven himself worthy Of the confidence
and esteem entertained towards him by. his
constituency, and shared alike by all those
with whom he has been brought in contact,
whether in public or private life. Hon. II.
9. Henderson, Of Msrshalltown, was nomi-
mated for District Elector by acclamatiou.
With this gentleman we have no personal
acquaintance, but the fact that those who
know him best are the ones that speak the
most highly Of him, leads us to form high
ly favorable opinion of him. He represents
the thirty third district in the State Senate,
and enjoys the reputation Of being man Of
ability. AS hc intends to canvass the dis.
trct our people will ere long probably have
an opportunity to become better acquainted
with him. The Convention throughout was
characterized by the utmost harmony, and
Of the election Of It's nominees there is not
the shadow Of doubt


Wednesday evening we started for home.
where we arrived safe and sound, but pretty
well worn out, on Thursday evening.
Year: 1864

From the above we might safely deduct
Pennsylvania, Illinois and Indiana, but Civ
ing the Cops. these States, they Still lack
thirty one electoral votes to secure the elec
ton of their candidate. The enemy might
have some hope of carrying Pennsylvania,
were it not for the fact that the soldiers OF
that State will vote at this coming election.
Figure it as you will, you cannot with any
show OF reason, figure up the election OF
Little Mac. The skies are bright, Union
men, and vigorous united effort will effect
ually kill the northern allies of southern
treason, an deal blow at rebellion that
will be its death stroke.
Year: 1864

The Red jacket Bitters are free from
all acidities usually found IN ordinary ton
les and stomach bitters Of the present day.
They are made from sound and fresh
materials; nothing that is not entirely
whole ONE and healthy enter into the
composition Of them. They are a COM
bination of rare herbs ard plants, with
the purest and mildest Of all stimulants-
fne cid BurbOn Whisky. Call for the
Red jacket Bitters, and do not let any
enc pursuade you to take any other.
Year: 1864

In the Legislature of Georgia. nine
series of resolutions were introduced,
maintaining the right of each State to
act Individually in reference to efforts to
secure peace, as well as all other affairs,
hailing with qualification the disposition
q favor of a cessation of hostilities man
ifested by the Democratic party at the
North. favoring Union of all States,and
in calling on JEFF. Davis BY the rebel
Congress, to make offers of such purpose
to the government at Washington.


The Richmond Enquirer, in an article
on the efficiency Of the rebel ordnance
department, in It's enthusiasm apparently
becomes unguarded, and points out sew
eral valuable objects, some of which
General Sherman may deem worthy of
Year: 1864

PAcIFIc RAILRoAD.-It VIII be CRAFTY
ing to our readers everywhere to learn
that 100 miles of the Union Pacific Rail-
road were put under contract a few days
ago, and that 500 miles in addition, are
TO be let as soon as the work can be
slaked out. This great work will be
pushed vigorously the coming year
Omaha Republican.
Year: 1864

= The~NortbweEtern Normal 1nstitusel for
Physical Education, advertised IN the educational
will be ae crest as the ncknnwledged excellence Of
The new method Of Physical Culture my21-g5291t
Year: 1864

Gov. Stone received dispatch from
the War Department last evening, say
ing that draft would be ordered imme-
diately for this State, in all the sub
districts which are deficient under the
three years calls, unless he should object
to such course. The Governor replied
that until other States should fill their
quotas, he could not favor a draft in this
State for three years men, and did not
think it would be just, unless we should
fail to furnish our full number of hun
dred day men. In case of failure, then
he should favor draft.


It will be seen from this that we are
not yet out of danger of compulsory
measures to raise troops, and as the Gov
ernor has presented the only terms upon
which we can escape the necessity, let
us go to work promptly, and fill the
hundred days quota.-Desnoines Reg,
18Th. ... ..'-
Year: 1864




LIQUOR IN THE ARMY.--tien. Howard
made the following sensible remarks as
to liquors in the army, in late speech


81 did not drink at college, I did not
drink at West Point; but when | got
into the army l found ii was all the
fashion. If you went into an officers
quarters the first thing was to offer you
something TO drink. 1t was thought you
did not treat him with proper respect if
you did not. I fell into the habit. I
drank whisky and offered it to others.
When was stationed at Florida I once
offered whisky to an officer and he de-
clined. [ urged him to drink and he
drank. A short time after I attended
him in the horrors of delirium tremens,
and made up my mind that it was
wicked, and that never would do it
again and have not. ] do not keep it
in my quarters or my tent. / do not Of
fer it to any officer or to any man, and
will not. know it is hard stand to
take, especially for a young officers but
! can say from my own experience that
it will pay"
Year: 1864

gg Work on the Arsenal at Rock
Island has been stopped by order of the
Washington authorities. The Union
says the reason for the stoppage is that
it is the intention to put up the building
at the head of the island, where water
power can be more easily obtained.
Year: 1864

APOLOGY To OUR READERS. one
of those annoying disappointments-the
non-arrival Of paper according to order
compels US tissue but half a sheet. This
cannot be more annoying to you than it is
to US But these are war times, and literally
speaking times of disappointment and
vexation to every one. The old song says,
"Thers's a better day coming" Let US
all do our part towards bringing it about as
soon as possible We hope this thing will
not SC IN occur again.
Year: 1864

There is a widow lady living in Douglas.
seventy-iour years old. who sawed and spill,
FIVE cords Of seasoned wood in the course OF
last winter and spring. This old lady is in
good circumstances. not compelled to labor,
bat cut said wood to benefit her health
When she first commenced her limbs were
20 stiff that she could not lift her feet with
out assistance from her hands. but by de.
groos. in saving and splitting the wood, she
entirely regained the use OF her limbs. and
materially improved her health. The exam
pie OF this lady Is An evidence ef what can be
done by persistent efforts. Weoasoekef Pat
rot
Year: 1864

After the battle at Bean Station, East
Tennessee, the rebels were guilty of all man
ner Of indignity toward the slain. They
stripped their bodies, and shot all persons
who came near the battlefield to show any
attention to the dead. The body Of little
drummer boy was left naked and exposed.
Near by, in an humble house, there were
two little girls, the eldest but sixteen who
resolved to give the body a decent burial.
They took the night for their task With
hammer and nails in hand, and boards on
their shoulders, they sought the place where
the body Of the dead drummer boy lay.
From their own scanty wardrobe, they
clothed the body for the grave. With their
own hands they made rude coffin, into
which they reverently put the dead boy.
They dug the grave, and lowered the body
into it and covered it over The noise OF
the hammer brought some of the rebels to
the spot. The sight was too much for them
The stiffness of the night-the story so elo-
quently told by the heroic labors of the little
girls Not word was spoken no one in
terfered, and when the sacred rights of bur
lal were performed, all separated ; and the
little drummer-boy sleeps undisturbed in his
grave on the battlefield Such tenderness
and heroism deserve to run along the line of
coming generations with the story of the
women who broke the alabaster box on the
feet of the Savior, and with her who of
her penury cast. her two mites into the
treasury
Year: 1864

A young man was studying at college.
One afternoon he walked out with an in
structor, and they chanced to see an old
pair of shoes lying by the side of the path,
which appeared to belong to poor old man
at work close by.


LET Us have little amusement at his
expense, said the student. Suppose we
should hide those shoes and conceal our
selves in the bushes to watch his perplexity
when be cannot find them


Il can think of a better trick than that,
said the instructor. ou are rich. Sup
pose you put a silver dollar in the oeof each
of his shoes, and then we will hide. .


The young man did so. The poor man
finished his work soon, and went to put on
his shoes. You can imagine his surprise,
when he stopped down to take out pebble.
as he supposed from the toe, and found a
bright silver dollar and when he found
still another in the other shoe, his feelings
overcame him he fell upon his knees :;
looked up TO heaven and uttereda long, fer
vent thanksgiving, in which he thanked Il
kind Providence for sending some unknown
hand to save from perishing his sick and
helpless wife, and his children without bread
Do you wonder that the young man stood
in his hiding place deeply affected {? Young
friends, when you wish to enjoy real pleas
ure in witnessing the perpexity of others,
see II you cannot, some way, initiate the
student Such tricks are well worth being
Dertormed
Year: 1864

1t is pretty certain that in the fight with
Col; Hicks at Paducah, Forrest got good
deal the worst Of it; though it is quite like
ly that he made a tolerable good thing of
the venture by plundering the stores and
dwellings. 1t is known that the rebel loss
IN killed was not far from 800, which would
make their total loss about j, 200. Wlike
they no doubt calculated largely on the
thieving part of the affair, it is evident that
this feature was not taken into the account.
Like the burning Of Hampton, and other
acts OF vandalism by the rebels, the sacking
of Paducah caused the blow to fall chiefly
on their friends and sympathizers, who we're
the principal sufferers. There is in this lit
tie to regret, though this peculiarity in reb-
ei tactics may appear little singular Ken
tucky, by her divided allegiance, invites this
treatment, while she forfeits the sympathy,
and, measurably, the claim to protection
which all loyal men would be disposed to ex-
tend to her