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Year: 1862

Congressional Committee on the Conduct Of the War
to take Tie testimony Of Colonel d. 8. Miles, who
commanded the division in the battle Of Bull
run They have examined large number Of officers
who are isss familiar than he s with the principal facts
and details of that AFFAIR


PROPOSED Issuy OF MONEY ORDERS.


The Post Oce Committee Of thsYeuse Of Ropresenta.
tveshave under consideration the money
order system for the transmission through
OF sums under thirty dollars the average rate of about
one-haf OF one per cent. II 10 doubted whether this
system can be made 10 work well in this country. Il
pays expenses and yields net revenue Of aboutone
hundred thousand dollars per in England but II
has failed to pay in either Ireland Canada. II
nrst established in Great Britain the private
prise Of three Of the clerks the Once Department
during the Napoleonc war; enable soldiers and sailors
tomake small remttances and subsequently, adopted
by the department Tho existence Of almost precisely sm
lar circumstances in this country suggests Its adoption
ameasure of convenience to tho half million Of soldiers
in the service and the fact that the
continually needs large Of money in the Western
Staes, where the Of this system would produce
accumulation Of the postal revenue, would thought
compensate for what has been hitherto urged the dis
advantage Of the system. II remains be scen also
the banking system proposed by the Secretary Of the
Treasury would enhance the value Of this mode
of distributing the Post Gface receipts.


THE JAIL REGULATIONS OF MARSHAL LAMoN.


Complaints have been made relative to the Jail regula.
tons Of Colonel Lamon, Marshal for the District Of Co.
umbia, who acted under the advice Of high legal autho
ry II appears the reasons for the regulations have
either been misunderstood his motives not known in
requiring members OF Congress to procure passes from
tho President Of the Senate Speaker of the House.
It to facilitate rather than obstruct their entrance
into that heretofore unattractve institution by thus
making known to the prison guards the Official standing
OF the vsiters and securing their prompt admission


TIE WORK OF THE VAN wYCK COMMITTEE.


For week past the Van Wyck Investigating Commit.
tee have been busy examining into the frauds and
abuses in army transportation and the conduct Of suffers
The field 10 extensive and furnishes mine for the
exploration Of the committee.


THE SUCCESS OF THE BRITISH POSTAL SYSTEM.


From a recent comparison Of postal system with
that Of Great Britain, tho fact is developed that the
British Post Office rendered self only by the
immense revenue derived from postage drop letters in
tho city Of London from which source alone four mil
hons Of dollars Of the annual postal revenue 10 derived


THE WEATHER.


This has been an exceedingly unpleasant day. rain and
mud and fog being the trio evils to contend WITH
Tho streets in the city and roads outside Of are in the
worst possible condition.
Year: 1862

This evening about six O'Clock. ARRAY occurred in
gambling room in this city kept In Mouson's block IN
Front street by one Theodore Newcomb which resulted
in the shooting Of Samuel Milby by q man named let
Hutchinson faro bank In operation and the par.
ties got alteration about the stakes During tho
confusion Hutchinson made his escape The wounded
man lies In very critical condition. having received tho
ball in the abdofaen The physicians think there s no
rack Of the villain, aad he win probably be caught
Year: 1862

FoRrRxss MoNRos, JAM Is, 1852.
Two reoe were taken prisoners last night by Company
f. OF the Sixteenth Massachusetts, regiment The first
was man who has pass from General Wool admitting
MIN within our lines. He has for some time past sup
piled himself with Shoes &C. which he has disposed of
TO the enemy, and with gold and silver which he has
sold at premium. He taken at his house from un
Ger two BEDS He will be sent to tho Rip Raps. The
other case was that Of private who from papers upon
him, appeared to be on visit to his home on fur
Tough.


Seven companies Of the New York Second regiment on
Reconnaissance last night from Newport News drove in
the enemys pckets and discovered their position at
distance Of twelve miles from Camp Butler They brought
in lame man who has hitherto enjoyed tho protection
OF our troops in consequence of his n6rmiy There is
reason to believe that he has lately had reasonable COR
dependence with the rebels.
Year: 1862

WHEREAS THE UNDERSIGNED HAS BEEN INFORMED on
w good authority that great irreguariy exists in the taking
killing of the wild cattle the mountains Hawaii, be-
longing His Majesty and to the Government by parties who
claim pretend claim right under bills of sale from His Maj
the Government and whereas from the of
the country and other almost impossible to place
agents guard the interests Of His Majesty and Of the Govern
whereas all parties having legal claims the said
wild cattle have already had time sufficient If they have used
due diligence to remove the same


Now therefore, undersigned hereby gives notice all
ties who purchased wild cattle running the mountains on Ha
wa previous the Ist of January 1851 remove the
already before the st day OF May next
which time, parties taking wild cattle Will be prosecuted


Interior Office, [ L. kAMEHAMEHA-


Ian 4S-u
Year: 1862

The Presidents order OF yesterday adds
100000 nine months drafted men 10 the 3OO,-
900 volunteers lately called for. This will
make new force, equal In itself 10 the high
est humber we have had at any time during
the war. Added to the force now in the field,
1t will make a round million Of men.


When this great array is in arms, the public
temper will tolerate no dilly dallying under
the name OF strategy. We must have heavy
blows and quick blows. And such, we hope
and believe, Is the determination Of the Ad-
ministration.


Virginia at any rate, must be thoroughly
purged of rebellion by this force, and this cap
ital Is not really safe until that is done. We
must not only drive the rebel armies out Of
Virginia, but we must drive out all the re bels
not in arms.


1t is said here, by some persons that the
President now enlarges bis call to 100000
men 10 the hope that he may be able to emo
the war without using the negro" This Il
an idle speculation upon motives. The call Il
made, az matter OF fact, and II the suppres
sion Of the rebellion is not accomplished by It
we shall then hear no objection to .using the
negro except from those who might as well
svow their wish that the disruption Of the
Union may be made permanent.
Year: 1862

EMANCIPATION. The New York Post Of Mon
day evening states positively, but without Civ
ing it's authority, that the President prepared
an order Ia The generals in the field to enforce
the emancipation clauses OF the conf. .caliou act
but was over persuaded by his Cabinet not to
issue it, We have never heard that account of
the matter here, although it may be true.
Year: 1862

NOBLE WORDS. Gen. Shields, was the
recipient, on Thursday night, July 18th, Of
complimentary banquet at the Continen-
tai Hotel, Philadelphia, rendered by many
Of his friends. In the course of the even.
ing the General responded to the calls of
meeting and made brief speech, which
We wonld like to publish in full We give
however, the following brief sentence which
deserves to be printed in letters of gold:


"For one, never underrated this crisis.
knew the metal Of the enemy. Knew
the desperation of that enemy. know it
now. Let me say here tonight that it will
take all the efforts that parties in the North
can put forth to crush out this rebellion
This is no time for quarreling about that
General or this that party or this party.
Let as sink all these, let us forget individu-
al injustice, let III fight for the country ;
lent us stand to the country and when the
war is over we can then settle these other
matters"
Year: 1862

School LIBRARIEs.-The benefits of
well selected school library in every school
room in the State shrpass computation
The good books in them would be useful
for reference not only during the sessions
of school, but would keep many from idle
ness and vice, from sorrow and despair.
when no other but these silent and impress
>ive monitors and teachers were present.
They would admonish and teach our youth
and bless our homes the whole year. They
would Danish from among us the hurtful
literature so cheaplv and abundantly fur
nished, with tempting pictures, at every coz:
ner. If our youth are taught to read they
will read something. If parents do not see
that reading, in cheap forms, is thrown in
their way, bad men will. These good books
would form a correct tast for reading which
could not afterwards well be perverted,
leading to habits Of inquiry which must
result in better citizenship, greater wealth,
and happier state of society.-Jona. Ten
ney.
Year: 1862

GLAD OF THE CuANoE.-The editor of the
Saratoga Republican tells the following at
his own expense: Yesterday, wishing,
like others, to evince our patriotism, We
informed the six compositors in our Office
that if they would enlist we would pay
them half wages while they were gone TO
the war. They replied-"That is more
than we ever had before" and the whole
crowd have enlisted. "That's what's the
matter" -
Year: 1862

~ 1t is not always mark Of frank
ness to possess an open countenance. An
alligator is deccitful creature, and yet it
possess an open countenance when it is in
the very act Of taking you in.
Year: 1862

The Dubuque Herald takes exccp-


ton to to the manner in which a CORES.
pondent Of ours alluded to that journal, af-
firms Its circulation to be larger than the
Times, and requests US to make such cor
rection as We may think proper. We give
our neighbor the benefit of his denial as to
circulation. AS to the loyalty Of the Her,
ad employer, We have only to say that the
statements of our correspondent are not
denied. For the honor of the craft and
the state, however, We trust he is mistaken.
Year: 1862

ROMANTIC WAR lNCIDENT.-Ihe Cleve-
land Herald relates romantic story of a
young widow who loved fellow in De-
troit. She was the daughter of well to-
do farmer, whose health was poor, and
who wished hel to marry young neigh
Dor, farmer. See postponed doing so un-
til the the old gentleman smclt mice, and
and wrote to the Detroit chap pointing out
the helplessness OF his love, and stating
that the lady was shortly to become the
bride of young farmer for whom she had
been destined for years. Any attempt
to change this decree, he added,
would be giving the young lady needless
pain. The Detroiter Immediately enlisted
writing his lady a note announcing the fact
and the reason. His regiment was in the
battle Of Bull Run, where he was taSets
prisoner, and kept so until recently. The
old man came to his death bed, wanted la
dy to marry young farmer, and she con-.
sented, supposing the Detroiter was food
for worms. The marriage was duly SOL
emnized, but the young farmer was accom-
modating enough to take the typhus fever
in one month afterwards and die, leaving
his wife all his property. The lady then
determined to dispose Of her property at
the West and 60 down East to live With
her friends. She sold her property ana
while visiting friend a, Cleveland had
photograph taken, and as she was extreme
ly handsome the artist obtained the privi-.
lege of hanging duplicate at his door.


1t attracted large crowds Of admirers,
among the rest the young soldier, who
told his story, and got the artist to show
him where the lady resided. He found her
of course, she tainted Oh seeing him-like,'
wise 'screeched, and raised Cain gener-
ally; but recovered and will shortly endow
Detreiter with her hand, and property.
Year: 1862

DR.. II Is using Crystal Gold Foil for filling. No
other form OF gold i capable OF making such splendid
filings, and with such certainty of success Decay cd
aud even liberated teeth restored to health and
Year: 1862

CoRREcTroS.-We are informed by the Pres
ldent and Secretary Of the Gas Company that
we were 10 error in stating that the Company
had suspended operations for want of proper
illuminating material They inform Us that
the works are somewhat out of order. reqsiriDg
repairs, cleansing, &c., and that 10 the course
Of week they will again be in full operation
when gas Of much better quality will be tut-
nished." We are pleased to hear and make
the correction and hope the Company may be
successful in furnishing satisfactory substitute
for rOsin gas. in that manufactured by the crude e
kerosene or corbon ell.
Year: 1862

The steamer Pilot Boy, familiar to cur citi-
zens as the boat plying between this place and
Phladel Phia, performed an. important part in
the late action at Roanoke Island. being the
flag ship Of Gen. Foster, and the FIRST to run
into land with troops. which she did with 90
lauaches in tow, loaded with soldiers. Little
did any one think year age that her peaceful
mission Of trade would be SO speedily changed
for the bloody conflict of war.
Year: 1862




The sudden announcement on Tuesday
morning that Mr. Miller's cream horse
would run a single dash of four miles
against Mr.. Monroes sorrel mare, with
catch weights, took the town by surprise,
and created an eager desire to witness the
race. Accordingly the road leading down
to the course was thronged with horsemen
and people in hacks, buggics, carriages and
such other vehicles as could be got to-
gether hastily to convey passengers.


The race was set for two o'clock, but did
not come off at all under the first engage
ment. A great deal of chafering ensued,
the proprietor of the course endeavoring to
have the parties come to arrangement, and
with success at last.


Mr.. Miller's horse is a most remarkable
animal. He is pony-built, with the coat
and fetlocks of coarse cayuse, but for
some reason not explainable he is gifted
with rate of speed nearly up to thorough
bred racers, and bottom without end
The mare was pretty sorrel, without any
remarkable traits. She might run a single
dash of mile in good shape-whether
more or not is difficult question.


After keeping a large crowd waiting for
some hours, the horses were brought up to
the scratch, and got off nearly together
the mare boiling the first hundred yards,
and after rushing through thicket was f.
nally whipped back into the track. At the
time the horse was about a quarter of mile
ahead going very leisuiely. The mare hav-
ing the heels of him came up on him rap
idly, and as he turned into the home stretch
Tapped and then passed him. About this
time the only running done in the whole
race came off. Both negs came up to the
Judges stand neck nd-neck, when the mare
again bolted. The horse was pulled down
to a gallop to watch the course of events.
The mare was led back into the track again.
and at once started to Overtake the horse,
who-to the astonishment of his hackers -
bolted when about half way down the back
stretch, and did not get into the track again
until the mare was on him. Both came
around to the judges stand the second
time in six minutes, and the mare bolted
AGAIN but was in the track AGAIN in a rno
ment Up to this time the horse had been
looked on as sure to win. The mare was
much distressed, while the horse was Just
coming to his wind. But the varying for
tunes of this race were at last to be deci-
ded in most unexpected manner Run
ming down the continuation of the quarter
stretch, the horse bolted through the rail
ing, and took an excursion into the sur
rounding country. All attempts to over
Year: 1862

take the errant sUeed. were for a time una
vailing. The mare having everything her
own way was rode at a gallop, and gained
a mile on the horse before he was again on
the track. So he was drawn, notwithstand-
ing the energetic remonstrances of a gen.
tleman who volunteered to overtake and
beat the mare if he could only be allowed
to ride the horse.


An interesting lace would have been wit
messed if the horses had been learned the
track, and in good keeping. The delay in
starting the nags was the cause of much
complaint The proprietor should never
allow another race to be made unless it was
run at the hour stated, and "play or pay"
should be the rule in all matches made by
private agreement. Without this security
large crowd may be drawn together at
considerable expense and then disappointed
Year: 1862

EMIGRANT AID ASSOCIATION are
requested to state that a meeting will be
held in this city this Saturday evening,
between DIR. Harris office and the Bank
Exchange, for the purpose of raising funds
to assist the emigrants of the present season
who are in destitute circumstances. We
are informed that some who have reached
this valley are found to be in a suffering
condition, and there are others remaining
in the Grand Ronde valley who are in
needy circumstances. The object of the
meeting is a most meritorious one, and our
people should not fail to make such contri-
buttons and arrangements as will make
them comfortable during the coming win
ter.
Year: 1862

lSDusrRY.-People may talk to you Of
your being unfit for some peculiar occu-
patious in lite; but heed them net; what.
ever employ you follow with perseverance,
aud assiduly. will be found fit for you, it
will be your support in youth and comfort
in age. In learning the useful part of any
profession very moderate abilities will sui.
tice; great abilities are generally injurious
to the possessors. Life has been coinpar-
ed to race; but the allusion still improves
by observing that the most swift ara ever
the most apt to stray from the course.
Year: 1862

see the subject Of changing seea has been dis
cussed in the Farmers Clubs this winter, and it
Ia not my intention 10 say that ajudicious change
of seed is not sometimes necessary, but merely to
state q few facts in regard to my own experience.
I have cultivated the white Meshandc potato for
thirty four years on the same farth, without any
visible deterioration either in Quantity or quality
Our early patch in the garden has been raised On
the eame plot of ground without changing for
thirty years, aud never has failed to produce
good crop in all that time. The ground was rich
when commenced, and has been manured every
epring since with stable manure.


have one kind of corn chat we have raised for
thirty successive years, and | would not exchange
1t for any other corn that know of butt would
state that it requires the greatest care to prevent
corn from deteriorating. II must be planted
apart from other varieties and more than that
you must select your seed from corn that has been
raised on rich land, for it is just like cattle 1t
will degenerate If not well fed. We have not
confined ourselves to the one kind of potatoes and
corn. W have tried various kinds, but consider
it more trouble tbkn profit TO keep them distinct,
although we are not of that number that believe
that potatoes will bybridze by using the tubers
for seed still it is difficult TO keep a number oi
kinds apart, which always ought to be done.


have quite different experience to relate in
regard to our cultivation of wheat. l have had
to change aeed every few years. We have found
what we call the finer kinds of white .sheat, more
apt to degenerate. BY sowing three or four
years, it will scarcely pasb ks white. We have to
get new start from the North. / think we are
too far south to raise wheat to perfection-lati.
tude, SO north. Although the State OF Kentucky
is famed for producing fine Crops of white wheat,
l think il must be owing to the soil more than the
climate, and shoald like to hetr from some of the
farmers there how they mansse to keep 1t of q
fair color. 81.
Year: 1862

Reader, did you know that every column of a
newspaper contains from ten to twenty thousand
distinct pisces of metal, the misplacipg oil any one
of which would cause blunder or typographical
error2 With this curious fact before you, don't
you wonder at the general accuracy of nswspa-
pers2 knowing this to be the fact, you will be
more disposed, We hope, to excuse than magnify
errors of the press.
Year: 1862

Most of these are articles which would be con-
sumed Just as freely if the duty were higher than
it is, especially tea, sugar, coffee, wool, hides,
metals and dry goods. The exports Of specie were
quite large enough last week. If the war goes on
much longer an export of million of specie per
week will prove inconvenent. The following are
the Custom House tables Of the trade of the port
for the week and since January l.
Year: 1862

work in the rear. He accordingly sent


across companies d and F, and support


ed them very closely with companies (


and X. Meanwhile our batteries became


silent. Companies d and f were led
| by Lieut.. Whittemore. No sooner were


they in the stream than the water was


found to be much deeper than had been
stated; the men went to their armpits,
and every charge of their ammunition
was, of course, thoroughly soaked. This
attempt was made below the dam, and il
is possible the enemy, when he saw the
intention TO cross, let in more water by
a foodgate than had been in the stream


While The men were in the stream a
large body of the enemy, estimated al
three regiments, opened upon them from
rifle pit upon the very bank, and this
terrible fire cut down nearly half their
number. Never, however, was a fire
received with greater steadiness or more
glorious intrepidity. Except those bit,
not man of the magnificent Vermont
ers wavered, but all finely pushed on, and
with one shout rose upon the bank and
pushed upon the enemy with the bayonet,
and fairly drove them out 10 utter rout
and confusion but TIE contest was too
unequal. NosuPports were within prop
er distance; and though the enemy was
driven away from the first line of pits,
and the other two companies OF the Sd
were in the water to cross, those on the
other side were ordered to retreat, and
did so, very reluctantly, however, and
lighting ienaciously at every step.


Once more our batteries re.opened, and
kept up 'heir fire with great vieor until
dark. Meantime the blood of the Green
Mountain Boys was up, and at dusk the
Vermont 4th, Col. Stoughrou, and the
Vermont 9Th, Col. Lord, made brave
but Intellectual attempt to cross the stream
on the dam but the enemy had the gun
in his one gun battery trained particular
ly upon the point, and they were swept
back by the combined fire of that gun
and the enemy's rifles. There was con-
loss in the 9th, which was in
advance. The division general at this
time ordered the fire to cease, and our
men slept upon their arms ii the positions
they respectively held. All agree that
the loss of the enemy has been severe.
Many were seen to fall, and they were
observed u be very busy in the removal d.
Of men on stretchers.'
Year: 1862

The CROPS IN THE WEsT.-Accord-
ing 10 the Chicago Tribune of the 18th
inst, much alarm begins TO be manifest
ed throughout Northern and Central H.
linois with regard to the coming crops of
spring grain. During four or FIVE weeks
it has rained almost daily, till the soil is
so thoroughly saturated with water as to
preclude the possibility for some time. of
either blowing, sowing or planting. The
danger of this shortening of the season
is felt doubly at this time, in consequence
of about $4,000 Illinois farmers being
Withdrawn from the State to fight tor the
Union. In ordinary times, even when
the spring work is forced close upon
summer, by the employment OF extra
help, much of the danger is averted;
but at present the prospect is gloomy
enough.