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Year: 1864

TO serve a. q drinking cup this when viewed front.
looked somewhat like Phrygan cap, or knightly hel
met During GsleIs attack upon Aobeokuta, In 1881. /.
ery which eleven years afterwards was terribly pus.
shed by the present ruler Bskoko was put to DEATH
and as q sign that he ought to have given water TO
friend In affection, men drink from his recroant
head


The third cavaria also washed Was that OF Fato. an
Abbeokutan general sent 10 the aid OF the lshaggas
Along the ridge OF the head ran broad leaf n
brass TO which attached a thick copper wire and
chain which raise 1t from its base; the latter Is an
imitation in brass a country trap whilst small white
flag and cloth wound round the stout wire. This
showed that Fado fell into the pit which he dug for
another.
Year: 1864

Futile Rebel Charge on O,a CsHtre-Less


AY7nV Beseigs9-Tke Rebels AHaek Han


cock on Sunday Night and are Sorebf Die


con.fted-A Flag Of Truce


Our Special Correspondence New York Tribune


NAE CmcKAHozISY, y NfLrs YnoH RirHsoxDt


SUNDAY, June I'll p NJ.


The enemy have just supended fu-
tile effort to break the centre Of our
siege line, on the north bank Of the
Chickahominy. Two hours ego We we're
walked from our earliest slunbers by the
din and flashing of a desperate night
assault Before composing ourselves
again to sleep, We must give the details
of the affair 70 The TRIBUNE


The battle Of June demonstrated the
futillity Of any further assaults upon the
enemy upon this Of the Chickahominy
Every moment since then has been oc-
cupied in regular seige operations, and
in adding impregnability to the strength
Of our intrenchments. SO close have We
pushed our lines to those Of the enemy
that, al many points, soldier might
throw his hat into the works Of the Re-
bels, and sure death awaits the man on
either side VINO shows his head above
the works. Such a proximity could
hardly fail to provoke an attack


But the apprehension Of another Of
Gen. Grants flank movement, which
our operations at Bottom Bridge very
strangely hinted at, was doubtless the
immediate provocative 70 the assault
of tonight In spite Of the siege oPe-
ratiOns Of the past two days, the enemy
have doubtless suspected that morning
might find them deceived again with
empty works and thin line Of pickets
in the position from which our forces
had departed. We were not to be left
quietly 70 abandon our works tonight
Hence the attack


Picket firing had continued all the
afternoon; but sundoWn had given a
temporary quietus to the administers.
We had just begun to close our eyes.
when a tremendous volley Of muskeiry,
which the clear night air brought with
unusual clearness to our ears, woke as
from our slumbers Vivid flashes Of
light and loud bursts Of musketry, ike
htful thunder, brought Us 10 realize the
situation. The recognition that the "a
Year: 1864

ny books viii show that for the past FIVE months
my practice has increased hundred per cent over
the last year, until it s not 10 be surpassed by any
IN the State With my general practice in the city,
| treat the following
Year: 1864

Let me add as close, that our band is a
most excellent one. Mr.. Donald, the leader
of it, has given it his faithful attention and
from his success thus far we may well hope
for 1t character equal to the deserts of the
regiment.


We have been glad to learn that our friends
in Portland do not forget US. Let them be
sure we shall do honor to the name of which
We are proud-the Portland Regiment.
Very truly yours,


j. F. LOWERING,


Chaplain 18th Maine Infantry.
Year: 1864

In the examination of fifty.seven
members of the I" Democratic Ran
gers" on suspicion of being party to
the murder of Woodruff and Bashorc
at Sugar Greek. Powesheik county,
week before last, twenty-seven have
been released, and it is thought proba.
bic that some of the remaining thirty
may be set free. Those who are con-
sidered guilty or as participants in
the outrage, have been turned over to
the civil authorities. 1t appears from
the evidence elected so far, that on the
day of the murder portion of the
Rangers met for drill at Sugar Creek,
and that, while drilling, the man Glea.
son rode to them and told them that
the officers were after the drafted men.
Four men left the ranks at once and
went to the road and perpetratcd the
murder, as we have previously stated
The examination of those held to ap
pear will commence before the U. S
Commission at once, and subsequently
the case will come up for trial before
the Federal courts, where it is to be
hoped that nothing less than ample
Justice will be dealt out to those mcr
who have thus outraged the laws OF
the land, and that without palliatine
circumstance upon their side.-Daren
mort Democrat. '.s aaa..r.h
Year: 1864

A woman in Michigan lately took
hold of what she supposed to be a
stove holder on the floor Of her kitch-
en-, and found it to be large rattle
snake. She escaped being bitten,
but how, is mystery. "
Year: 1864

ripe old age shall be crowned in hap
pinsss and he gathered to his fathers
in peace. His was heart full of
brotherly love and his life a plumb
line of justice, and if all men were
his peers, the "world would be the
better for it."


We celebrated the 4th Of July,
1851, upon the good ship Hero, and
louder celebration has seldom been
witnessed. The sick wero brought
out and swung in hammocks, and the
Declaration of Independence read by
German, whose pronunciation was
so distinct that wo candidly believe
that not ono person on board under
stood word from first to last. An
grafton was delivered by Tom Leather
man, and if ever an orator distinguish
ed himself, Tom was the man. He



was mounted upon an inverted hen
coop and held in position by the Mar
shall of the day and three aids. His
face was radient with happiness and
hot whisky, and his tongue fluent in
eloquence and calls for grog. The
crowd cheered him vociferously and
whenever they cheered Tom drank
his grog, and when he drank his grog
tho crowd cheered.


Whether under the influence Of the
celebration or from natural causes we
know not, but from this day to that
of our arrival, tho wind blew steadily
and favorably. The porpoises leaped
wildly about on all sides of us, an oc-
casional sword fish went leaping ath-
wart our bows, whales here and there
blew their "spouts" high in air, and
sea-birds of every description fitted
around us. Life and hope returned
to the sick and the swell Of the land
brought JOY to every one as we bowled
along as if rejuvinated. AT daylight
on tho morning of July 18th, 1851,
the sentinel rocks standing in front of
the Golden Cato and seven miles at
sea, called "The Fareleones," wore
close upon our starboard quarter, and
soon after noon we were scrambling
over tho sides of the ship into all kinds
of water crafts and Fastening ashore,
as il bidding an eternal and joyful
farewell to the sea and her ships.
Year: 1864

TAMrrRISa WITH JURrMAS.-Upon
the trial of suit for divorccc, one of
tho witnesses was asked whether he
had spoken TO any Of the jury since
the trial commenced. Yes sir, I
spoke to Mr. pointing TO a
juryman with a face as rod as
a blood beet "What did you say to
him :" Witness appeared reluctant
to tell. The judge insisted upon an
answor. g Well" said tho witness,
+" l told him that he had a ID
pretty face to sit on a jury to decide
whether man san habitual drunk
ard or not - frf ~ salf51fl d
Year: 1864

The Democratic State Convention passed the
following resolutions unanimously and they stand
as the creed of the United Democracy of Cali
formal


Resolved, That the Democracy of the State of
California are in favor OF an unaltcrable adher
ence to the Constitution Of the United States
with all its guarantees of civil liberty unim-
paired.


ReSolycd, That we are in favor of the restora-
ton and preservation Of the whole American
Union; that we recognize to the fullest extent
the right and duty OF the Government to resist
by every Constitutional mode rebellion or insur-
rection against its lawful supremacy; but we re-
cognizc that right solely for the purpose of resor
ing its constitutional authority, and for no other
purpose Whal sOcyer.


Resolved, That it is the duty of the State of
California. rs 4 member Of the Union, to yield
obedience TO all constitutional acts of Congress
and the Federal Executive, and that any ndivi-
dual, of any party, who shall endeavor to incitc
insurrection or rebellion within her borders, or
disatfecton and discord among her people, is a
traitor to her best interests.


Resolved, That the aim and object of the Demo
cratic party is to preserve the Federal Union and
the ri ohts of the several States unimpaired; and
they hereby declare that they do not consider the
administrative usurpation Of extraordinary and
dangerous powers not granted by the Constitu-
tion-the subversion of the civil by the military
law in States not in insurrectiQn or rebellion
the arbitrary military arrest, imprisonment, trial
and sentence Of American citizens in such States
where civil law exists in full reign-the suppress
sion OF freedom Of speech and of the press the
'open and avowed disregard of State rights the
fanatcal attempt to place the negro on social
and political equality with the white race and
the employment of unusual test oaths-as calcu
lated to preserve or restore union Of the several
States or perpetuate government 'deriving its
just powers from the consent of the governed"


Resolved, That we are opposed to all secret
political organizations and societies, as danger
Gus to the liberties of the people and destructive
to our republican form Of Government.


Resolved, That we claim and demand as inal
enablc rights, freedom Of thought, freedom of
speech and Of the press, and further declare that
government agents should at all times be held to
u strict accountability to TIE people, and that all
errors of such agents should be liable to full and
free discussion for the purpose of correction by
the ballot-boX


Resolved, That we denounce and unquaifedly
condemn the Emanc Pation Proclamation of the
President OF the United States tending it to
protract Indefinitely civil war, incte servile in
surrection, aud inevitably close the door forever
to restoration of the union of these States.


Resolved, That we disapprove of all Congress
sional laws tending to substitute paper curren-
cy in California in place of our own metallic cir
cuating medium.


Resolved, That the spirit and meaning of the
Democratic Platform Of this State are compro-
missed in the words. 'The Constitution as it is
and the Union as it was"
Year: 1864

A strong-minded woman, mp town, was
heard to remark, the other day, tina, she
would marry a man who had plenty OF
money, though lie was SO ugly that she had
TO scream out every time she looked at him
Year: 1864

In the city of Philadelphia, many years
ago. there stood a public house kept by a
waggish fellow, who had sign painted
with picture of nine tailors at their work
while at their feet was a large bull dog, and
beneath the inscription, "Ninc Tailor,
and Bulldog make Man


At short distance from this public
house was tailor shop where a number
of tailors were employed, and they had
long considered this sign standing in.
insult to the craft Each had in vain
endeavored to devise some plan to remove
the obnoxious sign. After long debate
among themselves, they adopted the fol
lowing plan:


One Of the number was chosen to go tc
the landlord and order "dinner for one,
SITTING that ho rsss big eater. The dele
Year: 1864

Josephine interests everybody, and We
gladly give our readers the following from
correspondent of the knickerbcckel
Magazine:


The history of Napoleon is vet to be
written bv an American. The world ha.
been amused with fables OF this man Of
destiny: which have been transmitted as
heirlooms until they have reached him
who now sits upon the throne of France,
and is pleased with the title, ''the man OF
Destiny


This though favorltc idea with every
class of Frenchmen, undoubtedly arose
from the story of Josephine, and though
her attachment of Napoleon, through her
simple story is smothered in the more
brilliant one of her husband, yet it was
we'll known that long before Napoleon s
admirers claimed for him the great destiny
he finally accomplished, it was a common
story in Paris what we are about to tell


1t was while almost child that jose
phine. in some of her wanderings with her
school fellows, came across a vagrant Gyp-
esy or fortune teller The woman, attract
ed in some way towards the beautiful
child, insisted upon telling her fortune, ev-
en- against her will and without reward
She told her that she would very soon be
wife, widow and afterwards Queen of
France The prediction in itself was COM
mon enough, but as simple as it was it had
its effect upon Josephine, who Immediately
embraced it as fact, and could for lone
time think of nothing else.


When the tul6llment came to the first
part of the prediction, it of course strength
ened her in the belief of the rest; and even
when in prison under sentence of death
and her bed was taken from her at night
because she was to die in the morning
she bade her friends have courage that il
would not be SO, and that she would SIT
upon that throne then In ruins beneath the
bloody feet of Robespicrre; and when the
iailers in derision called upon her to name
her maids of honor, that she might be ready
when she was queen, she did so, and her
nomination was finally fulfilled in letter
On that very night Robespierre fell. Had
his downfall occurred one week earlier,
Jose phine's husband wouldn't been one
of his victims; had he lived one day longer
she would have been another of them.
There was little lapse of time between
her liberation from prison and her mar
riage to Napoleon, and it was by the in
luence that she exerted that he was ap
pointed to the command of the army OF
Italy, after which the path that ed them
upward was clear and open, until the des
tiny that she bad insisted upon was ac
complished and the crown of France wa:
placed upon her head


But there was one thing more that 10
sephine had foretold for herself which was
the utter loss of power and rank to which
she had been so wonderfully elevated, and
still while she brooded over this, Napoleon
who was her lord, gathering new power
and yielding to new ambitions, she triec
to crush it, and to point out what should
he he true sims; but be vss an Empcrcr
Year: 1864

Have you ever known Democrat to
justify violation of the Constitutions


Have you ever known stamp act
to be enacted? under democratic
Administration


Have you ever known q Democratic
President to suspend the writ of habeas
corpus?
Have you ever known 8 Democratic
administration TO form new State in
violation Of the plain provisions Of the
Constitutions ~


Have YOU ever known a time except
the present, when a citizen could oe
incarcerated in dungeon without au.
shority Of law2


Have you ever known . Democratic
sda3aisBkssan toc oda3sf ne psopte d,
Year: 1864

Two MORE REsrnExrs.- Baker has
ordered the organization Of two more regi
ments in this county, to BE- done on Satur-
day next. This will make four regiments
in the county, pretty strong force. We
deem the county perfectly safe when this
force is ready for the field.
Year: 1864




To the Editor of the Chronicle Hav.
ing been a reader Of your journal for over
two years, and soldier in the service oil
my country for period of twenty five
months, cannot help noticing the mis-
representation you make therein of the
true sentiments of large portion of US
the rank and file.


There is q large portion Of the army
who adhere, from principle. to the policy
of the Democratic party, and not small
number Of US but have been compelled Ia
leave the Republican party, or surrender
our principles of conservatism and love
for the Constitution, to radicalism that
threatens the utter dismemberment Of the
Union we so dearly love and SO earnestly
fight to support.


You represent all who support the Dem.
Ocratic ticket as disunioniSts. Now we do
not believe the Democratic party and their
much abused standard bearer seek, in the
manner you represent, the destruction oI
fabric our fathers fought for over seven
years to rear, and which so many of our
comrades have lain down their lives Ia
protect.


The editorials of your paper are closely
scanned and not word is mentioned there
whose true weight and meaning are mol
fully discussed and commented on by men
whose true sense of honor has not felt the
contaminating influence Of party politics
and party scheming.


In one place you charge upon the sup
pOrters Of the Democratic party sympa
| thy with rebels, which is returned BY
them (the rebels). You not merely insin
uate. but fully state that both are earnes
in their efforts to obtain 9 peace upon th'
basis Of separation; thus throwing upor
US the stigma Of conspirins With them ii
Year: 1864

thing was heard from Wilmington on
yesterday 1t is to be hoped the gale
Which sprung up last night swept the
North Carolina coast with .greater VIC
lence than it evinced here. From Sa-
vannah, we have nothing. At last ac-
counts, it was closely invested on the
south and west by Sherman. The Yam
kee papers state that their iron -clads are
about to move up the river to prevent our
troops eyacuating the place, if they are
so disposed. This is easier said than
done Our forts and torpedoes will
bring them to a stand still before they
reach the city.


Several days since, a raiding party
came up from Pensacola and cut the Mo
bile and Great Northern railroad at Pol
lardPs, seventy two miles northeast of
Mobile, and then retired.


FROM GENERAL HOOD.


We are still without advices from
Hood, except through the Northern pa
pers; full extracts from which will be
found in another column. If half they
tell be true, Hood is in bad fix, indeed.
Perhaps the worst piece Of their news is
the reported death of General Forrest.
This being ON the authority of Rousseau,
there is much reason to hope it is un-
true.


Official information has been received
here that column of five thousand of
the enemy are on the Mobile and Ohio
railroad, north of its crossing Of the
Mississippi railroad.
Year: 1864

JUDGR Lyons's CoURr In this court,
yesterday, Jacob N. Hoefiich's case, in
dicted for the murder of an infant child,
his property, by cruel treatment, WAS
taken up. The absence. Of material
witness induced the Judge, after some
delay in an attempt to compel the attend
ance Of the witness, to postpone the case
till the next term of his court Hoeflich
was admitted to bail for his appearance
at that time
Year: 1864

THE ROLLERS is no better pulver-
izer to follow the plough than the roller
We have evidence enough of this fact. No
matter how cloddy the ground lifts, if the
roller follows, crushing the clods as they are
freshly turned, Che action of the sun and air
will do more towards completely puIverizing
these clods than thorough narrowing and
cross narrowing. This is of Importance to
farmers who may have occasion to turn dry
stubble land early in the autumn with a view
to seeding it with fall grain. Let the roller
follow the plough before seeding. 1t will
scarcely be necessary to touch it with the
harrow, if the rolling is done the same day
the soil is turned. The soil is left with a
smooth surface on which the grain falls, and
which is likely to insure its being covered to
a uniform depth or if to be drilled in, this
work is better done; but more important than
all, an excellent seed bed is secured, in which
the seed will germinate and grow quickly and
continuously, without the aid of a shower, for
a packed surface secures moisture generally.


If the clods are allowed to get thoroughly
dry, the good effect resulting from the use of
the roller is much diminished thereafter. 1t
cannot be toe. strongly urged that this work
of relling be done as soon after the ground is
turned as possible. gil - .slssss


And talking of the roller, it should be here
asserted that farmer can just as preftably
put in crops and cultivate his soil without a
harrow as without roller. Itis gratifying
TO know that very many farmers have learn
Cd this fact; but there is still a large per cent
um who are either ignorant or indifferent re-
specsng it. IL should be impressed upon
them. .fsgafes.l 80
Year: 1864

WHAT WE MAY Do.-No human being can
be isolated and selfsustained. The strongest,
and braVest and most hopeful have yet ac-
knowiedged and unacknowledged to them
selves, moments of hungry soul-yearnings, for
companionship and sympathy For the want
of this what wrecks humanity lie strewn
ab.ut us. Youth wasted for the mocking
semblance of friendship. Adrift at the mercy
of chance, for the want grasp of true, firm
hand, and a kindly, loving heart to counsel.
1t is efecting to see how strong in this yearn-
ing, so fatal to its possessor, if not guided
rightly, such ife-anchor is safely placed
" "Friendless!" What a tragedy may be hid
den in that one little word. None to labor
for; none to care whether we lose or win in
lzsssassls--A. word -srs,iler
coming to such an one unexpectedly at such
crisis OF life how often has it been the plank
of the drowning man, lacking which he must
surely have perished. These, surely, we may
bestow as we pass those less favored than
ourselves, whose souls are waiting for our
sympathetic recognition.


RELIGIOUS PARENTs.-There is no earthly
blessing to be compared with that of religious
training. You may be poor. You may have
to struggle hard in order to procure the ne
cessar!es of life. You may have had but lit
tie opportunity of acquiring the learning of
the schools. You may be debarred from the
circles of the refined and erudite. But hay
ing had parents who claimed for you the
right of Christian baptism, and instructed
you in the truths of the Gospel, and set you
an example of humble piety, and used the
requisite means for the purpose of crushing
your tenderness to sin and establishing YOU
in habits of holiness-your privilege is incom-
parably greater than that of these who have
been born with title to tho largest estate or
the most exalted throne.
Year: 1864

In discussing the subject Of newspapers,
the public are not apt to discriminate be-
tween the news and editorial department
of a paper. The main feature Of a public
journal in England and on the Continent
is the editorial writing; in America the
most successful journal are those which pay
special attention to news. No one can de-
ny that the New York Herald owes its
success to the diligence with which it COLI
lects news, and the manner in which it
places it before its readers. And yet its
editorials are little better than so much
dish-water. The talent which makes q
great newspaper is entirely different from
that which gives point and character to its
editorial columns. The ablest papers, ed
itorially, in this country are not those
which have the elargest circulation. Burke's
definition of daily paper, that it is the
history of the world for one day .is accepted
by the press of America to much greater
extent, than by that of England and France.
A splendidly written article will sell the
London Times, but it will not sell New
York daily. 1t would seem easy enough
to get up the news Of the day, but the pub
lie generally buy the paper in which 1t is
the fullest and most attractively set forth.
More than that, two papers having the
same news, word for word, may lie side by
side, yet the public will purchase the one
which makes the most of what it has,
Round T06te.