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Year: 1862

BT J. O. WHTTTfER.
At anchor in Hampton Roads we lay,
On board Of the Cumberland sloop Of war;
And at times from the fortress across the bay
The alarum Of drums swept past,
Ora bugle-blast
From the camp on the shore.
Then far away to The South uprose
A little feather Of snow white smoke,
And we knew that the iron ship Of our foes
Was steadily steering its course


To try the force


OF our ribs Of oak.
Down upon US heavily runs
Silent and sullen, the floating fort;
Then comes puff Of smoke from her guns,
And leaps the terrible death,


With frey breath,
From each open port.
We are not idle, but send her straight
Defiance back in a full broadside
As hail rebounds from a roof Of slate,


Rebounds our heavier hail


From each iron scale
OF the monsters hide.
"Strike your flag = the rebel cries,
Ia his arrogant old plantation strain.
"Never T. our gallant Morris replies;


at is better to sink than TO yield r.
And the whole air pealed
With the cheers Of our men
Then, like kraken huge and black,
She crushed our ribs in her iron grasp
Down went the Cumberland all a wrack,
With sudden shudder Of death,


And the canion's breath
For her dying gasp.
Next morn, as the sun rose over the bay,
Still fioated our flag at the mainmast-head
Lord, how beautiful was Thy day


Every waft Of the air


Was whisper of prayer.
Or dirge for the dead.
Hol brave hearts that went down in the sea
Ye are atpeace in the troubled stream.
Hol brave land; with hearts like these,
Thy flag, that is rent in twain,


Shall be one again,
And without a seamI
Year: 1862

On Thuuday evening, Nov. 2?th the Green
Springs Temperance Soldiers Aid Society had
an Oyster Supper to rePlenish the funds of the
Society. The following letter ought, but did not
reach us in time for publication last week. The
Green Spring Aid Societies are doing good and
noble work
Year: 1862

THE dearth Of paper has naturally
given a strong impetus to all the branch
es Of enterprise connected with its manu-
faeture, and at the same time is calling
into greater prominence such labor-eav-
ing machinery as will most readily fscil-
itate the production of the indispensable
article. Mallory & Ssnford's new brake
an affair which is go simple in its con-
struction that the spectator only wonders
he himself did not invent it long ago-is
noticeable for the vast amount of labor it
saves, The OPERATOR boy can work it
as well as a man-lays on the machine
an armful Of FAX, and IN an instant it
comes out at the other end almost entire
ly free of the 'fshooves"-the woody or
pithy matter-and without tow.


The fibre remains unbroken, coming
out much softer than the fbre dressed in
the old way. 1t is said by those who use
this brake that it will break twenty to
twenty-five hundred weight Of straw in
ten hours, while the saving Of the fibre is
from six to ten pounds on every hundred
of straw. The machine, which is highly
praised by those hax-grovers and nill-
owners who have tried it, possesses the
additional advantage Of perfect security
to life ana limb. There Is nothing ia its
operation to -epdanger the operator, who
cannot hurt himseIf unless he tries very
hard to do so. Paper makers viii see
that it can also run the unrotted western
straw, taking out nearly all the shooEes,
and leaving the remainder Perisctly free
from fbre.-Post.
Year: 1862

He did so, and came forward, and I
explained the impossibiIity of seeing the
train sooner, as I had no head light; and
that they had carelessly neglected to leave
a light on the rear of the other train. 1
advised the choleric Colonel to go for
ward and expend his wrath and curses
on the conductor of the forward train,
that had stopped in such place, and
sent out no signal-man in the rear, nor
even left a red light He acknowledged
I was right 1 then informed him that 1
was an officer in the Ordnance Depart
ment, and was in charge of shipment Of
ammunition for Bowling Green, and would
have him court-martialed when we reach
ed there unless he spOlOgized for the
threats he made. This information had
a calming effect on the Colonel, Whe at
heart was really clever fellow.
Year: 1862

THE Hartford Post, in speaking of Cy-
rus Butler, Providence, says he was worth
some five millions Of dollars, Jet he lived
poorer than most men not worth one
thousand dollars, Salt Goldfish was q
standard dish with him, and even in his
last sickness, it is said that he upbraided
those who had the care of him for their
extravaganza in providing delicacies for
him assuring them that he could not af-
ford it. He was bachelor, and snuff
taker. His snuff he kept in large box
and bought it by the cents worth. There
was but one store in Providence, and that
on India Point, where he could get his
box filed for cent, and the old manused
to patronize that. store, more than mile
distant, whenever his box. required fill
ing.
Year: 1862

THIS insect Is friend to agriculture
although it is considered to be disgusting
and poisonous, and many there sre that
will start back and scrcech at the sight
of spider, as if they we're = vmOnous
reptile. This probably is because tradi-
ton and superstition have got possession
of our senses. We have been bitten by
spiders and received no more injury than
from a flea; yet there may be some sPi-
ders whose bite Is poisonous.


The spider has eight legs and eight
eyes; it sheds its skin ike the snakej it
sometimes survives the Winter in tor
pid state; it is ike other beasts of prey,
capable of enduring hunger long time;
its food consists of flies and insects which
otherwise would deyour our crops. Lock
at the multitude Of webs in the morning
after the fog has left the air, ana yOu will
sec your field nearly covered, and all these
little nets are set to catch insects. How
many thousands are daily destroyed ?
Yet prejudice has got such hold on our
minds that we frequently step aside to
crush them and destroy their nests
Whoever is guilty of doing so is not ac-
quaintsd with the history Of the spider,
or they act against their ovR interest.
Year: 1862

GooD ADvICE.-The following, taken
from the Adams county Democratic I'm
ion, should be remembered by all who
read it. Don't sneer at your county pa
per when you confess you never examine
it:


"Read your county paper, before you
pronounce a hasty judgment condemning
it as worthless. How very few read their
county paperl They take it up, glance
over it hastily to see if any of their
friends are married or dead, and if disap-
pointed, away goes the poor paper into
the fire or behind the counter. Read it
and become better informed. Read it
and learn to love home institutions, and
feel an interest in them. Remember it is
your county paper, and to your interest
to keep it up and make it interesting,
How are y0u to make it Interestingly By
giving to 1t your hearty support, and in
daa;ng you neigbbors to dolikewise,"
Year: 1862

In the town of Lexington, in Kentucky,
lives a worthy doctor of medicine by the
name of s.. The doctor is a very
tall, thin man and dresses in the '.shirt
and beanpole" style. simple country
man was advised to call on the doctor for
medical advice. When he did so s.
was not in his office. and Johnny Raw get
ting tired of waiting, commenced looking
around. He passed into the back room,
and the first thing that greeted his terror
stricken eyes was a skeleton, standingup-
right, with a horrid grin upon his skin
less features. With one bound Johnny
landed in the other room just as the doc
tor entered the street door One look
was enough, through the window went
Johnny screaming:


$50 away! You can't fool me! | know
you if you have got your clothes on!'
Year: 1862

Fort RIDGELY. Aug. 2Oth-l2 NJ.
/ Eds. Of he 81. PdH Press:


knowing the intense excitement that


must prevail throughout the State in con-


sequence ofthe Indian outbreaks, and mas


sacres of the past two days, and with the
hope that full knowledge of the facts
will stimulate the Government and citi-


zens to prompt and decisive action. has
ten to communicate such items as tie ex-


element of the hour, and the exigencies


of affairs as they appear to one on the


ground will suggest.


1t is we'll known that dissatisfaction has


existed in the various tribes for some


weeks past, in consequence of the DELAY


of the Government in making the annual


payment but no one dreamed of Il well


organized and Systematically arranged


outbreak, embracing tribes which have


ever been hostile to each other. This


fact in connection with circumstances


that have come TO my knowledge within
the past few days, convince me that it Is
a part of the plan of the great rebellion
The Government will be convinced of this
fact should it prove that this is a system
lied raid all along the border. from Penn
bina to the Missouri river.


The party attending Mr.. Wycoh. acting
Superintendent, who was on his way 10
the Upper Sioux Agency to make the an
nual payment, met a messenger about
six miles from this place, on Monday
morning, announcing an outbreak at the
Lower Sioux Agency, and the murder of
all the whites in the vicinity, except the
few who had made their escape. Upon
our arrival here we found the statement
confirmed. Upon learning the facts Cap
tain Marsh Immediately set out for the
Agency with forty-five men Of his com
some twenty at the garri-
son. In the evening seventeen of his
men returned.
] PAT the:ferry. opposite the agency, Cap
tain Marsh encountered large body of
warriors, who opened fire upon him. Af-
ter few volleys n large body of Indians
ambushed in his rear, also opened upon
him, Immediately killing a number of his
men. A retreat was attempted in which |
it was thought expedient TO make a !
Year: 1862

ONLY CLovE.-In 4 certain village
dNelt a Judge, who being a widower, al
ways accompanied his neice to church
One Summer afternoon, while she was in
tent upon the sermon, and the Judge was
having a quiet snOOze, she discovered a
graSshopper on her dress. Picking it of,
She gently nudged the drowsy Judge, that
he might throw the intruder into the
aisle. lie took it with eyes half open
and suppoSing it to be Glove, quite un-
Suspectingly bit of its head.
Year: 1862

PRovIsIoNs.-Pork is now dull at 8
cts. delivered upon the streets. The WIN
ter is advancing, and has been heretofore
unfaverable for saving. That together
with the high prices, and, we are sorry to
add, the refusal of a portion of our far
mers to sell for anything but specie, has
induced many families to resolve to d.
without, or to stint themselves to the low
est amount of what would support them
at all. Many are picking beef in con
siderable quantities. As the season ad-
vauces the decline is expected to be still
greater. Those who have pork to spare
had perhaps better convert it into bacon
The price of that will doubtless be fair.
Year: 1862

Gas The telegraphic lines keep work
Ing away 10 Little Rock from Memphis
and bring US every week something which
now and then turns out true, and often
don't We do not cbuose to bore our
readers with all the contradictory mass OF
stuff as it reaches .us--very often not
worth knowing if true. Our tclegraphic
summary contains all that we consider
worth attention, winnowed out from the
chaff, and IN other portions Of our paper,
will always be found such other important
news items as may reach US up to noon OF
the day before publication. In all well
regulated papers the scissorings are really
the most Interesting to gener 1 readers,
and if well selected the most useful.
Year: 1862

sdT The Fort Smith News states the
Indians under Opotheleyhola were still
camped in the vicinity of the late battle
ground, and had prepared for fight by
cutting down trees about the encampment
making defences generally, aud was in
no wise inclined to give back.
Year: 1862

HEAT-In the region of country be
tween tbis and Magnolia we have observed
an unusual breadth of wheat sown-some-
times hundred acres 10 the field, and a
large quantity everywhere. We suppose
this is general with our planters, and
there need be no longer any apprehension
about bread next year, unless the crops
should be total failure. Let Us then
put In a reasonable amount of corn, being
sure to have enough, take care of our
hogs aud cattle, and make all the cotton
bes es we are able to cultivate. We will
want it next year for sale.
Year: 1862

aV A great complaint is made Of the
scarcity of cotton cards. The usual price
was sixty cents and now two dollars is of
tered., They are easily made. if the wire
can be procured. The enterprising maj
who can set up manufactory of wire In
the South would be public beuefactor.
Year: 1862

before he can ever begin bis work OF
murder, then he sacrifices his own sub
iects by thousands butchers peace
ful farmers by tens Of thousands-and
yet his march of victory is not even be.
gun. Then if he conquers the capital
city of the covenant, victory is sure -
Behold the city is in his grasp, yet, still
the hosts of freedom defy him, even from
the huts of Valley Forgel


"And now, as last resource, your
king comes to the man whose head yes
terday was sought, with high reward,
to grace the gates of London-he offers
that rebel Dukedom "A viceregal scep-
tire! And yet that rebel tramples the
Dukedom into the dust--that rebel
crushes into atoms the name of such a
king"


'Ah, never spaniel skulked away from
the kick of his master as that General
Howe cringod away from the presence Of
ashington--mou his horse and
was gonel


One word with regard to the Ngod tory,
who beheld the scene from yonder bushes,
which alternate wonder, admiration, and
fear.


That tory went home--"1 have seen
George Washington at prayer" he said
to his wife. "thc man who can trample
upon the name of king as he did
pray to God as he prayed--that man
cannot be a rebel or bad man. To-
morrow l will join my sons at Valley
Forge"
Year: 1862

circumstances what you make it. Re.
member the motto our old mathematical
professor used to give us, when we came
to very hard problems, I'VE can, because
we think we cam


SO Ida walked back to her snowy.
though far less comfortable home, with
strong resolutions in her heart to profit
by her friends example. 1t was Joy in
deed to her sincerely devoted husband.
who had been led into some extravagan-
cos by desire to crafty his young wile's
taste and wishes.


1t was with JOY which only prol rie-
torship can give, that Laura and her hus-
band set about improving and adorning
thoir country home. Oh there is zcst
about such efforts, when one feels that
the result of his labors are not liable, in
another year. to pass into other hands.
What an interest in every shrub set out,
in every tree planted, in even every green
leaf which breaks the black garden mould,
giving promise of early vegetables fresh
from ones own soil


If a man is but the owner Of humble
cabin, he is more likely to be sober, in
dustrious citizen, his wife q happier wo-
man, Il better manager, and his children
will be better educated and fitted for high
er social positions, than if the father own,
ed nothing in which to take an interest
in his hours Of relaxation.


A home is within the reach of nearly
every diligent, persevering worker in our
favored land but remember that thrift
and economy go hand in hand. There
is homely old saying worth ponderiag 6
in these hard tim S:


Industry will make a man purse,
and frugality will find him strings for it.
Neither purse nor strings will cost him
anything. If he draws the strings as
frugality directs, he will always be sure
to find an honest penny in the bottom of
it - PeterSon'S MuO0zi1e.
Year: 1862

The SUNFLowER.-The value of this
plant, which is easily cultivated, and or
namental to the garden, is scarcely known.
The seed forms most excellent and con-
vcnient food for poultry, and it is only
necessary to cut off the heads of the plants
when ripe, tie them in punches and hang
them in dry situation, to be used as
wanted. They also not only fattcn rap
idly every kind of poultry, but greatly
increase the quantity of eggs they lay
When cultivated to a considerable ex
tent, they are also capital food for sheep
and pigs, and for pheasants. The leaves
when dried form a fodder for cattle the
dry stalks burn well and form an abund-
ance of alkali, and when in full bloom
the flower is most attractive to bees.
Year: 1862

In digging the graves of the brave men
of the Vermont Third regiment, who fell
before Yorktown. the remains of some
soldiers Of the Revolution were turned
mp. The brass buttons that had been on
their clothing were in good preservation.
Year: 1862

or every description executed in the best style and
on reasonable terms.


The FARMER has a larger circulc tiou than any
other paper in this section Of the State IL is now.
and has been for thirty six consecutive years the


flicial paper Of the county.
Year: 1862

The tenor of the Cou, ier's editorials fol
the past six weeks indicate that it is opposed
to the further prosecution Of the war. Il


made strong professions before the election Of
being in favor Of putting the rebellion down
by vigorous measures. What its object was
then we will leave it to explain. It still pro.
fesses to be in favor of restoration of the
Union. Now will it tell us how the Union
can be restored by any other means than by
subduing the rebels? five must treat them
as still under the @gis of the Constitution
how can we subdue them? If we allow
them the privileges granted by the Constitu-
ton, each one must be caught and tried by a
jury Of his countrymen before he can be con-
victed and punished for his treason. Is this
practicable? OF course not. How foolish,
then, it is to talk Of restoring the Union by
any means which recognizes rebels as entitled
to the privileges of the Constitution.


The Courier has repeatedly denounced the
Presidents proclamation as unconstitutional
The proclamation proposes simply to take
from the rebel his slaves and free them, if the
rebel does not cease his rebellion. While
the Courier was talking so valiantly about
putting down the rebellion by force Of arms,
it never hinted at plan to do so without ia
king the rebels life, and yet his life is GER
tainly more precious than his nigger. Will
the Courier tell us why it is unconstitutional
to take the former and not unconstitutional to
take the latter?
Year: 1862

OgtSSS WIltcS aS lVuOWS.


''The man for whom Gen. Mcneil shot ten
some time ago, and which was noticed in the
Crisis has returned home alive and we'll, and
his wife, before the execution Of those men,
went to him General McNeiD and plead with
him to wait and see if he had been killed be-
fore he executed those men, and the brute
spurned her. can write no more.


ST.. LOUIS"


The story of the correspondent of the Cri-
sis is a lie out of whole cloth. 1t has already
furnished theme for extravagant and abu-
sive comment from the Cincinnati Enquirer,
and will doubtless 60 the rounds of the
Democratic press Of the whole North. There
will be no measure to the horror these papers
will exhibit at the atrocities of General
Mcneil. The we'll authenticated barbarisms
Of the rebel authorities however, excite no
revulsion in the feelings of these patriot ed
itors. They have never said word at the
savage cruelties practiced upon the innocent
Union men of East Tennessee The horrible
shooting Of the drowning seamen in the
waters of White river, at the storming Of
Fort st. Charles, by order ofthe Confederate
commander, is passed by without one tithe
Of the condemnation they now visit upon the
unavoidable seventies of Union officers
There is but one conclusion in view of this
state of things, and that is, that the hearts of
the majority of the Democratic editors of the
North are altogether with the South. They
are pack of villainous traitors, exaggerating
the rigors of Federal rule, and manufacturing
the grossest lies against the Government and
its officers, for the purpose Of dividing the
people of the North in their attachment to the
Union.-Ss Louis DEM, Sd.


The Courier of this city published the
statement of the Crisis with flourish of
trumpets, and with the additional untruth
that the men shot by order Of Gen. Mcneil
were not charged with any crime, and were
punished because of the absence of one man
from the community. 1t perpetrated this
unblushing falsehood even after publishingin in
its own columns the official notice
condemning the ten men who were shot,
charging them with having been members of
Porter's guerrilla gang and with having vio-
lated their paroles of honor-some of them
five or six times. Two of them were notori-
GUS murderers. Yet the Courier and papers
of its kind expend vast amount of sympathy
for these men, and not a tear do they shed
over the cruel death and suferings of Union
men at the hands of the rebels. How consti-
tutional how patriotic !!
Year: 1862

~ 1t is stated, on what is said to be good


authority, that not less than one hundred


and eighty thousand of the soldiers whose
names now fill the muster-rolls are absent,
with or without leave. Who is responsible
for this astounding fact? and cannot some
punishment reach the guilty? 7,di be5rg99
Year: 1862

BALTIMORE, Sept. 25.


The Americans special dispatch, dated near
Sharpsburg, Sept. oath, says our troops are
learning some tactics of the enemy, and since
the rebels were driven over the Potomac at
this point, they have kept them awake with
reconnoisances and dashes across tae river
Colonel Warren, commanding brigade at this
point, sent over company of the 5th New
York regiment recently, who brought back a
fine brass piece. The rebel pickets fell back
as soon as our men advanced, and the drum
mer of the 9Th New York, whom Col Warren
had sent over as punishment for showing
some nervousness under fire on previous oc-
casion, brought the gun over. An attempt
was also made to bring off caisson, but the
rebels rallied and took it off, The regiment
was drawn up on the canal bank during the
affair, and some shots were exchanged, but
without serious results. One man was wound
ed in the leg.


Yesterday afternoon the 62d Pennsylvania
regiment, Col. Switzer, with section of the
list New York artillery, crossed the river at
Reynolds ford, below Shepardstown, and
brought over 400 rifles, mostly marked Lon
don, 1862, and one fine l2-pounder rifed brass
piece of English manufacture. The affair was
accomplished rapidly, and with entire success.
The rebel pickets fell back as our men ad-
vanced, without resistance, and not even a
shot was exchanged. These little affairs have
an excellent effect upon the men, and their
cheering as the prize reached this side was
hearty and enlivening.


1t appears to be well ascertained that the
bulk of the rebel army is still along the other
branch Of the Potomac. All of our reconnoi-
sances find them in strong force, and the
smoke of their camp fires can be seen opposite
all the fords. As it is part of the shrewd reb-
ell tactics to show the most activity where
they have the least force, these manifestations
are not to be altogether trusted. 1t must be
difficult to feed an army as large as that of the
rebels at point SO far from railroad commu-
nication, and it is probable that large portion
of their force has fallen back as far as Win
chester


Three or four hundred wounded prisoners
left here by the rebels, were yesterday parolled
and sent across the river0nder flag of truce.
A flag was also used to agree TO the suspension
of picket firing, and piekets now walk along
the opposite banks df fAe river without moles-
tation or fear.
Year: 1862

GALT's GRAIN ELEyAToR.-If any of our
citizens wish to see "good thorough job"
we advise them to 60 down to Galt's wharf
and look at the substantial stone foundation of
the grain elevator now building on that wharf,
Some of the piles on which the stone walls rest
have been driven into the mud about fifty feet,
and all until a hard foundation for them has
been found. The frame is of Canadian oak,
and reminds us of the old oak timber of which
our fathers talked as thing of the past.
Year: 1862

ANOTHER RUNAwAY.-Yesterday seemed
to be a day for horses to show their mettle.
We have chronicled two runaways already.
Z A third took place on Congress near High
street A horse attached to wagon took
fright and ran down toward Free street, throw
ing the occupant on to the sidewalk and inur-
ling him severely. The horse stumbled and
fen in front Of the Free street church, where
he was secured.