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              - - - - - - . . , . - , . . - 7 -5? v. c ' J VOLUME XXV. MOUNT VERNON," OHIO : -TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 5, 1861 NUMBER 29. J it r I 4! i i n pi ... - - c, -7- . 3 lie ffi. iletnei) Setioerqlie faw IS rClUIIKI ITIIT TVXSBAY BOSATUO, X3T L. UAQPCH. C2:e la T7o44irrd't Clock, TUrd Story CUTS Two Dollar pr unm, p7tl is ad-n M $21 wltkia six mostba ; $3,01 afUr th pit tia of tb year. O - IUOCRJLSTWATIOXS. ' bt cmaiois macat. v ' IffMrtuo witi a roiling faeo, 8trw roooa on way, WWa aball wo atop to pik tka t ,BathJf ab frowa wita & ar eara, Aad talk of eamlag aorraw, Wka (hall wa griava 1 (ritrl wi asaatf ' Ja-atarrawy ioaa, la atorrow. " If taara wdoVo wrowgad j awa thair fanlU, And kindly pity pray;-irben abaJlwo liatan and forgira? T-dayt mjf low, ta-dg. ' Bat U (tarn jotuoa nrge rabake, - 1 dad warmth front mamory borrow, Then aWall wa ebida, if chid wa dara t - Tu or row, low, i If tboaa to wbam w owo a dabt Ara barmod anloM wa par, IVaan (ball wa atrnggla ta bo jait. . Tadmy, my tor, ta-dag, . Bat if oar dabtar fail oar bopo. And plead bis rain tboroagh, . Whan fhall wo woigh hU broach of faith f To atorrow, laoe, to-OMrraw. If loro, ostrangod, aboald oneo again ' Hia gonial imilo dirplay, " TTaea aball wa kiaa tha proflarod lipa f : TttAtiy, my lam,to-dj. Bat if ho woald indalgo rogrot. Or dwoll with by-goao (arrow, f baa aball wo woop, if woep wo matt? T awn aw, iaaa, to mtorrpw. - Tor virtaoaa aeta and haxmlaaa joya Tho bb inn taa will notatay; Vi'ti alwaya time to welcome theta, " Tm-dmy, mg le to-dag. Bat aaro, roaonUBOat, aagry worda, Aad aaarailiag eorrow. Come far to eoon, if they appear Xo-aMrroar, iw, to-morrow. From tl Bortom Daily Trmvolot False to Oar Tlag. Tm to tho sag, their fathers bora, 7ith oare, aide by aide. When tyranny in days of oro - Oar rights aa aaon denied. : . Falao to tho flag, whoao or'ry fold Grewe brighter with, each year, Whoao giorios oft in story told Are still oar preisa to hoar. Yalae to tha flag a nation won -By aaporhnmaa deoda; ; Falso to tboflag of Waahington, TAt to n nation's creeds, ,T-'--a to Aielr oatba, aije,U tka hopoa; . " lleeaanity reroroe; M - .: . Talao to oar aires and tha past,' ' ' - False to all fotoro years. 2etb heaven hold within itir power A fata called too aerero f Tor thoao whoaa haada waatd hna destroy All that oar hearts hold dear ? Arise ye freemen, strike with strength. Which vengeance only give; . 21 or sheath thy sword, aor falter not , '-' . While yet ana traitor lirea. j The Sell I er and SerraDf. A TALE OF WEiTE&lT VIEQIHI A." - ' BT XMSB8US SSJTBTTT. V Ja befor the breaking oat of this common If known as Lord Dae mere's war, a ma by the ant of Parker settled in the western part of Virginia, en a small creek that empties itself in the Ohio. His family consisted of his wife aad thro children, ranging fro an five to twelve, and a negro aarvaat. - The place w'.ere he located wa sons distance from any settlement or ata-110, and th scenery arooad very wild aad ro-snevatie, with lofty and heavily wooded hills slop tag back fir a th valley. He brought his fam ily hero early in th spring, built himself a rude log cabin, aad by great exertion succeeded ia nlaattiar a considerable patch of ground the earn season. .One day near the-cl Parker and hi negro, Tom, were at work ia the ersods, about half a mile from th dwelling, the latter, who had goao to the creek Bear by, came Carrying back, with aa expression, of alarm de picted hia black face. WnlVTaas, what's th matter with you crow? taqaLrod his master, aaapendiag hit work I look tho frightened domestic j Oh, Mars Jonas, answered Tom, ia a quiv wriag voice, lookisg fearfully arooad as he spoke I tiak I seed saSo down dsr Ton ar always seeing something wonderful,' puraaed th other, but it generally tarns out a very trifling affair. Did yon see a block ia the water hea you s too pod down to drink. Oh, Mars J anas, I seed sufia worsia dat. Don't Urf Mara Joaas 1 Groat Golly 1 I seed yea in tho boahea 'rale I aeher seed aufia aore uoGadari dis life.' 4 WelL eyes are aot apt to hart anybody Tom,' retarn ed Mr. Parker, with a laugh ; I'v seen A good many eyes ia my time.. Tea. but liar Jooss, it is difiTereae what (hey'a 'tachsd to. That's ysry true, Tea. YTall, what did your aTes belong ft I tiak ds yes I seed was tached upou d ksad ob a big Iajea. "'; 4Ah r exclaimed tho other appearing for the - rst time a l'.t:!a startled. 'Why did yoa not sa; tlxt yoa thought so ia tha Erst place, yoa U so deriag foolT " Pahsw I . tbert ar ao Indians 1 about here, except to roar imsginntlos,' What . snakes you tbiak it was an fadiaa V': . Cao I tiak do Iojsn was dar, dels aH, .mat-" tsred the black, tookbg timid! around him r 'I Uak, ZIsx Josum, w had. better ro down to lt toe s-al tect Uissus and tlIliIea., ". 'I fc!:eT it woai be s!ly for as to do so, ss.id I!r. Paiter, f.r I aa alaoet certain' yoa tare ejsa oti:"' si- '. -. ;C"...l job bar made uAsacj, I u.J 9 tacit ; tct if joa fol to s&any kiats, kxx oat fo Ust.r;. V5f f Too not d chila to fool 70a, Unn Joonst aid Tom iaatilj ratberinf np hU tool, whilst hia muter 00t P Bi which was loaning gaJast ref nnd casting hia eyes wnrily nbonk him, proceeded to exbrniao tho priming-. 'No, ran. not do ebfle to fool yon, Mara Jonas,' pnrso odTom, quickly. 'And if I didn't mo do most horrible eyes and dem or oyee lojansdan I aebbereeed Baffin.' Mr. Parker sow eorfested that it might bo as well to go down to the creek, nnd make a search through the boshes; bat to this proposition the negro excitedly demarred sjing that if trey wore Indians, they woald bo certain to . shoot him before he coo Id take them. That's true Tom,' replied the other, 'bat I do ot bo lie re there ore any Indians down there. However, as yoo seem so much alarmed, and as f ata willing to admit the possibility of each a thing, we will retarn homo - Accordingly Mr. Parker and his serraot set off along the side of the bill, to a point where thej eoald get a View of the dwelling, be carry ing the rifle so n to be ready for instant .nee. aad the negro keeping close at bis heels, with the axe and other implements, and both looking warily about them scanning erery tree and bash. ' Nothing oceerred to justify the alarm of the negro until they reached the edge of the cornfield, which ran down to the boose-; when Mr. Parker was just in the act of reproving his servant for exciting his fears without canse, there suddenly came reports of three or font rifles i a quick succession instantly followed by wild Indian yell and bothTom and hia master dropped together, the lalfer struck by two balls, one in the side, and the other in the leg. 'Oh, my God 1 my poor family, he grosned, as he gathered himself npon bis feet, and beheld the negro stretched oat npon his back apparently dead, and the Indians with a savage yell of triumph, in the act of bounding forward to finish their work and secure the scalps of their victims. v Hastily staggering to the nearest tree, Mr. Parker now set hi back against it, and drew his rifle, far the fore moot and stood as it wer at bay. Perceiving this, and knowing too well the certainty of the whit man's aim and also feeling themselves secure of the prize, aad therefore ot earing to throw away a single life the Indians immediately took shelter behind different tree aad began to reload their pieces. To remain where he wasllr. Parker saw now would bo eertaia death ia a few moments, wound a Be wa. aad coauouallv rroviar weaker I from loaof blood, it was vain to think of flight: ana yet, witk aeath Unaf bias ia th face, and it. aavTJaoaa4deaiajfrire fW tioo, equally for his family'e sake as his owa, he felt that something ought to be tried for his sal- -alios, though ever so helpless the attempt. Look iog qatckiy aad search ingly about he - a a . " ' " o percetvea aooai Ma pace oistaat an immense ihickH, and believing if he could reach that hia chances of life would be increased a the savages could not make their aim ture without actually entering he gathered all his strength and nerve far the effurt, and ran forward to the spot, falling in the midst of the bushes just ia time to escape two balls of the eeemy, which at the same m meat wbizxed over his head. Seeing him fall and supposiog their last shots had proved fatal. uttering yells of trinmph, darted out from behind the trees, and flourishing their scalping knives, bounded forwarded to the thicket ; but ere they reached it, Mr. Parder, who had succeeded in getting npo his knees, and his rifle to bear up on the foremost, palled the trigger. There was a flash, a crack and a yen at tho eame moment, springi eg not throe feet clear of the earth, the Indian fell back dead, at the ve ry feet of hi companion, who Suddenly stopped. ottered a howl of diamsy, and seemed uadoter mined whether to advaaco or retreat. That momentary hesitation proved fatal to h'm also '; for the negro who had been all this time foigniag-death. but was really unharmed, now thinking there might bo a possibility of es cape clutched one of his own axes nervously, mad two sadden bounds forward, tha distaace wf summer, sfMr7Tbiog about ten feet, and before the astonished warrior bad time to put himself oa his guard, brooght the glittering blade down like lightning, leaving th savage through skull add brain, and laying him a ghastly and bleeding corpse bo- side the other. 'par take dat, you tie via red aigger,' shouted Tm with an expression of demoniac fierceness, tak dat ar t and dou't say aufiin mors 'bout shootia down white gemmen.' The worls ware hardly at tered, when crack went th rifl- a of th other two savages, one gra sing th left cheek of th negro aad the other causing th right ear to tingle. Great golly r cried Tom, dar dat was moat near being d finishing ob dis child, bnl as you iaat got a mora loads a yon, yoa old varmin tcra, ho added, shaking his fist in the directioB of th savages, 'spoee'n yoa doesn't shoot any mora afor as gm ma doe. Tbn seizing th guns of th two slaia warn" ors, rushed into tho thicket, where Mr. Parker lay coaceald, exclaiming 'Mars Joaas, I hop you isn't dead yet but two ob do Isjons are, a d hero I is wid das two guns, dat only wants aufiia in em to blow d der two to d dsbiL Ah Tom,' groaaed Mr. Parker, as h lay oa the ground making every ebrt to raise his rifl which hi failing power Woald permit. - Thank God, you have escaped. I feared that jou had beeekined at th Erst fix.' ; ,v-?-K : " "i Nt 'zastly dat time, Mars Joaas; bat dU ig ger was dreadfully akecred, daU dartrufey aad seeia yoa dxap, tooght I'd j est make ' believe r eaad to, aad woald never know nudn more daria dis life.- But whaa I seed yon get sway aad shoot dat rascal dax, and order stop ao'stoo-Uhed to lock at him I concluded I'd quit r,!y-ieg d possum, aa git ep and do suEu, an I did I know j4 is aa IV tsrry sorry but yoa know I uU6u Injaa eyes ia do taah. it dU trsfe. ' A 'liars Jones, 1 puruJ Leti.n dowa ty tis ';le, and speaking in a vary tvospilbtuc tone, yoit if hurt bad vrv b4 'Too did. Torn, aad had I then harried immo diately homeward it is possible I might bav caped, though it is equally probable that the Indians were on the watch to take as at advantage ia which ease tho result night have been no bet ter than it is. Oh! that I was at boose with my family I for they mast have heard tho firing here and be terribly alarmed, or if sot they may have been off their guard and successfully attacked by another oartr. for it is more than Kkely these few have not ventured here by themselves. r 'Ahl God forpidl' he ejaculated the next moment, fairly starting to his knees, 'that they should have been attacknd and murdered first ! Bat no, for then I think we should have heard their cries, and then it is probable the savages would have wrapped the boose in flames. I must 0 nome Tom oh ! I mast get home I Bat how ? how ? 'Why Mars Jonas, ef yoa'll just let die nigger tote yea oa his back he'll fetch yon there.' 'Bat what of tha other Indiana, Tom 1 have they fled or do T 'Doesn't know bat guess dey am. I axed one of dem to stp as ha did but I guess de oders did cot want to.' ; 'Yon are a brave fellow Tom, for all ; said his master,' and if I live I will not overlook this affair.' ' ' : , J: .' ; ' Well, yoa seo, Mart Jonas, I is on oh dim as goes in for prudence for keeping out ob de fight, bat when de fight does com I dsx I is during dis nigger's life.' 1 'Oist whispered hi master, as he earefully brought hia rifle forward. I think I see one of the Indians peeping around yonder tree. Ah 1 l am too weak to raise the gun. Get down here Tom aad let me rest it across your shoulder. There that will do. Ouiet. now.' 'Doea yon see him Msrs Jonas T whispered Tcm. after keeping silence half a minute. Scarcely were tho word spoken, when crack went the rifles of both whit man and Indian at .he same moment ; aad then the latter uttering a wild yell, was seen to run staggering from tree to tree on his retreat, while his companion, taking advantage of the opportunity, bounded for ward and secured his person behind a large oak near at hand, keeping his rifle ready to fire upon his foe. ;- -' 'Drop down . Mars Jonas,' whispered Tom 'and let dis chile fix him.' . ; Taking his master's hat as he spoke, Tom placed it on th end of a gun, and pushed it with some noise, through th bushes a few feet ia advance of him. Scarcely was it visible to the savage, when, believing it to contain the hmA (!.; UWtu :- l.i.:.... (and seat a baH whizzinr thronrh th middla f Tom iastantly dropped the hat,, and making a Ubreshing among the buabas, ottered a few rroans, and then kept perfectly quiet ; and Mr. Parker, comprehending the design, kept perfect ly : quiet also, though managing meanwhile to reload his rifle. But though he believed his shot had been ef fective, the wary warrior was resolved upon pro- dene and caution. First reloading his rifle, he next carefully reconuoitered the thicket ; and then, finding all still, he suddenly darted from this tree to another, and, from that tree toanoth er, and from that to another, and so. by a sort of semi circular movement came up as it were in ia the rear of hia enemies. Still finding all quiet, he advanced cautiously to the bushes, and began to part them gently. Ia this direction the thicket extended son twenty yards fiOm where our friends lay con cealod ; and with th assistance of Tom, Parker " got noiselessly into position to cover th advance of the savage; The a waiting in breath I less silence till th lad ian had so fax advaueed as to make his aim sure, he fired again sharp yell of pain, and a floundering among the bushes followed ; Tom seized his axe, at one bounded forward towards his fallen adversary. The Iadiaa was bedly wounded, though not soffieent to prevent him from making ns of his rifle, but fortunaUly for Tom, it only flashed iu the pan with the wauls fairly pointing at his I heart, and tho text instant th ax of Tom des jcended with Herculean force and ended the work. I : With a about of triumph, Tom now rushed I from the thicket, without hooding tho calls I his master,' in pursuit of the only remaining sav lege, whom he could easily follow by his trail of (blood. About a hundred yards from where he (had bees shot be found him eoaeoalod behiad a I log, and ia a dying condition. Too weak I maka any defence, tho Indian looked op at hi I enemy end extending t him his band, said : I 'How de do, brudder.' 'Jus dis way P cried Tom, 'dis is jnS de way 1 does to all snch rascals as yoa,' and with the but word the bloody axe descended and was buried in th brain of the Indiaa. Tom now weal back to his master and proudly recou ted his ex ploits t 'Thanh; God w ara saved V exclaimed Mr. ( Parker, warmly grasping the haad of his faithful servant, I owe my life to you, Tom. 'Spectde Lord fit oa roar side wid dis yere cboppia axe, muttered Tom, as he coolly wiped the blood from his formidable weapon. : He then earefully raised his jwoonded master, and getting him upon his back, carried him safe ly to the house, where both were received with tears of joy by the terrified family. Mr. Parker's wounds proved aot so serious as was at first sappoeed r aad the night following be and his family were ren.oved to the nearest station by a small party of scouts, who had been seat out to war aad protect the more -exposed settlers against the expected ineurtioa oTthe Ia diaoa, who as we hav already shown, tad just begaa their work of Isying waste oa the border. lit. Parker finally recovered, though aot ia timn to tak any part ia sanguinary strifes which ensued ; and Tom, for his bravery was given hU fxselom, an i lived many years to boast of what he tad done daring tis life, 'merely jus miS e chcrs'a axe.f ,.TtUte'f pletusrs tetrsjssxs into paia jand ut&ny a cia tiro. a lave cl tise, Ltcoaes ta fJtffll5. " VDr; Htyei Artie Expedition. ThooScial report of Dt. Hayes, of his Arc tic Expedition is full of interest. Tho party left Upernuvik, Greenland, Augnst 16, 18C0, entering Smith's Strait September 1st. From this time on, wo make such extract as w bav spaco fort ' TJSHACK BT ICS. ijttUe IsTanl was re neo sept. Zd. tfetrg unable to penetrate the ic to th Westward, I determfoed to work up tho coast to Cape Hath-erton, with the hop of ther finding the ice more open.. The undertaking was neeeaaariiy attend ed with considerable risk to tho vessel, on ac count of the heavy fields : of ice lyieg off Litile-toa Island. Wa frequently cam ia collision with ico fields from fifteea to twenty feet in thickness. The quarter inch iron plate oa th cutwater was torn off, aad tho falsa stern was carried away. Soon afterwards w encountered a sever nip," and befor the rudder could be shipped, the two lower pintel were broken off. . . " . afpuoach or wmt.B ETaryUung about us now began is wear a win try aspect. Tho temperature bad fallen to eighteen degrees below freezing. Thick snow had been falling at intervals since August 25th. The decks wer covered with ice, the sails at.d rigging were t o stiff with it that they could bare ly bo worked ; the schooner's side were toed with a thick crust, aad largo mas sea of ice had accumulated on the cutwater and forward rigging. Th navigable season was dearly drawing to a close. -.- : ; r wiittkr quarters. Northeast gales detained us during the 7th nod 8th, and th temperature continuing to fall, 1 deemed it imprudent again to enter tho ice, and accordingly we went into winter quarters on the 9lb, in a bight, at the head of Hartstein bay. The schooners were moored by fonrhawaers, for ty yards from shore, i seven fathoms of water. The sails were uibent and the topmast bonaed , and alter giving the crew a holiday, onr wtater preparations were commenced. " The si ores were deposited in a bens built for the porpoo on shore. Tie hold was converted into a comforta ble room forthe men, and the upper deck was housed over with boards. O wing to bad weather three weeks elapsed befor these arrange meets were completed. Oar winter harbor, which I named Fort Fonlke in honor of Wm, Parker Fonlke, Em , of Phila delphia, was well sheltered, except to tbe s outh' west. . Observations made by Mr.Sonntagi at tbe m -SDore jy ar tbeyesei gave its position, latitude 28 17 dl.iSVlongliade abore n?r the vessel 72 30 57 W. twenty milee farther south than Dr. Kane's winter quarters, and distant from it by the coast ninety miles. bow thkt passed the tutkr. Tho winter was passed in health and comfort We were fortunate in capturing op ward of two hundred reindeer which kept both ourselves and the dogs constantly supplied with fresh food. The. winter however, brought some serious misfortunes. A disease, which had been prevail iag ia North Greenland during the last few years broke out among dogs, and of the fine pack which I bad taken from tbe Danish settlements, only eleven animals remained alive on tho 20th of December. You are well a ware that my plan of ex plorations was wholly based npoe dogs as a oceans of transport across. the ice, nnd situated aa I Was 00 the east side of the Strait, and 90 mil farther south than I had anticipated, I became aeriouslv apprehensive for the success ol th approaching effort. ' DEATH OF MB. SOXXTAG. - My anxiety was fully shared by Mr. Sonntag the astrocomer to the expedition, and my able second ia command. He early volunteered to go South, to endeavor to open commnnicatioos with th Esquimaux of Northumberland Island, with the hop of obtaiaing dogs. His former experi ence, when with Dr. Kane, had familanzed him with all the phase of Arctic travel, and no one could have beea better bUed for the task. Beside the usefulness of the proposed journey it was peculiarly ia harmony with his active and enterprising spirit. 11 is offer was accepted, aod he left th vessel oa the 22d of December, with a sledge and aiaedogs accompantea by the Esq oi maux Hans ; intending to make the jonrney and return daring tho moonlight period then setting in. It is my sad duty to inform you that he died while absent. .-- .y. U appeass that from Haas' report, that the im mediate cause of Mr. SonnUg's death was cold Haas apoa hi retarn stated that they had trav eled the first day to Sontberlaad Island, where they camped in a saow hat, and were there de tained two days. Ineir next cam , was at i r-foik, a deserted Esquimaux atatioa pa the. coast, fiAeea mile below Cap Aloxaalor, where they built another snow hat. They set off next day directly from Northumberland Iland. Th tcev although coveted with light snow, appeared to be sufficiently' strong Mr. Sonntag walked in advance of the sledge, and when about five mile from the land be came upon thin ice and broke through. Hane assisted htm -oot of tho water, and they immediately . pat back fr Sorfoik. Befor that place waa reached, Mr. Sonntag was insensible, and he died sooo afterward. His remains were aubeeqeeotly brooghi to the vessel, aad were interred near th observe tory. : : .V y ,r - . 3 DICXXES BELOW ZEXO. " It was not antil late ia Mascb that tbe tc foroB-ed around Cape Ohleea, and the land being too mountainous for sledg travelling. I was not until that time, able to start northward. At that period I mad a preliminary : joaraey to Fog Harbor, and there established a provision depot. I availed myself of this opportunity to visit Bens eelaer Harbor, Dr. Kane's winter quarters. No vestige of the advance waa discovered. Sh ha probably drifted out to sea with ice. - Daring this journey the coldest temperature of tbe cruise was recorded. On one day th thermometer sank to 66 degrees, and oa another tn 68 degrees below zero. We camped at night oa this, as well aa on all subsequent journeys, iathe saow hat of the Esquimaux. . : . ; .- , . - tbm higszsz. io.ra arrows. : The Isiitade attains apoa that day was 31 25x. a degree of Northing which I believe not' to have been exceeded or equalled by any explorer except Sir Ed ward Parry. The land was takes possession of in the vame cf the United States, with the usual forms,' aad th ag whica was need apoa the occasion t as covered tie most Norttera knowa Uri apoa the globe. I have to xeret ti&t w could aot aec5S7ih a grealsr Nonlin, bat sUsated as we were wi-h a small force at command, I can bat regard the summer expl rations as fcrtunsta andsscessfJ. 1 he field ol research, although more limited than t had anticipated, was. hower, bow, and my observations ia different departments of physical and natural science will, I feel assured, meet th approbation of the patron of the expedition. . I will mention, in conclusion, that I am still of opinion that Smith Strait can be navigated with steam.: Under sails aljoe I am aot satisfied that it cannot. It is my hope to be able to renew the attempt with a small steamer. With this view I have left some stores at Port Fonlae and atUp-ernavik. - - Kntcrfslin0 $aririg Gen. XTcCleilanV 7ar Horse - ; A writer in Porter. Spirit thna describes the horse which- some gentlemen in Cincinnat' bought in St. Louis and presented to Gen.Mc-Clellan, when he took charge of the army in Western Virginia: "Dan Webster, or "Handsome Dan, the fa-miliar sobriquet by which he was known to the men. women and children throughout the city, is e gelding of a beautifully dappled mahogany-bay color, with throe, white feet and a star, very hea vy flowing black mane and tail, the latter a reg ular 'spout. He is sixteen hsnds high and weighs, ia ordinary flesh, 1,260 pounds. ; He was sired by Gen. Jackson, dam of Sir Arcby and Messenger blood. He has fine, bony and in- elligent head, delicately tapered ear, and a proud, beautifully arched neck, capital shoulders, loag and muscular arms, whose symmetry could not be improved were they carved to order : his chest ia broad and deep,"his legs fine, fiat and bony, with his bocks and knees well down to his heels, nnd his fetlocks almost to tie gronnd, with a soond, well rib Sod barrel of tremendous length. and a line nnd hips remarkable for strength aad beauty; indeed, hia fine points, and evenly-bal anced proporti ns make him, in the fullest sens of the term, a model horse, not only for symmetry, but for speed and stoutness- : As a-fiM horse, I never saw bis superior being very topy'-when in action, with a proud aad nervous step, fain bead as high as bis rider's when mounted, and bia I h met -latch sod the tips of his fore feet almost on a perpendicular line when ia repose. He poeaeRses many characteristics com moo to no other cf bis species I have ever known. Frr instance, he will oot stamp hia feet nor shake off a fly if there were a thousand on bio, seeming to entertain a contempt for all leser animals; and bis confidence in and afiVeiioa for th human aperies is such that he will not, nndev any clreooDstancea, suffer his attention to be drawn from his master by any minor object. To bis own species be pavs no attention, passing among them without deigning them theslizhest notice. even when tnrned looee in tho same yard or field. He will f llow hie master an any fiibt of et a toot n om. reitirg on his master s juegment lor his safety; will ataod any w her be is left without constraint, and is brare as a lior and discreet as a judge. May be bear bis noble master on to victory eonqnr ring and to conquer until this foul rebellion i. crushed oit and peace aad anion once more restored to oar distracted country.' How Bomb Shells are Hade. ? The mnafactnre of bomb shells is very inter-lo estiag. Tbe shell is first nlled with oid-fahtoaed round leaden bullets; melted snlpbnr is thea poared in to fill up the interstices and bind -the bullets in one one kind of lathe, and a cylindrical hole of the exact size of orifice of the shell is bored through the bullets and sulphur. Taia cavity is filled with powder even with the interior edge of the orifice, a mix inch shell of the kind here described holding about half a pound. The fuse fitted imo the orifice is a recent Belgina in vention. made of pewter, and resembles the screw- rap need for the patent fruit en. Am examine tkn of this pewter cap shows, however, that it is made of two hollow discs of metal screwed to gether, and fi led with meal powder. A namber of Jine holes are drilled in the lower disc, while the outer disc is entire and marked with firnree in the circle, 1, 2, 3, 4. In this state the shell is water-proof When taken for use. tbe g noser, t y means of a small steel instrument, eeoopeont a portion of the outrraoft metal surface, and lays bar th charg of composition powder be low it If the abell ia desired to explode ia one aeeood after leaving th gun . tb soooping ia made on tbe figure 1 ; if in two seconds, oa th fitrnre 2, end so on; the iJea being that the shells of this description shall first strike the object aimed at and do execution as a ball, and then explode, sending the ballets fo ward as if from another cannon, located at she poiat where the flieht of the shell is arrested.: Large shells of eight or teo inches ar filled whb powder oaly, and bursting, do execution by j means of their fragments. These large shells are generally fired by means of a fee of meal powder, extend- i g throngH a brass plug screwed into tb month of tke abelL . In both case th fua ia fired by by th ignition of th charge ia tbe gun. How General ZlcClellan waa Toiled. : A day or two since, say th Herald, w stated tbaf General McC'ellaa had mad his arraoge-mente, and would have bagged the rebel on Muasoa's Hill, six thousand strong, had it aot been for som leaky member of th War Department, through whom the spies ascertaiaed the plans of our energetic commander, and furnished the inform ttion to the Confederates. We have ince ascertained, : from " another and raliabl source, full corroboration of th fact that Geo. MjClellan had the rebels numbering tea thons-and instead cf six thoussnd instead of six thou, and, in his grasp, aad th very night he had de cided to carry hia plan into execution a rocket waa seat op from Washington, as a signal to th rebel officers, whereupon the Confederate beat a hasty retreat. We also tears that the leak took place ia aem of th military borsaus, and aot with the Secretary of War; and thus the Gener aJ who passed throogh the campaign in Wester Virginia without having the rebels obtain th first particl of information as to his movements aa til he pounced dowa apoa them, and without witnessing th failure of one of his plana, was compelled to submit to a failure through the treachery of oScers ia th m;loy of the Gov- cramest. v. vi ys .; - :-; fA p-;.. :. Tte Cstraei:ctGertral liars, The St. Lools MejuUicaat (Union paper) cf Tuesday says; "ia regard tothoeoarseef Lane and hie band of vagabonds, nc fortunately mastered into the ssrvice cf tbe United Cu&tes, ar3 thereby having a sb.6 tf atnl-jrlty for tt'r acti cf crpruaIoa as. -xLtTt wa Lave sec;;.-'.- 'His coarse, and ttxt cf tie mca'tUaxtel t tlx con-Ciad, tas teea ooe ef aadlfniisl rc-isry, 1 -ia der aad outrage, aot cofined to secessionUts,bot extending to Union mea ail along the Kansas border. . Ia all cases h ha authorised and justified hie mea ia running off whole plantations cf slaves, aad compelling them to go when they. were un willing to do so. We are pleased to know that a true representation of the outrages com muted by this maa apoa the loyal as well asois-loyal citizens of the border counties has beea made to Secretary Cameron, bow ia this city, and hope, notwithstanding the emissaries whina he ha sent to Washington, that he wiil be driven in disgrace from the army, and his regimes t of jay-hawker diabaaded.' General Cameron ha sine given orders to stop th outrages alluded to. Colonel Baker's Pmeatiraeat. Mr. George Wilkes in a notice ho writes relative to the late Colonel Baker, who fell a few days sine at Edward's Ferry, says: Upon the writer of this article, perhaps, the tiding of his loss fell with a more starting effect thaa apoa any person else. It was oar good fortaae to know Colon si Baker weTJ, and w had th honor to ntertaia him as oar guest at dinner, on an afternoon in the month of Aogntt last. . Oa that occasion, when we expressed (in view of the recent, disaster at Maaassss) a aetata! concern as to the deportment of his troops, he said: "Wilkes, I have some peculiar notion as to the part I am to play in this extraordinary war; and I want yoa to bear ia miad that what I bow ssy to yoa is not th result of nay id! fancy cr vague impressioB. It is doubtful if I shall ever agaia take my seat in th Senate V To th look of surprise that I turned upon him at this expression he replied: I am eertaia I shall not live through this war, and if my troops shaald show nay want of resolution, I shall fall ia the first battle. I cannot s fiord after my career ia Mex ico, aad as a Senator of the United State, to tura my face from the enemy r There was ao gloom or depression in his meaner, but it was caaracvenzea or a temper arnesioee vuico mad a deep tmpressioa on my un a. General Anderson on Kentucky. The Waahiogtoa correspondent of the Philadelphia Prat says: Ia a brief interview with Ma jor (now General) Anderson, to-day, that gentle man assured me that he had the fullest coufi- cence in the speedy success of onr arms ia Ken tucky. Nothing but physical prostration could have compelled him to leave the field. But he has the fullest confidence ia General Sherman, who if backed ap with ma and means, will be enabled to crush out rebellion ia that State, and restore freedom to its Union-loving citizens. Gen. Anderson ssys th rebel force have acted like barbarians towards innoeeet families, in the d straction of property and violation of female virtoe. He cites cases of infamous conduct, on of which was that of three or four Tennesseans, ia General Buck ner's command, who entered a house in which they found two sisters, to whom they made advance, and was about to force the v-waea ?tttM-acremi anlil the was heard by her tatber,. who cam w ioir iwcw, ana snot too leader or tbe rug on ine spou . TThat Ca Teen Dona in Six ZTontna. " Six months ago the great conspiracy bloomed oat : into open rebellion. Let as review th month which hav passed since the day of Sunn ter. and see what ' we have done. Six months w bad not 600 soldiers within reach of a do fenceless capital. To-day we hav probably two hundred thousand armed on the line of the Potomac, aad another hundred thesand in th West Six mokths ago we had not arms to put ia to the rhands of seventy.five thousand volunteers; to-day we have maskets, cannon, and every supply in abundance for four times the namber. Six months ago we eoald neither feed nor mov aa army of fir thousand mn; to-day every department ef Oar military organization is complete, and we .aa make war acre tha continent. , Six months ago we had aot a dozen ships at hand; to-day we number our navy by the hundred, aad guarding a coast line of more thaa two thousand mile. Six month ago tho Government could scarcely borrow a few hundred thousand at twelve per cent, to-day twelve millions of people lend it fifty millions at par. ix months ago the question was would the people support the Gov-erameat;toay the only question is whether the Government will support the people. A Louisiana View cf Fremont' Case. Tb New Orleans Crescent says: W ar sorry they hav taken Fremont away, because he is the maa we wanted, of all others, to whip. His infamous proclamation, whil it was of great ser vice to the Southern cause ia Missouri, ia aroua iag the iadignatioa aad resentment of the people, was such aa atrocious document that we de sired to have the pleasure of cutting his comb a wall a to hia operations ia Missouri as his proposed military expedition dowa tha Missisip-pL Tbe Federals have cheated as oot of onr game by taking away Fremont; and if they disgrace him aa a military leader, through the intervention of a court martial, it will only be anticipating what we oursslves . would have done had he remained in the field. Trom the London Times. Central Alia Snppljin Jlnisia with - Cotton. -. - . " The extent to white supplies of cotton will b draw Cram now sooree by the ad vane in price has beea farther illustrated by the state- meat of tse increased importauoa of that arti-cl iato Boaaia from Khiva and Bokhara. Al though the qua tity jst announced to have beea brooght thence to the fair of Novogorod is only 18.000 ewt , or less than two per cent, of the aa-naal cossumption in Bussia, it is suCcisntly targe to indicate that a field of supply exists ia those quarters capable of rapid development, er peeially as it appears that aa additional quantity ef 39,000 ewt. is to arrive withia the next two or three months.' Hitherto the aggregate annual value of the Uaaaian traao wua Bokhara and Khiva ia all kinds of goods has beea estimated at only about X240.CC 3, bat cottoa alone is bow Lksly to figure for at least 1S0,CCX " . " . G crass in &e Arrxr. The foIlowiDg :U give as a very nearly cor rect stalecteBt of tie number of Germans to tbe Fedsral army, from the direreat aectioas of tie country :',r,i' " : , - - : New En-rlaad ITew Tork W Jersey 2.C SO? P.asylvana 10 CC0? Ohio SwC wO T,-..i"f'. Illinois G.CC0: Miasoon 13,C0. aad Msry- iy lllsnetota IZDi . wconsia r--- T t.c:?t Eansaa 600; Cal.rorni n"rVca Z.CZ. V.'estera Tirsiuia l,C0 5i-t Ml DIsuIct cf Cilamtla, LZ, IIs-U: Z22i Ptls.ar .Tcul, 61, -.3. ftscfitl Information. FLOtnt Cakes. I quart of flour, 4 err. I risk of sour milk, teaepooa soda, mis ilia wi:h sweet milk, r large teaspooa of salt. - Bccx.wb.kxt Cax el I qaart of tcckwkstl flour, piat of corn meal, pint offcast, mix t a stiff batter with tepid water, acd set ia a warn place to ris. on large leaasooa of sxlt. Csck-wheat is said to be much better if mixed wlJ c.a fifth oat. . IIakd Gnrcca BxcabJ 1 cup ef mcliu:s. t of sugar, 1 of batter, 1 cup of Cosr, 1 Ui'.et??') I of vinegar, 1 tablespoon of aod a clteeolvod in 1 1 water. Ginger to taste, roll this and bale q -i-Dax YaaiT. Tak 1 gallon of water, and r;. I two or three haadafols of hops, boll them cf a an hour, straia them into 3 pints of floor, (tr-oepting one pint of hop tea, which is to cocl ;) ; whsa both ar coo! tak a . Unr tesapoosf.1 cZ ; pulverized alum, teacap of sugar, pat Ct both ia th hot water, the a put in your ystxt j let it stand twelve hours to rise thea take I tt ' blespooa of soda, stir ia aad let ilaad azsllci hour. , . - - RoU in meal and put to dry iathe thai a. - ' To 3 pints of water tak a larg hasdf&l cf hop, boil 15 miautee, strain off tbe liquid acl poor it oa to a tablaspooaful of our, cu!) tp 2 mediam slsed boiled potatoes, aad wiih 1 t:? of sugar mix the flour and hop liquor, set ea tie j stove aad let it com to a boil ; when nearly coU add a teacup of yeast. Let it stand two hours ia a warm place, aad then cork for as. VixtCAa 8 gallons of rain water, 1 quirt ef whisky, I qaart of molasses, 1 sheet of white pa per, soak ia two pounds dried apples, aad add the water or the rinds and cores of preen ones. CoctnfBxa P1cx1.cs. Tak the small cucumbers, wipe them clean and lay them in stone jsrr;-allow 1 qaart of coarse salt to a bucket of water; boil the brine aad torn the brine boiling hot over the cucumbers; cover op tight and 1st them stand twenty-four hours. Drain them, and boil as much of the best cider vinegar and pour over them., '-. Core for Trotted Feet. It is said that f rosea feet can be speedily and certainly cured by being bathed and well rubbed with kerosene or coal oil, for a few time, at air hi before retiring to bed. Several persoas hav already tried it, all of whom unite in proaooncir it an effectual cure, which if they are correct, is aa easy and cheap mode of getting of a very sore and unwholesome aHicUon. Those who have tried it inform ns that the feet should be wall warmed by a hot stove during aad after the ay-pGcatioa of the oiL acd it will certainly Cuael a speedy care, farsons suaenng trom tee paia of frosted feet will ao doubt do well ia giving it a trial, for it is surely a very cheap otntmt, as on which is very easily applied. llow to make Grape Jelly. The following is given as a superior recipe f-s making grape jelly ; Wash the grapes thoroughly in cold water, seperete them trom th stetni, and mash them ia aa earth a vessel with a potato masher. . Then put them over tbe f.rs boil them twenty minutes. Eira'.a 1 t zi t'--- a mU tf lisnt tilrreE3? cT a L. r to netting ; to every pint of uiejarv auu w and a quarter pounds of sugar, and- boil twexty minnte. Put it up in pint jsrs chioa is tla strongest; "past whit paper over th top, aal thea tie a piece of strong muslia tightly arooad tu " - "-.-.---" Stje on tie Tjelid. A correspondent rnnd as th following re dy, which she voecb for: Pat a teaspoonfol of block tea in a small be; pour on it just enough boiliog water to moistea it ; then pat it on the eye, pretty warm. " H9 it on all night, aod ia the morning the sty will most likely be gone ; if not a aeeood sppUca'Joa is eertaia to remove it. it mtb a Fear is the shadow of hope. - Do your best and defy the devil to do his worst. The reward of a thing well doa is to have dooe it. - Moving for a new trial courting a second wife. Poverty humbles pride. A maa when he is tkort can hardly carry a high head. ; If you do good forget it : if evil, rememh r Z repent of it. z j. I Why is Vigisia sure to come right f Becaas she keeps Wheeling fot the Union. The most mischievous Lars are tho who fccr just on the verge of truth. j Follow the fashion ; yoa had heter display other people's follies thaa your own. J He who knows his ignorance is th pases see of the rarest kind of valaaUe knowiedeK. Ia th march of life, don't heed tb erd ta "right aboat" when you know jut ar about right. j What must always be ealesla'ed epoa whet w paint our houses ? A brash with th painter.! What throat is the best for a singer to reac' high note with ? A soar throat. J Th bachelor has to look oat for a amber osm th married maa tor number era. The life's contradictions are many. Salt ter gives us fresh fish, and not words trodae eooloess. Husband are probably the most ill -nied ef a!! classee of persoas in the world rxctpl snoes. W pity th family that ait dowa ta a broil three time a day. . Yob are aot uncivil, when, by your Ufa, yoa give tne lear 01 your tnsao ta u. : Womea never truly coamaad aatil they have givea their promise to. obey. . .. Aa old bachelor says that during tese-year lit ladle jamp at every offer of marria o tence the term. , "''""" . j Even if a woman had as many lock apoa her heart aa sb has npo her head, a mania kz: would find his way into tu j It is aot sale to marry a poet. - A ysnr laf; should Jbeware ot a bean, who, like the tow ten of the shower aad the ssa, is always ia the tics I; A girl at a party ia towa the other eveair- ' was asked what mad her face so snut'y rzl ; 4 replied, the clap. -. - .: r The proud have ao frletia ; aot la' prcrtrr for the Ciey know ecbody act ia trtn.7,l. thea aobody knori the cu I Masy who thisTe CIcj zst a frett fjol fit Lying ia a tub, are very f r;-l cf livirta m$ the pale, cf good socii?;.. ".:.-:----". l It ia josi!y til r fa weataa lls.1 lis C'.t.lrz our sorrows and t.illes our jys. Ti'y tlr qua! re j let otty txptsssa v : -- "1 It isa't tzcr-h tlat mea and we e r a t : 11. of tie tra taeuJ ; tiey sbsild s - tit.: ( DorrTas.esr.-slamLjt-it... - t I.. i-tlirliaa taeH f"z:t C '."oj- tliii I aa gsosrairy tsl-t: " r? r.-4 J "Is,: diaj," ssys he, I thifck yoa v. tz-iljr 1 -