Indiana State Sentinel, Volume 23, Number 32, Indianapolis, Marion County, 11 January 1864 — Page 4

rir.ipr lirapc Culture.

Ti e following interistiojj rojort and observation cn pmpe trrape cdtnrc, U from the pen cf oar f.ieirl, 1). Joiii-A..Wrlfr, of Cincinnati, Otii, fcn 1,1 hrrpmlliaresled in grape mittlre in IoU?ia, will jive it airpful pcmal. It will be faail to be a re concia'e-anl accurate gniJ to those ahont to cmbarklo prap culture, in v eil as to il.'jejrho are now cultivating t'ae Tino : , . . D. IL Picrum, President of the Cincinnati llurtxadtural Soc.Utj : - In accordance with an order and enstom of our SorietT, I procet-d to irndcr some account ef what I hare met wi:h of intcref-t while absent on a ho.-ieu!rnral excursion. ? IITing recently enjoyed an opportunity of inspecting the exteaivo plantations of Key. J. Knox an I others, in the vicinity of Pittsburg, Pennsylvania, I proceed to giro yon some account of ius admirable management,-and of Ida wonderful sneees: The experiments of Mr. Knox have demonstrated t!iat he has an excellent soil and sanation far fruits, especially for grapes and strawberries, and al.-a that he, has knewn how to take advantage of hii favorable gurrounilinga so as fo bring about the most admirable results. ' -The situation ia upon the tiigh roRinlana south of the Modongaaela "river, abore which it i derated between four and fire hundred feet. The slopes incline variously, but those looking to the soufli and west arc chiefly elected for graie flouting. The soil i a clayer loam, with a librrt-l iatenaixturo of.anclstotie-, out ako lifts limtnoiith to impregnate the pcrcnTatipg water. In some r tacts the naile sandstone constitutes a larger pro-wnion uf the soil. Thia ia particularly the case on Troy Hill, Reserve Township, north of AHe-bany City, where there are numerous vineyarda covering nearly one hundred acres, some of" whieh are very precipitoua, hanging upon the eouthcrn and eastern declivity, supported by massive walls of sandstone, built at great expense. la other places, the tenacious light colored clayey subsoil of thi-t region, approaches the surface, and intermingling with the sod, makes a strong clay. In such situations underdraining ia verv desirable. - . Pbkpabatios. The plow, followed by the subsoil lifter, bts bceu found by Mr. Knox to be all sufficient for comminuting thia soil. With a strong pair of horse3 .to the plow, followed by two pairs of oxen to the lifter, lie ia.able to wort about one-third of an acre T Hem. Thia, process is performed ia the. &utanin The) ground U rtxt cTfsi-ploMreil with the same implements, göT;ig tTctcr, and a third plowing ia done in the spring before planting, so that the soil ia thoroughly prepared, being stirred to a depth of from ril'tctn to eighteen inchetO , The vin.es are of one summer's growth from single cyea, that are started in Mr. Knox's extensive propagating houses in the spring, and set out in well prepared soil about the first of June, for the summer's growth in the ojien air, which givca them very fine roots, and substantial stocky tops. From this soil they are carefully lifted with their abundant fibers, and are planted in the Tin yard ground, with their rocta ; carefully spread out in every direction- Sometimes a irtion are planted in their stations, from the jots directly from the propagating house, instead of spending a summer in the unn-cry, but such are not considered t be so good, though a season is gain"d by this plan. The distance Wtwctn the vines is six feet ia rows that arc eight feet apart ; thia is for trellis training upon the renewal system. A small stake is set by each plant, to which the shoots are tied. Intead of cutting the little vines back to two eyes, only the feeble wood ni the end is cnt off, leaving several buds on the larger plant1, and as these grow, the weaker are rubbed out and only the strongest allowed to remain. The reason for this is obvious it is to insure against accidental injury to the prominent buds in handling pbints. l)uring the summer the shoots are tied to the stakes, and the nex: spring they are cut ba: k to two eyes to force out two strong canes, whieh are tied op and trimmed of tiieir Lirterala for three or four feet. In strong vines a thid cano ia sometimes allowed to grow the second season, the object of which will appear presently. , Training; on the trellia commences with the third season of the vineyard, when the stakes are dijHn.scd with. Posts" are planted in the row that ran north and south, atoui sixteen feet apart; to these, strips of boards, three or four inches v ide, are nailed, a foot from the ground, and sncn feet above it, these are the rails to which the upright strips, about an inch minore and eight feet long, are nailed. These are placed nine inches apart, from center to center. The vines are trimmed this spring so as to form the two arras, each three feet long, from which the fruiting canes are to be produced. In a very strong vine, that had. been allowed to produce three cane the revicu summer, the third shoot is trimmed to three or fonr feet for fiuiting, and tied upright to the tr-.!!L bar, nearest to the vine stock, while the arms are secured to the lower part of the trellis. As the buds ou these last break, tbey are thinned out by rubbing oft" a portion, so that only the strongest arc left, and these are so arranged that one of them can be trained to each of the upright rtellis ban?, or one to every nine inches, that Is, four canes to each arm, eight to each vine. This we should think a tremendous amount of wood for the third summer, but with the soil and treatment to which they are subjected, many of the varieties of grapes require assidnous labor to confine them to thia number of shoots, which reach the top of the ttvlli, and most of the canes also bear a good deal of fruit. Mr. Knox feels confident that his Concord vines will average ten lbs. of grapes the third on. Some other varieties, snch as the Taylor or Fuliit, anil Herbcmor.r, grow as vigorou-l v, reaching the top cf ihc trellis, and then stretching along horizontally for some distance; but some khnli do not cover the trellis the tirst year it is set nr. These canes, produ Td from the arms are divested of their laterals during tho Minimer. The mifral ,ysV of trimming ia adopted in these trellLse, with some modifications, by adopting the sour-pruning when necessary, as will be indicated b. low, Ia the fourth season from planting and alway afterward, every alternate cane is cat back to two eyes, while the o'Ii t is shortened, according to its strength and tied vertically to the trellis for fruiting ; the spur pro lncesanewcane,so that one sj.tirsnpports fruit and the "other produces wood. If it happened that the cane of last year was not strong enough for the fruiting, it is cnt back, and that which bore t!ie previous year haa its fruit bearing laterals trimmed to spurs for fruiting, in its stead. In this war, by judicious management, the whole trellis ' is kept covered ith fruit from year to year, and the amount produced ia really astonishing, as an instance, I may cite twelve Hartford ProliSc vinea, which are four or rive years old. that produced 620 lbs.' of fruit thia ;-ear, from which $125 was realized apply this to an acre, which supports about 1,000 vines, as planted six feet by efcht, and we may calculate the proportionate yield at fifty tliusaad lbs. of fruit, this, at the low price of five cents a pound, would produce 52,500 per acre! an incredible yield, and one justifying a large annual outlay in assiduous care and later. . . THE STRAWCEEEV BEDS. After setting the grapes in their stations in the vineyard, Mr. Knox plants tlie 8 feet spaces with three rows of strawberries, eighteen inciies apart, the l-lants bcinj; separated from ten to twelve inches : tlio whole surface ia kent trftictlr clean witli the boo during the nimmer, and the runr era arc trimmed oft; as they make their appear-an'-c! Br this means the' plants become very stoc kr and stronir. At the annroach of n inter tho beds are covered with clean straw, which protects the plants from freezing and thawing, a a w inter mulch. The new leaves and flowers come through the straw in tlie spring, the fruit is protected from the dirt, and the whole crop is mulcted by the decaying straw during the summer. Bv this maanj the most wonderful crops iuf maguL'kcnt benies are produced such, indeed, as mu-tbe seen to be realized. The meilijod f t'lortening in by cutting oft" the runners, in combination with adaption of tlie soil and kick culture, raako even the staraen-befiria? varieties abundantly productive ia his hands; Such kin;la aa un ler ordinary treatment arc considered hy bearers, producing cr ly an avenue of ten erfect and well sisr d berries to an hundred blossom1, an here made to vidi 75 pr ecnt.j but ;.the stools are so strono', having so many point of inflorc'ccnce in each crown, that the aegregat of frn ttaga is much larrtr than even the per centai cf fruit prodanng uowen would make it appear to be. Thus, in numerous counts very carefully made upon the ground Ust June, I reached the following results : One plant of the Woiultrful produced 353 blowMUu. A plant of the lionte JiiUm had 84 blossoms, w hich icl led 67 fruits, or o. Kitl's Goliath had 64 jer cent, of fruit: TroHepc' Victoria. 52 per cent.; and all of these varieties are considered strongly staminaie, and. with tbe usual cultnre, ther barely yield 10 per cent. ' A very extensive investigation by counting in the case of tlie Triomphe de Gaud, gave less van 42 rr cent, rtf tho blosoms yielding perfect fruit, and, Tft, so nunvrrra were tho flowers on

these plants, t!at the number of resulting fruit was very great, being nearly fifty fn several plants ; whereas, with the common field culture a car soils, litis beautiful frnit has proved itself uü-rtiv of culture -fron its unproduktiv, many plants Laving no fruit whatever succeeding a plenteous blossoming. The enterprising proprietor of these grounds is eminently a believer in progressiv horticulture, anil spares no expense in procuring new kinds that have promising characters. Among the hundreds of vrfieties that have been tested bv him, he especially recommends the Triomphe,

Golden Seeded, Ilencart, l mmore, ictona, Wilson. Of newer sorts, the Rnsell, and a j plant numbered 700, possess admirable qualities, ' and prove the possible development of this fruit in a remarkable degree. But to return to the gTapes, the object of more immediate interest at thia season of the year. You will expect to hear somethit g of their appearance and of the varieties in cnbivation. .-Ta the first place tlie vines presented an. aspect ot ierfect health and rigor; excepting a slight Injury from hail, they seemed to have enjoyed complete immunity from all the ills that vines arc heirs to no insect depredations, no mildew on the foliage or canes, no rot on the fruit, which was perfect, except in a few instances where ihey had suffered from over production, and that was only apparent ia efficient coloring. Though the neighborhood had been visited bv some severe frosts, the foliage was still beautifully green and abundant upon some of the trellises, and ripening into rich tints of yellow upon others, with a slight frost scorching on the Isabellas, and only the foreign varietic , and some of the very earliest ripening sorts of the natives, had cast their' leaves and "looked bare, on the 20thT of October. The show of fruit was the most magnificent I ever beheld the quantities enormous, the appearance smooth and fair, the color rich, with perfect .bloom; it' would have been enough to excite the poetry of a man's nature, if it were not too deeply buried beneath the facts and figures of a Bcvere investigation, such as that in hand at the time of thia visit. ' Mr. Knox has thrown himself into the culture of fruits roost heartily, and with the greatest lib erality he haa purchased plants of every kind of small fruits t'.iat promised to be worthy oi culture. Hundreds of strawberries have been tested upon his grounds; all the currents and gooseberries, the -various raspberries of, modern cata logues, tlie blackberries, and lastly, in order of ripening, tb prapes have been subjected to the test of fruitage. No expense is spared in procuring the varieties that are said to promise well, and many of them have already been made to yiell their increase under his assiduous care.1' , I projosc to transcribe a few of the remarks made upon my note pacrs while parsing over the gronnds, among the vines, but shall not describe all the kinds in cultivation. J'he tirst va rieties planted were of the Isrttli anil Catawba, the kinds theu ircnerallv cultivated Both of these are bearing abundnntlv, the former heavily laden, ; but not at all the richer for its treatment here, j being, as in other places, flat and insipid in com- ; parisou with other sorts. The latter, less deeply j tinted than in more southern latitudes, but proI ducing a magnificent crop of splendid bunches i of beautifully perfect fruit. . 1 - ; , V ! "The' Concord was in fnll vigor, covering the t trellis to the ton with foliage and frui; a perfect ' show. The bunches are not uniformlv so large ; as we sometimes sco them, nor arc the berries etpnal in size to the stereotype illustrations on ! nurserymen's catalogues, but the skin ia thin, the j pulp melting, tlie juice sweet an 1 abundant, and ! though the flavor be somewhat mu-ky, not to say j foxy, or as some salesmen express it, of certain i varieties, "with a characteristic, nativo ararao," ! still it is the favorite with the. jwopk, and is selli ing freely at double the price of the Isalx llas and j Catawbas oiTertd in the markets. Indeed, for general planting at every man's door-stone, throughout the country, this hardy, vigorous, I and productive variety, apparently free from all j the ills of grapes vines, has the highest claims to j universal favor. " Still, some of us may be alI lowed to have our preferences for a table grape. For wine, the Concord has begun to assert its claims, and a few samples has already been presented to the connoisseurs, who have pronounced it a promising red wine. A good deal of it has been made at Herman, Mo., this year, and Mr. Masman writes rat that the mast weighs from 85 to 90. Next is the Diana, which is rigorous and productive, the bunch compact, the berry ofbeautiful color, tough skin, and rather firm pulp, juice sweet and having a peculiar flavor, which has been called "feline." The thickness of skin enables this grape to be kept a long time, so as to be on salu in the Christmas holidays when it commands a high price. Tlie wine from this grape ia verv highly flavored with tho aforesaid j'Aine, and though peculiar, and at first, perhaps, repulsive, it strangely grows on one s anections ; it will be Tiilnalde for mingling with the juice of some other gravies of less decided character the Defalcate itselt ha been suggested ns one that might borrow piquancy from the Dinna. - Alio iMlai-are has succeeded admirably in tins vineyard, where it has been extcnsivelv grown, and "with such success as to induce much further planting. Mr. Knox has several acres now in course of preparation for vineyards, aud extended nursery rows of the vines produced this year, stand ready to be set in their future stations. Whatever complaints may be made of this variety tskewhere, and some of ns have had our troubles with the slender little things for whiuii we have paid our money, this vine appears to find a congenial soil upon tic coal nieanrcs of the Monongahela bills. . Three year old plants have mado a spleudid growth of firm, close-jointed wood, and in many coses the vines have completely covered the trellis, and run along on tho top several shoots were seen of at least twelve feet in length, and iu mo-t cass there were more than the regular apportionment of eight canes to the vine, as well as an abundant crop of fmit. This grape has attained -so mnch attention of late years, and is so familiar to the horticulturists of our country, that it is not worth while to describe its beautiful clusters of transparent, rosy berries, thickly, ppiva along- tlie riiies. The wine is attracting ;rxcat attention, and five dollars per callow has ljccu refused f it that made by Mr. Mottier, near our city, who has had perfect success in growing this grape here. The weight of the must with him hi September was 102 Mr. Wcrk's (probably the tirst run), weighed 108. Tlie wine sells at $24 per box, or dozen. The vines, once established, bear most abundantly, and tlie luscious fruit is only too sweet for most palates, as a table gra;e, aud to be eaten aa honey rather than as food. The fruit sells at l'ittsburg for 50 cents a pound. The Union Y Hinge, ia also quite successful grape with Mr. Knox ; on account of its great size and fair quality, it commands a high price, bringing fifty cents a jound. The vine is vigorous and productive, but the fruit ia too much like the Isabella to give much encouragement to vine-growers ; it ia essentially an amateur and market fruit. The excessive growth of the canes on this vine renders it somewhat tender, but I did not hear any complaints in this regard where tlie growth ia dlffuseo! upou tlie trellis, as the canes are not then so rank. The Ikrbrmnni shows all its vigor and greenness of foliage even at this late date, making a perfect screen of the trellis, and the numerous lArge clusters, thickly packed" with the delicious, vinous, dark-colorcil berries, were almost concealed from view. This viuc is somewhat teuj der, and the canes, like those of the Diana, are j taken down and covered with earth in the winter, i but the fruit 13 fO spicy, and so free from rulp. that it is fully appreciated by the proprietor, who j r9 "t among the let table grapes. Its qualij ties for wiDe arc well known here. m The must I this rear weighs 101. ' The Ebtini.ro, an old variety but not cvnerally ! cultivated, is a prime favorite with Mr. Knox, on account of its hardiness, productiveness, and tlie rich sweetness of its small, dark-blue berries, with red juice ; the bunches are rather large, loose and shouldered. This grajc is desirable for table and for wine. "The Hartford Prolific is an early variety, ripening its fruit for market early in September. The tine is hardy, vigorous, and very productive, yielding more than fifty pounds at four yearv The fruit is not first-rate, but very desirable for market. Tbe berries do not drop, as reported heretofore. The Cfftling ia winning favor wherever known. The vine La vigorous, hardy, and promises ta be productive. The bark atid leaf-stalks are very red ; tlie foliage is smooth r the angles pointed, deeply lobtd and healthy. The bunch ts loose, the berries rather large, and blue, soft and melting, rather sweet a tine market rariey ; ripening at Pitt-burgh August 24, it makes a fine market fruit. .7Th?! To Kulon is moderately rigorous, but docs not appear to be very productive. Tbe foliage ia good, healthy, angular, pointed and pubescent. Tlie bunches are not large, loose, and the berriea are rather larjre, bl no, soft and melting. They hold .tenaciously to the branch, which makes this grape desirable for Late use. It is sweet and not musky ; quality from good to better a table grape. Though well favored enough, it can scarcely be said to justifv its cognomen, which means, emphatically, The DtautiuL The Blackftone and the Louisa are evidently seedling of the Isabella, which they resemble In

so many particulars that their identity with the latter might well be suspected. .Tlie Otfiorte is sufficiently vigorous and healthy, tolerably productive, bur the bunches are not large ; it mar make a good red wine, bat is rot desirable for tabhvIhe same remarks will apply to the Jbgg1 Island, .which, bti smaller bunches, and : medium -sized, xlaik bluo berries,, with a peenliar a8tvngeucy ; indeed it resembles ' our WortJttiujloH grape in "iu slender wood, and thia, .smooth foliagei -. The fruit of liogg't Island also colors earlr, but is not ripe until 1 after it has been frosted. - -

The Alcru is only moderately rigorous, rather sleuder, and does not appear to ripen its wood perfectly ; the foliage ia rather small and persis tent; the hunches are small, loose and shouldered, with small, round, blue berries, that are soft and . juicy with a brisk acid flavor, promising well for wine ; it ripens from bept. 15ih to the middle of Uctober; . ' - - : . Tl Chnbi Auput, probably the Royal Ma deira, has vigorous, hardy, brown wood,' with good, roundish leaves somewhat pubescent The buncues are small and loose, bearing round, blue berries of medium size, which are sub-acid and of indifferent quality. This is only a market fruit ripening trie end of August. lue August 1'ioneer is a very fox crape, having vigorous, red, pubescent wood, with round and( very pubescent leaves. The bunches are small' and loose, with large blue berries, that Are very putpy, round and dry, sweet and foxy, indifferent and fit "Jot market only" ripening Aug1. 20, The Mary Ann is of similar quality, having vigorous brown canes, furnished with healthy,, roundish, large and very pubescent leaves. The bunches are raiher small and loose, with large,, very dark oblong berries, that are very firm and pulpy, as well as very musky, and of poor quality, ripening early in September. These grapes are unworthy of cultivation, and may be classed with the native Amber, Northern Muscadine, Charter Oak, Wild For, et id otnnes genus. Since there is a great desire with the public, and especially with amateurs, for white or light colored Grapes, they may now be gratified by cultivating several varieties of this character. The Taylor or Bullitt ia one of the most promising of thia class. The wood is very rigorous, but slender, and of a pale brown color, with some bloom, tlie ioints are rather long, but the canes exceeded the height of the trellis. The foliage is good, angular, serrated and smooth. The bunches upon these young thriftily gfowing Tines, were small and compact, crowded with rather small, green, amlter colored, red, and dull red berries, which are inching and jnicy, slightly pulpy, wild sub-acid to rich sweet ; a very good table" grape, l ijx'ning September 20. The Anna is but moderately vigorous in its canes, but they are firm ; the "foliago is small, pubescent and disjosed to curl and fall.' The bunches are scarcely medium and rather close ; the berries aro from medimu to large, round, of a whitish amber color, covered with a thick, white bloom; they are juicy, sweet, aromatic, but the skin is thick and the pulp firm. Tlda is. only an amateur variety, ripening the end of ScptemK-r. The Ilfbecca and die Cngalioga have higher claims for our praise, being more refined and delicate. Both of these arc desirable amatenr varieties, the former rather bearing the palm of excellence in the opinion of most jndges. These are some of the varieties that arc now being subjected to the test of fruitage by Mr. Knox, . TIJOT III LI CATAWBA VINEYARD. No one who lores a vineyard, and who can appreciate the invigorating effect of an elevated situation, commanding extensive views of interesting objects, scattered over hills and valleys, embracing the noble rivers, extensive forests,, and a great city, with its thousand evidences of the busy throng of bustling industry, should fail to vL-it Trov llilL, in litscrvc township, immediately north of Allegheny City, where may be found nearly one hundred acres of vineyards. Thce arc chkily plaulcd uiüi Catawba vines, set closely and trained to stakes, in the German method. The thrift of the Teutons, and their untiring industry, is here everywhere displayed. The vineyards are often situated upon the most bold exposures and declivitous descents, where the culture must he performed wholly by human labor. Some of the il appears to be nearly all stones, and yet the Tines are thrifty and productive. The road leading to the ascent is cut in tho face of -aa almost perpendicular cliff, and the wall that supports it seems to spring directly from the vineyards many feet below. One of the pioneers, a most enthusiastic vine planter, is Mr. Adam Ecineman, a successful merchant of Fitfcburg, who takes his pleasure and past im o in his vineyard, and in ornamentinr the ground? about his comfortable dwelling, where fruits of various kinds abound and thrive.. His vineyard, though closely planted, is trimmed and trained wit;h douhle bows, and ia thus able to set a very large crop. Last year the produce of one acre and a quarter, was 1,534 gallons of wine, made upon a press, with only a two inch screw. Besides this, & aeeond grade of wine was modo from the marc, Ayhich is mixed with water and allowed to ft cm cnt, and then pressed, producing a light, rough wine f inferior quality. A further evidence of what may be done in large yield may be given. Seven vine stocks trained long, on an arbor, produced this vear twentyeight gallons of wine -the quality 1 had not an opportunity of inspocting, In conclusion, allow me to reiterate the delight that was experienced in visiting these fA. vored vinelnnds. The success of others should give ns pleasure, even where tlie contrast with our own less productive vineyards ia sadly against ns. Let ua not despond, however, but try again, and hope .for better results in future years, with our renewed efforts to win success. Hespectfully submitted, JOHN A. WARDER. Cincinnati, October 80, 1863. fCorropoiidoBc of tbe J . Y. Tribun. Cleaning tlie ftottouib of the Monitor. () Mourns Islaxo. Deo. 24 During a recent viit to Pore iloy.l I witnessed with considerable in'ere-a the oper-tiioit of the ciivers employed to cleni the bottoms of the monitors, and perform otlu-r operations under the water. Messrs Jo-epii H Smith and James B Phelps ht ve a conir ict i;h the rovernment for the per farm nee of (his ik, 'id lute been of great use Iwere. .The prineip! diver appro prutcly name-! Watcia is so used to this work that he hs lecne miumsi ruphibiou. remain ing for tire or ij boiri t a time under water. A man of herculeuu strength and proportions, when clad in his subm riue nrnor he been me monstrous in size and ppe r oice. A more ning ulur right Inn to see Ir-ni roll or tumble in tht water and disappear from sight, or poppiuz up. blowing. $9 the ir ecpes :romhia heimet, -like a whie, em ntreiy be imagined. Waters has his own ideis of a joke, ond when he has a curious audience will wave bin scraper about a h '1u1mim-4umI" iu the water, a ith the air of a veriub'e river god. One of hi best jokes the belter for being a veritable fact ic curred last suro uier. 4 While he was employed in scraping the hall of tine of the monitors, negro from one of the up riverjpbmtaüons rme alongside with a bout lod of WMteruieljiis. While hu.")- selling bis melons the direr came up, and rested himself on th side of the b-nt. The negro st ue-i "it iheVstr tordiii'iry appe.irmice thus stel-lf nl r eommg mt of the w iter with alirmed wonder, but w heu the diver svized one of the best melons i" th boat, and disappear 1 under t)'. wmer. i!ic &'irt;liiig of Ilm air trom the helmet mixing Uli the muffle-1 laughter, the hiiilit of l.Le pero reached rlim tx. Hastily seizins bis ujn, without w. Tiling io be paid for his melon-", he pt tif nl bin best snecd, and h;ts not been seen in the vicidity ol'b-atur: Creek since. lie ratmot -tctnpied beyond tlie bounds of the plantation, and believes that the Yankee have brought river devils to aid them in making war The diver, when clotbed in his armor, is weighted with lt5 pounds Beside his armor, be im.t two leaden p ida. lining to bis breist aud back. The soles of his shoes are of leid, an inch aud a h iif thick. All this weight is needed to overcome the buoynncy given by the m is of air forced into the armor and dress, ihe bitter of indii rubber, worn by the diver When below the cut face, be cui int;intly briii; hinvell up by closing moment rily the aperture in the helmet lor the escape of the air Ilia bu-v h.ct is im mrdittely increased , and ne doim up like a cork ami flo-tU at will tip-m the uil.ieo The woih of scraping ihe bottuoisof the in tniiors is terv arduous The diver sits upon a spar l ithed athwart the bottom of the vessel, so nrr .iijteJ to 'e moved as the work piortVMt, anl with a si'taptr tiled to a loin; bandle, work on lt;i aides of himself as far aa he ein reach. The m tss of oysters thsr become itHxched io the iron hulls of one of the monitor, evetj during one summer here, is immense Uv actu..l measurement it was estimated thit -'.V) bushels of ojsters, shells, and seaweed were taken from the hot turn -of the Montank sdone The Cmtaitm o( the monitors have sioietimes indulged in the novelty of a mess of oysters raised on the hulls of their own vessels. Beside cleaning the monitors, tbe direr per

form other important '. services. Ther have ran

sacked the interior of the Keokuk, attached buoys to lost anchors, and made under-wafr eiamiuaions of the rebel obstructions. v aters recently examined the annken Weehawken, and met an unusual danger lor even his perilous calling.! Tbe sea wuso violent that be was twice throws frm the deck of the monitor.' - Finally! eelting hold of the fron ladder, he climbe-i to "the top of the turret, when a heavy ea cast him inside the t arret between the guns. Fearing that bis air-hose would become entangled, he made Iiis war out with all possible speed, and was forced to give up his investigations until calmer weather offered a more favorable opportunity. .i-,'ju j Extracts from the Hebel Pres. , , AX ASTOCNDIXO EDITORIAL. ' J Our losses by the enemy gaining possession of East Tennessee are incalculable. We are not only deprive! of the vast flour mills of :ht coun try which previously supplied the whole army, but of vast machine shops extensively org-utiied at Knoxville. Besides this yt are cut off from the coal, iron and copper mines which are worth it- . minions to us. .The Copper Rolling Mills at Cleveland, super ntended bv Colonel feet, Government Agent, hich were burnt by the enemv, formerly turned out b.UtnJ pounds of copper per day. . over thiee millions of pounds have been delivered to the Government. Thia was the only ' copper rolling mill in the country, and which kept us supplied in copper for our caps and cannon.' This is among our losses of the battle of 1hitUnooga. which is sooken of as merely resulting in the loss of a few thousand men and thirtyeight cannon. R:chmond Enquirer, Dec. 24. GEM. JOUXSTOXS LETTERS. The manly sentiments and loftv sense of honor exhibited by Gen. Joseph L Johnston, in the correspondence with the President, reeeutly pub lished, relative to the removal of Oen. lir.igg, have given him a new claim upon the public svta pathy and admiration, and are receiving their jut praise. The AtlinU Register, while declaring that the announcement of the appointment of General Joseph E. Johnston to the command of the army ot 1 ennesfee, will be hailed "with delight bv the arruv and the people," adds that "he is an officer of generous and notl impulses, as is evidenced by his letters to the President in relerence to the hero of ilurliee-boro and Chickamagu."- We unite with the Register in retarding those letters as exceedingly honorable to Geu. Johnston. Richmotid Sentinel. OFFICIAL KLPOKT OF THE CAVALBT FIOHT I mssissirpi. . The following Is Gen. Stephen D. tree's offici-il report of the recent cavalry engagement in Mi 8issippi: tloLLT Si-Rixos. De-.vb. 18G3 Via Abbeville. Dec 6. To General J. E. Johnston: Cb:ised enemy's c-ivalrv, riOO strong, from Ripley into Poc.ihoi,t;i on ihe 1st The enemv concentrated t Ie ih'oites and evatuited Snulsbury on ihe 2-1. Twi miles of railro id estroved at Saulsb'iry. Forre-t passes! safely over. Routed and drove across into Wolfe river at Moscow, two regiments of the enemy's eavalrv, killing, wounding and drowning about 175. cup luring 411 prisoners and 40 horses, and kiiiing about 1U0 horses. The tre.-tlinj; between Lif ijette and Moscow (about 1(H) yards) destroyed. LibtyeUe was evacuated and thedenol burned.' My loss was 15 kdled md 4'l wounded. S D. Lee, Major General. FROM GK tEAL JOHNSTON 8 ARMT. The army correspondent of the Savannah Republican writes as follow iu reference 10 ihe movements of Johnton's (lace Ibirdee's) army: . "The belief is said to be enterpikied erv generally iu Georgia, that the army w;i enuaped in lepniring tlie ry:ids and constructing bridges in its rear with a view to falling back upon Atlanta Having heard that some uneasine-s was felt upon this suiject. I called upon Gen Hardee betöre leaving Da I ton. and I hsve his authority for saying that he hus not the least thought of retiring from his present position; but, on the contrary , if the enemy should advance this winter, which he doea hot believe they will do, lie will duspu'e every f"ot of the ground from Tunnel Mill to Atlanta. He believes, moreover, that if tlie absen'ees will return to duty ud the people at home ill continue to supply the army with the tne ins of subsistence, the Federal army will never succeed !'i reaching Atlanta any more lhnn ii has succeeded in teaching Richmond.'- - From tbe Atlanta Cunfrderaryd Ti'ksdat Moaxiso, 11 o'CL'TK Nothing later fri'iu the Ircnt this morning All is quiet, and tlie rains' ih.it h ive recently fallen will doubtless check Inriher active operations for the present. Among the bet informed the impression prevails thtt no aggressive c impiin is contemplated on either ci.le immediately, and a well known and well posted member of the press, no here from Dalton, is of the opinion that Grant meditates no further advance before the spring. The enemy appears to be collecting in force at Stevenson. Ala . on the Na-hville ami Cluttanoog Road. Yankee raiding parties are said to be committing depredations again in certain portions of Nortli Alabama.. FROM CtM. POLK S DEPARTMENT. I From the Mobile Register. Oxford, Miss , Dec. 17, lt61 An official letter received here from Gen. Forr.t sava be has already raised 35,000 I mope, and tl.ev are rapidly coining in. He ivy rain h ive put a stop to military movements in this portion of the country. Okolona. Dec. Id. 1663 . The following was received by cornier this morning: "Jackson, Tenn . De't 6. 1863 Gen: Forrest at Jackson; West Tennessee in ablaze; recruiLs flocking lo his stand ml Gen. Forrest reached Jackson, Tcnn , on the 4'h He pas-ed from Saulibiirv tojackton amid Ihe rejoicinj and shouts of the people. Wherever he stoppe 1 there was an ovation. "Five thousand troops have already flocked to bis standard "and his command will reach ten thousand ht Spring. The people are true and loyal bete, purified by contact with the invader. "Tbe country may expect a brillUiit campaigu by tbe gallant Forrest. M. C. Qallawat." FROM LO.N'USTKtKT's COMMAND. Dispatches froui Gen. Longstreet's command represent it a few miles beyond Bern's Station, which is altout forty miles from Xnoxville. Active operations arc confined to the cavalry, who are skirmishing with the enemy beyond Ro;eisville Numetous reports are in circulation to the effect that the in mi bo ly of the enemy h ive gone to Clinton. Tenn. . Indications are unfavorable to a continuation of hostilities during the win: er month. Spoil from the south. Nu morons works of art of great inUre-tand value, which hare not paid duty at the Custom House or been known to belong to any of our lo-c-il collections, are constaiiilv turning up ut our picture sales. Others are to be found in the hands of the regular picture dealers, or are offered to collectors by "private iitdi vi-Iu ils. When questions are put as to their ownership, there ia generally some hesiutieu about answering them. ; Now, there ia no difficulty in 'arriving at a conclusion as to the reasons for this mystery. It is well known o those who have visited the South that in New Orleans and its neighborhood there were few I miilies of any consider iti-iu that had not collections, more or less valuable, of pdiit'iigs and statuary, picked up during their trips to Europe Many of these acquisition are lo be recognized among the works ilut have found their way int. our auctiou rooms They are the Dima tpolia, not of the brave conquers of rebel soil, but of the vultures for the most part Massachusetts Yankees who follow in the train of or armies. These fellows niifer everv thing they can lay their hands upon, und -works of art arejfspecial objects of their covetou-mrss, from thelarire prices which they bring in New York. We have heard of one man not a New Engländer, however who went to New Orients almost without a shirt to ' bis' bark; and who since Ids return has been en 'bled io purch,kje m hand some house up town with the proceeds of his picture stealing. .We would advise purchasers io be cautious about buying any of the works thus oC'ered for sale. Where luystury is taaiulaiued about ths owner's name they may rest assured that the property has been dishouestly come by. lNew,Yprk ÜeraJtt - 2 v :"?. The Nut Crcsade Tbe New York Times, a leading Administration organ, saiJr a few months since, that "Slavery, like Popery, is incompatible with the age, and must go." Orestes A. Brownson has been looking over tbe files of the Times, and found this remark in one of its editorials. It was an unguarded exclamation of fanaticism, but it is a finger-board tWt points where, after slavery, the next agitation of the radical patty is to be made. Cincinnati Eaq.

ALL SO UTS Or IMItAGKAIMIS

B shop Clsrk got a five hundred dollar marriage fee at Providence. Rhode Island, on Christmas .; . Six Generals, including Grant, were present : at the Nashville Theatre recently.-Ao wirnes ivlwiu Adam liamiet. , , - , The ice on the ponds in the vicinity of Boa . ton, where the ice dealers have rights, is said to be a foot thick, and tbe work of gathering it bad commenced. ; . .. - . . -Eleven locomotives from Vickburj: for tbe Nashville railroad have arrived at Louisville during the past week. They were all captured, from the rebels. One is called the "General Graut," another" Abraham Lincoln.". ' Among tto numerous fancy skaters at Bos ton, no one has attracted more attention than voung man, who, having lost one let. ha learned Io skate iili the other alone. . With some assistance from a crutch he propels himself vigorous! v. ' - i ':,- A- contract has been entered Into for a . painting, to cost $4,K)0, and to be placed iu the 'eye of the dome" of the Capitol at Washington. . so far above the spectators that some of the female figures introduced will be over five yards high. " Cosvictid. In the Harrison county, Ken-( tucky. Circuit Court, at Cyathiana. a man named Wuitsom haa i-een convicted , of murder in the -. first degree, and sentenced to be bung on the ihh of February. Gcouok Sidsll was convicted, in : the same court, ot manalaughter, and sentenced to confinement for a term of years io the penitentiary. . . , ' - . . The ground chosen for the national cemetery at Chattanooga is a beautiful knoll, 103 feet above the level of the Tennessee, one and a half miles south east of Chattanooga, and equi-' distant from Mission Ridge, Lookout Mountain and the river. -On the crest it ia proposed to place a national monument. Tbe cemetery will contain about forty five acres. At a meeting of the Directors of the Cleveland, Columbus and Cincinnati Railroad Company, held December 22.1. $100.000 was apjiro priaied tu be distnboted within the counties through which the road runs, during the vear lt64, for the benefit of the needy families of sol dier who are, or have been, or miy be in the United Slates service. The gift ia a munificent ol,e. A he ivy robbery took place on the tdage line between L t Crosse, Wis., and St, Pail, on the 20th ult Some parties orjraniz:ng a Na tiontl Bank were ending $35.000 iu United States lainda to Washington They wete placed in a trunk ui:d strapped on the b ick of the stage A few miles north of Like City the trunk was cut off f'r-Mii the stage, and no trace of it h s jet been found AbRKST or AXOTHF.R GOVERSMEXT lldBBKR. A special to the Tribune says: ' "J. D. S'over, a sjeneral contractor for the' Navy Depirtiuetit. has been arrested and ia to be tried before a jn'ditary court in Phil adelphia on the 4th of January. ' The charges are of an exceeiiuljr crave character." One mannilicent swindler h is been brought to justice. Afier two or three weeks' trial at Rochester; Yj, Luther Calvin Sit ton bus been' convicted of defrauding Aristarcbiis Champion out of $1mi.0:m) ity iiidncin: him to go into a mammoth Union Book Company ibnt never hail an existence, but was u-ed as hor-e shoe patents sometimes are to use a o-al illustration by a shrewd rascal to enrich hiin-ell'at the expense of bis dupes Providence Journal. Mr. C hi ay writes from England to the Commonwealth as follows: "Lttel v the wife of ihe very eminent Bishop of Exeter, Sir Philpliot. diert; an-l there has been a great deal of interest in 'he Christi hi world to know what were the concluding scenes of a life so levoted to Christian work as hers was known tobe. When death was near f he called ll her' domestics Io her letliie. mid silenllv took leave of them. Sue then said slow ly, 'He sute and see that the old Bishop has hfs warm soup every evening,' and died." A few d ays'afi, we made meunn of the m irri ige ot the armle-s color sere int of u Mas-sai-husetts regiment, jiawed Plunkett, to M ss NtIli Lorritner- The weddiug took . place in Woree-ter, t'notigh the parties belong in Leices ter We hae tto an additional fact of interest eonuetMed with th-s incident. When be left for the war-, Plunkett ji "iign:ed lo a Mws Lorrimer. Upon his return, hecon-iiilered hi helpless, condition and i.fTeted a r-lee to bis betrothed, which was readily Hi;eted Her sifter was o enraged at this, th t she voe I I.e would marry the bnve nun her-eif. if be wa agteeable, and agreeable he tn; and ihev in irtied. Thanks to the generosity of the brokers tMiards of Boston and New York, and ol the people he has met since his return, Plunkett the hero is in iudepeudent c;rcunitauces peci.t.i rly . The Springfield Renuolicsn relates that Arthur Skalding of liieenwidi received $2.000 in cash, on I nes-ia v, tor some property he had sold, and about three o'clock ihe next morning was aliened by a lout rapping at bis door. He suspected an attentat t n b him ar.d ordered the intruder to leave. The man, however demanded eutr-ince,"aud threatened to s!iKt Skaldiug unless ht wa speedily grained it So he opened the door and admitted the hortir. who ilieti made a dc.iiaiid for ihe i'2 000 Ue was told it wss deposited in btnk. but he coolly ordered Sk aiding an t his wife tuik t be-1 while be searched ihe room They obeyed and the villain explored at his leisure. He itinaily left with a gold watch, diamond ring, and every other valuable he cou'd find. He told the terrified couple that they ni'i't stay tetveeii ihe sheets unril daylight, as he should watch the house and they did not dare to do otherwise. Fur frigid impudence and unmitigated check, as well as Uli-parallele-' cowardice, this r obberv is without a Tival the "record a " LECAL. C1TATE OK tSDIANW, MARIOS COL'XTY.SS: 10 the 11 the 3 M ioa iJi-enl' Court of Marion connty, in the Mala of Indiana. Msrch Term, A. D. lsa. Widara P. Mclioiiial v. Mirtha 3Jc!us;a' He it known, that on this Slsidayof December in tbe year 186:1, the above named plaintiff by his attorney Bled in the ofl'tc- of the t'lerk of Vario'i Circuit Court bis complaint agamnt .aid defendant in the above entitled caue, together with an attidavit of a competent person, tbat said defendant, Marina M-Dou-ral, i- rrot a reident of the 8;ale f Indiana. Said defendant i. therefore, hereby uotifled of tbe filing and pendency of said complaint against her, and that onlessshe appearand anwerordemur thereto.at the calling of said cause ou tbe second day of the next term of said Court, to be begun snd held at the Court-house. In the city of Indianapolis, on tbe third Monday In March next, said complaint, and th matters and things therein contained and alleged, will be beard and determined in her absence. WILLIAM WALLACE, Clerk. K. L WAi.roi.a, Attorney for Plaint iff. Jan4-w3w NOTICE. Indianapolis, Pittsburg and Cleveland Eailroad Company. A CASH DIVIDEND OF THiiEE PER CENT. FKKE front (iovraa:ent Tax, on the capital Mock of tho Indianapolis, Pittsburg an! Cleveland lUilroad Company, hts been declared, payable at tha ottire of the Company at Indian polia. on the 15th day of January next. Transfer bo-ks closed on the l!tth and will Of eu on the Slst ot lieceinber. - Aniitcrea'e of tb4 c pi tal stock of the Company was oriered to tha amouil of three hundred ihou.-aini dul lara, or thirty per cen. npon tho present capital, wnirh may b taken pro rata by ttnckholaets as tbuy stood tu tbe book-i n the 13-h in.M. Information as to details will be givro by the Serr-tary on application. Tbe surplus eami'.s; if the year 1S3, wrere appropriated by ordrof tbe B-xrd to existing contracts for new eqniuneiiU, Indianapolis tenniuas and other improvements cm the road. . Hy crder of tho Hoard. - EDWARD KIXG, Secretary. ! Indianapolis, De. Si t. 1883. dxrJ-dlwAw3w LEGAL. STATE OF IXDIAKA, MARION COL'NTT, SS: lo the Marion Circuit Conn of Marion county, in tho State of Indiana, March Tema, A D. 16. Saiuoel D.CIift vs. Jo.epu W. liolinaii, tieorge Jloiman, Masou UChft, Abury Far.Ooy, We lingto'i Clapp, Wi.litm Kent. William II. If II. Alexander McCnllum, aron Brmkerhoof, Itathan Br wster, Theodocius Strong, Jsmcs B. Adriane, Stephen B-Strong and Ju n McMurdie. Be it known, that on thia 25ih day of Decembar, in the year 1HC3. the above named plaintid by Hendrron, his attorny. tiled ia tbe offico of the Clerk of (aid Conn, bi complaint agaiust said defendants, In tht above entitled cauM,tOKthr with an affidavit of competent persen.that aid deieitdanta, Joseph W Uoirasu, Asbury Parsley, Wellington Clapp William Kent, William II. Bill, Alexander McCollum, A roii Briukerboof, Nathan Brewster, Theodnc n trooo, Jamea B. Adriatsse. Stibea B. Streng and John McMurd-e, aro r ot resident of tho Ststo of Inoiaaa. Said defendants are, therefore, hereby notified of tha filing and pendency of said complaint against them, aud that unless tbey appear aad awwer or demur thereto, at tho calling of said cause on the second day of the next term of said Court, to be begun and held at the Court Honse, In the city of Indianapolis, on the fourth Monday In ' March next, said complaint, and the matters and things therein contained wad alleged, will bo heard aad determined in their absence. 'Vit. WALLACE, Clerk. W. Hejuiuo. Attorney for Plaintiff. . . docSS-wit t

l'UOSI'ECTlS

OF THK INDIANA STATE SENTINEL - DAILY -AMD WEEKLVi At n period io the history of the nation ba it bora more important tbat the people should be o4vieoa of th prlnciptts npon which our Government is based and tbe bearing of passing en-nta npon onr polical lasiitutiooi. We are in th tnidt of a revolution, and the effort la belug made to overthrow tae rtoveniment estalilUhed by tbe wisdom, Mgacily and patnotlsm of Wanhinton, Jefferson, Kadioon and their associate, and establish in Its stead it-Strong, overshadowing mod centralized depotUm. ft Me rlgbu, w bicb have protected thV liberty of tbe cilixrn, are to be struck down; State ltnea are to be obliterated and tbe Federal Government i to turp the control and direction of tbe domestic policy aüd insti tution ot tbe States. 1 bin is the policy of the Adminis tration party. Its leading members bokfiy proclaim it. and tbe events which hsve traspired si dee tbe advent of tbe present tdminiftrstion into power clearly fore shadow bat such Is Its prpoe. Such is tbe iue presentot to tbe American people It is for thero to illustrate the capacity of msn fur selfgovernment, by Insisting on a goTerument of the people. uxt ss our forefathers did, in opposition to an aristoratlc, arbitrary aud kinjrly power. Sobmghavewe pros pered and enjoyed tha blet&ings of civil and religious freedom, that we fail to appreciate tbeir value and have almost forgotten the racrifkes by which they were achieved. Power is ever stealing from the many to tho few, snd anles ihe people boldly sod manfully meet tho present cruris ere louf tbe govrrunieat of the many will become the government of the few, and inttesd of being tbe asylnra fur theoppre-d f oil nation, oar oarn will become as oppressive with its ordsrs and burdens aa the most despotic. . -t . The SssmicBL will eontino to advocate old faahiooed Democratic doctrines, believing firmly that tbo only hope of preserving Republ can institntions rests on Ihehr ra premacy in tbe adminitration of tbe gorernment. ' Tbee doctrines are clearly and comprehensively set forth in the following platform prepared by Thomas Jefferson, the founder of tho Democratic party: Equal an exact justice to all men, of whatever stats or persuasion religious or politic d ; Peare, commerce, ami honest friend-hip with all D tions, entangling alliance with none: The upwrt of tbe State Government in all tbeir rights as the mo t competent adminiMrationa for our do mestic concents and the Miret bulwarks axaiut anti-re publican tendencie. , Tbe preserration "of tbe gemral goventment In its whole con'titot ional vigor, as the fbeet anchor of our peace at home and safety abroad ; ' A jeatou-i care of tbe r gbt f eirctbm by tho people ; A mild and mfe rorvctivc of buj-en wlikb are lopped by the sword of revolution, where peaceful remedies are unproviai-a. Absolute cque-eiir in tbe wilt of tbe majority, the vital prii-ciide of republic", iroui which th-re is no anneal but to force tbe vital principle and immediate parent of depottm; A eli di-clplined militia, onr beat reliance in peace and tor tue nri wunwini f war, till regular may re ueve tnem. The supremacy of the civil over tbe military author Itv. - Fcnnomy In tho public ex pen-et-, that labor may bo hxbtu burdened; The honpM payment- of tir dbts, and saered prefer vation oi tne public faitn: KncotiraMinpnt of aericultar--, ami ft commercs as its banduiaid. - Tbe diffusion of information, and arraignm nt of all ane at tbe l-r or pulilie rea.-on; Freedom of religion; FKKKÜOM HF THK PlfFSS; AND r KHKDOVt nF PEKSDS UNDER THE PB0TKC . HUN OF THK HABKAS COUl'CS; And trial t-y June- impartially selerted. Tbi- is a plitform upou wbkh every Dcmocra anc every citizen can staa I, au I if a frw governmeiil the Constitution auj Union as framed by I be founders of the Kepub'ic i preserved, it will only ho by tbe auccesnful acviidency of tho-e prit:.-ip!e ia H administration. If they are maintained tbe voice of tlie people will cotitrwi in public atUirn, and the blenaii.gs of civil liberty will be P'eaervcd and pt-rpctualed. It is a time the people hould read. The whole world I la commotion, and revolutions threaten ethet nations a well as our own Tne Skktixkl w.ll give a s ummay of all general news, and it w 11 t tbe aim of tbe publishers to make it a valuable and interesting newspaper in every department. It will pay Kpecial attention to State affair-, and, a the central orirao of tbe Democratic party of Indiana, will ue every effort to u.-tain it prin ciples, its policy and its representative men. lt will not be aa iuMrument t advance lb selfish interest of cliques, factions or individuals. In r,o way caniouud p nciiiles be better dis-eminaled than through the agency of Democratic n wi-puperi- and Democraxic document. And Democrats canuoi belter evrve their cause than by placing a Democratic tiewpper in ibe bands of every family in tbe State. The prejudices uf our political opponents would soon give way if they were enlightened as to the doctrines und purposes of the Democratic party. Notwithstanding the large increase of the expenses attending the publication of ncwspapeis, the terms "of tho Skktikkl will be ihe rime aa heretofore, and as wo have no paid agents, we t-ball re'y upon friends t aid in extending its circulation. And tb larger the circulation, tbe greater will be the ability of tho proprietors to increase the value and interest or the paper. -a? k mm. TERMS OF IHK DAILY SKSTIXEL. One eopyx one yfar. v f 7 Of One ctipy. i immtbs X AO One copy, one month... lie Delivered by t ie carrier, within the city. 15 cents per we k, payable to tbe carrier. Agent will be supplied at 12 cents a week. . . "tei:M1 OF THK WKK.KLT SETlIfEL I copv. 1 yetr in copies, and one to th- maker of tbe clnl,... 20 copies, and two to the maker of tbe dub?. . .. 1 BO .. 15 0 .. M 00 Addition, caa he made to clubs at anytime at tbe above rate. Tbe aames will be printed each paper without extra rha-gr. paper wilt be tw-nt without prepayment, or con tinued longer tban paid for. Add re 10 L. DIC It il UIKMS & IltnilATIt "iiittlaiiapolia, Ind. HOTELS. F. SULVKS. COMMERCIAL HOTEL, (FORMERLY FARMERS' HOTEL,) One Square North of Union Depot, East Side of Illinois Street,v flHIS HOTEI. HAS P.EKtf RECKKTLT REFITTED - I sad refurnirhed. The travel tig public will be sh'-wu eve-y attention to make tbein"Jee at hone. -nctS-wl v BOOKS. IS SLAVERY SINFUL? Being partial discnsins of tbe tiropoeilion jr. i i ; i! i .s' ä i jr wr l. , nETWEKN (VID PCTLKR. OF IXDIA5 tPOLIS. and Jer. - mitli. of Winchester, snd between Thomas Wiley, lato pastor wftbe CbriMian CLurcb at Union City. Ind , and Jer. Pmlth. of Winchester. Ind., with aa Introduction, rpUode and conclusion of the discoMdoo. Dy Hon. Jer. Smith. The above book, jut publbhed, is one that all should read. It will be sent by us by express or otherwise, on orders accompanied by Ihe cab, at tbe following rates: 11 Coi.ie. for. - $13 90 25 as 0 50 43 00 100 5 00 The trade will be furnished at ra1e rates by H. H DOUD A CO., -oct9-dlwcfw3m Indianapolis, lad. INSURANCE. i : i: isi c i r, i . -s ii u a zv c c. : Farmers Lnd Merchants Insurance Company, Of Quincy, Illinois. Capital, July, 1863, $300,000 00, And Rapidly lut-reaatog. Secured br lten on lara I t-:iate, Caan Value over üOO,0O0. ISPHn.lL ATTENTION tllYKJi TO THE 1NSURAKCK ot Drtchrd D'ellintr. Karin Baildiuga aud their contents. Including Liv Stuck, against luss or daniags by Hretr I.ij;htiifng. Ail loa-es sustained by lhl Company havo been promptly adiarted and paid long before mxtnrity-, to the entire satis fact ion of the Mtfeners, which policy of promptness will be continued. W. V. CLISk, PresMeat - VT. R. Va FaiKK, Secretarr. sept28'63-wly TUE COf I.NMONS A3D KXI'I.UIKSCE OF AN INVALID, Published for the benefit, snd as a warning andC ACTIOS TO TOUNG MEN who suffer from Ser-oas Debility. Premature Decay of Manhood, etc , supplying at the tamo tune, IHK UKAKä OF 8&L-FCURK. By one who las cured himself, after being put togreat expense and njury through medical humbug and quackery. By enclosing a post-paid addressed envelope, stog opies may be had of the author. S ATHAS MAY1FAIR, Esq.. mylA-wly Bedford, Rinfs couatty, H. T.

Medical.

NOT ALCOHOLIC. : ' t .- ' A IIlBhly Concent! ales! Vegetable, -'Xxtrnet. - u . i. : ; . - -i DR. HOOFLAND'S GERMAN BITTERS, ..PREPARED BT -r . . . ... , Dr. C M. Jackson, Philad'a. Pa. WILL KFTECTUALi.T CUB I . ' - Liver Complaint, . i V : 1 Cfft.rotVe or Ncrrona De foil It-. Dl o( tbe Kidntyt stnst aill eUaeatoea - arising frwtst at tfiaortterccl Llrer r Stwniacli as CooMlpa- f i, . tion, Inward Piles, , FulneBS or Blood to the Head, Acidity of the Momacb, ITansea, Heartburn, Disgust for food. ' Fulness or Weight In ihe stomach. Sour .Eructations, sinking or K!u tering at (be Fit of tbo Stomach, Swimming of tbe Heai, Hurried and iMTicalt Breatbinc. hlotteruig at tbo Heart, Choking or SuffocaUnc hensations when in a lying I sture, Dimness uf Vision, Dots er Wöbs before the Sbl, Fever and Du I Pain in tho Head, Deoctehcy of ferspiratjon. Yellowness of tbe fktu . and Eye, Pain In the Side, Back, Cliest. Limb, Saddea F.asbes . ' ' of Meat. Burning in the hleb, - . . Constant Imagininss of , Evil, and great De- : ' pressK.n of . 8pir.ts, k ad wl 11 poitively prevent T ELIjOW FEVER, BILLIOTJS Fr.VKK,Vc, They contain . ,o Alcohol or Dad Whisky! Thy wiu. ri-ac the above di-eae iu nluty.aina caso oat of a hundred. I5DCCFD I.T THK KXTKXIYE SALE AXDCX1VKESAL popularity of Iloofland's German Bit'er. (purely vegetable) hosts of irnoraiit (jusck. an I unscrupulous adventurer, have opened upon i-uSeilig humanity tbo flood gates of no inimt in be shape of poor whisky, vilely compounded w-it 3 ii-jurious drugs, and chru-tened Tonics, Momsx hics end Hi ters. . Itcware of the in' smersble array of akohtlic preparations i plethoric bottle and big bellied krga.'aoder tho modest ppella'iou of Bitters, which irw-tead of curing only aggravite diaea.se, and leave the disappointed sufferer in despair. Do yea srtj f tontet hi nj fa strengthen yea Do you want at good appetite? Do gou Vint II build up your conititntion Do yon front to feil Veil? ' Do jn traut taget rid of nrrtunett? Do you trout energy? Do you traiit to tlrep welt? Do you vanl m brik mod tiwrout feelino? If you do ute HOOF LANDS GERM AT BITTE US. from Her. J. Seuton rtcn, P. .. Editor of Vi cycbidi.t of litligiovt KntcUdtf. Although not disjowd to favor or recommend patent . medicines in general, through diMnist of tbeir lngr d'eots and eitt-cis. I yet know of no uflicient reasons why a man my not testify to tbe benefits he believes himself to have received from any simple preparation, in tho hope tbat he may thus contribute to too benefit of others. I do this mora readily in regard to Hocfl.rfP'efiena.a Bitters, prepared by I r. C. M- Jackson, pf this city, bocanse I was preju ked against them for many years, ander tbe fmpre-siou tbat ihey were chKtiy an alcoholic mi-ture. I am indebted to my friend klcbert Shoemaker, Esq., fo the removal of this prejudice by proper teats, and for encouragement to try them, when suffering from (rreat and Ions: coattnued dentin y. The aae of tbree hotties of th- se bitters, at tbo beginning of tbo present year, wis followed ly evident relief and restoration to a i gree - f bodily and mental t (tor wbkh I had not felt fr six tnt'-ths before, and had almrot de-paired of regaining I therefore tha k Cod and my friend for directing me to the ose of them. i. MiWTUN BliOWH. PhiladelpLia, June tt. 1'AUTICULAU NOTICE, r There are many preparations sold under the namt Bitters, put op in quart bottles, er-mponnded of tha cheapest whiiskv or common rum. costing from 30 to 40e Lper gallon, tbe tast disvuised by r.nUe orcor.ander seed. This cUm or Bitters has caused and will continue to cause, a I- ng as they can be sold, hundreds to d e tho death of the drunkard. By their nee tho system is kept continual!) under tbe influence of alcoholic stimulants of tbe worst kind tbe desire for liquor is created and kept up, and the retilt is all the horrors attendant upon drunkard's life and death. For tbuea w bo det-ire and rü Maot a liquor bitters we publish the following receipt: Get one bottl4 ot UvJlind't German Littert and ra x with Vree quarit of "good Bra-dy or Y Kitty, and 1he re-ult ill t0 a preparation t it will far nrce hi n.edieal virtue an4 true excellence y of the numereua liquor bitter in tha market, and rill cost vi-A let. Ton will bate all the virtues of t ooßandt Eittert in connection with a good article of liquor, at a much less trice tban these inferior preparation, will cost yoa. Attention Soldiers! mid Friends or Soldiers! We call the attention of all havin( relations or frienda in the army to the fact that "HOOr LAND'S Uerman Bitters" will cure nine-tenths of the disesses induced by eiposures snd privations inciJrUt to ramp life, la tha lists, published almost dail in tbe iiewrtpera, on tha arrival of the sick, it will be noticed that a very largo proportion are suffering from deribty. Erery ease of that kind can be readily cared by Hoofl jnd'a Germaa Bitters. Iineaea rr willing from dirder of tho digea live organs are spee lily removed. We have no hesitation in ststii g tbt, if these Bittert were freely used among our soldiers, hundreds of lives might be saved that otherwise will be Itsn. W e call particular lieiitij to tho following r.aaarkable and tseii auUitnticairJ c re of one of tbt nation's heroes, whose life, to use his oan language, "has bora saeed by tbo Bitter." PniumKLTMiA. Aug ast S3, 1963. Messes. Josts k Kvah Well, gentlemen, yoerHoofland 'a German Litters has saved my liie. There ia bo mistake in this. It is vouched for by nuir.bers of my comrades, some of whose names are appended, and who were fully cognizant of all the circumstances of my esse. I iu, snd have been for the Isst four jears, a member of bhrrmau's celebrated battery, and sser the immediate command of Capt. K. B. A,) res. Through the eiposuro atterKtaiit upon my erduous duties I was attacked in J"ovemler last with Inflammatiow uf tbe lungs, and was for 72 day in the hospital. This was followed by great debility, liieblened by an attack of dysentery. I was then removed from U;e White t'ouso snd sent to this city on board the steamer State of Maine, from which I landed on tho 24th of June Hnce that time 1 have been ebeat ss low as any one could be and still retain .park of vitality. For a week or mor was scarcely able to swallow an thing, and if 1 did f jrce a morsel down. It was immediately thrown op again. I could not evea keep a ajlaMi of water oa my stowiack. Life could not last under tbt-se circumstances; and accordingly the physicians who ha t been working faithfully, ttiouch unsuccessfully, to rescue me from the grasp of tbe dread archer, frankly told mo they could do no more for nie, and advised me to see a clergy man, and to make stich disposition of my limited fund, ss best suited An acquaintance who vii d me at the hospital, Mr. rrederirk Stepbenbrot-. of Sixth below Arch street, advised me, a.1 a forlorn hope, to try your Bitter, and kindly procur- d a bottle, from the time I commenced takin" tbim tie gloomy shadow of eeath leeeded, ond I aai now. thank God for t. setting belter. Though I have taken but two bottles, I have goiued ten pounds, and I feel sang'iiiic of being permitted to rejoin my wife and daughter, from whom I bare heard no-faing for eighteea months; for, gcnllew.ea, t am a kyal Virginian, from tha vicinity of trnt ttoyal. To yo.r invaluable Bitters I owe the certainty of life which has taken ihe pl of vague fears to your Wfters will I owe the glorious privilege of agaia clasping to my besom those who are dearest to sue in life. Very truly yours, ISAAC MALOSE. ' We fully eoncar io tbe truth of the above statement, ss wo had' despaired of seeing onr comrade, Mr. Melowe, restored to health. JOH 5 CCDDI.e BACK. 1st SewTork Battery, (itli A. ACKlKT.Co.C, llth Maine. I.F WIS Cllr VAUKK, 93d N.T. I. K. SPKNCFK, 1st Artiller). Bat. f. J. h. FASE We LL. Co. B Sd Yu HKNHT B. JKHOMK, t. B, do. HKNKTT. MAt lX)NAU).Co.C.tb Maine. , ' JOHN F. W ARU. t.o E. 5th Maine. II KM AX KOCH. Co H. 7Jd S. T. WAVHAMKL H. THOMAS. Co. F. 96th Pa. ANDKRW J. KIMBAIJ Ca. A. 3d TU J0I1NJS.5KI5S Co B, lüdihPs. BE WA RE OF COUNTERFEITS. . ". See that the signature of MC. wasrrea of each bott le. , M JACKSON" is rka Price per nssttle T5 ar bait etwee at for 4. Should your nearest druirgist not have the article, do not be put off by any of the intoxicating preparations tbat may be offered 1n Its place, bat eead to as, anet wo wiU forwrw. securely packed, by expreta. .. Principal Office and .Tanaf aetwrr ia, 31 Aren St. JONTC CYANS, : (Sttoceasora lo C. X. JACK SO 3 COJ Praprietara. ' VfToi sale by Drcggista and dea'ers In every tow In the Unit d States. sf as-d6mftawwva. BRANDE'S TUSSI LAOO lag od forPublk peakersandf.nrera - IO CLEAR THE T0ICZ. '