Plymouth Weekly Democrat, Volume 2, Number 17, Plymouth, Marshall County, 23 May 1861 — Page 1

Poetical.

AGRICULTURAL.

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1'rom th Delaware Inquirer. SPEAK HOT UNKINDLY. BY FIN LEV JOHNSON. Speak not unkindly unto taoso Who stray from virtue's path, Nor pour upon their sinful heads The vials of thy wrath ; Foruiikiml words lut wound the soul, Ureed misery aivl death ; An-1 oft '.le?tray what goml remains, By their pernicious Lreath. Why turn to d irk and fearful hate, A warm and loving breast, When kindly tun.', like healing balai. Would rive unto it. rct ; Why give reproof instead of praise, A frown, and not a smile ; Why seek t plunge still more in vice, Misfortune's sinful child? Upon this earth are erring souls, Wbe will is to do geod, If kindness only with its train By them in mercy stood ; But when unto their broken hearts, Unkinlnesa adds" its gall, Then spring to birth thos-J seeds of vice, Which are within us all. Then kindly act, and kindly speak, To those who pro astray ; Let kindly tones like lamps of light, .Lead ail in virtue's way, And every soul which you may save, Shall be a jewel rare To pi ace thy brow in Paradis, Wti a endless glories there. 3URIAL OF SIR JOHN MOORE. ET WOLFE. Hot a, i!;um was heard, nor a funeral note, As his core to the ramparts we hurried ; Kot a soldier discharged his farewell shot O'er the grave where our hero was buried. We buried h'm darkly at dead of night, The sods with our bayonets turning, By the moonbeam's pale and misty light, And our lanterns dimly burning. ?o useless co .Tin enclosed 1Ü3 breast, Nut ia shroud nor in ieet we wound him, Bat he lay like a warrior taking his rest With his martial cloak around him. Few and short were the words of prayer we said. And we ppokc not a word of sorrow, As we steadfastly gazed on the face of the dead. And bitterly thought of the morrow. We thought as we liollow'd his narrow bed, And emooth'd down his lonely pillow, That the foe would be r!ot:ng over his head And we faraway on the billow. But half of our weary tisk was d ne, When the clock toll the hour for retiring, And we knew by itte distant signal gun That the fue was then iulleuly firing. Slowly and sadly we laid him down From the field of his fame fresh and gory ;

v e carved not a line ami we raised not a sWuc, i But we left him alone in his glory ! Bpeecli cf Hon. Reverdy Johnsen. Baltimore, May 7. The Union demonstration at Frederick City to-day was a grand afFair. Hon. Beverly Johnson, in behalf of the ladies, presented a fl:g to the Home Guard, who had 150 members present, besides a large and enthtisiastie gath"l ulL l"-Mi,IC- -ir- """ - j iginal cause which produce the present emcrfc en- , y, Maryland h is had no eh tre. Her people ever i were and now arc, zealous in support of the Con- j . i ir. T. i.... i it.. ctitutirn fin 1 I ..l-frTim"nt wliifh tliov wrrn fnrr- ! most in forming and adopting. No threat of treason has ever been whispered within her limits, while the blessings aad advantages of the Union have ever been fully estimated and appreciated. The loss of these advantages, it is felt, would be utt?r ruin. In this ruin all the States would mote or less share; but our geographical position would make it to us immediate and total Separation is impossible. B it for the resistance to its just and legal authority the CovernmcLt had given no cause, and had the friends of the Constitutional rights remained at thee posts an Congress, the power of the Government to transgress its authority could hac been effectually thwarted. The'leaders of the rebellion were actuated by an unholy thirst for oflicial power. The fact is evincedintbe elevation to place of who have dese- i created official position and plotted treason. They j may as well strike at the ho ivern with their arms as agnin.? t the American iJnion. Defeat wascer- j tain to rebellion. Thj Tree States, according io j the last censu. have 3,778,000 males between the j agegof 18 :ind G- The Slave States have j COO. Tho seceded States, exclusive of Virginia, had only .31 ,M0D, and the di.Ti-rence in wealth is proportionate to that of men. With such a vast disparity, the end of the struggle is be ond doubt. It was the aimof the South to confine the war to th border States. Mr. Cobb was even now congratulating them on the rcmo- j val of it from their mid-t. Hut Maryland should frustrate this cowardly policy. I."t those who have provoked the war, bear its entire brunt. M-iry-lan4's proposition is t rem tin firm in her loyalty to their government. The rebellion leaders had done all they coaH for Mr. Lincoln's election, as the mean? of pre-rlpUating revolution in the Seuth. Th"y relied for the success of their plans ' on the intervention of the b rder States and divisionsin tho North, but they were short flighted mn. The first gun fired at a noble and starving garrison was a blow at the nation's heart, and n united Nrt!i h 1 1 spr ing to arms in vindication of the flag and fir the miin'cnaace of the government. feaveu forbid the duty of that vindication should be forgotten by Maryland. Terrible Earthquake South America Tr.-i Tnou3 4r Liv:s IiO-t. The Mercurio of Valparaiso come filled with details of the tcrriMe catastrophe at Mend v.. A number of letters from perso.'..-i rescued from the ruins are published, giving a most heart rending account of the Ruflcriug? of the survi vors.ind appealing to the charitable all over the w orld in behalf of these poor people, whhave lost everything and are now completely destitute, even of the commonest necessaries of life. Iluadrds hive by this time perished beyon! a doubt from hunger, neglect, ;ind mortification of their wounds though such aid ad the uiTounding reuntry could afford, poor and thinly as it is, was peuring in as rapidly as possible. Tho loss of life is estimated at from nine to ten thousand, and altogether a scene of human suffering is presented which Cc wrll lu.i seldom witnessel.

VOL. 2. Moba and their Treatment. The Cincinnati Press ays that the circumstances of the recent affrays at Baltimore and ist. Louis suggest some reflections as to the manner in which m bs t-hould le treated. It m ikes but little deference whether the mob rises to attack the authority, or the authority id called out to quell the mob; in either case, it is the duty of the authority to proceed immediately to suppress the unlawful demonstrations, and not to cease its efforts until that end is accomplished. Soldiers with arms in their hands, wheu attacked by mobs, should fight not run. It is for the time being, war; and, just as in any other war, the ob ject should be to conquer the enemy as rapidly and as effectually as possible. In such cases, forbearance is cruelty. Napo leon Bonaparte knew better than any other man of his day how to quell a mob. His surgery was sharp, but it was short and effectual. The mob spirit grows rapidly by impunity: ther" should, thereforJ.be no compromising witk forcible lawlessness The forbearance with which mobs have been treated in this country render them subjects of curiosity. Men, women and children rush to tue scene to gaze upon the demonstrations, and the consequence is that, if, any fighting ensues, the innocent bystanders, as they are called, come n for their full share of the Joss; and newspapers and people who sympathize with the mob performance, clamor loudly over these accidents, as V they were the effects of a premeditated murdcrou design ou the part of the authorities there, by laying the foundation for further disorders. A different practice would have rendered a mob a thing to be shunned by all who had no duty to perform for its suppression. Tue rule for ail such Is to p . t themselves out of the way of harm as soon as possible a rule which' if they neglect, they have no right to complain, however severe the treatment they encounter. A spectator is a fool, if impelled by curios'.ty.he rugh.es into dinger on a battle field; and lie is no less so if he does a similar thing at a scene of civic violence. Fora body of soldiers to stand and permit themselves to be stoned by a mob is shameful. The first act should be promptly retaliated. There is no other way th in to assume tnatall who are mingled wi;h the mob belong to it. To kill the first man who offends may be the means of saving the lives of hundreds. There is no more effective moral aent than a sudden and unexpected blow. M-M are cow ard'y. Their members do not go to the field to be killed, but do all they can without encounterins fatal danaer. Convince thm that the danger being with the first unlawful act, and they will rapidly take at their better part of valor discretion. The officers of soldiers beset by mob, should consider promptly, and act with decision. They should not throw the reasponsibihty upon the troop, but take it themseves. We fail to admire 1 . who ned tne double negative penpurasis: "iovs, 1 don't say don't fit e." One simple word of command was all that the occasion demanded. The world accepts t'w? act of the officer as regular a favor which it is reVuct ant to accord to that of the subordini te. It may be expected that troop of foreign German or Irish will behave with less discretion ! when attacked by mobs than th it of American birth. In such ca?cs volleys of insulting language having reference to their orgin, usually precede the more forcible demonstrations. These are calculated to excite anger and apprehension both of which are j.;, ,0 th ,t (Wn(l,. v . vnyvxrU ,lo,; ouWo in such c0? T,ier . tH.rLrorf.f llot ,lP :.,,,. lllol!lto ri. .",,;, iji tn ftf,M. Nothing N more unfair than to assume that, because they are of foreign birth, they are more reckless of the lives nativelorn. In the setime the loyal which we observe everywhere in this class of ou r population is above all praise, and everv attempt to excite prejudice against them by reflections upo n their origin should meet with prompt discouragement. Population to Square Miles. The cenus of I Htl) shows the fallowing as the population of the various States compared with the square miles of area in each : Masa diusetts 1C9-8 Rhode Island 14.r 5 New Jersey 08-1 Connecticut 97-9 New York 31-5 Maryland Pennsylvania Ohio Delaware , New Hampshire . . . Indiana GM 61-S 53 5 :3-0 40-f, HO-'J .TJ-4 30-9 33-7 2G-0 21-8 19-0 1F-2 18 0 17-9 17-1 1C-8 14-4 13-3 13-3 8-3 Vermont Illinois Kentucky Virginia j North Carolina I Alabama ""''V " Ml5souri : Maine . . . i Louisiana Mississippi j W isconsin. , j Michigan. . i Iowa Arkansas Florida . 1 California Minnesota Texas Kansas Oregon 20 2-0 1-9 In his parting address to his neighbors and fellow-citizen, Hon. Charles Francis Adams, our ne v minister to Fngland, said that his grandfather, John Adams, and his father, John Quincy Adams, left the country on a similar mission under circumstances precisely similar to those which now surround him. When they left for England, the country was environed with dil'icwtticf, but when they returned they found it prosperous and happy. Fifty Ti tors a oTRoors is Pennsylvania. Gov. Curtiu, in a letter to Pittsburg, on Saturday, said that there will be four camps formed in the State, and t!,at, if the Legislature, on its assembling last Tuesday, meet with cppioval, there will be an army ih the State of Pennsylvania of not It ss than 50,000 inen.whieh will be divided between Pittsburg, Ilarrisburg, Philadelphia and the border. The Southern Confederacy is now ask in loon of 50,000,00r) ! ! Who takes ? for a

PLYMOUTH, INDIANA, THUKSDAY,

Letter From Gen. Harney. Military Depart, ok the West, St. Louis, May 14. On my return to the duties of tho command of" this department, I find, greatly to my astonishment and mortification, a most extraordinary state of things existing in this State, deeply affecting tho stability of the Government of the United States, as ivell as tho Government and other interests of Missouri itself. As a citizen of Missouri, owing allegiance to the United States, having interests! in common with you, I feel it my duly as well as privilege, to extend a warning voice to mv fellow citizens against the common dangers that threaten us, to appeal to your patriotism and sense of justice to exert all your moral power to avert them. It is with reget that I feel it my duty to call your attenion to the recent act ot the General Assembly of Missouri, known as the Military bill which is the result, no doubt, of the temdorary excitement that now pervades the public mind. This hill cannot bo regaded in anv other light than an indirect secession ordiance, ignoring even the forms resorted to by other States. Manifestly, its most material provisions are in conflict with the Constitution and laws of the United States. To this extent it is a nullity, and cannot and ought not to be upheld or regarded by the good ci:izen3 of Missouri. There are obligations and duties resting upon the people of Missouri under the Constitution and laws of the United States which are paramount, and which I trust you will carefully consider and weigh before you will allow yourselves to ba carried out of the Union, under the form of yielding obedience to this military bill, which is clearly in violation of your duties as citizens of the United States. It must bo apparent to every one who has taken a proper and unbiased view of the subject,thu whatever may be the termination of the unfortuniate condition of tilings in respect to tho so called "Cotton States," Missouri must share the destiny of the Union. Her geographical position --her soil productions, and in short all ber material interests, point to this result. We cannot shut our eyes against this controlling fact. It is seen and its force is feet throughout the nation. So important is this regarded as to the great interests of the country, that I venture to express the I opinion that tho whole power of tho governI ment of the United States, if necessary, will bo exerted to maintain Missouri in her present position in the Union. I express to you, in all frankness and sincerity, my own deliberate convictions, without assuming to speak for tho Government ol the United States, whose authority, here and elsewhere, I shall at all times, and under all circumstances, endeavor faithfully to uphold. I desire, above all things, most earnestj ly to invite my fellow citizens dispassionalejy t0 consider their true interests as well as thir trim relation to the Government under which we live, and to which we owe so much. In this connection I desire to direct attention to one subject, which no doubt will be made the pretext for more or less populär excitement. I allude to tho recent transactions at Camp Jackson, near St. Louis. It is not proper for mo to comment upon tho official conduct of my predecessor in command of this Department, but it is right and proper for the people of Missouri to know that tho main avenue of Camp Jacliaon, recently under command of Gen. Frost had tho name of Davis, and a principal street of the same camp that of Beauregard; and that a body of men had bean notoriously organized in the interest jol the Sessionists the men openly woarinij the dress and badeje distinguishing tho army of the so-called Southern Confederacy. It is also a notorious fact that a (quantity of arms had been received into tho camp which were unlawfnllT taken from the United States Arsenal at Baton Uouge, and surreptitiously passed up the river in boxes marked marble. Upon facts like these, and having in view what occurred at Liberty, the people can draw their own inferences, and it cannot lie difficult for any one to arrive at a correct conclusion as to the character and ultimate purpose of that encampment. No Government in tha world would bo entitled to respect that would tolerate for a moment such openly treasonable preparations. It is but justice, howerer, that I should state the fact that there were raanv rood and 'oyal mer in tho camp,who were in no manner responsible for its treasonbb character. Disclaiming, as I do, all desire or intention to interfere in any way with the preragatives of the State of Missouri, or with the functions of its Executive or ether authorties, yet 1 regard it as my plain path of duty to express to tho people, in respectful, but at tho same time decided language, that within the field and scope of my command and authority, the sui'keme law of the land must and shall be maintained, and no subterfuges, whether in the forms of Legislative acta or otherwise, can bo permitted to harrass or oppress the good and tho law-abiding people of Missouri. I shall exert my authority to protect their persons and property from violations of every kind, and I shall deem it my duty to suppress all unlawful combinations of men, whether formed under pretoxt of military organizations or otherwise. Wm. S. IIaunet, Brig. Gen. U. S. Army, Commanding. Mississim Troops. Tho Hatches Courier, states that ninety-threo companies have already been mustered into service, which completes the recent requisition of 0,000 men made upon that State by the authorities at Montgomery. These are in addition to tho fifteen or twenty companies now at l'ensacola comprising tho requisition of 1,500 men first mado. He who puts a bad construction upon a good action, reveals his own wickdncsi.

How the Zouaves Stormed the MalikofF. The Zouaves have now become a household word, yet but few persons, who read with so much interest tho siege of Sebastopol, ara aware that it was largely owing

to the French Zouaves that the Malakoff;' was taken. Capt. George B. McClellan, U. S. A., who was sent out by our govern ment to examine into the different modes of warfare, thus describes the ingenious device adopted to capture that fortress, after a bombardment f many months : I" their admirable arrangements for the attack of the Malakoff, the French counted on two things for success ; first, they had ascertained that the Russians were in the habit of relieving tho guard ot tho Malakoff at noon, and that a great part of the old guard marched out before the new one Arrived, in order to avoid the loss which would arise from crowding the work with men ; in the second plac.3, it was uetcrmui ed to keep up a most violent vertical lire until the very moment of the assault, thus driving the Russians into the bomb proofs, and enabling the storming party to enter the work with hut little opposition. The hour of noon was therefore selected for the assault, and tne strong colums of Zouaves intended for the work were at an early hour assembled in tho advance trenches, all in admirable order, and furnihed with precise instructions. The mortars maintained an unremitting lire until tho moment appointed. The very instant the last volby was discharged the storming party of Zouaves rushed over the thirty paces before them, and were in the work before the astonished Russians knew what had happened. It was stated that this party lost but eleven men in entering the work. Other troops advanced rapidly to the support of the storming party, a biigade was formed by rolling up live ladder with planks lash 5 d to them, a communication was at once commenced between the advanced trench and tho. bridge after biiJge passed over, the redoubt was at once occupied by the storming party, and thu3 the Malakoff, and with it Sebastopol, was won. The few Russians remaining in in the work made a desperate resistance Many gallant attempts were made by the Russian columns to ascend the steep slope in the rear to iogai:i tha lost woik ; but the road was narrow, difficult and obstructed, tho position strong and the French in force. All their furious efforts were in vain, ami tho Malakoff remained in the possession of those who had so gallantly and skillfully won it. With regard to the final retreat to the north side, it can only be said that a personal examination of the locality merely confirms its necessity, and the impression so generally entertained that it was the finest operation of the war ; so admirably was it carried out that not a straggler remained behind ; a few men so Foverely wounded a? 'o b unfit for rough and hurried transportation were the sole ghastly human trophies that remained to the allivis. Counsel to our Volunteers. Tho following hints to our volunteers are timely and should be heeded : 1. Remember that in the campaign more men die from sickness than by the bullet. 2. Line your blanket with one thickness of brown 'drilling. This adds but four ounces in weight and doubles the warmth. 3. I3uy a small India rubber blanket to lay on tho ground or to throw over your shoulders when on guard duty during a rain storm. Most of the eastern troops are provided with these. Straw to lie upon is not always to bo had. 4. Let your beard grow ; so as to protect tho throat and lungs. 5. Keep your entire person clean ; this prevents fevers and bowel complaints fin warm climates. Wash your body each day if possible. Avoid strong coffee and oily meat. Gan. Scott says that the two free use of these ( toccelhe r with the neglect in keeping the skin clean) cost many a soldier his life in Metico. C. A sudden check of prespiration by chilly or night air often causes fever and death. When thus exposed do not tget your blanket. "An Old Soldier." Mr, Lincoln on Secession and Revolution. In tho IIouso of Representatives, on tho 12th of January, 1848. Hon. Abraham Lincoln of Illinois made a speech, from which the following extiact is taken. It will be found in ihe Appendix to the Congressional Globe for the first session of the Thirtieth Congress, page 91. Anv psoplo, anywhere, being inclined and having tho power, have the r'vßt to rise up and shake off tho existing Government, and form a now one that suits them better. This is a most valuable, a most sacred right a right which, we hope and believe, is to liberato the world. Nor is this right confined to the cases in which, the wholo people of an existing Government may choose to xerciso it. Amj portion of such people that run, may revolutionize, and make their own of so much of tho territoritory as they inhabit. More than this, a majority of any portion of such people may revolutionize, putting down ninhiority, inter mh) led with or near about than, who may oppose their movements- Such minority was precisely tho Ca5? of tho tories of our own revolution. It is a quality of revolutions not to go by old lines or old laws, but to break up both and mako nsw ones. Major Anderson remarked to a gentleman, as they watched our Massachusetts Kighth regiment on its march tip R roadway, that fino looking as tho New York Seventh were ; ho had rather attack them than tho Massachusetts 8th. Thero was that in the determined air of the latter, which showed they would piovo formidable opponents. An attorney having died in poor circumstances, ono of his friends observed that ho had left but few effects, "That is not much to bo wonderod at," said nnother, for ho had but few causes. "

MAY 23, 1861.

OfScial Correspondence between Mr. Faulkner and Mr. Thouvenal. Washington, Sunday, May 5. The State Department has furnished the official correspondence between Mr. Faulkner, tho American Minister to France, ; and Mr. Thourenal, the French Minister of Fore is n Affairs. Mr. Faulkner informed M. Thouvenal that the President entertained full confi dence in the speedy restoration of harmony, and of the unity of the Government; the events might produce temporary inconvenience to French subjects, but that all injury should be indemnified; that the President thought it not improbably that there would be an appeal made to foreign governments by the Confederate States for the recognition of their Indepence, and when such appeal should be made, it shall be opposed by the ministers that may then i request the United fctatea. Mr. Laulkner said that the only request he had to make was, that uo preposition recogmizmg tha dismemberment of the Union shall bo considered by France until the arrival of tho new minister, vrho will be fully instructed. M. Thouvenal replied that no application had yet been made. The French government never acted hastily on such questions, and he assured Mr. Faulkner that no precipitate action would be ta!;en on tho subject by the Kmperor. He said the established usa'je was to recognize de facto governments when a proper case was made out. In reply to a question on the sub- j ject, Mr. Faulkner said ha thought force I would not be ued. The only solution of the question was a modification of the Constitution, or peaceable aequiesenco of the claim to separate sovereignty. M. Thouvenal thought the employment of force unwise. In the Secretary of State's instruction to Minister Davton, he is to consider tho instructions to former ministers by the President, as uncharged, and notwithstanding any opinion expressed or accorded by his predecessor, to assure M. Thouvenal that no difference of opinion exists between the President and his Cabinet. The path is plainly marked out by stern necessity, and not in the hands of this Administration is this Government to end. The assurance of France not to take any hasty steps is considered satisfactory, although nstnded by resei vations. Mr. neward says in reply to Mr. Faulkner's answer that force would not be used, .tc. that "the time when these questions had any pertinency has passed -insurgents with deadly war have tried to ;ompd the Government to recognize tho dismemberment of tho Union. We have accepted this civil war as an inevitable necessity. Con etitutional remedies are still open to the insurgents, and will remain so. You cannot l.-e to diicded in making known to tie French government that no idea iloes or tvtfl cjcit-t, of biijerii.g a dissolution of the Union to take place in any way, peaceuhht or iofcihlu. It lias oever entere 1 the mind of any candiil statesman here and it is high time for it to bo dismissed by European statesmen. (.Si-nod) "W. II SKWARD." Washington, May 15. The assurances that the Administration is vigoiously proseeming üs measures agamsi me instructlonary states, nave a euusiantiai oasis. All tho members of the Cabinet, together with the President, are animated by a common principle m furthering the plans for the consummation of the Governments policy. An increased stimulus, however, was applied to-day. A committee of prom inent gentlemen from the city of New York had a long interview with them, and the result was their consent to accept the service of fourteen additional regiments rom New York. This meeJs with that concurrence of Lient. General Scott. Tho Committee urges moro prompt and effective measure with no halt in the proceedings, and it appears from their private conversations that the supply of money to support that increased force is a matter which should occasion no concern to the Administration. A report is current that an Engineer officer has discovered that Virginiansare throwing defenses within epy-glass view of Washington. This may bo a receptition of a former ufoundod rumor at all events, if it should be confirmed it is not at all probable that tho Government will remain an iudiffeicnt observer of tho proceeding. At tf'O .v.lj ourned term of the Court of Claims to-day, only one judge (Loring) was piesent, who adjourned over till the fourth of duly, tho presiding judge Scarborough) having resigned. There is a vacancy on the bench. The Virginia and North Carolina Collectors, like those of other, seceding States, have ceased to mako returns to the Treasury Department. Marshall Fisher of tho Eastorn District of Virginia is tho only judicial officer of that State who has not resigned. Death ok Warren. On. tho day of the memorable engagement at Hunker Hill, General Joseph Warren, then in prime of life, joined the American ranks as a volunteer. Tell me where I can bo useful,' said he, addressing General Putnam. 'On the redoubt, was the reply; 'you will there be covered,' returned Warren; 'Tell me where I shall bo in most danjrer toll mo where the action will bo the hottest.' At tho meeting of tho commiteo of Safet), previous to the battlo, his friends earnestly strovo to dissuade him from exposing his person. 'I know there is danger,' replied Warren, 'but who does not think it sweet to dio for their country?' When Col. Prescott gave tho order to retreat, Warren's desperate courage forbade him to obey, lie lingered last in tho iotreating when a Ilritish officer call him to surrender. Warren proudly turned his faco to tho foo, received a fatal shot in the forehead and fell dead in the trenches.

NO. 17.

. From the Cincinnati F.n juhcr ot the 11th inst. A Desperate Gang. Through the politeness of Mr. Barton, the Mail Agent of the Ohio and Mississippi Bailrond, we were last night furnished with the particulars of the robbeiks of a regularly organized band, in the neighboring State of Indiana, and othor items of interest, which we here subjoin: About one ycarato the Treasurer's of. tice of Martin county, Indiana, tituated at : Dover Hill, was robbed during the night of a considerable sum of money, It be- , came known shortly after that a desperate ; ' gang, in fact a regular league of organized j ruffians, were located in that and the ad joining counties of Davis, Green, Pike, Gibson, Knox. fec, and strong efl'orts were made to ferret them out and bring them to justice. I.atteraly a Home Guard has been instituted at the town cf Dover Hill, and a couple of the members volunteered to discover the haunts of the members. Disguised as peddlers, they succeed ed in discovering the location of a portion of the gang, and as a draw they arranged j that the party should rob the house of a gentleman lesiding in the town upon a certain night of last waek, the prizo be ing $1 50, which they asserted they knew: wa3 upon the premises, and which was actually placed there as a habit, it btdng determined to take the party with a sufficient . force in the act. j Hu', through some mistake, the Horn-; j Guard who were detailed tor the capture ; were behind time, and the robbery was ; committed before they arrived on the spot, when, preceiving the party retreating trom the prepjisas, they lireJ, and only succeeded in wounding one of their own men, who had led the ruflians into the intended ambush. Last Friday night, emboldened by their success, another big demonstration was made upon the Treasurer's oßice, when the safe was blown open by granpowder, and 31500 in money and some valuable; papers abstracted. Rut this time the: Guard were on tho alert, and before the gang could escape with the booty, they re- j ceived a round of lead. The result was ; that, after a desperate resistance, one wa j killed, two wounded one mortally and nine in all taken prisoners Our informant adds that the band has been ascertained to number upward of one hundred sworn members, and the determination of cuizes of th'3 district is not to relax until the members aro exterminated or taken prisoners. The Currents of the Ocean. The Wexford (Ireland) Constitution newspaper says that, on the 15th Febuary, "a sealed bottle was picked up at Gieenoro I'omt, four miles N. N. E. of Carnsore Point, in this county, which contained a document, of which the following is a copy : 'Satur day, 14th July, 1CGJ, latitude lo.4o north. longitude 14.10 West, ship Ueorgta, ol and for Savannah. U. S., from Savannah, six days out all weil--calm weather, with a dense fog. This paper is thrown over to try the currents vi tho ocean. Will the finder kindly forward to Commander F. Maury, of the National Observatory, Washington. D. C. through the medium of the j press or othorwiso) a notice of tho time anj Pi..lco 0i its bein- tound, and greatly oblige E. C. Macloon, commander of the Georgia.'" Commander Maury sends us tho following memorandum attached' i "Drift, north 84 degrees, east 201 miles in 2IG days." -?- j Commodore Armstrong. The sentence of Commodore Armstrong is five years' : suspension from the service, and is accompanied by a recomer.dation from the Court Mtartial that special mention be made of: William Conway, an aged seamam, who j refused to haul down tho American colors for the surrender of the Pensacola Navy Yard when ordfr.?d to do so by his superior officer. The Seceiary of tho Navy, in mentioning thif, says that tho love and reverence thus impulsively exhibited for his country's flag, in its hour of peril, is not ! less worthy of boiag called noble andchivalric becanse it was displayed oy one in j humble station. It is rather the more des- : erving of commemoration, for subordinates j in tho service aro not usually expected to ( set examples of patriotism and fidelity in trust but to follow them. - New Armorv. Tho determination of tli 3 Government to abandon tho Armory j at Harper's Ferry, and build one on Kock Island the Military Reservation in the; Mississippi, between tho cities of Davenport and Rock Island will meet the ' approbation of every man who knows how peculiarly fit the location is. R?auty, hearlth fulness and security, with waterpower measured only by tho volume of the Mississippi, ease of access and convenience to all localities in the West, all long ago indicated that the Government, owning the land, would make it tho site of some of its public buildings. Wo are glad to vouch for tho steadfast loyally of the people, a. id to congratulate them on the prospective addition to the population and attractions of their neighborhood Chi. Trib. - Stray Rricks and Fugitive Shots. It is said that when Col. Renjamin F. Ruder, in command of the Massachusetts R'girceiit, landed, some of the authorities cf Annappolis protested against the passage of Mass ichusetts troops over Maryland soil, when he replied. Sir, we camo hero not as citizens ol Massachusetts, but as citizens and soldiers of the United States, with no intention to invade any State; but to protect the Capitol of our common country from invasion. Wo shall give no causo of offense; bat there mud bo no fugtivo shots nor ttray bricks on tho way. jWTlio Rosten Posts says that brandy applications are recommended for baldness, continued externally until the hair is well started, and afterward taken in generous qnantites inwardly.

Strawberry Culture.

A writer in the American Vurmcr gives a few plain rules which he says, if followed to the letter, will prove themselves good rules. They are, 1st. Never have tho beds so wide as to require the falberer to canon them. 2d. Never use animal manure. 3d. Ke?p the Ik'ds cb.ir of weeds and grass. I find that anv time from August to the blooming sea on will answer for transplanting. Tho requisite is to have the beds ia good order. Lay them off five fet'l wide, ihr n spread evenly over them a good coating cf wdl retted woodpile manure of woods-mould, which is to bti deeply spread in. During a moit or rainy spell set the plants in three rows and from 12 to 24 iucl.e s apart in the rov I never permit the lui.i eis to take entire possession of my beds, but keep them back by pn:hhnj i i the spring, and a fall weeding. By this treatmont my beds are pretty well covered without being matted. After the fall weeding, the beds are sowed over with wood ash's, and during the early winter, as there are opportunities, they are covered over with wood-pile manure or spent tan. During the early spring: when 1ig beds are covered with young green leaves, tbey are well dusted with pl.ntor or shell lime, and when the blooms show themselves, they aro again sowed over with ashes. Tiies- sowings are alwuys made in damp weather. This comprises tho fruit in perfection. Useful C C 31cS Srx.iuRX Smautinj. Wash the fico with sage tea. To Make Vegetables Eat Texdur. Put half a spoonful of pe-ulult into tho water you boil them in. To Make Molasses Cookies. One cup molasses, ono-hali cup butter, one-half cup water, two teaspoonfals saleratus, ono spoonful ginger, a little salt, rnd fluur. Bread Dough Ca.vE. Three cups of dough, thf 'e cups of sugar, two eggs, ono and a half cups of butter, one teaspoonfal saleratus, raiiius, brandy. Common Cookies On j cup butter, two sugar, two eggs, one teaspoonful saleratus, one cup n.ilk, only stiff enough to roll out. To make Good V affles One quart cf milk, (sour milk h best,)one egg, one teaspoonful sugar. Flour to make tho consistency of b titer lor griddles. Cream Tartar Cake. One cup sugar, one half cup butter, one cup sweet milk, two eggs, tvo teaspoonfuls rream. tartar, one tcaspoonfui soda, and flour to make it the consistency of sponge cake. A Good Common Cake. Ono cup of butter, two cup3 sugar, two eggs, or.e cup milk, one teaspoon I'ul saleratus, nutmeg, flour, and rakit.s or currents. The Farmers and the War. This country would he nbh to support a very large number of ligluing nie?i through an indefiniie period f time if the peaceful industry of thy community vns directed to this end. It would eimply Im necessary to divert the labors ot those who are nowengaged in making superfluous luxuries to the production of fooJ and clothing. This diversioa of labor will be gradually effected by a decline in the price of luxuries and an -advance in those of the necessaries of life. This alieady begins to be felt, while works of art, book?, jewelry, Arc, aro of very tbw sale, the coarser styles of woolen cloths and satinets have advanced some 3d per cent, in price in such colors as are adapted for military purposes. If the community is intelligent, they will anticipate this change in th market demand for articles, and will, by a prudent forecast; save us from a scarcity of products absolutely essential to existance. This applies with especial force to farmers. Let them eow their seed with perfect confidence that there will be a certain demand for their crops, which will bring better prices than in. proceeding years. Above all thing?, let us nt havo the horrors of famine a Ided to the trials of war.Seien t ii: -1 tterica n . For the Paiiy State Soctii.el.J A Word to Farmers. W aro accustomed to hear the press cf the country report the prospects for growing crops ,fcc; but tho cry of war seems to havo engrossed the entire attention of everybody. Our Turners should r.ot forget that nil must be ft d.nxul that while the number of consumers is as great as ever, the number of producers i greatly diminished. Tho spring has been cold and backward, but this should not prevent their planting largely. All can not go to war, nor would it be "advisable for them to do so, if thoy could. Those who remain at home to cultivate tho soil tiny serve thtir country by so doing, and at the same time benefit themselves ; for should there be good crops the domaml will insure good prices ; and without them, to the horrors of war must be added destitution ot bread. Therefore, let everv available acre bo planted in corn, and let all work. Yours, Farmer. Stockwell, Ind., May 13, ICSI Planting Peas to Prolong Rearing. Elihu Rurritt says in the Homestead, that "tho theory recently advocated, of planting peas very de plv in the earth, in order toprolong the bearing capacity of the vines has been Wvjll tested in Williamstown, and found to be correct. A farmer told mo he plowed a farrow beam in-cp; then scattered the peas at the bottom after which ho turned a deep furrow upon them with his plow, covering them, if possible, to the depth of twelve inches. They pushed their way up through the thick mass of earth very soon, anJ, instead of turning yellow at the bottom and drying after tho first gathering, they blossomed and boro until he was tired of picking the pods." iTA young lady of this city writes to the publishers of the Alfa Jte to know how she is to avoid chapped hinds during the cold weather. Wc hardly know. If she attracts the chaps by her eyes, ehe must expect some difficulty in getting them off her hands.

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