Shelby Volunteer, Volume 20, Number 16, Shelbville, Shelby County, 24 December 1863 — Page 1

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Q1.50 f W.l R, - : IX VARIABLY IS ADVANCE. ut pai.1 until theexpiration of 6 irdqUis, not paid mnUl (he expiration of the year,. ICJThese terms will be rigidly adh-red to. 3,0 lWitES OF ABVERTiSlNC:' TO Tn linf Nonpariet or Its equivalent in space stitutes a 4;sae4 i :'- , V i eoni1Lr liqun.) t.7. S 1.2.1 I .?3.hi l 3-J 2 uares, - 14U 10,00 f column. ) 1 4.00 1 7.1W I lJ0 I 20,00 'I eoluran, i I W.IMI .-JK) 70.00 JO8 Jfititet in the vril Htice colarnn will be ttargCil Ber&it. n addition ta ithejjjjove rfites, 1 i j : 7T7 All transient advertisements must be paid for in adenee, .-.'. t I JJj Ltral advertisements mntkepaldforln adysnce, of ire responsible person guarantee the payment of the sume ) txplration. Ieeal advertisements will le chanred fifty intHafefrachJinrtion. ' '- f ' r fl? IuHMK'SmW of- marriieea and -1ealtl8 pratt. Hilar advertising rates will be charged for all obituary marks. . ... - r TTyXaonclngeaidldatesfor office 82tlway in adfTp A diseTetioaary UKerality will b extended to all .tiees of a rslifrtous and charitable nature. TTjp Artwtweri wU2 be restrict! to their legitimate witness. JOB PRINTING ! Tb special atteatlon of business men, and all others re irins any speiies of Job Printing, sach at Cards,' ' j; -- CJir ctiln.i ' '- fa x ir JE-Ianclto ils , - x i ' - i , -i Posters, Olauli oi'all kindsyw.i . it cAlll to the fact that the VOLUNTEER,. JOB OFFICE j Mn reJUtcd with FuU and Complete assortment of . Plain and Fancy Job Type, Borders, CL, f the Latest ahd Most Approved Styles, which. in the hands f competent workmn, enables me to execute any variety of 3b Printiwt the community uay be pleased to order, in a ttyle answrpassed for neatness, on short notice, and at prices fefyititxenmrstittaK- A- trial is rapeclfully wlicited. Anaf4c aslortmentjaf Csrdf Cap, Letter, andcoloml apr Awftj-a n bsuid.. W f.- . V. . i id MISCELLANEOUS. SIWIDy'Co AiiotirtiMM'r. HATIXG takeVwnt a licens. under the National Excise Law as Auctioneer for Shelby County, I nm prepared to attend fTal business i that Hne,and hevehy notify iU persons selling at public outcry without license, except u provided in sid law, that they lay themselves liable to a Density of SOU. AdOreM ,H t t - - d& !.iBRRY WEAKLEY. helbvvjlle,Iec.4,lP02. . .... - -. i i if ' .. . . 1 ' "lUCIIARD KOHlllS, - Comity;. Surveyor, lfw'l f totlw drwinup of Iecl. Mortace and JJWBr4 n a d;riptionoI UuAls required. 4 a t'h r. V t v. ' , . N . B. Wfcii n,olers uw J. left a V Wrder i POce If tlw Couat House.. JAMES LCAPP, All VusVess intryUi witU uie pvomptl Office at Eso,. Brown's latlver Store, West sivUIIarrtsos 6twet,lnd Aoct South f Volunteer OflSce. t , v, , ; Shelby ville, OcU 8, 1W33, tf. P. . CRASS. A. C. DAWKS. 11 & DAWES, WHOLKSAL VBTAU. DCALDL IN Glenn's llocli, IXDIAXAPOLIS, IND. Our assortment of JSlwes, Outers, tc. for W(ien, Misses. nd ClMietve it wnsri.:lse4 la the f f f-. f PROFESSIONAL CARDS. ; K,3I. IIOB D, jttto'niey at ILv. Ottce over Pott OOice Vrug SWrc. , . ., , . w fttlELBYYILLB.1 ft. ' " MARTIH M-'KAT, ' " : THO'S W. WOOLEN. Shelby ville, Ind. Franklin, Ind, RAY A WOO LEW fill t iii fit Aii c : : V n V.'.IDIA!IAPL,1K, iXD. 'VWILL PRACTICAL rDKlUU AOit) STilTECOURTS Oae or the obJ F't A- alwves berundt qieif erace,So. 10 i &. irxea.Tsr.oi tttllal'.i'.n, Suuth of P..t Office. , jov.o-j 11. F. LOVE, ATTORNEY AT LAW, iieeNerth-WeetcfiPf' J'i'ki Sqfre,wt forbe ftore, "UELBYYIILE, IND. PtoArVattentSon Riven to ine collection of claims, Inelu: 44?oUier claim tor Bounty Money and Tensions.. v w4 'tARLAJD. J. t"SrttT n!T80liaT; A T T 0 R X E Y S AT LAW. rcuiW, and Coin uptraei and Fei -n to trst dlection DrUg f te, sher o tfst adlection ox eWUtaS. VAiie uici v ilk Indiana. . .1 il. iobiusf. nfVb'RNlEV AT LAW - - - - Office Iteofm story Kentrance ftrst d.r iorU of Post C Caeo.. ,, -r . 81f SHKlBYflLLETSV

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NEW CASH STORE New Goods, . 29 Kay Mouse, TITK dtiitens of ?hell y conty arc respectfully notified thatak the above location they will alwasfinda full assortment of ef every article pertaining to the Trttle, boupht at th Lowest Rates for euih, and will be sW forthesame. I haH aim to Veep my st.ck of . . : ' ";'.:'! i- . - "...'!: . .'

LADIES DRESS CASSBIERES, TWEEDS, " hectinsrs, Shirtiiirs IJ Ia n n o 1, s , o ... full and complete. Having lad nnraber of yenrs experi ? ence in the trade, I profes$ gipe knowledgeof the business, and exercise the same in the selection of 'my geods, and it il seldom thutan iuferior Article, is palmed upon me. ' , I liave on hand the remnant of a large stock of R EADY-MADE CLOTHING. which was purchased lefore the raise, and will positively te sold at first cost, to close out theetvek. A full line of BOOTS S3 SHOES, : Xtats and. Ctos. Don'tbe deceived, butcnll and examine my stock before purchasing elsewhere. , Keineniber the place, No. 2 Ray House B ock. PERRY HITTEL. J. It. STEWART, , . Contractor, Builder AMD MANrVACTURER ei : DOORS, BLINDS. FASE ' WINDOW & DOOR FRAMES, SraolLots, ' . . : . . '. . . AMD ALL KINDS 01 , noCLDING, SCROLL NAWING ND vormc woitK. v ITavinfr s superior Steam Planing Mill ic operation I am prepared to . . , Dress Weatherboarding, Flooring, &c on short notice. ' Persons residing in the conntry and who purpose buildine save both time and money, owing to the present scarcity and hifjh price of labor, 'by bringing their lumber to me and having itdressed the fiooring tongued and groove 1 mire acurately than can be done by hand. As a general thintr I shall lieprenamf todressaloadof lum ber on on or two hours notice. I shall also keen coustautSEASONED LUMBER. Shop near I. Sc. C. R.R. bridge over Blue River. unell-tfo SHELBYYILLE, IND. '' W ARS ! ATsD HUMORS OF WAES, A RE heard on all sides, and many " loyal men' are exf ' orcised aboutthe Conscription, but being exempt from nuTitary duty, aed knowing that the people, especially the ladies, and those like inyselt. exempt, w ill uesire 10 Know the time of dar and not unfretiuehtty adoin their persons with gold and stiver ornament, I have "'changed my. base of operations"' one door south of my former location, to tlie room formerly occupied by . lioodrtcn.anu nrsiuoor .orin Of Helsa'1 likery, wleie I purrose keepiug constanliy on. hand a large and vat id assortment of thirty hour and eight day weight nd spring '. . CLOCKS, GOLD ASD SILVER WATCHES, FINE JEWELRY &c. I shall (a eep aonsantiy on hand an assortment of RE VOL V ER S of tlw latest and most approved patents, which, of course, $vill be sold to the truly "loyal" only. Ml P .'f f JlXfi fallkindi doneonshort notieeand in a workmaa'.ike manper. 'i . ; - Those desiring any article in my line will save money by jiving me call. . A. J. UIGG1NS. , Slulby ville, June 1!63. " tfo N E W ST O C IC JUST liECEIVED AT ,TIIE ! POST OFFICE MUG STORE .... HATING vwrchased tlw toek, ml fixtures hefetafore kept by S. W. Morgan, and having largely incread the same. I am now prepared to say to the citizens ot this city and Shelby county that herenfter I wilt he enabled to accommodate my customers theverytiin belonging to the various branches of the PUrO 4c APOTHECAKY" TK.il'K. rartictar otVntion jiivea to' PRESCRIPTION'S Sight and day thispartof the buwnese we can attend to In eounection with principle of faience and Chemistry. PUYStCIASS will find mr'Woek full and ctimpUste. and prices as low as the lowest. The object in my business shall t to sah.-fv the wants and Wi4e oi Hibiie, aud not Uif Binnev. A call is soliated. unelll - - r- -!'; J.H. LIEPEItS. - U ,1.1 ol 'm -, . r . ' , t - - Tne Highest' Market Pncfe in " ';.Cashj?aiQ.for,.: t IK M A, TUB KHELRY WOOLEN FACTORY kOnemlle Weetef JlieIbjTiUe,Ia(l.,bf " em. o, m, s. W. sSOMAX.

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OUR COUNTRY'S FLAG. , COXPOSKD BY DICK NOBJU3. . The proudest flag that sails the breeze Such, is the gallant flag we bear, . ' While o'er the land and o'er the seaa , No other floats that will compare. " She is the pride of all the Earth The fairest one beneath the sky, She gave almighty nation birth' And wide unfurled shall ever fly , That brarc od flag our fathers bore ' Is dearer to the heart than life, i ' .- - To save that flag our blood shall pour -In gushing torrents 'mid the strife. ' We'll rally !neath that flag again As tlid our sires in days of yore, . . In triumph bear It o'er the shun , And inark our path with tyrants gore. Our fathers when the bloody war's 4 Dread tempest swept our' lovely land, To Heaven gazed and saw the "star"' Shine forth a golden 'jUnion'' band Transferred to Earth but" banner bore Those brilliant stars of victory ' And despot power sank befure The onward mlrch of Xiberty. That gallant flag we proudlv view, With its broad "Stripes" of Ked and White While on its field of Heavenly hue Beam forth the "Stars"-so fair and bright. The "Strjpes"" of "Red"' do typify Thfc justice of our- holy Cause, ' r While side by side with "White" they lie : So mercy blends with all our laws

That trinity of glorious hue,- . The gallant "lied and White and Blue," it signifies to all who view ;That we are brave and fair and true;? lue patriots heart it quickly warms . . The warrior's eye eOmpletely charms, ' It proudly , waves and, truly forms . An emblem of our generous arms. The soldier bravo who falls beneath ' That gallant flag in conflict slain, Entreats with feeble dying breath t That banner to behold again: - : , Exclaiming with his heart's last bound, -, As meet those folds his glazing eye, V.O 1 comrades wrap that flag around ' , 3Iy chilling body while I die," 0! spirits of the : mighty dead - : Look down upon your struggling sons, To save that flag for which ye bled . . ' Their precious blood like water runs." O! shed upon their leyal hearts ,vv I he spirit that did animate . When in the dust your mortal parts And nerve their souls for every fate. God save the gallant "Stars and Stripes'' Prom traitor's touch or foreign foo, For on it hang all human hopes lo .Larth the "promise and the "bow." God save the "Red and White and blue, Long may those triple colore stand . While Time shall roll his ages through And Freedom has a chosen land. True Patriotism and Loyalty. Hon. D. y. Voorhees 0ne of the most eloquent champions of constitutional liberty in. the country, and who has been advocating the election; of the . Democratic ticket, delivered a speech in Columbus on September 21st, in the course of which he uttered those noble and patriotic sentiments :f ' . :.. ( i ; ! ' ' "I have stood by the people, and I intend to stand by them ; and also by my Government, and my Government is the Government of the people ; and when the people govern no longer, then come kings and crowns, arid scepters, and ravens 'of office and that is not my Government, and I shall never owe it allegiance never ! tremendous cheering.; When it comes that the scepter shall passirom the hands of this people when the hour comes that the Constituti'n shall belaid away--when the hour comes that you can no longer read the first line of the Constitution, saying that this people make this government when that hour comes, I want no other Government, no other country to reside in, except that silent place to whieh we are all hastening, and where all will at last lie .down to ease our aching hearts. "Whenever and wherever, in the wide page of history, a man is found to have anson who was afraid to trust the people, that man was made to be a tyrant of his day. henever yen .find a tnan to day that is trying to change the source of au thority, the great river of sovereignty, from the hands of tha many -of the pow erful many to the few at Washington, that mau is a traitor. Cries of 'that's so, and cheers. That is the disloyal man, and 1 shall denounce him. , V hen ever yon find a parasite that comes toy oc and justifies the encroachments of the rights and liberties of'the people,- sdp' porting a grasping spirit of tyranny, tell that man when he talks of traitors, 'thou art the man.' !' There is a queer story in circula tion of a man named Wells who, as a member of the Police force in New York, has attracted much attention by his perverse efforts to break up the mock auctions m that city, stationing himself beneath their red flags he would warn the coun trymen who approached of the character of the places, thereby mining their trade. Having succeeded in annihilating thesa establishments, he has resigned. Hut it now turns out that his main object was tle study of mob faces, prison profiles, he being a professional phrenologist. In the garb of a-policeman he visited dens and cellars which he could not. have done with safety as a private citizen. - He has probably secured a portfolia of vil lainous physigomios equal to that which hs great predecessor, Lavater, secured in his world-wide wanderings,' and, his pa; tieut study" of physiognomical lines, in coaches and wherrie$iia(f in Eeslumsof European capitals.

Tron the Wilna Correspondence of the.Loudon Morning ' Poet, Nov. 11. Russian Atrocities. Ii addition to the periodical convoys of political prisoners sent aray from this placs by Gen. Mouravieff every fortnight, he a so frequently orders the transport of ladies without any trial. Thus, Countess Michalina Plater has recently had to ex

piate the political luster of her name. Unaile to rake up .any present offense agaiist this lady, search hes been made into the records of the past. It has been discovered that the Countess Plater was deputed in 1S61 with other ladies, to intercede with Gen. Xazimoff in favor of some young men found guilty of having sung patriotic hyms in the Wilna Cathedal. For this offense the Countess has been sentenscd to . transportation to the government of Novgorod. Jlpuravieff has, during the last fort night, ordered the deportation to Siberia of , 100 persons belonging : to different classes of societv, Among this number are 31. Thomas Bulhak, who has already passed lo years in bibena : Alexander Zdanowicz, professor of history,' and his son, a young man having obtained a diploma in the University of St. Peters burg, lhe two latter were arrested cecauso the police found at the house of M. Zdanowicz's various papers which had been traitorously placed there by an un known hand. The handsome house of M. Zdanwicz was confiscated, and, after the expulsion of the residents, converted into a banack. A number of other persons, landed proprietors, functionaries, and physicians have been imprisoned in the citadel, either for having refused to sign addresses, or upon other ridiculous ' pretexts. r: r ' -' ' - ' Last Friday, .357 persons were trans ported to Siberia, who had been imprison ed in Kowno, Grono, Minsk and Wilna, and afterward condemned by councils of war for having taken part in; the insur; rection. .Notwithstanding the cold, the spirit of Mouravieff would not allow these unfortunate persons to receive any succor in money or even in clothing. Mouravieff torbids, under the severest penalties, even the nearest relatives of the prisoners to visit them and provide them with necessaries for their journey. It may be ima gined that the determination of Mouravieff is to cause the patriots to die of hunger, or cold, before arriving at their destination. , Within jx short time, the population of three large villages of the district ofTroki (Klarichki, 30 inhabitants ; Schalichki, 15 ; and Schilany, 10) have been con temned to compulsorv emigration beyond the Onral after seeing alt ther property confiscated. The women were not allow ed to take with them even the linen nec essary for themselves and their children. The old men, the sick and the children were packed together in carts, like bales of goods. The able bodied individuals followed on foot, and had to traverse in this manner more than 1,000 versts in fro zen regions. When the trooDS. after having surrounded the village of Schalichki, forced all the inhabitants to leave it, the miserable people threw themselves to the ground, uttering cries of despair. Jilows could not make them rise. They preterred to die on their native sou ratli er than to go in the midst of savage tribes and inhospitable regions. ' It became nec essary to send a second detachment of soldiers who were instructed not to be sparing of violence to force the unfortun ate villagers to take the road of exile. S3T A Turin correspondent writes to a. London journal as follows : ii tne congress project fails and it will fail, for the Emperor Napoleon only started the idea in the certainty that it would fail the mask will be thrown off. and there will.be seen either this alliance, or at le&st an alliance of the people of the Latin race, France at the head. , You have observed no doubt, the attitude of Spain and Tortugal. Like Italy, those two States navigate wholly in French waters In any case I guaiantee youthis much, in six weeks France can put in motion about a million of soldiers, and Italv 300,000. lies ides the fleet of. twenty six ships which maneuvrea in japie6, we nave ten ot tho first class on different stations, and there are lo cuirassed vessels being built for us in America, trance, England, Leghorn; Genoa snd Castellamare, which will be ready for sea before the Spring. ,. - 1 From the Oolnmbwj'(Ohfo) Crliie. Tie Eagle and the Owl.. , ao one wuo neara Air. v oornees mag nificent illustration of the attempt of the Abolitionists to carry the negro np the elevation in which it is decreed that the white man can alone ranxe. will fail to appreciate the happy manner in which it has been rendered in verse by a fair cor respondent of The Crisis. God made the Eagle and the 0 wh ile gave to both plumage and wings In the same class of large birds of the air ranged He thrm 1 The same atmosphere and the various seasons were common to both.. God created the Caucasian and the African. With brain, muscle, and nerve endowed He them. With blood and soul and the erect posture, they are distinguishable a members of a general iamiiy. mere was :or Dotn the same earth to yield its tillage; the same sunshine and rains ; the same seas upon which to spread commerce ; .the same elements for science to extract benefits for nan. As the Eagle to the Owl, bo the

white man to the black, stand in the same relative positions as they were found in the twilight of history. Let the eagle but attempt to take the owl to its eyries and its habits, and both fall to earth together. Let the white man assume to make the negro his equal, and the vain effort to erase the lines drawn by the finger of God, assures the certain downfall of the invaders of the majesty of his work of creation i the eagle is ruined with, the owl and a fitting symbol of this the vain effort the American people are now making : " . ' : A F1DLE. Suggested by Via ptru-i il of a ck. of ITjm. D. IT. ... rovrAeee.). '. As the.Egle one nigrn trom eyrie on hi;h Looked out at the sun, and the blue cloudless sky, fc - . The crags overhead, and the mountain stream clear; . . An Owl's dismal hoot struck upon" his quick ear, , lie turned his gaze downward into the dark J ' . A.t. wood. Where throughout the long day the poor "blear eyed" bird stood. What a pity it L, thought the eagle, to see A bird so enslaved as this owl seeme to he No doubt he could mount vrith me up to the sky, : ' ' And gaze at the sun, too, if he would but try, I'll go and pursuade him to leave the old tree, In the dark gloomy forest, and soar up with me, . ' " So the eagle swept gracefully down till he stood On the bough of an oak, in ..the edge of. the

wooti Where the owl was still perched, and said, haw do " You do Brother owl? I'am the eagle, arid, king of birds, too, 1 I dwell on the rock high above us you know, And seldom descend from my eyrie to low, Except to swoop down on some innocent prey, In my talons to bear, to my young ones away; I'm the emblem of Liberty, too, to the brave, And sadly it grieve! me to gee yoa a slave. . Come soar up with me in the genial sun light. Your strength will increase with your freedom otnignt. Are you not a bird, and a brother of mine, With wingi, tail and feather, a soft and as nne! . . We surely are equals, for have "you not heard, 'Ine Creator hath made of one flesh every bird?" ... . . ......- Then fly with me up to yon dazzling'height, And drink of the morning dew sparkling and bright. . ' : . There we'll hear the larks son as . he mounts to the skies, ? For swcetlv he warbles, as upward he flies, . And like the free birtL, you shall build a new net, ..'j High above the tall trees where the wild pig eons rest. "Itoot, hoot, said the owl, perhaps that lean," (For to think he was something ho now first began.) Then away both started. together,' and flew Till the owl in despair, exclaimed, what shall Idol . . .. ; My wing has given out, I can no further go, I wish I had staid in the dark wool below. The eagle now paused in his heaven-ward track, ' . " And taking the poor wearied owl on his back, Darted on once again ; but vainly he tries To mount with his burden. He ennnot now rise, 3 He falters, Ue staggers, beneath the huge weight, . Bv his folly, alas, he has sealed his own fate, His powerful wing that had always before Borne him proudly aloft, was to bear him, no more. ! - ; Never more would he gaze at the sun's golden itent, . . Nor his breast brave tha wind and the storm in their might, '' ' He has made his last boast that 'the king bird'' is he, . - s t. The emblem of all that ic great, good and free. The load from bis back he would gladly cw throw, ' But his throat the owl seizes, and will not let go. . So their fates must be one, to his sorrow he found ! ' ' ' For he falls with the poor stupid owl to the ground. . - II. A, T. The Governors en route to Gettys burg. , A correspondent of the Philadelphia Press thus alludes to the Governors as they appeared while en route to Gettys burg. ' The Governors, generally conspicuous by their individual character, were more or less congregated as loyal Governors, like loyal fctates should be; and formed at one time a very interesting group. Uovernor Lurtm, straight, -tall, clear faced, was probably the handsomest gen" tleman of the party ; Seymour vith his quick, eyes, gentlemanly ' beariug, . and bland and polished manners, might claim to divide the honor John li rough is truly represented by his name a corpulent, farmer like homespun Western man,. with a full and rosy countenance. It deserves mention, as perhaps the most' edifying and remarable incident of the scene, that the courtly Governor Seymour and the rough Ohio Governor greeted eaeh other very cordially. "Where is'Vallandigham V asked Governor Seymour with dry pleasantry. "In Canada," said Brough, laconically. These two representative Governors were afterwards seen walking down the line of the road engag ed in friendly dialogue. What they said is left to speculation, and cannot be reported ; but Mr. Broughdi i not quarrel, and Gov. Seymour was apparently satisfied. " jtiT Grandeur and beauty. are so very opposite, that you can often diminish the one as. you increase the other. anety is jmost akin to the Utter implicity to tha former. X3T One hurrtfred' tiiiHions vm6re feet o! lumber than usual are in the' Western market, yet the prices are higher than ver.

ALL SOB?S OP. PAHAGSAPH3. There is a gTeat advantage of being ik Democrat. After one isSvorn out he. is eagerly bought up by the Republicans ; just as a broken pot or a leaky kettle, is bought up for the sake of the old material. The new iron railroad bridge -over tha Ohio at Stenbenyille will be 1.S90 feet long,r have" & spans' 00 -feetabbve the water. 4 of 22a ket. 3 ef.210 -feet and -1. ' of 820 feet." The aggregate weight i estimated at 2S.S35 tons, or 5,070,000 poundsT ' - A New YorkYrrraVt week visited the' President and asked him if he would accept a hundred thousand men and General Fremont' to res,cne the -prisoners at Richmond. The President severely cried out "No !" Xw York Xevs. It is said that Victor Emanuel, King of Italy, has carried a "brick in bis hat" so long that it has produced "snakes in his boots." he recently had an attack; of deliriunin tremens. . Two soldiers were burned to death, and several others badly injured, at Portland, Maine, ou, Monday night last, by a lira in the barracks where they were quartered." By the Rat-tail Line we learn that Abo

has uot got the varioloid it is merely a sort of an Abolition itch, caught from shaking hands with oflice-huntors. La crosse ( Mis.) Democrat. A keeper of a saloon advertising his es tablishment concludes thus : "Those of mv patrons who desire it. can be sent home on a wheel-barrow gratis.' .General Grant has captured, since tho" war began, four hundred and seventy-two cannon and ninety thousand prisoners. Thiity girls lady "feeders" in tho Congressional printing office struck for higher wage on Friday of last week; and the wheels rof legislation were actually clggged until their demands were granted". The relellious crinoline made the Senate wait. for the naval bill. ' Why is the House of Representatives like a:Lincoln Bastile ? -It is well bolted. , . . - - General Thomas, in the midst oi. his deadly flight with the overwhelming masses of the enemy, sent this immortal dispatch from the front to General Rosecrans : . "I am here with inj columns, as immovable as a rock." Old Abe is said to be a hard worker. We w ish he wouldn't work so hard in some directions. He will work himself down and the county too. One of our largest dry goods merchants assures us that the the demand for extravagant luxuries, in the way of costly and showy goods, is greater now than for twenty years past. This is the reign of shoddy. . There are but few goods iu bond. and the consumption keeps up with tho imports. Out of the camp and near the field of battle there are but few signs of war ; but all this pomp, show, extra agance and folly betokens no good to the country. If it is prosperity, it is of that kind founded upon national debtand per sonal extravagance. y. Y. Com, A political companionship that requires to be enforced by-a million of armed men connot be claimed as an illustration of self-government. The resistence that, after, three years' strife, must be confronted by fcuch an unprecedented military ar ray, giY-es evidence of an intensity of feeling that can never be accommodated, upon compulsion, to the intention of the Uuited Status, as constructed by our fath ers. The history of the organization of tha armies of the United States, and the history of the Army of the Potomac from Bull Run to Antfetam while undtr tho commaul of General McClellan, is at last to be brought to light. Mr. Cox, of Ohio, introduced a resolution yesterday, which was adopted, requiring Secretary Stanton to communicate to the House the report of Gen. McClellan. It will doubtless prove to be the most important chapter of the history of the war, and of tho present administration. A person complained to Dr. Franklin of having been insulted by one who called him a-scoundrel. "Ah !" lepliel the doctor, "and what did you cll him ?" "Why," (.aid he, "I called him a scoundrel, too." "Well." resumed Franklin, "I presume you both spoke the truth." The conservative members of the confederate Congress from North Carolina intend, it is stated, to present the subject of reconstruction ; and it is anticipated that the present seion of that body will, in consequence, La of a very btornjy, character. A queer mistake wa made by the military anthorities recently in conferring a Brigadier Generalship on Colonel S. A. Rice, of the Thirty-third Iowa Infantry, which was intended for hl$ brother. Col. E. W. Rice. The Colonel comtniesioned. discharged the duties of Brigadier General until the blunder was discovered, whea he reigned, and is now practically out. of wrvice. London papers complain that nothingshas yet beta done toward applying Mr, Peabody's gift of 000,000 for tha improYment of the poorer classes of dwellings. The committee having the mone-j in charge'areatroogly'denocnccd in some quarters. - Cork capeting has been introduced ia