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Canada is just now the receptacle for the crimi
nals, traitors and malcontents of the United
States. At present there is a stream of emi
grants to the colony of all persons who have left
their country for its good. They are of three
classes— runaways from the South who want
their section to win, but are too cowardly to
fight; refugees from the North, who dread be
ing called to fight for their country; and a few
timid persons, from both North and South, who
fear to lose their little property in the commo
tion of war. All in all they are a company that
can well be spared, and to which the Canadians
are very welcome. A letter from Niagara Falls
to the St. Louis Republican speaks of these refu
gees in the following not very complimentary
" Prominent among those here (and they may
be found also at Hamilton, Toronto, Kingston
and Windsor) is the typical Southern-fire-eater,
whose appetite for war is immense. He can
himself whip five detestable Yankees. He be
longs to earth's nobility; had never believed in
the—Yankee Government; in fact, has been a
Tory descendant of a Tory family. Sad to say,
this beau chevalier is seedy and out at the elbows
His pungent oaths startle not the stolid but
practical Britons. There is a cant of respecta
bility which should be backed up by clean linen ,
and an honest face to bo successful. Among
them are some who have heads for schemes and
plots, of which they are ever full, but they are j
mainly harmless; nothing more desperate than
the seizing of a trading vessel from her unarmed
I there is a sprinkling of snarling, disap
(ffice-holders and place seekers. These
jpresentative "copperheads," though,
t enough they differ with Mr. Vallan
ibout reconstruction. They allege "the
ill never return to the .Union on any
We suppose there is one condition they
ckon on, defeat!
ng the poor miserable follows who lin- |
3ponge around the hotels here are cer
tiesknown as "bounty-jumpers," that
ns who successively enlist in some of
sat the North, get the bounty and desert, |
pon repeating the process. As many as
?re pointed out to me to-day. One of
wever, named Moore, was recently sent
m Baltimore in his coffin, being detec
e act of deserting,
c aro besides, a goodly share of men
dm to be "escaped prisoners," from
hase, Kelly's Island and elsewhere.—
half of them are impostors who never
risoners of war, but I fear that very
? the Rebels are not held in our hands,
slipping through our fingers. It is a
comment upon their devotion to the
nd its prospects, that they are quite con
> remain in Canada, and insist that it is j
ble for them to get back South."
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3CAP Paper.—ln Charles the First's time
lish paper bore in water marks the royal
The Parliament under Cromwell made
this law in every conceivable manner;
ong other indignities to the memory of
harles, it was ordered that the royal arms
jved from the paper, and the " fool's cap
Is" be substituted. These in turn, were
d when- the Rump Parliament was pro-I
; but paper of the size of the Parliament
still bears the name of " foolscap."
Recruiting Regulations.
Tho following circular has been issued by the j
Provost Marshal General:
enlistments.
1. Under the President's call of July 18, 1864, j
for five hundred thousand volunteers, men will
be enlisted and mustered in for one, two or three
years, as they may in each case elect. j
bounties. j
2. The bounty provided by law is as follows:
For" recruits—including representative recruits
—white or colored—for one year $100
" " for two years 200
•« • for three years 300
The first instalment of bounty will be paid by j
the mustering and disbursing officers when the !
recruit is mustered in, as follows:
To a recruit who enlists in the army for one
year, $33,33.
To a recruit who enlists in the army for two :
years, $66,66.
To a recruit who enlists in the army for three
years, $100.
PREMIUMS.
No premiums whatever for the procuration of
recruits will hereafter be paid by the United
States. This, however, will not effect the pay
ment of premiums due for tho procuration of
recruits previous to the date of this order.
4. Neither drafted men or substitutes—fur- !
nished before or after the draft—are entitled to
bounty from the United States. The fact as
whether the man is a recruit, entitled to bounty,
or a drafted man or substitute, not entitled to it,
shall be noted on tho enlistment papers and
muster-in-rolls. James B. Fry. j
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A Painfully Interesting Couple.—At the
Union Volunteer Refreshment Saloons are two
soldiers maimed in a terrible manner, who are
yet more resigned and happy than many whole
men blessed with riches and the gratification of
every reasonable desire. One of them, named
Perie, lost both legs by a shot from a rebel bat
tery at Charleston, and his brother we believe,
fell dead by his side. The other man named
Smith, lost both his arms at Gettysburg. They
are life-guests at the hospital in question. They
will end their days together. No man and wife
were ever more closer companions. The legless
man feeds, dresses, and attends upon the man
without arms. The latter goes every Sunday to
Dr. Brainard's church. The man without legs
cannot do so. His companion wishes to pur
chase for him a velocipede, that they may get to j
church together. They have not the money.— j
Neither has home or relatives able to do any- I
thing for them. Any one having any money to
spare, and the time to visit them will find two
extremely interesting characters deeply"grateful
for any acts of kindnoss. The poor fellows are
cheerful, even merry, in their terrible misfor
tune. They never, at any time, have been
known to repine at their calamity. With all
their deprivations, tho greatest extravagance
they indulgo is a wish for a velocipede, that they
may go out together. The armless man now
[carries the ■ legless one, whenever they go out,
upon his back. The distance from the hospital
to tho church is too great for such a means of
locomotion. — Norlh American.
It is said that the rebels at Charleston pay a
high price for the old iron from the shells
thrown into the city by our foroes, and the ne
groes who gather the iron watch the approach of
the shells both day and night. This would seem
to be rather a hazardous way of making money,
but tho negroes rather enjoy the danger than
I A Spy of the Revolution.
In the year 1776, when Gov. Clinton resided in
Albany, there came a stranger to his house one
cold wintry morning soon after the family had
breakfasted. He was welcomed by the house
hold and hospitably entertained. A breakfast
was ordered, and the Governor, with his wife
and daughter employed in knitting, was sitting
before the fire, and entered into conversation
with him about the affairs of the country, which
naturally led to the inquiry of what was his oc-
The care and hesitancy with which the stran
j ger spoke aroused the keen sighted Clinton. He
communicated his suspicions to his wife and
daughter, who closely watched his every word
and action. Unconscious of this, but finding
that he had fallen among enemies, the stranger
was seen to take something from his pocket and
swallow it. Meantime, Madam Clinton, with
the speedy tact of women of those troublesome
times, went quietly into the kitchen, and order
ed hot coffee to be immediately made, and ad
ded to it a strong dose of tartar emetic.
The stranger delighted with the smoking
beverage, partook freely of it, and Mrs. Clinton
soon had the satisfaction of seeing it produce
the desired result. True to Scripture," out of
his own mouth was he condemned," a silver bul
let appeared, which upon examination, was un
screwed, and found to contain an important dis
patch for Burgoyne. He was tried and condem
ned and executed and the bullet is still preser
ved in the family.
Important to Volunteers.—An order has
just been issued from the the Adjutant-General's
Office, stating that after the Ist of August, vol
unteers serving in three years' organizations,
who may have at the date of re-enlistment less
than sixty days to serve, may re-enlist in the
regiments or companies to which they belong,
for one, two or three years, as they may in each
l"he new term will commence from the date of
re-enlistment, and all men re-enlisting will be
entitled to the bounty provided by the act of
July 4th, namely, for one year, $100; for two
years, $200; and for three years, $300.
To men re-enlisting as herein provided, no
furloughs will be promised, and commissaries
of muster and their assistants will be held re
sponsible that that this condition is distinctly
R stood by all parties concerned.
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iorrespondent gives an account of the
j fortitude of a young boy who was wound
a recent charge in Grant's army. He was
hospital at Washington. Through each
heel, between the tendons and the bone, there
was a large hole, and both were fuU of maggots,
which had eaten their way down under the bones
of his feet; there was also another wound in the
fleshy part of his left thigh, where the ball car
ried away half a pound of flesh and muscle;
this was also full of maggots. Turpentine was
I used by the surgeon to get rid of the maggots,
1 yet the brave little fellow bore the intense pain
like a martyr, and when asked if he did not suf
fer, said: " Yes, I suffer very much, but lam
j willing to be torn piecemeal, joint by joint,
I while living, for my country and for liberty."
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After the lapse of forty-eight years, 127 Eng
-1 lish officers who took part in the battle of Wat
erloo still survive. Of these, 21 are general, 17
lieutenant generals, 28 major generals, 25 colo
nels, 15 majors, ana 4 captains.
