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*«*'•»*»» IhH taiiitwi; rftitMf *
Ob one day being President.
“ At twenty-fire Jones thought that he -
Content as District Judge would be.
“ At thirty, he was mueb dated
When Mayor ofFregtoernbe was nominated
* Bat bootless «U the nomination,—
His rirul Tosspkiae galaed the station
“ At forty-fire his dreams had fled ;
Hope and Ambition both Were dead.
“ When front his toils he found release,
He died-a Jastiee of the Pease.
• %0 youthful hea; t, so high and bold,
Thus is thy brief sad story fold.”
LINES BT MBS-,
of xuaxis,
Written upon a bed of iuffering, at a “farewell ”
to her minuter.
Go, ssy brother, God hath called thee,
To a new and wider field,
May Hie earn be found about tbee, '
Still to guide thee, and to shield.
Here most faithful thou hast labored,
In and out of season through.
Fondly hoping thus to gather,
Harvest great and precious too.
All hare heard the Gospel message,
Some its sabred truths te heed.
Others Eke the wayside hearers,
Boon forget their greatest need.
But the judgment day’s decision,
Will decide the good thou’st done.
When the harvest sheaves are gathered
When the richest crown is wen.
We 8hallmise thee in the pulpit.
At the place we meet for prayer,
In the friendly sooial circle,
And the siok will miss thee there,
Speaking there sweet words of comfort
To the weak, desponding hearts.
Drawing forth those consolations
Which God’s saored word imparts. -
Then Go, brother', God hath called thee,
To a new and wider field ;
May Bis Spirit bless thy labors,
Causing sinners hearts to yield.
And when closed thine earthly mission
And the toils of life are o’er,
May we then behold and greet thee,
On that bli|sfal, heavenly shore
. Nimman
NOW SMILE.
—■ A physician, in company with Others of
.he profession, thus boasted - * I was tbs first
* discover the Asiatic cholera, and Tcoramoni
mts it to the public.’ f , " •
— Wife (complainingly): 11 haven’t more
than a third of the bed.' Husband (triumph
antly) : 1 That’s all tbe law allows yon.’
— ‘Vat yon make hereT’—hastily inquired a
Dutchman of bis daughter, who was being kisa
sd very clamorously. ‘ Ob, not much, just
courting a little—dat’s all.’ ‘Oho, dat’s all,
ho f I thought you was righting.’
, — Josh Billings begins bis last ’pistle thus :
At last; tbe deed is don 1 The tirraoikle '
government wich hes sway in Washington, hez 1
Inslly extinguished tbe last glimmering flicker
nv Liberty, by abolishing slaverv.
— A Justice of the Peace in Nevada agreed ,
to try a case in which a beef was in dispute, ,
sud to taka the tripe for hie fees. While hoi- '
ding court he bung the/ee* on a nail outside '
of the cobio, and daring bis charge to the jury
one of the lawyers stole them I
— “ What are wagaa hen ?" aaked a labor
er of a boy. « I don’t know, air.” •• What
deeayour father get on Saturday night?”
“Get!” said the boy, "why he gets as tight as a
brick.”
— ’ Sir,’ said a pompous personage, who
undertook to bully an editor, ‘ do you know
that I take your paper ?’ ‘I’ve no doubt youdo
take it,’ replied the man o£the quill, * for sev
eral of my honest subscribers have been com
plaining lately about their papers being miss
ing in the morning.'
A youth who much desired to wear the mat
rimonial yoke, had not sufficient courage to
" pop the queetien.” Oo informing his ftthar
of the difficoly he labored under the old gen -
Usman replied passionately—" Why, you great
booby, how'do you suppose I managed when
I got married V ‘ Oh, yes,’ said the baskftd lov
er, 'you married mother, but I’ve got to marry
a riranpegirl,’
— A person in Peris noticed a poor sum
with n wooden leg walking past bis hotel, and
gave him a franc. The next day he sew the
eeppteed beggar, bat he bed changed the wood
en leg from the right to the left. Enraged at
the deception, he went up to the man and ex.
claimed, * You rascal, you had the wooden leg
oe the other side, yesterday t You are not
lease stall.' 'Monsieur,' was the response
with dignity," I never asid I was. I wear a
woods* leg for economy, so as not to wear out
my truussre, and I change the leg to prevent
one leg of the trousers wearing out before tbe
'Other P
— Away heck In '69 just after the Joha
Brown nid, when email politicises were trying
to make political capital out of the raid by try
ing to implicate prominent Northern men, a
Mr. B-, of P-, ap infYermont (by
the-way, quite a windy man,) having just re
turned from e neighboring town so the railroad
visited the village store, and aeon', opened.
■ Well,'arid he,1 they are making things bam,
end more then one will get brought out Why,
I saw a copy o( a latter from Douglas that was
Hound in rid Drown’a pa pare-” ’Oh, that was
from Fred. Douglae,’ arid Dr. P-—, • not
Stephen A* ‘Weil,' says B-,«I don't
believe Fwd was there without the old men
bmn*g something itltvitt H P
. ‘ „ • ■
aio iiuiicuuuiuuo -
of a worthy tradesman, who took
house, did nil in his power, to
taught him bow to make bread,
a baker, and nfter some months,
daughter, Justine, in marriage.
Five years afterwards, a' strange
seen to approach the island. The
flocked to the beach,and soon
the advancing ship, a number of
ing the uniform of the FreocSP”
•‘I’m done for now I ’ cried dismayed
husband of Justine. “My bread iked.”
An idea, however, suddenly to him.
and revived his courage. He the house
slipped into his uniform, and seii his faith
ful Are lock, returned to the and posted
himself on sentry at the moment French
were landing.
“ Who goes there?” he sbootel’ in a voice
like thunder. i
“ Who goes there, yourself?” replied one in
a boat. “ Wbo.are you ?’ I I
‘A sentinel.’
‘How long have yon been on gi j®d ?’
‘Five years.’ .;
Davoust, for he it was. laughed * the quaint,
reply, and gave a discharge in du form to his
involuntary deserter.
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— An offensive and defeasiv :alliance has
teen formed between Chili and >eru, and the
atter State has declared war unjust Spain. A
Peruvian fleet has left to effect ^junction with
he Cbillian fleet. All Spaniama residing in
he Province of Lima have received orders not
• leave the conntry. and to have their names
egisUted for sarveilaae*. Ilfc.
xnmedt has ahStakedTprecatifian^^M^^?
iriaals at hand in caw the Sptjpieh .fleet should
ake possession of any part of the coast, or in
lict any other damage. The mails from Val
lariso have not been received, bat a sailing
ressel at Callao, from the Southern coast, re
torts that the entire Spanish fleet was concen
rated at Yalpariso; that the City was proba
>ly thoroughly blockaded, and that perhaps it
lad been attacke^by the Spaniards.
— A severe accident occurred on the Flem
ngton Railroad, New Jersey, on Wednesday
ivening. Tbe accomadacioo line which leave*
rrenton for Lambertville and Flemington at
' o’clock ran off the track, owing to the break
ng of a rail between Copper Hill and Fiem
ugton. The locomotive was crossing a bridge
it the time, and was precipitated over the side
ind demolished; an explosion of the boiler
eking place. The engineer was killed and tbe
iremao was very severely scalded. Fortnnate
y the coupling between the locomotive and
;he forward car brokh, which saved the trains
rom being thrown ever the embankment.
—Late advices fto«J‘ Japan state that the
nission of the ministers of tt|s United States,
3reat Britain, France and Holland, to demand
.he opening of Hioga, the port of the inland
lea, has been successful. The Mikado had
■atified the treaties entered into between tbe
rvcoon and the foreign governments, admit
ting Japan into amity with other nations.—
Ml internal troubles caused by the presence of
foreigners has ceased at «me,iand even qnar
•els between the Tycoon and Chashir were
rendered easy of settlement. The real power
>f the Tycoon is now to be; acknowledged
brongboQt Japan.
— The steamship Australasian, with advi
see to Jan. 28<h, arrived on the 10th. The Brit
ish Parliament was to assemble on the 1st of
February, bat the formal opening by the Queen
would not take place until the 6th. The daily
trial and conviction of Fenian prisoners con
tinned in Dublin. The reveliSon in Spain had
some to a clone, Gan. Prim, with 600 cavalry
having arrived at Barrancos, in Portugal. He
bad declared his readiness to give op hia hor
■es and accoutrements to a Spanish Commis
rioner. ' Ha was expected to embark immedi
ttely for England. Several OMthm privateers
were reported off Valencia. Russia is said to
have solicited the friendly offices of the Prus
sian Cabinet to brieg about a renewal of di
plomatic relations between Ramis and Rome,
and Prussia has declared her readiness to com.
ply with this request.
A15 Item foe Billiard Platers.—Those
who take an interest in billiards have of coarse
heard the result of "the great contest for the
championship of Ohio, between Frawley of
Cleveland, and Davis of CincinaatL At the
close of the 87th innings the game stood—
Davie 976, Frawley 709. And yet Frawley
won the game. The 89th innings Davis made
a ran of twenty-two, leaving him blit two to
mfcke to win the game, while Frawley had 291
to'make. Of comae it wan deemed impossible
that fie could makes ran of carom sufficient to
Carry him ont, bat he did do it, to the aston
ishment of all wlio were present.
—" ■■■*!■ • ~ ~ --
Gen. Grant’s Report concluded next week.
A J 60.3 7
BHERAl/tf. 8.
•5
for carrying these
maybe commenced
he Slh coipt sheold
he possible. Whilst Iwhuid
o« no w order bn- unconditional attack on the
•fliey shooid be ready,
if the enemy weak
witboot waiting for
i*im* then the
loHow op, he as
with the balance of the
this the 9th corps will
them, same aathe hak
•nee of tbe-army. General Weitsel will keep
vigHmiit wSteh npon bis front, and if found at
nh pnetioablfrto break through at any paint,
he will do so. A success north of the Jimes
should be fallowed op with great promptness.
Aa attack will not be feasible unless it is fojod
that the enemy has detacbed largely. In that
com it may be regarded as evident that the en
emy a» relying npon their local reserve*
principally, for the defence of Richmond. Pre
parations nay bemad* for abandoning ait the
line north of the James, except enciosedoat
worke—only to be abandoned, however, after *
break is made & the tines ef the enemy.
By these instructions a targe part of the ar
utM operating against Richmond la left be
hind. Tbe enemy knowing this, may, as as
only chance, atrip their lines to the merest
skeleton, in the hope of advantage not being
taken of it, whilst they hnrl everything against
the moving ceinmn, and return. It cannot be
impressed too strongly npon commanders of
troops left is the trenches not to allow this to
OCenr without taking advantage of it. Tbe
very feet of the enemy coming ent to attack, if
he does so. might be. regarded as almost con
clusive evidence of soch weakening of his
lines. I would have it particularly enjoined
npon corps commanders that, in case of an at
tack from the enemy, those not attacked are
not to wait for orders from the commanding
officer of the army to which they belong, bnt
that they will move promptly, and notify the
commander of their action. I would also en
join the same action on the part of divisioo
com menders when other parts of their corps
are engipud In like maaner I would urge the
importance of following np a repulse of the en
emy.
U 8 GRANT, Lieutenant-General.
“Major Generals Ms ass, Orb, stlid Saint
Early on the morning of the 25th, the ene
my assaulted o nr lines in front of tbe 9th corps
(which held from the Appomattox river to
wards onr left,) and cairiad Fort Steadman,
and a part of the line to tbe right and left of
it, established themselves and turned the guns
of the fort against ns, bat oar troops on either
Bank held their ground until the reserves were
broagbt up. wh en the enemy was driven back
with a heavy loss in killed and wounded and
1,900 prisoners’. Onr loss was 68 killed, 337
wounded, and 506 missing. General Meade at
once ordered the other corps to advance and
feel the ec emy in their respective fronts, rush
ing forward they captured and held the enemy’s
strongly intrenched picket line in front of the
2d and 6th corps, and 834 prisoners. Tbe en
emy made desperate attempts to retake this
line, bnt withont success. Onr loss in front of
these was 52 killed. 864 wounded, and 207
missing. Tbe enemy’s loss-in killed and wonnd
sd was far greater
General Sherman having got big troeps all
quietly into camp about Goldsboro’, and bis
preparations for famishing supplies to them
perfected, visited me at City Point on the 27th
nf March, and stated that he would be ready to
move, as he had previously written me, by the
10th of April, folly equipped and ratioAed for
twenty days, if it should become necessary to
bring his command to bear against Lee’s army,
in co operation with our main forces in front
of Richmond and Petersburg. General Sher
man proposed iu this movement to threaten
Raleigh, and then by taming suddenly to the
right, reach the Roanoke at Gaston or there
abouts, whence he eonld move on to the Rich
mond and Danville railroad, striking it in the
viemity of Rnrkesville, or join the armies ope
rating against Richmond, as might be deemed
best- This plan he was directed to carry into
execution, if be received no farther direction
in the mean time. I explained to him the
movement I had ordered to commence on the
29th of March. That if it. should not prove as
entirely successful as I hoped, I would cut the
eavalry loose to deatroy the Danville and South
aide railroads, sod thus deprive the enemy of
farther supplies, and also prevent die rapid
concentration of Lee’s and Johnston’s armies.
I had spent days of anxiety lest each morn
ing should bring the report that the enemy had
retreated the night before. I was firmly con
vinced that Sherman’s crossing the Roanoke
wonld be the signal for Lee to leave. With
Johnston and him combined, a long, tedious,
and expensive campaign, consnming most el
the summer, might become necessary. By
moving out I would put the army in better
condition for pursuit, and would at least, by
the destruction of the Danville rood, retard the
concentration of the two armies of Lee and
Johnston, and cause the enemy to abandon 1
much material that he might otherwise save—
I therefore determined not to delay the move
meat ordered. $iI
On the night of the 27th Major General Old,
with two divisions of the. 24th corpe, Major
General Gibbon commanding, and one division
ot the 25th corips, Brigadier General Bfrney
commanding, and McKenzie’s cavalry, took up
his line of march in pursuance of the forego
ing instructions, and reached the position as
signed him near Hatcher's Ran ort the morn
ing of the 29th. On the 28th the following in
straations were giveu%» General Slieridafti: O
*“ OmfiVm. m, 1865.
«• GwwaLs Tbe5*h .gray ■eosp^wB peve
by the Yanghn road at 3AM to-morrow morn
lug. The 2d moves atWW®!*
but about three miles to march to reach the
point designated for If to take On the right of
the 9th corps, afteC the latter reaching Din
widdle Court House. Moye your cavalry, at
an early hour as you can, and without being
confined to any particular road or roads. Von
may go out by the nearest roads in rear of the
5th corps, pass by its (eft, and passing near to
or tbroagh Dinwiddie, reach the right and rear
of the enemy as soon as yon can. It is not
the intention to attack the enemy in hi; en
trenched position, bat to force him ont, if pos
sible. Should he come oat and attack ns, or
get himself where he can be attacked, move in
with yoar entire force in yonr ogyi way, and
with the fail reliance that the army will en
gage or follow, as eircnmstancea will dictate,
I shall he on the field, and will probably com
municate with you. Should I not do so, and
you find that the enemy keeps within his en
trenchments, you may cat loose and pnsh for
the Du ville road. If you find i t practicable, I
would (ike to have yon erase the South Side
road, between Petersburg and Burkesrille, and
destroy it some extent I would not advise
much detention, however, until you reach the
Danville road, which I would like yon to strike
as near to the Appomattox as possible. Make
yonr destruction on that road as complete as
possible. Ton can then paaa on to tne South
Side road, west of Burkesville, and destroy that
in like manner.
“ After having accomplished the destruction
of the two roads, which are now the only two
avenues of aoppty to tee’s army, you may re
turn to this army, selecting your road further
south, or you may go on into North Carolina
and join General Sherman. Should you select
the latter course, get the information to me as
early as possible, so that I may send orders to
meet you at Goldsboro’.
U S GRANT, Lieutenant-General.
“ Major General P H Shkbidan.”
On the morning of the 29th, the movement
Commenced. At night the cavalry was at Din
widdie Court House, and the left of oar infant
ry line extended to the Quaker road, near its
intersection with the Boydton plank road. The
position of the troops from left to right, was as
follows: Sheridan, Warren, Humphreys, Ord,
Wright, Parke.
. Everything looked favorable to the defeat of
the enemy and the onptnre of Petersburg and
Richmond, if the proper effort was made. I
therefore addressed the following communica
tion to General Sheridan, having previously in
formed him verbally not to cat loose for the
raid contemplated in his orders nntil he receiv
ed notice from me to do so :
‘ Gravelly Creek, March 29tb.
General : Oar line is now unbroken from
the Appomattox to Dinwiddie. We are nil
ready however, te give np all, from the Jerusa
lem plank road to Hatcher’s Hod, whenever
the forces can be nsed advantageously. After
getting into line sooth of Hatcher's we pushed
forward to find the enemy’s position. General
Griffin was attacked near where the Quaker
road intersects the Boydton plank road, but
repulsed it easily, capturing about one hundred
meu. Humphreys reached Dabney’s mill, and
waa pushing on when last heard from.
“Idow feel like coding the matter, if it is
possible to do so, before going back. I do not
want you, therefore, to cut Idnse and eo after
the enemy’s roads at present. In the morning
push around the enemy, if you cart, and get on
to his right real. The movements of the ene
my’s cavalry may, of coarse, modify yonr ac
tion. We will all act together as one army
here until it is seen what can be'done with the
enemy. The aignal officer ut Cobb's Hill re
ported at 11.30 A. M., that a cavalry column
had passed that point from Richmond towards
Petersburg, taking forty minutes to puss.
U 8 GRANT, Lieutenant-General.
“ Major General P H Sheridan.”
From the night of the 29th, to the morning
of the 31st the rain fell in sqph torrents as to
make it impossible to move a wheeled vehicle*
except as cordnroy read* were laid io front of
them. Duriog the 30tb, Sheridan advanced
from Dinwiddie Court House towards Five
Forks, where he found the enemy in force.—
General Warren advanced and extended his
line across the Boydton plank read to near the
White Oak road, with a view of getting across
the latter, bnt finding the enemy strong in his
front and extending beyond his left, was direc
ted to hold on where he was and fortify. Gen
eral Hompbroys drove the enemy from his front
into his main line on the Hatcher, near Bur
gofe’s mills* Generals Old, Wrightand Parke
made exaaiioatione in their fronts to determine
the feasibility of an aseault on the enemy's
lines. The two latter reported favorably. The
enemy confronting ns, as be did, at every point
from Richmond tnour extreme left, 1 conceiv
ed his lines most be weakly held, and could be
penetrated if my estimate Of bis forces was cor- ‘
rect. I determined, therefore, to extend my
lines no further, but to re-enforce General
Sheridan with a corps of infantry, and thus en
able him to cot loose and turn the enemy’s right
flask, and with the other corps assault the en
emy’s liaee. The result of the offensive effort
of the enemy die week before, when be assault
ed Fort Steadman, particularly favored this —
The enemy's intrenched pioket line captured
by us at that time threw the lines occupied by
the beUigsretits so close together at some
potato that it waa but a moments ran from one
to the other. Preparations were at once made
to relieve Geoeral Humphreys’ corps to report
to General Sheridan; .but the condition of the
roads prephJjUd:
morning at the 31et
complish this he moved ttfti
stead of his whole Corps,
by tile enemy ia asfnmpr.'
on the second division
form, apd it, in turn forced b
division, when the enemy i
vision of the 3d corps ’
his support, the enemy dri*ii 1 . ...
loss, and possession of the White Oak yniSsi
Sheridan advanced, and with a portion of fell
cavalry got possession of the FiveFerks, bat
the enemy after the affiktr with the 5th corps,
re-enforced the rebel cavalry, defaudiagthtt
point with infantry, and forced him bank ha
wards Din widdie Court Honsa. Hare General
Sheridan displayed great generalship. Ia-®
stead of retreating with his whole oommaad an
the main army, to tell the story c
cea encountered, he deployed his
foot, leaving only mounted mem
charge of the horses. This c_r„„
emy to deploy over a vast smoant of i
broken oountry, and made hie progress Mom.—
At this juncture he dispatched to m« what had
taken place, and that ha was drnifiag hack
slowly on Dinwiddle Court Hons*. Geasttl
McKenzie’s cavalry and one division ef the
uiu corps were immediately ordered to bit as
sistance. Soon after, receiving a report Irom
General Meade that Humphreys conld held ear
position on the Boydtoa road, and that the
other two divisions of the 5th corps conld go
to Sheridan, they were so ordered at once.—
Thus the operations ot the dav necessitated the
sending of Warren flhcanse Of his accateihtltty
instead of Humphreys, as was intended, and
precipitated intended movement*. On the
morning or the 1st of April, General Sheridan
re-enforced by General Warren, drove the one*
my back on Five Forks, where lata in the «v*
uing, ho assaulted and carried hi* dtroogly for*
LiSed position, esptering all his artillery cod
5.000 or 6.000 prisoners. AbSnt the dose of
:his battle Brevet Major General Charles Grif
fin relieved Major General Warren iftoofanrered
uf the 5th corps. The report of this nebbed
me after nightfall. Some apprehensions filled
my mind lest the enemy might isiirt hts IttKs
during the night, and by (riling upon General
Sheridan before assistance conld reach hire,
drive him from bis position end fpSW thj bjjdw
for retreat. To gnard against this, Geosnd
Miles’s division of Hnmphrera’ corps was sent
to re-enforcehim, and a bombardment Fas
commenced and kept up until about 4 o’cleoi
in the morning, (April 3,) when an assaelt waO
ordered on the enemy* Knee. General Wi ight
penetrated the lines with his whole corps
sweeping everything before him end toMoldlt
towards Hatcher* Ren. capturing gum*
and several thousand prisoners. He wee dees*
ly followed by two divisions ot Ossete) Ofd*
command, until he met the ot(ier division of
General Ord’s that had sncceedad in forcing
the enemy’s lines near Hateher's Rap. Gener
als Wright and Ord immediately swnng to the
right, and closed all tbe enemy oo that sMe of
hem in Petersbnrg, while General ITlmut
*eya pushed forward with tiro dlviaion* tod
oined General Wright on the toft. OewesOt
Parke succeeded in carrying the eosmy’i main
line of works, capturing gans and prisoneil
but was nnable to carry his iBiter tine. CNM#.
iI Sheridan being advised of tha condition "t
iSairs, returned General Milea to hto ysopar
command. On reaching tha enemyto iinea Im
mediately snrrounding Petersburg, a portion of
General Gibbon’s corps, by a moat gallant
charge, captured two strong enclosed work*—
the most salient and commanding sonth af Pe
tersburg—thus materially ahortaaing tha Roa
)f investment uecessary for taking III tha city,
riie enemy sonth of Hatoher’a Ran ritTnated
westward to Sutherland’s Station, wbeea they
were overtaken by Miles’ division. A tyrrn
engagement ensued and lasted anti! both trio
right and left flanks worn threatened by tho He
approach of General Sberidaa, who was atov
ing from Ford’s Station towards Petersburg,
and a division sent by General Meads from the
front of Petersbmg, whan ha brake to thesrt.
most confusion, leaving in oar heads btogooo
and many prisoners. This force retreated tor
tbe main rond along the Appomattox river —
Daring the night of the 2d the enemy evacua
ted Petersbnrg and Richmond, and retirOatof
toward Danville. On the morning of tho 8d
pursuit was commenced. General Sheridan *
pushed for the Danville read, keeping near tho
Appomattox, followed by General Meade with
the 2d and 6th corps, while Genera] Ord movad 1
for Burkesrilte along the Sonth Side mod; tha
Jth corps stretohed along thdt nod hdMod
rim. On the 4th General HhmtdaS stroaktho u
Danville road near JarratUvUto, wbara ho
earned that Lee was at A tattle Caort Hone.
Be immediately intreoohed himself and msitad •
he arrival of General Head a, who iwaehid
there the next day. General Old rndhli
Burkesville on tbe evening tha Mb.
On the morning of the 9th t addressed Ma
or General Sherman the following coauaaot
lation:
Wilson’s Station, April 9,1869,
‘i General : All indication now alw Ad
Lee will attempt to reach Daovffle' with the
remnant of bis force. Sheridan was no with
rim last night, reports all that to toft, horse,
toot, and dragoons, at 20,060, much demoral
zed. We hope to redoes this numbar -r~Hf
i shall posh oa to BsrkaoVilto, shi«
Is made at Danville, will in a very tow days ft*
there. If yon can possibly do so, pash oa toottl
where yon are, and tot usee if we aaOMtlfl
sh the job with Lee’s and Johnston’s artniaa.
Whether it will ba batter tor yon to stoiks tor •
[Omtiaoed an JWdl Aft)