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THE SMOKY HILL AND REPUBLICAN UNION.
"WE JOIN OURSELVES TO NO PARTY THAT DOES NOT CARRY THE FLAG,' AN1 KEEP STEP TO THE MUSIC OF THE UNION."
IBy IBlakely & Martin.
JUNCTION, 13A.VIS CO., KANSAS, THURSDAY, JUNE 19, 1862.
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BUSINESS DIRECTORY.
BARTLETT, W. K., Grocer and Produce
Dealer, Washington street, between 7th
and 8th streets.
BECKER, W.M., City Bakery ani Confection
ary, AVashinglon Street, bet'n 6th and 7th.
BECKERS, M., Painter and Glazier, corner
Washington and Seventh.
CASPER, JOHN, Boot and Shoe Maher, Wash
ington fctreet, between 7th and 8th.
COBB, EDWARD, Builder and Architect, cor
) ner of Sixth and Jefferson.
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REW, F, r., Physician and Surgeon. Office
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ALE, JOSEPH, Butcher and Dealer in
Meat, corner t ashmgton and Eighth.
EAGLE HOTEL, J. H. TJROWN, Proprietor.
Corner Washington and Sixth street.
J LETCHER, F. M., Builder and Architect,
J Cth street, bel'n Washington and Adams.
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ANTZ, HENRY, Dealer in Dry Goods and
Clothing, corner 6th and Washington.
GROSS & THIELE, Cabinet Makers aud
Undertukcrs, Washington street, between
Seventh and Eighth.
GILBERT, N. S., Dealer in Dry Goods and
Groceries, coiner 7th and Washington.
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ALL. LUrilER, City Druggist, Washington
.street, below highlit.
EI1LE, FRANK, Boot and Sltoe Maker, Wash
ington street, between 6th and 7th.
KARN'AN, J. II., Tinner and Dealer in
Stoves, Comer Ninth and Washington.
i y T EGORE, J , Jeweler, Washington street,
Xj above Sixth.
jT ITCH ELL, D., Surveyor and Civil Engi-
ucur, n iisiiingiuii direct, nuuvc oevemu.
MOBLEY, R. D., District Clerk and Land
Agnt. Ofiice in Taylor's Building, oppo
Bite the Paik.
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TONKOE, WILLIAM. Stone Cutter and
mason, corner inn aim vtasnmgion.
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I ARV1N. FRED F., Sawyer, corner Seventh
anu jeuerson.
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DLIN, WOODBRIDGE, Attorney at Law,
seventh Btreet, near Jcltcrscn.
PERKINS. B. F., Attorney at Law, Frontier
Building, Washington sircct.
OTREETER & STR1CKLER, Dealers in Dry
:0 Goods, Groceries and Hardware, corner
"Washington and Seventh street.
S PRONG, HENRY, Tailor, Washington street,
below Ninth.
SEYMOUR, E. W., Physician and Surgecn,
City Drug Store, Washington street.
STRICKLER, S M., Post Master, corner
Seventh and Washington.
TTNITED STATES LAND OFFICE. R.
J McBratncy, Register; S. D. Houston, Re
ceiver. Corner Eighth and Adams.
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LISHMENT, Jefferson street, above
'Seventh.
US. EXPRESS OFFICE, Cur Drug
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ILEY, J. P., Grocer and Dealer in Pro
duce, corner Washington and Seventh.
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H1TE, S, B., Attorney and Notary Public,
"Washington street, below Seventh.
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OOD & MACKEY, Blacksmiths, Adams
street, below 8th.
EDWARD W. SEYMOUR, M.D.,
&HYSMCMM; SURGEOJ
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ACCOTJCHBUR".
'OFFICE, AT THE CITY DRUG STORE, '
Junction City, Kansas.
W. E. SUTLIFF,
Mercbant Tailor,
Eldridgo House,
Lawrence, Kansas.
J. LEGORE,
JEWELER.
D sales ix Clocks, Watches, aud
Jewelry.
P& Repairing done to order oa short jMtice,
and in good style. . n!5yl
'TIT ANTED TOSELL DAVIS, piCKINSON
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STREETER & STRICKLER.
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ARPER LESLIE, and other Illcstra-
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PAULDING 'S Ckphalic Pills at
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TELEGRAPHIC.
BRILLIANT NAVAL YICTOBY BEFORE HEM
PHIS CAPTURE OF THE CITY.
The regular packet Platte Valley, the
first boat through from Memphis, arrived
at Cairo, June 8th, bringing the following
account of the naval engagement on the
Mississippi river before Memphis.
Our forces are in possession of Memphis.
Our flotilla left Fort Pillow at 2 o'clock
Thursday afternoon, consisting of the gun
boats Benton, flag shio, Cairo, Carondalet,
St. Louis, Louisville, and the rams Mon
arch, Switzerland, Lancaster, Queen of the
West, Fulton, Mingo, Sampson and Hornet,
Finding no obstructions at Fort Ran
dolph the flotilla passed, and at 8 o'clock
Thursday evening the gunboats anchored
two miles above Memphis, the rams re
maining a short distance above.
A reconnoisance discovered the rebel
fleet lying near Memphis, consisting of the
following vessels : the Gen. Van Dorn, flag
ship, Gen. Price, Gen. Bragg, Gen. Lovell,
Jeff. Thompson, Gen. Beauregard, Sumter,
and Little Rebel, all rams, under command
of Captain Ed. Montgomery.
During the night the rebels moved down
the river, and at early dawn were out of
sight, but in about half an hour were ob
served coming up, formed in line of battle.
Our gunboats had, in the meantime,
weighed anchor, and followed by several
rams, moved slowly towards the rebel fleet,
when a shot from the Little Rebel's long
range rifled gun fell within a short distance
of the gunboat Cairo, which was in advance.
The Cairo replied with a broadside, and
soon the engagement became general, at
long range.
The rams had, in the meantime, advan
ced, and the rebel boat Beauregard, being
some distance in advance, was sought out
by the Monarch and the Queen of the
West, each striving to be the first to strike
the rebel craft. The Monarch succeeded
in striking the Beauregard amidships, al
most cutting her in two, causing her to fill
and siuk immediately in the channel of the
river, opposite the city. At this juncture
the ram Little Rebel, made a dash for the
Monarch, which was by this time in the
midst of the rebel fleet, but by a skillful
movement of the pilot of the latter, she
dropped out of the way, and the blow
intended for her struck the rebel boat Gen.
Price, taking her wheelhouse and making
it nccessarv for her to run ashore, where
she sunk.
A shot entered the side of the General
Lovcll, rendering her unmanagable, and
immediately after, she was run down by
the Queen of the West
A broadside from the Benton toot effect
in the sides of the Jeff. Thompson, and she
was run ashore, and soon after was in
flames, burning to the water's edge.
Four of the rebel gunboats, having been
disabled, the remainder of their fleet re
treated down the river, pursued by our
gunboats, firing as they advanced, and
resulting in the capture of the Sumter,
Brags:, and Little Rebel, which had been
abandoned by most of their crews. The
latter was run ashore.
Captain Montgomery and most of his
officers and men succeeded in making their
escape in the woodson the Arkansas shore.
The Federal ram -Lancaster was struck
by the Beauregard early in the engagement,
disabling the former slightly.
Colonel Ellet, in command of the rams,
was struck in the breast by a splinter,
stunning him temporarily, but he soon
recovered and remained on deck throughout
tba action. This was the only casualty on
our side.
Our rams were armed with sharp shoot
ers, mostly from Illinois, who did good
execution, picking off the enemy's gunners
at every opportunity.
The rebel loss in killed, wounded and
prisoners is heavy, but has not yet fully
ascertained. Our tugs were busily engag
ed in picking up the crews of their disabled
boats.
After the return of the gunboats which
had gone down in pursuit of the rebels,
Commodore Davis sent a boat from the flag
ship Benton with the followiag note to the
Mayor of the city:
U. S. Flag Steamer Bekton, )
off Memphis, June 6. J
Sir I have respectfully to request that
you will surrender the city of Memphis to
the authority of the United States, which I
have the honor to represent I am, Mr.
Mayor, with high respect, yourob't servant,
C. H. Davis,
Flag Officer Commanding.
In about an hour a tug boat put out
from the Levee bearing this message:
Mayor's Office, Memphis, June 6.
C. H. Davis, Flag Officer, &c,
Sir Tour note of this date is received
and contents noted. In reply I have only
to say that as the civil authorities have no
means of defence, by force of circumstances
the city is in your hands. Respectfully,
John Park, Mayor.
Immediately after, the boats orew landed
sad the National Flag was hoisted over the
post ofiice. The party were followed by an
excited crowd, but was not molested.
The 43d and 46th Indiana regiments
now occupy Memphis. Colonel Fitch is in
command. The city is quiet No demon
stration whatever has been made, and it is
asserted that it will not be .necessary to
declare .mrUj lr- JFive of our gunboats
lay abreast of the city. We captured five
large steamers, which were moored to the
levee. All the rebel flags known to be
flying in the city have been removed, and
no difficulties occurred. The principal
flag was nailed to a pole on the levee, and
the staff had to be cut down.
The following has been received from
Colonel Ellet by the War Department.
Hon. E. M. Stanton :
Dear Sir Yesterday, after the engage
ment with the rebel fleet had nearly termi
nated, and the gunboats and one of my
rams had passed below, I was informed
that a white flag had been raised in the city.
I immediately sent out my son,-a medical
cadet, Charles R. Ellet, ashore with a flag
of truce and the following note to the au
thorities :
Opposite Memphis June 6.
I understand that the city of Memphis
has surrendered..' I therefore send my son
with two United States flags, with instruc
tions to raise one upon the Custom House
and the other upon the Court House, as
evidence of the return of your city to the
care and protection of the Constitution.
Chas. Ellet, Com'g.
The bearer of the flags and the above
note was accompanied by Lieut-Colonel
Conkell of the 59th Illinois regiment, and
two men of the boat guard. The following
is the reply of the Mayor :
Memphis. June C.
Col. Charles Ellet, Commanding &c.
Sir Your note of this date is received
and contents noted. The civil authorities
of this city are not advised of its surrender
to the forces of the U. S. Government, and
our reply to you is simply to state, respect
fully, that we have no power to oppose the
raising of the flags you have directed to be
raised over the Custom House and Post
Office. Yours, respectfully,'
John Park, Mayor.
On receiving this reply the small party
proceeded to the Post Office to raise the
the national flag, and were there joined by
the Mayor. It is proper to say that the
conduct of the Mayor and some of the citi
zens was unexceptionable, but the party
was surrounded by an excited mob, using
angry and threatening language. He as
cended to tlio top of the Post Office and
planted the flag, though fired upon several
times and stoned by the mob below, still
I believe this conduct was reprobated by
the people of standing in the place. Indeed,
many evidences of an extended Union sen
timent there reach me. Respectfully,
Chas. Ellet, jr.,
Col. Com'g Ram Fleet.
THE SMOKY HTTT. VALLEY.
A correspondent of tho Topeka Record
writing from Salina, speaks as follows of
the mineral and railroad prospects of the
Smoky Hill Valloy:
"The probable passage of the Pacific
Railroad bill is as significant of the future
and speedy prosperity of this section as the
Homestead bill. If there is ever to be a'
Kansas railroad it must go up the valley of
the Smoky Hill river. The Republican
Fork flows into the State of Kansas from
Nebraska, and a road to follow its course
would of neoessity be driven to the Platte,
whose legitimate eastern outlet looks thro'gh
Omaha. The railroad fate of all Kansas is
with that of the Smoky Hill river. In
addition to that, as a country for settlement,
it is tar superior to either tho Platte or
upper Republican. Its slopes are easy.
Hundreds of beautiful creeks, fringed with
timber, are to be found to the western
boundary of Kansas. Coal exists from the
mouth of the Solomon to a point 150 miles
west. The most valuable coal mines being
80 miles west of this point, There are
several seams of valuable cannel coal at
Cedar Bluffs, 55 miles distant. It is only
by the valley of the Kansas and Smoky
Hill that the enormous Santa Fe trade can
be carried any distance on the Pacific line
of road. If the resources of nature have
any power in determining this question we
will yet see the routes to tho Pacific, Santa
Fc and Eastern Kansas, centering near
these rich coal fields, and bearing from
their bosom much of the trade of the
road."
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jg Sitting on the piazza of the Cataract
was a young, foppish-looking gentleman,
his garments very highly scented with a
mingled odor of musk and cologne. A
6olemn-faccd odd-looking man, after passing
by the dandy several times, with a look of
aversion which drew general notice, sud
denly stopped, and in a confidential tone
said, "Stranger, I know whafll take the
scent out of your clothes, you" "What !
what do you mean, sir?" said the exquisite,
fired with indignation, starting from bis
chair. " Qb, get mad now, pitch round,
fight, just because a man wants to do yon a
kindness!" cooly replied the stranger.
" But I tell you I do know what'll take
out that smell phew! You just bury
your clothes bury 'em a day or two
Uncle Josh got foul of a skunk, and he '
At the instant there went up from the
crowd a simultaneous roar of merriment,
and the dandy vary sensibly " cleared the
coop," and vanished up stairs.
y A Rev. Mr. Graves has invented a
new pike for the Confederate service. The
Providence Journal thinks the only pikes
the rebels will be likely to we will be
turnpikesin therear. --
fend llfalktg.
TALK ABOUT HAIR,
God covered the skull with hair. Some
people shave it off. Mischievious practice.
It exposes the brain. God covered a part
of man's face with hair. Some people
shave it off. Mischievious practice. It
exposes the throat and lungs the eyes
likewise, say wise physiologists.
Men become bald. Why ? Because
they wear closed hats and caps ! Women
are never bald except by disease. They
do not -wear close bats and caps. Men
never lose a hair below where the cap
touches the head, not if they have been
bald twenty years. The close cap holds
the heat and perspiration. Thereby the
hair glands become weak ; the hair falls
out. What will restore it? Nothing,
after the hair falls out. But if in process
of falling out, or recently lost, the follow
ing is best : Wash the head freely with cold
water once or twice a day. Wear a
thoroughly ventilated hat. This is the
best means to arrest the loss and restore
what is capable of restoration.
What will beautify a woman's hair?
Whatever will invigorate the hair glands !
Oils and most other applications debilitate
the hair glands. Cold water is best. At
first the head looks like a witch, but nftcr a
few weeks it makes the hair luxuriant.
By the persistent use of cold water I have
seen thin, poor hair become rich and curl)-.
Only the part of the hair next the scalp
should be wet. It must bo thoroughly
dried. JJio Lqxcis, M. D,
NO RETREAT IN THE PROGRAMME.
The line of the Army before Richmond
extends a distance of fifteen miles, and
forms an arc of a circle, the two wings
being nearest to the city. At Gen. Mc
Clellan's headquarters a telegraph extends
to the headquarters of each division, by
which means the General is kept advised of
every movement that takes place along any
part of the wHely stretched line.
McClellan is represented as looking re
markably well, and daily rides along the
whole length of the army, creating the
greatest enthusiasm among the men. His
hair is becoming tinged with a respectable
gray hair or two, the result of the immense
amount of mental and physical labor he has
performed for some time past.
Tho confidence of the officers arriving
hero from the army that McClellan will
shortly take Richmond is unbounded.
Tbcy consider it a foregone conclusion On
asking of them what means the army
would take to secure themselves in case of
a retreat, one remarked, " Oh ! there's to
be no retreat." On pressing the question
as to what they would do in the possible
contingency of a retreat, he " couldn't see
it," but said, "There's no retreat in the
programme
DEACONS.
" Timothy Titcomb," alias Doctor Hol
land, of the Springfield Republican, is down
upon the sour kind of Deacons: he likes a
whole-souled man, and thinks the lugubri
ous sort of religionists are a serious injury
to tho reputation of genuine Christianity.
He savs :
" I have seen a deacon in the pride of his
deep humility. Ho combed his hair straight
and looked studiously after the main
chance ; and while he looked, he employed
himself in setting a cood example. His
dress was rigidly plain, and his wife was
not indulged in the vanities of millinerv
and mantua making. He never joked.
He did not know what a joke was, any fur
ther than to know it was a sin. He
carried a Sunday face through the week.
He did not mingle in the happy social
parties of his neighborhood. He was a
defcon. He starved his social nature be
cause he was a deacon. He refrained from
all participation in a free and generous life
because he was a deaoon. He made bis
children hate Sunday because he was a dea
con. He so brought them up that they
considered themselves unfortunate in being
the children of a deacon. They were pitied
by other children because they were the
children of a deacon. His wife was pitied
by other women because she was the wife
of a deaoon. Nobody loved him. If he
came into a oircle they always stopped until
he went out Nobody ever grasped 'his
hand , cordially, or slapped him on the
shoulder, or spoke of him as a good fellow.
He seemed as dry and bard and tough as a
piece of jerked beef. There was no- -softness
of character no juciness no lovli
ness in him.
Npw it is. of no use for me to undertake
to realise that God admires such a character
as this.
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tft.The Cleveland Plaiudecder, in a
biographical sketch of its late distinguished
editor, J. W. Gray, says :
tf His life affords another example to the
rising young men of the day, of tke power
of the will to triumph over all obstacles,"
when to indefatigable industry is ..added
those exemplary virtues, strict integrity
and temperance. A poor boy, without
money or friends, he came to this city
twenty-six years 'ago, and by the simple
force of his own talents and close applica
tion reared for himself a national reputation
as an Editor, and the practical benefts of a
ypecptuj- iujcuuuvc.
THE REELING IN-CANADA.
A Cauadian gentleman, writing from
Quebec, thus speaks of the effect of the fall
of Norfolk and New Orleans in that
country :
u The native Canadians seem to feel it
more than the sojourning Englishmen, the
truth being many of them are terribly afraid
that you meditate attack upon their soil for
the uncivil conduct of Great Britain toward
you in the early part of the rebellion, or
rather that hostilities will be provoked with
the mother country, and that Canada will
be made the battle ground. The aristo
cratic Canadians, with the intensity of
John Bullism, who almost considered the
disruption of the great Rcpubic certain,
seem terribly chopfallen, bpginning to see,
and full well knowing, that you will come
out of this fiery ordeal a greater people, a
stronger people, and I will add, a people
unconquerable by any nation now in exist
ence upon the earth's surface. The moral
sublimity of your grandeur in the eyes of
the civilized world, will soon be shown to
the enthralled of all tongues and people,
when they shall in triumph point to the
United States of America as the freest,
happiest and most prosp2rous nation, living
under and being guided by a Constitution
the best ever given by governmental fathers
to their children."
ASKING QUESTIONS.
There are few positions of more delicacy
than in interrogating Sabbath-schools, espe
cially young scholars. This is ihown by
the experience related of a clergyman in
Maine, who was opposed to having any
mirth in Sunday-school. Ho thought it
injurious to all, and unnecessary for the
entertainment of the children. He offered
to address the school, aud show that they
could be well entertained seriously. The
following dialogue ensued:
" Children, I am going to tell you about
Peter. Who knows who Peter was?"
No answer was made.
"Cannot any one thoso large girls
tell me who Peter was V
Still no reply.
" Can any little boy or girl in the school
tell me who Peter was ?"
" I can,' said a little fellow in the fur
ther corner. ,Ab, that's a good boy.
Now you come up on the platform by my
side, and stand up in this chair, and tell
those girls who Peter was."
Jimmy did as he was bid, and in the
shrill voice of childhood repeated :
' Pter Peter, punkiu eater,
Had a wife and couldn't keep her "
At this point he was stopped, but not
before the full point was taken by the
school, and Mother Goose's poem appro
ciatcd.
--
A Good One -Pat was helping Mr.
Blank to get a safe into his office one day,
and not being acquainted with the article,
inquired what it was for.
" To prevent papers and other articles
which arc plaoed in it from being burnt in
case of a fire," said Mr. B.
"An' sure, will nothing ever burn that
you put in that thing?"
" No."
" Well, thin, yer honor, ye'd hotter be
after getting into that same thing when ye
die."
Mr. Blank " wilted."
t!S " Y hat abominable lies we have
been told," exolaimed an uncombed, un
washed and uncomelv Newborn damsel of
forty-five summers, as Burnside's gallant
boys were filing past. " Why they said
tho Yankees were after l beauty and booty
but.they haven't touched me yet !" And
she lifted her voice and wept that she had
been so deceived.
UST The Rev, R. J. rJreckinridgo in a
late speech said : " It is impossiblo to con
ciliate them. They have no desire for it,
and do not propose conciliation. The war
was commenced by them to divide and
destrov the nation, and set up an incompat
ible Government. The only way to deal
with them is to crush them." Are not
these words of wisdom and experience.
lgi Lieut. Reynolds, whose wife was
sometime since commissioned as a Major,
strongly protests against the appointment,
unless he can be made a colonel, giving as
reason that Mrs. Belle now commands him
by virtue of her rank, which is distinctly
contrary to the original understanding be
tween them.
IThe Louisville Journal thinks that
if any rebel cotton is successfully concealed
on the approaoh of the Union armies, it will
have to be hidden in the bosoms of the
the women. We guess that our inquisi
tive troops will be very apt to find even
that precious treasure if they once get their
hand in.
) A tutor lecturing a young man for
irregular conduct, added with earnestness :
" The report of your vices will bring- your
father's' gray hairs in sorrow to the grave."
"I beg your pardon, sir," replied the
incorrigible, " the old cuss wears a wig."
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A young lady of Calfornia recently broke
her neck while resisting an attempt of a
young man to .kiss hen This furnishes a
fearful warning to youn laaies.
A TALE OF A HORSE;
In the late funeral procession man of
our citizens must have observed a splendid
Morgan-Arabian dark chestnut hor'., witli
a silver mane tail, rode by George Gagcj
Esq. .The horse; besides his excellent
points, his proud and arching neck, delicato
step and glossy hido, has quite a history
connected with him; in other words, to thui
animal hangs a tale quite different from tlio
caudal appendage, with which necessity
nature provided him.
At the breaking out of tho rebellion, ho
belonged to a widow lady in Memphis, of
high connections and large wealth, who
paid a fabulous sum for him, attracted by
his rare beauty. Ho was a favoritic pet
with her, and her affections were divided
between him and the gallant and ga Mis
sissippi Maj, of Cavalry, a dashing dragoon
gotten up exclusively for killing fair ladies
with his smiles, and the " dainued Yanks"
with his terrible cutlass. Just previous to
his departure for Columbus, (the Major,
not 'the horse) this murderous Mississippi
Major had an interview with the weeping
widow, who was inconsolable at his depart
ture, and wouldn't bo comforted any how.
The flattering tongue of the Major, how
ever, applied to her wounds the sweet oil of
assurances that the Yanks could not kill
him with bullet or bayonet.
Ho bestowed upon hor many parting
mementoes of affection, and promises of his
constancy, and she in turu bestowed upon
him the handsome horse with the silver
tail. She bade him do nothing to dishonor
the horse or his country, and in the thick
est of -the fight to bear himself bravely, at
the same timo gently insinuating that a
Yankee's shine bono for a parasol handle,
or his skull for a work-box, or his metatar
sal for the hypothetical heir to rattle, would
prove accoptable. The terrible Major sworo
on oath which might have shocked " iir
oarmy in Flander," and solemnly, upqu
bended knee, promiscse that cither his dead
body or the horse with the silvor tail shoUld.
be returned to her. She bade litui good
bye, he mounted the splendid animal, sho
went to wooing somebody else, and he w'etH
to the war, top-full of gallantry. .
It chanced tu at the first battle in which
the Major was engaged was at Bclmorit,
Prior to the commencement of the figlit,
the Major and a squad of his cavalry w'ero
surprised by a reconnoitcring party of Fed
erals. There was " mounting in hot haste,"
and a general skedaddle of tlio mos.t ap
proved description. The Major left in
such a hurry that ho forgot his horse, who,
like a sensible animal, manifested his dis
gust by running into the Federal lines.
He was subsequently sent to Cairo, aud a
few weeks fcince was sold at Government
sale and bought by a Chicago gontlc'man.
As neither the dead body of tho Major", hor
the live body of the horse, have made their
appearance at the widow's mansion at Mom
phis, it is presumable that any further little
love arrangements between them aro
squelched. In any event the widow is out
a horse, and the Major is out a widow, and
the Chicago gentleman is in to the nmo'nnt
of a horso worth tho owning. Chicaga
Tribune.
Okalona and Vicinity. Okaloina, to
which place the rebel army of tho south
west is reported to have retreated, is a post
village of Chickasaw oounty, Mississippi,
about one hnndred and seventy miles north
by north east from Jackson, on the fouto
of the Mobile and Ohio Railroad. It is
distant sixtv-seven miles south of Corinth,
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and twenty-eight miles north by northwest
of Columbus. Chickasaw county has an
area of about nine hundred and ninety
square miles. It is drained by the 'Okteb
bebba, Lossacoona and the Zallab'usha
rivers, the last of which rises withm it.
The surface is nearly level and the soil pro
ductive. Cotton and Indian corn are tho
staples. The population in 1860 numbered
16,426, of whom 9,087 were slaves.
It is hardly probable that the Confeder
ates have made extensive preparations to
defend the insignificant village of Okalona.
Appearances indicate that Columb'us will bo
made a rallying point for the rebel ho3ts,-
K Y. World.
Northern- Troops Souxn. Northern
troop3 in hot climates are said to enjoy
more robust health and perform mere work,
under certain precautions as to health, than
natives. Actual experience in Jamaica,
under the direction of Capt Maryatt, and
in Africa, under Dr. Livingston, the great
explorer, has proved the ability of Northern
men to withstand the most deadly of tho
tropical miasmata. Captain Maryatt dem
onstrated the utility of wearing flannel next
to the skin. Dr. Livingston proved the
value of quinine as a prophylactic. At
Port Royal our troops use quinine; with
whisky, in the proportion of two .grins of
powdered quinine dissolved in half gill of,
whisky, diluted with half a gill of water.
This is taken in the morning before eating,
md again at night, by troops exposed to
malaria, and it U said that go far from- pro
moting intemperance,, it really gives agrenk
distaste for intoxicating drinks.
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fgr Punch, in his maternal advice, ob
served that a daughter is almost always
right when aha endeavors to imitate her
motherfbut-tbe mother isnot equally right
when, at a certain agviho tries all she can
to imitate her daughter, Wise and raost
profound Punch J
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