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, -. -.. - - l S r. : : ,n '. ' : " "i';-;"v'.' -Vrr ' -i'. ... "-.v ' .;,..,-'', ' iV-'-V-'-' ",: VOL. 13 NO. 32. SALEM, .OREGON, MONDAY, OCT. 12, 18G3. WHOLE NO. 66! 1 1, i...:., t if XT' fj : TOOK FEMALES IX 10NII0X. Read what tlio Lnndmt Times says about the sewing women in London : Tlio young female slaves of whom wo speak ore worked by gangs in ill-ventila. ted rooms,or rooms that ure not ventilated at all, for it is found by experience that if the air bo admitted it' brings with it "blacks," of another kind (coal dust and soot with which the air is filled), which datnago tlio work upon which the seam ' stresses are employed.'' Their occupation is to sew from morning to night, and night to morning stitch stitch stitch, without speech, without ft smile, with out asigh. Iu the gray ( morning they must bo at work say at C oclock, having a iuartor of an hour allowed fur breaking their fast. 'The food served to them is scanty and miserahlo enough, but still, in all probability ,moro than tncir le vered systems can digest. From 6 o'clock then, till even, it is stitch stitch stitch. At 11 a small pieco of bread is allowed to each scamstreea, but still sho must stitch on. At 1 o'clock twenty minutes aro allowed for dinner a Blice of meat and a potato with a idass of toast and wa ter to each workwoman. Then again to work-stitch stitch,until 5 o'clock.whcn fifteen minutes are again allowed for tea. Their needles are set in motion once more stitch stich until 9 o'clock, when fif teen minutes aro alloweil tor Bupper a pieoe of dry bread anil cheese and a glass of beer. From 9 o'clock until 1, 2, 3 o'clock in tho morning stitch stitch ! tlio only break in this long period being a minute or two jusi liuiu eiioua iu wai- low a cup of strong tea, which is supplied lest tho young people should "feel sleepy." At 8 o'clock, a. m., to bed ; at C o'clock a. m.. out of it again, to resume the du ties of tho day. There must boa good deal of monotony in the occupation. But when wo have said that for certain months of the year these unfortunate young per sons aro worked in the manner wo describe w'c havo not said all. Even during the few hours allowed to sleep should we not say a feverish cessation from toil ? their miseries continue. They are cooped up in Bleeping dens, ten in a room, which would be sufficient for the accommodation of two persons. - Tho alteration is from a treadmill (and what a treadmill !) to the black hole of Calcutta ! Not a word of remonstrnnco is allowed or is possible ; the seamstress may leave tlio mill, no doubt, but what awaits her on tho other sido of tho door 7 Starvation, if honest ; if not, in all probability prostitution and its consequences. .-;,,, Kehfl Alarm. Another report of the con trabands show bow fearful the rebels aro lent we (honlil capture Charleston without being Mown entirely out ol the water ana destroyed en route. They represent the alarm of the rebel officers when they heard tho monitor guns thundering behind bumteron holiday morning, as bcine really pitiable. A donso fug envel oped the harbor, and shut out from the keenest eyo a view ol sumter, monitors, and buinvan Island. They could hear the roar of artillery. lint could rarely see the Hashes, anU their ei' cited imaginations pictured to them tlio advane ing lino of monitors pushing forward by Fnrt Sumter toward the city. After the firo bnd censed they were confident that the iron clad) bad succeeded in passing, and were silently stealing op tba habor, directly under the guns, bent ou everlasting destruction to Charleston nnd everything that stood under a rebel (lag. They generally concluded that Charleston was about gone np this time, and began to discuss probabilities of the next object of attack which they determined was Savannah ; whereat they proposed to set'their house in order as soon ns possible, anU leave lor their native state, Oenrcia. )ut when daylight came and the fog was dis polled by snn nnd wind, and they saw no mon itors anchored off the citv.thev crew hold arain nnd a few of them began to doubt whether the monitors could take Charleston. A majority of them, Inwever, clung to their tint belief.that it ws possible, nnd, more than thnt, very proha lile. All were greatly relieved when they saw the Monitors leave their position near Sumter, and return to their old nnchorneo. The evil dny was pnstpo-.ed and Ibat was enough for them. Ot the linal result they ilid not dnulit, it could be but otiu thing if a rigorous attack was made. fT" A farmer more celebrnted for his fioe stock than a cnod education, wrote to the Sec retary of an agricultural society in regard to entering nis animais lor me premiums uuereu and added as a postscript as follows : "Also enter me for the best inckass. I am sure of taking the premium." A Reckless General. Gen. Payne, Illinois, commands a brigade iu the army of tho Cumberland, composed of Ohio and Illinois troops. A soldier of the 79tu Ohio sends to the Dayton Journal the following In reference to this officer : One day a wealthy old lady whose plantation was In tho vicinity of camp came in and in iinired for Gen. Payne, When the commander made his eiiearnoe,the old lady in warm Ian gnage at ouce acquainted him with the fact that his men had stolen her last coop full of chicken) and demanded their restitution, or their valuo in currency. " I em sorry for yon. Madam, renlied the General, "but I can't help it. Tin fact is. Madam, wa are determined to squelch out ilm n, hellion if it takes everr d d chicken io Tenuuessee !" This exaibition of after recklessness of means for the accomplishment nf a no rouse which the old lady deemed most foul, temporarily deprived her of the power of speech, and she passed from the presence of the General without asMrtinf ber right to "the last word." Health or Jeff. Davis. A lato prisoner in Richmond give the New York World the following intelligence : The miserable tory that a guard has been placid arouud Jeff. Davis house to keep biin from running away, is.of coarse, nntrue. It was probably interdrd as a joke. lie bears continued new of defeat and disaster as brave ly as he may. Hi) health, however, is com pletely nrc.iiHO oo o. uur informant does Dot lieliove he can bold out many Tears looker. He looks very worn and sick, and be hu heeo sobering a great deal. He still ride out when ever he is well enough, at aboot 3 or to' o'clock in the allernoon, either in a carriage with his wife, or on horseback with bis nephew. During the first disasters the people were bitter against the government and the President, and parti- unship is, of ennrse, still rile ; hot nmch of this feeling is changed very lately into total tiopek-ssness of the cause of the booth under ny leauertDip. from tua Doilon Journal, Hupleuilxir 7th. S1EI1K 01 CIIAItbKSTMX-WIIY THE 811 KM. I.U OK THK till WAS UlSlimiMKU. A irontleman of much intelliirenco. recentlv from Morris Island, where he had nnusunl facil ities for observation and gathering information, has communicated to us a variety of interest ing facts connected with tlio siego of Charles ton, which throw nmob light on the stnte of af fair) there. He informs ns that the reason hy General Gilmore did not oontinue his bombardment of Charleston with the Greek fire" shells, was because the shells sent were ignited on the percussion principle and being discharged from a gun elovated at an angle of thirty-eight degrees, took their flight at the same angle, with a longitudinal rotary motion, base downward, and therefore struck base onnward instead of upon the neroussion end. and did not explode. Only two are known to have exploded one which fell into a ware house and another which fell in a street. This peculiar motion and desoent of the shell was a new discovery In artillery praotioe, then for the tirst time niado, and the Ordnunoe Depart ment was not furnished with a remedy for the umooaea-tor contingency. - To this root alone, Charleston owes the delay of the hour of its doom, Time fuses, which will set matters all right, wore at once sent for, and have doubtless arrived nt Morris Island before this, and very likely Charleston is at this moment experiencing the dreadful effects of a shower of Greek fire shells, fifteen hundred of which have been rdercd for the bombard mont of that nest of treason. 1 he gun from which the shells were first fired was a 200-poonder l'arrott, which can throw a shell no less than seven miles, wheu aimed at an auirle of forty-five decree). The first shells went over Charleston, tho gau being aimed at too sharp an angle. Our readers will bo pleased to learn that Gen. Gil tnoro line no less than thirty l'arrott gnns mounted that will throw shells plump into Charleston. Also, that the use of Greek fire shells to bombard thnt rebel stronghold was personally ordered by President Lincoln. The Greek fire burns for twenty minutes. 1 It will burn on tho water as well us on land, and enoh shell covers a surface of one hundred tqnaro feet with (lame, Tho shell hursts into about ono hundred and thirty pieces, or ten times as many a) tho ordinary shell. Of course tho ef fect of these shells will be to set Charleston in flames, which nothing oon snbdne. In addition to the Ureek tire shell, a large quantity of improved shrapnel shells, made by tho inventor nf the Greek fire shell, nnd con taining from five hundred to one thousand bul lets each, have been sent to Morris Island, to he transforred thenco into the rebellious city in a manner not very pleasing t Hie enemy. These shells are.lired with time fuses, and are very destrnotive of life. The celebrated 301). pound Parrott gun which Gen. Gilmore has. weichs V!7,UUU pounds. It took two thousand men nine nights to get the monster into posi tion, the drug team breaking down seven nights in succession, the enemy shelling the party an mo wnue, and men iieiug killed nightly. Nothing was done with it by day, the gun being covered with bushes to conceal it from the enemy's iiro. Tho diameter of the bore is ten inches, the charge of powder twon ty-flvo pounds,, and the shell that goes out of it is as bigli as a flour barrel, weighs three hun dred pounds, and contain) seventeen pounds of mortar powder, i lie execution ol ono of these shells on .Sumter is considered riiual to three 200-pound shells. Hut two of theso immense rifled guns have been made, nl though twenty more have been ordered for the army. None have been ordered for the navy. Gen. Gil more nt first had only one, but another had just been vent to Imu. The 300-nounder when it was exploded was in charge of an infantry Captain, who bad never fired a eaniiorj before in Ins life. He, was cautioned that some acci dent woold happen if he was not very careful On the twenty-hull round tho shell, containing seventeen pounds of powder, was filled, the per cussion fuse was screwed half way down, nnd could not be got any further, when tho Can- taiu said, '-Let it go at that." The conso quenco was, that when discharged tho fire coin munioated down by the thread to the shell causing the latter to explode before the cun nnu ureuHiiic uu tivemv u cues oi t lie muzzle. Tho gnu wa repaired and got ready for use again in two days. It burst on Friday at 12 o'clock, and was firing again on Sunday as well as ever. These guns havo been fired with for ty pounds of powder, and sent a ball through nine inches of wrought iron plates, and two luei oi oiik urn er, ny which the Iron was backed. It has also sent a ball through twenty-six feet of curth. Tho larger a gun having a rifle bore is made the steadier and truer tho ball or shell is seut hided, the accuracv of rillo is obtained, li. p, Parrott, tho iiiveutcr nf theso guns, commenced iimkine theiu in 185i, nt his own expense, continuing his ex periments without aid from tho government till the rehelhon liroke out. Ho then began to make ten pounders, nnd has now advanced from that email beginning to three hundred pounders. He is at present eneaeed ou a five- hundred pounder, and if snoccsshil will try a iwo-iunupauu pounucr. uver twentr-hre hun dred of these guus have been made hr Parrott, who turmshes thorn nt a less cost than the irov- crnment can make ihcm at its own foundries indeed, supplying them at a trifle above cost. depending npnn shells which be fumisliea to the government Tor his prolits. Another Met which is very creditable to him is that when the price of iron and of labor advanced he did uot raise his prices, although all the other foundries io the country did. About thirtv-three of these guns, ranging from three hundred to ten pound calmer, are turned out weekly at l'arrott s es tablishment, the West Point rouudry, at Cold Springs, New York. CoNSCRIPTlO.t AND THE AuMY,--Vhile the army is receiving some reinforcement from the conscription act, it is neverthe less true that the number docs not begin to approximate the daily. requirements. Not more than three hundred conscripts are reaching the army each day, while treble that number should be forthcoming. Were it not for an equal number of. de serters secured ami returned to the field by the operation of the conscription act, the reinforcements would be delayed a long time, and to the great injury of the serv ice. Perhaps this same fault on the ene my's side keeps him quiet. A fair esti mate of the number of troops obtained bv this draft is placed at about one-third of the original number, nr from fcO.OOO to 100,000. Add to mis the number of de serters returned, say 40,000 to 50,000, and the entire result will be obtained. The large number of exemptions granted would not be covered by a hundred and fifty per cent, instead of fifty per cent. additional as tho law requires. Aside from this reason the light quotas placed upon the Western States, will fail to pro duce many troops. Ohio, Indiana and Il linois have furnished so many troops in excess of former quotas, that they are credited Tery largely on the present draft. ' There will probably bo no second draft this full, and volunteering will be kept up when the draft is completed. A inodtu oation of the conscription law will be urg ed the moment Congress pouvenos. ( The commutation clause will probably be abol ished, and the list of exemptions reduced, ,: The law can be made muoh moro efficient. ; In this district, thus fur, about one sol-- icr is obtained for every five men who ; ro drafted. Probably one entire feci- , mont out of the quota of 5,000 men will bo hod.-r- Washington., (Jorresiwndence Sac.. Union. ... , ,,. ,-. . .,, . I3ASTUN,.NEW. BY TELKOHAPH VIA YjRKKA,' Nbw Yokk, Sept. 20. ! Speoial Washington dispatches to the Pott says, that the reverie in Northern Georgia compels the Government Agent to raise more troops than had been contemplated. . Too present draft will not give ovor 75,000 men, Another draft will undoubtedly take place vory soon except iu those States which prefer to mis their quota by volunteering. It is be lieved that nearly all the Western States will raiso their quota in mom "iTheso two drafts ' with the volunteers will furnish 300,000 men by' tne 1st ol January, lt ; Tho schooners Ireland, John Johnson, Al exandria and Alliance, snmo of tlioin were laden with GoVormuont stores, have all been , captured by the rebels ou the Chesapeake , sinco the 23d of September. The first three were plundered aud ruu ashore, tho crews of all the vessels were put aboard, the Alliance. sue was last seen ou band shoal Hound South. 1 , 1 Fortress Monuoe, Sept. 29. , Tho following is taken from the Richmond pipers : , ATLANTA, UA Sopt, 27 .. Gen. Roseorans has sent in two flairs of truuo asking permission to bury his dead, and relievo his wounded. Bragg rejected bolh'of them. , ...... Fivo days later advices from Western Ar kansas stnte that rebel) Coffeo and Hunter are enoumped near Cnwskin Prairie wiih l.OUO men. That Kirby Smith was at Arkadulnbia, Ark,, with main body of rebel army said to number 20,000 men.. Gen. Cabell with Texas troops and Arkansas conscripts, , hu joined him. ... ... , , , , The powder mill at Arkadelnhia containing upwards of 100,000 kegs of powder exploded ou tho 10th, . This is regarded by the rebels as most fatal. . Great disoJTectiou exists among Smith's troops. ,..,' lieu, itluiit is at t nrt Scott organizing new Kansas regiments which he expects io lead to Texas in a few days. A formidable expedi tion 'i '8 crossed Berwick Hnv and is now ad vancing into Tolas. Confederate army is re treaiing before it. A rebel guerrilla forco un der Logan is burning all ootton to be found Iu Mississippi. 1 - - - lioiu iw. ' ' ' " " ' ;' "" 8am Francisco, Oct. 2. " Jorr in Chnpman case cmnanncled. The District Attorney has stated his case. Law, one of the party who has turned State's evi denoo was examined and stated that they had a letter of marque signed by Jeff. Davis. , New York, Oct. 1. Gold closed at 142 1-2. , ', ,.. .: Nkw York, Sept. 30. Times' dispatches say the enforcement of the death penalty in the army of the Potomac is rapidly decreasing. Con scripts and substitutes arriving in consid erable numbers. Also deserters who are forwarded to their destination for punish ment. IkraWs Morris Island letter reports the arrival of two or three divisions of Lee's army at Charleston. Beauregard's forco now numbers 25,000 or 30,000 men Evans division is known to be with him. On September 24th, one of our rifled guns opened for a while on Fort Johnson with great effect. IJaltimork, Sept. 30. Richmond Enquirer of yesterday lias dispatches dated Clsarleston, August 28, says tho enemy with their Morris Island batteries fired slowly at the rums of Sum- tor, to-day, for the first tiino in several weeks. No damage was done. . - New York Sept. 30. The jfimer' dispatch says the 20th and 2lst army corps have been consolidated and will bo called 4th corps, commanded by Major General Granger. The War Department 1ms directed tlio Court of Inquiry to investigate tlio oonduct of Gens. llcCook and Crittenden It is understood that llosecrans has mado serious charges aguiust them. New York, Oct. 1. Richmond Examiner, of the 20th, says Gen. Lee has officially communicated to the War Ucpartment that Howard s ui vision and also Slocuiu's, of tho army of tne Potomac have irone to Hosecraus. It is also stnted that bo has beeu reinforced by Grant to tho number of 16,000. A Mobile dispatch of the 2Cth says New Orleans advices say a severe revert. occurred to the Federals in Louisiana. Thit confirms the rumor that Gen. Weitz- el had been defeated and killed by Col ivic& luyiur at .apoiccn, i,a. An Atlanta, ua., dispatch says Brag;, in reply to a request from Rosecrans lor permission to bury his dead and relievo his wounded, said ho had enough Yankee prisoners to bury tho dead and Yankee surgeons to attend to the wounded. Another Atlanta dispatch reports Ocn Whccbr with his cavalry across tho Ten ncssne . Another dispatch, same date, says Lookout mountain held by Hook's divis ion, is now under Gen. Jenkins. It is not supposed an assault will be made, as wo command tlio situation, and will not sacri fice our men. Rosecrans Iiss'to lines of defenses COO yards apart. Gen. Longstreet commands tho river end railroad below Chattanooga .... . . . . O Uur loss in killed and wounded will not exceed 12,000 ', the Yankee loss in killed, wminripil nnd nnsnr.oin. in 'H nnn. ! ivo , 7 J J J - - i anitee nospitais ieu into our lianas lull of wounded. On Thursday night 24 Yankees mado two attempts on our lines, but wero driven back both times to their intrenchmcnts CllABLESTO.1, Sent. 27 The enemy is evidently making himself impregnable on .Morris Island. New York. Oct 1. The H'orWi dispalchet sny thai it is under stood llallrtk has dispatcbrp from Kneecran) ol a satisfactory character, bet improper for publication. The rebels mule no deruoitttra- lions for vevenU flsrs. The Tnluni'l dunnlches say lliut the stale, rnent that a new draft for SOO.INXI men ic ultxut being aiad i premature. No ttep mil b taken toward a Dew draft till the present one is completed in several of the Western States which have not exceeded their quota of volur teers sufliolcntly to enrer that sudor the draft, ("clear ai mad,") suoh as Michigan, Indiana Wisconsin. Tho 'l'ribunt save Gens. MoCook and Crittenden ure rulieved of choir oommauds and ordered to report at Indianapolis. , i". .. UlltOAOO, UOl. 1. An Indianapolis letter of the 20th, suvs that a large portion of the Army of the Potomna is moving to Chattanooga: tho 5th and Slocum'a corps have been passing through that city Sut- u relay and Nunuuy (tunny route -Indianapolis is at loast 200 miles west of Chattanooga. Operator Yueka,) and by, this tiino are well on their wny to Nashville. , Soldiers said that 3d corps of Meade's army was on their way westward. Letters say np to the present writ ing 25,000 troops passed through here, and still iney come, Aside from the fotoraao troop), many other reinforcements are going forward to Kosecrans many more than the pnblio be hove. Howard's staff passed through Sunday night.' " -. ' '.", Washington, Oct. S. The lliahniand Ex.imimtr of the Cftth. Sftvs Copt, Bell, who left Richmond a few day) since for the purpose of leading an expedition in open boats op tho Chnsapcako Bay, lias re turned, having uchieved a most brilliant suc cess. Ilo succeeded in sinking seven laukee vessels aud capturing a number of prisoners and considerable property, He run one boat ashore and saved from ber a large quantity of cheese. 11 is f prisoners are on their wny Io Kichuiond. " '' ' ' ' 1 Nkw Youk. Cot, 5. Washington correspondence of the Journal of Commrtt says apprehensions are folt in snmo quarters nf'the North, based on telegrams from Atlanta, tia., to Richmond papers, in re lation to Itiiieeraus, have no lonnuntiou. lt is well understood that "Kosy" is able to hold Chattanooga. Thore is much that might bo said tending to strengthen public ooufideuoe in belief that tlio new organisation of the Army of the Cumberland with its reinforcements, will soon lead to the grandest results, were the in for illation not of a olmraoter improper for publication. Tho organization of this array will require a little more time, so that its eili- cieuoy may insure success on resumption of the oainpaigu. Quartermaster General Meigs, now with that army, doolares it to be In excel lent condition, fully equal to any emergency. : - WASHINOTON, Uot. S. - Our troops strongly picket liupidan to its mouth, theuee dowu Itanpahaunoek to Fal mouth. A rebel brigade occupies a strong po sition north of the ltttpidan near the railroad a short distauco from our line. . Guerrillas still infest south sidu nf tho Potomac Somo of their raids might lie prevented if our troops were more watchful. , , Fohtrkss Monroe, Oot. 5. Richmond papers of the 3d have the follow ing from Chattanooga, Sent. 3d! I , - :. J'.nomy tired 2UO-poundcr Purrott's all day at intervals of 15 ruiuutea at Sumter, Johneou, and Battery bmipkms. Wo replied vigorous ly. No casualties or damage of importance on our side. Very heavy tiring Is going on be tween the hostile latteries this morning. Charleston. Oct. 1. The firing during the day has been heavier than lor weeks.' 1 he enemy is steadily pound ing at the rains of Sumter from hi) batteries on Morri) 'Island, beyond Wagner; be also shelled t ort Johnson. Uur batteries and Moof- trio replied with a brisk aud steadv fire.. All quiet to day. I'lIlLADKLI'HIA, Oct 5, A Knnxvllb, Tenn.,telegrnm savs Co). Car tcr has taken possession of Bull's Gap. Reb els bold Greeiville with a heavy furoe. Bay ard and Wolfard are still in advance below Loadon.skirmishinir in advance nitb rebel cav alry. Rebel attack on MuMiunville indicates a lorniidahln flank movement to cut off Roee oralis aud isolate Burnsidcs. Tho rebels at tacked our rght Sent. 28, an 1 were repulsed after a fight of 2 hours. A largo number of rebel) were taken prisoners. They express moriinoauou at tho result of the Chattanooga fight. On the 30lli, tho lehul cavalry mado an at tempt to cross the Tennessee nt Harrison) Landing, but were driven back. Omaiia. N. T Ootober 6. The tB2.0fl0.0HO nf stock required bv the charter of the Union Pacific Railroad Company before ita nrcanization, baa been subscribed and paid to the Treasurer. A mooting nf tho stockholders las bisn called, to convene iu New York on the 29th nf October. The Mis-. siseippi and Misssuri Railroad has been selected as tho commencement of the I'ncilio route ; the western tcrimnnsni thnt road is directly oppo site this City. A survey of tho l'acilio route train Uinaha to 1'ntte valley will be contracted for iu a few days, under the direction of the engineers of the Mississippi and Missouri road. I.iue) will also he -nn Irom tho Missouri nror to the Platte vnlle', commencing at BolWr, Plnttemoiitli and '.he mouth of Platto river ; engineers to run (icte lines aro now in this city. M:w Yokk, October ft. Money easy, at )'S37 ; bulk of transactions being at 6. Stoiing firmer. 153. Gold closed firm at 45. Government stocks quiet, and without deoidec change. Bank statement show) inorease i f trans ot (1,840.000, decrease of deposit), 13,400,100. Effects ok tub Conscrition in France. "Spir'don," writing to the "Spirdon," writing to Boston Gazrfte ttus alludes to the sub, ject: There were soao curious revelations made upon the effeitof military conscrip tion. Jt has prod iced the great econo mic and social lac; ot the present tunc ; that is, the cxtrutidinnry stand-still of the increase of pvmlutiou. In every country in Europ) the population lias greatly increased ; franco alone is the cx- exception to this gerral rule. In t ranee the population has tit only remained sta tionary, but in thir.y of the eiirhty-fivo departments it has actually decreased. r urther, the sickly ,ttie deformed, tho un- dcrgrowu (undcT the growth required for a French Boldicr) ar) constantly increas- increasing every yeir ; out of every one thousand young met called upon by the conscription law to bar arms, seven hun dred and thirty-one vera rejected as unfit for service from plysical defects. The conscrjnenco is that ho War Department, is forced puriodicallyto lower the standard of stature for milits-y service ! Coir scnptiou, by drainint into the army tho strongest and heahfient young men in tho laud and eight out of every ten on ng men return ucmore; many die in loxpitals, many die ly tho casualties of service, great even if peace, tho remain inir lew wuo arc in xistence adopt the career of arms, am! never marry until they are 01a ruougn t be CDUliea to a re-1 tie lunger tune to uo 11 in. - 1 0 reduce these tiring pension, then they never have anyi" baiteru) weald require all nuf skill and diiMr.ni. I say conception, by draining I r J""1 ! ' I? . .1 ,1 , 1 , it. i.i i ud, llul the Ironside) will prove hersi f, as 11,10 the army the stmigest aud healthiest bM iuM ,Le f our young men, leaves t home Tor the bus- inm clads aiainst them, as her huge broadsides, bands of the younj; girll the sickly, the like some joko, at ported ly Irresistible. stunted aud tho deformed, and. in this way the raoo throughout the hole country do generatos ; deathsexoeod birtli8,marriages becomo moro sterile, and thoso which have issue produce children absoluely inade quate to tho requirements not only of mil itary but of agricultural life1" " " , ! TUB 8IK8R OF CHARLESTON. ' ; ' Ocn. (illmorc and Admiral Dnhlgrcn. ' Correspondence of tba Uallitaore Inquirer ! , , A PEF1P AT GtENRlUI, G1MIORB. , , , ; On Board Flag-Ship Philadelphia, ( , . off CliAitLE8TO!t, Aneust 24th.. S We pass tho Orderly and tiike a peep.' That yoong man with full beard, bushy hair, square forehead, and hlnok, restless eyo, is General Gilmore . He is not very demonstrative, and, as he is a man of business, you must not ex pect an Invitation to stay all night. Hois not rapid in conversation, but chooses his word), as he does positions for batteries, with delibera tion, , lie comprehends yon, however, instaut- lyi and if you ure a deserter giving him in- lormaiion nis qneations are low out wompre hensivoj or If yoa speak of hi) present opera tions you will gain no additional .knowledge, but inevitably conolndc that he is a man who has unbounded confidence in himself and his ability to execute his plans. This self confi dence, hnwover, is far from pride ; neither does it manifest iu a haughty 'demeanor. Uo is now smoking a cigar, and tipped leisurely back iu his chair ho is reading a novel. "'That is oool," you say. Yes, it Is very cool for this climate, ana more so lor his present position, wliicliis within rango of the enemy's guns. Ho has been up to the front this morning, under fire, and, assuring himself that everything is working admirably, he returns to his tent. Is sues orders, dispatches members of his staff hither nnd thither, keeps himself posted In re gard to every detail, aud now he U taking a siesta. . We will not disturb him in this moment of peace. - And yet we might as well have said I "General,, Cha'lostnn is hound to fall," and watched the sly twinkle of hi) eye, for hero comes nnaoe Colonel Turner, his Chief of Ar tillery, a young sprightly oflker, with Intclli gonoe from the front. This, then, is General (jlilmore, who reduoed Pulaski by siege when older heads laughed at his plans, and is now prosecuting a sunrntr siege, though one lar mora gigantic and arduous. ' ' A X.OOK AT ADMIRAL DAULOREN. ' We aro on board the flacshin Philadelphia. You seem surprised at the eleirance with which li is luruisneti ; yet, considering that it cost) mo uoverutiieiit one hundred aud lortv thou. sand dollars, it should be an extra oraft. These side-wheel stoameis, with guards, tremble very uncomiortauiy in a neavy sea, when the waves break In under the guards with a tremendous " swash " aud " thug." On the port side, aft. i) the Admiral's oubin ; ia the upper saloon are the accommodations for his staff. 1 ho Admiral is a quiet looking man. '' You think, perhaps, that an Admiral Is a large, uuriy-iuouiug sailor, with eye) noshuig oootin uous broadside) of bristled wrath. You sue what a quiet, affable Admiral rules the South Atlautio Squadron. He dons not look like a fighting man, hut rather like the calm theorist. more at homo in hi) library than in tlio lookout oi a monitor, lie is a square bunt man, with tide whiskers, prominent forehead, and small, receding eyes. You do not see in biin thnt countenance indicative of fight which Admiral Dupont wore, eras muoh decision of oharao A "SWAMl ANdEI," INCIDENT. The "Swamp Angel" is the guu which has nan the pleasure ol shelling Charleston. Why it has such a celestial application as "Angel" I am nt a loss to cououive; t nt "swamp" is right and to the point, since the battery whiob it grace) wus built iu a swamp which a North ern farmer would viow witli horror doubly hor rible. , , ( Colonel Serrell nf tho New York Engineers had tho charge of its construction, nuil being of an cnergutio constitution himself and not afraid to enter swamps, you can imagine his surprise when one of his Lieutenants, whom bo had ordered to tako twenty men and enter thi) swamp, said thnt lie "could not Uo it the mud was too deep." Co!. Serrell ordered him to try. Ho did so, and the Lieutenant return ed with his men covered with mud and sand "Colonel, the mud is nror my men's heads I cun t uo it. luo Colonel InsiKted, and tub; tlio Lieutenant to umbo a requisition for any tiling that wus necessary fur llie safe passage ol tho swamp. 1 ho Lieutenant made bis reiiul sitiou iu writing, and on tile spot, lt was as follows : "I want twenty men, eighteen feet long, to cross a swamp bftecn feet deep." The joko was a good one. It secured, bow over, not a cubit to the stature nt tlio Lieuten ant, but rather bis arrest for disrespect to his superior. The battery, however, was built with tho aid of wheelbarrows aud snnd. Lilio Jonah's gourd, it sprang; np in a uiirlit, and Heauregurd withered under it iu hi) modern Nineveh, which will be destroyed. ' TUB B1BOB Of CHARLESTON. Now that wo have succeeded in shelling Charleston, ono would naturally suppose that rather than have the city burned Uurcaugard will surrender. But Uurcaugard does not in tend to sorreuder until wo reduce the remain der nf tlio Charleston defenses. Over six weeks ago he ordered all tlio non-combatants to leave the city. Many of them were faith less, and never dreamed that the Yankees could reach thom with hissing shot. But last Friday night that matter was sell led, and fif teen shells caused tho faithless many to vacate tlie beleaguered city. You know that althungh we shelled Vicksburg most unpleasantly, still the city um not surrender, hut dehuU our ap proach with heavy fortifications. So I Slunk it will be with Charleston, and Beaareirnrd will compel us to reduce hi) cordon of sand fort ami batteries, heloro tho crie "pticcavl.", IT such U the case, onr occupation of tho much desired city depends upon our success in tho reduction nf the fortifications, and, judging from the obstinacy with which Wagner haa stood out against us, I believe that thorfiego nf Charleston will probably be three months lung, er, and probably six. Thi). of course, is a mere opinion, and, as I am neither an engineer nor General, yon can valuo it accordingly. This opinion if predicat ed upon the continuance of our present method of operations. Of course, if wn had a lariru enough army, we Could march from some other point, and going inland, cut off the n-hel coin mouication, thus possessing ourselves of their fortifications by starving out the garrison'. To do this, however. Gen. Gilmore must havo a larger army than he has at present. Bat, asks one, "vny uo noi lue iroo-einils go id the channel, take up Iho obstructions, nnd, running past the rebel fort), go uo to Charles ton." 1 bat i a question which 1 should have come one to answer for mo, and yet the iron clads could do all thi) If they only possessed those Virtues, positive and negative, which til) , u ig W(. to r,lect that iron can bo kuock- , ed to nieces u well as wood, onlv it lakes a lit- The re' l garrisons oan time the Monitors, bnt when the Ironsides assumes her pngilistio attitude Secesh croeps Into his bomb-proof, at a perfeot loss to tall whether Captain Rowan ' will fire gnns In rotation or broadside; I feel more than proud of this oraft, as she Illustrates forcibly to me the genius of Philadelphia, to which city she owe) her nativity. - And, more- ' over, Captain Kowan. a good specimen of the old naval gentleman, ia a fighting man from ' "truck to keelson." :.!.; ' a l t": THE REDET, DEFENSE OF CHARUSRON;' ' If one doubted that tho rebels are not io earnest, one day's observation in this locality 1 would change nis opinion, l ilo uot believe ' any garrison ever withstood such a siege as 1 Wagner, Sumter the rebels deserted as soon ' as Its fate, became evident, but Wagner to day,1 notwithstanding the thousands of shells which we have thrown Into It, around it and over it, looms np as menacingly as ever, and I believe would repel an assanlt as it did a month ago. These men, these Wagnerites, deserve , the praise of all mon, not for their cause, but for 1 their persistent bravery,' whloh they have shown from the moment of our first advance against thom. I do not think that the New York Peace pvty could even cajole them out of their fortifications.'-'" " " ' ; ' ' Grape, Canister and Shrapnel.- An offioor of the Fourteenth MassachuJ ' sotts regiment, recently communicatod tho'1 following interesting article to a Lawrence Paper i , . .'(u,. ;,,.;'.,. ";" Grape consists of nine shot, arraneed in threo layers, whioh vary in sizo accor ding to the size of the gnn ; they are held logciuer oy two plates pt about 1-14 ipeh , ess diameter than the caliber of the gun : , two rings, a bolt, and a nut. i The can vass bag arrangement is too old for tins . war ; it is not so simple or durable, and ! has not been used for years. Canister for ' a gun contains twonty-sovon small cast, iron balls, arranged in four layers, the ton of six, the remainder of seven each: for a howitzer it contains forty-eight small iron balls in four layers each; for the', same calibcr,'you will Bee that the balls ' for canister are in a tin cylinder, olosed at tho bottom by a thick cast iron Diate 1 or a wooden sabot, and at the top by sneet iron piate, witli a hnndlo attached the interstices between the balls are close ly packed with sawdust, to Drovent crowd. , ing when the pieoe is fired. Shrapnel con sists of a very thin shell, which is filled witu musket balls: the interstices aro then filled by pourine in melted sulntilir:' a hole is then bored through the moss of sulphur and bullets to receive the bursting ; charge, , Now to explain the difference octween a "shrapnel" or ' "spherical' caso" and a "bIicII." ' Tho destructive ' force of a shrapnel is what it.rcceives from tne ciiargo iu the gun, tho powder,, in tho.,. shrapnel temg only to break 41)0 envelop and spread tho balls, they still moving for-' ward by the impulse they received from tne charge in the gun.. A shell is made Up very much , thicker . than the en velop of a shrapnel, and ia nearly fillod with powder, and will do great execution it it explodes on tho ground, it havine de structive qualities in itself, aside from the? uiscnarge ol tlio gun. . A eurnpnol shell has only half the charge 'of powder that a shell proper has ; thus a '24-ponndor shrapnel contains 175 musket balls, six , ounces of powder and weiuhs 22.75 pounds, . A 24-pounder shell has twelve , ounces of powder, and wcicrhs 19.7R pounds. A 6-pounder shrapnel has 89 musket balls and 2.5 ounces of powdci. Larob 8111PMENT or Homb Maub Resin. On Friday, Sept. 25, J. L. Gibson of Forbe town, who has recently eommenoed the manu facture of turpentine and resin, shipped, through Iloblitiel It Co., of Mnrysvlllc, in Hooks & Lambert, San Francisco, fourteen thousand pound) of resiu manufactured by him. Ills still haa been running aboot six weeks, and he has mado aboot ono thnnsand gallons of tur pentine. He alsn manufactures oaniphene. In the last 26 days he has distilled 1.150 gal lon) spirits turpentine, and made Itfd barrels of resin, of 280 pound) to the barrel. . Hi) still la of about B0U gallon) capacity, nnd with his present arrangement be oan run iXNI gallon) crude turpentine por day, making daily about 50 gallons spirit) of turpentine and 2,Ot)0 rounds of resin. Gibson will compete with the Ma rysvillo manufacturers of these articles at tba Slate Fair, So says the Marysvillo Appeal. Interesting to Stock Raiskrs. Dr. Loring, iu tlio Agricultural Transactions of Massachusetts, 18C1, says : "Without entering into an accurate calculation of the cost of keeping cattlo on different kinds of food, wo proposo to make a short comparison of-tlio amount of food furnish ed by the various crops used for feeding , irom a given piece 01 ground. laking 'l tons of hay per acre as the basis of calculation, and as representing tilt, kind of cultivation which is employed, wo may coneludo that an acre of ground, , will yield the following crops : of hay 2 tons ; Swedish turnips, 18 tons j mangel wurzel, 2'J tons ; carrots, 25 tons 5 Indi an corn, 70 bushels. According to tlio best experiments the nutritive equivalent of hay being represented by 100,100 pounds of hay are equal to 676 pounds of Swedish turnips, pounds of carrots, and GO pounds of corn. . , Tho pratoiosl values as obtained by experiments in feeding are: hay, 100 pounds are equivalent to 800 pounds of Hwccdish turnips, 400 pounds of mangel wurzel, 250 pounds of carrots, and 62 pounds of Indian corn. Dr. Loring calculates that on aero will yield threo times as much food in turnips as in buy ; three times as much in carrots as in hay ; and about two and one-fifth titnos ns uitiuh in corn as in hay ( and, that valuablo as hay is as an article of . food, and universal as is its uso here, there aro crops which form a useful ally to it in the business of carrying cattlo through tho winter. Tho question is which of these crops is the best for such ' fur such a purpose the most economical and profitable 1 i. 1 . . Arkansas Ohuhk A Western paper asys that an ArksnsM cavalry Colonel niouuU hi) men by the following ordorat First order 1'repare fer ter git oulo yer creetur). kieoood I order Git. - ; ... Mill- . -! ! :' Labor Savinu Soaf. 2 lbs sat soda,'! 2 lbs. bar soap, 10 quarts of water. Cut the soap in thin slices, and boil altogether ' 2 bouts. ' - 1 , 1 j ' Brother Joe Went Up. Mr. Mer weather was seated by the widow Hot.. smomng ins pipe;;nl rencnitijr en b proposed happiness, when , the lady r quested an account of the doings pf V brother Joe, who had not beeu joti t sometime."'1" -,w .......... ."-.; "You recollect, Mrs- Harris," sayat: "brother "Joe altera was a dressy'sort 0 a chap ; fond of brass buttons on bis cot. and the flaringestkind of redaoekershiefs and this time be -had on a pair of bmi, skin breeches,witli straps under his boot" Well, when I was talkin' to him oy ti prospect, next day, all ,oy ,a iuddqn,:Ji thought the little follow was a growia'(ni). commoii' ( tall, tiN J ,diskiyered() thatth buckskin breeches', that were as wet as 1 young rooster in a spring rain wuf be ginnm" to smoke and to draw up,, kmdor and ivur a ' Hf tin' brother Joe off tL groundl " " .'y'"" 'Brother Joe,' sen I,' jlott',rb'riiri"u)j , 'Brother Tom,' sefc he, T S n't du Anything else'- v''is. -if'. i.;': .mmm.v .; And he scrunched d6wn mighty 'herd, but it war n't ov no use, for afore1 lot;, hewur a matter of some fifteen foet in the air.'JiH-:.,, ";.' i-.i ui.-pHY. "Merciful poweis 1" interrupted; the widow. , .,. ti:i-!i.'.v " 'Brother Jee,? sez. I, ,i:, ,)' iii.i iwi. , :'I am here,', sez ho. 1 ,i 1 , vi-cf i Catch, hold py the top of that blaWt uck.'sez l. , ' . ,; . , ... ....; , 1, . ' lalk I' sez brother Joe, and ho tor leaned over, and grabbed the 8aphp',,l warn't ov no use, lur, old woman. 1 as easy a you'd pull up a spring fx dish! e! :,-:'e :; .1, I ' :;l .".'' 'Brother Joe' sen I agin.' ' 11 "r" " ) 'I'm lis'nin',' sez he. " "o1-'' " r 'Cut your straps I' sez I, fur I seei War his last chance, , , , . t , , ; ,'Talkl' sez brother, Joe, . thouah., ' looked sort a reproachful at mo fur bro; in' such a subject, but arter apparex considcrin' awhile, he out with his jr knife, and ' jpanin 'ovei' sideways m rip at tho solo ov his left boot. ' T. was a considerable deal' of cracUln f second or two, then a Crash, sorter til. if a wagon loud of cord Woodhad t down, and the first thing ! knowed totlier leg phot up like and started ! and the last thing' I seed of brother J ho was train round, like a four sot! wheel, way close toward auuddwa.'' "Wool. The history of theffrowtV wool is 'very curious. 'Fifty years j hot a pound of fine Wool was rsiscd in United States, in Great Britairi,or In i other country except Spain.'j It thi vuuuvijr hue uw&s were uiviieu ca sively by the hoblllty orthe"Clro-- . -v In im, a small' floclc "was sent Ml ' ' Elector of Saxony is a present front i ' j King of Spain, wlienoe the entire' prodt" of Saxony wool, mow of suoh immeote value,. Id 1809, during the second iovo- sion of Spain by the French, some of the valuable Crown, flocks were sold to raise) money. Tho American consul at Lisbon , you'll believe me, it gradually bnn-tr, givo way at tho roots, and afore he'd f" 5 feet higher it just split out'n the crou Jurvis, purchased fourteen hundred head, ;. and eebt' them to this country. 'A por- ) non 01 me Diooa 01 tnese pure unmixea Merino Hooks is to be found at this time. 1 Such was the origin of tho immense flocks of fine wooled sheep in the United State . '' Tq Pueskrvk Fcits without SeLr : Skalinq Caks. Prepare a cement of lvf ounce resin, 1 ounce gum shellac, and J cubio inch of beeswax j put them in a cup I and melt slowly too high or quick a heat I may causa it to scorch. Place the jars I , ., . Ml I . , 11 L wnere iney win occomo warm wuiie ne fruit is cooking. ( If they aro gradually heated there is no danger of breaking.. -as soon ns thn fruit is thoroughly heated,' and wliilo boiling hot, fill the jars full, lettinc the juice cover tho fruit entirely. Have ready some circular pieces of stoat, thick cotton or linen cloth, and . spread over with cement a space sufficient to coy. er tho mouth and rim of the jar. Wipe tho rim perfectly dry, and apply tho cloth while warm, putting the cement side dewn, bring the cover ever the rim aud secure it firmly with a string, then spread a coat-, ing of cement over tho upper surface. As tho contents of the jar cool, tho pres- ; sure of tho air will depress the cover, and j give positive prcf that all is safe. No- sugar is needed to preserve fruit in this way. ' When opened, sugar can be added to suit your taste. Working tarmr,r " " ' !'- ft? A man in Holland baa a pallet ,ov has laid an egg having the exaet, rosembl ,va - - .... .. i .i,.i ,1,. .ii - , 1. I. .n. .7... I. .1.1.: !..', .1.. i .K. It Jl DV currency, and couldn't pas it. 1 ' - If "Yoa have only yoonelf to please," Mia a married friend to an old bachelor. : "Troe," replied he, "but you oannot tiuk I find H,'' , Likku Milk. Borne vouna- men who wero traveling among the White Mountains, recent- '.' I a,nnn.,l at Hral Rnnia IHA AallAlf IflPMIIV ' After driiikintT several basina fall, the woomb' of the house brought them ae enorraoas bowl ,a.. full, ruiiiiirkitiK. "One would thiuk, feutlemeM. . , yoo had never bceo weaned !" . s Ankciiotr op Ehwik Forrest. Sotne . rear) sin. when Forrest was nlavinr in Vioka- 1 ".' burg. Hiss., after several ineffectual efforts t drill an awkward actor la hi) ntrei upon tba .,. stage, losing hi) patience, gave him a practical specimen, at the same time asking him h i" melodramatic voice way the deUus heeoalda'l . do it ia H at luaauer. .:, , r ti The "roor player" replied, "It I oould walk, . I the stage like you, Mr, Forrest, do yoa think I'd play Here Tor eight dollars a wee." Kight dollar a week," said the heavy tra- gedinn, -ls that all jeageti". t - : -, 1 t ' "hvery oent," replied the other. , Well, then," said Forreat. "if that b the ' ease, yon may make' your eirs Just as ym. , tTln a crowd looking at the body of a man, , killed oa a railroad, a Dutchman msuo tne re- niark " In do midst of life w in debt !" (death), Art Irishman standing byanewere, 'lie jobers, yon saay well say Uiat, (or beetrai tuetwadolkira!",', , i , . :!.., .., . .. ff A minister who iretiil a new shell rf , hi) invention to tba War Department, r that be had long preached hell In tu s bnt thought he had got It hero in a couoci tedJksVai. ,i . -: . 1 1 1