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MILLEDGETILLE, GEORGIA, TUESDAY, JULY 5, 1864.
NUMBER 27.
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CITATIOlSJi
S TATE OE GEORGIA, Laurens County.
Whereas James M- Brantley has applied to
me for letters ot administration on the estate of
Eli tV. Brantley, late of said county, deceased—
These are therefore to cite ^nd admonish all
and singular, the next of kin anu creditors of said
deceased to tile their objections, if any exist, on or
before the first Monday in July next., to show
cause why letters of administration should not be
granted to said applicant.
GIren under my hand and official signature,
this May 28th, 1864.
WASHINGTON BAKER, Ordinary.
Juue 7, 1S64 23 5t
S TATE OF GEORGIA, Lotnides County
Whereas Hiram Hajl applies for letters of ad
ministration on the estate of Jacob D. Ezell, late
of said county, deceased—
These are therefore to cite and admonish al!
and singular, the kindred and creditors ol said de
ceased to be and appear at my office within the
time prescribed by law to show cause, if any ex
is is, why said letters should not be granted.
Given under my hand tit office this 28th d,ay of
May, lCti4.
WILLIAM SMITH, O. L. C
Juna 7, 1864 23 5t
pEOUGlA, LOWNDES COUNTY.
VJ Whereas VVUnam Zeigler applies for letters
ef administration ou the estate of R. T. Roberts ,
late of said county, deceased—
These are therefore to cite and admonish all
and singular, the kindred and creditors of said de
ceased, to be and appear at my office within the
time prescribed by law, to show cause, if any ex
ist, why said letters should not be granted.
Given under m3’ hand and official signature, this
13th day of May, 1864.
WILLIAM SMITH, Ordinary.
May 24. 1884 21 5t
( IEOKGIA, PUTNAM COUNTY.
* Whereas James A. Atwood applies for let
ters of guardianship of the person and property of
Margaret Geiger, minor—
These are therefore to cite and admonish all per-
sonseoucerned to be and appear at my office with
in the time prescribed by law to show cause, if any
eiist, why said letters should not be granted.
W. B. CARTER, Ordinary.
May 31, 1864 22 St
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G 1 F.ORGIA, LAURENS COUNTY.
* Court of Ordinary—June Term, 1864.
Whereas John W, Yopp, executor of the last
will and testament, of Lott Williams, late of said
‘ounty, deceased, has applied to me for letters of
Emission from his said executorship—
These are therefore to cite and admonish all
persons concerned to file their objections, if any
exist, on or before the second Monday in January
ISiio, to show cause why letters of dismission
should not issue to said applicant.
Given under my hand and official signature,
this June Gth, 1864.
WASHINGTON BAKER, Ordinary.
June 14, 18^5 - 24 m6m
VJTATE OF GEORGIA, Laurens County.
_ Court of Ordinary, June Term, 1864. *
Whereas James D. Braswell, administrator on
J h® estate of Rowaun Y. Braswell has filed.his pe-
t'tieu for letters of dismission from his said adiniiv-
‘^ration—
These are therefore to cite and admonish all and
singular, the next of kin and creditors of said de
cease, to file their objections, if any exist, on or
before the second Monday in January, 1863, to
how cause why letters of dismission should not
ranted to said applicant.
Given under mv hand and official signature,
“us June Cth, 1864.
WASHINGTON BAKER, Ordinary.
June 14. 1864 24 m6m‘
(JEORuU, MONTGOMERY COUNTY.
, To all tohom it may concerts.
notice is hereby given, that two months after
*. l ?> 1 8 hall apply to the Court of Ordinary of
f °unty for leave to resign iny trust as ad min-
•8 jIt upon the estate of Harlow Clark, deceased,
a ccvuni of my age and infirmity.
ir CALPHING CLARK, Adm’r.
. March 22,1«64 12 9t
BORGIA, l March Term, 1864, of (he Court
utuaij, Gounty. <j of Ordinary of said county.
March 7,1864. Fiesent Wm. B. Carter, Ordiu’y.
f PHE LAST WILL and testament of Christo-
p lJ' er Bustin, deceased, was produced in open
. “ Brt hy Blnmer White, upon hi# application for
u Wiof administration "With the will annexed,
ii) 1 s ? state of said deceased, (the executor iiom-
sh^ \ * n 5:l *d will having renounced his executor-
*P)and after having said will proven in com-
“- ,J n form, filed his petition that the same he prov-
r,l l u solemn form. Wherefore, :t is by the Court
^ier<Lred, That Thomas Bustin of Troup county,
‘ a i J.iine.s Diamukes of Bike county, Ga., Nancy
p m rn°m< of Hancock county’, Ga , and Bcnjamsn
q - Austin and Mary Bryant of Putnam county,
^ a -, oe served with notice personally ten days be
jueth* next July Term of this Court; and that
^un Bustin of the State of Alabama, Joseph Bus
ti not the State of Texas, the heirs of William Bus-
' n b » the State of Mississippi, be served wiih a
p - v this rule by publication thereof in the South-
led Ke . c °i^ or '—a public gazeq^pubiished at Mil-
f* " ev ille, Ga.— once a weel^ffll the said July
,.j - rrn °T this C mrt, requiring them to show cause,
vin’ci P 6lson ally or by attorney, why the said
T 5,1 >uld uot p rft Y eH i n solemn form at that
of this Court! .
ruly copiad from the Minutes of Court.
W. B. CARTER, Ordinary
and ex-officio Clerk C. O.
12 14t
Blaaks for Sale at this Office. *
.March 22, 1864
For the Recorder.
“HE WILL NEVER I’UflE AGAIN,”
ANSWER TO
-WILL HE EVER COME AGAIN.”
BY MKMF.T.
On the field of battle lying.
In his side a ghastly wound,
In among the dead and dying,
He awaits the trumpet’s sound,
nis name is on the list of slain,
Ah ! “He will never come again.”
Fallen in his youth and beauty,
His sad fate well mayst thou weep,
For the ‘hero’ did his "duty,
s An< T Tor his country sleeps death’s slsep.
His body free from earthly pain,
Ah! “He will never come again.”
Only forest birds are singing
- Mournful requiems o'er the dead,
Still tlit^solemn dirgo seems ringing,
Showering blessings on his head.
Tears fall from many eyes like rain,
1’ or those who “will not come again.”
Watching, wailing, always seeming
Ever thinking, through the day;
Praying,hoping, little deeming
He is dead and far away.
Sad words of comfort, all in vain,
4 or “he will never come again.''
Now silent is his much loved voice,
Those lips that rested on thy brow
And fondly made thy heart rejoice,
In death are cold aud bloodless now.
Keep “love’s token” free from stain,
For “he will never come again.”
Dream on maidhn, for in dreaming,
Happiness will comeat last;
Things at least will have gay seeming.
We in dreams forget the past.
In sleep forget the sad refrain
That “he will never come again.”
Maiden, think the hero dying.
Blest you with his latest breath,
Even then, the foe defying,
Crossed the my stic stream of death.
In heaven, blestheaven, what bliss in store,
For “there you’ll meet to part no more.”
THE BISHOP GENERAL.
Rev. Dr. Quintard, of Atlanta, offi
ciating at the funeral ceremonies of
Lieutenant Gen. Polk, in the course of
ills remarks made the following state
ments in regard to the religious charac
ter of the fallen hero. We clip from a
report in the Atlanta Register:
It was my privilege to enjoy his
friendship—it was my privilege to
share his few hours of unrestrained
social intercourse. And if there was
one thing above another which' always
shone forth, it was his unshaken confi
dence in God’s providence—his un
shaken trust in God’s love—his unsha
ken confidence in God’s faithfulness.
He was eminently a man of prayer.
Not praying where he could be seen of
men, but retiring to commune with
God in secret. He nevc.r ceased his
devotions. He was instant in prayer;
and I remember how, after the bloody
field of Perry ville—when the noise and
heat of the battle had passed, we were
in the town of Harrodsburg. There
was a beautiful church there, rich in
architectural proportions and carved
work.. He asked me to visit it with
him. As we walked up the aisle alone,
lie exclaimed with emotion, “Oh, for
ihedays when we went up to the house
of the Lord, and compassed his altar
with the voice of prayer and thanks
giving.”
Reaching the chancel he said to me,
“can we not have prayers^” and we
kneeled down, poured out our hearts
to God ; and he left the sanctuary with
a lace ail bathed in tears. Such a sol
dier did not fight for fame. I remem
ber at Chicamauga, as we were seated
upon jhe ground a few days after the
battle, he said to me “God answered
my prayers in giving us this great vic
tory, for I prayed long and earnestly,
that he might bless our arms.”
Yes, be was emphatically a man of
prayer. The last few weeks of his
life were more than others consecrated
by prayer. As we look back upon
them, now that he is gone, we see how
God was preparing him for the higher
communion of the church triumphant.
At midnight, with a faithful few, he
baptised one of his companions in arms,
the gallant Hood ;”and received a lew
days later his commanding General
into the Churtii ot Christ. His last
Sunday.on earth, he gathered all his
staff a*nd attendants about him, and
with prayer and with litany supplica
tion and praise seemed to leave them
his last farewell. He was greatly be
loved by his troops. The tears of his
commanding General were mingled
with those ot his privates when he fell.
Aud O ! beloved, we are all smitten—
the army, the country, and the Church.
e between the
cry to God tor
our bleeding land,
s crushed by this
O, tGod! lift up
A Picture of Yankeedom.—Dream by-
a War Man.—Wilkes—N, Y. Spirit oi‘
the Times edited by a man who lias here*
tofore been a strong advocate of the war,
does not seem to be very mnch elated by
the prospects of' the war or ot his own
country :
Never before have we felt a depression
equal to that which assails us at this mo-,
ment. Three years have now elapsed
since the commencement of the war. A
debt of fifteen hundred millions stares us
*iu the face ; and nearly half a million of
our soldiers have been utterly used op.—
The elastic hope which bouyed the ears
lier stages of the struggle has largely fa
ded out, while so far as the Confederates
are concerned, they are better off to-day
to sustain three years more contest than at
any previous period of the war. The
manufactories they at first required are
uow constructed ; agriculture and the
science of subsistence have taken settled
shape ; aud all the sufferings aud sacri
fices xvhich are necessary to season a peo
ple to exploit, have beeti endured. Moreo
ver, they feel that the period of probation
which foreign Powers limit for struggling
populations to earn the stamp of nationali
ty is Terry nearly up. Is it not, therefore
painful—nay arlarming—that, ,at such a
crisis, mediocrity and doubtful purpose
should wield the entire sway / Yet suefi
is the case ; and as we dwell upon it we
are almost led to believe that God not on
ly is not with us, but against us. He has
confounded our Judgements, divided our
councils, and delivered us into the hands
of the feble, the faint hearted, and flind.—
And why should He be with us. base,
grovelling and corrupted as we are? We
are not with him ? We are a godless,
conscienceless, religious people. There
is no honor, no virtue no devotiou except
among the masses, while ninety per cent,
ofali who rauge above thousand dollar in
Yankee Government Verging on Bankruptcy .
The following extract, from the Wash
ington correspondent of the Herald, ex
hibits in the strongest light the bankrupt
condition of the Yankee Government.—
The expenses of the Government have
been run up from two millions per day, in
18G2 aud 1863, to four millions per day in
1864 :
Owing to the largely increased expenses
of the Government, officially announced
by Mr. Chase in his proposals for the new
loan, it is estimated that four millions a
day will hardly be sufficient to meet
the accumulating requisitions upon the
Treasury. The causes of this great in"
crease of expenditures are apparent. The
total number of men called out for the
army under the various proclamations, up
to this time, is 2,139,000.
Added to this source of expenses is the
navy, including five hundred and eighty-
eight vessels aud fortysfour thousand sea
men. The loans and liabilities authorized
by acts of Congress, which are now neat
ly all exhausted, amount to two thousand
seven huudred and seventy-four millions
uine hundred and twelve thousand eight
hundred and eighteeu dollars. During
the years 1862 and 1863 the expenses
of the Government did uot exceed two
millions per day ; but they have been run
up to four millions daily by the increase
of prices, as well as of the army and navy,
and the interest on the public debt. It
is thus found that the receipts from
revenue, internal tax and subscription to
the ten forty bonds are inadequate to the
daily requirements of Treasury.
Unless the loans fail, the Secretary will
not probably resort to the further issue of
non-inteiest bearing notes ; but lie is still
obliged to continue the issue offive per cent
legal tenders, and it is understood that
iu few days six per cent, legal tenders, now
being printed, -will be substituted. It is not
From the St. Louis Union.
Love ami 5-20’s.
A respectable family in this city, living
comes are lynx eyed sharpers who are belivod that these notes will materially iu-
watching every neighbor with suspicion
and who subordinate every sentiment to
self. Debauched by au extravagant pros
perity, aud spared mercifully from all sac
rifices, we have ungratefully forgotten a
due reliance upon Heaven, and the result
is, that, except iu the case of the simple,
virtues laboring people, we have practic
ally become a community of atheists.—
There is no conscience attached to the
intelligence and wealth of the communi
ty : and laymen as we are, and of the
world, we say unto you, fellow country
men, that there can be no lastiug govern
ment without public virtue, no enduring
nationality without a universal sense of
God. Handled as our country has been
iu the field, and stupefied as it is by the
tricksters of the Gabinet.it would seein that
we are only to arrive at the stage when
we may be permitted to reb-Ud by suffer-,
ings and sacrafices, and pm naps through
a preliminary chaos whicji it is dreadful
to anticipate.
H eroism and Crueltv.—A most, touch
ing instance of heroism, and one of the
most atrocious acts of cruelty, the truth
of which is vouched for by r the most re
spectable autbo: ity, occurred during ilie
Columbian struggle for independence.—
The Spanish General, Morillo, the most
bloodthirsty and treacherous tool of the
Spanish King, who was created Count of
Captbagena, and Marquis de la Pueri, for
services which rather entitled him to the
distinction of butcher or hangman, while
seated in his tent one day during the
campaign of Carracas, saw a lad before
him drowned in tears. The chief demand
ed of him for what purpose he was there ?
The child replied that he had come to
beg the life of his father, then a prisoner
iu Morillo’s camp.
“What can you do to save your father ?”
asked the General.
"I can do but little, but what I can do,
shall be done.”
Morillo seized the little fellow’s ear
and said, “Would you suffer your ear to
be taken off to procure your father’s lib>.
erty ?
“I certainly would,” was the undaunted
reply.
A soldier was accordingly called and
ordered to cut of the ear with a single
stroke of the knife. The boy wept but
did not resist while the barbarous order
was executed. .
“Would you lose your other ear rather
than fail of your purposes ?” was the next
question.
“I have suffered much, but for my father
I can suffer still !” was the heroic answer
of the boy.
The other ear wag taken off piecemeal
without flinching oil the part of the noble
child. -
“And now go !” exclaimed Morillo, un
touched by bis sublime courage, “the fa--
tber of such a son must die.”
In the presence of his agonized and
»a'uily suffering son, the patriot father was
theu executed. Never did a life pietdre
exhibit such truthful lights and shades in
national character, such deep treacherous
villainy—such lofty enthusiastic heroism.
We lilt up our
porch and the a
mercy
merLV
i oonstejia»T;i lam it
the rod lest we
Judge, O, God
enemies.
.* bk utterly consu
1! b^ween us and
What a People.—A correspondent of
*be Christian Index, of Macon, Ga., writes :
A Northern paper stated some time since
that their preachers delivered sermons
*tolen from manuscripts written by South
ern ministers, read their text9 from sto
leu Bibles, preached to a people clothed
iu stolen apparel, wlio walked on stolen
carpets i used stolen furniture, and ate and
drank from stolen plate on their tables.—
A nation of robbers and bloodthirsty mur
derers, they have been made so by their
ecclesiastical teachers. This lauguage may
consumed. „ ouo d harshly, especially for a religious
our
It is said tb.^t timt brave man 1 orrent
if^eeau what sort of
ifl^ris made ?
sral, “Ufiaris is * fight
ing Governor. WHWst*sfGovernors
stay at home to qunr?lM\\Ji{B jJeff D*v‘s,
Aur Governor has been to hg“t
Yankees.” % m
was asked by'a T
a soldier IsliangJ
G—d.” said tbeG|
journal ; but as facts demonstrate its truth
it is not wrong to express it. Exceptions
there are at the North—many noble spir
its who have uot bowed the knee to this
Baal ; but they are the exceptions, not the
rule. All honor to such nien who, like
Luther, can staud unmoved aim breast the
furious storm of corruption and infidelity.
flate prices. They will necessarily form a
part of our currency until about six months
interest shall have accrued, when it is ex
pected that by compounding interest they
will be retired frogi circulation. It is yet to
be ascertained whether this process of j
ding to the debt will jrvoid a further in-
Hation of the currency. It is uot deemed
expedient to create a stringent money
market, as that would unavoidably keep
these notes afloat much longer than ne-
cessarj . The five per cents with from three
to six months interest accrued, are now
paid to the army ami circulate as currency
as freely as the ordinary legal tenders.
Loss of Yankee Generals.—The Yan
kees have lost quite a batch of generals
since the commencement, of the war.—
From Maine, Generals Berry and Jame
son, killed. Massachusetts, Gens. Whip
ple, Strong and Stevenson, killed; Lan
der died of wounds and exhaustion ;
Plumer died. Rhode Island, Gen. Rod
man killed. Connecticut, Gens. Lyons,
Mansfield and Sedgwick, killed ; Totten,
died. New York, Gens. Mitchell and Sums
nor died ; Weed, killed ; Blencker died ;
Corcoran died frum effects of a fall from
horse ; Chapin, Cook, Kirby, Wadsworth
and Rice killed. New Jersey, Gens. Tay
lor Kerney and Bayard, killed.—
Penusylvauia, General Smith, died ;
Reno and Reynolds, killed; Vein, died.
Patterson killed by accident ; Bohlen and
Jackson, killed ; Welch, died; Vincent
killed; Hays, died. Virginia, Gen. Ter
rell, killed. Ohio, Gens. Sill, Lyttle and
McCook, killed. Indiana, Gen. Haek-
leman, killed. Michigan, Generals Rich
ardson aud Williams, killed. Illinois,
Gens. Wallace, Farnsworth and Kirk,
killed. Kentucky, Gen. Nelson killed by
Gen. Davis ; Jackson aud Buford, killed.
Mississippi, Gen Saunders, killed. Wash
ington Territory, Gen. Stevens, killed.—
Total 50. .
Dr. Stone, of Nf.w Orleans.—We
learn from a reliable gentleman who left
New Orleans two weeks ago, that Surgeon
Warren Slone of that city, is still alive.
This will be a source of unspeakable pleas
ure to his many friends ami relatives this
side of the Mississippi river who have
mourned for him as dead. The profession
*at large will especially be rejoiced to hear
that ho is able to wield the scalpel. Our
readers will remember the time that “the
Beast” bad him confined at Fort Jackson
for no other reason thau that of being a
true devoted friend of the South. For rea
sons best known to “the Beast,” he re
leased him without letting the ^world
know why. When Y'ankee Sherman was
wounded at Baton Rouge, this Nestor of
Southern surgeons amputated his leg.
He only consented to do so ou the written
condition that the Abolition Government
would allow the Southern prisoners who
might be taken to New Orleans'to choose
their own surgeons from the city, when,
sick or wounded, and Prof. Warren Stone
has from that day to this been untiring
fu his efforts to reuder bur poor captives’
stay in that subdued city as comfortable
as possible.
The St. Charles is used as a Government
building.. The City Hotel is still open.
Most of the other hotels are pressed for
Y ankee purposes. The negro soldiers and
officers are imprudent and reckless. . Some
of our slaves are still true aud only wait
until the hated stars and stripes shall a-
gain be trailed in the dust to return to their
o w u ers.— Col ambus Times.
ori street, have been somewhat exer
cised of late by the denoumeut of au
affair, amt circumstances of which are
slightly tinged with a dash of the roman
tic. 'l'hn head of the family, it may le
well enough to state, was formerly a pro
duce merchant, and some years since re
tired from business. He had an Jonly
daughter uamed Bella, who was the pride
and hope ot her fond parents. Some three
years and a half agi>, or a little preceding
the outbreak of the rebellion, Bella, was
on a visit to relatives in Georgia, and be
came acquainted with a chivalric son of
the sunny South named Robert Smith.—
Robert was iu bis prime, and Bella was
impressible, young and lovely.
Acquaintance soon ripened into friend
ship, and friendship into a still more ten*
der passion. The lovers became betroth
ed. Bella returned to St. Louis in Jun8,
1861. The name of Robert Smith was
frequently mentioned by her, but further
thau this she never breathed the secret of
her love. She carried on a secret corres
pondence through the rebel mail, which
was carried forward quite secretly, and
concealed from her father, be being a
strong Union man. About a year ago
Bella returned from an afternoon visit, and
told her parents that she had lost her dia
mond breast-pin, which was valued at 81,
000. The loss was advertised in the city
papers, but no clue was obtained of the lost
gem. The police was also notified. Time
passed on and a couple of weeks ago tlie
old gentleman made arrangements for tak
ing a journey East. Among his valuable
papers he had a number of 5 20's, which
he concluded to deposit for safe keepiug
during his contemplated absence from the
city. On rnakiug an inventory of his val
uables, he found, to his great chagrin and
surprise, that six of his 5 20 bonds, amount
ing to -$'2,000, were missing
A thorough search was made, and the
missing bonds failed to turn up. As he
was positive that the bonds were counted
in a certain drawer, where none but the
giembers Of his family could have access,
lie did not mention his loss, preferring to
wait for the revelations that time might
briug about. The trip East was postpon
ed. One day last week, having occasion
to purchase some more 5-20 bonJs from a
broker i;i the city, judge of his surprise
when he found that the bonds sold him by
the broker were the identical ones that he
had lost.
On further inquiry from the broker, and
from the parties from whom the former
purchased the bonds, he was astonished to
find that his own daughter Bella had,
some veeks previously, sold the bonds for
gold. Bella, on being confronted by her
father, confessed “the soft impeachment.”
She did not hesitate to confess the deed,
and her purpose in doing so. She confess
ed that sli'e had uot only sold the bonds,
but that she had pawned the diamond
breast-pin for gold, and sent the proceeds
by rebel mail io her friend, Robert Smith
to relieve hirn and his aged mother from
want. The kind father on hearing the
above statement, did not chide his erring
daughter, and said not a word in rebuke.
He overlooked tbe little digression in
appreciation of a motive—perhaps passion
that could hotter be controlled by kind
and lov ing treatment than by harsh meas
ures. He forgave his daughter, but for
tj,e puvP nse °f preventing further corres
pondence with “Bob,” he keeps a proper
surveilance over her actions, and requires
her not to leave the dwelling, but to get
ready for a trip with the family Last, to
some watering place in order to spend the
summer. Meantime the companions of
Bella are surprised at her absence from her
accustomed places of visit, and wonder
what can be the reason for her seclusion.
Of course we are not going to ten them.
Harikar in Japan.—A letter written
by a Frenchman at Jeddo, and dated Jan
nary 5, contains the following:
The Japiy^Fse who yesterday passed
through the principal streets of Ilonjo,tlie
aristocratic quarter of Jeddo, were sur
prised to see not one, but fourteen houses
covered from top to bottom with white
hangings, a sign that each of their owners,
a noble or some high functionary, had been
ordered by tbe Tycoon to kill birnself du
ring the day by ripping open his bowels.
On receiving notice the unhappy man
makes immediate preparation for death.
He calls hfs friends and relatives around
him, and with them he drinks rye brandy,
eats sweetmeats, and jests upon the uncer
tainty of human affairs, until the arrival
of the Imperial Inspector, sent to see the
execution executed. .
On bis entrance the master of the house
rises, fakes leave of his friends, Rod pas
ses into another room with the inspector
and two or three relations. After lieariug
the decree read, the condemned man
draws h^ sabre, makes one'cut across and
another along his abdomen, and, las tly,
cuts his th-oat. It often happens that a
man has only strength to make the first
cut. In that case a trusty servant,'stand
ing behind him for the purpose, strikes off"
his bead. No one has any knowledge of
the offenses for which these fourteen per
sonages were condemned to death, but I
heard that they weie suspected of being
too sincere partisans of the alliance with
Europeans. Another report was that they
had been engaged in some mysterious con
spiracy.
Chinese Jews.—A recent discovery has
May they survive to see better days, whi'e this gallant soldiers’s name to Gen. Beau-
doubtless their tradueers will be swallowed regard, who expressed his admiration of
iu the commotion they have created. j the noble deed.
A Gallant Private.—During the se
vere artillery duel on the 2d inst., be
tween portions of Caskie’s battalion and
the enemy’s batteries, a 32-pounder shell,
thrown by the enemy, struck the parapet
over one of the guns belonging to Cum-
ming's N. C., battery, and rolling over, | brought to light the fact that Jews are very
numerous in China. A Jewish officer in
the British navy estimates them at one
million. It was by mere accident that
this cnmmuuitv of Oriental China Jews was
discovered. The officer referred to w»ut
up one of their rivers and observed a large
town or city. Ho was not at first cordial
ly received , but, finally, obtaining an in
terview with the chief he landed under his
fell beneath the gun. Scarcely had it
touched the earth in our works when pri
vate James P. Pierce, of the detachment
seiziugitiu both hands, hurled it over
the embankment, thus sending it where
its explosion could do no harm, and
probably saving the lives of many of his
comrades. Major Caskie has forwarded
A Little Republican Testimony.
The Boston Post clearly epitomizes the
testimony of leading Republican authori
ties, showing corruption and weakness ou
the part of the Federal administration.
Mr. Phillips says but five United Slates
Senators are in favor of Mr. Lincoln’s re-
election, and among those are not Messrs.
Summer and Wilson. Blair on tbe floor of
Congress, accuses the Secretary of the
Y ankee Treasury of gross misdeeds—says
the department is rotten with corruption,
and that this is so palpable the friends of
Mr. Chase dare not call for an investiga
tion. Fremont declares that lie has been
badly used by the administration, and lie
pouts. The Grafz Brown radicals smite
the President as Samson did the Philis
tines, hip and thigh, and often with the
same weapon. Banks is derided by the
Republicans ofMassacbusetts. Iiaie said,
in his seat, be thought the liberties of tbe
country were more in danger from tbe
profligacy that was practiced upon the
treasury than they were from the “ rebels
in the field.” The Springfield Republican
asks, “ Is lying a vice inherent in republi
can institutions, or merely incidental to
Lincoln’s administration ?” Thaddeus
Steveus says, if the Government goes on
expending money at the present rate, tha
people will be involved in one general
bankruptcy and ruin. Thurlow Weed
writes to the Albany Evening Journal ;
“ Until the administration thoroughly
sifts and probes the iniquities of tbe New
Yoik Custom House, the treasure and
blood shall continue to flow, by millions
aud in rivers, while its owu officials are
playing into the hands of the enemy.”
Mr. Pomeroy says that should Lincoln be
re-elected the affairs of the country will
go from bad to worhe in his hands, and the
wjy will languish until the public dabt
will be overwhelming. Boutwell denoun
ced the Baboon Piesideut’sJ plan of recon
struction. Winter Davis charges him
with acting without law ; and Miss Dick
inson boxes Seward’s ears to the evident
delight of a Republican multitude who
hang upon her words as the bee upon tbe
flower.
Five Facjs.—A firm"'faith ia the best
divinity ; a good life the best nbiiosopby ;
a clear conscience the b(-6t law ; honesty
the best policy ^and temperance ihe best
medicine.
The man who has not anything to boast
of but his illustrious ancestors, is like a po'
From the Richmond Enquirer, 22d
The Situation.
The enemy appear not to be satisfied
with operations around Petersburg. In
stead of pressing any advantages'be might
have gained, Gen. Grant indicates a wish
to try the r.orthside again. Ou Monday
night a small party descended the river,
and made a lodgment on the north lank
at Deep Bottom, and fortified themselves
near Mrs. Grove’s residence. If permitted
to remain, a poutoou bridge will enable
him to assault either Chaffin’s Bluff or Pe
tersburg, as be may elect. This line from
Deep Bottom to Petersburg is not over fen
miles iu length, and held by an army cer-
taiuly as strong, if not stronger in num
bers, than that of Gen Lee. From Deep
Bottom to Richmond, the distance is not
more than twelve miles. Some of the most
formidable works that surround Richmond
are bet4A?en the city’ aud Deep Bottom,
and the fortified position at Chaffiu’s Bluff
is directly in front of an enemy seeking to
approach the city from that point.
Deep Bottom was the point for which
McClellan was directing his retreat when
arrested by the Coufedeiate army at Mal
vern Hill. Ihe possession of it by’ Graut
at this time is not a matter that may be
jocularly discussed.
From Lynchburg rumor reports tbe drL
ving of the enemy’ beyond Liberty, and
the capture of three thousand prisoners ;
but official accounts have so far failed to
confirm the reports.
Sheridan’s broken, routed cavalry have
been thieving, burning, plundering and
murdering throughout the country along
their retreat. The reports of the heavy
firiug heard at Bottom’s Bridge, indicate
that some Confederate forces had encoun
tered ihe thieves aud were punishing them.
Before going to press, information may be
received tliAt will settle the matter wheth
er Hampton has again inflicted his terrible
blows upon the wretches. We hope that
no more prisoners from that band ol rob
bers will be sent to Richmond. The guard
should lose them ; they will never be mis
sed. The seventh New Jersey cavalry
called “ Butter-flies,” have been particu
larly iufamous iu their murders aud out
rages.
The situation of military affairs preseuts
an almost unbroken prospect of military
success. The baffled enemy can find no
point unprotected—no w’eak or undefend
ed line. Driven from the north to the
south side of the James, Grant has been
as unsuccessful before Petersburg as he
was around Richmond. At Lynchburg,
they found a “ lion in their path,” whose
first roar put them to flight. Anxious for
the safety of Washington, Grant is report
ed to have hastily sent Warren’s corps to
defend the unassailed capital. “ One
thing at a time” is the Confederate maxim
—Richmond secure, Grant driven away,
then YVashington may need defenders.
There is time enough ; the summer and
fall are, yet before us.
Mr. Jordan left Norfolk la-t Tuesday,
lie represents the situation of the people
as generally very necessitous and distres
sing. The garrison of soldiers has been
greatly reduced, and is uow quite incon
siderable. Among them is a regiment
made up of the poor wretches, formerly
Confederate soldiers, who under the com
bined influences of threats and promises,
imprisonment and bouuties.^vere induced,
while in captivity, to enlist under Lincoln.
The }ankees are afraid to trust them iu
battle.
protection, and found, to his astonishment,! tato—the only good belonging to him i
an immense population of Jews. under the ground.