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E. M. KEITH & B. F. BEWNETT, Editors.
VOL. 11.
« EQUALITY IN THE UNION OB INDEPENDENCE OUT OF IT.’
TERMS—TWO DOLLARS a-yenr, la Advance.
CASSVILLE, G-A.., THURSDAY, JULY 7, 1859.
NO. 25.
Easiness Carte. | pkellaitemis.
A C. DAY, Tailor, Cassville, Ga.—
Shop near his residence—on the same
• lot. All work done in good stjfe, and
warranted to last. Particular attention given
to Cutting. He asks a continuance of the lib
eral patronage heretofore bestowed.
Cassrille, Ua., Feb. 1st, 1859.
E L. BROWN, Attorney at Law, cass
rille, Ga.—Will attend prompt 7 / to all
* business entrusted to bis care
April 14, 1859.
p rJ m the London Times, June 11.
jnj; Accounts of the Battles of Xa-
genta and Marignano.
| no less than seven times, reinforcements j engaged in the neighborhood of Magenta,
I of the allied troops continually arriving
! upon the field, and, as it would appear,
j forming at last a continuous line along the
i Lombardy bank of the Ticino,
i The battle lasted until half past eight
at night, and as we hear nothing of the
The letter from the Austrian camp and action of the Austrian guns, we must sup-
the French report of the battle of Magen
ta, both of which we publish to-day, arc
documents for which we need not ask at
tention. The first somewhat out of date,
is important, as showing how entirely the
J OSEPH DUNLAP, Attorney at Law, | Austrians had been deceived by the French,
Kingston, Cass county, Ga. Will prac-j how completely they had been outflanked,
PolkandPmd^ng" 1 '*^ thest I how little the'y expected the enemy the
curing and collection of claims in any portion lnome nt they came upon them, or were
Hotc* r0kee Ge ° rK ‘ U ’ ° ffiCC a june S io, 1858° S 1 prepared for the French enterprise of fol-
i lowing them across the Ticino. The French
B H. LEERE, Attorney at Law, Cass- j account published in the Moniteur entire
ville. Ga.—Business entrusted to his ,,
• care will meet with prompt and vigilant j ly confirms the view
attention, and monies paid over punctually.—
OfBc. under Standard office. Feb. 1, 1859.
¥ V. WESTER, Attorney at Law,
Calhoun, Gu.—Will practice in all the
* counties of the Cherokee Circuit. Par
ticular attention will be paid to the collection
of claims, and to promptly paying over the
money when collected. Nov. 26, 1858.
A NDREW n. RICE, Attorney at Law,
Cassville, Ga.—Practises in the counties
of Cass, Cherokee, Cobb, Catoosa, Gor
don, Gilmer, Fannin, Paulding and Whitfield.
Prompt attention given to the Collecting busi
ness in all of the above named counties. May
be found in the office formerly occupied by
• J. H. * A. H. Rice. June 17, 1S58.
Ik IT J. CRAWFORD, Attorney at Law,
VI Ringgold, Catoosa county, Ga.—Will
practice in all the counties of the Cher
okee Circuit.—Particular attention paid to the
collecting of money, and will promptly pay-
over the same when col'ected. Mb. 19, 1858.
W OFFORD, CRAWFORD & HOW
ARD, Attorneys at Law, Cassville and
Cartersville, Ga.—Will faithfully at
tend to any business entrusted to their care, in
any nf the counties of Upper Georgia. W. T.
Wofford, John A. Crawford, Cassville; J. A.
Howard, Cartersville. July 28, 1958.
E M. KEITH, Attorney at Law, Cass-
ville, Ga.—Practices in the counties of
• Cass, Cherokee, Gordon, Whitfield and
Paulding. All business entrusted to his care
will meet with prompt attention. Office north
of the public square, in Rice’s building.
Nor. 13, 195S.
H L. RAY, Attorney at Law, Ellijay,
Ga.—Will practice in the counties of
• Cass, Cherokee, Pickens, Gilmer, Dnw-
aon, Fannin, Union and Towns. Collecting of
debts will receive special attention.
March 10, 1859-lv.
B RICK MASONRY.—The subscriber
will d. any kind of work in his line of
business at as low rates as it can be done
by anv good workman in the State. As to his
abilities as a workman, he refers to anv work
done by him. Contracts taken in any part of
the State. J. W. FOSTER.
Cassrille, June 3d, 185S.
M edical notice.—Doct j. t
GROVES offers his services to the pub
lic. Prompt attention given to all calls,
by day or night. Office in the Patton build
ing, north-east of the public square.
Cassville, Aug. 1, 1858.
S B. OATMAN, Atlanta, Ga., Dealer
in American, Italian and Egyptian Stn-
• tuary, and Tennessee Marble, Monu
ments, Tombs, Urns and A ases. Marble Man
tels, and Furnishing Marb'e. Jus. Vaughan,
Agent, Cassville, Ga. April 22, 185S.
1 0. 0" F.—A regular meeting of Val
ley Lodge, No. 4.9, I. O. 0. F., Cassville,
• Georgia, will be held every Friday even
ing, at 7 o’clock. Transient brethren invited
ta attend. By order of the Lodge.
R. C. HOOPER, N. G.
A. HAIRS, Sec’ry. Jan. 1, 1859.
F Jfc A. M.—A regular meeting of Cass
ville Lodge, No. 1S6, F. A A. M., wilt
« be held on the 1st and 3d Tuesday in
every month. The members will take due no
tice thereof, and gjvsrn themselves accord
ingly. By order of the Lodge.
5a*.. 1,1S59. S. H. DEVORE, Secr’y.
ANK AGENCY.—Thos. M. Compton,
Cassville, Ga., Agent of the Bank of the
State of South Carolina, will sell Ex
change on Charleston and New York, make
advances on Produce, Ac., and attend to all
tbe business usual ly transacted by Bank A-
gents. Nor. 18,18a8-
tics which led to the battle of Buffalora,
and claims the credit which we had alrea
dy accorded to the French Emperor of hav
ing deceived his enemy by a rapid con
centration of force on the French lelt.
Itdescribes also the details of embarrass
ments which could not occur in the move
ment of the personel and baggage of so
large an army, along a narrow causeway
and over a swollen river, and reproduced
in almost similar terms, but with less de
scription of the character of the country
in which the battle was fought. The cir
cumstances related by our correspondent
from the allied camp, in the letter .which
we published yesterday, gave us the de
tails, but the strategic character of the bat
tle of Molenga, is, however, now for the
first time before ns in an authentic des
cription.
We already know that General McMa
hon had passed the river at Turbigo and
repulsed a feeble attack there, made upon
him by the Austrians, and we now learn
that that General had been strengthened
in his position by the Grenadiers of the
Imperial Guard. The passage of Marshal
Canrobert’s Corps d’Armec by the Brig
ade at Buffalora, was arranged to corres
pond with the late movement which was
intended Jo be made by Gen. McMahon.
To support this passage, while McMahon,
already on the Lombardy side, moved to
the attack of the Austrian force posted at
Magenta and Buffalora, but whosestrength
and position seem to have been underra
ted, the Emperor with the Zouaves of his
Guard was to force the passage at Bufl'a-
lora, supported by the Corps d’Armcc of
Canrobert, and by other divisions which
were to follow in continuous columns.
The force which was to have effected
operations at Buffalora did not arrive at
the appointed time, and when McMahon s
division appeared on the left bank of the
Ticino and attacked the Austrians on the
Turbigo side of their position, the Empe
ror found himself at the head of a smaller
number of men than he had anticipated.
Canrobert had been delayed, and the Aus
trians had —according to the French ac
count—found means to concentrate a force
of one hundred and twenty-five thousand
men at the spot where McMahon was now
attacking.
The Emperor with the Zouaves of his
guard seems to have crossed to McMahon s
assistance and an unequal combat of four
hours duration ensued. At the end of this
terrible period Canrobert came up and
but detailed reports on the subject are still
wanting. The enemy made no further
progress and our army took up a flank po
teen hundred killed and wounded, and
twelve hundred priseners.
The battle lasted nine hours.
At eleven o’clock at night a battalion
pose that they were very inferior in artil
lerv. and were of course at a dreadful dis
advantage, while the forty pieces of can
non were playing upon them from the rail
way embankment. At this hour, we are
told, the Austrians withdrew, leaving in
the hands of the victors four guns and two
flags as the moderate trophies of this ob
stinately fought field.
The allies were undoubtedly the victors,
for they held the field and position; they
also had taken seven thousand prisoners,
but as some of these were taken in regi
ments, and as they are for the most part
Hungarians and Italians, it may perhaps
be doubted whether the bulk of the Aus
trian soldiers now in the hands of the Al
lies should be more correctly characteris
ed as prisoners or as deserters.
The est imate of killed and wounded can
hardly be received with perfect confidence,
when made so immediately after the bat
tle, but if twenty-seven thousand men
were really killed, wounded and taken,
some of them must have been but lightly
armed, for only fifteen thousand muskets
were found upon the field. Such is the
French account of the battle of Magenta,
and its strategic points it is doubtless in
the main correct. That it passes lightly
over the events of those terrible four hours
when the Emperor and his Guard were
committed to a contest with superior num
bers, is but natural. We must await an
Austrian version to supply this deficiency.
—That it speaks somewhat indefinitely of
French losses was equally to be expected.
Wc still require the opportunity of com
paring the Austrian with the French ac
count or reading the account of an impar
tial eye witness, before we can sec the bat
tle of Magenta as histdry will write it; in
one respect, however, it is honest and can
did. There is no flight and no pursuit
mentioned or invented. The enemy fought
well, suffered grievous losses and with
drew.
There were none of those borrowing
scenes, which followed such battles as
those of Austerlitz and Waterloo, which
have raged among a crowd of helpless fu
gitives, throwing away their arms and
shouting for quarters to the pursuing
Frenchman or the vengeful Prussian. It
is ;i contest where the vanquished fight
till night, and then reluctantly yielding
the point of honor quietly retire—taking
with them their guns and standards, and
taking up their position convenient for the
prosecution of their predetermined plan of
continuous retreat.
That object the Austrian commander
continues to carry out. He fell back first
at Abbiate Grasso. but a short distance
from the field of battle, and the French,
holding so obstinate an enemy in respect,
or, in their turn, pursuing their own form
ed plan of tactics, refrained from pursuit,
and advanced upon the road to Milan.—
Thence the Austrian General retired to
Bclgiojaso, imprudently however, neglect
ing to call in a force left at Melegnano—
neglect which was promptly punished by
a French division. Again the Austrians
sition between Abbiate Grasso and Biaas-' of Hungarians and Croats, who intended
co. The issue of the battle which was to supprise the village, were surrounded
going on, being, doubtful, Count Gyulai and defeated.
The Times’ correspondent at Vienna
says: “The official Austrian bulletin an
nouncing the battle of Magenta, produced
an indescribable effect at the capital, and
ly evacuated. The 5th (Count Stadion’s)
the eighth (Baron Von Bonedeck’s) army
corps, which were at a considerable dis-
tance from the field of battle, were noten- j every one for a moment appeared to be
gaged. Numerous French prisoners are i stunned. Military men are indignant that
in our hands. The lass on both sides is
great, but the exact official returns on the
subject are still wanting.
The Latest Despatches.
Paris, June 10th.—The Moniteur con
tains the following telegram from Milan,
June 8th, evening.
An important popular demonstration has
taken place to-day. A great number of
the principal citizens assembled to cheer
-the Emperor in the Court yard of the Pal
ace.
The Paris Moniteur’s bulletin of the
10th, concludes with the following sum
mary :
‘ “ In five days after our departure from
Allessandria, our arqiy has been engaged
in three combats, gained one battle and
freed Piedmont from the Austrians, who,
since the conflict of Montebello, have lost
twenty-five thousand in killed and woun
ded, ten thousand prisoners, seventeen
pieces of cannon, besides which we have
picked up on the battle field thirty thous
and Austrian knapsacks.” .
Turin, June 10.—The Emperor and the
King attended mass in the cathedral of
Milan, during which a Te Deum was sung.
Their majesties subsequently traversed
the street on horseback followed by a nu
merous staff. The Imperial Guard was
drawn up on both sides of the way, and
the general enthusiasm was indescriba
ble.
The Duchess of Parma took her depart
ure yesterday, leaving the government
of the Duchy to the municipality, and re
leasing the troops from their oath of fidel
ity to her. The municipality named had
despatched a deputation to the King of
Sardinia, requesting him to take the gov
ernment of the country.'
Vienna, Friday, June 10.—The official
Austrian, correspondence states that the
Austrian army is continuing its retreat
beyond the river Adda; that its headquar
ters are at or before Cremona.
Turin, Tuesday, June 9.—The retreat
of the Austrians still continues. The en
emy has evacuated Laveno, abandoning
their material of war, and taking shelter
on board the vessels in the Swiss waters.
Berne, Tuesday, June 9th.—Last night
six hundred and fifty Austrians quitted
Laveno, leaving their provisions behind
them, and spiking their guns.
The Latest.
The London Times’ correspondent says
that disapprobation is expressed by the
foreign governments, including Russia, at
the manner in which affairs are conducted
in Tuscany.
Seven British ships of war arrived at
Naples on the 9th ulL
The Paris Bourse was depressed, and
prices were lower, closing on Friday at
Wonders of the Mississippi.
The differences of level between high
and low water mark at Cairo is fifty feet;
at New Orleans, the difference is hut
twelve feet The width and depth of the
river from Cairo and Memphis to New
Orleans is not materially increased ye
immense additions are made to the quail
tity of water in the channel by. large
streams from both eastern and western
sides of the Mississippi. The question
naturally arises, What becomes of this
vast added volume of water V It certainly
does not evaporate; and of course, it is
not confined to the channel of the river,
for it would rise far above the entire re
gion south of us.
the finest army Austria ever possessed
should have been entrusted to such a bun
gler as count Gyulai appears to be.
The Armstrong Gnu.
The London Times, in describing the
extraordinary preparations going forward
at the Woolrich arsenal, gives the follow-
facts in relation to the celebrated Arm
strong gun, which have never before been
made public:
Each gun is made in aboutjthree feet
lengths, and on much the same principle
as the twisted gun barrels. Thin bars of
the best wrought iron, about two inches
broad, are heated to a white heat, and in
this state twisted and welded together in
spiral rolls round a steel bar or core, smal
ler in diameter than the bore of the gun.
Over this, when cold, another twist of the
same kind is made with the spiral running
in a contrary direction, and so, until three
or four layers have been put on, according
to the calibre of the gun and the thick
ness required. Thcfwhole is then reheat
ed and welded together for the last time
under the steam hammer. The edges of
the three feet lengths are next planed
down so as to admit their joining and Tap
ping over, and over these edges are forced
on thick wrought iron rings, which, being
welded down with a white heat, of course
contracts so as to make the joint almost
stronger than if made in one piece. In the
breech an opening is cut4fcwn into the
chamber; but the breech itself is separate
from the gun, and is worked backwards
by a powerful screw. When the gun is ino the water of tlm
to he loaded, the breech is worked back
A young Man Imi
“I!ujtoi|fl,?;(thc/jjie _
cut of the Boston Journal, relates the
lowing anecdote as illustrating the case
with which a young man may te
is well as ruined:
One of the leading brokers ofNew-York
‘ md a young inan in his eniploy. The
vast amount-of money in his hands was a
great temptation to him. Small sums were
missed day after day; one -quarter, thei
fifty cents, then one dollar, then two dol
lars. were niissi d. He was charged with
the speculation. The broker showed him
he could detect the abstraction of the smal
lest sum from his money; the young men
stammered and confessed. Now, said the
If a well is sunk anywhere in the Arkan- j broker, I shall not discharge you, I shall
sas bottom water is found as soon as the | no t dishonor you. I intend to keep you
water level is reached. When the Mis- j and m akc a man of you. You will be a
sissippi goes down, the water sinks accor- ■ vagabond if you go along in this way. -
and a wedge shaped piece, fitting into the
opening of the gun, lifted out, but not to
admit the introduction of the charge,—
which is pushed forward with a ramrod
at the back, working through the large
screw in which the brcecli turns into the
chamber, where the rifling begins. The
wedge is then replaced, the breech screw
ed close by a single turn of a lever handle,
and the gun fired. The operation of load
ing and firing can be performed, we be
lieve three times in one minute.
Apart from the simple but effective me
chanism of the breech, the great merit of
this gun consists in the manner in which
it is formed in spirals of metal bands,—
which give it such an enormous increase
of strength that one-half the thickness of
iron can he dispensed with. Thus an or-
dinary long 32 pounder weighs 57 cwt,
and requires 10 lbs, powder to throw a ball
to its utmost effective range, three thou
sand yards. Sir W. Armstrong’s thirty-
two pounder only weighs 26 cwt, and a
charge of 5 lbs. of powder throws its shot
5 1-2 miles or nearly ten thousand yards.
In a 32 pounder of this latter kind there
Is no less than 40 rifle grooves, having one
pitch in ten feet, or making one complete
dingly in the well. The owner of a saw
mill some twenty miles from the Missis
sippi, in Arkansas, dug a well to supply
the boilers of his engine, during the late
flood. When the waters receded his well
went down, his hose would no longer
reach the water, and finally his will was
dry. He dug a ditch to an adjacent lake
to let water into his well; the lake was
drained and the well was dry again—hav
ing literally drank ten acres of water in
jess than a week. The inference is. that
the whole valley of the Mississippi, from
its banks to the highlands on either side,
rests on a porous substratum which ab
sorbs the redundant waters, and thus pre
vents that degree of accumulation which
would long since have swept New Orle ins
into the Gulf; hut for thisprovision of na
ture, to which alone her safety is attribu
table.
In fact, if the alluvial bottoms Of the
Mississippi, were like the shore of Ohio
the vast plain from*Cairo to New Orleans
would to day be a part and parcel of the
Gulf of Mexico, and this whole valley a
vast fresh water arm of the sea. W ere
the geological character of the valley dif
ferent, the construction of levees, confin.
channel, would cause the rise in the river
to become so great at the South, that
no sufficient levee could be built—
The current would be stionger and the
accumulation of water greater as the lev-
ecs are extended north of us.
Such results are reasonably enough an
ticipated ; but the water, instead of
breaking the levees, permeates the po-
iil, and the overflow is really he- j
Now let me see no more of this. He went
to his work. He did not disappoint tte
ernfie’euee placed in him. He did honor
ti Ills employer. And the other day
he was inducted in one of our barite hi
an honorable position, and his employer
became Ins bondsman to the amount of
$10,000. Had he conducted as sorew.
would have done—sent the boy away
and proclaimed his dishonor—perhaps he
would have ended his days at the State
prison, and been sent to his tomb in the
garb of a convict. But one young man
was rescued from ruin who had teen
placed amid the temptations of money,
and for a moment was overcome.
Cutting Fence Timber.
A practical farmer in a communication
to the Germantown (Da.).Telegraph, ad
vances a peculiar theory in regard to the
period for catting timber intended for
fences especially for posts. The prevalent
opinion in regard to the best time, is when
the timber is most free from sap, and the
very worst tine is when it contains the
most sap. This practical farmer referred
to entertains the very opposite opinion.—
On one occasion he cut down some excel
lent-white oak in the month of February
and set it but in fence posts; ana alter
this he cut down the same kind of timber
in the month of May (when it contained
most sap; and set it out into posts
alsa The former posts lasted only six
years; the latter endured twenty-two
years.
This correspondent also advocates the
cutting of timber for rails about the month
of May when it contains most sap. He
rous sou, anu me overaow .s •«-, - f timber k€utfor ^ when thesap
neath the surface of the swamps. Such f. J ... .v-
it seems to us, are the wise provisions of
natural laws for the safety and ultimate
61f. 75c. for rents. The Bank of France , twist round the inside in a gun of that
has gained £2,000,000 in specie during length. A greater pitch would no doubt
the month. I S ivc greater impetus to the shot, but the
risk of “stripping” the lead was so great
other troops had succeeded in disentang , .
ling themselves -from die confusion of Ihc ; *». «“ '
chicked csns,ws r . in the r«, Mclbhon ; •» —»» « P*™ “**
, ' „ ,. ., . , i had no intention of resting, and having
whose attack from the Turbigo side had . , p-
, . , , . -a- _ i now crossed the Adda, and having leltri-
been interrupted by a necessity of uniting, , _
his columns, returned to the charge when j ungarrisonc d, they side ™ ble ^ ° f cdThhouD this F lan has been altered, and the
he heard the fusillade upon the Buffalora our *=u pursuing their appoint- satisfactory result was obtained without. r , * i a
Dresden, June 10th.—Prussian Com
missioners, were here yesterday, negotia
ting it could not be attempted. The shot
used are iron and cylindrical, and at first
ting for the transport by railway of con-1 ^ ^ ^ ^ with lead .._
side of the Austrian position.
are doubtless still r — — s ■
cd course, and will probably next be heard j ^ ^
The Austrians, who had been for some ^ ^ neighborhood 0 f Peschiera.
Upon the whole, the battle of Magenta
C ARRIAGE AND BUGGY MAKING : time in superior force and had taken pris-
UlIrtKi^iStofitette ”loners and guns frornthrirassailant^du- ^ grcatly alte red the character of
prepared to da. any kind of work in his line of ring the attack, and had dm en them back, ^ cam p a ion, and in all probability, if it
business in good style and at short notice.— e are not to ld how far, were now in their a Brians would
He employs none but good workmen, and is ’. had never been fought the Austrians wouiu
confident that all work put up at his estab- 1 turn assailed by a superior or at least an been on tbc 0 ther side of the Adda,
TWIT* ““"ti. HOLMES. ,^ ual force ’ and yere hard pressed both gs thev now ^ and the French
. I on their centre and left, and compelled to ,,, „ ,
shot have now only two rings of lead 1-4
, . , ~ - t, j inch thick, and 1 1-2 inches bread, one at
The commissioners started for Munich j the shouWer and one at the t^c of the
/CARRIAGE AND BLACKSMITH evacuate Buffalora in order to make bead
would have been also where they now are,
a t Milan. To gain this great battle is an-
I rnd“ca^^ inSt McMah ° n attaCk Sf, other glory to the French arms; but to
risgna. Baggies, Wsgons, oi anything in his ta. The diversion enabled the peror ^ sucb a battle, and yet conduct the re-
line of business. *rK«?MITH’S i to vi S orousl . v resume the offensive, and it t ^ ^ over ^ difficult
n„d e .om“o°f n t e he 0f bSt WOOD WORKME^f is an incident of great importancexstima- a country, unmolested and unpursued, is
DUronaae he b egs a con- U " S th * future chanCGS ° f the a credit to the Austrian arm, only second
timisnce^of the Lune? WoriPwarramSi. j ^ **>««* * Hungarian troops now laid ^ ^ g , ory the Tictory .
All those indebted to him for last year s down their arms, under—as it would ap-
with a similar object
Paris, Saturday,
June 11.—Gen.
Schamm has been appointed Chief Com
mander at the camp at Chalon, where
three divisions of cavalry are to be assem
bled.
Five thousand Austrian prisoners have
_ _ arrived at Marseilles.
U Shop, G»ssTille,G«., by Wm.Headden._: against McMa hon attacking from Magen- ‘‘jbprXrv to toe' E^nch”aras^ but to Turin, June 10—General Garibaldi
H. & prepared to m.ke sod repair Ca^ | * _ the FW™ other . V.. on the 8th, and hav
ing learned that 1,500 Austrians were
coming from Brescia, sent a detachment
to meet them, and though the force sent
to meet them was inconsiderable in num-
— -v~ .. . - , ^ — - . her, they nevertheless beat the enemy.
hyenahor ntfte,'without delay. j P<»r— no very pressing necessity. While ^ Austri&n t h« Battle of) BATTLE OF MARIGSASO.
CMWiHaMtettblWS-lr j the Austrians were thus vigorously attack- Verona, June 10.—The Austrian offi
S TANDARD JOBOFFICR—TheStwi- ed on both sides, Md were experiencing VreN ^ A Tuesday.—The bnttle fought in! cial bulletin says:—Gen. D’Urban, at
dard Office being well supplied with a something very like defection in their "of Waeenta. on the 4th I fianonica. and the 8th corps de armee at
tore variety of «?e best kinds ofpnntoiff GenenJ Augur ^ succeeded in the neighborhood of Mapmt* on tfte4® CMomca, and the em corps
materius. we are prepared to do all kind* of . - » ^ ... instant, was exceedtnglT fierce and bloody, i Maguanena, were engaged in sanguinary
JOB PRINTING intbabeat style of the art, getting forty guns into position upon the , . ^ Bttack (he! firffts.
at abort notice, and at low terms. railway embankment which flanked the and last d \ . . . f] nerior forces
Particular attention will be paid to tbe i ... r. m , enemv was made in the forenoon, at Tur The enemy m greatly superior forces
•Hating of Circulars, Wanks of all kinds, Austrian position. From this he poured ^ ,nd was first directed appears to te advancing from Milan, and
nr or dreninrs. diidks oi an t r , ns
Waak Nota, Programme*, Hand and 8 how j bjto their masses a destructive fire, which b, K° and
***wi rospectfiiflj'nol.ctt the patronage o.thelmnst have told with fearful effect, and against
nubile. All orders most be accompanied with j account for tte great carnage which corps* und _ . .. mm
Bs* - - ***** tL-as-i i
— ! Meanwhile McMahon had pushed his at- subsequently reinforced y ongaira
OPPORTUNITY FOR BUSINESS, successfully and had driven the erv i" the afternoon.
iuUThe third^y*rp8«meinto«h<m;
own, Village and Conaty in the j thousand Austrians teds do emnhat and thebndgeat _
1 ^ a™,and muoners. ■ Magenta were softefimes
the Austrian army has therefore passed
the Adda in good order, and are nearing
(he reinforcements in reserve. The cour
age of our troops is qpbroken, and they
are longing for a decisive battle.
Tram, Saturday, June 11.—Private let-
TiSage of tare inan Milan, respecting the battle of
rma (endoain* £taAg) DlfWEY tco
June 3. Box 151 P. O., Philadelphia, Pi-
cone. Both these rings are dovetailed, so
to speak, into the iron shot, so as to leave
one-tenth of an inch to fit the rifling.—
Thus, when the cartridge is ignited the
ball is forced forward from tte chamber
into the narrow hare, which it fills so close
ly, being actually too large for it, that
there is no windage whatever, and every
portion of the explosive force is applied
to projecting the ball Tte gun on which
the government experimented for months
at Shoeburyness before adopting it, was
actually fired three thousand five hundred
times, and yet is now as serviceable as tte
day it left the foundry. So perfect is tte
weapon as%> accuracy that it is said that
at four thousand yards a target ten feet
square could be hit ninety times out of
one hundred by a good artilleryman.
Two DATS’ wore at Magesta.—The
two days’ battle at Magenta swept from
existence and placed kortdu combat more
than twice the standing army of the Uni
ted States. The whole regular army of
the Union numbered, on the 1st of Jan
uary last, twelve thousand nine hundred
and forty three men, of all rente, from
general officers down to primtae. Mak
ing every allowance for exaggeration, the
looses an both sides must hare been be
tween twenty-five and thirty thousand.
JVer Yari Post.
is running the bark then strips off and the
rails made immediately, they will last one
fourth longer than if cut at any other time
and have tho hark left on. The inside
hark of the wood is the first to decay and
rot: being of a porous nature it contains
air and water which carry the process
of decay into the wood. When tte bark
is peeled off, the sap soon dries and pre
vents decay. All experience goes to prove
that the bark should always be peeled
from chestnut or other rails in order to
render them durable; this is well known
to every farmer, but will hardly be con
ceded that the best time for cutting rail
timber is when it contains most free sap.
This is a practical question however which
can only be decided hv experiments, and
it is one of no small importance, as a
vast outlay is caused annually for repair
of decayed fences.—Scientific American.
Mons Blondin Aga n—The Cable Se
cured.
The Niagara Falls Qazstte, of the 14th,
says:
“The arrangements for the performance
of the great feat of walking across Niagara
river on a tightrope arencarly completed.
There can he no doubt now that Mom.
Blondin will make the attempt, and thoso
who know him best have no doubt of his
ability to succeed. \Ye learn tliat Messrs.
Fassett & &e: l.ntn have ordered the nec
essary amount of rope—about one thou
sand feet of cable and twenty-six thousand
^ _ feet of smaller guy rope—which will prob-
the bank near the water’s edge—a long j ably he here from New York by \\ ednes-
distance over the boiling rapids as all our J day or Thursday ofthis week. It is to be
readers knowwho are acquainted with the i manufactured cxprissly for this purpose,
locality. A bystander was amazed, and | The cable will be put across about half
offered a bet, which was accepted, and! way between the lalls and Suspension
Blondin in his ordinary dress, descended j Bridge—near lute's Pleasure Grounds,
tte rope, and came up, smoking his cigar j It will liavc guys extending to the banks
in the meantime with as much sangfroid j in various places to keep it s'cady. Tte
as if he were sitting in a saloon. A mar. for the ne
who can perform such a feat, at a place,
reclaimation of the rich country south of
us.—Memphis Ara/nuche.
Mona. Blondin, the Dope Walker.
Daring feat of walking down on the
Guys to the Suspension Bridge.
Several days ago Mons. Blondin, the cel
ebrated tight rope performer, called on us
with his agent, Mr. Colcord, and informed
us of his intention, if sufficient inducement
were offered, to extend a rope from the
Eastern point of Goat's Island across t.ie
river to the Canada side, and perform the
wonderful feat of crossing the same. These
gentlemen have conferred with several of
our citizens, and also witlrthc Central
Railway Company. The expense of pro
curing such a rope as will be required will
be large, and should be shared by the
Railroad and others, who are sure to be
peculiarly benefitted by such a wonderful
exhibition. Messrs. Yibbard, Gray and
Collamer, of the Central Railroad, were
here on Wednesday, but before coming
to any definite conclusion in the matter
are to consult Mr. Corning. We under
stand the rope will lie produced in New
York. Mr. Colcord now informs us that
he has no reason to doubt that .the exhi
bition will come off by tho 15tli inst.
The thing can be done—Mons. Blondin
has given sufficient proof of that. Being
down at the Suspension Bridge one day,
he spoke of descending one of the wire
rope guys extending from the Bridge to
where to foil would be certain death, has
a right to confidently assert his ability to
cross a river where be could swim and be
relieved by hosts in ease he should fall.—
He has exhibited his agility in this line in
Pam and elsewhere, and thus established
a reputation as one of the greatest tight
rope performers in the world.
The nagsMstions with the Central are
exported to te oondndadop Monday.—
We shall refer to the matter as it progress-
of the Suspension
performance as stated to us, with-
for Its troth.—
: ly disputed that it'
day has not '-ecn fixed for the perform
ance of this wonderful feat, but will ho
announced as soon as determined. Tte
adventure will eclipse anything ever par-
formed in this region, except, perhaps,
the famous leap of Sam Patch, and will,
of course, attract an immense number of
people.”
The way the body of the railroad condae-
•4iir, drowned in Shrewboiy, Yt, pond, some
days ago, was found, was thus :
Some quicksilver was put m a losfnf brows
bread, and I be latter placed is the water; im
mediately it suited off-tike a live animal, Bff>
ainst a strong current of wind end wavee, and C
ocot as feet as use men who followed it omM
row a boat, (ill it came to .where thebedy warn
found, which was 80 under water and there