with the body of Colonel Dahlgren, he at once howling of the winds and the chopping of the decided that this could be no other than the resurrectionist's spade. Once the mule, snuffing corpse of that officer. He, however, kept his the tainted air of the city of the dead, attempted opinion to himself at the time. to break away, but was quickly quieted by a firm hand.

The question, What has been done with the body of Dahlgren? was the subject of inquiry and In twenty minutes from the time the negroes conversation for many days in Richmond, to be began their work they approached the cart, bearrevived from time to time up to the day of ing between them the coffin, which, being badly the evacuation. And there were many stories made, fell to pieces as they rested it on the on the subject that it had been burnt, sunk ground. It was then discovered that the body in the river, &c. A city paper of that day had not decomposed in any perceptible degree. announced, with a solemn and knowing air, that Mr. Lohman satisfied himself of the identity of it would never be found until the trump of doom the corpse by passing his hand over it. The little should sound. A number of Union men of the finger, torn off to secure the jewel it bore, and the city, believing it possible that it might be recov-leg, lost in battle, were missing. He paid the negro ered, were anxious to secure and preserve it for with whom he had contracted fifteen hundred dolthe family of the deceased. Prominent among lars, and placing the body in the cart, the party them was Mr. F. W. E. Lohman, a grocer, doing started on their return. The mule, alarmed as business near the New Market. Mr. Lohman at animals frequently are when drawing a dead body at once began his inquiries and investigations, for the first time, became difficult of managewhich, in the then state of popular feeling, it was ment, and, with the darkness of the night, made necessary to conduct with great caution, and the first part of the expedition one of no little determined, at whatever cost and risk, to ascer- peril. More than one hour was spent in reachtain its fate. After nearly a month's patient and ing the gas lights of the city on Church Hill. It untiring inquiry, he, with the assistance of Mr. was part of the plan to convey the body to the Martin Meredith Lipscomb, whose business it was house of William S. Rowlett, a Union man, livto attend the interment of all the Union prison- ing on Chelsea Hill, a half mile north-east of the ers who died at this post, made the acquaint- city, there to remain until a metallic case could be ance of the negro grave-digger, whom we have procured for it. From Church Hill, Mr. Lohman mentioned as being the sole spectator of the drove down Broad Street to Seventeenth Street, burial of Colonel Dahlgren. They found him at thence up Seventeenth Street to its northern terOakwood, pursuing his regular business. When minus, and thence up the hill to Mr. Rowlett's, first approached on the subject, the negro was reaching the last place at two o'clock on the very much alarmed, and protested he would have morning of the 7th of April. Here the body was nothing to do with the matter. But after re-wrapped in a blanket, and Mr. Lohman came to peated assurance by Mr. Lipscomb, whom he the city in search of a coffin, which he obtained knew well, that he might rely upon Mr. Lohman, by the aid of Mr. Lipscomb. On his way into and that no harm should befall him, he consented, the city from Rowlett's, Lohman notified a numon Mr. Lohman's giving him a hundred dollar ber of persons of Union sentiments, among whom note, to point out the grave. This he did by walk- were several ladies, where the body had been ing near and casting a stone upon it, while Loh-placed, and they hurried out to see it. Several man and Lipscomb stood at a distance. He was of these persons had seen Colonel Dahlgren while afraid to employ any other method, lest he might he was exposed at the York River Railroad depot, excite the suspicion of the superintendent of the and immediately recognized the body as his. The cemetery, or some of the attendants. The grave metallic coffin having been procured, and the body lay among thousands of those of Confederate sol-placed in it, the two Lohmans, at noon on the diers. Subsequently, after a great deal of per-7th, set out with it, concealed in a wagon loaded suasion, and the promise of a liberal reward, the with young fruit trees, for the farm of Robert negro agreed to meet Mr. Lohman at the ceme- Orricks, a Union man, living in Henrico, two tery on the night of the 6th April, at ten o'clock, miles from Hungary Station. and exhume the body.

The appointed night having arrived, Mr. Lohman, his brother, John A. Lohman, and Mr. Lipscomb, started for the cemetery in a cart drawn by a mule. The night was dark and stormy, and well suited to conceal their movements. The party left the city at nine o'clock, and reached their destination about ten, and there found waiting for them the grave-digger and two assistants. The negroes, being assured that all was right, began their work of exhumation, the three white men remaining with the cart outside the enclosure of the cemetery. The heavens were hung with their deepest black; no object ten feet distant could be distinguished, and no sounds broke upon the loneliness of the place, save the

At four o'clock that evening they reached Orricks', and buried the body under an apple tree, in a field, avoiding the graveyard for fear of exciting inquiry, which might lead to discovery.

The rest of this story may be told in a few words. Orricks, some months after the second burial of Colonel Dahlgren, succeeded in getting through the Confederate lines, and, seeking an interview with Commodore Dahlgren, informed him of what had been done to secure the body of his son. The corpse of the soldier lay in this its second grave until the evacuation of Richmond, when, an order having been sent for it by the War Department, it was again disinterred by the two Lohmans, and sent to Washington.

It has been our object to lift the veil of mys

"O, bother yer staff! was the petulant reply. "Go you and take the sate, and stick yer staff out of the windy.”

TAKING THE OATH.

jump into a skiff in tow of the sloop before she sank. In this boat, with a light mast, sails, and compass, and their only provisions a pot of boiled rice, which the negroes had cooked for their breakfast, in this leaky and overloaded boat, and having but one oar, they made for land, and, as the weather was calm and a vessel in sight, by dint of energetic sculling, they reached the lighthouse vessel at five P. M., and were cordially received, by Captain Stewart, on board the Georgia, Her Britannic Majesty's light-house yacht, and were warmly and most cordially entertained. This vessel was on an official tour of light-house inspection upon the banks, and at the request of Mr. Benjamin, returned him once more to the Bimines. There Mr. Benjamin chartered another vessel on the 25th of July, and arrived at Nassau, Friday, the 21st. On Saturday, the 22d, he sailed on board the good schooner Britannia, and ar-stammered out with downcast lids, "Well, sir, if rived at Havana on the 25th, safe and sound.

His whole trip occupied the best part of three months, out of which thirty days were passed at sea in miserable open boats; at least, twenty-two days in the smallest crafts that float.

AN INCIDENT AT CHATTANOOGA. Stepping to my door one evening, to take a view of the varied life of Market Street, I saw a refreshing spectacle. Coming down the centre of that broad thoroughfare, with musket at right shoulder shift, head bent slightly forward, and the step and air of a veteran, was a negro boy of about twenty years, wearing the army blue. Following behind, crowding close up around, and in a line extending far behind him, were about two hundred officers and soldiers of the so-called Confederate States army. On passed the colored Sergeant — such was his rank and onward crowded and followed the late Southern warriors. Not another guard about them, not another menacing bayonet in sight. The gleam of the negro's bayonet told them of rations and quarters ahead, and of danger behind. I saw him pass on with his charge, never looking behind him, yet losing none, until he handed them over to the authorities at the military prison, from which they were next day paroled. Letter from a Soldier.

GENERAL LOGAN AND THE IRISHMAN. Just before the capture of Savannah, General Logan, with two or three of his staff, entered the depot at Chicago one fine morning, to take the cars east, on his way to rejoin his command. The General, being a short distance in advance of the others, stepped upon the platform of a car, and was about to enter it, but was stopped by an Irishman with: "Ye'll not be goin' in there."

At Richmond, Virginia, a modest young country girl, on applying for rations to one of the relief agents, was asked if she had ever taken the oath. "No, indeed, sir," was her terrified reply; "I never swore in all my life." "But you must take the oath, my good girl," said the agent," or I cannot give you the rations." "No, indeed, I can't, sir," said the girl; "mother always taught me never to swear." The agent mildly persisted, and the maiden as pertinaciously refused all attempts at persuasion, until, overcome at last by the dreadful conflict between necessity and her high sense of moral duty, she

you will make me do such a horrid, wicked thing, then d-n the Yankees!"

REMINISCENCES OF PRESIDENT LINCOLn. "It was not our good fortune to know much, personally, of the late President," says the editor of the Lowell Citizen. "In fact, the only time we ever saw him was on the occasion of a business visit to Washington, in the last days of March, just before the fall of Richmond. Our special errand related to an unfinished matter already in his hands, and, a moment's attention to it being all that was required, we made our way to the White House, fully resolved not to be intrusive, nor to worry him with impertinent matters, of which he had already more than enough. Our card was passed in, and we awaited our chances in the anteroom, with a dozen comers, perhaps, among whom were recognized senators and members of the 'popular branch.' One of the latter, coming from the President's own State, gave us a hint that this waiting for an audience was a decided uncertainty, often resulting in hope deferred. Our friend added that he had been himself waiting and watching for his chance nearly three weeks. His case was simply that of a widow's son, who had deserted, and who was therefore liable to be shot.

"The mother was half distracted with grief, and her petition for pardon was to be urged. Presently walked in, with nimble step, a middle-sized, well-built, stern-visaged man, with his budget of papers, and who, as if at home, was immediately ushered into the President's room. That was Secretary Stanton. The waiting gentlemen, who recognized the Secretary of War, here gave knowing winks of discouragement, as much as to say, 'It's an all-night business; Stanton has important despatches from the front.' But a half our sufficed, and, when the Secretary passed out, the gentle-gray-haired messenger, whose open, pleasant Irish countenance has been familiar to callers at the White House since it was occupied by President Jackson, notified the gentlemen in waiting Illinois member was now, unluckily, not among them that the President would now see them

Why not, sir?" asked the General. "Because them's a leddies' caer, and no man'll be goin' in there without a leddy. There's wan sate in that caer over there, ef yees want it," at the same time pointing to it.

"Yes," replied the General, "I see there is one seat, but what shall I do with my staff?"

- the

all at once; and all were ushered in. This was our first and only view of Abraham Lincoln face to face. His countenance bore that open, benig

BY ST. GEORGE TUCKER.

storm,

More bright for the darkness, that pure constellation?

nant outline we had expected; but what struck O, say, can you see, through the gloom and the us especially was its cheerful, wide-awake expressiveness, which we had never met with in the pictures of our beloved chief. The secret of this may have been that he had just been hearing good news from Grant-for such was the fact. "But our chief purpose in this sketch is to describe, in brief, the bearing of the President in this short interview. After saluting his little circle of callers, they were seated, and attended to in turn. First in order was a citizen of Wash-To light us to Freedom and Glory again. ington, praying for pardon in the case of a de- How peaceful and blest was America's soil, serting soldier.

Like the symbol of love and redemption its form,
As it points to the haven of hope for the nation.
How radiant each star! as they beacon afar,
Giving promise of peace, or assurance in war;
'Tis the Cross of the South, which shall ever re-

main

Till betrayed by the guile of the Puritan demon, which lurks under Virtue, and springs from its

coil,

To fasten its fangs in the life-blood of freemen !
Then loudly appeal to each heart that can feel,
And crush the foul viper 'neath Liberty's heel;
And the Cross of the South shall forever remain
To light us to Freedom and Glory again.
'Tis the emblem of peace, 'tis the day-star of hope,
Like the sacred Labarum, which guided the Ro-
From the shores of the Gulf to the Delaware's
slope,

man:

'Tis the trust of the free, and the terror of foemen.
Fling its folds to the air, while we boldly declare
The rights we demand, or the deeds that we dare;
And the Cross of the South shall forever remain
To light us to Freedom and Glory again.

But, if peace should be hopeless, and justice de

nied,

And war's bloody vulture should flap his black pinions, Then gladly to arms! while we hurl, in our pride,

"Well,' said the President, after carefully reading the paper, it is only natural for one to want pardon; but I must in such a case have a responsible name that I know. I don't know you. Do you live in the city?' 'Yes.' 'Do you know the Mayor? 'Yes.' 'Well, bring me his name, and I'll let the boy off. The soldier was pardoned. "Next came a well-developed man of French accent, from New Orleans. He was evidently a diffident person, not knowing precisely how to state his case; but the burden of it was, that he was a real-estate holder in New Orleans, and since the advent of military rulers there, he could not collect his rents, which were his living. Your case, my friend,' said the President, may be a hard one, but it might have been worse. If, with your musket, you had taken your chance with our boys before Richmond, you might have found your bed before now. But the point is, what would you have me do for you? I have much to do, and the courts have been opened to relieve me in this regard.' The applicant, still embarrassed, said, 'I am not in the habit of appearing before big men.' And for that matter, it was quickly responded, you have no need to change your habit, for you are not before very big men now;' playfully adding, 'I can't go into the collection business.' The New Orleans man was finally satisfied that a President cannot do everything that ought to be done to redress individual grievances. These instances, though not specially remarkable A PATRIOTIC FAMILY.-John Fon Rodd is a in themselves, serve to set off in a strong light German, and a son of William Henry Fon Rodd, those traits of character which shed such a radi- Esq., of Butztown, Pa. The father is eighty-nine ance over the life of Mr. Lincoln. He studied years of age, and has lost nine sons in the war for intently the grievances of the humblest. There the Union. Eight of these were killed in battle, was no appearance of affected dignity on account and the other died of starvation in the rebel pens of the high post which he filled. He had a fel- at Salisbury. While a prisoner, the son last relow-feeling for his countrymen a love for jus-ferred to actually ate his right hand, so great was tice above all, a true fear of God - a sacred regard for the rights of all. These were our firstsight impressions of Abraham Lincoln. They are likely to be lasting."

Defiance to tyrants, and death to their minions,. With our front to the field, swearing never to yield, Or return like the Spartan in death on our shield; And the Cross of the South shall triumphantly As the flag of the free, or the pall of the brave.

wave

his hunger. John, from whom we have obtained our information, is the tenth and youngest of the brothers, and he bears the scars of eight wounds received in battle. He, too, was for a time a prisoner at Salisbury, and was only released at the close of the war. His recital of the treatment of the starving prisoners fully confirms all the accounts that have heretofore been published of the Southern barbarism under which our men suffered. Upon inquiry, we learn from other sources, that Henry William Fon Rodd, the father of the ten heroes, has for many years been

one of the most highly respected citizens of Butztown. Is there another man in the world who has sacrificed more sons upon the altar of our country than this aged German? Harrisburg Telegraph..

FAITHFUL UNTO DEATH.

In the year 1861, when the first call for troops was made, James Hendrick, a young man of eighteen, resolved to leave his father's roof, in Wisconsin, and go forth to battle for the flag. At the time mentioned he was attached to a young girl of nearly the same age as himself, whose parents were rated among the "rich ones" in that section of the country. Her name was Ellen Goodridge. Previous to leaving for the seat of war he informed her of his intentions, promising to return in a few months. After the first battle of Bull Run his regiment was ordered to Washington, and receiving a Lieutenant's commission, Hendrick resolved to enter the service for three years, and wrote to his parents and sweetheart to that effect. The news was received by the girl with foreboding, and she resolved to accompany him. She immediately acquainted her parents with her resolve, who, in reply, turned her from the house, and bade her never come back.

She went, and finding out her lover's regiment, obtained permission to do the cooking at the Colonel's headquarters. She followed the regiment through the battles of Gettysburg, Antietam, Fredericksburg, the Wilderness, Cold Harbor, Petersburg, and Richmond, and in the intervening time went out with young Hendrick in many skirmishes and raids, in one of which she was wounded in the arm, the ball making a very bad flesh wound. After Lee surrendered, the object of her choice was taken deathly sick, and was forwarded in an ambulance to Washington, where he was placed in the hospital. Here, again, her noble heart showed itself. She watched over him, bathed his fevered brow, read to him, wrote home letters for him, and finally, with a broken heart, closed his eyes in death. The day before his death an Episcopal minister joined the two in marriage — he dying with a painful disease, and she nearly crazed with the thought that, after four long years of suffering, he for whom she had given up home, friends, everything dear on earth, and for whom she had braved every danger, was going to another world.

his kindly sensibilities and gentle sympathies. The letter of his fair correspondent moved the Executive and the man, and he at once forwarded it to Washington with the following indorsement, which succeeded in smoothing the course of true love, and melting Mars to tenderness. This was not the first or only instance in which the Governor brought about other unions, in the midst of his endeavors to preserve the Union of the States.

“To the Hon. E. M. Stanton, Secretary of War:

"This case appeals to all our sympathies as patriots and as gentlemen, and I appeal to the chivalry of the Department of War, which presides over more heroes than Homer ever dreamed of, and better and braver than his Muse ever sung-I pray you to grant this request of my fair correspondent, and generations will rise up and call us blessed. J. A. A."

UNCLE SAM EVERYWHERE. — A soldier of a Pennsylvania regiment, who was wounded at the battle of Chancellorsville, and left on the field, afterwards related his adventures to the Colonel. When the tide of battle had swept past the spot where he lay, a rebel soldier came to him, and took away his canteen, haversack, musket, and accoutrements, and finally demanded his coat and shoes. At this the Pennsylvanian at first demurred, but was forced to submit. Thereupon ensued a conversation:

"Where do you belong?" asked the rebel. "To Pennsylvania," was the reply. "And what are you doing down here in Virginia ? "

"Vell, I comes down here to fight," said the unlucky Buck County man.

"To fight, eh?" said the Virginian; "why don't you fight in your own State, if you want to fight: what business have you here in Virginia ? "

The question might have been a poser for some, but the brave Dutchman replied: "Vel, I fights mit Uncle Sam, and Uncle Sam he goes efryvere.”

GENERAL GRANT'S WAR HORSE. The Gen. eral was peculiarly proud of his stud, but particularly so of his war charger. To the few friends. to whom he unbends he took great delight in exGOVERNOR ANDREW AS A WAG AND A PA- hibiting his horses. A friend was with Grant one TRIOT. Military necessity prevented two young day, and the conversation turned upon horses. lovers from joining hands in marriage. The sol-"Perhaps," said the General, " you would like to dier was four times prevented from getting his leave of absence. The War Department did not find it consistent with its duty to permit the lady and her brother to go to the distant front to have the rite duly solemnized, so that the wife might share the lot of the husband.

At last an appeal was made to the heart of His Excellency the Governor of Massachusetts, and with the success that attends such an appeal when official obligation allows the indulgence of

see the horse I have ridden during all the campaigns that I have commanded." The General ordered his horse to be brought out. To the surprise of the gentleman, the animal seemed no more than a lady's palfrey. Small, slender, with agile limbs, black as a coal, an eye like a hawk, intelligent, but mild, with the unmistakable “lick’ on each side of the mane, not unlike the " COWlick" on a boy's head, looking, for all the world, like a family pet for women and children. The