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LONG ISLAND FA R M E D . T U E S D A Y , AUG. 5, 1 S 6 S . 1 3 T “ L e t us h a v e f a i t h t h a t r i g h t a u t o s MIGHT, AND IN THAT FAITH LET US, TO THE END. DARE TO DO -OUR flUTV, AS WE UNDERSTAND IT .”— Abraham L in c o ln . I t w i k e r Jio r o lu f io n . ITashrng’ Women t a k i n g iheir t w . Two weeks since ihe agent of “ ihe v iro p o litaa crashing M achine Co.” appeared in! Vo foiru of J a maica, and in ihe most gentlem a n ly m anner a s k e d ih e Queens County. W h y is n o t Q u e e n s c o u n ty in the field ? F ro m cv- ery q u a r ter of (lie state t h e new s comes t h a t “ v o lun teering is g oing on earnestly and rapidly,” and several counties h a r e t h e ir q.:ota of m en already enlisted.— ........ , In Queens w h at lias been done ? ivhat is doing? A privilege o f leasing his “ Clothes W r ing e r ' to h e tried i T h e me . , - . . >o' o n washing dav. W e do not wonder t h a t h e speaks years o f a g e ; (he latter, if w e way ju d g e from their the utility of this m a c h ine. T h e J size, from 1-1 to 1C. In the beginning c f th e gam e Base Ball. A very iotcresting g a m e o f Base B a ll was played on Saturday, QCtli nit., betw e e n t h e M c C lellan B. B. Club of tins village, and tiio L ib e r ty B. B . C lub o f H e m p stead, on th e grounds o f the f o rm e r ; bo th juniors.— Tlie m e m b e rs o f tho form e r range fro m 12 to 14 boys seem to have lost a l l confidence in them - F o rev e r float t h a t S tandard S h e e t ! W h e re Breathes the foe but falls before u s ? W ith F r e e d o m ’s soil beneath c u r feet. And F reed o m ’s Banner stream ing o’e r u s ! Union Slate Convention. At a meeting or Uio Republirnii niul LcgKUUvo Union Committees, hold »t tho Dclcvon House, In tho city of Albany, July 23*1, 1S&-, the following resolutions wore suloptod: .fajo/m/, That a Union Ftnlo Convention be heW at SYRACT?E, on WEDNESDAY*, tbe 24th day of SEITEJIBER. 1802. at twclre, noon, for tho nomination of Governor, J.lecteuanHVjvern^r, Canal Comtek- 8/oner, Inspector o r State Prisons am/ <' rtrk of die Court of.tppcals, to be supported nttbo nextXovcmbcr o’e l n, nnd that all Republicans. *11 Democrat* anil a ll loyal ciweiw, s<iSj>orter3 of tho j««bcy of the A>1* ministration in n vigorous prosecution of the war D*r putting down re bellion, and responding to tbo principles and policy s e t to. iu In the ad dress nnd resolutions adopted at the meeting of the l^p ibhcan and Union members of tho legislature, held at Albauy, April 18th, 1S62, aro invited to unite in the election of three Delegates from each Assem bly District to such Convention. JUsolved, That we recommend that in a ll Count/ and A?somM* Dis tricts, where tli or o a r c Republican nnd Union District Comroittees, th a t 1 they unite In ono call, and that in those Counties and Districts where there Is but ono Committee, the Conrcuticm for tho election of Delegates be cftlUd by that CormnilUo. ItKI’ CUMCAJf COMMITTKB. WM. II. FERRY, JAt*. Ttfm’IU Jfifft, JAS. K. BATES, SIMEON’ PRATER, JAMBS KEU*Y, l.SAAC SHKIUUX, J . 11. STKDWliM., CHARIi/S JONES, It. 0. McCOKAIICK, ». 11. MII.1AT, C. R. RICHARDS, GEO. II. SHARP, WM. A. WHEELER, WM. A. DART, CRUS G. PARIS, L w n s -u v n v n co m m ittfi :. LYMAN THEM AIN ,T R. W. JVDtON, J. F. T. STItANAUAN, ALEX. CAMPBELL, EDWARD DODD, D. I*. FOIXCTT, ALONZO WOOD, j W. 8, LINCOLN, C. N. R. LUPl'IXOTOX, T. T. KLAULEK, I). KOARD.MAN, GKO. IV. ERNST, 8. 1’. Rl’SSKLL, £ T . BAYT, C. J. FOLGER, 8. f . OAV1T, II. WI1EEI ER, W. U SESSIONS, WILKES ANGEL. IL W. RCKiKlW. K. M. MADDEN, JL II. GMNNEI.L, W. E. BONHAM, Republican County Committee. A m e eting o f t h i s C o m m ittee » i l l be h o ld nt t h e bouse • f Benjamin L a n e , E rushville, «n S n turd n y , A u g u s t. 9 th , 1862, a t 3 o’c l o c k , r. a . , precisely. I ’ u n c liial attendance is requ e s ted. R IC H A R D C. V cCOUM ICK, Chairman. O. J . Dow.N'ijin. ) - , . B. I. D obciitt , T f l O - C o u n t y T J l i r . W c have the “ Prem ium List and liegulnlions for th e Twenty-first a n n u a l -Exhibition of (be Q u e e n s Co. A g ricultural Society.” The pam phlet is g o tten up in n e a t style, a n d bears evidence of the careful prepara tion of tlio indefatigable Secretary, H r . H arold. T h e am o u n t of p rem ium s offered exceeds Tw o Thousand D o llars. T h is and t h e excellent locality chosen for th o fair (Ihe F..-liion Course, New town,) ought to rend e r it more succcssE-l than a n y of tho previous ex hibitions of t h e society. Indeed vre believe it w ill in every respect be tb o finest and most com p lete county fair ever held in t l i c state. The adm irable exhibition ground and the especially liberal premiums offered for horses will insure a very extensive exhibit of horse flesh. \We shall expect *uch a n assem b lage of fine stock as lias n o t hitherto b e e n seen even upon this equine-loving island. Nor w ill t h e display be confined to trotters, for with com m e n d a b le sagacity tbo directors have arran g e d a handsom e prem ium ($20) for tho best trained saddle h o n e . Tlio S e c r e tary well rem arks in couneclion w ith this prem ium .; “ Tho necessity o f rideable horsc-s suitably broken, luoii as wero c o m m o n in the good old day s o f our fore fathers, lias, d u ring tiic past year, been m a d e painful ly apparent, as scarcely enough could be found to sup ply the wants of a single regim ent of cavalry. In view of individual ami military advantages, we hope th e inspirating exercise of horseback riding m a y be extended and im proved, and consider it worthy o f en couragem ent b y o u r society.” W c hope th is tim e ly premium will stim u late our farm e rs to greater interest in training for th e saddle, and lead our y o u n g folk, both m ale and female, to a m o r e habitual .practice o f tbe healthful exercise ofri- ding on horseback. T h e special prem ium s for trotters, stallions and -roadsters, tendered by t b e Flushing R a ilroad Compa ny, 3. R . Bownc, Esq., and the Fashion Pleasure Ground Association, a re open, a* Is th a t for the best saddle horse, t o com p e titors from a n y p o r t o f the \Uni ted S tates or C a n a d a , a n d must attract the attention of horsem en throughout tlie country. T h e y are h igh ly creditable to th e parties offering them , to the soci ety . and to the s t a t e . M o reover th e y a r e w o rth con tending for, and w ill silence the c o m p laint that th e r e is rio proper inducem ent t o bring valuable stock from « distance. B u t it is w ell to rem em b er th a t tiio society's cn- oouragem ent is not to.be aonfmcd to h o r s e -flesh.— F,ar .other stock, e n d for nil articles im p o rtant to the husbandman, t h e prem ium s arc generous, and ought to b e satisfactory t o exhibitors. • W c 'hear w ith p leasu re that Newtown is putting forth e v e ry effort to m ake the fair a success, Through I th e influenco.of Jo h n G. .Jackson, Esq., the energetic- director for th a t taw n , a large num b er of life m e m bers o f the iociety have been procured, and a general in te r e s t in the exhibition aroused. Newtown should do w e ll, for it is by the m agnanim ity-of t h e eastern tow n s o f the c o u n ty that she J i to have th e fair this .year. W e believe her citizens fully appreciate the favor, and that th e y will, ih all th e ir arrangem e n ts, .do honor to t h e county and its useful society, and shew t h a t there is a s m uch enterprise and liberality sritliin h s r borders *» iu a n y of our s ix thrifty towns, public m e e ting w a s held at th e Court House, and th e o n washing right kind o f s p irit prevailed, and tho r i g h t kind of w ith confidence o f resolutions w ere passed. T h e Supervisors have m e t machine speaks fo r itself. It saves lime, labor, since, am i offer nn additional bounty of S25 t o every clothes and m a n y , and i f that does not recom m e n d i t , selves, nnd i t was thought lho game w o u ld b e all one man w h o volunteers for tho w ar from this county.— ' t o the good people o f Long hland, what will ? liv e r y t sided. On (h e fourth inning th e Li >ert ) s n e i e to But th e r e seems to be no response as yet. Is patriot- farm e r knows tbe value o f the Mowing M achine, n i a l , 3 runs, b u t t h e M cClellan s receiving som e encourage-! ism so dead in this part o f the state that n o t a single fo r his com fort a n d profit he pays the price and says ( m e a t from outsiders, on the fifth put o u t theii oppo- company eau be raised to help save the c o u n tr y ? If “ 'tis cheap.” W h y should not every farm e r's wife. t nents w ith a 0, and the tide changed as will be seen proper efforts w e re made to arouse the p e o p l e and aud every tody o lse's w ife have- a “ Cic.hes W ringer ” i by the an n e x e d score. I t will not do to make m en- the right kind of recruiting officers put at t h e business fo r the sam e reason ? H o uot send this agent away tion of an y particular persons as th e y all deserve | nil th e hospitals, and enough has been accom p lished we h ave no doubt th a t at least a respectable num b e r without trying tlie W ringer. There is nothing equal m ueh praise, and wc hope some day to see Ihcm fill | °‘ P . 1’* “ n association, could b e found w h o would represent old Q u e e n s i n to i t in ihe m a r k e t ; it takes away the s e v e r e s t labor prominent, positions m t h e A tlantic B. 1). Club. ThO| jar s u p p 2j‘es‘ o f 'c io lbiti\ an d a r t i c l e s 'o f nou'rislimfiV the Union arm y. T h e re m ust be a stirring up of t h e o f washing day, a n d m a k e s the girls actually sing over H em p stead Club was unfortunate in having two of j furnished from tliilhi e n t p a r ts of the S tate o f New people— those who are discouraging enlistm e n ts m u st th e tub. T h e ag e n t, A. L. L j s t f . is canvassing tlie l^ c'r players injured. M r . Eugene B e d e ll oi tlie Tola | York, h a v e been sufficient to m e e t the dem a n d s upon • - - “ CJu(, 0f H e m p s tead, was um p ire, and it is enough to i the Society’, b u t now t h a t disease apd th e b a ttle field sav that tiie decisions w e r e just. 1 Our Sick ami Wounded Soldiers. W e w i i especially atten tio n to tlie follow ing a p p e a l TO THE FEOPLK OF NEW YORK, W a s h i n g t o n , D . C„ August i , J 8G2., T lie sick and w o unded soldiers in th e num e rous hospitals in W ashington, G e o rgetow n , and A lexandria, aye generally well c a r e d for, but there are certain “ little nameless comforts,” which no governm e n t, how e v e r thoughtful, can , or can be expected to pro vide. T o furnish these so far as possible, and by sys tem a tic visitation, to c h e e r and console the siiflifting m e n o f N e w York in th e s e hospitals, is th e object o f the New York Soldiers' Relief Society. F o rm e d in January l a s t o f citizens of New Y o rk resi dent in W ashington, i t has quietly but steadily prose- culed its hum ane work. I t s com m ittees have visited be met with a determ ined spirit and be silenced— tow n of J a m a ica a t present. lie has h is head quar- right speedily should it b e found out “ who is for us te r s at Cheshire’s iu-this village. H e is g o ing through and who against us.” T raitors a t hom e are as d a n g e r- th e county, and h e will, when his work is finished, re- ous ns traito r s abroad, an.l if disloyal men a r e retard - eeive such praises from Q u . ns as few m en h a v e re- ing enlistm ents lot them be pointed out a n d m o v ed ceived from wom ankind, out of th e way. j — - ----------------- It is said lh a t t h e G o vernors of t h e several slaics' L ? \ The La die s ' Soldiers’ Aid Society of this vil- will he authorized to d r a ft men in t h e several states lage are c o m p e lled by th e numerous an d constantly or such parts of th e m as do not furnish th e ir proper- increasing dem ands for help which conic to them from tion of recruits. I f this is so, the county o f Q u e e n s all parts o f ih e country lo solicit the assistance of Ihe will com e within r e a c h of this power, and i t w ill be a ' p atriotic l a d .rs of Jam a ica in their endeavors to fulfil lasting disgrace to have it said that “w h ile other i in some slight d e g r e e the duties and obligations which counties swelled th e ranks o f the arm y prom p tly, th e y foci a r e ju s tly owing to the brave soldiers who some w o re singled out from which the au th o r itie s have been stricken down by disease whilst nobly bat- w e rc com p elled to draw m en for the field. iilirg for t h e right. E v e r y vessel returning from the Cannot som ething be done to bring this m a tter o f seat of war is laden down with sick and wounded men, volunteering t o the attention of our c itizens? Libc- whose sufferings c a ll loudly upon us for a id, which we ral bounties have been o f fered .it is tru e ; b u t w h y ; a r e n o tab le to givo them by reason of tho little in- not in e v e ry town in th e county—why not i n Jam a ica terest a p p a rently t a k e n b y the community nt larg e in call a public m e e tin g , and secure the- services e f such the doings o f the society. What the society has b e e n ' 0 je nt several of their IJBERTY, II. h. IV. C a rm a n , 2 i i b . . 2 Rusbmore, P ........... 3 J . P e t til, e . f . ............5 IVillis, 3d b . - ........... 5 R a y n o r, 1. f . ........... 1 H u shm o re, s, s , . , .-1 Iff. C a rm a n , C ............ 1 Powell, r. f . ............. 2 liu s h m o r e , 1 s t b . . .4 27 | »1 CI.EI.HAN. R.I II. I- 3'C. E ldcrt, 1. f . , , , - 3 1 P. Crossman, r. f ..A 2 E.rCogsweil, C 2 2 T. B. W h e e le r, 3d b.2 5 J. Chapman, P 1 2 Seabury, 2d b - -,- ..2 0 On k ey, 1st b. ------ 4 o Smith, s. s ......... 5 0 Doane, o. fi. -I IS; r.UNS MADB IN I-IACII INNING. 1 2 3 4 5 G 7 8 Liber I v ............. 4 5 2 1 0 3 3 0 M cClellan ............ 0 1 1 1 5 4 7 10 2-1 29 -I S -2 9 men as Gov. King, John J . Arm strong. Hit-hard Bus- teed, H e n ry TV. E a stm a n , Benj. TV. Downing, Sec., to arouse th e latent patriotism of Queens county ? If i t c a n he- done, l e t it- b e done quickly. W h o will answer f o r Queens ? U nion C' ali -.—T lie Legislative Union and R e p u b li can S tale Com m ittees have agreed upon a c a l l for a convention lo nom inate state officers, which* appears under our editorial head. 'J’lie action leading to this result was entirely harm onious, and thoroughly re- J of country a n d a sense of duty, have now b e e n brought ffects tiie popular sentim e n t. I t will, wc d o u b t not, to ,1Si wounded, sick and suffering for w a n t of b e responded to by a h i ’N dki -T j thousand m a j o r ity nourishing food and com fortable clothing, surely it is for tlie Union nom inees. incumbent upon ev e r y loyal aud true-hearted woman to a id to the utm o st o f h e r ability in providing and B a l i . i , B a l l y f o r t h e C a l m -: o f own C c h ’S t b y ! - c a r j n „ |-or t j l o s c lvi10 a p p e a l thus strongly t o our sym- in (his paper 1 ab le to do, with the few m em bers it can boast of, lias follows: been done, but th e y feel that it is but a tith e o f wliat-j constellation , p, ought to be, and could be accomplished i f the lad ies,H , Thomas, P - - - - - -3 would only come forw a rd freely and lend a h e l p i n g '^ '® n' l,t '' * ? d b . . . . . .2 , , , j . , . B . Bedfield, 3d b 3 hand. The women have a part, and a very im p o rtant, jye c ou,|rcs i s t b . .4 part, assigned to th e m in the great contest now going ICarnthevs. s. s 4 on f o r the preservation o f the Union. I f Iho noble | T hom as, 1. f . s .3 m en who w illingly and freely left home, kindred and Bedfield, c . i 2 friends, e v e ry th ing t h a t w a s near and dear to (hem , lo j * * ........... -j go forth and risk ( h e ir lives in battle, impelled by love ( ’ __ i£A match played by the A flantics of this place, \viti| the Constellations of Brooklyn, E. D., resulted in a victory for th e latter. “ T h e A tlantics” w ere defi- first nine, T h e snorej is as 15,’ ATLANTIC, 0. 3 Young, s. s . , . - .......... 3 4 Wilkinson, r . f . 3 3 Man waring, 2d b. . . 3 2 Pow ell, P. - - -, 2 Rogers, 3d b . - 3 Aliigcr, 1st l>— _ — 2 3 Cogswell, C .................. 2 3 X Cogswell. 1. f . . . . 3 3 Ifliiliug, c. f . 3 . .4 C a u s e o f — Our readers are directed lo a call signed b y some of o u r most prom inent citizens for a leeting t o he held to-m o rrow evening at D u v land’s Hotel, at- 8 o'clock fo r Die- purpose of devising some way in which suitable aid can be furnished th e fami lies of those who a r e left behind by iheir c h i e f and perhaps only support, while doing battle fo r their country’s cause. It is m e e t, right nml our boundcn duty that these fam ilies should bo taken eiu-e of, aud ivc hope a large attendance will b e found at th is m e e t ing and suitable proi ision m ade for so worthy a cause. Tliero is no one o f our citizens but can a fford to make some personal sacrifice in order th a t lliosc ivho a - c-.ii. i..i„ up a r m s lor iho preservation o f t h e ir, country shall feel th a t those dear to them will he ta-! ken care o f d uring Iheir absence. Let one and all at tend to-morrow e v e n i n g 1 2 Constellation..9 A tlantic 0 « S IN N IN G S . 3 4 5 0 -1 1 1 0 0 T o t a l . . . . . . . . 2 7 15 9 Total. 1— 24 2 - 1 5 pathy. W e earnestly call upon all who can possibly spare sufficient tim e to he preset at llio n e x t m e e ting of t h e society, and prov e that the women o f Jam a ica arc fully alive to th e ir duty at Ibis im p o rtant crisis in | [p^T e iv'es our aii'airs, Umpire— Eh McICinstry, o f tlic Eckfonl Club. Scorers.— H . IV. Johnson, for A tlan tic; Mr. dale, for Constellation. Gris- N T E D .- :ss Sniithiitli 1st Lieut. C h a rle S o f this village, h a v e a ttached to tlie 1st K c g t. Spinola’s B rigade, and have opened a R e c ruiting Office over th e H arness Shop of Mr. J a m e s E r e r i t t , nnd a r c ready to receive i; W* In (liis week's F a r m e r will be found an extra containing t h e M ilitia L aw , as passed hy t i r e Legisla- j “ U who arc willing to enlist in th e Army o f tbe Uni turo of this state during its recent session. Those who have a n y doubt as to who are subject t o m ilitary duty now l i a v c j l i c official document spread before them , and a ll uncertainties m ay now bo rem o v ed. » w W o r k c.v Neyv R e c r u i t s . — In reply to a co r res-1 pendent who asks, ‘‘W h a t would b e tlie duty o f a new enlisted regim e n t?—w h e th e r (hey would lmve to go into the field im m e d iately, nnd be expected t o do as much ns an old drilled regim e n t, or would they Iiayo to do garrison du ty ? ” t h e Albany E v e n in g J o u r n a l rem arks t h a t th e y w o u ld doubtless, w ith few e x c e p tions, be assigned to th e la t t e r duty. A t p r e s e n t a large proportion o f our arm y are doing little other than performing the functions th a t belong to p o lice men. T h e se will be s e n t iuto the field as soon a s their places can b e filled w ith new levies. T h e ch a n c e s would b e f o u r (o one th a t a soldier enlisting to-day would not b o called upon to do much, if any, lighting. This work m u st b o left t o those whom tim e and disci pline have hardened into veterans. T h e C o u n t r y i n B a n g e r !— W a r in earnest. L e t the militia drill every Saturday and he arranged in several classes, n n d go c lass a f ter class, i f necessary, to sustain th e arm y in t lie field till every man is t h e r e and then see if llio m o ral effect at horns and ab r o a d is n o t good a n d t b e country soon cut of danger. S e r v e d him R i g h t .— A secession sym p a thizer w as endeavoring to d iscourage enlistm ents, and expressing ull confidence in tiie a b ility o f the South to s u c c e s s fully resist tlie U n ion forces, under the shadow o f B u n k e r Hill m o n u m ent o n Monday, lie had proceed ed as far in h is rem a rks a s to com p lain of tho w ro n g s tlie South w a s suffering, when he was seized by a gentlem an in his a u d ience, hurried with some p r e c i p i tation to a neighboring frog pond, and t h e r e im m ersed amid the plaudits o f a num e rous crowd. H e w a s r e leased before the breath had quite left his body. t i r Recruits c a n bo h a d if th e two political p a r t i e s in t h e Slate will pcrsue the, follow ing courso; m a k e every person seeking a nomination for any office pledge h im self if h e does not g e t tho nomination t h a t he w ill enlist im m e d iately on liis rejection, nnd i f h e does g e t tlie nomination and is not elected ho w ill a t once enlist; this will g iv e th e 5ta.te .at .least a full division n f Infantry, 13?\ “ I wonder if I’il be drafted !” is .tiie th o u g h t that is uppermost in th e -minds of persons subject it« m ilitary duty. W e can n o t answ er th e inquiry fo r such, but w ill only say , If you would avoid b e in g drafted, e n list a t once, liy so doing yon wit) show a stronger devotion to your count ry, and also .receive a larg o bounty; whereas, i f you w ait .until g rafted, y o u r only .com pensation for service wjll ,bc .the reg u l a r m o n thly w ages, 4513 a m o n th. Som e difference b e tw e e n that, a n d $-113 b e fore leaving the s tato and $75 a t the expiration.of the te r m o f service. So e n list a t once,-and fill up t h e quota from your county. t y A call for a m e e ting o f the Queens C o u n ty Republican C e n tr a l Com m ittee, to be held at B e n ja m in L ane's H o l d , Q u e e n s, w ill b? found i n a n o t h e r colum n . T h e m eeting w i l l he a n im p o rtant owe, and wo would urge that th e r c .b e a full m e e ting. IIia k e JuLi.rES. —M r. McCormick, who, a s it will be seen from (be circular elsew h e re printed, has identi fied him self w ith th e N . Y. Soldiers’ Belief Society in W ashington, says th a t Jellies arc particularly refresh ing to the inm a te s of*iho hospitals. They are\ also highly recom m ended by tlic physicians. I t lias oc c u r r e d to us t h a t knowing t h e fact, otir country r e a d ers m ight, m any of them , c o n tr ibute to the com fort of our bravo volunteers by m aking Je l li e s in quantities, and forw arding them to th e B e lief Soeiety. If la t e Cor C u rrant, B lackberry and Grape Jellies are very nice, and easily m ade. T h e following is a p o p u la r receipt for C u rrant J e l l y ; i “ P ick (lie f r u i t after a day’s sunshine, strip from (lie stem s nnd set in a stone jar o r tin pail in a k e ttle of w a ter ; lot it boil some- hours until the juice runs f r e e ly . Strain through a bag o f cotton cloth, such as a com m o n salt bag, r e tu r n it t o t b e fire in t h e pail, j a r o r preserving bottles, and when it comes lo a boil add one pound of d ry white sugar to a pint of juice, and in fifteen minutes the jelly is m a d e.” ted States to a-sist in p u tting down this causeless and wicked rebellion. Tlic inducem e n ts for e n listing are very great, tlic recruit g e ttin g SI 13 before, leaving the htate, m o s t of which i s a bounty from tbe S tate and County. T h e s e gentlem en a r e energetic, and go- ahead men, nnd we hope th e y iviU succeed in their un, dcrt aking. T h e follow ing is the authority they received from Brig. Gen. Spinola to obtain recruits w h ich will be satisfactory, w e believe, to a l l : G e n e r a l H e a d q u a r t e r s S p in o la’s E m p i r e B u iuadss, 341 F u l t o n S t . , Bp.ookl.yk. Ju ly 3)st. 1802. K S pecial O kot . u N o . 17.— T h e order heretofore is sued, giving auth o r ity to H o n . J l . D. H a ll to enrol a ! com pany of volunteers in t h e county of Q u e e n s , to be i to o 1 a (tached to F i r s t R e g im e n t E m p ire B rigade, is h c r e - — 1 b y rescinded. And by v ir tu e of a u thority vested in m e b y Special O rder No. 1K2 o f tlie commatuler-iii-ehief, I do hereby authorize th e enrolm e n t o f volunteers in t h e county of Queens, a n d for th a t purpose I hereby designate H en iiy U’. i F l h u iiy of Jam a ica, as Captain, and C h a r l e s S m it h of said village, as First L ieutenant, rvlio, together w ith tlic citizens o f said county, may select the rem a ining officers.for said com pany. A n d in order th a t said organization m a y lie p r o ceeded willi a t once tlie officers and citizens of said M-PIIIE ) ,YN, [ a m o re r e g u lar and a b u n d a n t p rovision is required. T b e E x e c u tive C o m m ittee b e lieve it only necessa ry to sta t e this fact t o tlio patriotic people o f New York, in order lo have ( h e i r sto r e room w e ll a n d con stantly stocked with such articles as tlie following, which a r c at present m o st needed, v iz: shirts, drawers, stockings, slip p e r s ; linen pantaloons and coats, straw h a ts; le t te r p a p e r , envelopes, a n d pos tage sta m p s ; lemons, oranges, dried f r u i t ; jellies of all kinds, (very desirable;), ale and porter. Such ar ticles, se n t by express, (pro-paid,) directed to the “ N e w Y o r k Soldiers' B e l i e f Society, W ashington, 1). C.,” will bo prom p tly aekpow ledged, and prudently distributed, a t the various hospitals, through the m em bers o f t h e Society, tw o o f w hom are designated to reg u larly attend at each. P a r t ie s preferring to send m o n ey a r e assured tjuit i t w ill bo very acceptable, as the dem a n d s npcm U;e S o c iety f o r ready funds a r e f re quent. A list o f nil th e hospitals, an d the New Y o rk sol diers therein, is kept, and corrected weekly, a t the rooms of tho Society, N o , 12 W a shington Building, Pennsylvania Avenue, c o r n e r of S eventh s tr e e t, which are open to (lie public e v e r y evening, Sundays e x c e p ted. R . 0 . M c C o rm ick, Q u e e n s Co., C h a irm a n . S. Y . Boyd, Albany Co., Cor. See. G eo. AV. Palm er, C h a u tauquc Co.llec. Sec. J . AY. Armitage, B e n s s c lacr Co., C . Slorrs, Lewis Co., P e t e r Lomrnoml, S t. L a w ro n c e Co., Ja m e s Gahraj-, N ew-York. Co., 11. II. Sperry, M onroe Co., Jo h n M anley, C a ttaraugus Co., T lie P resident and S e c y . of tlie Society, ex-o fficio, E x e c u tive Commi'tec. T lie o th e r officers of tb e S o c iety arc Hon. In a I I a i i r i s , President. J . N. G r a n g e r , Esq., Fi'eu President. I r a G o o d n o y v , Esq., Treasurer. J o h n S. P o l e r , Esq., Secretary. F in a n c e Committee — l io n . It. E . Fenton, H o n . Eaastus Corning, lion. E . G. Spaulding, II. AYm. AVall, lion. E d w a rd H aight, H o n . F . AY. Seward, Hon D . S. Di' iffiison, Geo. E . Baker, Esq., S. J. Bowou, Esq., .T. N. G r a n g e r , Esq. (T^T Persons finding i t m o re convenient, m ay send their contributions to e i t h e r of t h e m em b ers o f the Finance Com m ittee, m o st o f w h o m will be in the State o f New-York dining ( h e sum m e r. D i r t a n d D u s t . — AYe w o n d er th a t men who occur py im p o rtan t positions e x e r c i s e a t tim e s so little g o o d judgm e n t. I-'rom (lie P o s t Office to the M e rrick road Fulton stre e t is literally piled up with dirt, anil the dust is som e tim es intolerable. I f this filling up pro; cess c o n tinues, t h e next g e n e r a tio n w ill lie c o m p e lled to raise Iheir houses to b e on a lev e l witli th e s t r e e t Wjji not th e Plank Road Cp. givo us a respite from this, as if secips tp us, useless D irt and D u st ? * T iie New P o s t a g f , S t a m f C u ii e i: k c y— B esc rip- tio n o f tin B i l l s .—T h e designs for the p o slagc stam p s to bo used as c u rrency w e r e adopted on AY ednesday last, and are now in th e hands of th e e n g raver. T h e y a r e to bo of four denom inations, v i z :—F ive, fen, tw enty-five and fifty cents., T h e y will a l l be printed on the sam e p a p e r that t h e T reasu r y notes are printed on, and wifi he ready for delivery in ten or tw e lve days.. T b e five cen,t wiji b e tw o and five-eiglilbs inches long an d one inch and th r e e -quarters w ide—color brow n . On th e upper corners will he tho denom iua- tioji, j n white figures on a da r k ground. In tiio cen . tr-e, -occupying tbo position o f a vignette, w ill he t h e five c e n t postage stam p , w ith a figure ,so” i n geom e tric a l lath e work on ea c h sid,e. T h e twenty-fives w ill bo th e saxnc as tiro above, .except tluit tlie vignette will bo five 5-cent stamps .overlapping cash other, and t l ie bill ho thr.ee inches long. T h e ten cent w ill b o t l i e sam e length and breadth as the five—color g r e e n . T h e ten cent stam p will form tlie vignette, w ith -“ 10” -on e a c h side, tire sam e as on 1 h e five c e n t b i l l ; and in a ll other r e s p e c ts it w ill be the sam e . T h e fifties w ill be m o r e in c o n form ity with th e tens, and th e yignette will b e five 10-ccnt stam p s over- lapping. .Ov.qr t,he designs, as above described, w ill be th e words -‘‘Postage stamps furnished by the A ssistant T reasu r e rs aad designated D e p o sitaries of th e United States',” aad un d e r th e m “R e c e ivable for postage stamps a t any P o s t Office.” -Ia the m iddle of t h e lower p a r t of the notes will-be ' ‘U. S.” in large letters. L a r g e figures (in lath e w o rk) denoting the denom ination will b e in the c e n t r e of t h e back o f e a c h “stam p ” or “note,” surrounded by the word? “E x changeable for United S tates notes .by any A ssistant T reasu r e r or designated U n ited States D epositary, in sum s ,not less th a n five dollar*, Receivable jn pay. m e n t o f all due* to th e U n ited S tates less th a p five dollars. Act approved J u l y 17, 1862.” T h e notes w ill he e x e c u ted in t h e highest stylo o f th e art, and e v e ry possible precaution will b e taken to p r e v e n t c o u n terfeiting. B ollos ’ ’ ay ' s Fir.is—for Indigestion, Stomach and Liver Complaints, they have long Viotue the palm. They increase the appetite, invigorate tlie stomach, anil cleanse the liver. In bowel complaints they are equally efficacious, nml for sick headache, ,or lowncss o f spirits they stand without a r i val. Sold everywhere. 175 Read the l ’rico List of th e Teople’s Provision Com pany, 2CS Greenwich St., N. Y., in to-day’s p a p e r; i t w ill save you money, ly l 1 Soldiers Aid Society. The ladies o f the village of Jamaica arc requested to m eet the Sunday School room of Grace Church on Thursday next a t 5 r. ir. Articles of work will be ready fot distvibj ution. PlIKUi; IfAC.Nm, Secretary.^ county are earn e s tly appealed io to render all the as sistance in th e ir power tow ards tiie enrolm e n t of said com p any at t h e earliest possible moment. By au th o r ity of F . B. S i - in o i . a , Brig.-G en. Comnulg. Empire Brigade. L . H a w l e y , A . A. Q. P u b l i c C i s t e r n s .— Are w e fo h a v e any public Cis tern s ? is a question wc h a v e hoard of l a t e . Some tim e since th e reason given why they w e re n o t built was because t h e y had pot t b e power to ta x tlie c iti zens to pay for th e m . At t h e last Session o f the L e g islature a law w a s passed giving (lie T rustees th e pow e r t o tax those w h o w e re bencfitted hy t h e Cisterns, and w c thought th e y syoukl b e b u ilt a t o n c e ; b u t w c have been disappointed. AVe all know th a t a fire is liable to lak e p l a c e a t any m o m e n t, and in th a t case w e w ill h a v e n o w a t e r to q u e n c h t h e devouring flames. T h e fire departm e n t is alw a y s ready and willing to .turn out—as t h e frequent f a lse a larm s of l a t e show— and i f they a r c supplied with w a ter in sufficient quan tities, the fire, gen e r a lly speaking, w ill b e confined to the building in which it(j^st originated. T h e burning of M r. Cheshire’s bakery last spring is a f a c t in illus tratio n of w h a t t iie firem en can' do if th e y have a good supply o f w a ter to w o r k w ith. IYc h o p e ,our T rustees will s e e to i t and lo c a te and build as m any Cisterns as th e y deem sufficient to furnish vatcjr enough to.check a n y .conflagration t h a t may .take place in our village. N o property ow n e r , we should think, could object to p a y their p roportion of-tax for building Public Cisterns to use in case o f (ire, T iif , F a i r a t W oodhaven .—AVe hope o u r readers won’t forget th e f a i r a t JYaadhayen ,to-morrow .(Wed nesday) a fternoon and evening. AVe u n d e rstand th a t the ladies will ha.ve -tw.o large tents stocked w ith the choicest goods—a ra r e variety, l ’iicrc w ill also be an am p le supply o f refreshm ents, and in view of the ex c e llen t objects .of the fair, tlio -completion of tb e new Chapel and i t s furnishing, the attendance should he v e r y ’large. R e sidents o f J a m a ica .can r e a c h AVbod- haven a,t a lm o st any hour by cars o r stages. .S o m e thing U n u s u a l . —On T u e sday last o u r village was visited hy a heavy thu n d e r shower, du r in g the progress o f which hnil-stones -of very largo s ize fell to the earth in copious effusion. Hail in July is some w h a t uncommon i n these p a r ts . . In Uv* village, on the I'd inst,, Nathaniel Sweet, aged 78 years, C inenlhs and 12 fiaya. The relatives and friends »f tha family are respectfully invited lo nttend his funeral this (Tuesday) afternoon at half past one o’clock, from liis late residence in Fulton street, w ithout further Invitation. In iliis village, on tlic 8d inst., TVilliarri B., son of 'Wil liam and Cynthia Snary, aged 1 y ear aim 5 months. At AVeelinwken, N. j „ ou the 29tli tilt., Janies G., eon of James G. and Caroline King, and g rind son of F.x-Gov. J u s . A. King, nged 18 years. H is remain* wet* interred it; this vilfnge. At St. Catharine’s, C. AY., on June 23tli, Benjamin Sea man, formerly ot Jerusalem, in the 81st year of iijs age. A t Brooklyn, on the 2‘Iih ult., Nathaniel Mills, Er., a g o j 60 years, 1 month and 23 days. His remains w ere inter red in the cemetery at Springfield, this town. Supervisors’ Meeting? A t* special meeting of the Board of Supervisor* of tb,« county of Queens, a t the Court Uous«( it} and % s*id coun ty, on the 3 let day of July, 1.862-. Present: The whole Bonvd. Jlesolvcd, T h at the Board of Supervisors of tbe county of Queens, for tbe purpose of encouraging enlistment* in tlie Volunteer Army ofthelfnited b’tates, will give » boun ty of $25 to eyeny eoldicr w h o shall hereafter enlist frost said county, u n til o u r proper quota for 300,000 men lately called for by th e president is filled, and that the said sum be pajd b y the -Tretsurer of said county, upon tbe presca- 1 a certificate from tbe Colo- ...... nml. me seifl sue* „ .... -Treisurer of eaid county, upon the presen tation to tbe said Tressurer o f a certificate from tb e Colo nel of .the Regiment to which said recruit shall belong, coupler-signed by the Captain ef tb e Company in which the said recruit shall he mustered in service, slating that «*/,d recruit lia* joined said Company aud Regiment, »nd entered upon hia duties ts such soldier, and shell also b e counter signed by the Surgeon of said Regiment, stating tbnt such reeruit h a d been examined by hitn and admitted as a rpkliec jn thft TTnifA/1 .Cfo*-.- » Regiment, stating th a t such in the United Stetea’i . '- 'm J . V T i f n.d '*dmitt<d »*‘ *-“Wier mend il.af \_nd H a t w e enrnsstly recom- m the regiments already in toefiekr'' *nli>tn’ents b« 'nsdo Resolved, T h a t Lewi* \V, Angevine, Treasurer of *aid county, be hereby nnthoriped t o b o rrow upon tho credit o f Queens county toe eum oi five thousand dollar*, for tho purpose of paying recruits the bounty of $25, *s set iorth in Ihe above resolution. Resolved, T h a t the ahoy* be published in ssch of th* county paper*. A kue statement from the minntes of eaid Board. -11ERr°w P o t t e r , Supervisor's ( Clerk. AID FOR SOLDIERS’ FAMILIES I A meeting o f the citizens * f Ihia town will be held on ■Wednesday evening, 6th inst., at 8 o’clock, at Diirland|« Hotel, for the purpose of devUing * w a y to aid the f»mi- lie* of tho** who enlist in t b e trpay a t .th'.* c*I) o f .thtjr country. SAMUEL S. AYAfAB, RICHARD b u s t e e d ; Jam a ica, Aug. 4 , 1862. JNO. Mi CRANE, L. M. JAGGAR, C. A. BUTLER. Hicliory nnd Oak Spokes, Just received *ad for sal* b y W M . T. BRUSH V*
