Colonel Parkhurst

Major General Thomas' sr.oph'Miontary report of the battlo of (Jhickammiga, mnde foi' the parpóse of' cnlling i'uvorablo notice of the govorntuent lo tlioso who distiiijiuished tlitimselves otl that hiird-fought field, tho following compliment to tho Colonel ot the Ninth : - ' Colonol J. G. Parkhurst, coinmunding Ninth Michigan Tnfaníry, Ltod Provost Marshiil ut tho Fi)ii'.-tt;onth Anny Görps, at the hoad of his regiuieui, did rnot-t v;ilu;Ulo sfrvicü, 'i the '2Oth, in arresti ng etragglers, atid in roorganizing tho troops u h i ! il u-til diivfij irom the fifld. rïio (i!'i:,'i 'm aéw Provost Marnhal General of the Army of the Cuiuiieiiaiid, luid it is bul justicü to say that he is most eiüinenliy qwaltfied to discharge the important, nrduous and often delicato dutiea oí the post. - ■ I'ií'c Press. t'=S" The " forèign element " of the United Stules is a more important oae in tho populatioq than even their f'rieiids suppose. Thas Mr. Donnelly, M. C. for Minnesota, in introducing hls po'w emigrant lïijl, slatcs that " sinoo the iouniihition of the govêrriment, the umigr:in'a urriyi States wero 1,200,1-1!) moro tTian thö totnl inpuhiiiyü wlth wf'iich we oommenced our cureer m u nution.'' This ai-timlly pïrtves ih'at lile parWt Americáií stócíi al present cí)rpprees a. min orí fj :i' t'ne populution of (he United Slntcá.