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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1861-12-17

A NARROW ESCAPE "A lieutenant astonished
the estrians on Seventh street not little yes
Ser6ay Sy his fees Of horsemanship. He had
purchased camp stove and pipe, and desiring to
take IL to his quarters directly, took the stove In
front and the pipe behind him on the horse, a fine
Spirited animal. In- ruurs 80 -. my n'e"eo
the horse, and he ran OF, the rider, however,
keeping his seat with undistirbed equanimity
When nearly opposite Odd Fellows Hall, the
animal took the sidewalk, and the rider was
forced to dodge the awning racks, which he did
without injury TO himself. The animal fell on
the street. and to the surprise Of the lockers on the
rider was seen standing beside him undisturbed
and unhurt. He merely removed his freight TO
wagon, remsunted, and was of TO his quartefs
with the congratulations Of the byStandefs.
AN INouEsr.-Yesterday Coroner Woodward
held an inquest on Fifteenth street, near Ohio
avenue, In view Of the body OF a new born white
male infant From the testimony Of some boys,
II appeared that they discovered Il (paftialy con-
cealed under some large stones) about fifteen min
utes after seven O'Clock, while they were playing
there. II was wrapped In some old cotton cloths,
which were fast tied about tn neck and mouth,
and over these was wrapped q linen towel, from
which an end probably the end marked with the
owners name) was torn. IL had evidently been
born alive, and was killed by strangulatfon or
smothered, and placed where found by some per-
son unknown The jury returned Its verdict ac-
cordingly.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1861-12-17

SUPERIOR QUALITY BLUE BEAVER
- CLOTHS.
Superior grades Cloths, Casslmers and Vest
inEs. !
With all other kinds of Dry Goods at our pro-
PERRY & BROTHER.
de lest Penn. avenue and Ninth street,
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1861-12-17
LOST AND FOUND.

GAME TO THE FARM OF THE SUB
~ scriber, on the Seventh street road q <<uErss
small red Buffalo COW. The owner is EA4Fs
requested to come forward, pr1ye proper kk..z.nan
ty, pay charges and take her away.
JOHN SAUL,
deI7 ST. 500 7th street corner ii.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1861-12-17

Il USTTA SEAL HING, and q FOX.HEAD
II SEAL, attached to ring, with comedian set.
SIS rewerd will be given to whoever returns the
articles to this office. de2.u
pan AWAY FROM THE SUBSCRIBERS
commonly called Toney. He 10 5 feet inches u
high, verI black, short hair, grum counte- -
nance when SPOKEN TO. with q email scar -
over one of his eyes. Went away with backS>A
jacket United States buttons lt, oaslnet pants
yellow gauntlet gloves. will give $50 TO any one
de 2vs FIELDER MAGRUDER.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1861-12-17

GI0 REWARD Lost by . LADY, last Saturday
p III afternoon. q gold WATCH and CHAIN.
They were dropped on Penn. avenue, between goth
and 9Th SITS, or on It'll, between Pa. avenue and Il
81 The finder of the watch and chain v Ill receive
the above reward and The thanks of the owner upon
leaving them at the store Of Mr.. w. T. DOVE,
Ninth st., near Pa av. de l6-St
The weekly pioneer and Democrat. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1855-1865, 1861-10-18

GENERAL ORDERS NO. Z.
-i9a yg HBADQR's OF THE CUMBERLAND,
Louisville, Ocr. s, 1861. I
Brigadier General Robert Anderson having
reiinqnished the command OF this department,
IN General Orders No. 6. of this date, the un-
dersigned assumes command of this depart.
ment. W. T. SHERMAN,
Brig. General.
OLIVER d. GREENE, Asst, Adj. Gen. asi.
THE WAR IN KENTUCKY.
Gen. W. T. Sherman. who has taken
The weekly pioneer and Democrat. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1855-1865, 1861-10-18
A Good Word from France.

From 'he New York Times, Get 9. -
The French journals think more of our
success at Hatteras Inlet than did those on
the other side of the Channel. The Debats
of the 18th September, welcomes it as a
decided victory I" for the cause which has
naturally all our sympathies." The kindly
tone of the subjoined paragraph shows how
gladly they will hear of other victories to
the national arms:
"For the first time since the commence
ment of the war, the news from America
(received under date of 9th Sep:ember) is
favorable to the Union party. The feat of
arms at Hatteras, which cannot but be of
great Importance, greatly brightens the
chances of the cause which has naturally
all our sympathy, as we believe it has that
of all Europe"
The Moniteur, too, continues to publish
frequent letters from the United States, per.
Avaded by an unmistakably friendly spirit
towards the Union cause In late one it
rejoices over the Hatteras affair as "signal
victory" for the government, and the writer,
who is understood to be gentleman in the
suite of Prince Napoleon, in another letter
from Washington, reviewing the mill
tary organization of the army of the Poto.
mac, declares the northern soldiers have Eat
once the dash of the French and solidity of
the English"
We are unable to republish these articles
on account Of the pressure of matter on
our columns but, appearing as they do in
the official Journal they cannot fail to pro-
due an immense amount of good through
out Europe, and throw considerable
amount Of cold water upon the hopes of
the gentlemen who are waiting to transact
Confederate businessIwith his Excellency
Nj. Thouvenal.
The weekly pioneer and Democrat. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1855-1865, 1861-10-18
The Rebel Ship Bermuda

The n. York Tribune obtains information
about the rebel ship Bermuda from "a gen.
tleman arrived last week from Savannah"
who is " vouched for as man in whose word
implicit reliance may be placed" The III.
bune says:
Mr.. Edward G. Anderson, ex-Mayor of
Savannah, went over to England in Lord
Ducie's yacht America, which was, if our
memory serves US, in the port of Charleston
sometime in June. for the express purpose of
buying arms. The Bermuda was sent out
by Mr.. Anderson, and brought $500 Enfeld
rifles purchased by him. This, we under
stand from our informant, is only one install>
ment Of Mr.. Anderson's purchases, as three
to five more steamers are looked for with
confidence at Savannah, all to bring arms.
The Bermuda gets, of course, high freight
on these arms, but her profit will be still
larger on return cargo of cotton, should
she be as fortunate in getting out as she was
in getting in ; and the double chance of a
good voyage both ways is sinducement enough
tor all these steamers to take the risk of
capture. The Bermuda, it seems, was exs
pected, end may, possibly, have been signaled
somewhere. on the coast AT any rate, at
the precise nlomept to suit her convenience,
a heavy cannonading was opened at distant
post by the rebels, and blocka ling squadron
FASTENED thither to ascertain its cause.
When out of.sight, the Bermuda slipped in,
The weekly pioneer and Democrat. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1855-1865, 1861-10-18
VOL. XIII.-NO. l8
GONE 10 THE WAR.
BY HORATIO ALGER, JR.

ON the Boston Transcript.
My Charlie has gone to the war,
My Charlie so brave and tall +;
He left his pillow in the furrow.
And few at his countrys call,
May God in safety keep him,
My precious boy-.-my all,
My heart is pining to see him,
l miss him every day:
My heart is weary with waiting,
And sick of the long delay.
But know his country ne eds him,
And could not bid him stay.
remember how his face flushed
And how his color came,
When the flash from the guns of Sumpter
Lit the whole land with flame,
And darkened our country's banner,
With the crimson hue of shame.
another" he said, then faltered-
felt his mute appeal; .
lpaused-lf you are mother.
You know what mothers feel,
When called to yield their dear ones
To the cruel bullet and steel.
My heart stood still for moment,
Struck. with mighty woe;
q faint of death came DER me-
/ am a mother, you know
But sternly checked my weakness,
And firmly bade him Co."
Wherever the fight is iercest
know that my boy will be;
Wherever the need is screst
Of the strOut arms of the free,
May he prove as true to his country
As ne has been true to me!
My home is lonely without him.
My heart bereit ofjoy-
The thought of him who has left me
My constant sad employ;
But God has been good to the mother
She shall not blush for her boy.
The weekly pioneer and Democrat. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1855-1865, 1861-10-18
A New Confidence Game.

1t will be remembered that few weeks
since it was reported that six gentlemen had
been elected Representatives to the Federal
Congress by the Union men of North Car
olina. The most prominent of these gentle
men was Charles Henry Foster, who made
great professions of loyalty to the General
Government, and gave glowing accounts of
the rapid increase of the Union sentiment
in the old North State, and also promised
to raise brigade of volunteers in that
State to crush out secession. He, conse-
9uently, acquired very speedily newspaper
notoriety, if nothing more. The other FIVE
-been-elected representatives
from North Carolina have not yet appeared
at the National Capital; or if they have,
they have been eclipsed by the glare of Mr..
Fosters glory. But this latter person seems
to have suddenly fallen into disrepute.
His statements about the political sentio
ment of his State, it is strongly limited, are
untrue, ard that as to his raising any VOL
unteers there, more doubts exist than about
Du Chaillu's Gorilas; indeed, it is said
that he has not been in the State for six or
eight months, and that he is seriously sus-
pected OF playing confidence game for the
purpose Of obtaining the three thousand
year given by government to her law max
ers. These items are all obtained from Re-
publican sources and, as the times run, are
not to be doubted. The New York Tines
Washington correspondent puts the fnish>
ing touch on Mr.. Fosters "patriotism," as
follows
Emerson Etheridge has most efsctually
snufed out one sputtering candle. Mr..
Charles Henry Foster, who claims to have
been elected a member of Congress from
North Carolina, sent letter franked by
himself to Mr.. Etheridge, requiring that
gentleman to supply him with stationery,
which the Clerk very prop rly refused to
do, not being willing to concede the per.
quisites of a member of Congress to man
that only claims to have received bakers
dozen OF votes, and whose claim even to SO
many as that is strongly questioned.
The weekly pioneer and Democrat. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1855-1865, 1861-10-18
THE TEXAN SOLDIERS.

Several of the Texan soldiers sent to West
Point have deserted. The monotony and
inactivity of garrison life does not suit them
after their frontier experience. 1t Is very
seldom that an old soldier can remain con.
tentedly at northern post after he has
spent few years at the South or West. In
his estim alton the freedom and excitement
of frontier soldering more than counter
balance the hardships and prva!ions be is
often forced to endure.
The weekly pioneer and Democrat. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1855-1865, 1861-10-18

The following table shows the debt of
the United States at the time of the adop-
tion of the Constitution, at the close of the
last war with Great Britain, and its pro.
baoie amount in the coming year, together
with the amount per head of the population
at those three several periods !: s a
s. 1887. 1916. 1862.
Debt. $50, 900 $l27, 600 900 $500 600 coo
Per head 20 l6 Is 66
The weekly pioneer and Democrat. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1855-1865, 1861-10-18

Z Certain persons are endeavoring to re-
vive in Paris the use of the funeral pyre,
and the preservation of the ashes of the dead
in urns, instead OF the system Of inhumation.
The weekly pioneer and Democrat. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1855-1865, 1861-10-18

devoid in that respect as the aforesaid Duncan.
But that is not all now. When he had taken
these young men-naked and destitute-and
mustered them into the Farmy of the rebels,
some charitable ladies of Maryland purchased
and sent to them a lot of blankets distinctly
labeled: "For the use of the destitute Ken.
tuckians." This man Duncan abstracted the
label and afterward sold those same blankets
to the destitute Kentuckians that he had
induced to abandon loyalty and home of plenty
for four dollars apiece.
This is reported as the reason of his resigna
tion, and the change of the name Of the com.
pany commanded by Captain Harvey, from
that of the Duncan Rifles to that of the
Harvey Rifles"
THE POSITION OF JOHN BELL.
The Tribune has correspondent who has
travelled extensively in the South, land who
writes as follows:
John Bell. his public remuneration of loyalty
to the Union to the contrary Notwithstanding.
has really neither heart nor hand in the. great
Southern rebellion. He goes with his section.
not because he thinks it is right. but because
it is his section. He pronounces himself reb.
el-hOweyer, not one OF choice. He believes,
or at least expresses the opinion, that the ''war
OF subjugaton" undertaken by the North is
wrong, but, on the other hand, loses no Oppor.
Iuuity III ucCidIiuS tut SOutuefu IeFOiutiOu uu'
justified. Whenever he visits places of public
resort he takes occasion to denounce, the JEFF
ferson Davis dynasty in unme assured terms. His
past public services secure him immunity from
the consequences this offense would entail up.
on any other, but render him at the same time
unpopular among the thorough-going rebels.
The late cOnfscatiOn of some of his steamboat
property has greatly irritated him, not sulfi
GENTLY. however, to make him more fOrbear-
ing with the administration of affairs at Rich.
mond.
FRENCH SYMPATHY.
The Debats, leading paper in France,
thus speaks of the capture of the forts at
Hatteras Inlet:
For the first time since the commencement
of the war, the news from America (received
under date of 5th September.) is favorable to
the Union party. The feat of arms at Hatteras,
which cannot but be of very great Importance,
greatly brightens the chances of the cause
which has naturally all our sympathy, as we
believe it has that of all Europe.
The Monater, also leading journal, has
an American correspondence rejoicing over
the Hatteras affair as signal victory for
the Government. The same writer, who is
understood to be a gentleman in Prince
NapoleOn's suite, in another letter says
that the Northern soldiers have the dash
of the French and the solidity of the Eng
llsh." Appearing as these things do 10
official and leading journals, they indicate
the sympathy of France, and will exercise
an influence elsewhere. They offer small
hope Of recognition OF the rebel govern
ment.
THE TEXAN SOLDIERS.
Several of the Texan soldiers sent TO West
The weekly pioneer and Democrat. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1855-1865, 1861-10-18
NEW SERIES-NO. 4II

ces between the several points Of interest
in this State as we have been able to pre-.
pare. The variations from positive correct.
ness will, we think, be found to be few: -
TARrF nrsr ANcra
The Buchanan County guardian. (Independence, Buchanan County, Iowa) 1858-1864, 1861-11-19
~Ss~ ~

SINCE the publication of Mr.. Gamer
on's letter to Gen. Sherman, we NAV
without improperly relate an anecdote of
Gen Fremont. A few days ago . Mis-,
sourian came TO him with ample certifi
Gates Of his fidelity to the Union, asking
permission to search through the camp
for three slaves whom he believed To
have been taken into the service of one
Of the Illinois regiments. The General
politely declined, saying he could not al
low any one to examine his camp for any
purpose, except by regular authority OF
law, ard then the applicant went away.
After he had gone, Fremont turned t.
the gentleman with whom he had previ-
ously b-en talking :" dare say" said
he, these persons may be here but il
they arc, they have come expecting to
find a refuge, and | will never violate
the confidence they have reposed in me,
SO long as my name is john c. Fromont.
v Y Tribune.
The Buchanan County guardian. (Independence, Buchanan County, Iowa) 1858-1864, 1861-11-19
4 JUST DECISION.

Ii las been decided in a recent suit
tried AT Chicago in which the Chicago
Fire and Marine Insurance Co. was tie
defendant, that " Banks must pay depos-
itors tie amount of deposits at the time
they were made" This decision will
prevent Banks and Bankers taking ad-
vantage Of 'stumptail' currency, and il
might be the means of preventing them
from dealing in it hereafter If it should
have this effect, the decision is not only
a just one as regards the case in point,
but one that will be conducive TO the secu.
rity Of tie people against the evil dispo-
silion Of Banks and Bankers to deal in the
most WORTHLESS circulating medium.
The Buchanan County guardian. (Independence, Buchanan County, Iowa) 1858-1864, 1861-11-19
Union men Slaughtered,

a defeat of Union forces at Guyandotte
was accomplished BY trickery On part of
the Inhabitants. 1t seems force of reb-
ell cayalay, variously estimated at 500 to
1000 had concentrated in back coun.
try town. They proposed, with assist
ance of the rebel Inhabitants of Guyan.
dotte, to annihlate the federal force in
town This force consisted of 200 Of the
fifth Virginia regiment and few strag.
gIers of Virginia cavalry. 1t was arran-
ged between the rebel cavalry and citi-
zens TO massacre our troops in cold blood
Accordingly the citizens were very kind
TO our troops last Sunday evening and
invited them to their houses on various
preteXts, and all who were off duty ac-
cepted the invitation. While they were
being entertained, rebel cavalry dived
into town. Signal lights were displayed
from every house where feterals were,
and into these the rebel cavalry entered
and bu'chered the unarmed soldiers in
cold bl,od. Rebel cilizens, men and
women. rushed to arms and aided the
cavalry in the slaughter. The Federals
in camp prepared as soon as possible foi
defence, but were overpowered and bad
to break. Very few were killed in the
engagement with the cavalry, nearly all
the killed being murdered in houses.
When Col. Seigler arrived, and learn
ing the particulars Of the affair, lie order.
ed the destruction Of the town Bull
ings Immediately were fired, and the
whole town reduced 10 ashes.
The Buchanan County guardian. (Independence, Buchanan County, Iowa) 1858-1864, 1861-11-19

TnE Pennsylvania Central Railroad
having absorbed The Piltsburg d Forl
Wayne extensions to Chicago, and the
Sunbury IL Erie line, has now swallowed
anolher-the East Brandywne &
Wayneaburg. Sill, not satisfied, there
are oder tributary lines Will. r.::!!ii prob
ably Le taken in, and it is even limited in
the Philadelphia papers that the mana
gers ae ambitious to push ahead for the
control Of the Pacific Railroad itself.
The company are now building immense
grain elevators at Philadelphia. The
grow Il and expansion of this corpora
ton is dangerous to the liberties Of the
people.
The Buchanan County guardian. (Independence, Buchanan County, Iowa) 1858-1864, 1861-11-19
SHERIFFS SALE,

DY VIRTUE of an Execution issued out of
ID and under the seal of the District Court
of Buchanan County, Iowa, in favor of j. S,
Jenness, and against the goods and chattels,
lands and tenements of William Miller, have
levied upon the following described property,
viz:
The northwest quarter of the southeast quar-
ter, and the southwest quarter of the northeast
quarter of section fourteen in township ninety,
range west of 9Th p. NJ, in Iowa.
Which property, as above described, will
offer for sale, at Public Auction at the door of
the Sheriff S Office in the village of Indepen-
dence on Saturday the 30th day of November,
A. d. 1861, at Two O'clock P NJ of said day, to
the highest bidder, to satisfy said execution
and costs.
BYRON G. HALE, SHERIFF.
Sheriff S Office, Independence, Iowa.
Oct %, 1861 33-4w
The Buchanan County guardian. (Independence, Buchanan County, Iowa) 1858-1864, 1861-11-19
Hollands German Pills.

The most reliable, safe and pleasant Cathar-
tic Pill ever offered TO the public. Compound
skill in the manufacture and finish (being SUI
gar coated and beautifully tinted) they excel all
others. Price IS cents per box.
Prepared by c. NJ. JACKSON, for Jones d
Evans (his successors in busness) at 63l Arch
St, Philadelphia, to whom all orders should be
addressed
Sold by all Druggists and dealers in Medi-
zines everywhere. Sold in Independence by
Ransom Bartle and Wallace in Quagque-
ton by o. Whitney F.; in Waterloo by W. W Tor
ry and W Snowden.
Independence Aug. 81 1923 ly
The Buchanan County guardian. (Independence, Buchanan County, Iowa) 1858-1864, 1861-11-19
SHERIFFS SALE.

DY VIRTUE Of an Execution issued out of
ID and under the Seal of the District Court
Of Buchanan County, Iowa, in favor of Alder
tus Gillett and against the goods and chattels,
lands and tenements of Caleb Drake, | have
levied upon the following described property
viz:
Twelve acres off the south side of northeast
quarter of the southwest quarter Of section six
teen, in township ninety north, of range nine
west, in Buchanan County, Iowa.
Which property, as above described, | will
offer for sale at Public Auction, at the door of
the Sheriff S Office in the village of Indepen-
dence on Saturday, the 10th day of November.
A. D.. 1861, at Two o'clock p. NJ of said day, 10
the highest bidder, to satisfy said Execution
and costs.
BYRON c. HALE, SuIRIFF.
Sheriff S Office, Independence, Iowa,l
Oct 81. 1861 cl.1w
The Buchanan County guardian. (Independence, Buchanan County, Iowa) 1858-1864, 1861-11-19

The New York Post quotes from pri,
vate le;'er from Europe, which states that
"Ptiace Napoleon, since bis return from
America, makes no disguise in express.
ing, b th in public and in private, his
decided conviction that the North is not
only abuadsntly able to whip the slave.
holders, bot that it will do it and DUG hit
to DO it, and the sooner the better.
The Buchanan County guardian. (Independence, Buchanan County, Iowa) 1858-1864, 1861-11-19
NOTICE.

4 LII Persons please notice that THREE
"a NOTES, one of twenty-five dollars, and
the two others of Sixty-seven dollars and fifty
cents each, held by T. P. Rich against the sub
scriber, are without consideration, and were
fraudulently obtained. l hereby caution each
and every person against purchasing the same,
as they will not be paid.
Nj. GLOW.
Independence, Iowa, July is, 1861. jy23tf
The Buchanan County guardian. (Independence, Buchanan County, Iowa) 1858-1864, 1861-11-19

DkATH OF THE GREAT BUGLER. Ned
Kendall, the great bugler, died at his res :
idence IN Boston on Saturday, after a
long and painful illness. Mr.. Kendall
had achieved a great reputation in both
this country and England He was 81
years o. ace.
The Buchanan County guardian. (Independence, Buchanan County, Iowa) 1858-1864, 1861-11-19
SIiERIFF,S SALE.

DY VIRTUE OF AN EXECUTION IS
ID sued out of and under the seal of the
District Court of Buchanan county. Iowa
in favor of Nancy S. Beardsley, and against
the lands and tenements ofP. A. Older, the fol.
lowing described mortgaged property, viz
Lot four in block four in Stoughton & Ne.
Clure's Addition to the Town of Independence
in Buchanan County, Iowa, now Stoughton
d McClure's LIST Addition to the village Of In
dependence, in Buchanan County, Iowa.
offer for sale at Public Auction, at the door
of the Sheriff Office in the village Of Inde.
pendence, on Saturday the 10Th day OF
November, A. ID. 1861, at 2 O'Clock p. M OF
said day, to the highest bidder, to satisfy
said execution and costs.
b. q. HALE, SHERIFF.
Sheriff s Office, Independence, Iowa,l
Oct. 81, 1861. 3l-4t