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Des Arc semi-weekly citizen., 1861-08-14
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Des Arc semi-weekly citizen., 1861-08-14
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Des Arc semi-weekly citizen., 1861-08-14

1 2 bbls. cognac Brandy no boxes Tobacco, as-
 sorted,
 , doz. Buckets, water,
 3 s' :" well, Ilo l" Wash Boards, ? bbls. Beat Hominy. 2 l" White Beans, 800 lbs. Candy assorted l box Rock Candy, 5 C Catsup, 5 ( Pepper Sauce, 2 half bbls. Soda, 300 lbs. Starch, 10 gross Matches, DO bbls Potatoes, 20 sacks Coffee, 10 kegs Powder,
 , dog. Yeast Powder,
 , E' Mustard,
 1 box Cream Tartar, Figs and Raisins, Fruits of all kinds, f other articles. archase will do well to SOYD BROTHERS.
Des Arc semi-weekly citizen., 1861-08-14

of all descriptions, VIZ 75 Barrels Flour,
 3 {" extra, XXX 50 Sacks Corn Meal.
 bolted
 2S Sacks Wheat Bran, 20 l" Onions
 3 bbls. Onion setts, 15 Boxes Soap,
 50 Bhls. Whisky, Rob-
 inson county, white 5 bbls. Bourbon whis-
 key, 2 bbls. Rye Whisky, ' Nests Tubs, t doz. Brooms, 5 bbls. Crackers, 20 boxes Candles, 25 half boxes Candles,I ! 10doz cans Oysters 2lbI 12 !" l" C 1lbI . gross qt. Flasks, :. C Inf C
 i bbls. Vinegar, l l" Peach Brandy,l <
Daily national Democrat., 1861-09-28
NO. 40.
\ PRCCLAMATIOs.
BY rE raanr>r orrHr csrfp sr,rss OF

nr TIES rassi7fNT 90 rHE cSufn erArss or svrsi-,.
WuraFAs A joint commiuseofl 9th Houses
VI Congress hns waited on the President Of
'he United Sn.c, aui requested him to re-.
eoHm nd day ofIutic humiliation. PRAYER.
'n" 'a-..ns. io.J' Observed ny the people Of
'1r Juitel States with RELIGIOUS .offnGiffss
at4 i.e oH.rire 5l f-rsaat supriicatiogs 10
Almighty God for tue safety ana welfare Of
these States, Ills blessings % .Ieir arms. and
% speedy restoration of peace.
And. whereas IL is lit and becoming in all
peopi" az al. times 10 acknowledge and revere
'he ~tIreine Government of God. to bow IL
humble su mi ion to hjs cha stisemenis. 10
confess and drilore their sins and tr,nsgrcs-
.'uu4 in ilc uIl conviction that the fear Of
'hr Lord Is The beginning Of wisdom and to
prey with al lrrvercy and comrit,on fi. The
pardon oi all their past oileu-es. and for
'''.+ins upoa their lreselt and prospective
action
Ard. Vhcrons When our beloved country,
once, bv the blessing of God united prosper-
"0s and happy is now afflicted with mction
ata CIVIL war. II is peculiarly fit for us to
recognize the hand O., God In This visitation.
ami iu sorroViul remembrance Of our own
iut- and crimes as 70 unJlou and rs individu-
MS. % hamble our.elvea before Him, and TO
I.'.'t ''t ''7 'l''tN 30 pray tNil We may tie
spared farther punishment. though Justly de-
served. tEdt uul arms may hc esse1 and
made 'tecHa. Tor ,ts re.cstatiishmeut Of
l'v ordel and peace throughout our country
and tiat the lueslimahle Don Of civil and re-
hHous IhGfy, earned under llis guidance
and blessings hy the Abais oud .uifrring7 OF
our t.'hs's. m'y be- te9toryliu all Is origina.
cEseleuce
Tiutays !, Abraham Lincoln. Pres.d.nt
Of t"F Lmt'd states doorIoipt the last
Thursday ju September next, as day Of Hu.
mliNtion Prayer and Fasting for an the peo
pie ot the Nation, and do earn, ,srlv recon
m,Hd 'a All the rror'r, ard csrecla5lv to All
Ministers and Teachers of religion of nll de-
nominations. end ,o an heads of lami]ics-to
Observe and keep That day accor Ing to th,i-
several cr'cls ana modes Of wor-ljp. ia all
humility, and. with I'D religious solenlnity 10
iht cuI bat the united prayer OF the Nation
mHF ascend fothe ihroacof Grace and Lring
down plentiful Die, ins- uIon our own coun-
NY.
u +-lim.rY whereof have h.rcuu,o set
my hri aud cau~,d the great seal Of the
United rtat.sto he an xed this 18th DAY Of
August a. y 1861, aul cf the ludep,ndrncg
otiac initrd Sttes of America the eighty
sixth. Ey the President.
ABRAHAM LsScolv.
NH. H. 1rvAap, Secretary Of state.
Daily national Democrat., 1861-09-28

i've companies for an officers as high as Captain
and V acmcics above Captain shall lie filed by
the votes ct the commissioned officers # tie
regiment, and all officers so elected shall b. com
m.ssioncl by The respective Governors OF the
States OF by the Pres deutul the Uuited States
Section H. Audible 70 further enacted. That an
letters written by soldiers In the serv cc Of the
United Suts may he Transmitted through the
mails F.thru, ir.-i payment ~ rHsta.e %. l.r
tlc recipients.
Section Il. And be jt frller enacted That
the Secretary ot War be and he s hereby autlor-
z,d and directed o. iutr0auee tmnuL tue v'iUu
tc,r force m tha service Of ihe United State, the
system If l'.'m.rt tickets u." u- d iu the navy
or some eeni,4at syst.m, hv which tle family
Oc u1v request
Daily national Democrat., 1861-09-28
NNvE E0s,Nn.

4 NOTE f'g 800 was found IA This city on August
FOE favor of b. Kraft, and by him Endorsed over 70
John Gefmau. The owner ean have he note by iden-
utyua nm-eh al 'a's oGle, aad paying for this ad
Y-tt-eatlt au3t-1g
Daily national Democrat., 1861-09-28
9utels and 9estaurmts.
HOTEL DU NORD & RESTAURANT
TO TsEE PUBLIC

z T you want to he comfortable AMI at home-Go to
L the Hotel du NoId.
DO ycu wish II a good Breakfast. Dinner or Sup
per in style Which can not surpassed? Go to the
Hotel Du Nor1.
Do you wish good bed In and fine vcntl1ted
room where ncancas and ceaHncsa can be found from
the first to the fourth story The Hotel pn Nord is
the place.
Do you wish any family ana reception rooms?-
The Ii,t, Bu Nord!
The culinary is conducted in remarkable stylo
known to be the best the Pacific Coast. Tho pro-
pr,co of the Hotel and Restaurant Du Nord win spare
no trouble to suit every taste
There is q fine cool, private dining room in the
House.
Liquors and Cigars, Grs choice. Billiards free.
The proprietor begs to inform his friends and the
travelling public that they will find in the Hotel Du
Nord every thing announced and not TO be surpas-
ed D., any other hotcl IN the city-pulte walters and
prompt attendance.
Carriages for all parts Of the city and stages tor
all parts of this State.
tf5- EnHsh French, German, Spanish and Italian
spoken
ct7-" Open day and night J. SAJOUS,
scpl my Sole Prolrietor, Marysvile Cal.
Daily national Democrat., 1861-09-28
THE NATIONAL DEMOCRAT
oAILY AND WEEIxL z
BY A. $. RANDALL ~ co.
AS RANDALL, s.B. CHRISTIAN, ]. +. WHiTAKER'
c. l.. CRACKBON, W. BOuLWARk
c7ics corner Aaiaen Lame and Second Street.
TERMS OF THE DAILY:
THE WEEKLY DEMOCRAT

Il published every Saturday mor.nrg and contains
twenty .cight columns OF readng Matter. The aim OF
the pui fishers will be to make it a good paper, and
asuitsble iTerng gforfriendsin the AtlanticStates
Daily national Democrat., 1861-09-28
TO BIER CONSUMERS.

AVsNG heretofore been unable to supply the
z 4 great demand for our BEER We 40" take
pleasure in informing customers tat We have re-
GENTLY made extensive aud permanent additions t. our
mandatory, the
Albany Brewery, San FRANCHISE.
We are happy to inform our friends ana patrons in
Mary and Vicinity that we are now prepared TO
furnish every body with superior article Of LAuLk
BEER, and in any quantities required
p. sPRECKELS d Co,
iy2e-trn marysvi'le.
The weekly Lancaster gazette. (Lancaster, Ohio) 1860-1863, 1861-12-26
LATER FROM EUROPE.
DEATH OF PRINCE ALBERT.
The Frcnch Papers ON our Trouble,
with En gland.

sT Jouvs, N. +, Dec. 9S.-Tlo steam.
er Persia passed Cape Rauc Saturday
night. ... .a.,sa.ss.. ..,
The French papers at Marseilles, Havre
and Bordeaux advised the Governmen,
10 preserve stlict neutIali'y in case o. war
between EngLnd and the United States,
Some Paris pap6cs advocate the ener-
gelic intervention Of Frame 1.,
The Opinion National, the Liberal or
gan, says France should follow the exam.
la OF England, should thu latter recog-
nize the Southern Confedrrary.
The sloane, p rsia sailed Tor Canada
on the l4,h with LOO uoops,
Prince Albert died Sunday noon, The
18th, of gastric sever, His Illness had
not previously been considered dangerous
Austrian pap4rs are OF opinion that war
between England aud America would Re.
move the only barrier in Europe against
French ambition, and that France would
begin war against Germany.
The Liverpool Mercury states EsrlDsr'
by has been consulted by Government,
and approved It's policy in American diff
6culty, aud suggvsts that Captains Of out
ward bound ships signaliss English yes
sel' tha. war with America wac probable.
The weekly Lancaster gazette. (Lancaster, Ohio) 1860-1863, 1861-12-26
Mere about Gen. Pope's Victory--Colonel
......r M1gulIn u Prisoner.

OTrERvILLE, Missouri, December 22-
! harmed yeste Lag, Ihat amlng the prs,
onets-tssen by General Pope last Thurs
day was the notorious Col nel Magofiu
Of Georgetown Missouri, about two weeks
sgo. Colonel Magoln sent word to tie
commanding ollit,r thai his ifo was Ian
eerousy i'll, aud begged to 5c ptrmit,e!
to sec her ere she dird. He was inform
ed that il he would give his parole ~ a
prisoner Of war his request would be
granted, He did so, aud went home, and
the next that was heard Of him was lha'
he commanded the whole force which de.
fenrd the bridge that Colonel Davis car
rled By assault; that he fed with his par.
ty, and WAS not taken until some lime af.
ter the resi- of the rebel frce had sulren
drred, and in Consequence Of the darkness
Of tho night he was not recognized until
the next day. |.st
1t serms that Co'onel Mngotlin, having
visited his home aud arranged his affairs,
seht a messenger recalling his parole; hut
instead OF surrcndrring himself az officers
usually do, he left, and before this mes
senger reached Sedalia was in the rebel
army, and when the fight cam" on. feel
ing that be deserved, and would probably
receive different ueatment irom those who
had not forfeited all right to be treated as
prisoners OF wsr, he fought desperately
bat unavailingy, General Pope refused
to accept his parole and ordered him to
be placed in confinement until General
lalleck decided what disposition to make
Of him. ..
He Is one OF the most desperate and un.
scrupulous maraudera in this secion and
it is to be h ped that he will receive the
punishment lbs crimes and forfeiture OF
his crimes deserve
The weekly Lancaster gazette. (Lancaster, Ohio) 1860-1863, 1861-12-26
Very Interesting from the South.
The Memphis Appeal of the Sd instant

The Memphis Appeal of the Sd instant
says:
Captain James Brett. Of General Car.
rolls stalT vino lef! Knoxville on Sunday
morning, arrived in the city yesterday,
brings us he latest intelligence received
from East Tennessee, We learn from him
hat the reported outbreak of Lincolniies
al Murrislown is without foundation in
fact and that on the contrary matters arc
growing more quiet every day, since the
adopti,a OF the vigorous and uncompro.
missing policy toward traitors that has re-
Gently been iuauguratcd. .f f.'.. -
General Carroll issued proc 'amation
from his headquarters at Knoxville, on The
20 h nit, giving assurance to all citizens
that the Government will not interfere
with individuals on account Of their "po
Iric,l opinions but that The mliary au-
Il oiities would order the arrest of all who
may "hke up arms against the Govern
ment. or who in any manner may aid or
abet ils enemies, or incile rebellion. in
order that they may bc trisd by military
law" General Carroll is sustained in this
policy by the War Department at Rich,
m0nd. '
POraon Brownlows newspaper Office
and appur chances have been ,urned to a
very different purpose than issuing lrea.
sonable handblls nk. the KnoxvilleWhig.
The building is now used asa Confederate
armory, and his Steam plees turns the ma.
chinery that repairs and renovatos the M
IN rouS guns i0krn from tho hands of rai.
tors who have been delu led into furcble
opposition TO the Government. 1t is eS.
tlmated that the tories Of Monroe county
alone furnish over go good guns.
Captain Brett thinks that the insurrpc,
tion is rifectually queIled. and has no or.
ganizalon whatever, except very feeble
aud precarlous one, perhaps, among few
traitors IN the extreme northeastern pOr-
tious OF the State. The HEMP policy will
be continually in full force until the last
armed traitor yields up the ghost" Gen,
arel Carroll, we are pleased 10 learn gives
entire satisfaction TO all loyal citizens, and
a summary trial by court martial to thos-
that arc disloyal.
Tho Knoxville Register Of the 9Th in,
stant, makes the following allusion toPar.
son BrowOlow and othOr prisoners:
William g, Brownow was arrested yes
terday upon charge oil treason ona war
rant ordered by the G. S Commissioner.
aud drawn up by the District Attorney,
lie was committed to jnil His trial will
come up in dus course, beio,e the Couied
erat" CourI--perhaps next week.
The Iumr of an order from the War
Department for his safe conduct 10 the
North, in the last Two days has created
intense excit-men! throughout llis couu
try, especially among those who have re
laIivts now arguishing in prison or ac.
coun, Of his teachings s.s
The weekly Lancaster gazette. (Lancaster, Ohio) 1860-1863, 1861-12-26
SOnIIlerm IteMs.

'a Memphis papers as late as the aoth,
= have reached tho Office Of tho St. Louis
KepublicSu There are filed with &c
counts of thOfls, highway robbcrirs, and
other private outrages. the natural results
oisbs political msde,ds of the rebel po
.slitleians. A gang of rullians said to nun
Der nearly five hundred ,rsons, ia prowl.
ing about the Glreem oi Memphis, and
twenty four hours rarely pass without nm
plsaiAut evidence Of its presence.
3 The amount Of queslered property in
Memphis alone has thus far reached Sc.
100000, aud this is thought to be only
about half Of the Northern property in
that city.
The eopt Of taking The New Orleans
hcAting battery up the river TO Columbus
waa Sl2o, 900. Every lime II was hauled
10 10 be coaled Il cost $4,000.
Az BOudon, Talladega county, Alabama.
from iwe 70 three hundred weight Of
sulphur > turned out daily ROm bed Of
tBlphtrct Of iron.
The weekly Lancaster gazette. (Lancaster, Ohio) 1860-1863, 1861-12-26
Administrators Sale.

pY. virtue oran order Of sale to me directed, as
! badmnisiralor Of George W. Croft, deceased,
from the Probate Iourt Of Fairfield COUNTY, Ohio,
shpll Offer at public veudue, before tho door Of the
Court House, in Lancastnr, on tf
saturday the Itth day of january, 'S2,
the following described real estate, Situate in said
county, 10 wit: Belug the middle Of the North East
quarter Of section No Il. TIP No. 10, Of range No
u aud bounded and described az follows; Begin,
nlng a. stnne In the south boundary linD al said
quarter. and Is the corner between the lands Of John
GroHand said deeedcut, aud ruuriug lheuec north.
degree east Il chains aud 81 links 10 stone; thence
cast chains and " links 10 stone; thence north i
deg, East ~ chains aud 90 links tn SloHo; thence
south ~ chains To- The centre of the Marietta road;
thence along said roa south rs degrees, west chains
and ~ links; thence south 6g degrees, west chains
at 10 links thence south % degrees, west Thains
and Any links; lhouce west chains ard HO links To-
the place ofbeglnnng. continuing 30A acres, be the
same more or less,
rarms Of sale third zach In hand, third in
one, and third In two years. with interest from the
day OF sale. ' -. H...
TO be sold s,hect to the homestead and dover as
signed therein to Mary Gron.
Appraised NJ s23 per acre, subject TO said home'
stead aud dover. SAMUEL JACKSON,
Admistrattr " q. W. Grol.
Lancaster, Dec, 5, 1861 l--5w31plSl 25 ...s.at
The weekly Lancaster gazette. (Lancaster, Ohio) 1860-1863, 1861-12-26
About the DrainsviIIe
BattIe---The Rebel Loss I5O---A
Rebel Ky. Col, killed.


Additional About the DrainsviIIe
BattIe---The Rebel Loss I5O---A
Rebel NY. Col. killed.
NVAsHNGroN, Des. 20.-- Gen. Ord start
ed at six o'clock this morning. His COM
mand, consisted Of four regiments, the
Bucktai Rifles. Lieutenant Colonel Kane,
and Esston's Battery consisting oftwo
twenty -four and two TIVE lvo pound how
itzers. They preceded OH foragiDg ex-
pedition IN the direction of Drainsville
General Mccall, anticipating that they
might be attacked. ordered the first and
second brigades to follow at 8 O'Clock.
The brigade of General Reynolds ad'
vanced on LeeSburgh, and took position
on Difficult Creek, to await further orders,
Two hours later General Mccall. with
his staff and escort Of cavalry, followed
in the same route. Meantime. General
Ord advanced TO near DrainsviIle, when
his command was sud 'enly red upon by
a force lying in ambush in dense wood
adjacent. This was the signal Of battle,
and brisk engagement promptly ensued
General Mccall. who arrived few min.
utes previously, took command. aod in a
moments time Esslon sBsttery was plant
ed alongside the Thoruton House, and
fired rapidly and with terrible effect 10 the
enemy's ambush
Colonel Kanr's 3ucktail Rlhsmen were
placed in advance, and fred upon the
enemy wherever they made their appear
ancs. The rebels, who bad a battery oi
six pieces. returned The cannonading and
replied TO the rifles with musketry. Fir.
ing was kept up some three quarters Of an
hour, when the enemy rctreated rapidly,
our firing being too hot fer them.
Our troops stood up bravely under the
sharp volleys of the rebels. Theirsteadi,
ness w.s praised by General Nc Call and
his officers. The rebels took the direc
ton of Fairfax Court House, leaving on
the field number Of their killed aud
wounded. Our troops pursued them q
short distance and returned. SeveraI
bod es Of the rebels wtre picked up, and
fifteen wounded prisoners were taken.
General Ord captured eight wounded
prisoners and two caissons with ammu
milton. In their haste The en- my left b.
hind arms Of all description clio hing, &c
Their loss is estimated al $50 killed and
wounded Among their killed was Col
rhlor of Frankfort. Kentucky, aud com
mander Of the First Kentucky Regimen
Of rebels. The forces Of ,he enemy con.
sisted Of three Infantry regiments, the
'rs and Eleventh K-ntucky and Ten,h
Alabama, with cavalry regiment and Il
battery, all commanded by Colonel John
Il. Forn4y, ol lhe Tenth Alabama, acting
Brigadier General. The dead rebels were
left on the field.
The loss on'our slle was six killed and
eight wounded, most OF whom belon cd
to the BuckIails. Colonel Kane recel, o.
a slight wound. 81.
AT nine o'clock p NJ. our troops had
returned to camp, bringing in fifty wagor
loads Of forage. .... .,..t b.
The weekly Lancaster gazette. (Lancaster, Ohio) 1860-1863, 1861-12-26

McLEAN's STRENGTHENING CORDIAL is
receiving the unanimous recommendation
OF the Press, not only at St. Louis, but
all over the country. This remedy is
evidently the result of close observat, o
and study. Wherever it las been used
it has been recommended with the high.
est encomiums Of praise. Persons can
have no conception of it's efficocy. with.
out giving it trial Once more we
warmly recommend this remedy as a su-
peror Tonic and ALTERArIvE.
The weekly Lancaster gazette. (Lancaster, Ohio) 1860-1863, 1861-12-26
IMPORTANT PROM TnE sourH.

ANAA VA ANA AANON AAAE oOO lhs
Affairs at Port Roya,.-.our lines Fast
ExtendIng--- Gen. Yiele's Expedition
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS Corresp ondents
Ordered OfI..-GeneraI distress at the
South-TerrlbIe Negro Insurfection in
Mississippi.-Fearful Devastation of the
Qnitman Estate, DC.
FoRTREss MoNRoE, Dec, ia FAC Of
truce brought copy Of the NorfOlk Day
Book. There is little news in it. We,
however, extract the following;
CHARLEsToS, s. c. Dec, l9,-The
Mercury, this morning, says the Fedora
lists now occupy Beaufort and Port Royal
Island with icrce supposed 10 be 5000
They have erected battery near Pur,
Royal Ferry, of l2 twelve FOUNDER Par.
rott guns. and are throwing up inlrench
ments on Port Royal Island of
1t was reported that Federal launch
was fred into By our troops, and seven
killed. t5la.- .Hsl.
The Nashville Gazette is informed that
twenty-eight Federal soldiers entered the
lines oil Gen. Zollicoffer's army. stating
that after reading Lincoln's message, they
could 10 longer bear arms against the
South, and were ready to 6gnt against
the Abolition tyranny. -.#s s
SAvASSAH, Dec. l3.-No,hlng has as
yet been heard from the stone fleet. A
partof tbs Port Royal expedition has
sailed South. sa -.ta' @ '7-
The Norfolk Day Book has a report
that Mr.. c. F. Adams, U. s. Minister de.
manded his passports on the announce
mento of the Queen's proclamation,
The health of Vice President Stephens
is much improved. Porcher Miles cen.
tinues very unwell. a'Y-H.2
Mr.. Faulkner arrived at Norfolk yes
terday, and proceeds to RIchl.oud to.
morrow.
The George Peabody arrived here from
HAtteras this morning, but brought no
news. ... -H
New York, Dec. 20.--.The steamship
Atlantic from Port Royal, Dc. l7h, has
arrived. She has cargo OF $4,000 lbs
Of sea, island cotton, gathered under the
direction of Government agents by the
negroes.
Gen. Stephens brigade OF 4,0OJ men
now occupies Beaufort, Lady Islaht. ST.
Helena and Bay Point. Gen Viele's
expedition had been sbsndoned.
Gen. Sherman has issued orders that
all the reporters of the press should leave
the place Immediately.
The numb,r of troops at Por Royal
and vicinity was Abour 90 900 men. 40.
600 lbs OF cotton had been secured wien
the Atlantic sailed, aud would be shipped
in the next steamer.
A part of the s. one fleet was at Saw
annah, and part Of them had gone to
Charleston. -.
Fonr hundred Of our men on the 10Th
crossed to the main land toward the
Charleston Il Savannah Railroad. Th '
mad an encounter with rebel brcr Of
1000, WHO retreaied after firing a volley
without effe t. ..
A special to the Tibu from Port
Royal of the l4ti, inst, gives rumor OF
the defeat OF Hollins aud the snk1g Of
his ship BY lIie steamer Massachusetts.
Unusual ualdepross'on is reported through.
OUT the South. New Orleans is partcu
!arIY desPondmg. a great negro iosur.
rection is reported in Mississippi and an
immense amount OF property has been de
sttoyed, $4,000 on the Quitmau estate
alone. 1858 a.r .s.r 4re' .H.