The Camden confederate. [volume] (Camden, S.C.) 1861-1865, 1861-11-01
From the Mobile Tribune
Extensive Arrest of Supposed Spies
An EX-COnSressman in Limbo.

police arc kept busy almost night and day
watching suspicious characters and hunting
up spies. At eight o'clock Saturday night,
Smith lzard arrested notorious parsonage in
the st. Charles Hotel, whom he and the Chief
had been searching for all day. This was no
other than Ned MCGOWAN, the California cx-
Congressman, who was given twenty -four
hours notice to quit San Francisco by the
Vigilance Committee and who found a new
field for his energies in the Territory Of Ari-
Xona lilo is n tall and robust man, although
about tifty-fivc years of age, fine looking, and
wears remarkably heavy moustachc and
goatcc, the hairs of whiuh arc white with aec.
lie arrived M New Orleans last Wednesday,
anu was at once recognized by returned Cal
norman, who questioned and watched him
until he became satisfied that McGowan was
entirely too busy seeking military information,
and reported him to the Governor
When McGowan was locked up he asked
Chief McClelland what he thought of the case,
and the Chief replied, "My opinion is that
you have very hard bed of it," "Ah, WE'LL"
replied McGowan, stroking his beard with an
easy nonchalance, 81 have seen harder ones"
The same evening, and in the same hotel,
lzard apprchcndcd Isaac d. Marks, man in
ialnously known to our community, although
he has not been in our city for five years. 10
long list of private crimes he has added
public ones, prominent among which was his
embezzlcment of the funds and supplies con-
trbutcd by our people in 1855 for the suffer-
crs by the Norfolk epidemic. On reaching
this city yesterday morning he acknowledged
that he had left Philadelphia only three weeks
ago, and Cincinnati two weeks since, and
falsely asserted that he had been playing the
spy there for President Davis. He boldly
called upon the Governor and offered to return
to the North as spy for him, and this led to
his arrest and confinement
The above is from the New Orleans Bee.
In addition it notices the arrest of four or Ave
fishermen under circumstances of great suspi-
cion. If the statement is correct, thess mon
have been In communication with the enonay's
fleet.
Two abolitionists have also been arre.tea in
New Orleans One is Bostonian, i...a,4,l
Anson Peck, three year resident, and en-
gagged in the selling of toilet articles on Bour-
bon street. The other is an Englishman,
named VIM. H. Marshall, an eight year resi- !
lent, and grocery shopkeeper at the corner !
of julia and Baronne streets. These men
we're not only abolitionists in sentiment, but
acting as spies. They were detected by the
I'D OF woman, Madame Boyer, who, having
suspected that there was secret association
o-oJ5 "A'A SAiPS1 W. SeI 10 Work 10 QlS-
cover it. In her persait of the information,
hc herself was suspected and arrested, and
hen she let out the facts before the Mayor.
She said before his honor that both he and
lis chief were blockheads or they would have
ct her alone. She is an old habitue of New =
orleans and we'll known there. The True
Delta gives long account of her skill in tho
natter, and calls her Female Vidocq."
The WHEAT CRop IN THE NoRTH.-The in
oming Wheat crop of the Northwest is re-
'ortcd, by the best adviccs that can be obtained
N the subject, as exceeding short; there being
serious falling off from the yield of last. year.
accounts from all parts of Wisconsin, iowa
nd Illinois, concur in representing great
efficiency in the yield. During harvest time
he reports had been encouraging, but it has
ecn found that the crop did not thrash out
nything like expected, the and not yielding
ute ten bushels per acre, whcl, last year the
icld was fully thirty bushels A counts from
,hicago, the great grain depot OF the west
cprcsent the falling off for tho pesent month,
S compared with 1860, at nearly half mil
on of bushels Commercial Bulletin.
An old lady was asked what she thought
one of her neghbors Of the name of Jones
nd with knowing look, replied:
Why, don't like to say anything about
Nv nci0hbOrS but rs to Mr. JOncs sometimes