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The Evansville daily journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ia. [i.e. Ind.]) 1848-1862, 1861-12-06
AN ORDINANCE
In relation to the laying oatt, opening, alter
ing, contracting or aojdening OF any street
or alley s0itbin the City Of E0aasgilLe.
PASSED NOVEMBER 80, 1861.

PASSED NOVEMBER 30, 1861.
SECTION l. Be il ordained by the Common Conn
Gil of the City of Evansville, that whenever the
Common Council may hereafter pass an order for
the laying out opening of any new street or al
ley, or for the altering, contracting, or widening
of any street, alley within said city, it shall be
the duty of the Council to cause a plat of tn q
Block Blocks, square or squares through, or
adjoining which such street alley is proposed TO
be laid out, opened, altered, contracted or widen
ed, showing in said plat the position, width and
length of such street alley, which plat shall be
recorded by the Clerk in the Minute Book of the
Council. It shall also be the duty of the Council
to give notice of their intention to lay out open
alter, contract widen such street or streets al
ley alleys, by publication for six weeks in some
public newspaper printed in said city.
SEC 2. All persons owning or claiming real estate
adjoining or abutting upon any such proposed
street alley, and feeling themselves sggrieyed
by such order of the Council, may, previous to the
expiration of the notice referred to in the pre-
ceding section, apply TO the Council for redress
by petition or remonstrance in writing, left with
the Clerk, and containing statement of the in
iuries complained of, and the amount demanded
therefor; and all persons failing or negIecting TO
make such application within the time ated in
such notice, shall be debarred from therea fer pre
senting prosecuting any such claim for redress
damages. W. BAKER, Mayor.
Attest: z. BURKE, City CLERK. dec3
The Evansville daily journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ia. [i.e. Ind.]) 1848-1862, 1861-12-06

THE ARMY OF THE PoToMAC.-An &C
counts from Washington agree that General
Mcclellan is using untiring industry in get
ting the army into the best possible condi-
ton, while il is more and more evident
every day, that he does not mean to use it
to obtain military glory, but to carry out
plan similar to that of Scott-t0 qlten this
rebellion 6y a mighty pressure, and NOT By a
mighty slaughter.
The Evansville daily journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ia. [i.e. Ind.]) 1848-1862, 1861-12-06

BG"The point between Charleston and
Savannah, of importance next to Port Roy
al, is St. Helena Sound. Our troops are
now in peaceable possession, the enemy
having abandoned their Notifications there,
and taken the cannon into the interior.
The Evansville daily journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ia. [i.e. Ind.]) 1848-1862, 1861-12-06

sES Senator Samuel Pickens, who rep
resents one of the counties of East Ten
nessee in the Senate, has been arrested
again and is now in Jail in Knoxville, as
We learn from the Register of the 26th
ult. His offence is loyalty to the Union.
The Evansville daily journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ia. [i.e. Ind.]) 1848-1862, 1861-12-06

BG@The Military Hall is being used by
Col. Owen as a drill room for the soldiers
of his regiment. 1t will prove great con-
venience during the winter months.
The Evansville daily journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ia. [i.e. Ind.]) 1848-1862, 1861-12-06

B&FThe ship Harvey Birch, lately burned
at sea by the Savannah, was a beautiful,
new vessel, worth $1O2, 900, and owned by
loyal citizens in New York. Unfortunately
she was not insured.
The Evansville daily journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ia. [i.e. Ind.]) 1848-1862, 1861-12-06
DEGUE.AR RT.AN-STKI
HI DUCAH AND CAIRO PACKT
%. If Dome.
LEWIS DAVIS, Master.

LEWIS DAVIS, n asteT.
VIM. B. SW0RMSTEDf, CLERK
viii leave Evansville on Thursdays and Sundays
at IL O'Clock on arrival of Louisville Packet Re
turning, will leave Cairo Tuesday and Friday
evenings, at O'Clock, P. NJ. Will leave Paducah
Wednesday and Saturday mornings, at A NJ.
For freight or passage, apply on board, or to
cox d HUMPHREY. AR'ts
All freight received by Agents for the j. H.
Done, will be free of commissions.
dec4
The Evansville daily journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ia. [i.e. Ind.]) 1848-1862, 1861-12-06

gG% The 18th regiment, Col. Sullivan,
have been ordered to Beverly, Virginia. A
part of the regiment arrived there on the
Goth ult
The Evansville daily journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ia. [i.e. Ind.]) 1848-1862, 1861-12-06
HONE INTERESTS.

Beg 1t will be seen by advertisement in
another column, that o. K. Fire Company
will give a ball at Marble Hall, next Mon
day evening, December 9th.
The Evansville daily journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ia. [i.e. Ind.]) 1848-1862, 1861-12-06
suRseRIprIoN pRroE FoR pArE1

Delivered In the City, per week.. 10
By mail or In the City, per year Tin advance) %
FOR WEEKLY:
by mail per year, single subsoriber.........S1 90
&c " Gt club of five Ito one address) 90
ADVE RTISINGs.
For Terms see first page, tabular form.
AGENTS;
The following gentlemen are our authorized
Agents in the places named:
DR. RaIston, Boonville, Warrfck Co
John III. Lockwood, Nit. Vernon, Possy Go.
John 3. Daugherty, Rockport, Spencer Co.
James L. Thornton, Princeton, Gibson Co.
John b. Handy, Newburg, Warrick Co.
DR.. Murphy, New Harmony, Posey Co.
A. d. Wilkinson, Oynthiana.
Preston Talbot, Poseyville, Posey Co.
b. II. Custen, Petersburg, Pike Co.
Mark Grant, Canal P. o., Warrick Co.
q. Pc Cavanah, OwensVille, Gibson Co.
The Evansville daily journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ia. [i.e. Ind.]) 1848-1862, 1861-12-06

The American House formerly the Pa
vilion) corner of Water and Sycamore
streets, Evansville, Ind, has, since its open
ing, had an unparalleled run of patronage
The proprietors are W. Fl. BoIcoURT form
erly of the City Hotel, and J. J. Pillsbury,
formerly captain of the steamer Masonic
Gem.
The house is newly furnished and fitted,
and is well arranged to accommodate the
public. Prices in accordance with the
times.
This establishment is located convenient
ly to business, and is in every respect a
home for the wayfarer. Nov. 2S-dtf
SELF-sEALING STAMPED NEWSPAPER
WRAPPERS. "A new Article-As convent
ent as letter envelopes-folded and put up
in packages of %.
Prices, for Gets; for Sets; for Acts;
for ctsi for cts; 10 for 12cts.; %
for 29cts.; so for 5scts.; rs for 87cts.; 100
for SILL
By means Of this article persons can put
up papers for mailing with the least imag-
Unable trouble.
For sale at the Post Office. dec4 d&wIw.
The Evansville daily journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ia. [i.e. Ind.]) 1848-1862, 1861-12-06
EHaKR.Rs, .MOTMRRs .f.Y.El SIS

&T.RR C.gyHsDERs-3OO whole half and
~ or. boxes best quality for sale by
dec3 &. Z. GILBERT & 90,
The Evansville daily journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ia. [i.e. Ind.]) 1848-1862, 1861-12-06
Southern News.

r. NJ IhAAEhS EDITOR
O. Z. DREW EDITOR
The Evansville daily journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ia. [i.e. Ind.]) 1848-1862, 1861-12-06

ENIaHEzlE EEsuE.-5O barrels for sale by
~ :. L. GILBERT & co.
The Evansville daily journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ia. [i.e. Ind.]) 1848-1862, 1861-12-06

PW tiers, whose husbands, sons and brothers
are serving in the army, cannot put into their
knapsack more necessary valuable gift than
few boxes of H0LL0WAY'S PILLS s. ONT
MENT. They insure health even under the
po5ures of a soldiers life Only IS cents box or
pot. 2l9
daeQ
The Evansville daily journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ia. [i.e. Ind.]) 1848-1862, 1861-12-06

EI54yVaH 5E.H.g s.aLT-IOO bbls, bushels
n each, just received for sale by
S. Il. GILBERT d CO.,
dec3 No 4 Sycamore st
The Evansville daily journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ia. [i.e. Ind.]) 1848-1862, 1861-12-06

az is hereby given that the undersigned ha
taken cut letters of Administration upon tn
estate Of Elizabeth Smith, late of Vsnderburg
county, Indiana, deceased. All persons havin
claims against said estate, will present them forth
with, duly authenticated, for settlement; and al
persons indebted to said estate will be required {
make immediate payment. Said estate is suppose
to be solvent. WATSON BATES,
nov. 23-3ww Administrator.
The Evansville daily journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ia. [i.e. Ind.]) 1848-1862, 1861-12-06

(GEKBRk~g CRLER F!g-IOO bun
u es very nice at sc bunch, at
Y1CKERY BROS,
doc6 No 81 Main 81
The Evansville daily journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ia. [i.e. Ind.]) 1848-1862, 1861-12-06
&HEREFEPs SIZE, .7@O. ~.

By virtue Of an order of sale issued out of the
Office Of the Clerk Of the Vanderburgh Circuit
Court, in favor Of John A. Reitz, aud against
Benaiah Moss, Pigeon township, and others, 1 will
offer for sale on
Arkansas true Democrat., 1861-02-21
MISSISSIPPI ORDINANCE.

The people of Mississippi, in convention assembled, do ordain and declare, and it is hereby ordained and declared as follows, to-wit:
 SECTION l. That all the laws and ordi- nances by which the said State of Missis- sippi became member of the federal Union of the United States of America, be and the same are hereby repealed, and that all obligations on the part of the said State, or the people thereof, be withdrawn, and that the said State doth hereby resume all the rights, functions and powers which, by any of said laws and ordinances, were conveyed to the government of the said United States, and is absolved from all the obligations, restraints and duties incurred to the said federal Union, and shall henceforth be a free, sovereign and independent State.
 SEC. ?. That so much of the first section of the seventh article of the Constitution of the State as requires members of the Legislature, and all officers, both legisla- tive and judical, to take an oath to support the Constitution of the United States, be and the same is hereby abrogated and annulled.
 SEC. 8. That all rights acquired and vested under the Constitution of the United States, or under any act of Congress passed in pursuance thereof, or under any law of this State, and not incompatible with this ordinance, shall remain in force and have the same effect as if the ordinance had not been passed.
 SEC. 4. That the people of the State of Mississippi hereby consent to form feder- al Union with such of the States as have seeded, or may secede, from the Union of the United States of America, upon the basis of the present Constitution of the United States, except such parts thereof as embrace other portions than such seeding
Arkansas true Democrat., 1861-02-21
LITTLE ROCK, ARK,
 E,br,,o,.,J 0Jb 1SG1

 Nemorandum Mis doy made and signed 6y Capt. JAMES TorrEN of 2nd Artillery, in He Army of the Uaited States, and HENRY NJ. RECTOR, Gopernor cf the State of Ark GnSaS''
 The paper marked A., signed by us, is the demand made by the Governor, upon Capt Totten for the delivery of the United States Arsenal at this place to the state authorities. The paper marked B. signed by us, is copy of the response of Capt. Totten to the communication. The paper marked C. signed by us, is the response of the Governor, accepting, as therein stated, the terms of the paper B.
 It is further witnessed, that on this day, at the hour off M., said Capt. Totten with his command doth retire from said Arsenal, and deliver the same, with all its stores. and armes and munitions of war intact, to the Governor of Arkansas, pur- suant to the tenor and purport of said pa pers A. B., and c. And the said Capt. Totten protests, that he has thus acted, be- cause in the presence of a greatly superior armed force, and which he became satisfied would soon become overwhelming by re- Inducements in case of resistance, involving the sacrifice of his command without regard to the probable loss of life on the part oi the assailants; because any defense of the Arsenal, in the City of Little Rock, whether successful or unsuccessful, would
Arkansas true Democrat., 1861-02-21
Meeting in Mississippi County.

On Saturday, the 9th of Febuary, the people of Osceola and the vicinity, as- sembled at the court house according to previous appointment to hear F. R. Lanier, esq, and Col. J. B. Borum discuss the issues of the day.
 Nlr. Lanier, the candidate on the imme- diate secession ticket, rivetted the attention of the audience by speech of over half an hour in length. His speech had the "ring of the right metal" combining sound logic and constitutional argumen. Although he has no opposition, either on the secession or submission tickets, still Mir. Lanier is spaing no effort to make a thorough can. vaSs of the county, the result of which will be his triumphant election on the 18th of thisnonth.
 Cd. Borum came next in stirring speech for southern rights and immediate seces sion for which the people showed their japseciation by frequent applause.
 s'r the purpose of taking the sense of theneeting, it was called to order by ap- poining A. B. Slavey, esq, chairman. and Dr,J. II. Hagard, secretary, when the fol lowing resolutions offered by E. H. Fletcher, jr., were unanimously adopted:
 Rsolped, That we, as citizens of Ar kanas, do most heartily uphold the right of sovereign State to secede from con- redency in which her rights are trampled under foot by fanatical majority,
 2ld. That we repudiate and deny the fratricidal and monstrous doctrine of the coercion of seeding state.
 In consideration of the fact that the ter rtories of the southern Indians are so con- tiguous as to bring the border to our very door, should she become abolitionized-
 Resolved, That in the event of the seces- sion of the State of Arkansas, the right of the hesouthern confederacy to the entire con- trol of these territories should be asserted and maintained at call hazards and to the last extremity"
 Upon motion, it was
 Resolped, That these proceedings be pub lshed in the Avalanche, Appeal and En- quirer of Memphis, and the Little Rock True Democrat.
 Upon further motion, the meeting ad- iourned sine die.
 A. B. SLAvEY, Chm.
 I,e IT IT
Arkansas true Democrat., 1861-02-21
A Significant Letter from Mir. Fillmore
BUFFALO. Dec 10 1sen

NAisOJ DCC. 11, 1COU,
 HoN. JOIN A. DIx-lly Dear Sir. Your iavor Of the l7th inst, inclosing the pro- cSeedings of !" Union meeting," held on Saturday evening, in New York, did not reach me until yesterday afternoon.
 have read the whole proceedings with great interest, and I cannot feel otherwise tnan flattered that the distinguished and patriotic men composing that meeting thought me worthy to compose one of a delegation of three ''to proceed to the south with view to make such exnlano- tloAs to our southern brethren, in regard to the subjects embraced in the address and resolutions, (adopted by the meeting. ] as sney may deem necessary, and to give such further assurances as may be needed to manifest our determination to maintain their rights.'
 This is certainly an honorable and pat rlotic mission, and did I believe it could oo any good, l should not hesitate mo- ment to undertake it. But you will par don me for saying frankly that, in my opinlon, our southern brethren require no assurances beyond that of the meeting, and 'N thOy iepleSeHleu, now are, ana at all tunes have been willing to do them justice, and have done their utmost to maintain their constitutional rights; and to go there and inform them merely of this fact, which IS all we can do, is in my opinion work ot supererogation.
 What they want, and what I want, is some dssurance from the republican party. now dominant at the North that they, or at least the conservative portion of them, are ready and willing to come forward and repeal all unconstitutional State laws; live up to the compromises of the constitution, execute the laws of Congress honestly, and faithfully, and treat our southern brethren as friends. WuEN I ANY SUCH RE- LIABLE ASSURANCES AS THIS TO GIVE, l WILL 60 MOST CHEERFULLY AND URGE OUR SOUTH ERN BRETHREN TO FOLLOW OUR EXAMPLE AND RESTORE HARMONY AND AFFECTION BETWEEN THE NORTH AND SOUTH.
 At present, our labors should be here Let us put ourselves right, and then we can with more confidence and justice ap- peal to them.
Arkansas true Democrat., 1861-02-21
TO ALL WHOM IT MAY CONCERN.

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN, That 1 at public sale of lands for the non- payment of taxes had by Robert L. Cargile then sheriff and exoicio assessor and collector of taxes, in and for the county of Conway, in the State of Arkansas. among others he the said sheriff offered for sale at the court house door in the of Springfield on Monday, the 18th day of March, A. D. 1854, after legal notice given-the northwest quarter of sec ton of land No. seven, of township five north of range, in range fifteen weat, containing one hun dred and sixty acres, situate in Conway county, Arkansas; which said tract of land was listed and assessed for taxes in the name of SIMEON YARBoRER which said taxes amounted to the sum of fifty-fye dollars and eghtyfve cents, being the amount of state and county tax due thereon for the year 1883 to the year 1853, inclusve-together with the sum of seventy-fve cents penalty and cost, and Beiamin F.. Howard having bid the sum of ffty-sx dollars and sixty cents, the full amount due on said land, the same was struck off to him. and he became tho purchaser thereof and by the deed of said sheriff. bearing date the 18th day of April, A. D. 1857, the said Robert l.. Cargile, as such sheriff. conveyed to the said Benjamin F. Howard all the fight, title and interest of the said Simeon Yarberer, the ori- gnal owher in and to said tract of land at the time of the sale thereof.
 Now therefore, all persons who can set up any right to said tract of land purchased as afore- said, in consequence of any informalty or ire gularty connected with such sale hereinbefore set forth, hereby called upon to show cause at the next August term of the citcuit court of Conway county, Arkansas, to be begun and holden on the 2d Monday in August next, 1861, at the curt house in the town of Springfield, in said county of Conway, why said sale as aforesaid should not be confirmed, pursuant to a petition to be by me filed in said court on the chancery side thereof BENJAMIN F HOWARD
 Feb. fl, 1861. Ct
Arkansas true Democrat., 1861-02-21
Marshal Rynders on the Crisis.

Marshal Rynders made speech in New York the other day. We quote from it single passage, which will show where the Marshal is:
 "True democrats at the North will never fight against the South. If that is treason, let them indict me for it, or if it is mispri- son of treason, let me be doubly indicted. The democrat who would fight against the South is more than half republican. If a democratic company volunteers to go South to subjugate the South, I say to them, you are traitors to your country, and l trust that the destroying angel will pass over you in the night time, like he did over the host of Sennacherib, and that the rising sun will look down upon the upturned faces and fixed, glaring eyes of your corpses.'' A voice. '' You are a political dema- gogue.''
 Rynders. "I won't go on till that man is put out Are you afraid to put him out, you d-d cowardly set?" Man is put out Three cheers are given for Rynders, who proceeds: "Who brought this trouble on our land? Not ourselves. We had no hand in dissolving the Union. We did all we could to avoid these troubles. But if war comes, and l have to fight. will fight to the death for South Carolina. i"
Arkansas true Democrat., 1861-02-21
Mass Meeting.

The citizens of Hot Spring township, Hot Spring county, met in mass meeting on Friday, the 18th ult; and on motion, Col. R. $. Clayton was called to the chair and A. K. Auerbach appointed secretary.
 After an explanation of the object of the meeting, the chair appointed as com mlttee to draft resolutions expressive of the sense of the meeting the following gentlemen, to-wit: Capt. rhos. B. Hale, Maj. C. J. Iurnbull, Dr. G. w. Lawrence. A: J. Sabine, John Dupas. The com mlttee reported the following resolutions, which were unanimously adopted:
 WHEREAS, The time has arrived for the people ot Arkansas to decide whether she will submit to northern aggression and black republican rule. or on her destiny with her sister States of the South Therefore,
 Resolned. That we consider el ection of q sec uonal President, pledged to the support of the ChcaSo platform denying the South constitutional territorial rights, as just grounds for secession from the federal government. And that any at tempt by the general government to coerce a seced- Ing State, meets our unqualified condemnation, and will be resisted to the last extremity.
 @nd. That the passage of obnoxious laws by the northern states, denying the right of property in erty within their limits is direct viUlation of our const'tutonal rights, and warrant us in leavininr q contederacy that promises no protection in fine future. -A' 'lo
 5rd. That the history of the past affords no guarantee TOT the future, and citizens of soye- reiSh power We regard our State sovereipnty as superior Tn force to our abused national compact. mat we nave been loyal to the Union while it eAis'eo' put Ill US lmpotency and disrupted condi ton we now cling to the elements of power, state rghts.' f"ei' ''''e :, 4th That we indorse the policy of State protec ,!o., ana the selzure of all arms and forts in our ilmits TOT our safety and protection. That we are III iavor or Immediate State action-secessionf from alieglance to the federal yoke, and the formation of a southern confederacv
 oth. mat we esteem constitutional rights. con- sGitutlonal liberty, and the constitution of the united States. That the government formed by our hative prenty and others, in it's purity, is the Wlsest and best known to man.
 oth. That we recommend the southern St,tes to confederate, and southerners to live at home. to erect workshops, manufactories, and encourage mechanlcal industry at home. As southerners we Will stay at home, wear our own fabrics. cinp to our homespun jeans and attakapas garments. alli gator boots and straw hats
 After the adoption of the resolutions speeches were delivered by Capt Jno. Anderson, Maj, O. J. Turnbull and Capt Thos. B. Hale.
 On motion, n vote of thanks was passed to the speakers.
 On motion, the meeting adjourned.
 R. s. CLAYTON, CA'm.
 A. K. AUERBAcH, Sec'y.