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COUNCIL DLuFE< A. An OCTflrTlyG
POINT AND PR0vislON MARKET

POINT AND PROvtSlON Market
1t il the general belief founded parity
on information variously recsired, tu,
msinly on .pecalatisn-that there will be .
large emigra.ion to the new gold fields oI
the West this Sprias-l.rger, perhaps, than
that Of any previou, season. Though some
weeks must necessarily elapse ere the van.
guard Of this supp,ssional army Of geld
hunters will reach tbe Missouri river, alreadv
We hear notes ct preparation for An attack
on the sam. BY the army Of " out6t,ers -
stationed At points telos this. We do not
mention this fact. for the purpose OF com.
planning, but that the Division of this latter
army stationed in this sity. may bs ''On
guard" armed and eqdppsJ. a. their in
terests may direct.
Though it il generally conceded, fh.. ~.
route from this city up the North side Of the
Platte, is the shortest, and best for stock, it
hardly seems to Us the part OF wisdom, to
le, our belief and knowledge in the premi.
se., loom up so majes6cally before our eyes,
4. to cause u to ''naintain a mastery in
activity" while Others are strainiug every
nerve to divert emigration from this chanhel.
The advantages Of thisroite should be con-
s.an,ly ''ksps before the people,"
But, ignoring for N omens, the fact, that
the route from this city is the shortest and
best, We s,ill contend that our city offers
such inducements to the western bound
emigration, as can be offered by no other
place on the Missouri nyer-and which, il
we'll known and undsrnood. could but have
the effect to bring the bulk Of the emigra.
,ion to this city for its'upplies of provisions
A boun,iful harvest rewarded the toll oil
the husbandman, in Western Iowa, the last
season. An unusual breadth Of corn and
wheat was sown, so that the excess OF these
comm odi,ies is greater than ever before. A
very large amount of pork was fa,ted last
Fall-the greater portion Of which-togesh-
er with the surplus wheat and corn OF the
Missouri Va!lcy-found its way into the
store-houses OF tho merchants of this city
The wheat has been manufactured into fou,
here-the pork converted into bacon. Hence
the consumer will not have to pay freight
if he makes his purchases Of these indispen'
sble articles, Of our merchants. They hav'
enough to supply an emigration equal Il
that which crossed the plains to California
in 40.
In the matter of other "outftting g'ods,'
and miners tools, we have but a @ord to
say. No larger or better stocks of merchan-
disc can be found on the MiSouri river
oha-o St. Louis. We say this :" no boastful
spirit. but fo- ~ :-@'rnation OF tue emil
grant. Our merchants we're never before
so we'll supplied for the Quitting trade
especially in the line Of provisions.
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CONGRESSIONAL.

In the House on Monday, Mr.. McCleruand
Of ILL.,, D., introduced n resolution-which was
ndoptcd-reiterating the seizure Of mints
and custom houses by revolutionists-tha,
the authorities of the United States are pu,
at defiance, AMI calling on the President, if
not Incompatible with the public interest for
all the facts in the case, and what steps, il
any, have been taken Or contemplated to
recover possession Of the property.
The following resolution, offered by Mr..
Sherman Of Ohio, was passed by vote OF
l6l years, nayso! Resolred, That neither
Congress, nor the pc e,ple or Government Of
non -slaveholdin. States have the constitu-
,ional right to Iegislase upon or interfere
with slavery in any slaveholding State in the
Union.
The Pacific Railroad Bill was taken up on
Tuesday, and, after speeches from s. Il.
Curtis, Of this State, and Sickles Of n. Y.
in favor of its passage, aud from Craig. OF
Missouri, Farnsworth and McCIernand OF
H., and Pryor Of Va, against it, uouse
adjourned without vote.
In the Senate, an animated debate took
place between Sumner and Cri,tenden-the
former bitterly opposing the So. called Crit
tenden compromise, and the latter support
ing the same.
After this sparrins the Naval Approprin-
ton Bill was taken W, and Mr.. Green, OF
Missouri, made speech in OPP osi,ion to Mr..
Hale. amendment providing for the building
Of seven .loops of wa-. us advocated the
right Of secession. Missouri was for the
'Union, ,andfor Union which give. protection
to all Missouri. Blu, the action Of Kentucky,
Tennessee and Virginia had been disastrous.
If the Border States had acted, there would
have been psaceable separation. II no
adjustment was made, all the slave States
bu. Delaware, Maryland and Virginia would
20 out together. lie vas afraid of Virginia
she was 90 slow. Arkansas, Missouri and
Kansas wanted to 50 out. tLaugb'er.l lie
eilu 1ttet Notauefu e"'s'"o" W N"~S's
died out she would fall back into the arms OF
Missouri. lie said the ohjec. OF the Republi-
cans vas to exsinguish s'avry. lie favored
Cri,,enden's plan, but such amendments
we're good for nothing unless there was .
reaction in the North. Hale's amendment
va. then eoncurred 10, aud the Bill passed
-Me,.rs. Bigler, Douglas, Latham, and
johnson Of Tenn, voting n the Affirmative.
On Wednesday nothing Of interest trans.
pirei in either House, beyoud the counting
Of the electoral votes for President and
Vice President, and the appointment OF
Joint committee to notify Msssrs. Lincoln
and Hamlin Of their election.
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A MALEvoLESr OFFICER.


The Board of Supervisors Of this county
meet 10 shi. city next Tuesday, the 10Th inst,
and We call their attention to the fact that
the Office Of the Treasurer has been closed to
all taxpayers, in utter and total disregard
Of law, since the date Of their last meeting
for no good cause whatever, but solely from
pure ma!iciousoess and ma!evslence. The
only excuse the Treasurer Offers, 10 that the
Board Of Supervisors required him to furnish
them with report Of the condition OF the
Treasury-a report be should, and vas by
Law required to, have furnished the Board at
its regular meeting in January. II the
affairs Of his Office had been managed prop
erly, month would not have been required
in which to make out simple report OF the
transactions in his of.ee for single year.
Osher County Treasurers IN tin State
found no difficulty 10 making out and pre-
senting their reports to the Board OF Super
visors in conformity to Law, up to the very
day their respective Boards met. letter
now before Us from the Treasurer o: lIarri-
con county, informs US that the Board OF
that county '.had no didi,ulty in making out
all hi, accounts-aH balances being struck
up to The 7h day Of January, 1901"
From this refusal of the Treasurer to
receive saxes, great injury has been worked
to the county, and to the ax-payers.
We ask the Board 20 take coSnizaace OF
this action of the Treasurer Of this county,
and to take such steps ns will prevent
recurrence Of a similar outrage.
An officer who will exhibit such malevo-
lence, as has the Treasurer Of this county
within the past thirty days, merely because
he was required ny the proper authority to
remedy past discrepancies which had occur
red in his Office through gross dereliction
Of duty, should be summarily deposed from
posi,ion he is mauif.stly not qualified to
ELL
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OLD ABE DECLARED ELECTED


OLD ABE DECLARED ELECTED
On Wednesday last in conformity to the
Constitution, the Senate met the House in
joint session, for the purpose Of canvassing
the vote Of the several electoral colleges,
for President and Vice President.
Vice President BRECKENRIDGE after short
address, opened the different certificates
which were read-the Secretary Of the
Senate taking note Of their contents. The
reading Of the vote of S ,uih Carolina caue.
ed good humored excitement. The reading
Of all the votes having been completed, the
tellers reported the result; wherenpon the
Vice President, rising, said: "ABRAHAN
LINCOLN, Of Illinois, having received n ma
jori,y Of the whole number Of votes, is duly
elected President Of the United States for
the four years commencin: on the 4sh OF
March, 1861 and HANNIBAL lIaxLIS, Of
Maine, having received majority Of the
whole number Of electoral votes, is duly
elected Vice President Of the United States
for the same time"
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A GOOD ONE.

Senator WADE proposes the only sort Of a
Compromise which should obtain in these
,ime., when defeated politicians seem fit on.
" for "ueason, strategem, and spoils."
wApx's Compromise has the "ring Of the
,ru. metal" in tive subjoin it as fol-
lows:
.I am Of opinion. Christian man. that two hun
ared Of the leaders Of t. conspiracy shonid be hung
traitors. I, the South thinks ;ha; number great,
ard will give UP hundred and ATTY. will oompro-
misc on thar. 50 that the Union be ss.ed:'
That sounds like business but We should
like it better, il it was 90 amended as to
make il certain that a due proportion Of
the "leaders" to be operated upon, should
be taken from the North.
bR0wNLow AND THE DIsUNIONIsTs.
Parson Brownlow, in the Knoxville
(Tenp.) Whig Gays:
Nav, We shall dare say, in the teeth Of
South Carolina that the Federal Government
ought to enforce her laws, collect her rev.
enue, and lash the rebellious State back into
line, q, the point Of the sword, and the
mouth Of the cannon We have no desire
TO live under any government organized and
controlled by the corrupt, wicked, and hell
desrvins villains Who lead this rsvolut,on in
the South. Democracy, - foul and cor
rups, and - Infamous 40 hell, has been
demolished, and that is the trouble. Milton
says: "The devil preferred TO reign 10 hell
rather than 70 ssrvs 10 hssveu." So viii
Dsno
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THE MONTGOMERY CONVENTION.

THE MONTGOMERY CONVENTION.
We present below u complete list Of the
delegates TO the Convention which met at
Montgomery, Alabama, on the 4th inst, for
the purpose Of forming Southern Con.
federacy:"
W. walker District Delegates list, Uo.in 3. Nc.
Reai I'D, ". II. Chiffon; n, Davis r. Lewis; A,h.
John Giil; sih. ; r. Hale; 9Th, Thomas Fesn; 7,h.
1Los,pA,-Jaetson Morton, J. ra,tsn Andersoa.
James Powers.
| GEORGIA At Large Robert Teombs noweil
Cobb -Gsfricf Delegates list, Francis barton I'd.
Marlin Crawford, 3I Jurge Nrsoiu; Aih, Benjamin.
Hii; 5ih. Augusta, r. Wright 9Th, Thnmas Il. Cobb;
| 7th. Augustus Keenan, sth. A. IL stephens.
LouIsIAxA.-John Perkins, Jr., A. D. Clenst.
c. u Conrad, Danean =. Kenncr. \. Sparrow, Henry
Na:shall.
| NORTH CAROLINA. - L. pridsers, n ". Ransom.
Ex Gov. Swami.
SOUTH CARoLiSA.-r.J J. wnhers. W. ". Royce.
x. B Rhett Jr., L. u keitt, James Chestnut, Jr 4.
W Barnwell. q. Memmlnger.
hIssissIrrI.-w. r. harris, W. 3. Wilson. walker
Brooke A. N. Clayton. W. 5. Harry, James T. Hsrri.
| sou, }. A. p, Campbell.
Tho telegraph informs Us tbatthe above
distinguished and highly accomplished trsi-
tors met, and, in the short space Of fire
days, put into Cooperation strong aud viz.
orous government, with full powers and
ample funds" Jxrr DAVIS, Of Missile
sippi was elected President, and A. II.
STEPHENS, Of Georgia, Vice President Of
tho Cotton Empire. After this exploit, tho
Southern Congress went through the mo-
,ions Of appointing the following Commit
tees: On a flag, seal, and coat Of arms, aod
"a motto for the Southern Confederacy; On
Foreign Affairs; on Finance on Military
and Naval Affairs; on Commerce; on Pat
snss; and ous to report . Constitutions
for the permapen. Government Of The Con-
federacy.
As this new 1edged Confederacy is .
'strong and vigorous government, with full
powers and ample Juads," it strikes y, thas
il Is not masnanimous on its part to suTer
the paerils and bankrupt Government OF
the United States, to carry the mail matter
Of the Kingdom, ut an average expense,
orer and ADORE receipts, Of thirty thousand
dollars per ,ceek And yet, strange to say,
that thus far, the 6rst Congress Of this new
and vigorous Government, has seemed en-
tirely oblivious to the fact, that ono Of the
6rst duties Of great and enlightened gov
e,nment, is to furnish its citizens With ample
and reliable means Of communication.
Committees are appointed on all tho usual
functions Of government, except on postal
affairs! Why should a vigorous govern.
ment with ample funds, studiously ignore
90 important II master' We ask for infor-
nation, which we submit to the chivalrous
sens Of the R,ttlesnake division Of the new
empire, the prop,i.ty Of lecturipg it, con.
.freres on the subject matter Of maondnins-
iiy. Uncle Sam ;s poor, and We submit IL
to the civilized world, il it Is mdgndnin-
Gus in n strong and vigorous government Of
ample funds, to receive its mail matter from
such source.
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IAvow NY ADHERENCE TO THE UNION IN
ITS fNTE6aiTY AND IN ALI. ITS PARTS
Win AT rsIESDS. With Mt PATTY. WITH
MI STATE. WITH NJ COUNTRY. OR WITHOUT
EiruER, As THEY NAY DETERMINE; N EVERY
EVENT. WHETHER OY PEACE OR or WAR
wtTH EvsRr CONSEQUENCES OF HONOR OR
DisHoNoR of iiPE Or DEATH; ALTHOUGH
! LAMENT THE OCc sStOS. HAtt. WITH CUEEH. /.
rULNESS T,iE Duty ~ LIFTING: Up NY VOICE
AMONG DISTRACTED DEBATEs. FOR MY WHOLE
COUNTRY AND IT'S INESrfMtBLE UNION -
Speech Of ". II. Serdra in the u $. Senate, on
the I2fh fnst
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Administrator's Sale.

All rrr.ar. indebted to the Estate - the late
n. J. sulgtv,s acSrsSsl arc hereby n0ttacd that sn
Immediate sctirxsent is deaanAesi ,Es thai ac<t-
~tthta thirty daFs Gfsni he date heress
viii .rsrea.e es,. IAe undersigned MUST sud
wilt enpei an saiu~tuaens thr areeaset, snsne-s
psted ~ CeuaStI BiGss, ,sis ssta ies ei Nov. L. D.
1880, JOIN loSsS
JOHN sENNrrr.
Ns-Enn.rsfsIs.
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fTMany Of the South Carolinians not
ep,y have Yankee arms in their hands when
they muster 10 varliks parade, but Yankee
arms around their nseks in The privacy Of
,hsiY Own henss.- PTsssics.
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EfFor interesting miscellany. see THIRD PAGE
C-For local items. market report. etc, see ForR1
PACE
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SECESSION PnINTERs.


The Montgomery Post remarks that the
apostles Of Faust are strong!y represented
in the secession soldiery in Alabama, and
having noticed the departure Of dozen
typical gentlemen for the fort at Mobile,
hopes they vii! return home "eevered oil
over with glory" wherespon an sz.
change remarks-we ore inclined to believe
said typos will return home considerably
out Of Sorts. II they should come within
range Of Federal shooting -stiek, We fear
great many break lines will Be visible in
their columns, and perhaps period will b
put to some Of their existencss. II csughs
while lire matter, Uncle Sam may possibly
make few hanging indeniions oct Of then.
lls will ss least make strong impression
on their bodies, and dis6gurs their faces.
Certainly they viii Be badly dis.ribstsd-is
which event they win be dirty cases-if they
are not completely knocked into pi and sos.
signed to hell I've speak ,ypograpbicslly.) }
At any event they will End sscsssios the
ieonest take they ever encounsersd, and nul-
li6cation the poorest guide they ever sssd.
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A srrkR,ox LOT OF CLASS AND rrrrr. JUsl
"A W 4sSsSIASD,
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GA bill has bsep isssodosed into the
Legislssare Of lIIisois, which provides tbss
oil the real and psrssssi property Of .
woman % nasriaes shall rensis her svs.
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a. Il 10 ruosred that Mr.. asd Mrs.
Boreb, whose divorce suit rsssssly ssssss1
- sseh szciss.sst, ere absas - esss -.
ssthsf sgsis, . Ia ". ssd Nh. S;sklss
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One Square es ~ lines less Of NonpzreiI ~ 70,
he nrst insertion anil SO for each subsequent
iieAtion. for any period under three months.
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The good people 10 asd about Davss.
port aud Rosk lslaad are apparsn,ly, either
practical jsksrs, OF discip' - Of that philoss.
phsr Who declared that ssuhas faa ws won't
!. rs sooa ~ ,ns money" for the telegraph
informs ,ha. early on Monday last, 80 large
psrs. a secessionists from Rock leland
county, made :. attack upon Fl. Armstrong,
On Rock Island, wh'.h for some years has
not been occupied BY N. U. s. troops.
They raised the Palmetto aag n.a cred can
non in honor Of the event. Ia fe< hours
company fro,a Davenport marched to
the fort, when the seeessionists retreated,
leaving their cannon and stores in It. The
fort 10 now in possession of. the Davenport
military companies, and the American Gag
has been raised amidst the salvos Of arsil.
lery."
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Che afeeklp Anupareil.
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A voscR FRoM KsYPr.

A v01CR FROM E6YPH.
At . nsesoe held in Breoklyn, Nassss
Ceaasy ILL.,, BY Dosslas nsa, The fslleviags
amesg other resolutions, vas adopted:
Re slrsI rhas II u the imperative assy II rrssi.
dent Lincoln arc, his Inaugural s&ares 70 Asns ~
BueAaass sSt every nsa gagged - ssrssssss -
sx'Sf fysss ssy aas ses Grating n esafsv~asy .
sAs Csasifsfisa.
The Chicago Tribune says Is has bsss
Frequently ueEed asAinst the Democracy q
Egypt that they are ssi.l voting Tor Jacksoa.
These Massae county resolutions give some
eoler Of truth to the assertion.
, 1861-12-31

Especial Dispatch to &ha Chicago Trinune.
Sr. Nv1s, December 30, 1Sd1.
The Democrats Ro]la Correspondent meg
tions, the departure hum TINT post. Of twd
companies Of cavalry xor parts unknown.
More rebel ortrages :are reported. a bog
named James Ryer Fas hanged TIL big tase
vas black, in order to fqroeshifn1 to reveal tt6
place where some gu1I1Gs5s9 caacaaleas3
the boy proved game, :and the rebels did not
gct the guns. The rctels took an old man
named Edwards, near Wet G1az Greek, beat
him with gun barrels md marched him 4,
Springfield. They took Alfred Smith Peters.
Union man residing near Bear Greek, fye
miles This side Of Lebanon, and shot sixty
balls into him.
Gen. WyHaan has resumed command Of the
post at Rolla. Fifteen deaths in the Fourth
Iowaare reported during December.
The cavalry expedition was under command
Of Col. Carr Of the Sd Illinois cavalry, and
started On Saturday night.
4 few hours after, several beacon fires were
noticed on the Hills in tile direction taken By
the cavalry, evidently intended to warn The
rebels in Springfield
To-day one Of the prisoners ut McDowel's
College, ran through the lines, was hailed
twice, and FILLING to stop, WIS shot; he died
soon afterward.
4 rebel prisoner. confined in MeDowcll's
College, was accidentally shot by a sentinel
on Saturday night, and died to-day. The mus
ket went off accidentally.
The troops at Pilot Knob were reviewed, OF
Saturday, by Gen. Van Rensalleer.
The news Of the suspension Of specie pay
ment By eastern banks creates no feeling
here. AL the banks refuse to sell gold on anl
terms. Brokers charge tea per cent for sr2cit
for Missouri funds,
, 1861-12-31

NEW YORK, Dec. 50.-The Ifibatue's Wush-
ington correspondent telegraphs:
It will the rejoice the friends Of Coloncls
Corcoran, Wood, and other gallant officers
held as hostages by tue rebels, TO know that
on the suggestion Of Mr. Faulkner, their pris-
ons will probably be rendered more comforta-
bic. Tint gentleman, upon his srTlval IN Kieh-
nloud, read tho military authorities lecture
urnn their neglect to do SO at IN earlier day,
saying that even the priyateersmen IL custody
in the North were better treated Mr. Ely r.
ecived s110 in gold by the hand Of Alr. Faulk-
ncr, Christmas present from Schuyler Coliax
to he distributed among the destitute private
soldiers imprisoned in Richmond, and 80 dis
posed Of it. Letters brought by a1r. Ely from
prisoners sent to Tuscaloosa, Ala., Indicate
that they are quite comfortable. None OF the
prisoners at Richmond, Charleston Or Iusea-
looSaeuf1ered much from heat during summer
The |f9rfd's dispatch says the manner in
which Mason and slidell are to be delivered
up has been left to Lord Lyons, Who will hare
it done in the manner least offensive to this
Government They will probably be pnt on
board the steamer America, which sails from
New York next Wednesday, and which viii, it
is understood be required to stop at Boston
to take the rebel commissioners on board
Tie Times dispatch says, from gentleman
| who bus just rrtu1ned from Richmond, We
learn that in conversation, jeff Davis stated
that the blockade had somewhat incomInodsd
them, but England would soon raise it. LIN
| coin could not surrender Mason and Slidcll,
| and their situation would lead to war. TIC
expressed confidence that the rebels would
! defeat the United States troops in 4 fair field,
and that it was impossible for them to be con
quered Many members Of the rebel Congress
| declared that rather than come again into the
| Union the South would become province o1
England.
| The reply to the resolutions Of the House o.
| Representatives, requesting the Secretary O
| War to furnish all general orders issued in ref
| ference to the transportation Of troops AMI
| dcrs designating the amount to be paid fol
such purposes. The Secretary submits i re
/ port from Quartesmaster-GcnerI Mcigs. II
/ which it is stated that the Quartern1ast ster- Gen
! cral has opened no general orders Oh this sub
I icct.
, 1861-12-31

FORTRESS MONROE, Dec %, (yia Baltimore,
Dec. 30.-As the steamboat Express, which
runs between Old Point and Newport News,
was leaving the latter place this morning,
rebcl tug boat was seen of ScWalfs Point
She wore commodorc's blue pcnnant. which
was mistaken, at first, for tlag of trace; but
on the Express arriving within range, tue
rebel boat tired Il shot across her bows, and
followed i By SHELLS. The greatest constcTna-
tjon prevailed for short time On board the
Express, which WIS unarmcd- Tic schooner
Sherwood, employed to bring water from
Newport News, which WIS in tow, was cut
udrift and deserted By her crew. The schooner
drifted down with the tide and Was taken pos
session Of By tie rebel tugboat, and towcd
to Crancy Island.
The rebel gunboat subsequently made her
appearance for 4 second time, but the Express
got away, and reported the circumstances to
| the flag ship. After q long delay, about half q
I dozen Eunboats rot started towards the same,
| aud threw q few shells into Sewan's P1in1
and the Pig Point batteries, without edEcl
| SO far as known.
The Sherwood had been lined with zinc ant
and fitted out with Il valuable force pump fo
| q water boat Loss estimated at 81, 0ob
| The brig Empire sailed yesterday for Por
| Royal, to open trade. She took cargo Q
fresh provisions, &c; also n balloon and chem
| icals. lnd IN apparatus for Initiating It, con
| signed to Gen. Sherman,
A note from Gen. Huger to Gen. Wool, an
nounces that lie is ready to send 240 prisoner
| of war down the James River, from Richmo ond
| BY flag Of truce, whenever they Will be II
| cciyed. Gen. Wool will send flag OF true
for them on Thursday or Friday.