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Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1861-03-12

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The weekly pioneer and Democrat., 1861-12-20
TERRIBLE MASSACRE.

KANSAS, Dec. 1.-THE Santa Fe and
Cannon City mail with dates to I'd inst.
arrived Sunday morning. The $500 mill
tia called for by Gov. Connell from Sec,
ond division, Maj. Gov. Hover, have been
organized and one company mustered into
service.
This mail brings intelligence of horri.
BILE massacre at Fort Stanton on the an
proach of the Texans to that post in the
Sumner. All the citizens in the vicinity
fled to the settlements, leaving their homes,
crops and everything else behind. After
the Texans abandoned the place, the A pache
Indians took possession, and had command
OF all the country around. A party num-
beriog twenty men determined to revisit
the neighborhood and obtain what they
could OF their remaining crops, when the
whole number fell into the hands of the
savages and were brutally murdered.
All quiet at this place. Colonel Weir
of the Fourth Kansas Regiment is in COM
mand. Col. Jennison's West Kansas cav
elry with part of the Seventh and Iowa
Twelfth, also a section Of Totlers famous
battery encamped within a few miles of
this place last night and will move towards
West Point this morning.
The weekly pioneer and Democrat., 1861-12-20
THE WEEKLY PIONEER AND DEMOCRAT :,

preparations now asked. for D
For civil service
and increased
interest. 49,. $5,l66,43s SO
And for the War gs
and Navy De.
partments. 1877, 1854. .4S8 "
The weekly pioneer and Democrat., 1861-12-20

Making q total of actual esti.
mated expenditures under
existing and asked appropri-
atiOns of. So.
From which deduct actual esti-
mated receipts, as above stat.
The Plymouth weekly Democrat. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1860-1869, 1861-06-27
Bathing.

DR.. B. B. Jones. an eminent physician, former,
of Springfield. NJ sss., but now of Michigan, makes
the following suggestions to our officers and sold
iers:
see it recommended by some of the newspa-
pers that soldiers should bathe daily necessary
means Of preserving their health. Will you per-
nit one OF more than fifty years. experience in
the medical profession, to suggest a more convent
cnt and salutary method of preserving health. by
keeping up an active capillary circulation so essen
tial to health, by friction the body oaily-mor
ming and evening, if convenient, with -atcG cloth
and not Using the water bath oftener than once i'm
one or two weeks. The cloth is easily preserved
by dipping crash towel in strong solution OF
salt and water, and allowing it To drain dry thout
wringing. Thus prepared it may be used as a
rubefacent, eek or more, before dipping az Tin.
This is also good preventive of pedculle. so
apt 10 generate in camp life.
The Plymouth weekly Democrat. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1860-1869, 1861-06-27
Toilet SlaD.

Having seen an inquiry how 10 miFc "TOilc
Soap" send my recipe, hich has been tried ana
found good / ani i gallons of clear water > fbs
Of oprdeldoc OF soap; I: de-. of sal,oda table
spooufuls of alcohol , do of spiiits of ammonia :,
| do. of turpentine DO. of campl enc; DO. q.
powdered borax. Shave the soap .;ne, then boi.
all together until dissolved II, after cold, You
ini it is not hard enough, melt a gain. Make it in
any form YOU please color with Chinese vermi
lion. The mode dissenting depends your
judgment, as in cooking | like sa-saias. Try
,his recipe think yoa will Ike it.-Lid4 3. R1Tl,
Ne,c Yorker.
Here is one know to be good; Take lbs Of
salsoda 3 lbs. OF unsacked lime los. of grease.
and 4 gals. water. Put the soda. Eiae and water
in pot boil until they dissolved; lie. the drecs
settle pour off the liquid, throw away dregs, add
the grease the liquid, and boil until it is of the
consistency of honey. then pour it Otto cool Gu,
in cakes, or any shape you hke.-Fd'mer's WJ'.
Uoncoys Falls, 1851.
The Plymouth weekly Democrat. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1860-1869, 1861-06-27
legislative Re,renChment.

We notice. by the laws Of the last session now
being published in the Inllnapol papers, that
the Trelsurer's ner centage for collecting Taxes,
instead of being two per cent all sums ov,
Sl5.00O, is so charged as to pay him two ,er cent
on sums between 81 900, and 5000, and but one
per cent. on all the latter amount. He is to
be pad nothing for collecting and p,yin. out
School funds and all per centage for redeenling
County is abolished, except a fee of five
cents on each for regi istering its redemption.
The percentage for CO lec;ing delinquent tax is
reduced from eight per cent, besides Const, bles
fees for mltge. &c, to five per cent, with the
same fees. These changes cut down the Treasur-
er's salary quite materially.
The time for selling Delinquent Lands is cx-
tended one month, and the sale will take place
hereafter in Febru,ry instead OF Janu Iry thus
giving one month longer for Delinquent tax pay
crs to ply up. The printers fee for adve, tisne
Delinquent Lands is reduced to thirty cents per
discription-wh ch will be about half, proportion
ately, what is paid i'll Michig .n.-Sou!h Bend
Register.
The Plymouth weekly Democrat. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1860-1869, 1861-06-27
The Charleston Mercury on Northern War
Movements-A Candid Article.
Fro .e Charleston Mer, ury, May

Fro q { e Charleston Mer ury, May 81.
Night and day, for rhe last months, has the
Northern Government been making herculean
efforts in its departm, mt of War. Preparations
the most gigantic sc,le ha' gone on steadily nd
unfagging, under the intelligent and able superin-
tendence aid direction of Gen. Scott. An i'm
mense body of volunteers have been thrown into
camp, and drilling eight hours day under
competent officers of West Point training. The
arms at hand have been distributed, and all who
are to engage in battle have been thoroughly
equipped with the best weapons Factories or the
manufac ure of cannon. rides. sabres. bayonets,
and ammunition OF every description, are III full
operation at the North during the whole twenty
four hour of each day.
Agents have long since been sent abroad to
Europe 10 procure and forward, fast possible,
cargoes of improved arms, and already they have
begun arrive. Great efforts have been made
for the health, comfort and supplies of Northern
troops. Energy and prompttude have character
lied their movements both in Maryland and st.
Louis, and their success along the border has, so
far, been complete. They have, in the West,
obtained and secured the great repository of arms
for that section, equipped enemies of ST. Louis,
Illinois, Indiana and Ohio. leaving the resistance
men of Missouri poorly prov ided. Kentucky un-
armed and Overawed, and Te. nesse also, with
meagre provision for fighting, dependent on the
Cotton States for weapons of defense. Mary
has be oowcd and Overpowered, Washington
rendered as secure IL secure NAV be, while Nir
gina is invaded and Richmond threatened with
capture.
In all this the military proceedings Of the
North, since the fall Of Sumter, have been emf
nentlv wise. For the purpose OF overwhelming
disheartening and gaiiin. the first advantages,
which, both at home and abroad, are OF immense
Importance, the concentration of all the forces
nvaila as promptly as possible. has been clearly
the course of generalshp and true economy. The
first blow is ld to be often lf the blttle. The
war policy of Scott and the Northern Government
has all the effect of the first blow. The fnl result
we cannot, in the slightest degree. doubt. The
immediate signal will depend in eat measure,
efficacy of the preparation made for them by the
confederate Government during the period
Scott has been at work. Let us no. commit the
mistake of unle rlking our enemy. or of suppo-
sing that, in modern warfare, it is only the
age Of people and the relative military talent of
their field officers that decide the issues Of war
Ability in combinations and bravery in executing
them may fail of success where the meteriul is
wanting or deficient An hours delay of a corps
of reserve lost the battle of Waterloo nd Ma
polean fought The battle with the best troops in the
world. They were cut to pieces.
The Plymouth weekly Democrat. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1860-1869, 1861-06-27
AGRlCU ULTU RiL.
Bread Making.

One of the best London bakers gives the follow
ing receipt to make a superior loaf of bread, o;
what is called half peck size. VIII not some Of
readers try the plan, and report TO Us UPON their
success
ITO make halfpeck loaf, take three quarters
of pound of well boiled mealy potatoes, aud
mash them through fine culender or coarse seive.
add one-eghth of pint of yeast, (about Two
tablespoonfuls,) or three-qnarters of all ounce o..
German dried yeast, and one pint and three quar-
tiers of lukewarm watar, (sS deg. Fahr.) together
with about threequarters Of pound Of -four, TO
render the mixture the cOnsis.ence oe thin batter
this mixture should he set aslde 10 ferment II
placed in a situation it will rise in less than
two hours, when it will resemble yeast in appear
ance, except in color. The sponge so made is then
to be mixed with one pint of water, nearly blood
warm, (92 deg. Fahr.) and poured into half peck
of flour, which has previously had one ounce and
quarter of salt mixed in t the whole should then
be kneeded into dough, and allowed TO rise in
warm place for two hours, when il should be
kneaded into loaves and baked The object 'of
adding the mashed potatoes is to increase the
amount Of fe, mentation in the sponge, which it
does to remarkable degree, and, consequently.
rende:s the bread lighter and better"
The Plymouth weekly Democrat. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1860-1869, 1861-06-27
"Remember Buena Vista"

Some over jealous and indis rect lndinnians are
using this wacnwOrd to the dlscredit of the State,
or to the gallant OF ln,:iana who were en-
gaeed in the memorable battle Of Buemi Vista -
IL Is Il libel upon the and solierly bearing
OF tie Mexican volunteers 10 even iltmit ite that
amy ccs>ity exists for the yo untccrs from this
State i'll the present to viniicitc the bravery OF
our troops, or to wipe out any stain upon their
honor i'll .h.t war. By an unfortunate blunder in
the orders of tie Colonel OF the Second In ian;l
Rec nleiit the hattie ef Baeni Vista. the regiment
retreAtcd i'll -noi orer they were Greeted, III
ste eld OF OILY falling buck rs il was intended they
should. /. i'll timed error, but one for
which tne men were in no wise responsible. IL
their duty obey orders OF their officers But
the bravery of the Indiana troops was fully vndi
Gated upon that battle field, and even Col
BowLEs, By valian; deeds showed that he was not
lacking in personal courage. One company un Ter
the cOmmInd of Capt. KIMB,LL now Colonel of
the Fourteenth Regiment OF Indiana Volunteers,
rallied and attached themselves To tn. Mississippi
regiment. In his official report, Col. JEtF. DAVIS
referred to this company especial y, and commen-
ded it in the highest terms, both officers and men,
for Its bravery ealantry and 'he imDor,ant services
it rendered. Under such circumstances, it i'll be-
any citiz of Indiana TO cast any re Elections
upon the troops from this State who were engaged
in the Mexican War. The services they RENDERED,
during that contest will compare favorably with
those from any State in the Union And more
than this, they committed no act mt Buena Vista
which needs vindication at the present time We
protest against any reference to the MexIc IN
campaign which will discredit the Inrliana troops
who were engaged in it, As well might we reflect
upon the gallantry of the Ohio troops at the late
disaster at Vienna. on account of the Incompetent
cy and imprudence OF their commander. 1t is an
unwarranta bic assumption, for an lndlanan at
least TO reter reproachfuly to the conduct of our
troops in Mexico, And when we hear or read the
watchword ''Remcmbcr Bucna VISTA" from ii citi-
zen of this State we fee as though it will be rrcar-
dcd abroad Il confirm tfon, an acknowledge
ment, of the truth o. the charge that our troops
displayed cowartce in that eng cement That
slander wis put at resi- long ago by the most ul
questioned evideI &C, and regret to acc anv Indi
anian ,e,ive it, no matter what the motive may
be. The troops of Ind ,na have always DISPLAYED
gallantry and nerve, qualities they will hereafter
exhibit in high degree whenever aud wherever
their services are dem ndel State Seatiael.
The Plymouth weekly Democrat. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1860-1869, 1861-06-27
Appointment of Educated Military Men

There is petition in private oircal ,tion among
The officers OF two or three regiments Of the reg
ular army, praying that the practice of exating
uneducated military men above old officers be
discontinued. Over forty-sx n,mes are now at
tached to it. The signers ask whether it ia right
to ignore promotions, in time. that civilians
my he made diStin suisled. Annexed is a para
g aph from the document
"There are one hundIe and sixty men known
to eight subscribers of thus petition. who have
grown grey as Lieuten nlnts, nnc-tenths of them
having averaged sever years in the field. Can the
feelings OF these IN IN be still when citizen Just
appointed dem ndS from them the salute of IA sab
Ordin ite which h. knows not how to return ~
Min, army officers h we resigned since the 2Sth
of may. because they ordered to serve under
persons Of no known military skill Chicago
Times.
The Plymouth weekly Democrat. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1860-1869, 1861-06-27
lieut.. Gen. Scott as a csm,aigner


In an article on the war, the New York atlas
remark of Gen Scott:
Do not some OF a little forget the character
of the man who commands the United States ar
mics? The secessionIsts, and even Of tho
nations over the water, understand him better.
One of the Louisville journals. MAJ days ago,
remarked that Gen. Scott is proverbially slow
commander. He is always unpopular during his
campaigns. II is only when tie campaign is over
and he has won AS he always has done-that the
wisdom OF his action is understood and he becomes
popular. Higher praise could no. well have been
bestowed upon any commander, for the parallel
is exact sne with the Duke of Wei ington. He
w.s always slow coach-an old fogy. He never
seemed to be doing anything. But he always won.
In the end he was ways worshipped. At Terres
Vedras, in the Peninsular war, Wellington could
have cut the French army to pieces, with the loss
of half his men. He waited, maneuvered, and
secured advantages for a week, and he obtained a
much more decisive victory, with loss that
scarcely figured in the bulletin. Scott could have
taken Vera Cruz, in three days, with the loss OF
three thousand men he took it in three weeks
and lost but hundred or two.
Letone more point be fairly remembered. Win
field Scott has been in arms for than half a
century. During all that time, as youth, man ami
veteran, when in command of any description
of force, he has never retreated one foot
Not that he is any Drawer than officers who
have made nearly MANY retreas rs advances,
but that he Cannot be induced To move until he is
certain of his ability to maintain his position
Not IL move i'll he make in the present contest
until he feels well assured that he can maintain,
in men, munitions OF war; AMI lines oil communi
cation, any advantages temporarily secured and
the last thing that should he urged upon him by
the Government. or ON the Government by the
people. is precipitation without jud -mcnt. Meth
er the newspapers nor most OF the people who talk
most freely of the military position, can do more
thln show the grossest ignorance and presumption
Ii the attempt at discussing what this or that plan
of operation would effect. So far all goes we'll
and apparently sure as slow There is ever,
reason to believe til 1t the operations OF the cam
pa,gn will be C ntinued to be carried on with
fathlllness and uigrnent, AMI do bee
ter thin TO express that confidence which we really
have ut heart. and wait plticntly for that
which belongs TO competent management in "a
good cause.
The Plymouth weekly Democrat. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1860-1869, 1861-06-27
Ir seems that the extraordinarr course Of Pre-.

IT seems that the extraordinary course Of Presi-
dent Lincoln in scizing upon all the private tele-
graphic dispatches in the cOuntry-llways hitherto
regarded Is sacred the mails the confcs
sons to pr:est--n the hope of discovering 'trai-
tors has thus far resulted in unearthng only cne
specimen OF the tiibe. Mr.. Harvey, recently ap
pointed by Mr.. Lincoln United States Minister to
Portugal. IL is charged that Mr. Harvey was the
first to convey to Governor Pickcns the intelligence
of the intended reinforcement OF Fort Sumter.
Nr. Harvey is naive of South Carolina, but has
resided in the North for twenty five years, during
which time he has been connected. editoriaily and
as correspondent, with the Philadelphia North
American and New York Tribune. lie is prom
inen. republican politician, and for his services
writer was rewarded with the Portuguese mission.
Since his appointment he has visited Charleston,
and the Mercury Of that city recommended Gov.
Pickens to send him away. We believe, however,
he was no. molested IL is TO be hoped Mr.. Har-
vey will be able to dsprove the serious the serious
charge laid at his door.-N. 4. Ledger.
The Plymouth weekly Democrat. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1860-1869, 1861-06-27
Especial to the n Y Tribune.)
w ashington, June Il.

Washington, June Il.
From Lieutenant Leskie, of the District Nation
al Rifles, Pole by birth, educated in foreign
military school. who has served In Europe with
distinction, and who arrived this morning with dis
catches from Col Stone. we have the following
particulars Of the 5ht which took place late yes
terday afternoon, to which we have alluded in our
previous dispatches:
Mi Wall, of the District troops. was on re-
connoisanee " ith scoutin party on the MIrylanl
side, between Conrad's and Edwards Ferries. lie
several boats plssng TO carry troops across.
He sent for reintorcements, whereupon Col. Stone
dispatched Capt. MlgruIer's battery. etlchnsnt
of the New York 9tn. and several companies of
the Pennsylvania regiment. One shell burst in a
boat and killed several. aul SO far as could be
certancd, other she lis burst in the woods, and
earthe an Unexpectedly large force. who retreated
Several fell who had been struck with fragments OF
she'll. The rebels fired with rifles, but hit nobody,
the range being too great. Col. Stone then order
ed his whole farce to advance to the place of dan
ger. AT this point the messenger left. lie be.
lievcs more fighting imminent
The Plymouth weekly Democrat. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1860-1869, 1861-06-27
Horse pit

The principal dishes at grand Tartar feast are
roasted horses heads and sucking colts. In vi
enna, Hamburg, Paris and other cities in Europe.
there are markets for the sale of horse beef, and
it must be confessed that no good reason can be
adduced ae ainst the practice of es ting it. The
horse is the most dainty animal in the world
specting both food AM drink, and the objection
that he does not, like the OK eat it again. is
not important. The Kamucks Of Siberia live a
most exclusively upon the raw flesh Of the horse,
cut into slices, and made tender by being bruised
and steamed under the saddle for half day. The
jnice of the dead horse is thus Intimately mingled
with that of the living one, and the favor be-
comes exquistely 'horsey." This meat is washed
down bs copious draughts of fcrmcntcd mare =
milk, taken from bottle OK horse hide which IS
dever rinsed
The Plymouth weekly Democrat. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1860-1869, 1861-06-27

No PARrY.-Our Republican frienls are daily
procaiming their desire that all purity lines sho Id
be obliterated during 'he present crisis OF the
country. But with this profession of no party.sm
on their lips. the political guiIlotne is constan ly
ut work choppint off heads of Democratic officials
In the meantime Democrats are galllntly Offering
their services and voting means for the vigorous
prosecution of the war. IL looks little as though
our Republican brethren arc still greedy MS ever
for the spois. and that they mean by no party, no
Demo, ratio party. When the political guillotine
ceases its work we shall have some confidence in
Republican professions of no par.yism.-Stafe
Sentinel.
The Plymouth weekly Democrat. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1860-1869, 1861-06-27
Poetry Of sn ex-President.

In the two volumes of Webster's Letters re-
Gently published, appear some samples OF his po
ctical talent, which nearly as GOOD as the yer
ses handed down to us as Cicero's. Edmund
Burke. when a youth, wrote lines quite equal to
those produced by Thompson and Goldsmith al,
the same age. John Quincy Adams wrote poet
ry occasionally to very late pesio in life lie l.
not the only one of our Presidents who have en-
tcrtaned their leisure with sorting sylab % and
matching rhymes. John Tyler is said to be as much
at home in poetry as in politics, and in order thar
our readers may have opportunity of knowing
this, we publish the following lines. addressed to
the earliest and hardest flowers which make their
appearance in Northern latitudes, while in Virgin
ia: least in the Southern parts of 1.-THE rose
frees are in bloom:
Conc, fly to the South FROM your island OF snow
The North is teo cold for a soul such as thine
No roses bloom there to adorn thy fair brow.
Though i. in those deep auburn trees to shine.
Then fly to the South where Japoicas bloom,
And enamel the grove with their beautiful
flowers
oh. come and inhale their delicious perfume,
SfIoiilg from nature own mystical pOWerS.
On, come TO the South, where the mocking bird
all night
Pours forth from the trcetop its rapturous strain
Which rises and falls in the moons mellow light,
Like the song of the mermaid far over the main.
Why stay IN the North, where the winters cold
frown,
Still fingers in ice on the lap OF sweet May7
Oh, haste to the South, where sweet flowers have
blown,
And the rill long unfettered glides laughing
away.
SHERWOOD FOREST May l, 1si7.
The Plymouth weekly Democrat. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1860-1869, 1861-06-27
Receipt for Preserving Sinks from Fcul


IL hot weather il is almost impossible TO prevent
sinks becoming foul unless some chemical prepare
ton is used. One pound OF copperas dissolved IN
four gallons OF water poured the sink three
four times will completely destroy the offensive
odor. As disnfecting agent TO scatter around
premises affected with any unpleasant odor,
nothing is better than mixture of four parts fine
charcoal. by weight.
All sorts of glass vessels and othcr utensils may
he eflec;ualy cured from offensive smells, by rim
sing them with charcoal rowler after the grC sser
impurities have been secured of with sand and
soap.