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, 1861-09-06

Of1lcers EoW engaged in recruiting for the
several reW cavalry regiments now forming
in this section Of the West, inform US that
misapprehspsicn prevails in community, and
among these setkiDg EucL service, 3 share Of
which it is feared is due to mis1nfo1med or
indiscrett persons eager to push on enlist
meats. Resulting from either Cause, the ef:
feet is bad one, as the men once misinformed
to the ED Of swelling company muster rolls,
s7e Indignant, and often turn their backs upon
the service.
First as to the pay; the cavalry soldier re-
ceives s13 FER mouth. The Government does
not deeign to encourage the practice Of troop
e1s riding their own horses, but allows them
tc do so uHder the disadvantage that the AMI
nal is at the owners risk, and if shot or dis
abled, nust be replaced by the private within
thirty days, CT the trooper will be ordered
into infantry ranks as foot soldier.
For the "use and risk" Of horse owned by
its rider, The Government will pay forty cents
pr Gay, the sym to be continued only while
the hcTse is cspable Of service, the stipend
cezsing at once with tie death CT disability OF
the animal.
This should be understood by all who de.
sire to bring with them into the service a
horfe their Owl property, for thus understood,
nanifestly the better course will be to avail
themselves Of the cffer Of some if not all the
coione1s Of these regiments, and sell the
horse to the Government at from $50 to $95,
whatever its real value, the trooper thus sell
ling the horse being allowed to retain the care
of and ride him. an arraGremenf rna.4p nf fha
boys viii Doubtless close with The Govern
meEt is the owner assumes, as it desires
to, the risk Of the service
, 1861-09-06
Chfcsgo n Seen b1 4 Correspondents.
A correspondent Of the Philadelphia Inqui.
re-. writing from this city takes the fQllQMlng

Chicago n Seen b1 Correspondent.
A correspondent Of the Philadelphia Lnqui.
'eT writing from this city, takes the following
view Of Chicago:
Chicago is really benefited By the troubles
upon the Ohio 6nu Mississippi rivers. The
entire trade from the Upper Mississippi, which
the Ohio upon steamboats,, is now being carried
bJ The various lines cf railroad running to this
city rom the West and NorthWest-and the
Iecelpts OF grain alone, for one single day (the
gin INST reache the enormous. quantity Of
i've hundred Thousand bushels, lacking but
seven: This grain is sold for cash, and cash,
nov, IN Illinois, does not mean EYaukegan ten
4ettdr notes," " referred To By A5tenus Ward,
ESQ, ont clear grit gold or Eastern funds.
For, De 1t known, that under the depreciation
OF securities filled with tue State Auditor, to
Ieoeem the Wild Cst issues, which heretofore
HOODED thls and adjoining Statss, the kanks-
Zee, kehosha, Sleepy Hollow, ssnd other bo
gus promises to pay, have all, as By magic,
vanished, and now the currency Of this entl1e
seGtaon Ii made to be first class and entlrely
fehable. We have eonversed with grocery
mouse mere, who do q business noF daily CT
Gne tneatand dollars, and they assifea Us thas
sataiactoEy, and thirty days, credit is the ex-
tent OF the allowance under any circumstances
several large stocks Of goods are being now
removed iron st. Louis to Chicago, oy the
mercantile firms owning them, and the Popu"
~ talon q re city is being daily augmented y
the arrival Ct new comsrs from Louisville, JET
f., ii,eEsonville, New Albany, Madison, and other
>'southe1n border cities,''
p. AZ city, Chicago presents every variety OF
11ie to be tound in the large Eastern cities,
Her Popu1atlon, enormous as it il ls made mp
OF very few old settlers-the balance being
adyentureIs from Boston, New York Philadel:
Phia and Baltimore, who Aave here discovered
new. and. in most Cases, = successful field
for their energies and idesa, crippled, perhaps
BY tNlnre aaa misforta1e IN their fosmel
abodss. :.
, 1861-09-06

From the missouri Democrat, 4th I
There is 10 room left for dis1oyal persons to
doubt the sincerity Of the Provost Marshal's
determination to dsal sharply with them. If
any one had cherished such doubt, it will be
diEeipIated by the rigorous arrangement to
be enforced respecting the opening OF places
Of public resort The order closing the liquor
saloons, Though plainly productive Of the hap
piest results, of course has & ,ited much op-
position and remolstIaEce. Marshal McKins
Try Ess appointed committee, consisting Of
James Taneeig, Thos. 0'Ritey, aud E. II. Fox,
to examine AID report to him upon all appli-
cations to reopen places OF public resort. A
siae qua ,son to the granting cf such leave,
is that the applicant gives bis word of honor
that he is and will ever be loyal to the United
states-un1e erstanding that t:if hereafter found
in arms agaiat the Union, OF in any way aid
ing her enemies, The penalty wiu Be DEATH"
Thus, in addition to giving guarantees for
respeetability, good order, and the usual legal
qualifications Of city and county license, So
loon keepers must pledge themselves loyal,
and must keep that pledge Under penalty OF
death.
Let the same rigorous and unmistakabe
spirit pefvade every public act. It is right
and necessary to the cannon safety and
peace Let treason be treated u the black
AID infamous thing it is, wherever 1t may 20
appear.
, 1861-09-06

Whole Family Poisoned.
Correspondence Of the Chicago Tribune.1
BEERIEN, BgHRIEN Co., Michi9ap. Sent a

correspondence Of the Chicago Tribune.1
BERR1Es, BGRRHN Co., Michigan, Sept. 8.
One week ago yesterday, our people were
startled with the news that whole family
stone, in this county. The facts thus liar De.
yt1cped are as follows: John Sutherland and
family-coLsist1ng Of himself, wife and three
childIeE|ett home the day before Sunday
and did not return till evening. The mex:
morning breakfast WAS prepared and partaken
sick, aad commenced vomiting. Soon after
neighboT came in and found them helpless.
A physician-Dr. FowleF,-w2s called and
pronounced their sickness to have been oc-
casioned by poison. After prescribing for
them, he .partcok Of some refreshments, sup
posing the poison to be in the water. Tie
doctor Was soon taken with vomiting, and
died on Wednesday evening following. One
Of the children died about the same time,
Several Of the neiKhboFB who came to rsnder
the fsmi1iy!askia:tanee' and partook,of the food,
yet occurred, though several are lying In 3
very critical cor dition.
Suspicion rested on negro who lived ad.
Joining the premises OF Mr. Sutherlsnd-Who
was aPprehended and now awaits his trial,
which will probably commence to morrow.
The grounds Of suspicion are, that he is
known to be Of malicious disposition, and
had some little difficulty with Mr.. Sutherland,
Who, BY the way, is quiet, inodensive and
upright man.
On investigation, tracks were found through
q cornfeld between Sathesland's house and
that Of Shoemaker, the negro, corresponding
with shoemaker's, who Is large man. L
was also found that about q week before, he
had purchased half pound OF arsenic at st.
Joseph, which he told the druggist be design
ed using to cure horse of his Of the tspole
evil" It appears he has no horse with tnat
ailmelt- He has made other statements il
relation TO the matter, equally false. So fully
convinced were the people Of his guilt, and Of
the atrccity Of his crime, that On Saturday
evening last, an inturiated mob Of about two
hundred, made an attack on the jail with the
a5owed purpose Of taking the inhuman wretch
and burning him at the stake. Nothing but
the prompt and energetic efforts Of the Sheriff
and his posse prevented them from executing
their design. The negro Is q man Of
some property, and has employed able counsel
| for his deie1 ce. The t1inl viii be one Of the
Il oet important ever had in the county. The
Court House is even now crowded with ea9er
spectators, mapy Of whom declare that the
accused shall never leave the town alive It
is to be hoped, however, that wiser counsels
will prevail, and the penitentiary not be de.
Truly Foufs. B,
, 1861-09-06
Gbieaqo Gributte


TEE PRESIDENT AND FREMONT.
We attsch no credit WAateYer to the re-
port which comes from Kentucky that the
President disapproyes the late Proclama.
ton OF Major General Fremont. Gen.
Fremont's action was not taken unad7i-
sedly. 1t was the result Of long and anx-
ious inquiry into the condition Of the State
and the potency Of the civil law to correct
the evils under which the people suffer, in
which inquiry he was assisted by the civil
authorities, at the head OF whom is Coy
ernor Gamble. The proclamation is the
result; and Gov. Gamble, as soon as it was
issued, went to Washington to explain in
person to the President and his Cabinet
the imperative necessity for furnishing the
Commander Of the Department with the
means to execute the penalties that
be has laid down for the crimes that
are depopulatiDg the State, The Ken
lucky report has its origin in the baseless
fear that the threat of Fremont to set free
the slaves of rebels, taken with arms in
their hands, will embarrass the Union
men Of the Legislature, and plunge that
State also into rebellion. The report and
the fear on which it is bottomed, will be
short-lved. The law Of Congress- law
as widely approved in Kentucky as in
nlinols-underlies the apparently harsh
measures to which Fremont has resorted.
The enforcement Of that law Of conisca-
tion, making no exceptions in favor of
"prcperty in men," is just as much a
necessity as the lew authorizing the enlist
ment Of volunteers; and unless the Presi-
dent wishes 10 dam1en the courage and
crush the energies Of millions Of Union
men, Re will not compel Fremont to take
step backwards. They could bear any
thing rather than that!
, 1861-09-06

4 correspondent, who has relative among
tie Maine volunteers sent to Dry Tortugas for
insubordiEation, writes us complaining OF tie
action Of the Government, and describing it
as unnecessarily harsh. sit would have
"been," says he, "more merciful to the men,
" had they been shot at once. Condemned to
ia life Of toll in that pestilent place, they will
'*die the death Of galley slaves.n
Our correspondent is mistaken. Garden
Key, the particular spct in the Tortugas to
which these men have been sent, is one Of the
healthiett places On the American continent; !;
and though the vegetation on the rocks is
scanty, a1d the chances for land travel not
very promifing, it is not wholly unpleasant
spot in which to live Fort Jefferson, to
which the men have been sent, covers the Key
entirely, and that has an area Of only thirteen
acres. Considering the grave offence Of which
the mutineers we're guilty, the country will
believe that they are not too severely pun
ished BY being condemned to good substantial
fare, moderate labor and excellent care in the
Dry TDrtugas
, 1861-09-06
New York Democratic State ConYen.
ttuAy

SYRACUSE, N. r, Sept. 4-Mr. Reddeld, ia
Ills speech on taking the Presidents chair,
said he belived the country never would be
relieved from it's present difficulties, but by
h1m5y maintaining regular organization Of
Under the name of Republican, after voting
cludirg that submitted By their own party
friends, as if intending to still further ex-
aeperate the people Of the South in
gSatl9n y.;; n Of gooa ah again returned t. the
as in 1874, the battle to fight ever again. For
this purpose, and to restore the great and
rise measure the Independents Treasury
plant becomes necessary that the Dem5-
c1a1lc party should preserve its independent
organization, and to insure the more speedy
COL Lclusion Of the unnatural war. he further
says, civil var will never preserve, bu: forever
destroy, the Union Of thesa States.
lhe decision, admitting the Mozart and
TaMmany delegations, causes much excite
ment. Probably there will be an effort to re-
consider the action Of the convention to-
murrCW.
SYRACUSE, Sept. 5.-Immediately sitter the
Convention assembled, motion to reconsider
the vote en- the resolution admitting the No
za1t and Tammany delegations yesterday, was
made. 4 warm and spirited debate eusaed,
when the Ct air decided that the New York
delegates had no right to speak or vote on
the question. The chair was sustained, LIZ
to 62.
After long debate. the Convention refused
70 1sy the subject On the table By vote Of 91
The Convention then refused to hear Nc
master, Of the -F7seuaan's journal, speak, oad
ordered the mRin question.
A very strong debate ensued
The Convention then ordered the main ques-
tlon, AID the vote was taken on the substitute
offered yesterday, admitting both dt1eyatioas
from New York, and it was 1ost--ayes IS,
Ioes LEO.
The original report Of the Committee, a5-
mitting Tammany, Vas then adopted without
calling yeas and nays.
Upon the announcement Of the result Gen
It, on the part Of the Mozart dele cation, arose
and entered protest against the rejection OF
The repres esentatives Of $1,000 Democratic
voters in the city Of New York. The dele
gate then withdrew
, 1861-09-06

the war or for three yeass.. "a; There aEe
great many men who are oyer IS yesn old
and some much younger, who arc Wiling md
anxious to do something TO- he1p our ecantry
In its present struggle, and stt1 DO not con-
lorg marches, and other haidships consequent
upon the field. Th@a are other reasons Mhieh
are not necessary ID menfaoa. thsy VII be q
once understood II this pIaa aF suggestion
could be made practicable, We eenla3 N
Tito he field thsf otherwise must remaln a.
guard, and their placea would be supplied
with just as efficient soldteff, and With few
experienced men would guard these ciles, md
would be perfectly reliable. am satisfied
we want more experienced soldiers, and want
them immediately to march at different points.
How can We get them better than by adopting
scme such course just suited to the present
e,isisP Yours for the whole Union,
NJ e. CQUGEK.
, 1861-09-06

cfoahng, We shall 60 through the cold
season with unexpected ease. The money
paaa out for the great staples mentioned
VIII IN the aggregate be larger than ever
oe.ofe' though low prices may prevail. 1t
WILL be solid cash or its convertible equiv
aient. Infused into the rural districts, it
will pass from hand to hand there in the
payment Of debts, and finally find its way
back here and pass into the vaults Of the
banks, but not until it has given new Vi
tality to all branches Of industry and
trade. In footing up in the spring, we can
show St Louis and Missouri just what
their dis.oya1ty has cost.
, 1861-09-06

Col. RICHARDSON AND PEACHEs.-A letter
from member Of the Second Regiment con
tains the following: Soon after the regiment
vent into camp at their present post, near Ar
lpgton, messenger from rank secessiouist
ssIed OF Col. Richardson that guard be
placed around very fine peach orchard On his
place. This Was done, and for several days the
peaches were allowed to ripen undist1rbed.
Happening there one day, the Colonel picked
from the ground half dozen peaches, when
he was met by the owner, who, in very
pcmpous manner, said, Pay me for those
peaches, SIR" "Ce1tain1y,'' said The Colonel:
sthow much shall pay? ?h s'FiHy CENTS" said
the rebel. Handing him the money, the Cox
onel TUNED to the guard and said, nov go to
ce6h ss Col Richardson cent these men here :"
| ssTa be sure he die, replied the Ca4oae1, tand
| he neH sendA then bacE,"-Desr9is A3e.
, 1861-09-06


Close On the heels Of the bomhardrn mt and
Of the seizure Of vast amount ~ ~z,.s -" .>.'
n,no IN No,,hs-n ,,ow.. " teo0t ssap-
t1 - - t.e'.1efn t'of's' Ahese sefsures have
peen mAae In accordance With act Of Conpresa
approved July ID, entitled uAn A. f,,,tns, -
provide for H.. ,,,,.s.s. AZ. AZ. i1net'e. W
ports, and for other pufposes." One Of the
Sections Of the Act reads AZ follows.
Src. f. AMI 1n J.,
and after fteen ~ daxs ~ snaetfa 4 dha5 .o oia
proclamation, as provided IL M iast foregoing
section Of thie act any ship or vessel belonging ID
E1ole e Or In part to any citizen OF inhabitant 81
saln etate Or part Of State Whole Is
ase 20 IN state o. IT. n safes
shau he u fa1 i511"d JIi to ~ the h tinted States
NJ 1r.a 49, t,ran+y.aeven vesaa,a. a,nonp
~ ie7o lnan :" ~, 80 ~s.@s
which are several ofst.c1aSs 7.'pe A4Ao one
steamer, have been already seized at the port
of Eaw York nv the revenue officers. Amonr
~ -. ~ -asss1s | 1,nnnced unon Monday 1Vas tba
s1ss'. 1ss-io,, sna the e,,f,, T-,,n,h,,,1 49,
stea1p nn ,~.I1 80 ~ sup AAun'3.' eae
latter belog ioaoed Win gram and ready to
depart for Europe. Al officer Was placed on
board of every vessel thus seized. and care fs
+sten that none of +ha ,o,e,.otad ..ara-tr
.H11, s s.'1' ~ 'n0 eonn7easea pfoeot's
snaa escape.
particulars:
Tho ,,,nc,o,,a.;,,, 80 4ho pu,,,aa,, o,r4,z,
cating 81 eon3a end eacts e. ae fcn9 = tr,ne;t tn
the rebel sates, with the vehicles or vessels
c containing them, together with 81! vessels
nr "a nat S " o;t;aan ~ 1ns 4e secednu states
went into effect on sunday-the fifteen days
grace having expired at u o'clock on sator'
az ~ gnt; su-ldror n - ~ 15tv PnJt tls an
, 1861-09-06
Truly yours,



. September 2, 1851
Editors Chicago Tribune:
Iwould like to make suggestion through
your paper to our military men. As l
understand our present condition, wc are
Would it not be expedient for the President
to caIl for $1,000 volunteers for one year, Is
guard {home guard il you please,} 80 900 to 60
70 Washington, 10000 to Cairo, and 10, ,0oo to
st, Louis, with the understanding that they
there are many good reasons for this. I will
mention few. 1st, There are thousands Of
men 40 Situated In business that thay consid
ee It impsscticah1e for them to anliat during
, 1861-09-06
WINTER PROSPECTS.

The object for which the insane secesh-
e1s Of St Louis and all Missouri have been
willingly or unwillingly laboring-that is,
the growth and prosperity Of Chicago at
the expense Of The cities of the VALLEYS
about to be realized; and before Spring,
while our merchants, manufacturers, labor
ers and all Others are fully and profitably
employed-the same classes in ST. Louis
being meantime consuming their substance
in compulsory idleness- the madcaps who
have been attempting to drag Missouri
out Of the Union and hitch her to the
Southern Confederacy, will see a partial
result Of their wretched folly: The same
state Of facts which is now forcing.
even at the ruinously low prices of
to-day, all the surplus grain Of the
Northwest through the Lake ports, will
not fail to have similar effect upon the
great staples which are peculiar to the Fall
and Winter months, We are close UPON
the season when beef packing will begin.
When that opens, it will be found that, as
IN the grain trade, Chicago has almost a
monopoly. And SO Of pork-the packers
here must prepare for business the like Of
which they have never done before. The
closing Of the Mississippi and the insecur-
ity Of business in St. Louis will have their
effect, and We are mistaken if q larper
share Of the hogs and cattle which have
found market in that city in yea,s nast
are not Tow turned this way, Not on1v
the laws of trade but the state Of Illinois
finances favor this idea. Missouri and
Wisconsin are each cursed with q cur
rency, the use Of which is only polite
form Of 3egalized robbery, while we Of ILL
nois have come down to q solid specie
basis, and bank notes that are not
equivalent to coin where they were is:ued
are not tolerated for "a momont Amono
the treasury notes, the notes If rso.monev
mills situated, nobody knows where ond
, 1861-09-06

A few of the Treasury Notes, payable on
demand. have made their appearance in New
York ard Washington, where they are passing
from hand to hand as currency. The issue is
Jet small, and probably the great bulk Of the
fifty millions authorized will be kept for
emergencies or for use in places to which
transmission Of coin would be dangerous and
costly. Nr. Chase is too good q tinancier to
produce auy arrangement Of the money mar
ket, by suddenly precipitating upon it any
sums that he cannot promptly redeem, espec-
ial1y at this time when the credit OF the Gov
erpment is only next in importance TO the
SUCCESS Of our arms.
, 1861-09-06
Afternoon Dispatches.
Trs@ was5tnEtea and the ssst Of
:-WAFe

Trs@ wasktnkteA and the seat Of
WAsHue1ox, Sept 5.-Considerable ekir-
uaiAhinK tsanEpired this morning neax BAleyA
Croas Roada. An hour before Daylight. the
Eebeh n considerable force, from Man3ons
Hu, drove in our packets from the Oioss
Roade, and took possession OF the Point.
Four companies Of the 81st, commanded By
Capt Leonard, drove the rebess back snd
again hold the position. Our forces sustained
a 1pes Of two Killed. They wounded nearly
twenty Of the robe1s and took five prisoners.
They etste that no intelligence had been re-
ceived Of the death Of JEFF. Davis. Al five
o'clock this afternoon our forces we're in po-
session Of the Cross Roada.
This afternoon Prot. Lowe made another as
Gel sion near Fort CorcoraD, accom panied BY
Generals Mcdowell aud Porter, and Mr.. Ma
gruddr. They ascended about eight hundred
feet, and hAd fne view of the rebel camp In
the vicinity.
Yesterday afternoon q picket Of the 4th
Michigan regiment was shot by arebel picket,
and died IN an hour.
tHe1ald's CoErespondeace.1
This evening detachment of men from two
companies OF New fork Fire Zouafes. under
the direction OF Gen. sickles, captured four
prcminent rebel emissaries, eix miles below
the East Brsnch. ~'>' -~@~"
VIM. Dorsheimer, Of Buffalo, hes been an.
pointed Aid to Gen. Fremont, with commits
SIGN OF Major in the regular army. He will
act as military Secretary.
Col. Lamon is here, having arrived with the
editor Of the Hagerstown laI IS a prisoner.
As he passed through the place the popula
tlon gave unmfstakable signs Of sympashy
With the rebel editor.
, 1861-09-06

1TA1r.-The italian Government has con.
tacted with Mr.. Webb, shipbuildeg, Of New
York, for the furnishing Of two iron-cased
war figates after the model of the French
ship La Guesze- The rupture Of friendly re-
latsons between Austria and Hungary Was
complete, and another struggle fully anticipa-
ted. Victor EmAnnel's Governor in Naples
declared the policy Of the King to be the de-
Hveranee Of Venice and the possession Ct
Rome Rs the capital of Italy,
, 1861-09-06

j. the uuders S1ed, at Cairo, Ill, until the seventh
Ct sertemheE for Iron cRsl1s for the use
Ct the new GunEoats.
GteHeter. ninety fathoms lcnx esch
se7en them to be one Inch In diameter and ninety
iathlns long each.
Seven OF them to be three quarters Of N Inch in
dianeter. and ninety fathoms each
TEEse chE1Es to bs made by the YeTy best iron, to
Ets1d HaEy t5st; TO be furnished vita shaek1es at
each shack.e - N
A3so tTe9t5 5oce anehors to be nsde In the best
nan1 I. and OF the best Iron; stand ng N8Yy test
EeTen 70 be Of hf.een hundred pounds weight.
seven to be OF one thousand pounds weight.
seven 70 be Of etght hundred pounds weight, and
ne Nhole TO be delivered at Cairo, Ill. On CT before
the tenth Of October next 80
Good security approved By the United States Dis
t1tct Attorney Vm be required for the faithful peE.
pe- m an +acS rss,S ana sebnr Ia - nS1v da1
2eIA1 ater the 4Fth of October. JOHN RODGERS,
SeFsZx7vEt Commands 9, s n,
, 1861-09-06

The REBEL BARRoN's SWoRD.-The sword
which Was taken by Commodore StringAam
from Barron, the traitor Commodore, ut Fort
Hatte1as, has been presented BY that gallant
officer to the President of the United States.
When captured, Barron wns in full regiment
ais, and wearing the eagles and stars he had
SO base1y deserted.
, 1861-09-06

RHODE 1sLAND.-This gallant little State
appreciates the present crisis in our country,
and is taking the proper means to correct the
difficulty. Large companies or squads arc
forming in every town in the State fer the
purposes Of drill and perfection in military
instruction. This is an example for the
whole c0untrV
, 1861-09-06

FORTRESS MONROE, Sept. IA flag of truce
from Norfolk came in this morning. They
state the North Carolina Co1federates are ter
rit!y exasperated in consequence Of the re-
cent victory.
The floating battery said to have been toved
to SEWell's Point, exists only in Imagination.