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Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1861-02-07

SECESSION IN lLLlN9Is.--The Spring.
field correspondent Of the Chicago
Times says that at the session Of be
present Legislature, The coll cfion
Of persons from all parts Of he State
reveals some startling facts. 10
c,se a Southern Confederaey is
formed of all the sltve States. there
is strong probability thai the State
of Illinois will be divided. The
people OF Northern Illinois have
been 10 the habit OF taun,ing the
Egyptians with Ignorance, and pbaris.
aicaily arrogating TO themselves nj
the intelligence and virtue. These
things rankle in the minis of the
citizeus Of Suuthern Illinois and Gre
ste hostility. A Urge share o I
Southern Illinois is peopled With men
from or descended from citizens Of
tie slave States, aud they naturally
sympathize with the South The
opinion is freely expressed that an
army Of ten thousand men from
Northern Illinois marching against
be South, could not re lch the Ohio
liver. Hundreds are ready TO fight
n the defense Of the South, and are
endering their services. :
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1861-02-07

10 Philadelphia there are swindlers
who watch the obituary columns of
the newspapers, and gain livelihood
by presenting fraudulent Claims to
survivors.
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1861-02-07

A company of minute men vas
organized at Carrolton, KY, last
week, under the influence Of the gal.
IA nt old soldier Gen. William @. But
CT.
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1861-02-07
New Kentucky Flour

A SMALL lot of the above -four made
"A from white wheat. branded "XXXX
Cream of the West" We have Tin sacks
half and quarter barrel size. twill recon-
meId itkelf. Try it. II can be had Of
STOGEER &FLETCpER.
August %.
The Evansville daily journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ia. [i.e. Ind.]) 1848-1862, 1861-03-12
The Inauguration Ban.
Bessossss EFYss a.sG Weafs,

Our dispatches have already given a de-
scription of the general features Of the In
auguration ball, but we find in our ex-
changes a few facts that will be interesting,
especially to our lady readers The New
York Times report says:
Mrs. Lincoln appeared remarkably well :;
she wore very tasteful and becoming head
dress, and a low-necked lavender silk (I
thinlz) Of exquisite shade, perfect fit, and
evident richness Her lace was point, her
jeweIry was the simple diamond, aud her
attire such as commended Itself to the good
taste, the sense of propriety and the love Of
the beautiful Of every person in the room.
Of the ladies' who were with her, Miss
Edwards Of Springfield, was the most no.
ticeable. She dressed with great elegance
and equal simplicity-what the name of the
material is, l do not pretend to say or
know. 1t was very thin, gauzy and white,
looked as if it would burn very easily, and
had a long row of beautiful bouquets down
the front oft. That's not very technical
description of a lady's ball-dress, but it may
answer every purpose just as well.
Mrs Baker sister-in. law of Mrs. Lincoln,
was also dressed very elegantly. She wore
a white silk, in which were embroidered
flowers of exquisite color. She woresa head.
dress to match, and looked well.
The Herald adds the following descrip-
tions:
Mrs. Colonel Yates of Illinois, elegantly
attired in white silk, with cherry colored
double skirt Headdress of feathers and
flowers.
Mrs, Senator Wilkinson of Minnesota, was
attired in pink silk.
Hon. Mrs. Spaulding, wife Of the member
of Congress from the Buffalo New York;
district. Attired with taste ard neatness in
white watered silk
Miss Spaulding of Buffalo, a charming
young lady, attired in crimson silk, which
lent beautiful contrast to her delicate and
ala5aster-like complexion.
Mrs. Bergman, wife of the Belgian Minis
ter, looked extremely we'll in white watered
silk.
Miss Cameron, daughter of Hon. Simon
Cameron of Pennsylvania, a beautiful and
intelligent young lady. She was ettired in
an elegant white dress, with diamond orna-
ments.
Miss Helen Green of Washington was
patriotically attired in Union costume, to-
wit: blue and white pinae, solferino trim
mngs. Headdress to match. This costume
attracted much attent ton, and many were
the appropriate sallies of patriotic senti-
ment elected on account of it. 1t also at
tracted the particular attention of the
French Minister, from a natural sympathy
probably he has for the red, white and
blue"
Mrs. Sam'l A. Way of Boston, an inter-
esting lady and very attractive in her per-
sOn11eL She was attired in a plain black
velvet dress of massive richness. Among
her decorations were a diamond pin, ear
drops, bracelets, &c, to the value of at least
eight thousand dollars.
The Evansville daily journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ia. [i.e. Ind.]) 1848-1862, 1861-03-12
An illustration.

In view of the non-combattant attitude
now assumed by portion of the unterri-
fed" Northern Democracy, an exchange pa
per relates an anecdote illustrative of their
position. How Northern men, pertinently
asks the paper alluded to, after tamely sur
rendering every principle they had, worth
preserving,. should have the effrontery to
threaten resistance if any more demands
were made-does certainly pass human un-
derstanding The only parallel we can find
to it, is in Davy Crocketts celebrated story
of the braggart. Two neighboring squat
ters quarreled about their claims. The one
was large and powerful man, but a noted
braggart and coward. The other was small
but resolute, and fully a ware of his neighbor' j
infrmity. One evening the little man,
The Evansville daily journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ia. [i.e. Ind.]) 1848-1862, 1861-03-12

~ HAOACB EAfA4S = - -AE Mn n ~ - "
u open "a very good assortment of the various
grades-bOth black and green, which we can recom-
mend as choice JAS ERSKINE & CO.,
fsbl2 No. AT Main ST.
The Evansville daily journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ia. [i.e. Ind.]) 1848-1862, 1861-03-12
mr.. sevYnrd,s speech.

In his speech to the New Y ork delegation
who called upon him on the 4th, Mr.. Sew
ard, after referring to his twelve years ser
vices as Senator from New York, said
The Administration which you have
come here to inaugurate, comes into power
under circumstances of embarrassment and
peril, never before known in the history of
the Republic; but | believe | know the
character and purposes of the Chief Magis-
trate-i believe that while he viii be firm,
he will be also just to every State, and every
citizen; that he will defend and protect the
rights and interests, the peace and the pros
perity, of all the States equally and alike,
while he will practice the moderation that
springs from virtue, and the affection that
arises from patriotism in Confederated States.
Under his guidance, and with the blessing
of God, believe and trust, and confidently
expect, that an Administration that is inau-
gurated amid some distrust and painful ap-
prehension, will close upon a reunited, re-
stored, prosperous, free, and happy Republic.
The State of New York, the greatest and
the most powerful of the States, will
lead all other States in the way
of Cancellation; and as the path of wisdom
is always the path of peace, SO l am sure
that now we shall find that the way of con-
cilliaGion is the way of wisdom.
Mr. Seward was greatly affected during
the delivery of his speech, which was fire.
quently applauded, and followed by three
hearty cheers. A gentleman standing near,
who was evidently captured by the Senator,
exclaimed: 81 am Vtrginian, and a
Southern man all over, but I'll trust that
man anywhere. / have watched his course
for long time and know he is honest" !"
MIR. Seward shook hands with the delega-
ton and then retired.
The Evansville daily journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ia. [i.e. Ind.]) 1848-1862, 1861-03-12

raw-hide in hand, entered the cabin of the
other, led him out by the collar, ordered
him to strip, and gave him a terrible whip
ping. Of course, the friends of the fogged
man were enraged. Next morning one Of
them called upon him and wrathfully asked,
I" Is it true that you allowed that little jim
Cotton to haul you out of your cabin last
night and cow-hide you?" Yes" delib-
erately answered the other "Did he make
you take your coat OFF," Yes" "And
your vest?' " Yes" "And your panta-
looms ?" eyes" "And your shirt ?" No,
by jingor' roared the fellow "If he had
tried to make me pull off my shirt, I'd have
given him the all-fredest licking he ever
pOt ~
The Evansville daily journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ia. [i.e. Ind.]) 1848-1862, 1861-03-12

DURING the New Years present-makiug
season in Paris, Baron J. de RothschiId sent
Mile. Emma Livry, the q STAR dancing girl
of the Grand Opera, a butterfly as large as
a stevedore's hand, which was made entire
ly of diamonds, rubies, opals, and gold. A
husband, whose wife has made his life at
home wretched, although they have been
married only three years--and his wife
passes everywhere for delightful, amiable
woman-sent her, New Years day, plain
medallion, containing three gray hairs
The Evansville daily journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ia. [i.e. Ind.]) 1848-1862, 1861-03-12

THE Superintendent of the U. S. Mint, at
Philadelphia, has written to the Secretary
of the Treasury letter, in which he sug-
gests that the coinage of the branch mint at
New Orleans, which has been seized by the
Secessionists, should be discredited, and the
same declared not to be legal tender in
payment of debts.
The Evansville daily journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ia. [i.e. Ind.]) 1848-1862, 1861-03-12

IF any Of the people of Mississippi, Louisi-
ana, Alabama, or any other seeding State,
think. that they can lay an impost duty on
the productions of Kentucky without find
ing themselves, under the pleasant necessity
of paying that duty themselves, secession
must have made them greater fools than
they ever Were before.-LoM. jour.
The Evansville daily journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ia. [i.e. Ind.]) 1848-1862, 1861-03-12

Advertisements published in both the
Daily and the Weekly JOURNAL will be
charged the full Daily rates, with one half
the Weekly rates added.
Business notices published in the local
columns, win be charged for each insertion
ten cents per line.
Charges will be made for inserting the
notices of the following Orders, Societies
and Associations Mt the rates named, to be
paid in advance. --.
Military Companies, Order of Odd Eel
lows, Masonic Orders, benevolent Societies
and Singing Societies
For each notice not exceeding s lines 25
cents for each insertion; over eight lines at
this rate.
Announcing deaths with funeral notice
attached, 81; without notice, free.
Marriage notices so cents.
Notices of Festivals, PicDics and Excur-
sions, gotten up by individuals or associa-
tions, or by churches, at regular prices
Advertisements loaded and placed under
the head of Special Notices, if ten lines or
over, will be charged double the usual
rates.
Advertisements making less than three
lines, inserted once in the Daily, will be
charged fifty cents.
yearly advertisers to pay quarterly.
= Announcing candidates of every descrip-
ton to be charged at The rate of 81 so for
each name in the Daily, and 50 in the Daily
and Weekly, the same to be, in all cases,
paid in advance.
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Ut1e 9at1p 9onr1ral.

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NEW ADVERTISEMENTS

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The Evansville daily journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ia. [i.e. Ind.]) 1848-1862, 1861-03-12
CHRISTIAN HEILNl
KRATZ 81 HEILMAN.

J " Il
MANUFAC CTURERS AND BUILDERS OF STEAM
ENGINES AND BOILERS,
Saw and Grist Mill Machinery, Tobacco Screws
Cumming Machines, Chinese Sugar Cane Mills,
ThrasiRg Machines, &C.
EVANSVILLE, IND
FTyTTE' 'PROPRTETORS or THE CITY FOUh
AZ dry beg leave to inform their friends eud the
public in general, that they prepared TO du alA
kinds Of
MACHINE AND FINISHING WORK,
and everything appertaning TO the Foundry BUSH
ness They are manufacturing STEAM ENGfNFs ANH
BOILERS of any size and power required. Saw Mil1
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aCuTB. HOTRE, H-1TBR STHBB%
z = between Main and Division, Eyansyillel Ind-
aetl.ff WM. h. BOICOUBTs Prop
Bradford reporter. [volume] (Towanda, Pa.) 1844-1884, 1861-06-06
THE SECOND ATTACK ON THE
AQUA CREEK BATTERIES.
WASHINGTON, Sunday, Jun

WASHINGTON. Sunday, June 2.
From messenger direct this morning at 10
o'clock from Aqua Creek, By the steamer An
acosta, the following facts are obtained rea-
tive to the contest yesterday at Aqua Creek :
The engagement commenced on Friday, as
heretofore stated, and lasted two hours
Yesterday Saturday it was renewed, and
continued twice that length oftime The lower
or beach battery, which had been so essential
ly damaged the day previous, had, in the
meantime, been repaired by the Confede#ates,
in force, it is supposed, two thousand strong
The Freedom yesterday approached to with
in about two miles from the shore, early in the
afternoon, and fred four OF five shots, when
the Pa1cnee entered intO the conflict, taking q
position nearer to the land. For the Grst two
hours, the fire from the shore batteries was
very brisk, bot was returned with more ex-
Fediton by the Psl0rer. During the engage
ment, she fired 100 shells, one Of which was
seen to explode Immediately over the heads Of
the Confederates who were working the bat
terry. The observer, through telescope, saw
numbers of bodies Of them carried away on
wagons.
During that time the shore movements were
exceedingly brisk The Trecboru lodged three
shells in succession in the beach battery, per
ceptibly damaging the works, which had the
effect Of greatly diminishing the fire. The
Free6orn received two shot one Of which passed
through the cabin, damaging some of the
croekery, but not the vessel except making
passage through the buIwarks of slight conse-
quence. The PaEnes received eight or nine
shot, but all too high to inaict much damage.
One struck her maintopsal yard, which was
thereby uuslung another grazed the mizzen-
masthead and passed through the hammock
MEETINGS.
1t is the opinion Of the officers on board,
that had the rebels been provided with good
guAners, the vessels might probably have been
sunk Some of the Confederates shots passed
over the masthead to the Maryland shore.
The An0c0S!a returned here this morning.
The Pavnes apd Frecborn hauled OF beyond
the range of the enemy's fire. The Klahee,
which went down on Friday with dispatches
fred few shots only, she not being prepared
for long contest
The railroad depo. and buildings on the
shors at Aqua Greek are all destroyed Tie
damage to the beach battery is not consider
ed permanent, as the CoZfoderates can soon
repair it.
It is safe to say that OF least tea or twelve
were killed on the part of tAe ConGederates,
but is not known how many were wounded.
All the officers engaged in the fight concur
.in the opinion tLnt the Confederates have riff.
ed eannoR, perhaps several, in all it is suppes-
ed aSost eightg6hs C.. 800 E'..r X
Bradford reporter. [volume] (Towanda, Pa.) 1844-1884, 1861-06-06
FROM WASHINGTON
MAsnLNGrnN Thnrsdnr

WASHINGTOS, Thursday, May 80. 1861.
One Of the events to day was the opening
Of the bids for the supplying cattle on the
hoof, for the use of the army 1t was q de-
parture from the general rule for the War
Department to open bids in public, and to
read them of for the information of curious
spectators. There were about one hundred
and fifty bids put in, but some of them en-
braced conditions which rendered it necessary
that they should be rejected The bids ranged
from So 80 to s. per one hundred pounds.
The lowest bidder was fund TO Mr.. Hugh
Mahcr, Of Chicago, Ill who offered to fur,
nish whatever was EcalieG for at that rate of
S3 80 per hundred, delivered at Harrisburg,
and s. SO delivered at Washington There
was bid to deliver at Washington at 81 IS,
but the everage Of Mr. Maher's bid is lower
than that It is probable that the bulk Of
the number to be delivered under this letting
will be called for at Hrrsburg. Mr Maher
is known to be responsible, and the contract
will, doubtless, be awarded TO him. At the
rate offered, it seems to be cheaper to feed
the troops on fresh beef than on salt
Bradford reporter. [volume] (Towanda, Pa.) 1844-1884, 1861-06-06
SOUTHERN MAILS STOPPED.

The Postmaster General has directed the
mails to all the Southern States which have
adopted secession ordinances to be stopped, so
that hereafter there can be no regular postal
communication between the North and South.
With reference to the action Of the Southern
government on this subject the Boston Post
sayS:--The Confederate Usurpation, having at
last got their own postal service arranged, are
resolved no longer to endure the outrage of
letting the Z. S. Government bear the expense
Of carrying their letters for them. Mr.. Reagan,
their Postmaster General has issued a procla-
nation suspcnding and prohibiting the opera
tions Of the Post Office Department of the
United States within the limits OF the Confed-
crate States, after the thirty first day Of May.
PostmaSters are forbidden to collect postage
on mail matter sent to or received from the
United States until postal treaty shall be
made by this Government with the Southern
Coufederacy, and, until postage stamps and
stamped envelopes arc furnished, all mail mat.
ter is required to be paid for in money. Five
cents shall be charged for every single letter
conveyed distance of less than five hundred
miles within the limits of the Confederacy, aud
for any distance exceeding that point double
that rate. Uncle Sam is shoYed OF without
so much as a vote of thanks for having per.
formed this service for the last three or four
months If postmasters are forbidden to col.
ect postage on mail matter sent to or received
from the United States until postal treaty is
made, how are the Confederate Insurgents to
keep up their correspondence with Europe
when their own ports are bockaded?
Bradford reporter. [volume] (Towanda, Pa.) 1844-1884, 1861-06-06

BuRYING THE AMERICAN FLAG.-At Mem
phis, Tenn, week or So ago, a large Ameri-
can flag was procured, enclosed in coffin
borne on Il bier by eight men, and formally
buried. The funeral was preceded by band
of music playing the dead march, and was at
tended by about 500 SeceSSionists. The grave
was dug alongside of a statue of Gen. jackson
in one of the public squares, into which the
flag was lowered. The earth was then thrown
upon the stars and stripes, the grave filed M.
and the procession returned peacefully TO their
homes. The very same evening there arose
one Of the most violent gales of wind ever
witnessed in Memphis, and every secession flag
in the city was blown down. Singular to relate
very large secession flag which was suspend,
ed near ths grave was blown away from the
staff and carried by the wind to the newly fill
ed mp pit, where it was deposited and left TO
soak in the rain and mud,an appropriate holo-
caust to the departed great The anger of
heaven was thus unequvocaily expressed at the
Infamous desecration of our honored banner -
What is the next form in which Southern in.
sanity will dIpiay itself II
Bradford reporter. [volume] (Towanda, Pa.) 1844-1884, 1861-06-06

TREAsoN IN VIRCINIA.-JudgC Lyons, Of
Virginia, in a recent charge to grand jury at
Richmond, gave the following definition OF
treason:
Amy citizen OF resident Of Virginia, who
now adheres to the United States, giving the
government thereof or its officers aid or com.
fort, is guilty Of treason. Furnishing inform,
alton or intelligence, money, arms, ammuni-
ton, provisions, or any other assistance, wheth
er gratuitouSly or for reward, is giving aid,
and therefore committing treason. Even the
attempt to do any of these things though un-
successful, will make man guilty 0f treason
Senator Mason advocates the expulsion from
the State of Virginia OF all those who do not
vote in favor of Secession; he will not even
let those remain who do not vote at all, claim
ing that all who are not with them arc against
them.
Bradford reporter. [volume] (Towanda, Pa.) 1844-1884, 1861-06-06
THE MCDONALD HABEAS CORPUS
CASE

.. LOUIS fFlUay, Day IT, I@0I.
When the Mcdonald haheas corpus case
came up this nlorning in the United States
Dslrics Court, Gen. Harvey made the return
that Capt. Mcdonald had been removed 10
Illinois, and was now in the military command
of Gen. Mcclellan; that he had never had the
body Of the prisoner nnder his control, conse-
queatly he was unable to produce him. Gen.
Harvey further stated that by orders from
Washington dated may lG, but only received
yesterday, he had been removed from the com.
mand Of this Department.
It is understood that Gen. Lyon succeeds
Gen. Harvey.
TIE Democrat denies that Col. BIair's Regi-
maut is ordered to Virginia.