davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
, 1861-01-21
Later from California.

FoRr KEARnEr, Jan. la.-The Pony Express
with San francisco dates to the ID inst, passed
here on the 18th inst T.
The California legizlature would convene
on the ethInst. @H:Was c1aimod that tho Doug
las Democrats would lack fire Of majority,
and great difacalty In eleeting U. 8: Senator
w48 anticipated :
, 1861-01-21

I'VE John 7, Sherman Of the City u 81. Toni. hsre
tEf, of Newark, New Jersey by mortgage dated Aps1l
ah. .. tSs md recorlsd tn the ixeofder. ofhes OF
P2ge "a certain pr he1e1a+rr described. "a ~
cufe tbs payment Of certaa ntalt fr thonsaaa
avs hundred dollar1 .al.i ;ulY &su. A. y. rEs, An4
also of for nfetera hu::dsrd doliat7, ..Ata4
February 1st, = u. l9A In three yrar* from the saA
6rs4 day Qt cbEp4rY jA aud also tho ESP
ucnt annual interest on the said drs and nuts
II the t1te Of ten cent FaH tits dE& day
Of APRIL A. y. tsos mad. where's. .e!anr hAs been
sdn In the payment RI rvo sesu:anaaal payments ot
lutereat which have fen dao ksLi draft aud n1te
end h2va tnerc{occ elected - declare the tald Frt2
cirAl 4d1ra due and payable.
Now. therefore, aotr- Il hereby elEtu thAt pursn1at
To the power contained tn thE said mortgage, shs6
eel at public aucion, a s Court House door n ths
CITY at Chicago In tho County Of Cook Tho thirty
nrst day OF January l. o. 131l. at ten o'clock IN tbs
feFanoon o{ that day. to th. highest bidder for casa
the sald r1uktxagei prenlt4er. t,..it-Lut number
seye4toen Nt. In A!oes nnMber lf:cen ls) tn jonn-
500. Roberts Sto1rs' Addition to Calcaxo. In The
Ccanty of Cook And ssats d: Illinois; and all right and
equity Of redemption u The 51 John r. Sherman his
Aetrs and atstSn4 therein.
Dated Chicago Deg II H. .. rG':
, 1861-01-21

- nf~G ~G9--
oeos4 0saA4 u lem .-......-50le -
Cmcn1ATl-We quote tia following ftou the
c,nza.-rsa, Of yesterday: -
% nas nsnks tssan nna ao oEaMon 70 ADOPT any ne"
;has ny eaeo:s e kesg 8 IS teF tass psipo.e
aI9neI cent apa 5eps no a.. o ~ ,ss 2. P;Res RE- at 10
enr;tT il eaneens ~ ss.ns- ~ s,'s - - .s S
snjta TO 4 ahxTe nf ! NJ senf ~ mnnnth Mona~
nnT.nrnf. -e,s ,s,r ~ taa 4vnSn. Aooe5 @
counter oIerst3ons md In sn1nIv seeos 10 aSoal
rhr ss,nn marr+n th.t t. NJ ~ Apous
pstsa ~ s-ehae~s ,-.a ~ ~
araxsra hnt ~ 493S ~ 9ha nyc ~ os, oi ,ns
Rsess& , e nor 20 followsd b. al et .9sp There r.
the.s ~ " .eee osssaon IT ~ sone, nan
sss vi eo e nI - o. sse tns1
- ~. = VEL = = = III pesHspa 70 RE- cent
seohh hsM ioa; IT, q sato, Ials seens r. tas moIs
arnnnns thsir ~ sns
ior tssr customer sad Is
II y Per CENT
TIE ouAKn c1r1 1a.ra.xrx c,xr.xv ~
puu.cr1ru. ". .....s 49, Sa s-nSs.. 49,. ~. w.
company had a,signed- It hss wide List Of poll
e1e' ~ la,s "no ether "estern eif1es Ihe follow
tess vau explain itself:
orr1eE CHICAGO BoARo e. uxnx.snssz.s. saa
Eprron. or r4z 1nprn1: 4 erea1.. H. pub published
e ne Le9M asd Isssrnncs Reporter Of Phlladel-
s5e Qa.FeS ct neasaaoe o ce3psn; % q 1a Phade1. a
phia h4d gone Into liquidation and nj dc m naktru-
msns: The oh5ee1e of t0e Board deem It Iheir daty
to inform tho puhllc Of matters touching their in-
%fN~4 &AF0 ALLIE plhCG Ii SQuI
eS'ea'' se'3 xespee7Inaly.
BAllooxNe Or ANOTHER INSURANCE Co.--THE
QCAkER ctrr GosE CFl pHn.ApElrH1a, January
18th, 166L-ln orr tast number, In speaking Of tie
State saying Fund having gone into ugcidation,
we stated thae there were one us two insurance
Companies Ut our city 70 Intimately connected
with thst Institution that Its ruin involved theirs
snee then our fearx hxye been In measure realtz-
I'd, the Quaker CITY Insurance Company, one OF
shoss referred To- has this dry resolved to 60 into
liquidation. and accordingly made an assignment
to Seth H BHtler. The Assistant Secretary. The
reason given for this movement is that during the
past year. he Company met with series Of reTers-
es, md paid losses amounting to orer quarter Of
million do1lafs; apart from the absurdlty Of this
statement: Il IL insufficient In itself; Whist has be-
i;,9s nome % q shs p.sa ot .he company
etAtonents ~ follows:
c,> ASSETS. ---
Aonds and Mortgages on Rcal Estate. .&10o, 5000
0soaaa I'll Rents ID I'hi!adeaphis -; z25o %
so Sharez Continental Bank, ktE York h0Q100
90 Sh1tes City Bank, PhiladelphiA. 16QQ.QO
, 1861-01-21

NKw YoRK, Jan. 1a-The steamship Glss-
gov for liverpool, with nInc passengers, and
fhs Bremen for southampton, With eIghty-four
paassogess and ~, 600 ID bpeds, ssilsd tpdy.
, 1861-01-21

#l8cell la1@tnus. d.
=. CHICAGO TRIBUNE,
Devoted to NeEx, Commerce. Politics
AGrteulture, Educatlon, Ar, Schemes
md Literature.


-Pu&1ucIL-Tts great political campaign Of la0 Is
closed. Ths bate has bscn fought md won. md the
eagles % victory perch on the Republican bannss1-
AsalHAa Lrcois hz& been tlumphantly elected Pfe<
dent of ths United stases for four yeas from hath ot
March, 1851
'Ws sse entssng upon year that xfn be memorable
IN tho auua1s Of American posca Tha Ft.eEasefs OF
THO Cotton States hAye undertaken to t1ezk up tho
American Union becanse they not allowed forever
70 rule Il Tho people hay4 decided 1t the ballot to
hayo the Federal GoreIuaen ent 2dnuistered according
to tho p.eceps and policy Of the Fsthers aad IN s1ct
accordance H1th&ae Constitution they have elected
President 10 execute their Will The a1avohodiae oil.
Gaschy refuse to submit md have proclaimed their
purpose TO dtssupt the Confeder.ey un1ess tteir de-
m1nds shall be Immediately compiled with which en-
hracs tho following points:
Pm n1xsxnso Or EgE M MF.az,E4r1.s-lst, That he people
and podcaly niCHr. ID That the Constitution sAaIl
b e u e y aae s1s
y. Thss the Fire statea snail psy loE u fagitvea
ssan.s aSasPn;ns S ;as S fepsslsd: - fh.f ssvs
Save e. Tsf se sea ssTs
E7tlE shall Be Teoaenel In ne District Of colunbss
g soa q
1cxONFA1Ikp II f1sR a14yHs-
Eaters threaten e secedo tson he Union and ct up
Southern Confedctacy. reopen tue African Slave
re assafsa s1iso, 1 ceStfs ' Ameftca snd @ t.c
islam d Of tie GnH Such Is the programme ottae Dis
i t5ils ss:ss ~ L ee.eo.es e.s.1 sound pat.o: I'D
e ana @ III e aad q e.
Cen y7sKsoa @ Eaen ass.sd by Sesta Gasot1a nulli6;
'l
$ tsts H. 9! o;sSs
Amsns ttcse ares Fruo Hoae e.teads for the LAndess
I!slro.d Is the Psesnc: Easoainssa,eas q tss
and ksns T. indss13 IT, ef tae sonn r.
Fsss III a. g s.antas .
side of Freedom Hight and Patriotism.
q her syase f q u II r.tosas snd lines
!9matas q passloE syea.s from =: eolunes e a.
fuly ap viii lie progT1ss Of he nmes. '',
81 bsSFHs
u ton, giving fal and graphic reports of proceed
edsss i and
keep tae people nl!y posted On What H es done b
s. !os s ef iax. w II
lands " aeps W oar M 'aa ie
correspondents Of the AAsocatcd Press, from ~ In
uon = GonnlsEstat paper "a z ~ deFafsnsns (
n r.
pr foxen narkets The Fainrss also discusses verJ
L ill., saa anS ss
psndast e A%erss M aId EGFoPs sna A. oteer tope
ssnS g aag s Sapns Eea
ssna
nation Pertaining 2 he garden se.e,slne
nest'eaitaIl sTitsis sl1 . pnblI:hst IL SssssFs
asyets 70 uS 70 sspor1ss 1 sf ct
c9turc and all other m.sters Of interest 70 the hner
, 1861-01-21

CTATE OF ILLINOIS t,nuntv M

GTATE OF ILLINOIS, County ok
~ Cook. g. s.--Circ1tt Court Of Cock County. Feb.
FuAEy Term, 186l. Bnnuel r. smith Vs. Thomas Hughes
and Jo~eph D Henshav. In Ch4asasy.
Affidavit or tae residence Of hO1S Hughes sud
Joseph b HenaaAx, drfendal.:. ao1ys named, having
oseo tled n e anee of t lex Of .aid Circuit Coust
ThoMss Hughes and Joseph B. 1Ieuslaw, ttat salG
comPtA4nta olcl tleir bi:l II crmplatt sald Court
on The Chauccfy side thereof. Lac 3sst sJ Of July,
tS and th3t ~t1u1rppS t:strupol s*urt ost Of sid
Capri a@Ata*t s2id defendants safrabe onte srcond
Nov, uncsA Jon, The eaid Thomas Hughes joseph
HenshAv t1a.l Persorai be All: appear before sad
Circuit Court uf COOK Guay. the nrst day OF the
Re ne1t term thereof e o. hosn # Ciieasn II SAID
plead. answer CT demur te Rho sc!d 11anants bill
q eo1nnAints the can't And thu uAs:cEs and thtngs
therein charged and stated, Will b. taktn rcuiessed
aad dterss entered a.ai,st 19u arSqr!ing to thS
Stack + laaAH. Cot1pi't2 Sli'rs. uc3i G1sd4H
, 1861-01-21
zRqaI advertisements.


T. y
lE DAMMIT has been uads t. :hc conditions q esr%
tain 1artg7Ge bearing dsts on ths trst ar q AaI
4 D. tIEhteen hundred Ruu t1ty &tvtn. 4nt4 AA@Guseo
- I'D ID Atp3t ~ t4 q EfSsa Yae
and duly recorded In the eet Of The SetIef*xJ o1 Ste
or tho sfata ot Wiscanstn Book Of kA!foad Aork
sa3d fla95 6ss resKned tte .ppe!ntsaens of Irqsss
under said mortgage and tho ande5strned hxA Deer
duly constituted Ind appoin.ed. Accoednf 20 tne pr
se g Il IL s. pses a. b. Il
power Of aale contained II said mortgage, and IN p1f
sulanes Of l.w sas 9pdstslzaet .assss = 1naer ~
u isid sheboyEsn SAD MI s.3pi f:arosa cgmpsaE
tss se1nooa ot INT any, .sU 1t public suction % tt.
thty thousand md nln-tyavs dollars and fosty
hY xsd mortIaSe nov ouhsaa ling With ~ interest
thereon unpad being the araeEnt claimed 70 b me
The En- 2atn1es ssu,T 1s IL Y
loa Il tae 1.aroa1 of sal Con,ia tcm the CITY Ct
shebcyEan :, The CITY Of Fond au Lac, N wisSoas.
IalwaJA raA bridges, fences sta:.ons nauoithon.es
and o<aer buildings and Al The hands and hereetta-
sSt ,n p sT4 ~ aa L
xth the said nrst division Of ta-:s saxs7 or re!atnf
tereto whether obtnl led cnder sns right aot pst
aud Also Iii tho tolls Incomes. tens sae4 and ptonts
And corporate and other anehises Of aaid
and a1.o all the locomotive engines tenders carr q
every kind. machinery naehlse shota sonls and IN.
pr equipment xofklng. operating and conducting o1
tho sid railroad then owEud or Screaer acquired By
the M aa ~ ~ ~ 1n r CS%Ra9y
which pere nal chalcs ~ero dyelaEtd u be h1tuts4
viii, Ind not separated s:erefsom, and weso 70 6s
,..1 ssAACEL P BENSON, 1Tra.ss.,
, 1861-01-21

sYot.1 .z4aN0 YcYe 1nN7 k0R 0VY keoaN
Ths ron.,,,. ~ ~. ~. ~. - - t..s- - -
,,,onr+ al -. ,,,. Ky 49,. ~ Il :st .,,.S
-. - s 80 -: .-.'4 .-.Hs.4
NV AaiA aos o4osseo ~As ooos osaM1 3ao p<a1sa ao
vAaccd 1001St. but as this improSeneot the Msr-
.r.. - - -. s.a,
1onaa5. 1sns log "e'e soaa a. eoeos.@, ano
on,r for r,,r rhosc- 1ot nhtch .,,n,a ~ ",
" eN@ ~'''~~ '"'' -" 49,
Live hogs weEs also Aearee, and the market was
, 1861-01-21

New YoRK Jan. 19-Bsfdes other pa1tieS,
thaGsand jury Of the United States Circuit
Court have summoned Fred. 4 Hndspn, Of
tho Htrald, Nj. English, OF the 3s7osns, Mr.
Hills Of the Eening Rst, an ex.Mayor Tieman
to answer inteTogations touching certain
alleged rovemcnts In this city. =
, 1861-01-21

NOTICE.-We have this day sold
\ our entire stock Of Hardware, Cutlery; r. 70
NJ ~ Jo6n "a s!sgS IT. Ta9 s eoanne tie ouseas
In Estsin: {rom hasiaess We desrs 70 return s; o1r
rntronaRe and recommend oar successor - in every
way entitled 70 their confidence and ebteeM
CbicnKu, Jan. II, 46l. 8US0EE, HALL & co.
, 1861-01-21

NJ ASTER'S SALE.-Cireuit Court
- - q Coax County. Jcna* c. E-astt co,ap4. ~
{ 211{GS y brown. Haxvs3 H. Hurd. Paus Curnen. Ed
=: Rask1e Hossuo y. Ler. E:habet. liesce. Pettsf
I'll IA Gstsn shas' asa!s1fa:a Frs3c1s & Bsn-
1sas1 sas I'd GeesEe Eo1 s9rsa'tngI assneEa1 Wisa
PubtG 1otcc y hereby gi:-a :AAt /. t. c. Prime
ffcer, A95t.F tn Eha1eeTy u took C.aaIy. stats AZ
noI!h door the Cour H.t- n .a,d County cf Con@
" the tty o. Ih!caxo at len O'Clock Ia ths oasnco.
sss edas 6 ~ ss 1oao.1s P1rfss q ri a.
~ nsc ~ c!ghtesn lh nuetesn 49,. tsenST FL I'll
tEenty o.s sSil ia Haa@n Hurts Subdvisson ~ iosa 4
eight ~ Ten tl e1e1en lll tTefsa 13} tftrea ff3f
CITY u ChtezEo County ot Coox and Stats 81 nfas 4s
= Z. PAfEk FkEEh
Chicago. January IL, 1851. ~ ~"I - ITG1Y ~
, 1861-01-21
pECEIVER,S NOTTCF-Go+;c.

RECElVER'S NOTICE.-Notice
.,e,t q shy E:vsn that ~ undensned a1,e been
Hon J1d8s Of Tho an Jadiclal Iircuts Cpp{s 81 the
ssats o. l1nSts undes shs appointment aat b &c.
ooluanta WIN The writ OF stid Ecrrx have tafrn
possession q tho property ef .3ld Hshop Hi CoiqNY
no1a pesson1a md fea and Will In 2ecor11co MIA ia
nasqf ri od aSs..1as 3 N QaItes tasersstsL
~ pe.1eaa having ei1lns again. shs Bashop Hi
C1ion5 elmer In npse nnAeklrd account xfV n15n~
"a e @Exssd s1s1sEeats q uae same y eaee..
requested g make ilnR6iase pAymen Of the sene T.
N = onec. - they alone aEu a1tda4xsd
ID 49loss And fetttve the aanas Until rurtef no{5aN
~ communications win b. addressed 10 Whses.e
n sHftk aa1sar Harry County, uiae4a
GEO 4. MORSE.
CLAEDICS JONES.
, 1861-01-21
RTGAGEE'S %AIE.-Nhere.

-M MORTGAGFE'S %AIE.-Where-
IL. y Jacob Kn4eli aud Nsry l. Russell. hts wtts,
dsase Il .;es <. ssar asss fSe ,eoaad 81 4
psoasoy e ~ sass :ssrs1ss' % Will svso s. %
Of q te ctty haak ol b.;soi si.~-achnse., sa pro
Tae 81 t1 esr cent ocr nn S H.. b ns r.re -
bic at said itty HANG IL B,,~t'r se sanually tew,ss
1t The second day Of Ja2u II Iuly taca Ii every
AortEasrs, a fass I'll All: sse:.as efsna has beea
msds n :ne p.y1ent Of 1e in,,a:snt offnte5ess dns
ent ef tAc fnataflnent u ta: the aecopd dsB
of !u!s na aad beth both s.taaL: ,ors!d;
DC CITY Of Eu.s-a st.:r u Mas+achusetaa eccord
tho prtaeps- sum area t:esrby 70 b. nov dive foT
Of &sld default Il pf interest 1cI thst
authority En ne Vesied sas ,cstsars e aJ fx En-
X = ~ pos2oses tn-Fc .1presse thursday tns
Ec a1suea :, tie hfs. tl;c t>r cas6, H. prcmsss
ID s3.a nortgaEc described, -"-rit:
= ios far ~ IL block 10 f1 The 1acton1
ID ;sssi1 sssee g. 81 81 s 4 81
ss rssf &c rsr lsS. @ = dspta e g.
NC s5a = a.;ffa ;fa 'se; e. aH&1s ;RS ger IN
I'm. p4xxu. Atts,stv cF1ssss ts,tXf,kes sX
The ssovs eals S 9o.tpoaed NJ, wvnsi.x T. e.
sssnra a,;i e, ~ q January = y III s4ne hour
Xa|t,EEs Esrts. H. .s Assera 7rs&ss 9s!t;:sss
n; n III saee po*teeuea til 0f.sSa fss4 10
~ aay 3 9.is M i hs SF I'd
chEn;p jaauar7 isxh .ee.. trustee asa1d a.S iisisd
, 1861-01-21

Lake Commerce Of Cleveland,
The Cleveland Leodtr giyes full tables, showing
the lAkr commerce Of the port Of Cleveland for
15Gl From theee 4ahfe1 we learn that the total
value Of the imports and exports coartwise foT the
ycart 1859 and l66o, compare ~ follows:
Imports coastwisc for 1882. .$s9 368 079
's 1850 -............ q, ,aaa ia
Exports coastwfte for 1859. 69.,............ A1bab6l
nj {Yt1
Among the srtices Of export We ind the follow.
Ing: as ass brls. Hour. 147a bris. beef se6zAkces
batter, 1460 016 BUSH c9rn, III GIL bush. wheat H.
rs bush. cats. 98GB bsA pork, 81 ~ hr1s W1rsky
S61 tcs. Lard, 1a63e 1hs. wool. :,
, 1861-01-21
COMMERCIAL

SArunplT EvEH1a, Jan. u, 1861.
Tee following arc the receipts and shipments for
the p1st fo1ty-eiCht houre:
, 1861-01-21

F'AsoEA AAxA - EktLH. --- ~ n$.FP8H,
stnsSs cests insstn:'fo nostxsss q .ss
T. Lan = e te southwe-. ~ ti stct:.a &c. c
-. Z bn ~ sh e nun anss sss S: x e. Gns
sonsaaia uns ~ ~ gu .as n"5a cad Of al, aet
dated as fourth tsthl dAs u Nuvta ser 4. III ~
,s Ia r. dT o2 yasae COM
~. ,rE n Eo.k q Aos. ,gs page VI hsci. sad
ttrsr!u e.. e% 5t Isse1sed er II
= wlaeA y fsfsEea.e Itcsn. Will ness fy ana
x11 g. n.stss% t,, te <1!a $! dit On tho
ssa.taes q K az q. tssab,E ~ asIEn .a
.1sf .oe T. sEn,n;n sf saii
atstrbed al xaefcas .t @ ~ T ~ .FH. % en-;
.tna Jau,* ausaS.ze sI En-
noss 81 sad eassr "a 70, rain n,de5 g "f
h 49, - sooye named sr. IN saiI sstsnntrnt tss
,Sp ,sSsp,c ~ 4 :c To- sa:a nonss T. u.s.
ths tehsss IA tc1; sr stt:s ot lia"s snd sr g
"tsxn I'd i*o estsin pfo.as.ory aose. Ia lid
AItt11 ~ aM,sHtossa na1 Described .i.rn 81 Joseph
4; - ~ cue Tor sheSun os " Iruircd Iasrs tns
se haafs4 daii:1 Ill - d. ~ = sn% soa or -
or Esssa. \ u !s5o asd i3a liz pu:chaser
spsfly E1ysa ny R9si:.aiE utee af ~ :as T. 10
Chicago .5' .s rs x .aea sssa
4a4 wasEeas, the Eosc. r ,aid a4~t:r,,snt n.,n-t
E,son re n ~ ssnso1 eas:r +, lem aI4i1 Lnmbas j.
nos.a III L.! 1Ty mneny patL s2d ne legal ho4s:
ansss aad mortgage WHICH Scse 6y I'D a.stanmsnt In
Sos fhe.efore ta1e .',cs that Jaues lie, ID. ers
S 70 sa!1 assfxnnrns toned. sii4 b. slttuo Of
dy e 5,aaazy. II !ssl q Il s:se q f. IT, q q
e. ,y Z Snsaas e sas .a aaf a 4
fage ni. ts2% fJossRa 4Easr. sloa es1er.. and d.
ana + ss,e e ad ss1rs, ss e. said "
e e sad aast oddsr 1t suca salc Or eaah Il
dsSed CO. the n*es sua p1Fp>
Chicago, J.nnasy 10TH l. IT, sso " jsl5,ts'siss j. tss
Cincinnati daily press. [volume] (Cincinnati [Ohio]) 1860-1862, 1861-10-18

THE LANE misunderstanding of the
character of the Lane bandtti may be in
ferred from an incident which recently oc-
Cured at Kansas City. Mr.. Magraw, of
Penna gentleman who has for some time
been acting as an agent for the Overland Mail
and Transportation Company, at lndepend-
ence, was in Kansas City on business. While
there he was told that he was not safe. The
town was full of jsyhawkers, thieves and
murderers, belonging to Lanes brigade Mr..
Magraw, acting upon the information given
to him, prepared to leave, and asked General
Sturgis to grant him an escort.
1t was given, so far as Little Blue, and there
Mr.. Magraw was left. He stopped his horse
to drink at the stream, and while there a
band of assassins fred upon him, the balls
passing through his clothes, and one inflict-
ing flesh wound in his leg. About fifteen
shots were thus fred. The escort hearing
the musketry, returned to the scene, and ar
rested fifteen prigands, at the head of whom
was old Montgomery himself Lanes right
hand man. When such Outrages are COM
mitted, is it surprising that great difficulty is
experienced in conquering peace in Mis-
souri.-St. Louis Republican, 18th inst.
Cincinnati daily press. [volume] (Cincinnati [Ohio]) 1860-1862, 1861-10-18

VERY SOUR GRAPHs.-Richmond papers
state that the insurgent troops are very much
disappointed at rumor which has gone forth
among them, to the effect that they will win
ter on the southern bank of the Potomac.
We can conceive their disappointment.
They had been promised comfortable winter
quarters in Philadelphia and New York, and
the poor fellows really believed that they
would get at least as far as Baltimore. They
have already suffered SO much in their pres
ent camps that they lose their temper and
their courage at the idea of passing dreary
winter in the same desolate place.
Let them take courage. They will not do
so. They will probably have very long
winter in the far South, with work enough,
at least, to keep their chiefs fingers warm.
When our navy lands forty or fifty thousand
men on some unexpected point on the Sou'h-
ern coast there will be no longer talk OF
wiAteFing on the Potomac and the poor de-.
luded tools of Davis, Toombs & Company
win be drawn quickly 70 their homes.
Cincinnati daily press. [volume] (Cincinnati [Ohio]) 1860-1862, 1861-10-18
Captain Rollins and His Victory.

AS the little naval victory that was won at
the passes of the Mississippi, on the llth, was
notaccording to Southern accounts-the only
ones we ehAve-upon our side, it is not desery-
ing of much attention. BOW much of the
story is true it is impossible to tell; but it is
due to the hero of the affair to remember
that he is the same intrepid officer who, in
command of the American sloop- of-war
Cyane, on the 18th of July, 1854, bombArded
and utterly destroyed a village of negro
shanties called Greytown, upon the coast Of
Nicaragua, thereby, in the opinion of some,
winning immortal renown, and placing his
character as brave and judicious COM
mander above all dispute.
Cincinnati daily press. [volume] (Cincinnati [Ohio]) 1860-1862, 1861-10-18
More About the Potomac batteries.

WASHINGTON, October 1.-THE steamer
Mount Vernon, Captain Mitchell, came up
last night. Some twenty shots were fred at
her from the battery at and near Shipping
Point, but none struck her. Captain Mitchell
reports that thirty or forty vessels bound
up, with Government stores, and merchant
vessels with coal and oysters, are lying at
Smiths Point, afraid to pass the enemy's
batteries. Near Shipping Point there are
five batteries, mounting thirteen or more
guns. A battery has just been opened on
Quantico Hill, on the bank of Qusntico Greek,
q short distance above Shipping Point. The
other three are between Shipping Point and
Evansville. There is said to be also battery
at Timber Greek, and one gun on the hill
above Evansville.
When the PaWnee and Nounl Vernon went
down pight before last, the Mount Vernon
preceded the PatOnee, and the four hundred
marines on board were ordered to lay down
on deck, two deep, in passing the enemy's
batteries, which was done, and they thus
escaped observation from the shore. Thir-
teen shots were fred at the Pa1OHee, six of
which struck her, and one near the maga-
zine.
The Commissioners representing the in-
terest of Americans at the Worlds Fair, at
an adjourned meeting, have appointed an
Executive Committee, consisting of d. P.
johnson, of New York, Chairman, Henry
Kennedy, s. NJ. Seaton, OF Washington, and
Task Partridge, of Maryland-the last named
Secretary. 1t is their duty to make all ne
cessary preparations for the exhibition. An
Office is 10 be established at Washington, and
a description osall articles intended for exhi-
bition submitted to the Committee for their
action. Inventors or other exhibitors can
apply to any of the Commissioners or Exc
cutiVe COMMITTEES.
Cincinnati daily press. [volume] (Cincinnati [Ohio]) 1860-1862, 1861-10-18

There are those who are wicked enough TO
call this great contest in which we, the peo-
pie ofthe North, are engaged, a Contractors
War'-to insist that, under a thin vail of
patriotism, which shines and gltters upon
the surface, there is a pool of corruption as
rank as treasonous avarice ever compounded.
If this were not common SANDER applied
to all the great operations of Government,
we should give it more heed than we are in-
clined to at present. When our late Presi.
dent, of blessed memory, fitted out military
expedition TO 90 aud regulate the domestic
relations of the Latter-day Saints, the cry
was, that 1t was a contractors war. But
when it was discovered that the clamor all
came from those who had been unsuccessful
in obtaining contracts, its falsity was under
stood, and all excitement upon the subject
subsided at once. Had the contractors, who
are well known to be the most honest, faith.
ful and patriotic of our fellow-c citizens, com.
planned the case would have been different
1t has sometimes been charged that the
head of the War Department was not quite
as honest as he might be; that, in short, some
Of the money of which the Government is
making so heavy an expenditure, falls into
bis pocket. This, we have within few days
been assured upon good authority, is a mis-
take. Mr.. Cameron is-so said our inform
ant-making great deal Of money; but he
makes it legitimately-entirely so. Our in.
formant told us how it was done: it isalways
legitimate to make great deal of money.
We gained the information upon promise
of secresy.
There are others besides the head of the
War Department whom public and private
gossip place upon the list of those who thieve
by patriotism. The reports may not be true
such reports seldom or never are-but things
done in a corner sometimes leak out, and
the parties gain no credit when pay day ar
rives, and the cost of the contractors wal
comes to be liquidated out of the pockets o.
the people.
Cincinnati daily press. [volume] (Cincinnati [Ohio]) 1860-1862, 1861-10-18
European Powers in American Seas.


A private letter from Halifax gives a list
of British and French ships of war now, Sep
tember TO- in that port, OF expected shortly
to arrive, as follows: Steam frigate Diadem,
larger than the old seventy.fours, carries
forty enormous Armstrong rihed cannon,
one. e.hundred.pounders and eighty Founders;
she is three thousand tuns, six hundred horse
power, and has six hundred men. Friga.e
Ariadns, fifty. one guns, same as above; frigate
Aerssy, ifty-oue guns, six hundred horse
power, eight hundred men; frigate Immor-
taite, (new) fifty-one guns, just arrived and
reports more coming. At the head of the
feet are the line-of battle ships 81. George,
ninety guns, and Nile, ninety guns, and
smaller vessels, the Jason, FIrs6raad, Gladia-
tor, Spitfre, Bull Dog, Racer, Barraconta,
Steady, RinaIdo, Challenger, Hydra, Cygnst
the Cddamus and the Desperate. Also four
French ships of war, La Fondrs Thunder
bolt), La BellOne, the French Admiraps ship;
the large frigates La PrOnGya and La Cattinat,
and more expected.