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MILITARY aud naval movements.

Some English traveller in this country once
said that the Americans expect everything to
be done in twenty minutes The force Of the
remark has bsen strongly Illustrated by the
recent popalsr clamor anuus the inactivity Of
the present Administration. In their teveEish
impotence fox news the people have forgotten
that it is but single month since MI. Lincoln
and his Cabinet entered upon office, at peri
od when the whole machinery Of Government
had become rotten and disorganized, partly
tnrouga treason, and partly through imhecid-
| II; when the Treasury VAS empty. the Army
and Navy scattered to the remotest stations,
tho nation nisrepresented abroat, and at
home every department swarmiDg with spies
and traitors. To remedy these gigantic disoE-,
ders, to collect the army and navy, to purify
the Departments, and to select and send
trustworthy Representatives to foreign courts,
WAS certainly work enough for one month.
The immense responsibility that attaches to
naval and military operations, renders the e1-
tremest care necessary in their preparation,
and they consume great amouat Of time,
even when prosecuted with ne utnaoas energy.
War with Mexico broke out in A1aF, 1876, on
the Rio Grande, and though the Government
acted with the greatest promptltnde, it was
not until September that Gen. Taylor was in a
| condition to attack Monterey, -and then Only
with COCO men. England and France de-
clafed war against Russia, March 81 -1S54, and
| it was not until September Il that their torces
| landed IN The Crimes, and then nearly month
elapsed before Sebastopol was invested
In four weeks Mr. Lincoln'e Administration
/, Ai1ent1y, quietly, without unnecessary alarm,
| has raised the Government from:its disorgsn-
lied, bankrupt state. and pqt i IL condition n
| formidahie rebellion. A. powerful naval and
military sas t tRs ths Rsr:s stea teay to es
T s;ons in ths Ssuth. The Collins steamships
Atlantic and Baltic, End Vanderbilt steam:
e nlineie, 1aYe been chartered, and, in com:
pany with the fiEate Powhatan, win soonbe
On the high seas, bearng ample supplies of
and @ to h = PfPRt Pete1s @est II sa @
| fer. va cannot at present say. We predict,
however, that tie rebels, If they venture to ~
tack either fortress, viii Be greatly dlsaPpointr
ed IN their expectations Of an easy victory.
We have reason to believe that both Of these
.fartfessee sre fan u moEe capable Of a protraeted
pose bJ The fumor5 III circulation. Il may be
well, perhaps, to best in mind THO fact that no
official statement Of the condition Of either
| Pickens or Sumter ilss ut bean Xlyen toi the
pubIo.-Map York 1fS6sata
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policy dealers and rumsellers and shoulder
hitters~-his body-guard-are mainly men
Of the dominant classes who use the offices
of Religion to support Human Slavery
and tho civilizing lnilua1ces of commettee
to establish Despotiau11, !, They: Have the
courage which doea moi fight. It:,dellahts
in what New York affords-~7Jiqtlozlg 4t Rfay-
ers and wide phylaceries, in sallles rpon
the Treasury, in contempt for the masses
Of men, in the shortcuts 10 wealth, in
responsibility Of the whited-sepulchre
type but not in support Of an Idea The
man whom we characterize are too cor.
rupt to fight for freedom, even for them
selves. They could not be kicked into a
fight for slayery, though they could: PM PM
money in their purses thereby. Hence We
fear they will not carry matters to the ulti*
mate issue, and that the purgation Of: the
municipality by rural effort viii be in.
definitely postponed. 49, -.
, 1861-04-10

A Doc AND Tiger FIGHr-A rather select
entertainment came off at tho Arsenal Park
yesterday afternoon, In tha shape of : fight be-
tween d Brazilian Il ger aud, two bull dogs. 4
large crowd Of Toughs, sporting characters aud
pickpockets, focked thither curly in the after
noon, flied all the bar rooms in the vicinity
and anxioualy awaited the beglnnfng Of the
show. The s'preliminaries" were duly arranged
when heayy shower Of rain came on. Ney-
erthetess, the large portion Of the crowd sal
lied out Of the beer house to the cage wherein
the tiger Was confined and Witnessed the fight
regardless Of the rain. Tie cage'in which the
tiger YVES confined vas about Is feet long and
ten feet wide, Atabout o'clock, two dogs, ,one
abul slut Of rather large size aud the other rath-
er below the ordinary slze-were let into
the cage. The dogs were no sooner inside
than the tiger sprang nearly the entire length
OF his cage, and gave every indication that he
would make short work Of disposing of his
canine asaa!lants. In t-;is respect, however,
his hackers were disappointed. He lay upon
his back and occasionally gave the dogs SONG
severe scratches with his paws, but after play
ing about him for short time, the bull slut
caught hold Of his neck, and in such manner
that the tiger found it impossible to free him.
self The dog retained her hold until pulled
of, when the tiger WAS found to be TOO weak
to stand. It was thought he had been fatally
injured. At the conclusion of the exhibition
the crowd departed, seemingly disappointed
at the result Of the fght.-St. Louis Repub{i
con- MD4.ddy.
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But for the encouragement which the
act would bring to the true Union men in
the North; We should devoddtly hope that
Fcrdinando Wood and his gang, who hare
go long deepoilcd and disgraced New York,
might put the government of that city on
the side of the Eonfederates States. They
are moving in the matter, with, as some Of
our contemporaries there fear, consider
able succcss-perfecti=g their plans for the
Increment. and nezving themselves up TO
the consummation Of their treason at The
earliest possible moment. But they viii
1ack thf courage to strike As long as trea::
son can b. safely aa,etted by fairrords and
: j1omiae, ii hhtter help, they will Be traitors
m:tha deepest dye. When The Gauss :de.
msnds Of tham TIN sacrifices which sra liz
sq6ienesot III !strife, they viii hs,t
!: Eosd's ~-hseke,ss ,s;: zNew those
above the condition 81 the pimps, bdl1ies
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Horrible Tragtdy.


4 tragedy, resulting In the: death Of man
last, at Amelia. abont twenty-five miles from
this city. The particulars. aa far as can be
gathered, are as follows. For some time pre-
vious to Saturday bitter feeling existed be-
tween, Washington Grigsby and his wife, both
resideptB Of this city. This YVES cansed, as nc
learn, by habitual stubbornness and perverse-
ness On the part of Mrs. G. and her suspected
unfafthf1lness to her husbsnd. The two how
ever, lived together. : Grigsby left nothing IN
Ing for the wants OF his famtly was concerned.
they had one child, boy about five years old
whom they recently committed to the care Of
friend IN the country. On Saturday last
they started to visit him. taking. the Omnibus
from the Daunison House. Arriving at Ame-
lis 1atein the afternoon, Grlgsby made made
a proposition to his wife which elected eon-
the exact nature Of which We could not learn,
after which the husband drew revolver,
pointed it at his wife and said, "you have be, n
false to me long enough. You will be 30 no
longer" He then fired two shots In rapid
succession. The first took effect t. the head,
penetrating to the brain and lodged In the ab-
domeu. The unfortunate woman fell to the
ground, uttering few words In an indistinct
manner. Grigsby then placed the weapon to
his own head and shot himself through the
BRAIN. He died ten minutes afterwards. His
| wife fingered in great pain until yesterday at
| ternoon, when she also expired. 4 Coroner .
! inquest WAS held upon the bodies, resulting In
YER let In accordance with the above facts
Grigsby Was sign and fancy painter by trade.
| He was twenty~seTen years OF age, and board.
| ed on Sycamore street, near Sixth. His wife
| was four years younger than he, Of gay and
fascinating appearance, aad tolerab;y well ed
ucAted.
, 1861-04-10

The courteous act Of the Mexican gov
ernna"ut in rendering Mr.. Corwin, our new
Minister to that Republic, guard of honor
from Vera Cruz to the Capital, is indica-
tive Of the good feeling toward tho North
which the election of Mr.. Lincoln has ex-
cited in the Mexican heart The people Of
that unhappy country see in the triumph Of
the Republicans sufficient guaranty that
the era Of fllibustering is past, and that as
long as the party now in power retains
possession Of the government, they may
be sure that OUT international dealings
vii be regulated by those principles Of
high courtesy and justice which were char
acterIstic Of the early days Of the Re
public
While they are in this temper, We hope
that Mr. Corwin will lose no time in per-
fecting the commercial arrangements with
Mexico which the e1igency Of home af-
fairs demands Our want in that direction
is q treaty as nearly approaching the Recip-
rocity Treaty with Canada as the revenue
requirements Of each country will permit,
by which q market for our manufactures
Of all sorts will be opened, thus compen-
sating Us for the loss Of trade from the
South which secession and its conse-
quences will surely entail Save in the
blind and blundering stupidity Of the old
diplomacy und- the absurdiCes Of some
modern commercial theories, there is no
reason why such treasy should not be
framed Mexico has 100000 to 10000, 900
Of people and a soil Of unsurpassed produc-
tivencss. She has few or no manufactures.
Her agricultural industry does not come
into competition with ours The tropical
snd seni-tropical staples common to
her la,itude are those which We produce,
even in The extreme South, sparingly and
al great cost. MI hile, then, she supplies u
with what We cannot grow, we can send
her what the inclinations and habits Of he1
people forbid them to make. Our iron
cloths, implements Of agriculture, &c, may
be exchanged for what she can spare; and
great and immediate benefits will accrue te
each Of the contracting parties This is al
50 plain that it will not escape the atten
ton Of tue statesmen Of either country; and
We shall be nt tau1t. If the popularity of HI
Corwin does show itself in the negotiation
Of treaty like that of which We speak.
, 1861-04-10

*74n AtHaEn1zs, April 9Th, 18sdd1ls.s.. 18dls.s5..
Editors ofahe Chicago Tribune: :
As great an1iety ia everywhere felt to hear:
ftom$ ouce bleeding.fbut NOW starving, or stt
least xa6tring, Kans.s, I woaad thank yop to
girepublicity to the following; extracts from
letter just received from brother.in.law,
who has teeided il: that stats. three or four
years, ana who Enpws whereof be afarms. H.
is located In Brown county, In the northeast
part Of the State, near the Nebraska line, be-
yond, as had supposed. the reach Of the fam
ine. It seems not, however.
= Mr.. Root wasarmember Of the Convention
which framed the Stats Constitution, and, Us
a bnsiness man, Ia quite prominent in his
county. He is not q specu1ator. He has
brothers aHd. .siEters In and neer Chicago, and
the initials Will he recognized by many in the
city and In the "rsgions round about''
x -. pr,;I,; p.n0I,;, u,,,s ~ ~ ~ ~ {
= BROTHER D.-I have been at home 3 short
time from 800 miles southwest Of here, on the
: Arkansas river, where have been all winter,
pnttiDg up buildings for Indian trade aud kill
ing FuHaloes for our OWL use, trying to I'LL q
vacancy in trade and provisions, caused by
AaAA4 (tVA AAOkse HIu tONbE40GAt AaS1AAG IL lAae
portion Of Kansas. REG iyed q letter from
home in February, informing me Of: the dan:
gerous illness of our eldeat daughter, and I
started for home in a few days, In company
| With another man, on foot, carrying OH blank
cts and provisions: on our backs. We were
just twelve days in coming home, suffering
'sore frem lying ont on the prairie during
cold nights. -:
Il the people Of the East had not sent pro-
visions here, there would have been dreadful
1 suffering and it falls heaviest On those who
had invested their all In Improvements, e1-
pecting return from their harVests. Tho
most: thrifty and Industrious need help most
TIE shiftlees, who always live from hand to
mouth, will pray for failure Of crops every
year; but they are in evil that must be en-
dured I suppose and they must not be allowed
to starye. .,... ID.
Tie Representations. ef Hyan and Others are
true, as can bear witness fr,,m travelling
through the State On foot, from the extreme
southwest to the northeast Those who have
donated to Kansas have done noble deed;
and will be gratefully remembered 4
| There are many charges against the distribu.
tors Of the gifts, of self interest and fraud but
believe they are made mostly for political
efact--to make or kill some taYorite town Of
candidate for Office.
Truly, your brother, ORvut1H Roor.
, 1861-04-10

Tho unprecedented success Of that venera-
b1e ano opulent house, MessEs. A. n. BinfngeK
& Co., No. 10 Br, ad Street, New foIk, IN the
INTRODUCTION Of their popular bottled liquors
-throughout the HAT, verities the aadproverb,
that honesty thS bsst policy :,
The old hrmh.k alg93s occupied thss3font
rsnk among thh :impdFters OF choice sWtnes,
&c., and having during ths last. .s!s6ty 1eals,
made the business of sailing to druggists Pnre
Nouora for medfcanal purposes 4 9s9eaaafv,
thew have done much towards the 'promn'ga-
tion Of practical temperance throughout the
country. %iitti ..,-!a
years have imported for their reg1la7 frade
the famous " Bininger's Old London uock
: Gin, 70 called -Eom-fhe fact Of the h1sf II
voice having been purchased By them IN Eng"
audj II bond; in the London Docks, (equiYa"
lent 10 our bonded warehouse,) and now re.
:. .ceiTed.. direct from Holland 5ths o5igina!
= source of fhis superb Gin fha entfre ptbduct
Of onepf the largest dlstilleFies which Is made m
exclusively tor than. IT .,:>;,;;; :: ,:r. ;, r.,
-. It Is q, subject for congratuIatiou that the
Old Londoa DOCK Gin 'ehas sapss.sded and
driven from the market those nauseating com
pounds which characterize the 60: called Gins,
tAfomatc,'' It Medicated," =" Corafal," &C.
:. The popular Grocsrs, Messrs. Hoyt d Pierce,
arc their agent1 10 Chicago i: -;
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What Secession IL Doing in fsa t1more.
We copied, yesterday, from the Baltimore
Clipper, q paragraph setting forth the destitu-
ton Of the 1aboring population Of that city.
The Fatrios, Of later date, renews tue subject
thus:
4 meeting Of about one hundred Of the
#orkingmen who are out Of employment vas
held yesterday, when among other propost-
tions in regard to modes Of relief, there Was
one to get up procession for the purpose Of
paradjng the streets, with banners inscribed
twotk or bread" &c. Such demonstrations
can have no good effect upon the public mind,
but will be likely to damage the cause they are
!, intended to subBerYe., Our citizens are now
aware Of the condition Of large class OF indus
trions laburing men, whose families are suffer
ing IN consequence Of their inability to pro-
vide the mgans Of their subsistence. The City
Council has been appealed TO and has respond
Cd literally to the appeal Other arrangements
may possibly be effected in order to afford the
necessary relief. The city as property in Va
rious sections Of the city that needs Improve
ment, and although it may require little spe-
cial leg,slattoa to reach the point BY which
judic:ous expenditure of mems may produce
/ the best results and afford the most relief, we
have no doubt the time and labor necessary to
accomplish the object will be freely contr1bU-
j ted.
!! 4 COMMITTEES Of the workingmen has been
appointed to memoriallze the City Council for
an increase in tue relief appropriation, 80 toat
I 4 greateE number may obtain employment.
! The emergency is one Of CREST trial. Il arises
/! from tbs appeal OF the starving OF The one
side and the Tant OF means on tho other, aud
doubtless the cooperation Of Influential c.ti-
! zeus will be necessary to meet the demand
| toas Is made. Ii an arrangement can be effect
| oil by our fellow-c:tiz5ns by which fund may
| be realized, to De expended for labor at low
wages, the amount may be expended BY the
city authorities, and the most extended benefit
/ thereby secured. # it BIZ possible to prevent
| the industrious laboring man from becoming
pauper, it is worth the effort to accomplish
it, anu il our people, % 5ndividuals, will con-
tribute in aid Of the cause, by ascertaining
| what Labor they can render useful to them
selves, and secure It in the employment Of the
| subjects of cur interest, they wou perform
the work OF the phiianthropist, while they
| uaaE- rartiallp at least. aerYe rhemsclYes.
, 1861-04-10

The Illinois State Register prints an ar
tic1e, 4 column in length, to prove that
"Disunion and Black Republicanism are
Identical" Considering the fact thatevery
man now in arms against the Government,
IN he endeaTor tt, effect Disunion, is an
opponent Of the Republican party, and
that every Republican is in favor of main
taining The Union ut all hazards, the Reg
tster's effort might be called lmpudent. It
is. at auV rate nDemocratic,n
, 1861-04-10

The signs seem to Indicate that the Federal
Government Is going to defend itself sgainst
the rebels. The New York Satanic says this
viii produce I. civil war:" It ends diaboncal
diatribe against the North In these words:
Then our Northern anttslaVery agitating
politicians viii begin to realize their folly, and
thinking men will begin to see that it would
have been better to nave granted every con
cessIon demanded by the South than to have
rsked this fearful ordeal Of civil war.
t'Granting concessions " is the same old
tune which the Herald has been fddling for
six months. The fre-eaters long ago gave no
tice that the day for concessions was passed.
What they want is, LIST, The acknowledgment
Of their Independence and the right Of seces-
sion. I'd, The immediate evacuation Of Forts
Piekens, Sumter, Key West, and all other
stEongholds within the insurgeat States. Sd,
Tho surrender of New Mexico, Arizona aud
the Indian Territory to New Dahomey. 4th,
S.lpul1tions by treaty to catch and return or
pay for their runaway niggers. 5th, The sur
render Of the Border Slave States aud such
portions Of the Border Free States as they can
coax to join their Confederacy.
These are tho concessions now wanted by
JEFF. Davis e. Co. II they are granted, civil
war may be arerted until the next batch OF
| demands arc made. Your Crittenden conpEo-
mises arc regarded Us swill, fit only for the
| slop bucket, by the rn}ers Of New Dahomey
They muet have something more substantial
| But there is another view OF this matter that
| don't seem to have occurred to the Herald:
Will not conflict be as destructive to cot
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For sa1e By tho following Druggtz:. IN cm:sxo:
KEE0 4 ca. ]. e. ~ Lake street.
SMITH T. DHYEk, 81 L1ko xttter
JuaNeDHs J. h. ~ StAte street.
HATf}ENl, f. II, caS IA. doIDh and Stase
ALlEH-E y. i6.t Wtes HarI i=on street
kgkMANN a. ;. r., t:fDt.tfr. ~, lta,dUfrh street,
BRQSrVLpt HENRY j Eor.h E;ark street
BkYAf, i =. West Mad aon street..
BRYAN. +. "a Trer1ui Dlock
BUCK RAT ~ER, Is ul.rk etr, It
GlEMMDAs. LknS1DAS Wess Randolph street.
DIVES. 8. Isl "est Nadisoa street.,
DOhENHURf, K. SUI " est AXE eteet,
FREEZER, T. II Ml1wauke ea avenue,
GALE BRDThER9, zt. kanHolpn street.
g HttISAN, q e. - West Lake street.
AETLAAN. EHaRLE6A IL Wast Lake kIeet+
HIlCACOCk- u, II State streut
HOOKER j.. s T. NJ West Randolph street
JANxES7. WM tnu81 street.
JERt,Mk NIL: ON. 5 Souts. C1afE street.
1AHI4A FREDERICK: 8. state It -eek
MEAEIhIaN, r WV r - Clark street
MULLER, r. b. La South Wells street.
0'HARA. E. l.. 80 Wese Randolph street.
PAYNE, j. D. Stat. rtrrtt corner ASurpe.
REDLI-H. HENRY e. Wuics street.
RUEMHELD, J. 70 North CarA stze+t..
THATER r. ". uAdpr Sherpi IN House
WHITE BH AHitOOh. 80 West u ALISON strett
NhEN5CAk, CHARLES III N1w8ukes ayen1r.
W.D, HARRIS. -. -: r.
: Wholesale Azants. At Manufacturers prices:
Q. .TuLIE- " RE .rscx
, 1861-04-10

TFrom the Examiner, Norfolk, Val
Ceraac Pills accomplish the object for which they
we1e made yiz, Cure Of Headache In al Its tornA
IFrcEa the Examiner, Norfolk, Val
Thay hava been teated IL mora t1sc Thousand
eaSas, with entire socces5-
from the Democc1t St Cloud M1naY
II yoa OF bare been troubled With the headache
them IN case Of An attack
lFrcm the Advertiser, Providence, r Il
tive remedy ior tie headashe and one o Tsry bet
lor mat yery frequent compliant which has erss bsen
[Ernm the Western r r. Gazette, Chleago, Ill
e heartily endorse Ar. spslelnz. ard hi. 1nriyaso
EspaaHc Pills.
From the Kannwla Valley Star, Kanawha Val
He are surs that peEsors suffering with the bead.
scbe, who try them, Will stack to tnslc-
tFron the Southern Path Finder. New Orleans, La.1
Try them. =. you s1as afflicted and NC are s,,re
sns tss hae II thas se vl ns
clna caH prod.cet
TFrom the St Lou1s pemoerat1
r., Immense demand for the article Ceph &c ii'l
lFrcm the Gazette, Davenport, lows
ar E2sala'4lng i. ~ Toa1d nes connect H. nam S sc
Iron the Advertiser. Proyideuce, KLs
The testimony IN their favor Il strong from the mcat
respectable Qoaztezs.
from tho Daily EewA Newport RIl
Ceptanc Pulls are taking tts placa Of al Kinds
From tbs Commercial Bu1letin Boston, Aasx1
Esd to be very eucaclous for tho ha&dachs
fFrora tbs Commercial, Ctnctnnsa ohto.J
Suffering humanity can now be relieved
, 1861-04-10

"A&f E0e Con16ueFA1e0 are uo1nEs
We are reliably informed that 10 other mill
tary appointments will be made by the Con-
fedeTate Government for the next two weekB.
The Navy appointments will not, In all prob
ability, be mnde Until after the session Of Con
gress, which commences On the second Mon
dayin May next: These appointments will
doubtless be made next fan. :
,, The. diplomatic appointments will not be
msde until after the recognition by European
and other foreign powers Of the Confederate
!: Government, which will be about next win
:: We arr informed that no changes, eave In
Important cases, will take place in our Custom
Houses until some time turing the session Of
! Congress.
It Is stated that active proceedings are being
made by MI. Benjamin for the Arrangement Of
the Judiciary nominations, which will not
be announced prior TO the meeting OF Con
eiSSet We Learn that ". Il. T. Tieon has re.
eelyed the appointment Of Marshal Of Mis-.
|. .Genefa, ~! r. Austin: Of Galveston, has
been appointed Marahsl of~Texas.
p Judge VIM g. Oldham, Who has achieved
fame both by sword and pen, aud-Who Is now
t the proprietor and editor, Of the Austin State
/ aaaake, has every likelihood Of being the Con-
feaefate sata Senator from Texas 40 It Il sts;
ted--N o. Dsesd, 81.
, 1861-04-10

wThe standing army Of Great Britain for
the year 1861 consists of 23s 600 men, and costs
for It's support something over one hundred
millions of dollars The India branch of the
army numbers 5000 men and costs thirty
two millions of dollars to support.
, 1861-04-10

:. PosTx1sli1ii1aai;~ IL; DAyExroET.-Charles Il.
sR|dddgse, aaef a long aad severe struggle, haa:
ohnaay obssaned the UP continent of Postmaaa-. y .
tar Of Davenport, iowa.
, 1861-04-10

As ceEtafn unprinelplsd persons szs atssApttnE h.
palm OF On the unauspeettpE nuate, limitations of my
PREPARED GLUE would caut1oa III psesans u
a1azae betnre purchasing md ece that tho fnInxne
49, UsPALDNGr PRRrARED GLuR.a ::
i en ~ ea,taa 1sapss4, N esaszs IN szndn
seuntsISkA : s' e<13&AN1F