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Juliet signal. [volume] (Juliet [i.e. Joliet], Ill.) 1844-1???, 1861-10-22
Escape Of Federal Prisoner
frGIsl FsstTGaX-W HAT he Heard
and saw.

Jamestown, Md Oct 10.
On the night If the 10th Of September. a
detachment OF twelve men crossed the Po>
tomac for the purpose of reconnoitering and
foraglpg. When resting about half a mile
from the river, they were attacked by fif-
teen rebels, two Of whom were instantly
killed. Among the wounded was nv in
formaEt, Corporal Trlcey. AS Tracey Law
wounded upon the ground, a rebel named
Mccarthy Lowe, farmer RESTING 10 the
vicinity, rushed NJ and shot him twice
beth barrels taking effect, and was stopped
from firing third time by his Captsin.-
One OF the balls penetrated Tracey's back
IN slanting direction, and came out on his
left side. The other. entering the back.
lodged in his left lung. where 1t still re-
mains. His two weeks stay at Fairfax
was not OF an unpleasant character, con-
sidering all the circumstances. Ia this
hospital the Inmates we're mostly members
of the First Virginia Regiment. Every
day or two those seriously i'll were sent to
Richmond as it was feared Gen Mcclellan
world attack the rebel lines. The night
before he became able to move about. he
drugged the beverage of his attendant
lie then started toward the Potomac at the
point of his capture, but, in consequences
oi large rebel fuTces. he was compelled u
dIserge in westerly direction, crossing
Bail Run, and thence taking circutous
route to avoid observation
While in hospital at Fairfax he occasion
ally overheard conversations between off
GERS aud the surgeons of the hospital lie
saw Beauregard aud Longstreet in conver>
saIion on several occasions, and inferred
that Longstreet held some important com
mission
On the 9th inst. JEFF Davis was a. Fair.
Tax, aud spent several hours with Beaure,
gard.
General Johnston was understood TO be
somewhere in the immediate neighbour
hood.
On one occasion General Longstreet said
&c the surgeon that the rebel forces IN
front Of Washington were SO scattered thar.
II attacked at any point in the line, there
must necessarily by an abrupt retreat by
AL upnn Manassas, their GibIslter. They
think Il impossible to be driven from this
point
1t was generally believed that Baaure-
GARD would burn the village of Fairfax
Court House II eompe led 70 evacuate il
1t was Impossible to ascertain the exact
number OF rebel troops around Fairfax
They are varieusly estimated at from So
OVO to 100000. As far as Traeey's obser-
Va'ilns went, they were better fed thar
clothed but he heard Of no complaints in
regard to the latter, although their uni
forms presented a curious mixture, gray
predyIninaung over other shades of color
Salt had been scarce. but the supply was
becnming mere plenufnl He learned that
hundreds OF men were employed on the sea
shore in MAKING salt
Juliet signal. [volume] (Juliet [i.e. Joliet], Ill.) 1844-1???, 1861-10-22
Direct Taxation.

Il is now anthoritiseiy announced that
the receipt Of the customs for the Treseat
year will not amount to more than twenty
millions Of dollars. ten mill ms less than
even Secretary Chase's estimate. When
the Morrill, tariff was first enacted, it was
claimed that the receipts under it would
reach sixty millions, but the circumstances
of the country have 50 changed since then
that the estimates Of thai period are value
less now.
1t is evident from this state Of things
that we are sbout entering upon new era
in the financial history of the country
Hereafter, direc5 taxation is inevitable, Gs
customs duties will be entirely inadequate
TO the support Of the government and the
payment of the enormous debt We are now
contracting. The fuieign trade Of the
country will, in any event, be much less
for several years to come than it has been
in the past, and the deficit in our revenues
in consequence must be provided for In
some other way. This matter will assume
great importance before the sitting Of Con.
gress, and upon that body will be thrown
the delicate and responsible duty Of orig
mating new system of ways aud means
TO furnish the government with money TO
meet its current expenses aud pay It's
debts.-Nes0 York Herdlk, l0th.
Juliet signal. [volume] (Juliet [i.e. Joliet], Ill.) 1844-1???, 1861-10-22
CIRCUIT COURT.


During the present week the bsn
causes have been disposed Of In shs v
Court:
William Small rs. John Wbitish
peal case. Messrs. Snapp 4 Brsc,ei;
for plaintiff, and Randall & Fuller ~
Jury out all night but failed ?
standing 8 for defendant and ! td ~
Michael Bannon rs. Geo. Pau
Hutchins for plaintiff. Tucker Tor a.
judgment for defendant q
And9ew Written rs. William =.
Appeal. Randall & Fuller fer PLAN.
Snapp & Breckenridge for def.u1.l.J
People rs. Joseph Archer. iDaiGTc
Larceny. Logan for the peopF, y
for defendant. Defendant plead ~
wcs sentenced to two years IN tfsi'
tiary.
People rs. John McManus. App
Justices Court in Wilmington y
people, Sueeter for defendant y
not guilty. I'D
People rs. Peter Summer. lneD
Larceny. Defendant plead gaL
ives sentenced to the PenitenuS''
years. RI
The Grand Jury adjourned o.
after finding the following in'''
which remain to be acted upon;
Richard Dooly, for murder.
Z. r. Hubbard, for larceny.
George Fairber, I'D
Thos. Newman, Erastus hu ,s rs
Barr m. and W. ii. Manderhsie :
eeDy.
John Degan, resisting ofhceL
woolsey Drew. larceny. "A
Andrew Galbraith, asssnlt VIZ
James Gafiaher, larceny.
William Reed,
Andrew Cossan, Peter Cos
Pegerman. Charles Hock. &C., 81
back. Joachim Flambaek, anu
german, riot. -
Daniel Costello, malicious
John Moore, getting money
fences. ..,<5
James Gallaber. two inue
larceny.-ITus Demoerof.
Juliet signal. [volume] (Juliet [i.e. Joliet], Ill.) 1844-1???, 1861-10-22
The Administration and Gen.
H>rnr,ser,f


That our readers may understand the
nature of the difficulties between the Ad-
ministration ard Geu. Fremont. we briefly
state the charges and specifications of Col.
Blair.
The charges against Gen. Fremont in
clude neglect of duty and unoficerlike con
duet, disobe6ienee Of orders, conduct I'M
bsceming on officer and gentleman, ex-
travaganee and waste of public MONEYS,
and desposic and tyrannical conduct.
Amongst the specifications are the al
legged failure OF Gen. Fremont to repair to
ST. Louis and enter uron his duties his
neglect to reinforce Lyon and Muiligan;
his suffering Brigadier Hurlburt TO COM
tinue in command his refusing to see PEG
pie who sought his presence on matters of
urgent business his violation Of Presiden-
tial orders IN the matter of the 30th OF
August proclamation his encouragement
of officers TO hold meetings and write let
ters in praise of himself and in denun,ia-
ton of all who differ from him; aud his
unjust suppression Of newspapers for cri,i-
cising his policy.
Notwithstanding these charges and
specifications have been proved against
4 Gen. Fremont ny almost upcontrovertable
testimony, yet the Administration at WISH
iugtbn sIiii permits him u remsin in COM
n'and of most important division of the
sss5y. lie continues to exercise the, da-
tiss ef bis vast department ss though ho,h
ing had happened. The orders Of It's
President ard public sentiment of the coun-
try seem to be of little moment to hin -
The laws Of Congress and the orders Of his
superiors are alike treated with contens u.
In view Of these facts, it is a mystery TO
many why he is not removed at once. The
President has the power in his hands and
though it has been established that Fremou,
has been gully Of acts disgraceful to bm-
SELF and the nation, he fears to exercise it,
Why is this?
The only conclusion that people can come
IT, Gen. Fremont be not removed is tina,
tie President is afraid of his power. Ere,
'tsiout is at the head Of mighty army, and
il is feared that he might declare himself
military dictator should the command bs
taken from him. There are strong grounds
for apprehension in this respect, but
they should not detaiH the President frula
the exercise of his duty. The facts befor,
the President show that he is daagerou,
man to en,rust with an important COM
mand, aud the sooner he be displaced the
better it will be for the preservation of oul
Government. The people are anxious te
know who is at the head Of the Govern,
ment-whether il be Lincoln or Fremont.
Juliet signal. [volume] (Juliet [i.e. Joliet], Ill.) 1844-1???, 1861-10-22
Counter Orders.
Washington, Oct. IA.

Before leaving st. Louis this morning
the Secretary Of War, by letter, ordered
Gen. Fremont to discontinue, as unnece5,-
sary, his field works around ST. Louis and
that which he Is erecting at Jefferson City;
to suspend work on the barracks he is
building near his residence for his body
guard of 800 cavalry, AMI ordered him to
employ all the money in the hands of the
6isbursing officers TO the payment of the
current expenses Of the army In Missouri,
and to let all his debts in ST. LOuis, a.
mounting to 81, 500 coo. remain unpaid un-
ill they can be properly examined aud
sent TO Washington for settlement. lie
elso ordered that the disburging officers
should disburse their fuHds, end not trans
fer them to irresponsible persons who DO
not bold commissions from the President
aud are not urder bonos. And be further
ordered that hereafter al contracts neces-
sary to be made, be made by the regular
disbursing officer Of the army.
Gen. Fremont was also informed that
payment would not be made by officers ap-
pointed by him. 1t ia said there are 200
Of them whose commissions do not bear the
Presidents signature-that paymaster An
drsws had been verbally instructed not to
make such payments Special exceptions
were made in favor Of officers of volun-
teeTs.
The number Of forts planned by Con-
Fremont for the defense Of St. Louis is
eleven.-N T. Tribune.
Juliet signal. [volume] (Juliet [i.e. Joliet], Ill.) 1844-1???, 1861-10-22
Price.

For some reason We can get no iSf'1
ton to be asrended up u of The TIasrs
Gen. Prices beg1a. The ''relistls ri
man. who has so long made 10 biz bsss
to keep the public posted on army =
ments, appears to have suspended su4l
into liquidation for the present ant !
sequently ness of the doings Of The .
jor General a. S G." goes a gOOd On
guess work. The latest positive ini'1
ton of his whereabouts left him snas
on the Marais dis Cygnes, ct Pspi''o
some twenty miles east Of TIE KsDsES
der, in the lower part of Bates eou1TI
it is likely he is considerably furihe
by this time. We here nothing shis
of any reinforeements ADVANCING
Arkansas to meet him and it is n'H :
possible that Price will be left 10 p
band In the the southwest ikas
Louis Rep. 16fr inst.
Juliet signal. [volume] (Juliet [i.e. Joliet], Ill.) 1844-1???, 1861-10-22

dOLIFT Nd IN
MEssRs. FARLEY: -ish 1851

MEssRs. FARLEY: -ist 1851
Dear Sirs:-Idesire 10 cs,I,.
OF your readers to a new bran.r sts,6,
vice, which presents pecuI;sr o. th.ss.
a wesseTner. l refer to the "Ssss nah
ers." Separate Organization. as Soz
are now being established for NJ ~ sas ID
and entire reg iments are being fae,,
the place of detached comnss; .fas3
are certainly many adsantaess Ia
the "Sharp-Sbooters," vb;ch nloysth
preferable to every other ss,s; nah, 1.
first place. they are better armsS 4 hS
other regiment, being provided ga, ~
Gerry best rifles, which Goyernr, vNia
taken pains 70 select during Ii. iIs'sA
70 the East. The equipment, ro aa III
Of the rery best description :. =, s,0'e's d,
has just given the regiment ~. 1oisr,,
make their own selection. u'si:as
The duties Of Sharp Shoo,s,,s
less burdensome than those Of On, Wb
~, artillery or infantry. Tb,v .a s,E
retiered from guard dsfy and ~ m. !. ''i'.l
greeable work, which usually d. ~
a common soldier. They ar. ,ssspa
The army, ertpying privileges go, A. esf
none but them. aud opportuni,;s' as
tinguishing themselves, which -, va
can enjoy, who are relied upon ~
uals, not as mgsses o's
The 7 hcs Of rendezvous is Can
near Springfield. A very la,ss,ISe
the beet -shots" in the State ,,s
in the camp. The Governor ,h;,t si'xr
but just that the riilemen of hi. eli
district should have an oppOrtprS,
their services to the country i, ss
most agreeable to themselSp. 4. h's
thorized me TO raise a fall eon,.. snE
officers and privates-in Will coma %
in two weeks from to day. Ever, !ta
able-bodied man, with a steady b,,. ~
eye, who desires TO join this res;r..,a
be received at the Recruitiug So
during the next fifteen DAYS. .Goo5 y
win occupy a very prominent po.i,;,s
Address Lieutenant o Il. P.,
eruiting OfHcer, Joliet, Illinoi, .
FRED. W. MATTrSo,
Major LIST Reg. Yates Shsrp.Ss.ss
Juliet signal. [volume] (Juliet [i.e. Joliet], Ill.) 1844-1???, 1861-10-22
The war I'm Missouri.
SPECIAL Dispatch TO tie Chicago Times.
ST. Louis, Oct. 10

SPECIAL Dispatch 10 Tie Chicago Times
ST. Louis, Oct 10.
The rebel forces which Col. Alexander
and Major Garritt encountered beyond
Irouton proved, as suspected, to be their
advance guard.
A dispatch to the Iron Mountain Rail-
read Office says that the enemy. IN force
supposed TO amount TO ten thousand, are
advancing against Pilot Knob.
Superintendent Phillips was asked to
come down, to take charge Of trains IN case
of emergency, as a battle is hourly expect
ed.
Mr.. Phillips has just gone on an engine.
The Federal force consists Of four COM
panies of the Twenty fourth Missouri. =
Samuel B. Churchill. a member Of the
State Senate, and Uriel Wright, member
of the State Convention, were arrested to-
day, and consigned to the military prison.
I Churchill was one of the original advis-
ers of claib. jackson, and has brother
and other relatives in Prices army.
Wrigtt's speeches in the Conversion this
week have shown that he conrted the mar
tyrdom Of arrest. :
Flihu Shepherd. recently an oldscitizen,
is repurted arrested.
The arrest Of Chapel and NotrObe is
confirmed.
Joseph Gazz6lo. propriftor Of drink
ing saloon. and Levi Wardlaw, o surgeon
in Prices army, have also been taken into
custody.
j. w. Tucker, late editor of the STATE
Journal, has turned up in Boone county,
where he made q speech to one hundred oi
Prices men, returned from the southwest.
He has been in Boone county for several
weeks.
The Columbia Statesman learns that q
good many members Of the Legislature
have recently passed through Lexington
bound for the south.
1t thinks that Claib. jackson has called
a special session &c the Legislature at Car
thage, Springfield, OF Mount Vernon, 70
pass an ordinance Of secession, aud to at
taeh the State to the Sout bern Confeder-
acy.
Gen. Hunters inn ediate command is al
! Upton.
II consists Of the Fourteenth and Fif,
teenih Illinois 1nfantry, First Missouri
Cavalry, and three batteries of Indiana AR
tiilery.
The Fourteenth Illinois Regiment hav,
one hundred aud twenty sick.
A detachment Of cavalry captured q reb
ell fcer and twenty four p.iyates, bounC
south.
Three hundred sick men, from the west
ern army, have been brought to the govern
ment hospital in this city.
Edward Chappell First Lieutenant in tn,
Thirty-rixth Illinois Regiment, died a
| Rplla, to day.
HIS remains will be sent to Elgin, Hi
nois.
Juliet signal. [volume] (Juliet [i.e. Joliet], Ill.) 1844-1???, 1861-10-22
Fair Proposition.

The Democracy of Adams nominated
Aus. Brooks, of the Quincy Herald, for the
constitutional convention. A pieayuRioR
correspondent of the Quincy Wing don't
like it, and recommends compound ticket
Hon. i. N Morris and Mr. Bushueli.
Brooks gracefully responds, as follows:
"Col Morris and Mr.. Bushnell are sag-
gested by an anonymous correspondent Of
the Wing as nO-party candidates for the
constitutional convention. If Col. Morris
will run we will take great pleasure in
giving him our place on the Democratic
.icket. lie is true union man, endorses
every word uf the Columbus resolutions,
and hates republicanism and its manage
ment of the present war, good deal mora
if possible. than we do. We could vote for
him shserfully.
Juliet signal. [volume] (Juliet [i.e. Joliet], Ill.) 1844-1???, 1861-10-22
An ALLEGED Fro.

The New York Tibnne thus .o.,h
what it terms Stewards great errOrD.
"The error of prOclaiming a bloeI,.,
the Southern ports, instead Of siup,s
priving them Of the character Of ss.,
entry is beginning to produce il. ,.s.
fruits Pf diplomatic complication. B,
and other neutral powers nave d,ns'.
explanations as to the iurhdietiop q !,
cansuis in neutral ports over mereb,r,~
sells under the rebels flag; question, /.
also been raised Concerning III. al,
granted to vessel Is loading in the blet,,
ports, and also as to the inefheiepey a,
blockade. England iustifes her rpcoEe
of the rebels as be:ligerents, BY saying,
the proclamation of blockade Is eKrlui,
against at independent goyerumen, b.,
rules ut maritime warfare. Here Is o.,
also, in defense Of this position, the IN
ology of sOgae II the communicatics. Z,
the State department to Lord Lyous, vls
Ia tine national government is ~ keu 4,
a "beliigerent," and 1t is argued thu, i,
include ourselves ahder this name ~,
tiat act admit the rebels to the sam, n
ton. All tuese matters would es,sr
trouble. had cOurse-pOiBted out n,
acs 0f CvHgress-been adopted. b. "a,
. reclamation to tie effect that tie ~
u prrts were DO Boz; oer pOrn Of err
MCDoNoUGH CpUNTr-The Deuo-s
county convention u MeDonOugh CT,
which met at Macomb On SATURDAY :
nominated Joseph c. Thompson "a
constitutional convention. Among th,S
oluti0ns adopted was the following:
That as to state afsirs. we are 81
1t the perpetual ex clusion Of fee ~,
from Illinois, and that those alreaiJya
amongst ~ shal never have the nd
vote. u bear arms, t. testify ssains u
men, be Competent Jurors, or bsesI
mates Ut cur comm q schools; ihEtTss=
this provision the r,rre important &, Is
time, In consequence of the reeert 5Vs
aitea'pts of Major General JShb CiE
Fremont to emancipate portion Of aSI
gro slaves Of Missouri that we gre OF
To any bank charter which, by shJ p
sion or pretext, will enable the eraiiIE
designing holders Of wealth to ft& ;
hard earned dollars from the rOctttdl
ppor and indsstrioss that We dsglpi
fund derived from the hnois Ceb.sb
road be, be the constitutional co1Exi
placed forever beyond the reach Of lEs
stature or u bribing lobbyists.
Juliet signal. [volume] (Juliet [i.e. Joliet], Ill.) 1844-1???, 1861-10-22
From Fortress Mepre.
Fortress AIoar,. n.

There is no news from the Soutb \,
Gen. Wool has issued an order =.
every male cOntraband employed n 4.
partmeut So DER month, aud .,s,,I
81 per month. ~
Juliet signal. [volume] (Juliet [i.e. Joliet], Ill.) 1844-1???, 1861-10-22
From the Upper Potomac.
Darneslown, Md, Oct

The camp is filed with rumors of the
retreat of our forces before superior forces
Of the enemy at aud above Harper's Ferry.
some say as fan as Williamsport, ana Of
recrossing the river to the Maryland shore.
These rumors cannot be traced reliably.
Juliet signal. [volume] (Juliet [i.e. Joliet], Ill.) 1844-1???, 1861-10-22

1t is vain to Struggle against change and
confusion. The whole world is turned up
side down every twenty four hours.
Juliet signal. [volume] (Juliet [i.e. Joliet], Ill.) 1844-1???, 1861-10-22

BUSINESS REvIvING.-As an evidence of
improvement Of business we need but all
lude to the fact that, during the past week
our city has been visited by two circuses
aud snake and monkey show.
Juliet signal. [volume] (Juliet [i.e. Joliet], Ill.) 1844-1???, 1861-10-22
The TzraT

The system Of duties and imposts, adop.
ted at the last regular session of Congress,
is working just as was predicted by the
Democrat-. Instead Of increasing our-rev-
enues, tt1cnew tariff has had the contrary
effect. Il has reduced eur inpor;atious,
the rates being SC high on many articles as
+ exclr.de them from our market.
We were never advocates or believers in
high tariffs. Ti1e doctrine of protection
has always been reludiated by the party to
which we belong Fhe more we see and
the longer wefise. the irmer is cur belief
in the peruicieus tendency Of such measures
upon the happiness and prosperity of the
people.
The present tariff is particularly obnox-
ieus an account of its unequal and unjust
taxation and the burdens it imposes on the
classes least able to bear them. Manufac-
lures Of wool, cotton, iron. linen, silk and
numerous other articles OF common neces-
sity. are made to pay the highest tax. In
deed it is upon articles mostly used in
equal quantities by the poor man as well as
the rich, that the burden is laid. Thus the
poor man is compelled to pay as much tax
for the support Of Government as the most
wealthy.
Another strong objection we have to the
new law is that its imposts b ear with gross
inequality upon different sections Of the
country Saying nothing about its oppres
siye burdens upon the people ofths greater
part Of the Southern States, We fad near
er horne cause for complaint The West,
and Illinois particularly, suffer severity
The people Of Illinois ard Of other agri-
cultural States not only pay an undue por>
ton of the tax for Government purposes, but
they are forced to contribute to the wealth
Of rich manufacturers Of the East
The truth is, if people could only sec
what vast sums of money are being taken
from them by this system Of indirect taxa
ton, they would not submit to it a single
day. The only true system of taxation is
upon capital. Let property and money be
the basis for taxation, and not compel one
class of people to pay tribute to another
Equal taxation and equal laws are cardinal
doctrines and limo case should be departed
from.
Let Congress modify the tariff law at
the coming session Sectional legislation
and sectional doctrines have driven por-
ton of the States into rebellion The new
tariff is calculated TO ALLEVIATE the feelings
Of portion of the people Of the great loyal
North. Aud there isno telling, if this sys>
TEN of sectional and partial legislation he
persisted in, what will take place in tho fu
ture. The West may be driven into seces-
siop. Wherefore let our law makers take
warning bef re it is too late. Their sell
fish o;l sectional policy has already disrup
ted the Union; and they should pause in
their career before bringing still greater
calamities upon US.
Juliet signal. [volume] (Juliet [i.e. Joliet], Ill.) 1844-1???, 1861-10-22
From Missouri.

spacai Dispatch to the Chicago Evening Journal.
st. Louis, Oct Is.
Reliable Information reached here last
night shat COCO rebels, Commanded by
JEFF Thompson, attacked 500 Federal troops
under Col. Mills, about % miles from Iron
ton, and gave them battle. A desperate
conflict ensued. with heavy loss of killed
and wounded 90 both sides. The Federals.
overpowered by numbers, had fallen back
eight miles. leaving a quantity of baggage
in the hands of the rebels. and were still
retreatiug towards Pilot Knob, where an
attack il hourly expected. az
The Republican has received the follow
ing special dispatch: