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Marshall County Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1856-1878, 1861-05-30
Major General McC,enaud.

H.
From the Illinois State Journal
Our dispatches yesterday. confirmed the
information given by us, several days ago,
that Ohio: Indiana, and Illinois are Ia
form Military Division, and 10 be undc,
the charge Of Msjor General Nee lelIand o,
Ohio This appointment is regarded a.
the Lest that could possibly have beet
made General McC lellaai Is . Penns5,li
vanian. By Iiftfi. aud was formerly one "a
the most eminent and skii.f,i Officers &.
the United States Army. General Ne
Clelland entered, the United States Mill.
tary Academy as cadet from Pennsylya
MIA in 1912. and graduated at that institn
ton with distinction in July 1916. lie
was Immediately appointed brcvet Second
I.icutenant, in the corps of engineers. and
during the Mexican campaign was active
Iy engaged with his corps He was brcvct
ted III st Lieutenant for gallant and mcri-
torious conduct in the battles Of Contrcr-
ss and Cl,erubusce---thc latter the hottest
contested battle in that war-August 20.
ls47. He was subsequently appointed
T6revet Captain for gallant coaduct in the
battle Of Molina del Rey.s 9Th September
l847. but declined the honor. He subse-
quently participated IN the successful as
sault,en the, Castle Of Chepuhepec. Sep
TENDER Ii, lS47. for which lie received an
honorable brevet. He COMMANDED a COM ,r
pany Of ssppers and miners in 1913. He
wasaafterwards sppointe,t one OF the three
commissioners TO visit Europe during the
struggle between tie allied Powers and
Russia. - Enjoying ample facilities for in
speeding all the operations in both the hos
tile camps. he was enabled 70 render him
self personsIlv familisrs With sll adet ails.
and srrypessibls aspecsrof wederh ssar-
fare op. a gigantic SCALE; His report to t,c
government Of the result OF bis observa-
vatiohs forms one Of our most reliable and
iuterestingwotks. siEsor scscral years past
bel has been asctisely ssgsgud insIshpssin1
|tending extensive TailFoaa ,opeFatipe in
the Western States, to which pursuit he
energetically devoted himself alter his re-
signation..n He is che translator arld COM !
pilsr ofthe "SIanaat of Bsyoace sxcfcise
for the United States Army. z ks4sdT .sAI
Marshall County Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1856-1878, 1861-05-30
From Cairo.

Especial Dispatch to the Chicago Tribune
T. 'sat nFH'ie. s's,, CAiRo. May 81.
Dr. Private advices from Tennessee repre-.
sent the rebels very jabilant over reported
victories in Virginia. in which Lincoln $
troops wera said to have been repulsed
with great loss; and spurred on by this
new enthusiasm. the concentration of
troops for dash upon Cairo was rapidly
progressing. They hope to repulse our
troops here. anil then entrcnch themselves
in town. anil military activity is doubled
This evening the levec is swarmed with
men at work with shovcls and harrows.
'Ei'e Pittsburg guns. unfortunately, cannot
be mounted their carriages not havinx
arrived! The st. Louis guns are in posi-
tion at the Point. Onr effective armament
is thus to small to Admit Of the withdraw.
al of a. battery for occupation of Birds
Point, though it is hoped the Point may
lie permanently occupied to morrow. p
Ii is reported that troops are on the
way from indianapolis: That Chicago
gun boats will be here tomorrow and that
steamers chartered by Government will ar
rive from St. Louis. bringing more guns.
All eyes are turned down the Mississippi
River. and we are warned to look out fur
squalls In that direction eaf o. 4nHa
Marshall County Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1856-1878, 1861-05-30
The Kentucky Leri.,mure.

FRASKFoRr. KY. May "a.
The Senate passed. resolutions thai Ken
tncky WON'T sever her connection with the
Naiional Government. nor take MP arms
for either belligercnt party. hut arm herself
for the preservation peace within her
borders. and ten'iering Der service as medi.
ator. to effect q just and honorable .peare.
The House amended and passed the bill.
empowering the Committee Of Investiga
tion OF yesterdays charges 10 sit thirty
days. ''e- ehl alfm ~ lffs''s'f i'irHn'
Tie Legislature has adjourned sine de.
Marshall County Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1856-1878, 1861-05-30

Gov. Banks Appointed Commisnry Gen.
I'D Wrt 5osf raei era'. raa. G
@ slsa WASHINGTON. May %.
Gov. Banks has been appointed Comis
sary General.
Marshall County Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1856-1878, 1861-05-30
The Missouri state Troops IDi<banded-
Ammunirion fNr casro.i n1ri9s

ls trs .fesa1Tiapo ST. Lotis. May q.
e Tbe-Statc troops at Jefferson City. nun
herring about A 900 were ordered to dis
band yesterday by General Price. "a At
tirst they refused. hat Il is belivcd they
viii quietly dispersea and return to their
|homes.Es1 g, -sita4a. ~ rarf - fsrm
A ten inch howizitzer. an eight and q
halt ineA nortas. 800 ronnt~ OF catrisFges.
ball. she'll shcll 'sssd canister were shipped
from she arsenal yesterday. dcstine,.s to
Cairo. gan -otii.1a dons = Eiiig9es irs
Marshall County Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1856-1878, 1861-05-30
sto.. tas suisi1f9 .

fH1L4DBL4AiA, LAY ~
A special dispatch ssys that III Pow
hatsn had arrived Ct Washington. hsv-
ing landed the New York Ttb Regiment It
Aqua Creek withou:: opposition. ''9''1
Marshall County Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1856-1878, 1861-05-30

Ak KND6IFANoY HARDWARE ~
"A [may l0l H. b. DICKSON Coz
Marshall County Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1856-1878, 1861-05-30

- NEW DIRK, NAV "a.
The news Of the death OF Col. Ellsworth
created intense excitement here. Regret
at his loss is mingled with general feel
ing that lie must Be avenged.
Cincinnati daily press. [volume] (Cincinnati [Ohio]) 1860-1862, 1861-03-15

A CANADA MAL-CARRIER Frozen TO
DEATH.-During one of the severe snow
storms of the present Winter, Francis Nc
Nab, stage-driver, left Goodrich, in Can
ada West, for Kincardine, with the mail, in
a sleigh drawn by two horses. When
leaving, be told the Postmaster that he was
afraid he would not be able to reach the next
postofice His presentiment was verified
he did not live to reach Lurgau, a postofice
distant about ten miles from Kincardine. He
struggled bravely against the wintry ele-
ments, however, as subsequent search re-
vealed. After proceeding few miles, he
appears to have unhitched the horses from
the sleigh. 80.
He then evidently mounted one horse,
wrapped himself in the bufalo-robe, and
with mailbag in front, proceeded, leading
the other horse. In this manner he must
have Travelled for some distance, VIXEN, prob
ably becoming benumbed, he abandoned one
horse and still toiled on. Some distance
further on the mail. bag seems to have fallen I;
next, little further on, the buffalo robe
dropped from his cold. palsied form, and still
little further, and the dead body Of the
hapless mail-caTrier came down among the
terrible drifts of snow. Such is believed to
be the story of his death, as gathered from
the position of the body and the various
articles.
Cincinnati daily press. [volume] (Cincinnati [Ohio]) 1860-1862, 1861-03-15

EXCITING SCENE IN SOUTHERN THEATER.
The orchestra of the st. Charles Theater,
New Orleans, were reckless or indiscreet
enough, recently, as to give at different in
tervals of the performance several patriotic
airs, "Yankee Doodle" iucluded, all of which
were vociferonsly applauded. At length
they struck up the dear and now thrillingly-
suggestive strain of The Star-Spangled Ban
neT." rt.t... .,.....
The effect produced by its performance is
thus described by the Sunday True Della:
"When Keys 'Star-Spangled Banner was
struck up, it was Immediately and loudly
applauded, and Columbia, the Gem of the
Ocean, with its refrain, made the house
ring. One enthusiastic individual jumped
up and shouted 'hurrah ! and then there was
tumult.
''The audience evidently were on our side
believing with us that the airs should never
be ignored. That's right, stick to them,
never mind what one-horse politicians and
place-hunters say. Let all such as forget
the glories Of the past, sing the 'Marseil-
laise' or any other foreign national air-let
the true native and adopted American cling
to our old airs, and refuse 10 give them up
to any faction, North or South"
Cincinnati daily press. [volume] (Cincinnati [Ohio]) 1860-1862, 1861-03-15
Extent of the Famine In IndIa-Great SuE-
fering of the People.

The Bombay Times and Standard, of Jan
uary 26, received by the North Britain,
says:
India is again subjected to the scourge. 1t
might almost seem as Il the fable of its an
cry, bloody deities were verified in its
mournful annals disaster following disaster
to desolate its fairest region. 1t is not On
this occasion the fierce fires of civil war that
are enkindled, nor is it the pestilenoe which
has been so often the dreadful scourge of
India. 1t is the famine, with its desolated
fields, fugitive thousands, gaunt, emaciate
forms OF misery that supplicate our COM
passion.
The Calcutta Gazette informs us Of such
distressing facts as the following: Except
in the tract at the foot of the hills, and those
lands W hich can be irrigated from canals or
wells, the new crop has been a complete
failure. Not green blade is to be seen in
any direction, save, perhaps, half dozen
fields of stunted crops, about as many inches
as it should be feet high. From Anoopshur
to Mutira, from Merut to the southwestern
boundary of the division, the same unmiti-
gated state of drought exists"
The Lieutenant GoYernor in his passage
through the country from Moradabad to this
place, has lost no opportunity that has Of
fered of satisfying himself of the condition OF
lne POoI CihssSs, oy ulIeCt anu Persoudi III
quiry and all with whom he has come in
contact have borne testimony to the actual
reality of existing distress.
Whole villages, the Lieutenant. Governor
has been informed, have been deserted.
Emigration toward Malwa and the Eastern
Districts, where comparatively plenty OBJ
tains, has been going ON to a great extent
Deaths among the people by starvation, and
the prostration of others by the same cause
to such degree as almost to unfit them fol
labor, have been certified. Cattle are saiC
to have died in large numbers, owing to thu
scarcity and dearness of fodder.
Cincinnati daily press. [volume] (Cincinnati [Ohio]) 1860-1862, 1861-03-15
Plan for the Re. enforcement of Fort
Sumter.

A Charleston Is. o. correspondent says;
The idea of throwing troops into Fort
Sumter at night by means of row. boats, is
more worthy of attention. On just the right
sort of night, with every thing favorable,
there would be fair chance of success.
Within the last month there have been at
least dozen ofsuch nights, as | can testify;
foggy, thick, a little misty, when lights
could be distinguished but short distance,
and when, if ever, the guard boats which
nightly patrol the mouth of the harOor,
could be eluded. Lately, the vigilance of
the guards has been much increased, and at
least, under the most favorable circum-
stances, the enterprise would be attended
with the greatest hazards. These guard
boats contain each from forty to sixty SOL
diers, and one or two of them have pieces of
artillery aboard also.
They pass and repass continually during
the entire night, leaving but short distances
or gaps through which rOw-boats could hope
to pass Signals of warning have been ar
ranged by which the whole range of Bate
ries can be aroused in very short time.
The distance from the bar, in the nsighbor-
hood of which the boats cruise, to Fort Sum-
ter, is about six miles. In going that dis
tance it would require great good manage
ment to keep out Of the way of the guards.
! If discovered, it would be extraordinary
luck if they reached the fort. Still it is the
most practicable method of re-enforcing
| Fort Sumter, unless you mako an open
stand, up fight, destroy the batteries by ships
in front, and attacking parties in the rear.
Cincinnati daily press. [volume] (Cincinnati [Ohio]) 1860-1862, 1861-03-15

IMPROVEMENT IN THE CONSTRUCTION OF
.BRRAKwATERs.- The Mechanics Magazine
describes some improvements recently made
in the construction of floating baeskwaters.
Each apparatus Is formed of frame made
to carry number of louvre boards or plates,
the main part of the frame being composed
of two beams brought close together at that
part which is to become the bottom of the
apparatus. As the beams are carried up
ward they diverge and make emicsl-
shaped frame; the louvre boards or plates
are fitted at an angle into and across the
beams and the beams have fixed on them
buoys TO increase or insure their buoysncy.
Each separate apparatus is moored to a
screw w-pile or block of stone, or other moor
ings, by its lower end the upper end carries
one or more pins or studs projecting, and
iron rods, formed at both ends with eyes,
are passed over the studs, to connect the ap-
paratus with each other, prevent their
coming in contact, and unite any desired
number of the apparatus into a complete
break water. Each apparatus floats vertically,
or at greater or lesser angle to the hori-
zontal line, and is partially submerged.
Zach apparatus is capable of Independent
play, and the waves, striking against the
louvre plates, are broken, and the water
becomes comparatively still inside of the
break water. Any number OF the apparatus
may be connected together.
Cincinnati daily press. [volume] (Cincinnati [Ohio]) 1860-1862, 1861-03-15
Remarkable Event in Rnslund-FnII of the

Remarkable Event in RngInnd Fall of the
Beautiful spire Of Chichester Cathedral.
A furious gale prevailed, all over England
on the 2lst and 22d of February, doing much
damage. On the afternoon Of the 22d, the
beautiful spire of Chichester Cathedral, to-
getber with its tower and supporting arches,
tell in one crash. For some time past the
attention of the architect has been directed
TO the restoration Of the south west and
northwest piers, which were in q very de-
fectiye state. Every precaution has been, or
was in the course of being taken, to give the
tower proper support, but on thel7th some
of the old stone-work gave way, and work.
men were vet on to strengthen the supports.
Still, no fear of such a calamity was antici-
pated, two eminent engineers and the Ca.
thedral-arehitect holding the opinion that
the spire was safe. During the morning of
the 22d, however, very ominous cracking,
giving way of plaster, and falling Of pieces Of
stone, gave warning of danger, and the men
were ordered to desist and leave the building.
Another fortunate circumstance is, that in
falling, the spire crumbled into itself, the
area of ruin being little larger than the space
occupied by the tower and its supports. The
transept, nave and choir remain apparently
safe. The fall seemed to be a gradual sub
sidence. The spire preserved its erect posi-
tion until the vane vanished beneath the
roof. In about FIVE seconds this beautiful
structure presented mass of ruins.
1t was an object Of beauty for miles
around and served as kind Of landmark
for the traveller, go which way he would.
The Bishop and other inhabitants residing
in houses adjacent 10 the Cathedral had
timely warning. The fabric, with the ex-
ception of portions of the north and south
traDsepts, is apparently uninjured. The gale
of the previous night doubtless accelerated
tle fall. ..
The Cathedral has been subject to many
changes. The original Cathedral was found.
cd and the building completed toward the
close of the eleventh century. In the year
| 1ll4 it was injured by FIRE, and, though re-
stored, it was entirely destroyed by a second
| fire in the year llS6. Bishop Seffrid is said
| by some historians to have built the church
| from its foundations. Be that as it may it
is agreed that his building is the nucleus OF
theexisting Cathedral.
1t consisted of the nave with its single
aisles THE center arcade, with its lower tower
and transept, and of the choir. Its architec-
ture shows the marks of many periods-the
lateral towers, up to the second tier, belong
to the original church that facing the south
exhibits four elegant examples Of early Nor
man arches; the arches in the third tier are
of the tall, lancet shape. The central tower
was begun by Bishop Neville in the year
1922. The spire was raised about the year
1887. 1t is the central tower and spire that
have vanished.
Cincinnati daily press. [volume] (Cincinnati [Ohio]) 1860-1862, 1861-03-15
Favorable Reception of LIneOln's Inaug-
nrnl In North Carolina.

ural In North Carolina.
The Unionists of the old North State are
pleased with the Inaugural of the President.
The Raleigh Standard says, in the course of
long and generally favorable comment:
We will never submit to the Administra-
tion of the Government on the principles of
that party, so far as they relate to slavery in
the Territories; but while we say this for
the hundredth time, we also hold that justice
should be done even to Mr.. Lincoln and his
party, and that he who would deliberately
fan the flame of sectional strife, instead Of
doing all he can to put out the fires of dis
cord which threaten to consume the temple
of the Union, is guilty of an inexpiable
crime. We want peace, not war. We want
Union, not disunion. We want justice for
the South, but we must do justice to the
North. a --... ..--
We long for night, not darkness. We be-
lieve that the Union can be preserved, and
we are willing to bear and forbear-to watch
and wait-to labor in a fraternal spirit to
achieve this most desirable result. When
the enemy offers us the olive branch we will
not reject it. When he approaches us point
ing to his oath, yet in spirit of amity, we
will not rush upon him with the sword.
When be pleads for the Union we will point
to the Constitution; and if both of us should
then pause, we would then go with him to
the fountain of all power-the people of the
States, and seek there, and establish there, if
possible, new foundations for equality and
brotherhood.
So far as coercion is concerned, Mr.. Lin
coin occupies the very ground occupied by
Mr.. Buchanan. We have compared the In
augural in this respect with Mr.. Buchanan 8
message, and it is so. We can not, as an
honest man, denounce in Mr.. Lincoln what
we approved in Mr.. Buchanan. The man
had just taken an oath to support the Con
was he to do2 Was he to say to the seven
Cotton States, "You are out of the Union ?"
Who gave him that authority Has Con-
gress said it2 No. Have the American
| people said itP No. +..f.
Cincinnati daily press. [volume] (Cincinnati [Ohio]) 1860-1862, 1861-03-15

Durden's Great Bank-fraud in London
IBterestinR Particulars or tho Opera
tion. ......
The London correspondent of the New
York Evening Post writes on the 23d ult:
Outside Of Parliament the grand event of
the week has been the discovery of the
fraud in the London and County Bank, a very
respectable joint. stock company. The cul-
prit was one of their ledger. keepers, man
named burden. This man has been in the
service of the bank for twelve years. and,
having for eleven of those years had con-
troll Of the ledger, has made use of his posi-
tion to defraud the company of sum of
money amounting to nearly G70,0 He
was so industrious a gentleman, that during
those eleven years he never took one days
holiday, but kept the books jealousy under
his care from morning till evening, and was
dead to all requirements of rest or change
of scene-to all allurements of Brighton or
Ramsgate, of Paris or Boulogne. Strange
to say, this appears to have excited no sus-
picion; and, by a species of fatality, the
bank had no auditors any more than had the
Union Bank, where Pullinger committed his
enormous acts of swindling.
For eleven years burden pursued his way
unsuspected-his way being one long path
of embezzlement; and no doubt his en-
ployers looked upon him as a model clerk,
full Of exemplary self-denial and devotion
to business. AT length, however, he is
struck down with paralysis; he can not 90
to business the hand of disease is strong
upon him, and will not let him stir; for
once, he must perforce take a holiday.
The ledger passes into other hands, and
the reason at once becomes manifest why he
has observed that long season Of unrelieved
work. He has been undermining the bank,
and the bank suddenly totters to its fall. In
fact, though the directors possessed reserve
fund of $4,000 and though the sale of Dur
den's house property, acquired by means of
his thetts, is expected to realize some 920, 900,
it was thought expedient to bring the con
Germ to an immediate close, as the only
means Of reassuring the depositors.
SO the accounts were transferred to the
London and Westminster Bank and on the
very dag following the discovery of the
fraud, the Commercial Bank ceased to exist.
The act of a single swindler has thus caused
the instantaneous collapse of prosperous
company. burden seems to have had an
accomplice, and Mr.. Holcroft, wholesale
boot and shoe dealer, is now in custody, as
well as burden. 1t is said that the frauds
were thus managed: burden received GER
tain sum, and entered it in the ledger, at
the same time entering a similar sum to
Holcrofts account which, with the excep-
tion of mere trihe, was o fiction. This was
done with large number of deposits from
day to day, and, as Holcrofts figures were
omitted in the casting up, no discrepancy
was apparent, whether the prosecution will
be able to prove guilty completely on the
part of Holcroft.
Cincinnati daily press. [volume] (Cincinnati [Ohio]) 1860-1862, 1861-03-15

NEW PUBLIC AMUSEMENT IN NEW YORK
The latest addition to the list of public
amusements in the Empire City, says cor
respondent OF the Charleston Courier, is the
opening Of skating halls. Since the break
ing up of the ice number of saloons, which
were before idle and expensive, have been
suddenly turned 10 good in this way. They
are all well patrOnized by both sexes aud
the result will be that by next winter the
number of capital skaters on the Central
Park Pond viii have wonderfully increased.
Admission to the hall is free, but twenty
cents per hour is charged for the use of the
skates. These are of the usual form and
construction, except that row of small In
dia rubber wheels takes the place of the
steel runner. The halls where this amuse-
ment is INDUCED greatly ipjure the theatres
snd concert saloons, and they promise to
become the resorts par excellence Of the fiirt-
ing iashionables of both genderS of Young
America. .tH
Cincinnati daily press. [volume] (Cincinnati [Ohio]) 1860-1862, 1861-03-15
A Georgia Community Rxcited Over n
Union Citizen.

The misdeeds Of one j. A. Stewart furnish
pretext to the Atlanta (Ga,) Intelligsneer
for melting the ruffians of that city to an
attack upon the offending individual. Mr..
Stewart is resident of Atlanta, and his
offense was the writing of letter to Nash.
vile paper, in opposition to the mad schemes
of the Secessionists. The following passage
from this letter seems to have reused the ire
of the IntelRgencer:
The military preparations in this Govern
ment de JdctO appear, to my mind, like
stupendous farce. The seizure of forts aud
arsenals is simply ridiculous as no war has
been waged against the South by the Cen
eral Government, nor does any man of sense
for a moment believe that Lincoln ever
contemplated the invasion of the Cotton
States. ... r
Here is the InteHigencer's fierce comment:
The fact of it is this all such men as this
man Stewart is must leave this community,
"peaceably if they may, forcibly if we must"
We are law abiding people. We appeal to
the strong arm of the law to protect us
against traitors and midnight assassins. J.
| A. Stewart must be expelled from this COM
munity, provided he does not leave US peace
| ably and of his own accord. His presence is
| highly dangerous. He is traitor in our
camp. He not only writes treason in our
midst and furnishes weapons to our enemies,
| but he disseminates treason and scatters in.
cendiary documents, in the shape of Nash
vile Democrats, among our population. We
have done our duty in this mans CASE, un-
pleasant though it may be. We now call
upon the proper authorities to do their duty,
and that promptly. Let treason and traitors
be expelled from our community now, or
we will soon be ruined and servile people.