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Cincinnati daily press. [volume] (Cincinnati [Ohio]) 1860-1862, 1861-10-07
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tractors.
WASHINGTON, October 6.-The NAVY De-
partment has received letter from Com
Dander Scott, of the Keystone State, dated
Aspinwall, Sept 25, in which he states that
he has been cruising on the coast of Yucatau,
but obtained no information either of the
Sumter or her prizes, He was alike unsuc-
cessful in the vicinity of the Isle of Pines aud
Cienfuegos. The Sumter it was said endeav-
Ored to procure coal at Demarara and Cyenne
and was refused. The merchants of Para
mabo likewise declined to furnish coal, but
1t was finally obtained from a Scotchman.
Commander Scott says Captain Symmes is
aware that our vessels are in search of him,
and that therefore be will not again appear
in the West Indies. The fact is ascertained
that the SumIr has taken several prizes
under the British flag and decoyed others
under ours with Union down. This should
serve as warning to United States mer-
chantmen.
The abby Bradford captured off Puerto
Csbello in July, is the last prize taken by
the Sumter, the crew of which number sixty.
fonr men, in disorgsnized condition, several
cf whom escaped, and will be sent home.
The War Department is overrun by appli-
cants for offices and contracts. The Secre
tary's door is constantly besieged by persons
who want interviews with him to serve per
sonal ends. The Secretary desires it to be
distinctly understood that there are no va
caucies of Paymasters, Quartermasters OF
Commisssries in his gift nor any appoint
ments of officers of the line to be made, ex-
cep,iug in regular course of promotion
When Second Lieutenants are thus vacated
the places will be filled by appointment:
from the ranks. All contracts for supplies
munitions, &c are made respectively by the
QuarteImsster General, the Commissary
General, and the Chief of Ordnance, and t
them all parties should apply who have pro
posals to make.
masieys nppd and masters mates should II be mad maJse
to the Navy Department in writing, and moi
in person.
The War Department can furnish the re
vscd army regulations only to officers of tht
army, and not to members Of Congress anC
other applicants.
Cincinnati daily press. [volume] (Cincinnati [Ohio]) 1860-1862, 1861-10-07

TRUTH IS STRANGER THAN FICTIoN.-We
heard yesterday, says the New York Tribune
of Wednesday, of an act which, for heart
less and cold blooded atrocity, stands almost
without parallel. A worthy citizen, of ad-
vanced years and unblemished reputation,
an old resident of this community, lay on
his death bed. In the awful hour, when his
weeping wife and children stood around him
and the damps of mortality were settling
rapidly around his brow, the deep stiffness
which prevailed was suddenly and rudely
interrupted An inhuman creditor of the
dying man forced his way into the chamber
and to the bedside, and, utterly unmindfll
of the awfully impressive scene before him,
laid upon the bosom of the dying and un-
conscious debtor legal summons to answer
for small Indebtedness Within one hour
the debtor was corpse. This incident
which is told to us on undoubted authority,
exceeds in Enthusiastically the widest crea-
tions of fiction itself.
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Important from LouIsvIIIe.

LOUISVILLE, October cit is coDjectured
that Buckner, with five thousand men, has
gone to join Polk and make a joint attack
on Paducah.
A Confederate, in attempting to shoot a
picket at General Sherman's camp, was ar
rested at Muldraughs Hill, and will be tried
by military commission tomorrow.
The Hon. James f. Buckner, leading man
of Christian County, in endeayoring, with
twenty others, to escape, was taken by the
COnfederates and carried into Tennessee.
The remaining twenty escaped.
Hugh Curry and three others accused of
treason were brought here tonight from Salt
River.
The City Council last night passed reso.
luton instructing the Mayor to bring before
them all city officers suspected of disloyalty
for examination.
James Guthrie, H. D. Newcomb, Thomas
Quigley, J. B. Wilder, DR.. U. B. Ewing and
James Speed were yesterday elected directors
of the Louisville and Nashville Railroad.
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NUMBER "a
[Correspondence ofthe St. Louis Democrat
Movement Of the Rebels IN 1issouri-Re-
assertion of McCulIOch's Death.

assertion Of mcCuliOch's Death.
RoLLA, Mo-, October G. From informa-
tion received from scouts, there are about
eleven thousand armed rebels scattered over
the south western part Of this State, includ-
ing between ak and seven thousand men At
Camp Walker, Arkansas, eight miles below
the Missouri line, under the command of
young Ben McCulloch.
Major Wright, of the Home Guards, fur
nishes the following statement: A physician,
well known to the Major, whose name | am
not permitted to use, arrived from he South
west on Tuesday evening. This physician
was formerly q partner OF DR. Smell, McOul-
loch's army surgeon. The former very re-
Gently had an interview with his old partner,
and was told by him that in the battle of
Springfield McCulloch was shot through the
hips, and glance ball also struck him in the
forehead.
4 Soon after making his report of the bat
tie, McCulloch, with the Texas forces, was
ordered back to Texas, but after reaching
Camp Chesapeake, near Mount Vernon, he
died from his wounds. Before he expired
he spoke freely of the manner of his treat
ment by the Missouriaus, and declared that
if he had known the true position of affairs,
he never would have entered the State.
His body was placed in metallic coffin
and conveyed to Texas. His death was con
cealed even from his own men for time, ii
being the policy of the surviving leaders to
operate on the prestige OF his name. His
son, Ben McUullOch, ir., was therefore placed
in nominal command, in order to keep up
the deception.
Major Wright, who is an old acquaintance
of McCulloch, having as late as winter be
fore last ranged with him one hundred
miles up the Colorado River, is convinced
that the latter is dead.
Letters have been received by Mrs. Craw
ford from her husband, Colonel Crawford, o
Prices army, stating that the latter wa
property to the South.
Cincinnati daily press. [volume] (Cincinnati [Ohio]) 1860-1862, 1861-10-07

Archbishop HUGHES ON EDIToRs.- The
Archbishop, commenting upon current
statement that "a Catholic journal in Balti-
more, now known as the Express, but for
merly as the Southern Rights, is out with strong
articles for the Union-its editor is a relative
of Archbishop Hughes"-says:
We are requested to say that the Arch.
bishop of New York has no adult relative
competent to be the editor of a newspaper.
The principles adopted by this newspaper are
crediable, but the Archbishop has no knowl-
edge of the editor. He has eight nephews
horn in this country, who, like their ances-
tors, live by honorable industry, and the
Archbishop hopes that they will continue to
do 90, and by upright conduct, truthfulness
and industry, live and die enjoying the same
respect which surrounded their ancestors in
another land Capable or not, he trusts that
by that same industry they may exempt
themselves from any temptation to become
editors of newspaper.
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CoIoneI DE YIlIIers snfs az Mn.hInnton.

BALTIMORE, October 6.-The boat from
Fortress Monroe brought up number of
refugees from Norfolk, including some re-
leased crews Of prize vessels.
Colonel De Villiers, the instructor of
Colonel Ellsworth, who was taken prisoner
by Wise in Western Virginia, came up in the
boat, having escaped from prison and made
his way along James River to Newport News.
He escaped along with twelve others, who
were arrested and taken back. He alone, by
Disgusting himself and affecting lameness,
succeeded in eluding the vigilance of his
pursuers.
He was compelled to swim the james
River three times, and after much suffering,
and being twice fred at by pickets, reached
Newport News.
He describes the sufferings Of the prisoners
as great and their treatment as barbarous
one Of them having been shot from the street
by woman. 100
He has gone TO Washington with much
important information, CLEANED on his Jour
ney down the james River, Fa...'
Cincinnati daily press. [volume] (Cincinnati [Ohio]) 1860-1862, 1861-10-07

ANOTHER "NEw YORK HERALD" RUMoR-
General Nc Cook, Of Ohio, to Succeed General
Andsrson.-The New York Herald is author
ity for starting the rumor of Fremouts
displacement, and subsequently has the fol-
lowing editorial;
Owing TO some alleged differences which
have arisen upon points of military etiquette
between General Anderson and General
Mitchell, it appears that General McCook, of
Ohio, has recently laid before the President
and Cabinet a statement of the case, aud a
request that new commander be appointed
TO the Department of Kentucky. General
Anderson is said to be in very bad health,
and the proposition of General McCook re-
ceived the appreciation Of both General An
derson and General Mitchell. The result has
been the appointment Of General McOook to
the Department Of Kentucky, and it is un-
derstood that the Kentuckians in Washing
ton are highly pleased at this arrangement.
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Highly Important from New Orleans The


LOUISVILLE, October GA reliable inform-
ant from New Orleans says the Federal forces
occupy Ship Island and the Chapdeleurs, aud
that they have lumber on Ship Island sufi'
cient to build accommodations for from ter
to twelve thousand troops. Our infor mani
thinks the announcement of the capture oil
New Orleans premature, but saysthe Federal
forces can take New Orleans in the rear and
silence their batteries, thus rendering it easy
for the feet TO come up the river.
Advices from New Orleans to the Both ult.
say that the Governor of Louisiana ordered
ali stores in the city closed at two o'clock
each afternoon, and that all persons capable
of carrying arms had been ordered to drill
the remainder of the day, an attack from the
Federal forces being considered imminent.
The Confederates had planted Columbiads at
Carrollton, nine miles above New Orleans,
and at English Turn, below the city.
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THE Hon. Morris Davis, N. G., who has
recently arrived at Washington, from st.
Louis, states that the difficulties of General
Fremont's position in Missouri are but little
understood. He had sent six thousand troops
to Paducah, about five thousand to Birds
Point and left some three thousand at Cairo,
all being necessary to the Union cause in
Kentucky. He begged the Government to
seize Bowling Green and occupy Columbus
at the time Paducah was occupied. Had this
been done great results would have been ao-
complished On the Saturday preceding the
fall of Lexington he had but seven thousand
five hundred men in st. Louis, when he re-
ceived an order from Washington to send
thither five thousand men. He Immediately
cent on two of his best regiments, saying as
they left: "The heart must be preserved,
even if the extremities perish" The news
from Lexington caused him to decline send,
ing more, and General Scott sustained him.
Cincinnati daily press. [volume] (Cincinnati [Ohio]) 1860-1862, 1861-10-07
John r. Oss LOynl-The CherOlIees Fighting =
Among Themselves - General Fremont
and the Publication of the BIaIr PaDers,

Among Themselves- General Fremont
and the Publication of the Blair Papers.
ST. LOUIS, October 6.-News has reached
here that about two weeks ago John Ross,
chief of the Cherokee Nation, had called, by
proclamation, eight thousand Cherokees
around him, and declared for the Union.
Read, an influential half-breed, and leader
of the Secession party, had raised the stand
ard of revolt, and had a skirmsh near Tai
equah with Ross's body guard, in which the
latter was victorious.
This conflicts with the recently published
accounts from the Nation, but an active Gov
eminent scout, thoroughly acquainted with
matters in the Southwest pronOunces il
reliable.
One hundred of the soldiers wounded in
the siege Of Lexington arrived tonight.
The Democrat will tomorrow morning
exonerate General Fremont from any knowl
edge of or consent TO the publication o
charges and specifications against Colone
Blair.
Cincinnati daily press. [volume] (Cincinnati [Ohio]) 1860-1862, 1861-10-07
The Fremont aud Blair ImbrosIIo.

ST. LOUIS, October 5.--General Fremonts
charges and specifications against Colonel
Blair, including Colonel Blair's letter to
Postmaster General Blair, were published in
this mornings Democrat
Colonel Blair was arrested a second time
for writing letter which he addressed to
Adjutant. General Thomas, after he was re-
leased by Fremont, and because he declined
TO resume his sword and take command of
his regiment, then on their march to the
battlefield, when ordered by his commander.
General Scotts release of Colonel Blair is
understood to be peremptory until such time
as charges are made against him.
Cincinnati daily press. [volume] (Cincinnati [Ohio]) 1860-1862, 1861-10-07

AN ingenious smuggling trick was prac-
ticed recently near Lille in France. Some
boys sent up gigantic kite and followed it
across the frontier line into Belgium. There
a man attached TO the tail several bundles Of
cigars and a large one of tobacco. The kite
was again raised, and the boys quietly re-
turned into France, without paying duty on
their booty.
Cincinnati daily press. [volume] (Cincinnati [Ohio]) 1860-1862, 1861-10-07
The Fremont Blair Papers stolen-Au I.-
VeHffgnti0n Ordered.

ST.. LOUIS, October 6-Captain McKeever,
Assistant Adjutant- General Of this Depart.
ment, received dispatch from General Ere.
mont stating that the charges and specifcs-
tions against Colonel Blair published in the
Democrat yesterday morning, received pub-
licity without his knowledge and sanction;
that be has telegraphed the President and
General Scott that the act meets his unquali-
fed disapproval, and requesting Captain Nc
Keeyer TO investigate che violation of his
confidence and interference with his papers,
30 that the perpetrators may be instantly
proceeded against and punished.
Cincinnati daily press. [volume] (Cincinnati [Ohio]) 1860-1862, 1861-10-07

"PREssED IA soldier writ
ing from the Potomac about his "feed,"
says: ave get a substance for soup called
pressed vegetables It looks good deal
like big plug OF dog-leg tobacco in shape
and sOidity, and is composed in % part Of Pota-
parsnips, carrots, &C.. l acknowledge eating
two China tin plates full without any con-
vulsions of nature, and can now speak the
German language with fuency."
Cincinnati daily press. [volume] (Cincinnati [Ohio]) 1860-1862, 1861-10-07
ArrIxnI fromHntterna.

WASHINGTON, October 5.-The United
States steamer PaDnee arrived this afternoon
at Alexandria, from Hatteras Inlet, but re-
ports nothing Of interest in addition to what
is already known to the public. .....
Cincinnati daily press. [volume] (Cincinnati [Ohio]) 1860-1862, 1861-10-07
REMOVALS.
II r. M OV Al.

DOCTORs HALL ~ WHITE HAVE
~ removed their Office from 81 East Third st.
to 175 West Fourth-st, where they can be con.
sulted at all times by the unfortunate, Drs. ii. &
w. have had many years experience in hospital and
private practice Their treatment is thorough aud
effective, and their cures prompt aud permanent.
especially thlse who have failed to obtain curns Of
others, solicited to call Dr5. g. W, for they
guarantee cuTes in all Of private disease the
most complicated and troublesome. Young men
who have been addicted to those habits Of oarly
youth so destructive TO mind and body, should ap.
ply to Drs. II. 4 W, and be restored to fun health
aud vigor. Ague and Fever cured in twelve hours,
warranted.
Ladies suffering from arrangements peculiar to
their sex should use the French Periodical Drops;
is iuvalua BILE renee Irregularities, &C., OF
femalesto be had of Drs II. & w.
All letters containing fee, addressed to Drs Halt
4 White 1873 West Fourth Fourth st, Cincinnati,
o., promptly attended to, and remedies sent to any
N B,-Ofice centrally located ,I15 West Fourth
ST., two squares west of the Postofce) easy Of ac
cess, and safe from observation. se7.f
Cincinnati daily press. [volume] (Cincinnati [Ohio]) 1860-1862, 1861-10-07
TOMMY ANXIOUS ABOUT AMERrcA.-A col

respondent in Japan thus writes;
The melancholy fact of the breaking
up of the United States is fully under.
stood by the Japanese. Master Tommy
ssked me the other day "what would
become of the United States ?-if it would
belong to England 2-if there would be any
more American Minister to Japan?" and
score of similar questions.
Cincinnati daily press. [volume] (Cincinnati [Ohio]) 1860-1862, 1861-10-07

THE sappers and m iners are force of great
Importance Several or our railroad COM
panies are sparing some Of their best men to
form such companies. Michael Kelly, of this
city, has authority to incorporate practical
working men into such corps. In New
York, an engineer and artisan regiment is
being formed. Colonel Serrell, who is in
charge, brings widely.knOwn name as an
engineer to this service. Although but
thirty four years of age, his name is identified
with many works in this country, among
which are the first suspension bridge across
the Niagara River and that at St John, n
B. He has built fourteen railroads, been
connected as an engineer with the water
works OF Boston, Brooklyn, Bridgeport aud
st. John; has been four years Consulting
Engineer of the Hoosac Tunnel, and was
Consulting Engineer to the Committee of the
House on the Pacific Railroad He is famil-
lar with the country and Notifications about
Beaufort, N. O., where he owns a large tract
of land. In fact, built the railroad connect
ing Beaufort with GoldsborouRh and also
that connecting Cape Fear River with West,
ern North Carolina.
Cincinnati daily press. [volume] (Cincinnati [Ohio]) 1860-1862, 1861-10-07

The Southern Direct Trade Convention
meets in Macon, Ga, on the l4th Of Oc-
tober. .r.
Cincinnati daily press. [volume] (Cincinnati [Ohio]) 1860-1862, 1861-10-07
Blnir VS.. Fremont Charges Filed Against
Fremont-A Oourt-MartinI Demanded.

We give still more of the Fremont and
Blair controversy in st. Louis. Our last
article giving a history of it, left Colonel
Blair released by General Fremont. A new
relation now commences:
Cincinnati daily press. [volume] (Cincinnati [Ohio]) 1860-1862, 1861-10-07
REMOVAL He
SHIPPING LIST.

SSTEAm WEEKLY BETWEEN NEW
#:$ $:5F "a: M
delpha Steamship Company in
tend dispatch ing their full-powered Clyde-buth
Iron Stesnthips a. follows:
UITY OF NEW YOBK...........saturday, Oct. s.
BDINBU RG."...,... Saturday, Oct. ~
iTY Of WAS sturdsy Oct 2
And every Saturday, at noon, from Pier A, Mort ?
RATES OF PASSAGE:
First Oabin...........S75 5Steerage".......U,s.S30
First do. to London" 80 Steerage to london. 9.
First do to Paris.... IS Steerage to Paris:......
First do. to Hamburg. IS Steerage to Hamburg $
Passengers forwarded to Paris, HAVE, Bremen,
Rotterdam, Antwerp, ETC., at equally low rates.
4N- Persons wishing to bring out their tr1ends
can buy tickets here ct the following rates, to New
York From Liverpool or Queenstown, First Cabin,
S75, Ss5 and 8lO5 Steerage from Liverpool $40 !
from Queenstown, $50.
These Steamers have superior aoeommodations
for passengers, and carry experienced Surgeons
They are built in Water-tight Iron Sections, and
have Patent Fire annihilators on board
For further information apply in Liverpool &C
William Inman, Agent, ~ Water st. in Glasgow,
to VIM. Inman, 3 st. Enoch square; in Queens
town to G. & W. ID. Seymour & Co in London, to
Elves Macy, 81 King William St in Paris to
Jules Decoue, Place de la Bourse in Philadel'
phis, to John G. Dale, Ill Walnut t'st, or at the
JOHN q, DALE, Agent, is Broadway, N. Y
And W. B. Barry Co, Burnet House, Otn., D
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The Placer herald., 1861-10-26
King John I.

John CONFESS, late candidate of the Doug.
las Democrat for Governor has written a
letter, regulating the idea of his being in
favor of harmonizing the demo cracy of the
State of California.
He is indignant at the idea that he should
be accused of a wish of atfiliating with
those gentlemen who gave their support to
Mcconnell in the late election.
We know that whilst the democracy were
a unit, harmony and Union prevailed
throughout the length and breadth of the
land, that when the party divided, disuniou
and civil war, were the results Re combine
these same elements of peace and prospect
ty, and you will approach like state Of
Union and prosperity Yet Mr.. CONFESS
prefers the rule of the opposition to this.
We can say to him, that he mas miscalcu
lated his influence with his pat y. The
rank and file, will no; follow him in his in
sane hatreds and intense partizan fanaticsm
We will not believe them so lost to theil
own interest so lost to patriotism, as 10
desert the true cause Of the Unon,-
bound up in him, as leader, as to be drag.
ed behind his trumphal car into the camp
of Black Republicansm, Loud mouthee
defamation in favor of Union may deceive
for time, bat actions speak louder thar
words. Mr.. CONFESS does not desire unot
OF the democracy, and without such union
there is no party strong enough, and willing
to bring about reunion Of the States
The Placer herald., 1861-10-26

For ACTIVE SERvIcE.-The San fr""o ,IJ
CO Call says, we hear many say tney was va,
enlist in the new regiments If tne'0 haye
any chance for active service. we Nv,
very direct information that there IS O. o. ,ha
celent chance 1t is the intentio" y, VI ,hs
powers ;''"' o tho East in the SPRING
by which time it is presumed they "m I;fs
come as we'll drilled and used TO c":n i, in
as the best veterans. The only o.y. an.
placing them in ports in this state ; - - ZACH
able them to become acquainted VIII ho.oms
other and their officers and to oe''''
thoroughly versed in military tsc"c''
The Placer herald., 1861-10-26

re The dry season is proving unusually
long an important consideration to river
miners, who thereby have gained more
working weeks than they have usually been
favored with. Last year there were heavy
showers as late as the LIST of July. that kept
back the opening of river claims; and on
the 5th of October came storm that swept
the streams and suspended all river work
This year river mining commenced month
earlier, and has now lasted nearly month
later, and not a cloud is vet in the sky to
treaten suspension of work. This has
been favorable to a thorough prospecting of
claims sand while it has been denonstra' ed
that many are not worth working, Others
have paid handsomely. AS usual the heay
est STRIKES" (and perhaps losses) have been
upon the Middle Fork of the American
We hear Of one claim on that stream, that
has yielded between $4,000 and $4,000,
and Others that paid well upon the invest
ment in them.
Miners are sanguine fellows, and it fire
quently happens with them that, just as they
commenced to obtain good pay, a rise in
the river drives them out, and they are
compelled to await the next season for their
lucky "strke,' They have been numerous,
we might almost say thousands of instances
of this kind and the illusions held out by
hope, has year after year taken the profits Of
the winters work of the hopeful cnes to be
dissi pated on The river in the summer Oc
casionally hopeful ersevering one has
been rewarded, but the majority have been
disappointed. We are reminded of this
constantly recurring experience in river mi
ming. 10y the remark of miner the other
day, that last year, when they when they
were driven out early there were pleny of
claims just BEGINNING to yield good pay.
This year the same claims have been turned
upside down all over, and have not paid al
ALL 1t is presumed now, that all the
claims that were going to pay well next
year" are now prospected" thoroughly.
Mining in surface and ravne diggings, is
rather at a stand still on account of scar
city of water The bitches are running
but small supply, and consequently times
are dull in the dry diggings," and double
eagles scarce. a large quantity of dirt is
being thrown up for winter washing, and
other preparations being made for the rains
expected soon.