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IsDIAsApo11s, May 2a.-Gov. Morton has
madethe following military appointments: For
the 14th Regiment now encamped at TeEze
Haute-Nathan Kimball, Colonel j. Z. Ma
hon, Lieutenant Colonel; VIM. Harrow,
Major; 18Th Regiment, e1eampsd e. Ct Ial5y p;aS
ard Owen, Lieutenant Colonel; G. A.. Wood,
Major. -,:---~.---
The 7th and sthIR Regim ents, ,cqcamped at this
place, will be ordered to some point on the
Ohio River In afew days - - =.
The 8th Regiment wae presented this after
the ladies of Indianapolis and TerEe Hautc-
The Quartc1master General has made con
tract8 for furnishing the entire: 8tato troops
with uniforms blankcts and equipments.
, 1861-05-23

FRANKFORT, Ky-, May 20. The House bill
to arm Kentucky was rejected, yeas 48 a.: -nays
42, the Constitution requiring 81 votes to ap-
propriate over one hundred dollars. i :.
a resolution that tie Governors proclama-
tiol OF the Goth inst. contains tbs Iuc posi-
ton that Kentucky should occupy during the
strife between the United. and Confederate
States, was rejected. An net: amending the
State militia Inv, by which the state Guard are
required to swear to support the laws Of the
United States aud Kentucky passed. yeas 49,
1lays SO. -
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DEATH. .or i Kiz1 CounTY. vo1uaTH -
Cspt. T, 8. Jos1yn Of The Hgtn: Continental,
Company A, Of the. 7th Regiment auartercd
1t Alton, returned to camp last evening having
come up to bring for interncnt It Elgin the
remains offs. N. Harvey, ons Of his command,
recently deceased, after an Illness Of two
weeks. Cspt. Jos]yn speaks in high tesma d
the state Of matten At Camp Dubois. Tht
men are quartered tn the buildings of The old
.Penitentialy grounds, aze well and healthy
and making npid proficiency in driu and dis
cipline-
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AAo oEaAAtASAA AOA4SoFSkNe4k VI t41 ~
Louis Democrat says:
"Beipg now able to bny up "stump tail"
ut about one third It's face, the wild cat bank
ers are having It cancelled at an average of
about $50, coo daily. They return this to the
Auditor and receive that amount and ten per
cent more in bonds at the same rate at which
they were deposited Thus, a Missouri bond
for thousand dollars can bo taken out Of the
Els bond o IL now ~ 1orth % In s:1 the = New Yoft
market not far from $3.50, or with exchange at
ten per cent. Is worth here some s418. That
is to cay, stump tail'' Is to-day worth to tho
owners Of the concerns which have issued it
just about fifty cents On the dollar. Hence, If
they can buy 1t up at twenty or thirty
cents, they will yet make something ndsome
By the operation. After the 14th Of August
Etxt, any person holding enough Of the stuff
to reclaim bond, can repent the operation :;
for these are the days Of grace allowed by the
" wound up 1t III, even eTen in in tho theory Of the
law"
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The Fight at Sexra1l.s Point.
Especial Dispatch to the n. r. Hera1d.l

WAsu1SaTos, May 20, 1861.
On Saturday afternoon, at Scwcl's Point,
Hampton Roads, at the mouth of the Eliza-
beth river, commenced the first offensive ope-
1ations On the pant Of the United States in
this Tar.
am put in possession Of full paitieulara By
The arrival Of the United States steamer Thom-
Us Freeborn, Commander james q. Ward at
this port this evening, with special dispatches
TO the Government She brings up from
aeffds e1 a3 M1nS on s 6S sss e r sat Rn s
stone state, on an especial visit to the fortress,
among whom were Senators Wade, Chandler
and Morrill,, MI. Nicolay, the Presidents Sec
retaIy, and MI. DinBmore, Of New York, oil Of
whom witnessed with unfaigned comfort from
the pier at Fortress Monroe, the .cannonading
Of the unfinished Sewall's Point battery, ii
which the Freedom played so important q
The battery in question Is the eighth and
last Of the important works which defend the
approaches to Norfolk, all now In the hands
Of the secessionigts. The one nearest to Nor
folk mounts eight guns; the second, Fort
Norfolk, has twelve guns next, Craney Is
land, mounts thirty guns, while below there
are two others, one Of seven, and tie other Of
ten cuus. all aplendidly built, and mounted
with The best heavy Iided and other ord
raDce' from Norfolk Navy Y..7ii, the least
rnrt Of which TAI destroyed In the partial
fire. The heaviest Of the Dahlgrcn's rif1ed ord
nance were at that gard.
l am informed that the erection Of tho
eighth work at Sewa11's Point ia Of less i'm
portancc as defence than as an offensive
work, operating on that part Of the blockade
which relates TO James River. How impor-
tant this is will be seen from the fact that
there are now twenty prizes, tobacco 1adened,
13n,s~ under the guns Of the blockadiug squad
IN. 1,ear,v all taken coming out Of that river
Amonr them = one British bark, cargo valued
At one hundred anu sixty thousand dollars !;
nlso m American bark.
The United States steamer Star Qate Month
cel1o) at noon commenced caunonading the
New Work at two O'clock She fired shell
with ten inch guns, which burst With effect.
Commander Wards aotilla arrived from New
York at two O'Clock. Capt. Ward, in the
steamer FIccbom, was tmnc diately sent to
MD the Sta1: The Fseeborn opened with
thirty.two pound round shot she fred fifteen
rounds, and drove out the engineering or de.
Tending party, commanded By d mounted OIL
Ger. She then hauled of and reported to the
Commodore, who despatched the FTecborn
Immediately for Washington :
Hampton Roads is covered with the feet
and tbs prizes. The vessels arc bringing in
new prizes every hour The best naval officers
cay that no inferior naTal fleet can venture to
-ar1nrrnrh k1rfnfE.
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:. .E9EEH81Vu VUI1AKo AE 6be 1V3tpU0 E10H
ST. JosEPH, No, May This afternoon
the Stars and Stripes were hoisted over the
Post Office; eoon an excited crowd proeeeaed
to. the oh1ce, cut the pole down, torn tha fig
to pieces, threw ::fhe pole In, the river, and
raised the State flag instead. .Tha latter, how;
crowd that removed the Stars and Stripes.
Some threats: were 1uade against: the Post
master, but no attempts at:uxecution were
nads. The crowd then proceeded to tho
Tnrer's HILL, oyar. which the American flag
WIS waving, and ordered 1t down, which was
/ complied, With without Resistance. Tho a.
| semblY coon afterUard d!sperses- No acts OF
| violence were committed. Considerable e1-
! citement Uas rife, but comparative quiet Is
again restored. ~
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j The New York 7insespubllshes letter dated
United States Ship PoThatau, off Pensacola,
Thursday, May 10, 1861, from which we have
the following statement Of the rebel force
nov, before Fort Pickens: = =.
There 1s now no use In concealing the fact,
that the fight here will be one OF the most
desperate Of the war. Our Preparations are
progressing rapidly and fully leSlty ns IN TIE
xable. But the gigantic strides making By
;BrsgK'e command, may well prevent Us IRON
anticipating quiet capture OF the Maynard
and Bar1zncas, the possession Of which Is NO
cesea1y to the end Of hoetilities inthese pa1ta
Now, 1t is on the best authortty that inform
you that Tie 8ecessionists ashore muster 10: !:
doc available fighting men, notwithstanding
previous estimates. They are scattered Tor
,uiles around, and have some of the best OIL
GERS In America to regulate the movements.
There are at least si1 Batteries that may open
fire On Pickens now concealed, and OF course
situated no one Of Us can find ont
The SKIN OF three United State. military a4d
naval officers has been concentrated 10 maze
these most powerful, and Cummings Point
rayages on Sumter, indicate what . hidden
battery may do. Let It be dlItinct1y under.
sionias number, at ledt, .5see TINES Asont than
| tie Federal truopa Take al our available men
| from the ehip1, and you cannot mike up one
| third OF our enemyss strength. There have
been serious impeai@ents;, teo, placed In the the
donbtful whether, forts left out, ships could
| 20 pp to th3 yard. Then Montgomery and
/ M,r3nsfuu sre connected by the iron railway
t hnrta. and reIrforcements may bo poured In.
| mcutiau these matters only TO plainly %
tab1fsh one fact-namely: We cannot ta1e
permanent aod offensive stana IN 1d pnaa ms,
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FoRT KEARsEY, May The EXPIRES.
Denver May is. 1 practicable rnate for :t6e
Overland Mail has been found directly Wes!
from this city. > Steps will be- Immediately
taken for opening the road. x:
The yield Of gold Is rapidly increasing az
spring advances, and water has become more
abundant. One and one-fourth cords quartz
frcm Missouri Lead yielded six hundred: and
t1f1y. eight dollars, It was heretofore consld
cred not worth crushing. Weather very hno
, 1861-05-23

MONTGOMERY, Ala, May 222.--Gongress ad-
jonrned Iate last night to meet at Richmond,
July Goth. .:~.,:-:S:
Attorneys ID tie mad to sppoint substitutes
in their absences from their ;circu1ta. The
patent office bill has heen signed. 81.
Mr. Rhords Wus appointed commissioner.
No new military appointments were made.
rangements to transfer lie executive depart.
ment to Richmond =, :Rires,: Hunter: and
Memmingc7 nrc the committed, /. ",.- =
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:. Union Convention i'm Tennessee.
(: The Union men Of East Tennessee have
called q Convention, to meet at Knoxville On
the S0th. We hope they will be able to effect
" haa
horrible than in the frenzy Of the French
Revolution. The traitors are ruling the un.
armed patriots with rod Of iron. :
o, that the Union men Of Tennessee were
organized and armed and led by master.spfrit
equal to the occasion! Tho master-spirit might
perhaps DO found in Andrew johnson or Mr.
= 1ison, nus the organization and the arns,
alas, are wantingl The despotiem In Tennes-
see Is truly fightful. Must these things SO
on? VIII neither earth nor heaven accord
redress 2-LouisviRe 3our7saI :
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more se1zures-Frizc :UomnafsstpnnFs.
New YoRK, May 22.--seyen boxas. contain.
Ing papers and baggage belonging to Gen. Lee,
we're seized to day, ea'To,fe ria this' city, from
Texas to Virginia. ~ IL t~1::: .; :. Il ii
Aquantity Of contraband goods shipped BY
the New Haven Arms Co. to Baltimore, were
seized to-day. e.: - -:
Prize Commissioners will be; appointed to
morrow by the q. s. Circnit Court, to dispose
Of all cases Of seizures Of vessels.
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Movements Of Troops In Western Vtr-
Efpta4,: ~

M0VGmeNgH OF 1F00pM III 8eKtd1M Flf9
E1ntas,,
WHEELING, May 22.-=Adgicea received yes-
terday and to-day, ttate:positiYely that Vir-
ginia troops are now In the neighborhood Of
Grafton. evidently with the desig ign Of: intiml-
dating Union men In voting on thaordinance
Eleven compa3ies Of United Sts.es troops
are now encamped On the Fair Ground. ::
B. F. Kelly Of Philadelphia, Has to-day
unanimously elected Colonel Of the First Vir-
ginia Regiment, and reviewed the troops this
afternoon, when they were addressed BY Hon.
John s. Carlisle. :, -. - :1-
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BnEadier General Nathaniel Lyon.
Tie St. Louia Dsnoerat publishes the fol,

Nf1Eadfer General Nathaniel Lyon.
Tie St. Louia Democrat publishes the fol,
lowing letters a6dressedto Gen. Lyon from
the War Department:
ApIpTAH7 GENERALS OFFICE,
WASHINGTON, April 80, 1861, I
Capt. -Aathanid Lyon, Second Infantry, Cont
n,anding at 81. Louis:
rects that you enroll IN the military service Of
the United States the loyal citizens of st.
Louis and vicinity, not exceeding with those
heretofore enlisted, ten Thousand In number,
for the purpose Of maintaining the authority
Of the United States and for the protection Of
the peaceab1e inhabitants OF Missouri; and
you wi11, if deemed necessary for that :,1r-
pose, proclaim martial Law in st. Louis. The
additional force hereby authorized, shall be
discharged in part or in whole, If enlisted, as
ecou Is it appears to you that there is no dan-
gcr Of an attempt On the part Of the enemies
ion Of the city Of st. Louis, or put the city in
tbs control Of q combination agAinst the gov
errmeIt Of the United States; and. whilst
such additional fcrce remains In the service,
the sa1oc shall be governed BY the rules and
regulations Of war, and such special regula-
tons as Jon may prescribe, and ehal1 Ike the
force heretofore directed TO be enrolled, be
under your command.
L. TuoAAs, Adjutant General
WAR DErAnrxEsT, May II, 1851.
SIR Yen are hereby informed th1t the
President Of the United States has appointed
you Bsigndier General Of tie volunteer force
rl;=ed il conformity with the Presidents pro-
c:amation Of May Sd, 1861, in the service Of
the United States, to rank as such from the
18th day Of May, 1851. Should the Senate, at
their next session, advise and consent thereto,
you will be commissioned accordingly. Yon
viii, Immediately on receipt thereof, please to
communicate to this Department, through
the Adjutant Generals office. your acceptance
or uon-aceeptauco Of said appointment
| SIMON CAMERON, Secretary of War.
| BR19ADIER GENERAL NATRAS1M LYON,
US. Volunteers, St. Louis, Mo.
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The Confederates at WIIlamsfort.
HAnmsnURen, Pa, May q, "A bearerof Dis.
patches has gone to Washington with accurate
plans Of reconnoisances made Of enemy 8
lines: The Confederate troops at Williams
port hare not CROSSED the Potomac. ,.-.. -
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the medical officers will make report, SO
that the people this District may be able to
Learn something Of the sanitary condition Of
the camp, where 50 many Of their. friends arc
1t present engaged in learning the arts Of war.
d.. Christopher Goodbrake, of Clinton,
commenced On yesterday his official duties Is
Surgeon, and CT. FIX: Bailey, Of Joliet, who
has been on the ground from the fret, is
Assistant Surgeon.
The greater part Of the men are in for three
years, or for the war, and the places Of those
who cannot engage for so long time, will be
speedily filled By others who arc anxious to
60 JOLIET,
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baggage was searched by the crowd. Special
attention Was paid to the echool masters by
The troops. AfterTard the party divided. No
passes weze required. He had no trouble in
Flortda OF On The journey. His inyalidism
) NJ. Bailey reports soldiers everywhere In
motion towards Virginia, well disciplined,
were nom {, 100 Is 0oo.. BE heard no Union
talk TIL he reached Kentucky.
M: WalbIiage: has been re.called here to
Be spent much time & tie c carolinas, % % Ken
tucky, Tennessee and Virginia, and is familiar
with the county. His Information relatlrg
to the interior indicates that. the operations
Of The campaign are not confined to the sea-
Governor Letcher has issued proclamation,
requesting soldiers to vote to morrow in or
der to carry the secession ratification beyond
all question. In the doubtful districts 1t is
said that electors will be compelled to pub.
1c}y declare their votes, and that IT in favor Of
the Union, they Kiu be etra1ghtway COMPEL
ed to leaye the State. TIE ;unlon men are
It il also declared TINT travel INTO OF through
Virginia will be prohibited alter Thursday,
except By special permit of the Governor.
"A man calling himself Capt. Deecher was
arrested q q spy yesterday afternoon in the
camp,of TIE New Jersey brigade, and held for
The Firemen Zouayes were sworn in for
the var this afternoon BY .Brlgadier General
Mcdowell Col Ellsworth received orders
during the day to station q guard Of one
hundred men at point some three miles be-
low his camp. The required number immedi-
ate1y went down under command Of the Colo
mel himself, with rattons for two days.
A deserter from Alexandria appeared In the
Zouave Camp this afternoon. He gave any
thing but favorable account Of the condition
of the rebel forces.
Worlds Washington Corrcspondencc.l
Letters received hero today from Senator
Jchneon Of Tennessee state that he continues
canVassing the State, and that heis firm in the
belief that the U1ic1 cause Fill triumph at
the polls.
lTimes's Correspondence
Postage in the Southern Confederacy after
the 3lst inst, viii be for letters, less than 500
weekly papers, 40 cents Per year; daiiies,'
S260 per year. If Published outsIde the Con.
federate States, the postage will be double.
, 1861-05-23
}, THURsD|IKlz|I:3F1d g: 2 3F1,:NA4iY \ 2s;: 1861.
t...':J .:..IEi13 t:.1cS.
The ST. Louis H0heQa CORPUS Qa&e4.

The st. Louis mabeaa goFPHs 0ase4:
ST. LOUIS, May "a Ihe> Habeas. Corpus
case Of Capt Mcdonald, was resumed today
before Judge Trsata aof zig g + At9tt Court
ney Jones for respondent, eand BY Wright,
Davis and Whit esey: for cpettttion >. The
ana5 ne se a.S t0ok
had been arrested by the: military authorities
Eithont legal process, He cited precedents
that the Court bad no}prisdiction q the nat
ter: as military authority In time of:war. Or re-
bellion had light and power to artist per
sons IN arms against the Federal Government,
for treason Or alleged .-treeeQp. Wright aud
TINT the 3. s. Dist. Court thad poweFtaa1ecute
this writ; that It was the. eatest1 protection
OF freemen In case Of legal efrestat and under
no circumstancss could It be denied to the
prisoner. Many authorities Fe1e quoted, of
which Judge Treat took- notes, and stated he
would carefully consider the Inatte< and give
bis decision, probably tomorrow. !, Great, in
tereet Is felt In the result. ;
, 1861-05-23

New ORLEANS, My 224The steamer Ari-
Eopa has nr1iyed from BrAzos With $455, 600 in
specie, Tho surrender Of tho Federal forces
IL TEXAS, under Reeve to Van Dom, Is con
frmea.
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Gbitaqo Ttibttlte
THURSDAY, MAY 23, 1861.


Three Of the much.talked Of big guns
arrived at Cairo last night and five more
ere On the way from Pittsburg and St.
Louis. The work Of preparing the ground
for mounting them has already com
Ynenrfa
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Probably Some FightlnEs.s >
BALTIMORE, May Occasional shots are
reported to be heard in the direction Of the
blockading fleet The Monticello Is said to
hare received shot or two in her hull from
batteries at Sewall's Point. 49, .,.:@e
, 1861-05-23

< OTTAWA, Msy 22.-The only son Of 4 Y.
Magin Of this city, willis picking flowers o.
the bank Of the liver, WIS drowned about
O'Clock ?, N. to-day, '~:s -
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Our correspondent would be right If the
condition Of things upon which he bases h1a
charge sgatnst the Railroad List" were PEI
nancnt- We know Of nobody here who Tants
10 buy State bonds 1t Any psfee; but, Let It be
understood among men who haee nso7ey That
bark notes convertible almost 1t the pleasure
Of the holder Into bonds, are for sala In Chi"
eago fire per cent less thin the bonds which
they represent can be bought in the New York
nna1ket, and buyers would not be lacking.
, 1861-05-23

Prince Alfred at Halifax e. $. !: u
Hal FAX, May 20. THE ftigate ST.. George
with Prince Alfred aboard arrived this even
ing. s.! -.
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Number and DlspositIon OF Troops.
Especial to Express.1..

WAsHNGToN, May A-Thefc 8te now thit-
ty-two strong regiments under arms here, IN
eluding tWo Of regulars Gen. Scott wants
GQ000 men along the banks Of the Ohio and
Mississippi, which precludes the idea that any
Ferry from the West At present the Govern
/, ment don't eee1n to cate much about that
The second regiment Of regulars In Mime.
sota, the companies Of dng6ons,, artillery and
regiments Of infantry In New Mexico, and
part Of the tenth regiment, are also all ordered
hers. Minnesota will be guarded BY the t1zs'
regiment Of Minnesota volunteers, and New
Mexico by two regiments Of volunteers raised
hv the Goye1nment. . =: : :
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The Curxency-Op1nfono OF a Cores
pondenk.
CHICAGO, Nay q, 1881.

CHICAGO, Asy 81, 1851.
TO the Editors Of the Tt4bu1al
Carlyle says very truly, s:An lies tend iueY.
itab1y to the father Of tnem," the present ap-
plicaton OF Wh1e11 aphorism obviously Is, that
Illinois CUT. ency i9 bound to go to the devil.
And 20 1t ehould. That 10 Forth dollar
mich VIII buy gold dollar In the ma1ke.
to-day, end any attempt to e1cTa:e that which
will not buy dollar to the dignity OF a dollar
vii surely fill It IL only question Of time.
Public confidence In the currency is now de-
stroyed. AL agreements thus far made have
been substantially broken Whoever receives
1,ixed currency, sorts It and pays out the
poorest, r=tstnipg the best. Exchange cannot
The Lat most respectable and apparently
TIE most honest attempt to keep thepresent
currency In circulation, Is What Is called the
Railroad LIST. But it ia based like all the
others on lie For instance, the securities
On note figure up worth 85 cents; the note
IA put In The so cent List; but wial It buy 50
1t is not worth thEt. It may be worth it on
1aper, The figures may show that It ought to
be worth It, hut can any one be fo1ad that
viii give gold for 1t at that rate9 Not st al.
Cocscouently no one who pays notes cast eau
without ruin take currency ut the railroad List,
eud Il, Is well a. its predecessors, must finally
come 10 the ground.
Te shnli not ret orr feet set upon rock
until We Get rid Of all Illinois currency. Then
We stali ece that wonderful -pheuone.
non which always has astonished bankers,
en1rercT tink~ .nd paper money
monccrs,-ro'd sad silver coming out from
the.r hiding places md doing the business oi
he countT. II is. Al established fact that
there is mort cein IN the country than papc1
issacs representing money, and this system o1
tciry business with fictitious values, though
in eomc respects convenient, Is entirely un
lcsfssary md profitable only to bankers
Bnt even the Ohio aud Indiana, OF New Tori
End New England currency would be bette!
than the stnmp-tail re now arc using, ane
thcrc nre plenty Of E1steyn banks that Tou!t
be gIad to send thei- circulation out here ths
moment they can be sure it Ei1 not be dis
pIaced By the removal Of those sbortiYe st
fe1ppts to ho!s. ourselves Into hooor by th'
straps Of our heota.
Ire cox1.s fhs TR1BCM hls taken In thf
1ratter Is eound 80 far u 1t goes, and il In tn
{ipht direction, but go Influential Jou1na
should not for moment stoop to exped1
ency. II Ghonid accept &earlesaly and unhea
iiatfnE]y the logical results Of It's reasonln
Hre III bad only the courage to do this, an
k.ck this cu17fncy to the winds, wo ehoul
eventually find the benefit Of 1t. '~< VI.
, 1861-05-23
TIE BOYS FOR TIE TIMES.

We have al heard when the Massachusetts,
troops halted before tbs disabled engine, and
the gallant Butler called for engineers, how
promptly SCORES Of men were found ready to
act in my capacity for their country. On call
this morning by Capt. Cole, for persons to is"
sue paper, a good1y supply, from devil TO Cd
tor, Fa5 at once offered, and we present the
Huald this week, prepared on one side by the
enemies Of our country, the Eetters up Of the
stSouthetn Love Feast" that Was to come Oh
on Thursday last, and the other hy Capt Coles
braTe boys, who arc ready ct all times to IN:
furl and defend the 11ag of:our country on the
battle field, against oil enemies Of "aatSyc1
name. ID
ZONE CENT? REWARD, AND NO THANKs
VIII bc given to any person who may see one
SAM RAYMOND, an abolitionists, formerly
Of Illinois, who made speeches for Lincoln II
the Presidential Canvass, last fall, and who 70
Gently came to De Soto and sold himself Il
the secessionfsts, md dlsgukted even the1
with his foolish tnceudialy articles against nj
county md her flag. When last seen he Va:
flying before the s6tate Rights men; Whon
he had Injured and ruined by his treAsonabl'
acts, In which he had implicated them. Th'
above reward viii be given to any one VIII In
form ea1d Raymond thst good opeai.ag nov
offcrs for traitor and tu1ncoat at the HHsr
ney House" near St. Louis, WHARF ample pro
Tieiou Ea4 been made for all manner Of tral
tors to receive their just deserts. /: