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Spirit of the age. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1849-1865, 1861-09-25

Col. John A. WAsHIsGroS.-News from
General Lees camp confirm the Federal re-
port of the death Of this officer who was an
aid to Gen. L. He was shot near the Fort
OF Cheat Mountain. Col. W.. was the owner
of Mount Vernon prior to tie NJ. v. Asso-
citation.
A sporting man named Marcus Cicero
Stanley was arrested in New York on Wed
nesday night, by order of Secretary Seward.
on a charge of treason. He was sent to
Fort Lafayette He belongs originally to
Newbern, N. G.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1849-1865, 1861-09-25

~ 1t is reported at Newbern, on the al
thority of the crew of a British war vessel,
that the federals lost two surf boats and go
men that were drowned at Hatteras. The
Northern accounts make no mention of this.
Com. Barron refused to surrender his sword
to Butler, on the ground that he Butler and
his mem was not in the fight. He surren-
dered it to the commander of the feet on board
of the war vessels.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1849-1865, 1861-09-25

Hon. L.. P. Walker has resigned the posi-
ton of Secretary of War. Several gentle
men are spoken of as his successor among
them Bishop Polk of Louisiana. But that
State having alreadysa representative in the
Cabinet, it is thought some one from Tennes-
see or Arkansas will receive the appointment
from President Davis. Attorney General
Benjamin will attend temporarily to the du-
ties of Secretary of War.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1849-1865, 1861-09-25
BRUTAL MURDER IN NORTH CAROLINA

BRUTAL MURDER IN NORTH CAROLINA
The citizens of Swift Greek, Craven county,
N. c., were startled on Sunday last by the
announcement that John Chapman, a highly
respectable citizen of the county, had been
murdered by a band of runaway negroes,
headed by a black villain calling himself
Ben Soon, the property of Mr.. William
Grimes, of Pitt county. Ben Soon is sup
posed be the negro that shot and killed Mr..
Chapman. This band of unaway negroes,
with Ben at their head, is the terror of that
region of country.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1849-1865, 1861-09-25
Weekly Family News paper.
They see the wrong and yet the wrong pursue.

.Men know the right. and they approve it tco.
They see the wrong and yet the wrong pursue
How emphatically do these lines of the
Poet apply to the unfortunate individual who
has formed so strong an appetite for intoAi-
eating drinks that he is unable to control 1t.
No one on earth can tell him better than be
knows himself, of the deleterious, ruinous
consequences of a persistence IN the gratlh-
cation of this appetite-no one knows better
than he, that its continuance, will bring upon
him Shame, sorrow, degradation, disease and
death itself; and no one perhaps more sincere
ly deprecates his course and looks with more
fearful apprehension to its results than he
does himself; out still he pursues the down
ward course, despite his own convictions and
the circumstances, tears and prayers of wife,
children and every thing most dear and sa-
cred to him.
What a strange and fearful infatuation this
this Island yet we know it is SO, for We
hear and see of such instances at almost eve
ry turn in life. Who has conversed with the
DOR inebriate just recovering from a debauch,
from whose conscience the divine lineaments
have not yet been blotted out forever, and
heard him bewail his lost condition, seen him
weep almost tears Of blood, and listened to the
cry of anguish wrung from his tortured spirit
asking for help, but finding none, because
unable to put forth the withered hand o.
faith in his own powers to resist, who ha:
not been made to stand aghast with fear ant
terror Of this subtle, unaccountable, terrible
influence that can thus destroy all the nobler
holier impulses of mans nature, obhterat
the tenderest affections of his heart, and fe
ter and render impotent and imbecile eve
the viii to rise superior to the degradatiC
: and infamy that he feels that must sure
l overcome him as with a crushing, blastiI
: simoom.
J TIL inebriate is a bit subject for cur syn
{ pathy and commisseration, rather than 0
8 obloquy and contempt. The flower prC
. trated to the earth by the fury of the swee
ie ing storm, may be restored to its former bea
ty and fragrance by tender nursing and d.
cate care but not by rudely trampling up
Il. its withered petals and bruised stem.
y too, may the poor drunkard be reclaimed
III kindly, compassionate treatment-by inf
cd ing into the withered hopes of his heart SO
es of that faith and confidence that inspired h
T. in his brighter and better days and by il
ne tating the Great Master who had compass
e on the Magdalene whom he met at the W
We plead for sy~mpathy-for kindly con
lie lence and aid in behalf of the stricken i
at briate-instead of the harsh, pharisaical
ar buke-''stand aside, | am holier than tn
leu BY the one we may save a soul alive
cover a multitude Of sins by the othe
may ''break the bruised reed, or quenct
~ smoking fax" and drive a Iepentant tn,
?" erring brother to the dark regions of dis
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1849-1865, 1861-09-25
Ma President Davis has entireIv

MT President Davis has entirely recover
ed from his recent slight illness. The north
ern papers were rejoiced to learn of his death
and some of them published long obituary
notices of the "rebel chief" but about the
time of the next battle, they will regret to
find him alive and kicking.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1849-1865, 1861-09-25

az Rev. NJ. N. Taylor, the Methodist
minister, who, it was said, went off to Lin
coins ships and piloted them in at Hatteras.
we have positive evidence, did no such thing.
Ii was a %groundless rumor. He may be un-
sound. 1t is reported that he, in common
with two or three hundred others on the Is
land, has taken the oath of allegiance to Lin.
coins Government. But give the decil his
due Wask. Dispatch.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1849-1865, 1861-09-25

SEWING CorToN.-George Makepeace, Esq,
of Cedar Falls, Randolph county, N. c., is
manufacturing an excellent article of sewing
cotton. Mr.. M. is at present making only
the lower Nos, but he hopes in a short time
to be able to produce any quantity desired.
This is certain y the only establishment OF
the kind in our C~onfederacy, and We believe
that there are only one or two in the United
States.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1849-1865, 1861-09-25

e The Governor of North Carolina has
issued his proclamation forbiding any bacon
or leather from being sent out of the State.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1849-1865, 1861-09-25
A FEMALE WARR,op Thu Memnb;s av.,

A FEMALE WARRIoR-The Memphis Avail
anche, ofSept II, says:
One of the Louisiana companies in the bat
tie at Manassas lost its captain. The CON-
pany then unanimously elected the wife of
the deceased to fill his place, and the lady, in
uniform, passed through the city yesterday,
on her way to assume command Of her COM
pany.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1849-1865, 1861-09-25

UNHAPPY MARYLAND.--The kilograms
which We from time to time publish, though
m entioning the names of prominent gentle
men who have been arrested, give no cor
rect idea of the real state of things in
Maryland. Refugees o Outstanding and charac-
ter, who have escaped into Virginia, repre-
sent that whole families are sometimes ar
rested as traitors that outrages of the most
atrocious nature are committed upon the
persons of ladies of the highest class, and
that no one would believe the extent of these
crimes against liberty and humanity who has
not been a witness to them. The arm o
the South must be stretched out for the de.
liverance of these unfortunate people, an(
the thunders of cannon must arouse them t,
take part in the strife. A fearful accoun
is to be rendered, and the people only avail
our coming to commence the work.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1849-1865, 1861-09-25
Climbs.

A little while back we had the pleasure of
boasting every week of handsome clubs of
subscribers received. But that good time'
has passed away, and for the last five weeks
we have scarcely received one club per week,
and a very sparse sprinkling of single sub
scribers. Look at our meagre list of Receipts
in this issue, embracing all the money re-
ceived for t,oo weeks past! Not enough to
pay for the paper, much less the expense of
compositors and the various other necessary
expenses indispensable in a Printing office.
Last week We complained of a falling off
of near a thousand subscribers in four weeks.
This week we print 200 less than last week.
A tsD more weeks Of such decAnsion, and zoe
mast stop.
We leave it with the friends of the paper
to decide whether we shall be forced to this
extremity or not. They alone can preUent 1T,
If they will exert themselves to recruit our
list, they can put US il possession of means
to buy paper and ink, pay compositors, and
support our family. But we must have MON.
Ely to do this. 1t will require but a very
few weeks to determine whether we are to &c
down, or hold up, in this terrible war crisis
We return our sincere thanks to the few
: friends who have sent US clubs in the las
e few weeks, and hope to hear from them agair
in the same way, as well as many Others
: We candidly assure our friends that the yer,
existence of the paper depends upon thei
e prompt and speedy assistance.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1849-1865, 1861-09-25

W- Beside the Lectures of the Rev. DR..
Reid, through whose instrumentality hand
some contribution were procured for the re-
lief and comfort of the sick soldiers of the
Southern Army, during the past week, on
Friday night the Ladies gave a Concert for
this humane and patriotic purpose. IL was
largely attended and a handsome sum raised.
Raleigh, as well asNorth Carolina generally,
and the South universally, is doing a noble
part in behalf of the sick soldiers of the
Southern Army. Let the good work be con.
tinued without abatement.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1849-1865, 1861-09-25

- We are in receipt of an obituary no.
tice from Rocky Mount, but cannot publish
it, owing to the failure of the writer to give
us his name. This is a prerequisite that is
indispensable to procure the insertion of any
communication in our columns. We have
said so a hundred times, but people either
discredit or forget the assertion very often.
If rs. F. L." will give US his name in full,
initials will not dol we will publish the no.
tIce in part. In these times of pressure of i'm
portant news upon the columns of newspa-
pers, they cannot devote long spaces to such
notices, unless paid for-as all such should
be. By the way, a chapter on this subject
in the Southern press ought to be continued
from month to month, unit il our people should
be made to understand the justice of paying
a guild pro quo to Publishers as well as other
people.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1849-1865, 1861-09-25
From the Goldsboro' Tribune.
Interesting Letter.

The following letter from our townsman,
Mai. Andrews, is published at our solicita-
ton. We thought the friends of that gen
tleman would be pleased to hear from him,
and that the public generally would be in
terested in the manner in which the prison.
ers taken at Fort Hatteras are treated.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1849-1865, 1861-09-25
Wandering mass Of shapeless fame,
A comet, and a curse"


and his whole wild, restless life was but q
fiuctuating and lurid shadow Of that eccen-
trio star which hung over his cradle, and lit
with its unsteady brilliancy the pathway of
his early yearsi
Or, turn we to another, and q yet sadder
scene-to q richly freighttd bark whose
crushing prone ne'er felt the guidance Of a
mothers ~hand-which glided over dark and
bitter waters, and sank at last into a dead
sea amid surrounding shadows-the life
barque Of a Southern born poet, Edgar Allen
Poe. Had a mothers angel administrations
soothed that soul with sorrow laden -
had her early lessons conducted, in wisdom's
way, her gifted but erring ehild-had her
mild-beaming eyes of love looked down into
the recesses Of that warped and Maynard
nature, lighting them up with holy radiance
Of divine truth, how different, in all human
probability, would have been his fate! There
is an infinite pity" in the tone in which we
murnur, "Poor Poel-he never had a moth.
erP Had the gentle young creature who
gave him birth, been spared to train her
child, how different lit might have beenr
We should not then, perhaps, nave beheld
him shrinking terrified, from the fendish, fiery
Shreveport daily news., 1861-08-22

express or other chartered compan-
les, unless the same shall be prepaid
by being enclosed in a stamped en-
velop of this Confederacy; and any
company violating the provision Of
this act shall forfeit and pay the sum
OF $500 for each s{fense to be recov-
cred by action Of debt in any court Of
this Confederacy having cognizance
thereof, in tho name and for the use
ofthis Confederacy.
Sec. s Be It further enacted, That
the Postmaster General Of the Con-
federate States be and is hereby au-
thorizcd to make all necessary ar
rangements for the transportation Of
mails between the territories of this
and other Governments, subject to
the approval Of the President until
postal treaties can be effected"
PASSED Feb. Fl, 1861"
Shreveport daily news., 1861-08-22
Read.

To Country Printers. l. Merchants.
The facilities Of the Shreveport
Daily Ne~,s
JOB OFFICE.
are such as TO enable us ~ do prin-
ting.
Of any description. at The sior!cst ao-
Printers sending orders. can have
JOBS done at sufficient low prices to
enable them to realize fai. profit, on
the same.
Tie Money must ol~oys c~con,pony
tic ordcr.
Country merchants. can save time,
trouble. and expense, by sending all
their ordeas for JOB PRINTING, at
the News Office, Shreveport, La.
Shreveport daily news., 1861-08-22
The Daily News.
THE MAILS.

New ewG)rleans-Tri-weekly-Arrives
Tuesdays. Thursdays and Sun
days at pm. Departs Mondays,
Wednesdays & Saturdays at a a. m.
Texas Observation-Disclosures
Tuesdays, Thursdays and Satur-
days at pm. Departs Mondays,
Wednesdays and Fridays at a. m.
Arkansas Mails-Tri-w i-weekly-Arrives
- Wednesdays, Fridays and Sundays
at6p.m. Departs Tuesday, Thurs
days and Saturdays at a. m.
s.onroe Mail-Daily-Arrives daily
ATTAIN. Departs daily at pm.
Albany Mail-Semi- eekly-Ar-
rives Tuesdays and Saturdays at 6
p. IN. Departs Mondays and Fri
Gays at 6 4. IN.
Natchitoches Mail-Weekly-Arrives
Thursdaysat l2m. Departs Thurs
days at pm.
Office hours-From to l2 a. IN; from
to 6 pm.
Sundays, from to Gam.
II. HUNSICkER, P. NJ.
Shreveport daily news., 1861-08-22
PROPECTUS
OF THB
BOSSIER BANNER.

Il HE Bossier Banner is published
at Bellevue, La, at three dollars per
annum to single subscribers. Adver-
tisements inserted at 81 per square Of
ten lines or less, and so cents for each
subsequent insertion. Professional
and business cards not exceeding one
square. including paper, ten dollars
per annum FIVE dollars forsix months.
Advertisements for the year inserted
on very liberal terms. The Banner
is an independent paper, and has as
large a circulation as any paper pub
lished in North Louisiana. Address
WM. II. SCANLAND,
Editor and Proprietor.
Shreveport daily news., 1861-08-22
Strangers Guide.
Court House Texas street, on Ed.

Strangers Guide.
Court House Texas street, ON Ed
wards.
BRANCH CITIZENS BANK, Milan It,.
scorner Market
Posi- OFFICE, Market street, near
Milan.
PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH, Rev. Mr..
M'Allister,on Market and Milan SITS.
BAPTIST CHURCH, Rev. G. Tucker.
corner of Market and Travis SITS.
METHODIST CHURCH, Rev S. B. Surat,
corner of Market and Fannin SITS.
EPIscoPAL1AN CHURCH. Rev. A. B,
Russell, corner Of Market and Fanin
streets.
CATHOLIC CHURCH, Rev. j. Pierre, on
Fannin, between Edward and Mar
shall street. ......
IsRAELrrE CHURCH, Rev. F. Sarner,
Texas str. near the Court House.
Shreveport daily news., 1861-08-22
COTfON. SEED OIL.

~ Gallons for sale at cost. 1t is ex-
cs!lent for burning, or can be used to ad-
vantage by Painters, as . substitute Tor
I.inssed Oil. Apply at the News Office.
Shreveport daily news., 1861-08-22

New Orleans Cattle Market.
Texas, y head, lstqty 20 o0930 on
I'd qty y......... 10 OO0l6 ON
Veal Cattle, ~ head. OO01O 90
Sheep. y head, 1stqty 4 0o0 S 90
Inferior. ...... g 5O@ 4 90
Hogs, y 100 TBS gross. O oo0 6 o.
Mich Cows, " head. 80 OO96O 90
I'd quality....-.. 16 00@30 90
Shreveport daily news., 1861-08-22

WEBSTER'S UNABRLDGED y
DICTIONARY
NEW PICToRAL EDITION.
1900 Pictorial Illustrations.
600 to 10, 900 new words in the Vocs-Y
bulary. With other new features
Together with all the mater of previ-
ous editions. In one volume of 1855
pages. Price $3.50. Sold by alt
6. & G.. MERRIAM. ,
Springfield Mass.
Shreveport daily news., 1861-08-22

Postmasters throug ghout the Confeder-
ate Shall shall be and hereby are au-
thorized to send through the mails
free Of postage all letters and pack
ages which it may be their duty, or
they may have occasion to transmit
to any person or place, and which
shall relate exclusively to the busi-
ness of their respective offices. or to
the business Of the Postoffice Depart
ment; but in every such case the
Deputy Postmaster sending any such
letter or package shall endorse there
on, over his own signature, the words
'Postofice business and for any and
every snch endorsement, falsely
made, the person making the same
shall forfeit and pay $500.
Sec. 6 Amd be 1t .tartAer enacted,
That the third section OF an act en-
titled an act further to amend .an
act entitled an act to reduce and mod
fly the rates of postage in the United
States, and for other purposes, pass
ed March 8. 1851 approved March
8, 1855, whereby the letter registra-
ton system was established, be and is
hereby repealed from and after the
day when this act goes into effect.
"Sec. S Be 1t .fayther enacted, etc,
Thatno letters shallbe carried BY the
St. Cloud Democrat. [volume] (Saint Cloud, Stearns County, Minn.) 1858-1866, 1861-09-05
guy Titktts ria 2ittsbnrg.
TICKETS FOR SALE 1T. ILL NAM OFFICES.

FREIGHTS-
By this Route Freights of all descriptions
can be forwarded to and from Philadelphia,
New York, Boston, or Baltimore, to and from
any point on the Rail Roads of Ohio, Kentucky
Indiana, Illinois, Wisconsin, Iowa, or Missouri
By Rail Road direct.
The Pennsylvania Rail Road also connects
at Pittsburgh with Steamers, by which Goods
can be forwarded to any port on the Ohio,
Muskingum, Kentucky, Tennessee, Cumberland,
Illinois, Mississippi, Wisconsin, Missouri,
Kansas, Arkansas and Red Rivers; and at
Cleveland, Sandusky and Chicago with Steam
ers to all Ports on the North Western. Lakes.
Merchants and Shippers entrusting the
transportation Of their Freight to this Compa-
ny.canre!v with confidence on tsspeedy transit.
The RATES OF FRE1oHT to and from any
point in the West by the Pennsylvania Rail
Road, are at all times favorable az are charged
BY other r. r. Companies. .,r,-r.
! I@ Be particular to mark packages "v;a
Penna. r. r. > r ! ! - ~.
E. J. SxEEDER, Philadelphia.
MAGRAw & KooNs, 80 North Street, Baltimore.
LEEcH & Co., No. 2 Aston House, or No. /
S. VIM. st., N. Y.
LEKcu & Co., No. u State Street, Boston.
H. II. HousToN, Gent Freight Ag't, Philada.
L. L. HouPr, Gent Ticket Ag't, Philadelphia
= ENocH LEWIS, Gent Sup't, Altoona, Pa.
:" v2n:28-ly + -
St. Cloud Democrat. [volume] (Saint Cloud, Stearns County, Minn.) 1858-1866, 1861-09-05
ALEX * NDRIA.
81. .,;.-:, DouoLAs Coux9l.:

This town IL beautifully located In one Il
tho finest Agricultural regions in the North
West. 1t is inths centre ST the County and .
admitted by all 10 occupy 4 natural point fSI
Town. Farmers in quest Of superior land-
claims combining timber, wster,' and preiris-~
Invalids seeking health and I comfortable r.;
treat where hunting and fishing may b indul-
ged into any extent or the lover Of tie
beautiful in nature, viii at Alexandra. ind
Situated On the State Road TO Breckinridge
and Fort 'Abercrombie equally distant from
either-under the management Of men PoDsese7
ing tile utmost energy, Alex andriaa bida fair
to be one Of the largest inland towns in MIN
nesota. The country to the south and west
is Prairie and Timber ii the finest proportion l.
while to the North and East there extends "a
unbrokea body of Woodland, the greater por~
tion Of it being of good SIZE and quality.
II The Prairies and Lakes in the vicinity de-
serve PARTICULAR me1,iol.t y Eden Prairi, IN
ten miles long, and from one to ono and s-hSn
miles wide, with timber along tho sides and II
we'll watered. It offers superior facilities to
Farmers and at many points along are beauti-
full building spots on the shore Of beautiful
lake. "Gardea Door - and "'.Sedge". Pgalrias
are also worth tho attention of@Farnsssys bsii
of moderate size; high upland; and entirely
enclosed with timber. These Prairies ill a.
verge from the Town Site and are accessible
to the State Road. Lake 'Agnes'' and '*Wi-
mona" skirting eden Prairie, charming bod
les of water and for picturesque. beauty cannot
be surpassed. Within one, two and three mlles
arc Lakes IL. Homedieu'' ..Carlos'' and ''Dar-
ling" connecting and forming sheet Of water
20 miles;iniextent. These: lakesareg r,ndadd
beautiful Along their banks are thousande
of claims-a country capable Of supporting
dense settlements, and to those seeking hence.
in the West is presented country possessing IL
traordinary attractions. The Company od>
he most liberal inducements to actual settl6e
ton,hs Town Site Letters addressed 70 Il
Executive. Committes,o JOHN BALL., w:
KINKEAD, or UDGE GREGORY, Alexa.dries
A1sndria, Sept: sothIs5a:-tf.cs|a ii - al
St. Cloud Democrat. [volume] (Saint Cloud, Stearns County, Minn.) 1858-1866, 1861-09-05
HOWARD ASSOCIATION,

- y ~ -4ft
Il Benevolent In.t;tut;on e.tatli.hfd 81 .peetsJ -
document, for the Relief Of the Sex and ~,
tre.sed, afflicted Nth V1rlent and EPtdt@sis
D;.eases, and especially for The esrs Of DsssssS
of the Sczual Oryans. = >
EDlCAL ADVICE given gratis, By tie
III Acting Surgeon, to al who apply By lss-
ter, with description of their condition, (sg&
occupation, habits Of life, &c. and IN eases
Of extreme poverty, Medicines furnished tree
Of charge.
VALUABLE REPORTS on sPsrn.tsrfhee1
and other Diseases of the Sexual Oreans; ~
on the KEW ZEN, DIES employed in tie Dispsa-
sary, sent to the afflicted in sealed letter -
velopes, free of charge. Two or three staDls
for postage will be- acceptable. 81. -.
Address, DIR. J.. SklLLEN P0CGaTQN,
Acting Surgeon, Howard Association, No.
South Ninth Street, Philadelphia, p. 8y,sa!
der Of the Directors. :. 80 -. >.o>,E -
=. EZRA D. HEARTWELL. President.
Csc. FA1lcH1lD, Secretary. .sa27:l1