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Des Arc semi-weekly citizen., 1861-05-31

gG2g@ The Confederate Government have supplied Tennessee with l7,00O stand of arms. It is said that Lincoln has determined to send arms to his friends In East Tennessee, as he has to his friends in Kentucky.
Des Arc semi-weekly citizen., 1861-05-31

ea A letter from Norfolk, Va, say s that the wife of Commodore Pendergrast, refuses to join her husband at Fortress Monroe, and says she will never live wIth him again. She is Southern wo- man.
Des Arc semi-weekly citizen., 1861-05-31
esaS Col. A. J. THOMAS one of tn,

EeaS Col. A. J. THOMAS one OI the Commissioners appointed by the Court to dispose of the County bonds, will visit Des Arc on Monday next Near $5 ,000 worth have already been disposed of How much will the people of Des Arc and vicinity invest in this matter
Des Arc semi-weekly citizen., 1861-05-31
FIVE HUNDRED TONS FREIGHT

and draws Eighteen Inches water light, and Five and half feet when loaded.
 Also d new Life Boat and Yawl, and every. thing else necessary to boat to be in good running order. For further particulars al dress the undersigned at Clarendon, Arkansas.
 F. P. REDMOND. May 3i, l86l--tf
Des Arc semi-weekly citizen., 1861-05-31
IOIED

In Des Arc. of Pneumonia, on the morn;,. of the 30th of May, MT. HENRY BEsrwnw in the 38th year of his age.
Des Arc semi-weekly citizen., 1861-05-31

J. c. MORRILL,, Secretary.
 I By private letter from A. J. Thomas, one of he Commissioners. dated yester- day, we learn that $I 300 of the bonds have been taken.-Ed. Citizen.
, 1861-10-10

were last fal1, and 20 forward sImply to ra&ity
arrangements nade for them by seR consa.
tuted dlcfatoraf There are only two parties
in tho country 1t this ttNe-Tte U1to1 pEy,
which II striving for the support of tke Goa
ettution aud the Unlon-aad the vile rebel-
lion, which, without cause, has brought On Us
III the troubles and Affections under
Which Ne IRE now suffering. In this couauy,
II = to be hoped, there Is only one party
andwhi1s theeaormo1s expenses Of The War are
considered, It must bo Remembered that very
heavy portion Of those expenses must be paid
hy the vote1s Of this State. The resources OF
this Stats are 50 great, fta natural navantages
10 numerous, It's position 50 favorable, that
prosperity to every branch Of industry Is
almost necessary consequence. L. lh1a
prosperity is not marTed ty improper
and fnjndlcinus 1egislatiou, It NH 1ot
bediHcult for the people to pay the
likes That must be assessed anu co1eclea, 20
this war; but if another financial panic is
forced upon us In the midst Of other troubles,
general bankruptcy must be the result. In
the amendments TO the State Constitution,
stringent measures should be introduced to
prevent, or severely puaish, any and every Of.
tempt to fasten on the community fnsncial
system In any manner resembling that which
we have almost repadiated ; and for this pur-
pose, and to retain and develop al the iesoar-
ces Of the State, men of ability aud integrity
should be selected; and the men go selected
they are elected. Let there BE- no more hun
bugs, caUcusses or log1olling abo1t this mat
ter: Let all the people look to their rights,
aDd assert them, or no longer Complain that
they are the mere serfs Of their taskmasters,
rho uEe them to their OWE destruction. IF.
, 1861-10-10

sf2ofoE6 Ffcf0TGftouk at the C1Efl6s.
town Navy Yard.
The Boston Tturezlcr has the folio wing &C
court Of the active work going on at the
Charlestown Navy Yard:
Business In query department seems to be
carried On in this yard with Uncommon yigor,
Already two splendid a1oops OF wsr are plauk-
Cd up a5d cau!kedr and could BE- launched, if
required IN feE Weeks-one Of them we tn
de1stand, will be put afloat In fortnight, az
her engines are all ready-the other will have
TO wait for her motive power. Aeteamer With
side wheels, and built upon the plans Of our
ferry bcata, is in frame. She is fiat On the
floor, sharp in the ends, and has ru3der at
each end, 10 that her course may be reversed
ct pleasure without putting her round. A.
she Is Of very light draft OF water, 10.
more, perhaps, than i've feet, axe viii be ad-
nirably adapted for conveying troops across
rivers OF bays.
"Tbe gun boat Nohtcan, which arrived re.
Gently frem the coast OF Africa, is reasting
afioat, as her topmssts aud lower yards are
down. Probably her rigging will be lifted
from the lower maats and examined in the
e5et. Cazpsnters and eaulk=rs are also At
work upon her.
"The line Of battle ship Vermont, Is having
her top fides and decks cauiked preparatory
to being fitted as 9 receiving ship, a. the Ohio
is too nuch crowded for comfort. Like the
Ohio, ne suppose she will hare jury nasts and
yards, fer Tie double purpose OF exercising
her greeahcrne, and for drying Of clothes
and bammocks. These must Be tficad up aud
mssts and ya1dsare necessary IS clsthes.p ,les,
"There Is also new slopp Of about twenty
tens In the course Of construction, designed
s. powder boy, to cErry supplies to the ships
Of war from the magazine ashore.
sin the foundry, shot, shell and other de-
EtTuctive ni1slte aTe produced Ia large quauti-
ties and additional works are now Ii the
course Of conjunction to the other buildings
tho whole fo1ming'a very extensive estab-
lisbment.
1.-THE recent as1nipg Of the volunteer navy
guns which have ornamented the grounds
above the dry docks We suppose when the
yeRsela now on the stocks are launched, Others
will be laid down in their places, for we have
large quantities Of ship timber such a knees
and frames in the yard"
, 1861-10-10

Ne clip the following article from tic Du
Qnoln Minin2 Journal, one of the most uu-
compromising Democratic papers in Egypt:
Comment IL unnecessary
T. G. C-We have It from reliable source
that the Knights Of the Golden Circle have or
ganized lodges in the counties Of JeffcEou,
Wahash and Franklin This il = society OF
southern origin regular secession aiIair
iron beginning to end Some two months ago
man pretending to be run off from the South
for loyal sentiment, travelled through differ
int counties in this portion Of the Stats, or
gsLfzing lodges Of the &. G. c., and to-day We
btlieye that there are at least dirty Of them
In full blast. At Spring Garden, Jefferson
county, there is lodge, the members Of
which make no secret OF its existence, and In
that place and the immediate neighbofhood a
military company was raised to serve in the
srmy Of The Southern ConfederacY, Tie
members o! this company travelled only at
night alter they left their homes until they
reached Paducah but their movements were
observed: Many persons also LEFT William
son county fcr the purpose Of going into the
rebel army. We fn11J believe that the in
itiatey steps Of the present rebellion were t.
ken II the lodges OF the E. G. G. That the
members are enemies Of the Union, there Is
no doubt, and that there is determination
among them to Bet at naught the laws Of the
land and overthrow the Government, we fully
believe. These lodges are becoming more
powerful every day, and their advantages for
mischief are almost iuca1cula5le, Is 1t not
time that some steps were taken to avert the
further spread Of the doctrines OF the Z. G. G J,
and to suppress all lodges known to exist IN
the Northern States Let the authoritie.
ceaae persecuting Democratic editors, aud
turn their attention to the Knights Of the
Golden Circle
, 1861-10-10
by the spsead Of q harmonious and estab-
hshed civilization over the continent Of
North America.
The Arre1x OF Col. Rauktn.

Iho Arrest OF Gel. AAnkfns
The arrest Of Col. Arthur Rankin, member
Of tie Canadian Parliament for Essex, At To-
ronto, last Sunday, for An alleged breach OF
the neutrality laws in accepting the command
Of q regiment Of Lancers, to bo recruited ut
Detroit, occasions some surprise, and 1t is not
the less inexplioahle because the arrest Is TEN.
porary and cannot be sustained. The com.
plant wRs tnstigated BY political hostility, the
editors Of the Leader being at the bottom Of
It. Mr. Sheppard, in whose handwriting the
iEformaton" " vas drawn, (alth ough be en-
ployed another party to swear to it, has been
writing up the Southern cause in the Leader
quite as actively as any Of the London papers.
He has been known at Washington and Rich
mond Is In league with the Confederates, even
before the rebellion broke out. Mr.. Rankin
was arrested at his hotel, Sunday afternoon,
and promptly gave bail for his appearance on
tuesday, when the case would be tried. Of
course he cannot be held, as he has done moth
Ing in Canada to Violate either the LAWS Of the
realm or the proclamation Of Queen Victoria
It cannot be thst the British Government has
anything to do with these arbitrary proceed
ingz,. Other British officers have enlisted here
in the service, eurrendering for time the
protection OF their flag while fighting under
ourr. And Who does not remember Sur De
Lacy Evans's "Britibh L.gion," which was
rsi.ed for the Queen Of Spain in her wars
sgainst Don Carlos, and recruited openly In
every part Of England, Ireland and Scotland
without the shadow Of opposition from the
fTMHerrrnaY,f 1y,f fha 71so 7+of;oo n Rr1ffSh
Legion Was enlisted under the very nose OF
Lord P&lmerston, TO aid Garibalai in his raid
against the King Of Naples, yet ne heard
| 1othipg Of arrests being made for "Breach
| Of The Neutrality 1aws." But whatever may
be the issue Of the trial at Toronto, the ssL2n-
cera" viii bt recruited, and CGl. Rankin will
| commsnd it. There are already some 500
rsmes enrolled.
, 1861-10-10
FafRAVEorthsa lCavAlry-XlectleR or
O@EerH.
Correspondence Of tho Chicago Tribunc,1
CANP KANT, St. ChArle6 0tt 4

69cerr. "A
Correspondence Of tha Chicago Ttibune1
CAaP KAnT, St. Charles, Oct. 8.
The RegimentA election for field officers
came of In our camp this morning, md the
result is eminent]y satisfactory. For Colonel,
JoHn F. FARNsWoRTH WAS elected unauf-
mously, with q right hearty good will. In
votiug thus, every man, I feel, exercised the
privilege with rare cheerfulness. Wills in
d political and socia1 point Of view, Col.
Farnsworth has achieved much emInenee, We
al feel that in the military arena he will ac-
quit himself With honor and credit. schooled
in military tactics he is not, It Is true; but
he il schcoled In all the qualities that nature
gives to soldier, especially in that more es-
genital element, PLUCK.
For Lieutenant Colonel, Wm. Gambell Of
Evanston, Cook county, was unanimously
elected Mr. Gamben is q gentleman Of en-
1a1ged and varied experience n military man.
and his excellent and eminent qualities of
head and heart render him peculiarly fitted in
other WaJs for tbs responsible positfon as
e!gned him His service Of nearly twenty
years in the regular army mas left him no less
a tried soldier than . true gentleman.
Capt. ClerdeniD, Of WhiEeside county, was
chosen senior Major. The Captain is Que Of
the very best men in all the West. The "a
miliar soubriquet Of Glen. has come to mean
generosity, gentlemanliness and popularity.
In short, IN Glen. We have very trump
Capt. John L. Beyeridge, for second Major,
w2s happy choice. Capt. B. is also Of EV:
anEten. He has long been known as 8 high
toned and Influential man. He is the Law part-
FER of Col Farnsworth.
Capt. VIM G. Conkling, for third Msjor, is
@ choice which Is peculiarly pleasing to the
people Of this place. He Is an old resident
and one Of our best citizens.
Our complement Of horses is now full, the
last Of the twelve hundred having been de-
Ive1ed to-day. It is a lot Of horses that Will
DO credit to the regiment.
As to the men, there were drawn this morn
ing elcte7s hundrtd and thirty-7sfns raSions, and
when you add to this number that OF those
who are absent on fuIlough, you get just
shout as near the full complement Of the
maximum nEmhsE Of men as twelve is to
dozen. So you see we count not upon what
We shat have, but upon what We roc have.
In getting up this regiment, the different COM
panies Etem to have determined 10 know no
minimum, but the muster roll OF each will
show, when We start, q full a1o1iN1Hna.
We shall probably start for Washington th7
1atter part Of this week. The Colonel is urg-
ing things forward with Eigor. It Fi1 be an
a,aMe4as< job to get our body in motion, and
number of days will be- required to do SO.
Officers ard men ere alike inpatient TO be OF
Hastily, Waldo.
, 1861-10-10
Condition Of the Virginia Rebels.
From the phfts7e1nhfs Jnnuf-er s+h1

By the ar1iysl Of Two 1adlcs frem Port.-
mouth, opposite Norfolk, Va, we are glad to
give our readers sore very interesting facts,
These ladies left there last Tuesday, coming
By flag Of truce t& Fortress A1onro.. One
CT thtm hss hUs band in the Federal service.
Having an amount Of money in the Ports
neuth saylsgs' Bank, she was desirou. of Oh.
talnlng 1t previous to leaving for the North,
but the officers Of the INSTITUTION learning the
faet Ct her husbands position, made that =
E!etext for refusing to paJ it ever to her.
sh3s- Gp3a he1 ,at ,Itt9uest.ng n George u BAn, the
ter cnfrent expenses, be denied her in the
most insulting terms. To make bad matter
wcIse, IN few days after this she was notified
tIat heF 11rEItnre would be sold for the beue-
I'll ct the southern Confede1acY. Leaving AZ
soon afterwards as she could possiblF do 80.
she does not know what has since t1ansptrsS sy ra
concerning 1t, having left her household goods
We subjoin list Of the prices of the Va
r5oqs articles in that place:
lot Cones, e. per pound, 80 cents common brown
eagar, 25c. tallow candles, Sic. lard, SOC, !:
bacon, Soc. butter, when il can be obtalned''
from SIC: up common tea, e; common shirt
spool, 16c. "''' 1' f'A
A3cuug man Of the lady's acquaintance.
who went over to Norfolk for the purpose of
obtaining Eome cloth for a pair OF pantaIoons.
purchased two yards and . half Of satinet for
fiD- Ladies' gaiters, Of cheap quality,
which sre purchased in our Northern cities fSf
enc dollar and one dollar aud quarter, are
olmcoit to obtain at three dolla1s. Tais last
Satement, With reference to shoes, our in
tofmant states, although other accounts make
thSn plenty, il true to the very letter.
Flour, corH'neal and potatoes a1e plentv
shd caeap: Coal is not to be had, unless at 3
Eliee which II beyond the means Of persons in
cfulnaIy circumstances. The Ordinary table
eait sells for go Per sack; common brown
bar soap 18 to 20 cents per pound. sud scarce.
I'm Is not to be had. One Or TITO merchants
IN ne Place took TIP TO Richmond and ser
efal other Southern cities for the purpose OF
purchasing some, but were unable to do it,
ai;noug1 II vas Understood that they offered
xoo Per box for it. By this great scarcity Of
III me soldiers suffer for camp utensils.
A the time the ladies LEFT, Norfolk and
portsmouth contained but about three hun
cred soldiers, all the rest having been sent
sway since the bonbardment at HAsteras Inlet,
fof 1oag tune previous, thera had been from
Ten to s"elVe thousand.
As there are very few persons, peshaps,
among "a Who ara aware Of the manner In
Ehlch the secession ordnance was passed in
Richmond, 1t IL well to state that the nxme
q every person who votes Ia called out, 10
nat any body present can hesr it, aud also the
icket he Votes, Whict Is recorded for future
reference Consequently it csu be &scertaiaed
4! a any time hoT man has voted.
, 1861-10-10


The Milford, one cf the Chicago tosT boats
purchased By the Government for s"rvice on
the MissiEsjppi--~to tow gun boats, carry dis
patches from point to rolat, etc-asriyed hare
y,a M Csnsl ,. and rivsr On SATURDAY, IN charge Of
job Of getting her This far nss rather 1itI1eulL
one, the kcat drawing fu1ly five feet Of water,
but .. aid Of basgss on each side she Has light
eaeo up 10 about four fest four inches, AID at
The present stage of the river, which is now
rapidly rising, Elu :e got out TO the Father Of
Waters without much further trouble. She
viii be : Valuable acquisition to the Govern
nert feet on the Mississippi. her great
strength ard speed, and the tacil1ty with which
she is hardlcd, rendering her admirably ADAPT
cd tcr the serEiec FOR which she i. des!saed.
This Mu;ford is sizty-five feet in length, SIX
feet breadth Of beam, ana fifty hozae pow:r,
she: being The smallest Of SIX similar boats now
1t Chicago, end purchased BY The Goy=rp-
ment.
Should the river continu. at its present
stage long enough, al the other hosts, With
ths exception OF one-she McQueen-wiu be
brought through this way. TIE Mcqueen,
ron her size, VIE hive to be taken ria the
Ne1lsnd Canal and the lakes.
, 1861-10-10
Bull Run OUtdone,

The following account Of 3 panic among
diecirlined troops, causing their surrender as
prisoners to half their number, has special
Interest at this time:
While Charles XII WIS driving the Musco-
vitet before him into the heart Of Lithuania,
schulenbnrg at last repassed the Oder,
ssnd men to glve battle to the Grand
Marshal, Rihuskio!d, who was reckonea
The best general that Charles had, and led
force Of about ten thousand men. In sehuleR-
huIg's army was s body Of SIX OF seven thou
sand Muscoyites, who had long been dsscl-
plined, and were esteemed good soldiers. The
rest NJ ere Saxons. The battle OF Franstsdt
Vas fought February IL, 1706. But this very
General schu1enburg who, with -four and TWEEN.
ty thoueand mer, had In some measure baf1lsd
the good fortune OF the King Of Sweden,
sunk under that Of Riehuskiold, The com.
hat did not last quarter Of an hour.
The Saxors made no resistance, and
the Mubcovitea threw down their &T1ns
tie moment they saW the swedes.
The panic Vas 50 sudden, aud the confusion
80 great, that the conquerors found On the
held OF battle seven Thousand loaded muskets,
which the enemy had thrown sway without
firing. No defeat was ever more sudden,
more complete, or more diegraceful !;
and yet no General ever made finer dispoei-
lion Of his tsoops than schulenburg, even BY
ne confession Of the Saxon and Swedish
Henersls themselves, who this dsy saw ho r
NUS human prudence is able to command
6uman events.-History Of Charles .III, of
osefden7 ot Fott9!Te, pp. 26Q-oSl,
, 1861-10-10

Tie case of the English brig H:agatha.
which had been seized ID tile act Of openly
violating the blockade at tie mouth OF tie
Chesapeake, zn1 had been Rent priza to New
York fer condemnation, raised several impor-
tant questions. Her owners, or those int:r-
ested in her, appeared in court to resist the
action CT the authorities, and the case was &C.
sected as the basis Of discussion Of the subject
in ezstnso. The rleadiEgs listed not less than
fifteen dsye, and the defendants sought to es-
sablish the following points:
l. That the Court Was incompetent to try the
case.
2. That the troubles which divide the U1ion do
not constitute state Of war.
g. That there exists no legal blockade, and coz
eequent1y there could be 70 breach Of blockade,
4. That portion Of the URian cannot be treated
as an enemy By the general government.
t. That the President Of the United States haz
no FoWtr to declare WAr against a portion Of the
Lsion and to blockade it, ports
Judge Bstts, in pronounclng the sentence Of
The Court, sRmmariy disposed Of all these OBJ
jtctions, dec1a1irg that the civil war consti-
tuted state of things in all respects anal agous
to q foreign Wat; that insuTection places
those who take part In it in the condition Of
ordipary;encmies, and that, consequently, gov
ernment las q right to adopt exactly the SINE
mea<urss against them which it would take
Against foreign enemies. This is, at oil events,
the language Of common sense If it be not
strict law.
, 1861-10-10

BLANKETS WANTED-Goyernos Andrew Of
Massachusetts has added his own to the call
Ct Quarte:master.General Meigs for donations
Of tlankets, and announces that the railroads
in Massachusetts will receive at their depots
and forward to Boston any contributions that
may be made. &c further suggests that con-
mittees be organized in each city aud town to
attend personally to this K.atter-so urgent Is
the demand. In other States, also, the call is
meeting generous response. But it cannot
but have occurred to people that il, with all
our Woolen 1aillD working to their utmost CD
paclty, and with the European market opan
10 us, the Federal army is in such want Of
Blankets, what must be the distress of the
CoIfede1ates, who have no mills, no stock On
hand, and TO means Of supplying themselves
from abroad. And yet the needs Of our army
are real, and, with all cur RESOURCES. beyond
the ltn1ts Ct immediate supply.
, 1861-10-10

In your paper Of tt 4 morning, the Republi-
can and Democratic Central Committees Of
Cook county publish to the legal voters Of
said county, certain recommend dations, which
are well enough IN themselves, but which are
entirely silent on the most important point,
On which those voters are required to set; to
wit the mode and manner OF selecting dele
gates to make nominations
These committees hsve designated the num-
Der Of delegates from each precinct, the places
for holding the polls, snd tbs Judges Of cleo
ton. When, by whom, and in what manner,
ere the delegates then and there to be voted
fer, to be designated? No arrangements hare
get been made for public meetings, in which
the candidates for Delegates can express their
views Oh the important questions that will be
brought before them, though only little more
than two weeks WILL elapse before the dele-
gates arc e1ecommeaded to meet At Bryan Hill,
to nominate candidates for al the officers to
be elected including delegates to the Cosstitu-
W1l the vote1s take these matters in tleir
orn hands OF will they be tunbzgged aa ta.Y
, 1861-10-10
Death of Senator Bingham.

The Hon. Kinsley 8. Bingham, rs. Senator
fcm Michigan, died Of apop1exy, at his resi-
dcnce, at Green Oak, On Saturday. He was
bc1A IN CaIniiiaE, Ouondago county, n. T.,
December 1G, 1o0S4 He received . fa.r aca-
denlic education, and WAS ea1IJsplaced in the
cf6ce Of O lawyer ~ clerk, where he served
three years. It 1888 he emig7ated to Mich
iean, and settled upon a,faEm. Elected in
1887 to TIE Michigan Legislature, he served
Afterwards ee1ved three years Al Speaker of
tae same body. H. W6s Representative in
Congress from Michigan from 1919 to 1851,
ard served during thar term On the Committed
ef Commerce. In 1854 he was elected Go7er-
rcr Of TIE State, ard held that position till
1859, when he Is elected to the United States
Senate.
In the death Of Gov. Bingham, Michigan has
sustained loss, and breach has been made
in the councils of the nation which it will be
hard to I'LL He was in all respects q pnre
m2n. Wise n council, and energetic In &C.
hen, with him success was certain. With q
leen perception as to the goal to be reached by
the party with which in esrly life he was asso.
ciatee, he was one Ct the early leaders il the
Republican movement, and its SUCCESS in his
State WEE due, in large measure, to Ills IN
dut1ce and energy. He Was one of the kind
est Of 1ser, and commanded the respect and
the esteem Of his bitterest opponents. Mich.
igsn and the entire country has lost pure
patriot, wise, experienced statesman, aud q
most eatimable man in the death OF Kinsley 8.
Bingham.