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GROCERIES, AND FISH,
And General ComulsaIou 3Jarrh.uts
No. 10 River Street, Chicago, II.
HoRlCK NORTON o1ss xarx .-,..
Ap2s-cs1.tE
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PRESIDENTIAL ELz5lIoS.-The election for presi-
dent and yicepr sden and congressman, Of the South
ern ConfedcracyI takes place this day TIVE weeks and
we sincerely ho that every voter will attend the polls
and deposit his tote thereby showing to our northern
foe with what unanmitg government IS sustained.
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The ELECTION notwithstanding the election is now
only two weeks b there appears the least excite
ment or interest felt about it. We most sincerely hope
that the most nd nest and most capable, (maters not
what party they have heretofore acted With may be
selected to fill lie various Offices If this Is done
shall be perfectly satisfied whoever may be elected.
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Died.

On the 22d inst, ALTO, aged about year,, ' ~ nj
Capt D. J. aud Mrs NJ. L. Elder Inc u l5s srlt
take place this evening at o'clock from ''s ''.'
residence on Market street ---------
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Married

On the 26th September, 1851, at tho To' r5,s
her brother, John W Speer by Rev Sanuo o ,'' :, d
Miss {. FANNIE SpEER to Mr.. JosEPH 0AFS''
Blauco county, Texas. --.-
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Captain W. P winans With bis company of volpn
eers Caddo Sd ortsrrn" left this place last SUNDAY
evening on boar the steamer Larkn Edwards on their
wsy to camp Mooke.
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The stock OF cotton on hand in Liverpool, on the
2oth nit. WAS 9I80a0 bales, Of which $4,000 were
American This stock, without any additionby arrivals
is ample to give their manufactures full emp loyment
for four months srsiteraed that manufacturers have
al har1 id arple sappir IL good 70 ssi 6fs Feafs.
The south-western. [volume] (Shreveport, La.) 1852-1870, 1861-10-23

The yielSsburg Wing, of the 10th says: We learn
iat VIM. NJ. WadIey, Esq, was elected president of
He Vcksbufg, Shreveport and Texas railroad by the
board Of directors last week The following is list of
the new directors:
ouachita, c. G. Young, John Ray,.C. H. Dabbs, c.
H. Morrison, H. NJ. Bry, w N. Wadley, Jas. H. Ste
vens Isaiah Garrett Eicksburg, G. 4. Nanlove, W. A.
Lake, A. NJ Paxton: Madison d. W Pugh Claiborne,
s. r &c; Ejenril'a, Jez Smith; ra1do 1. IF Nut,
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SuREvEPoRTI ucL I'"l -. u
In view of the circumstances by g3Se . to p
rounded, and the imprq liability OF oa!lS n5nrozns
for cash compels us to adopt system a,,r
to cash; or in other words, to appeal ,Essnee o
customers to come to our reIlet IN tl5 w. the gna
thing like money. At meeting nel9 -, = rraaino-
s sosd S 9 a as l so osoS on 5S
usual With sue such Goods as we have on hand l0u
your cotton at the following prices LIB
Good Ordinary ,........... .''.'''' .....''.
Low Middliug. ..........--. -
Mdding. ...............,...' ...r1
Strictly Middling for eo,!Onlo
That being about the average price 'O'
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GALLANT EZPLotT OF LOUIsIANIANs-In the Rich
mond Wing OF the 9th inst. we find the following:
We were informed, yesterday Of an incident Of the
war Oh the Potomac, which will be classed among the
numerous deeds Of vaor that have distinguished the
soldiers Of the southern republic About three weeks
ago Capt Obed r Miller W. p Hunt and H. c. Gard
ner Of Wheas Battalion obtained leave of absence and
visited Drauesve situated in Fairfax county, about six
miles from the Potomac. They learned that the yankees
had crossed the river several times and deprecated upon
the property Of the citizens. Accordingly they re-
solved tonnnish the yankees, far laid in their
power; a in thus Prosecution of the aulabe purpose,
they started towards the Potomac the evening Of the
l6.h u accompanied by Of the citizens of Dranes-
Vile The party was armed with doublebarreled shot
guns and reyovers.
After walking several miles they were placed in posi-
ton, near the road, by Capt Miller About midnight
Capt Miller heard the approach Of the expected enemy
He allowed them to march directly in front of the am
bush, and then gave the command, "Gre!' The order
was promptly obeyed and Immediately afterwards the
Conederates charged upon the enemy for hand to
hand encounter bu with the exceptions OF two three
who stood their ground, the yankees rushing at
full speed towards the Potomac Capt Miller shot, with
lis revolver one Of the former who snapped rifle at
him three times Two of the yankees surrendered as
prisoners of war Their names are CYRUS W. Kellogg
and - Gracic. From these men, Capt. II. learned
that the regiment owhich they belonged the thirty
fourth New York from Herkmer county, encamped on
the opposite shore Of the Potomac and that their party
consisted Of thiry-three men, under the command of
Capt W. Sponable. Upon examination, it was found
that seven Of the party, including the captain, was
killed number Of rifles and six-shooters were found
in the road which we're of course taken possession of
by Capt. IT, and his party
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A letter from Richmond in the Charleston Mercu.

ry says:
Nothing short Of a decisive victory the Potomac
"a victory which will carry arms to Baltimore, il
not to Philadelphia-w ever retrieve this deliberate
designing ally. would there were better assurances
of success on the Potomac than heretofore given Il
we limit ourselves repeIling assaults, our army will
never cross the Potomac for, depend upon it, McCle
Ian Will nevers his all in another Bull Run battle
Nor is this expected judging from the fact that huts
for quartering 10000 soldiers during the winter are
now built within FIVE miles of the city
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SHREVEPORT:
WEDNESDAY

The river oppd site this places on stand Since our
last the steamer Era Mp 6, arrived from Alexandra.
The Iarkin Edw BIRDS departed fer New Orleans on last
SUNDAY evening
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We extract the following from private letter from
camp Moore dated Oct l1th
1--WE had quite lively time of it in camp this morn
ing. The beef for the camp about the only meat now
furnished is furnished by contract. The contractor
failed yesterday to furnish the usual supply Of beefand
this morning there none at ALL and the men were
left to their hard bread for subsistence The result
was mutny, IN which some fifty or hundred men en-
gagged. They tore down several Suffers shops and
Quilted them OF provisions no Interference by the Of
cers except to persuade them to desist which they did
as soon as they getas much the wanted to eat Un-
on application to Gen Tracy, Col Pond was permitted
to take toraging party and 60 into the country for
provisions and they soon returned with four beeves
very much to the delight of their hungry companions
We got last Saturdays Banner which vas a welcome
visitor to the bows from BienviIIan LSnarta Rannar
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Oct23-lt
Captain Summer Grove cavalry

We could not raise much talk yesterday on CONNER
cal matters; in fact the flags OF Carondeet street were
barren. There were several remark in regard to the
recent conflict at the mouth of the river The van
kee version Of the battle Of last Saturday talked
OF, as given in the evening papers Some folks talked
though there vessel sunk: that the Richmond
the the Manassas wentinto Then again the Rich
mondis reported being somewhere with herbow out
of water; then again she was afoat, having been
merely aground which is an every day occurrence to
all vessels crossing the bars of the Mississippi river
As the adrces are conflicting, shall have wait
till the official reports from side are made known
before the actual results of last Saturday can be UNDER
stood Up to last evening there were no later advces,
known to have been received from the passes talked
of on the flags, Then there was a dispatch that two
vcsse with arms captured by the Contederated steam
er of war Sumter, had been rGcaptured in attempting
to enter BerwicIs bay This however idle talk Where
could the Sumter have captured the vessels if loaded
with arms for the Confederacd States? That one YES
sci with fer the Conlederaed States has been made
prize Of is beyond doubt. These arms, however,
with many others, could have been landed at the Pont-
chartran railroad at any time within the past three
months, The steamer Miramon could have made a
short trip to Havana through the Mississippi sound and
brought the very guns which captured on the schoo
Toone but red tape and sealing wax it is supposed
prevailed. That is the talk. The Mramon might have
been taken possession Of that is seized as other steam
ers have been. Her carrying British colors was mere
evasion of this, that and the other. Crescent
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New York paper states that over ten Thousand
bales of cotton now lying at Apalachicola Florida
and hints that Buffers expedition may be soon heart
of in that locality.
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A JUnrcoUs PLASfER-0ne Of our most valued
friends Who resides in Booster parish says that he has on
hand plenty Of last years crop Of corn to last until
January that Id has nade enough corn this season to
last him two yeI rs-tlit during the past summer he
has sold several hundrEd pounds of well smoked and
salted hams sdds and shoulders besides quantity OF
lard; aud did n: buy single barrel of pork for plan
tation use He links that next winter, besides re-
tanning an ample SUPPLY for home consumption lie
win Be able to son twb Of three thousand pounds Of
pork or bacon ThatE the way for planters to do-not
raise cotton alone and have to buy every thing else
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North Carolina has thirty-one regiments Of yolun-
toer soldiers now in tho field
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TROOPS PROM THE NORTH AND NoRTH-WEsT- .
writes from Washington the Baltimore Sun as follows:
Urgent calls for more troops made by public men
in the north and also in the northwest 1t proposed
that New York should increase her quota to hundred
thousand mea 1t is matter of complaint in some of
the northwestern States that the middle and eastern
States have been backward in furnishing troops og the
Potomac line, and thatthe deficiency had been made up
by drawing regiments from the west The States north
west of the Ohio river relied upon to furnish troops
for the the federal service in Missouri Kentucky &c
Both in the west and north resort to drafting men
from the militia has been proposed, and, should the
warbe long protracted will probably be adopted The
experience of the war Of 1872 showed that men paid
as substitutes for drafted men the best troops and
that volunteers the worst. But though neither
volunteers nor militia could be relied upon they would
often fight very well if provided with cover
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The salt-works near Abingdon Virginia, yield a
thousand bushc Of salt per day with capacity for
production of twenty thousand
The general assembly Of North Carolina has passed
resolution to Ipay tile wives of the officers and men
captured at Hhttera$, one-balf their pay, and wneGe
is no wife, tbenlto the guardians Of the children.
The south-western. [volume] (Shreveport, La.) 1852-1870, 1861-10-23

A Richmond dispatch says that since The sequestra-
ton proceeding have been instituted million Of dol
lars has been cfndemncd for the Of the Confederacy
The OF property and debts subject confsca-
ton in Caddo Parrish will amount to bstweeu $50 O00
- -o0o ,oo
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The-Petersburg (ya.) Express SAYS this very sensi
bic thing lone word to very numerous class Of III
digduals ii this little Southern con(ederacy Of
Wes!ude 10 those who through great kindness occupy
three and four pages Of foolscap to nominate some
friend for place of honor and emolumeut and then
forward to US on the eve of publication when the mat
ter fer the paper is already in type with the nyariablc
remark, presumng that you need something to fill up
your valuable paper &c. We do not wish any assist
ance whatever in filling up The truth is we have
more than enough to FL up every day, and the fore
man is puzzled every day decide what articles will
lose most in interest by delay. All nominations Of
friends to Office obituary notices, and indirect pus to
individuals who never gave us cent for advertising
or any thing else. must be paid for They are never
needed to llup We wish that distinctly understood.
sueAR-It is satisfactorily ascertaned that the pre-
sent crop If sugar in Louisiana viii prove to BE- e7
:. # t~-. ,-fsa a.
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An expedition Of Tile 8th and 11th Illinois regiments
and squadron Of cavalry (stuarts and segers) and
ourcompanies bf artillery, under command Of colonel
Marsh, left Biz f. point on the 9Th inst, supposed to
be bound for CHARLESTON, Missouri.
Alettar dated New Madrid October 9Th, says, JEFF.
Thompson ConIcderate) is reported be between that
place and Behind mt with 1000 men. 4 great many de-
sertions occirring by those under hscommand often
as many as twd five at a time. They complain Of
the Of pro visions and clothing. The Mississippi
river was rising bat that point rapidly
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THERE WILL BE No IMMEDIATTE ADvANCE.-An Office T
in Gen. McCellans army who is probably as much in
confidence of the general as any other man. informed
me this morning that there will be immediate move
ment of our army here unless advance is made by
the enemy. The government is in position now to
send one fleets upon the coasts of the enemy
and carry forward vigorous fire in the rear stimuli
taneousy at different points This is Gen SCOTS life
saving proposition and in it he has the cooperation of
the cabinet and Gen Mcclellan. Theregulara and rapid
increase of the vast army here will be continued but
no general engagement will take place unless the ball is
opened by the other party This, am informed is the
present policy of the administration and will be carried
out by the military subject to the movements of the
enemy. Washington corresp ondent n. Y News
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P4rRIouc LADT.--We are informed by reliable
authority, that frs. D. 5, Forson, Of Cuddo parish
who ha5-two sois in the Confederate army, has made
tbirtytwo garm nts afd knit thirty pair Of socks for
the Volunteers no have left the parish This benevo-
lent lady is wotthy Of being among those Of Martha
Washington and the sisters Of Patrick Henry.
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FINE GRAss-~ a southern agricultural paper recon-
mends that par tiers Immediately gather quantity OF
crab grass seed and III the early part of November
SOW few acres BY doing this, they will have in the
spring and sunni her, plentiful supply Of grass for their
horses and cathl far superior to western northern
hay We hopcIsomc of OUT planters will try the Ell
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suaAR-It is satisfactorily ascerained that the pre-
sent crop If sugar in Louisiana i'll prove to be er7
sso-tane me csS IL slshvlt rIAl aF.tals.
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The STUATGoN.-fhe New York Herald of the Both
ult., has the following under the above caption:
The whole line Of the rebel army Immediately in
front of Washington has fallen back, nor could their
exact position be ascertained yesterday Munsons aud
Uptons hills and Falls church have been abandoned
and are occupied by the Union troops The posi-
ton Of the rebels these points appears have been
not very formidable. There were no signs found OF
guns having been mounted: their defenses were simply
rhe-ps there any evidences of tents having
been there any other protection except rudey
structed sheds
Ills believed by military authorities at Washington
Chat the Withdrawal Of the rebels is only feint of
treat for the purpose of leading our army into am
buscade just they did at Bull Run, but Gen McCel-
Ian has too much sagacityt be caught in that trap
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FURTuFR FROM PENsAC0LA.-Ihe Baton Rouge AdvO
Of the l2th inst has the following in relation tc
the Santa Rosa affair
Pensacola Oct love attacked and burned vii
sons camp on Sata Rosa island this morning. Compa
MES and d Of Louisiana infantry under my command
Capt Thompson Lieuts Cooper, Stringfelow, GLADDEN.
Stafford and Kent were with me- All safe but Cooper
who captured and is now prisouerin fort Pckens
We have heard from him, he is we'll Gen. Anderson
commanded our expedition Our loss forty killed anC
wounded Their loss one hundred killed and wounded
and twenty -four prisoners. Lieut. Adolphus Kent wal
the last man to leave the island.
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FRoM F5RT fuss. -Tha Nacogdochcs Chronicle says,
from Mr. N D, Moore who left fort Bliss recently, We
gather the oEPwing news from the far west: When
he left fort Bs every thing was quiet in the territory.
The 2ud regis bent Of mounted rifles under L'-Col.
Baylor, was ohccntratiug a, fort Bliss Movements
which it was t thought proper to make public, were
under consideration They are doubtless Of much i'm
portance, Mr Moore learned that the overland mail
which left about week after he did captured By
the Apaches, dear fort Davis and the driver and pas
sengers massa pred. We learn also from the same
source, that tho soiiers at the fort have plenty OF
good clothing hnd provisions.
The Wyandot pioneer. (Upper Sandusky, Ohio) 1853-1868, 1861-10-04

DR.. BELOW OPINION OF WESTERN
TRoops.-Dr. Below, President of the
Sanity Commission, thus gives his i'm.
preston of the troops that he saw at
Camp Denison. at Cincinnati, Nc Clel-
Ian, at Cairo; and Hope, at Alton:
A nobler, manlier, a more intelligent
earnest and valuable body Of troops. was
never gathered on the earth's surface,
than the twenty thousand men 1 saw in
these camps. They are fully equal to
the best of our eastern troops in clothing
and equipments, and better than that,
their equals in moral force, aud direct.
ness and seriousness Of purpose. ]
have visited them in their tents and in
their barracks, hastily of course; seen
them in their ranks, witnessed their evo.
lutions and marked their drill; messed
with the men, and with the officers; con
versed with hundreds in the hospitals
which now all told. hold perhaps nearly
a thousand, who are more or less, Sc
riously i'll; but sick or well, in camp o,
parade, 1 have seen only one spirit. q
profound love of country. solemn sense
of The necessity OF this war, willingness
to die In defence of the sacred interests
at stake, with the most assured sense
that God VAS behind and victory before
The Wyandot pioneer. (Upper Sandusky, Ohio) 1853-1868, 1861-10-04

spring. while the latter seemed q little
dubious as to whether there was not q
mental reservation Of a pass to toaon.--
all kinds of expedients are resort ed toto
-vade the guard and taste the sweets CT
liberty.
We have a small item Of news for tie
young ladies. Among the gallant Cap.
aims We met their former friend and
teacher, W. D. Cummings. better looking
han ever in his regirnentai costume. and
especially favored by the ladies, judging
by the numerous boquets, etc., we saw
presented to him. He desired US 10 &c.
member him to all his former pupils and
acquaintances.
We heard DR.. Ferris make remark.
while there, which should receive special
attention. 1t was that that they we're
greatly in need of bandages and lint
Ladies, if you have any patriotism supply
them at once. We will gladly forward
them, il sufficient quantity of the arti-
Gle can be procured. Do not let the poor
soldiers suffer for anything they could re-
ceive at our hands, while they are peril
ing their lives and Liberties for our homes.
We hope immediate attention will be
given to this matter.
We have tried to give you some idea
of soldiers life in camp, and hope it
may contain some facts of an interes ting
character. Day after day rolls away in
the same monotonous round, and night
finds the weary soldier ready at tap of
drum to fold his blanket around him
and seek repose, perhaps to be rudely
wakened from peaceful slumbers. to be
hurried forth where the roll OF artillery
and the whistle of the bullet become
his dying requiem. God bless them all.
and may they return with the banner OF
peace waving triumphantly over their
columns. L. A. W.
UPPER SANDusKY ONO Sept.24th
The Wyandot pioneer. (Upper Sandusky, Ohio) 1853-1868, 1861-10-04

aOLp HlcKoRY" ON SEcEssIoN:-Gen.
Jackson, in his nulli6 cation message, Of
January l6, 1888, says:
"The right of the people Of single
State 10 absolve themselves themselve at
will, and without the consent Of the other
States, from their most solemn obligation
and hazard the liberties and happiness OF
the millions composing this Union, can
not be acknowledged. To say'that any
State may at pleasure secede from the
Union, is to say that the United States is
not nation"
The Wyandot pioneer. (Upper Sandusky, Ohio) 1853-1868, 1861-10-04

BIRTH PLACE OF PRESIDENT LINCOLN.
President Lincoln will undoubtedly
have an especial interest in the conflict
now going on in kentucky between the
Uuionlsts and Secessicnists in the vicinity
of Rolling Forks, near Muldrow's Mill
as he was born in that neighborhood.
The Wyandot pioneer. (Upper Sandusky, Ohio) 1853-1868, 1861-10-04

"sav, Peter johnson, is swords pol.
ished in de army p
lob course dey isn't. Snowfall; what
makes you az sech a stopped question.
you ignant niggaa !!
..Ob, muffin. ony heard fodder day
dat a whole ridgiment of sogers. was
ov;re to 10 Ge!d ~:d Sick!es
The Wyandot pioneer. (Upper Sandusky, Ohio) 1853-1868, 1861-10-04

The GOVERNMENT AND THE CANADIAN
GovERNMENr:--A dispatch 10 the Times
says: No explain alton will be asked of the
British Government Of the reasons for the
extraordinary increase Of the military for
ces of Canada. This Government will
tacitly admit the right of Great Britain to
bristle Canada with bayonets, without
asking or giving opportunity for expla~
nations. In like manner we may exer-
else the privilege of accumulating men
and munitions of war within reach OF
the Canadian frontier, without being
questioned as to the ultimate objects we
have in view. or the immediate purposes
of such an aggregation Of forces.
The Wyandot pioneer. (Upper Sandusky, Ohio) 1853-1868, 1861-10-04
10 w . R TX .

ecl,rss ana Tancn, Plain ans Nsa
OF EVERY C.SCRieTiON
DONE TO ORDER ON SHORT NOrICE.
The Wyandot pioneer. (Upper Sandusky, Ohio) 1853-1868, 1861-10-04

Ex- x-PREs1D mt PIERCE: Detroit
Tribune says of this gentleman: "While
in this city, he was closeted with select
circle who are known to be doubtful in
their loyalty; he made speech to them.
and since he left Detroit more than one
of the select circle have said to others.
who were invited but would not be con-
taminated by the foul conspiracy, "You
ought to have heard Ex-PIesident Pierce
last night: be would have cured you of
the idea disappearing the government in
this damnable war" Our opinion is
that Franklin Pierce is prowling trait.
or spy.
The Wyandot pioneer. (Upper Sandusky, Ohio) 1853-1868, 1861-10-04

~A clergyman, consoling young
widow on the death of her husband, re-
marked that she could not gnd hill equal.
.I'll bet l WILL" remarked the Sob
bing fair one;
The Wyandot pioneer. (Upper Sandusky, Ohio) 1853-1868, 1861-10-04

RA clergyman recently expressing
disunion sentiments. was seized by an in
dignant patishoner and his head struck
against wall. The wall is doing well.