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Sioux City register. [volume] (Sioux City, Iowa) 1858-1871, 1861-05-25
MARBLEnEAD PATRIoTIsM ILLusTRATED

MARBLEHEAp PATEIoTIsM 1LLusTRATED.
"A story is told of Marblehead volun
teer which should not be lost He was
driving load Of hay when he saw the
uniforms and heard the drum of one of
the companies Of tnat patriotic town.
What does this mean p he asked of the
first man he overlook The answer was
that tie companies had been ordered to
Boston, and would 90 on to defend the
National Capitol. The thought and the
action was simultaneous. He leaped' of
the load, flung the reins to the other, and
exclaimed, Here, Joe, drive this losd -
to hell, if you like. I'm going to Boston,
He joined the company and come on with
cut going home. He was provided with
a uniform and equipments here. This
sounds like old Put OF the revolutionary
memory.
Sioux City register. [volume] (Sioux City, Iowa) 1858-1871, 1861-05-25
NJ. NJ. POMEROY.

The EFFECTS OF SHOT UPON VEssELs-
A shot does not make hole Of its own
size right through wood, but lndents it,
the fbers springlng back after the shock.
Generally, the course of shot can only be
traced by II wire, sometimes by hole as
large as mans finger The damage
most often happens in the inside Of yes
sci, in splintering and breaking the wood
after the main force of the shot was spent.
Fort Hamilton aud Richmond, which are
about mile apart, with a vessel lying be-
tween them, conld not with their guns,
send shot through two feet Of its timbers.
There is rarely an instance where ship
was sunk with by solid shot. Hot shot
and shells DO the mischief. The latter
will sometimes make apetures of several
feet in extent through the sides of vessels.
Sioux City register. [volume] (Sioux City, Iowa) 1858-1871, 1861-05-25

NATIONAL FLAG The following direc.
tons for making the National flag might
be Of use:
The National flag is made of bunting.
not TO exceed forty feet fly and twenty feet
hoist; to be composed of thirteen hoizontal
stripes Of equal breadth, alternately red
and white, beginning with the red. In
the upper quarter, near the staff, will be
the Union, composed Of number of white
stars, equal to the number of States, dis
tributed over blue field. one third the
length of the flag, and to run down to the
lower edge of the % fourth red stripe from
the top"
Sioux City register. [volume] (Sioux City, Iowa) 1858-1871, 1861-05-25

The editor of the Belfast Star, Repub,
lican, says he lis afraid Mr.. Lincoln lacks
backbone" For the Lords sake. how
long a backbone do YOU wish man to
have.-N, T. Ddv Book.
Sioux City register. [volume] (Sioux City, Iowa) 1858-1871, 1861-05-25

DrGNIry.-An ignorant man who stands
upon his dignity, is like the fellow who
tried to elevate himself BY standing upon
q piece Of brown paper
Sioux City register. [volume] (Sioux City, Iowa) 1858-1871, 1861-05-25

Why is the last act Of Hamlet peculiarly
Irish? Because it begins with funeral
and ends with fight
Sioux City register. [volume] (Sioux City, Iowa) 1858-1871, 1861-05-25

De Tocqueville, the learned French
man in his great work, Democracy in
America says-there are two things
which a Democratic people will find very
dificut-to begin a war and to end it.
Sioux City register. [volume] (Sioux City, Iowa) 1858-1871, 1861-05-25

-Mammon is thought to be the most
powerful god Of the day, but Cannon is
even more potent than he.
Sioux City register. [volume] (Sioux City, Iowa) 1858-1871, 1861-05-25

MAJOR hNDERsoN's MEE.- In reply to
a question as to the conduct of the men,
the Major said to gentleman connected
with the army. Until q man is half
starved, halfpoisoned, aud on the verge
of eternity, in this state, he never knows
what men had. or understand the meas
ure of the valor that made surrender the
last thought with them"
Sioux City register. [volume] (Sioux City, Iowa) 1858-1871, 1861-05-25

A Mouse SWALLOWED FOR A WAGER
A man on Ferry Point, Virginia, some
time back bet twenty-five dollar overcoat
that he could swallow whole mouse. The
bet was accepted, the mouse produced,
and down it went, in style that would
have shamed q Cinnamon end done credit
to Chinese iuggler The loser then Of
fered to be; Sl00 that the mouse swallower
could not swallow a cat, but the bet was
declined
Sioux City register. [volume] (Sioux City, Iowa) 1858-1871, 1861-05-25

A most disagreeable point TO reach
in life the point OF death.
Sioux City register. [volume] (Sioux City, Iowa) 1858-1871, 1861-05-25

1t is said that the ladies Of Troy, n. Y,
have invented new feature in their fairs.
A parcel of handsome girls set themselves
up and allow the "iellers' to kiss them
for twelve and half cents per kiss. One
girl made So in one night. One man
took 81 worth.
Sioux City register. [volume] (Sioux City, Iowa) 1858-1871, 1861-05-25

Love is the poetry Of the heart, and
religion the poetry Of the soul.
Sioux City register. [volume] (Sioux City, Iowa) 1858-1871, 1861-05-25

~~ The following patriotic letter was sent
to the great Union Meeting in New York
by Archbishop Hughes, aad was read with
much interest:
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1861-12-21
Another Rebel Attack oil Colonel
Geafy's Re riment.

PoINT or Rocks. Dec. l9-At 10 o'cl,cls
this morning, a Rebel battery of three Guns
tankrd with about two hundred infantry, sud
denly commenced Smelling the "ncanipIn.n
of Col GtLry's Regiment.
About twenty Of the shells, which were well
aimed. fell amidst the cncampmcnt the first
within few feet Of Li"ut. Col. Drkorponay =,
commanding.
The six companies in the camp we're
immediately well deployed and cnirenchcd,
and the battery of the Pennsy ivana Twenty
eighth Regiment opeued fire with two guns.
The first shot, which was sighted by Captain
Knapp, disable one of the Rebel guns, and
the second, sighted by Lieut.. Gcary, fel! in
their centre.
Our battery then advanced and poured
continuous fire into the Rebels Silcncing ali
their guns and driving back u }onrth one
which was sent to reinforce them. Tho
Rebels were driven from their position I'M full
retreat, with II loss of fourteen killed, as far
as known. and many wounded.
Oar side did not lose a man.
The engagement lasted for over half an
hour.
After the rout Of the Rebels, the victors
turned their guns on some houses situated
near the old furnace, on the Virginia side.
where about one hundred and fifty Rebels
were secrrtrd. They drove them out, killing
number of them.
The guns were admirably served.
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1861-12-21

DoGs.-Elk,o on is cursed with dogs.
In all places and at all hours dogs are met
with. All varieties flourish here; the New
foundland and the lap-dog, the terrier and
the lean, lank, half starved, thicving hound,
and the common and uncommon dog and
their owners are as various as they. They
make - nj ght hdcous " with their bark ings,
and people with gardens, backwards or
cellars are ever in dread Of their predatory
visits. Many Of them owned by persons
who are net able to feed themselves. Our
Elkton dogs, like those Of the ancient city
Of Damascus, have to hunt their food where
ever they can find it. They are seen on
Back street in protusion. Almost every
tcn-year-old boy has his dog, which is an
excellent SETTER" ''pointer," or rabbit
dog. Who feed many of these dogs is
easy to tell but to find who owns them
when the assessor comes along is not SO
easy. We presume that there is not tax
paid on more than one-half of the dogs
which this town contains. Something ought
to be done, for these ownerless dogs are
getting to be an ntolerable nuisance.
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1861-12-21
CONFEDERATION of Charleston.
From The Norfolk amd Richmond Papers.
The fire brnke ont ,t ahnut nine n,r lnrl

rum me NOfIOfh anu hiChfHOHH IUDrFS.
The fire broke out at about nine O'Clock on
the evening Of the llth inst, in Russell e.
Odds sash and blind factory, at the foot Of
Hazel street, crossing Hazel street and ex-
tending to the machine shop VI Cameron u
Co.
Before midnight the fire lad assumed an
appalling magnitude. and Meeting street,
from Market to Queen street. was one mass Of
flames. AS tenement after tenement was
cnveloped in fImes, the panic was awful and
thousands of families evacuated their houses
and filed the streets. The buildings in the
lower part Of the city, where the fire broke
out, were principally of wood and extremely
lhitammable, which accounts for the rclnarka-
bly, rapid progress of the fire.
At midnight the Circular Church and Insti-
tuc Hall were burning, and HE proximity of
the flames to the Charleston Hotel sud Mill $
House caused them to be evacuated by their
inmates.
AT one O'Clock the fire tended mere south
ward towards the corner of Archdale and
Queen streets, to the rear Of the Charleston
Hotel and the end of the Ilaync street range.
Crossing Market street the fire spread down
East Bay to Cumberland street and across to
the NIL House, including in its destruction
the Circular Church. Institute Hall, and the
Charleston Hall. All the buildings on King
street, from Clifford nearly to Broad were
destroyed before three O'Clock.
Gen. Ripley, who superintendent the move
ments of the troops. who arrived at the scene
about this time, ordered several buildings on
the route Of the contiagratlon to be blown up,
and after some delay the order was executed,
but not before the theatre, Lloyd's coach
factory, opposite the express office, and all
the houses from this point to Queen street,
had caught fire and been destroyed.
At about 4 O'Clock the wind changed the
direction OF the flames towards Broad street.
subsequently the Cathedral. the Spirc of which
fell shortly after o'clock. The fire made a
clear sweep through the city. making its track
from East Bay to King street.
The Charleston Courier. of the 18th, gives
list of between 200 and 300 suilercrs, and says
that the loss is estimated at from $5,UU0,0OO
to 81 900 900.
Five churches were destroyed, the Cathe-
dral, st. Peters Episcopal, the Cumberland
Street, the Methodist, and the Circular
Church.
The Charleston Mercury says thst five hun
drcd and seventy-six buildings We're dcs-
truyed.
Mr.. Russell, at whose factory the fire
originated, thinks it must have been occa-
stoned by an inccndiary, or by the Negligence
ofthe negroes employed there.
despatch from Charleston dated the 18th,
says that the Mills Hunsc, although threatened
and several times on fire. eventually escaped,
and is only Slightly damaged.
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1861-12-21

FH Jas. T. Mccullough. Esq. offers valuable pro-
perry for sale, the llth of January near the Aims
House.
S-Mr Jas O. Mccormick advertiscs valuable farming
implements, Household and Kitchen Furniture the
property of the late Nevin W Mccormick to he sold on
the 3lst instant. This sale should attract the attention
of purchasers. Mr. McCoi mick u model farmer and
kept the best of implements and farm stock
w sheriff Cosgroyc will sell on the 2Sth instant in
the lth District stock aud produce.
b. splendid Country Seat aud farm situated one
mile from Newark Del, will be sold at Serirs Sale. ON
the 2tth instant Also very large three story brick
house, on the same day
Eu-Wiam Kelley. Administrator Of Thomas Rich
arlson gives notice to creditors and persons owing the
estate Of the latter decd
Be.lublic School Examination will take place ON
Tuesday next, in Ekon Persons interested are invited
t. attend.
EG"S. Il. Carson offers desirable Blacksmith Shop in
Port Deposit for rent.
BS-Jacob c. Howard offers for rent the Smith and
Ca,'h Shop now occupied by j. " Ecaron in this town
E2-Dr ii. III. Mitchell alvr.tses for rent the Tailor
shop ami store adjoining his drug store. with dwelling
attached. this is very desirable stand for bisness-
For further particulars advertising columns.
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1861-12-21
The War In Kentucky.

Il most Brilliant .achieremcat- The Fight al
MnnyordsriUe-3, 200 Rebels Routed by 35L
FederaiS.
LorIsvILLn, Dec. lS.-Thc recent engage
mcnt at Mumfordsvile, proves, when the
dispropOrtion OF numbers is considered, to
have been the most brilliant victory vet
achieved.
Four companies, of about $50 men. of Col.
Wilch's regiment, led by Lieut.. Col. Van
Weber, drove back over 1900 rebel cavalry,
artillery, and infantry.
They were first attacked by regiment of
Texas cavrlry, when they rcpulsed and fol-
lowed. when they were drawn into an ambush
and fired at from all sides by the rebel infantry
The Fedcrals returned the fire vigorously.
and stood their ground until the rebels fell
back. leaving III the dead and most Of the ir
wounded on the field.
No rcintorccmrnts reached Colonel Van
Wcber's command. as reported yesterday,
until after the engagement was over. .
Capt. Stones Louisville battery supported
the Fcdcrals from the north side of Green
river. The firing was at very long range,
from rtlcd cannon. Four other companies
we've On the south side Of the river, but
engaged as pickcts mile and a quarter dis
tant from the scene of action.
OF the Texas Rangers siXty-two were killed,
L
wounded is unknown, but it is supposed to
have been large.
The Federal forces buried their dead
Fourteen rebel horses were fund dead on
the field, and three rebel Is takcu prisoners.
Parties who have just arrived from the
scene of the fight report that, yesterday and
to-day, siXty-nine dead and wounded rebels
were found in the bushes.
The Federal loss was 10 killed on the spot,
I MORALLY wounded, and thirteen otherwise
wounded. or those mortally wounded four
have since died
The rebels lost colonel, u captain, and a
lieutenant.
The rebels sent flag of truce to-day, ask
ing permission to inter their dead.
The postmaster at Somerset writes on his
waybill of the 18th that Zolcotcr, with
seven thousand men, had crossed the Cum
berland river, and was entrcnchiug himself.
The Thirty-trst Ohio and two East Tenncs-
see regiments had arrived at Somerset, maxi
ing the Federal force about equal to that
under Lollicoiler.
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1861-12-21
Wariiks News ff!TN England.

Meeting Of The British Cnbimet-The Restoration
Of Mason and SiidtH riM an .a,oios,v
Demanded.
We have three arrivals since our last issue,
from England, all of which bring us intclli-
gcncc Of the feeling produced in London,
Liverpool. &c. and especially in the British
Government hy the arrest of the traitor cont
missioncrs. Slilcll and Mason. An in,lgna-
ton meeting OF cotton merchants was at once
held, but it was by no means unanimous in
its proceedings, and modified resolutions
were adopted. The press was greatly excited,
and with one accord denounced the act of
Capt. likes, bnt generally regarded it. not
outstanding as being sustained by British
Interpretation Of international law as well US
by British practice.
AS soon as possible there was a meeting of
the British Cabinet. presided over by the
Queen at Windsor Castle, and accord ing to
the Times, il was the unanimous decision Of
the Ministers, that the arrest of Mason and
Siidel was clear violation of the law of
nations, and that Lord Lyons will be iflt
structei, by the first steamer, to demand
rrparation and if not complied with. will be
instructed to Withdraw the Legation iron.
Washington. There was however IA subsc-
qncnt meeting when the Instructions fer Lord
Lyons Were mod iied and special messen-
ger was sent in the Europa which sailed on
the Ind inst, and which arrived at Boston on
the 18th. Nevertheless it is cmphaticalgy
announced by the Times and The Obssrrcr, the
latter sort OF seDi-oilicial journal, that il was
determined to demand from President Lin
coin ample preparation " for the imputed
indignity shown to the British flag by Capt.
Wilkcs-to obtain satisfaction, by Immediate
ly lihcratng Mcssrs Mason and SlidclI. and
restoring them to the protc elton of the Union
Jack; and farther, that the American should
make suitable apology to the British nation.
1t is minated that the dispatches to Lord
Lyons contain instructions for demanding this
hnnliating conduct from the Americay Gov
eminent.
Some OF the papers however deny the
reports hooking to the threatened hostilities
but whatever may be the exact course marked
out by the British Cabinet to pursue in any
possible contingencies, the President and
Cabinet and the People of this country will
never yield to this arrogant demand of our
old enemy, who has ever looked upon the
rise and progress of this country with not
merely lrralonsy as q rival power, but with
deadly HAIRED on the part of the arstocracy
at fhe success of our Republican system Of
Government. Its object is to Divide us and
destroy u.s. but while we have a soldier and
mnskct its power will be resisted, and We
believe trlumphantly. as has been done twice
before, when the odds against us were not
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1861-12-21
Legislative News.

Mr.. Pearce, from the committee on agri-
culture, reported bill abolishing the Office
Of State chemist which was read the first
time.
The Chair laid before the House the report
of the State Treasurer, which states that
there has been paid to the Eastern Shore
Railroad the sum of $4,000, and to the
Maryland and Delaware Railroad $500
The report was referred to the Committee
on Ways and Means.
Mr.. Matthews obtained leave for the
Judiciary Committee to report bill amend
ing the Stay law"
Mr.. Donaldson offered series of rcsolu-
tons declaring that the present war has
been forced upon the Government of the
United States by the South, and that this
State will continue to- furnish men and
means so long as her rights are respected.
The resolutions endorse the resolutions of
Mr.. Crittenden passed at the extra session
of Congress in July last. The resolutions
lie over under the rule.
Mr.. Mathews offered preamble and res.
olutions in which confidence is expressed in
the President, and tenders the thanks OF
the Legislature to the Government for res
pecting the rights of Maryland.
Mr.. Donaldson, from the Committee on
Ways and Means, reported a resolution
declaring that the State assumes her portion
of the direct tax and declares her intention
to pay it, which was passed only two mem
bers voting in the negative.
On Wednesday and Thursday the lcgis-
lature transacted no business of interest to
the general reader. The House was occu-
pied in the discussion of series of resoutions
on Federal Relations
We think the wiscst resolution the Legis-
lature could pass would be one to adjourn
and go home till the regular session again
called them together.
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1861-12-21
Correspondence Of The Cecil Wing.


Mr.. EDlroR. The Monroe Lvceum was
organized on Saturday evening last, by
electing Elijah Hester, Esq, President
Sylvester H. Coulson and William H. Terry,
Vice Presidents Eli Coulson, Esq, as
Secretary. The question for discussion
on Saturday evening next, Dist: " u hirh l.,
the mast Beneficial TO man Education Or Wcahh?''
Ailirmative-Eli Coulson, John 7. Egan.
Thomas Werring, NJ. Glackcn, NJ. d., Mark
Rivcs. Edward Gallaher. Ncgative-O. &.
Kidd, W. Penn Coulson, James Wosson,
James A. Coulson, Thomas W. Mccullough,
II. Glacken.
MIR. Rivcs is from Philadelphia, and will
deliver an address on the benefit of the
l.yceum, at 4 O'Clock. Those who have
never heard this gentlemen will find it to be
treat to be present. The ladies are
respectfully invited to attend.
Yours, MAJOR JONES.
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1861-12-21

THE KNIcKERBocKER.-The January num-
Der of this Magazine which opens the fifty
ninth volume, contains an unusual variety
Of interesting matter. q Sunshine in
Thought the first Of series of papers on
the cheerful and joyous in Literature, by c.
G. Leland is commenced in this number,
and will be read with pleasure by his runner
Gus admirers. The publishers announce
that they intend publishing shortly new
and interesting serial descriptive of American
Life and Character by an eminent author,
as well as otherwise cnriching the pages Of
their Magazine during the coming year
By the way what has become Of the npm-
bers of old knick for November and
December We didn't receive either of
them. j. R. Gilmore, Publisher, N. Y
Price $500 n year.
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1861-12-21
SIGNAL VICTORY IN MISSOURI.
FLIGHT OF THE REBELS.
GENERAL POPE IN HOT PERSCIT.
gage and Munitions.

ST. Louis, Dec. l9.-Dcspatches received
to day at headquarters from General Pope
state that after a forced march, Yesterday
he got between the enemy, encampcd sin
miles from Chilhowee, johnson county. and
ZOO strong in Clinton and Henry counties
But rs soon us they heard of his approach,
they beat arapid retreat towards Rose Hill
III johnson county, leaving all their baggage
and large quantity of arms, munitions,
papers, &c., i'll our possession.
General Pope then threw forward ten
companies of cavalry and IL section Of artil-
Jerry in pursuit, following with the main
body of his army. When at johnson. in
Bates county, the Rebels were so closely
pursued that they scattered in all directions.
but mostly toward the South.
General Pope then forced strong recon
noisance to within fifteen miles of Osccola
and intercepted and captured one hundred
and fifty fleeing Rebels, and all their baggage,
horses, DC.
Other squads of some ten or fifteen Rebels
were taken, making the aggregage number
of prisoners about three hundred
No lighting is reported to have occurred
General Pope says the whole country
between Rose Hill On the west, and Grand
River on the south, is clear Of Rebelss
General Price has only eight thousand
troops at Osceola.
1t is understood that General Pope will
send a strong force of cavalry to Lexington
The main body of his army is now Ell route
for Sedalia.
A train of seventy wagons with clothing
and supplies for Price, has been cuptured,
in addition to the articles previously
reDOrted.
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1861-12-21

The Union .army in Motion-1Ae Tennssseta
Lead The Column.

The Union .Army in Motion-Ihe Tennsssetans
Lead the Colunn.
CINCINNATI, Dec. 19.-Thc Frankfort des.
patch to the Commercial says:
Advices from Somerset state that yesterday
morning at daylight Grn. ,Schoepf with all
his force marched out to attack the Rebels.
Gen. Zollicnfcr is in position On Fishing
Greek, with six thousand men and some
artillery.
Gen. SchocpH's force consists of two Ten
ncssee regiments. Hoskin's Kentucky rcgi-
ment, and the Seventeenth, Twenty first,
Thir'y-tiith and Thirty-cighth Ohio regiments,
and Standards Ohio and Hewitt's Kentucky
batteries of ten guns, tonr of which are rificd
and four smooth bore, and two PARROT guns.
ZollcoHtr has no wagons on this side OF
the river, and but Indifferent means of cross
ing.
Gen. Schoepf was confident of whipping
him. with some hope of capturing most OF
his men,
The Tenncssceans lead the column. 1t is
probabld that a battle took place yesterday or
to-day.
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1861-12-21
Further from Beaufort.

TIE Stone Fleet in Charleston Harbor-Erpedi-
ton 10 Fernandina, Florida.
New York, Dec. IA private letter from
Beaufort says the stone fleet had sailed from
Savannah for Charleston, in company with a
man-ot- war.
The ships were to be sunk in Charleston
harbor on Saturday last.
Tybee Island is occupied by l 900 Federal
troops, who are to throw up batteries for use
against Fort Pulaski if necessary.
The sloop-of-war Savannah and three or
four gunboats were off Tybee Island
The steamer Bahtic, with 1000 troops, had
left Port Royal for Fernando, accompanied
by the BienriNe and another gunboat. The
rebel fertilization there consisted of five guns,
manned by from 200 to 800 men. 1t was
believed that it would fall into our hands after
q brief struggle