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Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1861-05-29
TENNESSEE

The territory embraced in this State in
mean length is four hundred miles, and
its mean breadth one hundred and four
teen miles, containing An area Of territory
Of A 600 square miles, and embracing a
population of !, 1860 If which 10000
are liable to military duty. In regard to
the present crisis, Tennessee has not d.
recty severed the bonds which bind that
State TO the Union but it has adopted a
military league made between its Covers
nor and three Commissioners of the Con-
tederate States, in which it is agreed that
all the force of the State shall oe employ
ed to assist the conlederated rebels. The
Legislature has also adopted a declaration
Of independence, and has permitted the
people to vote upon it, which they will do
on the S'h Of June pr0x. The State is at
present without effective military arms,
aud some Inconvenience may ari.e before
it can send an effective force in.o the field.
At present q considerable force from this
STATE, under the command Of Mcicr Cen
cral Pillow, is assembled at Memphis and
north twenty miles along the bank Of the
Mississippi. This force, it is reported, is
cooperating with force from Arkansas,
whose ultimate design is to besicge Cairo,
Illinois, now occupied by L States troops.
Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1861-05-29
M(isttllanrous,
Tail Holt better than no Holt.

The following laughable affair is from a
book entitled Fishers River Scenes and
characters. The incident is located in
North Carolina 1t is the story of man
named "Oliver Stanley" who was taken
captive ty wild "lninns." After some
consideration they put him into an empty
oil barrel and headed him up, leaving the
bupg.hole open, that he might be longer
dying. The prisoner relates q portion of
his experience in this wise:
determined to get out'n that or bust
trace; and so | pounded away with my
fist until | beat it into nearly Jelly, at
the On Of the bar'l; but it were no 90 -
Then | butted spell with my noggin, but
had no purchase like old rams ha, e
when they butt; fur, you know, they back
ever SO far when they make tilt. SO !
csled in, made my lastwiII and testament,
and virtually gave up the ghost. ~ wur
mighty serious time with me, to be sure.
While wur lying there, balancing ac>
counts with t'other world, and afore had
oil my fggers made out to see how things
'ud stand, ! heard suthn' scrambulating
in the leaves, and snortin', every whips
stitch like ne smelt suthin' he didn't ac-
nctly like. lay as still as a salamander,
and thought, maybe there's a chance for
Stanley yit. So the critter, whatever it
might be, KEEP moseyn' round the bar'l.
Last he come to the bung hole, put his
nose in, smelt mighty perticuler, and gin
saonstrous loud snort. !holt what little
breth had to keep the critter from smell,
lin the intarnels of that bar'l. soon
seen il was bar oi the woods-the big
king bar of the woods, who hac lived thar
from time immortal. Thinks |, old fellow
look ou. old Oliver amt dead yit. Jist
then, he put his blacl; paw in jst as fur as
he could, and scrabbled about to make
tcoyery. The first though had was to
nab his paw, 1,s a drownin' man viii ketch
ststtraw but soon seen that wouldn't
DO, tor you see he couldn't then travel --
70 jist waited spell with gre It tiatter.
baton of mind The next move he made
vas to put his tai! in at the bung-hole ov
the bari to test nards. | seen that wur
ny time to mark my Jack so seized my
holt and shouted st the top ov my voice;
"Chargc Chester, charge!
On, Stanly, on"
And The bar he put, and knowed that tail
holt was better than no holt; and so we
went, barl and all, the bar full speed
Now, my hope wur that tho bar would
pump over some prcssepiSS, bralI the bar'l Ill
loshiveraticns, and liberate me from my
nasty, stinkin lily prison, and sure 'nuif,
the bar at full speed leaped over catarack
Nyto0 high. Down we went together in
a,pile, cowhollop, on big rock, Dustin
the BARI and nearly shakin' my gizzard
out me. let go my tail.holt-had no
more use for it-and away went the bar
like whirlygust ov woodpeckers wur af-
Nt. I've rever seen ncr heard from
that bar since, but he has my best wishes
'or bis present and future welfare.
Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1861-05-29

This State contains 325 600 square miles
of territory. and population Of Cos, ,9jj-
81 600 Of which are liable to military duty.
The State, through lts convention seeded
from the federal Union, F, bruary lst,
1861, by vote Of lGl to I, and Joined her
destnies with the Confederate States. At
present there slumbers in the State deep
sentiment Tor the Union, which requires
the whole moral force of tho scCessiorists
to keep from awakening to ncy vigor aud
increased life. The large extent of terri b
tory of Texas, with a sparsely settled pop,
ulation, and large inland frontier con-
stantly menaced by hostile Indians and
predatory bands Of MeXlcan adventures
and robbers, renders the presence of
large military iCrce within her borders
necessary. Now that the United States
military forces have been driven from the
State, the Camanche indians will make a
dreadful warfare upon its borders. The
ca msnches have many 9, icygnoes against
the Texans, and are brave and desperate.
Their movements are very sudden, and
in warfare mercile $. Cortinas, the Mex
lean bandit, has recently reappeared in
the south of the State, and will give the
Texans much trouble. The anticipated
presence of United States biockading
squadron near the mouth of the Mississip-
ri river will have a tendency to isolate
Texas in great measure from the South.
ern Conlederacy, as her commerce with
the neighboring States was by water
principally to New Orleans, land travel
being next to impossibe-and blockade
would cut off her sea transportation from
New Orleans. It is thought that it will
require the whole military force of Texas
to keep the State intact from her Indian
enemies, and that even were she ever SO
well disposed towards providing her quota
of men liz the military operations OF the
great body of Confederate States troops,
her loss of sea communication would for
bid the attempt.
Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1861-05-29
VOL. XXXl.-WHOLE NO 1856.
From the New Yerk Herald
Sketches Of tie Seeded States.

We all know where the free States
stand, The overwhelming uprising of
the Union sentiment, from the Atlantic
to the Pacific, emphatically shows the po>
slton of the North. But what is the con
dition of the Southern States This
question is answered by the annexed brief
sketchas -
Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1861-05-29

Morgan and Gaines, the first situated on
prominent sand spit, commanding al the
sea approaches. The latter is situated on
the opposite shore, These forts are now
garrisoned by 1900 Of the Confederate
States army, under Colonel lIardee. The
forts are well equipped and ready for a
good defence.
Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1861-05-29
MISSOURI.

Tic state or Missouri contains q, OBJ
square miles of territory. and i. two hun
dIod and eighty seven miles long and two
hundred and thirty broad 1t contains a
population Of .2O4.2I4. out of the male
population Of which 22l, 900 are liable to
military duty. The reonraphical position
orMissouri. enia.u'J,ed as She is between
Kansas, Iowa. and Illinois, with her great
river outlet near Cairo completely in the
Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1861-05-29

Az IRISH DlsCUssioN.-A contractor
VI. Who was building tunnel on certain
Vhio railroad, observed, one morning,
That the face of member of his gang had
ls'uriace all spotted with bruises and
plasters.
Ah Jimmy" said he, what have you
been doin?"
Not vary much, sur" answered Jim
ny II was jist down at Billy Mulligan's
.t M' night, sur, an him an me we had a
pA discooshen wild sthicks !"
Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1861-05-29

FORTUNE sometimes descends as a snow
,o'n, i, heaping up great abundance but
nothing.
Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1861-05-29

a SOLDIER was once wounded in battle
Nsup terrible believing. An lrishman,
'ao laid near with both legs shot off, i'm
~Nedlately sung out-"Bad luck to the
ases sss Of ye-do yer think that nobody is
Nl' but yerself2"
Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1861-05-29

a DYING IRisHMAN was asked by his con-
;"'or 4 II he was ready to renounce the dev-
and all his works. "Och yer
aunor, said Pat, "don't ask me that Pm
svne TO strange country, and ] don't
'aht 10 make mYself enemies lp
Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1861-05-29

MRS PARTINGToN wants to know If it
sse'e not intended that women should
a'l'e their husbands, Why are they put
o'ough the bride ceremony?
Shreveport daily news., 1861-10-17
Duyhey SANS recount 9t Ma~as'

DuyAey Sans recount y lla"os-
scs.-Atore de tis Int conlenst, Mass'r
Joe saws to me, "Sam, you'd better
90 behind, or dc Yankees may catch
YOU" "Mass'r joe says l., IL amt
fcred of no Yank what ever eat a
codtiSh. an if you aint got no dEic-
tons, I'd like to stand by you.
Well. direckly l seed the 1ans a
comm an a kickin up IL nifty big
dust. Den l hearn u popiin OF the
guns, iis like pourin shell Gavin IN
empty barrel, only louder. l stand
stiff. Den l hearn somin go "wish,
and one OBJ dem Jun bullits, but Il;
BIG as IL piccaninny's head, tore NJ
de ground like Mass'r Jones ole bul
down in the medder, Den the littl'
fellers come singin roun dis chile:
head like skeeters in de big cypress
swamps, an l didn't stan so stifi
Better beliebe | felt like Il billed disl
cloff bout de nees. Dis individooai:
hart jumped up an doun like OF
gobbler in a han baskit, and it NJ
hadn't KEEP de ivory shut it o1d I
iumpt rite outen his mouf, sub: Bu
| I warnt skeered, no-siree Bob dl
chile aint one OBJ dat kline. But
tell you what, l thot it pooty sharl
work for de size, as de debil sai'
Shreveport daily news., 1861-10-17

when de broadtread waggin run ober
his nose. Dar we stood and took it;
and neber sed muffin. Presently l
seed one Of de malicious hosifers ride
up wild his hoss, all covered wild 10th
CT, and I knowd some body war a
gwine to get hurt. / reckin you'd a
thot all Hevin and yearth wuz COM
in together ef you'd hearn dem COM
pliments we glib dc Yanks. Arter
dat fire, my har, what had bin stanin
strate out, curled up agin, all felt as
cool as de middle seed Of a cucumber
in a refrigerum. Den We pored in dc
grape shot, an de plum shot, and the
6umpin shells, and dem little fellers
with a hole in one end what whistles
tell day strike you. and den you
don't hear EN- whistle no moh. q,
de dust and de smoke, ard de blood.
Dan / gin to git mad. z,didn't kere
| muffin fer myself, case dis chile amt
wuf much, no how but to see de
nice white gemmen shot down by
dem abolitioners, war too bad. !
didn't say much, case 1 b'long to dc
Church, but thot ''dam it" a heap
a times. Den we whip EN-, and den
dey hull grabble at bout de rate OF
two hundred and forty. Day run
outen dar boots, trowed away da,
guns an 'quipshuns, and som Of dem
left dar shuttails hangin on de bushes
an fens rails. Dat wur de fasest
..backara movement" cher l went &
fslin. De fuss chans l got | went
out to make Il raise l felt in a heal
ob pockets, but neber foun nuthin bu
IA pack Of kards and dogberrygraf
. and a lead quarter. Dem abolitioner
are dc miserablist pooh folks 1 ebe
did see. Day aint wuf sl'ootin.-Ex
aminer.
Shreveport daily news., 1861-10-17

Postage Stamps.-The public viii
be pleased to learn that the Postottee
Department is at length about to
commence the issue of letter stamps.
The five cents stamps will be dis
tributed early next week. Various
causes have rendered it impracticable,
we are assured, to afford the public
this convenience before. We have
seen a proof impression of the new
stamp, and think it will compare
favorably with those Of other govern
ments.-Richmond Dispatch.
Shreveport daily news., 1861-10-17
TIE r M $ :

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i'taR THE WEEKLY:
for each >.iaare "t lively" lines OF less
for the first in>cr1i"m.- 81 -M
For each n,l,liti.. insertion, per
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IIDI! 'v{iE h.ItA'.
Shreveport daily news., 1861-10-17
FOX THE D.tII.i:

For professional and h,lsim.>, cards. in-
Guiding It's. Daily vap"r.) not exceeding
axe lines. tor ~ months, $l3-w'fh""t
nalrr. $40.
rr privilege of yearly advertisers is
strictly limited To their own Immediate anu
,,...i,lir business; and the business of an
:uiy,riiSin. firm is not considered as incln-
.!;n.. tia, .t its individual members.
advertisements published at irregular
int.r> ais. 81 per square for each insertion.
Announcing. candidates for IL District or
State office. so: for il Parish office, $40;
4'ity office, :S:---:" he paid i'll advance.
All advertisements for strangers "r tram
sirni persons, '~ hr la''i III advance
advertisements not marked on the copy
..r, :, specified time, will be inserted till
.uri,il. Hn, ,Avnsclit eNnct,'!.
MARRIAGES AM! deaths will be lMbilshc,
az .iirv> obituaries, tributes "t respect, an.
funeral invitations as utl,cr advertisements
Shreveport daily news., 1861-10-17
The following views are those ex
pressed hv the London Times

The following views are those ex-
pressed by the London Times
The United States Of North Ameri
ca have ceased aobe. Whether their
place will be tal,en by two Unions or
twrnty-whether the principles Of
confederation will be merely limited
or absolutely discarded-nobody can
venture toforetcll; events which will
leave the last state OF things with
much resemblance to the first. 1t
viii have been seen, indeed, from
cur New York correspondence that
fine staunchest Federalists have now
bru ught themselves to contemplate
thus disruption of the Union as a
possible result. -.
he Subjugation Of the South I'm
p sslble.-Enough has now been
learn: to show that the subjugation
OF the Soutl. is next to impossible
and its submission in the highest de-
gree improbable.
We need say little i'll defence of an
assumption that the conquest Of the
South by the armies OF the North
has now become most improbable
event. All the incidents Of the wal
appear to have been in favor OF the
Confederate States. In the only en-
saSemcnts approaching to the char
acter of pitched battle, the South.
ern troops have been victorious, and
though we hear little Of their ope'
rations, it is at least certain that they
arr. aggressive, and that the Fede'
raj Government is alarmed for the
safety of the capital. Hitherto, the
lapse of time, while it has evidently
added to the confidence OF the South
has brou rht little accession o.
strength t. the North. The Stats
: adhering to the Union do indeed con
, tribute mon and munitions on scale
, which does honor to their patriotism
| hut the hattalions are undisciplined
ill equipped, and what is more thar
: all, insubordiuate. The reverses ant
. privations of an unsuccessful wa;
! are verv different from the glories o
e the brief campaign which was con
5 templated by the Presidents volun
: teers, and the jealousy which tn
!. Americans entertain of all authorit..
h finds it's expression even in camp
s On the other hand, the Southerners
e less addicted to the institutions OF de
e mocracy, less imbued with ideas
a social equality, and conscious proba
It bly, of more desperate position
$ have carried far greater energyto to u!
l work of war. We can see that
? the South power is concentrated an
d obedience enforced, and we find tina
Shreveport daily news., 1861-10-17

Hon. John G. Breckinridge, it is
currently reported, has Joined Gen
Buckner's army as a private. 1t is
said that he will issue an address IL
a few days, resigning his seat in the
United States Congress. .,
Shreveport daily news., 1861-10-17
the natural result is a clear military
superiority.


We have at hand. thanks to the
courtesy Of q feiend, copies Of the
Mobile News and Of the Telegraph,
of the evening Of the 10th. Brief let
ters contained in both from Pensaco-
la correspondents shed but little light
over the mewhat confused accounts
already received by. telegraph.
The expedition was under the
command Of Brig. Gen. Runnels,
says one account, while another
names Gen. Anderson in that capaci-
ty. The authority for the first state
ment is the special correspondent of
the Advertiser, Register and News
for the latter private member of one
Of the Mobile companies is the au-
thnrity.
From none of the letters or tele-
grams received does it appear how
many and what troops Of the enemy
We're met on Santa Rosa Island by
the gallant adventurers, in this night
attack aud surprise. The Billy Will
son Zouave Regiment is all that is
mentined, and that was put to flight,
at the first attack. So that whom it
was we fought with, long enough and
hard enough to loose so many men
as we seem, to have done, is still un-
explained-
! One Of the letters alluded to says:
\ We drove the entire force encam-
ped inside the fort; Though I'll tell
/ you we bought our victory at an ad-
vanced rate. We are over 100 short
this morning, and have about Is or
20 in the hospital. Gen. Anderson
was wounded, but not mortally. We
took Z prisoners among them is
Major Vogdes, (Bill Brown took him
but l tell you those Mimic rifle bullets
!, do whistle some, sure. got off scott
3 free again, though / had some close
! shave.
Another, in the same paper, says :
I The skirmish is described as ter
, rible. Our company Mobile Cont
t nentals) was represented by l3 men,
, who acted as spikers and burners
one of whom was killed and one
, wounded. About fifty Of our forces
q were killed and fifty more wounded
:, and missing Gen. Anderson, the
commanding officer. was wounded IL
J. the arm. Several Of our officer:
n We're killed.
n The telegraph accounts already
,, published by us give the loss OF tn
= enemy as being very great, and ou
own, forty i'll killed and wounded
n The number Of our men engaged II
e this expedition is variously stated
h the special correspondent Of the Ad
e vertiser puts it at 1000; one of tn
II Telegraph correspondents says "l25
,e of us left Pensacola - and the othe!
l. one of the citizens Of Mobile, VIII
r. was in Pensacola, but not in the er
l. trrprise, says 1.-the force was lao
d meu."
p We must await the official repol
" Of the officer leading the. expedition
e. or, at least, Of the Pensacola papers
,e for a connected and COMPREHENSIVE
,e account of this spirited and gallar
w fafiair.-Pscayune.
h,
Shreveport daily news., 1861-10-17

go 1t should be borne IN mind that the
DUTY Macs contains the latest intelligence
received ut this point. I'll" paper does not
go to press until after the arrival of the mail.
1t is delivered by Carrier for s. per Year "r
81 for six months. Ell
Shreveport daily news., 1861-10-17
MISCELLANEOUS.
Atten ton Company No 1

BEAT NO. 2, 3rd RECT La. MA. p
All Persons subject to Military
duty, and residing North Of Texas
Street and Road, arc hereby notified
to attend Company Muster, on
Thursday, Oct. II, at 3 =. NJ. on the
Muster ground, adjoining Jones'
Foundry, armed aud equipped as the
law directs.
Isv order Of the I'd Lieut.. Command.
ing. ["l5-2t H. =. HlAMS. q. 5.
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1861-04-03
Port of New York, April 2, 1861.

CLEARED
Steamship jamestown, Skinner, Norfolk &c-Ludam d
Ship Winged Racer, Cummings, San Francisco-suton
Ship N Livingston, Samson Havre-Boyd Hincken.
Bark Isabel, Henson, Liveipool-Jackson Neil.
at pts T Ra1 Do
s scSr Sultan B, Dickson ma Z, Hunter ScS
s?s$a seeDs
ksHns Prince
s ssE F s%1 H9aS Ess5ssegf ara s. Griffith
sss Sf i E,sa Ro.oHg %.Kss Smith
schr Ann Caroline, Bacon Boston, W Mckee.
schr pemng Thorne, proyidsnce.L Kenny
ARRIVED.
Steamship New York (Brem) Won Sanen Bremen aud
1890 dollars ana sseS fIaas'
s e La ID n lon nf s. sGd p
from NF II g & ship West
K Con i Brings and Ta ssS B :ss 90
ss Cd o oo c spss
st7ls AM lay 70 all night Of the LIST OF the Lshship de-
steamship .Cahawba, J " smith, from, New Orleans,
ms her sed q sy SI at on The 2s
arrived here this evening with mdse and passengers to Lv
Steamship Alabama, woodruff Savannah with mdse and
to samuel Mch son The Alabama has
steamship Roanoke Couch. Richmond &c with mdse
passengers. to Ludam Iieneken. April l. PM passed
bark Reindeer in Hampton Roads with about 100 sails all
Ship Enterprise MeLane Hsvre Feb Z with mdse and PAS
ssneers 70 Boyd Hncken Had heavy and sW weather
Brig sarah Sewhal OF Disby Ns. Ens HoOos PR, Is
Brig Search, Wilson, ST George, Ne u days
schr Olive Matilda Br, Kenhey Ponce Pr March Is, with
sysS Providence
scsr 9 Watson Haloek Eizabethpor for Fall River
ehr Charles Williams Healey Ezabethport for Portland
scIr Lucy blake, Alvey, RocSisnd, 10 days
s sehr sseIarh Allen, boston Boston. days
schr Free Mason, Furmon Indian River, days
Schr Charles y Hazard, Billiard, Hartford. 2 dayA
schr Ovoca Ireland, New Haven days,
Steamer " Bruno Foster. Baltimore.
Steamer seso In9pp sSa roTsr Baltimore
Steamer ,tevens, kaynor, Baltimore.
Steamer Anthracie, Jones Philadelphia
Steamer Madgle. Bell. Philadelphia.
Steamer " amsuita. Arey. New Bedford
stesper New London, smith New Londen.
Steamer Pelican. Baker Providence.
sloop Mary ralas, Racket Wareham.
The ship Ceyon, arrived April passed Cape Good Hope
FEB 49, crossed the Equator ia the Atlantic March IL IN Ion
So Has had pleasant weather entire passage March ~
lat 30 saw vessel about eight miles TO ee~ard apparent
" IN distress down 10 her and found her TO be Br bark
Columbus Of Dublin abandoned and waeriogged and
matches bulwarks stove &C. appeared 10 have been but
short time In that ~ ndition - "ffS '~ ~
The Austrian bark Due Cogna arrived March 81 from Ant
wtrp reporsMarch g. lat 80 IS lon 90 20 passed the
of brig hr Caroline Simpson, OF Rochester water logged
Two barks and brig
Br bark Exeter, for -; brig Belle Bernard, Matanzas
Also steamships jamestown, for Richmond, and Mount
April t-Seamshp Champion, for Aspinwa.
Wind al sunset ME-.
MisesIIaueous.
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1861-04-03

Miscellaneous.
LltyeR The steamer weschester Win be launched iron
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1861-04-03

Canadian -four firm, with better inquiry from the
trade with sales Of 600 bbls. at SIS so 81 so South
-four in steady demand, with saes OF 800 bbs
closing within the range Of the above quo.
tatiops Rye flour better, with sales Of 300
bbls. nt figures. CofnmeA In fair de-
mand, with sales OF 600 bbls, including Brandy
wine, Jersey and Marsh's extra. Wheat was In
good request and the previous advance sustained In
Guiding transactions made yesterday aud today the
sales reported 10 have reached about 200 bush
els, chiefly for export at 81 As 81 so for white Ohio
and 81 55 81 60 for white Michigan, 81 30 for Canada
club in store and 81 53 for white do in store ~ 37
81 3Ss for red Wee tern In store and delivered, and
~ Al 81 ~ for mixed western 81 235 81 2sl, for
Chicago spring, 81 20 Tor North Western club, 81 30 n
delivered and 81 "a for winter do in store Corn was
sei6 With gales Of A., 200 bushels at e2iAe. q 03c