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Daily Democrat and news. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1859-1864, 1861-01-03
81 Reward.

OST ON SATURDAY A BLUE, PILOT
IL cloth coat, between willard barrows' on 9Th
street. and LeClaire street, and Sargents row 9th
and Rock Island streets. The subscriber will give
two dollals reward to any person who viii return
the same ct his house or q this o0ee.
= .'sel -.-sssu-.nass-n PATRICK Grady
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LEGAL.

srRUS BE'S SALE.-WimsAs. On the 47,h
= day Of January, 4. d. 1859, Phineas Merwin
executed unto George b. Sargent, as Trustee a
certain deed Of trust, conveying to said Trustee
heaad y Sceee county, lows, described - fol'ovs,
so-wit That part Of lots nine lSl and ten loI IN
eloek nifty eight ISL in the city Of Davenport :,
which 10 particularly described ~ fellows, viz !:
Beginning 1t the southwest corner Of said lot
ten ll0 thence running north forty four al feet
thence sast oss hundred and twsaty eight Isl
feet, thsnss sestA 4l feet 70 de alley,
thsnce vest along the north side Of the alley ono
hundred and twenty eight n lsl feet, 70 the place
Of beginning, with the improvements and sppur-
tenancss-said deed Of trust being u record in
the ReeordG's Office in said Scott county, in book
.Eof !o.n Lot Mortgage, q psss tires hsD-
nads by the said Phinsss Msrwin for the purpose
Of securing the NJ yment Of eleven certain prom
issosy notes signed BY said Phinsas Merwin and
payable 70 the order Of himself, dated the 9th
day Of January, A. d. 1859, and payable As fol-
lows: One Of said notes being for the sum Of
after the date thereof, and the ten other Of said
notes being for tho sum Of Eve hundred dollars
5000 sach, and payable respectively in six
twelve, eighteen, twenty four thirty. ihirty-si1,
frty-two, forty eight, 6fty -four. and sixty months
after tho date thereof all which notes became by
Mary l.. BARTON aud only one Of which to wit:
the note OF nvs huadrsa dollars $500 pay a bic in
six months, has been paid
And now, saidtwo notes Of ave hundred dollars
S5e0l each, payable in twelve and eigAtssu
months respectively, having become dss and
payable, and the said phincas Merwin hav-
ing failed to pay the same, !, George b.
Sargent Trustee - aforesaid, do hereby give
this public notice that, by virtue Of tho pow
o. which is in me vested BY said Deed Of Trust,
| will, on Mcnday, the l4sh day Of January, A.
ID. 1861, at tho hour Of eleven O'Clock in the fore
noon Of said day, Ut the Court House door, in the
City Of Davenport, expose and offer for sale,
at public auction, the parcel Of land above
described, or so much thereof a. shall be neccs
say 70 satisfy and pay the amount Of said notes
with the interest tn to the day Of SALE togeth
Or with oil the costs and expenses attending said
sale, costs Of this notice end Trustse'sfsss.
Dated the goth day Of December, A. d. 1860.
GEORGE y. SARGENT.
dsc20-dts Trustee
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KTOW IS THE TINE TO LAY IN WOOD
IN for winter use. We havedry kindling wood
& . 70 pr cord. - pesa wood q 81 81 Der
eoci,
Q.aets e yss " - - !:::; IT,. ,.
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T,KUsTEE's SALE.-WHsasAs, on the 2s,A

1NkUSTEE'S SALE.-WHEREAs, ON the 2Sth
L day Of November, A. D., 1859, William ".
burlington, IN unmarried man, executed unto
Austin Corbin, Is Trustee certain deed Of trust,
conveying to satd Trustee the land in Clinton coun-
~, Iowa, described - follows, to-wit: The south
halt oil the eOuth-sss quarter, Of section number
twelve II in township No. eighty two 1872 north
Of range No. one east Of the 5th p. ST.. viii h
said conysyance WAS made b. ~ said william w
burlington FOR the purpose Of securing the pay
lnent of two certain promissory notes and the in
tsrest thereon. signed by said William w. Bur
nngton, dated the 35th day of November, A. d.
1863, Ard peysble-ss follows; One fos eighteso-
end 7s-l00 dollars, duo in six months, and one
other for one hundred and sixty eight and rs. 90
dollars. due in one year. both payable 1t The Bs nix
ing House Of Macklot b Ccrbin, in Davenport,
Iowa, with interest at 10 per cent. per annum a.
ter maturity.
And now, said notes having become due and
payable. and the ssid William w. burlington
having failed to pay the same, ], Austin Corbin,
Trustee Is Aforesaid, do hereby give this public
notice, that by virtue Of the power which
IL in me vested by said Deed Of Trust,
sill. - Saturday. the seth day Of pc
cember, A. d. ls6o, 1t the hour Of two o'clock
in the afternoon of said day, at tho Court House
door in the city Of Davenport, expose and oGer for
sale 1t public auctisn, the parcel Of land above
described orsu much sreof - shall be neeoss airy
to satisfy and pay the amount Of sad note With tho
interest thereon to the day Of SALE together With
all the costs and expenses attending said ~ TO-
costs Of this notice and Trustees fees. ...5.s .
Dated she Sth day Of December, 4. D. 1860. :
AUSTIN CORBIN,
decs-dts Trustee.
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RAILROADS.


/
Winter Arrangement, 1860.
1Is;ms vss By Chicago tiss. (Which 10 trelvs ssis-
ssss Jsster tha" Davenport time.
.nN AND AFTER MONDAY. NOV. ssrH,
" $780, and until further notice, passenger
trains will leave Davenport ~ follows:
$50 A. n. for Marengo and Washington.
raAIxs ARaIvx AT DAVENPORT AZ FOLLOWS.
z 5.25 r. n. from Mareugo and Washington.
All trains out of Davenport will make direct
connections al Msrengo, Iowa city and Washing
ton with the Western stage Company stages for
all points West
Trains from the West connect at Rock Island
with trains Of the Chicago and Rock Island Rail
Road for all points East, North and South.
Passengers are reminded Of tho necessity Of
giving distinct directions TO the destination OF
their baggage, also to before taking
sheir seats in the cars.
JOHN F.TRACY, Gen'l Sup't. -
A. KIxBALL, Asst Sup't.
Davenport, Nov. rs, l660.-dtf
Daily Democrat and news. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1859-1864, 1861-01-03

Lands for Sale.
$40 acres in Shelby county.
800 Cass
$50 Pottawattamie county.
$40 Hardin
SEQ Greene
For sale or exchange for City property. Also,
City property to excha ngc for lands.
GEO. b. SARGENT,
nai3- Lapd 80
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Pi ttsburg. Fl. WAYNE Il Chicago
ALL K q AID.

Ks1 .Szss. g - ! - I. 9
OARS RUN FROM CHICAGO To PITTSBURG
~ without change, connecting with the great
PENNSYL VAhM CENTRAL RAILROAD
To New York, Philadelphia Baltimore and W ash
ington city, and all the interior towns of Penn
sylvana, New Jersey, New York, Maryland DC.
Merchants by taking this route, will have the
advantage of all tho eastern markets at no addi-
tionai cost.
Baggage checked through.
Trains leave the Depot, Canal street, west eide,
Chicago, daily on the arrival CT trains from the
Vest and North west.
Connecting at Crestline with Cleveland d Lake
shore X K. to Dunkirk Buffalo, Niagara Falls
New York and Boston, and all the interior
towns of New England, via New York Central
and New York h Erie Railroads Also South to
Columbus, GAINESVILLE, Newark, Mount Vernon,
SteubcnyilIe and Wheeling, and interior town
of Ohio and Virginia.
The above trains connect at Forest with trains
on Mad River Road u Springfield, Urbano, Day
ton and cincinnati. Also with trains at Lima for
Dayton nd Cincinnati direct.
Fare a. low any other sgOute.
Passengers bound east will find this route both
pleasant aud agreeable passing through many Of
the largest ana finest cities in the United States
Passengers arriving at Chicago on any 90 tho
roads, vii find attentive cheek agents al the de-
pots To rsosivc checks and coavey baggage, free OF
charge, to til, plttsburg and Chicago cars. Sleep
ing car accompany each train
Tickets for sale at all the prime pal ticket Off
oes in the Wost, and ut the Companys office, cor
ner Of Randolph aud Dear streets, at the
Depot, West side, Chicago.
Be particular TO ask for tickets by Fort Wayne
DAN. W. BOSS,
Geni Western Passenger Agent, Chicago.
j. II. MooRE, Com. anu Gent Ag't, Chicago.
Freight of all kinds will be carried from Chica
90 To all mini, II ALI tiinAs Mt "a low rate.
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REAL ESTATE.

GEORGE h. SARGENT
"AS TAKEN AN OFFICE IN THE BASE
III ment Of the Bank Buldir 8, and offers his
services as an Agent for the purchase and sale Of
7EAh Es5TAT1,
r Az M ENT OF It A X Il 3 !,
Negotiation Of Loans,
and other matters arpertaning to general COM
mission business.
Cash Advances made on Produce
oniss ned TO his correspondents in Boston and
New York.
DAVENPORT. Iowa, June, 1850. juns-dtf
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CLUBBING.

rsssissd a pm. *saa
CLUBBING.
a jisessnt Of twenty-five per cent. from the
above prices viii b allowed 70 CLUn ordering
four sopiss Of any ons q moro Of tbs above works
Thus: Foar copies 81 Blaskvsol. o II ons Re-
view, viii - ssat To- one addssss for - four
copies Of ~ four Reviews and Blackwood Tor 80;
and 70 o..
T5Rane PO9rAGR. ,a
In III the principal Cities and Towns these
Wssh will - AalivsssA RREB o. pQGT.
AGE. WhD eat By mail, the PosFA9B 70 any
part Of the Ualted eastss will - bot TVeaey.
1oa1 esnD = y1nS ~ " Hla1kweso,s ~ ut
RApglee1 esep ysas f. sash Of - r.
n. D.-Ths psiss n Great Britaia ~ ~ avs
Psie1iCals absve 1aned + ~ pseaanaR
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Pennsylvania Central railroad.
n IL 49, Sc y

tsctwecn PiitsbuTg and Philadelphia,
H. Capacity ot this hond is no,o equal to an
IA tie country
Daily Democrat and news. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1859-1864, 1861-01-03
NAIL CONTRACTS.
lBY AUrRoRirY.]
UNITED STATES NAILS.


POnT OFFICE UBRAUI08uT, L
Nay l6, l66O.(
PROPOSALS. FOR CONVEYING fHE NAILS
i of the United States from October ], 1861, e
June 80, 1862 on the following foutss in the State
Of Iowa. will be received at the Contract Once Of
this Department until ?. \. Of July u asxs, to
be decided BY August 10, following:
llIOO. From Ashton to Decatur, Neb. T., miles
and back, once week.
Leave Ashton Saturday ct 8 an;
Arrive at Decatur BY II an;
Leave Dccaiur Saturday st2pm;
Arrive 1t Ashton BY s. pm.
Bids for three trips . week invited.
1llel From Belefontaine, by Attica and Cos.
port, to Charlton, 80 miles and back, once .
Leave Bsllefontaine Tuesday at6am;
Arrive 1t Charlton by pm;
Leave Charlton w ednesday at Can;
Arrive At Bsllsfontaine by pm.
Bids for two and also three times week invited.
lll0z. From Bentonsport, BY keOssuqsa, Phils-
dolphin, Iowsviils, Ottumwa, Eddyville, Am
sterdam, Red Rock Pennington, LafeJette,
and Adslphi, to Des Moines, las miles and
back, once week.
Leave Bentonsport Monday At 6 an;
Arrive at Des Holmes next W ednesday by pm;
Leave bes Moines Thursday at an;
Arrive at bentonspOrt next Saturday BY m.
Bids to commence route at Eddyville invited.
lIlO3. From Bloomfield by Savannah, to Lansas-
ter. Mo-, 70 miles and back, once week.
Leave Bloomfield Thursday at sam;
Arrive at Lancaster by pm;
Leave Lancaster Friday at am;
Arrive At Bloomfield by 8 pm.
Bids for two and also three times week invited.
l1l04. From Bradford, by Marble Rock, u Rock
ford, "a miles and back, once . week.
Leave Bradford Tuesday 1t sam;
Arrive ct Rockford by SPIN;
Leave Rockford Wednesday ct 8 an;
Arrive at Bradford by pm.
ID f0pt = a nd al hYaA lGne 4
Bids to include Flood Greek also invited.
11l05 From Burlington, by Augusta, Denmark,
West Point, Dover and Primrose, to Farming
ton, 40 miles and back, once q week.
Leave Burlington Tuesday at an;
Arrive 1T Pennington by SPIN;
Leave Pennington Wednesday at Can;
Arrive at Burlington by pm.
Bids for three trips week invited.
IllOS. FROM Cascade, by Isabel, Overresch's Fer
~, Walnut Fork. Pioneer Grove, and Covers
Ferry, to Iowa City, IS miles and back, once
Leave Cascade Tuesday at an;
Arrive at Iowa City next day by I'm;
Leave Iowa City Wednesday 1T 2 pm;
Arrive at Cascade next day ysPm.
son, to Wyoming, 70 miles and back, once .
Leave Cascade Wednesday at 8 ami;
Arrive at Wyoming ut pm;
Leave Wyoming Thursday at 8 an;
Arrive at Cascade by IN.
lilOs From Cedar Falls, by Willoughby, Butler
Centre. Bear Grove, Geneva, Maysville, Hamp-
ton, Bemond. and Irvington, to Algons, III
miles and back, once week.
Leave Cedar Falls Monday at am;
Arrive at Algona next Wednesday by 6pm;
Leave Algona Thursday at an;
Arrive at Cedar Falls next Saturday by 6 m.
Bids to extend route oia Spirit Lake, to Fort
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'I tios.,,5 w.iis Jtsst Ii issas
s.t B;.4ys / is.l,l = ola6a, &
.ils; , :Sd Sss4 o.ss : -
Arrive 1t CaiD1s neGt 1nIHepa
Lave Ciarinda "Wednesday asssn;
Arrive Ut Fillmore usxt day " In
llIsg. From Fen Dsaes, by Iissasa Huk, Storm
Lake, Cherokee and hynOath. 70 wsst6eld,
Arnvs q WsssislA ssss saturday 81 spn;
Leave Wsst6sld Monday ct s an;
Arrive st Fort Dedgs ssx1 saturday b. p n.
lll30 From Fort Dodge, along the west bank Of
the Dss 1oines river, cssssing the West
Branch 1t DAcotsh, up the West Branch, to
Branch TO spirit Lake, u miles AID hack,
once . week.
Leave Fort Dodge Monday q tan;
Arrive at Spirit Lake next Wednesday BY 3 p M;
Leave Spirit Lake Thursday at am;
Arrive ~ Fort Dodge nsxt Saturday ~ SPIN
the Little Sioux) to Sioux Falls, MINI, lis
miles and back, once . week.
Leave Fort Dodge Saturday u pm;
Arrive 81 Sioux Pals next Tuesday byspm;
Lesve Sioux Falls Wednesday At an;
Arrive At Fort Dodge next Friday byspm.
Minn., Osssco and Crystal Lake City, to Man
kota, lao miles and back, once week.
Leave Fort Dodge Monday At an;
Arrive 1t Maakosa next Wednesday spm;
Leave Msnkota Thursday 81 Sam;
Arrive 1t Fort Dodge next Saturday by 6 , n.
lll33. From Greenfield, BY Holidays and Pier
sons mill, to Adell, Az miles and back, once ,
week.
Leave Greenfield Tuesday attain;
Arrive At Adell by pm;
Leave AdeN Monday at m;
Arrive at Greenfield by s pm.
1l134. From Grinnell, by Green Castle and Tim
Der Creek, to Marietta, % miles and back,
once . week.
Leave Grinnell Wednesday 1T 8 an;
Arrive at Marietta by s pms;
Leave Marietta Thursdsy 1T 8 am;
Arrive at Grinnell by Is pm.
lll35. From Hardin, BY Cleveland, Wsukon, New
Galena, Dorchester, Portland, MIMI, Prairie,
and Caledonia, to Brownsville, 81 miles and
back, once . week.
Leave Hardin Monday At sam;
Arrive at Brownsville next day by 6pm;
Leave Brownsville Wednesday 1t 8 M
Arrive At Hardin next day by 8 pm.
Bids to commence route 1T Waukon and end Ut
Portland invited.
l113s From Independence, by Chatham, Fair
bank, Rocks Settlement, franklin, Mill, Bre-
mer, and Leroy, to Fredericksburg, so miles
and back, once q week.
Leave Independence Wednesday At 6 an;
Arrive at fredericksburg next dav by IL m:
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Va. New Oregon, Lsassso. Aussis, Lansing,
YAK Chen aad Asrossj 49, - stop rssss q
iiis7. From Mssseiia. sy Preparation, Bslvia.r.
sna smtthland, - Cesrsetiosvills, 70 miles
and back ooee . weak.
Leave Magnolia Wednesday atsa
4rnve 81 Co1recticavills .sxt day BY spa;
Leave Correctisnvills Friday q n;
A,nvs 81 Magnolia next day BY Sp1.
lu5s. From harengo, By 0sinville, lrvins and
Geneva, to Vinton, 46 miles and back, once
L. cav. s !. y;s:. Ta....yMlpn;
Leave vinton Monday q en;
Arrive At Marsago aa1t ~ ~ i'm.
Bios to end route = ke6na. 90 miles Iavitsd.
Geneva to vintos( - nilss, )Aise 20 svo tr;ps
aweek.
lll5s From Marietta, b Nsvads, Boe,sAaro. and
New Jsfsrson, 70 Cassolltea, ll3 niles and
back once . week.
Leave Marietta Monday q en-:
Arrive 1t Carrolton next Wednesday bys IN
Leave Carrelton Thursday q 8 m;
Arrive At Marietta next Saturday bySpn.
lll60. From Marietta, BY Nevada, Boonsbero'.
New Jefferson, Canollton, Denison and Bslvi-
dere, to Decatur in Nebraska Territory, IT'S
miles and back, once . week.
Leave Marietta Monday At m;
Arrive q Decatur next Friday BY spn;
Leave Decatur Monday ats am;
Arrive at Marietta next Friday By spm.
lll6l. From Marietta. by Lafayette, lithopoliss
Ackley, Neumantown, Hampton, Sasatoea.
Mainse Grove, and Doun Grove, to Mason
City, so miles and back, once . week.
Leave Marietta Thursday ct 6sm;
Arrive st Mason City next day by 6pm;
Leave Mason City Tuesday Ut 8 . m;
Arrive at Marietta ms 1t day bye m.
Bids to commence route 1T Iowa Falls invited
lll61 From Mason City, by Bristol and Bear
Lake, Minnesota, to Albert Lea, ~ miles and
back, once week.
Leave Mason City Saturday at 8 an;
Arrive at Albert Lea next day bySpm
Leave Albert Lea Monday at am;
Arrive at Mason City next day by 6pn.
1ll63. From Mitchell BY Plymouth and Shell
Rock Falls, to Mason City 26 miles and back
once q week.
Leave Mitchell Wednesday 8 an
Arrive At Mason City BY pm;
Leave Mason City Thursday at an;
Arrive at Mitchell by m.
lll64 From Monticello, by Castle Grove, New
Buffalo and McQueen's Mills, to Paris, ~ miles
and back, once y week.
Leave Monticello Friday 1t sam;
Arrive At Paris by6 pm;
Leave Paris Saturday At s m !;
Arrive ut Monticello by 8 pn;
1ll65. From Mount Vernon, by New Linden,
Springville, PaddiEgton and Wapsa, to
Clark's Ford, % miles and back, once I week.
Leave Mount Vernon Friday At sam;
=
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Mode of Counting the stars.

= To the Editor Of the Boston Courier -
The Courier of yesterday had a paragraph
on "Counting the Stars" referring to cat
alogue of stars now in the progress of con.
struction at the Cambridge Observatory.
The idea seems to have got abroad that the
catalogue OF stars is nothing more than so
many individual stars numbered a
count as one might make in clear night,
requiring nothing but pair of eyes and
ability to numerically reckon a few thous-
ands. Nothing could be more erroneous.
Siderial astronomy would derive no advance
ment from such an estimation.
An astronomical catalogue of stars, such
as made by astronomers, is very different
thing. Take, for example, single star in
the Cambridge Catalogue. In the first
place, there is its measured position in the
Internationally, its Right Ascension
and Defamation. These co-ordinates of
the stars are determined by the incest meas
urement, with the best of instrumental
means, of its distance, in arc, from the first
point of Aries, and from the celestial equa-
tor. In the next place, the degree of the
stars lustre is estimated. This is registered
as its magnitude, and is by no means
slight task. Then there is the stars color,
and whether it is double, triple, quadruple,
nebulous or planetary. These peculiarities
are specially looked after in each star, and
when they appear, are noted with particu-
larity. In word, star properly observed
and reduced for the catalogue is great
labor, done with view to its transcendent
view in astronomy.
AS to forming into q catalogie all the
stars in space, it will be an i,Ipossibility,
till the limits of creation have been found.
With the naked eye, looking at place in
the heavens not larger than the moon, few
stars may be seen. Take six foot teless
cope and look at that same place, and not
only those seen with the naked eye will ap>
pear, but great many more lying far be-.
yond. Increase the telescope and more
stars appear. The great eye of the Har-
ward Refractor only sees farther than all,
and in its farthest reach there is seen faint
ly glimmeripg light beyond, which still
larger telescope would embrace and turn
to stars" This is the result in whatever
part of the heavens the astronomer turns
his telescope. Verify, the Psalmist was
right when he declared the stars could not
be numbered. ts lanr ee
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The Kansas Famine.

.l.1 = ATCHIsON, Feb. 6.
MIR. Jerome, of Irving, Marshall & Co.,
eighty miles from Atchison, says that the
cattle and hogs in his neighborhood are
nearly starving. The inhabitants are al
most destitute of food, and must perish I'M
less relief is Immediately afforded. Despair
is Selling upon them. Their teams are CIV
ing out, and are too weak to make their
way through the snow. Some have been
four weeks in trying to get from the Repub.
lican Forks to Atchison, and have turned
back disheartened. The population of La
Sale county is about three thousand. Mr..
Jerome has hurried to Atchison with all
possible dispatch, fearing the people on the
Little Blue will suffer from hunger before
can get back with supplies. The condition
of roads in that region is now so bad that
only about ten miles day can be travelled.
ATCHIsoN. February Z.
The Kansas Relief Company held their
monthly meeting to-day. A despatch was
read by General Pomeroy, from j. E. Will
liams, Treasurer of the New York Relief
Committee, authorizing him to draw for
$4,000. Encouraged by this timely aid,
the company directed the immediate estab.
iShu'NhV vi q ASOHCi OCPOt ooutu VI tuC
Marais de Soto, and another south of the
Kaw River, at Topeka. Teams will be
started tomorrow morning. Special thanks
were voted to the New York committee
for their generous succor at this critical
moment. Resolutions were also passed
thanking the Chicago committee and all
others who, by their generous efforts have
thus far aided the cause.
A committee OF correspondence composed
of Chas. Lilies, N. Blake, and j. g. Burgett,
all New England men, were appointed to
advise with the Boston committee, relative
to some two tons Of clothing, shoes, &C., for
want of which the people are suffering, but
which still remain locked up in the hands
of the express agent here for non-payment
of freight. 1t was stated that these goods,
like all which have been forwarded by the
New York and Chicago committee would
have come in free had they been sent alb
solutely to Gen. Pomeroy, instead of being
consigned to Boston agent unknown to
railroads agents, and unrecognized by the
Express Companys. The committee of
correspondence were also instructed to inn
More the Boston committee to make
nrompt distribution OF the funds which have
been for ten weeks accommodating.
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A rival of the Wives and Children Of
the Soldiers at New York.
NEW YORK, Feb 6.

NEW YORK, Feb 6.
The steamer Marion, from Charleston,
arrived to-day. Among the passengers are
twenty wives of soldiers Of Fort Sumter,
and seventeen children, who suffered very
severely from sea sickness during the trip.
They represent the garrison at Fort Sum-
ter as in excellent health-not single
soldier being on the sick list. The strong
est Union feeling pervaded the company,
and they looked forward to an attack with
confidence in their strength and ability to
repel an assault There are seventy five
soldiers and thirty laborers, all of whom
are now busy mounting heavy columbiads
on the ramparts, and in. the fortress yard.
The majority OF the soldiers are of foreign
birth, about halt of them being Irish, and
large number German. The garrison is
now supplied daily with frech meats and
provisions of all kinds from Charleston. al
though only enough is brought in at once to
last two days. The supply of sailed meats
and camp rations is ample for long seige.
No reinforcements had been received when
the Marion left, and from Captain Atkins
statement it would appear that great diff
entities would be met in entering the harbor
at Charleston with reinforcements or sup.
plies. ' sifs