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Cincinnati daily press. [volume] (Cincinnati [Ohio]) 1860-1862, 1861-12-27
Inueresr,ns from the sOurh.
ne IlnClnnutl u azette.
CAIRO, December 26.

CAIRO December rs.
Two gentlemen arrived here to day from
New Orleans. One of them says he passed
a great many troops at Grand junction on
their way to New Orleans. He says that
the militia of New Orleans are without arms
but they are smuggling a great many small
arms from Havana.
Some of Buffers troops are reported to
have landed at Mississippi City, about sixty
miles from New Orleans. 1t made a great
scare among them. He says the only cur
relcy they have are omnibus tickets aud
cannon on the intrenchments two miles south
of the city, and a floating battery of twenty
guns in front of the city.
The floating battery at Columbus has
twenty guns, eighteen of which are inch
and the Two eud guns are 10 inch rifled CO
lumb ads. One of the party was driven out
by a mob on last Saturday, for saying he
thought the Stars and Stripes would float
over New Orleans in sixty days.
He has been confined for three days at Co
lun. bus, and during that time, five thousand
troops had left for Bowling Green, and he
beard several times That the forty prisoners
taken at the skirmish at q cen River, were
shot to revenge the death of Col. Terry. He
says that Columbus is their great hope.
One of The regiments at New Orleans, he
ssys carries the black flag, and they say
they will neither give nor take quarters. He
says it ever the Stars aud Stripes float over
New Orleans again, they never will be low
cred. 1t is a complete reign of terror. The
name of my informant is Joseph B. Hubbard,
formerly OF Cincinnati.
Cincinnati daily press. [volume] (Cincinnati [Ohio]) 1860-1862, 1861-12-27

REBEL PRoPOsITIOE.-It is proposed in
the Charleston Mercury 40 have all the
Federal prisoners in Columbia brought down
to Charleston, aud that all of them from the
two cities, together with as many more as
Ibe Government can be induced to send from
Ricbn ond, be divided into squads of twenty
FIVE and chsiped together; that they then be
distributed and placed in wooden buildings
in all the various parts of the city, and that
notice be sent by flag of truce to the com
msnder of the fleet that, should he be able TO
effect passage by our forts, and attempt to
shell the town. his own brethren shall at all
events, be made TO bear their full share of the
effect of fire, shot, and shells, which he des
tines for the particular benefit Of our wives
and children. We may, in this way, force
those devils in human shape TO meet us fairly
on land at the point of the bayonet, instead
of standing off 1T a comparatively safe dis
lance and destroy us at leisure"
Cincinnati daily press. [volume] (Cincinnati [Ohio]) 1860-1862, 1861-12-27

These distinguished rebels continue TO re-
ceive large share of public attention. Spec
ul6tion as to what will be done with them
is on the increase. One fash Of the telegraph
announces that they have been given up and
are on their way to England but the next
tick contradicts It, and says they are still in
duraBce.
The Washington correspondent of the New
York World gays that two opinions are cur
rent in the political circles of the former
city. One is that Secretary Seward is not
yet ready to open correspondence with Lord
Lyons on the Trent affair, because his ad-
vices from Minister Adams are not yet so
late as those of Lord Lyons from his govern
ment. The correspondent continues with
the following curious statement
Other circles, exceeding in number and in
fuence those referred to, hold that Mr..
Seward had forwarded instructions to Min.
lister Adams to demand of the British Gov
ernment that it must give a satisfactory
explanation of why the Consul General at
Havana paid the passage of Messrs. Mason
and Slidell, when be knew they were EN-
bsssadOrs from the Confederate States; and
also why the captain of the Trent in the face
of the Queens proclamation, epjoining the
strictest neutrality upon all her subjects, re-
ceived these gentlemen on board his ship,
when be was fully aware that they were &C.
credited from the Southern Confederacy.
Secretary Seward, they say, has determined
to have nothing to do with the question of
the seizure of these rowing ENJOYS by Captain
Wilkes until the point just mentioned is set
tied. Indeed, he claims, according to this
opinion, that our Government is the injured
party, ard not Great Britain, as has been
urged by the British press and the people of
the English nation. Wait be says, until this
question is settled and due reparation made,
and then will talk with you about the act
of Captain Wilkes.
Those who appear to be well posted in the
matter state positively that Mr.. Seward has
written to Minister Adams, as announced
above, and that he will await his reply be-.
fore he will receive or reply to any official
communication from Lord LYONS
Cincinnati daily press. [volume] (Cincinnati [Ohio]) 1860-1862, 1861-12-27
HIOrtdR.

The New York EUeniaS Post says letter
received from Apalachicola, Florida, states
that the rebels in that State were in strait
eDed circumstances. 1t says
All the silver and other valuables in
ApalsChicola had been sent up the river.
Provisions were very high, coffee selling at
sixty cents a pound, and no butter procura.
bic at any price. About one third of the
amount of land usually under cotton cultis
vation would be planted during the coming
season. The Court of Sequestration was
about to meet at Apalschicola, and it was
thought that the Confederate Congress would
modify the original strictuess of the act of
confscation. Defensive works surrounded
the city, but it is judged that they were not
very important. Nothing was said directly
about the blacks, but it is inferred that they
we're some what restive. The cotton that
bad been sent down the river had been or.
dered back. Apalachicols is settled almost
entirely by Northern men. 1t is a very
healthy port, and has plenty of latent U MON
ism in it, which would easily develop itself
under proper protection and guarantees.
By the East Pass ships eau only approach
within twenty miles; by the West Pass
light. draft vessels can come within four
miles. The heaviest shipment of cotton in
one season has been 200 600 bales. II the
Sequestration Court should confscate all
property of "alien enemies" nearly the
whole city would change owners, the bulk
Of it being represented by the Apalachicoia Ia
Land Company, a corporation controlled
mostly by Northern capital.
Cincinnati daily press. [volume] (Cincinnati [Ohio]) 1860-1862, 1861-12-27
The Dulies on Tea, sugar and Coffee.


The following is the bill passed by both
Houses of Congress and signed by the Presi-
dent:
Be 1t enacted By the Senate and House of
RepTeSen tatiVeS Of the United States Of ARter-
ica an Congress assembled That from and after
the Gate OF the passage of this act, IN lieu of
the duties heretofore imposed by law on
articles hereinafter mentioned, there shall
be levied, collected and paid on the goods,
wares and merchandise herein enumerated
and provided, imported from foreign coun.
tries the following duties and rates of duty,
that is to say: first, on all teas, twenty cents
per pound; second, coffee of all kinds, i've
cents per pound; third, on all raw sugar,
commonly called Muscovado or brow sugar,
and on sugars not advanced above No. IL,
Dutch staL daId, by claying, boiling, Clarity
ipg or other process, and on sirup of sugar,
or sugar. csne and concentrated molasses, or
concentrated melado, two and half cents
per pound. On sugars after being refined,
when they are tinctured, colored or iu any
other way adulterated, and on sugar candy,
eight cents per pound. On molasses, Six
cents per gallon, provided that all sirup, of
sugar or sugar cane, concentrated molasses
OF concentrated melado, entered under the
Dsme OF molssses or any other name than
siIup of sugar or of sugar cane, concentrated
moasses or concentrated melado, shaIl be
liable to forfeiture to the United States, and
the same shall be forfeited.
Cincinnati daily press. [volume] (Cincinnati [Ohio]) 1860-1862, 1861-12-27
The Einh,h Of Lnnnnrr.

viii the coming sth of January be cele
b1ated as usual in New Orleans, or will the
programme be changed? For near fifty years
this anniversary has been kept as a grand
gala day in that city. Military parades and
sham fights have been the amusement of the
gay people. But, from present appearances,
the parsdes and fights may prove to be of a
serious nature. We shall not be surprised
if the expedition which has long been pre-.
paIipg as is supposed, for a descent of the
Mississippi, should on this memorable day
make a strike, and this famous mart Of com.
merce be broughtto its proper allegiance. We
think the dsy would be very appropriately
commemorated such move, aud more sur
prising things have been done. By all means
let the memorable 9Th of January be sppro-
pIiately celebrated in the Crescent City.
Cincinnati daily press. [volume] (Cincinnati [Ohio]) 1860-1862, 1861-12-27
A correspondent saws; "Tbe local pros

A correspondent says; "The local prosper.
ity of Washington City is unprecedented,
but one fact has just come to my knowledge,
which striBiDgy illustrates the nature of
our business excitement. A cigar srand in
one corner of the central hall of Willard 8
Holel, which has heretofore rented for Fl ve
hundred dollars, has recently been taken by
responsible man at rent of three thou
sand dollars; indeed, am Informed that the
pIoprieiors received an offer of FIVE Thousand
per aDDUm, bat the bid came too late
Though this is not a criterion by which 10
judge Of the advance 10 rents generally, yet
the property holders are doing ap unusuaI
business everywhere. Mushroom shops are
gong up all aOug Pennsy ylVania. avenue, aud
The amount of bad cigars, and worse wines
ard liquors, which is being sold to the poor
soldiers, is really frightlul. | do suppose
that the visitation of a regular plague would
be preferable 70 the misery and ruin caused
by lntempersnce in this city.
Cincinnati daily press. [volume] (Cincinnati [Ohio]) 1860-1862, 1861-12-27

CoLoNEL HAvELooK ON THE WAR.-At
Annapolis, Nd, on Tuesday night of last
week, Colonel Hsvelock, brother of the late
distinguished English officer of that name,
was serenaded by the band attached to the
Pennsylvania Eleventh Regiment, in reply
to which he said:
came among you an entire stranger; as
an EDgilshmAn, though with heart warmly
enlisted in your behalf. AS Inspector ol
Cavalry in this Department have seen but
little, but they are men whose superiors
have never seen. In regard to your whole
army, must say have never seen its su,
perIor. Each mans heart is in his calling
ard with such material you are bound to be
successful. | wish l had the honor of lead
lug such an army, as | am Satisfied that they
would be led to victory.
AS al EBglish citizen, can assure you
that the people of England are warmly en-
listed in your cause, and earnestly wish
success 10 perch upon your banners. He
then paid glowing tribute TO his brother,
who, be said, was a soldier, Christian, and
a model for every true soldier TO initiate.
Cincinnati daily press. [volume] (Cincinnati [Ohio]) 1860-1862, 1861-12-27

THE ENGLISH, FRENoH AND AMERICAN Ma
vIEs.-A short time siuce the official sta
tistcs of the British navy gave "a 900 sailors,
356 captains aud ], ZOO lieutenants; while the
French returns enumerated 10000 sailors
and 257 captains. The number ofJguus in
the British navy is not far from 10000 Eng.
land has 432 steam vessels of war, including
53 ships of the line, 40 frigates, 9S slooos
and l99 gunboats. She has also attached to
her navy l28 sailing vessels, including 10
ships of the line and II frigstes, besides 54
sailing vessels now building, making grand
total of GA steam and sailing vessels now
Effective. There are about 100 more which
could be fitted up in a short time.
France has 265 steam and l90 sailing YES.
sels-total 445 including 40 ships of the line
and 81 frigates. The number Of guns in the
French navy is 8,422.
The Secretary of the Navy, in his report
just transmitted to Congress, states that we
have 264 vessels, 2,557 guns and $4,000 sea-
men, but be includes in his list receiving
ships ana ships OF the line tina. have been on
the stocks since 1918. The following table
gives such war vessels as are afloat or are in
course Of advancing preparation for service;
uOr does it include the storeshiDs and trans
ports Of ihe regular navy or Others chartered
by The Government for the emergencies of
The war: Steam vessels, l64, with l,O55
guns and sailing vessels 80, with 837 guns
total 246 vessels aGd | 892 guns.
Cincinnati daily press. [volume] (Cincinnati [Ohio]) 1860-1862, 1861-12-27
NONs TITUTIONAL DISEASES
SEMINAL WEAKNESS,
IMPOTENOY OR INABILITY.
Diseases of the URINARY ORGANS.
And IMPURE BLOOD.

How lDany thousap ds OF men and women are there
who are at this time suffering out miserable exist
ence from that pernicious practice self polutont
Look at their psid, emaciated and disfsured taces
and their broken down constitutions, disquaifying
them from the happiness of marriage, the enjoy
ment of life In this horrid situation thousands suf
fer until death closes the Let parents guar
daDs friel DIS atteDd to those who are suffering
with Of those horrible, destroying maladies.
that they cared for aud cured before 1t be TOO
late. Send them Immediately to DR.. ]. KATESs
No. I53 Sycamore street, first door below Fifth
street, Oincinr att, Ohio, phy sican who has made
private diseases his especial study for so years. aud
who is certain to cure the most inveterate cases.
without MERCURY OR ANY OTHER IHJURI-
0US DRUGS. 1t is important to those afflicted. or
TO those who interested In the welfare Of ther
friends, to be careful of the many PRETENDED DOC
TORS, who infest all cities, publishing their great
skill in curing all diseases In few days, imposing
upon the public by using the names of emil ent
physicians from Europe and other places Be-
therefore, careful, and make strict inquiry before
you risk your life, you may fall into the hands Of
these charlatans.
N. B.-Dr j. KATES will attend his patients
personally, al can be found in his office. No J3
SycNnore street, first door below Fifth, from 8
o'clo OK in the morning until in the evening All
confidential. nol3.tf
Cincinnati daily press. [volume] (Cincinnati [Ohio]) 1860-1862, 1861-12-27

GENERAL JOHN POPE General John Pope,
who recently bagged thirteen hundred rebels
in Missouri is a man about forty years of
age, native of Kentucky and graduate
of West Point, which academy he entered
in the year 1888. He graduated in 1912, and
was appointed TO the army from the State
of Ilirois, en- nteriDg the service as brevet
Second L eutenant of Typographical Eugi-
neers. He was engaged in Mexico, aud was
breveted a First Lieutenant for gallant and
meIirOrious conduct in several conflicts at
MonteTey-tbe breveJ bearing date from
September %, 1916 On the 23l of Febru-
ary, l847 be was breveted Captain for gall
lant apd meritorious conduct at the battle OF
Buena Vista. On the lst of July, 1885, he
took the actual rank of Captain 10 the corps
of Typographical Engineers, and on the Itch
Of May, 1861, was made Brigadier General
Of volunteers General Pope is bound to
make his mark during this war.
Cincinnati daily press. [volume] (Cincinnati [Ohio]) 1860-1862, 1861-12-27

Bishop Burnett at one of his visitatious,
when the name of a very old gentleman was
called over, of whom a private complaint
had been made that the parish could not en-
dure him, he gave such bad sermons, gravey
cbided the poor parson. 81 am told, Mr..
-, that your parish is very we'll satisfied
with you in many respects, but they are
very much Disconnected with your sermons.
Now, there is no excuse for this for, instead
of preaching extenpore, as am told you
sometimes do, or giving them your own COM
positions, you bave only to preach good
printed sermons, and they will have no cause
for complaint" "Msy it please your lord.
ship" replied the clergyman, "you have
been wholly misinformed. l have long been
in the habit of preaching printed sermons
and those have preferred are your lord
ship's."
Cincinnati daily press. [volume] (Cincinnati [Ohio]) 1860-1862, 1861-12-27

AN Iowa OFFICER ON NEoRo CAToHrNa.--
Colonel Vsndevier, of Iowa, having been
falsely charged with delivering up the
slaves Of rebels, writes to the Dubuque
Times
say emphatically that never have re-
turned, and God helping me, never will re-
turn to slavery fleeing fugitive. l would
submit to be cashiered or shot rather than
perform 60 menial an office. If l thought by
engaging in this war for the vindcation Of
our Constitution and our flag, the Office of
slsve-catcher was to be superadded to the
duty of a soldier, | would spurn the service
with scorn and contempt.
The rebel Government is fighting in the
interest of slavery. l never will fight on that
side under any flag. In uttering these words
l am confident that but echo the seuti-
ments of the brave men whom have the
honor to command, and the people that 1
represent.
Cincinnati daily press. [volume] (Cincinnati [Ohio]) 1860-1862, 1861-12-27

The Ex, King of Naples was, at one period,
considered the greatest gourmand in the
whole world. Not many years ago he in
vented particular kind of consome for his
own particular enjoyment, the mode of maxi
ing which was as follows You took round
of beef, into which you introduced round
of veal, which, in its turn, served as an en-
velope to a turkey, while inside the turkey
lay fowl, inside the fowl lay pheasant,
then partridge, then woodcock, then an
ortolan, and, last of all, an dnchoVyI Here
lay the great art and certain famous cook,
psmed Beppo, was the individual whose
special business it was to send up to the
King, once day, the pheuominal teacupful
of gravy produced, as the above. mentioned
cook of cooks used to observe, "by an an.
chovy encased in an OK"
Cincinnati daily press. [volume] (Cincinnati [Ohio]) 1860-1862, 1861-12-27

A gentleman whose knowledge of the
French was limited to few words, aud who
was ignorant of the meaning even of those,
called in at one of our French restaurants a
few days since for dinner. "Vat will you
have, ssre2" said the attentive French waiter.
"Pll take some of thst-thst--what do you
call it2 same as l had yesterday-some
French dish or other" 81 do not recollect,
ssre, vat you did have day before dis" "Oh,
some fried dish-leGs see, fried file de
chdmbIe-I believe that's what they call it,"
The poor waiter shrugged his shoulders, and
put on a look of perfect astonishment when
his customer called for fried chamber maid.
Cincinnati daily press. [volume] (Cincinnati [Ohio]) 1860-1862, 1861-12-27

LET THE FLAMES Roll oN.-The Charles
ton Mercury of the 3Oth ult, gives the fol-
lowing:
At eleven o'clock last night the heavens
to the southwest were brilliantly illumina-
ted with the patriotic flames ascending from
the burning cotton. As the spectators
witnessed it, they involuntsrily burst forth
with cheer after cheer, and each heart was
can never be subjugated. Let the holy
flames continue to ascend, and let the
Demons of He'll, who come here on their
diabolical errand, learn lesson and tremble.
Let the torch be applied wherever the in
vader pollutes our soil, and let him find, as
is meet that our people will welcome him
only with devastation and ruin.
Cincinnati daily press. [volume] (Cincinnati [Ohio]) 1860-1862, 1861-12-27

Successful war is not made with blunted
bsyOnets and blank cartridges. The imme'
The more destructive it can justly be made,
the more seldom will nations indulge in lis
horrors. Kid gloves are an anomaly that
wonld dis6eure an earnest struggle for ma
tional existence. All have read POllok's
description of the latter days, wherein men
met each other in the streets, bowed politely,
stabbed each other, and gracefully returned
their IeekiDg blades TO their scabOards This
is very well as satire, bat would prove fear
fol as fact.
Cincinnati daily press. [volume] (Cincinnati [Ohio]) 1860-1862, 1861-12-27
AT LOWEST PRICES.
holiday & SMITH, ,
Hardware and Housekeepers' Emporium,
de24.f NE.o cor Fifth. ct and Central.av
Army Stores.

", OFFICE OF THE U. &. SUBSISTENCE DEPOT
No q Public Landing,
. i-. CIEcINSATI December ~, 1861.
KlIDS WILL BE RECEAVED (FROM
HD first hal DIS, and from CITIzEhs LOYAL TO THE
0OvEBHMfNT' or THE UNITEp STATES ONLY uutil
IL A Saturday, December the 25th, 1861, marked
Proposals to be opened December 2s, 1861" for
643 barrels Mess Pork, full weight;
lbs Bacon Sides ribbed clear ribbed clear,
in casEB;
1 403 br g. extra superfpe Flour;
1877 500 lbs Hard b cad, In barrels lined;
3D7 bus he's Beans in barrels, lined;
10 l64 lbs. Hominy, coarse, in barrels lined;
10 976 lbs Rice asst odia Carolina, in barrels;
2.4SO lbs b ack Tea, in strong boxes;
6 6s9 lbs Brown Sugar, iD barrels liked;
l,IO6 gallons viz egar, in barrels;
IS bushels Salt, in barrels.
Cooperage must be of the best kind, and no charge
for packages All the above stores to be OF the best
quality, to be reaoy for delivery the 3Oth Of De-
&C ember 1861, and bills in det.i must be rendered
by or before that day. Certificates OF ins peotion,
signed by the authorized inspector, must accom-
pany each bill, Actual tsre required. Packages
TO be marked: ~ Assistant mis5ary Sub
sistence," and with gross weight tare and net
Rht; also, with the contents, name aud addres ss
of Her Bids for part of the above stores received,
which, for convenience. should be separate fJr
mea ured bushels Cor 6S lbs and 50 lbs respectively
to D busheO Marked samples Tsque.ted as far as
practicable. The Hard b cad must be dried
thoroughly and cooled before packing
p. 81 Bids also are invited to fur ish the Flour,
in hole or in part, of the Cincinnati inspection
dt24 tt THCNAs FOsTE 3, Capt and O S.
Cincinnati daily press. [volume] (Cincinnati [Ohio]) 1860-1862, 1861-12-27

TIE ARMY ALLOTMENT SYSTEM "A geoeral
order from the War Department defines the
regulations of the new allotment system
in the army, as follows:
First. The assignment of pay will be made
en- a separate roll, 10 be executed under the
supervision of the Captain or immediate
commander of the recruit, at the time of the
enlistment of the soldier in camp. Second.
When completed, the allotment roll is to be
transmitted to the Psymaster- General, by
whom the deductions will be made on each
subsequent payroll, and the aggregate
amount of each companys assignment will
be transferred by him 70 the distributor
named in the roll, together with copy of
said roll.
Cincinnati daily press. [volume] (Cincinnati [Ohio]) 1860-1862, 1861-12-27

ACCORDING to the general army order just
issued the subsistence departmentrwill pur.
chase, at cost prices, all sound articles of
subsistence saved by the troops or employees
by an economical use or management of the
ration. All other rolls of provisions issued
by the Government to any persons whom.
soever, are strictly forbidden. This regula-
ton is intended TO embrace savings from
bakeries and in hospitals, as well as all
other savings from the army rations.