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, 1861-08-31

graticn occurred at Bishops Hill this after
noon, in which tie machinery and co7u
houses, besides great amount Of broom corn
together with several hundred thousand feed
of oflumber, belonging to the Bishops Hill Gel
opy. were destroyed. Estimated loss, $2o,oV
TO $4,000, No insurance.
, 1861-08-31
From Gen. Roaecrnnzss Division.

PHILADELPHIA, Aug. 30.-The Baltimore
American las reliable information regarding
Gen. Rosecranz's division. Up to the after
neon Of The 9th inst. Gen. Rosacrarz
was not only alive and well, but Was quietly
traneacting his functions at his headquarters.
Generals Lee. Wise aud Floyd, but no aceu-
rate information seems to be possessed ont.
side Of RoEecrarz's staff Opinions dif.r
very much among military men and Others in
Western Virginia, as to the probabilities OF
anything like a general engagement between
the respective armies in that qaartsr. Con
maintain himself against any forces likely tc
be spared to attack him. He has excellent
aids ard ettlcers to support him, ,HFho have
doubtless helped him in providing On effective
army,
, 1861-08-31

So much admiration is felt among loyal
men here for the fearless and patriotic
course of the LOUISVILLE JOURNAL, that
an effort is being made 10 increase its sub
scription list in this city. A. Fl. BURIEY,
Esq, has taken The pleasant duty upon
himself, and, we are glad TO say, is dis
charging it successfully. ANY person de-
string the JorKSAL, either the daily OF
weekly, will please leave an order, ecith
the money, at the rooms Of the Union De-
fence Committee on La Sale street, and the
paper will be forthcoming.
, 1861-08-31

"ANIED--A business man, Of
w ebiltty ard ex ericHee, and lsr the last seven
tttuauon as BookKe eeper, Ss.e.man or Travelling
agent Acn-ess H. K" care Ba1 1908. auJ XIV
, 1861-08-31

BR1ncEPoRr, Conn.,, Aug. 2s, 1s6l--The
Sheriff of this county went 10 Chestnut Hill,
i've miles north et Bridgeport, today, and
took down secession flag. A new law o1
this State authorizes the constable Of any
town, or the sheriff Of any county, to take
down IRRESPONSIBLE fags; and the owners
Imprisonment, or fine Of not less than $100
Prudential committees are being formed
throughout this State squeleh to rebellion.
, 1861-08-31

CAIRO, Aug. 30--A flag Of truce from New
Madrid arrived at Camp Birds Point to day
The object was the exchange of prisoners.
1t is reported that the rebels under JEFF
Thompson and Hatdee are falling back OF
New Madrid. Quiet here.
, 1861-08-31

THE MISSES STEVENS
l. School for crng Ladies aud Misses,
63 Third Avenue formerly Edna Plase.)
The Fall Term ef this School Will begin nu AtlH-
DAY, the l9Ll Of September. a iuW suteH boys are
renewed HQHiIlW
, 1861-08-31

DISCHARGED We learn that. On the repre-
aenta1jpn Of Lord Ii oue, several persons. Brit
1sh spt5 5+cts, + ave bsen discharged from the
amy Washeeton Mpnbiean,
, 1861-08-31

ALABAMA ELEc11oK.-The Montgomery
1toa is oi cfInas n, ,rom the retHree 10, thst
ete rur is elected Governor OF A}aaa1oa By
ftom tkrse to i've thousand msjodty.
, 1861-08-31
SECOND DISPATCH,

Especial Dispatch to the Chicago TEibune.1
ST. Louis, August &c. 1851.
The following very important proclamation
t7 Gen, Fremont viii he in the morning pa
pcrs: .n,o>
HEADQUARTERS WESTERN DErABTxEsT, a TxEsT,]
ST. LOUIS, August 10, 1861.
Circumstances, in ny Judgment Of sufficient |
urgency, render it necessary that the Com |
manding General Of this Department should |
assume the administrative powers Of the State. |
It's disorganized condition and helplessness Of |
the civil authority, the total insecurity of life,
and the devastation Of property by bands |
Of murde1ers and marauders, who infest |
nearly every county In the State, and
avail themselves of the public misfortunee and
the vicinity Of hostile force to crafty private
and neighborhood vengeance, and who find
sn enemy wherever they find p1auder, finally
demand the severest measures to repreas the
daily Increasing crimes and outrages which
| are driving off the inhabitants and running
| the state. In this condition the public safety
| and success Of our arms require unity Of pur-
pose without let or hindrance to the prompt
administration Of affairs.
| In order, therefore, to suppress disorders,to
fnf nc "a nm F
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, 1861-08-31

"HARp TMEs "A pick pocket WAS recent
ly arrested in st. Louis, who said that he hand
had found its way ibto fifty pockets during
the day, without coming aeEues single dime.
, 1861-08-31
THE LATEST NEWS.
I'LL QMiet .9r0aE1tA Wash
7RSf03t.
IMPORTANT FROM MISSOURI.
FROM WARRINGTON,

Especial Dispatch to the Chicago TrIbunel
WASHINGTON, August 80, 1861.
The President has appointed Judge J. T.
Hcgeboom AID Isaac 0. HINT, Appraisers for
the port Of New York Sherman and Beecher
were thought to have the best prospects until
the recent visit of Collector Barney and senar
tor Harris.
Another ekirmish took place this morning.
The enemy were driven back; no serious loss
Oh either side.
The rebels are terrifying Monson's Hill,
which they occupy with considerable force,
having the rebel flag flying.
J. A Rawlins Of Illinois has been appoint
ed Adjutant General On General Richardson's
staff; Major +. P. ra*aham, Coloaels Aber-
crombie, Chas. ]. B:ddle, NJ. G. from Penn
syl7ania, DuHes, Casey, and Captain Wade,
are appointed Brigadier Generals.
Tomorrow Cameron goes to bis farm over
Sunday
, 1861-08-31

SECOND DISPATCH.
Especial Dispatch to the Chicago Tdbune.1
WASHINGTON, Aug. SO, 1851.
Nearly ten Thousand horses have reached
Washington since the middle Of July; nearly
four thousand mules, and over thirty-fVe
hundred wagons.
The rebels have two guns in position on
Moneons Hill and thousand men working
on their brcastworks there.
, 1861-08-31

Twenty fifth Indiana regiment, 1,0a6 men, lett |
Vanderburgh, Indiana, st o'clock On Mon !
cay morning list, and arriving in st: Louis he
at seven O'Clock the following morning. They
are encamped alongside the Twenty second
| Indiana, south Of the Fair Grounds.
| This regiment is composed almost entirely
| OF hardy farmers from the counties Of Van-
| derbu1gh, Spencer, WaFrics, Posey and jack
Col Veatch Is an eminent lawyer Of Spencer
county, and haa the reputation OF beinsss ons OF
the first o.ntofs Of his State He was the Be
publican candidate for Congress at the last
election.
Lieutenant Colonel ". H. Morgan is an ex.
psriencad military 1nan He Was an officer In
the Tenth Indians Regiment, which did such
| In Virginia. lie Wss one Of the first to go into
the service after the breaking out Of the pres
| eut wsr.
We give below the names OF the officers Of
II. a. Walker. Captains Of the ten eompa-
MS in alI habetcal order: SaltsnGn, LarkeT,
Bethel, Fusch, Hastings, Darby, Poole, Rhine
! lard, n oods and jones.
, , The average age of the men Of this regiment
atty ye1y mneh o79f that o. mosI ds2e se
: have sent to this State, and the officers have
more the look Of maturity and experience.
. Almost perfect health has attended the regi
: ment since leaving Camp Vanderhn Tgh. There
!. are about dozen patients n the hospital, ba'
: the cases are none OF them serious
5 IMPORTANT FROM FORT scoTT.-We hart
. | received the welcome inteligence-which i
!, certainly reliable-that Gen. Lane has reached
r. Fort Scott, Kapsaa, with 800 men. BE i
r fortlfyipg, and coneldered everything perfect
IN II safe n that neighborhood-
n Gen, Grant has been ordered to Cape Giras
Ct deau. He came down from Jefferson Clty @
e Wednesday night and proceeded to his dess
ustion yesterday, where he will have con
mind and cooperate with Gen Prentiss.
TuE SECOND KAEsAs-This regimens, 1atei
" mustered ont Of service, leaves to-day, By II
r = North Missouri Railroad, for their homes.
, 1861-08-31
MISSOURI 1TEmE.

kFTCD tHe ol. L0Q16 DemoEfaI, kT4QAY~f
TIE ILLINOIS TwEsrY-E1GarH ARRIVED
AND OFF TO THE WAks-Qu1cK WoRK-rhe
steamer Louisiana arrived at our wharf At
nccE yesterday, having on beard tbs Illinois
Twenty Eighth Regiment, direct from Camp
Butler, near Springfield, Illinois, The arrival
OF these troops was Witnessed by q large con
course Of people, who seemed highly gratif1ed
By the spectacle, and crowds accompanied
them through the streets on their way to the
Arsenal, amid the waving Of tiny Un1on fags
AID the tlusterirg Of hsndkerchlefs, waved IN
Welcome By numerous ladies' The Twenty
eighth could not fail to be gratifled BY the
demonstrations Of qualification which abound
ed all along their Eay; and indeed it could
easi1y be observed that they were not inssnsl-
bic to the interest their arrival created. They
were without arms, but were to be furnished
With rifles last evening, no doubt Of first
class quality.
Their uniform is substantial and very ap-
lrop1iaie, and every man is dressed alike.
The Twenty eighth, after receiving their arms
and sccoutrements, were to emtark at 8
O'Clock last night, On board the City Of Louis
iana for the toWn Of Commerce, which is sltu-
ated On the western bank Of the Mississippi,
8 few miles below Cape Girardeau, and only
eight miles from Benton, which jeff Thomp-
son was forfifying at last accounts, and occu-
| pied with 1000 rebels. It may be conjectured,
IRON this movement, that active operations
sgainst Benton will soon occur. The Twenty.
eighth Is composed almost exclusively ol
[ farmers and farmers sons-men whose faces
| CLEAN with the light Of intelligence, and whose
| physique is not surpassed by that Of any regi
| officers are as follows
Lieutenant Colonel, L. H. Waters, Of Maeomb
| Maior. c. J Se!1en, Of Pittsheld.
, 1861-08-31
&HAuf31.

WANTED-Any one wishing to
w dppeae af Bs1k Stock On a1y ot tHe principal
Fapks Of Eentueky can fnd cash 9urch1ser by ID.
dzttsIng j, z. r. Tribune Office s1sSxss
, 1861-08-31

G. z. SCRIHEN, AdreFtsst71 Age1t, 81 1eQr*
5oyn st. is Gsaosissd to 7eszrs Advertisements fas
ksas sld cU tA4 Leading FCpers 9f Gas Nofttsaesk.
, 1861-08-31

Especial Dispatch to the Chicago 1Hbune1
ST.. Louis, August 80. 1851.
The following very important proclanlaticn
b7 Gen. Fremont will he in the morning pa
, 1861-08-31

ITO RENT-With immediate pos
l. sesston-A Store with Dwelling over it, eizg1bIy
1o. ated n ths West Division, sqitaele isr Lager
good te1a9t Also Lets 10 iea:e eleg1nlg cared IN
the West Division Aleo Land suttabie for garden
pufpoaet. Apply to j. F, MOTION, 1U1 Washington
street Room No s.. ar4t6I-ir
, 1861-08-31

TOR SALE-At low prices, the
largest ard best assortment Of
CaRRI EES AND RUGH1E3
In the eit7, Consisting IN part o1 ao;kawAg Sas M
SEKITON TUTTLE'S Eastern i!aFfisgEs Rep 9s52r7
Market street. near Washington stFEsr Gn1cs&'-A-
, 1861-08-31

" ANTED-To Rent, a comfort
w ee1e six eight roemei House. South 81 ie
preferred. a. o. to purchase suitable Furniture toi
fucn EG1Ee. Terms CASH Apply oq lstter 70 l., ;
Bp1 5943 Post UEee, Chicago an31xlw
, 1861-08-31

"ANTED-A Situation rs Clark,
~ AsfIskans Book.Kearer or Salesman, il Nct-
csrtiie House, by young man Of i3urteen years ex
peris1ce with trtt 1ass :eterencs and no speak
The English akd Gernsn LAaEusges fGantty. address
g. c, }" at Ills oface fsr thrs e Ga{4 au:913s
, 1861-08-31

" ANTHD-A Furni5hed House
w en- the Eorth or South Sides, by An unexcep-
EeSaele tenant. Address -'G," Poss 0l,ce 8ox
%IAA. apni11fF
, 1861-08-31

ITO LUMBER DEALERS AND
l. CTBERs.-For snle cargo Of Canada Gang
ssTsd lumber. consist e of ~ y cle.r 3oa5ds: 3
al ler glhs The shoye l. nr-t rate cargo and Il
psrtly essoned- E.rply to ALEX. x. CHRl5TlE, Ut
ofct OF D. 4oe dHillfe corner Of Franklin snd Ohto
Delaware gazette. [volume] (Delaware, Ohio) 1855-1886, 1861-12-20

Il appeaus By the London Sporting Life Tat
Mace, tho B'lg liSh pnSilist, will shortly bind
himsclfin money 60 tight Herman IN Canada,
accOTsllng 10 the terms Of the ehallsnge u the
Bcnecia Boy.
The Washington correspondent ot 10 " Y.
Times says it b hecOming more Hpd mere evi-
dent that Gen. iMcClellnn'S FOlIcy is 30 crush
the rebellion BY mighty pressure and nut by
n mighty slaughter. ..
Al the powder and lead owned at LOuisvillu,
consisting Of seven hundred and nfty kegs OF
the former aud eight tons Of che latter,
transferred recently to the State % Indiana
twill be mapufnctured at the hTernal In Indi
annapolis into cartridges. anil sept back 30 the
Indiana troops in Kentucky. 5aa 5t.a
The statistics Of the Post 0alse Department
show that there Is some galR 10 tho federni
treasury, we'll as lUsN, from EdceNEioa. Tho
returns Indicate (or the year, ending June 81,
1861. the iRpalne Of the Post Office Department
will come nuagrT by two and half millions Of
dollars Ia IayiAg itR expenses than fnf num-
Der Of yeaTS past The reason is the abolish
ment of the cxt'n,lcd aud PFofitless mail routes
in the Southern states.
Thirty~one slaves, women and Children were
brought uJ, from the Sicklcs brigade Saturday.
taken irUm the rebel plantations rear MatahiNs
Point The slave lnen at the sane timo AFo
employed by SickUls as laboTerA
The eight ElOops- Of.waF and tWanty-thFeo
gun boats orlsrrd by the Navy DapaTtmeat a.
bout four months since, are nearly All finished.
Another installnlent Of regular FoldisrB from
California. numbering 900. reached New York
November 25th. They proceeded next day eO
Washington. They were in R'Dod health, but
the raw climate Of the Eastern States did not
reem 10 suit them 50 we'll as the genial one OF
the Pacific coast.
The Fredericksburg Record VAL Aays thato-
yer Sl00 Qua worth ot line likely boys have
turned up missing ip King GeOTgq county.
The indications aro that tho troops now ID
Romney, will move foTwardsnt an early day
upon Winchester. itlg i-tLH
To clotho, feed. arm. equip and maintain an
army OF one hundred thousand men IN the
field gives employment at hoias of an ru"'
of workers, men and wdmen, nOJ lods thaa Ia4if
a million in number,
Delaware gazette. [volume] (Delaware, Ohio) 1855-1886, 1861-12-20

RERET REsTRUcTIoN OF PRoPERTy-1h
New Orleans Crescent talks thus;
II the cotton or other properly falls into thc
hands Of the Lincomites the planters lose
while the Iincolnites are correspondingly nd
tvantaged; but if the planters burn their cotton
their luss will be the same, and the abolition
lists will not be benefited. Neither horses
cattle, hogs, corn or cotton should be permit
ted to pass into their possession. All should
be removed us Gar as practicable, aul the re-
niainder destroyed the moment the fact becomes
apparent that the enemy cannot he success
fully rpalsejl. T
by aduPlihg such oourac rs this, the com
mou foe will be compelled to draw all his sup
plies from points some thousands Of miles dis
Iant, through costly and hazardous process.
The case ia u hard one all around, but to our
mind, as the Yankees nre lowering ab,Iut our
coast on marauding expeditions and as they
will never pay for anything they steal or ruin,
it is lest to Inconvenience them as much as
possible, by destroying all things they are
bound - capture, rather thau'lct them take,
appropriate and.eHIoy, effects thus villaiuous-
ly obtained.
+ BY way Of illustration: There are twelve or
fourteen millions Of coin in the vaults of the
banks ef New Orleans. Suppose. for the sake
of argument. that New Orleans was hound TO
,succnmb before the overwhelming foFtcs of the
enemy. Would 4 not be the part of wisdom,
policy and patriotismi to sink this twelve rnil-
lions OF coin to the bott0nf0f' the Mississippi,
rather thau,alIow it TO go into the Golfers of
the "Gorilla' at Washington, to aid them in
enslaving and robbiBg the people of Louisiana
and the SouthG ave pause for o reply"
Delaware gazette. [volume] (Delaware, Ohio) 1855-1886, 1861-12-20

The greltncss Of Cd9sat depends upon h;s meal. .
Cooking and feeding are essential 10 the high
est SUCCESS OF men aHd aBima.s. Qua gE, the
West6eId cattle kings having digel9Bsd his
process of making. lBoaptaips Of lleef. cut Of
simple skeletons, We thankfully spread il cold
before our readers. Says Che Springfield RO-
publican: lA -,
There are requisites N lctding 6rsl The AMI
inal to be fed and second. she fodder. Thess
two must come togeIher, aud upon their prop
,eF Hdlnixture depends the lack OF ,tb9 erder.-
Corq, rye and oats ih etuil quantities, ground
finely together, makes q good feed for cattle.
Eighr rHggTta day Of this PFOvender is heavy
enough feed IOF all except the large cattle
Half this qlaafiiy 10 eDOOghtO begin with, and
it may be gradually Increased after the first
fortnight, as the cattle are able to bear it. An
animal IDay, b. clOyad with GoCd and refuse TO
; at. Fasting 10 tie only FpuHedy. An animal
once cIoyed is more easily ClDyed afterwards.
Regularity is very i@poFfant, to the health Of
the animal Theiasal winter routine in West
field is as follows; first n 2 A M, feed English
or rowen hay, aud 'aguimat 4 past Z. ROwen,
is the mott iaitrning Ofall hays. At AN
give half the daily allowance Of meal At l01z
A. M. turn out TO water and clear the managers
and stable. A E1ttening animal needs an a..
buDdance Of clean coggggglatle Bedding. II pos
Siblc, in fifteen enthusiastically cattle in their
stalls, and feed them, . lsille bay. At pm.
give the balance Of the neal, aud afterwards "a
much hay as they Wi8 eat iill sundown. A
little and often is better than more at long'in-
ltrvals- Gehtlcuess is another important quail,
ity in the operation Those animals are the
best feeders that have good constitutions, and,
such n'ay generally be known by width along,
the brskrG and between the elbows Not
sinspyla prosaiaellt ,9bfretasf is desirable, but
faIlDessiH JIB Fegiis,n' Of the heart and wide
deep sPsgssi 40 over. es@
Cattle Gs@3ipg s bot as profitable ai, il used
10 be, but saeh : ths beredil ilary pride Of these
thst s6,65aal 4 hahdred head are
annually fatienea 'Yhtre, more than half el
which are Of colossal growth. u.
Delaware gazette. [volume] (Delaware, Ohio) 1855-1886, 1861-12-20

Hon. George Bancroft, the historian and q
distinguished Democrat does not coincide will
the I3reckinrldge Democrats in believing that
the preservation of slavery rather than the
preservation of the Union, should he tho object
of the Northern soldiers in this war. At q
meeting in New York, on last Thursday even,
ing, he said:
/ do MT understand turning a sollieF OF the
United States into n constable to keep the
peace OH the plantations Of the secessionists.
Enthusiastic and prolonged applause. "Give
it to them" II Is not part of strength TO
return them; ii is not the part of brave man
to make himself police officer of that sOrt,-
tCheersl 1t is not the part of soldier who
fights under the flag Of the Revolution. II is
not consistent with the duty Of a commanding
officer in the service Of the people Of the Uni
ted States Cheers. We send an army in
to the South to maintain the Union, 10 restore
the validity of the Constitution. II any one
presents claims under the Constitution, lot him
begin by placing the Constitution in power,
by respecting it aud uphOldiug it.
Delaware gazette. [volume] (Delaware, Ohio) 1855-1886, 1861-12-20

to treason in arms. We could not thus permit
this branch of government to contribute to Its
own overthrow.
The Postmaster General also gives his rea-
sons for excluding disIoyal publications from
the mails. To await the results Of slow Judi
cial prosecution was to allow crime to be con-
summated, with fAe expectation of future pun
ishment, il stead Of preventing IFS accomplish
ment by prompt and direct interference. Oh
the cases presented for his action, upon the
principles which he names, he has, by order
excluded from the mails twelve of these trea-
sonable publications, Of which several had been
previously presented by the grand jury as in
cendiary and hostile to constitutional authori-
ty. Y
In view of these and sother facts tSs set
Master General suggests that valuable dead
letters, when returned to their owners, should
be charged with treble the ordinary rate Of
postage, comprising one rate for return trans
portation to the dead letter Office, ono rate for
registration there, and one rate for tra5spor-
tation to the writer's or vWners. The Post
master General has accepted the offer made in
1851 by Great Britain for reduction of the
luehttOAItAl oGtHcCu Two
on letters, from twenty-four TO twelve cents,
which, however, has not yet gone into opera
ton, as it awaits the response of the British
office. ~ ~
While the Postmaster General did not claim
the authority to suppress any newspaper. how
ever disloyal and reasonable its contents, the
department could not be called upon to give
them circulation. at c1uld not and would
not interfere with the freedom secured by law.
but it could and did obstruct that license which
was without the pale of the constitution and
law. The mails established by the United
States Government could not, upon any known
principles of law or public right, be used for
its destruction. 4f
AS well could the common CARRIE be le-s
gally required to transport a.machine designed
for the destruction of the vehicle conveying il,
or an innkeeper be compelled to entertain
traveller whom he knew to be intending 70 COM
NIT a robbery in bis house" lie finds these
views supported by the high authority Of the
late Chief Justice Story, ofthe Supreme Court
Of the United States, whose opinion he
quotes. -e @
Delaware gazette. [volume] (Delaware, Ohio) 1855-1886, 1861-12-20

TnE CoNTRABANDs AT FoRrREsS MoxRoE.-
a correspondent Of the Philadelphia Inquirer,
writing from Fortress Monroe, says:
Several hundred eOntrlban.lS were to-day
supplied Winter quarters near the FORTRESS
An immense frame building was erected, and
the interior partitioRrd off in tl,p manner Of u
steamboat cabin, with rOIgh white pine bertlls
Ehany and chocOlate-colorcd men and women
took possession of these amid a most terrible
clattcr. Each man shou tlcrcd bis bed ofstraH
husks and marched through the door with the
air Of a hero, no doubt thanking the acycFn-
ment FuF having hceR so careful in providing
accommodations. Upward Of eighteen hum
drcd eontrabantls are heated ia the neighh0r-
hood of Hampton. They receive raj ions Gron
the Government, and lo work in RETURN They
are as happy, careless, aud easy as though all
their life accustomed to the scenes of the prcs-
ent day. The houses which they occupy are
in miserable condition. and the health Of
the inmates is said not to be all that could be
desired.
Delaware gazette. [volume] (Delaware, Ohio) 1855-1886, 1861-12-20
FORTUNATE KISS

The following pretty little story is narrated
by Fredrika Bremen, who vouches for its truth
fulness;
In the University of Upsulu, in Sweden,
lived a ycUug student, noble youth, with a
great love for studies, but without the means
Of pursuing them. lie was poor, and without
connexions. Still be studied, living in great
poverty, but keeping cheerful heart, and try
ing 10 look 1.-THE future which looked so grim
ly at him. His good humoF ana excellent quail
tiles made him beloved by his young comrades.