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II neg eoted soon attacks the Lrngs. "D,own,s
bron, hioI Trochss" containing demulcsnt ingrs-
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BROWN,A "That trouble in my Throat, (for
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N. r. WILLIS.
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GEO. O. ANDERSON. ALEX. BARCLAY.
[EsfABLlSHED IN 1851
ia NKING II GUS OF
Geo, g. Andersen r Co,

SGO. ~. x20001800 q O0s
HAyETHTs DAY ADMITTED As A PART
HEa in the Bapkinf Business, ALEX. BAscIAr,
twho has been my Teller for the last si = years).
he business will hereafter be conducted under the
firm and style Of
GEO.C. ANDERSON 4 CO.
Being one OF the Oldest Banking Houses IN not
the oi0estl in Iowa, the new frn soiicts contin-
uance OF former patronage 80 literally extended
to them.
They will n axe Collections and rcmit--iess Ex-
cbanee--ori the day Of payment, free Of charge.
Their references are as formerly By the senior
partner, vlx:
R8I11EkcHs:
Winslow, Lanier 4 Co., Bankers, ,New-YoTk.
Park Bank, II. 7. IL
Edward W. Clark 4 Co., Philadelphia.
CiApp, Fuller a Browne, BANKERS, Boston.
Howard banking Com rany,
Ho6mAnn . A6slpcke Chicago.
Marine Bank;
Farmevss deposit Bank, Pittsburgh.
Mechanics Bank, /"
Kramer kshm, Bankers, I"
0ilmere = Bfatberts N, Bankers Cincinnati.
A. u. Hunt Co., Bankers, Lauisvile, ny.
State Savings ins ution. ~. Louis, No.
Keokuk, Jan. IS. uE0 C. ANDERSON.
jani'6o
, 1861-08-08

SPRINGFIELD, Mo, via st. Louis, Aug. O.
On Thursday, news reached here that the
enemy we're advancing IN three columns with
q foIcenumberi1g 10000 men Gan Lyon i'm;
nediately set out to meet them with the 2ad
and Sd Missouri regiments from here, the 4th
and ID Kansas and the 1st Iowa regiments with
two Or three companies Of regular cavalry
from Camp McClellan, about 9 miles vest Of
here. Lyon encamped that evening On Tyral
creek, and on Friday advanced to Dag Spring,
shout 10 miles southwest of Springfield, where
he obtained intelligence Of the enemy.
"A fight took place between ioar and sig
O'clock that afternoon; q. party of 81 of the
Lyons cavalry met 270, So previously, report
ed, Who we're crossing ridge OF high land,
partially enclosed On tne east by a Talley, and
force Of the enemy's infautry, yafiousiy esti-
mated at fcm 5000 to 1900, and being unable
to retreat, they charged and cut their way
through with the loss Of five men. The Lieu
tenant commanding the cavalry Was killed
after killing eight Of the rebels.
ters moving along the valley, hut they were
put to flight by our artillery. Our infantry
were not engaged. The rebels retreated south
ward to Place called McCuQoch's store, on
the Fay etteVllle road The number of rebels
found dead on the field amounted to 40. and
scme a wounded were picked up. Gen. Lyon
is said to be strongly entfenchad in close
proximity to the enemy, and another battle
wae expected.
It is sasd thsre is body Of SONS 5000 men
attack the town (sprtngdeld) in Gen. Lyons
absence. We haYe here rWo companies OF the
Sd regiment OF Missouri 7 Volunteefs, aud abou,
| ZOO OF 00,Home Guards from the surround
ing country, and tWo pieces Of artillery,
While write two companies Of Home Guards
| have just gone ont to fecon1oitre for the en-
emy from the west. We are waiting for then
| with confident hearts AID atrong arms, deter.
| mined that they shall not take the town With
| cut bloody struggle.
, 1861-08-08

The companies composing the Seventh Regi-
ment Of Wisconsin are as fol1oWs:-
Waupaca Union Rifles, Capt Redde1d.
Lodi Guards, Columbia County. Capt Bill.
N: Y: Tigers, Spring Lake. Waushsra County,
tolnmbia County Cadets, Fall River, Capt. Hun
asrqgette County Sharp Shooters, honteao,
FlattevIlie Guards, Capt, Nesmith.
Union Gua1as, Grand Rapids, Capt Stevens.
stoughton Light Guards, Capt. Cites.
st. croi1 Rifles, Folk County, cspt. ssmnels
These companies have reported themselves
full and rea6Y to receive the nuetering officer
after the 10th Of August. They will be called
into camp next week.. The regiment will be
commanded By Col Joseph Van Dor, an ex.
Eerienced military man, who served in the
Hungarian war, under General BEN, who has
resided many years in this country and under
stands not only the language perfectly, but is
conver6ant with the tactics OF the U. s. army.
The other regimental officers are not Jet ap-
pointed !; tbe matter being deferred until the
return of Gov. Randall s, =
Companies are filing up and reporting for
the 8th Regiment, which will not be called in
before the 25th, il order to accommodate euch
volunteers as have harvesting to do.
Two Thousand stand Of arms are now being
received at Camp Randall, for the equipment
ofithe 7th and 9Th Regiments, with which
they will drill, and undoubtedly they will
make much better appearance than their
predecessors, when they: shall march through
ycur city. Afew daysexpsrienca in the man
ual Of arme, enables raw troops to march
with much more 5teadiness and precision.
The troops sent from this State, IN future,
will be from among eur best, citizens
Who follow the plow, substa1tial. farmers
from our workshops, our sawmills31 and oul
/ vest humber regions. Rest assured, ,.our Wis
consin men go into this fight from principle
and from the highest motives Of patriotism
History shows that when men do battle uudel
such impulses, they are sure to conquer.
Just now aafn1or for cavalry service ha:
seized many Of our citszsns, and few weeks
will zee regiment prepared for service, equa
! TO the best already IN the field. Many oil
cavalry men, who have been in the Prussian
| Hu1Earlan; French md ether European At
mics, are enrolled as members. Wisconsin
possaaes admirable material for such Tegi
| mtnt. "FoRwARD"
Mad0om, Aug, &, 1861.
, 1861-08-08
Whose Dead are Unburieds 2

N&00&S 2b&A0 A[E
A correspondent OF the Richmond Eaqaifer
writes as follows three days after the Bull
Run fight, =: --.-.- ------- - =
aThousands OF tie enez1y'a dead. still. Re ::
main nnbu1ied, though. our troops have been
steadily sagagea snss MoRaay n su ietn.aaing
arising from their GecompoBfng carcaEsas has
20 pofsoned the mir for leagues around the
battle field that there is reason for apprehend-
ing plague" - =;
It is officially known that the killed ON our
side did rot exceed 500. Hence, those unbur-
led Il thonsarda" must be rebels, else the vii
ter has uaagnifed the number Of the slaln....
Many Of herebe1 regiments were uniformed
Ike some Of our men, and it twou1d te Very
convenient to: credit orr side with few hun
dred Of their oHn killed. It is well known
that the rebel loss, in killed and wounded, far
exceeds that Of the National troops. This was
caused by the superior Workmanship aud
steadiness Of aim on the battlefield, Of North
en soldiers over the more ercitable South
efcers. a co11espondent Of The Petersburg
Va.} Gdzehe thus bears testimony to the 10.
curac5 es the aim Of our soldiers :.
Our regiment By this time hsd come In
reach cf the enenJ's cannon. The balls fell
before and behind us.
We roW threw cur knapsaeks AWAY TO- en-.
gage tn hand-:orta1d fight We raa 10 the
/ pcsntat which the fight seemed 10 he 1nnsf
Severe. AdyanciDg II front Of the eannoa. Ns
got within musks4,shot Of the: enemy md fal!
70 the ground, having mound Is protect ns,,
hare hetn left. Twice did the cannon.bs1is
throw Girt upon me, and musket balls WhIsfIeS
by Tie huu dfed within afew inehesaf nv hea5
Several Of onr regiment Qeth Nfginis) weT'
!: Young Hatchett Was wounded, but not sd
curly, the ball entering his leg. Men woul
ra.se'their headsa ,tt1o iNe1ss djip8t As g.oua
10 pecp, and szvera1 fuas1 sa7e ehof in tadt pos
tion.: Men fell On my right and left
DIR esau,ix d4e not .1oedYds Many me-
Eere sou6d- with -haypnets in them, som
side by si6e, each with his. bsyonst in th
of1ef.5
, 1861-08-08
Snake Hunters.

Connected with the army in Western Viz
ginia is . company of natives calling them
selves "snake-hunters-." They are death on
all secession sssnakea.".. They aredesct1hed a.
"aa1tng fellows, ard do more service n the
ray Of finding out rebels aud taking prisoners
than whole regiment Of other naen could do
Their Captain goes on horseback and has
drill of his own for his men. When he W1uss
them to 60 into the woods to :.ecout1 he will
give the commsnd, 1hto: the; words. scatter;
1d-n yous why don't yen gof''. whea they
their legs can carry them. They scout through
noasnsthing but their guns and, am NUM-
;tion. y. ~: =, ~;
!: 4 correspondent with ths army in Western
Virginia says: =: = :: :: :
: Saturday evening We marched onthes sF1st
Woods, it 1ainIrg on u6 all the. WaX--We
reached our destination just st DUSK pitched
our tenta,% built fires, cried Cur clothes, ste
supper, and retired to rest as soon as possible:
The next morning {Sunday) the tt5naEe Hunt
ters" brought IN about. thirty prisoners, the
most Of whom were disposed Of in the usual
Wsy, which ig to administer the oath-to them
and let them 60. We hada good Joke on the
rebels who were encamped. at Fiat Woods
They thought that We were coming from the
sonth to attack them and they hlockaded the
/ read with trees, hut when they found we we're
coming the other way, they had to cut them
| Yesterday the s'saake Hunters" brought In
! thirty more prisoners, and about fifty Union
men cs1ne ID and reported themselves TO- th9
|
, 1861-08-08
Murder Of y. M. Turner OF Arlzcna:
Correspondence Of the st: Louis Republ1an1


: Ar;EDroR: 4. msn was murdered are
mllse west ofFors Union, alta town called
.Lone Padre by the name of 7. II. Turner, cor
respondent for your psper, on the 9th day Of
Jn1y.. He was In Sostt for Carson City, Colo
RADIO Territory. He is supposed to haVasbeen.
murdered between and 9 O'Clock a. m His
-tkull WAS fractured, and from appearances 1t
Wss dore with. stones. The. PARTIES who did
tie deed are unknown, but it ia supposed to
haVe been dune By AmericHns, as thera Here
scme suspicious characters in Tie .neighboss
heed at the time They were from Pixies
fea6. They had stolen some property at the
Lgre Padre, agd were followed to Fort. Union,
Wasre come Of the property was resaken, MI. !.
IulneI LETT sn order Rith me. to have some
DOCKS forwarded. KhIch were directed to me
from Alos1qu1q1e, N. H. They were to be
;o1wa:<isa 70 Caraon City, and a. he has met
h1s 0esth would like to &c informed where his
tE5enas Aye, that may .foraasd them. He
.1eh this place On thee evening pd the Bsh n
tSsta1t for Carson CITY. ~His .1,eu,nta,duua
! beck is in the haaas Of The .Alcalda: st Lone
;Pa5ze, aud have aent.WosG to him TO for Fard
/ txe sane to me- enc; - aorn as It cumea TO
| hgEd will forward The satoe TO your otfice,, :.
| .: .Rtspect,u!1y. yourobd't seEg't. :.
/ RAY HAYa, Los Vegos, n NJ
THE above named 7. N. To=aar vxs bro
tier t. ". Il Turner Esq. Of the Gru Of Tar
ser g. Siius3 Of tbs etL7.
, 1861-08-08
Capture or = secessfon Colonel.

:: TIE Cincinnati Gazeae has the fnl1owiugg,
which viii DO to put along side Of the capture
Of Co!oEe1s Wood1nh, NtH and De Vtl1ier1:
:HamlltonJ Fe1gaeon, coloasl In TIE Virs'
Columbus, a. = prisoner. Of war, on Sunday
last. sHe was colv6yed fhitheT -bE~EeT. Gil
len, Esq.,. Deputy: q. 8. Ma1sha1- His com:
ma1d vas stationed Il Wayne county, Virgin
ia It appears thSt .he: VAS not aware, few
dBys ago, TINT Union forces, under command
OF Col Ze5g1e;; We-e in the town m Ceredo,
in Wayre county, and accompanied by = feW
men, he entered. eaid town to: rtconnoiter.
He had scarcely done 60, when Col Zeigler
made his sppeaiaoce, and he found to hi7
grief thst he had fallen into the lands Of tbs
enemy: The Col. sent him 20 Ifdoton7 Law:
lenee county, Ohio, ;uhers be -was delivered
Efo45r. Gillian. Mr. Ferguson is 1.-The PTo5ecH-
Ing Attorney for Wayne county, Virginia
He setus to be quite reoonEiled TO his fate,
though snueWhat cory that ka fell into the
: snap.n. He; gave the MaHahA some f.esa
about tbemcVepents Of the rebel army, oae
Of, which was that Wise Is to FetraAt Until he
's.otps :hef, thtn tho tHsin HiI Icombins t..
{|anaeet Roeersr4 With . foxca Of 40, 900; ;msa.
BE says that Co.'s. Woodf.1 ana Nef sEe as
Rtctmoud, Va, but are notatEppirg fooIce77
! ~ tbs secession iouEnsls hag7 reported
, 1861-08-08
Police Discipline In Gas1ao.-
GENH1A1 ORDER 10. b.: :,

SfA7E pF LII, GEx'L HEzpQu1sTERs ~
= ApJurlS2 9Hk1aAL's OF51ckc; -,
~ - :: :6R21kaT1xln. Aug: s, 16el-}:,
shall bethe duty of all: officers in CON-.
aa@n9 ~ ~ e!5mllltarT encampm ents in:tR18 .ssate
70 ee,sp,:sh and :TigfdlY ENFORCE thorough po~~
Gce discipline within their respective eneamp. .
meatsi &r the preyentaoa OF depradah hong Of
a5y sk!91 Hpoz private p1opztya and private
Sad eo&nande1s Will BE- held personally re:
by individuals on: accoupt of, anyc failure. 70
eu:orse this .order, and MIL be, regs1ded bI
this deps*tment ss evidence Of his unfttness'
for the position he occupies.
~ cxdeE Of the Commander ia-Ohf.E
r Z. 8, NAEHN, AdJatsas Gsx5sG.
, 1861-08-08

- "a; -
rn. re~ Arny Appelntneae| ::
The stnAte seems 10 have done 4xess5
eesy oes S.t,r. Estsh Il ,17,v i,,noihtnsnts Il
n.de :by the Preeident-or, perhaps, more
'ropel1yf az re- Ieteses Z: ~ :svue =, VI ~ 1n0
'ee: r. ,,;Sths ,;Sts1f H. new s;,ng resi.
'dea natnss~1 IL -e7 ne'>'. wa w" 15 T.
, 80 ~ 80 a. .e,a~ss ea- 49, c.s1d ~ Ar,nT
Which Will need hslf dozen Major Generals
md fav or more Br;gaaiers. II the absence
+ thee aieial list sttety and fsomt thhc
11 e weans IF Information af 6s1d. We Eve +
vse' :. 41.sAe ~ ~ ~ ~ ~. s..3. ~
re;,tsa wh;,1, We nresrme IL nearly COM !
80 - ~ !.
:, ,.,r.rts a,s a;r;tea httxeen The repnlnr I
IT 'ND .I..s,..st.a.s: ~. ,;.,.*as,
a:u'y nEt and the Fo1unsseEs' tas 5eeateE po6-
t,on> Of courte, being Of the latter class. The
MAJOR 5;ExEnA1s-Axss, LIT. i
f4eorpe B. Mcclellan. OF: Ohio.
''1AA y. .,.-e. ., ,-,<-.,-,s
MAJOR EShhAs-FodoN1ksas.
John 4. Dix, ofNew York
/
Benz. F. Butler, OF Masaachueetts.
Rn1aAnrEBs-aRuy. 1t.r
nn,.. .5e-.., = r~-L.-
Aonelt AnuEdson, " AentucRY.
N1hlam >. Hofencfanz, OF ohto :
BR1GADHRs-vo1rErEERs r.
Eaward n R.ter oft,-aro, r. 8 Senator fo1.
si y; m y o1 Ulsgon ~ q 1eaasog; s, Ton Gu,
taSrsl ""4' 0ao P1ooA'Ae1 tteA' 's1e'@
fnrf. n1sntsr IF trsrzvo,1, co1ooa1 ath N y
;9.aa} Ilenksr, 81 Nem f tosG, NJ
ats.t IuVtsn Ip.1rats wv Hho5 IaIand o+,re- in
az ~; ~ - M @ ~ ~ 1e T.e.n oI~n4sas-s -
tnT ~, G1t ~ n,M s., ~ Triisne nrn1nnfaS fro1;
roiar.7 y n9s, N.et,n,sr III a1nV t''A'
nar3Es n cnncE 1f Massachusetts. promoted
f1om Colonel Of volunteers.
amqe1 q, ~, Gle, sr nyaote r. ron Ggnnei
of volunteers. ....-' -,
ASner ffI r9nep a. 1a
: = William 5. franklin Of Pennayivanta. promoted
from Solone. ,e r. ~ 4nea dnat Waxt paint
Captain in Mexican War, and promoted for Colo.
mel o. xolH1tsess; s11 ~ .,...,cnns.t+s o4,s, IN
MeEcan War, promoted from Colonel of volun-
tee5a: 5:., g uon,.,+o1 ~ u,soon.,,, u..+ po,,+
graduate and fc1mer officer IN tie Amy. ~ 49,
samuel +, Ae1nfzsiman 1z. o. pennsylysnia Promo
Joseph Hoouer Of CsliiornIa. .gSaduate Al West
Point, aud officer II tie Mexican M Var.
Ph]ffn Kearner oT NeW ~ ierteT formerly of The
, 1861-08-08

We fear. that the people Of Illinois are
lspsipg into their old habit Of selling their
products for shinplaste1s-gWing one dol
lars worth Of wheat, corn or beef for 81,
9B, 80 OF 9e5< cents, as the case, may be.
If they viii continue to do so-if the ruin
GUS heresy is so firmly grated upon them
that no experience, however bitter, can
eradicate it-lct them not make us party |
to the painful consequences We wash
our hands Of the whole business. If the
farmer will sell dollars wcrth Of his pro-
duce for the pictures Of any bank whatso-
ever which does not redeem its issues at
some convenient place in t!is: State at par,
bc loses share Of his just earnings, and
somebody else pockets that share withou:
restoring an equivalent. No one is so
blind that he cannot see this. We have
endea7ored often to show that all banks Of
issue area curse to the community. We
repeat now that every dollar Of bauk paper
put foTth;m excess Of the specie held in
reserve for its redemption. must ultimately
fail and became seort71tless in the hands ef the
holder. Ne are not now speaking of the
attendant evils Of the banking system, such
as the monstrous imitation Of the ci1culat=
ipg medium, the cheapening Of money, the
doubling and trEblipg of. prices, the expul-
sion Of eo1a, the accumulation Of debt, the
. frequent pan:es and: widespread bankrupt
CT. But We assert IS an ipcontroVertible
fact. that whenever two dollars Of bank
paper are issued On one dollar Of gold, one
, 1861-08-08

William Writ Skies, late editor Of the
{. City and County,, at Nyacar, n: T., has
OF The newspaper harness, which he |
has worn with credit for the last ten years,
and has taken up his permanent residence In
Chicago ss Canal Inspector. +
Ben. McCulloch, the Texas fiibuster and
now rebel 1esder in Missouri, is q medium
sized, Hght-comp1eeted man; sanguine-ner-
vons temperament; about fifty years Of age i
considerably bald has the appearance Of an
oEe1tushed mercantile man Is active, quick, |
rather restless ,suaPitsr in his address; speaks
low and confidently, andpoasesses elements of
Of the successful leader. -.
= James ". Taylor has been appointed
Clerk Of the q. 8. District Court for Minnesota
yiee George ". Prescott.
Fer the 2dRhode Island regiment, which
lost both its Colonel and Major at the battle
Of Bnl. Run, Gov. Arnold has appointed Frank
Wheaton Of the q. 8. Army to the command;
Rhode Islander who has been several years
in the q. 8. Army, and lately promoted to
Captaincy In the 1st Regular Cavalry.
"A Wedding is on the tapls at New York,
which excites much gossip. The Nestor Of
Presbyterian c11gymen, an :octogenarian in
years, but widower of only feH months, is
about II. marry mniden Of 1t least half cen
tury OF &ge, with solid charms amounting to
about $500, 700. Taking all the the circnm.
stances into consideration, one,i8 tempted to
spp1y to this case the old pcrase about*"Hin-
Ter Lingering in th { lap Of Spr1ng."
| 1t is understood that Mrs, Jefferson Davis
| il exeIiirg her intuerce at Richmond to pro-
| cure the release Of Hon. Alfred Eley.who is
among the priEoners there. Also, Mr. Ode1l,
the Brooklyn IN. II member Of Congress, is
making; the very unpromisirg endeavor to
Ewap of scsne of our prisoners for Cola A.
Wood Of the Brooklyn regiment, wounded
and captured at -Bull,s Run. Why wouldn't
1t be q good idea to substitute for Colonies
Wood, Ccrcorar, and some Of the other Off
cers csptu:ed beeause they didn1ru1, an equal
number Of cur braves who showed such good
|. speed or that fatal day: the Wisconsin fellows
fer example. !: b.
There is no truth In the report t1at W. G
she1win, Of Cincinnati, Is commissioned /
Colonel Of artillery He got permission %
the War DEPARTMENT to raise and command
battery OF Six pieces. II raised he will be Cap
tsfn; Otherwise not.
Here Is distinction with difference
Gen. Bsauregard has to day been created
General Of the Confederate army. "A friend il
cclversatlon With President Dagis to-day, in
quired as to- the rank of Gen. Bsauregard
tsYesferGay," said the Presfdsnt, tshe was
my f1iend. 1To day, said the President, 81
is a General Of the Confederate army.-Soaah
Tie Richmond correspondent of the Chs,
, 1861-08-08
From EhNFIeston-The st. Lawrence
Etthfru e T1rfwHxeAH.

EE0& N0&EIR&&0H~&NG NG ST. &1NWEHHCB
sinks q F11vAxeef.
PHILADELPHIA, Arg. THE .. 8. gun boat
Flag asEi1ed at Fort MifHin this morning with
So rebel prisoners taken from rebel rar ves-
eel, formerly the revenue cutter Aiken, seized
at Charleston last winter. The Aiken fired at
the St. Lawrence off Charleston, probably mis-
Lawrence retn1ned broadside, sinking the
retel boat. Five Of. her crew #e1e lost and
the rest received and d placed on board the Flag
, 1861-08-08

crowd the hi hety nine and half centstuf
out Of circulation. The niney-eight cent
rubbish will crowd the ninety:niae cent
suf out, ana will itself be crowded out
BY the ninety y-seyen ce4t- chips which
somebody win be sure to funish. / ! There: e ::
is absolutelysno limit to this sliding scale
short of anothergeneral czash or fatre
fuasl Of the Farmers and merchants TO take
any currency for farthing more than 1t Is
worth in gold.
, 1861-08-08

ST. LOUIS, Aug. 5-Four or five batteries Of
rided cannon Of heavy cn1ibre arrived via the
Ohio and Mississippi Railroad to day. Pfepa-
Istians a1e being made to take them On board
aGQYe1LHlent steamer.
, 1861-08-08

Lseidents during and after The Bat0e Of Bal
an oxr--