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The Avoyelles pelican. [volume] (Marksville [La.]) 1859-186?, 1861-10-05
/ A. Mass Meetings

The voters of Ayoyelless are respect
fully requested to meet at the Court
House in Marksville,, on Saturday. the
18th Of October instant 1861, without
distinctions Of party for the purpose Of ser
.lecting Some suitable person as one Of
the, candidates to represent the Senatorial
District composed, Of the Parishes Of
Avoyelles, Point. Coupee and West
Feliciana, and to recommand two suita-
BILE persons as candidates to represent
this parish in the next Legislature.
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STATE OF LOUISIANA,

L GIlSA VI 1AYpy O1Aoc' -. IL -
Court Of the 7th Judicial District.
Estate of Eliza Duc6te, deceased widow Of
Jean Baptiste Lemoine, also deceased.
DYm VIRTUE of an order of
ID, sale, issued by the Honorable Court
of the Seventh Judicial District, in and
for the parish of Axoyelles, State OF
Louisiana will be offered at public auction,
Il, the last and highest bidder, by the under
signed, Sheriff, in and for the said parish, on
MONDAY, the llth of November, 1861,
between the hours of 10 A. NJ. and 4 p. NJ, at
the late residence Of the deceased, the follow
ing described property. to-wit-
1st. LANDS.
The plantation upon. which the deceased
lived, situated on the lower end of the Prairie
Of Avoyelles in this Parish, and bounded on
the South by lands belonging to jerome
Lemoine, on the north by the public Road,
on the east by the land of DR.. j Desfosse, and
on the West by Jean Baptiste LabQtde, ST.,
containing one hundred and seventy-fve Ar
pents, more or less. e,.
...- Cd. SLAVES
l. Julien negro man, aged about 46 years.
2. Celeste, negro woman, aged about 81
wears, Win uGF CuHu Ouilc, dScu ycdiS'
8. Adelaide, negro girl, aged about Il
years. e..--
4. Antoine, negro boy, aged about 10, yrs.
! Sd. MOVEABLE PROPERTY.
!. One Ok cart. =.
3. One Yoke Of Oxen.
3. One armoir, Bedstea3s, Tables, Chairs,
| ETC., etc.
4. $500 Rails.
| TERMS Il co DITIONS.
All sums Of ten dollar and Under, payable
CASH.. sa i..
Over $40, payable in four equal install
ments, to-wit: ,:.,-
one-fourth payable the drst day Of April
! 1862; ts soio9
One.fourth p'ayable1the first day of April
1868 one-fourth payable the first day Of
. April 1864, and the other fourth the first
day Of April 1865. i. u r
Purchasers to furnish their notes with
two good securities, to the order and satisfac-
4 ticin of the administrator, said notes bearing
4 8 OIO per annum interest after their several
n,aturities until final payment. The land and
Eshyes to remain specially ;mortgaged with
i the clause of non alienando. g q.
Shesifs office tMarksyine, this 3lst day Ut
August.ls6l.
ma and auctioneeraeroficio.
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sDo q

IN our next issue we will give a sketch
of the past public services of Hon. G. T.
Yoorhies. and F. Ricord Esq. Those
gentlemen, widely known in Avoyelles,
are to-day before the people for Offices Of
trust and responsibility, and we have no
doubt that their nomination will be ac-
cepted by the voters Of our Parish i'll
November next.
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ATE !. 4 ! Of LouIsIANA, '''..
Parish Of Avoyelles.

-s J
Il SEVENTH JUDICIAL DISTRICT COURT.
ISuccessions of Joseph Guillot. deceased, and
| of Nancy Guillot, his wife. also deceased.
kRY VIRTUE of an. order issued by the
honorable Court of the 7th Judicial
district, in andsfor the Parish of .Avoyelles,
9tate Of Louisiana, will be offered at public
feiop, to the last and highest bidder, by
dersigned public 'auctioneer for the said
KESDAY, the 23th of October, 1861,
cen the hours, Of 10 o'clock A. M. and
NJ, at the last residence of the deceased
following described property, to-wit:
"A certain parcel of land situated in the
kof. .Avoyelles, near the line of. the cor
pf Marksville, containing tWenty7six
aore or less, bounded north by Mrs.
Edwards s. south and west by Fran
femiliofl; and east by e. Conner and
IRE Normatld- and together with the i'm
ovements thereon. t - 1.-
IA certain parcel of land situated in the
eish Of AvoyelIes, III The swamps, near the
of the corporation of Marksville, contain, :,
fourteen arpents, more or less, bounded
i by land of Mrs. William Edwards
and south by francols V1reililllon, esl'o
by public lands.
Terms and Conditions.
. Purchasers to furnish their notes with: two
good and solvent securities, to the order o.
The administrator, bearing 8 0L0 interest
per lannum after their several maturities until
| insrpayment. The lands to remain specially
mortgaged and hypothecated in favdeof the
holder or holders of said notes, until the full
and final payment of principal and interests
Marksvilie, sAvoyelles, this 9th day Of
September 1861.
{, Public Auctioneer.
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4ist. qf 4etters
Which have not been withdrawn from the
Marksville Postof1ice, and remaining on

Which have not been withdrawn from the
Marksvile Postofice, and remaining on
IN Saturday, 5th. Oct. 1851. '..F ... ~
Persons calling for, the above will
t,lease to mention that they are adver-
tised. Ss
On letters advertised as remaining on
hand, there shall be, when delivered out,
besides the regular postage, the cost Of
advertising, which will be on each letter
one cent cent -TRegulations Of Postmaster
General
:. Aid be it furthef enacted, @ 4
And all advertisements made under the
order Of tile Postmaster General, in a
newspaper or newspapers Of letters un-
called for in any Postofice, shall be in
serted in the paper or papers Of the
town or place where the office advertising
may be Situated, having the largest cir,
culation.-[New PostoAice Laws, passed
March Sd, 1855.
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Editor of PEL'cNs,

Sw-The undersigned of the commit
tee appointed to raise contributions IN aid
of our sick AID disabled soldiers now in
service, and intended to be use as Hos
pital supplies returns his thanks to the
citizens of MarksvilleE and vicinity for
the donations made as per annexed
list. .3 4s3-
The committee feel that it is incum-
bent on them, in view of the pressing
calls for this kind of service, still to
make further appeal ~ tho patriots Of
our community, to continue their contri-
buttons to the noble and charitable pur-
poses for which such donations are in.
tended. If they have no money, then
give Of such articles as are embraced In
) the list all will be ethankfully received and
Immediately forwarded to New Orleans.
aA Articles donated may be sent either
10 Mrs Waddill or the undersigned at
this place: W
HENDERSON u TAYLOR.
II bottles claret wine, bottle 81
champagne, / bottle Of Madeira 1 bottle
: of Mmaschino, s bottles lemon sirup
8 bottles Peach cordial, bottles Black
berry wine, 4 bottles toifdtc catsup, {
esottles Pickles, Is bottles p1srfss,
loaves white sugar, 3 lbs prunes, |;
Castillo soap, 3lbs tea, 2gallons C0losA.
water, Is pairs socks, fl;3scottonshlrts
i s flannel shirts, 2 pairs flannel drawers
~ pair pants, blankets, 2paifs pillows
s2I pairs pillow cases, 22 pairs towels
6 pairs sheets, a lot Of old linen.
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STATE OF LOUISIANA.
- SEVENTH DISTRICT COURT;
PARISH OF AvoYELLEs.

Succession Of Nicholas +: Fisher, deceased
w HEREAs John Wesley Fisher, hof
wv this parish, has fled in the Office ofthe
Clerk fsaid Court, praying to be appointed
administrator of the entitled succession,
Now. therefore, all persons interested here
in, are hereby notified to show cause, II any
they have, within ten days from te publ
cation hereof, why the petitioners prayer
should not be granted.
- Clerks office, Marksyille, ,ehis 28st day o.
Septens er, 1861.
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ask you to permit US 70 submit youT 'FaTfge ~
ior reelection. In the present crisis, the
people wishes men 10 represent them that have
been tried and appreciated fort their ability
patriotism and untiering energy. We tlei e.
fore being satisfied in our humble opinion that
we cannot make II better choice OF one to re-
present us in the State Legislature. Hoping
Sir, that you will accept our demand, you
NAV depend we will use all our influences tol
your election in November next.
Respectfully, &C., &c;
+. Ricord, Vaerien Hey,
Zenon Labordc, Louis Bonnette,
Jean Bto GnilIory, Joseph Roy, z. "
L'V Gremillien, Henry Guillory, g
Dr.. J. Deslosses, Joseph .Chatelain, E
:Nalery Coco, 3. Q. Bonnette, Z
Edmond Chatelain, Zenon Mayeux, +.
paul Rordelon, II V;,lery:Guilllot, -
a{artin GremiIlion, j.. j. Bordelon,
2. dArtlys, Bruno Gremlltlon, y
P.P, Normand, Edmond Gremillion, {
Eumee Lacorr, Via Va'ery Roy, q
Paul Il. Rabalais Pierre Beuc air,
Leandre Bordelon, ). Bte.l koyssv<
a. B. Coco, ~. n. CoehRane, 6ci
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FoRd sHERIF:

Mr.. ?. D'ARTLys-Please announce
P. ?. NORMAND, the present incum-
bent, as a candidate for reelection to
the same office, and will Unsupported by
numerous friends of the ,@ -. q
ss'54s1 =; PARISH OF AvoYELLEs.
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Mr.. P. D,ARTLYs-Please ANNOUNCE
Dr.. B. W. BIlAKEWOOD3 as a candi-
date for the State, Legislature, to repre-
sent he parish Of Avoyelles, and that he
will be supported by the M s
MAJORITY OF THE CITIZENS. IN
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sF OR A U DITTO r !:

:. NJ e. P. D'ARTLys-Please announce
FL. PERALi'TA, Of East, Baton Rouge,
as candidate for Auditor Of Public
Accounts. =
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III In THE STATE SENATE

FOR THE STATE SENATE
Mr.. P. D'ARftys-Please submit to
the voters of our Senatorial District,
the name of Hon. A. NJ. GRAY as a
candidate for the State Senate at the
next election. s% ~ AvOYELLEs.
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Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1861-11-15

Gr>ra,L Scorr ASp Tus UNIoS DuESsE
CosvirTrE The New York pnper' give
the following report OF the remarks OF Gen.
Scott. before the Union Defence Committee
Of that State. lie said
lam ms poor condition % meet thi.
great occasion | avn at thi. moment IA
horiny under much diuin-s- would wish
TO ri-- to the hi.hI Of 'hr present. moment,
but NV physical debility and my want OF
yigur will cause mr 10 utterly iail m my
w,.hr. feel that Am greatly honorvd
by those o. whom honor - due. ] ir-l that
| ain ~ the bo-op ct NY iri~nd. aud ialbs
ciiiIeu- Of the town which hayo Inhabited
more or lyt- Tor forty years.
Would % God that had more 'igcr 10
do JusIIcc q my feelings on TIT. occasion,
and some liIIie justice to the dignity VI this
eOmpanl.
20. gentlemen. acros. the ocean Tor =
short period. Cor special purpo.e. In the
the hope. free N getting r'i Of ihi. diIri
ness. which perplc1s- and cuniOgDJs me.
almost every moment, and IN the hope Ut
finding some rrlirt Tor another inhrmiiy.
which have l,b,r-d under iIr several years.
hut which has greatly increased upon me.
by the Lahore aud anIIeIiSs Vt the last ten
or eleven months.
IL ], my hops AMI expectation in lew
month. 10 return again 90 th,, country 10
which ! am. like yourselves, wholly devoted,
and ~ that county mean the Union OF
these United Satcs-a Union commenced
with the good old thirteen aud ! hope again
that that Union will again noun, up to It's
thirty four Although have been CON
Jelloi % retire from the field. anf from the
active service Of the military profession,
have the consolation Of knowing-and It
may H. that on iha, subject my judgmen,
may have s1ms weight with you individual
ly, that lelt ia tie field men Of high abilI-
". Major General. Mcclellan and liallock,
each OF high order Of intelligence 10 all
the sciences belonging 10 the military pro-
LESSON. and each of excellent Judgment.
real and discretion In thri, hands and in
the hnn1, Of some younger Generals and
Migadier Generals. have no doubt the
armies Of this country will be led TO victory.
have No doubt that the de-tini.. OF Tia.
country viii DO sale % far a. they depend
WI tNrAtt w AAANlt-f NtNN
that they will achieve victory aud a success
fol and honorable peace IN the next lew
months. Andahat great and fret blessing
OF every naiiOn--pesc.--will 10 again rc
stored through our BORDERS within u reason.
able period. have great confidence that
such will be the result have considera.
bic confidence IN the Administration Of the
country. do no, speak OF party politics:
have long ce..el to he party man.
hays great confidence in ,he President, ia
his excellent judgment. high patriotism. his
uniiring energy and scrupnlous attention TO
business. lie vas not President, OF my
making. | had no part ia hls elevation.
but he la. disappointed mo agre~ably be
has inspired me with personal love and high
olhcial confidence
| can speak of several members Of the
Administration with equal confidence and
affection. but will foibear."
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1861-11-15
The Skulking Confedcrates.

The southern troops have thus far in ihi.
war tough, with commendable bravery ;
bat there has BETH one thing worthy Of no.
t,cs.-they DO not dare u take The open
Geld and engage in an equal conic',. Their
play ha. heen 10 hsh, behind masked bat
,erle-. tOr,i6eauons, aud N the covert Of the
woods.
Th. war has already settled Que ,hins be-
You'd doubt. that our troops are more than
a match for Southern chisalry IN an equal
6sht. nan open field encounter ono north
efn soldier ha. proved himself worth two or
,hre S1utherners. In nearly all our bat
,le, the confederate. have thus far had two
mon 10 our one, aud generally been protect
"a w masked batteries, and ys, wc have
some of victorious in several engagements
Tough, under thc.o d,parasinS eireun'
Stances.
These fact. being established. l, certainly
should bca point with our commanding
general. to force tho rebel, TO an open field
encounter; TO drive OF draw them on, u
their hiding place. and compel them to facc
the nu.ie upon equal grounds. A .k,lliuI
maneuver On the par! OF Gen. Seieol. a, the
hattie Of BoonVlIle. drew out the enemy
from their hiding place in a dense iorr'i,
and enabled our army To gain splendid
uctery. Had Il no, hecn fOr this strategic
MONUMENT. our troops would have bo~n IN
able - di'lod:e the rnsDy or sa,ns victory.
IL bas hccn "a times pas, a iavori,e theme
Of Southern men TO boast Of the superior
hshius qualities Of the people OF their sc
ton hut fact. which have developed them.
.slVc, zinc, the commencement, Of ihl. re.
belIion have proved the fal.l,y OF all 'ueh
bOs,t,ns.
4 guerilla. indan like cour-e Of warfare
ba. characterized the r-hsl' from the be
gipnins They have shown themselves com
paniire towards while on tie olhcs hand
the .oljisr. Of the North have exhibited au
undauntci courage, proudly Inherited from
a brave and heroic ancestry.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1861-11-15
Fighting Ministers.

Thru is not more brave and self.saeri
s.ins class or profession Of men in the
UniIei States than tie clergy Abused a.
they have heen by dsmasosgcs aud poli,i
clans in tue Democratic party, they have
nobly stood their ground. battling again',
rum aud slavery, amid prosecutions aud DIS.
couraecments that would have caused other
men 10 have ial,erei long ago. From the
pulpit they have thundcrei forth the alarm
and aroused the masse, n a true eonsidera-
ton U, the magnitude Of the present. contest,
The clergy have dome more 10 wake UP the
people and give them rlsht understanding
Of the ,rus questions at issue, than any
other c!s.s Of lneu ia ,ho country. They
have done more than this. they have thrown
Oa their ministerial robes and exchanged
them tor the epauls,.e and sword, they
have lett the sacred desk Tor the teu,ed PLAIN,
and i,stsad Of hshting .in ia the pulpit,
6.hi treason and rebellion IN the field.
Several clergyman are in the command OF
brigade. aud regiment. in our volunteer
army. 10 our own State the clergy are
moving 10 toe same direction. Three Mr'h.
dist and one Free viii Baptist cIereymen
ars recruiting companies Tor Col. Dow.
regiment, aud are to be placed IN command
Of companies. Gen. Howard himself, who
went out as Colonel OF the Sd Regiment Of
Maine Volunteers, was, when placed IN
command. studying for the ministry. and
now hold. religious. meetings 10 hi. camp on
the Sabbath.
II may be said ministers arc out OF their
place. ia enlistins Ia the army. To all
such allegations 1t may Do an.wered-this is
q matter Of conscience with them. Like
all other men. they are responsible to God
Tor the position they assume in this war Of
rebellion
One thing Is certain. true minister OF
the GOSPEL Is no coward. and We have no
fears that any Of their number engaged in
thi. contest will ever run away or get shot
in the back. Both duty and conscience i'm.
pei them on. and like Cromwell's soldiers.
they will 6gh, to please God. All such sol.
diers are invineible. To them death upon
the battle Geld is the gateway to Heaven.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1861-11-15

,oursss TO do without some kind Of pro.
,s1s. THIS IMPORT says 81 (rhona') saw
Gen. Hunter. second in command. and con.
ver,ed With him freely; and be stated Gen.
Fremont MAS rrrrRtr INCOMPETENT. And
.his !. the sams Hunter who has been ap
pointed to ,upercede Fremont. Thus has
Gen. Fremont. when standing IN the face Of
the enemy. almost momentarily expecting TO
engage In battle. been hunted down by men
in the Government he has perillsd his life to
save. Thus has the head Of the War Dc.
psrtnent, behind his hack. without notice.
without hearing, and without giving him
the least opportunity to defend b'm'elf or
make a single explanation. been engaged in
travelling round among hs enemies and
picking upa volume OF h'rc.ay evidence,
and Publishing I, TO the world digniGcd a.
an Official report. We leave our readers
and the people to make their own comments
upon -ueh unheard Of proceedings.
:. The last. and great GROWING act OF
goodness and greatness on the par, Of Gen.
Fremont il the manner in which he has met
the treatment he has received irom the
Government. Amid the long tempest OF
scandal that has howled about his ear. for
the las, two or three months. he has neser
for momen, turned aside from the srea,
O,jsc, before bin. to reply to. or even notice
IL Lake true hero. be has eisrtcd NIL his
cuergie. IN and abou, the great business en-.
trusted to his care. And when at last de-
graded by a removal. he iorse's himself and
counsel. hi. gricved and e,aspera'ed men To
Isreet the insults and injuries offered their
old commander, and rally around his sue
ecs-Or, and carry out the work they had %
glonously begun.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1861-11-15

TmE Gsr.r C,r.E OF Cams. Jddse Ap
ple,on, OF the SOprne Court, IN passing
sentences rrcen,ly upon John Ford Of Lev.
is,uu. for man.liughter, made the following
remarks;
For the nine years lba, | have been on
the bench. take all the crimes from the hish
e.t To the lowest that have como before ne,
have found that nine,y.nine out OF every
hundred case, are ,rac-abls to one single
cause, which is alleged m extenuation OF
this crime. the drinking Of intoxicating
liquors Tia, 1. no ja.,i6 ation, no excuse.
nU palliation al the crime.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1861-11-15
FEDERAL VICTORY ~ KEsrrckr.
Beaufort and Por. ROYAL.

The New York Pos, gives the following
description OF Port Royal entrance and
Beaufort. where portion OF our ioree, ap.
pear 90 have landed
Port Royal entrance " an inlet fifty
mile. Southwest OF Charleston. = { fifteen
mile. Northeast OF rybcc inlet, tho entrance
OF the Savannah river. Broad and pOr,
Royal river i.a prolon 'a,ion o, the inlet.
passing up this Tor twenty Eve HIIss ard
turning 90 the Eastward an entrance Is ef
fce,cd into 81. Helena Sound. and theme.
into ID. OCEAN. Tho entrance 10 Port Royal
!. q hnc channel cor ships indeed ,hs hes,
through tho whole range Of ports below
Norfolk. ships drawing fourteen or fifteen
feet Of water can enter at Tybcc and pro.
coed to Beaufort, ) C.. and IRON thence
'cs.els drawing frum eigh, to nine lee, Of
water can pass TO Charleston inside the out.
er bars.
Within Port Royal entrance there !.
aboa, twenty. Zone ieet Of water. The great.
-, dral, Of any OF tho vessels Of the eIpeii
ton .. hut tssnty and thrrc-qu.rter, feet
the Atanuc-ani the least draft of the
transport. i. from hV u e'ehi fssI. Port
Royal ISLAND :. surrounded by the Broad
Port Royal. Coo-aw and Beaufort river.
and Is about twelve miles long aud .iS VIDE.
On the Fast side Of the island and about
midway. stand. the town Of u auiort. on
BEAUFORT rScr. the approach Of which doe.
not admit vessels Vt over eleven let draft.
4" Beaufort D. about ten mile. from the
sca. and ,iStpcn miles lrOm the Charleston
aud Savannah railroad. TIL. line ., iI.eli
directly ApprOachabIo by water through
Broad river aud 81. Helena sound aad Com
bahce river. A iores moving up the river
irom Beaufort, via Beaufort aud Coosaw
aud PORT Royal rivers. would strike The
Charleston and Savannah railroad 1t about
midway between Charleston AMI savannah.
aud about iiity miles from ether city. Beau.
Tort has white population Of about one
thousand"
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1861-11-15

P.cuic TrtroRArn. Hon. Schuyler C''.
fax writes the Tribune that ihe tolls hx'd
by Law. for messages over the Pacific ielc
graph, are $500 Tor ten words IRON the
Mi-.onr, River to san.fIanensco. This'was
considered too Low by tbs manssers. but
Congress would sanction no more. consid.
ering the RICH, Is take lice from govern
nent land, free. with the subsidy granted.
q sufficient Involvement to make the line.
with rates low enough to come within
reach Of The public.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1861-11-15

The Washington correspondent, OF the
New York Time, says the disclosures made
by The interrupted corc.pondence which
CONES To the STATE Department are sIarilin. ;;
Ir other respects as well rs 10 the treason
shown Ia the cases Of Northern .ympa.
timers they generally Afford proofs OF ras-
eality in other regards. - that. with those
who have had charge oi this part Of the
State service. 10 has eome 20 be considered
that u Northern traitor i. cquivalsnt to boz
ins anywhere IN the category Of criminals.
IRON thieves down 10 pecul.iors.
The Chea, Mountain correspondence 81
the Cincinnati Commercial say, ,ha, dead
inactivity reisns along tho lines in that
quarter. Several expeditions TO capture the
enemy's pi,kets have taken place; bu,
with no great success The Federal troops
have driven In tho rebel pickets and al.
preached within sight Of their camp. caus'
ing them to come Ou, ia battle array, but
no 6gh, took place The rebel troop, are
represented To be IN a dsplorahle condition.
The prospect Is that the Federal troops will
winter at Cheat Mountain.
The Portland (Me.) Duck Cos Mill. ar.
running on extra time 70 GIL large govern
meut contracts, which wilt employ the full
capacity OF the m,l. tor some time 10 come.
They are making 1000 yard, OF tent cloth
Per day.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1861-11-15

DisrxGrsnED GxSER.rs. Among the
military men from abroad, who have ten
derei their swords TO our government. are
Gen. naveloek. brother Of the Missionary
General. whose name is endeared to all. lie
won his title Ia India; the Coun, De Sayre.
linsal descendant OF Count Roehanbeau. VI
Arnvriean Revolutionary fame; and Baron
De schooner. descendan, Of Gen. Lafayette.
The former la, reached Washington. and IL
is expected the others will SION arrive.