The eastern clarion. [volume] (Paulding, Miss.) 1837-1863, 1861-05-17

dictive, fierce blooiy and merciiess be-
yond parallel IN ancient or modern hiss
tory" That sheet. like all new prosely-
ties. is ultra furious in its zeal for the
cause it has just embaced.
bs5- Advices from Valparaiso say that
the towns Of San Juan and Mend a. in
Chilli. have been destroyed bg terrific
earthquake. Esht thousand lives were
lost in Mendoza.
bSr A local home guard has been
organized in Frankfort, Fy and the Hon.
John J. Crittenden stands FIRST on the lis.
of privales.
MEEcIFUL.-We find in a Chicago paper
the following resolution, passed by milf
tary company Of that city. We hope the
Chicagoans will be as mercifal as they are
mighty;
WHEREAS, Since General Beuyagard has
shown so mucn of the "miik OF human
kindness as TO request the departure ''of
the women and children from Washing
ton before Saturday" therefore be it
ResolO,d, That said Beauresard be hung,
when caught, with as httle torture as
possible.
DREADFUL MoRTALITY.-The Natchez
Courier Of the 2d inst says
We learn that a disease. which Is denomi-
mated as the plague, has made a sad havoc
IN the region known as the lcvee, some
Eve miles below .Iacksonport Ark. Not
less than seventy deaths have occurred in
the past two or three weeks.
RG~ We learn that the President and
Directors of the Bunk Of North Carolina
have rendered TO the Siatealoan OF $780,
200 for the purposes Of defence The Cape
Fear and Other Banks will 20 doubt also
offer liberal loans.
EG~ We notice new and very com
mendtble fashion which the times and
Circumstances have given birth to. Il is
that OF physicians Offering 10 attend the
sick Of the famiiles Of yclurteers without
oissi -, while the@ s-e Ia tue service OF
/ theC0nfederacy. Will not our physicians
here be up with the wasm aud iree-hear,-
ed Of our country ?-E'aa,o Wig.
Ia About 100000 Vireinians have al
ready rendered their serves to Gov
] Lecher. They are ordered 10 rendezvous
al Staunton, Alexandra, Wauenton. Cul-
| pepper. Gordonsylie, Fre3ericksburg
/ Lynchburg, Abingdon, King George c
I H., Gloucester Point. West Point. Nor
folk, Smithhield, Petersburg, Buffalo,
| BtrbOursYile, Charleston. Petersburg.
/ Moundsviile Grafton and Richmond.
THE BLocK,DE OF Cur PoRrs.-The
/ Yankees have done for Us wins. we should
/ have done for ourselves months ago. viz
/ blockaded our Southern ports. against
their own ships particularly. We Sope
I that when they raise their blockade the
South will continue il against All North
efn bottoms.-N0rfoik Ar7as
/ oNE OF THE EgFEcrs OF Block pE.-Tn
CINCINNATI, on The Sd inst, whisky was
only bringing l23 cents per gsllon. II
/ I'd Abe carries OUT the blockade threat,
! the Porkopolitans viii be unable 10 sell
their iavorite beverage al any price.
! WANTS MS MAKE CHAScBD.-A citizen
/ Of Memphis, Mr.. G. \. Lincoln, has pc
/ utiOned the legislature to have his name
changed. The petitioner allegesthst his
father and grandfather were irst-ra,e
! people. but that he now deems his pa
tronymic uncomfortable.
| BLocKADE OF NoRFoLK.-A BriSsh Ship
Fret uts.-COmmodore Fender. iast an
nouneed on the 30ih ult.. that lie will
blockade the port Of Norfolk with a suf
hcient Naval force. The blockade had
not been made effective on the 4lhin>t.
Va that day, the British ship liiawaiha.
rom Liverpool, with 5000 sacks Of salt
/ br Richmond, passed up the Potomac
She was fired at twice. however. bI Com.
Pendrrgrasl but neither shot took elf ct.
and she quietly passed up The river The
captain has since complained to biz Gov
eminent OF the outrage. We donitthiuk
that John Bull will submit TO this out
rage quietly.-MoJie Adusrtiser.
G1- Mayor Wentworth. Of Chicago.
lelegraphed the Governor General Of
canada, lew days ago, desiring to pur-
chase arms, and. it is said, received Iepiy
snAt Canadd would sell none, but would
lenu him = GOO. IL be sends p 900 hi
noisans down South with those arms they
Miii never De returned 70 Canada for the
men that bring them WI not carry them
oack' 10 that event We shall saw. We are
much obliged to Canada for a coktribu
ZION OF arms va lllinos. So free a gilt IL
Is that We are not even taxed with the
charge oil transportation. This will be
nnaking very cutting fun o. them-add
ing facetious sort OF insult 10 the injury
inficted.-No5ae .Aaeerfser.
oSE OF THE 0nio Sgxrrxrts Cir
cinn2ti Enquirer, Of the 9Th ins.a.s. srs,x-;
the following joke on Dutch soldier in
one OF the volunteer regiments. The
affair took place at Camp Harrison:
An officer of the Guthrie Crews ga. 90
ing tue round, when he was challenged by
sehtnei' one OF the German soldiery,
VINO ", was evidently new in the busisess.
upon oeing requested to halt, the ofc,r
comp pause, and as the guarddid 4
no demand thei word. the other made
ahother advance movement. when the /
sehunei' with belligerent demonara.
tlon o the musket, exclaimed. in the |
rlcn herman accent" Il dells YOU vat il |
lsh' i you does not shay BRANDY wines. I
brandywine," returned the officer;
upon which the soldier shouldered arms.
and the other passed on.
Ha5- Little Rhode Island has regular
Napoleon for a Governor. He wits /
home that the timely arrival of The 1
Rhode Island Regiment at Washington |
'drea ne capital! What brilliant achieve |
meht! Don't make too many such eS- 4
ploits. or "old Fuss and Feathers" will be. 4
come jealous
hELLIsH SUGGESTION. The Westchester /
Den'ocrat reminds the Pennsylvania volun 4
teefs that Baltimore has always been /
eeieora.ed for the beauty Of its women :"
mat the fair were ever the reward OF
tue oarve;" and, "that beauty and Booty
was the watchword al New Orleans"
ResIsNATIoX OF Cor. MAY-Col. May,
oneof the most gallant officers in the ser
vice. and who distinguished himself in !
the capture of Gen. L. V ga, at Resaca de !
Ia Palma, has resigned his commission.
The SUPREME CoURT-The process Of
disintegration israpid. The Yankee Gov
ernmeut at Washington IS gambling 10
pieces. Most OF the brightest names in
the army and navy have sent in their
DESIGNATIONS. The Supreme Court is fol-
loving the example. The reported Tesig-
nations Of Judges fancy, Campbell, and |
Wayne reduce that tribunal TO eypher. |
Seward may now elevate his creatures, 1
bot the association Of gentlemen will be I
wanting to invest them with respecta- I
'bility. - Richmond WAig.
A gentleman Of MARYLAND was appoint.
Cd ~ Lincoln 10 an office worth $500 4
pef snnum. He visited the White House.
was 30 much disguised with its chief and 1
his surroundings, that he forthwith threw I
up the ofaee,