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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1861-06-26

The ARREST OF WILSON Editor Star: OBJ
served In yesterdays SiGr that harmless, inof-
fensive creature, by the name Of w ilson has been
arrested on charge Of being spy. | know him
well and can vOuch for his being good Union
man. He has been IN nv father's EN- ploy for two
or three months past. There is nothing very re-
markabie about him, except an ecCentricity of
dress, and mania on tie subject Of patents He
IS native OF Saratoga county, n. Y. As to the
drawings said TO be found him, have no
doubt be bad taken them for his own am usement
having some knowledge Of the art He was about
starting for his home at the North
Naura 4p
New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1861-12-20
The Frlend1ess North.

In illustration of the assertion that the North has
no friends, that its selfish, cunning instinct of
caring for No. one and for No. one only, and that,
too, at the expense of honor, has made it the
Ismael of nations, we quote the following from the
Toronto Leader of the Sd inst:
The New York Times says truly that the military
movements undertaken in Canada are another
"sympton of the growing alienation between the
two countries" The comments of our cotem-
porary appended to the letter of its Quebec cor
| respondent are not calculated to arrest this
feeling to develop Canadian faith in the friendli
ness of our Northern neighbors. If those who
profess to rebuke chefmakers themselves seize
every occasion to misrepresent and ridicule all
that pertains to Canada, the certainty is that the
alienation complained of will go on at an accel-
Grated pace, and that the "mutual distrust and
dislike y will be greater than ever.
The sneers Of the New York journal at the gal
liant and heroic Williams and his eompeers, come
with bad grace from coultry whose - grand
armyh has for months been .cooped within the
capital by the Southern forces and whose generals
and brigadierg generals, and all sorts OF generals,
are the drollest compound OF merit and imposture
ever known in a civilized country. Equally uns
| seemly are the attacks at our cetemp0rar yupon
| the gallantry of the Canadian militia. A remem-
| brance of the past, if no higher motive, should
| have taught the Times the virtue of silence upon
this subject. The despised militia of Canada once
succeeded in driving American invaders, defeated
| not shrink from their task if duty again calls them
into service. The feet racers of Bull Run should
| be among the last to depreciate British pluck OF
sOlderly capacity.
The Times adopts the notion of its Quebec friend
| that the New York Herald is the main promoter OF
| mischief between the two countries. certain
class of the Northern people assiduousy endeavol
| to produce the same impression. But this version
| of the affair is inadmissable In the first place
the Times is the original mischief-maker. So fal
back as May, it did its feeble utmost to excite ma
tiona animosity abusing the course of the British
Government, and pandering to the meanest pas
| sions of the New York mob. As matters stand
we regard the Herald as the sole exponent Of tht
opinion which rules in the Northern States. Ons
fact alone establishes this. The Herald is pros
peripg, while the Times, Tribune and World arr
laugushing beyond measnre Its circulation i
larger than ever, and of the four papers e.hav
named it is the only one whose advertising retain
its old dimensions. From this circumstance W
draw no unreasonable inference. The Herald
anti British and anti-Canadian; but in assumin
this position it gives form and expression to til
dominant antipathies of the people amongst whoI
it circulates.
New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1861-12-20
Wool Cror of Texas.


An article has been published in the State Gaz.
cite estimating the wool crop of Texas at million
of pounds, and undertaking to show that the wool
crop of the Confederate States is 1000 0O0 while
the consumption is $4,000 900. These figures are
very wide of the mark, il they are drawn from Of
fetal sources. The wool crop Of Texas is nearer
two millions Of pounds, and the production of the
Confederate States is estimated by woel buyers at
not over 5000, 600 of pounds, while the consump-
ton of the factories in the States will not reach
that amount by three quarters of a million OF
pounds. There is now unsold in Texas near mil.
lion pounds of wool, and the next clip is only four
months off, which will give at a low estimate
100000 pounds for market. The error is in rely.
ing on the census report of 1860 for the number
of sheep, when, as is well known, not half the
census takers attended to their duty in anything
like reliable manner When correct census Of
the sheep in this State shall be taken it will be
found that they never numbered much less than
100000 since the 10th of January 1881, and the
next years clip will be taken from over million
We state these facts that wool holders may see il
is for their interest to sell while the present good
prices prevail. The chances are against much o
o rise in the price for the present. *1 t&
MI.
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the wife Of an officer, she proceeded to inform
me, might as wen admit 1t was myself she was
talking to) and had come on flying visit to look
after her truant husband. But the road soon
forked had besides to get down and show my
pass to the sentinel, who examined it very care
availed himself Of moments freedom and took
to his heels: and although we made the air vocal
with Tige's name, we soon found, as one of my
disappointed comrades graveiy observed, "Ail
III couldn't whistle him back t7s77
We gained our camp without further adventure
and soon fell asleep, dreaming that Lied our
hostess Of the day to the altar in the dress Of a
vvandiere, and that your fat contributor acted as
groom's man in a flannel shirt and redtopped
boots. i5isF% l5qesZ sStR4gas& FIsHRAcs, 4
New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1861-12-20

The New Workers have rendered Capt. Wilkes
the freedom of the city for capturing Messrs
Mason and Slidell. This is about as unsubstantial
gift as we ever heard Of They might have put
ali the freedom left in Lmcolndom in nutshell
and given it to him, and then, III calculating the
value of his gift, he would have had to resort to
fractions Mobile Register.
New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1861-12-20

A NEGRO SoLDIER.-"Personne, :" of the Charles
ton Courier, writing from Richmond, relates the
following incident:
Coming here on the cars had the pleasure of
meeting South Carolina gentleman, returning
from duty at Centrevie, on sick fnrlough, who
was accompanied by rare specimen of a negro
servant. This boy--who, by'the-bye, looks as il
he was born in blacksmith shop and hammered
out on an distinguished himself during the
occupation,by our army of the line of Mason's and
Munsons Hills, by taking the place of his sick
master and going out with the regiment (Winder's)
whenever it was ordered upon duty. On these
occasions, armed with trusty rifle, with which he
is an expert shot, he would stand up and face the
Yankees with pluck aud determination that had
no superior in tho ranks. On picket twice he
brought down his man, and always dtsdained the
cover sought by others. As a reward for his
bravery Big Tom bears certificate, signed by the
officers and members of the company, that he did
all brave soldier could do and won the upqual
fed appreciation of those who saw his fearless
conduct.
New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1861-12-20

SAD CONDITION OF PuLAND.--The following let
ter dated at Warsaw on the 28th of October, gives
a sad description of the position of the nhabit-
ants of the capital of Poland. Il provokes a COM
parson between Russian discipline and the des.
potism now described as reigning at the North
have repeatedly mentioned the increasing Sc
verify and violence of the Russian authorities. Any
corporal is master of the lives and property of the
inhabitants Never, during the most melancholy
period of the reign of the Emperor Nicholas, and
even after Warsaw was taken by assault in ls3 l.,
were similar eXCesses, seen. The city presents the
gloomy aspect of metropolis. The churches, the
lheater, the public gardens and schools are closed.
The courts OF justice reduced to silence. Ar
rests are made without distinction of age, sex or
quality The most reverend prelates and ecclesi-
.astics, selected to make report on the violence
and profanations committed in the churches, have
been carried away from their houses during the
night and incarcerated. Several bankers and some
of the most wealthy landed proprietors are in
prison. General kerson, Governor of the Depart
ment of Plok, who distinguished himself above all
Russian Generals for severity, and who lately COM
manded that three ladies of the best families in the
town should be publicly flogged in front of the
church of Pok, is now appointed President OF the
secret commission which is to conduct the prose-
cution against the prisoners in the citadel. These
prisoners are treated with the utmost cruelty They
are locked up in narrow cells without light and
are permitted to walk for only five minutes during
the day in a small court.
New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1861-12-20

How BoMBsHELLs ARE MADE.-The manufacture
of bombshells is very interesting. The shell is
first filled with old fashioned round leaden bullets:
melted sulpher is then poured in to fill up the in
terstices and bind the bullets in one solid mass
the shell is then put into o kind of lathe, and a
cylindrical hole of tho exact size of the orfce of
the shell is bored through the bullets and sulphur.
This cavity is filled with powder even with the
interior edge OF the oriice-a six inch shell of the
kind here described holding about half pound.
The fuse fitted into the orfce is a recent Belgian
invention, made of pewter, and resembles the
screw cap used for the patent fruit cans. An es-
animation of this pewter cap shows, however, that
it is made of two hollow dies of metal screwed to-
gether, and filled with metal and powder. III -
= A number of fine holes are drilled in the lower
disc, while the oater disc is entire and marked
with figures in the circle, l, 2, 3, A. In this state
the shell is water proof. When taken for use the
gunner by means of a small steel instrument,
scoops out a portion of the outer soft metal sur
face, and lays bare the charge of composition pow
der below it.
If the shell is desired to explode in one second
after leaving the gun, the scooping is made on fig.
ure l il two seconds, on the figure 2, and SO on =;
the idea being that the shells OF this description
shall first strike the object aimed at and do exc
cution ball, and then explode, sending the bul.
let's forward as if from another cannon, located at
the point where the fight of the shell is arrested.
Large shells of eight ten inches are filled with
powder only, and bursting, do execution by means
of their fragments. These large Shells are gener-
ally fred by means of a fuse Of meal powder, ex.
tending through a brass plug screwed into the
mouth of the shell. In both cases the fuse is fired
by the ignition of the charge in the gun.
New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1861-12-20

HEADquARThRs FiEsr DIVISION LOUISIANA
VOLUNTEER TROOPS 7
Newa0rlesns, December IA, 1851.
a. GENERAL ORDERS No. 46.-l IN ObE-
M No 1898, from the Hra quarters Of hs
WI Ea ceencs the Governor and ln'et, the
LII companies ." this dyisi6n whether uniformed or
MOI unat ached regiments will before the 10th inst,
organize oattaos Regiments report Immediately
to Division Headquarters, No. III Canal .rcet. ,
II Coupan TO whom have been furnished by the
comply vita this order in the time above sa
will their that they may be given to he com
paEes CON plying auu the companies complying be
transferred the regular militia to be organized into
Regiments
III The particular attention of The officers and troops Of this
division called the fact that from and ter this date the
ru es regulations govern the Army Of the
Sste will the Of this division and that they Will
b, strictly enforced by The officers in command
w. The officers command Of the unattached volunteer
companies the First Division charged with the execution
OF this order in their respective commands.
BY order of
JOHN L. LEWIS
ERNEST FORsrALI 80 Mai. General Commanding.
Aid -de.i dlb OF
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YANKEE STOCKS AND SECURITIES FALLING
"a'" 5------'---------- .-,a'
COTTON WITHDRAWN FROM MARKET.
| THE NORTHERN PRESS DEMANDING WAR.
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ES LAND MUST BE HUMBLE
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A WAR WITH GREAT BRITAIN INEVITABLE,
From Richmond.

HEAVY sKIRMIsHING AND A RETREAT,
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PRESERVING BUrrER!-A patent has been secured
by W. Clark of London, for the following method
of preserving butter: The butter is first well
beaten in the usual manner after ehurnng, then
placed between linen cloths, and submitted to
severe pressure for removing whey and water. 1t
is now completely enveloped or covered with
clean white paper, which is coated on both sides
with preparation of the white of eggs, in which
fifteen grains of salt is used for each egg This
prepared paper is first dried then heated before a
fire, or with hot iron, just prior to wrapping il
round the butter. 1t is stated that butter may be
kept perfectly sweet without any salt for two
mouths, when thus treated, if placed in cool dry
| cellar the submitting Of butter to pressure, as
| described, is q good plan, and one which we
! recommend to all our farmers. They can easily
practice it With small cheese press.
New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1861-12-20

HEADQUARTERS lsT BRIG ADE, lST DIVISION, J
LOUISIANA VOLUNTEER TROOPS
New Orleans Dec. 10, 1861.
n, ORDER NO, I2z-I. IN CONFORMITY IL
III epetal ORDERS Nos &c and A. from Division Hendqnar
vi ers the Volunteer Compan this Brigade whether uni
LII formed or NOT unattached Regiments, will before
lie 10Th instant organize nto Batalions Regiments and
report this Headqnarters .,
II-Cornpa1es that comply with this Order, will be
regular Militia be organized into Regiments
IIt-The rules regulations which govern the Army o
the Confederate will govern the Troops Of this Brigade
and they will be strictly enforced by all officers in command
By order of
r. A. CHARBoNNET. Colonel Commanding.
7 s1.-nu,rfI Insnec;or dl7 1t
New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1861-12-20

HEAaUARTERs, DEPARTMENT No /.
New Orleans Dec. 4, 1861. )
Il GENERAL ORDERS No. 13.-The cruisers OF
W enemy being in such position III the vicinity OF Horn
IN and render the coast trade cast OF Pass Christian
NJ exceedingly precRrons is directed that vessels what
by special permit nn1er orders be allowed to
south Pass ANY vessel infringing this order viii be deemed
10 be in communication with the enemy and will he dyat with
accordingly Vessels coming from The eastward viii be a.
lowed TO pass In as heretofore. e..
BY command of:
MAI. GEN. LOWELL,
En- A. purpEy. Mai and A. A. and l. q. DIG Ct
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HEADQUARTERS CRESCENT CRY GUARDS, Co. b, !
Corner Camp and Common streets J
Y, ATTENTLDN-YOU ARE HEREBY COMM MASD
s attend your Arrnory every HURSDAY atS NJ
MI for Battalion drill every MONDAY, at 81 r M, fo
LII Company drill and on WEDNESDAYS aud FRIDAYS
al 81, r M for Squad drills and Bayonet exercise.
will received except that OF sick
-
By order of
r. NJ Duguly First Sergeant, dis In
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HEApQUARTERS CRESCENT BLUES,
Corner Nachez and Camp streets,
New Orleaus Oct I, 1861. ,
= CRESCENT BLUES-THE DRILLS OF COM
u pany A fro 4 this date will be as follows - -
w I-CompRny Drills, mon DAYS and w WEDNESDAYS at
Ill o'clock P. NJ, in citizens, dress
-Battaon Drills FRIDAYS at 81 o'clock, p. NJ, in
business meetings first Wednesday n each month at
nicDck r. NJ Order No 1l47 issued by the Governor and
Commander in Chief, will he strict y enforced
By order OF - - .
o7 If JOHN hNldHI NAptnn.
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Nem Orlears Dailp Gresteut.
FRIDAY MORNING, DECEMBER 20, 1861.
gotaI SutfIIiasure.

PANoLA GUARDs.-This splendid company, Capt.
j. Vienne, was out in fall force last evening, and
displayed great proficiency in military maneuvres.
We thank them for the serenade with which we
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The following is an extract Of q letter from an,
officer at Fort Gibson, to an officer in this place,
dated Fort Gibson, C. N, Dec. 10: , .,ea. .se
New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1861-12-20

Cur OFF THE BACK LEGS OF YoUR Rs.-I will
tell you a secret worth knowing A thousand
and elevated into business. 1t is this
II you cut off the back legs of your chairs. so
that the back part of the scat shall be two inches
lower than the front part it will greatly relieve the
fatigue of sitting, and keep your spine in much
better shape. The principal fatigue in sitting
comes from your sliding forward aud thus strainng
the lgaments and muscles in the small of the back
The expedient have advised will ohvate thisiten-
| dency, and, as have suggested, add greatly to
the comfort and healthfulness of the sitting posi-.
ton The front edge of chair should not be more
than fifteen inches high for the ayetage man nor
more than fourteen for the average woman, The
average chair is seventeen inches high for all
which no amount of slanting in the seat can make
| comfortable. lewis Gymnasum.
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New Ofrins Dee. ~, leol. )
Eg~ Stockholders are notified that Inns Inns
will make the Confederate States Ases-
sVr Of it4 capital stock The W ar Iax -, ,,, .a.u.
diG If GEORGE NAThhN, slce-l -- -llec--.e
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LINTON LIGHT INFANTR S-YHE MEM
d bes Of this Company ae hereby mortified attend The
w lar drills at No Is, Per0ido street, MONDAYS ant
Ill FRIDAYS al 534 O'Clock P. NJ --s
49, By order of
P. GRANDPRE, Captain.
7 6 JnSrs q f. mis- If
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DMtituIar Notnss.

BANK or NEw ORLEANS, I
New Orleans Fec. II, 1851.
E5y- The Stockholders are hereby n0tiheu
that War Tax capital stock OF this Bank WIZ be paid
" ''dIS l1t MORTIMER BELLY, Cashier.
Daily Ohio statesman. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1855-1870, 1861-08-23

COL. PRATT AND DIR KEYSER's PECT0RAI
eYRUP-DR. KkYaR-Dear Sir: Excuse the delay Of
my acknowledging the exeelsnce oyour Pectoral Cough
Syrup sooner Jake great pleasure In saying that It
and the worst one was ever afflicted with have not
used more than onehaf OF he bottle. and can and do
wish that all who are afflicted would give 1t as fair trial
quack medicine" would not sufer another such an
attack for any consideration, OF any cost. am con
hdent can breathe freely than ever did shall
excellent remedy You are at liberty TO my name
in this regard, a. you think proper u. y. PRATT,
Messenger Common Council, Pittsburgh, Pa.
Pittsburgh, May IL, 1859, .l
N.B.-f am no stranger to my fellow-ctiEenS, and
""' 'D''' 'A'n '''''' Gnu ''''''' ~ p'' Err.
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p.rron tn. Anril IA. ls57.

PATTON TT, April IL IcoI.
A WONDERFUL OURh---some time ago, an old
neIghbor OF mine was very ILL., with bad cough which
every one supposed to be consumption. HIS relatives
told me that he had taken every remedy they heard Of
without benefit his brother came TO sec him die and all
were confirmed in the belief that he could not live.
had about the third OF bottle Of your Pecoal Syrup
which gave him. and It entirely cured him, to the aston
iShment Of all. What makes the remarkable
10 the extreme age OF the man, he being about years
old. have no doubt the Pectoral saved his lite.
JOHSN' GINNIS.
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PrTrssuRsH, December, 81, 1853

PTTTHDuRaH, December, 81, 1858.
A GREAT CURE BY DR, KEYSER's PECToRAL
sYRUP.-I live in PEBBLES township, Allegheny county
had coughing and splitting, which commenced aOou
the 9Th OF February last and continued egh. Months
employed The best physicians In the country and my
cough continued unabaed until early In October. Al
that time was advised TO try your PBCT0RAL Cough
was entirely free from the coughing and splitting. had
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known that this valuable remedy will do for others what
Il has done in my case. JOHN Q. LITTLE,
Witness-B. M. KKRR. PEBBLES townhp'
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rl PITTmURaH, April "a, 1857.
READ THE TRUTH.-DR. KKYEERi have daugh-
ter who has taken several medicines for bad cough
without beneht-among them Ayers Cherry PectoRi. =
purchased from you bottle Of your PICTORIAL
SYRUP and before she had used half bottle she was
resved. The second bottle cured her entirely OF her
cough. JOHN DAkIN,
Robinson street, Allegheny
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DIR. KEYsERs PEoT0RAL SYRUP IN BLAIRs-
vILLE.Please sand me another supply Of your yaln-
able ..Pectoral Syrup" Almost everybody around us
has the cold and are inqurng for cdr Keysers Pectoa
syrup" We have sold sixteen bottles last week, and
now entirely out. Mr.. A. Alter and Mr. r. maher both
Of Biairsye Pa, tell they would not be without it
in thsir families. In fact all who want IL
again. Yours, respectfully, -
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PEoT0RAL SYRUP IL bad been troubled with cough
and cold for several weeo bad was It that could not
sleeps ihad the ndvce and prescriptions from three Of
the the city, whom leoud nAme hut do
not do finally procured bottle Of your Pectora
Syrup, which cured me entirely. signed, '4.9l
~ me1i t1els1ii4 81 J.1W. eIM0NroN, Il
23S Liberty street, Pittsburgh, Pa, Jan q, 1890.