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Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1861-02-15
Figsat or a Foot Race.


A man, whose name we did not learn
borrowed without leave on last Tuesday
evening peice Of bacon from the store
house Of A. NJ. Bruce, Esq. He was pur-
sued by Messrs. Bruce and J. G. Marquis,
overtaken, brought back, made to deposit
the bacon whence he had taken it, and then
turned over to the boys. After mature de-
liberation and consultation, it was determ
ined by them that If he would start and run
as fast as his legs could carry him, he might
go free. No sooner was the proposition
made, than off started the thief at grey
hound speed through our principal streets,
followed by the boys with
clark and hoop and wild halloo,"
over hill and through vale until lost amid
the "heathery couches' of our mountain
spurs.
The reason why he was not handed over
to the legal authorities. was the fellows
tears and signs for his hungry family, which
he alleged was the cause of his trangression.
We have had for the past few days
clear bright sky and genial Sun. Our
streets, consequently, have been gay and at~
tractive from the scores of beautiful ladies
in their lovely winter costumes, who have
graced the walks. The observance of Lent
in the Episcopal Church has contributed to
the number of those who have made their
appearance. Stanton, always noted for
the beauty of its ladies', seems to US, this
season, to su:pass itself in this respect,
which, added to the elegant neatn ess of the
fashions, remind us. as the eye catches the
bright and sparkling faces Of bevy of smil-
ing girls, of beautiful, rich boquet in early
spring time Isn't it shame that our
streets are in such miserable plight? Who're
is the gallantry Of our commissioners We
fear, ''gone glimmering down, the dream of
things that were"
Nr. Lincoln left Springfield on the 18th
e.
Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1861-02-15

We re-published several weeks ago a
paragraph, which we found in the Alexan-
dria Gazette, to the effect THAT Rev. j. w.
Baker, of Staunton, had received and ac-
cepted a call to the Presbyterian Church in
Wheeling. This was mistake. His
brother is the minister who has been called
to Wheeling. Mr.. Baker will still contin-
ues his acceptable ministrations to his large
and intelligent CONGREGATION at this place.
Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1861-02-15

The postmaster at Mobile denies, in a
letter to the Post Office Department., that
letters passing through his Office have been
violated,
Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1861-02-15

Thurlow Weed. editor of the Albany
Journal, the organ Of Seward, declined to
act as one Of the peace commissioners to
Washington.
The Council Bluffs nonpareil. [volume] (Council Bluffs [Iowa]) 1857-1867, 1861-11-23
THE wEsTIN CONGR Ess.

1t will require about l25, 900 persons for
each member of Congress under the new
census. As the population of Ohio is 2,
$50, 900, she will get twenty members with
n large unrepresented fraction. The State
will, therefore, lose one member.
The population Of Michigan is 100000,
which will give her six members of Con-
grcss instead Of four, as at present. Wis
consin will also get six; she has now three.
Iowa will be entitled to Eve members, with
a chance for a sixth. Indiana will proba-
b,v gain one member. She has now eleven.
Illinois will be entitled to thirteen mem
bers, with fair chance for fourteen. She
has now nine. -.
Minnesota, whose population is $50, 900,
will lose member, and have, for the next
ten years, one instead Of two Congressman !;
though to- day she has population enough
for two. The census is based on the num-
Der of inhabitants in the State on the 6rst
day Of June, 1860.
Missouri will gain two members. She
has seven now, and will have nine hereafter.
Placing the Western States in tabular form,
the representation for the next ten years, as
compared with the last decade, will be MS
The Council Bluffs nonpareil. [volume] (Council Bluffs [Iowa]) 1857-1867, 1861-11-23
Con E UT.


We are gone up. The immortal "Giz-
zordfoop' has done it. His most Puissant
Ilghness has done it. The Ex- Gov, Of the
Smother Of Presidents" has done it. The
modern Peter the Hermit and the Hope Of
Chlvnlry, familiarly known as II. Il. Wise,
has done it. He says: $50 help me God,
Twill never submit to Lincoln's election -
We su pose his allusion to Providence lie
merely complimentary, MS he needs no for.
eign help. This settles the question. Lin
c2ln can't be President, for Wise won't let
bin and he's the man that toak John Brown,
and vowed, il he could raise two men, to
devastatc the entire North, should another
baud Of Aboitionls,s ever invade the soil of
the Old Dominion. Our Revolutionary sires
never thought Of Wise whsn they made the
Constitution. The Chicago Convention fail.
ed to take him into the account, 10 calcula.
ting the elements which would enter into the
conflict. And where are We now2 Where
are all our 'tnice laid schemes 2" Echo
answers, Gone up. Yesterday we put forth
the buds Of hope; to-day Wise has nip
ped 'em.-Blow wind, come rack = Gin.
GaSette.
The Council Bluffs nonpareil. [volume] (Council Bluffs [Iowa]) 1857-1867, 1861-11-23
WESTERN STAGE COMPANY.

By the following i, will be seen that tn
above Company is somewba, Of "popular
favorite" out West. The Denver Noun
tainecr extra of tho ll,h, says: "The
Western Stage Coach reached here about
half past IL on the night of the tenth, bring
ing Hlnckley & Co.'s messenger, with q
single dispatch containing all the Presiden.
tial election returns received at Fort Kear-
ney, by telegraph, up to the evening Of the
seventh"
The telegraphic operator at Fort Kearney,
after telegraphing the above to the Associa-
ted Press, says: SPY private correspond
ence we learn that this news reached Denver,
was published and started for the mountains
over hours ahead Of that taken gu. By
extra Pony Express. 1t is thought here that
travel would justify the Western Stage Co.'S
running semi-weekly coach between
Omaha and Denver, and hoped that they will
soon make tho increase"
The Council Bluffs nonpareil. [volume] (Council Bluffs [Iowa]) 1857-1867, 1861-11-23
COTTON NOT KING,

sVIiON NOI MING.
"There is not bacon and corn enough in
the Gulf States to feed the people until the
lst Of March. We have to buy from Hi.
nois, Ohio and Indiana and other northern
States or stdrue,
So says Southern writer, He probably
has not hit far from the truth. What a
comment is this simple fact upon the prev.
alent assumptions at the South that cotton
10 king.
The South annually grows seventeen or
eighteen hundred million pounds Of cotton,
more or less, and something like two-tnirds
OF this goes abroad and forms very mate.
rial portion Of our export trade. Cotton is
q great thing for use. Nobody doubts it.
But cotton 10 not king. The annual cotton
crop OF the country 10 worth but hundred
million Of dollars, while the Indian corn crop
is worth some three hundred millions, the
hay crop hundred and City millions. Cot.
ton, instead OF occupying the first place 10
respect to intrinsic vsiue, really occupies the
third or fourth. Moreover the value Of the
aDnual increase OF live stock 10 the country
u more than one-third greater than that OF
the annual cotton crop. Bot the great pre-
sensious that cotton il entirely to be supreroe
has been drawn from the fact that il goes
out Of the country and enables % to nav
our debts Yet this is no title to supremacy:
50 far from this, it is in fact no peculiar
credit. Cotton goes abroad, forsooth; bu,
Who enables Il to 60 abrood? Who, in fact,
'eoshies tito live At ALP Cotton Is depend.
ant on the North for support. II would no,
live month without the aid Of the very AZ
ricoliural staples over which il 80 foolishly
claims precedence.
The Council Bluffs nonpareil. [volume] (Council Bluffs [Iowa]) 1857-1867, 1861-11-23
TIE GLOBE,
-..c.. nr Congo ESS.

49, Tur DAILY
Ipublish nov my aeheat Paests :,rpr ANp APP
rENpIx to remind subscribers, and INFORM 'ess , an
NAV desire "a subscribe, that Congress wiii MY
the irst Monday Of mex, pecembsr,wnea rsar n.xa
sumo PUBLISHING tne ABOVE p,, men know their
been paoiisheu 80 ,oak INA. nus !, nes,ess to give
.,e a...nu, ~ ihs sini II matter they will cen-
A s -.
1A In pxc,o,r ~;,, c,nta,n report Of the de-
49, ~ nah branches al congress as taken down py
reporters, equal at least, TO any corps et s' -.
wri,ers in this or in any other country. majority
!, ,hcn, viii each he .hc 10 report, csroG!sm, Ten
,h.na vror,a, an haur while the average NUMBER Oh
s s,s,sor h. aocn, snsasers rarely exceeds seven
.sM..ns ava Hundred, wor.s su hour. when tho de-
800 =, a.. a. No, n,a.e more than forty-avc cni-
s .nos r,,u .n,aar In Tho Daily Globe Of the next
rnnr which viii cont ain also the news Of the day.
.a,n.. x.,h ,uh a,,itariaI articles may DC sGS-
vested by passing events
rnr CoNoREss,oNALG LoBE AND APPENDIX va.
contain report Of all The debates IN =, the
" .nc i, ~ rnn., Henrts af the Heads u the
Shi'eu STAYS, so n az w. nassea during the
hAeSuHSs !, ',;,,s ,nas,as =, ali They will be
session, a"1 eSt - -, IN hoak form roy al
,..h nnn,hcr .s,nta lining sixteen pages
The whole viii make it Is believed. 600 psees. is
is ackne Icdsed 10 be INC eheapcss Wo,A 80 naap.
any country whether reprint or ptinteu tom ' u,
scr;nt c,,ny taking ddfd the averaSc nuhaoe' Va
words il contains
The coming session will. without aouot, % :" ~, ~
usually interesting ono, oeoaese .ne ~ pra;,isnt
e,eet ana ahe Globe Will be- as II has been Tor many
The Council Bluffs nonpareil. [volume] (Council Bluffs [Iowa]) 1857-1867, 1861-11-23
DlSUNION.

This Southern bug bear j. just now having
magnificent RUIN the newspapers. 1t
has "erowded out everything elsc. II is all
buster and bravado, on one side, and doubts
and conjecsures as to s.How il will all end.
on the other. 10 South Carolina, some
United State Senator has resigned, and half
dozen are candidates for his place. A
Federal Judge has ief, the Beach, "a Col
lsesor has ceased to draw his salary,
the people reques, the Federal Postmaster
to retain hi. place, ~ they still desire to
receive the Federal maiis. That's the up.
shot Of disanion in South Carolina up TO
this sime,-and South Carolina leads the
seeding host. The whole machinery Of the
Federal Government goes 90 in every South
ern State, precisely - usual. True, there
is . great deal Of talk "a great many reso-
lusians,-a great many very violent and
very foolish speeches but what Of that9
Was there ever . time Of eIc,semen. when
there we're nos' Talking never dissolved .
Gs~ernsens. Resolutions ars perfectly
harmless. II nothing more is done than
this towards dissolution, Ne shall "keep
.sep to the music Of the Union" for long
time to Gomez
The simple truth 10, the movement in The
Scu,h Is much les formidable than il threat
ened to be before The election"
The Council Bluffs nonpareil. [volume] (Council Bluffs [Iowa]) 1857-1867, 1861-11-23
NEW JERSEY.

The odcial returns Of the election in this
State, give to Lincoln and Hamlin four
Presidential Electors, and to Douglas and
johnson, three. The two Bell electors and
'hstu Breckinridgs electors are defeated !.
The Douglas men sent" on the Beilsv ere.s's
and Breckinridgers! No honesty, even
among Fusionisss! The result in New
Jersey is hsiled with qualification in esery
quarter, As evidsncing the spirit and zeal
OF the Republicans Of that State. Total
vote for Fremont, 10 l556-2s 1858; for
Lincoln, s9,535-gain 10 fcur years, 81, l67.
4 pretty biz stride.
The Council Bluffs nonpareil. [volume] (Council Bluffs [Iowa]) 1857-1867, 1861-11-23
.nRIIycToy HAwKEYE.

II ron want good, live daily State paper
.uh.cribe for the Burlington Hosekeye'
rhi, j. the best daily published 10 the State,
"a our notion. Il is edited with marked
ability; always contains the very ia'es.
n.r. from abroad, while in its collations Of
State item. Of interest, it il far ahead OF all
competitors 10 the State. The Daily Is
IS per annu in advance. Il you cant
afford the daily, subscribe for the SEM
weekly-ouly $3.50 a year.
The Council Bluffs nonpareil. [volume] (Council Bluffs [Iowa]) 1857-1867, 1861-11-23
LIE ON. LIE-SANnER.

Less than year ago, Col. BABBIrr, while
beastly drunk, fell down stairs and hurt him.
self severely. 10 the next number OF the
Buale, be came out with long rigmarole,
saying that he was injured by an attack from
ayonne heifer Since that time, be has o.
penned more wilful and deliberate false.
hood than the following:
"Everysody knows tina, be ths editor Of the yonpa-
re'il was attempting u gain his yesidenee from Al,
e9fee-nos !-ouiy ,urned round and d,dp, know
where be was gony-,has's ALL.
The Council Bluffs nonpareil. [volume] (Council Bluffs [Iowa]) 1857-1867, 1861-11-23
IOWA.

Lineoln's majority over Douglas, will not
be less than 49, 900. Latest returns Indicate
that Col. Curtis' majority will hardly fall
short of 1000. vandever is elected in the
upper District by about 10000. Cole Il 10
said, can now spell sscrucifxion," and "Oor
BEN, ha. no longer any 'Hope" OF Iowa
ssich i. life''-Democratic political life,
We mean.
The Council Bluffs nonpareil. [volume] (Council Bluffs [Iowa]) 1857-1867, 1861-11-23

Col. BAnnIrr, Of the Bugle, was cand''
date before the people Of this township, TOT
the Office of Supervisor at the late election.
He lacked just forty votes of an election
Since the result was made known to him, ne
has not drawn sober breath-he has been
very drunk for the past three weeks eide
columns of the Bugle. P. S. The Col. will
be a candidate for Mayor in March next.
The Council Bluffs nonpareil. [volume] (Council Bluffs [Iowa]) 1857-1867, 1861-11-23
CALlFOR MA.

CALIFORNIA.
By the following telegram it will Do seen
that the chances are that cold Abe" has
even carried California:
SAN Francisco, Nov. 8, lr.M
Watt. EEARNEY, Nov. lS
Editors Missouri democrat:
About 90 900 votes are returned Lincoln Is ahead Of
Douglas 500 and expected the State Brock
,nridse is behind both.
wM. RABE.
Sec State Cent. Com.
The Council Bluffs nonpareil. [volume] (Council Bluffs [Iowa]) 1857-1867, 1861-11-23
Ael.' advertisements.
sale.

Al persons indebted 70 the Estate q ane ~. -
ss,,ivan, dsceasea are hereby no',dsd that , 40
Immediate settlement is demanded ana ,a narss,f
81, 1850 sst. ~ he Undersigned MUST ana
WILL compel an adjustment OF the deceaseS n
dated a Council Bluns, this eash day 2. "a
ioeo' JOHN BENNETT,
AdMinisircfo,s.
The Council Bluffs nonpareil. [volume] (Council Bluffs [Iowa]) 1857-1867, 1861-11-23
FACT.

Col. BAnurrr says Ne have performed :
,reat deal Of ssdirsy work. during the past
few months. Well, Ne hdre stirred up 70
great BAnsIrr considerably, since last spring
The Council Bluffs nonpareil. [volume] (Council Bluffs [Iowa]) 1857-1867, 1861-11-23

CouxTY JuD0H's OyyIcE,
Cornell kIn1A. sent. 2flih. 1880.

council BUNS, Sept 2Uths Io0O
Notice IL hereby given TO Pre-ernpiors Of swamp and
Over6pwed Lands in Poftavsitzmie County, Iowa. and
their sssgnees that Patent has been received II this
ofee for 81 the Swamp and Oyerfowed Lands In ssd
County incfu5eo within the sections DESIGNATED by even
nuberr ip All twenty-five thousand hree hundred and
sixty-seven S4-io0 and that the several claim
ants holding Presumption Certificates Of the land ~ con-
rsyed 70 sxid County, required To make PAL ment
therefor. on 81 befpre the First Of January, 1861.
J. p. CAsADY.
vSn72E County Judge.
The Council Bluffs nonpareil. [volume] (Council Bluffs [Iowa]) 1857-1867, 1861-11-23
MivNEs0TA

Retains, nearly complete. gives LINCOLN
l0,063 majority over DoucLAs IN Minnesota.
Th. returns to come in will slightly increase
the msiarity.
The Council Bluffs nonpareil. [volume] (Council Bluffs [Iowa]) 1857-1867, 1861-11-23

Returns, offcia! and reported, from al
most the entire State, give LiycoiS 5000
majority.
The Council Bluffs nonpareil. [volume] (Council Bluffs [Iowa]) 1857-1867, 1861-11-23

VNI0-tNlTteen mpMUETS.
The West vi be power in the councils
OF the nation hereafter.
Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1861-08-16

EXCITING SCENE AT BALTIMoRE.-Sen
ator Breckenridge of Kentucky and Repre-
sentative Yallandgham of Ohio partook of
a grand dinner at the Eautaw House, Bal
tmore, on Thursday evening, given by the
secessionists. AT Il o'clock they were SER
enaded by the Blues band. Mr. Breckin-
ridge came to the balcony and attempted TO
speak his polished treason, but was constant
ly interrupted by cheers for Crittenden Gen
Scott, the Kentucky election and the Union
and was told to I" dry up, you traitor :: 60
to South Carolina and be D." Sew
eral thousands persons surrounded the ho-
tel, majority of whom were Union men.
They called on the band for the Star
Spangled Banner" Yankee Doodle" &c.
but could get nothing from them but" Dixie
and the Marsellaise." All attempts to
quiet the people were responded to by cries
of remember the 18th Of April, " re-
member the week of terror" several
fights took place, and some of the secess-
ionists were roughly handled, having their
heads broken by the policemen's clubs.
Great wrath was expressed against the fed
eral police of Baltimore, who curbed the
"plus uglies." He (Breckinridge) was f.
nally compelled to retire without speaking,
after half an hours exeriion, and the cheers
of his friends were deafened amid ihe
groans ard Kisses. Mr. Valandigham did
not speak, and the crowd dispersed with
cheers for the Union and groans for JEFF.
Davis, interrupted by counter cheers and
Kisses.
Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1861-08-16

the forces about this bridge. We deem
ourselves peculiarly fortunate in having
him for our colonel. He has few superors'
probably, in point of military ability In the
army. The improvement of the regiment
is very rapid, In fact, its condition was
much ahead of regiments generally, when
we came here. Such at least was the opin-
ion Of military men. Every regiment should
by all means have one strictly military man
among the field officers. 1t is murderous
to any regiment to go TO war without such
a man. No civilian, however able, can fill
the place properly. We have an opportu-
nifty to notice this in Other regiments. We
are being drilled now as skirmlshers, and
are 10 be clothed something after the Zou-
ave style when we get new clothes; some
of us think we shall never need them, If
this hot weather and h1rd work lasts long.
Our locality being the most advanced Of
our forces in this place, we have great
deal of picket and scout duty to perform
This would not b. harder than the regular
camp drills, if we did not have to 20 so of
ten. Many an officer has been out twenty
four hours with pickets on the alert all of
the time and without any sleep, and the
next night orlerrd off with scouting par
ty all night, over the toughest roads ever
travelled. This Of course would soon wear
us out, but we shall be relieved somewhat
wh-n more regiments come. The New
York SD has already arrived, and the Yer
mont I'd is expected to-day. Col. Smith
will still be in command of the whole bri-
gade, and quarter-master Redfield Proctor,
will be the acting quarter master general of
the whole force here.
If leisure hour ever falls to our lot. we
will endeavor to give you better account
of our position, duties and experience. The
most we can say now is, that active cam
paigning is hard place for a lazy man.
Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1861-08-16
Army correspondence.
HEAD QUARTERS 18th REG. Mass. Vol
SHARPsBURG, MD, AUG. 6, 1861.

HEAD QUARTERS 18th REG. Mass. Vols, I
SHARPsBURG, MD, AUG. 6, 1861.
Dear Times AS you are well aware,
we left Boston on Monday, July 20, at 3
O'Clock p. NJ, and proceeded on our way to
the seat of war, via Worcester, New York,
Philadelphia and Harrisburg, to Hagers-
town, Md. | will now describe our pas
sage as fully as time and space will allow
We arrived in New York at II A. NJ. on
Tuesday, at Philadelphia, 2 A. NJ. Wednes-
day, and after five mile march through
the town, we arrived at the depot, where
we took the cars for Harrisburg at 9 A. NJ,
where we arrived safely at p, M. We
then took The cars for Hagerstown, where
we arrived safely at A. NJ, Thursday
We encamped there till Friday about sun
down, when we started on thirty mile
march for Maryland heights, our Colonel,
(Leonard) having received orders to report
with his command at once. After a very
fatiguing march, we arrived at our camp at
7. NJ. Saturday, when we reported TO the
General, and pitched our tents. Sunday
was day of rest, and you may be sure it
was very acceptable but in the evening we
received orders TO march TO Sharpsburg, to
guard the town. This place is located about
ten miles from Ilarpers Ferry, on the Po-
1 i
by secessionists of the worst stamp. They
have burned every village within ten miles
of Harpers Ferry, either way, and we are
sent here TO guard the ford and protect the
town. We were received with every dem
onstration of joy as we entered the town
and took possession of it. Three of our COM
panies are to leave in few hours on a scout
ing expedition, and our boys are all anxious
to go. | can see rebel pickets from where
am writing, but they are on the Virginia
side. Our boys are all anxious to get pop
at them, and hope TO ere long. Notwlh.
standing our march was very fatiguing, and
our fare coarse enough, we are in good spir-
its and eager for the fray. l must close,
as the order has just been given to fall in,"
as our company Go. ~ is to be one of the
scouting party. | will only say our boys
are well suited, like our officers well, ard if
ever called upon to help in defending the
stars and stripes, will fight bravely and
endeavor to do our duty.
Wishing you and yours long life, and a
full share of happiness, | am, sir,
Truly Yours.
s. ii.
Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1861-08-16

The FouRTu < Firm REGlMENTs.-lt
is announced that the rext two regiments
to be raised in this Stat will be Quariered
one at 81, Juhnsbury and the other NJ ST.
Adams. The one to be located At IT Johns,
bury is to be a Zouave Regiment, and is TO
have accompany Of artillery attached to it..
The regiments are TO consist each Of one
thousand and forty men, and are to be I'M
der the srctesis discipline. Recruiting
offices are 10 be Immediately opened in dill
,rent parts Of the State, and it Is Beloved
there will be no difficulty in raising the req
uisitc number of volunteers in short time,
Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1861-08-16

WELL DoNg.-OBED CoMAR, of Ben
nington who went with Co. A, in the capac-
ity of servant to Capt. Wa'bridge, did Il
good thing at the retreat at Bull Run. He
was left in charge of some clothing of his
superior, but on seeing the troops running,
many of them dropping their guns, he
threw away the clothing without ceremony,
and engaged himself with much assiduity in
picking up guns, and came into camp with
eight of them on his shoulder. When
asked where the clothing was he piled
that he " thought guns of more account Than
clothing!'
Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1861-08-16

The DIRECT TAX.-The taxpayers ma
turally begin to inquire what proportion each
one is TO bear Of the twenty millions direct
tax about to be imposed under the recent
act of Congress. Taking it for granted
that but little if any Of it will be gathered
from the disloyal States, we may simplify
the matter by surprising that it will operate
upon only about twenty millions of people.
The result therefore, will be one dollar for
each man, woman, and child in the United
States which stand by the Union. This is
mere trifle when compared with the ends
to be obtained by the burden. Il will fall
principally upoE those best able to bear it
and upon articles Of luxury. 1t is true
that the indirect tax upon tea, sugar, and
coffee touches the humble as well as the
wealthy, but the effect will be 10 il Cuce
a curtailment of other expenses in matters
not essential to either health or comfort
rhe tax on incomes is three per cent, on al
the excess of incomes over eight hundred
dollars per annum, and five per cent on the
incomes of non residents.