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Cincinnati daily press. [volume] (Cincinnati [Ohio]) 1860-1862, 1861-05-27

Valuable Mat 70 mmtaiS Commuters
Nov that the sword and che camp Is on
sverybody's lips, and volunteers are leaving
for the war, The following Rccount Of Napo-
Icons care or his SOLDIER s. appropriate
It takes a preN man to know the inn.
portance OF littiN things. The Attention be-
etowtd BY Napoleon on the smallest details
Of military organization has always seemed
to US an evidence Of his talent scarcely in
fefior to Austerlitz or MarengO. No general
knew better than Napoleon that the Ell
cheney Of a colder depends, fyst Of all, apon
bis being in perfect health aud splendid con-
dition. lie trie1 TO bring up all bis troops
70 the coudit on Ut pugili5ls when they hght
for the championship. To this end several
things are essential, She chief Of whhsh are
regular and wholesome food, regular sleep,
dry and warm feet and no 20 Werful stimH-
lants. Napoleon always insisted upon every
soldier having two pairs OF shoes and a good
blanket. Everything else could be extetn-
ported or dispensed with, but these--the
shoes for the match and the blanket for the
bivouac-Could neither be extBmpOtized nor
dispensed with. When the occasion occurred,
Napoleon demanded of his troops the most
Tremendous eXertions; but the admirable
health resulting from his system enabled
the soldiers TO endure fatigues which would
4AhNb hAilNA pAUAhnNN intus IL II ht5t w W
observed, that this consnmtnate General was
careful TO give bis troops 8 rest proportioned
10 their exhaustion, the very instant it was
safe TO do so.
There was netting in which Napoleon
showed more forethought ard good sense
than in his management Of recruits. He
knew that young fellows accustomed 70 the
shop, the Geld or the desk, can not change
their habits to those of tie soldier without
great risk. Consequently, he was as careful
and tender in managing bis new troops ne
mothers are Of their young children. He
Injured them 20 the bardships of war by de-
grees. Their first msrches were only ten or
twelve miles a day, With a frequent day Of
rest. Tho officers who led them from their
native provinces to the distant scene of war,
were charged to make the march q pleasant
series Of lessons 10 the military art. Some.
times, when the quarters were good, when
the exigency was not pressing, they would
halt for ten days, ard undergo II drill of eight
hours. The consequence was, that men who
were raw recruits when they left home, ar
rived at camp trained and toughensd soldiers.
A single week Of careless handling, irregu-
lBr sleep and food, damp lodgings, wet feet
and over-iatgue, will halt.sp0il aud 1emOral-
ize a regiment of new troops. But let them
be cautiously aud wisely cared Tor at first,
ana they soon become hardened and efficient.
Cincinnati daily press. [volume] (Cincinnati [Ohio]) 1860-1862, 1861-05-27

ttsu- lnIInarT Insarreo'

ttoH ~ Nantoh aH
Yesterday tbprl 2al Bss the lecene OF gu
etHenely serious moYemsnt, we have had
disturbed state Of the city, ytnsnyp Of the
weIthiest families and not a few OF those IN
the middle class, have diminished the nun
her Of their servantS aud keep their trunks
packed no, 80 as 20 be ready to remove 10 the
country IN the event Of tronblein the capital
Iam personally acquuinted with hmiiy,
the members Of which have thor wardrobe,
as well as their he'd and table linen, on a
carriage and Cd 4 cart Ia the coach house,
ready 70 start " a moments notice. These
fsmilirs have FIRST dismissed their cooks, and
get their dinners sent from the eating-hOuses.
The cools, who have thus been turned adrift
By hundreds, and almost by thousands, did
rot Immediately become aware Of the
fact Of their being Dismissed en- naste.r
On learniug The extentof the mischief they
determined to protect their vested rights
acting under orders Of a Central Committee
OF the most revolutionary cooks, they deter
mined on waylaying all the servants from
the hotels, restaurants aud eating. houses at
the moment when they were carrying the
dinners for their former masters, and tossing
the contents of their trays into the middle Of
the street. The resolution of the Central
COMMITTEES was most thoroughly carried out.
Each dinner carrier, as he made his appear
auce in the street. was assailed by two cooks;
bis tiands were at once thrown into the mid
die OF the street, and himself sent back to the
place from whence he came, with a tweak of
the nose or a most unceremoni1us kick. The
day before yesterday, between three aud five
in The afternoon, the Toledo, the Ohiaia and
the Riviera di Chigia were, from ono and 10
the other, swimming with sayoury soups,
and strewn with tempting stews, and pleas
ant roasts, and inviting fries of isb, flesh
and fowl.
1t was a glorious feast for the little Iazsa.
rom boys, to whom the i'll wind which swept
the cooks out Of their places blew the best
dinner which, in all likelihood, they ever
tasted in the whole course of their lives.
Yesterday the same scene was repeated on a
still larger scale. To-day the polio. have be-
gun TO act, and there are minors of calling
out the National Guards l belieye the lat,
ter would act with great energy on the oc-
c%asion, because, after all, it is their own
families that have thus been kept two days
without dinners; ard though IL might at first
sight appear an undignifed employment for
the picBeis of the civic warriors to escort
cutlets and omelets, still, if a man will not
arm ard fight for his dinner, what will be
fgbtfor ?-Neopohtqa Correspondent Of the
London Morrttlg Post
Cincinnati daily press. [volume] (Cincinnati [Ohio]) 1860-1862, 1861-05-27

GREAT BRITAIS's NATIONAL. DsBF-The
foundation Of the immense debt Of England
was laid in the reign Of Charles II, two
hundred years ago.. In 1863, it had risen TO
9l39, GOO, 900. Al the close OF the French Rev
olption, in 1902 IL was f57l, 600, DoG.. III the
twelve years of the wars Of Napoleon it in-
CREASED 10 fs65, 000, 900, which was It's MAKE
mum. From this point it rapidly decreased
10 e7Gs, 7ss,24I at tie close ofthe Russian
War, inal5JG, II hadincreased 70 &900, 600, 900,
and in Consequence Of the Indian muiiny,
the Chinese War and the distrust OF France,
csh hardly have diminished since. TIE in-
tetest on lie present debt at the rate of three
and a bali per cent, is $l34, 400, 900 per year,
or $2es.Ooo q DAY, $l5,33S an hour, 1886 a
minute, or a. "a 4 second. s.l.
Cincinnati daily press. [volume] (Cincinnati [Ohio]) 1860-1862, 1861-05-27

NhtNtts'
A correspondent relates an anecdote Of an
old friend, Captain r., a French gentle
man, for many years O citizen Of his vicinity,
but who has for some time gone back to the
GOD Country
" His reappearance,' says orr friend, "on
a recent briet visit, GeCaiIed 10 my mind
many a pleasant hour passed in his society.
lie was decidedly good company, and had
all the peculiarly Of speech and gesture
which gives such emphasis to every thing
which 2 Frencbman utters in French. En-
glisb. We we've talking, l remember, on one
occasion | think it was on q Sunday morn
ing), when the conversation Chauced 20 turn
upon the sngjeCt Of attending church on
Sunday. The Captain was asked how IL
happened that he was never TO be found in
any Of our churches on tho Sabbath To
which thus then the FrenChmau Me-sslL,
l shall tell you. When | 20 at ~ chu r-r-ch,
J like for re preacher to cay som'sing to- my
'Grb for zen shall always esis; bot, in zsse
churchese here, wen ! go zere, 8e presGh' he
get up, and he stay nOsiUg of Eat kind con:
IN piaiCe of Eat, he immedi atty begin a
d'Scutioa about somesi0g aghieh / Understand
nOtP
is not that q good commentary" adds
our friend, upon the practice OF too many
Of our diyines, who seems 20 think that
nothing is required OF them but weekly
Laraugues in eluCidatiOn OF the particular
doctrine Of the par .icu'ar sect to which he
may chance 10 beiong2"
We leave our readers to answer this query
for themselves; our uubesitating reply IS,
Yes, verify !
Cincinnati daily press. [volume] (Cincinnati [Ohio]) 1860-1862, 1861-05-27

EICIssITUDEs. OF A SOyEL-While the
erase grows, the steeG starves: aud while
the poor author, toiersbly tagged by his
law, or his ledger, or his diplomacy, is
weaving the Intricate wool Of bis plot. or
consuming weeks IN the elaboration az his
misunderstanding the chlldren's shoes are
wearing out maID mas miiliner's bill Is
coming in, and the entire household is eat.
ing away for dear life. Tue necessity for
ready money leads TO the production Of
work which does not take long to produce,
and which is paid for on completion a1d
hence The ordinary working author deYO,ss
hlmseh to the CVD position Of pot boilers"
as they ore irreYereptiy called, 1. G, Of those.
essaya and tales which form the staple of our
periodicals, and the oug-projected, and Oft
thought Of novel is laid aside for brighter
days, Ny novel, q. least as much Of him
rs Is complete Az making pieceIDeal, as
FfGukenS.Cia did his mOnStcr) lives be-
tween sheets Of caruidse-paper in the right.
hand bDttom drawer OF my desk. He seldom
sees daylight, save in Altumn, when ! 20.
away TO the sea, AID theD l Invariably take
him with me, with tbe full determination of
bringing him. completed. .
He bag been to half the seoboards, Of En-
gloud, but bis trcatmeBt II always ths sane;
be hes y~un1oupSd y Inc bottom of The
p~ortmaDttau TIL the eEd If yhe FIRST week,
thtn he i]s,pioughi out and laid % . tng,e
opposite Tie window then IWOrk a. him
desperately for az hour, ub}il, COuipg 10 a
stand stil, | look up for Inspiration, ana
then The sigltof the sea ard the SKY and
the sun eosds me 10, ding up my pen and
run out uud The novel; Jelurnel into The
poItnantcau and brought back 10 iowa. Ga.
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DeIisbtnI picture OF rolro.

If there ever has been a hard hole in this
world, tits Cairo. 1t waslong thej Jmniny .oif
place Of Christian civilization. Natu failed
u male snytbing out oft but a mud puddI-.
Spectators have tried their hands at it, and
eli got stuck. General Webb, of the Courier
and Ehquirsr, still retains a little interest in
the spot, and periodically gives il n favorable
set up in his paper. The Illinois Central,
since the Desperate of a negro who kept tue
v harf-boat thore was killed, has been exsr-
cising a particular care over it, but it is Cairo
after ala miserable locality, only intended
for wood Uhucks, frogs, mosquitoes aud fever
and aQues.
1t used to be under water half the time
before the leVees were raised to the highth
they now are, and since they have been, the
Mississippi and Ohio have stopped over into
the town ana washed the inhabitants all out.
Lem. FaxOn was Postmaster there and
printed a paper there only a year or so ago,
or that is, be printed it ia dry times, but
when the water got on a rise, he used to re.
treat from cellar upward as the water ad-
vanced, until he got on the roof of the
building, and ouce or twice he was Obliged
to take q small boat and float down the
river.
Just at the present time Cairo is occupying
q prominent position in the public MUD.
Tins war may make something of it.; no.
thing else ever will. The troops at present
there sre having a busy time of it. Ia addi
tion TO watching the rebels, they have to
keep their eyes skinned for a big freShet,
which is now raging in the Mississippi.
This freshet viii probably last some weeks,
as the June wash has yet TO come. With
a first class freshet, the rebels would have
their hands full all along down the Missis
. sippi, without trying to pay much attention
to fighting. 1t might also subuerge Cairo,
and Cnr npvn trunna uuInhf haya n haaF n ra
treat, or defend themselves from the house.
tops, as the water rises, If the place is ever
to be held as a permanent military post, as
it doubtless should De, Government will
have to DO with it, as they dc with blocks of
buildings in ~ChicagO-jack it up.
Cincinnati daily press. [volume] (Cincinnati [Ohio]) 1860-1862, 1861-05-27

f COMPOSITION OF NBaMOyTER&-Tne stud
the NeimOuters are made of is discovered IN.
the exploits OF a member Of the Burlington
company. HsWas saving iOg5uuder a con-
volunteer, and was obliged 20 iiud a man to
take his place; where upon, by saving all
DiEhtn be got a free day, ia which he rode
twenty miles on horseback, TO engage biz
subatIlnteS returning 10 the afternoon and
evening, A. eleven P. IL Started the saw
again sawed ali that night without stop-
ping. In the morning ne walked three miles
10 take rthe train for Burlington; enlisted,
drilsd three houts, and took the traia back;
sawed all that night and next day, and ap-
peared in the ranks Of Burlington, AS fresh
as any one Of them, although he had worked
three days and three nights without rest or
sleep. r3f r ar.F 81.
Cincinnati daily press. [volume] (Cincinnati [Ohio]) 1860-1862, 1861-05-27

MoDB OF SWIMMING A HoRsE.-The rider
should teke up and cross his stirrups, 10 pre-
ventthe horse from ~entahgling himself with
scarcely feel the bridooni aud any attenpt 70
guide the horse must be by the slightest
Touch possible He should lean his chest as
muohlover the horses wither5 as he can, and
hold'the name 20 prevent the rush of 8uter
carrying him backward. If the horse ap-
pears distressed, q man who can not swim
may with safety hold the name and throw
himself out fiat on the water, thereby re.
,iieVIbg the horse from his weight. When.
the horse COMES into bis depth he may again,
drop into the saddle. n. -
Cincinnati daily press. [volume] (Cincinnati [Ohio]) 1860-1862, 1861-05-27

The IRoH DUkE's OPIEIoH OF CIRns WAR.
Daring the memorable debate ia the British
P4Tliahelt on the Catholic Emancipation
Bnb the Duke Of Wellington made a speech
mhDds OF the Catholics VI leland evil and
religious liberty rather thap have the na-
tion INCUR tue IiAs and bIf9rs Of civil wac.
il Was on that Ocrasion that he iutteredft this
mt m~oIahle, sigujhcaRt and then timely adj
,mbniti0n: ms Lorda Lam 0neo Of those who
have lIooably passed Iaure.uf my lie in war
ittiau mostmea ehd .RineipNig I fssJ afY,
~ civil war too, apdI aBusssuy Ibis Ala III
could aVOiqs byepy satfdiee whaAgff sven
pte mppifso EeNnwar n the Cop sri. 70
which IN ttached, l would saEiies my
lie IL order 10 90 IT,"
Cincinnati daily press. [volume] (Cincinnati [Ohio]) 1860-1862, 1861-05-27

A BRAVE OLD- GENTLEMAN.-Mr. Thayer,
an elderly gentleman Of Braintree, Mass.
recently visited Louisiana, .AtlNew Orleaus
he stated TO iuquirers that he was " from tho
North and that his .synpathiss we're with
tie Northern people" For these, aud stint.
lsr sentiments" some fiery Secessianists
threatened to tar and feather him. Tue old
man declared that he would not he in
timidsted by any body. 8 Tar aud feather
me, ii you choose said he; Il am on M
know bow you treat free speech, by wearing
The tar aud feathers through State Street.
The fearless and patriOticF ord gentleman
arrived in that city on Friday, safe and
Sound.
Cincinnati daily press. [volume] (Cincinnati [Ohio]) 1860-1862, 1861-05-27
TENNESSEE ALARMED AT PARsox BRows

TENNESSEE ALARMED AT PARsoE RRowN-
Lows lSDRPENDEsCE.-The Memphis (Tenu)
Ertnirg dagus says:
The position that old Brounlow holds is
such as is calculated to do the Southscn
cause more harm than if he were out of its
bounds. Every man as old as Brownlow
exerts more or less influence in the comma
nifty especially il be has filled the pulpits,
and been attached TO the Church, as he has.
The abuse that is heaped on the South by
him is enough TO cause an indignant people
10 deel summary punishment on him. We
do hopethat the day is no. far distant whea
this Stale win be too hot 10 mold such men
as BTownlow, Johnson aud E.heridge, and
wilIicause them TO seek a more conCe1ial
cline, If We premit such men in our midst
rs these, we may expect Trouble Gt h9ms,
When the enemy is upon us.
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LEaAE. NorIcEs-


IUgJfUSfFT,A Is sSSsmerlG2R' oJ NV " fbh iIcls.
RstiM MasSoh I NJ .bs sasy sys 2, pISih.ie assd Eso%ss
cehsed, aud John Maddox William MADDOX, Mar.
Robsrt Gevyn MADDOX, hsirs.at-iaV Of Della Mad.
doL, deceased, defendants,
thf 9Th day Of April, A. y. 1881. tho MD plaintiff
hled his petition IN said Court whichis. still pend-
William Miiisf vas ssiEed In lee et4be f~oiiowias
Described %prtlniaes, being within the corporate linz
nsot ths eitgS ~ Cincinnati county Of Hsnilten'
Boutded on The east lins and limited by a LOT
Sbb eEtSepdiog back sostwafdiy ssTenty tsPeee US
g., one halithe depth Of 4 lot. ~oonveyed 20 said
Herman Cape bounded on the north b. a brick
Warehouse, irclotea by said Miller bounded on the
sst E gart, Of l9ts Hgs "a and q, IN he sphdiyision
TWEEN Hunt and Conrt-streeis, In said city OF DIN.
a0ib 81 MAY, A ID, is4s; that on said 2oth day Of
May, 1853, said Miller deniscd tho Same with priv.
fourteen years, spd. said lease providing that within
two yeatt from said 10th day q May, 1913, The said
ifsnid DeInis should net elect 10 purchase said re-.
said improvements; that said Dsnnis entered upon
II Nay, lstS, pursuant 10 the terms Of said lcats,
tTects1 a syiSs : So 4. on saIa Prsmise;j that 10
tate, right ltiue and equity Of said demise heoame
thqt sold Miller has departed this life that IN pro.
ceqiiuEa IN partitions among the deYiHera Of said
Miller, said lot Of ground was sot of and aparted TO
Louise Fste, alls " David X. Este, and Della Vi
doY, deceased formerly wife Of Thomas Fl Maddox,
subject 60 the terms VI said lease That befiro the
expiration of said term Of fourteen years, and prior
t. Arril ls.l plalntif being The owner sfsatd
Ct sald rsysr'ign and fee simple; that By q deed
non fnid ID X. and Lcuiso Estc, plaintiff Is the
owber n the ono undivided half part Of said prem.
istsi that Epd Della Maddox has departed this life
l~ntettates leaving Thomas, II Maddox, her hus.
bana, aud the other defendRpts above, named, her
legal representatives that administration has not
boon taken Of the personal estate Of said Della Mad
d;ox, deceased; that plaintin has paid the interest
thaf has accrued on the one-hRlt Of tho purchase
mcncy tob paid 70 defendants; that plaintiff Is in
puttcs.iyn Of and has made lasting Improvements
on taid lot, aud Ia now willing 10 pay defendants
beremairins moiety Of purciasG-inJney upon the
execution 70 him Of a conveyance Or said one undi-
NidedhODc.baf plrt Of said premises, and demand
Ing that The terms Of shia lehse DO specifically per-
formed. Ard the said Defendants are required TO
plead, answer pr dUmur e. said petition GU or before
The 20 day ufJune, AID 1881 otherwise the prayer
Of Haid potition viii he granted.
NJ. II. &W, TILDEN, for Plaintiff.
April %, 1851, ap95-f III
Cincinnati daily press. [volume] (Cincinnati [Ohio]) 1860-1862, 1861-05-27

STILL AEoTHER VERSION OF THE SLAUGHTER
Al CHARLESTON, ). C.-We have seen, SAYS
the Boston Journal a gentleman Who has
just returned from an extended tour through
the Southern States. He was At Charleston
Outing the bUmbardment of FortSumter, and
says the Newspapers Of that city hsd posted
on their bulletin boards, ou the receipt of the
first news from Fort Moultrie, Thirty killed
and siNby woundedg The bulletin was A..
lowed to remain but q short time. An Of
fceT who was in the fight tod our informant
that a great many were killed, but the facts
would never be known, ~ it was their nest
policy to suppress them. On Saturday he
saw large loads Of litters going down 10 the
fort. lie confirms the statement of other
gentlemen in regard to the excited state of
the people in the southern States, and the
assembling and moving OF large bodies of
uOops.
Cincinnati daily press. [volume] (Cincinnati [Ohio]) 1860-1862, 1861-05-27

u, SALE or A WEsTkEN RAit.wAY.-Tbe S..
Louie, Alou and Ohicsgo Railfobd, and the
tscbed, was scld, o. T8ursa3y. at SarnGsld.
H., by James Rob-, Special Master in
ChaUcery, under the authority Of O decree
Of the'CjfCuit Court Of Mncoupin County.
~, The property was sold, subject to cerla'a
iueumbrarees, amounting 20 about $1,000.
COO, and was purchased by The trustees Of
the general mortgage ]bondhoIdsrJ for the
EOIuihals sum of SJGJ, making the cost TO the
parties to WHOM the title enOw passes, not
Il5s than $6.OOn.OOO. IT,. far
Cincinnati daily press. [volume] (Cincinnati [Ohio]) 1860-1862, 1861-05-27

The FLEvAET'' GIVES UP-Phe slOop Of
war LeBdE1 has now been given no for lost,
and her name is dotted off the naval regis
teis at nearly every naval citation in the
country. The pay Of her officers aud crew
ttplITuns on, and will be handed over TO
their nextof kin when Congress aauthofizes
the proceeding. FJjs riTf eIlr4 "a
Cincinnati daily press. [volume] (Cincinnati [Ohio]) 1860-1862, 1861-05-27

AN UEFoRTUNATE MIsrAKH.@-A gentle-
man, while in chnToh, i~Atendlng 20 scratch
his head, in a mental absence reached over
into another pew and scratched the head Of
an Old maid. He discovered his mistake
when she sued him for breach Of promise Of
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F. .r estimated
The Washington correspondent Of The
New York EVeniag Post writes on the 22d
instant
A gentleman who has just arrived here
from n tour of inspection through Yirqinia
Gays that the strength Of Che rebels i'm tina
State IL greatly overestimated AZ the North.
There are great numbers Of troops in the
aggregate, but their weakness CONSISTS ia The
fact that they are poorly equipped aud as
poorly fed The rebel leaders can not sub.
sist a large army in one spot in Virginia,
There is trouble at Richmond in this respect.
and but eight thousand troops were concen.
trstcd there. Perhaps FIVE thousand were AZ
Harper's Ferry, and the Qnartermasters were
put TO their wits ends 10 furnish provisions
for this number of men. My informant de-
o'aies that these troops will fight well II
thty arc properly fed, but there was open
discomfort and disafsotiou among them be-
cause Of the quality OF their clothing and
foed,
" A very strong diversion Of troops toward
Norfolk became necessary to meet General
SCOTS movement Of TROOPS Ia Fortress Nom
Ioe, but there was no idea Of relinguishiug
Uarpers Ferry. On the contrary, troops
were continually pouring into IL, and the
defeDses we're made stronger every day.
Troops were being gradually moved west
ward from the Ferry, and for a double OBJ.
Ject-to protect the western approaches 70
lhis town and TO menace Western Virginia.
Rebel troops now occupy Grafton, the june
Don and the Parkersburg branch OF the
Baltimore and Ohio Railroad, a most Import
ant poihtin n military point of view.
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WtMI. sTA1R OR NHIO. MAnILrON

TWtHB STA1,E OF OHIO. HAMILTON
a COUNTY, IS TOUT Of Common Pleas Ely
hhoth Benedict W. William BsNedict Petition for
Diyotce.-lNo. 2l,9i2]-The said William Benedict,
Of Indianapolis, IN the State Of Indiana e natiied
that EliZaieth Benedict did, on the nth day Of
May, A u 1861, file her petition IN the UfRco Of the
Cltrk q said Court, Of Common Pleas. within aud
ftr. taid county Of Hamilton and State IF Ohio,
charging the. said William benedict with having
been, and stu continuing go. be guilty Of gross me-
RltCt VI duty as husband, Of plaintiff, and asking
that she may be divorced from the said defendant,
which petition viii stand for bearing ut the next
tern ofssil Court ELIZABETH BENEDTOr.
~, d b a. W. TILDEN, Att'yB for Plaintf '
Cincinnati, May lG. lsGl, my23 Tn