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, 1861-03-26

The failure to eyacuaIe Fort Sumter yester-
dny, as anticipated, is attributed in Admins:
tratien circles to technical reasons merely. It
is now said the evacuation will take place i'm
mediatelY.. - -
4 crisis will soon arrive Mr.. Seward has
been in favor Of the evacuation Of Fort Sumter.
After a great amount OF labor, he induced Gen.
Scott to issue to the Cabinet an opinion that
the fort could not be reinforced This opinion
Influenced the other members of the Cabinet,
with one exception, who viewed the eyacna-
tion IS military necessity. Under. this intIu-
enee the Cabinet We're induced to submit their
opinions to Mr. Lincoln, who hns not yet leci-
ded whether to order Major Anderson to evae-
uate Fort Sumter or not It is most likely
that he will issue the order, lnasmuch as the
matter has gone so far. But it Is t1selees to
disguise the fact that nothing but the exer.,
tions Of Mr.. Seward has brought about this
state Of things. :. - ~
Mr.. Lincolo. is puzzled to understand the
strange inconsistency in the dispatches Of Ma
jor Anderson before the inauguration and af-:
ter. Before it ,he Ind plenty provisions and
men; after, he was without provisions, could
make no fight without more 1nen, and it would
be impossible to get either without employ
ing twenty thousand men for land service and
feet of war vessels. These two statements
have been much discussed, and are yet the diff:
hcult point to surmount.- 1t would be useless
to disguise the fact that it is whispered in ex-
ecutiye circles that Major Anderson ia suspect
ed of completely with e4scceesionists Of
South Carolina =.
"A statement that no 1einfo.cemcnts have
been sent South, ,and that no ordera have been
Issued to reinforce Fort Pickens, is considered
relinb1e. ~s~'
, 1861-03-26


Returns: have been, received ftonf Ill The
towns Of the state, with the exception Of aix
small'onea. with tie following result
Berry:.. Geo Stark. .,s ,1oa sctatte1tns. .ia
: Berry tRspnhlicau) over Stark, Dem :. ..3 gs7
:: Ia the ak towns not heard from the vote
stood last March. Republican, ssss8s; Dcmocrat-
tc, So
:-caunea--The, Council ia entirely Repubn-
can, MI. BurnhAn being elected BY 90 major.
ity IN the 5th District, theonly one in doubt.
:. &eadt<---The Senate. stands the same as last
Republicans, 10; Opposition, 2.
HoHss:-Iu the towns heard from the results
is 100 Republicans, .115. Democrats, / Union,
saa y q! independent, !: If the towns to hearfrom
ge:sas hst year, they Will return 5 Republicans
aan ~ Democrats, giving. = clear, Republican
majority of12. '7' '-'':'-
coFg7s'z.- In the 1st: District, Gilman Mars~
ton has lM majority il the lid District Ed.
Hasd q. Rollins hsa $50 minority +: and. In the
1ua District Thomas Edwslas 'ba; I 1.soo s
aepublhita 80 S;.: !;
, 1861-03-26
IRON RAHHErGKR. CARS. !

We copy the aftculazs Of an -accctident
on the New and Erie Railroad,
in which the escape Of the passengers
from & terrible and immediate, death, is
solely attributable To- the fact that they
occupied, an iron: car. The. train dnshed
through an open d1ag.6nidg;ee, and plunged
8ntofhe Ft.censack River. The locomc-
tire vent down IN tweaty~seven feet wafer:
The iron car, BY reason-;o :.fta: length.
struck against the opposite abut,ne:nt I ftI,e
resr end remaining on tile track. Ayessell
which wss about passing the; dfaw: struck III ask
the caf, losing its bow spit IN TIE enconn-
Ter. But neither the crash against: the
a6uhnsnt noE: tbs flss41Iislon wifi the vessel
very :serionsiy damaged the car, and ainEsu.
LAT 70 relate, none of the passengers; Of
whom the1eTsre twenty, were SERIOUSLY
injured Had the car been wood 3,rShahly
mot Z soul would hare escaped II Il "a
be hoped thztt this: {practical Fnfnof Of = the he
great as9stg ofz mon s:szs VII aqt Be- b Lost. t
,tTt
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Judicial Election In the Twenty
Seventh District. ,

Quite recently the Chicago Times announced
aa glorious Democratic victory" in the new
judicial district: composed Of the counties Of
Champaign Douglas, Ford, and Ver1nil1on-
the e'successful candidate for District Attorney
as alleged, being R. B. Lanm (pro=slayery).
The Douglas County tMseIa discovers an i'm
portant error in the premises Joseph G.
Cannon tRepubliean), being elected. The
sAiad observes, that while Mr.. Cannon's ma
jority was euftleient. for an practical purposes,
"the Republicans thought the election was
snre, and for that reason excrted themselves
but Fery little. As to. the rejection taking
place In This District that the Timcs speaks of,
We have yet,to lenm Of the first? man who
voted for Lincoln who regrets doing so. We
agrae with the 1Imes that u revolutions never
60 backward" and the brilliant victory that
Was achieved last fall ls only the beginning OF
the series that are to follow"
, 1861-03-26
Goods nnfv Frea

Every day our importers of foreign mer.
;d enandise are receiving, by way Of New Or
leans, very considerable quantities Of goods.
oME JreG The goods are landed at he port
at New ofleans-no Custom House notice il
Iaken o. taen-no bonds are executed for The
on many articles, the saving Of one-holf tba
DUTY, only, would afford = handsome ~ nrofit IT.
II tbs thing is to become permanent. thers
viii be IN entire revolution in the conrse IF
1raae; aud New York viii suffer terribly. Our
mefcaants hare capital enough to justify them
ih;In3g n making their purchases in Europe, md
shipping TO New Orleans, and in that city. be-
cause Of the difference in the tariff Foods can
he bought cheaper than in New York.-S
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mATEERsM M1NNRs0-

The result Of the legislation Of the Min
nesota General Assembly at IFS last session,
was to give the laid grant railroads to new
companies, free from. all ,ipcambrances.
provideaa each coGmpan6y l6y depoait s Il, 900 on: :
or .bs fore ths tiratot July:next, With the
Governor; and complete tn miles Of roaa
,onpr heGoIe thef1st Of January, 1852. On
Tie Completion ofsthe amount of road spe-
cited, the deposit may be'withdrawn, and
after the first year thirty miles more must
be built yearly, until the roads are finished.
In der- -arraugement1r-if-t the terms - -ot
the Law are complied With, the Southern
Minnesota Company; get the Root River
Valley road and the landzgsrant attached,
Ind Ind tie line aud lands from St. Paul and
minneapolis up the Minnesota valley, by
-the way Of Mankato to the Missouri River.
afor:naear the mouth of.the BIZ .si6ux.
The Root River Valley division will
doubtless engage the early: attention Of the
Company, for the reason that twenty and
q half miles of road are graded and three
line e'bfiidges afa completed, and rs the peo:,
pc would doubtless furnish the ties, it
needs but the iron and the rolling stock to
put that amount Of road in operation. The
work done has cost: abont $14o, 900, and
this amount Will be received as ,gratuity
If tue terms Of. the law are complied with.
Will the I'd ddition- of ten miles more, reach
ing The town Of ::Rushford, the road would
Jap one Of the finest sections OF Minnesota,
and control the entire winter trade and
travel of TIE State: Withproper exertions
the line can be completed by the time the
Mississippi closes next fall: As this line
connects at La Crosse with the La Crosse
|, & Milwaukee road, and by the Northwest
ern and the Lake Shore roads with this
city, the merchants Of Milwaukee and Chi
.cago: can well afford to furnish a large
-share Of the a'oney to build it. We are
besides satisfied that with the large trade
it would command and the small amount
Of money required to complete it. the road
will pay fair dividend uponits Cost This
viii, Doubtless be the first road built,' and
for . long time remain the main trunk line
TO Minnesota. It will be the key to the
railroad eystem Of the State. -:
/: The Cedar Valley road hasbeen given.to
strong company, and in this case twenty
miles Of road TO be built the present
year. Their interest will require them to
run South from Minneapolis and St. Paul
and connect with the Root River Valley
road; as the first and best opening that can
be made.---:- The condition Of the country
makes it impossible that very much should
be done the present year, but it is to be
hoped thata good beginning can be made
in securing a. trunk line Of railway to the
capital Of Minncsota::
, 1861-03-26
GttitaeIp,9l ,9l|1sriihllu}1e g
TUESDAY. MARCH 90, 1861


.-..5..-.EKE NEER.aRRAXS zssUI$.
- The evidfneess arr aEa beRaza~iAg 1870 tQa1nFmer
!. oas be aksFegstse.s ,|:s tlr.stt sA1 party
-. aleing toslaed a1spngrgs rgs p1pffthe idea Of
ss::;;zz kicking hf the pfeesut Cons ttntion and
= : aeGkia8 dmfsaiuns States
inigtAe aelightassana Aene6ts Il JEFF: Da-
'v5e government Be not startled, honest,
ssamsoerat your party S;sTd i drifting to this
conclusion. The. Alllanyvz4f1as d. Argtfs57
tAe feasrM organ Of the party IN New
York, has been openly adyocatinngthis pol.
5eea;&:!Ihe :NemEnsk Hm:
. old, always foremost in everything internal,
-.~ is also urging The same plan The Hon: !
- -; ; John eoehraanrp recently made @speech: At
Richmond, in which be promised in good
set terms that when Virginia should fix up
: : q Constitution }xsf az Ae isdntth Il, New
York would join her with heart and hal
.senator,D Dqugfas n his recent speech de-
clared boldly IN favor Of all The :: aeonees--
: sions~ necessary not only 10 save Tie Bor-
der States bnttooss ossb;ffingg back South Cazoli-
,,-na and the rest Of the secedesssitn the face
Of their plain aid: Of. repeated declaration
!: =: .that they will not come back ntall. The'
pe,n ,a,dst: ~ ehsst lnosn - thaS 4 u;.;n;a @
sro+;cs~ - s,e sIs;,;;ni, fhe a9srm,tir = tbs
~, at,,r raat ~ 49,
49, Tha rn;ca ~ T;,nss IN ha . edroca.
= : ~ 49, as ~ ,,,"t;1.r ". Du 's' tSa A.
&C 49,: = -. ~ ~ yorE He,:o1d - :
Ill ~, [ -, ~ h. ,s,ri1, 11;rt =; -, o.
1.,ns,,t ~ ~ ~. thststh;s scbeJ,e i The
s,.1..:,. af.so 5a;;i 14,at ,.-oo, ,a.tz
g. :cssa ~ cons;derah,e strano+h ~ o67
T--..:-I:o.... .-s,, =. essas.s-...,,.e...
, 1861-03-26
From; Lake Superior.
rE.1,,. tho na+rcft s1.r{hvro snJ i

Mfr. Warren Ishan, editor Of the Lake su-
pesiorJour7.al, reached this city from Mar
quette yesterday morning. He left home on
fhe Isth lust, and cams by pony across the
country to, Bay de Eoalet, Thence around tha
chores Of that and Green Bay, to the town Of
Green Bay: where .he took the stdger to
Appleton, and came By rail from that plsce to
Mr.: laham-infozms us ttat the winter has
steep verT COLI, and that there had been an
unusual quantity Of snoE. :
:. The gradea en4he Iron: afounta!n ailsoaa
had, on part Of tile lice, been reduced from
1876 feet ID The nllie to $50 feet, This work,
which viii bea graf impIoxem ent, and ,hays
tendency to grtat1y iIcre. .se the fhrilties for
transporting ors, VIII be completed next fan.
: There Will be about 25o. 900 tons of:erude
efease q Rboat i'd. .6i foKs FoGsf iast:yea4:
The only difficulty in. shipping the amount
NAMED above; viii be lack Of vessels !.
Last GeM, 4 tribe -oYer !, GOO tong Of pig iron
were manufactured; this year, it IL expected,
the amount will reach from sixteen to twenty
thousand tonH.' : = :. -
These: e,idences Of Industry and wealthvill
be hailed with joy by ali having tie interests
Of the State at henri g. "a vs,:.-'.:I !
, 1861-03-26
Proposition to Divide Afkansas.
The Memphis avalanche says there is plau
on foot fo dfyi7e Tho Sista cf A-s-,

the Mcmph1s dodlaaehe says there is o plan:
on foot to divide the State CT Arkansas:
We have been aware, for several daya. of tho
Gecpscated feeling among the delegates lron1
Sontherna and Eastern arkansas, to divide from
the other portion Of the State ifthc Sta:e does
coin: Tie proud spirits who know no such
word IN thsfr vocabulary es "rassalasc,n are
bent upon relieving themselves from any such
degradation. The following dispatches from
Little Rock, received 5esterday afternoon from
2 hagh!y respectable eource, confirms the
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. Of such a purpose:
LITTLE Rock, March II. is61.
To z: A. AppERsoS. & Co.:-Noth;ng done
yet. Propositions to form new State Ct
Southern aud Eastern Arkansas and West
Tennessee, with Memphis as the capital Send
this to the 4pal1nehc,
, 1861-03-26

:. GooD .pR1cEa FOE NEaRqEs!-The MempAi8
4tulanche says that, at sale Of negroes Gs-
longing to Mrs.=:E. Ganett, Of Lafayette. coun-
paid. The sale wns made upon nine mouths
credit: Wilson, i years. old. $9l1.50; Joha,
1G gears old, a. .f79i Andrew, II years old,
s1,5e7; Susan, 48 years old, and child 4Tears
old, $967 Elem. 6;:SFeaze to1d and two child
fant child, *L454; Amanda, 10 yeara nd, ST.
225; Mar, g yeara old, s874; Becky, 6 years
old, S76E; Jane,S years' old, $l,fQI. Milking
total Of 3la,404@9. ~ r4:...,s ga
, 1861-03-26

.H IastaWeeks LII. Mc(IlaE1ahan, Of Inde-
pendenee, Mo, led to the altar Mss Kate
armstrong, the accomplished. and beautiful
Wzaadotte Nation. r -: r.. :.
, 1861-03-26

A correspondent Of the st. Louis Republican
writing from Tucson, AFizora, under date of
the 25th ult., complains bitterly Of the neglect
Of the general government iu not ,affording
them either civil Or military protection: 1--WE
have lived" says the writer, Through law
1essness and crime, with over fifty deaths per
aunum by violence, in community not num-
bering mofe than 900 whites, and baYe in
angnrated enterprises which will enrich future.
generations; but now all opr energies are
pEostfated BY the neglect Of the government.
Already, this year, though two months have
scarce elapsed, We hive lost eighteen men by.
Indian massacres, and our future promises to
be record even more bloody than The past"
The correspondent furnishes the following
particulars Of the 11test massacre: -
Last evening party returned who had gone
out to the aid Of seVe.M persons en- route for
US the day previously that The party, consist-
ing Of six men, in charge Of IN oxen wagon
laden with provisions, had been attack
ed and routed Four Of the men Ind come in,
aeaeh giving different account as to the num-
Der Of Indians, and MI ignorant of the fate Of
the missing men. The scout CT citizens which
went out from here, found the remains Of the
wagon at the epot indicated. The road at that
point runs along ridge. upon one side of
which is preeipitate bank. They hear found
eighteen holes in the ground which Ind been
dug by the Indians as hiding places; and as the
upon them. without being themselves observed
il the darkness Of early night. The two miss--
ing men were riding in, front, driving some
stock, while the remainderof the party were
With the wagon, which contained about 81, 800
Wor1h "f goods But one volley WAS fired by
The two Americans in front, as ascertained
by following their tra1l, were both wounded,
and their horses taking fright; ran down the
prec!pftous bank, and kept along the rayine
several hundred yards, when the hofsemen
halted, IS is supposed, unable to ride further
The body Of one, John Page, was found On this
spot. The blanket pistol and knife Of his
horse were both missing. Page's horse had
been killed, and, as it appeared, BY the missing
man. in order to quench his thl1st.by drink
Of the animals blood. He had stayed with
Page I'LL the spark Of life had lied, and then
gone OF in search Of sustenance. It is not,
tivity 4as too, great for one in the throes of
death. He had ungirdled the saddle from his
horse in order to -oht1fu hiB blankets, which he
was packing in that 1uanher, aud it Is supposed
the anip,A took fright and run awsy--The sad
die Eas found near by. :He had probably start
it finally. or died upon tile way, we do not
know. Page was the husband Of the young
woman who WAS taken captive By the Indians
nearly a'yeAr ago, and whose wonderful MARIA
: tive Of enfIerings during the sixteen days in
which she subsisted Oh roots and grass, when
left for dead, naked and wounded, by the saw
ages, Was tho sensation item Of the press for
some Besks. ~. =, -
=: .:::Fron, Key west. -
A letter dated 1t. Key West, March L., saYs
zThe Coast Survey sehooners Agessfz and
aFc to leave soon for tie North.
= Major Tow crs of the United States Enofn.
, 1861-03-26

-H.. The St, Louis Democrat calls q Jim
Green@the = s. d de Ss1iats n, The ancients
reRrsssnted tbs, sat1r: - -h.lf goat and half
mentarY bg ghQlf2-Lpnisuilk ,3oatrnal
, 1861-03-26

Il the morning, early, the tarraulifls were
was . f0rce.pump o1i board; The Eatter .,waa,
pumped up and thrown anpon Tie enegr6es, Who.
rubbed. Themselves down Those tbetWeeM
decks were washed in tho. same way below.
The decks. we're then washed. and the manure
fnbs emptied. Cooking :Went On .16hefere
beans. i Whensthe bread ran short they lad
, 1861-03-26
commt.siontra 70 Central America.
i: The following appointments hare been CON
,f1rmed By The Senate;

LesgenWo1th, Sfss'9h.e o. Nss 5;s; Yoris n
:. Sxar,aryto Ntt0 grdndda Comnstssione7.-
Charles ~ Davis, Of Mary land. ~,
Gwnmisssoaer to' tIoaa calvin Hpson,
of Neqe fQTE,, :. 81. 81. = -. y !:
, 1861-03-26
THE NEW YORK SLAVE .TRlDE.
.--+--,-- s|%x~
A Voyage to Africa and <Cuba,


: From tho N. r.: Evening Post,l ~.
Your bold 1nd Ind6Gtigabls correspondent,
South 8tt1eet, = has furnished 41e eblles from
time 10 dme, with fhanamees sof Yeseela fitted
ont In this tpo1t for the l!eanS SslaYe trade,
Btreets; pfefs,, Dc, as Keta sufficient Io bring
the culpFits and pirates p1pfshraed Ind
We Judges, district attorneys FmaTshala. and
deputy y-marsha1a, &C., whose heazts were en-
gagged IN :ferating out t4e- criminals
Them to tria1, and nFg3ng, their eondemnatlon.
!paftmenta, I am sorry ia ,s1y;has, With few
exceptions, been grossly neg1ectfnl, III not cor:
:rupt, u allowing this port to :he:
the sIsve trade and he nht1on has been dis,
honored aud humanity outraged by their sue
cessfu1 voyages. The Linco1nA Administr
1t ts believed, will prove teHnttp evil doers,
be they foreigners or native citizens; and thus,
while the villains that have; been or may be
engaged IN this infam ous trad8 are brought to-
the galln1B, the .charaetef-of, the nation will
be IL part redeemed. =. ::. !:
-, Alate. writer In the .Egeaings Fbst,' in dis
ricau Slave Trade" has furnished many facts
and suggestions Of an interesting nature with
respect to the general character, Of the trade.
He has spoken of the constant supply Of slaves
sf the responsibility OF Spain and the United
States Of the American vessels In: the trade,
of the completely Of o1E federal officers, ofthe
disposition OF captured negroes, and Of N cans
for the suppression Of the trade. He has also
described the preparation for u voyage, the ar~
rival On the coast Of A&rics, the shipment Of
the negroes, day on board shaver the ar
rival at Cuba, the. profits Of the voyage, &c.
All this Is highly HnterestingTT and may prove
very useful gha writer of The. present article
proposes to furnish, from IN authentic source;
the particulars OH voyage Of slave ship from
this port. The narrative is from the lips of
young sailor. natiVe Of this city, and the Ian:
guage is in the main his own. q. :. L. T. =
, 1861-03-26

So = >. = =
: As ce1afn unpfindpled pszsonA an atteuapttnr =,
palm OF On tho unsuspeettnx rubne a3esttons of nv
.RRERARRD GLUE, would caution al ner,on. a, u
exsq1tne betbfe sad Sea thss IL, ta1,n,u.
~- - -.'t --1.-" 60
:: sPAlUEHGa; PREPARED 6IuF -
!!4ft
On tas outa1ds wrapper; m exaera .,s .v,nanue-
s'aa's1' %s1sdAvR
, 1861-03-26

peanuts given to them. When the herrings
ell short they had boiled salt beef Every
wera thrown overheard, just as they were.
The first night five died. One night eighteen
, 1861-03-26

The next day cooking commenced. Fire
was built under, the try-works, and seventy
tIye galloas Of water were PIT into each p6tt
.ftheie were three pptsl, with tl1es huekets Of
rice {of tWo and q half gallons e1ch} and three
buckets of beams They were boiled up for
two hours, putting n salt,. ylnesar. and PEP,
wooden tuhs} Of about three gallons: One lid
answers for Ten PERSONS, Ae :Aas that had
been: brought from the shoE with wooden
spoons, and the negroes helped themselyea
around the kids. Aflel eating, half . pint: OF
water was given to each & Ill; ;;>;.,;.!:J .. :.
In the afternoon at three O'Clock they we're
fed again- Three barrels Of iard;;bread were
distributed, each person receIdng one biscuit,
one herring, and half 2 pint r Rater. After
11huS fsedinssi; On aeeE laa1 down af4d ha4
Of the bread barrels for ,leekss!a,y usesa These
tubs, eighteen in. number, were. get between
decks and on deck. In the evening theyHere
emptied oyer the side Of the vessel, and chic
tide af lime sphinx Inside Zach Tub, a4d p8
the dGcks Where the fuIa had st9od, ~, !.
, 1861-03-26

We took on; board 100 hsga beans, so bags
peanuts, a25 Is bags faFlaa, barrels molssses,I
bag peppers and Z Bag pipes. IN the afternoon
the gable was slipped, thirty fathoms, and all
sail was made to tho westward, We sighted
no vessels whatever: The tcreaming Of the
negroes that night W1s awful. Next daT we7
were occupied with the clearing Of the vessel
Nothing was given to the negroes ~antil four
O'clock RM. Then tHo hAr1 plseult, and he1f
ap.nt Of Eatess were eerf4d f. eati, The poor
creatures seemed half fam1ehed=-begged for
food, and tc1apped their hands when they got
, 1861-03-26

tfrom tho Advertiser, feoradencs, R1]
The csphallc P1la zre satd to be re,n,pt,hf~ .rac
I'VE fenedy for the hcndaehc md oon az WV he.t
discovered p" "1as0 n7o oVef oeea
, 1861-03-26

FROM tha Democrat St Cloud, 1llrn1
yon are. hnve been troubled WITH the h.adaena
sSae eSaa 1T oo1 tCephac P1J 70 At you msy has
, 1861-03-26

.-. AAsoSy11zx, Conn. Feb, ia. ra1
Ne ErAEnIS8.
sm-L have tried ypurs s4ephalIc Pulls, and 11kg
worth more
Part Of these arc for the neighos-s to Ha,u gs7a
af5w out OF tina first boz gut trnna you. '~'9
Send TIC Ptlla By NAL. aud oh1ge
-: Your oheilent betvant
JAMES 6ASS2' Y.
, 1861-03-26

lFrum tho southern Path Finder y.w r,,,s.n. -,
=. TIy them! you that ara a:alcted I'M, wa Az ~,
nn la ean be added au already nu1er
cinn II 4as e. sece7ea benefits tt ohcF s
, 1861-03-26

= lffon1 tha Western r r. Gszette. Chlcnxo, I'LL
w. hsaEsiy sndorae Mr. sps,dnx, and his unrtyalx,
Centre Democrat. [volume] (Bellefonte, Pa.) 1848-1989, 1861-09-26

and powder magazines do it, there is no
danger. Ideas that direct the age are more
important than physical things. These rug
ged hills and green fields were made to give
energy to souls born for Immortality
eTake these mortal remains and bury
them tenderly. We yield them with reluc-
tance to brighter and better claim. But
while we do this. let me say that Missouri
now in her day of tribulation still hopes for
aredemption beyond this fratricidal warfare,
that she still looks forward to peace and
plenty from the abundanceiof the rich harvest
which nature has bestowed upon her. Then
she will begin to write her own history, then
she will not forget the brave Lyon, then,
remembering this days burial and where
sleep his remains, she will claim the privi-
lege Of erecting his monument and writing
his epitaph."
Centre Democrat. [volume] (Bellefonte, Pa.) 1848-1989, 1861-09-26
Number 35.
Important From Missouri.
LATER FROM LEXINGTON,
The fight Continued on Tuesday and
Wednesday.
Brave Defence by Col. Mulligan.

ST. LOUIS, Sept. 20.-A gentleman named
King, who left point on the Missouri river
opposite Lexington, on Wednesday night,
who arrived here on this morning, reports
that severe fight occurred on Tuesday for
the possession of three ferry boats which lay
at the levee. The Rebels. under Price, ad-
vanced on the boats in two bodies, one from
above and the other from below the town,
and after very sharpe engagement they
were repulsed. The boats were not in fair
range of Col. Mulligan's guns, his forsi6ca-
tons being so situated as to prevent him
from commanding them completely, and his
force was too small to admit of his making
sortie against Prices overwhelming numbers.
Mr.. King says he saw twelve wagons loaded
with killed and wounded Rebels taken of af~
ter the fight.
lie also says that Price assaulted Mufli-
gan's forts four or FIVE times on Wednesday,
but was repuised each time with loss Of
from three to four hundred.
The reinforcements from ths North, prob-
ably under Gen. Sturgls, were expected to
arrive late on Wednesday, hut as Price had
obtained possession of thu ferry boats they
would not be able to cross the river, and of
course, could be Of little or no service in re-
liev1ng Col. Mulligau.