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The Recorder presented the returns of the election held for the seventh corporate year, from which it appeared that the following named persons were elected for said year: Mayor, S. R. Brown: Councilmen, John Jackson, Geo. McLa- ren. W. B. Crocker and R. c. McCarley Consta- be and Collector, c. T. Oldham-all of whom appeared and were sworn into office. WhereupOn the old Board retired, and the new Board pro- ceeded to the election of officers for the present year. which resulted as follows: Recorder-D. P. Black; Treasurer-R. c. McCarley; Wharfmas ter-H B. Kendall; Assessor and Street Commis- sioner-J. c. Butler; Attorney-J. C. Gatewood, The rates of Tax and License were assessed as follows
 On all taxable property, 3-l6 per cent. Street Tax, 0O On each Hotel, 20 Oe On each Billiard Table, 100 co On each Ten Pin Alley, 3D0 % On each Hawker and Pedler, g1OO O0 On each dray, OO On each Auction License, p O0 On each Crcus or Menacerie, for each exhibi- tion. Sl0 0O other shows, &5 % per day.
 On each Tipping House, $500 00-no licensef for such house to be taken out for less than oneyear, and keeper to give bond in $500 % to keep an orderly house.
 Salaries of officers, fees and commissions same as last year. Council adjourned.
 D. P BLACK Recorder.
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FROM MISSOURI.

ST. LoUIs, March :. Several resolutions were introduced in the Con- vention to-day favoring National Convention and opposing coercion. They were all referred.
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MEMPHIS COTTON MARKET
 MEMPHIS, March 8. Cotton in demand; sales HOO bales-full prices; market closed firm.
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LLNcoLN's SIsrERs.INLAw-The Colu

LINCOLN'S SIsTERs-IN-LAw- Colum- umbus, Georgia, Times says that Mrs Abra- ham Lincoln, wife of the President of the old Union, has two married sisters now on a visit to Montgomery, Alabama One is from Kentucky, and on visit to- her sister, who resides in Selma, Alabama. They are both secessionists and opposed to the government of their brother-in-law, Abraham Lincoln
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PRAIRIE COUNTY, ARKANSAS,
rNHE SECOND SESSION OF THE ABOVE

YINHE SECOND SESSION OF THE ABOVE l Academy will open Monday, the 4th day of February next. The Principal fatters himself that, having an experience of many years in the profession of teaching, he will be enabled to give satisfaction to the patrons of. his school The Academy is located iii healthy region of coun-
 try, remote from all those localities of dissipation and vice, SO destructive to the morals of youth and in the midst of community, combining all those virtues that compose good neighborhood. No pains will be spared by the teachers to advance the pupils entrusted to their charge. Special attention will be directed to have them thoroughly to understand the elementary principles of all the branches of Science taught in the school. No pupil need apply for reception who is unwilling to be either governed instructed. Pupils will be charged from the time of entrance. No deduc- ton will be made except in case of protracted illness. 8-fEcsEH #FE EFa HrK.#rTF VI
 TUITION SESSION OF FIVE MONTHS.
 Elementary Branches, $10 % Higher English Branches, 15 % Languages and Higher Mathematics, -f 20 %
 Board can be obtained at from Eight to Ten Dollars per month. 4 4.s -s f --..
 Oakland Grove, Prairie Co.,, Ark. jy Il '61-4t
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The inside column represents the cash value by the package. The outside column represents time prices in small lots.
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RIVER INTELLIGEN CE.
MEMPHIS AND WHITE RIVER PACKETS.

MEMPHIS AND WHITE RIVER PACKETS. ADMIRAL, Capt. Elias Thomasson. GOLDEN STATE, Capt. King
 NEW ORLEANS AND WHITE RIVER PACKETS. GENERAL PIKE, Capt. Pete Fleming IATAy. Capt. H. $. Eaton
 SEMI.WEEKLF MILL BOATS ON WHITE RIVER.
 FROM NAPOLEON TO JACKsoNPoRT.
 SAu. HALr-Capt. c. W. Coles-arrives at Des Are on Tuesdays from Napoleon, and touches here for her downward mails on Thursdays, from JacksonpOrt.
 KAxAwHA vALLEY-Capt D. B. Price-arrives at Des Are from Memphis on Thursdays, and touches here again on Saturdays for her downward mails, from Jacksonport
 The river at this point is about stationary, with plenty of water for the largest boats. The wea- ther is cloudy and cool, with prospects of rain.
 The Golden State. with Captain King on deck, and Mr. Russell iu the office, arriEel al our land ing yesterday evening with a good trip both of passengers and freight She will be here this evening on her return to Memphis. Her clork has our thanks for files of late papers.
 The L. S mail boat Kanawha Valley. Price in command, Butler Coles in the ottiee was due last evening on her way to JacksonpOrt. She will be al our wharf. on her downward trip. tomorrow morning The Valley now makes regular trips through to Memphis, by way of Napoleon The clerk has our thanks for late papers. The United States mail packet Sam. Hale, Capt (. ". Coles.in command and Brscoe in tie office passed down early yesterday morning. She will be here next Tuesday morning, Thanks to her clerk for late papers.
 The Admiral, with Capt. ThomassOn on deck passed up last Monday sndsdown. on W cdnrsay. The clerk has our thanks for late papers. She leaves Memphis every Saturday
 The New Moon, Capt. John Dearing, on deck and llr. II. Twomey, in the office, passed up last Sunday, and down on the Monday following The New Moon is advertised to make weekly trips between Memphis and all points on White and Little Red rivers, leaving Memphis every Friday Her clerk has our thanks for late papers,
 The fine, large and palatial New Orleans pack ct, latan, Capt H. s. Eaton, passed up this morn ing with fair trip. Thanks to her clerk for late down river papers.
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AT COsT AND CARRIAGE.
MONEY! MONEY.. MONEY.H

X IL. THOSE INDEBTED EITHER TO THE A firm of Washer, Vaughan X Co.,, or R. c. McCarley X Co.,, for 1860, will please come for ward and pay up, we are compelled to have money to pay debts.
 jan 25 6l-tf9u7tgHa R. C. McCARLEY & Co.
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FROM NAPOLEON TO JAcKsoNPoRT.

SAN. HALE-Capt. C. w Coles-arrives at Des Arc on Tuesdays, from Napoleon, and touches here for her downward mails on Thursdays, from JacksonpOrt.
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NEW ORLEANs ANp WnTTE EIYER PACKETs.
SENI.wEEKLr MILL BOATS ON WHITE RIVER.

rxERAL PIKE, Capt. Pete Fleming TAN, Capt. II. s. Eaton.
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KASAwHA vALLEY-Capt D. B. Price-arrives at Des Are from Memphis on Thursdays, and touches here again on Saturdays for her downward mails, from Jacksonport
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blood, aud thus preserve The vital spark-tor
those who had endured the pain OF amguta'
ton, either too hurriedly, or else unskil1ta4y
performed. In several Of the latter cases the
fgatures had slipped or else had be-
come 1oosened, the ba1dages had fallen
of, and the bones protrnded beyond tho man.
gled flesh, while Ia both alike, the bones and
heah Were black and fostering, and sWsrning
with maggots. People shuddered and etcken-
ed as they turned away from the horT1d spec.
tacle; women tainted IN the streets-aad yet
there wars some brave woman-mothers,
wives and Bfeters-who dared to dress these
fightful wounds, When' men, used to witness
blood and suffering, shrank appalled from the
ghastly scene. Striving to conceal their own
acute mental suffering, these angels Of marcy
fingered to the last o7sr the dying husband or
b1othe1-and In mora than one case, my
knowledge, over the bed Of those who were
strangers, and friendless- striving to tmpart
that comfort to the departing souls. which,
Heaven help them, they sore1y needed thsm-
selvee. It was happy thing for these poor
victims that IN most Instances they had ceased
to feel pain, while consciousness generally re-
turned for an hour or two before death but
1t is a1rnost needless to add that recovery
amongst those who had suffered In the manner
Ee have described, Was rue indeed. We know
Of but one instance OF the, recovery Of man
who had suffered the amputatton OF limb on
the battle field. r. x
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eB GEN. BuEL, who has superseded Gen.
Sherman in command Of Kentucky. ia full
blooded Buckeye, having been born in the
State Ct Ohio, and reared in the state of Indi-
ana. He graduated from West Point in 1871.
and has been in the army ever since He is
81 years Of age, about five feet eight inches
high, Of compact frame and very deep chest,
Indicating great vital power. He possesses
almost hcreulean strength in his arms, and
can lifta weight at arms length that would
seen too much for one Of twice his weight
sud muscle. His hair is light and very thin
OF Top, approaching badness; his beard Of
the same hue, worn full and uustaven, Is be-
ginning to be eprinkled with gray. His eyes
are tlue and firm, Jet gentle In their e1pres-
tton, but terribly steady and unmoyed in the
midst Of excitement Or danger. His weight Is
perhaps 165 pounds, his cnrriage erect, his
step measured, his air quiet and easy, and
rot calculated to provoke attention. In 1859,
Gen. Buel married Mrs. Mason, the widow Of
Gen. Mason Of the United States Army, 80
we'll known for his services In California at
the time Of the conquest Of that country.
Gen. Buel has no children.
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whom we hayd dispersed In the woods to
come forth again into action. To have at-
tempted to d8sas these forces, now, would
have been . departure from The programme Of
tie dey. A hsa!y fire was opened upon us.
ordered . continastion Of the march,
baek to tha boats, cutting their way
through .Whsteyer: might oppose itselE
THIS order - Yaa = strictly - obeyed:
1aye that the 9Th regiment, ::being fartherest
doWn, found itamost prudent to: detour, and
the boats il god order: HORSES d eans, a naost
:n he, nsgons, ;and Ill tho pazapheFalia af the
amy were brought II, toge4hef=Hlth two OF
: the enem1'e best brass guns, xndz3 z34nst nuui.
zne1s q theaE fff1e3 and pistols, 7 SAW manypf
: our rNonlsded men car1J On board our boah as
best Enhsh rifles, Ne had maay horses Ei1l.
ed but the number taken from tbs enemy has:
more than made up thel0ss-
It Ii true that We were greatly 1arassed In
cur return to the boats, aud lost many brave
men,. The number killed on the he1d-Was
near eighty wounded and prisoners in the
ssme proportion; In all, the Killed wounded
and prisoners, amount to abont 225. I fs true
That The enemy CAME up and attacked Us On
board, just as We we're drifting ont into the
stream, aud that heavy battle was fouzht
1here-chisfy BY the gun boats, On our part
Fer this action, We give all thanks, - It
4oss to-the enemy, was most faarful, ;.
believed to be from two to five hundred.
IT Ihen i Ehy. 7 aak, persist il calling It "de'
We accomplished everything we went for,
Belmont is taken; is IN ashes, and Is now aban-
doned By the enemy. Our loss is moderate
True, It is larger than expected, because Of
the accident to the Paducah movement, caus-
Ing delay. The idea Of sending force fron
Columbus TO- help Price, is now abandoned,
Col Oglesby is now safe In with his expedition.
Many high officers at Columbus have said
to ours, at different times since: tWe are
badly whipped !" They admit their killed and
wounded to be some three or four times what
ours is; aud wish all heir advantage Of place
we hare nearly Is many Of their wounded
and wounded Not an officer, private, regi.
ment or company, hss fsiled to fill hts part
Eobly and for such officers and men to be
tratuced BY Onion correspondents Is unjust and
intolerable. G.
Cairo, Nov, Is, 1861.
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What n Canadian Saw 1T Richmond
AFTER The Battle of MANASSAS.

What Canad1a Saw 1T Richmond
after the Battle of Manassas.
An ex-editor Of the Montreal TTitness, who
was In Richmond when the battle Of MANASSAS
Was fought, writ<s to thst journal some OF the
horrors that met his vision when the killed
and wounded were brought In. Bull Run is
zather ante dated, but the editors obser7a-
items will be read with interest:
No eopg Of triumph WAS sung in Richmond,
or in the surrounding villages Those who
had cherished hopes, raised by the reports
that those they loved were not dead, but only
wounded, were, alas, doomed TO suffer more
zeps who wept over the bier5 Of the slain. No
pen can adequately describe the horror of the
scenes Witnessed BY anxious crowds, rs day
by day the wounded were brought In and car
ried to the houses Of their friends, or to the
St. Charles Hotel, which had been fitted up as
many Of the battle fields OF Europe have been
the arena Of such horrible individual suffar-
ing. have read Of 10 campaign, except that
Of Moscow, where the French soldiers per-
~ished By tens of thousands, In every eonceiyar
bic agony, that can offer comparison IN
speak Of Moscow ana Bull Run IN the
same breath; but I do not refer to the relative
magnitude Of the campaigns, nor compare
struggle, nor the loss Of life. MY comparison
refers only to the pecufiar BuGe1tngs Of the
wounded, SO day after day they were brought
into the city IN every conceivable and Int con
ceivable condition Of muttfatop, and writhing
In agony where NORTH cation had not already
supervened, OF where the stupor which gem
orally precedes death by violence had not
seized upon the hap1ess victim Of this frat1i-
cidal strife. In moet batt1efelds Of modern
times skillful surgeons and attentive nurse5
have been in prompt attendance, and the
wounded havs received every possible atten.
ton compatible with their unfortunate posi-
ton; but with the wounded Of the Southern
army. at least, this WIS not the case. Posi-
bly, sufficient number OF surgeons could not
be provided, and know that many who were
present we're poorly supplied with surgical
instruments, OF with medicines Of natufe to
Alleviate suffering, and that they did the best
they could under the circumstances but I
saw men brought In who had lain twenty four
hou11 on the field where they had fallen, un
aided, ard without D drop Of water to s1ale
their burning thirst. Raw men brought In de
htious with fever, rsVing Ike madmen. and
| falling to recognize their dearest friends.
ures deAfh had already set hiA seal-the pitIful
appealing g1ance Of the fast glazing eye being
the only sign tdat life still 1ingered. The
features Of mAByWe 60 distorted by psIn
that they scarcely appeared to be- human; !;
and, most horrible Of all, Witnessed At least
; dozen poor creatures brought In who had
either lost limb by tannon bau or Rad
suffered tho amputstdon of 4 leg OF N arm.
1t @ Axtd to decide which of these two
c1aeees OF Victims hza guffaEe1 the gFe1:x
aguay-xxhbaa who had lid uacared for, stve
1 bJ saa1a coz1f16e who had bound his hind.
kerehisf ogez the LIMB to stop ths, ef1usloa ol
, 1861-11-16
Gtifago Gtibuttt


The name Of BAhCEL F. DUPONT, is
benceiorth inseparably associated with the
naval renown Of the United States He
has canned The distinction, and long may
he ewearhs -
Capt Dupont achieved his late brilliant
success, by reason, nrst, Of his admirable
preparation nof the feet for the expedition,
and, second, because his heart Is thorough
lymhis Kozk. When he was about to set
sail. hetoad his friend, Henry Winter Davis,
Of Baltimore, that though Unaware Of the
destination uf the feet, he knew that be
vas ordered to dangerous. and important
Service, and said he, " will succeed, or
never retun' '!<* That's the spirit thatcns.
bled him to win, and that 'wsiu, if the war
continues, confirm the reputation which
he has won Of being the successor ofDeca-
tur. He is an intensely loyal and q thor
eughly earnest man. -: -
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Efrhe Balls Bluff affair is pregnant with
trouble, and Courts martial innumezable may
be discerned In the distance. The Tammany
Regiment having deemed It wise to publish
Gen. Stones orter rehuking Col. Kinks. OF
the Massachusetts Nineteenth, for his report
Of attairs Ut HNr1son's Island, the Colonel has
considered It due to his friends that his action
In the matter should also be made public.
Feeling himself aggrieyed by GeH. Stones
order. Col Kinks addressed him. demanding
Court Of Inquiry. Major Parrish, Of the
California Regiment, Bakers Brigade, having
disobeyed orders, Is under arrest snd Will be
couft-ms1tialed. Quarternaster Young, o1
me same Brigade, having left his post some
what tnm1nari1y, Is charged with desertion, II
IN confinement at Washington, and will he
count martaled. Col. Kinks, having demand
ed tou1t Of Inquiry, stands also very good
cbaace ofbetng court-martialed.
, 1861-11-16

"hezc Hardec was threatening Us in
August and September last. # there il
any field in which the western army can
now look for active usefulness and sub.tan-
na4 success it is this; and it may be conf
dently assumed that thirty or forty thous-
and men thrown into the scale at and be.
Low Cairo, under the guidance Of so thor
ough soldier as Gen. Hslleck, will tell
nightly On the result Of the war.
, 1861-11-16

H At Atlanta, Logan county, Ill, at the
late election, in an afiay with one Jones, .
msn named Abel Lar1son lost his nose, bitten
Oh By his adversary, while the 1atter loses IN
eye ha hanoting it should be deemed nle.
gal to take the "eyss and sost." Our country
e1chnnge ssys Jones swallowed the nose, aad
dotted bis oHn eys NTH black patch. ;:
, 1861-11-16

: Port Royal already has history full Of TO.
nance. Here, thee hundred years sgo,
(l562) the French, under Ribault, endeavoFed
to establish colony, who, says Bancroft,
"came upon Port Royal entrance, which
SEEMED the outlet Of q magnificent river,
Of Venice could Tide securely in the deep VI.
ter cf the <harbor," 1Eenty-six composed
the party which was to keep possession d
the continent Fort Charles, the Carolins,
called In honor Of Charles * Of Francs, gave
the name to the country. The colony per
ent Beaufort w1s founded in 17o0. HeNatt, In
bis Carolina, printed in 1750, s.ys Of Port
Royal, "the whole roya1 nayy might Ride With
safety In Port Royal ha1bor. Its eitustiou
renders 1t an excellent station for 4 aqNRdro1
Of ships In time Of Har.n
, 1861-11-16
GEN. AUNlER,s MOVEMENT.

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anv ra;iro.a-;n sn.,aa1,- aa,.,aa l 1911 nenA
witch hae hoon - ~. t;,,,s s .,"as. ~ su .uu3
whether f,- non ~ ,>aaa. .-I, ~ ~ '. 1oo4'
,ccn v.ar 1oc,,ets- ,r;,s , ~ a,;,' ~ sas ':ten
1.,c conntrv !, fron+ 49, = aa-a ssaa n-o.e ueso
n.ct uboae n-aeonoo a,,ast ~ ~ ~ -, - p.os
-,n,r+or - 49, .,:1.1.E ~ ~ ~'11 ~ q
- ar ~ a,.;,,,so ~ ~ to~
e ~ y. anals WHICH ne WIS
49,. 49, ~ 11aee. sun "as 'ne conoltlon OF
~ Aoen.s IL ~ VI lne army OF Inc Nest'
no" ;" as ~ on 1ne extreme leit Ii there
os nuen wv gfea' 1o1ce 81 Springfield,
.1uo 4al wv h'le means Of subsistence,
transportation and shelter, exactly the op-
posl'e eonoltlon Frs found to exist at
ea'ro and faducah. There the force is
100 small' out the means of feeding and
moving IN army exist IN the greatest
abundance L 10 transport rations and
.oiaee 'of 'oftJ thousand men and their
n,nals' nom sedaha or Rolla to Spring
nelo uiiough me sno" drifts OF winter and
ens a.e ol iau and spring, would be al
n'ss II noE "ao1ly impossible. And then
~ ~ ps17acks 1or winter quarter%it
"onc Dc necessary to haul al the lumber
.he same distance, for there are hardly
houses enough there to comfortably shell
1ez the resident population. Every mile
Of forward movement would but add to the
o'lncnites Of the situation, without ac-
compl'shng any perceptibie good. II
uen' Lyon had had one fourth Of forty
tnoufand men IN July Last when ne begged
~ earnestly to1 1e'nteEeements' the oocu-
I'Aaon OF A1kansas, spoth east and west,
neuo nave been a feasible undertaking
aao ne mget naHe hoped Il ably second
"a " .ae mlsslsslppl - 11Tef' 10 have taken
, 1861-11-16
MOE IL ARRFnTH m n, x.nr,

ws,,-sn..a..- .s IN 81. LOUIS.
;sarad ~, 80 .1 -,.s1;..s~ s on oioet mas neen
m Ga.t1a g.. T5. aest u Captain
~ pa;,.s m Aon' . iaae h1receor
nothinr ~ ~ a,1ar..: . .'1tou ne Know
..,o,. ~ ~ :-...e 49, ot.onS w winch the
H. o.ah. - Wv "o Nv hao" mat
whera ho Nv on,,,s " Iass I oeeu IN posluon
{Gs1oo -r;ts, ,,h:s,. - e eolni.eo ta7 ""
a. o.."e : 1:.:.,. 80 piop@o4y enAfseu
- ~. ~ A'So - tn1s e1ty, ana tne 1eco'os
- s 49, Slo" t'As ilS !epo'aaon ls
~ ~ - " uoolag7a cfecseiy ."nlsn
puMz Cn menn" our people
<uuea hasa' GUNNER "1'a. = astonlsnment'
t1a' LII WIS ac'ang W 8en. ffe-
tnonss -oraef' N q most 1espons1ole
capac1!y-n pace Mnere' II q SINGLE
year, ne m'gnt pe Called apon'to make
contracts 1or peraAps ml1l1on-and the
emon De'ence commlt.ee mere sent
uepo'a'ion " Tue s7eae1al 10 represent the
ess' unuei tns =, IMPRESSION tnat ne had
psea msle Aus mans character was
oee ~. u LII 1's llue nsne, ana mduoltable
proo4 ~ every auegauon was 'enaered-
4.. ~ alsen1loa was plo 20 lneE 1epresen-
t1uous, @, anu supseauen.iy lleno y, lne
oeue!at. d "e"pet - Nas noase y. nsp-
.eesn11a4s'' e. - passs a~s. t4ousn tus Guy
49," " ~ ' ~ rs-a "''. 49,. se1s-0 ~ use 10 n4Q
e" ~ . 'o<AS Anon e1nole ao
, 1861-11-16

- Lacrosse, Wis; has furnished GOO men
for the war, good, hetzy-musclea 6a1loRs,
fuu Of pluck and what Cheek would al:
ajasm.""- No. reg!cn2in' the Northwest haa
done better to: the: acze than the vicinity 81
LACROSSE, On both sides Of tae Mississippi;
, 1861-11-16

ine ua1nes OF gue1lAa warfare IN western
Virginia, for time suppressed, are bursting
out again. and unless speedy examn,e u
,noda hr +ha -,,,.i+a-r o,,t,,or,t;a. t,,at
-u,oo =, ~ Auo .s Au.no1!1e, tnsl snau ap'
pal tnese mlecreants, 1t WILL be difficult to
handle them during the winter months. All
along the Ohio river, from GuJandotte-
scene Of the late massacre-to Parkersburg,
the guerillas are everywhere active, carrying
terror to every hamlet and almost every loyal
homestead. Guyandotte was Indeed burned,
ard Eo far, good; but 1t would have been bet
ter If Col ZeIgler could have arrested some
hundreds Of the citizens, men and women,
and have cast them headlopg into their own
burning dwellings. Such acts must not be
handled eingerly. The blood of the betraved
and murdered garrison If tha tovn ,,-7.s ~
--i11 NA e4A0en " tno sono ettoo Wv
1ol Eenstance-aot LOT an Soath OF nllegl'
ance." The citizens, by fleeing with the rebel
caGa1rv whom thev had invited to nartfc,nota
IN the feast If death have saved +ksnaalvas
perhaps, but the day OF reckoning will come.
In Writ, Roane and jackson counties. IN fhe
river. this era of usocfa1 war,, ia said tn ha
wo1ee than ever, The Wheeling I;,tezzigenc,r
ssys:
"There is hardly man in Writ county vim
hes taken anything Ike q position upon either
LIZ taa1 oe peen stes ~ ~ least once; II has
safe. Those who take no position in IN strnr =
glesre suspected and shot at By both sides, aad
1ne1f only nope Is TO leave or take up gun" :"
JACKSON county Is likewise infested by a
sarg calleu 'ae aoccas1n Rangers who te"
n.snle sinGe naoe = oescent on Inc village Of
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Rebel Arms In illinois.

portion Of the arm8 taken out OF the
prize captured of the rebel coast and brought
into New York few days ago, are to be sent
West at once, for the armiug Of our Illinois
troops. No better use could be made OF them.
Our boys will send the rebels bullets In pay
ment for their guns.
, 1861-11-16

Benjamin Stark hss been appointed from
Oregon to flor rather tske-the place Of
the lamented Col Edward E. Baker in the
Senate Of the United States. Mr. Stark is
ssid to be a Peacs' Democrat is, hail
fellow with Vallandigham, Henry Nay and
Ben. Wood Happily, there will moi beenough
~kuch in The. Senate to do much harm, but It is
sad to think Of snch man sitting In the seat
Of Col, Baker,