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Council Bluffs bugle. [volume] (Council Bluffs, Iowa) 1860-1868, 1861-05-29

~ hscokaSx CRAWFORD, lnTdSla ne
that the principal of City Warrants out
standing, 10 May lst, 1851, is Oh, 10, l6.
- ~hg Ma csEoIlsr4, the oelsbra-
ted Tight Rope walker, on Saturday Af-
tsrnoon last, perfornsd 4hs aaEiag tsas,
of walking aropeEuspsnded from the tops
two highest buildings in the city, much to
the edi6cstion Of the vast crowd assem-
blsd 70 Elspsss the performance. z. 80. ~.
- The crowd q political and news
matter has prevented Is, fog several weeks
past, of bestOwing any attention to bur
= - - 49,. = I - N I
e. very sad and distressing aaci-
dent happened in this city, TO DE-. u. !.
WOODBURY., Dentist, % the afternoon oi
Monday last. II appears that while u
work in his Office, he had occasion 10 use
his spirit Lamp, and applied . match 10
the wick, when ii instantly exploded, In
s. sheet of ire sosaiiys avslsplng the
Doctors face, burning of his eye brows
and whiskers; his eyea are very danger
ouzly injured, and ii 10 feared By his at
tending Phyaieian, DR.. McOlalland, that
he will loose ona Of shszn ihs uppss paE-
ton of his face 10 30 badly burned, shat
the akin all came of.
: Tins 10 truly assrious aeeidens and an
other warning in the use Of this character
of Tampa. The many txsssas Of the Doc.
will truly sympathiss with him In this
| hour of trouble.
Council Bluffs bugle. [volume] (Council Bluffs, Iowa) 1860-1868, 1861-05-29
Ths News via. New Vera.
yak AaS ALI u iss in

VEEKHNFEAa
The New Jarsey troops 3 miles from
Alexandria ware hred into BIZ ambushed
seeeaaionists. The latter was routed and
Two captains esptaysd
a special dispatch to to the Post, says
tbs b9sh regiment captured 300 rebels IN
Orange road aeax Alexaadria. rz-v
TAe Times specfal Dispatch aays 5000
troops 40 nov on Arlington Heights With
. battery. Another 10 at each end of
Lang and chain bridges, and one a. Alex
andria.
Il 10 said Gen. Sanford will command
ne advancing Roops in Virgins.
sbEiks Rsasu ssisiassss.g r. 81 il
Baltimore, May 25th.-No trains were
run over the Baltimore i Ohio Railroad
last night or to-day. The engines and
large numesr pf cars have been detained
al Harper's Ferry.
korty-six mea employed on trains have
ssea asfestsd u kiaFperss Fsrr3, and are
aow 4n JAZZ
II 10 ramored that hostilitiss are now
going on al H&rpsr's Ferry but there 10
nothing definite aa ys&. sr rrrrTae-
The steamer Adelaide, arrived from
Fort Monroe this morning. The CORES
pendent Of ths Associated Press sends
ths saaiow2ag ~ "a
Fortress Monroe, May 24.-Gen. Butler
suddenly made his appearance YESTERDAY
In Hampton al the bead of the Vermont
regiment on Reconnaissance. The rob-
els attempted 70 burn Lsag Bridgs. bun
were frustrated By the activity Of The al.
vance guard. To-day, Friday be extends
. rssoHnegsaaeY ses@sExniles up the Pc
niHsrla, ossw ssa Jasnes and York rivers.
The Massachusetts and Vermont regi-
ments have encamped near Hampton.
The HSrriea Lane haa gsHe 60 Chaxiaa-
ton.
The bloekading squadron OF Fortress
Aonr9e, sonsssss of The Minnesota, Cum
berland, Yankes, steamer Quaker City,
and other ANAL crafts,
There are seYral pzizss in The havbor.
Upon the arrival Of the frigate Missis-
sissippi, it Is expected aatiYe operations
will be undertaken against Sewsll's
Point.
10 the action of last Sunday three of
the four guns there were iismounsed, and
at last six men were killed. The battery
was to contain thirteen guns.
Council Bluffs bugle. [volume] (Council Bluffs, Iowa) 1860-1868, 1861-05-29

BOARD or DIRECTORS
gkw'Es BAYErKs sAM'L KEERREE,
: P CAsAnY Jas. 4. JACKSoE,
Jso- d. LOCKWOOD,
Deals in Ex1h&age, Gold Dust CotA and onzFsnsy
Interest allowed on time dspo2ltS3
C6uectiSus made On EAIa aud ogaer points "a ss-
TEN Iowa and Nebraska. aaa pFeOesaa EazRasssa
promptly al current rates Of Exrhsngs
n Ths aauAi accommodations granted TO Suato-
GeEs.
JA1QArys Q, 1880 ~
Council Bluffs bugle. [volume] (Council Bluffs, Iowa) 1860-1868, 1861-05-29

also stssss tkas ecnsidssabis exsitsnsus
pssvsilsd yss1ssdag n JsEsxson Oitys il
consequsnes of the diseovsxy pk IN axsemPs
10 poison TIE agoope By pu1ting asssuic IN
the dom, from which shsir bred y made.
-
atsss1J 9 ksasa nsW Ksxk- p fisl1Ss
New York, Ma 2A.---TMo shossaad
gahel sxpeps are In AlsxAndxia to-day.
During the election no enc dared 70
vcss for the Union. asM -
A Waxhington spaGial alspAaeh % -
Poss saya ID cha troops AaEs fscsissd
fresh erdsss ahis moEmings 10 Be Fesdy sD
march at q momeut's notice.
kAslwM aznh1w 81 txspps ne sxpeCss4
Asrs dnflnk NJ wssks
Council Bluffs bugle. [volume] (Council Bluffs, Iowa) 1860-1868, 1861-05-29

/ e. Asssasssai i directed 10 shs csrd
of j. NJ. PALaKz, Esq. Those who have
business "A this part Of the State TO as-
tend 70 would do well to put 1t into the
hands Of Ag. haanss. - we axs suasiti
viii bs'dehs pfonpsly and Satisfactorily.
Council Bluffs bugle. [volume] (Council Bluffs, Iowa) 1860-1868, 1861-05-29

- Recorder CRAWFORD, infdfas ~
that the principal of City Warrants out
standing, 10 May lat, 1851, is $6, 10, l6.
Council Bluffs bugle. [volume] (Council Bluffs, Iowa) 1860-1868, 1861-05-29
OFFICER & PUSRY,
BANKERS,
Tax Paying & Collecting Agents,

COUNCIL BLUFFS, I0wAj
rEoMAs oFFTCEK WI Il PuaxY,
Attorney At Law.
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Council Bluffs bugle. [volume] (Council Bluffs, Iowa) 1860-1868, 1861-05-29

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wxsssssss eSuntys swzrdsa d Bkssf4T . cxxp gx-
rEa, tae Asss prsmssm for tAs sEsz spKoIMrx OF
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Council Bluffs bugle. [volume] (Council Bluffs, Iowa) 1860-1868, 1861-05-29

JoB PKTsTISG--MoRg NEW, TgpEs~--lYe
have rscenily ADDED to cur JOB oacs large lot Of
nsw Type, Gaia, Borders, &c. al Of the best suaii~
ty ana latest skSaa and sa are now better prspar-
ed than ever to sxscuts every variety Of plain and
fancy deb Priating, seaf, sasck and eAsap We
have the JArgeat and best assortment Of ySssiRR
nstertsi Ia ths West aud can taEn out any Kind Of
woss thagmas se desired, On short notice.
AesrhaHis and eth&Fs h&yinx Printing to be done.
are Fssasssed to aaia and examine specimens Of
work and prices. We guarantee satisfEesiaa in
svsgy case.
Council Bluffs bugle. [volume] (Council Bluffs, Iowa) 1860-1868, 1861-05-29

!" To PRrSTxKs- FOB SALE.-We have
% bad and ses saas ses foiiswtRs slsas af asasna
kard type, wklch win BE sois ven sAsap Der sasa
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$50 (" BREYIEA,

MA ae0Fs spe is alA sA saoA euEai tlsas lad aR&-
bic Of doing very fair work. We have, Also guam
ssty aa sesand bard 5e1BEse MATERIAL, Which
win be sold iow for cash spscimsas Of the worn
ssas On svshsatiass t9xetAsr wasa LAss Of prices
The Van Buren press., 1861-07-17
Army fovsns5nts.


The Confederate troops under Gen. Nc
Culloch, have left their Camp at Battles
Prairie, and are moving towards Keatsville,
Missouri-at our latest advices, they were
encamped at Pea Ridge in Benton County.
The Sd Regiment State troops, Col. Graft
OF, accompanied them.
Our latest information from Camp Walk
er. says that troops are arriving there in
large numbers, averaging three or four COM
panies daily.
The Texas Regiment. crossed Red River
on Monday the 9Th inst, and may now be
looked for daily. They will, undoubtedly,
move directly to Keatsville, Mo.
a forward movement into Missouri is
apparent, and activity appears to pervade
the whole army on our northern frontier.
1t is greatly to be regretted that the State
troops have not been turned over to the
Confederate army. To insure promptness
snd unity of action there should be at this
time. but one head to the army. We hope
the transfer will soon be made.
The Van Buren press., 1861-07-17
~ An army correspondent of the Ric

V An army correspondent Of the Rich.
mond Dispatch, relates tie following:
An incident occurred one day last week,
of the most touching kind. The remains
Of Maj Winthrop. of the federal forces,
who was slain in the memorable battle oi
Bethel, had been committed to the earth
His brother. under flag of truce, came af.
ter the body from Boston. 1t was disin ter
red by order of Col. Magruder, and sent on
to the lines under escort of the Charles City
cavalry. Capt. Douthat, and detatchmen,
Of the howitzers. In silence thi& guard oi
honor moved onward, till they reached their
destination, and met the heart broken broth
er. who had brought ON a metallic coffin tc
receive the mouldering form of him who
should have fallen in better cause When
he saw how southern men could feel and
act, i; must have contrasted their high ton
ed courtesy with the brutal and fiendish
conduct of such men as Butler. 1t is said
by those who were present that he bowed
his head, overcome with emotion, and said
to Capt Douthat, q did not expect this -
Will this simple incident find its way
into northern paper? l fear it will not.
The Van Buren press., 1861-07-17
Military DISPATCH.

We are impelled as an act OF justice to
Major GEO. w. CLAEKE, Quartermas.er oi
McCulloch's Brigade, to bea, testimony to
the business like manner and dispatch with
which Major Clarke fitted out and put in
the field, the Confederate troops that have
recently left Fort Smith for the Frontier
In two weeks. he equipped two Regiments
and several Independent Companies, pro-
visioned them, purchased and furnished
transportation AMI sent them off to the war
Without any current funds and only q
small amount of Confederate Notes he ef-
fected this end. Until his arrival the Con-
federate money was entirely unknown in
this community-hs gave it a credit. that
but very few, if any could have DONE. and
expended all he had. He then purchased
wagons. horses, mules and forage to the
amount of thousands of dollars, On q credit.
and by his energy and perseverance put an
army in the field. with, comparatively. no
money.
These facts also show, to what extent the
people of Western Arkansas, confide in
the Confederate Government. Its credit is
established and entire confidence is felt in
it by the people.
The Van Buren press., 1861-07-17

syth. Sweeney sends men to prevent their
Joining jackson. Col. Coffee is prisoner
Col. Wolf encountered the Missourians and
has sent for assistance-h lost thirty killed
and wounded Missourian's loss not known.
Lyon is at Leesville, advancing towards
Clinton.
BUCHANAN, Va, July IL.
Mcclellan reports the southerners strong
ly entrenched within two miles OF his camp
and directs all forces within radius OF
forty miles shall join his column immedl-
ately.
ST.. LOUIS. July ii.
The Democrat says Siegel had 200 men
and ten pieces of artlllery-southerners had
c, 600 men and seven pieces of artillery, and
many horsemen.
The battle in which Wolfe was killed.
was fought on Saturday. thirty miles from
Springfield. =,
WAsHNGTON, July III.
The mails are entirely discontinued In
Middle and West Tennessee.
BALTIMORE, July III.
Col Thomas has been indicted on a
charge of piracy and treason.
Foreign per Canada-The new Lore
Chancellor took his seat under the title ol
Lord Westbury. British naval command
ers are not recognize New Grenadian ports
| LOUISVILLE, July IL.
Court decided against Brady and Davies
in railroad case, that the government ha!
the right to stop trains on railroad.
The Van Buren press., 1861-07-17
Governor jackson.

Gov. CLAIBoRN F. JACKSON, and part Of
his Staff. and ex-senator Atchinson of Mis-
souri,, arrived in our City last Saturday
morning, and left for Little Rock Sunday
morning. We understand that if Gov
Jackson cannot telegraph satisfactorily from
there, he will necessarily be compelled to
so to Virginia. We hope he will be abe
to do his business at Little Rock by tele-
graph. as his presence is really necessary in
his own State at this timc-the masses there
having unlimited confidence in him, makes
his necessary absence at this time unfortun-
ate. He will return as soon as possible
travelling in the meantime, night and day.
While here they received the attention OF
our citizens.
The Van Buren press., 1861-07-17

FEDERAL OUrRAGEs.-Che following ex
tract is from the Fortress Monroe CORES
pondence of the New York Tribune. VI
give it as an evidence Of the atrocions man
ner in which the troops really do behave:
The ontrages committed by our soldier
on the property, and not unfrequently OF
the persons also, of Virginians conceived
to be Secessionists, are a disgrace to oul
army. A proper degree of discipline would
insure the shooting of platoons of scoun-
drells. not all privates. who seem to havs
imbibed the idea that they came here to pill
lage and destroy. The outrages that
could detail are calculated to cause every
decent man to blush. A wound has been
inflicted that never will heal so long as re
collection remains. 1t is in the hope thai
some good may be done thereby that MAKE
this disgraceful confession.
The Van Buren press., 1861-07-17

E Our young friend w. Il. ENGLAND
of Capt Carroll's cavalry company. who
was in at the taking of the federal troops a,
Neosho. and also. at the capture of the wa.
gons, mules and am mbulance, sends home as
trophy of the engagement miniature
U. s. flag, taken personally from one
OF the enemy, who h ad it on his hat
Tod " is good boy. a little wilful some
times. but nevertheless will make good
soldier, and if tried in the battle field will
reflect credit upon his home and friends.
The Van Buren press., 1861-07-17

TT We give in our paper to-day. the
telegraphic synopsis of Lincoln's message.
which we copy from . slip of the True
Democrat He is for prosecuting the war
vigorously. and making short work of it,
and calls for s4OO, ,0OO, 600 and 400 900
men. In our opinion he will need both
amounts. and will get the one about as soon
as he will the other-but will get neither
soon enough to keep him out of the hands
Of an outraged Virginia.
The Van Buren press., 1861-07-17
CAMP, CRAWFORD ARTILLERY,)
Fayetteville, July s. 1861. {

FRIEND DUNHAM:
We arrived within four miles of this
place. on Saturday evening. The boys
generally well-onc or two only being a
little broken by the march over Boston
Mountain.
The three Doak boys, deserted our Camp
at Ca.o's yesterday, and suppose made q
bee line for Frog Bayou regions of classic
renown. They carried off few dollars
worth of plunder. Notwithstandipg these
defections. ~e think we have one of the
best companies on the field.
We go to Camp Walker. such being our
orders from headquarters, but we are all
anxious to 60 direct to Springfield and ge.
chance at the Hessians, and you known
we will make our mark whenever the Cd.
portunity offers.
Gen. McCulloch took l3O Hessians
at Neosho and released 100 southerners
who were held there as prisoners.
You will excuse this scrawl, as am in
great hurry. Will try to write occasion
ally. Yours, Pn,yArE.
The Van Buren press., 1861-07-17

~ We are indebted to an esteemed La
dy friend. for q half dozen Peaches, the first
ripe ones we had seen, and which on eatins
proved to be very fine. Peaches are very
acceptable coming from most any one-bu
more particularly, coming as they do from
SO lovely and highly esteemed young lady.
May Him, who doeth "all things well, "
so or,iaiu, tha. our young friends happi-
ness and pleasures, may never be crossed
by cloud to mar its tranquility.
The Van Buren press., 1861-07-17
Tennessee Moving |!

We learn from the Memphis appeal that
Colonel BAuGH, ex-mayor of the City OF
Memphis, is organizing a Regiment at that
place, to serve under Gen. McCulloch, OF
Gov Jackson of Missouri. The Regiment
is to be mustered in for the war, and are
willing to go wherever ordered, either by
Gen. McCulloch or Gov jackson.
The Van Buren press., 1861-07-17

AscArE FROM JAIL.-Five of the priso-
ners confined in the Jail of this place, made
their escape Sunday evening last. through
the negligence of the guards. All but one
made good their escape Two Of those
that got clear. were the Choctaws that
were condemned to be hung.
The Van Buren press., 1861-07-17

RMS-Blessed rain. We were favored
on Monday and Tuesday. with a most glo-
rious rain-one which we think has been
general, thereby ensuring in all this region
one of the largest crops of Corn. probably
ever before made. Surely benign Provi-
dence smiles upon US.
n rise of four or five feet in the River,
NAV reasonably be expected.
The Van Buren press., 1861-07-17
Notice.

All letters, communications and papers
for the members of Capt. CARRoLL's Com
pany. the % Pope Walker Guards" and
for Capt. BRowN's Company. the " Van
Buren, Frontier Guards" if left at the store
of Ward & Sou,hmayd will be duly for
warded to the members of either of the
above named companies. now on service on
the frontier
The Van Buren press., 1861-07-17

~ The Little Rock True Democrat.
says the court martial, convened to exam
inc into charges made agaist Gen. Bradley,
recommended to the Military Board his dis
missal from the service.
The Van Buren press., 1861-07-17

E1- Col. d. IL Hill, First Regiment Of
North Sarolins volunteers has been ap-
pointed.z by Gox. Ellis. Bngadier- General
of First Bsigmie of Month Caroline volun-
teers. for distinguished services at the bat
tie of Bethel Church. Virginia, to take rank
from June 18th. 1861.
The Van Buren press., 1861-07-17

E6 We are pleased to learn, that CHAR
LEY ABBOTT, who was accidently shot by a
pistol. on the march from Camp Walker to
Neosho. on Friday week ago. is getting
along finely. and was considered at our lat
est advices entirely out of danger.
The Van Buren press., 1861-07-17
~Throueb the politene.s of Mr.. G

@ Through the politeness of Mr.. GEO
w. NxwLAxD. of this City. we were ena-
bled to lay before . portion of our sub
scribers, an abstract Of the message of Mr.
Lincoln. on Thursday last. He receives
the only copy coming to this city by that
mail. for which he viii please accept our
thanks.
The Van Buren press., 1861-07-17

ELEcTIoS IN THE FIRST BArTALLIox.-
On last Monday. at Searcy. an election was
held in the first battalion. composed of
five companies of mounted border-rangcrs,
which resulted in the election of Hon. SoLox
BoRLASD for Lieutenant Colonel.-ZTue
Democrat
The Van Buren press., 1861-07-17

E1 We learn that Capt. Pike has con
ciuded treaties with the Choctaws, Chieka,
saws. Creeks and Seminoles. All Inc In
tribes on this frontier have formed an an.
ance with tho Confederate States, exoeP'
the Oherokees.
MIR. Ross is for neutrality, and iarss
number OF his peopleare with the S0u'n. I.
mostly: half-blosds, while tho fuli.bioo
arc opposed to the South. and still adhere 70 "
the old Government. The Cherokees M0
very much divided, as we learn from Peoff y
pie who live in the Nation, and severA' a.. =,
the half-b!oods have been compelled 70 n.o
for their lives. We have no hope OF ~!
arrangement being made with Mr.. h0'''
and the Confederate Commissioner
Times and Herald.
The Van Buren press., 1861-07-17

iTE \ porter on the steamer Alamo. on
her last trip up from Little Rock. was lost
overheard and drowned. We learn that
his name was Charley and belonged in Fort
Smith
The Van Buren press., 1861-07-17

LEAR w. we
have inst returned from an expedition into
Missouri while we were within about ten
miles of the fort of the enemy, your letter
was handed to me, and was glad to hear
from you. On our way to Missouri, we
marched for two days by forced marches,
and one day we made 81 miles by 8 O. clock.
and then we were ordered by Gems. McCul-
loch and Pearce to halt, and hold our men
in readiness, and we encamped in a thick
wood for two days, and then, on the third
moved to smother camping place, and named
it Camp Woodruff" after the captain Of
the Pulaski Artillery. During that night
there was false alarm raised, and the man
were under arms in very short period Of
time. Al very sad accident occurred on the
second day of our march, and that was the
shooting of CHARLIE ABBOT he was net
ting out of the wagon, when the pistol he
had. fired off accidentally, and shot him
through the neck. just below the ear. The
doctor said, at first. that there was no hone
for him. but he is some better.
Very respectfully,
CHARLIE.
The Van Buren press., 1861-07-17

GE- All those maii.ng letters should re-
coileo.. that no letter will be sent from the
Office where deposited, unless the postage
IS pre- paid with money.
The Van Buren press., 1861-07-17

RcNevED-All the rife works recently
at Harper's Ferry. have been boxed up and
removed to the armory .. Fayetteville.
North Carolina, where the fabrication and
alteration of arms will be immedistely com
menced 4 number Of workmen arrived in
this city. YESTERDAY from Ksrpsrt Ferry.
ea route for North Carolina.-Rickmond
Dispatch
The Van Buren press., 1861-07-17

~ The London Times, says that when
ever Lincoln's Blockading vessels, seize
either English or French ships, even though
they carry arms and munitions of war. the
Lincoln government will have another fight
ON its hands.
The Van Buren press., 1861-07-17

~ An able-bodicd Company Of men,
from Sewer County, armed with the Min.
ME musket. passed through Van Buren, on
Monday last, for the seat of war.
The Van Buren press., 1861-07-17

a GooD APporNTMENT.-Presi Davis
has appointed the Right Rev. Leoindas Polk
Bishop of the Episcopal Church in Louis
lana, General in the army of the Confel.
crate States. Bishop Polk is a native Of
Raleigh, the son of a noble and noble look.
ing Revolutionary hero, who carried the
scars OF that contest to the grave, and grand
son OF that " old Tom Polk" who partici.
pated in getting up the Mechlenburg Dec
laration of Independence, and, of course.
was one of its signers. The Bishops early
predictions were for military life. Hs
Eas educated for that purpose at the West
Point Military Academy. along with Gems.
Lee, Johnston and other eminent military
men. While there, many of the Cadets
became pious, among them young Polk
who resigned his I'd Lieutenantcy, and took
Orders in the Church. He will proceed at
once to his command, that Of the Brigade
OF Red River volunteers.
President Davis has promoted Col. Ma.
gruder to Brigadier Generally so tha:
both the Colonels-Magrauder and Hill
who won laurels at Bethel, have won pro-
motion also.-Fayette0iHe, (N c. Ojsr.
GER.
The Van Buren press., 1861-07-17

E% Lieut.. GRAN. WILCOX. of the Van
Buren Frontier Guard, has been appointed
Adjutant of the Sd, Col. Gratiot's Regiment
the crack Regiment ir our army.
The Van Buren press., 1861-07-17

~ The Montgomery Confederation says
that the State of Alabama, will subscribe
200, 900 bales of cotton. worth not less
than S2S, ,000, 900 to the Confederate loan.