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New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1861-03-01
GEO. MENSMAN, Collector.


BUREAU pu ColLEtTFuR TAXES p'FrArS
4uariome lt}at let de la Vile DE- Ia Nile Orleans
Wis AUX C0HTk5IBUABLES.-- l.E S0uSSl-
n avis present
qu toivent dos faAes Etat pnRr PHnnte 1850
Taxes lie Lice pour rnuuGe 1861 dsnn s nes du
dit Qaatirme District, he SIN buretH w rue Dc Ia
NonVelle Iever. entre les Josephine Ct Adee OF de
pnver dies Taxes dams IL dt'ai rit par la lO
IIcures de bureau, de A. NJ a. NJ,
WE'D MEN MAN toiecfenrs
New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1861-03-01
SHERiFF7S SALES.

ssss'P Ps u t p;;sss5
RY VIRTUE Of whit t Of tieri d 6aeips to
me n aS Of p" f le IN tie e"d
viii proceed to sci public auction, the City Hoe
i; SSsS IL II s;,ss suburb
Mary Fist Tstrict city square bounded by I
Camp, Grod st. Mary and south ktres,s Of Latey- IN
plan drawn by Alfss, E. FOisa Deputy Surveyor The
Said lois adiein other each tAmecan
. % o p ne 1T It me onf %
Sf Jamn an sG"h and tbsr.or
consisting thrressoy brick house. known as The Veran-
d+a h ASorH f;fHf or Of GROUND with the improve
mentS thereon rights w@y HsieIss ee s;ued An IN I
snntei by No Til ee on Same plan and aeasa,ing ITei
Of square, by depth of 80 feet
rogethrr with privilege Of using, in the certain
fo 10 he ned Il by one Two and
s r sSn n in Ss sap Il
Bank of secured by mortgage on the Two lots herein
n "n4 Fs nneG and E hafe "m witch
shares have been set apart TO constitute the cash stock Of said
suit belonging the defendant Joseph
TERMs-Cash on the spot
''' E.T. PARKER,
Sheriff of the Parish OF Orleans.
o0UH DU nbU1hHE asFH
Paro.s De riaa'sinDss. N n whlTE, 5H
FN vERTU dun ~rit. Dc fierI facias, a
IA par rHonnabe Conr du DenxieIne District
Judiciaire de plaqemsneS Pae cdessus e
pruc ie SAAEDI 80 de 1851 midi Hotel de In
Cite rue Commune, les Camp des Nigga
SINS adjudica,n de Ia propEda don't suit la description
l. DEUX TERRAINs situts faubonrg Ste Marie 60
dams e Premier district de Vile dams Filet borne f.l
Camp, Ghod Sic Marie ct SUD dc Ia place Al
Lafayette par les Nos I'm nx, dapTes plan
dresa pnr Alfred b. Fosa dtputa apenteur lie 10 de f.
yrier lS32.
contigns ct (mesure amGr
caint vingtcinq @ pieds de face b. Sud do 10
place Lafayette lunJrtgept (aD pttS de profJndeu
g PARTICLES; lie No Tn orne rangle des du
| Camp ct Sud. -, d. ...=
toutes les bases ct authorizations qni sly
naSon briqnes trois aiaSes
connue d. Hotel du Verandah," sine, etc
rains desgna par 'e No rros dapes lie plan
% pes de face Ia Sud de Ia place La
nyee profoeu de 90 pds gnes paratleles
l'nsage dune alice dor Nos I'm,
rois eere de tro pieds de lgeur, ouyrant
| Ia du Camp.
Ensemble vec les batisses authorizations qui sly
ouven ct tons les ro privileges servilndes ct Advantages
| y attaches ct y appnrtenant =, :,
Quatre cinquane $50 actions auourd hui ednites
guaro vigt cen, de piasres chncune, dn
capital Ia Bar des Gitoy dc Ia lonSiaie,
premier dacrits lie rasiu dn terrain ornare,
actions desquees sng nen etc dsri'es, a
consliruer lie stock de Ia dite hanqTe
Appsrtei defcnduur Stinson Falre ci.
| deSSU4
| CONDIT ONs-Comp,aut moment de rndiud cation
| Il. T. PARKER.
| fe?7 ms 20 Shari:I de b parn Ssn d ..rsans
New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1861-03-01

| WILLIAM SCARBOR-
SEtrsp JuptCIAI. DISTRICT CoURr, OUCH JOSEPH
Parish Of Plaquemines. : STlNSON and NAUN-
... Sell " HITE, JR,-No.
New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1861-03-01

We the latest and saproved naeansry.
sad we'll stocked with eseEs Style of type
Having during the rast added Ruling Asachfas.
We solicit the orders patrons ia thai line ss IySw
New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1861-03-01

PRICES OF AnMIssIoN-Dress Circle and Parquetts, It
cens Second Circle, % cents Gallery, % CENTS Quad
Boxes, each IS cents Private Boxes, each &c.
E-Change of 1imeIioor5 opeu at 4 before O'Clock
performance besn At ia a'ciucs: .g . .
mi z, GLEASON. Treasurer,
New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1861-03-01

MILITARY BOARD OF TIE STATE OF LOUISIANA, !
Rouge Dec. 26, $3.50 !
~Resolycd, That the regulations estnh-
lished this Board, with the 70 Organization Tor vonn
penies hos printed and deposited with the
AdjuAr General and that public notice be n mill
in this Stale desiring BE- furnished with
equipments under the act of c r. stne of this
State apply Adjnanl General fer the said reguR
tons FORMS and also for their commissions, when said
TUGS 0. MOORE,
President of the Military Board.
Secretary
New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1861-03-01
SALE OF TBRkE SQUARES OF GROUND IN McDON-
oghyiic, at auction, on long credit
BY J. B. WALTON,

T T
- orr ~ Il, ,,-.,
- ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS Az 'hii'p h'fee'.
EATURDAE, March 1861. at ~ O'Clock
- NJ, tte ST. Charles Exchange, will be Sold
TWELVE LOTS OF GROUND in suuatc No, ll5 bounded
by Fsukl Hancock POL ms and Lawrence stree s. de,ig
mated by tie Nos T. inclusive measuring 60 feet
front On each Of the eboye streets BY depth Of 2J feet
except lots which have dept ALL Frenca
This square has lat reeui fenced in
TWELVE LOTS OF GROUND in suHare No. 1l6 boundet
by Frauln HANCOCK
mated by III Nos to 70 inclusive measuring each e. feet front
each OF the HHOve named by dpn Of l20 feel:
except lois. which have q depth $50 French
measure.
+ Twelve LOTS OF GROUND IN SQUARE No. HI onnfei
by Fra Kiln iiHnco Brie, Gi4r and magellan streets des
nhsu ny the Nos 10 r. incl sive each 90 feet font
each OF The above depth Of 80
FrcncH measure.
h5-The purchasers TO furnish their notes. payable
on lhe ~ february 1867, 1873 and 1864 each for the OF
$50 bearing interest of
Cincinnati daily press. [volume] (Cincinnati [Ohio]) 1860-1862, 1861-12-09
From the London Star.l

TEE AMERICAN WAR AND EMANCIPATIoNsa
General Mcclellan, now Commandsr-in
chief of the Federal armies, has assured his
couptrymsn that the war in which they are en-
gagged can not be long, although it may be des-
perate. Secretary Cameron has made q speech
which must be still more cousolatory, if there
be any power of consolation Left in words. He
announces that the day of reVerses has passed;
demands only patience till the military prepa
rations are completed, and declares that the
General will pledge his life to the certainty of
victory. These are brave words, and we do not
doubt that they are both sincere and deliberate.
But they seem to us to foreshsdow very diff
ferent result from that which we have earn
estly desired. Taken in conjunction with other
words and deeds, they confirm reviying sus.
picion that the Cabinet at Washington design
to gain a battle only in order to negotiate
compromise.
Let us not be supposed, either in England or
in America, to recant one word that we have
written in expression Of sympathy with the
North. We hold, as we have ever held, that
whatever the abstract right of the South to
secede-and however wisely tho North might
have asseBted to the desire for sepsratiop-lhe
treachery and violence of the Secessionists,
with their avowed design of perpetuating slav-
cry, deprived them of all title to the good
wishes of Europe, and made the cause of the
North substantially the cIuss of jus ice, free
dom and humanity. We hold also, as we have
ever held, that if the Federal Government set
itself honestly and resolutely to sustain the in
tegrity of the Union, it must, willingly, or un-
willingly, and ultimately, if slowly, proclaim
crusade against slavery; calling 10. IFS ban
ners The negroes Of every State invaded, and
rewardirg their alliance with instant ire.
| vocable freedom.
There could scarcely be expressed in words q
more explicit abjuration Of that policy, than
is contained in the letter of Secretary Cameron
to the Commander of the great Naval expedi-
tion that has gone to the South.
1t chills the enthusiasm of New England and
represses the rising sympathy of the old world.
| Therefore, we do not believe that the day OF
reverse has passed, or that short war will be
succeeded by lasting peace.
Cincinnati daily press. [volume] (Cincinnati [Ohio]) 1860-1862, 1861-12-09
ARRIVAL Of the steamer Afrlea.

NEW YoRK, Sunday, December g,
The steamer Africd arrived to-day, from Liv-
erpool the oath. Judge Goodrich brought
special dispatches for Wasbingiou.
The affair of the NashuiHs continued 10 eK-
cite great attention. The NoshviAe vas stu az
Southampton. Nothing has been done toward
supplies or the repeiring Of her. Captain
Pegram denies the report Of not holding q
combustion, as has been stated, and publishes
his commission as Lieutenant from Jef. Davis.
--latest via Queenstown.l
The London ObserDer, MiutstBrsH organ !.
alludiDg to the permission demas1 81 w the
NoshviHe to arm and coal at Southampton,
says it becomes necessary to issue a pr0elas
nation by the Government respecting vessels
of war seeking aa asylum in our ports. A
stsy unnecessarily pr0tracted, or for aggressive
purposes, can not be encouraged.
The Daily Nelos says it would be monstrous,
il helligerents, while. in neutral ports, we're
permitted to obtain means of continuing war.
The London Star says il is destructive Of the
laws as well as feeling between the friendly
powers and powers acknowledged as belliger-
ents.
The Herald says II the Nashvile is permitted
TO receive a warlike armament England will be
departing from her neutrality, aud will en-.
broil herself with the Federal Government.
Any aid beyond what is necessary to render
the vessel seaworthy may we'll arouse the
Jealousy of the American Government.
Lord Stanley, in speech, said IL was not
surprising that Americans took oHense at the
way England settled their sffsirs for them, and
argued that the American Government could
not bsVe acted otherwise than they had.
Mr.. Layard defended the policy OF the
English Government, and regretted that it was
misunderstood by the Americans, but denied
there was any proof of backing down of demo-
cratic institutions.
LIVERPOOL, Nopealber 23-Flour slow, bat
unchanged. Wheat dull.
Corn 6rmer. Provisions duh and unchanged, /,
with limited demand for Pork. Bacon in
geod demand. Cotton unchanged.
FRANCE The Bank Of France had reduced
the rate of discount from to per cent.
Bourse firm.
An official dispatch says Omar Pasha de-
feated 5000 insurgents, near Piva, after four
hours fighting, with the loss of 800 killed and
wounded. A numerous body of insurgent
Montenegrins, who intended to invade Kalo
shire, was repulsed after bloody fight.
Cincinnati daily press. [volume] (Cincinnati [Ohio]) 1860-1862, 1861-12-09

FRAUD IN IMPORTED ARMY sUPPLIEs.--Gov-
Srnment is bound to be cheated in its impOrta-
tiOns Of every material from abroad. 1t has
already been stated that some Of the blankets
imported at New York were so Aimsy that they
could easily be pulled to pieces. The Com
msroiaI Bulletin says
We understand that the Twenty, fourth
Colonel SteVenson's) Regiment. fnd great
fault with the quality of their Enfield rides. A
distinguished merchant of this city, whose son
Is an officer in the regiment, made visit 70
the regiment the other day, when his attention
was called to the fact. He describes the rife
as one that is we'll calculated TO shoot round q
tree with; the mere jamming of the muEzle
upon a wooden bench was sufficient to crook
the barrel; the bayoRet would bend like lead
by merely sticking IL in the groundj and the
rAmrod could be bent over the knee like
piece Of rattan.
English manufacturers Of shoddy blankets
and rifles have good reason to wish Tor con
tinuancs Of the war, if our Government is going
TO patIOniEs them.
Cincinnati daily press. [volume] (Cincinnati [Ohio]) 1860-1862, 1861-12-09
TONS NsTITUTIONAL DISEASES
SEMINAL WEAKNESS,
IAIPOTENCY OR INABILITY,
Diseases of the URINARY ORGANS,
", Aud IMPURE BLOOD.

How many thousands of men and women are there
who are at this time suffering out miserable exist
ence or from til pernicious practice sefpolutOni
Look at their pslid, emaoiated and disfgured faces
and their broken down constitutions, disquaifying
them from the happiness of arriage, or the enjoy.
ment Of fe In this horrid situation thousands suf
fer until death closes the scene. Let parents, guar
ians or frieu ds attend to those who are suffering
with any Of those horrible, llfedestroyiDg maladies
gee that they cared for and cured before it be too
late Send them Immediately to DR.. J. HATES
No. I53 Sycamore street, first door below Fifth.
street. Cincinnati Ohio, ply sician who has made
private diseases his especial study for 80 years, and
who il certain to cure the most inveterate cases,
without MERCURY OR ANY OTHER I'M Ri.
Gus DRUGS. 1t is important to those afflicted, or
TO those who are in neresed in the welfare of their
friends, to be careful Of the many PRETENDED DoO-
TORS who infest all cities, publishing their great
skill in curing all diseases iu few days, imposing
upon the public by using the names Of eminen
physicians from Europe and other places. Be,
therefore careful, and make strict inquiry before
you risk your ife you may fall into the hal q Of
these charlatans.
N B.-Dr. ]. KATES will attend his patients
personally, and can be found in his eice, No. 153
Sycamore street, first door below Fifth, from {
o'clo ok in the morning until ia the evening AL
confidential. nol3tf
Cincinnati daily press. [volume] (Cincinnati [Ohio]) 1860-1862, 1861-12-09
shoemnkinE In ConstantInople.

It is at Constantinople that shoemaking
reaches its sublimest pitch and scars into
absolute poetry. The bazaars display thou
sands of pairs Of slippers, delicate and small
enough to fit Cinderella's self, and OF
dazzling splendor. The bearded and tur-
baned artizans, under whose fingers those
cunning structures develop themselves,
must have painters soul beneath their
caftans. Velvet slippgs, cloth slippers,
slippers of woven grass, slippers Of Taflett
lether, slippers of crimson Of pink, of or
ange, white, AZURE purple, of gll colors, ex-
cept the sacred green, which may not be
profaned by such usage. Slippers royalty
embroidered in gold, brightly braided in
silver, jeweled with ruby and turquoise,
tufted with dainty down from the wild
swans breast of snow, wrought in seed
pearl, the whitest that Oman and Serendib
can supply. There are some slippers that
seem to emulate the gorgeous mail Of the
dragon fly, the gold powdered purple Of the
emperor butterfly; there Sre others as
chastely beautiful as the pale pinkish shell
on the sea-shore; others again so elaborate
that months must have been required for the
patient needle to elaborate fthose golden
eprigs of flower, to combine that intricate
scroll of pearl work, to complete that Arabic
flourish.
What sort of feet are worSsy Of those ra
diant covering-feet of nymphs, or peris or
actual bona fde women of this matter of fact
muttonchop world we live in? At any rate
they must be small, shapely, and fair to
| look upon; and it is fact that Turkish
feet are remarkably delicate in both sexes
Those superb shoes are not all for female
wear; some of the simplest-mere crimson
or violet velvet stiffened with gold or floss
silk till little of the groundwork is left vis-
| IDLY under the mass of the needlework-are
meant for dandy boys and gay young agas
of fashion. True, the degenerate Pachas and
other officials prefer to buy their boots in
Rue Rivoli, but still the slipper trade is a
gainful one. Besides the splendid fabrics
| | have spoken of, and which are worn by
sultanas and ladies of rank, there are every
where exposed for sale whole mountains of
the yellow slippers and yellow leather socks
| which Turkish women alone may wear, the
red slippers popular with male Mohamme-
dams, and the dull black or purple shoes to
| which Greeks and Armenians are legally
restricted No Christian may wear yellow
| shoes on pain of the bastinado, without he
be dragoman, or under European protec-
ton but now days every non-Mohamme-
dan who can afford it buys, first, his berath
of naturalization, and then a suficiency OF
French boots and bottines for himself and
family. So, in the palmy days of persecu
ton, Jews and Cagots, in some of the most
civilized realms of Christian Europe, were
compelled to wear shoes Of peculiar hue
as badge of prescription.
Cincinnati daily press. [volume] (Cincinnati [Ohio]) 1860-1862, 1861-12-09

SAD ACCIDENT FROM A SINGULAR CAUsE,-A
fatal and singular accident occurred at q young
ladies' school in Montreal, on Friday last.
During the lunch hour several of the bOarders
and scholars were in the school room, hating
and telling stories. The conversation fell upon
ghosts, and one of the young disputants-a
fine girl, thirteen yesrs of age--said warmly
and loudly, that before ghost should catch
her, she would throw herself out of the win
dow, on the sill of which she was sitting. The
precsptress, whe was in the room at the time,
tapped her desk as a warning to make less
noise, when this unfortunate young lady, star
tied by the noise, or, her nervous system ter
ribly worked upon, fell OF threw herself out Of
the window. She was Immediately picked up,
and medical aid at ence procured, But not
withstanding every attention was paid to the
unhappy sufferer, she died Saturday morning.
Cincinnati daily press. [volume] (Cincinnati [Ohio]) 1860-1862, 1861-12-09
CONDITION OF rHr Rrpn1 AnMY.

W. II. Eaton, who was arrested by scout
ing party last Monday, is still undergoing
examination. 1t appears that he Is from
Troy, N. Y, and bis character Of spy has
been definitely ascertaiDed. Important in-
formation was obtained from him. He rep,
resents that great dissatisfaction exists In
the rebel army, and especially among the
South Carolina troops, and confirms the re-
port that permission has been reluctantly
given them to return home.
A CAUCUS OF RADICAL REPUBLICANS.
There was caucus OF the radical Repub-
licsn members of the House yesterday after.
noon, having for its avowed object the
Inauguration of a policy for their own
guidance. The subject Of the general
emancipation and arming of the slaves was
not brosched. The joint resolutions of Messrs.
Eliot and Stevens, which will come up in
regular order next Tuesday, are to be con-
solidated and made test question, prelimi-
nary to the consideration of Mr.. Bingham's
CoDfiscation Bill, which is made the special
order for that day. The resolutions are to
the effect that the President of the United
States, in his capacity Of OOmmander-in-
Chief of the American Army, during a state
of war, has the power to confscate the slaves
of rebels, and that he be requested to do so.
The two sections of Mr.. Binghaun's bill, that
embrace the entire policy of the radical Re-
publicaus of this Congress on the negro
question, are the following:
That every person who shall engage in or aid
or abet the rebellion, shall forfeit any claim
which such person may have to the service
or labor of any slave or slaves, and the slave
or slaves of such person shall be, and are
hereby declared, free men, and forever re-
leased from such servitude, any thing in the
laws of the United States or of any State to
the contrary notwithstanding. -.
That no person shall be arrested or sur
rendered as fugitive slave upon the order
Of any person in the military or naval service
Of the United States.
Cincinnati daily press. [volume] (Cincinnati [Ohio]) 1860-1862, 1861-12-09
NUMBER 81


NNnAhN"'VNt pu"urgi DoV7ihVe' -
The roads between Wa.hiogton and the
MsTy land side Of the Potomac are Almot i'm
passable for army baggage wagons.
FREDERICK, MD, Friday, December6 6.
The Third Brigade Of General Banks' army,
General Williams commanding, arrived here,
and passed through the city TO the encamp-
ment, three miles out on the Hagers.own Turn
pike. The First,7nd Second Btigsdes Of Aber-
crombie and Hamilton arrived on Tuesday aud
Wednesday. The former Is located on the
MOnocacy and Baltimore Turnpike, and the
latter near Janesville. Bo,h are about FIVE
miles cut,
Cincinnati daily press. [volume] (Cincinnati [Ohio]) 1860-1862, 1861-12-09

One of the Beaufort negroes advertisss his
runaway master in the following clever tra-
yestie:
$500 REwARD.-Rund away from me on
de 7th Of dis month, my msssa julian Rhett.
Massa Rhett am FIVE feet 'leven inches high,
big shoulders, brack har, curly shaggy whisk-
ers, low forehed an dark face. He make big
fuss when he go 'mong de gemmen, he talk
YER big, and use de name OBJ de Lord all OBJ
de time. Calls heself Sudden gemmen,'
but suppose wild try now to pass heself off
as q brack man or mulatter. Massa Rhett
has deep scar on his shoulder from fight,
serath 'sress de left eye, made by my Dinah
when he tried to whip her. He neber look
peple in de face. NOR den spec he will
make track for Bergen kounty, In de furrin
land OF Jarsey, whar l magin he hab few
friends.
will glib four hundred dollars for him il
alive, an Eve hundred if any body show him
dead. If he cum back to his kind niggers
without much trouble dis childe will lreceive
him lubingly. SAMB0 RHETT.
BEAUFORT, S. O., Nov. 9, 1861.
Cincinnati daily press. [volume] (Cincinnati [Ohio]) 1860-1862, 1861-12-09

The DAILI CISCINSATI Press is furnished regu.
Iarly and promptly by our carriers for TEN CENTS
a week.-mrs. WEEKS for fifty cents. The other city
papers cest fifty ceuts for FOUR WEEKS. The Pass
gives ALL the Regular Telegraph Dispatches; has
more City News than the others, and coutains a
digest Of all the current news of the dsy-omitting
the long and dry details. In these times Of trial to
every body's pockets, the saving Of weeks sub
scription each month an item well worth consid.
ering. 1t is our intention to make the PRESS the
PEOPLES Paper. ADVERTISEMENTS VERY LOW.
Cincinnati daily press. [volume] (Cincinnati [Ohio]) 1860-1862, 1861-12-09

WHIPPING WoMEK IN RUssIA.-The Paris
Prssss publishes extraordinary news from Rus.
siA. Three young ladies-M'dlles Corsini,
Bluthner and BadanOW-Who attended the lee.
ture at the University Of ST. Petersburg, have
been arrested, and one Of them, M'dIle Bada-
now, whipped at the once Of the secret police.
Cincinnati daily press. [volume] (Cincinnati [Ohio]) 1860-1862, 1861-12-09

From the latest returns it appears that the
kingdom of Poland contains 6,850,000 inhab-
itants. OF that number, 600, 900 are Jews, of
whom 5ll, 900 live in towns, and $4,000 in
the country districts Warsaw has l65, 900
inhabitants, As, 00Osof whom are Jews.
Cincinnati daily press. [volume] (Cincinnati [Ohio]) 1860-1862, 1861-12-09

An unfortunate scribe recently consented
to do the localizing for the Dubuque Herald
during the absence ofthe regular city editor.
In the course of fortnight he threw up his
situation in disgust, stating as reason, that
in his brief experience he had laid the foun-
were already serious fighting matters. A
number of canes had already been presented
to him. He was probably Verdant enough to
inaugurate his editorial career by telling the
truth about the people. He could not have
made q more serious mistake.
Cincinnati daily press. [volume] (Cincinnati [Ohio]) 1860-1862, 1861-12-09

The following table shows the number of
men now in the service of the Government
and battling fer the preservation ofthe Union,
the integrity of the country and for the pre-
servation of the old Stars and Stripes against
seditioD, treason, insurrection and rebellion.
The figures are taken from the official reports;
900
1i'of
Seamen and $4,000
........... 6s3,97I
Cincinnati daily press. [volume] (Cincinnati [Ohio]) 1860-1862, 1861-12-09

The Californians go large piles on chance.
A foot race took place recently for stake
of $4,000. The contestants were Carr and
Selaga. Thirty thousand dollars are said TO
have changed hands on the result.
Cincinnati daily press. [volume] (Cincinnati [Ohio]) 1860-1862, 1861-12-09
n, is now stated that General Shields will

It IS now stated that General Shields VIII
not accept the position of Brigadier- General,
assigned him by the President. A correspond
ent of the San Francisco Bulletin, writing
to Mazatlan, says the General has taken to
himself a wife, and having changed his whole
course of life, with visions of domestic peace
and happiness looming up in the future, he
finds it difficult to decide between his duty
to his country and his obligations to his
family and friends.