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THE OVATION TO GEN TURCHIN.
a full account Of the magnificent recep-
ton Of Gen. j. B. Turchin, by our citizens,
on Tuesday Teyenfug3 was giir=n in our
issue Of yesterday morning. We Iecur to
it again in order to echo the sentiments Of
that vast crowd wherever the TRIBUNE
circu1ates. Whenever Gen. Turchin or
any of the speakers alluded to q more Wig
orouswa policy-to confscating the slaves
and the property Of rebels, and generally
to crushing out the rebellion in the short
est time possible and by all the means
at the command Of the government,
tue people made the welkin ring with
their plaudits. At times their enthusiasm
seemed to know no bounds. It was be-
cause Gen. Turchin in his principles, and
what is better, in his acts, represents these
ideas, that the people Of Chicago gave him
so magnificent an ovation. While COM
manding division among yeuomous trai-
tors, unlike Gems. Buell. and Ord, he ac-
cepts none of their hospitality; but lives
in his tent among his soldiers, and when
his brave men need the produce Of q rebels
farm he takes it in accordance with the law
by the last session of Congress in such cases
made and provided" The people Under
stand full we'll that Gen. Turchin and hiE
brave boys Of the 10Th Illinois want to
make their blows tell directly upon the re.
bel1ion, and hence their enthusiastic in
dorsement of the regiment and its brave
commander. To this standard must ou1
| generals come, if they hope for the appro
baton Of the people and Of history: They
have not a particle Of reverence for mere
! position. In the end they judge a man by hi:
acts and sternly condemn or approve ant
honor as those acts are efeminate and vac
Hating, or vigorously directed to the sup
preston Of the rebellion by every mean
at his command. VIII not our general
heed such timely hints and strike tellins
blows, instead of toying with the rebellion
and thus secure the appreciation Of thei
fcllow-citizens now, and an honored en
during name in the history Of their cour
ry7
, 1862-08-21

KESosHA, Wis, Apg 18th, 1862.
Hon. John Il. Addams, Major Smith D. Atkins, G.
k-Judedn, Es9-, and others:
GENTLEMEN: Tour letter Of the 18th inst,
requesting me to allow the use Of my name
before the convention to assemble at Polo on
the eth insL, has been received and duly
considered.
Thanks to kind Providence, my health aud
strength is fast being restored, and shall very
soon be able, with at least one arm, to again
strike blows tor my couut1y, and until this
terrible struggle for national eNlstence'' shall
have ceased, can be Of more service to my
country, in following the torn banners Of my
regiment, and sharing the danger, the peri1s
and the glory Of those that are left Of the gal
liant and brave men, who followed HE into the
smoke and fire Of battle, at Donelson and Shi-
loh, than I could as member Of congress.
Ny sense of duty, therefore, gentlemen, under
the circumstanrt will not permit me, to al
low my name to be used before the coming
convention.
Permit me to embrace this opportunity to
return not only to you, but to the public, my
heartfelt thanks, for the sympathy and kind
ness I have every where received; the remem-
brance OF which will give me new strength
and vigor, when return again to the field Of
active duty and danger.
am, Gentlemen, your obliged and humble
| servant, JonS a. DAVIS.
The journal remarks editoria11y:
| III LlEE6 QaEE, WlEu SD udI4 aft TlllEu Dy
ambition rather than disinterested devotion to
country, it is refreshing TO find here and there
true patriot like Col Davis, whose desire for
fame is second to his desire to see the flag Of
his country again floating from Maine to Cali
fornia ever an united people, 3 redeemed
country. And while We, in common with
those other friends who signed the above let
ter, and hundreds more who would have
signed it if it could have been presented tc
them, regret that the opportunity will not bt
afforded us to pay him the compliment hi
past course and present position so richly
merit, We cannot but admire him all the more
in view of the manly utterauces in his reply t.
the offer Of support rendered him.
Col. Davis having declined to allow hi
name to be used, his friends will very general
u second the movement for tile reelection 0
afr Washburne, our present excellent, tru'
and tried representative. Indeed, no othc
name is considered. There is general feel
ing in other counties in favor Of ofrs-nouinatfnl
him, in view OF the fact that his experience
and known reliability are OF great value ther
in these troublous times, and the people Q
this county, fully realizing all this, now tha
Col Davis puts it out Of the question to con
slider him candidate, will almost to MAJ
declare in favor Of returning Ar. Wushburne
We think he will be nominated By acc1ama
| tioxa, in tha convention, md ha will ba elHcta
| br rousfnG majority,
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I1Qu WEI. IIuteIIHpleu u I1Qle* 13hlDE tltc1E
Exit, e1c1aiming, 1--WE will not hear traitor
speak. speaker ncuplusBed-l Gentlemen,
am m-Dem-Demo-Dem and op-
posed to this war. [Exit many Of the audi
e1ce. SPEAKER to the remaining audiencel-
They cannot stand and hear the truth spokel.'
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The The io11awine % caE-esnondence = % anneara in
+ha E,ao,,o-t 1,.,,,.,,, - a. ooth.
1ns 'Aeep'it o0a'"t.4 u sne 9o1n.
Col John A. 1aE1s, OF the 46th regiment,
WLo was wounded very severely at shlloo,
Fho TOT years aad oeen Puoltc man IN ste,
phshson county, and Who IL universally isysd
, 1862-08-21
Col. CarlIn Cont1sc4ting and Making
Use OF the ContFabandH--An Excel
lent Order


lent Orders
IhCAMP NEAR JAcrsTo, MISC, aug. ii, 1862,
Editors Missouri Democrat:
A brigade commander has been found in this
army with sufficient backbone and judgment
to put in force the late Law Of Congress, con-
fiEcat1ug the property and slaves Of rebels.
Not only the slaves under his Immediate com
1nand, but the country, should especially
thank him for this one step towards the pun
ishment Of traitors and the relief Of the gal
laDt soldiers who are here to do the c0untTy's
.f7hting. Col. Car]in is now detached from his
old regiment f38th Illinois,, aud assigned to
the command of the I'd brigade Of the 18th d.
vision Of the army Of the Mississippi. He is
an excellent officer, and if he had a command
where he might exercise his own Judgment
and discretion, no doubt he would accomplish
much more than many OF the do-nothlng gen
erals Of the country. 1t Is possible that tue
order will be countermanded; but, at all
events, let Col. Carlin have the credit Of doing
| his best IN the right direction The order,
when read at dress parade TO the different
| regiments and batteries in the brigade, was
most Justify cheered The following is the
| order.
HEADQUARTERS aD BRIGADE, 4TH DIVISION,
| ARMT OF TIE MISSISSIPPI
| CANT NEAR SAN JAClsTo, Miss ,Aug. Is, 1S6z
| GENERAL. ORDER No. ia law Of Congress
| and the Presidents proclamation having gtven
property and7negroes as may beusefuily employed
| Tor military purposes, the brigade QuartermRste1
viii as far as practicable supply az deficiencies
seizure Irom disoyai citizens, keeping an account
thereof as public property.
The NUM- maer Of negroes will be limited as fol
lows; One driver for each wagon and ambulance
one as waiter to each officer; one as waiter ant
cook to every mess Of eight men
The brigade and reg g1mental qusrtermasteEs AMI
surgeons will employ ench number as lshorer
and nurses as they may consider advantageous tt
the service.
, 1862-08-21
FROM SPRINGFIELD.

Si1 Rtgin7rnts Under MarAt"g Orders I'M
portant Clothing Contrac! NTH 4. Z. Sxeudrt
Of New York-Irattors Arrested in Hancock
Edatnsy-1xore z. @. C's to he looked after
R.aiatscenee Of the Constitutional Goauea-
ton
, 1862-08-21
The War Spirit In 0gIe County.
LANE, Ogie County, August 10, 1862.

The War Spirit In 0gIe County.
LANE, Ogie County, August 18, 1862.
Editors Chicago Tribune:
As resident Of this small but enterprlsing
village, wish to record what ne have done
in response to the last call Of the president
for more troops.
James Bryce, esq, Of this place, received a
commission to raiee company for three years
or during the war. a week ago there were
los men enro1ed-forty being sworn In in one
day Since the company has been full there
have been some thirty or forty men making
application to Join the Lane company who
could not be received. Many of these have
enlisted In Chicago companies.
Last Saturday meeting Was called for the
election Of officers, when the folio wing were
chosen almost unanimously:
Cnptain-James Bryce.
First Lieutenant-JamesD Dawson,
Second Lieutenant Mason.
As to the men themselves, I feel confident
that better company Of stal wart men hiss
not been raised in this State. They are IN
telngent. patriotic, and bound to strike man
fully for their eountry's liberties and the
preservation Of our glorious country.
ALI praise, then, to the Lane boys. May
they Eoon unite with the marsha1ing hosts
that are coming at the call Of the president.
and dig the traitors grave so deep that it
shall know OF no resurrection. Yours, for the
cause, CITIZEN.
, 1862-08-21
7th DISTRICT CAMP At Nf ATTOON.
Egypt Wide Ayvake-Four Ful Re.t.
Inents Almost Ready to so Forward.

-2~~~>N@ - ~N :" -"
Correspondence Of the Chicago Tribune.I
CANr:.TEnnT, MArToos, Aug. 70, 188a.a
We have now in camp at this rendezvous
twe1ty-seyen full companies Of the best men
Of this portion of the State, all from the conn
tics Of Edgar, Clark, Coles, Douglas, Cumber-
land and Moult1io, with probably few drawn
from adjoining counties, and attached to COM
pauies credited as above. The health Of the
camp is good-there being but four In the
hospital, which is regularly visited by cem-
mittee from tile 1Itttoon Ladies' Aid Society,
and provided with every compatible comfort.
Men snt1er some from the want OF proper
quarters and blankets, the quartermastcr being
unable to supply the companies as fast as they
come in. Col E. McCartY OF Douglas is com
mandant Of the post, and J. D. Ellington post
adjutaut. This administration has thus far
given satisfaction.
The 10Th regiment was organized on the
18Th, electing {. Guinniss Colonel, ]. Fisher
Lieutenant Colonel, and - Buckner Major.
Another regiment. composed OF three COM
panies from Clark, five ffem Coles, one from
Cumberland, and one from Moultrie, organ
lied yesterday, electing our fellow-townsmAn,
has been in the service since the day follow
in. the attack on Fort Sumter, and having
distinguished himself in the battles Of Fort
DonelsaAp and Pittsburg Landing, as colonel !;
Capt. kgs Of CLARK, lieutenant colonel;
and Capt. Connolly Of Coles, Major. There
will doubtless be another regiment formed
here, besides full regimen in the north part
Of the district, which has been organized, but
will not come into camp until accommoda-
tions can be provided making in all four re-
giments from this district. to say nothing of
three or four companies which have gone into
Independent regiments forming In different
parts Of the State. r. ". H,
Sunbury American. [volume] (Sunbury, Pa.) 1848-1879, 1862-12-13
The ss.SInbama'' an English Pirate.

1t is very certain that both the English
Government and the English politicians
generally are somewhat alarmed at the stand
taken by Mr.. Seward, respecting the com
plicitv Of the former with the construction
and fitting out of the Alabama. 1t is even
seriously admitted by some of the papers
that difficulty between the Governments
is likely to grow out of it. and for once the
intimation of Mr. Seward has failed 10 excite
snecrs or ridicule. There is no doubt the
case is n very strong one. 1t was all Very
well for Earl Russell to demand positive proof
of the character and intentions of the 900, y
when representations were formerly made to
him, but even he is compelled now to ac-
knowledge that the representations We're
correct. And. more than this, legally the
Alabama is still British vessel, and as such
is pursuing a course of piracy on the high
seas. She has never even been in Il southern
port, if she has been in Southern waters. |
happen to know that such is the opinion OF
more than one of the ablest Admiralty law
yers in this country.
Sunbury American. [volume] (Sunbury, Pa.) 1848-1879, 1862-12-13
SUNBURY MARKET.
NEW ADVERTISEMENTS.
Reading Railroad.
WINTER ARRANGEMENT,

CREAT TRUNK LINE from the North and
" Northwest for Philadelphia, New York, Read
ing, Pottsville, Lebanon, Allentown, Easton, &c,
Trains leave Harrisburg for Philadelphia, New
York Reading, Pottsyile, and all Intermediate
Stations, at A. NJ, and 90 =. NJ
New York Expressl leaves Harrisburg at l. \. NJ
arriving at New York at 10 30 the same morning
Fares from Harrisburg To New York So Is, to
Philadelphia So 35 and 50 50, Baggage checked
through,
Returning, leave New York at A. NJ, l2 Noon,
and p NJ, pittsburgh ENprosS) Leave Phadel.
phia at Ia A NJ and 80 Il NJ
Sleeping cars in the New York Express Trains,
through to and from Pittsburgh without change
Passengers by the Cattawissa Rail Road leave Port
Clinton at 5,l5 A. NJ, for Phila and all intermediate
Stations and at 1926 p NJ, for Philadelphia, New
York, and all Way Points.
Trains leave Pottsyille at Q Is A, M and 2 80 7.
NJ, for Philadelphia and New York and at 5 80 7.
for Auburn and Port Clinton only, connecting for
Pine Grove and with the Cattawissa Rail Road re-
turning from Reading at Is A. NJ for Pottsville,
Accommodation Passenger train leaves Reading
at 80 A. NJ, and returns from Philadelphia at 80
p. NJ.
tzy' All tho above trains run daily, Sundays ex-
cepted,
A Sunday train leaves Pottsyille at 730 A. NJ .,
and Philadelphia at 3,l5 7, NJ.
Communication, Mileage, Season, and Excursion
Tickets, 1t reduced rates to and froul all points
q. A. NICOLLS,
Dec l5 1852 General Superintendent,
Sunbury American. [volume] (Sunbury, Pa.) 1848-1879, 1862-12-13
BATTLE NEAR FAYETTEVILLE
ARKANSAS.
4 DECIDED VICTORY
The Rebels 2f,OOO Strong under
Parsons, NarnaduISc, Frost and
Rains.

battlefield NEAR FAYETTEVILLE, ARK,
Dec. S.-Gcncral Hcrron's forces, en- route
to reinforce General Blunt, met the enemy
Yesterday, on Crawtords Prairie, ten miles
south of Fayetteville, and had decided
victory.
The rebels were $4,000 strong, in four Iii
visions, under Parsons, Marmadukc, Frost
and Rains, and all under General Hindman,
embracing the flower of the Rebel army.
The Mississippi Army was well supplied
with Is pieces of artillery.
The enemy tlanked General Blunt's posi-
ton at Cane Hill, and made Il sudden attack
on Gen. Heron, to prevent him from uni
ting with Gen. Blunt.
General Herron's forces consisted of the
Ninety-fourth and Thirty-frst, Illinois,
Nineteenth and Twentieth Iowa, Twenty
sixth Indiana, Twentieth Wisconsin and a
battalion or two Of cavalry; in all about
$500 to 1000 men and twenty-four pieces OF
artillery.
The battle ragged from 10 \. NJ. until
dark, and was desperately fought. Our
artillery drove the Rebels from two strong
positions, and kept their overwhelming
numbers at bay.
The Twentieth Wisconsin captured Il
Rebel battery Of four heavy guns but were
forced TO ABANDON them under murdcrOOs
/ fire. The Nineteenth Iowa, also took the
same battery, and fought most desperately
/ but were also obliged to yield it.
Almost every regiment distinguished
themselves.
/ About o'clock General Blunt arrived
/ from Cane Hill, with 5000 men and strong
force Of artillery and attacked the Rebels il
/ the rear.
The Rebels made desperate effort to cap
! ture his batteries, but were rcpulsed viii
terrible slaughter.
We held the whole field at dark, anG
before nine O'clock the entire Rebel force
was in full retreat over Boston Mountain.
| Our loss is 600 killed and wounded.
The Rebel loss is 1900 by their own adj
mission.
Several Rebel field officers were killed
Among them Colonel Stein, commanding t
brigade, and formerly Il Brgadier in tht
Missouri State Guard Only few prisoners
were taken. We captured four cassion
filed with ammunition. Lieutenant-Col
McGadden, of the Nineteenth Iowa, was til,
only field officer on our side killed.
Major Hubbard, Of the First Missouri
was taken prisoner.
Sunbury American. [volume] (Sunbury, Pa.) 1848-1879, 1862-12-13
The Virginia Ic.isiaiuI.c.

WHEELING, VA, Dec. G.-The Senate to-
day passed preamble and resolution, setting
forth that United States Senator Garlic had
violated the instructions of the body that
elected him, in failing to sustain the legiti-
mate efforts of the Government to suppress
the insurectioc, in opposing by his votes
and speeches, both in and out of the United
States Senate, measures which were abso,
lutely necessary to the preservation of the
Union and enforcement of the laws, and in
oppising the admission of Western Virginia
as new State into the Union. The rcso-
luton requested Mr.. Carllc to resign his
seat in the United States Senate. 1t will
come into the House on Monday, and pass
by a large majority.
In the House to-day, resolution was of
fered requesting the United States House OF
Representatives to pass the new State bill
now pending before it, without alteration
or amendment. 1t will come up on Monday
and pass by nearly an unanimous vote.
The Governors Message, whicw was sent
into the Legislature to-day, endorses the
emancipation policy of the President.
Sunbury American. [volume] (Sunbury, Pa.) 1848-1879, 1862-12-13
Late from, the Army oftlfc Potomac

HEAD QUARTERS. ARMY OF huE PoToMAC,
Saturday morning, December 6.--On Thurs
day the Rebels brought some feld-pieces to
bear on our gun-boats. A few shots soon
compelled them to withdraw their guns out
of range. No harm was done. a.
Yesterday the weather was anything but
pleasant, in the morningi it commenced rain
ing, then hailing, and about noon snow set
in, which continued rapidly to fall until ten
o'clock last night This morning four inches
of snow, and everything frozen up.
Much complaint is expressed among army
officers in reference to the large number Of
Brgadier- Generals hanging around Wash
ington with view of getting appointed on
court martials. in order to escape active SER
vice in the field.
There is nothing new from either side OF
the river. The enemy have not changed
their position.
Falmouth, Sunday, Dec. About four
inches of snow fell yesterday, and it has
turned the peculiar soil of this locality into
thick mud, which renders it almost lmpossi-
BILE for the horses to haul heavy loads.
The army is willing to move on, however
mud or no mud. so soon as orders are given
1t is generally believed here that the Rebels
are at last falling back towards Sections
Junction, ,ond that they have left force o
artillery and cavalry to harrass our advance
Gen. Butterfcld's corps was reviewed this
morning. General Haupt has u large force
at work building II railroad bridge over the
river back of Fredericksburg. and az tht
Rebels have made no sign of disturbing it
it is evident they do not want fight here
or fear that we will shell the town if the!
fire. Orders have been issued to prevent thu
pickcts convcrsng across the river.
WASHINGTON, Dec. 7.-One of our specia
correspondents, who had just returned from
Acquia this evening, reports that at tha
point everything was represented as quiet il
front. There is considerable snow yet re
naming upon the cnoampmcnts at Falmouth
and vicinity, and the weather is eAtrcmcl!
cold.
Sunbury American. [volume] (Sunbury, Pa.) 1848-1879, 1862-12-13
From Washington.
TIE MINNESOTA INDIANS.
WASHINGTON, Dec, 5

NAsHlNGToN, Dec. D.
The protest presented to the President
yesterday by Senator Wilkinson, of Mime
sofa, against Executive clemcncy being eX-
ercised toward the three hundred Indians
under sentence of death for the outrages
committed in Minnesota, represents that
the Indians were convicted upon the testi-
mony of nearly one hundred women who
who were carried into captivity, of their
seeing their fathers husbands and brothers
murdered before their eyes, and then reser-
we'd them for fate worse than death--thc
personal suffering of the mott indecent bru-
tality in almost'every instance.
The men and boys were murdered, family
by family by Indians moving from house to
house, with all the secrecy and deyilish
cunning of which an Indian is capable.
The small children were also killed. In
one case an eye was cut out and left hanging
to perish upon the check, and the sufferer
left alive. The women ana girls were car
ried away.
Thus they murdered in cold blood nearly
, ono thousand persons, ravaging the frontiers
for 100 mics, burning houses and driving
, from their homes population of ten thous-
and people.
One instance is mentioned where father
and two sons were killed out of doors, two
children in the house in the presence of their
mother who was sick Of consumption. The
latter, with beautiful daughter of thirteen
years, was carried into captivity, and the
person of the girl repeatedly violated by the
brutal miscreants within hearing of her
mother and left dead upon the ground.
Another case of n girl of eighteen years,
beautiful as any in the State, beloved and
worthy of the love of all, who was similarly
/ treated by eight or ten of the wretches
The unfortunate girl lives to testify against
/ them.
Thor pardon is protested against, lest the
sayages become more insolent, and they are
made to believe that their Great Father at
Washington justifes them in their perfidy
and to prevent the reign of mob law, and
the violent end of the whole race by an out
ragedand indignant people. In view of the
great safierings the people of Minnesots
Sunbury American. [volume] (Sunbury, Pa.) 1848-1879, 1862-12-13
.-H@ lIreH PRICE OF PAPER, One of tho

s-# lTIGH PRICE OF PAPER One of the
causes of the high price of paper is owing
to the fact that manufacturers have com
menced working up cotton rags into shoddy
for various fabrics in which cotton was
heretofore used. This has increased the
price of rags. This, of course, has largely
affected the price of all kinds of white
paper. Writing and letter papers, which
sold six weeks ago, Wholesale. at about 20
cents per pound has run up to 40 and even
so cents per pound. News paper has also
greatly advanced in price, and manufactur-
ers demand the cash on the delivery of the
paper. This great advance falls heavily on
the publishers of newspapers, and many
have advanced their rates of subscription
from 20 to so per cent. per annum. We
have concluded not to advance the price Of
subscription to the AMERICAN for the pre-.
sent. All subscriptions should, however,
be paid in advance hereafter, commencing
from January I, 1868.
Sunbury American. [volume] (Sunbury, Pa.) 1848-1879, 1862-12-13
Interesting War News from the
Richmond Papers.

FORTRESS MONROE, Dec. 7, via Baltimore,
Dec. S.-Richmond papers of Saturday have
been received here, and contain the follow
ing interesting items of,news -
The Fincastle Erpres. learns from q gen.
tleman from Lewisburg, that one day last
week, through the carelessness Of our scouts,
the Yankees captured one hundred and five
of our cavalry, as many horses, and de-
stroyed the camp equipage of the forces
captured.
A shop used by Mr.. Thompson, for the
manufacture of sabres, in Columbus, Ga,
was burned on Sunday. We have seen a
new manufacture of socks made of cotton
and cowhair. They are soft and durable
and possess the advantage Of not wctting
easily.
"a DEAD YANKEE. An Abolitionist
named Weles, believed to ~ some relation
of the Lincoln Secretary of the Navy, dice
of typhoid fever at the Libby Prison, OF
Tuesday, being the first Yankee who hat
pegged out, for over a month, in the regular
way"
The Richmond Eaguircr of December 81
says 1.-Two deserters just in from Wash
ington, N. c., report an AbJntion fleet a
Newbern, and that Washington is to p
| attacked this week.