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, 1862-01-09

A "STUMER" TO A RAILWAY CoMPANY.-In
the Court Of Queens Bench, Mrs. Pymm, widow
Of late magist ate for Hertford, brought an
action against the Great Northern Railway Com
pany for damages caused BY the loss of her hus-
band, who was killed on the dcfendants' line.
owing to the alleged negligence Of their servants.
The deceased LEFT eight children, and the jury
returned verdict for the plaintiff Damages
81 900 for the widow, and fl,5OO for each Of
the children.
, 1862-01-09

RAMwAY AccDzNTs.-The last accident on
the Amisns Railway, in France, has elected the
following comparative scale Of casualties on Eu.
rcpean lines: In England there has occurred
one disaster for every 556,O0O passengers; in
France, one for every 1,95O,O in Belgium,
one in every 5000, 900; in Prussia, one for
every 17,5OO,OOO, and in the United States, one
for every 100000.
, 1862-01-09
PUGET SOUND HERALD.
sTELAcooM, W. T.
Thursday Morning. Jan. 9, 1862.

TIM GOvERSoR's MEssAeE.-A copy Of this
document, for which we are indebted to the po-
liteness Of Frank Clark, Esq, was placed in our
hands on the 26th ult, some four weeks later
than il should have appeared. Judging from
the numerous errors Of punctuation, misplaced
types and omitted words, we should say it was
put to press in hurry, and in q manner not
very creditAble to the printer Most if not all Of
these errors we have corrected in copying, and
now present the Message in all its deformity on
the first page Of this issue.
, 1862-01-09
MARRIED..

In Port Townsend, W. T., Sunday, Dec 22d Major j.
H. Van Bekkelen 70 Mra. Lacy, both Of that place.
, 1862-03-15
WESTERN STRATEGY. ;.

As soon as the victory at Fort Donelson
was declared, the friends Of 3 dozen men
rose up, each claiming for his principal the.
honor Of being the inventor Of the strategy
1,y which tile triumph was reached. The
credit was: asc1ibed: respectively. to the
President, b1r. Stanton, Gen. Mcclellan,
Gen. Buell. and Gen. Halleck, and fierce
was The: contention. as to whom it should
be awarded.
VIC happen to know how it was done,
and to settle the controversy re state, not
upon hear-say, or conjecture, but upon the
best Of testimony, that Gen. Grant, then at
Cairo. telegraphed to Gen. Halleck that he
and Com. Foote could take, occupy and
hold Fort Henry; and asked that they
might be permitted to do it. This dispatch
was followed accompanied by one Of
like. import from Commodore >Foote, in
which a like request for himself and Gen.
Grant wasurged- In the reply, which was
not sent without deliberation. General
Halleck gave his assent to the sttack and
authority for the preparation.
The plan Of the joint projectors was
carried out Fort Henry surrendered to
the gunboats before Grants column, de-
tanned by worse than Potomac mud, could
get into position. When Henry fell, ths
attack On Donelson was matter Of course
These are The simple facts, and ths
hifalutin gentlemen who are not conten
without referring everything 10 Washing
ion for its origin, will be compelled to he
hcyc them when the dispatches are pub
lishcd. We state what ire KNOW.
, 1862-03-15

.tIees Monroe as to be seen by the naked eye,
but ventured no nearer. Although she was
looked upon by the rebels as a very tough
customer tor q vessel or Vessels not protected
as she is, she remained inactive, anchored of
Norfolk, until her present engagement. eng !.
:, .Mr A::E Smith; pilot on board the q: 8.
fiigate Cumberland, describes the appearance
Of the Aefiin@c en- tns morning of the en-
gagement::. - -,
As she came plowing through the water
right Onward towards our port bow, She ooked
like * huge half submerged crocodile. Her
sides seemed Of solid iron, except where the
gurs Pointed from the narrow ports, and rose
elantingly from the water like the roof:of a
houee or the arched back Of i tortoise. Prob.
ably the extreme height Of the apex from the
waters edge. perpendicularly, was ten feet
Al her PROV could sec the iron ram project
| ing, straight forwards, somewhat above the
waters edge, and apparently q masso iron,
| Small boats were slang or fastened to he.
sides, and the Tebel flag f1oated from one staff
while pennant was fixed to another at tht
stern. There was q smokc-stacl or pipe neal
her middle, and she was probably propeller
| no side-wllcels or machinery being visible
She is probably covered with railroad iron.
, 1862-03-15

AAGNEOnoAo1E-
The nartizan5 Of the War and Navy De-
partments, at Washington, arc getting up
b1isk little fight as to the responsibility Of the
afTair il Hampton Roads. On the one hand it
Is claimed that our Naval officers, long ago
foreseeipg that the Merrimac would be
dangerous customer, and being unable to
urge movement on the part of the army that
should take Norfolk, had prepared the Moni-
tor for this very emergency On the other
hand it is said that Gen. Wool las for months
urged m attack on Norfolk, with view to
arrest the work on the Merrimac, and so far
at least Is he is concerned the army is not to
blame The Washington correspondent Of
the New York Etc1ing H,st writes:
Gen. Wool has more than once predicted
exactly what has come to pass. but many Of
our naval officers have been entirely skeptical
on the subject. Even On Sunday, Commodore
IT likes was rCady to prove that tic news
could not be true, because it was impossible
that the Merrimac could prove a SUCCESS
Lieut. Smith Of the Congress. {who was
k;lled} III his recent letters TO friends here,
has E.ore than once expressed hls fears that
the Mcrrimac would destroy many Of the Coy
crnntent ships in Hampton Roa.1s. The allu-
slone to the subject in his letters were SO fre-
qrept As to convince his friends tha. he had a
preseutiuleDt Of Lbs fate- '-=-~'
The Federal prisoners who have quite lately
como through Norfolk have spoken unp1ea
sanity Of the work going on upon the MerIi
! mae, and several accounts Of her, written bJ
foreigners travelling in Dixie, heye excited un
eaEiness. It is idle to deny that some anxiety
| is felt by the Government to hear from New
| Orleans, where tho rebels have the iron ran
| Manassas. After their success on Saturday
| which would be telegrap1:ed 1t cncc to New
Orleans, it is thought BY some that tue c. bag rag
| mer'S exploit
, 1862-03-15
FROM SPRINGFIELD.

Especial Dispatch to the Chicago Tsibune.1
SPRINGFIELD, March II, 1862.
The previous report contains the Congress-
ional Districts proposed for the Northern
portion Of the State.
The article on counties vas particularly Uni.
defined, but still some Of its obnoxious fea-
tures are retained. twill occasoin great deal
Of III feeling in various counties Of the State,
including Cook, which may be cut up by it.
The article has been referred to select COM
mittee.
The articles Oh bills Of rights, boundaries
and. distribution Of the government, were
finally adopted.
The executive article Was adopted. An at
tempt to change the time Of holding the cleo
tion from November, 1862. to November,
1854, failed By ayes 16, noes SO.
The committee on law reform reported
against any such reform An attempt to give
the. legislature power to abolish grand ju-
ries by two-third Tote, 1ailed.
: A homestead exemption section was report
ed, laid On the tablc, and ordered to be printed
The article on revenue was adopted after
section Z had been stricken ont and section I,
ti~.. ."e ~ ~ - 'D~ ~ -
serted a section pros1dlns ior taxing oank
circulation was also added.
The article On education WIS then taken up,
amended, and pending its adoption, the Con-
vention adjourned.
The Cook county apportionment matter
still, hangs f;re. tits rumorea that Fu11cr viii
60 -:a,s . N''''' : 'AfsN " -
Some of the members will no doubt refuse
to sign the Constitution: .how many. however.
= 80 80 - e.. ~. :. ,a-s.,,,a,, -.
, 1862-03-15
TWo DAYS LATER FROM EUROPE.
steamihip Africa at Nev York.

New ToRK, March 14.-The steamship
Africa has arrived. from Liverpool.
Prince Napoleon, in the Senate, demands
that the French troops shall evacuate Rome.
VIENNA, March 1: The journey Of the Arch
Duke Maximilian to Paris and London has
been adjourned; the Negotiations for his caodi-
counte1ed difficulties.
Mtpa1D, March According to advices
from Tapgierp, the lieutenant of the Sumter
had been released. The Federal ships are stiN
watching the Sumter, which. remains station
ary st Gibraltar.
Pans. March s-The discussion in the
Chambers excited the greatest interest: P1fAco
Napoleon had asked for the suppression Of the
temporal power Of the Pope. Lazues1oatere;,
tbs, known confda14 Of The Emperor, : spoke
in faSor OF the temporal poxars, The Min;s-
TIT declared that It would explaiA the polly
, 1862-03-15
What II Thought Of thesStrategy--EAl-
u4ble Opinions.

lI1UiA lIE ~. I A1NA44!E AuSls "ttt0~SNAE-l
The evacuation Of Manassas, 1nuet f.1re
figure in history as Il most remarkable military
if it is not made more
memorable to us By the destruction Of the
gallant Burnside and his little army. a gen
tleman Of thorough military education, and
who has seen service in Europe, calls it,
in a letter whick lies before us, "s,u unhearl
IN army Of two hundred thousand men should
snffcr an enemy OF comparatively small nu,n-
bcrs, cncampcd only thirty miles aft, to slip
through its fingers" The writer continues:
IL You should know that if this rebel force
had been caught or destroyed, that was an
end to your febellion-beeause though your
rebels might get more men, they could not
replace the cannon and arms which they ought
to have 1ost, ana which they have now carried
off with thenl-'
This is the verdict Of an impartial and COM
retent observer. It should secure the promo
lion OF the rebel General who had tho tact to
gtt away from our grasp, with all the cannon.
The supplies, the immense resources gathered
at Manassas to equip the largest and most i'm
poTtaut army Of the rebels, and to lose which
would have been fatal blow to their hopes.
To fall upon and destroy the Confederate
army at Manassas would certainly hare made
the war 'tshort but seyere.' The escape
which became known only yesterday prolongs
the struggle perhaps for months. Manassas
was admirable Us an offensive position, but
useless for defense, because its coalmunica-
tons and rear were accessible, and because
the army attacking It would be hut thirty
miles from its base Of operations. In an enc
my's country railroads. are useless to us; and
the problem now before US is to advance With
a great army, not thirty, but probably sixty,
perhaps hundred miles from our base, to tlis
point where the shrcwd enemy may choose to
wait for US.
Meantime, nc think it right to say to our
readers that the fear for Barnside's safety
which is SO opprcssively felt here, equally
Washington It is thought BY many, that I
large detachment OF the army OF MANASSAS may,
i II pleases, f:Al upon burnslde auo CRUSH
, 1862-03-15

E Tlu1low Weed, writing from Europe,
takes back what he said SIX weeks ago about
:hc Earl Of SALISBURY, whom he had charged
with desiring to see the Union dlsruptured-
He says:
"1he Earl Is iuf3exbly hostile to elRvery, aud
while has syInpatlics with the North, he woEld
he better pleased to Sec our WIZ one for open and
ayowed emancipation, provided that 1t were pos
sible to connect with It come practical mode Of
ditrosing and providing for four millions Of ran
, 1862-03-15

We present above sketch Of how the rebel
steamer Me1rimac looks in the water, with
accompanying sectional diagrams. AS our
readersre already. aware, the Merrlmac fnll into
rebel hands at Gesport Navy Yard Alter tho
rebels took possession Of the yard, she was
raised, and converted into'a man-ot:war, for
their own use. Her hull was cut down to
within three feet Of her water mark, and a
bomb-proof house built. on her gun-dcck. She
was also iron plated, and her bow and stern
,eteel-ciad, with projecting angle Of iron for
the purpose Of piercing vessels. She has no
n,asts, and there is nothing to be seen orcr
her gun deck, with tile exception OF her pilot
house and smoke stack. Her hoHlb-proof is
three inches thick, and is made of wrought
iron. Her armament consists Of four eleven
inch navy guns On each side, and two one hun
drcd-pounder Armstrong guns at the bo~ and
stern. Last November she made trial trip
from Norfolk, running down so close to For
, 1862-03-15

The firm OF: 5enks s. Mitchell, AZ
Bridcsbarg, 0ear Philadelphia, commenced
last week the fu1flment Of contract Of f.fv
zhousand Springfield rldes~ The new 1na.
chintry, modelled from the Government ma
t;hinery at Springfield, cost the 1rm nearly
800. .ooo.- They charge the Government tren-
y dollacs per nusket, and make two hundred
p1*ae!5 pcF day.
, 1862-03-15

- The Washington correspondent Of the
Philadelphia lnquiTs' thinks prolonged de-
bate on the Tax Bill, presented by the House
Committee, may be anticipated, as many scna-
tors and Representatives object to the duties
levied on the publication of Bibles, school
books, newspapers, etc, by the paper tax,
with other features 1t is jocosely termed the
Poor Mans Plastcr,'' US it will draw from
the pockets Of those in moderate cf1euu1-
stances, while land, cotton, and other valua-
bic sources.of revenue to the rich, are free.
, 1862-03-15

" ANTED TO EXCHANGE,
w good Lands. umpsoyed Q. unimprored) At
reasonable prCes for any kind Of 1erchAndtHe, suit
nlle for Country Store mat does Wtdeaae AMI re-
TIL business II goods Desirable vii pay part cash
cngu stating kind af goods wtaxc to be eeen- amou1t
&c. Can use any Find Of Agricultural Implements
fnh1E Nj
, 1862-03-15
,rn, K.nk,kee fun., Ro1,bera

KASKAKEE, H., March 1.-the two wo-
men, Anna Roche and Mary Beckers, arrested
in Chicago for being connected with the rob-
ber5 OF the jeweEry store Of C. 3. Townsend,
at this place, and the three men. Thos. Jordon,
Richard Jordon, and Richard kief, arrested
here, with some twenty-seven watches found
in their possession, were bound over o-day to
answer the charge Of larceny at the next term
Of court: Mary Beckers in the sun Of $500,
and the rest in 500 each.
, 1862-03-15
Tho Rebels s&aIl Falling hack -KFea-
erfc&sburE Desextea-Ruaors aboHt

New Yoak, March IA special Washing
ton dispach to the Philadelphia North AnsTi-
can reports that Beaureggad has been appoint
cd CHIEF Of the rebel army,
apd that the evacuation Of Manassas was At
his suggestion It is further said that he hsa
arrived at Richmond
Dispatches to the Inquirer state that the
Hsmpton Legion left Fredericksburg on tho
12tb. bound 8outh The line Of tho Rappa-
naupock has been deserted BY the rebels, ADD
ta.lcon reconnoIssancee from Pohick Church
chow no enemy within 80 mi1es. =. !.
, 1862-03-15

~ Col Leonard r Ross. Of the 17ta Hi
nois regiment, who has Just been promoted to
a Brigadiership, buried his wife in Fulton
county, this week. BIC returned from taking
his son to the somer.ille (Mass.) Insane Asy~
lum only two OF three weeks since, or just in
tine 10 be =. Douelson.
, 1862-03-15

# On the 9Th inst, Gen Carter WIS still
at Cumberland Ford, With the advance of the
Federal forces destined for East Tennessee,
and he was there recruiting two or three addi-
tional regiments of loyal refugees. About
eight hundred came to his camp In body the
day previous. :, ;
, 1862-03-15

EBK1iah Confidence that American
Troubles are Nearly Over.
fEE YORK, March IA London letter Of
the 1st OF March to the Commercial says: On
TIE whole there is an obvious growth Of the
impression In England that the struggle will
be Terminated this spring: American securi-
ties have been consequently buoyant.
, 1862-03-15

eEThc Senate came to vote on the
case of Mr.. Powell, yesterday, and retained
him in his seat by IS to II. Mr. Powell
made lengthy defense of his Unionism,
and tue debate was carried on By Garrett
Davis. Mr., Ttumbu1l, Mr. Wilkinson, etc.
, 1862-03-15

I Mr. shepler, postmaster 1t Rochester,
on the Cleveland and Pittsburgh railro.d, has
been arrested for embezzling money letters
from the mali, and is under bonds for trial be-
fore theU s. District Court at Pittsburgh.
, 1862-03-15

w Lieut.. Colonel John l. Hendricks, Of
the ed Indiana regiment, was killed in the
late battle between Curtis and Price His re-
mains viii be brought home for iotcrment.
, 1862-03-15

~ A subscription, as an honorable testi-
monial to the genius Of Ericsson, is going
about the city Of New York. The Post says it
is well: but better testimonial would be the
ordering of dozen gunboats similar to the
Monitor. They cost, we believe, less than
three hundred Thousand dollars apiece. :
, 1862-03-15

- The Wisconsin Legislature, which has
just repealed the personal liberty law Of the
State, has refused to call on Congress to re-
peal the Fugitive Slave Law. AL the Demo
Gratis, Union Democrats, and some few Repub-
1icans, yoted against the resolution.
, 1862-03-15

The MerE1mac Still Under Repairs.
FORTRESS MoSKoE, NOON, March 14.-AN
i. qniat. The Aerrimac is being repaired at
n folk.
FORTRESS MoSRoE-Eyeniug- March Ia
Everything quiet here. TWO rebel tngs we're
seen of SeweIrs Point this morning, making
reconnaissance. There are no signs Of the
McTrimac.
, 1862-03-15

Jesse D. Bright has arrived at Madison,
Ind, and is now the guest Of Ills brother, n.
G. Bright. It is said that he has returned to
Indisna to complete his arrangements for tho
coming campaign, in which he proposes to
he an active participant.
, 1862-03-15

f9 The rebel prisoners nor confined at
Terre EAute and Lafayette are ordered to Ia-
diarapolis, AID viii be placed in Camp Nor.
too.
, 1862-03-15

: tB AL the Hudson River steamers, aad
e.es.th;ng at New York carrying stsam. hsve
been pressed into tho Government service
under chart:cs Of thirty to sixty days. :,
, 1862-03-15

EOR SALE CHEAP.-Av valuable
l. Stock and Grain Farm, On Rock River, one hun-
dred miles west OF Chicago, near large aud degIah-
Ing city, Viu be sold cheap. Apply to ANES BOYD,
RSnkpr and Broker. 30 Clark street mills u545 w
, 1862-03-15
The Donelson Prisoners ia the North
--Home supplies for them.



On yesterday VIC received the following note,
making query Of raueh interest to the
friends Of tho captured prisoners at Fort
Do1c}scn:
HERNANDo. Miss March S. 1867
Eaitcr A;itai As is well known to the pub-
lie, hundreds Of citizene Of North Mississippi,
taken At Fort pone1eon ,ase now co9aned in the en-
Indianapolie, It Ia the wish Of friends and rels-
tires Of many Of these men, to SEND them. as soon
as possible. money, clothing, Letters, &c. and If
yon know Of means hy which IT can be done, you
viii perform m act Of humanity By giving It the
widest publicity JnEt now, and il no such channel
exiss SO aa il stall be opened let MS know it
through sour columns. Fl. H CHALMERS.
TIE only way in which this enterprise can be
accomplished, we tllink, IS through the instu-
mentality Of our military authorities. Il Mr.
Cbalmera will correspond with General John
sion or General Pillow, at Huntsville, Ala
bs1na, VIC feel safe In the assertion that they
will make some arrangement BY which all
Necessary articles, money, &c, can be con-
veyed to the prisoners under flag Of trnee,
by WY OF Nashville and Louisville. So soon
as that arrangement is perfected, we TiI pub
lish it to the country With pleasure
, 1862-03-15

MAesAehueetts Votes to have Two
IFoR-elAd Batteries.
BosTos, March 14.-An order was unan-
imous1y adopted in the House, to-day, a1-
tborizing the construction Of one or two ron-
clad steamers, on the plan Of the Ericsson
steamer Monitor, for the protection Of Mass
achusettB harbors.
, 1862-03-15

.E The Finance Committee Of the Wis
conein Senate have reported that direct tax Of
s6o,ooo VIII be 1iber1l sum to meet the ex-
penees- Of the next year. The increase Of
railroad licences and the appropriation Of the
town library fund to the general fund, partial
y account for this marked dirn1uutiou.
, 1862-03-15
Gbe Ttii:btu,te.'
SATURDAY, MARCH is. 1862

wThe rebels haye evacuated both
New Bladrid and Island No. 10, and have
fallen !back nearer to Memphis. The Fed
eral has floats oyer the deserted battle
1nents
, 1862-03-15

DISSOLUTION.-The under
- signed. cor POSING the late dTn of AcLauEhlin
mutual CONSENT Alexander B.ngiey Is authorized to
receive alI dues settle all claims agatnst the 1sts
nr1- PETEE 4. Mt:LAGEaLIS,
ALEX. BENGLEY.
Chicago, March 18th, !s6a-
Tic undersigned Eycs net:cs to h1s liecds and the
PATRONS Of the late 1m Of Mclaughlin 4 BengleF that
he vtn continue tho Gsoct E Business the ei stand
corner Of Rush and Michigan. and viii keep coGstan
j. hand tuu supply Of Fa:ai3y Groceries 1t very
rlhl5 ALEX. EEEGLEY,
, 1862-03-15

E The Cincinnati Ga=ette Of yesterday
notices the arrival, on Thursday, Of a steamer
with twenty-five bales Of cotton, taken from
the breastworks at Fort Donelson. also, q
si1-pounder, smooth bore cannon, which the
rebds had spiked and left at the fort.
, 1862-03-15
FROM WINCHESTER. "a,
1AekRon:a RetFeAt-Be Approaches
StTAsbNTg--Aahhyss Cavalry Guard
k31A Roar.

ments Of importance haye taken place today
Gen. jackson was in pcrEon at Middleton this
morning, five miles north Of Strasburg. Ash
by's cavalry still hang in the rear of Jackson's
Ixtle2t.
, 1862-03-15

The Illinois river is regularly open to
navigation from Peoria to st. Louis. Several
steamboat loads have already passed up or
down.
, 1862-03-15
Telegraph opea - Nashville. :.

Lo51sr111gs,. March 1.-THE telegraph line
T. Iox opca for business between here and
Nsshyi}Ie, ClazKsgille md Ga1la:in, TeaA.
, 1862-03-15

EOR SALE a desirable forty
Il acre Farul. located one mile from Darlington.
- Fayette County, tscons.n Darlington i oa the
lii, with The Illinois Central The rti1sge Is the Couu
ty Seht OF La FsEctte County contains population OF
have population Of th.ce Or tcuE thousand
TIE Farm is well fenced divided Into oas twenty
a.haH esorG 1ame house a1d good 1Taaae ha5n. with
ceinr E1.Fr Eane. Young Orchard Ct R5out one hun
6red and E In bearing. sad tae Sprfng Price
fourteen hur:dred dollars. Apply to HA 4 ALLYN,
DarliE.tou. Viz uh15a5EI.
, 1862-03-15
Efip Advertisements.

T OST-On "Wednesday, 18th inst,
i = s. CITED glacE and White slnt r'x months old
Any pe1son who viii return herto $ Price Place Tess
Side or give Information where she may be tonnd will
m MftahIv rewrrjrd mh18 ASS1St
, 1862-03-15

Gov. Berry's Majority In New Hamp-
&hffe.
CONCORD, n. H, March 14--Returns are re-
ceiyed from all but eighteen towns In the state.
The following is the vote: Berry, 81 ,3144
Stark. 1883; Wheeler, 1853. RcrTy's M
iQrity Is not fur from 2,0U
, 1862-03-15

E'ARH; w WANTEU TO hire or
rent on aaRresw1:h sae ez:yi.ess ofauyts3 ~ or
c1.Esattaa- 4 god fass0 -ex- lxisrosa 9.4tsoz Aad
net raofe thse g Mes HaoH cateeEo nsesEed z2nse II
right md ofla8d.. Audfxt4 ~FA4&EA~ PoEs 91aoe
Boz ia Cf1o&E1. with Eaf fDs-1e2laEA: Un&74z9k1F
, 1862-03-15

;Taea:conpa1ying
plan Of the iFon-s:lal
turret Of the -MQnf-
1or explains how the
guns are Situated, :,
aud shows how the
racket wheel upon
which the whole Is
turned.