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The Semi-weekly Shreveport news. [volume] (Shreveport [La.]) 1862-1864, 1862-05-20
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III Haont THIS May Concera:;

This IS to ce. ti:v that were called upon
10 witness the Potent Process tor Tanning
leather, invented and patented by our towns
man. L. O. Hattox, test ed, and we Were the
eve vitncssc. ,et his process oi tanning in
il .I!trfy hours, a piece o. Leather that Will
l.aRr good upycr Leather tor coarse shoes,
we are full, OF Tho opinion that his process
is as good as recommended IN his adver
tiscirent. and will speedily bring about a
complete revolution in the Tanning art. He
makes known to us the ingredient used IN
his Tanning art. and there is any quantity
IN the country and throughout the Southern
States WN. E WOODRUFF,
L. l.. DUFF,
+ YERKES
Little Rock. Feb &, icol.
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MATTERS IN MIssoURl-Persons
directly from Missouri tell US that
the war is raging fercely in the
Southwestern portion Of the State,
and in Kansas. Mcbride fought the
enemy for three days at Cassville,
and finally whipped them. This is
something more than a skirnish, as
there were some four or five thous-
and OF the enemy, and twenty-five
thousand Of the patriots engaged.
The former were reinforced and this
protracted the contest, but at last
they fled. M'Bride took three or four
hundred prisoners, and u number Of
army stores, wagons, etc The bat
tie, our informant says, began last
sunday week. The stirring events
east OF us have fixed attention in
that quarter so that the important
scenes i'll Missouri are overlooked.
Kansas city was visited by patriots
lately, and, as the narrator graphically
expresses it, twas cleaned out" A
party of Stand Wattie's men, eigh-
,ecn i'll humber, made an attack upon
four hundred Federais encamped at
The lead mines. This was a night
attack and the Ecderals fed rs usual.
The assailants gathered the wagons,
some machinery and other property,
set them on fire and left before their
small numbers could be ascertained
Hardly day passes in Missouri
without a sl>irmieh or 4 battle. and
the Federais are leaving. This may
be one reason why they have come
down into Administering Demo
crat, Sth
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live hundred Of the people of that
section collected and n sharp skirn-
ish ensued. but the patriots were of
course obliged to retire. The most
probable condition OF affairs, gather
ed from the various rumors up to
Friday night is that the main body
of them still remained at Batesville,
whilst some 1000 of them with six
howitzers had advanced to jackson
port. Alf.Johnson's spy company of
Texas, had left Little Rock to bring in
definite information. There was a
rumor that the enemy reached Scar
cy, 50 miles from our capital, but
that seems contradicted since.
There is no doubt of the presence
of the enemy, but their designs are
yet uncertain. Some suppose they
are intent upon taking Little Rock !;
and are waiting the arrival of Com
missary stores by way of Cairo.
Others that their destination is in
Memphis, by way of White River.
1t the former is attempted we hope
the whole country behind their march
will swarm with guerrillas.
Many Of the citizens of Little
Rock are leaving. The archieves
and public records are removed. 70
what place it is not fit to tell
Washington AJAX Telegraph.
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Now is the Time.
Purify the Bleod /! Strengthen the
System'!f
The MEDICINAED DRINK FTHE
AGE!
CROOKES'S
Invigorating Aromatic Vegetable
St0nsncAe Bitters,
Fox RESTORING & PRESERVING
HEALTH.
Prepared from Aromatic Bitter Herbs
UNDER THE AUSPICES OF An
EMINENT PHYSICIAN.
Are an agreeable and palatable,
lnvigorating Tonic, prepared from
Aromatic Bitter Vegetables, com
bined with a Pure Spirit, improved
and perfected by one Of our venera-
BILE and eminent physicians during
practice of thirty years, in the latter
part of which he used those Bite,
Herbs, with unparalleled success, in
fiammation from the face or BODY as
they progress in>the publication Of the
blood
Viewing them simply as a bever-
age, they equal in richness and deli
cacy Of flavor the finer grades of
choice Champagne Wines-the bit
ter principle being only perceptible
when felt in the good work of purify
ing and invigorating.
For the use Of old and young of
both sexes they are admirably adap-
ted, being grateful to the taste; of an
exqisitely delicate aavor-imparting
to the palate a soothing aromatic ef-
feet, equalled only by It's purity and
richness.
The following letter regarding the
purity and quality of this Celebrated
Vegetable Tonic, from the eminent
and gifted physician and chemist,
Victor E. Canning, SO long and ia
vorably known in connection with
the French Academy of Science,
speaks for itself:
Chemical Labratoyst, West Broadagav.
New York, February 6, 1860.
Mr.. H NJ. Crookes: Dear Sir
In accordance with your request of
the 10Th ultimo, ( have subjected
sample of your Invigorating Aroma
tic Vegetable Stomach Bitters to a
careful analysis and find them to be
composed of the essence of Aromatic
Bitter Vegetables Of ancient fame in
the medical world: yet l have never
before seen them so well blended or
rendered so pleasing to the sense of
taste.
The Spirit used in their prepare
ton | found to be perfectly pure, and
as free from deieterious element as
that procured from the natural Juice
OF the grape.
You doubtless had the assistance of
experienced medical skill in perfect
ing SO excellent combination, as it
rarely occurs that the bitter princi-
pie, possessing so .aech medicinal
worth, is rendered SO palatabic.
Continue to prepare your Stomach
Bitters, strictly IN accordance with
the formula you have already adop-
ted, and they cannot fail TO gain pre-
cedencc over everything else of the
kind within my knowledge.
[ remain, dear sir, very respect
fully yours.
NICTORE. CLAIMING.
Connoiseurs in fine beverages and
those anxious TO be relieved FROM IN
ward suffering are requested to test
their qualities fairly and impartiallv,
and give the public the benefit OF their
unbiased opinion.
For sale in Shreveport by
- a. ENGAEi "a Go. 81,
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NJ EDICAL.
A New Mode of Tanning Leather.

A New Mode of Tanning Leather.
TNHE SUBsCRIBERhas patent process
i for Tanning Leather, that viii tan
heavy Sole Leather in 50 days; Upper
Leather in 1Oto Is days; Calfor other skins
in B to5 days. The process is fifty per cent
cheaper than the oldproeess, and the leather
is heavier, better and more durable-all o.
which is done without Bark, and there is any
quantity of the ingredients in the country.
TERMs-$1o0 for the right OF a county:
$50 dollars for an individual right. War
Bonds, Treasury Warrants, Confederate
Notes, OF any money that is current at home
in the Southern Confederacy, taken at par.
Address, &. O. HATTOX
Little Rock Ark
4rk0usas Peniteatiary Jan. l. le62.
Mr. b. o. Hattor-Sir: / have thorough.
" tested the recipe for Tanning which pur-
chased of you, and have 10 hesitation in
saving that it makes better leather in
much shorter time than the old togy process.
,vu,ti,! recommend it 20 Tanners, aud to
planters wishing to tea their own leather
Yours. a. j. WARD.
Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1862-03-20

V The Richmond Examiner says
that the Southern troops, owing to the
three, six and nine months enlistments,
are little better than a rabble. Jack in
the ranks is as good as his master of the
field or staff; no discipline can be had
where all are equals-and it is impossible
to maintain q struggle where all is loose
and uncertain. The superiority of the
individual is greater than the mass-and
it is recommended that the army be made
a machine of one movement as speedily
as possible, or all will be lost.
Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1862-03-20

a The Richmond Examiner says that the
line on which Gen Jos. Johnston is now fall
ing back is in the nature of the arc of ,ircle,
OF which Richmond is the center This line
which the Examiner says is purely a line of
defense, stretches from the Rappahannock, by
agrand circle, to Cumberland Gap, in the
extreme southwestern corner of the state
embracing the Central and the Va, & Tenn.
railroads, the chief cities of Virginia, the val
ley of the James, with its canal and railroads,
within the circumference. The Examiner
adds :" 1t is distressing to give up so large a
portion of Virginia, even for season, to
the domination of the foe, but the measure
has become strategic, necessity, and is now
the surest means of defeating the grand pro-
Iects Of the enemy, and insuring the success
of our cause.
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RUTIAND VT THURSDAY MORNING. MARCH 20 s62

SERVED HIN Rlaur,-An Irish fiiend
hands Us the following article giving an ao-
count OF rather severe handling which Sir
Robert Peel received of late at the hands of
a gentleman who seems 10 have shown
bimself" better man" than Sir Robert,
both mentally and morally. The Secretary,
1t seems, was driven from one, position to an,
other, until at length he was "driven to the
wall and severe eastigation administered
to HIM by his opponent, All we have to say
Is "served him right" and We cheerfully
comply with our friends request 10 insert the
article question, which is as follows:
Sir Robert Peel having given such a flat
denial TO MIR. Msguire's statement of the ex.
istence OF extreme destitution in several parts
OF ireland, that gentleman made a very tenn
perate reply to the fppant Secretary, in
which he show d the lals and evasive charac.
ter oil what Sir Rob 'rt pretended to call his
evidence OF the prosperity Of the country.
The snappish Secretary appears TO have, in
consequence entirely lost his temper, as well
as any little sense nature may have gifted
him with for his reply to Mr.. Mcguire was
rambling, unconnected tumble of PERSONAL
ties and e1pdrte statements, FOR which the
Speaker had several times to call him 10 or
der. In the course of bis remarks he refer
red TO the meeting IN Dublin to express sym.
pathy with America, which, he said, was got
up by "mannikin traitors WHO aspirei 10 imi-
tate the cabbage garden heroes of '4S but
he was happy to say the call was not answer
ed by single respectable person." Tn,
ODonoghue, who presided at the meeting,
considering such language as rejecting most
unwarrantably on him, sent his friend, Major
Gavin, to Sir Robert, TO demand an explana.
ton and apology or sati-faction for the insult.
The "mannikin" Secretary refused to re-
tract but said he would recognize no chal-
lenge except in writing. Major Gavin re-
duced his demand TO writing when the cur
showed his true nature by taking refuge be-
hind his official character and appealing TO
Lord Palmerston, by WHOM he matte was
brodght before the House, as a breach of it's
privileges ard The O'Donoghue was COM
PEELED TO retract his challenge In doing so
be inumated, as distinctly as the requirements
OF parliamentary language would admit, his
opinion Of the cowardice of the Secretary,
who could in cold blood belly whole COM
munity, and bully eminent and vene. able
ecclesiastics, but who sneaked away from the
anger of a justly irritated opponaut. The
honorable gentleman administered to the can
ting official an exeoristion which he will not
readily forget
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No BACKWARD MoyEMrNT-Nf.n j.

No BACKWARD MovEMENr.-Man is
constantly advancing to the eternal world.
He cannot 90 back to improve privileges
that have been wasted. Life cannot be
travelled again, and each footprint is made
to be seen by us no more. Onward we
must g.; he that comes after US may profit
by our follies, and track our way nearer
and nearer to the beach where the ocean
of eternity rolls. He may see step after
step in the saud till he comes to the last,
halt washed away by the tide, where he
plunged into the vast ocean and disap-
peared forever but backward we cannot
go, to pick up the golden gems which we
once passed with indifference as they lay
sparkling at our feet. Onward we are
moving, and onward we must continue to
move. How solemn, then, does life seem
to progress! And how loud the adm oni-
ton to improve the golden moments as
they fly, for saving the soul, blessing the
race, and giving glory to God.
Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1862-03-20

WILL THE MERRIMAC COME OUT AGAIN =?
This is fhe question propounded by every
one you meet at Old Poini. As TO her COM
ing cut again, think there is no doubt: Her
injuries, as learn from gentleman from
Norfolk, consist in the dismounting of one
of her guns, the breaking fof her iron snout
and the weakening of her forward shield or
covering. The iron in front was sp lintered
and broken, and two of the Monitors balls
entered through the under tim bers. Her
hull was not injured TO any serious extent,
and she is being rapidly repaired and strength
ened without going into the dock. She was
lying in her old position on Wednesday, and
large force OF workmen were engaged on
her.-Cor. Baltimore Amer.
Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1862-03-20

SOUTHERN lTEMs--Ths Memphis Appeal
OF the 9th instant, says that large force wa.
needed to man the artillery at the rebel po
sition up the river--New Madrid, We pre-.
sume--and that officers were IN, town ready
to pay 800 bounty for recruits. The Ap
peal exclaims:
" Has the time come, we ask, when men
shall be called orin ain to defend their lib.
critics and their property2 The fate O
Memphis and the Mississippi valley depend.
on our power to hold our position above
II the fearful tale of disaster is ever told, il
must not be said that it was for want of men
Let patr lots rush forth, therefore, and fill up
the vacant ranks before ii becomes too late
The Mobile Register, in announcing
the departure Of General Bragg from thai
city, remarks: -
" He has gone upon the invitation of Gen
Beauregard TO consult upon the plan of cam
paign for the defence of the Mississippi val.
ley. He will be within a few hours reach
OF the city, and steam and electricity can
bring him back before the enemy could
make his first dispositions for land or sea
attack. Meantime he has left the city with
a complete plan of defence matured, and the
defenses in the hands of accomplished Of
ticers.
Gen. Jones, now chief of the army at Pen.
sacola, will assume the command here, and
will be ably seconded by Col. VIllpigue, the
hero of Fort McRae. The skilled ariillerists
OF this officers regiment will be entrusted
with the principal batteries.
Meantime, there is no present prospect Of
an attack here. The enemy is not in force
at Ship Island TO venture to assault Mobile
He is drawing upon his distant armies to
mass bis forces in Tennessee, and battle
will be fought there before he can spare
troops from this point"
"A late number of the New Orleans True
Delta is reported to have contained very
remarkable article on the existing troubles
intimatlng the hopelessness of the doctrine OF
secession, and limiting that it would be well
for the cotton States to return to their alle-
glance. The secessionists threatened to mob
the ttiice, but the editors declared they should
defend themselves, and it was thought that
the threat would not be carried out.
Reports have been received at Memphis
that the Federal army in Arkansas had been
defeated by Gems. VanDorn and Price,
with loss Of 5000 killed, wounded and
prisoners.
Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1862-03-20

Tennessee advices say the citizen.
of Shelbyville, Bedford county, burned
on Sunday night, large quantity Of Con-
federate stores to prevent their falling In
to the hands of the rebel troops under A.
S. Johnston, who was in full retreat from
Murfreesboro.
What a mockery our blockade would
have been but for the Erricsson-NIonitor.
The Merrimac could have leisurely steam.
ed along the coast and sunk all the frail
gunboats, mortar boats and sailing frigates
that represent the American navy.
AN AWKWARD PosrTIoN.-A house
near Portland, Maine, was last month SO
submerged by snow, that in the morning
nothing of it could be seen. The inmates,
of two families, were obliged to
remain in their uncomfortable position un-
til the neighbors came and dug forty feet
through the snow. when the snow block
ade was raised.
Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1862-03-20

THE MILITARY DKpARTaENTs.-Tb
department now specially controlled by Gen.
Mcclellan guarantees Delaware, Maryland,
the District of Columbia, and that potion of
Virginia east of the Allegheny mountains
and north of James river, excepting For
taess Monroe and sixty miles round the same.
Gen. Halleck's department is more extensive,
aud includes Dacotah, Nebraska. Colorado,
the lndan territory west of Arkansas, and
Kansas, Missouri, Arkansas, Iowa, Minnesota,
Wisconsin, Illinois, Indian ,, and the states of
Kentucky, and Tennessee as far east at the
town of Knoxville, and TO line from thence
runs north and south indefinitely. This COM
ptlses more than one half of the entire terri
tory of the United States. The mountain
department" assigned to Gen. Fremont in
cludes the part OF Virginia west of the Allie
ghany mountains, lately commanded by Gen.
Rosecrans; that part of Tennessee west of
Knoxville, that part Of Kentucky west of a
line drawn north from the same town, and the
state Of Ohio and Michigan.
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ITEMS.

~ Tie Richmond correspondent of
the Memphis Appeal represents Rich.
mend to be affected with a fearful panic,
and says 81 begin to fear the Virginians
are degenerate sons of their ilustrious
sires."
70 Gen. Halleck, who has evidence
that the rebel Gen. Price has issued licen-
ces TO certain bandits TO raise guerrilla
forces for the purpose of plundering and
marauding, has given warning that such
piunderers, il captured, will not be treat
ed as ordinary prisoners of war, but will
be hung as robbers and murderers.
g." The final official dispatch of Earl
Russell to Lord Lyons in relation to the
American blockade has been published
lt Gays that neutral State ought not to
disregard "a de facto blockade, "except
when 1t entertains conviction, shared by
other neutrals, that the power of the
blockade is abused by n State, either un-
able 10 institute or maintain it, or unwil-
ling, from some motive or other to do so."
Earl Russell has stated in Parliament
that the British Government has had no
formal communication with foreign Gov
ernments about the blockade but, when
the representatives of France or other
Governments have asked what Great
Britain intended to do, he has referred
them to his dispatch to Lord Lyons.
Es Observing newspaper correspon-
dents found at Manassas skull in the
camp of Mississippi regiment. Carved
on 1t We're the words-"All that is left of
a Fire Zouave."
Ey The privateer Sumter remained at
Gibralter 25th ultimo. A Mediterranean
letter says: 1--WE are happy tosay her
career is ended. One of her officers was
arrested at Tanpiers by the American
Consul there, and not by the Consul at
Gibraltar, as reported"
60 Sir Robert Peel has been removed
from the Irish Office, His affair with
The O'Donogbue lost him caste.
EE The Lord Chancellor has settled
the question of Smith o 'Brien's property
according to the wishes of the latter.
Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1862-03-20

DANCING ExrRAoRDINARY.-So even
inss ago marriage took place in South
street, Perth, to which about two dozen
friends were invited. After supper and a
comfortable ibation Of toddy, dance was
proposed, to which all willingly assented,
and the services Of q fiddler being obtained,
the door was soon creaking beneath the
nlmble feet Of the joyous party. 1t was
IN VAN that an old Irishwoman, who lived
below, screamed to them to take care Of the
I" ould house." and who swore she. would
split the head of the first man who fell
through. None needed her, but rather in
dulged in fuller measure of fun. At last
the bridegroom, in proud elation of heart,
gave higher bound, and, who would be.
heve it, disappeared through the floor as if
6y magic. The bride was horror-struck !;
but the wedding party running down stat g,
lound the bridegroom without a scratch,
making his way out of the Irisbwoman's bed,
INTO which he had fallen; and the old dame,
instead y OF splitting his head, right glad to
nnd no was no worse.-rLondon Star, JAN
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OUR ARMY CORRESPONDENCE
A Trip from Camp Porter GO AIexau-
dria.
5,h Vt Rea't, Alexandra, Va,
Il

5,h Vt Rea'r, Alexandra, VAL
March 18th, 1862.
EDITOR RUTLAND HERALD Two DAYS
ago sketched you few lines, stating that
we expected 10 leave momentarily, and that
everything was in READINGS for the march ;
but II so happened that we did not leave un-
til next day, and very unfavorable day too
it was, assure you.
We left camp about o'clock, a. m.
marching by way of Vienna, Falls Church,
AMI thence TO this place direct We arrived
at TIKI place at about half past o'clock p.
m, (the 5th VI. Regt)
AZ our Regiment was the only one that
took this route, our advantage in speed was
not SO much interrupted as the remainder of
the regiments which took up line OF march
another way and altogether.
But the characteristic feature OF that da, :
march was the steady tall OF rain which wet
us to the skin. Having on at the time an
oVereoat, dress coat and fatigue coat, YOU
may calculate" that the extra lugga ce of
these garments, soaked full of water, beside
the remainder Of our clothing,-the KNAPP
sacks, haversacks, bad roads, &C., was all
mest double what it would have been had we
marched the day before. And what was
worse still, was the night.
Our wet and weary limbs would have
failed us had we not kept up strong and
determined will TO reach our journeys end.
But, MIR. Editor, we we're not as badly off
as great many others of our brother SOL
diers.
Our Colonel-who by the way, is Colo
mel in every respect-deserves much credit
for what he did for us--the 5,h Regiment
On arriving at the suburbs of this city, he
started immediately in search of a building
where he might shelter his men for the night.
In few moments he returned, and to the
Joy of all brought the glad tidrgs that we
could be protected from the cold rain
OF the night by marching into the heart of
the city, where we are now quartered.
1t is large brick building, a meat market
Besides, he purchased wood and all at
his own expense. Long will Col. Smalley
be remembered by the boys of the 9th.
Our company is also much indebted to our
Captain for his considerate kindness in furn-
ishing US with certain "creat.re comforts"
1t is expected that we shall go aboard of
boat In day or two, the destination of which
is to us entirely unknown.
Further particulars when opportunity pre-
sents itself.
Yours in hope of success,
l.. T. n