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, 1862-10-07
TIE HERO OF THE PLANTER.

{From the n 7. Times Of Friday.1
The coiored people Of this city assembled
in large numbers, at S p m, yesterday, IN the
SHILOH Church, on the corner Of Marion and
Prince streets. TO do public honor to Capt
Robert sznalls, their gallant brother, who,
t4Tith his gallant comrades, seized rebel
gupboat, rescued his family and those OF his
companions from slavery, passing SIX torts,
reaching the UnIon squadron, and presenting
The government with the trophiea of his
achieSements>" Punctually the house was
crowded with the most intelligent and respect
able portion Of the African Americans Of the
metropolis The female portion OF the audi
enct was very numerous, and remafRab tof
every visible Characteristic that adoEns the
SEE. Neither personal attractions, tasse, nor
dignity we1e wanting.
The dzst speaker was Rev. J. n. Gloucester
who, IN q vefv extended and emphatic address
reviewed the present position OF affairs IN thus
country, regretted the ninety days detay n
volged in the psesideut'a emancipation ed1ct
which, however, he was inclined to Iook upon
as merely day Of grace to the rebels. The
speaker was followed in warm and splr1ted I'd
dresses By Prof. ". j. Wilson Of Brooklyn !
Rev. Fl. Il. Garnet and others.
While Professor Wilson Was speaking, no
bert Smalls entered the house and Was re-
ceiyed with deafenipg cheers, a teW minutes
later, he was presented, oa behalf OF the col
ored community, with massive and very
handsome gold medal, executed oy BAH d
G1ack of this city. The medal bore on ata
face representation Of Charleston haroor,
with the steamers Planter and Fort Sumter in
| the foreground, and the Union squadron 10
the distance, and on the reverse side, the FOL
| lowing inscription:
sPreeented to Robert s1nal}s by the colozed ell
zens Of New York, Oct. 1863. as = Soken OF the.l
recad for his herois, his love of liberty, anu MI
| patriotism .--
Robert Smal1s, whose famous escape ane
personal appearance we have already made "a
milfsf, replied in very modest aod touching
address, recountipg Ills desperate venture
and expressing the hope, that IS be vas a., a1ou
feet at Port Royal, be might yet gnide It Safe
II into Charleston harbor. Mrs. sgaalla an'
her little boy Robert were presented, and tn
whole tami1Y ] we're greeted with Wild and pro
1onged cheers,
, 1862-10-07

The Proposed Snbatttute for Cotton,
The London Morning Star acknowledges
the receipt Of q sample Of the new substitute
tor cotton invented by Mr.. Ferrar Fenton, Of
Mapleton, England, and describes It as follows:
g It is, in appearance, about as much like
cotton as saw duet Is like wheat flour. It's
in color rather brown than white. It ia rough,
hard and brittle Its fibres are thin but short.
It has no soft down clothing and intertwining
with its th1esds. 1t is, in tact, woody rather
than a woolly substance The process to
which it has been subject has, no doubt, ef-
ftcted considerable change. Neither rhsa,
nor hemp, NOR jute, nor China grass, could
haye been made to yield such material by
any of the arts known to our chemists or man
ufacturefs. Flax cannot be beateu into fbres
thus fine, nor stepped In any liquid with which
we are acquainted until thus intermi1ed
'tMr. Fenton il certainly In possession Of .
II to discovsr-and It cotton bad disappeared
from the earth his secret might be as 7alusble
as it is cu1ious- We have no doubt that the
yarn which hss been epun from the material OF
which be has sent us a sample has its uses. It
msy c.fpete with flax. It may be wrought
up j, TO q coarser and stronger sort OF linen.
II may ser1e to m1x With wool or silk In the
yatiuue fAb1 les In which those substances en-
ter Bu1 it is too unlike cotton to be used Is
q substitute for it In machinery which cannot
easily h= re.dopted to unusual descriptions Of
that article. Any QUE who has watched the
delicate opesations Of the spinning7jenuy and
the rawer- -lcom mus: be aware that the slight
est irregularities IL length or substance Of the
| Ipx,e14s. employed nust disturb the process.
'tArd it these objections apply to Mr. Fan
| ten's discovery they are likely to apply to the
o.ber discoveries reported. By ali means Let
them be tested Let them be made to yield
| vh. tescr addition to our limited choice q
textile material they are scapable Of yielding
Let them be employed to work up whategsl
that viii not grow the soft, elastic, cellular
tissues Of the uopica. But to depend upon
these things for the future employment OF ou
looms would be Is unreasonable as to throw
our ccrn fields out Of cultivation beeau se
tole1able substitue for bread had been disc "
ered when bread WAS Ut three times its ord|
nary price"
, 1862-10-07
POLITICAL.
The Illinois Nominations.

In the s6th Representative district, COM
prisipg Stark and Peoria counties, Enoch
Emery, editor cf Peoria Transcript, and Calvin
l.. Eastman, Of Stark have been plsced in
nomination for the legislature BY the Union
men.
The Union nominations for members o1
Congress thus far reported in this State, are
as follows:
1t Large-Ebon c. 1nsersol1 OF Peoria.
1st Dist.5ct-1saac n. Arnold of Cook
I'd Distriet-Jnhn F. Faynsworth of Kane
Sd Dietric+Elihu B. Washburne Of 10 Daviees
4tA Dietrict-Chazles +. Lawrence Of wazsrn.
9Th Uistrict-owen Loyeioy Of Bureau
tkh Uis5s;:LJesse o. Norion If Hill.
7th Distri1k-Co1. Jas 4. Mccarthy Of Douglas
6th Diet,ict-Leonara S~ett Of McLeau.
10!h Dietriet-Samue1 r. Moulton Of Shelbyri1te
In the 9th Representative district, Jacot
r Black and s, s. Mann hare been no;ui
mated by the Cnion men for representatives in
the legislature.
in the 52dR representative district, Hsrye,
8. senter has been nominated for the 1egisla.
ture BY TIE Republicans.
in the Quincy district, Joseph Turne,
and James Z. kirkpatrick hare been nomi
mated for tie legislature By the Union men.
, 1862-10-07

icfCm lne New VOTE lndGpendent.J
The Bulls and Bears of Wall street are
strange set Of animals. They wateh.eyery
movement Of the government, they look at
Ter all politicians, they CANVASS the speeches
in the English parliament, they notice every
footprint Of Louis Napoleon, JEFF. Davis, and
Stonswau Jackson, With all the determined
carefu1ness exhibited by the most Inveterate
over the recent order Of Secretary Chase, il
regard to receiving gold on deposit. So long
as tleir shining treasure remained in their
vaults, az dead stock, they we're in trouble.
Now they are jubflant. The whole tribe are
row racing for gold. When it is obtained,
ms nj, through the assistant Treasurer in this
city, and with his certiicste-the very best
security in the market-they borrow more
money, and then make another purch ase.
The operation is repeated, over and over
again, and each day's purchase draics the mar
Eet, ard sends up the premium Is just
WHIST is desired. So long as they can get four
per cent premium from the government, SO
| 1org will they continue to bug, at steadily ad-
| yancirg rats. Their profits are sure for 4
while, and we see no reason whatever why the
premium should not go mp to thirty OF forty
per cent provided tnese Insane buyers are
willing to take the necessary risks. It il bare,
| ly possible they may do that. But what then
| There's the rub. There is no foreign demand
for the precious metals, as the balance d
trade with Europe is now in our favor. There
Is no demand here's and We would like to ass
these speculators what they propose to d<
with thu ir gold when they get It up to th,
highest figure.
| Where do they expect to tiud q market fo1
1t al such higa ratess Certainly not 10 En-
RIPE. Certainly not here. In tins iufatin!
It's compata'1ye ya2ne, they are playing til
game OF the two Irishmen who spent tn
whole Of rainy day in swapping coats. The,
began and ended their 1abors with the sam
| coat and each declared thst he had made-no
in monty, but in verbal ptomises-$500. Hos
1t turned out, in fact, we are not informed.
ia plain that the gold spectators have Al
betn swapping coats, and it is now only
question Of wnu VIII pc the quickest in tn
race Of hedging. Let nobody be alarmed 70
nobody will be hurt, except the specutator:
and thst matter Is OF no great consequence t
the public -1ndeeditls none Of their business
Hclders Of gold, and especially banks, will d
well to sell out Immediately. Now is th
| frnn
, 1862-10-07

The speeches made BY this individual in the
country places in tie third district are in
famous in the extreme. The Middletow1
sfony7aat says that IN speech at Post Towo,
he declared that the president was disunion-
ist, said 1.-The sun, moon and stars would
the South," and spcke of the army of the
Union as carrying the s'black fag.'' The
s}ut17lut saya.
stHe exhibited five dollar gold piece, aud
said that when Democrats were in noWer that
was the currency; but nov this Is the kind
(holdlug in view an old Continental bin and
five hundred OF them will not buy q loaf Of
pocket full OF "green backs" viii not be
as 1ich IS the man who has twenty-five cents
in bis pocket to-day.
HE told his friends that Gen. Pope was q
republican, aud that he came to Washington
beasting that he SEW nothing but the backs Of
the rebels in biz southwestern Department
that As Gen. Mcclellan was Democrat the
administration took division otter division
from him.
The truth as to Gen. Pope's psli.ies is that
he is Dtne crat, and voted for Douglas. It
Will be observed that Eallaudighaua, not con-
tent with opposition to the administration, is
laborlpg to depreciate the credit Of the gov.
eInment.
The question before the people Of the third
district is, whether they will vote to continne
tbs ifagrant sconndrel and traitor IN Congress.
His opponent, Gen. Schenck, is gen.ler,ar
and heroic soldier, paErio. and Statesman.
-Cincianati Commercial.
What makes the matter the more shameful
and dangerous Is that this accession villain is
TIC acknowledged leaitr and Representative
man OF the party that opposes the adm;ais
tration.
, 1862-10-07
LETTER OF HON, ELI THATER
The FLORIDA Colonization.

WASHINGTON sept. ~, 1SG1.
DEAR S1R:-Your letter expressing your
confidence In The proposed plau for regenefa-
ting the Southern States by the force Of free
principles is just received. A hearty welcome
will greet you and all other free labor patriots,
coming, as you propose to do, to share the la
bors and rewards Of this great enterprise. At
first our colonies will require for their de-
ferse the combined forces of the bayonet aud
the ballot, but soon the former will give place
to the plough, the axe and the hammer. We
begin with Florida, the 1tal5 Of America.
but our work will not be done till the ciyili-
zatlon, soon to be planted there and In Texas,
shall have met in its norrhward progress that
whose march Of centuries began on Plymouth
Rock. We now have scope and verge enoagh
for work. We have the material, too, and
grand results can neither be difficult nor dis,
tant This will be no De Leon nor De- Soto
contest, but one nobler and more enduring
worthy OF a better day and stronger race
than theirs. would gladly say more, but
there is no need, for yonr practical and senai
bic letter shows that you fully comprehend
tie scheme and its destiny. Tie whole North
will soon be reduced to system, and all th<
details ot the plan placed before the country
Ne will then see what can be done.
Very truly yours, ELI TnAYER.
Rev. G. B. BoTNroS, Cincinnati, Ohio.
, 1862-10-07

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, 1862-10-07

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legal Rottrfs.
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NOTICE.-AIaste,'s Sale of the
WEST END OF TEEE
Peoria and 0qnawka Railroad.

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ta onls that rsrt f tie said rfoa euabracet e ths
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and act Of the Legislature hr the authority OF which
TIE ed moFgage vas pa a1a T At at SAID sale the
said sale VII, be made subject all the rights aud IN
sandtord and Luther c. Clarl OF ther Successors y
deeS Of trust executed by the eoria and OQuawka
a. 2. 1882 and taiu other deed Of crust III conr-
u1attcn thereof dated the 18Th day Of March A. D.
secure the payment Of the PRINCIPAL and interest Of
ar'ng tnte1 at the Ct eight per canr paYae
seTt annually and now outstanding. and with coupons
unpaid l. snee koyemoeEIsf n ~ Eotse is also given
And all petsons claiming under them OF Is claim under
them Or any OF them. md all persons having lien
decr.e otherwise upon the premises contalued IA
Representative and al persons having any lien b 81
peERnns claiming under them, ba forever barred and
cla!D Of, u. sId to the ss1a deeded Of mortEaQeel
tbat tie purchaser d It aid sal ale sss oe
let into possession Of the said nortgas cd premises and
thst znT Of Is parties II this cause WIN msy be IN
| sny persons who, since the COMMENCEMENT Of said
suit have come into possession under them either
q paT:fasers On prodeton % of M tie sseFt @ aeei l
ccart. sits1 its Tepcft Of ssis ass sfa hays bseu
Int fu'ss u '''4u II j. i. .Mpp1roS, Special Master.
- F. JoT, Of Counsel. and J. u WALLER, Solicitor
| Chicago Septeu her 13th 1851 ae2Qu5Gl1m
, 1862-10-07


The individual deeds Of bravery which con-
tribute to the grand result of a battle, are gen
era1ly known to but lew, and rarely flad
mention in the Official reports, which have to
do With aggregates rather than details. Same
instances OF heFoism, in connection with the
battle Of 1uka, have come to our kno oRledGe,
and We take pleasure in noticing them. Il
will be remembered that the 1lth OHIO bat
tery occupied mn advanced position, and that
a most desperate struggle took place over It's
guns, which the enemy once h8d possession
Of, but afterwards abandoned This battery
alone had sixteen killed. thirty y-seveu wounded
and three missing, aud forty-si1 horses killed
End twenty -one edsab1ed-agurcs that tell how
desperate must have been the struggle and how
dreadful the carnage Private John Little, OF
this battery, after being morta1y wounded,
informed Lieut.. Cyrus Seals, who Wss COM
mauding, that he had been hit, but WAS going
to give tie rebels 4 few mofe rounds, and did
stand at his post and fire ife rounds before he
fell Acting Corporal George Buckley pro-
cured three rcunds, and loaded and fired them
! after every man at h5s gun had either been
| killed or disabled. Henry Mclaughlin also
| renained by his piece, though wounded five
times, one Of the wounds being mortal D.
". Montgomery, finding thefe Nas charge
In his gun, proceeded to fire it, though tn.
! e. lemy ~as actually at the muzzle and throt
| tied him as he was setztng the lanyard. Drop
| ping 1t, he took q canister shot out Of hi
! havtrsark, knocked the oves-contdent rebe
DOM with it, and made = successful ESCAPE
These men were heroes, an honor to the Back
| eye Sta1e, and their names should be kent j,
remembrance forever.
, 1862-10-07

Editors Chicsgo Tribune:
The following extract from the Boston Post
is most timely, and should be copied into
every paper in the county, il thereby the
wrorg complained of could be remedied.
During The last session Of Congress an ap-
preparation vas made to increase the clerical
force Of the pension Office, and it is fair to
presume that all the appointees draw their sa-
ls1ies with praiseworthy promptness and reg
ularity. would commend the following ex-
tract to the consideration of the Second Audi
tor and the Commissioner of Pensions.
Such disregard Of the rights Of oar brave
soldiers is cu]pable, aye, criminal in the ex-
treme, and no effort should be spared to b11ng
about reform. Yours truly,
S. NJ WILSON.
t'Aconcerted movement should be inangu1ltel
to desise some means by which the departments
at Y Washington eau be made to do their duty 10
paying oycr promptly. The government seems to
forget mans widow and dependent mother and
him of from the opportunity Of further serving
them. This il shameful. The cold weather ap:
breaches, and to be Of service to them whatever Il
coming to the widow and orphan should be paid
ca the instant. Theee large taxes Gpon all the
caIlinge q" life arc willingly paid By the peopl but
why il it that the necdS have air!y to be-, theis
j
I can receive t11-mf
We know ,he case OF private killed In battle
en- the eth OF June last He wss entitled to back
Pay f,om the 1st OF March previous, and pcns1or
| Of <s month from his decease is, hy law, provi
dcd fer his dependent mother: The psp2rs n tel
| behalf were forwarded to the second auditors
| tfflce, on the 18th July. On the 3i%t Of July
note was sent back, saying that the application
Ind teen rec> iyed that, It appears to hsc,rrsct
and Will be audited as s,on as reached in tta TIN
| ard the result communicated Since then
nothing has been heard This Is the case Q
thousands all over the State and country Il
tie msaEtime The poor mother, Mho ea =!
| the cause Of the cnnhlc- f,r h$r daily bread Il
absolutely hungry. and s. tie sss1,tx .5s. .a.a q
the rescue, Need those things 20 to be: Wet
| for granted that the number Of cases makes th
| du ies Of officials lahorioue--bat can It be tha
this gosernment cannot afford sufficient clerie'
| aid to do justice promptly to these poor woms
! ard children: We have heard 1t intiuzted. bu
not from sources entitled to any credit. that thee
bounties. pensions and back pay claims ,yontd no
be met until the war should be ended But II eau
| not be that such stupendous fraud upon the poo
and destitute ia contemplated by the Aneffcz
Government.
, 1862-10-07
What to Send the Soldiers.
altoona, Sept 2, 1851,

A1roSA, Sept 2, 1852.
Editors Chicago Tribune:
wish to give notice through the columns
of your paper, both weekly and daily, to the
friends Of the soldiers, that amongst all the
COED things prepared and semi to Them,
p ckles are the most Important Plck1cd
onions and gvesn tomatoes, in good strong
vinegar, ars Ia best preyentatlyes Of
seuryey. know from a long experience
With them, that our boys think much more Of
such articles than Of sweetmeats. Ripe to-
matoes properly canned ara luxury, and also
very wholesome.
I saR and opened large amount Of sanitary
stores while ii charge Of field and post nospi-
tails in our army In the South, and regret to
say, that1 very much OF the labor Of love Of
the friends Of the soldiers was lost, from ROT
knowing how to can their fruits. Some Of
tie boxes Of fruit cans furnished me from the
commission at Hamburg Landing, were en-
tire1y ruined. Much care should be exercised
In preparing anything that will ferment. Com
mon earthen jars will not keep the tiuer fruits
well. would repeat, that onions picked IN
vinegar are important, and should be furnished
freely. Yours for God and Liberty,
DR. r. c. EDGERToS.