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The Avoyelles pelican. [volume] (Marksville [La.]) 1859-186?, 1862-05-24

n Detenu a Ia geole de la Paroisse des
~ Avoyelles, lie Negro marion Steven, qui
Sc dit appartenir a Andy Doyle de Ia Nouyelle
Orleans. ! e dit e~sclave est age d'esyifon 46
ans, mesure 5 pieds 9 pouces, parle anglais
settlement. lie dit negre est pressure chauve
ct q Ia. barbe grise. ii etaitschaufS. ur a bord
du Steamer Houma de Ia Riviere Rouge.
LIE proprietaire est dument notife de re
clamer sa propriete conformemert 4 la loi.'
Parcisse dies AvoyeIles. 10 Mai 1862.
DORA GUILLOT, 7
geolier. 2
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MARRONS'

& Detenn 4 la groie de la paroiSsn. DIES A.
"a v%oyeiles. lie mulatre marion Fred. HYDE,
vv9qni So dome pour etre ne llbre es resi-
di.nt depuis dixhuit ans en- I.ouisiane. lie dit
mnlatre est age d'environ rs ans. a 5 pieds I
de haut ct parle anglais, franeais OF es-
pagno,. ii est tatoue au bras droit. c'est une
figure represcntant un soidat espagnol aycc IN
i an-dessons. t@7 ~ s.
IL propr' etaire. sill sen %tronvc. est ddment
notifie de r~cclanes sa propriele commencement
a la loi. 81 2
Paroisse des Avoyrlles a Mai 1862.
DORA OUTLET.
III * JAIl.OR.
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Detained in the Parish jail Of Avoyell
the runaway negro man John, fireman
on board the steamer Houma. He SAYS he be.
longs to DuREL or DuRALDE of New Orleans.
Said slave is aged about rs years, measures 5
feet 6 inches; be has a large scar behind the
neck and weighs ITO Id.
The owner is hereby duly notified to claim
his proper y according to law.
Parish Of Avoyelles, May 18th 1862.
DORA GUILLOT.
JAn.oR
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~ Detained i the Parish Jail of AyovelIes
81 the runaway negro maj, Alien. from the JEFF
lh"mpso,. who saws he belongs to Mr.. Fred.
h'csrtt. New OF Orleans. Said ave is agsd
apoa. 80 year m 'asun s5 feet.6 inches. Ii 3
c''nT'exfIon is. ligh' colorcd; hin upper front
TEEN are m'ssin {. He is dressed with fine
The owner is hereby duly notified to CLAIM.
his property according 70 law.
Parish Of Ayoy'I!cs May 81 1862.
DORA GUILLOT.
jaiior.
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.2-.e9e..

~ Une garde constante yeille autour
de la maison de Cour de notre village gu
sont detenues plasieurs personries arretees
par nos autorites militaires pour avoir
rris part aux assemblies contraires a la
loi ct don't nous parlions dams notre
4 r..isr numero. LIE Juge E. n. Cullom
les a admises aujourd'hui a %fournir I'M
bond de $500, pour parai'rs a Ia pro-
ciai1e Cour. ~.
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Detained in the Parish iail Of Ayoyelles

q Detained in the Parish Jail of Avoyelles,
a the runaway m',latto man Fred. Hyde,
~ who says he is free born. and for the last
eighteen years in Louisiana. Said runaway
is aged about 26 years, is 5 feet 7 inches high
and speaks english, french and spanish. He
has a tattoo on his right arm representing a
The owner, if any, is hereby duly notified to
claim his property according to law.
Parish of Avoyelles, May Oath 1862
DORA! GUILLOT.
JAILOR.
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Taken up by the undersigned at hs U.s.
idence on Bayou Chonpiqne. on the 18th inst,
"a deep bay HORSE measuring ID hands
high and believed to~bc between : or 8 ycars
old.
Said horse is a bohtail. long name and nat
urai PAGER. Has some white on his left hind
leg. The horse is n a very good order aud
has no visible brand.
The owner is requested to come forward,
prove property and pay charges. or said estray
vii! be sold as required by law. =
MARCELIN .LENOINE.
Avoyeiles, Apr! 26. 1862.
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DISSOLUTION De SoClETE.

La societe de Durand, Rocquet & Co.
est dissonte des anjourd'hni. Teutrs les
p~ersonnes qui doivent a cette maison sont
prevenues par les presentes, de ne ffaire
Accomplishment qu'aux sonssignies gu
opereront Ia 1iqdidationsa dsur ancien bd-
reau d'affaires. No II, rue Carondelet.
Nouve1le Orleans. att
ADOLPHE ROCQUEIr-
LEOPOLD ROCQUET.
Nouvelle Orleans, 13 Mars 1862
20 m. 12f.
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CHOOSES ct AUTRES.

Tout est termine! La metropole d,
Sud, apres avoir passe par les epreuvet
les plus cruelles, a du eide, all moins
temporairement, a Ia preston qui pc
salt sur ellie. Les Fedcraux ont, il es,
vrai, conquis une vile sans defense.
mails la resistance opiniatre du Marie,
du Conseil de vile ct de IL population
entiere, leur ont deja appris quill
n'existait a,lcun sentiment Unioniste,
telqu'il leur etait rppresentc avant leur
prise de possession. II Sc peut que
quelques %traitres aient etc les auteurs
du NAL mails a quoi sert-il de mtntion-
ncr la Circumstance! Justice ne leur
sera-t-elle done pas rendue EN- temps ct
lieu? LIE plus profound mepris pour de
tells iaches, assassins de leur pays natal,
les abaissera suffisamment pour Ieur
faire comprendre leurs actions perfdes
ct fratricides.
Mais quel sort est done reserve a Get
te noble Cite? II nest que trop facile
de le p%revoir. La proclamation miel-
leuse du General Picayune Butler ne
saurait donner le change SUI ses intentions
a son tgard. Son but rempli, ses forces
sufisantes au-dedans ct au-dehors, il saura
commander en- maitre, simon Ell despote.
C'es, Ia Phistoire de tous les ages.
Peu importe, ne perdons pas encore
courage, affermissons-nous all contraire
contre ce nouvel echec de notre jeune
Confederation. LIE NAL nest pas ire
parable. Une yictoire dams le Tennes-
SEE, une autre dams Ia Virginie, Wash
ington Ell notre ponvoir, notre drapeau
fottant sur son dome, Ia reconnaissance
de la Confederation par PEspagne, tou-
ties n~ouvelles qui demandent confirmation
mails sont dams Pordre prevu des evene-
mems, pourraient Ell un elm d'eil chan
ger l'aspect des chooses. Vaincus %anjour-
d'hui, nous serions les vainqueurs domain.
Nos ennemis harceles par nos forces ne
pourraient plus sans danger, c%ontenir
e Maryland, fremissant d'impaticnce ct
attendant le jour de sa de~livrance, tandis
lue Van Dorm ct Price, par une man.
euvre hardie, s'empareraient de Saint
Louis sam coup ferir.
Iln'ya done pas lieu de desesperer
encore moins de Sc livrer a DIES GRANTEES
exagerees. L~'invasion de nos rivieres
n &c moment est impossible, quoique
,ouvapt devenir probable. Mais a quot
'boutirait cette tactique qui dissemine-
ait les forces ennemies ct les eloignerait
Ia centre d'action! A rien moins qua {
EUR faire perdre le fruit de leurs con
'uetes qu'ils ne peuvent conserver qu'au
The Avoyelles pelican. [volume] (Marksville [La.]) 1859-186?, 1862-05-24

50 LIE Lieut.. Colonel w. w. join
son, commandant lie Battalion Special
dss Ayoyelles au service de rEtat de Ia
Louisiana doit, d'apres DIES ordres supc-
%riears, camper dams les limites dc la pa
roisse. Nous avons Ia un noyau d'hom-
mes determines ct choisis qui stront
prets d tout evenement a .proteger les
interats de leurs co-paroissiens.
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DISSOLUTION OF COMPREHENSIVE.

The firm of Durand Rocquet T. Co. is
this day dissolved. All persons indebted
TO the late firm arehereby notified to make
no payments. except to the undersigned,
who will carryonth the liquidation at the
same place Of business No 12 C~arondelet
st. New Orleans.
ADOLRHE ROCQUET.
LEOPOLD ROCQUET.
New Orleans, 18th March 1862.
The Avoyelles pelican. [volume] (Marksville [La.]) 1859-186?, 1862-05-24

INoNDArIoN.-Dans, plusieurs QUAR-
tiers de la Rivi6re Rouge, du Bayou
Rouge ct du Bayou des GLASSES l'eau a
envahi les champs ct les habitations.-
Ajoutez a cette calamite Ia rarete des
WIRES qui Sc fait cruellement sentir, ct
nous avons la poignante douleur. de sa-
voir beaucotP de o families dams I'M
etat des plus precaires.
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a. Dete. u a la gt6!e de- ia raroisse- dies
II Asnye is e negr, u arrun All, u uni Sc
IL dit sppartenir a Fed Rickr,t de- |
Nonv lie Orleans. Lcdit eyclaye es, ACE
,'e'lv,ro' 81 ans, mesure 5 pieds 6 pouces. parIt
alylh's settlement ct ha pas de- dents sur ie
devant de Ia machoire snptrieur.
u perfa't de beanx habits an moment d,
laFresfatlon ct appar'enait an bateau JEFF
thompson ga co,leur NEST l'as toncee.
LIE pr"lTielaire est ditment uotife de rec,a
mer sa proPrlete conformement Il Ia loi. 8
Paro'ssc dies Avoyelles Mai 1862.
Dora Gnil'ot,
Ge0lier.
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ClroYENs AUX PoLLs.-Le % du
cdurant dams chaque reimbursement pour
lo Jnri de Police. LIE 2 de JUN proclaim
d Marksville ct a Mansura pour des
membres du Consei1 de vile de chaque
corporation respective.
The Avoyelles pelican. [volume] (Marksville [La.]) 1859-186?, 1862-05-24
u 2fGtau .
sIoInrnaI oficiel du Parti Democratic ct de Ia
Vile de Mansura,
MarksviAle, Mai q 1862.

~ souvenez-vons qu'une Election
gesutraledoit avoirlieu Mercreai proclaim,
le % du courant dams toutc la paroisse.
I|s'agitd'eiire DIES meiibres pour notre
.1uri de Police. Commissaires DETECTION
i votrr poste: II ne faut pas negliger les
c unbats de l'urne electorate; c'est Ia qua
nons avons prelude a des combats plus
sericux.
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STATE OF LOUISIANA, :
Parish of Avoye|les. (;
SEVENTH JUDICIAL DISTRICT cos

SEVENTH JUDICIAL DISTRICT cog1,r.
Succession of Lydia E. 0rmann, deceased. Z
WHEREAS Daniel &. NcMi..n l4f he
rish of Point Couper. has fled in the ssclerk
office Of said Court. a petition praying 10
be appointed administrator Of the abeye
entitled sn,ccssien,
Now, therefore. all persons interested herein.
arc hereby notified to show cause. If any they
have, within ten days from the publication
hereof why the petitioners prayer should not
be granted. f2a
Clerks office, MaIksyil!e, this Path day Of
May, 1862.
L. II. CoUyILL1ON,
Clerk.
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II Detained in the Parish Jail Of Ayoyclles.
Athe runaway negro man Steven. fireman
on board the Steamer %Ilounla. lie says h.
belongs to Andy Doyle Of New Orleans. Said
slave is aged about 497years. measures 5 he,
. inches; he is nearly ba'dhead and has a gray
beard. .
The owner is hereby du'y n,,titi. d 10 claim
his property according to law
Farslls2' Aseycl!es. May 10th 1862.
DORA GUILLAJT.
J,lLIOR.
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ETAT DE LA LOUISIANA
PAR0ISSE DES AKuYE Ell i. u [.

couR Du sErrIEME DISTRICT. JupIc1A1RE.
Sueefssiou de Lydia 3. 0rmann, decide.
AlIENDU que Dan. G. McMipaud, Ia "a.
f9lsse foln'e Conpee,'a %petitionne en- cette
ionr pour etre nomme administrator de la
die succession,
! ou'es les personnes. quippenvent y'stte In
siefessees, sont daemebt ssnetitees 4 aesluihe
yes ralsons, 81 Giles eli ont, dams fes, dix jionrs
q par'H ne Ia premiere insertion de l'ayis,
ponr.quol II nc serait pas lait droit il Ia reaue-
e dc cette petition. ;
bnrea,, du Greflier, a Msrksyille, &C "a
L. HIcouylL1.oM, Glthcr.
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NAvIREs DE GuERRE.-Des navires
dc guerre franeais. anglais ct cspagnols
sont arrives 4 Ia Nouvells-O Orleans le 2si
avril ct SO sont places. en- face de- Ia
vile.
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uH@eAe0Hn-

vsUne iettre particuliere dun mem.
brsde Ia %compagnie d'Artiller;e de Boone
datee du camp Moore, l6 courant, an
nonce que cette belle Batterie devait in
cessamment Sc METRE en- marche pour Sc
rendre d jackson, Miss.
L'ennemi a paru a la passe Manchac
ct ma pu tenir pied contre nos troupes.
SEES forces s~'elevaient d 1900 hommes ct
nous n'avions Ia que 500 DIES n6tres.
Une grave dificulte s'est elevee entire
deux de nos jeunes creoles appartenant
d la Batterie de Boone. L'un d'eux au-
raft iuAige une profonde pleasure a la
cuisse de son camarade. Nous nous alb.
stenons de tout c%om1nentaire ct esperons
quel e fat sera moins serieux quill ne nous
Pest representa-.
-<<o KSe>>-
STEAMERS DE GgERRE.-Le 2s avril,
deux steamers de .guerre francais ont
ancrG plus bas que la pointe en- face de
la Nopxalle-O Orleans. l. amiral etant
venu communiquer avec l'ennemi, . dom
ne a penser quessa visite etait relative
4 Ia menace du bombardement de la
vile, ct son Intervention en- cette occa-
sion Prenant on consideration les forts
inl,crets' DIES %trancais dams notre vile, Ia
superstition est tres n~aturelle.
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FARlNEM FARlNEM

Il vendre par le soussigne par lots .conve.
nables aux acheteurs, de Ia farine de troinent
Ire qualite. = a@
S'adresser q So boulangerie, a Mansura,
rue du Maine,
s~.. PHILIPPE ZEE EscUsE,
26 Avril 1862. = 9ai< aes = @e
, 1862-02-13
Official Report of Lieut.. Phillips, of
the Trip to Florence, Ala.

WASHINGTON, Feb. 12.-Thc followin. is
Iirut- Commanding Phillips report to FEg
Officer Footc:
, 1862-02-13
THE Rr7RNSvnE ExpEDrr1o1.


kAE s@N&nE Oh A1& 30f&G4& Ehu& lar
The victory achieved by the Burnside Expo
dition appears all the more solid and substau-
tial in the Light Of subsequent dispatches,
which, as far Us the statement Of Federal sue
cess Is concerned, will be received without dis
count, coming from rebel sources, and made,
as we may believe, most reluctantly and With
ont possible purpose Of cxagge1ation There
is no doubt that the hardest fought conflict Of
the war has given the arms Of the Government
victory which ere this has filed Dixie with
alarm and dread, less for the immediate effects
to follow, than as attesting the prowcss and
daring Of our troops when commanders Of the
light stamp head them against the enemies Of
the country We hare before referred TO the
unpromistng circumstances in the facc of
which General Burnside has pushed forward.
The field Of operations itself is not the most
encouraging, nor is 1t the most important.
AS We have already written, the Expedition
was not originally intended for such destina-
ton.
+ The coast Of North Carolina from Norfolk
to Wilmington is q. labyrinthine cxpanse Of
Sand bars, and spits, with dismal swamps, ev-
erglades, cane brakes, and cypress bogs, con-
eti::utiDg it selvedge edge Of that part ofcrc-
alton. When sufficiently lifted out Of tho
waters 10 bcarthe solid burden Of man and his
earthly possessions II. becomes vast turpcn-
tine wilderness, extending for league On league
inlapdi its tracts Of fine forest: It il through
ont region sparsely settled OF It's popula-
ton and their position in this war, enough il
I,uc,xn fn shnrv f1,af f3pv nrr mt nmoner tl,e
, 1862-02-13
s:ot. YATES VTNDTCATED.


The t:-,':ganizeTs at Springfield have re-
ssivcd i severe reb,llse- Their persistent
,.,..;n.s> 10 fastcn ignominy upon Gov
NA;vs i: disposed Of, and to their shame and
Gl>. .su't::,,rc. They have loudly tru1npctea
tic t.Isosurc they were about to make.
1!,. Safe military expenditure, had ex-
tt,>'td The appropriation! There was
t;::,s,' il, il, and the " State house clique
Lit! III c"t very itch out Of it. This was
:1:s.orE>-.l. and tic State were told to be
prepared for the change to follow, this
{. :1:@.. :lc real purpose Of these men-:he
establishment: Of Provisional Government
III :'nec- NJ such revolutionary project
N.,s.,, t;lty dare contemplate unless the
ltu!'ic <.,,;ll he made 10 believe in the ne
tr-4i;y Il tiel,osins infamous and corrupt
State officers.
Wen, Whit has become Of the charge
r"r Springfield reporter in another column
gives III abstract Of QuaHcrmaster General
Woods report, By which the fact is shown
,.-;.t tit Legislature provided for the then
tAsi!f;g demand, the equipment OF l3,V00
HOPS, Afic1Nar1, and following the pa
tlisic impulse Of tic entire State, Gov,
2;;,> wsnt forward and put 10000 o1
,llr s'.ns Of 111inois in The field, with equip,
nc:1:s 10 Stale should be ashamed Of
Tl4i~ was al "cx:css Of appropriations
SUR c::oae!l, hut who dare say that hs
s..s.1:ld ::ot have eq'lirpcd these mcn
What lnc:l...cT Of the Convention will thu:
tlalil, express The s:ymiatliies confined It
tit select circle Of its members vino art
stt",u. the lest candidates We know Of 10
F,rt Warren and Fort Lafayette? Will
1lrst rlc.1 it WIS Il crime to exceed by :
single soldier or dollar the limit in the Leg
isi:i,iyc bond. But the State at large vii
1.o. lllink So
, 1862-02-13

FORTRESS MONROE, Feb live find the
tollowiu. additional news from various points
in Southern papers received to day.
Ex-Governor Campbell declines the tender
Of an appointment as Bgigadier General, and
assigns as a reason his physical incapability to
perform the duties of the Office. Hc was to
have the place vacated by the death Of Zolli-
Golfer.
A bill to raise troops to meet The requisition
upon Virginia by the President Of the Confetl~
erate States, passed both branches Of the Vir-
einia General Assembly on Monday, in secret
Session. The bill provides that all companies
now in the field shall be filled to the number
of hundred men that the Governor shall
call for rolls for that purpose; and that it the
requisite number be not thus enlisted, the de-
feiency is to be made up By draft from the
enrolled n1ilitia-
The Injunction Of secrecy had been removed
from bill passed by Congress appropriatiug
81 cor, 900 for the benefit Of the State OF Ken
lucky.
The War Department has issued an order for
the seizure Of all corn IN the hands Of dfstillers
or others to be used for the purpose Of distl.
lation. This step was tAhen not only on &C
count Of the pernicious effects Of an unlimit.
| ed manufacture Of whisky, but also because o1
the ezoroitant price Government is obliged te
| pay for an article indispensable to the subsis
tence Of the army.
, 1862-02-13

Last week the Indianapolis Journal an
nouuccd that the artillery ammunition re-
ccived in that city from Philadelphia, was bo-
gus and unfit for use, aud Col. John Simonson,
U. S. A., ordered a survey to be made by prop
CT officers, who report:
= LIST. That they examined 2,640 rounds Of
case shot, fixed for three inch guns, {six-
Founders, turned over by Lieut.. T. P. Tread
well, commanding the q. 8. Arsenal at Frank
ford, Pa, to Col. G. q. Crossman, Deputy
QuartcEmastcr General at Philadelphia, for
transportation to Governor Morton, in obe-
lienee to orders for supplies, and found said
shot to be entirely Unfit for use, being i'm
perfectly strapped, many containing but one,
Or very few bullets. The cartridges we're i'm
perfectly strapped to the sabots. The bullets
were not fastened in the shot, with either
sulphur or rosin, being perfectly loose, nor
did they contain a bursting charge Of powder.
I'd. They we're ilnperfectly packed for trans
portation, containing very little tow or pack
ing, causing the cartridges, for want Of com.
pactness in the boxes, to suffer much damage.
Sd. The fuses were marked seconds and Is
seconds. Upon trial the Board found:
One s aecnnd fuse to burst at 1tH seconds
, 1862-02-13

r9s~ Aiir, The Convention had adopted
Mr.. Hackers ordinance amending tle
United States Constitution, yesterday The
delegates seem to have thought more wise
ly If their action, and so reconsidered the
vote. MI Edwards Of Springfield (Dcm-) }
then moved :oamcad so as simply to re-
commend the General Assembly, while
1i5, Underwood offered a substitute that
any amendment to the United Statcs Con
sli;u:ic,s, on The slavery question, would be
j!!-,imcs' and unwise just NOW. The mat
t,r was lift unfinished when the Conyen'
tim adjourned. We confess to :bcine!
aerceatly disappointed in the action Of the
Convention On The ordinance, unless, IL
<.t.,t:, Il. delegates should turn to and pas:
!! ;:cain.
, 1862-02-13
FROM SIT. LOUIS


Especial Dispatch to the Chicago Tribune1
ST. LOUIS, February Il, 1862.
Samuel B. Churchill, a leading seeessionist,
WAS released from Gen Ha1leek's assessment,
because his property has been appropriated at
Padrcah and elsewhere by our troops without
compensation.
There is great exu1tation over the Roanoke
Island victory, and business is suspended for
congEstulation.
Gen Ethan r Hitchcock has not been ap-
pointed Major General, Is stated in Washing
ton dispatches. He authorizes this contradic-
ton to be made, IN order to prevent miscon~
ception Of facts.
+ Passengers from Cairo state that the gun.
boats Oarondelet, St. Louis, Pittsburgh, and
Cincinnati, left there last evening for Fort
Donelson: Fig officer Foota Is on the St,
Louis.
Troops and munitions Of va ar. still ieay
ing here r1entifuliy. ::>,. ::,
, 1862-02-13
THE PROCEEDINGS OF CONGRESS.


Mr.. WILKINSON of MINI, reported bill
from the Commissioner Of Indian At1airs, for
bidding the sale Of spirituou. liquors of every
kind to Indians ut any price. Passed
The for1ifcation bill was taken up. Sher-
mans amcndmcn. on substitute for the bill
was disagreed to. The bill was then passed,
&c against II.
Tic Treasury note bill was then taken up.
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
Mr.. HICKMAN, Of Pa, from the judiciary
Committee, offered i preamble setting forth
that Henry Wikof having transmitteda por-
ton Of the Presidents last annual message for
publication in the n. T. Herald before it was
laid before Congress, and having refused to
state before the committee from whom lie re-
cciyed it, therefore resolved that the Sergeant
at Arms bring the said Henry Nikoff belor,
the bar Of the House to answer for contempt.
The resolution was adopted
The civil and miscellaneous appropriation
bill was pissed.
The scrgeant~at-Arms brought Henry
Wickof before the bar Of the House Tor con
tempt in refusing to answer questions Of tht
Judiciary Committee.
3Ir. HICKMAN offered 4 resolution tina
Wickoff be held in close custody till he purS,
himself OF contempt, or be discharged by or
der Of the House. Adopted.
Wlckoff was taken in custody.
Tie House adjourned.
, 1862-02-13
GEN, HUNTERS EXPEDITION.
Active Preparations Going OIi-.Suc.
cess of the Expedition Promised.

IEAvESwoR11I, Feb. 11.-The greatest ac-
tiyitY prevails at Fort Learenworth in prepara-
tions Tor the expedition to start from here un-
der Gen. Hunter. Troops and supplies arc
being concentrated in tic Southern portions
Of the State, and indications appear f1yorable
tor all carly advance. Tie General himself
is working earnestly and increasingly in
pcrfecting the details Of the expedition, aud
every department is pushed to its Utmost ca
racity. Seven regiments Of cavalry, fur Of
with P:.rrott and Wizard guns, arc now en- ro'ite
from the East and are d:lily expected to join
the expedition, which will be one Of the mos:
formidable yet organized during the war.