, 1862-07-09

-: rs one Of the IS so.ealled &C Cd woodesn osa.
gunhoats designed for operating against sharp
shooters and for demo1ishiug small },ro7sf
ToI6s ct long taW. In keeping the river
eiear the Tyler can perform incstimablc
services. May good luck attend them.
NJ: ye1alson appears to be under cloud again.
thanking the bad spelling OF the War Depart
ment 1or writing his name 1t ssJenninss'' il
stead Of Jenni5on," when reinstatine him
II command Of his regiment, has been regard
60 oy his friends here us unfortunate, and lis
a. dismlHal from the service was not unexpected,
ilta iae sSrm3ns 81 and many Of the emancipation
ISIS Q st. Louis gotup quite furor in favor Of
Jennhon when he Was in st. Louis, and prob
ably lid as much 10 mitigate tile severity of
the hrdships imposed upon him BIZ Sam
sturEs as any Of his admirers. While beliey-
ing HAT be i just the man to deal with seces-
son and Shareholders in western Missouri,
Trey admired Jcnnison likewise for frauknes:'
BE his acted very imprudentIy in proyoline @
the President, and will probably think so him.
sell tne Of these days. At the Same time We
wish 3c1nison God speed IN assisting to wine
out tie curse Of slavery.
Thre is hardly d donbt that every week
large amounts Of whisky are shipped from
by III: surveyor of this port for ssandries, rand
y crokery." The game ia to bottle the ia
ferna fluid and psek them in common barrels.
Hhic1 pass for barrels Of potatoes. beans
nonliy, dc. The 6teamboatmen and railroad
agents never question the character Of a ship
ment, and so the vile stuff passes to places
Mnefe IN soldiers can can get hold Of it While on
bodygye reason why the officers are al
loved 20 visit liquor saloons and drink them
selVesdrunk while common soldier is denied
1he s.nle privilege? Is IN officer less dis
graceful when Intoxicated than private, or
does the efficiency Of the officer or private
Ihers is a screw loose here which ought to be
LOOKED after. Officers @u get as many drinks
as 1h:y want-a private is refused.
Co. Blair te1eg1aphs to lis friends here that
ne had been authorized to raise 3 brigade for
Immediate service. He wishes an army cap
mentto serve iu the brigade, and promises to
retur1 to the city this week to perfect the
organization. The Democrat naiyely advises
him 70 devote himself to military matters ex-
clnsi'ely, and predicts his great success if he
VIII euit Congress for the camp and tented
held. The Unio7s, Blair's ergan, says, how-
ever, that raising the brigade will not inter
fere With his candidacy for Congress in No
yemter, nor with his present status as menu
ber Of Congress. It is doubtful under the
circumstances, whether the brigade can be
raiset The Germans who are the chief vol
untear matelia1 Of this city, dislike Mr. Blair,
and il the country some other officer will do
hettei than Col Blair In raising recruits.
a regular secession festival WIS held at
Mercantile Library Hall on Thursday evening.
The provost marshal has seized the proceeds,
and investigating the character Of the affair.
1t Kas conducted and patronized exclusively
By 6teesEionists-but two secession females
lave ssEumed the whole responsibility. These
red white and red festivals are played out.
bot weather has proved serious business
in the sun stroke line. Yesterday, half
dozen cases were reported. The thermometer
ranged between 95 deg. and 100 deg. all daY.