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The New York herald., 1862-03-15

De accounted Tor py the patients sent IN from the camp
hospitals in Virginia. The last report includes 45o New
York troops
OFFICIAL ORDER OF THE POST OFFICE DEPARTMENT.
The following order has been issued by tho Post once
Department.
Posi- UfFIcE DEpARTN ENr, APPOINTMENT OFFICE,
WASHINGTON, March IA, 1862. !
Postmasiers who make up packages for members Of
1861 and mail them direct Washington should write
distinctly each package "Congress" )" embracing mat
tvos. This will enable any distributing oico through
which nsy may pass to place them without delay in the
First Assistant Postmaster General
PRACTICAL JOKES OF SOLDIERS.
Three soldiers OF q New Yok regiment cnacteda very
successful II not pleasing practical joke to-day somo Of
the boys going out of the town, OF them donned
seedy civilian suit and the others marched him in as
captured secession prisoner. The regiments through
which they passed. could have bcen more prouso in
their dcprecatory epthets had the whole army Of Je1
Davis passed In review under tho escort of Union
kets large crowd followed him to the camp, when
the joke became known The boys esteemed II cxtcn
sve ''burn'-a synonym for practical joke.
CLOSING OF THE DRINKING SALOONS IN ALEXANDRIA.
The Provost Marshal OF Alexandria to-day closed all
the drinking houses and oil the stores Of suffers who
have been selling liquor.
ENTERPRISE OF sPEcULArORs.
number Of tinerant spectators won't to Fairfax
Court House yesterday and took Of the
stores to commence business. The Provost Marshal,
however, elected them promptly.
BURNING DWELLINGS,.
Yesterday evening number Of dwellings in tho
neighborhood Of Csnrsville wantony burned by
some Of our soldiers.
THE ASSISTANT SECRETARY OF WAR.
Assistant Secretary OF War Scott returned tonight
from the West.
DETERMINATION OF CONGRESS TO CLOSE TIE WAR
SPEEDILY.
Congress is determined TO bring the war 10 a speedy
close.
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enable the French government add Of these in
vInciSss 10 s already formidable nclad steam war
marine
our own government does not move rapidly In the
matter, France and England will have these batteries
upon the before 10, although the idea exc,uyely
American.
our YOBEIaN RELATIONS m 4 MOST FAVORABLE
CONDITION.
The relations between the United States and foreign
nations are now entirely free from any apprehension
whatever Of disturbance The Of all correspondence
is conciliaory and amcable s considered the British
- well as the French ministry is evidently gaining
strength, owing TO the dscountenanciug Of sympathy
with the secessionsts
THE CONGRESSIONAL LOBBY ON THE TAX BILL.
legion Of committees from various cities here
with axes TO grind The errand Of most of them Is TO
tinker the Tax bill to suit their individual interests.
they should carry their points severaly there would be
no taxation at ALL except upon whiskey the large dealers
in which ask for higher rate than tho bill proposes
The Of the article have not been heard from
DECISION OF THE ATTORNEY GENERAL IN REFERENCE
70 sOLDIERs' PENSIONS.
Attorney General Bates has decided that disabled SOL
diers enlisted for three years, during the var,
entitled to invalid pensions under tho act OF July %,
1861 ana that disabled men Of tho three months volun
teers, under the Presidents proclamation Of April 15
1861 entitled pensions under the acts Of 1902 and
1916 Also that there is no law providing for pensions
70 the widows and orphans Of soldiers who fall in ths
present war.
THE FINANCIAL AID OF MAssACnUsBTTs TO TIE
NATIONAL GOVERNMENT.
The amount due tho State OF Massachusetts, account
Of expenditures for volunteers in obedience to the
qustons Of the War Department is three millions ave
hundred thousand dollars Governor Andrew 10 now in
Washington
TIE ADDITIONAL ASSISTANCE sTHE BOSTON SuB.
TREASURY.
Mr.. Train, Of Massachusetts, put through the House TO-
day bill authorizing the Sub Treasurer Boston ap
point chief clerk and distributing clerk at 81 500
EACH clerk at 81 200 and messenger at $700 salary
the chief clerk act as Treasurer In the absence
that s1ncer.
THE ExPENsEe OF ARMY BANDS.
communication from the War Department in answer
70 resolution Of the House nquring tho number and
cost Of rsgimental bands employed in the army shows
that in Eve hundred and four volunteer regiments there
hundred and thirteen bands and in thirty regu
lar regiments there twenty six bands. Tho total
average cost of pay clothing and subsistence Of cavalry
and artillery bands per is nine thousand nine
hundred and three dollars and thirty cents and Of in
iantry bands twelve thousand two hundred and twenty
six dollars and forty cents 10 Is also stated that these
bands may be dispensed with without injury the scr
vice.
RETURNS FROM THE ARMY HOSPITALS.
The last weekly returns Of patients In the government
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CA6o, Nesuu ~, 4ooZ.
The rebels vaouated New Madrid last night lsavpga
quantity Of guns and storss which thsy were unable to
carry away
some fighting took place yesterday between their gun
boats and our siege batteries, n which lost twenty
killed and wounded shot from one Of thoir guns dis
mounted Of twentyfour poundsrs killing four or
Eve
Captain Carr Of the Tenth Illinois, was killed Wed
Hesday night while placing picksts
The loss Of the enemy not knssn they carried on
ther dead and wounded They were supposed to number
SIX thousand men.
Island No. 10 10 reported evacuated.
Colonel John A. Logan arrived here today from Fort
Donelson.
The steamer G. ". Graham returned this afternoon
from Nashville
large number Of 81. Louis merchants. whs went up
her with goods for sale, have returned having
sold their goods at sacrifice Bank bills Of loyal stas'
and specie are scarce.
Every shopkeeper getting Treasury notes every day.
which eagerly sought for Southern bank bills, e.
pscially those Of Tennessee, are abundant.
The people Of Nashville, however. are rapidly being
convinced of their worthlessusss.
Anxious inquiries are made for cotton, turpontine
and rosn and although specie offered, nothing
the kind could be had except hundred bales Of
son, shipped by asesident Of Nashville on his swn &C
count
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l1NEW MADRD IS OURS"
Occupation Of the Town by
Our Forces.
OFFICIAL DESPATCH 70 THE PRESIDENT.
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CONFLICT BETWEEN The GUNB0ATS.
Reported Evacuation Of Island
No. 10,
&e., &s, 10.
OFFICIAL DESPATCH 70 THE PRESIDENT.

WASHINGTON, March IA, 1862.
President Lincoln has just received mes
sage from Brigadier General Strong, saying
"Neao Madrid Is ours"
The Cass County Republican. [volume] (Dowagiac, Mich.) 18??-1880, 1862-10-09
PRoRATE ORDER.

CTATE OF FMICHlGAN-County Of Cass.-ss.
- At a session of the Probate Court for the
County of Cass, holden at the Probate Office, in
Cassapolis on Saturday the twenty seventh day OF
August in the year one thousand eight hundred and
sixty-tw Presenr-Clifford Shanahan, Judge OF
Probate. In the matter of the estate of Jeremiah
Hagerty, deceased. Onreadng and filing the petit
tion duly verified oi Margaret Hagerty, praying
for letters OF Administration, the estate OF said
deceased sasr
Thereupon 1t is ordered, that Saturday, the
twenty fifth day of October instant at ten O'Clock IN
the forenoon, be assigned for the hearing of said
petition and that the heirs at law of said deceased.
and all ether persons interested in said estate,
are required to appear at session of said Court,
then to be holden at the Probate Office, in
Cassapolis and show cause, if any there be, why
the PRAYER of the petitioner should not be granted
And it is further ordered, that said petitioner
give notice to the persons interested in said estate
Of the pendency oil said petition, and the hearing
thereof, by causing copy of this order to be pub
lished in the Cass County Republican, newspaper
printed and circulating in said County of Cass, fol
three successive weeks previous to said day o
hearing Z. SHANAHAN,
A true copy. Judge OF Probate
September 27, 1862. oct2-24w3
The Cass County Republican. [volume] (Dowagiac, Mich.) 18??-1880, 1862-10-09
MORTGAGE SALE.

DEFAULr having been made in the condition
IL of certain indenture of Mortgage, executed
by Wesley Sweet and Mary Sweet his wife, OF Cass
County, Michigan, to Daniel Driskel of the same
place. on the twenty ninth day Of October, A: ID.
1850 and recorded the thirtieth day OF October,
A. d. 1860 in the Office OF the Register of Deeds
Of said County of Cass, in Liber of Mortgages
ON pages Sc and 81, on which, said Mortgage there
is claimed he due at the date of this notice, the
sum of six hundred and fifteen dollars and seventy
eight cents. and no suit at law having been irsti-
tuted to recover the same any part thereof
Therefore. notice is hereby given, that by virtue
of a power of sale contained i'll said Mortgage now
become operative, and in pursuance of the statute
in such case made and provided, the premises
therein described, to wit: Tie south half OF the
northeast quarter, and the southeast quarter OF
the southeast quarter, and the east half OF the
northeast quarter OF the southeast quarter OF
section two o. in township number six. south OF
range thirteen west, in the County of Cass ano
State of Michigan, will be sold at public vendue a
the west door of the Court House, in Cassapoll'
in said County of Cass, on the twenty fifth day
October next, at one O'Clock in the afternoon, t.
satisfy the amount then due on said Mortgage
together with the costs of foreclosing the same.
DANIEL DRlSkEL, Mortgagee.
ANDREW ]. SMITH Attorney for MOrtgagee.
Dated, this 2lst day of July, A. ID. 1862.
july24-14w13
The Cass County Republican. [volume] (Dowagiac, Mich.) 18??-1880, 1862-10-09
PROBATE ORDER.

CTATE OF MICHlGAN-County of Cass-ss.
y At a session of the Probate Court for the
County of Cass, holden at the Probate Office, in
Cassapolis on Saturday, the thirteenth day OF sep
tember in the year one thousand eight hundred and
sixiy-two. Present-Clifford Shanahan, Judge OF
Probate. In the matter of the estate OF John Van
Tilburgh deceased. On reading and filing the petit
ton duly verified, of George Peck, praying for
letters Of Administration the estate of said de-
ceased.
Thereupon it is ordered. that Saturday, the
eleventh day of October next at ten o'clock, in the
forenoon be assigned for the hearing of said
petition and that the heirs at law of said deceased
and all other persons interested in said estate are
required to appear at session of said court then
to be holden at the Probate Office in Cassapolis,
and show cause, if any there be, why the prayer
of the petitioner should not be granted.
And it is further ordered, that said petitioner
give notice to the persons interested in said estate,
of the pendency of said petition and the hearing
thereof, by causing copy of this order to b. pub
lished in the Cass County Republican, newspaper
printed and circulating i'll said County OF Cass, for
three successive weeks previous to said day OF
hearing. Z. SHANAHAN,
IA true copy1 Judge of Probate.
September 49, 1862. seplS- 22w3
The Cass County Republican. [volume] (Dowagiac, Mich.) 18??-1880, 1862-10-09
True as Preaching.

Every Republican defeated in the
Free States, is virtually a condemna-
ton Of the President, and, likewise,
every triumph Of the Republican party
is An endorsement Of his administration,
and must be regarded as such conse-
auently, it is the duty Of bis constiiu-
enta to show him that the faith of the
people in the principles of which he is
the chosen representative, remains un'
shaken.-Lapeer Republican.
This is a matter that has been too
little thought of by some well meaning
men who are inclined to the union
movement. The certainty of the dis
organic ,iion of parties that such move
rnent. tend to produce, would leave the
Administration without any consistent
support. Is that desirable? Does moi
the Administration need more supper,
rather than less? Would not the de
struction or defeat of the Republican
party at this time be taken as a rebukt
and repudiation by the people of an ad
nini.tration ~ho.e justice and modera
,ion even democrats have been com
pelled to commend in many individual
instances. hut which they have neve
endorsed as whole.-Detron Iribun
and AdUertiser.
The Cass County Republican. [volume] (Dowagiac, Mich.) 18??-1880, 1862-10-09
MORTGAGE SALE.

nEFAULT having been made in the payment of
IL three hundred and forty-fou dollars claimed
to be due at the date of this notice, ON Mortgage
executed March 30, 1861, by Benjamin f. Durham
and Marian s., his wife to Mary Thomas, and re-
corded April 22d, 1861 in the ofIice of the Register
OF Deeds of Cass County, Michigan, in Liber X of
Mortgages at page 363, which said mortgage was
on August IT, 1862 assigned to Manlove Z. Beau
champ, and recorded in said Registers office on
said August 16, 1852 in Liber of Mortgages at
page 1856 Therefore notice is hereby given that the
premises described therein TO wit: The east half
of the southeast quarter of section thirty in
township seven south of range fifteen west contain
ing eighty more or less in Cass County. Mich
igan, will be sold at the west door of the Court
House, in Cassapolis. in said County, on the
twenty second day of December next, at one
O'Clock in the afternoon
.tif MANLOVE q. BEAUCHAMP, Assignee.
CHAs. w. CLisBEE, Attorney for Assignee.
The Cass County Republican. [volume] (Dowagiac, Mich.) 18??-1880, 1862-10-09
A Shreyyd RebelTrvc

The Louisville Journal says that the
rebels at Lexington have published q
bogus edition of that paper, wherein it
is stated that Washington City is in the
hands of the rebels, proclaims that there
is not the faintest hope for the federal
cause, and exhorts all who have been
loyal to give up every thought of fur
ther resistance, and submit, as good
citizens, to the constitution and laws of
the Southern Confederacy.
The Cass County Republican. [volume] (Dowagiac, Mich.) 18??-1880, 1862-10-09
MORTGAGE SALE.

N7OTICE is hereby given that on the eighth dav
IN of August, IN the year oil our Lord one
thousand eight hundred and sixty, William Serb
per made executed and delivered, to the under
signed Reuben Town. a mortgage bearing date on
that day. ON the following described real estate, ly
ing and being in the County OF Cass and State OF
Michigan, to wit: The south half OF the southeast
quarter of section eight Also the south half OF the
southwest fractional quarter of section nine. all in
township seven south of range fifteen west, which
description conforms substantially with that con-
tanned IN the mortgage which mortgage was CON
ditIoned for the payment OF the sum O one hundred
and ninety-eght dollars and htty-eight cents, 10 be
paid in six months from the date of said mortgage
with interest
And that said mortgage contained power OF
sale in of the payment OF the SAID princi-
pal of the interest thereon any part thereof at
the time limited for the payment thereof.
And that said mortgage was duly received for
record in the office OF the Register OF deeds OF the
County of Cass in the State of Michigan, on the
fifteenth day of August 4. ID. 1850, at o clock, r.
NJ and was recorded in liber of mortgages on
pages cog and 6lO. And that default in the condi-
lion Of said mortgage has occurred, (by which the
said power to sell has becume operative) by the
non-payment of the whole of said principal aud
the interest thereon which now amounts TO the sum
of two hundred and twenty-six dollars and seventy
two cents which is the amount claimed TO be due
by the said Reuben Town at the date ot this notice
And that no suit proceeding at law or IN
cauity has been instituted to recover the SAID
debt, now remaining secured BY the sand mortgage,
or any part thereof. And further notice is hereby
given that in pursuance of the power of sale con-
tanned in said mortgage and of the statute IN such
case made and provided the said mortgaged prem
ises above described will be sold at public vendue
at the hour of one o'clock in the afternoon OF Sat
urday the twenty fifth day of October, A ID. 1852
ut the front door of the Court House in the vii
| lage of Cassapalis in said county of Cass 1.-THE
| said Court House being the place of holding the
circuit court within said county in which SAID
! premises to be sold are wholly situated) by the
Sheriff of said County to the highest bidder, t.
saisfv the amount due such mortgage at th'
| date of this notice, with amount and costs al
lowed by law and the attorney fee mentioned
| therein. "
| REUBEN TOWN, Mortgage.
| B. T. CuUBB. Attorney.
| Dated July 80, 1862. juiy31 -l5wl3
The Cass County Republican. [volume] (Dowagiac, Mich.) 18??-1880, 1862-10-09
GooD GROUND FOR EXEMPTION,

GooD GROUND FOR ExEMprroN.-
The Ohio State Journal tells this story
OF the exempting physician in that
city:
''Doctor, if the lame foot won't an
swer, l have another all sufficient rea.
son; one that you cannot refuse me
me exemption for"
"What is it ?" asked the doctor.
"Wby, the fact is, doctor, / have
not good sense-I avn an idiot" SOL
emnly reflied the applicant -
"Ah !" said the doctor, "what proof
have you of that? What evidence
can You bring?" iii
"Proof conclusive" said the appli.
cant. "Why, sir, voted for Jim Bu-
chanan, and if that isn't proof of q
mans being a d-n idiot, 1 don't know
how idiocy could be proven" -e
The Cass County Republican. [volume] (Dowagiac, Mich.) 18??-1880, 1862-10-09

Gus to overthrow our Constitution, that
they swore upon the Book of God they
would stand by. Every one Of them
are perjured scoundrels, and should
have their lying tongues cut out of
their throats and cast to as many Of the
leanest, the lankest, the fthiest, the
scrnbbiest. hungriest dogs Of the Dis
trict Of Columbia. Loud cheers aud
lsughter. There is not penitentiary
IN the land that does not contain more
respectable men than any Of the lead
ers of the rebellion down South.
| Cheers If l did not wish to avoid
. theological discussion with these
clergymen, w',o may haer me, / might
say there are better men To- day in hell
than JEFF. Davis and his rebel crew.
Laughter and cheers, l will not be
expected 20 make further remarks when
! say that have been travelling ard
you see am quite hoarse. Cries oi
90 on Gentlemen, you know bat
little about this rebellion you know
there is rebellion, but you do not
know how ferocious it is. ! have seen
it. l have witnessed the rebels take
Union men of property and position,
two at time and hang them. ! have
seen men shot in their corn6elds. ]
have known them to tie them to post
and whip them till they tainted. All
this have seen, and their hellish work
is going on yet, for no other reason
than they We're loyal to the best gov
ernment God ever vouchsaved to man.
(Sensation.) Every Jail in East Ten
nessee is filled 10 overhowing with I'm
ion men. No better men ever breatlied
the air of heaven than those of East
Tennessee. The Satanic influence Oi
the Coniederacy neither in heighth OIL
depth, length or breadth, things present
or things to come, has been able Il
separate the people of East Tennessee
from the love of God and of theil
country. The object of my recent
visit to Washington, in company will
Garret Davis, was to induce the Pres
ident and the Secretary Of War t.
send additional forces to Cumberland
Gap. In addition to the interest l fee
in the welfare of East Tennessee, ant
my interest in the great and good,
have a gallant son who is Colonel o
: an East Tennessee regiment, and a
though have two boys, as God is m
, Judge, / would sooner hear that tho
boy, with all his high prospects, ha'
been riddled from the soles of his fee
to the crown Of his head, while fight
ing under the glorious stars and stripes
rather than that he had won position
aud property, while fighting unde
: that internal "dish-rag," that nov
floats over the Southern Confederacy
f The loyal old Parson took his sea
f, amidst loud applause, when
5 ii. II. Wells, Esq. called for "thre
2 cheers, for Parson Brownlow," whic
1 made the hall resound from end to en-
!. fiom floor TO ceiling,
The Cass County Republican. [volume] (Dowagiac, Mich.) 18??-1880, 1862-10-09
Comm,ssioner,s Sale in Chancery.

In pursuance of decretal order of the Circuit
Il Court for the County of Cass in Chancerv.
entered July twenty second, A. ID. 1862, at the
suit of Henry ii. Coolidge, Complainant, against
Seth w. Wilson, Defendant. and to me directed. i
shall sell at public auction at the west door OF the
Court House, in the village of Cassapolis. in said
County of Cass, on the eleventh day of October
next at one o'clock in the afternoon OF said day,
the following described parcel Of land, to raise the
amount due to the Complainant, for principal,
interest and costs in this Cause, according to the
aforesaid Decree which said land is situate, lying
and being in the County of Cass and State OF
Michigan known and described as follows, to wit ::
Commencing fifty links east and five chains south.
five minutes east from the southeast corner OF
lot number five (25 in the village OF Van
dalia first survey thence north eighty nine degrees
forty minutes west ten chains twenty eight links.
thence south thirteen degrees west seventy four
links, thence south one degree west seven CHAINS
eleven links, thence south ten degrees west one
chain sixty eight links thence south eighfy-nlne
degrees forty minutes east ten chains eighty
links. thence north five minutes west nine chains
forty mine links, TO the place OF beginning con-
tanning ten acres, magnetic variation four degrees
east.
CHARLES w. CLISBEE,
Circuit Court Commissioner
Cass County, Mich.
II. H. COOLIDGE, Solicitor for himself.
Dated, Cassapolis, August 22d, 1862. au2s-l9w7
The Cass County Republican. [volume] (Dowagiac, Mich.) 18??-1880, 1862-10-09
MORTGAGE SALE.

DEFAULT having been made in the payment
H. of one hundred and seventy one drllars and
tiIty-6ve cents. claimed to be due at the date OF
this notice. on Mortgage dated August II, 1860,
executed by Joseph A. Gilbert and Ann b., his
wife, to Salisbury Curtis. and recorded August oath.
1850 in the office of the Register of Deeds of Cass
County, Michigan, in Liber } of Mortgages, at
page 622 Therefore notice is hereby given that
the premises described therein, to wit: A parcel
Of land situate in Cass County, Michigan, being
parts of the southeast quarter of section twenty
five, and the north half of the northeast fractional
quarter of SECTION thirtysx in township six south
of range fourteen west, commencing at the south
west corner of forty acres of land sold to Sarah
Lancaster, in the southeast quarter OF section
twenty five, thence south hundred and ten rods
to D6nald's Lake, thence east along said Lake
twentv-nine rods and two and four eleyepths INKS
to stake, thence north one hundred and ten rods
to the south line OF said Lancaster land, thence
west txenty mine rods aud two links and tour
elevenths Of link, to the place OF beginning.
Containing twenty acres, will be sold at the we i,
ooor OF the Court House. in Cassapolis, IN said
Ooun,v, on the eighth day of December next, al
one CLOCK IN the afternoon.
SALISBURY CURTIS, Mortgage.
EHARLes '" CLlsBEE. Attorney for Mortgage.
Dated, Cassapolls. Sept. 10, 1869. sepll-z1wl2
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DISTANCES IN MARYLAND.-Fred-
erick, the first place occupied by the
rebels in Maryland, is about sixty miles
from Baltimore by the railroad line, and
aud forty overland from Washington,
10y way of Rockville, Darnestown, and
Poolesville, Maryland. 1t is about
twenty FIVE miles fr,m Frederick to
IIagerstown, whence it is seventy -four
miles by rail to Harrisburg, the capital
of Pennsylvania. From Frederick to
Harper's Ferry is about twenty miles