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Camp Randall, guarded by three com
panics of the Wis, 10Th regiment.

GREAT FREsHE'T IN ALABAMA-Im-
1memsc loss.-A Montgomery letter
states that "never in the memory of
man has there been such frcshet in
this region as within few weeks
past. The Alabama river, has SO
flooded the region through which it
flows that whole plantations are sub
merged. For some days it has been
to tell where the channel
of the river is, so that to-day, in
coming up from Mobile, | saw the
JEFF. Davis, a fine steamer, out in Il
cornfeld some distance from the riv-
cr, sailed over trees. banks and all.
Many farm houses are being swept
off, and l presume many Will lose
their stock farming utensils, &c
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T Ell EG r A ? HIC.
From our Thursdays Extra. ]

L
Richmond, May la dispatch
from Knoxville states that an en-
Sagement took place at Cumberland
Gap Oh the 2sth. The CONF derate
loss was tritling. The enemy was
repulsed with considerable loss.
The fedorals have been reinforced
by eight regiments. and have COM
plotted the floating bridge across the
Cumberland river.
Gen. Morgan is in command. 1t
is believed the e>1emy will attempt
to make a flank movement. No 9th :
cr news here.
Norfolk. May Northern papers
were received yesterday containing
i dispatch from Fort Wright which
furnishes some particulars relative to
jackson and st. Philip. and chroni
Giles the capture Of New Orleans af-
- ter an engagement Of two days
Gae I.nion vessel is said to have been
sunk. Federal loss said to be very
heavy. and that New Orleans fell
without a struggle.
Information has been received via
Fortress Monroe, that the Eunboat
Louisiana was destroyed by the
Federal steamer Pensacola, while
attempting to escape. No official re-
port of the surrender had reached
Washington.
Lowell had retired 70 miles back
on the Jackson road.
Work at Yorktown was progress
ing undisturbed by the fire of the
Confederates. Active preparations
are being made tor Il heavy seige.
a large staff Of surgeons an q nur-
ses have been detailed from the diff
ferent States to take care ef the
wounded.
Arrangements have beer made to
identify and bury the dead.
A hotilla is ready to carry the
wounded To Fortress Monroe, Alex
andria, Washington. Georgetown, n.
York and Philadelphia.
The Herald says that Harcock
had brilliant skirmish with the
enemy ON Monday. and that in a
few days terrific battle will open
which will be fearful on both sides.
There was sharp skirmish with
cavalry Pittssdrg Landing. on the
Tennessee river, on Monday. Loss
small on both sides.
The Gonfederates are mounting
heavy guns. and preparing for a des-
perats fight.
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REBEL PRISONERS IN WIsCoNsIS,
-Madison WIS. April 21.-Eight
to nine hundred prisoners arrived
here to-day by special train from
Chicago. They are quartered at
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bills creating a bureau for clothing
and authorizing a Medical Inspector
General, as reported by the commit
tee on Military Affairs.
Speeches in the House Of Repre-
sentatives show most shameless
Wholesale plumber Of he public treas
ury, and members seem anxious to
screen the robbers, even after .convic-
ton.
| New York April 3O.-The stock
market was bouyant yesterday. Gov
eminent 63s rose to one and = half
to three-quarters percent; general
railway list, one-half to three quart
ers, in consequence of accounts from
New Orleans. Exchange, one-half
to three-quarters. The cotton mar
ket on the goth was irregular.
The Herald says the war viii end
in one month, perhaps in two weeks.
Notwithstanding its magnitude.
Lieut.. Robinson has been ordered
to the command Of the Stevens Bat
terry, at Fort Monroe.
San Francisco, April 26.-Gen.
Wright has issued orders for the ar
rest of all parties charged with aiding
and abctting in the rebellion, and
caused such persons to take the oath
Of allegiance or be confined.
The steamship Bremen, with South
ampton dates of the 10th, arrived 4,
New York on Wednesday.
The construction Of iron-clad ships
is angrossing the attention of the
people Of various parts OF Europe.
London papers Of the 10th says
the Japanese ambassadors wer. re-
ceived on Sunday night by the En-
peror at the Tueilcries with hrilli-
ant display, and an address by the
chief Of the embassy Napoleon
replied relative to the treaty. aud
rendered the hospitaliti-s of the
French nation. He promised to send
them back in 4 war vessel.
There is great distress in L.anca-
shire. In Blackburn alone there are
more than fifteen thousand people
suffering from scarcity Of food, cloth
ing, &c, on account Of the susprn-
sion of the mills.
ANOTHER WAE>ING.-Thn Col
umbus Miss Southern Republic,
of the 18th inst, says:
a large fire occurred in Aberdeen
on Friday night last, utterly destroy
ing the extensive foundry and ma
chine works-ot Messrs. Besket &
Tinsdall. with the greater part Of It's
contents. Loss estimated at $50, 900
The fire is supppoed to have been the
work of an incendiarv.
No doub. it was inccndiaris,n, and
we may add "an enemy hath done
this" We have been 1orcwarned on
this head, God grant We may be fore
armed.
1t was published throughout the
Confederacy some two months since
that the enemy, had hired band of
incendiarics, released convicts, to pro-
coed South and destroy all our t"un-
dries, machine shops, navy yards, ar
senals, powder magazines, in a word
to ply the torch to everything COM
bustible that contributed to our mill
tarY strength. From the diaholical
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.SOLT'IIER.N
MARBLE WORKS.

Corner Of Texas and Edward SITS
l1AElNG permanently located in
Shreveport. | am prepared TO man
utacture from the raw material. and
right Il: homr
MARBLE MONUMENTS.
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tho water all the tine cooling. This
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boiling water and Immediately bring
them to the table in the water. Those
taken out OF once will be somewhat cook.
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willbe hard boiled. or nearly SO, and
thus the taste of every one muy be sui
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1or the CORNER.
A Good Garden,

Don't be satisfied with plain potatoes
and pork ell summer, but so to worE
right now, and lay OUT spot for gar
den in which TO grow early beeis, peas
oh how good these are with roast lamb,
IA fcw radishes are relish for break
fast OfO no. morning, or some crisp, do
liciOuS lettuce, with a little sugar and
vinegar on it.
The snap beans all like. and better vel
the case knife she'll boans, that comes 9
couple Of weeks earlier than the rich old
Limas or butter beans don't do without
them. Then there is the carly solid
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you get from thinning out Of the best
bed. Tomatoes, il you have once
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Rsspberrics, strawberries, ecl., should
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the rich, but too much work for poor
folks. It's not so you with your land,
are the very onea to grow all the small
fruits in abundance for your family, for
It will not take over one weeks work in
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their neghbors to eat small fruits, and
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BILE, then come back home and find moth
ing but potatoes and Pork-wO say don't
dot. Be wise now, make the little
things around home such as to attract
he minds of the young. So shall ye
in old age be carried by them.-Field
Notes.
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REsrRroTIoNs oE AGRICULTURE The
rebel Senate came within one vote of
passing law to forbid any mans raising
more than three bales of cotton for him.
self and one for each hand and to fine
him forty dollars per bale for all over
that amount. That is the sort Of legis.
lation the rebels enjoy, They pretended
that an attack upon the rights of the
South" was Che cause Of secession
How do they like this sort of warfare
upon their right to raise what products
they choose? And how do they like the
change from generous and liberal gov.
erument to one that rivals the worst des.
potisn Of the old world?