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, 1862-10-27
Wanted. l.Df}tb NfwNCr4:

Waited. l*0DU Nfggcrs:
Tic Democratic leaders Of Chicago being
hard up for elecsionceriny humbug, will pay
se5 per head for 1,oao likely Africans, to be
delivered between now sna 1he4th Of No7em.
ter. They are wanted to operate on the cleo.
tions. For very bllck ones, $50 will be paid.
Lf9it rlula.tcts net wanted. Forparticalars,
Inquire for the Fifc-in-;he-rear, edited at the
Times Qficc.
, 1862-10-27
7s1st75t. :. - th5 41at1r,n oi the army 10

received 75est75; :. tai5 ta5 ==-quaftcsn oi the army 10.
dsy:
ST. LoC1s, October q, 1851.
To 1at. Gen. ua1lcck, Comn1andes-in-C Chief:
Our arms are entirely successful again Ia
northwest AkansaA. General scholeld,
Ending that the enemy had encauped at Pea
Ridge, sent General Blunt, with the first
division, westward, aud novcd towards
Huntsville With the rest Of his force. Gen.
Blunt, BY making hard nights march, reach-
ed and attacked the rebet force at MaGsville.
ptar the northwest corner Of Arkansas, at Z
o'clock On the morning Of the 3ad inst.
The enemy was estimated Al from 5000 to
1000 strong. The engagement lasted about
one tour, resulting IN the total rout Of tho
enemy, ard The foes Of bis artillery, a battery
of 8-poundere. large number Of horses, aud
portion Of their transporta ion and garrison
equipments.
Our cavalry and howitzers were still Ia pur-
suit Of their scattered forces when the mes
sepEer left.
Our loss is small.
General scbnfeld pursued Gen. Hludman
beyond Hun'eyille, tcoming close upon him,
Wien hls forca preclpita:e}y it'd beyond tie
Boston Mountain.
all the organized forces OF tho rebels have
thus been driven back to the valley OF the
Arkansas river, and the army on the frontiers
has gallantly and successfully accomplished
it's mission. 8. z. Curtis.
Mef3r Gen. Commanding.
, 1862-10-27

NEWS 1fOH1 TUG 4f1CN1HOn0 k.&peF4s
FORTRESS MONROE, Oct. 23-The comtnis.
isctirg the release Of oycr 100 Uoion PRISON.
II. at s .lisburS, n. t., and will have the.n 4:
Atkins Landing the latter part Of this week.
The Richmond Eaqairxr ot the :,0sh says:
Dispatches t-ucs pf: log ~i.h t.. VA. depart
mcnt ttste nothing more than that Bragg has
.ollen back from his former position, \ dis
tahce Of forty miles, to receive Subsistence.
strongly reinforced, rendered this move neces~
sary. It Is surnised t1at Ro5ccr aus has com
snard OF . strategic movement to form
junction with Buell. aud cut of our aruy en-
tirely. We have nothing new from the army
OF the Potomac. The enetny's cavalry have
urday visited Bfistow Station, on the Orange
and Alexandria railroad. They also visited
Warreuton again In considerable force. A
t1ain laden with railroad stuff narrowly
escaped being captured on Saturday as Bris-
tow.
Five hundred paroled prisoners were sent
down to Nemfa yesterday for exchange.
Gen Ecfols, who at present commands the
confederate forces In the Kanawha valley,
leE feeued an order urging farmers to come
to KauaFha for salt and bring f3rago for the
army.
We learn from Jackson, Miss, that the
blidge across Cypress Creek was burnt By the
the destruction till they we're at the crrek on
their retreat. They we're then forced to run
GuWn the creek aud cross ut the mill. dam,
where the enemy hsd commanding position.
The slaughter Of our troops here WIS very
heavy
TIE Enquirer Of the 2lst says:
Thirty disloynlists, taken At Cumberland
Gap, Tern, was brought to this city on Sun
day evening. by way OF Iyuch5uIg. They
we're 1odged,in Castle Thunder.
, 1862-10-27

Hon. John 4. Enrlcy,s Appointments.
Hon. John A. Gu,les, of Onio, will address
the people Of the 81 Congressional district ut
the following times and places:
Lsnc. o21e cou1ty, Wednesday evening, octo-
Ter 20.
October 81.
Fulton, Whiteeidc county, Friday evening" oc.
tnrcr Hl.
, 1862-10-27
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of the Sou. u.h.rn STAGES 20 far AZ rersrds effect.
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timc as that NAV arrive. How important that
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cumcs' I" ono"iu .eoiesa 4AeeiA W '"e Wtu"s
Which are not cmb1efCrcl BY the recollection
, 1862-10-27

Pn11.ADELrn1A. Oct e5.-O1l,lal majorltfes
OF e!xtY-two out OF siStg-six counties Of the
sta:c, and q reliable estimated majority ot tbs
tour remaining ones, give Sfenker the Demo-
rra:ac candidate for audl1or-genera1, 3 3,535 ma-
tufity
, 1862-10-27
FKOM WASHINGTON.
Important Circular from Sec
retAry Seward.
OUR RELATIONS WITH
&PAiNa
Military Affairs in Front Of
Washington.

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w.tnr,nroy or. % taao
Ger Mcclellan Inc: rrr,c,,c,l1v h;,,.-,r g..
know1edccd that all rconIsitIons from h,s
army m the ,nthorittes hava heen an.wer1d
The old rnmor revived bv tho Uro,a ~
Yesterday tn the efrect that Ha17ec,, I. =, tala
cl,rr, oTthe 1ye,t and that NcClp,l.n ia IN
+are Ha,1eck,s r1acc, !, at the utmost a one.a
cfthc,e WIN wnn1a h.va ,t.o
The tc,,ow,n,, r,7cn1,r. bv s1r. saw,ra. ,d.
e1etard IN all The t,nlom,t;c and consnl.r
s1ent. of the Tinted State. IA nn,b,sthe1 in +ne
p,,,. naos,x T. wu, ha ,,,+;c.d +h,+ tha .,r,,,,
1ar ia dated m fb, s.me 1av =. III. .,,,nc,n1.
,icu procls,uation:
-,
WA.lrsarca. scpt. r. isSa'
GENTLEMEN: You Will receive by the mail which
will carry Jon this dispatch. Evidence which will
convince !on that Inc aggressive mo7emen:
u me teae's asanst fhe states femslnio&
.ttnlui ~ ~. tA'oA .''es'ea' a.o tna1 tne
n.esd 49,, .,n ~ .oa,n re,;1s ., sraa..sE az 1s!u"
r,ojcn m rat ,ca,c- r. .-on con.n1t ~.
xew,pape1s Won viii e.el1y perceive that tie tn,n.
ejal rest nrces IT tho ipxur1ectton decline ranalv
AID that their means OF raising troops have been
exhasstcd. On the Other sids, yon will res that
, 1862-10-27

CNc1SSATl, Oct: soIThs Official returns
Judge Of 10. The Democratic majority is
Increased &, Geo over last Tear, aud the Union
vote decreaaed 3.S GOO. The total voEe Of tue
State has fallen OIL Is, 600 tiuce the presiden-
tfal election.
Three inches Of snow fell last night.
, 1862-10-27

ThereEnfns from Milwaukee being Jet In.
complete, and tho-e from the counties Of
DUN, Kewaun.c, Roca, aud sas.anav not
Jet made to his t,mee. tie quota for those
.countles Fill be announced when complete.
, 1862-10-27

Parson Brownluw lit the nail On the head
When, in endorsing the Presidents procla~
nation, he said tllat traitors had only two
Iishts--the right 10 he hanged aud the
rjelt 10 be lnu}ued.
, 1862-10-27
HAIR BRl>M&S

In Wood, Bone, Buffalo, Ivory,
Pearl. Shell, &c over LOO different
Patterns. The best makeSo of Eng
hsh, French and american, which,
for elegance Of material and delioa-
OF Of finish, will .he found .ansuT-
-: >. SMITH Il ,DWYER
ptuEEi,ta nna Chemists, 81 and 81 L.ks st.
, 1862-10-27

= :, s4s .FnAsc,seo.. :ost:. aa@U2ssslnes; is
/" felt on account of'the n5h-afrlVA o: the
~ttesmcr Go'den age from Panama; ;now thirty.
e1x hours over due. -H;i A. ~:',':
, 1862-10-27

1ae U1@A%An SRA8SVAS&A'
The adjurant General Of Wisconsin has Or
'de1ed that draft be made in that State COM
menesug Oh the 10Th da3 Of November next
for the following number Of troops in the
rrfpcctfYe counties:
, 1862-10-27
6TlRRINR ETEaTS EXPECTED
hT 60 &INTh.
PRICE REPORTED Tn Be AGAIN
on THE HdTClItE.
LATEST FROM ISLAND NO. 10.
GALVESTON, TEXAS, OCCUPIED
BY FEDERAL TROOPS,
TERRIBLE RAILROAD ACCIDENT In
MISSISSIPPI.
Suffering Among the People Of Vest
Tennessee from the Depredations
Of Cotton BurnerR
Fight Of the sad Illinois ResImcat
Near Fort Donelson.


Fight Of the Sad Illinois Re2Imcat
Near Fort DoAelson.
Especial Dispatch to the Chicago Tribune
CA17so, Oct. u, 1867.
TIE steamer Eugene, the first nrrivll tor
seve1n1 daye, reports that the rebels have pos
eession OF The msia or Tennessee shore oppo-
site Islard No. 10. The guerillas did not t1ou-
Bile her on hsr uo Bnrd trip.
A correspondent at Cofiath writes: "TTe
are looking Ter all attack every day. a cour-
rier stopped the train few miles from here,
ard said that Price with 25 COO men Was on
the uatchle River, twenty-five miles from Cor
jnt1, and about to strike q second time. Teis
is hardly probable. II be is making move in
that direction 1t is probably feint to cover
an intended attack On Bolivar. There il no
theatre Of e1irring cyents. OF one thing they
may be assured, Gen. Grant bus eyes and ears
oFen, and Is thoroughly posted In rebel move
ments.
The removal Of Bnel1 and tho transfer Of
Rceecr&ns to his command is u eause Of graf
u1ation. Loyal men breathe easier, and claim
that thty zee tho beginning Of the end.
Especial Dispatch to the Chicago Trlbune.1
MEMPHIS, 23, via CAIRO, Oct. rs.
Gen. sherman's old regiment, the 18th reg
u1.1s, with the generals family, arrived hers
last evening from Kentucky.
Gentlemen Of this city arrived from Arkan-
sss yesterday, say that the confederate con-
scrlption Is being 1igIdly enforced both ADORE
aid below the military road.
4 southern newspaper day or two .iace
published rulnor that the Islands In Galyes-
ton Boy had been occupied by federal forces
from the fleet, and that the city vas being
evacuated By the confederate troops. Tae
Houston Ttgruph extra, Of tho 4sd Inst,
con1ains confirmation Of the report, and
furnishes .ome interesting particulars Of the
siege. The federal commander notified the
people that four days wou d be a}loTed to the
women ard children In which to leave the
| city, in case It was resolved TO bsfend it. On
the evening Of the 4th the troops commenced
evacuatipg tie city. Much confusion pre-.
| vailed. The place vas occupied by the feder-
ais On the 5tb, it being evident that NJ further
RI resistance would be Offered.
Aletter In the Grenada dppeal. Of the Goth,
irutn Holly Springs, states tnaf Van Dorm and
Lowell we're etlli there In command. 4 gen
t1emen from, Holly Springs yesterday asserts
f1:tthcy have been ordered to Richmond,
| and that South Clro1lna Pembcrton il now in
command Of the army,
Rector has been badly beaten for governor
Of Arkansas. Flanagan beating him by
By large majority.
, 1862-10-27

Cn1upAIHn Documents

Campaign Documents.
We tsrc printed Panon Brornlow's great
speech In metropolitan Hall on Saturday
evening, On quarter eheet, as cAmphxu
document We will send it By express for
the came p1jce as General Pnentiss' speech,
viz: t'oe1fy eeats pr huxdrsd oopsa.
pAns0N DRowNLoVy'S SPKECH.
Decidedly the raciest and most telling
speech Of the campaign WIS that Of Parson
Brown1ow, at Metropolitan Hall, on Satur-
3=J z7=atat,. 'f7 publish publish It 1t ID iuiii cisc-
where, but No report can do Justice to it,
OF conyey 10 the reader the effect which il
had Gil the great audience which craHdcd
every part Of the building within the sound
Of his voice. Alr. Brownlow is natural
"orator. His argument is powerful aud
conclusive, his wit irresistible and his de-
uunciation Of traitors ocd their allies ter
riblc.
After concluding his speech, the Parson
turned his attention for few moments 10
the Cbicsgo Times, whose editor he scalpcd
in the most summary and masterly man-
uer, to the chorus of thousand cheers.
, 1862-10-27
FROM LOUISVILLE,

fs,ccto1 p1snatrb IA t1,e f,hfcaco 7,,hnnc7
Lou1eyr11E. oct. Is. 1914.
Col. Gvinn1p, formerly Col. of the oh It'll
noie, And 3lY. Braushaw, the Chaplin
of the same regiment, arrested on
a State warrant for enticing j ne
gro from the State, belonging to Dr.. Hughes
Of Lebanon, we're again brought before the
court today and their case Continued until
Friday next. They arc both in prisoo,
4 steamer left tnis civ to .dav with .lt,) nr;s.
....s ~.-...... - r~a:ns,. 1 ~ e ~ ,1,u,s., -.
onsfs' e@p'n'ea IN hentaeky' LOT s1eR'onfg'
TO be exchanged.
Mi. Gen. Crittenden aud stan arrived hera
~. n,,-,f,,, f.on, co.,.,ao+
'1t1s 1ioi.1"s I'oln s'o.ae'ee''
Brig. Geu. Lowell H. Rosscau has been pro-
tzs-.....,. 80 :.
-uo. u "o,.es ,.e oeso" "eo: u0 ~ - -.
Eso1'uL eo'ote'' anu NC a. oeeeA' no - st34es1
tne +hula1 o1 Jus fedefa1 asmy'
0cn. Les'le Coomps writes 10 tne LOUISVILLE
HfcHl7fu< t1aE Aal0r sam. hl0fglQ Is now I1lQQ
, 1862-10-27

WANTED-Volunteer-To 20 ia
~ Place Ct sics soldlerboy, wno fea.s tat nc
FIJI b. nnao:s 70 Join f!s company. Address I. T.
oEI7 4GfSt
, 1862-10-27

"ANTED-A furnished room,
~ without board, hy Jingle sentleu IN. In rss.
ptetahse private family. Resi- Of 1e1esescea given
Address III. x. g." .;o1 En'l. = .. oc,rrrG;.lt
KHTAETED-A Woman to Wash
, 1862-10-27

;" a n r e D-PaJtner-With 4
- Cash esni:4 Of t2too Or Is 90, II the Broker
E5tgSSt. ,re e., aEG Tne rs s3a,s
cIsts brokerage and Coramlss1on." Ct.easa TIbape
, 1862-10-27

f. For faction .S'ls. dnyxs ns.s.s, DMnl-
Ing. Hsnt*, For SAX, d., ~ 4Sro11 F,ge.
, 1862-10-27

nIASON1C.-There will be a Re.
III MAR Convocotfon Of Lafayette Ch1ptc7 L. a.
A.. the MaeonIc Temple, ttis tMond ~ evsn:ng,
Gct. 2ah ct - O'Clock. Il, G. CHASE. Sec.
, 1862-10-27

w A N Z & D "A young man OF
" m.ny yea.s practical c1pezlsree IS book-keep-
er and pocdinE clerk Il destrauG Of situation
II tic ahofe ca actfy. 2uy ether emoloyuent OF
respet tasftv Is we acquainted vtth the Vnole1sle
ana commission bu.i1esa. Refers former employers
In this city and ether1 to capabilities aad caAr4
ter. Address Il ," care Box 29lD. OFT s6733t
, 1862-10-27

GECESH PLAYED OUT.-35'G
res,,ty. Try It and see 'Any MN can max at ,sst
%pe- c:cer pEent annu.lI. " ne~ dtssaveIy. sent
mss ii fn.I Euc- stamp 10 p!y retntn. .nd aidFsss
.FhIlZ," BOZ 80, II nLiac, Mlrlisan oc5rs6s&1m
, 1862-10-27

NfICRCSCOPES.-Dr. Juc. Phil
tTE Nra III Clsrk street. has large aasortmclt Of
Mtcr1 scorcs. from 100 70 1000 dlsmetsEsW%
spsct1s. g suited b. Inspection u tesue5e.
, 1862-10-27

KEi A N r E D--A Tenant for 4
ronse. fnl,aed = good sts1a: hot aet cola wa
teT bsths. dc. the rent Nd by furnishing tn
ownEr vita hcarc ard loan; 4ou:l prefer to rett 10
avtdow LADY or such other person 10 could e.sostsh
An h1ul Tor NE ais CONFORMING To MY convenience
N1fe ont entirely respectable partie3 o.cupying u
cOcd posioc IN gems society apply. al 1Fesa
ID H." care Of Trttaont House. oC!1y.nJ w
, 1862-10-27

WANTGD-Ane experienced Bank
~, -. AecouEtaat well kno@n to business mea Of
& rCnrrspcDdteg CferE, tu oank Eno1eeule OF con-
n'ss6s house. Address forrtf-renee 2. O. Boz a693.
, 1862-10-27

s. ". LaHVfRNEG.
Especial Dispatch to the Chicago Tdbanc
BELy1uERE, Ill. Oct q, 1867.
s. ". L1~reEce, esq, was to.dly norniua-
ted by acclamation for Representative from
this couut9 by tue Republican Union coa-
yenticn. He Is strong candidate. 4. q. B.
, 1862-10-27

WANTED-A coed second hand
~ Lumbe. Wagon, for 7hIeh Cash ~iu be paid.
Apply At 8 Ststs Street. c. G. AKREK.
Ashtabula weekly telegraph. [volume] (Ashtabula, Ohio) 1853-1873, 1862-11-15
Thought Essential to Health.

II we would have our bodies healthy,
our brains must be used, and used in ordin-
airy and vigorous ways, that the life giving
streams OF force may flow down from them
into the expectant organs, which can min
lister but as they are administered unto
We admire the vigorous animal life of the
GreeEs, and with justice we recognize, and
partly seek to initiate the vigorous gymaas.
tic and other means which they employed
to secure it. But probably we should make
fatal error if we omitted from our calcu.
lations the hearty aud generous earnsstncss
with which the highest subjects of art, ppec.
ulalon, and politics we're pursued 10y them.
Surely, 10 this case the beautiful aud the
masculine and energetic mental life was
expressed in the athletic aud graceful frame
And were it mere extravaganza TO ask
whether some part OF the lassitude and
WEAKNESS Of life, of which we hear SO much
in our day, might be due 10 lack of mental
occupation on worthy subjects, exciting
aud repoying generous enthusiasm, as
well as TO an over exercise on lower ones B.?
whether an sengrossment on matters which
have not substance enough to justify or sat.
isfy the mental grasp, be not at the root of
some part Of the maIides which affect our
mental convalescence Any one Who tries
it soon finds out how wearyng, how dispro.
portionately exhausting is on overdose of
light literature" compared with an equal
amount of time spent on real work Or
this we may be sure, that the due exercise
of brain-Of thoughts one of the essen
tial elements of life. The perfect health
Of man is not the same as that of an OK or
horse. The prepondera;ing capacity of his
nervous parts demands corresponding life. |
Ashtabula weekly telegraph. [volume] (Ashtabula, Ohio) 1853-1873, 1862-11-15
How u Minister Saw the Elephant, and
what 1t Cost.

The Adrian ErpOsitOr tells the story of how
three.card monte was played on the Forest
Queen" on late trip to East Saginaw and
after placing the party around the festive board,
introduces a clergyman, who took hand in, in
this wise:
AT this juncture new character was dis.
covered by The party, looking on very iu
tererted-a clergyman. For the sake of
designation. We will call him Rev. Mr..
Longshanks Of. AS Counter Mau
turned about to lay The money he had wou
on table, Gent caught up one of the little
cards with number ten upon it, and bent
over one corner little and laid it down.
"I'll bet a hundred dollars" said he,
"that can guess the number on that card"
agreed !" said the other, and be produced
the money y.-Gent hesitated hadn't got q
hundred thought he wouldn't do it. II
can tell you the lumber on that card"
"ITl bet hundred dollars" says COun-
ter Man.
"Oh, never bet money" was the reply.
-"WelW says the other 'you appear 10
have pretty gold chain hanging from your
fob l shouldn't wonder if you had sew
enly five dollar watch at the other end.
Put up your watch aud chain against my
hundred" The little card still lay there.
Rev. Mr. Longshsnks eyed it closely, saw
the corner turned down, aud pulled out his
watch AHd deposited it on the counter by
the roll of bills.
The card was turned and number five
appeared. 1t was LongshaHks' turn to be
excited. "YOu are gambler, sir, )" said he,
addressing the villain behind the counter.
Give me back my watch, or will publish
the facts aud expose you" Lock here"
said the cool rascal whom he addressed.
"my name is ChappeIl, of Detroit your
name is Rev. Mr.. Longshanks Oh.
You can publish the facts if You think you
can make anything out Of it, Gambling is
my business, aud | am used to being expos,
ed You had better keep quiet or I'll ex-
pose goa, ~. .og ~.
over. The honest burglar of our good
town executed dssolViug view out Of the
room, followed by tremendous flea In bis
ear He summoned the Captain OF the
boat to bis counsel, aud urged him TO Sc
cure restitution. The Captain declared
ID didn't know that there were any gam
Ashtabula weekly telegraph. [volume] (Ashtabula, Ohio) 1853-1873, 1862-11-15
From the N. Y. Independent
The Slave Power.
1T HORACE GREELEY.

Whatever may be the present, palpable,
material result Of our great domestic strug.
gle, thoughtful observers in both hems.
pheres are very genpraIIy agreed in the
conclusion that the doom Of slavery is there.
by assured. Even in the worst possible
case-that Of the triumphant. concc ded cs.
lablishment Of the shareholders confederacy
as on iudendent power-these consequences
are morally certain
l. The enormous debt incurred in tho
struggle for independence will draw so
heavily upon the resources Of the coDfeda,
cy as to render planting Improbable, and
slaves q drug. SuppOsing the necessary
taxes to meet the Interest on this debt TO
amount to no more than $40 per bale of
cotton produced, or so dollars per able bo.
died field hand, the consequent reduction
in the value OF adult slaves can hardly fall
below $500 each. This would go far to-
ward rendering Slave-breeding Improbable,
aud would ippel TO emancipation in thou.
sands OF instances where avarice and greed
now forbid it,
ii. II the rebel states should, through
foreign sympathy aud aid, achieve their in
dependence, leaving them still in +cuers,
those slaves WILL for the most part, be in
tensely disappointed and embittered. They
have now for years been waiting and hoping
for that liberty which they have believed
just at hand. Let the great drama be clos.
ed by dsunon peace which remands them
into hopeless bondage, aud they cannot fail
to be profoundly aud generally awakened
from long cherished dreams 10 sad realities.
AT the same time, they will realize that the
line beyond which they are forever free has
been brought down from the ST. John and
the great lakes, to the Potomac aud the
Ohio Who imagines that they will re-
lapse into content or apathy Who can
doubt that the cost and trouble Of keeping
them at work on their owners plantations
will be immensely Increased Who does
not see that the cost Of patroling the inter
miuable inland frontier of the coniederacy
will be so great, while the work itself must
necessarily prove SO inefficient, as TO still
further detract largely from the value Of
the slaves, and render them iu some cases q
burden TO their masters, and in all cases 10
their country
Ill. Hitherto, slavery has hidden behind
the colossal proportions Of the great Iepub.
lie. 1t has been regarded by the civilized
wsrld as an accident or blot, local de-
pravity, for which the Union was no wise
responsible, bat which it would gladly shake
of on the first opportunity. But new
nation avowedly based on slavery as its cor
ner stones nation which ptOcleims slave
Try just, humaRsI beHSVolsnt sRd demands