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, 1862-08-19

The Pacific Railroad In California
The passage Of the Pacific 3 abroad Bill by
Congress was celebrated in California on the
10Th n1timo, In San francisco in style which
showed their appreciation OF this important
measure, There Was grand torchhght pro
cession hy the 6re,nen, and geperal iliamina-
ton Of the city. Among the tr4nsparenciss
were the following:
"San Francisco the Jumping off depot,
Thus tar and you must take 70 the wa.ett
The waste places shah be made GLAD! The
wilderness shall blossom as the roae"
homss2 eads along the route! Alternate sec
tons beside the railway only one dollar and
quarter per acrel"
"Lorg live our Republic! The -goEern-
men1 gives $50, COZ, ,000 toward the building of
The Grand Trans Continental rail Ray.''
"The Gable prove fable. The railroad is
cure: Ehen bullt, it will enduret''
"hnt1s Indian Boy, step out Of the way for
tsFre 81 No. I 31ackere1, six dEYs from Bal
fast: Chesapeake Bay Oysters, si2stays from
snow time and space are III the racet San
Francisco in 1662, 1U0, iuhabitantsl Sau
Francisco in 1872, 1,tG0, ,00U inhabitants san
Francisco in 1862, S55, ,00J oO0assessahIe prop
er,y. San francisco in 1872, $500, cot, ,O0o.'1
The iron of the east (painted clasped
handy, theGo1d Of the west
"WeslWard the march of Empire streams
the way.,
'sTbe Locomotive-His PROV is wet with
the surge foam Of either Ocean. His bresst
is grim with the sands of the Desert.''
"Ftom NtW York to San Francisco-Byt the
Horn, 1G,G00 miles! By the I,shmus { 900
| miles! By the railroad, 5000 miles Fro II
New York to San Franclsco-BY the Horn
one hundred days! By the Isthn1us twenty
five days! By the railroad, four days!''
"Tht Pacific rai1road-Uncle SANS Waist
! hand. He has grown 60 corpuient that he
| would burst without iL!n
mo eed for thy elephants, Siam! I!
| follows the track OF the buHaloi''
"a long twilight wheu coming west; &
your Longitude, Mr. Conductor!''
/ Cape Horn be biowed-Salt Lake City ths
Halfway House; Brigham Young, esq, nj
| jor switch tender"
Married-In June, 1862, BY the HtyI
| Priest Of North America, MIR. Atlantic to Mis-
Pacific, all Of The same natiou-"
"nuErah for the land where the moor and d
mountain
A,e sparkling with treasures no language hat]
told;
Where the wave of the river and spray Of ii
/ ipuntaiu
Are bright with the glitter OF genuine gold"
In one decade the road is made-'' .
"From season to season, on The same "a,
allel, q Thousand miles as one day.
"The American union-From Sea to Ses
elasped by bands Of Iron and hooks Of Steel.
, 1862-08-19
THE NEWS.

AS if to show loyal men that it was time
for tie Norlh to leave all and every calling
and duty, and rally to the. rescue Of the
country, the dark clouds Of war
are rolling thickly up along the
whole Southern horizon In Virginia
the rebels are massing at the Rapidan to
attack and # possible annililate Pope,
In kentucky the rebel hordes are
sweeping northTard in large force,
greatly to the disturbance Of the
ceurt-1nartial (bus neither courtly nor
n,ar;iar hero Don Carlos. We're bis
single fate alone included in the, disaster, q
better ttan he might take his place, were it
tile will Of Providence to remove him.
f,ut there is work to be done in Kentucky
aud molly are loyal Indian1ans responding
In Missouri also matters look threatening
The var is upon US in earnest, and it mus'
lc earnestly met. 1t will be earnestly met
, 1862-08-19

fE It was the United States that initiated
tie heavy artillery for ships Of Wal, the SUBJ
s1itutioa Of steamers for sailing vessels as
tlagehi!'s, and the heavy screw steam frigates
The idca of mailing vessels is of American
origin-she first iron-clad fight took place in
American waters the first nation to con
s,gn the old timeworn sailing ship to Ct sine
cuFe'' positions is America; and the first
country that ever procured $4,000 naval
sailors within the space Of fifteen months Is
America
, 1862-08-19
q e he Gtfht11tE~
TUESDAY, AUGUST 10, 1862.

GEr. TCKCR1N IN CHICAGO.
Our citizens will respond nobly to the
spontaneous call to pay honor to our noble
fellow citizen who returns to tus to-day
.Tt7n by the service in which he has been
ono too few to make this war in earnest.
Some disappointment will be. caused by
the announcement that he is not to reach
1eyc uuil night, but the welcome will be
..anf3r fnr lin.
, 1862-08-19

TOR SALE CHEAP-A pair Of
IL Grey Horses four and FIVE yesrs old-pcrfect!y
gentle IN ead1tT single q double haEne5 ID lutre ut
Ihe office Of HIGGINS, DEAN & CO, No Board o.
Trace Roopls nuI9tS7,St
, 1862-08-19

stcerase passengers OF the City Of Baltimore,
on her last trip, upwards Of forty enlisted in
the Union ranks immediately On their arrival
Some Of these were British soldiers @ho had
served their time, and who will prove valu-
ah1e accession amongst our 1aw lcsies- Taking
tie a1riga}a and departures Of one company
47one-:be Liverpool, New York and Phl1a'
delphia line-the returns show that we are re.
ceiying three enigrants of this class for evers
two that leayeus. In three months the aggre
gate OF arrivals By this line has been 800, ant
Of departures 1850.
, 1862-08-19
Highly Important from Misson<.,
The Citizens Ordered to 1rt,,
and Turn Out En- MHsse.

IEAvESwoRrH, Aug. 18, 1862
Owing to the presence Of q large bolJ Of
rebels In Jackson county, Mo- and that neigh
borhood, and a threatened attack on Kansas
City, the provost marshal Of this city, under
orders from headquarters Of the department
Of Kansas, has ordered citizens en- naasse to
enroll and arm themselves for military duty.
ANY one falling to do so, will be arrested.
Business is mostly suspended, and 1T is
thought there will be general compliance
with the order.
The federal troops lately composing the
Indian expedition, with the exception of three
Indian regiments, are supposed to be at Fort
Scott, or marching north thence.
, 1862-08-19
The Realth OF New Or3eans.
tFrom the Dtlta, Aue. 81

Come Ounce has written to the North to the
Rs4 1hat, 50 ta!, there e had been but few
has not been one case. The mischief of snch
report as this Is, the families and fr1ends nf
the Northern soldiers will become unnecesss-
Tly alarmed.
The list Of mortality, which Is published
each week in the .Dt2ta, should be authority
II regard to the health of New Orleans. Ii
that Is inspected 1t will be found that this is
<ae Of the heal;hiest cities IN America
, 1862-08-19

FORTRESS MONROE, August 18.-The New:
bern Progress states that the final result Of the
election in North Carolina indicate the de-
feat Of johnson, the secession candidate for
Governor, By majority of 10000 The
Union" opposition has elected nearly every
member in both branches of the legislature
by yetf1 greater majorities. Every candidate
advocating continuation Of the war and
separation Of the Union, were defeated.
, 1862-08-19

The Alton pspers announce the death of Capt.
Benjamin Godfrey, which took place at his
Eesidenee at Monticello, on the 18th inst.
Capt, Godfrey vas one Of the most literal and
public spirited, IS we'll as one Of the most en-
terprie1pg citizens Of the State. During long
period in which he has been a citizen Of the
State, his name has been intimately associated
with important public Interests. Few men
hare done more for the cause of education aud
the Development OF the resources of the state
than be has done As the founder of the Man-
rice1lo Fetnale Seminary, over whose Interest
, 1862-08-19
The Past Three EEonthS In rexu


Orleans.
The Drza, Of the 3d inst, contains leader
bearing the above caption, which contains
uauch that is OF interest 1t says:
For three entire months sthe tiae'' has
waved over the ci'y Of New OrIeaus. It hls
Etcurrd 10 The 1nhanitauts Peace aud, as com-
pared with their precious condition. plenty.
It has offered to them Prosperity, resuldsx
from trade, II they We're willing to accent Il.
1t has asked In return for these benefits nott-
:ag beyond respect. and cheerful ohedIence
TO TIE orders Of these who have the high priv
irg that this request is made oi those who owe
all that they have, and all that they are, to
tAat flag, It cannot be looked upon as q very
unreasonable demand Considering that this
town has no fnture Of any kind, II that tieg
cannot protect II, this requirement does not
seem an improper one.
, 1862-08-19

MI ANTED-Three OF four good
w ,1oIners slse, three or four good Ssh and
Door Makers; also, Il good Machinst VINO can run a
Stationary kuEtne anl do B acssntthinK. aua MAKE
hse fGeneIa!ly useful Inquire at ~ and u Fulton
STREET. Vest Side. hu11t.iS1t
, 1862-08-19

kENToE, Tenn., aug. 13, 1862.
GENERAL ORDER No. 14----An enlisted men
belonging to The SD Illinois Infantry who are
On detached service, and those Who have
furloughs ofd date subsequent to Auqusf9, 1859,
will report immedi lately TO these headquarters.
Al those failing to comply with this order
forth space Of ten days from this date will
to all the pains and penalties Of desertio1. All
officers, civil and military, are hereby re-
quested, after the expiration Of the period
aforesaid, to exercise the authority conferred
by order from the War Department by arrest
ing said soldiers and sending them iu1o camp.
By order Of JAS. II. TRUE,
Col. commanding Reg't.
E. 3. WILEY, Jr., Adjutant, =
, 1862-08-19

ZThe treasury department have i=sued
orders to the collectors Of customs that in fa-
tu7e all vessels arriving from q domestic
Southern port ;khn1l be in the charge Of
an inspector Of the customs until dis
charged; and all the goods taken in
for the return voyage must be By permit
of the United States qaar.ermaster, and when
received on board said permit to be signed b3
tie inspector, and before cleariug must be re-
turned to the inspector, the same as vessels
from foreign ports now are.
, 1862-08-19

e The proposed trip Of the French IRON
plated vessel La Nornandie across the ocean,
- subject Of some remark in our navy
.11rclrs. As her plating is but two inches
ttick, it is thought that she can bear the
! strain oG the voyage where five inch plated
<essel would 60 TO to the bottom; that the
two inch plates caunot resist projectiles from
hcayY ordnance is clear, from the fact that
cur Ga'ena was much Injured by the rebel
guns. al Fort Darling. Whether the Medcans
have heavy rlfed ordnance remains to be
sEE1.
, 1862-08-19

Brigadier General judah, U. s. A., arrived
In this city and is stopping at the ST. Nicho-
las He. comes Under Instructions Of II ejor
tion and murtering Of the troops from this
State. He will make his headquarters here.
In brief conversation with him yesterday,
he stated that for convenience, as well as
economy to the government, it was his iuten-
ton, with the assistance of the governor, to
mass the various companies in camp Of reu-
devious as speedily rs possible, and at once
proceed to the organization Of them into req
iments.-StdtG Journal, 10TH.
, 1862-08-19

BosIos, Aug, 15.--The Colonade block in
Barre, Msss-, occupied as stores, offices, &c,
and by the Ga=ette newspaper, was destroyed
by fire yesterday morning. Loss SIS, 600.
, 1862-08-19

FOR SALE-A span of gentle
fancy match Ponies for sale On liberal terms Iu-
-gntre ct Eonm billiards Block, address Chicago
Post Office Boz liU3 aul9ti163t
, 1862-08-19

TREx1os. n. J., August 18--Go7. O1den
has issued a proclamation appolnting COM
missioner and surgeon for each county to
suPer1ntena the drafting, and to facilitate the
rs1slnE ofthe quota Of this State.
, 1862-08-19
Powder Explosion and BOY KILLED at

On Monday, the 11th inst, a boy By the
Dame Of Otto Scharf lost bis life in Pe<q N
the following manner: H by some mems cot
into the old city powder magazine, which has
been, until recently, used by the Peru Coal
Company for storing powder. fortunately,
there was but one keg and part Of another IN
the building at the time. In attempting to
get some powder out Of the part keg, with
matches in his hand, it exploded, bio wing the
roof off aud burning the little fello in such
. manner that he survived but few hours.
Another boy, George Mowrg, while there was
fire in the magazine burning some rope, went
in and brought out the whole keg.-LaS4Xe
Press, 16,h.
, 1862-08-19

Movements Of Gen. {Turc11tn.
INDIAEAFoL1s, August 10, 1862.
To Ju1ian Kune, Chicago:
General Turchin leaves Indianapolis for Chi
cago tomorrow morning at $50 4. m qia
Kokomo. E. F. G. KLokKE,
Lieut. 9th Illinois.
, 1862-08-19

'WkNTED-By a young man WHO
New 1crk City, and is thoroughly acqn. slated with
the Hour grain trade connection with son. mer
Of his en- ployers his he can permanent
, 1862-08-19

WASHINGTON, August 18,-The Russian le--
cation at Washington are In reception of the
news Of the early arrival Of the Emperor Of
This visit Is said to take place In answer to
90 invitation recently made by Mr. Cameron,
our minister to the Russian Emperor,
, 1862-08-19

WTANTRD-BS an expe fenced
W Druggist situation tn eithera Wholesale Or
Retail House. Good refer cnces given. A1iress AL
TEK HONAS, At this office. aut9 t14at
, 1862-08-19
INTERESTING FR0M FORT PU.
8 LASKE. - ~
The Capture of the CAPTAIN Of the Sp-
Gannah Ram E1ngal, or Georgia, &c.

Correspondence OF New York Hera1d.J
Hilton HEAn, Anguat ID, 1859,
write on board the Arogo, as we go down
the bay. Yon may State that Captain J.
Pembroke Jones, the captain Of the new rebel
ram, Is one of the PRISONERS captured on
hoard the General Lee, from Savannah. Tae
vessel came for the purpose, more than any
other, Of bringing that officer to SPY out the
channel. These f1cts I have just learned.
, 1862-08-19

For the present. claims upon tile Government Will
be eol:ectsd upon the fol,o~tng Eatgs of charges:
Upon all C1an1a tor s2n1s of F1F TT DOLLARS Or
LESS, charge o. tNE DOLLAR.
Upon all ClAins fer Sims exceeding FIFTY DOL
LARS, = II per cert OF the amo1ut~
1he members OF this Association have contributed
sufficient amount VI money ta meet the necessary
Office and a. 1t s designed to havs tue income Of
tue Assoclat1on smpY cover the necessary s1peaaes
It months r1a that these rates nigh that
PURPOSE they Will be reduced to point jub Sufficient
Ali conimunicstiois 10 the Association should be
addressed to C. >. EKEGJsY, Sec.cElrr
2, q. Box 113 Chic1y,, ItIs
, 1862-08-19
Later from Europa.

FARTHEn POINT. Aug. 1sA-The steamer
fAngio 4 saxon, from Liverpool August 7th, via
Londonderry sth, passed here for Quebec this
morning.
Bs the Apglosazon We have the London
derry dispatches Of the Sth inst, which Eailed
at Cape Race.
The Queen's speech has the following para
graph in relation to America, in addition to
the one already 1elegraphed:
Her Majesty has given ready assent to tue
act carving into effect the treaty with the
United States, for the suppression Of the slave
1rade, and trusts that the co-operation-of the
United States navy with her own, may 80 far
to extinguish the desolating crime to which
the treaty is dir cted.
In the Hou.e 9 Of oftCem1nons, prior to the de-
livery Of the Queens speech, Lord Palmer
ston, in reply u enquiries By MI. Fitzgerald.
relative to affairs iu the Bahama waters, poin-
Il out that Great Britain'e interest was in
maintaintng bellfgerent rights at sea, and she
could not interfere unless belliigerens rights
Ecre abused
R. presentations were being made to the
United States government against the practice
Of requiring bonds for goods shipped from
New York to Nassau.
, 1862-08-19

K1xGs7os, G. E., Aug. ia fire this
stores. Loss, SO, 900, mostly Insured.
, 1862-08-19

HARRISBURG. Pa, August 1s.-Two OF three
regiments are now daily transported to the
seAt ct war. The governor has accepted four
additional regiments from Philadelpfia.
, 1862-08-19

BAT1MoRE, Aug. 15.-Robert a. Dobbh,
sfnior proprietor Of the Baltimore american,
dird thlsa afternoon, lin the fifty-6th year Of
his agc, after prot1Ected Illness.
, 1862-08-19

4 RARE CHANCE FOR AN
"a cnterprising mAn is now offered BY part3
gagged In the cjn7!sso hnsines5 handling laf .e
aUonnt OF butter eggs etc. and having stand where
tEers good city trade We vii, turn over our Gu
rent ts5o per yea, and purchase the fixtures. co1-
slstng OF deak- eafe. scales, &c Address "COMMIS
SON. r q. Boz .ii9. auI 18t5s6-zt net
, 1862-08-19

s5y-About 200 deserters day are brought
irto Washington from various parts Of the
North under the new orders Of the war
department.
, 1862-08-19

NJ ANTED-Journe:nen Tailors.
~ One or Two goad CGlt hands, to 60 to Bloom
irgton. Ill WorE for fall and winter None but good
Eo1susep need spply. Inquire Of CROSBY. No. 81
Sherman House. aul1.til23t
, 1862-08-19

Fire.,

CAFE RAcE, Aug: 1s-The Europa, with
Liverpool dates to the 9Th aud Queenstown to
the 10Th, passed here this morning.
, 1862-08-19

Victor Emanuel to G aribaldi's "Death
Or Rouie,' replies as sternly as if the dead
Cavour were to-day his war minister. He ls-
sucs counter proclamation denonncing these
revolutionary schemes, and threatening the
rgor Of the Law on those who dlsobey. He
declares that he himself will move in the mat
ter of Rome at the fitting time
, 1862-08-19

WANTED Any person haviog
~ nFurntshed House to let suitable :or boasders,
north Of Var Buren, Of State streets cau hear
Of good cccupaa: by sing immediate application.
Address :. y. i. s., Tribune Office. Btst Of city
ferences given. aul9 iw
, 1862-08-19

MILWAUKEE, August 18.-There was meet
ing Of the church soclet1es last night at the
Ply 1n,outh church. FIVE hundred and twenty
six dollars in cash, besides sundsy Other con
tr1s utsons, we're raised In aid Of the army
sanitary commission.
, 1862-08-19

G1RL WAETED.-A reaoecbabi6
~ R1r1 10 do the Homework Of q family OF three
persons quo chi1dren] Address, with and refer
enccs, Post i:t1ce Box Ill. au19.t7l5lt
, 1862-08-19

U The latest opinion with reference to
Don Carlos Buell. is that his talents are not SO
much martial rs court-martia1. It is doubtful
whether his tender treatment OF the rebels Is
the illegal tender'' provided for such cases,
, 1862-08-19

The police Of New York are out in q
f:larp hunt after dcserters. Fifty of them
wire raid S. apiece tor their cap:iyes On Fri
G1T.
, 1862-08-19

TO RENT AND FURN1TURE
4 FOE SALE OF handsome Cot.sge. Containing
nine rooms. with arn 'Foodhou*e. &C. on the preuI
The lot is 4Sxsou. Is well laid out with t9ees,
s uhbery, plants a1c Is one of the most 6esbie Of
ite Kind III tae city. InQu on t. prcmse5 Looas
street between JAcksna aud Yaa BURN streets next
to tr'ck Louise. Reul $3l1. VIII sell tae property II
desired. au19S,3T1T
Nebraska advertiser., 1862-03-20
January %, 1862.
IPUBLIc-No. 1o1

AN All amending the provisions of the
second section of the act of January twen-
iour.h, eighteen hundred and 6fty-seven,
enforcing the attendance of witnesses, be-
lore committees of either house of Con-
gress.
he 1t enacted by tie Senate and House OF
Representatives, of the United States of Ameri.
ca IN Congress assembled, sThat the provisions
Of the second section of the act entitled "An
act more etectually to enforce the attendance
OF witnesses on the summons of either house
OF Congress, and to compel them to disclose
testimony" approved January twenty-eighth
eighteen hundred and fifty-seyeu, b amend
ed andrepealed, so as to read as fellows That
the testimony of a witness examined and tes-
flying before either House of Congress, or
any committee of either House of Congress,
shall not be used as evidence in any criminal
proceeding against such witnesses in any court
of justice Providen, however, That no of.
fetal paper or record, produced by such wit
ness on such examination, shall be held or be
taken to be included within the privilege of
said evidence so to protect such witnoss from
any c. iminal proceeding as aforesaid and no
witness shall hersafter be allowed to refuse to
testify to any fact, or TO produce any evidence
or paper touching which he shall be exam
ined by either House of Congress or by any
committee of either House of Congress, for
the reason that his testimony touching such
fact, or the production of such paper, may
tend to disgrace him or otherwise render him
Infamous Provided, That nothing in this act
shall be construed to exempt any witness
from prosecution an punishment for perjury
committed bv him in testifying as aforesaid
Approved January "a, 1862.
Nebraska advertiser., 1862-03-20
TPUBLIC-No 12.1

PUBLJC-No II.
AN ACT authorizing an increase in the cler-
ical force in the War and Navy Depart
ments.
Be 1t enacted By the senate and Hou8eo of rep
resentatives, of the United states Of AmerlcG in
Congress assembled, That in addition to the
clerical and other force now authrized by law
in the war department and ite bureaus, the
Secretary of War is hereby authorized to APP
point as follows In the office of the Secre-
tary of War, four clerks of class one in the
Office of the Adjutant General, eighteen
clerks of class one, and two messengers and
in the Office of the Quartermaster General,
ten clerks of class one, and one messenger /;
in the Office Of the Surgeon General two
clerks Of class ops, and Ibne laborer; III The
ONCE 81 the faymastsr efenerai, eight clerks
Of class one. and one mssssnger; in the office
of the Chief Of Engineets~One clerk Of class
one; ID the Office Of the Chief Of Ordinance,
three clerks, of class one in the Office of the
Commissary General, three clerks of class
one, and one laborer. And the Adjutant Gen
eral is authorized to employ in his Office any
number rot exceeding ten, of non-commis-
stoned officers, TO be selected by him from
the army, in addition to his clerical force.
Sec. 2. And be it further enacted, That
the Secretary of the Navy be authorized to
empty four additional Clerks of class one for
that Department.
Approved, January 81, 1862.
Nebraska advertiser., 1862-03-20
[RrsoLuT1ox-PuB11c No. 81


JOINT RESOLUTION authorizing the Sec
rotary of the Treasury to transfer certain
balance of an appropriation for printing of
the second session of the Thirty-sixth Con-
gress to the sum appropriated for the first
session of the thirty-siXth Congress.
Whereas the appropriation for supplying
the Deficiencies in the appropriations for the
printing ordered to be executed by the first
session of the Thirty-sixth Congress has been
exhausted, leaving a balance to be provided
for of five thousand six hundred and eight
dollars and seveGty-one cents. and the said
printing having been completed and where
as there remains of the appropriation orprint-
inc ordered at the second session OF the thlE-
tv-sixth Congress, a balance Of twenty hive
thousand six hundred and eight dollars and
ffty-hve cents, which will not be required, as
the printing for the second session OF the
Thirty sixth Congress has been completed
and paid for. Therefore
Resolved BIZ the Senate and House of Repre-
sertatiues of the United States Of Anlericd, "a
Congress assembled, That the Secretary of the
Treasury be directed to transfer from the ball
ance of the appropriation now standing to
the credit of the books Of the Treasury lot
printing for tine second session Thlrty-sixth
/ Congress, a sufficient sum to meet the out
standing claim for printing for the first ses-
sion Thirty-sixth Congress.
Approved, January p, 1862.