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atfEn5nn q f,a:a to thai Wans1 From Ha1ztE6U161
Et1re tu ts fouud aTey convenience for feeding ~
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Lao be found the shortest qtckest AID mo4t dsSa8
N7rb fever changes than Any other
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GEr. FREMosT's DT1s1oS.-The repor e+that
jackson contemplates another sweep through
the Shenandoah Valley, and has been rciuforc-
cd for that purpose, is somewhat sustained By
this item IN letttr from Winchester:
stThe mother Of lieutenant colonel in the
secession army, living short distance from
this place, has received letter from her son,
who declares that just rs soon es the
harvest is gathered, even if not before
It, jackson will, with 1900 men,
enter this valley to thrash and bear It oil, if
they are NOT able to rttain totI possession OF
thi: fertile region. This accords with the
theory Of the campaign, in regard to d suppos-
ed and. highly probable evacuation OF Rich
mond."
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4 DAtTNISTR RATOR'S NOTICE.

4 DEMONSTRATORS NOTICE.
~ ESTATE OF THoxAs WELL1xs, ,nEcEAsEo.
The undersigned barring been aEp9inted Adu1lnIstra
County Of Cook stats Vt Ilings. decease1 here
Colrt Of Co0k County the Court House in thu City
q CHICAGO Vt the july Term on The tnlrd Nond15 III
July. {2st} 1 ut h1ch tEoE III ptr s0a5 l1F.l
Claims aeatnst said cstate notified and rcGntste
u attend fo! the purpose oe ha1inE the same -
AL persons Indebted to said estate are rq4esseu 10
iuakr Immediate payment ~ the undrrslGEhea-
Dated tnts second day of JEn2. n u lSaS
JUHN IEaltE. A1uIuettatDE.
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Congressional spreetng at Public Ex-
QEuHEa

Fortress Monroe Correspondence n. T. Tribune.l
Last year, about these days; Old Point be-
gun to be visited by Sunday pleasure parties,
generally from Washington, embracing Mem
bers Of Congress, politicians, and dlsting goishcd
people Of al sorts, who seemed to prefer that
day for junketing. They were always well re-
ceiyed, and the soldiers, who were put through
. dress parade for their special benefit at first,
appreciated the distinguished consideration
implied By she visit. These visits finally BECAME
as regular rs tile recurrence Of the Sabbath
Day, and with the soldiers, these extra-dress
pa1ades, which were in addition to the regu-
lar morning inspection, became a nuisance.
the men complained loudly against being pa
raded for hours in the hot sun, as show In
vain did the chaplains protest their occupa-
ton was gone, that the Sabbath Was turned
into = holiday, TINT the appointed worship
WAS broken up-and all for the sake Of the
Sunday pleasuIetakers.
To these reviews waa sometimes added, BY
Especial request"; OF or therwise, an excur-
sion to Newport News and the Rip Raps,
where target practice with d 42pounder riaed
gun, at threelnfle. rauEo, YVES frequently in
dulged in; the whole thing generally ending
| by : detention Of the Baltimore mall bost aa
| hour OF two, 80 that the pleasure takers might
| rot be hurried from their wine, bat allo wed
to get completely through their dining befots
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The Chicago Prize Fighter.
We learn from the Leavenworth Conservative
Of The 18th, that Mike Fagan, the Chicago
prize fighter, has been arrested in that city By
the provost guard.
News Of his presence in this vicinity came
from st. Louis, ard Capt. Carpenter spotted
him. Fagau recently killed his opponent in q
prlze-fight in st. Louis, and will be remsnded
back to answer his crime on the gallows. He
was ono Of the famous band OF riTer thieves
who 50 long infested the Mississippi River
pc5itentiary. Such deep-dyed villain could
have done much harm in this vicinity, and the
officers who secured his arrest hare saved Us
from world Of evil.
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REAT CLOSING OUT SALE
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PAPER HAMGlMG9,
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Y1nxesnent, commencing suuday Eor. l1 1851 Isz324
leave ChteaEo: Dag EIHEeB hua Nal, sUnasys&
eepted Ts0 A. II: Night E1pEeA SAt3rdAJ1 exesRss4>
las z. n; Joliet AreoraEodsrou. S1nda15 axEe9GeF
800 z. NJ Through Trains arztst: 513 T. Il s-1 s@
r. T.; 1otHt AcEnz1ModatipHs 80 T. n
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Nortb 5ioe SHOE Store.
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am the man you want to see," at the
same instant drawing the butt of his
whip upon tie artist, who requested
him to keep his hands off; but the Doc
tor struck Clark with the whip, who
then drew pistol and fired it in the air.
Clark at this instant was caught by the
hair by some one and struck in tho side
by another of the party, while Hendricks
attcmp ed to s;rik his opponent with the
whip: who fired two other shots at the
Doctor, the party who appeared to be in
The interest of Hendricks con inuing to
assault. Clark, whom they had by this
line beaten and dragged down upon a
box. The last shot proved fatal to Hen
bricks, and at this stage of the afrray
Lieutenant Bronncll appeared, and dis
pcrsing the crowd, took the fatal weapon
which was delivered up by Mr.. Clark.
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description of Fort DOneIson.

Fort Donclson is a fertilization made Of
earth, and was constructed about the sans
time last Summer as Foit Henry. Situated
at Dover, on the west bank of the Cum er-
land river washes an obtuse angle, it il twelve
miles southeast Of the latter fort and. at tho
last reports received, was said to mount about
ten "A and S2-poundtrs. Some seven or
eight post roads intersect at this point, and
the Memphis and GAINESVILLE Railroad passes
but four miles south of it. The position il
important as controlling the river as fur up as
Clarksvilie, and, in con junction with Fort
Henry and Tennessee bridge, as breaking off
from the rebels scme twenty miles Of railroad
communication.
AT one time reports stated there we're bit
eight thousand men in the rebel garrison at
this point. Other reports have since reached
us that there were over fifteen thousand men
engaged in the defense of the fort. Generals
Buckner, Floyd, and Pillow were said to havs
gone forward from Bowling Green to rein.
force the works. Up to the goth Of January
it was only occupied by few companies, bat
has, as before stated, been largely reinforced
since that time. Possibly the bulk of Gen.
TilghmGn' command retreatcd there instead
of to Paris, as is generally supposed Or
fresh troops may have been thrown into is
from Clarksvlle and Russclville Chrks-
willie, where the railroad CLOSES the Cumber-
land, il abont thirty miles frsm Dover
Extensive and formidable rebel works have
been in construction here for two or Tires
months, and large number of heavy guns
shipped thither, it is said, for the protection
of the bridge aud the communication with
Nashville,
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than twenty-five hundred prisoners, the
exact number has not yet been asccr-
tanned. Properly to this inventory
should be added For. Forrest, with eigh,
guns j making, in all, six forts and forty
two guns.
This, however, is not all. The en ire
Rebel fleet has either been destroyed or
dispersed. This is blow from which
the Rebels cannot hope to recover. The
creation Of this fleet was the result OF
the greatest toll and much expense: and
on it they relied confidently to perform
an important part. 1t was commanded
by Commodore Lynch. late of the United
Safes Nary, who had under him several
able officers, who, also, had acquired
their education, experience, and support
in the United States Navy.
The Rebel force on the island is
believed to have been at least 5000
Probably 1000 or 1900 escaped in the
schooners from Wicr's Point before the
capitulation, and those that were not
taken made off in various ways from the
eastern and northern extrcnities of the
island about the same time.
The killed on our side are forty-two,
and about one hundred and forty woun-
ded. That of the enemy is not exactly
ascertained but believed to be about the
tic same.
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The Magazines &C.

| Godey's Ladiss Book.-The March number
of this Magazine is cmbcllished with a bcauti-
full slcel- plate and contains sxty-eight cngrav-
| Jugs Illustrative Of the Spring fashions. The
| literary contents are of a character to interest
the ladies. Published by l.. A. Cooley,
Philadelphia, at SD 90 a year.
Peirson's Magas i&t.-The March number
Of Peterson contains sixty embellishments
and forty five articles. Among its contriDu-
tors are Ann S. Stephens, 7. S. Arthur and
Park Benjamin. The receipts fdr the table,
toilet, sick-room, &C., which each number
ton. Published by Charles J. Peterson
Philadelphia, at So 90 year.
The Fiower Of the Prairie.-By Gustave
Amard. Philadelphia: I. b. Peterson x
Bros. Price 80 cts.
The author Of this book is a Frenchman
who has written about a dozen novels all
treating Of Indian life in various phases, which
are now being translated and published by
Peterson 4 Bros. Gustave Ainard, if we are
to believe his biographrrs, has lived among
wv ago 40 an n'.bPtcu SOll OF one OF tuclt
tribes. and is thoroughly acquainted with the
people he attempts to describe. He is said
to be one OF the most popular novclists in
France at the pre- sent time, but his stories We
venture to predict will never become very
popular in America. They are readable, but
arc entirely too Frenchy to suit the public
taste in this country; and when Bentley $
Miscellany and The Philadelphia Press talk
abont bis stories being superior or equal to
those of Cooper they are guilty of utrering
a'rocious nonsense. They are perhaps equal
to those Of Emerson Bennett.
| The Continental MonMly.-Thc March num-
Der of The Continental is decidedly the best
one that has vet been issued.
"Gen. Pattcrson's Campaign y is an able
expose Of the laundering inrlIecirncy aud
cowardicc of that Commander, and :. cam
pnigning in Western Virginia'' is graphic
and racy. 1t is however scarcely necessary
to enumcratc the articles, and we will only
add that with the exception Of ga Cabinet
Secession" which is intensely stupid, they
are all readable and entertaining. "The
Contincntal,' if it continues to present as
much variety aud ability in future numbers,
is destined to take a prominent position
among the monthlies. ]. r. Gilmore, Bos-
ton. Price So 90.
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OBJ 6oustkeeper

Turtle Soup From Beans Take 8
pints of black Spanish beans, put them
in pot wi h the proper quantity Of
water, boil them until thoroughly
cooked, then dip the beans out Of the
pot and press them through a eollander.
Then return this -four of tho beans thus
pressed, inc the Pot in whic, TREY were
boiled, tie up in n cotton cloth some
thyme and let it boil in the mixture, add
a little butter, and season with salt, pep
per, parsley, sweet basil and sweet
nlajorum. Have ready forcc-meat balls,
4 hard-boiled eggs, quartcred, and add
to the soup, together with a sliced
lemon-and wine to your taste just upon
serving the soup. This will approach
so near in flavor to the real turtle soup
that few would be able 10 distinguish the
difference.
Election Coke.-4 pounds of -four, 9
pounds of sugar, 2 pounds butter, one
quart of warmed milk, and tumbscr Of
home made yeast. Stir the butter and
sugar together, and after putting in tho
yeast put in half the mixture of butter
and sugar, and rub all thoroughly into
the -four, we!ting it wh the quart Of
milk. Set it at least six hours, then
add the remainder of the butter and
sugar, and raisins and mace, and 'et the
whole stand over night. Then take out
and put in the baking pans, let it stand
short time and bake in slow oven
This IS truly an economical cako when
eggs are dear. The ladies will always
find this great favori;c with gentlemen.
Cup-Cake the, INCEST Kind cup
of butter, . of sugar, 3 of -four; the
whites of 8 eggs, cup Of sweet milk, 2
teaspoonfuls cream of tartar, l (small)
of soda. The cream of tar at to be put
in the -four, and soda in tho milk. Stir
in the milk and -four the last thing,
alternately. For coeoa-nut cake grate
one cocoa-nut and ada to i.--or pound
of blanched almonds, aud extract Of bit
ter almonds and glass Of brandy, will
make delicious almond cake.
II Del,cnie Kind of Fried Ceke.--1
cup of pull. sugar, of sweet milk, 2
eggs, tablespoonful butter; l Of cream
of tartar and l teaspoonfd! of soda
Rub your cream of tartar ON the -four
to make spongy paste, and roll to the
thickness of less than half an inch
Then fry them with great carc-and
they make a most delicious cake:
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CONFEDERATE SrMrATIIIzERs IN BArTr.
MoRr:-'fhc spy recently here FROM Rich.
mond. says: E-
"The Southern sympathizers are rccov.
ering from the apathy into which they fell
after the subiugGtion of Baltimore, and now
openly resent the ntrocious outrages daily
perpctratcd by the Federal police and their
leaders upon the women and children"
There has been but very little APATHY y
manifested by these sympathizcrs, at any
rate but for few days at time. In what
manner, however, they openly resent "
the atrocious eutrages " alluded to. was
no doubt shown to the spy MS d kind of brag.
gadocio of the secesh, but as no such tout
RACES " as those alluded to have been com.
mitted, of couse the whole thing is a ca~ard.
The oEtragcs have been committed in reality
by the WOMEN" some of whom have
placed their male friends IN rather awkward
positions. One of these secesh madams on
passing in the street, couple of the gallant
Zouaves Of the corps stationed on Federal
Hill, cast an unprovoked insult upon them
AS this was not the first time this thing had
happened, the Zouaves determined upon
their course, and watched at II distance the
entry to the residence of madam Ringing
the bell, an audience of the gentleman OF
the house was solicited and obtained, when
the case vas Stated to him, and satisfaction
was required. Madam was called, and
rebuked on the spot by her husband. who
remarked that he had often warned her that
she would get into trouble by her conduct
in such course, and insisted that she should
make suitable apology to the soldiers
which was promptly acccded to, and the
affair thus ended. Clipper. @
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will be at the same age, my opinion remains

will be at the same age, my opinion remains
unchanged. .....
On taking leave of my friend Tranquil"
| hope he will not think me meddlesomc if.
unaskcd, | offer him some well meant
advice. First, then. keep cool and try to
avoid excitement when discussing school
labor least you spread it So thick " as
to obscure the sense and further, be
advised to make choice of the school with
but 80 pupils for then, if any little fell
low, writing composition for the first time,
should write such passages rs the following,
you would have sufficient leisure to correct
them for him, SO that he might never more
be guilty of such blunders:
els NOT nor cannot be denied."
"Docs Tranquil think we are fools to the
belief of such an impessibiity as that?'
The readers of Tie Wing will perceive that
the above inelegant and unmeaning quota
tons are from s. Tranquil $" last letter.
But he was doubtless "excited' bv his
subject, notwithstanding his many years
" experience; six of which he "was all the
time in one house, and blazing away by the
light of - this improved day. with perfect
contempt of = Fogies" and their "novcl
NODES including Murray and the rules of
grammar, it is not surprising that he should
demolish the hated brood ut one frenzied
blow and bury them together in the same
grave, with the exploded theory of the
" stcadfastncss of our EARTH
AGHICOIA
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Correspondence.
Correspondence of The Cecil Wing
LETTER FROM "AGRICOLA."-No, 8.

BIG Elk, Feb. 18th, 1862
Mr.. EDITOR Your correspondent at
Chadd's Ford having honored me with his
notice: courtesy requires that | should
acknowledge the compliment.
He tells his readers, not bragginglv nor
boasttully,' (modest soul y of his eyper-
ience and success as ii Teachers and it is
well, for from the loose and indefinite man
ner in which he handles the King Queen s
English, few would have suspected him of
belonging to a profession the commoncst
duty Of which is.to teach the proper use of
language.
Tranquil - thinks my "modc of farm
| ing and rearing stock must be novel, in this
improved day" Had any one but teacher
written the above, it might have been taken
as u compliment, and | might have been
disposed to put on big airs, on being thus
placed in the advance g in AN improved day"
and ahead OF all competitors, in the newness
OF my 'modes of farming" &C. for by
referring to book in my possession, com
| piled by one Webster, ] find that "novcl :"
means new or recent. Now when "Tran.
quill - comes along to inspect my " mode of
farming | will lend him the aforesaid
book, which might, notwithstanding he is IA
teacher, be of use to him, and his visit
might be profitable one.
After attempting to connect nc with those
who believe in the stcadfastncss of the
| earth, &c, "Tranquil ~ disposes of me
with the knock down thrust that am Fogy-
like, and passes on to stir mp Veritas.
| shall not trouble myself or others,
about the charge Of being Fogy, since the
remedy indicated by 'rranquill''i is so sim
| pie and effectual it is only to wait till fifty
years experience shall have dispelled the
Anticipated notions of earlier gears, and al the
hopeful age Of three score gears anil ten Ia
somewhat aged youth" rails forth, n per-
feet embodiment Of Yoang America. Only
think of Tranquil - charging any one with
being Fogy-ike, and in the next breath
insisting on the advantage of fifty years
experience to qualify mechanic or a teacher
to impart his knowledge to others TO a
teacher, who had been confined six years
in one house, in Schuykill county, this may
have the appearance of reason, but TO live
man, out of doors, it looks like advancing
backwards.
Tranquil" asks me to "pleasc tell us F."
how many of my common stock it would
take to equal steer he slaughtered at
Chadd' Ford, on the 10Th ult. ? ] cannot
answer for he has only told us what he
, expected him to weigh, and many expecta.
tons have never been realized. But will
venture the assertion that have pair of
steers, three years old, that will equal the
weight of his mammoth one by the time they
are as old rs he and in the meantime they
wIll have earned good part of their living.
so, MI" Tranquil unless you can slrow
that your big steer cost less to keep, or is
worth more than smy two commoners
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Original 1)uctrp.
-. .s- For The Cecil Wing
OUR COUNTRY.

How love my own dear country!
Blessed home for high and low!
Free of speech and free of action,
Freedom makes our bos0ms glow
We have read of kings and mobiles,
Dukes and lords, and mighty carlS
We have heard of >eris and vassals,
In the old and tyrant worlds.
Here each man has been Il sovereign,
Governed by his own free will,
Changin; at the people pleasure,
f. Ell the highest posts could fill.
If a law or party triumphed,
Like the moon it had to wane;
Thus the batlied were not baiiied
Without power to rise again.
At change my heart doth shuddcr!
Tear our glorious banner down?
Raise "A throne upon its ashes
Aristrocracy--and crown?
Oh! my dear, my noble country!
Countrymcn of royal birth,
Freedom is Il sacred dowrv,
Grandest birthright on the earth.
Can it be that mighty armies,
Brethren of tins cnvied land,
BY the precious urn of freedom,
Like old Cain and Abel stand?
Not the fault of Constitution
Not of Governmental Law /;
But Il .ttncied coming evil
From power ualored, they saw.
Shcathe your swords beware of changing
Never from your country turn;
Pause! it is a fearful trial
Our great brthright deed to burn.
But if still insane and blinded,
Some will tear our banner down,
Every patriot son of freedom
Must to death for Freedoms Crown!
NJ u q
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Gle Cecil ll)bie.
ELKTON. FEBRUARY o2. 1869.
The Pcrryviile Tragedy.

The case Of Peterson Clark the ambro-
typist, who had been confined in Jail for
some weeks past, for shooting Doctor
Hendrick, at Perryvillc, was disposed
of at the last term of court by the Grand
Jury ignoring the bill. 1t was clearly
proven that the prisoner acted entirely
in sclf-dcfensc, aud the assault upon
him by Hendrick was very aggrava ed
and incxcusable case of violent aggrcs-
sion, threatening the life of Mr.. Clark
and fully jus'ifying the means of defense
which re suited so fatally to the Doctor.
The following are as near the faces in
the case as We have been enabled to
CLEAN:
Some time in October last DR.. Hen
drick went to the car of Mr. Clark
with two ladies and had their pictures
taken which he promised to pay for at
future time. This. however, he failed
to do, and several weeks afterward was
asked by Clark for the amount of his
bill. After some conversation on the
subject which resulted in anger, Hen
drick declared he would never pay it,
thrca cning to break the artists neck if
he asked him for the money again.
This occurred at the post office, in
Pcrryvillc and appears to have cngen-
dered feud between the parties.
The next chapter in the tragedy opens
with the Doc or's appearance at the
door of the ambrotype car after dark the
same evening which the hot words had
been exchanged at the post Office. An
other war of words here ensued, Hem
drick threa cning to kill Clark and run
his wagon mo the river, saying he had
half dozen men along to help him. But
finally the parties left without any thing
serious occurring.
Some time in January, the Doctor
again entered the car of Mr. Clark
while the latter was exhibiting some
picture cases to three men-arrarently
wagoners-wh had en- cred in advance
of the Doctor, demanding to have con-
versation with Clark, which the latter
replied to by demanding the amount of
his bill. One of the men who we're
examining the cases--and proved to be
confederates of the Doctor, Immediately
struck Clark on the head, the Doctor
closing in and using the butt of his whip,
and threatening to kill the artist for
charging him with being a scccssonist.
Mr.. Clark finally broke loose from the
party who were beating him, retreatiug
inc the adjourning room and closing the
door. His call for help brought man
who was standing on the store porch
in front of the car, and the assailants
taking the alarm escaped through the
window.
Mr.. Clark threatened, after this
assault to prosecute the Doc or, who in
turn threatened to kill the artist if he
dared to do so. Clark closed h,s car
after the melee was over and went in
search of an officer, calling on friend to
accompany him. While looking for the
officer they returned to the vicinity of
the car, which was surrounded by a
crowd, one of whom remarked ssyonder
goes your man." The Doctor then
came toward Clark, who turned and
went on TO the store porch. DR.. Hen
drick then stepped up to him and said,
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81 A YEAR; IN ADVANCE.


condition, many more fed. Captain
Hunter of the Curlew had left for Nor
folk the evening previous, and the belief
was general that tlrat city would next DO
visited by our troops.
Toward night Captain Rowan drew off
his feet about one mile from the town,
and dispatched the Ceres with his report
to the Flag Officer.