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.TRUSTEE'S SALE.
NOBLE 4 STRONG,
Att',s for Pi'tiff.

Whereas. ciark n. Robinson OF the State of Ohio,
on the twenyshrd day Of August. A. d. 1858, exscu-
tee and delivered to me Deed OF Trust for the pay
ment OF certain sam Of money therein mentioned,
ON the following described lots pieces and parcels
Of tAnd situate lying and being IN the county or Him.
cock and State % lois te-wit Lots NO. seven r
eight nine ten fIol eleven I'M and sixteen
ID block thirty nve s5ls lots foursesS ILL., 1f
lots thref lsl fonr and ave ISL In block eighteen
~ lots ten l0l and eleven ti). In block twenty
six t26l all in Reeves, DuTkes kalTerA Co = addition
20 lakewood and Hsmilton, Hancock county, State Of
illinois, which said decd Is recorded In volume nine
t9) OF Bonds and Mortgages, OF the records OF said
county OF Hancock paRct three hundred and nfty-
Two tSo2 and tArse hundred and nfty three (35s).
Now, b. ressou Of default having been made by
said Clark Robinson IN the nea Of the con-
dI.lons Of said deed and the payment Of the monies
therein speeined on Saturday the NTH day Of April,
A. D. 1859, Actw~sn The heuFs o. 0ossaoek 4. n and
O'Clock p. M on said day. WILL BY virtae q said
deed proceed 70 sell the property above at
Post oaaes " he city Of HAMILTON, fof Cash.
Wesl-d ]. A. OU1KEE.
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DE4rH OF WIZ. NJ. PoRTER.-Wiliiam
NJ. Porter, Familiarity known as the "Fire
Brick King is no more. He died at
his residence at Oakland, Virginia, on
the Ohio river, near this city, on Wed
nesday night last The deceased was one
of our Oldest river engineers, and was in
terested in the steamers Champion, va
zoo, Tchula. and other aboriginal steams
els Of "Auld Lang syne." The deceased
had recently located in Covington, KY,
and intended making that place his per
manent residence Wheeling Intelligen-
Ger.
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We find in letter written by Colonel
Daggett, of Texas, the followig facts : In
Pinto county, call being made for vol
unteers, out of crowd Of men only FIVE
marched out, when ifteen young daugh-
tiers of Texas marched out into line, and
declared they would go into the service
of their country if their places were not
filed by good men. A perfect yell ensu-
ed, and fifteen men took their places
This is SOL Charleston Mercury.
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GEN. CHEATHAM.-Gen. Cheatham
one of the rebel commanders at Corinth,
is native Of Robinson county, Tennes-
see, and is looked upon as good type of
the Southern officer He loves fighting,
it is said, rs well as whisky sort of
rough and tough customer, who travels
on his muscle, and delights in shocking
the properties Of civilized life. He has
whipped one man every week since he
entered the service, and frequently half
dozen He is the person who said to
his men at Belmont: Follow me, brave
Tennesseeans, and will lead you to vic.
tory or to hell = More recently. at Co
lumbus, he is reported to have offered his
discharge, Eorse and equipments, to any
man who would whip him in a FIST fight
He is well known horse racer, sporting
man and desperate, but has gained won
derful reputation for pluck, which he
yields to the most intense satisfaction oil
his followers.
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THE GATE CITY

H Beauregard wants to make cannon
out of bells. We tried to make big gun
out of John Bell and couldn't. But he
wasn't true metal Lou. Journal.
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DEPARTURE OF BIsHop TIMox FoR
ROMA letter from Bishop Timon, of
Buffalo, to the clergy and aity Of his do
cese, published in the sentinel. announces
the departure of the prelate for Rome, in
response to letter from Pope Plus, in
viting him to assist at the "holy solemni-
ties in May and at Penticost" The
Bishop says: "Whilst rendering our
cheerful obedience to the SANITY and
Venerable Pontif, in these his days Of
trial, we feel assured that our visit now,
as heretofore, will not be without great
and precious advantages, both in the spir-
itual and the temporal order. to our be-
loved flock throughout the whole diocese. "
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PRoAoTED.-Capt. j. A. Williamson,
Of the Fourth Iowa Infantry, whe has for
some time been acting as Adjutant of the
regiment, was yesterday promoted By or
der of the Governor to the rank of Lieut..
Col, in place of Gallighan, resigned
TDes MONIES Register.
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The Abomin nation Of Desolation In
ginin--.Ex.EcnasOr NRason's rs
tate.
Correspondence Chicago Tribune.
Washington. April 8. 1862

Correspondence Chicago Tribune.
Washington, April 8, 1862.
The slaves Of the Hon. j. III. Mason
Minister Plenipotentiary, etc J decamped
publicly from Winchester last week-con-
fscated themselves in fact-and proceeded
without molestation to Philadelphia
Mason estate il ruined, his homestead
in possession Of Federal troops, and him.
selfin exile; and, as though that were not
punishment enough for his treason, his
daughter, Mrs. Dorsey, has become insane
from the various and distressing yicissi-
tudes through which her father and fam
lily pssscd. virginia. 10 travelling
the down-hi road at rate Of speed never
dreamed Of by her prophetic statesmen of
1888, yho made the House OF Delegates
eloquent with the story of her decline
A few years ago Senator Kennedy, OF
Maryland, made speech on the Cuba
bill, detailing, among other things. the
return OF desolation TO Virginia. his native
State. He showed. by the returns Of tn.
State Auditor, that in 1850 there vert
between 100000 and 9 900 600 acre,
of unoccupied lands, and that in 1857 thi
uncultivated area had grown to Is 900.
600 acres, and he predicted there woult
be 10000, 900 in the same abandoned an.
untruitful condition. lie showed, also
by the official railroad returns, that 81 90,
effective laborers (saves) had been ex
ported to the Cult States in two YEARS
The purpose of Nh. Kennedy's speed
was TO show that If Cuba were acquired
the expectation Of laberess from yirpini
would be so rapid that she would soon b
left in worse plight, a. to material pros
perity, than when Capt. John Smith four
her two centuries ego. Ncw ccn.caaia
armies are Fastening her decay with re
doubled speed. Mr. Mason's desolat
home is fair picture of the whole Stat
east OF the mountains, as it is now q
soon will be. A new race of men and
new system Of civilization must rise u,
and possess the soil Of the ancient and II
hicted Commonwealth.
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T EGAL NOTICE.

II $1,000. - =
To Harvey Findley and Abel Findiey; E
You, and each Of you, hereby notified that there
Is Ale In The o0ee Of The Clerk IL the District
Court OF Ice county, Iowa. 81 Fort Madison, apeton
Of Hiram Barney, clsiminK Of you the sum Of Six
Hundred Doars, with ten per cent. interest per
mann, payable annually. ~ money duA . Mortgage
made by you 10 Charles Mason, and since assigned to
said Hirsn Barney dated April 18th, leSe she claim
ing against each Of you the foreclosure Of said Mort
FG9A, the sane being spnn the NorfhAa quarter Of
the Southeast quarter Of Section eighteen Town
ship sixy-six 66 north. range six 10 wcs Lee coun
for sale OF said premises, and general relief: And
untess you appear and answer sid etitioa be-
fore noon OF the second day Of the next OF said
court, 70 commence 81 Fort Madison On the - Mon.
dar OF May, A d. 1859, default will be entered
against you and Judgment rendered thereon a. pray
ed for In said petition.
NOBLE 4 STRONG,
mar11-d Attfte Pi'tiG.
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H% The London Times predicts that
the Irrespective grandsons OF General
Mcclellan and General Beauregard may
at last fight out the battle ut Manassas. =
1t evidently anticipates that We are to
have q long war.
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BH- Since the naval fight in Hampton
Roads some ] 500 different schemes for
sinking or otherwise disposing of the Mer.
rimac have been offered to the Navy De-
partment by Yankees.
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NOTICE.

4 hhlGlN AL NOlICE.
To Rihu Gum, Amy Gum. d w Ford, Caroline
Ford, Ford, Eli Il Bass, Pny Martndaie,
Administrator OF the estats Of Timothy ID. Nsrtin-
dale, dscsssed Thomas Davis. Jesse Maitby. Henry
Huskamp, w N Terrence, Emerson, Cochran h
Co.. Hiram Barney, Yeaiman, RobiDson Co.
You, and each OF yon. hereby notified thsre
IL nle In the once OF the Clerk OF the Dis
tict Court Of Lee county, Iva. ut Fort Madison.
petition Of r II. HARRISON. claiming Of yon Elihu
Gum, the sum Of Twenty ave hundred Dosu v nh
ten per cent. interest per annnm, ~ money due on
= promissovy note, secured by Mortgage made by
yoa 10 4 II. Harrison, dated 10Th OF March, 1857
aiso claiming against each OF The ferecIosure n
said Mortgage, the being upon eersin Real Es-
tate, toAsefFe Lot number si1 te1 In Block numbeI
forty eight as In the city OF keokuk Ice county and
state Of Iovn, afso PRAYING for correction Of thu
description OF the Real Estate for the purchase
money asking for = sale Of said pfemises and gen
erHi relief. And unless Appesr ard answer said
petition before noon Of the second day OF ths
next term Of said Court, to commence OF Fort sai
son on the ID Monday OF May, A. D IsG1, default
viii be entered sgAlnst you and judgment renderes
thereon n prayed for IN said pffisioh
NOBLE 4 STRONG, and
HIRAM KNOWLES.
mar14-d Au'ys for Pixiniih
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T EGAL NOTICE.

EGAL NOTICE.
To W. h. Ksriy, John Early, Augustus Cook, c. O..
etroag, Day Il Bro:
feu, and each OF you are hereby notined that Their
Is flE In the nfce OF the Clerk ffhA DiafFici
Court OF Lee County Iowa, Fort Madaon petition
OF Hiram Barney claiming Of you. w. n. EaYiy, Tie
sumo of one hundred aud my doiiars, with per
cent. interest per Anppm, PAYABLE Annually, money
dae on Aefteass made BY you To Charles Mason, and
since eesned 70 sid Hiram barney dsted September
3oth 1854, aise claiming ARanst each Of yru the for
closure Of said Mortgage, the same beng upon Lot No
eight el In block hundred and foriy-eaght tI4e
In the city 81 Keokuk, Lee County Iowa, for the
purchase moneys and further asking for sale of said
premises and general relief.
And unless you appear and answer Esif petition on
or before Of The ond day Of term OF said
Court. 70 commence 1t Fort Madison the Bird Mon
day OF May D. 1882 dcfaut will be entered inst
you, and jndsme Renesed thereon prayed for In
| KORLk L STRONG.
feh25-d1m Attorney . for Plaintiff.
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NOTICE.

To Rober French, Sarah French, josiah Ifaines
John l. str.ker, William VI food George W Ne.
Crsry, Executor Of the estate OF Edward Bnynton
deeeaasd, Thomas w CIageit, Fayets Rudd Il Co.
Hiram Barney. David wellihsn, David Barber, Geo
Parker, Geo G Anderson 4 Co.;
You, and zach OF you are hereby notified that there
Ate in fhs Office OF this EBefk of The DstTiei
Court OF Lee county Iowa, 81 Fot Madison, petit
lion Of Cyrus II. Wright. claiming of you. Kobsrt
French. the sum Of Ten Thousand $40 000l Doliars
with len cent. interest sBnun payable sunu-
ally, money dne three preipssory hotes. execu
ted by you and secured BY Mortgage made by yen to
said Wright, also claiming sgaBst each Of you the
foreclosure Of said Mortgage. the same being upeA
more psriieusrlarly described In ss petition situs.
ted IN Lee county, Iowa for the purchase money aud
further ssking for sale Of said pYemises
rtlicL-An nnlsAa ron appenF and answer ssld pet
ton before OF the atcond day Of the nsxi
term OF said court, to commence NJ For Madison or
the 3D. Monday OF May, A. ID 1862, default will te
entered against YOU and Judgment rendered thcreor
as prayed for In said petition.
NOBLE STRONG,
marl5-d Atts's for PiainiiH.
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II E6AL NOTICE.

7 EGAL NOTICE.
To james W. Pfpkin, Augustus Cook, John Early,
G. 9. Strong. Day Bro:
You and each Of yop, hereby noticed that there
s nle In the ce Of the Clerk of The District
Court OF Lee County Iowa, al Fort Madison petition
OF Hiram Barney. claiming OF you. James W. Pipkln,
the sam Of seventy ave dolIsrs with per cent. Ina
iev~st pet sunam. pay ste annuity, money dre on
Mortgage made BY You to Charles Massn aud since
ssass<d said Hiram barney, dated December nth,
la3 estminE seainst each you the foreclosure
Of said Mortgage, the came being upon Lot No. niue
ta in block No. one hundred and forty -four t%<i IN
city of Kcukuk lee County. lows he puv hsse
money and further asking for sale of said
and general relief.
And uniess appear ard answe said petition
or before Rssn the second day Of term of
aid Court, commence 81 Fort NAdssos the ard
Monday or May A. D. ieta defasis vail Be entered
against you and judgment restored thereon prayed
| for in said petition.
NOBLE 4 6TRoEG,
| febo5-dlm Attorneys for Plaintiff.
, 1862-09-20

The danger Of wrcckng the republican
institutions Of this country in q military
dcspotism is as imminent on the heels Of i
great success as after a series of great dis
astcrs. The object Of the war is the preser-
7ation Ct the Constitution and the sub
stance as well rs the form Of the national
liberty that our people have heretofore en-
joycd; hence, those who look beneath the
surfacc Of things ard estimate and weigh
events before they happen, must see to it
that the Object for which tho war is wagcd
isnot forgotten, in some moment Of graft
tudc to successful commander, or in an
hour when a resort to arbitrary authority
seems to be the only refuge left; and 1ha.
at the end of the prolonged and bitter con-
test, VIC do Lot ro:ac ous not only ruined
in pocket, but dep:iv Of the inesimablc
birlhright Of liberty for which we con-
tend. Bitter the rule of JEFF. Davis, ac-
cors:ng to the prccedents which OUT his
tory Las furnished, than the arbitrary sway
Of some erau]etted usurpcr who will enact
bis will into the forms Of Law. Tic d anger
may he far oft; but VIC are mistaken il
1hcreis not we'll matured design on the
rart Of u powerful and dangerous fac.io.
to ucct mp1ish result over which all
fluids Of liberty will mourn.
, 1862-09-20

Dur CaIr, correspondent refers again to
1hc case Of Gel. Mason, who surrendered
C1arksville: the dispatches ptiatcl yc<tcr-
day morning were severe upon Ton Ford
we supposed him to be q general, or at
last Colontl commanding brigade
his rcczcancy on Maryland Heights in f4cc
of The foe; anl our Louisville letter Of tuis
n1s;1:,:ng exposes the folly or trca:hcry CT
Col. Durham, who has just given up 31uu-
fordsyillc and its five thousani brave and
loyal Union troops. Without passing juig.
mcn1 upon either Of the cascs save the case
OF Col. Mason, who has been prom pity
dismissed from the army, We insist in gen
er,l terms tat somebody ought to be shot,
or, if hanging IS more disgraccful, hung.
It was to be eSpec'cd that out OF the
seven hundred colonc1s aud two hundred
b1igaoicrs Nlo have rushed into the ser
vte since the war began, some unfit for the
trusts rcposcd in their hands, would be
fourd; bu. the country is no doubt aston
isltd 10 know tllat the North, wide and
ierul- as it is, contained even thee men
who could, under my circumstances, be
guilty Of The disgraccfu1 cowardicc OF Grim.
al trcachery which is attributed to the
ncn whom ne have named. We do moi
pronounce the two last named guilty; bul
i, is due to the lnyal cause that their case:
be made the suhject Of special inquiry, aud
if the facts are proved rs nov stated, tina
the offenders be summarily dealt with &C
co1cirg to the seyeltst forms If martha
law. An example is needed, and out Of ths
last one rnay bt found which will be ter
ror 10 al men who arc hereafter temptei
to seek personal safety by betrayal Q
their trusts. Somebody must be shot.
, 1862-09-20
HON. y. II. RUGELES.

In our reports Of the proceedings OF tho
Commissioners of the Pacific Railroad, VIC
baye perhaps omitted to give to tho Hon.
S. B. Ruggles of New York, the full
credit and prominence to which, from his
influence be is entitled.
As member Of the Business Committee
he had principal share in drafting the
resolutions adopted By the Convention and
in determining It's course Of action, aud in
all the deliberations he spoke and acted in
the most hopeful and liberal spirit. It Is
due to him that this credit be publicly
awarded since his efforts, more than those
Of any public man In the East, since tho
days Of De Witt Clinton, have been devoted
to the promotion Of those great national
. measures in which the West is deeply inte-
rested.
Not in reference to the Cannls alone, but
en all questions bearing on the political
and commercial unity Of the Eastern and
Western states, has bis influence been wise.
ly and actively exerted, and Il; would be
we'll for both sections If we had more such
z1ca in ocr E.a!c and national councils.
, 1862-09-20

SPRINGFIELD, No., Sept, II. 1864.
Editors Chicago Tribune:
The adyance..of rebels In great force is COZ
f1rncd. Major Culver, our paymaster, VIII,
started for Mount Vernon this morning, CT nc
in this evening aud reported our forc,s FILLING
back with the enemy in close pursuit..
Soon after, the 1st Missouri cavalry came In
and reported m engagement with the enemy
Iesterdsy with Newtonia, some 5000 strong.
Our loss was some thirty missing, ioc1udins
Lii ut Williams. EnenlJ's loss not kuo IN
Mcbride commands the advance, said to be
supported hy Hfndm1n or some one el.e " It'll
o,Cl0 strcng.
If they we're in Newtonia yesterday It will
take tome three Days hefore the great battle
taxes place. Gen. Bruwn commands the
troops at Mt Vernon that are falling back
Brig, Gen. Tots IN commands the d.7isfou.
Orders were issued tonight to put every
uan upon tie for'itcations for which spades
cobld be procured. Every one is cheerful and
anxious to neet teen. The 37th is especially
anxious to meet sgsfn those butternu;s that
ted before their valor at Pea Ridge
Col. Bslnes left this morning for st. Louis
10 L Oh after tue result of the late court mar.
for Tire aterfng to clean ont the State militia.
Yesterday ftacas occurred betscen some
cf the fndy guard Of the paymaster aud soma
Ct the S1h Eoys, in which Henry a[.llman Of
Co. D, fsotn CLlcago. was instantly kllIej, and
Bsrj. West Of Rutk Island. was very dagger.
ou-ly wounded One ether was slightly
wounded.
Let Chicago listen for the echo from the
18th. They Will do their dnty. T.
, 1862-09-20

The following extract from The letter of an
officer in the s;h Illinois infantry to citizen
Of Chicago, explains The cause Of the arrest of
the gallant colonel Of that regiment.
JAcKsaS. Tenn , Sept. IL, 1sG2.
DEAR s1E: = We hare a]l noticed
with great p1iue that the old regiusntal flag
OF the s,h 1llicois infantry has been exhibited
to Chicago st great war meeting. We pro-
pose to send you several more tQlly as bullet
std batt1- rent, before We have done with the
r he'e: There arc no Rodney sIasons Ia the
patriotic Of your city would think If they
III EFT that our brave Colonel Rhodes. who
ssllapt1y led this regiment At Henry, Donet-
Son, Pittsburk Landing, Shiloh, Cointh, and
wherever VIC have horne the old ttass, IS now
nrder arrest for preventing secet s,onfst In
this town from Killing = slave boy. with lnsht
But such is the shameful fact. Let me relate
The particulars:
4 rrbel officer who Is quartermaster in the
rebel army, ard who Is allowtd bF Gen John
L. Logsn, The freedom OF the camp upon his
parole OF honor q aud on whose premises Lo'
gan has his qaattcrs, was one day beating q
black boy in q most cruel and torr1d manner.
Col Rhodes pass Ing by heard the cries ofagony
Of the negro and ran to see the cause Of It.
Vixen lie reached tic scene the blood from
1le roer fellows back few into hts face and
sprirklcd bis clothes. Culontl Raodcs, indig-
nant at such brutality, Immediately iu:erfered,
rtscued the boy, and s=tzing the reeel wresca
bY The collar dragged him on the "double-
ousck'' fefore General Logan, when he rel.-
It'd what he saw and did. After hearing a
sfa'emtnt Of the case, General Logan coolly
remarked that ''Ae did rot iaterfere bet,ete,
master and s1a,r, and ordered Coto1el Rhodes,
In a Leremp:ory manner, 10 release the bsu. al
rebel! Colonel Rhodes replied tha: <'he
would Interfere between MASTER and his
horse in case Of cowardly brutality like this"
ard added that the had 3 loT opinion of ,
mans character who permitted snch internal
ap t tse ss Of fs h 9ssr Ts1 Rhod tas
arrest I assure you the .1Ilole regiment is
boiling with Indignation and deeply angered
q: Ii gan's conduct. There IL manifcstl7 too
much desire to tr.tekle to the secesh OF t9is
Pace on The part OF some OF our "Ekypuan"
officers. The rsnk and file Of the army have
only scozn and indignation for officers who
continue to ''conciliate' t1aveholders, and
crirRe ard fawn before them That ts not the
way to dea1 with the trsito1ous Htetches, II
the rebellion is ever to be put down.
Yours, for 4 FREE UNION.
, 1862-09-20
| QUESTION OF DECENCK.

4 general order issued 4: Washington, q
few days ago, forbade the transportation
Of ardent spirits across the Potomac, ex-
cept such spirits belonged to the private
stt1es Of of11cers"-in other words, shoul-
der straps may tipple as much as they
please, but you, N1. Private-in.thc-ranks,
cau't have drop! We are plain men,
knoei lug but little Of war and less of vhis-
1t; but We cannot get rid of the opinion
,hat if a morning" eyc-opener,'' the before
dinner appetizer the post-praadill
",od;'' or the evening " "night-cap,'' is good
for The gentleman with blue coat on his
back and q commission in his pocket, the
same solace OF stimulant is equally good
for the namelcss John, Thomas or Peter in
the ranks, and that the order which per-
mits Officer to drink at his pleasure, and
cuts Private If at the tap, is not only au
absurdity, ,bu! bit ofinjus!ice against which
volunteers may be expected to protest
If spirits are necessary to the one, they arc
to the other; If prjudicial to the service
when poarcd down 1f1c thront Of corpo-
raj, they are doualy so when gulped by a
lieutenant, captain or colonel. A private
may get drunk and the service suffers little
harm, but when origadicr or a general Of
division is untitled for duty by an overflo r
Of that which both cheers and inehria.cs,
the danger aud disgrace are multiplied by
Just the nusnb.r of men under his COM
mnnd. We do not admire the necessity o'
whisky, save in exceptional cases; but if il
is to be used nj all, il should he issued il
Iations- -uf1icers and men alike-a gill Del
man. Hrrchibitcd, let the prohibition tx
tend from the comnander-in-chitft to tht
drummer-boy. That's the proper and only
democratic method, and until officers car
exercise enough sc1fdenia1 to disuse tht
luxury that tll.lr men arc denied, VIC ncei
not expect them to be successful in thei1
commands.