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The daily Evansville journal. (Evansville, Ind.) 1862-1863, 1862-07-10
EVANSVILLE, July 7th, 1862.

ANeFILLEl July Ilui IoOA.
9rKE RIFFS S.4LE NO IS.
-
By virtue of an order of Sale issued out of the
office of the clerk of the Court OF Common Pleas
of VSnderburg county. In lima, ia favor of Flor
ence Ii. Sullivan, and gaiHst James d, Saunders
and others, will, on
WEDNESDAY, JULY 10TH, 1862,
between the ours Of 10 A. NJ, and o'clock p. M
of said day, the door If the Court House in the
City of Evansvil e, Indiana, offer for sale, pub
lie auction, the rents and IS for the term of
seven years OF the following described Real Estate,
to-wit:
Lots No two (2) and three (3), in Block No. two
~, in the Northern Enlargement of the City of
EI ausville Indiana.
And should said reuts and profits not sell for
sum sufficient satisfy writ aud costs will,
ct the PAINE time aud place, offer for sale the ice
simple of said premises.
GEORGE WOLFLIN
Sheriff v. @.
Jones Blythe, Plff's Attorneys IS rs je25
The daily Evansville journal. (Evansville, Ind.) 1862-1863, 1862-07-10

THE Star Spangled Banner in Triumph yet waves
Der the land of the Frse and the home OF the
Brave"
T. NJ THAYER EDITOR
J. N. SILYERTHoRN... -................. ASSOCIATE
The daily Evansville journal. (Evansville, Ind.) 1862-1863, 1862-07-10
FUR AND WOOL SOFT HATS,

And would r sptc fully invite the public to
coll and examine my stock before making their
purchases.
Daily Ohio statesman. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1855-1870, 1862-03-14

n u11n,|1li1u lli1gN11, V10flupll9N u ~
hIood. bv which this fluid becomes yaia,so.
eIelk. a,id ooofla Being hi the eiitAI.tloni y
10 1assI re Whole b6dygand ihsy blAst oar
ia GI.on6S oII nIs part On lgo'oFgell - nse ''s
lIn... IL attke|.n nor n there cne which y my
not destroy. The ssf1fnlous 1lsnt y yarlo1,..y
caused by mercmial disease low LIVING e,:s' eis.
ordered or unhealthy i6od, impure a'f' MN
and illthv habits. the depresripf wees. e'a' ~
abdSh hI ~ ll|a xeneleal .leoucn. = = - ~
ever be lis origin 4 j hereditary ~ sns ~, Se So
stilpaQy llaeiRdjRg .''In pa's2. Y, y, 4. ~
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A X q y RS . .s' sss ,ss
Ague,. ]. !. ] Cure,
ron rHr aPlEDY dUanioV5 ]


Intermsttsnt RsvsE, or 'syer ses Z. and Aan.. ,
Remittent Eqvsr, chm Fever, Dumb
Ague, PerfOdfBal GItnliaeh6, OF 1Bfiious
Headache, and Bnfaas oFevers. indeed
for ths Shs,s elsss las o. aIsssss. csi i,'Sa-
the Malaria OF hIiasmatie countries. ,r
We are enabled here to offer the, community
remedy which, while II cures the above eomplain6
with certainty, still perfectly harmless h any
quantity. 61ehsa remedy Is Invaluable in dstricts
wheren these allieting disorders prevail This
"CUFE" expels the iniasmatic poison Of FRvHR
AND AeUE from the system, and prevents the ds-
velopmentof the disease, II taken on the first ap-
the best remedy ever yet discovered for this class
Of complaints, but also the cheapest o The large
quantity we supply for dollar brings It within the
reach Of every body and in bilious districts where
FEVER AND AqpR prevails, every body should
have Il and use Il freely both for cure and protec-
ton. Agreat superiority Of this remedy over any
other ever discovered for the speedy and certain
cure Of lntemittens b that il contains no Quinine
or mineral, consequently produces no qiilnIsm or
other injurious effects whatever upon the cons iif
ton. Those cured by il are LEFT as healthy az n
they had never had the disease "a, ~ - ID
Fever and Ague Is not alone the consequence Of
the miasmatic poison. "A great varietyof, disor-'
ders arise from its irritation, among which are
NesBagia, RteaaaafisH, Gout1 Heqddete, Bind
ness, feottachs, EaEacss, Cdtdfih, Asthma, Pal
pitation Painful A fiction Of tts S5SIeef. H,ster.
scs Pam in ths BoIbels, Cole, Paralysis and De-
faRgemept Of the Stomach, all Of which, when
originating in this cause. put on the iSIsesniitteat
tgpe, or become periodical. This "CuRE = expels
the poison 6omithe blood, and consequently cures
them all alike. 1t is an invaluable protection to
immigrants and persons travellingpr temporarily
residing in the ialarious districts II taken occa-
sionally or daily while exposed 10 the infection,
that will be exereted from the system, and cannot
accumulate in sufficient quantity 20 fipen into dis
ease. Hence it is even mors valuable for pfdtec-
tion than cure and few will eSkr suffer om Inter
nittcnts fthey avail themselves Of the protection
this remedy affords. -
Prepared byDr. ]. c. KYKR q. CO., Lowsll, Ms...
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y fgmoaia lila 8sn PrrrmuksH, Jan. Al, 1850 q
Il DR, KEums--My wife ha1 been afaicssd with a bad
cough dieqlty Of breathing, for aveer sx years
which for several ytA back, had gradually Increased IN
volencol The complaint has been hereditary and she
had been treated By several physcans without any 10
In this state Of her case, procured OF your
Pectoral Cough Syrup. bought, the rst time afty
cent BOTTLE which relieved her very much then called
and got dollar bottle, which cured her entirely ana
she has now no trace OF the nimsr dsease except weak
ness. would also state that used the medicine my
self cold and cough. The medicine cured me by TAX
ing one dose 1express my entire satisfaction with the
medicine, and you are at liberty 70 publiBh this II you
desire 70 40 soi0l a1ng elhlg WM6WILA0n, l9Q
l,.d ,.,,.l.E s6i ~ Alderman Fifth Ward.
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SYRUP. ADR. KKYsKR-Dear eir Excuse the delay NJ
my acknovledging the ezcelience Of your PectoI Cough
Syrup Itake great pleasure In saying that II "
sll you say it's. Rksoete e aoisd oHt of my cough
and the worst one was ever afflicted with have not
used mcfethau onehaif Of NE bottle, and can and do
wsh that all who afflicted would give AZ fair trial
baxe DONE and they will be proud TO say, It no
qrfI medicine. y would not sufer another such an
attack for any consideration, at any cost. am oo-
dent can breathe more freely than ever did. shall
excellent remedy. You at liberty 10 my name
In this regard, - you think proper y. y. PRATT,
lGq siN Messenger Common Council, Pittsburgh, Pa
Pittsburgh, May II, 1850. "a r7'H' % va
4 % III am no stangerto 10 my feilow.cltizens and
VINO entertain doubts can consult mepersOnally.
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THE GREATEST

.X lHE 6hEA itOl
/ Is. KHBIga,E
ssDIOCOVERY'
.9E Or THE AGE 4
&. E%SSs p. az SE !sn1s: $SS$SE
I Every Kind of HumoT,Y
2 90 W iTNl SHohn I HlA tRM
I, The worst sorofala down 70 Q common Pimpls.
He has tried in over eleven hundred cpses and ney
Or fileietcspt in two eases otl thunder hrlncID ~
mas nov ID hs possession over ono hnndred cercateso
iis value, all within twenty miles Of Boston.
mouth.
one 2 three the vopstina q Pi@pls'
Two or three bottles will clear the system Of blIss.
Two bottles are warranted to the worst Canker In
TSe.s . avs bottles nn vnrnnsdb ourslths bOri
one . two bottles arc WAqepisate teou~ all humOr
S w. S:ts. an. v,,,.s,.d u ou,, ,uDpIuv The s.r
and blOtdhss among ths hair.
-Four tosx botss are warranted % cure corrupt And
mnning plcera. y 10 -4fl / MIN Il
one bottle Will cure scay erapacn o. me akin. &
Nina Of ripaWom.
+ TwOor t6Tss bottles are EsTsp,sd % cure ny pos
h Three TO four bottles to salt
Five 10 eight bctes win cure the worst case OF icrc
-. .---.-,..... A.. A.. a..,.t.otkt.
TSsfrc rrs NJ ,ssryrnd ,rs9k lhs ahbve al lbtltv
nken VI
atI.a.s.ssa RoxBuRY. MASS.
DEh .ep9tston o. .ns N meoU~ n,, ~ ~
~ ~ voss ~ Iii bo bSve aver nae
,Sa, nssS srrshnS cr ia .nhec A. nm
ost sillfni physicaSs ana hs most careful DrieFiss
he country are anahiuCus q 10 praise. . ,,l,se
In PrssentnE me meo'csl psooveIy - yOuI ro'' =, =
W,m ~, IA sn, ~, :, ,hcss d,.saS,- 10 Whicl
~, u 81, r :. I.hie y Il Shs, rcst s,oy, sss
S"ss.s Se ~ as roths, i""'
ni''A'' W IN sns0uUna.e y mvsu0n a'".
..ws. m,r..,., - .o., ~, ~ ,.,.D., !. ,.,,o,.,
% IL hhtnralsNeesss, and Jour babe from shcIt AMI
stiulnaps 70 calm eno sweet s,umoe sna me msuea
Discovery becomes fountain ofhles'ng 70 your nunoan
ana ~ household. cs ., .,.,
1 :" 1ANKER 1 Af ~
4 tItextsudS to tho stomach ,eausIpE
.,,o, = =. % ,,on,,A,,A. "a a,
intestinss andr,r ~ -I-.,rE .'-,,,tf -resT.,
4 y '-sr7-0r rslVl Kl DN u YS.-'oih a@AFIfy
creating sinking gone feeling and an lndlerVncs svs
70 the osres Of YOUR fsmiIy. 10 -STSH iS-Sr ~ +
4 Your stomach Il - 80. .,f6ior. ,.b,
i au'fl nam Ann HMrs n3pu ''
i 20 10. 50 - htsS A4>ev'al rl.i.
your food disteppes you, and you can only take eera
kinds, and even Of that your system does not get lA
the nourishment u contains, m the acrimonious huid
the oanEef eats itupt then Jour coinPerion lo1es u
bloom and beecmea sallcw and Ereenlsh. and yonI I
IA asnh sna Ss eh,s. u
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RUmCmAbKkt.xWhNTkDfo forROo PACKAGES Of
II Stationery and Jewelry, for sale at prices In.
Voiced less 10 per cent discount at the express oce at
Columbus, Ohio.
Aso agents wanted to sell he best station.
cry (Wi without jewelfy) In the market ct prices
lower than be purchased elsewhere Address, with
.etapp enclosed,
eSis-4tv azIgE gsuitEtsssis bdSiss, Mass.
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CPRING OLOAKD AND mASoENR
~ NEW e1xL1e--DAim 4 Son, No. 8 sonth
cUkAns BkeguIu md eAceyEsy made n Tie nsuGrt and
noSt ssT,.Eh ;.sz.e<. Al.a An LarM- rIIH -
niAok bilkg, ysu ,heayv, detlened expressly for
- --.- :s,r ss- 2, -,.. ,,-.'..-
LBhowMws sraRETrWasa MNwI
~ DHxE1LN N "a pI1iAr ~ most otItbaatod mAkt1
nov q4lr y D1a,eFt ghkic1 and q e.lk low pllebAs
lB nsssssse'SI eIh az Z Ss: ..s:.,.
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t. 80 Hchoob IN Oho.
hThe Dictionary b an impsrshabIs monument to the
learning and industry Of Its author and honor to the
world Of letters The mechanical execution far supb
rior TO that OF any other Lexicon with which am aC
quaintedsp Ftr,
From Hon. n 3. Be,yesy, a. 6SnmfssiOnSr oj
'The most reliable standard authority Of the Ian
guage.' i9tlt1l ~" q r. 5asa
y o. 90 ~ WHAT rHx . 4luegi q
Leading Newspapers of Ohio Say.
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The photography ot the Worcester Dictionary il that
used BY most, II not all authors Of distinction IN this
country and England and conforms to the general usage
Of ordinary writer's andspeakers. ~ ial's ssd0sS
careful Siady o this volume will invariably Be- followed
by warm appreciation Of Its great merits and desire
to add TO the we'll selected library, be Il large small
bic record Of the learning ofits compiler. n -.
From Me GncipFGfi oommsreidl Of AprR 90.
Here arc upwards Of hundred thousand words-Food,
bad and hdilferent-whose muItiiarieus meanings and
deryatons together with their correct spelling and pro-
nuncaton, set clearly before the eye The work IL
unqpestiouaby the greatest Ths@urus Of Engsh Words
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From kks UeosLdald Pldindsalsr ofSept. 90, 1860.
Evidently WoRcrsTEe's RoVAL ouARro DICTIONARY 10
Not only ne last, but 10 BEsr sOork Of s Kind seer fs.
sed and can BY no possibility suffer by comparison OF
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From tie Toledo BladS Of May 20. a
As to RECONCILIATION WORCESTER Is THE STANDARD
followed by our best authors; in definitions he leaves
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to say that WORCESTER can be safely followed.
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whose mutiarious meanings and derivAtons, toEemer
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% lisoasuna 1880 OincinnaN Cbnansrcidl. 4
Read Ms Decisioss Of Eo Nsm5ss Of he ono STATE
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The undersigned, members Of the Ohio State Teachefs
ard spending, ths photography and pronunciation of
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daily recommend y Al The most reliable standard a.;
.nonty OF the hnssn iangnage' ~ y now written ano
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THos. Y, A.ayrs sgPs ha.'ion l upios sssoSls'
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/, lWM. krronur, sup,t Public schools, Mt Union.
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L III. IS. MARTIN, Sup Canton Union schooI. ~,
|, 1pwM KtskL, Principal McNeoly Normal School;
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tff AaiG if3 'fiH p y PATToH IT,, April IL, 1857
"A WONDERFUL OURH.-some time ago. an old
neghbor Of mine was very ILL with bad cough which
every one supposed to be consumption HIS relatives
told that he had taken every remedy they heard Of
without benetI his brother 10 him de- and ali
were confirmed in the belief that he could not live.
had about the third Of bottle Of your PeOoml Syrup,
which gave him, and II entirely cured him, to the aston
ehment Of all. What makes me case more remarkable
10 the extreme age Of the man. he being years
old. have no doubt the PectorAi sAvsd his life.
isliq .rf.'.--,n e es ,sls iJ0HMN, 0INNIB.
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DR. KEYsER's PEoT0RAL SYRUP IN BLAIRs-
XILLhs-Pleass send me smother supply q your yaIu
has the cold and are nquIrng for Dr. KeyseTs Pecto
Syrup We have sold sixteen bottles last week and are
pow entirely out Mr. A. Alter and Mr. p. Maher, both
Of BlairBvle, Pa tell rs they would not be without Il
IN their families. In fAct, all who use it once want 4
again 4, Yours respectfully, n hlgc 81
-. 80. ~, - 4 J. s. wATTERsoN 4, SONS,
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q, bstfsal yaal !, ,sTzuBkyILLs, o., March II, 1859
LhaYe used Dr., KeyBers Cough syrup for bad cough
OF several yeaS stapdnE, and cheefuly say Il 10
the best medicine for the that have ever taken
,1f n gsWs um baa VQIi'ib bGJ W. P1ICM
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9asfg5Ffs oEsN t.edeJ 3d' 1870 iie41i 1ei 1855
liis eli okissI1g as - bsGsas1 tgil - 4sszalk
t5Ara so 0c se enisissi
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- ssssasl.e - l.a'l,' s.a ~ .sssaouiP a
HAH
] 81 hsps@ ~ aHqs
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s,aavsl..st.w ua.' s,t.ss,A .ssissss
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,.srOP THAT;OoUaHING.p- p How car do itr "GO
20 keyserson Wood street get bottle 6 his Cough
PICTORIAL and II that don't cure you your case must be
hegperate indeed.n This s saapeelmen Of the cooquy
ono hears almost every day In cold catching periods Of
the year. And we can, from actual experiment. cheer
ly concur In the advisers admonion as aboVe for we
hAve tried the .PectorAn In amost stubborn case. with
entire Near two weeks ago went to Pittsburgh,
With one Of the most distressing contrary, mush un.
brbduAble coughs we ever experienced since advent
HppnthiD mundane sphere. We ooughed steadily and
aborouHly for one whole week, In hopes Of trtb oa
bdt 90. In fact IL seemed rather 10 have Inn
proved BY practice, and 70 have acquired strength poten
~ and by the operation In this stage Of
the sege, we Shed way 70 Keyser 8 40 Wood st.
prooureda fiy cent bottle OF the "Pectorai;" took Il
accofding 70 directions, and hours we were
master Of the held the enemy having uncondtionally
gnrrendered after brief but unequal conflict with 30
formidable an adversary Is Keyser's fAmous "Ooogh
Rectotal, VI DvpsVHsvtns Clipper, Dec. IA, 1851
~ G s5 I--- gtu.9ag 33aib 1naJ
DR. KEYsER's PHoToRAL SYRUP 10 prepared and
sold ~ Dr, eE0RaE II. KEYsER, l4O Wood street,
Pittsburgh, Pa,
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! PEOTORAL SYRUP,

5 yIEs wv, AITaETIOa 70 'Oms Of me most
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-sg50 tgl8 ntd SCOOPS s7s5ssisa giD9vi
Ilsd1msJ a.
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McLaan,a YoIcaaio on LInIInsnL.

u I lNV11N7-T
The best LinInept In the World. The only SAFE and
certain cure fof Cancers, Piles, gweings and Bron
ohH, or aoitre FakaiyEg, Neuralgia, Weakness Of the
Muscles, Chronic on InHammatory HheumAtism, etin.
ness Of the joints, contracted Muscles or LlgsmentS
Eatache Foothaohe Bruises, 6pFains, Wound1, Rreh
Oufs Ulcers, Fever eores 0aked Breash Soro Nipples
Burns scalds Sore Thoet or any Infhmation or Pain,
no Inference how severe, or hoT long the disease mag
have existed McIean's Celebrated Eminent ID csie
Thousands ofAhman beings have been aavod iiit Oi
deepitude and misery BY the use Of this Invaluable med
as
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while acting within the sphere of your
professional duties ever have the conf.
dence of your presiding Judge, and he
yours, and adorn the profession of which
you are worthy members.
To you Messrs., Sheriff and Clerk, and
your Deputies, ever attentive and watch.
full in the discharge of your duties, per-
NIT me to say that, shall ever remember
gratefully your kindness to me.
In conclusion gentlemen, in taking my
leave OF you, you have my best wishes.
On motion of John D. Devin ESQ, or
dered that the address ofthe bar and the
officers of the Court to the presiding
judge, and his response thereto be enter.
I'd on record.
On motion Of 4. L. Burton ESQ.,, the
papers Of this county are requested te
publish the said address and response
thereto, and the other papers ofthe Dis
|trict to copy the same.
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Mi,wanx:. 4 Prairie du Chic,,

=
ElevaiOr.-ThiSb building on the oppo-
site side Of the river is now complete cx
cept the exterior wall OF brick. 1t is the
largest and most complete elevator west OF
Lake Michigan. and atteSts alike the enter
prise ofthe r. r. o.. AMI the immense bus.
mess Of the upper Mississippi that is tribu
tary to this road.
The binding is So by lS5 feet, resting on
n wall Of solid masonry five feet thick, is 80
feet high above low water mark, and has n
capacity Of 2oo,O 900 bushels. 1t is built in
the most perfect and substantial manner.
and furnished with the best and most ap.
proved machinery for elevating, and eight
Fairbanks 125 bushel Hopper Scales, which
for style and f1ish excel anything we have
before seen. In this the Company have
shown their usual discretion and judgmen
by securing to shippers the certainty that
they will get CORRECT wEIGHr-a very i'm
portant consideration with those who have
produce to sell, or to send to market.-Mc
GRKGoR TINES.
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GEN. BURNSIDE FALLS BACK,
Fredericksburg Evacuated /!
HEADQUARTERS ARMY OF TIE PoroMAc.

HEADQUARTERS ARMY OF TIE PoroMAc,
Falmouth, Va, Dec. l6, LAD p. IN.
During last night the Army Of the Poto.
mac evacuated their position on the opposite
side of the river. The movement was per-
ilous one. but it xas conducted safely. The
artillery was the FIRST to cross the river
The last Of the infantry brought up the rear
shortly after daylight. The enemy never
discovered the move nent till it was to late
to do any damagc. As soon as the last man
had got safely over, the ponto,n brid ses
were removed, thus cutting off all commun-
ication between the two shores.
Our wounded are all safe, on this side
There was heavy wind last night, accom-.
panied with considerable rain, which assist
ted us in our movement, and which proven
ted the rebels learning our Intentions
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The final. count in the closely contested
and long doubtful Southeastern District OF
Missouri, elects John W. NOEL tn Congress
by screen majority. Mr. NOEL is an able Rep
|resentative, a sound Union man aud decided
emancipationist.
The Democratic peace faglers stil intim-
ate that the Administration has had "reas-
enable" propositions Of peace sent from
Richmond. These assertions are as foolish
and false As ars those Of the letter from the
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Reception Of their New Flag by
the Iowa Second.

! An extract from private letter publish
ed in she Davenport Gazette, from a membs-
Of the Second Iowa, give. the following acr
count Of the reception of tho new flag pre-
sentsd to that regiment by the Governor,
"Lieut. Mcneil brought the new flag
presented to our Regiment by the State of
Iowa. Col. Weaver formed us into a square
by double cnlunn, at half distance, and pre-
scented tn, f.s sith the w'rI "Dsneison'
inscribed upon its folls. He read the let.
ter addressed to us by the Gov. and made us
short but effective and soul-stir-ring speech
and as he concluded pis rem arks by express
ing his conviction that the Stars and Stripes
would wave defartly over every mile Of reb
ell territory before six months he vowed his
determination to stand by the flag just pre-.
scented to MS to the last. Embracing the
beautiful emblem of our glorious Union, he
called upon us to aid him in defending it,
Tie spoke with much feeling, ard from where
I stood could plainly see the tears in his
eyes. He was fillei with emotion. The in
slant hc ceased to speak. three cheers burst
from the ranks Of the ''Old Second that
seemed to make the earth trelRble, and ~ the
lovely banner was unfnrled to the breeze
three more cheer, went up for our brave and
gallant Colonel, and three more for Govern
or Kirkwood. We then remained fow mo-
ments in solemn silence in memory of the
gallant dead who fell az Donelson, and then
marched to our quarters. 1 do not think the
effect produced by this scene will ever be for
gotten by those who participated in it.
Many an eye was moistened on the occasion
and even now as write and recall the scene
to mind, my eye sight is dimmed by tear.
SERIOUS ACCIDENT We regret to learn
that Conductor John Allei had his hand
badly smashed on the up train, Thursday
night near Burlington. The traiu became
and Mr.. Allen was attempting
to couple it, when his hand was caught and
SO badly mangled that it is thought the loss
Of several fingers at least will result.
A dispatch from Washington authoritive-
~ denies the report that peace proposition
bI u been Sphpiit:d 70 the Goyerpmspt
The weekly Ottumwa courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1857-1872, 1862-12-20
MEN ENOUGH.

WAsnrSdroN, Dec. l4.--Gcntlemen in
high position report the assertion as coming
from Gen. Burnside, that he has men enough
and therefore desires n, further reinforce,
mentI.
The Sanitary Commission sent vessel to-
day to AQUA Creek with surgeons, nurses
and hospital stores for the wounded in the
recent battles.