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The New York herald., 1862-12-06

NEWSPAPERS, WAR AND TAxEs.-One OF the
direc, fruits OF the rebellion and the war has
been the enormous increase in the price of the
paper upon which newspapers are printed. IL
has advanced in price over one hundred per
cent during the last twelve months with every
indication OF still further rise. This has added
largely TO the expense Of conducting newspa-
per, which taken 10 connection with the taxes
on advertisements, taxes on telegraph de-
spa,ches, taxes on the receipts, as well as all
kinds % material used, will have wonderful
effect upon the press throughout the North,
causing an enormous amount Of mortality among
them.
Thus the abolition agitating journals, like
the Tribune Independent and other incendiary
| sheets. which have been instrumental in bring
inp upon us fne rebellion and the war, by their
neddlesome, agitating and dictatorial course in
reference to the institutions of the Sosth are now
reaping their reward. No other class Of journals
are affected by this state Of Affairs or feel il as
much as the abolition sheets. They have sown
their seed, and are now reaping their harvest in
| an enormous increase in the prices Of the mate.
| rials for their papers, loss Of circulation and
| advertisements and heavy taxes. In order to
avoid the doom that awaits them. they are raising
The New York herald., 1862-12-06
Jersey City News.

Six SOLDIERS SHor AND BAYoNErED.-Yesterday fore
detachment Of United States regulars arrived al
the Jersey City aepot from Fort Henry. Boston, having In
charge hundred and twenty descrters being
taken back to the army Some Of the prisoners had
cecded in procuring liquor which they had partaken Of
pretty freely, and in consequence disordery and
unmanageabe by mild means One Of them, named
Daniel Day of the Ninth Massachusetts, regiment refused
the when ordered to by his superior ocer
and as is alleged, attempted to strike him, when the
officer drew his sword and cut him the head ndot
ing severe wound Of the soldiers then bayoneted
Day inictng slight wound in his stomach and severe
in his hip. Tho wounded man was conveyed TO Tay.
lor HOTEL where his wounds dressed and subse
quenty he taken tho house OF friend In Jersey
city On the trip from Boston the deserters gave their
guards great deal Of trouble and at New London three
OF them shot, but for what cause not stated
Two Others known scotty attempted to escape BY
jumping from the while In motion, and was shot, In
language Of Of the guards when scotty shot,
he cited himself up In o knot"
The New York herald., 1862-12-06

demonstrated. One Of tte radical organs calls
attention to that paragraph Of the report In coa.
nection with the Harper's erry affair in which
the General-in Chief states t.Nat he "directed
General Mcclellan to assume control of all
troops within his reach. without regard to de.
partmental lines," and infers fromSit that Col
Miles was thereby rendered subj, ct to his
orders. The disingenuousness of the original
statement, and the inference to which itNpoints
are the more striking when we take into a >scount
the fact that there is abundance of eviden, 70 on
record to show that, In regard to Miles, Gen sral
Halleok's order had no such bearing. In =
letter published by General Wool, defendm, =
himself against the censhre Of the Harper's
Ferry Investigation Commission, he states that
he had no control over Colonel Miles, as that
officer had Instructions to report direct to the
War Department. The statement of General
Halleck 'sthat he directed General Mcclellan to
assume control of ell troops within his reach.
without regard to departmental lines,n does NOT
show that the special instructions given to
Colonel Miles by Secretary Stanton werc re-
scinded by this order. Indeed, we have evi.
dence to the contrary in the statement, In The
report Of the Harper's Ferry Commission, that
when, on the llth Of September, just before the
battle Of South Mountain. and three days before
the attack on Harper's Ferry, Mcclellan tele-
graphed to Halleck to allow Miles and his forcs
to join him, the General-in-Chief positively re-
fused to do so. Had the IL 900 men with Miles
been added to McClellan's force he might have
followed up the advantages gained at the battle
of Antietam. AT all events, we should have
been spared the disgrace Of the surrender Of 30
large body Of our best troops, withous any
military grounds for the humiliation.
LaUscnxs-yhc Iron clad Keokuk will be launched this
morning at alfpast nine O'Clock from the foot u
Eleventh. street. East river The Ercsso battery Gaats
kill win DO launched from the Continental Iron Works.
The New York herald., 1862-12-06

The CoNTRABAND STILL ON HASD.--Notwith-
standing the extensive circulation which we
gave in the HERALD yesterday, gratuitously
with the same benevolence which actuatcd us
in the case Of poor Greeley's advertisement,
the contraband still remains on tho hands Of
The New York herald., 1862-12-06

MCCLELLAN AND Hrs AssAIASTs.-The more
the charges and inuendoes Of Halleck's re-
port against Mcclellan are stirred up, tho
more their ap.mus and utter groundlessnsss are
The New York herald., 1862-12-06
Rroolxlyn CITY News.

SPECIAL ELECTION ALDERMAN or THs FIFTH WANDA
special election held in the Fifth ward yesterday for
the purpose OF clecting Alderman to ill the vacancy
by the resignation Of Mr. James Lynch elected
Auditor at the general election in November last The
vo,a uas ueht There was no excitement and much
interest except by the candidates themselves
and those interested in the Offices 10 be given by the
Board Of Aldermen. The following Is the vote by dis
Ca,sIsdo,es Dit I. D,a. 2. Dist 3. Dis. A. Toia,.
Thomas Ennis. dem. 10 14 l6l W o40
VIM. Marin, DENY. l2S 40 30 las 3Ix
VIM. l. Hallock, rep. 70 ~ % IA
farret praisted rep ). 8 81 SO 10 ll3
Ennis is elected by Ell majority Marin and lacks
only eight votes Of majority over all the candidates.
The new cf Aldermen, which meets on the nrss
Monday IN January next viii stand eleven democrats to
eight soubcans giving the full control Of all tho
the oet important Of which are Corpora
ton Counssllor city Clerk and Health oilcer
psrpr<aSe AeolpxSI afternoon Mr.. James
Ranous farmer residing in the town Of New Lotts camo
in collision with railroad in Fulton avenue
Nev,rs street and was thrown with great violence from
hs vehicle He Ie,l under the car wheels and run
over resulting almose instant death The body was
taken ip charge by the ersnds OF the family Of do
ceased
The New York herald., 1862-12-06

Our dispatches from the Potomac Army announce
no changes at the front. The enemy appear to
have left the section of country north Of the Rap
pahannock, although they occasionally throw
small scouting parties across the river, which
make dash upon our outposts and then retire.
The Banks expedition was expected to have
completed its departure yesterday. 1t is proba.
BILE, however, that the vessels which had not al
ready left were detained by the storm Of last night.
A portion Of the feet sailed in the morning and a
is on board the North Star, the flagship of
the feet We have already published list of
some Of the vessels which comprise the expedition.
Among others are the North Star (fagship)
Haze, Northern Light, Eastern Queen, Quincy,
Moses Taylor, Suwannee NJ. Sandford, Decatur,
Chas. Osgood, Shetucket, Albany, Jersey Blue and
Saxon, all laden with troops and subsistence
stores, forming o military and naval expedition
from which great things may justly be antci-
pated, If it only strikes in the right quarter.
Another feet, consisting of seven vessels and
two iron-clads, also sailed from Fortress Monroe
yesterday under scaled orders, for some unknown
destination.
During the trial of General Fitz John Porter
yesterday General Pope was submitted TO a rigid
cross-examination by the counsel for the accused
and many interesting incidents were ELECTED.
Among others the fact that General Pope de.
ola bv. al
to General McClellans letter which we published
yesterday. General Porter's answer was as fol-
lows:-
You may rest assured that all your friends, as
well as every lover of his country viii ever give,
ss they have given. to General Pope their cordial
cooperation and constant support in the execu-
ton Of all orders and plans. Our killed, wounded
and enfeebled troops attest our devoted duty.
The report of the Secretary OF the Treasury is
given in full in our columns to-day As we treat
very elaboratey of it edtorially, the document
demands no comment here.
The veteran General Scott has finally replied, in
brief terms, to Mr.. Buchanan. He denies that he
has any private resentments TO crafty, and states
that he has received many official courtesies from
the late President Of the United States: but TO
vindicate Justice and the truth Of history s a
paramount obligation. He then shows that GER.
tain Southern States received an undue proper.
tion Of arms, and that many of them were not
worthless nor condemned
C0HGREss.
The annual report of the Secretary Of the Trea.
sury on the financial condition Of the nation was
transmitted to both Houses of Congress yesterday.
TI,;a ;,n,or.ant doruuant Ia civan II, t,u -
The New York herald., 1862-12-06

sas prics Of their papers. and hops thereby to
exc ont their miserable existence But this
wiz not save them. 1t may prolong their ex-
issence for short time; but sooner or later they
must yield to the just and righteous punish
ment that awaits them for their incendiary
course, and disappear from our midst, to be
remembered only by those who hare been led
astray by their pernicious doctrines.
The New York herald., 1862-12-06
c o N g r Z 8 s .

The annual report Of the Secretary Of the Trea
sury on the financial condition Of the nation was
transmitted to both Houses Of Congress yesterday
This important document is given in full in 10.
days HERALD.
In the Senate yesterday, the House bill requiring
payments Ia gold and silver for all judgments re.
covered by the United States, was referred to the
Finance Committee. The resolution calling for all
documents relating 70 the operations Of the Army
. ,he Potomac and the surrender of Harper's
Trsry, was adopted. Mr.. Powell's resolution
! pectiug the Illegal arrest Of citizens Of Ken.
saesg sas adopted. A .aarepealing the provision
. hw limiting the number Of major generals was
rszo.si aud referred. as vas Axs bill concern.
80
The New York herald., 1862-12-06

tho government Not single abolitionist has
come forward to offer poor John Highgrass an
The New York herald., 1862-12-06

LAUscnSs-yhc iron clad Keo1uk will be launched this
morning, at half past nine O'Clock, from tho foot of
Eleventh. street, East river The Ericsson battery Raats
kill VIII DO launched from the Continental lron Works.
Greenpoint at half past nine A. M
The New York herald., 1862-12-06
THE SITUATION.

New York, Saturday, Dece mber G, IsG
The Semi-weekly Shreveport news. [volume] (Shreveport [La.]) 1862-1864, 1862-02-07
SHREVEPORT, FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 7. 1862

Running tic Blockade ef Apazachi-
oola.-The Apalachicola Times, Of
the 23d, reports the departure of the
schooner Atwater, from thas port,
with a cargo of cotton being lowed
out right under the nose Of the Lin
coln. fleet, from which fact the Times
suspects foul play some where. The
Columbus (Ga.) Sun copies the re-
marks Of the Times, and adds:
There may, perhaps, have been
some improper shipment of cotton
from Apalachicola, and elsewhere
But from information we have derived
from an unquestionaLle source we are
confident that the Atwater made her
exit through one of the gaps in Lin
coins blockade, and without the
knowledge and connivance of the
blockading feet. She is now, as we
have reason to state, speeding her
way to a distant port with which we
trust, at no distant day, to hold di-
rect communication,
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7 E L E G R A PHO.

Richmond, Feb. 1.-The New
York Herald, Of the 3Oth, is received
and the following is summary of
its news:
The Herald says: Nothing later is
received from the Burnside expedi-
tons
On the 29th inst, skirmish &C.
Cured near Occoquan in which nine
Texans were killed and one taken
prisoner.
The London Herald, urging En-
gland to recognize the Confed. racy,
says: Perfect free trade will at once
be established with the South, and
England will have fine market for
her manufactured goods"
Lord Derby continues to advocate
the recognition Of the Confederacy.
The Opinione Rationale says:-
The Emperor will make war on the
United States, and warns France
against it. The French journals
severely denounce the stone blockade
of Charleston harbor.
Massachusetts, is making coast
defences.
Mcclellan has entirely recovered
his health.
A half million of dollar: are appro-
priated by the Federal House for the
purchase of heavy ordnance.
The House Committee have report
ed adversely to abolishing slavery
in the District of Columbia.
1t is reported at Washington that
Gen. Stone will be superseded. Sc
cret sessions of the Federal Congress
are expected, Hamilton Fish, the
Deputy Commissioner, is at Wash
ington. Doubts are entertained
whether the Commissioners will be
permitted to visit the South to pro-
vide for the wants of the Yankee
prisoners.
Financial matters continue to agi-
tate Congress and Wall street. The
steamer Philadelphia has arrived at
New York with cavalry company
from Fort Pickens. No later Euro.
pcan news received by the Herald.
The Semi-weekly Shreveport news. [volume] (Shreveport [La.]) 1862-1864, 1862-02-07

Nashville, Feb. 1.-The remains
of Gen. Zollicoffer reached here to-
day. The Legislature adjourned in
honor Of the deceased, whose remains
were escorted from the depot by the
military, the Governor, State officers,
members Of the Legislature and citi-
zens, to the Capitol, where they are
now lying in state. The funeral will
take place on tomorrow.
The official report of Lieut.. Col.
Waltham, commanding the 18th Mis-
sissippi Regiment at the battle of
Fishing Greek, reports 43 killed, l53
wounded, and "a missing.
Gen. Beauregard has arrived at
Columbus, and will Immediately take
command Of the forces at that point,
and make his examinations.
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scenes ofhigh wrought passion, paint
ed with that infinite fertility Of in
vention and that perfect abandon of
expression which distinguish the
great war romancer Of the Times
The scene of the forthcoming chan
tiers will no doubt be laid in New
York, or it's suburbs, and will be re-
plete with riot, blood, battle and muir
der, as already foreshadowed in thos.,
chapters lately issued. If we may
dare to hazard guess, we should say
that he is Fastening rapidly onward
to the grand catastrophe. and he will
close his work by making the bar
barous North sink out of sight, like
the Prometheus Vinctus of ancient
Grecian tragedy, and thunder, light
ming, smoke and earthquake; while
John Bull and Jefferson Davis shake
hands lovingly across the yawnins
clasm i'll which it has disappeared,
and English freemen and southern
slaves bond their Joyful voices to-
sether in cordial song in honor of
King Cotton.
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MysteriouS.-I'he Augusta Consti-

Myste7ious.-I'he Augusta Consti-
nationalist says:
A small leather trunk was found
floating in the Savannah river, q
short distance below this city, this
morning. Being secured, it was
found to be locked, but the leather
was broken and the trunk opened
1t contained number of letters be
longing to officers and crew of the
privateer Lady Davis, Of Charleston
together with the report of the stew
ard of that vessels. 1t is possible
that the trunk may have been stolen
from the Lady Davis, the valuables,
if any, taken out, and it thrown into
the river to prevent detection.
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There is really nothing positive
from Missouri. Price is at Spring
field, or was until recently. His force
is too large to remain in a country
where armies have twice or three
marched over it and eaten up its en-
tire substance. His force is not
strong enough to warrant his advance
and until reinforced, he must content
himself with holding the enemy at
bay, and taking advantage Of OPP
portunities as they may ariSe.-Aval-
anchc,
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The Canada papers say Stewards
offer to allow British troops to pass
through Maine will not be accepted.
A Toronto journal intimates that the
Secretary's apparent friendliness was
designed to secure the soldiers who
desert,
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The Stuffed Cat.

An old chifopnier (or rag picker)
died in Paris in a state Of AFFECT
poverty. His only relation was a
niece, who lived as a servant with a
green grocer. The girl always as
sisted her uncle as far as her means
would permit When she learned Of
his death, which took place suddenly,
she was on the point of marriage
with a .journeyman baker, to whom
she had long been attached. The
nuptial day was fixed, but Suzette
had not yet bought her wedding
clothes. She fastened to tell her
lover that the wedding must be de-
terred !; she wanted the price Of her
bridal finery to lay her uncle decently
in the grave. Her mistress ridiculed
the idea, and exhorted her to leave
the old man to be buried by charity.
Suzette refused. The consequence
was a quarrel, in which the young
woman lest her place and her lover,
who sided with her mistress. She
fastened to the miserable garrett
where her uncle had expired, and by
the sacrifice, not only of the money
for her wedding attire, but nearly all
the rest of her slender wardrobe, she
had the old man decently intcrred.-
Her pious task fulfilled, she sat alone
i'll her uncle's room weeping bitterly,
when the master Of her taithless lover,
q good-looking young man entered.
So my Suzette, l find YOU have
lost your place, said he; ] am come
to offer you one for life. Will you
marry me9
/ sir! said Suzette, you are joking.
No, faith, said he, l am wanting a
wife, aud I'm sure l can't find a
better,
But everybody will laugh at you
for marrying a poor girl like me, said
Suzette.
Oh, if that is your only objection,
said the young man, we shall soon
get over it; come, come along, my
mother is prepared to receive you.
Suzette hesitated no longer, but
she wished to take with her a memo-
rial of her deceased uncle-it was Il
cat which he had for many years.
The old man was 80 fond of the ami
NAL that he determined that even
death should not separate them, for
he had her stuffed and placed it on the
tester of his bed.
AS Suzette took down puss, she
uttered exclamation of surprise at
finding it so heavy. The lover hast
ened to open the animal, when out
feel shower of gold. There were
a thousand louis concealed in the
body of the cat; and this sum which
the old miser had starved himself to
amass had become the reward of the
worthy girl aud her disinterested
lover.
The Semi-weekly Shreveport news. [volume] (Shreveport [La.]) 1862-1864, 1862-02-07

The siege of Matamoros continued
without any decisive result up to
january 9, our latest advices. At
that date the combatants were separa-
ted from each other by brick wall
only eighteen inches in thickness.
The Semi-weekly Shreveport news. [volume] (Shreveport [La.]) 1862-1864, 1862-02-07

Thirty Missourians, mostly far
ners, some of them wealthy, We're, at
last account. on trial by court mar
tial at Palmyra, charged with burn
ing railroad bridges. Several had
been found guilty and sentenced to
be shot.
The Semi-weekly Shreveport news. [volume] (Shreveport [La.]) 1862-1864, 1862-02-07

1t is said that the traitor Etheridse
accompanies the invading army of
the enemy now in Western Kentucky
in the vain hope that he may reacl,
his old home in Tennessee.
The Semi-weekly Shreveport news. [volume] (Shreveport [La.]) 1862-1864, 1862-02-07

kusscU an New Iork.-The Phila-
delphia Enquirer says:
1t is reported that Mr.. Russell, the
celebrated war novelist of the Lon
don Times, has gone to New York
and is still abiding there. The wise
ones think that means something
He fastened away from Washington
immediately after the publication of
Mr.. Stewards letter on the Trent
affair, it is suspected, to study locali-
ties and gather material for the pro-
secution of his work. 1t is expected
that the next chapter of his great
romance of the Civil War in Ameri-
ca will be one of thrilling interest
His late chapters have fully prepar-
ed us for some startling development
of his highly original plot. We may
confidently predict that there will b
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ASSOCIATIONS.
Il NJ Il S d N l e.
NJ CHREVEPORT LODGE of F..
NJ and A. NJ. No. rs, meets
every Friday nj Il p NJ

every Friday ut u p. NJ.
JOHN w. JONES, w. NJ.
j. H. Brownlee; Sec'y.
Shreveport Chapter of r. A. NJ. No. 10,
meets on the end and 4th Monday of each
month. at "A p. NJ. j. G.. McWLLLAMS,
L. Z. Waller, Recorder. II. r.
Shreveport Council, X. and S. NJ. No. ;,
meets on the LIST and Sd Saturday of each
month, at ~ p. M. EMMETT D. CRAIG,
kenry Levy, Recorder. T...G...M
"a Place of meeting, at the Masonic Hall
Texas street, over Mayors Office ne24
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The Old North .Stcte-Since the
present war commenced North Car
Dina has not only done her part in
men and arms, and been the peer Of
any other sister States in every way
but she has taken good care to see
that her sons who obeyed her call
and went forth to battle in defense Of
her rights, had every assurance that
they were not forgotten by the loved
ones at home" Many munifcent
donations have been heretofore noted.
In this egard she leads the van
Within a week past her citizens have
sent $4,000 worth Of clothing, &C.,
to the fourth, sixth and twenty-third
regiments, and Sl2,4OO to other regi-
ments not named. This is the way
the old North State fulills her obi
cations to her brave sons.-Rich-
mond Dispatch.
The Rank Of Geuerul.-The an
ncxed, from the Richmond Dispatch,
is worth remembering:
4 correspondent, writing from
Elizabeth City, n. c., asks, what is
the highest rank in the Confederate
army-whether simply General or
Major-General?"
The highest rank in the regular
army is that of "General.' The act
Of Congress provides for five Gener-
ais who have, we believe been ap-
pointed, to take rank in the order in
which they are named, viz; Gems.
Cooper Albert Sidney Johnston,
Lee, Joseph E. Johnston and Beau
regard. There can, therefore, be no
further appointment except through
an amendment Of the law by Con-
gress.
The Semi-weekly Shreveport news. [volume] (Shreveport [La.]) 1862-1864, 1862-02-07

The. privilege Of yearly advertisers is
strictly limited to their own immediate and
regular business; and the business Of an
advertising firm is not considered as incln.
ding that Of it's individual members.
Advertisements published at irregular
intervals, 81 per square for each insertion.
All advertisements for strangers or tran.
>ent persons, to be pSid in advance.
Advertisements not marked on the COPY
for specified time, will be inserted till
forbid, and payment exacted.
Marriages and deaths will be- published
as news Obituaries. tributes Of respect, und
funeral invitations as other advertisements
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We wiX be pleased tn receire as
cont,7buttoms, good cAas>e 7omamce*,
poetry. ETC., # original, also meN mrtt-
ten articles on any subject.
The New York herald., 1862-05-30
MUNTCIPAL ArrATRs.

MUNICIPAL AFFAIRS.
rT,HE JOINT COMMITTEE ON NATIONAL AFFAIRS
4 win meet on Saturday, the 3st inst, a O'Clock NJ
IN room No. 8, City Hail. AL persons Interested In
TEBENcE FARLEY.
CIfAS. J, CHIP, ic...-u,.. ~.
IRA A. ALLEN, ovrm,'.cs , Doaru
PETER MITCHELL, o' A'serneh.
HENRY SMITH,
WM. ORION,
MORGAN JONES, fc........ ,....
THOMAS STEVENSON, ~ ~, sc, ,por ,,or
JOHN HOGAN, VI N"''e''"e".
ALEX. KEECH.
The New York herald., 1862-05-30

RkookLiN BOARD SIN LIE GENTLEMEN OR FA-
ID miles ind neatly urnsh d ilonl Ropus second
OF N Hoog. Gas ana oath, soo board pleasant ocatoa
ut 22i 8 ate street. Terms low.