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and north branches Of Chicago river, nn.th Of the
eenier Of Randolph etrect; and east Of the center
Of HsIstesd street..
II. That .part Of said city eaat Of the eouth
branch ef Ckicago river, aud between the ceuter
street,
COOK COUNTY ELECTION FRECISCTs.
/ send you the new election precincts for
Cook county. They are Us follows:
1s: Tha1 PIT of said eity eat Of The south
Of Barrieon street md the center Of Monroe
ntreet.
4 - Tt , Pr. Of & said city, city e.;t = ef the south
and north Of the center Of Monroe street.
Is. That part Of eaid city embraced In the pres
cnt Filth ward, north Of the center OF Ean Bn-
street.
:, Is. Th5t part Of said city north OF the south
line Of the present Sixth ward west OF the center
Of Halsted street, and south Of the center Of Chi
cagG avenue,
r. That part Of said city embraced in the pres
ent Sixth ward, west Of the center Of Hatsted
street and the north branch OF Chicago river, and
north Of the center Of Chicago avenue
y That part Of the present Seventh ward in
Ea1d el aoT Of line as the
of Chicago river, and running thence north along
the center OF H&leted street to Division street,
and thence slopE tRe eenser OF Division street to
10. That part Of the present Eighth and Ninth
wards north Of nline Commencing in the center
u LII t.HHE 4t1CEt AHN D1flS11u elIEEl, AHQ
ming theEce east along the center Of Division
street, and line thst would be continuation Of
D!visie street, ifshe same was extended TO Lake
Michigan.
u. That part Of said city cast Of the north
ib1anch Of Chicago river and the center Of Hal
Eted street, south OF the center OF Division street.
west Of the center OF La Sale street, and north oi
t the center OF Chicago Avenue
a. That part Of the present Seventh ward in
sald city. south of the center OF Chicago avenue
p That part Of the present Eighth ward il
ea7d city. south Of line that is the center of Dt
| vision etTcet, ard 8 continuation Of Division
| street, If the came was extended to Lake Alchl
| gan.
g That part Ct the present Ninth ward il
said city, south Of line that would be coutinu
alton Of Division street, If the same was extended
to Lake Michigan.
| d. That part Of the town Of West Chicago II
| ing northwest Of said city.
It ehal1 be the duty Of the board of supervisor:
OF Cook county at 1east thirty days before the
| election for members Of the General Assembly, +
fx upon at least place in each Of said precinct
| for the holding Of the polls and to appoint til
judges of election and in case Of failure to do &c
then the county Judge of said county shall perform
that duty. This provision shall not affect th
time, Places Or manner Of conaacting the electin
precincts
| The board OF supervisor are authorized to prt
vide for the election Of ward supervisors In sai
city, and all other officers to be elected At th
| time Of elcctiDg members Ofthe General Assemhl,
| shall be voted for in said precincts at the plaG
fxed for holding said polls, until otherwise pr
| yidcd by Law.
There being no other business the Conyer
| linn a1inuFnrd
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The Horrors Of Pea RfdSe---Wounded
Soldiers Killed and Scalped--TeHst-
Hlouy of Eye-Wftpenee8,

From the indianapolis journal, Tueed3y-l
The body OF Col. John A. Herdr3cks, of tie
cd Regiment, killed in the recent battle in
Arka1sas, was brought to our city yesterday
ricks, brother Of the 1mented Colonel, who
had The body in charge, We are indebted for
Eeycral incidents Of the battle which have not
hitherto been published
Col. Hendricks Was killed in the fight Of
Friday, {the decisive conflict, is at Donelson,
took place On Saturday. about 3 o'clock,
after having been under fire without injury
horse in ordtr to make his way more easily
through some underbfush, and while thus
pushing on Nas struck on the left arm bYa
musket bail, which passed into his side,
through his body, and out On the right side
Dear the shoulder blade It probably killed
him Instantly. at the same time he was
etEuck in the check with buck shot, or Emall
Of his FACE TO the Other. The shot msy have
come from the Indians, but there il no more
.esEon to believe it did than that it did not
OF the inhum2n, treatment IF our Hen By the
Indians, and the rebels generally. Me. H gave
LIB some instances which may mitigate some-
what the intense admiration and sympathy
for The rebels Of our secession Eentry:: Lieut.
Nilde,: who brought the BODY Of. Colonel
Hendricks to Rolla, told Mr. Il. that he saw
four Of our men lying together, who had been
ac1ped by the 1Cdians- Others were seen in
other parts Of the field, hnt these Lieutenant
.Wi1ds himself saw. = 1isutenzIt Smith, Of
the Sth 1ndiapa, was wounded, not severely,
but enough to disable him, and Was left by his
| cnmradcs, IN the pfees of the fight for an
! bour OF two, t. taxa care Of bimself He VIA
| found aftei the battle, viii hi9 ,tAroai Gu: in
/ ksso p1aoes, dead. 4 Ldeuteaaut Of this Sd Iowa
| Cavalry waB struck in the leg by s bali, and So
far d!sahled is to BE- compelled to 'dismount:
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Attractions at Central Park--A EryAtHl
Palace. Historical Buildlngs Zo0log'

From the y. Y. Journal Of Commercial
Tie Commissioners Of the Central Park, on
Friday, mode q contract with Parsons Il Co.,
florists Of Flushing, for the construction Of
States, upon the Park grounds. The building
is to be ~ Crystal Pslace,,' Of irou and glass,
200 feet long, 10 feet wide, and about 50 feet
bjsh. Its base will be q paralelosr.n,
and there will be three stories. earying
inward like the successive folds Of t1rbau.
The conservatory viii front the Fifth Az
enne, its centre being opposite s4th strect:
and directly in its rear will be beautiful little
pond, with walled sides Of q symmetrical shape
which will be built during the coming two
years. When the Fifth Aveuue is sraded to
its proper height, it will be on 4 level with tue
second story Of the proposed conservatory
| and the main entrance to the edidce will there
| fore be on that story. Stairs and balconies
| Will give access to every portion Of tue
building. The contract provides that the
! grantees must erect the building entirely at
| their own EXPENSE, after the plans already
/, agreed upon; that they must place in it moth
] ing but flowers, or rare trees or plants; that
| they shall be allowed to sell bouquets, &c, to
1nitted free; that good order shall always be
maintained inside, at the expense of the
| grantees aud that the work shall be COM
p1eted By the 1stof January, 1861 The speci-
tications Of the contract are minute and are
believed to cover the objections which might
be made to the granting Of q monopoly Of such
character. Parsons, i Co., on their part,
agrce to pay rent which will add consider
ably to the revenues Of the Park. The con-
servatory viii cost abont Sc, Goo
As 10 opposition is expressed to the appli-
cation from the Historical Society for the
privilege Of erecting building on the Park
for the exhibition Of their mag gni6cent col1ec-
ton Of curiosities and works OF art, there is
little doubt TINT the Legislature will grant It.
The Historical Society are prepared to put up
4 building which will be a great ornament to
the Park
The Botanical and Geological Society, char.
tered two years ago, with the expectation ol
t procuring site for operations on the Park
have not been heard from lately. Several meet
ings Of stockholders. were held last year, and
some propositions made towards fulfilling tbs
| objects Of the charter. The Society will prob
ably resume business after the war; TIE
: Central Park Commissioners have expressed
!, themselves willing to cedc fifty or sixty acres
Of land to the Association, when certain sun
OF money, sufficient to 90 on with, shall have
been raised
The Commissioners will make some ar
: rangement, during the next summer, to e1
hibit, free, tile new and beautiful pieces 0
etatuary which have accumulated, by gift, il
T their possession,
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lime enough has eialseo since the Fres-
1oe1ts SPECIAL Message 10 Congress- an
NJ rncipg an emancipation POLICY by the
aid and concurrence OF the Border Slave
sta'es, TO enable Is to Judge OF It's et1ects
upon the people. We laid aside large
ptrahcr Ut extracts from an equal number
OF journals, IN which the Message was
n'ncc the subject ct rtn'arlS, With the 1n-
1en'1on q sFfeadrg uem before
o''r 1esoe7s IS III e'aoe''ee u
Inc FoFn1::r Will t,ut 1ac 'act
1l.at every one contained an assent 10
Inc PRESIDENTS pr"fos'1ion' tsolne upon
cono111ons mol YET ecfpneo "11h) ana Tue
other TACT ,lat 'cur-ni'hs ol lhem support
so LIS poi'c' "Anou' qo.'lliea'so", HMM M
me 1epeu''on u lne ol'inlo''s anu a'so-
inen's unnecsSas- " "e l1y "eii Gay
an,' .ne RTE '7''ses 'ue ul'''niuoas II, u
aoHe44ng ~ NV emancipation 'aeD auo
Aal *Ht E1sSltSnt aas sl1uch lAt ASs-Aete
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o. Jennings Wise Spy.
A correspondent Of the New York CONNER
cial Adserfiser with the Burnside expedition

DARING OF TIE REBEL SPIES.
A aag of truce from Elizabeth City with
communication from Gen. Wise in reL,tiou to
the remains Of lis so1,, Captain o. Jennings
Wise, arrived today, Feb. 10. The body had
been Inferred with those Of several other dead
rebels, and was disinterred ty Il number Of the
first battalion Fifth R. L volunteers, direct
ed By Captain Eddy, delivered to his friends
and removed to Elizabeth City. An incident
during the disinter1ncnt Of the remains Of
C:ptuiu Wise throws some light on the spy
systtm Of the rebels, and illustrates the char
acter Of This bold unsrripulous man; -.
As the body was disinterred and the soil
brushed from the face, several Of the Rhode
Islanders exclaimed, 'See here, Captain, this
is tue old cuss that sold us paper and enyel-
opes ut Annapolis Captaiu Eddy scrntin-
ized the ftaturcs of the dead Captain and ac-
knowledg.d the identity Of the performer in
On the day Of their departure from the naval
school greaEds at Annapolis, an apparently
old man, rafler shabbiiy dressed, appeared
within the grounds about the time they were
lusily epgag Jed in striking their tents, selling
letter paper and envelopes bearing showy
Cnion devices. They vert amused BY the Pc
culiar appearance of the man and his inguisi-
u1cness. He asked them wl,tre they were 80.
| Ing, when they were going, and how many ol
Them there were, which Questions they were,
Of course, unable to answer, Major Wrighs
|
all possible speed In completing their prepar
| ations to embark They replied that fhey
| were having i little fun with the odd chap
| who was selling them paper.
That Captain Wise WAS in Annapolis anG
| within the naval school grounds about tht
time Of the departure Of the Burnside expcdi
ton, have not the slightest doubt, nor hayt
the officers who recognized in his remains ths
old paper seller. It is such an adventure as
man OF his well known daring would be ikel,
TO undertake, the more especially as the destf
nation Of the expedition was pretty vel
known to General Wise, who was in comman&
Of tie Department Of North Carolina Their
uaE double incentive for Gov. Wise's son t.
2seertain the force to be opposed to his father
Several Others among the captured prisoner
were recognized By our soldiers. who had pur
chased various articles from them. One il
particular, who had sold illustrations Of th
public buildings Of Baltimore folded in tn
fo1m Of d rose, was recognized among the pris
oners, and was asked By our men If he ha
*auy more roses Of Baltimore to sell-' Lieut.
Richter, of the 25th Massachusetts, recognize
in Lieut.. Seldom, who was- killed inside tn
breastvork on the eth, a man from whom b
purchased 3 oliver watch at Camp Hicks, nea
| Annarolis. Seddon represented himself to b
Baltimorcan. and was engaged in selling var
ous articles Of jewelry. These are perhaps th
most effective sources of information tn
l 1-sf>s:
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t8 Wendell Philips has been quite the
lion in Washington. At Speaker Crows din
ncr, given in Ills honor. there were present
Vice President and hfrs. Ha1nlin, Mrs. Frc~
mont and Senator Sumner, among other
guests. He las also been the guest Of the
White House By Invitation. After leaving
Washington, he Will make his first journey
westward, speaking at Philadelphia, Harris
burg, Cincinnati, Madison, Toledo, Cleveland,
ChfcnrO and other cities
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His comrades told him to make himself as
comfortable as possible till they could get q
CHANCE TO take lin oil the field, aud left him.
He was found after tue battle with ouer tte-nty
1oydztf sfaIa ~ lis breast
Al one time on Saturday, the day OF the
final battle, our prospect was SO gloomy that
the team5teTs were ordered to prepare for 4
retreat Nothing saved us but hard, bull dog
fighting. There was little general=hip e1hi6-
itcd, the soldiers say, I'LL Sigel came vi >. Bat,
though hardly pressed, our gallant fellows did
win, and when the victory was won it was
we'll won. The rebels were utterly routed.
They lost in Ill about 5000, Of whom ], 100
Of killed and wounded, showing that our FIRE
mnst have been terribly accurate Ourlossis,
as stated hy telegraph, about 600 killed, and
about Q COO killed and wounded.
, 1862-03-20

Tic report, By fur too common on the
s:.ctt in Chicago, ard at Cairo. that Gcner-
al Grant has 1.etn deprived of Ills command
III consequence Of lis alleged intcmperatc
habits. is grossly unjust. Gen Grant is the
cnly commanding officer in the army who
has eyerglren us cause forpersonal dislike;
but we forget that in Cur anxiety to do j1s-
1ice to his gsllantzy, daring and success:
The charges against him are frivolous, and
have no relation, such as they are, to hisrc-
Ported e1cesses.; They 1c1hc product Of the
red tape spirit and police, and when they are
known, will not Affect his reputation IS a
soldier, the people heing The Judges Of his
ease- Gen Grant planned we'll and fought
well, and the success at Donelson is, after
1be bravery and endurance of Cur troops,
dre solely to the dispositions that he made.
One point more- He has been greatly
blamed fer his absence from the field at
the moment Of the aortn which the
enemy made upon our right wing where
McClc1nand commanded. But the truth
is that the G encral himself was obcy1us
the orders Of Com. Foote, his superior in
rank, who hads for him, lie {F:) being on
c5utcles, and unable to visit the field. Bui
his absence, though against his will, wa
the occasion Of no harm, because vi
could not have prevented the rush 0
the enemy, and as his Aid sent forward ths
1cinforcements which the Genersl himse1
would have ordered up, not a life woul'
have been saved ty his presence. He re
turned as e2peditionsiy as possible from
the brief1conferenee; and at once eraspin,
lie Changed situation, ordered til
charge on tho cnen,y's right, by which th
strongest position via Carried, md wh,cl
dete1mincdthe -hattle in our faror, =:'rheo
are the simple facts; aad, as we said befork
though personally We owe Gen Grant n
love. we are impc11ed By a sense Of f4i.
dealing to State item. We separate th
soldier from The maD, but endearor to de;
5usay VIII each.
, 1862-03-20

The q. s. Frigate Vermont has not yet
been relieved from her pe1ilous condition,
drifting about helpless in the ocean, though
fcqutnt reports arc received from her By
passing sehooncrs. at last accounts she WIS
about SEQ miles off The coast of North Caro-
lima. Fifty were on tho sick list, mostly FROST
bitten, and three had died. The hull was
still sound, but everything inside had been
broken up By the action Of the ship. There
must be as many as half dozen steamers in
chase after her
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If the sea islands Of Georgia aud South Car
clina are really to be cultivated by free labor,
nl:dar tie supervision Of Intelligent and edu-
GATED Northern farmers, we may expect to
sec some striking improvements made in the
rude and barharpus method now in use in the
Southern cotton fields. Slavery is 6 bar to all
Improvements. When surprise was expressed
at the rude. heavy hoes aud plows bought by
Southern planters in cur agricultural ware.
houses, the answer was, "the slayes break
lighter and better tools.'' When Northern
H:en suggested new modes Of culture, the re-
ply was. the slaves are too stupid to learn
these new ways" And 80 the Southern plant
TT went on. year after year, in his old ruts,
blowing with rlow long ago discarded
nj The North, heeing With Aot twice OF thrice
as heavy as it Iced be, and using none Of the
| snanE labor saving a1p'ianctE which are found
in every free State And yet, when negroes
| sell at d thousand to fifteen hundred dollars
! per head, labur is. dearer in the South than
it is in The free North, too dear to use pro6ta
b}y, as Mr. srca Of South Carolina proved :
| year ago, in a ytry elaborate letter to the
Montgomery Congress: asking that body tt
reopen the African slave trade
| Every stsge Of culture Of cotton, as nov
carried op, is more expensive than it needs ii
bf-and must alwaxs continue SO while E1avc
s.e the 1aboters- But let f1ecracn till tn,
| Southern fields and mind will at once come tt
the aid Of body; and devise nes. and NOR,
profitable methods
, 1862-03-20

Mr. Trnmbu.l's conascation bill is by no
,neans sweeping proposition to coniscatc
Ill lhe property in the seeded States, us its
opponents represent. It docs not even con
fiscatc the property Of rebels generally, but
cp|y Of such ren.is as shall be beyond the
,cach Of judicial process. The bill goes upon
The principle that when the rebel can be
caught, and punishment iailictcd upon his
lt,scn, that that Is sufficient without conis-
eating Ills property also. When the rebel
:;bardous his property and escapes, so that
judicial process cannot DC served on lin, the
bill proposes to take his property. including
e1ayes, and this is i'll there is Of it. It is
prospective in its operation, and only applies
to the property Of persons in rebellion after
Its passage, ard would consequently have
t very little ELECT in such States as Kentucky,
Missouri and Tennessee, as very few persons
have left those States who would be in arms
against the Government st the time Of the
passage Of The bill The most important por:
tion Of the bll is the second section, which
| 1tees the s'aveeof rebels, aud forbids any per
son 1cclaimirg them I'LL he first. proves thai
he is, or has been, loyal t. the Government
during the rebellion.
, 1862-03-20
NEW BOOKS.

Gus 11IOER NII10GE- u. j.. IUt04n4, tubl4SnGf. |
New York S. T. Grisss Co Chicago.
The second volume of the A,dine Edition
gives The admirers Of Hood his Humorous
Prose Writings, and more than that, the illus
t1ations from the hand Of the author himself
which arc puns in wood-cut, humor the work
Of The graycr, as much q part Of the genial
Wit Of Hood as the text itself The second
volume is worthy to follow the first, and all
will prove u coveted addition to the library
shelf. It is, as we have before stated, the first
attempt at, (: complete edition Of Hood, and
finds in Epcs Sargent an Intelligent aud zeal
tus editor.
UNDER CURRENTS N WALL STREET. By
Richard .. Kiu1bssl, author Of the ST. Leger
Papcre. G. p. Putnam, New York S, c. Grigss
& TO-. Chicago.
This volume, originally issued in a series Of
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ONO Of the best contributions to that maya
zinc Tor years past. As story Of lie in a
city, :nd among the class where the scenes
are laid, 1t possesses an absorbing interest.
Dealing with everyday life and incidents OF q
familiar kind, the writrr has laid here the
sf,ripge Of thorght and action, and given an
| excellent and feeling style to tir whole. 1t
will: find many readers on both sides Of the
| Atlantic.
| 51AFcARET HoNTu A. Story Of To-day
I = eaGo-
| The readers OF the Atlantic akagzins will
| be already familiar With the powerful and
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will. find permanent popularity among
| readers.
THE NEW AMERICAN ENCYCLOPEDIA. 4
:. Popular Dictionary Of General knowledge. Ed
ited b. Geo Ripley and Charles A. Dana. Fol.
Is t. E d4gss ce chgsaso xGsn D. Appleton
a;Tbc great work Of the Nessrs. Appleton
draws towards its close. A publishing house
that should do nothing more than to produce
this series Of volumes, q library in itself,
would win lasting name, and among the
rpencd honors of the App1ctons it will
| stand a noble and generous proof Of their en-
t=rp1ise, skill and intelligence. The present
volume, the fourteenth Of the series, contiu.
4 ues the work from CREE to tsSPI," and
| glancing over the list Of articles aud
their contributors, we find in the
| former, Art, Science, History, aud Belle
Le1tres with biographies judiciously chosen
ard admirably condensed. The latter feature
; In this volume comprises long list OF those
Whose names and services their nge will not
forget, and which, preserved In this form, viii
be welcome to every library shelf The arti
eles IN this As in the preceding volumes, have
with marvellous skill in selection, been en-
trusted to pens familiar with their themes
, 1862-03-20
The Right Of Pensions.
To correct misrepresentation about the right
to pensions, we will say that the Attorney
Eener.,1 haa 1fejded.

70 Ne11tcL tn4espPAGAesaoAeA soo0- saA~ 49, ~
to pensions, We will say that the Attorney
General has decided:
First Volunteers called into service under the
act OF SGD July. 1861 authorizing the President to
cali ont 1901 % men who may be wounded or oshet-
vice disabled in The service ARE not within the pro-
Visions OF the acts OF the 2sth January 1878. and
"a August. 1913 hut arc entitled to the benefits OF
the act Of the 18th March, 16G2 -
SAccnd :. Widows aod orphans OF volunteers cali
ed out andcr the act Of ed July, 1851. who die or
arc killed in the service, are not entitled to the
bcrefte Of the act OF the 4sd OF July, 1885,
msde hy existing lave for widows and orphans OF
volunteers
Fourth: The militia called ont and mustered
into service. under the Preadents proclamation OF
tho 18th Of April 1e6f> who may have been dig
abIed in the eerrIec are entitled to the pensfona
allowed by the. second ecct5on Of the I'd August
1913. =: S.; 5:
The Attorney General earnestly recommends
thst the whole subject be called to, the atten-
ton Of Congress, to th@ end that pension
laws, comprehensive and easily understood,
msy bc enacted BY that body.
W New England has regiment Of csv417y
1nsde up Of: :battaliops from Rhode I=l=ud. Cor
necticut, and New Hampshire, all under com
roao6 Of Robert B. Lavton Of Rhode Island.
The Coune9ticut battalion is 8. Wheeling. Va,
the Rhode tslsad battalion il On. the Potomac
aid now. the New Hampehire battalion has
pa:sea though Ner York en routs South.