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Oak and Red SoIe-Leath~l
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The following Resolution passed by the Board Of
Superv isofs nj their recc nj meeting.
Resolved That the Treasurer and Collector hereby
Instructed remit all The interest that Is due On the
Taxes Leo County except this year 1901 provided
that the Taxes paid within the next ninety days,
and til at The Clerk give notice Of this in tn
Fort Madison riaDdealer and Gate City and that TINS
act take effect from aud after publication IN said pa.
pers, aud further,
Resolved That n Treasurer be required TO notify
his Deputy c oles,or IN each Township, sudfurther,
that Treasurer all Efforts to give notice person
ally Of the pnrpnfi ofthfs Resolution.
STATE OF IowA,l "A.
LEE Ceesry,
!, krie J. Leocn, Clerk Of the District Court,
oicio Cieft Of the Beard Of Supervisors do hereby
ertify the foregoing to be true Rcsoiu
ton passed by the Board OF oi said county
on ,he 9Th day OF january A, ~ 1862.
-.~ Witness my hand aud seal OF once nj Fort
Ills. Madison, this 9th day LOT January. lSG2.
~ ERIK LEIGH. Clerk.
By cHARLts DorRR, Deputy.
tanIt d
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Semi-weekly standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1853-18??, 1862-05-07
LOUIsBURG FEMALE CoIIPcp

TENHlS INSTITUTION, UNDER THE-VAyAcI,,p,,,
nl mr.. James SOnthgate and Lady. is Inco,aj
IN one OF the most delightful villages in North Cn
Inc most INC rough instruction in all branches of s
education VIII be impaired by teachers of large exDer
and unduublei Qualification % experience
Inc music department is in charge of Prof Y Kpprr.
ger, ln FarS France, pupil Of Thaiberg Circulars will
dress LANES SnTtHT Si tCT, TE ID
anriI 90 1870 Lousburg, u c.
-~fxsD - 35-tf
- haeIgh papers. Wilmington Journal FavefteyilIe
Observer, Tarburo' Souiherner and GodShnr Ti5n"
VIII Pease discontinue the long advertisement in Their
Columns and insert the above its place. four times week
~ and forward bills to Louisburg n. c.
Semi-weekly standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1853-18??, 1862-05-07
Nineteenth Regiment UIth State TROOP
Cavalry.)

Samuel Sprui! Colonel; William Robinson, Lieu
tenant Colonel John W Woodfn, Major; Gultord Mich
Co:npaHy A-George W aays, Captain; John B
Rodgers First Lieutenant; William Z Moore, George w
Snider Second Leuenants. -
B-Clintnn NJ Andrews, Captain; Jay Andrews, First
Lieutenant; Richard Allison james Turner Second
iieutenauts.
C-John Booth, Captain; James Wynus, First Lieu
tenant; Mills l. Eure, William Roberts, Second Lieu
tenants
ant Joseph B.ker, james + Williams Second Lieuts.
E-Cnlumbus A Thomas, Captain; Josiah j u FIcE
First Lieutenant; Nicholas Harris Robert W Atknson
Second Lieutenants.
F-Barzai Cule, Captain; Elisha King, First Lieu
tenant; James Nelson, Second Lieutenant
G-Lews E Satterthwait, Captain; William Satterth-
wait First Lieutenant; William NJ Nelson, Geo Bryan
Second Lieuienants.
Holm Randolph, Captan Henry B Hardy. First
Lieutenant George Bishop, William Newsom' second
Lieutenants -
Jesse Bryan. Captain; John Arnold, First Lieu
tenant Dun Bryan John Ritter Second lleutenants
K-Josah Turner Captain; William Graham, First
Lieuienant John Lockhart James Moore, Second Lieu
tenants
Twentieth Reg. doth MISUNDERSTANDING
Alfred Iversop. Coonel franklin Faison Lieutenant
Colonel; William II Toon, Mhjor.
Company A-Nclson Slough, Captain CT aries Harris
First Lieutenant; P A Smith, D Young Second Lieu
tenants
BIZ AttweII Captain; 8 Harris, First Lieutenant;
] w Caldwell William Johnston Second Lieutenants.
C-B Smith, Captain james Williams, First Lieu
tenant; Henry Coleman, Second Lieutenant
D-John Stany, Captain; JaspT Staniy, First
Lieutenant; Jonathan Gore, Elisha W Collins, Second
Lieutenants
E-Claudus benson. Captain r Pryor James, Adj't
First Lieutenant Louis Hicks, Second Lieutenant
70 Chcsnu,t, Captain James WRIGHT, First
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MISCELLANEOUS
NOTICE,
WAR NEWS

WAX NEWS!
THE RECENT ACT OF CONGRESS RFor-rpr,
PAW E Of T v TO De raised to Us rank and s Com.
county j Company G, from Chatham 20 MEM Gna.an
D. from Union county, % men Company G. lnN 0T W
o. men Company D, from Wake, wants 10 MEN C he
Moore county, wants Is men; COMPANY 4 Fl ~ rom rom
county wants % men, Men liable to draft in boa se
teS nad better come along at and fiji m Their I o
them to me. v r 'H W stgrlR 10 bring
Near Kinston, April 90, 1862. -' u troops a3
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Thlrty-Sixth Reg, IN. G. TrOops.---ArtilleI
-. Cnlonel; -. Lieut.. Colonel -

Major.
A-Samuel Bunting, Captain; Samuel Bowden Da-
vid Bunting First Lieuts James Post Second Lieut..
B-Thomas Perde, Captain; Robert Devane, Henry
Daniel, First Lieuts.; James Baker, Second Lieut.
C-John Hedriek, Captain; James NJ Stevenson, Jas
Cumming First Lieutss; Jas Higgins, Second Lieut..
D-Malcom McNdir, Captain John Macarthur Juhn n
McKimmon, First Lieuts. Archibald ] McNair, Second
Lieut.
flames NJ slayo, Captain; James Draughon, Law
Lancaster, First Lieuts John Speght, Second
Lieut.
F-Joh1 Richardson. Captain; John Melvin, Il W
Hudgins, First Lieuts.; w Tatom Second Lieut.
Thirty-Seventh Reg, IN. C. Troops.--lnfantry.)
Colonel; John Bryan, Maor VIM Nicholson, Adj;
II Stowe, Commssary NJ Oates, Quarter Master
Company A-John Harzog, Capt James Goodman,
First Lieut.; Richard Goodman, William Stuart Sec
Ond Lieutenants.
B-Jopathan Horton Capt Jordan Cook, First Lieut.
Thos d Cook. Andrew Crtcher, Second Lieuts
C-James NJ Potts, Capt Thos Wilson First Lieut.;
James Johnston William Osborne, Second Lieuts.
D-Iohn Asbcrah Capt; jackson Bost. First Lieut.
VacheI T Chairs William Gaddy, Second Lieuts
E-Wm Farthing Capt; Paul Farthing, First Lieut.;
VIM Shul, Harvey bingham, Second Lietas:
F-Chas Hckerson, Capt. Sam' N Shepherd, First
Lieut.; Dan Clary, VIM w Beard, Second Lieuts
G-James Reed, Capt. Robert l. Steele First Lieut.;
Joel Brown. Daniel Austin, Second Lieuts.
H-Wm Rankin. Capt; Geo W Hanks, First Lieut.;
VIM Morris, Henry Fite, Second Lieuts.
John Harrison. Capt; Robt Oates, First Lieut.
Moses Hart Julius J. Price, Second Lents.
K-John Ross, Capt Lowry Grimsley, First Lieut.;
VIM Halsey, John Williams Second Lieuts.
Thirty.Eighth Regt., IN. C. Troops.--Infantry.l
William Hoke, Colonel Oliver b. Dockefy, Lieuten-
ant Colonel; George Sharpe Major -.
Company A-Adolphus Mosely, Captain; David
Morrisey First Lieut.. Alsa Brown, David Pearsall,
Second Leuts.
Lieut.; Augustine W Blackburn, Lewis F. Hanes Second
Lieuts
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C-Peter Trouble6eld. Captain Rue,r
DMio SUha .bt wilson Second Iieuts Aen First
allen King, Henry Harden, Second Ta,r FIRST Lieut.
- Captain; Sanders MeT Jus
Lieut. Robert W Capel, Matthew Gov ingram, Fist
Joshua Little, Captain; Daniel Mcnv
Leuts. "'ei + hOseman SecSS
~ ~ =, -, Captain; John RhAiw p.
Ge9rgs Flowers, Joseph Stephenson Ss First Lieut.
H-N3ah Rush Captain Lorenzo d a., %eGond Iieuts
Lieut. Isaac kearos, Nelson Hopkins 'SSnreWs First
,l-UiTer Gardner Captain Georgs IpS 1s Leuts
Lieut.; David Magness, Oliver Beam se"an1R. Fs
First Battalion, IN. C. Troops-JDc.n. Gus
mar, Major 0''oneI; DsTid Cal.
company Attention Strange, Cant 1.,
First Lieut. John B Fan; M6seIev S Sa Dyche,
B-AIfred W Bell Capt. " AnderSxon "e 9d Iheuts'
Joshua Byrd, VIM HnIbronks SeconJ FIRST Lieu.
G-lugh II Davidson, Capt; Samuel ~ ,gu'S-
Licuts ''e"''r Farmer Sscs
D-Ambrose Gaines, Capt jackson s,:-
Lieut. WIN Allan, James Bearlen Sa,,nd man. First
lanes BRYAN Capt. George Brsti iIieuS
ALBERT l. Lea'herman James W 81 carer S Slrsl Lieut.
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TELEGRAPHlO NEWS
THE FEDERAL ACCOUNT or THI
BATTLE At HAMPTON ROArA
%c.

NORFOLK, Mnrch IL, 1851 -Infcrm asSos Of
the great naval battle OF the s:n and IN. aad
the disasteFa 70 the Federal navy. rsecAel
/ the North On Sunday last The AssN says
II Il slight reverse, combined with reaction.
ary success on the part Of the Uaien navy.
The H~sN admits the distraction Of tve old
monster Mer rimac, and two ironsclad run.
boats. I. says our whole met was defeated
on Sunday, and the Msrrimcc disabled b TIE
new Errieson, iron clad gunooat. Monitor. II
admits that tho Cumberland. Congress, and
other Federal frigates, were eonpists'y q
the mercy OF the Merrimac Ard two 1ro..
n allied eunbc a.s, and that the Merrimao t.ir,v
cut the Cumberland open, and then dravins
er. give her . broads.dt. AID dashed into her
again, end the ship inme diats,y went down
undar the terrific shock. II admits the surrvu.
der and destruction OF the Congress, and
says that the gnnboat Monitor, which LETT
New York on Thursday. arrived at Fortress
Mon,os at 10 O'Clock on Saturday night, and
Conquered the Merlin c on Sunday, which
was lowed to Norfolk In a sinking crnditio1.
I. seys that the Monitor IL ubiI jured. and Il
ready for another a. ht. Il Is the opinion Of
lone
roo that the st. Lawrence, as we'll % he
Minnesota, are badly damaged.
1t was the intan ton Of the Minnesota 70
board tbs Megrimac, having . picked crew
for that purpose. The report that halt q Tie
crew ON board tho Gum berland perisAsA, =
ia lly confirmed Cen. Wool dispatched ne
REGIMENTS to Newport News ~ lsDA o. oet.
urday and six companies Of cavalry and
mounted riasmen. The balls glanced fseA
tho Merrimsc IKE pebbles. The Aosjt aAAs
that the Merrimac and Monitor fcugAt toueA.
ing each other from eight O'Clock % tWelve.-
Great fears are expressed In WasAipgtsa thas
the Msrrimac Will 60 up the Potoncs, Wips
out the Potomac hotilla. and set Ars 10 ~
city. The Merrimac 10 beloved 70 b iAvsl.
nerable, and the Wild excitement Of he UaBa.
tai IL increased BY the Intelligence that ths
rebels have burned the steamer Page at Aqlh
creek. The telegraph line 70 FORTRESS Me1.
roe - completed.
The following dispatches are nom the NV
York Hcasdi
WHHusroS, March s.-Ths Stars cad
Stripes wave over Cockpit Point he ssbsl
tents and other property have bssa dsssssysa.
The steamer PrSs and othsr vessels AAvs
been burnt. Our gunboats opensA IRE -
Cockpit Point on Sunday afternoon. and rsa
up the "old nag" Hooker reports that ~
the ensmy's batteries In front Of his liAs havs
been abandoned. and the guns spahed. n
blockade Of tho Potonss u virtually raised.
PooLsvIILs. n D.. March a.-Lsssbufs wss
entirely evacuated by the rebels yesterday.
They took their baggage 10 Middlsburs. II
IL reported that 6arup advanced there.
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ANXIOUS TO TsADE."-A recent nun Der Of
the Augusta Fisld srd F1esids has the follow.
ing amusing paragraph:
About 500 prisoners left New Orleans last
wees, on thsir way 10 Fortress Monroe, 10 be
exchanged. They passed through Augusta,
on Thursday morning, croatiI & considerable
excitsment. We heard several Incidents
which trans pirsd, ia their free intercourse
with visitors at The depot, soE.s OF " ich were
highly illustrative of the characteristics OF
the northern and ecu them people. They had
toothpicks, bone rings, and various little
nick nacks, which they had "contrived"
durisg their Gentleman, and which they
Off: g; for saia. One gentismsE-to whom q
siesE Puritsr wss Recommending his wares
..msreiy 9 MEANS OF gettIr 9 t. Iit.io pocket
change."-handed the fellow bve dollars and
said: "TaKe that and buy what YOU want;
hot don't be insulting people by offering y our
Yankee wares In this country. We have quit
that sort Of trade -
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OFFICIAL ssrosr OF TIE sAr1ls.

OFFICIAL aBroaf or TIE BArIR
After short session With closed dooEs, the
House again resumed its open session, when
The following conmuAtcation was received
nom the Executive, In response to the rese-
luton OF III. Lyons calling for tbs report Of
the naval battle In Hampton Roads:
.s q. 8. eYsAn BA111aY "VrRsIHrA."l
on .ewslI's Point, March 8. 1854. !
DFlAS OHeS In conssQaenee OF the wound
duty 10 report That the !" vireinia" left the
yard this msrainG at II O'Clock A. H., stsA led
down the river past our batteries. and over 10
Newport News, y here We eng sKed the ffigate s
ashore, and slss two large steam fr'gates,
sapposed to DO the Minnss..ta and Roanoke.
and 8 sailing friG 1te. and several email steam.
srs afmsd With hsAyy yidsd guns. We sank
tns uaneesland dro :: The the Ocnsrsss s so
the White iDg; bat she arsd 1Ions - WITH the
somS Of oar men. Va again opened afo 1pon
hAr, And she = now In nanss. 1hs shoal
frisstrs. This. Win apprsaciias aisht.
- 1hipk, mved them from destruction.
oar io0 u two killsA and eight
vaanasd. Two Of oar E1ns have H.
"a amor sonswkat damaged; the anchor
~ IN Aag stA11 shot away, and SMOKE.
49, and staampipe was riddlsd. The bear.
ing 81 oG1eers anA men WaA ALI that could -
otSsr.iiss. sf n ~ noSis Ana dsItsg sondsce
a sSe M o6acer, WAose Wound = etep1y -.
.eys{ted ~ % on boaEAs Wko woAld eiedly
kAys aaM31nl tAeMselys., U orcM g 80
= s. Bass ; e FasSs. "a ss,:sxs.
49, $ "a isa ~ = sSss se.e Sc
eo1meaeSd. " Wsfs jsAneA ~ - Patrick
Sssxy: osnss 1919, y &c. !snaaf q ik,eh
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TAeaAa-Ths inst that . new Theatre was
to be erected has been alluded TO- On this
point, We can supply the following informa-
don: Contzaotors for the entire building 70
completion, Jss. Hall and John y. Rsgnault;
architect, JOS. Hall; bricklayer, John d.
Qoarlss; plastsriDg and stucoo, &. r. Russell;
stone work, Green = Rsagsn; painting, Wm.
j. Bsvill upholstery and deeorations, John
+. ksgn2ult scenic artist. . gsntleman from
New Orleans, and one Of the best now In tho
Conledss1Sy.
The building viii BE- four saoriss high. The
vestibuls q the entrance will bs yearly on
level With the pavement Next TO the vssti-
bule viii b . lobby, from which aoesos can BE-
hsd 70 the drsss circle BY two largo Aiehts Of
sten The front Of the balcony Of tbs dress
circle will b Of oEnamsntsd cast-irou. 4
pronsnaAs or lobby viii extend rom tho par.
Htiop Of the dress circle 70 - front window
81 the building. The front Of the tier Of boxes
will b supported By ofnamsnted eastiron
eolauns,-again imported BY castisen %.
llmns betwSea thoeo namsd and the WALL
The seats end baeks ere 10 b sashionsd and
divided byA cast-iron seroll The staee will
b siKty 90 ~ desp. q either sideof which,
between tAe otkGh16 asd curtains, thero will
= four pjVae boxn within H. preesniun
Eveey e. viii Be tahea . make eaeA eeat 1,
~ bull Is dsdn@ WAjsA was nj ~ 60
= tAe osd Theatre. 1ee tsildinG win - IN
iahsd BY jay. - 1's'
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FRox HAvAHA.-The British steamer Nelly.
Capt. Meoa which left HAysnA on the LIST
Instant, has arrived at q Southern port in
safety She has brought . valuable cargo Of
dry feods, medicines, soap, candles, and n1-
nerOus AZ does which viii - very ucefal at
the present tine. She experienced AeAvy
blow from the South on the ~ iustants Ana
Z severe gale from the Northwast on The 6tn
Instant. Saw no Ltacoln cruisers ON the
pessaGe.~f.S
Yiyod as Havana on Saturday last, and Rad up
steafn Yseay 70 come out VIXEN this steamer
lsft iss@Ssas
Theechoonew aeusei I1sns and Jsasma Yard
had arrived ct MAtarg4s, And She lass hao
sailed for . Oontederatc port.
The Schooner A5xs, f0Smsxly piios-Doas
CAar1ssess, bad left HavAnA.
i Many Wild rumoTs from Yankee sourcs.
were cireuiattrg IN Havana, which staeeo
that HnyApneh, New OrIsans. aad 49,
PLACES. had bern eaptareA, end these REPORTS
bad adSctsd Ms vsics cf cosfon'-c1~assss
C6a4iArs ~. $50 - s. ~ ass-ss
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Xsscriianeo~s Cases-A number Of parties
were put in Castle Goodwin yesterday.
among them Captain Jas. Leonard, of New
York, as Federal spy.--Philip Helfriok, Of
Richmond, for selling liquor.-Henry L. Pc.
louise, Richmond. M. p. 10 native Of Phila-
maker. He was among the first TO AXE the oath
Of allegiance to the C. 8. A. The grounds Of NJ
rest we are net advised Of l-Wm Read. citi-
ZEN of Prince George county, was arrested on
suspicion of disloyalty.-OfReer Goodrich
succesdsd yesterday, in Petersburg, Va, at
the BoNingbrook Hotel, in getting possession
Ct Of, the sssg'gs Of GsSs!g; Elan hsrsso
States IrsasuFy notes, and on searching
found $3.50 worth Of ten-dollar notes already
signsd, and 81 ,0Se mot signed; also, the ink
and other articles and implements used in
psrpe&rating the fraud.-Fivs men are now
under arrest for robbiBg the Treasury De-
partmsnk-Wm. A. 4oncure, Second Auditor
N the State Of Virginia, 10 ssn6ned At his
home In Caroline county, With severe attack
OBJ has been mustered into the service Of the
Provisional Army c. 8. 4, BY Capt. Ti.zger.
aN.-Ws learn from 1t. r. B. Dickinson that a
ane battery Of ssrvieeable guns has been fur
Hisbsd, and the company 10 now engaged per-
fsctinG itself in drill On Monday night jim, q
alave, owned by John Chewing, Of Fairfax
county, on some eu9nt Misunderstanding 0o.
curing ct the Monticello House, between
himsalf and Andrsw, slave Of Mrs Sally Gray,
Of Port Royal, Caroline county, drew. q bowie.
knife and plunged it TO the hilt in the breast
Of the latter, who fell dead. The murderer. a
half.grown negro, was arrested. The Coro.
ner's jury returned verdict IN accordance
with the above facts.-Edward feeling, a red
headed and desperate looking fellow, was
brought before tue Mayor yesterday for aiding
Richard Wright to commit felonious assault
on Fred. Smith. The case was continued to
the Goth instant-Ei Vanderiip and Mary hia
wife, two unpromising subjests, gave bail b.
fore the Mayor Yesterday to appear before the
Grand Jury, and answer an indictment fcz
an On 1;% m. s!s.
Windsr, Rsoorder Caskis and the Mayor yes.
terday ordered the City Sergeant to procure,
by the 18th, 100 abled.bodied free negroes to
work on y battery near this city.
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VALUABLE REAL ATH,
~ SLAVES AND PERSONAL EEFECTS
To REeSOI.D ct AUtTlOH, THIS DAY,
At IL O'CLOCK M--The particular At
tsation of the pubic 10 reapec italy called to
TIE sale OF the valuable landed estate OF ar.
Ambrose Hu. cheson, 10 be sold by ais Exscu.
tot Also, 10 the Slaves and personal effects.
For arther particulars, see auction head.
0UDDIN & APPERSUN,
NH l2-lt Aue.ioneers
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The Battle Of Hampton Roads.

We have received several descriptive le-.
tars, from our special and occasional cores
pondents, Of the great naval victory Of Satur-
day and Sunday last, but tie late hour OF
their arrival precIudes the possibility OF their
publication iots morning. Tns following Il
from tie Norfolk ey Book, Of the l1th inst:
Tits said that ths captain of the Congress,
on see.ug the TirsiniA bear down towards his
xhtp on saturday, mustered his men, and al.
dressed ths n thus: "Fdy hsasnes, you GEO be-
fora you the great southern b!agaooo, Sot up
to fright I'D out Of our wits. sand 10 your
guns, and Act zee sssnTe you that ems good
-b-oansids from DER gallant frigate. and ehS
INTO the Virginia, the Captain in dismay wit.
ressed it's meets, aud seeing 1t did not even
falEs the Grmor OF the Virginia, he again ad.
dressed his crew, and said We'll, ny
heartiss, tina. was q terrific fire, bat have
b. en- mistsken- They have got rs, unless we
cap give 'sln Bull Run This Is said to be g
positive tact, as reported by one OF the prison.
ers On board the Congress,
On board the Cumberland, Ne learn that
m my OF The crew were looking on the Viz
ginia as she bore down apen them, and max.
ing all II amer OF derisiss aId con ptuous
remarks, many OF them aloud, AVID within
ms heaIisg CT those or board the Virginia
such as: - Well, there she Comes "What
the dsrii docs she look Hkef - What in
h-n n sue afterr" "Let's lock ct tina great
sscesh curiosity" &c. These Iemarks were
cut short by a discharge from the Virginia q
bow sun. which swept from one end OF tbs
;um bsrlan ads deck 70 the other, killing and
wounding mum GERS OF the poor deluded
wretches; and in q few miautes after, the
most Of the remainder Of them found O watery
grave from the effects Of the terrible work Ct
the object CT their merrimeut and contempt
This successful and rerrit!s worK of the
Virginia on Saturday will creataa revoiu-
win be king Of the sea. Tae nations OF IN.
rome have been discussing this priL ciple for 4