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IuNuTiaut Beauty.

promotes its growth. prevents its falling Of esadi-
Gates daadraa aud imparts health and plsasantnesS
70 the head. It has stood the test Of time, being
the original Hair CoIoring. and Is constantly in
creasing IN favor Used by both gentlemen and
ladies. Its sold by all respectable dealers, or csn
be procured by them Of n. : BARSES. Proprietor.
New York. HOSTEL FEB, SNITH Il DEAN. Agents.
san Francisco. Two sizes. 50 cents. and 81.
o2jeowlyr
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4 PAINT C0NPASY.-The articles Of incor-
poratiou of the Pacific Paint. Mining and
Manufacturing Co. were fled in the San Fran,
cisco Clerks ofice last week. The Compa.
ny proposes to mine for coal, cement, gold
silver, iron, copper, zinc, tin. medicinal waters
mineral oils, tar aud gases, or paint ores, in
Contra Costa county, California Capital
stock, $4,000, in 500 share Of sl00 each.
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The ST Louis Journal. Of the 18th, 4 stauuch
Union paper. says:
. General Mcneil. BY whose order ten men
were shot st Palmyra. Missouri. because an
Old gentleman was missing but who afterward
turned Up in Illinois. met with several meritei
reb0Es at St Louis lately. He approached
General Mehinsiry and offered his hand. The
General SAID to Mcneil 4 don't shake hands
with murderer" Mcneil aflerward asked
three gentlemen to drink with bin. in the Plant.
er's House saloon They iuroed OF their heels
and said, we don't drink with murderer.
This was the reception he met with almost
everywhere be went in St. Louis and no doubt
the ghosts of the murdered men haunted him
by day and By night The way Of the trans
gresSor is hard
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fHS following appropriations were made bv
the Methodist Missionary Committee at their
last meeting: India. S52.9ls; Bulgaria. S..
500: Africa, Sl265O; Ceylon, Sl5.522
Germany, S2Sl55; Scaninayia, Sls.slo;
South America, 81 500 Total, SlSl O22.
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NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN TO AL PER
sons having claims against the estate Of John
n SneIIrlau decd 70 present the same 10 the un-
de-siened with the necessary vouchers. for settle
meut- within ten months from this date, al hi
place Of business in Oroyille al the Banking House
OF Faulkner & Co, or be forever barred.
GEO. FAULKNER
Executor q said Estate.
Oroviile. De-. 18th lSs2-1t
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SHOOTING MATCu.-The Red Bluff Beacon
says q shooting match will commence at the
race course, and will continue for three days
On the first day, sweepstake purse will be
offered of 500 for shooting at target l5O
yards distant, with telescope or globe sights
On the second day, a lot Of Wesson rifles will
be shot for with open sights. On the third
day, there will be miscellaneous shooting with
rifles and a pigeon match with shot-guns-
There will also be minor matches every day
for those who DESIRE when chickens, turkeys
&c. will be shot for
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A NAN named F. MuhIeufels committed
suicide in Sacramento City, on the evening
OF the 22d Instant, By shooting himself through
the heart. He was q Prusslan by birth, at
one time was Baron of that country. and
had held the position of Lieutenant Of the
Kings guard.
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Nf ECIHL NU1TCEN.
HELMS TREET'S
INIMITABLE HAIR RESTORATIVE
IT Is NOT 4 pTF

Bat restores gray hair 10 ltS natural color ty sun
plyng tie capillary tubes with natural susteuaaee
impaired with age or disease. Al Instantaneous
dses are composed Of lamar eos;ic. DESTROYING The
vitality and beauty Of the hair. and afori Of them
selves dressing. HeimsIzee;'S Iaimitable Color
ing not only restores hair lis natural color BY an
easy process bat gives the hair
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MORE ABOUT TAxFs.-Attention is called to
the notice Of the District Attorney. in another
column. concerning the collection of the unpaid
taxes for the present year. Parties delinquent
will certainly foster their own interests very
much by coming forward to the captains Of
fee and paying up for, il they delay until sued
by summouses the costs, in many cases, will
double and treble the amount of taxes due
As Uncle Abe says, 1t is easier to pay
large sum than larger one, so hurry up and
save heavy bill of costs.
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BosToy.-1'here is one bright spot in the
political darkness of Massachusetts,. That is
Boston. the residence Of Daniel Webster
" solid men Boston gives 1900 majority
against the abolitionist Andrews for Governor
and elected Representatives against Charles
Sumner for the Uuiied States Senate.
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\ ST LOUIS correspondent asserts that the
Presidents emancipation proclamation has
caused eight thousand men to desert from the
Army Of the West
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Finest Billiard Tables!
A CIGAR STAND

Is also attached to the Saloon. kept by Mr.. SAM
c. benson, well known in the county, where
none but the very best article Of Cigars and To-
baeco. selected by himself at san Francisco. viii
be dispensed % his customers.
as- The public invited to call and satisfy
themselves
Oroville. Nov. sih, ls62.
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THANKs-To j. W. Sullivan, news. agent
San Francisco for bundle of Eastern papers.
Mr.. Sullivan is agent for a work. soon to be
issued, entitled " Harper's Pictorial History
of the Great Rebellion in the United States. 3"
1t will be issued in numbers, each of "A pages,
of the size of Harper's Weekly and will be
completed in about twenty numbers. The
numbers will be issued at intervals of about
three weeks. Price, 80 cents each.
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PuB. Doc Hon. \. \. Sergeant has our
thanks for valuable public document, enti-
tied Preliminary Report on the Census OF
1860"
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CHALLENGED.-W understand the Oroville
Guards have challenged the Marysvile Rifles
to trial of skill in target practice the two
companies to meet at The Central House, for
that purpose.
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JAMES 0. COUSINS. Prnprietor.
To Unfortunate Femnles-AIas, cried T.

To Unfortunate Femnies-Alasi cried T.
poor Maid your skin, tho yellow coarse. and dark
as sin, and pimpled, fre5kled, sunburnt tanned p
spotess can be, understand all such defects are
cured, elopei when washed with Jones Chemical
Soap. Your teeth, your breath, you'll not dispute
when washed with Lafont's Soap Teeth Root. white
as the driven snow are made, though yellow. tar
tared, dark decayed; and fragrant pure and sweet
your breath, though purid, foul as rotten death;
and that red hair though now IS coarse as any
name or tail of horse, silky and dark 'twould be
made to live. by Jones Coral Hair Restorative all
dlndruh, scurf would be rem0ved-the hair stopp'd
falling and improved. The articles above spoken
OF are all We represent them and are sold at rea-
sonab!e prices, Us cents) by every respectable
druggist in California
Agents-Crane Il Brigham, Druggists, San Fran
cisco. o1gv
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ToNsoRIAL.-If you want your HAIR Crr in a
manner that becomes you-your head SHAMrooEp
with an article that thoroughly removes the dand-
ruff, and stimulates the capillary organs OF the hair
or DELIGHTFUL SHAVE with the Accomplishments
of the purest Hair Oil, Cologne, Pomades, Hair
TONES and Cosmetics; if you want a clean. com
Portable Bath, a Warm Bath, Cold Bath a shower
Bath, Salt Bath, a Sulphur Bath. or a Perfumed
Bath, call at "FERGUS0N'S Hair Cutting Head
quarters, Montgomery street next doortocorner
Myers street.
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BALL AT CHERoKEE-Wm. A. Grimes.
Esq notifies the public. IN to-day's RECORD.
that ne will give grand Co,illion Party in
Oak Hall, Cherokee Flat, on New Years
Eve, December Slst A general invitation is
extended
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why should not every Man, " oman
/and Child who has any disease cf the system.
4 caused by an impure state Of the bIood, have re-
course to SCOYILLS BLO0n AND LIVER
SYRUP, the best OF all purifiers
Suffer no more We afiiictedbut restore your health
by using ScoyILL's BLOOD AND LIVER SYRur. 4
Itnever fails to produce beneficial effects !
REMINGTON 4 CO., Agents. IL
4l6 and As Front street san Francisco 4
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iHE NuFBA MINs.-A large specimen of
silver ore from The Sheba mine. Humboldt
Dis'F'e'' has beea taken to Virginia City and
placed on exhibition there. Il IS some three
feet ''"E' fifteen inches wide and ten inches
'hiek with yeia~ of pure silver branching thro'
II 3" '''''.n directions. Another specimen Of
nearly equal size was also brought in.
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ORovILLE GUARDs.-This company turned
out last Thursday for parade and review. ac-
cording to order of Brigadier General T. J
Butler, Lieutenant Oakes, of the Fifth Regi-
ment California Volunteers, in command. The
company left their armory about II o'clock.
preceded by the Oroville Brass Band, and, af-
ter marching through several streets. proceeded
down Montgomery to Fourth Avenue, where
fine open lot was selected for the review and
inspection. The review Capt. A. H. Con
nelly, Acting Colonel, was a splendid affair,
and Lieutenant Oakes highly complimented
the men on their soldier-like appearance and
good marching. They went through the diff
ferent maneuvers like veterans in fact they
have gained the reputation of beng the best
drilled company in this division. After review
the company marched up town to the corner
OF Bird and Lincoln streets, where they had
some bayonet exercise, winding up with a
grand charge on Hunts Saloon The 3riga-
der General of this division was expected to
be present at the review, but, for some cause.
did uo' make bis appearance.
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JAMES WATSON, native Of Monterey. aged
twenty-two, 4 splendid horseman and vaquero,
is among Captain Reeds California Rangers,
and is about the OIL! native Of this State in
the army
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EAETnQuAKE. - Ca Tuesday last. at five
o'clock, 4. NJ, quite a severe shock Of an earth
quake was teit at san Francisco Clocks
wee stopped plaS'eTiug cracked and lOosened
from walls. etc.
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COMMUNICATIONS Gnmbeyt who killed
Thomas |. Reeder, IN Virginia Cry Nevada
Territory. has been committed .nr murder.
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~ DIR. HOSTETTER'S STOMACH BITTERs
should be in the possession Of everybody in the
mining region. As a preventative of the various
dangerous diseases to which the gold seeker is liza
bic 1t has no superior. While it is quite palatabe
as beverage, iii speedy and powerful in its effect
upon the system. In all cases of Diarrhoa Dysen-
terry, and the prevailing fevers consequent upon
exposure, the Bitcrs viii be found invaluable as y
corrective. Ne man should enter upon the exposed
camp life of miner without being provided with
Hostetters preventive of stomach disease. nor
should any of those who are engaged in the occupa-
ton, fail to have recourse to the Bitters Sold by
all Druggists and dealers everywhere.
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MuEDERERs. Shasta Courier states
that Edward Pearson, Norwegian. was shot
and killed at French Gulch, in that county, on
the l4'h inst, BY some party unknown The
murdered man was asleep on a bench in a store
about eleven o'clock that day. when be was
shot through window ChaS. Franklin has
been arrested accased Of the deed Two Chi
namen were killed at Dog Creek. in that coun-
ty. on the 18th, by whom is not known. Two
Indians were arrested under suspicion OF being
the murdererS.
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THeRoUGFARE GAP - be hole made BY
Horatio Seymour in the Republican majority
Of l01 600 Cat'arausus Union.
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ASBESTOS. Quantities of this species Of
mineral have been found in our county at vari-
Gus points. \ few days since We were shown
a pipe bowl made from it. which had been
used for long time. 1t is peculiarly good for
this purpose as il viii not burn, and should it
get foul can be put in a FIRE and cleaned with
out injury. 1t IS soft aud pliable, like cork.
Asbestos is found in veins Of lime rock and
quartz 1t is greyish color. and difficult TO
cut. About Saw Mill Flat there are several
distinct stratas Of this species Of mineral at
tached to the quartz bouders. Pipes made
from II are said to be preferred by many to
meerschaum.- Sonora Democrat.
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MICHGAN LEGlsLATURE.- the Michigan
Senate there is 4 tie. sixteen Unionists ard
sixteen Republicans being elected. In the
House, as tar as returns have been received.
the UniOuisis elect thirty-eight members and
the radicals forty seven, with fifteen to bear
from.
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RATHER CoNTRADIcToRY.-In the United
States House of Representatives, December
lst, the Chaplain, Rev. NJ. Stockton, opened
the session with q conservative prayer, and in
alluding to the war drew the matter mildly
as follows: We thank Thee, o Lord. that
the people are satisfied with the conservative,
but progressive conduct of the war"
Sacramento Union.
We clip the following from the Congression-
al proceedings as published in the Chicago
Times:
The Chaplain returned thanks for the
Frightening prospects for the liberty of the
slave, and for emancipation from system
which had involved US in sorrow and shame. -
Rather contradictory"
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ExPRESIDENr FILLMoRE oS THE RADICAL
MEASURES OF THE ADN1NIsrRArIoy.-The fol-
lowing, from Ex President Fillmore, is com
meDded 10 the attention of his friends 10
California who, at the late election left the
position occupied by him, to cooperate with
the followers of Fremont. 1t appears as fol-
lows in the Louisville Journal
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JEAN KICaNoNDs GENER0SITY. The But
falo Courier says; e We understand that Dean
Richmond, Esq, with bis accustomed generosi-
~. subscribed $500, yesterday to the fund now
being raised 70 discharge the iucumbrance on
the house which was the property Of the late
Or. Charles II. Wilcox. Surgeon Of the Twen-
ty-irst Regiment. The mortgage is only s.. >
500, and q few more such donations will be
sufficient to clear the property Dean Rich.
mond, who gives his thousands TO aid in raising
volunteers and relieving the wants Of those
who suffer by the waT, is one of the men whom
the New York Tribune. Post and Times.
Rochester Democrat, and all the other Repub.
lican organs, denounce as traitor y
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An exchange says; A paper callel One
o'Ciaek Is now published daily in san Fran
cisco, AT lbe h'ur indicated by It's name.
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Coso.-Dr. A. j. Egery from the Coso
mines, who passed through Visalia short
time since, for San Francisco, furnishes the
Delta with the following items =" The Coso
Companys mill, under the efficient superin.
tendence Of Mr.. Hall. is rapidly approaching
completion, and will be in running order by
the 20!h Of Jaunary The mill will work
eight stamps, This Company have a fine
prospect ahead
At Coso, MF. Kitchens amalgamatiug pans,
etc had arrived ard his mill viii again be at
work early in January.
From other parties we learn that the Union
Company recently cleaned up after running
through four tons, and realized - pounds ot
amalgam.'
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y 0NENBER 4, Iob2.
The New York World publishes the follow
lnG extract from a private letter recently
written by Milard Fillmore in. response to an
inquiry as to whether he would speak at a
Seymour ratification meeting. Mr. Fillmore
himself iuclosed it to NE. so. of course. it Is
authentic think you ought to give it place
promHentlg-in your columns
Y Tours, truly, LESLIE CooMBs.H
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ATTENTION. SIR KNIGHTS:
oRovILLE LODGE No. 1913. F. \. NJ.

OROYHLE DIVISION No. 20, $ OFT.
Meet regularly on Tuesday Evening Of each week
IN their Hall, corner of Oak and Montgomery sts.
All members of the order in good standing are cor
daily invited to attend.
P. HARRIS, ". 5.
GEO. W. ELLIOTT, r. s
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RAes are now worth n cents per pound.
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ANOTHER SQUATrER RIoT-lhere was a
lively squatter riot, and fight, on the Bensely
Tract" Dec. 2Oth, and warrants were taken
out for the arrest of all the implicated parties
There appears to be a perfect mania for land
grabbing just nova sort of every man his
own homestead association an excitement
which bids fair to be productive of any amount
of trouble hereafter. New cases of squattiug.
and violent dispossessjon of the squatters. are
being reported almost daily.
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l am heart aud soul with You in the object
you have in view. Enough of treasure and
blood have already been spent upon the negro
question. an fully. persuaded tbGt the IN
,rl>e and untime'g agitation Of thiS subject
gfreS strength 10 the rebe}li0a. and lrH cost
millions Of treasure and thousands T llrss; and
that there 5 no hope for anything else but %
restore the Union as 1t tras and ne Constitution
as II rs; that all efforts for anything else must
end in abortion. anarchy. and dissolution"
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oRovILLE. SATURDAY. DEC. 9th

So There are Only t,ro side, to the question
Every nan must BE- for the Uaited States o.
against it. There can Be no neutrGls IN this trqr,
ONLY FATRIoTs-oR TRATToRs.-S. Il. Douglas
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Democratic majority

The soldiers at Fort Monroe had no Repub-
llcan Commissioner to instruct them how to
vote or refuse to furnish Democratic tickets, as
IN tie Iowa elections, and the result shows
yearly tro 10 one were Democrats.
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y. BURROUGHS
County Treasurer
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Notice to Creditors.

and Bird, OroyiHe.
Dallas herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1849-1873, 1862-12-31
Ai0-HE2 GALLANT AFFAIR II
luEpLS,

On the hth Capt. Wi!kic and Capt. !ro.
land, of he forces ut Corpus Christi, too,
3 boat ith some picked men and went dn|g
to the has between isdre and Mustang Il
land. Tho bark Arthur, wns lying NJ an
chor of the bnr. As soon us she discover
ed them she lowered tive boats, having ten
men IN euch, aud sent then, TO wuylay thr
reccnai,eriuE craft. She was able 70 do
this without discovery, her hull being con
cealei from them b. the island.
Az they reached the bar, their boats werc
discovered bearing down upon them. Capt.
Wilkic immediately put for the shore, AMI
took pesitio. with his men behind n sand
hill. As they approached, wilkes men
fired yOllcy, OIL which several OF the eIe.
my were seen to fall. The enemy then re
turned to the opposite 81 cot the Pass, l,Hi
yards distant, and formed themselves In
line Of battle. A brisk fire began atTH c
On both sides, which continued tor IL She.
time Ghe cnemy's balls all fell snovt. u =
o. our men, however, with MissIssiplI
rife, hit onl-vt e enemy in the mVutl,
who dropped dead in his tracks.
The cucmy then o c add G l., ,ray.n th".r
dead comrades, just shot, aHi heir boats,
in which our boys found Two o'her dead
men. They, Of course, secured The boat,
several ovcrcoats, musketS, pistols etc
We are indebted to Capt. D. bradbury
for these particulars. who oEtW.med them
from Capt. Wilkie official report Of the az
fair. THUS twenty men attacked nine, ani
were whipped off with serious loss to them
und without harm to the little band they IL.
tended to iesry.--- TetcgrGph.
Dallas herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1849-1873, 1862-12-31

Admiral Buchanan, Of Eerrm0c fame, Is In Mobile,
and kas, IL w0ur from article IN the Register
assumed command Of the feet there. II says he has
been upon trip Of observation down the pay, ana
when be returned ssued an order which will add ma
ierialy 10 the strength Of the feet which has been
built SUD equipped aid in tbs defence Of Mobile
crack craft, with powerful battery ana picked
crew, ably and calamity commanded, is the oddsn.
dup This IL the aront oO,gie- Of four other Dosing
engnes of war which will take their stations IN
the bay and OPPOSE their iron sides 10 the iron shot
OF the abolition navy. The zane Journal Intiinates
that, on one dark night, not long SINCE the ONleiA
Slipped out, and the selfsano night, By asiiEnar
Chance another craft destined 10 remain al Mobile
eirped in and all o. qaietly 90 deceive even tie
fort Morgan garrison. IL then hints 10 the enemy
blockading the fra that some dark night, while RI
ding at anchor, watching their prey in he outer bef
black iron monster or two might suddenly einefg
from the pitcby derkn-ss and dash INTO then rihs
with crash that would send tlcm shrieking amer
their comrades Cf the Cumberland and COngress--
Tiekaiarg Wig.
Dallas herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1849-1873, 1862-12-31

MATTERS ABOUT MEMPurs.--WithiH the
past TWO or three months, persons who nave
visited OF passed through Memphis, brought
US accounts of the turbulent, n.utin0ua dig
position of the federal soldiers, and OF Out
RACES dUue by tueIn. The crimes commit
ted by them were hushed up, and the our-
lagcH in the country about Memphis wcsc
never permitted TO be talked ahont. Muir
ders were frequent, and there is scarcely Il
family within reach of these Williams that
nls not been robbed A gentleman just
irom Memphis, who was there for Il month,
tells us that when Grants troops left they
vet fire to the city in different places, and
when the fire engines wee brought or,
the soldiers ran their bayonets into tho
hose, or leather pipes in which the water
IL conveyed. A numbcr Of buildings were
destroyed, but the citizens succeeded "a
putting cut the fires.
The new troops, who were in Memphis
VIXEN our informant left, are northwestern
men They declare that the opening of til"
Mississippi is the only induccncnt 10 etH
them in the army, They repudiate Lin
coin = proclamation A day or two before
he left there was conflict between these
troops and the negroes in which numbers
pi the latter were killed. Three negroes,
belonging to u gentleman Of this city, were
3een lying dead in the street In tact,
heSe new troops kill negro npon the least
pr0vocation, and with as little compunc-
tion as we would kill a snake. meeting
was held at Germantown, some torrteen or
fifteen miles from Memphis, which ended
in r. riot and pitched battle, wherein four
hundred We're killed,
If a successful resistance is made st
Vicksburg, these northwestern troops vii!
throw up their arms. They openly declare
that they prefer the South TO New England,
and if TIE Mississippi is not opened by Lin
/ coins army, they will enter into treat
with the Cuntede ate government.
/ From these things, AZ well as from The
/ facts Which leak Uut from other Sources
! from the tone of the papers i'll the north
/ west, and the statements Of prisoners, Nc
/ are satisfied that the abolition army is a.
mcralizcd and that it requires all the Gbii-
! ity of those in command to keep it together.
| Little Rock Democrat.
Dallas herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1849-1873, 1862-12-31

Some men from the Federal bark Morn
ing Light, landed on Matagordis Peninsula
the other day, and in conversation witt
,ue citizens, reported that, in the otfair
at .Winstcns salt works, they lost % killed
and wounded. One, however, Of their kill
ed, is yet alive and a prisoner i'll cur hand7.
The estimate made by our men was 20 Kill
ed and wounded. 1t seems they were below
the mark. There were but rs men in the
boats every man of whom was thus made Ia
taste Texas lead We doubt itRno,her equal
ly successful skirmish has been k.own du-
ring the war. Winston lost between fifty
and sixty bushels Of salt. He gays be has
some more he is willing to sci! AZ the same
price. viz two bushels for Gu AbOiiuonis,.
-TsiegrGph.