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Cincinnati daily press. [volume] (Cincinnati [Ohio]) 1860-1862, 1862-01-27

HEAVY Sorrow. A burden of wretched-
ness was be, who, having just buried his
wife, applied to lady for the preservation
Of the funeral wreath which graced the coffin
of the departed. So grievous was the grief
that his tears choked his utterance of her
name and he could not pronounce it. But
he managed to make known to the lady that
the dear one who had gone hence was one OF
the most majestic blessings man had ever
known. Nothing that money could do
would be spared as the means of the perpetu-
alton of her memory. This wreath, sad re-
minder Three oil paintings, life size An
iron fence around sculptured shaft These
were a few.
Soon afterWard the bereaved called again,
and could converse without sobbing, about
his last consort. The wreath was not fu-
ished, and be agreed to call again, but didn't t.
Time passed, and the lady met the bereaved
one on the street one day, informing him
that the wreath had been prepared a great
while before. Bereaved said he expected it
but had been too busy to call for it. The
lady asked if the oil paintings of his wife
were finished, and be said no. If the iron
fence surrounded sculptured shaft and ht
said no. He'd been too busy to see to that
and as TO the wreath, couldn't the lady sell
it2
And this bereaved man was prominent
citizen of neighboring city. To this day
the wreath hangs upon the walls of the par
lor of the lady who prepared 1t for the heart
broken lndividual.-HarVora Conn., COu'
rant
Cincinnati daily press. [volume] (Cincinnati [Ohio]) 1860-1862, 1862-01-27

To MAKE Horse Follow YoU.-Place
q bride on him and turn him into large
stable; approach him and caress him for a
few minutes, then take hold Of him and
turn him toward you, at the same time
touching him lightly over the hips with a
long whip. You will now lead him the
length of the stable, rubbing him on the
neck and speaking to him in steady tone
of voice. Every time you turn, touch him
lightly with the whip, to make him step up
close to you. He will soon learn to hurry
up to escape the whip and be caressed, and
in less than one hour you can make him
follow you round without taking hold of the
bride. If he should refuse to follow you
give him few sharp cuts above the hind
legs, and he will promptly obey. Give the
horse four or FIVE lessons of one hour each
for as many days, and he will follow you
any where.
Cincinnati daily press. [volume] (Cincinnati [Ohio]) 1860-1862, 1862-01-27

MRs. PARTIEGToN MORALLY SPEAKING.-
"What makes the gas light SO vaccinating2"
said Mrs. Partington, endesvoring to thread
her needle as the gas light rose and fell now
springinR up TO a brilliant fame and now
going almost out. 1t became steady at last,
when Ike emerged from the cellar. where
have you been2" inquired she, looking round
at him. "Been TO try the meter wench," he
replied. "What2" she screamed, in tone
that raised the cap right off her head meet
a wench, you disGraceful boy, how dare you
say such thing2 | am almost tempered TO
take corrosive measures, and punish you
within an inch of your skin. Such fragrant
outrage | never knew in one so young.
Boys that show such moral turpentine never
come to an end" She ceased suddenly, like
horse car brought up suddenly by draw
bridge, and rocked back and forth much ex-
cited. didn't do nothing" said Ike "only
tried this thing that the gas men gave me, "
and held out to her small wrench used to
turn the gas off with, which he had been
trying in the cellar. Mrs. Psrtington blushed,
like maple tree in October, and patting the
boy on the head, she sent him out with a
three cent piece that he had been for an hour
teasing her for in Vain.-BOston EVSning Ga
zette.
Cincinnati daily press. [volume] (Cincinnati [Ohio]) 1860-1862, 1862-01-27
POSTAL RULES

Many errors occur by persons not observing the
following regulations in deposittng letters papers
or miscellaneous publications in the once tor
mailing:
ALL DROP-LETTERs NUsT BIZ PREPAID BY POSTAGE
FTepayment, by stamps, required on all letters 10
places within the United States.
Oeee, and e parry addressed 'SH not bs RotO'ed a.
ksTetQfaTe.
Prepay ment, BY stamps, required on all transient
printed matter, foreign and domestic
BY inserting the county in which the Ofiice is lO
Gated, upon all letters, many errors in Huperscrtp
tiOn might be detected and mistakes in mailing be
avoided. -
The postage on sheet nuSto maps, esOraviAgs, lO-
0rdphs or photographic pf.nss, on rollers o. ~ p0po
0hd letter eAVelopes N packages not eroeedng ~ any
-four poHAds, Is at the rate Of one oe az oance
or fraction Of 10 any place q be Uhed btatee
Wnder GteeH hHndFed mtles aisd et ne Fe Of tSo os
en- oaace on fraction Of an Otnoo oVe Wteen handroa
miles, prepaid bv postage. stohps; ,., -.
Same Tates on cards, eth n blank or printed ana
blanks In packages Weighing AZ least eight ouneesI
aad seeds or cuttings IN packages not eAoeeain6
REGIsTRY OFFIOn.
Valuable letters for any part Of the United States,
Canada Great Britain, Fra CO, Holland, the italian
States, or States Of the German AUstrian Postal
| Union, will be registered on application az Ihe
| ofioe, between the hours Of ~ A. n. ana Il; M
LSnsrs % b rsgissred iH aOt Be reoSised al tass'
OFFICE HOURS.
| Ohioe open from 5 A. NJ. to6P. M.
Open on Sundays from to lOh A. NJ. m q.
Cincinnati, DeCsmbsr5 5, 1861. 1
Cincinnati daily press. [volume] (Cincinnati [Ohio]) 1860-1862, 1862-01-27
From New YorIr.

New York, January 26.-The Fulton Bank
and other buildings, on the corner of Fulton
and Pearl street, were burnt this morning.
Loss $500, 900.
On Fulton.street the damage was very
serious. A number of buildings were de-
stroyed, The United States Hotel narrowly
escaped.
Washington specials state that Assistant
Secretary Fox feels confident that Burnside q
expedition has ere this struck blow which,
with General Buel's advance into Tennessee
will cut off all rebel communication with
Virginia and the States South. Mcclellan
say if the expedition had failed we should
have heard of it through the rebels ere this
The steamer Kate arrived at Nassau on the
9Th, forty eight hours from Charleston, with
300 bales of cotton and eight passengers, hy
| ing the rebel flag.
Cotton culture has been commenced a
Grand Bahama.
Cincinnati daily press. [volume] (Cincinnati [Ohio]) 1860-1862, 1862-01-27

THE WESTERN ARMY.-I am asked many
times day this question; How does the
Western army compare with the Army of
the Potomac2 If were East, probably,
there would be NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. There
are no invidious comparisons to be drawn.
There is wide difference between them,
which must be apparent to casual observer.
Even the Western troops with the Army of
the Potomac are different from those gath
cred here. The discipline on the Potomac is
much more severe than here. Officers here
are very often hail fellows with the soldiers.
The rules of military etiquette are barely
observed. Officers mingle with the men, tell
stories, and have what may be called "good
times" There is great deal more Democ-
racy here than on the Potomac. Soldiers
feel that they are quite as good as their
officers, whom they elected. Officers are
aware that after the war is over, there will
be elections, and many of them undou btedly
have an eye to the political future. / have
seen few young gentlemen here who were
proud of their shoulder straps Possibly, il
they were in Washington, with crowds Of
ladies on the streets, they might be more
conscious of their own importance.-Ca Cairo
Coyrespondence of Boston journal.
Cincinnati daily press. [volume] (Cincinnati [Ohio]) 1860-1862, 1862-01-27

The Memphis papers are in mourning, even
to moistness, over the resignation OF that
soft Pillow, who dug the trench, and
chained" the Mississippi Indeed, their
accounts of the departure of this veteran of
'nary" war are so suffused with lachrymose
dampness that the perusal is sufficient to give
q sound man the rheumatism. The Appeal
says that, in bidding him adieu, mot word
was heard except few hearty regrets, as
the hearts of those present were too full to
express themselves other than with burst
of tears" "Tears," that he had stayed so
long-"Regrets," that he had come at all
General Pillow resigned, as we are told,
"because his merits had been overlooked u
He is pretty effectually 'played out" His
whole career proves him to be nothing more
than one of those new tangled piltOOS, filled
with air (gas?) and which the mere puncture
by pin causes to collapse into nothingness
State Journal.
Cincinnati daily press. [volume] (Cincinnati [Ohio]) 1860-1862, 1862-01-27

FORTRESS MONROE, January 25.-A dis
patch from Knoxville says General Oritten-
den retired to, and will make stand at
Monticello.
Tho Norfolk Day. Book, of Saturday, has
not word about the Burnside expedition.
An extract is given from the Newbern
Progress, of Thursday last, saying "Up to
yesterday wednesday, we are not sure
there is OF has been, single Yankee gum
boat over the sWash at Hatteras."
The defeat in Kentucky is at last admitted.
The Day Book has the following heading;
iMFURTHER PARTICULARS FROM
SOMERSET.
Z" Disaster not so Bad as at First Rsportsd--
Sic Thousand Confederatss Attack Fourteen
Thousand FedeTaLs.
"The Petersburg Express sends us the
following:
General Crittenden began the attack on
| the enemy, supposed to number 1900, but
afterWard found to be $4,000. ZOllicoffel
was killed early in the action, and Critten
den was wounded. Colonel Carroll took
command and recrossed the Cumberland
Our loss is 800, the enemy's 400 or 800
Rutedge's and McClerny's batteries were
! left on the field, The enemy was rePulse'
Cincinnati daily press. [volume] (Cincinnati [Ohio]) 1860-1862, 1862-01-27

GOVERNMENT PREMIUMS. learn that q
plan has been prepared in Congress for
system of government premiums for the
manufacture of small arms, of saltpeter and
of gunpowder 1t is proposed that, when
parties shall commence these manufacturing
enterprises and shall produce satisfactory
evidence to the Secretary of War that they
have actually expended in the prosecution of
their enterprises one-fourth of the capital
proposed to be invested therein, they shall
be entitled to receive, as an advance from
the Treasury, fifty per cent on the whole in
vestment; said advance to be repaid, with
out interest, from the first merchsntable
article manufactured, at a stipulated price,
and bond to be given that the advance will
be applied to put into effective operation the
mandatory proposed, and to no other use or
purpose.
1t is also provided in the bill referred to
that the Secretary of War may, at his dis
cretion, in anticipation of such mandatory
or manufactures enter into such future con-
tracts with the persons proposing TO estab-
lish the same for the thing to be produced,
as shall comport with the then present and
prospective wants of the government, and
may or may not, at his discretion, require
security for the performance of the same
but no advance or prepayment shall be made
on such last mentioned contracts, In both
cases such processes are TO be stipulated a;
| may afford the manufacturer liberal prof
on the probable cost of production.-Rich
Rond Whig, January l7th.
Cincinnati daily press. [volume] (Cincinnati [Ohio]) 1860-1862, 1862-01-27
Interesting from SOmerser-AddItiOnaI In
cidenIs OF the Battle

LOUISVILLE, January 5-At Logan Cross
roads, on the 18th, the First Tennessee Regi-
ment was next to the Tenth Indiana, but
were ordered by them, as were the Second
Tennessee and Twelfth Kentucky, to hold
the Cross roads, and therefore were not in
the thickest of the fight.
The report prevailing that Colonel Fry
was killed is false.
The wounds of Colonel McCook and Lieu
tenant Burt are not serious.
Wetmore's Battery, attached to the Twelfth
Brigade, General Carter, did most essential
service on the field and in the rout of the
enemy in their intrenchments on Sunday
evening.
The rebels in retreating burned four gun
carriages at Monticello, but their cannon
and guns are scattered all over their track
General Thomas forces have not yet been
heard from. 1t is supposed they will occupy
Monticello.
Cincinnati daily press. [volume] (Cincinnati [Ohio]) 1860-1862, 1862-01-27

The father and mother of Napoleon III, the
King Louis Of Holland and Queen Hortense,
were very Frenchy couple. They lived
unhappily together, and yet-if we may be-
lieve a new "Memoir of Queen Hortense,"
just published in London-the following
scenes of funny sentimentality passed be-
tween them:
Louis would sit for hours with his wife,
endeavoripg to amuse her by witty con.
versation; and Hortense began to consider IL
her most sacred duty TO make her husband
forget, by kindly showing him all possible
attention, how miserable he was at her side.
They both hoped that the child they ex-
peoted would indemnify them for an un-
happy union and the freedom they bad lost.
"ff l should give you a son" Hortense
said with q smile, "when he first addressed
you by the sweet title of father, you would
perhaps forgive me for being his mother"
"And in pressing that son to your heart,
in feeling how dearly you love him, you
might forget that it is l who am his father.
You will at least cease to hate me, for shall
be the father of your beloved child"
Cincinnati daily press. [volume] (Cincinnati [Ohio]) 1860-1862, 1862-01-27

AN ARMY OF WOMEN IN GOVERNMENT
EMPLoY.-The Philadelphia Press, speaking
of the United States Arsenal, in that city,
says:
There are now at least five thousand
women employed at this establishment upon
clothing for the army. In addition to these,
there are, perhaps, five thousand more
working for the branch Government clothing
depots in this city, making ten thousand in
all In addition to these, several thousand
women are employed here by contractors in
the same work. The various contracts soon
expiring, it is the intention of the Govern.
ment to give out as fe " more of the kind, in
future, as possible, inasmuch as by employing
women direct, the latter get better wages,
and the work is better executed, without
extra expense, the contractors profits being
thus saved. The average earnings of good
sewing woman, at Arsenal work, is about $4
weekly. The use of the sewing machine is
disapproved Of as work by hand is consid.
cred stronger and less likely to rip. 1t is all,
therefore, done in the latter manner.
Cincinnati daily press. [volume] (Cincinnati [Ohio]) 1860-1862, 1862-01-27

Gen. HalIeck Locking After the secesh
Exchange, Mercantile Library and
Private Traitors Of st. Louis.
The following special order will be issued
in the morning:
HEADQUARTERS DEPT OF THE Mo.
The President, Secretary, Librarian, Direc-
tors and other officers of the Mercantile
Library Association, and the other officers of
the Chamber Of Commerce of this city are
required to take the oath of allegiance pre-
scribed by Article Six Of the State Ordinance
of October l6, 1861.
Any of the above officers who shall neg
lect to file in the Office of the Provost Mar
shal General within ten days of the date of
this order, the oath so subscribed, will be
deemed to bave resigned and any who
after neglectiDg so to file his oath of alle-
glance within the time prescribed, shall at
tempt to exercise the functions of such office
will be arrested for contempt of this order
and punished according to the laws Of war.
2. 1t is officially reported that carriages,
bearing the enemy's flag, are in the habit of
driving to the vicinity Of the military prison
in McDowelis College. The commanding
officer of the prison guard will seize and take
possession Of any carriage bearing the eue'
my's flag; the horses, carriage and harness
to be confiscated.
8. 1t ls ofhclalIy reported that certain
women are in the habit of approaching the
vicinity of the military prison and waving
hostile flags, for the purpose of insulting our
troops, and carrying on communication
with prisoners of war The commanding
officer Of the prison guard will arrest and
place in confinement all women so offending.
4. Any carriage or other vehicle bearing a
hostile flag in the city will be seized and con.
fiscated. The city police and patrol guards
are directed to arrest persons in vehicle!
under such flags; also, persons wearing OIL
displaying hostile flag in the city.
By command of Major General Hslleck.
n H. MCLEAN,
Assistant Adiutant- General,
Cincinnati daily press. [volume] (Cincinnati [Ohio]) 1860-1862, 1862-01-27
From st. Louis.

ST. LOUIS, January % Samuel Esgler,
the banished Secessionist, was sent across
the river under guard this afternoon. His
destination is unknown. His attorney has
been released from military prison.
Attachments were served on the property
of several other delinquent Secessionists to-
day.
General Henderson, the newly-appointed
Senator, left for Washington this morning
Judge James Il. Birch announces him
self candidate for Governor at the August
election.
Cincinnati daily press. [volume] (Cincinnati [Ohio]) 1860-1862, 1862-01-27
From tho aoutIi.

CAIRO, January 26.-By flag of true the
Memphis appeal of the 10th, 18th and 22d is
received.
The Little Rock Journal of the 18th says
General Frost, Camp Jackson prisoner,
who has been on parole, is now at Jackson
port, with one hHndred adherents, waiting
recruits ojoin the gallant old chief, Sterling
Price.
The British residents of Mobile have Or
ganized into a company for home defense.
The Columbus Confederate Nexs of the
18th has the following:
"Colonel Nealy's regiment and Kennedy g
battalion left yesterday for Msy6eld Creek,
in search of the Lincolnites."
1t also intimates that half million dollars
have been sent to that place for the payment
of troops.
A letter from Richmond on the 18th states
that John K. Jackson, Colonel of the Fifth
Georgia, has been appointed Brigadler Cen
eral, and is in command at Pensacola.
The Memphis papers say that Federal
money is twenty five per cent. discount in
| New York.
There is not word said about zollicof.
| fer.
Governor Olaib jackson was at New Or,
leans week before last.
JEFF. Thompson had again appeared on thI
Missouri border. He visited Commerce yes
terday with force of eight hundred men
completely Hacking the houses of Union citi
zens in that place.
An expedition will leave Birds Point to
morrow in pursuit of the marauders.
Cincinnati daily press. [volume] (Cincinnati [Ohio]) 1860-1862, 1862-01-27

The following, from Punch, is for those
people who are always pointing their fing-
ers at delinquents, forgetting that others
may be at the same time pointing fingers at
them:
The hunchback does not see his own
hunch, but he sees clearly the hunch of
another hunchback. Therefore, it is as
we'll to know what is at our own back, be-
fore we venture to laugh behind the backs
of others.
Cincinnati daily press. [volume] (Cincinnati [Ohio]) 1860-1862, 1862-01-27

three times and fell back to their forti6ca-
tions. They then outfanked US. We lost
all our horses, tents, equipments, and eleven
guns spiked or thrown into the river. Coils.
Powell, Battle, Stain an Cummings were
wounded. Major Fobb was wounded in the
hip. Our forces numbered S. 600"
1t is reported in Norfolk that the Federal
steamer Louisiana was lost.
. The Day. Book has an article from the
Charleston Mercury giving the particulars
of the capture Of Cedar KEYS, Florida. There
were three schooners and FIVE fishing smacks
loading with lumber and turpentine at the
time.
Cincinnati daily press. [volume] (Cincinnati [Ohio]) 1860-1862, 1862-01-27

A leading English weekly journal thus
describes the condition of pablo feeling in
the United States:
"The mob have apparently given in before
the determined attitude which England has
assumed; the near prospect Of war has for
the moment subdued their frenzy"
Decidedly all the fools are not dead yeti
and due proportion Of them are 10 be found
in London.
Cincinnati daily press. [volume] (Cincinnati [Ohio]) 1860-1862, 1862-01-27

WARAND PRIoEs-War is great snhancer
of prices. Since the outbreak Of the civil
war in the United States, the price, to the
consumer, of coffee, tea and rice has nearly
doubled. Cotton has advanced 200 per cent.
and wool so per cent. in price. Flour, the
staff of life, owing to our extensive railway
communications with the grain felds OF the
West, remains at about the same price which
il has maintained for two years past.
Cincinnati daily press. [volume] (Cincinnati [Ohio]) 1860-1862, 1862-01-27

Stewart, the New York merchant prince
has our venerable Uncle Sam on the hip.
Some months since he engaged the entire
production Of Eastern cotton mills ahead,
and so controls the supply Of army cloth,
and of course sets his own price. He is max
ing money faster than any man in the United
States. His regular sales will average a
million dollars a week. This years trans
actions, in legitimate and speculative busi7
ness, will bring his fortune up to twenty
million dollars, at the lowest estimate.
Cincinnati daily press. [volume] (Cincinnati [Ohio]) 1860-1862, 1862-01-27
Cupture of NIIssourI RebeJs,

ST. LOUIS, January rs Official dispatches
from Cape Grardeau state that an expedition
which LETT that place a few deys since fol
Benton and Bloomfield, hasreturned, having
captured Lieutenant. Colonel Farmer and
eleven other officers, and sixty eight privateS
of jeff Tbompson's command; also large
number of arms, horses, saddles, &c.
A telegraph line is to be Immediately con-
structed from Rolla westward.
Cincinnati daily press. [volume] (Cincinnati [Ohio]) 1860-1862, 1862-01-27

A newspaper philosopher thinks "there
is no more exquisite creature on earth
than girl from twelve to fifteen years
of age" Ask Augustus whose marriage
able Intentions manifest themselves to-
ward Julia, who is twenty, what he thinks
of it. We admire little girls-especially
when they are grown up.
Cincinnati daily press. [volume] (Cincinnati [Ohio]) 1860-1862, 1862-01-27

One of the few praiseworthy acts of the
late Ex.President Tyler was his appoint
ment of Washington Irving as American
Minister to Spain. The appointment was
made at the recommendation Of Daniel
Webster, Mr.. Tyler heartily acquiescing.
Irving never solicited the post, and the first
diplomatic corps was contained in letter
from the State Department written by Mr
Webster in his official capacity.
Cincinnati daily press. [volume] (Cincinnati [Ohio]) 1860-1862, 1862-01-27

A NOBLE BoY.-A part of the troops which
left Columbus ON Sunday for Romney were
paid off previous to starting. The companies
of the Sixty-seventh Regiment Immediately
deposited over So, 900 in the hands of Gov
ernor Tod to be transmitted to their friends.
One noble lad, who only received six dollars
and five cents, handed over six dollars to be
sent to his mother, retaining only the five
cents for himself. When such boys go To
war, we need have no fears for the man
illness and fidelity Of our army.
Cincinnati daily press. [volume] (Cincinnati [Ohio]) 1860-1862, 1862-01-27

Among the Sunday school children of a
certain church was a poor little fellow. He
couldn't tell the number of the house in
which he lived, and was charged, when he
next came to school, to bring it. The next
time he appeared, he was asked if he
brought the number. mo, sir" said he,
'it is nailed on the door so tight that
couldn't get II off"
Cincinnati daily press. [volume] (Cincinnati [Ohio]) 1860-1862, 1862-01-27

A New Yorker having become suddenly
rich, built large, fine house on Fifth
avenue, hired a number of negro servants,
and invited some country cousins to come
and sse him. They went, but did know what
to make of the great number Of servants,
when their relative had no family but him
self and wife. On their return home they
were asked show their city relative was get
ting along" "Wall," said they, "he was
living in fine style on Fifth avenue, keeping
a negro boarding. house,
Cincinnati daily press. [volume] (Cincinnati [Ohio]) 1860-1862, 1862-01-27

Mrs. Lucy Cupps, living in B, Illi-
hois, recently gave birth to three fine look
ing male children. That's having the he
Cups with vengeance, says the Springfield
Republican.