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, 1862-04-02
Virginia N1ason In tue British ParIia-
Itlcnt--He Commits a Kreuch of Priv.

WASHINGTON, April 1.-Thc following is an
extract from private letter from London to
gentleman In Washington, describing the
debate III Parliament OH the American uucs-
ton:
"A1r. Mason, who was on the Tory side Of
The House, did not at all like the way it went.
The members who were near him {a1ason} say
he chccred when Alr. Lindsay, in the course
Of his speech, attacked Secretary Seward.
This puts him In an awkward fix. When I
remember his tyra1lnical, insolcnt bearing in
the United States Senate, it was sweet to sec
him solitary and alone during the debate
Only one or two went near him"
To the same effect Mr. Wilson, q. S. Secre-
tary Of Legation, writes:
An incident occurred In the debate the
other night, which admirably illustrates the
plantation manners of the rebel commits
sioner, Mason. When Lindsay was pouring
out the Walls Of his wrath on America, and
abusing Mr. Steward as Lord P:lmerston
takes care to pronounce the name Of the Sec
rotary Of State, the Tories raised cheer,
which was Joined in IN Mr. Mason from his
wot on the floor! The rebels voice
was distinctly heard by some Of the
peers, WHO were seated near, so that there can
be no mistake respecting it. Tie matter has
since been freely talked about at the clubs.
It was such 4 bold breach Of privilege, as well
OF etiquette, that it may be Imagined Mr,
Mason did not raise himself much, by tile
procedure, in the estimation of people who
| arc cXacting TO fault, in everything pertain
| ing to gcntlemanly conduct Indeed he may
consider himself fortunate that he was not
! Indignantly expelled from the House"
, 1862-04-02
SENATOR W7R1GHT.S SPEECH.
uFy r. = !.

SENATOR WHIGHTsS SPEECH.
UScnatorWrislt Of Indiana, appointed to
fill the uncxpircd term Of Jesse D. Bright,
is aiming to disappoint the expectations
formed Of him by men and journals Of all
shades and parties, he certainly has sue
cccdcd exccllcntly well His speech in the
Senate on Monday does not come up to the
standard it was reasonable to look for in a
nan 50 freshly from among the people It
is sad to believe that he has thus early fallen
q victim to those malarious Influences OF
the capital which produce in the knees and
spine Of statesmen results the very reverse
OF ossifcation. To judge from this speech,
and the points made by Mr.. Wright against
scctionalism, against agitation, and against
the Presidents Message, one would decide
that it was prepared twelve good years ago
and .evamped- It hiss the very flavor Of
Compromise, and actually appears to fore
shadow bridge cont1act--a bridge which
shall span the gulf that statesmen like Mr.
Wright dare not fill up OF even look into.
Without his possessing the slightest resem-
blauce to Klartius Curtius, that gap will
engulf A1r. Wright and many like him, as
il las drawn in hosts before. He uiters 4
prophecy with contingent TN six
months: if Congress minds its business, the
war will be at an end" Exactly-and it
will be very excellent beginning, to drop
this ccasclcss gabble about Sectionalism- 4
section is ct war with tile Government, in
lnhalf Of an institution purely sectional.
Mr.. Wright joins the elamor Of rebel sym
patlisers, that nothing sectional enter into
legislation or the conduct Of the war. lie
docs NOT do this from sympathy with the
rebels, but We are nearly as much PINNED
to believe that he does it from the force Of
llabi:--a melancholy proof that the war
Will not end in six months, at the present
rate in which our legislators are getting
their eyes open to its great issues. If Mr..
Wright has faithfully sampled himself, In
diana has reason to rcjuice that, as the
White House coachman said Of Anllard
Fillmore, be is only a secondhand SEMI
tor,' for lc can be The earlier replaced hy a
man Of backbone
, 1862-04-02

BALT1MoRE, april LA most remarkable
steam boiler explosion occurred this after
noon at The Baltimore House Of Refuge 4
feet from the main building, was blown up
fully goo # ct in the air; then taking an east
crl} direction, exploded again; after which it
passed in straight line 250 feet to the north
a1 d fell directly on the roof Of the school
building, carrying with it q slate roof, rafters,
beam and plaster, and crushing into the
sc1col room whe re there were about seventy
boys. but tTo Of whom were killed and seven
wounded,
, 1862-04-02
0ecaslon Of s250,oO0 Land Suit.
from the pafr{n

The Supreme Court Of the United States at
Washington. recently made fInai decision in
the case Of Jacob DAFT. James P, Harkness
and Ma1la HaEEne5s 1 again>t Isaac Underhil1,
relative to the title: +. about forty acres If
land, lying on North Madison aud Monroe
strec.s, in Underhil1's addition to Peoria, The
value If the land is some S25D, ,0oo, and the
matter has been IN litigation for sone cisht or
ten ytars. The case vas decided year OF TWO
ago il the United States District Coutt at Cni-
caso, in favor Of Mr. U1derhitl, and taken IN
!: the Supreme Ceur* hv the other parties.
Tue latter Court now af1rms the decree of t1c
io*er Court, p!aeinx Mr. underhili In full and
ouct Possession Of s;4e property.
, 1862-04-02
Baltimore and Ohio RaIlroad--pro.
.EreH8 Of tho RIFtt Train Throuah.

PIEDMONT, Va, April 1.-2 T. M.-Thc first
passenger train over the Baltimore and Ohio
Railroad, has just arrived from Baltimore on
its way to Wheeling, with over 100 passengers,
and party Of civil engineers. At all points
West Of Harpcr's Ferry the soldiers and citi-
xens have given many hearty demonstrations,
l,ailing our movement as great revival, aud
welcoming the newspapers Of this morning
from Philadelphia and Washington Is
wonderful improvement over the stage and
canal routes Of the LAST ten months, since the
q :sirg Of the road. The train win be due
at Wheeling at four O'Clock tomorrow
morning, in time to connect with
the western roads. We passed many large
trains moving in both directions at different
points, and although evidences Of the great
destruction Of property are visible in
many places, it is p1ain thai
new face is being put upon affairs by the
restoration OF the road. The thorough mill
tary aspect Of everything on the line gives
much additional interest to It and dissiPatcs
all idea of fear that it will be again disturbed
by the contending parties during the war.
, 1862-04-02

into the interior Of the country, distance Of
over hundred miles from the sea coast
during The proceedings the House found it.
self without a quorum, and much time WAS
consumed IN procuring one
Several amendments were made to the above
section, including tax Of one and 8 half per
cent. on the gross receipts Of bridge corpora
Mr: WICK1lFFE of Ky:, before the read
ing Tas completed, objected to the introduce
ton Of the resolution.
An amendment was adopted that trust
Companies be included with the banks, say
ings Institutions, &c, and that they pay three
Fer cent on their income.
4 new section Was added providing that on
and after May next there Shall be paid for
renewed, continued, or endorsed, duty Of
ten cents for every one hundred dollars in
sured for one year, &c.
Mr.. COLFAX Of Ind. moved to strike out
The sestion In1I lsyying duty on adye1tisemeats.
ought to come up to the work.
Nr. COLFAX was Of the same opinion, bat
by this bill, without taxing advertisements,
publications were taxed more than they ought
TO be. They pay more than their proportion
on the articles used, and for paper, telegFaph:c
messages, gas LIGHT, &c. They might as well
impose . tax on boarders at hotel, or on
lawyers for every criminal Or civil suit.
Mr.. WRIGHT said that persons engaged iu
every branch Of business, merchants as we'll
ts mechanics. were taxed more than newspl-
pers, which ought to bear their inst proper
ton.
Mr. STEVENS replied that in England =
large income was derived from the tax on nd
yertisements, as well as the tax on newspaper
stamps. The Committee, he thought, lad al
ready made large concession by reducing
the tax on printing paper and striking ont that
on ink.
AIr. COLFAX said that experience had
shown that the English tax on newspapers
and books was tax on knowledge, and that
the people demanded and secured reform in
this particular.
The Committee Of the Whole disagreed to
the motion Of Mr. Colfax to strike out tic
advertisement section. The section WIS ii.
nally amended as follows: t'The tax On adyer
tiEements shall be assessed On the amounts
received for the same, not the amounts cfar:ys
ed, and is reduced from to 3 per cent. News.
papers with less than 1900 circulation, o.
whose receipts arc less than one Thousand
dollars per annum fer advertisements, are e1
emptcd from any advertising tax.
The Committee rose anu the House ad
iourncd
, 1862-04-02
cTATE OF ILLINOIS. COOK

~ CouATY, ss-Snpesio. Court Of Chicazo, Jana
Term, 4. D. 1852 William Burgess "a. Dennis Beach
and Peter ", FeckhaIn.-Att8chnlent
Pubic notice is e. hereby y Etvsa to the sid Dennis
men1 Issued ont ri the office of the Cerk OF ths Su-
pe.ioZ Cous, Of Chicago. datea the first day OF At
and against IT,. estate OF the said Dennis Beach and
Peter r. Pe.kb2m. for tAe sun Of Tuensy-Fwe bun
dted Della1a- Greeted to tie Sheriff Of Cook County,
which satd VII. has been returned executed
Nov, therefore unle7s yo9, the said Ueunis Beach
before The ssId Eurecr Co1rt # Chiesgo q
the r: day Of The term 1heraoL to be holden at the
day ef Jrce 4 ?. 1t6 svs soeci.i ha. a9d o4eaa g
agaipss You aud Ii fsycT ot the SAID plsnu ana 70
reh q the property attached = may be spaeeas e
eAuhfY the s2d ju1gprtnt 1ud costa will be tNft to
! Bs.:sfS the sRDe TH0a 3. GARTER Clerk.
TN. 4. BV1aEss, II PioP2-s RpaHssf4H
, 1862-04-02
Gbe Ttiht,1te.
WEDNESDAY, APRIL 2, 1862.
CHICAGO PORK TRADE.

CHICAGO PORK THA DE,
The fill returns Of the seasons packing
are not yet in; but We have sufficient to
show that Chicago this season las packed
more hogs than any other city in the Uni
ted States 1t present the indications arc
that we come up close if not quito to $780,
600,
, 1862-04-02

Rebels HOrering Around our Troops
at Strasburg, Va.
STRAsBrRG, Va, March 31.-About 1000
rebel soldiers made their appearance 40 miles
nents drew nI in line Of battle, awaiting their
attack, but declining to go beyond our lines.
The rebels made no attaek upon us yesterday,
but threw several shells into the camp Of the
I'D Massachusetts regiment. The rebels were
subsequently driven away by tho appearance
OF our advance
, 1862-04-02
From Fortress Monroe-Ha1loon Re-
coDnofssunc nce--Capture Of Rebels,
FORTRESS MONROE, March 3l.-An quiet

'Ee!e Today.
Capt. Seaycr Of the Eronautic Department,
makes aballoon reconnaissance this afternoon.
This is the first madt here since last sumner.
boat contsiring Eve we'll known seces-
siocists was captured ou the James River,
above Newport News, yesterday, transporting
produce and stores for the rebel urmy.
, 1862-04-02
Nrln annrrttseMents.

G. f. SCRIYE-N, Adcsrtislng Agett, G3 Dtar.
born ST., Is c.thori=td to ,eceiec oy
this and al The Leading Rtpers Of the Northeast.
, 1862-04-02

WANTED-A first class Resi-
dence on Michigan avEnue, fer which reaaon-
able rent Will be paid Address Boz 4268 Stating
terms, and number Of houae. apI.n9aSlW
, 1862-04-02

The mortar bombardment is continued a.
usual, but with much more accuracy. The
rebels are strongly fortifying, The lower po1-
ton Of the upper battery, which We supposed
completely si1enced, is submerged, but large
gangs Of men and teams are at work upon the
upper part repairing and mounting guns.
New ard extensive lines Of Notifications
have been erected upon the min shore, aud
three or four Few and large camps established.
They have evid entity been largely reinforced
A new battery has also been established
! busily plying from the head TO the foot Of the
Island Ill day.
Everything indicates desperate battle,
| The day cannot be FIR of:
/ ITO the Associated Prees.1
| CAIRO, April The rebel camp at Uoiou
| City has fallen into our hands. Col. Bufpfd,
with l 800 men, composed OF the eth Illinois,
| detachn1ent Of the I'd Illinois Cavalry, and
rart Of the 18th Wisconsin, proceeded to
i Hickuan BY transports from Is1aud No. 10,
and thence crossed TO Union City, where they
t fell upou the rebel camp yesterday and COM
| pl.teiy rontrd the enemy without the loss o1
!! msn. They destroyed all his teuts, camp
| cguipage, stores, &c, and brought of one
!; hundred prisoners and one hundred and fftv
horses The rebels are supposed to have mum.
! mbnd Of the notorious 3. Clay King. Theil
loss il stated at twenty killed
Our transports, on returning to IsIsud No
10, had rebel flags flying under the Union dags
Thrre was very heavy firing yesterday al
Island No. 10. Il is supposed that our gun
boars arc at work iu earnest
The weather is clear and warm. River fall
, 1862-04-02
Especial Correspondence Chicago T,ibune.1
OK BoAnD STEAMER v F Wilson. !

somewhat to-day By short trip up the river
along the Missouri shore About eight O. clock
this morning, thc pilot Of the 1lag slip, with
a1lcked and well armed crew, came along
side, with orders to go up 10 Jamcs's Bayou,
distant some six miles, for rcconnoiterins pur-
poses Of a character which cannot detail, as
1t arontd coteEy comfort and information 10 the
snesnv!! The spies undoubtedly carried the
information to the Island long before our re-
trnn. Jamcs's Bayou, however, affords some
points Of interest, which may partieularize,
without trans gressing military etiquette.
The appearance OF the shore up to the
Roberts plantations, I have already descrio-
ed. Leaving them, VIC pass through ,.arrow
shoot, some eighty feet in width, between the
shore and low head. "a tow head is simply
sand bar covered with heayy growth OF
youne cotton woods.) After passing through
the shoot, we came TO a thrifty plantation upon
which stands handsome two story mansion.
There Is q wide passage way through the lower
affords SHELTER from the blazing sun.
times Of tic day and night Heavy
vtrandahs, an arehcd projecting roof,
! and chlmneys upon the outside, also snbseryc
The same purposes. Surrounding the house
pesro families. The spacious barn and crib:
| are filed to oycrfowing with corn, aud from
| eighty to hundred horses and mules stand
ftlock deep in the watery barnyard. There
are 10 other signs o1 lie about the plantation
however, owner ana negroes have departed L
fortnight, probably to the Island. Lavalle i:
the name of the proprietor. He is Q
French extraction, and . heavy LAM
owner, his estate stretching back nearl,
| to New Madrid. He is a Secess{onist Of til
most bitter stripe, and while living here mad
hipseH notorious by playing the part OF in
FORMER, and pointing out to The rebel oficeEa
during their visits along the shore from Go
lumbus, the Union men, Or, as they terme
it, The Abolitionists. Every man who va
moi in faFor Of accession was at once marke
as an Abo1itionist. Upon the approach Of on
fset be gathered bis negroes about him Al
fl+d, much to the relief Of the settlers. Wha
there is left ofhis estate will doubtless be cor
hscated, especially the horses. mules and 70;
age which will com" in exco'lent pl1y.
Alter le wing I: :val1e's. the river makes on
OF thosr MAJESTIC eweep5 .os which the MISS
stppf 1s ti1nous. 4 l-Vee three or four feet i
height above TIE pre.e4t Water mark rur
, 1862-04-02

ELLSWORTH ZOUAVES, AT
IL TESTIOS.-You are hereby notified to he at
YOUR Armory. on Thursday. at u 0'c1ock II. SHARP,
il full dress Uniform, to attend the funeral Of The late
Captain SHELLEY.
8n2-pt2t F. L. BRAND Commandant
, 1862-04-02

WANTED-Far'lishe apartment
~ without board sonth Side. Best Of reference
given. Address UNION" at this Office.
, 1862-04-02

w ANTED-A good Store on
w South Water street. or Vicinity Possession by
hrs oi MaE Address Post Otcc Box 6ls stating stu
alton GEt leTTnE. .o1if-1f
, 1862-04-02

POARDlNG.-Suits of rooms and
~ single rooms can be obtained with Board at IS
State street Also, few day boarders be accom-
Mocated- ap2ug1+1w
, 1862-04-02

WANTED.-On or before May
~ lst. 4 small Store. i good room on I'll floor,
with good entrnce or good basement. well lighted.
Must not lie situated south uf Washington. west Of
1asar. or east Of Dearhorn Streets South Side. All
dress Box Loo. Chicago +. o.. stating location and
rent per anunm. a,l Itr2tuet
, 1862-04-02

WANTED-To Exchange good
- and aesrubly located lands In Minnesota: free
from sll tncuEiiranccs land some CAeH for general
stock OF merchsndite, Address In conii.itnce &c ~
A., DoX ISIS, st. Raul, Minnesota, stating kiad Of
goods, Amount. &c. nj
, 1862-04-02


Mr. WASHBURNE Of Illinois presented
memorial from the Illinois Constitutional
Convention, in favor of the early enlargement
of the Illinois and Michigan Canal, and gave
noticc that he Should ask for an early consid-
Grafton OF The bill to tisat cud, it being mat
Ter ot great national and military importance.
The memorial whs referred to the Committee
Cd Military Affairs
The consideration of the Pacific Railroad
bill was further postponed until Thursday.
Mr. HUTCHIES OF Ohio asked leave to in
troduee the following:
army of the United States Of the Lower Potomac
Nd, On the 76th day Of March 1862 issued an or
Ger, Of which the following IL copy;
HEADQUARTERS OF THE DIVISION.
CANT BAKER, Lower Potomac, March Is, 1861.
TO Tie Brigade ana Reg;nse,tal Commanders Of
Mess1s ~ Talis. Cray, Dunnington, Dent, Adams,
ia1 j. owning negrees supposed 10 be win some of
cal ssnmaadinE diisets thss they ,2 Se
| command in Rearch Of their property, and It
found, 'ha: they be allowed to take possession Of
he tsme T. e r. n7 r.
officer or soldier in the di7isio1 they Will st once
| be reported to theee headquarters.
| IStsce6l JosTH DICKINSON, Adtt Genl.
| IHeuo7r, Resolped, That the Joint Select COM
ntatee on the Conduct Of the Nar be requested to
INQUIRE whether ead order Of Gen. Booker i8 not
avio}ation Of the recent article or war passed by
Congress and approved BY the President, concsrn.
ing The action AZ the army in the return Of fugitive
eIavce, and to report suel remedy as in the juds
| M ut Of the Committee will prevent the fssus od
sirlar orders, Which. whilc they outrage the feel
:ncs or loyal men, necessarily tend to dtmo.alize
| the army. - .:
| The House went into Committee of the
| Whole on the Tax bill. An amendment was
adopted exemptng from taxation, unde-tte
ra]lroad md steamboat eeCtou. a1l foteirt
emigrsnts travelling at reduced rates Of fsrs
, 1862-04-02

WANTED A second hand lot Of
~ x1 GooSs foE country store, IL exchange 10.
Of Southern Minnesota Part cash would be paid for
des!Eahle goods Address G = Box 2t5s Chicago.
, 1862-04-02

WANTED-By a Gentleman and
~ Wife, pleasant room o. Eooms- Furnished or
nni!lsnshed viii, Bua:d N pirate sy. III West
ufFStcn Forth Of Madison and east Of Green streets
preferred. Address Box sI71, ap1p9Tlaw
, 1862-04-02

WANTED Three or four rooms
~ wanted hy small family In a respectab,e
ne:ghhorood within fifteen minutes walk Of the Court
House: Rent IN advance required Address l.
Eos1 UNce BOX ISL np!-n913 3t
, 1862-04-02

T OST-s5.G0 Rewa,d Black
j and Tnn Terrier Dog; ears c1ose1y, cur had .
brass collar on. with lock-. Answers the name OF
FANNY whoever will return the sa:ne to 1Gl
WASHINGTON Street, viii receive the above reward
aI2.n9s72t
, 1862-04-02

w NANTED.-Seccnd hand Safe
W and Counting House Furniture, Including
mai neat t. "sss-down de=ks" Address Box ls5.:.
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a -
a 'etaud yesterday. : The authorities
have met the crisis promptly, and it is
trusted eftectually restrained the mon
opolizine md e&tortiqnate ttndeacies
s1hieh 6ana it our duty to tax
shout general Investigation on
the part Of tho Conmittee 81 Safety,
the stock Il Aour proves to be sutii-
Gent for ninety days. We suggest
to all millers, dealers and shippers in
the country not to be deferred from
sending their stocks, it they have any
to this market. Fifteen or sixteen
dollars per barrel will be reallked on
all shipments for space of time. ut
least for eight or ten weeks.
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The Battle of ElkhOrn. /.

We learn from dispatches sent to,
the Little Rock True Democrat by
Gen. pearce from Fort Smith, that
Gen. Van Dorm took command of our
forces on the I'd, and that the army
commenced an advance movement,
Intended by Con, McCulloch, on the
,5th. Gen. Price, was not in copmand
of .McCulloch's forces. The report
that McCulloch burned Fayetteville
turns out to be erroneous. Nothing
was burned except the storehouses
which were built to contain the army
supplies.
The Democrat also publishes the
following additional dispatches, which
contain some further facts with regard
to the battle:
|. ToRT SMITH, March 8. 1862,
Col. Ri. JoAnson-Our army has
been fighting tho Federais for three
days and ,nighta lnear the crossing Of
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TO OUR FRIENDS.

As it appears impossible for us to
get supply Of "Almanaes, " ard the
demand being great, we propose issn-
ing from our establishment q work Of
this kind, provided we can get few
Advertisements to be published in
the Almanac. A few ofonr business
houses have agreed to advertise, and
hope others will. BY adopting this
course, we will be enabled to fila all
the orders now on hand, and any
others we may receive.
fS Rates IF Adrcytising:
One page SIS, and 20 copies gratis.
Half s, 10 :"
Quarter" 5,
Advertisements can lie handed in
mt this Office. Orders in the mean
time will be received for any quaint
ty. Price Is cents per copy. a lib
ernl discount to the trade.
Address JNo. DICKINSON. .
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We are pleased to note the enter
prising and inventive genius Of OFT
fellow-citizen, Mr.. w. Her. This
gentleman has succeeded in inventing
a neat machine for cutting matches.
He informs us that he intends i'm
proving upon it, while in our opinion
there is not much room for improve
ment. The blocks are cut liz "double
quick" time into the proper size for
matches. Our readers may therefore
look out for home made lucitsrs, if the
requisites for dipping" can be OBJ
tanned. and the gentleman who is to
try this part of the enterprise sue
ceeds.
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CHE Se1ai- Meekly Yeavs.
Published On Tuesday and Friday.
INo.DICKINSOC
EDITOR AND PROPRIETOR.


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tributions from our friends, i'll and
around Shreveport. An occasional
article FROM our planters, relative to
the csops, swill be very acceptable
In fess' I'VE desire sorrs.pesas"oe
from every section Of the States.
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lished. either as communications or
advertisements. : =,
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