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Arkansas true Democrat., 1862-05-29

Col. TAPPAN, OF ARKANsAs-We had the pleasure of meeting yesterday this brave and skill fu commander. He fought with distinguished honor at the battle of Belmont He was at the beginning and ending of the fight, and at all times. ill the thickest of the storm of shot, bullets a4@S bristling bayonets He is well; full of confidence, and invncible in will. He is hero, worthy of UT army and cause.-Memphis Aoalanche, May
Arkansas true Democrat., 1862-05-29
DEPARTMENT OF STATE, {
 INn-hinrtnn May 1.

SIR--I have the honor to state for your informa ton that the mails now allowed to pass to and from New Orleans and other places which, having hitherto been seized by the insurgent forces, have since been recovered and are now re occupied by land and naval forces of the United States. It is proper, however, to add that military sur vellance is maintained over such mails So far as :he government finds it necessary for the public safety.
 l am, sir, your ob't serv't
 VIM. II. SEWARD.
Arkansas true Democrat., 1862-05-29
co M M I T 1T ED

FEN0 jail, in Benton, Saline county Arkansas on the
 A 1st day of February, 1892 negro who says E3 his IS BOB: about 20 years old, feet 10 inches|M high, weighs about l75 lbs very black. He had on >N when taken up, pair of heavy boo had with him pair of brogan shoes, also light blue james style of
 soldiers uniform, having of round brass buttons low crowned whsh fur hat he belongs unroe Philips. of Holmsvile, Pike county MississpI
 The is hereby notified 10 forward prove pro pery and pay charges he will be dealt With acccrdng to law THOS, PACK, Sheriff
 Feb. 20 1862. 12m. Cost of adv S52 or Sl per week
Arkansas true Democrat., 1862-05-29
WHAT Is TO BE DONE WITH RUNAWAY NEGROES. The following instructions have been sent to the fag officer of each of the blockading squadrons:
 N .,., nrrAprmrN1 Anril 20 lsh2

IaW OlCtr OT CaCL UI IIIU DIUCAa0III S4 44aVI0II5'
 NAVY DErARTmENT April 90, 1869
 S1R--The appr4seh of the hot and sickly season uDon the southern coast of the United States ren- ders it imperative that every precaution should be used by the officers commanding vessels to continue the excellent sanitary condition of their crews. The large number Of persons known as "contra- ban,ls,'' Aocking to the protection of the United States flag, affords an opportunity to provide i'll every department of a ship, especially for boats crews, acciimated fsbor The iiag officers are re the country, by ensting them freely in the navy, with their consent rating them as boys, at SS, $9 Sl0 per month, and one ration. Let memoran dunn be made of the number of this class of per- sons employed on each vessel under your com mand.
 l am, respectfully, your obt sery't,
Arkansas true Democrat., 1862-05-29

TERMS OF ADVERTISING. Transient advertisements will be inserted for S2 per square, (ten lines or less for the first inser- sion, and 50 cents for each subsequent insertion. sz5~ All money sent by mail at our risk. Gold dollars are convenient for mailing. Indeed, gold of all sizes can be forwarded by mail. tf
 DAILY BULLETIN.
 We are now issuing Daily Bulletin, containing all the teegraphic news, which will be furnished by mail, but other tcay, at the following rates. always in advance:
 For copy one year. co
 |" copies one year to address :. 20 00 And at the same rate for any larger number, that is $4 for each bulletin.
 For six months copy y............... 8 % |" < copies to one address. l2 50 And at the same rates for any larger mber, that is & 50 for each Bulletin the entire package to 20 to one address.
Arkansas true Democrat., 1862-05-29
Special to ,he Memphis Appeal. 

CoRINrE, May l9.--Gen. Beauregard has issued the following address to his commando
 HEADQUARTERS, WESTERN DErARTMENTJ
 CoRINrH, Mss, May l9, lo62. General Order Mo- 4l.
 For tho information Of this army, the following general orders. Timber g, of the federal officer. Major-H eneral Butler, commanding at N, Orleans, will be read on dress parade:
 The orders referred to will Do found in Gen. Roane's address the same subject. sien of the South, shall our mothers, our wiy| our daughters, and our sisters, be thus outrar
Arkansas true Democrat., 1862-05-29

the ruffanly soldiers of the North to whom is given
 the right to treat, at their pleasure, ladies of the south as common harots? Arouse, friends, and
 drive back from our soil those infamous invaders
 of our homes and distur5ers of our family ties. [Signed c. T. 8EAUREGARD, General Commanding.
Arkansas true Democrat., 1862-05-29
N o TT C E

TICE. VWT AS committed to the Arkansas Penitentary, bya Es the sheriff of Pulaski county, the 1st of fS3 November l861 certain Negro Man, calling his nameA John. Said negro is about 45 years old, fa black>A3 color feet nine inches in height has pop eyes and pediment in his speech
 property of Stephen Bareheld who resides Yeksburg Miss and not taken away at the expiration of two yoars will be sold by the State.
 A. J. WARD. Dec :. 1S61 24m. Keeper of Penit,ntiarV
Arkansas true Democrat., 1862-05-29
Sheriff 8 Advertisement.

kNOMMlTTED to the jail of Crawford county Arkansas. e the 10th day of April 1892 negro man who av, his name is STEPHEN, about 30 years old feet inches hgh weighs about S0 pounds dark copper hs belongs John Lair who formerly resided at Sprpgfeld Mo- but recently at Van Buren, Arkansas The of said negro is hereby notified to come For- ward prove property and pay charges will be dealt with the law directs.
 JAMES NJ. BROWN, JR,
 Sheriff of Crawford county, Ark. May & 1882. 6m Cost of adv S2 per week
Arkansas true Democrat., 1862-05-29
N IC 2

EtOMMITTED to the Penitentiary the l2th $-Ar Sl day of November IS6l certain negro &ENSSS Man. calling his BI LIr about 5 feet in-V SaH8 ches in height of black color, about 2S yenrs A \ old. lie says he belongs to some man living NI1S Memphis, Tenn. H~
 The owner is requested to come forward. com N xNS ply with tie law and take him away or he will XMC be sold at the expiration of two years to pay G> tho charges A. J. WARD,
 Dec g. ls6l 2tm. Keeper of Peniteftidry.
Arkansas true Democrat., 1862-05-29
Rstmoway Negroes.
Notice.

Notice NN7 AS committed to the jail of Saline county Arkan as W the 10th day of March, S62 negro man named HENRY, about 45 90 years old, feet inches gh dark color and will weigh about l30 40 pounds gry headed and teeth out in front and says he belongs U Turner of Louisiana.
 The owner of said negro is hereby notified to r. ward prove property pay charges he will be with the law otherwise directs.
 THos PACK, sheria May s. 1889. 6u Cost of adv. F Asr week
Arkansas true Democrat., 1862-05-29
Stolen

Stolen ENROM the farm of Joseph Stillwell, Opposite H> Es Little Rock. the night of the 10th inst LA4A gray neary white) horse, about years old 5 hands hgh shod all round in good order and branded with the letter w"
 Any person returning tho horse sending information win be liberally rewarded -
 JOSEPH STILLwELL, May ab 1882 2, per J. J. CLENpryy.
Arkansas true Democrat., 1862-05-29
Runaway S2aUeS tn Me Penstentiary.

orr E. GtOMMITTED to the Arkansas Penitentiary by the Ssherif of Jefferson county, the 2d day of jec 70 1861, Negro Man calling his JOHN GORDON,<6 He is about 55 years old, feet inches nigh of att black color, thick lips lower lip turned little round left of his ce caused Che says1 by davng broke Says he is free man. A. J. WARD, Jan lt, 1862. 24m Kseper of ISniteniiGry.
 NOTI ICE. COMMITTED to the Arkansas Pentenary the 2d day " 0I December lS6l certain Negro Man calling his name JOHN COWANS. Said negro is very light latto nearly white, feckeed face feet nine inches high. ab ut 90 years old has letters J. C. prcked in India ink his left Says he is free
 A. J. WARD, Jan 16. 1862. 2Im. Keeper of Penitentiary.
Arkansas true Democrat., 1862-05-29
N c TIC E

 4 ht0MMITTED to the Ar Pententiary by s< O ailer of Jackson county, certain Negro Man, 8S calling himself LOUIS about feet inches high oirA black color light build about % years old, M known,
 The said negro will be sold at the expiration of two if not called for by the owner. A. J. WARD Dtc \ 1S6I 2im Keeper Qf Penitenttury
Arkansas true Democrat., 1862-05-29
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 No pap.r sent without advance payment.
Arkansas true Democrat., 1862-05-29
DINE. .

NIcKsBURG, May 20, p. m -I he IedeIaI gun hoats fired about fifteen shots at our batteries this evening. We returned the fire when they retired, All is quiet now.
 M M.MpHs, May 27-A Pittsburg correspondent of t e Chicago Post telegraphs under date of the IS h. to that paper, as follows:
 .'Frou the most reliable information we can gath r from deseIters from the rebel army, they Aav new not less than l50,000 men under arms at Cor nth Oar army has been in sight of the enc my pickots for the last~ren days, and the whole arm IS in position to attack at any moment, and vet we are not ready, and nobody knows whynot." ;"
Arkansas true Democrat., 1862-05-29

Notice,
 HEADQUARTERS, lsT BATTALION ARK CAVALRY, }
 Camp Madden, April ?, + o2 This command havIpg dsmounted and ship ed for Mem- nh as Infantry all absent sick furlt h will when able for daty on heir companies via Rock e y- ng their behind They will be furnished transpor- tation upon application the Little Rock
 W. H. BROOKS May 1862. 4w Maj. Com'dg Battalion GsZet te plea copy
Arkansas true Democrat., 1862-05-29

RICHMOND April 29th, 1862, To Major GE0. ". CLRKE-
 By order of the Secretary of War; the ration to one half nouud of Bacon, and quarter eunds of Beef and not exceeding and half pounds of Flour or Corn Meal L. B. NORfHORP May s. 1862 If Commssary 6en'l Subsistence.
Arkansas true Democrat., 1862-05-29
Gen. Bragg's Address to the Army

Of GordonsyiIle, Ky, on board train
Urbana union. [volume] (Urbana, Ohio) 1862-1872, 1862-12-10
Scene in : Police Oaos.

The prisoner in this case, whose name was
Dickey Swivel, alias Stove Pipe Pete was
placed at the bar and questioned by the Judge
to the following effect
Judge" Bring the prisoner into court
Pete" Here I am, bound to blaze, as the
spirits Of turpentne said when he was all
afre'
"We win take a little Ere out of you.
How do you liver
" amt particular, as ths oyster said when
they asked him if he'd be roasted or fried
eve don't want to hear what the oyster
said, or the spirits of turpentine either. What
do you fellowr'
Anything that comes in my way, as the
locomotive said when he ran over a little mig
ger"
"Don't care anything about the loeomo-
tive What is your business2"
"Thats various, as the cat said when she
stole the chicken off ths table,"
"If hear any more absurd comparisons,
I viii give you twelve months,
"Tm done, as the beelstake said to the
cook"
aNOw, sir, your punishment shall depend
on the shortness and correctness of your an
swers. suppose you live by going around
the dOcks2"
"No, sir I can't go around the docks with
out boat and I amt got none,
Answer me, sir, How do you get your
bread p
Sometimes at the bakers and sometimes
eat tatters"
"No more Of your stupid nonsense. How
do you support yourself"
Sometimes on my legs and sometimes on
a cheer" (chair.)
How do you keep yourself aliVe7" p
By breathing, sir
"I order you to answer this question COR
rectly. How do you dol"
Pretty well, thank you, Judge. How
do you dor
at shall have to commit you"
'fWeI, you've committed yourself hrst,
that's some consolation.
TIE URBASA UNION should be in the hands
Of every family in Champaign comfy.
Urbana union. [volume] (Urbana, Ohio) 1862-1872, 1862-12-10

they please, as in any private establish
ment Plenty ofothers are always ready
to take their places. The pay is good,
averaging from thirty kreutzers to a flo.
rim day. Wherever it is. practicable
the work is done by the piece. Each
man receives so much for a specified re-
suit. Good workmen can make two OF
three hundred forms year. The salt
is gotten out in various forms, according
to the depth of the stratum. Where it
is mixed with an amalgum of hard earth
it is cut into cylindrical blocks and ex-
ported in that form to Russia. The finer
qualities are crushed and packed in bar
rels for expectation to various parts of
Prussia and Austria.
How little do we reflect upon the tre-
mendous aggregate of toll by which the
commonest article of human food is pro-
cured Thus, as we sit at our pleasant
breakfast table-the sunshine shedding
its cheerful glow through the curtains up
on the social circle; the white cloth, the
clean knives, the buttered toast and boil
ed eggs, so inEitingly spread before US
with what charming Inconsistencies of
labor we dip little salt and sprinkle it
upon our eggs and butter how merrily
we chat over the topics of the times To
be sure there is no good reason why we
should make ourselves miserable because
what we relish so highly cost labor; but
would it not be instructive to dwell a mo-
ment even upon a pinch of salt? Not to
go into history of the silver mines, which
have served to garnish our table; the iron
mines, which hare furnished US with
knives and forks; or the coal-mines which
afford us fuel with which to cook our food
what a world of salt seas, and brine
springs, and crystal caverns-what an ag-
gregate of human toll, commerce and en-
terprise that pinch Of salt suggests Yet
so common is the use of this mineral that,
like the air we breathe, we are scarcely
conscious of its existence.
We next visited the stables in which
the horses are kept for hauling the salt on
the subterranean railways. Many ofthese
horses, it is said, never see daylight from
the time they enter the mines. In the
course of a few weeks they lose their sight.
A film gradually grows over the eyes
from what cause I could not ascertain
It may be the effects Of the salt or long
continued darkness-though it does not
appear that the miners suffer any incon-
venience in this respect remember
reading of some fish without any eyes at
all found in the Mammoth Cave in Ken
lucky. Possibly having but little use for
sight the horses of Wieliczka go blind
from a natural disposition to accommodate
themselves to circumstances.
Urbana union. [volume] (Urbana, Ohio) 1862-1872, 1862-12-10
A Good Word for Burnside.

SOME impotence has been expressed that
Gen. Burnside has not already brought on an
action. Do allow the General time to turn
round, after assuming command, before re-
curing battle. He viii do his best to meet
all reasonable expectations, and do his work
well when he gets at it. He has gallant
band of officers and men-loyal, earnest fight
ing men-men willing to endure any sacri-
fee for the good of their country-fatigue,
disappointment, death ITSELF With such ma
terial and such leader, no mistrust should
exist of the result. It is the cause which
holds the Army of the Potomac together, like
wall of adamant, against the foe, and viii
hold it so long as foe to that cause stands
forth in resistance. This army is not fighting
for individuals, for party, or fanatics. but for
country. It's devotion to its late commander
is the best evidence Of its fidelity to his sue
SCISSOR, and while It I5eenly feels wrongs, it is
equally sensible of duty and true to its per-
formsnee. Personal matters can be settled
when the war is over, and pretty severe
reckoning it will be in many cases, no doubt;
but now McClenan's sentiment is the one
that animates every patriotic heart" Sue
CESS TO THE ARMY OF THE POTO-
MAC"
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a victory for the Guns.

NEw experiments, more important in their
results than any that have preceded them,
have been made in England with shot and
shell against iron plates. At last the victory
is indisputably with the guns The Whit
worth she'll has pierced armor-plates, backing
and inner skin, and what Sir William Arm
strong failed to do with solid shot, Mr.. Whit
worth aecomplishes with a more terrible mis-
sile. The grand trial took place at Shoebury-
ness on Thursday, November 13. Mr.. Whit
worth superintended the experiments in PER
son, and among the spectators were the Duke
of Somerset and the officers of the Ordnance
Department, Sis William Armstrong, Mr.
Scott Russell and large number of eminent
civil engineers. The range was fixed at eight
hundred yards, and the target was construct
ed as follows: Three solid iron armor-plates,
without breaking or portfolio in any of them,
were fastened to the timber backing, with
two-inch bolts let in at the edges, SO as not
to have the same source of weakness as has
been heretofore occasioned by taking them
through the centre of the plates The two
lower plates were Eve inches thick (within
half an inch Of the thickness Of the plates with
which the iron frigates now building are tobe
eoated) and the upper plate was A inches,
the thickness of the Warriors armor. There
was a very general impression, however, that
if the upper plate was Al inches, the govern
ment had given very good measure in the
Urbana union. [volume] (Urbana, Ohio) 1862-1872, 1862-12-10

OdyER Wendell HOLMES has
highly interesting sketch in the Atlantic
Monthly for December, entitled "8ly
Hunt after the Captain, Chis son. from
which We make the following extract,
showing its quaintness, humoF and pa
thos. Captain Holmes was wounded at
Antietam
THE LOST IS FOUND.
The time approached for the train to
arrive from HagerstOWn, and we went to
the station. I was straek, while waiting
there, with what seemed to me a great
want Of care for the safety Of the people
standing round. just after my eompan-
ion and myself had stepped of the track,
I noticed a car coming quietly along at a
walk, as one may say, without engine,
without visible conductor, without any
person heralding its approach, 50 silent
ly, SO insidiously, that I could not help
thinking how very near it came to fat
tening out me and my matchbox worse
than the Ravel pantomimist and his snuff
box were fattened out in the play. The
train was late-ffteen minutes, half an
hour late-and I began to get nervous,
lest something had happened. While I
was looking for it, out started a freight
train, as if on purpose to meet the cars I
was expecting, for a grand smash-up.
I shiyered at the thought, and asked an
employe Of the road, with whom / had
formed an acquaintance a few minutes
old, why there should not be collision
of the expected train with this which was
/ just going out. He smiled an official
smile, and answered that they arranged
to prevent that, OF words to that effect.
Twenty -four hours hadnot passed from
that moment when collision did occur,
just out Of the city, where I feared It,
| by which at least eleven persons we're
killed, and from forty to sixty more we're
manned and crippled
To-day there was the delay spoken Of,
but nothing more. The expected train
came in SO quietly that I was almost
startled to see It on the track. Let US
walk calmly through the ears, and look
around US.
In the FIRST car, on the fourth seat to
the right, L saw my Captain; there saw I
him, even my frst-born, when had
sought through many cities.
How are you, Boy ?"
How are you, Dad?'
Such are the propfieties Of life, as they
are observed among us Anglo-sazoas Of
the nineteenth century, decently disguis-
ing those natural impulses that made Jo-
seph, the Prime Minister of Egypt, weep
aloud 50 that the Egyptians and the house
Of Pharoah heard-nay, which had once
overcome his shaggy old uncle Esaa 50
entirely that he fell on bis brothers neck
and cried like a baby in the presence Of
all the women. But the hidden cisterns
Of the soul may be filing fast with sweet
tears, while the windows through which
it looks are undimmed by a drop or a film
Of moisture.
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The New Dome of the Capitol at Washington

THE magnificent dome Of the Capitol, de-
signed by Thos. .. Walter and now in course
Of construction under his direction, is rapidly
progressing to completion. The principal
frame OF the structure has been completed, the
ribs of the cupola have been put in place, and
the plates, which constitute the outer cover
ing. are being set, and viii be finished before
the close ofnext month. After this shall have
been done nothing will be left to complete the
exterior of the dome but the construction of
the lantern and the placing of the ornaments
on the upper windows and around the spring
of the cupola. These ornaments are now he
ing cast, and one of them, representing
honeysuckle, has been placed in position, and
presents a very handsome appearance. The
castings of the inner dome are in course of
preparation, and will soon be ready.
"The present height of the iron work above
the basement floor of the Capitol is two hun
dred and fifteen feet, and the height of the
portion vet to be constructed, including the
crowning statue, is about seventy feet About
two hundred and seven thousand pounds Of
iron have been received during the past year,
and in the same period about one million one
hundred and eighty-fve thousand pounds Of
the same material have been put up. The
whole quantity Of iron received from the be-
ginning Of the work up to the present time
was about seven and half millions Of pounds,
and, according to the estimates OF the archi-
tect, about eight hundred thousand pounds
more will be needed to complete the work.
"The dome will be crowned with Craw-
fords gigantic and imposing statue of Free
dom which is nineteen and a half feet high,
and weighs about fifteen thousand pounds
This statue is made entirely of bronze, and is
composed of five sections, the weight Of the
heaviest of which is about FIVE thousand
pounds. 1t may now be seen on a temporary
pedestal in the east grounds Of the Capitol.
The screw.bolts which now blemish it will be
removed when it is put in place, and rich
and uniform bronze tint will be impaired to
it The entire cost Of the statue was about
s25oOO. The sum of 100000 has been ap-
propriated by Congress for the DOME the most
of which has been expended. The original
estimate of the cost of the dome was $945,-
600; but the distinguished architect, by rig
id economy and a reduction Of the weight OF
the structure, has been enabled to bring down
the whole cost, including that of the crown
ing statue, to about S9OO.oOO "-National IN
tsIEigencsT.
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LoNeFELLoWs ~ P0EN.

TEE following fine poem by Prof Longfello7
appears in the December number Of the Atlantic
It is the first published by him since the sad az
cident which brought such mourning his house
THE CUMBERLAND.
At anchor in Hampton Roads We lay
On board Of the Cumberland sIoop-ofWari
And at times from the Fortress across the ba
The alarum of drums swept past,
Or a bugle's-blast
From the camp on shore.
Then far away to the South uprose
A little feather Of snow-white smoke,
And we knew that the iron ship -of our foes
Was steadily steering its course
To try the force
OF our ribs Of oak.
Down upon US heavily runs,
Silent and sullen, the AortiBg fort;
Then comes puff Of smoke from her guns,
And leaps the terrible death,
With fiery breath,
From each open port.
We are not idle, but send her straight
Defiance back in fall broadsidel
As hail rebounds from a roof Of slate,
Rebounds our heavier hail
From each iron scale
OF the monsters hide.
"Strike your Gag F' the rebel cries,
In his arrogant old plantation strain,
"NsyerFp our gallant Morris replies;
ait Is better TO sink than to yieldl"
And the whole air pealed
With the cheers Of our men.
Then, like kraken huge and black,
She crushed orr ribs in her iron grasp
Down went the Cumberland al a werck,