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The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1862-09-13
Where TO Feed Trees.

1t is no uncommon thing to see a little
circle dug around large fruit and ornamental
trees, and heap Of manure applied. Per
haps this boys play does no hurt; but what
good does it do? We might fancy the old
tree looking down upon the workman with a
sort of disgust and indignation, and saying:
"What are you about, sir? Are you think
ing to benefit me by scratching around my
bole No, no, sir; my roots are out yon-
der, many feet away; my thousand mouths
are far, off, open and waiting for the food
which they cannot get, 50 long as you con-
fine it TO my senseless trunk"
Any person can see good illustration of
our point, if he examines the grass under
an oak or ash, or the other gross feeding
trees. If the soil is rather poor. he will
tind the grass brown and dried in midsum
mer; and the dryness will be greatest at the
ends of the roots. This circle will enlarge
every year, the roots exhausting the nutri
ment Of the ground as they extend.
Now, obviously, the way to treat such
trees, and all others that we wish TO thrive,
is to manure and till the ground all over the
surface of their roots, but more especially
at the extremities, for it is there that they
take in the most of their food. This is the
best way, but the next best way is to ma
nure the entire surface of the grass above
the roots once year; the nutriment will
much of it find its way down to the roots.
american Agriculturist.
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Peas as Fodder.

A correspondent of the Ohio Farnaer re-
lates his experience with the field pea as
fodder, thus
During the5last two years 1 have grown
the common Canada field pea, sown broad
cast, and harvested them as fodder for cows
and horses. l use from two to two and
half bushels of seed to the acre. l pillow
the land first as deep as l can with good
strong team; say seven to nine inches deep.
l then SOW the peas, and with one-horse
pillow cover them by blowing the land cross
wise, and about four inches deep; when the
pods become filled, and before they begin
to dry, NOW the crop, and gather in the
same manner as clover My experience
satisfies me that the result is more profta-
BILE than if the same land were used in clo-
yer. The weight per acre is greater, and
the quality of food such that our horses
will pick the pea straw out from rack of
clover and peas mixed. leaving the clover
until the last; and while l feed the pea
straw and its grains, my horses keep fat
without any other grain. Another advau-
tage in growing peas l find in the light,
mellow condition of the land, after taking
off the crop; and still further, that after the
crop is off, a crop of turnips or buckwheat
can be grown on the same piece the same
year, and all without exhausting the soil
much
The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1862-09-13
Treatment of Cheese while Curing.

From an article in the Dairy Farmer, we
understand that some dairymen discard the
practice of oiling the cheese in their diaries,
and are substituting the use of hot whey.
Their manner of treating the cheese is as
follows:
When the cheese comes from the press, it
is oiled and bandaged, and after this sweet
whey is heated and used daily for rubbing
the cheese. The whey is heated to a point
no higher than can be borne by immersing
the baud. A cloth is then dipped into il
and wrung out. and with this the cheese is
rubbed over. 1t is said that cheese treated
in this way is not apt to crack, and pre-
sents frmer aud smoother rind when fit
for market, than cheese treated with oil.
II is said TO operate in other respects quite
as well, if not better.
The editor of the Farmer says: We have
never tried this method in our own dairy,
but have been assured by some of our best
dairymen that it works admirably. If this
be SO, the new method will commend itself
to most persons. and prove another valuable
item of knowledge with regard to the dairy,
originating in this country.
The independent. [volume] (Oskaloosa, Kan.) 1860-1874, 1862-03-15
Information Wanted.

We find the following duty Of County
Commissioners laid down in the laws Of
1860. Our curiosity is somewhat ex-
cited to see an exhibit Of Davis colpiy.
there having never been one made
since VIC have had an existence as a
counly.-Repu1iican Union.
( SEC. 81. The boards Of commits
sioners Of their respective counsies
shall cause TO be made out and publish
ed. yearly. in at least one newpaper in
the county. if such there be. a rcPor,
Of The receipts and expenditures Of the
year next preceding. and the amousis
allowed; but. il there be no ne wspaper
printed in said county. then said state
mcn.s shall be posted in at least FIVE
Vuu,ic p,accs IN SAID county.
Would i, not be well for tie Board
of Commissioners Of Jefferson County
TO note this provision Of law.
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Notice is hereby given. that ON tas
36th day Of December. A. ID. 1861.
Letters sf Administration on the estate
Of Joseph Hicks. deceased. late of JET
ftrson County. Kansas. were issued to
Sarah Hicks by Hon. Joha w. Day.
Probate Judge Of Jefferson County = All
persons holdipg claims against said
estate are hereby .noti6sd 10 present The
same to the undersigned. Administralrix
as afore said, within one year from this
date. or they may be precluded from
the benefits Of the estate; and il such
claims aie not presented within three
J ears. they will be forever debsrred. s,s
sidi 81 "nss siapSARAMs HIcks. .siIa. Z
Administrative Of .iAe Estate Of Joseph.
Hicks, ldepesssds .,,., ,..,,.,..;,.,,
January 9TH. 1869.
Jan. 4-2i-3w. Printers fee e3!
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David T.. Mitchell.

By virtue Of an Order to me directed.
issued by the Clerk Of the First District
Court sitting in jefferson County and
State of Kansas. in favor Of John ShelIelO
and William Woods. and agains, David
T. Mitchell. l will. on Tuesday the
18th day Of April. A. D.. 1869. expose
II public safe 70 the highest bidder for
cash in hand, in front of the Court
House door in the village Of 0sbSt6ots7
County and State aforesaid .all the right
title and interest Of the said David T.
Mitchell. in the following real estate.
to-wii: The sq9N east ffSc6ohal quif-
ter Of Section twenty thee f93 J: cdn-
tainingr 60 and 78sl0Q acres; and also
80 and 85-1OO acres of the east side
Of .thsr south ~sss quarter Of, Seseion
twenty-thFes (23). BY Iias running
north ast soq.ps and parallel r. ihe
east .boundery thereof. all in township
eIeyan and Range seventeen, Jefferson
County. Kansas. levied upon -as the
properly Of David r. Mitchell, and in
isvor Of John lShe1Isto nd William
W06ds. Sid ~ sppenissa At $40.
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= Order 81 I'uhiicaiion.
- s-ia- a' State Of Kansas
.a.stss s5ssl. County Of Jeiferson(

-
y In the District CouT, cf Satl County.
Nitrous y. l. Sinp'ou,
Martha u. Ccly. 80 - -
ss.4rg - -Wbenas il syPssrs FROM t.ss
Affidavit Of W. p. Gamble. Esqr, attorney for
the said plaintiff. that The ssii destn'an; is y
non resident ef This State, ard ttse the usual
process ,ssUed by said Cour, eInsor be s-fsed
uron the said defendant, ~ Is therefore ordered
tina, the said defendant, Martha VI. Cody, be no.
iihed by publication being made for six success
i've weeks in Tho indercnient,"a weekly Rows
paper pabliyhrd in said cosn,yrsf Jeisrson, of
the peues ney n this sui;I Z tho Object Of which
is to recover from the So id defer dani the sum
pf two husdred dollars, sni Interest thereon nj
the rate Of twenty. hrs psr cent per suuum from
ibe 7ih day of August. 1887, aud 4 decree o.
forecloiurS ard sslstl the follpWipg nssnga1rd
premises to wif: The naithWes, quarter Of Sea-
lion t&enty seven, Township seven. Range eis if.
cen, in Jeffsseon C0unty, State ot kan.ss. And
said dcfs sndant IL further notified that unls 81 she
plead, answer or demur to said plaintiff pesition
on or before the twenty first day OF April. A. d.
1867. such petition viii be taken Is true aud
jsdsmsnt rendefed accordingly.
In testimony whereof | have here
, Il. 81 unto set my hand. and affixed the seal
Of said Court al my office la the VII
lage Of OskaIOosa. this 10Th day OF February,
1862. Pc. HAvENS, Clerk,
BY s. g. GEraAxT, d. C.
'SoAS $00"'S''' si.8. a ~ isr
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SHERIFF,S SALE.
''''s, ]. c''sl'. : s, }aEot

fssxt NJ
A. J. 4 N. c. Francis
Byrvrmret Of an, Execusion 70 spa
directed. issued by the clerk bf the arss
district court sitting ia 0skaloosa. JEFF
ferson County. Kansas. viii on Tues
day the 3lst day Of December. A. D.
1861, in front Of the court house door.
between the hours Of one and three
o'clock p. NJ. VI thaa day.in the village
Of Oskaloosa, Jefferson C5unty y, Kansas
expose at public sale to. the highes. bid
des4et esSIs in .Asnd. all The night. tiuei
and, interest Of the said A. ]. 4 N. G..
Francis Of. in and to the following de !
scribed real estate to- wit: the west half
Of the north west quarter Of section
thirty FIVE (35) Township nine (9)
Range eighteen Of the Delaware Trust
lands 10 Jefferson County Kansas. said
lands appraised as four hundrsd ard
twenty dollars. - . . :"
-'s'UEF. Hlxrox. Sheriff Of
JefIersoa- CO. Kansas.
Nov.30-l7s5w.a s,ssss42. Fee 39O
I. The above sale is continued until tho
4th DAY of February. 1861. = -
JOHN f.. HINTON.
sIIAs fsIoS ssns srstE -s94rs
'ss.s s.-sesaess@ szssasi ass sss'aslo s.l4
= = -,
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INDIAN MILL BRIDGE.-One OF the
requisites TO attract trade to town is
s0od facilities Of ACCESS; and it As Just
as necessary to have these facilities TO
attract trade, as business is requisite to
build up a town. 1t is then to the IN
terest Of The business men and proper
ty holders in and around OskaloOsa. to
have good roads, with bridges across
the streams. leading from every COM
munity in the county to the county
town. One Of the most important
roads to this place for the acco -nmoda-
lion Of large portion Of the citizens
OF this county, is that bearing In a
south westerly direction by way Of the
Indian Mill crossing the Of Grasshop-
per,which, when that stream is bridsed.
will open up to the people Of Topeka
Tecumseh aud the Southeastern part oi
.H
our county. new, good and much
nearer route to this place and to Lea.
venworth. A substantial and almost
impregnable bridge can be easily built
at that crossing Of the Grasshopper.
with comparatively small expenditure
Of money. and it ought be done this
summer. Let the matter be taken in
hand Immediately, aud the Indian Mill
Bridge built and the road worked early
in the season, that it may become
solid before the wet and freezing wea-
ther Of winter sets in. The capitalists
and business men Of Leavenworth and
Topeka ought to donate literally to
this enterprise.
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Order Of Pabllcasion.
SrATE o. KANSAS
County Of jefferson.
In tho DSssfi0t COurt Of aid Cbantv.

SrArI o. hANSAS,l
County Of Jefferson.
.u,,.,. ! y : 'hs q n!.uis' s Part II 'id GPan'y.
Harvey J. uewei, Phebe Hewsts, Jame, F. Cam
ens .aud u. f11phcn. Eg5fSl .Id.Ee1 "
Whereas il appears BY the affidavit
IT W. =. Cambell, EsQr-, attorney for the said
plsinths thai psrt Of ths aid, dsfeadaun are
non residents Of this State, and that the usual
process issued by said Court cannot Ie served up
os' the said defendants, il il therefore ordered
! hat the said dcfendaSss, James NJ. CAmens ana:
=. bohen. bs notified by public alton being made
Tor six succt ssive weeks in ::rhe Independent" :"
!. weekly newspaper published in said County Of
Jciierson,S Of TIE pendeney Of this suit, the OBJ
jet OF which is TO rccover from the said defend
ante the sum Of tour hundred dollars. with in
tcseAt thereon n tho rate Of twenty live per cent
lrr annam from tho 7,h day Of Augusi, 1851,
and y decree vi .toreciosare and sale II the fol-
lowy,S mortgages premises, 70 wit: The south
wes; quarter ot Section thirty five t3S), Town
ship seven S)of Range eigdseen Us lis Jefferson
County, State Of Kansas. And the said deisnd.
ants are farther nOs,fie& = that unless they plead
ap.wer cr den,ur 70 ssid plaia,tf's petition On q
triorc the twenty first day of April, "A y. 1854
shch petition will be- taken rs I, ue and Judgment,
rendered aeeordngH, i 49,. -. -.--',,T
il la testimony eel I have hercunio
Il. 81 .st my hand and Mixed the seal Of
81! cs1,s; - NY .ijies in .hss1i..!age .l1g
.ieliBj H. GlGIiiair. i. G.
"',',, - ~" 49,, s-,s,.sl5s.,r s.,.....sf
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MARRIED.-On the 9th day Of Feb
ruary. 1862. at the residence Of the
brides father. By Rev Cyrus Spurlock
Mr.. PERsEvILL PERnIEU and Miss AN
ASpA CoSwELL, all Of this place.
Also. by the same, On The llth day
OF March. l862,a the residence OF the
brides father. Mr.. JAMES CoxwELL and
Miss MARoAREr PORTER. both Of Oska.
loosa. ' ga 1'' 10
The independent. [volume] (Oskaloosa, Kan.) 1860-1874, 1862-03-15
TOWNSHIP ELECTION.

There will be an Election held on
Monday March 94sh. 1862.
in and for Oskaloosa Precinc.. 10 elect
the following township officers for the
ensuing year. to-wit:- .i.'si,. s,si i
One Township Trustee, two Consta-
bles. and = road Oversecr for each road
district in said Township.
The Polls will be opened at 81 A. NJ
and closed at 5 o'clock p. M. p
lsie SAT NJ. Il. BUTTON,
eaa neg Tcwnship Trustee.
Oskaloosa. March lllh. 1862.
mar s, ,29-2w.
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.@ A. Canada paper Gays that one
of their officers on hearing that the
miaitial were tolbs called out. sent his
commission 70 his Colonel indorsed as
"deer keraal. j beg tn rssine mi COM
misIhin. being a desipal Of Krist. kant
take up the sord." ."ls8 inc
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Order Of Publication.
STATE STATE OF KANSAS,

CoUNrY or JKIvERS0N.i
IN 'hs District Court OF ssid Coen,v
W.
Nicholas D. Stanley and Mary J. S.anIsv
Whereas IL appears by the attid,,r ~
r. Gambell, Esqr., attorney for The s.;J % ".
,if, that the said deie ndanis are non. YsA-
this State, and that the usual proce,, 49,. q
said Court cannot be served upon ,ha -: y
fehdanis, il is therefor ordered Ihsr - oe.
defendants, Nicholas ID. Stanley and ~.
stanley he notified by publication bein~ :.
Tor six successive weeks in .srhc Indeoe,s.".ses s.es
a weekly NJ nswspaper published in sail r.r.s.,~
JEDI. rs0n. OF the Fendency Of this spif ~ 49,
of which is TO recover from the szid r,.fCsysa
the sum Of eight hundred dollars. and ;..s.ls.
fhegceq. at the rptoof ,twerHv - sive - -"
hubib from didAih dSyiof: DktsS iHs
q decree Of foreclosure and sale Of ~ f.j,.r:
mOriged premises, to Wit: The east m. ny
dred scSes Of the southeass eussaee ef 49,.
NJ. twenty seven (27,, in To~ nship No. ~.
4 ~ Of Rang. No. eighteen ls): also H. -
eighty aerrs sfithe sostbwS.t quzrSepoS S.,SS
-twenty-six t26l in Township No. sevsn n =,
Range No. eighteen QSl; all in. Jefferson Con-
~, State Of Kansas And the said delendSss.
are further notified that unless they plead. ~
swer or deuur to said plant if = pssiiie1 :. :.
before the twenty; first day Of April, A. D. Isss
such petition will Be taken u .tiue, land ivd.'
mcnt rendered accordiogly.
In testimS15 whereof l have hess.,
[sEAL] set my hand s6da affixed sise - =,
said Court. st my sffire IN The esSHhss
Of Oskaloosa, this l6ts day Of fsbrusy. lSci
ErHAvENS, Ck7k. :,
BY $. c. GEPHARr, D. G.
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half Treason at Least.

We have Just learned that one of the
paymasters in Missouri { who's, name
for, the present We withhold from the
Ipubiic) is guilty Of mos. shameful
iswindle upon the troops. He has his
brother with him as assistan. or clerk,
and sends him or some other confed-
crate ahead 10 buy up Tie claims Of tie
soldiers at a heary discount, under the
plea that the paymAster will not reach
them for long Time. He thus takes
the soldiers own money, with which
he is entrusted BY the government for
their benefit, and shares their claims
s0tA Il. These bousht-up claims he
.akes care to pay in full. We think a
more xick4d aad ds.est.b'e practice
could hardly be though, Of by even
villainy itself.
The man who will thus deliberately
cheat and swindle the troops who are
standing U IN defense Of Ais and our
country-and do IL especially with their
o'cn nsoney-only lacks the inducemrnt
10 sch his country for consideration.
and would turn traitor Cor pay at any
time: Like Judias Iscariot. he should
so and hang himself isIis Aaf .issso
We believe many paymasters are
guilty Of the same crime. and all pho
are. ought 10 30 .eoasgned 70 eternal
ietamy. Let the brand b. upon them as
upon Benedict Arpold. and, their names
go Down 10 apostefi,y covered awiih
ignominy.: for our children to Ipoint at
in all time to come s'di ysass.usgsl 81
We shslI speak out as soon as the
crimes are fastened By ptoler proof.
upon the guilty. gu7 dgssi. gliib si'i.aIo
"Making money like dirs"-"fromi
s5oto $1oo.OO per day." writes one 'of
lIsese hsrpies. we are told. These
words shonld be his shame in life. and
be written upon his tomb stone as an
epitaph. God deIivcr the country from
these villains! We have no language
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1he gnaependrnt.
OSKALO0sA, KANSAS.
J. W. ROBERTS, Editor.
JOHN W. DAY, Associate Editor.
SATURDAY, MARCH Is. 1869.
The Truth Illustrated.

"In my opinion this war will never
be successfully carried on SO long as an
army marches through slave States as
q boat goes through flock of ducks.
They fly up on its approach. and nestle
down as soon as it has passed. The
boat is safe, and so are the ducks.
When you march through State. you
must march so that traitors will feel
the horrors Of var "-JiM.LANE.
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THE1AfEsr. NaVs'
-REcElyED BY S
MAGNETIC TELEGRAPH,
The Glorious Victory in Arkansas.
To lhs Daily Conservative and Daily Times.


ST. LOUIS. March h.ll-8:3OP.M. ]
A special dispatch from Sugar Greek.
where the army Of the Southwest is
stationed, says
{ After 4 contest Of three days We have
beaten the enemy al Sugar Greek Hol-
low. Their force consisted OF Van
Dorn's S, Price 8, NJ Cuisoch's s and Frosi's
commands. They we're forced to re-
treat in wild confusion With loss Of
considerable number Of cannon, -four
muskcts, ammunilion and caissons!--
Their force is variously estimated a:
from twenty 10 thirty thousand. so
McCulloch IS ascertained.to be mors
tally wounded. as well as Mcintosh and
Rector, The latter a son Of the Governor
Of Arkansas. McRae and a number OF
other prominent prisoners. besides q
large number Of rank and file. " 'A',-
Gen. Cur.iss' official dispatch to Gen.
Hallcck says the attack by the enemy
commenced on the 9th inst.on my right.
and continued until Z o'clock. On the
morning Of the 7th ! ordered an ad-
vance Of the cavalry and light artillery
under Col. Os'erhaus, with orders to
attack and break what | supposed would
be the reinforced line, Of the enemy's
centre. This movement vas in progress
when the enemy. at - in the morning,
renewed the attack on my right. The
fgh, continued mainly a, these points
during the day,the enemy having gain
ed point holly contested by Col. Carr
at Cross Timber Hollow. but was en-
tirely repulsed with the fall Of their
commander. Gen. McCulloch, BY our
forces under, Col. Davis. .,aB bs.,
The plan Of the attack on. the csusrs
was gallantly carried forward by Col.
Osterhaus. who was sustained by Col.
Davis entire Division also BY Gen.
Sigel's command. which had remained
till near the close of the day on the left.
before the day closed ! was con.
vinced the enemy had concentrated his
main force on myfrigh,. / therefore
commenced a change Of my font for
ward SO as 10 face The enemy where be
had deployed on my light fink in a
strong position. The change hal been
only partially effected but WAS faily ia
progress. When. nj sansise.on the 8sl,
my right and centre renewed firing
along the whole line, my lefs. under
Gen. Sig.l. moved close TO the hills
occupied by the enemy. driving him
from tie heights. advancing steadily
| towards Head Hollow. Immediately
ordered the eenier aud right wing for
ward. on. right turning tie left Of The
enemy and eros. firing his cen;er. Thi.
| FINAL position enclosed the enemy j,
the area Of circle. A charge Of in,
fan,ry. extending throughout the whole
line. completely routed the whole rebeI
force. which retired in great coniusiou
through deep in,passable deGles.
Our loss is heavy. The enemy /
loss cannot be asceriained. Tor the dead
are scattered over alarge field The
foe scattered in all directions. bit
think the main force returned 10 Boston
Mountains. Gen. SigeI follows them
towards Kie,tsyills. my cavalry pur-
suing him towards The mountains.
securing tie country and bringing ia
prisoners. ;.uils baa sgsm qai o..
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Ey-We call attention to the card in
another column of Chas. q. Tucker
Pension and Bounty Land Agent AZ
Washington City. Those entitled to
Pensions. Bounty Land or Bounty Mon
ey. can have their Claims prepared and
iorwardcdto Mr.. Tucker bycalIing on
John w. Day, at this Office.
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James NJ, Hands:-You ars hereby
notified -is' ismSs af biildSgH ki@ag
rails. and other property that you may
claim OF the Southeast quarter q Sscs
ton nineteen. Tewnsh q elsvsn. 1asge
seventeen, beyond the limits Of said
,rac, Of land. as'l have AsreAl estate in
said tract, and am eptitlsd to the pos,
session, thereof. III The, terms sf tho
notice are. not complied with By ihs. lss
day of March. 1869. will proceed to
taka. posssssisn ef' A,s ,ssia Premises
and 'ail things thereon! .ses So ,si.'' =
Is s's'' hsasf saxs. saxs.. T. iELEsNHANS.' ~. 80
jaBgSycS 6r % u. .li-s
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= il-st ;. l1itt.frf-f 2 fas ,rffE M al y t1t.
Rebels Abandon All Their Fcitiica-
tionS. i'''N'f

ei WAsnISToN, March II.
A dispatch from Fort Monroe To-
day announces everything quiet in ihas
vicinity. s.slluss sIs9 ,sai iei ,sal
News confirmstory iof The occupa.
tion Of Centerville and the evacuation
Of Manassas by the rebols was ,receiv.
ed al headquarters last night. The
whole line Of fortifcations has been
abandoned aud ever! hing possible
burned.
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Gen. Fremont Commands Depart
fss8 sisg meiSt. . .siso1 ~ ssgc
New York, Mercl, I2.

lo4 e5 New York. Mercl, I2.
The President, officially announces
the creation Of a new Army Depart
ment vest Of the Potomac and east of
the Mississippi. the new department
under command Of General Fremont.
: Rebel accounts say Com. Buchanan
OF the Mcrrimac. died from wounds
received in the naval engagement on
Saturday. Commodore Caicsby Jones
commanded her on Sunday. b'a'9 oc' q