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, 1862-03-08
"They Fought at Donelson.,,


tract from letter from the Hon. L N. Arnold ::
Your son now serving as private in Tay-
lors Battery will receive herewith COM
mission as Lieutenant in the Sd Artillery of
the United States regular army.
I regard it as fortunate for him that his nomi-
patton, made soon after the battle Of Belmont,
was not reached and confirmed by the Senate
until after the glorious battle Of Fort DoneI-
son. Io kave fought as he and all our Chicago
boys did in that field confess is more honor
fhan commission. congratulate you on the
conduct Of your son. You may Indeed be
Justly proud Of him. I know that in his COM
pany, as well as in company Of the Chieago
Light Artillery, yonr son has many comrades
deserving commissions, and hope that his
promotion is bat the commencement Of many
others to be made from these gallant men, the
very flower Of our city. But repeat, no com
mission the President can give is in my judy
mert 60 honorable distinction as to be able
to say, II fought at Fort Done1son-'' God
bless the gallant boys and bring them home in
SAFETY and honor to their relatives aud friends.
VERY ra1y yours. isaac N. ARNOLD.
Washington, Feb. Is, 1862.
, 1862-03-08

70" Gen. Hallcck was lately guilty Of Civ:
ing expression to tho following bon mot: Col.
W5man, the commardant at Rolla, on beng
ordered by Gen. Curtis to join him with his
regiment, teleeraphed to st. Louis for instruc-
lions as to what he should do with this H6st-
as there was no one here to relieve him of his
command 1nreply to hie message General
Halleck sent him the following: s:Stiek the
post in The g'osead, and 90 on" The t'boys"
Of the Thirteenth Illinois complied with the
first part Of the order, next day, by raising
flagstaff in front Of head quarters, one hun
drcd and twenty feet high. The last clause Of
The order remains to be executed, as they
have not yet "goae ON
, 1862-03-08

It viii be remembered that italian and
New York goEsips were busy, il 1858, over
the departure Of Mrs. Brannan from Staten
Island, and her appearance IN Rome with
Powell T. Wyman Of Boston, with whom she
had formed an "sfinity." :" The husband of
hrs. Brannan, then a Captain Of Artillery, ia
nov Brigad!e1 General and in command at
Aey West Mr.. Wyman is Colonel Of the
Massachusetts, 1eth regiment 4: Fortress
Monroe Gen. Btannan has filed petition at
washington Tor divorce. Mfe. B. Is; no one
knows where.
, 1862-03-08

IA The military hospitals at Indianapolis
arc SO crowded with the sick sssecesh', that
the old post Office building has been hired
and fitted up with accommodations for two
hundred and ffty patients. There arc one
hundred and forty patients at the Gymnasium
hospital, many Of whom ere so low that they
cannot recover. Care is taken to preserve all
records or memorandums that the dying may
wish to leave, and the friends Of the deceased
will be enabled at SONIC future time to recover
the bodies should thcy desire to do so.
, 1862-03-08

s1 The Wade men in the Ohio Legislature
are anxious to adjourn over to next winter.
and propositions to that effect have been made
and carried in each branch, but without any
agreement Us to time, and so the matter hangs
fire. It is becoming more and more evident
that there viii be no election Of a U. 8. Sena-
tor this winter, unless, indeed, 3lr. Wade is
choEcn.
, 1862-03-08

- The Lowell Courier states that orders
have been received to start up as soon as pos
sible, all the machinery for fine work OF the
Boot Corporation Mills in that city. Tie
company has been running, recently, about
shalf its machinery for this kind of goods.
They have about 1900 bales Of cotton now on
LaEd-enoush to last about six months, at
the end of which time, probably, there will be
full supply of fresh from the South.
, 1862-03-08

# The charge Of the Massachusetts and
Rhode Island bouEdary line went into effect
on Saturday, March LIST, and the Massachusetts,
towns Of Pawtucket and seekonk went over
10 Rhode Island, Ito be one town known as
East Pfo7idcnce,} while Fall River gained
something by taking in what has heretofore
been in Rhode Island. The change was cc1c-
brated in The towns along the new boundary
with much Fomp, and special elections were
held to provide officers for the new order Of
thingt.
, 1862-03-08

@ Leavenworth papers say the Brigadcs
under Generals Deitzler and Doubleday, in
Hunters column, haye been ordered to con-
centrate forthwith, by rapid marches, at Fort
Scott. In pursuance Of this, the 9th and 12th
Wisconsin, HOLSTERS battery, and the Ohio
Cavalry, late at Kansas City, have started for
the rendezvous. This indicates action: but
in what quarter and to What purpose We can
only eu1n1isc.
, 1862-03-08
purely Southern sentiment to blackboard
and slate and pencil demonstration, These
from Maior Ellis Aloehra

from Major Ellis Algebra.
nntmegr, whie1 cost hin oss.ionrth q of . Ud eent
fsRases: f5as esnts ~ an;sss sa.2ty Of mi worth
collieion Of cars, d" '1'eo VI
..The yssrs il wSieh tho Governors Of x.,,.,
s' ssgss to ths5r Legislatures Is numbered by 1ar
=, The battlefield Of Buena Vista ia 6.s miles
@ fT., ~ fsdtao; Two Indiana volunteers ran away
~Aorr 4"e 4eN VI oatte AZ the zane time, &C."
We wish for Major Hills early release on
hs1 parole Of honor to devote himself to
school. books: Of this stamp. His ideas
might be extended to cover the whole
range Of the science Of numbers. It is
hardly to be expected that any such prob
len1s asths following will commend them
selves to him Say for young beginners:
Oonelson, two ran away. How many were left
a Confederate treasury note Will buy two cards
Of gingerbread. How many VIII four buy 0e1t
simms was the sole great sayan Of O. 8. 4, until
Aaury was added. How many has the Conlederacy
now?
There were thirteen States set off to the Confed-
eracy by Bull Ran Russell. How many are 1eff
QntenGed to foster purely Southern gasss9
We might thus 60 on indefinitely in a
direction Major Hill assuredly will never
take. But there are problems that surely
should invite his earliest attention. What
more practical problem for the study Of
young Virginia than that which has been
the pursuit Of old Virginia this half cen
tu1y. 1t might be neatly introduced into a
neat question Of Geometrieal Progression,
the number Of pickaninnies for the South
ern market to be derived from Dinah and
her progeny in twenty-five years. But we
pause. Let Major Hill get up his purely
Southern Science Of Numbers at once.
, 1862-03-08
From Camp Dubois, at Jonesboro.

From NamP DUBOIS at 1OnesbOfQ.
The regiments Of Colonels Thomas n. Har-
ris (54th), and silas G. Tolcr H0th), organized
at Jonesboro, Ill, for what has been popu.
lar1y known as the 'sKentucky brigade have
moved 10 Cairo, having each been filled up to
the full number Of ! 900 men by drafts from
tie regiments Of Co1onels Moro and True, ut
The same camp. These two regiments still re-
tain, however. about 500 men each, and ex-
pect to be in the field not later than the LIST OF
april Colonel MeCarty continues to be in
command Of Camp Dubois The organization
Of tie 54th and Goth regiments is as follows:
FF1F-Four1H ILLINOIS VOLUNTEERS.
Colonel Thomas W Har11a. Shelbysille,
Lent ColoneE-G1anville Mitchell, Mattoon.
naloT-A-J Chapman, .har1eston.
t@aiTasfnazfsrGsergs Monroe Charleston
foon7 Logan. OF Douglas. county; Friebie. or jas
per county; Hannah, Of Paris; Koeas1cr, OF Shell
S.s9n Il seun.g eSiS iRPag ags Of Ga 6ae2s of
nan, Of Douglas COUNTY.
e1xT1ETH u1iso1s VOLUNTEERS.
col6uelSilns c. Toler, Jonesboro.
Lieutenant Colonel-Wm. B. Anderson, Mount
Vernon.
Major-Samrel Hess. Vienna
4raIte r1oaster-C- Cronch, McLeansboro.
CaFtainE-Darl3soD, Of Anna; Evane Of Vienna;
r."Gt441l. " f!cNud- MCpO1AlH+ O. GRANVILLE:
Davis Of McLeAnsboco; Frizzel, Of Jonesboro: !:
Alden, OF fMcLeantboro; Moss, Of Mount Vernon;
Aay, of tlarcmont: Rcagains. Of Golconda.
Colonel Harris Of the 54th, and Quartermas-
Ter Crouch, Of tie Goth, we're members of the
last Lcgislature. Both regiments are essen
tally "Egyptians,' having hardly any re-
crnils North Of the line Of the Ohio and Mis-
sissiPpi sailroad. They are mostly Democrats,
and Ill good Union men.
, 1862-03-08

@ In the billiard tournament at Clcye-
land, between Phelan, KaTanagh, Tieman and
Foley, the first two gentlemen won against
the last two, and then Foley beat Phelan
single handed, and Tieman beat Kavanash
single handed All the games were for 500
points, and the great game for 1,50o points
still remained to be played.
, 1862-03-08
THE ARITRN1ETxC OF SEERSsT4,


Great and painful have been the yearn-
1ngs Of the Southern mind for a rclease
from its dependence upon tile North for
the Decessarics and luzu1ies that sustain
and dignity humanity, such comprising, in
this case, nearly every 1ytl,ing but negro
whipping and manstealing, the latter about
the only arts that have do1rished in Diue's
pleasant land not to forget the process OF
neg1o-bleaching the highest achievement
Of southern science. Born of this vast
yearniDg, Ike the tails Of monkies from
their necessities, are coming to Light rc-
suits that could scarcely have been hoped
for inso short time. We hare recently
given or. readers encouraging proofs Of
The advancement OF the purely South
ern muse, the cupfulls from the COY
eted p He1icon That is 4 to flow hard
ly the throne Of The Southern Dagon,
having TO connection with Northern
streams polluted By the songs Of Whittier
and Longfclcw and other bards who have
too often IN their poets eye that f*teful i'm
mage, which has become enrolled among
the Southern furies; We refer to the sym
:belic female who wears the Roman cap Of
Liberty. Aprre1y Southern literature has
been wanted, Of all classes, from the relig-
ious sa1nbo and Toney to the romance Of
nillenia1 Southern life, where the lion lies
down with The lamb, !.gets the lions share,
as master should, and if We may borrow
the iuevc1ent phrase, The "lam'' falls lib
orally to the portion Of Sambo.
But most of all were desired purely
Southern school books Dictionaries that
were NOT too ford in definitions Of the
word Liberty, were very gentle On the
synonyms for Emancipation, and .softened
the explanations Of the word Slave. Was
it not time, when both Webster and Wor-
cester had committed all these unabridged
outrages upon the nascent Southern mind.
The muse Of History was also to be evoked.
There were certain old records of early
Virginia, peopled BY the oascourings Of Lon
don stews, and South Carolina, with its
carly portion in life Of needy Adventures,
seedy younger sons, and broken down sol
.:dle1s Of fortune. This must be amended
IN the sehool histories for Southern youth,
who were further to be guarded against
Injurious contact with The worlds records
Of Manumission- Then, too, the. School
Readers were pernicious, and the books Of
i Declan1atiens and school Dialogues little
e7,c~4 ~ 4Sro{1rovJo e;non <sox,e:7,-. ,
, 1862-03-08

@ Rev. Dr. a. G.. Peabody, successor to
DR.. Huntington Is preacher to the Unlvereity,
is aetirg Preeident Of Harvard College, msde
vacant by the death Of D1. Felton,.
, 1862-03-08


Concerning the contractor the Committee
Fremont to st. Louis"
l left California tor Europe on the LIST Of
Beard left there, coming overland to 81. Louis.
l neser wrote him, or in any way communi-
Gated With him, or knew OF his Intended com
ing His arrival was equally surprise and
pleasure to me-
and capacity, accustomed to the management
q. men on large works, and Immediately ap-
Piled to him to undertake the building OF tie
forflhcaGons. sent an officer With him to
make hls e1aminations, aud he began his work,
think, on the second day after his arrival. 1
out and superinterd the work, and TO femaIn
constantly with him, gave him every Facility,
lie asked, and drove him to the extent: of his
capacity. Six thousand men we're employed
npon it, working night snd day, and 1t was I'm
isEed Eapidly, 1n{a workmanlike and durable
crs, forty cents per day, I think, and extra c1-
penses incurred under tbs pressure author
iEed. WAS satisfied with him and the work
done bg him. asked no bond from him, be-
cause be was stranger and could give nome
He began lis work before the contract was
made; an accident delayed It's execution
by Gen NcKinstry.a When the prices for his
work were Under discussion, and were refer
red to me h Gen. McKinstV, directed this
officer to reduce them to what w2s just aud
reasonable to both parties, having reference to
the circumstances under which the work was
eo1e, ard the extra prices that had been paid,
go as'to. leave the cont7sctox what might be
strictly fsir profit OF his labor, and his de-
cltiou, Whatever it was, VAS approved By me.
For cost Of construction, and other: details
With which am not acquainted, / Respectfully
refer tic Committee to the testimony 1f the
Quattex1naster and the contractor, whom I
havc asked 70 have summoned.
l. To show their nature and value. the report
aud testimony Of the engineers who planned
, 1862-03-08

Ma1tee 10 1hls letter, because the Investigating
Committee In their report, have made this act
the rep1obation Of the county, as having act
ed In manner " arbitrary and Illegal, - danger
ous to constitutional liberty aud in defiance
OF Law and superior authority "-{(Page 78 and
They further say that this act was ualarm-
ing, unjustifahle, and deserving seyerest cen
sure, especially as there WAS no preteuse of
any military or other necessity to justify this
That no reply was made to the aboye quoted
Letter, q objection made to the oct, will be
sufficient to satib3y the Committee that Twas
expected to do any act which in my Judgment
the public service might require: orto use the
words Of Cabinet Minister in the con6dence
Of the administration -
WASHINGTON, July a6, 1861,
Int find it impossible Tow TO get apy attention to
Missouri or western matters from the autdoritles
here. Ton will have to DO the best you can, and
the people over whom you arc specially set.
Yonr. truly, and in haste, NJ BLAIR,
ask the Committee to couple the facts set
out in these letters, and the distress Of Gener-
al Lyon fo1 want Of money with which to re-
tain bis troops, with the ccnsure OF the Com
mittee.
THE General osaits to acknowledge the five MIL
Hens Of cashhe received at various times from the
government, and the eleven millions Of credit,
making IN expenditure Of sirtten millions in three
months, under his immediate euperyision.-Ep.
Tn1nl
With what has been said concerning the
situation Of affairs in Missouri, glance 1t the
map VII make it apparent Tint Cairo was the
point which first demanded attention. The
force under Gen Lyon could retreat, but the
position st Cairo could not be abandoned-
the question Of holding Cairo vas one which
Involved the safety Of the whole Northwest.
Had the taking Of St Louis followed the de-
feat Of Manassas, the disaster might have been
irrefrierah!e, while the loss Of Springfield,
should our army be compelled to falf back
npon Rolls, would only carry with 1t the loss
OF . part Of Missouri loss greatly to be re-
| GREETED, but not nTetrieyahle. Hsying re-
enforced Cape GlEa1deau and Irouton by the
utmost exe1tiona, succeeded In getting to-
gether and emestking with a force Of $500
men I'VE days after my arrival 10 St. Louis
From st. Louis to Cairo was an casv ay,s
journey by water. and transportation abun-
dant. To springdeld was week's marcb.
and before I could have reached it, Cairo
would hare teen taken, aud with It, believe.
On wy. arrival at Cairo, I founa the force
| under Gen. Pnnlss reduced to 200 men, con
eistlng mainly Of regiment which had ag1eed
to swat ny srriral. ..:..5 :
| / fen nfes belav-at NcE Madrid-Gen.
, 1862-03-08

To Cairo and Padacah h..-..s.,a00
[Yol. 2. page Is
HEADQUARTERS WESTERN DEPARTMENT, I
September II, 1861.
. NE Hon. Simon Cameron, Secretary Of Tar,
Washington, D. C.:
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Az ER'S
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ron rnr SPEEDY CURE or

ron the SPEEDY CURE or
Lntermittent Fever, or Fever and Ague,
Remittent Fever, chill Fever, Dumb
Headache, and Bilious Fevers, isrdc E d
fer tho whole class or diseases orIA gina {.
Ing In hillary dsrangement, caused by
We are enabled here to offer the community a
with certainty, is still perfectly harmless in an,
quantity. Such remedy is invaluable in districts
where these affecting disorders prevail. This
"CURR" expcls the masInatic poison Of FEVER
AND AGuE from the system, and prevents the de-
velopment of the disease, If taken the first ap.
proach Of its premonitory symptoms. ltisnot only
the best remedy ever yet discovered for this class
Of complaints. but also the cheapest. The large
quantity We supply for dollar brings it within tho
reach Of every body and in bilious Districts where
have it and it freely both for and protcc.
ton. great superiority of this remedy over an.
other ever discovered for the speedy and certain
cure Of lntermittents is that it contains Qunne
or mineral consequently it produces no q"inisn OF
other injurious effects whatever upon the c0nsitu.
ton. Those cured by it arc left as healthy as i.
they had never had the disease.
Fever and Ague is not alone the consequence OF
the mi.smatic poison great variety Of .disor.
ders arise from its irritation, among which arc
Neuralgia, Rheumatism, Gout. Headache, Blind.
ness, J0othacke, Ea,achc, Cdtayyh, Asthma, Pal
sitotion. Painful 1fection Of the Spleen, Hystcr.
is, Pain tn the Bo,oels, Colo, Paralysis and De.
ra,genrnt Of the Stomach, all of which, when
originating in this cause, put on the Intermittent
'gpe, or become periodical. This "CUnE" expels
he poison from the blood, and consequently cures
them all alike. 1t is an invaluable protection to
immigrants and persons travelling or temporarily
esidins in the malarious districts. II taken
,ionally or daily while exposed to the infection,
hat will be cxcretcd from the system, and canno,
ccunulate in sufficient quantity to ripcn into dis
ase. Hence it is even more valuable for protec.
Ion than cure, and few will ever suffer from Inter
n:tcnts il they avail themselves of the projections
his remedy affords.
prepared by Dr.. ]. G. AVER g. CO., Lowell, Mass
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ScrOfula, or Kings Evil,

is constitutional disease, a corruption of tn,
blood, by which this fluid becomes vitiated
weak. and poor. Being in the circulation, il
pcrvades the whole body, and may burst on,
in disease on any part Of it. No organ is FIRE,
from its attacks, nor is there one which it may
not destroy. The scrofulous faint is variousl.
caused by mercurial disease low living, dis
ordered or unhealthy food, impure air, filth
and filthy habits, the depressing vices, and
above all, by the vcnereal infection. What
ever be its origin, It is hereditary in the con
stitution, descending " from parents to cl,idre,
unto the third and fourth generation - indeed
it seems to be the rod Of Him who says, ~
will visit the iniquities Of the fathers upo,
their children .....
Its effects commence by deposition from tn,
blood OF corrupt or ulccrous matter, which, j,
the lungs, liver, and internal organs, is tcrrncc
tubcrcles; in the glands, swcllings; and OF
the surface, cruptions or sores. This foul cor.
ruptioii, which gcnders in the blood, dcprcssc:
the energies Of life, so that scrofulous consttu.
tons not only suffer from scrofulous com
plants, but they have far less power to with.
stand the attacks Of other diseases; consc-
quently vast numbers perish by disorders
which, although not scrofulots in their nature,
arc still rendered fatal by this faint in the
system. Most of the consumption which de-
climates the human family has its origin directly
~ tiAS cCIOlulouS COHtitIiliIlullOuS anu IHalv
destructive diseases of the liver, Kidneys brain,
and, indeed, of all the organs, arise from o,
are aggravated by tic same cause.
Ono quarter Of all our people are scrofllo,n !;
their persons are invaded By this lurking in
fiction, and their health is undermined by it,
10 cleanse it from the system we must rcnovate
The blood by an Alternative medicine, and III
'igorate it by healthy food and exercise.
such a medicine we supply in &c."
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DIR. j. BOVEE DODS'
llnDerial Wine Bifters

Are prepared by eminent and skiful ply who
has used them successfully in his practice for the last
twenty-five years. The proprietor, before purchasing
the exclusive right to manufacture and sell Dr. j.
Bovee Dods' Imperial Wine Bitters, had them tested
by two distinguished medical practitioners who pro-
nounced them . valuable remedy for disease.
Although the medical men Of the country, a. gen.
cral thing dsappr0ve OF Patent Medicnes yet We do
not believe that respectable Physician can be found
in the United States, acquanted with their medical
properties who will not highly approve DR.. J. Bovee
Dods' Imperial Wine Bitters
In all newly settled places, where there Il always
large quantity Of decaying timber from which pol
miasma created these bitters should be used
every morning before breakfast.
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00 HHDe. New Orleans Sugar, jast received, end
eJO fer sale s& 6 81 cents per ub., BY
NrCENAN, 6xNTON e 60.
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Ayers
Compound Extract Of Sarsaparilla,

he most cfFectunl remedy which the medical
kill of our times can devise for this every
where prevailing and fatal malady. 1t Is COM
,ined from the most active rcmcdials that have
oeen discovered for the expurgation Of this foul
disorder from the blood, and the rescue of the
system from its destructive consequences.
Hence it should be employed for the cure Of
aot only Scrofuln, but also those other affcc-
tons which arise from it, such as EnurrlvE
and SKIN DISEASES, Sr. ANrmoxy's FrnE,
RosE, or ERysrrELAs, piMrLEs, PvsruLEs,
BLorcuEs, BLAlNs and BoIIs, TuMons, TErrER
and SALT RHEUM, ScALD HEAD, RlNGwoRM,
eHEuMArIsM, SyrMILlrIc and MEKcUnIAL DIS.
EASES, DROrsy, DYSPEPSIA, DEnlLIrv, and,
indeed, ALL COMPLAINTS ARISING FROM VITA,
TED OR MrUnE BLooD. The popular belief
n " impmity Of the Mood" is founded in truth,
or scrofula il a degeneration Of the blood. Ths
particular purpose and virtue Of this Sarsapa-
lila is to purify and regenerate this vital fluid.
without which sound health is impossible in
contaminated constitutions.