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The Evansville daily journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ia. [i.e. Ind.]) 1848-1862, 1862-01-13

s.
EsA. The citizens Of Memphis recently
held safety meeting to consider IS what
was best to be done under the eircumstau--
ces.n Several speeches were made, all more
or less lugubrious in tone. One of the
speakers, MIR. Watson, stated the difficulties
with which the rebels have to contend
at Columbus so clearly that We copy bis
Mr.. Watson then came forward and said,
that while at Columbus he made particular
inquiries of your officers and men, and all
concur in one sentiment, and urge upon rs
to come into the army and assist them. they
had had a terrible battle, and found that the
enemy they had to meet there was differ
emit sort of material from those met IA ii an
assas, Bull Run and LeesbDrg. They were
men who would fight face TO face until the
last man was slain, as was shown in the
fact thatone whole regiment was cut down
except forty-three men. BE Faid he knew
all about the force al Colnmbas--that Bow
en- was at Felieiana, and so strongly forth
fed that they conld whip the devil The
presumption now is, that -Lincolns forces
will be sent down the Mississippi from the
Kentucky side. They are expected 10 come
down from Cairo aud Paducab, and far k
US ca the right and left. they succeed IN
thanking Colonel Bowen, they have only a
few miles TO go to tear up the railroad, and
then go to she river and sink our boats, thu 3
cutting off our subsistence supplies ana
taking Columbus without firing 2 gun.
! He said that the priyates in the ranks say
that if they knew our people here were
doing their whole duty il would enable
them to do ten times AS we'll He said that
the army at Columbus called upon us to or
ganize and come and help Them. He ap-
| pealed to every man to offer himself, and
fill up every military company that has not
now tie means of being worked etfectiye-
ly. When the enemy takes Columbus, it is
folly to talk about saving Memphis. There
is not an artillery company but what can
fnd ACCOMMODATIONS for fifty men. 60
aud heEp-the flying artillery-go and help
/ the heavy artillery. Fort Pillow has not
enough men to man the Qualifications. =
There are plenty Of guns there, but not
enough men. Our great duty now is to go
where the fight is to be at-Cohmbus and
/ Feliciana-and attempt to keep them from
/ hanking Bowen and Polk. He said that
Gen. Pillow informed him that application
| to cali out the militia for the Western Dis
l trict had been made to Gov. Harris, and
1 he hoped there was no man who would
| wait for the call of the militia He said
that resolutions should be passed to close
business hours at o'clock, 10 drill, nd
that men with rifles, shot guns, pistols, and
even knives and blades, should organize,
and by tomorrow night we should Know
how many guns we have il our midst.
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BRILLIANT MANEuvEE.-We publish this
morning an account Of another of those
luminous skirmishes for which our army in
Eastern Virginia has become celebrated.
A Captain Russell, with two reg iments of
infantry and two squadsons of cavalry, was
notified BY his scouts that Gen. Jackson
with 5000 or 1000 rebels was marching to
attack him. The valiant Captain was about
six miles from the Po'omAc river at the
time. On the reception of the news he
Withdrew his infantry about two miles and
stationed them in dense wood as skirmisb-
ers. The cavalry were stationed in line of
battle with orders to retreat to the infantry
after an exchange of shots with the reb-
els advance guard. They did as they were
ordered and fell back on the infantry hotIy
pursued by the rebels. At this point the
report becomes obscure, but the fair inference
is that the whoieparty cavalry and infantry
'cut sticks and made tracks for the Poto-
mac" before the rebels succeeded in capturing
them Only two men were drowned in
crossing the river and seven horse were
lost. A run of five miles and crossing
the river with loss of two men and seven
horses, is styled "the most brilliant maneu-
yer of the war" Let us hear no more O
Southern boastings. The'telegrapic account
of this skirmish rivals their most glowing
productions.
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Eg- The Washington correspondent of
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Hsr The Washington Correspondent of
the ST. Louis Republican, says no one in
Washington has exhibited more intense
anxiety than the President that an. early
and effective. movement should be made
against the enemy, now that our army has
reached the highest point of discipline at
tainable in camp. He visited Gen. McClels
Ian, the other day, and spent several hours
with him in his room. Mcclellan informed
the President that be would soon be able to
take the field. 1t is generally believed, in
Washington, thai if Gen. Mcclellan remains
indisposed macy days longer, his place as
Commander of the Army of the Potomac
will be filled by another, and his functions
-as Commander-in-Chief will be assumed by
the President. The whole country would
greet such a change with a most enthusias-
tic shout. There is no coneealing the fact
that their confidence in Gen. Mcclellan is
no little shaken by the delay in forward
movements. They think it is high time
that the siege efthe Capital is raised, and
the rebels driven back to their holes in the
rice swamps of the Carolinas This cannot
be done without sacrificing life; but is not
life being sacrificed every day, in camp
and what soldier IS there who would not
rather risk the dangers Of the battlefield
than the pestilence of the camp2 1Ie
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BT Gen. Grants General Order No. 26,
reads right His distinction between rebels
Of Northern and Southern birth is quite
original, and altogether proper. The mean
estrebels in the South-tEose who have done
most towards fomenting the insurrectien--
are from the Northern States. They kenw
they were most grossly lying upon their
former neighbors and acquaintances when
they charged them with being abolitionists,
and desiring the overthrow Of slavery. As
for tue creatures who have never had any
Opportunities of becoming acquainted with
the northern people and their sentiments, it
is not strange that they should believe the
infamous falsehoods of these renegades.
Hammond, q northern renegade, tells his.
South Carolina constituents that the poor
people of the free States are infinitely below
the saves-the mudsills of northern society
and they believe what be says because he
came from the North. Slidell eau cram
all kinds of falsehoods down the Threats of
his constituents, relative to the northern
people, and they viii De relied on implicitly
because Mr. ShdeH was northern man
The meanest slave drivers aud the uaeanest
rebels hail from the northern STATES and We
rejoice that Gen Grant gives them the bene-
ftof similar distinction in bis proclama-
ton, which is as follows: 81 I'd.
HEADo UARTERs, DISTRICT OF CAIRO, i4
1 Cairo, December %, 1861. 1f
WHEREAS, There are now at Cape Girar-
deau, Padaeah, Smithland, and Cave-in-
Rock, places within this Military District
many persons, who have been driven from
i their homes, and deprived of the means of
subsistence, by the acts of disloyal citizens
/ Of Kentucky and Missouri, aud their snh-
stance taken for the support of a rebellion
4 against this Government, humanity dictates
that these people should be comfortably
supported, and justice demands that the
class of persons who have caused their suf-
ferings should be made to bear the expense
of the same -
1t is ordered, therefore, that at the places
named, suitable quarters shall be provided
and contributions collected, for their sap
port, and accounted for in the manrers pre-
scribed in General Order No. ~, from
Headquarters, Dept of the Missouri, with
this addition:
Persons of Northern birth and education
who are liable to assessment, under this or
: der, will be taxed Fifty per cent. more thar
Southern MEN of their class of guilt ant
means. - ss-
The refugees at Cave-in-Rock vii be in.
vited, and means of transportatio provides
to Smithland or Paducah. -.t-
These contributions will be collected q
far out as the Military Arm can securely
extend, and at these distant points wilItb
assessed and collected without the interEen
ing of time between assessment and collec
ton. e4al aa
CommaHeiag Ulcers RI Psducah, KY.
and Cape Girardsau no, are particularly
charged with tic execution. Of this Order
| By order of &S@f4stA -s "a.
t Brig. GenGU. S. GRANT,
i, JNo. A. RAwLINs, Asst Adj Gen'i
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The American HOUSE, formerly the Pa
vilion) corner oil Water aud Sycamore
streets, EYausgitle, Ind has, since its open
ing, had an unparalleled ranA of patronage
The proprielors are W. H. BolcouRr form-
erly of the cry Hotel, aud g. J. &PnIsbury,~
formerly captain of the steamer Masonic
Gem mia IS .
The house is newly furnished and fitted,
and is well arranged 10, accommodate the
public, Prices IN accordance with the.
times. fF 8 #3fINkV f'.s e
q This establishment is located convenient
ly to business, and is in every respect a
home for the wayfarer. Nov. 29-dtf
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sag- A Paducah correspondent of the La
fayette Courier, says General Grants order
No. &c, which we publish in another place,
is working wonders. Conversions as sud-
den and miraculous as that of Paul, are
hourly occurring. We presume, too, it is
hard to find anybody who were born north
of the Ohio river. An are natives of Dixie.
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SPECIAL ELECTION FOB CoNaRHss. - A
special election for Congressman in the First
Congressional District Of Kentucky has
been ordered, to fill the vacancy soccasioned'
by the expulsion of the traitor Burnett
from the House. We are pleased to learn
that Mr.. SAMUEL l.. CASEY of Union county
has consented to become candidate at the
urgent sOlicita ton Of his many friends.
We know that Mr.. Casey is Union man,
tried and'i true, and has been from the be-
ginning His election viii reflect credit
upon the Union men of that district and
we trust they viii rally to his support with
an enthusiasm that will render his success
certain. The election takes place on the
Goth inst, and the friends of our glorious
Constitution and Union should stir them
selves to see that the people ara notified of
the elecsico, ana proper steps taken to
secure fair vote.
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"a Remember the Auction. safe Of all
the large property about the Marine Hospi-
tai, tomorrow at 10 o'clock, consisting of
a horse and-ah the farnuure-ef the hospita'.
There wiH be good chance to get furai-
ture low, as the terms are cash. The horse
is an estray oue--so says IT,. Nelson, auc-
tioneer. -a
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sm- Adiatant s.iles. d Lataratte. havyif65.

eH- Adjntant Stiles, of Lafayette having
disagreed with his Colonel, has been re-
duced to second Lieutenantcg Colonel
Brown is either unfortunate in his offitefs,
or the officers are unfortunatein their Coll
,onel-we are not prepared to say which.
At any rate, there il always some difficulty
in his regiment. The only way to quiet
the difficulties in this and other regiments
is to give them the order TO march Old
feuds will be forgotten 10 the great desire
to whip the rebels. F %
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s@- The Legislature of Kentucky have
passed law providing for the holding of
elections in insurreetionary districts of that
State, which we publish in another place, in
order that Union men in the counties below
here may see that q way has been opened
by which they can exercise right, hereto
fore denied them in many parts of the First
District especially.
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eE- The .'oLl favorite" Charley Bowen
has been repaired, thoroughly overhauled
and re-painted aldswiII leave for Cairo to-
day at II o'clock gay as life. The veteran,
John McClain will be found on deck, and
that prince of good fellows, Lowth, ia the
Office
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b. B&E- The following paragraphs from the
St Louis Republican of Friday, indicates
that the Federal troops in Missouri have not
yet gone iuto winter qaarters, We hope
they will continue in well doings
& The newsmongers got up q fresh story
yesterday, starting it from the headquarters
of Gen Halleck, to give it character, aud
then pushed it all over the city. 1t was an
improbable story mite face, but met with.
believers wherever It was told. Tits enough
TO say now, without going into detail, that
dispatches from Rolla st noon put an end 10
the fabrication; there had been 10 fight at
Springfield, and the most that vas known
was, that the Rebel pickets had been driven
in TO that town.
Information has been received .hy Col.
I Harding, Adiutant General OF the State
forces, from Gen. Henderson, in a dispatch
dated at Mexico, Audrain county, January
9Th, that Capt McElroy, with Capt.
johnson, Lieut. Hardin and one hun
dred and aineieen men of Col Fsgg's Fifth
Missouri State Militia, at o clock on tEat
day surprised a reb camp OF two hundred
aud ten men on Six Fork. Eve miles south
west of Paris, rc,lsIng them and taking ter
/ prisoners and tltfrseen horses. The rebel
I loss was FIVE az six kilied-wonnded uu-
knowu- The federal loss was two wound
! ed. The rebels were commanded by Thomp-
son and Painter. aE .ssas-s
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BGSr N r DeBELLshas fairly merited the
thanks OF thessoIdiers on Green River, by
his generosity in supplying them with
newspapers aud periodicals. The officers
and priSates Of the 45rd lreguneht-Col.
Steele's-esp specially, return their thanks 10
him for his kindness IN this particular.
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Es- The Richmond correspondent of the
New Orleans Delta says that hen Col Null
ligan surrendered Lexington to Price the
latter had only 1000 percussion caps in he
whole command.
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s= The J. H Donet Capt Lew Davis,
will be on hand this morning for the recep-
ton of passengers AMI freight to Padacah,
Cairo aud way points The Done will be
Remembered as the old pioAeer' in the
packet trade which is now supporting so
many boats. svaasss8 fs sss
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to Mr. Davidson of the Eugene, for solitary
New A lbauy Ledger. The Louisv lille pa
Apers have been stopped it seems by order Of
Gen. Buell., fron coming down the river.
Mr.. Davis Of Adams Express, favored
as with Cincinnati and Indiahasolis papers
of Saturday = -sTsFss a.
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nomn tNTERnsrs.

sg- The calIeps Grey Eagle leaves for
Louisville to-day ct l2.o'clessk. She is the
regularInail boat, and nlagsesaall the land
ings. She is onesof the incest steamers
af9at, AID her officers. are gentlemen of un=
bounded popularity.
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Correspondence Of the Boston Post.l
stewart the raiIIIOnsire.
NEW YoRK. January i. 1869.

NEW YoRK, January 4, 1862.
It's safe to affirm that mo single mer4
chant, banker, or other person Of whateReF
calling in the world, is coming money at SO
rushing a rate as 10 alexander e. Stewart;
of this city, During at least one year Off
his dry goods experience, he has been
known to clear profits amounting enc
million two hundred thausand dollars, and
his usual gains have been estimated at a
million per annum but since April lastss
and as the reasonable sequence of q lack
of commercial confidence and numerous
failures among merchants, Stewards bust
ness has vastly augmented, until his sales
have ranged at million dollars weekly,
for weeks in succession. The trade of all
classes seems to set like food towards the
Broadway marble palace, and now, men,
women and children, have come to consider
it impossible TO pass any number otsda -
without visiting Stew arts. Ii Is the verIest
beehive il. tbs country at this time: But
startling as II may sem, the retail aNa
! wholesale dry gooo1 business 10 not the
most active or profitable department OF TINS
mammoth establishment-lf rumers does
not misstate the case. We are told thatthe
millionaire merchant is making money in
1 fabulous sums from Government contracts
/ for Blankets, army cloths, clothing and yari-
l.ous ct ceterds not found usually, upon the
retail counters down stairs 1t seems that
/ Stewart was shrewd enough to foreeee the
! immense aud continuous demand likely to
arise for clothing materials, and army sup
plies Of such sort, aud early proceeded to en-
/ gage from many Of the manufacturers their
entire production for several months ahead.
/ w hen our venerable Uncle Samuel came
i into the market, be found himself fOrestall-
ed by the Broadway merchant, and was
compelled to pay tribute at the marble pal
ace or go withoEs, the goods. In fact, III
i Stewart had al one time, SO complete 9
monopoly, that Government had to give
him the contract for makisg many thou
sand uniforms, simply because no oneselst
confd get or furnish the cloth from which
to manufacture them. I know of one in.
stance where contracts were so plenty il
j the hands Of the gentleman referred to, tina
be threw ia a little jobof making foRFteer
i or fifteen thousand uniforms as a sort o.
make weight ia negotiating the job Of a 10
of army cloth Who wouidnst be mem
Der of the Union Defence G0mmittee .unde
such interest ing eircum Stances 2 '@ sEa
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R- The latest reports Of whereabouts
Of. the 9th aud l4th Indiana. regiments
represent them at Springfield, about fourteen
miles from Cumberland, Md.
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! nnscRIPrIoN pRIoR ZOE pAILY.

SUBSCRIPTION PRIOE FOB DAILY
Delivered in the City, per week. ~
Ey mail or in the City. per year lin adVancel %
FOR WEEK " Isl
By mail per year. single suhscriber.-.....-..S1 %
club Of five ftosone address) 90
ADVE RTTSING.
For Terms see frst page, tabular torn.
AGENTS; -I.fs
The following geuFiepen our authorized
Agent liz the places named
DR. Ralstou, SoOnviiie Warrick Co. -@
John M Lock wood. Nt. Vernon, Posey 90. as9 sd
John r. DaugberrS, Rockport. Spencer Co.
James l.. ThorateI, Priueeuonl Gibson Co.
John B Handy, NewbuFg, Warrick 90.
Dr. Murphy, New Harmony, Posey Co. ...h
a. B. Wilkinson. Cynthiana.
Preston Talbot, Poseyville Posey %.
h. q. Custen, Petersburg, Pike Co.
Mark Grant Canal p. o., WArrick Co. rlF
G. r. Cavanah, Owensville, Gibson Co.
& IL. IHAYER, 9IToR
o. & DREW AssocIATE EDIToB
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ADMIN q !! sTRAI.TT0 ]. ]. s 81.

as G7'9C8 IS HRRE q ~ : SIEDsE.N.
q thai wilt on Monday, January 10th, 1862,
at 10 O'Clock A. H.. sell at public auction, at the
,tEeIipse Stable . on Main street, in the City of
Eyanayile, al be personal property belonging to
the estate OF John S. Gayitt, deceased, consisting
ia part eff tbe following, viz: The Enquirer print
lag Office Complete, two open trotting bnggies,
sutky, lot Of hsEAs5s, the celebrated horse "Tor-
"a q, two bay harses, new patent fre-proof
safe iiie gun ANA other property. A credit of
nine mopth- vii be gwen on all sums eSceedin 2
tire doilar5 the purchaser giving note with ap-
proved tecarity, beTiDg interest and waivi ng
Valuation laws. W. BAKER
3 s. - : Adtaip istrator, with the viii annexed
adec2s-8taSw
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EVANSVILLE, lad, January IL, 1862.

Il BILL Regulating the Holding of Elec-
tons in Insurreetionary Districts ofKen-
lucky. ,rses715 SD
WHEREAs, In portion of this State the
lawful authority of the United States and
the State of Kentucky is set at defiance;
and within such district revolutionary
government is attempted to be set up, and
many people are adhesive thereto; as there
are, however, within such rebeIhous parts of
the State. many loyal citizens who should
not be deprived of voting, bus who may
be By the failure of sberiffs and other off,
GERS. 10 discharge their duties; for remedy
Whereof faa s-,fs= s.,,
81. Be Il enacted by the sGsneral Assem-
big Of the Commonwealth Of kentucky. That
4pon the failure of the sheriff or other Off
Ger in said reoellious portions of the State,
whose duty il is by law TO hold elections,
or whose duty it is 40 epp@iat officers IF
elections, or. either or any Of them, to dis
charge their respective. duties as required
By the existing laws, and shalls fail to open
the polls by 8 O'Clock A. NJ, on the day of
election then any three loyal citizens, resi-
dents of the precinct in which said election
is to be held, and who shall be. legal voters
uEder the Constitution and laws of this
State, are hereby authorized and empowered
to opeRsthe polls and receive the votes of
such persons. presenting themselves as are
legal voters. Aud the persons thus holding
the election. shall make return of the poll-
books, as now required by law, unless the
officers to whom any such return is re-
quiTed to be made are in rebellion against
the State or national government !; 10 such
case the return SHALL be made to the Sec
rotary of State, Governor, and Attorney
General. Said persons so holding elections
shall in all cases accompany their return
with an affidavit of the failure or refusal
Of the proper officers to hold said elections !;
aud when, said returns are thus made. it
shall be as valid and binding in all respects
as If regularly held under the provisions of
the laws now in force When, ander the
provisions of this act, returns are made TO
the Governor, Secretary of State, and At
torney General, that would, by existing
laws, be made to county officers, then the
Governor, Secretary of Stale, and Atror-
ney General shall compare the poll-heeks,
and award certificate of election TO the
person receiving the highest number of
votes. .-.s8 ss..t s.i ssas rr4s
2. That the person thus empowered by
the provisions of this act to hold elections,
shall be governed in all respects by. the
general laws now in force, so far as the
same are applicable, and not in conflict
With the PROVISIONS of this act; and they
shall pc entitled to the same compensation
and paid IN the same way as similar officers
( of the law. r+-sa.. f-,.s. ASA .....f
e 3. Ina aft shall lake effect from its
passage .siass sso,lsla4 -sfci
The E Browasyiile (rszasls Flag of
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Eg~ The Brownsville (Texas)7 Flag of
the II ID contaias Intelligence of the twenty
secopd day u be siege Of Aatamoras, as
follows: -5.-s tsa .[.,-.g
"The drama had coutnued as it COM
nencea -capnon ahd smal! arms, by day,
with q change OF scspery by the burning of
buildings Of night, We have no account
of the killed and wounded, as the hospital
has been removed TO the other side of the
river
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RGF One of the volunteers IL Captain
Cochran's company Of artillery, writes US
that bis VITA has been badly treated ~ one
Of cur dry goods firms. who, having sub
scribed to the relief fund, palmed of articles
ouszher=tbgt were but little account, and
when as sed TO take them back refused to
do SO, adding an insult to the injury. We
knew nothing about the. correctness of the
charge and. DO not Think any good would
result il pGbliahing the letter.