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debt Of gratitude to that gallant partisan
kcader, Capt. Johu IA. Morgan. of Ken
lucky, for furnishing thcE,, during the
past few months, such abundant material
tor the most spicy paragraphs and interest.
Ing articles by his many dashing exploits
against the Yankees, and has inspired them
With greater fear than all the army of Gen.
Johnston besides. His las. tea, we are
just apprised Of by a gentleman direct
from Louisville, and is the most daring
and successful we have yet recorded.
On Sunday, the 10th instant, Capt
Morgan, with forty OF his men, Suddenly
appeared al GaIiatia, Teuuessee, twenty.
eight miles the other aide OF Nashville.
Alter catching all the Union men in the
place, and condnins them in guard house,
Capt Morgan, dressed in Federal uni.
form, rroceedcd to the telegraph Office at
the railroad depot. short di tahce from
the town. Entering tie Office, the follow
ing con ersatiou took place between Capt.
Morgan and the ;clcgraphic operator, a
clustering fellow:
Capt Morgan. Good day, sir what
news have you
Operator--' Nothing, sir, except it is re.
ported that that id rebel, Capt. John
Morgan, is this side oil the Cumberl nd
with some OF his cavalry. | wish could
@et sight Of the Id rascal; IA make a
holc through him larger than he would
in pleasant"
while thus speaking; the operator drew
a fine navy revolver aud ilourished It as ii
to satisfy his visitor how desperately he
would use the instrmcntin case he should
meet the ilmo rebel Captain
J. 0 you know who ann" quietly le
marked Captain No ga, cou,.nuins the
conversation
81 have no, tliat pleasure" remarked
ihG operator,
"Well, am Captain Morgan, respond
ed that gentleman
= At these words the operators checks
hlanchcd, his knees shook, the revolver
.roppcd from his hands, aud he sunk to
tie floor lie literally "wjlted
After thc frightened iniNilua had re
cover 4 Inns !. sufficiently Captain Morgan
require him to telegraph some messages
t, Louisville. among others. one To Prem.
uce, of the journal, politely Offering TO act
- H'@ 'SCe!l Oh MS proposed VISIT tu y ASH
VILE Then taking the operator with him
as a prisoner, Captain Morgan with his
men awaited the arrival OF the tram from
BJwli Green TO Nashville
IN due Inle the train came ;hunderin-
IN Capt Morgan at once seized a., and
cakirs i've Federal officers who weres
passengers aHd the engineer of the train
prisoners, he burned 10 ciutcrs all of the
-'rs, w.," .;.-.. c.uo.o,s, .u,o Lor nutns
,he locomotive w:lh tu pen;ire, shut down
the valves aud started /; towards Nnsh-
Vile Before il had run etgh, huad ed
yards, Tie aoeug VI ,tion of steam c.u,ct It
10 explode, shiv,ring it iut5a thousand
atoms Capt. Morgan then started South
N q With his prisoners and made his Way
>r y TO The Confederate camp.
Tac bridge over Barren river Lcyoui
Is wing Green has not yc. iecu rebuilt.
a,d he Fedcrals had oniy ona locomotive
n one train OF cars, with which 10 d. 4iI
their business between Bowling Green and
Nashville The serious damage inflicted
upon thu Frlerls ~ this dashins eNp!oir
amy be app ecated from this luct.-Aa0u
"a Cogiea,rocy,
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The LondoR Economist, standard au-
tho?ity in England IN commercial matters,
finally admits that India cotton can never
suppiant American in British markets. 1t
says, IN late ar,icle, that pound Of Su-
rat cotton makes .ess yarn than pUund
OF Orleans that Surat cotton is shorter IN
the fibre, aud cannot be made into yarn -
fast, and that, 'tiil Africa is civilized and
settled, the Confederate States will always
We the cheapest and best cotton field igIsis
world"
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IuE MANNER ~ wuicH TuE YAs.
KEEs WE'RE BAGGED ON EDIsro-A cor
respondent sends us the following with d..
gard to the capture of Yankee picketts last
Saturday, on Edisto Island
General Evans is fond of iokc. auj
Searlng that good body Of the valrd.
wore posted Us m advance guard =; -,
tain polut on Little EIiato, h. dytcrInin y
10 pay has respects 10 them in person Fu-
tins purpose Felsun's Battalion Nuo~c's
Bttulion; portion OF the liolcuu,Ar lie.
gion, and Lieut. Salvos dctachmcn; Of Nh
Washington ArillcY-aii undlr the iu..
mediate command OF Col p i. Steven,-
were, about slx =. IN. ot the a2Sih. seen
ing forward from their diifercn, can9,
whistl!ng in high giec, ia expectation OF
iun ahead About twelve clock the al.
'aacmg lorce hai safely c-O5sol from p.n,-
berry to the ia'ant,ovcr bridge ol boats.
The tIeneeal remained with reserve Al
P!Eeberry, willie another reserve was held
Ut Bears Island Col Stevens !eltnc at
tlc&ing force, and at the first gray pcco
OF day came tie ouomy. who were w..,
posted in dinseCorpse. One Of che Yam.
kee sentiueH bawcH out-"Who c0me,
there: Friends was the reply. wAen
one of our unthink Ing volunteers, m true
simplicity, cried Tiey are uoi jr.c.R,--
hey are Iaakees - aud ths Yankees
"sn,clIed a mouse, fired, aud the Gch,
commenced. 1t was vigorously kept a.
for q haf hour or so, when the Yankee,
gave way and retrea,od in wild disorie.
through the woods. OUc of the enemy
was killed, one mortdIy, and another Sc
ycrely woundei, aud counting the enc Sc.
vcroly wounded, niuctecn prisoners were
taken. 1t is probable others we're wound
ed, for the rifles cracked sharply ana con.
tlnuously tor about hal! an hour Our Tor.
ces returned yesterday wlrhou, the loss of
man aud without any accident worthr OF
note charleston .Urcmy.
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COOP EXAHpLL. Major Walker Rcy-
nold.s has taken the lead in TaIladesa conn
ty, Alabama, in sending negroes to work
the farms of poor oen who are in tho army,
and have left farms aud families behind.
This ras il should nc
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PaoM IsEASp l0.---We have a. private
letter from Island 10, dated the 18th, from
which we make The following extract:
We are all safe here. SO far as the Fed
cral gun boats are concerned They are
atla'd 10 come in reach ofsouI guns We
have already sunk one of their boats. ard
another would sink If she was in deep Ca,
ter. After she was fred into BY 2 sick.-
dhet. from Capt. Rnckcr's, battery, they
rup her ON 20 a bar, and have been work
ing at her for several days---iryiug To re-
Pnr her. They may have r. paired her.
oai they ara pnable 70 remove be-. TSur
or i've OF tiieirgi,n boats. and several trsrs-
pore hqa.s, having been pulled At her, but
with no success. They have. abandoned
her for the present---she is said 10 be tn,
Bcrrton- -ihe- finest boat in the whole
aoet rs.A \
Capt, Raekaer has completely irau,or
talized himself SuE for his ildon1itable
courage and energy the island would
have been taken Ills battery still stanas
ready 70 give the enemy fieiu
LATER R--Tbc Grspapas has iass landed
| from the opposite side os the river, and
brings With her thp.o Nisso0sians Ones
thotght 10 oe q Lincolaitc They all re-
port ihe boat which speak sf as bcipe
om the barss having been shot through,
| rom steni 10 stern, killing twelve ioen.
They report. elso, chat at The fight at New
| Madrid we killed over one tholasnd men.
The sheils which they throw Al us
weigh froel 100 30 200 polajs. .Oae was
thrown At Stering's battery to day, which
did not hurst Col Einaie dug Il up .aaa
weighed Il The weight WAS 100 peunds.
He intends 70 bring il to Memphis, prov
ded be can getanosl,er, ana place them on
bis gate posts
Rsophis iepea1, 2sM az,
"CoYsULAR" EXEMPTION are Ia.
formed that Jhe number OF fSProtccs;ons >
issued by tie various foreign Consnls IN
lhiS city reaches total OF 600 or. zoo
We had NOT imagined that Fa.opcsa Pow.
crs had 50 many uue aud local cstizens--
j q11S bearine hleu--nnler the shade ofti
Falmetto. Ii becomes an interestinV ~.
curry how,tar thsSe exemptions viii tiimin-
ish the number OF our "vorcs.p
rC1sslesfon W~r~,-,
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on, l NEKR SHALL FORGET.

II n l.
QH:1 ne'er shall forget the sad moment we
parted. - - -,
/ ''Twasa mouont o'erAoxins with pleasure
and pain,
When you kiss'd of tho tear frsm my eyelids
that started,
Aud Whispered the hope of our meetin z ae ain
In vain Itry'd my pain to hide,
When FROM my arms you burst away,
AT honor's call, far. far from al,
Whoscsmiie of love Oft cheer'd our way
How often Eye watch'd the pale moo bcams
when stealing as
Along the dark wave ofa Ear distant sea
Oh, It wahen'i my heart With the teaderest
feeling,
To think that those moonbeaa,s we're smiling
ON thee.
And then my hear. would anxious start
AS fancy drew tho swelling sail.
Which bore me TO sweet love and you
within yonr na'iNN%oknd vale.
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HEADQUARTERS, E c.,

HEADQUARTERS, L c.,
Hilton Had, s. c., March 8, 1862.
GENERAL ORDERS No. Ill. Mr.. Ed
ward I, Pierce, having been ap ontei pv
the Hon. Secretary oi the Treasury Gcner.
al Superintendent and Director OF ell pcr
sons engaged in the cultivation ofthe land
aud the employment OF the blacks, he is
hereby announced us such
2. The following instructions to the G. en-
eral commanding arc hereby published for
the information Of all concerted aud com-
manding officers Of all posts and stations
within the limits nf this command will be
governed in strict conformity thereto:
WAR DrrARrMENr February Is.
GENERAL: You are hereby directed to
Es9rl protection, subsistence aud laciiitiS,l
far as may be conss cnt with the in.
ests Of the service aud the duties and ofS
jects cIyour command, To all persons who
may present to you written permits, issue!
to them, under the authority OF the Sgcrv-
tary of the lrlasury, setting forth that said
persons hav2 proceeded to Por; Royal, un.
der the sanction of the Government. for the
collection, safe keeping aud disposition q.
cotton, rice and other property abandoned
by the possessors within your Military De
partmeut, ans for the regulation aud eui-
ployment OF persons Of color lately held to
service or labor by the enemies of the Uni
Eel States; and now within the occupyu.
lines aud under \ o,rnt>,,sry protection OF
the army NM
Such permits, signed bs +le Collector 0.
the Customs at New York city. will br con.
sidcrcd by you as cpana;;Rg from tie Trc.-
slvy 9apa tmea'.
Under tue head Of subsistence wiH bc
included ritions 20 snch person. as may b
employed under the direction Of the 1'rca.
sury Department, in the temporary charge
OF aoand,1ed plantat ions or, with its sane
ton, IL lGLors for the instruction aud i'm.
provemcn; o. the laboring population.
EDWIN NJ STANTON,
Seer, tJry Of War
BrigadsrGencral T. W. Sherman. Com
uiantng at port Royal, 5 C.
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NSoxp'
e~--A

How tho Yantkocs are Cu:tirat-
Ing Cotton in south CarSIina.
We find the following appended to the
Por, Royal correspondence of the New
York Times, of the llSh;
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Iuc NHtNN ON NN NM
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tAAfter the ycnr expires $500
No,subscription taken for less than six months
&, Money may DO remitted through postmasters
at ;our risk. t'- e. tss
Job work Of all kinds promptly executed.
. Blanks. Law and Equity, continually on hand.
or printed to order. -
Advertisements insertsd at the usual rates
THH SPAnTAs circul, tes largely over this and
adjoining districts, and offers IN admirable me.
dium to car ftiends TO seacn customers.
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successfal MovemeRt in East
sSsv a Tcnnessee. 81 ess7,

The following is Captain Morgap's Off
ciali ireportuf a late movement Of the for
ces under his command The gallant par
tizan is doing good service:
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Brigadisr.Gencral T. w Sherman. Com
mantmg At fort Royal, s C.
M'arthur Democrat. (McArthur, Vinton County, Ohio) 1853-1865, 1862-03-20
LIOyd's Maps md Charts OF the
Different Seats OF War.

Any person wishing a cheap map
Of the United States, or Political Or
Military Map, cen see several Speci-
mems y calling at the Democrat OF.
fee. Prices, 40 TO so cents. They
should be in the hands of every man
especially Campaign Chart, which,
at a glance, giyes information you
have to searcl h6rs for. Call and
see for yourselves. The Portraits OF
the President and Cabinet and Of our
principal general officers are excellent.
A. W. BRATTON.
M'arthur Democrat. (McArthur, Vinton County, Ohio) 1853-1865, 1862-03-20
MIARTHUR DEMOCRAT.

1 copy one year, in advance, 81 90.
10 copies, to one address, l yr., 500.
We thus put down the price Of our
subscription, in clubs Of 10, to S0r'
each. We ask our friends ; ne
comfy TO get mp clubs iu eve IS neigh
borhood, and send us in eight dollars
for ten copies. You can do it if you
try. If orr friends throughout the
county will raise Us one hundred row
subscribers, we will purchase new
typa and fixtures, thereby max ng the
Democrat one of the handsumest, as
well as one of the best, country news.
papers in South eastern Ohio.
M'arthur Democrat. (McArthur, Vinton County, Ohio) 1853-1865, 1862-03-20
Medical Card.

DR.. E. Cone may Be consulted at
Jackson House,in Hamden on the first
Saturday and Sunday after tie first
Tuesday feach month, for the ensuing
six months, commencing on the first
Saturday in October, 1861. No charge
for consultation and advice but cash
for medicines. Ifyou are in i'll health,
consult DR.. Cone before it is too late
ct his patients accord to him skill and
usccess in the treatment OF all form
of chronic disease. sep26. Gun.
M'arthur Democrat. (McArthur, Vinton County, Ohio) 1853-1865, 1862-03-20
Little Sugar Greek Battle !.

SPRINGFIELD, Mo-, March II. The
engagement tuok place on Little Su.
gar Creek, five miles this side of tue
stream of the same name,, where a
skirmish took place on the march
down. e'si- soe
q In anticipation Of an attack on the
south, General Curtis ordered the
trains drawn up on the north side, but
unexpectedly the attack was commsnc.
ed on the rear. north Of our army, by
from 1900 10 1000 rebel cavalry.
M'arthur Democrat. (McArthur, Vinton County, Ohio) 1853-1865, 1862-03-20

CORPORATION VT MoARTHUR.--. In
these hard times, and amid the calls
for retrenchment in all our expe n1a,
lures, many Of our citizens have come
to the conclusion that we had bet.
Ter Surrender our Corporation Char
ter. We arc taxed in McArthur
some two or thee hundred dollors ev
cry year to keep up our corporation,
and our citizens cannot sec any par.
ticula, benefit that we derive from it
We keep poor man from having a
couple of hogs to kill every fall to
help to keep his family in meat, by
our hog laws, and have oriiuanc es
that abridge the privileges of our ci,
izens in other respects. But any i'm.
provement of our streets and alleys
we are longsinCe ignored. For our
part we can see pothipg in the corpo.
ration but bill of expense. Better
expend this money in keeping up a
school in the summer months, as We
are informed tho school fund is all
used up.
M'arthur Democrat. (McArthur, Vinton County, Ohio) 1853-1865, 1862-03-20
Tuesday, Apsi! LIST, 1892
Ar ONE

o'clock P. NJ. of 50 day, the following real es-
tntc siiuatod in raid County of Vin.Un, bound
ed and described as follows, .o-wlt;
Being a part Of the southwest quarter ofsec-
ton number thirty.fye. 1857; Of Township,
number Ten, (l0) in Range, number Fif'een,
(l5); beginning nj the east line OF said quarter
Mt a maple tree eleven inches in diaihater, fifty
eight ro and sixteen links from the south east
corner; thence north forty five degrees, west,
distant torty-tw rods 10 a post; thence up Rae.
econ Creek so as TO include two-thir,ls of said
creek, TO lands decided BY James MtWl arteT;
thence south twenty-five chains aud eighty i've
links, to the section line; thence west five Chains
and sixty -one links, thence east for'y-nine de-
prees north. six chains and forty links to stake
thence eigh;v-six north, six chains and forty
three links; thence north thirty two degrees east
twenty two rods and forty eight links to the
place Of beginning. Containing thirty acres DO
the same more or less cSeapt ono half acre deed
cd to John Tidrow by P.erce, together
with all the privileges and appurtenances there
TO belonging.
ALSO, Eighty acres described as follows, and
situated in Sforesaid County Of Vinton, to'~it;
Being the west half of tho roTth- west quarter
Of the northwest quarter Of secti m number
thrty-6ve, (3S) Township number Ten, (lOl
In range number fifteen. (l5;eX ept twenty-five
acres before decided to George Hickey on the slde
ofsaid eighty acre tract.
Levied upon as the property Of said Henry
Packard, to satisfy the above writ Of execun no
and one other writ from said Conrt,
The first above described realty was apprais-
ed at $4,000 90.
The second above described realty was ap-
praised at &40O co..
TERMS Of sale, cash in hand.
+ SHADES, Sheriff
Of Vinton County.
r. A. BRATToN. Attorney.
February 90, lS62-5w.
M'arthur Democrat. (McArthur, Vinton County, Ohio) 1853-1865, 1862-03-20
aResolved, That the United States

Resolved, That The United States
ought to co. operate with any State
Which may adopt a gradual abolish.
ment Of slavery, giving to such State
pecuiary aid, to be used by such State
in its decretiou, to compensate for the
Inconvenience, public and private,
produced by such change Of system +"
The men who made the Constitu
tion were not in favor Of the United
States taking apy action whatever to
interfere with slavery in the States.
M'arthur Democrat. (McArthur, Vinton County, Ohio) 1853-1865, 1862-03-20
General Sigel, With 500 men. pro.

General Sigel, with 800 men, pro.
tected tue trains, and for several hours
he attempted ietreating stopping to
hold the rebels in check while the
trains pushed backward to the main
body Of the army. While thus en-.
gagged Sigel was three times surround-
ed, but cut bic way through each time.
The principal fighting on Thursday
was done by General Sigel in this way.
On Friday the engagement became
general, and so continued through.
out. officers behaving with great gal
iantry.
The most exposed position was oc,
eupied by Colonel Carris Division,
and the loss was suffered by them.
Colonel Dodge's Brigade of this Gi-
vision onsisted of the Fourth Iowa
and First Iowa BaiteLJ; Thirty.6fih
Illinois, Cononel Phelps Regiment,
and Twenty. fonrth Missouri. The
Second Brigade, under Colonel Vau-
devere, OF the ninth Iowa, consisted
OF his own regiment, the Dubuque
Battery and Colonel Oarris' Regi.
ment Of CaVlary.
A letter from Colonel Carris says
the losses in the Fourth and Ninth
Iowa, Thirty fifth Illinois and Twenty
fifth Missouri are from $50 to 200 in
each regiment, killed and wounded, :.
Only 800 OF the Twenty.iourth Mis-.
souri, were present, but they lost 29
killed, and a large number wounded.
The Twelfth and Seventeenth Mis-,
souii. Third Iowa Cavalry and Eighth
Indiana lost about 40 each. TIE First
and Second Iowa battery lost about
20 each.
Among the wounded are; General
Asboth, in the arm; Colonel Carr, also
in the arm; Lieutenant. Colonel CALI.
gan Lieut. Colonel Heron and Major
Coyle, of the Ninth Iowa. Beside
being wounded, Colonel Heron was
taken prisoner. Colonel Dodge had
three horses shot from under him.
LENT Smith. Of Second Ohio Battery,
WAS taken prisoner and jumped from
a wagon to make his escape and was
killed.
Our ,oss is regarded at 800 or 1000
killed an dwounded. The rebel loss
is not known, but is supposed to be
from 1000 to 1900.
M'arthur Democrat. (McArthur, Vinton County, Ohio) 1853-1865, 1862-03-20
Capture Of Nswbern, North Carolina
Desperate Fighting


Capture Of Newbern, North Carolina
Desperate Fighting.
BALTIMORE, March 1S.-Tbc enemy
works, six miles below Newbern,
were attacked on Friday morning last.
They werl defended oy a iurce 1o, 900
strong. havin G q guns, posttd be-
hind formidable batteries over two
miles long The fghf was one Of the
most desperate Ofthe war. Our troops
behaved with great steaGiness and
courage, and after nearly four hours
hard. fighting drove the rebels from all
their positions, capturing 3 light bat
teries of field artillery, 46 heavy siege
guns, larg stores of fixed ammunition,
1900 stand OF small arms, and 200
prisoners, including 1 Col. 8 Capt.
and 4 Lieut.. The enemy left large
Dumber Of dead on the field. They
escaped by cars to goIdsboro, burning
the bridges over the Trert aud Clare
mont, and firing the city Of Newbern,
No extensive damage was done to the
place, We lost about 100 killed, and
400 wounded mortally, Of the New
England regiments.
M'arthur Democrat. (McArthur, Vinton County, Ohio) 1853-1865, 1862-03-20
Spring Election.

The election for Township officers
will take place oD the first Monday
Of next month. The Democracy
should 60 to work and have good
tickets made out in time. Our As.
SCISSORS are under the late laws, a very
important { flee to the taxpayers, and
you should see that this and all your
o fficCs are filed with men wao will
do their duty. The people have been
so basely imposed upon by the Flu
sion Tickets heretofore run, aud SO
completely deceived by men profess
ing 10 be conservative, that 1t is time
cve.y man should take position on all
questions. Don't vote for a man
Who says he is not an Abolitionists,
yet who by his acts shows he is 70.
ting along with, and for the most rad.
ical AbolitiOnist we have. A man
who says he IS a Republican, bot
votes for Abolitionists in preference
to Democrats, is not worthy of the
support Of any conservative man in
the county. Abolitionism must be
put down in the North as we'll as Sc.
cession in the South, Or we never will
havo oar country brought to
peace and prosperity. We think BY
this time the people ought tu be con-
vinced ofthis fact.
M'arthur Democrat. (McArthur, Vinton County, Ohio) 1853-1865, 1862-03-20
Great Reduction n Price.

For the cheapest and best Stoves, Plouehs.
Points, Crates. Fronts Hollow-ware and most
oil other kinds ofware 60 to the Hamden Foun
dry. Having adopted the ready pay system, I
will sell all kinds Of ware 20 to 80 per cent ohea-
dealers can afford. Allkinds Of produce and old
iron taken In exchange, BENZ. DILL.
Hasasn, January 18th, 1855. e%
M'arthur Democrat. (McArthur, Vinton County, Ohio) 1853-1865, 1862-03-20

VWe Intended give all the Tax
Bill as reported to Congress, but its
length prevents, We will publish it all
next week. Congress has 1t, and the
protection of the negroes now under
discussion, and we suppose they will
get through these two items by next
October.
M'arthur Democrat. (McArthur, Vinton County, Ohio) 1853-1865, 1862-03-20
ONO TRoops UNDER BUELL.--Th

ONO TRooPs UDDER BUELL.. The
highest cmpliment our troops could re.
ceiye, was paid th em by Gen Buell's
order which we will publish naxl
week. Gen. Buell. is one of the
very bes! in the field, hence it is q
high compliment.