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&DROPUSAIS FOR HAY,
IL CFFICE FORAGE DEPAETHEST. C.SA}
St Louis, December 18th. 1852
Sealed rEoposaa viii 1Tecevcd at this, Office aatit
e oe1osk o;l r. ss for tic >dciiFers Il
5000 TONS OF. HAY,
To be delivered at re various steamboat landings,
railroad depots and GOreruInent warehouses fee oi
draragc. TIC Hay to be first Gualty Timothy welI
pa!ed-to be delivered raay be tcquired-ai to be
delivered By February 2Eth 1858
No bid will he considered for less than 1000 toas
Each bidder n.nst enclose with Ills proposals. bond
tty bid for and signed By two responsible sureties
conditioned for rle signing and fnlnllment Of TIC CON
tract If awarded hin1-
No bid viii be considered unless the bidder or
person representing hin, by power OF attorney Is 1re
sent when the bids are opened
Isids nlnst be endorsed " Proposals Tor Hay
The right Is reserved to reject any all tic bids
Hy order of Col Rebt Alien Chief tlusrtcr1naster.
del6y1@SSt E. D. CHAPLAIN, Capt. and Al IL
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subscriptions received at PiaIsn ltcnler Notes
er N,tes and Checks Of hanks par In Phi;alelnhia
1nSer1oeTs Will receive prompt attention and every
!ci!ts 1nG cxllantion will be afforded on application
at THIS clhce- 1A"'
a dul snGp1y Of Bonds will be kept on hand for i:,e
hsealate oenScf5. JAY COOKE
Subscription Agent
IL: GAGE. ESD. Cashier Of the Merchants Loan
and It11:t Co.. 7. CHANGER ADAMS Es1 aaI
iii Chicago and vicinity.
GcI6. yIl1- Ind -3tW.
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GsEALED DPR0P0SALSsxeilfviiffctE
~ until the 2ad day Of Decem1er isss for Supplying
the United Sistes Subsistence Department with 10
head Of Beef Caftfe on the hoot
The Gatle 70 be dsllgersS * 1t Washington. c. and
adlnirted that weighs less than 1001 pounds g7oBs
Hsifers. Sings and bulls not wanted 80
The st delivery to be made shout the 18th day
Of January, l or as soon thereafter the Govern
ne1t direct 600 head Of Cattle per week VIII be
required 10 be delivered under this contract.
4 bond with good and sufficient security will be re-
4uir1d TweniE per cent. Of the purchase money viii
f1lcd to comply with their bids from dslora1 persons
Or where the bidder Is not present respond to is
bid viii rot be considered.
1hc nanses OF firms should be stated In full with the
precise address Teach member ofthe firm.
Payments to be nade In certificates Of lndebtness OF
such other funds as Government may have for dis
All htds 10 be accompanied hy two guarantees, and
directed to COL 4 BECkH1TH l. .. G. and c: S, u
"a. Washington. D. C.. and endorsed Prorosalsf for
FoRx or GUARANTEE.
We. Of the county Of -. and State OF - do
hereby guarantee that is able to 1lhl the contract
in accordance With the terms Of his proposition and
that ahoud his proposition he accepted. he will st once
enter Into a contracti In accordance herewith.
Should the contract be awarded him. we prepared
to become his seCnrities-
This guarantee nnst be appended toeaeh bid}
The responsibility Of the gaarantors must be shown
District Court Of The United States District Attor
neg.
BE REJECTED. de1lY;-td
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O!e Of the Church steeplcs Wis also struck,
an1 scme say knocked down. The number of
cas- ':altles to citizens are variously stated.
FER ons wlto vrrc among the last to leave thn
town report that there were six citizens killed.
Hcavy eannon;lllng and the Occasional tire
G. sklr1nisEers was heard ut the depot from
o O'Clock A.. m until II, when perfect
silence enEucd all along the lines and contin-
ncd unhroken until l o'clock p. M, the
hou1 OF the departure OF the train for Rich
mond. Persons who came down on this train
excerpt sucl us ttlcy obtainel from the fIviny
Inhabitants of fredericksburg, who KneS
nothing more than TINT their town was beiu.r
:hellcd over their heads, and that their saf5t7
depended Oh hasty evacuation. The account,
however. brought By them does not difF.r il
bic SOURCES
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CONSTITUTION WATER,
healthy tone *nd yiEoF. Wearc able to state that
the Constitution Water 1,aa cured every case OF D-
abctis in which it has been given.
GRAVEL. BRICK DUST DEPOSIT
AND MCCES OR MILkY DIS
CHARGES AFTER UEI-
MATING.
Diseases occurring from one and the eama cause
viii be entirely cured b. the Conetitution Water.
II taken fur any length of time. The dose should
vary with the severity Of the disease from twenty
ireps to: tcaspoonfIl thrce times aday. in water.
nuf;rg The passage OF the Calculus. the pain and
urgent symptoms should be conabatted with the
proper rcmcdies, then followed Up with the Con
st1trt;ol1 MateT Gs above DIRECTED: -
ALTON. AND IN MEEORRHAGLA Or
PkUFUSE FLOWING.
Foth iscaees aris:n. from faulty secretion Of the
menstrual ffUid-in The case being Too tittle,
and acronp panied By severe pain: and the other 3
by the Constitution Water =
That disease known az FALLING OF TIE
WOMB, wh;ch is the result Of relaxation Of TIT:
Hgau'cnts of that organ, antl is known br sense
Of heaylness and dragsn. pains in the back and
s;ties, :Et; at times ACCOMMODATED ; sharp lacinat-
s;g OF shoosin= PAIN 1hr4s;t tas parts, will, In
There Is smother class Of symptoms arising from
IRRITATION OF TILE W0,;E wlicA physicians
caIl Nervousness, which word covers up much IL
E0rAnce. nutt III njnc tases ont OF ten the doctor
does not really know whether the symptoms arc
tle disease or the disease the symptoms We IAN
only onEmerats THEM here speak more partieu-
1arly OF Gold Feet. Pa1pitation Of the Heart. I'M
raired Memory. Nakefuincss, F1ashes Of Heat,
IanEuor- Lass;tpte add Di1nncss of Vision.
SUPPRESSED AESSTRCATI0N.
Which in the unmarried tensile j. constant re-
CURING disease and through neglect the secds OF
more grave anil dangerous Eal,dits tht. result
and as month after month passes without IN effort
being made to assist nature. the suppression De-
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Proposals.
A RMY STPpT,TES


Proposals.
4 RMY SUPPLIES.
5 5aoE Chicago. n December Sith. 1S6s Sealed rsa
IS at IL oee e cearo g
Hi ~ nni ~ T. osloek - Of Saturday. December f6
sas sa%s
~ ~
$ss e &c e. e Il
81 81 s hscea 9S
q sI n
Hes es Rssd s 9s one me- and
Or 1,;a mGmlq{; TT ten nouads 9f g. CSase eighs
eaehaf Tea a1esn roands ef agar: ~ ioaf
aTa %
sEd half poands q Taow Candles: four pounds of
s1s 1r,sf tssePsf
wssk s ons {: ron,d I'd, EI'etaIoes ner nan:
ing S1Eesr Of the rost, detachment regiment may
nIdders are required to mention the contract price
Ct ths parts ol the ration in order tlatsnch
ts5 Hospital may 5e eaFEea 1t tie aetlonai eoh
t. % sna M sSnst 3
eb s5 rght .t t. 5sset any q ~ 9hs
guarantee to be executed by two persons. a.
= FoRa OF GUARANTEE
asf hs1by s CASE r se he se e I'll B
s. Z
sssttss esy yo az IS E make
and thst which may be accepted.
wine. Witness: -, {: 6::BB:: }enarautoss.
sas e sss:s ss9ss
il ss = the
To zach bid must b. attached printed eepy Of this
sssssTis Ti s. Ed - If
present al the opening Fl ef r. RfEs bia po,rpnv
Capt zzt 1qfnt censsass Il * Sasszs
ence. United States Army: de1:-y21s10t
4 RNlY SUPPLIES.
SUBSISTENCE, No. State St.. New YORK,
Proposals vii. be received hy tic UNDERSIGNED unt11
IS : = a1'sa s'ass SeA AFs Ts S i
Ten thousand barrels Geo nss> Of nsst quality
MESS OR PRIME MESS.PORK
Ms. Hs e3a ,sn t. be stated II TIE pcpe.s per
W9rc a nii facn M q @ sas s9n5ns o. aHaa FSbrnary
4aae an5n. anu va! is 70 pe delivered during
sardE q II IT, te W. e. LeW aHa lasRss2
eas o9 Ms1 aqd a. s6 a on slr ss5
a1a a5Eai h1rsstis1 ~: Yards asa q sac
fSsesd Il re or hs Is sn suesesso5st office Ts as
Eafn ed n1st haze :ntsd q The advertise
trg precisely with al tic term: Each bid to laye cH-
saetatii4i nEst contain The written guaranty two
Wc. the ander:isned beFebr gnarantv th,t s,or,a
al part u III above lid Be aceerts Il :ha!l b
isn H. n1 l:s eonffc 5te E @ aa e. sS 1l
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Grorcrlfs.

Rl TONS TOBACCO-Of reliable
Nv and standard Kentucky brands. i'll boxes. half
boxes and cadalcs: also. fine cnt chewing and smoking
for sale ut current rates By
PARSONS. PITK1N T. HAEEEY
au7-tSa4-1y II South water Street
0R(1 UHDS. NEW ORLEANS
-c9 SLGAIS.-Consm.on to choice III stoFe aud
for sale BY PARSONS, PlTKIS & HANKEY.
Il Sonth Water street.
k(M HLF. CHESTS TEAS.-A
~ " full assortment of new crop Greens and
l!acks c.braeiEE all grades Of Young Hyson Hyson
arriving and for sale by - ~ -'
PARSONS, PITk1N s. HANEEY
II South Water street,
50M BAGS CoFFEE. Rio, Mar
COO acaibo and Costa Eica. tair to prime. arr1y-
ing aud for sale by
Prisons. PIrkIN & uAEKEY,
Il South Water street.
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LIT e STO GK .

LIVE STOCK.
Droyers and Farmers will find th1s the most adysu.
tsgsons onte os Hs ,S a. we.
been opened us line ard It's connections aad every
attention f Il pad p9ra 70 & thslE Mants
NEW YORK sud E.lLIIMOEE MARKETS. This viii
also be found The Shortest quickest and most drec
5es 9 fqr steSR t. NsM fns entoWnan
ENoCH LEWIs. Gen1 Sapt. 1itoona, Ps.
L I. H0UET. Gen1 Ticket Agent, P1liisaephfa
2; HOUSTON. Gea'I Ffeghs Agent, Philadeiphls-
GALENA & CHICAGO UNION
On ,Ra RakosRRs af@s9 M2SaF So4 s't ~;
IL fs!eSs sqRssE RssEs9s ss
Medlate points: so 4. n. and u5P. ii. fornIxoa~
date points; 80 81 foE Geneva, and intefme dIssa
RSS1nts RS @ 6oP Bs1oit and Janesve IN tsEa
tesmeaiate ponta win tass tie Id Il. tain tain. '''s
Sleeping Cars on night ttains-
am WHEELER eea E TAaso1F IFsaf afsnasap
CHICAGO AND NILWAUKEA.
~ RAILROAD.
For MlLwAIKEE. La CROSSE. ST. PAUL. GEE.x EAT.
0sHEosH. BERLIN, ED1ETEHAEprkTE PptHrs.
Tzai1s VIM leave the Depot. corner Of Hest Kuc AMI
cSs sd I = .od arrive :.
MseaF Tiiss Il Chicago as ii' 4 Il. s
st sseoP. H.. md + G%45fsEe % as -
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THE ILLINOIS CENTRAL
L Railroad Company w1u EeceiSe Proposals to eop-
ing III N twenty miles to Ian rom vest tto eass across
Iroquois county to Spring Greek The bitches to besi1
fect Contractors must furnish evidence
offlcT nhIty to perform The work between tae trst
he let on the tenth day Of EebruaEy next Apply to L.
q. CLARKE, Chief EuEineecl. G. Z, q. Co. Chicago,
IliEQis 80: de1p5lt1m
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Scn3nlualy. which Is c1ua1. at the present premium
Farmers. Merchants. Mechanics. Capitalists aad all
who have any money to invest should know aud re-
nelnscr that these bonds arc, In effect !, FilsST
MpKTGAGE upon al Railroads. Canals. Bank Stocks
and Securities. and the immense products ii iii The
1nanufacturcs Dc. in thc country; aud that tic fal
and nmple provision made fr The payment 1t tie inter
ST and lq0id1tton Of r:nctrai. by Customs Datics
thtse bonds. ~ ~ " ~
The Host Available and Most ponuiar Inres;-
1aent in the aIarket.
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AZ ItW OUl LlEiC.
IA OFFICE OF ASST Cox4{ss,ET GEyrs,Iorl
SUBSISTENCE, No. State St., New YORK,
-.. December II. 1867
Proposals viii be received hy tic undersigned ,ntrt
oelcSk. z. A., on WEDNESDAY,, the 9Th Instant. far
saERlying TIE nse Of the United States Army SUB-
brooklyn As fDllows yfz: ' -
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MICHIGAN CENTRAL RAIL

VllIIIF0l lDN AND
~ QUINCY RAILRQAO
PASSENGER Trains leyc and arriFe vt Cbfcaen AZ tr
S i Y Express leaves at 1s5A y and arrives Ut
i! lY :. u. ssa1nEdays excepzeD; ;Aufyes at 5a5 4
tolondays cycerted} -Aurora AcSHnimo Iatcn fenyeS
copied. 4 Il HsWNESn t3,s.e -
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THE CURATIVE
properties Of the medicine direct themselves to
tlition Of the stomach and liver thai the starchv
principle Of the food is not converted into sugar SO
long as the system is under the Influence OF thu.
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thereby certify that tue above named
-.-.7 are knoFn to me as men Of property, able TO
MAKE good their guarantees. ITO be signed bv the
t1tttd States District Judge or District Attorney
To- zach bid must BE- attached printed copy Of this
IaVefteMe1t and all bldg not strictly in coil.pauce
herewith will bc reicetcd Bidders are uylted 10 f
present at the opening Of the bida. ~
. . CHARLES C. POA[EROT
capt I1th Infantry, Assistant Coumssarv Of Sn5sfst
encc, United States ARMY dr1:y3tS1Gf
, 1862-12-18

Information has been received here that On
Thursday last Gen. Negley, commanding tie
Union forces on the Peninsula, sent out from
fofktoWn an expedition to attack Il force Of
rebel c:,salry stationed at Wood Gross Roads,
eight miles beyond Gloucester Courthouse.
lhc expedition WIS composed Of four reg;-
nlents Of infantry and four companies Of cSr-
airy; It returned Saturday, having been en-
1irely successful No details are giyen, cy-
cSpt that number Of prisoners we're taken.
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pITTSBURGH, FT:-:WAYNE e

II " u w
- CHICAGO RAILWAY
anu ca1:si streets. Chicago. latiy ot - ~''>'f9'-~
50 y. Eass Line. except sundays.,
5y !. H. Night Express {c1cept Safnr17arp,
Nv r. u AGcomn1oaatton for falparaisc
Arrive At Chicago a. 11.Ol a II api a.SS NJ
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Steadily they marched across the plain, and
never faltered until they were within dozen
yards Of the ridge, when suddenly they were
met BY 4 calling IRE from the rebel inf.ntry,
who were posted behind stone wall. For Il
few moments the head Of the. column cxllb-
ited SOME confusion but, quickly forming
into line, they retired back to a raTine within
musket shot Of the enemy Here the Union
troops were reinforced By fresh body Of in
falltry, who: advanced to the assistance of
their comrades in splendid style, notwith-
standing large gaps were made in their ranks
at cFery step. Tie reinforcements having ar
1ired. and the line of assault being again.
formed, the order, "Doublc- quick, with fixed
bayoncts!'' was given, and once more the
column advanced to dislodge the rebel ar.il-
lrry. !: -.
From the moment the etortniug party left
the rayine upto the time they reached the
-footsof the hills, they were exposed to tho
hottest fire Of the enemy. The concentrated
fire of Lees artillery and infantry rainel
upon their devoted heads in a.manner truly
terrific. No troops, however, discipline and
osayc, could Withstand the shock, and sttor
suffering terribly our soldiers were thrown
, irtos: disorder and brought. to a. sudden
halt at this iuncture the centre Of
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figs. Averaging say one hundred ausf fortr-dyc
pounds; viii work qp II Messing about as faltaws:
be twenl y.thrce tweEty:teur pieces OF sdr snea
els pieces oi hmm and Saidis and eighteen niue
teen Of *llatcf and neck tic barrel; excluding the
hams. the number ef side 1tces will be lncrcasci.to
rtE-l1.e OF tli1 tyrwt. LII should there he
more tan si1 pieces Of the leg rart OF shoulder put
iEtn 4 barrel.
New York, December, 1862. de16-y1y2.eod,td
The national Republican., 1862-10-18
Police Matters,

/ Alfred Humes was arrested on Thursday BY
O6icer Shaokelford, Of the Second ward, for
larceny. Taken before Justice CLARK, and com.
mitted to jail for court.
VIM. Taylor and John Harriday were arrest.
ed on Thursday BY Offioer Msttingly, for fight.
ing in the street. Taken before Justice Clark,
and fined q each; whioh they paid, and were
Henry Bnrk was arrested on Thursday by
Ofhoer Parker, ofthe Third ward, on the charge
Of assault with intent to kill. Taken before
Justice Thompson, and committed to Jail for
court.
Chas. Barnes was arrested on Thursday by
Ofloer Taylor, for beating his vito. Taken be.
fore Justice Clark, and committed to work.
house.
Patrick Burke was arrested on Thursday by
Oficer Fuss, Of the Fourth ward. for selling H.
quor to soldiers. Taken before Justice Walter,
and fined go.
Michael Bus WAS arrested on Thursday by
Officer Pende, Of the Fourth ward, for being
drunk and disorderly In the street. Taken be.
fore Justice Walter, and fined t5.
Jenny Young was arrested on Thursday by
Oficer Harrison, OF the Sixth ward, on the
charge oflarceny. Taken before Justice Gull,
and committed to jail for court.
John Colbert was arrested on Thursday by
Oficer Barker, Of the Seventh ward, for orea-
ting nuisance. Taken before Justice Walter
and Aned S6,5s; which he paid, and was dis.
charged.
Caroline Garner was arrested on Thursday
being disorderly. Fined so by Justice Walter.
Edward Garner was arrested on Thursday by
Officer Vernon, Of the Seventh ward, for ~.
sault and battery. Taken before Justice Wal.
ter, and nned $ll; which he paid, and was dis.
charged.
The national Republican., 1862-10-18
A Large Haul OF counssrs.is Money.

About three weeks since, the house of Isaac
Strasburger, situated At No: Is Third street,
Georgetown, was entered and searched by some
of the police Of that town, for the purpose Of
ascertaining II he had In his possession ooun.
terfeit money, information having been fur.
nishedy them TO that effect; but after most
diligent search they we're unable to find any.
The detective corps, under Superintendent
Webb, Of the Metropolitan Police, having sus-.
pioion that all was not right In that quarter, on
and succeeded IN obtaining about one thousand
dollars Of the "queer," which they found score
ted In his back yard: II seems thai when the
ofioers went there he was seen TO run out Of his
back door with the money and large pair of
iron knuokles 10 his hand, BY some soldiers Of
vania vols, who are stationed in the rear Of his
house; and 10, the next morning some Of che
soldiers thought they would go and see II he
had not LETT II there; and after ilgent search,
they. suoceeded in finding II, but kept very
quiet about y until ths ofncers arrived and
took It from them. strasburger being in Vir
ginia At the time, following his usnal oooupa-
ton as pedlar among the camps, he could OF
he arrested, but the next day, ABOUT II O'Clock.
the ofiicers succeeded 10 arresting him, and .
gave bail for further examination, which took
place yesterday about O'Clock I; the princi.
pal witnesses In the case being the soldiers who
saw him enter the back yard with the money
In his hand, and who afterwards found the
money themselves, anA who also stated In their
tended to sell some Of this money, and having
been seen on several occasions with lot Of
this kind of money in his possession. Still the
judge discharged him, and so he is allowed 10
go on In his Infamous course and swndle the
poor soldiers out Of their money, and sell them
mass Of trash, charge them an exorbitant
price, and give them In exchange for their good
money his worthless stuf.
The national Republican., 1862-10-18

DR.. Vellny is yet engaged in an extensive
practice In this city, and we would call the At.
tention of the poor, puny, emaciatsd victims
Of their own sins TO the best sources OF remedy.
First, give up your present course Of life ut
once and forever; and secondly, oall on the
most skilfui physicians, (and none are better
than DR.. Vellny) and be CURED Of the disease
which 10 now undermining the constitution
and sending you to premature grave.
The national Republican., 1862-10-18
TFOOps Arrived.

The l4Sd New York regiment, Colonel D. p.
De Witt, numbering sG2 men, arrived In this
city last Wednesday night.
The l7th Connecticut regiment arrived last
Thursday night from Baltimore, where they
have been encamped for two weeks past. This
regiment numbers 9s6 men. The following are
the principal officers:
Col. W. II. Noble, Lieut.. Col. Walters, Major
Brady, Adjutant Willcoxson, and Surgeon Hub.
bard.
The 10th Massachusetts, battery numbering
$50 men, under command of Capt. J. II. Sleeper
arrived yesterday morning.
The following recruits have also arrived IS
for the 8lst Pennsy ylvania, so for the 10th New
York battery, G4 for the Ist Maine cavalry, "a
for the 9th Excelsior. 10 for Esd New York, II
for the I'd Rhode Island.
The national Republican., 1862-10-18
M Al II d ODy
M HOW LOST HOW RESTORED
just Published In Sealed Enpeops P,ios Ms Cenu.

A LECTURE ON THE NATURE, TREAT.
inal Weakness, Involuntary Emissions, sexual De
eility, end I%pedimsnts To- Marriage, generally
Nsrvouspess, Consumption, Epilepsy and Fits; Men
Abuse, 40. BY kosr. j. CuLvErwnLL, Z. D., ,auther
OF the Green Book, 40.
Sent under seal, In plain envelope, 10 any address,
pos pad, on rsosipt OF six csnts, or two postage
stamps, BY Dr. CH j. q, KLINE,
1871 Boksry, New York,
slg T-smifdkw Post Ofhos BOZ, kts.
The national Republican., 1862-10-18
DisordsrIy.

Tim McCarty and John Pendergast. generally
as we'll behaved boys as any other sons Of the
Emerald Isle, but when "whiskey 10 in, wits
out" and these boys having laid In q supply Of
"the crather," they felt rathor "frolicksOme, )"
and "full Of the divil," rs they rode up the Av.
enue In dirt cart at regular John Gilpin rate:
The mounted picket ordered them to haul up,
but still they kept on. Ofioers Hendley and
Dom, Of the Fourth ward police, arrested the
party, and took them to the station, which was
no easy task to accomplish, as the parties were
crazy drunk with bad whiskey. They were
locked up for the night.
The national Republican., 1862-10-18
runaway Accident.

horse, attached TO buggy belonging to Mr..
I'D. Dayton, and containing himself and n
friend, took fright yesterday afternoon about
three O'Clock, on Pennsylvania avenue near
Tenth street, and, becoming unmanagssbie,
threw the two gentlemen out, while the fright.
down the Avenue. The gentleman aocompa.
nying Mr.. D. was severely injured. Fortunate.
ly, Mr.. Dayton was hurt but little. The horse
was caught on the Avenue near Sixth street,
having broken the buggy In pieces In his
flight.
The national Republican., 1862-10-18
Arrest Of . Fagit,vs from Justice.

At an early hour yesterday morning police.
mRn Shanks, ofthe southern district, proceed
cd TO the northwestern section Of the 0ity and
arrested young man named Edward Sherry,
charged with being fugitive from justice from
Washington, d. q. He IL there charged with
entering the house Of Mrs. Bridget HOIins, and
rObbing her Of $50. He was locked up In the
southern district police station until a requisi
tion arrives from Washington for the proper
authorities. - Bali. Sun, l7h.
The national Republican., 1862-10-18
Personal.

Woe President HamlIn has returned 10 his
home In Bangor, Maine.
Senator Salisbury, Of Delaware, is at the Ne.
tropOlitan Hotel.
8. B. Colby, New York; Isaac Gerhard, Phil
adelphia; Major Sherman, and G. +. Goddard,
U. g. A.; r. p. Flower and wife, WatertUwn,
N. Y; DR.. Skinner, st. Johns, N. B., are at the
Metropolitan.
8. 8. Ritter, Phila.; James P. Brewer, and
Saml P. Fuke, Claremont, N. H.; Jacob Smith,
Bath, Maine; G. @. Williamson, New York, are
at the National.
The national Republican., 1862-10-18
ssrsnads 70 General Prsntiss.

A large crowd OF citizens assembled ut vii.
lards' Hotel last night 10 participate In demon.
stration In honor OF this gallant general, who
has been patiently suffering for months in
AFTER music the band, General PrentIss
was appropriately introduced to the vast audi.
ence. He proceeded In plain, forcible, and
touching manner to nsrrate the incidents In bis
graphic language, the suferings Of himself and
his brave companions, described the horrible
condition Of Alabama prisons. the numbering
Of Uaion soldiers, gave instances Of the loyalty
and dsstitnton Of our private soldiers as prls-
oner; ssaid that $50 tffloers who were with
him were no longer ashamed to be called " ne.
gro sympathisers I" "abolitionists,n - or any
thing else but rebel sy sympathsers."
He also described the condition offhe coun-
py-the starvation prices, the reign OF terror,
and the suppression OF every Independent
thought. He declared the white race of the
South much more of a slave to-day than the
negro ever WAS. He believed the rebel army
to be now partially demoralizod, ana oonsid.
cred this tho favorable time TO advance our
armies. We whipped them at the battle of
\ntietam more than we imagined.
In regard 70 the proclamation Of emanoipa.
tion, General P. said those rebel ofioors with
whom he Gonversed called 1t "the most dam
nab'e Of all acts ever committed by the Lincoln
Government that It would certainly be the
ruin Of the United States IN short, 1t was a
nuboy dnCo anu 5uuTC0 OI alarm 10 the
South. II was his frm conviction that Presi-
dent Lincoln's proclamation of emancip alton
10 doing more TO end this rebellion than alI the
battles we have fought and the victories we
have won In the field.
The speech cf General P. was listened to
with marked attention, and vocifsrously ap-
plsuded throughout, and, at its close, three
rousing cheers were given for "the fighting
man Of the West.n
Loud calls were made for Colonel Mulligan,
who, In response, came forward and, 10 an elo
Quont speech, counselled unity Of action and
implicit confidence in the Administration and
the generals in command.