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The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1862-06-07

The STRAWBERRY Festival, under the
auspices of the ladies of the Episcopal
Church, is to take place on Thursday
Eveneng next, at the Court House, if the
room can be procured, of which there
seems at present to be some doubt; and
if not, then at the next best Hall avail
able Due notice will be given in season
by the circulation of bills. The arrange
ments are SO far perfected as to insure an
entertainment in the way Of flowers, re-
freshments and music, such as our citizens
have seldom the opportunity of attending.
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CHICAGO MARKET.

u IlC-ANIV Az 81 It1AA@f 4.
JUNE 6, 1862
The foreign news by the steamer Persia, bring
ing avorabie reports for crops in Europe. bad
depressing effect on grain, aud wheat and Hour
declined.
Flour--Spring extra $3.50.
Nheat--No / spring 7sa79c; No. ., 72a-3c.
Coru---Actire Old mixed l1a2Sc old straight
soc aew canal yellow (inspected) SOC afoAt,
mixed &c; rejected 23c.
Uats-2sa29c.
kye-:9a4Jc.
Eariey-1UA42.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1862-06-07

HON ARD ASSOCIATION,
P,"t'f,I pfts-for lie Relief OF the Sick ana
Distressed, afflicted with Vruent and Chronic Dis
eases and Especially Diseases Of the Sexua. Organs.
Medical Advice given Gratis by the Acting Surgeon.
Valuable REPORTS on SPERMATOREIiG;A SEM
NAL WEAKNESS. and other Diseases OF the Sexual
Organs and on the NEW REM DIES employe ed in the
Dfssessary sent in scaled letter envelopes. frcc Ct
chaTec. Address
No South Ninth Street. Philadelphia Pa
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Fairbanks Scales.

- EiGH Lock, Railroad Track
- Railroad Depot, Miners and
U. s: 4 /: IL:
10 TrarsuoTt;itIons Hay, Coal and stock
If Portable platform. Dormant Hopper,
fs Scales. far Grain. and all the yarie-
I y ties Of Counter scales
I For : lie
1 <.Es..=z= "a CLIO. ". PIERCE iQ~nt,
It, Is-(f.I West sli= Of Court House Square.
u II
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e. 9. HOB f. Il +,

DENTIST,
Has taken Rooms the Bank Of Ottawa just across
the street from his old quarters. He is permanently
located there will be in readiness during all BUSH
ness hours, to val. on his patrons heretofore. His
charges for are in keeping with the times
Remember the Rooms Ottawa Bank, formerly
Col Cusimau's Office, m1Sw
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DAYTON
Wooden Mandatory I I!

eEHE under signed would tender 20 their old custo
II ers their thanks for tne liberal patronage be.to
ed upon item, solicit continuance of the same, be
ii.vfnr that they will e better than prepared to
Nc, Tie demand OF tie country This season.
In addition usual stock, which consists OF
simere, satiuet. tweed Jeanes, flannel and stocking
yaru W. shall keep one loom different styles
OF fancy goods suited TO this market, all oil which We
LIBERAL exchanges for wool and to the country
trade-
Wool may BE sent to Ottawa by rail road, and such
goods ordered sill b. returned therefor IN case
persons do wish 10 he at the expense OF coming
with tliir wool
WOOL DESIGNED FOR CARDING
rolls will be received at the depot in Ottawa, and
within reasonable time for doing the work
at per Iolnd or cents when furnish
oil. J. GREEN 90.
Dayton May 18th, 1851.
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7D:fcn 10 LsEI:l.sCrS.

5S:Fcc 10 EsssslsscrS.
WEAVING re. owed my Marble Establishment directly
ou,.,Sire the new Post Office, Columbus street,
the increased enables to furnish builders with
Stone order the shortest notice al at the low
est figure Having OF the most experienced work.
men in the West ensure entire satisfaction
y. large stock of and rough Joliet and other
stone on hand raar2n WILLS BRO.
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It asbsnued fhc aEn
AM
v.rsH ou-rsmu the
crapru awhile
o hk alt
dn no
stP2coy
oi"I" f"A''H'
The Lancaster ledger. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1852-1905, 1862-04-30

Of "StSmpeders," whose departure We
noticed n day or two ago. The following
are the facts in the case
A. soon q, the fact Of their having
started for Kentucky was brought to the
notice Of the authorities here, Capt. Ash
by. with n detachment Of men, consisting
Of his and Capt. Bradleys companies Of
cavalry, were started in pursuit. Hav-
ing placed Capt Brady to guard a gap
below, he pushed forward and came up
with the tories about eight miles above
Finc@stle, in Campbell county, giving
them immediate battle, killing thirty,
woundi"g the same pumber, and cap,u-
ring four hundred aud twenty one pris-
oners. with loss to himself Of five woun-
ded, all Of whom. it Is feared, mor,xlly.
We regret to learn that Lieut.. Gibbs, Of
Capt. Ashb!'s company, WAS among the
wounded on our side. We had only sev.
enty meL in the attack.
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ADJOURNMENT OF cosoREss.

RICHMOND. April 2l.-In the Senate,
to-day NJ. Semmes. Of Louisisns, moved
to take up tho uou.s bill repeating the
I~nf nsgstived. Mr.. Hunter, OF vi,
gl"''. Vas re elected Pres'dsn, pro TEN.
OF the Senate The bill iuers..ixg the
postage rate 10 ten cents, was taken %
md passed. The open session was o,
briei duration,
In the House. Ms. Davis. Of Mississippi
moved = suspension Of The Rulss to al
low him to introduce = rs,olu,ion reoues
ting the Prssidsn, 10 order Gen. ]. John
'to" TO make an i'nmsdiNs attack upon
the enemy on the Peninsula. Los, yss
(M. D.vis). nays 81. Ats p IN. both
houses adjourned. to meet on the Sd
Monday in August.
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rioHTIN0 IS NORTH CAROLINA.

A.
NoaroLk, April 20.-rnere WA. heavy
c.n"onading Yesterday nt the RIP R.p.,
from which place thirty one shells were
thrown a, SswelI's Poiu,, but without do.
ing any damage. Heavy discharges Of
muske,ry, continuing for several hours,
were heard on Friday.
On Saturday, force OF the enemy,
supposed to number shout 5000, lan,.-d
on the Pnsqno'ank River, !" Camden
County, North Caro'ins, and near E,izs.
beth City. They were attacked At one
o'clock. 2. M. by Col. Wright. with the
Third Georgia Regiment, and Capt. Fer.
ibess Militia Company. The battle las,
ted FIVE hours. and our lir,!e force fought
~'ib the greatest bravery. rhe enerny's
loss was heavy. Our loss WAS SIX killed
GncIuding Captain McComas, Of Hen.
n'ngsen's Battery, Wise Legion. and
Lieut.. Wilson, Of the Third Georgia Reg
'meaD sixteen wounded, and fifteen mss.
ing. At midnight. C,i. W,igh,'s force
rr.ired from the field, and fell back to
the Half Way House, or the Dismal
Swamp Cnnal-a very strong position
he'niorcements have heen sent down.
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4 uNn from " her. vi had them
a hired. near Chester. iu June ,n-,, our
- three Negro ,neu, viz : BILL, GILES
hid HENRY.
Bill aud Giles we bought the II,h Of iaSt
November, at the estate sale "f Ed Leach
on broad River. in York Dist. let. They
being brothers nnd having relations in the
n-ighb"rho"d where We purchased them. It
Is m'Hs than iikeey they haze mndr their
~nv back I" their old ncighL"rhuod
Hill 10 about 26 wear. old, 5 feet 8 inche.
high, will weigh $50 or I6U puund- il
very black; rather sharpcd face, spcakS
quick when spoken to.
Giles, his brother, is about ~ wears old
D fs-t inches high will weigh I6U IT,.
is very black, und walks with his head up.
and feet turned out il front.
Henry, We purchased, Jan !. Of Col e..
kives ON the Cnta~ ba r,er. lie i, 70 Years
old. well sc;, 8 feet lU inches high, and will
weigh l75 pounds han n heavy brow and
speaks slowly has some character M II.
runaway. AIay go 1" Chnrlrsiuu or W~,l,-
'ngtoa city. IL is hard telling where he vii
3" as hr ~ gentleman "f travel They
all ran oil about the same time
We will pay S75 reward for the three
men; or $25 piece Tor either Of them de-
livs:sd IN any Jail that We can gel them.
ihesc boys may attempt I" make in.ir uav
North, ~ some others from this place have
attempted.
PRIDE g. DUNOvANT.
hng. 7. lS6l-26.f
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LANCASTER c. H. SOUTH

from the company, battalion. squadron
or regiment in which such vacancies shall
occur, BY promotion according TO seniori.
ty, except in cases Of disability or other
incompetency : Provided, however, That
the President may, when in his opinion
1t may te proper. Gil such vacancy or
vacancies by the promotion Of any officer
or officers, or private or priva,es from
such company, battalion, squadron or
regiment who shall have been dis,in.
gu'shed in the service by exhibition Of
va'or and skill, and that whenever a va
cancy shall occur in the lowest grade Of
the commiss oned officer Of company.
said vacancy shall he filled by election !:
Provided, Tha, all appointments msds
by the President shall be by and With
the advice and consen, Of tue Senate.
SEC. IL. Be It further enacted, Ths,
tue provisions Of the fret section Of this
act relating 10 the election of officers
ions and squadrons which are comprised
Of twelve months and war companies
combined in the same organisation. with
out regard TO the manner in which the
officers thereof were originally appoiu.
ted.
SIC. IL. Be ii further enacted. Tha,
each company Of Infantry shall consist Of
one hundred and twenty Eve rank and
file e; each company Of field artillery Of
one hundred aud fihy rank and file and
each company Of cavalry Of eighty rank
and file.
SEC. IL. Be it further enoeted. That all
persous sui jsc, to enrolment, who are not
now in the service, under the provisions |
Of this sc.. shall be permitted previous TO |
'uch enrolment to volunteer in com2Sn.
ss now in the service.
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NEWS yRoM RIG FEDERAL rLREr.

Capt. Kfoeg. Mr.. D~quar and TWO o,h-
sr prisoners captured 10y the F.l.r.ls n
short time SINCE, have been released by
order of Commodore Dupont. They
reached Caper's Island Saturday and THIS
ci'y SUNDAY morning.
The Federal report Of the hombstd.
nent of Fort Pulaski states that seventeen
OF their own number ere killed. and but
one Of the garrison Of the fort The for,
WAS sheled from The weakes, side. The
walls were not preached, MS reported by
the Savannah papers. but the garrison
were completely sheIIed out by ,h. II.
mend'us fire brought TO bear urun them.
The Federa!s rid GU ell the fact Of the
Confederate garrison ~, Fort Pulaski nj,
lowing Them To erect their batteries SIS
near the fort aud NJ such commanding
positions.
Capt. Magrath and son they intend 10
hold prisoners.
The officers Say that four iron clad yes.
sells were nearly ready. with which, and
land force Of 6ity thousand. assisted by
their other gu" boats. they designed To
attack Charleston. They assert that they
receive the Savannah papers nearly every
day Charleston Courier, 2lst.
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The Peninsula.


a battle on the Peninsula within a
few days 10 inevitable. Neither side can
declihs the encounter. Our own generals
cannot delay an engagement, ~i,hou.
hazard OF having very soon 10 give up
the field. Mcclellan caruo, refuse Lu,
tie when offered, wi,hou, ruin to hi. ri.
ready waning reputation. The probaLiIi.
lies are all in favor OF our own generals
making the attack aud opening the
grand drama.
The numbers engaged OF each cid.
exceed anything heretofore seen on this
continent ; and few battles Of modern
times have exhibited q more numerou,
array u disciplined troops. The ground
such as to require condensation Of
troops, aud the struggle is likely to Ls
desperate aud pro,r~c,.d. There will b..
more carnage than in half Of slI tn, bat.
ties ever before Tough, on American .o,
ihs weapons Of destruction are the mos,
elective ever before employed, X,d these
mu'' tell with prodigious slaughter upon
troops msssed i. heavy and d.n.e col.
umns.
The generals on either side vii: risk
all their reputation on the issue. D.i,.,
would be comple.s ruin 20 Mcclellan, for
" would be impossible TO dissmbx,k his
troops in tho face Of = victoriou. nrmy-
Conquer or die, must ts his watch word.
Defeat. on thu other haud, would be ,ig.
""lIy disastrous to ourselves. We nigh,
~I,''csie the shattered remnants Of our
army. but We should have to abandon
The capita! Of ,hs Confsder.ey. To lose
Richmond is virtually TO lose Virginia
herself, for the small portion Of it still un
occupied by the enemy would be too
weak to stand alone d; and the loss of
Virginia would sadly cripple the strength
OF the Confederacy. The stake on each
s'ds. therefore. is almost desperate i, is
90 regarded hy the combntsn,s, and the
battle at hand will be bloody ACCORDING.
ly.
We have no fears Of the issue. We
have justice. righ, and vaIor on our side,
and they are sure to triumph in the las,
pi"eh. Blu. We mus. pr-psr. oar.slv..
Tor the natural consequence. Of so stupen
dous = ondic,. The number Of on, sI.in
and wounded will 10 immense. Fo, the
wounded. preparations should be made
on tho largest scale. Ten thousand
would no, he too many 10 provide for,
IN view Of tho ehsrac,or Of the inpsu:
ding eo"f:ct. We would ask if suy such
preparations are or are not in progress I
a measure Of this sor, ought no, to bs
postponed hy Government or peopls to
the last moment. And yet We doubt If
preparations Of any so,. are making b,
either. lfsuch hs the fact, :he neelsc, j.
u"psrdonable in the Government. and
o"'v less so in tho people. Richmond
Examiner.
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TrxAs-Ths Houston (Gslv.s,on)
News, VI the 9Th. says:

frxAs The Houston (0.lv..,on)
News. u the 9Th. ssys:
A gentleman from Golisd inform. d.
that tie whole country ~e., Of the G.ud,
aI"p' i. Parehsd 9Th the drought. There
has been very little rain during the pa.,
"'"'e'. and the ground is 50 dry ,hs, the
cora aud other crop. planted c.nno,
grow. E'ss the graz. on III. p,.i,is doe.
not gov. and there 10 scarcely enowyb 10
keep the stock alive. In consequence
hauling from the Rio G,snds has sdvanc.
Cd f'"" % so to $50 per 100 pound. to
Allsyton, Nc the tssmsters have to pack
their corn aud fodder to feed their team,
A great many oxen die on the road
There hiss Leeu snd s,iII is a cons,.,,
"rssm d travel between GoIi.d and
Brow nsvilIs.
The Houston Telegraph. Of ID. oh,
has The following:
From all parts Of the Wss. ~e h.a,
do's'o' accounts o: the drosgh, nov pre-
va'''"g. and i's effects upon ,Ls ss,,ls.-
Thousands upon thousands Of ,hem are
dy'"g Tor want Of water. lit do,'t rain
500" there will bs hard times 10 ws.ssn
Tsr" ssfss sss ysas b go.
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The AGGREGATE OF CONTRIBUTIONS
TO THE LADIES GrS BOAT Frsp The
Charleston Courier. Of Thursday, amour
ces that the contributions received 1T thu,
office for the ladies' gun boat already
foot up nearly $500 The suascrip
tons sent to the Mercury how amoun,
to $3,27s,95. Besides these amounts,
considerable sums have been raised in
Columbia and elsewhere for the same
purpose.
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THE NEWS OF THE WAR.
1HE WAR IN THE WEST.

MEMrnIs. April ls.-De-ps,ch to Sa-
vannah Republicans The enemy com,
menced the bolnhardment Of For, Pillow
on Sunday, the 18Th inst. and renewed
it mex, day, but without results. Five
gunboats and three mortar boats are en-.
gagged in the siege. The Federals have
landed a considerable force above the
Fort on Forky deer River.
At Shiloh, MS at Mauassss, we did not
know the real extent OF our victory, and
consequently failed TO improve il, as un.
der diff, rent circumstances We might have
done. A.! accounts from the North aud
West show an Immense Federal Ioss.-
Nine boat loads Of wounded have passed
Paddcab, and private accounts put the
actual loss Of the enemy At $4,000, IN
c'uding 1000 prisore's. They claim 200
Confederate prisoners. a gentleman just
from P~ducsh says the enemy is greatly
Disconnected, and hss slready got enough
Of Beauregard aud Corin,h. 1t is JsEev
ed that the F.leraIs are failing down the
river, with the view of marching across
aud joining the rurces from the Mississip-
Pi. and then marching on Me .ph,s.-
Northern news Of the l4th states that
The wounded continue TO arrive, and yreat
grief aud dependency fill The country -
Huntsville has not been retaken.
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a DRY SUMNER APPREHRNpED- Here
is another warning for cotton pIsnt.rs.-
The Tuscaloosa Ala.) Observer says:
"lf we inIerpre. the Signs correctly,
there is every prospect Of dry summer
In that event, the bottom lands are the
only lands that will make much corn.-
IL, however, those lands. or even por.
ton Of them, should be planted in CO., ton,
the country will be reduced 10 starvation.
The thirsty splsnds require vas. qu~n,i
ties Of rain 10 make q rsmuneraliSs crop
Of corn, God save the country. If the
cotton planters are about to put auy Of
thev ~ issds h coAtos."
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The Milton Chro.ieis !. dow n upon The
Conscription Law II says :-"W. pro-
test sgsrnst it because in our-yes OUR
opinion it is a unsurpa,iun Of the CONSTR
tuition - base violation Of the sacred
honor oi the law OF contracts aud out
rage upon the Rights Of the S@,-., aud
because there is not man who tr-ads
the soil OF the South iba, would have
dared eighteen mon,hs ngo 10 l,n, to The
people that IN case Of war il should lie
fought on our part hy c"nssrpt atmy,
such ss the d.sp",ism OF Russia sends to
the field. and the sys,em "f volunteering
and drafting should be mboli,hed. Where
is tho man who. in his Zeal I" bring s,out
the r1volu ion now on hand, that would
have dared 10 propose conscriprio"i lie
lives not"
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GIN. SmgLps RxPcRr.p Dx,

GIN. SmgLps RxPcRrsD DxAp.-A
gentleman recently arrived here from the
Valley, says ,hs, IL was reported ana 10.
lievel in that section, that Gen. Shields
had died Of his wound. Two eminent
surgeons were sent. or taken up TO Win.
chester, iy Seward; but the life of Shields
could not be saved. II is supposed ,ha,
mortifcrliop 'bsd ensued. We give the
report as We received IL. without vouch
ing fos iss tss<s. <s.--Ly~eAss,o Vssoisxss
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CONFEDERATE CoIS.-The Senate has
passed Jill for the issuance Of gold and
silver coins from the mints a, Charlotte,
N G., D"hlonegs, Ga, and New Orls ns,
LA. The denominations Of coin author
izsd to be struck will be equi, ai-n, 10
the United States eagle. half ssgIe, quar-
ter eagle and dollar, half dollar, aua,er
dollar, dime and half dime. The designs
~ud names Of these pieces have not ye,
been established.
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To The foINr.-Gov Shorter Of Ala
bana. h"s issued sharp proclamation
on the subject OF planting cotton a, this
jnnc'ure. lie concludes by giving no.
tics" As :ollo"s shalt urge upon tho
next session # The General Assembly the
duty and sound policy Of taxing al, co...
ton beyond what may lie needed for
home consumption and the supply o.
seed for another year to tie full -1t-p, Of
ns value and think it every way Irons-
BILE 'Lat persons who will persis, in plat
ting the usual crop of cotton, "r more
than one acre To the hand, will no, lie
allowed to enjoy the fruits Of such sell
fsb and unpstri"tic course"
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CAPTURE OF TORIES IN TsaSKssEx.

SNrIVNk VI TUHIks IN TENNksskK.
The Knoxville Register, Of the l7,b
inst, says:
The streets we're full Of rpmo,s on yes.
,erdays, SONS Of them Of very exrravs.
gsnt nature, in regard 10 the results Of
Cspt. Asbhy's saSosrssr 9th the psov
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THE BohBARDMKST or TnR yoR1s BELOW
EEw ORLEANS.

Nrw ORLEANS, April 2l.-The D-ltx
h"s tue following sPeca' d-.parch
Fort Jackson. April 20. $50 p. tn
The -n-mys fire h~. very much sIacken.
ed. lie has already consumed in the
bombSrdmen, $4,000 pound. # pnwder
aud over 1000 tous OF iron. History r-.
cords no oomhardmen. equ~I in severity
to thu, to which We bsve been exposed.
Oar loss, SO far, 8 killed ard 10 wounded
The hiring is now very slow. The mortar
boats are out Of sight. behind n p"in, Of
woods. We sunk two Of the mortar boats
yesterday and disabled a steamer.
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Total
5,Ol5 6lS

Ao'"' o,Olo olS
This being the aggregate population,
what proportion Of it are males letw.en
the "ges Of eighteen aud thirty Ave I BY
the census Of 1850. the population Of the
Unite! States WAS 23lsl,s76. OF this
totsi 7,o4e,945 were given rs between
the agsa IN question. Half this number
would give s,62a,o27 as the male. he
tween those ages which number is IF
teen per cent. Of the aggregate population.
ibis ratio applied to the white population
OF the CoufsdsrScy, I. stated above,
would give As the number produced nv
the eonscrip,ion 752,372 meh.-R Rich
mond Examiner.
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The ConscrIptiou Armv.

It IL well to inquire what would be the
size Of an ara'y created by the conscrip-
ton bill. A very simple arihm.,ic.l
process will disclose the number Of SOL
die" which the conscr'p,ion would pro-
ducs. The free population Of the several
States OF the Confsderacy no. wholly oc.
cuPied by the enemy i. as follows. giving
only fractions Of the population for tho . 8
States partially ore'run by the public ad,
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S5J REV ARD!

4 Rum svny from " here vi had them
a hired. near Chester in June ia-i, our
II three Negro inen, viz BILL. GILES
Cincinnati daily press. [volume] (Cincinnati [Ohio]) 1860-1862, 1862-02-04


A Hard Story Of Government Hospitals.
Mr. E. W. Blatchford. Corresponding
Secretary of the Chicago Sanitary Commits
sion, has issued q pamphlet, being Report
Of the condition Of camps and hospitals at
Cairo and vicinity, Psducah and st. Louis"
by Rev. W. w. Patton and R. N. Isham, NJ.
D., Of the Chicago branch Of the United
States Sanitary Commission. At Cairo they
fopnd the hospitals in the worst possible
ORDER mere filthy pens, from which it would
seem impossible for sick man to emerge
alive. The most unfavorable case mentioned
is the Regimental Hospital of Colonel -,
Surgeon -, (nsmes suppressed by the
Committee) in which were ninety patients,
in crowded and filthy rooms, with great
lack Of bed vessels and spittoons, the most
of the beds being supplied with disgusting
heap of sawdust on the floor, for the purpose
ofexpectoration. Some of the sick lay upon
hay on the floor; a fetid odor pervaded the
wards; the convalescents were huddled to-
gether in groups, wherever vacant corner
could be found. There were no shirts nor
drawers; and the men, however i'll, aud,
though near to death, were in their ordinary
clothes, with their overcoats for pillowsl
Cincinnati daily press. [volume] (Cincinnati [Ohio]) 1860-1862, 1862-02-04

PREPARING TO ABANDON THE UNIoN.-The
following opening paragraph of letter from
Occasional" published in the Philadelphia
Press of the 2lst instant, is significant, COM
ing as it does from Mr.. Forney, the Clerk
of the Senate, and the familiar of the Cabi-
net:
Some of our public men do not hesitate to
say, rather than bring back the seeded slave
States into the Union, they ,0ould agree TO a
peaceful and prompt separation. They con-
tend that in the event of reunion the slave
despotism will rule by its unity, and with
the aid of the Breckenridge Democrats of the
free States and by means Of the divisions of
the Republicans the destines of the future
OF our country will be completely controlled
by traitors TO the Federal Constitution.
Although no open demonstration in favor of
this theory has yet been made, it is uudoubt-
edly sincerely entertained in certain inAuen-
tial quarters.