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w Wemay reasonably look for stirring
news from below very soon. We have a
report of the taking of Grand Gulf at the
mouth Of Big Black River, stream which
is navigable and can be assembled by our
small gunboats. 1t is also reported that
General Grant, with his army, or, at least.
a force thought to be sufficient, is marching
to the rear of Vicksburg, the gunboats CO.
operating. The rebels must meet and de-
feat Grant in battle, or abandon vicksbu,o
We may, therefore, look for exciting news
from Mississippi soon;
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MORE INDIAN MURDERs.-A messen-
ger is reported to have arrived at st. Paul
from Fort Abercrombie,M Minnesota, on Tues
day of lastweek, with dispatches which state
that four persons had been murdered by
the Indians near Otter Tail Crossing. One
of them was a soldier of the sth, Minneso-
ia. 1t is supposed that these atrocities
were committed bya partyof Sioux. Yet
these murderous savages are to be treated
with distinguished consideration by our
authorities! We wonder when they will
learn that such treatment is only an en-
enlargement to the repetition of their out
RACES upon the innocent and defenseless!
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Official.
TREASURY DEPARTMENT.,
OFFICE OF INTERNAL REVENUE

orrlCE or INTERNAL E,S
WASHINGTON, April 29th, 1853.
SIR:-In reply to your letter of the sth
inst. have to say, that in estimating the
income ola farmer, the entire product Of
the farm, including increase of stock, &C.,
should be returned and considered as in
come.
Help necessary to carry on any business
is considered a part of the necessary ex-
penses in conducting such business, and
the amount paid such employee should be
deducted from the amount of income re-
turned.
If husband and wife live together, and
their aggregate income is in excess of $500
per annum, they will be entitled to but one
deduction of $4,000. Ifa man and wife do
not live together, but maintain separate ,es-
Establishments, they must be taxed separate
ly, and will be each entitled to the $500, 90
deduction.
Where a person receives certain salary.
and in addition thereto his board, rooms,
&C., the value of such board only should be
estimated, and considered as part of the
salary. Very Respectfully,
EDW'D MCPHERSON,
Dept. Commissioner.
Z. M. PIcKEL, Esq, U. S. Assessor, Mt.
Pleasant Iowa
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Iowa MISUNDERSTANDING recent pat
ents issued we notice that j. B. Ryder, of
Wapello, is credited with new Corn Plan
ter, and Abner Sylvester, of Dubuque, with
a new Grain Separator. There are many of
both already patented, but we have no
doubt real improvements were still needed.
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@- Over six thousand persons have ia
ken the oath of allegiance, at Nashville,
since the late order was issued. This, we
should think, would include pretty much
all the adult population of that city. All
who fail to do this have permission to join
their friends within the rebel line.
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gs- The Chicago Journal announces the
death of the Hon. John @. Wilson, father
of the publisher of that paper, at the resi-
dence of his daughter, on the llth inst, aged
eighty-two years,
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THE KNIGHTs.-The following letter ac-
cidentally came to the hands of the Editor
of the Utica IN. W Herald, who gave it an
airing. Of course it was not intended for
his eyes or those of the public. But it will
serve as an 'eye-opener,' perhaps, for the
'war Democrats who wont believe that
these pertilent traitors are still persisting
in their endeavors to foment civil war in
the North. These Copperheads know that
the war Democrats will not join their in
famous organization. But they want their
votes. They preach Democracy in public,
and concoct treason in secret, to be carried
out by action, if they can obtain the power.
And they hope to secure this power by the
aid of honest, true-hearted men, who still
believe that all who profess to be Democrats
are necessarily patriotic. We guess these
villains are pretty well understood by this
time. The J. l.. Green, who writes this
letter, is said to be a prominent DemocratCD
of Syracuse, New York. He styles him
self a true Democrat. According to his idea
none but X. G. C.'s are in that category.
War Democrats are more than "half-aboli-
tionists," and cannot be trusted. By the
same rule, the truest of all Democrats is
jeff. Davis. The greater the traitor the
truer his Democracy! 'To this complexion
has it come at last" How do the old fash
Toned democrats like the new gospel?
SYRACUSE, April 9, 1868.
Mr. - N. Y.
DEAR SIR: You will excuse me for adj
dressing you, stranger to me; but from
what hear of you we need no formal in
introduction. We are both true Democrats,
and, as such, are friends at sight. MY OBJ
ject in addressing you on this occasion is
to learn if there can be organized in your
town a circle of the X. G. c. so terrible to
the Abolitionists. You areaware that they
are organizing their 'Union Leagues" eve
rywhere, and unless we are up and doing
they will beat us at the next general cleo
ton. Having been chosen by our friends
in New York City as travelling agent for
Central New York, 1 shall soon give you
call. am not able to name the day at this
time, but will advise you of my visit in
time for you to call in few reliable friends
for consultation. Don't invite Var Demo-
Gratis, for they are more that half Adolf
tionists and not to be trusted with our Sc
cret; but call i7s those stau'ach Democrats
that can't be seuered from our party on any
account.
Enclosed send you the badge of our Or
der. All sworn members wear if on all
public occasions, and may wear it at all
times. They are open to the public to wear
for the reason that the more they are worn
the more it DISCUSSES our Order, and it is
harmless in the hands of the public, for
none will be recognized as members with
out the mystic grip, which hope to COM
munlcate to you when we meet.
Yours truly, j. L. GREEN.
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~ Silas Ferry, formerly of this city,
who was shot by man named Prosser,
at Muscatine, on the 3Oth of April last, died
of the wound at STEMS Hotel, in that
place, on the night of the 10th inst, A post
mOrtens examination was had and Prosser,
who was at large, was arrested.
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9a- The Eighth regiment of MICHIGAN
Cavalry, twelve hundred strong, fully
armed, equipped and mounted, and under
command of Col. Stockton, is under orders
to report to General Burnside as soon as
practicable.
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gs- Pretty much all the property de-
stroyed by the rioters at Dayton, besides
the Journal Office, belonged to the Butter
uuts. The building in which the Journal
was printed was owned by one of these
gentry, and he is reported to have told his
fellow scoundrels to do as they pleased
about burning it. The Mayor, thorough
Copperhead, took himself off to Cincinna-
tt, knowing what was contemplated by the
mob. That Mayor had better be looked
affpr
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~ Thirty-three volunteers of the 9th
New Jersey Regiment, were drowned in
the Cumberland river, on the 9th inst, be-
tween Somerset and Monticello. They
were in boat, with others, crossing by the
aid of ropes, when, by some mismanage-
ment, it was suddenly capsized, and al
though assistance was Immediately at
hand and exerted for their rescue, the
above number met with sudden death,
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MINISTER ADAMS LErrER.-The follow
ing is copy of the letter or certificate adj
dressed to Admiral Dupont, about which
the English Merchant Conspirators have
kicked up such dust. It was not written
for the public, nor expected to be made
public, but it is difficult for us to under
stand how any one can find anything in it
with which to find fault. We expect the
next thing we shall hear will be that it is
heinous crime in Mr.. Adams to write that
he is convinced that any English shipper
is an honest man! They all appear to be
offended just now because he has certified
his opinion that a shipment for Mexico was
really intended to so there! That is the
sum total of his offence.
"LEGATION OF THE UNITED STATES,
LONDON, April, 8, 1863.
Amid the multitude of fraudulent and
dishonest enterprises from this kingdom to
furnish supplies to the rebels in the United
States, through the pretence ola destination
to some port in Mexico, it gives me pleas
ure to distinguish one which has different
and creditable purpose. Messrs. Howell
evidence, which is perfectly satisfactory to
me, that they are really bound to Matamo-
ras, with a cargo intended for the Mexi-
cans. /, therefore, very cheerfully give
them this certificate, at their request. It is
not the disposition of the Government OF
the United States to interfere in any way
with an honest neutral trade, and it is
deeply to be regretted that the frauds
which have been so extensively practised
in this country have contributed SO much to
throw it under suspicion.
CHARLES FRANCIS ADAMS"
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A WARNING To DESERTERS.-I believe
that many soldiers of our army are under
the impression that if they should desert
and remain in concealment at home or else
where till the expiration of their term of
enlistment, they will then be free. desire,
therefore, to correct that impression, and
show them that they are liable, at any time
hereafter, even after the war is over to be
arrested and compelled to serve out the
time of their enlistment, and to forfeit their
pay during their absence. For this pur-
pose will call their attention to an extract
from an act of Congress, found in the Army
Regulations, page 517; paragraph 1:
IF any nOn-commissoned officer, musi-
clan or private shall desert the service of
the United States, he shall, in addition to
the penalties mentioned in the rules and
articles of war, be liable to serve for, and
during such period as shall, with the time
he may have served previous to his deser-
ton, amount to the full term of his enlist
ment, and such soldier shall and may be
tried by a court-martial and punished, al
thoughthe term of his enlistment may have
elapsed previous to his being apprehended
or tried"
1t has also been decided by the Courts of
Pennsylvania, Judge w. s. Woodward pre-
siding, that "deserters or others who resist
an arrest of deserter, do so at the peril Of
their lives. The deserter is in the eye of
the law felon, and is to be treated accord
ingly." 1 sincerely hope these statements
will be read and carefully pondered by all
our soldiers. w. +. n.
Chaplain Z. s. A.
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CASA! ASA! AsA"-This was the for
lorn cry of Vallandigham when the blue
coats were after him. We presume it
meant something-under the circumstan-
ces. 1t seems to have aroused few of
his worthy followers, but it did not do
hin, much good. 1t needs no interpreta-
ton. We all understand it's meaning. 1t
was unfortunate, wasn't it, that the chief
Copperhead Of all should have betrayed
the private hiss of the miserable reptiles?
And still more unfortunate that it's betray-
al did him not the slightest good. He did
not have any better luck than the worthy
Mahony! Really the martyrs" fair badly.
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~ A dispatch from Brig. Gen. Rufus

~ A dispatch from Brig. Gen. Rufus
King, dated at Yorktown on the 9Th says
that Col Fitzpatrick had just reached Glou-
cester, Va, opposite Yorktown, with Har-
ris' Light cavalry and part of the 18th 1lli-
nois. The had moved about two hundred
miles since the Sd, captured and paroled
over 300 prisoners, were inside the fortifi-
cations at Richmond, burned all the stores
at Aylett's Station on the 5th, destroyed
three large trains of provisions in the rear
of Lees army, a large depot of stores near
the Rappahannock, and all the bridges on
their route, over the Pamunky, Matapony
and Chickahominy, and came to Glouces-
ter in good condition, with total loss of
one Lieutenant and thirty men. We be-
gin to think that the cavalry on the Poto-
mac have done much to redeem their repu-
utation. The various movements ofStone-
mans whole division when put together,
will make most interesting chapter of the
war. A dash within sight of Richmond
was entirely unlocked for, and must have
amazed the miserable traitors there abid-
ing. This raid demonstrates that "some-
things can be done as well as Others" 1t
only requires man with metal enough to
try, and sagacity enough to execute, to
make these things successful. We imag-
inc that Lee is satisfied that his rear is by
no means as safe as he lately thought it
WAS
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g- The English Foreign Enlistment
Act, in its precise words, says: ''That if
any person within any part of the United
Kingdom, or in any part Of his Majesty's
dominions beyond the seas, shall, without
the leave of his Majesty, equip, furnish,
fit out or arm any ship Or vessel, or at
tempt to do SO, he shall incur the penalties
enacted, and the ship shall be forfeited. If
this be the language ofthe statute, we must
infer that those who fitted out the Alabama
in England, and those who repaired her
engines at Jamaica, had ''leave of her Maj
esty" for doing so. Ifnot, why have the
offenders escaped the penalties.
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Collector Bullet of New Orleans has de-
cided to refuse permits for the shipment of
merchandise to any part of the interior of
Louisiana. The British steamer Neptune,
from Greenock via Havana, ran the block
ade off Mobile April 18th. The u. s. bark
w. G. Anderson on the 18th of April cap
tured the Rebel schooner Royal Yacht with
81 bales of cotton from Galveston. The
Harriet Lane, the above prizes Captain
says, wasr run out Jan. "a, without masts,at
night, from Galveston. He says he was in
Galveston ut the time. Lieut.. Marley
took her out; but this same Capt. Saunders
of the prize had charge Of her for some time
after she was captured.
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Lieut.. Frank L. Brownell, has pre-
scented to the Bureau of Military Statistics,
at Albany, n. Y, the gun with which
jackson shot Col. Ellsworth, at Alexan-
dria, at the opening of the war. Brownell
is the man who shot Jackson for the act.
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~ The New York Post, referring to the
return of large number of rebel prisoners
to City Point, complains that "three humid
red rebel officers have been retained within
our lines long enough to pick up great
deal Of valuable information, and may rea-
sonably be expected toemploy their knowi-
edge for the best interests of the rebel cause
when again safe under jeff. Davis. We
confess that we are unable ITO see it." The
rebels obtain and read our papers; cores
pond with their Copperhead allies, and get
all the information they want now, and
have done SO from the beginning OF the
contest. These prisoners cannot add to
their stores of information, be they ever so
anxious to do so. If other means of con-
veying it had been cut off, the insinuation
of the Post would have had some point. AS
matters are it was entirely needless.
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Gs~ The Chicago Journal says that Mrs
Cora V. L. Hatch, the spiritual medium
declared on Sunday evening that a joint
naval and land attack upon the forts Of
Charleston was made on Friday and Satur-
day last, and two of the forts had been de-
molished; that Fort Sumpter was still held
by the rebels; that two gunboats were sunk
and three others disabled; that there was
no fighting there on Sunday, but that it
would be resumed ON Monday. If Mrs.
Hatch will only manage to tell us that
Charleston is taken, and insure the truth
OF her statement, we, and all the rest of
mankind, except traitors, will be under in
finite obligations. Meantime we shall not
be too confiding. We fear the spiritual
telegraph is no more reliable than that ordi-
nary mortals resort to. And we all know
that the latter, though it gives us some
truth, also supplies an enormous quantity
OF lies-semetimes in fact makes the dose
entirely too great for the most credulous to
swallow. We have great faith in sspirits,"
but we don't believe ''any to hurt in the
mediums We always do our own
guessing, but we are also careful not to take
a guess for the fact. 1t soont pay.
GS~The State of West Virginia is pro-
crossing towards its thorough organiza
ton. A Convention met at Parkersburg
on the 5th to nominate officers for the new
State, and adjourned on Thursday after
making the following selections: For Coy
ernor, j. Boreman of Parkersburg; Secre-
tary OF State, j. E. Boyer of Middletown;
treasurer, Campbell Tarr of Brooke coun-
ty; Auditor, Samuel Crane of Wheeling:
Judges, r. L. Berkshire of Morgantown.
william A. Harrison of Clarksburg, and
James ii. Brown Of Kanawha; Attorney
General, A. B. Caldwell of Wheeling.
IMPORTANT TO CoNsCRIPTs.-The follow
ing order from the War Department ex-
plains the position of persons duly drafted
under the provisions of the ENROLMENT
Act. 1t will be as well to make a note of i
WAR DEPARTMENT, ADJr. GEMS orp,,,,
May 1, lS63.-GENERAL ORDERS M 10
Under the Enrolment Act, drafted na,,
will be actually in the United States sar-
vice as soldiers from the fact of their ba;nc
drafted; it is therefore ordered that tbey LSo
put in uniform, and provided with khan
sacks haversacks, canteens, tin Guns NJ
as soon as they report to the District Provost
Marshals. The Quarter Master Gen. will
fill the acquisitions of the Provost Marshal
to be delivered at snch points as the latter
may designate By order of the Secretary
of War, E. d. TOWNSEND.
Assist. Adit Con
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Gen. Stoneman's late expedition was the
most daring and successful cavalry raid
during the war. When Jeb. Stuart rode
around McClellan's army he did no dam
age beyond stealing a few horses. Stone
mans men have ravaged the entire coun.
try between Lee and Richmond, gone with
in three miles of the rebel capital land
might have gone through it and made it 3
desert if their instructions had permittedj
broken all railroad communication, brok
en- up the James River Canal, and raised
the mischief generally. They have doubt
less all, or nearly all, come safely off, one
column having gone down the far-famed
Chickahominy and come out under our
flag on the York River. The entire move
ment was grand success, and puts in the
deepest kind of shade any and all the
boosted performances of the Centaurs OF
the Chivalry, the braggarts who, like their
prototype Dazzle in the play, boast that
they were born on horseback.
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VALLANDIGHAM's TRIAL-We republish
from the Cincinnati papers. The charge
and specifications against vallandigham,
and the testimony in full of Capt. Hill, the
principal witness, on both direct and cross
examination. The evidence of Capt. Hill
was corroborated by that of Capt. John A.
Means, of the ll5th o. V. The chief wit
ness for, the defense was Sam Cox. The
Judge Advocate admitted, to save time,
that three other named witnesses, if pres
ent, would give the same testimony as Cox
had given. Vallandigham filed protest
against the jurisdiction of the Court, and
the case appears to have been submitted to
the Court for its decision without further
discussion. That decision was made ur
and submitted to the Commanding General
in about three hours. What it was, or what
the General has ordered thereon, we arc
not advised aswe write. The telegraph will
inform us soon, we suppose.
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Es- The Canadian Ministry do not ap-
pear to be popular. The Provincial Par
lament voted on the eth inst, that they had
not the confidence of the people on a
square issue on the question, the majority
against them being five. The House then
adjourned to Monday. The dissolution of
the Parliament and a general election is ex
pected to be ordered, it is said. This means
that the Ministry will hold on and carry
the election in their own favor-if the can.
If they don't succeed then they will resign
''upon compulsion.''
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IMMIGRATIoN.-Since the LIST of January.
twenty-six thousand three hundred and
twelve European Emigrants have arrived
at the port of New York. This is 1885
more than arrived last year to the same
date. The poor downtrodden and starving
population of Europe still appear to have
faith in this country. Yet there are men
in the North who strive to make our own
country like that from which they flee.
GA land of tyrants and den of slaves"
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Ms~The Mormons have taken a new
tack in their opposition to Gov. Harding of
Utah. GIN the 18th of April, the Grand
Jury brought into Court, over which that
exemplary and wonderfully wise man,
Judge Kinney, was presiding, present.
ment against Gen. Connor's command as
nuisance, and another against the Coy
ernor as dangerous man." &c. Judge
Kinney ordered the documents to be spread
upon the records! We don't know but
Gov. Harding is a dangerous man, We
devoutly hope the Mormon iniquity will
find him such at all events. We trust the
successor to Kinney will soon reach Salt
Lake. The idiot should be squelched out as
soon as possible.
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leaving behind them couple of horses
that were too much jaded to keep up with
their hasty movements, took up their de-
parture in an easterly direction. The ne
groes jumped upon the horses and rode
into town.
The nearest approach to this city ever
made by hostile Yankee was accomplished
on yesterday morning. When Mcclellan
beleagured the capital of the COnfederacy
twelve months ago, and "On to Richmond
was the watch-word Of his numberless le-
glOns, five miles was the least difference
ever between him and the object of his
hopes and ambition. But on yesterday
morning, at clock, three hundred Yam
kee cavalry visited the farm of Mr.. John
b. Young, on the Brooke turnpike, two
miles from the corporate limits Thier
stay, it is true, was brief, but they enjoyed
one of the finest views of the housetops
and spires OF the city, and were rewarded
by the acquisition of three fine horses,
which they stole from Mr.. Young. One of
the horses they took from buggy stand
ing before the door. The first intimation
Mr.. Young had of the proximity of an en-
envy, three blue coats galloped up to his
house from the rear and began to put hal
ter on his buggy horse. He stepped out of
the house and asked the man what he was
doing. The fellow replied that he was
about to take that horse by '.orders from
headquarters. !" Then the truth that he was
Yankee, for the first time flashed across
his mind. he at once concluded that Gen.
Lee must have been defeated, and that
Hooker was marching on Richmond. Hay
ing secured the horses, the Yankees reioin-
ed the main body, who were drawn up in
line on the pike in front of the house. The
Yankees were in much terror, evidently
expecting every moment to be gobbled up
by the Confederate forces. The first ex-
PLANTATION Mr.. Young received of this sud-
den apparition Of Yankees upon his peace