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ADVERSE DECISION UPON A STATE CLAIM

has given adverse decision upon the claim of
the State Of ILLINOIS to two per cent. Of the nett
proceeds of the public lands sold in that State
since January l, 1919. The amount claimed is
slightly upwards Of s474 900. We understand
that the grounds Of decision are that Congress
expended it pursuant to the trust reserved in the
enabling act under which the people of Illinois
were authorized to form State constitution; and
that there is no Legislation by Congress authorizing
the Executive Departments of the Government to
make any payment to the State on account of that
fund. The decision is applicable to the States of
Ohio and Indiana, although they have not, SO far
as we are aware, made any such claim.
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THE sHELLING OF CHARLESTON.

The fleets Of the frst shells thrown into The city Of
Charleston by Cen Gilmore stated by the Charleston
Courier Twelve eightnch shells are said e. have fallen
into the city thirteen in all having been fired No person
was jurrd Several Of the shells h.w in the direction Of
ST. Mchuels steeple and fell either in the vacsut lots ia
the burnt district gene rally struck the centre
the streets At the of ueen aud Rutledge shell
tore up the pankroad and dug large hole in ths ground
At The of Hague and Church streets entered
the roof Of warehouse and exploded in the upper story
making large opening in the brick wall Of medical pur-
veyors establishment next door, and scattering things in
great confusion Some loose straw was set Rre, but
was exlneuished without much difficulty The effect OF
the second she ling, when Greek fire. was thrown
vet known
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REPORTS FROM THE soUTHwEsT.

CAIRO, SEPT. brig Gen. Bea and a number Il
other rebel officers from below passed through to-day
route for Johnsons Island, in charge of Lieut. Wright.
The Memphis Bulletin of the Both ultimo learns from
Mr. Ray recently prisoner at Little Rock that the rebel
force at that place forty thousand strong many Of whom
conscrpts sixteen to sixty years old Ouy half them
are armed They commanded by ems Kirby Simh and
Price They erecting ortfcaton the opposite side
of the river thirteen miles FROM Little Rock Its reported
that Gen. Blunt is marching Arkadelpbia. NJ Rsy
the people tired of the and would gladly
under the protection of the Federal Government.
New YORK, SEPT "A Memphis letter of the 25th OF
August denies the death of Gen Pemberten his men
and officers had sworn they would kill him, and it says he
had been taken to Richmond under strong gusrd Fully
twobirds Of his army is in the field under Gen Hardee
Gen. Johnston is in command Of Mobile
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THE NEW GOVERNOR OF KENTUCKY

Gen. THOMAS f. BRAMLErTE, the ctntS
elected Governor Of Kentucky, was inaugursted
at Frankfort the capital cf the State on Tuesday,
the lst instant. Addresses were made by the re.
firing Governor and the Governor elect. OF the
latter address we have the following telegraphio
report:
Governor BRAMLEITE, in bis inaugural address,
tends that the reyoted States did not change their status
by rebeng That all that ia necessary for them 10 do is
to return to their fcal and take their position as States
That the rebellion did not remit them to a Territorial
state. He sHys have aud will have when the re-
beion cosss the identical Constitution which extremists
seek 10 destroy The by Innovation the other by force
u il not restored Union reconstructed Union that
Kentucky desires but pres rived Uoon and restored
peace upon constitutional basis The Governor strongly
objects TO the armng Of negro regiments and asks what
s to be done with such soldiers at the end of the
lie points to the result q" the recent election proof
that Kentucky will not faternize with rebellion either
open covert aud declsres that ever has
aud s and always will be, loyal to the Government
Of our fathers,
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THE WAR IN ARKANSAS.

LEAvENwoRTH, SEPT 1.--Advices from Fort Gibson
to the oath utmo say that Gen Blunt with six thousand
men and twelve pieces of artillery crossed the Arkansas
river on the 23d but the enemy declined battle and fell
back. The rebel forcs was estimated at twenty FIVE
thousand.
There has been cons ierabe sickness but he deaths have
been few, however The smallpox prevails to extent
among the Indians in the neghborhood many of whom had
died.
The reports from Fort Scott to the 2Sh say that Gen
Blunt had bad battle and been whipped, with o,s of
three hundred.
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A MOVEMENT BY GEN. BANKS.

The Chicago Post has information that movements now
in progress under the direction Of Gen Banks will only
speedily resore the entire Red river district to his con-
troll but that at early day operations will be commenced
having for their object the occupation Of Texas The
ere moveGcnt however is in another direction Thirty
thousand tro"ps, renorc meats to Gen. Banks depart
ment sre tbeay down the river to be commanded by
Gen Grover who has been Of the Generals command
ing under G, Banks in all his recent operations With
this add tona force all tho towns and the Lake
Pontchsrtrsin ooast VIII be Man
deye, BAY St Louis Pass Christian Biloxi, and Pssca-
gDuahe latter pacs becoming the base Of operations for
q land attack against Mobie.-N L. Com. Adv,
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THE PRESIDENTS POSITION.
HIS LETTER TO ILLINOIS.
CHICAGO. SEpTEMBER 2, 1868.

CHICAGO SEPTEMBER 2, 1868.
President Lincoln's letter to the Springfield
Qllinois) meeting is dated August 26.
In the course of it the President says be does
not believe that any compromise, embracing the
maintenance of the Union, is now possible. All
that he learns leads to directly opposite belief.
The strength of TIE rebellion is its military,
Its army. That dominates over all the country
and all the people within its range. Any offer of
terms, made by any man or men within that range
in opposition to that army is nothing for the pre-
sent, because such man or men have no power
whatever to enforce their side of the compromise
if we should make one with them
This the President proceeds 10 illustrate, saying
that compromise to be effective must be made
either with those who control the rebel army, or
with the people, first liberated from the domination
of that army by the successes of our army.
No word or intimation, the President says, from
the rebel army, or any of the men who control it,
in relation to any peace compromise, has come to
his knowledge or belief.
In the course of his letter the President says
that the proclamation, law, either is valid or it
needs no retraction. If it is valid, it cannot b.
retracted any more than the dead can be brought
to life
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AN EXPEDITION ON TIE PENINSULA.

FORTRESS MONROE SEPT. I.--Gen Weston's cavalry
has nst returned from expedition to Bottoms Bridge.
The forces engaged parts OF the Frst New York
mounted rifles, Col Ond r3onk aud the Fifth Pennsylva
MIA cavalry, Col Lewis. Tn y left Williamsburg on the
26th ulimo and pushed through New Kent Courthouse
A. The latter place they found Of infantry in
ufe pits, supported by squadron Of cyary ch4gge
immediately made which carried the rifle pits and
drove the enemy the idge, which they up be-
bind them Our troops lost killed aud one wounded
They captured FIVE prisoners from the enemy The enemy
also left The gr, und dead Oc serge ant and
two men, besides number they took with them. The
bridge being rendered mpsssabe, and the sct Of the
forces Of the enemy.
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THE EBB OF SECESSION.

The rebellion has decidedly passed its apogee,
disposition in the people Of the South to abandon
the insane conflict which has brought upon them
countless losses and every variety and extremity Of
suffering. 1t has been exceeding comfort to us
to be able to lay some Of these indications before
our readers, and from New York contemporary
we extract the following sign of remarkable change
OF feeling in one of the first and most strenuous of
the Seeding States, Alabama, t, wit:
"In August. 1861, Thomas H. Watts and John Gill
Shorter were the candidates for the office of Governor
There any doubt about Shorter's secession
IDEAS and hence he elected in the midst OF the
luonary excitement of the time which swept every thing
before it. 10 Thomas II. Watts there not the same
confidence He was originally Union Wing and led tho
Bell and Everett ticket in Alabama He consequent
ly defeated. Now mark the change The
candidates again The contest has just taken place
Shorter is defeated, and Watts is elected by
whelmiDg majority. The result, ascertained in fifty
two counties is as follows:
Waits % 223
Shorter q 32
Here is the clcarest evidence of the most remarkable
revolution in public sentiment which took place
Shorter since his election in 1861, has continued
faithful, consistent and violent secessonst true to JEFF
Davis and the Southern Confedeacy His recent earnest
address to the Legislature is proof of his zeal in the
of the rebellion. In fact he was regarded all
sides excellent partisan of the Confederate President
and his Administration On the other hand, impression
has gained ground that Watts s Union man. and certain
it is from comparing all the criticisms in the Southern
papers which have reached he s less hostile to the
Union and tructon than Shorter and doubt he
elected on this ground"
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FROM GEN. RosECRANs' ARMY.
CROSSING THE CUMBERLAND MOUNTAINS

respondent of the Cleveland Herald writing from
Thurman East Tennessee 22d utmo gives the following
in reference to the difficulty of crossing the Cumberland
Mountains
" On Sunday night camped near Pelham and the
following morning moved to the foot Of the mountain
where uhloaded the teams Of half their baggage and
ammunition Clambering up the mountain, six hundred
feet with personal baggage and equipments
colonel, descended about midway and with stout
ropes prepared to help up the teams Every seemed
cheerful and anxious to put his shoulder to the wheel Our
officers were especially energetic, cheering up the men
and takipg sctive hold themselves Generals colonies,
captains, and high privates promscuously mixed,
tugging away. The night fine but dark. Blazing
fires, at Intervals of twenty PAGES umned the ragged
rocky path the whole distance Transfers oaths mingled
with troops Yelling and cheering officers shouting,
manding, directing, &C. Bands playing patriotic music
filled the programme wth nocturnal harmony Long after
midnight the scene lasted. As the last wagon
reached the top the descent of the unOnded wagons
menced. Meantime The rested at dawn
again at work dragging up the train with the
naming baggage. At noon, with triumphant yels : a
good pull, strong pull and pull altogether, again
dragged up that last wagon Notwithstanding heavy
night and mornings work, Immediately marched to
Tracy City, where branch from the Nashville and Chat
tanooga railrosd Terminates connecting with important
cnal mines that settlement Before daylight We'd
ntsdsy morning the first Ind third brgades took up the
line OF march from Tracy City, and alter dark commenced
the descent accomplishing distance Of twenty-eight
m Ia, th,fd daI
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ANOTHER VICTORY IN ARKANSAS.
THE REBELS ROUTED.

ST LOUIS, SEPT. Gen Steele teegraphs to Gen.
Schofed, from Duvaps Buff, Arkansas, August 26th,
that advance uader Gen Davidson has driven Marina
dukes cavalry, about three thousand strong out of
Brownsville, capturing Col Burbridge aud privates
At the latest accounts Govers brigade pushing the
enemy toward Hayou Melvolt.
despatch from Pilot Knob mountain says that desert
from Burbrdges command report that Prices forces
were driven the Arkansas the 29th umo aud
that the rebels full retreat pursued by Gen Steele
and Gen Davidson.
Marmadukes command is completely routed and scat
tered and Little Rock is within the gasp of the Federal
army,
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NO DRAFT IN ILLINOIS

letter has been received from the Hon l. NJ Morris
in Washington, stating that he has asceralned om
official sources that Illinois 10 credited at the War Depart
mt with Of forty thousand over her quota
Of volunteers; that his will be credited on the
drat and that forty thousand being more than the draft
quota for Illinois, there will be DRAFT in the State under
the call that now being filed his excess Of forty
thousand considerably greater than any one in this
supposed uos entitled receive credit for 1t is
supposed to include the large number of men enlisted by
recruiting officers from Missouri - Chicago Pot
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ARnEsT OF ALFRED spATEs ESQ

The Baltimore American states that ALFRED SPATEs,
Es l., p. esiden Of the Chesapeake and Ohio Canal Com
pany been arrested and imprisoned at Fort McHenry
The charges agansthim the American says)
aud Of very serious character, most Of them having
reference 10 bis alleged interviews with Gen Lee and
Gen. Ewell during the late campaign in Maryland aud
Pennsylvania Tie arrested by Government detective
AMI having been carried before Col Fh that officer set
Mr. spAtes 70 Fort McHenry there to await trial by
military commission unless the case otherwise disposed
of hy the authorities at Washington
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POLITICAL JNTELLIGENCF

At the time Of tie division Of the Democratic National
Convention in 1860 each wing Of the party appointed
committee to call future Conventions The committee of
which Mr. Belmont chairman has been called to meet in
the city of New York Monday September 7. An effort
being made to have the other committee meet at the
time aud also the Bell Everett Committee, that
concert OF action may he had Of all persons opposed to the
destructive Of tae radical aboonsts and in
order to produce bnion on conservative candidate for
the Presidency - NsD York paper.
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VOLUNTEERING IN NEW JERSEY

despatch dated at Trenton Saturday last says /,
Volunteering 10 the State of New Jersey proceeding
very bsky About Eve thous md men have been obtain.
cd since Governor Parter's pr clsmaon was issued
three nes batteries are complete and one regiment cf
ravary-nnd two regiments OF inaory will be completed
during the coming week Almost every township in the
State is at work and 1t is expected that in few days the
quota Of New Jersey will be filed by voluntary tnst-
menls, thus dong away with the conscription
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IMPORTANT DRAFT DECISION

Governor Buckingham, Of Connecticut, has returned
from Washington af conference with the War Depart
mcnt respecting ihe application OF towns which have fur
nshed surplus Of volunteers to be exempted ir"m the
draft The Department, M We learn from Hartford
paper, has decided substantially ms ollowsi
THAT there waa no authority under the law OF Congress
To deduct the plus OF volunteers which may have been
trnsled by towa frum The quota now ordered by tho
dia those towns Thnt Congress had not authorized
an fppoltionment q 10 be drafted from towns aud
such spportionment would be usurpaon Of legislative
rowerf Wod be acting outside of the provisions o the
iav and involve the Department in inc icable embar.
rsssme ut aud dTicully, which cannot be sttemRed'
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ELECTION AT WILMINGTON, (DeL

WILMINGTON, (DEL) SEPT At the city election
hell here to day, Mayor Gpn the Union candidate,
reelected. Every Administration candidate including
the treasurer assessor, alderman, and nspec ora,
elected the Union party carrying every ward aud precinct
in the city The City Council is unanimous all the De-
mocratic candidates having been defeated
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Capt ] r Hau kline, la,e &c the Commissary Depart
mct has he promoted to Brigade: General Of cnored
native troops with his beadq at Goodrich Land
ing, Louisiana Gen. Hawkins ia the frst brigader ap.
pointed over negro troops and every says deserves
the distinction. He is West Point graduate, has seen
much service AID VOL qualified to and experience
more So says Memphis despatch to the Missouri DE.
mocrat
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EXCHANGE OF PRISONERS.

The rebel authorities it is stated have expressed will
ingness to exchange all prisoners except the white fiji
GERS of black regiments They would condesceud
entertan such an insulting proposition.
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REPORTED ADVANCE OF THE ENEMY
There is no confirmation OF the rumor, in this
city on Tuesday that large rebel force had crossed the
Rappahanpock river, Port Conway, for the purpose
OF thanking Gen. Meade
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NO DRAFT TO BE MADE IN OHIO,

CINCINNATI, AUGUST 29,-.Tt is announced this morn
ing that no draft will be made in this State Officers cf
the army sent home to RATED men are instructed
to open recruiting statians for eulistments
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THE FRENCH AT TAMPICO.

New YORK, SEPT. The New Orleans Picayuns OF
the 22d ulsmo has Tampco dates to the 16h stating
that city is occupied by the French.
Weekly national intelligencer., 1863-09-03

TIE Raleigh State Journal says the Yankees are pre-
pa ing to advance from Newberu with force of 5000
Ynen
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aDE BoSE MEIER F1GHrs!"-The Enickerborker
reports the following conversation between ho-
tel guest and negro waiter:
Gxest-well, Jim, why don't you join the army,
and fight the slave-holdders
Jim-Massa did you ebber see two dogs fshtin'
over bone
Guest-Yes, but what has that to do with it
Em-Why, don't you see, Massa De bone
nebber fights; de bone takes no part in de conhic |;
de Norf and souf are de two dog 6ghtin' We Niss
are da k5as. We take No rrrt is De cVpffc.
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She who can compose cross baby is greater
than he who composes books.
"A country boy who had read of sailors heav.
ing up anchors, wanted to know if it was sea-sick-
ness that made them do it
The flowers that breathe the sweetest perfume
into our hearts, bloom upon the rod with which.
Providence chastises US.
sSir, will make you feel the arrows of my re-
sentiment ''Ah, Miss, why should fear your
arrows when you never had beaul"
"A writer on latura history gives the follow.
ing definition Of ram: "a ram is an animal
whose butt is on the wrong end Of him.
An up-coun:ry editor pays his respects TO-
" ne xspaper borrowers-May theirs be life Of
single -blessedness may their paths be carpeted
with cross-eyed snakes, and their nights be haun
ted with knock-kneed tom-cats.'
Peace makes plenty, plenty makes pride, pride
breeds quarrel, aud quarrel brings war; war brings
spoil, aud 81 oil poverty; poverty patience, and
patience peace. SO peace brings war, aid war
brings peace.
-" A rolling stone gathers no moss. is an old
saw, and has Always been counted true one. But
it seems to be otherwise as per following: "Mar-
ried, in -, by Rev. -, Mr.. J. B. kollinstone
to Miss Abbie Moss"
Noah is thought to have had IN board sup
ply of the Exterminator,' from the fact that ior
nearly six weeks he did not see " Aryrat."
If pair Of oxen lean up again,t each other
in walking, it is sign they are not weli-niated-
When lovers do SO, it is sign they want to DO.
Gail Hamilton, in the .atLanti; Monthly for
April, says: "1he man who gave rubber boots to
women die more to elevate woman than all the
theorzers, male or female, that ever were born.'
"A lady askeda 4 gentleman the other day why
so many tall gentlemen were bachelors. lhe re-
ply was, that they were obliged to lie cornerwise
in bed to keep their feet in and that wife would
be in the way"
They have established o sick .rain on the
Washington and New York Railroad, departing
from New York, three times week Tor the ac-
commodation OF sick and wounded soldiers. Ono
car Is fitted mp -i.s bvr.hs .o- those iii to ride
in the usual manner.
Since provisions have grown so scarce at
Richmond, the E.gniJer, of tnat city, argues that
eating three meals day is very pernicious to the
hcatn and says It is as bad to grow lat as to ger
rich OIL the Confederacy." Philosophical rascas.
those rebels.
The Emancipation Society of Manchester has
sent protest to Earl Russell against the fitting
ont of vessels for the r. bels in England. kari
Russell replied that evidence on oath wasrequircd.
to enable proceedings to be taken.
REBEL GENERALS QuARELLISG.-The Jackson
Mi.sissippian, of The 18th inst says: "It Is sad
that, in retaliation for the order OF Gen. Pember-
ton stopping supplies from being sent to Mobile by
railroad from this State. Gen. buckner has issued
similar order in regard to supplies from his de-
partment coming in this direction. Hence We
learn that -four advanced in this city yesterday to-
g. 20 per barr. -
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kTOIICE-GEO ". ATWOOD, 4 CO., desire TO avail
IN themselves s this method TO inform their friends ami
the public Port Royal that they are now loading the
schooner Jessie in New York, with large and
stock of Merchandise adapted to the wantsos
the Military Naval and civil population o! this district.
large proportion OF them have been purchasxo AZ
Auction cash, they respectfully invite attention 70 tne
stock.
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TUsT RECEIVED At the store under the Post Oface,

TUsT RECEIVED the under The Post Once, esa
lot Of ue letter aud note papers, envelopes pens INK
and other stationary Military books, Novels in great var
ETY., knives. pipes brushes and nne ios OF Ensnsn '
The latest daily sud pictorial papers for sale on each ar
morning.
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ADVERTISEMENTS.

NFFICERS CLOTHING AND FURNISHING
OGOODS, with large assortment Of Boots and
SHOES, at j. C. JONES g. CO.'S,
under the Post Office.
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n OCULAR SEMI. MONTHLY FREIGHT LINE BETWEEN.
IL MEM YORK AND PORT ROYAL, $. c. The under.
slensd established regular line o packets Detvee
New and hilton Head Leaving each port twice month.
J. y. PAGAN l. JOHN PITTS, Agents, Bay Point, S. c.
BlxBY co. Sc Greenwich and STl Washington Streets.
New York. For freight or passage apply on board.
NEErAI.LIC BURIAL CASES, for sale by
M ENGLISH, DENNIS s. RICHARDSON,
Port Royal, s. c.
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note is not more than four months and grace
five and six months, six cents. Any time over
six months and grace, ten cents for every two
hundred dollars or fractional part over twenty
dollars Demand notes require one cent for every
TWO hundred dollars or fractions over twenty
dollars.
A Jewel of damseI, residing at New Haven.
Ct., has furnished, under the signaturcof "Nona,'
few stanzas expressive Of the outgushing desires
0i her bl.ssed little innocent heart The following
is an example. Hear the darling:
..wth the blessings have, my wants are but thres
Most simple ana dsfnite-nothing that's wild;
ask for no more than is needfui to me-
A husband TO leve, cottage, and child
GEoGRApHICAL-"Cl Glass in the middle Of geog-
raphy, stand up. Of what il pyramid COM
posed?"
"A pile of men in circus, one on top of the
other.''
Where's Egypt2"
Where it always waS.".
"Where's Wales2''
"Al over the sea-"
Every well-stay there till show you fine
species of birch that grows all over the country"
An Irishman, just from the sod was eating
some old cheese, when he found, to his dsmay,
that it contained living inhabitants. "Be jabers,
said he, 'sdoes your chsze in this country have
children ?''