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The New York herald., 1863-07-29
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Ill PARIS PHILLIPS. FroYrsior.-fhis he'el IA ioraied
ura ana heanitfu part of We ponlevarfs
oaers many inaueensnss " AtnefeAns wsnn9 fans
egthar ~ pleasure. sfEe fes.anrank u A.
tehsa IN lhe hons~ wherw taste - rathsd The
frBfrlsns that ~ p~rNon snpervtsor ~
"a enurw sstAhsbsns Ne w - nble v Ersfr every ~
81 patrons ffn supper rooms Alws5s ready English
spxNn.
The New York herald., 1863-07-29

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ii ehartrr Avpiy a. per Ng " North rtver 70 u
HfNANIA
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The New York herald., 1863-07-29

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The New York herald., 1863-07-29

DaPTg WIZ AZ xOnRfsr0ws YoK Sab :
Il Fearfra,sr MA.Atns sl.E pss ~ 49, -. 49,
ef~str# af4ar pFhes G19s sfFay ~ aunfrlt ALI
AwDEn Mttrsse~e. J.. - - " a. hEkhA1f ~
hba&s
Shreveport weekly news., 1863-03-30

stand foremost. In those asvlums OF
rest are to be found every confor@
that can be procured to make the
weary and battlc-worn soldier com
Portable. The City Hall stands fore
most Of all. if not in the Southwest.
The ladies, tbless their sweet SOULS
ar. cvcrvwhcrc to be seen. nitrihlr
and busy ike the bee. smoking the
atiliciiun, lis i, wt... from cacl. tr-
vrIru, brow. and soothing the aching
heart. God bless the women OF o,n
Conj..lrJncy { They ~" ,hr shining
stars in The hrna'nrn, Of our i,1r
prulrncr,
He imiluN Of Priitanos. still CEN
,inur here. !. seems as if his We're
,hr great Emporium %; Refugees
They are !" br ,Ir; hv ID" dozen, on
the streets. daily. and what iArv re
doing here, ! shall leave for spn'-
c"n>crlpt officer 10 find ont. In tn"
shav, vi nrwspar.,s suppose Jack
-"n stands uu.!valcd IA, three
GHiIjr- hc.r arr il !ionrishjng CON
Li,jon. Tie good old States Rights
iH!,s"! j. sMJ! published hy 'Aosr
old a"d tried '!N,iSl!,> e, lhe quiM."
N,sS.- Mrrianah!n * pjIl, while
III" Stald alt .N'~s'ssjyy,ian waves uu-
der In. id ilag Ui ,n"pr: x Kim
bali. ihc .>0HthcIm CrIa,y. Il new
candidate Tor favor j. shr las; in iai'
list, hu; among the ii.s; in ability
.r.... -, !
Shreveport weekly news., 1863-03-30
First Bays Fight 1T PGrI Hudson
OK HoAN1 STEAMER GEN iiupG.:S
Sunday Mach IS, 81.

pN EoANI' STEAMER G;EN iiunG::s ,
Sunday Magr!. IS, So.
Editor La. DcmocyGi
We r,a'I.rd por, Hudson ;ru.l
Clinton yesterday a. l2l NJ. l;uraors
oil Hn advance from Baton l;ou", were
already gaining ground. The :!"rt
hidden partly ochlnd a poin:. :!hout
4. miles Lc!ow. showed oulv seven
boats. intending ,hr iron clad E>s.y
At - r. NJ, the iirrt opened strongly
and each boar tirinc onr gun in :.ra
II; intervals of from : 10 10 minutes.
B-;wrrn ihn :lasl: Of tin, -uu an: it.,
report 20 70 - seconds generally
elapsed. aNI from the h.u>:.ny ::hp
s.lr..s 10 the report. from :!vr 20 ten
seconds. They were eriI"M:iy talk.
ing ;hr range and By increased charge
or elevation ., their No!:ar., the,
finally pretty accurately threw shells
III our lower camps and batteries. D..r
:"an was rep 'rrI slightly wounded
and one knocked down Il; the lowcr
battery. .Ais they continued until
about d O'Clock wncit is.cF ceased
i'hN M !!lt"ll AAO'.t ~ \ ' 10 r'E'l.N
shells and s"tnc tea s,lil Shots. yv..
no, having Succeeded in drawing Oh:
fire. In the meantime. ai abnu; /
o'clock our brave boys, Wild with vX-
cttemcut, were ;ttIuilv ordered to man
the brrastwo-ks, when :h.y ""rSr.ly
rushed. with cheers o.joy. We re-
manned on shore til DARK, with that
brave and skilltwt officer, Cot. Mar
shall y. Smith, Cil:ef Of iI..2vv artsl-
terry, who, in common with ;s.e rest Of
them. hopefully expected the coming
fight.
I'll. night set in, clear and starry,
and passed ci; quietly, till2o minutes
after !. when "a signal gun was fired
from the flag ship o: :has infamous
renegade, F.:raSut, and in a few min
utes he whole feet bIazed, .cnvrtapeI
IN acontinuous shcc. Of flames. No
longer were guns fred siu.iy hut
Who'll. Lroadsi,.es illuminated :he
flank Of gunhcats, while :hc mo tar
feet was belching forth J. continuous
stream of shells, not less than twenty
or thirty tearing up their way acrosss
the sky at the sane time. They had
evidently slightly altered their posi-
tion and had come within shorter
range, most of their fire being now
concentrated nearer the centre Of our |
detcnces and, as could be ascertainca
from the report OF the bursting charg-
Shreveport weekly news., 1863-03-30
:Sl:,>-l.> tor. Hire.
- Auction S:sic -.
- -.
OF -
70 iA..k
Furniture ani housekeeping
:.flrIx.>.

I MOST D!.*,EAl:l.I J.: r"si>enrc. hnv.
y IL. i.f'" lots fronting on Market
e.,,"', w., ;:n" lot al furniture, c..~,";.
nu3 glass ware. '""!,:r.. .tusc wit!. :iNtire,
....G curL!irt i.t,;.-!!~. i, :nr r.i. Ihr !u:S
a." beautifully situated III an ->c.!,"u:
ls.- !.burauut. and An,r comfortable !Svr...
.ur !.;.G: az: .uI..,.I, and Il we'll ~: goo,
;cT 'ihc ci.figr stJci. "t iw.ui:u;c. c:r. !.
v''"g.: 4: p..r.." sac with 'ir house nui
los. For terms .m4m.:e o: Nsssss Harris
N.sI Drn>un.
!: l.ui -,.li -"i"r- saturday the :2,-:!. Of
March. tic Furniture. t,nskr.y ware nut
various !"uscE keeping, Articles, vii! br o:!rr-
r'.. "u .!.u' u:... ~ plb.ir auction. "n "a"
j.,.u.a,. maj l.-:u
Shreveport weekly news., 1863-03-30
'i's;E1s,e.Es E'is1e,.


Nulr!gh, &c The State jour
nH.'s kns'"H syonG"u'. say
Gen. II. II. HI. cam" upon i!!, enc.
my. outpost, a a deep gully. nu the
lr>nt road. eight miles ;h;. side ot
Newb"rr, Yesterday morning. In,
.:lr'nyH ;occn ron~is;,,. "t .oIr1 co.u.
pH.ir- q, !i,!an;ry. on" light battery
Ihrv h"cHinr panic stricken u.t de-.
s'r"vrd ;b,' bridge. Gru. I'LL. had
i quickly fixed :u.I pushed alter the
vursnv. i'nr Generals :lorsr WIS
;Nlc"' struck with minnie balls. \
I.aI4k,c Was captured. an,! had :, :c!.-
r.! NjuSton. !ir r-tor,1 the .!Ieu.,
Il, Nryybrru 22,U1u strong I,rr.
Hi. j. movin@ on Nr,ybcru.
Charleston. March i5.-Th. Nom
Shreveport weekly news., 1863-03-30

interrupted fire from the enemy for
the last four hours. from ten to six
teen Of ,hcir heavy caliber gunboat
guns, two heavy guns OH land and IL
mortar. All their guns from the gun.
boats. except one, h-ve ceased firing.
The gunboa.s have retired around
F., the bend, eight hundred yards dis.
tnnt. showing only one gun. The
rncny's boats and batteries were
struck constantly. and large quan,;-
ties of cotton struck from ,!,elA. We
hav" los, some valuable gunncrs and
:. few others. Thank God our loss is
small so far. The cncmy's loss mus,
be very great.
March -, 1850 p. ,n.--Just as I
sent o'i my last dispatch to you the
enemy opened on us again. with one
.uuLoa,'s guns. Il land battery ant
i3-inth mortar. They kept up the
fire with great spirit until sunset. Am.
mutation for heavy guus JUS; now ar
rived.
The cncinv opened ti:" again Sat.
ng:ar morning. but ceased III less
I!Iau an hour. Cause not known
! lI- waite! MAS reported falling. aud
iilry nigh, have uccm fearful! ut he
tlar ;hut was 10 r-ic!. !l!,ln..
Savannah March lI.--.A special to
tn~ Republican dated Coiusnb:.s lcnn
NA;ch i-ih SAY Iouv hligad,s g,
the cn.luy. uudrr Gems Nosccrams.
Granger. Davis and Silindcr. c.lL-av-
Shreveport weekly news., 1863-03-30

ground~in Hardy. We knew he was
after more Yankees and more Of their
plumber. and we confess We We're
looking for him 10 turn up somewhere
in the neighborhood Of one Of their
trains. for which he seems to have Il
special liking. He has turned up
sure enough. and just where he might
have been reasonably expected. If
our Yankee friends had only been
littles,nnrt. He caught one OF thciE
trains about seven miles souti, 81
Eomney. on tho northwestern ,u:n-
pike. Mt the junction Of the road
leading to Moorield. on Monday
last, aud took one hundred and four
horses. with splendid harness. uul
destroyed twenty seven wagons load
I'd with hay,
Not content with taking the hor-
scs and harness. aud destroying III.
twert y-Sevrn splendid Yankee wag-
ons with their forage. he took seven-
,y-onr Of the Yankees Themselves.
nth Two negroes III their possession,
which :her had stolen from some far
mcr. McNcill made the dash at tho
train with onl Y twcn,y-scven men.
willis. it had a guard of one hundred
and fifty Yankees. one hundred and
thirty five. OF whom were infantry.
and the balance cavalry. Mcneil
would have taken the whole party,
bu, the balance took flight and run
OH.
'i'l,ia YIiE.,,, .iS,i >. >yuu k.l...ll.-.
not Coutrdrrat. getting u scratch.
Shreveport weekly news., 1863-03-30

The continued s,lcccss., w!I;c,.
have crowned our arms during ;h"
past three months, on land and on
water. and the growing dissatisfaction
in ;he enemv's dowinions. which j.
increasing in magnitude ever. day.
in the army and at home. thousands :
Of the Federal soldiers descrting and
delivering themselves to our author
tiles. should be sufficient proot,o our
readers, that the prospects of our ca,S,
Is b. tightening. Although wr anuot
say when peace shall dawn upon this
country, Yet, We believe, the end X
drawing nigh. For our Independence
w. mus; strike boldly and dclihrrar.,-
Is. as Z people struggling fox !iher,v.
their homes and their vcrv rx;s:cmcu
as free people. We mus. turn oar
backs upon the much talked o: for
ign intervention and recognition
and re};e not on the growing d:ssa.is-
faction in the Northwestern States,
rs Il sign that peace will he declared
in two or three months hence, hut we
must look upon no other alternative
but our own strong arm torpeacc and
independence. Our prospects arc
cheering. and if God grant to ue CON
-:
achieved by our navy, and by our ar
my since last new year, then. ard
not until then, may we look for ,l.c
acc ompiishment of our wishes.
Shreveport weekly news., 1863-03-30
Editorial Correspondence.
STEAMER p. L. BoNF >ND,
March goth 1868,

March goth 1868.
DEAR NEws-Nst knowing what
else to do I drop you few lines
Wo hay. been laying up here ever
since the evening Of the 18th ,at
Tcmpleman's plantatien}, loading
with corn for the government. a LITTLE
over thirty five hundred bushels are
to be- taken at This point, which will
require several hours longer stay
NOW two o'clock p. m. TiiS gives It's
an ;nsigA, in lhe manner @ovrrnmcn,
husinrs, is transacted. II W, are
correctly Informed the boats employ
ed to carry such freight, receives a
stipulated sun per day, :!1us. til. long
81 '.c stay, the more ,llr pay. The
nnats, however are not I" blame.
Having lrarucd this .nuch, We sug
g,'st to til. proper autno,i:i-S. IL"
proprictv o; marking arrangements
with whatever planter they us,rchas"
from, tina, Il sufficient number o!
hands be held in readiness :" assist
in ionIiny the boats. thereby saving
time and expense As it is. NOT over
Il dozen hands nrr rmrlovrd. and
uorhin" bu, large hHSl<rtS can be },ro-
cured to carry the corn in, and = few
b5,,o,nl.s>> l,,rr.ls o,,I -,n1ll lorns
Shreveport weekly news., 1863-03-30
I.a,c>, Northern intelligence.

S,,y.;nl To- .'., Mcn pins ,;u.;rs:n.
2>,.--t;u!a. =, N,v York. .n.l,v.
CLOSED "a; ~ i, 1!'-:. s!i.l., a,!-
,anc.ruu ,,,,. .nu;o,is lav
I'n.r, j MO- cotton u.H,l.., yy,or,
.;o-.i.h,. Vh., uar!lr: closed dull
las, 1.i,,h. in ,;,yur o4 Iu,,,r, ,t Oh
.c,.a:,
nos,on. E.h. PA letter .r,,u
krv Wrs.. dated IA. lU;,,. SAWS tic.
Shreveport weekly news., 1863-03-30

A HANDSOME PRESENT. The lac
dies of Montgomery have obtained
= splendid Chapeau, which they in
tend presenting TO the Hero of tn.
West. Gen. Sterling Price. 1t ia
made Of moteskin, ani- accordance
with Confederate regulations. w.
would like to SEQ Gen. Price under
that h1t, JUST to note the military
effect it will have on the gonl old
patriot. As the ladies' are, the best
judges haw IL II i, oaght to look to
please them, we have no doub: the
.e1isneral will wear it for their sases;
then look oat. Yankees, when you see
him IN the nsSt fight,
Shreveport weekly news., 1863-03-30

The following ar. The na::."S o!, the
Captains of Ill. Militia cnmpanic5 4,
y. G. elected by ballo, on .hr 3.5tI Of:
March. VIM. Bail. Sam Van B;bher
and Capt ". 4. Lacv.
Shreveport weekly news., 1863-03-30

On the 24t| ult., Gen. il'r,irc WIS
united ia bonds Of w,lluck TO Miss
Ready, of Mur!recshoro'. sister TO
the wife O.; Gen. John II. Morgan.
The marriage took plac" q, !u!lAho-
ma. and was attended hX al :hr mil
i,arv cran.i.cs.
Shreveport weekly news., 1863-03-30

/ =,
sight, grandcr than we had cveA wit
messed at Pensacola and Yorktown, TO
see those detested vandals cowardly
hidden behind their iron sides, pour
in" forth their liquid fire on the de.
voted hraGs Of 'their southern hrcth-
crn.'
III the lncaui;mc. the three steam
crs> u. the wharf were making has,y
preparations to leave and even the
l.oui;; ID Or, that was moorcd lower
than the centre, seemed at on, tinu
nlmos; within their rrucl. ; but. no
thing lnuntcd. Shc grrcrIul!, bent
her way around ,owaiLs the lrH"r
poin, and was the FIRST to !i"d safety
in light, and sl:i!, silrn, 30 death our
i'rowminy batteries held back sAejr
thunder; still wrapped IN .alknrsa.
uuv sturdy c:;nnonccrs Stanu uf,',lov,'1
1T ;hciy post, ;u.l only discovered
their "rin. v!sa@,s whru The flash ui
III, enemy; :; shells bust over their
heads. Bot. hank i d"op voice has
spohrn-ii l.. Col. Smiths. lie com
,uands ut the upp"rinos, battery. :, -
poumd .ii!c l'arrut-thr' Il b!"c Vas:
ci.la;in@ ligh, is seen to ttic!lcr--i; is.
tie fire lance "t' tie gunner. "tom
ucucr iiriuy,' says Il c,sl,u voice, and
then :. flash, 4 report. aud tho !oud
nlu>!cai whistle OF the iron messenger
,iurs through the :!r. l. j. our sig
nal. \ow thrrN"il!y ls,,rc"'!" "igh-
in clo>.r r:tnrr, AND ia" ~";:rh~vu
! / /
Shreveport weekly news., 1863-03-30

A Minister putting his l.an,l upon
n young urchin's shoulder, cxclnin1-
ed, My son, l believe the devil has
got hold OF vou.' Il b.li,v, 50
;oo," was the reNiv
Shreveport weekly news., 1863-03-30

The man who made an impression
on the hrar, Of Il coGuc,tr has ;ak,u
out a patent for stone. c.cut;ing.
Shreveport weekly news., 1863-03-30
T. y ID.

y YESTERDAY. Tie iH;h inst. by INV
/ ur:-." piI! "m .. sidewalk Hra: lnv
I.>!2,uc". II tu,:u,;-!n:" Treasury u.:...
which IL" u~ :.cr cat. :,r: 10y itcn;.f,iu. !.
Uu! ilai';ar for tbs. advertisement.
iiluT L,t-.ii J. {. EEAII.
Shreveport weekly news., 1863-03-30
FROM FRIDAYS PAPER.

Wccall the attention of the farm
crs to the necessity Of supplying our
market with the ncccssaries of litr,
such as butter, eggs, vegetables, poul
:1y, etc Tho above named articles
have gone ',p.to fabulous prices, ans!
cannot be had at the prices now de-
mandcd for them. Butter is selling
at 81, to S1,23 per pound eggs 1T
GO to Is cts per dozen corn meal NJ
$3.50 pcr bushel ; and o:hrr articles
in accordance to the ahov. prices.
We hope our farmers viii s.'o the r,.
cessitv of sending these mucl needed
articles to marke; and by so doing
will rcc,iv" the grateful thanks Of :,
hungry community.
We publish in to-dav:, s>sue III i'll
t.r:sting description Of the frs, days
fight 1T for: Hudson. | is we'll worth
the attention Of our readers
o. Tho Tablvaux Nivaots. given hv
the ladies Of this city. on "Wednesday
night. for the purpose Of donating =
flag to the Snnboat, was i complete
success. the p, rtormances surprising
anything of the kind preceding il.
The vocal and instrumental lu,;>ic
was cxc"llcn, The nett proceeds o:
th" .nterta;r;nen;, We are informed.
amounted 10 5000.
1t is reported tha: the enemy had
made 4 second attack by land an,. wa
er. a, Port Hudson, and We're re-
pulsed with the loss OF 5000 killed
wounded and missing, and two gun
beats sunk. This rcpor, has not We,
been confirmed.
Since :he above was in type we
learn that the enemy did not attack
Port Hudson a second time. Oh &C
count OF the weather. They retreat
el and burnt thr hrih crs as III" fell
back to Baton RoU-r. Cur forces
were following them.
Shreveport weekly news., 1863-03-30

Nrprbtish in ,o-dav:' i>>ue III i'll
tsc:srlng description Of 'hc frs, days
fight ut Ior: Hudson. 1t is we'll worth
the attention Of our readers
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1863-04-24
Especial to Herald
Washington, April rs.

s~'t ~~s
Gen. Gordon has arrived here. He
states that the Government Engineer,
who Was charged with the duty Of inspect
ing the iron clads, reported on the day
after the battle in Charleston harbor that
they we're fit for immediate service.
NJ. Wooding. agent Of the Government
to suspend the sale Of lands on St. Hele-
N Island reports that not above town
ahip has been sold, while forests Of timber
lands and the town of Beaufort have been
been reserved for educational purposes
The purchases were made by civilians and
officers, and by combinations Of negroes.
Con,rabaDds under As years Of age have
been conscripted by Gen. Hunter, and
negroes who are over that ago are bidding
in the woods lest they may be taken to
be under that figure. The lands are now
mostly cultivated by women, who are dis
satisfied a, the absence Of their husbands,
brothers, dc.
The personal staff Of Mcclellan has
been disposed of. Volunteer officers are
TO be mustered out of service and officer
OF the regular army will be assigned :,
duty with their regiments.
d. X. God owe, native of N. c., nm,
one Of the emancipation commissioners il
this district. has probably been appoinss'
Governor OF that State.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1863-04-24
EMIGRATION FROM HRELAND
The Sligo Independent says:

In addition 10 the large number of em.
igrants dispatched from this port last week
to Liverpool, en- route for America, we
have to record the departure Of further
batch, amounting to ak out three hundred :,
who left by tho Shamrock steamer on FRI
day night ior ii me destination, to-
gether with Quo 1uadred by the Sligo on
Wednesday, and fifty by the way Of Der
ry, in all making total Of four hundred
and fifty during the present week.
The Droehsds Rspersef Of March aist
says:
Large bodies OF our stalwart youth are
weekly drafted from our shores, and
there is no longer any doubt that their
destination is the Northern States ol
America, and the object TO join the Amor
lean army. During the past week or two
some hundreds have passed through DFo.
cheda and Dundalk, for Liverpool, en- rout,
to the United States. Many Of them arr
from Louth and Meath, but principal,
they como from Csvan and Longford.-
They are all stout, hearty young fellows
the flower OF our peasantry. II is also
noticed as a significant fact not few o
them sport gold watches, and do not up
pear TO be a, all scarce of cash.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1863-04-24
New York, April Is.

At the opening of the Champion Bill
lizard Match the hall was we'll filled, con-
tanning from ] 800 to 1000 people. A
large number Of the leading players Of the
country were present. Phelan announced
Goldwaite has chosen O'Conher, and
Kavanaugh, Bird Of PhiladelI|hia. for
um pires. Pbelan was referee Gold
waite won the lead and played into the
pocket. The FIRST few shots we're any
thing but brilliant. kavanaugh led of
with moderate run of 40, and soon af-
ter another of near 100 At 2 O'Clock
the game stood Goldwate, l3S; kava-
uaugh, 2T2; at 10 o'clock, Goldwaite,
25S; kavanaugh, 40.
l2o'CLocK Goldwate has made three
long RUS, viz: 1870, loI and 100 during
the evening, and Kayanaugh one Of les
The game now stands, Goldwaite, l,027
Kayanaugh, $50; ka,anaugh to play.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1863-04-24
COpperhead Press Destroyed
i'm California.
ASTOUNDING DEVELOPMENTS IN
WASHINGTON
Government Clerks Communicating with
the Rebels
Great Billiard Match in
New York.
I Special to Tribune.
Washington, April 23.


The French Minister has dispatches
confirming the telegram from San Fran
cisco, with reference to the bombardment
Of Puebla.
They state the French carried the FIRST
line of works around Puebla and wcfe
confident OF soon capturing the city; that
their communications with Santa Cruz
were uninterrupted and reinforcements
and supplies were arriving daily. The
Freuch troops we're greatly elated by the
6rst substantial success in Mexico.
The column under Gen. Stahl, in large
and small bodies, secuted the whole coun-
try between the Potomac aud Rappahan-
mock rs far west as the Blue Ridge, and
report no rebels there, save few strag-
Cling guerrillas and inhabitants.
Ii is understood that Gov. Curtin is to
have tho Mission to Spain, and that Jno
Oovode is to be the Union candidate for
Gov. of Pennsylvania.
GEN Buell. left for Cincinnati to-day
He did not have time to take the deposi
tions of Gen. Halleck and Gov. johnson
for which he came, and will require an
other order of the court to enable him Il
take them. With the exception Of these
dispositions all the evidence is ia.
Nearly 800 sick from the lower Poto
mac arrived to-day.
Twenty prisoners Of war were sen
in to-day from the Army of the Potomac
About dozen refugees came up on tn,
transport.
The Government is determined not 4
grant letters OF marque unless foreigl
war should arise.
The rebels on the Rappahannock hav
been largely reinforced within the Las
week. New rebel encampments are visi
bic this morning opposite Falmouth.
On Tuesday, in skirm,sh with tn
rebels above kelly's Ford, we capture
one 1t. Colonel, several Captains an
Lieutenants and about Il privates.
On Monday, while the artillery was b,
ing inspected by Gen. Hart near Fs
mouth. caisson, loaded with shells, q,
psoded, wounding men, one DANCE
ously.
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For, Monro e, April go.

Fort Monroe, April %.
Flag of truce boat State Of Maine ar
rived from City Point.
Richmond papers Of to-day contain tel
egrsphic information from Port Hudson of
the loss by the rebels Of the steamers
Queen of the West and Diana. The for
ner got aground in Grand Lake and was
blown up by shell from the Federal
gunboat Calhoun, and the Diana Was burn
Cd by the rebels. One hundred and SIX
prisoners and seven commissioned officers
xere captured with the Queen OF the
West. Among the latter was Captain
Turner. commander of the rebel feet.
A dispatch from Berwick Bay Of 18th
reports the Federal force beyond Frank
lin, La, and marching on.
There are no reports from Charleston
later than the 18th, and they contain
nothing new.
Much interest is felt ID Richmond 10
regard to matters at Suffolk. The papers
admit that battery has been captured.
The tone of the editorials is Responding
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FoRr MADISON, April e., l86

FORT MADISON, April 4, 1908.
EDIroR GATE Cry:
The following verdict of coroner's
jury of Pike county, H., was sent to me
by John &, Wheelock. Justice of the
Peace at Pigeon Creek in said county.
Will you please insert the same in your
paper 1t may be of benefit to tho friends
of the deceased, who are supposed to re-
side in Lee county. Yours truly,
CHAs. DoERR
We, the jury, find from the evidence
and circumstances that the body over
which this inquest is held, came to his
death By drowning. and from certificate
found on him that his name is William
Parrsi, and soldier 10 the United States
service, enlisted at camp Mcclellan. Lee
county, Iowa. On the left hand 10 star,
on his wrist an anchor and on his arm
the letters w. p, all of said marks picked
10 with powder; also large scar over
the left eye and ticket from the Kate
Cassel for deck passage to Fl. Madison
and pocket book containing Sci 90 in
treasury notes, forty cents in silver and q
Catholic medal. Sandy complexion, san
dy whiskers, dressed in soldiers clothes
and found IL i't So, O. te, al 81 I
Z yards NJ - lInfi ls.;ad. IA sad ony
Car'"c III Pike county, ILL.,. this 18th o
MAreh, 1868.
A. c. RAcv, Foreman.