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OUR STATE.

The negro who attempted the outrage
upon the person Of q little girl, near the
City of Muscatine, is still At large. The
journal says the most effective measures
were taken by our citizens, who, to the
number Of forty or fifty, organized vol
untary police force and secured the woods
Sunday night. kilograms were also sent
TO various parts of the country giving q
description Of him. Had he been caught,
we feel safe in asserting that his life would
hardly been worth the insurance. A fierce
storm Of indignation was aroused which
would have eliminated in hanging the
scoundrel."
BUSINESS IN GENRRAL.-Everythin is
looking up. Our merchants were never
doing better business than at the present
time. Mechanics all lind work 1t good
wages. Farmers sell their productions
readily at extravagant prices. Corn IL &C
tive NJ 8U@9Oc; wheat, xi100 and upwards !;
potatoes 5VQD6Oc. Cattle and hogs are very
high. Although the country Is drained OF
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aew 20 De it-Mo Cireunloeutlon.
me following was sent MS BY Henry
aoggemann, an old German gentleman
aving on the Fort Madison road. h.
mr. Mr.: ED.roR:-On May 7th insured my
sHeillng house, on the Fort Madison road,
= Des Moines county. On the sd Of May
. MAS destroyed est ,Ss 3D.. oy fre-cause unknown
ae agent Of the company. Of nv Iass' On
)eived: 'pa''A Va
81, CINcINNATI, Nav q. 1854.
:, Follcy unreported. II loss ia fair. adj
lS and pay" HIM Msn,,r.
ve the 10Th ofsdy Judge Ohrt paid me
s mn amount Of my insurance. namely.
SSoo, three days after the loss. ''
:. have to do is to give you the name Of
:0ompany. 1t is the Rhen.x Of Hnrf.
~. II this is not fair dealing ( wonld
Yours, &c.
Rr,, HEfNRICH PoaaRnANN.
BURLINGTON, Iowa, May 26th. 1854,
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CHICAGO, MAY X
Flour-Flrm. sales Of 40oo bbl0. Is 6 7507 q
Wkeae@lc lower. Sales Of 2o.ooo ouGh. - q q
al q for No I: and o. 231f0l 1l3k 1ue Ne. q CLOS
Ing arm q q = for Mel, and quiet . q 001 =
Corn-Activs. sales Of 1900 bush. q q 10
llK Tor No. I; and QW3f0l o0< f0r No. s olo0-
tnG arm q q n loe No, 1, and weak at u % III
Oats-staady. sales Of lee,o bush. at ee3<onc
IT No. / and05c for No. 2. closing q eo9zc Sor
No. /. -. zt.a ~
Rye-Fitm.g sales a. Ne. ae q ~ i
Bsrle1--Scarco 6rm and nominal. 14t
Whiskev-loAc higher. Sales Of / o0 bbls. q
q 4lH0l n
bNls heavy mes In lots % eDOo. 1t
LArd-NegleCted. -a4Es
Freights-Active ct % ~ wheat, and G6o7c
for Oolo to Bu6Alo. s,
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lathe following dispatch was received
y Gov. Stone, while at Keokul, in assist
ias In the organisation Of the first 70 q
nent raised in this State for the one hum
dre@days service:-
WARRINGTON, May II, 1864.-To Gov.
~. n. SToNE:-The getting forward OF
aan!red day troops 10 sustain Gen. Sher-
a s1s frightening limo promises much
work.
(6ignedl A. LINCOLN.
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= Having been maligned and mispresented
for the past two years, by radicals in both
sections Of the Union, the Democracy will
come up ten times purified by the fiery
ordeal through which it has passed. Lyons
C0MstilmtiOM0List.
We don't know anything about your
coming up" through fiery ordeal, but we
know you will go ''down" there, or else
there is no use in q hell.
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MARKETS
BunLrnoroN. Friday, Or. Il

BU1Iu010N, Friday, 2. II.
The weather during the week has been fAvor-
able for farmers, and they arc still busy plant.
Ing corn. Tho indications ~ that there win Be
IN unusual breadth planted. Raising corn q
one-half the prices now oazTsnt. would general
~ be regarded 81 pso0tAble hasine2.
The reports are vRy favorable with reference
70 the growing Drop Of Spring wheak Winter
Wheat win Be short - much q It Waswintef.
killed. that tho yield win doubtleD - Light
Local trade continues quiet Country people
have no time to ooms 70 town. and tho amount
Of produce In the country unsold. u smaller
than It has been for years, and Of course cannot
be increased until another crop = raised. Corn
d IN demand, and ~ offered y readily taken q
q %. Oats eoooas; Spring Wheat q l0olN.
Winter 81 150l =. slr s+lt.is
LIvs SroCK-Monday.t the opening day ofthe
rev York market. vas quite favorable. with
sales Of choice Cattle q Noles nett weight
Tuesday prices lsn 81. closed dull and heavy, at
full cont per pound below the figures oethe
day before. IN Chicoeo the txa6e early In tho
week WIS quiet, owing mainly % the light -
ceips, quotations ranging from q g 70 - 50 1pe
common and medium Cattle and nom q % 70
q 50 for good to choice. Hop ere In good ship.
ping demand, with sales st 8 00e Is for Light,
and s. 6D@7 50 for heavy. 9f n =
Provisions are steady and nrm. with sales of
country mess pork at e2s5oO0 %. while city
packed Is held ut ~ U01e %.
Gold is again higher, and while the govern
ment is compelled to keep In circulation such .
large amount Of paper currency, and our imports
continue 80 much In excess Of our exports 1t viii
not 20 much lower. &aa ae3aa est
The River .. this point 10 falling rapidly. and
the reports from shove nay III the streams are
unusually low FOR the season Of she year. Tho
prospects seem 70 be unfavorablo for the lumber
business. and without considerable rise not
half of the rats will get out Of the st. Croix,
Chippewa and Wisconsin Rivers. In view Of
short supply, dealers are already putting mp pri-
cen. #U 4@a
Annexed viii b found our usual detailed -
port OF this and other markets:
SuoAR-ls023 Crushed 2611c; Refined white
A 2o1<C: Clarified 2ac.
MoLAssrs-By the barrel-sugar House 81 Is
Golden syrup Il soel s.
NAILs-Tenpenny u 81.
FRUIERaisins, prime, Is 10000.
Baooxs- g hoeA 50 per dozen.
FIo0R-spring, 8 %; Extra. $50: "Cable,'
wi %nzA..sprins. slsl 10; Winter. iasi y.
CoRN-83o old 70@75c new.
REANs-42 5O13 % per bushel-in demand.
PoTAToEs-0Ool o. per bushei.
ONIoNs-s2 &02 5o-in demand.
OAT3-62c.
BUTTER-l8020c. M
Chloe rNs-Dressed. 8 % per dozen.
HAY--Ttmothy. 3l5(al8 per ton. @
Hipfs- Green s@8xc; Green Sailed part cured
&c: Dry Flint, i80Hc: Green Halted o; NY
Stated H@l4c.
GREfN CALI 8KYNs-llc; Sailed 12c.
SHEHP PELTs-e2 0002 50.
WHISKY--Sl lt0i ~. #s
DnIED AFfnss-i2c = , Green sool % y bu.
DRIED PKACHES-ChOico l8@l80.
TINOTHY SEED-$2 . p bushel.
CLOvRR SEED-17 O007 SO . bushel
Flax SEED-Prime q &,02 " . bushel.
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{ EXTRA BoUNrY.-I am authorized to pay
to every supporter Of = family, who en-
lists from to Sixth Ward. : bounty o.
Thirteen Dollers Per month. Also, 70 the
first five men who enlist from that Ward,
in any company, an extra bounty Of Ten
Dokars each. Now il your dmel Come
up, and enlist in the cause Of your country.
Tn. WALDeCHNIDT,
May q, 1884. Recruiting Officer.
ONE HUNDRED DAY's NINA few more
men are wanted to fill the company re-
cruited BY me before the end Of the month.
The highest bounties are offered.
THEO. WALDSCHMIDT.
Recruiting OAacer.
Office Third street, opp. HaWk Eye
Office.
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FARMERS OF DIES MONIES CO.
~ IOWA.
LOOK TO YOUR IrrEREar.

MAJOR TAMERLANE of Kentucly ~
SLACK HAWK GENERAL. Of Vermonk Win
sta00 70 improve the breed Of Horsesdur1ng -
season. ~ the following places, viz:
On Mhnday's &C tho stabis Of James Poland.
on sand Ridge.
Tuesday's st the stable Of John Morgan. -
Green Bay Township. 1890 -
Wednesday and THURSDAY. at the stabss =
John Mof{1t In Augusta.
Perkins, IN the CITY Of Burlington, Known .
tho Burlington HouDe Stable.
Farmers, this y rAro ch1nSe 20 improve
your stock. PRICES M0DERATM Sc lArO p0o-
tiers. r. FRANKLIN Keeper.
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4 Case ~ DyOpep01o ~ D1xteeA Yoo10e
Standing. cured BY one Box Of +. II. 6nA1r's
Celebrated Pills. III All
READ THE TESTIMONY.

PHILADELPHIA, Feb. & 1854
Me-. JOHN ]. KR0nKR, DeW ~ II have been
aeunerer from that most horrid disease. Dye
pepsia for sixteen year, but after the uaing OF
one nSx g y = ~. 81 AES Paiis which po...
have entered into new lt1e-my ge1oN
health hes improved, ny appetite hos increoooA
pleasure IN recommending them to the pubic
q sa1e and reliable. Yours, truly,
HE8 lE q. r FORDDD.
No. III Chestnut etxeet. PhiladelpaiA.
Price q 20 box. Sold by druggists evogy-
where. JOHN J. KRONER Principal Aae6t.
20 Chestnut IT., Philadelphia.
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SPECIAL NOTICES
HAIR DYE HAIR DY0
lATCHNoHO CIIxDIATID MII DYB
q the best IN tho World

M 0Nly Harmless, ztss and Reliable Dye kHosSN
This splendid Hair Dye u Perfect changes
Red, Rusty Or Grey Hair. instantly 70 OsosU
Black or Nasswol Brown, without Injuring tho
Hair or Staining the Skin, leaving the HAIR 0o4
and Beautiful; impArts ffesh vitality. nSqusatly
restoring IT. pristine color, and reosinss the ~
e0eOts Or Bad DyeA Tho Genuine u slGnoa
WILLLAMA BATCHELOR, al others aze mego
limitations and should be avoided. Sold by N
OEuW10eA, 90. rACTORY-N BARCLAY & II. y.
Balohelog's New Toilet Cream for DEe11ng ~
HAIR. mesa rsfS) uune06-dAw1y.
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An English visitor says that Arkwright
wrote his name upon the streams. We
don't know how he could; streams are not
stationery. i4a
The writer Of the above has mt seen all
TIE streams" We know Of a creek In
Ohio called saltwater" which, fnot ''sta-
aonery," you can write your name ON it,
10 living letters Of '.green''-scum.
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Ho0s-There II . Armer feeling In the maTket,
but the heavy receipts check any material ad-
Ct q 00078S but the bulk Of the transactions are
ct 81 0007 50 Sales since our last include tho
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lathe Annual meeting Of the Iowa Or
phan Asylum, will be held at be- Moines,
On the lst day Of June. The Board of
Trustees meet the day previous.
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WhO II HrD. WinOlOW9


A. this question u frequently ashed, W WIN
simply say that she Il . Lady who, for upwards -
thirty years. has untiringly devoted her time
and talents ~ Female Physician and nurse.
principally among children She has especially
studied the constitution and wants Of this M.
merous class, and 4 = result Of this efYort, and
practical knowledge, obtained in lifetime spent
- nurse and physician, she has compounded .
Soothing Syrup. lor children teething. Il opef-
ates like magic-giving resi- and health. and T.
moreover, sure to regulate the bowels In co..
sequence Of this article, Mn. Winslow u beco0-
ing world-renoWned - benefactor Of her raoo
children certainly do RIs1 Up and bless her; ..
pecially u this the case In this city. Vast guam
titles Of the Soothing Syrup are DAILY soad anA
used here. We think Ars. Winslow has immce.
talised her name By this Invaluable article, anl
We sincerely believe thousands Of children have
been saved from IN early grave by it, timely usaL
and that millions yet unborn win share IT. bear
ents, and unite In calling her blessed. No mo-
thor has discharged her duty TO her sunering lis.
tie one, In our opinion, until she has givsa Il the
bene0t Of Mn. Winslow' b Soothing Syrup. Try
Il, motheFs-AJ ~oss.-L0dfsS Vsstsev, n. Z
City. Sold ~ I'll DFuegists. 3 cents . bottle.
mAyl-0AW1m
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Gen. Butler IN I.pe1k.

New YORK. May 26-The win Of John
Butler, brother Of Major General Butler,
has been offered for probate In tho 9urro-
gate's Office in this city. He len IN estate,
the Etprcss says, valued q )2Ooo, 900, Of
which one-half Is bequeathed 70 the Major
General.
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NOTICE. The Stock holders az D.
IN Moines 4 Leo County BrideeI - no2i1N
g meet ct the Once Of the Cerk a the 1oofd n
Sapeevlsor., IN Burlington, q 2o'clock, =. .. =
Omcors. RI n GTTepNFcIsS 49,
mAy2o-WSt - - - -.
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0-Des Moines county has two full COM
panies In the 4sth regiment OF one hundred
)day men. but it appears she didn't get .
"crumb'' on the ''staff." All right, boys.
don't let it worry You in the least.
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GREAT CHANCE TO MAKE NO.

REAT CHANCE TO Make zoo.
NJ NEYl!! $50 81 afsaa 49, saca -
AGENTS CAN MAKE 80 10 a. A DAY.
By selling our Celebrated Mots5
Prise Stationery Packets,
OF which we have every variety TO suit the tasfaa
Ofall. Retail for IS cents each.
A SPLENDID GOLD Oh SILVER WATCH
PRESENTED 1RxE 10 EACH A0xxr.
Us Capital only required to obtain 100 pncka~ea
and A FINE SILVER WATCH
We also publish SPLENDID STEEL RN0RAvIucw
and PHOTOGRAPH PICTURES,
11Sl0 invested will yield e5O1a
Send for Circular, waited free, 70
@. 6. HASKINS 4 co.
Prise Paeksgs and 1n9raving warsAevsa.
Nos. g and s. BExKMAN ST, new Yoaw.
tease ase q s0has paper you zee oar odreyttaNek
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0Ths third company of one hundred
dav.men for Des Moines county i nearly
feady 70 organise. The fourth one has
zone thirty recruits. Fill them up. boys,
md let old Des Moines bear OF the honors
toe one hundred-day men! Let 40 furnish
u nee, other counties In this District can
furnish all the field and sta6 officers nec-
ssaary for another regiment. Pitch in.
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NEW RoufR-We received Tuesiay's
|jaily State Reoister yesterday, via Keo-
klk. We think Il II about time some one,
)vhsse duty it b to attend to the matter,
vonld overhaul some OF the Poss Masters
- the route from here to the Capital City.
nsre u . daily mail. carried from Bur-
liaston to Dee Moines. and nice vevsa, but
|vs oitener get tri-wsekly and semi-week-
~ mail, than We do daily mail, from Des
1oines. There II gross carelessness along
tAe line somewhere, and the matter ought
to b traced up.
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ORPHANs' HONE.-Rev. Mr.. Baird and
Charles Ben Darwin will speak on this
subject at Avery's Chapel. on Sunday next,
at three o'clock z. n.
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- The For,y-lifth regiment hundred
Nv men. J As mustered in ct Camp Lin
ain, KeokuA, on Wednesday, and the boys
rceiyed theii arms.
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- Mr.. r. Fl. yandegrift, Of keokuk,
Ioae Of our school mstes in Cadiz, Ohio,)
nye 80 to . soldier named s. Lind, who
|alisted in Captain Peck's company, at
Keokuk. Good for you. Van! That's un-
allowed Datriotism.
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0rJoseph n. Dixon, I'VE Local. Of the
aate Register, gave us = call last night.
10 has been on . visit in Ohio. He il look
Ing splendid, and We advise the Cops to
taks to their. holes, up In Polk.
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Fifty Able Bodied Men
FOR THE ONE HUNDRED DAY SER
vTCR

The purpose is to form Company Of
middle aged men. Let all who wish to
serve their country for 100 days 1t once re-
port. Head quarters on Jefferson street,
opposite Barret House.
8. II. SHORTRIDGE.
BOUNTY am authorized to pay as
bounty to married men, enlisting from
the 9Th Ward IN this city for 100 days. I
will also pay the same bounty to four mar
ried men enlisting in my company first for
the same time. They come, and still there
10 room. Office ON Jefferson street, oppo-
site the Barrel House, Burlington, Iowa.
mayl9-dtf. 8. n. SHORTRIDGE.
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- We learn from the State Register
|aat The Hon. Elijah Sells has been appoint
u and confirmed ~ Third Auditor of the
II. 8. Treasury, and been directed to report
Immediately 1t Washington for service.
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-. t,sneral 8. A: Rice arrived 1t Keokuk
!. Weones day. His wound Is very pain
n, We hope be will soon recover. He
=. nro. ed himself . brave and humane
.acer. and endaared himself 70 the brave
l.v. 0f Icwa
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- A compositor il wanted q the G0t<
|0y oi1ace. Price # composition-thirty-
he contS a thousand.
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-a----s~
THE CITY.

uns5 who desire to make SUBJ
ehps,ons in Ia ~, ms.s.s .as rs;a.. =.
- ...oas i, and all others,-are re-
!. -, It to G. A. Durham, archi-
e the auc' -. W." ~ '' ~
~ win COT -
a.. Regular Communication
.,,.r,og soige, Ne. -, A. F. 4 A. II.
= r.d.v s4s ing 10Th inst, tho follow
...cna elected and appointed Of
~ =, III. SIS uing year:
E.W iward, w. NJ,
r n. RAJ ? .. ~
p I'm u. A Cash, Treas,
fsseph Gre.enbaum, Seo'y,
CAas. Anderson, =: ",
fhos. TruI ock, ,. ~
NW. Greeenoaum, Stewards.
John Pro'cnaska,
RM. Page, Tyler.
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"A 0llehe coy, . Cooe1a.

"A U1I10x COB0e" WIFI
Few arc aware OF The Importance Of checking
. Cough or 'sI1oHF COLD" in il first stage; thai
which IN the beginning weald yield 70 MID
remedy. II neglected, soon attacks the mn0-
"1sosSw's BvoNch&al 1soohes'' give sure anA -
most immediate rslieG lN1t1m1 0QoWs ~ ~.
dtsvs aAss1d Aevs GAsHs. a. 0lW eaa y ested ARoe
peaset and taken a. occasion seQ,sleea
apa1l-dAWlm
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GWEET POTATO PLANTS.-OR
- the Genaine Ysilow Naneemond varisty.-
f0' s'4e = NEHLIEf BR0rHrRS 4 BOOK.
may2td&w2M Burlington, Iowa
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1--WE LAST night received letter from
~ Rartl. TT; formerly of the Ferry Com
- now i'm the gunboat service, dated at
K. -ou,As Of Red River. Most Of the
q h,s. lett er had already reached us.
:. dim < =. although our Losses and disas-
80 heeu ereat by this Red River ex-
..1;,,on ,s.sy havsBssna exaegeratsd. At
<. limo hes wrote Gen. Warren had just
n. - ~ ri VI WitA N lows Division
|..;or w w. Waite had also gone up.
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nary and Sexual oysts0enew ana reliohao
tzeatment-in Reports o. ~ HOWARD AADo-
CIATION. Gent ~ mall In scaled leetee oavva.
opeA nee of charge. Address, d. J. 0KNxu
HOU0HT0N, Howard Aaoeistion, Ne. SeoaAh
Ninth Street. Philadelphia, p.
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es.f,sv. rnor Stone passed up yesterday
the J emile whipple for Davenport. He
~. for Wa hington City next week.
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command Of 1t. Stoker and Capt. Btrton's
company of 66 men.
This is something like business. Dubuque
has done nobly. The banner Democratic
county never fails when the country calls
for help. What lesson this county sets
for Republican counties to follow. Scott
county, you are intensely loyal. but Amt
you a little ashamed ofyOurself when you
see what Copperhead Dubuque is doing?-
Don't you begin to see that words are not
to be compared with works ?-DGvewport
Democrat. f.e
All that Dubuque has done, has been
done in spite Of the Democracy Of that
county. Take vote of the two companies
who have just gone into rendezvous, aud
you won't fnd q Mahony Democrat in the
ranks Of either. Talk about the patriot
ism of "Copperhead Dubuquep' Take the
Republican minority out Of it, and the Fed
eral Government might be dead and dam
ned, without single sigh of regret from
Rebel recruiting officer permission 10 work
there, and he would depopulate the county
of its "democratic'' votes!-State Register.
Brig. Gen. Dana is at Davenport to in
spect the hundred day troops.
During . very high wind on Sunday, .
frame house In the outskirts Of the city on
the Abel road, was burned. A horse and
small quantity Of hay and grain were
also consumed. A couple Of boys acciden-
tally fired the building while playing with
matches.-Stote Register.
The Davenport Gazette of May oath has
the following paragraph. Wonder il it 10
Clagett's COW?
EsTRAY Cow.-Any person having lost
red COW about three years old can learn
Office and paying for this advertisement
Tho Keokuk Ooastitxsiow contains .
"calr for mass convention Of the Democ-
racy Of Old Lee. The Convention Is to b
held at place called the junction, on the
4th of June, this year. These fellows CON-
tinue to go through the motions" and
, 1864-10-26
: FROM .JUhGE CATDE.
1Afs Last Explanation of his Ottawa
SneeHN.

OTTAWA, Ill, Tuesday, October 25-Ex-
Chief Justice Cation to-day in calltng De-
mocratic meeting to order took occasion to
explain what he said In a former speech at
OTTAWA, paragraph Of which speech was re-
ported to Chicago paper, the correctness Of
which report be denies. He stated that in
the speech referred to he had avoided the
use of TIE words slave, slavery or slave
holder, knowing bow liah]e be was to be
misunderstood By come who we're particu-
larly susceptible on, the subIsct of the ne
gro. What he did say Was this: That admit
ting that the Democratic party Has en-
tite1F governed by political policy ir.
respective Of all the considerations Of
patriotism, still the world had the surest
guarantee that the Democrats could never
consent to uismemherment Of the Union.
A dissolution of the Union once effected,
aid the Democrats OF the North 7yould be
lett at the mercy of the Republicans. Where-
az, it reace were established with pre-
served Union, the people Of the South would
more naturally affiliate with the Northern
Democrats, rather than with the Rspubli-
cans Ut the North. He hal further sasd that
the came political considerations influencing
the Republican party, would lead them to
prefer dismembeEment Of the Union, un-
less they could first ab0Iitionize the South.
He said be had been CAUTIOUS and premsdita-
ted IN thus part Of his speech, aad could not
he Mistaken
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pnnboat that made the Reconnaissance six
Haled that there WAS no dapgcr-that tht
landing 8as done In prompt and soldlerl}
maEner-tbat Col Hoge should not be held
bis force under .these circumstances. Col
Hoge Was not rash or fmprudent. He used,
as lis men say, all needed precautions, and
the landing was properly edected-that the
enemy had not been discovered By ths gun
boats, was no fault of Col Hoge. .1mmedl-
ately on lanciDg, bis men were formed In
1Ine Of battle, but the enemy opened On them hem
after tEey landed rebel Was seen and sever
al Federal soldiers dashed after him, but be-
tore they discovered the rebel batteries, the
fire was opened on Col. Hoge's men,
Lieut.. Baird, Of company a, 18th illinois
irfant1y, q participant II the Eastport en-.
three prisoners taken at Clifton and East port.
Baird inforned the Buae.in that there Is much
doubt concerning the fate Of Capt Ho5t-
Some think he VAS killed, while others claim
that lie vas only taken prisoner.
-. The Bul'etin says 1t Is repor. ed that Forrest
1e concentrating very large force at jack
sen, Tenn. Jesse Forrest has been author
ized to raise brigade, and ts rnthlasslg con.
script|pg young and old In an the counties
adjacent, ard Is eVen pressing into eervIce
many persons IN portions Of Shelby county.
a raid 1hto Kentucky Will very likely oe the
result. There nay ne III attack on Memphis,
but that Ia not at qll likely.
Lieut. slosn, Of the 7th Indiana cnva1ry,
Who commanded the scouting party teas fell
into 1etel ambuacade on Wednesday night,
was painfully wounded in the right arm,
eight bullet holes were found in his oYerco1t,
Throughout tbs affair he eyinceI great gal.
lantry and presence Of mind. TIE rebels did
not open t1rs u1til cur advance guard had
uass.d