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The Great Fire I'm Sedalia.
Correspondence of the Missouri Democrat
.As@. SEDALIA, Mo-, March 2, 1864.

Correspondence of the Missouri Democrat.
ASS. SEDALIA, Mo-, March 2, 1864.
At two o'clock this morning the patrol
guard gave the alarm, when fire burst out
from the main entrance and stairs of the
Missouri Hotel. There were no means of
escape for the occupants in the second
story, except for those who were awake to
leap at once from the windows into the
street. The proprietor, Captiin James
Nj. Mills, barely escaped with his life,
rescuing his little child from the flames,
bat so severely burnt its Lille is despaired
of, while the charred remains of his wife
and youngest child have just been taken
from the ruins.
Tell Gresham, Esq, United States Dis
trict Assessor, was also burned, and one
or two &C lored domestics. a
Lieutenant Argo, Assistant Provost
Marshal for this district, being one of the
dodgers at this house., with characteristic
GOODNESS threw his bedding from the win
dow, caused his little child and wife t.
leap safely down, threw out his trunks and
clothins and escaped himself Just as the
flames burst into the room. Then calling
to his assistance every willing hand
prominent among whom were his eolored
recruits, who worked like lions-he took
measures to check the progress Of the
fumes, now. spreading along the south
side Of Main-street, and threatening the
entire town.
Ropes were procured from the Quar-
termaster's Department, and he buildings
lsnearest fHatcock's store. at the end OF
the block, were torn down, and the flames
subdu d, after the destruction of nearly
two entire blocks, consisting of eighteen
or twenty houses and out-buildings.
Col, Phillips, Seventh Cavalry, NJ. S
NJ, and such Of his command as composed
the past guard, were promptly on the spot
aiding, by word and deed, TO the extent
of their power, to stop the progress Of tile
flames.
Among the sufferers I have only time
to note Captain j. NJ. Mills proprietor
| of the hotel, who lost every thing; Bixby
IL Co. store and hardware William Beck
dry goods and military stores, &c; Theo
fdore Bloess,. dry goods Nj. Harding 4
ECo.a groceries and liquors. Lewis Beck
William Broeksmith, saloon keeper; j as
Brennusen, Jas. Sandman, Christophe1
Jsaanl,sct yTasA4f7 CO ssrfled
4 Z Loss estimated AZ from 81 :, 900 to S100
foO09 Thanks toza still night, all the Gov
Lernment stores were saved.
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The Sums Paid the Rail-
roads for the Transports
ton of Troops. 7ffeTe

It appears from official data in posses.
sion of the War Department. since Febri
ary 27, 1852, that the Illinois Central
Railroad has recsiyed for transportation
of troops and supplies S30S, 600; the Bur
lington and Missouri River Road S35 900,
and the Mississippi and MissoiriI Rail
road only $40, making atotal of S311 900.
| The accounts ofethe Illinois Central,
prior to March 3, 1862, were settled on the
basis of tariff on the road, when such
transfer did not exceed the Scott tariff of
1861, and one:thfrd deducted from the
amount thus found due. Subsequent to
March 1862, the accounts accord with the
regulation of that road, made by the
Quartermaster General. in accordance
with the suggestions Of the railroad
managers, convened in Washington by
the Secretary Of War. os oy5d lssg.
The Whisky Bill has now passed both
Houses and awaits the Presidents sigma
turc. and imposes tax of seventy cents
per gallon on all spirits which NAV be
distilled and sold, or distilled and remoy-
ed for consumption or sale previous to
July 1st, next. Any tax after this time
is to be provided for by future legisla-
tion, and will, doubtless, be inserted in
the supplemental tax bill now under con.
sideration by the Committee Of Ways and
Means
The Whisky Bill proposes an additional
tax OF forty cea.s per gallon on imported
spirits on hand. The sliding scale, of
duties on both domestic and foreign spir-
its, and tax on the stock on hand of
domestic spirits has no place in the bill.
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R6- That Gen. Mcclellan has hold
upon the people which no amount of con-
tumely and detractiou by the administra-
tion and its partisahs can disturb, Is shown
in the fact that, night before last, in one
of the most crowded and fashionable
places of amusement in this city. COM
plimentary allusioH TO the hero of Antie-
tam brought down the heuse with long
continued applause, and produced for the
tain. Only a single bliss was heard, but
the man who uttered it speedily "subsi-
ded under the omineus and universal
thunders of "turti him eRt!'- Chicago
Times. tsrad yarSf e
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The face of the clairvovant changed .,

The face of the clairvoyant changed a
the sky will when thunder storm passe
across it. She shuddered, shivered, and
after a moment, which was to US one 0
awful anxiety, he spoke: ........
"Good God her dress has caught, ant
she has fallen to the ground She can
not loose herself before the train starts
and she is not noticed. There! her arm
is crushed under the wheel, and another
cruel wheel passes over it, and another
and another, and how horribly it is man
gled p
| l thought Mr.. Porter6eld was going tc
faint; but he clutched the arms of his
chair with his hands, and sat in death
like stupor. The medium continued
They have carried her into the sta
strongly, above the elbow 1t is little
station house, but there is telegraph
Office in it, and they have telegraphed to
her father to meet her at the Jersey City
depot with a carriage The shock has
made her faint; but the doctor says she
will live-but OIL how terribly mang gledp'
Mr.. Porterfeld seemed suddenly en-
dowed with marvellous activity. He
sprang to his feet, looked at his watch,
and exclaimed:
at lacks five minutes of ten. The
next train comes in at Jersey City at half
past ten. Good night / must be there
to meet her. God grant may not meet
Ter dead |"
He hurried off, his countenance and his
actions expressing the utmost agony.
When he had left, the spirit who was
acting upon Clara departed; and with
twitehings and shiverings, and rubbing
her eyes, she awoke from her trance
"What have l been talking about3"
she said, as she looked at us again.
None of us would tell her; but she
could easily gather from our looks that
it had been something terrible.
Well l will not pretend to describe the
agony in which Mr.. Porterfeld waited at
the depot at Jersey City. lie found a
carriage there which had been sent for
Eliza by her father; but it was driven by
a hackman, who said that Mr.. Allen would
be there when the train arrived.
The moments passed slowly to Porter
field, until half-past ten, and then the
train did not arrive He soon learned
that it had run off the track, and that no
other train would be in that night.
He would have left for the scene of the
accident if he could, but there was no
chance to do so, and he spent the night
at the depot, thinking it possible that he
might hear something more about Eliza.
and those hours were surely hours of. the
most narrowing anxiety.
The next morning, Mrs. Brewer receiv- !
ed letter from Eliza Allen. stating that
she had safely arrived at at--Station, and
had been so pleasantly received by her
friends that she had delayed her trip to
New Brunswick until the next day She
also said that she had expected to return
to Jersey City that night, and had re-
luested her father to send carriage for
her; but she had so much fun that she I
gave up the idea of returning.
Well,' said l. does Mr. Porterfeld /
still believe in spiritualism?"
Il cannot tell you, said my informant.
9 IF you wish to know you had better ask
Mrs. Porter6eld, who was formerly Eliza
Allen"
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A GOOD Union MAN.

GEORGE THOMPSON, the notorious En-
glish Abolitionist, now in Boston, said
in a late speech in that city, in alsuding to
his visit to this country, three years ago
Il was disturber of the public peace
| was an enemy to the Union; | was
thought worthy to be denounced by your
President, in an address to Congress;
am unchanged
He was yehsmently applauded by the
Republican Union Association Of that
city, and is receiving an Abolition ovation
all over the country. t',t
The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1864-03-16

s3- The idea Of amalgamation has
found new name A curious book en-
titled Misoeogenution, has just been
published in New York The word is
from the Latin n,iscere, to mix, and gcnus,
race. 1t is intended to replace the word
ANAL lgamation, which signiied merely the
mixture of metals with quicksilver. The
mixture of the different races of men has
now found word which exactly ex presses
the idea. The author of this book boldly
takes the bull by the horns, and advocates
general mingling of all the races of
men, including, OF course, the unisn of
whites and blacks. He denies that the
white is the most perfect specimen of the
human race, and insists that the ssMisce-
gen" of the future, the highest ideal of
manhood, will be brown or yellow, and
will represent African and Asiatic, as we'll
as Caucasian bleod Its novel views are
urged with singular eloquence. and dis
play great amount of curious learning
1t is expected to cause eensation in
scientific as well as political circles
L0Hisrike Journal.
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MARKS OF 4 GENTLEMAN.-No 70 Inst
is a gentleman who, without cause, would
treat With incivility the humblest Of his
species.s tits vulgarity for which no !ae-
complishments of dress or address can ever
atone. Show me the man who desires to-
make every one happy around him, and
whose greatest solicitude is never to give
just cause for ofense to. any one and l will
show you a gentleman by nature and by
practice, though he may never have worn
a suit Of broadcloth, nor even heard of q
lexicon. s $50 s a
The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1864-03-16

rA- An Irish beggar recently made his
appearance at the, United States Hotel,
when the Landlord said to him :asits s
'it" Why doh'f you GO to work? Alarge
hearty man Ike you should not be seen
begging. 81 5ab4slgi gaid5oio
lie said be could hot &nd any work.
"Well then enter the ARMY. There
you get s40o bounty, besides SIS month
and found"
"Found a. replied Pat-ea yes, be
jabers found dead on the battle field"
The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1864-03-16

EFFECTS OF TOBACCO Irish lady
once declared that she could not under.
stand how gentlemen could smoke. &c II
certainly shortens their lives, !" said she.
81 don't know that" exclaimed gen.
tleman; "there's my father, who smokes
every blessed day-and he is now seventy
years old" 2 8 '' sAa go
"Well," was the reply, "if he had
never smoked, he might have been eighty
by this time '2As
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MORE PUBLIC MONEY MrsslNd--ONLY

A MILLION OR so.--Didn't Senator Pome-
roy have a million or SO, as agent. Of the
governments 10 settle cofftfabands In Cen
trail America. What has he done with
the money if he was entrusted with. it Z
lie is man of undoubted "loyalty;" he
was the treasurer of the "kansas Aid
Society,"" and showed himself an excel
lent tinancer. Father Abraham too,
had fifteen millions voted to him as Sc
cret service find. Traits all right, no
doubt, but it is very snug little sum for
one to use as he pleases. We should like
to try cur integrity spon it.-Boston Post
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nss- The New Lisbon (O.l Patriot

p9- The New Lisbon CO., Patriot ex
presses the belief that the subscriptions
to the VaIlandigham fapd in Columbiana
County viii reach $500. 1t says = . Let
the contributions 60 on until the fund
reaches iat last sac, ,000~ The amount for
each is small, bat it is greatfnl tribute
of the individual Democrats to the great
defender of the party made martyr in
its cause.
The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1864-03-16

nsA- A Justice better versed in law than
gospel married a couple in this way
I. Hold up your hands. You solemnly
swear that you win faithfully perform the
duties Of your office, Jointly and severally,
according to your best kill and judgment,
SO help you God That's all-fee one
FdoII3,r6'sFksF ESR Es9k soEEEE0A 9R
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NUMBER 2,
.Let Here =,

~ was. said reverend gentleman
attending divine services id Norfolk,
several years ago, during season of ex
citsnent: While the officiating clergy
man was in the midst of a most interest
ing discussion, an old lady among the
congregation rose up and clapped her
hands and exclaimed: "Merciftl Father.
if I had one more feather in my wing of
faith would fly to glory" The worthy
gentleman thds interrupted, Immediately
replied, Good Lord, stick it in and let
het so5 she's but a trouble here" That
quieted the old LADY: 37ee9 M ia
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@ .After-the late severe snois storm !,

BF After the late severe snow storm at
the Wsst, IAN engineer of a train upon the
Racine and Mississippi Railroad, while
attempting to force his train. through a
huge Snow bank, was thrown from the
cab of the engine into the bank and BURG
IN the snow some seven or eightfee
" hen his disappearance was discoyeied
search was made and the BODY recovered.
but life was extihct: He died from suffo.
cation. is04 9gz SO SsaR gTaT3
sa- A rich gentleman once said to !
day laborer, "Do you know to yho,a
these estates belong OF the borders of the
lake n. MNo;''replied the man. "They
belong to ths,"" said the rich man. ..And
the wood, ana the cattle, do you know
whose they. are?" " No" They are
mine, also,' continued the rich man.
Yes, all that you can see is minesrs The
PEASANT stood still moment, disappointed
to heaven, al in a, solemn tone asked:
"ls that also thine? If that be thine;
though poor, thou art truly rich, if that
be not thine, however rich thou art poor
indeed" s 9a
isr An indianapolis editor attending
church the other Sabbath, for the FIRST
time in many years, stopped at the en-
trance. and looking in vain fer the bell
pull, deliberately Knocked at the door,
and politely waited till somebody opened
it and let him in. H
sg-It is curious fact, that while some
birds refuse to sing when the cage is dark
ened, others have softer and sweeter
notes of song. And SO it is In human
existehcs. When the soul of one comes
under the shadow of great affllction,"
it has no longer the voice of melody.
The resources and the heart of JOY are
gone. But another sits in shadow, and
sends up to God the pure tones of music,
and loftiest strains of praise from chas-
tened spirit, It was thus with David,
whose harpings are never so heavenly al
when they rise from the depths :. Of his
sorrow. -
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B@ annette, my dear, what country
,is opposite to US on the globe?' "Don't
know, sir" "Welt' said the perplexed
teacher. ':if were Co bore hole through
the earth, and you were to go in at this
end, where would you ce4ae out?" ''0ut
.of the bole, sir."
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s@- At concert recently, at the com
clusion of the we'll known songr There's
good Time Coming" country farmer
got up and exclaimed, Mister, YOU
couldn't fix the date, could youa' m'iot
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q ssaA = Is your master upf", asked am
early visitor Of ire Mar4uis of Blenford's
valet g Yes, sir,r rejoMed the valet
with great iihocence, 'ftRe butler and T
carried hia up about three eclock.p
The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1864-03-16

nsA- wish you had been Eve" said
an lrchin to an old maid who was proYer-
bial for her, meanness. ss.8.,.i..., e,.3 ~
"Why sog' t .s.sg sfs s,s6 a.,s.
Because you would have eaten all the
apple instead Of dividing with Adam.
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sa- A mathematiclan. Being asked by
a stout fellow i"If two pigs weigh twenty
lbs, how much will a large hog weight,
replied, g Jump into the scales, and I
will tell you Immediately" -
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5 aH9- The gross income Of the British
Government last year amounted 10 E70,-
433. $50, or 92,622, ,63S more than the
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ss- The Chase ites and Old Abe ties
ars getting very savage in Washington
Mrs Sp-a-gue and Mrs Lin4c-in do nos
take tea together araaE $50 sa
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poetrg.
,.-.. From the Dayton Empire.) NE
THE -FREEDMAN'S LAMENT.

OH Iiwish that I was back on the oil,
#--, plantation home, @ eaal-
Where my massa and my n.issus uset
.'' to be; 5'~ 100
am freezing, starving, dying, and 1 be.
-. for aid in vain,
For there's no one left to care for me
Poor Hannah, VIII pm welded in the day.
now long agone,
Died from cold and cruel hunger yestel
eve,
And the babes she bore me perished, cry
ing,-"Papa, give me breadl'
God pity mel had no bread to give
Oh that old plantation hom estead where
plenty crowed the board.
Giving al! of US enough and to spare;
Where, with Hannah and the babies, all
seI the joyous years passed by, 7re
Never wearying or worrying with care
Where, if sickness came, our missus sat
and watched beside the bed, s
And soothed, with kind words, every
pain,
But, alas my wife and children now are
numbered with the dead,
And I'll never see the homestead again.
That homestead is in ashes, there is desert
q all around, ..
My massa and my missus. where arc
they? .
Accursed be the "Freedom' which of wife
.la ii and babe bereft men, .git.-,
And drove my dearest friends far away!
This is "Freedoml'' no sit weeping, over
.;4i - wife aud children dead s
This is tsFreedom y To sit mourning
for the friends Ill see no more
This is "Freedom!'' To be hungry, and No
5a place to lay my head -. f4gs5
Oh! for master, and his home once
.at more! +l.,ii t--s .g.;.
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q sg- Ge,ieral Halleck expressed the be-
lief that last desperate effort viii be-
made By the rebels this spring, to trans
fer the rtaA Sighting to Northern soil:
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/ SeLDIERs' VoTEs UScossrruTIoN4L
"A special dispatch from San Francisco
dated the 9th, states that the Supreme
Court of California Mas decided that the
law permitting soldiers to vote is uneon-
stitutioRaE, 9t& ~
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rA- Speak as you mean, do as yoa pro-
fcss, and perform what you promise.
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.BE JUST AND FEAR NOT.
TBY THE LADY OF CANTERBURY

BY THE LADY OF CANTERBURY. i
Speak thou the truth. Let others fence
And trim their words for pay; ao-a8al
In pleasant sunshine of pretence 1aesg.
Let others bask their day. J1ax a.
Guard thou the fact tho -gh clouds ofnight
Down ON thy watch tower stoop;
Though thou shouldst see thine hearts
delight, ssift9 asTi5 5rt
Borne from thee by their swoep. gH1
Face thou the wind; Though safer seem
q In shelter to abide,i he8r ssrF
We were not made to sit and dream;
The safe must first be tried.
Where God hath set his thorns abont,
Cry not, ts;;Thc way is plain;
His path within for those without
Is paved with toll and pain. s..,.
One fragment of his blessed word,
Into thy spirit burned, taA715
Is better than the whole, half heard,
And by thine interest turned.
Show thou the light. IF conscience gleam
Set not she bushel down; $780,.
The SMALLEST spark may spend his beam
Ger hamlet, tower and town,
Woe, woe to him, on safety bent,
Who creeps from age to youth, .s.,.a
Failing to grasp his lite's intent, RI
Because he fears the truth. 81
Be true to every inmost thought -,
saAnd, as thy thought, thy speech;
What thou hast not BY suffering bought
Presume not thou to teach.
Hold on, hold, on-thou hast rock;
"a The foes are ON the sand; ..a-
The first world tempest's ruthless shock
rSeatters their shifting strand; aa
While each wild gust the mist shall clear
We now see darkly, through,
And justified at last appear, sssrv
| The true, in him that's True.
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THE SPIRIT OF, DEMOCRACY
BLIsHED EVERY WEDNESDAY.
TERMS OF sUBsCRIPTToN

1 nA PIC 1HrsEHo OF OUbSOhIF TION.
One dollar and fifty cents per annum, ifp paid
advance; and two dollars if not paid in ad-
Vance. tilcffJ4 = :
The Hillsborough recorder. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1820-1879, 1864-09-07

The Rose oi Florida. the NEST beautiful
Of fcwers, emits no lragrasce che bird Of
Paradise, the mott beautiful OF birds, gives
no song; tue Cypress o. Greece. the iiaest
Of tre 5, yields 40 frui. miles, tls shi-
riest Ten, iiage no ssnse mi ball room
Lrllcs; tie 10y .licst of rrra Ill creatures,
&C ditto, anG very often Iitte .Ipf9 30.
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PEACE MATTERS.

Many statements in relation 10 an interview be.
tween two Yankees and Presidsn, Davis hsving
found their way into the papers. the q. s. sscse.sry
Of State hss issued the following
CIRCULAR.
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J. P. BENJAMIN.

IIeS. JAuss NJ. Mason, Commissioner to the Cont.
nent, &c. &c. &c., Paris.
Daily Democrat and news. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1859-1864, 1864-02-06
$244.aS5
Total Bonds and Stocks $244, 81
AuDrroR's OFFICE, Iowa,
ORa MoINRH Ian d 1854 |

AUDITOk VffICHs IOWA,
DIS MoINRs, Jan. q, 1854.
II 10 hereby certified, that on the twenty-third
day Of January, 1864, . sworn statement vss Aled
In this office, showing the condition Of the Con-
neotiout Fire Insurance Company, located at
Hartford, in the State Of Connecticut, on the
hrst day Of January, A. D., 1884, in accordance
with provision Of an Act Of the General Assem-
bly, Of the State Of Iowa, entitled 'san act in re-
latlon 70 Insurance Companies" approved Jsnu-
ary 3sth, 1857, aud an Act amsndatory thereto,
approved February 9th, 1883, and an ACT in rela.
tion 70 Life Insurance Companies, approved
Mar b 18th, 1852; that said statement shows
thet said Company 10 possessed of the requisite
amount Of capital and invested as required by
law.
Authority 10 therefore given TO the above NAM
ID Company TO transact thor appropriate Ausi-
mes Of Insurance In this State, in accordan
sith thslaws thereof, until the Slst day Of jan
uary, A. D., 1855,
IL 10 also certified, that Louis A. Yacklot, ESQ,
OF Davenport, has been duly appointed By said
By sid Company their lawful Agent and Attor-
nsy for the County Of Scott, with full power to
take risks Of Insurance theirin and to ackn0wI-
edgo service Of process, ~ provided by law, upon
his 6iing with the Clerk Of the District Court 10
and for said County, certified copy Of the state
thst the sttaehsd 10 . true and correct copy Of
The said statement.
Ia tssimony whereof, l have here
4, unto sst my hand and affixed ny seal Of
once The day and year 6rst above writ
ten. ] W.CATTELL.
Auditor of State.