, 1864-04-11

pointed ty Gen. schoie}d and Col. Dro,d-
head. They have succeeded in proportion to
the heart they Lad for the work. Some
Of Of ,1c them xe1f hare n befD e. ,eh eindrsns sps
were detailed, and the order to remoyethe
from the position was not issued q moment
too eoou. It ia still the opinion OF those
convc1Eant with the facts, thnt five regiments
muy be recruited among The negroes yet re-
1naIgipg In Missouri. although the planters
gent 1al thing paying them wages aud treat
ing them kindly, rs m inducemcnt to remain
in bondage. :,
a piece OF ncws, found in rebel mail l-bag,
Lae created some interest in this city. 1t has
t1anspircd, on tho authority of Thomas R.
D. Al. Frost, who was the. commander at
Camp jackson wien 1t was surrendered to
Captain Lyon, had deserted from the Con-
fcdcrate service and gone to Canada- Frost's
wife was bani5hed, over q year ago, from this
city, but was subsequently allowed to return.
She lives here low and IS one Of the wealth.
icst women in the city. Gen. Frost Was al
ways noted for his fastidious dress, his dis
taste for the vulgar rabblc, and m affectation
of'the nristocratic- Probably he found the
comforts Of civilization too scarce in Dixie
for bis satisfaction.
It is rather queer business that while
Forrest Wus prancing around the country to-
ward Columbus aud Paducah. the Sd Iowa.
500 strong, and the I'd Illinois Cavalry Reei.
mente, the latter 600 strong, should be de-
tained in this city, en- 7otte to the South, for
the want Of transportation and horses. The
I'd; Iowa lacks equipments besides. This
regiment Is encamped outside Of Benton Bar
rncke, In shady grove, ind the men are fm-
patient only for brush with the enemy.
Tho I'd Illinois got of on Monday, bound to
New Orleans Probably they viii be stop.
PED at Memphis or Columbus.
t.;p1 Previous !, to the election the Copgerheads
against Mr.. Thomas, the Radical candidate,
BY charging him With carrying an order
through the Board Of Assessors, appointed
by Gen. Sclot1eld, to assess Archbishop Ken
rick, $4,000 for disloyalty. The charge was
based on common rulnor and turned ont IN
t51e, as the Archbishop was not assessed ut
tributed among the Catholics at the laying Of
q corner stone on Sunday last, but it had no
effect on the result Of the election.
The Mississippi Valley Sanitary Fair build
1ngs are going up quite rapidly, and the man.
agers of the Fair are working like beavers to
nnlsh tue preparations, so there will be no
eponee frvn the interior ot Missouri, from
counties supposed to be. Impoverished
By the war, is surprising. The ID
dies of Lexington, for instance,
a town which has suffered immensely from
the war-haye ralsed $3.50 for the Fair, and
all over the State tho people have announced
their readiness to seud specified sums to swell
the receipts Of the Fair. Contributions have
also been received from various parts OF 1lli-
no1s.
The City Government is In something of
snarl, caused By the vacancy In the Mayor
ally, by which question has arisen in regard
to the right of the Vice President Of the Com
mon Council to perform the duties Of Mayor
during the illness Of the President Of that
body.
Tie wcatheHkhas turned pleasant, and is
now Of the most charming description.