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HOSPITAL Sd DIV, 14TH A. c.,
ATLANTA. GA. Sept. 6. 1864.

ATLANTA, GA., sept. D, 1904
Mr.. Mason, Sir-In compliance with
the last request of your son, Capt. Ms
son, l write to inform you of his death
He died ten miles. Southwest of Atlanta,
August Goth, and was buried on the plant
alton of widow Patterson. A durable
head board marks the location of the
grave.
He suffered but little during his illness
but was conscious of the danger of his
condition. He retained all his mental
faculties to the hour of his death-spoke
calmly of his disease, and after, spoke of
his friends at home. He asked me to
say to his mother and friends II die hap
py-am prepared for the future and hope
to meet them all in heaven. l have per.
formed my duty ito my country and do
not complain hat 1 must die for it."
The army was ordered to move from
the position We occupied when l wrote
you before, and as there was no alterna
tive we were compelled TO take the Capt
with US. l had him placed on a cot and
had a detail of men to carry him as h'
was not able to go with the troops and
have the care of friends. He had al
the attention possible for any person Il
have in the field, and seemed to appre
ciate the attention given him.
| NJ laotb hos ooorYrrad in tho raoimap
when more sympathy was expressed b!
officers and soldiers. He was a universe
favorite IN account of his exemplary de
pertinent and high military character
Any further information you may de
sire. l will most cheerfully write you.
Very Respectfully, Your ob't. servt
C. n. FOWLER.
Surgeon, l05th o. V. L.
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On his Record.

Mcclellan said he was nominated on
the strength of his record-a record that
shows he has within the last three years
favored arbitrary arrests, suspension OF
habaes corpus. arrested the legislature OF
a sovereign Stale, was The trst military
officer who urged a speedy draft to fill W
the army; justified emancipation as a prob
able military necessity, and is in favor Of
going on with the war, but don't want to
hurt slavery
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News Items.

WASHINGTON, Sept 16.
The guerrillas are still operating in the
country round Alexandria. Several
nights ago they made a descent upon a
farm & or 7 miles south of that city aud
carried off four horses. This is the third
raid made by guerrillas on this neighbor-
hood during the past ten days.
BosToN, Sept l6.
The schooner of Mary B. Smith, which
arrived at Beverly IN. Saturday, reports
that she spoke on the 7th of Sept. in lat.
44:4O. long $3.50, fishing schooner VIM.
81. Lovstt, of Marble Head, who report
ed that twenty miles to the eastward
saw 4 os5 vessels on fire; that there was
a pirate on the banks and that she 1.-THE
Lovett) got clear of her.
SAN FRANeIsco, Sept 10.
Adyices from Mexico say, the blocade
in Manolla Bav has been raised, and com
m~unication with the interior is opened
and the Territory of Columa has become
part of the Empire.
All resistance to the Empire has ceas'
ed in the Northern Pacific States.
NEW YORK, Sept. 10.
Gold opened steady at 2,23, afterwards
touching 2,29. The bulls make a stroug
effort to make a rise On the French In
Mexico. but failed, and the market must
be onoted weak at two P. M, the price
being 2,26i. =,
The Commercials Washington special
says:-Reliable reports from City Point
state that the Sd division, 5th corps, in
~tercepted the raiding party, and crossed
the head of Blackwater, recapturlng
most of the cattle taken on Tuesday
They also took 700 prisoners The reo-
els were shooting the animal that gave
ont, and thus guided the pursuing col
umn.
1t is reported here that Ex-Secretary
Chase will take the place of Chas. Francis
Adams as minister to England.
Adyices from the Army of the Poto-
mac state that fresh troops are arriving
rapidly, and that the situation IL all that
could be desired.
GARDINER, Mr., Sept 10.
The Bangor Wing of this morning has
unofficial returns from Sc towns in addi-
ton to the official returns from 275 towns
previously t~elegraphed, making in all 36l
towns. cities and plantations, giving
Cony "a, 86S Howard 8 1906. Last year
the vote in these towns stood Cony So
923, Bradbury 44,0e7.
The vote in Aroostook county IS close,
the Democrats claiming it by a small
majority.
PHILADaLPHIA, Sept. l9.
A special to the Bulletin from Balti.
more v esterday evening and embarked
on the Norfolk Steamer for the front.
He was heartily cheered-
Over 200 South Carolina PRISONERS from
the Valley passed through here Saturday
FIR Elmira- r--.
NEW York, Sept, 19.
A correspondent of the Philadelphia
Enouirer says: Gen. Grant and Admiral
Baily both go at once to New York,
VIII ere they will be met by Gems. Dix and
Franklin, Admirals Porter, Stringham
and others. The design of this consulta-
lion cannot now be made public. We
can only say that some very impor tant
are contemplated. =i.
-l HALIFAX, Sept. 10.
The screw steamer Sidon from Liver.
pool 9th, via Queenstown 7th, has arriy'
ed. Political news unimportant. The
prospect of an armistiee in America il
~anxiously sebsted In England. sfUS
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EXAMINATION
OF
SCHOOL TEACHERS.

THE BOARD OF SCHOOL En-
i AMINERS for Trumbull County. will com
menee their regular examination Of Teachers, on
Monday the Sd day OF october.
Applicants for certificates. who reside IN Bloom
nsld, MesOpotamia' Pennington, SOuthlngton and
Bristol, will attend the examination on Monday
the 81 day OF October.
Applicants residing in kinsman. 6ustavus.
Greene, Vernon and johnson, on Tuesday the 4th
day of October
Applicants residing in Hartford, ,BroOkfeld, Hub
bard. Vienna and Liberty. on Wednesday the 9Th
day of October.
Applicants residing in Newton, Lordstown,
BraceyiIle Weathersield and Rowland, on Thurs
day the 9Th day of October.
Applicants residing in Warren, Champion, Ba-
zetta, Mecca and Fowler on Friday the It'll day Of
October.
Applicants residing in the several districts will
be required to attend on the day designated for
their district
Applicants will bring states. No text book or
atlas can be consulted by applicants during any
examination.
Each applicant will be examined in he theory
and practice of teaching, as the new school law re
QuireS.
Each male applicant will be required to pay the
SUN of ffty-three cents. and each female applicant
hirty-eight cents. before they can be admitted to
the class.
Each candidate must come prepared to make
their own change,
All Examinations will be held at the Court
House, in Warren. and will commence punet1ally
at 10 O'Clock A. NJ. at which time all applicants
should be present.
Warren. Sent. l4-4W.
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News.

with Mcclellan there is no such word
fail."-W Warren Constitution.
Every school boy knows that his mill
tary career was a total failure, in view OF
his opportunities. Besides, he has failed
TO endorse the party platform, failed to
unite the peace and war Democrats; fails
to get up any enthusiasm, and will utter.
ly, hopeless, and irretricvably fail at the
election in November. He is fzzling fast.
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Cut out and preserve the Platform
adopted at Chicago. There is not a word
of war in it. Warren Constitution.
And while you have your scissors In
hand, Mr.. Cop, cut out McClellan's let
ter of acceptance. There is mot a word
of peace in it," so says the New York
News" Columbus Crisis" &c. May be
the Copperheads look on the acceptance
as beingia quaker gun-looking like war,
but having no shoot to it.
Western Reserve chronicle. [volume] (Warren, Ohio) 1855-1921, 1864-09-21

A stump orator in Indiana knows ex-
actly what is the matter with the Cop
perheads. "If you throw" said he
"a basket of corn in a hog pen, you can
alwsys tell which hog it is that squeals.
1t is the hog that doesn't geta "nubbin."
So it is in politics. When you see a poll
tician~ sqealiDg over the country, and ma
king a great out-cry. it is a fair presump-
ton, he is a hog without a 'nubbin'"
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Immense Mass Meeting at Or
well. AshfabuIa County.

On Friday the largest meet ngeyer held
in A~shtabula County took place at Or
well. The people Of that County rallied
in their strength and made 1T an occasion
of great profit and pleasure. Twelve
townships contested for the flag which
was TO be awarded to the one sending the
largest delegation. Windsor was the
Banner Township. bringing in a delega-
iion with Glib teams. The audience was
estimated at from six to ten thousand.
The meeting was addressed by General
Garfield, Governor Tod, and Judge SUIT.
lift. Old Ashtabula is awake and will
DO great service in the coming election
for the cause of Union and liberty
Tsndn-
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There Can be NO Neutrals In
This war.

What the Great Democrat Douglas, sald
at the outbreak of the war, has peculiar
significance now. We commend hl'
weishty testimony to Democrats OF the
present hour: m,
..Ths slave question Is a mere sreuss- IN
election Of Lincoln isa mere PretSrt- Inc
present secession movement Is the resuI'
of an enormous conspiracy, formed more
than q year since-formed by leaders III
the Southern Confederacy more than
month go. The eO~nspraeyis not0 k"os0H
armies have been raised, war IL levied &c
accomplish it. Every man mast be fol
the United States or against 1T. 1hsT'
can Be no nsutraLs IN this sOar; only traitor
and patriots"
Western Reserve chronicle. [volume] (Warren, Ohio) 1855-1921, 1864-09-21

Vallsndinghsm said General Schenck
was like the toad, ugly and venomous,
but unlike the toad, had no precious
jewel in his head. The Dayton Journal
says it may be that Sehenck has no jew
els about his person. and he certainly
has no servant girls diHs in his pocket
The contributors to the dime subscrip-
ton will understand IL.
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why Didn't he-That't the
Question:

In the proceedings Of the Chicago
Convention we read as it follows:
Immediately after the nomination q
banner, on which was painted a portrait
of Gen. Mcclellan, and bearing as a mot
to, eff l can't have command of my W
men. let me share their fate on the bat
tie field. was ruin up behind the Presi-
dents platform, and was welcomed with
enthusiastic cheers.
Well, when he lost the command o
his own men. why did he not share then
fate on the field of battle? Nobody
hindered him. Why didn't he, that
the question.
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1t is now pretty well settled that
Fremont is about to ''giye up the ghost
of a chance his followers thought he had
for the Presidency. His letter OF with
drawal will be shortly forthcoming: His
political campaign has been very like a
failure. Personal hatred is not a good
platform for a political party
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Glorious Victory I'm the Shen-
andOah valley.

On Monday Gen. Sheridan attacked
and defeated the rebel force under Early
and Breckenridge, capturing $500 pris
oners. 9 flags end 5 guns
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The Episcopal Bishop of Illinois, in sur
,l;oe and full canonicals, opened the
1Ehicaqo Convention by long prayer, and
asking the audience to unite with him IN
repeating the Lords prayer treat
beayensfH calculated an irreverent dele
ate athere sint onethird of them THAT
Inow it.',s tDo t5S : ESQ s9snlsg ns1ll
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NrOTICE OF

In Notice is hereby given, that at the sePtem'
Der session 1854, of the commissioners OF Irum
bull county, a petition was presented, signed by A
NJ. BlaekfOrd and others, citizens of the village o
Miles, in said county. asking that said village anS
certain territory adjacent thereto, be Incorporated
embraced in the said proposed incorporated vii
lage, are on file at the office Of the Auditor of SAID
commissioners. on Thursday Nov. 10th 1864. a
said Auditors ofhee.
SAINT 81 1874 -su
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New Advertisements.


C. r. TURSER D, @ PECK
TURNER 4 PECK.
Dealers in Mems and Boys Hats, Caps. Hosiery
Gloves, and Gents furnishing goods of eV
cry description.
No. II, Webb's Block, Main St
Sent. q. ltG-lyr.
Western Reserve chronicle. [volume] (Warren, Ohio) 1855-1921, 1864-09-21

Seven papers in New York State
have given up the ghost on account Of
high prices of labor and material. And
vet printers in New York are combining
10 ruin their own business.
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Probate Settlement.

NtIementS ordered to Be AdosThsed-
TT is ordered that the following ac-
counts of Executors. Administrators and
Guardians that have been filed in this Court pc Ad-
vertised for three consecutive weeks agreeaoly 70
law, ard that they remain on hle for inspection and
executions until the 5th day of October A D. 1864,
VIXEN they will be examined and ordered to record
If no exceptions appear thereto, TO wit:
John Laferty, Decd Final Setnt Admr
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STATE OF OHIO,

IL TRUMBULL COUNTY SIS,
In the Court of Common Pleas.
Martha ]. Vannama, Petition for Di
vs.. VOrce Il Allmony
jerome j. Vannama,
The said Jerome ]. Vannama, residing without
said State OF Ohio, and at some place unknown Il
the plaintiff or her attorneys, is hereby notified
that on the 18th day of September, A. ID. 1864. SAID
| plaintiff fled her petition in the Court Of Common
Pleas. of said County Of Trumbull. charging saiC
defendant. with adultery, with one Mary Butts, snC
also charges gross neglect Of duty. asking that sht
may be divorced from the said jerome J. Nannama
and for Alimony, and for the custody Of their minol
children. and TO be restored to her maiden name
Said cause will be for hearing at the next Term o.
said Court, gu the first day Of the Term, to wit;
November 18th. 1861.
MARTHA ]. VANNAMA.
By her Atty's. Sutlif. Tuttle x Stull.
Sent. I4-6w.
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LETTERS

ID EMAINING IN the Post Office al
N Warren, State Of Ohio Sept. 13. 1854.
10 obtain any of these letters. the applicant mus
call for ddUertised letters, give the date of this lis
and pay one cent for advertising
Alderman ] Lewis Lovilla
Birdsil Mr.. Lewis Mary L
Barber Mary Jane Langreth S
Barber X A Lemm August
Raifey Mary LYME Thomas
Bard James ii IlnZle Louisa
BOnney William Moore John IL
Brown Frances Mrs Mum He
Brown Abbie Myers Mary
Carpenter J c Myers Henry :
Christy Albert Morls Evan
Chaville Gillard McMasters Wallace
Crary J NJ Maubr ey Joseph
Clark Sperry MeCorcleS
Crouk Warren MItcheu Moses 5
clark Samuel Osborn Albert
Curtis LII Pittsburg s Col
Dalgliesh John RAIDER Ella
DOud Lydia Rippy Jane
Elopsky Jacob Satteyheld
Edwards John g Seully James
HobtOn I G DR. Skunk Barbara
Holden James Shafer Daniel
Hottie John Spongle JL 2
Halo en- Pamela Spencer SB
HiIdebrand JD Sylvester Mary B
Higgins John Taylor Samuel
JefO Jacob Watson j d
lanes Il William Susan
joyce Henry Woleott Henry
johnson Gains Wood Oscar
King &C Wolcott II A
King Timothy Young Clara Z
O"ee M ATCHI P. NJ.
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The total number of votes to which
these states are entitled is 226. Amajor-
ity of this electoral college is necessary
to an election, and that majority is one
hundred and fourteen votes.
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THE STATE OF OHIO,
Il TRUMBULL COUNTY.
Administrator of
Porter Barnes. In, prba,a co,-.
"

Ehe M Barnes, ct al.
1864. between the hours of one and four P. NJ. of
said day, in pursuance Of an order Of the Probate
Court, of said County Of Trumbull, / will offer for
sale to the highest bidder. the following described
lands. situate in Warren Township, Trumbull Co.,
Ohio. and known as part of lot No. twenty-ons CD
in said Township, bounded on the north by Lane
Street. in the village of Warren, on the west BY the
west line of lands decided by John Crowell. to
James Crawford south by lands owned at his de-
cease. byJohn b. HarmOn.and by lands owned by Ja-
cob Perkins, at his decease, and east by said lands
Of Jacob Perkins. and BY the Warren and ChamPi-
on road. being lands formerly conveyed by John
Crowell. to James Crawford, less a portion thereof
conveyed by said Crawford. to said Perkins,. and
contains as is supposed TO contain i've acres of land
Said lands will be sold, subject to the dover estate
Of Eliza A. Barnes, of one and three-fourths acres
Of land. which has been set of to her, from the east
end of said tract, including the house and barn
thereon
Appraised subject to dover at 81 200 and will be
sold on the premises. Payments. one-third in hand.
balance in one and two years, with interest. and Sc
cured on the premises, BY mortgage
LIZ A. BARNES.
Sept l4.-4w. Adm'I. of Porter Barnes, dec.
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NOTICE

IN Is hereby given that the undersigned has
been appointed and qualified Administrator on
Weathersfeld, Trumbull county. Ohio.
JOSIAH DUNLAP.
X.athersfeId. Sept. 2l.-Svs
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REMOVAL.

THE SUBSCRIBER has removed
Il his Store from South of the Gaskill House
to the Store Room now occupied by George Gun.
~lehnger, on Main Street. near Porter X Sons Bool
ANsELMN ROTHsCHILD.
SAINT II IS64-sv .
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TRUMBULL
COUNTY UNION TICKET,

Probate Judge. (Vscancy,)
ALBERT YEOMANS,
County Auditor.
CHARLES ABRIGDEN,
County Recorder,
ALEXANDER A. ADAMS,
County Commissioner,
HIRAM 7. MASON,
County Surveyor,
WILLIAM F. MESSERSCHMlDT,
County Infrmsry Director,
STEPHEN W. KIMBALL-
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DRIDGE NOTICE

DhlDOE NO11OG
I'D The undersigned will receive proposals foI
furnishing materials and building a bridge oveI
the Pymatuning creek near the residence of John
Vanness in Vernon at 10 O'Clock A. NJ, Wednesday
Sept. 18th 1864. And also for furnishing material:
and building a culvert across the mill race to Bid.
Wills mill in Kinsman. on Thursday, at 10 O'Clock
A. NJ, Sept 18th 1s6+. Proposals will be received
at the points designated.
AARON DAVIS,0
Ii. 7. MASON.
Warren Sept. 5, 1-6l.-Sw.
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OHIO
STATE UNION TICKET,

Supreme Judges,
(For the Full Term,)
LUTHER DAY.
ITO fill Vacancies,)
Long Vscsncy.
WILLIAM WHITE,
Short Vacancy,
HORACE WILDER,
Secretary of State.
WILLIAM II. SMITH,
Attorney General,
W. P. RICHARDSON,
COMPTROLLER of the Treasury,
MOSES z. BRAILEY,
Member of Board of Public Works
Full Term,)
PHILIP HERRING,
fFor Vacancv.)
JAMES MOORE.
For Member of Congress, 18th Dist.
JAMES A. GARFIELD.
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GO-PARTNERSHIP.
" The subscribers have formed a eo-partner
ship, in Warren, for the purpose Of carrying on
general
DRY GOODS BUSINESS.
Their Store is in the room lately occupied by W
ANSELMN ~ROTHSCHILD,
GEO. GUNLEFINGEk.
Can4 II Se4-s
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NOTICE.
IN Is hereby given that the undersigned has
been appointed excsutrix Of the estate Of PETER
ANDREW, late of Champion. deceased
Sept. II, St. MARGARET ANDREW.
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lCHERIFF'S SALE.
William s','nd'' I rrun, Conn., Pleas.

Edmund d. Burr,
By virtue Of an order of sale issued tout Of thu
Court Of Common Pleas of said County, in tbs
above case. and to me directed and delivered. ]
shall expose to Public Sale at the door of thu
Court House in Warren, on
Saturday the Sth day OF October. 1881
and between the hours of one and 4 O'Clock p. NJ
of said day, the following described Real Estate,
to wit: Sitnatein the Township ofJohnston. Trum'
bull County Ohio, and known as being all of lo
number twelve Q2.) in the fourth tD Division o
lands in said JOHNSON Township and supposed to
more or less.
Appraised ats Terms; Cash
" q JOSEPH g. BUTLER, Shf-
sEFH,s OFFICE,
Warren, Sept. D, lse4-
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J. W. TYLER, Probate Judge.
PRoBATE OFFICE,
Warren, o.. Sept u
Sant IA lS64-4w
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PrOpects Of the "UItimafe Con-
VentiOn.o

Citizens, which will you dor
, 1864-12-02
FROM sIEEEsIAN's 1IAECE
Views Of the Rebel PFess~LnteSt
Hints and Ilu1nors-mncon and A11-
t.ueta nos His Otlect-1ie IL E1astng
for Ti1txfaLcr.

r BALTIMORE, Thursday, Dec. 1.-The special
correspondent Of the dMe7idn telegraphs
ftom Annapolis as follows:
The steamer Constitution has arrived, With
7C0 parolcd men. She left Savannah on Sun
day evening No papers Ind been received
later than Nor. I'D.
Nothing definite had been heard from Shcs-
man, but it Ems the general belief in 8ayan-
rnh TINT he was nd dyancing On that city in two
columns. There Iras great CONSERVATION
among the rebel authorities.
NEw YORK, Thursday, Dec. 1.-Tbe Com
"ereidFs WasAingt special says: Richmond
papers Of -Tuesdny contain no intelligence
concerning Sherman; but they state that
neither Mncon nor Augusta were taken on
the 26th, and that the trims were running
regularly between the two Cities It is be-
1escd that this statement will prove Incor-
rect. p. ~
The Richmond Etoainrr says of shcrman's
movement: 'sIf: le could tako Macon or
Augusta, by The uay, hc would accomplish
towns Vas NOT ills main object. Ills design
was to destroy tie railroads, as far as he
could, which run from Southern and Western
Georgia to Virginia and the Carolinas, and to
rest his ur1y at Beaufort and Port Royal. If
lie can establish himself permanently at Beau
fort, be nny be able to operate against these
roads repeatedly. Furthermore Beaufort lies
between Charleston and Savannah, and can
te conveniently used as the bass Of land ope-
rations against either city"
The Richmond Ditpafeh Of the 2sth says:
The Georgia papers publish a great deal
abont shef1nan's :aoyemcnts, and nearly as
much about our own, all Of which II would be
very imprudcnt to copy. It was pretty well
nscertaiucd thai tn: lelt wing Of shcrman's
army, when it reached Madison, numbered
1000. They burned the town when they
left for Augusta: The papers show that the
eScitemcnt in That city 4 week ago Monday,
WINS very great, and III the urgent need for
troops i was proposed to impress the ne
grocs. One Of the papers Of TINT place was
Very fearful Of trcachesy on The part Of its
citizens On Sherman's arrival. The impor-
lance to the Confederacy OF Macon and Au-
gusta il dwelt uron at length BY the rebel
press, md that their fall would be great uis-
astcr to it, Is admitted.
, 1864-12-02
FROM CAIRO AND BELOW.
Lower 17I%sie*irpi River Mntters--Fire
at Eaton 41oEEc.-

Especial Dispatch to the chfcago IHbunc,l
CAIRO, Thursday, Dec. !, 1861.
BIZ arrival here of the steamer Luniuary,
Captain j. a. Aiken, Clerk L. Hall, have
New Orleans dates TO the afternoon Of the
18th instant.
On the night Of the ed disastrous fire
broke out at Baton Rouge, in large build
ing occupied by General Lees contrab ands
snd before the FIRE could be brought under
control large amount Of Government prop
crty Was destroyed. The following is Quar-
tel1naster F. ". Ames' estimate OF tho value
OF property burned: 40 mules, s175 each :,
"a mules. $500 each; 20 horses, s17o each,
s6.sG0: IS sets harncss, SO each, 5l.125
buildings, 800. Total, s72,425 Three
hundred mules and horses we're sue
ceeefully removed utter tho fire had
started. The fire originated from cook.
iug by contrabAnds On the floors OF the build
ing which were madc Of cement and boards
All is quiet Or. the river. There is nothing
new from Memphis, and no scare Jet at Pa.
ducah that hns reached the military author