The Forrest City times., 1912-05-31
1e CIVIL WAR FIFTY YEARS AGO THIS WEEK

IL corps engaged and defeated a force Of Confe9erates near Hanover Court House The Confedera,es were re ported 10 have lost i've hundred pris- oners and loo killed.
 The steamer Gordon Of Nassau was captured by the gunboats State O: Georgia and Victoria while attempt ing 10 run the blockade at Whining ton. The schooner Andromeda. from Sabine Pass. vas captured Of aariel, Cuba.
 Colonel Purcell ot the Tenth Iowa regiment reparsed having ne, and de- featsd brigade of Confederates near Corinth. Miss. ia a slight engage ment
 The seheo-s- Lucy D. Holmes was captured by the L $. 5. : Santiago de Cuba on the coast ot Georgia. hay ing run the blockade of Charlestowu. $. C.. the night before.
 General Mcclellan. complaining that newspaper correspondents dlYu4ged in- formation of the intended movements Of the Union troops in he press despatehes. asked the war department to issue an order holding editors re- sponsible for the publication of such news
 The president sent message to the house Of representatives ot the United States defending his conduct of the war. ard stating that the eeasure which had been passed on former Sec retary Cameron was deserved as well by himself and the other members of 4he cabinet.
 The gunboats Stepping Stone and Occur de Leon. making a reconneis- sance up the Apponatox river, were driven back 10 City Point by the re- eeption they net from Cozfedezates on the bank of the stream. May 2s, 1882.
 A public meeting was held in Rich. mond, "a. to form 8 company ot Home Guards for the defense Of the city. The legislature q Virginia ap- propriated the sum e Sz8og4e to de fray the expenses of moving he women and children from the cl.F. Mrs. Jefferson Davis vas sent under care ot ex-SenatoF Gwin to ka.e.ga, \. c.
 Three strong columns. comuarded hy Gens. Thomas. Bgel and Pope. ad- yanCed and reeoRnoitered within gun shot Of the Confederate worAs al Corinth. The Confea crates g4owlv withdrew before the pressure Of tae columns. The loss vas light on each side.
 A4e1-eua2t Co.o1eI Sickles. in com. mand ot ths Ninth Illinois cavalry, had q skirIaish with Confederate cav. airy near Cache River Bridge. in Ar. kansas. Two other slight sk.rmishes occurred in the vicinity during the day.
 The [. s. mail steamer Northern Light, under command of Captaln Tinklepaugh. captured the =Coufeder- ate schooner Agnes H. Ward Of Nil. nington. sailing on the high seas, un- der the Confederate flag and carrying valuable cargo O. southern products to Nassau The mail steamer took her in tow for New York.
 General ShepIey. military command ant at New Orleans, issued an order forbidding the citizens to pray for the destruction of the Union or the con s,itution of the United States, or 10, success to the Confederate arms They were otherwise permitted te worship God. Pierre SouIe was ar rested in the city by order ot Genera Butler.
 May g, 1862.
 The English steamer Elizabeth va. captured ea thariest0aa by the | $. :. . Keystone State.
 The pubic debt e. t1e United States was $iai.4i5ss4. al an average Inter est Of t55 per cent.
 Captain Frisbee's force os cavalry captured. Eear Neosho. Me. two con federate ecIonels. one lieutenant col onei, two iayhawkers. a number o. guns and reSoiyers. Q train e forage fifteen horses. three mules and a dog which they proceeded 10 kick areune the town