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Year: 1861



 My GALLANT CoUNTRYMEN-

 With deep and soul-felt pride do l be- hold the brave and self-sacriicing spirit dis played by you who are among the first to march from our beloved home to the battle field. in defence of southern independence. In behalf of the ladies of Sulphur Rock, l present to you this proudly waving banner of our southern land Will it not retnr.i to us with halo of liberty gleaming from it's sacred folds, to float once more proudly and unmolested in the balmy breezes of the South, bearing the history of many gallant deed of those who fight beneath it? Hope whispers, it will.

 believe this flag waves over not tlmid heart, and that ere it goes down on the field of battle to trail in the dust, the last of the brave "Pike Guards will rest III death from the fierce struggle for liberty. The cause of justice and truth is ours, and the great Ruler of events will exert hls om- nipotent arm in our defense if we will but trust him. We cheerfully yield up our pa triotic brothers and sons to stand by the side of others of the South, to fight bravely for the homes and liberties of our native land. To offer up so precious sacrifice upon our country's altar, is privilege rather than a bereavement; and instead ot repining and lamenting your absence, or deploring the hardships of your campaign, we will rather rejoice that the fire of liberty burns brightly in your bosoms, that you are willing to sacrifice your lives for your coun- try's welfare and glory. We feel assured that you will not for one moment be known to quail or falter; that you will ever be the same bold and unfinching heroes. Hard, indeed, will it be to nerve the heart for the last farewell, to obey duty's stern decree; gladly would we finger near you forever; but this cannot be. Go, then, bravely in discharge of your duty to your country, wives. mothers and sisters, and when in battles irving hour, remember that there sIe owing friends daily offering up prayers for your safety and success.

 May ti.o God of loS, be with you, to protect you rom danger, to nerve your gal lant heart for the stern conhict, and cr3wn yonr efforts with liberty and peace, while loving and anxious friends await to wei come you joyous and happy return.
Year: 1861

Gratefully acknowledging the very liberal pa tronage they have hitherto enjoyed, they now re- affirm that no effort shall be spared to render the Institute all that its generous supporters may de sire. The most thorough training will be given in all branches of a complete English Education, Mathematics, Modern and Ancient Languages will be taught as far in any college; and in the depart ment of Music, Painting. Draining, etc, none but teachers of the highest qualifications will be em- ployed. The government of this Institute is char acterized by the utmost kindness the sense of pro- prety and individual responsibility will beappealed to rather than fear of punishment and the moral tra ming receives unremitting attention. Tuition will be charged from the time of entrance to the close oi the session. No deductions from tuitions except for protracted illness. The scholastic year IS divided into two sessions of 2l weeks each. The Institute will embrace three Departments n the Primary, Junior and Senior
Year: 1861

HE AMALGAMATIoN OF LANGUAGES There is a growing tendency in this age to appropriate the most expressive words of other languages, and after awhile to incorporate them into our own; thus the word Cephelc, which is from the Greek, sig nifying " for the head" isnow becoming popular ized in connection with MT Spalding's great Head ache remedy, but it will soon be used in more ge- neral way, and the word Cephelic will become as common as Electrotype and many others whose distinction as foreign words has been worn away by common usage until they seem "native and to the manor born.'
Year: 1861

TWENTY MILLIONS OF DOLLARS sAvED.-Mr. SnoIdino has sold two millions of bottles of his lebrated Prepared Glue and it is estimated that each bottle saves at least ten dollars worth of bro- ksn furniture, thus making an aggregate of twenty millions of dollars reclaimed from total loss by this valuable invention. Having made his Glue a household word, he now proposes to do the world still greater service by curing all the aching heads with his Cephalic Pills, and if they as good as his Glue, Headaches will soon vanish away like snow in July.
Year: 1861

OT DID you ever have the Sick Headache2 Do you remember the throbbng temples, the fevered brow, the oathing and disgust at the sight of food How totally unfit you for pleasure, conversa- ton or study. One of the Ce,halic Pills would relieve you from all the suffering which you then experienced. For this and other purposes you should always have box of them on hand to use as occasion requires
Year: 1861

GREAT DIscovERY.-Among the most important or all the great medical discoveries of this age may be considered the system of vaccination for protection from Small Fox, the Cephalic Pill for re. lief of Headache, and the use of Quinine for the prevention of Fevers, either of which is sure specific, whose benefits will be experienced by suf- fering humanity long after their discoveries are forgotten.
Year: 1861

~ The New YORK SEVENTH REGIMENT.-The
departure of the Seventh Regiment from
New York city was one Of the most striking
rageants ever witnessed in the city. 1t is
composed of the flower and youth of New
York society, and its splendid drill and un.
doubted courage have made it one of the
popular idols. Everybody turned out to see
IL off
Year: 1861

One of the balls from Major Anderson's
batteries penetrated the iron roof of the float
ing battery, but was split in two by the
operation. The Charleston papers add
that it also came very near splitting Ex-
Gov. Manning's head, as he was standing
close under the aperture that it made.
Year: 1861

TIE QuEsT1oN.-"T The only question now
before US is, shall the Government organized
according to the Constitution and the laws,
be sustained, or shall we surrender to an un-
natural and wicked conspiracy Of disap.
pointed politicians"
Year: 1861

To tho Clergy Of the Protestant Episcopal
Church in the Dioceses Of losoa and Kansas:
DEAR BRETHREN beloved country is


threatened with the dreadful evils and mise
ries of civil war. Sedition, conspiracy and
rebellion are already in full existence in our
midst. Under these circumstances, it is our
duty to betake ourselves to special and ear
nest prayer to the God of our fathers, and
to stand by the civil authority in this time
of need and danger. Without reference to
any past political differences among the peo-
pie, and without any useless ordinations
as to the causes Of the present disturbances,
it is for us and all our fellow.citizens now
to manifest true loyalty to the Constitution
of the United States, and to do all in our
power to retain and transmit those rich civil
and religious blessings with which we have
hitherto been favored by benignant Provi-
dence. sr..,s. ..et ..4.o1 .e.


During the continuance Of the existing
troubles, the following prayer may be used
in the performance of Divine Service; unless
the one set forth in the Prayer Book for q
(" time of war and tumults should be deem
ed more suitable or unless the one set forth
by me in December last should be continued
in use at your own discretion.


Your affectionate friend and Bishop,


HHNRY W. LEE.


DAVENPORT, April 25, 1861.


o Almighty God, the. Supreme Governor
of all things, whose power no creature is
able to resist, to whom it belongeth justly to
punish sinners, and to be meroiful to those
who truly repent; saYe and deliver US, we
humbly beseech thee, from the perils, calam-
tiles, and miseries of discord, sedition and
civil war. Appease the tumults that have
arisen amongst US. Prosper every effort
for the maintenance of the laws, and may
the supreme authority be so established by
thy blessing, that peace and happiness, truth
and justice, religion and piety, may be con-
tinued among US for all generations. May
the rulers and people of these United States
be under thy special care and protection
May they be armed with thy defense, and
dwell securely under the shadow Of thy
wings. o Lord, in the midst Of Judgment
mercy. Spare thy people, good
Lord, spare them, and let not thine heritage
be brought to confusion. Hear us, we be.
seech thee, for thy mercy is great and after
the multitude of thy mercies look upon US
and upon our country, through the merits
and mediation of thy blessed Son, Jesus
Christ our Lord. Amen.
Year: 1861

TIE SINRws OF WAR.-The New York
World says more than hundred millions Of
dollars have been rendered to the President


and the Secretary of the Treasury for the
support OF the Government.
Year: 1861

.s7H Now that Virginia has seeded and
the Capital is really menaced, it is the inten-
tention of the President to issue call for
0,0O0 more men. There will be no diff
Guilty in raising them, but is to be regret
ted that double the number were not called
for at first, and the defence of the capital
and the crushing of the rebels, accomplished
lby one-oyerpowering effort. s..q.-t
Year: 1861

We gather the following items from the
Territorial Enterprise Of recent date;


MouE WATER-Our citizens lin Virginia
City, will recollect that some monthssn the
ltonsides Company, in sinking shaft, struck
heavy stream Of water, which prevented
their sinking further Since that time they
have been running tunnel for their claim,
and have struck the ledge five hundred and
fifty feet from the mouth of the tuhhel -
They find good rock, and splendid stream
of excellent water water is new running from
the the tunnel.


CoPPER-A party of prospectors from
this place have discovered a magnificent lead
Of copper ore, about thirtysix feet in width,
in the neighborhood of Jnmison City, Plumas
county. Some of the ore has been assnyed
10y Ruhling g. Co., of this city, ann is found
TO contain 6S per cent of copper The lucky
discoverers intend making arrangements for
working it Immediately.


WArER-The citizens of Gold Hill now
have prospect for an abundant supply of
water The water which is being taken
from the Bradbury tunnel has been carried
over the divide to Gold Hill, and now runs
down the main street of town. There is suf-
ficent fall for the water to warrant the con-
stiuction of water works, and the intro
ducton of the article into every house in
town.


The LATRoDE TuNNEL-The Latrobe Com
pany now have their tunnel in about twelve
hundred feet, and are getting along well
with their work They are passing through
a formation of trap rock, which requires
some blasting. There are about fifteen
inches Of water now running from the tunnel.


RICH LEAD.-The Zouave Company, Els
worth Ledge, some two weeks since, struck
a ledge thirteen feet in width. which assays
very richly. The Company have run their
tunnel nine hundred feet, and certainly de-
serve the good luck they met with.
Year: 1861

Is May, 1855, Mexican highwayman at
tackled miner near Couterville, Mariposa
county, and, after firing several shots on
both sides the assailant was killed. The fight
occurred in n ravine, and just after firing a
shot, which missed its aim the miner saw a
glitter of reflected sunlight from n rock
where his ball had struck. So soon as the
highwayman was dead he went to the spot
struck by his ball, and there found rich
vein of gold bearing quartz
Year: 1861

A PHYSICIAN Of Cincinnati, who had lost
his mornings milk from the front area, re-
Gently put an emetc in the pitcher, and the
next morning discovered policeman little
distance from the house making his re-
turns"
Year: 1861

PmEE-RocIous.-A late number of the
Richmond Wing, formerly submissionist,)
says:


Nobody seems to doubt but that the Yam
KEGS will speedily be routed, if our boys can
only get = fair lick at them The public i'm
patience is intense, that the blow should be
dealt. No more delay, but put the Yankees
to rout at once, that Maryland may have an
opportunity to rise, as one man, and crush
her foul oppressors The rout once begun, it
will never cease till peace is dictated in New
York. The people crave an Italian campaign,
like that of the great Napoleon to scatter
old SCOTS anaconda folds and bring the
Yankees to a sense of their nsigniicance.-
This is the tone of the popular pulse, quick
and feversh but not at all inconsistent with
fixed determination to conquer. and with
every confidence in the military skill of our
commanders.
Year: 1861

THE Loss OF TIE PAclFlc.-The Portland
Advertiser, of July Goth, speaking of the
loss of this steamer, says: "She left here
on Wednesday night, about eight o'clock,
with very light cargo, and about midnight
struck on Coffin Rock, in the Columbia. AT
that point the channel is narrow and crooked,
and at the present high stage of water very
rapid and full OF whiripoois. II is alleged
that the quartermaster at the wheel mstook
the order of the pilot a a critical time, when
the course of the ship had to be changed, in
order to make the channel around the rock,
and the sad result was that she struck, STAY
ing hole in her bows. Canvas wac at once
passed down, covering the leak, and every
effort was made to keep her afoat without
success and she was beached on the right
bank of the river some ten niles below
where she struck.
Year: 1861

CHILDREN of any age can now have their pictures
" taken perfect, as We have built Room expressly
for their Groups of Children also taken in frac-
tion OF second, IN clear weather Mothers need not
now have the trouble 10 take them to Gallery q dozen
times, and at last put up with caricature, they
will but go once TO


feb1S-tf HUGHES PREMIUM GALLERY.
Year: 1861

From the Omaha City Nebra skiar.


The $4,000 which came up in the hands
OF the United States Express, on the southern
stage, Tuesday night, of which we spoke
yesterday, did not come from Elwood, as we
at first supposed, but direct from st. Joseph.
The manner in which the agents of the ex-
press company managed to get it away,
reflects great credit upon them and deserves
mention. The treasure was locked up in
the safe in the express Office and guarded by
the agent, when, the other day, a party Of
rebels came with large plank and broke
down the door of the store next to the eX.
press Office and helped themselves to what
they wished, and then came into the express
Office, looked around little and went away.
At the exhibition they had been favored
with of the peculiar disposition of the rebels,
the express agent and the messengers became
justly alarmed for the safety of the treasure
in their hands, and resolved to make {. bold
strike and attempt to take it from the city.
From the cellar, an old trunk, without
lock, and covered with mold, cobwebs and
dust, was brought forth. From the old
clothes inside, one of the messengers quickly
selected suit more compatible with the
appearance OF the trunk than the one he
usually wore. The treasure was then packed
snugly inside, and an old piece of rope tied
carelessly around it, supplied the place of
the lock- and held the lid securely down.


Hurrying down street as fast as his cum-
sy boots would let him, our messenger,
disguised effectually as an anxious clodhop
per, secured drayman, and telling him
that times were getting rather hot in ST.
Joseph, and he had concluded to go to Eli
wood, and that he had some baggage at
the express Office he would like to have
taken over. The drayman went with him,
and after little parleying and begging the
express agent to let the trunk 60 without
the payment of small charge alleged to
be upon it, and while the back OF the
owner was turned, made fun to the drayman
of his appearance and OF his trunk, aud
finally helped the owner load it, putting off
the drayman, who was anxious to help,
with 4" Never mind, it's no. trouble"
Walking down the middle of the street
behind the dray, our disguised messenger
soon reached the river, and in few minutes
more was safely in Elwood. And thus
$4,000 in gold, hard gold, passed under
the eyes of the rebels at st. Joseph. Joined
by another messenger, equally rough in ap.
pearauce, team was hired to bring them
to Nebraska City, and from thence by
stage they came to Omaha, bringing the
same old trunk, with its load of treasure,
strapped on behind as if it contained moth
ing but old clothes.
Year: 1861

From the Lendon Star.


We are glad to be able to contradict, in
the most positive manner, the alarming
statement made by one of the New York
journals, and repeated by some corresponds
ents of English newspapers. The statement
was to the effect that Mr.. Adams, the United
States Minister to this country, had written
home, expressing his belief that the English
government regarded the recognition OF
Southern independence as military and
political necessity, and delayed that recog
milton only from motives of prudence and
courtesy. We are assured that Mr.. Adams
has made no such communication to his
government, and could not, from the tone OF
bis interviews with members of the British
Cabinet. If it were otherwise-if the United
States Minister had felt it his duty to pre-
pare Lincoln for the alliance of Great Britain
with the shareholders rebellOn-it would be
a matter OF more concern to US than to the
United States. For neither in military
nor political point of view would such a
step be less impolitic than faithless. The
war is just beginning, and all the antece-
dents of the northern race justify the belief
that their first attempt would be the
least successful. They have encountered
one signal disaster, and have set about re-
pairing it with the patient vigor of men
who can afford to make sure their next adj
vance at any expenditure of labor and mon
ey. With the dignifed humility that it is
not above learning from defeat and danger,
they have thoroughly fortified their own
capital before making another attempt upon
the enemy's. They have made of Washing
ton an arsenal and depot, as we'll as a
fortress They have at the present time
collected there an immense store of guns,
with so many horses as to suggest to our
special correspondent that Gen. Mcclellan
means to win the campaign with field ar
tillery. If the new commander has not
under his orders a much larger army than
his predecessor, he has brought it into in-
fnitely better condition. He has certainly
checked the approaches Of Beauregard to
the lines before Alexandria, and could
probably inAict upon assailants severe
Year: 1861

ST.. LOUIS, Sept. 27.-The following will
appear in the Democrat to morrow lJust
before leaving the city, General Fremont
wrote a letter to friend in New York.
We have succeeded in getting copy, which
as it relates to public affairs, it possesses at
this time peculiar interest, we commit no
improperly in laying it before our readers:


ST. LOUIS, Sept 26.


in the morning and send you this hurried
note in the midst of the last arrangements
before starting. We have to contend with
an enemy having no forts to garrison, and
no lines of transportation to defend or guard;
whose force can be turned at will at any
point, while we have from Leavenworth to
Cairo and from Fort Scott to Paducah to
keep protected. l wish to say to you that
though the position is difficult, I am com.
petent to meet it and the enemy in the field,
but am not able at the same time to attend
to the enemy at home. 1t is a shame to
the country that an officer going to the field,
with bis life in his hand, solely actuated by
the desire to serve bis country and win for
himself its good opinion, with no other OBJ.
ject, should be destroyed by system of
concerted attacks utterly without founda-
tion. Charges are spoken of when there
are no charges. Explanations, when there
are none to be made. What is the object
of the repetition of these false hoods, except
to familiarize the public mind to the idea
that something wrong. Already our credit,
which was good, is shaken in consequence
of the intimation of my being removed.
Money is now demanded by those furnishing
supplies. To defend myself now would re.
Quire the time that is necessary to and be-
longs to my duty against the enemy. If
permitted by the country, this state of things
will not fail to bring on disasters. But l
never would have been attacked in my Ca
pacity as an individual. l am an exponent
of part of the force OF the nation directed
against the enemy of the country. Everything
that is directed against me is directed against
it, and gives its enemies aid and comfort.
My private character comes in only inci-
dentally. I defend it because naturally his
reputation is dear to any man, but only in
cidentally. This is the foundation of many
Of my acts, and will be if l stay here.
Everything that hurts, impedes or embar-
rasses the work intrusted to me, strike at
without hesitation !; l take the consequences.
The worst that can happen to me is relief
from great labor. Yours truly,


J.C. FREMONT.
Year: 1861

repulse. If be is not master of the south
bank of the Potomac from Harper's Ferry
to Fort Monroe, he has collected marine
force sufficient to render the passage of the
river almost impossible. The phyji9ue and
morale of tine new levies are such as to sat-
isfy even the experienced eye of Mr.. Rus
sell. The maritime superiority of the
Federalists is also now becoming practically
manifest. The hardy seamen OF the New Eng


land seaboard are entering for service on
board the gunboats built with marvellous
celebrity in the dock-yards of Maine and
Massachusetts, A naval expedition OF four
thousand men and one hundred guns has
left Old Point probably for the coast Of
North Carolina. On the southwest, the
banks of the Mississippi are likely to witness
the advance OF an overland expedition
against New Orleans. Gen. Fremont is
said to have been charged with the conduct
of this bold enterprise, and to have no
scrup!e with regard to the acceptance of
negro auXiliaries. The very latest news,
telegraphed to the steamer at Farther Point,
indicates the resolution of the government
to act upon the famous decision of Congress
to which the President so reluctantly
assented. Martial law is proclaimed in
Missouri, and freedom promised to the slaves
of insurrectionists. Thus the weakest place
in Mr.. LincOln's policy has been converted
into strong tete du pont. The world will
be assured OF the tendency of the war, what
ever doubt may still rest upon its origin.