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Year: 1861

Our National Legislature convenes next
Monday, December I'd. 1t promises to be
one Of the most momentous sessions ever
held. Grave questions growing out Of tho
exigencies of the war must be settled at this
session. The most exciting is likely to be
that of arming the slaves Of rebels. The po-
sition of Secretary Cameron on this question
10 the correct one, and we have hopes that it
will be adopted.


As it is not probable that any of the men,
bers of either House who ventilated their
REASONABLE views last winter will be in
attendance at this session, and all party feel
ing having been buried in the struggle for
the Union, we anticipate much more har.
monious session than usual.
Year: 1861

W-A Henry county Qll.) volunteer, writing
home an account of the battle of Belmont,
says:


1t is strange whata great amount of killing
some people take. / saw some that were shot
square through the breast, the ball passing
near the heart, and still they were alive and
able to talk. Some had pieces knocked off
the sides f their heads so that the brain could
be seen, and were yet alive One fellow was
hit in the eye, the ball passing out at the
back Of the head, and yet he was alive. One
had an 8x1O hole cut in the top Of his head
with sabre, and he, too, ''still lived,'
Year: 1861

~ Toombs, Of Georgia, said in the Sen
ate that che wonld live to see the day that he
would call the roll Of his slaves in the shadow
of Bunker Hill." He had setter be getting
there pretty quick, for the 'contrabands"
will be ready to meet him.
Year: 1861

GEN. Buffers EXPEDITION Major Gener
al Butler has been preparing at Boston for a
naval expedition - destination unknown
which has probably ere this sailed. 1t in
cludes the splendid steamer Constitution and
number of transports. The force employed
consists of five or six thousand men. Of these
about three thousand will be carried on the
Constitution.
Year: 1861

How THE Troops RECEIVE CocHRANE's
SPEEcH.-The New York Herald having
doubted the truth Of the report Of Cochrane's S
speech and Cameron's endorsement of it,
Col. Spencer w. Cone, of the 6lst New
York, commanding the Brigade to which
Colonel Cochrane's regiment is attached,
writes:


II had the honor of being on the stand
with Gen. Cameron and hearing him say that
he endorsed every word Of Col. Cochrane's
speech. The Secretary of War is a noble
looking man, but he never looked so noble as
when he uttered these words, faithfully re-
corded by the reporter. His voice rang out
like trumpet, and there was the inspiration
of true greatness in the brief, sharp, incisive
words with which he cut the Gordon knot Of
this accursed rebellion. l could not forbear
telling him when he had finished that these
few words of his were worth all the talk and
writing from the beginning of the war to that
hour, and, flashed over the wires-North
East and West-would bring him, if he need
ed them to prosecute it, millions Of men and
money without grudging, where thousands
had only come forth before. No newspaper
or man, one jot removed from idiocy, will d.
ny it."
Year: 1861

A THRILLING PRopHEcY-How tearfully
and rapidly 1t is being Fulfl'ed.-ln last
February Alabama seeded. That brave old
man, Senator Clemens, who had, until then,
breasted ali the storms of wild fanaticism, and
clung to the flag of our Union, yielded to the
popular clamor, and unshealhed his sword in
a cause he hated, and one he knew could not
succeed.


He wrote the following TO friend:


1--WE are out we have bid adiau to the
Stars and Stripes, and abandoned the high
privilege of calling ourselves American citi-
zens. I am not ashamed TO confess
that could not restrain my tears when the
old banner, which have followed through so
many dangers, was torn down, and the flag
of Alabama raised in its place. cannot re-
strain them now when l am writing; but the
deed is done-a new era has dawned, and all
that can promise is, that no effort shall be
spared on my part to prevent it from becom-
ing an era of disgrace. II we are rot in
volved in war, we soon shall be. There is
no hope of peace and he is but little better
than a madman ,oho dreams Of long ezemp-
ton from inuasion. I shall meet it when it
comes, as a soldier should, and fight through
it as long as hope remains. When erery-
thing is lost, as l fear 1t may be, unless wiser
counsels should prevail than those which
have heretofore directed us, shall drag my
body to the nearest battle field, and lay down
a life which has lost its value"


How swiftly has his prediction been veri'
fed,
Year: 1861

CorroS.-The Orange and Alexandria Rail
road Company have contracted to bring to
this city, over their road, two thousand bales
OF cotton to be shipped from this port to New
York in steamers. The cotton is from Mem
phis and to be brought to Lynchbnrg over the
Virginia and Tennessee Railroad. This is but
the beginning of a heavy trade to be done in
cotton by the new rouie.-iteraadrfa Va.
Gazette.
Year: 1861

incendtarism.-A an early hour yesterday
morning, some persons broke into the room
beneath VIM. Ferguson's barber shop, on
Franklin street and set fire 10 the premises
The fire was discovered in time To pre vent In,
destruction of the building, though bed and
some other articles were burnt
Year: 1861

AccipExr.-Miss Hatty James, vocalist,
was severely burnt at the Gaieties Saloon, in
New York, on Friday night, by her dress TAX
ing fire from the uncovered footlights OF the
stage. Her face arms and breast, were badly y
burnt, and her professional career is ended,
even should she recover.
Year: 1861

Mayor Wnyo left Richmond yesterday FOR
New York His purpose is to visit sick
relative in Philadelphia and then proceed to
the Empire City, where he will transact some
business matters, and probably renew his ae-
Year: 1861

The Ueatter, such we had yes terday, is n
delightful theme, but as we dwelt on IL nj,
day, we need say no more than that it had all
the ETHEREAL mildness OF spring, and vast was
tie number of ladies who came forth to enjoy
tie cloudless, clear and purely beautiful at.
mosphere
Year: 1861

The Lottery Business.-Oliver .Crossmore
was arraigned before the Mayor on Monday to
answer the double charge of selling tickets
and chances in a lottery, and associating with
negroes in unlawful assembly. The main
facts of the arrest, which was effected in that
part of the city known Solitude Were
given day or two since. Mr.. Gilmer as
counsel for the accused, contended that no
proof existed of the sale of lottery tickets or
the companionship of negroes, and that there
ought, therefore, to be no further penalty in
fiicted than the usual fine for an unlawful as
sembly. The Mayor said that these small lot
terry houses were becoming too common, and
he was determined TO break them up, il he
had TO post sentinel at every suspected door.
He nposed fine of $40 upon Crossmore; also
held him TO bail in the sum of $500 to keep the
peace for twelve months, and for his appear
ance to answer an indictment for misdemean-
or
Year: 1861

ALPS for the best be sangune and cheerful
Trouble and sorrow are friends in disguise,
Nothing but folly goes faithless and fearful,
Courage forever is happy and wise;
All for the besl-if man would but know it,
Providence wishes Us all TO be blest;
This is no dream of pundit or poet,


Heaven is gracious ,and-All's tor the best.
ALPS for the best set this on your standard i,
Soldier of sadness, or pilgrim of love,
Who TO the shore OF despair may have wan


dered


A way-wearied swallow or heart-stricken


dove;


ALPS Tor the beside man, but con6ding,
Providence tenderly governs the rest.
And the irail bark of His creature is guiding
Wisely and wariIy-AlPs for the best
ALPS for the best then fling away ierrors,
Meet all your fears and Toes in the van,
And in the midst of your dangers or errors
Trnst like child, while you strive like


man;


Alps for the best unbiased, unbounded,
Providence reigns from the East 10 the


West,


And by both wisdom and mercy surrounded
Hope and be happy that-AIPs for the best!
Year: 1861




So many reports of the miserable manner
in which some OF our volunteers have been
proyisioned since they were mustered into
service of the United States, have reached
Us Of late, that we are determined 10 see,
hear and judge for ourselves OF their truth
or falsty. For several days past, volunteers
III Camp Johnston had repeatedly COM
planned of their raiions, but upon inquiry OF
officers who ought 20 know the true condi-
tion, we and our friends were told that
things were not so bad as represented, and
that grumblers were TO be found in every
camp, who would moi be satisfied with any
thing. When we referred few days TO the
shystering which was evidently being prac-
ticed, by somebody, on the regiments in
Camp Johnson, one high in authority whose
business it is TO see that the men are prop
erly cared for, remarked within the hearing
OF friend of ours, that he had seen our re-
marks, but would treat them with "silent
contemptn We are sorry that the facts now
within our reach do not justify US in reIurn-
ing the compliment!


Yesterday morning a gentleman who has
had ample opportunities OF judging The ad-
ministration of the affairs of the Commissa-
riat of Camp Johnston, made some stale
menis to US of so direct and positive char
acter, that we could not doubt their correct
ness but, al his request, We went to Camp
yesterday afternoon 10 see for ourself. We
are sorry 10 say that this Camp is in dis
graceful condition, and that if a reform OF
the grievances there is not Immediately ef-
fected by ''the powers that be-" the entire
command will be utterly demorallzed. AIS
ready several companies have protested
against turning out for battalion drill, and
were got out with The utmost difficulty by
the officers in command. This protest was
based on the fact of the men being half StGrU-
ed. or fed on provisions that are positively
not fit for men TO eat, especially men who
are expected 10 go through the severe or
deal of several hours fatiguing drill each
day. The I4lh and 18th regiments contain
material for splendid troops, but unless ex-
listing wrongs are speedily righted, they
will not be fit TO take into active service.


1t is of no use for officers to tell US that
this or that official is TO blame. For the
present, we do not mean to put our finger
on the guilty party, for we do not covet the
spectacle of ar army shyster hanging on
the first limb in open day but we do say
that somebody is guilty of a crime equally
black as treason itself-the crime of specu-
laiing on the necessities of patriotic soldiers
-and that it is the solemn duty of those at
head quarters 10 have the wrongs righted,
even if il should be necessary to hang the
Year: 1861

al the same time, feel honored that we fur
nshed the Colonel from our Company. He
was elected without dissenting vote. We
will soon hold an election for Captain, when
Iieut. Ent will undoubtedly be chosen to
succeed Capt Ricketts,.


At presen: there are about three hundred
men in Camp Curtin, and more companies
are arriving almost every day None have
lef; for some time, but we expect our regi-
ment will soon be ordered TO another camp
probably TO Easton-where we will be
likely to remain all summer, passing the
time in drill. We are all in good health a:
present, excepting two of our boys, one of
whom is in the hospital with touch of the
measles.


We have lost from among US our young
friend R. B. Ricketts,, whom we expected
would join our company-which was his
inte1tion when he came here. He was ap-
pointed by Seller Adjutant of Camp Curtin,
in the place of Adit. Case, who goes with
our regiment We think it an excellent ap-
pointment. Bruce will 6ll the place as ably
as "any other man" that could have been
appointed.


The weather is getting quite warm here,
SO much so that il is unpleasant during the
day tor drill, ard at night we can sleep more
comfortably without our blankets than with
them. Yours hastily, S.
Year: 1861

Bg@The telegraphic cable across the river
at this place, connecting US with Henderson
has been broken by the d" mud hook of the
Conestoga. Commander Phelps was not
aware of the location of the cable until the
siHjqrys had beeR deaea WesAnderstand that
it will be raised md FePairsd if possible


Its loss Just now is a serious inconvenience.
Year: 1861

ORDER FOR PLANK SIDEWALK.


Sept. z, ashland now ID 10 hereby ordered ANA
directed by the Common Council OF the City OF
Evansville that the owners of all lots or parts OF
lots fronting on or adjoining the west side o f
Mary Street, between Sixth and franklin Streets,
Ia said city, cause the sidewalks thereon TO be
brought TO the proper grade, and that they cause
side walk of class No. q with a wooden curb, 10 be
laid down thereon within thirty days from the
publication of the order. P. BURKE, Clerk.


Oa7ce. sent 1861 seDtIZ
Year: 1861

Notice is hereby given to the Tax Payers Of the
City of Evansville, that have received from the
Clerk of the Common Council of said City, the
Tax Duplicate for the year 1861, and that am
now ready 20 receive the taxes contained in said
Duplicate.


My Office is at No. So Main Street, in the Wash
ington Hotel building, second door below Third
Year: 1861

eY-"If you think long and deeply up.
on any subject, it grows in apparent mag
nitude and weight; if you think Of it tho
long. it may grow hig enough to excluds
the thought of all things besides. If it be
an existing and prevalent evil you are
thinking of, you may come to fancy that il
that one thing was away, it would be well
with the human rae; all evil. would eo
with it. | can con 'eive the process by
which without mania, without anything
worse than the workable unsoundness Of
the practically sound mind, one might
come to think as the ,nan who wrote against
stopping thought. For myself, feel tina
force of this law so deeply, that there are
certain evils which am afraid to think
much of, for | should come to thing Of no.
thing else and nothing more
Year: 1861

DIAMOND CUT DIAMoND.-A couple Of
Yam kee girls put q bullirog into the hired
mans bed, to see If they could make him
talk. Dave threw it out OF the window,
and never said a word. Soon after, h. put
half bushel Of chestnut burs in the girls
bed. About the time he thought they
would make the least shadow, Dave went
to the door and ratified the latch furiously.
Out went the candle, and in went the girls;
but they didn't stick, though the hurs did


Calling to them, he begged them to bs
quiet, for he only wanted to know if they
had seen anything of that pesky bullfrog.
Year: 1861

A RIVAL FOR PETER PiPKR.'-A reyisw.
or, noticing yet another biography Of a
Scottish Divine, says: But the minister
was clearly as great q humorist as his son.
We find him delighted in those jinglcs Of
rapid elocution, Of which Peter Piper's
picking pepper is an English example,
Here is a Scotch instance


On Tintock tap there is mist, and in
the mist there is kist Ca chest and in the
kist there is cap Ga wooden bowl and in
the cap there is drap; TAX up the cup.
and sup the drap, and set the cup on Tin
took tap This he could say, if mistake
not, five times without drawing breath.
Year: 1861

A NEW lISvESTtoN.-A neat little article


that does away with the use of check line
and which prevents the horse from reaching
the earth With his mouth keeping the driy-
ing liPss in proper position, by preventing
them from falling dOFa, and being caught
upon the points of the shafts, can be pro-
cured at small expense al the Office over
stiekney a Baker, corner Of Ontario
and Michigan streets.
Year: 1861

II never but once" said the colo


mel, "was in what call a real gen.


uine quand-ary. 1t was during my


electioneering campaign for Congress; /;
at which time strolled about in the


woods SO particularly pestered by
politics, that forgot my rife. Any


man may forget his rife, you know !;
but it isn't every man can make


amends for his forgetfulness by his


inventive faculties, guess. 1t chan


ced that as 1 was strolling along,


considerable deep in congressionals,


the first thing that took my fancy


was the snarling Of some young


bears, which proceeded from a .hol-


low tree the entrance being more


than forty feet from the ground. I


mounted the tree; but 1 soon found


that l could not reach the cubs with


my hands; so I went, feet foremost,


to see if l could draw them out with


my toes. l hung on, at the top Of
the hole, straining with all my might
to reach them, until at last my hands
slipped, and down l went more than
twenty feet to the bottom of that


black hole, and there l found my
self almost hip-deep in family of


fine young bears. 1 soon found that


l might as well undertake to climb
up the greasiest part of a rainbow, as
to get back, the hole in the tree be-
ing so large, and its sides so smooth
and slippery frem the rain. Now
this was a real, genuine, regular,
quand-ary! If so be was to shout,
it would haze been doubtful wheth-
er they would hear me at the settle
ment; and if they did hear me, the
story would ruin my election; for
they were quantity teo cute to
NoIC AOl d AA11 lAdC l1bu VCuLllTCU ILL.,
to place that he couldn't get him
self out of. Well, now, while l was
calculating whether it was best to
shout for help, or to wait in the hole
until after the election, heard kind
Of tlmbling and grurnbling over
head; and, looking up, saw the
old bear coming down stern foremost
upon me- My motto is always go
ahead = and as soon as she had low
cred herself within my reach, got
a tight grip Of her tail in my left
hand, and with my little buck-horn-
halted penknife in the other, l COM
mcnced squirting her forward. I'll be
shot if a member of Congress rose
quicker in the world than 1 did
She took me ont in the shake of a
lambs tail"
Year: 1861

The nam everybody likes is Gen
orally fool. The man nobody likes
is usually knave. The man who
has friends who would die for him,
and foes who would love to see him
boiled alive, is usually man of some
worth and force.
Year: 1861

The New YORK SEVENTH REGIMExr.-Much
prominence has been given TO the report that
disaffection existed in the New York Seventh
Regiment, but those who We're disposed In con :
seq uence to revive an old feeling of attach
ment may now be undeceyed. A member OF
the regiment publishes the following conclu.
sive statement in Washington paper:


1t is false that they were called upon to
take the oath for three months for il was
stpula ted that they were TO be mustered In
for thirty days only-though ready TO serve
for year, or more, in the event of war.


False that any disafection exists in the re-
giment.


False that when they did take the oath Fl ve
hundred refused TO take it. Not man with.
held his willing pledge.


False that any ten, twenty, or fifty men Of
the regiment, or any one man, said they or he
would not bear arms against Virginia Oh
Maryland. They all took the oath to sustain
the Government against all its foes.


And of course false that the Government
yielded TO a request or condition that never
was made or asked.
Year: 1861

We hear that there was but little disposition
manifested TO buy the past week, and that the
arllcle mas fallen off in price very much and
our commission merchants have advised the
planters TO keep their Tobacco at home for
the present, consequently the receipts are now
very small.
Year: 1861

The Accident In Manchester. We have al.
ready mentioned the acciden tai death Of a lit
tie girl in Manchester, Saturday evening, BY
Danvills Railroad Company. Her name was
Chiidress, instead Of Chiffon, a. we stated. -
She was crossing Hull street at the time, and
her death was instan taneous. A gentleman
We're arrested at once on the charge Of run.
ming over speed, and being taken before mag
istrate, were by him sent on TO the County
Court on the charge of involuntary man
sla lighter. s@


The verdict Of the jury Of inquest was to the
enect that the deceased came to her death by
the unlawful running of the engine. =.
Year: 1861

with very large proportion of the people
North and South, as manifested by the recent
election, have always believed that the peoble
at all periods of their existanee have control of
this subject, yet an abstract question like this
should not fol one moment be placed in COM
parison with the greatest of all earthly bless
ings, the preservation of the Union of the
American States, aud that Constitution which
has secured to us such need of civil ard re-
ligious liberty as never before in ancient or
modern :ines has been vouchsaied to man.


1t is natural that much interest should be
felt in the position that California should occu-
py-in this unhappy struggle. The rich domain
and literal advantages of the Pacific Empire
have been acquired by the blood of the COM
mon country and purchased by the treasure
alike belonging to ALL Let US show them our
gratitude for this inheritance by our patriotic
efforts to preserve it for the enjoyment of a
proud and prosperous nation, and let the com
merce of China and Japan, and the great Aus
tralian Empire, and the Spanish American
Main, already at our doors, enter our ports
aud pass through our Territory to the East on
national railroad. Let our inexhaustible
supply Of gold flow with it, there to build up
cities, enrich a nation, and make us that pow
erful people that our position entities US to be
the glory of the age, tie wonder of the
world, fulfilling the destiny awaiting us in ri
per years.
Year: 1861

THE CONCEPTIONS AT WAsHTNGroN-Th
discovery of defacation. amounting, so far
as known, to $S70000 in the office of the Sec
retary of the Interior, at Washington, may be
taken as the 0uGm courier of long line of
similar revelation which may be expected to
follow within the next few weeks or months
The statement duplicating Secretary Floyd,
made by the embezzlipg clerk, and the arrest,
as a suspected accomplice, in this city, of
speculator who is known to have had most
dangerously intimate relations with the Secre=
tary of War, indicate only too clearly that we
may expect some most painful and astounding
disclosures should the authorities at Washing
ton fail to have power to arrest the investiga-
tion in its very earliest stages No men Of
ordinary intelligence, who have watched the
official course and known the antecedents of
some of the men in Mr.. Buchanans Cabinet,
can ever be persuaded that mere clerk in the
Office Of the Secretary of the Interior would
have been allowed to plunder in this wholesale
fashion, for SO long PERIOD if he and his ac-
oomplice outside the official circle had been
the only participants in the profits.


Looking back over the whole history of this
adminstration-th sale OF Fort Snelling and
the purchase of Wille:ts Point, the contracts
for supplying the army of Utah. and the infa-
nous developments in regard to Navy yards,
land sales, contracts Of every description, and
even the legal opinions in reference to the dis
puted mining claims in California; is not to
be doubted but that majority of the Cabinet
both had and have solid and forcible reasons
for desiring either the destruction of our Ma
iional Government, or general coDhagration
of all the public buildings in Washington, so
that no evidences Of their guilty completely in
frauds which have cost many millions to the
country, might be submitted to the scrutiny of
their successors. The time for plain speaking
has come, and we do not hesitate to avow our
deep-rooted conviction that to corruption in
the very highest quarters, much more than to
any political caucuses of difference, may be at
tributed the present distracted aspect of our
national affairs.


The above is an extract from an article in
the New York Times or the 25th December.
Year: 1861

Bull vs.. BEAR.-The Mariposa Gazette
says; A valuable horse was killed not long
since on Bull creek by bear also COW was
much injured. Bruin, however. met his reward,
for large bull plunged at him while trying
to kill the COW, driving one of his horns its full
length into him. After this the bear was
quickly finished by the infuriated bovine"