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Year: 1861

A portion of the guns forwarded by the Gov
ernment to arm the Unionsts of Kentucky. were
distributed yesterday, at Covington. We are told
that. to all appearance, the division was so made
as to be satisfactory to both parties in other
words, the Secessionists got their full share of
this bounty. Perhaps this was necessary in order
to perfect the plan Of armed neutrality which
seemed to possess so many attractions to the peo-
pie of that State, to say nothing of certain class
of our fellow citizens


We dot profess any knowledge of secret move
ments in Kentucky nor of the policy of men who
whisper their plans and opinions in each others
ears in out-of the-way places. We never found
any benefit from such knowledge. nor any truth
in it. But looking at things as they appear IN
the surface, we are free to say that we had much
rather those arms we're upon this side Of the
Ohio: more, we believe that it would be better
for Kentucky, had they stopped this far short of
their destination. We do not superabound in
arms here. and until those of the enrolled, who
are not only loyal. but beyond the danger of be-
coming otherwise fully supplied, there is lit
tie reason for the Government to extend its libe-
rality to others.


In brief, we look upon the Government as
having been sold in this matter not by intention
al traitors, but by men at once tmid, credulous
and ambitious. In any point Of view, We are un-
able to see the wisdom of the policy that assists
the promiscuous arming of the people of Ken
tucky; and have, as yet, been unable to find any
man who could make it clear to us.-Cineinnafi
Press
Year: 1861

There has been considerable discussion, within
the last few days, with reference to the number
of arms at the command of the Government of
Tennessee in the present perilous emergency.
We can state automatically that there are now in
the arsenal and in the hands of the volunteers
about fifteen thousand good arms, consisting of
Mimic muskets, old patent muskets and Mississip-
pi rifles. The fint-lock muskets are rapidly
being altered to percussion locks. There are
scattered throughout the State several thousand
more. which are now rapidly coming in under the
vigorous measures prosecuted TO reclaim them
1t is hoped that all who know of any of the State
arms in their districts will assist i'm the work of
returning thsn 10 the arsenal Immediately


In addition % this inventory, it has been ascer
tanned that there are about Is ,00c sporting rifles
in the hands of private parties, which may easily
be converted into first class arms by the raised
sight and the MIME ball.


We are also authorized TO announce that tele-
graphic dispatch was received last night, that an
ample supply of arms will be shipped here in q
few days.


The public solcitude on this subject may, there
fore, be at once dismissed.


Our brave volunteers viii be well armed, and,
with arms in their hands, they will 20 forth TO
battle, clothed in the panoply of invincibility-
Nashville Union, 18th.
Year: 1861

",


We have now fifty thousand troops in Wash
ington, Annapolis and Baltimore, and fortnight
hence there e'will be twenty thousand more 1t is
evident that the Government considers the safety
of the Capital to be a paramount object; but,
while providing for that, they will be prepared to
extend military operations to the South and West,
from this position as basis. The Government,
il is said, has received such assurances of finan-
cial and military support, that it will proceed with
much confidence TO develop plan of operations
which, while it will subject the seeded States to
much Inconvenience, will test the question wheth-
er there is Union party any where in those
States or not. 1t is also intended, by the same
movements, to promote and confirm the existing
Union sentiment in Western Virginia, in Mary
land, Kentucky and Missouri.


The occupation of Baltimore by a large Fed
eral force, and the apparent acquiesence of the
citizens in the same renders the future efforts of
the Government for the defense of the Capital
very easy. Maryland will now furnish her quota
of three months volunteers for the defense of the
Capital: and besides, James Cooper, a native of
Maryland, and now resident of the State, though
long citizen of Pennsylvania, and Senator in
Congress from that State, has obtained authority
from the Government to raise regiment in Mary
land, to serve during the war.


1t is expected here that the Government will
now order the occupation Of the Baltimore and
Ohio Railroad between the Relay House and
Wheeling. This will of course involve the ne.
cessity of dislodging the Confederate troops from
Harper's Ferry, and the prominent occupation OF
that place by the United States forces. Then
will begin the fierce struggle for which both par
ties have been preparing.


The probable formation Of Western Virginia
into new State, and the certainty that the Fede
raj Government will recognize and receive it as
member of the Union, renders it necessary for the
Government to defend that region, which is even
now threatened with invasion from Harper Ferry


We hear no suggestions in favor of peace from
any quarter. not even of truce. Gen. Rober
Z. Lee has been duly invested with the command
of the confederate troops in Virginia, and yer,
soon President Davis will himself make Richmond
his residence, and superintend in person the ope
rations of the war.


Will there be any peace party in the cominl
Congressf Will the cause Of peace and common
sense have a single advocate in that body from
any Northern State? Not one, so far as is nov
known
Year: 1861

How TO TAKE CARE OF THR HAIR.-As 10 men,
we say, when the hair begins to fall out the best
plan is TO have il cut short, give it good brush
ing with moderately stiff brush, while the hair
is dry then wash it we'll with warm soap-suds ;
then rub into the scalp about the roots of the
hair little bay rum. brandy or camphor water.
Do these things twice month I; the brushing of
the scalp may be proftably done twice a week.
Damp the hair with water every time the toilet is
made. Nothing ever made is better for the hair
than pure soft water, if the scalp is kept clean in
the way we have named The use of oils, or
pomatums, or grease Of any kind, is ruinous to
the hair of man or woman. We consider il a
filthy practice, almost universal though 1t be, for
il gathers dust and dirt, and soils whatever il
touches. Nothing but pure soft water should
ever be allowed on the heads of children. Ii is
a different practice that robs women of their
most beautiful ornament long before their prime:
the hair Of our daughters should be kept within
two inches until their twelfth year-Hoa's Jour
nal of Hedifh
Year: 1861

The calmness shown by the Northern States is
proof of the confidence which they feel in the
justice of their cause. We cannot but regret the
deplorable struggle which has commenced but
we have a firm hope that the principles of justice
and liberty, which prevail in the North, will come
triumphantly out of the crisis into which the vio-
lence of the partisans of slavery has thrown the
Union. Our wishes and our sympathies are in
favor of those who do not admit in any one
right Of property over his fellow creatures. and
who do not measure liberty by the color of the
skin.
Year: 1861




The PRINCE OF WALES AT TIE TOMB OF
WAsHINGToN.-The London Globe makes
some appropriate remarks on the visit of the
Prince of Wales to Mt. Vernon, during his
visit to the United States. 1t says:


A Prince of Wales in the capital of the
United States is great fact; but greater by
far is Prince of Wales bareheaded at the
grave Of George Washington. We recipro-
cate the hearty enthusiasm of the New York
ers, and admire their colossal modes of show
ing it; but the miles of torches tade out of
sight, and the shouts of thousands are un-
heard, when the descendant of George Ill
stands face to face with the sole survivor of
the bloody fight at Bunker Hill, when the
monument which commentaries that sad
story is decked out with the Union Jack and
the Stars and Stripes "Long after the train
had left Boston" says the Times correspon-
dent, "this great column could be seen with
its rival banners for the first time floating
together over the emblem of bygone strife"
And long may the memory of that graceful
sight remain in the hearts of both nations,
and long may the feelings excited by the
Princes visit survive to warn ourselves and
our cousins from fratricidal quarrels! The
British people are proud of the way in which
the American people have received the Brit
lsh Prince, and they are proud of their Prince
who so worthily represented a royal race
and great nation.
Year: 1861

THE PORTLAND (OREGoN) GAS WoRKs.-As
the subject of gas has been of some interest
in these parts, lately, we give from the Port
land Advertiser a notice of the gas works in
that city:


The gas is made from coal from Nanaimo,
Vancouver's Island, which costs at the works
about SIS per ton, mixed with English and
Scotch camel coal. which costs from $25 to
S35 per ton


After being thoroughly washed and con-
densed, it is purified with the best quality of
qnick lime after which it goes into the hol-
der, or "gasometer," which has a capacity of
thirty thous and cubic feet. From the holder
it passes into the street mains, of which the
company have laid over two miles. From
the mains it passes through service pipe to
the meter Supplied by the company in the
premises of the consumer, from which point
it is distributed through his building as his
fancy or interest may dictate, and he can
burn as much or little as he chooses.
The fires were started in the works on the
goth of May last, and the town was lighted
on the lst day of last June, since which time
there has not been an accident nor has the
fre-lke the sacred fire of the Aztecs of old
been suffered to go out or moderate. May
III cOHJlnue unlll lHe company suuil IcCclNo
in profits what will be equal to a reasonable
interest on their money invested, and at the
same time furnish that great desderatum,
light, at much less price.


We also learned another important fact
This city is supplied with better gas than
any other town on the coast, and for this
reason: The small quantity of gas made, in
proportion to the capacity of the works, of
necessity is better washed, condensed and
! purified than when the works are run to their
| full capacity.


The cost of manufacturing gas, per thous-
and cubic feet, for the present consumption
of the city, as compared with San Francisco
or Sacramento, is from 10 to 100 per cent
more. The company has expended large
amount of money, and has erected works that
will compare favorably, in permanency, APP
parent durability, and all the modern i'm
provements, with any on this coast, or in the
Atlantic States. they had firm and abb
ding faith in the growth and prosperity OF
this city, on which depends the solution OF
the problem, will it prove to the company a
profitable investment?
Year: 1861

1S92-As bad as the condition of things
may seem in South Carolina, says a cotempo-
rary, that State has not yet reached the po'
sition she assumed in although we are
free to say that the general bearing of her
actions seems to be to the same end, if no
farther. She then declared in general con-
vention that unless by time named all the
revenue laws of the federal government were
repealed she would secede. How grandly
and truly did "Old Hickory" meet the issue
in this presentation of the case in his proca>
nation, where he said:


ga repeal of all the acts for raising reve-
enue, leaving the government without the
means OF support; or an acquiescence in the
dissolution of our Union by the secession of
one of its members. When the first was pro.
posed, it was known that it could not Le list
ened to for a moment. 1t was known that if
force was applied to oppose the execution of
the laws that 1T must be repelled by force
that Congress could not without involving
itself in disgrace and the country in ruin, ac-
cede to the proposition; and yet if this is not
done in given day, or if any attempt is
made to execute the laws, the State is, by the
ordinance, declared to be out of the Union.
The majority of a convention assembled for
the purpose have dictated these terms, or
rather this rejection ofall terms in the name
of the people of South Carolina 1t is true
that the Governor of the State speaks of the
submission of their grievances to q conven-
tion of all the States, which he SAYS they
sincerely and anxiously seek and desire. -
Y ct this obvious and constitutional mode of
obtaining the sense of the other States on the
construction of the federal compact, and
amending it if necessary, has never been at
tempted by those who have urged the State
on to this destructive measure"
Year: 1861

A BLOODY DEED.-Samuel T. Newell, late
publisher of the Auburn Signal, was killed
in San Francisco, on New Years day, by
Horace Smith, a lawyer residing at Auburn,
end brotherin-law Of Judge Hardy. The
Bulletin thus describes the occurrence


"The parties seem to have met in front of
Ashim & Bros clothing store, lis Sacra-
mento street. The first seen of any affray
was that Newell was running into the store
where he fell close by the end of the counter,
| only six or eight feet from the door. One of
the employees of the establishment says that
he heard a scrambling and saw Newell on
| the floor and Smith and tall man close upon
him. He supposed that blow had been al
ready dealt. He ran TO the street to call
Police and then turning saw that another
blow had been inflicted, he heard gurgling
sound, saw Newell lying further up the
store on the floor, saw Smith deliberately
wiping his bowie knife, and sheath it, while
he muttered something. Then the two men,
Smith and the tall man in the black clothes
walked off. Newell rolled und ar the counter
to the other side, bedabblingSthe floor with
| blood. Then staggering to his feet he rushed
to the far end of the store and fell again. He
was laid upon a mattress, bleeding profusely.
In about fifteen minutes he died. His re-
mains were removed to the Coroner's office.
The corpse was that of well
made but not large man. His hair was brown
and his moustache of yellowsh color
Otherwise the face was clean shaved"


Smith went to the station house and gave
himself up He was taken and locked in
The Bulletin adds:


"a score of rumors are afioat as to the
cause of the ditficulty-we can vouch for
none of them. One of them was that Newell
was paying attention to young lady who
had some property; that Smiths wife warned
the young lady that Newell was not good
man-that he had a wife already, &c, that
this provoked Newell to the use of language
derogatory to the character of Mrs. Smith,
and that Smith then determined TO be avengy
ed upon the slanderer of his wife. Another
was that Newell had boosted of his acquain-
tance with Mrs. Smith in way that rehec-
ted dishonor upon her, and that Smith there
upon determined to be avenged. Smiths
wife is said to be the sister of Judge Hardy
fact stated to account for the alleged pres
ence of Hardy with Smith at the station
house. Smith is large, stout man, of sandy
or reddish hair and bruchy whiskers. He
would probably weigh 200 pounds, lie is a
lawyer of some little note in Auburn.
Year: 1861

TENHIs thriving city without any Hoe the business


part Of the town. the City Hotel being unexpecedly va
can't II sa brick bsdng with thirty rooms and
be rented for one half the usual price.


Provisions cheap here and the house
Thousand dollars worth Of business heretofore
location in the State for hotel keeping snd the The
place demand an immediate opening. Address


febe0wIm D. H. C. SPENCE.
Year: 1861

Papers are suspending all over the State, and
tdcre will not be moro than two or three pa
pers 10 the State east of Raleigh. The causes
for these suspensions are obTious-the patrons
do not pay, collections cannot be made, enough
money is not received to pay current expenses,
and hence stop they must Nevertheless it is
the determination of the proprietor Of the Pro-
eress to have it continued through tfe arar.
Though the war DO brought to it's very door it
shall rot sufpend


But to carry out this determination cash
must and will be demanded for all work done
from this day forward. Individuals, corpora
quired to pay cash for all advertising and job
printing sent in hereafter. We are compelled
70 pay cash to our hands and for our paper,
ink, etc, and we must have cash.


All persous who are subscribers to the Daily
Progress will have their names stricken off if
they do not pay their subscription when called
on. There will be no exception to this rule


Persons at a distance sending advertisements
can send the amount they wish to expend along
with the advertisement. No attention will be
given to advertisements if not accompanied by
remittance.


for parties to whom may be indebted, as
such will come under the head of cash.


The public may be assured that the above
regulations will be rigidly enforced, as stern
necessity compels us to this course, and we
hope no one will be offended thereby.
Year: 1861

It is said that Nero fiddled while Rome
in flames and what if he did? We like
Nero's coolness, for of all things in the world
we admire coolness, especially in hot times.
Let US beg of our people then to keep COOL
Press steadily forward in the performance of
every duty your State and country may require
of you, but keep cool.


This war may be desperate and long war
but if true to ourselves to our country and to
our God we have nothing to fear The Vir-
ginia border from the seaboard to the Ohio is
lined with soldiers in whose breasts beat as
warm, courageous. stout hearts as ever
shouldered musket or carried sword. The
flower Of the South is there and when Lincoln's
ninions attempt to break through that solid
column they will find it more formidable by
far than a wall of fire. When the war of in
vasion commences every hilltop and valley
will bristle with armor, and men, women and
children will fight as mortas never fought be-
fore. Vlrginia's entire population may be
murdered but will never be subjugated; never,
never, never!


The South can and will defend itself We
shall not be conquered, nor shall we be
whipped. Lincoln's armies will never reach
US through Virginia, or Kentucky or Tennes-
see. All we have to fear then is coast at
tack, ond even here if invaded, we will drive
the miscreants back or leave their bones to
rot in our marshes.


Keep cool, then, and shove forward the coast
defences. We can see cause, at p esent,
for women and children being deprived oftheir
sleep, or for getting up immense excitements
at short notice to the evident annoyance OF
that portion of our population whose greatest
luxury is an afternoon nap Keep your pow
der dry, your arms in good condition and sleep
not at your post when on duty; but do keep
cool, we beg of you, as the result of the con-
3ict may depend upon the absence of unneces
sary excitement.


Nero iddled, did he? Well, what of it .? He
had right to fiddle if he wanted to, and be
may fiddle on in fact we doubt not but a
tune at music and mirth. occasionally, would
benefit us ali, for as there is season for prayer
30 is there season for rejoicing, and though we
hddied to-day let US not forget to sleep on our
arms tonight.


BY all means, keep cool; over-excitement
effects the nerves IN this hot weather.
Year: 1861

viii those in authority investigate the mat
ter Of having constructed for the purpose of
coast defence, gun carriages sufficiently large
and strong to carry from point to point or l.
inch Dahlgreen guns, We have converscd
with practical men on this subject and they
assure US that carriage be constructed
easily to work such guns anywhere along our
coast. What, we ask, would not half dozen
such guns be worth to US at this time? They
would save the lives of thousands OF our people.
They would make it impossible for the enemy
to harrass our commerce. They would break
up Lincolns Southern blockade They would
prove terror to his navy. They would be q
land navy more terrible to our enemies than


their whole floating navy is to us. We have
plenty Of guns already, suitable for the pur-
pose, and the CARRIAGES will cost to build them
about three hundred dollars each.


Three such guns would be more effective in
keeping out an enemy from our harbor, or from


York river, or James River, than all the sta
tionary batteries we can erect-though we
speak not in dispara cement of the latter. Ten


such guns on Cape henry Beach could prevent
the combined navies of the world from effcc-
ting landing. Ten or twenty horses to each
gun could run along with them anywhere on
the coast at stage coach speed; whilst two
thick planks twelve or sixteen inches wide as


a railway could enable it to be dragged easily
over marshes or soft sand. They can be so
constructed as to be transported from Norfolk


to the fatherest point South on Railroad at fall
speed 50 as to be used in Norfolk one day and
two or three days afterwards in Charleston, II
necessary. Such guns as we have reference
to can be worked with as much facility as the


small field pieces now in use. It would be


useless to consult impractical men on this sub
ject they would tell you it can't be done. But


we know men who are practical and ingenious


they assure us that it can be done They stand
! ready and willing to construct just such gun
carriages as Will suit for the occasion, and are


willing to submit them to the severest test that


is needed Force enough in this vicinity can
be gotten to construct two or three such car
riages week till sufficient number is made.
We have plenty of suitable timber in the


navy yark already to hand.-No2Jolk Day
| Book
Year: 1861

No paper sent until tho money is received.
The Weekly will be sent to clubs of six or over
to ono Office, one year, for 81 so for each copy
No clubs taken for less time than year and
no deduction in price on any but the weekly
paper.


Tho PROGRESS is political, news, misccl-
ianeous and commercial newspaper, devoted to
the rights of the South and all the great late-
rests OF North Carolina
Year: 1861

To CoRREsPoNDENTs.-Th letter of our
friend B. at Morehead City is well written and
we should like to publish it, but he will agree
with US we think upo 4 reflection, that it would
eut too deeply for these times In ordinary times
there might be 10 objection to it. viii he be
SO kind as to favor US with occasional meWs-
letters from his locality.
Year: 1861

The business ofrecruiting is getting dull in
the North and the people generally finding the
war don't pay are getting tired of it. The
nigger they find don't pay after all, and unless
Lincoln's Cabinet should changei its policy and
consent to peaceable separation SO that com
merce and manufactures may move again, they
may look out for the vengeance of the very
people whom they are now enlisting to coerce
the South. The cry for bread in their great
cities cannot be long deferred, and when once
raised the dcmagogues who have inaugurated
the war may stand from under.


Our own opinion is that the war Will soon
come to an end and that the North will get the
worst of it. Let US keep cool and sleep On
Year: 1861

Hesitation is a sign of weakness,
for in asmnch as the good and evil Of
the different moles of actien abou,
which We hesitate are seldom equal
ly balanced a strong mind should
perceive the slightest incli,lation of
the beam, with the & lance of the ca
gle, particularly as there are cases
where the preponderance will be We
ry minute, even though there be life
in one scale, and death in the 9TH
er.


1t is recorded of the late earl Berk-
ley that he was suddeniy y awakened
at night in his carriage by high
wayman, who forcinga a pistol through
a window and presenting it close TO
his breast, demanded his money, ex-
claiming at the same time that he
had heard that his lordship had boas-
ted that he would never be robbed
by a single hiShwayman, but he now
should be taught to the contrary.
His lordship putting his hand in
his pocket replied: Neither would l
now be robbed, if it were not for that
fellow who is looking over your