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Year: 1861



 HE UPRISING OF THE SourH.-The unanimity of tho people of the South car ries joy to the heart of every patriot.- There is general uprising of the masses. The old and the young, the rich and poor, are in arms ready to protect their homes and firesldes from the wicked and infuria- ted fanatics of the North, who responding to the call of their corrupt and ambitious rulers, are rallying their clans for battle. In the face of these stern facts, no man pauses to ask where in times of peace, he stood upon the question of Union or Disu- .nion. The question has given way to the inomentous issue of tLberty or slavery Shall we be freemen or the degraded serts of the army of invaders which is being mustered for our subjugaton and the des- Jecration of our homes and our family al- tars This is now the issue, and 1t has Called forth the slumbering indignation and wrath of UNITED SOUTH.- LMhsissippian.
Year: 1861

:, GZY- All the regular telegraphic reports for the newspapers are made up by the New York

 associated press. No telegraphic operator or agent is permitted to make up such reparts.

 The telegraph company has no agency what ever in the preparation of dispatches for the press, nor is it in any manner responsible for the character or truth of this kind of news
Year: 1861

When red hot shot are fired,
the ordnance used is elevated to
the position that is desired before
the gun is shotted. The powder in
the gun is kept from explosion
by means of wadding. Between
the explosive Substance and the
heated mass are generally three
layers of wads The next to the
ball is dry, second is wet, and up
on the powder a dry piece rests.
The ball is discharged soon after
being placed In the cannon.
Year: 1861

A late London paper contains
the following advertisement: "a
gentleman who is about to leave
the house in which he resides,
and being desirous to return it to
his landlord in the same condition
in which he found it, will pay a
fair price for Eve hundred full
grown rats, an acre of poisonous
weeds, and a cart load of rubbish;
the weeds to be planted in the
garden; the rubbish to be left On
the door step, and the rats suf-
fered to run loose through the
house. Address," &c.
Year: 1861

A correspondent, writing on
business, refers to the following
mode for making cloth water
proof;


s'Below is a receipt for making
cloth waterproof, which l have
found very useful in making water
proof clothing for my negroes to
pick out cotton in when the weeds
are wet from rains or dews; and
for tents | would as soon have
it, indeed, or would prefer it to
rubber, for it is more plant:


"To every gallon of spirits tur-
pentine put p pounds Of beeswax,
boil it well in a pot, remove the
fire, and while il, is hot put IN
your goods; move it about until
it is well saturated, then hang ii
up to dry. It will require one
gallon of turpcntine to every eight
yards of goods"
Year: 1861

The triad of our privateersn1en
in New York will soon take place.
One of their counsel has been
sent to Fort Lafayette, and presume
others will soon share his fate if
they do their duty to their clients.
Year: 1861

The Grenada Motive contains
the following pathetic appeal:


Our soldiers are very much in
need Of soap! soft soap! hard
soap!ll any kind of soap that will
take the dirt eut. We suggest
that a ladies' soap making society
be formed for the benefit of our
soldiers.
Year: 1861




1t IS impossible to read the Southern accounts in
detail Of the battle at Bull Run which we published
yesterday, AID compare them with the accounts
gwen by our own officers and men, as well as of
tnose civilians who witnessed the fight, withOut
coming to the conclusion that the Southern army
had greatly the advantage in officers over the
Northern army. They fought with bravery which
casts the conduct of the Union officers into the
shade, and that selfsacricing heroism told on the
fortunes OF the day. The men advanced to tn,
charge or held important positions while they were
decimated because they were animated and fred
by the example of their leaders. It is impossible
otherwise to account for their great loss in men and
ohcers, far exceeding, according to our accounts
the loss in the Union army.


The number Of our officers Of high rank killed
and wounded bears no proportion to those killed
and wounded in leading the enemy. The rebels
lost at least in killed, two generals one briga-
der general, six eolonels one lieutenant col
Onel; IN wounded, one brigsdier general six
cOlODels and three msjOrs-twenty field officers in
all The loss in company officers, though great
was not, perhaps, in equal proportion The South
ern field officers fell in leading their troops to the
charge, and the example inspired their men with
great ardOr, even when they were inclined to give
way. We read that Besuregard and Johnston them
selves were in the thick of the fight the decisive
moment, Beauregard having his horse shot under
him; and throughout the day these generals exposed
themselves continually to death by galOping along
the front of their lines to observe the development
of the battle. Where were our field officers during
this period? We are almost ashamed to tell. We
know there are gallant teXceptiOns-such as Sprague,
Of Rhode Island; but it must be confessed that our
field officers, the whole reflected but little credit
upon the army or upon the loyal States, and tie
chief part Of the fighting was done by brave pri-
Yates and company officers on their OWn hook
N. 7. Herald
Year: 1861

A NORTHERN JOURNAL CHANGES IT'S ToNE.-The
New Bedford (Mass.) Mercury, hitherto one Of the
most rAbid w1r journals, has changed its tone Of
late In the last issue the editor remarks:


1t cannot be denied that we are disappointed at
the formidable aspect the rebellion has assumed.
We thought to have suppressed it in a few weeks
and supposed the South would yield at once before
the enthusiastic rush of Union men to arms in sup
port of the Government. We have made mistake
in our estimate of the strength Of the rebels have
we made another in the confidence We have placed
in our own! Is it true that the South carries with
her the source of certain failure, shall we not
rather be compelled TO yield to her demands, not
a matter merely of policy ard sef-nterest, but Of
sheer necessity.


Is not the struggle assuming new features, and
instead of being a contest for the preservation Of
the Constitution, IS it not growing into war Of
subiug alton, in which the course marked out by
the Government viii be abandoned by the course Of
events2 Is there any longer reasonable hope that
after the bitter strife of States and the shedding Of
frsternal blood the Union never be restored to
ITS former position!
Year: 1861

Some days ago we published an item in
regard to the detection of couple of travel
ing spiritual mediums styling themselves
the Davenport brothers-in Chicago The
Times of that city gives the following anu
sing account of how things were done:


Well, they seated themselves in the box
and were tied hand and foot The doors
were closed, and Immediately a series of
laundering kicks and scratchings, as though
Pandemonium had been emptied into that
box, began. In few minutes a dirty hand
appeared at the aperture, 1t was gone in
stantly. The noisy spirits within the box
subsidized, and the tin horn was hurled
through the said aperture, falling with a
horrible din upon the floor We knew that
was a hint for us, but we dii Mt take. The
fact is, we had dead-headed uurselves past
the doorkeeper, and the parsimonious spirit
within the box knew it, so he hurled out
Year: 1861

TWJWU
% wish to inform my customers and the pub
lie generally, that from and after the date Of this
notice my business shall be conducted on the CASH
SYSTEM will take all passable bank notes at par
but will sell my Lard, Oil, Soap and Candles for
cash only. This rule applies to al alike and so
nobody needs to be offended


PHILIP DECKER.
Evansville Ind Jan o.
Year: 1861

The Southern journals urge the planters to at
tend more to corn than cotton culture as the de-
mand for the latter will be abridged by hesita
ton to invest in cotton manufactures at the
North and elsewhere Prices, it is contended. will
be depressed, so far as cotton is concerned, for
variety of reasons.
Year: 1861

A letter from Job Sherman, third mate Of
the Mary Ann. Of Fair Haven, Mass, gives
the particulars of his wonderful escape from
death while pursuing whale. The whale
struck the boat, and threw him right across
the monsters mouth. so that both legs were
in his mouth. and then went down with him.
Fortunately, the whale soon came up, 30
that the man could breathe. In the mean
time, he had extricated one OF his legs; but
the whale Immediately went down again,
carrying Mr.. Sherman down the second time.
Mr.. s. then thought Of his sheath knife,
which he used upon the whales under jaw,
causing it to let go its hold, when Mr.. s.
arose to the surface Of the water, about .
ships length from the boat, and he was res
cued. nearly exhausted, by seizing him by
the hair Of the head Is he was sinking. On
examination, he found himself with hole
in one leg large enough to receive an egg.
Year: 1861

Oats given to lambs as soon as they
are able to eat it, will fatten them
more rapidly than any other food. Place
them in a small trough raised about elk
inches from the foor, and SO sit Ned that
the old sheep cannot get at them. The
lambs will begin to eat the oats at about
three weeks old. By this process, lambs
at three weeks old may be made to weigh
ffteep pounds TO the quarter.
Year: 1861

In the last number of the IllLt0naan is
the following excellent suggestion =


at is claimed that as John Brown vas
hung something over year ago for taking
Harper's Ferry By force. the rebels who
captured it last month should be sersed
in the same manner. Turn about is fair
play"
Year: 1861

The first blood in the Revolution was
shed at Lexington and Concord on the
18th day of April. On the same day in
1851 Massachusetts, blood was shed at
Baltimore in defence of that Government
which arose from the first. We are not
much Of believer in condolences, yes
We cannot but hail it as happy onen Of
the future.
Year: 1861

"FIxINa UP" PoETRy.-As q general rule,
the pertfolio of the editor 10 crowded with
VERSES sometimes poetry but oftener other
wise. There is no class Of writer's more in.
patient TO see their literary chicks dressed up
in minion and lamp black than amateur poets,
and hence 20 class Of people prove greater
annoyance to editors. So long as there is good
poetry, in abundance, to copy, we prefer select
ing it at secondhand, to publishing an inferior
article, even though it be original.


ltis no unusual thing for an amateur poet to
accompany his chick with the modest request
20 "please fix this up" tor publication! We
would as soon think of attempting 10 " fix up
some of the cracked brains which produce it.
Writing poetry is not trede-neither is" fix,
ing it up" If any body sends US an item o
news, we don't care whether single word il
spelled right or in its proper connection, go We
can gather the main facts-we will i" fix" thai
up cheerfully, and thank the writer in the bar
gain. But South Carolina deliver US from tn il
business of fixing up Poetry.
Year: 1861

One Of the Represe ntatives Of the Chivalry
in Congress, who had become irritated by his
inability to get the floor, of which the Speaker
probably thought he could not make good
use, was heard TO exclaim the ether day, in a
final acces Of passion, III have been in Washing
ton all Winter, and caught every id thing
in town, except the Speakers ej e."
Year: 1861

A SPANISH COUNTERFEIT DETCTOR-
4 New York letter to the Mobile Tribune
SAYS There is a remarkable man connect
ed with the Custom House here, Spaniard.
His business is to receive and test money
He will pour the contents Of bag of gold or
silver coin into a scale-for it is weiged, not
counted, and in a trice announce the amount
in dollars and cents; then running his fingers
through the shining pieces, and applying his
nose to them. Immediately take out every
counterfeit coin. He was never known to
make mistake in pronouncing money good
or bad, and his infalIible instinct for detect
ing the spurious metal is located in his ol-
factory organs.
Year: 1861

GEN. BUTLEE.--It is understood here that
Gen Butler Las been summoned to Washing
ton' II. order that he may be assigned to an
Important and responsible position elsewhere /;
and not because the administration are dis
satisfied with his course at Fortress Monroe.
1t is perfectly well understood here that Gen.
Butler has done all that could have been
done WI the limited force AZ his command.
Year: 1861

" ssiiiHBIOu aug o.


On motion of Mr.. Cox a resolution was
adopted calling on the President if compatible
with the public service to communicate to the
House at the next session all correspondence
with foreign nations since 1853 relative TO mar
itime rights


Mr.. Wicklffe took occasion 20 say the i9telli
gence from old Kentucky that she is for the
Union and being the first to come into the Un
ion she will be the last 10 20 out of IT,


This announcement was received with wild de
light. The friends of the Union both on the
floor aud IN the galleries clapped their hands
and otherwise gave vent TO their feelings. Ex-
clamat;ons were heard good for old Kentucky"


The applause was long continued and a more
animated scene Is seldom witnessed.


The Speaker said that the hour fixed for the
adjournment having arrived l therefore declare
this House adjourned sine die The members
then separated, all evidently in good humor
Year: 1861

The bill TO punish certain crimes against the
United States was passed


Mr.. POWELL offered resolution in regard to
the Police.


"A recent law of Congress authorizes the
Secretary of War and Secretary CT Navy under
the direction and approval of the President to
assemble board TO determine the facts as 10
the nature and occasion of the disability of uch
officers as appear incapable of performing mill
tary service with view to their retiracy from
the army and marine corps
Year: 1861

Baking is by the far the best method Of
cooking potatoes. Some think they dry out
so much, that boiling is more economical.
This is mistake. At least four ounces out
of every five Of the weight of potatoes are
simply water, and there is no loss UrnutriIncnt
in drying out these four ounces Of water. On
the contrary, the dry, mealy portion left
after baking, is more congenial to the stom-
ach and more easily digested than when the
moisture is kept in by boiling.


Frying potatoes in lard is the worst Of all
methods. Unless masticated very thoroughly
before swallowing-a thing few persons do,
no matter how good their teeth-it is next
to impossible for the gastric juice in the stom-
,ach To attack and dissolve lump Of potato
coated with fried lard, or other grease. If
any one doubts this, let him eat three baked
potatoes one morning; and the next morn
ing eat the same amount of potatoes fried.
In the latter case an uneasy dull feeling, for
two or three hours after eating, will afford
abundant evidence as TO which Is the better
mode.


If potatoes are cooked by boiling, they
should always be thoroughly mashed before
eating. If not done in the Kettle, let it be
done upon the plate. When mashed in the
kettle, it is not economical, or best, to mix
in large quantity Of butter. The use of
butter, spices, etc., is to stimulate the glands
Of the mouth and cause them to throw out
abundant saliva to nOisten the food and bet.
ter prepare Il for the gastric juice Of the
stomach. This saliva is what really gives
food its "good TASTE" and that food is much
relished which makes the mouth wateI"
most freely. Butter, salt, or other condi.
ments upon the outside Of food, come most
readily in contact with the glands Of the
mouth, and little butter will taste better
on the outside Of mouthful of food, than
double the quantity mixed intimately through
it Half pound Of butter mixed into a
loaf Of bread will not taste as we'll as two
ounces spread upon the slices. This rule
holds good IN many preparations of food.
We suspect that "Ore cup Of butter" only
in q cake, and quarter Of cup spread on
the outside in eating, will taste better than
"two cups" put into the mixing pan. We
are quite aware that the ladies will need the
butter In the cake to make il "short"-but
our rule holds good in degree, neverthe-
less. We Ike good butter on the outside Of
food where we can sec and taste it. If the
butter is poor, put it In the inside and bake
out its lad taste as far as can be done.
But we have wandered from cooking po.
tstoes, and must say more about boiling
them "mealy" at another time. The above
h nts are very small things to write about,
some will say, but 1t Is the little things that
have most to do with good cooking. The
larger matters everybody will, Of course,
look after.
Year: 1861

The New York News gives graphic and
comprehensive sketch of Lincolnism:


The history of the world cannot furnish
n greater accumulation of wrong and out
rage, accomplished in so'short a period,
than has gathered during the brief rule
of the present administration, which
promised the nation bread, and gave it a
stone promised afish, and has bestowed
serpent. 1t was the cry of hostility to
corruption, together with anti.slavery
fanaticism, that carried this Administra-
ton into power. The change that has
been accomplished in four short months
has been change from prosperity to
ruin, from wealth to poverty, from Union
to disunion, from comparative official
honesty to the most fragrant corruption
in high places, from peace to all the hor-
rors OF civil war, from the reign Of law to
the unlicensed despotisrn or the sword
and the bayonet. These are a few of the
radical changes effected in four months.
Let an astonished country say what the
Administration will accomplish in four
years, if, indeed, the long suffering of an
outraged people will tolerate it so long.
Year: 1861

The Cincinnati Enquirer of tho 3Oth
ult., closes an article on the costs Of the
war to Ohio and the Queen. City of the
West" hy the following significant re-
marks:


It is the duty of good citizens to con-
template all tho rising probabilities Of
the hour, as well as the lamented past
and the apprehended future We are
whirling in the outer circles of vortex
which may swallow up our liberties with
our property and our lives. We may
have no posterty, or if we do, leave
them nothing to make their inheritance
desirable. And yet, we were SO blessed
oc Heaven that we came into the world
with the noblest patrimony ever .vouch-
saicd to men. But it i. in the very
greatest jeopardy. We call on all our
fellow citizens of every State, and es-
pecially of Ohio and the northwest,
which are to be crushed by the weight
of the war, to consider their rights and
to realize their danger. If Ohio be the
tenth owner of the Federal property, she
and Indiana, and Kentucky together
own the quarter of it, and such an. in
vestmcnt is worth looking after. Civil
war will destroy it; first destroying
enough men TO make pophous State
constituency, and widowing and orphan
ing enough wives and children to cover
it with black, and sink it in utter DESC
lation. They are central States; they
represent the two opposite institutions,
social and political, to ignorance of which
we owe this iratricldal strife. They are
the proper administrators upon the fate
and fortunes of the Union. They are
the nucleus of the Mississippi valley
They are the triangle of constitutional
liberty in the United States, as the cita-
dels of Lombardy are the quadrangle
of Austrian dcspotism- What have they
to say to the next step of this war, which
will be New York seizing the headship
OF the country as the Empire State, and
giving us for despots her civil and militia
ry leaders, and for institutions, instead
of our sacred free Constitution, the class
legislation of peace, and the military
| code till that is conouered?
Year: 1861

oners. 1t very pointedly remarks
that the Fede1 al government has had
occasion to feel and know that they
are a belligerent power, and there is
no good sense or sound policy in at
tempting to disguise the fact. Sensi-
BILE for Prentice. What has aroused
him to state of consciousness
Year: 1861

Women are said to have stronger
attachments than men,. Strength of
attachment is evinced in little things.
A man is attached to an old hat, but
did you ever know a woman attached
to an old bonnet?
Year: 1861

Ea'chaage Of Prisoners.-The Louis
vile Journal insists that the Federal
government should no longer hesitate
about recognizing the Confederate
States as belligerent power, and
agree to the usual exchange of pris-
Year: 1861

Baton Rouge, Nov, 13.-In the
Senate the following bills were intro
duced: A bill to authorize the issu-
ance Of State bonds to the railroad in
accordance with an ordinance of the
Convention to make a donation and
grant Of lands for the construction of
a railroad between New Iberia and
Orange, in Texas. A bill to license
gambling houses and to punish un-
licensed gambling. A bill to encou-
rage ship building in this State, and
to abolish the Office of Superintendent
of Public Education A bill was
passed through both houses appro-
priating $4,000 for the payment of
the Louisiana volunteers.


In the House, memorial from the
citizens Of New Orleans, setting forth
that the relief for the people could
be had only through the Banks, was
referred to the special committee of
cotton planters An effort to refer
this to the Banking Committee was
defeated.


A joint resolution was passed, de-
claring the sense of the Legislature,
that the duties on foreign i,nporta-
tions should be suspended during the
of the war.


A resolution was adopted, direct
ing the Finance Committee to report
n bill for the assumption of the Con-
federate war tax by the State,
Year: 1861

sY- The Memphis Appeal has been
shown half,dollar with dent in it deep
enough to lay tho end OF the little finger
in it, At the battle of Manassas it was
in the vest pocket Of private NJ. Cane. of
the New Orleans Tiger Rifles, and its
presence there undoubtedly saved his
life
Year: 1861

RE now laying in their stock Of ICE for the season
They have much larger anouH than ever before, and
have always been able to supply their customers
throughout the entire season. rss solicit o'dsrs
wholesale q retail. nraa-im
Year: 1861




For several days psst the Cairo city saw
mills have been saving heavy oak timber to
I'll a s0uthera order. The timber is for gun
carriages for the Sou bern ConfederacY. A
special agent was sent here from New Orleans
yesterday, who Is giving the matter his per
s0nal attention.
Year: 1861

It is now a month since the reported wreck Of
the rebel privaleer Sumter on one Of the Wind
ward Islands and nothing has since been heard
of her. The fact that no more captures have
bean reported, would seem 70 confirm the truth
OF her destruction, as the nsWs was brought TO
this city two weeks ago.