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WASHINGTON, Jan. 13.--Rumors
continue to be circulated represent
ing the condition of Gen. McClellan
as unfavorable, bat thii truth is he
continues daily to improve, and rides
out in his carriage on business.
PRAlLRrisiiiient has approved the
resolutions explanatory of the
44.1•0 increase the duties on tea,.
soPie and sugar.
The Tribune's Washington corres
pondent says : The weather has so
broken up the roads on the other side
of the Potomac that . even the irre
pressible Sigel himself, who always
reaebes the destination about the
the time that it is announced that he
cannot possibly leave his place of de
parture, could scarcely move a divis
ion over them. It is mud everywhere,
and deep mud too.
The President has said that he
will . not accept Gen. Sigel's resigna
tion except as a last resort. He ac
counts him a valuable officer, and
will spare no pains to retain him in
the service.
NM Washington.
WAnnitiorox January 13.—The
steamship Pensacola, which left here
for Alexandria yesterday morning,
proceeded to Indian Head, about 27
miles from Washington, where she
remained untii between 5 and 6
Voice* this morning, and then pro
ceeded ,to run the blockade, which
she did in safety. Twenty-two shots
were fired at her, but none struck her.
She dui not return the fire. She was
heavily la4ened with cannon and
other appliances of war, and fully
prepared for hostile service. The
safe departure of the Pensacola is a
ganoral subject of congratulation, as
it. Alas peen known that the rebels
We been, for weeks past, reserving
thoir.fire fu order either to destroy
thianessel or prevent her passage out
irftlie Potomac river.
Gen. lame has not tendered his
te4ignation to the governor or Leg
et Kansas; nor has be accept-
Ad Abe Brigadier Generalship lately
tel4dered to him by the President
Ancleonfirmed by the Senate. Nor
does he intend to accept, as he declar
ed ip tkat body, until he has resign
ed his seat, of which the Senate will
bloom full notice.
WASHINGTON, January 14.—The
-aid's dispatch says : Notwih
patadabing the absence of any cause
for serious apprehensions of a for
eigal war, it is the desire of the Gov-
Janulient and of the commanding Gen
eral that the militia of the loyal
,States shall be fully and efficiently
sad ; and in this connection
Oeseral McClellan strongly urges
,the organization and practical prep
aration of artilleay corps in all the
seaport and lake towns, with a view
t 9. have in readiness for any emer
gene-yea effective body of well-drilled
artillerists, for the defence of our
• seaports and coasts. It is designed
-.#114 these corps shall be provided by
1-trua Government • with guns and
aquipments, and to be paid by the
:United States whenever called into
active service.
Among the rumors in circulation,
1118 been whispered that the Secre
levy of the Treasury intends to with-
Aredw to resume a seat in the U. S.
-Semite. This is all conjecture.
'The rebel batteries on the lower
Potomac continue to exhaust large
quantities of powder without effect
ing anything. Tho Reliable was
fired at thirty-eight times on Monday
night while running down the river
from Cock Pit Point and the batter
-lea lower down. but she was not
-touched. The batteries at Shipping
Point and Cock Pit Point kept up a
Aeoustairt fire of shells toward the
Msryland shore this afternoon, which
, a4l burst high in air and did no dam
-age to any one.
Col. James Kearney, Topograph
ical Engineer, U. S. A., recently
placed upon the retired list, died on
'Friday last, aged seventy-eight years.
The Committee appointed to inquire
-into the matter of fortifying the
western lakes and rivers have got to
work at last. So fkr they have deci
:tied on recommending a fortification
at the straits of Mackinaw, leaving
' it to a comm is sioner to select the pre
else locality.
The United States Treasurer's last
(weekly statement shows that the to-
Astl Amount on deposit was $7,700,000
.fen Which drafts had been drawn to
the Amount of $600,000. The bullion
fttod is $1,102,000. The available
knee in the States under insarrec-
Aietk.e f ry control is stated at 6150,000.
Prom Western Virginia.
Fia l aznacK, Jan. I.3.—Hancock,Jos.
12.--hekson, with fifteen thousand
,regalars, three thousand Militia and
eigkteen guns, after threatening Rom
ney,appeared before this place at a
Zatanee to-da robably on his re
turn to Winchester. He had three
-Aare• rations left up to the time of
.thee dispatch. He made no demon
stration. A week yesterday he, with
flal force, appeared at Bath, where
area) were but about five hundred
IJ,nios troops, there being detach
...septa of several regiments. The at
was wade by the whole rebel
31,11,tia, who were twice repulsed by
our velunceers. subsequently Jack
son's regulars ;made an attack in
front, .and at the same time executing
a flank movement, when our troops
fell bask an Hancock. The estimate
of Ice son's force is corroborated
frog' several maces.
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CAnto, ILL., January 11.—Thi3
morning three rebel gunboats, from
Columba, attaeked dkr ,* „ipnboats,
Eska and St. lionki, lying 'off Fort
Jefferson. A brisk engligement' en
sued for a short time, when the reb
els .retreated ; oar boats pUrsueing
until they reached the batteries at
Columbus. It is believed that one of
the rebel gunboats was disabled.
Four of our pickets were shot last
night near Bird's Point—it is sup
posed by some of Longwood's rebel
cavalry, which have been roaving
about, committing depredations in
that vicinity for some days. Gen.
Paine has dispatched a force of cav
alry in pursuit.
Deserters from Columbus, who ar
rived this morning, report great
alarm among the troops—appre
hending an an attack by the Federal
forces. No movement has been made
by the troops here since yesterday.
Latest from Cairo.
CAIRO, January 15.—The gunboats
St. Louis, Tytor and Lexington made
a reconnoisance down the river to
day. They approached within a
Mile and a half of Columbus. They
fired several shells into the Rebel
camp. The Rebels returned the fire
from three guns without doing any
damage. The effect of our shells is
not known No obstructions were
found in the river, nor any masked
batteries discovered on the shore, as
heretofore reported.
General McClernand moved in the
direction of Blankville, Ky., to-day.
Gen. Pain's force moved forward
this morning from Bird's Point.—
The 2d regiment of the Douglas Bri
gade will'arrive to night. The 7th
lowa regiment, Bth Wisconsin and
sth Illinois are expected, to-morrow.
Necessity for Troops in Western Virginia.
CINCINNATI, Jan. 13.—This morn
ing's Gazette says that the Governor
of Ohio received dispatches from
Washington on Friday night, in
forming him that there was a pressing
necessity for troops.in Western Vir
ginia. Gen. McClellan wag informed
that fourteen regiments of infantry,
five batteries of artillery and two
regiments of cavalry could be thrown
into Virginia by Tuesday night, and
that more than one half of these,
which had received marching orders,
wonld be out of the State last night.
On Saturday, dispatches were receiv
ed countermanding the orders of Fri
day night. The soldiers, however,
have instructions to hold themselves
in readiness for marching orders.
The Late Engagement at Blue's Gap.
Our readers have already been
advised of the recent attack on a
rebel camp at Blue's Gap, sixteen
miles from Romney, on the Winches
ter road, and the utter rout of the
enemy. A correspondent of the
Wheeling Intelligencer, who took part
in the actions' after describing the
march out and the capture of the en
emy's pickets, says: "We reached
the camp just in time to see the ene
my scattering in every direction, and
running as fast as any iebels ever
ran. We succeeded in killing eight
here, and taking some fifteen or
twenty prisoners. The cavalry then
came charging up the road, and fol
lowed the retreating secesh three
miles out the Winchester road, where
they succeeded in killing several and
taking some prisoners. The loss on
oar side was nary one killed, and but
one slightly wounded. The rout of
the rebels was the most complete of
any that has ever been accomplish
ed. We learned from some of the
prisoners that their force was 2,000
infantry and 100 cavalry, under Cap
tain Sheetz, and a detachment of ar
tillery, known as the 'lrish Tigers'..
We captured their entire camp, all
the artillery and some three hundred
stand of arms. These consisted of
various kinds, from the common ri
fle, with flint lock, to the Harpers
Ferry musket. These muskets were
the best arms they had. We ought
to add. perhaps, that the Ringgold
Cavalry, of Washington county, led
the advance on the occasion, and as
usual distinguished themselves by
their coolness and bravery.
The Mississippi Expedition.
The expedition now fitting out at
St. Louis and Cairo for descending
the Missippi promises to be of the
most formidable character. A cor
respondent, writing from St Louis,
gives an extended account of the
work of preparation and description
of the principle vessels. The fleet,
which is nearly completed, is to be
composed of twelve gun-boats, thirty
eight mortar boats, and twenty-eight
tugs and steamers. The gun-boats
and their armament are as follows .
Flag-ship Benton, eighteen guns;
Essex, St. Louis, Carondelet, Mound
City, Cairo, Pittsburg, Cincinnati,
Louisville, Conestoga, Lexington and
Tyler, fifteen guns each; or a total
of one hundred and eighty-three guns,
many of very heavy calibre. The
mortar-boats will each carry one or
more mortars of the largest kind
-13-inch calibre—cast at Pittsburg
expressly for the expedition. In ad
dition to this immense fleet a great
pontoon train, composed of gutta
percha inflated boats, is ready to ac
company the land forces, to serve
their purposes of crossing the rivers
on the line of march. The officers
of the fleet are :
Flag Officer—A A. Foote, Connec
ticut.
Commanders-11g illiam D. Porter,
I Pa; Roger Perry, Md ; A. lif• Pen
t nock Va.; J. A. Winslow, N C.;
! 11. Walk, Va.; R. M. Dove, Va.
Lieutenants Commanding—J. P.
114antord; ordnance officer; B. N.
&Arbon, N. Y.; S. L. Phelps, Ohio;
iieonaid Paoldiog., N. Y.
Lieutenants—J. W. Shirk, Pa. ; J.
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known as to where the first blow
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The Wheeling Intelligencer learns from
officers who arrived on Monday evening
from Patterson's Creek, that our forces left
Romney in considerable of a hurry, on
Friday night, about six o'clock, and reach
ed Patterson's *Creek on Saturday morning
about five. The order to pack tip was re
ceived about two o'clock on Friday after
noon, and the greatest excitement -and cu
riosity existed in the camp. Some of the
companies were compelled to destroy a
large portion of their teats , for the want of
transportation, and a considerable quantity
of provisions, such as bacon, &c., was de
stroyed for the same reason. Gen. Lander
issued an order, which was read on dress
parade before the evacuation, that any
one caught setting fire to the town, or per
petrating any other outrage, would be in
stantly shot. The evacuation of Romney,
it was thought, was a piece of strategy
which Jackson suspected, and avoided by
going back to Winchester. Our forces are
at Patterson's Creek, about seven miles
east of Cumberland, and about fifteen from
Romney, but were crossing the railroad
bridge into Maryland, and are no doubt
by this time encamped on the Maryland
side. The Wheeling Press confirms the
evacuation, and says there are now some
eleven thousand at Patterson's Creek, and
three thousand at Cumberland. At the
two points there are between thirty and
forty pieces of cannon. The movement
was in pursuance of an order some time
since issued at Washington, and the exe
cution of which was only deferred with
the view of endeavoring to Unionise the
people of Romney. and for other politic
reasons, but not by reason of any move
ment of the enemy.
Very Important from Mexico.
The late news from Havana and Mexico
is of great interest. On the 20th ult. Gen.
Prim, after a most enthusiastic reception
by the Havanese, left for Vera Cruz to take
command of the expedition there. He was
accompanied by a portion of the French
contingent. Several of the English ves
sels bad also been at Havana, but bad not
yet gone to Mexico. The first news from
Vera Cruz had been received by a steamer
which left there on the 25th. According
to accounts brought down from the interior
by Sir Charles Wyke, the English Minis
ter, who arrived at Vera Cruz on the 24th,
the Mexicans are making preparations to
oppose the progress of the allies into the
interior. Juarez had issued a temperate
proclamation, calling on all parties to
unite to repel the invasion, and his call
had been almost universally responded to.
It was believed that over a hundred thou
sand men would soon be in the field, with
a hundred pieces of artillery. Uraga was
preparing to dispute the passes above Vera
Cruz, with about twenty thousand men•
Tampico, it is understood, will not be sur
rendered without a struggle, for which the
place is well prepared. It is announced
that on the 28th ult. an English steamer
sailed from that port for Matamoras, under
very suspicious circumstances.
The Situation--No Reason to arn.mble.
The New York Times, in an article
stating the aspects of the war, as
they reaUilfe f says:
Ire are a peculiar people, forgetful,
ungrateful, and querulous as well.—
There has been no want of energetic
action during the autumn. Within
the las sixty days, victory after victo
ry, and advantage after advantage
have been secured by the policy an
the arms of the Government. Glance
only at this chronological summary.
Nov. I.—McClellan foramlly assumes
command of the army—Battle
of Gauley Bridge, Western Vir
ginia.
Nov. 7.—Capture of Forts Walker and
Beauregard, off the South Car
olina Coast, followed by the
occupation of Port Royal Is
land, and the capture of all the
adjacent sea Islands—Destruc
tion of the privateer Royal.
Nov. B.—Battle at Belmont, Mo.
Nov. 18.—Occupation of the Virginia
"Peninsula," and dispersion of
3,000 rebels.
Nov. 22—Fort Pickens opens fire on
the rebels and shuts them up.
—Tybee Island, Georgia occu
pied.
Dec. 4.—Occupation of Ship Island.
Dec. 13.—Fight at Allegheny Camp,
Pocohontas county, Va.
Dec. 16.—Fight at Munfordsville,
Kentucky.
Dec. 18.—Gallant affair at Drainsville.
18 and 19—Great haul of pris
oners in Missouri by Pope.
Dec. 20.—Stone blockade of Charles
ton.
Dec. 25.—Gen. Price's third grand re
treat to Arkansas.
The Situation in Kentucky.
There has indeed been an advance
of two or three brigades across Green
River, in Kentucky, and Gen. Buell
has been down to the advance camps,
looking into the condition of things;
but we do not yet see what was
promised by movements two weeks
since, any preparation for an ad
vance in force upon the Bowling
Green rebels ,
_ to drive them out of
the State. The Louisville Journal
reviews the field, and confesses at
last that it forms "a dismal picture."
It says :
Every wind that blows from South
ern Kentucky bears to our ears the
dreadful story of outrages on the
persons and property of as true a
set of men is ever lived. These peo
ple are cut off frqm all intercourse
with the world without. Their ears
are continually greeted with false ac
counts of the rebel victories which
never were won, while not a ray of
comfort or hope is suffered to beam
upon their depressed souls when our
arms lire covered with success.—
They' are dedititlite of the actual nec
essaries of life. Batt is $l3 a barrel,
Mho 60 cents n
than
pound, and other
things in PX°P: l3 ,n.• TbA% is 111 . 141 , 1 1
Avo*g the* Immo* ar Which
we can have no conception. Saw
long shall we suffer rebel desixithm
I and violence to have sway over our
brethrs* The sight of their coun
tryls flag, so long a strangee to them,
! would 1:41 hailed by them with as
much r apture as a fountain in the
burning desert would be greeted by
the thirsty, way-worn traveler.
Austria to the United States.
The. President has submitted to
Congress the following State paper
from r ikt4,B"rg;' of Austria, a Hui
seman, Austrian Minister at Wash
ington: _
SIR: The difference which has su
pervened between the Government
of the United States and that of Great
Britain, in cdnsequence of the arrest
of Messrs. Mason and Slidell, made
by the captain of the American man
of-war, San Jacinto, on board the
English Packet Trent, has not failed
to fix the most serious attention of
the Imperial Court. The morS im
portance we attach to the mainte
nance of friendly relations between
the United States and England, the
more must we regret an accident
which has come to add so grave a
complication to a situation already
bristling with so many difficulties.
Without having the intention to
enter here upon an examination into
the question of right, we, neverthe
less, cannot -but acknowledge that,
according to the notions of interna
tional law, adopted by the Govern
ments, and which the American Gov
ernment itself has often taken to be the
rule of its conduct, England could
not in anywise, in the present case,
refrain from reclamation against the
affront given to the flag, and from
asking proper reparation for it.
It seems to us, moreover, that the
requests reduced to form in this
respect, by the. Cabinet of St. James,
have in them nothingoffensive to the
Cabinet of Washington, and that it
will be an act of equity and modera
tion without the least sacrifice of its
dignity. In taking counsel from the
rules which regulate international re
lations, as well as from considerations
of enlightened policy, rather than
from the manifestations produced by
an over excitement of national feeling
the Govermhentpf the United States,
we are gratified to hope, will bring
into its appreciation of the case all
the consideration which its import
ance demands, and will deem it proper
to take a position which, whilst pre
serving from: rupture the relations
between two great Powers, to which
Austria is equally bound iu friend
ship, will be such as to prevent the
grave disturbances which the eventu
ality of war could not fail to bring,
not only upon each one of the con
tending parties, but upon the affairs
of the world generally.
You will please, sir, to bring the
preceding reflections to Mr. Seward's
notice, and make report to us of the
manner in which the minister shall
receive your communication, and ac
cept, sir, the assurranee of my dis
tinguished consideration.
RECRBERG.
Death of an En-Editor.
We are called on to announce to
day the death of Mr. John Bausman,
a well-known citizen of Washihgton,
Pa., and for many years connected
with the press of that county. Mr.
Bausman, it appears, visited Harris
burg some days ago on business, and
while there is reported to have led a
somewhat reckless and convivial life.
Be this as it may ; it is certain that he
must have drank freely, as when he
arrived here on Friday his mind was
suffering from. too, frequent use of
liquor, and it, was deemed necessary
to send him to the Western Pennsyl
vania Hospital, where he was sure to
meet with that treatment which his
shattere4 haaith, and .the disturbed
state of:his intellect called for. He
remained there in a very low state
till last night, when exhausted na
ture could - hold out no longer, and
death stepping in, terminated his ca
reer. Deceased was a man of mark
ed ability, and but for his unfortunate
habits might have made his mark in
society. H e edited the Washington
Reporter with great success for a num
ber of years, and subsequently start
ed the Tribune, which, under his
management, was a highly interest
ing and well conducted journal. He
was a graceful and forcible writer,
an agreeable conversationalist, and,
taken altogether, a man of remarka
ble ability. His family reside in
Washington, whither his remains
will be taken for interment.
Chronicle.
Rumored Reaignation of Secretary Cameron.
WASHINGTON CITY January 13.—A
report is in circulation round the
Capitol, and generally believed, that
Mr. Cameron has resigned his posi
tion as Secretary of War, and that
Edward M. Stanton will take his
place. Mr. Cameron will be appoint
ed Minister to Russia.
ANOTHER MILITARY WEDDING.-A
grand military wedding took place
on Thursday, in Washington, The
parties were Miss Frederica Jones,
second daughter of Major Lewellyn
Jones, of the regular army, to Major
Roger Jones, son of General Roger
Jones, of the regular army. The
wedding took place in the Church of
the Bpiphanv, The Rev. - Dr. Cleve
land Coxe, of Baltimore, performed
the marriage ceremony. The church
was crowded,with guests, including
many distingqiihed army officers.—
There was also a splendid galixy of
ladies, and many invited guests from
Baltimore and else Where. The cer
emony was impressive, and the ar
ray of bridesmaids slid groomsmen
sikrpassingly elegant and brilliant.—
There was a grand reception at the
bride's residence, and subsequently
the happy couple left for Philadel
phia.
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Gen. Buell; in Kentucky, is strong
enough, it is said, to take the field
against the rebels without waiting
for cu-operative movethents in other 1
quarters. The only thing which re- 1
strains him is, the country throrigh
which heis to ramie has been com
pletely rolled by the rebels ofall subsis
tence, and he is compelled to provide
supplies for his army before it corn
mences an onward movement. His
force appears to be a very formida
ble one,. it . being
,composed of one
hundred aid one regiments of infan
try, nine regiments of cavalry, • and
nine detached companies, with nine
teen batteries of artillery. The to
tal force is about one hundred and
fourteen thousand men, with over one
hundred pieces of artillery. Seventy
five thousand of this force are pro
nounced fit for the field, and are bri
gaded. A strong reserve will be
formed of the rest. The cikvalry
will prove only moderately service
ble. Of the artillery, about ten bat
teries are likely to perform their part
of the campaign creditably. The in
fantry and artillery are splendidly
armed. The cavalry isnot fully arm
ed, some having only sabres.
Gen. Buell has so far organized
five divisions, consisting each of in
fantry, with a proper complement
of cavalry and artillery. They are
respectively commanded by Gene
rals McCook. Mitchell, Nelson,
Thomas and Crittenden. None of
these officers have any military re
cord to indicate their generalships.—
Their military reputation is to be
made in the field. They go to their
work ponfident of victory, and the
belief in Kentucky is that one great
battle will settle the rebellion in that
quarter. The rebels are believed to
have seventy-five thousand men in
Kentucky and Tennessee, of whom
about fifty to sixty thousand are fit
for the field. The equipment of these
troops is said to be good. Some
thousands are armed with Enfield
rifles; most of the remaining soldiers
are armed with serviceable smooth
bore United States muskets, but some
irregular bodies are armed with
shot guns and such other weapons as
they could pick up. The cavalry is
well mounted, but indifferently arm
ed. The field artillery consists of.
five batteries under Polk, six under
Harded, and one each under Zolicoff
er and Carroll, making about seven
ty-four guns in all, which are mostly
smooth-bores, and of small calibres.
The training of the rebel soldierly is
said to be wretchedly deficient.
Is the Steamship Rinaldo Lost ?
Fears for her safety—A Strong Prob
ability that Slidell and Mason have
gone to Davy Jones' Locker.
The safety of the British steamer
'Rinaldo, with her cargo of rebels, is
beginning to be a matter of doubt.
The general impression was, when
she left Provincetown, that she would
proceed by the usual route to Hali
fax, when Mason and Slidell would
be transferred to a mail steamer for
England, but the latest arrival from
the latter place brings no tidings of
her. The length otime which has
elapsed warrants the eonelusion that,
if Halifax was the destined port, the
Rinaldo must have been lost in that
I terrible storm which raged with such
unprecedented fury during the night
of the lst instant, and the following
day.
The Rinaldo left Provincetown at
six o'clock P. M. of the Ist inst., and
only two hours afterwards the gale
commenced all along that vicinity.
All those who witnessed it, and sail
ors who were out at that time, con
cur in representing it as the most fu
rious that has been experienced on
the eastern coast for manyeyeirs.—
The losses to the shipping on the
high seas were extremely numerous,
as the long table of "disasters" in
the ship news column of the papers,
immediately subsequent to the storm,
have already chronicled. At least
two vessels, the shooner Edward M.
Clark, of Hartford, and another of
unknown name, are known to have
sunk with all on boayd during that
fearful night. The scores of other
cases that are not yet known can on
ly be imagined by looking at the
long list of vessels due, many of
which should have been in port dur
ing the first few days of the present
month. The Rinaldo may have steer
ed for St. Thomas on leaving Cape
Cod, but such a course would seem
uncalled for and singular. She sail
ed, as the British Consul in this city
states, under sealed orders, which
Captain Hewitt, her commander, was
to open after leaving port. The Ri
naldo had a heavy armament of guns,
which would naturaly tend to disable
the vessel in a storm. They were
also mounted on the main deck, a
fact which would still further tendttQ
incapacitate the vessel for weather
ing a severe storm. Two of her can
non weighed over 10,000 pounds each
and the remaining fifteen were all
82-pounders. The Rinaldo, is, or was,
as the case may be, a screw steamer,
with engines of 200 horse power,
manned by 200 hands, under the fol
iowingofficers : Commander, Hewitt;
first lieut., K. Burton ; master, C.
Smithe; surgeon, A. Archer; pay
master, A. Thompson ; assistant sur
geon, A. Nelson. If the steamer
took the. St. Thomas route for Eng
land, and arrived safely at, theformer
port, we shall probably not hear of
the fact until ten or fifteen days long
er.—N. Y. World.
Kul/unix—Captain Elmore Otis,
of the U. S. Army, and Miss Boone,
daughter of Major A. G. Boone, In
dian Agent, and grand-daughter of
"G-en. Boone, backlfroodsman of
Kentucky," as Byronltalls him, were
married at Fort Wise,fColorado Ter.
ritory, recently.
THE News Color= 4 .—Tlse tele
graph has brought a firmation of
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A TRADXGY AT NAEHVILLE.-= A
correspondent of the Chicago Times
relates the following as having lately
ocettred at Nashville, Tenn
"The State Capitol is scarcely
three hundred paces from the resi
dence of Mrs. James K. Polk. On
the morning of the 14th of Novem
ber, a brisk, sprightly negro women'
the property of Mrs. Polk and a
servant in her house, procured
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knife, and having proceeded to the
bed in which lay three of her own
children, from two to six or seven
years of age, cut ther tbroats, and,
when they had breathed their last,
placed them decently beside each
other, called to a fellow-servant to
come and see what she had done,
and then cut her own throat. The
Nashville papers say the woman was
insane."
CURE FOR FROSTED FEET.—It is
said that frozen feet can be speedily
and certainly cured by being bathed
and well rubbed by kerosene or coal
oil for a few times at night before
retiring to bed. 'Several persons
have already tried it, all of whom
unite in pronouncing it an effectual
cure,which, if they are correct, is an
easy and cheap mode of getting rid
of a very sore and troublesome afflic
tion.
ANOTHER FIRE AT CHARLESTON.-
The Charleston Mercury of Decem
ber 7th gives particulars of a second
fire in that city, which destroyed a
large amount of property. The fire
men succeded in checking it, but the
Mercury states that it was ;ncendiary
in its origin. This fact, and its oc
currence so short a time before the
conflagration of the 11th and 12th, is
most significant.
CHAPLAIN UNIFORIVL—GeneraI or
ders No. 102 issued by General Mc-
Clellan, says that the uniform for
chaplains of the army will be a plain
black frock coat, with standing col
lar, and one row of nine black but
tons; plain black pantaloons, black
felt hat or army forage cap, with
ont ornament. On occasions of cer
emony a plain chapan de bras, or mil
itary cocked hat may be worn.
FIRE AT STANTON.-A letter from
Staunton, Virginia, dated on the 17th
ult., says : "We had a very large and
destructive fire here last night, de
stroying two-thirds ofthe Confeder
ate stables. Sixty horses were burn
ed to death, and the loss is very
large. The fire originated from sol
diers sleeping in the loft and smoking
there.'!
SerThe Enfield rifle has been con
demned by Mr. H. Ross, the best
marksman in Great Britain. He as
serts that this rifle. is almost unless
for ranges exceeding 600 yards, and
that an army furnished with tl - em
may be annihilated by an opposing
army equipped with superior rifles
before coming within a range of 650
yards.—Scientific American..
SUDDEN SICKNESS.—In frequent in
stances, cavalry officers are seized
with sudden sickness when they ex
pect tcebe cited before the Examin
ing board, and what is a little- singu
lar, these unexpected vistations af
fact only those officers whose inca
pacity is well known.
A FATAL DUEL.—A duel occured
last week on the Peninsula, between
Lt. Jones, of the Fifth Louisana,
and Dr. Forward, a sutler in the
same regiment. They were both
killed at the.first fire; rifles, forty
paces. Both bodies have reached
Louisana.
MINISTER CORWlN.—Minister Cor
win will probably return from Mexi
co within a month. He has been re
fused leave of absence upon his earn
est request, : twice repeated, and has
other causes of dissatisfaction with
the- State Department. •
MURDER OF MISSIONARIES.—The
Hong Kong Trade Report of Octo
per 3lst brings intelligence of the
shocking murder, by marauding
bands of the Chinese rebels at Che
foo, of two American missionaries
stationed there—Mr. Parker of the
Episcopal, and Mr. Holmes of the
Baptist missions.
SIGEL NOT RESIGNED.-A St. Louis
telegram states that there is high
authority for saying that Gen. Sigel
is still in Brigadier service at Rolla,
Missouri, and has no intention of re
signing.
Philip St. George Cooke, recently
appointed a Brigadier General in the
army of the Potomac, committed sui
cide on Thursday at his residence.—
He was a graduate of West Point,
and esteemed a fine officer.
tarn is known that the rebel
General Joe Johnson, has frequently
said within the last few years, that
Gen. McClellan had more elements
of a great general than any other
man in the army.
WHAT AN ENGLISH ABOLITIONIST
SAYS.
The Earl of Shaftsbury, who makes
great pretentions to Abolitionism and
Evangelical Christianity, is reported by
the Albany Evening Journal to have said :
"I, in common with almost every English
statesman, sincerely desire the rupture of
the American Union. It has been the
policy of England to brook no rivalry,
especially in the direction of her own
greatness. We justly fear the commer
cial and political rivalry of the United
States. With a population of 30,000,000
now they will soon, if not checked, over
threw Great liriiain. We cannot look upon
sucha monstrous growth without appre
hension.
From Cairo.
CAIRO, Jan.l7.—Advices from Cape
Girardeau state that the expedition
which left here for Dallas and Bloom
field, returned this morning, bringing
23 prisoners, among them Capt. Day,
of Jeff. Thompson's .army.
Reports : from Paducah say that
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A thiCESSION " REGIMENT OF , PREACH
EILS."7I4Ifew Orleans Delta, of re,
cent date, mentions a visit from
three distinguished and learned di
vines "ef the Methodist denomination,
wearing uniforms, and accoutred for
the cavalry service. It appears that
these gentlemen, one of whom is
President of the Methodist Universi
ty of Texas, are commissioned• to
raise a mounted regiment of preach
ers for the Confederate army.
lifirToo much preciseness. and so
lemnity in pronouncing what one
says in common conversation, as if
one was preaching, is generally ta,
ken for an indication of self-conceit
and arrogance.
ItiEifrMany live miserably and mean
ly, just to die magnificently and rich.
AYER'S PILLS
ARE you sick, feeble and complaining? Are yon
out of order with your system deranged and your
feelings uncomfortable I These symptoms are otten
the prelude to serious illness. Borne fit of sickness is
creeping upon you, and should be averted by a timely
use of the right remedy. Take Ayer's Pills and cleanse
out the disordered humors—purify the blood, and let
the fluids move on unobstructed in health again. They
stimulate the functions of the body into vigorous ac
tivity, purify the system from the obstructions which .
make disease. A cold settles somewhere in the body,
and obstructs its natural functions. These, if not re
lieved, react upon themselves aid the surrounding or
gans, producing general aggravation, suffering and dis
ease. While in this condition, oppressed by the de
rangetnents, tike Ayer's Pills, and see how directly
they restore the natural action of the system, and with
it the buoyant feeling of health again. What is trite
and so apparent in this trivial and common complaint.
is also true in Many of the deep-seated and dangerous
distempers. The same purgative effect expels them.
Caused by similar obstructions and derangements of
the natural functions of the body, they are rapidly and
many of them surely cured by the same means. None
who know the virtues of these Pills will neglect to em
ploy them when suffering from the disorders they cure,
such as Headache. Foal Stomach. Dysentery, Bilious
Complaints, Indigestion, Derangement of the Liver.
Costiveness or Constipatioa. As a Dinner Pill they
are both agreeable and effectual.
Price 25 cents per box, or five boxes for one dollar.
Prepared by Dr. J C. AYER. Lowell, Miss.
WM. L. CREIGH. WM. A. PORTER and M. A.
HARVEY, Waynesburg, and one trader in every town
in the country. Jan. 15, 1.862-2 mo.
AP!'
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*BS,CPCI
Pays the entire cost for Tuition in the most popular
and successful Commercial School in the country. Up.
wards of TWELVE HUNDRED young men from Twzrirs-
EIGHT different States have been educated fot business
here u ithin the past three years, sonic of whom hays
been employed as Book Keepers at salaries of
$2,000 Per Annum,
Immediately upon graduating, who knew nothing of az
counts when they entered the College.
11°Ministe r ' sons half price. Students enter at
any time, and review when they please without extra
charge.
For Catalogue of 86 pages, Specimens of Prof. Cow
ley's Brisiness and Ornamental Penmanship, and a
large engraving of the College, enclose twenty-By.
cents in letter stamps to the Principals,
JENKINS & SMITR,
Pittsburgh, Ps.
Sept. 11, 1861
IRON BUILDINGS, FIFER ST.,
PITTSBURGH, PENN'A.
[Established in 1840.]
Incorporated by the Legislature of Penes.
'DIEING the only Commercial College in - the coiling
conducted by a Practical Merchant. Ove•
6,000 Students
From thirty States have here earned a business repu
tation equal to that of the West Point graduades for
he army. Duff's system of
_ _ _
MERCANTILE BOOK-KEEPING
Awarded Four Silver Medals and the sanction of ape
cial committees of tire American Inatitnte and Cham
ber of Commerce of New York, as the best known,—
Also, Duff's system of
Steamboat* Bsola—Keeping,
Pronounced by the late Cashier of one of onr Banks,
"a perfect system for such books and accounts." Also
Duff's new system of
RAILROAD BOOK-KEEPING
(In manuscript.) the Duty system of this branch of ac
counts taught in the city. Also. Dulf's new system of
BANK BOOK-KEEPING,
(In manuscript,) the only one in use, practically adapt
ed to private Banking. These systems of accounts
are here taught under the daily supervision of the au
thor, with his daily lectures drawn from nearly forty
years' experience in business. The last United State.
and Pittsburgh Fairs awarded our Professors of Pen
manship NINE FIRST PREMIUMS in all departments
of Business and Ornamental Penmanship, over all de
best penmen in the country. The enlarged edition of
DUFF k DU NCA N '8
Business & Ornamental Penmanship,
With new plates and scales, by Wm. H. Dews, Iltss
trating all the elements of the penman's art—the meet
complete self-instructor known. Stegantly bound—
Crown quarto. Price $5 post paid.
Our elegant new Circular, pp. 68, and samples
of our penmen's writing mailed on receipt of 26 cents.
P. DUFF & SON, Principals.
Nov. 13, 1861
110 WE'S IMPROVED
SHUTTLE SEWING MACHINES.
gaiter fitters and shoe binders, they have no superie
it - 'and will be sold for one half the money charged
for any other Machine capable of doing se large a
range of work in as good a manner...47[ Every Ma
chine is warranted fully for three years. The celebrat
ed Magic Ruffling can be done on this Machine at the
rate of two yards in five minutes. This Machine is the
latest and greatest triumph of the original inventor of
the Sewing Machine, and should be seen by every
person contemplating purchasing a Machine.
Agents wanted everywhere. For particulars of
agency, or samples of work, please address the Gener
al Agent. W. B. LABBCELL,
No. 26 Fifth street, Pittsburgh, Pa.
N. B.—Needles for all kinds of Sewing Machines,
and a superior Machias Oil constantly on hand.
Nov. 13, 1861.
PUItNITII7It2 WAR33110'013.11 1
NO. 38 AND 40 SMITHFIELD STREET,
OPPOSITE THE
GIRARD HOUSE, PITTSBURGH, PA.
TILE undersigned are constantly manufacturing and
selling. at reduced prices, every description of
PARLOR, CHAMBER.
LIBRARY, DINING-ROOM,
AND OFFICE FURNITURE,
Warranted to be of the best material and workman
ship. Fortino's for shipping. Customers caa rely
on having goods purchased from this establishment, se
curely and properly packed for transportation.
Steamboats supplied as usual with promptness, sad
on liberal terms. T. B. YOUNG & CO.
Nov. 13, 1861-Iy.
LIGHT! LIGHT 1 ! LIGHT! !!
LAMP AND OIL STORR,
NO. 82 FOURTH STREET, PITTSBURGH, PA'
lAN prepared to furnish dealers with the beet geken..
ty of relined Carbon Oil, at the lowest parka
pride ; also Burning Fluid, Camphene, Beneolre ; mgrs.
hol, &c. I have also on hand and for salsa* wholesale,
and retail, 4 great variety of Lomita, Mk:Wells=
Pendants, Brackets, Globe*, chimnies, Shades, Wicks,
Cans, &c., tagetbotr vvith everything pertaining to the
Lamp trade. Churches supplied with fixtures and ea
on the most Smoothie terms Orders respectfully so.
licited. P. HAYDEN.
Nov. 10,1861.11 m.
S. B. .16 C. P. KYLE,
M•MtTFACTIIREIUS AND ALERS IN -
BOOZ,. 04, 7 / 1
4. 14 4 : all kind. of be* rms.-
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Itrflash or Trade for Pap. • Y. -1.7.
TiIESE Machines an
peculiarly adapted
to all the different va
ieties of family Belying,
s well as manufactstr
,g -- working equally
'ell on the lightest and
eaviest fabrics, malt
,g the celebrated lock
itch seam, (alike on
aides,) of great
!alllY, strength and
lasticity, which qui
lt be ripped, raveled.
Pulled out; will
itch. hem, quilt, tuck,
aher, cord and bind,
ithout basting, and
rtailors, shirt makes.