Crawfordsville Weekly Journal, Crawfordsville, Montgomery County, 30 July 1863 — Page 1

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THE JOURNAL

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in advance:

anless' attho,option of the

$2 within thoveai and dii*V at

"^$2,.r0 after the expiration of the year. No suboription discontinued until all arrearages are paid, to SCO the tOl'IUCl place.

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BILL OF PRICES,

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A E IS IN

ajOB PRINTING I

AND 1

2 mouths, 3 4 '"'3 f» 1 year, 1 mopth, 2 months,

Half

exit of Wilder's Brigade from their old

homo at ilurfreesboro arid an old homo it was too. Six months in one place is rather a long stay for us and iho order to move camp Has received

with duo manifestations, ot delight.

At 4 0 clock on tho morning

and "let out for Manchester or "some

Other sea pert," and at 1 if. AL. "brought up" at Hoover's Gap, whei wc found something less than 23,000 fellows who intimated that wc had gone far enough, and actually had the impu.denco to A-ry to send us back whence wo carno »-AYe didn't go back as you

will seo,by.reading the Cincinnati Gazette's'account of tho -mitts, which is far more elaborate than I could.give it. I will only'Say that,'.tho .Montgomery

cotinty-follows wero 1 as mad -as.-any of

thorn "and stood up to it bravely, not v| one of us getting.a scratch. It rained, all that day. .that niglit,-the next day, and—AV&U, it rained every' day for tWo Sveeksf' 'If should forget to mou tion' the"raih' ih itiy abcoimt of our movements, }~ou can just 'thibk !'Ifqw wet \f.&,M tVst.li.ivo^got. Tlvo.'next, da}'- tjiere was n0 -figh tj.ug with tlie ex^ "r ceptiori of skirmishfngj which was kept "tip'6britin ualjy u»tiI eveni ng, when, the "'bi^cst thunder'Nvhs raised among the c'an'nons that could be irnrfgiued but

«,«Sj.Yp..iv*ci 0,lyi,ng.,ya J:hK5,r,ear, I. did not j, soe th 0 res ul 1.1 On ilho? -Zd tlv we- we re v. jprde^od'td-mount.', aild move forward.

"Wc*took a circuitoiiS- route through the •woods after stragglers, and 'c^iu-C 'out' •,x»n th-e piko about .4- rniles froiir:Ah|nchester, whor& Ave' found the Division "already-, in cateil) Hero we lay--tintil

the r.ekt moMring, and then moved on •|o Manchester where wo camped for tho night. #0 received orders that '•''evening -to' bo ready to m^arch at six in inorfting, wfth-five days rations, onlyisucli^ibrise^-as Could stand

•Yearly Advertising) I There were three splendid forts, mount'•'Quarter columnS weeks $ 5,00 j|,g heavy siege guns, -and a girdle' of

r.oo v.oo

4 !"".... fi ". 1 year,.. ..... month, 2 months,

One

14,CO 16,00 1

r» Of)

f. All tlie above advertisements subect to bemi-an nual change, at the same rates.

iti£uing' trip. This trip lasted'

•.v&yPfy: r'r ^auit*tfd in tfie dos'truo-. .thf^aayB a.nd.r ._

K1°.

rlS)nva«St

Wc lay at that, place until the evacua-

ered with a thick growth of jack oaks.

rifle-pits and earth-works encircles the ice. The "black jacks" have bcen

It),00 I 11,0.0}' 15,00 cut down front of the wor.ks and lo'ool 't 'ying as they fell fornvng an al l-.op moat impassible net-work. A bayonet iis'Sicharge at Tullahoma would be ridieu2.M0 'r •.

LOUS., ,V Our forces captured six siege gum

20.'on|-together with several of smaller ca.i 2J.OO j.

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way, better than to address you an hepistlc prom.scuou* ,ie,, for the- amuRciBent of fa'orao unibrtu-[ quarters were very comfortable, 'and nato reader who has no more gumption indicated a very fair share of mdustry ]t a 1.d ingeo-uily on the part of t:-e cr.e-

than to think I aiu a good writer. is true my effort stands ten chanecs tj one of'being thrown aside to give place flunked, and excellent cnuune} s. to a more interesting article but then, Trllahoma was made the grand deitmay be, thatyou will pull the-leads" pot tor the receptn.n of prisoners, and ..and stick it ou. thb, fourth page— that almost every house in the place was ,, Crowded with the grav c'olheu cava is better than not at all.

A (U

0 havo moved from where wc uscd -,o

to hve, but that is not news, is it? for perhaps tho papers have noticed thej

the 24th

'ult., wo took a final leave of the city,

,, 'which we tound on the banks of Duck

care whether the fences and bars,.arcup or down. Tho'

lion of Tullahonv.i, when the Brigade was sent to War trace to recruit and I rest. boll, mcn-and horses. -JIvsolfand -'•"'O State Journal says: several others werodctoiiid for special iKTCloforo spoken of

arrived at Tullahoma on the 2d

I inst., two ys after the grand "skedaddie," and was surprised, .to see what a I strongbold-they had left, The country lis. few^aBd?i-marshy for some rhltcs'on either side of the town, and was cov-

These guns which no doubt had

•Jf.,00 8,on been used on more than -one-occasion in shouting down nele gain's soldier,-?. bore that gentleman's initials in bold

Mof .» tl'» and woro **.

loss the fruit-of some [tillering. Tin

ui.p

1 concluded .that I could noti 'do vision* of

Tullahoma and I did not cot sho-vn.Wnn.ciiers by

of Mr. Floyd's

rebs. thought to rum

CAMP 72D ISD VOLS., PI-CK RIVEII, their ten-penny nails prevented ail iri-! traded, and his skull wan beaten IN property of Americana who remained TENS., Jul'v 20lh. 1SC3. jurv. The camps of the rebels showed et he lingered until yesterday morn- loyal to the.Jingli.sh th-owi, .during 1 he fii iuj, when death put an end to his suf-i rcvoluliorKv^Vtler'tlus decision ot the

LDITOK Joi'I'.NAL: La\ ing ptcruy ofjtuittii^ ong os au. IV.TInrf- Cook received six stabs, and Judge, the JJistrTct Attorney asked ppar® tirue which must be killed some j'

all kinds iay here and there cuous heaps. Their Winter

Thev tonsisted of log huts well

,1 iors. It was amusing HJ hoar the dit-

ferent 'expressions ot feel ill among

expressions

hem/some being as happy and talkative as -Rube" Taylor's parrot, .while others were e:.tremel\' gram and sullen, and much.more important than foreign

-o fa! roi'mg country, well adapted to the -. P. aI. we

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productiod of corn and wheat, and it

'Boys are all well and in good

spirits, especially since receiving the late ''good news some of them even ready to go home. I don't /'getting

link they will be kept in the service

much longer than the opening of win

ter. *,.?•

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he live, and [may the shadow of his wallet never grow less? 'i. ni--' '-AjAV'e have been .called upon to mourn

lO'e Toss of our .patriotic, good -look 1 rg .and 11 telligeii M.ajoR. H. M• Can', who vvas carried off. by a:d-isea»b known in. the army as

celebrated Democratic, patriot and.law. ver, while wandering 011 Stalen Island

Joun Walsh and John Cook. Both had

Here is a description of the injuries inflicted upon them: 1 Walsh was horribly bruised and stab-

them by spiking, but the softness of ^0 that his intestines and stomach pro- assemblies confiscating absolutely the

a. iic'60 sMti.:crs

an\ thing to tho mob.

enough to provoke the aliandigham

rebel cause was intended to bo aided by the mob, the following article from the .Richmond Dispatch of the ISlh instant will show:

We left Tullalioma on the 11th ins!,., intervention. The peace meeting in 1 1 N having performed what was required ,1 *1

ot in III. bands of Indiana farmers i„ini„n

farm with a lot of negroes, who don't

1 1 1 a a a

or us. and set out to hunt the hi igade. [,i .|, (e anti-war people of the North were working into open resistance to river, living the country

river, living like kings upon tno best Lincoln Government—have borne

the country affords. 1 his is a beauti- tni 11 liuir. ne ui^e 11a., nas oet.n

'toi*day the peion of tne Paymaster, iri rouse. Already lie is cowering who kindly disbursed to us four months before it, and telegraphs to Governor rations of '"Greenbacks." 'Long may Seymour that the draft, willto' s.us

§taff aj^pointrnerit." ille

wasun tho enjoyment'of his usuaP'gbod health up'to the time Of his exit. Gen.

twelve years- of age caiiic into.the office ail. with a peculiar grin upon his face, inquired "if that paper,"-pointing to.a copy, "has an account of the man that was. murdered.' in Delevan,?" lie was .iin'swered in ^he.affirmtHiyQj.when,

.'dept)||iting. iive• cools/upon tho' table,

Rey nolds has one good officer on his strength, and it is confessed_ o.n.^ull' 4taff, "5i«'6'. I hands- that.the present Yankee,. fj'rjco Pardon uie, Mi Editor, I didn't mean under arms can .never begin ,to'subdue to write so much-, 1 will write again the. confederacy. Lei us have More 0/ and try to-'keep yo'u posted. .. these outpovjfirigs-rQ. fe'w.mp ro Jriyat cit-

Yours truly, C. M. 11. ies on the .mourner's bcnclr—some' ". more gutting and. sacking of houses, ••--f-V'-j.. "Tliat's My Etad." ,'

'*6n"'a recent jiublication day of ai It saves the Confederate troops a, deal, of neu.spaper printed within a thousand marching and lighting, and lope oil many of this city .a boy eome ten or a dreary month of this war.' *1 he'

aic' p'(

iheir fVnif The white flavins been

sudden!y lowered, and the red

,.I

flag now waves in

would-be made a perfect paradise. It Jin New York is but the precursor of a

useless- to think of making a nice!*«''.eS sundar outbreaks. Ahead}

lave 1'iots ftdiowed 111 .Hartford, Lonn

we demonstrations may', and doubtless Will be put down by tlie iron hand of the military','but there will be'no et'iforcemen't if\th.e draft after quiet is restored. These peojjle iiave elected to die in the streets rather than submit to the hateful'" tyranny of' Lincoln, and havo proved themselves in earnest'by pouring but their blood. .. ..

They have shown a siiinfAvliieh Lin-

3-C' coin, too glad to see subside, will never

ponded, .in .'New York. When he shiill have^ had' time to fill the city with troops, this promise may not be ex peeled "but be cu.niwt fill all,, or even a half clozen of the large cities of tlie Norlli with sufficient force to eiiforce the.conscription. He has not the men to spare, and we .may''very safely conclude, that the days as well as ,the soldiers of the .Utiion nrhjy are ti iimbered. There will be 110 addition to its

and hanging and -mutilating of-men.

sacking and burning has been heretofore at the Sou tli. Our compliments t!o our Northern "brethren''' and may they enjoy their turn. .'.'-hi ^SrThe-&?uthern-papers make a pbitit -of the fact-, which '"^'itSeert

with decidod xjmpliaBis that Vieksburg

Tlie XJnion, in anv event.

KowCopperhca-ds Treat Soldiers

I 0 jf

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served two years in tho army iii ilaw-.j kindness they, would confiscate the real kins' Zouaves,-the Now York regiment estate of a rebel only during lus lifewhich so kindI3* assisted our "Oth boys time.V He was bound by that resolu1 ... 1, 1 tion, and would therefore condemn the ou tlie retreat down liatteras inlet.—

cquij age, clothing, meat and pro- jt j'u 1 w.hether he can recover, Jea^e to dispose of some twenty other

TIIr-: NI W.S Ftu»i NEW voaic. have some intelligence from the ii this- morning far more welcome

His abdomen was ripped open, acts of the Maryland and Pennsylvania

His case is considered almost hopeless. eases, .which .depended on the same 1 jsaid or done princijiies, which request, was granted,

tion and the cause they served werei.. .• •.

Ihe foilow

New York over

'Newark. N. J.., and in a lew davsl.f.

shall hear,from the West. Th^e!' cons.dere.f a deserter he may be sted and -held lor trial uv courl-

CRAWFORDSVILLE, IND., JULY 30, 1863 WHOLE NO. 781

is a

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ore of Lincoln's

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Tl.is^raud movement repairing bmi to appear at a deslgnat i» but the i.recursor of aM place rendezvous lor duty. Any A| ... iy person fading to report for duty alter r\,11 ii~ notice is served, ""without furnishing a

i• 1 \,. 1, 1.. 1 ii s'n la 1111to 10»K)i 1 tity «.i 11l

1 1 1 1

and Blow the llcbeSs.Regard tSie WASJJIMJTO.V. ,1 uly 23.—Tho first case that lie is an alien, and setting forth this city, where tlicy will have to Mob. It: -j ,f under the .confiscation law passed by the Government of which he claims to aland trial for resisting process. 'CapW a

a 0

riM .1 and decrees of condemnation wore or1 1* occupa- ... 1 uereu. ^.i '.--J-i

Democracy of Staten lsland to murderj WAR. I)KPAUTMBNT,

them. How well the rebels appreciate these friendly services, how certain!}* the

spirit of

he life of the ownpropcrty absol ute-

real estate during er, and the person ly. Judge "Wylie referred to a largfe 11 mber of authorit ies. among them the

"^. |"yi$300, is liable to

urrc -iiiartial, and .sentenced to- death., A person .who, after• being, drafted anil before receiving notice, deserts, notice may still' he served by I'cttving ft at his last place of• residence,'-and if he does not appear in accordance with :the notice, or furnish a substitute or piy the c3U0 he wiif.be in luw a deserter, and must, ue treated ace.orUingiy. There is .nut way or .manner in .which a person once-earolled

can usctipo. his public du

ty, and when drafted, whet,).er present or absent Avbe.tjher he changes his r.esi-" denco or absconds, itiie^rights of the United States.against- him are secured, and it is only by the. performance, of •his d'llty to tlie iioyntry that he will escape liability to lie treated as.a criminal. WlJ.Ll

:.-.(-'SoIiCitor

A'^I. :W Ijtl.'fiN^, 1

of Wajr Depart men t.'.'-

[Signed] f-,JA Ml-:s PRY. fii /i'ro.vifSt Marshal General.

0cci$ioits Relative to tlie ]Con •:.» yvwi' jscriplion. t.| .. •, Tho following are the latest- eircu-. lars of genera! interest cancerning the conPt^Fptioni' from- t'iro"ProvosD Mar-, ahal General: :!i. ""'WAR DErkittjiENT,'PROVOST

A its AT, 'GENERAL'S OFFICE/ WA^iiiNdTOS, July 20.

Tho existing laws niake a distinction in the•n'lat.ter'of pa} ,'bounty' atid other allowance's between soldiers of African decent* and' 'other soldiers in the service ol' the United State's..' "Men of African decent' 'can, (liereforo''only each bo/.accepted." as subslit lites. for 0 th'^r. uii^er.'l he 'JSii ru Ii nK' 'AjCt,^ -iwt

of tho Court. The case was that came into tho United States, and where acting in the capacity of Provost Marof tho property of .Dr. Garnett, son in-j he has resided since. 3d. That he has shal, but was a special United States "°.j law to Jienry..A. V/ise. Aftor remark-1 never declared his intention to become Deputy Marshal, lie ought to havo

Vallandigham mob of !New York, and ing ihat it was the first ease under this ja citizen of the United States, and has 1 shot down tho younger Copper, and quoted instances of the murderous cru-1 important law, Judge Wylie said he not exercised the right of suffrage by that he did not, evinces a coolness and eltv practiced upon them, when

11 1 and theauthorities was satisfied that 14th. That he claims to be. exempted have exercised under similar eircumcowardly nowr. could catoh one alono,

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jocattcd Mc

Puovosx MA USUAL GEN'S. OT-'FrcE, AVashington, July 17. ISto. Circular A'o. 4-7. 1. Drafted.'men. hocome soldiers 111 the service of-the United Status by the fact of .their names having been drawn in the draft. The notification served upon them by the Provost Marshal is merely an announcement of the fact and au order for them to report for duty at a designated time and place. ...

I-,I TT lot his liberty exercised by

ng oinmou ot tho 1 ton. ,, ,, .,. ?. ,.- ,i n- .peionallv or oliieia y. 1 ham \s 1,lting, Solicitor ot the War

Department, is published lor tlie infor- '. r. 1 -1 1 eiKins mation of all concerneo

this return to remarked:

1 -i Capt. Braden is concerned, tlie mattei

lien a liersor. has bcon drafteu i. ,, ... ,,

pursuance of the enrollment act of March 3d, 1803. notice of such draft),. .,. -. 1 1 I to O must be served within ten davs there- ,, ., 1 O 1 1 a of is a 1 1 1 a it or no to pat 1 ic

,1 1 1 .. 1 braden again dispatcned two men to

'.n °fl arrest, the deserter.. They arrived at

Ifi ^"1

.'J'AiUES B/Fry,

Pro vofj t' are lj.aiG f] er al. iVVASiiif/ofoN, July 19

wrzr ,1 ^Wotl,'that's hjy dad,"and I mirr.endered on ulv 3,jinstead of July Any person'claiming exemption on Isailants, tho Captain put them on the {dictidh of the Washington GovornSKi!. ii!.. .the siind ... •/. -i

.Ter: us:

Jitportant C'onf(.seat!on tfeclsioii.' fore the board an ailidavit, stating first,! the cavalry, brought them safely to

a to a in be a 2 a in Ii ad a a

doubted, but upon reason voting at any election in any State.— and forbearance which few men would

0 I 0

or two or.tbroo unarmed, lo.-uay^ve. condemnation of tlie property.! that bo is a subject of a foreign CJov- bi.s liead, and ibe'f'atlK'i', mother and give our readers another specimen! of, The act of Congress did not. as was eminent, and has not declared his in- sister all calling to '-shoot tho Aboli the same Copperhead venom, which"! generally supposed, treat inhabitants tention to become a citizen of the Uni-] tionist," he fbrebore to use his own seems tu flow with cspccial volume andj

-,i 11 •i ti'aitors. but as aiie.ii enemies. In that State, the atlidavii to be supiioTted by I scoundrel and would-bo traitor to hii vinilence hen cxe.ted by a bine a,at .„ ,j,

and a musket. Two members of the tlieit* property is liable to absolute lor- Jt* Iho Board is *atislied thai the party '-Here is a plain case of resistance to 11 tli New Yoik regiment, called the feiture and alienation to the use of the. 1 claiming exemption is fully entitled the civil authorityof the Governmental '•James T. Brady Guards," after the Government. There is no distinction thereto under the act of Congress,an armed resistance, too, and one between personal property and real (they will discharge him from draft which should be punished, to tho fulestate. Nor did fhe Constitution, as but if not satisfied, they shall refer the lest extent of the law. All the parties was supposed, forbid tlie absolute for-j ease, with 1 he ailidavit, through Pro- engaged in this affair are Butternuts last .Monday, picking berries, were set. .f ,j

upon by some of the Fernando Wood olution passed by Congress on the same the Department of State, in the mean- with impunity to* set at defiance the Democrats, and beaten till the}' were the conlNcation act, under tlie time suspending action in the case un- laws of the country, it were far better thought to be dead. Their names were

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a a a a

itary duty (Signed) JAS. B. FllY.! 'f Provcst Marshal General.

Resisting SIsc I-aw.

About the 1st of July Capt. Braden Provost Marshol of this District, ordered one of his Detectives to arrest one

every one, a writ of habeas corpus was

oeratic Supreme Court. Capt. Braden I

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so-called Confederate Slates as !i ed Suites, and lurs never voted in any weapon, and saved the life of a vile

estate, but the joint, res-1 vost Marshal General, for decision by of the detipest dve, and if such arc

men I be made. The oer'ulioates of the But is it not strange that such things State Department shall.in such case be occur. The teachers which brought considered evidence ot the iact wheth-1 about the terrible deeds in New York er the personjs.or is n.otBubject.to.mil- and those which prompted this and upon officers in the

Josiah Marvel a deserter from Co. Flmen is upon their guilty souls, and Till nd iaua i-egi meut, who was living ought to damn them throughout all with his lather, Kobert Marvel, in the eternity.—State Journal, 24th.' north-eastern part of Hendricks county. The arrest was not made, but the ly the old man Marvel came to Indianapolis nd made an affidavit is son Josiah "was under eighteen years of age, that he had eniieteu without his knowedge and against his consent, and that he (tlie son) was restrained of his liberty and detained

from the petitioner" bv Capt. Braden.! residing there to be good Prevost Marshal. On this affidavit! \o seo tho ammal fed, and thus false as to the latter specification, and per from abstracting its there is reason to believe equally so in

me 01 iner Upon rcad-

the writ Judge "Well so far as

is at an end, and Mr. Marvel will have to find the man who has his son. I be

.' the house about daylight, and found four or five men there prepared to re-

sist the arrest, The young man es-

tho house and took to the

woods.- The men were .bitter in their denunciations of the Abolitionists."— During the controversy a noWlbor,I »i'

50 I'KR YEAK'Itf ADVANCE 2 00 W1TIJJN TII.E YEAR.

„. ^iy offer.-- [country.

»P«,'ty til the decision of the State Depart- to blot them all from the Statute Book.?

Will, his assailant's pistol at

similar attacks line of their duties, proceed from tho same source and have the. same damnable end in view. The cowardly instigators may try to throw the responsibility from themselves, but tho foul blot is upon them, and will not out at their bidding. The blood of innocent

'Sagac ty Erdraordlnary. The MadrasExaminer of the 16th of ay ia responsible for tho following: story:

An elephant was sent to Nagercoil for the purpose of piling timber by tho jDewan, who requested tho wife of a

issued, returnable at 3 o'clock that af- Vorroctlv but after a time it ternoon to tidge Perkins, of the Der.i-

made return to this .writ that '.-the said I remonstrated Marvel is n«,t now and has never been protested against in my custody or under anv restraint

therefore brougut to tho

9 P'^'Ppse, and at first all

l-s ,P^( J'.C ti

that the amount of nco

fe' "c waller and smaller ko

the imputation of having taken it, adding, in true native phraseology, ••.Madam, do you think 1 could rob my child?" The elephant looked on most sagaciously, and at this stage of tho proceedings quietly threw his trunk around his keeper and untied his bulky waist-cloth, when tho missing rice fell to the ground.

Looking* Ahead.

Tho New Orleans Era thus describes the effect of tho .news of tho capture

of Vieksburg and Port Hudson on tho business men of that city:

Already speculators are observed flying hither and tilher. determined to

of"!

nan,e-a John Wilson,and ShW»:«mJ azards. A

running u]). the latter armed with a .revolver. The detectives with some difficulty succeeded in getting the weapon from Wilson, and returned to this city, without the deserter.

Upon learning these facts,Capt. Braden procured the issue warrants from Commissioner Davis for the arrest of John Wilson, Robert Marvel, and the men who were at Marvel's house, and in company with a Deputy U. S.iMarshal and a yard of cavalry, proceeded to Uiat neighborhood yesday morning to make tlie arrest. Not finding Jacob arid "William" Cooper, named in the warrants, at home, Capt. B. sent tho cavalry to hunt: u.p -.t-he others, and prpceqtled !»in^self po ,their father's house, expecting, to find them there. Entering'l!Ve hbiiso he informed •them of the object 'of his visit and his intention to search the house for the parties, A daughter .of Co.oper replied that "any nuin who tried that would get a ball through him." The did mail Came in at this time, and he, his wife and daughter made a rush for a revolver hanging- on tho wall.— Capt. B. however, was'as quick as they and seized it at the same moment.— After a severe struggle J10 succeeded iri wresting it from all thrce, and hurled Cooper ireitdlong through the. door. At this'momcnt Tliram Cooper, a son, came running up with a revolver in his hand exclaiming, "Leavo here, you —d Lincoln Abolition His hio'ther called to him tb shoot the Abolitionist." He continued cursing, using the inost abdsive epitfvets 'and raised his pistol to fire, when Capt. B. iuished Upon him and'^ wr^gted it from hie. hands. Having disarmed his as-! prOp&rij' of neutrals within the juris

"of

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A person the oth

er. day,remarked—though it was difficult to believe as many other reports— that some people wero actually giving and throwing away their present supplies, to make room for new ones while others more sagacious and cautious, might be seen on the levee, intensely gazing up the river, in faith as strong as Peter's hoping to welcome a St. Louis or Cincinnati,boat, loaded to the giutrds with Western produce, before committing any rash act.

p,.A gentleman at ft ladies' fair lately, being, solicited, to buy something by a fair creature who kept a table, said ho wanted to buy what was not for sale,. a lock of, hair. She promptly'cut off the coveted curl, and received the sum asked for it, $100.— The purchaser was showing his trophy to his frieird. "Sho rather had yoa," said tho friend to my certain knowledge she only paid S3 dollars for the whole-wig." '.v „:r ,.

Foreign iVews. MADRID, July 4.

The assertions of Spanish journals that Spain intends to recognize the Southern Confederacy are utterly false. Spain will wait for the initiative by England and Franco. "V-r

Tlie Polish National Government has refused to agree to six points of the Powers and

fyill

iasue a manifesto

to the peoplo. The Times draws attention to the arrest of an Englishman in New York, and seizure of bills held by him 011 Sch roedh &' Cd. fi(. gdtiators, of Confftderale loans.

It says a' guarantee

be obtaiued for the safety of