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THE EVENING STAR PUBLISHED EVERY AFTERNOON, (SUNDAY EXCEPTED,) AT THE STAR BUILDINGS Corner of Pennsylvanis ave. and Eleventh street, ‘THE WEEKLY STAR. roe Ta Fenlis tnd Rowe soenes con ing © aredter wariety cf Interesting reading i 7 than can i ¢ found im aay other—is published ox w. D. WALLACH: ‘ ‘ ; ud ¢ Single copy, per annum... Papers served in packages by carriers at $48 careneen “ year, or 37 cents permonth. To mail subscribers + copies 20 the price is $3.50 a year, im advance; @2 for six mecnths; 1 for three months; and for less than three months at the rate of 12 centaa week. Sin- gic coples, ows cent; in wrappers, rwo CENTS. {((7" ApvERTIeEMENTs should be sent to the Office before 12 o’clock m.; otherwise they may Bot appear until the next day. ‘Ttinvartably contains the “Wash! ngton New" thst has made Ths Datiy Evening Siar circulate 90 generally throughout the country. 17 Single copies (in wrappers) can be pro eared at the counter, Immediately after the lwue ofthe paper. Price—THREE CENTS. j N2. 2,889 UP IN THE AIR. “< ‘Por heaven's sake, sir, goin. Master and TELEGRAPHIO NEWS. {From the London Packet } missus arbi hene a dreadful quarrel,and missus a S is to kill herself‘ | FROM BANKS’ COMMAND. a eee cet en oy i into the house. I found the parlor Bekele ‘Tornados, ‘ae despite his name, was astrae | door open. Mrs. Ranford was in the room | ofjensive Movements of the Confederates— an Englishman, by birth spell pease poe ag | lone; her back was toward me, but [ could Attack on Gen. Banks at Winchester—A FROM THE MISSISSIPPI FLOTILLA. EL TION ‘The following has been received at the War __ELECTION NOTIOES. Department : ST WARD—FIRST PRECINCT—Not Camo, May2i.—The steamer Alps arrived fom Teed Civen that»in conf: e visions of the flotilia to-day, and reports all quiet be Rp clection w ‘i've band ‘oa ‘Mo 4 F&OM THE ARMY OF THE POTOMAC. a Crossing of the Chickehominy—Shelling ef the Hebels at New Bridge. priacncio nat phy [Artny Correspondence of Associated Press.} mar.the 2 id rebel fleet, which nas been absent for several days, Ens pext at John ©. Reeve’s Carpente : Ps HeAvquantERs Gen. McCLerrsy, 10 mties teas ay i de it Poll t street, berween 19th and 20th streets. " tsdvervousaees browghton by theoverstrained | ht0d, and was about to ute it on herself when Sah Som A igupent—ThreMt- | riage and at the Raiirond Brioge: and-pow oc: | AU}soxaneinne oMclal fom the eet. | Roar Common Cousens egreeren: tension of the museles and sinews. He ‘sid ps wg She wnat, tona@aunt = fell = cupy & position one mile and a half beyond. A | Five Yankee gunbcats strived within range of | ait op me that he wasa rope dancer, slack and tight; | 8'*5%- few of the enemy’s piekets only were seen. In| onr batteries st Vickab yeaterd: ‘Th a tumbler, stiff and i sprite bat, and | 0” the floor in a fit. I picked up the razor,put | Dispatehes were received at the War Depart-| front of the udvance under Gen. Stoneman at se} iemenal - jose: ) &crol : pl arygh: ain pores ateg New Bridge, s strong guard of the enemy te etiil acing — a tay of truce demanding the ‘i * itin m: et, and plac e ir woman | ment at ten o’cl-ck on Saturday nig om ron: rrender of the city. We answered, if you want ~ sory omcais y other things whieh | °" ‘te sola, Ranford came into the room balf General Banks, at Winchester. He had moved | visible on the aera Cee ete Thee nash ete | the city, come and take it. The feet then com- tiie family ceniauiel dautii-~a pale, sick- drunk, half mad, and scrowled at me like a} with bis advance from Strasburg to Winchester, | Pf ic not Interfere wi crossing Of | municated with the commander of the Confede- ly woman, somewhat older than himself—and | 2¢mon. our troops when the proper time arrives. te ti de i it hi ts a Ww “4 d = tq, | for the purpose of securing his stores and trains} A larze number of men have bees detatled for Hew ege putes torte junt’bulee Son ark a very handsome little girl. Aceustomed as I], .‘‘I expostulated, and tried to reason with | trom the enemy, and to prevent his communica: | the build!nz of several bridgesat diderent points | was promptly and pointedly refused. After this was to witness the devotion of women by sick | him; but he only made me jeering replies,sach | tions from being interrupted. His advanced | on the the gunboats weighed anchor and dropped dowa hed-side, and the irritability of male patients, | 2% ,,Ob. I understand —better than you think | guard entered Winchester at five o'clock, with all | Tbe balloon ascension made to-day by Profes- | the river to bring up the rest of the goybeats for for!’ ‘I’m nota fool!’ ‘I have got eyes and | his trains and stores in safety. 4 sor Lowe gave no assurance of the enemy being | the purpose of opening the bom! it. s the self-sacrifice of Medame Tornados and the | ©2144 1r and so ob, and I left the hoase with | A strong attack wea mude-upon thé trains at | in cousidemble forces mess ot Tend one ae | (he Purpose of opening the bombardment Board of Common Council tse rve nee en can see!’ ai ) an eg pol demonstrative gratitude of her husband for a heavy heart Middletown by the rebel infantry cavairy, and | best information that can be ascertained, the ene- Angoesor ‘vo rerve two years, for mid Ward. each act of attention, surprised me. He was ito Bu CONTINUED artillery, but it was repulsed, and s few wagons, | my haye settled ina position between three and The po'le will ope 887.8 m. and under my care for some months, and, as he re- : - abindoned by the teamsters, were secured four miles this side of Richmond to meet the * covered, grew talkative and famil One 5 RTE % General Banks wi] return immediately to Stras- | Federal troops. : ‘ ening, #3 he sat in an easy-chair, propped 1>* Yesterday a man working in a blacksmith | burg. The sdvance of the army now belng within 7 | following 4 ma by pillows, he favored me with the follow- shop was observed taking liberties with some} Col. Kenly, who waa in command of the for- | miles of Richmond, ita further progrers must nec- | Browssvitur, Ark., May 17—A gentlemen . school girls. is fect was instantly communi- u ré * i j y | essarily be siow, in order that the main body } just arrived from Learacy, who was made ing narrative. I purposely suppress any pro- | cated to many of the neighbors. The women im- Spcuntea ait Sekentiioeier Killed but only | spall come up to be prepared to incetanyemerzen-| oner by the Federals and wea released. at £: fessional technicalities and acrobatic arcap mediately be'd a consultatton, and unanimously No particulars of the envagement at Front | Cy that mty oceur in approaching Richmond. down on Wednesday, reports that 2,500 Federals @ held on Most we which would be unintelligible to the ordinary | resolved to infiict a deserved castigation upon the | Royal eee been received. The enemy are in Very littie firing was heard to-day in the diree- | dre camped oppasite Learacy, on Watkina’ farm, ; tt <a reader. scoundrel forthwith. Arming themseives with D M4 419 Tweiltn street, b 7 ir, b « fi whips, sticks, clubs, brooms, anything, about | Possession of Front Roy James river. = at the Fede ease lowe Diéteh, tooo u beret the ¥ He he ¥ begal . 5 D tea cup ition a ae : oss wast We y be e beh nre nnd tay Aegean Swent of them proceeded in a body to the shop. Ose eety sccupie & ri ge Bonat ths The moral condition and the vigor of the army | the cavalry, numbering about 4,44). who were | to rerve two yesra,and for th members of a hawker over in Lambeth Marsh. I never y ~ ora rd »; | Manassas rajlroad, at White Pisins. He bas been “4 > Ss r Board of Common Counei’, to s k her, because she died when I was | W2e9 “crack,” “thump,” “whang,” “bang.” | reinforced. Gen.’ Banks bas also been atréngly | Of the Potomac is doubtless equal to that of any | Americans. fle says that while he was in their Tin Owl be een 3 Steve one yen kaew eee ee 7 went the implements of warfare over the poor | reinforced army in the word, and for these characteristics it | camp news was recelved of a Federal defeat at y peed Bt 7 o'olu and quite young. I don’t know how it was I culprit’s body. He bounded about like a rat in ais 5 . . is In a great mensure indebted to its energetic pro- | Corinth, accompanied by an order for thera to learned tumbling. The first thing I ean re-} a trap, every move he made only causing more} later dispatches received by the War Depart-] vost marshal Gen. Andrew Porter. The condi- | return to Batesville, but they were determined to member is standing on my head close to West- | pain. ' After having been repulsed from the door | Ment states that Gen. Bunka was attacked at | tion of the troops in passing through Virginia hes | disobey orders. This gentleman also reports the ine: minster Bridge, and a gentleman going by | more thin half a dozen times by the little but | Winchester this morning and bus fallen back to. | most probubly presented a favorable contrast to | Federals as out of provisions, and killing and | @rconp WARD SECOND PREC? giving me a shilling. ‘Now, my ,” the uahy army of ladies, he finally made a desper- the rebel army on the minds of the people, also | e:ting a!l stock, and taking corn meal wherever S Notice 1@ be-shy gisea that, mn eo. for gentleman said, ‘do that again,’ which I did. } ®' tion of the positioa held by our gunboats on the a Martinsb: a *§ "s Ferry. charge against them, wileh suc 1 wards Martinsburg and Harper's Ferry. The n 4 the course pursued by our military authorities | they can find away. f thy ter © ~ “Now,” said he, ‘spring!’ which I dj breaking theirranks, whea be puoi down Main | PMY are reported to be in large force, and | generally, He szys it ia thelr intention to advanc : ection will be held om Masha, S Now,’ said he, ‘spring!’ whic’ did, and street. He was hotiy med by the furious wo- | ny reports state tat the rebel force has left Mes take Little Rock, but thinks they are afrai lay of Jnoe next.at Ford’s Druz Store, came on my feet again. “Good boy,’ said he, } men the distance of asquare.a well directed blow | Richmond and moved north to take the offensive. eanerans, May to-dpy was ioe suction undertake the job. He heard orders given in | Pon¢sy vans avenue and llth street, for Mayor te ab beware = a La —— oe betng inflloted upon bisnettierInteguments about] | A BATTLE AT WINCHESTER. aut of the rebels on the, opposite side of the river | thelr camp, after being Hred on by the Texans, | {vo twe years. for one awsmaber ofthe Boa uo: . sir, was i fe 5 ery jump i. e Was a strang r in eerve two years, and for three - — the Board of Common Council to serve one polis will open at? o"cloek a. m., and o} in. — WAL SHED, ast Gen. Banks Co iled to t Ma: | st New Bridge, which was done in a most sutis- | Bot to take any pri.oners, but to kill every man sir, of course, after swck encouragement from } in the piace, having been there but coe snake ype husky mavancteg inte ace factorily pan by the battery of Major Robert- [ found awe rarms. ; suck a man, a tumblerI became. I He came from Palermo. He 1s about 40- years o: 's Ferry, son and Capt. Tithall, of the Second Artillery. The Vicksburg Citizen of the 13th says, women neither pains nor trouble, and practiced till I | %¢ 2nd bas a family.—Syracuse Standard, 19h. ‘The enemy, under Gens. Ewell and Johnson, | The enemy made uo poapenss, but suddenly broke | and children are being removed to-day by the ad- became master of my art and head of my pro- Hs camp and left with the! e trains. vice of Gen. Smith, in advance of the approach- FDWD.C.DYER, fession. No More Evacuations —The Richmond Ep- | W!th a largely superior force, gave battle to Gen. The balloon made an Sereno near one of the | ing conflict with the enemy. SAML. LEWIS. = = P ulrer (otticial or; of the Confederate Admin- | Banks yesterday (Sunday) morning at Winches- batteries, and from its elevated ition observa- A dispatch dated Madison, Arkansas, 17th, 82 3 Abont suven yaas age—L wan jast twenty. | Ue aca tuk felloming egemes octenay ter,commencing atdaylight Gen. Banks fought | tion was made of the effect of Ihe different shots, | 1 arrived here last nlgbt from Cotton Plant. We three—I first met with J Ranford, wh ) jag language, y | ter, g at daylig : t ; — Se and yams Henford, whe | ay authority: them for six hours and then retreated in the di- | which was communicated to those in charge of | have had fizbting at Cotton Plant with some of was also in my line, and he proposed that we | ut we are gratified to say that the time has | rection of Martinsburg, with what loss is un- | the battery. __ | the Federals, who were advancing on that place ould work together. I consented, and we | come, when, forthe future at least, we eli shall | known. Gen. Marcy and a portion of Gen. McCleHan’s | to get possession of the telegraph. We had a traveled about and exhibited at town halls | beagreed. All voluntary failing back hasendea | The enemy are, It 1s understood, advancing | staf were present and witnessed the precipitate | Company of Captain Stephenson’s men. After and assembly rooms, and large rooms at inns; | and the fighting haseommenced. What the ene- | from Winchester upon Harper's Ferry. Our | Fetreat of the enemy. the fight on Wednesday we found five Federals bat we did very badly. Kanford had a wife my galna henceforth he gains by the bayonet. | troops there are ing rapidly reinforced There is nothing farther worthy of note from | dead ‘on the field. Oa coeniay We Killed Seto and child, so it fell harder upon him. I was] Whet we can win from him we willhave. We] Rumor says that Jackson is advancing to the | the direction of Richmond to-day. bar ads. ae woelks aad GeO ee toreed to lend bim what little I could spare, | ¥!!! break bis columns, and pursue him into his | support of F:well and Johnson, und there are also putea: Siisalehes Tae Seek four saddies, two swords, and several navy re- feel coulll ust seen young worcan ond a tna own country, 1f God shall prosper our arms. | statements that still another force 1a bebind him. ree Skirmishes—The Leuisiana Tigers | volvers. mit Conimiszioners. ‘HIRD WAR D—FIRST PRECINCT —Notios is hereby given that, in confermity to the pro- is ofthe charter of the city of Washington. Su elestion will be held on Monday. tho 2d day of June next, at the Wood Offioe of J. W. Simms, south wes: correr of 9th and M st:ests, for Maror. to serve two yesrs,one moxz ter of the board of Al’erman, to rerve two years, thee membera of the Beard cf Common Counail. to Gnd an Assessor, to serve two yea: Wara. . = = ‘ahe polls will open st7 o'clock a, m. and o}: : : _ : Strike! strike often, strike bard, strike at every | Prompt arrangements have been made to meet Used up by the Fourth Michigan. , Fhe Federals were still wlibin two miles of | 7, m. : JAS M TOW Kee baby go without while I had it, could I? opportunity—is eforth the rule. Vigilance, | these emergencies, If truiv reported A dispatch to the War Department, from Gen, | Cotton Piant. We intend ret x to-day with bh. M. MARTIN, * Well, sir, things gst from bad to worse, activity, enterprise, daring, are, wetrust, to be} A later d . McClellan, dated May 24:h, states as follows - more force to give them another We shall WM. POP and my apap! being a man of violent tem- | its interpreter ”? T 5 a s i bs whip them, sure. mio Comin'er-onars Littte Rocx, Mey VW. rom Batesvilie we i wrARD SECOND PREC ne 7 ’ 01 rel) ‘ Loalsiana Tigers, Finy were taken prisoners | sr’ youls via fronton. and that all the Federal | and fifty filled. Our los was ten killed and | troops on this a'de of White river have recrosed | wounded thatstream. The same force thet required two | ne sh with the Leuis- I days to cress to this side crossed back in one } of the'H: ers. per, took to drink—he was always given that i Swap a-La-Creme.—Boil a shad sufficlently ——— ee wey eg any whed to beat I tor the table. When partly cooked, remove the his wife. Sometimes my as boiled, } tail, the finsand the head. With a sharp kinfe - : and I have walked awsy for fear that I should separate the rv part of the fish from the back Gificial Report frem General Banks interfere. However, I used tocheerup the # bone and divide into pieces about three tuches 7 PARSTERS, Martins missus as well as I could, and nurse the little square, being careful to remove al! the bone girl, and they both grew to like me very }aid teat the rest of the fish Inthe same way. much. Pat these pieces in pantie ey — agen with 8 “ i per ard salt, afew boli ced potatoes. 4 ; ~ = D1 t. a ~ One night, at a place called Peddlethorpe, | PrPpet aud salt, afew polled slic juafter of a | fire of plekets beg QietATQUAREERS GENERAL McCiatian, May | Jeckeenport. _£b8 pois will open at7o’el-ck ®. m , ant close we bad no audience at all. We were without dof batire. w: if asoned with salt, pour thie e = = 24, p.m e driving of the rebels from the 87 c'owek y mi, GEORG S GIDEON, money, and were asking each other what we | sa Aa an spies, half an hong. ‘ih choula baled r4 ae whole linea were | vicinity of New Bridge by our artillery yesterday Reported Order ef Gen. Butler. 6 ALBA should do, when the squire’s son and a lot of I be served as soon as done , © Pe phe lent wi y, wes followed up to-day by a movement wheily} Cairo, May 21 —The Memphis Apperl’s Co- “Three skirmishes to-day. We drove the re- bels from Mechanicsville, seven miles from New the Potomac, at W iiliamsport. Rufas Saxton isin command at Harper's Ferry fr ero! 4a tirest Msyor to serve two ¥ rdof Aldermen to eerve nicht. It ts reliably reported that but seven | mea.bers of the Board of Common fArmy Correspondence of the Associated Press.) | thousand Federals new remain at Batesville aud m— i M “ cbele attacked us | Particulars ef the Skir: this morning at y ia great force. Tie jana 7 number was estin: three " serve pete Assessor Lo serve twyu youre, { , holding its ground i > unexpected to our adversaries. rinth corr+apon says that Gen. Butler’s infa- young gentlemen came in and asked us to r weil, and the ne for atime, when | 4 reconnotesance composed of the 4th Michigan fnan er bas red our army. Alt the southera perform for them, which we did; and they} “I Den’r seg It.’’—Lord Nelson was un- | two rc ucder the fire of | Res iment, Captain Woodbury, and squad of | papers condemn what they cali Butler's coward! gave us @ couple of sovereigns, and, more J doubtedly the author of thieslang phrase At] the encuy. ent wing back and was} the 2d Cavalry, Captain Gorden, was made, | Poh intanoas orden waieh ta given in the fole{ than that, asked us to supper at tke hotel. f the celebrated naval battle of Copen! agen, Net- ordered to withdraw, a the troops passed which is worthy of special mention ive com: | Jowing carat collec of Monuregiré found by one } in After supper the squire looked at one of our | 928) Who was determined to continue the fight, | through the tow r sid ble confusion panies of the 4th Michigan, under iAeut. Bonen, | o¢ our p oth: ad TE at tire i as Sore, bills of the day, and sai Hollo! why I see rmed on the other side! 9¢ the Topographical Engineers, and Lieut. Fok THE INFORMATION OF THE ARMY. Lorth a in god order to Mar- you call yourselves srs. J. Ranford and - W. Kerr. No wonder you get no audiences. I suppose these are your real names?’? We answered that they were “Ob, that'll never do,” he said. “You roust have an alias; you musn’t let the public - Ouster, of the Yh Cavalry, acting With the topo- the eae bis hand over bis good eye — pretend- i a graphicat corps, went out on a Fecilng $e = ing to look with bis bited one, sald—“I don’t ies ig A detachment of this force, composed of thirty iriure Cinthia. focee Read eis | Men, Cromed the Chickshominy a short distaace %. « gee Mets ngave 48 | above New Bridge, and eeded in gett Hinkawsiins Demi t of the Gul : Jess than four thousand, consisting of Gordon's + é dquarters Department of the Gulf, 3 and Dounelly's bi des, With two regiments of tween four companies of the 5th Louis regi. ; following general order, No 23, to the . {the Federal otticera of Major General Batler, com- , ™em ke * One year seaneine at New Orlesns, will be read on areas | PLS S us will open at wect? m, prem.” Alonzo was taken to church for the firat New Orleans, May Ment, who were out on picket duty at the bridve, c d e i suppose that you are Englishmen. Itiscon-| time. The services had not begun. Deacon | Cavairy under General Hatch, and two batteries ana brigcesatsioicocner ois Bias Weegee t wrgreniey gree = - : teary te the role of professional etiquette. | ‘Yells, a bald-headed man, came 10; Alonz> | Of artillery. Salas them. in the meantime the bal epniee, Alling tncinactses +36 fCOCRTH es Sel seqaette: F ieoked at him curlosly. Mr Ostromcame down} Our loss was considerable, as was that of the mentand nadron of cavalry approached the | joona "in return tae Notios i t You must make out that you are foreigners.” | the sisie, and be bed no bair where the bair | enemy, but cannot now be stated We were te. eans,” In return for the mos Well, at that all the-gentlemen began to bridge from this side, thus attractiny the «ttention laugh, but it was settled before we broke up ofthe four compunies ‘The tirst knowledve the ought to grow. Alonzo was fidgety. Squire Joues. bald as Mont Blauc, walked in, and Inforeed by the 10th Mulne, which did goed ser- vice, and aveyiment of cavalry terference and courtesy 0: part, itis ordered | 60 élection wi hereafter that, when y femat hall, by word, | J8e neat 4 pe < eae tebels had of the near presence of an enemy wes | costy: FS ito contempe | Ment. stor or Mayor. BATWO that night that, for the future, we were to call | Alonz», could hold in no tonger. In a ciear N.P. Bans, Mcj.Gen.Com’g. fg volley from the thirty muskets at short pistol | E:2tUTe OF mevement, insuit or figs member of the Board of Aiderme ourselves ‘ The two Foseari—the spineless Si- | ringing little votce, be erled, * Oa, ma, m LAT range, making bavoc iu their ranks, und causing ded and held Mabie to be treated as nd thrse members of ths £3.37, amese of Syria! there comes nother man with a skinned head: THE REBRLS THREATEN TO ENTER MARYLAND. sertous panic. The main body of our troops |g woman of the town plying her avocation. Polls will open et ead a4 rye close ar? “< Well, sir, from that moment Ranford and wawkat : RTINeEORG, Ma anced in front and opened a deadly tire. Tae 4 Ry command of Mejor General Butler. p.m. LEONA Hav UsvGH 2 3 7" The ‘‘Index”’ {a the title of a new sixpenny 2 eSY | result was thirty of the enemy were taken prigon- 3 : CRA § cLE { began to do well; but I'm sorry to say that o.5 27, published in London, and. devoted to the y afternoon | ers, tifteen Wounded and between sixty and sev. Np plete PETER ¥. BAroaee 2 var good luck only caused my partner to drink } {ntrres:s of the “Confederate Statesof America.”? e rebel for Is to be] enty left dead on the field. Auaong the prisoners 2, wives KF. S the harder, and, in consequence, to behave f Jt proposes to suppiy the people of England with urpose ts to enter Mary- s be thus outraged’ uy the } 22 __Commuissionare._ 8 of the North, to wham is given FIFTH W D—s st. tat their pleasure tie ladies of the K fe ner een tts ag te ts vi taken was a lieutenant. ‘Ihe loss on our side was ore killed, and one mortally and six slightly wounded Lieut. Rowen had bis horse shut un- land at two points, Hs port. He confirms all (hat we have heard in r ° more badly to bis wife. iis chiid he cer-] reliable Southern fateliigence, ang te advocate 8 Perry and Williauns- tainly was very fond of, partly, I think, be- iples of Free Trade cause he had only known ber a short time, for urtof Pennsylvania has 4 i Orton ol e pre all pa “ea der him during the skirmish. S Arouse, fs back fom onr soli } WU be held op Mer the2d day of dare } Kanford was one of those men who liked new ne held tn the camps of phe F ips va trains and Bed nthe, pes he tigat brigade under Gen Stoneman, and | these iufsmous in rs0f our Louscs and dis at she Sokol Houss,o rao" of Thurt atre t faces. Assoon ashe meta stranger he was hie beter Volunteers, last October, were un- fyi arch of 35 miles. N. P. Baues: igeaser pee: of Smith’sd turbers of our family thes. nd A streat so t i i 7 is advances a all life and spirits, and he would do anything J Const: y ad 1 anywhere to cblige him; but when ho fie y G. T. Buavaxearn, Gen’ Comal org U9 The next annual ession of the Malne Ststo poemuby to Pilieee MUS, oe Bele 6 ; 5 D eS DRE IES .to wervs ear. 8 had knows & msn for some time he didn’t care bona Sowers tainly rea i plecraag ‘d to be \. HALLECK’S ARMY. Later ith ote plere one ti ryan ‘co Preparations for the Defence of Charleston. The polls wiley r mie, age ale jor his, bat grew cross sad contradictory. ap Pus Hee Goll tar dec aed ac nite | mand of cavalry. Gf these forces two regiments | Caino, May 24 —Tue Memphis papers contain Geb over, fi 4 a4 aa ck ber bes decided that th: the Removal of Women aad Chil- v B b £. M. VISTEK, “At last we got an engagement ata garden| {[7~ The New York bar has decided that there a vi “ of infantry and three pieces of artillery were on | tae following : 4. MILLS. near London, where there wasa grand gala | !* #0 cause for revoking Edwin Jaines’s license} the opposite side ox the creek. The balance of | ‘The Charleston Courter of the 12th instant con- es hG B night every week, on which occasion a balloon § ** ME" Y*F- i lyn and Martford Pass the infantry, which was composed of the Sth and | #ratulates the citizens cf Charleston on being four | —™ eT aaages scqusinbanes olthr aie 7° There are any ships under the English Haurecr’s Heange _ May 24.—The } #2 Georgia regiments, undcr Gen. Howeil Cobb, te sae than New Orleans. A Inrye cau port 4 seronaut, and one evening I went up with him. flay lying off New Orleans and Mobile, to buy Memphis A ppeal of tur 22d states that Gov Pettus, | Were posted in a faverable position to resist our j #znment o ‘sfrom Columbas aud the tate- Notio colton at eny price when the ports are opened The sensation was singular. I cannot describe it, but I tiked it very much. The wronaut showed me how be managed to steer through the wir, when to throw out the sand, and how Al to deseend. As we were sailing over London, dren from this city in twenty-four hours. The} Of them bad heen dismounted. ere their retreat 7 th he said to me = a aioe’, bs thie ape: pertment mayor has asked until Priday, the Zid. At elght pein, Kappy Ass OR Vout f ane Sake Foun i Eat eaereaih,, Saray » May xt “*You couldn tdo the slack rope up here, er St the following Atsenals, a2 soon as ofeipgs this mor thi Dri ne ‘ dota tuatary.oecre ahancatat ottcel hen best ne sibadiniesl tesene comet me ae De ae he polla will open at 73. m ani close att pr. ee Creeks: aaa as I spoke the idea}. 9,00 TONS OF LEAD, as foliows : Na‘chez this morning Pasea') night coming on they went into cainp within 600 | tmmediately- replied « WM. SLARice fiashed — me what # splendid feature in the | yA',‘S¢ Ny Stervuet Arsene, West Frog, New] ‘The Cortuth correspondent of the Appeal de- | Yaeds of the enemy, At daylight the’ batteries on naa! “ advance to Mechanicsville. rior, a8 and other materia will soon be | the prov: ue > in ee ds a: Titlay and Robertson's batteries, of the 2d artil- | 08 the way to ald in constructing @ stone wall to | 1uEto™. au election will be ned o+ HUPOSALS FOR LEAD. bupeibunehe latter ace pro- lery, were quickly brought Into action, and after | block out (be invaders from an approach to with: food ef Jans next, at the &. P ~ Viexsaune, Mavi | — Phe Federal commander | Sting some 150 rounds the rebels withdrew with | 14 Seiling distance.of the city. Ordnance Oj Bee, War Depariment, t 1 . | their guns to the village; net, however, nntil one wad ‘Wannivoron, pele er { has crdered the reuoval of the women and chil. . iouse Sd street Ast, and D street s 1. i ee memoer of tu » to SEFVE two youre. threo 4 Bosrd of Common Counel, to e* me yon ed one Assessor, tu serve tWo years, fur “aid wilt furnish any number req: . Tne Department bas York, 2,000 toca. 5 9 both sides opened, Wheeler’s battery coutinin, & 7 programme it would be— Perilous perform- At ihe New York Arssnsl, Governor's Island, Mee wind aris Pie Abas Pl Dore’ their guas tothe shelling of the houses bebind mizing, and wilt be pen rari nteg iat ya ne ance of the two Foscari Brothers, who will go att Ge Pittebargh, Penney!-| 9th. The same correspondent save that Beaure. | Which the enemy's infantry were concealed. ‘The Six Wen that, in coat ty int through their inimitable evolutions on a slack 1.40 tons. s ard is about to confer the Southern Crosa of | £f@ proveditoo hot for the rebels, and they left the SS ne ° barter ofthe eit: Wer h wire suspended from a balloon floating thous-} at tne St. Louis Arsenal, St, Louis, Miszouri, } Honor on certain privates of the 9th ‘Texas regi- | Village—a portion retreating across the Chicka- CONGKESS‘UNAL. &n eieotion wi!l be held on Mo % ands of yards above the surface of the earth‘? | 1.00 te 4 tn pills ccteian American, | Mets for gallant conduct, peamiar, the remainder falling back to the reil- ——<- Jue next, at the Punus So 20: " 2 c Cl 5 " strest goo 4 7th A balloon, I thought, could bear ror of | stalburg, or soft Englian, of the most approved sks see an Schad pied oo The 334 New York were the first to enter the ioe Sata CONGRESS —hew atebaaae + — Years, one member of the an m two meu outside it. iy ruse b oe Will to received for lots of 200 tons and | one, and the stock in that would be exhausted fa] village. ‘The houses showed unmistakeable evi. SENATE,—After our report clored, Saturdav— |] jog def seamen Cones Tre mom ois of tie ened to the sides of the car, and, when at a eel : two or three days. It becomes a serious queation | dences of the accuracy of our whe ge | some of The consideration of the amendments to the said Ward. on Conacii 2erve ont year, jor ient height,we could get out a } stato explicitly ths tinpand amount | where groceries are to be procured after, thie. them being riddled In a dozen places be enemy | tax bill was further considered. As soon as [ reached groun went to] of esch rar Polis open at 73. m. and o'ose at 7 p.m ’ livery. The Raleigh Register says that Mrs. Jeif Dayig | C8¢tied off all their killed and wounded, one mau Hovse.—After our report closed— GEORGE Rdown ‘i __ Failure to deiiverat a specified tims will sub- ived thi the ilth inst. de! excepted. Gur loss was two killed and four 7 ao SEPH WALSH,” . 4 i r four children, Mrs. Kearney, Jeff's niece, and njured by the explosion of a shell. teeter eee eee - ~ ed us to name our terms We did so. oe saiaing con ots will be zeuurrod Pd Gwin’s son and daughter. ys 3 Gen- Stoneman how sent two squadrons of the is y +. He tried to beatusdown, but at Iast consented, | fir evens Caizo, May 21.—A dispatch from Gen. Hal- } 8th Illinois cavalry, usder Major Clendenin, three Cheap Cash Store a bereey elven tee eT and we went up and did it!” ‘Tae Depa:tment raserves to itself the right to} leck’s headquarters, dated to. day, aaya; nulles fusther up the river, and caused to be de- 28eo Beso Be the pr te, sity or We - I interrupted him by asking if the danger | reject any bid. ss ised as followa: Gen.) For the last two nights nothing has transpired | SWoved the bridge of the Richmond and Fred. i co i on Mondey, tur 4 was not extreme 5 W MIELE L, Chinhot Oden ton, | xcept picket skirmishing, and that quite fight | ¢ficsburg railroad. SEVENTH STREET, “ Not a bit,” replied my patient. “If fell} p. ‘aad sheall be abaoreee ue te ©. et P « im i or las be endorsed “Prepoas s fcr | !t has been expected at headquarters that Beau- FIVE MILES FROM RICHMOND. Brtwzxn | anp K Srerats. Board of Alcermen to o two yeare, end wire fifty feet from the ground the | Lead im 2i eotjed | Tegatd intended maklog a general attack, but] Mechanicsville, which is now occupied by our tine od fox nian m-mbers of the Roard of Commas touno. | ~~ stanoes re teat | ahoeld break “pecs tp DRESS TRIMMINGS. MSNTILLA AND etrne Memphis aesots unite in sayl = tbe | Medichan ena — from Richmond. enema | pclae vonvet not for nly tas thas ho tee Tie on ie will ssomare aden ee — - Py rae 2) e in saying that he cClellan and staff visited the newiy acquired i ew it Mz - < Am ran ay “pol rad — eayeie ee ee: iret ii ae had Lis whole force outside of his entrenchments, | section of country. fis "oents i ihoeg Contract MATTING, at 2254} 7 o'clock p. m. MW. 8. V ust 3 Pe at AC . n # nd ordered a forward mov. t This : st ‘PP r d , ie br ouNg ovement, but suddenly This afternoon a hack containin; lady, who AL30, f, R every ve | countermanded it it is supncsed that the ap-| left Richimon. The best COAL OIL, at « cents por gallon, ing we went up, and when he had risen a eer- riety kept C nape an! mae to order at the Fringe | pearance of our gunboat: Fyicksbyrg was hi < . iy planet asa ok Se Ge ‘ = by our caval icket, a by t a Atso, tain distance we got out out of the ear and cause. Btoneman’s camp. ‘Tne lady, who lived witty | ¢4°and 6 4 OLLCLOTH: st prices that can’t fait PRECING tbe performance. It seemed odd Col. Worthington, of the Fifth fowa, was accl- | our line, was sent home. Several contrabands to suit. ay by given that.in © t first, tumbling and swinging in the} mttiw dentally killed by our pickets while going the }.came in’ from Richmond to-day. had | FURNITURE of ali Sisde. the orarter of the city : th the m and audience, and the! c. ccaa Uti ne De | grand round en Wednesday night. ‘nothing to communicate but what is CROCKERY. GLASS WARE air, wi a sh a dani des = D&Ess MAKING — ise I. "It bas rained for twenty hours, and the roads} known. * N ana WOO! ri . <a being the st was | forme the ladicn of on Ying | Fe bad. . Tne Richmond papers up to the ist have been At Whojesale and Retail. winuiweMaog heed dowovarit ud oked wp | Shasta yee Wet heehee Captare ota abst Siemmers | uesived incu beta neing new. °°" | Cul.tnt gina wF tools and pres bere at the clouds. TE meed to Seok thonthecancth cqutentl oa ta.thed i to ex: a ovlaen ane rs fie; pe Gen. Negley’s Brigade. Makes Another Suc- BONTY & GRIFFITY. Gig "Sui abt Gee ds na Ya" | ot Dhabin dae i antes ram | NT Seth dance. Sere, oer DrsarhiadagosteyYouse_ ini 3 fet | ceante of the caare of rebel Meamer Dens | 2. oe Neginwodeade enow imeampcnre| 53Q SEVENTH STREET. — 59 “Our performance gave great satisfaction. | Fa pigs spaiN@ BIVLE ng et icp MN foc bese Pe ok | Poort ep Lae le TS etn, WILLIAM H. HARROVER, - — and was favorably noticed Lote tig: dpe: L netball inde’ att site x pulse hey captured. tes-oeer eee The plekets (Gen. Stewart's brigade, composed of tive xezi-| REFRIGERATORS. WATER Cooirks.| Notibe tx Dereby given wher, = _ most se the or Bisok it wa +e n to: also, Relare it was ont of rifle shot, in retarn tp | “ON of infantry, oneof cavalry, and two bat- 4 ’ could not be so very distant, for. high as we bad risen, the sky seemed as far off from us as 7 CHILDREN’S CABS, CARRIAGES the Provisiane of tne charter pisox 2 fr jour command to. tay to, the enemy sent a volley | ‘rp Ot Ur loss wastwo killed and six wounded. | WaGo ws ¢ WHEKLBARKOWs, WOODEN | itetonyht election wil he nei formed before Rosaymoig Ran-| Manti i ne musketry. We then brought to bear ypon j rhe officers enraged mppeee the rebel loss to be and WILLOW WARE, 5 was a heavier man than [, bung ‘Sha i) m 6 pounder, which, sending between fifty sixty killed, asa number of | CHAMBER SETTS, CHURNS, BRUSAES, from the rope with his head downward; then| _mi5-6t S¥% Seventh st. stove a av. gh the hull and ancther through her wheel go ees er ee the Sele, BROOMS, MOPS. SIEVES, CORDAGE. taking bold of both bis hands with both mine.| JAY COOKE & 00. ,Eliling Lieut. Lewis and one privaze, and |, ZBere wed of interest from the vicinity ef | CLOTHES’ LINES and HOUSEKEEPING I g by their support; and then by way of BANEERS, wounding three others, caused the steamer to | fd reser pl saggy J) say GOODS of ali kinds, , ola. my left band, and hung on ed ze Sem: > Saami aginse!s toms atacete aan fast as they can for ville All chone Cape TIN WARE, HARDWARKE tm every variety, P St 7 p.m. : bom : ps Dam STOVES and RANGES only by my right. never felt the least | U, 8. CERTIFL ates oF INDESTEDNESS, hurt. ‘| of bear pelied to remain. Very the mont ®poroved and moteru styles We kaew. each other's grip, and it was all Guartormastere Caschs and Vowshers, Mime few “oidien we inthe city, all being In their | may le dw ALWAYS ON HAND: ‘ right. : ald Bode . rom Gen. Buruside’s Command. —_—‘| . WRUPUUBOR DL “At Girat the wronaut went up with us, but] cosw CURRENCY AND BECHINGR. Naw Yous, May 21 —The transport. steamer. eetieee ALEXANDER woLowski after a few times we were able to for | _ap22-im > Aibaay arrived at this port this -moraing, from | Affairs im Nashville, Tenn.—flection for PIANY AND IY SINGING, Oo ee a ee a seth | Any eencRRERIPERATONS ——_ | Newoern on the 22d. The sicamer Orienitwas| —, Cent Indge—Arrest or Treason. | | oy nsnew sai vimpligel Motuod: ar uisveis Cec cen tnt er he el | A Sener a iste ne ccatenot wie one mem | gtutaan mere cae paces te | Ee ree mere down. = ROL iH i q “We were & great deal of money, return of an ition heeds supe Fees Ta , ; Fy (Sere ts 7 but I noticed that Mrs. fienford looked r ‘Pollocksvilte._ met and 8 of | secessionists but the Union men | EE PONIN'S FEMALE ALTER A-~ and more careworn every day, and I knew “| rebel cavairy, No casualties are parok poh Ge » Fecurding the qe. exclusive use ef how her busband was co Meal by ME | having ocurred. me 4 Gov, wit Piainie’ Obstruptions Cusereeroa. were poor.again, as he had been much kinder toaten in those times. an att shall never Same it—I x i .SUGA feet, * “ females dune Se, door of Ranford's Teagioes little Eyaliaa’s ON ; Pa : Sega : Z purse ran out to me, said:

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