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ess e-5. 6 r, - - St KOEIH CAHOUrtA POHTFOI VOLUME KEWBERN. N. G.; SATUKDAY!)ECEMBER 20, 1862. NUMBER 20. ... fry Jf 1? published. Daily and Weekly Fo Progress Building, Craven Street TEKJIS OF PAPER. Daily Fbogress, one year " 6 mouths - . 3 moHt lis 11 1 month WkkklT Pkoc.ress, one year.--. . 6 months ' All subscription lo be p-'-'i i t tdvunre. ,$f (M) . 3 0(! .- I 5" . 50 . s on . 1 oo ABTEUf ISlSG KATE 9. The foli'-..fcs rates will be charged for all ndver tUW inserted in the " Dy Progress" after Dsn Square wfWti 1s8 or Less Gno day JF 5 Two eks $? ' Twa days t '! ' Cne month Ti.r.o h iwa 1 37 I I wo months o r oar dy - i-' I. irg,e. - Viisvn 10 .n One week 2 50 i One year. .30 00 Twelve lines or les vril! be in all cases counted ns a square and additional squares will be charged tiie same. KATES IX TILE WEEKLY. T)ne square, one insertion, $1.00, and 25 cents for ifevery subsequent iusertion. Na iteiiti'i.ii wiii Ie paid to ad vertisements sent by letter, Unless a remittance in money accompany t lie lb. JOB PIMXTIXG, Of every description, neatly aad promptly ese tited at thin -fIice. Editorial Melange. The many friexds of Capt. Daniel Messinger, will be pleased to learn the reappointment as Provost Marshal of this city. Capt. jT. possesses great executive abilities, and will no doubt make an energetic officer, as was the case when he formerly filled the same position. He also informs us, greatly to our satisfaction, that he intends to vigorously prosecute all violations of "General Order, No. 2S, "relating to the utterance of treasonable language, which may be found in our official columns. All loyal persons who hear of any violation of that order by per sons, either in corduroy or crinoline, should promptly report them to the Captain, who will mete out strict and summary j ustice. Capt. Messinger has acted promptly upon the suggestions, in our Satur- of disloyal sentiments by females who unscx themselves, that they may pour out their vituperation, and approbrious epithets upon passers-by, whose only offence is, a love for the good old Star Spangled Banner. Repeated instances ot this kind having eowe to his ears, he paid them an unofficial visit, and in an urbaneandgentlemanly man ner kindly remonstrated with them upon the course they were pursuing. Meeting with defiance and treason in return for this act of kindness on his "art, he promptly quartered a com pany of the Mass. 17th in their house, thereby rebuking them for their dis loyalty and unladylike conduct. Ladies must conduct themselves in their man ners as ladies,-or they cannot expect the treatment due their sex. Pride ol birth will avail nothing, when they are enaed in the foulest treason that ever darken-ed the pages of history. Gen. Bragg informs the Confeder ate government that but 1500 Ken tuckians joined him ; that the people hesitated to take Confederate money, and that he had to pay three prices for his supplies. Gen. Butler has ordered all distil leries and breweries in his department to close their establishments and cease manufacturing. They say President Lincoln pays an income tax of Sl20 per annum out of his salary, notwithstanding he is specially exempted by htw. . "We are not wild- beasts ! We are H tig-el's!" Richmond )VAig. Y'ou'r.a hjiri. jSrashvillo Uiiicn. Among the other explanations of the scarcity of sihall change is the fact tht a large number erf American. dim5 are being imported into Cana da by the exchange brokers of this and that country, the difference be tween5 their present value 'and: value of 25 and 50 cent pieces allowing Tncin- a margin of 4 to 5 per cent. Oiw firm iii' Montreal receives $200 to $300 daily, in-addition to other large quantities of American silver. A pretty einner may chance to be more .attractive than an ugly saint,and parsons sometimes find it out. A good story is told of a Yankee divine of ad vanced age, w!k married for his second j wife, a damsel young and handsome, When the elders of the church came to him 16 inquire if; the lady was a suitable person to make a useful fig ure as a parson's wife, he answered frankly that he didn!t think she was. "But," added the irrepressible doctor, "though 1 don't pretend she is a saint, she is a very ;pyetty little sinner, and I love her. And the twain became one 2sn. ThS; Govern rp en t has contracted for twenty tlfousandjfrbarrels Jof flour at St. Louis, at pr.ices rangmjj from $i 69 to -to -14rpisr- bfe? The Governor of Alabama says that the salt works which are worked oy the State, produce two thousand bush els of salt daily. It is sold at two dollars per bushel. The work of raising the sunken United States vessels at Norfolk. Hampton Roads, is actively and sitctessf ully progressing. The frigate United States was raised a few days days since, pumped out and towed to the Gosport Navy Yard. "Work has also been commenced upon the line-of-battle-ship Delaware and Columbus, and they will probadly be raised whole in a few days. Preparations for rais ing the Cumberland, Congress and Merrimac are also actively in progress. The soil is remarkably rich in Ore- gon An exchange relates that the child of a shoemaker, in one of the more fertile counties, hid one of his father's boots in a hole dug in the gar den. The next morning a leather tree had grown up, loaded heavily with brogans. We are indebted to Mr. Sawyer, of the N. Y. Herald, Capt. Ashcroft, of the Phenix, and Capt. Wm. Ilolden, A. Q. M., for copies of late New York In order to meet the convenience of it. ... clliU bllUIUIT SlclUUUtJU 111 III IS . . .-. 1 I. ... , . - - . . .-. . I city, the hour of divine services at Christ Church in Pollock street, has been changed to 2 1-4 o'clock P. M. The change to commence on Sunday the 14th inst. 7 - The Piedmont Railroad Company are pushing the construction of their railroad rapidly to completion between Danville, Va., ami Greensboro, N. C. When this road is completed it will form a continuous, and almost straight, line of rail from Richmond to Colum bia, and through the western part o1 tin's State. It is very important in a military point of view, and tho rebels are aware of it ; hence this activity in pushing the enterprise along. They i re sharper in looking out for a retreat, than they are in fighting. Two years ago a paper mill was go ing up at Wilmington, North Carolina, in which cane was to be applied for the manufacture of printing paper. 'There is' no reason why. it should not be generally' introduced ; and the parts of the Southern States now in our hands would, yield' abundant sup plies of the cane to work with. Can not some of our readers furnish an account of the result of that experi ment. We should be pleased to hear from them. Passing through one of our most populous street, on Thursday, we were forcibly struck by the animosity ami malevolent wish expressed by a couple of "ladies," -"wlio bear a high relig ious character, towarxhrsome of our troops, when they supposed tb' on their way to Dixie to put down this hellish and base borri' rebellion. We, could not help contrasting their feVcJ; cious disposition with that of our bless ed .JLord and Master, who repeatedly enjoined his I followers, "To love your enemies, and pray' for firem which despitefully treat and persecute you," instead of standing in the porch of their houses, and heaping insult upon their would be friends, and praying God in public to smite the loyal men with destruction: . We cannot but think, that upon reflection, these fe males will feel heartily ashamed of their unladylike and . unchristian con- duot For the Progress. Specie Found f n the Vattlls of the ATewbern ISraftcIi or the Bank of Korth Carolina. While " engaged in arranging the vaults for the reception of th.e vouchers of the Quarter-Masters Department, now located in the Newbern Branch of the Bank of North Carolina, one of the clerks accidentally found a portion of the specie reserve, supposed to have been forgotten in "the removal of the bank assets, or left behind as thorouc ' ly concealed as the hurry of departure would tpenfiif.x rj .1, Certain itis n our &rZoc$iil&H6isti' of the city, the bank vaults were sup posed tole wholly depleted, yet, this fortunate young man has luckily stum bled on this sum, which could not have fallen into better hands, he being noted among his associates for his amiability and urbanity. Some of the pieces bear the date of 1835, and have never been put in circulation, being as fresh in appearance as when issued from the mint. "We congratulate our friend on his good fortune, for the amount, though not large in these days of fabulous figures, is still sufficient to make him happy duriug the remainder of his days. ":" The specie found amounted to two dimes, an amount in these times suffic ient to drive almost any one into a delirium of pleasure. The New Yorkers are talking of sending a handsome contribution to to the operatives in Lancashire. A grain dealer in Buffalo, offers to - give rive hundred bushels of corn, and asks that twenty thousand be given. The idea is a good one. The faithful work men who have stood by us so firmly in this contest deserve some expression of our sympathy with them. General Gcorjfe W. Morgan. .be remindn " - - ..... . vimnw I eil Hiai Vjeil. 1101"U110 uvivcociui ivucti; from v umberland Gap was not his fi'-st ex- I I ploit in tliis line. Just previous to tile battle -wr. . . 1 1 i I . . - . . t 1 . i f 11 1- 1 I 1111 f( i I Ml III I JJUfllM im.i, in 'x-vi- j, .. .c wiumi of an Oliio regiment, assigned to the disa greeable du:y of convoying provision trains from Carinago, on the liio Grande, to Monterey. Information reached him that Gen. Santa Anna was marching on (Ten. lay lor with jit? overwhelming force, and hid sent Gen. Urea around with four t iotiS;;nd cavalry to cut off his supplies am! intercept his retreat. Morgan was then at Ceralto with only a battalion of about 300 men, and had to decide immediately whether lo attempt to veai-h the river in the rear, or Monterey, more tuan sixty iiiiles in the front. lie deci led to attempt the latter, tie then gathered all his stores and wagons, except one, into the midd'e of the Plaza and burned them, and then formed his men in a hollow satiate with the one wagon in the middle, and started on Lis perilous re treat forward. Soon Urea and his 4000 horsemen appeared and formed, in the first open space, for a charge, threatening to ride down the little band of bristling bayo nets. But they rode furiously up-only to b'-eak and scatter before reaching the rock of their own destruction. Again and again they formed at every convenient place only to go through with the same manoeuvre. Never could Urea, with all his efforts, get his men up to the point of the bayonet, or often within convenient reach f cold lead, while onward went the resolute three hun dred never resting, excepting for. a few mo ments at a time, in their tracks, and with their arms in their hand's, during the whole long march. In the meantime Gen. Tay lor had defeated anta Anna, and fallen back with a portion of his army to Monte rey. From that place he sent out several mile? two field pieces which drove off Urea, ,and enabled Morgan's men to relax little. But when lie ended the march', many of them were more..rjearly dead than alive. He had, however, a'ec.omplished his object, with the loss of only. one-, man wounded, and he on the top of the wagon. Probably a longer continuous march was never made by a body of men in arms. 1 y many, acquainted with the circumstances it was considered one ot the most remarka-f ble feats' of the' Mexican war.' Frrucb War Vesseln" tit New Orleans.' Some anxi ms speculation has' arisen in coh sequar.ce of the appearance of the French Ad 'rairal Reynaud, with three vessels of war ;ihe Guernere, Catinet, and Renarom oil New Orleans," the opinion' ol some being that the derrronstra-iieh boded troebfe. There is evi dently, however, no hostile design oh the part of France in connection with this affair. On the contrary", the French ships are at New Or leans with the concurrence of otir government. Some time ago, it is stated, an interview took place between M. Mercier, M. Mijean and Sec tetary Seward, concerning the interests of the Fiench res dents in New Orleans, whon it was stated by M. Mej-an (who is the Consul ol France at that place) that there difficulties ex isting there which demanded that a French officer1 should be res'dent there whose duty" it would be to look"after French interest. This demand was urged by M. Mercier and conceded. T.ie mission of Admiral Reynaud is purely protective, and bis coining was expected by General Butler, w ho received him in the most .cordial manner.- . GOOD NEWS from ARKANSAS. AXOTjlEtt BA TTLE A XD ANOTHER VICTORY. CTeii. IHtrron Attacked by the Enemy 24,000 Strong. DESPERATE FIGHTING FROM 10 A. 4 M., UNTIL DARK. Gen. lerron Reinforced from Gen. ISIunl's Force. tee; 'NEMY ROUTED WITH EE A YY " ' LOSSES. - jLv Flight to the Bailon IfXonntatMa.' Battlefield, Near Fayetteville, Afk.1 Tuesday, Dec. 8. j" Gen. Hcrron's forces en route to reinforce Gen. Blunt, met the enemy yesterday' on Crawford's Prairie, ten miles south of Fay etteville, Ark., and won a decisive victory. TilS enemy were 24,000 strong, divided into four divisions, under Gens. Parsons, Marmaduke, Frost and Rains, all under Gen. Hindman, and embraced the -flower of the Trans-Mississippi army, well supplied with eighteen pieces of artillery. The enemy flanked Gen. Blunt's positions at Cane Hill, and made a sudden attack on Gen, Ilerron, to prevent him uniting with Gen. Blunt. Gen. Ilerron's force consisted of the Niniity-fourth and Thirty - first Illinois, Nineteenth and Twentieth Iowa, Twenty- sixth Indiana, Twentieth Wisconsin, a bat talion or two of cavalry, in all 0,o00 or 7,000 men, and 24 pieces of artillery. Tie battle ragtd from 10 A. M: t?nti! dark, and was desperately fought through out. . Our artillery drove the rebels from two strong positions, and kept their over- wheRning riumbeis at bay. The Twentieth Wisconsin captured a rebel battery of four heavjr guns, but was forced to abandon them under a murderous fire. The Nineteenth Iowi also took the same batterv and fot?iht most desperately, but were also obliged to yield il Almost every regiment distinguish ed itself. A'ouut four o'clock, Gen. Blunt arrived from Cane Hill with 5,000 men and a slrong forte of artillt'ty, and attacked the rebels in the rear. The rebels made desperate tff a ts to capture his batteries, but were repulsed with terrible slaughter. We held the whole field at dark, and before nine o'clock that nisrht the entire in full retreat over Boston : . . . . , uurViS- in Kmu.'-wm hundred. The rebel loss was fifteen hundred. oy tneir own aumission. several oi tne reoei field officers were killed, among them Col. Stein, commanding a brigade, fortuU"ly a Brig adier in the Missouri State Guard. Only a few prisoners were taken. We captured four cais sons tilled with ammunition. Lieut. -Col. McFarlan, of the Nineteenth Towa Regiment, wss the only field officer on our side, killed. Major Hubbard, of lhe Fiiat .Missouri Cavalry, was taken prisoner. Important from the Southwest. Knpitl Jlorcnicnt of ilic National Forcrt LTuI-r 0is-rnl 6rau(. Skirmish rVCitr Oxfortl on Tliur tlay Morning;, An Engagement Near Cojjceville-, Furly Jliletf Beloie, on Friday Night. Our r.OHR 5 ECiile l, 5 Vonntel, ond C3 I?litlMg It b I l.OaH 3UO. Cairo, fll., Dec S. Oxford, Mississippi, news to Thursday last, s atel that the rear -guard ot" the rebels under tile command ot Gen. Jackson, had a skirmish on 'hat morning with the National advance force neirthe town. Th main body of the rebid army, forty thou S'Jnd strong, passed threugb Oxford twelve hours befoD. Tb: number of the rebel sick and wounded is said lo be very larg"9. Chicago, Tuesday, Dec. 9. A inecial dispatch, dated the 7th inst., from Oxfoid, Miss.. Says that Col. Dickey's Cavalry had k two hours" engagement with the rebels, n; ar Coffeeville, on Friday night. '1 liu rebels are said to have had 5,000 infantry, cavaliy and artillery. The National loss was five killed, fifty wound cd and iixty missing. The rebel loss was 300 killed and wounded. "7 T6e Disrme at IlnrtTlle. v Louisville, Ky , Monday, Dee 8, 12 o'clock, Midnight. A telegram just reci ived from Nashville con firms the capture of the One Hundred and Fourth Illinois Regiment,' the One Hundred and Sixth and One Hundred and Eighth Ohio Regiments, Nic.klin's Battery, and a detachment ot the Sec ond Indiana Cavnlry, all under the command of Col Moore, on Sunday morning, attr an hours hjnt.lat, Hartsviile, leuti, by the gueirillas un des John Morgan c The humberf Merjfan's force is not stated". There are no'f uit her particulars. , .nlHt Reports fr ui onivilte.i ' T.0UISV1LLE, Ky., Tuesday, De&rj9. Th;-"ee thonsand rebel cavalry, supposed. to be under Forrest, intending to make another raid into Kentucky, or a dash on r ort Donelsou, were at Cbiksville today. Passengers from Gallatin contradict the story of tha engagemeht there, between Fry and the rebels. They say no recent ngut Las occurred there. ... ; Disease Among the Horses A Warrenton correspondent of the Philadelphia Ledger writes 'A'strange and somewhat' malignant disease has broken out among our horses, particularly in the battej-ies. It is in the feet, near the ankle or fet lock joint; appears in a single night, and. in a week or ten days the foot matterates 'sluffs off' takiu the entire hoof, lvirby s and Water manVUhode Island balte.ies are partly ioefSciei t on, -account, of this singular ana unaccountable diee&e. From veterinarians and citizens resi dent nere, I cannot learn that it is indigenous to this Portion of the country. Probably it ia'ow ing Ui lhe limestone soil, together with abort foragte and negligent attention., xtsterday I -saw several hundred crippled horses in one drove going to Washington to be sold to the highest biddtri . i . A Week Later from Europe. THE ARABIA AT HALIFAX. II.a,i4f;ax, Tuesday, Dec. 9. The steamship Aratta, from Liverpool on the 29th, via Qaeenstown on the SOtH of No vember, arrived here this forenoon. Her dates are one week later than those already received. The steamship Glasgow, from New York? arrived at Quecnstovvn on the 27th of NoyerfiV 6er. The steamship Eammonier, frotn Novv Yorl lhe steamshm Scotia, from New York, ar rived at Queenstovvn on the 20th of November. lhe news by the Arabia is meagre and un important. The excitement in Greece in fivor cf placing Prince Alfred en the Throng co.-ninuav.-v.-v., Lie Arabm has 45 passengers n nil sixty-two pounds sterling fur Halifax. No specie for Boston. The Aralii, Arrived here at 7 .o'clock this morning, and sailed again for Boston at 10 o clock, where she will be at an early hour on MM 1 - J xuursuay morning. The steamship Bohemian, from Quebec, ar riued at Liverpool on the 2Sih of November.-. Great ttriititn. The London Daily News devotes an editorial to the refutation of the idea that the Democratic I arty cm be called conservative. It reviews the course of the party in the past, to show that the assumption of conservatism is absurd. Th-; London Morning Post points out that the virtUHl want of confidence in the Governmental Wa.-hington, which the recent elections in the Northern States indicate, furnish that Govern ment with a plausible pretext of retreating from its position with some semblance of dignity. 1: fears however, that until that Government is forcibly ejected from power no hope can be en tertained of the war being brought to a conclu sion. The London Army and Navv Gazetto s.i that Gen Burnside's change of b ise to Aquia v'reek give- it but little confidence in the plans of the Federal leaders, and it does not believe that the Confederates will quietly submit to the movement. At a meetiirg of the Great Ship Company it whs stated that if I 75U was not immediately provided, the steamship Great Eastern must pass intoothei hands It would also require o,QUU to biintf her home. The Directors proposed to raise 100,000. cn a mortgage for three years. The ship earned 45,000 in III davs. Scott ttussel censured the general management of the Company. The proposal of the Directors was adopted. Contributions for the relief of the distressed Lancashire operatives contiuued on a most muni Scent scale. The American Ci amber of Com merce at Liverpool voted 1,000 to the Relief Fund. An extraordinary general meeting of the At lantic Telegraph Company is calie for the J2tli of December, lor th purpose of considering a proposition for the issue of 600,000 new capi tal in preferential shares of 5 each, bearing eight per cent, interest guaranteed bv the Ilti twh. Mernajeht.jjli event.. f nawwjj per cent, fftfluVuld capital, nndthe sUrphisUo an equal uivisiou oeiweeu mo oiu aua new, ana the formation of a reserve fund. Vrauce, The Paris Bourse clesed firm on the 29th of November, at 7Uf 40c. for the Rentes. Greece, Tie Greek question contiuued to be tho most promiiiert tojJ:-j.' Great demonstrations continued to be made in various parts of Greece in favor of placing Priuce Alfred, of Kngland. upon the throne. It was rumored that the Russian Government intended t address a communication to theLn lish flovernment seriously objecting to Prince Alfred being considered a candidate for the (jrrecian 1 hrone. The French Journals represent that twelve English War vessels l ave assembled in Piia'Us. hut the London Globe pronounces the statement utterly devoid of foundation. Kelgiuiu. The Helgium Parliament has devoted that half a million of fiances of the money anpi opi iated for the public works be applied to the relief of its distressed cotton operatives. Vice President Stephen' FIna to Bicok the Blockade. Vice President Stephens is stated to havi rcmaiked in a recent speech that a navy, sutfi- ler.tly strong" to open our ports to the com merce of the world, might be bought with the sum which we are spending in one month ol the war. It was thought to be quite possible that ten or twelve swift-and stiong iron-clad war steamers, built in English dockyards. could at any time run into any port of the confederate States, and bring us such articles as we stand in need of, carrying- bsck return cargoes of cotton. Stephens proposes to execute the pbin through the agency of cotton. He thinks that English capitalists are keenly alive to the realization of present profits. They are eager to furnish us all our necessary supplies ot arms, clothing, salt, in exchange for our co. ion juue as eager r.s we are o exenange our cotton or ati3"thing else for these supplies. The difficulty lies in the delivery of our cotton. The blockade is the barrier between them and us. Our policy, as Mr. Stephens thinks, is and has been from the beginning to break it up ourselves,. To do this we must have ships cf war iron clad steamers able to ccpe with any in the world. Mr. Stephens suggests that these can be procured in Europe with our cotton, but not with our ptesent currency. He proposes that our government buy the cotton,"so as to have controi'of it and then pledge it to pay for th ships that are to be used in opening at least one of our cotton ports, and, if necessary, in conveyingthe "-cotton from us to Eirope and our supplies from Europe to us. The inaugu ration of this policy by our government and its distinct declaration to foreign capitalists would, he thinks, at once inspire confidence on their part. They would accepts, pledge of our cotton because they would see that we were providu g the means to secure Hs uelivery. There might be occasional captures of our car goes by the enemy, but there would be com mercial certainty that, we could' succeed in delivering cotton in Europe, far more than enough to meet all our necessary contracts there.' Our currency, also, according to Mr, Stephens's views, would acquire a new value, because it would seive the purpose of buying' cotton in Europe. Our obligations, then, would be convertible into cotton, which is jsist now more desired than the" precious meials, and would be preferred to the" rival gold of our enemy. Our cotton would' thus be a commer cial instrument; to' supply our wantsfrom Europe, and a financial instrument to. serve as the basis of oaf curieocy. itississipia i JTEore IMcn. More men .' more men ! let the cry go foitbt Through the sturdy West and the stalwart Northi L-t sweep through the prairies the martial strath', Till its echoes resound from the Kills agaiH. - Ho ! rhen, come up ! ye are heeded now. For the Southern Palm its bead inhst bow-; Arid the. Southern crest must f.ll in fight, When they nnet again our Northern inighL Come forth ! ye hardy men of steel ! Arufeel the joy that patriots feeij ... '0.forttl rirpnurnl l.i m I.-f1A.!ka ' va shatter the strength of the Southern fba. Ye have nobly done, but worthier deeds - . . From heir putnot sons eur country heeds -And fbouider to shoulder, aud stride with stride; Ye iust march to war from each dear fireaida. Leave wifo and children alone with fod j 11 Jhe blow mus come, lie will temper tlie rod i jueave tome acawrienas, leave an falsa, fijei When your country shouts her bailie cry. Oh ! better come death in its deadliest form' Thari seek dishonor to shun tho storm And better a grave on Southern soil; J han your laud to ruiu, your homes to spoil. Come forth with yonr right arm nerved for figo't! For never was cause more grand and right , Come forth in the 'Strength of the saints'uf old. And fight till the life iu your hea:t turns cold. Then wake, O freemen ! , Awake to the hoar!. Lot the Old World shudder to see your power; Let the Southron tremble and veil his eyes When the mighty North shall at length arise. Younor men ! to the front ; gnd your armor on,' And stand by the flag till her cause be won; Come forth from the labor of garnered fields, And uever return till tbo foeman yields. And ya shall earn j our honors well, And the living voice of time shall tell How the cry to the North was answered load And the haughty crest of the South was bowed." reunion of a Gambler. A friend relates to a writer for the St. Louis Republican, a stor as told to him by addapi-dated-young man, who had run through a for tune bv reason of an inlaruatisn lor cards. None but the initiated know the arts employed by sharpers, to fleece tho victims that fall into their hands. The following article is devoted to maiked or advantage cards : " Marked cards are manufactured to exactly imitate the fair playing cards in common use," and so ingenious are the devices, that itis alT but impossible for any but the initiated to detect the difference. One establishment in New York manufactures fifty different styles" of these advantage cards, by which the color; size and suit are told, after some practice, as well by the backs as by the faces They Sf 'e adapted to bluff, or poker, all fours, seven up",', euchre, cribbage, whist, loo, and all other games where knowing just what an opponent has in his band would cause the winning or the game. The prices of these cheating im- pleroerUs vary wrth.tb.tjle..v.Tb6gn9; - fr car s and strinoers. are put at $2 per dozen Transparent cards are also manufactured" by which the gambler, who will not expose his own hand, sees what cards his adversary has through ihe backs . "Our informant has seen no less than eight different ways of marking on tho common 'sturbacked' cards. There is a certain char-1' acter in the right hand corner, placed in five ..liferent positions, to denote the ace, king, queen, "jack and ten. Another character in tho ame position denotes the nit e. eight, seve' , ix, five ; and still another the four, tray ana deuce. These characters are part of the star,, and must be noticed as differing from any. other part of the card. For suit there are four characters differently shaped, one for each suit, ibund in the left band corner, the marks being at both ends. Sometimes, however, the marks for size and suit are placed on the same cor-v ner. In marked 'striped back' cards, the ;:ze is told by the position of the stiipe run ning out at the right-hand corner, high card being denoted by a spread ot the stripes ; in low ones the stripe is contracted. The suit is told by" the spread between the barbri'the left hind corner. "In some marked cat ds, with fancy backsf' the suit and size are denoted by leaves, flour .shes, etc. It is very rare that the marks sr placed lower than a quarter-length of the carr , in the side, yet some are found to be in t ic centre. We might particularize further,' but is the marks vary with the style of the back, it would be impossible to make the explana tion intelligible to the reader. " Professional sharpers know where to ob tain these advantage cards. Many have pecu liar marks of their own, w hich they have tho manufacturer to put upon the backs of the cards they order. The manufacturers of niark- ed cards are at all limes in league wuu ms gamblers." New World ?Inttera in Fram. The Paris correspondent of the New York" Commercial writes that the doctrine of non-inter- vention in Anwncmi autna wi,v. u.: with the same fidelity by the new Minuner ot Foreign Affairs in Fiance as by . his predecessor. The chances of an intervention are now so com pletely hopeless that even the secession emissa ries from ihe South, alwayR so sanguine on tins head, now give it up. They also, admit, tha, whatever .may be the result of the war, fha wealthy men of the South are financially ruined. The Mexican expedition is extremely unpopu lar in all ranks of society, on account of th( great expenditure of bfa and money, and the. proclamation of G n. Forey to the Mexican peo-, pie gives great satisfactioai, as it is ;hought to, indicate -that the occupation of Mexico is not ot be pushed tD an extent that will engage too deep y the resoniees ot lhe. country. But this, is pribably an illusion The magnitude of thij force 6ent out, and the great expense incurrtd",' are evidence that not the collection of the paltry, drbt, or desire to pacificate the country, but soma, hidden purpose stimulates tl Emperor, and thd correspondent indulges in the following guess at ho what that purpose is : ; 4) .. , rit l were permittea a.con'eciuso on tun ou" ject I should say that the Trench Govefhhietrt believes that it is going lo be able "by concilia tory measures to rally to its . views a majority of the Mexican people, that. s batever election takes place wiil bo-decided in a senSe apreeable" to France, that then Frsnce will be able, by build-' i.ig railways and'aiding in the development of industry, to. obtain "such a hold on the country a to gain exceptional commercial advantages u,i probably grants of land, sufficient to repay her? amply for her expenditures in tho ,ctvilijsatioi4v of t,he country. .Thus the French while obtaining pay for tiieir tiouble, will be civilizing-.-the country, building np a strong government, educating thu neonle into the support of ibis government, and finally erecting a barrier to the extension of the 1 Anglo American race Sdvh This appears in. 'rt ity. tu-b th iVench progxirmue.0 I C V Oft . i . f - J f
Newbern Weekly Progress (New Bern, N.C.)
Standardized title groups preceding, succeeding, and alternate titles together.
Dec. 20, 1862, edition 1
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