The Bellville Countryman (Bellville, Tex.), Vol. 2, No. 40, Ed. 1 Saturday, May 17, 1862 Page: 1 of 2
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VOL. 2.}
BELL VILLE, TEXAS, MAY 17 IS62.
THE
BELLVILLE COUNTRYMAN
J. P. OSTBHHOOT Proprietor
OrriCK IN COUWTKTMAN iClLDIIII,
BELLVILLK, AUSTIN COUNTY, TKXAS.
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Oat Off One Tear,<T<i «<'<"> ".> • $2,00
On Copy, (payable at the end of the year,) 3 00
tV rifty aumtHiri inuku u jrnar.
t"y" Hubwcrlptldtui for lei thim on« y«nr, l> jrn
blu invariably in aduane .
Ñu paper dUcoutlauixl until «II rr««ri gi>
wo pulil.
Cy All kind of Job Printing «*«cule<l with
nefitiM'MH ami <llnput£li.
J. P. OSTSRHOUT, EDITOR
BELL VILLE— Tf-XAS.
SATURDAY MAT 17, 1862
Official Paper
FOK «
Austin, Fayette 'and Colorado Con
ry tíce notice to wttr tax payer*.
ty Elder Tl. Garrett will preach
at this place to-morrow at 11 o'clock
A- M. (D, V.) Mr. G. will not preach
any inoro on Saturdays, at this piuco ¿
during tho war.
(y\V« aro indebted to Mrtj. 13. F.
Elliott of this place for a fino mess of
Irish potatoes for dinner on Wednes-
day.
|3P We would like to get a few
pounida of natural leaf tobacco; also,
a few pounds of tallow; also, nomo
bacon; alBO some sbinplasters, (cur-
rent ones,) from those who are indebt.
ed to this office.
py According to the Conscript
Law, Volunteering is permitted un,'l
the authorities commence enrolling.
So thero is still a chance for those
Who want to go to the wurs.
iy Our Town is exceedingly dull
these times. Our store and shops
are closed more than half tho timo.
We can not hope for more lively times
till the war is over.
ar We have been informed that
Col. Paine and Major 'Maotze have
refused to nccept their commissions
as officers of the State Troops of this
county. New elections will therefore
have to be held. .
W It seem* difficult almost to gol
any now at all now from beyond
the Mississippi, sinco the Federals
have got possesion of New Orleans
and the Father of Waters. The re-
ports are that there has been a great
battle in Virginia on the Rappahan-
nock riveriii which the enemy was
defeated with great slaughter. Fifty
thousand it in said woro left killed
and wounded on the field of battle.
It is also reported there has been an-
other light near Corinth. It is also
said that Beauregard is marching
with his artny on'St. Louis.
The Cotton, Sugar, tabacco. etc.,
were all destroyed by burniug at
New Orleans and all along the Missis-
sippi river, before the Federals took
tho place. The Federals expressed
regret at the destruction of the. prop-
erty. Jll.it JÍO,
It is also reported that our army in
Virginia was inarching oil Washing-
ton city. Tho papers we receive
are mostly filled with accounts of the
taking of New Orleans and tho acts
and doings of Picayune Butler there.
Ep-Ttie following lett«r, puskat up in 1 lives at Travis with his father in law
Towi, wo iiiHi-rt 'becamo wn think thul
many of tour ftldifir* will thereby
get uch ui'ww iik tin y, ur■: anxious t<«hear
from home. YVotr'nt uu une wh¡wiM :iiue
ím mentioned in tfié'¡otter win take any of-
fense lor its p.ijbli.enfiimj if m thought
that the abtseqi.wildier v. ¡I) ajjjnveiato it
for, while v <• xiim. 'o hear faom the
battle-field, he in in.ire mxioiw to he ir
from home.' Il'ILi' liv ¡er i ¡muid prove
acceptable, pu'imj Mr Smith will write
again from thin au'l other pars < fthe
coyuty. '
Parson Lancaster, of the
Washington Ranger called on us, on
Thursday on his way down country.
He reports the Ranger, prosperous.
The Parson looks In fino helath.
BP See advertisement of ferry
boat taken up. *
GP The St. Charles Hotel has
been made tho head quarters of the
Federal commander and a.gnard placed
around its portals. The True Delta
office was * commanded to print n
proclamation of Picayune B\itier's
and oh its "refusal to comply was
placed under guard and Federal
printers proceeded to execute the
order of the General, but was after-
ward allowed to issue regularly under
military surveillance.
BP It it now reported that in the
fight on the Peninsula in Virginia,
we took twenty thousand prisoners
«ad thirty thousai d of the enemy
wen killed and wounded. Our losses
were heavy. "Doubtful thinn. are
mighty uncertain." *
ihuk*
W
Tlio Houston Telegraph loams
that as tho down train on tho B, 13,
11. &. C. Railway was coming into
Richmond on Friday last a cow got
on tho track causing the locomotivo
to upset, making a wreck of that and
tlio mail and baggage cars. Tho
passenger car was uninjured and no
ono kijled. Bryant Mcintosh had
his foot mashed and a Mr. Wnde was
injured in the back. Others woro
slightly injured.
ry The people in New Orleans
are in almost a starving condition
for the want of country produce.
Since tho occupation of the city by
tho Federals, tho country people fail
to send in the customary supplies
Galveston we are also told is very
destitute of some of tho necessaries
or life, and many of the people have
to move into the country to procure
something to oat.
BP Wm. Woodson, Jr. of Mar-
shall, Toxas, who was taken prisoner
at Fort Donolson and curried to
Chicago, made his escape and ar-
rived homea few days siiice.
BP De Bray's Rog't and Brown's
Battalion are to bo Hout off somewhere
to a salubrious climate.
(y E. Blanc,Esq.,-lately connected
with the Hempstead Courier, and our
recent comrade in arms, made us a visit
during tho week, lie seems to otyoy
his vacation from soldiering with a
good deal of pleasnre.
Lewis C. ltailoy arrived here
from New Orleans abouta week since,
lie confirms the reports previously
received with regard to the capture
ot the city aud tho destitution of
families there.
Anathor Atutía County Soldier Gono.
James J. Jackson of thii countr has
received the following letter from Capt.
Joha T. Jordan of Company F, 12th Reg-
mcnt La. Volunteers, stating that "Wm.
H. Henson diedon the 9th of March at
Island No. 10, of pneumonia, after an ill-
ness of about two weeks he did not want
for attention for he was s good soldier,
and beloved as inch by all the members of
•aid company."
BkLLVII, LÍ? M ay 10th 1863.
My Dear Jo.
I take my pen in hand to inform
you how matters and things prosper
in and about Bcllville, while you are
so far off aud have been gone so long,
you can have very littlo idea of what
a dull placo it is hero. A good many
as you kuow, wont along with you to
Arizona; others are scattered about,
some in one-company and some in
another. When I look about Town
and soo the vacant house# and the
women going ubout the streets without
husbands, 1 almost wish mysolf young
enough to go to the war, and join
you in whipping out the Yankees.
But you want to know how things
look and how they are. Well the
fact is so many are gono away that
things don't look at all, aud then as
to how thoy aro, well, they aro about
middling.
I looked over the place yesterday,
and then 1 thought about things in
the neighborhood. Well, there is
Iltint & Holland's office that is there
yet, and Holland is in it most of the
time; but Hunt, Zimri Hunt, lias
gone to the war. Ho is Captain of a
company, Zimri is a good fellow
and no doubt if ho has a chanco will
do some good work. Kray is still
keeping store, and Levy 1 suppose is
helping him, at least he is about there
a good deal. Dr. Howard still lives
at the old place, but ho has sold out
all his drugs aud things.
At tho next-houBo Mr. Miller is
teaching a school. This is the saine
Miller that wits formerly a clerk tor
Mr. H. Miller who keeps tho store.
He keeps a good school, I am told,
aud the children all liko him.
Mr. Manning's Blacksmith shop is
cló8ed, as i¿ also the grocery next to
it. The printing office is still working.
Osterhout his um just . .'yrned from
the war. Ho bus been aw ay tor six
months, llois printing the paper
still and does very welt conisid .inj,
the hard row he has to h i -; to? i
don't suppose aiy bod\ pliyfi him a
dollar in a mouth biivdly. aud he inus:
Mrs. Railey still'lives at the old place.
Micro in no one . occupying Frank
Lip.scomb'H office flow. Mr. Ilaak
tho shoemaker, is still workiug away
and is a very useful citizen.
Manning lias been off to the war
all winter and but recently returned.
Manning is a good fellow, bus a large
family and does all he can for tin
cause, lie is tho father of two pair
of twins now, all girls. Tho' he has
tried to quit tavern keeping, the
people don't seem inclined to let him
do so,
Mr. Palm is still working in leather
and saddle trees. Dr. Mills owns
and occupies the house where Mrs.
Medford onco lived. Mills is doing
a good deal of doctoring now, and
at roagoupblo rates tbo, when the
head of the family is gone to the war
But I can't write all the news in one
letter and must postpone the balance
till next timo. I will write you again
perhaps next week, if I got time.
Now take good care of yourself and
if you are not killed wo shall all ex-
pect to see you back again after the
wrar. Very Respectfully,
G. W. JEFFERSON SMITH.
jy S. M. Warner, who was taken
to Chicago as one of the Fort Donol-
son prisoners, escaped .not long sinco
"one very dark, tempestuous night,
after fooling tho guard, and scaling
ths walls," and arrived safo home at
Tyler. He was formerly editor of
tbo Ty or Reporter and at the time of
his capture, orderly Sergeant of a
company in Gregg's regiment.
ty Tho Houston Telegraph of
tho 14th 1 arns that Fort Pillow has
falleit, so that the enemy has possess-
ion of the whole Missippi river. Tho
news of a gieat battle on the Penin-
sula in Virginia is confirmed. The
enemy lost 20,000 killed and wound-
ee, and 10,000 prisoners.. Other re-
ports say that Gen. Jchnston wns
marching on Washington. This news
seems to be reliable. The Telegraph
further says. ")>y; why some acco unts
came by Eastern Toxas of the battle,
placing the Federal forco at 230,000,
and ours at 195,000 men and giving
us n complete victory, reporting the
enemv'sloss at 100,000 killed and
wounded, This report muy ho' frW
but, it taxes crednlity and mus' be,
Vtcl v. iflr some little allowance,"
Cy Tlio Telegraph says that the
J?<;tior-shops huvi> all been closed in
Houston by order of the city authori-
ties. As there us no liquor to sell
here, our* city fathers need not (rouble
have a good il< nl .in<• him. lío bus
a young umu named Jacob Í3uc!mian themselves about the matter,
from Hempstead \Vorkitig iur him
The old grocery is dosed, liio
whiskey having iil died up. H.
Miller is still .in T^'ft. with lus store.
He dou't keep uiiy clerk now.
Dr. Applewhite lives at the old
Ervin House, ana Mrs, Kneipp at
tho same place as formerly. Her
sou John weut to Arizona with you,
but was discharged a..d came home
when he immediately joined Hunt's
company.
Ben Harris' fomily live at th**
same place, tho' Beu hiihself has gone
to the war and is a Lieutenant in
Zimri Hnnt's company. Dr. Cocke's
house is closed, he having joined
Hnnt's company and liis family now
—One of the Federal soldiers got
on a bender yesterday, forgot which
side he was on, and begnn Inn railing
for Jeff. Davisjin violation of the proc-
lama! ion of the Major General com-
manding the U. 8. forces in the Gulf.
Of course he was sent to the lockup.
Lite in the evening another soldier
became obstreperous, and was furious
against nil Southerners. He, too, was
locked up. These champions of the
two sections concluded to settle the
great national quosUon Ijy a set-to.
Uufotunately for the Jeff. Davis man,
he was not in a good fightingcondition,
and got the worst of it. But the victor
had his laurels dimmed by b«i# con-
signed to the stocks. *
Wo tuke the following extract
a leader in the Knoxville Regisi
Peace to-day wonld be a
rather than a blessing. *
.tven yet in our midst men'who
the tori'ey uf i he old revolution, ndhe
to the government which had become
ail engine of insuftorable oppression,
insult and wrong.
Then we may rcfiect that pease is
an iinpoKsihility. Hfw cau i'10 o*<h
disband her immense armies 1 Tbo
poor and impoverished who fill the
ranks have lost their places and hab-
its in employment- Tbe.poor of the
cities aud of tho manufacturing estab-
lishments who have boon enrolled
among thq, Northern soldiers, have
no homes to which they may return
and resume their former "avocations.
Still, these meu have learned the use
of arms and the advantages of organ-
ization. They are conscious of their
power, and know how to provide for
their wants. The politicians dread *,
them too much. New York would
ti-omble to its foundation stones, were
this mob of armed men turned loose
to prey upon society. The end of
the war is not yet. We can not *
h >pe for it, and ob patriots, we do hot
desire to terminate it.
The end may come when some
mighty horde of invaders has pene-
trated far into flie South, when in the
midst ofajiostile population, the rail-
ways arir destroyed and the line of
communication with the North inter-
rupted, then will the hosts of our en-
emies bo annihilated. Then Hie end
of tho war may be welcomed.
When we have sent an inviucible
army towards the North —when the
loyal population of Virginia, Ken-
tucky, Maryland and Missouri are
disenthralled—when we have destoy-
ed Cincinnati, and made Northmen
feel the horrible burthens of war and
acknowledge its fearful presence, then
we may hopo for peace, and a lasting ■
peace-but n«g till then.
-We are in possession of infor- :
mat ion from a source ot the most re-
liable and direct character possible in
those times, that .the programme of
the United States Government em-
braces a landing of a large force at
some point in Toxas within a short
time, with a view of first cutting oft'
the Rio Grande trade ; tecond, of
marching by way of San Antonio,
upon Arizona and NewnMéxico, and
third, of marching by way of Austin,
to moot the Jay hawkers of Kansas,
who are now on their way to Texas.
The intoimation embraces the details
ol the, movements, and is we learn,
in the ,| o&ession of President Davis.
We do uot know whether ithas
reached the military authorities of
Texas or not. We publish it that
the people may bv on the lookout for
vents of a soinewh; t interesting if
not startling character.-* Tel.
1—The Missionaries are having a
bad time at Beaufort. They have
quarrelled about the best way of eon-
verting the negroes, and most of them
have gone home. The small-pox is
raging úmn—~Ti-legraph.
—The G rand Lodge, Grand
tor and Grand Encampment of
State, of the Masonic order, will i
in this city according to their sever
constitutions, the Grand Lodge on tl
2d Monday in June, the Grand (
tor on Wednesday after the 2d
day, and the Grand Encampment i
the same day, provided «T
the several Lodges, CI
Encampments be present."
derstand there has been a report i
that there would he ne m<
Bnt the constitutions of these i
bodies confer no power on i
to dispense with these
inn. And there are,asi
and observing attendant of t
ies knows, matters of the
importance which ought I
ded to by them. In*the i
brethren here we invite i
gation as the eouditlM o
will admit of.—Houston
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Osterhout, John P. The Bellville Countryman (Bellville, Tex.), Vol. 2, No. 40, Ed. 1 Saturday, May 17, 1862, newspaper, May 17, 1862; Bellville, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth177045/m1/1/?q=%22zimri+hunt%22: accessed June 1, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting The Dolph Briscoe Center for American History.