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wnEELING. 18th April. ISGI.
ON and aitcr she 18th Of April. lsGl. the EsseGi-
" ger Trains will he TuR a. iDllows. viz:
Tie Express Train leaves Wheeling daily except
Sundays Al 10 A. NJ. EenEood NJ luSO A NJ arTfy
in. IN Baltimore At $40 A. ". connecting with tile
Expires train for Philadelphia. New York. Boston
and al the Eastern cities leaving AT 6:l5 \ NJ
rives Washington at $50 a. NJ making cIo=e
nectSn with the southern lines for ali parts Of the
south. This train Stops at the principal stations
from Wheeling TO Cumberland.
Returning. leaves Baltimore st 5:I5 +. NJ and
Washington City AZ 2si5 p NJ arriving at nenwoo,
At A VI and Wheeling Mt 6=ZT A. u making dir'rt
connection with the EHpTesstTaJu for MI rt= of the
only for meals ard wood aud water.
The Mail Train leaves daily including Sundy as a;
Gs55 r. NJ Benwood ~ 7:25 ?. NJ and arrive il
Baltimore at 3:l5 p NJ eoDnecting With tie Nail
train. leaving for Philadelphia, Nev York, E1-tOH,
and all Eastern eiti- IT As T. NJ arrives st WASH!
ngtSn CITY At $50 p. ~ connecting with the South
nsE for all parts % the South. This train stuIIS
on the est end the road at Sioundsye Cameron.
Huntington Water station FaiTn1Unf and Grafton.
Returning. Icayes Baltimore At $50 4. NJ. wash
nEton City LIS A NJ and arrives At BenwoUi al
l0:Ia r II. and Wheeling ~ lG;.g2 p " cnnnecfinE
with the Express train fE part Of the SOuthwt.
West and Northwest. This train st0fs at the priu-
cipai stGtions only.
The p5e-iuoat and Wheeling Accommodation rIIu-
daily. except SuudAy- leaving Hied 1T 60 A u
and arrives at Wheeling at $40 pm.
W.P SMITH. Master Of transportation.
In. Cole GenI Ticket Agent apo
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ITUTt 1T. I.TNuTI I1NNN. JlHITIHlVTf.
DEAR BEo. AIR: cannot answer you IeAGt com
plants have curri with your Pills better than
say al t,Gf isf ieias pbrg1fire Medicine
place great dependence eneetnal cathATtic IN
my daily contest With disease, and believing do
that ynur Pills afford Us the best We Lave OF course
value them highly.
PIETsHUrG, Pa, May /. 1855.
DR.. J. c. AYR Sir: have been repeatedly cured
tao Of your pills II 10 arise from foul
mach, which they cleanse AZ once.
Yours Will great respect. Ed. w PRARLE-
Clerk oF Steamer Clarion.
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RmIious Iyisorders-Liver Complaints.

FroIa DR.. Tlro,fors Bill, cf -Nctc Iort City.
Not only are your Pills admirably adapted TO their
purpose aperisnt. but md their beneficial ef-
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haVs in my practice proved more efectuai for the
can mention. I sincerely rejoice that we have
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the profession and the pe-,rIe
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GEO. y. JOHNSON. ". D. JOHNSON
G. W. JOHNSON d son.

NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. OF CopPeri TIN aud
sheet Iron Ware.
II AyING AvAILED OURSELVES OF ALL THE
III improved facilities, We are Letter prepared BOW
than ever to ill all orders for any article Ork in
the Above line OF business. Yaiiies and Conductors
made TO order. Steamboat work done in a subsfaa-
tiai and VorkHaaBlke manner. We are paying
particular attention to this branch Of the trade and
eau guarantee satisfaction in every particular. To
Wholesale Dealers Ne can oder Inducements that
cannot be found elsewhere Our stock Of Ware Is
complete and the assortment isfull at aitime. We
keep stock Of thelatest and most approved patterns
q Coal and Wood stoves on hand at ali times
G. JOHNSON 4 son,
SO.l59 Market Square,
jy2-d&Wtf Wheeling, Va
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JoHN T. LAKIN.

Successor to Wheeler & Lakin.I
WILL RECEIVE AND HAVE OPENED FOR
w inspection THURSDAY, March 29th, new
and well selected assortment OF
Cloths, Cassimeres and EestingsI
Also : com lete assortment Of GENTLEMES'S FUR
NIsHISG GOODS.
The patrons OF the old firm. and the public in gen
eral are respectfully invited TO call and examine my
stock before ma king their purchases intend sell
in -; small prsfts 10 cash and prompt purchasers
Thankful for the patronage bestowed upon the old
firm. solicit continuance OF she FOR the new
r5fahlishfneut. JOHN T. LAKiN. Merchant Tailor,
Tnir2s-swd No.l02 Main st., Wheeling. Va.
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AZ a FnmiIy PhysIc.

ETT1rI Dr. , " Gdrtt-r1ghfs -Nstr OTisIHS.
Your Pills the prince Of pGryes. Their excel
lent qualities -urTass any Cathayte possess. They
mild but very certain and seciual in their
ton the bowels. which makes them Invaluable 10
ia the daily treatment OF disease.
EIso5ocbe SgrHr UendacIta EouI SIN
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Three Through Pa senger Trains,

The ca;aeity Of tis Road nov equal 20 any in ilie
Country.
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DErETxTNE oT u INIEEIos.


" 'tsIIIIT-- IVTI' D =. u FeI'-- Ie'l- }
SIr: have used your Pills in my general and hos
pital practice since You made them, uHd
hesitate NY they the bet eathaTtic employ
Their regulating action the liver Is quick and de-
cdel. Consequently they admirable rsraedy
for arrangements Of that organ. Indeed. l hAye
seldom foi,nd Of Liiouf 6isedSe so obstinate
that it did not readily yield to them.
Fraternaliy yours. ALoNZn BALL NJ. u.
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FOR CUILDREN TEETHING,

" B.-subscriptions received and forVarded by
A. D. BEDILLION, Agent for Wheeling and vicinity.
Specimen EngFavinss and Art Journal be seen Al
the Post Once. deels
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WAHsNS, Wyoming Co., y. Y. Oct. 81, 1855.
DEtE a.: am using your Cathartis pills in my
practice and mud them excellent purEative 10
cleanse system and purity ne fountains Of he
btood. JOHN G. SIEACHA4I, NJ. D.
COrh patton, CostiVeness, Suppres-
sion. Rreum n ism, Govt, Neuralgia
DrOpsy, Paralysis. Fits, etc.
From Dr. j. r. FaKGha, Montreal. CGnGdg.
Too much cannot he said Of your Pills for the cure
q etir'es II oihers of our fraternity have found
them a. efczeiuns hare they should Join in
prciainiuE it for the benefit OF the multitudes who
suffer from that complaint, which, although bad
enough it itself Is the prOgeBitor Of others that
worse. helieVe ooireHSSs originate IN the liver,
but your Ills Affect that organ aud the disease.
Eop, Wrt. z Snari F7iysfeidn aud NidlDije, 5ossoa
ind or two large dOsesof your Pills, taken at
the proper time excellent pTUmotiSes OF tbe maj
uroi EeeTCti0H when wholly partially suppressed,
And also very efectual TO eiedHSs the EtJHRch and
ri toornis. They are 80 much the best physie we
have that recommend no other to my patients
From The Rsr. Or. Hdlckes, of TIE Nethodisf
EDiTrsF,T 0IryrrJ
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Baltimore 8 Ohio Rail Road

in. McGULLoUGH. President
p R. MYERS. Gent Ticket Ag't. jeI2
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FFom Dr. J. G. Green ey- Chicago.
Your Pills have had long trial in my practice, aud
hold them in esteem rs one OF the best ApeHentsI
have found Their Alternative effect upon the
liver makes them an excellent remedy. when given
n small doses for titLiohf 6yseHtery ard diGTThGd
convenient for the nse Of women and children.
Dyspepsia, ImpurIty OF the Blood.
From Rec. J. Y. Hfmrs, Pastor Of 4GreRt
Church, Boston.
DE- AIEK: have used your pills with extraOrli
HsTy success in my family and among those am
Called 10 visit in distress To regulate the organs o.
digestion and purify the blood they the very beet
rei.lrdy have ever known. and can confidently
commend them TO my friends.
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AVER IS
CATHARTIC PILLS

A RE YOU SICK. FEEBLE AND CONiPLAININGf
IN Are you ont OF order, with your system derang-
ed, and your feelings uncomfortable These symp-
toms are often the prelude TO serious Illness some
MT Of sickness is creeping upon you, and should be
nverted by timely nse Of the right remedy. Take
Ayers Pills and cleanse out the disOrdered humors-
uIirt the blood and let the fluids move ON unob-
structei In health again They stimulate the func-
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system frum the distractions which make disease
cold settles somewhere in the body, and ostructs
its natural functions. These, il not relieved react
upon themselves and the surrounding organs; pro-
dncing general aggTayatiOn. suffering. and disease.
While in this condition. Oppressed by the derange-
re=tore the natural action Of the system. and with It
the buoyant feeling Of health again: What is true
and 90 apparent 10 this trivial and common COM
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dangerous distemPeTs. The came puTEafve effect
e1pels them. Caused by similar obstructions and
arrangements of the natural functions Of the body,
they rapidly. and many Of them surely cured by
the came means. None who know the virtues OF
thee pills will neglect to employ them when suffer-
ing from the disorders they cure
Statements from leading physicians in some OF the
principal cities, and frOm other well known public
peTs-ns-
From For,rdrdiRg Merchant Of ST. Louis,
Feb. 4, 1856.
De. ArEE: Your pills are the paragon Of all that IS
ter Of uIcerons upon her hands and feet that
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been long grierouly afflicted with blotches and pinl
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cured, size also tried your pills and they have
cured her. ASA M0k6KIpGE-
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Bridal Presents.
NEW YORK EXPRESS,
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THE .DAILY EMPRESS"

fNIorning or Evening Edition, Al the selection Of
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Per AanuEa- always payable in advance. $50
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community.

INecire-The marked Improvement that
has taken place i'll affairs al this place OF aILu3e-
mcnt deserves favorable notice. The manager
has exerled himself 70 make it agreeable to
visitors, and rs the best method of promoting
the peace and good order Of the establishment
has closed up the barrooms and put a stop to
the sale of liquor THE performances Oh Wed
resday night went Oft smoothly and without
interruption, ana we have reason To believe
that there Will lie lao cause for complaint here
after. We have freely coudemued what we
thought deserved cersure, but have no dispo-
sition TO withhold praise where praise is due.
II may not he IN Tie power OF the manager,
under existing circumstances, 10 procure as
good a stock company as the most eXactiug
mi gin desire, but if al do as well as they can,
surely II is the art OF a noble nature TO make
proper allowances We invite attention to the
entertainment provided for tonight, the occa-
sion of Miss Ida Vernon benefit. This young
lady has succeeded remarkably we'll III her e.
forts during the past two weeks, aud we doubt
rot that the audience will be web pleased
with The performance
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mont and afterwards Hunter. General Zolli.
Golfer was considered in imminent danger
from very large force that was pressing him
from the direction of Camp Dick Robinson; and
Nelson was nj Prestonsbur1 and piketon.
preparing 10 cross the Cumberland Mountain
into Virginia with ten thousand men. Finally.
Rosencranz was in force five to one against
| ma in the kanawha.
In four weeks the aspect of affairs has con,
pletely changed. The conduct of the enemy
has been marvellous and even amusing. The
hou,bardment of Pensacola proved to be a
ridiculous failure. Nothing has been effected
beyond mere landing aud entreuching at Port
Royal Transport has not been bombarded; and
| the recollection of Leesburg, has taught Nc.
Cieliau and his army at Alexandria, that dis
erection which Is the better part of valcr. Ro
senoIaaA has gone of with all but two of his
| regiments from the kanawhn to winter IN
Wheeling first putting Gen. West Point Ben
ham under arrest for failing to capture Floyd :
twenty-five hun irod men with live TO seven
| thousand.
Nielsen. frightened by the daring and gallant
| expedition OF our cavalry against TN! "udotte
| took a Sudden aud headion& retreat from the
vicinity of Pound Gap, dropping several of bis
cannon, drowning many OF has horses in
| the river. and leaving tents, baggage, and sup
! plies iii glorious confusion al! along the path
| Of his urpursued retreat.
The caemys force before Zollicoiier
caught the same BGi! Ran fever that seems to
seize his armies III turn every where with
| equal violence. We published ii few days
! ago, their own melancholy tale of the dreadful
! fIgh.. II Wa, the mort marvellous phen0me-
non we recolec, to have read o f ia all the his
/ tory Of wars and marChiugs. The Digit was
rreci plate and disastrous, AMI the loss of pro
| gerty immense. lJsuddeu!y relieved us OF the
| danger which threatened us i'll East Tennessee
! ana $outh western Virginia.
| Thea ct.Ae the understandable retreat OF
| Hunter FROM Western Missouri, and the cap
| tUre OF Montgomery ana IL hundred Federal
| Amy wagons with their freight of arms and
provisions. fiIaiiy, the array Of troops and
| boats tiiat was preparing IL suol torMlcap bic
force at Cairo strangely dlsn'egrated itself, I.
large portion oft going oil preclptateIy to ST
| Louis 10 protect that city, supposed to be
! threatened 10y Pnce and M,Cuioth from IA
| distance Of two hundred miles.
| me effect OF All OF these strange mauC.u-
vres, and this unaccountaJle CO.'S ardice has
beeh 70 put new face upon our entire al
| i4i!s. lie cord that Was frightening
around Us, according to the strange f4ucie-
OF timid Pc yPe amt which WAS soon to crusu
us by It's rigorous energy, has fallen to pieces
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miraculous SrAnrEDEs-The last few
weeks have witnessed "a series Of the mos,
remarkable stanpedes on the part Of the enemy
which can be found on record. -Four weeks
ago our affairs around tie horizon certainly
looked somewhat gloomy, The great naval
expedition bad sileneed our guns on Tie forts
"i Port Royal, aud had effected loas.mer,t of
troops on the main land, without the loss of q
snip. a large army under Mcclellan was
threatening our lines before MANASSAS. "A, tn.
same time that Ii naval assault upon Eyansoor.
was dairy expected. Pensacola was heavily
bombarded and i. was unknown wba.
amount OF metal would be brought % bear
upon our batteries Il. that point. A forro;d,
bic i'.vasion down the Mississippl az well Ly
LANG dc oy iiVer, was preparing at Cairo and
Padueab aud our Western Generals and ceyer
nors were calling urgently for more troo,s
while bridges were burning AMI insarrectien
ga!sing ifs fasgfa head in tka interior. In tia
T7essaGs. l'Yise aeg aeagllaah were ggss.s.l
,,ass Il, slssaHss .sai III aasgsg dfalials fgGa !
gfffl,is gssEf,p.sfs'af!ias rsgp qgSes afss. sfr
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TIE PArrgssoa BoxArAerg PkksInkxc

RTMoR ksVlvkD In connection with Men %
leo, an extraordinary assertion is made IN
Government circles, and l mention il. not
from any belief III its truth, but from - sin
gularity 1t Ii that some ipiiuen tial psrson
ages In Mexico have proposed to dir. Patter-
son, who is so we'll known from his lawsui 3
10 establish the legitimacy Of his mother 5
marriage with Prince jerome boRaparte-
some personages, / say, ara stated to have
proposed 10 this genrleman, OF. account of his
connection with the Bouaparte family, 20
bring aho / his etsct,oG for life 10 the Presi-
dency I'll tia Mexican renublicl Really, one
Is surprised to fsud that such gfotesque asSer-
tons can obtain serlous atteation TOR mo-
Iaent fro political snen--Pasis Correspoaas al
Of IRE I4aH6ess Carogicis.
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Richmond ami DanrWe Ralrood C0mpanv.
The stockholders Of this company reaeseln-
bled last night at Metropolitan llail, the lack
of quorum having prevented the Transaction
Of any important business previously. The
main subject of debate was the proposed con
neetiou OF the road with the North Carolina
Railroad, alluded to IA military necessity
by President Davis III his mes ssge TO Con
press and among those who participated pas
tx Governor Morehead, Of North Caroliu...
There seemed to be decided sentiment IN
favor or the scheme, and It is probable that
the President and Directors Of the road will
be authorized 10 60 operate with the Govern
ruppt In the matter
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IxPosrAsr, II JRUG.-d MhFta@o it''f&eHi
pessrfiH., LineJia We find the ioii0"'h1 i'm
portant paragraph IN the LJnch"fs F"s sasa",
of the l3!h inst.
We have received intelligence thro lsh All
officer attached TO Gen Cttrks ssf, who
arrived here last night by the Orange and
Alexandria tram from tentreville that an
en- tire Naryland regiment had deserted Lin.
coln's army brin cling with them their arms
and &c uipnents. Oar informant says he saw
them at C.ntreyille before he left teere yes
terdsy.
Since writing the above, we have received,
Information from a reliable source rorroh0-
ratiag the above, The particulars OF the de O.
ser ion We're these; The regiment were T.
out on picket from Aiexaacfta, aud when
they reached the froat ~ our lines they hJist-
al the Confederate nag gad marched Into
Cenusville. They were accompanied ny their
Colonel and ias siaeeAe CT tae regiment
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Major Grafton u. Spurrier.

Having seen frequent announcements in
Baltimore journals in relation to this gentle
man-one that he was lying seriously Ill al
Richmond, and another that he was dead
we take pleasure IL stating, for the in rorrna
ton Of his many friends in the Monumental
City and elsewhere, that we were gratifiec
with visit from H1ai)r Spurrier yesterday,
ana that he WAS never in better health thau
he is enjoying a. this time
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The EIPce:cd Anoct on hotJ0At- Coaceyt far Rener-
O1en, ParpeSeS-Zbe Receipts Of the LcGte>' Fair
Hea III Of ,te Rtr. Or. Lee--Rojrt Tunes, ~.
NORFOLK, Dec. l., 1851.
" M2grUder evidently expects tle attaCh TO
commence on Norfolk - This is aIuoGg the
latest teiegraphic Items received ara pub
lisAed here. AT All carrier period OF the war
ta.S Information might have caused some
concern and perhaps Il htle excitement IA
our ci y out low, whether true or Il lue +
sensation rumOr, the grave announcement
produces no apparent elect upon me minds
VI the people, many Of whom via believe 40
reports OF attack tat those made by ;he guns
wnca the battle commences III earliest.
Inc alnat eurs OF The @ln regiment NIrgi-
MIA volunteers, assisted by Professors tAer-
iger and PAUL., iuteliu 10 give Il COnCert
next week in portsmouth, the proceeds 10 be
Lendeyrd to the Dorcas society, III mat city !.
1t Is also stated that this talented corps OF
performers intend TO gIHea similar entertain
mtnt in this tIty Oh behalf o. The OharI
Society.
Ine Fair held ny the ladies of the Catholic
Church, tor the benefit OF indigenl families
OF volunteers WAS very successful, the
amount realized being but little less than
Sl,7jg.
The Lyjse and iudicjous amendments to our
State Constitution, recently made by the
Convention, i1Ie highly approved by men OF
intelligence and SagacIty III our city. The
vote oI the people WIll no dOubc sanction and
c0Ati.m the action OF The Convention and
the amendments soon become the law ana Il
political blessing.
Rev. Dr.. Lee, whose oadden and serious
illness has been announced, Is now able 10
walk q little IL the open air. Although eA-
,,iy feeble, Ae seems to De gradually rt.-
gaining his SlTeug III Ot mind aud UOQy. his
Intends thiuk he Will recover entirety, ana
soon De able " enter again upon the q sun&Ige
OF his clerical duties
Our city IS remarkably quiet to- day; but
few soldiers are passing about, and ior some
reason, there Is less noise thAn usual.
The weather has changed from Indian
summer 70 winter. To-day 40 colo aud Gully
line clOu&s Indicating stormy and snowy
weather.
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The House then adjourned.

AFPAIRs IN SCorT COUNTY, Tenn. The
Knoxville Register, of the IL tn inst, has been
furnished with the following statement Of
facts in regard to the condition of that border
county, which has been confirmed by wha g.,
that paper has al ready heard from several
reliable persons from the same vicinity:
The Lincolni.es have taken possession o
Scott county, by taking Southern men pri-
soners, stealing prop rty, &c. The Union naS
has been boisted In the town Of Huntsville
the county site of Scott.
"Jhe kentuckians act in co operation wi
the TORIES OF Tennessee. Some few weeks
since, party OF Lincoluites stole five hors-s
from Jas. Giisoa, who lives near the border
Gibson saw them with their muskets and
bay onets, In the act OF stealing the horses
few nIghts since, also, two horses were
stolen from Franklin Smith, III poweii's
Valley.
"Aii the So1thern Rights men in Scott
county, and In Il iarSe portion OF Gam pbell,
on the border. have been compelled to leave
their homes ana cJIae To this ALLEY. Several
have moved their property 10 the sou III 81 IL
Of the mountain 10 avoid tho rayag.es 81 tAee5
rlan,b
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Re-. IL. Ii}ta'S Lec'Hrc.-Rev J. {. Hi
den delivered very Interesting lecture at the
lzt Baptist Church, Wednesday evening, in
regard to the Gestitution Of religious reading
auouE the soldiers in Western Virginia. lie
said hat being the only commissioned Chap.
lain IN the Wise Legion, he found il impossi-
be t. DO one half that ought Ia be done for
the three Or four thousand men Tor whose gouls
he had II labor; thu many would rc4I who
would not hear; that almost every Sabbath
there was something to interfere with religi-
o,js service and Jhg- the circulation Of Bibles,
TestameUts and Tracts was probably the best
way to reach and save tie soldier. He repre-
scented even the most ungod!y us being 0a,~ioas
to secure Tracts and Testaments, and when Sc
cared they were real with deep, and, some
tines soul saving Interest pttenti,nes had
the speaker 5 heart been nd rs ont after
another would come and say, "UAaplain can't
Won give us = Testament and he would have
to answer ia the negative. The Colportage
Board OF this city bad promised to appropriate
sl33 worth of reading matter for every 500
lie might send them.
Hon j. L. N. Curry. of Ala, proposed to be
one of twenty to raise $l00, and in few mo-
ments the amount Was placed upon the table
Wear glad to see that the souls of our sol
dier8 are being cared tOr by ali classes OF the
community.
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EArRAoRUISaRy Saors.-There axe some
good shots ia the county OF Essex, in this
STATE, With the pistol rs We'll as the rifle A
few days since, AZ Il distance of over one hun
dred yards, Mr.. John r. Young. a mem Der
OF Capt Caulhorn' IS Essex cavalry, shot and
killed a wild tnTkey--he on his horse and tn e
turkey running. The same gentleman while
on picket at the Rappahannock, shot and
killed ii wild duck At a distance largely over
that mentioned above. These shots were
made with an ordinary five-s hooter
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1861-12-13

Delightful Eatertaiameat,,--On Wednesday
evening several representatives of the press
of New Orleans, Charleston, and Richmond,
formed very pleasant party in the new
dining room of The Ballard Honse, and enjoy ed
with lively appreciation the hospitalitles of
the fIessfs. Ballard. The honors of the table
were performed by Mr.. Oliver Sims. The
wines, of course, were well spiced with Wit,
and everything passed of in the most delight
full way iaiag Unable.