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Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1861-06-06
THE EIGHTH WONDERti,

All readers of History are familiar with the fact
that about three tn oussnd years ago there lived in
the little peninsula i'll the South East of Europe sew
en- individuals who were denominated the Seven
Wise Men OF Greece. There then and is now
In state of ruins-in Egypt Persia and Greece.
seven III assIve works of art designated the seven
Wonders of the World These were the Pyramids
of Egypt, the Temple of Diana at Ephesus : the Co
l0seus OF Rhodes the MausoIeum or Tomb of King
Mausolus built by his wife Artimisia the Statue az
Jupiter olympus; the Hanging Gardens of Babylon
and the Pharos or Watch Tower O Alexandria We
more noaern TO be cure but nevertheless marvellous
VIZ Ihat Billings Chaplin can sell every variety
OF GOODS Tor less money than were ever before of
tered at retail vest of the Green Mountains We
consisting of '
Ladies Dress Goods of the latest styIes-DeLaine.
Prints, Bleached and Unbleached' Cottons Den
inns. Summer Pant, Cloths &c. Superior
"atch Spring Steel Hoop Skirts, also the
Union Skirt----the thing for 1851
looking Glasses, Crockery, Glass
Stone, Earthen and Wooden
Ware, Hardware Table
Cutlery, Nails Glass.
Paints, Oils, Furniture and
also Carriage Varnish Cam
phene, Burning Fluid. and Down
efs kerosene, West India Goods and
Grocerles, Durkee's Select Spices. And an in
uhlte variety OF Household Goods, at lower prices
than have been sold in Rutland within the last half
century. our purpose is to sell goods at small
prohts Tor cash We do it and make money.
Call and see if We don't.
BILLINGS g. CHAPLIN
Head of Washington street
Rutland, VT.
Would you like the best Brand of Flour the town
affords ground from pure white wheat, INQUIRE for
the - Premier Mills at
BILLINGS & CHAPLIN'S
Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1861-06-06
COMMISSIONERS NOTICE

FMNH undersigned, having been appointed by the
1 Hon. Probate Court for the District of Rut
land, commissioners TO receive, examine and adjust
all CLAIMS and demands of all persons against the
estate OF NJ oses Smith, late of Rutland. in said
district deceased, hereby give notice that we will
Heetiof the purpose OF examining and allowing said
claims at the late dwelling house of said deceased
IN Rutland, on the third Tuesday being the 18th
DAY OF october next, from l O'Clock L. II. until
O'CLOCK L: M, Of said day, and that six months
from the 23d day of April A, D. 1861 il the time
limited by said court for said creditors to present
their said claims to US for examination and allow
ance.
Dated Rutland, Vt, this 28d day of April.
A. ID. 1861.
VIM. HUMPHREY, Ic.
2-3w LYMAN HAWKINS, Noih rs
STATE OF VERMONT, VNHE Hon. Probate
District OF Rutland. Sc I L Court for the District
of Rutland,
To all persons interested in the estate of StIlman
r. Weeden, late of Rutland, in said District
GREETING:
BY the authority the State OF Vermont, y gu are
hereby notified 10 appear before said court at the
Registers office, in said Rutland the lst Tuesday
being the 4th day Of June next. then and there 10
be heard If you see cause, on the examination for
allowance of the account of Horace q CLARK, ad-
mlnlstTator of said estate and also all orders
and DEGREES of said estate TO the persons entitled
thereto.
Given at Rutland in laid District this 18TH day Of
May. a. d. 1861.
20-3w HENRY HALL. Register
Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1861-06-06
Public Houses.

THE MCCALDEL HOUSE.
= LADIES. ORDINARY.
GENTLEMEN ORDINARY.
AND RESTAURANT.
Nos $50 and $50 Broadway, Entrance Rear Nos
IS and 81 James Street.
ALBANY.
The patronage of Citizens strangers and visitors at
Albany is respectfully solicited. The house has been
fitted up in manner superior to any in the country,
and every deicacy of the season be obtained at
this establishment on the most reasonable terms.
To travellers on Steamboats, and Railroads this
house affords advantages over any other. No delay
will occur as every order will be served as soon as
given.
Private parties furnished on the shortest notice
with everything of the season.
p S.-This house is within few steps OF the Rail
road Depot, being on the block below the Delsvan
House on the opposite side of Broadway. 35-1y
0II - orII sIi .zia.h - .....a..a -
Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1861-06-06

-Thurlow Weed has donated three hun
dren dollars to Col. Wilson's Zouave Regi-
ment.
Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1861-06-06

Z TRuLy MARVELLOUS, and almost surprising
/belief the cures performed by that justly pop
4 ular remedy the Acacan Balsam. prepared by
q DR.. o. Phelps Brown. In Consump ton, Bron-
chitis. Asthma. Nervous Complaints Coughs
Colds Liver Complaint Palpitati0n OF the heart &c
its use is attended by the most surprising beneficial
results alike gratifying to patients and their friends
The inyigorating properties possessed by the Acacan
Balsam. are peculiar to this remedy alone In the
cases of inyallds suffering from that form of com
plant known under the head OF General Debility
and characterized by great ianguOr utter prostra
ton OF the nervous - stem and Iorpidity and nac
ton the vital organs its effects to relieve the
sufferer OF ali morbid feelings and inspire him with
life and renewed energy. Il purides the blood. re
stores wasted flesh and a short time renoyates
the entire being that the disease can longer find
foothold in the system a full description OF this
remarkable remedy may be found in d pamphlet
which will be given TO those who apply, by tho doc
tors agents The Acacian Basam is sold at - per
large bottle by
Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1861-06-06

Dr. c. II. SHOLES. ECLECTc PHIYsICIAN. gives
martcular attention diseases of the gs0-u7iHGry
prgans and special diseases OF women See advertise
Oent in another column. Z2-Iy
Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1861-06-06

ATWOoD's QUINN. IONIC BITTERs the best AFRO
matte Tonic ever offered 10 the public. All Drugg
ISIS have il. See advertisement
Sept. /, 1860. C6ly
Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1861-06-06
POND & 3IORS =.
81. A r,arTys

Sole Agents, z
but 10 those who object purchasing before max
ing trial OF the Balsam. a small number of speci-
bottles, price - cts each will be sold, that
may have the opportunity Of trial. 23aw +
Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1861-06-06

Oil CLOTH all width and patterns, at
~ FRENCH & KINQSLEY'S.
Brownlow's weekly Whig. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1861-1861, 1861-09-28
KN0xVIIIE TENN, sATURnAY. sEpTEMBER q. 1861. :.

VIII sarsai usapeas. but 10 bfeach christ
and Aim erHelaed. Nay, they were sommab-
aed to take heed - Oh the fleck. bott those
on one and he other SIDE Of any political
soattss tbas might b. going on. Nov, e is
l'eeAass % preaehets generally are neglect
ing sbsse things, tsass Rgor~ SOeisfy is cal.
led FOR IfsS esh Church prosper whose
salsisisrs are sseaiarisedT some ministers
abandon their charges, where they get two
or three hundred dollars per year, TO take
pOsisisss vhstt tas pay Is Increased from
seven 10 tea hsadsta per asnum. They will
have 10 meet The sOaIs II these deserted
charges AZ The Jasemeat Bar. and there give
an nseodnt o. fksis ssewardship.
Brownlow's weekly Whig. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1861-1861, 1861-09-28
@hia,
KNOXVILLE, TENN:
saturday Hsrntng, sspssmsss IS, IssI.
The Nails and the whig.

The folloWing correspondence will explain
iseif, and Is deemed by gs Of sallieieat I'm.
9artaner TO be Published. Oar motives for
addressing note III our city Post Master.
.Esre, TO give him an opportunity 10 acquit
himself aud deputies nf blame Our belief
was, when We wrote the note to him. that
Justice WAS done us in this Office, but we
Tsuted his eyideRce to aid in fixing blame
elsewhere, which il does.
IL Ocears TO as. THAI IL Attorney Ramsey,
aSd Judge Humphreys, would devote paFtof
the time they sb-ad in arresting Urion men,
10 such eases Of Sbass sad corruption, AZ are
disclosed ia this correspondence, they would
reader the people real service:
KNOXVILLE, August 9Th. 1881.
{. ". CaartfsR, foa Aastsr As nv sub.
scstbers ct various points ia East Tennessee,
10 greater distHnc" IRON here than Union,
B,Ouni, Roaue, Anderson And SeTier rou sties
adjoining, inform me that they haze not re-
eayed copy OF my paper Tor three weeks
ssst, while tpe R,yisfer Is regular ia its ar
nyai. the object uf this nate is 20 ask you IL
Ne WEIS is started out from your office In the
mails, regularly? Next desire TO knew e
tue Coniede ale authorities, at Richmond,
have forbid the transmission OF mt paper
through their msiis. Your prompt aus wer
Will mach obliEe, W. g. BRowSLOW.
Brownlow's weekly Whig. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1861-1861, 1861-09-28

An AGED and iBflneutials geauerhah, vho
has been al active and useful citizen @ kaoE
county for the last cry years, Aud whose in4
Aaenee, meahs, ana good will, have MI tlsxt
time beeis 90 ihe aide Of CAfistianli5, propa-
ses 10 us, in good faiti,, dartsE the past week,
to orgAnizsa aPnsAtHER's RRsesa s1c1ETr,s
with view 20 save The schafchesn Of sus
country frUsn utser rxtiheten, asd co. rssasrs
to society, che pseftslseps IL y large bsay Of
men, vito bmye, with here and tasre IN kos-
OrAbls Sxeeptios. spestasiEed from ihs faith
and Efsetice % their Fathers, sne ass paW
peSstitatiugth the pulpiu OF tie eeansty, 70 The
most WICKED md aisgracetui PhFpasess He
sid, that BHs i few sears sgd, 1890 pulpsts
a athe Worth, were array 81 aRaiase the soatk,
and the stability Of the Union and shat a.
COZ Prearker power vas brought 20 bear
apoh Psesdsar Buch.asn, Be- the fern ef 8
wicked md insOaest petisieas Nov de sceus
had ehGagsd, snd ne puiplts of the South
hsa epeprd their batseriss, Fand ssss sioiag
more lmrt6 then esoA. = sssss ssls ssfs 7.ea
We faliy concur 10 al thst oas ezpssisassd
fr4ead has stxsstsd ;sud ws add mssssia
sostoS thaAs 10 asgef,i tHas wish - aud
there On vxtept,os, - be- says, che worst
cisss q tneR 10 ne eosSsrss ssrr f'ssasaesss
They are doing mere n'tsehief, and sesssus .
worse exampis 70 the young AND rising gyms
etAtioa, thas ser sfst class Desgt'y1kapss,
rad are more % be Arssaess ThirtyIHvs
years ago, when we srss lelssd the hetaodsss
Church, we fouad her Einistsrs pointing the
people TO Jesus castss. saa eaering them as
al Iahefisanre, the kfsepon ~ Haisss.
Wow, ii great porti5n o. then, pofht.ths peo-
NE 10 Issr DAsIs. aha osef shsn the joys ~
s sosTHEas UersIBsa1ss What i ebaage
szwbeh Psui sud pafhabes "had ordAiata
them Elders ia every Obarsa, and pfAyea
With iAssisg, they commended them - the
I.ora"4-Ees 20 any politIeaf passy. IL Paal'S
address 10 she elders Of the Church IT Ephe-
sas Ne says stake heed. shefeFors, snto
Yourselves, and 10 sill the flock over which
lbe Hey Isos. bath made ses osersesss.s
The ptsaesefs weFe tlsas ses apart 70 81 Saa-
porsaus rors--nss 10 preach eseesnisa "a
J,slos ss,,sinsnss-noe 80 sslhAtsss % Aght
Brownlow's weekly Whig. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1861-1861, 1861-09-28

The Cincinnati csnmsreieT pn biisbes d.
patch frem 81. Eoais stating Thea Gen PKs4
MONT has not been sapsrseded. "a apeaarss
however, that the President Of the usltea,
States objects to bis proclamation aud .has
Issued an order modifying It, TIE Following
10 an extract from Liaeoln's letter 10 Rfemant
on the subject; esa sss8 sig
On seeing your proclamation Of the 3osh a.
August perceive several objections 70 q, he
particular objection icing the clauses leia-
tive to eonhscstion Of property saa the lEbs.z
ration OF alaSss. Il l. ohleetiosahla ea ace
count Of its nom conformity 70 he Get e.
Congress. On the sth Of August last { 'wrets
you expressing 4 wish that thet clause shouie
be nodded. Your answer expressed . pfsfs
eFeaes that shoald make IN aeeA efdeF 80
the modification, which I eheeFfhlly d.. -
II is therefore ordered, that the said elsnse
be modified, held aud construed teeoafastz ID
asd not transcend the psovlslsas il tha g. 90
Brownlow's weekly Whig. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1861-1861, 1861-09-28
August 10, iSsl.
. Gard.

Responding to published INSTRUMENTATION
of my brother lawyers, presenting my name
for the succession to Judge Caruthers on the
SuprenIe Court Bench also, to notices and
calls tonchiug the same subject from wit
SON. ths L,peOiA JsHrRRI and thr0ugh PriEats
letters from partial citizen friends, may an
swer by saying il would be aifectatiOn to
Disguise the fact, that position on the Su-
prsme Bench would be very gratifying cod
acceptable TO ne aAd !, iheretore, announce
myself a eaadidate, and If elected, will dis.
charge it's duties aeeordingto the measure Of
my abilities.
In making this aHUouheehneaS / viii BE-
Pardoned for expressing ths. pleasure dssiea
from knowledge Of the fact, tha, this efise
is not 30 be sought in the ordinary mode Of
electiuneerfng. II II were, then mr. eoEtih-
aous oftiviHl engag cement in the courts Of ny
Division, from Inis to the day Of eieetiess v ia
preclude me from going Rhroad to meet cid
friends or TO seek EeT ones.
-t"t BkoNFisLn RinLEY
Rutherford couHty, Aug. 10. "it
Brownlow's weekly Whig. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1861-1861, 1861-09-28


the pspylpge Of State aatAofiiies =, sRpszeas
iHeendiars mattes published OF circulated
withta their llaaits, Re hak, tlOekk ffeqhrnts
" afged 70 % soWitt rsssseaee - tiie ssKues-
vile Whiw aud sther iensAels, Issaslahlf
refased to authorize any Agent or pflsee ~
the pess UHiee Department 70 decide whAt
ahall 81 shalt aai pass thFepah Me esaiia, pr
tsteFtsFe viii tie xisxalstisA ct nar Rssss.
paper ih aay way whsstsst. s
Il ypa aiA sfss 20 he DapAttnaeas The
uane sf aaS pefsas go csIeaasue. shs sastssF
shh1l be Isvesiieassd, md shs p4ftf aeal'
with according 70 HE gait The irrms u
yoRr letter being % seels q. eeaeral ctataetsr
thai charge d not nads agsfnet ahy PAR
ticalas 0tlicer. .4s
lsm, sir, S. sas5
Respectfully, years,
u. N. CLKnxxr,
Gki,f .tFPoSnsNsst Bsrsss.
To W. q. Bsowstow, Knoxville, Tehh,
Brownlow's weekly Whig. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1861-1861, 1861-09-28
he "ssaiF ef Life fsr tha Federal AF-
Imp anaattty Of Bread baked e and
so. Is i,s nesr TResksaktors

Fhs ssppiying Of tAs staR % iife no she
asas5 in snd sbosf WsshIAgtes 10 . Fsfy for
nidahle mater. A eoFFespendent ef thai city
writes to the New Yefk Express:
The operation hss spgaEfd ny htttstiUn.
4sgsaaisg - TIE UsFfiol, Ifsune there Seas-
6asnaFana, In the bssernaaa anA n q "a Atlach-
ed hsFetos baking frpm the bands Of one hun
dFed and hftY-swo men, 6fty-hve tiIUusasd
f6aves This IL tbe nanbeF daily tanned out
81 tbose evs1& 'T<ohandred aud afiy bar
F.ls Of fleug aaa tReBty-aye hushelsssf pets-
toes compose those Ioarss. The fear ased 10
ordinarily the finest and best. When there 10
~ exceptions, Il is beeasss % seized and con-
fsenteq -Four SeiBg pat apoa. toe bakers, IN
sRspees - vhieh nsither pfoearsrs mar they
hAye AM, choice % exercise. 4 remainder Of
1000 barrels Of such a Hr i now Ia course
tF being worked up. The labor Is performed
~ elsiIlssa eEelssiytly, the soldiers By whom
6assseusent baking uas hers bsgsa, having
been called "a The asid. The bread made Is
mest excellent, The whole establishment Is
Bdpefinteaded by Lieut.. 3. G. Green, 81 the
sabsistehee DepafEmsnt, by whose genius,
isduitsg nAa effort IL has heens brought Into
itspeesent state es order and esaciency.
In addition 10 What Is tbas done Cor the
supply % bread, AZ The capitol, there Is
Smaller bakery ia operAfion N the basement
az the Treasury bulldog, whiek turns oai
daily from three theasend % sye thousand
ioNses, while several private bakeries Ia the
city, worked upon the government account,
ltffa odt d. all sos1e ted thoasand leaves =
DEP. There are ALEC privAte bakeries snd
sns lasgs pablo bakery worked for the Gov
erymsul ia GeorsstoWn, by which are baked
sboat Twelve thousand Aasesa Day, aaa IN
the eamp 81 the Second Rhode Island Regi-
meas 10 ahAketg which tpfns oat saboat tEs
thopsana leAyes = daJ. This daily aggregate
Of between eighty and ninety tbousand loAyes
Ss brad Is fyr that portion or portions Of
DE army Witch ars on this side Of the Poto-
maes Nearly an equal number Of loaEes are
baked in Pirate and GoyeFHment ovens IN
AlexaAdfea and opposite Georgetown, and IN
rseimeutal camps. The army 10 end about
Washsugton IL taas daily sapPiisa with about
ose ksadFed and ffty thousand leaves OF
ssft, sweet bread, Aad al Of beaptfui quail
~, besides crackers or bard pTead in consid-
cradle amount. The entire consumption each
daS, tef llear) n bread aud crackers, u q
beai aiHs hundred barrels. To this extsi {
ls.Jhe army here drawing fsom the producers
OF wheat.
Brownlow's weekly Whig. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1861-1861, 1861-09-28
Railroads and the War.

Among other things most certainly proven
by this war, 10 that Of the ineAlcnlahle ad-
vantages of Railroads to the commercial
interest Of The eenntEy. The Railroad system
has snshaipsd the trade Of the country, equal
ised txrhaHses aud prices, and given new life
aad activity 70 AL branches Of business. -
And but fcr the Railroads, where would the
two easssndiue armies have seru' What
woalA haTs ices theIT troablssis Hev weuld
their tnppiies and men have bern conveyed
from one point to ans,hsr2 Who can 'irssg.
Inc the blight Of the eoaatry, especially in the
South, where there Is no Navy, In this war,
without The medstn institution OF Railroads
Hundreds Or thousands OF lighting men, and
abundant crops, would all serve no psrpose,
ander the peculiar dis,resses OF the blockade,
both by sea and By LAD d, bat FOR the Railroads.
These alone have ksted the South thus far.
We make The foFeeoing reparks, as an ex.
cnse for saying to tie Legislature that they
ought not to hesitate to put the Knoxville and
Kentucky Railroad through at this Session.
Let them put il through to the Coal and Iron
Banks, some thirty and upwards, of miles
The State wants the Coal aud Iron and Tim
Der of that country.
Brownlow's weekly Whig. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1861-1861, 1861-09-28

II there Is any service uades, the Govern.
ment that aenapds reformatioH il Il that of
the Postoffice Department, The public inter,
ests require IL. One Of the most vital and
important branches Of the Governs. ent, 80
has Strangely rsIFograaed into "a iissbssiIs
and exrsvagant monopoly. We read frRm
all parts Of tlseSouih complaints Of its iBbe-
eiIiiy, and change and reformation 10 th's
service OF the Government 10 no Tess fhrn
due - the people. Il has become iatslsFable'
and the public Interests shenld not be, sscEi,.
feed 10 private considerations. The people
are heavily taxed tok lhelr malls, besides be-
ing made sufferers from the nest arbitrary
ruIss and requirements, and thsy hasselFixhs
Ia demend ~ The 0ovsrumenE proper an.
charge ofits contract. If the pressaI aeleialS
will not do .hsir daty, lee the GOrsesmsnt
tuTn out the faSAtFS add soma and hf6lHeEs IN
law, Of the cid wnshiRgloA dyassiy. Who
have screwed aheusSslvss tnta ofsce, through
the influence Of . eertgtue Sasat, aud put men
in their plsees she hsye she lstsaiieaues aad
energy 10 perforn their uties,--RlsAnead,
EAgairsr, lsth. 20
Brownlow's weekly Whig. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1861-1861, 1861-09-28
c. y, CaIaLsOr, p, Il.
Kxartnln. Ancnst pa. lsRl-

E"N. Mr. p,gsa, r.. n. General, 4e:-The
aputc Agent M re Road from here u Bristol,
Las sIal,d IN enc Of our principal Stores, that
~ wOs!G gtsEaw aIy newspaper lSarkages ONT
81 the Gar, 5 ts. train might be paSsing, on
the ground OF it, being aR iBesndiary SLeet
The packages have been seen east cut ~ the
slu,lesE ss tie train was crossing the Bridge
A. Lsudon, on Ibs TOAD below tina, hOaiiag7
af aud sinking. la EsrieRs iAsiaBces the
J a. Masters refuse To hand Them out, aud
.,gpress them contrary 10 the ~ishes Of the
orppie theJ reside Among. aud profess TO
s,TyS. .-,a
respectfully vnqaire O. yea, ii there 10 DO
sr1eiy tor these evils? There are Rme news
papers psiiishrd in East Tennessee, and
clam 10 have mere sabscfikefS than the other
eight, all pat together. Ny aubserieeus all
uar postage and pay LAs G0sfsdsra4s Entas ~
/. IN FAR that shsu siIoald be treated il this
way Are these up-slArtS, ReAte Agents.
.sd D<I,hty Post AasthEs. to decide, what
.sl,ers are i.csadiary in their chasArssr -
tsther. SHOULD not the Authorities Of Tehbes-
49,, determine this grave CUES i6n, under oar.
laxs. which are ample7 HsHe The paper 10
yabIisasd, aud here IL proposes ." elreasate,
IA il ,die Tor me to pGblish paper II 40
Iynied tAe fseifi,ies of The nails E0P hs eiEes-
is.,oC Ana n these ale refased by the era
l. o,ess Of the Department, Is b idle 70 talk
. laIat the freraio,ss sof the Press. ~
IWrite in 40 captions spirit BAT hartng
.sso thas treated fer mSnths, woHid Ike "
h.se xanr yisws apoa she sAtdee., and 70
seow the purposes VI the DepaFtRess =
AsA0Ehik, 1 aia, s
NoHE obliged sefyaai,
" @. BRowKLow.
Brownlow's weekly Whig. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1861-1861, 1861-09-28

klOANfkLBs 6FptFmHcT q. 4tbfs
Hoa. II. N. tFsmeHf:~-f Your letter of the
10th inst, lie svtore see. aud is satisfactory as
10 the course of yORr Department. The in
stances in which Post Masters refuse to hand
out my newspaper, are HuHseroHs, and ..
psrsea Ihpsagsout the eoaatry. The one ~
Red Clay. on the State line. has abs;lpately
refused 10 hand out my paper for some time,
and boosted that he took the responsibility 70
suppress Il. The oae vt Wythesille, w.. has
done the saEs thing. Tee one ~ NurPheR.
n. G. BIAS been doing 50, and even epenlng
other mems letters. His name Il .Stesrars The
one at RiHygoid Ga., is doing 50 Al shis dine.
Toe enc ~ Memphis, In this state, has beea
deing sa fer weaahs. Ard Gentlemen tell me
who bave bsen 81 Bristol. taat my packages
were thrown aside there, aud suffered 30 lie
over, wiIvu they should have been seat for
W4rd. TIE ci1izeas % Series csuaty, have
been seRdiag EprClai n.essepgeF for many
weeks, alter my papeE, becaaseil coald not get
through by mail. The distance IL some thirty
miles, and | ain unnbIe to say which Of the
several Post Masters on the rOate commits the
outrage Of destroying ny packages.
On the Railroad going south from here,
there are m ore Route Agents than one, aad
a,n Hot able 70 say who Wa on the train st
the time the packages were threwn oTsF heard
from the Loudon Bridge. The Agent on the
Road leading TO Bristol, who boosted OF his
purpose 10 throw my packages over hoard,
while the cars were in motion, is Ne, Ca
reed sssa-As - - So kaSh
viii add, that the pretended letters of
Asdrete .iohssoR, addressed % AmesA. Law
renee, of Bastoa, were. forgeries Of the most
base and palpable character, and the forgery
wAs rommiiied In this town, and 10 saserPti-
bile Of proof, u our city Pest Master aad
Deputies will tell 70 rAom tAss Aasded eaf tie
Ieffsys, addressed by LawreHes 10 Johnson, This
they must do before they can exhonsrats
themseIves. Let Gov. J0hnsoa be what be
may consider an Investigation Of this abass
of the Confederate mails, alike due 10 him,
aud to the Gsxernmeut of the Confederate
States. Il is = very bad case, ard 81 paipabie
corrupaoa. aad h 50 regarded by MI hsasst
men, Of all parties, familiar with the Facts.
! Sm, sir, ...,..
Your obliged servant,
". q. BRswSLow. =
Brownlow's weekly Whig. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1861-1861, 1861-09-28
RaE ExEHI's PORoxs.
Hon. B. L. Ridley.

The RndeTiEnsl msanbsFs Il the lar, and ctsans e
Rutherford county, respectfully rSqRsst the Iiou B. l.
Rhy Co Ailsw hls Rans D be sssd y caasdAas - on
ths vac ny On the benrh Il The ssprsms Cenrt -.
We als5 tase PLEASURE IN adding thai can paseiS
csnmrh4 ChAAerllaT Ridley % oar sllbW stIsss u che
State u Tennessee emihentiy qu ned, 10th By his
attachments ~ Iayes and his character - nAA. &c
thBt exalted posiIicn.
Charles Ready, r.. A. KessIe. -'stt
g. ID HAnoss h James Y. Aygnt, &.
Henry HuTfre~, II. p. KeeAe,
John ". Buttrn, X. 4 Curn- f-H q
Nm LS.ibettFT, u. D. LillAI3
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