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Daily Ohio statesman. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1855-1870, 1861-12-07

A WONDERFUL oURE.--some time ago, an old
neIghbor Of mine was very ill with bad cough which
every supposed to be consumption. His relatives
told me that ne had taken every remedy they heard Of
without benefit his brother to him die, and ali
we're confirmed In the belief that he could not live.
had about the third Of bottle Of your Pecorel Syrup
which gave him, and 1t entirely cured him. to the aston
ishment Of all. What makes the remarkable
Is the extreme age Of the man. he being eighty
old. have no doubt the Pectorsl saved his life.
JoGMN' GINNIs,
Daily Ohio statesman. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1855-1870, 1861-12-07
ATTEND TO Your COLDS "A cS;s e AYE ysaI
R1rrsnuaeu, Jan. Al. 1860,

P1rTsBuRaH, Jan. Al, 1860.
On. KKYsER my wife has been afiicted with bad
cough and dcu OF breathing, for ave or SIX years,
which for several years back, had gradually increased In
ma been treated By several p6yscans without any
lief In this state Of her case, procured some OF your
Psctoral Cough Syrup. bought the arst time, nity
cent bottle which rellevedher very much then called
ne has now no trace OF disease, except weak
ness would also state that used tho medicine my
self 70 cold and cough. The medicine cured me By tax
Inc one dose express my entire satisfaction with thu
medicine and you are at liberty % publish this yor
desire 10 DO co. wa. WILSON,
800 I'.7s Alderman FIFTH Ward.
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PrrrvBUnsu, pecembsr, 81, lsss

GREAT CURE BY DR., KEYSER's PECTORAL
sYRUP.-I live In PEBBLES township, Allegheny county
had coughing and epitting, which commenced lOout
the 4th Of February last and continued eight months,
employed the best physicians in the country and my
cough continued uqalated untn early Ia ovtotsI. ~
that time was advised to try ycur PECTORAL COUGH
sYRUP, which did, and after had taken ons bottle
was entirely free from the coughing and splitting had
despared OF ever getting we'll, ana think 1t hhoud be
known that this valuable remedy will do for others what
It has done inny case. JOHN O, LITTLE,
Witness-B, NJ. KzRR. Peebles tcwnhip.
Daily Ohio statesman. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1855-1870, 1861-12-07

DR. KEYsER's PECToRAL SYRUP IN BLAIRs-
VILE send me another supply OF your valu-
able "Pectorsl Syrup Almost everybody around US
has the cold inqulrng for Dr. Keysers Pectora
Syrup" We have odslxteen bottles last week
now entirely out. Mr. A. Alter and Mr. p Maher, both
OF Blairsvile Pa tell they would not be without it
their families. In fact all who use il once want II
's'I' ~ J.s.wATTERsoN & SONS,
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READ THE TRUTR.-DR. KKYsER: have daugh-
ter who has taken several medicines for bad cough
without honeht-among them Ayers Cherry Pectoral.
| purchased from you bottle Of your PEoT0KAL
SYRUP end before she had used half bottle she waa
relieved The second bottle cured her entirely OF her
couqh JOHN DARN,
Robinson street, Allegheny.
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January 30, 1860.

ANOTHER NEW oERTIRIoArR-DR. KEYsER's
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and cold for several weeksao bad It that could not
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the beStphyseiansin the city, whom could nsme but do
not do so. finally procured bottle Of your Pecoral
Syrap, which cured me entirely. Signed,
J. ". sIM0NT0N,
296 Liberty street, Pittsburgh, Pa, Jan 9, 1860.
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MoLEAN'S VOLCANIC OIL
LINIMENT

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Daily Ohio statesman. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1855-1870, 1861-12-07

srEuBnwILLk, o., March IL, 1859
have used DR.. Keysers Cough Syrup for bad cough
OF several years standing, and can eheeuy say 1t
the best medicine for the same that have taken.
J.W. PRIOH.
Daily Ohio statesman. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1855-1870, 1861-12-07

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cPRING OLOAKS AND BASQHNEs
- NEW eTYLEa--lBaAn a SON, NO, 3 South
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nLEACHED saEETINgs AND
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,sur,w No, 20 South High street.
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PICTORIAL SYRUP.

They are at home, and any one who has doubts can in
qulre Of the person who have been CURED by. IT,
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NTOTIOE % hereby given that have been duly an.
In pointed administrator Of the estate Of Charles
CLARK, late Of Franklin county, deceased.
8. 4 n. ohIltendsn, Attorneys. 2
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"sToP THATooUoHINa."- ."-'HOv anI do ltr "eO
to Keyserson Wood street and get bottle Of hs Cough
PectoIal and II that don't you your must be
desperate indeed" This u specimen Of the cooquy
one hears almost every day in cold catching periods Of
the year And can, from actual experiment. cheer
fully concur In the advisers admonton above, for we
have tried the "Pectonl In most stubborn case with
entire Near two weeks ago we went to Pittsburgh
With Of the most distressing, contrary, muliSh, un
subduable coughs experienced since advent
upon this mundane sphere. We coughed steadily and
abonously for whole week, in hopes OF ESn0 0a
but was no 60. In fact seemed rather to have Inn
proved by practice and 10 have acquired strength poten-
az and dsfresstby By the operation. In this Sage
the sieEe we hed way 70 KeyserB, l40 Wood st.
procureda hfty cent bottle Of the Pectora took il
aceordIog directions, and In forty eight hours
master Of the held, the enemy having Internationally
surrendered, after brief but unequal conflict with 90
formidable advernayy as Ksysers famous Cough
PectOral. ."--DrosonsVfHs Clipper, Dec. II, 1850
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DIR. KEYsER'S PICTORIAL SYRUP Is prepared and
sold by Dr., GE0RGn II. KEYsRR, l4O Wood street,
TP Soid in Columbus by ROBERTS q SAMUEL.
REMEDY
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For the whisksrs and Hair

The subscribers take pleasure IN Announcing the
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Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1861-09-07

WAsHINGroN, Sept cit is probable that
either Gov. Briggs OF Massachusetts or Par.
fridge OF Maryland will be chosen umpire OF
the New Grenada United States commission
All cases for indemnity arising from the Pan
anna riots and April, 1856, have been fled up
10 the lst inst. New Grenada has by conven-
ton three months in which 10 take testimony,
and this Mr.. Carlisle, counsel for hat repub
lie; will probably avail himself Judge Dean
and Hon. Samuel S. Cox OF Ohio represented
thirty or forty cases, and Hon. Reverdy jain
son, Thomas Smith, and Truman Smith, and
Messrs. Davidge aud Cox OF Washington, are
counsel tor other parties. The war depart
ment yesterday sent an order to Gen. Wool to
permanently hold Hatteras Inlet.
The pension bureau has already commenced
pensioning soldiers wounded during the pres
ent war. The new steamer Pensacola will
leave in a few days, probably for New York.
The war department is receiving troops as
fast as they can be conveniently armed and as
signed positions.
Commodore Stringham transacted his bust
ness at the navy department to-day, end will
at once return to the fl ct.
Hon. John Covode arrived To-day, and ar
ranged the difficulties between the federal and
Pennsylvania authorities, so as TO give the
governor power 10 commission all regiments,
aud giving all volunteers the benefit OF state
appropriations, while the federal government
will clothe AMI organize them.
u he British consul writes to friends that the
blockade increases in severity every week, and
that the southern people bitterly lament their
destitute condition.
Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1861-09-07
EpponTs FK.,NI THE soUrH.

LOUISVILLE Sept. 6.-The Mobile Register
SAYS that Gen BraXton Bragg has been trans
ferred from Pensacola to the Potomac, and is
succeeded in command by Brig. Gen. X. II.
Anderson of South Carolina.
RICHMOND, Sept. Gone hundred and two
federal prisonert reached Richmond this after
noon They were taken by Floyd near eau
lev Bridge last week. One hundred belonged
to the Ohio seventh. There are about two
thousand federal prisoners here now.
The weather in the mountains is quite cool,
and winter clothing is absolutely needed by
many of the soldiers.
An engineer who has just arrived says a
serious accident occurred on the railroad near
Abingdon, today. The Aiken Guards and
the fourteenth Louisiana regiment had one
killed and thirteen wounded.
Congress was in session about two hours on
tie Sd, aud then adjourned ill the third Mon
day in November.
LOUISVILLE, Sept. 6.-The Mobile Tribune
of the "a inst, states that while some men
were employed in getting the dry dock ready
to be raised at Pensacola, they were fired on
from Fort Pickens-first blank shot, then a
solid shot, and then a shell. The last came
near doing damage, and the men accordingly
LETT speedily The Tribune Indignantly de
mands lis not this outrageous act WAR O.
Should Mt wonder If it was
LOUISVILLE, Sept. 6.-Hon. james A. Jack
son has issued a spirited call for regiment oil
Kentucky cavalry, under the authority OF the
United States, for three years. He states that
the soil of Kentucky has been wantonly in
vadpd
Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1861-09-07

LEXINGTON, Mo-, Aug. pa secession
force surrounded this town, on both sides OF
the river, last week, and arrested number OF
Union men, among them ex-GOv, King, Judge
Ryland, and VIM. s. S. Field, and on Friday
Il flag OF truce was sent TO the rebels, result
ing in a conference The rebels demanded an
unconditional surrender of the fort, which was
fatty refused. During the investment OF the
town considerable skirnishing took place in
the streets and in the woods, on both sides of
the river.
The federais destroyed the ferry houses on
the north side, where fight between a small
force under Lieut.. Brown aud the rebels, re-
suited in -four or five of the latter being killed
and several wounded. Several of Browns
men were wounded, one m0rtally. On Thurs
day, Lieut.. Brown with twenty men was at
tackled in the streets by rebel company under
Capt. Wthson. The latter were completely
routed, and some were taken prisoners, after
being severely wounded by Brown.
On Friday Col. Roul retreated with his reb-
els towards Independence, and Col. Reid
going towards fort Scott, leaving Shelby with
six hundred men at Tattoo Creek eight miles
east of here, and considerable rebel turce in
the bottom between Lexington and RichmO"d.
The forces thus lett have cut of all mail com
mnnication Reid took Mcssrs. King Ry-
land, Field, and the other prisoners with him.
The rebels had eight killed and several wound.
ed The fedcrals had one mortaly and several
slightly wounded The federals burned
ware house where the rebels encamped on the
north side OF the river.
Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1861-09-07

FORTRESS MONROE, Sept 5-The Month
cello and Harriet Lane arrived from Hattcas
Inlet this morning, and report most gratifying
intelligence The rebels have abandoned
their strongly fortified forts at Ocracoke Inlet
Muldtudcs of North Caruliniaus have demon
suated their loyalty to the government y
coming to llatteras Inlet and taking the oath
OF allegiance.
Col. Hawkins sent word hat he had ad
ministered the oath TO between two and three
hundred persons in a single day. The raw
nee still lies in the inlet and the Susluehanna
outside. The Susquehanna ran down to
Ocracoke Inlet and found the iorltcations
there completely deserted. The rebels had
carried away the guns and White nag was
everywhere exhibited.
Since the capture of Hatteras, regiments
from North Carolina, South Carolina, Georgia,
aud Alabama have been stopped on their way
to Virginia, aud sent to Newbern.
WAsnlNGroN, Sept 6.-The war deprt'
ment yesterday sent an order 10 Oeh' wool 10
permanently hold llaiteras Inlet.
New YoRK, Sept. 6.-The Herald has
sreca dispatch from Fort Monroe, confirming
the report OF the evacuation of Fort Morgan,
twelve miles south OF Ilatteras Inlet. The
guns were spiked and the munitions OF war
destroyed The Susquelanna was TO go down
and take possession
A large majority Of the North Caronians,
after taking the oath, wished to volunteer to
fight for the flag, Assurances were received
from Newbern that, il supported by propef
force, the flag will be raised there, and Il
majority of the inhabitants will aid in estab-
fishing it permanently, The Unionists ask
all of the government, to support them when
they throw of the rebel yoke
Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1861-09-07

PooLEsvILLE, MD, Sept 6.-The intelli-
gence from the Virginia shore states that from
opposite White House Ford near the mouth
of Seneca river, down to Arlington Heights,
the rebels have heavy pickets, and are daily
expecting rentofcements to enable them to
extend to Conrad's Ferry. There are at least
six hundred now along the line.
On Friday, a thousand MisSissippians reach
ed the vicinity of Fairfax Court House, with
sixty pieces OF artillery. The rebels estimate
their force before Washington at one hundred
and twenty five thousand They say that an
attack will be made this week. and that stimuli
taneously demonstrations are to be made near
the mouth of the O:coquan, and at Edwards,
Nolau's, or White House Ferry.
They have pleuty of provisions and wills
key. ALL the shops and families have been
entirely drained of salt, sugar, coffee, and
money, and cannot purchase them. Men
frequently come down to the river and beg
piteously of tie Marylanders for pittance Of
these articles Cows and cattle are suffering
terribly from want of salt.
-Four sons, who had deserted, were yester-
day arrested and taken back to the rebel
army, and their aged father was taken also as
q hostage.
MoNTGoMERY COUNTY, MD, Sept. 2.-The
latest alvicps from Leesburg state that there
are about 1909 rebels there. Entertainments
are being thrown up at the junction of Little
Falls road with the Alexandra and Leesburg
turnpike Nearly all the negroes in the north
ern part of Fairfax county are engaged on the
works. There are no large bodies Of rebels
above Leesburg, but their pickets line the
river and guard the fords aud ferries.
An eye witness states that the affair at Con-
RAIDS ferry, week ago, was as follows "A
party of our scouts crossed the river, and took
two prisoners in arms and four horses On
their return to the river they were attacked
aud lost their prisoners, but secured the
horses Next day a battery appeared opposite
our entertainments, and commenced Smelling
us. Oar men responded promptly with rifles
and muskels, when battery Of ours arrived
and the rebels beat hastv retreat Three
days after large camp of the rebels was dis
covered near Leesburg, within range of our
rifed battery, which opened on them, driving
them mills further from the river.
Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1861-09-07
Aw1scoNs1N CAPTAIN.

WAsHINGroN, Sept Ga dispatch from
Chain Bridge says Capt Strong of the Wis.
cousin second had a narrow escape this morn
ing lie was ON picket duty three miles in
front OF our lines on the Virginia side of the
river, opposite Chain Bridge. Being mounted
aud in advance Of his men, he was suddenly
surrounded and taken prisoners by six secesh.
After taking him short distance to the rear,
they demanded his pistols. Thinking this his
only chance to escape, he drew arevover, fired,
and shot two Of his captors. Then putting
spurs to his horse, he started for camp on Il
full run. The remainder of the party fired,
one ball passing throdgh his canteen, another
through his coat, grazing the skin, and third
through the left cheek, passing out of his
mouth But he made good his escape, came
into camp, and reported himself ready for
dirty. He fuught bravely at Bull Run.
Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1861-09-07
NrIscrnLANnoUs ITEMS.

MONTREAL, Sept. 5-AleXandp Burns,
convicted OF numbering his child, was hung
in trout OF the Jail at ten o'clock to day An
immense crowd witnessed the execution
jesse Patterson, also convicted oil MURDER Is
reprievcd till the 18th OF October
NEw YoRK. Sept. 6 AT the trot yester-
dav. Ethan Allen beat Flora Temple in three
straight heats Ethan Aliens time was 2'23,
. 192. 2.2l. Subsequently Flora Temple was
seized as the property OF Baltimore seces'
sioniSt.
The district attorney yesterday sent notices
TO prominent houses engaged in the southern
trade to furnish him statement ct all the
balances due secessi)nists, that the same may
be proceeded against by the government
INDIANAPOLIS, Sept 6.-EX-Goy. Wright,
late minister to Berlin, was enthusiastically
received to night. lie made a straight Union
speech, advocating war to the knife until the
last vestge OF rebellion is crushed
Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1861-09-07
MOST OF THE PASSENGERS KILLED OR HURT.

HUDsoN, Mo-, Sept. 5.-Abe Hagar, the
baggage master on the Hannibal and St. 10
seph railroad, furnishes the following account
of a diabocal outrage on that road day before
last The passenger express train bound west,
Sept. 81, was thrown into Plat river. The
entire train went down. the engine turning
over, and the baggage, mail, freight and pas.
sengcr cars piled on top The passenger cars
were completely smashed. l was the only
one ON the train who escaped unhurt. After
getting out OF the baggage car, | commenced
taking passengers from the wreck that were
not killed. Conductor c. Cutter died in few
minutes Frank Clark, the engineer, had one
leg twisted and jammed into strings he died
in few minutes after being discovered. Mar.
tin Field, mail agent, Charles Moore, fireman,
and j. Fox, a brakeman, were bOtH killed.
Among the wounded were Mr.. Medll, son OF
DIR. Medl of Ohio, and his wife, both badly
injured. | could not learn the names Of all
the passengers. | went to st. Joseph, got
an engine physicians, and other necessaries
for the wounded, and reached the wreck at
A. NJ The greatest excitement prevails in st.
Joseph in regard to this inhuman outrage.
SECOND DISPATCH
HUDSON, Mo, Sept. 6.-rhe following adj
ditional account of the terrible disaster on the
Hannibal and ST. Joseph Railroad is furnished
to the st. Louis Republican:
The catastrophe occurred at Little Plat
River bridge, nine miles east Of st. Joseph.
The timbers of the bridge had been burned
under the track until they would sustain little
more than their own weight. The fire was
then eXtinguished, leaving the bridge a mere
skeleton. The train had from ninety to one
hundred passen gers. including women and
children. The locomotive had not more than
measured It's length ON the bridge, when about