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AND RSON
Spring Bed Bottom.

'INHIS desirable mechanical arrangement has
L now been used a sufficient 9Th Of time 10
show that il gives entire satisfaction, and actual.
iy Is the more valued the more il is tried. By
means Of this invention, Bed Bottom Is obtained
which is as flexible as hair, and yet so recupera.
tive as to bring itself into its place with great ia
eility. 1t is adapted to the invalid the rel and
all who linger in suffering and weakness. They
are made Of good materials, warranted strong and
durable, and not liable to get out Of order
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WAR CLAIMS FOR HANCOCK COUNTY
The subscriber is prepared to secure Pensions for
Wounded or Disabled Soldiers, Widows,
Minor Children, &c.
dRRE1RS OF PAY s. ROU+N7T MONEY
s,,c,,rcj f,r invalid Saaldinrs NlInurs or Heirs

ARREARS OF PAY s. BOUNTY MONEY
secured for Invalid Soldiers, Widows OF Eeirs.
= Every Soldier wounded In battle. or disabled by sick
ness disease acted in the service while tn the
line ai his duty, is entitled To a Pension,
yThs Widow and Minor Chidren of every Soldier who
dies In the service, or il killed IN battle. dies II dts
ease wounds contracted in the service, entitled
to a Pension.
l. Bounty II 800 is due and can be obtained by me
for the Widow, Children, Father Mother OF Heirs ri
every Soldier wha i Killed dies Ia the service ,
also all hack pay arrears Of pay and all allowances
due tho Soldier at the time " his death.
II All Pensions only from the date 81 the ap-
plication, in each case.
Applications rs mail. giving full particulars
viii b. promptly attended Ia aud information given WIN
cHARGE if postage stamp IS enclosed 10 pay return
postage.
The pronpiest attention will he given To all claims en-
.ruse To- me. apd my charges rHi b. Terg moderate.
Lei all who have claims be- sure aud cali upon
:. WATERITOl'SE,
ELIswoETTf Me.
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I return my grateful thanks 20 the inhabitants
of this town and vicinity, for their past iavors and
confidence, and hope by stric; attention, to share
Continuance Of their support.
I have on hand, and intend to keep manutactur-
ing all kinds of Harnesses. such the best silver
Plated, Brass and japan trimmed, Of the best oak
tanned leather and substantial workmanship, as
work heretofore done can testify. Also, keep on
hand Double and Sin lie Team lllrnesscs.
| make Riding, Stage and praueht
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rIErp CROPS.

nv fIELD CROPS.
Those competing for premiums on field
crops must exhibit specimens of the crops at
the Fair, thespscimsns to be marked FIELD
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1862-09-12

Greatest number of pounds of wool
from one sheep, statement under
oath, % cents per pound.
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1862-09-12

Designed special assistant u the above namel prep
arat1ti-, when aggravated ~ BHiofSHtss iHatgss
tom aud the great substitute for all Mercuri grtP1
tons
TINS E5IEerIc pIIs, whaa; tr common fatal necessity
.inakinr meal Of such, w. in most cases, by ths ap
pclyiaH C. single I', produce all the requirements o
a sure. gentle and reliabl
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SMALL FRUIT.
Best success i'll the culture of small
fruit, satisfactory statement
to be given, 90
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distance around the Race Course
Best eavacade OF boys under l6
years Of age, 90
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TOWN TEAMS NOT LESS THAN S WOKE.
Best team, - et
Second do s u
Best steer team years old and under
not less than 6'yoker 6 o(
Second do 0t
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PIUNS.
For best basket, assorted, various
kinds, named and labelled, | 90
Second do 80
Third do -
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FEARS.
For greatest variety and best grown
Pears, | 90
The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1862-03-26
Whipping In.


The Sandusky Register {Repnblican) says.
The Ohio Republicans have gone to the very
verge of reason in their most cordial co-ope-
ration with Democrats in a Union organization
in Ohio, and generosity, let alone propriety
and justice, demands the recognition of that
CO. operation in the election of not only a
Union, bat a Republican U. s. Senator.
This is rich, decidedly. just think of Re-
pnblicans going so the very verge of reason
and of course almost jumping off into, the
abyss ofiinsanity, in cooperating with Flu
sion Democrats in q political organization
called a "no-party party" But it seems, that
the Rspu blican party in Ohio, though alleged
to have received its quietus on the 5th of
September last, is now, again 'alive and kick
ing and that generosity, to say nothing OF
propriety and Justice demands Of the Fusion
Democrats, for the condescension of Republic
ans in cooperating with them in the elections
last fall, that they should cooperate in nom
mating and electing a Republican to the U.
| 8. Senate. The Cincinnati Gazette also re-
minds the Fusion Democrats in the Legisla
tura of their duty in this regard, by stating
that the Republicans in the, districts which
they represent, had large majoritiss. and to q
man voted for them.
We allude to these things, simply to show
1 how party names are forgotten and party ties
ignored by the late s.no-party" men.hGHaa
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Especial Dispatch to the Enqnir.r.]
From Washington.

Fremont Preparing to .4ssume Com ntand :
IVendea Phillips Delivers an Abolition
Harangae-Free Shipment Of Goods 10
Nashpais, Port Royal, &C., .Aiio,csd, &c.
4k1 WASHINGTON, March Is, 1852.
To the Editor Of the Enquirer:
General j. c. Fremont is here, making
preparati ons to assume command of his
new Monrtain Department.
Wendell Phillips delivered another Abo-
lition lecture to7sight. in the course ol
which he abused g .nersl Mcclellan in
uumeasured terms and savage manner.
IL is announced that the free shipment
of goods 10 Nashville. Port Royal and
other Southern ports in possession of the
Federal Government has been allowed by
the Government. ~
There has been heavy rain storm to.
day, aud the roads are in horrible con.
dition. CLEVELAND.
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From the Rebellious States.
From the Richmond Examiner, March IL
"a WHERE ARE THE ARMS7

What has become of the enormous
Erumber of arms stored 10 Southern arse
mails at the beginning of this war? Into
what proportions huve the cargoes, said
to have been brongh 10 from time to time,
by rumor, dwiudled through official &C.
count? They are certainly not in the
hands of soldiers now in the field. nor are
they still in the arsenals, nor have they
been chptured by the enemy Admit that
in the hands of prisoners taken by the
enemy there we're twenty thousand stand;
that half as many more have been broken
or lost 10 marches and hospitals, the total
that should be subtracted from the ori
ginai sum is still too small to account for
the present scarcity of muskets and bayo-
nets. aaS
But vast quantity have, undoubtedly.
gone with the sixty days men, the four
months men, the six months men; still
greater loss is attributable to the many
useless and Improbable assemblages OF
the militia. 5 iaao osh
1t is certain only that the Ordnance
Department has not the arms for the new
levies. There are many more soldiers at
the Governments command than mn skets.
1t could 6ud full employment for 500,
600 stand of arms that it has not ia pos
session or in prospect. Under these cir
cumstances, no wiser measure could have
been adopted by the Government than the
call for the guns in the hands of the citi-
zens as private property There are a
million Of guns possessed by the citizens
of ths South in this manner, and the
country has right to every one of them
now. Most shot guns will carry ball.
and all of them are good for buckshot
They are as effective as any smooth-bore
and are much better made than tine mus
ket Troops armed with double-barreled
shot guns need no bayouets; for any line
that attempted to charge them would be
aunihifated by the second load. which will
always be retained, and can be delivered
at twenty PAGES. 1t is hoped that the
Government will inexorably enforce it.
Regulation, and no sincere patriot will bs
unwilling to assist its execution to tht
utmost of his power. o5~ aaH 80
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The White House Ball and the
saTa Exposed Erauds n

s. Two things are revealed ic the Wash.
ington correspondence of the Springfield
Republican, viz: that Mr. Lincoln iden.i-
6es himself with the contractors whose
startling frauds have been exposed, con-
sideriDg the exposures as attarks upon
the Administrations; and That there has
been strong feeling at Washington re-
specting the propriety of the recent Pres
ideutiai jolli6eatiou. The Republican $
correspondent wrote under date o. Feb.
ruary S b: Aa f
{. The gay dance which is to come off
tonight st the White House produces
much talk and considerable indignation
among the members of Congress. can
give you better idea of this feeling, as
it exists among. q class of members, by
relating an anecdote which I know to be
true. Two or three days since Mr. Lin
coin sent word to Mr.. Dawes, through q
brother member. that be (Dawes) had
done N ore to break down the Administra
tion :ban any other man in the country.
oy his speech exposing the corruptions of
contractors and others. Mr.. Dawes sent
back message to the President. Tell
him. said Mr.. D.. that no.hiag that
can do will break down his Administra,
ton SO rapidly as this dancing party
given at tims when the nation is in the
agonies of civil war. With equal propri
ETY. might mau make ball with corpse
in bis housel' 1t is said to-day that 9
large number of Senators and members
refuse to go to the party, feeling that il
is an improper as we'll as an impolitic ac'
at the present time 'ies ,ii. .te,s
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Humphrey Marshall Again

L. uIsvlLLE, KY. March IL Hum
phrey Marshall is at Gladesville, eight
miles from the Kentucky line. near Pound.
ing Gap, with the few suIcattered dennor-
allied forces belonging TO Col. William 5
regiment. Marshall 6rst attempted to
conciliste the people of that regi in, but
since bis defeat he has become irritable
aud overbearing.
Tennessee advices say that the citizens
of Shelby vile, Bedford county, burned OF
Sunday night large quantity Of Con.
federa,e stores. TO prevent their falling
into the hands of rebel troops under Gen
A s. drey j huston. who were 10 full re
treat from Munfreesboro.
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The Taxes on Newspapers

The Now York Post, in a. a.sen.ihle arsi.
Gle on the tax bill. uses the folio sias ,3s,t
language 10 reference to the mul,ifsrioo.
taxes on the prees:
81 II It were not for the impatstiUn Of
speaking from. motives of personal inter.
est we should objec. to some Of the veri
Gus modes of taxing newspapers. mo
posed!by the bill. !. is right thai de
proprietors of public Journals should Lesr
their part 10 the general contributio,t,,o q
the needs of the treasury, but it NAV he
doubted whether it is good policy to make
newspapers dear; the effect OF whicll.is To
take them out Of the hapds OF she poorrr
class. BY the effect of the bill the p..D.
Usher of o newspaper is ta red ON his in i.
come and in other ways like everybody
else. Then come the taxes which bear
particularly on bis vocation. He q tax.
ed on the paper he employs. ihres miIls :
pound, which they say ia about afissu
cents ream. He is next, taxed hire
per Gems. on the value of all. the nevsua.
pers he prints. In the third placs b 10
taxed Eve per cent. on all the mouey he
receives for advertisements. In the fourth
place be is charged duty of three cents
on all messages seat or received. by. tele.
graph. In the 9th place he is required
TO pay a tax Of three per cent. ON tie
value of the printer'ss ink used BY him.
Here are five distinct uays in which the
publisher of newspaper, after his pro.
portion of The general taxes Ike o,hsr
persons, is taxed on his special hraaoh. Of
business. We are not sure that these sre
all. for the tax bill is surprisiugly multi
farious. nnd We have not had time, Ia &.
anime il SO closely as il requires We
doubt whether any other branch Of hasi
ness is, made to contribute in 70 many
different ways aud SO largely, The ms1r
bers Of Congress will Judge whether sach
an accumulation Of burdens On ons clsAs
/ is fair. .ss
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~- Occoqnan. which the rebels ev

= W Occoqnan, which the rebels evac-
usted on the y n lust. is. situated at the
mouth of the river of the same nam,
where it cmpties into the Potomac, about
twenty mites below Washington. The
river is formed by the confluence of Bull
Run and Cedar river, and is only some
ten miles iu length. The village is about
fifteen miles east of Manassas, and it was
probably the expected occupation of tha,
place By our forces that was th iumedi,
ate cause Of the evacuation Of Occoqaan.
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: - The departments of Generals Halleck
and Hunter are consolidated and placed under
the command Of the latter: The limits Of
this new department extend eastward SO as
to include all territory west of north and
south line, indefinitely drawn through Knox
vile, Tennessee. This change absorbs Gen.
Buell's department, and places him under the
command of Halleck.
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lE The Clothing Inspection Board at Was

- The Clothing Inspection Board at Wash
fneton already figure up one million i've hum
: dfed thousand dollars cost of clothing on
hand, which is wholly worthless. They have
condemned it. It came principally from Phil
$ Adslphia Col. Crossman, who made the con-
tracts. together with the inspectors in Phia-
d4lphia. has been summoned before the Board
20 rive information that may aid in bringing
the roeuish contractors to Justice. It is said
this f. only one of the swindles, perpetrated
ot, the Government by Philadelphia contract
ors.
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Speculations Relative to the Evacuation
Of Manassas. iso1I

The Washington Star of last evening
says: q - - 4oTee = taa ssa
Without knowing aught of the inten :
ded movements of our army, our Impress
ion is that the reconstruction of the
Orange and Alexandria Railroad is alb
soluiely necessary, to enable it to ad-
vance any distance to speak of. beyond
Manassas The rebels have doubtless
destroyed the road behinl them in their
retreat, so that it can not be made avail
able for our army's purposes, except with
grea. labor and trouble e-say at the rate
of not more than three or four miles per
diem. o9
Morris it known whether it is proposed
to make the main advance toward Rich
mond upon the Manassas line We re-
gard that as being exceedingly doubtful,
in view of the better natural facilities
| for transportation via York River.
These are mere speculations of our
own, however, founded on personal
knowledge of the country.
The general impression around US to.
day is that considerable portion of the
Aying rebel army of Manassas is nov
| far on it's way to meet Burnside. W.
do not share this belief, because very
certain that the manner of their retreat
involved the disorganization of forces te
avery considerable extent. Our fellow
citizens of the Federal metropolis know
(from experience after the battle Of Bull
Run) how thoroughly a general retrea
units volunteers for any efficient service
for a considerable time after its occur
renee. Our theory is that from Manas
sas to Memphis. the whole country ant
the whole rebel army are suffering pndei
a condition. Of universal panic and con
fusion, in which any aggressive move
ment whatever on the part of the latter
is a matter of impossibi i:y.
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Engagement at Acquia Greek
Tue Rebels Evacuate = Recovery of
Rebel Guns, Shells, Ammunitien, &c.

WASHINGTON, March Is The steam.
er Yankee arrived ut the Navy yard and
took on quantity of she'll yesterday.
She then. with the Anacosta, proceeded to
she'll the rebel batteries at Acquia Greek.
The enemy replied briskly with their guns,
bu. failed to reach the Yankee, although
they made several excellent shots. Oae
shell struck but short distance from the
Yankee. in direct range with the wheel
house. The heavy gans Of the Yankee
euabIed her to lay of ont of range and
drop her shells with precision iato the
batteries. After firing some time, the
Yankee and Anacosta hauled of without
being struck. II is thought that the reb.
els are removing their stores, ordnance,
&C., from Acquia Greek. S'S
The batteries at Potomac Greek are
still occupied by the rebels
The Tankee has recovered portion oi
the iron works Of the George Paige. 6
A large lumber of splendid guns have
been recovered. which were left by the
rebels in their upper batteries. l}25
! Yesterday the Leslie brought up from
the Esansport battery seven and hal
iach rided gun, throwing one hundred
and twenty. eight pound shell. Cannon
of the best description are daily being
found in the river at the various batteries
Many, togetherSwith large amount o
loaded shell, are being brought up to th,
Navy. yard. a
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a. Gen. Robert E. Lee, OF Virginia, who
has been nominated, by JEFF. Davis, as the
tGeneral-in in-chief of the rebel army, is the sor
OF Light Horse Harry" of Revolutionary
fame, and Is regarded in military circles as
the most valuable catch the rebels got from
the Federal army, He has rather been out OF
favor with Davis & Co. heretofore, having
been assigned to inferior commands in West
ern Virginia and on the Carolina and Georgia
coast sc 81ufE gf&a Fa8a a4aR
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Great Victory at New Madrid
--Captnrs Of a Large Amount Of As
b munition and Stores Prectpitats Flight
- Of the Csntederates. aal7Hf} 81 sasal

ST LOUIS. March 5 --Brigadier Gen
eral Pope, in dispatch to Gen. Halleck
says: @ 81 soaa
Our success at New Madrid has beer
even greater than was reported. Twen
ty.ive pieces of heavy artillery. consist
ing of "a and rifed 81 Founders; two
batteries of field artillery; an immens'
quantity of fixed ammunition; severa
thousand small arms; hundreds of boxe
of muske:ry- cartridges, 500 mules ant
horses; tents for an army Of Il. 900 men
and an immense quantity of other proper
ty of not less value than 81 100000 hal
fallen into our hands. Their men only
escaped. sa
"The enemy's whole force is democrat
ized and dispersed in the swamps on the
opposite side of the river. The enemy
abandoned their works 80 hurriedly as tc
leave all the baggage Of their officers and
the knapsecks of their men, their deat
unburied, their suppers on the tables snd
candles burning in their tents.
"A furious thunderstorm, which ragged
all night. enabled the enemy to get across
the river without being discovered.
"Our heavy battery was erected during
the night of the. 18th, within eight hun
dred yards of the .enemy's works, ani
opened FIRE at daylight on the 18th. jus
thirty-four hours after the guns we're de
livored to US at Cairo. -
During the whole Of yesterday ou
lines were drawn closer around thei
works, under furious Ere of sixty pieces
of artillery. A fear Of an assault OF
their works at daylight induced them t.
fee precipitately during the night.
"Msny prisoners have been taken; alec
the colors of several Arkansas regiments
.'Our loss il about fifty killed ant
wounded. "
"Hollins was in command of the feet
and Generals McConn. Stuart and Gnat
in command Of the land forces ''t
the gunboats sert down the river.
Gen., Pope has twenty-five heavy gun
planted in the enemy's works, which com
mand every part of the river. =
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Bishop Whistingham, of the Episcopal
Church.

E BALTIMORE, March Is Bishop Whit.
singham of ehe Protestant Episcopal
Church, of Maryland and the District oi
Columbia 1as transmitted to all the Cler,
gvmsu of that Church, iu his charge,
ard in the District of Columbia, for use
OH alt occasions of public worship, within
the days of the Sunday following the re-
cciprof his letter, a prayer of thauksgiv>
ing for the late victories.
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General Grant Superseded.
[Trihune's Dispatch

WAsHrNGr N, March 14.-The Presi
dent YESTERDAYS nominated for Brigadier
General, james Craig: also Robert G
Buchanan to he Inspector General.
ree War Depai tment has authorized
General Halleck TO superssde Genera
G.. mt, uplcss he should ask to be reliey
ed, ON account Of bad conduct at For
Danclsun aud else where.
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u ma. George Bancroft. the historian.
was named. in the published proceedings,
as one of the Vice Presidents of the Rad.
ical Republican Cooper Institute meeting
10 New York City. Cd the evening of the
9Th insts The next day, Mr.. Bancroft
published card in the New York papers,
stating that he was not present at the
meeting, and that his name was used
without bis consent. f.s
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g. BRUNSWICK, Georgia, which was desert
ed by the inhabitants upon the arrival of our
feet, is the capital of Glynn county, situated
at the mouth Of the Turtle river, eighty miles
S. s. W. of Savannah. 1t is the terminus o..
the Brunswick and Florida Railroad, and has
a fine and oapacious harbor.
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ksT John Davis, gunner's mate on tbs
steamer Valley City, at the time of the at
Z tack on Roanoke Island, was at his post in the
mag azius, issuing powder, when a she'll from
the enemy's battery penetratsd the magazine
and exploded outside OF it: Davis immedi.
atalv threw himself on a headless barrel oi
powder, and protected it with his body until
the flames were extinguishsd.
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g The Richmond E.ctainer states
that the Rev. Mr.. B ssERMAN. pastor of
the Uuiversalisr Chuseh in that city, has
.bsen arrestea aud is now in jail fBr divers
alleged reasons. especially for praying
from bis desk, on recen. esadsy, 's.hat
this unhoiy rebellion might hs crushed
OUT" We presume this is the Rsv B ~
serm n who WAS fo'merly . resident Of
Zanessille, in this State.
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hM- Winton hi C taken hu

~ Winton, N. C., taken by Com
modore Rowan, Of the steamer Delaware
is situated on the right bank Of the
Chowan river, which empties into Albe.
marie Sound from the north. 1t ia the
Capital of Hartford county, and is at the
head of sloop navigation on that river.
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By the new order of President Lincoln
Cincinnati is in the Department of the Mis-.
sissippi, Gen. Halleck. The line of the mid
die division, General Fremont, 1uns Longitude
nally thirty-six miles east of that city.
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g. GoRDoHsvLLR, Virginia, to which it is
said the main body of the rebel army from
Manassas has retreated, and which is being
fortified as a new Manassas, is an important
jpnction on the Orange and Alexandria Rail
road, seventy-six miles from Richmond, and
eighty eight south of Alexandria a. sN
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fW:.The Senate of Wisconsin has
passed an act repeating the famous, or
rather infamous. Abolition nullifying Per
soLal Liberty Bill of that State. which
was enacted some years ego, in defiance
of the Constitution. We trust it will
pass the House also. s4eaa -