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Ayers Cathartic Pills

TUE sciences Of Chemistry and Medicine have
u been taxed their utmost 70 produce this best
most perfect purgRtiVe which Is known to man. In
numerable proofs are shown that these PIIIs have
virtues which surpnss in exeellence the ordinary
medicines and that they win unpreeedentedIy upon
the esteem Of all men. They are safe and pleasant
70 take, but powerful to cure. Their Penetrating
properties stimulate the vital activities Of the body
remove the distractions Of its orRans ruriFy the
blood and e1pel disease. They puFge an III. f1I
liumorg which breed and grow distenape stimulata
sluggish or dis0rdered organs into their natural 6c
whole system. Not only do they euEs the everyday
complaints Of every body, but alao formidable and
dangerous diseases that have bafed the best OF hu-
man skill. While they produce powerful efiects,
they at the same time, in diminished doseE tS
safest and best 'physie that can be employed for
children. Being sugar eoAted, they are pleasant 70
takei and being purely vegetable are nee from any
risk OF harm. Cures have been made which surfiass
belief were they not snbstantiated BY men Of sueh
exAIted position and character a. 10 iofbi The sS.
pioion OF untTuth. Many eminent cISrtyragn and
physieIans have lent thsI names 70 certify % the
have sent the assurances offeir eouyiction that
my Propositions contribute immensely 70 the relief
Of my Ghiieted, suffering fallnW-men. J. p :.
The Agent below named u pleased 70 furnish nat
Is my American Almanac, containing direetiohS for
their use and OF their cures Of the foI.
.CostiYenta, IBIiious conplaiht., Rhsumati.uu.
DroPsyI Heartburn, Headache arising from foul
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the Bowels and Pain arising theruroua, FAtnlsney,
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eases which requitea an eyaenant hsdieine Serofnla
and stimulating the system, cure many eomplsiSts
Such g Deafness. Partial Biihdneis, Neuralgia and
Nervous 1Titabihty DefahE oneutl o. the liver aud
kidneys, GOut and other indfs1 complaints hTfsInR
from low state Of the body or obstnetion Of is
no NOT Be put on by unprSnefpiea 7deaIsrS With
come other pill they make naors prD1t on. Ak f0F
ATER's PLls, and take nothing else. No other theT
can give you compares with tis In lie value
or curative powers. The giek want he best aid
there Il for them, and they should have u.
Prepared by DR.. ]. q, AVER,
RraetfeaI and AaalytieaI Chentst, Zo,oeu, Aas,
PRIu 25 Gre. Pa Boz. R1ys B0z1s,7os ca
aud DealsEa IN Medicine every where. mhiS
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- ...,Il':sL:sssi=lIE@ y
DRRIoR1iP TUE 3. o. K r. col
.ez wHKELraG, 18th Aug, 1862.
ID Ohio Railroad, the Company having thorough.
y reconstructed the breaks In the track and bridges
under Government protectt0u, the road thoroughly
and completely guarded by Government trOOpS, will
on and after the 18th Aug, two through pas3en-
ger trains, and continue their full equipment In the
transportation OF tonnage.
PAssHNGEL SCHEDULE.
Depart
LEAVE WEBBING. daily, at 1910 A. NJ; BEN
wood, 1870 A. NJ Grafton, $50 P. NJ; New Greek,
$50 P. u OumbarlRndI S:S5 P. NJ; Martinsburg,
3:O9 A. NJ; HaEpers Ferry, 3l7 NJ AFTi'e at bal
timoFe At 500 A. II.
LEAVE BALTIMORE at P. NJ Martinsburs,
1l:55 p. ~; Cumberland, A. NJ; GraGlOn II A. A.;
BenWood, ISIS 4. NJ arrive at wheeling $40 r. n.
~ s= DepaTs geaf frH
Tho second train VIII depart daily, except satur.
days, At $3.50 r. NJ Grafton 1888 A. 81; New Creek,
5.62 A. NJ; Cumberland, e.i5 A. N, MArfinSburR,
ton Junction, 6l0 r. NJ arrive at Raltinors at 54u
ii---fizf5Hi Retuyntsg, 9nf isa
LEAVES BALTIMORE, S:I5 A NJ; Harpsr's Fer.
~, 1140 A. NJ; AartlnsbuFg, 1:56 P. NJ; Cumbsr.
land, gig p III oaklan1, 903 P. Nj Grafton 1I:40
+. u. BenWood, A. NJ; arrive At Wheeling 6:2O
W. P. SMITH, Matter Transportation.
L: -. COLE, General Tick Of Agent.
-r JOHN KING, JE, Auditor.
A. DIRPEY, General Supervisor Of TraIns-
J. z. WILLARD, suPeIvisrof Trains
West OF Piedmont.
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Missouri Mining Company
Incorporated Feb. 22d, 1851.
nAnUnaT GTnnEr SEnn aOn-

Incorporated Feb. 22o, 1881.
CAPITAL STOCR..............-...S5O 10000
TNHIs COMPANY IS FORMED FOR THE PUR-
L pose Of advancing the great mining InteFestsll
.1qr state. We do not profess to b governed b
purely phlIanthropie motives in Initiating this
erpEis6. We believe that the stock can bo made 70
pay large dividends, and at the time real
good accomplished and greater progress made IN de-
VelePlng and making knoFq the Astoni1hinE mineIal
smount Of capital invested In any other buainol
We shall make the once OF Our Company a Stm-
State We have power under our charter 70 mr.
chase aud sell mineral lands wherever I1cntel IN
Missouri. Great Inducements viii be offered CAP
tAlists and mining adVenturers who desire 20 pur-
Company. lsf Cf -l-..
have mineral lands for sale to Bend q statement
Ut thesame describing the kind Of minerals on their
est cash price they arc willing to take for Sad ans
We ahAll work only such mines a. pay largely, but
shall open and prove most q the lands We sell TIE
books for subscription TO the stock are now open at
the once Of the Company, Main street, northwest
conner Of Locust, over Merchants Bank, entrance
No "a Locust street An who feel an interest In this
subscribe. Those Wishing stock living out Of the
city, can secure Il by enclosing ten per cent. Of til
amount wanted 70 the President or Treasurer.
DIRECTORS:
Henry D. Bacon, Rsq5 Matthew Butler, Esq1
Alfred GlAgps Esqs LIB: HnrUeOd. Esq,
l. Boz eng S9R k' 5 y y klRfa SR;s f e.
15a.s EHgs1HEsi azsifl-s
n. BGTLEk, ITosss ALFRED cL1PP, Pros't
The above prospectus has up 20 this date been
published In only Of leading papers for tan
dayA No extra efortl 70 got stock taken have been
made; yet tbs public 90 veil appreciate fhe sound
Of the 6utsrprise that two hundred thOus-
and dollars OF the stock has already been taken We
would briefly state that The shares Is each paid
In full, without further liability transferable By de-
livery registered only when dividends are received
Any PeTsOn hAyig money % spare. can, by the pur.
chase Of shares in the Missouri Mining Company
make an invostuaeht tat VIII pay largely, and hold
stock that = readily coRVarted into caGh WthSut Ioas
An communications 70 the President promptly
ansv9red; =. .,s.-u.q. nlimhS0-d&V3m
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Cleveland, Pittsburg andWheel-
ing Rail Road. aai ea

.CleVe1ands E1CtS0urS anQ"hee1-
ing Rail Road. aai
Ia
ON AND AFTER MONDAY, May 9th, 1862, Pas
" senger Trains VIII leave Bridgeport - follows
Sundays excepted:)
10 IS A. 81. Mall Train, stopping all stations ar
Eyes az PittsbnEEh At SIS r, ~, ami
Cleveland at $50 T. II.
&02 2. NJ. Expires Train, stopping at all stations
arrives at Pittsburgh At 500 p II.
lOlb r. NJ Express Train, arrives at Pittsburgh at
err 2:2O A. NJ. and Cleveland 1t 9;l6 A. 81.
RETURNING TRAINS.
Leave Cleveland at s:26 A. III. and 6:I5 p NJ, ar.
dive at Bridgeport at 4:55 P. NJ, aud ass A. NJ.
Leave Pittsburgh at 100 A. NJ, 500 A. 81. and
1880 p. NJ, arrive At Bridgeport at 1864 A. ~ 10 Is
A. 81. and 4:65 P. NJ jin l
Connections are made as FoIIOwsI
At Pittsburgh with Pennsylvania r. R. for Harris
burg, Baltimore, Washington PhIIn-
delphia, Now York and Boston,
Cleveland with Cleveland & Toled z. r. for San
dusky, Toledo, Detroit, Chicago aud
alPolnta in the NoETH WEsT. with
Detroit steamers for Detroit Jaoksun
Chicago and the NoRfH WEST. Will
Cleveland Erie X. T. for Erie, Dun.
kirk, Buffalo and Niagara Falls WIFI,
Cleveland. Columbus Cincinnati Tor
i7s4 Crestline, Delaware, Columbus aud
At Hudson With the ., z. O. R. R. for ouv.hor,
Fails, Akron, Mflsrsburgh and Woos-
At Alliance with P; Fl wa OR. r. for Canton.
III r; I nasssli!o1, .weossoF, Salem, Rnon, 90.
Atsteubenville with r. O. O. Limo and AT BrLl S.s
with @. o. o. n. for GAINESVILLE, New
ark, Columbus, Xenia, Dayton, In,Il.
annapolis Cairo, Cincinnati, Louisville,
li li5sf Sc. Louie, st. Joseph and ali points
ID. .il5.as Wtst and South West. - I1lH
Excursion Tickets TO Pittsburgh and return 1915.
Fare always Us low, and time much quicker than
any other route. ~ Ha5f3. stf -fFEis dftI77f'
Through Tickets 70 all points In the West, NORTH
and East can be procured At the office under the
Mcclure House, Wheeling, Va, or with Freight
Agent at bridgeport station. \ s '9f97f
Freight contr.ets will be made at lowest rates u
any point accessible by this road and its connections
TO the East, North, West and Hortt-Weat, AZ once
under NJ Lure House, or with Pt. Agent at Bridge
port Station. WIN. d. TERRY, Agent,
tg-..=..4 .It- d. b. WILLIAMS, Agent,
JIM. MCCULLOUGH, President
y r. MYERS, Gent Ticket AE't febs
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MA YORS aOF THE
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sufanee to ls that the remedies OF DR. J. 0. AVER
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BErlIETEtD, MASS, Dec. %, 1855.
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The Bedford gazette. [volume] (Bedford, Pa.) 1805-current, 1862-03-28
Burnside TO Mcclellan,

The splendid achievements of Burnside are
the theme of universal praise. In the midst of
our congratulations it is gratifying to the friends
OF Gen. Mcclellan, as it is honorable to Cen
Burnside, that the latter thus ascribes The honor
OF the plans to the young chief, and expresses
his own pleasure that the military saeacity of
hls commanding officer has been proved by the
results ct has OWE bravo. fulflment Of instruc-
tlons.
Burnside says:
Il beg to say tothesGeneral commanding that
have endeavorod to carry out the rery minute
Instructions gteea me By IAN before bal7ag A,uap-
ea and THIS tgr eUe,sts h1,e been S;agslls,{g com
c'ze'a e7ta has dnhcapatohs. I-only hope that we
may in future be able to carry out an detail the
remaining plans of the campaiga.-The only
thing have to regret is the delay caused By tie
elsnests."
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linn to believe that in the brilliant victory he
had gained, he had not merely defeated but had
actually routed the Federal forces, and he insis-
ted Oh returning and holding the position. As
Floyd agreed with him, Bucl1nar OF course yiel-
del. E,ated with his success, Pillow imincdi-
ateIy despatched Southwark the news of what he
then believed to be the triumphant result Of the
days fight; but or returning to the trenches he
discovered that the Federal forces were already
in possession. They were driven cut, but when
night closed il they still occupied an outer work
which commanded the fort proper.
The Confederate troops, utterly worn out
with three days hard fighting, and disguised at
finding the battle-ground they had 50 lately won
re-occupied by reiniorcenaents Of fresh troops
had but little hope Of cutting their way through
the opposing host, although Pillow urgal that
the attempt should again be made Buckner
took ground against it. as a rash waste of HE.
Floyd and Pillow then determined to make their
escape, and transferred the command to Buckner,
leaving him at liberty TO enter upon negotatisns
for 4 Surrender. Floyd succeeded in getting oil
with a portion Of his command Pillow went
alone Being thus abandoned by their princi-
pal officers, the troops. many OF whom we're six
ty days volunteers, became di pirited and dem
oraIized, and Buckner, instead OF making. the
following morning, the best fight he could, and
thus obtaining favorable terms Of capituIation,
found himself obGgel 20 surrender uncoadition-
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Highly Important from Wiaches.eF.
ANOTHER SUNDAY BATTLE.
Confederates Under Gan. Jackson To-
tally Defeated.
FEDERAL LOSS ONE HUNDRED AND FIFTY
KILLED AND WOUNDED.
CONFEDERATE loss ONE HUNDRED
KILLED AND TWO HNUDRED NO yN2ED.

WASHINGTON, March TcIegrapiic dis
patches received here from Winchester dated
last night at half-past 10 O'Clock, say slight
skirmish occurred this Saturday afternoon, a.
bout mile and a-aali from Winchester, on the
Strasburg road between = portion OF Gen
Shields troops anj the rcb.l cavalry with four
pieces OF artillery.
The enemy ratreated with loss as soon as our
guns opened ire upon them One man was
kiIlel on side, AMI Gen. Shields suffered a
slight injury in the left arm, above the elbow,
from the fragment OF shell which burst near
him. a prisoner brought IN tonight says that
the enemy were under the impression that our
troops had lei. Winchester, and .Tacksoas forces
were on the road from SlE2sburg, under the
same impression.
WINCHESTER. March 23-I0 p. M-Ne
have this day achieved a great victory over the
combined forces OF the Rebels Jackson, Smith
ani Lonestreet. The battIewas fought TO-DAY,
within four miles Of this place. L ragged from
hail-past ten O'Clock this (SuEaay) morning un-
Ill dark The enemv's strength was abou. 49,
0o0, whilst our troops engaged dill not number
over :, ,930. Our loss in killed and wounded
IS not asceItaina1, bat is quite heavy
The enemys loss is At least double that Of
ours.
We have captured a large number of priso-
ncrs soma of their field pieces, and the ground
is strewn in every direction witn the arms they
have thrown away in their fight.
Our cavalry are still in pursuit Of the retreat
ins enemy Full particulars canno. be accu-
rately ascartained until daylight.
THE LATEST FROM THE BATTLE FIELD.
WINCHESTER. March PSI have Just coma
in from the very front of the battle field-.hree
miles out. We have had complete victory
ever the combined forces Of the enemy. We
have captured two guns and caissoaS. The loss
OF the enemy is al least one hundred killed and
two hundred wounded. Our loss ia large but
does not exceed one hundred and fifty killed
and wounded.
Oar men fought well, anl have brought in
lar-e number of muskets.
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ally shots were fired. Some of them came very
near the boats. The worll3 OF both the matt,
laad and island are f2r more extensive than was
generally supposed There ara at Least eighty
guns, many Of them of the largest size, several
cf them rided, and 20,0o troops. saw III
one time ten regiments on d-css parade on the
the main land. Their quarters are out of reaci,
Of the mortars. Tbs isltal is pretty veil coy
crel with tents Our shells reach al parts or
the works on the island. II is evident that all
the r1bel batteries have bomb proof casamates,
as the men can be seen 70 disappear when aslleil
fails into the b,:t2ries. As soon as tllc upDor
ior; i. reduced the eunboats win ADVANCE and
take The others in detail On Tucs.lay night
the Iouni City kept upa steady fire on the
upper fort. preventing fha rebels from making
t!roir usual nightly salutas The result was
that early in tht morning they commenced re-
moving the dead anl WOUNDED from the case
mates of the for:. \ large number were car
riel out and taken buck iato the woods On
Monday, 900 shot. were fired from the gun
boats, mostly shelf bosil 3Oo shell from the
mortars. On Tuesday, Com. Foote directed
the fuses to be wet, with a view to destroy the
works and dislnount the guns; the result was
satisfactory. As yet but one man has been kill
ed by the enemy.
The Bedford gazette. [volume] (Bedford, Pa.) 1805-current, 1862-03-28
MR. sHANNON'S VINDI0ATIoN.

The Republican caucus which nominated the
Borough ticket Of that party, bowing to the die
tation of few political leaders, repudiated the
compromise offered by the Democrats in regard
10 the election of School Directors and attempt
cd to brand Mr., Shannon, one of the Democrat
ic nominees, with the crime of treason to the
Government. Upon this shameful conduct of
these embittered partizans the people have pass
ed their verdict, and o. Z. Shannon, the ''dis-
loyal is elected School Director by 46 majority
over one and AZ over the other of his Republi-
can 'loyal" opponents, This is Mr.. Shannon's
yindication Complete, is it not!