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Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1862-06-26

York has been offered for probate After pro-
vldlng for hts mother the bulk of his property
is left to his wife, Mary Ann Naples Christy.-
The will is contested by Mrs Harriet Harring-
ton, mother Of George Christy, whose real
name, however, is George n Harrington, and
William and Byron Christy; sons Of the de-
ceased Immediately after Mr. Christy's
death, Mrs. Harrington, as Mrs. Harriet
Christy, obtained letters of administration, as
the widow; but this week the executors pro-
duce the WILL in which, her claims are ignored.
Mrs Harrington alleges that she was the first
wife of Christy, who married her, she being
widow-that the fruits of this marriage were
four children, two girls (dead) and two boys,
William and Byron. On the other had it is
claimed that the martial relation never existed
between these parties: and that the wife men
toned in the will is the lawful widow. The
case is complicated one, and is likely to be
productive of considerable litigation. The re-
turn da; of the writ is set down for the 18th
inst.
A Confederate prisoner was shot st Camp
Douglas on Friday night while attempting to
escape He was first fred at while sealing the
fence, but escaped uninjured. Subsequently,
while running across a garden lot In the vicinity
he was again fired at, and fell pierced by
half dozen bullets.
The correspondent of the New 7 ork Express
asserts that an attack upon Richmond by the
way Of the James river is now impossible, i'll
consequence of the formidable character Of the
obstructions which have been placed in the
river by the Confederates, and the powerful
Notifications that have been erected on the ad
jacent bluffs. The gunboat Galena is pronoun-
ced to be a failure.
The Prince of Wales, enroute through Paris,
for England, visited the Emperor and Enn-
press at Fortainbleau, or the 10th instant, and
breakfasted with them He has since arrived
in London.
It is reported that Foster the bogus member
from North Carolina, not being contented
with three votings Of the House against his
right to d seat intends securing another elec-
ton at home, in hope Of better luck at the next
session. Mr. T. evidently believes in the mot
to, 'Don give up the ship!''
The U. S. Tax bill take effect on the lst Of
August, and the income tax provided for i'll il
is to be levied on the lst Of May, 1863, for the
yeartrom May lst, 1862, to May lst, lS63.-
The direct tax imposed at the extra session Of
Congress, and which was to be in operation for
three years, is suspended, unless renewed by
Congress, except for the first year, which hay
ing gone into operation in most Of the States,
will have to be enforced in the rest
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1862-06-26
PUBLISHES (DAt1.f} HY
EDGAR SNOW DEN JR.
nas~ OrFICE-No 1Ot King street. ever
u+ores formerly French's) Book store,

s Z
TocAL.-.At meeting Of the Union men OF
1h;s place. held last night, at the I4yceum Hall,
( Shinn in the Chair, and Edwin Henry Sec
,atarv. a Committee Lewis Mckenzie, II. S.
Martin, G. S. Minor, JOHN Birrell, L. Henry,
+ Tacev, and s. T. c. Sidebottom-was ap-
,onted to make arrangements for celebrating
the approaching Fourth ct July, It was de-
ttrmined to invite Rev. John Lanahan TO de-
liver an address on the OCCASION Gilbert 5.
Minor was invited! to accept the invitation TO
read the Declaration of independence. The
Committee propose to have a pyrotecnic dis
play at night. The place where the address
vi|l be delivered will be determined upon when
Il is ascertained whether Mr. Lan:ahan will &C
cent the invitation S Plaunlaucher, a clerk
IN Schooler's clothing store, was this Taornlng
arrested for selling citizens clothes to soldiers,
and taken to the Provost Marshal's office for
All investigation of the NATTER :-notTitkstand-
ing the number Of sick and wounded in the
i. S. Hospitals, the health OF this town con-
luluco FElS SOCt! oikC 'iooS'>o VIZ oAN"iAAhs oAAN
Streets cutters, cellars, &c, commenced some
time ago, but not fully carried out, should by
all means, however, be gone on with, as there
are many places which require the hoe, the
broom and lime, and which should be attend
ed to without delay the {. s. government
has, piled up, at the north end Of the town, q
large supply Of fire weed; fuel here, for the
use Of the citizens, continues very scarce and
high; We refer to this matter again, in the hope
that we may induce persons in the country to
send in by vessels ant wagons all the wood they
can transport to market :-already in some To-
calities in this section chills and fevers have
commenced; and as Sign Of the times it
may be mentioned that the price of quinine ls
going up--and will in the course OF two weeks,
1t is said, be - or IS per ounce There IS
some talk Of the establishment Of new Bank
ing House il this place some soldiers dress
el in citizens clothes were arrested yesterday
by the Provost Guard on charge Of attempt
ing to desert; an investig CATION was had in their
ease, and as to the selling clothes to them.
COMMUNICATEn
am warrantedin saying that the statement
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1862-06-26
Ve(eorapl,ie DeWs.
FROM THE ASSOCIATED PRESS. .
BATTLE BEFORE RICHMOND.
GENERAL ENGAGEMENT
FEnERAL LOSS 200 KILLED AND W0UH

HEADQUARTERS ARMY OF rHE PnrohAc
Wednesday Evening. June 10Th

HE4DorAnrERs ARMY OF THE poroAAc,
Wednesday Evening, June 10th. J
General, Hooker at . clock this morning,
advanced his division with view of occupying
q new position The result was that his troops
met with most detcrminedr resistance from the
enemy, which lasted until clock in the at
ternoon, during which the Contederates were
forced to give way before the Invincible conr-
age of our men During the day everything
Indicated general engagement but the enemy
showed no disposition to accept. The troops
all fought as gallantry as ever. The loss on
our side will be about 300 killed and wounded.
The following are among the wounded. Col.
Morrison, volunteer aid to General Palmer,
wounded in the hand, and Capt. Ruferty, Of
the I'd Excelsior, in the leg.
The loss among the officerssin the lst Massa-
chusetts regiment, which suffered the most, is
as follows: Capt. Wild, wounded in the hand;
Capt. Carruth, wound in the breast; Capt.
Chamberlain, wounded III the face; Lieut..
Thomas. arm amputatel; Lieut. Dalton in
breast, and Lieut. Parkerson, in leg.
Our loss is small, most Of the men being
wounded. The loss Of the enemy is not known,
but believed to equal our own. The Contede-
rate camp in front ef Gen. Hooker $ division
was captured, and. is ROW occupied by his
troops. The ground fought for was swamp,
with thick under5rush, beyond which Is an
open country The woods intervening between
our troops and the enemy, prevented the re-
suit Of artillery firing being known.
Two Napoleon l2-pounders unler Captain
Derussy, succeeded in getting though the
swamp, during the afternoon and did excel
lent service. An effiort OF the enemy to cap
ture them resulted in their being driven back
with a severe loss The result Of to-day IS
highly important to the health Of the army, as
hut little more ground IS to be gained to place
the troops beyond the swamp.
Gen. Mcclellan was present dn1ng the whole
dav superintcnding ali movements.
The Presidents veto Of the District bank
y,,, al rote law IS recommendation oftie Treas
surv note bill as it passed the House. The
Treasury is to furnish the country with one'
ruo and three dollar notes to the extent Of fifty
millions at first, Unnecessary; but ultimately,
every one must see that the wants otthe Treas
nrv will require that it shall furnish the paper
currency Of the country almost exclusively
President Lincoln returned TO Washington,
}ast nirht from bis recent tllp t'7 West Point
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1862-06-26
ILOM3IUNICATEn.

/ am warrantedin saying that the statement
in the newspapers that the Mayor Of Alexan-
dlia had called OH the Secretary OF War or any
one else, in Relations to Mr.. Il. Dainyerheld, is
wholly untrue. 4. b.
The Philadelphia Inquirer says that General
shields expresses his determination to resign,
IN consequence Of the Senate's rejection Of his
nomination.
Virginia bank notes are said to be in Baltl-
more at rs per cent >li>count-an improve
Mtut. .-...-.a
Holmes County farmer. [volume] (Millersburg, Ohio) 1857-1926, 1862-01-02
A Bite.

oh! Oh! Pm bitten to death---I'm q
dead mani haven't two hours to live
Oh, dear!' wildly exclaimed an honest
! countryman. not hundred miles of, as
he rushed into the House one dark eve-
ming \ We been bitten by rattlesnakem
BY a rattlesnake?' asked some one
who was present--'are you sure it was
q rattlesnake?'
Sure, oh Lord am too sure; / heard
day
Then its gone case with you, re-
piled the compassionate neighbor 'and
the sooner you make your will the better.
oh, that / should be cut off in tho
prime Of my day by such catastrophe!
that should ever live to die by the bite
of a rattlesnake! that it should be my
fate to go out of the world swollen like a
bladder. and speckled as sarpent!'
But where is the wound, Mister
Here, herel on my instep-I had no
stocking on. Oh, I'm dead man
there's no help for me. See how my
foot swellsp
Alack, alackaday poor man, pity
you upon my soul / do. But there's
no help, rattlesnake bite is fatal-all
the medicine in the world can't cure it.
You might just as well undertake to call
man from the dead as to cure the bit,
of a rattlesnake.'
But where was the snake?' asked
consldoIate man among the crowd who
had run in on hearing of the fatal acci-
dent
Where was the snake, do you say?'
returned the bitten man, in agony, he
was behind the barn, among the weeds.
we had better go and kill him, said
the consderate man, before he kills
somebody else.
'Oh, mercy ejacuated several voices,
4 wouldn't go near him for all tho
world
Nevertheless, the prudent man went,
well armed with club, and furnished
with lantern, while some others cau-
tiously followed at distance to see the
result. The man soon discried the cause
OF the mischief, still lurking among the
weeds but instead of striking the first
blow, he merely gave whew whistle,
and returned to the house
Have yon killed him asked the
wounded man.
Killed him why you fool you, the
rattlesnake is nothing but poor old,
setting hen. that had her nest among the
weeds and merely pecked your foot to
keep you from troding on her.
'The devil she did = exclaimed the
man with the swollen foot, leaping up
two feet high, then twas no rattlesnake
after all hey? Oh, Lord that ever an old
setting hen should put me to so much
fright But I'm perfectly well, now
my foot amt swelled bit--the old sot-
ting hen, hey hoo--hoo-hoo But,
d--n her say, for putting me in such
fright for nothing
Holmes County farmer. [volume] (Millersburg, Ohio) 1857-1926, 1862-01-02
Large Armies.

1t is generally known, says the New
York Stdots Zeisung. that there IS now
concentrated on the shores of the Poto.
mac a larger body of troops than has
ever been congregated in modern times,
except in the battle of Liepsic Neither
Gustavus Adolphus, nor Frederick the
Great, nor Washington, nor Wellington.
MOI Scott, had ever under his immediate
command anything like the number which
is now under the command of Gen. Nc
Clellan. Frederick the Great never led
into the field more than so, 200 men at a
time; but all his great battles were fought
and won with bodies Of troops ranging
between 10000 and 10000. Napoleon
at Austrl rlitz,vanquished with $4,000 men
the united Russian and Austrian armies
counting about 100000 at Jena and
Auerstadt there were 10000 men under
the command of the Emperor of the
French. The bloody battle of Wagran.
was fought with $50, 1000 men against the
Austrians, and in the equally celebrated
battle at Borodino about 100 900 French
men were opposed to the Russians.
The decisive battle at Waterloo was
fought with only $4,000 Frenchmen a.
gainst Butcher and Wellington But
the battle of Liepsic set in motion gi-
gantic army Of about 500, 900 men, Ma
poleon having under his'command about
200, 900, and the united forces of Russia,
Austria and Prussia about 100000. 1t
will appear from this comparison that
the armies on the Potomac were exceeded
in number only by those vast armies
which, on the plains of Leipsic, decided
the fatcof Europe.
Holmes County farmer. [volume] (Millersburg, Ohio) 1857-1926, 1862-01-02
A "Chunk" of Wisdom.

The Southern correspondent of an ex-
change relates the following amusing sto-
ry of the yellow fever in Mississippi:
A gentleman from the country who
had beer in Port Gibson some time du-
ring the first week of the epidemic, and
was riding home at a pretty smart gait,
was brought up by man running out
of the house and inquiring:
"Say, have you got the rale yellow fe-
yer in town? ?"
ooh, yes there's no doubt of that
| reckon" was the answer.
"A..d is it fact they've got the quar-
antinc long with it? I'll swar. its bad
enough to have one disease, without an
other to help it along %
This filed the gentleman on the road
"too full for utterance," and putting the
switch to his horse, he was off to make
the woods resound with his laughter.
Reaching his destination he must tell it
to friend. plain, honest-hearted man,
who, however, had neglected the "rudi-
mcnts." The incident was too good to
keep, and so he related it.
CLAW, haw, haw ~ roared honest
John, ,-"why, dod durn the ALFRED
fools soul to thunder, didn't he know
that the quarantine was nothing but the
black vomit -
The last brick hoored the news-bring-
er, and he "rolled."
Holmes County farmer. [volume] (Millersburg, Ohio) 1857-1926, 1862-01-02
Terrible Exploit Ofa Riled Can
nOn.baIl.

The Boston Courier publishes letter
Of correspondent, on board the United
States steamer Massachusetts. off Ship
Island, October 26. gives an account of
the affair between that vessel and a rebel
steamer, in which the following extraor-
dinary exploit of a rifed cannon ball is
ecroniced
During the action, think wo hit her
four times, and l know she hit us once
with 6S.pound rife shell, (that is the
way we got the exact size of her rihed
gum The shell entered in on our star
board quarter, Just above the iron part
Of the hull; it came through the side an
Cling aft, (as we were little abaft his
beam when it struck us, )and took the
deck in the passage way, between two
staterooms, and completely cut of eigh
teen of the deck planks. and then struck
a beam, which canted it up little, so
that it took the steam heating pipes uu-
der our dining table all to piecec-then
wens through the state-room bulkhead
and ceiling of the ship on the opposite
side, and struck one of the outside tim,
bers. and broke every outside plank a
breast Of it short off from the spar to the
gun deck; it then fell down on to the
cabin deck and exploded; knocking four
state.rooms into one, breaking all the
glass and crockcry ware, shattering the
cabin very badly, breaking mp the furni
ture and setting fire to the ship; but we
had three streams of water upon the fir,
at very short notice, and put it out be
fore it did any damage-kccping up the
chase as il pothing had happened.
Holmes County farmer. [volume] (Millersburg, Ohio) 1857-1926, 1862-01-02
"My dear, what shall we name bub

"My dear, what shall we name bub?"
Why. husband, I've settled on the
name of Peter"
"Oh, no." he replied, II never liked
Peter. for he denied his master"
"Well, then," said the wife, "what
name do you like?'
i should like the name OF Joseph"
"Oh, not that" said his better half,"I
can't bearJ oseph, for he denied his mis-
tress.
OruER incidents besides boiler explo-
sions sometimes occur on board western
steamers, as was fully proved a short
time since, when Hoosier girl stepped
on board a steamboat as she was lying
at n certain point on the Ohio river, and
called out
"Is the captain aboord?"
The captain, who was standing among
the crowd, responded
"ICs what do you want with him?'
"Oh, nothing particula; he's distant
relation Of mine, and I'd like to see him."
"a relation of yours ?" inquired the
captain, somewhat astonished.
"Ycs. slight relation. He's the faith
er Of my child"
The captain soon had urgent business
on shore.
Holmes County farmer. [volume] (Millersburg, Ohio) 1857-1926, 1862-01-02

METHODIST EPISCOPAL CHUEoH SoUru
The General Conference Of the Method
ist Episcopal Church, South, for Eastern
Virginia, convened, Nov. Goth, at Nor
folk. Several hundred passports were
granted in Richmond to attend it. Bish,
op Andrews presided. The Conference
was in session six days. DIR. Sohon, Of
Nashville, made strong speech upon the
cause of missions, and was succeeded by
Rev Mr.. Moon. of Albcrmarle, who sta
ted that he wished to increase the amount
previously subscribed, by $40, $40 Of
which to make President Davis life
member, and $50 to make Gen. Joseph
e. Johnston, of the army Of tn. Potomac
a life member. ] ho attendance in the
church during the sittings of the body
was large, particularly on the part Of the
ladies. The conference, after an addrC SIS
by the Bishop, adjourned on Thursday
night, the 26th, after the announcement
of appointments of the districts Of Park
erburg. Clarksburg, Greenbrier, Charles
ton, and Wyandot.-Methodist.
Holmes County farmer. [volume] (Millersburg, Ohio) 1857-1926, 1862-01-02
potttp.
ONLY WAITING.

Only waiting till the shadows
are little longer grown;
Only waiting till the glimmer
OF the days last beam is flown;
Till the night of earth is faded
From the heart, once full Of day;
Til the stars Of heaven are breaking
Through the twilight soft and gray,
Only waiting till the reapers
Have the last sheaf gathered home;
For the summer time is faded,
And the autumn winds have come.
Quickly, reapers! gather quickly
The last ripe hours of my heart;
For the bloom of life is withered,
And | hasten to depart.
Only waiting till the angels,
Open wide the mystic gate,
At whose feet long have fingered,
Weary, poor, and dcsolate;
Even now hear the footsteps,
And their voices far away;
If they call me, ] am waiting,
Only waiting to obey.
Only waiting till the shadows
Are n little longer grown;
Only waiting till the glimmcr
OF the days last beam is flown;
Then from out the gathering darkness
Holy, deathless stars shall rise,
BY whose light my soul shall gladly
Tread its pathway to the skies.
Holmes County farmer. [volume] (Millersburg, Ohio) 1857-1926, 1862-01-02
u. :. Senator Question.

The Union Democrat published at Day
ton, Ohio, paper which warmly advo-
Gated the Union movement at the last
election, flying the Tod ticket at the head
Of its columns, says, in discussing the
United States Senator question:
The Cincinnati Enquirer is right in
its remarks. The Union Democrats made
no bargain with Ben. Wade. They don't
owe Ben. Wade anything. They regard
Wade as pestferous politician. In
Congress he was against compromise, and
has always been bitter opponent OF
Dem ocratic men and measures. We take
it too that the old Wings are not under
any obligations to Wade. He once de-
clared that 'the Wing party is not only
dead but stinketh.' He helped to breal,
up the Wing party. Conservative men
then of all parties are not apt to look on
Wade with favor. 1t ought not to aston.
ish any man. therefore, if the Union con-
servative men of Ohio should desire the
election of some one representing their
views. They certainly are not in favor
of one who, in part, is responsible. by
reason of his ertremc vieaes and course as
a politician, for the troubles now affecting
the country. They arenot IN ta0or Of one
who thinks the Chicago platform wo,M a
civa par. They are not in favor of one
who puts party before country. The
country can get along without Ben.
Wade. Who ought to complain of a
change, when we have such men as VIM.
S. Groesbeck, Peter Odlin, Thomas
Ewing, and others of ability to choose
from? The Union Democrats ask for a
change. Let some man from South wes-
tern Ohio be chosen, and the valleys OF
the Miami will cry out for ioy.'
Holmes County farmer. [volume] (Millersburg, Ohio) 1857-1926, 1862-01-02

X ERMAN 4 ENGLISH Botanic P hyscian,
" Mlcrsburg, O. Onicc-on the East end OF
Main street. four doors above the Public square.
n20tf
Holmes County farmer. [volume] (Millersburg, Ohio) 1857-1926, 1862-01-02

A FEW weeks since. dominic on con.
cluding the reading of the bonds of mat
rimony, between two of his congregation.
gave out the hymn beginning with the
words, Mistaken souls who dream of
heavenl" The bride hal to be carried
out Of church on a shutter.
Holmes County farmer. [volume] (Millersburg, Ohio) 1857-1926, 1862-01-02

"JoHN, how wish it was as much the
fashion to trade wives as it is to trade
horses"
"Why so, Pete9"
"Id cheat somebody awfully fore
night"
Holmes County farmer. [volume] (Millersburg, Ohio) 1857-1926, 1862-01-02

A YouNG lady who wore spectacles.
exclaimed, in voice Of enthusiasm to
plowman, who was walking on tho
road-"Do you, sir, appreciate the beau
ty of that landscape? See those darling
sheep aud lambs skipping about"-,-
Them amt sheep and lambs-them's
hogs, Miss"
Holmes County farmer. [volume] (Millersburg, Ohio) 1857-1926, 1862-01-02

NNTATCu MAKER ~ JEW ELER, Main
w Street, Three Doors West Of Wcirch's
Hardware store. Millcrsbure, Ohio. n2Otf.
Holmes County farmer. [volume] (Millersburg, Ohio) 1857-1926, 1862-01-02

A CHAPLAIN at State Prison was ask.
ed by pious friend. about the spiritual
condition of his Pensioners. They are
all under conviction" was the reply,
Holmes County farmer. [volume] (Millersburg, Ohio) 1857-1926, 1862-01-02
:. Il. CRAWFORD, NJ. ID. +,

DHYsICIAN & SURGEON, Millersburg, o.
Office ON Main Street, nearly opposite the
Empire House, formerly occupied by DIR. Ebrisht
n42'Gl.
Holmes County farmer. [volume] (Millersburg, Ohio) 1857-1926, 1862-01-02

Tue grave has been denominated by
somebody, an ugly hole in the ground,
which lovers and poets wish they wero
in, but take uncomon pains to keep out Of.
Holmes County farmer. [volume] (Millersburg, Ohio) 1857-1926, 1862-01-02
J. II. ALBAN,

DENTIST, Millersburg, Ohio, Artificial Teeth
> inserted, from one to an entire set on gold
silver or vulcante base. All llopcrations skiltuy
performed Satisfaction warranted.
lPRooms, three doors west of Weston's Sa
loon, Jackson Street. nal
Holmes County farmer. [volume] (Millersburg, Ohio) 1857-1926, 1862-01-02

A TTORNEY At LAW, Millcrsburg, Ohio
N OGice-ln Recorders Office, cast oi the
Court HOnse. hEUu,
Holmes County farmer. [volume] (Millersburg, Ohio) 1857-1926, 1862-01-02
DV. G.. w. BUyINGER,

DuYSICIAN & SURGEON, Mddlotown' o
Il Professional calls promptly attended to-
Sept ~, 1861.
Holmes County farmer. [volume] (Millersburg, Ohio) 1857-1926, 1862-01-02
n. T.. nEcCORlIICK,


WATCu AND CLOCK MAKER, One doc doo'
Millersburg, Ohio. Jot'
Holmes County farmer. [volume] (Millersburg, Ohio) 1857-1926, 1862-01-02

rOUNTY RECORDER AND NOTARY
" PUBLIC, MlcrsburS Ohio. He is at all
times ready to furnish, fill up, and take acknow'-
cdgmcnts of all kinds Of Deeds, ConNcyances,
mortgages, and powers of Attorneys, and Record
the same, take Dispositions to be used in any OF
the courts o this State Also Protest Notes Bills
cr exchange, &c. a. His Office is in the County
Recorders Office. n?lf
Holmes County farmer. [volume] (Millersburg, Ohio) 1857-1926, 1862-01-02
7 t.. ATKINSON.

DENTIsT, Millersburg, o.. will perform all
~ operations in his line with neatncss ana IN
he latest style. "otI.
Holmes County farmer. [volume] (Millersburg, Ohio) 1857-1926, 1862-01-02
empire HOUSE.
ONO HOUSE.

TT NJ. LEE, Proprietor, Main Street Millcr+
4. burg, Ohio. nS.
Holmes County farmer. [volume] (Millersburg, Ohio) 1857-1926, 1862-01-02
BUSINESS DIRECTORY.
WILLIAM REED,

A TTORNEY AT LAW, MilIcrsburg, Olio.
N Oficc--Up stairs in Critchiiclds Corner
Block, opposite the Court house. n45V23.
Holmes County farmer. [volume] (Millersburg, Ohio) 1857-1926, 1862-01-02

r HOXWORTH, Proprietor, west end of Nail
street, Miersburg, q. 0i'Stage once
Daily Line of Coaches to Coshocton. h9oll
Holmes County farmer. [volume] (Millersburg, Ohio) 1857-1926, 1862-01-02
r.. R. CRITCUFIELD.


A TTORNEY AT LAW. Millcrsburg. Ohio
N Onice-in Critchfcld's Block. nd5y23.