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Fist of Letters.

D EMAlNING in the Postoffice, at Pomerov,
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SPECIAL NOTICES.

ses-To TEAeHEKs.-fhe Board OF School Ex-
aminers for Meigs County will meet on
the first Saturday of each month, in Ponaeroy,
for the examination of Teachers.
Examination to commence at 10 ocleck A.
NJ and continue all Al p. NJ.
BsS@No Teacher need apply at such exami-
nation who has certificate valid for three
months from the date of said application.
By order of the Board
Jan. 1850. II. C. WATERMAN, Clerk.
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AARON sTIVERs, Auditor.
GEO. B. GROW, Treasurer.
, 1862-10-30

DIN NEwsPAPERs.-Wha an interesting sue
ccsSion OF events can be found in the volume Of
a newspaper Of half century Truly the local
history Of town 1r a city can nowhere elsebe
obtAinrd'than in local newspaper, whicIievery
subscriber Cnuld save with a Little care and at.
tention Itshynlenial and obtnatylrccord, aside
Grom tie faithful details Of every day events not
elsewhere to be traced. is of suGircnt interest
for every. family to preserve iilo Of theis local
neMsnAnerss y = - : -
, 1862-10-30

Gen. jim Lanes recruiting operations in Kan
sas have been most successful lie has raised'five
white regiments and organized 1900 negroes
A late New York paper says: (" If the South
has put in the field every effective man, Union.
lists as well as Rebels, from eghtePnto fofty.five
years Of age, their fnrce. is still quarter Of a
million less than the loyal States actually he'd or
ganized and in the field on the lsI,of October"
Lieut. Newport, Of the British navy, arrested
at San Francisco for, trcaSoDable expressions, is
found to be insane, caused by suustroke while
In service. The British Consul will send him to
Victoria. err
Since tho issuance Of the Presidents cman-
cipatiOn proclamation, many Quakers who be.
fore contcntcd themselves with contributing
money in aid Of the Government have come
forward and enlisted; nor has this effect OF the
proclamation been confined to the Quakers.
The Washington correspondent of the N. Y.
Tribune says that Gen. Hooker declared with
great freedom that the proclamation was issued
too late, rather than too eArly that the time bad
fully arrived when it was impossible to prose-
cute the war vigorously and with certainty Of
s s'ccess without It .'a
The President received lately a very eloquent
letter from that eminent Democrat, Robert Dale
Owen, in which he urged him to tissue, as be
has done, proclamation of Freedom at the ex.
piraIiOnOf the sixty days Of grnre allowed by
, 1862-10-30

PM NJ. 'CHr1GO, Oet El.e
A dispatch from CincihAati says alvices from
Gen Cox ut Gaiiipulis, Ohio state that the rebels
have evacuated Western Virginia, and gone to
Eastern Tennessee, taking with them all their
trains. They have manufactured 20A000 bags
Of salt in Kanawha valley, and destroyed all the
salt works and other property. ., sr.a
, 1862-10-30
pRopsY.

binary. They at With such peculiar effect upon the
sysiem that the nid$ arising from III dFtlal disease
arr imperreutiblY carried Uh and prevented fum any
further accumulation. The sutrer regaihs hu6yaney
spirits, and ut,ues in completely FruoVated oOn.
stitniiOH hut Il Is indspen,aby necessary that the
0intmert shnpld he nl1st eisctuAy rubbed into the
complaining pairs. 80 % ~ H'"F'H 1T
, 1862-10-30
of energy.

When taking these Pills RIB H6lioway's celebrated
Ointment over the ut Uf the stimach, and over the
regions Of the liver oil the right side under the ribs,
AID you will A. nle experience change M the better
In your digestion. spirits appetite, strength and energy.
The nprOvement. though II may be graduaiI viii be
thorough Ana laatingl IN.
, 1862-10-30

ate effort to force their iron clad vessels up James
River, past DruFy's Bluffs. . It's account Of tho
PerrysvilIe fight says it isone Kentucky will
mourn for years. It also claims victory at
PerryTnle, aad say tho FedSraiS lost 2O,0D0 in
killed and wounded, while the Confederate loss
was but 5000. ssa- ---.
, 1862-10-30
Pufy--shortnsss of Breath with


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to serious disorders u the heart CT other vital
organs Eat moderately Of Solids take six Pills nightly
0r spme little time; take plenty OF fresh air with mod
crate exercise and the human mschDery will he quickly
FeSOred health And vieor Try this but for three days
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, 1862-10-30
Stomach, Liver, Kidneys ana bowe,s

Those WIN suffer from bile and liver complaints shonld
try the efcts Of thi. valuable re uedy. ieW doses Of
liver II bilious stacks he allowed n continue. serious
casualties may arise, and the starer be consigned
Ointment should he we'll rubbed ntn the small II the
back 1rtwite day; and the Pls acting IN nnsOn
will cure any oumpaiEis arlsi = from these Organs :,
, 1862-10-30
LATEST EASTERNs NEWS.


Of A rebel attack on Memphis, and believes it
will revive all western towns, and allow the Fed
eral army n enter Mississippi and open the
whole region to commerce with Memphis.
All reports Of fighting between Buell. and
Bragg are untrue.
The authorities here are in frequent cOTnmuni-
cation with Buell. but he is said 10 make no men.
Iion Of Bragg, Oheatham or Polk, as reported.
.' FAIRFAX, Oct IA.
Gen. Stahl returned from reconnaissance as
far as Aldic He visited Suckerville and Middle.
burg, making a march of 81 miles in "a hours.
30 or 30 prisoners were taken at Middleburg
and parOed. Indications of n large camp were
seen near Goose creek. Scouts brings infnrma.
tion of a concentration of large force Of rebels,
estimated at $4,000, in that vicinity.
HARRTsBURG, Oct. IA
The result Of the election cannot yet be stated
with any degree Of certainty. The indications
are Of q Union victory throughout the State
PnILADELruIA, Oct 10.
Eighteen wards in this city give Mayor Henry,
Union, 40 maturity. Campbell, Republican,
probably defeated in seventh ward by Gen. Nc.
Call Dispatches indicate the election Of MOre'
head, Republican, in 22nd district.
NEWARK, Oct. 10.
CITY election resulted in complete democratic
triumph.
WAsnNGroN, Oct. IA
A dispatch from the army Of the Potomac,
dated October II, says: The news Of the sue
cess Of Stuarts raid into Pennsylvania, IN the
rear Of our army, occasiOned no unnecessary
excitement among the troops, when It is taken
into consideration that the river is made iordable
IN q number Of places by the low stage OG the
water, and that the army has line OF niekets
t.S...,. AZ" a;s,.o" ~ s,,s L",',r'J a"d Ss,.
,m;lss I, IL ,ssy matter Cor =. I.r,,. r,hsl
S,.o.. 0t oaw.irs 40 ',.n.,rs,, !, A, ,h,s mnnII,
"C H. Monncs.v ,rSiI. r,SL;n, an o,t,,,", n,
..,ss ,hsv ,,,r;. rcn",s.t ard nine oc them can.
vr"s , my ~ WIZ ,Sn , s.T nn %% % Wv" r;U"r ,Sri
miles, and made good their escape.
pu,, n,,n,,, H., ~
Last evening" Sn'"e,.'' ""r NyS "a'
VINO SrrNs'l NV ,alAt IVY u"'" S"I"' sNr!
euiSs uat W. Hss III NV''s'"' SUu''lH PHss"e
ie" WinnteS o''Te etUSS,"S Tue 'lHer' o'u"r,
n'Crm'd MN ~ SareASt'e tone .nat nc "1u
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Fhaoasns Stevens VAS re'sssc'ea :, N Oo'SsSSH
from thls district to'uaN oy three uhouS""u INA
Jontv.
onSunday, Oct IA a royal decree pTclaiming
an amnrsty To GarIbahIi and his iuU~Ors was to
he issued, excepting only desertrrs from the
royal army
,taitT Nav YoRK, Oct. 10.
, 1862-10-30
Complaints inOldeat to Children.

Az complaint. or children NAV ann he enrpdR CIR
he takr 70 purity thtir houd Crect the artnn af Ihr
liver an cieafse the stomach aud bowels few dres
nf these fhmus Pills will immediIely have the desired
effect particularly parents he careful IN not all0wing
thetn of things which they know Suud be injurious
r. themselves.
, 1862-10-30

On the 18th, Bragg's leG, with 10000 men,
was at Crab Orchard and rapidly retrratng to-
wards Mount We "onanh I.nndo" Kirby Smith
also reported in vicinity Of Manches er.
NV Orleans continues healthy. The r,bel
steamer E'Hnche has been chased ashore six
miles 'ror, Moro Castle near Havana, her crew
leaving and firing her. The vessel was totally
destroyed with her cargo NJ rnttOn. Some ahx.
iety is felt on hoard the So uon for the safety Of
Of the steamer Mdtdnsds, which lefl New Or
leans some days before the Stron, In company
with a suspicious steamer The latter had heen
disabled. Nothing had been heard Of the Ma
tansd& She had several passenger, and large
amount Of specie on board.
, 1862-10-30
H. STElLACOOM ~mY
dl LIVERY STABLE. SGt5J1


4, C,OMMIsSIONIsR CtluttTa February Trrua,
I ; Isl1.-Feb Ah-OBDEREb BY the CaIrt, That the Au
dnr he puhishs n the Pugri Ssini lrr
aid 20 tlr co that bls acuuts viii b. ailged "f
ufdeftd paA BY the sr Of County CoaHiss'orrs unless
a sach bills hir the ac- of the Coaniy
Auditor days ar ths hrst dag ~ tie term ~ Court
At Uhch sarh ateounts VII h. rrrt dtef far ptymrnt
hereby c-rify ,lai the above ia, true aad corree
ropy af th- recsrd.
Aprn i1th. i~sL
gANEs u BAcHELDgR.
Naa AHatsf. 1 risr-= r. aniT. y
, 1862-10-30

Accounts from nthcr than newspaper sources
shnW that since the battle Of Antirtam there
nev. less ip'lf9timEs in Europe 1a9 lordeFly Of u
rtcngnlinn uf the Sddihrrn Cnnfcdrrncy, and
that the result nf that engagement, 50 far as the
Government "f the United States is concerned,
has had decidedly beneficial influence
A dispatch RON thshaaIlGIattsTsdf df the Army
nf the Potomac, dated yesterday, Says: liam
cocks division leR this murping IN The road to
CharlcStnwn. three miles from Bolivar. They
cnue on the enrmy's pickrtS who retired tn
within half mile Of CharleStOwn and formed
a line oF battle. Covering the approach tn the
town with artillery. Our own batteries were
som brdtght intn position, aud an artillery en-.
gagemcnt ensueh whrh lasted two hours, when
the rebels retrestrd to the hills beyond the
town. We lost unr killed ard eight wounded
Hnncnck's troops entered Chare>tnwn at noou.,
the enemy leaving hundred wounded brhiad
At four O'Clock We advanced and drove the enc
my from the hills, and al night occupied a po
Stion two mills beyond the town. The rebel
army occupies position extending from Bunker
Hill To the Shena doah.
, 1862-10-30
Female Complaints.

All disorders Of TIE sex and Gse ,ses in every crisis
perlous the life and health Of woman, youthful or
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Indigestion with languor and want
, 1862-10-30
NO. Or. VIM. HALLS y
BAL9AM


cuREs ALI DISEASES or -.
THE ai5tJlS lSGS---ANB-FffR
TSOR THE CURE or CONSUMPTION. DE-
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Disease Of the Luns's Y = uhegaAlsa. ~
,GTE WTE&BL2
.SAcrhGSO go GcE9 TTeL
~uot..i .i'nas4 go 1Fslsi aoeEf .i8ss
astuuS Baisai IN an eases gives ne bs' 'aisissiAh;
hA, vrOusA, ~oss srsRce sip'rOdnepn, uA any ether
cough sdsDs endQrisa byOsfisadlHs PlNs1An' As The
safest and remedy before the Pube safe 10 u's
among children, and JET powerful In cases Of chronic Puno
nag a,ss.si lha66PIel s%qaei,s' il%O4 AT q R'
wonderful cures In all parts Of The country.
, 1862-10-30

Gen. Schofield with his advance, has reached
Elk-Imn Tavern, Ark, and sends intelligence
that the enemy Is making for the Boston moun.
tains. Gems. Steele and 0strihaus are at Pilot
Knob, advancing against the enemy under Nc
Bride, in the vicinity Of Pocahontas
, 1862-10-30
RmDUCm9ol

Z ~ me Nnioh woolep iilis nee WtikELER AuIIao,H1
sevIn Mashlle ID making ~ oyer.hr,, coaii auliI. ~
They NV use hbnhty 70 any eoasianiy, ana ~ Iui
Cd. ne Ahs'i food. IN he haftss ,ssy tiH
, 1862-10-30

The POtoma1 from New Orleans, rclntrs that
our gunhoatS captured 1900 head of cattle near
Donaldsonvillr. While conveying transpo Is
With the cattle on loard down the river, they
n'ats s0dh drive The rcbcis away, hut not until
We had one man killed aud several wounded.
, 1862-10-30

IIVVIsNILLbi VVI' 4U
In tho recent raids on Lexington. the rebels
lost killed and 10 wounded. Among the latter
was Morgan. the guerrilla Morgan lcft Law.
rencrhurg Yesterday with 1900 mcn. with Du-
mnutS cavalry in close pursuit Ahnut l01 re.
hels were captured this morning. Three or four
hundred of Morgan's men. at Cox Greek, six miles
frum Barrls'nwn, captured and burned Federal
ain uf 80 wagons, 81 Of which re lnadeI.
Morgan then went towards BaTdStnwn aud cap
tured another Federal train, within two miles nf
town, number Of Wagons unknown. lie then
Proceeded In the direction Of BardStown with the
supposed intention Of burning the railrnad bridge
Yesterday Dumont was bu: lurty miles behind
Morgan.
, 1862-10-30
Winchester. stOnewall jackson S at Bunker

Winchester. StOnewall jackson is at Bunker
Hill '- rc
New oRK, Oct. II.
Draft in this State ordered for Nov. 10th, the
number to be probably thirt five thousand.
CAIRO, Oct II.
A Federal force from Shawncetowh started on
Wednesday in pursuit Of the rebels who robbed
the steamer Hazel DELL The mails taken from
her have already been recovered, .,
Price is gathering large humber of tropps
at Holly Springs, Miss, with view, It is said, of
attacking some point on the Mobile and Ohio
railroad.
The Underwriters have advanced war risk FOR
vessels sailing in the track Of Alrbdma, to 5 per
cent 1t was understood by officers captured by
her, and since released, that she would cruise
Rbont the Gulf banks for few weeks to destroy
large American shipping The pirate had Know.
ledge Of ships being loaded with arms for the
United States and hoped 10 capture them. The
Atabdsn is represented aS a very fast sailer aud
her oiiitMs are confident Of their ability 70 cap
tnrc " run away from any vessel Of the United
States. Her crew consists principally Of Eng.
lishmcn, and otiicered by Sndthernera
WASHINGTON, Oct 1s.
A dispatch from headquarters Of the army
Of the Potomac says the "Reminiscences under
Hancock and Humphrey returned, after going
within five mites Of Bunker Hill. The enemy
did not interfere with the return 0T Hancock,
but followed Humphrey with artillery and cav
airy to within short distance Of ShephArGS.
town, opening on him with artillery wherever
they conld Our loss was one killed and six
wounded. The troops crossed the Potomac
safely last night at Shephardstown with num-
her Of prisoners. One hundred rebel wounded
eft at CharleStOwn were brought within our
lines aud will he paroled. The rebels in disput-
inr Anmi,hr,v Ind 40 or An killrA
, 1862-10-30

A gentleman who len Charleston on the 2OtI
Of September gives gloomy picture Of affair,
there All the nrcpSsaripS uf life were at starva
tion prices. Large amounts Of counterfeit Con
Tedcrate notes were in circulation. lie says the
CharlcStonians have completed two formidable
rams which will he put into service as soon a,
men can be obtained.
Marshall County Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1856-1878, 1862-05-08
rhe Rich Country Gal and the Wicked
City Chap.

It's all of rich country gal that know;
She plays the according and the melojun also;
With cheeks red as roses and teeth white as snow,
She looks like an angel as a milliken she goes.
Ri su raj Ii iu raj Ii Ia.
Thar was young Teller. from the city he cum.
lie tried to entice her to leve her sweet hum,
He gave her lockit. he gave her ring.
And black niger mellowdays tried for to sing.
Ri tn raj Ii la raj Ii Ia.
On one Sunday evening, her father. sa he,
| want you to leave off this youths company;
ofthem counterjumpers pray you beware.
You will find them deceittul, vow and declare.
Ri tn raj Ii lu raj Ii Ia
Then the damsel ste cried, and the damsel she
wept:
She took to reading novels when she ough. to have
slept.
She left her meloun and according also,
And in a little while she crazy did go.
| Ri tn tn Ii lu raj Ii la.
Now, all ye pretty maidens that lesson would
lurn,
Beware Of these dandys and thar company spurn,
lfyou would not git ravin crazy also,
When they come to humbug, jest tell them TO 60
ri tn raj Ii lu raj Ii Ia
Marshall County Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1856-1878, 1862-05-08

says Pierre NJ. Irving. "and he sunk at
once into utter silence. and in few mo-
ments left the house," Do any of the pa
ges that record the cloves of the poets
glisten with purer. brighter halo. than is
thrown around the name and character and
memory of Matilda Hoffman, by the life
long constancy and graceful tributes OF
one whose name. destined to deathless re
noxn. may not henceforth be discovered
from that of the early lost and dearly loved.
whose death made Washington Irving what
he was and what the world admires?--
Boston Post.
Marshall County Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1856-1878, 1862-05-08

How THE NEwsBoY HAD HIM.--The i'm
pertinence and ready wit Of newsboys are
matter of notorety. and scarcely any com
mon man who enters into a contest with
them bat comes out second best. Every
body knows Captain O., of the Ora.
goons. As he was waiting for a train at the
illinois Central depot. the other morning
the news-boys discovered that he "had not
any morning paper" and so they surround.
Ell him as the flies did poor Re y nsrd. He
drove them all off but one. who was de-
tcrm.nel to sell him "a Press or .Erald, "
or something in that line. AS o last re.
sort. the captain cries out. in apparent des
pair
IL can't read word, / tell you-so
clear out!"
Cant readl" calculated the newsboy
cooking one eye up at him aud the other
down at the bundle-"can't read. eh?--
Well, now. old fellow. by jins, I'll fix yot
in jiffy! 'Ere's a pictor'l--just look o,
the picters. You needn't read q word
them picters speak to the commonest un.
derstanding. as the preachers say"
The captain, albeit soldier of undoubt
cd courage, surrendered.
Marshall County Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1856-1878, 1862-05-08

In Venango county, Pennsylvania. is q
queer fellow by the name of Tom -.
who drinks and suffers. and shutters and
drinks. He has brother. Jim. who is
glib of tongue and was a great liar--we
hope he has reformed. for he professed to
become q good man. and was baptised in
the river. 1t was a bitter cold day in win
ter. and the ice bad to be cut to make 9
place for the ceremony. Tom was in at
tendance. and close by. As jim came uT
out of the water, Tom said to him
us it c-c-c-cold; JIM"
NO." replied Jim. mot at ALL"
"D-dd-dip him again. m-m-minister. y
cried Tom; "he l-l-l-lies yet!''
Marshall County Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1856-1878, 1862-05-08

That GRAY PoSY.-An old gentleman
in the city, who was remarkable for his
pressing powers. had got into habit Of
talking 'ntinually of his ''gray pony"
say whas Jon would. do what you would.
in came the gray pony. gentleman. who
prided himself on. his conversational pow
ers. one day made q wager that he would
converse with the old fellow without al.
lowing him an opportunity of mounting
his gray pony" or even introducing him
One day he met him at tavern. and OBJ.
serving him at dinner. said: That's 6
very fine piece of salmon you've got there. !"
Eyes. SIR" said the octoyenarian; cts
pretty good. but whenever wish to enjoy
salmon in perfection. mount my little
gray pony. and"
Hang your little gray pony said thu
other; che has cost me a dozen of wine ant
supper of oysters. for SIX" -
Marshall County Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1856-1878, 1862-05-08

Some years since. Seth P. Johnson was
elected q member of the - Legisla.
turc, from one Of the Western countless
Desiring to make favoras.e impression.
he prepared himself with great care for his
first speech. He com menced:
"Mr. Speaker. when l reflect on the
character Of General Washington" and
came to sudden stop. Again. he CON-
menced:-- "Mr. Speaker. when | reflect
on the character of General Washing
ton" and again stopped. He essayed .
third time, and got no further; when fell
low member brought him and the Hous'
both down by suggesting whether it wa
in order for q member of the House to b
making reflections on the character Of Ger
eral Washington!-Harper's Monthly.