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The Cass County Republican. [volume] (Dowagiac, Mich.) 18??-1880, 1862-08-28
Questions to the Invalid.

What is vour name. name of post oEice, county
and State? so that letter may reach you
Were your parents healthy or diseased. II
diseased what kind of disease, and at what sss
did they die?
Give description and history of your owa
health during life
Were You ever subject to scrofula. or any erup.
ton on the surface? What do you for is, Did it
strike back into the system? How did you iseI
after this?
Ever had the measles? How did they Affect
YOU?
Color of hair, eyes and complexion, Subject
to catarrh, Deafness or sore throat hoarsenrss.
or headache, or dizziness blindness on stoopinus
Are you erect or Shopping fgures Are you
round and full, or fiat chested? Have YOU strong
or weak lungs, or weak voice? Inclined to take
cold easy. or to cough most at night or dav,
Ever bleed at the lungs OF raise matteri What
kind, and how muchs Have pain in the luuys
sharp or dull, in the right or left lung how lonrs
DO YOU have chills, hectic fever. or night swests
'ren'Siing or pslpitation OF the heat smothering
or suhocaiiop, soreness of the lungs, weakness or
all gone feeling at the stomach soreness or tender
ness at the PIT of the stomach rest well at night
or subject to nervousness, inclined TO pain or
lameness across the small of the back or lower
part of the bowels, or cosiive or feel internal
weakness, an indiscribabie sense of exhausiion
goneness, proStratiOn the reversed Are You
inclined to cold feet or hands. chills lamenes.
on taking cold are YOU short OF breath on ASCENDING
a flight of stairs huirIedly or the reversed Ara
you inclined TO depression of spirits? feshy or
lean, inclined to be active or slow? Are YOU. or
have you been subject to any other disease. or
symptom of disease? Give very minute dea
eruption OF such symptom or disease, and address
N s. d ODGE.
Boo 1915, Chicago.
Enclose return stamp, and by return mail as soon
as may be, In the absence of the Dr. the answer
may be expected, with opinion of the case, aud
probable cost of treatment if durable. :
ap10 Sims
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SPAULDING'S ADDITION

McCONNELLS ADDITION.
Lots IA, Is, Is, 25. 2s, IS 2l2 81 30 23
TUTHILL STURGIS' ADDITION.
Lots Is, IA, Is and Is 136 13 80 2 SO
VILLAGE OF POKAGON-STANSELL'
ADDITION.
Lots 81 and SO 90 O9 80 ] 81
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neI ofnw1 40 80 So 90 4 SO
pit ofe q Of Il 26 25 81 80 TT
Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1862-05-01
From Fort W right.

.n..;,, s;...,,. Chicago, April 40
Wright the 2sth, says, from deserters p Fort
that New Orleans is now in Cant d learn
quiet possessing. .......... '' ioFters
The Federal fleet passed Fort .JaoL..
Thursday, after desperate naval sSo On
ment IN which one vessel was sum- ,ra engage
eral badly damaged, ""u sew,
1t is supposed thai the Federal Ioss !.
heavy. ,-...s. .... '~'..''.' '''S Is Very
The rebel loss was so killed and Istn
ded. ' ''a woun.
Ihe engagement lasted part of twoa.
The Federals took possession ., ~" 10 Gays.
without struggle on Friday, the rebe ,IV 9, Guy
having evacuated, after destroyiny IN 'O ne
steamers which they had no use for ''' r. the
took with them the creator part Of. ,ba ~, lazy
tary stores in the city ''' 'o'''
Inc Union citizens were very inb;Iso,
Ihe Unien strength at Fort WriobtSa
ted by Intelligent deserters at 5000 man 20 STA
der Gen, ViIlippigua who has not bean, un'
peceded, as reported. They have seven Nv sur
terles, mounting 20 guns, 'a''
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Kansas CITY.

M hahsas City, April 2S.
The through mail with Santa Fe dates -
the 18th, and Fort Union to the 18th, arrived
today. H-.... 4. H..
After the battle of Pigeons Ranch Col
Slough fell back to Fort Union, where a dis.
patch was received from Gen. Canby, order.
ing junction TO be formed with him at
Galesto. Major Paul was placed in com
mand' The troops for the junction ordered
oy Gen. Candy, arrived at Galesto on the
9TH, IN advance of Gen. Candy. and learned
that the Texans had abandoned Santa Fe,.
and we've retreating from the Territory.
MAJOR Duncan of Gen. Canby's- division
VINO was ~ command of the advance guard
had fallen in with large party of Texans.
when fight occurred, in which the Latter
We're routed Major Duncan vas slightly
wounded. Sly
ten Candy reached Galesto on the 18th,
ana an immediate pursuit of the Texans was
ordered, who were thirty miles south, -~
No doubt was entertain ed of the speedv
capture of Sibley's command, as thew wers
entirely destitute of everything, having lost
at the battle of Pigeon Rancho all their wac.
ohS ana supply trains, provisions, &c.
The health of the rebel army was not rood
and many had died, l66 wounded oad been
left IN the hospital at Santa Fe. ''1
a large number of Merchant trains
passed. en- route to thi. CITY were
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from salt Lake.

Tho .o,. Salt Lake, April %
Inc report from Sc. Louis TO-DAY attr;b..
ing the overland mail difficulties to ~.
employees OF the company is entirely do .ae
tute oil foundation. Persons with whom a' S.s
are personally acquainted, have been n u. %e
nights with the Indians. On the 17tb M ,le
Flowers division, the agent and nine m na,,
with two coaches with the mails, were a,t a,Gu
ed by the Indians near Split Rock a S;r
man men were wounded, and compeIIed "a,
abandon the mails, coaches and apimaIa u
me Indians afterwards burned PIan,
Station. The wounded party left psois f
Springs night. before last. The te,aarauI
operator at Pacific Springs and another n "pu
son had fight with some Indians, and po.
rowiy escaped. Their animals were Il,
several times with arrows. The STAT"
keeper at Green River was killed. = S~
days since while endeavoring to nrotS to-"
mail property " p'o'ec'
, A force is being raised in this citv h.
Brigham Young, nnder the authority of tba
President, for the protection Of the route
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BALL MOUNTAIN,

Organisation of the Company Stritt
among The Stockholders-7Rs Provis.
ionai Directors ahead--A special Bank
ing lastitutioa for he Association pro.
jscted, Sc, Sc.
Ii having been represented in the news
papers that the proprietors of the Ball
Mountain enterprise were in danger OF
being defeated in the election of Direc.
tors, we are happy to learn that the Pros
ident and Secretary of the Association
elected by the Provisional Directors, are
IN receipt of proxies by the late steamers
from Europe, representing nearly 100000
shares OF the capital stock. These prox-
les, together with those already held by
the directors, and in friendly hands, it is
presumed will represent majority of the
stock and secure the election of Board
from among the original founders of the
Association. s-
we understand that there never has
been any danger of defeat. The resident
Provisional Directors have the good will
OF the Rothschilds, Barring Brothers, Geo.
Peabody, and M. Coste; and, through
them, are in high standing with all the
leading stockholders in Europe.
The directors will soon have fat places
for their friends, (sinecures will be care
fully avoided,) and will give employment
to great number of people.
We understand that the companv in
consideration of the inconvenience of us-
ing their notes and bonds of large denom-
nation, and of the great amount of State
and United States bonds, held by the As
ISOLATION and pledged as collateral, will
organize Bank under the general Bank
ing law of this State. The Provisional
President is now abroad making arrange
ments to have their bills struck off. regis
tered and countersigned. The bills of
the larger denomination $4,000 and
Sloo) are already struck off. On the
back of the larger denominations is. a
beautiful engraving of Ball Mountain, as
1t Is supposed it will appear when fenced |
ln,-the moose and the elk feeding in
the fence viewers out with
their instruments making an examination
OF the fence, the editor of the Courier sit
ting a-straddle of the fence, as is usual
with him. We are not at liberty to give
any further information as to the appear
ance Of the bills, though we understand
that they are entirely satisfactory to the
Provisional President. The whole enter
prise is in good state of progress.
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OUR HOME CORRESPONDENCE.
letter from Mid dIetour
MIDDLETowy. Arr;l 90 .

MIDDLETowN, April 30, 1852.
| EDITOR HERALD have son. t;,,>
/ been waiting for some news from this locality
to send you, but nothing has occurred wor-
thy of notice since L last wrote YOU. until
Saturday eve last, when we were addressed
by the Hon. David E. Nicholson of Wall;no
ford No notice had been given of his COM
ing although he had been invited and the in
Vitatlon accepted, but the gentlemen not re-
celvlng his reply in time, failed to g;ve us
warning,-yet we managed to fill our Court
House with an eager and attentive aud,enca
AS we always do when any gentleman from
abroad comes to address us. ........
As to the merits Of Mr.. NichoIson's addrass
many were very agreeably disappointed
especially in the manner in which he treated
the great and all engrossing subject which
now agltates this whole country. They had
expected an = abolition harrangue,' when in.
stead, he frankly and briefly expressed his
views IN the matter of negro slavery Ha
paid a handsome tribute to the departed
Douglas and his friends in the democratic
party, and argued with good deal Of force |
ne duty of us all to sustain the administra- /
ion' and our leaders in the army. He adj
used to keep out of sight all party issues
'na unite unite as one man in finishing up the
'nslhess now before us, which admits of no
clay. His speech was full of good hits. and
othing which was Or could be the least of.
snsiye to any Union man, even the most
5aar e..
.2s1= -+a.a -.as gz.ts za. Esa NICHOLAS
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HEADQUARTERS OF THE Porou

| p " IERs OF THE POTOMAC,
before Yorktown, April 80.
10 the Associated Press.
Inc reoels are apparently lust realizing
me TACT that Gen, Mcclellan IS making ex
'ehs'Ve preparations to epen the second
siege of Yorktown - -
UP 10 yesterday The works of our troons
nave steadily progressed directly under IL
ehemys eyes, without any response from
'leiF guns, excepting an occasional shot sent
10 INFORM US that they are still there Onr
eareh~orks are now beginning to present a
very formidable appearance to the enemy
anu oil DAY yesterday and last mont th.,
sept up brisk fire on them with y;az, !,
drive the M out, VIC" W
occasionally a shell would coma Ga oIo.,
as to make 1t unpleasant, when tbev wo,,Ia
lay Close 10 The groun'i until it had nassod
over. ....,s M - -. 'a.1' N '' ss'i
No ore was injured, and the WORK ,,,ro
gressed az Though no enemy were within
range. H r.. Sc y ''''s
1his morning the rebels opened with ;,,.4
creased vgor for about three 1r,r,~, - ~
their batteries near the river, but reca;v;nr
no response they ceased. "
yesterday Gen. Hancock wentout with
pornon Of his brigade FIR the purpose Of.
lrsi!y'ling the enemy from piece Of timber
WHICH they occupied in close proximity q
our works 40 r" SS''A'"t! W
Our troops advanced through an open fir
IN their hands and knees until they came
rl'nln close musket range. The rebels, who
'eie seated behind stumps ane trees. were
'iA i' Us 10 get our men on their feet, and TO
accomplish this the captain in command Of
u nc enemy shouted at the height Ct his voice e.
J,o oaa.so oayonets, supposing that cur fright
ne d troops would instantly jump to their
,er anu IT. run out they We're mistaken in the
len. The command was gwen the second
me, when our troops poured into them )
zen directed fire which caused them 10 re-
a. ieaVlng their dead and wounded to be
- curing 'nh9 the Skirmish a new battery which
~ I'd u np.as nau erected during Sunday night
hu winch 1ntertered with WORKING party of
y. men, was most splendidly slIenced, and
le guns dlsmantled. e ''ss
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ARMY CORRESPONDENCE,
From shsp leland.

We are permitted to make the following
extracts from letters received in this village
from Ship Island. Capt Kilburn, in let
ter dated April 6, says: s.
1--WE landed to-day on the famous Ship
Island have been out assisting in laying
out our camp. You will undoubtedly wish
to know something of the appearance of the
Islands We are anchored off the West end,
about half mile, The lower part of the
Island is composed of white sand, perfectly
pure with not particle of loan or vege-
table matter, Three quarters of a mile up
there is a small marshy place covered with
low timber. The upper or northeastern
portion Is mostly wet and covered with
woods. The Island presents very singular
appearance as you approach it, being SO
white, and completely covered with tents,
We have very good camp, considering the
place. We get good sea-breezes, but fear
serious effect upon our eyes, as the sand is
so very white, and, when the sun shines, pre-
sents very dazzling appearance.
Z" As to the health of the troops, those that
have been here through the winter are quite
healthy, but those coming this Spring are
very mary of them sick. We have had
very prosperous voyage, and very pleasant,
considering all things. As to what is doing
and is to be done, can say but little; but |
do not think you will hear from me again
until we have had an advance. Rebel boats
are taken every day or two. Last week a
regiment was sent over to the mainland and
routed a regiment of rebels. A ship left
to-day for Havana for coal for the steamers
which are now at the month of the river
AS soon as it returns, expect to see hard
work. shall devote my whole energies to
the health of my company and its discipline.
DIR. Sanborn is dead"
Dr. Green, of this place, writes from Shin
Island under date of April 10:
We are here at last. We, arrived last
Saturday, after passage of twenty DAYS.
Ut course we were somewhat ea.sick, but
aside from that we were very healthy, and
are all right now, We have enough to eat,
drill four hours day, and have Saturday
afternoon to ourselves None of us exnect
to remain on this Island long. We shall
probably have smell of gunpowder before
many weeks. Our left wing did not get
here until to-day, and has not landed from
the ship yet. There are about--tbousand
men on the Island, and it looks like quite a
city with all the tents We had a grand
review yesterday by Gen, Butler, and all
hands had to turn out We marched abont
six miles"
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PURLIC-No. 4s

An act TO provide for heequiable settlement of the
accounts OF the officers aud crews of the irigate
Congress and other vessels. |
tie u enacted ~ ne Saais dad House OF Representa-
tires Of hs UHltsd States Of Ansyita an Congress as
ssnblsd, That the proper counting oio RS of the
Treasury be and they hereby are authorized and de
reoted 20 settle upon the principles OF justice and
equity, the accounts of the officers sailors marInes
aud crew Of the United States frigate Congress- the
sloop Cumberland, and OF any other vessel.o war,
the bookso which were lost or destroyed in oOnse-
quence ofthe naval engagements at Hampton Roads
on the eighth and ninth Of March ammo Domini one
thousand eight hundred and siXty-two
SEQ, AAd be U Jythsr enacted That the Score.
tary of the Navy be aud he is lereby authorized 10
furnsh to the sailors, marines and crews of any of
the vessels engaged in the naval actions in the fore
gong section mentioned whose bedding, clothing,
or other property WAS lost destroyed therein sci
an amount sufficient to cover tn ir loss and not eS
ceeding iXty dollars to each mau to be paid 10 kind
OF IN money az the discretion of the flag officer of
the North Atlantic Squadron.
Approved, April 2. 1852.
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"A correspondent of the New York
Post says it is expected Capt. Tatnall will
command the Merrimac when she comes
out next time, and adds III is
On her deck are two sinnular lookin Q
boxes Just In the rear OF the pilot hous e.
"hich our informant states are filed with
explosive material, intended to be cast
upon the deck of any of our national YES
sells which approach her. 1t is said that
ms explosive material consists of a suffo.
eating fluid composed of naphtha and phos-
pnorous combined, which, besides being
lnfamable, is very sitting in its effects,
producing instant death. This NAV he ;
eaaard of the enemy, for it was to Id our
informant by rebel officer" "a =,
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Written for the Herald
HE SOLDIERS WIDOW

THE SOLDIERS WIDOW,
Here sit we by the lowly stone,
81. My child aud l, .M...-.--.
No music hath the brooks low tone
Nor lovely Is the flower full bloom
what do We here In the world alone,
My child and II
fon city lifts its lofty head
Agt int the ely;
It's shadows fall ON u lonely bed
Ana eve comes ON wit h noiseless tread,
And We tondly linger near our dead,
My child and /,
We will plant a rose above his breast,
My child and l.
BY &c hands he was lain TO rest
That marble brow could our lips have pressed,
Then we had not felt this "wild unrest
My child and l.
Oh War! we feel thy fearful might,
My child and /
Lilies rosy n orn thou hast tui ned to night
md stolen our htartgem from our sight
Alone! alonel we must bear thy blight
My child and l.
Could we lind room beneath that sod
My child and l. al. as. ...
re still, my heart! we will kiss the rod .I
For strength will pray 10 the widows God
wal remember the path that Jesus trod-
My child and L.
DANDY Borough April "a n
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From Yorktown.
CAMP WINFIELD ScoTT,l
Near Yorktown, Va,

/ April %, 1862.
| Thanks to kind Providence, am once
more permitted to address you.
One week to-day, we had brush with
the rebels. 1t was about 6 P, M. when W.:
were ordered forward 1t was an awfr,
place to attempt to cross In order 70 uo. -
Tue place we attacked, we had to cross a
stream about sixteen rods wide, in front Of
the enemies rifle pits, where thew were
pouring deadly volleys into our lines cans
ing many brave heart to cease its tbrob-
olngs. think we can lay a eoodlv share of
our loss to our not being told what was re.
CURED OF us. The stream alluded IN wa.
ABOUT two feet deep until we reached the
channel, when it became up to our arm.
pits. We had to fix our cartridge. boxas 90
that we could throw them over our sbopldoro
1t was the first time | was ever ,,,hoxo -
oaiS flew SO fast, and, depend upon If, T |
thought 1T would have been as safe mia
IRON them, There were three batteries If
SIX guns each to our right, that threw shall.
INTO the rebel works, doing great execution
The stream is built up with dams by the
rebels, SO that hey could let the water nron
u.s. As we had no leader TO tell us where 70
CO. we were good deal ike fish in a nat
did not know which way to 90. There ua
stood after we crossed the stream, and vera '
shot down like so many good marks, within i
'hree rods of the base Of the eartbworLs
.hrown up by the rebels. We lost the boot +
rend our company had, and that was CAN'T r
Reynolds. Noble fellow There woro e,,,. c
'thers shot dead in the water, and aioht II
wounded, Of one company. do not know "
he whole number lost out Of the regimen. a
us there were good many. The Third "
nd Fourth regiments did noblv that d,u 4
We are greatly harassed by the rebels frins >.
'ghts' keeping the camp awake most of the a
me. -
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ss IL Is now ascertained beyond doubt
that the rebel forces are under the Conn.,
mand OF Generals johnson, Lee and Ma
gruder' whose combined strength must be
between 100000 and 10000 men. The
disposition of this force probably is as fol-
lows ten. Joseph E. johnson commands
the centre, commanding the approach to
Richmond with 10000 men General !
Bankhead Magruder the right wing, ia
eng TO the rear, and entrenched at York
town with 5O,0O0-while General Robty
Lee, with a force Of forty or fifty thon-
sand on the left wing, protects an attempt
to move upon Richmond by a flank move
ment on the extreme left,
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An Actin addition TO an act TO refund and remit the
duties ON arms imported by States, approved July
ten, eighteen hundred and sixty.one,
BE u enacted By tAs Sssats aad House of Rsprsssa.
ahpss ofhs Uaifsd States Of America IN Congress as
ssmesd That the authority given & the Secretary of
the Treasury 10 refund and remit the duties and i'm,
ports on all arms imported into the United States
by or for the account of any State rs provided In the
act TO which this Il an addition, shall extend TO
arms for which orders or contracts were made prior
TO the first cay o. January, eighteen hundred and
sxtytwo' Prov'dsd, That said Secretary shall have
satisfactory pToots exhibited to him that the said
arms were actually purchased in a foreign country
for account of State, and that the price paid 10
the same by the Statewas only the first cost and the
and importation Of the same, exclusive Of duty.
Approved, April 2, 1862.
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!. A Cairo paper says the place Of
Gen. Pope's army at Fort Wright will be
occupied by the nj, lerous detachments
converging from Missouri, Arkansas and
Iiilnols-also that grand, comprehen-
slye and mastery coup dc main, which is
to give US Fort Wright aud Memphis. has
been decided upon. tg2
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SOLDIERS AID SOCIETY
Stop and think !

RELIEF FOR THE SIcK AND WOUNDED
The Ladies Of the Society viii meet at
the Court House on the 9th day Of May,
at one o'clock P. NJ. All persons having
work will please return it at that time.
A box of articles will be sent next week
All gifts for the sick and wounded will be
gratefully received.
BY order ofthe Committee.
@ Mrs. M. G. EvERTs, Sec'y.
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Joint resolution for the appointment of Theodore
d. Woolsey, of Connecticut, Regent of the
Smithsonian Institute, in place of Cornelius c.
FELTON,, deceased.
be u resolved by the Senate md House Of Rsgrsvnta
t'rtS ofths United States Of America in Coagyss, as
ssmoted That the vacancy in the Board of Regents
the Smithsonian Institute, of the class other tnan
members OF Congress caused by the decease OF Cor
neus G. FELTON,, be filled by the appointment of
Theodore D. Woolsey, of Connection
Approved, April 1862
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PUBLIo-No. 40

An act to prohibit the allowance or payment of
sions to the chilsren o officers and soldiers the
Revolution
Be Il enacted By the Senate and House Of Representa-
ares or the Unted Stats Of America in Congress assem-
90" hat from and after the passage OF this act no
clam tor pension, or for an increase OF pension
shan be allowed in favor of the children or other de-
soendanis any person who served In the war of the
hHvoiation, Or OF the widow of such person when
SUI person or his widow died without having estab-
fish 81 a claim to a pension
Approved April 2, 1862
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K AR GAINS AT FAIRHAVEN

,,a "a; ADAMS, having enlarged his store to
nsrad ~ demands of his increasing trade, Is pre-
rom Boston, to give his customers and friends
tning they may want in the line of Dry Goods,
Na,saiss, Srockery, Hardware, Medicines, and
N9uona, at the loussi price for Cash
nu ing In large quantities and at the lowest cash
upon him ~ ~ ""'
Fairhaven, May l. 1859.
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" ollCE. There will be a Public
= examination OF Teachers for the Town Of
in said al The School House in District No .
M town St on Saturday, May 8, at one O'Clock,
hat tia n season. are expectet to be present at
N. i. +. CADY
Wandor ,r.,r a. superintendent OF schools
'N'h' ApfH ~, 1862. dido