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M'arthur Democrat. (McArthur, Vinton County, Ohio) 1853-1865, 1862-01-30

! frame, about IS by 20, all in one
room. Two doors open one in eacl
end, and each time any one goes in Oh
out a stream of cold air rushes in
upon tho prostrate forms of twenty
men, all suffering from fever in some
form. Beanlay on little straw with
a piece of wood on either side, to keep
It from spreading. He bad one gum,
and one shoddy wool blanket ofhiE
own, ard his pillow was his knapsack
These constituted allhis bed and Gov
ering though the weather was intensely
cold. Here he lay for six days and
God in his kindness removed him
from a world where patriotism ant .
love country is thus rewarded. A pit.
tance of the goods contributed by the
generous people Of Athens county, for
this very purpose, would in all proba.
bility nave saved his life. Those goods
went to Columbus. Poo. Bean and
Heaven knows how many more, loose
their lives by suffering and neglect
Who is responsible2 When this war is
over, if we are spared, the villains
shall he unmarked, and the pubic shall
know who did it,and why. The nub,
lie shall KIN CIV who it was-who from
individual spite against officers OF this
Regiment, thus wantonly have sacri:
feed the lives oil brave men.
The people Of Vinton county are
continually sending donations Of init
teps. gloves, socks, &c, to their men
The effect is plainly visible here, AMI
the grateful ecollections OF many q
truehearteG man will repay them for
their trouble. The AdaWs Express
bring all such donations free To our
ve9y camp--For this we will always
De grateful,
TIE sick list to-day reaches two
hundred and twenty Not quite so
bad as a week ago in numbers, but
the sypmtoms OF the cases show
stronger tendency to typhoid"
The WAR CLAIMS ALLOWED BY THE
MILITARY CONNIE SION IN ST. LOUIS
The Military Commission in St. Lou.
is, which tor a long time has been in
dustriously at work investigating The
the claims of indebtedness brought
agains the Government under the ex.
traordinary Fremont contracts. have
audited some thousands of claims.--
The aggregate of all the claims is S9..
667,371 IS. They may be clssed as
.
M'arthur Democrat. (McArthur, Vinton County, Ohio) 1853-1865, 1862-01-30
U We copy an extract Iom the
correspondent Of the Athers MeSsen.
ger IRON the 18th Reg. 1t seems tt
contradict the letters of the journal
CAMP JEFFERSON, Ky.
January 16, 1S62l

THE heavy clouds hanging over
our own Regiment are to-day no
nearer being dispelltd then when we
last wrote, ii VIC only judge by ap
pearanees. Four Of cur poor fellows
have died this week. Three Of them
are from your county, to-wit:--JOhn
Gorrell, Co. g; James w Bawden.
Go. 9. at the Louisville Hospital; and
John w., Bean, Co. G, 10 the hospital
here. The other WIS Sergeaet Vii
liam A. Burk, Of Lawrence conuty, Go,
i. We visited young Bean in the hos
pial or in a miserable pen in which
he. with some twenty others, were
,onfnsd. Tho building 10 q one stsry
M'arthur Democrat. (McArthur, Vinton County, Ohio) 1853-1865, 1862-01-30
looking After the Prisoners Of Wal

Looking After the Prisoners OF War.
WASHINGTON January "a The
following has been issued by the War
Department:
"ThiS department ecognizes as the
first duties to take measures for the
relief Of the brave men who having
lmperiled their lives in the military
service of the Government are nov
prisoners and captives,
at is therefore ordered that two
Commissioners be appointed to visit
'he city of Richmond in Virginia,
and wherever else prisoners belong
ing to the army of the United States
may be held, and there rake such meas.
nres as may be neejfui to promote the
wants and contribute to the comfort oI
such prisoners at the expense of the
United States, to such extent as may
be permitted by the authorities under
whom such prisoners are held.
[Signed1 E. M. STANTON,
Secretary OF War;"
M'arthur Democrat. (McArthur, Vinton County, Ohio) 1853-1865, 1862-01-30
MORE MONEY WANTED
SHOES FOR THB CONrRABANDs.

DHoES FOk THB N'ONTRABAND9.
A Massachusetts firm, engaged in
the manufacture Of shoes, is now fil-
ling an order for three thousand pairs
of brogans, to be forwarded TO Fortress
Monroe TOR the use of the contraDands
on that station. The sizes for meu
range from eleven to sixteen, and in
one instance special order was given
for pair of twenties.
Would it not be better for the Gov
erument tC send shoes to to fam lilies
of volunteers. rather than shoe Sont h.
ern negroesl Are they not quite as
deserving OF support Are the white
people OF the North to be taxed to
clothe and feed the negroes Of the
Southl [Enqr.
Lincoln says we must provide for
them. So the people are being tax TO
clothe and feed them. alright the
people elected Lincoln.
M'arthur Democrat. (McArthur, Vinton County, Ohio) 1853-1865, 1862-01-30
PUBLIC MEETING !

Thsre WI be meeting Of the citi.
stns of Madison Township at the
M'arthur Democrat. (McArthur, Vinton County, Ohio) 1853-1865, 1862-01-30

How TO RAISE S273 100000 BY
INTERNAL DIRECT TAXATION The
New York Herald suggests that Con.
gress raise tue following sums of mon
py In the m amer suecified
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lPUBLIo-No. 54:l

AN ACT making appropriations for the
service Of the Post Office Department
during the fiscal year ending the thirtieth
of June, eighteen hundred and sixty
three. -
Be Il enacted By the Senate and House Of
Representatives OF the United States of Amer
icd IN Congress assembled, That the follow
ing sums be and the same are hereby ap-
propriated for the service of the Post Office
Department for the year ending thethirtieth
of June, eighteen hundred and sixty three,
out of any moneys in the Treasury arising
from the revenues of the said department
in conformity to the act of the second "a of
July, eighteen hundred and thirty-six:
For transportation of mails, (inIand, six
million nine hundred and six y-one thousand
dollars. -i-.- --la 1ee =
: For compensation TO postmasters, two
million two hundred and thirty -four thous-
and dollars. --e e
2 For clerks in the Offices of poStrnasters
eight hundred and forty-six thousand dol
lars. @- @
For ship, steamboat, and way letters,
twelve Thousand dollars.
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new. ADVERTISEMENTS
For office furniture ia the post offices, two

Z :. For office tor6iture ia the post offices, tw
thousand dollars. fys---e 5s ts5u s
! For advertising, thirty-six thousand do
+ I For mali bags seventy. ave THOUSAND dol
fIarss = 1as .zzFCslcl .s5t ssa5-5Ea3 2
For wrapping paper, forty-fye ythousan,
uolIars. s=-.ff .a-;5 s- -s-----s-.- ~. t-..
For mail locks, keys, and stamps, fifty
six thousand dollars. -9sasl f13 tI1l :
25 For mail fdepredations and special agents
4 seyenty-fve thousand dollars. ssi 81, Z
For miscellaneous payments, one hun.
dred and eighty-seyen thousand dollars. 4
For postage stamps and stamped enveT-
opesl ninety thousand dollars 75Fo1. :
dcaFor payment Of balances dne to foreign
countries, two hundred and thirty Thousand
For payments to letter carriers, cal one hun.
dFed and 'ffty-two thousand dollars. ed r
laFer transportation of foreign mails. four
hundred and sixty-fve thousand dollars %
For compensation of twenty-five addi-
donal clerks in the Post Office Department,
authorized blythe 1" Act to promote the ef-
hcieney- OF the Dead letter Office" approx
ed sJanuary tweaty-Erst, eighteen hundred
ana ssixtY-lWo 7frem the date of their ap-
polntment TO the thirtieth of June. eigh-
%.
eight hundred dollars. 81 . iS19ts5 II u.
See.c2. z4nd be az further enacted That
4 the revenues of the. Post Office Depart
ment shall be insufficient to meet the ap
preparations of this act, then the sum of two
ilhen one hundred and twenty thousand
DO lars or so much thereof as may be nee
eSsary, be and the same is hereby appro-
priated, to be paid ont of any money in the
treasury not otherwise appropriated, to
supply deficiencies in the revenue of the
fost Office Department for the year ending
me thlrtIeth June, eighteen hundred and |
'ixty-three. -a--
secs ez4nd be u further enacted, That |
ne sam OF one million dollars is hereby ap- |
out OF any money in the Treas
lry not otherwise appropriated, for the |
erviee of the California central route.
3 Sec. 4. And be it further enacted, That
vi acts and parts of acts heretofore passed /
equlring that the Postmaster General. in
'ausing the transportation of mails bv
teamships between the United States and |
my foreign port or ports, or between any
'orts OF the United States, touching at
1reigu port, shall give preference to Ameri-
an over foreign steamships, when depart
ng from the same port for the same desti-
alton within three days of each other, be
nd the same are hereby repealed. .- II
Sec. 5. And be IL further enacted, That
le Postmaster General be and be is hereby
athorized to establish a coast mail, not
'ss than semi-montIly, by steam vessels,
etween San Francisco and Crescent City,
the State of California, Including service
the intermediate ports: Provided, That
lt sum to be paid for such service shall
ot exceed the sum of twenty thousand
al
Approved, April II, 1862. serag
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o r IA L..
Laws OF THE UNITED STATES.
Passed at the Second Session Of the Thirty
seventh Congress.
TPUBL1C-No. 53.7

! ..l
AN ACT making additiona appropriat ion
for the naval service for the year endinf
June thirty, eighteen hundred and sixty
Two. --Es a~rr ~ aas isF s
Be t enacted ky the Senate and House o,
Representatives. of the United States Of amer
tcd IN Congress assembled, That the fol-
lowing sums be and they are hereby sappro-
priated, to be paid out of any money in the
Treasury!oot otherwise appropriated, for the
service OF the year eighteen hundred and
y For the purchase of vessels and necessary
alterations incurred in fitting them for SER
vice, two million FIVE hundred aud thirty
thousand dollars 5lsH#1c1 esq
For the purchase of additional vessels
two million of dollars
For the purchase of nautical instruments.
books, maps, and charts, twenty thousand
dollars 5000
For the ordnance foundry at the Wash
ington navy yard fifty thousand dollars. 7i
For ordnance one million dollars. fss
Sec 2. Agad be 10 further enacted, That
the sum of seven hundred and eiehty-three
thousand two hundred and ninety-four dol
lars, being the amount necessary to be pro-
vided, as estimated by a board appointed
tor that purpose, to pay for, and finish the
Stevens battery now partially constructed
at Hoboken, New Jersey, be and the same
is hereby appropriated out of any money in
the Treasury not otherwise appropriated for
the immediate completion of said battery
RroUided, Tha tin the contract for the compile
ton of said vessel it shall be stipulated that
no part of the money claimed by Edwin
A Stevens to have been heretofore expend-
ed by him upon said vessel shall be refund
ed until the amount of said claim shall be
established to the satisfaction of the Secre-
tary of the Navy, and the paymentof said
sum shall be contingent upon the success of
said vessel as an iron-ciad, sea-going, war
steamer, to be determined by the President,
and such contract shall stipulate the time
within which the vessel shall be compiet-
ed: Provided nevertheless, That said money
shall not be expended uDIess the Secretary
of the Navy is of opinion that the same
will secure to the public service an efficient
steam battery. .s,--l ..-...7 @s1r -
Sec. 3. -And be IL further enacted, Thut
the sum of thirteen millions of dollars be 4
appropriated, out of any money in the
Treasury not otherwise appropriated, to en-
able the Secretary of the Navy to construct
iron-clad steam vessels of war.
Sec. 4. And be ii further enacted, That
the Secretary of the Navy be authorized. TO
commute the navy ration of coffee and sugar. 4
to be procured in the same manner and
under like restrictions and guarantees as
are preserved meats, pickles, butter, and
desiccated vegetables, if he shall believe it
will be conducive to the health and comfort
of the navy, and not more expensive to the
Government than the present ration, and it
shall be acceptable to the men.
Approved, April II, 1869.
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Advertisements published in, both the
Daily and the Weekly JOURNAL. will be-
charged the full Daily rates, With one half
the Weekly rates added A-a 30, efw q
& Business notices published in the local
columns, Willybe charged for each insertion
ten cents per line.
Charges will be made for inserting the
notices of the following Orders, Societies
and Associations at the rates named, to be
paid in advance. sr
Military Companies, Order of Odd Eel
lows, Masonic Orders, Benevolent Societies
and Singing Societies o. Ziagt -
For each notice not exceeding 8 lines 25
cents for each insertion; over eight lines at
this rate.
Announcing deaths with funeral notice
attached, $lj without notice, free. a7s
Marriage notices so cents.
Notices Of Festivals, Picnics and Excur-
sions, gotten up by individuals or associa-
tions, or by churches, at regular prices.
Advertisement loaded and placed under
the head of Special Notices, if ten lines or
over, win be charged double the usua,
rates. -......-.....-...... fU !
Advertisements making less than three
lines, inserted once in the Daily, will be |
charged fifty cents. -. 81 s.i- - fa55 -
Yearly advertisers to pay quarterly.
Announcing candidates of every descrip- |
ton to be charged at the rate of ST SO for |
each name IN the Daily, and 50 in the Daily |
ard Weekly, the same to be, in all cases,
paid in advance. -s.t19L ~
EVANSVILLE JOURNAL co.
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Che 9atlg gunruaL.
RESOLUTIONS FOB. 1862.

s7 All Advertisements
amounting to So or less must
invariably be paid in advance
to secure attention. 4 Is sVi1 10
j., AL Job Work must be paid
for on delivery. = Transient
Wofk must be prepaid. ssels
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BOOTS AND SHOES.

KkyyAE REJ%EST Lot rOFnG.RRKEN.
II Misses, and Childrens' Caters, Beots, Bal
moral Boots Slippers, e. of the latest Etyle lust
out. just received and for sale very low.
also, = superfne article of French Calf and
GIore' Kid, for gents boots and CATERS, made by
the finest workmen.--s --=- - -r-' - =
Ladies wishing sJmethiEg neat and durable for
lag on u-... JOHN RASCff,
No. Second Street
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Advertising tn the w eckIy.y =
One square, one Insertion. ............... 90
two ......... ......-1 80
4. 1i r1t three ........s... . 90
For each subsequent insertion, and fol -
each insertion of each additional o.
square. .....3 :. ....a. 30
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INSURANCE.
1 Ms uranee Ag ency
'Esft - 11hsf u-
z ALLEN C.. HALLOCK

UNDERWATER AND GENERAL INSURAN Non
:-elE sIslaft5 .faas AGENT, Ier .-sr--s5 ...s
ADJUsTER or AVERAGES, AND NOTARY PJ5sr.rC
He continues to issue Policies from several Firs
Glass and most reliable ts.fI ---,Is -
.z3ao5 INSURANCE COMPANIES ~
IN the Coi'''f'y on Intend and FIRE RSsks. He wi
also receive applications for = .aI.-ias. n
l-s5ts ee LIFE INSURANCE. i5fa-1-4 l5at
he Will attend to the Adjustment of Loase
Of every description under policies from Other
agencies, and attend to the settlement of all mat
ters connected with INSURANCE, for parties in.
terested. His long experience Is au INsUHAHoE
AGENT, has made him familiar with all subjects
connected with Insurance. g 1 .rst.E} -Tr
iSaS- 0fice First Street, OPP Post-Oflce
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Rates Of Advertising.

=zsl E[..Ell.E.1t5 s 5
leDay. Z al60F1l575 81 COZ Is : l76o41I IS
Degs.- = 75f / I6I 7Il5e . 4 90 F9 S5 90
Dass. & OOI = 50 I.75 a25i 77stss s5
!. 8 Days: Is I-9O 2 60I s7151 7s76 IS
s Days. sol 2 Iol 2 soJ 8 50 z2oI 20
I Keskfi 90 I 2i25i COT E5l 50 8 25
gzIyeskg LIZ 5oIss IS Ig6l0eI 9 26 | 7759d7s Is
sJFeEsd 500 ozbl4a6Ola6 o0li so 90 10 50
I No. p 400las OOl 8 90 10 OO7i Y 90 "A o.
Mes: [ 800 si75Il1 6OfI8 rs rs 90 is 70
sEIo,s. I Z 5oI-i1 26 IS OOT IS 70 f22 So % IS
Mo-. | 959L I2 70 II 90 I q Is rs 50 / % IS
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To every man who desires to bestow his insursnc-
--i-t patronage upon
WELL TRIED CORPORATION.

IN The equitable Adjustment, PROMPT Cash re-
spostss 10 losses The PHI Oc NIX stands -eyfae,
AZ ts head Of is procession; t0igS s extensive prao-
cat and Tsckass bnstaes system Of local agencies Is
NOT ebceted 5g any sasiaT corporation IN he s5oTld
Insurancies solicited, aud policies issued and re-
neWed in this leading Cooperation al fair rates BY
s4a u. W. LNEXSEN, Resident agent
oFTIoE ;-AlaIble Hall Building, Main sfreet
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AN ACT making additiona appropriat ions
for the naval service for the year ending
June thirty, eighteen hundred and sixty
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GEO. A. RITTR0LFF.

EHZI.K.H @ JUST TUR.n~ ~ER
~ from the East, with wen selected stock of
his stock as low as the articles can be bought in
large cities. Gold Watches, from $3.50 down to
Clocks, from $50 down to s1.75. Setts Of JeweITy
to $3.50
Finger Rings, Breastpins, Fsr-ripgs. from e15
down to 25c. Silver Table and Tea -poons, SCUM
Ladi,s, Cream Spoons, Butter and Fruit Knives
lower than usual.
Silver, Steel and German Silver Spectacles. Ia
des fue Wire and Shell Perte lnonaies, Silver and
Tortoise shell Card Cases, Gentienen's Purses and
+. II. Robinson's Irdexioai Silver Soup, for
cleansing Silver or Plated Ware, the best thing
Gold Guard and Vest Chains, Gsld Pens, Plated
Ware, Castors Gc Lathe aud silk Guard Steel
eters DC ali of which he offsrs at low fieures 81
Call and see before purchasipg elsewhere, and
satisfy yourselves of The tect-
RBSCa - El7.a r SELG q ss.-5n sacks Buck
- wheat Flour, Extra at +a-l8a
JAMS s- .i-} ~ II. A. COOKS.
; EE H-sss F-six ton.of that rich country bran,
g s1S just received, and for sale 1T
-fsblS YICkERY BROS, s. Main St.
s44a "CALDWELL'S."
S.zBTJE-8R ca 4 - ~ Il rs
x selling for cash, and as low as ny other
hogss in the city pure Olive oiI, rraEted pure
60 dozen end quart can Cove oysters lust re-
eeiyed at Partner Caidweli's, No First street.
First street.
FRESH sALSoS.--lo sozsn just received a
Nc. First street.
PINE APPLES.-10 dozen in. can or jaT; rTr
2 s--ssz Il s - dozen can Black berries 2
Just received and for sale low by > -
4 PARTNER CALDwELL'S,
apZ3 - No. First street.
CHOICE POTATOES.
sRAA RUsHELs CHOICE Pc z.s-
SSSTO TOES resolved on eohsi signInsnt aud for
SAIe Sy SHA&PE 8 co.
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e. G q 9 81 m ere II hats -
~. All styles and prices. %
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B oys porting Hats
nFee OF every description and price, 81 = j
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! u fan t ;Ha ts & CAPS.
spfendid. assortment Of fancy hats and cans
spring and summer stvles.- -
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Caps! Gaps! Caps
All the leading styles for spring and summer just
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eOsOTTOJV- 8.ATTRyNG-IOO bales for sal
Il by cg 51se S. Il. GILBERT & CO.,
No A

EREOO.nSH 8R0 0O~ES!-A select lot Of
E-l@ Union VilIsge," Shaker and other BrOoins
from IS to zoe. % --tH - VIOKERY BROS.
&NEED Es KeE.-50 bushels Tor sale in any
- quantity by @ g. j.. GILBERT & co,
janll II - .-L.-.-
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JACKSON ESCAPED.

Facts within our knowledge, we regret to have
TO say, satisfy that Notwithstanding the siren
nous eIertions and thoroughly effective measures
taken by the Government here to intercept the
retreat Of Jsckson's marauding army, he has
been able to effect his escape, through the COM
bined ihertness and bungling Of more or less of
those necessarily entrusted with the duty of
bringing him to q stand. kilograms from that
region published this morning) tell us that Fire.
mont overlook his rear guard at Suasburg, and
had skirmish with It. Had he arrived there
but three or four hours sooner, he would doubt
less, instead, have intercepted Jackson's adcaaes
guard; and thus forced him to a Hght. As Il was,
ne appears to have been able only to draw up his
army In line OF battle while the main body Of
the rebel army were making good their retreat;
leaving the inevitable Ashby only, 10 amuse his
would. be pursuers thus paraded.
Circumstances enough have come to our
knowledge to make IL duty TO urge the pro.
priety Of an immediate court Of inquiry upon the
management, or rather Encouragement, Of the
ample means Of capturing or annihilating Jack
sons army, 30 promptly assembled where efficient
and sagacious officers by strictly carrying out the
Governments orders, such as the latter must have
been, could easily have turned J.'s temporary
success to ashes on the lips Of rebeldom.
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CORGhE SSlOhAL.
TUESDAY, June 3.

SENATE Mr.. Grimes introduced bin 70 pro.
vide for raising the property Of the United states
sunk IN the waters thereof Referred
Mr.. Bayard called up the House bill 20 punish
polygamy in the United States, and disap ptoving
and annulling certain acts Of the Territory II
Tt9h.
The said bill was then sdvocated By Messrs.
Baysrd, Hale and McDOugal; when, Il was
passed.
HousE-Hon. John h. Stiles, representative
elect from the Seventh District Of PennsyIvaniA
was sworn In az a member Of the House
The special order-the bill authorizing the SD.
pointment OF Diplomatic representatives. 70 Hay;i
and Liberia, was taken up-and MIR. Kelly Of
Pa, proceeded 20 answer the speech OF Mr.. Bid
die, made Yesterday