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the prcrer meiiun. through whom N,no company
aud regimenial organizations ~ ojd ~ n,ccytct
pcrs pal exsmtlNtun, IN company with vocal
com1Stent engineers, ed ne to .aI the attention uf
the Iegisls'urp 81 1Stn .r ID, fac, .l.t the ,iI.
pruachss 10 tie cii. 81 NJ York lv t,,tcr we
not adequately defended AMI tho 1rro.t uu.tics f.-
.iaeniauy nnorded me during the past year, .i5
tsrhed me Of the insuhicncy Ut oir lake des'ii-es
irecommend that immeiiata measures b, taken for
octanng from Con. -rpss apr printnn suti ,ieut
I" provide suitable defence 3 At al eNp"sei points.
reCcnt, occurrence, which created grent lie -
tude both here and IN Europe, aui which u wis h..
leved by many would lead ~ hOstilities between
this country and England, lenders II not Improper
for me 10 say that NJ state In the Union has~ are
Interest ~ New i'fk, In preserving amic,lle re-
latiooA especially with commercial powers The
tcnnAge sud value of vesaels owned IA the tatt If
Rev York alone, IN lS6o, was.
~ sailing vessels. i.25S4li ssaeiI on6
VI s'e'in vessels ...,,,,..,., W5oi0 &c 1880
Total. .......'' ....1 80 MI 80 1888 800
The Pryreg ate imports anu exp rus oi tho port of
Rev York Tor the year iSGO we're NJ rec hundred ami
eighty -i1ur million d1la ,r daily average - ini-
eigu commerce exercising million uf dpllu- iu
value. passing through the San. W. of New Y,rl.
hafbor. The business ~ the pHtts would lc shown
more fully by adding a. airyrt" uolst ugtrair,
amounting t. double ifu.' g. qpHruplc those IT,.
uree, Dut there is no ufeid dat, by which this can
I've shown. HostliteS viii etherpi Tho great powers
~ Euruie aud m, NJ 81 ~ with That government
which, FROM crnsanguin.ty, language md customs,
disaster NJ mere Irct'St. uH caprice 81 court ~
cabinet no cause whatever, unless il Involve ntiou-
~ dignity or We ARE denied positive D. IT. could
Justly TIE representative ui this state In cons uting
toa Wal with foreign ppvoia especially AZ period
when extraordinary supple ~ mon mi money
have been, and VII continue a. ho, drawn IL m u4,
20 over vhClu the hsIr.tut4 NJ home. We nrr
nov engaged iu fighting me hattie " - rstitutonH
freedom resolved o. restore the ryhtfu ,utl,-
riiy Of tie Union tlrurRnuut ~ whole cN.
tent. We are strong, because We are right.
We should u1i weaken ugt-" veg w taking uIou us
war Of guc,honshle -'ity. IL Is give no iu.
tended Jhen-c, aud tmc'y submit ~ none. In
lust Cause New York c,ats erythuy into TIE h,-
lance Allow" and beyond 30 questions uf proper
", al questions ui present ami present peace,
the man ~ truly American h'ut rises b. M iut,iu
the honor Of Ia, h,., rpl To- p'cser," the iiguity
aBd st,''. ~ 81 his puyernmcrt
EDWIN u. MORGAN.
hLnArY, January I, o.
The Message was rcnd ~ the Clerk aud On mo-
ton Ol Mr. Pierce Referred g. Tho Commute 81
the whole House. At 1 o'oiY.k tho Drawing 20,
seats t.ok place.
Eleven o'clock ',ns fixed for the commencement
Of daily acas,ou-. Tue number ~ Isro4 of each
half session II fxel Ut Y,
Adjourned I'll II tomorrow.
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Rty. T. y. A>plEsoM u. D., of S"MN
Mas, has accepted the c'dl OF the First baptf
Church, lu this CITY,
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A. H'rouWorT's, Rrcsissy. corner I'd
street they have curious clock, a
American Screw Clock" It, novelty Y
- weight which settle. from the toJ
bottom Of the clock, on = spiral spring in thu
AomethinR GA the plan with Which the
hotei dummies carry cars T. the rot a.
again. 4
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New Publications.

HUNTS MEHcuASrs' MAGAzISE, for Jan
vary. VIM. b. Dana, Publisher, 81 and CT
William street.
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MILITARY NOTICES.

Chance for the Unemplsyed,-4O Reorh
for duty in forts heavy artller,st- warm barr-,
mot tcntsJ provided; pay aud rations commenc h
signing the roll; good beds, blankets aud unifp y
expense of getting into barracks paid. u. CO I,
Capt, 22l Pearl 4, n, Y. Nri
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Nv RrrnEscg g. our ai,crtidrg cu.uu
will he seen that COPIES ~ the address vt
l,rgc, n the British residents Of New Yo-.
Queen, on tie death 90. Prince Albert. nre
signature At various 'ace4 IN this city and
lvp
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A.O.H. Long I-lupd.-A general mn

Of this 5 Getty will be held nj Tammany ~
York and Pearl sts, Brooklyn, on Thursday 0
ing, Jan. 9th, NJ ~ o'clock. Punctld ATTIC
is requested. PHILIP CLARE, O.. p, MICH
DAILY, g. s. i.32'l.
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Further News, see Third r.
GENERAL NOTICES.

Home ReadipE"-Wm. Uasuo. ID
will deliver "a lecture on Home" Rendiug, In
non 1t Baptist Church, on wednesday Evening
STU at : o'clock. Tickets pic. at the door ii
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Fire o. Pltt-burs,


Ifusburg, Jan. J.-Messr,. PmAp, & B,.r,
ghs'' work Nerc d"'tr ged ny FIRE hi, morning
Los. Si2b,OOO
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The SpetIr SnaprnsIo.

II creates no excitement whatever. Tbs FOL e
lowing Ia tho standing Of hank Affairs 1pon ID,
lat Of the week:
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Milltnry-Partie- having men TO dlsp
Of will bc literally treAtei with, by Mire+sii
note u LIEUT., ALLEN, is Bank II, with f,ll b
ticulars. il 2'i0 =
The Abingdon Virginian. [volume] (Abingdon [Va.]) 1849-1883, 1862-11-14
NOTICE.

HAVING reduced our stock Of goods to ve--
LII ry small remnant, we will close with the
expiration Of our license. Our books and pa
pers will be found at the Office, lately occupied
by G. S. Bekem, Esq, at the western end Of our
store. where persons having unsettled accounts,
are requested to call and close them by note.
Persons having claims against us, are particu.
larry requested to present them for payment.
During our absence, Mr.. T. P. Stone is au-,
thorized to represent us.
Z. G. McC0NNRLL& &C.
May 2, 1862.
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from the New York Herald, Oct. %
WASHINGTON, Oct. .27, 1862.
The Provost Marshal General
and aaDM. John Van EsMras,

Simon Draper. the Provost Marshal Gene
raj, ism this city perfecting his arrangements
for arresting persons under martial law. In
conversation to-day with more than one of
the chief officers of the government, he said:
john Van Duran ought to be arrested. and
would do it at once, but that think it
would be bad policy to arrest him until after
the election in the State of New York" He
added: IF Eishould do it before the election
it would have d damaging effect upon Wads
worth.
THE APPROACHING ELECTIONS.
There is great CONSERVATION in the Re-
publican camp in regard to the coming cleo
tons in New York and Massachusetts. Some
of the highest authorities here fear that Sum
ner and Wordsworth have been bled heavily
for buying up the weak newspapers in New
York, showing that they are determined to
fatten upon the ''Genesee Flats
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Picture gallery.

TEVHE undersigned would respectfully announce
u to the citizens of his native county, that,
after an absence of several years. he has again
located at Abingdon, where he will be prepared
at all times to supply them with pictures. He
is prepared to execute all kinds of Likenesses,
from the smallest Loeket to full-sized Oil
Painting.
He takes life-size Photographs, and those
having in possession the miniatures Of their de-
ceased on absent relatives and friends, are in
vited to an examination of the wonderful pro-
cess known as the Solar Camera Photograph,
by aid of which the most. perfect likeness can be
reproduced of any required size, either upon
paper or oil canvas, aud afterwards painted in
oil. preserving perfectly all the lines and ex-
pressions of the original photograph.
His rooms are in the eastern end of the Virgi-
MIA House, Immediately over the Store recently
occupied by Mr.. Josephson. All are invited to
at least an examination of his pictures and the
process by which they are produced
Oct. II, 1S62--tf DAVID L. CLARK.
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Condition Of OUR Wounded at
COrinfFn.
Rosencraas Declares the Fighting Of our
Troops Unequelled

Rosencyaas Declares Tie Fighting Of our
Troops Uaequelled.
Noble, Nov. 1st.-A special to the Adver-
tiser and Register, dated the 3lst, says that
Surgeon Board of Prices Division, who was
VITA our wounded at Corinth, returned to-day
in Rosencrans' ambulance. He left four
hundred Of our wounded at Iuka, and two
hundred distributed in the country. They
are well fed and cared for, and twenty Con-
federate Surgeons with them.
Rosencrans has been very attentive to our
wounded. He declares such lighting was
never eenal!ed, and such brave men are en-.
titled TO every attention. The only thing they
require is clothing, of which they are in. great
need. Three hundred snrts will be sent them
Rosencians, in tears. met our Surgeons after
the battle, and expressed regret that such
brave men should suffer so severely. His
Adjutant declared that had Prices command
been supported, or the other troops handled
as we'll, the Confederates would have held
1Corinth.
The Feaerals finding Cur troops had gain
ed the centre Of town, his ordnance buildings
were fred. and were with difficulty extinguish-
ed after Green's Brigade fell back for want Of
support.
Surgeon Scott, who was imprisoned at St.
hoals, has returned
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Abingdon Male Academy.

FEyIiE Trustees of this Institution are gratiied
IL in being able to announce to the public the
opening of this Academy for the reception OF
pupils, on
Monday, the 1st day OfSepteM Der,
under the superintendent of Mr.. William Far
Mr. Z. is well qualified, with the adyan-
tage of several years experience as a Teacher,
and we feel well assured that he will, as hereto
fore, give entire satisfaction to all who send
their children to this Academy the ensuing ses-
sien of five months:
K First, or lowest grade of pupils-Orthogra-
ply, Reading, Writing, Arithmetic, Geography,
+ Second, or intermediate grade-Same
continued, and English Grammar, Com
position the Sciences &c.,.................. 1000
Third, or highest grade-Aboye contin-
ued, and Classics, Higher Mathematics,
or either, .............. 1900
Contingent Fee. 2.UO
Parents and Guardians will please observe
that these terms are very moderate, notwith-
standing the war and the blockade They are
only equal to $150 per month for the pupils of
the first grade, $500 per month for the inter
mediate, and $500 per month for the Sd or
highest grade; and $l.00 contingent fee for fuel,
&c., SC.
By order Of the board,
j. JOHN N. HUMES, Pres.
AUG. %. IS62-tf
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HEN DREN,
SyHGeE BE1AGEENG.

VEyHIS article has Of late been greatly improv-
i ed, the proprietor having accomplished what
he set out to do, i. e. to beat the Yankee Mason.
Every ingredient of the compound is purely
Southern. and all engaged in its preparation are
natives of the South.
I'm Cubes.
/ gross S9--6 gross S45-12 do $s5
1 gross packing boxes so cts.-6 gross pack
ing boxes ssl.00.
No notice will be taken of orders not accom-
panied by the cash. A. B. HENDREN.
Sept II, 1862. Atlanta, Ga.
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POETRY.
AFTER ALL.

The apples are ripe in the orchard,
The work of the reaper is done,
And the golden woodlands redden
In the blood of the dying sun.
At the cottage door the grandsire ..a
Sits pale in his easy chair.
While the gentle wind at twilight
Plays with his silver hair.
A woman is kneeing besidde him.:
A fair young head is prest,
In the first wild passion of sorrow,
Against his aged breast;
And far from over the distance
The faltering echoes come,
OF the flying blast of the trumpet,
And the rafting of the drum.
And the grandsire speaks in whisper
'.The end no man can sec;
But we give him to his country,
And we give our prayers to Thee"
The violets stand in the meadows,
The rose-buds fringe the door,
And over the grassy orchard
The pink white blossoms pour.
But the grandsire's chair is empty
The cottage is dark and still:
There's nameless grave on the battlefield,
And new one under the hill.
And pallid, fearless woman,
By the cold hearth sits alone,
And the old clock in the corner
Ticks on with steady drone.
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g25 Reward.

GTRAYED or stolen on the night Of the 10Th
~ inst from the residence of r. E. Cummings,
near Abingdon, a light Sorrel horse, 5 years old,
marked with the letters C S on one of his shout
ders, tolerably large, and one shoe off before
The above reward will be paid for the dellve-
ry Of said horse at Mr. Robert E. Cummings.
Oct. a, 1S62-tf WN1. w. SENTELL.
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Sc rce Goods just Received
On MNA Buncles Cotton Yarn,
%sUUU 5000 yards A and S sheetlng'
2,0o0 lbs. Black Pepper, for sale by
Oct "a. F. B. HURT s. co.
Lost.

A BOUT the 2nd instant. longhaired. light
IA yellow SCOTCH SHEPHERDsS DoG,
with some white on his breast, legs and tai.
Hewas lost in the neighborhood OF Jessee.s Mills,
4 miles north of Lebanon. A reward OF I'VE DOL
lars will be given for the return OF the Dog TO
me, and all necessary expenses paid, or remu-
neration for information of his whereao bouts.
A. SHULTZ,
Rich Valley. 5 miles north of Abingdon.
Oct "a. 1862. -3t
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PRESIDENTS OFFICE.
VA. & Tenn. RAILROAD Co.,

- Lynchburg, March IUth, Iobz.
PARTIES receiving goods by the Va. Tenn
IL Railroad are hereby notified that, the COM
pany will not be responsible, in any manner, for
goods which are allowed by cpnsigners to remain
at the company's depot "a hours after their ar
rival
Such goods will be at the risk of the owners,
and no claim for damages and losses will be al
lowed, and storage will be charged by this COM
.pany. The company will not give notice Of the
arrival of any consignment. r. L. OWEN,
March q. 1882 President.
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MARTHA WASHINGTON COLLEGE,
abingdon, virginia.

7TyHE Third Annual Session Of Martha Wash
ington College will commence the 18th of
August, 1862, and extend to the lst day of June,
1868.
The rate of charges for one-half Of the session
is as follows:
For Board, including fuel. lights, &c., $4,000
:. Tuition in Collegiate Course,........ $500
8. Intermediate Course, 49,. 1000
g 8. Preparatory Conrse, ..... 1900
Contingent fee for same time, ....... 1.50
8. Tuition in Music same time. ........... $500
Tuition in other Extra Branches is pro-
portionably increased.
The Board and Tuition for one-half Of the
Session must be paid invariably in advance The
amount required in advance, are those respec-
lively specified above.
The Trustees of the College have been COM
nelled to advance the rate of charges for Board
and Tuition. The necessity eff doing so is obyi-
ous to every intelligent mind. The price of al
most every article of provisions. has advanced
within the last twelve months, from 100 to 400,
ner cent. The College has not advanced its
cha rges any farther than is necessary to sustain
ITSELF in the present condition Of the country
We trust the people will renew their patron
are of the College, especially in view of the fact
that money advanced for education is always
nroGtabe and lasting investment. The lnisfor-
times of life. in peace or in war, can never de-
nrive our daughters of those great Intellectual
and moral blessings which are secured by an
early and efficient education.
! Pnr further information, address
VIM. A. HARRIS,
President Of Nj. w. College.
Aug. /, 1862.
n.sg Bristol Advocate please copy times,
and send account to Prest. Harris for collection.
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Educate that you May be Free.

-TEvHE subscriber will commence an English
IL school in the Lebanon ACADEMY, on Mon
day, the 10th October, inst, and teach during
a term of Five months. 4 limited number of
boarders can procure admittance as scholars, by
an early application to the subscriber.
Terms, TIVE dollars per month for each scholar
Contingent fee so cts. JAS. MERRIAM.
Oct. II. lS62-2m
EggH Bristol Advocate copy.
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Tobacco.

TEvHE undersigned, having large supply of
Il Tobacco in store, win dispose of $50 boxes.
if early application be made. tits a good ar
ticle. T. B. HURT & Co.
Oct II, l362-tf
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Aug /, 1867,
asg- Bristol Advocate please copy 8 times,
and send account to Prest. Harris for collection.
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To provide for the production, distribution and
safe of salt IN THIS Commonwealth, passed
October LIST. 1862.
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YVyHE Third Annual Session Of Martha Wash
ington College will commence the 18th of
August, 1862, and extend to the lst day of June,
Orleans independent standard. [volume] (Irasburgh, Vt.) 1856-1871, 1862-03-14

surprise when they saw the white flag
and heard of the sure nder They were
ready and anxious to continue the fight.
Some are quite violent in their denunci-
alton of the act. They insist that they
could have held the fort successfully for
several days more, and they wanted TO
fight it out. They did not like the idea
of surrendering so soon.
The weather since the prisoners came
here has not been very cold. They do
not suffer yet; but when they begin to
feel our north and northwest winds from
the snowy regions, they will shiver-
Their barracks and their food are pre-
eisely those furnished cur own troops, and
they are all much better off than they
were in their own camps. This they
freely confess. Many of them do not
like our wheat bread, and some cannot
eat it. They want corn bread. One
man told me that if he bad -four he could
make bread that would suit him better
than that he did get. ! asked him how
he would make it.
Well said he, Il would take little
grease, and little salt, and a little sale
ratus if | could get it, and mix the flour
with water and bake it. 1t would make
the bread more solid-not so spongy like
as this yer. This yer's sour
! tasted the bread which was perfectly
good, but he said be could not eat it.
lie was not alone. Many preferred
hard bread, and 1 suppose it is possible
that many would prefer the mess which
my Texan friend proposed to make out
Of hour and water and grease, and a lit
tie saleratus if he could get it,"
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The History of Floyd.

The Springfield Republican has been
furnished with the following veracious
history of the great Virginia fugitive
by the side of whom Pratt, the great
American traveller" is no circumstance
which is "done up as the reader will
see, after the style of the memoirs of no.
ted individuals, which are trotted out in
the metropolitan papers every time their
names are mentioned:
j. b. Floyd was born in jamestown,
Va, in 1857. His father was born in
Africa, and claimed to have been a pas
seuger in the ark, and to have settled in
Africa directly after the food, whence he
derived his name. His mother-Iike all
the maternal ancestors of the F. f. VS.
was an Indian squaw, her name being
Nah he-no- wenah, or mother of the great
thief The subject of our memoir early
discovered a talent for petit larceny, and
nc was the boast of his mother that he
could steal the wampum from all the
chiefs in council without detection. 1t is
related on one occasion that when Gov.
BerkIey, the old cavalier, as he was pop
ulariy called, was on temporary visit
to jamestown to negotiate with the fa-
NOUS rebel Bacon, that young Floyd stole
the old gentleman's snuff box while he
was IN the act of taking pinch of snuff.
This circumstance so exasperated the old
royaIist that he ordered the village to be
burned to the ground, and all the inhabi-
to be hung for high treason. Among
those who thus persisted were the par
ents Of young Floyd, The latter, how
ever, escaped into California where he
lived by his wits, developing his natural
talents for thieving and chicanery, until
his character became so well established
hat he was called into the cabinet of Mr..
Buchanan. Here he distinguished him
self by grand coup de maiH-having
stolen the greater part of the arms Of the
'epubic, he robbed the government of
he Indian trust bonds, bagged a large
lumber Of forts and custom houses, and
Ted, bat having gained fortunes with
gangs OF ircebOoters, he attempted to re-
urn TO the scene of his former robberies
md sack the capital Failing in this, he
ook up his abode with his freebooters at
place called Cheat Mountain, but being
discovered there, and being too cowardly
o fight, he stole away TO stronghold
allied Fort DOnelson, there being again
iscovered and cornered the alternative
{ desperate fight or capture seemed
ertain, when, however, his peculiar tai
nts again came to his aid and be sue
eeded in stealing out of the fort under
le cover Of darkness with a portion of
is gang, and is at present engaged in
'oking up townsman of his by the
anne of Wise, who stole away from
ag's Head in most mastery manner
'out the same time. Gen. Floyd is
'out l59 years old, feet 13 inches in
eight, woody hair, when not covered by
wig, hooked nose, cross eyed, circum-
ance which enables him to keep good
ok out in all directions, and has n COM
exion which resembles rye.and Indian
cad.