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The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1862-08-14

A FEW Of the light-fsted, penuriou.
men of the county, whose thoughts new,
Ell reach above the consideration Of dol,
lars and cents, have taken exception
we understand, to the late levy made "
the County Court, to provide for an OK,
ira bounty for recruits &c. We set
down the loyalty of all such niggardb
creatures as good deal below par and
we think the best thing they can do h
just 10 shut pan. if they don't want to
take tip at the public expense.
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Another Guerrilla Defeat i'll Missouri.

Another Guerrilla Defeat in Missouri.
HuDsCN, No, August lo-COl. Nc
Neil again overlook POr'er's guerrillas
yesterday at Stockton, in the western
part of Macon county. and nfier Sharp
fight routed them, killing ard wound
ing a large number, and capturing ma
my horses. The rebels were scattered
in all directions. Soae Of The prisoners
captured had taken the oath and given
bonds.
luDsoS. No, Aug additional
particulars of the fight between Col. Nc.
,Neil's cOmmahd and Pvr!ers gucrrillas
.at Kirkull some days since, have been
received here. One hundred and ,wen.
fty. eight lead rebels were found On tho
field and buried. Their entire lo.s
could not have becn less than thlco hun
dred.
Itis estimated on reliable authority
,thot fully two tbous6ud of Porlef's gang
have deserted him; aud are scattered--
Several hundred Of them being prisoners,
The balance of his force, which was
originally three thousand. are rapidly re-
hiring, pursued by Col McNei's troops
in four columns, The Federal loss was
eight killed, and twenty FIVE wound.
ed.
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Kcntncky,s Quoln rnlI.

LOUISVILLE, Aug, l0,--Six thousand
cavalry are already enlisted, and further
enlismenls rejected, there being ono
.tDousond over our quota. Infantry are
enrolling rapidly. No necessity Of
drafting in the FIRST rcquiSilion Of tho
Federal Governments
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WnAr has become of those stringent
orders which Gen. Pope issued, thai
pleased the loyal people everywhere SC
much? Does Western Virginia belong
to Gen. Pope's department, and if sc
why are not those orders enforced? l.
it the intention Of those in authority
whose business it is to see to this thing
to disregard the commands of their SUI
perior and still deal out to US broker
doses Of the same old lose water policy
The "powers that be" have promised "
tina! the milk and water treatment Shout
end es! apea tie i 4! e. that lnra7is'
the people are again rallying TO the cqnn
trv's defence. I! remains TO be seer
whs.hrr the people are to be riaej
with s!Il further.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1862-08-14

Mr., John S Miller has our thanks fol
that nice lot ofpeacbcs aud tomatoes -
Persons in wan, Of nice peaches would
do well to purchase from him, Price
81 per bushcl.
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I Brooke county is rapidly becoming
loyal, Uudcr the pressure Of circum.
stances beyond their control, we learn
that quite a number Of parties at Betha,
ny and vicinity recently came forward
and took the oath as prescribed by the
restored government of Virginia, W.
hope it may do them We'L'Jwg Her.
aM.
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POINT PHEASANT ACADEMY.

The Fall term Of his institution viii
begin on Monday, the 18th Of August
1862. Let all parents who can, mokc
arrangements to have their children on,
ter the Academy at the very beginniog
Of the session, For terms, DC, see ad
verliscment
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More About Affairs ~ Richmcnd--Rcf-
fugeGs Bound for Europe.

I fugeGs Hound for Europe.
! NV YoRK, August l0--The Com
mercial Advertiser learns from gentle
man who left Richmond on the lst, that
a frarful pestilence is raging there, and
That hundreds are diving daily The
rebel army, which hunters 600 600, is
in fearful state of restitution. The
general head quarters and large pro.
portion of The army are moved to tie
south side Of the river. Although tho
army is 50 large tie leaders find it I'M
possible to bring more than 1000 in
10 the field AT one time.
The Saxonia has 457 passengers, and
the Ema SIS. Some Of them will be-
delayed; but the Department consented
to allow all to go who procured tickets
before the order was promulgated. Tho
Etna takes $4,000 in specie.
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DEATH or MAIoR JOINT. HALL

GWEN ls1IllshfiA
DEATH or MAJOR JOINT. HALL
A telegraphic dispatch from Col.
'Lightburn to the friends Of Maj John T.
Hall.on the 9th inst. brought the sad IN
telligence that the brave md gallorl
Major had fallen in skirmish with reb-
81 cavalry on the 9th inst some distance
beyond ChapmansviIle, The details oil
The melancholy affairs have not reached
us in an authentic form, vet enough is
known to satisfy all the friends Of the
intrepid young soldier that no fought
as courageously and died as nobly rs
it was expected he would by those who
knew him best.
Major Hall, it seems, started on
Monday, the All inst, ora 'coo'ing ex.
petition, at tho head of fifty men,
While the party were eating supper on
Wednesday evening, they were sur
rounded by about three hundred and Ct.
y Cavalry under command Of Colonel
Siratton. who demanded the immediate
and unconditional surrender Of the Maj
jor and his party. Instead OF obeying.
the demand. however, the Major dis
charged his revolver ut the rebel Colon.
81 wounding him in the shoulder. and
continuing to fire until he had morally
wounded his foe, he fell himself, four
balls having passed through his body, A,
few Of bis brave comrades who were able
to get p session of their arms, rallied
nrounl their fallen leader, three ofwhom
testified the love they bore him by.
dying by his side.
Sergeant Johnson raised the dying
soldier in his arms, but was ordered by.
him TO go and fight and ncucr surrender.
The death OF Major Hall, has cast a
gloom over our entire community. II Isl
hard TO yield up one so yourg, so brave;
SO honorable, whose life was but just.
opening with such bright promise of a.
brilliant future,-but he is gone, The,
noble and uudaunted heart that throb-.
bed in his young bosom is now still in,
death, and the hoy hero sleeps calmly
and sweeily in his forest grave. His
deNth will not be unavenged, mark thull
Many a solemn oath has been recorded
above 10 mote out to his slayers their
Just deserts, and woe be unto them il his
comrades in arms ever meet them on lhel
battle field.
To the sorrow str,kcu parents, and
brother and sister of the deceased, we of
fer our sincers sympathies. We can.
mingle our tears with theirs, but tears
ARE uaavailing now. Let US each and
all, nerve our arms for the dreadful con-!
test before us, and resolve now by thc'
memory Of our departed friend, that we,
will, sacrifice our lives AMI our all upon
the altar of our country, or drive the last,
rebel from our borders.
Lieut.. McMaslers who was with Maj
Hall, AMI was three times surrounded,
and Us often cut his way through, WILL,
we understand, furnish a detailed state
mant of the affair, for publication, when
no returns from Chapmansville.
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WAR DEPARTMENT, WASHINGTON,
August s, 1862

Ordered LIST, That all United States
Marshals and SuperintenGenrs, or Chiefs
Police Of any town, city or district, be
and they are hereby authorized and di.
.rectod to arrest and imprison any per,
son or persons who may be engaged, by
act or speech or writing, in discovraging
volunteer enlistments, or in any way
giving aid and comfort to the enemy. OF
in any other disloyal practice against
The United States.
Cd, That immediate report be made
TO Major L, G, Turner, Judge Advocate,
in order tha, such persons may be tried
before a military commission.
Sd. The expenses of such arrest and
|; imprisonment will he certified to, the
Chief Clerk of the War Department, foI
settlement and paymeot,
[signcdl E. NJ. STANTON,
! Secretary of War,
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Governor Bradford has received au,
,thoity from the President to draft II
Maryland, and has has commenced on.
rolling the militia preparatory. Tho
commissioners rom verious counties re
ported that volunteers coulo not be had
and that draft only would I'LL up The
quota
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As we so to press the patriotic am
loyal men of old Mason, are pouring
into town, in obedience to the call, di
recting the assembling of the lo6ti
Regiment, Virginia Militia, for thu
purpose OF General Muster, The
indications are that the turn out vii
be much larger than was anticipated
and the war spirit seems TO be at it
highest pitch. Volunteering we under
stand is progressing very satisfactorily
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The following is the 18th section Of an
order just issued from the rebel War
Department. 1t seems as if Gen. Pope
and his officers are net 10 be treated as
prisoners ofwar, ifthey are captured:
7-Thererore it is ordered that Ma.
jor.Genersl Pope, Brigadier General
Steinwehr, and oil commissioned officers
serving under their respective com.
mands be and they are hereby and ex.
prcssly and specially declared to be not
entitled TO be considered as soldiers, and
therefore not entitled 10 the benefit of
,the cartel for the parole OF future prise.
.ners OF war. Ordered, further, that in
tue event OF the capture Of Major Gem
.tral Pope or Brig, Gen. SteinwChr, or
any commissioned officer serving un.
.ner them, the captive so taken shall be
. held in close confinement so long as the
-.arlitrs aforesaid shall continue in force
and unrepeoled by the competent mill
,tary authority OF the U. s., and that in
5ih9 event OF the murder Of au unarmed
citizen or inhabitaut Of this Confederacy
by virtue, or under pretense Of tho or.
,52Es -ssisEe. ystH9a, K shsA br shc
Sduty Of the commanding General of the
forces ofthis Confcdemcy to cause i'm.
.mediately to be hung out of the com
Questioned officers prisoners us aforesaid
a number equal 10 tina, Of our own citi.
zens thus murdered by the enemy,
(SigDed,) S. CoopER, A. A. G."
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Tue weather has been hot enough for
the lost fortnight to suit even those of
Southern dre eating proclivilics For
our own part we still survive, but nrC in
state Of deliquc5ccpc'
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THANKS.

= Our thanks orC'dOc to Captain G, II.
Reed, of GalIipolis and Kanouhu packet
Pikstoa, for late lavors. We will oil.
wyys speak a good word for the P'te:ot,
because il is one tho best bosts that ruut
in the Kanswha trade.
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GOOD FOR MoNoNGALIA..

The patriotic citizens Of Monongalia
held rousing war meeting few days
ago at MorganIown. Speeches were
made by Auditor Crane and Senator
Wiley. Straigh!out Union and New
State resolutions were adopted and the
greatest enthusiasm prevailed. The
.trcacherous, recreant Garlic was de.
,nounced and requested to resign, aud a
resolution condemning the course Of the
Wheeling Press, together with one en-,
,,dorsing the Point Pleasant Register and
other loyal papers in West Virginia,
and thanking them for their loyalty to
the Union and their advocacy Of The
New State, was adopted.
Old MonongaIia is all right, sure.
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sharp FightIng in Arkansas.

MEMPHIS, Aug. Cool. Hovey's reg
;iment is twenty.lhree miles South of He
lena. In the skirmish six miles below
ON Saturday, they lost one killed and
one wounded. The rebels had several
killed. 1t is reported that fight took
| place on Sunday between two companies
'of Federals, acting as an escort to a pro-
vision train of6O wagons ard large
body Of Texan Rangers cavalry Of the
mouth ofSt. Francis liver. The former
were dispersed, many captured, and the
wagons destroyed. The same day 80
.Federals, 10 miles above Helena, were
surprised and all killed AMI captured ex,
,cept two, Col. Daniels First Wiscon
sin First Wisconsin Cavalry, arrived at
Madison, Arkansas.
a detachment OF Indiana troops, un.
der Col. Fitch, has been sent out on The
Jacksonport road from Helena to inter
cepl the Texans which had not returned
up to last night.
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Highly Important Orders All Runa.
q ways from Drafting 20 be Arrested.
i WAsHlNGToN, Aug. 8.-The following
order has been issued from the War De
partmcnt:
! WAR DEPARTMENT, WAsHIEoroN,
y August Q, 1862.
] An order to prevent the evasion Of
military duty, and for the suppression Of
dsloyal practices:
! lsl. BY direction of the President Of
the United States. 1t hereby ordered,
suh;il further orders, that no citizen liza.
! BILE to be drafted into the military. shall
be allowed to 90 into foreign country
tand all marshalls and military officers Of
the United States are directed, and all
;poIice authorities, especially OF the ports
of the United States, on the seaGoarA
! and on the frontier, are requested to sen
that this order is faithfully carried into
effect, aud they are hereby authorized tc
{ detain any person or persons about &c
depart from the Unilei States, in viola.
ttion Of this order, and report to Major
5Turner. Judge Advocate at Washington
sCity. for further instructions respecting
slhe person or persons so arrested or de-
stained.
! ID. Any person liable to draft who
ssbalI absent himself from his county OF
Estate before such draft is made, will be
;arrested by any Provost Marshal, or 9TH
Ter United States officer, wherever he
ssmay be found within the jurisdiction oil
3the United States, and conveyed TO the
/, nearest military post or dcputaod placed
son military post or depot, and placed on
smilimry duty for the term of drG(t, and
4 the expense Of his own arrest and con,
sveyance to such depot, and also FIVE dol
Stars as reward to the officer who made
StLe arrest, shall be de Iucted from his
spav.
4 Sd. The writ ofhaboas corpusi is here.
sby suspended in respect to all persons SO
sarrested ana detained in tospect to nil
spersons arrested for disIoyal practices.
4 [Signed L. NJ. Stanton,
! Secretary of War,
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Order for III, Arrest of Persons Discour-
aging Enlistment.
WAsnrNGToN, August s.-The follow
ing order authorizing the arrest OF per
sons discouaging enlistments, has been
Issued:
Columbia Democrat and Bloomsburg general advertiser. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1850-1866, 1862-08-16
Mobocracy.


We live in perilous and terrible times.
Mobocrocy, violence and contention are
moving on with rapid strides and if not
speedily arrested by the strong arm of the
Law, and discounto by virtuous
community, vc will soon have seen the
last of our once boastod boon, as freemen,
of "lifo, liberty and happiness" Every
loyal citizen should come early to tue res.
cue and save the honor Of his country now
being mcnaced by lawlcss partizans and
PR tended patr OTIS.
WILLIAM EYER, respectable citizen
of our county, whose patriotic father was
the founder of Bloomsburg known as
"Oyertown'-was on Saturday last, out.
rageously assaulted on our streets by ruff
fan hands and seriously abused, for the
expression of simple difference of opin-
ion on a business matter. Oh how our
cheeks tingc with shame, when--as an inn
partial journalst--we are compelled to
record the above di,graceIul fact. And
what will the world think of US, when it
is not to be disguised, that those most
prominent in the rebellion, are among the
loudest professors of our Holy Christian
ity
Hon GEORGE MACK, of Espytown, late
one of the Judges of our Courts, was
knocked down, on Monday, in the streets
of that town and kicked for the simple
difference of opinion! Subsequent events
fully sustain the opinion for which he was
maltreated. Judge Mack is now an old
man. lie has reared large family, ded.
icated to usefulness aud pcctability, and
has given a son beloved to his country in
the Mexican War. We have known Judge
Mack over quarter of century, and
always found him good citizen, and loyal
! to the Government
Rcgretiing most deeply, the existence of
these things, as every good citizen must,
our hope is in rctribatve justice. Let
every volater of the law, with their aiders
and abetters, be promptly prosecuted and
brought to condign punishment The peo-
pie, we religiously believe, will yet vindi-
cate their honor and uphold constitutional
liberty in Columbia county.
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# faithful among the faithless. He was

Of faithful among the faithless. He was
upon tha } 4 liciiry Committee of the Sen.
ate, aud took an active part in the revi-
sion of our civil code. AT the expiration
of his Senatorial term, Mr.. Senker re-
turned again to the practice of his pro-
fession as lawyer, and since then has
been out Of public position, except that in
1856 he was one OF the Presidential Elec.
tors on tae Democratic ticket i'll this State.
Mt .Slenkeer is a gentleman of command
ing abilities highly exemplary in his hab.
its of life; of great industry and purity of
character.
Col. JAMES 2. BARR, our candidate
for Surveyor General, is the editor an
proprietor of the Pittsburg Post, news.
paper that since MIR. Barr's connection
with it, has ever been the advocate of sound
National principles During present civil
war the Post has ably advocated the pros.
ecution of the war for the suppression of
the rebellion, and the preservation of the
Constitution and the Union. AT the same
time it has been unsparing in its hostility
to that disloyal party or combination that
has sought to prostitute such war to the
mere purpose of negro emancipation, and
to that policy in conducting in that necess'
arily tends to make disunion perpetual,
aud to permanently destroy our republican
form of government. Mr. Barr, like Mr
Slenkqr, is Pennsylvania by birth, born
in the county Of Westmoreland-is a prac-
tical printer raised himself to
proud political and business position by
his industry and energetic character, and
is gentleman of promptness and integrity
in all his private and political rela-
tons.
While our candidates have great reason
to entertain just pride that they have
been selected as the standard bearers OF a
great national party, struggling to maintain
the Union and Constitution against dan
gerous and insidious assaults of their en-
cmies, still, that party may well congrat>
uate itself that it is SO worthily repre-
sented in its standard bearers.
Fellow countrymcn, great issue is be-
fore you-itinvolves the momentious con-
sideraton, whether our Constitution and
Union shall be preserved or whether Abb
clifton foes North, or Secession foes South,
shall destroy them Every patriot in the
land should know and feel that the only
chance for the preservation of our present
Government, its Constitution and the I'm
ion based thereon, is on the success Of
the Democratic party, in the free States,
at the next elections. Ii we fail then all
is lost, and the hitherto glorious fabric Of
our once great government, will fall into
the abyss of anarchy, or else upon its ruins
a deepotism will be reared.
In either event our future will be mark.
ed in desolate homes, ruined fortunes, the
deprivation of personal liberty and per-
sonal security, and very possibly our soil
and our streams reddened with the blood
of our own people In such circumstan.
ces we appeal to every loyal Pennsylvani.
an to do his duty, by giving his influence
energies, and his vote to insure the success
OF the Democratic party.
BY order of the Committee.
T. W. HUGHES, Chairman.
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A SEyERE misunderstanding to

A SEVERE misunderstanding to 9
despatch in the New York Tribune, a
severe battle was fonght on the 9th inst
between portion of Gen. Pope's army
under command of General Jackson. The
battle took place about six miles south Of
Culpeper Court House, and lasted nearly
all day. The losses are said TO be very
heavy-supposed to be rot less than from
two to three thousand on each side.
Among the wounded on the Union side
is John w. Geary, who lost an arm, and
q great many other officers were killed
and wounded. The 46th Pennsylvania
regiment suffered severely Col. Knight
its gallant commander, is severely wound
ed.
Both sides received heavy reinforce
ments during the night, and it was believ.
cd that renewal of the conflict was i'm
minent.
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Death Of Col. Ricketts,.

Col. WILLIAM WALLACE RICKETTS,
late commander Of the 9th Regt. Pa, Re
serves, died in Orangeyille, at his fathers
residence, on last Sabbath, in the 26th
year of his life. He was loyal citizen, a
brave soldier, and an ardent patriot, and
early gave his life in defence of his country
We suggest 10 DR.. John, and his abolition
crew, hereabouts, whose business it is tc
denounce loyal citizens, for difference OF
political opinion, not to apprize the world
that Col. hickctts was " Breckinridgc
Democrat,
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Negro MObS.

1t is The bounden duty Of every man to
discourage lawessness OF every kind
When we see mobs in our streets, we begin
10 apprehend the danger which may pro
ceed from di>respecl 10 law. VIXEN We
theorlze about the country and The govern.
menl, we do not appreciate the pers sonal
relations which every man and every fam
lily sustalnS to the Constitution and the
sla,nes which are under it, the law of the
land. Nor when mobs act in great excite
mems in favor Of the views which rash
men may entertain, do they often lorsee
the time which may come as the very con
sequence OF that Iawlessness, wien mobs
may make havoc OF their own interests. -.
There are not i few who in reasoning
about The Constitution and the laws adopt
The theory that great wrong, like the
Southern rebellion, usllies an abandon.
meni OF Constitution and law for lis snp
preston The theory is plausible, and il
leads some men to the extent Of calling any
man a traitor who pleads the Constitution
as a reason agains, any efforts or measures
10 pnl down gigantic evil, But The same
theory is sometimes adopted 10y priva'e
individuals. and The error is then apparent
The riots occurring in various paris Of
The country, growing out OF the sui Iect OF
free negro labor, deserve the insan, repro-
oallon OF all citizens, and the sharpesr sun
preston al the hands of ;he law. We are
persuaded that they occur, not SO muct
from The employment OF negroe, as from
lhe cO0drcI OF negroes aud their political
iFends. Thus far We see no evidence ,ha,
'Aey nave been in any instance nstina,ed
by special political intrigue or management,
Out they have apparently grown ou! of the
lac' mat portion of the coored population
hold their heads much higher Than here,o,
iore' aud claim not only equality but some.
tunes degree of superiority which lead.
TO unpleasant feeling and collisions In
lac', the colored men elbow their wov wi,b
oo"''uefaoI lie foughness toward the equality
~h'ch Is claimed Tor them BY noisy poiti-
clans.
The methods oil avoiding these collisions
IN 'he iu'nFe are two Ia The first place
The laws must be carefully and thoroughlv
administered The black mau, as the de,
pendent race, entitled to protection, INNS,
De protected against every tyranny Of indi-
N'OalS' and especially agaius, The moh