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The Oistilleries.

The action OF the War Department at
Richmond and Of the Governor and
Council Of South Carolina, in relation to
disrilling, will be approved by every re
tlec,ng man who loves his countrv.-
There WAS An absolute necessity for this
action. lntemperance is said TO 10 alar.
mIngly on the increase in our armies
Whiskey is smuggled to the soldiers in
\ thousand WAYS, 10y those who are will
and to bring ruin upon their country If
they can only make money. Il is no,
verv strange that the soldier exposed 10
cold and having but few Of the comforts
Of life, shou1 SEEK ,ome stimulus. should
be tempted TO drink whisky even when
he has little else to do. The soldier is
lass To blame for his intem perance, than
the greedy manufacturer and the un
principled vender Of the abnminnble
stuff that makes fools Of men. Let whis
kew be kept from the camp and the sol.
diers will not only cease to get drank.
but they will be happier and better off
every way, than they are a, pre.en,.-
The order and harmony Of our camps
will be improved. the health will be pro
'no,ed, and the efficiency Of the soldier
will he increased.
But Ibis is not all. Corn is the staff
Of life. AT all times. II is even Of great
er importance in times Of war. Provi
dence gave to us An abundant crop the
last year, bu, the distiIleries are DESTROY
ing It, and in some places i: has now
gone up TO high price. Whisksy is
high and the dislilIer can therefore af
ford to pay high price 70, corn. And
in a few months more the crop Of las,
year would have been consumed, nut for
the in,erposition Of the arm Of tho land
The corn crop. however abundant, should
not lie wasted, it should be carefully hus
handed. for it will be all needed. due
| Vest Tslescope.
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Ruiu way from where We had u,

q ItuhnWayI from Nierc We nnu thetn
"A hired. near Chester. il June in-r, our
w three Negro men, viz : BILL, GILES
and HENRY
Bill and Giles We bough, the IIth of Last
November. at the estate sale uf Ed Leach
on Broad River. in York Dist. ct. They
being brothers and having relations in the
neishb"rho"d where ". purchased them. 1t
lr more lhnn likeley they have unude ihei.
way back {" their old nrighb"rhood
Bill IL about 26 wear, old, 5 feet 8 inches
high, will weigh $50 or I6U pounds is
very BLACK; rather snatpcd face, speaks
quick when spoken to.
Giles, his brother. is about ~ wears old
feet inches high will weigh 100 lhs
Is very black, and walks with his head up
and feet turned out il front.
Henry, We purchased, Jan ], of Col e..
RIyes on tho Catawbn river. lie il % Years
ola, well no., B feet 10 inches high, and will
weigh i75 pounds has heavy brow and
speaks slowly ; has some character asu
runaway. May 10 to Charl-si"n or Wash
ington city. it is hard telling where h. will
z" ~ he IL n gentleman II travel They
Nil ran oil about the same time.
We will pav S75 reward for the three
men; or S25 u piece Tor either Of lnem de-
Tweed IN any Jail 40 that Ne eau get them.
These boys may attempt I" make tncIr snv
North, ns some others from ihi. place nave.
attempted.
PRIDE & DU\OV ANT
Aug 7, iS6l-26-if
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could easily have been removed to Muir
freesboro', il no farther. Instead of be-.
ing done, the doors of the s,orehouses
were thrown open, and the people in,i.
ted to carry away all thew wished, and
the torch MAS applied to the rest 7 Wa,
ever such wanton abandonment and des
truction Of property The Railroad
bridge ut Nashville, and the Suspension
bridge, were both burned ! Why not
let the Hessians perpe:ra:e This act Of
vandalism 7 Why have our forces made
even show Of defending their capital
city {! Surely, il We thus flee from our
strongh"lds and our centres Of wealth,
what estimate Of our valor will our foes
accredit TO US. and how will our contest
for Independence be protrac,ed 7
The public mind here is highly incensed
at the conduct of the parties referred to.
The panic seems contagious. for all the
bacon is heing removed from here. l, is
but half cured, and in this warm wea,he or
is liable 10 be spoiled. and the fact OF
concentrating all At one pont-Atlsnta
is again olj-c,ionahla-a single calam.
i,ous fire might destroy the whole
amount.
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Martial Law in Richmond-The Whis-
ky Question-Arrival of the Nashville.

RICHMOND, March 2.--The President
has issued \ proclamation declaring mar.
tial law in Richmond and in the country
for ten miles around the city, and BUS
pending all civil Jurisdiction except tuat
O: the Mayor of Richmond ; also suspen.
ding, under authority Of Congress, tine
wri, Of habeds corpus All distilleres are
ordered to be closed, and sales of liquors
Of any kind are prohibited. The es,aJ.
lishments for the sale thereof are to be
closed.
The steamer Nashville arrived NJ Beau.
fort, N. C., on Sunday morning last
The block~ding vessels fired 22 shots n,
her without effect. She brings about
$3,0oo,000 worth stores, principally for
the use Of the Confedernt. Departments.
She met and destroyed, near the Cuff
Stream, n Yankee schooner. bound from
Phi!adslphia to ST Domingo. The Nash
viiie steamed up to the bIockading squad.
ron III defiant style, aud though at one
time within musket shot Of the -nemv's
guns, she passed on until protected bv
the guns Of Fort Macon. aid te, ond her
chsgrIned pursu-rs. Com. P-grsm and
Paymaster Taylor have arrived in Rich
mond, and portion OF the Nashoiiie's
freight is now being delivered in front Of
the Treasury Department. Com. Pegram
speaks in glowing terms Of the hospi,aIi
ties which lie enjoyed in England. lie
thinks that Belgium will soon recognize
the South. The authorities ut Bermuda
have prohibited the Yankees from coal.
ing there. The Suniter ia AT Gibraltar,
and At last accounts had captured and
desiro, ed 81 Yankee vessels.
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Late from Columbuse

Persons who reached tn. city bv the
midnight train, state that the Fed-r.rs,
$4,000 Mrong, were reported ut M,lburne
eight miles above Columbus, on Thurs
day. They were waiting rei"forcemea,s
preparatory to an attack upon Columbus.
They propose. it is reported. to move
d""n "i,h ~n immense army upon the
rear Of Columbus, to surround It. aud
thus capture II. All their plans have
been projected on The largest scale, and
they entertain no doubt about the result.
As TO what arrangements are making
to receivs them, il does no, become US tu
speak. We have reason to know that
Gems Beauregard and Polk are aware OF
The enemy's movements, and are making
the best possible deposition Of their
forces for tue emergency.
The reports about the evacuation oi
Columbus are premature. It has not
heen evacuated But whether il is OF
not, our readers may rest assured that
reinforcem-nis will he sent forward in
sufficient numbers TO enable our army to
make = decisive stand, and to contest
every inch Of ground.
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From Tennessee We copy the an-
uexed items of news from the Memphis
(Tenn.) Avalanche:
I'VE learn. hy way Of Florence. that
ihs Federal uunbonts are making frequent
visits up the Tennessee river. They fre.
qusn'ly accompany transports and trading
boats, with signs out, ir giariug letters,
"FoR PEACE !" The Federals profess
much friendship, and ~fiord the people
the opportunity TO buy good coffee At ten
cents pound, bacon Al six cents pound,
and other article. in proportion. This
system, our informant states, is having .
very dsmoraiizing efsc. upon the people
on Tennessee river, which embracing
Ethridge's distric'. is supposed to contain
more lincoln svmpa,hizers than any 9th.
or portion Of the State.
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Gunboats on the Aissisnppi.-A Nor.
thern newspaper has the following inter.
esting intelligence /:
We have the most reliable information
in this vicinity that the rebel gunbos,
fleet, OF the construction OF which the
Southern papers frequently spoke p.svi
Gus TO the establishment Of the block ad-,
is how completely fitted out ard equipped.
a"d is ready for the upward march. A
FederSi officer spoke Of :h,s matter yes
terdav to one Of the Captains Of Colonel
Hansons ksntscky regiment. The lat
ter said that he WAS in the city Of New
Orleans couple OF weeks since, aud
that eight Confederate gun boats were
then lying At the wharf awaiting orders
to proceed up the Mississippi. The fleet,
he said, is under the command Of Com.
modore HolIins The boats are all iron.
clad much more heavily plated than
ours, snd less vulnerable. Their ma.
cbine'y is Sll below the gun decks. 10
this respect they are equnl to the Benton.
the bes, boat Of the Federal fleet. The
rebel officer further stated that it is the
intention OF Commodore Hollins to make
9" attack on Cairo. and ths, speedily
MARX my prediction you will fnd these
boats below Fort Holt in lass than ten
days." was one Of the remarks which |
lIssrd him nske.
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Boston Mountain.

This place, it is not unlikely, will be
come famous AS the theater Of a grand
conflict between the Spartan band Of
I'rice ami McCuIIoch and the Fedora!
forces in Missouri. We learn tba, up TO
Wednesday The armies were only about
ten miles apart. and in a few dsys the
conficr may c"mm-ncs We have great
confidence ~ Price. With his little band
lie has borne his triumphant Gag over
most OF The territory Of Missouri. Al
mos, single handed and alone he has fsl
len upon the enemy from Springfield 10
Lexington, and kept him from concentfs.
ting y we'll organized. well disciplined and
numerous force in front. He is one Of
the Generals not made ut West Point,
but by the Almighty and has long since
demonstrated his claim as a great com
mander. We may therefore look out for
grea, feh, at Boston Mountain, and
We feel confident Of a great victory.
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we're but admirable general order in re
lation to the conduct Of our troops in
battle. Before going into battle. every
captain will call the roll Of his com pany,
and coming out Of action will again call
the roll, ard every man missing, who is
no, dead, wounded or absent on leave,
viii he court marlialed for cowardice -
Carrying the wounded from the field in
the mids. Of an action is also prohibited
and every man going to the rear on any
pr-,ence whatever will be shot ly The
file officers. This looks ike business
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From Csnfrsviie A priya,. l,,,s,

From Ctntrsviiie A private letter 70
ceived from CsnirevIiIe last night. saw,
tue l., nchbutg Virginian, of Thursday,
stated that our forces had received order,
to send their sick to the rear, and pul
themselves in msrchin. orders By pss.
ssngsrs who arrived On last nights Train,
the above report is confirmed. aud they
also state thas the women and children
were ordered to leave yesterday morning.
The Hrgiaiaa understands from the
same source that the Yankees have sue.
cesded in cutting another road through
the woods TO Fairfax.
The Richmond Examiner learn. tha,
Gen. Johnston has Published q very %
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5 U u L II G. A K DLIN | .
LANCASTER DISTRIcr.
(In The Common Pleas

w. in
Samuel Spence Attachment.
Whereas the Plaintiff did IN the second
day OF December 1861. file his Declaration
against the Defendant, VINO (as it il -aii) il
absent f"m and without the limits Of IN.
State. and has neither wife nor Attorney
known within the same, upon whom n copy
of the said Declaration might b- served,
u II therefore ordered that the said d..
iendnn' do appear and plead tu III. said
Declaration, on o. before the third day "f
December next, which will b. in tn. ear
OF oui Lord one Thousand eight hundred
and 'lxtv two. otherwise final Judgment will
then be given aud awarded against uin,.
II. HANCOCK, Crk
Dec. 4th, lS6i.-I3-ly.
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eignW dishonored. The banks wipe their
mere,ricious mouths, and Pand.rus-'he
broker-feas,s officials with his FIVE per
cent. Are the States sovereigni Are
the peonIe really in arms
CAMlLLUS.
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The NV Yor, Herald gives n table,
showing .hs Federal losses NJ For, Don.
eIson, which fools up As follows Killed,
40l wounded 1915 /; captured $50
Total loss 2l66.
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The daily Evansville journal. (Evansville, Ind.) 1862-1863, 1862-06-28

ATTENTION, Amy SUTLERs.-We desire
to call your especial attention to one of the
most valuable and sa Ieable articles for the
use of the army-a preparation of medicines
that has stood the public test for more than
twenty years, and has become familiar in
every household. This article, !" PERRY
DAyIss VEGETABLE PAIN KILLER" needs
no Introduction; everybody knows it: the
soldiers know it, and you hayg only to keep
it to sell it. No remedy is lore eficacious
coughs, Colds, Slight Wounds, or Bruises,
and many other ailments Incidental TO
soldiers life 1t is light and convenient TO
carry, aud can be resorted to on the march,
rs we'll as in camp without trouble. Being
used both internally and externally, its
value cannot be over-estimated in fact,
The soldiers want it and must have it, and
to keep such an article is the duty of every
sUtler. 1t is sold at wholesale by Ed
Wilder. r. A. Robinson & Co, Wilson 4
Peter, J. S. Morris & Sons, and Raymond
& Tyler, Louisville; Hoover & Bryant, New
Albany w. A. Bell, Padueah; J. B.
humphreys & Co., Cairo ;--Kdler & " bite,
Preston Bros, P. Veirling, LEIGH & Carl
stedt and S. r. Gilbert l. Co., Evansville.
j. n. HARRIS & co..
Ell Proprietors, Cincinnati.
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are now busy IN the wheat fields: they fur
nish a dark back ground 10 the fine land
scaDe views we get OF the country we pass
through. These negroes are well clothed
and well fed. and look happy and content
ed. They are the same ignora0t, obligiBg
race that we everywhere find tbem-foud
of fun and excitement and contented to be
hewers of wood and drawers of water. In
history the white man has been q slave, but
never was so ignorant and debased as the
African and while in all history, not one
monument remains of African intellect or
progress, stiIl we find that Alsop though
slave, was ranked as one of the wise men of
Greece that the Athenia.s hOnored him
while living, and at death constructed a no
BILE statue of this white slave, aud placed it
high upon pedestal |" to let all the people
know that the ways of honor are equally
open to all mankind"
Since | last wrote the Journal. there
have been several changes in the Seven
tenth Regiment Lieut.. Colonel Wilder
is now Colonel, and your old friend, Major
German, is now Lieut. Colonel. Col. Cor
man is now in command of the regiment,
Col. Wilder being home on accouut-of i'll
health. General Hascall is very strict with
the force under his command, and will
make a good impression upon the people
wherever be goes. History tells us, that it
may be said to the glory of the Romans,
that they extended their empire more by
the humanity they have shown to the con-
quered, than by conquest itself,
Letters to the 18th and 18th Indiana
Regiments should be addressed Woods Dr.
vision, 18th Brigade, TuScumbia, Ala.
NAPOLEON B. RIsIEGER, ada
e. 18th Ind. Regiment.
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e@ Hon. Horace Maynard, of Tennessee,
made speeehaiu Philadelphia few nights
ago, in which he spoke in the highest terms
of President Lincoln. His remarks were
hailed with a perfect furore of applause
Maynard said be believed that God, in his
Providence, had raised Mr.. Lincoln up to
his present position for the wisest purpose.
OfMcClellaB, he also said g And as for
that young man, who, but for this rebel
lion, might yet have been railroad Presi-
dent, he firmly, believed that the day would
come when the name of Mcclellan would
stand recorded on the brightest historic page
of our countrys side by side with the no.
blest of her illustrious names.
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United states Agricultural socitty.

United States Agricultural SOcIft y.
As some of our citizens are extensively
engaged in the culture of wine, we publish,
for their encouragement, the following list
of premiums offered by the United States
Agricultural Society for American wines,
to be exhibited and tested, and awards made
at its next annual meeting, in the city Of
Washington, D. c., on the second Wednes-
day in January, 1868:
To- SPARKLING CHAMPAGNE.
Best sample Sparkling Catawba wine,
grand silver medal.
Second sample Sparkling Catawba wine,
grand bronze medal.
Best sample Sparkling Isabella wine,
grand silver medal te
Second sample Sparkling Isabella wine,
grand bropze medal.
Best sample Sparkling Herbemont wine.
grand silver medal.
Second sample Sparkling Herbemont
wine, grand bronze medal.
Best sample Sparkling Delaware wine,
grand silver medal.
Second sample Sparkling Delaware wine,
grand bronze medal.
Best sample Sparkling California Mis-
sion, grand silver medal.
Second sample Sparkling California Mis-
sion, grand bronze medal.
Best Sparkling Wine of any kind .........
NOTE This premium viii be made mp
by the proprietors OF the principal Hotels as
4" sweepstake," and will be very liberal.
DRY WINES
Best sample Dry cataw ba....., Grand silv' Med..
2d do do ...Graud Bronz No dll.
Bestsampie Dry Herbemont, Grand Silver MIDI.
"a 90 do Grand Bronze Medal.
Best Lampis Dry Isabella, Grand Silver Medal
I'd DO DO Grand Bronze Medal.
Pest zample Dry Scuppernong. Grand Silver MedL.
I'd do do G and BfOuzo Medal
Best SAMPLE Dry Delaware, Grand Silver Medal.
81 do do Grand BrouZa NJ d -
Best California Mission, Grand Silver Medal.
; 1A--1 4Ist7, - n-rstrr hfetial.
FL do do do Bronze Nj edal.
Best Dry Wine of any Kind.
NOTE-This will also be a Landlords
sweep-stake" premium, and will be very
liberal.
CONDITIONS. All wines TO be American
made, pure, and made from the grape. En-
tries, &c. governed by the regular rules of
the Society. fq
WASHINGTON, D. c., May 20, 1862.
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B 5 per cent. premium
paid for Gold. 8 naE cent
Ps01I1Tum paid Tor Silver, 2
per cent. premium paid for
Treasury Notes (old), highest
price paid for Uncurrent Mon
ey, at the Savings Bank, No.
4 First street.
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SALT NOTICE

Hereafter the following established prices
for Salt will be strictly adhered to. Say
for sales OF 25 bbls and over, As cents per
bushel in large bbls and 81 so per bbl for
the 280 Id packages. Retail price, in guam
titles less than Is bbls so cents per busheI
for large and 81 Is for small.
Terms cash. Purchaser will be charged
drayage when drsyage is incurred:
W. NJ. AIKMAN & Co, sole Agents for
the Ohio River Salt Company.
CRANE Brown & Co, sole Agents for the
kanawha Salt Company. je172E
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Union State Central Committee.

IEDIAEAPoLIs.
Alexander H. Conner, Chairman;
John c New;
William j. Ii lott;
Andrew Wallace.
First Congressional district
James a. McNeely, Evnneville, vanderburgh
William Kurtz, Piiaceton, Gibson e,unty 8
Second Congressional District.
Henry Craw ford New Albany, Floyd county;
Thomas Slaughter, Cory don, Harrison county.
Third Congressional istrfct
Nat. T. Haaser, Columbus, Bartholomew county
Frank Mayheld, Dapont, Jefferson county.
Fourth Congressional District.
Theodore Gaz ey, La~renceburg, Dearborn
:, Reuben D. Logan, Rushville, Rush county. ,.,
Fiah Congressional District.
John T. Elliott. Newcas lie. Henry county;
Joseph S. Buckles, Muncie, Delaware county.
Sixth Congressional Dist ict.
Martin n. Ray She!b, Vile. Shelby county;
james Burgess, Danville, Hendricks county.
e serenh Congressional District
George Z. Steel, r ekvilIe, Parke county;
Henry secrest, Greencastle, Putnim county.
Eighth Congressional District. $500.
Joseph J. Reynolds, Lof.. ate, Tippet anoe
county. @E1sa@ Cd
Caleb v. Jones, C.vington, Fountain county.
Ninth Congressional District 15'+
Thos s. Staufeld, South Bend, st Joseph county;
Banner Lawhead koches'er, Fulfen county,
Tenth Congressional district. 49,.
William s. SMITH. Fort Wayne, Alden county;
George Ii con, Warsaw, Csc u-ko county.
Elevenal Congressional LIS riot.
Thomas b. McCartS, Wabash. Wabash county
Wil5Uru X. Pierce, And rson, Madison ounty
Of The five members of the COMMITTEES resident
in Indianapolis two are ID. mocrat. and til Be-
pub leans. The District n:emters equally di-
vi ied among the parties.