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, 1863-10-10
FROM CLEVELAND.


Especial Dispatch to the Chicago Tribune.)
CLEVELAND. Oct. ., 1863.
The meeting called for tonight Vas post
poned In consequence Of 1hs failure Of GoY.
Dennison to arrive.
The meeting on Monday night will be
1oueer. The public square will be Illuminated
and decorated, and many speakers will join
in urging the people on to the earnest work
Of Tuesday.
Gen. sigel Was expected to pass through
here to night on his way to Erie, but did not
come. He speaks In Pittsburgh tonight for
Curtin, and will paes through here to-mor-
row morning on his way to Erie, where he
speaks tomorrow. Hc will sneak here On
Monday. Thousands will gather to hear and
see him. The Germans Of the Western Re-
serve are Ill enthusiastic for slgel and Sigera
cause.
There Was some trouble at Akron ysster-
day. The Copperheads Ind q meeting, and
the Vallandjghammers Of mddleburY ToWn.
s..:1, Iii; upon leaving their homes for Akron,
filed their wagons with stones, &C., aud sup
Piled themselves with hickory clubs, and
| boasted that they would clean out the Union
| men Of Akron. The Union men Of Middle
!. hurry roaesto Akron to warn: the Unionlsts
and T. - help them if needed. Accounts differ
as to the .es*einniDg Of host111r,v., put in q
short time the fighting became general,
Several returned sol..iters Joined forces with
the Union men, and finally cleaned out the
Copperheads completely. For time brick
bats, &C., flew so thick and fast that come Of
the merchants closed their stores, and 1t was
unsafe to be upon the streets. No person
was killed, and none badly wounded, except
with bruises. All this Was before the meet
Ing and while the delegations were coming in.
No disturbance was offered at the meeting it.
self.
The Copperhead meeting at youngstown,
Mahoning county, the other day, was small
affair, less than 5000 present-so spectators
disclose. The Plaindealer claims that there
were q, 600.
Agrand Union meeting will be held there
to morrow. Mahoning gave 134 Union ma-
iority. It Is the only couaty on the Reserve
that the Coppe1head4 Claim for this year. The
UnioNists are confident that it will not be SO
dls2sxeed.
, 1863-10-10
FROM fulton,
The Campaign in Iowa.
GREAT MEETING AT FULTON
[speclAl Dispatch to the Chicago Ttibune.1
Ill n

FULTON, H., Oct. Q, 1868.
I have Just listened to two hours speech
by Senator Grimes. It was delivered at Lyons,
On the opposite side of the river It was
a candid, dispassionate, Union speech, in
nhIch he made m eloquent appeal to all par
ties to drop politics for the time being, and
lend tho Government hoarty support In Its
efforts to put down the rebellion. He briefly
referred to the patriotic tone Of the Union
plAtform, and then took up the democratic"
and showed Its intincere, jesuitica1 aud trea.
eonab1e features. He dwelt At length on this
point, and thoroughly dissected and clearly
exposed the ro!tenness Of the B5ington abor.
ton.
Senator Grimes spoke Of the candidates Of
the two parties, and paid high compliment
and military skill. He had hand In the pro.
motion Of J. II. Tutt1e from the Co1onelcy Of
the I'd infantry te Brigadier Generlship,
and haG supposed that the General was more
radical In politics than hlu2self as the G:nera1
had pretended to be for e1tcrm1na!ing the
rebels Of the South, and the speaker could not
60 quite 60 far as that. But Gen. Tuttle had
| fallen into the snare Of bad men; his politi-
cal advisers are Of doubtful patriotism, and
we're merely using him, fer the time being.
for base ends. They do not expect to elect
him, but they run him for the sake Of saving
| the whole patriotic element Of the Democrat
ic party from sloughlng of.
In q private conversation with Senator
Grimes learn that the prospects In all parts
| of the State Qfe most cheering. Next Tues.
| day is election day, and you may prepare to
| have thunder from Town. She means to beat
California and Maine-eEery thing but Yer.
mont. 4 few counties will ~ r,a,,,;n:,., c,..,.
as usual. Mahony may be elected Sheriff o1
Dubuque county; hut the State will roll uE
such a majority for Col. Stone as no Other
Governor Of Iowa ever had. Kirkwood had
about 5000 two years ago; this year the ma.
jority for Stone Ti1l not stop at 10000.
, 1863-10-10

sA1 FRANCISCO, Oct 7.-The export de-
mapd for general merchandise for China and
Japan Is unusually large this SEASON. The
prir cipa1 articles exported In that direction
are bfeadstuffs, tobacco, hams, bacon, lard
and cheese
herce to the National Sanitary Commission
during September.
The usual State FAIR in California a1d Ore.
gon are over. They we're especially distln-
guished this year for the extent and variety
Of the wines Of this coast that we're exhibited,
and BY the extraordinary devotion to horse
racfng. Agricultural aud industrial matters.
generally, were less regarded than at any
former fairs. The California State Fail.
however. awarded some very high premiums
to domestic manufacturers Of wooden goods,
printing paper, and boots and shoes.
, 1863-10-10

LOUISVILLE, Oct. o.-Reports prevail of IN
engagement and Federal SUCCESS ut Lebanon,
Ky., but particulars cannot be procured to-
night.
, 1863-10-10

PHILADELPHIA, Oct. 9-The Subscription
Agent reports the sale of 81, II, ,705 5 eos to-
day. Deliveries Of bonds are made to the 9Th
instant,
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Certaia discharged Soldiers not siiijeet
tB the Draft

Washington dispatches state that it
hah been detcrmihed that, while all per-
SONS coming withih the provisions of
the act Of enrichment, and calling out
the national forces are to be ehtoIlsd,
nevertheless, under the first enrolment,
those who were in the military service
at the time the act Went into effect
namely, the Sd Of March. last--are not
to be included in that class which is
subject to the first draft.
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Cautions Against the more Common Err
rOrs in Parsing.
TContinued
TContinued.l

CAUrIeS II. Be careful to Distinguish
betreen the use Of the rert To HAVE as
a prt"cipdl rerb, and theuse Of the same
rerb as an auxiliary.
For example, in the sentence, II have
bought horse" hare Is an auxiliary,
forming with the participle bought, the
the second past indicative of the verb
to buy; but in the sentence, II have u
horse, - hare is principal verb and in
the present tense. Also in the sentence,
Il had boughta horse had is an aux
iliary, forming with bought the third
past indicative Of to Lay; but in the
sentence, Il had a horse, had is prin-
cipal verb, and is in the first past
tense.
As a principal verb TO Hare is in
flected through all the modes and ten.
ses. AS an auxiliary, To HIRE, in its
present, first past and first future ten
scs is prefixcd to the first or simple
past participle pf any verb to form the
the second past, the third past, and the
second future ofsuch verb.
Synopsis 0; the eonjagatioac Of To Haze
as q princjpdI rrb. ts9
Irdtcdttrs Node.
Present. I have thou hast, he has, or
he hath First Past, / had; Second Past
have had; Third Past l had had;
First Future, | shall have; Second Flu.
ture, I shall have had, ~li
Potential Mode,
Present, can have; First Past, |
could have; Second Past, can have had:
Third Past, could have had. [Contin-
lie the conjugation through all the
modes.
JOHN WILLIAMS.
| ITO he continued I
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OOuNTY OFFiOERS.

.J,ulqe Of Fairfcid C5mBlOn Hcds C0urt-P VAN
TRUMP Residence, Lancaster, Ohio.
Prolate Jtdgc--JEssE LEoITNER; Office in PIIb.
Buhding.
u1o.Sotiag iftorney--TAII SLOUGH.
t;AsdG-JAMES MILLER; Office at the Jail
Clerk ef Gsart--JOHN c. RAlNEY; Office, Public
g;uilding. 'N
A,sHSsr- WILLIAM ROBINSON; Office, Public
Building . .l..
Treasirer--O. Z. DAVIS; Office, Public Building
Rscorier-A. sYFERT; Office Public B'ihllng
Svseyor-E. L. HANNUM; Office. Public Building.
C5roaer-MITcHELL NORRIS, residence, Ainan'il
Tswnshp.
C5p,nissioners--JoE SH .EFFER, of Madison town
ship; HENRY M.sPAUGH, ofGreentcld township,
and JOHNW CUNNINGHAM, Of Hooking Tp
School Eramjpcrs-WlILIAM WHITNEY, JOHN
WILLIAMS and U1,IiH c. RUTTER
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JOHN WILLIAMS.
ITO be continued.
U. $. Treasury Noien

The regulations Of the Treasury De-
partmcnt, if correctly reported in the
newspapers, in relation to mutilated
Treasury Notes. arr that
rMutilations less than one tenth will
be disrcgarled unless fraudulent, but
anv mutilation destroying more than
one-tenth Of the original note, will re-
duce the redemption value ofthe note
| by one-ffth of its face
This would seem to be sufficiently
stringent, when we know how much
mutilation notes of the State Banks
may undergo, and yet circulate freely,
and be received by oiir banks. Why,
under the regulations quoted above,
the banks should refuse to receive u
Treasury Note with small corner not
larger than five cent piece torn off, |
cannot conceive, unless they assume
that all mutilations are fraudulent,
which would be assuming rather too
much. There are notes with small
pieces torn off, evidently the result of
accident or carelessncss, but they are
condemned, no matter how small the
mutilation may be. The result is that
stores and other places Of business fol-
low the rule established by the banks,
and when the notes begin to be Aimsy,
| by continued nse, mach trouble will
ensue. | had a two dollar bill with a
small corner torn off, evidently from
wear. and knowing that il would not
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eIn speech, made By Mr. vaiiardigham, at Newark
N. j., id February last he used this language;
Zone year ago the hopes Of revival and re-orgnni.
sation Of the Democratic party were as dark and
gloomy as to-day are the hopes Of reunion. That
party icds publicly and formally organized on the h o.
Nav 1862 when we we're strivingn Washington Ci.
ty for an organztion Of that party our enemies,
The power that publicly and formally organized
that party was Committee Of Congressman, compo-
sed Of such men as G. L. Vallandigham, D. W. Voor-
hees and others who issued an address ITO the De-
mocracy Of tho United States," dated at Washington
Nav sth 1891 in which they invite "al men, without
distinction ofstate, section or party" 10 unite with
them in forming an antiwur organization.
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THE RuTTERNUT.

We learn from AN old fable that ccr-
tain huSbandman hadn dangerous dog,
To whom lie attached a brass bell in or.
der that all might be enabled to avoid
him. But he soon beeRnie proud of
the bell as though it We're an index of
his virtue, and began to dispise other
dogs IN comparison with himself An
old one Of his romradce. however, OBJ.
serving the mistake, said, 20 thou fool
who seem TO be ignorant of the one
great fact that the dcpravity of your
character is indicated bythis small bell
We need not be explicit in making the
application. Those who flourish par.
ty badge and dispise our national em.
6lems when brought into comparison
with this, would do well to remember
the origin of the epthet, "butternut."
1t was a fcdecmihg quality in the char
acter of Cain that be seemed ashamed
of the mark was placed upon him but
what shall we say as those are not only
shameless, but even faunt the seal Of
their infamy before the eyes Of the
world? Soon we my expect to see the
brazen image of a copperhead worn as
an emblem oflatter day Democracy
and fit emblem it would bs, but how
defamihg to the memory Of otir fathers,
honorcd the aaine Democrats" in the
days of scventy-six;
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Nor. fIrOii1hE 0alcar. Murdered.

CISciNNATi, June 19.-In Boone
county, Indiana, on Monday, several
persons captured an enrolling officer,
men held him while women pelted
him with eggs. IA 81 the most active
participants have been arrested.
Fletcher Feerman. an enrolling off,
Ger in Sullivan county, Indiana, was
shot dead yesterday, while riding slong
the county road.
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THE LANG AsrER GAZETTE. - This
paper, the Office of which was recent
ly mobbed, has made its appearance in
new dress, looking brighter than ev-
er. And the publishers ought to be
compensated for their loss, and should
be encouraged in their desire to make
a good country paper.-COluR5as Ga
Sefte.
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BOOK AND JOB pRINTIRa.

We are prepared to execute oll descriptions Of
JOB WORK; such as CARDS, CIRCULARS, POS
TIERS, BALL TICKETS, and every other variety Of
PLAIN AND FANCY 1oBBING, with new and supe-
rior type, and on short notice. ia Hl
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- sosinsss cards q aoeut olinea, By the years
Advertisofnsnts not marked on the manuscript,
"in De eohuhned o. our tefms until foTbad. tl3s,t y
n$Legal advertisements, Administrator hoiiosa.
4c must 10 paid for il advance, Tot reasons which
We will explain at the tine. Va Hi'Tl-
S~ThS AbOvstsrfns strictly Observed In ali easss.
Weekly Trinity journal., 1863-04-04
The alome &eeura,
List of LIE

List of Letters
Remaining in the Weaverville Post Office, Wednesday,
April Persons calling for letters in this list will please
Weekly Trinity journal., 1863-04-04
BRIDGE NOTICE.

NOTICE Is HEREBY GIVEN THAT THE
IN undersigned will apply to the Board OF Su-
pervisors of Trinity county, at the May Term for
license to keep Toll Bridge across East Weaver
creek on the new road from Weavervllle to their
mills on said creek.
SCOFIELD & DOWNHOUER.
Weavervllle, March 5, 1868. S'tsb
Weekly Trinity journal., 1863-04-04
WEEKLY TRINITY JOURNAL.
AGENTS
COURT TERMS IN TRINITY

County Warrants and Gresnbacks"
Taken at their ruling value in payment for subscriptions
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New YORK, June 18,-The Herald's
Fortress Monro correspondent of the
18th states that the news from our ad-
yanced forces Of the 4th army corps is
most satisfactory.
Gen. Wise and his whole force have
fed from the Peninsula and sought shell
Ter on the other side of the Chickahom-
ioy.
Gen. Gordon's division, which was
in advance, entered New Kent CouE
House OH the 18th inst The enemy
made a most hosiy retreat to the Chick
ahomioy.
Some diminishing occurred between
our advanced scouts and the rear guard
of the enemy. Our loss amounted to
four wounded, Tho rebels lost two
killed and several wounded. The troops
are in excellent condition. During the
day Major.G General KnyeS and staff went
to tho front to reconnoiler the position,
and give such further instructions as he
deemed necessary.
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favorable From YIcRsbnrs.

MuRFREEsDoRo', June 2].-Iarormn.
ton received here says Gran. will un-
doubtediy take Yicksburg. Ten days
ago he intrenched his position on Biz
Black, and in rear Of Sherman, of Wal
nut Hills. He is perfectly able to de.
feat any force which may be sent against
him, and that johnson cannot collect
forces sufficient 10 dislolge him before
mines shall have been exploded aud tho
city taken.
David BIazon, 4lh Indiana battery,
was shot to-day for desortion.
MEMPHIS, June l9.-Oaicial adyiccs
from Vipksburg, 10Th, are receiyed.--
The siege progressc slowly but surely.
Our total loss during the past week is
estimated at less than forty. There
have not been over eight or ten killed.
The garrison continued a vigorous Il.
ring of muskory and shells to the time
the dispatches were written, but with
no success.
IN attack from johnson is looked FOR
daily, but each day lessons his chapccs
Of accomplishing anything.
Guorillas are still active at various
points on tho Mississippi.
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Tho Situation at The East.

We have semi.cificial dispatch da-
tod Yesterday, from the headquarters Of
the Army of tho Potomac, which sets
ut rest the rumors llat have been onoat
Of battles and disasters in hat depart.
mont, With the. exception Of the cayol.
~ engagements, heretofore reported,
there has been no Sighting except the
usual skirmishing, aal in the latter the
advantage has been on our eide The
position Of Gen Hooaers army is not
stated, but we know il is not SO hear to
Washington by comfortable os tho old
Bull Run battle-ground. The report that
Hi was at Quantities., like that Of bat
tie and defeat ut CenterviIle, printed in
New York Tribune, was a fabrication
There is no definite information as 10
the Whereabouts Of Lees army, but it is
known lha, no considerable force has
crossed the Potomac, and that tie ex.
citement in Maryland and Pennsylvania
was caused mainly by Western Virgin
ia guerriilas under Jenkins. II is the
general impression that collision be.
tween the armies Of Hooker and Lee 10
imminent, but beyond this nothing is
known of the situation except the facts
stated above. 1t seems reasonable to
conclude, however that Lees plans
have been very much intorfered with,
and il is doubtful whether he will now
undertake tue contemplated Forward
movement --[Cncionati Gazette.
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Destruction Of Button, S. c.

WAsHlNoToS, June 19,-Tho Navy
Department has received from Admiral
Dspont the particulars attending the
destruction of Button, S. @.
1t appears that on the Sd inst, he or.
dered Lieutenant Commander Bacon to
proceed with Commodore McDonough
on this expedition. The army forces
from Houston's command, numbering
1000, embarked on the transports IN
der command of Colonel Barton. By
order of this officer the town OF Button
was destroyed by fire. The church
there only being spared. The rebel
troops made several charges on our for
ces, but we're driven back. Button b,
ing entirely destroyed the soldiers reed.
barked withou casuaIty, and returned
to Hilton Head.
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OUR TERMS.
West virginia.

The goth Of June, 1863, ~ the nata
day ofthis last bora of tho ever glorious
galaxy Of States, constituting tho Amer.
lean Union Yves, Virginia on thai
day, ever memorable in her future his
tory, proudly took her place as one d
the sisterhood Of States, Born amid
the COMMISSIONS Of revolution, she is des.
tined 10 be Graded in the midst of con,
'enion, carnage and blood. Because
of the darkness and gloom attendant
upon her entrance into political life,
she is moro cordially welcomed and oil
cits more falerna soiicituje. than tho
old States are won't to bestow Except.
ing Kansas, no new State ever had DIFF.
6culties so arduous, so trying, to sur
mount, none ever persisted more hOroi.
caly through dangers, seen and uns cen,
Till the final object Of all fheir labors
and prayers was forever consumatcd by
tho putting into operation the machine.
ny of The Government of West Virginin.
The men who initiated and boldly aud
un0nchingly advocated, the movement
for the diyision-of Virginia till its final
accomplishment, deserve and, through.
,outthe future. will receiye the bcariiest
benediciions of a grateful people.
West Virginia starts in life with much
20 incle to noble action, to solf.denying,
heroic effort. A child of civil revolt,
her irst waking eyes behold a land
drenchcd in fratCrnal blood, her ancient
paldmony laid waste by devouriug arm
les, and her own inchoato existence me-
naccl by the feeble TRUSTS Of an unnal-
ural mother, who once proudly reeeiv.
ed the grateful homage Of all Americans,
but now, "nono SO poor as to do her rev.
crencc.' The name, West Virginia is
already historic. How grand the thea
ire upon which its our privilege now to
perlofm our part in the drama now en-.
acting. How suspicious has been and
continues tho time and places for acqui,
ring lasting fame. Immortal honor is
already assured those who vigilontly "as'
sisted" at her accouc6ment, less llustri-
Gus bu, sill ,imperishsble fame is in store
ior those who nobly, brsyely, solf,sac.
yrifciugly, guard, sustpin and defend her
during precarious infancy.
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rollticnl slluntlon-.No 10.

Separate, independent Stat Govern.
ment, antagoaizes National Government
Unler the "Ar,icIas of the Confcdera.
cy," our rorefathcrs had abundant and
painful evidence ofthe inade1uacy Of In.
depenicn! State prcrogntives to insure
peace at home or sccurity abroad. Mad
ison hints the strait to which we had
already arrived, in letter to Edmond
Randolph, dated February 25lh, 1887;
'our situation is becoming every day
more and more critical. No money
comes into The Federal Treasury; no
respects PAL to the Federal authority;
and people Of reflection una nimously
agree, tina, lhc existing Confederacy is
tot!ering to its foundation" The cxpc.
riment Of Government, constituted by
q league Of Independent sovereign States
under the Articles Of Confederation
syas found to be totally unsatisfactory
in fact, demonstrated such govern.
ment on utter impossibility-allogethe
Ulopian Our fathers were filed with
solicitude for fear the liberties they had
fought for. and gloriously achieved
were destined 70 slip from tbejr grassy
through the imperfect, inadequate ciyj
polity, they, amid the din of battle, hat
inaugunted for The government Of a free
peOple; and, they anxiously confer to-
.sr,her where practicable, corycsTcas
syi,h distant patriots, mud wilhal invoke
she guidance Of propilious Providence
all this anxiety, solicitude, apprOhcn
sion, all this meditation, OBJ servOtion
correspondence, consultation, dclibora
toa, discussion and prayer originated
the sumnoning Of a Constitutional Con
venton, whose lelibcro,ivo action SHOULD
pcrchpncc, exiriclte US from our fearful
dllema--approachng anarchy and OK.
tinc'ion rs Nation.
Madison in subsequent letter ia
Rinlolph, said; 81 hold it for funda
mental point, that an individual indo
penlonco Of the States, is urcdy ire
concilablo with the idea OF an aggrcgat,
sovereignty. | think, at the same time
that the consolidation of the States int
one simple republic, is moi less mnItoin
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A Pirate Heard From.

NEw YORK, juno 2O.-Coptoin Nell
son, of the pilot.boat Charles Marshall,
reports that on tho Eth he spoke to the
fishing schooner Rose of Boston, whose
captain reported being boarded the day
previous by pirate, thirty miles north
east Of Nantucket Tho pirate took all
the pork and two barrels Of mackerel
from tho rose Ond let hcr 30, saying be
would rot hurt poor men, The pirate
arterword camo alongside tho pilot. boat
and inquired for square rggod.vossol
The pirate is three ,maNCd, English
built schooner, carriea three guns, oud
hoiils British col0H,
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ArrrYnl orn Prize Steampr.

PHILADELPHIA, June 90. The steam.
err Massachusetts, has arrived, having in
tow the Confederate steamer Calypso, a
prize from Wilmington to this port.
Thursday night week The celebrated
blockade runner. Herald, from Nassau,
was sunk on Foley Island, by the fire
Of our blocbalors within three hundred
yards Of the batteries. The fate of her
officers and crew are unknown, as broad
side after boadsdo was poured into her
on every side until she sunk.
The blockade OIL Charleston is per-
feet, Tho fleet, hereafter, will not wait
TO capture, hut will fire broadsiders into
the blocado runners until thoy sink or
surrender The Herald was under
another nano at tho tjmc she was sunk,
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From Trnncssre,

WAsuryoToN, June 22.-Dispatehes
from Memphis dated the goth, state
this. detachment of Col. Hodges cav
slry captured two boajG on which two
rebel regiments and a battery were try.
ing to cross the Tennessee river, aud
Col, Cornyn had broken up rebel reg
iment and destroyed large quantity Of
salt, and douo more more domoge than
heretofore reported.