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Commissioners, Notice.

WE, the subscribers, being appointed by
w the Hon. the Probate Court Tor the Dis
itict Of Manchester, Commissioners 20 receive.
examine and adjust the claims and demands
Of Ill persons against the Estatc Of
CEN RdRTIS ROBERTS,
late Of Manchester, Ia said District. deceased,
and also all claims and demands exhibited in
Offset thereto; and six months from the Goth dav
II April. 1868, being allowed by said Court
for that purpose, we do, therefore, hereby give
notice. that We will attend TO the business Of
our appointment At the late dwelling housa O.
snid deceased, in said Manchester, on the last
Tuesdays Of June, August aud October 1868,
from 10 o'clock A. NJ. until I F. NJ, on each
Of said days.
Dated It Manchester, this Goth day Of April
A. d., 1888.
l.. SARGEANT,
W. X. DEAN, Com'p.
3w50 L. B. HOLLlSTER.
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"A boy having complained 20 bis
father that Bill had thrown the Bible
1T him. and hurt him on the head, the
fuber replied -Well, you are the
only member Of my family on whom
the Bible ever made the learl impres
sion"
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From sh.gby s.l,t FogoEt5 lhat
hires bfgaaes Ms itiherA srd eers
afterwards sesn 81 Chattanooga. Il
Il rlsss8e they Nsni % Knoxville
raihef t4zn 1scksoa
All h quisi a. Marreesboro.
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WAR SUMMARY.


New 3Tk. May ~.
A Carrsvillc letter OIL he 9th states
that severe iuiu Try fight took place
near Suffolk on the 18Th. Our loss
was lwo killed, tscnly.one wounded
and six n,isfias.
Washington, May -.
Several hundr.sls Of exchanged
Union prisoners have arriyel here.
One Of li,em, an officer, states that new
and extensive earlhwnrks have been
erected on the turnpike road between
Richmond and Fredericksburg, and
which we're heretofore unknown to
"a.
Affairs on tie Rappahannoek re-
main quiet
Washington. May 10.
Gen. Grant under date Of May
nth. :elegrallis 70 Gen. Aalleck as
iolluws3
/" Wv force will bc this evening as
fu advanced alonl Fourteen Mile
Crcck--lhe h.ft near Black River,
nad extending ii q line nearly east
rnd wesl-a, they can 81 without
bringing 90 4 general engagement.
Goa. Grant also telesraphed TO
Cen. Ilall,ck from Raymond, Miss.
May / lib. IS follows
Mcpherson taok this place on the
I2,h inst. after brisk tight Of more
il,nu two buurs.
ua- loss was iiily one killed and $50
FOUNDED.
The encmy's lf;s vas - killed and
lmriei by Is. and lS6 prisoners cap
urrl beside, the wounded.
Mcpherson Is now a. Clinton.
Gen. Sherman IS on the dire Ct
jackson road. and Cen McClernand
is bringing ~ the rear.
! VII attack the Slate capital to-
day.
The following i Telegram from
Ora iurlbu,, dated ii Memphis, and
received here today.
Cen Graut has taken Jackson
fhe capitol is burned.
From five 10 ten thousand mounted
n,en arc concentrated near Okolona,
threatening 40 advance on the Mem
pills railroad.
A citizen just up from jackson re-
ports that the enemy abandoned
Nicksbarg on Sunday, marching on
the ridge northeast to Livingston
which Is twenty miles northwest OF
jackson.
Reliable information las been re-
teivcd here tina, the steamer Gladia.
Tor sailed from Liverpool on the 25th
uh., from Nassau, but ultimately 10
run the blockade If possible.
Her cargo consisted Of fifteen hun
dred barrels OF bread and one thou
sand and forty.ihree barrels Of bacon.
The bacon aud bread was intended
for the rebel army. and this fact is re-
gsrdcd as an evidence Of the great
deslilu,lon u the rebels, and Of the
straits 10 which il,ry are reduced.
TnUHspAf.
Flag Ship Gen. Price,
below Marepton, May II.
10 Hon. Gtdeon Weis.
have the honor to inform you that
/ arrived off the mouth Of the He'd Riv'
CT, on the morning Of the 9Th instant
and on the 9th took possession Of Fort
RuSsey, about ) miles from the mouth
On The evening o. the 9Th took
possession Of Alexandra without re.
sis,Anee.
Gen. Banks arrived IN Alexandra
on the evening Of the Tlh, and turn.
ed the city over 10 him.
DAyIp y. Porter,
Acting Rear Admiral
New York. May 20.
The IFibgEea Washington dispatch
states thai Tie Government i disposed
to credit ihe report hat The rebels have
evacuated Nleksburg.
Mosehy wisl lev men turned up
near Coles Store on Suudsy, eol
whipped and rrireaied towards White
Plains
Cincinnati. May 20
A ramor Is prrval,ni AZ Murfrecs'
l.sro that Goa Br.sg Is cautiously
' iflidrawiee . portion q lns tfools'
trom oar rous and sca4ils ihca {.
factsqa 5Ins
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TUESDAY MORNING.
by Telegraph, S:I5 II. M.

AIUaHy, may 70.
No confirmation Of the capture of
Vicksburg has been received up TO
this date.
A lengthy report from Com. Port
err, giving amount Of capture at Haines
Bluf and investment Of V.cksburg,
has been received.
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Cd When the arrest Of ya'landig-
ham was undertaken, be raised The
window Of The apaHmen, in which he
had taken refuge and yociferoasly CALI
"a o1s Asa Asa, Asa" This word
i. Supposed to De ,hc grAnb signal Of
distress d the knights u the Goldia
Circle.
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TIME TABLE OF THE w. v.RR

The trains on this road now arrive at thi.
Station on the following hours
.horiag North Mail Train. at 1901 4.
NJ. Freight, 700 P. NJ; Express, at at 2:03
PM
.Mopiag Soath--Freight, at 1906 a. NJ.
Express, at 1888 p. NJ; Mail, a; i:20 P. NJ.
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STAGE NOTICE.

V'HE STAGE running between this place
i and West Townshcnd, connecting with
trains at Factory Point, aud with all Stage
lines East Of West Townshend, will run as fol-
lows:
Leave Factory Point on Tuesday, Thursday
and Saturday, upon arrival Of 10 O'clock train
A. NJ.
Returns, Monday; Wednesday, and Friday,
NJ, on each Of said days.
GJ- Passengers should be punctual at the
starting hour.
G. W. COTTON, Prophet or.
Factory Point Sept. 10, 1862 sti
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FOUND,
NOTICE.

10 the heirs and legal representatives Of de-
ceased officers soldiers and seaman Of the Ar
my, and Navy OF the United States.
The undersigned a Licensed Claim agent nm
der The iars Of Congress, viii give his personal
attention TO the prosecution Of claims on gov
ernment for arrcarages OF pay, bounties, and
pensions. All interested in such claims are re
minded Of the importance Of early applications.
Business transacted at the Office Of the Pro-
bate Court.
Manchester, l.. SARGEANr,
Feb. i6 1853. i0tf
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COMMERCIAL.
THE CATTLE MARKETS

Ar BRIGHTON, CsaBRISGE & MEDPoRr
1hursdiy, May 81, 1863.
The following is the amount Of stock re-
ported at market:
Cutie Sheep shofes HOG, reds
Til, week, 959 1850 1900 200 800
Last week, 9l3 194T $50 200 SEQ
One year ago, i72s 1884 1000 700 500
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woyKINo OxES--Mostly according to their
value is beef.
SuEEr Axn LAMps-i96l y Ii on the
1--we weight.
hucn Cows-s25, 80, 40 ~ 90. Ordi-
nary, stj q 20.
sw3Nr-shotes, Wholesale 5 g &c; retail,
a &c.
Hiprs-73 q SIC. CAR SKINS, lac. TAI
tow, n SIC. Pelis, $500 q 3,75.
GEAIN--Coru y SO ibs., S)nthern yellow,
a0ag! do white, - q Western mix'd
G7sg 90 DO. yellow, 9s q 80 Wheat. west
crn, ,40G IS; Rye, liz; g 600 Barley,
q = Oats, 6sd70.
FEopucE-Apples, dried, % b.. 6d6ic; do.
sliced, q lie; do winter, T. hb., = 69,50;
Eu;tr, 3 d., Vermont, IA q 19c; Beans, y
bush. Small and extra, 3,2j q $50; Marrow.
S.25 Z. $50; Blue Pod, 2.75 q s,2J; Cheese, y
b.. English Dairy, ii % 80; VI. and n. T.,
all; Western, 8 q 10; Potatoes, y bush,
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Iack.u. Mss Nay -. !

fnGnAHs
1ack.oa. Miss. Mas ~.
va Memphls Nay 20
Is Major Gen. Hsllcrt
Tins plare f.li into cor hands yes
'crsay afef 4 brisk 6ghi IF about
three haurA
Joe 1ohuson uas n Command.
Tie enemy reuesiel north, efi-
den,'y siih tae design u joining The
Yiek ,harg forces
Z. s. GnANr,
Major General
PHILADELPHIA. May ~
The EaqaircF o. This rity publishes
a letter from Suffolk. Va giving the
particulars Of military mistake which
occurred near there, by which the
lib Rhode Island regiment and the
1924 Pa. regiment suffered severely.
On tuesday morning the two regi-
meats we're advancing 70 given
point by different routes, when ml.iak-
log each other for rebels, & brisk ERE
was commenced and continued until
the fatal blander was discovered.
4 number Of each regiment are said
10 hay been killed and wounded.
SATURDAY.
Washington, May p.
The Richmond Enquirer Of May
2lst Il received. Ii contains the fol-
loving despatch
Mobile, May 10.
The official reporter Of the Adrer-
fiser ami Register under the date Of
lAc lsul inst. at Jackson Miss, fdrn-
ishes the following particulars Of sat
urdays fight, received from the Adj.
Of the 18th Miss, regiment, from Can
ton las, night. The battle was fought
1T Bakers Creek, about 20 miles west
Of jackson. We whipped the enemy
badl, until hc was reinforced rom
Jackson Gen. Pemberton then fell
back 10 the Big Black River bridge.
Gen. pemberlou estimated anr loss
at 5000, and the enemys at three
times az many. Gen. Loring on the
left was cut Oh. but cut his way through
to Crystal Springs, twenty-five miles
south Of Jackson. His loss is unknown.
Gen. Tlgham was killed.
Cincinnati, May %.
The Gasettes Murfreesboro des'
patch has contradictory reports from
Missippi. One report is that Gen.
Grant has been driven back from Jack
son and Port Gibson, and that Gen.
Joe Johnston's forces have possession
of the Jackson and Vicksburg rail
road.
Another report is that Grant has
beaten Johnston aud taken possession
at the railroad bridge over the Big
Black River, which is the most inn
poftant success in that section Of the
country as 4 entirely cuts off railroad
communication with Yicksburg. II
appears to be Gen. Grants intention
to march in the rear of Nicksburg TO
Ilaines' Bluff
President Lincoln has changed Gen,
Burnsiles sentence Of Vallandigham
from confinement in Fort Warren 70
transportation through the Federal
lines. He is TO be sent TO Louisville
to-day on the gunboat Exchange.
Upon the arrival Of Vallandigham at
Louisville lie viii be handed over to
Roserranz, who under flag Of truce
will deliver him into the lines Of Gen.
Bragg.
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New York, May p.

The Storeship Courier brings news
of e small engagement on the night O.
the lllh between a detachment OF our
forces and about 100 rebels on Morris
Island, in which the latter were div
en- back across the creek.
Our lo.s was one man slightly wound
ell. 1t seems to be the general i'm
preston that the monitors would at
tempt the reduction Of the outer Fonts
along the beach, before again attack
ing Samicr.
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Cincinnati. May 20.
A ramor Is prcval,ni al Aurfrees-
lsoro that Gea- Brssg Is cautiously
' iiidrawiae portion q ms tfools
iroin oar .rous and tca4ils ihca &
factsoa aIns
Daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1859-1865, 1863-12-30

sWAsHIEaFoE, Decs.25 -4An expedition
70 co. operate with Gen. AVetiil. C0nsistipg
of two regiments Of infantFy, 100 cavalry
and . battery of six guns, the force uutbI
66rfng 400 IN all, under the command Of
Col. Geo. d. Wells, n the 84th Mass. In
fantFy, has returned 10 Hagpef's Ferry
'giti3at tbe loss d ! man. aftef penetra.
ting 70 HaFrisonbuFgS where AEerilI had
fialshed bislpofk. LIB e ~ l,s j
\ AftsF Wslls had accomplished bis de.
version according % oFdeFl, BE found him
self confronted BY 100 20 i0O0o Of Lsets
forees with Gen. ROsseyss BFigade and part
OF Stuart eaxalsy 10 lis rear at Front
Royal. BY slsar lfreteRy and forced
liagehes lie ped de fnstleE ADA aF5ided
ths latter forces, and reached bis post With
his men md manltie1s nnhasmed y z
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New York CattIa Markei.

sNEW YoREs December 90. The current
price fpf tie week &C al the markets are
as f6lloWss 49,
Beef eattle aFsE quality per hundred,
81 ,50@ SO, Ordinary % gOod 5000 20
Sll,50; fC0wsan1, Calves 6rstqualiGy S45
% CO. erlinaty 4Qtg % COMMON as q 30,
Interior 30 - 25 Veal calves lat anAlitS
pffpopud 81 Sbeep eztfas per head 50
70 -, prime : 5 % So otdl1stg - 10 Sc.
common 81 30 q s., tdleFioF 81 % 81 80,
corn fed s. % 81 slili 80 T
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B@rLAsT night lot ofrowdies took a
horse and buggy from hitching post on.
Main street. not far from this Office. and
after driving il about for several hours,
hitched the horse with his head towards
the vehicle. and turned him loose. The
owner of the horse and buggy be-
ing somewhat intoxicated, aud consequently
deeply interested in violent political dis
custom going on inside the establishment
opposite TO which he had hitched his horse,
did not discover his loss until late in the
evening. When found, the horse had
pushed the buggy up against 9 high fence,
broken an axle and q shaft, aud was quiz
city enjoying alotof hay which had been
left lying, ID! the bed. Z
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oardof TnanIks.

1.-The sisters in charge of the Orphans,
and the geptlemen who were associated
with them I'D getting up the recent Fair,
return stheir waTmest thanks 10 thsmhpy
kind friends, male aud female, who lent
their services aud spent their meansfin the
cause OF charity. Leaving it TO the s'Fath-
Ier Of Orphans 10 discriminate aud portion
out praise R6d honor according toindtsidsi
aal merit, THE Managers may be pardohed
for expressing the admiration with which
connected with The Church, and the petse.l
yering aud untiring Efforts in some i'm
stances of whole families. 10 make the EN-
terprise success. Snch il has proven,
yielding the Sisters over twelve hundred,
dollars 10 cheer them In their work of
mercy. ia
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G6~A sHARP TRIoK. - On Monday
morning man came along Water street
street carrying aatrunk, andrapplied,at the
clothing store of Hartman and STRAINS.
representing that,t1e trunk contained vail
liable clothing, aud that he wished to
pledge It for small sum of money to re-.
lieve his immediate necessities. One OF
the propristors Of the house gave him the
amount Of money asked for, aud received
the trunk in pledge. As soon as the man,
was gone a woman made her appearance.
saying that the trnpk belonged to her, and
that it had been stolen. She describedIits
contents, and threatened that unless the
clothiers gave it up at once, she would
have them arrested for receiving stolen
property. The clothier at once delivered
upIthe trunk. and now, as he is unhc.,
quaintsd with either of the parties, be fears
that the man who pledged the trunk msy
return and claim damages. Thewoman is
dOubtlessithe confederate Of the man..
The rogues are becoming exceedingly
clever, and the safest way isto have noth+
ing Whatever to do with any transaction,
that has the slightest appearance of rascal
ity.
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Latter nom Charleston.

NEW YOHK, Decsmber29 ga Charleston
letter 10 the Baltimore Ameriean, dated On
the feet, December 26sh, sayss
AZ I Indicated 10 my last, We have sail
ed doWn here, Ia the expectation o. a
month or two more OF inactivity.
The strike among the engineers Rt the
North, which has delayed the completion
Of the monitors aud deprived our iron clad
fieet Of achievements which were expect
ed here more than month sineG.i This
has been the primary cause 81 the delay.
aud the disaster 20 the WeehaWken, aud
With the coming Of the winter season let
tis hops, sc Giant does not steal march
on us byione Of his famous rear attacks,
that DhaFlqston will then tall, IN the
meantime, e We cant look for immediAte
Hnlf ietisiH I've tG80its here NO gFel tlisAster
neea be unprecedented. --
. General GilmoFe,s PositiOasis impEsgpa-
BILE.
The monitor lehIghs gyiIbs9ttme this
reaches yOn, will rave completed the re-
pairs rendered necessary blythe bnmuieT
Idg she received while Aground liisik
The Patapse6 has nearly con pIeted her
repairs, and BilliBhoFtly FelieVe The r.,
~ Warsaw Sound. le,.3 :
Both the MOntauk, Ratapse0 aud Iletigb
have been provided with extra deck plates
that will add TO their IhtaIneFability.