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Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1863-07-28
TOWN, ASSEMBLY DISTRICT AND COUNTY
UNION CONVENTIONS.


Tnon Assembly District Conventions are hereby CALI
ed TO meet
Saturday, August sth, at DOL ok, p. Nj.
For the lst assembly District, at Georgetown,
+" ri . al Potos,
3D. /" at Lancaster,
" !, t stb g !. a. a 4 4sftoa
For the purpQse Of saetEg IL deegat to represent
each District ia the Republican Union State Convention
to be hod Madison the 18th of August 90 in pur
sganco of Tie order Of the State Central Committee.
Also for the purpose of choosing delegates to the
County Convention be held at Lancaster on Satur-
day, August 10th, TO elect delegates represent the
county at large in said State Con IGNITION.
And it 10 further recommended that primary meetings
he held in the several Towns Of Grant county the
kgl pieces Of holding elections
On Friday, August 9Th, at 4 o. clock, r. NJ.
For the purpose Of choosing delegates to attend said
Assembly District Conventions. The basis Of iepresen-
taon for each town viii be delegate for every so
votes cast al tue last Presidential election ana to each
Faction Of 20 and over. j. II. ROUNTREE
S. E. LEWIS,
July 2Ith, 1853 j. G. COVER.
County Central Committee.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1863-07-28

re- President Davis has conscripted ey-
cry man in the South, able at all to
bear arms, into the rebel service during the
war.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1863-07-28
rconapanleated1

Glorious victory-official rcpoit-P odunk ours
A bold but totally unsuccessful Coppernead
raid-The enemy completely routed ana bad
" demoralized
The daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1863-1864, 1863-10-23
Horrible Murder in Indiana
A Whole Family Blu tchered.

A correspondent of the Illinois Stats
z ei,ung, in letter dated Lafayette, Indi'
ana October 10th, writes as follows:
For many years past German by the
name of Stark, with his family, consisting
of wife, two grown daughters and three
sons between tie ages of sixteen and TWEEN
ty-four, has resided upon large farm Of
over two hundred acres, about seven miles
from Paoli; and has not only by his indie
iatigabe industry acquired large amount
of property, but also by his peaceable, hon
est and friendly disposition, secured the
good will of his neiehbors, who are mostly
Americans. This farm was somewhat iso-
lated; the nearest dwelling being distant
from it about mile and half. This made
it possible for the abominable deed of which
this entire family were the victims TO re-
main concealed over four and twenty hours.
Last Wednesday cattle-trader from Salem
went to Stark's farm in order to transact
some business with him He was surprls-
ed at not seeing about the grounds in the
yard, the we'll known faces of any of the
family. He knocked at the door and re-
ceived no answer.
This created suspicion that all was not
right, and he forced his way into the house
through one Of the back windows. On en-
tering the house, his eyes were greeted by
horrible spectacle. On the floor, in a
pool of half dried blood. lay the farmer with
his skull terribly shattered. Not far from
him on the bed lay his wife, also dead and
bloody, while in different parts of the house
were the three sons and two daughters; all
murdered either with cuts from knife or
blows from some blunt instrument The
house itself must have been the scene Of a
terrible combat, since everything movable
was broken, and throughout the house ira
COS of the most terrific violence were dis
tinctly visible The horror-struck cattle
dealer FASTENED to the nearest farm and
alarmed the whole neighborhood. In the
afternoon, the authorities arrived at the spot.
The most accurate inquiry furnished no clue
to the perpetrators, other than that
the crime was probably prompted by de-
sire for plumber.
This event has of course created an i'm
mense excitement among the people of the
Every possible exertion was
made to discover the murderers But So
lar they have not succeeded ia detecting
the smallest traceof them. The physicians
declare that the act was probably commit
ted on Monday night or Tuesday. The gen.
eral opinion ia the neishborhood is that
the assassns dave escaped with their booty
over the river into Kentucky,
The daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1863-1864, 1863-10-23
LEGISLATIVE PROCEEDINGS.
SENATE.
THURSDAY, October %.

THURSDAY, October q.
Mr.. Brown, from the committee on Courts
of Justice, reported back the bill in rela-
ton to the contract with Daniel Lamb,
Esq, for Code of Laws, with amendments.
The amendments were adopted, and the
bill was recommitted to the contracting
committee, with Instructions to make GER
tain changes in the contract but subse-
quently the whole matter was laid on the
table.
The bill to provide for the sale of certain
lands now held in trust in the town of
Wellsburg, county Of Brooke, was taken
up, amended and passed.
A message from the House announced
the passage of bill authorizing the Clerk
of the Court of Appeals to take orders OF
publication in vacation. Read a first time.
The Senate then proceeded to the consid-
GRAFTON of the Houses disagreement to the
Senate's amendments to the bill providing
for the formation Of corporations and reg
Mating the same. ''
The daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1863-1864, 1863-10-23
Recognition.
The Rebel Calls TO France all i'm Vain
From the Paris Siecle.1

Every time the North suffers repuls
the partisans of the slavery rebellion call
out Tor mediation and intervention. The
lat battle has supplied them with very
natural occasion for repeating their demand
but the article in the Oaion comes too late.
We know now how the results of the bat
tie have been exaggerated in favor of the
South The Union and the friends of the
slavery confederation are wrong IN CHERISH
i.o decisions aud in urging the government
towards path it has hitherto shown itself
ONLY disposed to follow. The South con-
tinuss to exhaust itself while the North in
cessantly renews its resources by work
Commerce aud industry continue there as
though nothing were happening. In the
South, on the contrary, there is no work
anywhere: and misery exists accordingly
;n every direction. We have much more
.eriou, reasons than the Union for regret
ting the bloodshed in America. Our only
desire ia for the struggle to cease; bnt we
know thst the means It proposes for termi-
natin the war would, on the contrary, only
pro .ong it and extend it to nations who
have hitherto merely felt its distant effects.
The daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1863-1864, 1863-10-23
HOUSE OF DELEGATES.
THURSDAY, October %

lhCNSbAi1 SSeocoA 800
The House was opened with prayer by
Rev. Thomas Copley, member of the House
from Wayne.
The House was informed that the Senate
had passed substitute for the militia bill
House Bill No. 3l.)
On motion of Mr.. Kramer, it was referred
to the committee on military affairs.
The House was also advised that the
Senate had passed the House Bill No. ia,
authorizing the council of Parkersburg to
turn Pond Run into the Ohio river, without
the corporate limits of the town; and thai
it had adopted the reports of the COME
renee committees upon the county, House
Bill No. So, and the House Bill No. l02, ap
propriating money to defray the expense o
transporting sick and wounded soldiers.
NHouse Bill No. ll8, to incorporate thu
Wheeling Creek and Pennsylvania Turn
pike Company, and House Bill No. 100, t.
alter the lines of Webster and Randolph
Nicholas and Greenbrier counties were re
spectively passed
The House Bill No. JIG relating tt
townships and township officers was passed
to ensrossment
The assessment bill, House Bill No. 90
was taken up as the order of the day ant
discussed till near the hour of one, whel
the House adjourned.
Considerable discussion occurred upon
motion to strike out the 48th section of thu
bill which provided tax on salaries owe
$500.
The section was stricken out by an al
most unanimous vote.
The daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1863-1864, 1863-10-23

AFFAIRS IN PLATTE COUNTY, MISSOURI
are becoming settled again. A few weeks
ago, there was complete reign of terror in
that section. Horses and other property
were stolen, citizens were shot down in cold
blood, houses were given up to the torch
and predatory bands roamed at large, en-
gagged i'm all sorts of indiscriminate rapne
and pillage. Now, the citizens have organ
lied themselves into Volunteer Companies
f,r home defence, and although these organ
izations have only been in operation al, III
two weeks perfect order has been restored
all along the border.
The daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1863-1864, 1863-10-23
Lookout Mountain.

Is within two and half miles of Genera
RosEcRANs' headquarters at Chattanooga
and from its position commands our Camp
the river " bich is at its base, and the railroad
which hugs the river as the Baltimore ant
Ohio does the Potomac at Harper's Ferry
These latter are fully commanded by TIT
enemy. guns, which the mountain already
bears on its slopes. The Chicago Tribune
saws, that not a steamboat or car can move
from the sources of supply to our front with
out certain destruction on its way. This
paper iutimates that the surrender of this
important position to the enemy was un
necessary, that it must be again recovered
and that the waste of life in the attempt
will be enormous.
The daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1863-1864, 1863-10-23
Confirmation of Blu rnside's
Victories.
The Washington Republican saws:

LUG w osuiuSLou llcPupiiSau Gays.
The government has official advices from
Gen. Burnside to the effect that his marches
and victories in astsTennessee and South
western Virginia are really more brilliant
than the rebel papers acknowledge. 1t will
be observed that the rebel papers speak
several times Of their forces withdrawing
and "falling back" as Burnside advance.
The facts are, that in almost every case
the enemy was whipped back and routed
from the field, leaving their dead and woun
ded in our hands.
The uprising and arming of the loyal
men of Tennessee is going on to a much
greater extent than the rebel papers indi
Gaze. Tennessee will soon be able to pro-
tect her own borders.
Gen. Burnside declares that there is not
more loyal people living than are found
in East Tennessee.
According to the rebel statements. Gen
Burnside has advanced to within one hun
dred and seventy-five miles of Lynchburg
Va, the grand depot Of supplies for Lees
rebel army.
The daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1863-1864, 1863-10-23
Tie Election Yesterday.

If the election, yesterday, was attended
throughout the State as it was in this city
it was most magnificent farce. At THU
writing we have full returns from but tw'
Wards, and we desire to hear no more. 5
far as heard from, about one out of ever.
fourof the voters participated. This is th'
result of having but one party-the mex
step is short one and its name is despot
ism. A Free Government cannot be main
tained except the people are divided int
parties; despotism cannot be maintained
if they are. ''-. ....i,..
The daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1863-1864, 1863-10-23
From the Memphis Bulletin
Letter from q Mississippi Guer-
riIla--PatriOtism Played Out
HE AvOws his RObber Pro
cIiVitieS.

An esteemed friend at Vicksburg in
closes an interesting letter intercepted IN
Boliver county, Miss on the 18th ult., by
the command of Lieut.. Col. Geo. h. Currie,
of the Mississippi Marine Brigade, while
out On a scout.
The letter is from Tn omas B. Lenor,
living about three miles from Beulah, in
Bolivar county, and is addressed to his sis
ter in Texas, aud dated Sept. 4th. We
make the following significant selections
He says:
OK AS to moving those old ne
groes, would suggest that it it impolitic.
You would lose but little at worst. They
have shown much interest in the stock, ia
ken care of the place, and perhaps would
do much toward keeping at home any OF
those negroes who may return, as many are
cow doing, from their Yankee friends. As
TO moving back, would say that this is a
Very hard country to live IN, and most
thoroughly degraded, conquered people to
associate with; even the women are scour-
ing the country over to find cotton for the
Yankees. Our FRIEND, Mrs. Marley, is
spoken of as being extensively engaged in
this county is not considered safe now, un
less placed on the front gallery. with Bit
ing do & tied to it.
There is nething now in our old Missis
sippi of which to be proud. Patriots has
PLAYED out-submission holds high hea d,
and theft is the order of the day. return.
ed from the hills, since writing to yod, with
a squad of men; our approach was made
known to the Yankees by the time we had
got within thirty miles of the river. | am
now remaining here in the hope of captur
ing trading boat. 1t is desperate un-
dertakiug-the Yankees in front, and our
fellow citizens iu the rear, the bitterest Of
the two.
"The people about Jackson are sending
to Federal headquarters for their daily sup
plies. All that ! wish for after the
war ends, is good constitution preserved
and health continued. In other words, my
dear sister, | don't mind the loss of my
property more than the loss OF few head
of beef cattle. for which had no immediate
use There are enough Yankees and bao
men South yet whose pockets may return
an equivalent for what their hands have ia
ken away. l am almost a Murrell man
now. Pray for me, that | may meet you
again, when am held to account for the
things of this life Kiss the little boy, and
learn him to hate the Yankee and traitor
as bad as now do"
We essayed to prove, in recent mum
Der of the Bulletin, that when man be-
came traitor, he was prepared TO perform
any sort of rascality. Here is a confession,
on the part of Mr.. Lenoir, that there is no.
thing but tbieving in that portion OF the
from which he writes, and that
be is himself almost Murrell man." or
highway robber BE also indicates the
olass from whom he expects to steal when
be gets ready. 1t is from the ESQ called
Yankees aud bad men in the South A
good time these "Mnrrell men" will have at
The end of the war, if the South should es-
cape without destruction, in making Up
their losses .il..aa. ~. -s....s
The daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1863-1864, 1863-10-23

TIE Radicals rejoiced that crushing
heel was placed upon the neck of the Soutl
by the election of 1860. Thinking thatth
recent elections have in the same wa,
crushed the democracy, they now look for
ward to crushing the conservative or BlaiI'
Seward wing of their own party. But car
a faction thus rule America? Like the
burden of Sisyphus, they may roll theil
Abolition ball to the top of the hill, but
only to see it roll back again. To crush al
their opponents, they must crush the PEG
pie. They are finding some of their stout
est foes to-day in their own househould.
The daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1863-1864, 1863-10-23
shelby,s Raid into Missouri

Is rapidly reaching most disastrous con
clusion. Those of them who were left after
the battle at Marshall are sparing neither
whip nor spur to reach the South. Gen
eral SHELBY, with portion of his com
mand, escaped through Jackson county, but
he is holly pursued by the separate force;
of Col. EDWARDS, Col. PHILLIPS and Gen
EWING. A severe skirmish took place ii
Bates county, in which many Of the rebe
force were killed and wounded, but the re
treat is still kept up. Gen. MCNEIL will
probably intercept the remnant of thi'
band before it reaches the Arkansas border
The daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1863-1864, 1863-10-23

gather one hundred thousand bushels,
Peas are in wonderful quantities, ana
sweet potatoes cucumber the ground. Pea
nuts are alike abundant Thisisgood news
We shall need some of this corn in Virgi-
mia. 81 ;.
We understand that the corn crop. 10
Alabama is the most abundant which has
been aathered in that State for several years
past A private letter has been received
in this city from a gentleman residing II
Alabama, in which the writer states that
his crop has more than realized his mos
ardent expectations. He will have sur
plus over his actual wants of ten Thousand
bushels Richmond Sentinel, Oct. 10.
The daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1863-1864, 1863-10-23

CURRENcY.-The new fractional cutrcn-
CT, it is now said, has been slandered with
res2e It to its being made easily more frac,
tional by splitting. 1t is not more liable tc
be thus divided than any other bank note
pager This currency cannot be photo
graphed; its metallic ring, the only one il
has, protects it from being copied by nitrate
Of silver and the sun.
The daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1863-1864, 1863-10-23

FROM INDIANA.-Returns as they come
in, more and more indcats that the State
n,aintains her I'D Democratic ground. Re-
crniting has fairly commenced. Two hun.
dred men went into camp at indianapolis on
NJ ,nday last.
The daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1863-1864, 1863-10-23

Many things were tried before this was
invented; bnt it was found that upon their
suddenly coming. into the open air they
were extinguishsd. :sGreek fire" Is not
only affected BY sudden contact with the
air, but it is impossible to extingulsh.-
You may throw water upon it or anything
else; but 90 long Is you do not exclude the
air it will burn until the material is entirely
consumed.
The daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1863-1864, 1863-10-23
Greek Fire.
rhis article is thus described

Thus article is thus described:
Ii is sort of paste, and is placed in me-
talic cases about four inches in length and
one in diameter. This case is covered with
cartridge paper PINNED at one end. These
cases or cylinders are deposited IN shell,
the she'll is then filed with powder, aud
when It bursts these cases fly in all direc-
lions, anu burn with intense heat for one
minute and q half.
The daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1863-1864, 1863-10-23
Hog In-HOg Out.

The following good story is told Of 2 dea-
con in the city of s., in Northern onio
The deacon was the owner and oyerseer
Of large pork packing establishment. DIS
duty was to stand at the scaldlDg trough,
watch in hand, to time the length OF the
scald-crying, ''Hog in" when the siaugh,
tered hog was to be thrown into trough, ana
"Hog out" when the watch told three
minutes One week the press OF business
compelled the packers to unusually severe
labor, and Saturday night found the deacon
wholly exhausted. Indeed, he was almost,
if not quite, sick the next morning when
church time came; but he was Leading
member, and it was his duty to attend the
usual Sabbath service if he could. He went.
The occasion was one of unusual solemnity
as a revival was in progress. The minister
preached sermon well calculated to effect
His pero ratiun was climax of greatbeap;
ty. Assuming the attitude of one intense
" listening, he recited to the Feathles!
auditory:
'sHari!-thsy whisper, angels say, IL
"Hoq ini came from the deacon's pew II
stentorian voice. The astonished audience
Immediately turned their attention from
the preacher, but he went on, howeSer, ap
parently unmoved. sk:sf
"'ister spirit, come awayW-
"Hog out" shouted tbs ,son-'tal5
four"
/ This was too much for the preacher ant
the audience. The latter smiled, som,
snickered audibiy, while number of boys
broke for the door, to split their side
laughing outside, within full hearing. Thu
preacher was Disconnected entirely-sa
down-rose again-pronounced brief ben
ediction, and dismissed the anything els
but solemn minded hearers.
The daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1863-1864, 1863-10-23

GEN. NEGLEY RELIEvED.-A letter dated
the 18th inst. and addressed TO the Cinciu.
natl Gazette, states that this gallant officer
tue real hero of the battle of Stone River
has been relieved from command. He has
made brilliant record
The daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1863-1864, 1863-10-23
Southern Haryests.

A gentleman just from Greene county,
Ga, informs the Macon Confederate that
The harvest of corn is amazing in its quaint
ity. The tithing OF one planter is ten
thousand bushels, and another expected to
The daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1863-1864, 1863-10-23

THEY tell of ditch on a recent battle
field where one would have walked 200
yards on dead bodies without ever touching
the ground.
The daily Evansville journal. (Evansville, Ind.) 1862-1863, 1863-04-11

sAMS-50 uierces Hams, put up expressly for
i family use, and for sale at reduced rates by
the hogshead OF cask to close out consignment,
mars - At Ell I0TTS Family Grocery.
nOTATOES-599 bushels White Neshancck Po-
L tatoes, for sale at reduced figures
maF25 At ELLIoTTS Family Grocery.
T AMP CHIMSEYS-25 dozen No. l Royal
IL Lamp Chinneys, that car not be broken,
mar2j At ELLIUTT'S Family Grocery.
The daily Evansville journal. (Evansville, Ind.) 1862-1863, 1863-04-11
GROCERIES.

DUCKwHEAT FLOUR-1.0OO lbs fresh Buck
ID wheat, just from Pennsylvania,
mh25 AT ELLIoTT'S Family Grocery.
FAMILY FLoUR-1oO sacks D. D. P. Family
mar25 At ELLIoTT's Family Grocery.
EAMILY FLoUR-5o barrels Family Flour
Il in store,
mar25 AtELLI0TTs Family Grocery.
CLOTHE BBoOMS-5O dozen assorted Clothe
~ BroOms, all sizes and prices
mh25 stELLIoTT's Family Grocery.
CCRUB BRUsHEs-loO dozen assorted Scrub
mar25 At FLLIoTTS Family Grocery.
LEATHER DUsTERs-25 dozen Feather Dust
Il tiers; bought beforr the rise,
mar25 at ELLIOTT'S Family Grocery.
TELLIES-5O dozen assorted sizes aud kinds of
mars ELLIoTT's Family Grocery.
EIGs-5o boxes Figs, something nice, at
It niar25 ELLIoTT'S Family Grocery.
HOMINY-2o barrels Flint Hominv, at
IL mh25 ELLloTT's Far y Grocery.
(I0RN MEAL rs bushels fresh Corn Meal
~ country ground f r the
mh25 OLD PIONEER GROCERY
DROOMs-lOo dozen assorted Brooms,
ID mar25 At No. p MAIN STREET.
vi - kits No. Mackerel,
rs {" do,
10 barrels No. Mackerel,
10 60 do
mar25 ELLI0Tr's Family Grocery.
EVANSVILLE COTTON YARNS-24 gs 50o's
WI and coos just received; for sale by
s. Z GILBEREs& CO.,
app No. sycamore Street.
CYRUP-IO barrels Baltimore S II. Syrup;
- barrels Stusrt's Golden Syrup;
5 . XXX DTpp Syrup; no other
in the City any comparison 10 the above For sale
mh26 At II. A. COOK s.
Z TAR CANDLES-I boxes Star Candles;
~ 80 boxes Pearl Starch;
M GLASSES
M p hall barrels New Orleans Molasses;
q barrels n. o. Molasses;
10 Golden Honey Syrup;
10 d" stuart's syrup
mario LLLIOTTs Family Grocery.
TABDEN SEEDS-IO,Ooo parers assorted fresh
VI Garden Seeds, inst received at
mar25 ELLlo1T's Family Grocery.
DAIsINs-l,o 200 Picked Rsisins,
IL mar25 No. % Main Street
= OTATOEs-l0o barrels Red Pink Eve Potatoes
/ rlar25 ELLIoTT'S Family Grocery
SHoULDFRs-1n,e 600 pounds Shoulders;
= 10000 pounds Middlings;
20O,OOO = Hams;
mar25 ELLIorT's Family Grocery.
DAkING POWDERS
d Is doz ID cans Baking Powder,
10 dozen 4 ID cans do;
II =" = d cans do:
% 3" IN papers soda;
80 \ do do; -g ....a. y.s
90 n do, do;
uhls ELLIoTTs Family Grocery.
The daily Evansville journal. (Evansville, Ind.) 1862-1863, 1863-04-11
DOCTRESS.
The Rebellion Ceased

The REBELLION Ceased.
THE LATE WIDOW OF DR.. COWLES RFGS
4 leave to announce 10 her old friends and pat
that she still continues the PREPARATION of the
same successful remedies which were used by ths
Old Doctor himself, which for him practice
at that time unequaled in the West She is now
located two and a half miles North Of Evansville,
on the Plank Road, near NegIey's Mill on Pigeon
Crack
The daily Evansville journal. (Evansville, Ind.) 1862-1863, 1863-04-11
WELL TRIED CORPORATION.

In 1he equitable adjustment, and prompt Cash re-
10 losses the IHGNIX stands pTe-efaaendg at
the head Of its profession; irhile egfeRsire, prac-
tcdi, and eTStcidss business system of local agencies,
Insurancies solicited, and policies issued and re-
newed ia this leading Corporation at fair rates by
j. W. NEXSEN, Resident Agent,
Office, Marble Hall Building, Main street.