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Smyrna times., 1863-06-25
Provost Marshal Generals
Office.
WASHINGTON, d. c., May %. 1863.

WASHINGTON, d. C. May %, 1863.
All men who desire to Join any particular Repi
ment o! Cavalry now in the field, are hereby author
Izcd to present themselves at any time during the
next thirty days to the BoaTd of Enrolment in their
respective Districts. The Board shall examine them.
and determine upon their fitness for the service and
found to be it the Provost Marshal OF the District
shall give them transportation tickets to the general
Rendezvous at the IIcad.q quarters of the A. a. Pro-
vost MIrshal General Of the State As s,on as they
present themselves at this general RenIezvous they
shall be duly mustered by mastering and disburs
ing officer and paid by him the bounty allowed by
law"
Smyrna times., 1863-06-25
YalIandigham and Woodward.

Intelligent gentlemen from Cincinnati, who are in
position to know the feelings of the people of Ohio
speak confidently Of the State giving Mr.. Brough a
majority Of from seventy to one hundred thousand
Judge Woodward's friends, the Democratic candi.
DIT in Pennsylvania, have put him fairly and square
y upon the Vallandigham platform, and his we'll
known symnathy with the South and The Cause of
slavery ju-tilies them in 80 doing. PENNSYLVANIA
will give as emphatic verdict Of disApproval Of
Valland'ghamism ia October Us the buckeye exile
himself will RECEIVE in Qhio,-EuLleiin.
Smyrna times., 1863-06-25
Anticipated Fall of Vicksburg.
From the NntiOnaL IntelLigencer. Of MOndnu.

From the National Intelhgencer, Of Monday.
The fate Of NIcksburg, we have TO believe
is at length on the point Of being sealed. Very late
intelligence was received ON Saturday evening last
from Gen. Grants headquarters, warning the antic.
patton, understand, that by this day tO-morroU
The reduction and capture Of the stronghold Of FickS-
burg, brAvcly and ably aud persevcringly attack,
cd, and so long and heroically defended will have
been accomplished and this it is hoped by the skill
ful plans and considerate humanity of the distngu.
ished commander Of the Unior Army, without any
great additional sacrifice of life.
Smyrna times., 1863-06-25
. artIcuiar Notice,

lhere are many preparations SOLD under tn. nan @.
"i SIIIerS lul up ia quart bottle compounded Of u
cheapest ~hiskey or common costing irum 70 10
~ cents per gallon. The lHsIe disguised 10y AnIse "r
Corrnd'r Seed This class Of Erllcrs ha caused ,Ld
will cnnIinue 10 cause a. long rs they cau ne ,.d
hHhjr"de To de The death of the drUhkhrd By the
use the system Is h pt constantly under the Itnence
OF alr"h0'Ic stnuanlS "t the worst kind The IL si,s
for lIqu created und Kept up nid he result /. nIF
the h"rr"ts attendant upon drnnknr life an,l eah
k"r ih"Se who deSIre and will ha' e a Liquor b.
ets. We publish the following receipt Col one hot.
iIe oi Hoofdnd% Gfrm9n BHtcrS and mix with three,
quarts OF good Braud'v or Whlskey nnu the re,ult
will he preparation that viii far excel IN MEDICAL
writes and true excellence any OF The numerous Ii
qnOr Biters IN the market. and viii cost much leus
NOu VIII have all the virtues Of H0o1dnds Bit.s n
connection with good article of Liquor. at a lnu1h
less PHce than these inferior PREF eIaraiions YIl coat
Smyrna times., 1863-06-25

II is believed that we have, or will have directly
nl quArter-mliiion men on the Potomac. Within
the last four days New York has sent ten thousand
volunteers tgc'ard Washington, and other States are
fastening forward their quotas under the new call
From great army, suddenly reinforced so enor
nousIy, folks have right to expect great and dar-
ing deeds Certain it is that the rebel army has not
been reinforce to anything like this oxtent, nor can
ii BE-.
Smyrna times., 1863-06-25
MARRIED,

June 23d by the Rev. Jno, =. Boone, Mr..
.IOHN ID. COvERDALE, to Miss SUSAN A.
LAMB, all of Kent County, Del.
The happy couple will accept our thanks for
some excellent cake and receive our c0mpli-
ments and well wishes for their future happi
ness and prosperity.
Smyrna times., 1863-06-25
WEST YIRGIzIA A srArE.

WHEELING, juno 2I-.Wcst Virginia is now a fix
ed fact. Hon. A, Boreman was to-day inaugurated
as the first Governor. Business universally sus.
pended and the citizens turned opt nqSSe to usher
IN the new State Business houses and residences
were gayly decorated with flags, &c, and the day
closed With brilliant display of are works
Smyrna times., 1863-06-25
Eve and Ear

PROF. J. ISAACS. NJ. D.. Oculist and Aurist, Gnr
meriy OF Leyden Holland. is now at Npw 5Ii Pine
Street. where persons afflicted with disease of The Eve
and Far will be scientifically treated and cured IL
Gurahle Artificial eyes Inserted without pain. N
B-No charges made for examination. The Medical
Faculty ~ invited az no secrets in his mode Of
treatment. .Iv
Smyrna times., 1863-06-25

Dispatches from Memphis, dated the Goth inst.
state that detachment of Colonel Hodges cavalry
had captured two boats, on which two rebel rcgl
ments and battery were trying 10 cross the Ten
ncssee river,
Smyrna times., 1863-06-25

A rebel dispatch from Osyka, Miss, states that a
dcsperpte fight took place at Port Hudson, on th
18Th, the rebels driving the National forces out 0
their Notifications. There is no mention of any
such occurrence in our New Orleans news, which i
two days later.
Smyrna times., 1863-06-25
Ornamental Iron Works.
WOOD g. PEROT.


ll31 RIDGE AVENUE PIIILADEI-
PlIIA, PA, =
Oher for sale uponthe Most favorable Terms. NEW
and BEAUTIFUL DESIGNS in great variety fIRON
kAiLlNGS for CEMETERIES. RESIDENCES &c
oil wrought and Cast Iron. and Galvanized Iron and
Brass Tubing; Iron Verandahs, Balconies. Stairs
Counters Fountains Gates. Columns Hitching Posts
Lamp Stands Vases, Tables, Flower Stands. Sofas
Chairs, Stauary, Animals and all other Iron Work of
Decorative character. Designs forwarded for selec
non Persons applying for same. will please state The
kline Of work needed. julI 3m
SPECIAL NOTICE
On and after JULY lst 1863, the privilege ofcon.
vertlng the present issue of LEGAL TENDER
NOIES INTO THE NATIONAL SIX PER
CENT LOAN Commonly called " Five Twcnties'')
well cease
All who wish to invest in the Five Twenty Lean
must, therefore. apply before the lst JULY next
JAY COOKE,
.iii, SUBSCRIPTION AGENT,
ap9-3m No. la S. THIRD st., Philadelpha.
VI All orders promptly supplied on application al
the Bank OF Smyrna to WIN. Bell, Cashier.
Smyrna times., 1863-06-25
Lees Position.

Definite inf,rmatipn of tie wileteabcu's Of l. eSs
inain army, has been rcceiyed at the Headquatters
Smyrna times., 1863-06-25

A d, attachment Of our cavalry was surrounded by
20O0 rebels, Ncmands, Miss, on the night OF
the iSih, bat cut their way out, and brought away
with them a hundred prisoners, probably pnr-
ton of those who had followed them away from the
main tody.
Smyrna times., 1863-06-25
DIE 10,

ION the I7th inst, in this town, ZEpHALrNA
RucHANAN,l daughter of Mr., George w, Bu
chanan, aged II years.
Smyrna times., 1863-06-25
CoLnRED TROOPS.

Over twelve hundred application for commissions
IN negro regiments have been received by the Exam
lning Board, in session at Washington. About six
hundred applicants have been examined, aud about
fifty have passed muster.
Smyrna times., 1863-06-25

The City Councils of Baltimore have appropriated
100000 for the defence ofthat city.
Smyrna times., 1863-06-25

Correspondents in Grants army represents that it
runs risk from an attack by Johnson, it being
sufficiently large to take of itself: 1t must be
50, for Grant has spared Banks three thousand
troops
Smyrna times., 1863-06-25

First in Importance in the of Tuesday is that
of the gallant attack made Stuart's cavalry by
General Pleasanton, at Mddleburg, Va. The rebels
were driven all day, and suffered heavy loss. The
captures made were two pieces of artillery and three
caissons, with sixty prisoners. Among these are a
lieutenant colonel, major and five other officers.
Special dispatches received in New York from
Harrisburg place the number rebel troops in Ha-
gerstown at 10000. They are said to be fortifying
thcmses there, as the Federal troops are doing
Chambersburg.
a scarecrow dispatch comes from Harrisburg
that the rebels are advancing in force up the Cum.
berland Valley towards Harrisburg and that they
have occupied Greencastle. The Philadelphia City
Tre p had skIrmish with them Monday near Gets
burg. and captured five prisoners without loss
There are no rebel troops east of the Blue Ridge,
hut they are supposed to ocsupy Ashby's and the
Thoruughiare Gaps.
Smyrna times., 1863-06-25

The steamer Adger has arrived At Fortress Mon
roe, with the officers and l20 Of the crew of the re-
bel ram Atlanta, alias Fngal. lately captured nc II
Savannah by the Monitor Weehawken. The cap
ture app-Ars to have been the work of few mo-
mentS,
Smyrna times., 1863-06-25

The >te1m,r Dudley Buck has arrived from New
bern, n. t., with news to last Thursday evening.
9 n raj Wlld's negro brigade now numbers nearly
5000 men, of whom 1000 equipped and ready
for duty The health oIthctroops is reported to b,
remarkably good.
Dodgeville chronicle. [volume] (Dodgeville, Wis.) 1862-current, 1863-07-16
Thursday Morning, July l6'
The --latest News.

We condense from the Journal the
following summary Bragg has evacuat-
ed Chattanooga, and that point, the
most important next to Vicksburg in
the South, is in possession of Rosecrans.
Bragg has fallen back to Atlanta, Geor-
gia, but is supposed to- have senta large
part of his force to Richmond Rose
Grams has taken 1900 prisoners. 2ai %
1t is reported that Port Hudson has
capitulated, with $4,000 prisoners. i.
4 Gen Sherman has defeated Johnston
onrthe Big Black, and taken 1900 pris-
oners. 2'ieI@ i'I
o The number of prisoners taken and
paroled at Vicksburg exceeds 81, 900.
There had been no battle on the Po-
tomac at the last accounts Our army
we're close upon the rebels Another
heavy rain had occurred, raising the
river. ind
The raid of Morgan into Indiana has
reached MEANWHILE and threatening Gin
cinnati. The people of the latter city
are in arms. od 81 5aeg qr0 ia aa5
Dodgeville chronicle. [volume] (Dodgeville, Wis.) 1862-current, 1863-07-16
Crops.

=
The editor Of the Lancaster Herald
has recently been making quite tour
through several States. Here is what
he says about agricultural prospects
During our late transit through more
than two thousand miles Of grain bear
ing country, reaching from Mirtosoya
totthe Lakes, thence through Michigan,
Indiana, Ohio, Illinois and by several
ways through our own State, we set
down the crops Of wheat, corn, rye and
oats as something above average.
True, that in some places corn and oats
are failure from drought, and wheat
below an average standard ; but in 9TH
ers these crops are as much above an
average. In southern Ohio where we
saw people harvesting the Goth and 28th
June, the wheat crop was very heavy,
50 all said, SO it appeared but in that
section the oat and corn crops were thin
and unpromising. In Indianan and
northern Ohio failure Of all crops is
apparent in places, in others excellent
In Michigan this must be a fruitful year
for all crops, fruits as well as grains.
In eastern Wisconsin wheat is a slim
crop this year in the Lacrosse Valley
and in southwestern Wisconsin the aver
age Of wheat, corn and oats must be
something above, unless reduced by bugs
or accidents In Grant county SO far
as we have seen and from what is heard,
wheat will be full average, except for
accidents that may take place. We
think the chinch bugs will not prove
destructive this year, from causes not yet
agreed upon. Whether the time Of
their departure has come, or whether
some accident has befallen them, is not
settled. Some think the weather has
been adverse to them, but we rather
think their day has ended by the appear
ance of destroying angel, and that the
race will be extinct by another year.
Dodgeville chronicle. [volume] (Dodgeville, Wis.) 1862-current, 1863-07-16
Railroad Meeting.


A well attended railroad meeting was
held last Thursday evening at the court
house in Dodgeville, Judge SFRoNe pre-
siding. Mr.. BEEoHER, the President Of
the Mineral Point Railroad, was pres
ent. and at the solicitation Of the meet
ing, stated to them the feasibility and
practicability Of the early extension
Of the Mineral Point Railroad to Dodge
vile. He stated to the meeting that
the cost of grading the road and lay
ing down the ties and iron, would
amount to about $4,000, Of which our
citizens were asked to subscribe and pay
in as stock, or a bonus, the sum Of $40
or $4,000, in consideration of which
the Company would build the road in
the next eighteen or twenty months, To-
eating the depot somewhere IN the Vi
cinity Of the Fair grounds. -
After a general expression Of feeling
was had, the sense Of the meeting was
taken as to how much Of this sum was
represented in the meeting, when about
SIS, 900 was answered for. -
A committee of sixteen was thenaap-
pointed consisting Of JOSEPH LEAN
Chairman; S. ". Reese, Samuel Hos
kins,1oHenry Madden3 James Roberts,
Richard Arundel, Robert Wilson, Chas
Hope, Peter Morris, G. W.. Burial,
Watkin Watkins, Cornelius James, Will
liam Owens, Isaac IT, Fam, Joseph Rob
erts and Patrick Bray, whose duty it is
to put the whole matter in working or
der, and report at a future meeting. 81
Citizens Of Dodge7ille and iowa coun-
ty, now is your time to work. You all
know the great advantages such a road
will give to this place. IF you let the
present opportunity pass by, there may
be roads built some twelve or fifteen
miles each side Of you, thus effectually
cutting you off from ever getting.a pay
ing road to Dodgeville as cheap as at
the present time, ol
Dodgeville chronicle. [volume] (Dodgeville, Wis.) 1862-current, 1863-07-16
The Harvest Field.


Harvest time, though a season Of Sc
we're toll, is everywhere Welcomed
Most other operations on the farm have
reference to the somewhat distant future,
when return for labor shall be realized I;
but now, results are to be gathered
Each sheaf Of ripened grain represents
hours spent in blowing, seeding, and
cultivating and the swollen kernels
remind the husbandman of the beaded
drops of sweat with which he has often
moistened the field. To the magma
tive mind there are few more suggestive
pictures than fields Of grain white to the
harvest. Each waving stalk is a rod of
power, more potent than the magician's
wand It bears the element without
which commerce must stand still, manu-
features perish, even war cease its fear
ful thunders, society becomes disorgan-
lied, and man utterly fail. But He who
cares for man, has smiled upon thefelds,
and again they return a joyous thanks
offering Of plenty. But want Of space
forbids us to pursue the pleasant fancies
which this topic calls forth. Let US note
a few practical suggestions pertinent to
the season. And first with reference to
the proper time for harvesting grain.
Experiments have repeatedly proved
that the weight and quality are both
improved By cutting when the berry is
just out Of the milk, or. as soon as it is
hard enough to bear moderate pressure
Of the thumb-nail without breaking,
This is usually about ten days before
full maturity. A correspondent Of the
Agrlcnltarist. several years since expert
mented on crop of fifty acres of wheat.
The bulk Of it was cut as here recon-
mended, and weighed 621 lbs. to the
bushel. The remainder, gathered when
full ripe, gave only So lbs. per bushel.
On the whole amount of | 200 bushels,
there was gain Of 5,400 lbs. or about
Dodgeville chronicle. [volume] (Dodgeville, Wis.) 1862-current, 1863-07-16
North-Western Railroads.

La Crosse, says the Lancaster Herald,
will probably become the Northwestern
seat of railroad confluence. An article
appearing last week in the Rebublican
of that city led US to study Of the map
and geography Of that section, and to
some thought upon the outlies bearing
upon the physical divergences Of riv=
ers and routes, and relative positions Of
places and powers as they are develop
ing, and the conclusion in question IS
self evident. A road from Prairie du
chem to La Crosse, we think a continu-
alton to Dunleith, must be very sPon a
bonded certainty. That a road will be
put through from Muscoda to La Crosse
by way Of Viroqua is to be an equal
certainty of issue from the womb ct
necessity-unless the railroad colsoli--
dation and combination talked Of lakes
place, in which case there would be no
rivalry Between the two parallel roads
leading vest from Milwaukee, qoHse-
qaently, nothing to stimulate competition
aad outlay That the westward bound
ing Root river9road, extending from La
Crescent which is pedal extremity OF
La Crosse, through Minnesota will be
built is now certainty as the. work is
already graded and but a small sum !. is
needed to iron and stock the road. 20
Some attention to the map, sefid judg-
ment as to cause and effect, and a, Slight
acquaintance with the position and arte7
rial connections Of La Crosse cannot fail
to fix that place in the mind as the com ON
mon center of divergence and crossing
for the great Northwest. Z lIz1...5 :
Dodgeville chronicle. [volume] (Dodgeville, Wis.) 1862-current, 1863-07-16
How to Sharpen a Scytho.

"Mower writes to the american AY-
ricultarists ITO properly grind and
whet a scythe, requires some little prac-
teal skill, in the attainment Of which
the beginner may be assisted by few
hints. The cutting edge Of a scythe or
similar instrument, when examined by
a microscope, shows numerous fine pro
jecting points or serious Of minute
wedges which are to be driven into the
substances operated on, to separate the
adjoining parts. In order that they
may enter the more readily, these points
should incline in the direction Of the
stroke given with the blade Of the in
strument In cutting with the scythe,
the edge strikes the grass at an angle
Of about forty five degrees, and hence
the grinding should be done so as to
have the points set in that direction to
the blade This is done by keeping the
blade firmly upon the stone, with the
point drawn toward the body of the hol-
der, at the above mentioned angle with
the edge Of the stone. Commence to
grind at the heel and move it steadily
along as the work progresses, until the
point is reached, then grind the other
side in the same manner. Never rub
the scythe back and forth upon the stone
as though endeavoring to whet it. The
revolution Of the stone will wear away
the steel much better than rubbing it in
this manner, by which the edge is like
ly to be made rounding, and to be set
irregularly tits preferable to hold the
scythe so that the stone will revolve to-
ward the edge. In this way the holder
can see when the edge is reached, and
the particles ground off are carried
away clean In the opposite method Of
grinding there is danger Of making a
feather edge which will readily crum-
bic off, and leave he scythe almost OF
quite as dull as before. The blade
should be ground equally on both sides
In whetting scythe, lay the rifle or
milestone fiat against the side of the
blade, and give light quick stroke
downward and forward in the direction
Of the edge, SO that the scratches il
makes, shall keep the points set in the
same direction as given them by grind
ing. By following these simple sug-
gestions, a scythe may be made to hold
its edge twice as long as when the rife
is drawn along the edge almost at ran
dom, A few strokes carefully given
will enable the workman to keep the
right detection and whet READILY"
Dodgeville chronicle. [volume] (Dodgeville, Wis.) 1862-current, 1863-07-16

80 bushels in bulk, and the quality OF
the -four was superior. In addition to
the difference in weight Of the grain,
there is no little loss by the Smelling out
of the kernels, when they are fully
ripened We have seen fields bear a
large crop with no other seeding than
that received from what had been scat
tered during the previous harvest a
still further saving can be made by gong
over the field with a horse-rake after
the ground is cleared Of sheaves. What
is gathered, if not sufficiently clear for
making -four, will serve good purpose
to Grind into feed for swine and other
stock. When, asat present, every pound
Of food is needed, and will command a
high price, all should be turned to the
best account.
There should also be an eye to the
wants Of the following year. In almost
every lot of grain, on account OF better
soil. more favorable exposure, more
thorough drainage, or other causes, some
parts will give earlier maturity and a
better weld than Others IF pains were
taken each year to mark such places and
save the grain from them for seed, the
result would be seen in a general I'M
Eprovement at harvest. The Pedigree
Wheat" which has become celebrated
in England for its superiority, was pro-
duced by carefully following up this
process for years, The cultivator, Mr.
Hallett, took pains to select the best
heads each season, and marked i'm
proyement was made annually. So
much pains as this can scarcely be ex-
pected during the present busy time,
but the best part Of the field can easily
be marked off, and left to mature its
seed. Before harvesting, the weeds
should be pulled out, and when the
grain is fully ripe, it should be gather
ed, and stored byitself, to be threshed with
the fail, and used for seed 1t would
pay we'll in many instances to buy a
patch from a neighboring wheat field, if
it should be superior to any grown at
home. The old rule ''Take time by the
forelock, 50 excellent to be followed in
all farming operations, applies with es-
pecial force to the matter of securing
good seed,
Dodgeville chronicle. [volume] (Dodgeville, Wis.) 1862-current, 1863-07-16
Malice 10 Creditors.
IOWA COUNTY COURT-IN PR0BAI

IOWA COUNTY COURT-IN PROBATE.
In the matter Of the estate of FREDERICK Il
p MENSTEIN, Jr. deceased, >
n ETTERS of administration having been t6i9
L 4 issued to Gertraud Hclmenstein Of Iowa ~ ~
and twelve months from tie date hereof being an
and limited creditors to present their claims
deceased for examination and allowance; 1t Is ~
that all claims and demands against the es!a IY
for that purpose he will be at his Office IN the n
Dodgeville on the first Monday of each mon'h
the term above limited tn
And it is further ordered that said administra5
out delay cause copy Of this order to De u 9H
four successive weeks in the DODGEVILLE VTG5S
ICLE, weekly Newspaper circulating IN ss tud d
and also that she cause like copy to DE posl'N
four different public places in said County
Dated June 5th, 1868. ,xerET.
r1u11.rsa a.. a;,,Ivao4 County Jpds
Dodgeville chronicle. [volume] (Dodgeville, Wis.) 1862-current, 1863-07-16
LEGAL L..
Administrators Sale.
IOWA COUNTY ooURTLIN PROBATE.

IOWA COUNTY C0URT-IN PROBATE.
In the matter of the estate of WILLIAM JAMES
de ceased.
NJ Office is hereby given, that b. virtue and in b
~ suance of an order Of license made in said mat
on the 18th day Of July, A. b. 1863, by the Cout
Court of said County, the undersigned adninistrat
of the estate of said deceased will Saturday the
day of August next ensuing at two o'clock in the aft
noon of said day at the Union Mills" offer for sale
public vendue the following described real estate
wit - - . 20
The undivided one seventh interest of said decease
in the estate of William James Sen. deceased being {
undivided ore half of the Union Mills, with dwell
house andout- buildings and the undivided halfof t
north half of the south west quarter and the south
quarter If the south west quarter and the south w
quarter of the north west quarter, Of Section No
Town 6, Range east and the undivided one seYe
interest in the north east quarter Of the north We
quarter Of Section No 49, and the south east quarter
the south west quarter Of Section No. Il, both being
Town No. 6, Range east; also in the undivided q
third part Of the north west quarter Of the north
quarter of Section No. 5, Town No 5, Ranges cas-
also the undivided one seventh interest in the follow
lots in Parrys addition to the Village of Dodgevil
Lots Nos l. g. II, and IL in Block 5, together withs
one seventh part of all the personal property of thea
William James Sen. deceased.
The terms Of sale viii be made known at the ii
ard place of sale.
Dated July 10th, 1868. CORNELIUS JAMES. .
JANE JAMES.
-u,3 min trait