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lax COOK 81 CO.,
BANKERS,
No. 452 Fifteenth Street,
....a DEALERS IN
GOVERNMENT BONDS,
TREASURY NOTES, CERTIFICATES,
VOUCHERS, COIN,
CURRENCY AND EXCHANGE.
We shall continue to sell AT PA.
until further notice,
THE SIX PER CENT BONDS
OF THE UNITED STATES
known
FIVE TWENTIES,
PAYABLE i'm twenty years, and redeemable at the
pleasure Of the government after i've years from
date. The unsold balance of this loan isno1
Less tian One Hundred Millions OF Dollars,
and is being rapidly absorbed by home aud foreign
demand for Investment and by the new National
Bonds will, like the Seven Thirty Loan. ad
vance to = handsome premium. AS an investment
they yield
Stg per Cent. PER Anaum in Gold,
payable semi-annually) equivalent, at present
prices of coin, to
Nfne per C.nt. IN Currency.
The COT pom BONDS payable to besrerl are
sn the REGisTEaGb f Il BoWD payable to osdsr
and ransfsr table as bank stock, upon the books Of
nent investment as seenre against iossj issued
in sums of $50, 500, $500, s. 600, $4,000.
: These bonds are exempt from ell local taxes, and
the Government tax upon them ia only one and
h1 per a hs oaer
Circulars are furnished at our counter, or upon
application by mail givin any fn rther inform ton
ernment Loans and the organization Of National
Bsnks, IN s,,<
ALL GOVERNMENT sECURITIEs.
De ls ar JAY COOKE l. co
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BOARDING..

ROARpING Pleasant Rooms, suitsbis fox q
- gentleman and lady; also Board for single
gentlemen can be had at 113 Second street west,
between b and streets, within short distance of
the Avenue, Capitol. and Depot. de 80 St.
EIHSf CLAss BOARD AND HANDSOMELY
l. Furnished Rooms at moderate prices, for sin.
gle perecps or families. Location pleasant, near
Pa avenue southwest corner ii and 2lst streets,
One aoom (for two.) $50 per month; fre and light
extra email Rooms, Ss6 each. Table Board. S5
FTHE PRoPRIETOK or FHa NEW YORK
Hotel, corner of Il and 7th streets win open
Will be prepared to accom- nofste 100 gentlem IN
with Table Board at l6 per month or SA per week,
payabls in advance breakfast will be on the table
IunctVa ly ct o'clccs and will stand until 9.
Dinner will be on the table at to 8 Good fare,
scod cooking. cleanlines ss and punctaality may he
relied on. de g sE~
Two GENTLEMEN WHO WILL ROOM TO
4 sether. End pleasant Front Room, first
foor, with or without Board, at 495 Mass avenue.
between 4th and 5th streets. Ase one third story
family. de 70 3ts
pOARD1NG A few gentlemen can be accommo.
gas and fuel Please call at ia Bridge street,
Georgetown. before 9E m or after . m. Cars
run from the door to Washington. de g 3t~
BOARD = Handsomely furnished Rooms, with
- Board. Apply ~ 13s street, bet. 2lst and
22d sts. de 16-2w<
FURNISHED ROOMS AND RIRST-CLAsS
Board, including FIRE and gas, for gentlemen
only, at 56 street. between 10th and 2ist Re-
ferences given and required. Terms $50 per month.
de 10,
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pondency; and peace, if it were offered on plan
sible terms, might be hailed as 3 providentiaI
Ceiiyersnee. Such being, as 1 conceive, the
state OF mems minds in the South, il may be
worth while 10 inquire what effects on the 9TH
er band, the prospects of approaching peace
would have upon northerners.''
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From fnIifnruia

SAN FRANCISCO, Dec. 25--The Steamship
Constitution, from Panama, arrived here TO-
day. Also the steamer Pacific. with S2i-,u0
in treasure from Oregon, ana &!600o0 ironi
British Columbia. s...
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HeenaN Attributes his Losing the Fight tn
Over. Il ear hing Ii i'm self In a EaIl.

HEATING VALUE OF DIFFERENT woops-
Tie following is set down by competent
Judges as the relative heating vaiue OF the va
rious kinds OF American woods used for hea.-
ing purposes or producing steam. Shell. bank
hickory, being taken as The hignes standard.
!0t; pisnut hickory a5 white oak 15; " hite hazel
-; apple tree 7G; red oak 90: black walnut &c;
hard maple 3D. white elm 5s red cedar So; Wild
cherry 80: yellow poplar 5a;batternut 81; white
birch 10; white pine AZ. s4s-.s tkss-- s
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V Notwithstanding the Opposition OF The
Turkish Government, a college has been estas-
lished in Turkey, under the management sof
American and English professors.
~ The New York Sun calculates that horse
III sh is damaged daily in New York to the
amount OF $50 by the smooth payements OF
Broadway. -
~ The Legislature of T<xas has refa sed, 10
pass resolution recommending Congress To
declare Confederate treasury notes legal ten
der. - ~
~ A down east paper tells OF q hall that
was lighted with the sHiles of fair women
and kerosene lamps. s 23g
~ New York city is Inundated, At present,
with fieod OF Secesh ladies', sent hitler re-
Gently from the South iss s ~
n0New York papers announce the death az
ex. .Adiutant General L. Ward Smith, OF max
State. : : = - ~ ,.-g-sss - ~
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GEN. BUFFERS COMMAND Tx rxNDKD.-By
order OF the War Department., The comfy OF
ST. Mary's, Md, and counties of Northampton
and Accomae. Eastern Shore of Virginia, are
bnne xed to General Buffers command. Sey-
eral negro regiments will at once be recruited
from that district Wash. Ger " Y. Ttgss.E
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s.-T.-188o.-<.

2, Persons OF sedentary habits troubled with
weakness, lassitude, palpitation Of the heart,
lack OF appetite, distress after eating, torpid
Ever, constipation, &c, deserve to suffer If they
will not try them.
They are recommended by the highest medi.
cal authorities, and are warranted 70 produce
sa fHpediate beneficial effect. They are exceed
ingly agreeable, perfectly pure, and harmless
NoTIcB-Any person pretending 10 sell
Plantation Bitters in bulk or by the gallon is a
'swtndIer and imposter. We only pu. ii mp in
our log cabin bottles. Beware OF bottles reflled
with imitation deletsrious stuff, for which sew.
sral persons are already in prison. See tha
every bottle has our United States Stamp over
the corR, and signature on stsel plate side la.
be,s
Seld by respectable dealers throughout the
hasitable globe.
=. II. DRAKE & CO.,
o4m 202 Broadway, N. Y.
PHOTOGRAPH AND PICTURE FRAMKs.
Just Received
:, OUR WINTER STOCK.
ssPJ. J.BELLEw CO.'S,
No. $40 Seventh street
We state in no boasting spirit that our choice
sssection of Fancy, Oval and Square PICTURE
kkAMEs, s,PAINTINGs,E ,ENGRAVINGS FRENCH
~ksGLIsH and AMERICAN PICTURES is larger,
cheaper, and better assorted than in all Washing
ien ADD indeed We think PhiladelpA and Balti-
nore included r.3..
klso Our fall lines Of
kkEant Gilt and Rosewood French Plate
MIRRORS,
Every Size Imported.
onr price Ia same New York and Phil&d elphia
Rouses
We &sk every lsdy and ss tleman in Washington
NC everywhere 70 call.
Look around our various depart nts, 1t makes
no alherence whether you bur not
6sntlemAnly clerks always ready to wait on you
PJ BELLEw & 90,
sic Seventh street.
30 - I'm Washin gton, D.
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DENTISTRY.
GREAT DISCOVERY in DENTISTRY.

(RsAT DISCOVERY IN DENTISTRY.
Teeth Ertraeted ,eitho.t Pain ssnS hs hr1rit. Of
-... O1ygEa.
would advice all persons having teeth to sx-
tract to call At DR.. LEW1E's Office, <sNA
ana pave them taken out BY this new S$SsssS
ana harm lsss process. Also csu au& ITfYY7f
sxsmIne the Docter's pew and i'm.
proved method Of lnsertirg Artiscial Teeth II
you once see the great Improvement ia his teeth
.o9 viii bsyA them In other styIe than this new
and valuable one. No. 242 Pa. avenue, between
18th aud 18Th streets
no'3 SIR LRWIe M. D.. Dentist
vi. LooMrs, NJ p = e. = I91aptor q; and p,,an,a.
Of the hlSERAL PLATE TEETH at ~eSnn
tebos EerEonalIy at his ofhcs in THIS Ss<SSszs2
city. Many parsOns wear these GTTFYAFSH
teeth vho cannot wear others and 10 ---h<-
person can wear Others VII o cannot wear these
Psr'ons calling ct my Off oau be sccommo lat ID
with any tye and price Of Teeth they n 81 Gesire
but to those who particular and wish The pursss
cleansst strongest and most perfect dentlrs tn 1t
art can Eroduas, the MlhERAL PLATE will be
more uity WARRANTED -
Room in this city-.Eo 33s PennsyIvsnjs aysnue
hetweer 9Th and 10th streets Also 2O7 Arch ST.
Philacel phi&. - mar. ly
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1.-T.-I8Go.-x.

Prom the army nospital--the bloody battle
aed-,ne mansion CT the rich and humble abode
Of the poor-from the Office and the sacred desk
from the mountain top, distant valleys and
rar-of is lands Of the ocean-from every nook
md corner Of the civilized worlds pouring
In the evidence of the astonishing effects OF
BRAKES PLANTATION BITTERS. Thou
ssnds upon thousands of letters like the fol-
loving may he seen st our Office:
RFFs EUGy, Wis, Sept 4G, 1868.
l. - have been III the army hospi-
gals for fourtseE moEt6s-spsechless and near
ly dead. At Alton, III, they gave me a bottle
a. Plantation BitTers. = X Three bottles
rsstored ny speech and cured nee. % y
C.H H.FLAuTB."
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ID GPoRT or THE INGlNEER AND ARTIL.
II iery Operations OF the Army of the potomss,
Campaign. BY Gen. Barnard. Chief Ens inser, and
Gen. Barry, Chief Of Artillery. Vol. illustrated
With Is Maps, Plans, &e... so x..vrov
TyOR sALE.-50O Sets of i, 2, and horse second
IT hand HARM ISS; 500 second hand Mcclellan
ADD citizens BKI OIL rs and SADDLES. Cheap for
svenue, Ietwsen ~ and 9Th sneet, oyRosits
Rational RotsI. ee Y I'M
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L rs
A.. WANTED.
TO FILL TIE QUOTA OF THE
DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA.
BOUNTY FOR VETERANS,
S432,
SlC5 OF which will be paid in advance.
j BOUNTY FOR NEW RECRUITS,
S332, .s.-a
slc5 ofwhfch will be paid In advance
BOUNTY FOR COL0RED RECRUITS,
i ...,.. $40, .--.. .....s.e
Paid In advance "
PERSONS WISHING TO ENLIST
o. VIII apply to any of the following
RECRUITING oFFIoERs: n
s.V. BACON ...- ...r.aa- s-.-
Engine Hail. near the Market on Pennsylvania
avenue, between St veuth and Ninth streets
&c. HYDE,
Corner of Fourteenth and New York avenue
c. A. KEAsBEY, l. ...A
Il street near corner of Nineteenth and Penn
sylysnis avenue. -
&c. PARKER,
Conner Of High and Dunbarton streets, George
town. .. e.. de l5-tf
GOODS FOR THE HOLIDAYS!
AA"'NA' o, ALL KINDS. ""0"A''
TOYS! TOYS. ToYsi
OF ALL KINDS.
FANCY GOODS, FARoY GOODS
OF ALL KINDS
Writing Desks, Fancy Work Boxes. China orn.-
psmts q;na. II fRaaS1ogrsghn1ss .ar Albums
Ladies Purses. satc6els and BASKET
en- sf,ors%sns ona 9f asphyf and woosn Goods
SsdTsns o. % Sseis tomtorts knbi.. Bookings.
kid and other the 1G Giores ns. Head Dr.s.
Quaker Hoops and BalmorAl Skirts
poss suisSps .S;ss and Irim%ins.
All kinds q MGsfGHn fq siIsf Goods
BsS: s'ofs Ifas fs:
sna e. FaRH sffoss
!. ROSEWOOD FANS s:ss
DEpAsTMENT or AaRIoULIUKE,
A.mp IN. ssPoassa By iii til. b: Be-:
gastmsnt. eonsisting Of Hon; J. K Morshssd, Of
and John A. Warder, Of Ohio. 70 consider the fol-
lowing appropriations made by the last Con grs.s,
Wig: For investi cations to test the .tcability
OF eulhvating and preparing fax and hemp d
substitute for cot ton, twenty thousand dollars ;"
OF the subject. believing that further and fullsr
notice OF their Investigations might produce
nesday. the sh day Of February nsxt. At y O'Clock
III, and request all persons interested iu the distr
the subject for the public good. to send to this De-
gsrtment, on or before that day, samples Of the
tion, of the fbrss AID fabrics pre- pared BY aenl
accompanied By statements Of the various pro.
also. descriptions OF the kinds and cost of maonin
cry used, where made. &C.. together with any and
all inform alton that may be useful to the Commis
sion
This inform alton Ia necessary Before An intslli-
gent distribution can be made.
dels d.d ISAAC NnWTON, Commissioner.
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SOUTH WARSAW, o., July 2s, 1863.

SoUTH W ARSAWs u, July Zc, lcet.
w% = One young man, who had been
s.es aud lot cut of the house for two years
with Scrofula and Erysipelas, after paying the
doctors over Sl5O without benefit, has been
cared ny tea bottles OF your Bitters. y \ y
EDWARD WoUEALL."
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GIand Farswe Bene6 OF
DAVENPORr AND WALLASK.
And LAST apresrance. m ost pos stivsly. Of
DAVENPORT, WALLAoR, AND MRS FARRHN
Two Grand Play ys-GreAtast Bill of the engage
nert. he occasion will be rem lersd illustrious
by the attendance which has already been ar.
ranged for, BY the chiefest dignitsres Of the Gov
eminent
To- night, the beautifu! play, which presents all
kcteya,
DA MON AND THIAs
THE TEST OF FRIENDSHiP
Ell. Davenport (his last sppearansets psnrr
j. w. Nallack as Py thiss. Mrs. Esrlea \ der
micne Miss Denim ne Czlauthe.
ihe shove play will be followed by
THERESE. THE ORPHAN OF GENEVA
Mr.. Waliack lis iasf p pears1csj as Car vim
Mrs fsrren cher last appssraacel IS .Thers.e
To morroT. tEsr Years Day. tao nrapd Per.
forlnances. Afternoon a~d eysulns-the greatest
bill in Amefics, .thSdy Audlsy'a ees-et'' aud
"Caus<fssAs Is + usband.n
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Rxy. WI. WAeeoNER, Madrid, N. Y.

'x Thou wilt send me two bottles
more of thy Plantation BiJters. FIy wife hGs
ssea greatly benefited by their use.
Thy friend, Asa CUKKIE, Philadelphia Pa
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The plantation Bitters make the weak strong
the langEia brilliant, and are exhausted na
ture's great restorer. They are composed OF
the celebrated Calisaya Bark, Wintergreen,
sassafras, Roots, Herbs, &c, all preserved in
perfectly pure St. Croix Rum.
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Hin. IN London

from the London Daily News, Dec Isl
On Friday afternoon, Tom King, the winner,
put i'll an appearance at the OIL ce of our con-
temporary, Bells Life. He was accompanied
by several OF his ''men at arms To show tne
general state OF public opinion on .muscular
for more than four hours the Strand, Opposite.
Bells Life, was so crowded that the traff. of
the street was reduced in shape 10 A thin
crawling stream, and when the . hero of the,
day" arrived the cheering and shouting sound
ed tar and wide, whilst the thoroughfars be-
came perfect blockade. This continued for
about quarter of an hour, during the time
that King was paying his Respects to the editor
up stairs. On examining him as he stood talk
Ing 10 some friends. there was not ark to be,
stem beyond n kind of skin peel on the nose,
and W hat the pecnliar phraseology OF the ring
would Term ga mouse, or discolOration nnder
the left eye. Heenan is, We hear, slowly re-.
covering. He formerly challenged Jem Mace,
and boastingly renewed il on the morning of
the fight. Mace has accepted for eco to $500
and the champions belt, SO that if Heenan'S
friends do not think that his pretensions have
been thoroughly disposed of, we shall, in aH
spring.
Heenan Attributes his Losing the Fight to
Over. Reat hing Himself IN Fall.
parably below his form when he fought Sayres,
and must have greatly disappointed his back
els. King had improved more than could pos
sihly be supposed He states that after the
second round he felt, barring accident, confident
OF the result Heenan is progressing fay or Ably
Maze repeats his challenge 10 him. Heenan
attributes his losing TO oyer-reach.ng himself
in q fall in the nineteenth round, and then fail
Ing On his head and stunning himself
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Respectfully, mRs. 0. N. DEvoE.' y

- y 7 owe much to you, for l verify
believe the Plantation Bltters have saved my
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THE WEEKLY STAR.

This excellent Family and News Journa-,
containing greater variety Of interesting read
ing than can be found in any other, is published
on Friday morning
TERMs--Cosh, Invariably in adpd.ce.
Single copy, per annum. 90
riNe copies. s......ss.....s....... 30
SAh SopicS.s y w
Twenty five copies. 20 90
1t Invariably contains the Washington
News" that has made TIE Dolly Evenins Star
circulate so generally throughout the country.
~ Single copies Tin wrappers) can be pro-
cured at the counter, Immediately after the is-
sue Of the paper. Price-THRRB CKNTs.
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t<ers:
EAvEMKYgR MANSION, 57Tg STRgET,(
NEW IoRK, August Z, 1863.
HI'B. DRAKE: Your wonderful Plantation
BtteTs have been given to some OF our little
children suffering from weakness ss.d weak
lungs with most happy effect Que little girl,
IL particular, with pains in the head, ioss Of
appetite, and daily wasting consumption, on
whom all medical skill had been exhausted,
nas been entirely restored. We commenced
with bat G teasPoonfuI of Bittsrs day. Her
appetite increased; strength and health follow
sd
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"* : nave been a great sufferer from
Dyspepsia, and had 10 abandon preaching. y
Tie Plantation Bitters have cured
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~ a'- G II IlSN
English Dsiry CHIEsI.
Parmesan do
Zap sago do
6rpyers do
Edam do
New York Cream CHEHSE.
All of finest quality. For sale by
KING & BURCHHLL,
Corner OF Vermont avenue ana
de q l5th street
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The following is from the Matron of the
Union Home School for the Children OF Volun-
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80 Send us twenty -fotr dozen more
ofyCUT Plantation Bitters, tie popularity OF
which are daily increasing with the guests Of
our house. STEEs CHADWICK i Co.
Prcprietors Wiuard's Hotel Washington, II. G. 81
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"~ = have given the Plantation Bit
tsrs 20 hundreds of our diss bIed soldiers with
tie most astonishing effect.
g. ". u. ANDREWS.
Superintendent SoiGier's Hume Cincinnati, o."
"% Plantation I5itters have cured
ne q liver complaint, OF = hIch / w&s laid CD
prosr-te and hadto abandon ny business.
II. b. KISGsLET, Gle yeIart, O."
80 The Plantation BitteTs have cured
me OF = arrangement OF the kidney and Urin2-
~ organs shat has isCresseG ae for years. 1t
Sets like & charm.
q. G. III ooKE, Ager. Eor COLGATE L Co.
2Ji broadway"
DO, &c, &c, &c,
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COUGHS, COLDS. HOARsINESB, 80.
u TYLER'S
COMPOUND sIRUP OF GUM ARABIC.

This pleasant and popular Cough Rsmedy hAa
beea 20 long known and extensively used that most
persons have become familiar with its
efficacy. It can be had 1t al the priaaipAl Drug
Stores At 3S And 20 cents bottle 81 7m.
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IN FINE BINDING.-scett's Novels. Fisidins'a
causy's -Engls1d. Goldsmith 8 works, Addison
j. N9fs' Hums's IIglsnd; HAllam's Works, Bos. Boz
tories, Burnet,s History of his own Time, DsFos's
Works, Prescoft's Works. Milleris Modern History,
D'IsrseH. Biz Philip sidnsy's WORKS nc, aad
many other works of the same Standard ch aracter
in tt finest bindings.
de23 FRANCK TAYLOR
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REv. Us. CATHoRE, Roche2tsr. II. "
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ADJUSTMENTS,

GROWERS TkEATER,
Psaasytuasta Avenue, near Willards' Hotel.
IroN1RDG ravHR D{,a.t,,
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NN 0OD FOR SALE.
Prom 1000 to 500 Cords of Pine and hard
Wood, located on the land About AZ miles north of
Washington, and near fort Stephens.
For terms apply to
VII. r. RILEY BRO,
No. 36 Central Stores.
de 1es1Gt opposite Center Market.
AIRS. E. j. HoYlLL, asa Eighth street, be-
ltl tween the avenue and street, wills, a
open on Tuesday Dece mbsr 1st, a hanisomeES%k
assortment of French Flousri by the boz, lNkS
or Spring Bridal Wreaths. Feathers, Headdrsssss
Of al kinds. Wax Frnit By the DOZEN. Also. Bss
kets filled with Fruit suitable for presents for the
approaching holidays. Wrsaths made TO order.
Ia l-lnas
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MHAkF sIrEa AND WATER FEoNrs.
RTCHARD wALLACH, Mayor.

WASHINGTON Dec. IL, 1868.
The above 'sle in postponed until MONDAY. the
4th day of January next, At same hour and place.
de I'D RICHARD WiIIkCH isvor
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Ar hI0ESI
" LII Be sold at auction, every WEDNESDAY
and saTU URDAY. at II O'Clock a. ut the Wharf,
to0t OF Sixth street, all the HIDES, TALLON. Go
that may be hama. OF Cattle slaughtered outsids
OF the limits OF the Distri1 of Columbia, and
s6lr ped To this Point E = such dispos 5ion.
Terms cash. in Government funds. to be paid st
she time CT sale. G.. BELL,
dels-im Lieut. Col and q & "
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FORD'S NEW TIE :
TENTH STREET. ABOVE E..
JOHN I. FoAp------..-...M Manager and Pto9ristoY
Also of Holiday Street Thesfer, Baltimore
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WE HAVE JUST RECEIVED Five MORE OF
" Steinway l. Sons PIAN0FORrEs, -rr-~ynE
OF all styles; Two of Bacon l. Raven, and 1Tvfz7
Three of Hnines Brothers to which we ~
call the attention Of our customer Purchasing
lowest factory prices. We have, also. on hand
several Second hand Pianos, which we offer for
sale upon easy payments.
w G. METZEROTT,
de23 Music Depot, cor. tn and Pa ave.
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BLACK CLOTH SACKS :. ss,
Do DO Z do from o. to 41, 80
Do do. do from Ga to e1S,.
YR0sTID B1AyIR. Plush, MLToN and
variety. Inc gu d. TAYLOR G 90. I
IIIsrORY OF WEST POINT, And ita Military
II imrortsncs during the AmeriaAn Revolution |;
rS shs eS az q 9eIsis 1sss
Si;a - - s''s Ass'sss'- ~ s''ss iRANOA TAILOR.
The Portage County Democrat. [volume] (Ravenna, Ohio) 1854-1868, 1863-12-23
1TWA TER.

f SOLDIERS AID.-Mrs. Abby Merrick has
kindly rendered to the Atwater Soldiers Aid
Society. the use of her large sitting-room for
the winter, which affords very comfortable
quarters, aud'wiH greatly facilitate the opera-
tons Of the Society. Thursday of each week
the Society meets, and good work is going
forward, -; asss'sssy tats q sss = aapa4 ~
Property SoLp.-I. B. Sheldon has sold
his tavern stand situatedat the center of At
water, to Asa Baldwin, of Boardman, Maho-
ming County. Mr.. Sheldon contemplate
moving to Marion lss tis
FREEDMEN's AID CoMM1ssroN-Eyerv
school district in Atwater has been canyassad
by COMMITTEES appointed for that purpose
to solicit second hand clothing and monev
for the contrabands--ths result has proved
quite satisfactory Four boxes of clotbino
have been forwarded to Messrs. Spencer g
Mellen, Cleveland, and $62,38 in money to
L. I. sMellen, Treasurer of the Freedmen,s
Aid, which with SO contributed and forward.
60 thanksgiving day, swells tho amount 10
S7138. May the contrabands be clothed and
fed.i. so ixss sasa asa s ..sq55si7's'1
The Portage County Democrat. [volume] (Ravenna, Ohio) 1854-1868, 1863-12-23
ONE MORE oaLL,


rg 81 the men of Ravennas liable to draft
this including classes one and tsoo-are notified
to attend a meeting at the Town HALL $ =
- ION EVENING
| Dec 23d, to hear a report of what has been
accomplished towards securing the quota of
men required of Rayenna. and to decide what
future action shall be taken.
Attendance at this meeting is imperative.
It's spirit and action win determine the ques.
ton whether the quota of Rayenna Is % BE-
secured or not.
From what has been done, we are warranted
in saying, that the quota can be secured If The
people sag it shall Be. !s;-.ss=.zsai 81
Every man enrolled is liable to draft. Ey-.
cry man has an interest in the matter. The
honor and patriotism of every man is staked
here and now in his position in this crisis
Let Us be men. Act like men, Do like
men.
All citizens of Ravenna-aiable to draft or
,ot--aEe most earnestly requested to attend
his meeting and participate in its dsliberation
nd action. .is
By order of the COMMITTEES.
sgT J. .. HORTON, Chairman.