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Winchester journal. [volume] (Winchester, Indiana) 1862-1863, 1863-05-22
HEALTH DEPARTMENT

will be found accurate accounts of the
state of the general health Notices OF
all prevailing diseases and epidcmics, with
descriptions of taeir nature ind course,
the best way TO prevent them and their
most rational management when they
may have seize6 upon the system.
This, though new feature IN a News
paper, will be found one Of the most ralu-
able in this. Ifread and heedcd il will
be worth the whole cost of the JouRNAI
to the family and the individual. "How
TO keep we'll" IS the great question IA this
regard. An ounce Of prevention is worth
tun Of cure.
TIE interests of
Winchester journal. [volume] (Winchester, Indiana) 1862-1863, 1863-05-22
state Of Indiana. Ran
dOipR county.

In the Randolph Common Pleas Court,
June Term, l>63.
jeremiah Smith Complaint
RS. To
Carl Hamnel ForeeiOse Mortgage.
The Plaintiff now comes and files his
complaint herein, together with an afr
davii that said defendant is not q resident
ofthe State of Indiana
Notice Is therefore given said defend
ant that unless lie be and appear on the
lst DAY of the June Term of the Randolph
Court of Common Pleas, 70 be holden at
the Court House in Wincheste-, on the
18th Monday of June, 1863, and answer
the complaint or demur thereto, the same
will be heard and determined in his
absence.
Witness nv hand this ] 9th dav
sEAL. Of April. 1863.
JOHN B. GOODRICH, Cpk.
Winchester journal. [volume] (Winchester, Indiana) 1862-1863, 1863-05-22
EXHAUSTED SOILS-DEEP
FLOWING.
From Mooec'. Rural New. Yorker. !

Prom MoosC's Rural New Yorker
EDs RURAL NEw-Y oRKER.-
Since the subject ofexhausted soils
is being discussed. ! will give you
nv experience on worn out land.
In 1856 / had a field qnite worn
out II had been cropped eontin-
aally since 1915, andawas so ex-
Csusted that could not get more
than ten bushels of oats per acre.
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ApPOINTM EMIT.

NOTICE is hereby given that the un-
~ dersigned has been appointed Admin
istratrix Of the Estate of George Wash
ington Laid, deceased. late OF Randolph
county. Said Estate is supposed to be
solvent.
EMILY l. LADD,
MAY II, lsG3.-45 Administrative.
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LOCAL NEWS
GENERAL NEWS

will be carefully gathered up and spreaC
before the readers. The
Winchester journal. [volume] (Winchester, Indiana) 1862-1863, 1863-05-22
FARM, TIE ORCHARD
AND THE GARDEN

uill have a watchful advocate in the
JOURNAL, and the transccndent subject Of
thu
Winchester journal. [volume] (Winchester, Indiana) 1862-1863, 1863-05-22
RAIL ROAD N0TICEl

Pursuant 20 resolution Of the Board
ofDrectors ofthe Lake Eric IS Pacific
Railway Company notice IS hereby given
to the subscribers 10 the capital stock Of
said company, that each ,tockholder is
requested within thirty DAYS Of the publi-
cation oi this notice, to pay into TIE office
Of the Treasurer of said company at Cam
bridge City, Wayne County, Indiana. a
first iustailment OF ten CO. per cent. on
the stock subscribed hv him.
l. g. RANSOM, Pres't
Il. Jennings. I.pas'r
June rs, l-bl y
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Howard Association,

DHILADELPHIA-for the Relief O.
l. the Sick and Distressed, afflicted ,cis.
EirUleHt and Chronic Diseases, and esDhi
ci0lly Diseases Of the SeruaE Organs.
Medical advice given gratis by the Act
Ing Surgeon.
Valuable REPORTS on SPERMATOR.
RCEA or SEMINAL WEAKNESS, and
other Diseases OF the Sexual Organs, ana
on the NEW REMEDIES employed IN
the Dispensary, sent in sealeed letter en-.
yel0pes, free OF charge Address
DR.. J. SKILLIN HOUGHTON.
Howard Association, No. > South Ninth
Street. Philadelphia, Ia oct Il ly
True Democrat., 1863-01-21

once enrolled all persons between the ages of teen and forty five, shall serve their full time Pro- yided That if the President, in calling out troops into the service of the Confederate States shall first call for only part of the persons between the ages heretofore stated he shall call for those be- tween the ages of thirty and any other age less than forty-five: Provided, Thatnothing here in contained shall be understood repeating or modifying any part of the act to which this is amendatory, except as herein expressly stated: And provided further, That those called out under this act, and the act to which this is an amendment shall be first and immediately ordered to fill to their maximum number the companies, battalions, souadrons and regiments from the respective States at the time the to further provide for the pub lie defence, approved 10th April, 1862, was passed, and the surplus: if any, shall be assigned to organ izations formed from each State since the passage of that act, or placed in organizations to be oficered by the State having such residue. accord ing to the laws thereof, or disposed of as now pro- vided by law: Provided, That the President is thorzed to suspend the execution of this act, or the act to which this is an amendment, iI any To- caty where he may find it impractcable to exc cute the same and that in such locality, and dur ing said suspension, the President is authorized to receive troops into the Confederate service, u,der any of the acts passed by the Confederate Congress prior to the passage of the act to provide further for the public defence, approved l6th April 1862.
 Approved, Sept. 2I, 1862.
True Democrat., 1863-01-21
Circular.
OFFICE CHEF QR. MASTER, TRANS Miss DIs.
 Little Rock Ark, Dec, 3l, 1862.

OFFICE CHIEF QR. MASTER, TRANS Miss. DIs.,l
 Little Rock, Ark, Dec, 3l, 1862. The following Reports and Returns will, in future, be forwarded the Chief Quartermaster of this De- partment by the Chief Quartermasters of each Corps or Division at inc end of each month an1 quarter in addition to whatis required by Special Order, Oc- tober 30th, 1882
 lst. A consolidated report of public animals, gons. etc., stating condition, etc, etc.
 Quarterl y return of property reccived issued and remaining on hand.
 2d Abstract of all moneys received and expended during the quarter.
 3rd. Report Of lcrsous and articles hired and eln ploycd.
 The points or depqts from which the Corps or Divi sion is supplied; the kind of transportation used; whether wagons railroad, the condition of the roads with any other information that may be useful All officers in charge of depots or who may be Stationed at points detached from the main army any duty whatever, will render at the end of each month the following Reports:
 lst. Monthly Summary Statement.
 2nd Report of Persons and Articles.
 3rd. Reports of Public Animals, etc.
 These reports required for the information of this office and are of course, in addition to the Re- ports and returns required by the Regulations to be sent to the Quarternaster General at Richmond. Va The Reports for this office to be put in separate cover from those intended for transmission to Rch- mond. w. L: CABEaL,
 Chief Or. Master, TransMis Dis. Ian
True Democrat., 1863-01-21

in the aggregate. at tcenty taco thousand nut lions of dollars! They have all the sources of wealth, too, yet undeveloped, in the richest mines and the most inexhaustable supplies oi coal, lead, iron, copper, salt &c. &c., with q network of railroads nearly completed, besides the finest harbors in the world.
 Let us here no more, then, about repudatlon of Confederate notes; for, if the notes of the Government are rendered worthless, by any failure to maintain our position as an iadepend- ent natioH, the notes of the State Banks must be worthless; for as they are owned by loyal southern men, and have furnished :" oid 10 Inc rebels y they will be confscatcd under the laws of the Lincoln Congress, as they have already gone forth. But we mean to achieve our lnde- pendence, and we shall, in due time, redeem every dollar of our debt necessarily created Tn the struggle to support the cause of Llbertv- Truth, and Justice, down-trodlen as it IS by wicked and corrupt rulers, who have tyranized over the people.
 am, respectfully.
 WI l., GoGGIN.
True Democrat., 1863-01-21
(No. IS.)

AN ACT to provide for the payment of sums as-
 certAined to be due for postal service to citizens
 of the Confederate States by the Postmaster
 General.
 1he Congress ofhe COnfsderate States of America do enqct That the Postmaster General of the Con. federate States do proceed to pay to the several persons or their lawfully authorized agents or re- presentatiyes the sums respectively found due and owing them for postal service rendered in any of the States of this Confederacy, under contracts or appointments made by the United States govern ment, before the Confederate States government took charge oi such service as the said sums have been audited and ascertained by him under the pro- visions of an act entitled '' An act to collect for distribution the moneys remaining in the several post offices of the Confederate States at the time the postal service taken in charge by said gov ernment," approved the 3Oh August, 1861, but the sums authorized by this act be paid are only the balances found due after all proper deductions shall have been made on account of previous pay ments made by the United States, or any of the States or of available provisions made in whole or in part for such payment by said government, or of any of the States, and after making all proper de- ductions for failures partial failures to per form the service according to their several contracts or appointments during the ti ne for which they claim pay: Provided, That the provisions of this act shall only extend to loyal citizens of the Confede- rate States.
 Approved, Sept. 27, 1862.
True Democrat., 1863-01-21
THE TIMES ON BUTLER--The following severe

TIE TIMES ON BUTLER--The following severe extract is from an article in the London Times. It shivers Buffers oath all to pieces:
 Nothing is clearer in law and ethics than that an oath extorted by unlawful coercion is void. Nothing is so essential to the sacred char. acter of an oath than that this should be thorough ly and universal ly understood, otherwise an oath would become the instrument of thieves and bri- gands. But it is horrible outrage for wretch like this Butler, who probably has never done one act of manhood. to drive a whole population, un- der the muzzles of cannon and under threats of being utterly despoiled, to commit sort of white perjury. These people had all, no doubt, taken the oath of allegiance to the government of theiI choice, and they have swallowed by force an oath
True Democrat., 1863-01-21
(No. l4.)

AN ACT to amend act entitled an act to estab- fish Patent Office, and to provide for the grant ing and issue of patents for new and useful dis coveries, inventions. improvements and designs, approved May 2l, 1861.
 The Congress of the Confederate States of America do enact, That the clause of the 2d section of the above recited act which requires the appointment of chief clerk of the Patent Office shall not be held obligatory if the current business of the said office shall not require the services of such al officer, and that the Commissioner of Patents may at his discretion, with the approval of the Attorney General, dispense vitha chief clerk for such cause or whenever the revenue of the Patent Office is in sufficient to enable it to be self-sustaining.
 Approved Sept. 26, 1869.
True Democrat., 1863-01-21

SOWING SEED ROCKY SoII.-A few days ago missionary visited the camp of the sixteenth reg iment in Hartford, for the purpose of giving the soiders some spiritual advice. He event up to dne tent where stood private and said to him: ''My friend, do you love the lord?' 'No." "Don't love the Lord?' "No." Whereupon the missionary gave the young man some excellent and appropr ate advice, and left with him tract. Passing on to another tent, he came across another member of the regiment. ''Do you love the Lord?" ''4 4es' "l have some tracts; would you like some to dis tribute?' "Yes, should be very glad to receive them, and pass then around among my compan- ions" "l am happy" sld the missionary, "to find so true Christian gentleman as yourself. At tent just below here l met young man, and asked him if he loved the Lord, and he said no. y 'Said what?' "Hs said No.' "He did, did he! why thought the d-d fool knew better.'' Exit missionary.-Ne,o Hapen Journal.
True Democrat., 1863-01-21

of allegiance to government they hate. Even Butler cannot suppose that oath thus extorted can give him any further right, moral or legal, over these people It is senseless humiliation and an useless insult--no more. It is not only an act of tyranny, but an act of tyranny without an advantage. The northern people ought to be ashamed of themselves for keeping this stupid rulian in such post. gentleman with little tact might by this time have let loose 3G00, ,000 cotton bales, finding out some compromise which would have tempted both parties, duties to the North and purchase price to the South bat while this miserable creature is in command, New Or leans can serve for no other use but as q warning to All southern cities what submission to the North involves
True Democrat., 1863-01-21
(No. 17.)

AN ACT to amend an act entitled an act to pro-
 vide further for the public defence approved
 April l6, 1862
 The Congress of tue Confederate States of America do enact, That the President be and he is hereby authorized to call out and place in the military service of the Confederate States for three years, unless the war should have been sooner ended, all white men who are residents of the Confederate States, between the ages of thirty five and forty. five years, at the time the call calls may be made and who are not, at such time or times legally ex- empted from the military service, or such part thereof as, in his judgment, may be necessary to the public defence, such call or calls to be made under the provisions and according to the terms o the act to which this is an amendment, and sucf authority shall exist in the President during th' present war, as to all persons who now are or ma. hereafter become eighteen years of age, and wheI
True Democrat., 1863-01-21
(No. 20.)
Freemen to the Rescue.


 Set to tte Music of Brucc's Address. Freamcn of the South arise, Lo, your country plostrate lies, Sending forth imploring cries,
 Come q liver Fear not, though the vandt host, Densely throng your land anu coast, Proudly spurn their hanShtieat boast Spurn their slavery. We for freedom nobly strive; They for plunder basely give Give their hirelings to the grave
 Graves of nfamy. We the cause of right maintain, Death for this is not in vain; Life without it is
 Name of vanity. Who this glorious cause would yield, Who, would fly the battle field Who would to the despot knee,
 Let him basely go Who for freenen's rights will stand, Who, will joln the faithful band Let him come with heart and hand
 Let him face the foe All the that round us crowd, Ali the hopes that OCT us flood, All the mercies of our God,
 Call, to arm! to arnls! To arms, to arms, ye brave and true, The god of gods will bear through, He lath blessed and Will bless you;
 Shrink at no alarms To, your brethren in the field Cry, come help us,' let's not yicld;' Hlrk! voice from lips scaled
 $ DeaM rict9ry.' Rouse ye up, then, and all: Rouse yo to your couutry's call; Nobly stand, poby fall
 Fall for Liberty.
 ANGUS LIBERTATIS
True Democrat., 1863-01-21
TELEGRAPHIc REPORT OF GEN. MAGRUDER
HEADQUARTERS, Galreston, Teras, Jan. l, 1863.

To s. COOPER, Adjutant General:
 This morning. the first of January, at 3 o'clock, AM I attacked the enemy's fleet and garrison at this place, and captured the latter and the steamer Harriet Lane and two barks and a schooner of the former
 The rest, some four or five in number, escaped ignominiously under cover of flag of truce l have about six hundred prisoners and Large quan- tty of valuable stores, arms, etc. The Harriet Lane is very little injured. She was carried by boarding from two high pressure cotton steamers' manned by Texas cavalry and artillery.
 The line of troops were gaanty commanded by Col. Thomas Green, of Siblcys brigade, and the ships and artillery by Major Leon Smith, to whose indomitable energy and heroic daring the country is indebted for the successful execution of plan which had conceived for the destruction of the enemy's fleet.
 Col Btgby, of Sibey's brigade, also command ed the volunteers from his regiment for the naval expedition, in which every officer and every man won for himself imperishabe renown.
 I am sir, very respectfully your ob't serv't,
 J. BANKHEAD MAGRUDER.
 Maj Gen. Com'dg Dept. Dist of Texas.
True Democrat., 1863-01-21
No. l3.) ]

AN ACT authorizing the Secretary of the Trea- sury to offer q reward for the apprehension and conviction of persons engaged in forging and utering counterfeit Confederate Treasury Notes. The Congress of the Confederate State tes of Anrrica do enact, That the Secretary of the Treasury be and he IS hereby authorized to offer a reward not to exceed five thousand dollars for the apprehension and conviction of any person engaged in forging or uttcrng counterfeit Confederate Treasury notes. Approved Sept. 26, 1862
True Democrat., 1863-01-21
The Capture of Galveston.

GALVESTON, Jan. 1st, 1863.
 The steiner Harriet Lane, two barks and pilot schooner captured. The gunboat Westfed burned to keep her from falling into our hands, About six hundred (60O) prisoners taken. Two regimentll standards and large amount of army stores, etc., c,ptmred The Harriet Lane is very little injured, and will soon be in fighting trim.
 Capt. Weir, Lieut.. Sherman and Dr. Fisher were killed; Major 4. c. Dickinson, A. A. G., shot in the eye; Capt. M. V. McMahan and Lieut.. Mad den slightly wounded--no others collected.
 The harbor of Galveston is ours. The Confede- ate flag floats over the custom house, and our troops are in full possession of the city.
 Gen. Magruder has established new epoch in the history of this war. Even on the Yankees own element, he has proven that Texans can con quer. E.. w. c.
True Democrat., 1863-01-21
(No. l5.l

AN ACT to determine the annual pay of the En-
 gineer- in chief and passed assistant Surgeons ot
 the Navy.
 The Congress of Me Confederate States of America do enact, That the annual pay of Engineer-in- chief of the Navy and passed assistant Surgeons, shall be as follows: Engineer in chief three thou sand dollars; passed assistant Surgeons for service aAoat seventeen hundred dollars, for shore or other duty, fifteen hundred dollars; when on leave or writing orders twelve hundred dollars.
 Approved September 26 lo62.
True Democrat., 1863-01-21
: What strange questions children will ask


 The True Issue is responsible for the following Ma,' said little boy, the blockade stops ever, thingwhy don't it stop babies from coming?' The reply was not given. It might have been like that of the old lady of North Carolina, when she couldn't get any more tea Tell, bless the Lord !, they can't block ade sassilrax.'
 - The Louisville Journal, in the course of an article on the war has the following:
 '' It is fact worthy of note, that although Ar kansas, whose people claim to be the most fight ing population in the yorld has been theatre of war for considerably more than year, there has not been upon it's soil single battle that did not result in signal victory to the federal cause.''
 An? It is with such stuff as this that Prentice gorges his credulous readers. The (ederals have never gained victory in Arkansas. The New York World, in speaking of the battle of Prairie Grove, ridicues the idea of it's being an abolition victory. It says that the fruits of a victory are prisoners, guns and stores, yet Blunt and Heron neglect to report an. of these The fact is, that, in no state has . more desperate resistance been made or have ieTcerbattle been fought. The bat tie of Elk Horn was Confederate victory, but not followed up for want of brains So was that of Prairie Grove, but not followed up for want of pro visions and transportation. In the northwest the advance of the federals cost them millions and has been barren of results. Their occupation of Hele- na has gained them nothing but few bales of cotton, each bale of which has cost them twenty lives
 - When the federals captured Van Buren they found 800 sacks of salt, number. of coffee and barrels of whisky that spectators had hidden, waiting for yet higher prices. These they took, and after taking out what they needed, destroyed the rest. Glad of it.
 - terrible railroad accident occurred near Edwards depot, on the Mississippi road. Five were killed and forty wounded.
 - It is said that Capt. Maury, after visiting Petersburg, will return and take command of an iron clad r-uiS,r.
True Democrat., 1863-01-21
(No. l9.l

JOINT RESOLUTION to authorize the Post master General to cause certain alterations to be made in the building now occupied by the Post
 Office Department.
 Resol1ed bythe Congress of he Confederate States Of Americn, That the Postmaster General be au- thorizcd to cause such alterations to be made in the building now occupied by the Post Office De- partment, as may, in his opinion, be necessary: Procidcd, The cost shall not exceed two thousand five hundred dollars
 Approved Sept. Y, 1862.
True Democrat., 1863-01-21
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Ezago Some queer fish atSt Louis, in alusion to the" Bill for the benefit of Married Women, when before the Missouri Legislature asked fl 1t would not be better for the members to do something for the single ladies, and not trouble themselves So much about other mems wives.
True Democrat., 1863-01-21
(NO. l6.)

AN ACT to increase the Signal Corps.
 The Congress of the Contederate States of America do enact, That the President, by and with the ad vice and consent of the Senate, may appoint one major, ten first and ten second lieutenants in the signal corps and that the Secretary of War may appoint twenty additional sergeants in the said corps
 Approved Sept. 27, 1862.
True Democrat., 1863-01-21
(No. ll.)

AN ACT to change the time for the assembling
 of Congress for it's next regular session.
 The Conqress of the Contederate Statesof America do enact, That the Congress of the Confederate States of America for its next regular session shall assemble on the second Monday in January. 1863, and not on the first Monday of December. 1862.
 Approved September 25, 1869.
True Democrat., 1863-01-21
Sheriff's Advertisement.

tOMMITTED to the jail of Crawford county, Arkansas, 1 the 18th day of July 1862, negro who says his JIM about 35 years old, feet inches high, weighs l60 pounds keeps his hair pated dark color and speaks very poltelyhad when committed blue jacket cap He says he trying back to Missouri to his wife. Says he belongs to Monroe Phillips, of Holmes county, Miss. J. M BROWN JR,
 Sheriff of Crawford County, Ark. July 3O 1862 6m Cost of adv. S2 per week. =
True Democrat., 1863-01-21

ENOR sALE-A and lanyard, 400 of the best
 upland in Dallas county POO in cultivation; 75 down in wheat rye and good tanyard large stock of hdes leather nearly ready to out The above will be sold terms For further information apply on Philadelphia road Owen township Dallas county one mile from Tulip creek. VIM. BATH.
 Jan l., 1S63
True Democrat., 1863-01-21
M O IT IC F

NNTA committed to the Arkansas Penitentars by ys<
 w the sheriff of Pulaski county, on the ist of :yS November 1S6l certain Negro Man. callins his nameX John. Said negro is about 45 years old a black .SS coor feet nine inches in height has pop eyes and im- pediment in his speech.
 He is the property of Stephen Barefed resides Vieksburg Miss and not taken away at the expiration of two years, will be sold by the State. A. J. WARD, Dec 5, 1861. 24m. Reeper Of Penitentidry.