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Riilcd.-John Calvin. Uouadei-Sergt
Rice, c. c Lapham Cboth legs amputAtei), II.
Z. Tupper, A. Ross. t. E. Jones. -Hissing.-D.
Dillin, J. Blair, CorP. II. Bennett (woundeil.
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H-ousaod---Lieut- P. H. Cauldvsll Tin arm
Privstes J. Greaves, Geo. spoaori. a. S Ober.
-Nisiag.-sergt Hyde, S. Haynes, 4. G. New
land, G G. Thurston, A. F Coon, H. Fettingll
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Wounied.-Lieut ?. c. J. Cheney (severely).
Kllied-Private Joel Smith. Sergt- Dan Hill
(supposei 70 be killed). W0uried.-G. Smith,
H. Mason arm amputated, Corp. Rice sabre
cut on the head, T. Nay sabre cut. J. Reed.
-HissiHg-Sergt. stiles. Corp Freeman, D F.
Lewis. G. Fisk, " Stone. J Bancroft, T. {.
Ward, r. L. Han.
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commencement Week.

The exercises Of the FiftY-ninth Annual
commencement Of the University ofNeru5nt
began yesterday afternoon with
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Died.


BARNES.-In Clinton Ill, on the 5th ST., George
barnes aged % years The deceased was formerly
anc for long time resident of Ravenna.
HALL-In Covington, Ky. sunday evening, March
2nth, at half past ten CLOCK, of onfa fever,
Marvin Hall, In the 37th year Of his age
TAYLoR.-In Maniua, on the Goth inst suddenly Of
paralytc shock. Mrs. Hazrum Taylor, formerly of
s sutheid, Ct. aged So years. -
Hiram April S, after aSshort but dis
tressing Illness. with Group, Ida NJ :, daughter Of
Noble h and Ursula NJ Nichols. aged 5 years-and
on the 18th, IN ir Willie, with lung feyer aged
= Ida was child of great promise, unusual 70 her
years. very intelligent and consci and strong
ly impressed with religious subjects. The day preTi-
Gus 10 her death, seeing her mother in Years, she
calmly said to her mother, don't crs for and
shed tears hersef saying, not crying for myself
bnt foryou Said she, am going to die, and am go-
ing to heaven; will you meet there7 She also
called her father urging him also TO her In hea4-
en-, and all the members of the family in furn,
ding all good b. g. sssl aass
Mr.. N says he has been skepiicai, but is more
convinced Of the reality of religion by his little child,
than all he had ever seen or heard before.
49,, .alI a7.si Cox. as
THEsEs.4on the 23d inst., in Rayenna, Maria B.,
wife of N Themes.
Thus within few months has our townsman suf
fered the loss OF a wife and two children.
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& u .
LORDS DETEoToR AND BANK NOTE Re-
PoRTER.-The number of this invaluable
publication for April 18th, is on our table
1t has most important information in regard
to spurious Bank Notes. dangerous limitations,
&c, &C., calculated to put business men on
their guard, and save them from loss
Monthly. $3.50. Semi-monthly, $500. Ad-
dress johnson Bros. & Co., Cincinnati, Ohio.
We copy from it the following interesting
article on Nickel Cents
The Intrinsic value of nickel cent is about
the two hundred and twentieth part of doll
lar. In other words, ''niekel," although it
represents the one hundredth part of dollar,
is only worth, as metal, about four mills
The copper cent valued in the same way, is
worth about eight mills. Neither coin can be
proftably exported, and yet both are now at a
considerable premium, and the public is much
inconvenienced by their scarcity. Of course,
this penny famine is the result of rascally
speculation. There is the big gold bubble,
which acquires from its magnitude conyen-
tional responsibility, and the little nickel and
copper bubble, which everybody despises.-
The & large operators" who keep the former
af1oat, one can see any day on 'Change, but in
what obscure kennel the penny factors meet
to compare notes, we know not If their
Whereabouts could be discovered, it were a
good deed to set the street-beggars on them,
for this class suffers severely. from their dirty
proceedings, and would go at them with a
will. There is one consolation, however-the
"copper'' hoarders will be nicely nippedn in
the end. The mint at Philadelphia has beer
for some time past turning ont g @"nickels' at
the rate of between two and three thousand
dollars worth per day, and they will soon be
a drug in the market. Let no body pay the
premium demanded by the small Shylocks.
The inconvenience can not be of long ,dura-
tion. Bear it patiently for the sake of turn
ing the tables on the exactors, and proving,
not to their satisfaction, but to their chagrin
and detriment, that penny wisdom. may be
pound foolishness. Z, 7nif..7s.{5 1ezsi5 {
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was sskneASnato COM plain .aNords was .aiwayS
ready for duty, always present at roll call,
and always found with cheerful counten-
ance, and many times while surrounding the
bright light Of campfire, bis voice would
be heard in ascending songs Of praise and an
thefns to heaven. Others would join in, and
thus pleasantly would the hours be spent
while our friends would be thinking Of us at
home. Emmer will be missed and his death
much regretted by Company l., as we'll as by
many friends and acquaintances. He was a
young man of uneommon ability, was we'll
advanced in his studies and musical attain
ments. And was destined, had he lived, to
fill high position in society. astf '2as'e'5'
His death occurred April Is, in Hospital
No. 2, Lexington, Ky, Hislast sickness was
all he had during his service. Although his
treatment in the hospital was not such as he
could have received at homo, still he made
no complaints, and waited patiently for the
time when he should be able to reioin his reg
iment. Still am glad to say that if any re-
oeived special attention it was he Although
more or less delirious, during the last two or
three days of his sickness, still there were
times when he was rational and to the sat-
isfaction Of his many friends will state my
last conversation with him. As he was fail
ing rapidly spoke to him concerning his fu-
ture prospects. Emmer do you know that
you have but short time to live Pr " Yes
but think shall see Father before I die.n
Do you think you are ready ?" al believe
1 am ready to die" do you love God ?''
Yes, and believe enjoy the christian re-
ligion." There was then pause, his eyes all
the time being fixed upon me. he then said,
:" Henry want you to go out and pray for
me privately" gladly complied with his.
request. On my return l asked him if he
knew what he had just requested me to do (?
He answered 't Yes, which hope you did
And while you was gone prayed for myself"
Those were his last words. He died without
groan and without struggle. Thus ended
the life of a good and noble boy. His Father
arrived Just two hours after his death. EN-
mer will no more hear the ratt1eIof arms and
the beat of the long roll, no he is filling no.
bier sphere where the clashing of arms and
the booming of cannon are never heard. 10
His true and faithful friend, ia RI h3as
"a. .s
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Latest NEWS.


There are said to be private letters in New
York from England, stating that the policy
of the British Government is now settled,
viz: To resolutely stop the fitting out of
any more privateers or vessels of war in
British ports. bnA' 90 se-z g @Ho
There is a report in Nashville that Gen.
Bragg was shot and instantly killed by. Gen.
Breckenridge, at Tullahoma. The report
needs confirmation, though it is known that
a bitter feud has long existed between them.
The Richmond papers admit the loss of
five Napoleon guns and 14o men, on the Nan
semond. s...s 81 ~. rssr ~ 7za- au
A Fredericksburg correspondent writes that
his impression is confirmed that our army is
Withdrawing from the line of the Rappahan-
mock.
A Cairo dispatch of the 9th, says that the
latest dispatches from Cape GiFardeau say
that 55 or 60 rebels were killed in the attack
of yesterday, and over 209 wounded; rs
horses killed. There is a prospect of the
rebel Marmaduke being completely cut off.
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-ciothed in their butternut. No uniform ex-
ceptsng very fea0 instances among the Off
GERS. They are slouchey, ignorant, ragged
and horribly dirty looking set. And as Il
have helped search hundreds Of them ]. could
! not help but notice that among them all, I
never have found but one 6ible in their pos
session. And what do they find when they
searchour boys 1 answer Intelligence, good
clothes, cleanliness and pocket testament at
least for eUerY third man. Ne give them their
miserable, good d-for-nothing money back, they
take our money and clothes. Often leave our
brave and noble boys in suffering condition.
would that every rebel that comes into our
lines clothed in our boysclothing, be shot
And we tell them so right to their faces, and
they acknowledge that this is the way they
deceive our men many times Rebel officers
acknowledged this very thing only day or
two ago in this Office. They owned right up
that they tried every possible plan, honorable
or dishonorable to deceive and trap our men.
1t does not seem to me possible that an army
actuated by such motives can succeed in the
end- May their ungodly plans be thwarted,
their rebellious hearts softened, and be COM
PEELED to lay down their arms, acknowledge the
right, and be converted to the true principles
of freedom and humanity. ''
In regard to the 104th, when last heard
from had left Lancaster, their place of desti-
nation is now without doubt, Tennessee, they
have been in. no engagement excepting some
little skirmishing. About twenty heve been
taken prisoners. The health of the regiment
is as good as could be expected after enduring
such hard marches and Irivations. Co. / has
about twenty five in the hospitals at Lexing-
ton. All are improving and doing well.-
Anxious to share their portion of their coun-
try's service. The general health of the ar.
my of Kentucky is improving, and we all
: hope and pray that the principles of right
will soon come out victorious, and we return
to the endearments of our happy homes
blessed with quiet and peaceful country.
sma CO. I, 1o4th. O. vi
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iugated, and til ali traitors At the North are
'disconftted aud put TO shame.
Very respectfully.
Your ob'dt servant,
CArrA1r HORACE H. WILLARD,
42d Ohio.
HEAD QuARTERs 42D REe's o. v. INFANTBy,
Mlzlikea's Bend, La, March 2Sd, 1868. 2
y. w. OTEEN,
A.A. A. Gen'l,
I'd Brigade, 9th Division:

- A.-A- a. Oen'l,
I'd Brigade, 9th Division:
S1R-on the 18th .plt. an application. was
forwarded by the commanding officer of this
regiment for the dismissal of Capt Horace
Fl. Willard and Chas. W.. Howe, for being
absent from their commands without leave.
The, application stated that Capts. Willard
and Howe, ,beingon recruiting service in Ohio,
were on the s25th day of December last or
dered to report to their regiment for duty;
that Capt. Willard, after long delay, came to
Helena, and without authority returned to
Memphis, and was then remaining there, and
that he had neglected to report by letter or
otherwise TO the regiment. II. ~, s5sd .i
Capt Willard rejoined the regiment for
duty, on the 25th ult at Young's Point.
Upon investigation. find that Capt. vii
lard, after receiving orders to report to his
regiment for duty, was detained for some time
to gather up the deserters of this regiment
under orders from Brig. Gen. Morgan, then
commanding this division; that he attended
to that duty and started to lejoin his regi-
ment with the deserters and absentees, when
he was called home again by telegram that
his wife was dying; that in a few days he
again started for his regiment and came on to
Helena, where he and his command were
stopped by order of the commanding officer
of that post that at Helena he was taken
sick, and reporting to the surgeon in charge
there was by him sent to Memphis; and that
Immediately after. his discharge from the
hospital at Memphis, he Joined his regiment
for duty. '@ ..s-4
I also, understand from Capt. Willard that
he did report by letter the letter, however,
never came to hand until after Capt. Willard
reported. The application, l am satisfied,
while being made in the most perfect good
faith, and in full sincerity of justice, was
founded on representations of Capt Willard's
doings and actions which have no foundation
in fact. And as he is good and meritorious
officer of tried ability, respectfully request
that no action may be had with the applica-
ton so far as Capt. Willard is concerned. -
And if this fails to reach Head Quarters be-
fore an order is made dismissing him from the
service, 1 respectfully request that the order
dismissing him beirevoked, and he be reinsta-
ted as if nothing of the kind had ever occur
red. s.a.-
The other officer, Capt. Chas. H. Howe,
has not yet reported to the regiment by letter
or otherwise, and am satisfied that the ap-
plication, so far as he is concerned, is right,
and ought for the good of the service. to be
granted. s zsd
l am, very respectfully.
Your obedient servant,
.m DON A. PARDEE,
ST. 1t. Col,
- Com'dg AID Ohio Vols.
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Editor, Democrat
In yours of the 22d, I find myself repre-
sented as having 'assailed the Government
of my country" at meeting held in Paris
on the 11sh.-
Sir, 1 am in favor of prosecuting the war,
until the glorious old stars and stripes, shall
float, respected and honored, over every
State Capitol in the Union, until every traitor.
in the South, shall abide with with fallen an
gels. Until those of the North shall take
their places still beneath. These are my SEN
timents.5 And 1 never have expressed any
thing different I attended political meet
ing, composed of both parties, at Paris, on the
11th. As near as 1 could calculate, one-third
of those in attendance were Republicans, one
third ladies, and the remainder Democrats
/ made a few remarks, in which, 1 said MOTH
ing concerning the Confederate States, and
not one word against the administration or
Government. 1 occupied only a few mo-
ments. Sir, belong to class of men who
loue their country, the Republicans. Please
give this place in your paper, and correct
your correspondent, who was probably not at
the meeting himself Yours,
T. G. BESTER.
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Head Quarters AID Regt O. Y H,tantr }
SUsETTE PLANTATION La,
April 18th, 1868.
I1U' OVI.,
Gom'dg 42d Ohio Vols.

To THE Hon. E. M. STANTON,
aos Secretary of War: r
SIR-The undersigned, Commissioned Of
fcers of the 42d Ohio Volunteer Infantry,
most cheerfully bear testimony to the good
character, solder-like qualities, and faithful
services of Captain Horace H. Willard, of
this Regiment.
And believing the charge against him of
being "absent without leave" to have no
foundation whatever, and believing that he
was not even unnecessarily absent from his
command, we most earnestly and respectfully
recommend that all proceedings against Capt.
Willard on account of said charge, may be
stopped. ae 3 A=F2.
We are, Sir, your most ob'dt servants.
Don A. PARDEE, Lieut.. Col. Commanding
42d O. VI. .fa
William H. Williams, Major 42d o. v. l.
D. N. Prince, 1st Lieut.. commanding Co. I.
j. D. Moody, I'd Lieut.. Co. 1.
Seth NJ. Barber, Capt. Co. H, 42d. r
w. N. Stair, Capt. Co. C, 42d Reg't o, vi.
NJ L. Benham, 1st Lieut.. comd'g Co. E.
+ c. B. Hawk, 1st Lieut.. comd'g Co. K.
C. F. Goodwin, I'd Lieut.. Co. E, 42d.
:, J. S. Bradley, I'd Lieut.. Co. G, 42d. 'f4
Charles P Jewett, Capt. Co. G, AID.
Horace Patten. Capt Co. B, AID. sEse
Peter Guilles, 1st Lieut.. do
William E. Wilson. I'd Lieut.. Co. D, AID.
i. W. N 0lds, Capt. Co. A, 42d.
C. E. Henry, I'd Lieut.. Co. A, 42d.
Thos F. Hutchins, 1st Lieut.. Co. K 42d
Geo. K. Pardee, I'd Lieut. Co. K, 42d.
Edward B. Campbell, 1st Lieut Co. G.
James T. Henry, I'd Lieut.. Co. G..
sc Us. Ross, 1st Lieut.. Co. A.
% Fl. c. Jennings, "a Lieut.. Co. F.
James Fl. Riggs, Capt. Co. K. -
J. H. Jones, Chaplain 42d Reg't.
sa j. E. Hall, Asst. Surgeon AID Reg't.
2 o. C. Riselon, 1st Lieut., Co. F, a1a.5
3 1 certify that the above named are all the
officers of the 42d, Ohio now in camp with the
Regiment. f ..,....,.a. ~ -.4ov5. 5,s
s. ROSS. Acting Adit.
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Death of En,mer M. StilsOn, Co. 4,
= $50 I04th o. ". l. h3ggastti5 7J
OFFIcE OF PRovosT MARSHALL
Lexington, KY., April 20, 1863.

sOFFlCE OF IhOAOSTi
sas9h Lexington, KY, April 20, 1868.
In writing statement of the death of this
good and noble boy. ! will. first write few
words concerning his devotion to his country
and his faithfulness in the performance of
military duty. On the 7th of Sept last, at
Rootstown Center he volunteered to take up
arms in the defence of his country. 1t was
through pure motives of loue for the principles
of freedom and the blessings of free Repub-
lie, that he then sacrificed the endearments of
home, left father and mother, brothers and
sister, shouldered his gun with determine
/ tion to do his part to perpetuate the blessings
of a free and happy country, hoping with us
all to witness the achievement of final vic
tory over rsbellious and ungodly foe. But
no; he has fallen. And fallen with his armor
/ on. His service was of unremitting faithful
ness, performing all duty with perfect cheer
fulness, no matter how severe. He neyel
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RETAIL nsARKET.
Busael.
Bsr po..aa

inserting slsrria se Notices. IS censs wiz be
charged If clcrgymen and Magistrates at the time Of
performing the ceremony, W III this the
pro Irf party. such wish Dotees inserted aivsys
place in their hands the printer's fee.
Deaths inserted gratis-hut obituaries spd obituary
lines, must be paid fer, sccording to their length
Nothing The kind inserted less than 50 CENTS and
ioh ger obituaries, as agreed. ~ - ~ ~
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Union Successes i'm Deci-
sive yfctery over the Rebels.

Union Successes i'm LOuisiam Decf.
sive yfctery over the Rebels.
BY late mails from New Orleans, we learn
that Col. Kimball, and the SD Massachusetts
Regiment, entered the rebel ranks at Bethel
Place, above New Orleans on the morning OF
the I4th, planting our flag on the parapet.
The rebels left numbers of their dead un-
buried, and evidences were plenty of bloody
work in their ranks. Large military stores
were captured. Our army skir1nishing as it
went, marched into franklin, where some
thousand rebel prisoners had been brought in.
At Franklin steamboat was captured, and the
rebels destroyed ten other steamboats, to pre-
vent them falling into our hands, and also
two large gunboats, and the Diana, which they
had previously captured. from us. Included
in the destruction Of these boats were inn
mense stores of provisions, and amunition.--
1t was eupected our troops would captured
and occupy 0pelousas on the 18th. Our ar
my is represented as in splendid condition.
Important captures of horses, mules and
beef cattle, TO the number of over a thousand,
We're made. The celebrated salt mine, or salt
rcck, was captured and the rebel works .des-
troyed.
The rebel soldiers were not 10th to he cap
tured, aud over 1900 are in our hands, and
more are being taken.
An abandoned rebel iron foundry was found
near iberia, containing quantity of shot and
SHELF
The wounded in the late battle, numbering
179, nearly all reached New Orleans, where
they are quartered at the Mechanics Institute
Hospital. Among them are Lieuts. Oliver
and Banuina of the 25th Connecticut. All
were doing we'll A large number of rebel
wounded were in the hospitals at Franklin
and iberia.
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Piow Manufacturing Coparfner-
Iii

F. CLARK, of Franklin having entered into a CO.
d :. partnership with c. W Lsne formerly of Union
town. stark Co., in the manufacturing of PloUs. sled
Sho~s Wagon Roxes Mauls Sc, aper irons. Wrencnes.
&e-, and both being experienced the business,
in end to keep ON haud good assorme ntf articles in
their iue Piows, PloW points. be found else
where. Come one, come all and examine our wares
E=ziahs J. .FsCLARK & C W. LANE & co.
n. B-Ail persons indebted 10 the subscriber will
please call and settle their accounts with fnfned-
afeIy, and with no one else. J, F. CLARK
Frank lin, A pri 20. 1853 So
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T. NJ. Bayard, Prn, Befor. Rufus Butts Justice or
the Peace Of Hiram township,
Peter stough, Dert> Portage County, Ohio. ~ >
On the thirteenth day of APRIL a. D. 1863 said JUS
tee issued order of attachment In the above ac-
ton for tn Of eighteen Is 100 do llars The same
will be for bearing the th day of May next, NJ
O'Clock P. NJ. TN. BAYARD.
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Cen earfIerd IN LIBBY prison.

ave have seen letter written by Gen.
Jas. A. Garfield, at Libby Prison, Richmond,
on the. Both of March. tits filed with the
horrible treatment received by our men, from
the rebels in their march from Thampson's
Station, Tenn, TO Richmond. How the GEN.
eral will escape from the rebel capital and
take his seat in the Federal Congress from
Ohio, next winter, is question difficult to
answer.', s4s sH
The above we cut from the Columbus
Journal of the ed. 1t is the first we have
heald of the capture Of Gen. Garfield, and
there must be some error in the matter on the
part of the Journal CgeU. Herald. 9
OF course it must be mistake. We receiv-
ed letter from Gen. Garfield, post-marked
Nashville, Tenn, April 4th, written at MUIR
freesboro, the day before, as we suppose. He
therefore, could not have been writing from
the q Libby Prison'' on the 30th. Of March
besides no intimation has before been received
of any disaster to Gen. Garfield, and further
more, the keepers of the Libby Prison, let
no letters go forth from that g Institution
I" filed with the horrible treatment received
by our menn there. And, yet, the Journal
has seen letter written by Gen. Garfield,
at Libby Prisons
Will the Journal further explain how this
is? The statement is calculated, at least, tc
awaken anxiety. on the part Of the friends o
the gallant General Garfield.
-4---s---z.-->- Z,
THE PLANETs-An unusually large mum
Der of the planetary bodies are now visible II
the heavens on clear evenings. In the West
Venus hangs out her silver lamp Consid
erably further up Mars may be seen maxim:
his way eastward he is now.in the consteIla
ton Gemini, and not far from, the twin star
Castor and Pollux. The planet, Uranus is i
the same constellation but is invisible to th
naked eye Turning toward the west, Juli
ter will readily be noticed as the most brilliar
object in that part of the heavens. Abor
three or four degrees distant from him al
pears the bright star Spica, in the constell'
ton Virgo. Something like twenty degree
to the westof Jupiter, the planet Saturn is
conspicuous object, showing like star Of Il
second n1agr;fsf,e 1t isin the consteiiatie
Leo. About one month after this time Ne
cury viii be visible for several evenings in tt
west, tfais slspIa ing al one time all the plal
etary bodies known to the ancients.