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The Richmond palladium. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1855-1875, 1863-04-10
Az e RS
.CATHARTIC
PILLS.

Ara you sick, feeble, and
complaining, Are you out oe
order, with your system de-
ranged, aud your feelings IN
conlDrtAble, These symp-
toms are often the prelude to
ssriulrs Hines some fit Of
STIFFNESS n ssseping upon you,
and should be ayerted by q
timely use Of the RICH. rem
sdy. Take Ayers Pills, and
cleanse out the disordered hu-
mors-purify the blood, and
let the fuids move On unob-
structed in health again.
They stimulate the functions
Of the body into vigorous ac-
tfvity, purify the system from
the of,xfrttcf,apa uh5rh tuata
The Richmond palladium. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1855-1875, 1863-04-10
On Picket Guard at Stone River.

BY ssrg't T. Holiingsworth. I'd Battalion,
~ Pioneer Brigade.
Air, :" Poor Old Slave"
IT'S midnight and the twinkling stars
Shine brightly from on high /;
And not cloud is shadowing now
The warlike Southern sky
am stationed in cedar grove,
The picket post to stand.
And listening for the stealthy tread
VI traitors close at hand.
CHORUS
How many thousands gone to rest,
We know that they are free,
Their bodies Wondering in the dust
On the plains of Tennessee
see their burning camp fires now
Upon the distant hill
And hear the screech- owls dismal cry,
And feel more lonely still.
hear the groans of wounded men.
That still lie on the field,
And many more my eyes can see
With lips forever sealed.
And thus far through this dismal night
These mournful sounds arise.
. And many patriot finds grave
Beneath this Southern sky
The light Of day doth now appear.
All beautiful and bright,
see the movements of our troops
Ills TO renew the fight.
Our picket line is now engaged
With the rebel skirmishers,
And now the order comes 20 u.s.
Fall back on your reserve.
Oh! yonder comes the rebel line
They're marching on our flank,
Stand fast, brave boys, our Genral cries,
We'll soon thin out their ranks
Our battery stationed on the right
The Chicago Board of Trade,
Now opens fire on their ranks,
And with them havoc made,
And now the battle RACES on,
In all its horrid might,
And soon the traitors they can
No farther turn our right
IT'S midday and the sun beams forth.
On this bright New Years day,
And thousands find soldiers grave.
In Tennessee's cold clay. I
Upon our center lines they come,
They think to make them break
But there! the traitors find that they
Have made y sad mistake.
Again, that dreaded hour comes on, :
The cold ground is our bed,
Another sleepless night have we
To spend amorg the dead.
And now think of happy home,
OF friends SO dear to me,
And wonder if twill be my doom,
To die in Tennessee.
Again, the light of day appears,
The clouds obscure the sky,
A drenching rain is pouring down
Upon us from on high,
But still the battle is renewed,
The bloody strife goes on,
The rebels swear we shall not
Enter Murfreesboro town.
The battle RACES fiercely now
Along Stone Rivers shore,
And hundreds Of the traitors there
Fall to rise no more.
Now, the traitors they can
No longer hold their ground,
And in dismay, confusion flee,
From Murfreesboro town.
)ur glorious flags now floating
Above the Court House tower
warning to all traitors
Who seek that flag to lower.
b God! forbid such men to live
In honor, wealth and fame,
o spill the blood of honest hearts,
To win themselves name.
The Richmond palladium. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1855-1875, 1863-04-10

In Central and Southern 1slinois aneo0mon
: advantages are presented for the sxeensaon 81
Stock raising. An kinds OF Cattle, Horses, Mules.
Sheep, Hogs, &C., of the bsst bseeds, yield hand.
some profits; large fortunes have already bsua
made, and the Geld 10 open for Others % enter
with the fairest prospects Of like results. DAsaY
fARnIHo also presents its Inducements 70 many
, 1863-09-05
Punotuality of Washington.

When Washington appointed
noon as the hour at which he
should meet Congress, he never
failed to be passing the threshold
of the hall just as the clock was
striking twelve. Whether his
guests were present or not he al
ways commenced dinner exactly
at four. Not unfrequently, new
members of Congress, who
were invited to dine with him,
delayed until the meal was half
over; and he would then remark,
Gentlemen. we are punctual here.
My cook never asks whether the
company has arrived, but wheth-
er the hour. When he visited
Boston in 1889, he appointed 8 A.
M. as the hour when he should
set out for Salem, and while the
old south clock was striking 8 he
was in the act of mounting his
horse. The company of cavaly
which volunteered to escort him
were parading in a neighboring
street after his departure, and it
was not until the General had
reached a place several miles dis
tant that they overlook him. On
the arrival Of the corps, Washing
ton, in a perfectly good-humored
manner, observed {" Major, l
thought you had been too long
in my family not to know when
it was eight o'clock" Captain
Pease, the originator of the stage
establishment in the United
States, had a beautiful pair of
horses which he wished to dis
pose of to the General, whom he
knew to be an excellent judge OF
horses. The General appointed
five o'clock in the morning to ex-
anime them. But the Captain
did not arrive with the horses
until quarter past five, when he
was informed by the groom that
the General had been there at
five, and was now busy fulfilling
other engagements. Pease, much
mortified, was obliged to wait a
week for another opportunity,
merely for having delayed the
first quarter of an hour.
, 1863-09-05

MERCHANTS are shrewd men.
A trader in modern Athens being
asked the character of one given
to poetry, described him as one
of those men who have soarings
after the indefinite, and divings
after the unfathomable, but new
er pay cash.
, 1863-09-05

IT is a fact creditable to barn
yard nature that while curses,
like young chickens, come home
to roost,' young chickens and
rOOsters never come home to
curse.
, 1863-09-05
The Moa.

The reported discovery of the
Moa, a bird of immense size, on
the west coast of New Zealand
is exciting much interest in Lon
don Many traces of the bird
have previously been found, and
it is now reported to have been
seen by party of explorers in
the mining regions:
Their story is, that at sundo wn
they were sitting by their camp
fire, one of them exclaimed, look
at that raise above us, jim there
is some one there" " They looked
and beheld an enormous bird ap-
preaching the edge of the hill
Immediately above them, at a dis
tance of between three hundred
and four hundred yards. The bird
seemed to perceive the campfire
and squatted down, keeping its
head turned on one side, fixed on
the fire. 1t continued sitting for
several minutes, and at last got
up and walked off. Although it
stepped slowly, it was soon out
of sight, the length Of its stride
being so great. Its height ap-
peared about seven feet, without
reckoning the head and neck. Its
head was very long and fat, and
it carried its head bent forward,
instead of backward as is usual
with birds of the ostrich species.
The next morning the men pro-
ceeded to the spot, where they
saw the track of the bird and fol-
lowed it a long distance. The
track mark showed three claws.
distance of twelve inches inter
vening between the points of
each. Back about foot was the
mark of a pad, and behind that
again of spur. A writer in the
London Times ascribes the fact
that the mOa has been nearly ex-
tinct, to the fires frequently oc-
curing in the dense brush which
covers the greater part of the
Middle Islands. He says dense
bush fires supposed to be occa-
stoned by the friction of the
bOughs Of the trees, which grow
very close to each other are con
stantly occurring, and the com
monty received opinion in New
Zealand is that by these fires the
mOa has been burnt out. They
say that before the depopulation
OF the Middle Island by TIE Rau-
peraha & Co., the whole of the
vast extent of country known as
the Canterbury plains was bush,
and that they burnt it all on ac-
count of the misbehavior of the
moa, which, they say, used to
carry away their children and de-
your them.
, 1863-09-05
The Confession

There S somewhat on my breast, father,
There's somewhat on my breast
The livelong day SIGH father,
And at night I cannot rest,
I cannot take my rest, father,
Though would fain do so;
A weary weight opposes me-
This weary weight of woe.
IT'S not the lack of gold, father,
Nor want Of worldly gear
My lands are broad, and fair to see,
My friends are kind and dear.
My kin are eal and true, father.
They mourn to see my grief,
But Oh tbs not a kinsman's hand,
Can give my heart relief
'Tis not that Janet's false, father,
IT'S not that she's unkind;
Tho busy fatterers swarm around
know her constant mind.
'Tis not her cOldness, father,
That ehills my laboring breast,
It's that confounded cucumber
I've eat and can't digest.
, 1863-09-05

IT is better to be poor with
ones manhood kept bright and
unsullied, than to gather wealth
by thousands, knowing every
time you pace your parlor that a
mean mans foot presses your vel
vet, and that you see the face of
cheat and sneak every time you
look into your costly mirror.
, 1863-09-05

FUEL FOR FICTIoN.-The Lon
don Quarterly remarks on the
great use made of bigamy as an
incident of the sensation novels
of the day. OF the twenty-four
novels placed at the head of it's
article for review, it says that no
less than eight are bigamy sto-
ries. Is there so much romance,
then, in the passion of men and
women for more connubial bliss
than the law allows 2
, 1863-09-05

LABoR,-Would you be an
honest man and enjoy cOmpeten-
cy with pleasure, unknown to
hasty wealth or sly roguery-
work. Let your sweat-drops
wash your gains from all dishOn-
esty. You shall live to tell your
children that you have observed
and felt the wisdom of the royal
preacher: " Wealth gathered by
vanity shall be diminished, but
wealth gathered by labor will be
increased"
, 1863-09-05

WORLD PICTURE.--ReaSOnS
why a ship is called SHE: Be-
cause man knows not their ex-
pense till he gets them. Because
they are useless without employ
ment. Because their value de
pends upon age. Because they
are upright when in stays. Be-
cause they bring news from
abroad. Because they wear caps
and Bonnets, Because they are
often painted.
, 1863-09-05

A. T. STEWART, the great dry
goods merchant of New York,
finding it difficult to determine
the amount of his income, pro-
posed to the Assessor to pay a
tax of two hundred thousand dol
lars, as an approximate estimate
This indicates an income of four
million dollars per year.
, 1863-09-05

To BE happy, the passions must
be cheerful and gay, not melan-
choly. A propensity to hope and
JOY is real riches; one to fear sOr-
row real poverty
, 1863-09-05

For men to resolve to be of no
religion till they are all agreed in
one, is just as wise and rational
as if they should determine not
to 90 to dinner till all the clocks
in the town strike twelve togeth-
, 1863-09-05

The area of the new State of
Western Virginia is twenty-three
thousand square miles, which is
greater than that of New Jersey,
Maryland, Delaware, or any of
the eastern States except Maine.
, 1863-09-05

. INSCRIPTIONS RECEIVED FOR NEWS
- papers, Magazines and other Periodicals. A
Circular will be sent to any person request Civ
ing extended list of Periodicals with the prices
annexed. The following are among the most popu-
, 1863-09-05

WHY is lame dog like a boy
at arithmetic ? Because he puts
down three and carries one.
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1863-04-14

PLANT CoRN.-The ad vice contained in these
two words cannot be too often urged npon the
farmer Every available acre of ground should
be made to contribnte~to the yield. of corn or
other cereal, this year. Net only in the country,
but in the cities and towns, people should rae
corn and vegetables, in order thatan abundance
of these indispensable products may be ensured.
In South Carolina the. soldiers are cultivating
the lands in The vicinity of their camps This is
an excellent idea, and the example should be
generally emulated. The Mobile Begister, of a
recent date, says:
ssCol. Winans' 18th Regiment Louisiana Vol
unteers have cleared and planted large vegeta-
BILE garden, near his c amp at Pollard. The sol
diers consider the working Of this garden quite
recreation and relief from the eternal monoto-
ny of drill. In few weeks this regiment will
have the greatest abundance of vegetables, that
cost nothing but the pleasure of growing them
Besiaes this garden, the Colonel is preparing to
plant large fed near by with corn for roasting
ears, and With melons,
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POETRY.
Day BY DAY.


: 81 T av by day old sorrows leave US,
: Leave us while new sorrows come;
Come like evening 5 shadows length'ning,
Length'ning round the spirits home.
Day by day fade Friendships flowers
Flowers that fourished in the Past;
Past, oh Past-once bright and glowing,
Glowing once, but dimnsed at last;
Last TO fade of all is Fancy
Fancy ever young and gay,
Gay as when young Love was dreaming.
Dreaming, dreaming, day by day.
Day by day come wondrous changes,
Changes pluming mighty thought
Thought thai winds its way far onward,
Onward unto scenes unsought,
Day by day new hopes are rising,
Rising gilded all with bliss;
Bliss that never reaches mortals,
Mortals in world like this
This vain world-how false and feeting
Fleeting as the sunsets ray
Ray that says to man-thou'rt dying
Diving, dying, day by day"
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Y 7ALUABLE HOTEL FOR sA E.
And as such, Admir- of d H. Stalnaker, dec
SALE.

will sell at public auction, on MONDAY, 9TH
APRIL. 1865, Court Day. in front ofthe Court-house
in the town of Staunton. 20 ACRES OF VERY GOOD
LAND. situate four miles Vest Of Stanton, on the
otaunton and Parkersburg Turnpike, adjoining Glad
well and others right of way is reserved through
Giadwell's land, for the benefit of this tract.
Aso,.a ln. in the town OF StauntOn, lying between
the lots of ohm Teabo and NJ Finn containing about
501s square poles. This IS very eligible building
lot.
Should any person desire to purchase either or both
of these lots privately, application may be made to
Gen'l Wm. II. Halman.
"a Terms cash, negotiable note well endorsed.
AprA 7-tds JOHN ID. IMBODEN.
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MAGNUS s. CEASE

MAGNUS S. CEASE
EK7 respectfully call theattentlcn of the cit
w fStaunton and vicinity 10 his large and en-
tirely new stock of SPRING GOODS. which he is now
receiving and opening consisting of Water Sugar and
ron, Dates, Prunes, English Walnuts, Fiberts. Al
monds, Ground Nuts, Pecan Nuts, Lemons, Oranges
Sardines, and Candies of every description
Also FAgog Goops, FRENcB CANDIES, CAKES ANE
TOYS.
"a Wedding parties furnished at the shortest no.
tice, and on the most reasonable terms.
Also Fresh Peaches, Lobsters, Pickles, Catchups
&C., &c.
He willsell on reasonable terms, and respectfully
solicits share of patronage.
IL Candy sold at Wholesale Gad Retail.
Staunton, May 29. 1860.
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MISCELLANEOUS.
OFFICE VA. CENTRAL r.. Il, CO.,
Sanfern IIfh 1852.


HHANGE OF SCHEDU ULE-The following trains
Twill be run on this road on and after Monday.
September 18TH
The Mail and Passenger Train leaving Richmond
att O'Clock A. III. for Staunton and intermediate
points daily returning will leave Staunton at o.
clock A. H.. and arrive in Richmond at OILS P. M.
The Accommodation Passenger Tfain, leaving
Richmond at $3.50 P. NJ. for Gordonsvile and inter
mediate points daily, Sundays excepted returning
will leave Gordonsvie at O'Clock F. NJ. and arrive
In Richmond at IL o'clock M.
The Mail and Passenger Train West of Stauuton,
leaving Staunton at $3.50 A. NJ. on Tuesdays, Thurs
days and Saturdays, and returning the Same days.
The Mail Train connects with the Orange and Alex
andrla Mai. Train at Gordonsville for kapidan and
at Charlottesville for Lynchburg. 1t -connecss at
Staunton with Stage Lines for Lexingson Harrtspn-
burg anu points further North. Servants travelling
in first class will pay full fare.
The Freight Train leaving Richmond daily, Sun
days excepted at $50 A. NJ. and Staunton for the
West at $3.50 A. NJ. on Tuesdays, Thursdays and
Saturdays. The trains will not Weat of Milcoro
L. ID. WElTC9MB,
General Superintendent.
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JOHN TRIMBLE,
WILLIAM ". TRIMBLE,

ENOR SALE--S4 ACRES OF LAND.-For
l. sale, 81 Of Ian D. John Bayior's Mill,
about so acres cleared and the balance in Timber,
adjoining the lands of John BAYLOR and Fleming Bar
ley. There is small building and several fine
Springs upoIr 1.-THE land, HENRY EDISON
March 3t--tf.
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!, DMINiSTRATOR'S SALE.

AS Administrator of Mrs. Elizabeth Craig, decd.
will offer public sale at her late residence, Craigs
vile, Augusta Co., Va, Tuesday, the 2lst day o
April, 1868. all Of her PERSONAL PROPERTY, con
ssting Of BEDS and Bedclothing Household and Kitch
en- Furniture Twelve NEGkOES, viz: One Negro
Woman and four children Negro Woman ane
two children lone Negro Woman and two children
and Negro Girl IA years old. The Negroes areyouns
and likely and will be sold in families.
April 7-2t* B. o.. FERGUSON,
Admir- Mrs. e Craig decd.
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MISCELLANEOUS.
TO TAXPAYERS

In AUDITORS OFFICE, RICHMOND, Va,
+ March 30th, 1868.
IN pursuance of the requirements of an act entitled
can act imposing taxes for the support of Govern
ment" passed March %, 1863 the annexed sections Of
said act Gle published. ]. Nd BENNETT,
f. Auditor of Public Accounts
laN ACT IMPOSING TAXES FOR THE SUPPORT OF GOVERN
MeNT, PASSED MARCH 18th. 1868.
Section go. The act entitled an act authorizing the
the receipt of Confederate States treasury notes in
payment of taxes and other pub dues passed March
3D. 1852 be and the same is hereby amended and re.
enacted so as read as follows
Confederate States non interest bearing notes oil
the denomination of, or over fge dollars dated IN
and after the first day OF April $685. shall hereafter be
receivable in payment OF taxes and other public dues
to the Stale "
Sec 81. The Auditor of Public Accounts shall cause
the preceding section to be published in at least five
newspapers in the city OF Richmond, aud inhe papers
of the cities of Lynchburg and Petersburg, and in tht
towns of Drnvlo. Staunton and Wytheville for al
least four weeks April 7th, 1868.
VIRGINIA SAT rales held in the Clerks Office
of the Circuit Court for Augusta county, the 9Th
day of April 1862 Joseph 4. Waddell, administrator
do bons non. with the viii annexed of John G. Sewers,
deceased,-Plaintif.
: AGAINST
Susan E. Relskell, and Colston Heiske, her trus-
tee, Alfred Sewers. Peter ] Sowers Julia A. Bar
clay and Alex Il. H. Stuart, her trustee and Caroline
The object of this suit is to sell the remainder of the
estate of John C Sewers, decd, and divide the pro
cee6s amoug the heirs of said Sewers
TIE Defendants, Colsson Heiskell, Peter j. Sewers
and Julia A. Barclay not having entered their appear
ance and it appearing BIZ satisfactory evidence that
they not resident of this Commonwealth: 1t is
dered that they appear here within month after
due publication of this notice, and do what IS
essary to protect their interest.
Copy-Teste, A. F. KINNEY, Clerk.
April 7-4t
/. IRGiNiA :-At Ruies held in the Clerks Office
of the Circuit Court for Augusta county, the 9Th
day of April. 1868, Daniel Hizerman and Samuel Bar
ger,-Plaintifs,
AGAINST
George W. Henseley, Defendant.
The object cf this suit is obtain leave of the Cour
to pay into Bank certain money due the Defendant
from Plaintiffs arising under CONT act between them
The Defendant not having entered his appearance
and it appearing by satisfactory evidence that he is
within the lines OF the United States forces 1t is
dered that he appear here with month after due
publication of this notice. and do what necessary te
protect his interest
| IA Copy-Teste,l A. f. KINNEY, Clerk.
| April7-4t
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Round Capital $500, 600.

CHARTERED NARCH II , IoOz.
Round Capital $3O0,OOO.
THIS Company, having been duly organized, rs noW
4 ready to receive applications and issue Policies
and offers the citizens of Virginia the inducemen
of home Company for the safe Insurance of all kinds
ofpRoPERTY MERCHANDISE, &C., at fair and equitable
rates The Directors the public that this Com
pany will be conducted with view to permanency and
the srictest principles of equity, justice and close
regard to economy and the safety of the insured.
PRESIDENT,
JOSEPH s. CARSON.
@. 8. FUNK, Secretary. O. T. BEiESEE, ActUaSy
DIREoToRs,,
JOSEPH s. CARSON, JOH KEPR,
JAMES P. RELY, LEWIS P. HARTMAN,
LLOYD LOGAN, ROBERT STEELE,
HUGH SIDWELL.
Rg O5Scecga Lowdom Street, near the VGJkey Bank
~ GEORGE E. PRICE, LocalAgen ,Staunton.
A ,ril 2. 1855.
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A great many Yankee officers spurs who
'. would rather wear wings on their heels-when 2
big Rebel takes after them with bayonet.
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: EW AUCTION Il COMMISSION HOUSE

~ No. l02, Main Street. Lynchbnrg Va.
The undersigned have associated themselves to-
gether under the style and firm of JAMES P. SCOTT
q Co. for the purpose OF conducting general AUG
TI0N and COMMISSION BUSINESS. They have
rented that large and elegant building No. l02, Main
Street, Lynchburg, lately occupied by John 7. Davis
Co. and are now ready to receive MERCHANDISE
of all kinds for private ard auction sales
They solicit consignments of Manufactured and
Smoking Tobacco, Sugar, Moasses, Coffee, and other
groceries,; Bale Cotton, and Cotton Fabrics of all
grades; Wooen Goods Booss, shoes, Leather and
all other goods usually offered for sale.
Their first auction viii take place at early day in
December next, of which due notice, with catalogue
will be published
They respectfully refer to the merchants and busi
ness men of Richmond, Petersburg, Danyille, and
other Southern cities, whose aid and cooperation will
be duly appreciated.
JAMES P. SCOTT,
of the late firm of John T Davis l. Co.
HENRY F. BOC0CK,
VIM. II. PARRISH,
Members of the Firm of Bocock l. Parrish
The concern of Bocock Il Parrish, No. 9, Bridge
Street. will continue ct the olo stand, as usual.
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News from Pegram's Brigade.

Mr.. M. G. Ingles, connected with the commits
sary department of Gen. Pegram's brigade, arriy-
ed in Knoxville on Tuesday, from Kentucky.-
He reports that Gen Pegram's command, en-
Monday, March 3lst, We're attacked by large
Federal fcrce of cavalry and lnfanty, Garter, Fry
and Wolford and that, after severe hand-to
haad fight of several hours, the Confederate gave
up the unequal contes. and fell back six miles,
the enemy not pursuing. Our loss was heavy,
supposed to have been fifty killed. Some two
hundred ard ever wers missing after the fight,
but as parties of straggles have been coming in
since, the total loss cannot be ascertained. Tho
loss of the enemy must have been very severe.
as our troops are reported to have fought with
desperation, well as from the fact that the en-
envy failed to follow them.
Messrs. Powell & McGhee, who mad purchased
for our government, some 900 head of cattle, are
reported to have got out with $50, having LOST
some $40.
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NUMBERING WoMEN.-Excharged Confederate
prisoners, who recently arrived al Vicksburg
from New Orleans, state that on their departure
from the latter city, large Numbers of true heart
ed Southern ladies gathered about them, waving
their hanGkerchiefs, and cheering for jeff. Davis
and the Confederacy. For this the whole MIi-
tary force was called out and ordered to charge
upon the crowd, by which four ladies' were known
to have been killed.