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Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1863-12-19
From the Waterman and Reflector Augusta March Is,


From the watehman and Reflector Augusta March ls.
DR. BIGHTHLL The following communication shows
the successful treatment caauh by Dr. Lghlbil:-
CATARRH CURED-Dear Brethren Editors: will YOU
permit to make statement in your valuable Daner
Tor the bens fit o readers who may be afflicted with
catarrhal difficulties! nave been much troubled With
catarIh the worst type for some twenty Years It
gradually grew worse producing cough and hoarseness
destroying the sense OF SMELL and breaking down nv
general health to such degree compel ne to resign
my pastorate ana suspend public speaking dill
gent OF the usual remedies such as sHu OF various
kinds nitrate OF silver, tar water, olive ana nhaa-
mer, while jUurneymg in the country for my health,
heard OF DR. Lighthils successful mode of reating ca
under his treatment began Immediately to improve
and this has gone to the present time My catarrh
my voice has become natural, and am cnce more able
to preach line blessed Gospel The peculiarly DR..
passages it'll healing solution, applied by curousIy
constructed syringe, i'll the passage aiding from the roof
mode OF application. r. IL. RUSSELL.
Lynn, Mass, February l, 1862.
DIR LIGHTmLL-Sir; l have used your prescriptions
ard instrument for catarh and followed YOU direction
report myself entirely cured oft Having got rid of the
disagTeeable symptoms and the ills attending
Of eatarrh generally felt altogether. like man.
and thankfully will keep yon remembrance You may
publish this letter if you fit.
Very truly. yours,
lewiston May 10, 1852
ANOTHER TESTIMONIAL TO DIR. LIGHTHILL.
Mr. Editor My ear had discharged for eight years and
lhe dschurge from was constant, and the smell of the
much impaired The of the aflctiun scarlet ie-
yer Three weeks az / placed mvseIf undrr IiT III
hill S care, and ent ely cured OF it The dis.
charge or running is healed hearing good and the
bad smell entirely gone,
Yours respectfully, HENRIETTA FLETCHER
witness-Joseph H. Creasey LIZ vi En-
Mount Vernon. Dec II, 1861.
$40
Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1863-12-19

The FIRST NATIONAL BANK OF WORCESTER
We learn that the directors of this bank have voted
to increase the capital of said bank two hundred
thousand dollars, making the capital 100000.
More than one hundred and fifty thousand dollars
Of the new stock has already been subscribed
Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1863-12-19

HEADQUARTERS ARMY OF THE PoToMAC,
Dec. l8.-Last night, about o'clock, Ros-
ser's brigade of Stuarts rebel cavalry came
upon the Orange and Alexandria railroad,
from the south near Langster's station, and
destroyed two bridges over Pope's Run, and
thence they went northwest, and have prob.
ably reached Blue Ridge before this. No trains
have since arrived from Washington
Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1863-12-19

HORSE at auction at LamIons this afternoon. See
Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1863-12-19

STUFFED BIRDs-The auction sale of stuffed
Birds announced for yesterday will take place this
Saturday morning at ten O'Clock at Putnam Broth
ers' auction rooms.
The Abingdon Virginian. [volume] (Abingdon [Va.]) 1849-1883, 1863-10-30
Rev. VIM. e. lIunSey.

According to the list Of appointments at the
late session of Holston Conference, this able
and devoted Minister was assigned to Chatta-
nooga Station. Not being able to get there as a
Southern man. and not choosing to act in the
capacity of Chaplain to Rosecrans' army, he has
been thrown out Of the active work of the mi
nistry, and has, for the present, located on
Cripple Greek, in Wythe, county. He preached
In Abingdon twice on Sabbath last and it is but
q faint compliment when we say, that he thrill
ed his large audiences with his power and elo-
quence. We are not much given to enlogies Of the
living particularly of Ministers of the Gospel,
who, by some means, manage to discover their
talents if they have them-and sometimes whe-
ther they have them or not--but Mr. Munsey is
not one of this class. Had some one Of the
great diyines of the past been walking the earth,
and had preached the sermons alluded to, they
would have been printed in a book before the
expiration of month, and the author honored
as rare and brilliant genius. Mr.. Munsey is
q modest, unassuming man-apparently una
ware of his power as pulpit orator-but the
impression he made upon those who heard him
on the occasion referred to, will be long remem-
sbered. We are gratifed to learn that he will
be here again on the 14th ana 18th of Novem-
Der, when people can go and hear for Them
selves.
The Abingdon Virginian. [volume] (Abingdon [Va.]) 1849-1883, 1863-10-30
From Northern Virginia.

The following official despatch from Gen.
Lee was received at the War Department
Tuesday evening:
October 10th, 1867 Gen. s. Cooper !:
General Stuart yesterday opposed, at Buck
land, the advance of General Kilpatrick's d.
vision Of cavalry, whilst Gen. Fitz. Lee at,
tackled his flank and rear. The enemy was
routed and pursued until he reached his in
fantry support. at Haymarket and Gaines
vile. Two hundred prisoners, with horses,
arms and equipments, eight wagons and am
bulsnces, were captured. r. e. LEE.
Passengers from Staunton by the Central
train, last evening, confirm report which
reached here yesterday, of the capture Of four
hundred and thirty-odd prisoners, at Charles.
town, IN Jefferson county, on Sunday last. by
Gen. Imboden's cavalry. He made d sudden
descent upon the place, and surprised the gar
'rison, who surrendered after a feebleresist
ance. On their return, Gen. Imboden,s men
were attacked by a force of Yankees sent out
from Harper's Ferry, but after protracted
skirmishing they repulsed the enemy and
brought Oft the prisoners together with some
useful stores. edmond Wing.
The Abingdon Virginian. [volume] (Abingdon [Va.]) 1849-1883, 1863-10-30
For the Virginian.
Tribute of Respect.

Alta meeting of Commissioned officers Of the
63d Virginia Regiment, held at camp near Chat
tanooga, on the 1st day of October, 1868, the
following preamble and resolutions were unani-
mously adopted
Whereas it has pleased God, in His infinite
wisdom, to remove from our midst our late brave
and gallant comrade in arms, Capt. JOHN T.
SNoDGRAss, who fell CALAMITY fighting at the
head Of his company, on the glorious field of
Chickamauga, ON the. 10th of September, 1868,
q martyr in defence Of the liberties and indie
pendeace of his dearly beloved South
Resolved. 1st. That the fall Of this brave off
Ger is q severe calamity to our Regiment, on ac-
count Of which each surviving member is sor-
rowful and distressed
Resolved I'd. That we tender our sincere and
heartfelt sympathies and coincidence to his af-
ficted relations, their loss of one who has en-
7deared himself to the officers and soldiers as a
brave and gallant officer, and b noble, generous
and chivalric gentleman.
Resolped, 3D. That copy of these resolutions
be transmitted to the family of tho deceased,
and that they be published in the Abingdon Viz
gilman and Bristol Advocate.
II x. JNO. r. FRANCIS, Chairman
d.. w. HUNEs, Secy
The Abingdon Virginian. [volume] (Abingdon [Va.]) 1849-1883, 1863-10-30
Pay Of Members of the LegisIa.
lure - N 49,

The members Of the General Assembly, find
themselves IN perplexing dilemma. Their.
pay is totally inadequate to meet their ma.
yoidabie expenses, and many Of them mot
having reserve to fall back on fesnec;al iI
r. their cases are desperate. By The
constitution they arc restricted from making
any increase which will benefit themseives e
Inc re-, increase can only be prospective
lhls condition Of things has set ingenuity
20 work to devise some plan by which the dc.
sired :, END can be gained without VIOLATING ~.
Constitution 10 The communication bill is the =.
suit SUI, Inc theory Of this bill is, that the pay
contemplated by the Constitution. and nror;d.
I ca oy law, IS specie. As this is not to ha
nad, It y proposed to commute the legal nor -
2 u'eln Of four dollars tspecie) into twelve dol
lars currency. We learn that emine ,a , ~.
Founders Of the law pronounce this rrono -,
ton constitutional = op0sf-
: ne. bill was passed BY the House Init
found Its quietus in the Senate Friday b y. =
vote .1 ct IL for and 20 against it. This result
Will no doubt bring about speedy adjourn.
ment Of the -Lynchbury Virsn;;sn. {
The Abingdon Virginian. [volume] (Abingdon [Va.]) 1849-1883, 1863-10-30
The state Of the Case.

Looking at the state Of affairs as presented to
our view, we cannot only see nothing discour-
aging, bat, on the contrary, much that is abso-
lutely encouraging. The enemy, we think, at
all points, east, west and south, has advanced
Just as far as he can, and is now, at all points
! except Charleston, falling back. A few weeks
ago Rosecrans was at Cleveland, Tenn, and very
nearto Dalton, Ga To-day his forces are coop
ed up in Chattanooga, some 80 miles in the rear
of their former positions. A month ago Meade
was on the Rapidan, not far from Orange c. H.,
still preparing to advance. To-day his most adj
vanced post is at Warrenton Junction, and his
main forces at or near Centrevile, not less than
SO miles, perhaps, nearer the Potomac. At
Charleston, the status of affairs remains an
changed, except that the enemy are wearing
themselves out at labor, and wasting q vast
amount of powder and metal
Our armies are all said to be larger and in
better condition than at any antecedant period,
and the prestige Of late victories has rendered
them almost invincible. Col. Dick Taylor walks
through UOulSldua dt LIS P4cdSuTcs 0cH' w uceier
rides ronnd the Chattanooga army with impuni-
ty, and Mostly, with his handful Of men, when
ever it suits him, ascends the high grounds near
the Potomac, and locks upon the spires of the
Federal City.
Lincoln, altho' he has already called million
and half Of men to the field sdespairs Of til.
Republic" and tells three hundred thousand
more men they must shoulder their muskets and
fight for the niger, else the jig is up. All this
is encouraging to US. We are hard up, it is
true-nothing plenty and everything hish-but
our people have become used to it, and will fight
on and fight ever on quarter rations, and whip
the full.bellied Yankees two to one easily, and
four to one with little extra trouble.
The most trouble we at present have is in East
Tennessee. Burnside succeeded in crawling in
there while we were whipping his superiors at
Chickamauga, and the Rappahannock, but we
now have the men to spare to attend to his case,
and it will not be long till they report progress.
The Abingdon Virginian. [volume] (Abingdon [Va.]) 1849-1883, 1863-10-30

AT daylight. the morning of the 9th, the
Rangers, under Lieutenant Colonel Cook,
charged into Shelbyville, bnt the cavalry
guarding the place left during the night. A.
large quantity of suffers stores was captured.
General Martin, with his division, proceeded
to w artrace, burned all the bridges on the
railroad, and rejoined the command, by
!, night march.
General Martins division arrived just in
time, and was thrown into position on the
pike, where the road strikes the pike, and the
rest of the command had to march into the
pike under the fire of the enemy. This was
General Wheeler's order. Here fierce tight
ensued The Fourth Tennessee. Eleventh
Texas and First Kentucky were cut of, and
had to cut across the country to regain the
command Our loss at this point must have
been one hundred and fifty men. The enemy
was finally checked.
At this point the Second Georgia, under
Lieutenant Colonel Ison, and battalion Of
Morgan men, under Captain Fitzpatrick, re-
NAMED as a rear guard, white the command
proceeded through, Rogersville and crossed
the Tennessee at Muscle Shoals. The CROSS
ing was safely accomplished, hut the rear.
guard was charged by a heavy force, broken
I and scattered, and Lieutenant Colonel Ison,
Lieutenants Luucleford and Duyauga, thirty
men from the Second Georgia, and several
officers and about f,rty priyates from the bat
talon Of Morgan's men captured.
| We are now on the south side of the Ten.
nessee river resting will leave here in 2 day
T or two.
The Abingdon Virginian. [volume] (Abingdon [Va.]) 1849-1883, 1863-10-30
Splendid Affair.

On the goth inst, d splendid affair occurred
at Philadelphia, Roane county, Tenn, about So
miles below Knoxville, and west of Loudon.-
Sweetwatcr Valley, in which Philadelphia is
situated, on account Of thefertility of the land
and the abundance of provisions and forage, has
swarmed with Yankees ever since the occupa-
ton of Knoxville. On the Goth, Coils. Morrison
and Dibbrell, with q body Of Georgia cavalry,
dashed in ameng the enemy 8 cavalry at Phila-
delphia, captured 100 prisoners, so wagons
loaded with stores, 10 ambulances, 6 pieces Of
artillery, a number Of horses and mules, and a
large amount of other property.
The Abingdon Virginian. [volume] (Abingdon [Va.]) 1849-1883, 1863-10-30
From KnOXYilIe.

The Knoxville Register, now published at
Atlanta, has, from time to time, many interest
ing items from Knoxville In its issue Of the
23d, it says Brownlow and Maynard, with their
families, were at Knoxville. Both had made
speeches. It reports the former as having said
that Lincoln hadn't gone far enough, and that
he (Brownlow) was not only in favor Of arming
every Negro in the South, but that he would
turn loose wild beasts, rattlesnakes and all rep
tiles, upon the population of the country Poor
miserable mailman, if nothing worse, hehas viz
tually been doing that very thing for 80 years,
and he himself is the only unfortunate devil
I whose blood has been poisoned by their fangs.
Maynard was equally as yenomous and OBJ
scene, tho perhaps a little more refined in the
expression Of his impotent rage. .
The Register further states that the Yankees
: had given several Concerts in Knoxville. and
that the front seats were assigned to the negro
wenchss Of the city. and who we're escorted to
church and places of amusement by Federal If.
fcers and soldiers The Yankees were enoao,aad
IN plundering the country everywhere. and
3 = +
great numbers of the country people were con-.
stantly thronging the city begging for bread -
Great God what . humiliation, but how vastly
more honorable and manly than to ewn alleri-
ance to the heartless and degraded tyrant who
has wrought all this desolation for the purpose
of equaizing the races and erecting for himself
throne.
Burnside's conduct is unexceptionable. saws
the Register, but to Brownlow and Maynard are
to be ascribed most Of the crimes against ciyili-
cation and humanity.
The revels of these bad men are but for q day.
but they are too drunk with passion and poison
to see the hand writing on the wall They seem
to think they are to hold permanent possession
of East Tennessee, but Gen. Bragg will teach
them, before they are many days Older, that ..the
way Of the transgressor is hard, z and they will
be found scrambling through the !gorges Of the
Cumberland with rather more haste than when
they sneaked in behind an army
The Abingdon Virginian. [volume] (Abingdon [Va.]) 1849-1883, 1863-10-30
Abinsooll Dmgillial1.
BY COALE & BARR.
Friday, Oct. so, 1893.
East Tennessee,

Notwithstanding the daily rumors of the adj
vance Of the Yankees from toward Zollicoffer'
and Blountville, there is not, as far as we can
learn, single blue-belly this side Of either
place. There are ncne, we believe, in the Hol-
ston Valley this side Of Rogersyille, and the
nearest point at which they may be found on
the railroad, is Carter Depot, some 90 miles be-
low Bristol. Since their late raid to this vicini
ty and their return to the Watauga, they have
occasionally sent out scouting parties as far up
as Zollicofer, but.Col. Witcher handled them so
roughly at the latter point last week, they have
not acEanced that far since 1t may be said at
present, that Burnside's forces, under himself,
Shackelford and Hartssf, occupy East Tenaes-
see from the Watauga to Loudon, distance Of
about 40 miles East Of the Watauga our
forces hold them in check and will very soon
hurry them toward Knoxville, and west Of Lou
don Morrisons Georgia cavalry occasionally
stampede them into their Notifications ON the
bank of the Tennessee, Even this limited space
will be too hot to hold them much longer, if we
can draw proper conclusions from evident midi
cations.
For some time, until within week past,
Burnside held East Tennessee from the Virginia
line to the Hiwas&e, distance Of about 200
miles, and some of his menials issued o few num-
bers of newspaper at Athens, filed with strong
appeals and false assumptions as to the present
sas well as ultimate designs Of the invader.
From the proceedings Of Union meeting at.
Athens, we were surprised to see that number
sof persons were silly enough to be gulled by
the Establishments and false promises Of TIE IT,
rants among them, and if their pillows for all
the future are not filled with thorns it will not
be because they do not deserve such fate, nor
for the want Of disposition on the part of
their task masters to aflict and degrade them
The first number of the paper they issued was
filled with sraw- head-and- bloody-bone'' stories
of the cruelties of Confederate soldiers to the
unprotected, but not.a word of the barbarities
+ of the Yankee brutes all over the land. But
their paper was shortlived, for Forrest and his 4
command rode in among them, and Yankee legs
soon showed what Yankee legs were made for i
q \ . + 4 x * -
That portion Of the country, therefore, from the
Tennessee to Hiwassie, is now in our possession.
A great many of the citizens Of Tennessee, it ]
is said took the oath of allegiance to the Lin
coin Governments Many Of these are Southern
men, whose sympathies are all with the South,
and their weakness was prompted by the fear of
the loss of proper ty and the hope of protection.
This, however, is no excuse, and we are neither
sorry nor disappointed to learn that every man
Of them, able to perform service, between the
ages of Is and As, have been put into the Yam
skee ranks, a j
march westward, and we expect to know, by tile
time of our next issue, that we will have ! ca
valry force alone in Tennessee to clear it,of the
Yankee rabble that now infest it.
The Abingdon Virginian. [volume] (Abingdon [Va.]) 1849-1883, 1863-10-30

Be1 Several Of Contemporaries, who charge
$50 per annum for their papers, have boosted Of
presents of Sorghum Molasses from their patrons.
We can get plenty at $40 per gallon, but per-
haps we are thus favored because we print at
SIS per annum lin other words, work for nothing
and find ourselves b
The Abingdon Virginian. [volume] (Abingdon [Va.]) 1849-1883, 1863-10-30

19 The County Court on Monday last,
appointed Lieut.. John Roberts Agent to pur-
chase oil sorts of provisions for the destitute
families Of soldiers in Washington county,
and to hand them over to the agents in the
respective districts, for distribution.
The Abingdon Virginian. [volume] (Abingdon [Va.]) 1849-1883, 1863-10-30

BSs The extensive buildings in Washington
City used as depots for Quartermaster and Com
missary stores, were consumed on the night Of
The Abingdon Virginian. [volume] (Abingdon [Va.]) 1849-1883, 1863-10-30

D@r A gentleman who left Washington City
on the 18th, informs US that Lincoln never
leaves the White House without body guard
of 16 soldiers. When he rides in his carriage,
the guard are mounted on handsome black
horses.
The Abingdon Virginian. [volume] (Abingdon [Va.]) 1849-1883, 1863-10-30

Hss~ Macmillan in reply to the Mexican de-
putation inviting him to the throne of that Mo-
narchy, says he cannot take it without the spon-
taneous appreciation of the whole nation
The Abingdon Virginian. [volume] (Abingdon [Va.]) 1849-1883, 1863-10-30

h RAJ Rosecrans is said to have been heavily
reinforced, and some of the Lincoln Journals
think lie will be succeeded by Grant. If so,
another big fight may be expected near Chatta-
nooga.
The Abingdon Virginian. [volume] (Abingdon [Va.]) 1849-1883, 1863-10-30

DsS The Yankee papers say, the enlistment
/ of negro troops will be speedily commenced in
Maryland, Kentucky, Missouri and Tennessee
The Abingdon Virginian. [volume] (Abingdon [Va.]) 1849-1883, 1863-10-30

BsD- The Yankees are again at Warrenton
Junction, and Northern letter-writers say an
important movement is on foot, but they deem il
imprudent to divulgeit. AL right. .sombody
might get hurt.'
The Abingdon Virginian. [volume] (Abingdon [Va.]) 1849-1883, 1863-10-30
Gen. Hood.

We are gratided to learn that this gallant an.
efhcient officer is rapidly improving, and will
Soon be in the field again
The Abingdon Virginian. [volume] (Abingdon [Va.]) 1849-1883, 1863-10-30
Casualties in the a7th battalion

The following is a list of the casualties in
the 9th Va. Battalion Mounted Rifles. while
on duty with Gen. Wheeler's command in
rear of Rosecrans' army:
Co. A.-PriYate Thos. H. Franklin, acct
dentally seriously wounded in right hand
amputation necessary.
Co. G.-Wm. Merely, wounded in mouth
improving; VIM. Thompson and J. W. Bon
ham missing. 4
Co. H-Capt j. A. Larmer, slight sabre
wound in head; Corp. Michael Rousie, NOR
tally wounded and captured; Corp. Miller
Robertson, and privates Valentine Vanhuss
and Nathan johnson missing.
The Abingdon Virginian. [volume] (Abingdon [Va.]) 1849-1883, 1863-10-30

p Sen. Imboden made . dash on Charles
town, Jefferson county, on Sunday Of last week,
captured 40 prisoners and some valuable pro-
perty. IS -
The Abingdon Virginian. [volume] (Abingdon [Va.]) 1849-1883, 1863-10-30

Dd Lincoln has a lively time of it. He has
issued another proclamation, calling for SOC, coo
more volunteers,
The Abingdon Virginian. [volume] (Abingdon [Va.]) 1849-1883, 1863-10-30
Secret OftIle Retreat.

What will the Home Guard think, and how
proud will they feel, when we tell them that
r WI. was their appearance on the field on the
10th, that deferred the Yankee army from at
tempting to pass through Abingdon. A Bris-
tsl correspondent Of the Lynehburg Virginian
says:
ut was determined at Abingdon Friday, to
give the enemy battle should he attempt to adj
vance farther eastward. Accordingly arrange
ments were made there to give him warm re-
ception The Home Guards were called out to
assist the regular troops and be it said to their
credit, aided in repulsing the enemy, for am
informed the enemy told it as they retreated
back, that Gen. Williams had been reinforced
by Gen. Johnston. 1t shoeld have been Capt.
Johnston. For be it known to all the Confede-
racy, that Gen. Peter c.. Johnston, brother Of
the distinguished Joe, is Captain Of home
guard company in the county Of Washington"
Who after this will have the hardihood to
say that the Abingdon Home Guard has not
contributed something to the common cause,
and for onces .turned the tide of revolution ~
The Abingdon Virginian. [volume] (Abingdon [Va.]) 1849-1883, 1863-10-30

Da- The Northern papers say that Dahlgren
has been relieved Of the command Of the feet
before Charleston, and Captain Turner, of the
Ironsides, appointed in his place.
1t was also rumored that Meade was to be re-
moved, and the command Of the Army Of the
Potomac conferred upon Sedgewick or Sickels.
BtF Rosecrans is reported to have gone to-
Cincinnati, Grant appointed to the command Of
the department., and Thomas to take charge Of
the army at Chattanooga. So say the city pa
pers.
ss Ga the 18th, Gen. Stuart pitched into
Kilpatricks cavalry not far from Manassas,
routed him, captured 200 prisoners, with their
horses, arms and equipments, together with
eight wagons and ambulances. Our loss was
none killed, and perhaps but one MORALLY
wounded.
The Abingdon Virginian. [volume] (Abingdon [Va.]) 1849-1883, 1863-10-30

Wemake up. from our latest Southern ex'
changes, the following summary of news re-
lative to our army in Tennessee