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gsARRKAGFs.

MARRTED-on the irst, day of Nov.
by ANDREW HUsToN., Esq. Mr. JOHN
Snurr and Miss Many J.. iGRIssEIL.
On the 22d ult., at Belmont. KY. by
the Rev. -, Mr. JosEpH KENNY to
Miss VIRGINIA WILLIAMS, formerly Of
this place.
On the lst day of November, By JoHs
J. HURD, ESQ, Mr. SEBASTIAN C. Ross,
and Miss SUSANNA HEApLEy. -
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VOLUNTEERS WANTED!

The undersigned, under orders. has
opened a recruiting Office at Woodsfeld
Ohio, for the United States service. The
Term of enlistment will be for three
years, pay from s13 to $50 per mont /
$3l per month FOR clothing and rationA
Recruits, 1902
Veteran Volunteers, 4G2
J, c. MORROW, Capt
Sept 9, 1S63-lw.
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RENiavAL Or Sick SoLplERs ra New
YoRK.-A5out twenty Eve hundred sirk
anil wounded soldiers are be.ns removed
from the hospitals here to New York, to
enable them to vote in the coming election
and to facilitate recruiting Many of
them will receive thirty days furlough.
Nr,o York Heraft.
The ''voting in the coming election" il
the motive for dispatching these men, an
they are eon,ing, sick and we'll, in swarms
day aud night. but only those who W III
vote the Republican ticket. In the mean
time the army is inactive for want OF n.en
sent to New York TO yote-N \. Er. !,
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The MONSTER Gun AT CHARLESTON.
We understand says the Augusta
Chronicle. that the second OF those monster
guns in Charleston has beeu tried lately
under the direction OF board of officers
with entire success, throwing its huge
proleutiIcs over two miles, at all elevation
oI only two degrees, the guu being not yet
ready to h!e at a higher angle. This is
far beyond any thing ever done by artllley
before fhese Immense rifle guns are
constructed OH a new principle, which
permits enormous charges of powder TO be
used safely, and thus imparts the requ red
momentum to the ponuerous shells anu
solid bolts. The INJURY sustained by the
first gun was an oversight, and it is un-
derstopd IRON good authority can be ef-
iectually repaired. The powder to be
used With these guns is now being manu-
tactured at the Government Powder
W orks, and is quite curiosity, looking
like any thing else than gunpowder; the
grain--ii they can be 50 c"lled-beins
solid blocks; looking ike ebony, one incl
square, it would be supposed that they
were projectiIes themselves, by their ap
pearance, each grain weighing about al
ounce.
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gar 1t is said that the prairie fires
during the high winds of October IL, did
more damage in Kansas, by burning fen
ces, crops and hay, than all the taxes
levied in the State during the last year,
will amount to. The fences on the road
betwecL Big Springs and Lawrence, are
mostly destroyed. A large amount of
corn the fields; hay in the stacks, sheds,
barns ETC.. were burned up. Most Of the
farmers lost from S3G0to $780,
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WASHINGTON, Nov 4 The brief off :
cial statements from Gen. Thomas relate
to the recent fight at Wauhntehie which
have already been published but the fol-
lowing from Quartermaster Gen. Meigs,
DARED Oct. 18th, possesses additional in
terest.
Last night the l1th corps entered OH
this central campaign.
Gen. Geary some four miles up the
lookout Valley being approached by
LoneStreet. the llth corps about II
o'clock passing the steep wooded hills
about $50 feet in height and received .
vollcy from rebel force which had occu-
pied and entrrnched their summit after
| dark Four regiments assaulted the cas-
hill and without firing shot steadily ad
vSneed by the light Of the moon ant
drove fhe rebels cut oftheir rife pits ant
down the slope of the hill. Thirty sever
dead soldiers attest the difficulty of tn,
assault and valor Of our troops Whel
these hills were taken they marched t,
the assistance of Gen Geary who ha,
held his position and Longstrces wa
driven back.
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VOLUNTEERS WANTED!

The undersigned, under orders. ha'
opened arecrniting office at Wotdsfetd
Ohio, for the United States service. The
Term of enlistment will be for three years
pay from SIS to $50 per month. s31 pc
month for clothing and rations.
Recruits, 1902
Veteran Volunteers, 402
Headquarters over Moneys ST. re.
HUGH McCONVIIB.
Lieutenant ard Recruiting Officer.
Oct. Il 1863 -6w
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CLOTHING FOR PRISONERS.

The Tribune special from Washing
tsa says that the conimissary general OF
prisoners has received inte gence that
the clothing and blankets, recently sent
to Richmond by our government, have
been received and Distributed to the pfls-
oners tor whom they were intended.
Noiurther progress hal been made by
the Commissioners toward an exchange
Of prisoners.
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Southern News.
WASHINGTON. Nov. 4.-Tho Richmond
Examiner OF Monday contains the follow


:ng
CHARLESTON, Oct 31.--The enemy
FIRE on Sumter last night continued fugi-
ous and iuceSsanG from land batteries.
This mornIng about four clock por-
tion OF tic wall fell in, burylug beneath
the ruins some men believed 10 be of the
18th Georgia and 18th South Carolina
regiments. Thirteen are missing. The
second dispatch gives their names and ad-
dress. They were buried by the f4liing
in Of the barracks on the sea face, where
they had been placed in possession for
mounting tho parapet in case OF our as
sault.
4 fierce bombardment has been kept
up all day on Sumter from the monitors
and land batteries. Up to 3 o'clock this
afternoon no further casualties have oc-
curred. Over 1870 shot were fired in
twenty -four hours.
CHARLESTON, Nov. 1.-The lombard
mept of Sumter continued without inter
mission last night and to-day. This at
| ternoon the shots averaged fur per min
ute. firing from two monitors, two heavy
and two light riaed guns at Fort Gregg
! four l0-inoh mortars at Middle battery
and four rifed guns at Wagner. On Sat
urday they fired 443 shot, Sc from the
monitors and 373 from mortars The
mortar fuses are cut 50 as TO explode the
she'll in second or two after the report
Saturday night seventy rihed shots
were fired and thirty. three monitor shells
The fire oil the land batteries was directed
chiefly at the southwest angle Of the fort
The flag staff WAS carried away twice, bu
speedily replaced. The flag was so Gu
to pieces that the battle Tag of the l2tl
Georgia was used instead
The casualties on Saturday were tw'
killed and four wounded. The bombard
/ melt is still severe.
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WISCONSIN ELECTION,

MILWAUKEE, Nov. 3.-The city of
Milwaukee gives Palmer (Democrat) FOR
sinvernor sixteen hnndral majoriry--
Upion yaimottw twenty-five hundr,d. Seat
tering returns show a lfree Union gain
all ever tie State. Lewis, (Rerublicanl
majority on hume vote is estimated at 6f-
teen tlioass md ea
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Rotal 9ntclligentf.

ng WANTED, en- subscription at this
Office, Immediately. WOOD, coal, pork, and
winter apples. The printer must live.
consequently we make the above appeal
to our subscribers who know themselves
to be in arrears, and fervently hope they
will respond.
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Gas-- There are tilirty-fve hospitals in
Nashville, Tennessee. A letter from that
city says: A large part of the wealthy
pornlation~of this arstocratic city were
in Brarg's army under Breckinridge and
Chcatham, at the late battle and great
numbers have been killed Out of six
teen hundred under Brechinridge thirteen
hundred were killed and wounded 1t is
said that three taurths of the ladies OF
the Episcopal Church are in mourning
for theird dead. ErerythiBg looks warlike
here. From seventy five to one hundred
cars go ont evorv morning with cannon,
troops, or supplies.
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TO REsUMETHE OFFENSIVE.

New York, Nov. s. Specials are
barren this morning. The Beralds dis
patch from the Army of the Potomac,
describes the men as in fine spirits The
sick have been removed to Washington,
the suffers have fallen back and the army
is unencumbered aud ready Tor any move
mcut
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na- The Militia law, passed last winter,
providing for the encampments, has cost
the State nice little sum, to be paid by
the tax payers. There gre eleven military
districts, the eneampnlents recenly held
in which cost the State about ore million
dollars.
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NEGRO VoTING.-Six negroes who en-
listed in Hooking County and were sent to
Camp Delaware, Ohio, voted for Brough,
and the poll book with their names and
tickets have been returned to the Clerk
in compliance with the requirements of
the soldiers voting las Cur readers
can make their own comments.-H>-,i ,iitg
Seatipel
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Now York Election.

NEW YoRK, Nov. 5. = Late returns
give Union majority of 1880, In the
Senate 81 Uni.nists and l Democrats
In the Assembly s3 Unionists and 43
Democrats.
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The Hammer Towaaship.

GREES Tawnship cast this year SO
al,re Yates than last and giSal 4 better
atsjority than last ayear. We thoaght
tireea had done her best last year, but it
seems that We ware n,s a'sen. jreen is a
healthy location and il any one desires to
e,ange their place oi'res.Iease that is the
place to move to-
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An Excellent Article, frOna
s9a Tao WesiDOte.

The Wsstboir Of the 24th of October
contains sensible and well-timed article.
on .The Mission of the Democratic Party,
y literal translation Of which we prI1it
below. The W'rstbote is the able,. efficient,
and recognized organ OF the German Dem
ocracy of Ohio.-Mesers. REINHARD and
l1IEsER, its distinguished editors, and
propristors, re.among the best aud most
reliable Democrats ID the State, and bave
labored a. effectively, as disinterestedly,
and as .perseyeripgiy, for the upbultdlng
of the Democratic cause, fur lol these
,aany years. al any other two men in the
Northwest. Here is the Westbote's ar.
tiele; ti.4aM go
The Mission of the Democrat
W e saA fc Party.
A few. Democratic papers carry on q
controversy already concerning the policy,
which the Democratic party ought to adopt
at the next ceming Presidential campaign.
These warlike gentlemen had better wait
until the fumes OF powder OF the late cleo
tion are eyaporated. The result of the
last election with its 10000 majority
against US, should give to all, who wish to
learn, a full opportunity for instructive
aud useful meditation, and 1t Is not abso-
lutely necessary, that we should now cas-
hrebrands. ss
1t will be at least from seven to eight
months yet before the nomination of s
Presidential candidate is made. Within
such space of time,s and particularly
III these war times, -much may hap
ben, OF which we doenot even new dream
'-since every day makes history, and new
and surprising questions may presen
themselves to the public. 1t will scarcel,
be necessary to seek or select policy now
tor probably one will force itself upo'
If we comprehend matters rightly, til
Democratic organization is for the purpos
sf carrying out certain principles; but il
order to be able to, carry out these eertai
principles, it must be successful at th
polls. Political campaigns, carried o.
merely for thespurpose of making expert
ments, whether or not this or that ma
can be elected, and none other, is fo
paught and la Dor lost. Ist H
lin the last war between Austria an
France, the Austrians were beaten in es
ery battle, because their knapsacks wer
50 nnseasonably burdened that at ever
movcment they were a hindrance to then
party, needlessly puts a weighty bn1
den upon its back. and, in addition, ia,
tens weight Of lead to its feet, it canu(
expect to conquer. Examples are at hauc
hut it is not necessary to enuuerate the
here. sasz eahes
We,are to-day, after the lost battle, sti
as truly convinced as We ever We're, thi
destructive aud vinlicatiye Abolitionisu
viii never give peace. to the country. {
restore tie glorious Union. The Dem,
cratic party must do it, and it will do
fit only remains true to itself 1t cal
no, do it, if it permits faction toiru
it,and assign to it new aud strange path
The De ,llvoratic party cannot do it wit
para uron which only extrene nc
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A VIOLENT Republican in Hartford,
met Democratic coal dealer on the street,
and asked the price, II suppose your
coal is loyal?" 9ueried the radical. We'll.
it's black enouah-if that's what you
mean, rejoiued the other,
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Population or Ohio.

The recent vote of this State demon-
strates. that &c Ohio keeps on increasing
her population in the same ratio that she
has sinea 1867, ia 1870 the population of
this State will be about IS ,00o, 600. lThis
does not include the soldier vote. s
The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1863-11-11

Hsg- If, upon counting the noses upon
the assembling of Congress, the Republi-
cans find they need few more members,
can't they get King Lincoln to suspend"
the session until few new districts are
created in the neighborhood of the army?
We should think so, as his powers are
unlimited.
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TOBACCO Heretofore the largest crop
of tobacco ever raised in Ray County,
Tenn, was 1000 900 pout d This year
ii will reach 500, GOA 10 2 100000. 1t
has not been Injured by the frost.
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aA- A man came into printing Office
to beg a paper, Because. he said, I'VE
like to read the newspapers very much,
but our neighbors are too stiagy to take
one
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Bosroy, Nov. 4-Rcturas from 200
towns give Andrew 325l9 m4jority--
Twelve Democrats re elected to ths
Legislature aud .2enate, and .il the Stats
oilers are Republicans.
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Neal Epovy 10 ne Exchanged,
From the Savannah Repu hlioan.

The Yankee General Neal Dow has
just gone to Richmond, en- route to be ex-
changed for General John H. Morgan.
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ssr The Brewers Of Pittsl,prs ard vi.
cini'y have advanced the prices Of ale one
dollar per barrel The advance was caused
by The high price of barley.
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Two men in the United States Service,
from Ehcde Island, were murdered for
refusing to gn into negro regiment.
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From Tennessee.

CINCINNATI, Nov Sd despatch
dated Knoxville 4th. says:
East Tennessee is once more clear Of
all rebels except guerrillas who intest our
wagon trains and mails above.
The fight at Roam Springs resulted in
a rebel route and loss of Il killed and
81 wounded Col. Garrard pursued them
beyond Kingsport.
The situation is satisfactory; weather
fine, and the troops are in good spirits.
Arkansas advices say that Marmadukt
attacked our forces at Pine Bluff on th,
18th, and was repulsed with consioera
ble loss.
Most Of the negroes IN Mississippi have
been run off to Georgia, Alabama.
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kfg- 1t appe:rs from the te'earsphic
Dispatches that all Z f,s ivr the eAs ha ,se
of prisoners have failed for the present.
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rm- Elections occur on Tuesday, Nov.
Sd, in Massachusetts, Minnesota, Missou-
ri and New York
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NASHVILLE, Nov. 4.-Major. Fitzgib-
bon of the 18th Michigan cavalry with
l20 men met at Lawrenceburg, 30 miles
beyond Columbia, the combined forces of
Cook. Kirk, Williams and SCOTS rebel
cavalry numbering 400 men yesterday.
After four desperate charges, resulting IN
the loss to the rebels offs killed, Z wounded
and 24 prisoners, the rebels .re:reated
None killed gu the Federal side, but J
wounded
Maj, Fitzbibbon had his horse killed
under him.
Among the rebel prisoners are Cap
tain and Lieutenants.
Feet boats arrived here yesterday.
The river is eight feet on the shoals.
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rea- The dry goods imports into New
York for the wee&ending Saturday ameun'
to S2,397, ,03l, and since January to
$50, ,32l 500, against $780, i.469, IN 1862,
and SIS, 125, 5ii in 1861.
, 1863-10-01
FROM MEMPHIS.
From Our Special Correspondent

MENru1s, Sept. Is, 1868.
hare always fattered myself TINT was
sufficiently skeptical to be out Of danger. OF
being gulled BY any marvellous stories; in
Eeed at times have even thought was nl-
most too slow to Believe whatever seemed to
be true; but must confess TINT in this latl-
tude lying Ia done with such apparent hoa.
esty, with. such circumstantial detail, that ID
many Instances it is next to impossible to
detect its falsity. There Is only one general
score en- which tho many rumors Of events
which reach our ears In this place may be
doubted, and that Is that the most marvellous
Of the many rumors Of battles, skir1nishes,
raids, etc., which We hear arc always great
successes for the rebels, and consequently
very s'disastrous to the Federals." One Of
The most curious features in au this is t4at,
though it only takes day or two to demon
ttrate to Us here In Memphis the utter falsity
of about ore-half of the reports we hear,
theee contradictions Of the false rumora never
reach beyond the city.
Hisnon nearly week since the beginning
of the battle between Rosecrans md Bragg,
get, thanks to rebel lies systematically cfrcu-
Lted, ninetenths Of the persons In the conn-
k13 EAAIOutAl1E tu1h E4k3 DILL IG44EfU tl4~At
Bragg gained an unqualified victory; that
Roeecsans has retreated to Nashville, aud that
Burnside and all his staff are prisoners, The
contradictions to many Of the minor false.
hcods, such as that tabout Gen. 6teele's falling
back to Dnyall's Bluff, and that other one
about the burning Of seven steamboats, on
White River, neTer even go for 6ard to the
Northern public. The attention OF the pub.
lie il diverted from the proof Of the falsity o'
one rumor, by the astounding news Of some
otter "dteaater to the FeaeFals." think
this has been particularly the case with all
the news NC hare received in this locality
from the southwest for the last ten days.
The latest news we have ftom Gen. Steele'a
army ut Little Rock is that he Is resting quiet
II at that place, and has almoat completed the
| repairing Of the railroad from Duvan's Bluf
to Little Rock, and is not falling back to Du
valrs Bluff On account Of the difficulty o,
transporting supplies from White River t.
his present position, as was reported. Th'
, 1863-10-01

rupaor of Installing back doubtless originated
IN the sending Of troops back along the road
to repair It.
ing from White River, reports everything
quiet alopg that stream.
There has been no boat up from any point
below V1cksburg for several days, eonse-
quentIy we csn lear nothing Of the results
Of Gen. He4ron's sighting back '. ct MoFsanza, 1i
near the Red River. Nor a%ngthine % iutshar
In relation to the Texas expedition. which Is
undoubtedly abandoned for the present,
The river Is SO low now that none but the
smallest craft that navigate these waters can
miles. Some Of tRe boats which ply Fegn.
4arly IN the trade between this sity and g.:
Louis, have been four and i've dars on the
way from Csiro, instead Of coming down N
the usual time Of twenty-four hours. Il Il
not quite 50 bad below thls point, but the
view down the river takes In SO many sand
bars, Overlapping each other In the perspec
tive, that it looks like nide sandy valley In
terspersed with small lakes. ". L. F.
, 1863-10-01

the South, over the signature Of Commissioner
ou1d, declaring that certain posttons-amounting
to about 10000 men-of Pcmhcston'e army had
been exchanged, and were returned to active ser
vice. Theac were, no doubt> about the number Of
N1cktburg prisoners thtt the Confederates had
been able to 1eassemble; and these men, 1t ID
stated. formed part Of the grand afiny with which
Bragg has Just attempted to oveeNhelm Gen. Rose
CRANE"
The atrocity Of this deed is only equalled
by the brazen and well-nigh inconccivable
falsehood with which Gen. Ou1d brings it
to the knowledge Of the world, and by
which he designs to cover its infamy. BE
says, us above stated, that these men were
exchanged NJ whereas no part OF Penn
bc1toa's army was ever exchanged; and
the ten thousand pegjured host stand there
fore, in the eye of international law, as
pirates, with no claim upon the human
tiles Of wa1fare-and their doom, DEATH
surely some scheme Of reprisals and
rct1ibution should be devised for this
treachery and wrong.
, 1863-10-01

The New York Herald publishes letter
dated at Paris, which retails somc curious
Diplomatic gossip. The writer a1arms that
when Napoleon sent In his message to the
Chambers, Immediately after tie attempt
made by the United States Government to
block up Charleston ha1bos By means Of the
stone feet, the eccessionists confidently ex"
pected that he would deuouuce 1t as an out
1sge upon the rights of the civilized world
They were greatly astonishcd, and dlsap-
pointed to find that he did nothing Of the
kind, as MI. Sliden, the rebel envoy, had pre-
dlcted that he would come out very boldly.
It seems, according to the writer, that sIidell
had b,ibed Mocquard, the Emperor's private
secretary, man utterly destitute Of principle,
hnt possessing much interest with bis en-.
ploser, to procure the insertion Of the un-
friendly paragraph In The message; slideu
believing that alocquard could bring this
about, and the hitter, showing him what he
published was rough draft Of the message,
which was At hostile toward the United States
as could be deaired. Slideu was 80 e1ated
with this, ,hat, as above stated, he boosted Of
, 1863-10-01

How the Soldiers Regard McCIe11an.
We hare published statement that . paper
had been extensively circulated in the Poto-
mac army, proposinga a general subscription
to purchase come present as . mark OF re-
spect to Gen. Mcclellan The officers and
men of the Goth New York regiment have
expressed their opinion upon the movement
In series Of resolutions, some Of whlch ne
copy:
ReatIred, Tint We belieye said circular and tho
memorial which it intends Is designed not only to
pledge those contributing to 1t in manner that
will influence their future seton, hut also their
friends In the North, for the political aggsandize-
ment Of Gen. Mcclellan, who, we hare yet to
learn. Is deserving Of political pre-, ,eminence.
Res0|eed, That believing hietoIy will do justice
to the really deserving, and the people honor the
worthy, We are Of opinion that the means now
proposed to eustasn Gen. Mcclellan ought to be
thatit necessarily implies his need OF such an e1-
preston to sustain him in the estimation OF the
ReteJrsd, That knowing well the political asso.
ciates Of Gen. Mcclellan, among whom Fitz John
Porter te banefully conepfcuous, We can but deem,
this circular asking mem01ial, an insult 10 both
officers and soldiers, who, re trust, are most easei
to furnish means. pecuniasy. physical and mental,
to restore by force of arms the former prestige o1
our National Government.