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The Morgantown monitor. [volume] (Morgantown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1863-1864, 1863-12-05
News from Richmond.

New YORK, Nov. 27.-Richmond
papers of the Gath declare that war
is the sole policy Of the South and
mention with bitterness that one or
two papers in Georgia as we'll as in
North Carolina are advocates peace.
The Examiner states that plot OF
the Union prisoners to burn Rich
mond has been discovered.
There were $500 Union prisoners
sent from Richmond to Danville, and
a large prison is being erected IN
Georgia for their accommodation.
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The Prisoners in Richm0nd.-Arr
ofNinety- Surgeons at Washing
WASHINGTON, November 26.

w ASHlNGlUN, ANVseiuUei ~.
The niuety-fve surgeons recently
released from the Libby Prison, cap
tured at various times aud in different
departments ofthe army, arrived here
to-day. They embarked at Rich
mond, bat were ordered below decks
until after they had passed the rebel
works at Fort Darling. They had
no opportunity al learning the mum
ber of troops in that city. Clothing
and provisions which have reached
there have been distributed, afording
great relief and cheering the suffering
prisoners. The supplies, however,
are not equal to the demand. One
of the surgeons says their own con-
dition was much alleviated by the
permission to purchase necessarles
outside of their prisons. They gen,
orally appear to be in good physical
condition, though their wardrobes
need replenishing. While on their
way hither they prepared a statement
of the condition of thezprisoners in
the several places of confinement,
and of the description ofthe fare and
other points of interest on this subject
for presentation to the War Depart
ment.
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Lee had his entire army in battle
line all day Thursday, fronting Mar
tins Ford, supposing we were to
cross there. He thus abandoned his
long line, most formidable earthworks
on the south and southwest bank OF
the river.
On Saturday, at daybreak, Gen,
Meade advanc ed to the front. Picket
firing soon commenced and continued
at intervals up to noon. The enemy
had fallen back some two miles, ana
the impression prevails that he is
retreating. Our line of battle now
must extend about nine miles IN the
form of triangle.
The whole army is ready and im-
patient. Large numbers ofprisoners
continue to come in.
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DEATHS.

Died, On Friday, Nov. 81, 1863, after lin
gering illness of several months, Mr.. JOHN W.
THOMPSON, in the S0th year Of his age.
Mr. Thompson was one Of our oldest inhahi,
tants, and among The first settlers Of Morgan
town. He has reared up large and respectable
family in our midst, and was universally loved
and esteemed by all who knew him.
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Notice to Aged & Infrm Parents
HEADQUARTERS, OFFICE Pro. MARSHAL,
% DISTRICT WEST VIRGINIA,

HEADQUARTERS, OFFICE Pro. MARSHAL,
% DISTRICT WEST VIRGINIA,
GRAFTON, Dec. |, 1868.
CECTION of the Enrolment Act provides
- that when there are two or more sons of aged
or infrm parents subject to draft the father, or,
if he be dead the mother may elect which son
shall be exempt.
Parties interested will take notice that the cleo
ton must be made before the draft in order that
the name of the son so elected may be stricken
from the roll.
The following are the required certificates,
blanks Of which will be furnished from this Office;
FORM 26.
Certificate Of parent that he or she desires one Of
his or her sons crempted
!, the subscriber, the father Tor mother) OF
and residents OF county;
State of hereby certify that am aged and
infrm. and that elect my son Shall
be exempt from the operations of the act of Con-
gress ;'for enrolling and calling out the national
forces, &C. approved March 3, 1868.
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WASHINGTON, Nov. 30.-The Re-
publican just issued says, that up this
dav there has been much fighting by
regiments, brigades, divisions and
corps, but there has not been gen.
erai battle and while we have been
worsted temporarily in skirmishes the
is that Lee has been defeated and has
been gradually falling back, and from
present appearance will attempt to
make a grand stand at Hanover
Junction or Gordonsville.
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PRovosr MARsHAL's OFFICE,
Cd DISTRICT, STATE OF WEST VA,
GRAFTON, w. VA, Dec. 1868.


DUBLIC NOTICE is hereby given that
i any person presenting to the Board OF En-
rollmcnt for this District a man acceptable as q
recruit, according to the present ruling Of accep-
liability as applied by the Provost Marshal Cen
erals Bureau, shall receive premiums as follows:
lst For an acceptable recruit, who may be
shown to the Board to have served at least nine
months, as a soldier and been honorably dis
charged flor other causes than disability, pre-
MUM Of S25.
Cd. For an accepted recruit, without the mill
tary qualifications above specified, premium OF
SIS.
The premiums to be paid as soon as the accep-
ted recruits have been delivered at the general
rendezvous at Wheeling, W. Va, whenever the
person who furnished the recruits shall present
10 the disbursing officer Mt Wheeling, certificate
from the Board that the recruits named and for
whom he claims premiums was accepted and
regularly enlisted. together with certificate
from the Commanding officer at the general rem
devious at Wheeling, that the same recruits have
actually been received at his rendezvous.
JAMES EVANS,
Pro. Mar and Prcst. Board of Enrolment.
70
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THE DAILY WORLD.

THE DAILY WORLD is the most complete Com
mercial and News Paper published in America.
Besides as full telegraph news, war correspon-
dencc, and foreign news &c, as any twocent
daily, it contains also much fuller commercial
news. Its Ship News, Produce and Cattle Mar
ket reports, Foreign and Domestic Importations,
Stock Lists, and Commercial news, no business
man can do without.
TERMS INVARIABLY IN ADVANCED:
One copy for one year...""."...."S
Four copies for one year-..-.-.".... 30
For club Of ten copies, nm extra copy will be
sent for one year.
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volunteers, for the Army should not leave
the City until supplied with HOLLOWAi'S
PILLS AND OINTMENT. For Sores, Scurvy
Wounds, Small Poy Fevcrs, and Bowel Com
pauts these medicines are the best in the world.
Every French Soldier uses them. Only % cents
per box. 2ll
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JAMES A. DAVIS, r
CABINET MAKER, and 'lll'lll
Undertaken.

Is prepared TO manufacture and furnish TO or.
der Tables, Bureaus, Bed.Steads, Wash
Stands, Wardrsbes, Chairs, Cs1lns, snd
every thing in his line, at the shortest notice.
He has, also, finely finished and FASHION.
ABLE Hearse, and will attend funerals in
town and country, AT reasonable rates.
Norgantown, Feb. IL, 's3-h.
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We are requested to publish the
following lines which have been
much admired for their harmony, ex-
ouisite melody, and beautifully flow
of sentiment
A Grasshopper sitting on a
Sweet-potato-vlne,
Sweet-potato-vine, sweet-potato-vine.
Along came Turkey-go
Creeping up behind
Creeping up behind, creeping up
behind,
And picked Mr.. Hopper off the
sweet-potato-vlne.
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gutal Jntelliaenfe.

SAD ACcIDENT.-Mrs. Callendlne,
wife of NJ. B. Callendine, while RI
ding out few days ago, the horse
fell and fractured her arm.
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Justice of the Peace
Dated at


Dated at this day Of 1856
more 1.-The first certificate must be signed
by the parent making the election, and the Sec
ond by two respectable citizens (heads Of faml-
lies residents of the town, county, or district in
which the persons reside, and sworn to before
magistrate In case the father is deceased, the
certificate is to be signed by the mother, and the
fact of the fathers death is to be stated by the
persons certifying.]
GNorE This certificate is to be used only in
cases where the labor in the person claiming e1-
emption is actually necessary for the support of
the persons dependent on him. The exemption
does not apply in cases where there is sufficient
property to yield support, and the necessary bu-
sncss for collecting the income can be transacted
by agents, trustees, or the like.
The Board of Enrolment for this Congresslon-
al District will be in readiness to attend to cases
of the above character daily, from 10 to IL 4. NJ,
and from to P NJ, at Grafton, ". Va:
JAMES EVANS,
Pro. Mar. and Pres Board of Enrolment.
JESSE TETER,
Commissioner of Board of Enrolment.
SAMUEL KELLY,
Surgeon of Board of Enrolment.
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Major Sd Va. Cavalry. -

as private, in 1861; was promoted
to Lieutenancy, and lately to the
Captaiucy, upon which prsition he
had not yet entered. He had only
reached his 2lst year in October last.
During his service in the army he
has been in thirty different engage
ments with the enemy; was always
at his post; fought bravely;; and I'm
til he received the fatal shot, had
never met with an injury. During
his visit home, about one year ago,
he expressed a perfect confidence
that he would live to help fight the
remaining battles of this war, and
see the end. He was bold, daring
and Jealous in the cause he had es-
poused; possessing the highest conf
dence of his superior officers, as we'll
as that of those under his command.
He fell at his post in the noble dis
charge of his duty; martyr in the
cause of his country, and a worthy
rival for the bravest of our country S
heroes. Still the stroke falls hard.
"Come when thou wilt, oh Death |
and thou art terrible!" said the poet,
and daily experience bears witness to
the sad truth. Come when the heart
beats high and the warm blood leaps
through the veins with the reckless
energy of youth; come when the soul
is stirred with noble ambitions and
the spirit fears not the blight of dis
appointment; come even to the bat
tie field, where thou art ever too slow
to do the mad commands of passion,
and thou art still sste77a5le Pc
We would not attempt a eulogy
on the deceased. His life was his
own highest eulogy his death the
best proof of his character. He has
reached an untimely grave, but
"Ah, happy fate was his. to reach the final goal,
Before the bright illusions of youth were ended;
Baptsed in light divine his ransomed soul
Meier knew that pain and peril in his future
blended"
LAST LETTER OF CAPT. HOFFMAN TO
HIS FATHER.
Mr.. Hoffman has kindly rendered
US for publication the last letter he
received from the deceased
On PICKET, NEAR CULpEPER c. H., Va,
Nov. ls, 1868.
Dear Father We just returned
last night from raid toSperryville,
Rappahannock county, Va, and as I
have a few spare moments this morn
! ing, l will give you short sketch OF
the trip. The expedition was COM
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Morgan in Cana da.

TORONTO, G. W., Nov. 30:-John
Morgan arrived here to-day via Great
Western Railroad.
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New York Money Market.

New YORK, Nov. 30.--Gold unset
tied and frrner, opening at At ad-
vancing to / 40, declining to Ats,
and closing quiet at | 47S.
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Personally appeared before me the ahore-na-
med , and and severally made oath
that the above certificates are correct and true, to
the best of their knowledge and belief, and GER
tify that said and are credible per-
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THE sEM-WEKKLY WORLD.

TIE SExl-WEEKLY WORLD is large quarto
sheet, same size as the daily, containing all its
news, correspondence, miscellany, and editorials,
it's commercial and market news, and entert ain
ing selections and miscellaneous reading. It's
cattle market and provision reports make il
highly valuable to every famer.
Published Tuesday and Friday. Single copies
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We, the subscribers, do hereby certify that the
above named is aged and infrm and DEEPEN
dent upon the labor Of sons for support.
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TERMS.
THE WEEKLY WORLD.

The WEEKLY WORLD contains the leading edi-
torials of the daily and copious summary Of
all the news of the week up 10 the hour Of pub
LEGATION. In no other weekly paper published in
this country are there found such full CONNER
cial and market reports and general news intelll-
gence, combined with so much editorial mstter
and variety Of miscellaneous reading, as in the
WEEKLY WORLD
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Published Thursday.
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DEATH OF Capt. JOHN EVANS
HOFFMAN,

The intelligence of the death of a
valuable soldier and respected cit
izen in the person of Capt. J. Evans
Hoffman was received with unlyer-
sal feeling of regret by this commu-
nifty during the latter part Of last
week. The remains reached here on
Saturday night, and were Inferred
during the forenoon of the followin g
Monday.
The only particulars of the death
as yet received, are contained in a
short letter addressed to the father
of the deceased, Of which the follow
ing is an extract
"CULpEpER, VA, Nov. "a, '63.
John Fl. Hoffman, Esq, Moryantoaon,
". "a.
Sir:-It becomes my painful duty
to announce to you the loss Of your
son, Lieut.. J. L. Hoffman.
He was bravely leading the adj
vance with q party who were trying
to retake thirteen men Of the 81 Va.
Cav, who had been captured this
morning by a party Of rebels, and on
coming up with them a fight ensued
ia which he was shot and killed in
stantlv, as the ball passed through
his heart in it's way, anil lodged in
his clothes.
sincerely sympathise with you in
this great atfliction, for know his
worth. Very respect lily,
Your obedieut serv t,
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New Advertisements.

HEADQUARTERS, PRovosT MARsHAL's OFFICE,
% DIST. OF WEST VIRGINIA,
HD,proS Dec 1853
The Richmond palladium. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1855-1875, 1863-06-05

A BLACK HERo - The surgeon of a
Massachusetts regiment. in . letter from
Washington. North Carolina. after the
siege was raised. says: 81 must tell You
of one hero who saved a company of solliiers
from certain death A fat full Of soldiers.
with few negroes, attempted to land st
R1dman's Point, but were repulsed by
terrible fire of rebel bullets--alI tumbiug
into the boat and lying fAs to escape being
shot. Mean nwhile the boat stuck fast on
the shore, when this noble African said -
+. Somebody's got to die to GIT us out Of dis,
and 1t may as toeH be mel He thea de-
liberatey got out and pushed the boat off,
and fell into it pierced by five bullets
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The Cincinnati Gazette says that among
the places which have been or will be
greatly benefited by the present war is
Jacksonville. Iudiana. which has for mao
years languished in the presence Of is mo re
populous neighbor. Louisville. A private
letter from there says:
The prospects Of Jefferson vile we're never
so bright as a. this time. Property is ris-
ing in value. houses are being erected. aud
the population is increasing. The Govern
ment is about building Hospital here 10
accommodate 5000 patients. and also to
transfer from the Kentucky side of the river
all army stores and military Offices. making
this place the great military depot Of the
wess. Extensive buildings. sach IS b.
keries. arsenals and store houses 70. provi.,
sions. are already built and IN use
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~ The most direful woes to town or
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gans Of secretion, by altering the condition Of the
stomach and liver that the sachy principle Of the food
Is not converted into sugar long the system under
the influence Of the
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The events u the they are developed will be
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It's progress the results Of battles the condition Of the
coending armies and all that Affects the great struggle
home and abroad for the overthrow Of Rebellion
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No. 2l4
YTNrrED STATES or AMERICA, DISTRICT OF IN
ii
Nfte>t
jonS N RIA. Clerk


YYNTED STATES OF AMERICA, DISTRICT OF IN
DIANA. IS:
whereas, libel Of Information hiss been filed in the
District Court Of he United States, within end for the
seventh Circuit and District Of Indiana the 18th day Of
January 1855 John Hanna. ESQ Attorney ofhe United
Statesfor the District Of Indiana against the following de-
scrbed credits moneys and effects Of certain per-
sons Unknown ss5 90 IN cash in the hands ~
J. W. Forthe; also the Of ss5 90 IN cash IN the
hands II A. n Mccain for violation OF the
powers Congress July L. entitled
tan suppress in~urrection TO punish treason and
rebellion. AMI the property of rebels
AM for othr purpose aud praying process against
said cash. and that the may be condemned and
told - eueaaies property.
Now therefore purs uance Of the monon under the
seal Court directed and delivered DO here
Nv give public notice all claiming salt cash,
part thereof in any manner interested therein
they AMI appear ber- the said the District Court
cS the Unet De held AZ the city of Indianapolis.
in and Tor the District % Indiana the third Mosy Of
Feb uary next at ten O'Clock othe forenoon Of that
ant there nerpose their claims and make their
allegations IA that behalf
ID. q. ROSE. United States Marshal,
by l. = BIesIow. Deputy.
Attest
JoHs ~ RIA. Clerk. teb3- dl+t