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The Abingdon Virginian. [volume] (Abingdon [Va.]) 1849-1883, 1863-09-11
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Wholesale and Retail!!!

VyHE subscribers having this day formed CO.
i partnership under the style and firm OF
Wilbar, Johnston & Gookin, for the purpose o.
conducting a regular wholesale and retail Dusi-
ness in Dry Goods, Groceries, Drugs and Medl-
cines, Stationery, Fancy Goods, Cutlery &c.
&c., respectfully call the attention to Suffers,
Dealers and the trade generally, to the following
catalogue of Goods:
10000 Water-P Proof and G.. D. Gun Caps,
25 Canisters best English Rifle Powder,
/ so pounds bird and squirrel Shot,
so gross Spanish and American Matches,
4S jars English table Salt, VERY fine.
1000 cakes imported toilet Soaps, assorted,
$50 Reams Cap, Letter and Note Paper,
$4,000 imported Envelopes, several kinds,(
1000 Packs English and American Pins,
100, 900 Needles; 100 sets knitting Needles,
800 fine Pocket Knives-assoYted,
ESQ bottles Castor Oil and Spirits Turpentine,
800 yards plain and fancy Irish Linens,
1000 "A Shifting and English Osnaburgs,
1000 Packs Steamboat Playing Cards,
100 doz. Cedar Lead Pencils, (assortedj
Chests Gunpowder Tea,
so POUNDS INDIGO Blue.
ease Castor Oil,
$50 dozen Spool Cotton; 100 and 200 yards,
$50 gross agate and pearl Shirt Buttons,
so dozen Ladies' and Gents L. G. Hdk'h
so :. white and colored Hose and half do,
&c heavy blue wool army Shirts,
20 Reams Wrapping Paper,
ALSO
Among many other goods in greatest demand
we have new in store the following:
Hickory Shifting, Bed Ticking, Lawns,
Best English Leng Cloth, Osnaburgs,
Pure CASTLE and Cocoa Nut Oil Soap,
Aver Family Medicines
Patent Medicines in large variety,
r Gum Camphor, Gum Aloes, AssaSoedita,
Refined Salt Peter, Alum, Copperas,
English Flour Sulphur, Birthstone,
Black Pepper, Spice, Cloves, Mace, Numegs,
EPSON Salts, Sponge,
Essence Cinnamon, PEPPERMINT, and Lemon,
Number Six, Cholera Mixture, Opedeldoc,
Best English Calomel Cream of Tartar,
Blue Mass, Dovers Powders, Paregoric,
Black and Blue Commercial Ink, and many
other Goods which cannot be enumerated here
neg~ We still hold our license as Commission
Merchants, and respectfully solicit consign-
ments. All business entrusted to US will be
faithfully attended to.
neg suffers and Dealers are res
pectfully requested to call and examine our
stock.
We are looking soon for large stock Of DRY
GOODS and Drugs from Charleston, and conf
IDENTIFY hope to be able to supply the trade at
very satisfactory and reasonable prices
7 H. T. WILBAR.
A. P. JOHNSTON.
CHAS GOOKIN.
Front Row, Goodson Bristol.
Ans 81 1852 Nv
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LOCAL SERVICE.
cAR{fseN C0MPANY.

10 Be Permanently Stationed on the Railroad,
Either at Bristol or abingdon.
r AM authorized by the Secretary Of War to
raise ompany to be permanently station
"a on the Railroad, and will in no instance
whatever, be ordered into the field for active
duty--this assurance and guarantee will be gi-
ven to each one en- the muster reH.
Clothing, Pay and Subsistence,
same as other Confederate States Infantry
Comfortable quarters, and allnecesssry medical
attendance furnished free of charge.
THE FURLOU
system will be liberal; and the officers are to be
elected. This company is to be composed of
EXEMR&S, and affords an excellent oppertuni-
ty to young men approaching eighteen, as they
willhot be conscribed after they become Of the
conscript age, for yen are then psrmanet mem
bers of the organisation; and though your place
sin the picture will never be near the boom
ing cannon or the rattle Of muskefry. still you
will be rendering your country valuable service.
. The beauty and nature of this service will
recommend itself to all, a. there vial be no duty
to perform. but
GUARD DUTY.
The attention of DISCHARGED SOLDIERS
fifteen to seventeen, and those who are not quite
eighteen, viii be received, aud will net be con-
scripted after they become eighteen.
Those who wish to avail themselves of this op-
portunity, can do SO by calling on me at Camp
bell 4 Lind.ay's.
GEO. E. BURGESS.
Sep. S-6w. Capt. P. A. c. 8.
P.S. Those living at a distance, or remote
from the railroad, can join by letter.
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RECRUITS WANTED,

RECRUITS WANTED,
For Leri's Battery, raised for the defence Of
East Tennessee and Soatspcstern
Eirg'asia, stationed on the
E. I, & VA. r. r.
A Ii Men between the ages Of Is and As have
N the privilege Of volunteering before enroll
ment, and viii receive bounty Of $50. Men
unable to perform long marches and active field
duty, will do well to join this Battery.
Persons wishing to join will communicate with
Capt. j. 7. LEVI,
or 1t. j. W. BARR,
July 24-tf. Strawberry Plains, Tenn.
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$500 REV ARD

500 REWARD.
Dan away from the undersigned in Abingdon,
III on Sunday night, the 9th inst,
Three Negro Men.
Bob a dark mulatto, about 30 years old, some
5 feet 10 inches high, weighs about 1856 lbs,
and has one or two bad teeth in front.
Peter. a black negro, about IS years old,
heavy set, near s feet high, good teeth, and
wears a glatee.
William. black negro, about As years old. =
little bald, slightly Cry, heavy set, about5 feet
10 inches high, and penter by trade.
These. negroes were all purchased in Rich
mond a month or six weeks ago. Bob was rails
ed in Westmoreland county, Va, and Peter was
raised in North Carolina.
We viii give fifty dollars for the apprehension
and confinement Of each in any jail in Virginia,
so that we get them, or 1925 each for their de.
livery to US in Abingdon.
JOHN A. SEABRIGHT,
BENZ. C. CLARK
August IA, 1865
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97179 OF KENTUCKY, ~
NTILL practice Law in the Courts at Rich
w mond City, at which place he may be found
or addressed. Claims upon the Government,
which require attention before Congress, the De-
partments or Beaureaus of the Confederate Go
vernment, will receive his special care when en-
trusted to his management Of them.
July 81. 1863-3m
BEG Knoxville Register copy 8 months and
send bill to this Office.
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NOTICE 70 CONSCRIPTs.
70 all Persons between the ages OF Ii
and As wears.

49,
TN obede nee to the Proclamation of His Elk
Il csllency JEFFERSON DAVIS, President ct
tie Confederate Statea, all persons not previ-
ausly enrolled in the following counties OF the
18th Congressional District, between the ages OF
: IL and As years, whether residents OF any otner
portions of the State or other States, are here
by required to report themselves at the places
mentioned below, to the Medical Board and
Enroliug Officer, for examination and enroll
msEt on the days fixed in the annexed notice OF
the Examining Board
This notice includes every person not preyl-
eusly enrolled, between the ages speclhed-
those who have at any time been discharged
from the army, and EXCEPTS those who nave
been discharged by Medical Boards instituted
for the examination OF Conscrlpts, ana all per-
sons whs have furnished substitutes, whose pa
pers hare been passed upon by the proper Con
script authorities.
Attention is called to paragraph Is section
2l5 General Orders, No. 80, A. & I. G. o:
l. All the laws and regulations applicable to
deserters shall be applied to such Conscripts as
fail to repair to the place of rendezvous for en-
rollment, or who shall desert after enrolment. .
All the agencies employed for the apprehen-
sion and confinement Of deserters, and their
transportation to their commands, shall be ap-
plicsLle to persons liable to duty as Conscripts,
who shall fail to repair to the place OF rendez-
yous after the publication Of the call. All per-
sons holding temporary exemptions are required
to report for determination.
Conscripts must come prepared with three
days rations. D. 3. BALDWIN,
Capt 4 Chief En-. Officer 18th Con. Diet
The undersigned Board Of Examination for the
18th Congressional District, Va, under General
Orders No. 80, Atljt. s Insp. Gents Office, here
by give notice that they have fixed upon the fol-
lowing days for examination of Conscripts in
the respective counties, in pursuance of the
hove nnfiA WI, )
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NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. COLLEGE
TWILL commence its next Annual Session,
w the l3th of August, 1863. The
President will be assisted by an efficient corps
of Instructors in the several departments Of the
College. The price of almost every article of
provisions havirg advanced one thousand per
cent. above former prices, the Directors of the
College are therefore compelled to increase very
largely the rate Of charges. The following will
be the charges for the Fall Term, beginning the
13th.of August, and closing the 25th December,
1868:
For Beard and Tuition, s2e5. 90
For Tuition in Preparatory Course, 5000
Collegiate Course, GOO
60 Music, 1000
g Contingent Fee, 500
Naturalization Fee, 500
Use of Piano. 400
Each Boarder will be required to furnish her
own light. For this purpose, let each pupil
bring with her few pounds Of candles.
All pupils entering in the month Of August
will be charged for Board aad Tuition from the
beginning of the term All pupils entering With
in the FIRST two months, viii be charged for TUT
ton from the beginning of the term
No deduction for Board or Tuition on account
Of the absence of the pupil, unless her absence
sAaused by protracted sickness.
Patrons who will furnish the College provi-
sions at old prices, can have board at So per
month, and Tuition at the same diminished rate.
For further information,
Address VA. A. HARRIS.
July 10, 1868.
Patrons who will furnish provisions At the
old prices, viii be charged according to the fol-
1ox sn.c had, fho tor
18th Of August to the 25th Of December:
Board and Tuition Collegiate course, $500
Tuition in Preparatory course, 1900
Tuition in Collegiate course, 1000
Music, 100
Latin and French, each $3.50, 1900
While we charge the above rates in order to
encourage payment in provisions, we will allow
an advance of SO per cent. above the old prices
for the articles Of butter, bacon, meal, lard and
dried fruit. VIM. A. HARRIS.
r - rAnDrr u n T0NEcs
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TH0S. P. SHIELDS, Examg. Surgeon.
DR.. |. A. T. PAINTER, IS Physician.
DR.. JAS. P. HAMMETT, g g
August LIST, 1868. I'm
Rgy- Bristol Advocate copy.
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COTTON /! COTTON

TUST received, Bale Cotton, Domestic, Check
q ed Cotton, Merind Satinet, Pant Buttons,
Stockings, Socks, Boots, Blank Books, Enve-
lopes, Powder, &c. /. BAUGH.
July 81, 1863 If
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Dan away from the undersigned in Abingdon
III on Sunday night, the 9th inst,
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YyURNIP SEED, Sl.50 per pound, at
il July 81, SO. is. W. CARNAHAN'S.
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NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. COLLEGE

Aug. p 1SG3-4w
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NOTICE.

August 81, lssS-4w
Gallipolis journal. [volume] (Gallipolis, Ohio) 1837-1919, 1863-04-16

"Your servant informed me, madam
that you would like to speak to me
at your service. madam"
The mortified mistress saw the STATE
Of the case Immediately, and . smile
wreathed itself about her mouth In
spite Of herself as she said. "Will you
pardon the terrible blunder Of q raw
Irish girl. my dear sir7 I told her to
call in the fat man to take away the
soap grease. when she saw him. and
she has made mistake, you see."
The jolly fat gentleman leaned back
in bis chair, and laughed such hearty
hal hal hal as never eomes from any
of your lean gentry.
"No apologies needed, madam"
said be. "Itis decidedly the best joke
Of the season. Hs! hal hal so she
took me for the soap grease man. did
she? Il will keep me laughing for q
month. Such good jokep And all
up the street, and round the corner.
was heard the merry hal hal ha! of the
old gentleman, as he brought down his
cane, every now and then, and ex-
claimed, such a joke"
Gallipolis journal. [volume] (Gallipolis, Ohio) 1837-1919, 1863-04-16
ATTACK on CHARLESTON.
REBEL ACCOUNTS OF ITS PROGRESS.

Fr. MoERox. April i0.-The Rich
mond Whig Of yesterday has the fol-
lowing highly interesting intelligence:
CHARLEsfos, April i0.-Tbe attack
on Charleston commenced to-day
Four iron clsds out Of seven 10 the
Yankee feet are engaged. The firing
from the feet and from Forts Sumpter
and Monltrie and Morris Island was
very heavy. The Ironsides was bit
and ran ashore. but subsequently, got
of and was taken out Of range. At
two O'Clock in the afternoon. nine Moni-
tors and the 1ronsides opened fire at
the distance OF 5000 yards. At half
past two O'Clock the firing on both
sides became incesssnt and was kept
up ill FIVE O'Clock, when It gradually
diminished.
The Ere Of the feet was concentrated
on Fort Sumpter. The Ironsides and
the Keokuk withdrew from the engage.
ment at four O'Clock, apparently disa-
bled.
Intense excitement prevails in this
city. Our Monitors have just gone out
TO take part in the fght. Our casual.
ties are one boy killed and FIVE men
badly wounded in Fort Sumpter. Re-
ports from the other batteries have not
yet come TO hand.
Gallipolis journal. [volume] (Gallipolis, Ohio) 1837-1919, 1863-04-16
A DOG LAW.

The following has passed both bran.
ches of the Ohio Legislature. and is
now a Law:
To restrain dogs from running at large
ct night, and for the protection oI
sheep.
SECTION I. Be it enacted by the
General Assembly Of the State Of Ohio.
That it shall be unlawful for any dog
to run at large in the night season. be-
tween the hours Of Z O'Clock in the
evening, and 6 o'clnck 10 the morning.
unless accompanied by the person own
ing. keeping, or harboring the same
The owner. keeper. or harborer Of any
dog is hereby required TO keep the
same securely tied OF housed. between
the hours Of z O'Clock in the evening,
and 6 o'clock in the morning, as afore-
said; any person refusing or negleciing
30 to do, shall be liable to a fine Of FIVE
dollars for each and every offense, to be
collected. with costs Of prosecution, be-
fore Justice Of the Peace. having ju-
Iisdlction, one hall Of the said fine to go
TO the informant, and the other hall to
be paid into the treasury Of the township
where the offense was committed.
SEC. 9 That any dog found run
ming at large in the night season as
aforesaid. off the premises of the
owner, unless accompanied by the per
son owning, keeping. or harboring the
same. may be killed. captured, or
confscaied. And il any person shall
kill. wound or destroy any dog so found
unlawiuliy running al large. the per-
son so killing. wounding, or destroying
the same, shall not be liable in DANA
ges TO the owner. keeper, or harborer.
Of such dog. but upon satisfactory proof,
made hv him To the Trustees Of the
township in which the killing took
place, by the production OF the scalp or
otherwise, Of the killing Of such dog.
and that when killed he was running
ct large. in violation Of the provisions
Of this act, lhe said person shall re
c+ive from the said trustees, an order
on the township treasury tor the sum
OF two dollars. TO he paid out Of any
fund applicable to the general ex
penses Of the township; Provided.
that such persons shall prosecute the
owner. keeper, or harborer of the dog
killed, and enforce the collection OF the
fine provided Tor in section one OF this
act; OF which fact the trustees shall be
satisfied before any order shall issue
on the treasury.
SEC. 5. The word "dog as used in
this act. shall include any animal Of the
dog kind.
SEC. 4. This act to take effect upon
its passage.
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Probate Notice
settlement Of Accounts.

THE following accounts hare been filed in
L the Probate Court of Gallia county, Ohio,
for settlement, and the same will be heard
and examined on the 25th day of April. A.
ID. 1863: First and final account Of James
Martin, executor of the estate Of John Martin,
deceased; final account of John Sanns, Jr..
administrator Of the estate of Calvin Shepard,
deceased final account Of Robert Black, adj
ministrator of the estate of Virginia Regnier,
deceased; final account of Martha Harmon,
guardian Of Margaret Mason.
A. L0GUE,
April 9, 1863, Probate Judge.
Gallipolis journal. [volume] (Gallipolis, Ohio) 1837-1919, 1863-04-16

AN ANEcDorE OF FAT MAN
bridget" said lady in the city o.
Gotham one morning as she was re.
connoitering in her kitchen, "what a
quantity of soap grease you have got
here. We can get plenty OF soap for
it. and we must exchange it for some
Watch for the fot man, and when he
comes along, tell him l want to speaE
to him" --
eyes. num-" said Bridget.
All that morning. Bridget. between
each whisk of her dish cloth. kept a
bright lockout Of the kitchen window,
and no moving creature escaped her
watchful gaze. At last her industry
seemed about to be rewarded, for
down the street came a large portly
gentleman. fourishing a cane, and
looking the very picture Of good hu.
NOR. Sure there's the fat man now,
thought Bridget-and when he was in
front Of the house, out she flew, and
informed him that her mistress wished
TO speak to him.
"Speak to me. my good grill" re-
piled the old gentleman.
Eyes, sir. wants to speak TO you,
and says would you be good enough to
walk in, SIR"
This request. so direct, was not to
be refused; so in a state of some won
derment. up the steps went the gentle
man. and up the stairs went Bridget,
and knocking at her mistress door. put
her head in and exclaimed, "Fat GIN
tleman's 10 the parlor, num-"
So saying, she instantly withdrew,
to the lower regions.
10 the porlor, thought the lady
What can il mean? Bridget must
have blunderrd-but down to the par.
lor she went. and up rose our fat
friend. with bis blandest smile and
most graceful bow.
Gallipolis journal. [volume] (Gallipolis, Ohio) 1837-1919, 1863-04-16

battle at Murfreesboro', is. Of course,
al bosh. We have dispatches from
that place up to last evening.
Gov. Morton was entertained at q
dinner at the Msison Doree, New
York. BY Mayor 0pdyke aud other
distinguished citizens, on Thursday
night. The Mayor. in proposing the
health Of the distinguished guest, said
that Gov. Morton had done as much
IS any man in the United States in
the prosecution Of the. war. He had
encountered peculiar difficulties in the
enlistment Of troops in his State, but
still had succeeded in sending to the
field as large and as well equipped q
force as any State had sent in proper
ton to its population. Gov. Morton
happily responded. enforcing the neces.
sity Of ending the rebellion by the
military arms and showing the futility
Of all compromises and .armistices.-
Speeches were also made by David
Dudley Field. Robert Dale Owens. Gen.
Wool and other distinguished men,
on Saturday evening Gov. Morton
took part in great meeting held on
the second anniversary Of the attack on
Fort Sumpter.
Four residents OF Berks county,
Penn, have been arrested and ex-
amined before United States Com
missioner at Philadelphia, charged with
reasonable conspiracy. They are
members of g secret copperhead or
q branch of the K. G. G
Society. and held their nightly meet.
ings in q barn near Reading. They
to oppose the draft; kidnsp. il
possible, the President, favor the estab-
ishment Of a Northwestern Confed-
sracy. The lodge numbered 8S mem
bers. All the witnesses not being
present they have been held for further
Gallipolis journal. [volume] (Gallipolis, Ohio) 1837-1919, 1863-04-16

A DfsLoYAL CLERK.-The Criminal
Court, now in session in Nashville, met
at the usual hour on Tuesday morning.
Before His Honor Judge Brien took his
seat on the bench. the Clerk, Mr..
Charles Diggons, handed him a note,
respectfully declining to take the
oath prescribed by the order of the
Court made the previous day, setting
forth that he had taken an oath AT the
time of his election in 1860. Judge
Brien informed Mr.. Diggons that he re-
gretled the step which the latter had
taken, and assured him that he would
not be permitted to hold the clerkshIp
unless he changed his position and views
Having called the court to order, the
Judge proceeded to read and comment
upon the letter, stating that he had moi
the power to remove Mr.. Diggons. but
that the power existed elsewhere; thai
he would not hold court with clerk en-.
tertsining and avowing disloysl senti'
ments. 1t was his intention firmly tc
enforce the order he had issued. He
would adjourn the court I'LL Wednesday
morning at nine O'Clock. and 10 the
meantime take steps to procure loyaI
clerk. The court then adjourned
Gen. Mitchell. the Commander Of the
Post. subsequently,. statement Of the
facts having been made to him, placed
Mr.. Diggons under arrest.
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Cncnmher Pickles
Notice.

The Court Of cOmmsn Pleas, Gallia County.
Martha Masterson. plaintiff. against John h.
Carter, defendant
THE defendant. whose present place Of 10
L cality is to the plaintiff unknown, will
hereby take notice that on the 9Th day of
April, A. D. 1863, the plaintiff filed her Pc
tition IN said Court. against him, setting
forth in substance, that on or about the first
day Of June, A. d. 1863. she being then and
ever since unmarried, at the special instance
and request Of the defendant. promised the
defendant 10 marry him. and the defendant at
the same time promised the plaintiff to marry
her; that the plaintiff was always from thence
hitherto, as the defendant knew, ready and
willing to marry him; that the plaintiff. on or
about the 18th day Of August, A D. 1853, re-
quested the defendant to perform his said
promise, q reasonable time for his 90 doing
has elapsed, yet the defendant did not within
q reasonable time, nor at any other time after
he was so requested, marry the plaintiff, to
the plaintiffs damage $5000, 90. for which she
prays judgment.
The defendant Is further notified that he
must demur or answer said petition, on or be-
fore the third Saturday, after the 2Ist day Of
May, A D. 1868, or judgment will be rendered
against him. MARTHA MASTERSON.
By JozS N. CLARK, hei Atty.
April l6, 1863.
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Notice.

FAULKNER ". KENNEDY. whose resi-.
l. dence is unknown, is notified that MIS-
souri, Kennedy. did, on the 28th day of March,
1863, fle her petition in the Office Of the Clerk
OF the Court of Common Pleas. within and
for the county Of Gallia, and State Of Ohio
charging the said Faulkner W. Kennedy with
willful absence for more than three years las.
past. from the said Missouri Kennedy, and
asking that she may be divorced from the said
Faulkner W. Kennedy, which petition will
stand for hearing at the next term of said
Court MISSOURI KENNEDY.
By ANkIx T. HoLcoxs. her Atty
April Is, 1859 J-6v
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SHORT BUT ExPREssIvE DrALoauE.-
"John. where is your master to-dayr
"Oh. he's of. sir. recruiting"
Recruiting. is he. that's goodl-
where's he recruiting?"
up in the White Mountain, sir, re-
cruiting his health"
"Ahl he's sick, is he?-whst's the
matter%
"He took cold on account of the
draft"