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Dayton daily empire. [volume] (Dayton [Ohio]) 1850-1865, 1863-12-05
FROM CHATTANOOGA.

CHATTANOOGA, December 4 Nothing from
Knoxville The weather is mild The roads
we're dry during the past week, and most ia
vorable for the rapid marching of our reliey-
ing column, which is probably within reach Of
Longstreet, to night A number of refugees
from Waikner county, Georgia, who came in
to-day, represent perfect reign Of terror in
northern Georgia, males Of all ages are con.
scripted, all supplies impressed, and citizens
are escaping to the mountains. Braggis re-
Roved BY Hardee, who is making desperate e.
forts to patch up the shattered army and ~
sumo the Offensive
Dayton daily empire. [volume] (Dayton [Ohio]) 1850-1865, 1863-12-05
FROM oAIRo

CAIRO, December Memphis dates Of
the I'd are received General Hubert has or
dered all merchants ia Memphis not having
authority from headquarters to.trade in militia
~ clothing, TO send their stocks north of the
lines.
The steamer Silver Moon from Memphis,
with six hundred bales OF cotton, passed here
todaF from Cincinnati
Dayton daily empire. [volume] (Dayton [Ohio]) 1850-1865, 1863-12-05
LATEST NE WS.
AFTERNOON DISPATCHES.
ABOUT MEADEs REMOVAL

WASHINGTON, Dec 4.--Al reports about
the removal Of Meade that spring up before
the meeting Of Congress are premature
After the President obtains strength sufficient
to enable him to weigh the merits OF the six
days campaigning Just closed, the decision
may be expected.
One OF the most interesting reports ever
issued by the Secretary Of the Navy is now
preparing by Mr.. Wells As aredy stated
the estimate of all branches the Navy and
Marine Corps will not exceed l42, 900, 900 dol
lars The item that increses the estimate to
this figure is the expenses Of construction
and purchase of the immense fleet which ia
now being the property of the Government
will only cost an annual maintenance and
repaira. The report will suggest many i'm
provements in the management Of naval mat
ters Secretary Wells will devote some space
to the discussion Of iron clads, and it is said
the reason for the failure of an attack on
Charleston is the harbor obstructions are too
great to be overcome by vessels
MIR Wells will be able to count 600 or 700
vessels as property of the Navy Department
There is no doubt but that Schuyler Colfax
will be Speaker OF the House in the thirty
eighth Congress, should a ballot be taken at
the caucus called for tomorrow evening, by
a majority that will be decisive. II is gener.
ally understood that the caucus will postpone
the nominations for other offices until Monday
evening" but this may possibly not be the case.
the opposition candidate for Speaker will be,
without much doubt, Cox, it being ascertained
that Ohio decidedly prefers him to Pendle-
ton
The estimates for the Department of the
Interior foot up eight million and fifty thou
II ~
Dayton daily empire. [volume] (Dayton [Ohio]) 1850-1865, 1863-12-05
PRIVATE, SECRET, AND vENEREAL
DISEASES,

without the use Of Mercury, without hlndrance from
business and without fear OF discovery exposure. No
deadly poisons such as arsenic, nux vomica opium,
any other poisons No mercury any doahly minerals
nothing but purely Vegetable Botanical Remedies
used by this wonderful Botanic Physician. His Botanic
Ramsdlas never yet failed tho obstinate
and the most dangerous cases. aud all mercury
and other impurities from the system when all other
Reinsdies had failed.--Medical JouTrai.
Dayton daily empire. [volume] (Dayton [Ohio]) 1850-1865, 1863-12-05
New York Market.

NEw YoRK December 5i-Flour quiet and
unchanged c 30@6 35; for extra State
q 45@7 90; for X II, Ohio sales lG4, 993
market quiet unchanged 44@46 for Chicago
Dayton daily empire. [volume] (Dayton [Ohio]) 1850-1865, 1863-12-05
A PREVENTIVE TO HAVE CHI.
nRE1N

Hear what the Cincinpsu Weekly Press says thS6th
Of March, 1862;
We decidedly opposed to drugs and TO advertised
remedies for the prevention OF having children but
iesi II duty acknowledge benefit from any and
from every source when II for relief suffering
humanity A fact has to knowledge that
ought to be promulgated aud widely circulated for tho
beDeht OF tbose ladies whose deeAts health makes 1t
necessary 10 prevent any increaae Of family.
About twelve months aftsr marriage, lady Of our
qualntanoe gave birth daughter but her sunerings
great that her physicians despared Of her
sy This made her dread the very thoughts Of again be-
coming q mother She tried every thing to prevent
repetition other suerngs but without succeeding. Two
years after marriage she again confined but her suf
tsrlngs great that the child died. and her life
VAA deapared or She told by her family physician
that II she had any children he feared her fife wonld
be the forfeit As all the remedies she had tried before
had Jailed she applied to the Botanic Physician, DR..
RAPHAEL,
Dayton daily empire. [volume] (Dayton [Ohio]) 1850-1865, 1863-12-05
GOOD NEWS FOR SINGLE MEN
CONTEMPLATING MARRIAGE.

Hear what tho Baltimore correspondent Of the odd
bllow Boonsboro Maryland said on Thursday the 3lst
Of May, 1860;
Numerous cures Of diseases caused by early ndisore
ton having been performed BY the English Botanic Ply
uician feel II my duty having knowledge Of them, to
state tho fao believing in doing may do service
to tho suffering. One In pertcuarthat Of young
In this cityis worthy Of note. He had become the
victim Of habit the more allusion to which
uhuder and years suffering and doctorng gave up
eli hopes Of recovery lie wished to marry, and was
dearly beloved by ~ girl lisped words
Of Affection but hs8as fearful nervous, and prosrated
lie dared not v6aDn Gccount OF the shattered state
Of his system He sought relief at the hands OF the bo
tanlo Pyacan and, astonishing may seem, all the
bloom and ygor OF youth has returned, and he now
tho happy father Of pair Of bright boys"
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1863-11-21
ThaLESgiyIngDay.

Thurday next has been designated not
only by our Governor but also by the Pres
ident, as day Of Thanksgiving. Though
in ordinary times, such appointments are
treated with comparative Indifference. it
would be heathenish to do so now The
object is, doubtless, simply public recog
milton Of God as the Supreme Ruler
When in prosperity, our forgetfulness of
Him may show ing-atitude; but when laid
under the rod of aff1iction, to ignore his
Providence is simply to insult and defy ON
impotence. Who can do this thing and
live?
Heretofore our business men have but
partially ceased from their usual avoca
tons on such days, 70: the reason that
people from the country, not anticipating
= close observance. have generally come
into the city to do business as usual, and
our traders disliked to send them home
disappointed. Next Thursday, however we
are assured, our business men mean to
close up for the whole day, and we are
requested therefore to notify the people of
the country that, if they come to town ex.
~pecting to do business. they will be dis
appointed. They might as well come on
Sunday.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1863-11-21

Among the most gratifying Of all the re
suits OF the late election, is that which Is
announced from Maryland. slave state
from the very beginning, she has declared
most Enthusiastically III favor OF immediate
and complete EmancIpation-Bloo
ItntagrLpa.
PERHAPS SO, but every man Of sense
knows the late election in Marylan was
sham. Doubtless not only every abolition
ist in the state voted, but every soldier
and whoever else the military authorities
there could force or drag to the polls.
Yet with all this, but third of the vote
was brought. out, and third of this vote
was against the abolitionIst. The infam-
Gus order Of Gen. Schenck completely muz
zled the voice of the state on the war and
abolition question.
Nothing would give us more pleasure
than to see Maryland, Virginia, and in
deed all the slave states in their own way
and of their own motion. adopt ordinances
OF emancipation; but it is obvious as day
light, that all the Infamous attempts like
that of Gen. Schenck. II force emancipa-
ton measures on slave states against the
will of the people, can only tend to make
such states more pro slavery than ever
when they get their governments again in
their own hands, and will tend hereafter,
as aboltionism has heretofore, only to per
petuate the institution in regions where
otherwise it would half a century ago have
been eradicated.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1863-11-21

TIN WEspIxG have been decidedly
entertained, as we have no doub. our
readers would be, i'm reading in the Spring
fiela Regstr Of the 18th, the account OF a
Tin wedding at the residence in SPRING.
field of one OF Ottawa bes: and most hon
ered - boys" r. E Goodelt, Esq. TIE af-
fair took place at the palatial mansion
erected by ex Gov. Matteson, and the oc-
casion was all the more joyful to our
| friend Goodel!, We make no doubt. as he
had, but the day before, redeemed the pro
perty from the mortgage held on it by the
state. The wedding seems to have been
quite an event in the capitol city, for among
those in attendance, and who brought
presents, we notice the names of all the
notables of the city, from the Governor
down, with hundreds more whose rar,es
are less familiar. The ladies by request.
appeared in calico, and all the jewelry
worn, as well as presents were of tin. Mr.
Goodell himself wore tin breast pin with
a small brick for a set, the present of
city jeweller; and hourished voluminous
tin watch, with full running gear; while
Mrs. G. appeared in full set of TIN jewell
ry-consisting OF bracelets, ear rings, col
lar finger ring, hair pins, dc. As to the
presents, our space of course will not ad.
NIT OF naming them. 1t must suffice to
say that M. e. was supplied with a suffi-
clent stock OF tin ware to "set him up in |
business.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1863-11-21
Hoi for Recruits!

Deputy Provost Marshal Frank i" AHSIH'
of this-s,ty, has at length received III 'ne
necessary authority, instructions, &C.: !"
enlist men to fill up our quota OF the last
aoo or, call of the President. He informs
va that the quota Of La Sale county under
that call is over 800 men, ana 'hese A'si
=. enlisted before the 5th of January, or
=. ,,,st submit to the humiliation Of
draft.
Mr.. Warmers Office Is at present on the
corner of La Sale and Madison SITS, over
Ualbsrts shoe store. He will take imme>
date charge of men as they enlist, pro
yiding them with subsistence, &c. On
cnlisting squad they will be forwarded to
the general rendezvous, where, on being
mustered in they will be paid one fifth OF
their bounty IN advance, one months pay,
and the enlistment premium.
The bountles are as follows:
New recruits $500. to be paid in install
ments Of $40 every six months during the
years service Veterans, or such as have
served months or more ana oeeh HONOR
ably discharged, receive $500 bounty, paid
in like instruments.
The only chance to get these bount'es IA
to enlist now. Those who wait to be draft
ed, will only get the ordinary slOO Bounty
Volunteers will be allowed to choose the
regiments tc which they wish to be attach
ed; drafted men must go wherever the,
| are sent Volunteers are received by thu
old regiments as brothers. but draftet
! men find the first few months in the ole
regiments a pretty hard road to travel
| By all means let us fill up our quota by
volunteering rather than he drafted. !,
ran be done with little exertion-it mus
be done. Everybody i. interested; lei
every body lay hand to the work.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1863-11-21
Circuit Court.

Tie business drags along slowly Seven
days were spent over an ejectment suit, in
which Geo. Z. Campbell was plaintiff and
Levi Sanborn defendant, the jury being
!. unable to agree in tie end, and the case
going over. The following civil causes
have also been tried
A B. Meeker rs. Thos. Nelson.-Appeal. Yer
dict for plaintiff. 1865
VIM. II. W. Cushtnan g. VIM. r. MiiIixau Re.
pevin. Verdict: deft guilty and property in pIf.
ron Assumpsi1. Verdict for plif. for slOUS, O5
Notion for new trial overruled
Lester Underwood g. John NJ. Tarble Appeal
Verdict for plff. 1900. Melton fer new trial
Chas- Haines q. Patr. Couyhn. Appeal. Yer
ict for defendant.
Benz. ". Brice o. p. A. Armstrong. Assumpsit,
'eriict for piff. f3l247 Motion by defendant in
person to set aside verdict and judgment.
The following criminal causes have been
tried:
The People G. Henry Brock ct al Riot Yer
dict NOT guilty..
People @. Mary Ann Mssker Larceny. Verdict
guilty. Property valued at $500. Peuitentiury
People Z. John Smith Larceny. Verdict pu,Itv
Property worth si.7o. Prisoner remanded'
The People .. Albert Hohsr. Larceny Cause
now on trial.
The grand jury found some 90 more in.
-dictments, most Of which will probably be
tried next week. The grand jury adiouru-
ed on Monday.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1863-11-21
Terrific {. Conspiracyo Case.

Last week we had the happiness to an
nonnce the crushing in the bud of fear
ful conspiracy discovered at Cincinnati,
Ohio, by the dreadfuily indefati:able and
efficient U. S. detective force Said bloody
conspirators, it will be remembered. con-
sisted chiefly Of an ex-school commission
er, 4 washerwoman and q tailor, and their
bold project was no less than to capture
Camp Chase, storm the penitentiarv at
Columbus, release John Morgan, and then
capture all this chief towns in Ohio. How
all this was actually to be done, was not
made to appear very clearly, but the pres
sumption Is that the washerwoman was q
witch. and, mounting her hroomstlck in
Camp Chase at a given time, was to rally
all the rebels around her, put them up be-
hind, and then whoop and away on their
GRAND Of treason and destruction
But this conspiracy isn't pigs tracks,
as the President would shy, to another
that has been brought to light over in
Canada. The clue to it vas first smelt out
at Detroit. and about the same time the
Governor General of Canada got an ink
ling of it. Its proportions were SO vast
that he was struck all OF heap7 and at
the unseasona BILE hour of ~ o'clock at
night he reused the telegraphers and dis
patched news of it to Lord Lyons at Wash
ington. His Lordship was equally affect
ed by the astounding announcement, and
scarcely taking time to remove his night
cap, hasted to arouse Secretary Seward.
Happily, however, with his famous bell"
the Secretary was enabled, even at the
still dead hours of night" to tai e imme.
date effective steps to meet the fearful
peril, and once more the country is safe.
The substance oil the revelation. in ref
erence to the last conspiracy is about as
follows: That some two or three weeks
ago, the rebel government dispatched the
confederate steamer r. E Lee from vii
mington, N. c., to Halifax, having on board
a cargo of rosin and tobacco, and sc con-
federate officers. The purpose was, to sell
the cargo for cash, and with the money
purchase sufficient shipping to enable the
officers aforesaid to CO vey competent
force, to be enlisted among the rebels in
Canada, to johnson Island, in Lake Erie,
to release the 1000 rebel prisoners confined
there; and then. if the conspirators felt
strong enough, to attack Buffalo, Cler..
land. and other Lake cities.
Suspicious of the plot were first excited
by known rebel agent attempting to |
purchase lake vessels at Montreal. and hv |
of specie deposits signed bv t
he rebel secretary Memminger. directed.
o said rebel agent in Montreal, passing
hrongh the Detroit post office
Thus far no names have been mentioned
n connection with this plot, and no ar,
ests have. been. made. The statement
hat Vallandjgham and one OF two ether.
Democratic politicians were connected
nth it, we set down as malieiously false.
course. and the offspring Of that infer. j
al party n,alignity Of which modern abo- ,
tionism alone is capable
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1863-11-21
War News of the Week.
Tus W.r VIRGINIA.

The W.r ~ VIRGINIA.
Cen Lee has retired with the whole OF
his army, except Stuarts and Mostly
cavalry, TO the South side of the Rapidan-
Gen. Meade has moved his army beyond
Culpepper, and his cavalry have been re-
eonnoi.ering along the north bank OF the
Raridan. Late rains have swollen the
stream too much 10 admit of cavalry
CROSSING. Gen. Meade is said to insist On
crossing the Rapidan and giving Lee battle
Stanton and Halleck oppose this out Inc
President urges Meade to go forward 1t
is certain Meade contemplate speedy
movement of some sort, for he refused TO
attend the dedication ceremonies at Get
tysburs, on the 18th, pleading the necsss
sity of his being with the army. The
rebels are strongly eutrenched on the
.outh bank, but their position is said to
be capable Of being turned. Lees army
il said to be between 1900 and $4,000
strong, bat badly fed and clothed, and so
discontinued that our cavalry ore picking
I'D hundred deserters a day.
Gen Burnside, whose ABANDONMENT Of
East Tennessee to the vicinity of Knox
vile, was noted in our last, has had more
fighting near Knoxville. and that place is
now invested by the rebels. His fighting
on Monday and Tuesday was quite serious,
fnficting a loss, he claims, of 500 on the
rebels. while his own loss was but 800 to
500. He expected to bave severe battle
an Wednesday. and will defend Knoxville
to the last.
There has been 10 important movement
ana no change in the " situation at Chat
: tanoosa since our last. Gen. Sherman S
corps has arrived, and joined Thomas
right wing.
The bombardment of Fort Sumter has
proceeded at the old rate all week, bat
the work is mere pile of ruins, and its
speedy surrender is considered inevitable
Gen. Washburues command in the
Teche country, La, (the remnant OF the
famous overland expedition. to Texas ) has
met with another reverse, losing 500 men
killed and wounded, and LOCO prisoners.
The federals have deemed it advisable to
fall back
The expedition which left New Orleans
in steamers, schnoners, &c, on the 2oth
uIt, under Gen. Banks, has been heard
from 1t proceeded 10 Brazos island, at
the mouth Of the Rio Grande, and then
passing up that stream, landed at Fort
Brown opposite Metamoras The rebel
garrison abandoned the Fort, and passing
through Brownsville, set it on fire. The
: federals, however, reached the town in
time to save most of it. Some 40 block
ade runners, it is said were trapped by the
expedition. in the Rio Grande The force
Of Gen. Banks, it is said, is sufficient
henceforth to put su effective stop to the
heavy contraband trade that has been CARR
,, ed on by way of Metamoras and Brownsville.
and to operate in the interior of Texas
from the West
Gen Averill, a day or two ago, dispersed
portion of Imboden's command; and it
is now stated there are no organized forces
Of rebels in Western Virginia
Two Federal vessels had brief engage.
ment, recently. of Mobile. with the II aides
Ram" The rebel boat retired under the
shelter OF Fort Morgan, No mention i:
made of any damage having been inflicted
upon either side.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1863-11-21
Another Brave Soldier Gene.

Lieut.. JANIS c. SWIFT, of the LIST Ala
bama cavalry, died on the morning Of the
Sd inst. in Tishimingo county, Miss, from
wounds received on the Goth OF October,
in the fight at Vincents Cross Roads, be.
tween the lst Alabama cavalry regiment
and the rebel forces under FERGUSON.
Lieut. Swift was well known to many Of
our citizens having resided here few
wears since. in the family Of his uncle. NJ
ii. Swift, Esq.
He returned to Ottawa on a visit at the
time the SD regiment was being organ
lied in November, 1861, and within few
days enlisted as private in Capt. Ford S
cavalry company, stating to his relatives
aud friends that. upon full and mature re-
Election, he felt it his duty to serve his
country az a soldier, and that, if the sac
rfce was demanded, he was willing to give
his life to the cause. He refused all prof.
fers of assistance towards obtaining COM
mission, saying that till he could demon-
strate his ability to command, he prefer
red to serve in the ranks.
A telegram was received on the 3lst
October, by N. II. Swift. stating that he
was mortsIly wounded, and Mr. S. at once
proceeded to Corintb, but to late TO find
him alive His body was taken to Dexter
Mich, where his mother resides, and: or
Friday, the 18th inst, was deposited in the
grave beside his father. %.
! Every attention that could contribute Il
he we'd. and both officers and men bor
willing and united testimony to his man
ly and soldierly qualities.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1863-11-21

AIssousI SExAroRs.-The Missouri Leg.
is'"turena'e 6 one asensioletl,insl Being
closely dfVided between radicals" and
conservatives. neither patty having a
working majority. instead of spending six
months in abortive efforts to e,p., ~
Senators, the legislature made shor, .,,,.
Of the matter by dividing the spoils 3.
GIatz Brown, the radical editor of the St.
Louis Democrat, wos>elected u S. Senator
for the short term, and John B. Hender.
soa Dougias Democrat and conservative,
wss elected Senator for the long term
Thus the State will in reality be fairly
'Seprtseht<d in the u. s. Senate. while ali
'ha. rancor and bitterness between the op-
posing factions in Missouri, which. under
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1863-11-21

The LAST AND MEAyEsT PHASE OF CaICA-
co ABoIiTIoNIsI Last week we mention
toned the fact that the pr;i'i=i;ersG HE
Chicago Times had raised the bid on the
original manuscript OF Old Abes Enanci-
patton ProclaI4 alton to $1,000 aud promised
to bid more if the abo,il;onis's rai.ed it
Now what do you suppose the abolition
ISIS who had the precious document in
charge did about it? Determined not TO
let the Tsmrs have it, and. too stinsy to bid
more, they c'rndestineip sold II for S3O0o os
tensibiy TO Thos. B. Byran.-but really to
one DR.. Whittier. The money OLA med
for it is to go TO the sick and wounded
soldiers. The Times. men stood ready to
run the bid up 10 four or FIVE thousand
dollars. By this clandes,ine sale. there.
fore, the soldiers have been swindied c61
of two or three thousand dollars But
this is not the blacklist part of the mean
a., So
DR. Whttiers purpose is speculation and
no doubt he will make we'll IN the first
place, he will. give immense Publicity to
his professional business. In the next
place every abolitionist IN the land of
course wants a lithosraph copy of. the
proclamation; and this it is the intention
of the Doctor to supply, the Original Draft
being already in the hands Of the lltho-.
grapher, and some fifty or sixty Thousand,
copies ordered. It is said on the street
that Mr.. Byran is associated with the DR.
in the enterprise. er E
# the sale of fifty or sixty thensand
photographic &C. 'ies will put fifty or sixty
thousand dollars into the pockets of Dr.
Whittier, Mr.. Bryan and their associates,
10 say nothing of the Doctor profession
al gains. which are doubtless also common
pr"perty,-the reader at once sees VIII,
this was preferred To conducting the en-
terprise on behalf of the Sick Soldiers
Fund and he secs too, why the sale of
the Original Draft was clandestine
Talk about the meanness of stealing penis
MES of dead nicgers eyes after this!
n
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1863-11-21

A lady wasonce declaring that she co1id
not understand how .-gentlemsa-. coui0s
, smoke. i. certainly 3 shpr.ens tlfe,f',
father who smokes every blessed dlav. and.
he is now .sexsnty years DID,, "W <fhl:s
was the reply, sit hs had ~neeer smoke,
he might have been eighty by ihis time.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1863-11-21

.,,u,na, has . special value In this region.
Al, being an evening paper, It brings US the
evening dispatches early in the morning,
which otherwise we Should not get until
the morning papers arrive in the after