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Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1863-03-20

The Cincinnati Commercial of the 10th
instant comments IS follows on the recent In
telGgence from the Department Of the South:
Major General David Hunter, is displaying
his want Of some qualities essential to success
II the government Of great department. and
the organization OF a great army. We have
no coljt ctlon to the employment Of the negroes
IN Gen. Hunter department IN any way that
they may be found most seryicable against the
enemy, tut we 90 very seriously object to using
them against ourselves, os Gen Hunter il
practically doing. All The negroes in South
Carolina II armsorin our trenches, with spades
or mushets, would not compensate Us for the
trouble among onr troops already occasioned
by the First South Carolina Volunteers.
Lieut. J. j. B. Walbach, Of the Confederate
navy, is reported to have died recently at
the South. He was son of the late Gen,
j. 3. }Valbacb q veteran officer Of the i. S.
army.
Parson BrownloEy realized from the sale Of his
hook within ninety days, over ST, 900, which
sum was paid ever 10 him by the philadelphia
publisher, George W. Chids.
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The Mississippi was side-whee war steam
er, constructed Of wood and built in Philadel-
phia in 1851. Her register gave her rate as
one thousand six hundred and ninety two tons
burden, and when first launched she was interd i
to carry ten Paixhan guns, but during the pre-
sent war her armament was increased, and con-
sisted Of twelve heavy guns Her crew con-
sisted Of three hundred and forty five men,
The Mississippi was attached to the famous
Japan expedition. and is also known as the
steamer that brought Kossuth to the Z. S.
The English papers are fond Of talking Of
the cruelty of American ship masters, but we
have seen nothing to equal the case Of Car
diff Captain, who, offended at one Of his crew,
ordered the carpenter to chop the poor fellows
fingers off with 1nallet and chisel, and while
this was being done, some OF the fingers nt:t
being cut the same as the others, second CIT
was made. His hands being bound UP he had
to take his turn at the pumps for twenty min
utes a. a time, and 10 90 the work ne was LASH
ed by each arm to the handles Of the pump
and BY thi= means he had to keep On with the
rest Of the men,
The Secretary Of the Treasury is rapidly
pushing forward the work upon the new frac-
tional revenue currency. The arrangements
are complete for producing under the immedi-
ate auspices Of the Treasury Department more
beautiful notes for the new Government cur
rency than have ever yet been exc :uted by any
bank note engravers.
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P O ST S G. r I 2 T /.
latest FROM NEWBERN.

LATEST FROM NEWBERN.
NEW YORK, March 20.-A Newbern n. c.
coresnondence says, that on the 18th, the
ronfederates appeared in heavy force between
tho Trent and Neuse rivers, and drove in the
Federal pickets. On the l4th, the Conteder-
ates made a demonstration against Fort An
sor earthworks, on the north side of the Neuse
river on which no cannon were mounted
They commenced a bom hardment, and deman-
led q surrender, which was refused. Gen.
Foster had by this time sent up re'nforcements,
and when the Confederates attempted an as
saut. they were met by murderous fire from
the gunhoats and % pound hoWtzers on ST ore,
and compelled TO fall back The action CON
tinued for three hours, when the Confederates
retired. having lost heavily -while the FEEDER
Al loss was one man killed and two wounded.
Gold, in New York, yesterday, 1853.
It said that force Of hundred thousand
men or more will be brought into an instruction
camp by the first Of june
R. G.. Mccormick, having been appointed
Secretary of State for the new Territory of Ari-
IONA, resigns his chief eli rkship in the Depart
ment Of Agriculture on the 3lst instant, and
James S. Grinnell, Of Massachusetts, has been
appointed to that position.
The New York correspondent of the Phila-
del phia Ledger writes 1T may be Of some
interest to the student Of New York politics,
ar q distance IN know +bof ,,rco-c1orno for
the construction Of new conservative (or ft1-
SION party has been formally agreed to by q
number Of prminent republicans on the one
hand, and democrats on the other. The Oh
jeot is to leave out in Il G cold all radical re-
publicans like Horace Greedy and all radical
peace men, like Fernando and Benjamin
Wood. >
The National Intelligeucer says-"Wc Oh
serve that our contelnp oraries, with great
unanimity, SO far as we have marked the ex~
nresslon OF their opinions, concur with us In
deprecatlne the utterance Of letters OF marQue
oy the I. :. Government in the present war
1t is estimated that there will he 40, OOO 900
teet more lumber on the Penobscot and Ken
nebec rivers this year than last The amount
usually has been 200, 00Q, 900 feet, while last
yea it was but 100000 0O
Fred. Douglas addressed the colorcd popu-
Iatlon Of Philadelphia on Wednesday night
with the purpose Of obtaining recruits for the
negro regiment it IS proposed to raise In Mass
achnsetts. Only five recruits were obtained
A number Of the members Of the Brooklyn
Fourteenth regiment have petitioned the Com
n pr =, "a
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DIED,

In Philadelphia on Monday last, Mr.. JOHN
He was buried iii Wil1nin gtrn, Del.
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re- A CARE. THE undersigned, with heart
felt gratitude, hereby returns his everlasting
thanks to the noble fremcn, and AL others who
wrought SO indefatigably in cxtin gushing the
fire last night on Royal street, thereby saving
his dwelling from the devouring flames, and re-
grets that it was not in his power to hav We rewar-
ded them more substantially.
mh lg--3t*: EDW'D BIZ REHELL.
, 1863-06-11
Agricultural Items.

TEsr OF VALUE OF MAHURE-Hon. Jo-
siah Quincy, Jr., at the first Legislative Ag.
ricultural Meeting in Boston, remarking on
the COW, said the test OF the value Of her
products, as well with manure as with milk,
was the quality of the food given her. He
added, "You can get nothing out of her
which you do not put in. An Englishman
will buy bullock keep him time for his
manure, and then sell him for what he gave,
or less. Mr.. Lawes, of England, had made
experiments in feeding cattle on cotton seed
meal, and found that while given quantity
of weddings from the food was worth $27.63,
the same quantity produced from carrots and
turnips was worth only SO cents" In his
opinion, the great secret of good farming was
high feeding.
HAY REQUIRED FOR SHEEP.-One ton of
good hay is thought sufficient to keep five
sheep through the winter, by J. NJ. Smith Of
Somerset Co., Maine, who keeps about $50
fine-wOoled sheep now averaging sixty lbs.
per head. The time of feeding is about five
months. Good care and shelter are given,
and are considered very important requisites
to profit.
Another farmer of the same county, s.
Dinsmore, Esq, regards the feeding season
as 100 days, and considers 2 IA lbs. of hay
per day sufficient amount for sheep, taE.
ing the average of Aocks. By improV ements
in breeding he now clears 800 per year
extra from the same number Of sheep kept
formerly, at the same expense for feeding.
To SroP BLEEDING ON MAN OR BEAsr-
Asa kemPer, Ross county, Ohio, writes to
the american Agrieui'Urist that bleeding
from wound on man or beast may be
stopped by mixture of VIII at -four and
common salt in equal parts, bound on with
cloth. If the bleeding be profuse, use a
large quantity, say from one to three pints.
1t may be left for hours, or even days, Il ne
cessaIy. In this manner he saved the life Of
a horse which was bleeding FROM a wounded
artery; the bleeding ceased in FIVE minutes
after the application. 1t was left on three
days, when it worked loose, and was easily
removed from the wound, which very soon
healed.
FoDDERs-The scarcity and high price Of
hay in many parts of the country, owing to
the dry weather, makes it dOubly important
to be economial in its use. Racks and other
contrivances are essential to keep animals
from wasting. hay. It pays to cut up all hay
and straw and wet it before feeding.
The Canadian 4gricSlturist says the best
mode Of preventing trees being barked by
mice in winter is to keep the ground free 0i
long gra s, straw, &c. Treading down the
snow out the tree in winter is also recon-
monded.
, 1863-06-11

the farm was veiy large when the rebellion
broke out, and consequently prices have not
as yet been very much increased in the
Northern and Western States. The foreign
demand for grain increases from year to year.
and it will probably be long while before
Europe will be able to Produe ehOugh to feed
its people. The United States will he looked
to to feed the hungry poor of England, ireland
and Scotland.
Demand and supply always have and al
ways will govern and regulate the price Of
the products Of the earth. Speculation may
step in and control for time, but not long
The time has come when everything produced
by manual labor will command remunera.
tive price. Husbandry will be respected
according TO its in portance to the other indus.
trial interests Of the country, and the profits
derived therefrom.
The demand for horses for army and other
purposes is such that the prices paid for them
are from twenty-five to thirty.three per cent.
higher than the same quality Of nurses sold
for one year ago, and yet they are rising,
and will continue to rise so long as the sup
ply is inadequate TO the demand. Farmers
WuO RlNc tiielE hLteuLlOu 70 tue ThlsluR vi
good horses will find it remunerative busi-
ness for the next few years. Cattle for beef,
work and milk, though not materially higher
than one year ago, must advance cOnsidera.
bly, in price in the year to come, or we much
mistake the signs Of the times.
Those who have large stocks, or who
have the means to produce them, will do
well TO double their efforts, with a certainty
of realizing large profits. Wool, and es-
pecially the coarser grades, has not been so
high for many years as now, and il is still
rising. We have heard the opinion ex.
pressed by intelligent gentlemen, in whose
judgment in such matters we place much
confidence, that should cotton continue as
now, wool, in fair lots, will bring from eighty
cents to q dollar per pound within the com.
ing year. ..y
In these facts the farmer will not fail to
see much TO encourage him to greater exer-
tion 10 put into the InaI ket the greatest pos
sible amount Of the products Of his farm, Of
whatever kind, and wisdom would dictate to
many who are engaged in other pursuits the
proprety Of giving their best energies to the
proper cultivation Of the earth, with every
assurance Of bountifdl return.
, 1863-06-11
6ht 1armrr's Corner.
oFooning Horses.

The modern rules for feeding and groom.
ing horses, ia the Russian cavalry, are: Rise
at tour; groOm one hour with ourrycomb,
brush and rubbing cloth. Give four quarts
Of water; then give Eve pounds Of hay !;
thbnS at six, give two quarts Of oats; at
seven, water; at twelve, give one gallon
water. two quarts Of oats, and five pounds
Of hays at six PM, give water, and five
pounds Of hay groom one hour, then give
tWo quarts Of oats, and wash the legs in cold
Water, and rub till dry. Then unite the halter,
untWist il, and tie TO q certain length, in q
hard slip-knot with two half bitches.
A failure to perform all this, in the most
faithful manner, subjects the groom to severe
punishment. The horses are on parade from
eight 70 ten AN, and from two TO four
Pm. This treatIpent. and exercise, with
six quarts Of oats, and fifteen pounds Of hay
per diem, Is sufficient TO keep Ghorse in the
best condition the year round; while many
Of our farmers feed more than double that
quantity Of oats, and the same amount Of
hay, In seven months. Now, the difference
h undoubtedly our want Of system. Pre-.
else regularity in time and quantity Of feed
has much to do with the appetite and power
Of digestion. The stomach of the horse
viii contract or expand with the quantity it
receives. II i, has not power to digest
al the surplus, Il must be disgorged, either
by way Of the piloric or cardiac. In horses,
the surplus keeps up an expansion Of the
bowels' and mach 81 he excrement Is undi.
gesied nutrition. Irregular feeding makes
irregular appetite. A hungry horse eats raw.
eho1sly. swallowing much without sufficient
niasilcatioh. Here Is another loss. The
size Of the bowels 10 eject or retain their
charge should correspond with the power Of
digestion and election Of the stomach. The
horse, with proper exercise, will discharge
each meal at three different times, while
some other animals discharge three meals at
one time. This rule varies in animals Of the
same class, and explains The reason Why
some large men and horses are small eaters,
and small ones are large eaters. This may
be controlled, TO some extent, BY giving pre-
cise quantities Of food, ct regular intervals,
and regulating The exercise.
The VAIN blooded animal has an active
discharging surface or skin, while the cold
blooinf nouoBol1 no discharging pores |;
hsnos tho necessity and utility cf grooming;
he higher and warmer the blood, the more
liable 70 fever, congestion and stagnation;
and mncn depends on the condition Of the
surface 70 keep up an active circulation, as
WelI1l b n1IdIs and pals "a he exhausted
animal material. Dandruif is exhausted
animal matter, which accumulates on the
unhealthy surface, which is passed of in .
solid IN place Of nuid condition.
, 1863-06-11
The Action Of ii. IIsart. D.opsy.

This lalt named di<easa b commony preceded by r.
regular action II the heart, and dcnlt respiration
ways unEvaed Ointment and Psthe dFopsi0al patient
viii nd snccour the present relief derived from
ment invariably results In They act with such
energy The crcuaton and absorbent ystem that the
dropcal nd vani1es, and e sufferer dnds 81 the op-
tnrn1.l 2 = 1Es77 -r1fsl- =
, 1863-06-11

BEsr TME 10 Cur WHEAr.-From some
experiments made by club of ten farmers
in Chester Co., Pa, Il would seem that the
best time % cut wheat Is when the grain can
be pressed between the thumb and finger,
andleave nothing but the husk and thick pulp,
without any fluid around the edges. II cut
earlier, when there is milky substance In
the grain, there win be loss; and il later,
when the grain becomes hard, the weight per
bushel is less, and the quality is not 50 good.
In this particular case the wheat cut July I 1lth
was the best; three days before or after this
date made but little difference.
A work has been published m England
entitled The Prince Cousort's Farms.n
Il is devoted 10 . description Of the farms
and farming operations Of the late Prince
ConsoIt, af Osborne, Bdlmoral and Windsor.
The example Of Prince Albert as farmer,
and The good influence he has exerted in this
respect are well worthy Of this memorial,
and viii ever be source Of pride TO the
people Of Great Britain.
, 1863-06-11
REDUCTION IN PRICES 70
SUBSCRIBERS.

A TTENTEON IS CALLED TO THE FOL.
"A lowing list Of American and Foreign Pc.
riodicals, for which ] receive subscriptions.
Permanent arrangements having been made BY
the United States Government for the carrying
Of the mails from the Atlantic States BY steamer
four times month, am enabled to receive sub.
scriPtOns at much lower rate than formerly.
The same care and attention will Be- paid 10 t6S;
forwarding Of all packages, for which this estab.
lishment has gained such an enviabIe reputation
throughout the Pacific coast:
, 1863-06-11
GOut and Rh.umatIsm.

tItIes of me Ointment be well worked into ne eomnain.
ing parts and this pefseveFengly done for some time
Il % smear u on the skin only, u must b GOT
into the system. Take @ mtny Pills nightly win act
Of cs and all afimnlAns. When these complaints are
leaving the system. the vruence Of the complaint ne
, 1863-06-11

IN such casss he Ointment operates surely and with
the parts secied, aef they hare been f0rented with
lkeWaFm water. The purifying and curative poWen Of
marvellous ungnen have failed. Any old soFo
Of bad brCa11s min levers. ilg action y wonderful
0iandular auengI may noon be reduced By following
, 1863-06-11
THE FARMERS GUIDE

TO Scientific and Practical Agriculture,
By Henry STEPHENS, =. R s., Of Edinburgh, and the
late p Norton Professor Of Scientific Agriculture
n Yale College. New Haven. 2 vols Royal octave
1900 pages, and numerous Engnvngs
This is cOnfesedly the most complete work on AEri
culture ever published. and In order 10 give wider
circulation, the publishers have resolved 10 reduce the
price to
S. for the Two Volumes!
When sent BY mail [post paidl 10 California, Oregon
and washington, the price will be 81 To every other
part Of the Union, and to Csnada, [post paidl S6
- This is NOT the old " Book Of the Farm
Remttances for any Of the above publications should
always be addressed, post paid. to the publishers,
,a LEONARD SCOTT 4 CO.,
No. "a Gold street, New York.
, 1863-06-11
6lsrful Qualifications
Leonard Scrtt & el.'s
REPRINT OF THE
BRITISH REVIEWS
AND
BLACKWOOD'S MAGAZINE,

E0NARD SCOTT CO., New Yofk, continue to epubllSh
IL the following BRITISH PERIODICALS, viz:
/. The London Quarterly, (conservative)
Q. The Edinburgh Review, twhg)
s. The North british Review, (Free chureh)
4. The Westminster Review, CLIberal)
9. BlaekwoOd'S Edinburgh Magazine, CTOry)
These Periodicals. ably represent the srea. political parties
Great BTtain-Whg Tory and RAdlca but politics form
feature Of their character As organs Of the pro
found writer's Science Literature Morality and Religion
they stand they have eTeT stood unrVaed In the Wor Of
letters being considered indispensable 10 the scholar and the
professional while to the intelligent reader every class
hev furnish and satisfactory record Of the
rent literature OF day. thFCuout the world than pos
t.5y he obtained from any other
The receipt Of ADVANCE SHEETS from the British publish.
gives additional value these REPRINTS they
he placed the hands subscribers about as
the original editions.
, 1863-06-11
GEO. n. BELL,

CUnsCRmTIONB RECEIVED FOR NEWS
~ rap,r, 1ag1lncll and other Periodicals. circular
aIo au1nn ne most nuuu1nrt
, 1863-06-11
IIpthsrIa. liberated Sore ThrOat and QuInIsy.

The above complaints have for twenty YEAR been
treated with HoloWays Ointment and Pills with psrect
ucceae, The cures have been 90 remarkable speedy,
and numerous that these olen fatal diseases are more
easily cured BY these medcines than even the common
sore throat n taken In time.
, 1863-06-11

Sores. ulcers, and swelngSs can with certainty BE-
the complaining paris twice o. thrice day, keeping
them covered with linen rag spread with che same.
The Pills must be taken aco0rdng % the printed d.
veFance & necessary. From humane motives letters Of
advice will be answered gatntousy 10 ave carriage
The Pills and Ointment should b obtained IN the neigh
lishmenk
, 1863-06-11

n these complaints, the Ointment also acts IKE .
ehaim providing it is voFy escluay rubbed over the
Fegons Of the kdneya which 4 will penetrate and give
almost immediate relief while the Pills should be taken
iraordnary cures may be effected By this means.
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SEEING THE JOKE.

Nat II--is Government EN-
ployee and therefore, has plenty of
leisure to study ont as many Jokes as
may be necessary. When the first is
susof postage currency came to hand
after rejecting for while, he thought
that he saw a chance for moderate
sell, and accordingly started out to
find a victim. The first man that
he met was Horace " =, whom he thus
accosted:
Il say, Horace, have you seen aoy
Of the Government postage currency
notes ~
No, was the reply. is there any
thing peculiar about them2'
Yes, said Nat, rather. Three Of
them just make dollar :
"A good idea rejoined Horace, 1T
will be handy for making change
Have you got any of it with you?
Yes, replied Nat, holding out
fifty and two 'twenty-fves, three
OF them JUST tuake ooila.' y" eee,
4 see, said Horace, evidently teel-
ing sold "a pretty''good joke. Don :
say anything about it, and will get
it off on Bill T.
So providing himself with the
necessary funds, he stepped into Bill S
place Of business, and thus addressed
him, holding out the money to him:
you see there?'
'Yes + answered Bill.
well, continued Horace, those
three just make a dollar
what Of it, qGerled Bin.
why, don't you see the joke'
No
well, said Horace, after mo-
ment's pause evidently in deep hewil-
derment, chen the man that told 1t
to me must be an eternal fool.
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Baltimore and Ohio RAILROAD
RE-OPENEDi

4A4 =
This GREAT NATIONAL TBOROUGBrARE
is again open for Frefghts and Travel.
the Cars and Naebinery dcstroycd, are bi.z
replaced by NEW RUNNING ST0CK, with oil
recent inprorepen,s and as the ~
Brido,, 4 Track are aqdia in Good Condition.,
,bs veil earned reoStation 81 hin road for
spEEn SECrRfTY AND CONPORTf
vii, he more than sustained under de r,orr.ni.
za,iop Of is business
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CAUTION None are genuine unless The
words :.HoLLowAY. NEW York AND LoSDos, ]"
are discernible as Wafe,-mork in every leaf Of
the book Of directions around each pot or boz ;
the same NAV he plainly seen bp holding Die Leaf
10 The iiqht. A handsome reward will be given to
any one rendering such information as may lead
to the detection OF any party or parties counter
feitng the medicines or vending the same know
ing them to be spurious.
sxsSold at the mandatory Of Professor Hol-
loway, 80 Maiden Lane, New York, and by all
respectable Druggists and Dealers in Medicine,
throughout the civilized world, in boxes At IS
cents and 81 each.
ID There is considerable saving BY taking
the larger sizes.
B.-Directions for the guidance Of patients
in every disorder are affixed to each box.
apl5'63-ly
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commissioners Notice.
COMMISSIONERS OEFIcE, MoReASrowN, W VA

COMMISSIONERS OEFIcE MoReAsrowN, WA,
September 10th. 1863.
T EVI HAUGHT. complainant, In Chancery,
rs. III tneCuCu'l
GEO. P. WILSON. ct ais, def'ts. Court of No
nongalia County.
You are Hereby Notified, That have
syed upon the 10th. day Of OCTOBER, 1859; at
nv said Office, to audit and settlethe partnership
accounts of the firm of Fluharty and Taught,
named in said cause, and for this purpose shall
7 ascertain and report,
LIST, The Indebtedness of the said copartncr-
shin contracted prior TO, and owing, on the 18th
dav of April: 1853.
ID. When said debts were contracted and by
whom and where, when payable and by whom
paid: together with anything else deemed perth
nent BY the master or specially required BY any
of the parties.
The above points being submitted to a master
Of said Court at its August Term, 1868, in said
cause. wherein you are plaintiff and defendants,
at which time and place you are required 10 at
tend.
Given under my hand as Commissioner in
Chaucerv of the said Court the day and year
first aforesaid. l.. ): LAl ZION,
SEP l2-5w 81 90 Commissioner
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JAMES A. DAVIS,
CABINET MAKER. and 8
Undertaken.

Is prepared to manufacture and furnish to or.
der Tables, Bureaus, Bed-Steads, Wash
Stands, Wardrobes, Chairs, Collins, and
everything 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.
Morgantown, Feb. IA, '63-if.
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A NEW member rose TO make his
first speech and in his embarrassment
began to scratch his head. Well,
really exclaimed Sheridan, 'he has
got something in his head, after all.