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The Alleghanian. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1859-1865, 1864-09-29

In Town. j. Nix. Kinkead,
of CO. VI, 18th Penna. Cavalry, has been
in town Cor several days on visit. He
is looking well as usual, and bears himself
as becomes soldier.
The Alleghanian. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1859-1865, 1864-09-29

ARE You ASSESSED ?-This is a most
pertinent interrogatory just now. The
election takes place in less than two weeks,
and you must be assessed ten Gays in ad-
vance if you want to vote. Are you as
sessed If not, see to it nOw-now-
now.
The Alleghanian. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1859-1865, 1864-09-29

Our ScHooLs.-Tho Ebensburg bor-
ough schools opened on Monday, with
a fair attendance. The following are the
teachers employed Room No. l, d. b
Mahan; 2, James Oatman; 3, Miss Libbie
Roberts 4, Mrs. Clark.
The Alleghanian. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1859-1865, 1864-09-29

Ebensburg,' April Il, ls64-tf.
Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1862-1865, 1864-08-03

Fsasral UuIOn As Inevitable Il was manifest toO-ss
are .,.urodshs. he was anxious in such sYen South
arm California at least should be prepared 70 seceOe
18th the slave States Of the Atlantic coast AT tnas
time too hi, brother, now an oaSer Of his stan, was
r.,iSsD, Of Los AdgelOs, and Captain (nOv GsnerA)
Ord bad been stationed in California, and expected to
return thilher himself IN fact we believe he did and
there married Southern woman.
Who can fathom the actual motives that have inha-
eneed this nan aud the YrgnAn traitor, Thomas, to
allure he long views and OplniOns-Ofen asserted
SonvictOns-Sna 70 enrol themselves among the iniA-
nous few in the History Of Humanity, who have been
found wiling TO make War-brutl, savage War-io!
the subjugAtiOn Of the. psOps among when they had
BIRTH for the spOiauOn Of their kindrsd-tO set the
torch to the hon,s nsA which are the graves OF hef
ancestry and to become Of those who have ireited
ssryle race 10 take up srms and with the cry OF no
quarter" under the influence Of demoniAc passions,
rush to slaughter those whom they have so Otten de-
clsred wers their own peculiar conntrynen. Thess
would be patGicdss are of the worst type OF thsiE
c'sss-sush men a. DAnte'sAW Ia the abyss
AZ That L1cifer With Juias lOS iagulfs,"
the lowest place in the Inferno,
q" Farthest from HstVsn's ali elcirclpg orb"
Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1862-1865, 1864-08-03

RoBBER CAUGHT day morning, about OK
officers Seal aud Jiukns were re;u:nng from q raid
upon the thieves OF Scresmsrsvl getting The
corner of Broad and FIRST streets they overbauled
negro who had q number Of dead chickens in basket
The chickens heads had just been WruBg Cff. Whls
IL, tf6cers we're inenogAdng tie negro they htA-d
the cry of "robbers" IL on Grace street, near by
Proceeding 70 the point whence the slIrm process dcd
they fOuud the housshold Of Mr.. Thos Bouiar in m
motion, a1d we're informed that his tm kshou;e had
Just been brOEen open ard number Of chickens stolen
The captured negro urned oct be dr.. BtudArs boy
Isaac, and the chickens Mr. BoSdas proper ". I,ssc
was brought before the Mayor at nine O'clock, who or
dered him thirty nine lsshes.
Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1862-1865, 1864-08-03
Beyond the Border

We are Wibcus authentic intelligence from that mys-
ssrous army Operating in the Valley Of the Shenandoah
Whittier is going, what it is GOirg ard what will be
~ fate, q1esiODs which we, in common with many
Other no less curious than ourselves would very much
Ike 70 hear answered bus lt the Importance OF its
mission s sUch that ohesrfuy fJregO she gra.iheR-
dOl Of our curiosity.
Ii the present moTemen. means invasion, then are
We prepared to see that aVincibe army gather if pos
Ale fruits substantial than those with which /.
came burthened 10 Virginia Apart from the realities
Of uccess and OF BATHS crowned with victories there
Is in this movement something suFEemely cheering for
or people. For the oontuuely with Whio cur inva.
sons Of Nor.her territory ha7s hitherto been treated
siuipAntec nov o. ,e: fear and Plle L s pleasant
20 read TIE speeuAOls Of IN Northern press upon the
,'saf.y Of the N.tiOnal Capital" AID in tie same
light to detect tie unmistskabls symptoms of fright
and diI1ay. Hardly have their last words Of grAuia-
don, for their timely deEv from the "audaeOus
Rebels" died away when they are egain dseing Tor
afsty before the same mighty sword which emots
hsm. carrying ave and terror among them.
Whatever be the mission Of the army in the Valley,
whether It's track, this tina viii be marked By havoc
and devastation, whether in the recent INVASION it
reun 20 Virginia, loaded With glory and plumber
without the subs antal adjunct Of permanent sue
0ses il viii have enough when It has thrown the entire
North IN sclre not excepting the sounOsnt engineer
Of the APPonattOG, who, Ne sTPehend ~ill this time
ind the mOVemGn through the ''bask-door" Of Wash
ngion greater StAr TO Bis diAbOloAl min ngs, than
she les. cOnsuue ed sSEOuasls, got up With slths
quiIemsnts Of the soiense.
We accept the sesr,sy and seeufi which attended
She movements Of that army earnest Of complete
spee'ss ia tie iu.uTe N3 word Of repToaeh should
Be raised that in the dark to is movements;
TAtE lee rejoice that euemy Is again Oied and
EioSed and the very seoresy Of our movements re-
'aiing Ia the sudden appearance Of large besieging
army before Washington scarce month since bat
- 70 70 GIpO,s The eharlAisDism Of the man Who
declared TIA. be would SIGHT out the battle cline,
! L took him Ell summer"
Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1862-1865, 1864-08-03
stOnsman and other Yankee Raiders

Tie Yankee General S.oaemaa, captured near
dlooD Is one Of the VeEisst bruts5 o. the old Teguhr
army Of the United States BE wa rattsnoan on the
So qushanns River from the interior OF Pennsylvania
bsfore be went to West Point and always remained
sOugb, vulgar, eoarse-fesling allow with Cd deal
a physical vigor officer Of DagOOns About the
Outburst Of the Revolution he took occasion ash
Rgion 20 be nsOlsat Southern officers for rssignng
- thought he could do 30 At the with personal
inpunisy under the shadow OF the Republican Regime
iusS iusuguratsd. He is We believe, the Senior NJ n
Gsnsral Of the Cavalry Of the Yankee Army. Is
capture With hat of so many OF bis command is i'm
pOrtAnL and with Iheseve loss Indicted on Wilson and
Spears KauE and Sheridan Ia the last raids against
Virginia Railroads, vii, be v,Iy APP to cure Yankee
OOnnAsdsrs-in-0hiei Of such operations. they have
sll come TO grief in quick succession.
s,Onemsn, Is viii 10 remembered, vas the pioneer,
a. sast Asr GriersOg, Of Yankee raiders BE Is the
asn who esreered over portion Of Virginia during
he ChancsllOrsvls campaign. breathing rnichisved
desiFuStio 20 railroads and uninterrupted capture TO
The Conisdsrsts Capital Richmond, for = moment,
als alarmed By tie spgrOach OF unace asomsd as4a
ants as moment when TIE dss.nies Of our army Oh
tie Rs2PAhAnnOek were unsettled; out only ridCuie
saAEy attended the Insignificant performances which
ll45AaLe0 oaOlcmAls IuOlleut QemOu6Lallo18. Az
tde North the afFr considered brilliant exploit.
1. Wa asserted that Lse's mmunicAiORs had been
thsroughly destroyed, aud il even announced by
sxsabs preachers enthusiastic eonVentoe5 that the
aeree lnkse horssnan had captured this ety--Wh9h
would, indeed have Been a. o6set 20 Rockers defeat
Balls we're Iu9g and blue lights burnt in honor Of the
noied Vc.Ory; but al for nothing, is turned out
And 60 S,onemln subsidized for time and gave place TO
equally unsuccessful and unfortunate successors
rs Georgia esoApAds W pSCblbly put An eE.inguisher
On him.
Nor does II that the late YAnkse operations in
thas quarter have bad any very decided result Per
hapd not even much attended similar enterprises
4 ais State Siaes the tremendous blows received by
Sheridan and his fellows they no longer 90 about Ike
caring lions. They have become - dOcils lambs /;
although they actually did accomplish something Bu,
IA Georgh, the Yankee raiders to have done lit
do, ezosP to burn feF cars and tear up some miles
o. railway; al Of which viii hardly eORpsnsats for
the loss incurred. Sujh damage can be- repaired in
very few dAys; indeed it ID already announced that the
gre raining through from KaoOn % Atlanta; asd
tslsgrsi bic communicated is Tss:oEei.
Thus far Shermsns rAding enterprises have failed IS
totally Ini perhaps less disasrousy shan GrAntA
Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1862-1865, 1864-08-03
aIlzuRI oT. rae soHooNER ooMMERoE
8 DIED.

on the Cd Instant at the redence fher husband Sd street.
after painful which with CHI sAn for-
tnds, hrs. nAAY J. PEITlS, allie " Robert h. PettiS.
take place the residence he's hutbsnd
day he o'clock, p. n Her Hitnds EtquEE-
tAnses q invited attend EItaout further notice.
August 3D. y Phoil fever resiienoe Of his uncle, B.
Tucker, oth anklin Grveu, FRANK EDGAR
TUCkEs Of Vst A. Tucker, aged II AID months.
.uVs OF city Of AsIagto
ed DsmvLts lst Maryland Battery. hs remains
taken 80 S.lem, koRnCke oJuGty, ioT intel ment.
morning 2d Inst, received In battle
TN June las DOUGLASS GRAY, in the Sath yeT Of hI
age.
His funeral viii lake place this (wEDNEsDAY) afternoon Al
o'clock, residence Of his bIoIherLAW b. Bn
srve, franklin His nsnds AMI uAintanots
those Of the fanny Invited 20 attend. -
Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1862-1865, 1864-08-03
Patrinidaa

Major General ElSsrd Ohio Cressap Ord rose
upon the surface Of the chaos recently SAsSd BY che
appearance Of our troops in Maryland and he battle R
he AouOOaoy, As the federal commander WhOse potent
baton TO reduce ell once more to order in Mary
Land. In connection NTH this officer, We learn
some ss thai would appear 20 belong the history Of
S' anes- We assured By one who knew him well at
"s't Point, aad subsequently, ia the army that Gen.
Ofd vas formerly Of strong southern sfioitss 81 vii
&c oslisF understood frOA toe believing cUeurtenes;
In lisa ae eAlsd q. the lodgings, Ia Washington, Of
sac Informant hsn under orders for service IN OaI
ioFliaA- aud urged upon the latter. TO seek to be
stltonsd In Los ATgslo to the snd ,hst the iraisnee
Efsehsd 70 an important stat POst on M gh be broush,
W bear there 70 build up and eO0fo data among hsna
Fs Ca'OFniAns aud other ez us Of thar agrieol,u Al
sseOa Of the siAse saVsEy parry to cooperate with
ne PFsssat lVehOldng States uhonsOevsr they should
''OSnbe that the day for secession had arrived Tn
vas voluntary SCI the part Of General then Cap
taiR, Ord he appeared 70 have the matter much at
ssEFt and evidently regarded the dissolution Of the
Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1862-1865, 1864-08-03
TIE REVISED SCHEDULE.

Pie Commissioners Of Appraisement" in their let
Tar TO the Secretary of War, dated st inst, say:
"As the immediate wants OF the army being pro.
yidgd for aud vigorous Efforts re Inflated to reduce
the currency and reinstate public credit We are DIS
posed 70 accept the recent Manifestations Of public
opinion in regard to prices as the strongest assurance
that, in iu.uTe Adequate supplies can be secured on
AZ the press the public and the farmers in part have
ALL united in condemning our rate 90 too high, We,
therefore DYER to what seems TO be the general de-
sire and propose the following prices
| Having adopted the Schedules Tor May and June
ast in accordance with the clearly manifested wishes
of ths pecpe We have thought advisable, aud proper
20 stimulate the sale and delivery Oh small gram &c,
now so much needed TO be Indispensable, BY adVanc
log the price Of Whest aour, corn, corn meal osts and
nav deliverable in tie month Of August
Therefore, we pace the price OF wheat at $3.50 per
bushel and correspOndu advance OF 90 per cent On
all the grads of -four m-offAl and assess
At SO ser bushe and corn meal al $3.50 per busbsl -
ala and bay per hundred pounds, unOsd at So and al
Al psr hundred pounds-bSlsd east Of the b ue Ridge
and delivered during the month Of August
Railroad iron not being included in the Government
contacts with the iron manufactures, should not base
been advanced in our las. Schedules. So We readoP
our old valuation Tor railroad iron, and put the pics At
$3.50 per ton.
TIE foregoing are to be the prices Of wheat, R,ur,
mil 6ffL corn, and meal oats, hay, aud ranroad
iron delivered during the month of August.
In September propose 10 adops simply the former
Schedules for May aud june with Ihe eXce ton OF the
assessment upon railroad iron, which wish TO
tinus a. $40 per ton, during th, month Of Sep
TENDER.
We also re adopt the revision Of our february and
March schsdule in references to the .essment Of
horses a. published in our July Schedule.
We trust that the people in those counties who have
recently, in public meetings. s1pnssed their veas in
favor Of Low prices, will now, since all imPedimenIs
have been removed periodically lead out in tender
ing and selling both the Government and 70 the peo
pie all they can spRre al Schedule rates
Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1862-1865, 1864-08-03

oGDESs CAsE.-The fpsskiCg in the og len have hiS
carcass cas-, Wa concluded Judge court
on Monday, Mr.. Lyons winding up WITH IN GRAFTON Of
four b. u in favor Of the discharge OF the petitioner.
There have been twelve hours of speaking in this mat
tei-hree hours by NJ. Randolph five By the district
attorney, M. AylsIt, and TOUR Dy Mr. Lyons. cart
load OF books have been read, from aner Giotols 10
Websters otionary, but it is believed that no refer
elces have been given MAT we're not before am ar
20 the learned Judgs as household words so very re-
Peatedy has his Honor travelled the hGbsas corpus road
since ttis cGuol Sill, that the references were
familiar, no reason why council on either side, the
case once begun should lot make them ind, ed, Gc-
coIdirg custom, they were bound to do it-bound
20 argue the as ii it bran new and the like
mad never been heard Of before. Nov tina. the lopg
speaking is Ovr the Judge must, Of necessity, deliver
long deccn-so long taal it cannot be prep red in
day. He must cover in it al the grtuld gcRe over
Oy the lawyers. He WI probably deliver his opiniou
ia the OF We,k, and decide, far as he ID
concerned the fate Of the eminent ragediAR, Ogden.
We think il would have been as well for Mr.. d den
10 have submitted his Wthtu all these weary
Of speaking; but be Ihorglt otherwise.
Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1862-1865, 1864-08-03

Ez-9oTERSoR LErcHER.-Ths Lexington z,1c
saes that several gentlemen mindful Of the fact that
Governor LsOher during his tenn OF ofje, was eon.
PEELED, from the ioadeqiacy of his salary, to make
heavy drsughts upon his private estate have proposed
10 the people Of Roekbridge to reimburse Gov L. as
far az possible for his recent lsses visited upon him By
the enemy. ISs,szPeetsd that the people will cordi'
ally unite in this tfJTt
AprOpos, Il was stated TO Us a short time SINCE that
several gentlemen we're in conversation near the Ger
tral Depot in this city, when it was suggested that
the people Of Richmond should do something towards
rebuilding Gov. LIE cher'J residence One Of the pa.
ty offered to subscribe IS 900, if any other per-
son present would do likewise. No one seemed
bic willing to do so, and the prOpossr, Of course
retained his money. II any Of our ctz,ls are EbeI-
ally disposed toward Gov. Lscher they can easily find
say of subscribing to the fund ropOsed to be raise
or bis hens6t
Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1862-1865, 1864-08-03

HAIBoaRa DEsEkIERs.-kTs. May B. Yates was,
on yesterday, sent down from DsOve, to Go examined
on the charge Of harboring deserrrs She was turned
over to commissioner Sands
Mrs. Yates was examined before the commissioner at
eleven Ol'ck, and sent to Judge HALLIBURTON for
trial. 1t seems that in0he loft of her house, near Dal
vile, she Lad cuddy, or secret closet in which, for
great length of me she had been COlcealing her tao
sons in law, who were dsser.ers.
Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1862-1865, 1864-08-03

psy 1850 for the appreciation and delivery In
RlhmoBd, Ing thatI get em the following
slaves, TO wit:
10 &L0N yellow maa about ~ years oil tolerAbe
pener and blacksmith, Isssd UhrisanEburg
LEWIS, black ~ years old, purchased
BTo0de hendr sonSile, u JOSHUA, black,
raised by walter Goes Of PyTGBiS county,
rather lOoE JACK Abtu. 10 oil,
black aud sp bougat OF p }. Stern, OF ksegn, N u JAM,
BACK about 81 - od, raised In hyAnd 10 tall and
likely. WILLIAM brown skn boy, GbUuJ ~ ~
old raised In city, Owned b. r. J. Sampson,
the Richmond D4nyile depot ELlJAH, Of
complexion, 80 years Old raised vile,
aud cool; both OF his legs sSolsn at
he le SALLY uulagto g Aboa, IS old, raised
Ia oudon county VI NJ Lss tall and enC
with long h. hARhlEr 10 or ~ DID, akin,
Eilh = bushy head VI HAIR
They s my LHnsnturg about the last Of june with
the Wilson rAidRg party rW pay the above
aus -Sw Ell sFoKEs
Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1862-1865, 1864-08-03
The Postmaster was told that bic buildings would be
bdDned he kept any more Govern nent property In
1ryrAr OF CURaY's aAss OF eurR1LIAs.


The Postmaster was told that bic buildings would be
bdDned If he kept any more Govern nent properly In
them, ~
'DEEEKr OF CURRY's GANG OF GUERILLAs.
LoUlsvnLE KT, July ash, 1854 The Nashville
Union says that Monday night Captain BRAKEMAN, Of
Colonel Stokes Tenne cavalry, attacked Pomp Cur
rvs gang OF guerss in D, K no county, routing than
and killing Curry and Ave Of his men. Curry was q
noted guerilla, aud long terror TO East Tennessee
DR GILPIN NOT KILLED.
LOUISVILLE. KY, July 20, 1854 Yesterdays state
ment OF The kilt Of DE- yililn was incorrect The
report arose from MS having had some difficulty with
soldier AID this was migGi6sd iGtO collision which
did not oeeur.
PERMISSION TO BRING COTTON TO MEMPHIS.
kENPHIs, July 81, 1894 General WAshDurhe has
Issued that all persons Of West Tennessee and
Mississippi aving eotto, viii be permitted 10 bring
to Memphis aud is With The government quarter
master u c to such dhpOsit,on as may hereafter be
ma ie the artermsster giving receipt ID reior. y
cotton bougat and posed OF any other way will be
ooL6 Gated 10 the us OF tue govern nent.
sEzUKB OF. THE SCHOONER ooNMERcE.
FoRFAEss MONRoE, July IS 1864 Tho schooner
Commerce Ess seized IN Hampton kOIds yesterday at
ternOon by Proves. Marshal TOWson. The scbcoaeI
contained coDGGband goods from Yorktown, takCr
from that place Wnen il was evacuated. .
Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1862-1865, 1864-08-03
TEE CITY.


T HIlyY RoBpTRx BY A SMALL NrGRo.-Last We'd
nesday night, at one o'clock, Mr.. VIM. e. Taylor,
employee of tie Dsnvils Railroad, came down from
DahvAe He had in his charge large package OF old
Issue, amounting in current funds to 81 sl6. When
the train reached the depot be accidentally eft'the
money lying 10 the mil-car, and did not think OF it
until the next morning, when going to search for it. Is
was found to have disappeared. No one was believed
to have been on the train except Robert L'ney, small
negro boy whose business to sweep out the cars
after the arrival of every train. Mr.. Taylor suspecng
that this boy knew something Of the money, sought
him cut and Intercepted him the subject, when he
confessed that be had stolen It on the previous night
and had that morning taken 1t to bis mother free
negro who lives in Manchester near S zM's Tavern.
Mr.. Taylor went Immediately to this woman, who,
after long time and being confronted with the boy
contested that she had received the money, but said
that she had given it TO one William, slave, who lived
at Walkers f.hery, mile bJ.W Manchester. The
matter was then pus into the hands Of The police, who
arrested William, and found auovg his "hiDgs" all Of
| the stolen money exO,pt $3.50.
The case Was before the Mayor yesterday morning
but in the absence of tho principal Witness il was pos
poned till to-d4y.
Robert Lauey, thu thief, Is not mOrs than IA years
ofsge. l
Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1862-1865, 1864-08-03

RAILROAD ACOlD'ST.-AOPday night, as the dowu
fright train on the D4n'ie Road approaching the
SO post aspTead" of the track Occarred by which
three freight cars were thrown of and considerably
smashed up. Afer delay of hour. everJthiug ex-
cspt the three cars was go into order again and the
train reached the city without further mishsp. The
three freight cars were tumbled aside and le for the
present No lives were lost and nobody hurt.
Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1862-1865, 1864-08-03
FROM GEORGIA.


Macon, August 2. 1854. Trains from Atlanta arrive
and depart regularly on tins Affairs there wear the
usuAl aspect. The Smelling yesterday did no damage
The Yankees have apparently abandoned their advance
across the Georgia Ia lroad and massng on their
centre and right, endeas orpg to work down between
the city and the river The raiders who cut the Macon
and Weston Railroad we're driven towards Newman by
Jackson's aud Harrison's Cavalry. Their advance
reached Ntwnau just after the arrival of the train
carrying ROddey's command to Atlanta. he attacked
them in 'front.' aud the pursuers coming up. the Yankees
broke and Asd, leaving about 500 prisoners, all their
artillery, Six pieces and 700 horses cur hands The
rest sought to efcIpe the Ohattahoochee and II
was supposed they would be taken. Three pieces Of
artillery taken from Stoneman have been brought here.
Six hundred horses, and eight hundred mules re-
ported to have been captured from the sans Gov.
Brown left this morning for Atlanta The militia who
are pouring in are being sent rapidly to Aasnta.
lsIooSD DEtPAToH.
ATLANTA, Aug. S.-Al quiet around the Hnss this
morning. The sutmy sbelled the city for half hou,
last evening our army much elAted s. the defeat Of
the raiders in their rear. The enemy is still msssiDg
towards orr lett. et
Nashville papers OF The ash mention The death o.
Mcpherson. -. =.
The Yankees estimate their losses In the battle Of the
22d q. $500. Gearys, Wards, Williams', MeCooks
NewtoL's, J0hnsons, and Thona,' Federal division
we're engaged.
A special 10 the New York 7ims, Of the 27Eb, tayi
that Morgan has jOred Early and Breckenridge.
SsratOr Mallory, Of Ky, was killed BY soldier OF
the 27h .... .
Edwin Poscha E lltor Of the Nashville press vai
arrested on the 26 IT,, and gave bond in the Gum e
IS 600.
Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1862-1865, 1864-08-03

Swirl JUsIICL-Yesterdly morning free negro,
named John Pug, was caught in the act Of stealing four
salt shRd from hucksier 10 the 81 Market He was
brought before The Mayor, who ordered him SO ashe
and sent him to WoTk on the batteries.
Mr.. WOosten, rising young Mayors Court lawyer,
Who was retained 10 the clse er s had been decided
made an ntsctuA eIrt to get the Mayor TO rip it up
again.
Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1862-1865, 1864-08-03

Pic lack THIEI. -R' P.ermsu, well grown white
youth ned before the May yesterday morning
for sterling pig IRON from the Tredegar Works and ssnt
on to the Hastings o;urt. It that Pierman and
other vagAbonds are in the habit of throwing quaint
ties of the Tredegar iron int the canal during tue day,
aud going into the canal under the pretencs OF Wash
at night and fishing it out. About tue bred weight
Of stolen non was found in Piermap's house.
Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1862-1865, 1864-08-03

DIsrREssISs.-Ths Lexington Gazette, after noticing
the recent destruction OF the deposits, etc. of the
sauntOn banks, BY the burning of car on the Rich
mOnd and DlnVille railroad, pays:
Private letters from Stanton inform Us that almost
every family in the place 10 or lees Effected d
ree'ly by this terrible caasFophe and that several
gentlemen who hsd nearly their whole property invest
ed 10 the stock of these banks be reduced from
comfortable crenmstancas 70 pnvarty
Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1862-1865, 1864-08-03

LIBERvL DOHArIOs.-Mr. Geo. Wilson, formerly Of
Npr IL has imported and presented to the orphans OF
the Asylum on Leigh street, thirty straw hats. The
present seasonable and mlch needed, and will con-
tribute greatly to the comfort Of the children.