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NEwsPArxR OoaazsfonD1xf Killed
IN BA1rIx.-Ws regret TO learn that nr.
W. g. ehsnks, correspondent of she New
York Herald. Lost his life IN the battls pf
Ressea. The private Telegram eo0nuni-
eating this intslligence. ssys he vas
KILLED instantly in Logau's brsastworks,
on Sunday Gin. ComnsrciaI-
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- The 6ping6slde{ 1fass.) Repabi:
Ieaasnys list ~ bsst dsss6sd |Wouna e
that city does not Nesr single artis'S
not produced and made il America
TSsp6llo weman that. Nov tSh - nov
il il with the ma0 Who wears the most
|.beoonipg dress. We shouldn't woader
il be vas doing the same sort Of thing.
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AThe non-commissioned staff Of the
45sh regiment was appointed yesterday BY
Col. Bersman. ss. ~
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PneDUOE, PnevisIoNs, 90. .
csrsssssa y GApFoRp : CO.. Produce Dea.es.

= ! = H
Usl1ssts1 - GAYLORD CO.. Prslaee Dealers.
rloua-superAue, - % i bbI; spriag Exts, 10
Fall Extra 90 10 90 Reps 90.
WREAI-spsinf. s. % to Is; Fab, ! Is Y bush.
CoaH Mnair-o4 80 p 100 r.
Ooss-Nev 6 Ola sc = bsshsl
RTH-o6 bush.
OAfss-6Sc bush. = ssf
6nnRH ATx11D-eoc9uo o.
Yo9AfoDs-560Doe.
8s+1nzcoInua, I6c Choice. lse.
i oxss- 81 oavsry scarce.
LAfp-l21<@lsc.
s1eULDeRs--1oc = b.
Sprs-1ac q p.
Aaxs-l4c , 3: Sugar Cured do, Isc.
Wm1s esAns-Cemmon TO Good. q so0H - Rrine
-zALl0w-gl<c. as tsse
], nAs-T,nssly 90 sseaa % s.,sA, - - Pr.hss.
HIsn-Dsy Pint. iscs Dry sassa II, oanssy M
prics Green. !; Green 6hssp fsl@s IS to = o.
sssns-nmothy, = % Fisx. - - ~ ~ HunoEtan
BIu c4rns-sa O, % = % eso.. $
eaEsn-S6 % to = % y 1oa ezussye
Woosr-Spctuxy fohu washed, 6e<D06c; Unwashed o.
third on Fine fleece, 90 to dc5 Medium d. IS to Co.
r.s No. - e . = nsss HI
<as sss,, u -. ~
yp1 IfpeA, tec % O. sfssF
0our, X112S Is 70 a.
ID zb1Osos2A 49, III
n 1&4s4papa353< q ssssses
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: 4 &c o.
LQ1Hy.
IDha aloa De MH = o -
IODINE WATER.
ura YonA.a a

WsE Y0n&i A.
Iodine Watr acts upoa ~ Heart, Liver, Ki4nsyA -
essttve 0FUnas, - 01anAnlae 1ystsm.
Tbs seocsm whicA ~ atasode1 the 90 u TIL N09
= paisaEs psaet3cA - H. achievement u mseas -
th6eisy, sahae - 70 rseponsn1ia 10 - vaee111oo
!: :
oain 1B9eas, WsaRA Hv6s, end Kt1nsy Ussenss. ~
voss Aatctsoaa. NssraieA khsansstsm. Dyspspssa -
nifty, eypAfh, -.
Physslaas ny fssy upon the uuifnsm strength q
lodins Wat9 . containing threeQuaStR grains p9ss
Isaiss u saeh1ud unnn DsuUNofH, - ssassse 1900
sssd II \ not iiable to decoo position nsr oatansouSy
formed Inequalities: neither n the Iodine oxyEed mo-
ne.xalissd By connstion With any ingredient rendef
ting th soiuton supssos to any other nsehod Of sxhi
ling Iodine.
used0 e1Gn1 4sdsrtnsns wca 0hy ~ ptUlssaion.
Price ous dol pr bottle On receipt u ave dollars
six bottles dsiv@sd 5rss BY express to any aAdrsa.
Beware o< CbautsFe1ts end limitations which up9nf
pied dealers sndcayor 70 daposs Of reputation
Bee ignatsre and taAeapark 1.-THE Greek word hsad
Ing this advertisementJ upon the labels and wrappers
each bottle, without which none IL genuine.
Circulars gratis.
Dr.. II. AEDERe 4 CO,
Physeians and Chemists
may3dAwom No. ~ Broadway, Hew York
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- RsaA she Tesssmsnt
PmtapnSxI.. Feb ise&
Dear Ssy.-l have been . sufferer frvn that me@1
hid dsesss, Dyspepsia for years. bat aftes
wing the one boz u 4 u STAMPS l1is which par
chased II yoa thres weeks ago. fri bad
tered inte . fe-my ssp-ssi heailA ~ improved
my sppraee - tatsaFd - Asexpfh<s IGs<i like !
new ssh- lake pysavnre In recommending them the
ae s f* q. +. toRBKS
No. lsl Chestnut st. PhiladeiphlA
Price tIno Box Sold BY Druggists every wher~-
JOHN J. KRONER Prfneip&i Asrni
\ epH1dxv6u toaCh~vssnt -, PhSia6~apAAA.
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4 a.AS,,sn, c.sa.s !, c.A&as. '

Few aware Of tie importance u checkiug CoagA
sIssHr CoLD in III Hrst ssaxr that which in the begin
ming woaid yield 70 mild remedy, neglected. sooa ~
tseks the lungs Browns nfonchiaI Trochrs- give
sss- ndAlAsost mneiste rsiieG military olo~es and
eodis shoa1 h1Ss th1 = Trey In ~ eaffxSdt h tbs
pocket and taken - cccasion requires. mAy6-dAw
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diseases Of the Nervous,
~ Seminal, Urinary and sexual Sys.
t0mnD-0s md re1knhte treafnneafln r~rrxN " III
Howskp Asseczkr1osSenf by msii in scaled letter
vsloia, IRE u charge Address, d. J. SxuIs ogsHros
"Reminiscences. No. , sOulA Nina e~rst rlkaad@l
phia. Pa swidkviy
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THE CITY.

NJ A Conros1ros is wasted At this
Office. : at's sFista b +
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,II,sA. 1910 LOAN.
First 1gattonal Bank
~sHg OF KROKiUK.s
DMg1sa Dsposisosy u y. Unikd stsss, ssd saf4sis
rassa d0n Agsnt Tor khs
5000 ssse4 49,
s@sss - s

This max viii recefve subscriptions To the NAt50ua
fcnKprty Loan and furnish eitA{r coupea q rexesr
bdoA = III eutserib<f 10y prss3r. -
fhS liam anthorixed by An ri a Coure apVrovss
March a 1854 y rede<ahSe afte3 md payoA1s fey
yeas azr n41 md beav tnfeyes1 ths rnss a Ne E
centun pef anAum. ~ cpfn, payable annaal1y % 6Gn
hsAxIred dDllnxI nnA 1si -anaea1H N bo
that auDoanf.
TIE bcndB m dated Marrh sfIls6A md sufecfbsss
viii ~ reqsrcd pay IN additions 10 the pFfncA u ~
bsBd ~ interest coin equfsalent
until further notice u0 - cnilvd States Hssioaa
Bank notes. sith hfty PER c@ht premium add~d) from
M8rSh La - the date of suhnezipftDn- s8S8
The Coupon Don< - this lan Ire rssdy for delivery
md ReeistzsA Deadb WI ~ eel ~ before the 3osA
April
Resnittanees fur Subscription NAKED c. FIRST NJ
uonal nAnk Kepkak may he sent by the American IN
prc.s Company p this Bark free u charge
Banks ard Bankers will allowed consnisxiop on Il
suhsaipetons sent 70 the once.
w. a. McGAyfc. Presr
II K Law CsshS~r .nr4-1u
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WV THOMPSON = co.
II n r. - 80.
Corner - nai. snA second streets.
Nss A& KBokgK, IOWA. *sss-r
paairn m9
Ixshalg, GsA, IilvtT, sld lsak As>Da
Gsvsrnnsns TsscAsss.
Q1AStee0ostsr's DsaSts ana
ray anA DSaasy Certificates
FUaCHASED Az DEsT 1ArEs.
saase, ossssg an CITY IsAesteasess Purchased.
wsbay Exchange. n.a. collections sad draw direct
al parts u nuD@-
~04s sSes<n Deabess no Ssfsrss. Usaes1su
nen - soss 1sustsidsea 0nrsSss. spr9 dly
EIRsT NATIONAL BANK OF
= KE0KUK-
sabscrtptssa Agents Ter f.e
1o-4o Lo a n!
CIRCULAR Soa
n 1ssssssi sasks sssasSss< 70 -se<s.s s,.sss .. -
.ssss - is-As sss<s = y sssss< s~Asr ~ Id q
nnsssss DEyaKfxrss, April ID, 1884
el; Representation hssing been made that ssAscs1p
to1 70 the tenfo4ty hnds wiz be iitsas b. the i~sus
of bonds driving ntre<t from the date Of sulspsos
and deposit have snfhosix~d bonds be Issued and
ycu vii In fturs, TENDER 10 porties wiu1ng 70 bsz,
for te0ofy L1s th~ option Of paying the accrued In
terest presyih in the third paragraph of my fnstxpe
ecU u Assrh 1sth 20 r<csive b1s.s rHvinx fnfefes
fn o. dase Il ss&rr1ton and dcroxt n the laftes
prrfar~d the cate from which Interest will accru~
4eoupen bondx viii BE- stamped dysu tbs nrsA csupss
wiling due THEREAFTER and il registered bons sucA III.
will be written In the holy N III k$nd. ees@
In computing accrued fntsrv~t VII Include the ay
on hirh Tie boi il issud, asAAeE March lsA - xx
efaie the day which the deposit naieshs inssres
teSAs ~ Prtc-s fxbkcs q Us dzys II ~ vel
/ Very rcspecsfaliy sP. CHASE
~ EccFes3xy of IL Treasury
10 First National Bank, keokuk- Apfi52m
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Cash DYspKrsaa or slxsxxx YRsks' sssspaxc, CUE
II GER sax o. Z. n. xaARt;s cxsxzAAsse PuGA
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The Expedition under Col
Wells.

WAsHINGToN, Dec. 21.-An expedi-
ton tu cooperate with Gen. Aserlll, con-
sl.'iirg of two regiments OF Infantry, four
hunured cavalry, battery oi SIX guns,
the iorGe numbering fourteen hundred IN
all, under command Vi Col. Geo. ID. Weils,
Of the 34ih Massachusetts infantry, return
ed to HArpers Ferry without the loss oil
= man, alter penetrating to Harrisonburs
where AveriI had finished his work.
Alter Wells hal accomplished his di'
version strictly sccordlng TO orders, he
found himself confronted by seven hun
dred to one thous md OF Lee forces with
Gen. Ra~sens brigade aud part OF Stuart :
cavalry in his rear at Front Royal. By
clever strategy and forced marches he es
capped the former and avoided the latter
forces, and reached this point with hi'
men and munition unharmed.
So desperate at one time seemed the
chances Of the expedition that the rcbel'
in Winchester offered bets that not MAI
would return. One hundred rebel prison
crS wore safely brol5ht of.
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Mysterious Abduction of n
Young Lady-A Reign of
Terror ian Illinois.

The Springfield llll) Journal gives
the following particulars OF a singular al
tair:
A private letter from lady at Rich
view, Washington county, N this Stale,
gives the particulars ol most mysterious
outrage which WAS perpetrated ut the resi-
dence OF Mr.. NJ. y. Linton, residing
about four miles from Rlchview, on the
night of the 9th inst. ~
The writer says that party of thir-
teen men, disguised by hanukerchleis
tied over the lower part of their face. and
armed with navy revolvers, presented
themselves ut MIR. Liatom house about
half past two o'clock at night aud deman-
dei adnitttnce. When refused they
thre iened 10 break dowa the door. The
SPOKESMAN OF tue party was recognized as
il m.n who had td.en supper at Mr.. Llu-
IONS tile SAME evenlns under preteuce y.
having lost his way 10 Haye.ton, the
next town. . -s"f-
| When admitted the party demanded
Gincvra, a daughter OF Mr. Llutous by
former marriage, Il beautiful aud amiab. c
girl ot sixteen years VI age, who had Jus'
returned huuIe from il boarding schvui IL
Ohio. She having just ruI down STAIRS tt
see what wIS the matter, was setZed ny
three ruff aud told that she must Z,
with them, dead or alive. ller father wa:
totally unaruned and powerle,s to detent
her The g.rl WIS dragged to her room
aud after having been allowed to dres
herself, was foreIbly carried u a bugg,
and driven off As she War burne out a
the door, she turned towards her father
raised her hands and exclaime1 -
COLI
\ party of eight men were left to guar
the house till daylight. To prevent an
. alarm being given. DURING the nigh
they paced around Tho house, knockiI < I;
the door, looking in at the wtsdow, rat
tliug 1T the ga: ), aud haunting the wretch
; ed inmates oy asking how they liked ev,
: ming calls, et... Nucrle h Is been ubtaine
to the abductors, or to the course take
5 by them, although Il stranger. whom Vi
Linton met at u store III EichyIew u
9 same day is suspected to have been one
i, them. Another statement is to the effe
: that a woman who had been prowiiI
around the neig ghborhsod for some tin
past was one oil the abduvting party.
Mr. Linton is Qiakcr by proicssio
and it was we'll known that he was unarn
c cd.
) For some time past perfect reign
terror has prevailed in the region reler'
= to above 1t was within few mics
the same nci shborhood (at Ashley tn
;. Il number OF robberics were perpstrat
recently OF which we gave some account
=. couple Uf weeks ago.
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From Washington.

WAsHlNGToN, Dee. 29.-The Prcsi-
dent and Secretary of War returned to-
nigh: from short visit to the cncamp-
ment of the rebel prisoners ut Point
Lookout. 1t is understood they satisfied
themselves that no less than one thous-
and or about tenth Of the whole num-
Der are ready to enter the service OF the
United States.
The President of the Western Sanitary
Commission, Mr.. Yeatman, has been here
Tor the purpose Of representing to the au-
thoritics the needy and suffering condi-
tiun of ireemon on the Mississippi, and
urging the immediate adoption ol meas
ures iur their reliei. 1t Is understood he
has been directed in conjunction with IA
special agent OF the Treasury Departnlen,
Mr.. Mcllin, TO make thorough inspec-
tion Of the abandoned plantations under
lease, and report to Washington. He leii
here yesterday.
Adjutant General Thomas reports thai
Col. Iawkins's brigade OF fise Thousand
colored soldiers, at M.l.ikcm's Bend, i:
in excellent condition, and its command
er AYERS it can whip any nve thuusanc
rebels now in arms. General Thoma:
thinks by spring there will not only b,
negroes enough in the field TO guard tn,
banks of tie Mississippi its whole length
but also to give large surplus Tor du
ties at other points .; in the field.
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Arrival OF talc steamer q iri.


Sr. JOINS, y. h., Dec. 2S.-The steam
er Adriatic, from Galway z2uu, a,rNsJ
here at three y riVck this L.ternoVa. iieI
oates are i've days Later than tnvae py the
CITY vi Manchester.
Inc UoEeru,nent employees at Sheer
nees who as,lstei IN IL t.us out the iitp-
pahannock Tor the rsueIs, nave nesn u.s-
rnar5eu 1vr violating the neutrality law
Ine naaies of parsoas serving oa ANY
icUsI Nesseis who beiuHS to the naval re-
serve are ordered To Dc stricken from the
lis:, To forfeit AL privilege aud not ~ Oc
allowed to re-eu,er the sertice.
Tne steamer VLuderu.It returned to
CapetoMn, remained thele TIL Uct. =,
auu then visited Penguin Island. the rcn-
devious OF the cuniederates, whe.e she
waters. II IL said ON suppus. tiou that
she was laden with the cargo vi the red
eral ship Conrad. The Saxon was sent
to New York with pr:ze crew. 1t Is re-
p"rled lhIt the MAIe OF the Saxen WAS
shot Uy Federal officers.
Pres.deuI LInvo.ns message aud am
nesty prociamItlun was generally regard
ed impracticaOie.
The liverpool Post says Lord Lyons
lii u nlas sage To " ri iia,seii predict, inc
termination ol the War IN three muItns.
The message OF Jeif Davis Is regarded
as showing no signs oi oiyte.dIng on The part
vi the South. 1t Is stated that the reuel
Government nave mIie due provision Tor
the pLymeut of the $1,000 cotton AN
bonds, to be drawn for IN March. The
Rebel financial European agent writes
to the London Morning. Herald to show
that the Richmond autnorltles are taking
measures to support their credit.
LIVERPOOL, Dec. II. ---Cotton quiet and
unchanged. Breadstutfs generaly iuac-
tive, Flour quiet. Wheat heavy. Corn
quiet aud steady. Beet, declining ten
lency Pork steady. Lard stea,ly.--
Sugar irmcr Coffee, NO safes. letro-
!eum quiet; crude frmer.
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of the Draft


a special Dispatch to the Cincinnati
conn er iAl, uLd,r date of Washington,
Dsc. 20, says 7:s
The, G Governmeut, in view of the unsat-
isiact, r. results of the first draft, and the
Failure of congress to amend the Con
5 ri .,iion Act; 20 IS to make 1t more ct
-fectrve, has actefnined not to order the
seco ID draft to be made in delinquent
:; ates Immediately after the 5th day OF
January, but postpone its execution until
Congress has acted 1t is certain that
'oongress,~ upon re-convening, will make
tho amendments at once, so that the
daft my lie proceeded with about the
middle OF next month, at very furthest
The clauses in the Bounty Bill, passe d
q It week, prohibiting the pay nient OF
D extra bounties alter the 9th o, January
Us considered grand mistake at the Wal
Otfire as with the certain continuauce o
safe d T vate bounties to recruits, il
wih surely mike an end to the re-en LIT
n movement nong the veteran voiun
teers which has just been fairly starte'
oth East and West, under the stimuli
OF high bountics. ,,r-'.,....l
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Arrival OF the Flag Of Truce

FoRTREss MONROE. Dec. 2S.-Tbe flag
Of truce boat arrived froM Cit, Point
with 500 Uniun prisoners in exchange for
those sent up by Gen. Butler. The rebel
government refuses any further exchange
unless all questions are given up about
which our government has been contend
ing and their laws in regard to officer,
aud soldiers in negro regiments being re-
cognized. They also refuse to receive y
fay OF truce from Gen. Butler or negotiate
with him on the subject oil ofexchange. be-
cause jeff Davis issued proclamation
outlawing Gen. Butler last year. 1t will
be remembered they were quite willing tc
receive medicines and ts correspond with
him notwithstanding the proelamstio. o.
which they now make a pretext fer dis
continuing negotiations and they already
exchanged over 500 prisoners with Gen
Butler. '
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From NAaaries. oaa.

The R;chn mi Exllu;ner OF t).dAy
contains the following despatch:
CHARLESTON, D.c. 21.--tne enem
CON .nencel Smelling the city last nIghi,
Keeping up steady fire which was still
goiHg on at 8 clock this uorhlDg. y
ire broke out at : O'CLOCK destroying lv
or Il buildiRgs, causing few Casualties.
Heavy firing was heard in the direction
OF Stono, which is believed To be between
our batteries aud the enemy's aunboats
The shelling OF the city continued to-day
One white man was msrtally wounded and
a whito woman slightly wounded. Three
6remea were badly wounded by falling
wslls Of the burning buildings. also 8 OF
10 slightly wounded. All quiet at Sum.
ter.
,CHARLEsroN, Dec. 26 6-From Il
o'clock Thursday night to the mex
evening l30 shells were thrown at tn.
City, The enemy fred 5 guns, three a
Gregg, one at Cummins Point and from
q mortar battery.
There was an engagement on j, hnson:
Island between our light batteries anc
the enemy's gunhoats which resulted il
! drawn fight. Few casualties.
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(Time's Ulspstch }
From the ArIny OF the POto-

WAnsINGToN, Gec 2S.-Oficers from
the irvnl Tonight say sui ali rebel cav
AIRY lorce ho;d the North lank vi the
occupy Iedar muuntain.
Thee was Il little skirnrishing on Sat
urday, occasionei. 1t Is su,,posed, by our
ar.ny eXted.mS Its picket liues on the
right.
rhe rebel army has gone into winter
quarters be,wceu u vi louisville aud Orange
y. II
Gen Rufus Ingalls,, Chief @ NJ. and
Coz. Clark, Cnle. Com. Army of Potomac,
Were to-day rejected. Gen. ingals sue.
cessur has not been announced. Coz.
Clark is ordered iV New Y, rk.
rhc exi seucieS vi the public service
re iui.e more olicers tor colorcd rosl-
lnsats, prlnc. .paliy line officers.
uene. al Caseys board are hard at
WORK examining candidates, but are una
be 10 supply tho demand, Sixty Cap
ta.us and Lirutenants are wanted anime
uIatciy. In the next twp weeks lot
wouid be accepted ii they Gould be oo
tLIned.
y. 500 horses sent to Gen Butler fo
the cavalry service IN this Department
| 6UU were condemned as worthless.
| Investigations into the an.lrs Of th,
| QuLrtermaStcr Department at Aiexan
JrIl are stlll progressing, and the Ok
Capital receives almost daily some vi ttis
parties implicated in recent frauds. Con
tractors come into a taii share uf the pcu
| altleS
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Rebel News.

FoRrREss MONROE, Dec. 23-The
Richmond Enquirer Of the 18th contains
the following:
BRIsr,l, Dec. 23.-Our forces are
still around Rutlcdge and Morristowu.
Cannunading was heard at the latter place
Sunday, Lonystreet was unable to fol-
lew up his advantage in consequence ut
a large number of birelooted inca in his
command Weather severe, aud Morris
town covered with snow.
Gen. Morgan passed through Columbia
SouIh Caroline, OH the 24th inst.
There are threr hundred cases of small
Pox among Yankee prisoners at Dan
vile.
The Confederate army in East Ten
neSsee has gone INTO winter quarters.
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The Hyoerifcs Unn,asked.

~ The loud profession Of friendship for
the soldier maderby the Abolition Re pub.
licanlleaders, has recently been put to q
practical test in Congress and ike most of
their other profsssions, 1t has been found
aaucauiag and. bypocritical. A CORES
popdent Of tie Harrisburg (Pa9 Patriot
Ead Union tells how, He writes
MAsnIsoroN CITT, Doc s, 1863. ,q
DEAR PATRIor. :. -Mr. Denpison (Dem-
ssTatl, of Pennsylvania, offered resolu-
zion, to-day, directing tho committee on
Miiitalys Alfairs to bring in bill tn in
csesse the pay Of all the private soldiers
IA the service of the United States to
thirty dollars a month, one half thereof
to be paid to tho families of such OF them
ssrhave families. -oe5
Although this would be but simple
Justice to our soldiers, and is no more
taau is paid to a common laboripg baud at
home. yot you will be surprised to learn
shat tho Republicans opposed it ina, solid
body, notwithstanding their boasted pros
i.,sisas of friendship for the soldiers dur
ing election campaign last fall. As
fhe form in which tho resolution was OF.
fercd by Mr.. DeunIon would compel the
ssmmittee TO bring ia bill, in accordance
.Ntetislts direetions, Mr.. Wash burne, (Re-
flblicap) of Illinois, in order to enable
tho committce, which is composed OF a
asaiority of Republicans, to dodge the re-.
tponsibility of opposing the interests ui
t'io soldiers, very cunningly as bo thought
tried to get MIR. Dennison to change tie
hraseology Of the resolution so as to
have tho committee merely inquire into
the erpetfssnPy of increasing the soldier
pay, etc., but Mr. Denison, although a
nsw member, saw his object aud refused
co accept the notification SO insidiousy
suggested, which caused a great futter.
ing among the Republicans. They say
that f the resolution was allowed to pas.
in that forn it would amount to poremp-
tory order to the committee to bring in a
hill allowing the soldiers the full thirty
dollars, which they feared would So de-
flets the Treasury that there would not
hl'e enough of grecnbaeks left for their
sshoddy friends gun contractors, etc.
Hence they wore driven to Abe necessity
Hsfl showing their hands by moving au
amendment to the resolution. go as to make
IL merely an inquiry into the expedieucy
.sfRiviug the increased pay TO the soldiers
and on rho votes being taken, the Dem
oerats voted directly in fuyor1of compell.
lag the committee to give it, and the Re.
publieans voted against it. The Repub.
slicans lhavisg the majority. the amend
gdIent was.carried, and thus we fnd the
.lPoor soldiers have been deserted by their
ohypocriticul friends in the hour OF theil
4 Rrartest need. 5aa e.tt;t ~, -, ma
Mr Washburnc {Rep.), vho, was SC
eager to defeat this resolu,in, afterward,
.,pnered resolution to give batch o
kbolisicn clerks, who have little OF 10th
!. ;pg to do but direct 4bolition speeches
"a. 2 day, announcing to about SID i
.paon.h, while they had just. i few MO
!. Inenss before refused 81 day, or $50 {
p.9n,b to orr gallant soldiers, wEo ore
liable to at the priEa tions. hardsLips anc
p<riis Of the camp and battle ,aeld.
The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1864-01-06
The Pension Department.

From the report of the Pension Com
missioner We extract the following:
.sThe number of Revolutionary SOL
diers borne upon the pension rolls has
dwindled down to 18 ON the goth Of June
last. The whole number of army PEN
sions added to the rolls during the last
fiscal year was 6, ,582; and Of the navy Bic
The number Of army pensioners, of all
classes, on the rolls on the Both Of June
last, was 1859: and OF the navy 1872
The payment OF the former requires toe
spm of Sl.22z,64l SO, and the latter
sl4L074 6I per aDnum. During ths
year COZ bounty land warrants have beer
issnej, calling in the aggregate, for 81
39u acres OF land"
The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1864-01-06
The DRAFT . rhe pratt!

srAll persons who are liable to draft in
asatsr Township Will meet at the Court
Hsuse in Weods6eld, on Tuesday the
9th day of January, 1854, at 10 o'clock a.
si., for the purpose Of raising the quota
of men which Center Township is to fur
pisb. IDS 80 ss7ro a.7
BR-All who desire to beexemptcd from
ths draft will please come to the meet
Ing.