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l Y der,igned has hren duly appointed ad.
miris''a'pr Of the eststs If D RUS Ferret
late of Va'nn County; Ohio, deceased.
0ct. 90, lS63-3w. JOSHUA WOOD.
M'arthur Democrat. (McArthur, Vinton County, Ohio) 1853-1865, 1864-02-04
NcsRTHUR NURSERY.

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Address
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M'arthur Democrat. (McArthur, Vinton County, Ohio) 1853-1865, 1864-02-04
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ONE person writes, her daughter was cared
of iis Of nins years standing, and u VisuS
dance Of two years-
ANOTHER writes, HE son was SorSa
sfscr his aesh hr1 almost wasted swny.
The doctors freaouased the case iaSasS
bio.
ANOTHER was cured Of Fever and Ag1s
siter irving every medicine in his !eech..
ANOTHER was cured Of Fever sOgs
which had existed fourteen years
ANOTHER Of Rheumatism OF eight YeAEA
Cases innumerable Of Dyspepsia and Livsa
Complaint could be mentioned in which ths
Pnriher and Pilla
East Saginaw courier. (East Saginaw, Mich.) 1859-18??, 1864-10-12

16. Then the King commanded
them to take these men, with their
wives and children, and the Priests
and the young virgins, and to cast
them into the Dungeon at the mouth
of the great Northern River.
IL. So they took these men with
their wives and children, as they had
been commanded Of the King, and
the mouth of the pit was opened, and
within it was full Of dead mems bones.
II. But when they essayed to put
these men into the pit they were not
able; for their strength failed them,
and the joints of their bones were re-
Taxed, and they shook in all their
limbs, and presently vanished away
and naught was left of them but their
hats, and their coats, and an exceed
ing strong stencil.
18. So these men, and their wives
and little ones, returned 10 their own
place.
10. And there came voice unto
the King saying: For as much as
thou hast done these things, and hast
broken the covenant which gave un-
to your fathers, and hast fallen down
and worshipped strange gods, and
taught others to do likewise, thy king
dom shall be taken from thee, and
thou shalt be driven from among men,
and thy dwelling shall be with the
beasts of the field, and thou shalt eat
grass as an OK, and seven times shall
pass over thee till thou know that
there is God in Israel.
20. The same hour was the thing
fulfilled upon Shoddychadnezzar, and
he was driven from his kingG ON, and
he did eat grass as an on, aud HE body
was wet with the dew, until his hairs
were grown like birds feathers and his
ears like those of an ass. OK
81. And at the end of the days,
the voice came again to Shoddyohad-
nezzar, commanding him to return to
his own home; but he answered say
ing: Suffer me, 1 pray thee, to remain
as am. 1t is better that / should
eat grass as al ass, than sit upon the
throne as King.
%. And he suffered him.
%. And all the people cried with
loud voice, saying, Amen.
East Saginaw courier. (East Saginaw, Mich.) 1859-18??, 1864-10-12

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Delaware State journal and statesman., 1864-12-26
The Butler and Porter Expedition on
WilmiaRtOn

Operations NOT yet Commanded bragg Tsi,graphs
70 DoOis Mdt he is abie to hold Wilmington.
NEW YORK, Dec. GA special des
patch to the Tribune says:
WASHINGTON, Dec 22-General Grant
tslegraphs that Richmond papers, just in /,
state that an official despatch from Will
miugton, N. G., dated yesterday WED
nesday), at 10 "A NJ reports the advance
of the Union fleet arrived of that port
during the night. Over thirty steamers
are now assembling, and more following.
The Republican says: The Government
received a despatch last night, from Gen.
Grant, at City point, announcing that the
Richmond papers of yesterday morning
(the 2!d), contain an official despatch
from Gen. Bragg to JEFF Davis, dated
Fort Fisher, New Inlet, N. c., Dec. 2lst
Wednesday, reading as follows
"The entire feet Of the enemy is 10
sight but cannot operate. The weather
continues bad. We are able to hold vii.
mington."
Delaware State journal and statesman., 1864-12-26
Til, Disastrous Defeat of Hoods Army

NASHVILLE, Dec. 23-The latest ac-
counts from the front locate General
Thomas headquarters at Rutherford Hill
yesterday morning, eight miles this side
Of Columbia. Since that time our forces
have crossed Duck river, and have moved
to point south of Columbia Our cav
airy forces crossed IIarter's Ford, below
Columbia, and dashed into the town, the
enemy meanwhile retreating without
firing n shot. We captured about thirty
stragglers.
The rebel force was at last accounts at
Pulaski yesterday morning, and are,
probably, some distance south of that
place to day. They are closely followed
by our cavalry. No particular damage to
the town Of Columbia was done by the
passage of the two armies through it,
At least one-third of Hoods army are
without arms or equipments-ev everything
which could impede their flight having
been thrown away. Rebel deserters and
prisoners report that the only effective
corps of Hoods army is S. d. Lees. For
rest effected junction with Hood at Co.
lumbia, on Tuesday evening,
The river is at stand, with Is feet Of
water on the shoals.
Delaware State journal and statesman., 1864-12-26

PARADE CT BouNTY JUMPERs.-An Indian
apolis paper gives the following description
Of parade OF bounty jumpers in tina. city a
few days since:
"There were about hundred and fifty in
this squad Of REGULARS" handcuiied together
by twos, with long rope running between
each two through the entire length Of the
line, one end Of which was made fast TO q
huge negro's left hand, while in his right he
carried large bell. On his breast he wore
a large printed placarl bearing the following
inscription, "AgeEcy for Bounty Jumpers. I
OA the back Of each Of the others was a
placald inscribed Bounty Jumper In
this way they were marched through the
principal streets OF the city the old darkey
changing his bell and the band bringing up
the rear playing the "Rogae's March," The
line was strongly guarded by infantry
Among these Jumpers" was man formerly
on the police in that city, and another whose
wife had offered twenty-five thousand dollars
in gold TO have her husband released, but
Colonel Warner couldn't see it. nor anything
else but the Jumpers" going to the front.
The city Lad been overrun with such fellows
for long time, and Col. Warner was bound
TO break it up. and took this successful
m ethod OF accomplishing it,"
Delaware State journal and statesman., 1864-12-26
HOW AN OIL WELL is BORED.

A correspondent of the Boston Travel
ler writing from the oil regions Of Penn
sylvania, gives the following description
of the manner in which oil is found:
ain selecting spot for we'll, the
artesian driller raises Il derrick about ITO
feet in height, bringing up steam engine
of about six horse power, and then after
driving down an iron pipe six inches in
diameter through the earth and gravel
some fifty feet or so, to the first strata Of
rock, introduces drill, of about two and
half inches in diameter, attached to q
temper screw, and thence to working
beam and engine with which he bores
now at the rate of eight or ten feet per
day into the solid slate and soapstone
say one hundred feet; he then comes to
the FIRST strata of sandstone, which NAV
be ten or twelve feet in thickness; and
boring through this comes again to a slate
and soapstone ofa BLUSH cast, and work
ing on, say Tor twenty feet or so, he
reaches the second strata of sandstone
out Of which there comes rushing up,
when the right vein is struck, inlammablC
gas, salt water and petroleum.
The bore of the well is enlarged by
rimmer, and then an iron tube, in section,
Of about fourteen feet and closely screwed
together, is inserted in two sections ant
run down to the veins of oil; hax.scet
bag, which expands when wet, is fixed be
Tween the tubing and the walls of th,
well, in order to prevent the surfac,
water from descending; 'plunger' o.
waived piston is introduced into the tube
and the sucking rod being attached /,
the working beam.' the conduit pipe
and tank which may hold sixty barrels
being in READINGS, the engine moves an,
the precious treasure gushos forth. Thi
is what is called pumping we'll. Il
the 'lowing wells that is, such as sent
the oil ont spontaneously, the drill mus
go down into the third strata of sand
stone, but this in some instances is yer
deep. In well on Watson's Flat th
drill has reached the depth of three hun
dred feet, and yet the third bed of sand
stone is not reached"
Delaware State journal and statesman., 1864-12-26
PASSPoRTS-OFFICIAL.
DEPARTMENT OF STATE,


WASHINGTON, December II, 1864.
The President directs that, except i'm
migrant passengers directly entering an
American port by sea, henceforth no
traveller shall be allowed TO enter the
United States from o foreign country
without passport. If citizen, the
passport must be from this Department,
or from some United States Minister or
Consul abroad; and, if an alien, from the
competent authority of his own country;
the passport to be countersigned by the
diplomatic agent Of the United States
This regulation is intended to apply es-
pecially to persons proposing to come to
the United States from the neighboring
British Provinces. Its observance will
be strictly enforced by all officers, civil,
military and naval, in the service of the
United States, and the State and muni-
cipal officers are requested to aid in its
execution. 1t is expected, however, that
no immigrant passenger, coming in manner
aforesaid, will be obstructed, or any
other persons who may set out on their
way hither before intelligence of this reg.
ulation could reasonably be expected TO
reach the country from which they may
have started.
WIN. II. SEWARD
Delaware State journal and statesman., 1864-12-26
The Complete Defeat of Hoods Army.
LOSS OF HALF THE REBEL FORCE.


LOSS OF HALF THE REBEL FORCE.
NLw YoRK, Dec. 23.-The Times has
received special despatch from Frank
lin, Tennessee, dated yesterday which
says:
The rebel retreat from franklin 10
Duck river beggaTs all description.
Hood told his corps commanders to get
off the best way they could with their
commands.
The rebel army is now beyond Column
bia.
The railroad is but little impaired, and
trains ran to Spring Hill. The telegraph
ic communication is all right In all di-
rections.
Johnsonylle was not destroyed.
The rebel loss during the campaign was
1900 men, 81 cannon aud lS general
officers. Killed at Franklin, l400 (;
wounded, $500; and 1000 prisoners.
Before Nashville and on the retreat to
Columbia, 5000 killed and wounded aad
5000 prisoners.
The Union loss at Franklin was 5000,
and before Nashville less than 1000. The
total Union loss will not exceed 1000,
with two generals slightly wounded.
Hood has n pontoon bridge above the
shoals, on the Tennessee river, where our
gunboats cannot reach them.
Hood marched on Franklin with 40,.
600 men and G5 pieces Of artillery. He
will have lost nearly half his men.
Delaware State journal and statesman., 1864-12-26
sHERM GREAT CAMPAIGN
lRhat he Captured.

Correspondents with Sherman's army
continue to furnish particulars Of his
great march through Georgia. The re.
suit of it is as follows:
The fruits of the campaign may be
summed up in the following estimate
which is very nearly correct The army
passed over forty-two of the finest grain
growing counties of the State, captured
and occupied over two hundred county
seats and villages, brought out about
fifteen thousand negroes, ten or fifteen
thousand head of horses and mules, some
Of them fine blooded stock; burned two
hundred and forty miles of railroad, all
the bridges, every cotton gin, all the pub
lie buildings of service to the enemy,
burned or bonded over $40, ,O0O, 900 worth
of cotton, captured over a million Of
rebel currency buried in the earth, and
considerable gold and silver in small
sums, about thirty pieces of artillery,
several railroad trains and stores, large
amount of ammunition, sufficient cattle TO
furnish the army with fresh meat, about
four thousand prisoners some OF whom
were paroled
Our only losses are five hundred prison.
ers from struggling and three or four
hundred killed and wounded, including
those in the Fort McAllister affair
HOW FORT M'ALLIsTER WAS CARRIED
Learning that Hazen was to storm the
fort on the afternoon Of the 18th, ] visited
the right of the line, and at O'Clock
Joined Gems. Sherman and Howard. at
DIR. Cheroe's rice mill, on the Ogechee
opposite Fort McAllister. found Sher,
man on the roof of the mill, surrounded
by his staff and signal officers Buckley and
Cole, waiting to communicate with
Hazen on the Island. While patiently
waiting for Hazen's signals, Sherman.
| keen eye detected smoke in the horizon
seaward. Up to the time he had re-,
ceived no intelligence from the feet. In
o moment the countenance of the bronzed
chieftain lighted up, and he exclaimed;
'Look Howard there is the gunboat =
Time passed on, and the vessel now be.
came visible, yet no signal from the feet
or Hazen. Half an hour passed, and the
guns of the fort opened simultaneously
with putfs of smoke that rose few hun.
dred yards from the fort, showing that
Hazen's skirmishers had opened 4 mo.
ment announces "a signal from the gun
boat" All eyes are turned from the forl
TO the gunboat that is coming to our as
Sistance with the news from home. A
few messages pass, which inform us thai
Foster aud DAhlgren are within speaking
distance. The gunboRt now halts and
asks:
"Can you run upr Is Fort MeAllistel
ours Z"
NO. is the reply; "Hazen Is Jus
ready TO storm 1t. Gan you assist Y"
Yes is the reply. "What will yol
have us do ~
But before Sherman can reply I,
Dahlgren, the thunders of the fort ar,
heard, and the low sound of small arm
is borne across the three miles of marsI
and river. Field glasses are opened
and, sitting fiat upon the roof, the hero a
Atlanta gazes off to the fort
"rhere theygo, grandly not a waver,
he remarks. nl-
Twenty seconds pass, and again he e1
claims .r-'
/ "See that flag in the advance, Howard
how steadily it moves not man falter
Delaware State journal and statesman., 1864-12-26

IS There they go still see tho roll
Of musketry. Grand, grand"
Still he strained his eyes, and a moment
after speaks without raising his eyes
"That flag still goes forward there Is
no tlnching there"
A pause for minute
"Look ln he exclaims; at has halted.
They waver, no it's the parapet There
they 60 again now they scale it some
are over. Look there's flag on the
works Another, another. It's ours
The forts ours |"
The glass dropped ut his side; aud in
an instant the joy of the great leader at
the possession Of the river and the open,
ing Of the road to his new base burst
forth in words -
"As the old darkie remarked, dis chile
don't sleep dis night I" And turning to
one of his aids, Captain Auderied, he re-
marked. "llaye boat for me at once
must go there pointing to the fort,
from which half q dozen battle flags 6Ost.
ed grAndly in the sunset
And well might William Tecumseh Sher-
man rejoice; for here, as the setting sun
went down upon Fort MeAllister reduced,
and kissed u fond good night to the Starry
Banner, Sherman witnessed the eulmina.
tion Of all his plans and marches, that
had involved such desperate resistance
and risk-the opening up of new and
shorter route to his base. Here at sun.
set, on the memorable 18th of December
the dark waters of the great Ogeechee
bore witness to the fuilment OF the cove
nant Sherman made with his iron heroes
at Atlanta twenty-nine days before, tc
lead them victorious TO a new base
Delaware State journal and statesman., 1864-12-26
Christmas.
BY MAS. II. O. oAapiSKn.


Sweet Christmas day Glad Christmas dayl
eince last l heard Thy ca,sls clear,
How haye learned TO weep aud prayl
LIES autumn leaves haug torn aud sere
Above the path once starred with hope
And amid the darkness grope,
Oh. pleasant day. sweet Christmas day
Have ye not brought some charm to light
The hsAvy darkness VI my way.
To make the coming future bright
Can ys not soften sad rpgrely
Can ye ne; help me- TO forgcll
Ah. let thy hallowed influence
Re,ouoh the springs Of trust and iruth
Restore my shaken confidence
Bring back the lessons Of my youth,
Until, forgivipg human fraud.
The soul Iegains its faith in God.
The year just fading from my slew
SO like the OCEANS changeful hue,
Thee dark as night, here heavenly blue
Has not q wave that beats the strand.
Has not cloud Ger all The land,
That ls not with rainbow spanned.
greet thee, happy Christmas day
The sweet bells ring their merrlest chime
The earelsss children al their play
All feel the charm Of Christmas time.
think Of Christ, the holy child,
His mission OF good will and peace
How bis whole life Wa, undtfled,
Add how he badc the tempes,s cease.
And thinking thus, the sunshine riffs
Through mists OF sorrow and regret;
The heavy cloud its shadow lifts,
Life and it's hopes look lovely yet
Dim grow my memories Of tho dead,
The long hereafter comes instead.
Warm. unseen bnnds reach out for mine,
Soft, loving eyes upon me shine;
Vanished is weary giisf and pain.
The lost come to my side again,
Thsir gentle ministry prove,
Their sympathy divine share;
The we'll known voices that love,
Swell out upon the silent air.
They came with thee, but will they stay
When thou art gone, sweet Christmas day