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Hammond gazette. [volume] (Point Lookout, Md.) 1862-1864, 1864-08-31

ces OF Federal officer Among the
Rebels.
The Vicksburg Herald of the ID instant has
the following
Q 1t will be remembered that in the report Of
the late expedition of Major-General Slocum,
Major Samuel Shorey, of the First Mississippi
Mounted Rifles, was reported killed and his
body in the hands of the enemy On Friday
last, however, the Major was brought in under
a flag of truce, with other prisoners, for eX-
change He was not seriously wounded but
| simply stunned by Mine ball striking his left
temple near the eye, while pursuing the enemy
at the head of his command near Utica Miss
on the 18th ult
When the Major recovered his senses Ire
found himself prisoner in the hands Of Whit
taker scouts, in command of Lieutenant An
drews, of whom he speaks highly. He says the
lieutenant did his best to insure his proper
treatment as a prisoner Of war, but that he could
not control his men nor influence the authorities
at Jackson The former robbed him of all the
money he had with hin-thirty-iye dollars in
egccnbacks-au his clothing. saddle saddle
bags &c, and a complete equipment with over
one hundred dollars in federal currency.
On arriving at jackson, Miss, on the eve
ming Of July l4th he was parolcd giving him
the freedom Of the city But the next morning
the parole was taken from him on the plea that
he was believed to have been in command of
colored troops He was then thrust into a
loathsome common prison where were confined
the following prisoners j. 4. Hawkins and
Hendricks, charged WITH stealing boat load OF
leather; Smith, charged with murder two Con-
federate deserters two Federal prisoners, prl-
Yates REYNOLDS and a Dutchman, and runaway
negro He was confined here for week, the
guard sleeping in the room, and the windows
being closed SO that there was no ventilation
The first two nights the Major was compelled TO
sleep on plank, without even blanket. Then a
rebel soldier gave him quilt. His rauons con-
sisted of corn meal and fat bacon. He had no
cooking utensils and was obliged TO borrow Of
the guards He had TO chop wood, fetch water
and cook his own food There was great
| scarcity of water in the prison. The major was
kept confined in this Jail week, notwithstand-
mo the efforts of Lieut., Andrews, who reported
that he was wounded while fighting mantnly al
the head of his men, who were white troops, and
was entitled to respectful treatment as prisoner
/ of war.
"On Friday last he was brought to our lines
under flag Of truce with other prisoners, and
it was proposed By the rebels to receive IN ez-
change MAJOR peyton Of the state troops, the
rebel officer who has been allowed the freedom
Of the city Of yicksburg, since his capture al
Grand Gulf except the last day, when the news
Hammond gazette. [volume] (Point Lookout, Md.) 1862-1864, 1864-08-31
g0etru.
% 81
BURNING THE LETTERS.

Fragile records of the past
MEMORIES full of JOY and woe,
AS We to the flames are cast,
will scan We as We go,
Winnowing the boarded pile;
All are not to perish here;
Mixed with words Of fraud and guile,
Lines of golden truth appear.
Here is plighted friendships scroll,
ever faithful on the seal
Time that prov's st the honest soul,
Treason dark didst thou reveal.
Gracefully the letters flow,
Yet twas but the serpents trail
Perish in the fiery glow
Be the ashes on the gale
Blackaas was the writer heart,
Turns his letter in the CRATE
But It's gone, and thus depart
Both the record and the hate.
Here is fiattery' polished phrase,
Vanity's emblazoned line
Feed We both the tanning blaze,
For another instant shine.
Other scrawls 10 feed the flame
Bridges TO clouded past,
Memories sad OF grief and shame,
Perish all, and perish fast
" Please destroy, four pages end,
Showing how a knaye can creep,
Crawl, deceive and cringe, and bend
This | bde my time, and keep
From the camp the hand that traced
Those few friendly lines in dust;
Ne Ter were wars wild legion graced
BY leader worthier trust.
When the field was almost won,
Proudly, braVe4y, didst thy fall
Thy farewell the pealing gun,
And the flag thy funeral pail.
Rest thee safe with treasures dear,
Words of fond maternal love;
I've no store Of gold-but here
Gems cherish far above
Glittering dross here shines serene
Thoughts the coinage OF soul
Still to me as it hath been,
Light no tempest could control
Friendship, love and truth ye shine
Brighter as the records pale,
And the eyes that scan each line
Through fond tears of pleasure, fan.
And even should time obliterate
Every letter of the chart,
These would still escape his hate
They are written on my heart.
Hammond gazette. [volume] (Point Lookout, Md.) 1862-1864, 1864-08-31

l.. If you do good, forget it Il evil, remem'
Der and repent Of it
Dayton daily empire. [volume] (Dayton [Ohio]) 1850-1865, 1864-08-05
@Roical.
How to Keep in Good Health
AND
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are among the prime pal causes of impunty Of tn
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of appetite, seepless nights, eolic, eramp pain
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They particularly suitable for chrome and nervous
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Sold by AL druggists, or sent to any part on receipt
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Dayton daily empire. [volume] (Dayton [Ohio]) 1850-1865, 1864-08-05
Drrss auO CLOAK maktng.
wynkOOp's Iceland PectOraI.

Diseases OF the throat, ohestand pulmonary organs
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ike ur. WynkoOp's Iceland Peotoia 10 Is used with
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Dayton daily empire. [volume] (Dayton [Ohio]) 1850-1865, 1864-08-05
BE SAFE FROM THE PANGs OF WANT,

Would these ehildrsa nave comfortable home, and
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estate pay my debts1 Would there be sacrifice OF
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How few answer these question to their satstac
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Dayton daily empire. [volume] (Dayton [Ohio]) 1850-1865, 1864-08-05
COUGH NO MORE.
TRY sFRIoKLAND's MELLIFLUoUs COUGH
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Dayton daily empire. [volume] (Dayton [Ohio]) 1850-1865, 1864-08-05
}eIantatiom }Sitters.
S. r.--1seo--x.

- A-~-4SSO-- -~ZA--
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Dayton daily empire. [volume] (Dayton [Ohio]) 1850-1865, 1864-08-05
YENEREAL HOSPITAL.

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and to watch the progress through a long career o
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tumble abode OF poverty ts The mansion of the veal.
hy aud having aseeFtaine beyond doubt the vast
suffering Of humanity they determined 10 select the
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OF HARTFORD, ooNNEcrIoUr
EVERE MAN SHOULD INSURE HIS LIFE.

VNHE Etna grants policies FOR LIFE. for a term
i Of years, Endowment policies and chldien En-.
dOwment. Also, Non Forieiung Policies, on which no
payment Ia required aiter ten years.
Five thousand dollars paid two losses in this city
within the last six months.
Among all the oontrivances Of men to protect the
family ciroie from want, none Oe found more sim
pie m its character noble in its features, certain D
its results than Life Insurance. IL s the prop which
the dying husband caves 10
Dayton daily empire. [volume] (Dayton [Ohio]) 1850-1865, 1864-08-05
LOOKS THE DANGER IN FHE FACE,

That he may grappe with ~ the wise man, that Re
may study Us utIra and palliate its threatening The
means OF palhaton are at hand Of easy 10 all
tits
Dayton daily empire. [volume] (Dayton [Ohio]) 1850-1865, 1864-08-05
PROTECTS HIS AGED PARENTS

Even where he has them into eternityi 9yit
the honest de btor satisfies his eondng CREDITOR when
fate seemed least propitious. In moral and worldly
sense 1t is one great weapon by which TO rod dea' OF
his sting
Let any husband, father, son, ask HIMSELF 81 was
10 die to-ng ght would those who are dear TO me
Dayton daily empire. [volume] (Dayton [Ohio]) 1850-1865, 1864-08-05
LIFE INSURANCE. /

Young men iu1t starting IN business, whose chieI
capital is their energy and integrity should insure their
lives 70 the amount OF half their liabilities. such An
act OF disnterested honesty when known to their ore
tors would Justly increase their confidence in them,
II would show that they did not wish to leave their
niends exposed to any and the
Dayton daily empire. [volume] (Dayton [Ohio]) 1850-1865, 1864-08-05
QUA OK Err v.

N ~ ~ - ~
I EARNESTLY caution all young men suffering
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their health by patronlziug any OF the advertising
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de29daw6m Lock Box, Boston, Mass.
Dayton daily empire. [volume] (Dayton [Ohio]) 1850-1865, 1864-08-05
AL MUM

Might fairly bs regarded tho tribute winch an up.
right heart pays at the shrine Of Justice.
JOHN II. STOPPELMAN,
aul9 Agent for Dayton ana Vlclniiy.
Dayton daily empire. [volume] (Dayton [Ohio]) 1850-1865, 1864-08-05

Having Of The most eOmplsts Printing NStab
hshments in Southern Ohio faoilisss for doingaii
kinds OF Work, Book, Plain, or ornansntai are frs
GLASS. We have Of the fastest Presses, and have
ali the modern styles Of Type, and We employ the
hest workmen
wehavs three Power Presses connected with Ou
Job Department, and prepared to execute work
with neatnsss sud dispatch.
RS-0rdsrsfrom abroad will receive prompt sttSn
hon, Address llsiaNni lte n4-
HUBBARD 4 BRO, Dayton, ohio,
Daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1859-1865, 1864-12-12
FnomL THE soUTH.

Gold in Richmond ig at premium OF
1000 per cent, or forty dollars IN confed-
crate paper for one dollar in gold. 1t has
gone up 1000 per cent. since Mr. Lincolu's
re eleedon.-R foundry ini Richmond
has orders for forty pieces of artillery, to
replace those lost by Early in the Shenan-
doah- Valley and the confederate govern
ment is pressing for them. but they cannot
be made because every white workman of
the establishment has skedaddled to the
North.-The Richmond Examiner ia anoth-
er "symptom of the breaking down of the
barriers, that until this war kept the negro
in his proper place" in the fact that at the
slave auctions swarthy negroes are among
the buyers. 'NOt an auction is hold but the
negro element is largely developed, and
some dusky "Mrs. Toodles" is always
around enjoying the frst pick and putting
her label on the goods of her choice"
That is "a state of things" truly. The next
step will be- to put the white master on the
block and knock him of to the highest
bidder among his former slaves.-Mayor
Mayo of Richmond, 10 examining negro
charged with abetting the escape of anoth
er negro to the enemy's lines, declared
that Grant and Sheridan's men are on the
soil of Virginia, "contrary to the organic
Law and constitution of that country and
this, aud contrary to and in violation of
the laws of this commonwealth" Mayor
Mayo may be expected to march down to
Grants lines with his posse and order him
of. -
Daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1859-1865, 1864-12-12
g. SLACK, senator Tth Dist.
W. 8. DUNBAR, n. II. D.
JOHN N. pHEEPH3, Pres. Senate
RATIONAL MED CINE.

DR. THOMAS j. EkISNER WOULD
" respectfully inform the citizens Of Wheeling
aud viciuity that no has Permanently located Il IN
this city for tn practice Of Medcine upon the
tional or Eclectic system He has been ensasediu
the practice Of profession for number OF years
and has beou Smiently successful In the treatment
OF all varieties OF Diseases both acute and chronic
DR. k ~ heretofore, will devote . good share OF
his time and attention to the treatment chronic
diseases Of both sexes, such rs CONSUMPTION and ali
varieties Of Lung DiseaseR all Diseases OF the Throat
Oatarrh Dyspepsia, Liver Complaints, MereuFtAl
aud Nervous Diseases, Rheumatism, scTofulA, every
variety Of Blood and skin Diseases Eplopsy. TqmoT,
Wens Spinal Affections, Diseases OF the h!dneyg
and Bladder, Heart Affections, Diseases OF the Eye
and Bar, 10. Those peculiar to FemaleSs VIZ: IN
aammatory Diseases Of the Uterus, Painful !rregu'
Iaritisa Leucorrhea, PrOlRpaus Uteri, and AL Herr
VOWS Diseases TO which thoy are subject. Diseases
f(Jhiltran carefully and nationally treated. Med
ieinei mild reliable and agreeable. , ,
All communications strictly confidential. N1ght
calls ohSerfnlIy and promptly answered.
EaeOhice and residence one door west OF Lou!s
AblIng'S Hotel, Third street, near Reed kFahs
prug Store, Centre Wheeling, W. Va. Once houFa
from A. n too p n.
F. = T-fz5-ls -@-n REFEREN0ES.
Prof B. 2. Payne, Steubenviile, Ohio.
Dr.W. D. Mc0Fegor,
DR.. G. Arnold, Cambridge, Ohio.
Prof. o. H. Glsayehnd, incinnAtt, Ohio.
DIR. O. A. MeI6himer, Van Vert,
ie2I-Iyd&W
Daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1859-1865, 1864-12-12
Letters by Plne OF Truoo.

The following regulations relative to
letters for the South under dag of truce
have been established by General Butler.
Newspapers throughout the county will
do we'll to copy them:
.IasPEorOEi orHCs. Flls or TRuos L,TTEas,l
DEPARI1EEET OF Va. AND NoETH OAR0LHA,
FORT MnH4oI, Va,, Dec. Q, 1854.
Rules aud regulations governing "FIag
Of Truce Letters" established by Major
General B. F. Butler:
lst. No letter must exceed one page OF
letter sheet, and must relate purely 70
domestic matters.
I'd All letters (including prisOners')
must be sent with dve cents postage in.
closed if to go to Richmond, and ten cents
If beyond.
Sd. Every letter must be sigued by the
writer's name in full. and P. o. address
4lhs AlL.Ietters must be inclosed TO the
Commandtng General Of the Department
Va. aud N. C.2 FORTRESS Monroe, indorsed
"Via Flag ofTruce." -
9th. No money will be forwarded except
to ''pTisolers of war"
9Th. All letters sent 70 Fortress Monroe
without strict compliance With thess
rules viii be transmitted to the Dead Let
eF Office.
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%. S. Marshal's Sale.

United s'at" I.tIs. aS SS9t g ss' q T1,,, = q
I.s;.:,s5 -. IN .''a Ei.ssSS ~ = e S7Ss;Ss
TN purg1anes Of . EoeEOo o. tie BistRte1 ConR 81
i the Unitod Stafes for the District OF West ' r
ginia, rendered at IL Ea Tern, 1854 at WheelinE.
IN the above entitled eAnsa, ! utu on THUkSOAf '
DEOEAlBER l6th, 1854 at he frt Mt door Of the
seiT GG public auction, 20 G19 bfgEst Eu bGst biz
DR.. the eEa Of land Containing abouG oLe Euii-
drod acraa more Less aitu IN the loEks Of HI
Grave Greek In sAid county Of nArsAall, aod IN
1amos Bnrioy bought Of John GallAhoE. and bc1nd-
cd - follows, 20 VII: tegiaEinE 81 sake II the
mouth of BayOup corner % ptece OF TIE eat-s
laFm' that VS. heTetUf0sO e7l1 q Wa T. DAVIS,
survey, Uhh the several eoarass and etstasefs
thorsto, esuesE ef large In tlss bottCr
made BY the Bal tH0r= sEa ONO iiallEosd ConPan3'
sud where the eTURG nov FTirrfT ally TuDsi ghepev
say about tight AID halt arToi, herr % sold 20
kObers Als1n1dGTS thsree Wtth Gail AlsIaEcer's
line oastSaTdly TO sake in the deid, corner -
said AleTandgTS theoce aoufhWardiy With sd
AIeEAudorS hns 30 ths noTth side Of the Baltimore
aud Ohio Railroa5; thence Ga5tUGTdiy along the
side Of said koilT0ad 20 tbg original line q Faid
suTTgTi th0ncO 0ogtW Wlrdly with tEe original line
with the several courses and distances thaTesP 20
stake, corner 70 saia Wa. ?. GaViss Iheues north
Uardly with the Glid Wm- r DGVts' ltnO TO the be
TkKals OF sALE-FiftoOu per cent. OF the pgr-
chase money in hand, The hAaBeB in three equa !
a. stAlmentS ~ Elk, twelve and eighteen mobGhs,
with interest Oa oaCh dssOrEed installmOafa iroEi
bond With sod Seearity tor said Differed inSsaii-
Dentas with tho PTivIiF - O pap tn ai any PoT-
ton o. the deferred payments % the next term oi
salo 70 commence At two o'eioek p. NJ
hDWARD n NOTION
Oet7T-td Z s. Mar'hsl-
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The: PresIdenL's Last, Shortest and
Best Speech.

On Thursday of last week two ladies
from Tennessee came before the Presi-
dent, asking the release OF their husbands,
held 40 prisoners OF war at JOhusOD's
Island. They were put of until Friday,
when they came again, sDd were again put
off until Saturday. At each of the inter-
views one of the ladies urged that her
husband was q religious man, gud on SAT-
urday, when the President ordered the re-
lease Of the prisoners, he said to this lady:
''You say your husband is religious
man; tell him when you meet him that l
say am not much of a judge Of religion,
but that, in my opinion, the religion that
sets men to rebel and Eight against their
Government because, as they think, that
Government does not sufficiently help
some men to eat their bread in the sweat
OF other mems faces, is not the sort of reii-
gion upon which people can get. to heaV
an" We have given as caption for this
paragraph the Presidsut's own opinion of
ais lutte speech, which he considered bis
shortest and best, as we'll as latest
Warrington CFOniclG.