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Washington telegraph., 1864-03-02

z ,FoN.rs1E4 = ASsccIAT aNs.-iu oppo.iU-
nifty i. nog afforded sou 10 aid your government
ia tlc all-impGriaRt llber Of reforming the cur
r1ucy. One main cause of lis depreciation. i
/ the great amount in circulation. 10 rcducc this
Congress has provided for the issue of bonds
bearing interest at the rate of six per cent. per
annum PAYABLE annually in con or cotton, al
the fred value of twelve and half cents per H..
for New Orleans middlins, to bc delivered at one
of our scaports. The advantages OF the invest
ment are set forth in the notices published by
the c. s. Dcpositarcs. The tax bill is already
reducing the volume Of our Currency in this de-
par;Incnt. and prices must soon fall III conse-
qucncc. The President has recommended to Con-
arcss additional taxation. and il is generally
understood that that body will respond to his
call by diminishing taxation on the poor and
coming down with heavy hand on speculators
monopUlizcrs, and such capitalists generally as
have rcaped enormous profits from the war
Confederate bonds furnish much safer and
more profitable Investment than any property
the rise in value of which may be all eaten up
by taxes. Self-int rest thus advises, and patr.-
otism urges, liberal support oil tue specie cot
ton loan.
Ali Confederate Associations are therefyre
urged to appoint committees TO canvass their re-
spectiye counties and parishes, and urge all per-
sons Especially those known to have large
amounts of Confederate money! to make sub
ScrlDtlOuS to luis lOdn " ncu tHe SUBSCRIPTION
is concluded, the subscribers should send the mo-
new in some safe mode to the nearest Depositary
to receive their certificates. Where any person
desires to invest smaller sum than the cost of
one bond. he should unite with others in purchas-
inc bond either in their joint names or through
a trustee.
The amount Of treasury notes issued since the
5tb of April last, is small in this Department.
Therefore many may desire TO purchase bonds
wholly with the old notes. l shall be happy to
become the medium of communication between
them and the Treasury Department. They can
write TO me at Marshall, Texas, or at Depart
ment headquarters, stating the rates at Which
thew are willing to exchange the old notes for
bonds. and the sums they wish to invest; will
promptly convey their proposals to Richmond,
or to the branch of the Treasury which will
probably be established west of the Mississippi
river.
The "Sons of the South" are respectfully
urged to unite with the Confederate Associations
in endeavoring to procure subscriptions to the
cotton loan.
The press generally in the Trans Mississippi
Department is requested to publish this notice.
T. g. REYNOLDS.
..L Chairman CON- Public Safety.
Marshall, Texas, Jan. 25th, 1864. I
Washington telegraph., 1864-03-02
WASHINGTON, ARKANSAS, MARCH 2, 1864.


GEy. SrEELE-A WARNING.--If we were rot
disposed at all times to do Justice even 90 his
Satanic majesty, we would be obliged by our
regard for truth to admit that Gen Steele is a
gentleman.
We do not know whether We DO it reluc-
tantly not. There is certainly kind of
fairness in it, which pleases self esteem, at
the same time the fact is a dangerous one to
US, AMI requires to he noticed. 1t may DO us
good deal Of harm, by misleading our people
to indulge false hopes of kind treatment in
case of submission.
Let us be fairly understood. We wish Gen
Str ele and all his army driven out of the State,
routed, scattered, annihilated. We would
pray for that day and night. He is the instru-
ment sent here for cur subjugation. lie may
be good man but he is in an unfoly enter
prise. lie may and does respect women and
children. That we are bound to admire. He
may be kind to non -conbatints. That is ust.
lie has the demeanor they say of genial nan,
and the personal habitudes and sentiments OF
a gentleman. That entities him to DC consid-
cred m honorable enemy. If hc were pris-
oner of war for instance, we might invite him
to our house. We could treat him personally
as friend. At the same time whilst he COM
mands an invading army, we would rejoice
over the EXTREMIST disasters to himself and his
army.
We beseech our people not to be mised By
Gen. Steele. lie represents the eoHcihaiory
policy, whicli is by far the most dangerous to
us. Gen. Davidson and Gan:t, a:i'l his like,
are simplctons. Cue is the fanatic that never
learns from experience. The other the blatant
knavc. who adopts any side or any cause
for present purposes. The concili.tory policy
IS not the ono to succeed, certainly. Nothing
will eventual But it will vmbarrass us
.Gorc tnan any ether. 1t is cer;a My best fox
them and most dangerous TO W..
Hence the necessity Of warning. The policy
Of fhe Federal Government IS the policy Of fhHHi-
HdiloH and oppression. Butler is the favorite
General. Confscations, expressions, every
form IF insoleut and heartless degradation, is
prepared for Southern men, women and chill
dren, in the breasts of the ultra republicans
of the North; aI.G If Tc gre conquered that
Uarty ,clt prerqH. What boots it then whether r
we have been lured under their feet by the
Establishments of a gentleman like Steele or
Buel, or driven by the cruelties of a brute like
Lyon or Butler, or Wilde, or any Of that hate
ful list Ii ends ia :he same. We are con-
quered and enslayed. Our lands arc taken
aud divided amongst slaves. Our most de
voted patriots consigned to the galiows or tac
dungeon, or hopeless exile. Oar wives AMI
daughters consigned 10 equality with the ne
gro. Our citizen poor crushed 10 the earth by
free negro anl Yankee comp tition, or, "a
would he the case, forced 10 leave SH disgust
to try cir fortunes in untrici ii III.
These would be me Of the results Of yiell
ing to Gen Steeie's Establishments. lie would
be cast aside himself in six weeks alter Ark
a sIs had been subjusated Ne would then
have q taste Of Mcneil or Sickles or some
such.
"Will you walk into my prior
Said the spider to the fly"
Washington telegraph., 1864-03-02

THIS OAru-The following from. The Rich
mond Examiner, has now practical appica-
ton in Arkansas. We present it to our read
ers, rcserying all opinion upon the point as to
whether an oath taken uni.r duresS IS bind
inr We rather think with Dr. Palmer, of
New O.lcans, upon this high moral question.
Be that as it may, We hope all good citizens
will refuse the oath to the last. 1t is taking
the oath upon slight oppression, which has
done more to make Union men permanently,
,hin any thing else
Had the ciuzens Of New Orleans aud Nash
vile leiied the encBy a d refused the oath,
and had other cities followed the example, the
Felerals would have been compelled to aban-
don this unlawful and ridiculous practice.
,.Whilc such places rs Norfolk aud New Or
leans are in possession OF the enemy, their clti-
Zens are not, of course, Glamable in submitting
to a de fdcto government. The clearest die
tates of law and humanity exonerate them from
all criIninality in doing. OF course, no
olths taken to the power which happens to be
in possession, would dispense with the right of
the other side to force obedience in its turn,
and therefore the whole affair would be an idle
mockery did it not unsette mems principles
aad were it not a despicablc attempt to per-
vert the sentiments and entrap the convictions
of those who are subjected to the test 1t
speaks well, both for their constahcy to the
cause and the rectitude of our people, that so
few have, in general, given way to the pres
sure brought to bear upon them Oaths taken
under duress hare no b,nding force in ta,o or
ethics; yet, in times like the present, it is dan
cerous for men to take advantage too easily of
n plea which is of SO elastic a nature. The
enemy have no right to tender such oaths, nor
does tbs refusal TO take them absolye them
from the duty of observing the usages of civ
ilized warfare. United and persevering re-
sistance to such demands would be the course
most compatible with self-respect, and, until
the enemy openly ayOEs his baTbarism, he
will not dare to carry out the tiendish threats
of starvation with which he endeavors to shake
the firmness of cur captive feilow-citizens
Washington telegraph., 1864-03-02
REBEL FLEET IN CHINESE WArERs-New

REBEL FLEET IN CHINESE WATERs-New
York, Feb l2-The Tribune says:
u letter from our London eorxespondent
contains some precise Information on a point
Of importance, which has rs yet attracted lit
tie or no attention. The news in n nutshell
i, that ut this moment there are a fleet Of six
rebel war steamers in Chinese waters. These
vessels were fitted out in England by Sherrard
Osborn, an English naval captain, and wcru
recruited among the officers and men of her
Britanic Majesty's navy. They were under
contract to the Chinese Government; but when
they reached China disagreement arose be
tween Osborn and the Chinese authorities,
and the vessels were not delivered but thrown
on the market and sold at auction, Osborn,
officers, crews, guns, and all to Jefferson Da-
Wis.
at is in imated that Osborn had some slight
expectations of reaching this result when no
lett Pngend. Funds for the purpose are snid
to have been provided in part by sale Of tho
reSel ram in the Clyde. There are now but
few American ships in East Indian waters and
it is thought probable that this fleet, in COM
pany with other rebel pirates, may be destin-
ed to attack San Francisco. In order to show
their respect for British neutrality, the British
crews take nm oath Of naturalization as citizens
Of the Confederacy when the flag changes. II,
therefore, San Francisco should happen 20 bo
burned and plundercd, John Bull washes his
hands of all responsibility.
Washington telegraph., 1864-03-02
For Sale,
52rtf

HANDSOME Residence about one mile
II from the Court House. There is Dwell
ling House. (6 rooms, } Kitchen. Negro Cabins,
Smoke and Well House, and other necessary
out-buildings Splendid well of water. A
young Orchard of excellent selections of fruit
Cribs, Stables and Lots. In short, almost every
convenience that could be desired. Forty Acres
of Land will be included in the sale of the
Dwelling. -.- rt-
Title indisputable. Confederate money
santed in payment Apply to
A. B. WILLIAMS.
Washington, Feb. 27, 1864.
Washington telegraph., 1864-03-02
RE-ENLrsTNENTs.- have dreaded the

RE-EYLrsTNESrs.--W have dreaded tho
crisis in our military affairs which would en.us
upon the expiration of the three years service
of our soldiers. This is tho most delicate
question which Congress will be required to
handle. Already we breathe freer and easier.
Re-enlistment for The war is proceeding rapidly
in our Virginia and Georgia armies. Our
noble soldiers are determined not to give it
mp, whatever the people may do. The Chatta-
nooga Rebel says that Stahl's brigade and
Cheatham's division have volunteered. A de-
spatch from Dalton says that the soldiers Of
Bates brigade unanimously adopted q resolu
ton agreeing TO enlist for the war, and deter
mining never to lay down their arms until
their homes may be rescued from the enemy.
and the Confederacy permanently established
among the nations of the earth.
Our heart leaps with admiration at this
noble self sacrifice. These soldiers have borne
and suffered much. Let the selfish and cow
ardly at home be put to shame!
Washington telegraph., 1864-03-02
WASHINGTON
FEMALE ACADEMY.

THE Spring Session of the Washington Fe-
i male Academy Will commence on Monday,
goth, 1864, under the superintendence OF Mrs.
Field and Miss Brown. Rates of Tuition > S40
and $50. Payment at the end of each half
session. No deduction except in case OF pro-
tracted illness. .. -s.t
January 20, 1864. 52rtf
Washington telegraph., 1864-03-02

asy- The printers at Davenport, Iowa, learn
ing that the printers among the rebel prisoners
at Rock Island were out OF tobacco, made up
purse and bought the incarcerated typos sup
ply of the weed
Washington telegraph., 1864-03-02
,ign6 , S. CaOnER,
Aljutant and Inspector G

Aljutant and Inspector neral.
IL Pa4Sgg<ph III Of The above order is 50
III llIfcd as to read as follows: -.'P ersolis
herein rendered liable to military service, are
required TO report vo'untr trers or conscr.pts,
" ithout delay, TO the enrolling o!ficer; aHd al
who delay beyond 'he first day of March,
1864, will DC c,nsi lcred as having renouaeed
the privilege Of volunteering, and held for as
signment, according to law"
LII. Paragraph " of the above order is 50
snodiie as 10 allow persons herein rendered
liable to military scrvict, to volunteer in organ
izaticns mustered and accepted previous TO the
first day Of July, 1853; AMI no volunteer will
be received III any orgamzation not serving IN
this department.
". Enrolling Officers in this department.
will proceed at once to enforce a fisid exccu-
ton of the foregoing orlers.
By command Of
..jeut.-Gen. E. KIRBY SuIrH,
S. S. ANDERSON,
Assistant Adjutant General.
Shreveport, February q, 1861 1t
Washington telegraph., 1864-03-02

YeL lfic Mtsrt II. uY lur II it,.rtur and
Washington telegraph., 1864-03-02

provlong nor Ine ImmeaIate Ipe reelY express-u
The Lancaster gazette. [volume] (Lancaster, Ohio) 1863-1886, 1864-09-01
PENSIONs

PENSIONS
Are allowed 10 all soldiers who have been disabled, in
any degree by wounds or disease, while in the service
in tho fine Of dutyto widows Of deceased soihicrstO
orphan sisters or widowed mother dependent Oh the
deceased soldier for SUI port.
Back Pay.
We have every facility for the collection Of BACK
PAY. II final papers ara correctly made ont, We can
have the money IN hand in four days from the time
tho papers are delivered to VA. Soldiers who have
arrears ofpay due them from the Government, viii do
well to call on us, as we can collect the money for
mnch less than II will cost to go to Columbus, else
where; and much sooner than the State Pay Agent
can collect hcirmoney.
Write to US,
And will advise you, FREE or CHARGE, and send
yHn blanks with instructions for filling them mp,
that you can prepare your clam without trouble.
B Prompt.
The sooner yon make yonr application, the sooner
Won will get your money II Application Tor Pension
s not made within year from the date of discharge,
"A ycarly pension IL lost.
Remember the Place!
r. NJ. CLARKE, CLAIs AGENr: OfTicc--South side
Main Street, Tallmadgc Block, Lancaster, Ohio.
References:
Martin Co.. Bankers: Hunter& D,nglcrtv. Attorneys;
. =. NJ. WagcnhHs, Pension Surgeon.
PITTsDURJ LANDING, TENEEssEE,
May, 1863.
To the People OF Fairfield County.
We are personally acquainted with r. NJ. CLARKE,
Eco and believe him to he honest and capable We
chocriully recommend him TO friends Of the nth
Regiment proper person to attend To tho collection
Of Soldiers CLAIMS, Back Pay, Bounty, Pensiors,SG
John NJ. Conncll, Colonel 18th Regiment q. "
NJ i. Moore, Lieutenant Colonel nth Rcg. q. vi.
4. ]. Davis, Adutant 18th Ohoi.
Daniel Kutz
Captain Is, +. luttcrfrll, Comdg Co. a l7th O.V
Lieutenant j. II. hrncy.
Captain Ezra ricketts,, Company +, 18th Reg
Lieutenant u. O'Sulliynn.'
J. W. Stnchcomb, Captain Company II.
A. +. Ashhrook, LIST Lieutenant Company II.
William II. Pugh, 81 Lieutenant, company Il.
A. Ogncn, caItnin Company |, 18th Ohio.
Leo Nolcs, lstleutcnunt, Company |, 18th Ohio.
n. NJ. Rea, Captain Company X, l7;h Ohio.
s. u. Collins, "a Lieutenant.
-. T.. Peters, Assistant Quarter Master 18th Ohio.
II. II showers, Captain Company q, 18th Ohio.
Captain &. II Rippcv, Company ~ 18th Ohio.
Icutcnnnt o. H. Brandt, Company c, 18th OHIO.
Lancaster, June Is, lSGJ-l2G
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Pleasant Township
Seminary.

FFVHE above Seminary, united with the Ilygcnlc'
i Home Cure IL an Institution Of learning that
presents to ALL but more especially TO lnvldS, the
opportunity Of securing thorough Education, and
ofimproyng their physical powers at the same time,
and fOrcss money than treatment alone would cost
them at any other Water Cure.
For particulars, send for circular and remember
that the next Annual Term of the Pleasant township
Seminary will commence on MONDAY, MARCH the
2S A. D. 1861, and consist of 10 weeks divided into
Three Sessions, MS OllowS
Summer Session from March the 2Sth to Juno 18th
1861. Twelve weeks tuition ST. Nncntion lOwecks.
Fail Session, from August 21th te Nevcmhcrth the 18th
1864. Twelve weeks tuition SG. M vacation.
Winter Session, from NOvcmhrr2lst, 1861 to March
the 10Th lsG5. Sixteen weeks tuition S.
Tuition must bc paid in advance, or sccurcdhy note;
and no reduction will hc male account OfahSence
B5-Boar!ing, consisting of farnaceous food, fruit,
and vegetables, will be furnished by the Principals at
81 por week.
BD-l have also purchascda Piano, and secured the
services of ProfssorC SCHNEIDER To give instruction
IN the Piano, and other Instruments of music, on rca.
sOnabc terms. DR.. JOSEPlI FEENlAN, Principal,
MICHAEL kEAGY, Assistant.
March 10, I8GI-ly5O
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taken by the oldest person, or youngest child
Madame zadoc POrter's Curative Bal-
sam ls no new and untricd medicine but has been
used by the public for the past % ears with nm.
paralelled success, and has acquired its present OK
tonsVe and largely Increasing sale, simply by being
recommended by those who have used il to their
afflicted friends and others.
II you have n cold, If ever so slight, do rot
all to give the Basan trial; the very low price at
which 1t is sold brings it in the reach Of every one
that they may always keep it convenient for use The
timely offs rs cent bottle will often prove to he
worth one hundred times its cost
Do not be put off with any other. Ask for Mad
anne Hadoc Porter's Cough Balsanl, insist
on having it, and ako other II yonr Druggist does
not have it, have him send and getit for you.
n1-Sold by all Druggists at 25 and so
cents per Bottle.
HALL & RUCKEL, Proprietors,
2l8 Grecawich Street. ". Y.
p. L.SLOCU NJ, Agent, Lancaster,
Ohio. ..I
Nov. 49, lSG3-ji-1y.
The Lancaster gazette. [volume] (Lancaster, Ohio) 1863-1886, 1864-09-01
0INz2ZNZ2H !.
AN b
STRIcKT TAND'S "'Y. ~.
Mixture

Is n composition OF astrngents, absorbents, shfnu-
lants and carminaives which every physician no.
knowcdgesis the only preparation that will effoet
permanent cure of DiarrhG'a and Dysentery. This
Anti Cholera Mixture in use in aeveral Of our
arms hospitals where it gives the greatest satisac
tion. II has saved the lives of thousands Of our
the hest remedy in the world for Diarrhea and Dys.
cntery.
Mr.. Woods, Of Covington, KY, will be most happy
to satisfy any one to the virtue Of Strickland's
Anti-Cholcra Mixture; in fact we have a great
number Of testimonials from patients who have
been cnred, after being pronounced incurable by
their PHYSICIANS some after taking only one bottle
of Stricklnd's Anti-cholera Mixture. II you suffer
with Diarrhna and DyscnteIy try one bOttle'l
The Lancaster gazette. [volume] (Lancaster, Ohio) 1863-1886, 1864-09-01
7ll5'l!;L1lN
|lz;35slz9l
FvERYBoDYis beng curod Of this distressing dii
HIcase by the use "H''
Dr.. Strick i: ads Pile Remedy.

Read what sufferer says:
Mr.. J. P. Hazardc, l6i Second st Cincinnati, Ohio,
says he has bccna dreadful sufferer with Piles for
long times and had tried nearly everything, and could
obtain no relief. He used about oneourth Of pot Of
Strickland's Pile Ointment, and it made acOmplete
cure he advises every one no is suffering to try it.
odatNo. Fast Fourth st, Cincinnati Ohio. Ask for
STRICKIIAND'S PILE REMEDY
Feb lS-i7ly ..... ....,
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BOUNTY MONEY.

Every Soldier who has served two years is entitled
to Sl0U Bounty. Every Soldier discharged by reason
ofworns received in battle is entitled to 500 Bounty.
Every Soldier enlisted after July ls 1862, and dis.
charged before serving two years 10 entitled TO s25
Bounty. The Widow, Children, Father, Mother, or
Heirs Of Soldiers, who ie in tho service are entitled
To the above Bounties.
The Lancaster gazette. [volume] (Lancaster, Ohio) 1863-1886, 1864-09-01
The Advantage of the Participating G
System Demonstrated.

-" 81 UU GO UU
RENARKs.-By nsuring in ono Of the above con,pa-
nics his Policy will cost him, for fyeycars Sill, in
stead ofsl5Oby the Old system, to-wit:
To premium on 81, ,OOOGor i've years. $50 90
ny scrip. worth IN Now York ~ cents $40 90 .
by yintcrcstreccivcd IN cash on scrip 900
$50 10
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SOLDIERS,

You ought not to be without such valuable medS
cine The Cincinnati National Union Of April 94ih,
says: that thousands of soldiers have been saved by
the use of Strckland's Anti Cholera Mixture. For
sale by Druggists Mt 30 cents per bottle.
General Depot 6 East 18th street, Cincinnati, Ohio.
June3d-si.
Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1864-05-21

Much ATTACHED TO THE MARRIED
SrATE.-It is usually considered note
worthy circumstance for a man or wo-
man to have been married three times
but of old this number would have been
thought little of. st. Jerome mentions
widow that married her twenty-second
husband, who in his turn had been mar
ried to twenty wives-surely an expert
enced couple! A woman named Eliza
beth Mazi, who died at Florence, 1853,
had been married to seven husbands all
of whom she outlived. She married the
last of the seven at the age of seventy
When on her death-bed she recalled the
good and bad points in each of her hus-
bands, and having impartially weighed
them in the balance, she singled out her
fifth spouse as her favorite, and desired
that her remains be inferred near his
The death of soldier is recorded in 1874
who had five wives and his widow, aged
80, wept over the grave of her fourth
husband. The writer mentioned these
facts, naively added, "the said soldier
was much attached to the marriage state"
There is an account of gentleman who
had been married to four wives, and who
lived to be ll5 years old When he died
he left twenty-three children" alive and
we'll, some of said children being from
three to fourscore years old. A gentle
man died at Bordeaux in l772, who had
been married sixteen times. In July,
176S, couple were living in Essex who
had been married 81 years, the husband
being lo7 and the wife l03 years of age.
At the Church of St. Clement Danes in
l772. a woman of s. was married to her
sixth husband.
Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1864-05-21

NATURAL AcrING.-The following re-
markable anecdote is extracted from IAN
Essay on the Science of Acting in the
town of North Waslham, Norfolk, 1888,
Fair Peneitent was performed. In the last
act, where Calitan lays her hand on the
skull, Mrs. Berry, who played the part,
was seized with an involuntarily shudder-
ing, and fell on the stage. During the
night her illness continued; but the fol-
lowing day, when sufficiently recovered to
converse, she sent for the stage-keeper
and anxiously inquired where he pro-
cured the skull. He replied from the SEX
ton. who informed him that it was the
skull of one Norris, a player, who, II
years before, was buried in the graveyard.
This same Norris was her first husband.
She died in six weeks.
Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1864-05-21

How SALT LAKE CITY is COMMANDED.
A correspondent Of an Eastern paper who has
lately visited Salt Lake City, thus speaks Of
the chief city Of the Mormons The Mecca
of the Mormons occupies one-fourth of the
bottom of huge saucer, the remaining three
fourths being at present partly arabic land
and partly desert. The Wasatch Mountains
form the sides Of a saucer, and, with portions
of another range, encircle the city, shutting
it in from the outer world with wall too
high for even the odor of its sanctity to es-
cape over the mountain tops. Approaching
from the west, you cross the Jordan, have
the Great Salt Lake to your left and the city
spread out in quadrilaterals before you, more
like huge map than an actual city. High
up, and away to the right, occupying what is
geologically termed "a bench, is Camp Doug
las, the big guns of which frown down upon
the city, three miles off, to remind Brigham
Young that though he is ''boss" Of the saints,
Uncle Sam is the bigger boss Of both saints
and sinners