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The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1864-01-09
FICKARDT'S
G A II TIL Il p OW ID Z r.
Thousands are Testifyimg to Its
Efficacy.


" The MereJM Man is Kind to his Beast"
A tTEk years ct study and expo ,iu..It by the
"A inventor. TO compound nom rIRE yLGETABLC
MATERIALS, Powder Il at SHOULD and MUsr take
the place of the thousarl and one nos,rums gotten
up ard pamed upon the public as CERTAIN
REMEDIES for the cure of all diseases which the
brnte creation heir to, he has produced the
.ne heading this advertise mept and none CAS- DE
GENUINE unless bearing our signature. The
demand Is such that its sale has been chiefly con-
fined to the State of Pennsylvania. but We have
now cousummated such arrangements that we arc
prepared to supply the numerous orders now on
hand. rs we'll as those we may hereafter receive
from other States of the Union.
Knowing this Powder to possess all the curative
properties here set forth, deem II fuls0me IT,
rade Of words unnecessary, feeling assured that
its own MERITS will secure fer it n ready sale.
Being composed of pure vegetable ingredients, it
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animal, the HORSE. Its effects are TO FALSE
PAMpEnING of the System, creating boated car
c.ss with IA premature shedding OF the hair but
the other hand. it strengthens the digestion,
purifies the blood regulates the urinary organs,
thereby improving and protecting the whole
PHYSICAL condition Of the animal, even when in
an apparently healthy state.
10 the Agricultural and Dairyman it is an n
valuable remedy for their NEAT C;rTLE laboring
under HOOP diseases. HOLLOW HORN, ind
other of the ma ny conn laints to which they
able from suppression of natural secretions.
Mich COW ) are much benefited by occa-
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tendency to strengthen the aniina, remove all
distinctions from the nj Tx tubes, promote all the
secretions and consequently adding much to the
strength Of tho animal quantity and quality OF
the Milk, Cream and Butter.
HOGS, during the warm seasons, are constantly
overheatng themselves which results in their
getting Coughs, Ulcers Of the Lungs and other
parts, which naturally has tendency to retard
their growth. In all such Gases, IA teaspoonfu
mixed in bucket of swill and given every otbor
day, will speedily remove al. diitcui,ies, ahd the
animal WILL INCREASE IN HEALTH AND FAT.
TESTIMONIALS.
WASHISGroS, jan 7 1857.
To VIM. Raston
have used your Cattle Powder, and would
state that it possesses the qualities of tonins and
renovating the stomach, removing in some degree
the morbnc matter. scan recommend for AL
horses in private use, VIII re the system is not
too nuch dcblitatel j. TURNER,
Veterinary surgeon,
For the United States Government,
Washington, v. U
WAsHlSa1ox, Oct IL. 1852.
DEAR SIR :--Having tried the Cattle Powder,
manufactured by you, consider il a good article
for the diseases Of horses and as good y prspara-
ton as there is in the market.
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TESTIMONIALS.
" ASuISGTpS Ian lSt
WAsHlSaroS, Oct IL. 1852.

W aSHlSGTOS, NCt lS 'oo@'
VIM Rnlson:
DEAN SIR Having tried the Cattle Powder,
manufactured by you, consider il good article
for the diseases Of horses. and good y prepara-
ton as there is in the market.
HIRAM WRIGHT,
Assist Neenary surgeon.
For the United States Government
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Heavy Beaver Cloths,
Melton Cloths,
Cloak Cloths, Black and
Fancy CassiIeres,
Velvet 4 other estings,
Twi,Icd FlannclS,
Red and " hite Flanncls.
Canton flannels, Brown &
Bleached Sheetings,
Brown and Dieached
Muslins, Linen and
Cotton Table Diapers.
Tickings, Towelings,
Crash. Blankets,
Dress Goods, Black Silks,
All Wool Reps,
Cotton Chain Reps,
Tartan Plaids,
Shepherds Plaids,
Mcrinos,
coburgs, Black,
Leather and Mode Alpacas,
Delaincs, Prints, &c.
Asplendid collection ofShepherd's Plaids
and Blanket Shawls, fine assortment of
Mourning Goods, Trimmings and No
tons.
900 Pairs Of Boots, Shoes and
Caters, SILK Fats,
Fell Hats, CAPS,
Hardware,
Gucen's Ware, Wooden Ware,
Carpets and Oil Cloths.
Also, large Stock of Groceries at low pri-
ces; making altogether a varied Stock OF
rare excellence: to which we respectfully ask
the attention OF our friends and the public.
Feeling assured that an examination will wei.
Repay Tor time and trouble, all persons de
string 20 purchase.
WM. T. McCAULEY,
]. II. HUDSON,
r. &. RELSE.
oct. 10, lS63-tf
The West Virginia journal. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1864-1877, 1864-12-07
[%o De coSrINrED.l
Letter from the 18th w. Va. Y. I,

CAM RUSSELL, Nov %, 1864.
EDS. JornxAL:-To-day finds US all, for the
first time for some time past, in our camp near
Kearustown. The day is beautiful. and every
thing is quiet. Yesterday was quite day Of
feasting, if not of thanksgiving with our ar
my, here as elsewhere. The good people Of
the loyal States, through Kindness. to M and
love for the cause we are defending, had sent
us large supply of turkcys-enough to give
us all good dinner. Tho boys oil enjoyed 1t
hugely; and it would doubtless have excited
much laughter with those unacquninted with
the oddities of camp life, had they been pres
ent and ssen the boys grouped off into squads
disscc:ins AID dividing the turkeys among
themselves, giving t. each his inst proportion
Us near as could be. AND towards evening"
you might have heard then; Eayins that 'heE
we're $50 full of turkey that theY gould hard
ly refrain from gobbling" &.
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The dictatorship.

The Legislature just elected, which meets
at Wheeling on Tuesday, Jsnunry 18th, 50,
have the important duty of selecting Ssna-
tor s,r our new State, to fill the place o! MIR.
WILEY, whose term Of office expires on the
18th Of March next.
1t would, perhaps, bc prcsumins in us to
say who was The man on whom the honor Of
United States Senator from West Virginia
should be bestowed We have sufficient con-
tjdencc in the wisdom of the members Of our
ncy Legislature. and in their knowledge oil
the men botYooa whom they will have to
choosc, to believe that they will bcstow the
honor whore it belongs.
Mt. Wiley, the present incumbent, We I'M
He has already served tro terms, having been
fortunate in drawing the short ones! Proba-
bly, his only opponent will be Mr.. A. W.
CAMPBELL Of the Wheeling IntsNige"cc'."
The new State owes much to Nr. Camp
bell for his untirinS and Jealous services in its
behalf lIe vas ono Of its first and most
ardant supporters, and has ever since used his
high nosition AZ journalist in its defense
Porhaps his radical position in regard to
sluvcry may have gained him opponents who
will not forgive him, though they have come
themselves to sec and feel the evils OF the
"diyinc institution" But now that time and
treason have proved that he was right from
tho beginning, we arc inclined to think that
his 'labors should be held in remembrance
and his services in tho cause Of freedom
rewarded.
Therefore between these two candidates
AR. Wiley and Mr.. Campbell, our preference
IS for tho latter. We quote the following
from the Paramount National:
1.-THE only gentlemen likely to me;t will
any attention arc Messrs. Campbell anu
Wiley. As between these gentlemen Out
preference is Mr.. Campbell, believing as We
do that he will better represent the people ol
our young and growing State. Mr.. Wiley
has already been very handsomely rewarded
for all the service he cvpr rendered either &c
tho State or National Government. lie ought
to be we'll oqntect to rest upon the honors
already bectowcd, and give place to u moro
active and vigorous man. whose claims for
ssyyise in educating the people Of tho State
70 understand sright th-ir true relation to tho
general government, arc second to those of nc
man in West Virginia. We arc glad to know
that this view Of tho relative claims Of ,hcs,
gentlemen is that taken by many Of tho
newly elected members, including Gevcra
who voted against Mr.. Campbell before. There
is but little doubt that the new Legislature
will recognize Mr.. C.'s pre.emincnt claims
and reward him by an almost unanilnou:
Glcctioa,h
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Coal. Coal-Oil, Saline Springs, &c
Personal Items.
Correspondents Of The New York Times
KiIAE l!"rsr, roINr PLEASANT. WEST Va,
N"ildav, urt. ~, lSGl.


Monday, ut. 81, i>Gl.
Permit me to assure those Of Your readers
who take the slightest interest in the develop.
mcnt Of the natural resources Of our great
and common country, whether for honor or
for profit, that the little State Of West Hir-
ginia is now oilcrin. herself ms the riches,
prize Of all in the present grand schemes Of
adventure. If California is first. West Viz
sinia must he second but California is not
first, cithcrjn the variety or cNtcn, or value
OF her mineral deposits. hazard nothing in
the prophecy, that West Virginia is destined,
and that soon. to absorb the attention and
cap,Sl of OIL. leading citizens, to a greater cx.
tent than the same amount of territory in
any other part, not only of this continent
but Of the known world. 1t is no longer a
question Of probability rs to the yastncSs of
her possessions, nor rs to the certainty that
her future will be grand and important, bu,
simply, who are the men anon. Us all that
arc to immOrtalizc their naIncS and enrich
poStcrity, by becoming the pioneers in this
great field Of enterprise
\ soioum here in the Kanawha Valley
during the past eight weeks, in connection
| Nhl d ol IiCI fISltI HIS IIliulC lie IllNllllr
with her incXhaustiblc mineral wealth, and
as they now occur TO me, chronicle herein
q fey Of the leading features Of this par, Of
the country for the benefit of "whom il may
concern" be it the State itself, its citizens or
your readers, who have now become SO
numerous rs almost to constitute "thc world
in general" An air line drawn from New
York to this place would probably measure
less than six hundred miles, consuming ONLY
4 day and half Of railroad travel; but the
present mode Of reaching here is Ear more Cir
cuitous, the usual routes, among the several
which may be taken, bcipS Yia Baltimore and
Ohio Railroad to ParkcrSburg; or the Penn.
syEania Central to PittSburg aud Wheeling
and thence from either place y,steamboat.
down the Ohio River to this point. But let
the traveller come by what route he will as
soon rs his destination is known, the com.
mon observation made to him is, "An vo,,
| i'll search Of coal or oil 2" The fact is that
petroleum has been discovered in more than
five hundred different places throughout the
State along the range this side of the Allie.
ghany Mountains and its spurs between tho
celebrated oil wells in Pennsylvania and those
of Cumberland in Kentucky. Your readers
will remember that attention had only inst
been called to the great value and utiiity Of
rock oil when the war broke out, and it bos
been asceEtalncd that arrangements were bc.
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:, nksgiving Day,

.csI &C.
m ,oIaS..:--l gee i. your ' say, biting
CO. 2 ssss'": SIX ,'': Vss ss.tSs
inquiries 6 S '"s s'rvise. o"
did the churches psy '' Several grave :s.n n' ss
Questions are propo"nas' o ,eS ese,
-" ca@ , ssI following questions ministers Of
answer s, ,nr churches and 'T" Of tie
the GSspt a am" last Thursday as or
,ro.,cl with contempt " wv =" influence, or
' ',"s Was i, the work Of reOS' ''
traitor dic,a,ion:" ,..u .rsai, for their
Tho % a.sn.Tss Of a"' as if t" r'nss ,"s
,r.rslie,iOn complained Of }" n'" w"
lish. This might have 0s'n r,,low, what
',s" if like results w"Hl" 'o," would
7 n Is.
soOe' '""" ,,,. :. the year for "'""1
APP o'"' 49,. ,,m my subject:
,uow whether any NT'
Nv r,r MI three Of the churches ." VI \.
""7 .,.sw.r mainly, for my ,,,,,r
for ono Of the cN"' h - ,ha, church,
- ""'' .,.,,r, , minister, rs laymeh
which was "''"' ,,,I,,c, services
would h"'"'! ~ eNf ,., ,r,v he found Il
80 Important - ~ ~. o,,i.s:ou, wi,aou:
S"'''e'e"' 'e"'' .u,,. .,d . con,cmm d
''"e'"s .. r.lcl influence "nd
'"e wv RI, .s TO the .churc!
,u",. Muses. saith, there needs
"'''' Wv 70 ,,.,L.,L,v forcorLaincr
"''' Va. 81 .or.c came TO ,ass
''o'" Ill @.' u.,.n.-: still insists OF
40" -, ,,,,o,, &C.. he vii
HIS ..,.,I H., .;,s ,r ,ncn.
no "e'' ~ ,l :. traitor dic,a
'"e'' r,,v;r included il
''0"' ,,,, ,,o r,,,,.r ends.
INC .,.., ,o.,l scarce,
All" "'" ,,,,,. ,,,v far IL;
say iha' '"e e""''' ,,,,,
President, M" 90" '"'| ...,ra
does no; "'" 10 o'S', "'t ;..,,or
mercy 10 r"'T q" "' "'''"''"''
suspicion III TINS respect ''''"
deliberate "mis>ioG' ""o"'o X "0' ~ '''0'
as the frs: c"'nse U! one "Ec@c ''''''ef '''''
.r,cr has been good? Eu! ii MAS no, Sc
iw, LAS, ,,,c only o,rorlnu,Y We had. oi PIT
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J. II. R,rE, 4. A. A. G.

A FAIR SpEcMEN.-Thc county Of Pike,
Pennsylvania presents IN instructive lesson
Of Coppcrhead politics. But few dared vote
for Lincoln in that county, and two or three
voted tho Uaian ticket who were expected to
do otherwise. Ono Of these, Mr.. Newman,
had his house, barn and grain burned that
night, and another sent his wife and children
into the woods to escape Copperhead inso-
lcncc, while he watched his premises. In this
county one to fourteen of tho people can not
read and write, while in the good Cnio?
county Of Lancaster only one in forty ore thus
ignorant
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Irrola the IT. Pleasant Register" DC. u


KsuxsrowS, Frederick County, Va, |
November Il, 1864.
Mr. Editor :-lmasine 10 Yourself that you
leave Mattinsburg, which is OH the u. y ..
Railroad and travel - miles up the Valley
to Winchester, which was once q very bean'i.
tu and ily doubt pleasant country town. But
now, alas! how wOfully has its magnifccnce
,lecaycd, aud its former beauty Departed.
One third, of the Town lies III ruins, and the
rest Of it gives unmistakable signs Of dclapi-
da,ou and decay. Its temples OF worship
have been converted into hospitals for the
sick aud wounded soldiers. Why
all this? Treason! Treuson! was rampant
here.
Bu, We leave Winchester, and pass up the
pike somG four miles, beyond kcrns,own.
Here we VIII turn 10 the left aud cross large
open field. aAd after having moved in this
direction say one mile, VIC come TO clump OF
woods in vhich the heavy timber has been
cut down, whilst the sprouts and undcrbruSh
stand thick all over the ground, intcrspcr:cd
here and there with little Scrubby pines. In
this clump OF woods there arc ten rows oi
shcltcr-tcnEs, averaging ten to the row. BE.
fore each tent there is grca, or small fire, ~
which the soldier warns himself and does his
little cooking. q Here we have II little
village built of cotton houses, where we eat and
sleep amd while away the wcnrisomc and
monotonorm life Of II soldier. This is the
camp Of the l3ih W. V. Y. |.
We re,urncd from MartinSburEoHnd vent
into camp here OIL the 18th inst, and here We
still remain. There are various camp ruIhors
relating to The enemy. Some say that he has
left, others slut he is watching m opportuni-
ty to catch us mapping again, and others That
he is trying to flank ny, while the truth is,
none but the commander knows but very
little about him. The country may rest rs.
snred that VIC are prepared for any movement
his Majesty mny sec Mt 10 make.
The men Of the regiment present arc in
good health. Abscntccs arc beginning TO
come in, now that the heavy campaigning is
over. The raymastcr has not yet paid us
visit. We hope, however, TINT it will not he
long until JIG docs, for some Of us have
received no :pay since December 3lst, 1861,
and our families need money very much in
deed. We arc praying md hoping that We
may be permitted 10 winter somewhere in
West Virginia. We hope our friends, who
may have the opportunity, will speak good
word for us. ". ". II.
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Well, We thank the people for their ren'em-
braucc of us and their Kindness in sehu'hs ~
us, in this dcso:nted land, the productions o'
n moro fruitful and happy section OF our coun-
try. 1t reminds us Of other and more peace
full times, when VIC were ut home around our
own beard, enjoying the luxuries OF lie Win
our wives and little ones. We conhden''y
expect soon to see the day again. wien inc
s,orms'of war shall have ceased. and when
the sunshine of peace shall throw It's So'oen
rays all over our now distracted country.
But thc day. 1t was called Thanksgiving
Thanksgiving to whom? Not TO President
Lincoln; not to Generals Grant. Sherman,
Sheridan, or Farragut. This WAS not the IN
,cntion The great object aimed ut ny the
President in his Procln nation, was that the
hearts Of the people Of this great nation should
ascend in one unbroken strain Of holy praise
and humble prayer, to COP, for His mercles
pas, and that Ills kind and mcrcitul renem.
brancc might still he with us, an afflicted ard
suffering people. This was the grand object.
But alas! we fear that the real design was,
by the mass of the people, and especially in
been; fSr though " our cEhSt SBbsY net have
our labor and our suiIcrings be fo' man $
sood and Gods glory, yet if we do not honor
and glo.ify Him and His law i'll our actions,
lie certainly will suffer us to perish. An
humble reliance upon the arm Of Jehovah will
secure nis aid and "thc wrath Of man S!ial
be made to praise Him. Gut when we see
,hcsc soiumn occasions converted into days OF
drunkenness and riot, and that by those in
, high places, We fear md trcmblc.
! The guerrilla AIosby made an attack upon
our picket line on the evening Of the 9th, and
succeeded in capturing some 20 men, killing
| one, anJ wounding five. lie also captured
some mules. But fortunately fer us, oul
cavalry happened to be near, and at once
dashiag after tho rebels, succeeded i'll recap
turing every thing bu, one man. The pursuit
being krpt up by our forces, they were sue
ccssful III killing - Of the eneiay, and cap
turing others. This is the report that comes
to camp Today. W. W. It, -.
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a Card.

EDS. JorRNAL,-As citizen Of the County
of Kanawha and State Of West Virginia, per-
init me to return my grateful thanks, through
your columns, to the uncompromising Union
men Of the Kanawha Valley, for the manner
in which they have given ME their timely
aud needed assistance in the discharge of the
duties which deyolycd upon me rs Assistant
Provost Marshal ut the post Of Charleston.-
! assure them that the burdens Of that office
were materially lghtcned. and the perfor-
nance Of my labors, under the Immediate
orders Of my excellent superior officers, were
rendered pleasure rather than otherwise by
the moral and material support received.
W. W. HAWKINS,
LIEUT.. l3rn W. VAL.
We believe the truly loyal portion Of Char
lesion and vicinity feel that Lieut.. Hawkins
removal has been loss to the service and
we hope efforts which arc bong made may
DO successful in restoring him to his old nosi-
ton.
That all may know how his services and
promptncss in discharginS his duties arc APP
prOci.tod by competent and proper authority,
read the following order:
HEA4 QrANzns ls7 sre,rArr h.s.pr,
DErT WEsr rIUIlSN :
Charleston, west Va, Nov. 18th, 1854.
o.. fsrEcIAL ORDER, no. 42.-ExrRAcr.1
". lst Lieut.. W. w. Hawkins, 18th W. Va.
Infantry, having been ordered by, Head
Quarters, Department West Virginia,; to join
his regiment, the Colonel commanding desires
to express his thanks to him for the efficient
and faithful manner in which ho has dis
charged the duties OF Assistant Provost Mar.
shnl Of this post ~
He has eyer found him OF valuable nssis-
ta1ce, and regrets that tho necessities OF his
regiment reGuire him there.
BY orderof
- COL. JOHN II. OLEY.
J. II. RirE, 4. A. A. G.
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~, iArohrAST 70 TIE CIcISSAr1 ENQUIRER
Inc citizens Of Kanawha County have .:.v be:
come come so dem0rli1ed since the war, that
.noush we boast of seven or more liauor.sbops
IN Charleston, the Grand jury oouM ,o, CA
""9's case ,tor Indictment at the present Court.
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Got Him at Last.

EDS. JOURNAL Cam you, or any one else,
tell how many more grogshops the Supervi-
sors of KanaE ha County are going to license,
or how many;morc arc needed in Charleston :
Would it not be convenient for them and tho
community at large, to have every other door
us YOU pass up aud down Front street. n
whisky establishments that q person
would not have to walk far,-and to have one
or two extra ones for the boys, so that they
can be trained up in the way they will so?
a few nights ago, as was passing the old
Wilson IIotci ruins, heard powerful
cutting-up, and casting my eyes up to the top
Of the standing wall, there saw something
lcapins from wall TO wall, which appeared to
be very merry. 1t looked like a cross Of
balloon, bull.terricr, fox, and buzzard.
While ! was watching his rejoicing, an old
Methodist darkcy. came along, who, you
know, is not afraid of the devil, and says:
"A1r. Devil, iFhat are you laughing about p
The devil, whom it was, sure enough, an
swered thus
al have beer working about twenty years
to get an old Deacon. hcrcabouts into my en-
ploy, and / haty succeeded at last! have got
him in the very business that wanted him
in. lie wanted money very badly, 50 put
him to selling whisky" MOSES.
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~ Struck On Tho Elk Riyer Oil :Associa-
ton hare struck oil, in one Of their wells at
less than 100 feet depth. This will be inter-
es6Rq.to those Of our readers engaged in the
oil business about here.