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Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1862-1865, 1864-07-08
ITO THE FRIENDS OF TIE SOL
L DLER6 THROUdH0T UTHE C0HFEDERACY:
QUARTERMAsTER GEMS DEPARTMENT.
RAILROAD BUREAU,

Richmond, Feb. 70, lSo4.
Tne friends and relatives Of soldiers In the Army OF Northern
virginia are hereby notified that arrangement has this Day
psea tnected with The bouihen Express Company carry all
packages OF 1000 and wearing apparel Richmond, VS..
10 he advantages thus obtained through the Express
Ooupany the following instructions be observed;
Packages must not contain hundred pounds
well secured and plainly Marked Ient at the expense ~
shipper 10 either u the Soldiers Relief which are
located a. follows;
In North caIos at Raeshn South Carolina at Columbia:
In Georgia. Augusta In AlabzmG MONTGOMERY Or 10 npy
other pslnt woh Of these have an
The Agents. Of the there take charge az them
and shin daily by Southern Express Company 70 tne
Agents Of ihe respective States Richmond who viii see am
distributed TO the propsr Individual owners.
To meet the wishes the soldiers and TO give them certain
and speedy communication With hoe the Southern
Oompsny has agreed 10 give n freight prTsncS every
a0 else and order that obstacle may " the
cess SO enterprise the several railroad companies
hereby 10 render the Express Company such fact
lilies ~ will enable this Arrangement cmpe;e
cess. ttA&t
Southern Express Company assumes all responsibility Of
the transportation these packages the Relief Asocsons are
requested to withdraw hd sgents who have heretofore acted a
araVeng messengers II the Relief Associations Will establish
OF other armies they may enjoy the Same
privileges hereby secured the Of Northern virginia
=. W. eIhS,
LlelL Col. and q n.
Approved
A. Z. LAwros, .
astsr Gensya
Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1862-1865, 1864-07-08

TIE NIW Six Pa oKKEs.-The new six per cent
bonds be purchased at priSate sale from Ian.
caster & Co, and other Government depositoriss at
Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1862-1865, 1864-07-08

AN ORDINANCE
ITO REPEAL AND RE-RNACT THE Ilr-,
Il sEorI0N OF The ORDINANCE ooEoEgylis9 ss7-
KET5.
Passed April %, 1891
BG ordained by the Council Of the City o. Richmond Ssa
the eleventh section Of the ordinance markets. ps
cd the 12h day Of October 1865 and .rcby
repealed and reenacted 20 Is 10 read - follovsi
eecon IL. AFTER market hours sell haze
about the streets, ether than about market house H pre-
cincts But shall offer for sale 81 market, 5u
eggs FISH, fowls, frsi vegetables, other articles which
skal nave purchased al nsrkst while heF say
market hin sI miles Of marie.; szeep, fruIs or yegs
tables have been pYoduced In another sists pre-
ducsd at not les than nseen miles nom ia c'y
shall persoRngage In selling, at market, batter, esss
fowls pachsE hDSe BY the Of another, a nk
either for himself other person. the day hs, heb
seller thereof butter, eggs fowls. Any violating
this section rhs rfet what so purchased and shall
such violation pay fne efnot less than ten han ny
dollars and heoe guilty seconl time Of such violation,
SHALL addition 70 the one therefor be prohibited forever AFTER
warts either principal agent for smother Offering
at either market any OF said articles And any person
shall sell offer for sale anything whatever any akss
said city, after he shall have been prohibited the Ching rod
offered for sale, shall be forfeited and be sasd aud
the party Offending SHALL be fined city dohat
each thing 30 sold or offered for sale, By him. :"
IA oopy.l
A. ". koEfor,
APPLICABILITY CLERK Of OcaasEi
Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1862-1865, 1864-07-08
FRON MISSISSIPPI.

MOBILE, July "A special TO the Register and Ad-
verssr, from Macon, Miss, says tina. Gov. Clark to-
day issued proclamaon calling cut every able bodied
man in tie State 10 rspel invasion. The rendt EVOus
art a: BraL don and West Point
sIooED DEsP IIcH.
MERIDIAN, July A fc:ce Ofthe enemy from Ycks.
bug are 10 the vicinity of Clinton to day, and our
force. VI der Writ Adams are Sighting then.
Another otlamn is ead 10 be moving simultaneously
frsm Match, z
Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1862-1865, 1864-07-08

skrmishing day. The enemy Is cautiously feeling
his way They yesterday burnt the Paper Mills ct Ros.
well. Yankee msjci and ten privstes we're brought
In this evening.
Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1862-1865, 1864-07-08
TO THE PURLIC.

ION the 18th and 18th June, 1864, portion Of
~ Gen. Hunters forces about 1907 their attack the
SDSp ~ and snS isy had was man Of Tes
rndey enter and search my house They forced
and pTs1:s throwing down and malta log iarrufs
Important and ransackng every spot from cellar to
made :n S a' os
entire supply Of corn PrOys.dsT family supplies Of sys1y
oreEu and domestic and among Others Of the latter class the
/. CERTIFICATES registered debt Of James Rivera
| Ks. o. No. and, $1,000 and $500 $4,000
Sept. IS, 10 coupon bond city OF Lynchburs, Nos
s, s,s, s's, ssO, 56i se2, $685. ssi, sso, oSo-eaeh
Sept 80 bond. DO o. 900 each, Nos s2s. 81, sss
Sept 81. y nd, $1,000 each, Nos. $50 ISL ssa sss
september 80. I bonds, Nos. las AT las
l4O, qOOo
september So bonds, Nos. 2ss. 2s9 $500
september so--2 bo.ds, Nos. 2si, 9sa-ssCO
EACH 600
These Issued TO LyDchburg Fire and Hoss Com
Prs;IdentI Oct 81, 10000
On - zm ---s $4,000
s. Certificates OF ApG cent Confederate bonds,
T. About 100 TObaccc notes. for hid, tobacco stored
Q: Est: Tho, eoOd., deed. secured By trust deed
g. Est. Jpo Klnner, covenant, due, 1000
T. H. LsEenby, bond due, 1915
8. J. B. epeice, bond due, 43
TO- J. o. Williams, bend due, 1000
IL Charles Anthony, bonds, $1,000 zach. due, 1900
ls y. B Batter bond; due 5000
u A K Woodruff two bonds, each s1,100 cue 1900
l5 VIM. II. Williams four bonds $3.50 each, due COO
4per cent Certificates obtsinst at Eynehourg De-
po,Ory, In name, dated Goth March, 1854 No. o. $500
give this notice to the world to prevent Is far as may be- the
steps 10 sua The payment Of them or any Of them and =.
possible protect myself against The Of this cut
jy9- Qtaw1m osmpSeII county V.
Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1862-1865, 1864-07-08
BALLARD HOUSE.
I'M p D IL r ANT Oh A N @ x.

TNHE Proprietors of the BALLARD HOUSE
Il deemlng conducive The comfort convenience q
thelr patrons visitors have determined 70 condue hs Ao
the EUROPEAN STYLE.
The HOTEL viii es.sbsss under Ibis srrangs or
after tho 9Th OF April next The patronage OF the travelling
public and visitors generally respectfully solicited, ss
viii be supplied with the best that The market aHe and
every convenience and comfort regards rooms and se-7s
attentions Will be furnished. .lf
TIT PRoPEroRs beg pre their thanks hose who
have generously patrorzed % and BY giving their tnd-
vdua attention 10 The pleasure lnd comfort Of their
70 merit continuance Of the
MEAIs-7rom A. n. 70 10 ?. NJ
api J. o. TALIAfkRRo 4 GO:
Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1862-1865, 1864-07-08
THIRD DE PAroH.1

AnIDnH, July THE Yankees left Jackson yester-
day afternoon. No private property was Destroyed The
object of the expedite was to destroy the railway be-
tween JsCksOn and Canton. TeegraphiO communIOa-
cation with Jackson Is renewed.
FOURTH DEtPAroH
JACKSON, July THE enemy, estimated at 900,
occupied this place till P. M +, when they evaoua-
ted moTipg back on the Clinton road Our forces
are In their front and flank. There was severe fight
from daylight to O'clock this morning, since VII ch
time all has been quiet. We have no particulars Of
the 6ansge TO citizens exsp. negro stealing. The.
clothing and negroes, regardless of SIX was carried
OF by the Yankee force Many of the oEizens left
without 81 lgls servant No damage was dons to the
railroad or telegraph.
TIFTH DISPATCH
CLINTON, July 4.h-V,G Noble, Jaly 7h.-The
steamer Iago, loaded with cotton, was captured and
burned by our troops in A kansas River.
All registered enemies remaining in New Orleans are
ordered to report to tho Proves. Marshal 70 be sent
beyond the lines
Delegates have left New Orleans for the Chicago Con-
veLton.
Ole Hundred men, dsserters from the Yankee army
have been arrested on their way to n xco to join tae
n, xcsn army.
General Candy ia organising foscs of 5000 men,
e her TO reinforce Sherman or advance and threaten
Mobile and Demopolis.
The steamer Louisiana Bell, government transport,
has been burnt at the Levee near New Orleans.
Geld 2S5. Cotton 100.
Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1862-1865, 1864-07-08
THIRD DESPATCH I

In TIE FIILD NEAR RuTus STATION, July 4.-In Or
der to counterAct flank movement made In force by
the enemy on our LETT, the army commenced to with
draw from the neghborhood Of Marietta night before
last TIE movement was conducted in q successful
manner characteristic Of Gen. Johnston. Gen. Hardees
Corps though in plscss not more than 40 or so
yards from the enemys lines, did begin to ua.
Ill just before daylight yesterday, and the movement
was conducted quietly that the entmy not aware
CT it until the evacuation completed. Not quo
was fred along the line during the night except nom
Ksnnesaw Mountain.
About sunrise the enemy hoistsd their flag on Kcnns
saw. An hour or two later they advanced, leaving
Marietta to the left aud passed the Of the Military
institute, when our cavalry commenced fk'TmiShng.-
A brigade Of the enemy this morning attacked small
force of 100 dismOunted cavalry and compelled to
retire. We captured 80 heavy riaas, few prisoners
and horses. The enemy have been feeling for our
position to-day, and considerable skirmshng has taken
place, mostly along the trenches in front.
Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1862-1865, 1864-07-08
position to-day, and considerable skrmshng has taken
,ace mostly along the trenches in front.
FoURTH DESPATCH
N n,vr I'll or;ot A.

CHAITAHocoHI RIVER, July 6.-All quiet this mort
ing. The enemy yesterday burnt the dwelling at tt
junction of the Atlanta and Decatur Road. Som
prisoners we're brought in las. evening, among ther
Lieut.. Geo. Scott, of the 10th Indiana.
GYITrH DRsPAroH
Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1862-1865, 1864-07-08

PAY OFFICE, ESeISEER DHPAR7Nrsr, @. s,
No. IA Law Builjing, Franklin street,
Richmond, June lst, 1854.
pRRS0NS having claims against this Depart
payment
claims the Udus Of and other which have
passed upon approved the Board Slave Claims
which COL j. D. Wsdde President win also be paid at this
ONCE. J. Q. 6TANARD,
jel-dSs Capt Engineers and Disbursing Ohcer
Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1862-1865, 1864-07-08
PATENT SORGHUM OR SUGAR CANR
CRU0HEH.

THE difficulty Of obtaining imported sugar
l. and moassss compes 10 rely home producsa oae
cultivated in Sorghum viii yield sunceni eisS
for consumption ordinary farm.
Prepare your land and plant seed earyseous scoz
oruher and make noasses soon the Sorghum or Gaze
natures.
The subscriber has obtained Letters Patent from tbs ocEieds
States for and improved Sorghum Sugar Cana
.sn the saving Of Che juice a. nows-in The econory Of
labor required operate the machnen simplicity OF conssuo-
ton and the with which kept In good running order,
Il u much superior 70 the machines heretofore used
FOR sALE-srATr RIGHTS AND COUNTY RIGHTS,
For terms and particulars adiress The subscber 81 D'vs
once, Powhztan County, Val JOHN BOOKER tsq who
has model, At the once Of Kerr Lyon Richmond.
ap1-d2t&csms THOMAS Q. BROWN.
Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1862-1865, 1864-07-08

place to get revenge. Let every father and con In the
army, and through the country, put these 6ends 20
death whenever they fall into our hand, and We Will
soon have no mere raids. As long as We treat them
kindly and show them the respect due to prisoners OF
an honorable warfare. may expect them back sgalD
to commit the same deeds above mentioned We hear
the question asked every daJ, hoW long will our gov
ernmeut submit to thiP Dan such race as We are
contendnE with prosper In the sight OF jus! Gedf
think not Surely there Is day of r'tribution In
store for these Hends Of hell NELSON.
FRox VIcKsBuRs-The Meridian CLAYTON is in recspt
of COPY Of the vicksburg Herald of the l4h. Il an
nounces that the yellow fever reported to have made
s appearance in New Orleans in consequence Of which
General Slocum has Issued order in regard to the
sanitary condition Of the city. Is s evident he ears
visitation OF "Bsonze John" in Victsburg. There al.
pears 10 be a regular band Of robbers q! work IN the
city. It would be strange 10 find sny Yankee COM
munity without such al article The h1use oil U. A
Monirose, of he Treasury Department, entered by
robbers on the night of the Is h. few nights before
A. Baxlnsky had his paus riasd while in bed a'leeP
On the night of the l2b, Miss Z. Glasgow Was rob-
bed of gold watch, and Mise s. Gibson OF silver
watch These females are negro SohOol teacheEI. Hrs
HardWcks boarding house was entered BY robbers on
tho night of the 18Th They discovered before get
ing anything away.
Photographs OF Bishop. Green are offered for ta!e BY
J. W. Young.
Measles in very malignant form Is prevalent in some
sections Of the city, and in good many instances have
proved fatal.
Capt J. H. Wick zlr IL announced as having returned
from Limos, after killing DR.. Luce, for attempting
improper liberties in bis family.
Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1862-1865, 1864-07-08

TNHK ALBEMARLE INSURANCE COM
many win pay per cent Confederate tau stockhold-
srs are advised not TO Lat thsr shares o.v uoor =.
apsO-eodss. s.e'y.
Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1862-1865, 1864-07-08

@R0 REWARD.-Ranaway on the goth OF
tpOU la. March, my man sHADRkoK. He Il about forty
years Of age stout built height Ave feet siI inches
black ewes sehty crossed legs much bowed ana SIAM
rnes sIehty when taking Will pay tne above reward of
~ = 49, MRS. 9. r. WINSTON,
'.n1a-a.sv2vs Poindexter's Store. Louisa o.. Va.
Dodgeville chronicle. [volume] (Dodgeville, Wis.) 1862-current, 1864-09-15
Position in Sleep.

Prof. J. Milton Sanders, NJ D., L. L.
D in an able paper in the Elcctic Wedi-
cal journal, contends that the position
of the body is Of the utmost Importance,
and that health is preserved, and even
disease cured, by conforming to t. e law
which requires bodies under the direct
influence of magnetic current to be
ranged north and south We quote the
closing part of his article
That this earth is kept steadily in
its orbit, and derives its motion from ell
ectricity there can be no doubt. The
manifestations of the common magnet are,
no doubt, referable to currents of elec,
tricity pressing around it, and similar
ones passing round the earth. That cur
rents pass round the earth, and give it
the properties Of magnet is well known;
and that one magnet will reyolye around
another, is easily demonstrated. The
indicative action Of this eerth upon pieces
of steel, when laid in the direction of it's
magnetic meridian, is proof chat the earth
is magnet The fact can be easily
demonstrated ; for if any person stiffen
himself, and De properly suspended, the
head will range to the north and the feet
to the south.
''We remarked that if piece of steel
be ranged north and south, and be left
in that position for week or two, that
the steel becomes magnet. IF, now,
that end OF the piece of steel that was
toward the north and which corresponds
with the north pole of the needle, be
placed to the south, the polarities of the
magnet will soon become weakened and
finally lose their magnetism, and at last
@ecome reversed. This would, of course,
h the case with the compass needle
|. SO, would it not be the case with the
living human body 1t appears that
the normal or physiological condition of
the human body is to possess MAGNETISM
so arranged, that the head shall cores
pond to the north pole. and the feet to
the south pole of steel magnet Ifany
concurrence transpireto to weaken this nor.
NAL condition of the system, of course
we should look for a disturbance of that
condition, or the production of condi-
tion ofill health. As the magnet gets
its polar condition disturbed, and finally
annlhilated, by lying in position the re-
verse of its normal magnetic one, 50
therefore should we expect such to trans
pire, in measure, with the human sys-
Dodgeville chronicle. [volume] (Dodgeville, Wis.) 1862-current, 1864-09-15

modification and he was a sporting man.
And then, .sWell-yes-Gen General-Isup-
pose-they call me-a gambler" And
finally, when in explaining his antece-
dents. it became clear that he was late
ly out of the penitentiary, he said,
you've got it down pretty fne-1 may
as we'll cave. then he told the whole
truth, and | think nothing but the truth.
Two other individuals Of the same ilk
who had come through with him, were
examined in turn, and each were beauti-
fully astonished at the selfreyelations he
was made to make.
All had been living upon tkeir wits,
had been conscripted dozen times, had
bribed themselves of, until some weeks
ago, when over a thousand dollars in
Confederate money failed to secure i'm
munity, and then concealed themselves,
and at last paid five hundred dollars to
be piloted through their lines, having
first taken an oath not to reveal the
name of the pilot. However, Gen. But
ler knows the name of the pilot, who, it
appears, works for gain, for the love Of
the Union-a traitor to fellow traitors.
Dodgeville chronicle. [volume] (Dodgeville, Wis.) 1862-current, 1864-09-15
The Bird Of Battle.

The New Albany (Indiana) ledger
tells this story:
1--WE printed few days ago, from an
Atlanta paper, an account of a mocking-
bird, which at the battle of Reseca.
perched itself on the top of tree, and
during the fight initiated the whistling
of the bullets and other noises incident
to the battle. Another and more
touching incident of a similar character
was yesterday related to US by Captain
George Babbitt, Of General Gersham's s
staff, and of which he was himself wit
ness.
During the fierce cannonading at Nj
okajack a small bird came and perched
upon the shoulder of an artilleryman-
the man designated, we believe, as No,
H. whose duty it is to ram down the
charge after the ammunition is put in
the gun. The peice was a Napoleon,
which makes very loud report The
bird, as we have stated perched itself
upon the mans shoulder and could not
be driven from its position by the vio-
lent motion of the gunner. When the
piece was discharged, the poor little thing
would run it's neck and head up under
the mans hair at the back of the neck,
and when the report died away would
resume its place upon his shoulder
Capt. Babbitt took the bird in his hand,
but when he released his grasp it imme-
diately resumed it's place on the shoul-
der of the smoke-begrimed gunner. The
scene was witnessed by large umber
of officers and men 1t may be sub
ject of curious inquiry, what instinct led
this bird to thus place itself. Possibly
frightened at the violent commotion caus
ed by the battle, and not knowing how
to escape or where to go, some instinct
led it to throw itself upon this gunner
as protector. But, whatever the cause,
the incident was a most beautiful and
pleasing one to all who witnessed it"
Dodgeville chronicle. [volume] (Dodgeville, Wis.) 1862-current, 1864-09-15
"Pumping'' a Rebel Refugee.

The following, illustrating Gen. But
lers manner of obtaining information
from rebel refugees, prisoners and des-
erters, is taken from the N. Y. Tribune's
correspondent:
I was permitted to lieten to Gen But
ler's examination to-day of large mum
ber Of prisoners, deserters and refugees.
The General, | believe, is noted among
the legal fraternity for his skill in cross
examination of witnesses His skill and
training were apparent in that speciality
to-day Such relentless and successful
questioning for truth never beheld be-
fore jury. 1t was ''as good as play
and gave me a new idea OF the acuteness
and god like divination Of the human IN
tellect
The first man to undergo this terribly
searching scrutiny was a refugee from
Richmond.
"Sit down, sir" said the General,
pleasantly. "Your name"
"Viliam Jefers''
Then followed hundred questions in
rapid succession and logical order--logi-
cal, though it required all my powers to
always see their drift and aim Mr. JEFF
fers was finally cornered. At first he
was gentleman. Then he modified his
statement and was speculatsr. A re-
Dodgeville chronicle. [volume] (Dodgeville, Wis.) 1862-current, 1864-09-15
Failing Stars Expected.

Those who remember the great mete-
oric display of November Is, 1888, will
be glad to remember that a return is ex-
pected this fall This most important
of all celestial phenomena has been the
subject of much inquiry among astrono-
mers. 1t is found that in November of
every year the number of falling stars is
more numerous than at any other period
and that there is less considerable dis
play ia August. The July number of
,Sillman's Jouranl contains the last of a
series Of articles by Ell. A. Newton on
the November Star Shower" In these
articles Professor Newton has traced the
history of this starting phenomenon from
the first record of it's appearance in A. D.
9o2, and has discussed at length it's most
probable cause.
He comes to the conclusion that there
is small ring of planets revolving around
the sun; that the planets are distributed
very unevenly in the ring, there being a
small section of the ring where the bodies
are numerous with few stragglers scat
tered along the rest of its circuit; that
the earth passes through the ring every
year, and each year in new place ; and
that it passes through that part of the
ring in which the planets are most num-
erous once in about thirty-three years.
He further concludes that the period OF
the revolution of this ring Of planets
around the sun may be calculated with
very great accuracy, and that 1t is 354,
days-a little less than a year. The
motion is retograde, and the velocity
with which the bodies enter our atmos-
phere is 20:17 miles per second. The
following are Prof Newton's remark in
regard to the next appearance of the
great shower: If, then, shower oc-
ours in A. 1864 (tbirty, one years
after 1889 it seems most reasonable to
look fori S greatest display Con the morn
ing of November 14) IA degrees west
of our Atlantic States, that is in the
western part of the Pacific ocean and in
Australia. Tn 1865 it may be looked
for as ceutral 81 degrees further west,
or in western Asia or eastern Europe
sad in 1865, on the western Atlantic
The year in which we have most reason
to ex pect shower is 1866, since the
cycle of 1925 years is probably to be
reck koned frJm some date between Noy-
ember in 1882 and in 1883 These
places and times are named with hcsita
ti'on-rather to guide observation, than as
predictions The causes alluded to above,
and the possible perturbations and ire
gularities of structure Of the group, may
cause unexpected variations Of time, and
place"