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St. Mary's gazette., 1864-02-18
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YHVHE printing of the Treatise on the CAL
n tivation OF the Grape Vine. etc, by J.
Is. has met with some unavoidable delay.
through no fault Of the authors; having been
accustomed ESQ the printers inform mel BY a
large job received previous to mine. The
pamphlet will certainly he ready fn- sale, by
the latter part al next week: in time to make
wine by the directions it gives. When |
advertised the price at which expected to
be able to sell the pamphlet, was not ad-
vised Of Us exact c.s,, and have ..recxoned
scifscut the host" it being one third greater
than than the first estimate; and mus, there
fore, to save me from loss, add it to the price
See Advertisement
JAMES SHoBE.
Oct. 18th, 1864.
St. Mary's gazette., 1864-02-18

TIME undersigned legs leave to inform his
i friends aid tie public, that lie has
opened, Few Boot and Shoe Mandatory
in Leonard Town.
Having server. for considerable length Of
time al his Trade, he is t!;"rnughly acquainted
with the business, and fattcrs himself tina,
his work will give entire satisfaction
His work is maize in the latest styles. for
the lowest cash prices ard OF the hest materi-
al, lie is ce.h.irht IL will recommend Itself;
ard request the public to give him an carly
call.
DENJA. F. LEIGH.
December 10th. lsG3-3w.
St. Mary's gazette., 1864-02-18
NOTICE OF DIVIDEND.
ros SHERIFF.

Lea Fl Hayds.n 10 recommended 70 the vo-
ters Of Saint Mary 3 County. as a candidate for
sheriff ct the nesx election, and i< ks will con.
sent IN he candid.ie. he Siu b warmly ssr-
ported by
ooeamser 1rl. IeGo--o.ak KE1 = 49,
St. Mary's gazette., 1864-02-18

lT.MARF'sAcApsnH pm HDgNc
LADIES,
NEAR BRYANTowN. CHARLES CoUN-
TY,MARyLAND.
This Fn<,isunos. esnd0ssed ~ Mrs. Dax-
- EI MAJos snd dssghrers. j. situated in
ene Of the most beausifni and healthy portions
Of Marytusd. Auost SIXTY a.res Of Iaad are
attached. snd on fhe lava &. a mineral arnns.
strongly unpregmased with sulphur and irass.
Tie NJ sses Nnjsr besas eieses Of Ib~e Sa-
cred Heart. the ssudies aa. discipline are es-
seatiaily tse same AS IN the academies of that
Oder. l<.t
Terms per annum payable half yearly IN ad-
Bead end Tunics N NIL the branches ar
thorough English Educafion, Si40 on
Music. Fench, Drawing. Ianciny. esc.. form
extra charges.
Further particulars can be had by addressing
Mrs Danna Major.
Rev I GArrLY, Pastor S, Mays. Chap
lam.
RkrEREscts:
Rev J Early. 8 J, President Georsetewn Col
lege.
Il T wise,, s j.. President Gonza.a College.
d Lynch. 8 j., Prof Gopzasa College.
E @ Wapiron. Boromeo College.
] A Walter. Washington.
r E Boyle, Washington,
Father Bowling, o s ID. Washington.
Charles Whne, d D., Washington.
B A Mcguire, -, Washington
Sam'l Barrier, S j., ST. Thofn's', Charles Co.
Csmilus Vic,n,eza, 81. Thomas, Charles Co.
r Power, ST.. Thomas,' Charles Co.
Rev Father de Wolf, Ee~ Town ST. Mary's
County.
p B Lanahan, St. Peters, Charles Co.
Father Eniers. S j., 81 Jose.,h's st Mary's
Co.
Mrs. A Dosglass, Clement Hill, Esq, George
Riggs. ] B HELEN. M D., Capt. Sands. w J
C Duham |, NJ D. Washington City.
October 22nd, l663--6m.
St. Mary's gazette., 1864-02-18
NOTICE To CREDITORS

N0TicE is hereby given tina, n. .,,.-:.
= ber has obtained from m. f,rnn."
Court Ut 81. Mary's County in Marvl,nL So ~.
'ers Of ADMINISTRATION on the .,e,.n.,., - y.
'"'e OF Ellen 5. Sutton. late at said c..n,w H.
ceased. All PERSONS having cln,m. n,,,;n., 81.
SAID deceased. nre hereby wnrnea 70 .Sh,i'.' .ns
same win the proper vnnch~. ,her~os 4. H..
s ,s"s on or befare The Is, dav .f An,us,
foos' ",nefw,se they may he excluded Inv law
~" "' oe"eh, OF The said estate. Give, I'M.
Wy '"''" 'h's CAST DAY Of January. las4.
THOMAS HEEB,
Jan. 2lst, lssa-Iw. '"'sa'sf.'
St. Mary's gazette., 1864-02-18


RATIFICATION NOTICE. p.
Joseph Spa!dins, IN the Circuit Conrt
va s fr Saint Mary's
Dorothy Thompson I County, sitting ~ q
IL n:hers. { Court " Eauitv
Gi virtne IT authority vested il, me by the
- Acto Assembly. in such case made md
provided. il is hereby ordrr~d thai tic A,,dj-
tors report IN this case he ratified aud ssn-
nrned, Unless cause IN The can.
,rary lie shown, an T bcfre thu third Mon.
day IN March next; provided copy af Min
order he asserted ~ Tie Saint 1Iary's Garesie.
once week fnr three successive weeks. nj q
sivns ~ said third Monday Of March, nrst.. r.
taf JOhNA. CANA LIEi., Ct'k. :
{1e True copy-Texi. Hs' ''a'TT' :
JOHN 4. CAVALIER. Clr
January 9Th. tlss4-4w.
St. Mary's gazette., 1864-02-18
THRESHI.VG MACHINES.
PROFESSIONAL.

EAR. }. r. THOS. REEVES has located
IL at "WHITE PLAINS about mile
from the village Of Chaptic". ano respectfully
offers his professional service. to the public
He will devote himself exclusively to til
practice Of his profession.
Jan. 18th. 1S62-tf.
St. Mary's gazette., 1864-02-18
NOTICE.

I hereby frwarn all persons from harhor-
ing or concealing mr. negro woman Betty.
calling herself Betty Mills. The law will be
rigidly enforced against persons who shall
disregard this notice.
WIN. BILES.
ANY enc who may wish 10 hire this woman
ran do SO, by making application at this
uff'rr.
January 2sthr ls64-tf
Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1862-1865, 1864-07-15
TIE INTERNAL REyENUE BILL.

The following few OF the primo pal fea'uF Of
the Iateraal R.varus Bill pa ssh by both Houses Of
the Ysnkes C.pgrOss
Ia Adti ion 10 th- duiel payable for lcsnces there
s t. be paid on al spirits that may be distilled and sold
Distilled aud remossd for Jump ion or ia Q, OF ct
proot on and after the st - jay nexs AID prior 10
tbs ess OF February 1865 81 90 pr gallon ana on and
after tie FIST OF February 81 Afprts which may be
10 the possession Of Ihe diSllsr in public or
D. nded warehouse, either the frs OF Jsy 3D.
TuAfy Aforesaid duty having been paid thereon sht
be held aud lrea:ed II distilled days resp
t'eI. Bandg distilled from grapes is TO pay tax Of
rs cents per gallon.
Ga lumI ing gas, when the product shall not be
above 200 900 cue ee the duty ID cents per 1000
cubic feet; w1en above 900 000 and not exceedir z
500 coo, is cents; when above 500 000 ard rot ex-
cstdag COO coo 90 cents, Sni when above 900 000
rs cents per 900 cubic feet Toe general averages Of
the monthly prcdUc for the year preceding the return
Uquhed by this act is to gula'e tho rate Of duy i'm
po ed tie huls, laui cS6d, Of all ships balkI
bTigs, schooners, loops eai0oats, seamboA.P, cala
is and all other Vessels or water eras not Guiding
snsints rigging hereafter bu made, COZ ucted OF
6lishet, duty OF Ger ctntun ed Valorem simposed
Oa cavendish pug, twist and al oher kinds O. manu-
laolured oh CO. from VIII the EN- has been taken
In whCl3 or in Iart or which is sweeened IS cents
pr pou-d; on smoking tobacco, ffsren; nd. IL TO
rs nts fine Gu, IS cent Cigarette, uOIosed in
paper wrappers, valued at nos over So uer buodr,d
per 100 packages; thlss valued at over So are to
pay the dulles As are provided for cigals OF like
Vau.
o. cigarettes made wholly Of tobacco. aid ais, on
,igsrs kaoan cheroots short xss valued a, not
over IS per thousand, 50 per thounni; on cigars
vaued at IS and not over psr thou aud S. ger
thousand ov,T $50 and not ever $50 pei thousand sl5
par ,honssDd valued az $50 ana not over as CT
Ehousld $40 The valuation will in ali cases be the value
OF the ciga-s exclusive OF tue tax 4
On bu liol in Jump. in 20 bar OF otber=i-e duty
O. bsf OF enc per cent al vail rem. All SALE trans
itr xiha'gee transportation aud expo. ion of 20
or silver assayed at any mint by any private atsaysr
unles samped pr 'bed by General seulatios 4
declared unlawful duty Of one tWeny-fourth of one
per cent eaon moih 10 required 10 DO paid upon toe
aVerg' amount CT the deposits of nancy subj ct to
payment by chick draft with any person. bank a,so.
cia o, corporation engaged in Ire business of bank.
Ing, and . ann l,r AmounE upon the average capital
'tock Invested In such business beyond the amount IN
Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1862-1865, 1864-07-15

HusrrSos coUsr. Il is court yesterday, rurwel.
lave OF Tscmas J. BIgby, was tried for breaking Into
he store Loase Of Francis Piss genio and stealing o. ew-
ng tob eco and Convicted and ordered to be whip
ped.
William, slave Of VIM. Winston, charged with re-.
cevng stolen vs!eb Was eeni to the county Of Chts
s6 I'D to be tried.
Joan P. edd, butcher, was examined on the charge
Il iec.:vDg four cows knowing them to have been
tolen from d. r. Il. Dame, ard the Court tent him
on 10 be tried b,foro the Judge of this Ooui. Eedd
saI admitted 10 bal 10 the sum o! 5000.
b Fords sent 10 DO tried tor stealing 500
lots from Patrick g. Gilmore.
Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1862-1865, 1864-07-15

vested In United States boad, and duty Of ons sixth
each mopth upon the average amount Of euch cfrull
ton issued beyond the uot of nicely par cent Of
the captsl beyond The erage amount of the circua-
ton from the six months prscsd ng the July n. T.
Incomes in excses over 500 no: exceeding s5 O0 pay
q duty Of pr cAntUm excess owe, s. 900 and not
exceeding $4,000 II aud over $lO,ooo 10 PSF
ceptum.
Tee points settled by the COMMITTEE Of Con erence
Ie many perhaps three hundred IN Lumber aud sac0
on Of GeScral Of he prominent eadiog features only
Am1ng the changes IN the b II orginll reported
blooms, tOps loops, made recy from tie ore,
So per tod, VIII Oh s the rail- d iron Iron
castings ussa for BRIGGS or other permanent seuc-
es and stoves and hoLoE Wa7e and ings OF r m,
exceeding ten pounds in weight for Sscn casting, IS
per ton CD: nails spikes and rivets Of certain SKIS u
DER ton,
Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1862-1865, 1864-07-15
The Situation

According TO the " AshiSgsoR ChroniCll Of the II b.
the situation In Maryland has become qIte c;mPheA-
I'D It AA- ming. Tee rebel raiders appear 80 Dc
nsnAeng Washington and linOte At the sane time
thousand olValy having "surrOuudea" the Ia tsr city
and husus the important bridge across the susquehan
nah, on the PhilSslphiA railroad, while an unknown
force Is operating against the latter.
That porticn OF the telegram from Petersburg Which
5sfs,s 90 ssspAiohss from Blt more s obscure As
80 ss sa.ts ipeo0prehsDsbls. WHAT hiss RAsLAstOD
paper 70 ~ Ssh ode patches from Baltimore" relating
20 fY.irs IA The immediate vicinity Of Washington p
Ou- p.rtes shgud sndoaVOr 70 make ther kilograms
intiEigbe.
Tho utui0g Of Gov. B adiOrds house is just Te'a
is.ion for Haut<rs olCAl nesndasim in LeGng co.
Do tue, az stated BY the ChrOHie!' that Hun'ess
ioss have reached Narnsburg aud FREDERICK, We ruat
sAsy 4 lose no time in attacking The su aciOrS
rebel raiders pear Washington. AuntsI's enOrniti's
a. serve 4 qlllAl moro severe than be received al
Gargpg Rock, aud The litds band OF ColfsGers' e'.
Wheh dsfeA ed the H.h Corps at AOOoeAcy is jas
party to give him his dsseTs.
Nsj esr. Ffa1klin is rePorled captured and Brig.
Gen. Tyler IS said to have escaped.
Toe item a6oli the capture jIst outside Of Cape
Hsary Of buqls by The Florita, will exotic su' P'bs
10 .hsss paris We hsd no idsa the florida nesr
s.osgh to cooperate With the guar,1ls under Gilmore
and Bradley hasten. Nevertheless, me aC Is vouched
fOs.by tie Yankee EsPsrs-
A despatch from Ian;s states TIA. Geo. JStns'Cr
hss Ie.rssted south Of the O. alahOoeace river aai that
On f3Ies Ct the enemy has also crossed the IiVsr
Why net = tack thA! fore
Ne later ir:,l igsnes FIRM Psssr;b r. Charleston
% 10 she hcu- going TO press.
Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1862-1865, 1864-07-15

sUsAR Al An EsINxsf CT kUTkIrIox.-Ch ldren and
the lovers oil viii under many Obligations
to M Bisea Adams, who tells IN. IN that their taste
for sugar 10 tomsthing more than mere appetite. In
recent paper the Uses OF sugar in assisting sim
llaton o. t.oo, he says: 81 know b. experience the
dfsr,nce in nutritious ,,ct soducsd BY tie desh o.
ur cA,ue Oh march, aad thSss slain in condition
ar.s z iIom abundant io1d aud healthy exercise. Ia q
iormcr case aay amount might be eaten without tie
sati.iActon OF hunger, while In the latter anal ct
amount removed hsGgsr Bat discovered that certain
other food Of diheent quality, huch as grape tusar
aud IuE would help the tired meat 10 aatnlAss, end
taus 10 remove hunger. Pdddngs and fruit tarls
no there. ore Gin .tterhs OF tas raate bus dges-
tive agents. provided aisayr, they are NOT themse.vs
made Of rvbsl iousy indigesuble mateiAs. the re-
Vie yer audts 70 The ondness Ut the arlisa for
ect onery aud Of paeu ust discharged from the hes
s.kng Tor s"ees in preference 70 good, suts An
usl ioSd examples OF correct inssiics. There is
no doubt thai Children in whom The requirements OF
grown cali TOR iSpId aud fSlent traisIo nation oil
Iood In tls,us the demand ios swetts l. very Imperi-
GU and paien thtu unde1s and that the Am pc; viii
diminish the butchers oil, and Increase the amount Of
nulrt on exLs0t.d from beef and mut Or .-Lovisvis
Journal
Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1862-1865, 1864-07-15

sured greater uniformity In the resu and greater or-
tainy Of It's desired action. Thus, By experimsns,
General L,Dk wresed from the obnvio TO- which t sas
p,ob lby destined by reason Of It's abandobm nj pJ
American and French ordnance officers aysnt which
my Glpo distant day prove most valuable substitute
Tor gutp 1wder in military and mining op. raiions.
The advantages which sun.touo., thus prepared,
possesses over powder muldfofm. 10 mnpg OPP
rAaons tie gases from the former are much more
r.ahy diss plted BY ventilation Ia tho open air, VI
nohing but tae atmosphere, or q iucrom, The ,tscf,
Tor the pose OF destroying BRIGGS or palisader
ir sapeiiIr Indeed, in these instan yes gunpowder
N ,kes no inpresson, while gun cotton proves Vastly
destructive. For submarine operations it ia stoWn 70
be immensely superior 70 powder la blazing rocks IL
il mole easy handled be packed into crevices from
VII powder would fall OUT and DO more certainly
exploded. Is minu actuIe is far saier the manipua
oas bling conducted while the cotton Is In wetstate,
ID the process Of drying being perfectly sale, even
when aided By i6e's heat l, does not deterorate
by xpoure TO moisture, and when bccidenty wet
I'D eau be dried wilhoaI impsir.ng is qiSl ~. Toe
reco from its explosion 10 not 10 great as that from
powder. Is IF C. when discharged 10 shells Is more
powerful and certain Its mpusvs strength so much
greater tv make is far superior 70 powd The d.
niD shed WEIGHT mikes the burd upon soldiers faI
easier, aud ables lighter caissoae TO be Used. rns
car ridge is " a-d rapidly inserted tao thu
place. Aid finally, the residus is 30 slight a. 70 be al
| most iDpsrcepdble.
| Tie ElRh Government s now experimenting Will
this new agent Gs.erA Lstk beiag ABOUT 70 viit tina
country Tor this PURPOSE NApoeoa air ,adS awake e
| us importance, aad our own Government has had
ats.L ton csd 70 the value Of gun cotton, as nov
p.rre cd, by our Consul o. Viesns. Experiments hei
VII soon be commenced While Is not proha, Die tina
TIE agent will inmsd aley supers sde guspo~ier,
| viii prove y valuable co aejdsAnt = ~. Y. World
Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1862-1865, 1864-07-15
GUN O TON.

In 1916 he soisn6c world convulsed BY the dis.
ooVery Of gun cotton IS an Cxps material The pro.
Of is manufsc.use simple, and its f-c,s
we're Eined to bs 20 far superior 10 guapoEder .ht
Il thou ht by mary thas 1t wOu1 sooa supeic &c
that compound In almost ali the variety OF forms in
which !. was used. Exper.msns by experienc.d ord
naros ,aiosFs, however, dem snsTated that he
gun cOtOn it was thea manufactured could not be
iaISduoed int the military serio,, ia cons lsnce Of
the quicknfss AID intensity Of its acion the
peTSIuTe a. which IL igntod and the corroding etc
OF acid res das upon tie barrel OF the pics, The
results o. thee eIp.ImeEs decisive against the
the IT the ne~ agent, and, In this country
further investigations were abandoned. Tue F.ench
Governments, after ituDg the most sea- chinR il uu
riea 10 eston 10 lis praetcabilty, also gave up The
experiment. Tho Austria GtvsrnnenI, however,
hi ugh Buon L,Ik, Captain OF or illsr. met With
betEIr ruecess Tne Baron expe. inented Win the ma
dral aud is prepa alton ulS far alta ned perjec
ton that the eeuts highly tatfactory He caused
field batteries 10 be srncte6 tor the EMPLOY mt OF
guG.colon, ard met Wsn tueh success q a. theie are
ready forty batteries Of the knd IN tie Aus ian ser
wee.
Improvements In the cartridges were also mad, so
Z at tie mater oCuld b. employed 10 mall arms i.h.
cut dai gar md Win very desITaos Jok The AdJrr
a have nov gun cotton cartridge for email arms
which can be loadea without the uss of ramner and
even willie the solder il ching at a q lick -
BAion hk-' no cas- m,de Ge-efal in iSc gliti IN OF
these t,rves -iueceeded in Tedcomg It rapid ~ o.
NIB IsTon BY Spanning, and in so by Weaving
The 6b e. He obvisted It dAF ger of too clJssy
ming the charge, BY forming me cirtridss srOuod a
vSodtn conc de avoided tue mi irious chem cal If
fe Is OF tho Tesdue BY thoroughly washing the cotton
ate s prepAraI on exposing IL 20 the aStiou Of
nng wafer period of from four TO eignt Ueeks-
He also exercised greater In s preparation than
Was employed By schoabss the inventor and thus in
Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1862-1865, 1864-07-15

THE FURsruKx sPisuLArr.s.-We mentioned yester-
day that H. l.. WiSand had been arrested for receiving
lot of furniture stolsn from Smith & Harwood. Yes
terday morning to was brought before the Mayer to
answer, and the came time, jos. Grssen vas aened
Tor stealing the said furniture Gassen was en- eyed
by Smith HHwood to manufacture furniture, and was
paid per cent Tor hi, skin and the use OF hs name in
tie Blu ntss the establishment being conducted under
he On OF ~. GIssen." Wednesday morning carly,
before Tho aco Sas op.nsd, Gdssen wert there and
carried If three wagon loads Of furniture and chest
fa Of books AID papers, and sold the whole 70 Wgsnd
f,r s.. Oo0.
In the absence Of witnesses tho was continued
sad Gussen committed to jail. Wigand was admitted
70 b Ill in tn, gun # 50 O00
Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1862-1865, 1864-07-15
THE CITY.

AH,rHIR BuRGLAR.-Thomu Walker, frte>vsrs,
brought before the Nyor yesterday, charged with
burglary Il viii be rccoscted that about three weeks
ago mrs. Mary Harrs house, at the foot Of Church Hill
was entered BY negro burglars, two Of whom weretAs
neg. day identified, arrested and Brought before the
M,yor, who cent them on TO the Hustpgs Court foV
trial. third negro, known 10 be au intimate Of the
other two. and seen lurking in h,ir company Nrs
H.rrs house on the night of the robbery etesped By
rIuLipR. This Tom Walker was that negro. The cir
oumstsncss Of his arrest are interesting:
Yesterday. morning, about o'clock, threeiitte boye
named respectively Henderson Morris VIM. Batter and
John Thompson who had been naiIly instrumental In
arrsstpg the Two FIRST ransd negroes standr On
kan street, near the market, wbsu they raw Ten
coming along and recognised Linn a. the patty Who
had escaped from them the previous occasion. Hen.
dcrson ran up, and, colaripg the negro, said: You
are the ons who helped to rob ks. Harris houfe" The
negro wilkont replying broke from tho boy ard ran
down 7th srset towards Gary, turned up Bakers al
hy, and Owed into an open cellar The boyr, Who
we're in hot pursuits, cappsd to tho cSsr door, and
thought tsey had him. Bat the negro, having clam
bered through rear window, was soon seen run
ming across vseant lot The boys, aimiog them
selves with brick bats renewfd tie puItu.., ttcn hin
as they xelt Slater bit him The head witt prick
but did not jostls him. He jumped On fence ali was
in the act OF lespipg over, shen Henderson, VITO had
cought up a ast iron from nsighoormg stsniy dealt
him 9 severe b!ow wi that implemsnt Ia TIC back,
causing him TO tumble the ground lmmed aely the
three boys sprang upon him, aud aer hal. hG had
work got him to the watch house, aud delivered him 70
officer Granger The negro laid down Ia the sire. and
refused to walk, held all the lamp poss be could
get his hAlds On, but sill as said his RELENTLESS
csptors succeeded In getting hun 20 The police.
officer Granger said the negro confessed to Kim that
no was the parry who mad Cd Whenaihe olLer ne
grocs we're arrested; and john Tnompsen identified
n as Lot oily the negro wso had ian, tu. VINO had
been in consultation vita the olher Two negress nsar
Mrs. Harris on the night OF The robbery.
Tae Mayor sent The negro be tiled at the August
term OF the HusIngs COURT /. the general impress
SIGN that the VII hang thu negro and bis accom-
ees Tue later to be tried &C too present Term Of
/ the Hastings Court.
Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1862-1865, 1864-07-15
oBITUARf.

Die At Wood Lawn orange county eyphod fever. the
st1 July 1854 my friend, ~ dnIE NJ QUAhLE, OF Mr..
T. Ms Mary Diaries aged ~ yeAs he lesyssa devoted
Ave brothers. large number OF sincere fend
20 d.sth Bot he wiling ole and one console
on hat believe him be wrapped In his Gear Saviour
arms gyod Kind caonaie 30 Al sLo knsw lin
none knew him. JohLis rest In
hope 10 meet ycu Ia heaven.
hear the uof. wind ghipg,
ThroUgl every Tush and Tree,
Where LvW, ffirnd Johnt's Hing,
Away ire m and
Tea frGm my eyeg are star Ing
Aud aha :es my brow
Gu sad the heuf q parting
have friend JJaEie now.
see the pale shining
J1hnle's white head Stone
The bush rouad 1t falling,
IL here, like me alone.
Ann ius,l like ms, Weeping,
Those dsw.drl p3 from toe boush,
Short time bas he been lletpGng-
have friend Johnnie noSl
Ny heart 10 very lonely,
Ny Efssis drear and sAd
Tvs dear presence thai ds1
Make my tpi glad
From moroins until eYsntng,
Care rests upon mg heal
He has 81 rs rom 10 Heaven,
hope Jennie there. .
Your sincere friend
el,s LuT
Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1862-1865, 1864-07-15

Y1Lros's PEssoN AID HAB.n-In his person Eil.on
va, IA her upder The med q, well Blu IL ard nus
culsr. al department" rays Wood, was afabIs, and
his gait erect and manly, bespeakng courage and un.
n,ednesl" h, was ,klled in the u'e OF the small
sN ord aad though he certaty would nos haze spgss'
ed 10 duel lie had strepgIh kill and courage 10 rep
the attack Of an adversary. Hs Lair which Fever tel
Of was Of light brown hu7, aud ne wors !; plated
ais forehead a. is represen ed 10 his portrait eyes
were grey aud Ga the Of bis blindness inter
otl ID, SUI red change in appssraLcs from il.
laos was ova and his compi xiol Was so hae in lis
youth tha. at cambridge he WAS We are told By An
br.y o.led the lady OF his cosg' even in mis- latter
days Lis cnctks retained tir rudoy nnge. He tad
doe ear for music and Ls skied 10 that science
he US d TO perform on the organ and bass sioL he
yocs was sweet and musical, We may praume that
his sir ng showed both and sciencs Richardson
giVes toe fCliosing description Of Mon in hs dac n.
ing years: IA anseat clsfgyman OF DJrsstshire, DI
Wright, iouno John Milton ~ saAn ohambtr hu 6
With rusty green sitting ID 40 elbow chair, and eresst
nesty IN black pile, but not cadsverou his hsno'
and feet gouty aud with chalk sones do used also to
gr .o4rse cloth coat at the door OF his lou
in BubhIl Feds. IN warm sunny weather, 10 Ell tie
ne.h aif aud So vel as in his room, received th'
OF people OF disaI shed parta, o. well As qan
Iy.- Ksi9hAeys Life. ~
Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1862-1865, 1864-07-15

ID Tom Smith, Raymond, AiSs { Ow gathered to
bis la.heE) was a sou o, s. Ors2a ~bile in the desS.
Al the sauetims he gave understanding to the psops
ard did good 70 the sois Of community, with pa
rsEta s. euds hs training in ls frecIls
scsd, sandy haired whom be called "GRrFa on. -
Ma il sfOre,s Cartoon IL euly youth Lad some
hale tSeHliarites nos necessary to Isrieularz Ole
day earn On toto tbe ship aud reported Iha he
nld found halt dOiar, and exhibited the treasure
ia lastriou4 ire. OIL Tom rather impat eHGy re-
spinded, "W,li, well, my con-" Next day Carl Oh
ms IA y. b silver dJl ar, having besn fortunate
enough, according 10 his version, have found Ia.
also. Old Tom, lay down lis tools, raised his glass
- h : forehead add IN the na,u:ai tWAng which MAS
bis iudsmty, Sx ilAi;aed:
"GArf 500, my go, DIn't Hnd no more money; and
II you DO, GoL't pax /. uIi