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Daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1859-1865, 1864-07-23

GOLD closed at 252 and fraction; Five
Twenty coupons a. lOs!@lc6; One Year
Certificates at e4k
Cleveland and Pittsburgh railroad stock
is quoted at lo7a and Fort Wayne at ITO.
The Produce market shows a shakiness.-
The army news is getting "toO many for
it."
Daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1859-1865, 1864-07-23

WE received the news yesterday evening
of the death of Col. Daniel Frost of our
18th Regiment, who was severely wounded
in the engagement at Smokers Gap on
Tuesday last. West Virginia has lost one
of her best men in the death of Col. Frost.
He was resolute, thorough going, brave
and patriotic soldier, we'll fitted to rise
in his profession by reason of his laud-
able ambition and his devotion to the in
terests of the service.
Previous to the war Col. Frost was the
editor of the Ravenswood Jackson county
Chronicle. At the time of the secession
convention at Richmond, he was a mem
Der of the legislature. Like some other
of our western men he was betrayed int
the error-an error deeply regretted b!
- him afterwards-of voting for the Robin
son resolutions against coercion. Nobly ha
ne atoned for that error since, laying dow
his life to vindicate the right and duty o
the government to coerce rebels whethe
under the guise of state organizations or a
individual traitors.
He was the Speaker of our first HOUSE
of Delegates under the restored gov
eminent, and was popular and eficien
presiding officer. Since his connection
with the military service, now about tw'
years, he has been stationed at points be
low, Spencer, Parkersburg and other
places,) and has been mainly engaged il
the work of protecting the border from
guerrilla invasion.
Lately he has been more actively euga-
ged in the service, and has been with the
main column of Gen Crooks army. The
Colonel was our correspondent in his
regiment and sent us frequent contri-
buttons, Que of which we published only a
few days ago returning thanks for the at
tention extended to his way worn men by
the people on both sides of the Ohio river
during their march from the mouth OF the
Kanawha to Parkersburg, on their way to
meet the enemy at Martinsburg. wehave
no particulars of his death, but presume
some of our correspondents will soon fur
nish us the incidents connected with his
fall.
Daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1859-1865, 1864-07-23
valuable Property for Rent,

ITO LET ON GROUND RENT, for a term of years,
erty fronting Main street, and running back
about one hundred and thirty-two feet and known
as the zlne Homestead property, Immediately
north OF and adjoining the HornbrOok buiIdings
This property will be rented in suitable building
lots, and embraces some of the best unimproyed
property in the city.
+. B.ARMsT RONG,
Jes-u Trustee OF Emily A. Zane
Daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1859-1865, 1864-07-23
Dividends.

MERCHANTS AND HEcHASIu's BANK
Wheeling, July s, 1884.
NE Directors Of this Bank have declared a divj
4 dend OF per cent on the capital stock (out Of
the earnings for the last monthsl which viii he
paid to the stockholders their legal representa-
by the Bank. 4 mn nv P1iu
jyl9-lW CO.,,
Daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1859-1865, 1864-07-23
Notice.

NHE Stockholders Of the Manufacturer, and
a Farmers Bank Of Wheeling are requests5 ~
meet a. the Peoples Bank Of Wheeling On IT,
day, August "a, 1854, for the purpose ~ ,s.sii,,
sneh cash distri6utonl as may be on hand and re
me hnai disposition Of the remaining assets Of IA
Us 7. SWEENEY
-gsLS Csornrnftfaa
Daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1859-1865, 1864-07-23
Valuable CountryResidence
AID
FARM FOR SAFE

FARM FOR SALE
7 SHALL, until the SOth day Of July inst, offer
4 for sale my Oo0ntrys RssIdenee and Farm, stu
ate in Ohio County, West Va, at a station on the
Hempneld Railroad, four miles east Of Wheeling,
and hEe miles by the National RoNd-
said farm contains nlnety-tWo To2l Of beauti-
i1lly situated aud highly Improved land. part
OF the improvements consist ola nus residence, Ice
house, smoke house, springhOuse, barn, stable and
other buildings, 12S ApPletree In full bearing, Of
the choicest fruit, also plum, peach, ounce, and
dWaTfpear trees, BIAekbeTrys Raspberry, CurTant,
GoOIeheTry, Grapes, Sc
This farm Is considered An eEeeIIent location for
SAID farm is underlaiA with ave-foOt vein Of
ooal-easy Of seces5.
Possession given this fall.
LEWIS LUNsFORD.
Refer TO }. Q. Aeheson, Esq, Dr.. J. n. Connolly,
DIT. 7. Llnaford, Whselngs w. Va, or TO L Luns-
For terms, particulars or plat apply to HANNI-
~ FORBES Esq7 15O1< Fourth street, Wheeling,
VIVA
II said farm Is not sold at private sale before the
SJth day Of July, inst it will that day be offered
l9r ale ~ public auction, At 10 O'Clock A ~ AZ
the mont door q the Court House Of Ohio County,
W. Va.
TRRMs-one-third cash, balance in uix and
twelve months, OF AL cash u preferred. Jyitd
Daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1859-1865, 1864-07-23
ALL BOAT FOR PARKERsRURG,

IT, The light draught steamer ARGOS,
~ Capt. MuHLTMAS leaves every Monday,
- Wednesday and Friday at 10 O'Clock
a. N. JELLY a MANNER,
S.JyZl.lW
Daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1859-1865, 1864-07-23
USE THE BEST
For SAI,E.

A FINE TwO.HORsE CARRIAGE, almost a.
IA good as new, will be sold at less than One-half
the cost OF a new one. Enquire of
Jy29lwd&w E. HAYS co.
Daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1859-1865, 1864-07-23
ii. s. MARSHAL'S SALE,


BEDFORD Sons States Sr the western q n1 District
Hall Gtv5s IssI S1Ss4
IN pursuance Of an order Of sale Issued from the
Clerks office Of the District Court Of the United
states for the Western District OF Virginia, at
Wheeling, in the above entitled cause, will
Tuesday, July 12th, 1854, on the premises, at New
Greek Station Of the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad
Company, In Hampshire county, West Virginia, sell
at public auction 70 the hignest aud best bidder,
parcel Of land containing i've acres, more less,
Said land adfoins the land Of Robert K. Sheets
the west, the heirs Of James Faris deceased the
south, and Angus w. Mcdonald on the east, and
extending to the Greek, together with the dwelling
house and other improvements thereon, commonly
known as SHAll 4 WoOdWard's Tannery."
And on wednesday, July ID, 1864, at Piedmont
Station Of the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad, in
Hampshire county, West Virginia, viii sell at pub
lie auction the highest aad best bidder the fol-
lowing Lots, with the Improvements thereon, situ-
ated in the town Of Piedmont, in said county,
beFed forty eight,-i5-forty-nine,-
and sixty-One,-61-sach fronting twenty-five
feet on Third street and running back 70 the north
branch OF the Potomac river, and Lot numbers
dfty feet on First street and
running back TO Third street.
Terms Of saie-Cash-
r. n. NORTON,
je2td U. 8. Marshal ". D. Of Va
~ The above sale Is postponed for thirty days,
that Il to say, At New Greek until the 18th Of
August, 1851 and at Piedmont 18Th OF August, 1864.
tyS 4. n. NORTON, U. 8. MaFahAL
Daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1859-1865, 1864-07-23
Steam Engine for Sale.

A SECONDHAND STEAM ENGINE, Of 19 or
IA Is horse power, complete and in good order.
can be purchased BY application to GEO McRIM
az tbs Foundry and Machine shop Of T. WILEY q a.,
Martinsville, Belmont Co., Ohio. is27.tf
Daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1859-1865, 1864-07-23
LOST.

STRAYED OR STOLEN, from the pasture field
- near the Catholic Cemetery. on Thursday JuIy
llth, small three year old BTindle aud White
COW, with short crumpled horns and a slit In one
ear; ANY information left at the Eagle Planning
Mills OF j. A. Holiday Co., will be Thankfully
jy22-5td&Itws j. A. HOLIDAY
Daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1859-1865, 1864-07-23
CHARACTER OF COLONEL JAQUEs.

Extraordinary though Colonel Jaques's
story, his mission and all belonging there
to may appear, there eau be no doubt
whatever of his thorough honesty and
and with this quality he appears to be
credited both by our own aud the rebel
authorities. OF his wisdom there may
possibly be more question"
Daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1859-1865, 1864-07-23
in the hospitals of Richmond, he found as
well cared for as could be expected.


HOW RICHMOND LOOKS.
"The streets of Richmond are almost
deserted, few others being seen than SOL
diers, women, negroes and cripPles. Many
of the stores, however, remain open, and
there is some business activity.
THE REBEL PRESIDENT.
"Colonel Jsques describes JEFF. Davis as
hale and hearty in appearance, his health
being much better latterly than it had
been, and, though thin in face and person,
the tough and why constitution of the
rebel cbieftain presents no likelihood of
his giving out during the natural life Of
the rebellion,
Daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1859-1865, 1864-07-23
Iron window shutters for Sale.

WE have on hand lot Of Iron window Shutters
w which We are Instructed to sell We oneF
them At q very low price.
tys2W BUsBEY, LI1tL8 6O0
Daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1859-1865, 1864-07-23
FOR SALR ouEA5
City of Wheeling

PROPOSALS will be received until sa tTr4., 49,,
=. y the Committee on Markets, for renaiTi1s
ana EhtteWashing the Second Ward Mar,et fIts
Dia7 may be LEFT with the Market Master. jyIe
Daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1859-1865, 1864-07-23
n1eettng To-Nlght.

1t is suggested that a meeting be held
at the Court House this evening, say at
eight o'clock, for the purpose of sending
delegates to the Grafton State Convention.
This notice will reach all parts of the
county at a reasonable hour in the day,
and those from the country who are dis
posed TO come in and take part will have
time enough to do so. 1t seems to be an
unpropitious time to call regular county
convention to be held 10 day time, for the
people both in the city and country are too
busy. We can have pretty full meeting
at night, and we could not have such an one
in day time.
1t should be remembered that the meet
ing is called to send delegates to the State
Convention which meets at Grafton next
Wednesday week, the Sd of August, which
convention will nominate candidates for
the Offices of Governor, Auditor, Treasu-
rer, Secretary of State and Attorney Cen
eral. 1t will also appoint Presidential
electors, FIVE in number, one for each Con-
gressionsl district and two for the State at
large. 1t is suggested also that the dele
gates to the State Convention from each
Congressional district, should select a can
didate for Congress while at Grafton,
suggestion that commends itself to public
favor under present circumstances, for the
reason that the people will hardly be will
ling to go through the wearisome routine
of calling district conventions after the
State nominations.
The meeting then to night for these vari-
GUS objects will be an important one and
ought to call out full attendance. We
may expect some speaking, some resolu-
tious and, as like as not, some discussion.
When assembled it is possible that the
meeting may desire to take some action on
the draft question. That is q very impor-
tant topic and is daily becoming more SO.
1t will become intensely interesting, per-
haps painfully interesting, to about two
hundred and forty lucky individuals in
very short time. AS things look there
will be drawing in these parts about the
9th of September The chances for prizes
will be good deal better than they were
at the Sanitary Fair, aud many who drew
blanks then will have an opportunity of
drawing musket on the 9th. 1t may be
we'll to come TO the Court House tonight
at the ringing of the bell, and look into
this matter little.
Daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1859-1865, 1864-07-23

THE Colonel was permitted to visit the
Libby and Belle Isle prisons, and reports
that he was agreeably disappointed by the
comparatively comfortable condition in
which he found our Union captIvss there.
in confined. The wounded, also, though
only the more desperate cases, are retained
The Soldiers' journal. (Rendezvous of Distribution, Va.) 1864-1865, 1864-03-02

this mornin'," said Zenas little impatiently.
"The sources dead, up to the great house !"
"Deadf You don't tell me SO. That's the
man was speakins of as holds my mortgage 7!
exclaimed Zenas, turning to John Siddons.-j
And when did it happen, DeaconY
"Died last night, sir, just about nightfall, as
quiet as a lamb. There want nobody with him
but the old housekeeper-folks didn't s'pose he
was dangerous. And lawyer Ovid says theresa
regular will and he's left his property to the only
relative he had livin'; soldierin' fellow that
he'd never so much as seen-one Sedgewick,
Sibley. or-what was his name, now? And how
he's fell heir to all Squire Ailesford's property,
and that's pretty considerable windfall y
aWas the name Siddons?" asked the soldier,
who had hitherto listened to the conversation in
silence.
"That's it, said the Deacon giving his knee
sounding slap.
"Peter Ailesford was my fathers cousin, . said
the young man, quietly.
"Iand of Goshen" calculated Deacon Evarts,
with growing generation for the heir to the old
Sources money snow really! that's kind of
proyidential. amt it? To think that you should
be right here on the spotv'
| 81 was i'm search of Mr.. Ailesfords house
when met you," said Siddons, turning to Carey
| -"bu as I was unaware of what sort of recep-
| ton might get your KIND lnvltaClon ueclueu
me to wait day or two"
In vain the Deacon tried to pump the young
soldier John Siddons was civilly uncommuni-
cative, and the Deacon finally took leave, burn
| ing to unfold his budget of news elsewhere.
| ct hope, SIR" said Carey, uneasi!y, when they
were once more alone, you won be hard about
| that mortgage. I'm poor man, and"
| "Mr. Carey" said John, quietly, "you shall
burn that mortgage on this hearth the very day
| I come into possession of my relatives papers
No thanks, sir I have not forgotten that was a
Z" stranger, and you took me in." Do you sup
| pose that shall ever cease to remember the well
| come of the Thanksgiving hearth? never knew
| either father or mother, but to-day 1 have fam
cied what their kindness might have BEEN"
cit was for Davy's sake p sobbed trs. Carey
fairly overcome.
"Then for your dead sons sake will you LEI
me fill his place towards you. Last night death
took from me the only one in the world to whom
I was allied by ties of blood: do not turn me
from your hearts!
"The Lord bless thee--the Lord make His face
to shine upon thee, my second sonp' said the ole
man solemnly.
Slowly the dusk gathered athwart the hills
with wailing winds and whirling drifts of snow
slowly the darkness wrapped them round; bu
in Zenas Carey's steadfast soul the light OF az
eternal Thanksgiving was burning; and hi
wife. with fearful eyes, unused upon her two sol
der boys-one dead at Gettysburg, the other sit
) ting at her side.-Horper's Weekly.
.4+i- ~ +
THE aUNBoAT CoNNEsToaA, ten miles belov
f the month of Red River, recently captured fou
| 4I..o 4foIO 1c txxIf 1o az
The Soldiers' journal. (Rendezvous of Distribution, Va.) 1864-1865, 1864-03-02
elf-Reliance of Soldiers.

most thorough self-reliance, soldiers are themen
To fight in the grand anger of battle seems to
me to require less manly fortitude after ALL than
to bear, without murmuring, the swarm of little
troubles that vex camp and march. No matter
where when they halt, there they are at once
at home They know precisely what to do first,
and they do it. have seen them march into a
strange region at dark, and almost as soon as the
fires would show well, they were twinkling all
over the field, the Sibley rising like the
work of enchantment everywhere, and the little
dog-tents lying snugly to the ground, as if like
the mushrooms, they had grown there, and the
aroma of coffee and tortured bacon suggesting
creature comforts, and the whole economy of q
life in canvas cities moving steadily on if it
had never intermitted The movements of reg
iments you know, as blind fate Nobody
can tell tonight where he will be tomorrow,
and yet with the first glimmer of morning the
camp is astir, and the preparations begin for
staying there forever coy little cabins of red
cedar, neatly fitted, are going up; here boy is
making fireplace, and quite artistically plas
terng it with the inevitable red earth he has
found crane somewhere and swung up thereon
a two-legged dinner-pot; there fellow is finish
| ing out chimney with brick from old kiln
| of secession proclivities; yonder bower-house
closely woven of evergreens, is almost ready for
the occupants tables stools, bedsteads are tum
| bled together by the toughest of carpenters; the
! avenues between the lines of tents cleared
| and smoothed-" policed,' in camp phrase-lit-
tie seats with cedar awnings in front of the tents
| give cottage look while the interior, in a rude
| way, has genuine hone-like air. The bit of
! loolxing-glass hangs against the cotton wall a
handkerchief of a carpet just before the " bunk
marks the stepping off place to the land of
dreams violin-case is strung up to conve-
nient hook, thanked by a gorgeous picture of a
pant and saltant, Z" and what length of tail be-
hind"
The business of living has fairly begun again.
But at o'clock some dingy morning, obedieht
to sudden orders, the regiments march away in
good cheer; the army wagons go streaming and
| swearing after them the beat of the drum grows
fainter and the last straggler is out of sight
the canvas city has vanished like a vision. On
such morning and amid such scene have
loitered, till it seemed as if busy city had pass
ed out of sight, leaving nothing behind for
all that life and light but empty desolation -
Will you wonder much if tell you that have
watched such a vanishing with pang of regret !;
that the trampled field looked dim to me- worn
smooth and beautiful by the touch of those brave
feet, whose owners have trod upon thorns with
song-feet, alas how many, that shall never
again in all the coming and going world make
music upon the old thresholds I And how many
such sites of perished cities this war has made
how many bonds of ood-fellowship have been
rent to be united no more!
d SENATOR JIM LANE was seriously. exercised at
The Soldiers' journal. (Rendezvous of Distribution, Va.) 1864-1865, 1864-03-02

tie. to be missed and mourned like dead David
Carey!
go. wife, walled Zenas, when John Siddons
had fallen asleep in the little corner room that
had been the lost boy's {" it is almost like hav
ing Davie back again! Wife, 1 fight nay great
sorrow down every night, but every morning it
rises up again more than ever! God help every
parent whose home is made desolate by the field
of battle -
Thanksgiving dawned through white whirl-
wind of driving snow that eddied among the
gnarled boughs of the apple trees in mad frolics,
and edged the old stone wall with dazzling err
mine. And the fiery sparks careering swiftly
up Zenas Carey's wide chimney, met the steadi-
ly falling snow half way, and gave battle, while
the hearth glowed with ruddy brightness, as if
it knew all about the Governors Proclamation,
and approved of it.
"You have cozy little farm here, Mr.. Carey
said John, as they walked through the snow
storm to the church, whose spire nestled among
the everlasting hills beyond.
eff was only sure of it, SIR said Zenas, with
q sigh. "But I've been hard put to it, to get
along these times. Taxes and such like come
heavy on poor men, and I've had run of I'LL
luck. so that the place is mortgaged to its full
value, and to a hard man-one that will sell the
home you've been born and brought up in, as
money by it. It will be black day for Melindy
and me when we have to leave the Rock Farm /;
but it must come soon, and don't much care
what becomes of me afterwards. tell you, sir,
when q man has lived to my age under one roof
tree he don't take very kindly to bein moved.
Men are like forest trees, sir; you can take a
Young 'un and do as you please with it, but II
YOU transplant an old un, it dies. Let us talk OF
something else, Mr.. Siddons oughn't to COM
plain on Thanksgivin' day."
John looked with q feeling of actual reverence
at the hard-featured old man, whose simple soil,
borne down as he was by debt and grief and
age could still find something to be thankful for
The turkey and pumpkin pies were smoking
on the round table when John and Zenas return
ed from the church; and Mrs Carey had brought
out her "fowing blue" plates, and her choice
old-time silver spoons; In honor of their guest
There was no beverage but coffee, that never
knew the shores of Java and pitcher OF bold
sparkling cider but champagne could not have
been more cordially dealt out by Zenas; ano
Mrs Carey's smiling kindness gave sparkling
flavor to the chickorized rye that is sometimes
lacking in "egg-shen china"
The table was cleared away, and they were
sitting round the fire, when the door opened
and Deacon Evarts entered, bringing snow
drift on the shoulders of his shaggy overcoat.
"Well, I am beatr quoth Zenas. "Talxe {
cheer. Deacon. Let me hand your coat afore thu
fire to dry ro. l,,... ....s.
"Can't stay - said the Deacon, giving himsel
shake like black water-dog on his hind legs
81 thought you'd like to hear the news, so jes
dropped in on my way to my darter's Thanks
givin' dinner" ,s --.ssr,s e.- y..- s.s. 49, -
News what news 20 exclaimed Zenas, whll
4 - -
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~ SENATOR JIM LANE was eriopsly. exercised at
the failure of the House to- elect Mr.. Stockton
chaplain. g He was algood old mar, z he, said
ga pure, sanity old man and besides, sir, here
peats the Lords prayer every morning, and be
fore the end of this Congress some of these mem
bers would have learned it,
The Soldiers' journal. (Rendezvous of Distribution, Va.) 1864-1865, 1864-03-02

THE auNBoAT CoNNEsToGA, ten miles below
the month of Red River, recently captured four
Rebel officers, two of them Colonels, while at
tempting to cross the river with a large Rebel
mail, 100000 in New Orleans money, thirty
bales of cotton, a number of mules, horses and
wagons, and other property to be delivered to the
Quartermaster at Natchez. The prisoners were
retained on the gunboat. N d
ONE HUNDRED AND FORTY GUNS nave peen
landed on Morris Island since July,
The New York herald., 1864-08-22

w AvTBD--A vRsScH LADY. AN RxPE RIgNcEp
w teacher Tor ANAL csss In q ueifhrcrnx city 80
dress With references Sc. nrs Dr. ~ tsos saaac Ecst
vilce
The New York herald., 1864-08-22

Cl nnn CASH WILL BE PAID FOR FIVE COnD
~l.VUV mcn TO-DAY choice o. heavy artillery ffrr
dUFl cavalry, lntsntry duty BALM.
nofe one OF the fastest Ia the Ame
riea some " her crew has made high ~ O
pfge money Young wishing 10 oin the navy al
the qros o. The Emrrc state should nmcdasy reuort al
tas hsa5quattsri. % Wcss street. cernsr OF cadar
capl. KING.
The New York herald., 1864-08-22

fns
= 'n
naf0 saas .a@
The New York herald., 1864-08-22
EyERYBoDYs FRIEND.
COUSIN JoE.

as sied BY Mes aines cbapfrag ssts Brown, May
Carr Miss FANNY Resiels heHsra Chare Waao
Jr. A. NJ. Davenport. Eherle parks The orrhesjra
under the direction Mr. kober st0epel viii perform
variety Of favoglte and original nusi, No stuart has
peasnre Ia announcing he following AaLs cpnioHs Of
The New York herald., 1864-08-22

gNWO sUBSTlTUTES wANTED.-TuE HIGHEST
bounty will be paid To aliens or discharged Veterans 10
20 substitutes either for three in the
navy Apply IN person At 24e Broadway, room second
floor.
The New York herald., 1864-08-22

LIENS 800 MRN WANTED FOR THE ARMY NAVY
"A and Marine corps. $50 cash u band Anv one bring
ING recruit TO this oice Will be paid $500 hand money.
Call at the United States Army and Navy Agency S Full
eoa street and 2l2 Broadway
The New York herald., 1864-08-22

NHE AMOUNT OF MONEY THAT WILL BE PAID To
L n man VITO will substitute volunteer for
win satisfy the party OF the lbera,Y OF
the primo pal by applying at 22 Broadway room is.
The New York herald., 1864-08-22
A RMY. ARMY, ARMY.

y N ALIEN WANTED-THIs DAY TO GO IN THE
n arnv or nay substitute for will PITY liberal
price good man Ca the oAicc Of the howard Belt
COMPANY, 40 Broadway