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The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1864-12-30
The story OF the Abandonment Of the
q AAWnmihsten Expedition again De-
MED.
Press Dispatch


= WasHiNGToN,y Dec. 29.TThes steamer
Baltimore arrived here this afternoon,
bringing di ,patches from Admiral Porter
She run aground down the Potomac river
Yesterday She should have reached
here day or two ago.
Porter was still vigorously bombarding
Fort Fisher, and was confident of being
able to take it q. ,
The Associated Press reporter who
went outwith the Wilmington expedI--
atioh, sends the following: L have just
this moment l:30,P. NJ. arrived here in
the steamer Baltimore, which brings
Lientenant Preston, bearer of dispatches
from Admiral Porter, and am surprised
to hear reports prevalent of the abandon
ment of the expedition. 1t is not true.
Our feet were still bombarding Fort
Fisher when I left The dispatch from
Fortress Monroe is correct, s1a
The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1864-12-30
FROM WILMINGTON.
Bombardnlent, Progressing.
Porter Confident of Success.
Five Tkousand Coiored Troops As
.sault Fort Fisher and are ReP"iseo
with Heavy Loss.
q sua AC(Press Dispateh,l

NEW YORK, Dec. 29.-The Tribune,s 3
Washington special says it was $500 col
ored troops who were landed near Fort
Fisher. They took up strong position
and held it against vigorous attack
They attacked and carried'at the point OF
the bayonet an earthwork in front OF Fort
Fisher. The rebels reinforced, returned
and retook the fort, driving ont our black
troops with heavy loss. What remained
of them were then re-embarked, and the
men-of.war opened fire on Fl. Fisher,
The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1864-12-30

The establishment has been
good Of The cowmunity snd not
OF making money. 0EC
The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1864-12-30
Grand Dry. Goo


Good Prints, from es to 90. !
Good Muslins, from IS to IS.
Good Flannels, from IS TO l.;
Fancy Dress Goods, from 50
French Merinos, all eolors {
Black Mohair Lustres, homl
The Hillsborough recorder. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1820-1879, 1864-01-27
HILLsBOROUGH, N. g., JANUARY 27, 1864. u. -.

AsN tNttfF &RAA5 Ft VIII #H# ffa#s8 4W&N8
whea one Of the men took up his gun, the
lady cried,
oh. you will kill my child =
But the man raised the gnn and fired at
once. and God made Ii,n do it we'll. The
tiger gave loud howl, and jumped up, and
then fell down again, shot quite dead.
Then they all rushed forward, and there
was The dear baby quite sale, and smiling
as IL il was mt at all afraid"
Aud did the baby really live ;"
" Yes. the poor lady was very i'll after
wards, but the baby not at all. have
seen il often since then. You may be surr
that often, when they looked at their child
afterwards, the parents gave thanks 10
God. 1t was he who made the mother
dream and awake just at the right minute
and made the tiger hold the baby by the
clothes so as not to hurt it, and the man
hre SO as TO shoot tie tiger and not The
child. But now good night, my dear little
girls; and before you go TO bed. pray to
G1d to keep you safe, as my friend did that
night in ihe tent.
The Hillsborough recorder. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1820-1879, 1864-01-27

strength ohis people" THIS may account
for The latitude hitherto gwen to the
!" Free"an's Journal" Despotic as Linz
coin and Seward are. they shrunk from a
contest with 1T John. Archbishop of New
York" lie was power in the State and
welded an influence. which, We think, will
noa descend with his Office to his successor.
His private character was irrepr6acha-
ble-he WAS hospitsble and generous TO the
distressed. His fault, oi temperament,
were those Of his country; but lie never
harboied resrnime Mt, and wrole as lie spoke,
IRON the impulse of the moment.
tie was for years The object of attack 10
certain class of New York politician
and certainly he did not die in their debt,
Tor when Ne stuck he hit hard. and when
The contest closed his opponent had but lit
tie 10 boast of HE died at an advanced
age, (elshiy we believe and has left his
record in The local history Of New York as
one ot the great men of his day. II is la
men,able that his last days were devoted 10
an unholy advocacy OF the worst cause thai
demons and devils ever advocated.
The Hillsborough recorder. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1820-1879, 1864-01-27
THE TIGER STORY.

Lucy and Fanny we're two little girls
~ho lived with their father and mother in
London. When Lucy was SIX and Fanny
i've years old. their uncle George came
hume from India. This was great ioy to
them he WAS so kind. and had so N uch TO
tell them about far away places and strange
people. and animals, and things such as
the, had never seen. They never wrared
Of hearing his stories. and he did not seem
weary either al telling them.
One day siter dinner, they both climbed
on his knees, and Lucy said,
.1D uncle. do tell u tiger story"
Very we'll" said he Y" will tell you
story about tiger and baby. which
happened 10 some iIlends of my own. This
gentleman aud lady had one swre, little
baby. and they had to take long journey
with II through Wild part Of India. There
were no houses there. and they had TO sleep
In tent. That is kind Of house ma ie
Of eI.rh by driving high sticks firmly into
the ground, and then drawing curtains all
over them. II is very comior,sble and
coul in a warm country where there is no
rain; but then there are no doors or win.
dnws 10 shut a we do at night. 10 pake all
safe. One night they had 20 sleep in /
very wild place. near thick wood. The
LADY said /:
oh. feel so afrait tonight canao,
tell yor how frightened | am. know
there are many tigers and wild animals in
the wood; what IL they should come sul
upon usf
Her husband replied,
My jesr. We will make the servant,
light FIRE. and keep watch. and you NEED
have no fear; and we must put our trus. IL
Eol.'
80 the lady kissed her baby and put il
into lts cradle and then she and her hus
band knelt down together, and prayed I,
God 10 keep them l,em every danger, III,
they repeated that pretty verse.
Il will bath lay me down ia pea1. ant
sleep; for thou. Lord, only makest N,
dwell in safety
In the middle Of the night the lady start
ed up with loud cry,
.Oh. my baby! nay baby I dreame,
just now that great tiger had crept below
the curtains aud ran away with my child |!
And when she looked into the cradle
the baby was not there! Oh you ma,
think how dreadful was their distress
They ran out Of the tent, and there in III,
moonlight they saw great animal mosin,
toward The who'd, with something white il
its month. They wakened all the servants
and got loaded guns, and al.went after j
into the wood. They went as fast. and We
quietly. as they could, and very soon the,
came TO a place where they saw through
4 the trees that the tiger had laid down az,
vas playing with the baby. just as pus.,
does with mouse before she kills it. Th,
baby was not crying, and did not seem
Bit hurt. The pour father and mothe
could only pray to the Lorj for help, IN,
The Hillsborough recorder. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1820-1879, 1864-01-27
SOUTHERN NATIONALITY.

The Englishman who represented Presi.
dent Davis as having created nation, was
grossly ignorant Of the history aud charac-
Ter OF the Southern people. The tional-
lty nt the South, as distinguished from that
ai the North, does not date with the CON-
q enceDent Of the war. Ii had grown up
long before secession, and was the result
OF thousand influences. the action OF some
OF which was ielt as far back as the settle.
ment OF the colonies.
The essentially different character Of the
elements which originally peopled the two
sections. was. perhaps. not of Itself suiti-
cient TO create two nations. But in that
difference lay the seed of an eser.widen-
ing dlssimilarity, and gradually, through
the effect OF time, distance, diversity oi
soil and climate, opposition OF interests
and an,agonlstie traits, habits, sentiments,
, opinions and institutions, The Yankee and
the Southrrner became ultimately So lar
removed. in every particular. from each
other. as the EngllsAman IS from the French
man.
Itis in these facts that the future philo-
sophie historian will seek the true causes
Of secession. Abolition and the tariff were
little mure than The occasions Of that move
ment. " eseque,t,ons had never arisen,
the result, sooner nr later, would have been
the same. Some other subjects would
have been taken up as the immediate
, gr6und Of d'ssension, and the Two people
Mould have been parted as completely as
they are parted now.
In word, secession was the logical con-
sequence oi all that had gone betort--the
Legitimate result of Gods own divine po.
litical economy.
Yet il must be confessed that. until this
.war, the nationalit, Of the Southern mind
was never complete. In many respects
and ia a thousand ways, the South was de.
pendent upon the North. in relation Il
which il occupied an almost provincial po.
.iiion.. Where there is dependence there
cannot be perfect individuality. A wal
vas necessary 10 isolate Us completely,
and TO define more sharply The boundsre.
of our national idiosyncrasy. God, in hi.
goodness, sent IL. and we are now, peo.
pie to ourselves. while the very rim ei euI
skirts is free IRON the contagiOn Of Yanke,
influence.
This nationality we should cherish al.
NEST as dearly as our liberty. The two
indeed, ave intimately connected with each
other.
Ii will be one Of the objects Of this jour
nal to encourage the expression OF our pc
culiar nationality in all the departments o
lie. but especially IN those of liieratar,
and art. This, doubtless. Is possible only
to certain extent. IL a rational senti.
ment did not already exist. il could not be
created or cultivated and. in general. il
il is really genuine. il would find utterancs
beside and without the will. But we car
al heart discountensnce all imitation. and
hold up before literary men the fact that
by writing IRON their own impulses. and 10
The Hillsborough recorder. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1820-1879, 1864-01-27

tier independence Of all foreign models,
they best subserve the interests of their
country. Columbia South Carolnian.
The Morgantown monitor. [volume] (Morgantown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1863-1864, 1864-01-23
Tax on Tobacco, Snuff & Cigars.

A special to the Herald, dated
Washington the 18th says:
The Arkansas delegation will have
an in terview with the President to
morrow.
Fifty millions of the five per cent,
interest bearing notes will be issued
on Manday.
The Committee on Ways and
Means have resolved to tax manufac-
tured tobacco 80 cents per pound;
sunff 80 cents; fine cut in bulk, ex-
ceeding half pound, 80 cents; fine
cut in foil, 4 cents per package; ditto
two ounces, 5 cents; ditto, three oun-
ces 7 cents; ditto, additional ounce,
cents per package. Cigars, not
worth over $40, 81 per thousand, not
worth over SIS, S.; not worth over
$40, Sc: not worth over $25, 81; not
worth ever $50, So; not worth over
$40, $40; not worth over $50, SIS:
not worth over $50, $50.
Orders have been iusued to rifle
all the "a aud 32-psunder guns at
the Washington arsenal on the, James
pattern.
The Morgantown monitor. [volume] (Morgantown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1863-1864, 1864-01-23
West VIRGINIA, SIS:

AT RULES held in the Clerks Office Of the
Circuit Court Of Preston County, on Wednesday,
the 9th day Of January, 1864:
Marlah Crcss, az Wesley C. Garlock, Jane Gar
lock, and William Garlock children and heirs
at law of jacob Garlock. decd, and William
McGinnis, admir- Of Jacob Garlock, deceased,
and Cornelius Candy.
IN CHANCERY.
The object Of this suit is to set aside certain
deed, or power of attorney, made By the COM
plainant to the said Jacob Garlock, on the ed
day of March, 1858, and Of record in the rccor-
der's office Of this County, in Deed Book, No.
H. page 49l, and to recover her amount of dow
or Interest purporiing to be assigned and trans
ferrcd ny said deed, or power of attorney, now
claimed 20 be of the value OF $3.50: and to attach
and subject to the payment of said sum, the eS-
tate of said deceased in the hands of said admin
istrator. And it appearing that the said child
rem and heirs Of said deceased are not residents
of this State they are therefore, hereby required
to appear here within one month after due pub
LEGATION hereof, and do what is necessary to pro-
tcct their interests herein.
A Copy-Tcst: SMITH CRANE, Crk.
(Cresap, Compfts counsel. jan. l6--4w.
The Morgantown monitor. [volume] (Morgantown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1863-1864, 1864-01-23
West Virginia, IS /:
COMMISSIONERS OFFICE,

COMMISSIONER > OFFlCE,
kingwood, ". Va, Jan. q, 1868.
On Decree of Reference, rendered by the Cir
cult Court, held in and for the County Of Pres
ton, on the 10th day of September, 1863, in the
causes of
SOLOMON P. HERNDON, Us.
AARON ASHBURN'S admir- ct. ais.
DAVID C. NILES admir-, Us.
AARON ASHBURN'S admir-, e. ais.
and BURKET FAUCETS admir-, u.s.
AARON ASIIBURNS admir-, et ais.
IN CH4NCERY.
EXTRACT FROM TIE DECREE" 1t is adjudged,
ordered and decreed, that these causes be recon-
United to one of the Master Commissioners Of this
Court, to ascertain and report the liens, judg-
ments and debts against the estate Of Aaron
Ashburn, decd, and their priorities: examine,
state, and settle the administration accounts of
the administrator of the said Aaron Ashburn,
deceased, with any other matter deemed perth
nent by himself or which may be required to be
stated by any of the parties"
To the compliments and defendants in the above
named suits, together with the creditors Of the
said Aaron Ashburn, deceased, and all others
Interested
You are hereby Notified, That have
fixed upon the 9th day of February next, at my
Office aforesaid, to discharge the duties required
of the Master Commissioner by the decree afore-
said at which time and place you are required
to attend.
Given under ny hand, rs Commissioner in
Chancery Of the said Court, the day and year
first aforesaid. SMITH CRANE, Comr.
Jan. 10th, NV.
The Morgantown monitor. [volume] (Morgantown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1863-1864, 1864-01-23
WEST VIRGINIA. IS:

AT RULES held in the Clerks office of the
Circuit Court of Preston County, on the first
Monday in January, 1864:
Mitchell Emerson, rs Nathaniel Emerson, Eliza
beth Jacobs, Qate Elizabeth Emerson, and
Stephen Jacobs. her husband; James Emerson,
Jane Richards (late Jane Emerson, and Aa-
ron D. Richards her husband.
IN CHANCERY.
To obtain a deed for the 100 acres of land, ly-
ing in the County and State aforesaid, that was
sold by Elizabeth Emerson, during her lifetime,
to the complainant, as per written agreement
filed among the papers Of said cause, bearing
date on the 26th day of March, 1851. And it
appearing that the defendants, Nathaniel Emer-
SON. Elizabeth Jacobs, (late Elizabeth Emerson, J
and Stephen Jacobs, her husband. and James En-
erson, ere not residents of this State; they are,
therefore, hereby required to appear here within
one month after due publication hereof and Go
what is necessary to protect their interests herein
A Copy-Testc: SMITH CRANE. Crk.
Brown & Carroll, counsel. an.l6-4w.
The Morgantown monitor. [volume] (Morgantown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1863-1864, 1864-01-23
MOnOngalia County, to wit:

mo the Recorder Of said County.-We,
i Asa Hall, Daniel Kennedy, and Alphcus
Frum, three frccholderS Of the said County, do
hereby certify that by virtue of warrant to us
directed by John r. Fleming, Justice OF the
said County, we have, this day, on our oaths,
viewed and appraised a HE1FER, taken up by
Henry Muse on his land, as IN EStray, and as
sess the value of the said estray at dollars.
The said heifcr is light brindel, with little
white on the belly and tail. No car marks.
Given unacr our hands this 10th day of De-
ccmber 1868. ASA HALL,
DANIEL KENNEDY,
ALPHEUS his 4 mark FRUM
\ Copy-Teste: a. L. WADE: Rec.
ian 10 '64-3t r
The Morgantown monitor. [volume] (Morgantown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1863-1864, 1864-01-23
JEEF DAVIS ON THE PEOPLE OF MAINE.

JEEF DAv1soNTHE PEOPLE OF MAINE.
An English officer publishes a
letter in Black,vood's Magazine, in
which he gives an account of an in
terview he had few months since
with Jeff Davis. From his report
of the remarks of the Confederate
President we extract the following:
He said that, when the inevitable
smash came, and that separation was
an accomplished fact, the State of
Maine would probably try to join
Canada, as most of the intelligent
people in that State have horror of
being ''under the thumb of Massachu,
setts" He added that Maine was
inhabited by hardy, thrifty, seafar-
ing population, with different ideas
to the people in other New England
States.
The Morgantown monitor. [volume] (Morgantown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1863-1864, 1864-01-23
New Advertisements.
SheriG''s sale Of Real Estate.
DRADY and COSTELLO, rs.
ID REBECCA COSTELLO, et. ais

DRADY and COSTELLO, rs.
- REBECCA COSTELLO, ct. ais.
Pursuant to the provisions of the decree rem
dercd in this cause by the late County Cour. of
Preston County, Virginia, on the sth day of
June, 1863. will sell at the front door of the
Courthouse of the said County, on the
18th day Of March, 1864,
(being court,day) to the highest bidder-upon a
credit of ONE and TWO YEARS, taking from
the purchaser interest bearing bonds with good
security, the HOUSE and LOTS in the Bill
and proceedings mentioned, situate in the town
of Evansville, Preston county, W. Va, and the
same that was conveyed by John Asbury and
wife, and Vim. Z. Tut and wife, to Samuel Cos
tolo in his life time by deed bearing date August
9th, 1912; and also lot of land conveyed by
Hugh Evans and wife to the said Samuel Costello,
by deed bearing date 9th August 1912; and
known altogether as the ''Costolo Tavern Prop
erty.' FRANCIS HEERMANS,
ian .23-4w-S3 sol Sheriff Preston county.
The Morgantown monitor. [volume] (Morgantown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1863-1864, 1864-01-23
Commissioners Notice.
CoMMlssIoNER's OFFICE,


kingwood, West Va, Jan. 18th, 1864. !
On q Decree of Reference rendered by the Cir
cult Court of Preston County, on the 18th day
of December, 1863, in the case Of
Israel Baldwin.
as. In CnanCery.
Henry Sidwell's admir- ct ais
Extract from the Decree.-'' On motion Of the
complainant, this cause is referred to Master
Commissioner Of this Court, to ascertain and re-
port
lst What amount of personal estate is in the
hands Of Joseph Brown, late Sheriff of Preston
County, administrator of the estate of the de-
PENDANT, Henry Sidwell, deceased, to be admins
tered upon
I'd What creditors there are of the estate of
said Henry Sidwell, dec d, other than the COM
plainant and the nature and order of priorties
of their claims, and any other matter specially
required Of him by any of the parties, or BY him
self deemed pertinent"
The Morgantown monitor. [volume] (Morgantown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1863-1864, 1864-01-23

THERE were forty cases of small
pox in the Penitentiary at Jefferson
Vile, Indiana, on the 18th inst, but
only two deaths had occurred in the
prison. The disease was still spread
ing in the town, and six deaths had
occurred among the citizens.
The Morgantown monitor. [volume] (Morgantown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1863-1864, 1864-01-23
West virginia, IS:

AT RULES held n the Clerks Office of the
Circuit Court of Preston County, on the first
Monday in January, 1864, the summons tof
which the foregoing is true copy, having been
returned executed on James G. McGrew, an agent
of said Company, according to law, It is, there
fore, ORDERED, That the foregoing copy of said
summons be published according to law and that
the defendant do appear here within one month
after due publication hereof, and do what may be
necessary to protect its interests herein
A Copy-Test: SMITH CRANE, elk.
T jan. l6-4w. (Hooton, atty. J
The Morgantown monitor. [volume] (Morgantown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1863-1864, 1864-01-23
West VIRGINIA, SIS:

A RULES held in the Clerks office Of the
"A Circuit Court of Preston County, on the lst
Monday in January, 1864:
William Mattingly and Eve Mattincly, his wife,
(late Eve Spahr), VS.. Eve Spahr, (widow of
Jacob Spahr, decd John Spahr, Joseph Ma
son, ST., Joseph Mason jr., and Joseph Spahr,
IN CHANCERY.
The object of this suit is to obtain partition of
the land in the Bill and proceedings mentioned,
provided that can be advantageously done; other
wise decree for sale. And it appearing that
the said Joseph Mason, ST., Joseph Mason, jr.:
and Joseph Spahr are not residents of this State;
on the motion of the compansnts it is ordered
that the said non-rcsidents do appear here with
in one month after due publication hereof, and
do what is necessary to protect their interests
herein. y Copy-Test:
SMITH CRANE, Clerk.
GCrcSaD. counsel ian. l6-Iw
The Morgantown monitor. [volume] (Morgantown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1863-1864, 1864-01-23
CAMP NEAR NEWcREEK
November the 26, 1863

NOFeuoeI tlC 20, lOOO
Dear Lore it is with pleasure that
l seat my self at the present for to
drop you A few lines for to Let you
know that I am vel and in good
health at the present hopeing when
this comes to hand that it will find
you Well and in good health Dear
Jane | main for to inform you that
We are Csmped hear at Newcreek and
we don't know how long we may re-
main hear | cant tel Dear Love |
wished to god that our regt would
Be sent Back to Bridgeport or to
Clarksburg for to stay for the winter
But Dear Love l Believe that We
wont get to 90 back that way for the
Winter l believe that we wont get
in to anay winterquarters this Win
ter I Believe that our jeniral is going
for to put us thrue until ont time is
out But my sweet Love we haven't
Long to Be in the service now the
time is rolling a round fast now We
have only six months now for to serve
and then my Love we can have the
pleasure of joining our hands in
Wedlock bands and marred We will
Be oh my Dear Jane that we may
soon see that Day when | can call
you my sweet Wife and When you
Can Call me your sweet Husband l
want you for to keep in good hart for
that time will come for sertain oh
my sweet Love I wished that that
Day was hear now oh my sweet Love
l wished that | was with you this
pleasant evening oh how | would
kiss your pretty sweet lips again oh
my sweet Love l would give Anay
thing for to Be with you this even
ing oh What a pleasure it would Be
to me if | was with you this evening
for to taulk to you in stead of Being
righting to you Dear Love excuse me
for not righting to you before now
for | would have rit to you Before
this time only | had not time for to
rite to you anay sooner for we were
marching SO long that | had not time
for to rite until now sow my Dear
Love l want you for to right often
and everey chance that you have you
must rite for I may not have chance
for to right often 30 ! want you for
to rite as often as you can Well my
Dear Love I will bring my Letter to
close for this time By telling you
for to right soon
So no more At the present from
your Loveing sweetheart until Death
B1r James R-r we omit the
full names. EDS. to Miss Elizabeth
Jane R-y will send you kiss
Round is the ring that has no end
so is my Love to you my friend for
get me not my sweet Love fare well
But not for ever you may forget But
| will never this is from your true
Lover JAMES R-R to his Love.
The Morgantown monitor. [volume] (Morgantown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1863-1864, 1864-01-23

WONDERFUL News. The Chevalier
Forney, who is getting fat on the
run of the government kitchen at
Washington is out in favor of Abra-
ham Lincoln for another term, the
real meaning of which is four years
more for Forney.
The Morgantown monitor. [volume] (Morgantown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1863-1864, 1864-01-23
SHERIFFS SALE.
DAyID ALBRIGHT'S admir-, de boni, nor
/ r,-HENRY STARTZMAN.

- ps.-HENRY STARTzMAN.
Pursuant to the provisions of the Decree rem.
dered in this cause by the late circuit court OF
Preston county, Virginia, on the 9th day OF
November, 1861, will sell before the courthouse
of said county, on the 10th day of March,
1864, (being court day ! to the highest bidder
upon credit of ONE and TWO YEARS, taking
from the purchaser interest bearing bonds NTH
sood security, all that certain lot of land lying on
Main street. in the town of Kingwood, east of
the tan house lot, being the same lot conveyed ny
David Albright in his life time, to the defendant.
BY deed bearing date May %, 1857, and now of
record in the Recorders Office of Preston coun-
ty, in Deed Book No. A. page 1876.
F. HEERMANS, Shift Preston CO.
IJan. l6, '64-4w-S3.