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LETTER FROM THE Twenty-Five D
owl
s Detailed Accom-. Of tae Capture Of GeE-
eral Eeanmon.


A Detailed Accom-. Of tae Capture Of Ger-
eraI Eeanmon-
CHARLESTON, WEsF Va, Feb. 4, 1884.
EDITORS LEADER = Last evening our
camp was thrown into an unusual state Of
excitement by the report that the steamer
3. C. Levi had been captured by the rebels,
and that Brigsdier-General scammon,
commanding the District Of KanaWha, was
prisoner in their hands all Of which
vas speedily confirmed. There has been a
variety Of reports concerning the matter,
but as near as possible, we will give a
true account of the capture.
The B. C. Levi was one Of small class
ofsteamers owned by the Government, and
used to ply between GallipOlis or the Ohio,
snd Charleston and other points on the
Kanswha.
She left GallipOlis on Tuesday the ID in
stant, having on board large amount Of
Government stores and number Of pas
sengers, among whom was General Scam.
mon, Captain Pickards, Lieutenant Frank
Millward Of the 34th 0. v, detached as
typographical engineer; Lieutenant Lyons,
Of the 28d o. v, a qusrtermaster, and
about thirty soldiers, mostly returning
from furlOugh, and none of whom were
armed. There wss also g howitzer on
board.
The boat proceeded up the Kanswha
about thirty miles to near place called
Red House, when, on account Of the dark
mesa she was brought to the shore and tied
up for the night. 0nly one man, the usu-
al boat watch was on the lookout,-no one
thinking of danger as all had been quiet
on the river for 8 long time. l. has since
trsnspired that there was party Of rebsl
cavalry who saw the boat coming, and
watched the whole proceeding Of stopping
and tying up, from the opposite bank.
About three o'clock yesterday morning
nine men swan their horses asross the
river and succeeded in reaching the boat.
The sentinel Zone Of the creE) surrendered
without making any alarm, and thus the
passengers fell an essy prey to their Gap
tors. II is reported that General Soammop
would have escaped but for the treeshery
OF one Of the crew. The rsbels ran the
bost soross the river Htsrs they Eere
joined by others, who tAeD manned the
| howitZer end bruised up and down the
river ttil=Eesrly noon, waiting probably
for another boat to appear, as there are
generally three per dsy each way; but no
boat coming, they did not think it prudent
70 remain eBy longer. Fhe oluzsus aRd
and aoldiers we're then released, but The
effoers were retained as prisoner Of Esr.
and sent Of. The boat was run down 70
creek where It was burned. There was
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=
The power Of circumstances, the logic OF
events, IS SUR, sooner or later, to extort
secret even 80 guarded as that Of murder.
Truth has s similar advantage in the long
run. A signal illustration Of this doctrine
is smAaitest in the recent reasons expressed
By the tory organs Of England for their
sympathy with the South. The London
Times and Morning Herald both aoknOwl
edge that 1t is the wonderful progress Of
Democracy on this continent which has
alarmed then and given the South their
sympafhies. They frankly confess, you
Americans were getting too strong, teo
rich, too numer0usi you threatened to
ovsrshadoE all the great powers Of the
world; you were likely to become the ar
bitter Of the world and dictate to mankind.
The magnificent problem Of self govern
nent, already rapidly reaching solution
which VIII shake the efFete monarchies OF
the old Eorld, is being worked out to the
astonishment Of the arist0crats Of Europe.
Ths people there are " "senseless and tur-
bulent brood They must, according 70
the stioklers of loyalty, be drsgOOned into
ssu5jeotion to Law ami authority. Man is
to be kept in state Of tutelsge under
those whom 1esl.h OF birth have given an
unjust power. Whatever marks the civi-
lizasion of Englsnd or France, they see to
be already blooming and bursting into rich
fruit in our Western civilizatiOn. They
zee what people, left to their own in
stinets Of right, snd allowed to reach the
highest to which they aspire, can do ia
people great continent, to build up CO
lOsssl civilization, and challenge the ed.
miration Of mankind. Now that they see
danger ahead for the ehivalry, who affect G
loud sympathy for their English proto'
types, they arc still more vexed. The Re
public, rent with the civil feuds and
dreuched with the fraternsl blood which
so great as man IS Webster, prayed GOO
to s1rest, Is to come foF:h from the con
aict pancplisd with the white robes Of
victory. Hence the alarm and terror Of
the blooied, monied tories Of mother Eng
lard.
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alsrge sad valuable mail destroyed, andit
is reported that there was . hundred thou
sand dollars OF Government funds taken
from Osptsin PieksTds.
Yesterday, two boats left tbis plsee for
Gallipolis but returned in short time,
having been warned by the citizens thstit
Hss not safe 10 proceed. Last night Colo
mel Hayes with o detachment Of the 2S3
left On boat and proceeded down the river,
but with what result we have not yet
learned. Large detaehments Of cavalry
have been SEM in different directions in
order TO cut of the rebels and rescue their
prisoners if possible. -s -t.l --s
The whole party Of the rebels did not
probably consist Of over fifty men-snd
taken altogether, it is one Of the boldess
TeAts Of the wsr-their audscisy was
equslled only by their success which has
been astonishing.
The loyalty Of great portion Of the
citizens of West Virginia Is, at the best
questonsbie, aud 8 great many only want
the opportunity to show their hostility to
the Union cause, By openly siding in the
escape Of the marauding parties that oeca-
siODslly infest that section Of the State.
r The 28d 0. o. are still in camp neal
Charleston, or that portion Of theregimeni
which is not at home-the greater par
having re-enlisted for the war. This is .
very healthy place, and but few Of th'
men have been sick since We have beer
stationed here. Major MoIlrath commands
the regiment at present. The westher il
mild and pleasant with an occasional
STORM, which seldom lasts but 6 few hours
AS for mud no one can describe it--where
ever an army wagon has been or null
left its tracks it seems as if the bottom
had all fallen cut" C. L. II.
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CLOSING OF MAILS.

E.sraas TaBouaz, foT Erie, Buffalo, Boston, NoT
EprE, Hartford, and HillougEby, Psines7iles Gsno-
Va, Astsbala and OOn14sCt, elose= st $50 a N
1ksTEEs TaEoJGE, fer heW forE oEiy, closes af
ESsrSas gHEoUaE, for Erie. Bufzslo. albany, Ros-
ton, New YORK and Hartford, closes st s.l6 ?. ID.
Erie, closes a. z;55 p. Il.
WssrEsN THs0UGu, -o- Toledo, Detroit, Uhiasse
md Milwaukee, ol0sss a. 10 P. M OsaTss rs
WRETERN TaRoUau, for Toledo, Detroit. Uhiosg0,
Dubuque, Sc. Joseph AID Cairo closes az 5:2 p. y.
WEsTER5 y AZ, for all points eStwesR Cleveland
and Toledo, closes at P. "a.
S4EDUaEY Way, for HandGssy and ell intermedikts
7cints, cl9sss st3 30 p. NJ.
CINCIHssTI HAE, fer 81 points between Cleveland
aed Cincinnati, elosas a. e p. Il, Cssvez ct 760
1rsoTaaATT THroUaH, fer Columbus, DAYTON, Kew
ErE and Cincinnati, closes At 40 p La 0eayes IS 7:5e
C1EoTsEITf iiHEoUsn, Ter Columbus, Cincinnati,
LouigVils, st. Louis, indisEspOils, zslesYin5 and
Wheeling, closes st s:l1 p. NJ.
PITTSBURGH IuBOusH, f0r Pittsburgh and Wash
EITTsEURGH WAY, for slI points between Cleveland
Welsyillei and Pittsburg, Harrisburg, Philadelphia
Bslttmors and Washington, closes ct 7:9o A II.
MAHOHISG Way Tor all points between Cleveland
and YOUNGSTOWN, co=ss ss 10 Z. n, (ssves a. 500
next moTning.)
HEDIEA NAY, CLOSES st g 4. Y.
RooErosT, ss.; closes on onFdesdsys, 1hursdsTE and
T3REoEsyIILE, BAFH, a.. closes Tuesdays EDs Sat.
afdsys, At A. M
.3HAEoa OEETEs, Granger, Eorth RoTGlt1a h,
dlosas on Tuesdays and saturdays st7 a. n.
.WAERgEsvILLst closes daily, 1873 A. II.
EAs1uEzvELAED and Euelid, closes daily, 81 P. Il
Slg-HEil and Dren Letters Gro required, by law 70
- Ail Oily Circulars sze required so be prepaid
- 0lios oeen ron 7:so 4. n. 70 7to p. d. On
- = : : - T. bOwLEs, P.
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RonI,r for Csrnp ara Home.

JGmss Redpalb, Boston, Announces q
series Of ten cent books for the Camp
Fires, Of much higher class than the
dine publications now in the market,
They win csntain from 10s to 124 pages
nav type, COED paper-"neauy bound in
greenbscks.n No. is-"on Picket Du-
ty, and Other Tales" by Miss L. N. ALI
cot, whose Hospital Sketches has been one
Of the most popular books Of the season.
No. is" Cloielle, Tale Of the South, ,
with five hne illustrations. No. g is-"The
Vendetta" one of Balzack's best tales
translated for the publisher. No. 4 is
Gulliver's Travels in Lilliput. No. 8 ia
Victor HugO's eloquent description Of the
Battle Of Waterloo. Each number is COM
plste in itself and unabridged. Ten centa
sent to the publisher viii secure spsci-
men copy, postage paid, to any home OF
camp sddress-or fifty cents for the list
above announced. No. l is out and the
Eve will be published before the close Of
February. Address, James Reddath, pub.
Usher, Boston.
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Came in 81. Lord.

Tae city OF 81. Louis must be cspital
place for spoFtsmen. According to the
Rsbublsan, wild turkeys perch on ohm
neys, and seleet the tops Of tell steamboat
auss as convenient and desirable roostins
pisces. A brace Of this species Of game,
psrohed on asteame5at st the foo. Of Mar
K street, "attreoset the attention Of an
ss1miring crowd, and ons fellow climbed
up the guys Of the War Eagle, we presume
for the purpose OF putting salt or the
tails Of the wild fowIs.n 0ne Of the birds
objected and changed his quarters to
'neig6boring chinney.top; the other, how
ever, remained until somebody hunted up
an old shot gun and brought him down.
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Nor,hsru Ohio sapl,nrr Rnir.

We do not know exactly what to prom
ise for Trunbull County, in this important
matter, but have no doubt il will do its
share. We have been requested to say
that individual contributions, great and
small, from the value Of FIVE cents to fifty
dollars, will be received. Anything that
will help ell up, and can be sold, will be
thankfully received. Let NO one regard
any contribution as too tridiDg, but BY ell
giving something, if ever so little, the
grand total Of contributions will b. mag
nifcent- - Warren CsroaieIs.
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sNERIFF's SALE.

CHERIFFs SALE obedience to the
y command Of writ Of Yenditioni Exponas,
issued from the Court Of Common Pleas OF Cuy-
nhoga county and state OF Ohio, and to me dl-
reotsd, in the case wherein John J. EldTidge is
plaintiff and James Church is defendant, shall
expose to sale at Public Auction, at the door Of
the Court House Of said county, at The hour Of
two O'Clock, p. N, of the 18th day Of February,
A. d. 1854, the following described Lands and
Tenements, t0-wit
Lot No. of James Church snd others, sllot-
ment Of Original City Lots, No. 14l, and q frac-
ton Of Lot No. no. situate on Ohio street in the
City ofCleveland, County Of Cuyahoga, and State
Of Ohio, togethsr with the appurteBanees there
E q. LEWIS, Sheriff.
By L. B. WEIFNKI, Deputy-
H, r. MEaRIAM, Plaintiffs Attorney.
sHEEIFF's OPTIcE, January %. '64-ian, 80; -
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Peaoe Propositions liz the y ebel Ce76FeEs.
Tie rebel Congress went into secret aes-
sion On February Z, upon the following
resolution. The object Of the resolution Is
stated in the whereas" to be "to stand
justified in the sight Of the conservative
men Of the North, and be able to say thst
the Nortn we're offered termscf pesSs. The
resolutions do not propose submission, and
ara only intended to lend vigor to the op-
position to Mr.. Lincoln in the North.
ResoErsd, That the Confederate States
invite The United States, through thsir
government 81 Washington, 20 meet them
by representatives equal to their reprssen-
tatiTes and Senator's in their respective
Congress at, on the - day CT -
next to consider,
First. Whether they cannot agree upon
the recognition Of the Confederate States
Of America.
Second. In the event Of such recognition,
whether they cannot agree upsn the for
nation of new government, founded
upon the equality and sovereignty Of the
States; but If This cannot be done, to con-
slider zee-.T
Third. Whether they y.-eannct.sgree upon
treaties offensive, defensive, and CONNER
elal.
RssOIVsd, In the event Of the passage Of
these resolutions, the President be re-
quested to communicate the game to the
government at Washington, in such man
ner as he shsIl deem most in accordance
vita the usagss Of nations; and in the
event Of their acceptance By that govern
ment, he do issue his proclamation Of cleo,
ton Of delegates, under such regulations
as he may deem sxpedient.
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NAsTFR'g GAZE.

AASTER's sALE-Pursuan TO the
lVh command OF deoretal order 81 sale from
the Court Of Common Pleas OF Cuyakoga County,
st the suit Of Daniel Z. Fitzhugk and others, ex-
ecutors Of Allen AyraUlt, deceased, against e.
lery G. Williams and others, TO me directed
shall offer Tor sale al public auoon at the door o.
the Court House, In the city Of Cleveland, OF the
tWenty-ninth day Of February, 1851, at three
O'Clock, P n, the following described tracts or
lots Of land, situate in the city Of Cleveland, In
ths County Of Cuyahosa and State OF Ohio, to
wit: Gub-lot No. forty-six in the Charles Tay-
lor farm, (so calle5) situated on. Detrot. street.
being forty feet frent by one hundred and my
feet deep and sub-lot No. thirteen IN Block No.
two Of Baldwin 4 Seymour'E sub-diTision Of ten
acre lots Nos. hfty-one and hf,y-tWo, On Hunt
ington street, being hfiy feet tront ~ one nund-
red and twenty feet deep.
Appraised IS follows; Lot No. "A, Sits, Lot
| No. II 5000. .s.s.s--.--
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CERTIFICATE OF AUTHORITY,
CTO expire on tn. slst dag of January. lsSo)
AUDITOR OF STATE s OFFICE !
INsURkHCR DEPAErnKST,)

s tlNBURAHCE DEPAETnEGT,)
Columbus. hio, January Both, 1854
WHERKAs, The COrumbis Birs ILauranee Com pa
Ry, located ct New YorE in the state OF New YoFk,
has nlsd In this Of1oe g sworn Statement Of tts
condition, IS required by the fsst sectiOa OF the
ect i'TO Beg1late Insurance emp aeies not incorpo
ted bT tbs state of Ohio; passed ApTil s. 1855 and
W Wher as, said { OuRrany nas iurbished taa under
signed satisfactory evidence that 70 Is esssd Of at
Last One HuudI cd ThDHssnd Iolars CT srtaal c. pi-
tsl invested liz nstek or in bonds, OF IN mortgages
Os real estate, EoTIa double the amount ior which
the same Is mortsegedi and, Where's, said CoUpA-
ny las flied In this ofiCe written fcstcumeDt Hu.
der It's corporate sesi tigaed by ibs President a7d
Secre'arJ tNeFeof, authOrizi 6 any Sgant agents
o. said Compay in this ate 10 acknowledge service
OF process for and "A behalf Of said Uompanys con.
sentiUg tueh serSiee Of process shall bs taksn
eni he'd 10 b valid as if ssrTe1 upon the Comps-
ny a>ooring to the laws Of IBIS any other atate
and wal al aim or right Of error By IeasOa Of
snch acknowledgment Of serves.
nov, Hbersfore, IN pIrnsAilc5 The fIs. section Of
the Aforesaid act ], James h GOomaui sudi;or of
aTse for Ohi0, do hereby certify tsat saiG Cour1-
bia Fire Insurance OmpAnys % hsv YORK, "a sg-
thoriz transact the business Of gre Insurance
IN tais State pnt tbs thirty first day OF January IN
the year one thoGssn5 eighs hu drsd AID sixty five
In witness WheI sof / have hureuntD 50 serfbed
nv name and caused sh0 zeal Of nv Office 10 be
IL.s, Affixed he day and ytAr al eve written.
Jas. Il. GtADHAN,
Auditor Of state,
q. F. BRAYToN, Agent, No 6 Atwster
Block. Cleveland, o.. feb6-l37 !
Cleveland morning leader. [volume] (Cleveland [Ohio]) 1854-1865, 1864-02-12

We find the following in the New York
World;
The western journals come to US allied
with details OF new military expedition
which is fitting out at Vioksburg under the
commsnd Of General Sherman. The gen.
eral supposition Is that it is intended for
Mobile, bot we suspect the design is to
add General Shermsn's new army to Gen.
ersl Banks command, TO complete the con-
quest Of the trans-Mississippi region.
Thisis good specimen of the wonder.
fol astuteness shOEn by Nes York jour.
nslists in relation to military operations
in the west It is common to consider
Earopean journals as very ignorant con
ceEning AFFAIRS in this country; but their
informstlOn viii certainly compare favor-
ably with the marvellous knowledge and
judgment displayed in the foregoing sx-
trzos.
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Is the Best Tonic IN the WorldI
~ READ WHO sATs so: Vg

u A--LD " II = y : = y -
From the Eos evi q. Eeck, Psstor Of the Baptist
Chul eh, PembertOn, New Jar9sy, 1ormei ly ot the
SoftA Baptist Ohuroh Fhi
I have known HoofiAnd's German Bittcrs fay0rabiy
for q ntsnbeE o. yeats. Ihgvs uEed sn-m II my va
family and havs b. 90 so pea ed With heir shects
that was I'M rucsd 70 recommend them to many Oth-
ers and know that tney have OParsted l. 3 IlhlAs
IL beneficial manner. Itake e. eat pleasure N thus
publicly prcclamns his fat eGd oaiiipg the atts1-
ion OF .hess IN etsd vita the diseases for which
they are rtoOame. ded, to ties bItteEs, En0NlT
from e4pei iaucs thai my recon- moldation wid he
susf.fnad do tails more eheefful as HoohEnd ;
Bttters e. ssuds 70 benefit the s toted, sud II ''not
: RON drt.g'i Tcass ,rulg
EsFI G. BECK.
Cleveland morning leader. [volume] (Cleveland [Ohio]) 1854-1865, 1864-02-12

GIsERAI aEAET, in private letter to
Hon. E. B. Washbnrne, written after tie
resolution rsEiving the grade Of Heutsn.
ant-Ganezal was introduced into the HOMIE,
ssysi
Yea should reocoIleet that hare bsen
hgAly bSnorsd already BY the government
aud Do not ask or feel that deserve any
thing mare in the shape of honOrs or pro
motion. A success over the enemy is Whist
I crave sbsve every hing else, snd desire
to hold such al infuencs over those under
my comnard IS 70 sasols ne 70 use ihem
to the bes, advantage TO secure this end
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U HENRY G, ABBEY,
T.D1srv IaGags . 81 SISEt' Iss4 P'S' ispas:lT


RF ASTER'S SALE.-PursueEt 70 the
IHi command Of q deeTetal order q sails from
the Court Of Common Plessc q ouyahoga county
Ohio, at the suit Of Charles ". Heard against
Benajsh Barker, ct. al, / shall Oher for sale st
public auction, At the door Of the Common Pleas
Court House, in the city Of Cleveland, in said
county, on the 9th day Of February, le64, At the
hour Of o'clock, P. n, the following Real Es-
tate, to-Wit: ---
Situated In the city Of Cleveland, In the county
Of Cuyhoga, and State Of Ohio, and is known -
part Of ten acre lots number sixteen, in said
city, and as subdivision lots number one two,
three, four, i've, six, seven, eight, nlne, ten and
eleTep; being thirty feet iront each and one
hundred and twenty-five feet deep and are
together bounded as follows: Easterly and west
eriJ BY the east and west lines OF sad ten acre
| lot No. 16. and southerly By BurWeh street, snd
| is portion Of the same land conveyed by Or
Iand0 Cutter and wife, 70 Elizabeth Barker, BY
] deed dated April lst, 1856, be the same more or
less but subject to all legal highways. Said lots
were appraised ct two hundred and seventy
dollars each. Whole appraisal S2, so.
| D. ". GAGE, Master Commissioner.
| s. WILLIAMSON, plaintiffs Attorney.
4 famoe.TeQ
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BAoKUs EoBIz, Plaintiffs Attorneys.
fsuld.I99

RH ASTER'S sALE.-In pursuance OF an
-lNA order OF sale issued from the Court cf
Common Pless Of Cuyahoga County, Ohio, in the
eass in which William A. Dole = plaintiff and
Daniel Reynolds and PhilO ScoYille are defend
mts, 70 me directed, shall expose for sale 81
the door Of the Court House in the city OF CleYe-
land, on the 18th day Of February, A. d. 1854, at
2 O'Clock. P. N. of said day, the following de-
scribed lands and tensmants, to-Tlt: Said
premises are described as follows, tO-wit: Stu
ate in the city of Cleveland, Ouyahoga County.
and Stateof Ohio, and known Is subdivision lot
No 70, In Phlo ScoTills sub-diT vision, Of part Of
original ten acre lots No IS, snd others, and
sious in CuyBhOga County Records, page AZ, 70
which map reference is had for particulars as 70
SIZE and boundaries Of said lot. Appraised
at S2,e00
WILLIAM v. TOUSLEY,
Master Commissioner.
A. T. a1ADE, Atty for def't scoYine.
iauI4:lS5
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Tie ConrcriprIon mn.


The House is still at work on the con-
seriptIon bin. 1t is veey desirable they
should finish their work ss soon as possi-
BILE in order that the people may under
stand what they may expect. The follow
ing amendment to the Senate bill, offered
by General Garfield, Of the Military Com
mittee, embodies what will be Of most
general interest. This amendment passed
The House on Monday, and probably will
be the law in the case. 1t Is calculated
to I'LL our army ranks, and that is what
is wanted. II you fail to understand 1t
in one reading, read it again.
.And be it further enacted, That any per-
son drafted into the military service Of the
United States may, before the time hxed
for his appearance at the draft rendezvous,
furnish an acceptable substitute, subject
to such rules and regulations as may be
prescribed By the Secretary Of War. If
such substitute is not liable to draft, the
person furnishing him shall be exempt
from draft during the time for which such
substitute Is not liable to draft, not ex-
ceeding the term for which he was drafted
and if such substitute is liable to draft,
the name Of the person furnishing him
shall be liable to draft, In filing future
quotas. AID If any drafted person shall
hereafter psy money for the prccuration
Of substitute, under the provisions Of the
act to which this Is an amendment, such
/ payment of money shall operate 0uly to
| -aIsaya sT,eT -aTsnn from drast in nllinO
| that quota, and his name shsll he retained
on the roll In filing future quotas; but in
no instances shall the exemption Of any
pereon on account Of his payment Of CON-
mutation money for the procuration Of q
substitute extend beypud one year, but at
! the end Of one year IN every such case
the name Of sny person so exempted shsll
be enrolled sgRin, il not before returned
70 the enTollmentli list under the provisions
OF this section.