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The daily Wabash express. (Terre-Haute, Ind.) 1857-1867, 1864-08-12
BLOOD BLOOD BI.OODt
Hslsabslds Highly Concentrated Co,nss..s
FLUID fkTRACI SkhSkpkRIllt.
Syphilir-

: fhis is a. affection of The Rioys ana ssisoss "a.
sexual Organs. Innings o. the ness, ears throat.
xlndpipe. and other mucous surfsoss. Easkins ise
appearance IN the sorm ofuLcKEa ana Il zeDsr rsily
attended with discharge more az inss ohsnaiss -
II neglected. dostrora whatever pAfi II may ~fss0i
Tnis disease IL ottea frausnitfo1 10 children fs
contracted hom The same Gauss. aud often viii
Go orrhoes, and both piay ext. ~ Tue same tina
8HLMBOLDe HlGnLf CONCENTRATED OON
POUND FLUID KfTRAC1 sAslsAPAkIrLA
4bopld be used ~ conjunction with tho Buohu sLs
Belmoolds Rose Nsan applied - the Ulcer
Helnbold's kxtrect sersapalFill. puffns~ a.
i0ot. and removes all scaly kruysions of fhe skir
gyiag Tie oomplesion clear md healthy ooiol
Il icing prepared expressly 20 lhls olsss ~ COO.
s-iat, its Heed Purifying Properties preserves
" greater extent thai any Othsr prspsrsucn -
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The daily Wabash express. (Terre-Haute, Ind.) 1857-1867, 1864-08-12

All the above diseases and 3 aploms admin n An.
same treatment, and originate from The samaosns.
The daily mountaineer. (Dalles, Or.) 1861-1866, 1864-09-04
9ailp dtlonntaineer,
DAB CHURCHES.

Hast been where the fullblossomd baytree is blowing
With odours like Edens aroundi tt =
Last seen where the broadeaved palmetto is growing
And wild vines fringng the groundf
Hast sat In the shade of catalpas, at noon, s3fr
And ate the cool goul DIS of their cline;
Or slept where magnolias were screening the moon,
And the mocking-bird sung her sweet rhymei
And didst mark In thy Journey at dew-dropping evo
Some ruin peer high DER thy way, ~
With rocks wheeling round 1t, and bushes to weave
mantle for turrets gray2
Did you ask If some lord Of the cavalier kind IS
Lived there, when the country was youngl
And burnd not the blood of Christian, to find.
How there the old prayer-bell had rungi
And did yc not glow, when they told ye-the Lord
Had dwNlt In that thiste-grown pile;
And that bones Of old ChrstiBns under its sward
That once had knelt down in its aislel
AAd had ye no ear-drops your blushes to steep
When We thought-o'er your country so broad,
The bard seeks in vain for moudering heap,
Save only these churches Of God .
o ye that shall pass by those ruins agen, s....
Go knee In their alleys and pray,
And not till their arches have ech bed amen
Rise up and fare on in your way;
Pray God that those asles may be crowded more,
Those affairs surrounded and spread,
While anthems and prayers are upsent as OF yorc,
As they take of the wine-cup and bread
Ay, pray on thy knees, that each old rural fame
They have left to the bat and the mole,
May sound with the loud-pealing Oh gan again,
And the full swelling voice of the soui.
Pcradvennre, when next thou shalt journey thereby
Evenbcs shall ring out on the air,
And the dimighted windows reveal to thine eye
The snowy-robed pastor at prayer.
The daily mountaineer. (Dalles, Or.) 1861-1866, 1864-09-04

A CHAPTER ON OATs.-The following anus
ing discourse on cats, is clipped from the Vir-
ginia Enterprise of Aug 2lst:
When this town was small cats was scarce.
A big price was paid for cats then. They
brought them in cages from California
don't know the price they sold tor. 1t may
have been $40. l wish cats was scarce now.
Now we have too plenty. Anybody can get
them for nothing-the little ones. l don't
like cats much nor mother she don't, nor
unkle Fred. Unkle Fred. throws bottles at
'em out of his bedroom window. Cats is
good enough in the day time, but appeal to
impartial publick if they amt a nuisance at
night. Jentle reader, come awhile with me
and hide in my bedroom and let's watch the
cats. 1t is dark. We can see the roofs of
the houses, but the moon shineth not. Look
thou at that roof which comes nearly level
with my window. That's the place for cats,
there's where they come every night. They
luxuriateth onto that roof. Listen, reader,
heardest thou that faint yowl? They'll soon
be comiug Another has answered-very dis.
tant. Hark! that scratching on the tin spouts.
The first feller is coming up to begin. Now
t'other is onto the spout, coming up. Now
see the disposition of them cats. They say
it's love may be it is. Now they are crawl
ing toward each other with tails up and bodies
Hat on the ridge. They mutter low and deep.
Now see that big black feller; how he erectest
his back He upheayeth it till he looketh
against the sky like Mt. Davidson, and his
tail appeareth like one of the big trees of CAL
averas. The other cat stands opposite like
Cedar Hill. They fourisheth elolt their tails
List, oh, list-that shrek 1t ringeth through
the town, passing down The streets thereof
even to the little dark alleys. The drowsy
policeman is awaked; he rubbeth his eyes
and sayeth to himself; "Is not this the voice
of q drunk and disorderly? 2" ...
But, jentle reader, we will return to our
subject 1t will be remembered that we left
our cats in the attitude of contest. Their
tails are now like iron bars and movest not
except the tip ends which quiverest very
frantic. There is an awful moment of sus-
pense. Soon wild shrek bursts upon the
Silly night, and them cats cometh together
as two mighty crags from. opposite mountains
might meet They thump their tails onto
the roof, they roll in convulsions and the
gentle breeze is full of hair. That crack was
Unkle Fred. throwing bottles at 'em. Now al
is silent as the grave. Adieu, gentle reader
Sich is cats.
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1864-08-24
MISC EI.LAN EOCa.
MISCELLANEOUS ITEMS.

Ex-Governor j. Brown Francis, Of Rhode Island,
died on the 10th instant
The Mississippi river has become dry and hard
road TO travel account of the drought. Several
steamers aground above Cairo
Some Of the Rhode Island mills have recently
begun working f'erolin," or flax wool, with good
success They say it is great deal better than
shoddy.
MANY French literary men derive munificent in
comes from their iabors: Ulbach, the novelist ant
play-writer, has an annual income OF l,oJO.-
This, however, is nothing compared to the revenue
of successful dramatists, who make their S30,OO0
and S IL, 900 year
Brigadier-C General Clinton B. Fisk, comm anding
Department of the Missouri, teegraphs Malor-Gen-
eral Rosecrans that recruiting III that region Is
moving along finely Buchanan county appropr1-
sted l20 0O0 and other counties will respond hbe-
rally.
Our cotemporaries says the Philadelphia LqairegJ
in the Cumberland Valley have suffered more OF less
by the raids of the enemy. Those establishments
which have not been entirely destroyed by tire are
depopulated by the demand for men IN the army ];
and now most oi the journals come to us printed on
half sheets.
The New Zealand Times of May Is, just re-
eeiveJ, gives full and interesting account Of the
disastrous engagement of the British troops with the
rebel natives, and furnishes evidence that several of
the British soldiers were tomahawked and decapita-
ted by the savageS and their bodies eaten by the
eannibals.
The Pacific railroad will be opened to Lawrence,
Kansas, on the 18th of the present month. Grand
preparations being made to celebrate the event
The committee OF arrangemets have called ior con-
tiibutions of all kinds-fsh flesh and fowl, fruits
and flowers, vegetables and breadstutfs, ffom the
surrounding country.
The Boston Adpeftisef has a singular statistical
article, showing that Massachusetts has ordinarily
more than her share Of wonen and that now, through
the withdrawal of men into the army, there must
be in that State hundred thousand more women
than men. This aIkable surplus is regarded as
ufiayorabe to the morals Of the community.
One OF the editors Of the Missouri Republican, re-
Gently made tour through the central portion of
that State, including the counties of Randolph
Howard, Boone Audrain, Galloway, Monroe, Mont
gon,ery and st. Charles The harvest, as general
thing, is short owing to the excessive drought. The
cultivation of cotton and sorghum rapidly inereas-
ing in these counties. It is also observed an effect
of the present high prices that the ancient regime OF
home industry, the loom and spinning wheel, were
heard In almost every house.
Quite an excitement prevails at the Lindell Hotel,
st. Louis In regard to the question whether white
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1864-08-24
[sKcosp DISPATCH. ]
FR0N 0E0R1LA.

ATLANTA, August l9--Therc was heavy artillery
firing on the centre last night. This morning tho
enemys batteries in front Of the city opened heavy
fire, which exceeded anything yet witnessed. A
forty-two FOUNDER Sawyer shell exploded in house,
killing Captain Jarson of the Texas cav
airy. Two children and severaLiadies were wounded
No further damage was done.
Fitzpatrick is moving after Wheeler As is sup.
posed, he turned towards tho Atlanta and West
Point railroad, which he struck at Farburn where
having cut the road and telegraph he has gone in
the direction Of the Macon road, and it is supposed
thence to Andersonvie for the purpose Of releasing
the prisoners His force estimated at from twenty-
ave to thirty thousand.
There are reports from the enemy's rear to the
effect that Wheeler had burned the bridges at Etowah
and Resaca and Dalton, between the up tunnel
The enemy, then, is undoubtedly on half rations
tsEcoND prspArcHl
ATLANTA, August 22-Kilpatrick's raid com.
posed of twenty five hundred men, crossed the Chat
tahoochee at Completion and struck the road at
Fairburn at 8 O'Clock on Friday morning, de-
stroying it for six miles. The raiders then crossed
over to the Macon road, striking the road at Love-
joys on Friday evening" and moving towards Jones'
boro'. The Federal infantry support which accom-
|
and the cavalry proceeded along towards the Macon
road
Ross brigade skirmished with Kilpatrek's adj
vance, but was unable to hold the enemy in check
The raiders burned the depot and post-ofhce ut
Jonesboro', destroying all the papers Saturday
evening the enemy were surrounded, between Love
joys and Jonesboro by Reynolds's infantry brigade
and Armstrong; and Rosss cavalry, and sharp
engagement ensued.
Fitzpatrick, charging at the head Of a column Of
raiders, was completely routed. He then charged
on Ross brigade and cut his way out. Our loss is
ten killed The enemy's loss is twenty-five. The
raiders were then pursued by two Georgia regiments
of cavalry. They retreated through McDonough
and escaped. Only mile of the Macon road
Was destroyed, which has been repaired.
The city is very quiet to-day. There is no she'll
ing. The enemy deny the charge Of shclling the
city, and claim that their shot all aimed at our
defenees.
Gerards division of cavalry has disappeared from
Decatur
There is nothing from Wheeler.
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1864-08-24

TIE PEACE MEETINe SYRAcusE.-The peace
meeting at Syracuse, New York, on the 18th, was
very large affair. The resolutions adopted call foI
peace, and present, in strong colors the outrages
of Lincoln upon the liberties of the people of the
United States. The following resolution contains
the action of the body:
"Resoleed, That, speaking for the many thou
sands here assembled, gathered together from every
county Of the State of New York believe that II
is the duty of the coming convention, to meet at
Chicago on the 29th of August, to give expression
to this benefcent spirit of peace, and to declare
the purpose Of the Democratic party if it shall
cover power to cause this desolating war to cease
by the calling Of national convention, in which all
the States shall be represented in their sovereign
capacity and that to this end an immediate ar1ni-
stioe shall be declared of sufficient duration to give
the States and the people ample time and opportu-
nity to deliberate upon, and finally conclude, form
of Union"
Vallandigham, Fernando Wood and others made
strong speeches for peace.
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1864-08-24

The WAR IN ALABAMA.-0overnor Watts has
issued a proclamation expelling from Alabama all
foreigners who refuse to take up arms in defence Of
the state.~ From fag-oftruce received at Mobile.
1t is learned that not officer and only five or SIX
men in Fort Gaines had been killed or hurt before
the surrender Of that post. The following occur
rences, which may be called the commencement Of
the siege, took place ON the 18th instant The
Tribune says:
!" From the movements OF the Yankee vessels in
the bay, we have been expecting every moment that
they would commence operations on our defenees
below the city. Yesterday afternoon, between one
and two o'clock, seven Of them namely two double
turretted iron-clads, two monitors, one propeller
the captured Confederate gunboat Selma and C side
wheel steamer, made their way Dog River bar,
and came up to within three four miles of the place
where our little nclads Tuscaloosa and Huntsville
are anchored. One of the doublecnders 'sopened on
them and the Selma followed suit After they had sent
i'll this direction few shots, our gunboat Morgan
which was lying the city, put on steam and
went out TO take part in the affray. As soon as
she made her appearance, one Of the Yankee iron-
elads and the Selma directed their attention to her.
which was responded to by shot from her after
gun The firing was kept up by the enemy for some
four hours, the Morgan alone it is understood re-
spending. Our iron-clads and fixed shore batteries
Kept quiet. The firing was very slow, only some
thirty shots having been thrown by the enemy
The Morgan, we learn, returned seven or eight
What harm wasdone ON the other side is not known
There was no damage on this.
Edwards night the Yankee vessels sheered off and
fell six or seven miles below the city. We think it
quite probable that they will recommence the expe-
rimcnt this morning.
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1864-08-24

ARRIVALS BY FLAG OF TRUcE-The fag-of-truee
boat which arrived at Varina from Fortress Monroe
on Sunday last brought the following officers be-
longing to the Confederate service. who have been
confined as prisoners of war at the North Lieuten-
ants E. NJ. Ware, Fifth Virginia cavalry; J. A.
Macarthur, Fifty first North Carolina; r. w Belo,
Fifty-sixth North Carolina II McEachem Fifty
first North Carolina and l.. r. Gandson, Twenty
fifth Tennessee.
The steamers A. III. Schultz and William Allison
took down to Cox's wharf, on Monday morning, four
hundred Yankee hospital prisoners, who were to be
transported from thence in ambulanees about two
miles to Varina, where they embarked on board the
Federal steamer i'll waiting there for Fortress Mon
roe. AS soon as city is emptied of the sic and
wounded Yankee prisoners who are still remaining
IN the hospitals here an equal number of our own
prisoners who confined in Northern bastiles will
be sent to this city, in accordance with agree
ment entered into between the two Governments.
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1864-08-24

or black walters shall be employed. Tho st. Louis
democrat says -" We understand that the pToprie-
tors Of the Lnden Hotel have discharged most oi
their white walters and employed black ones This
maids, who talk strongly of striking and demanding
the return Of the white boys As st. Louis is q
Southern city, we can no objection to the en-
pioy1nent OF colored walters in the hotels here
The people Of Maine suffering terribly from
the fires raging I'm that State. correspondent
says:-"The State seems shrouded in d heavy pall
OF smoke. We cut off from the light Of the sun
We hear that in towns and cities the people are
really preparing to fee before this worse than rebel
foe. Many homes have already been DESTROYED
many fruitful fields swept over by the flames In
one instance, where member of the family had
Just died, the fire swiftly that there was not
the wretched family were forced to leave it to be
burned"
The Boston Gazette has just completed the flf-
tleth year of its existence.
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1864-08-24

A STRANGE ExcHaNGE.-Admiral Dahlgren, of
Charleston, has written to General Sam Jones' COM
manding in that city, offering to exchange twenty
five citizens that he captured at. courthouse in
Georgia for twenty-five naval officers now confined
i'll Charleston. General Jones replied, refusing the
exchange, of course In his letter he says
You might, perhaps, without going as far as the
coast of Georgia, have captured men whom you
could with propriety, have offered in exchange for
your officers; but you would have found them
armed, and would have been obliged to fight and
overcome before capturing them. You need not
trouble the Navy Department with the question, as
do not feel disposed to aid you to profit by your
own wrong by exchanging officers captured in bat
tie for private citizens captured wantonly and
at SO little risk to the captors.'
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1864-08-24

UraH PaIcEs FoR ToBAcco- Occasional sales of
tabacco in the warehouses here made, and at
prices which the generations who come after will
regard as perfectly fabulous. Rucker q Hammer,
Edward Irvine OF Campbell county for the following
handsome prices Lugs, 30 per hundred weight !;
leaf, ono hogshead, at sli5; one At S 100; one at
$3.50; and one at S2s3, per hundred weight. They
also sold two hogsheads for W. A. Trent, Of Apo
mattox one at S 60, and at 1870; and for other
persons, various hogsheads at s67, SIS, $50 and
Sl20 Thesd figures show that the weed Is "no
drug" in the Lynchburg market, and should admon-
ish those Of our country ends who have their crops
ON hand to send them in at oncc It Is hardly pos
ble that prices will get better and II does appear
they should be amply satlsRed with those we have
given above LyaeAbarg ( paJ RepAbliesg.
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1864-08-24

CHOCOLATE
~ Bakers CHOCOLATE,
SARDINES, qusrter and half boxes,
English MUSTARD
Belmont's CANDLES,
Al-ops A&E,
Old Martel BRANDY,
Madeira, Sherry and Port WINE, &c.
Just received and for sale ut
l.. YERBY'S,
No. Twelfth street, south OF Nam.
an 23-eollwt
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1864-08-24
CONFEDERATE STATES OF AMERICA, !
.PosT-oFrICE DEPARTMENT,
ELEHMnNn. Anousl L.. 1851
rUHE PRESIDENT OF THE VIRGI

fNHk PRESIDEN Ot IHE Virgil
| MA CENTRAL. RAILROAD having refused
T., enter into the usuil contract for carrying the
nal N that road, SEALED PROPOSALS will be
,..,yei IT the Contract Bureau Of this Department
laul 2 N. ci September 18th, 1864, for conveying
The nails Of the Confederate States from the lst day
j; .uivr I,oi, to June 3Jth, lA7, in the State Of
Virginia, the following routeS. connecting this
l,y with SLauntUn
ROUTE No. 2,706.-From Junction, by Noels,
Beaver Dam FIrlcrlck's Hail. Tolersville, Louisa
llrt-Hou~e, freviihans and Melton's, to Gordons-
Ui.t-itjy miles ana back, three times Il week.
ROUTE No, 2,7oo tA'.-From Gordonsvilie, by
,.,Aan krsEick ana Shadwcll, to charlottesville,
Neutrality-suspicious. miles and back, three times a
Euk
ROUTE M. los B).-From Charlottesville, by
;a, University Of Virginia, Ivy, Mechum's river,
Gs,tHWuli, M3yHe>b0IUugh and Ei~hersvile, to
lunton-thtty -Ilne miles and back, three times
Erk'
Bidders fJr Route No ., zoo will propose schedules
t aIy.ii- and departures, making close connection
Siri i4r arrival gt the mail train on the Richmond,
Frederick burg and Potomac Railroad at the june
tl gtA rate oi speed Of travel not less than four
ai'- M h0Ug. The accepted bidders on the other
lI.r viii Lc required t0 conform TO the schedules,
IaikiEg close connection with the routes forming
L. line, and IT the rate of speed i'll the trans
r.s-lsn u the mails. JOHN III. REAGAN,
lu l3-diw Postmaster General.
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1864-08-24

For THE BENEFIT OF SOUTHERN PRIsoNERs.-A
fair for the benefit of Confederate prisoners of
at the North is to be held in London England, in Oe
tober, under the patronage Of Her Imperial High
ness the Princess Murat the Marchionesses of Bath
Lothian and Ailesbury, Countess of Chesterfield, and
other distinguished ladies' 1t is suggested that the
ladies of the South may send to this fair specimen.
of their handiwork for sale. Such contributions
may be sent to the Mercury Office, Charleston, South
Carolina and they will be forwarded to London.
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OFFICIAL.
-''-~s>~~-7-0>N-7~~0~TS>~ r--p~N~~o-N~'
~ ENERAL ORDER.

~ ENERAL ORDER.
NJ NAVY DEPARTMENT, CONFEDERATE STATES,
Richmond, August 9, ls64. )
The report of the examination of Midshpman
RICHARD 8. FLOYD, now serving on board tho
Florida, and who was q member Of the class of mids
shpmen which graduated in September, 1862, hav-
ing just been received and compared with the stand-
ing of the graduating class, he is assigned to rank
No. of that date, and the register numbers Of the
accordingly. s. X. MALLORY,
Secretary Of the Navy.
ET= Journal, Wilmington Courier, Charleston !;
copy twice a week for three weeks au ll-2aw3w
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1864-08-24

RoBBERy.-Simeon Christians store, on Eigh-
teenth street. at the foot of Streckers Hil was for
cibly entered on Monday night and robbed of a few
pounds of sugar, some tea, and about forty dollar
in money, which had been left in the drawer. Tn,
thief, whoever he was, left behind small hatche
and chisel, which instruments it is supposed were
used in prizing open the entrance to the store.
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1864-08-24

REcAPTURED FROM THE EsEMy.-The following
negroes were recaptured from the Yankees ON tht
north side of James river by our forces yesterday
morning Reuben and Ben, slaves of William
Bentley, of King William county, Virginia and
Nelson, slave of Edward Bentley, of the same
again being placed under the fostering care and pro-
lection of their owners
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1864-08-24

CHARGED WITH STEALING CoRN.-A negro fellow,
named William, slave of Cornelius Crew, was ar.
rested yesterday afternoon by officer Granger on
the charge of stealing bushel Of corn, belonging
to West, slave of Fanny Carter When arrested,
William was at shanty occupied by himself, and
was just in the act of showing ths commander the
bed when the officer entered.