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, 1864-01-17

We give below, says the National R:pub1;
edn, 4 faithful copy peroafi,n ft f:f<rurl,n, aud
punctuation, of letter from q soldier OF
Bsggs army eertIora
phy and the inside view it gives of Briggs
defeat. The reader will be ready to conclude,
after perusing this curious epistle, that the
rebel amy has had very bad spell;
WAsA1A, Ga November the ~, 1888.
After three Days hard 1ting And three Days
Cold tferd and sleepy with sad hart taaWt
that would let yon MI know how things
stands. At the prea6ant time tkeA. .. q ~.
Wee had the hardest ciud Of fting " hich End
ed in A Gineral Retreat with tho loss Of But
A few Menn cild. but A heavy loss Of pris~
ners. the fte was badly conducted think.
our Menn arc very Much Dishastcned But
think that in less than three weeks the yankees
will Git the worst whipping that they Ever
Got yet Sins the war comenst or yela am
badly foold. and think VIC will Drive them
! on the other side Of the tenisee River and then
think that wee can Rest the Rest of the win
ter.
Nv health is knot Good ut this time But
Don't Complain to the Company for there Is
60 mnny Complaining that 1t Makes Me Mad,
Good yumor sins the hte commensed- Bat
| think 1t will ware of After while: All tho
| it is A nuffto MIKE tile Deril Mad to think
how our Army Acted in the fte. thc rte
wing Of the Afmey under BelklnIluHd ACteu
we'll. But the senter under Hardec was bad
| " Managed tha broke threw our lines IN tront
| Of general Brngs headqpartere* Wee LOST 1of-
ty Eeaeeo of artillery and A Bout four or I'VE
william and peter Eunly are both well In
rel ron and the Rest are AL we'll preston
f.jrdril and Brother Are Both ut the hospital
| vet aud haint heard from them get. In tact
NC will knot git kno Mail till the llte is over:
thu hardest 1tc Is to Com of yet and then II
| Tue lord spares Ny life and can Git u f,1rlo
intend to Come and pay yyu to write a. soou
as this comes to hand without full
| FROM FL1LAH CAnLEr
~ It was Punch, II VIC remember right,
WHO told the story sone years ago, OF q man
| who had loancd IN umbrella to friend,
trcdesmnn in his street, on wet, nasty Day.
It WIS not returned, md on another wet DIS
agreeable day he called for Il, but found ms
fncnd at the door going out. with 1t n his
land. s...-..
nj lnvc como tor my umbrella said tho
lender.
er; don't you sec that nm going out Will
"wcll-5e.," replied tho lender, astonlsh. T. y !:
Cd It tas1 oa.;sgs;9O' y 5s;s; 'mpnd'nss'
"DoY" rerilcd' tho other. as he threw up
, TIC umbrella and walked Of, "do as d!o'
l. borrow lne.tn -. *. i:~ ..:.i
, 1864-01-17

New York Money HiaFkct-Jau. .16.
NoHgY-Es k3cr 1t 7per cent.
sT1R1lS3 3ExCHAxux-D:cidcdly higher. aud clos
Ing nj AZ.
opening 1t ssA and advancing to s. and cIostng rEn
II 81 ga
9Ihc exports of fpecIcsc-day, al told q It's rs.
Goy1kNNsxT STEcKh-Fery ntn.
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fe1fed LOOK N. C. 1Sls Pacific mail - B. Is: Mo.
81 664.t
, 1864-01-17

NEW Yonk, Jan. 16.-Thc ice In the hasbor
is very thick and doing considerable damage
to shipping.
Malcolm Campbell, arrested yesterday, has
been discharged by General Dix.
:. 4 complimentary dinner WEE given to Gen.
Burnside last night By q few eminent cittzens.
NEW York, Jan. lG.-The steamer Noon
light arrived from Matamoras January LIST.
About seventy-fiye vessels were of the bar,
but the weather was 20 bad cargoes could
not be lighted oil. AS high as SO per bale
the vessels, but It would not be accepted in
consequence Of the weather.
The Italian f1igate Red Italia has been
taken off the dry dock Mt the Navy Yard.
Sic had received no damage.
, 1864-01-17
Ncln advertisements.

SAn U Ell A. sA R G ENf'
REAL ESTATE AGENT,
No. 4 Net-opolite1 Blc:k, caicags, Plinois.
AM Illpois Lands for s.te. iai1-us15rik
, 1864-01-17

TLLINI.-The next Regular meet
/ ng Of the !l1inl Literary and n:ne VIOLENT Assoca
rjco win ts held At t1+fr hall, Mccorck's bald.
lug, corner " R4ndolph and pe crboEu str: Ct, on
TDuksDAY EyES!SG: JANUARY al., 1nl a.
tendance Is trque-ted. Per ordst. jA1EuIS1t
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New OPTICAL INsTITUTE.-M. Polachek
Practical Oculist and Spectacle maker has
opened an Office in thu city where he in.
vites the public, especially those afflicted
with bad eyesight, to call and get his cele-
brated PERIscoPIc CRYSTAL SPEcTAcLEs for
preserving and strengthening the sight. He
warrants bis Glasses to suit in all case 8
curing weakness and dizziness. His repu-
tation as reliable Optician can be attested
by over 500 certificates from very prominent
men, also from the press. Also, Field and
Opera Glasses, Microscopes and all kinds Of
Optical instruments.
Office, Monroe street, at Shaffer's Jewel
nv Store. dec28-3m
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Trustees Sale of Real Estate
in Triadelphia, in Ohio Co.

OY virtue of deed Of trust made by Strother Gray
ID to Charles W. Russell dated the 9th day Of Pebru-
Ohio county in deed book 49, folio 80 Also by virtue
of an order Of the County Court of Ohio county made
on the 80 day Of November, 1867 and entered in order
hook &c. folio 156, whereby the undersigned was APP
pointed Trustee in said deed in the place Of said Rus
sell will proceed On Tuesday, the lst day Of March,
1854 at 10 O'Clock A. N at the front door Of the Court
House in the city Of Wheeling In said county, TO sell
Lot No. g. in the town Of Tradephis in said county
Uoon this lot there Is good dwelling house and neces
sary out houses The title is believed TO be perfect
TKnns:-One-t third cash. the balance In two equal
payments Of four and eight months the purchaser NV
ne bond with good security with interest from the day
Of SALE and hen being retained on the property for
the security Of the deferred payments. -
N. RICHARDSON, Trustee
wHrK11ss, Jan 2s-Dtd
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Richmond Paper Accounts.

Richmond Paper Accounts.
HEADQUARTERS ARMY OF POTOMAC, March
8. Richmond Papers Of thief th have been
received. ytrs,t .ttI.t
They are filed with details Of the rnid o.
Gen. Kilpatrick, the greater port ion OF them
being copied from Northern journals.
Their accounts mainly ngree with those
already published. L
The Despatch in its account of kilpat
riek's retreat down the Peninsula says that
Bradley and Johnston's troops followed,
skirmiihing with KilpatricYs column until
the force sent from below was met when he
suddenly found Dahlgren's party in his rear.
He turned opon them, but Dahlgren's men
suocsened in cutting their way through,
with q loss of 20 men. CGs-l
The rebel treeps had been ordered back
to Richmond and order of thanks for their
conduct issued by Hampton.
The papers state that Gen. Lee had been
absent from the army ten days, which de-
layed their movements, but he returned at
3 pm, on Monday. YES ~
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THE SorREE.-The performances of the
"Juvenile Dramatic Corps" given in the
school room in the basement Of st James
Cathedral last night, was an interesting at
fair. The orations, essays, and readings
were all rendered, and the scenes from
opera were admirably executed. The exer.
cises were Interpreted with music and sing
ing by the German Mannerchoir. The
whole affair passed off pleasantly, and all
present euloglzed the managers Of the ex
bibtieb. ...s..
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Trust Sale of Valuable Ground
on Union and Fifth Streets
in Wheeling, witha Brick,
House on it.

TN pursuance afa Deed of Trust made to me, by
i Jefferson L. Sangston, by Deed of Trust, and
vbich Deed is recorded in Ohio County, shall IN
the 9Th day Of March, next, at the Court House
for Ohio County sell at public sale, to the Lest
bidder, the following real estate to Wit Lots Nos.
9. 10, IL and IL, situate in j. c. Ritchies addi-
ton to Wheeling, together with four adjoining
lots of ground in the addition to Wheeling called
Buena Vista, and which adjoining lots are Nos.
7, 8, and TO- in Square No. 80, and which proper
ty is situated at the corner Of Fifth and Union
Streets, East of Fifth street and North of Union
street, and is now In tho occupancy Of Alderman
Robinson.
TERMS OF SALE, are-One- half in cash. and
the residue sn six months, with interest from day
of SALE purchaser giving note with good security
for the same, Title aud Deed retained till pur-
chase money all paid Z.JAC0B, Trustee.
feb3 I'd -sfs.FF-
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KEEPING PACE WITH THE AGE.-Our
enterprising friend Prof. NJ Il. Morgan not
to be outdoDe by the most energetic, has
procured large and handsome organ for
bis rooms, which will take the place oil the
piano he has been using for some time past.
This, no doabt, will be cheering news to
the many pupils and visitors who frequent
his rooms.
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1T IS ASTONISHING the amount Of business
that A. M. Adams & Co., do. One Of the
firm is East every four or five weeks and if
there is any new styles Of cloths, cassimers
or vestings they are the first to have it,
and Of the best quality. Persons in want
of the best article of clothing and at fair
prices had better call and examine their
endless variety of cassimeres and vestings.
Their facilities for cutting and making
fashionable garments are unequaled in the
city for taste and style. nov l4'6m
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Trust Sale Of Land i'm Marshall
County.

DY VIRTUE of a Deed of Trust from Presley
d Craig to me dated Oct 25, 1852 recorded in
the Clerks Office Of Marshall county. Book IL, TO-
lilo 1876, will on the FIRST Tuesday Of April 1864,
(the same being Court day., sell at the front door
Of The Court House Of Marshall county to the
highest and best bidder for cash $500, and credit
of 6, IL, and IL months on the residue,-th one
undivided third Of Is acres of land, situated on
the ridge between Proctar and Long Run, in said
county, adjoining lands Of James Wylie, Rolla N
Wells and others, being the tract Of land OF which
VIM. Craig died siezsd. Said undivided third Is
also held subject to the dover interest of the widow
of said VIM. Craig. W. H. OLDHAM,
fsb25 -dot-W4t Trustee
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Binding. Having purchased new ma
chinery, tools, ETC., and employed a COM
potent workman, we are prepared to &C
commodate our friends and patrons, who
have SO anxiously anticipated the opening
of this department Of our Office. Our facil
tiles for manufacturing blank books, led
gers, account books, ETC., are unsurpassed
by any establishment in this section oi
country. Those having books to bind, OF
old books to be repaired, will do we'll to
send them to the REGISTER BINDERY, whore
all work will be executed with neatness
and dispatch. ga,
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A SOLDIER In A SWEAT Yesterday q
soldier being somewhat intoxicated and
disorderly, espiedthe patrol making towards
him. He undertook to dodge them by en-.
tering an oyster saloon. Here he found
himselfamongst the apparatus used for steam
ing oysters, and seeing the box in which
the bivalves are prepared, he jumped into
it and pulled down the lid, which fastened
with aspiring. The guard followed, and
failing, after a close search, to find him,
they proceeded on their rounds. About
this time the man who attends the steamer
came down and turned on full head of
steam, which, of course, put the soldier into
a sweat, and as soon, as he comprehended
the posit;o of affairs he yelled and kicked
Justify for help, and as the heat increased
made such pother inside the box that the
cook, nearly frightened out of his wits,
leaped out Of the. room at bound, shout
ing "the DIS in the steameri' Some
other employees of the establi SHINE mt
summoned by the vigorous yells of the sol
der, persuaded the cook to open the box,
but he could only be persuaded to make
the attempt by the aid ola long pole, with
which he touched the spring of the box.
The lid flew open, and the soldier bounced
out, dripping with steam and Precipitation.
Without pausing to render thanks for de-
liverance, the soldier made tracks.
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IE!|LEGRlPHIC.
Up TOP O'Clock. "A. M
Commiftee ON Emancipation.

COMMITTEES ON Emancipation.
WAsHINGrok, March 9,-The COMMITTEES
on Emancipation, 81 the Va. Constitutional
Convention, sitting st Alexandra, have 70.
ported an ordinance that the following sec
tions be Incorporated in the Constitution:
=. I. Slavery and involuntary. servitude, ex.
cept for crime, is hereby abolished and pro-
hibited in the State forever. S. ~ g LII Y
I'd. Courts competent for jurisdiction
may apprentice minors Of African descent
onlike conditions provided by law for ap-
prenticing white children.
Sd. The General Assembly shall make no
law establishing slavery or recognizing
property in homan beings. 70 "a,
4. This ordinrnce to take effect and be in
force from its passage J So 49, y. si'e
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ICE! ICE!! ICEu!
FOR THE
Citizens Of Wheeling,

poBERT LUKE is now ready to supply the citizens en-
verv best Quality of ce at Wholesale RETAIL at the
lowest market rates BY leaving their orders at my
Excelsior Livery and Sale Stable Office, on Quincy
street. between Market and Fourth, they Will be
promptly attended to.
have also the very best Of horses buggies and car
risees for hire with careful drivers Persons wishing
good SAFE and quiet family horses, wall DO wen oy
have storerooms and dwelling houses for rent.
good man wanted to drive the Ice wagon; a Ger
man preferred. Good wages paid to an honest man.
acquainted with the city. ROBEkf LUXE.
mar2d6m
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Buckeye, Quaker and Wood.
Moving Machines.

DRYOR & FROST, Agents for all the above cele-
Il brated and well-known Moving Machines, would
call the attention of farmers the necessity Of buying
Machines early, it is well known that many were
disappointed in getting them last Our stock is
limited for the coming season. 5'f
All the above will be sold at Factory Prices.
Gall and get circulars at
marl-dtf.vd y q 4 Is MAIN STREET.
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Col. Dahlgren's Death.
The Richmond Examiner says:

The Richmond Examiner says:
Colonel Dahlgren was killed at Walter
ton. There were nwo bullets through his
head, one through his hand and two in his
body. He was stripped naked and was "
ing on the road. ff.i
A number of our men were captured and
the paper says they should not be treated as
prisoners of war but this days sun shout
not go down before every scoundrel is taken
and blown from the lannon's mouth.
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ADVANCE OF THE CoNFEDERATEs.-Jone
and Imboden are again reported advancing
The other day scouting party had Skin
inish near Moorfeld, capturing some Of
McNeips guerrilla cavalry. Five Of our
men are yet missing.
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ToTHE PEOPLE or WEST VIRGINIA.
THE PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED
j STATES has issued the following order

j STATES has issued the following order
EXECUTIVE MANsION.
"Fsbruary |, 1864
Ordered that draft fer Ave hundred thousand
men to serve for three years or during the war DO
tary service of the United States. crediting and
deducting 80 many as may have been enlisted Of
drafted into the service prior 10 the LIST day or
March next and not heretofore credited.
SignedI ABRAHAM LINCOLN"
udss the 3OO,OOO called for in October last.
Men enlisting before the lst day Of March will
be entitled TO bounties from the Government as
heretofore, viz; $500 for veterans, and $500 for
new recruits After that time no bountiss will be
paid. And recommend to the Supervisors Of the
several counties to meet and Offer . county bounty
Of from 500 to $500 in addition 10 that paid by
the Government. Under late act Of the Legs
lature this bounty may not only be levied for, but
the Supervisors may borrow the money to pay the
same All the other States are Offering induce
meuts to volunteers, and 1t seems 10 me that II
should be done in many Of the counties of this
State. II Is true that West Virginia, overrun and
laid waste in many parts as she has been, has
shown q devotion TO the cause in which we are en-
gagged that is unsurpassed, IL equalled by any por-
ton Of the country. Yet more troops are needed
They are called for and must be furnished. The
number who have volunteered under the last call
have fallen much short Of what had anticipated.
The State must furnish her proportion-f not by
yoluntesring--it must be done by DRAFT. And
while shall regret the necessity for the draft !
assure you, if it becomes necessary, l shall AID
the Government in its execution by every means
in my power
The I'd, Sd and 9Th Regiments Of Mounted In
fantry have been changed TO cavalry BY IL OF,
der Of the War Department aud am safnor'1ed
to raise two new companies fog each regiment and
to appoint full complement Of officers for eseh
company. Those who prefer new organization
may recruit for these companies.
request that the people take scsion 90 TIM
subject That you hold meetings and encoarags
enlistmsnts; and bet us not permit Il 70 b said,
after this war 10 over that twas necessary 10 drsf
in West Trgiuia to supply her quota Of troops.
A. 1: FOREMAN, Governor.
ExxsrfIyx CHAxsEn, Wheeling, Feb. !, 1854
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Trust Sale of Lots in Eliza
BEETHOVEN.

DY rtue of q deed of trust made to me by Martin
LA. Murphy and wife dated 9Th December, 1854,
banr accorded in the Clerks Office of Marshall county
ook folio $50. will sell on Monday the iitn DAY
March, 1864, at the front door of the Marshall 20
Court House, to the highest and best bidder FOL
sh, the two Lots of ground with the appurtenanees
named in said deed being Lots No. Is and ~ on the
plat of said town. will convey to the purchaser such
title as is vested in me by said deed OF trust.
an13-5tw JOHN II. DICKEY, Trustee
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PAID FOR HIS Yesterday drunken
soldier having nothing better to do, tbrusted
his arm through the window of business
house on Main street His hand was ter
ribly used up by the operation, several 6ng.
ers being almost severed. His pocket should
have suffered also. ~
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fell-2td4tv
Trust Sale of Land i'm Marshall
County.

10y virtue Of q Deed of Trust from Daniel Winters
ID and Samuel Hartley TO me, dated April 9Th,
1889 and recorded in Book H. folio $50, viii offer al
public SALE for cash, at the front door Of Marshall
Court House, on Monday, the l+th day Of March,
1894 Sixty-one and threefourths and five poles
of land dessibed in said deed and situated on WetZe
Run in said county. -
JOSEPH w. GALLAHER,
ell-2tditv Trustee.
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NOTICE.

TINE undersigned will offer for sale on the It'll
i day of March, 1864, tract of 100 acres Of
land, adjoining lands with Samuel Burton, John
London, Thomas Wheeler, and the heirs Of Thos
Gregg, deceased. This land has SEINE ~ acres
improved and under cultivation Any person
wishing to purchase this land before the day Of
sale, can do 20 by calling upon the underngned
Terms of Sale-one-third in hand, end the resi-
due in two yearly payments with interest from
date Of sale. SAMUEL GhEoG.
Feb5-wtd M
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NOTICE.

THE undersigned have been duly appointed ad.
i Illustrators Of the estate of Robert Patton
late of Belmont county, Ohio, deceased All per
sons indebted to the estate are requested to make
Immediate payment and those having claims
against tho same will present them, duly suthen-
ticated, to the undersigned for allowance.
ft# MARY PATTON,
AID. RICE,
24fa lw Administrator.
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IN CHANOERY.

WEST VIRGINIA-At Rules held in the
w Clerks Office of the Circuit Court OF Mar
shall county, for the month Of February, 1864
Martin T wayman, surviving part
ner of the firm Of Marsh Way
man ..1t $50 ftt,tE
Joshua Burley, Administrator of Pin Chancery
the estate of Robert Alexander,
deceased, and Frank Burlcy and
wife, and Jane Aune and others,
heirs at law of said Robert Alex
ander, deceased
The object of this suit is to subject the personal
estate unadministered in the hands Of the defend
ant, Joshua Burley, Administrator; and the
real estate of said Robert Alexander deceased, to
the payment of the Plaintiffs Judgment Lien OF
STA 75 100, with costs and interests, and for the
benefit of the other creditors Of Robert Alexander,
deceased. 81
The defendants Isabella Alexander, Mary Eliz-
abeth Alexander, Ella Agnes Alexander, and
Robert William Alexander, net having entsro
their appearance and it appearing by affidavit
fled that they are not residents of this State it is
ordered that they do appear here within one month
after duo publication Of this order and do what Is
necessary to protect their interests in this suit
copy; teste HoWSAN hidSo,
OInHAM for commit Clerk.
feb25- d4t-w4t
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A Conference.

New YORK, March ga Washington
special to the Tribune says Gen. Grant had
conference to-day of hours long with the
Secretary Of War upon the military situa'
ton in oil the fighting departments.
In this important council general plan
of campaign was agreed upon that is iu-
tended to be decisive, in particular the pc
Icy of making more energetic use of the
Army of the Potomac than has heretofore
been made, was fully recognized.
If thought best Grant will 60 to the Ar
my of the Potomac tomorrow to see its
condition and to find out what it wants. He
has hardly slept since his long journey here
yet he is hard al work.
1t is stated, DO high authority, that Gen.
Grant will soon return to the South to fin
ish his big job. i'H
Gen. Grant to day stated to the rresi
dent that reports of Gen Sherman having
met with reverses were wholly untrue. He
had accomplished all he was sent to do
which was to destroy the railroad running
from Mississippi in the direction Of Selma,
so as tuprevent rebel diversion upon the
banks in the spring.
Council OF war.
The Worlds special from Washington of
the 9Th says: A council of war was held
to-day by the President, Grant, Halleck and
the whole cabinet and all the military tall
emit of the Administration. After some
grounds had been gone over Grant was call
I'd upon for his views, and he promptly re-
sponded in favor Of the capture of Rich
mond as the first step and feel quite sure
orders will instantly 90 forward to bring
the lth and 18th corps from Chattanooga
and 10th and 18th corps from the Missis,
sippi river to Virginia. All troops that can
be spared at other points will, according to
statement which reached me, be incorpora
ted with the Army of the Potomac. The
great bu of white troops will be concen
trated in Virginia. 1t is believed that 25o,
600 men can be brought against Richmond
at an early day.
The Richmond Enquirer Of the 18th says
Gen Bragg has determined to order |, SOC
cavalry to be permanently stationed at
Richmond
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CHANCERY.

Nehemiah t, Harris, plan'tf. Attachment in
Chancery pend
VS. Sing in the Circuit
Court of Ohio
Matthew H. Houston, Def'nt J County, W. Va,
TAKE Notice that the Dispositions of Christie
/ pher Meidell and Others will be taken at the
Law Office Ct Gibson L. Cranmer jr., inthe city of
Wheeling, Ohio County, State of West Virginia,
on the 9th day of March, A D.. 1864, between
the hours Of 8 o'clock, A NJ , and o'clock, P. NJ,
on behalf of the Plaintiff, to be read in evidence
on the trial of the above cause. And if from any
cause the taking of said Dispositions should not be
commenced or being commenced, should not be
completed on that day. the taking of the same will
be adjourned from time to time until tho same be
completed. N. L. HAhklS.
To said Matthew H Houston f3ltd4tw,