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The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1864-09-01
The rortltorios Of colombo aud idaho.


The Territories Of Colorado and Idaho.
Tho tsrritorss Of Colorado and Idahs
are claiming tho attention Of some og
our wSallhiest men of business, and the
hardy adyen.ureT and the industriopa
emigrant are watching with scrulini,
Sug eye the progress or failure Of those
who have preceded them on the adyes,
turOuS enterprise. Many and contra,
diclory are the reports spread about
concerning those territories, aud tits dii,
6cult as yol to determine which would
DO the mopt adviSable plaE to follow, "a
50 there Immediately, OF remaiu as home.
10 our opinion, the latter would be for
preferable 10 the former selection. at
least for the present ottwo risks that
one is cerlainly tbs safest by which your
life and property IA less endangered, and
for this reason wa deem II advisable 10
wait until the different accounts ara
either confirmed or denied. when man
can enter ou tile enterprise with compAr,
alive ssfsly without placing his life and
property IN jeopardy, Il is the interest
of those who hold land and estates in
thai locality to represent ihe eountrya "a
a laud Of promise, far surprising in nat
ural wealth and resources our most ia.
vored States and territories in America,
oven California itself. in order to Induce
immigration, and by that means raise
the prices Of land SO 5igh that they could
reap arich harvest, and 6ll their pockeia
OI the expense Of honost labor For
this reason do they invent stories Of mi,
uera returning homo after having en-.
riched themselves TO on Incredible de-.
groe, and pretend that the depredationa
and hostilIies Of tic Indiaus amount to
nothing. But the statGmcn, of these
speSulators are daily coutradicled by tho
experience, and the reports Of those who
were SO fOol-hnrdy or unfortunate as to
omigrate thliber, without sufficient au.
thority 10 excuse them FOE their rasiness.
fhe information We receive from these
setllOrsis anything but inviting, aud by
all means derogotory to tho great pretsn.
sions OF the territory, and tho specnla.
tors who have placed their interests in
its future prospects. Thousands are
represencdas being perfectly destitute
Of food and the necessary rluaus Of sub.
sistonco, aud all those who arc in a con.
dition 20 do SO. beat hSsly retreat to.
ward their lormOr homes. Tho country
is represented as being sterile aud bar.
rem, and until these faults are cleared we
would advise no one to endanger his
substance unl maybe his life by enter.
ing gu uucli haHlrdous enterprise.
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5Tihe Cioverument Nust bo Supported.

IrAne.Governmeht MuAt po suPPu'Nuu'
In emefseucies like tho present it is
the ploin duty Of every member OF our
GeYsrnment 10 rive it his undivided sup
port But you say; I've are free to
give our assent to acts Of the adminisIra.
ton or dissent from them" In times of
pssee this would be true, but war
throws society aud governments into an
aug,nalous OF :ather an abnormal coudl'
i91. While actual war is 10 existence,
We art compelled to surrender a portion
Of Bur Individual rights for the general
goia. The suspension of the writ of
ha cas- corpus, martial ldiO, and the I'M
pit sneut Of fpublic property for tho pub
hc 5eQeit arc the natural results of war,
I'll censuriug Of the acts Of the admins
ii iolin lis conduct of the war tends to
re FJ enliaments aud give "ald and
coailctpHo tho enemy, and should not
belpornitiOd,
The man who enlisis TO fight the bat-
tls of bis country surreneers his indl'
yilhalJ liberties for time for the public
go1, and tho regulations Of our army
wHch'haye been in force ever since the
ex ienco Of our Government, forbid
al otiiccr or soldier speaking disrespect.
fa Of the President Of the United
Sites or the Governor Of aoy State, and
wBile war exists the citizens have no
mi4e right in this respect than soldiers.
Inlmss like these il is great outrage
th our soldiers should be suffering
frfn the priyalions incidental to camp
III aud parcel of coplious and dlsloy.
atti;issns at home, doing everything in
tIftir power loretari tho progress Of tho
w This should not bO suffered. The
pS De must surrender their liberty to
ID ann but they can have as much
IA iy is they please TO do right TO
u and encourage our brave soldiers in
ih prosecution OF the war. If We wish
ID lsiu our Government intact the dis.
10 4 must be doprivedoi all power Of
al injury until the robOIionis crush
q GRrks5arg Telegraph
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Power ora word

WpudSil Phillips, IN BIS llsdiS iSss
winter, before the Psraut Washingto.
uiuu Society, told The following story:
A mother on the green hills Of Yer,
mont, stood at her garden gate, holding
by her right hand son Of sixteen yenra
old. mad with love Of the sea.
Edward. said she, they tell me thpt
the great temptation Of seaman's life
is drink
Said be, for he told ms the Siory,
u gave her the promise wont tho
broad globe over, Calcutta, MsjiLerrane-
an, San Francisco. tho Capc Of Good
Hopo--aud during forty years. wbebev.
or | saw glass filled with the sparkling
liquor, my mothers form by tho garden,
gate, on the hill side Of Vermont rose
up before aud to day, at sixty, my lipa
are innocent Of the taste Of liquor
Was not that sweet evidence Of the
power of single wordl And yet il
was but half.
For said be, yesterday thCro came
into my counting-roOm man Of forty,
and asked me.
DO sou know ne?'
NO said |.
i was brought once ,sid he 70 my
informant, drunk, iuto yout presence.
on ship board; you we're a passenger,
the Captain kicked me aside; you took
me into your berth, kept ms there uutii
| had slept Of the iutoxicalion. and then
you asked ms ii had a mother. said,
noycr that know Of; never beard
mothers voice. You told me Of yours
Of The gardon.gaiO; and to-day twenty
years lHier, am master of one OF tbA
fuesL packets in New York. aud csms
to ask you to come and see me.
How far back that lille candle throws
its beam-,he mothers word on the
green hillside Of Vermont! God 30
thanked for the Almighty power Of 3
single word, - Weter Cure.
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nTWo make The following extract
from a letter to the Gin Com. BY sol
der who has gone through the prison
hells Of the Southern COnIedefacy not
as spy, but as one of the Yankees
doomed to death ifpOssiblo, or al least
to be so broken down thai he could no
longer remain in service.
We commend his views 10 our rps'
ders as in striking contrast 20 the pallry
efforts making by copperheada' to ope-
rate on the feelings otfriOnds snd rels'
lives of the prisoners.
After rooiting the cruelties Of the
hel-houpds in charge of our prisoners,
he adds AS follows:
Loyal people of the Norlhl Support.
ers OF the best Government the world
ever saw; you. who had. and still have.
dcorly loved fathers, sons, brothers and
friends IN the hands Of, and in tho ten
der morcics oflhese hell born aud bcay
en-accursqd brules, shall such hendish
cruelty pass unnoliced, or such irent,
ment Of our defenseless soldiers go un-
punished? In Gods and our ccuntrys
name, and in the name ofyour poor sut.
teriDg aud starving friends, continue to
assist the Government and It's armies to
hurl back, disporse, and If need be, TO a
men, the God forsaken cut throats, who
for the last three years. have tried in
vsin 10 subvert and destroy our noble
Government Furnish promptly the
men lately called for, and Others TOO, It
needed, and soon this fast crumbling
Confederacy will fall, and the country
blessed with peace. Every statement |
have made, / can prove undeniably true.
The editor of that dirty, lying, rebel
sheet. the Cincinnati Enquirer, or his
reporter, or whoever wrote the piece
copied by you, from the Enquitcr stse
ting that our men on Belle Isle, are, aud
have been as well treated as oircumstan.
ces could admit Of. pronounce an tin-
mitigated liar, and a scoundrel He
darss notteli the same TO Union sol;
der who spent six and eight, or even
one month in any Of their 'hells of ,tor,
ture. A few men, os the editor Of Tho
Enquircr, D ayton Empire, yallaudiShant,
Governor Seymour, and tbcr now over
Jealous compatrios J, G. Erem0
Ought -hs*e q millstonof tied to ~
neck and cast into the Atlantic, To ~.
ward them for their willing and cordial.
support to the Government in its long
and hard struggle for life. If this un
vanished statement. of truth is accnpta-
bic, please give il to the loyal public.
Yours respectfully,
CARY G. STRONG.
Company D, 4lh O. V. c.. Headquar.
ters Chief of Cavalry, Department Cum
berlaud.
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EG5" That disturbance of the general
system known as raging thirst is far
more terrible than that OF starvation,
and for this reason, during sbalinenca
from food, the organism can still live
upon its own substance; but during ab.
stinsnce from drink the organism has
no such source Of supply within itself
Men have been known. to endure abso.
Lutte privalion OF food Tor somo weeks,
but three days Of absolute priystion Of
Of drink (uGless in a moist Glnosphere)
is, perhaps the limit of endurance
Thirst is the most atrocious torture ever
invented. II is that which most elTaclu.
ally tames animals. Mr.. Ashley, when
he had refractory horse, OwSyS used
thirseOs an effective power of coercion,
giving little water as tho reward for
every act Of obedience.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1864-09-01

B55" The proportions of tho human
figure are strictly mathematical. The
whole figure is six times the length OF
the foot. Where the form be slender or
plump, the rule holds good; any devia.
ton from it ia departure from the
highes! beauty of proportion. The
Greeks make their statues according to
this rule. The face from the highest
point on the forehead, whore the hair
begin TO tho chin, is one..enth Of the
whole stature. The hand, from wrist
to middle finger, is the same. From
the top OF the chest TO the highest point
Of the forehead is q seventh. II the
length Of the face, from the root Of tho
hair, to the cha. be divided into three
equal paris, the FIRST division determines
the place whore the eyebrows meet, and
the second the place of the nostris.--
Tho height from feet to the top of the
head is the same as the distance from
the extremity Of the fugers when the
arms are extended,
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LOUISVILLE, August 23,-ClarLsvillo
advices reports that Lieutenant. Colonel
johnson, of the 52d Kentucky, overlook
the rebel Jobnsons force at Canton, KY.
yesterday, while attempting to cross the
river, and killed thirteen, wounded d
large number aud captured one hundred
prisoners. Adam johnson ia Severely
wounded and prisoner.
Guerrillos crossed from Ohio county,
into Butler, KY, Sunday. They we're
encountered by the Grayson Home
Guards, who killed four of them snd
captured the remainder.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1864-09-01

EgWhep tights wero fashionable. =
fellow returned psitof trowSers 10 tbs
tailor becluSO they were too small lot
bis logs.
But ysu told me 10 make them as
tight aS your Skiu, said the tailor
'Trus, said be, for | can slt down iu
my skin, but III be split If osn 10 thcss
nfeeohes.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1864-09-01

ETPoOplO may tell you about your
being unit for SOmo peculiar occupations
in life; hat heed them not; whatever en-
ploymont you follow with perseverance,
and assidulty, will be found 1T Tor YOU
twill be your support 10 youth and
comfort in old age. 10 learning the
useful part OF any profession, very node
rate abilities will suffice; great eblities
are generally INJURIOUS Ic Tho posseSiors.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1864-09-01

Nzw oEleASs, Aug, 23.--Tho land
forces under Granger were within three
hundred yards ofFou Morgan. A gen.
rral assault would be mado iD fcw days
The feet was fully prepared. The ram
Tennessee. was repaired aud cred shot
on the fort, which was mysIeriously 81
lent
There we're seven feet water to No
bile.
Two monitors are expected to ascend
to Mobile. also the Tennessee,
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1864-09-01

RaP Tho constitutional Convention Of
Maryland has incorporated . section
disfranchlSing all "who have given any
aid, comfort, oounlenance, OF support
to those epgsged 10 armed hostility 10
the United States. or who has by Any
open word or deed declared bis adhesion
10 the cause Of The eneuisn Of the United
States, or biz dssirs fcr 'he triumph Of
thc SAID rucmUs DC
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A pesorter,s Opinion

An intelligent deserter from Lees ar
my. who was formerly from Wisconsin.
but lived in the South when the war
broke out, says that many OF the native
troops really think that the Federals will
get tired out and give up the contest.
and tha, If they can only hold out until
our next Presidential election, that will
surely be an eud OF the war, that is, un
less Old Abe is elected, which would be
"bad for them;' that "they do not like
him q bit," and that it would not do Tor
him 10 fall into their hands"
1t would be strange If the traitors did
like Old Abe, though if all that the
Copperhesds say be true. they should
have an unbounded love for him as ;he
destroyer Of tho Union and the liberties
Of the North, To destroy the Union is
the object of the traitors, and if Mr. Lin
coin has done the Job for them, they
should erect monument to his memory,
the very FIRST year OF the reign OF jeff
Davis over an independent Empire.
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have made valuable prize to them had
not the gunbost come up.
The Empress left last evening for 81,
Louis, bearing about her ample ovi-
dence Of bard usage, but not permanent
ly disabled,
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1864-09-01

nTMadamo Lucca, tho ptma donna,
has left tho London Opera ia huif, eI.
claiming, ] shall ruin my voice in your
fog and your coal dust-wherc you get
a black nose from every flower you
smell It's quite evident Madame do.
csu admire The English climate
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1864-09-01

NAL. is estimated that tbs psSssss
permanent summer resident population
Of New Orleans is larger (l75,oO0) than
il bas ever been before.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1864-09-01

Tho daily consumption Of water ia
New York city is nearly $4,000. 900
GALLONS. while tho Croton river now fur.
lisbcs only 100000, SO that scoDomy
in walOr has become necessary.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1864-09-01

ES-Two little boys were looking at
the elephant in the menagorio when
one said, What is that he takes up bis
hay wiihl' Why said tho other, with
q knowing air, that is hispitchfork'
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1864-09-01

RTPiy 10 ssn,lusut 40 uptpUl, 80
appropriate 10 thS female character
,hdtitip searosly merit for . woman
ic Fotgets it, but 10 bs without isa gro.
fious crime
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ornor Borcmuu's Letter Of Accept
auGe.

* otnor Boremau's Letter OF Accept
5f7f ance.
Pc following Is the letter Of Cover
10 Bsrsmau accepting tho nomination
i ~ Grafton Convention:
WnEELiSa, Aug 10, 1864
elItlsmsa Your communication Of
81 t6sh insl., has bocn received, in
v yoq are pleased 10 inform me OF
unanimous nomination by the Con
l,whieh assembled at Grafton, on
1iuyt., for the Office Of Cover.
State Of West Virginia, for
.sSi.se tlsssl q idRy'sof
1866 You also inoloss a copy.
resolutions adopted BY the Con
have read and considered the resolu.
tons you inclose me, as well as those to
which they refer, adopted by the Nation
al Convention, which assembled at Bal.
timorc on the 7th day of June last, and
it gives me pleasure TO say, that, sever.
ally and us whole, they meet with my
cordial approval. With this declaration
and in view Of the faot that have held
The same Office for moro than a year past
| deem it unnecessary to say more than
to signify my acceptance OF the nomina.
ton, and 10 affirm my continued pur-
pose, if elected, TO perform the duties
Of the Office iu such wise as In my judg
ment will tend 10 promote the good Of
the whole country, and especially to ad-
vance the interest and prosperity Of our
State.
For the endorsement Of my past Off
cial conduct aud the continuance oil con.
idGnco in me, manifested by my unani.
nous nomination By a convention com.
posed of the best men in tho State. per.
nit mo to express my grateful acknow
and to return 10 the members
Of the Convention my sincere thanks.
! am, gentlemen,
With sentiments Of high esteem,
Your obodient servant,
A. I. BoREMAN.
To Messrs. Geo. Il. Latham, james Z
Wharton and Henry X. List, Committee.
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R. s, BLAIR,
ArrnRNEY AT LAW.

NJlill. attend the Courts Of Mason couRiy at
w i,s regular Terms All business en-
trusted 10 his care will receive prompt atten.
tim. Address, R. S BLAIR. Richie CHI,
\ tvas, Il, a, li.t Sent. | @ ie63-iyA
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1864-03-08
FROM cHARLEsroN.
New York. March

New UiA, Nlhfcu 4.
The steamer Arago has arrived from
Hilton Head and Charleston Bar 4lh.
She brings some 20 officers wounded
in Florida, and 81 rebel deserters. Col
Rust, Moore, Summons, Meyer, SliAeii
and jackson, are among the passengers.
Nothing new from Charleston. The
bombardment still continued with good
effect The rebels replied at intervals,
but rarely doing any injury.
The supply steamer Bermuda is report
ed to have captured rebel privateer in
sight Of Fort Pickens after an exciting
chase.
All quiet at jacksonville.
Reintorcements we're rapidly arriving,
and Gen. Seymour's position was suffs
GENTLY formidable to repel any attack
Our troops are outside the town, some Of
them at = distance of eight miles. The
FORTH cations in front of Jacksonville are
of an extensive character.
Flags of truce had communicated with
the rebels for the purpose of endeavorine
to obtain our wounded who fell into theil
hands. The request was refused.
The main body of the enemy is en-.
camped between Ten Mile Run and Bald
win, with a considerable force at Ten
Mile Run.
The rebels admit their loss to be enor
nous, some even setting it A. high a
1000.
On the 9Th small skirmish occurre,
between our cavalry and the rebels nea
Camp Flnnegan. The rebels had fiv
wounded. None of our men were hurt
Gen. Gilmore arrived at Jacksonvill
on the 18th.
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Ccntradieted.

Philadelphia, March z.
The Evening Bulletin publishes the fol-
lowing:
To the Editors of the Evening Bulletin:
There 10 no truth in the statement re-
Gently published in the New York Trib
une that one of the corps commanders Al
the battle Of Gettysburg had in his peck
ct on the I'd OF July an order from Gen
Meade directing the army to retreat.
Very respectfully,
Your obedient servant,
JOHN GIBBos, Brig. Gen. Vols.
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.Hnom NAallQE00g.


81 <-s = s.
IihatrSeks 1aaa--Rsperts absut 0Asr.
uan-1ahel tisa - usgyoae.
- NexsYork, MAroh Z.
r. The sTIbupss Vsaiisgtps con0per
|dsnpe innouuoes tho safe arrival 4 Fors
Monroe Of Col. Dahlgyss and one hum
dred Of his command. The Richmond
Wing u ~ I'd f4lil JcoaArns lhe. Unio
accouatsof Kilpatfichas rAids ! ~ =
The World has rumor via New Or
leans that Sherman was defeated on the
18th .ult. It Chunky river. near Meridian,
with loss Of Ii, 1000 men, and his army
totally broken. a
Lee, Adams and FORESTS cavalry are
reported in his rear. The story Is nm
doubleday canard.
The Worlds Washington dispatch
states the rebel War Department has sci
on foot measures to conscript 90, 600 ne
groes to work on the forti6calions ct Rich.
mond and elsewhere.
Meade has returned to the army Of ths
Potomac.
The Worlds Hilton Head letter say
Gen. Gilmore has sent orders to Florid,
that in future only Jacksonville will b,
held by Us. and no effort whatever mad,
to occupy other towns.
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FROM CINCINNATI.
Cincinnati, March Z.

Cincinnati, March Z.
Gen. Grant passed through here this
morning enroute to Washington.
Dispatches to the Gazette from Chatta-
nooga indicate that the rebels are pressing
our lines. Our advance has been with.
drawn from Tunnel Hill to RiDggold.
Rebel mills at Atlanta have stopped
running for want of coal.
Advices from Knoxville to the 9th say
Longstreet is supposed to be at Green
vile. Ills forces hold Bulls Gap. 1t il
thought only small part Of HE army In,
gone 7" Georgia :
Our advance is at Morristown.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1864-03-08
BY TELEGRAPH.


Rumors from Baitime1o-0toane1s ana
Tugs 0aDtussA.
Baltimore, March 6.
There are exciting rumors in the streets
ot an extensive rebel raid on the Chesa-
eake; that the steamer Louisiana Of the
,orfolk line had been captured by . party
q: rebels while on her downward trip ~
Fort Monroe, and taken into one Of the
rivers Of the western shore Of Virgiuia.-
1t was stated that the rebels were in
armed tugs. As far - can bsasceriainsd
this rumor Is false. But three other small
boats have been captured. One Of them
is the side-wheel steamer running between
Fort Monroe and Cherrystons Inlet
The other two were tugs employed in
running between the same points. Tha
party making the capture were in Z
schooner which is supposed to have come
out of the Rappahannocks They boarded
the steamer and compelled Capt. Webster
to give bond to the amount of $4,000
and then released her. They stole 81 loo
from the Captain.
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New York, March I,

New York, March Z.
The steamer City Of New York. which
left Liverpool at noon 24th, ana Queens.
town on the 25th, arrived at I o'clock
q. m
The America, from New York, arrived
at Southampton on the morning OF the
Gath.
The Morning Posts city article says
reports from Paris are still moro positive
that confidential negotiations are pro-
gres1ing between France and England fcr
. joint recognition of the Con federates.
and if Esglssd refuses, France viii cot
alone.