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Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1864-05-12

The Dayton Journal thus disposes Of
the big one told by the Ohio States
man on Friday last, about ourages CON-
mitted at Greenville. Darke county, re.
Gently by soldiers: 9'o' 'sai Ll'aa,
Some soldiers we're passing the Office Of
ex-Congressman Wm. Allen At night, and
were iasultsd. The offender was knock ed
down, whereupon the soldiers were firsd
sSr, rs.rsstins, Nobody Was hurt Sy the
The ccpnsrhsad yarns abopt 'outrssss',
mobs, 10. ,ccmuittsd By 'soldisu, abolition,
lists &a. al caverfhs purpose Of paving the
way for On uprising ofrsbsl sympath thissrs 10
the Nerth, That's Why they are told, en-
lsrssd' smbs'li'hsd. nagaiasd and slostsd
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1864-05-12
THE u. b. TWO HUNDRED MIL.
LION FIVE PER CENT. LOAN.

This loan, Notwithstanding the con.
slant cry from certain quarter that
our Government is bankrupt, and fast
fastening to ruin, is even more popular
with capitalists than the flve-twenty
six per cent. loan was, and from present
indications will be taken much sooner
than it was. 1t is but little over q
month since this loan was placed in the
market,and over. .s40, 900, 900 have been
taken, one-flfth Of the whole amount of
it. A small portion Of this amount has
been taken for Europe, and the whole
of 1t might be disposed of there, to ad-
vantage to the Government, If the Sec
retary Of the Treasury was willing to
place the bonds there, with or without
making the interest payable in London
instead of New York. His preference
Is that our own people should have the
benefit Of the gold interest which they
bear, and he has never entertained the
idea Of selling them in foreign mar
ket- European capitalists are buying
up the ive-twenty bonds at premium,
and our people, who purchased them at
par, are realizing the advantage of the
premium. The ten. forties will occupy
the same position after they are all dis.
posed Of by the Government,
The act of Congress provides that
the interest and principal of these
bonds shalfbe paid in gold, and the
Customs Revenue In gold Is pledged
for the continued payment Of the inter
est.
The Customs and duties thus pledged
amounted for the fiscal year ending
june 30, 1853, to e89,059,842, whilst
the gold interest on the public debt
then amounted to only S24,729, ,S46.-
For the present fiscal year ending June
], 1864, the receipts from Customs is
estimated at 96,6s3,39s, whilst the
gold interest on the present funded and
fundable debt will not exceed S47, ,735..
$50, leaving surplus Of nearly .sfi,
milsions In gold. 10 be credited to tn,
sinking fund for tho payment Of tn.
principal,
% After the termination of the wal
when the money affairs of the country
shsll become settled, and the constant
iy Increasing supply Of gold from tn,
American mines shall work its legiti
mate effects upon our financial affairs
there 10 no doubt but the rate of inter.
esf on money win be materially reduced
snd this reduction will corresponding,
81 euhsnce the value Of these Govern,
mcnt securities. =, ,rs 4 is3i
( some men are tsrribly y'exercised over
our Increasing National dcSt, and con.
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1864-05-12
Letter from GEN. Sherman
Memphians to. Defend Menu
phls-The Defenders viii Own
tho PrOperty-Busla FavOrs
for Militia aOaly-FOOls In death
and pOYertY.
From the Memphis Bulletin, ad.l


The following letter, written on occount
OF the report given by the Memphis BuIle-
tin, OF the late review, and the address then
delivered to the officers was read yesterday
to the various regiments at their tarades.
ter, by Adjutant Louis, to the Second regi-
ment. by direction Of Col. Ketchum at its
conclusion 'the boys" signi6sd their hearty
assent to the sentiments of the letter, by
three hearty cheers for Gen. Sherman
Such an outburst as this, from Mem phis
citizens, on occasion of reading such letter,
is very significant
hkADou MIL. DIV rHE MISSISSIPPI
NAsHvnLE, Tenn, April 80, 1884
Col. John Nc Donald, M.nsphts.
DEAR SIR: have received q CODY of the
Bulletin with the account of your review
and Hurlbut's and Buck land 5 speeches. I
have always expressed myself so frankly on
this subject, that don't believe o single
man in Memphis is ignorant of my opinion.
1t is both duty, and should be the pleas
ure. Of brave man to defend his property.
The United States has dune for Memphis
oil It's people could ask, and they now are
bound in honor to relieve our soldiers of all
that local duty Of guard and defense which
is necessary, leaving the paid soldiers to 70
forth and meet the enemy, wherever he may
be. know that, in the end, the men in
Memphis who 6ght, will owa the property.
We have q right to remove to some foreign
land, every citizen who is hostile or inert !;
but instead Of its being done suddenly and
violently. il will occur naturally and slowly.
General Bucklsnd 10 perfectly right in
giving strong preference, in business favors,
to those Who not only publicly acknowledge
their duties as citizens and tax payers, bat
who take up arms and fight for the place.
II, in time, the silent and grumbling citi-
Gems sndangsr the safety Of the place, by q
eonnivance with an enemy outside, trust he
will make shert work Of them. fl4
| homer and respect tho enrolled militia
Of Memphis, and assert that if they per-
severe in the plan ws have initiated, the
time will como when the fools who pretend
to make light Of them will repent. in death
and poverty, their folly and eowardics.
You may read this to your command.
R Your friend, ehai'sa
7' w. T. SHERMAN. Mai. Gen.
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1864-05-12
sheep aer naatern Ohio.

Those indefatigable sheep men,
Msssrs MoGrsw. Copes and Hawmond, Of
Smith6eld, Jefferson Co., Ohio. passed
through Cleveland this week with one hun
dred and thirty-thrse Vermont sheep tc
add to their already 6nc hocks, herstsfors
ns,ioed in the Ohio Farmer. These sheep
are Of the Hsmmosd, Campbell. Rich and
Wright stripe, with the indubitsble marks
Of Sweepstakes, Old Grimes and other, fa-
mous rams upon them. capped. ehiansd and
pantalstted In the most approved fashion Of
lafsutsdo and Paalar bl0od,-lOhio Farm
or. Il
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1864-05-12
THRILLING SCENEat MEMPHIS!
Presentation or n Flag to the
Survivors Of the Fort Pillow
Massacre--Thriil Speech by
Mrs. Booth.

p The Memphis Bulletin relates that on the
Sd inst. the widow Of Major Booth, late
commander at Fort Pillow, arrived at Fort
Pickering to presented to the remnant of her
husbands command the tattered and blood
stained flag under which they had Fought
Colonel Jackson. of the 9th United States
Heavy Artillery, had his regiment formed
in line for her reception, and in the centre
stood foruteen men, all that remained Of
Major Booths troops Mrs Booth pre-
sented the flag with the following remarks:
Boys. 1 have just come from visit to tho
hospital at Mound City There saw your
comrades wounded at the bloody struggle
in Fort Pillow. There | found this flag
you recognise it, One of your comrades
saved it from the insulting touch Of traitors
at Fort Pillow .iT.- as ifr[
l have given to my country all had to-
give-my huband-such a gift Yet have
freely given him for freedom and my
country. ,-. ....-,.-...
Next my husband S cold remains. the next:
dearest object left me in the world, is this.
fag-the flag that waved in proud defiance.
over the works of Fort Pillow
Soldiers! this flag give to you, knowing
that you will ever remember the last words
of my noble husband: "Never surrender
the flag TO traitors!"
The Bulletin adds.
Colonel jackson then received from her
band. on behalf of bis command, the blood
stained flag. He called upon the regiment
to receive t as such gift ought to be-
received. At that call he and every man of
the regiment fell upon their Knees and,
solemnly appealing to the God of battles.
each one swore to avenge their brave and
fallen comrades, and never-nevsr to
surrender the flag to traitors! ["
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1864-05-12
Important from East Tennessee
--DestructiOn Of the virginla
and East Tennessee kalaroad.

NEW YoRK, May Private letters from
Bulls Gap, Tennessee, Of the 37th ult., en-
nounce the destruction OF the East Tssshes-
SEQ and Virginia railroad, q distances Of Is,
miles, between Lick Creek and Gresntills,
Tenn. by \ brigade of troops belonging to
Gen. Cox's command. Every bridge and
railroad tie in the whole extent OILS miles
was burned. The rails were bent and the
road left in such condition that it cannot
be repsired for months. ...,
Another expedition left Bulls Gap on
the 26th ult. to, destroy the railroad oves
ths Wautsuga river, 81 miles distant ftsm
the Gap. Our forces had tight durins the.
movement With body Of the enemy under
Mudwall jackson, and routed hiA. On
thsir return our troops burned oil the
bridges and tore up the entire tracks with>
in their reach.
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1864-05-12

PAUL the Apostle speaks of Luke as
the beloved physician" asd few sndesr
themselves TO Us more than those who like
''ministering angels" bring us the healing
balm in sickaess. SO tits with medicines
that cure though We never see the maker,
yet We kst feeling Of regard for hin
through them, How many have reason to
bless DR.. Aver for his inval1abl6 remedies.
90 cheap and yet - sffso(uAli What publio
bsnsfacssss bettsr deserve sstsen than thoss
Who rsscas the body from disssss IN
lysp,spre dsssgf- Psrtsmesth(N IN. ! n
0axettNt - .41-l 2WOllH " =
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1864-05-12
Terrible halfway ACCIDENT.

LoUIsvILLE. KY, Friday, May 6, 64
The Journsl has received particulars of
sn accident on the Louisville anl Nashville
Railroad yesterday morning near South
Tunnel, in the vicinity Of Gslhtin. ,s'I
The construction train left Nashville carly
Yesterday morning came into collision with
the downward train for Louisvills, contain
Ing the 10th Indiana cavalry. hotA looo-
motives we're completely dsstr Dyed. Three
Of them fatally. 8. 5, ~ -
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1864-05-12
%o-SNE "O&gs
On Wednesday, the 18th OF May

nsx st IL o'clock ". for the purpose OF selecting
fsur delegates and four aeaies 10 represent the State
Ia he National Union Convention 10 be held the city
Of Baltimore, the 9TH day OF June next to nominate
candidates for President aud VicePtesdtn of the nj
ted States.
The Convention will also nominat. candidates for the
following Offices; .-.-.
Secretary OF sNaiei ........ .-- .. ....r
Judge Of the Supreme Court-fu term:
Judge Of the Supreme Court in place OF Jsigs Hunter,
pesgnea;
Judge Of the Supreme Court in place 81 Judge ohOl.
cen, resigned;
Attorney General;
Comptroller OF the Treasury; nHd
One member Of the Board Of Public Works
The Convention will consist Of one delegate for every
four hundred votes cast for Governor Brouyh the last
Stats election and additional delegate for each
fraction o two hundred upward as per the following
list:
1--WE omi, the list. Belmont County 10 entitled 10
Aslsgatss -Eo. CHEos ...
The Union voters in each Congressional District are
requested TO select two delegates and two aernates to
the National Union Convent at such time and place
s nay be agreed upon; but II such delegates shall
be selected before the meeting OF the Stale Convention
the 25th OF May, then the delegates to that Conve
ton will select such delegates TO the National Union
Convention, fer their respective districts.
The Committee would suggest that the County Con-
ysatens or selecting delegates 10 the Stale Convsnon
10 held on Saturday. the 14th OF May.
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1864-05-12

.s.Ah e.s~snis.,ions intended i.r ir,-s,ien In the
s,pNes.es Bshssn, ssr.n;si.. o. c.i--vas. ohie.-
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1864-05-12

u On the first Of this month, the aggre-
rsts of circulating notss issued 70 National
hanka Arasusted 70 oaly eighteen millions
a dcllare. bsd,r'd 1tnl 1hF .mrLni4 =,
hsliafs. 1ers.ff H'
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1864-05-12
Union STATE CONVENTION.


erars JFtsy Cssrssb CoNnTTvx RooSs.
= cotrSros. u, March -, 1854 :
TIE undersigned representing the Union Organization
IN the State Of Ohio, hereby invite ali Qualified yoers
s The State who desire the unconditional maintenance
Of the Union, the supremacy OF the Constitution, and
the complete suppression Of the existing Rebellion with
the cause thereof by vigorous and oil apt and eff
esnt means, To ssnd delegates to Convention to as
ssmble 81
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1864-05-12

Yfax Of the nee heart hope sndshons!
i. = NJ angel hands TO 'valor sivsn!- .H.
Tar stars have lit the wsIkin dome, .,.
And all tky huss were born IN heaven.
rersvpr aer that standard sheet!
Whsrs brsathss the foe but falls before us,
Wild rrssds srr's soil beneath our feet,
And Freedom banner streaming Ger ne!
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1864-05-12

"ouhueu yot awe, anu tnOSo t0ey found
were deliberately shot. Scores of the dead
and wounded were found there the day Of
the massacre. by the men from some Of our
gunboats: who were Permitted to 20 on
shore and collest the wounded and bury The
dead. The rebels themselves had made a
pretense. OF burying . great manS Of their
victims, but they had merely thrown them
into the trenches aud bitches about the fort
or the little hollows aud ravines on the h;Il.
side, covering them partially with esrth.-
were found prctrudins in every direction,
and were, when your committee visited the
spot two weeks afterward. Although par-
ties Of men had been sent on shore from
time to time, to bury the bodies unburisd
and re- bury the Others, and were even then
engaged in the same work, We found the
evidences of this murder and cruelty still
most painfully evident. We So q the bodies
still unburied, at some distance from the
tort, Of the sick who had bean net fleeing
from the hospital. and beaten down and bru-
tally murdered, and their bodies left where
they had fallen. Many other instances OF
equally atrocious cruelty might BE- enumer.
ated, but your Committee feel com PEELED to
refrain from giviag here more Of the heart.
details, and, refer TO, the. state
ments contained In the voluminous testimo-
ny herewith submitted. Those statements
Wers obtained by them from eye witnesses
and sufferers, Many Of them, as they were
axamined by your COMMITTEES, were lying
apon beds Of pain aud suffering, soma so
feeble that their lips could with difficulty
tell thoir story. But two officers are known |
10 be lis ing, and they ere wounded Ops of
Lh0m, Captain Porter, NAV ave. uc,- H.. I
dead; no hopes we're entertained of bis ra. I
povsIy. 0fthe men, from 800 to 100 srs |
& whom tt least 800 we're murdered Il E IA
blssa, and af.ar Ne isst' n & spcssssisa &
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1864-05-12

w DENNIsoN. Chsifnan,l
J. j. JANkEY, Sec and Tg
o. vOLNEY DORSEY,
sAMURI. GALLOWAY, f-.es6v,
l. j. ALLEN, ,yrriniiles
g. n. OLDs.
The Burlington weekly hawk-eye. [volume] (Burlington [Iowa]) 1860-1876, 1864-08-27
TEE DESIRE FOR PEACE HYporHrr,nA1

TEE DESIRE FOR PEACE HYPorHEr1CA1.
AS Lincoln wants peace on his own terms
so We also want peace on ours, and the
terms mutually exclude and destroy each
other: 1t is not, therefore, the same peace
we desire; and the word itself banded
about In this way, loses all meaning, and
signifies literally nothing at all. 1t has be-
come hateful word, and should be left ex-
clusively to the use Of buffalo orators in q
neighboring State, If any of that sort still
drivel or snivel. Let us get rid of the whole
vile cant. and say at once we are for war,
and nothing but war, until, as Davis is re-
ported to have said, 1.-THE last of this gener-
alton falls in his tracks," and then that we
mean to pass il to the next as an inherit-
ance. It Is for those who have unjustlv ana
wantonly invaded our country to offer M
peace aud when they do, they will still of.
fer it in vain until their armed men are
Withdrawn from the sod Of these Confeder-
ate States, and the felon flag Of stripes is.
hauled down from every fort within our.
borders. After that, it win be time enough
to prate about peace. Now, the very word
10 nonsense. RiehMoNd EramiNr.
The Burlington weekly hawk-eye. [volume] (Burlington [Iowa]) 1860-1876, 1864-08-27

A GRIM MILITARY JoKE.-The Chicago
Tribune gives the following incident in the
military career Of Colonel Mulligan:
In the depth of last winter, while in the
valley of the Shenandoah, the rebel Gener-
al Fitzhugh Lee with . superior force, lay
for some time near the lines OF the Irish
Brigade, and Col. Mulligan hourly expect
ed an attack. At last, he received COM
munication from Lee to the effect that on
account of the cold weather, Lee had de-
cided not to make the attack. To this the
brave Mulligan replied in substance as
follows: "My compliments to Gen. Lee,
with the assurance that he can be accom-
modated with . s1orm fire whenever he
chooses"
The Burlington weekly hawk-eye. [volume] (Burlington [Iowa]) 1860-1876, 1864-08-27

mere cessatid DOStillities, with the
Federal invad{ koops still on Confeder-
ate ground. and the claim Of a right to
cocerce, crush and subjugate the South
persisted in as strongly as ever, the Con-
federates could not be expected to enter
into any convention at all, It asks If high
spirited Southern men could be expected
to assemble in general convention with a
sword suspended over their heads; and
with a rope around their necks, the writer
might have added. He concludes, and in
sists upon this as the first principle to be
observed in the Chicago Convention
"When we acknowledge the rights Of the
States, as laid down in the Virginia and
kentucky resOlutions-then there will be
some hopes Of q restoration of the Union,
but not till then.' As to hopes nothing
need be said at present: but assuredly the
policy indicated by these Peace Demo-
Gratis would give the only chance of that
event which they seem to have so much at
heart. On this point, the Day Book is
quite right. Let there not be only an ''ar-
mistic, ,"but formal Pronunciation ofall right
and pretense to coerce these S.atea-and Of
course, an entire withdrawal of all land
and naval forces which occupy any por-
tion Of our soil or blockade any Of our
ports; and then the Northern States will
for the first time be in q position to pro-
pose to us reconstruction Of the Union, or q
Convention Of the States for the purpose of
negotiating that. It may safely be prom
Used that such proposals would then at
least be considered; at present, one cannot
say what would be the result OF that con.
sideration. but, in short, let our Northern
brethren try us. With such q change in
the existing relations, no doubt there may
come also q great change over mems
minds. The hideous apparition of the
blood-boltered Lincoln will be laid; the
bayonet will be no longer pointed at our
throats, our dead will have been buried out
of our sight, and it is vain, as the humu-
rous Abraham says, to grieve after split
mi1k-for so the facetious man calls blood.
We do not answer for favorable result Of
this policy, but the Chicago Democrats will
find it worth while to try it, seeing that is
the only chance they have.-Richmond Err
arsiner, Aug. 18th.
The Burlington weekly hawk-eye. [volume] (Burlington [Iowa]) 1860-1876, 1864-08-27

A curious circumstance relating to the
capture of the Adriatic is, that most of the
cargo was On British account, and that the
ship was uninsured for the first time dur
ing . number Of voyages.-New York zri-
bMNe, l6th,
The Burlington weekly hawk-eye. [volume] (Burlington [Iowa]) 1860-1876, 1864-08-27
,nRrINGTON WEEKLY HAWK-EYE
: rvpIIsHKD EVERY SATURDAY MORNING.,
NJ c. DU n n 4 n.
LINES

LINES
vrtAen BY . soldier of Sherman's Army on the
Crossing Of the ClattAh0ochee River.
u are over the river, the beautiful river
fha3 rolls to the Southern sea;
1lonnting beneath the Southern akiee,
~ ensign Of the free.
Ard the traitors are fleeing farther South,
n the fear Of the gathering wrath
0the host that pours through their pine-ciad
Apd shouts on their desolate path.
n ring Of the whip, and the clanking chain
~ dying away TO the south:
And letters are b0rst1ng nom soul ana limb,
AID the seal b torn from the mouth.
she knuckle IL white with the fearful grip
SSat clutches the hilt q the sword
IS sheathe Il alone In the breast OF the Zoe,
fll the land and the laws are reatoroJ.
ve have sworn By the blood that besprinkles
vhen ~ kneit By comrades grave,
inat tho ooll thus made sacred should never
= trod by the foot Of slave.
n. Ml1L1KEN.
The Burlington weekly hawk-eye. [volume] (Burlington [Iowa]) 1860-1876, 1864-07-30
BURLINGTON WEEKLY HAWK-EYE

Gen. Stoneman, with his command, it IL
reported, has gone on . raid down the
river, 90 news may be expected from him
In q short time. think 10 will strike the
railroad near the river, between AtlaptA
aud Montgomery, and destroy, comnilni-
cation from the west to JohnSton's army. "
Our army IL IN good fighting trim, and
we'll provided for, and confident OF victory
ct Atlanta; and then they expect to get to
rest for while; but II IL very. uncertain,
for our army will be apt to follow up the
rebel crew.
There IL prospect Of . good crop in this
part Of the State. Johnston has had the
convalescent soldiers Of his army raising
grain through here to supply bis army, hut
It il not very likely that he will get to reap
his crops, for our cavalry feed out the most
or 1t in the part W. pass over.
News has Just come that Gen. Schofield
on last night succeeded in gaining position
within three miles Of Atlanta, and has for
tilted and is holding it.
Our regiment has the name OF 9 fighting
one, and Of being prompt when called on,
and I think will do her duty this fall in vo-,
ting for Old Abe for our next President
He il the soldiers man. We are all down
on Fremont, and consider him dead, mill
tarily and politically.
BY giving you and all loyal people my
best wishes a. soldier, I will close. Yours
DC. e. J. B. MORRISON.
The Burlington weekly hawk-eye. [volume] (Burlington [Iowa]) 1860-1876, 1864-07-30
Osknlooso Again.

Mr.. EDIToR:-I learn that on Monday
evening the Orphan Fund had gone up TO
q 500 and the canvassing not yet COM
pleted.
This makes Oskaloosa the banner city
in this great work. It il not only in mon
ey that Oskaloosa contributes TO this cause,
but also by intelligence and heart devoted
to it. A lively glow and wise appreciation
Of the object in view, mark all their actions
for this cause. OF the Association for the
county, the Rev. Chaplain McAyeal u
President; Mr.. williams, Secretary. Mr..
Edgar, Treasurer. DR.. Beardsley, Hon.
]. Il. Needam and Rev. Mr.. McAyeal were
appointed committee to address the sol
diers ip tie army apBfsciettye g their lh.
erality. Judge I06&hr1dke OF the sixth
district 10 much interested ID this good
work. I asked him III might give his
name to the association for addresses in
favor Of the orphans. His reply was, "you
may just say anything you please for me
and will stand up to It." might name
many others Of IKE character and influ-
ence in that city, who delight to favor and
help this cause. This indicates very clear
u the creditabls position which Mahaska
County il destined 70 occupy In relation to
the Home. 2. F. INGALLS,.
FAIRFIELD, July Is. 1884.