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The Camden confederate. [volume] (Camden, S.C.) 1861-1865, 1864-04-27
Rebel Rams on Red Rivs~

The rebels have thrcc vcry EcrmiiabM
irCn clad rams near Shreveport, vii"
which tLcy expect to annihilatc~th@ IAN
kcc gnnboats. The Missouri is a yeT; sa-
pcrior boat, with fine, powerful uacaiac:y
and 4 sharp iron rrow, running Lire: Eo~t
beneath the surface Of tie wafer. She
is said 20 Lc the fastest boat on he
Western or Southern waters, a7o:aa:nG
eighteen miles sn hour. Her Gr:nG'0eat
is reported to be eycecliGGIg powerful
two 100 poaflers, two 6 inch GahL-
grcu, and four 80 pound r:slcd ri'ccs:
with one or two camonades. The ram
Webb is also a monster Of c3u$iacra3}.
power, but is not SO fast as tho Missouri.
She carries ten guns; the c2iibre Of
which is known TO 0ur forces. Tue Merry
7. is likewise an ugly customc. 10 coz
tend with, although not so large Os the
two former. With these three rams
the enemy expect to repalse oor naval
forces, and then assist Dick Ta?!"r ani
Price on laod.-N. 7. Il ~,2s,, =, !
The Camden confederate. [volume] (Camden, S.C.) 1861-1865, 1864-04-27

Sen. Whiting, commanding tho De-,
partment of Washington, has issueta
notice to producers that 1nlsss provisions
are brought into that market at custom
ary hours, and - faiE chance given to
buyers residing in this city, fbo stock
will be impressed for the "so Of the army
and navy at Government prices.
The Camden confederate. [volume] (Camden, S.C.) 1861-1865, 1864-04-27
Il ,orality and Self-Sacrifice.

The nurses, ward masters and employ
ccs at The hospital Charlottesville, Va;
agreed in body to do without meat for
ten days in order to furnish the where
withal {. feed the hungry soldiers of the
10Th Vu.iuia Regiment, in the field.
The Camden confederate. [volume] (Camden, S.C.) 1861-1865, 1864-04-27
SELECTED POETRY.
LETTER FOUND IN THE PoCK-
EFT OF A POOR REFUGEE.
7. II. HERSHMAN.

If men are sometimes sad, children are al
WAYS iovous and if it were not for them, it
seems to us MEN would be sad always What
parent but would feel II thrill ofjoy at rcceiv-
ing from his darling girls far away such joy
o,ss effusion as ihe following jeud esprit, re-
csiyed by Il gentleman of this CITY with the
likenesses ofhi< daughters-two little girls
of angelic beauty:
The Camden confederate. [volume] (Camden, S.C.) 1861-1865, 1864-04-27

NaraioE1a >,'is~; .G,r"t, ''1
T! ',,.>as &, i" II, ,::.@s -}'.--4-'s. 'he
P3ao og he coIai~5 csc.g.;.e ~ =
,.;r:i
The Camden confederate. [volume] (Camden, S.C.) 1861-1865, 1864-04-27
Raisine Tho csc

paising tho "siss9".oi II. 55.c.
The siege Of Msbile ~ -59syas.,'s
iron clads is definitely sEnopaeo4 :,
have been raised. TH> folte~ingis. &c
distribution of the eet'raee0tly SnplaY-
ed there: ~
TIE euahoats aus. .moyLoa ivas9e.S have
been wi1hd.awn ana are COW. q Pom,
cols. The Cousli9 and >MetaeSsae..s.sf22. :
b.o:aa3eius, ip the so4nd. Ta rsba's,
ar, 5aildirg docks around the Fepoessee}
for the purbS"se z of lightning her oFas5
Dog River Bar. fDe Nosbvii!eslis gas
" completed. stp viii not'Sta such q
forniav3le a?rc4cin$ noo3ssf SIDE
I'eDueesee. "a I.
On Sunday; Mai;ea %, a picket 5oat,
heloogire to the enemy vas captuiol by,
The J4cksoa. n IL Hcio dye nlea a"d
al olGcos. (rnosters mate TSs 5oas.
officer ana men belo0esi 10 1he rctti
grnbos. Selroa.
4 Lester thus ea9jo:na the wifh'.a--I:
Although Al,ni:,! F2rra&rs5 raHlaj'&d
.7i;l i,.s tIao1 af.cr il @1S hyo'sa ihat
%;h?sns,: had re.waaa s2 Tjc:a5arg,
o., .ae;3e %orI Pore, Y.th U!3 nrs"tar
The Camden confederate. [volume] (Camden, S.C.) 1861-1865, 1864-04-27

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The Camden confederate. [volume] (Camden, S.C.) 1861-1865, 1864-04-27

s CoNuNpRUN ExrRAoRDIs AIRY Why
!. L.he hapP1ie$te otter in the alphsbet3
Because ''p isalways in bliss, "II' is
in hell, aud ali the resi- are in purgrtniS
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1864-10-21

Leaving to be provided for by tax or loans SOO 44S II
This amount may be increased 90 the extent on What
ever expenses may be incurred IN raising additional
troops.
Tic balance due from the United States for raisilg
and furnishing troops reported in my last eommuni-
cation is about $50 600 co. This still remains
vnpaid Efforts been made TO procure an ADJUST
ment Of the accounts but beyond my control nave
thus far prevented. The accounts against the United
States f,r the current year also remain unNqudAted
These will amount 70 about the sum OF S3OOOO W.
hope soon TO be able 10 effect full settlement OF all
these accounts, ,r
Orders have been drawn by me on the Treasurer TO
Sent st amounting TO 636l7 iS which may be classified
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1864-10-21

4 y ~ 4 - Il

Al 10 O'Clock A. NJ The senate vas called 20 o,ds, ~,
His Honor Paul Dillingham;, eut Gov and President
ot he senate and prayer offered BY the Rev Plny
u white Of Coventry
The roll % the senate being called the following sen.
ators answered 70 their and received aud sub.
scfied heir oaths Of Office
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1864-10-21

The large number Of wounded IN the recent batlles
will soon increase this number and ad fed 70 this the
usual proportion of sick among the levies who have
iust goue ihe field, the hos st accommodations Will
soon now be found too limited
The amount expended Ia enlargng the hospital At
Burlington has been assumed and paid bf The General
Government and that amount does not appear ia tie ac-
coudssf the state The Treasurer Of the state has ad
vauced by my direction, tor the hospital at Montpelier,
th. amount Of hiTty Two thousand i've hundred dollars
Oihef bu ldpgs nls in Tocess OF construction con
ssng Of chapel aud barracks Tor the Veteran Reserve
Cotps The work been under the supervision of the
Quarter Master General Of the state and all vouchers
and details Of expenditures will be found in his accounts
In May last, arrangements we're made with the War
Department occupy the hosptai 80 far finished
and supply the necessary furniture. Nowithstand-
ing the a'ge increase Of hospital accommodations, there
yet sufficient In the state 70 supply the demand and
many soldiers still left n distant hospitals unable 10
be uansfeued 10 Vermont for want u room
NJ state has made liberal proysi ne Tor its sol
diers than Vermont. and happy thus n clngratu-
ae the state on the position which she occupies la this
tsspe Whether Il would be Advisable TO make ~
further provision % increase the accommodations, Ia
qu estion left your careful usderaon, The matter
u expense any reasonable amount is unworthy n CON
sidefaOn, in comparison with the welfare aud comfort
Of the who have thus molly offered their lives 10 their
county,
| GBrIrsBuEG CEMETERY
Soon Anef the memorable battle Of Getty Bburg in Jn
y 1852 the plan Tor locating place for the inefment o
the remains OF the heroes who fell there defense Of ia,
! arrangements we're made by the Governor Of PennsyL
Tor purchase ofthe land necessary for the pur
pose, aud with view 10 make Il national la a chafac
ter, correspondence opened With the Governors u
the los al having soldiers lying the battlefield
AMI their cooperation invited.
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1864-10-21

The chair appointed Senator Henry Of Windsor and
Representative Stewart and Marcy 20 wait upon the
Governor and inform him Of his reelection. They dis
charged the duty assigned them and reported that ne
Governor would take the oahs of Office and send In
communication at two O'Clock this afternoon.
The business of the joint assembly having been com
pleted il declared dissolved the Senate Withdrew
and the speaker resumed the chair. Adj.
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1864-10-21

Joint resoitions-By Mr. Williams that the joint rules
Of last session be adopted the joint rules OF THIS ses
siou until others provided sd"p'd
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1864-10-21

oiisn nn9 without comreusatou the interests ~ The
sae ave yei been pro ecied win pteat fidelity and The
and assistance which it was the object " the law to
furnish them.
Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1864-06-15
Humboldt Items.

From the Register of last Saturday, we
clip the following items from Humboldt:
THE Election, Monday, for delegates to
the Constitutional Convention, went, as we
predicted, almost by default. The people
don't want State, and for that reason take
no interest in the framing of a Constitution
intending to vote it down, when presented,
on the ground of insufficient resources to de-
mand and sustain State Government. The
Union ticket received almost all of the few
totes cast, and the Humboldt delegation is
composed as follows: Z. F. Dunno, James
A. Banks and w. H. Jones.
HUMBOLDT SuLPHUR.-Dixon & Co., of
Humboldt City, own the sulphur deposit an
nounced BY US as having been discovered last
year about two miles from that place. Last
week they sent load of sulphur to Carson
-3,300tbs. of it; the first ever shipped, We
believe, from the county. There is an i'm
mense body of this mineral and as only two
men are interested in it will undoubtedly
make them fortune. A sample of sulphur
from this mine now before us burns, in the
fame of match, exactly the same as that
you used when you last had the itch.
Snow fell last night, to cover all the noun
tain sides to the west of town. Heavy wind
blew almost all yesterday. Cool this morn
ing, but clear. Persons from Humboldt
river report it to have risen three feet within
the past ten days, and higher than it has be-
fore been since he f3od Of 81.
FREIGHTs arriving by the bushel-no, ton.
Long strings of wagons-( where there prop
erly stretched ut)-and that's about the
only sign Of life in the streets. The mining
interest receives its proper attention, but all
the towns are horribly dull.
LocUsTs swarm along the roads and over
the mountains, keeping the air in constant
buzz, when the sun shines.
BuLL1oN.-Ewing & Washburn shipped
Monday, by Wells, Fargo & Co., l,720 ounces:
value, $l,627-product Of Gem" and
" Evening Star" ores.
Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1864-06-15

FATAL AFFRAY.-Another of those terri
BILE ARRAYS, which have given Aurora such an
unenyiable reputation abroad came off in the
Del Monte Exchange on Monday last, about
midnight. The parties were H. 7. Parlin
and John E. Campbell. The affair, we are
informed, occurred as follows: Campbell
went into the Del Monte, where Parlin was,
and used violent language to him. A low
sprung up instantly, and both drew their
pistols and 6red-Campbell getting his out
first, and firing a little in advance Of the
other. Both these shots missed. Parlin
then clinched him, and commenced beating
him over the head with his six-shooter, and
pushing him back toward the door. In this
struggle, Parlin, being much the larger man,
had the advantage. CampbelPs pistol was
close to Parlin's breast, and he tried desper-
ately to make it revolve, using both hands,
but could not make it work. Singular to
state, although his skull was mashed in by
the terrific blows, he could not be knocked
down, and never finched in the least. He
was backed over some barrels, and Parlin
shot him twice, one ball entering his side
and the other his stomach. Persons then in
terfered, when Campbell got up and wanted
to renew the fight, but was disarmed. TIE
whole occurrence occupied but a few minutes.
Campbell died about daylight. He retained
his senses up to o'clock, and his only re-
eret appeared to be that he had not killed his
opponent. Parlin surrendered himself to the
officers of the law, and after the verdict of the
Coroner's Jury, finding that the homicide
was done in justifable self-defense, he was
discharged from custody. Our report of the
affair is from the statement of an eyewitness.
Times, llth.
Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1864-06-15

ONE Sylvester Mowry, who is undoubtedly
hell Of fellow" has been writing long
rigmarole to the San Francisco NetoS Letter,
which contains Just enough of gas and def
ance of the Government of the United States
to suit the alien spy who conducts that pes
tiferous journal. Mr.. Mowry, whoever ne
may be, builds up big man Of straw about
the Government Selling the mines Of Nevada
and then proceeds valorously to demolish it.
Gold Hill Ne,cS.
Mr. Sylvester Mowry was once lieuten-
ant in the United States Army, but yalorous-
" resigned about the time the rebellion
commenced. He was connected with the
boundary survey between the United States
and Mexico, and managed to g save" enough
from the Government funds intrusted to
his care to purchase valuable silver mine
in Arizona. Like most renegade army
officers, he professed great contempt for
the United States Government, and warm
friendship for the Confederacy; and there is
little doubt but that he at one time cherished
the idea of a Union OF the Confederacy and
Mexico, with the Pacific States and Terrific
ries. For talking to this effect, Mowry was
once imprisoned at Fort Yuma for some
months, but was finally released without
taking the oath, upon the representations Of
men who vouched for his loyalty while
they knew him to be one of the vilest
traitors that ever went unhung. He is now
Just as loyal as man must be who knows
that the cause OF rebellion is utterly hopeless.
He is all inveterate scribbler, and has a ma
mia, amounting to partial insanity, for seeing
his name in print. He is a political charla-
tan, very much Of the Cornell Jewett stamp,
with quite as much brass, but with trifle
more brains and self-respect than that emf
nent confidence operator Gazette
Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1864-06-15
A Charming Cuss.

The Esmeralda Union gives the follow
ing fascinating description of the editor of
the Richmond Examiner, the fend who
not only justifes the Fort Pillow massa-
ere, but advocates the steady pursuit of
that hellish policy:
"a blacker- he arted villain never went I'M
hung than the editor Of the Examiner. With
the money he received for his services as
Minister to Sardinia under the administra-
ton of James Buchanan, he purchased the
material Of the Examiner office, and at the
breaking out of the rebellion assumed edito-
rial control of that paper. He is tall, slim,
black-eyed, long-haired, sharp-featured over
bearing, tyrannical- looking specimen Of the
Southern chivalry, and his long black NOUS
tache presents an appearance which, COM
bined with his most prominent features, is
an index to heart incapable of a single hui
name emotion. He sleeps but little in the
night time. His room is near his office, in
the same building, and the nails and hooks
therein are loaded with swords, pistols, re-
volvers and bowie-kniyes, reminding one for
chilly of the headquarters Of band Of land
pirates. He is very vulgar and insulting in
his editorials, and not unfrequently becomes
involved in serious trouble. The unrelenting
spleen of Baldwin, of the Dispatch, is moth.
ing when compared with that of the editor Of
the Examiner. He is perfectly familir with
every vile epithet in every language with
which he is acquainted, and is unsparing in
his bitterness towards anything which emits
not the foul odor Of despotism. In short, he
is hcartless traitor and beastly tyrant /;
and were we in authority at Richmond, with
Daniel, of the Examiner, within our reach,
we would hang him high up like a dog, and
keep him there until decomposition ceased to
greet the nostrils of his traitor friends. Once
we saw him PROSTATE in the dust, with the
dagger of Marmaduke johnson, then a Union
man, raised against his life; and on behalf
of humanity and the Union, we prayed in
vain that then and there he might be sent to
treason's hell-but he lived, we hope, to meet
the fate the end Of which is the end of a
hempen rope"
Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1864-06-15

SANITARY Bricks. - The people of
Esmeralda are not quite as quick in their
motions as those Of some other sections Of
the country, but when they do move they
move to some purpose. 1t took a good
while for the press to urge them to action
in the matter of the Sanitary Fund, but in
their own time they have come up to the
work. The Union, of Aurora, mentions
two silver bricks, donated by the Esmer-
aida County Sanitary Association to the
United States Sanitary Commission.
They weigh little over l,542 ounces,
and are valued at SASH. They were
made from Del Monte bullion, and were
assayed by Messrs. Krauss & Reese, and
bear the following inscription " The Es-
meralda County Sanitary Association to
the United States Sanitary Commission,
June, 1854"
Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1864-06-15

The following celebrities arrived in San Fran.
cisco, Tuesday evening, on the Golden City: j.
B. Frisbie, Judge Hagar, o. W. Holmes %, DR..
Vallejo, c. B. Louzee.-SolGno Herald
The latter has come through to Silverland. Saw
him manipulating the inner surface Of shirt he
had borrowed of Nessus or some other unfortu-
nate.-HHmboLds Register.
Louzee stopped here on his way over.
He said he was troubled with irritation of
the epidermis. Thought it was the psOri-
Gsis Septe'anis. Heard about the mineral
springs of Washoe, and. came over. Found
out Tahoe John was at Steamboat, and
sheered of. Heard about the sulphur
mines of Humboldt, and concluded to try
them. We suspected the shirt, chad recol-
lections of 40 and spring of '5O,) but
Louzee rejected the proposition. Ant-hill
is the best thing We ever tried. Speak to
Louzee.
Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1864-06-15

BRITISH MINEs.-The most noteworthy
fact in connection with British mining has
been the recent extraordinary yield of gold
from the quartz lodes of the Cambrain rocks
in Merionethshire. 1t is many years ago
since gold was first found near Dolgelly, and
some Of the precious metal was seen in the
exhibition of 1851; but this had been OBJ
tanned at a cost which far exceeded its value.
In 1851, however, the Vigra and Clogan mine
yielded 2,7S4 standard ounces of gold, and in
1857 the yield returned was $500 ounces.
For some time in 1868 the prospects of the
mine was very disencouraging, the quartz
yielding only an enthusiastically small pro-
portion Of gold even by amalgamation. To.
ward the close of the year, however, things
took turn, and the yield in three months
ending February, 1868, has been no less than
$50 ounces from 264 cwt. Of quartz. This is,
perhaps, the most extraordinary yield on
record from quartz vein. The last report
of the Vigra and Colgas Mining Company
states that LOSS ounces Of gold have been
obtained from quartz, giving "a ounces of
gold to the ton on the average. In one week
no less than 261 pounds Of gold were ex-
tracted from the quartz vein.
Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1864-06-15

Bully FOR Borsr.-Ellsworth Bar
rington Boust, Esq, edAor of the Dutch
Flat Enquirer albeit an excellent gentle
man socially, and one who knoweth how
TO make newspapers is "constitu6onally"
troubled with Southern brethren" on
the brain; in fact is generally classed
among the Copperheads. He has not
got that complaint very bad however, and
it has occasionally afforded US much sat-
isfaction to quote soundly patriotic re-
mark from his columns. His democracy
IS not of that intense stripe that would
lead him to sacrifice the country upon
the altar of his party, nor that hoists for
its motto "rule or ruin" The Copper
head gang seeing no hope of~electing a
President of their own creed, are cheering
on the Radical Democrats who nominated
Fremont. There Boust is not with them.
He says:
IF Fremont is TO be thrust unceremoniously
upon the American people, and the leaders of the
Democratic party endorse him-we speak for
ourself alone-we prefer to " bear the ills we have
than hy to others that we know not Of" and
shall so act on the day of election
Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1864-06-15

CLoTHISG.-There is proneness that
manifests itself in every town that hap
pens to have larger town for its neigh
Dor, to rush off to that larger place to
make every purchase requiring any con-
siderable outlay Of money. That habit is
very noticeable among the citizens of Gold
Hill. There is an erroneous impression
that better goods and cheaper can be OBJ
tanned in Virginia than in this town.
This is a mistake. There is not an arti-
Gle of merchandise, that our dealers can
not successfully compete with those of
Virginia in both price and quality. We
call attention to this fact as general
proposition. To particularize, we refer
to the stock of clothing on sale by
E. Harris s. Co., next door to this
office. The establishment is filed with
goods, OF style and quality which are I'M
surpassed in the Territory, and which are
sold at q lower price than the same arti-
cles in Virginia. It is plain duty of the
citizens of Gold Hill to spend their money
at home when they can do as well as else
where. The remarks we have made will
apply with equal force to every depart
ment of business in the town.
Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1864-06-15

CHIEF ENGINEER OF THE UNITED STATES
ARMY.-We learn by mail that the President
nominated to the Senate General ]. G. Barn
ard to be Chief of Engineers of the United
States Army. Barnard declined the honor
and is now serving as Chief Engineer Of the
Army of the Potomac. Subsequently, the
President sent to the Senate the name Of
Colonel Richard Delafeld, of the Engineer
Corps, to succeed Totten, with the, rank of
Brigadier General. Delafeld entered West
Point from New York in May, 1914, and was
appointed Second Lieutenant of Engineers in
July, 1878. In July, 1888. he had reached
the rank Of Major of Engineers, which he
held until his recent promotion. He was SUI
perintendent of the West Point Academy
from the LIST of September, 1888, to the 18th
Of August, 1915. During the Crimean war,
Major Delafeld was member of the Mill
tary Commission sent to Europe by the Gov
eminent to inquire into the progress of the
art of war on that continent. A yoluminous
report was produced by him as his share Of
the work.
Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1864-06-15

MAN SHor.-A man named Mike Cum
mings, who had been kicking up mu-
tiny in Spanish house last night, resisted
the efforts of officer Ward to arrest him,
and had to be brought to with pistol
shot. The probable result of the wound,
we have not learned.
Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1864-06-15

A HINT TO MINING COMPANIES IN
WAsHoE.-Every few weeks we notice the
shipment of silver bullion from our liberal
neiahbors in Washoe, to some charitable
society or commission in New York. II the
next donor of this sort will take the pains to
have his silver bricks made up into small
pieces, (say about FIVE ounces each, or less,)
and nicely stamped, and then ship them to
New York City to be sold at auction as curl,
ositiss and keepsakes, the commission would
realize much larger sum than the market
value Of the metal; and besides this, these
companies can thus evidence themselves at
the East and perpetuate their ability, patriot
ism and generosity as household words, for
ever.-AppeaL