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Prescott journal. [volume] (Prescott, Wis.) 1861-1871, 1864-04-09

The following circular explaining the regu-
lations for drawing State pay by families and
parents of volunteers under the new law, has
been issued by the Secretary of State. All
persons drawing such pay, or acting as their
agents, should give it an attentive perusal
Washington telegraph., 1864-12-07

From GEoRGIA AND TEVNE SEE in
the absence Of definite intelligence FROM
this quarter, the following Items, ih0ush
no, 50 late, may, in coaugxion with other
reports, serve to throw some light upon
ihe movements and condition Of Beaure-
-g'rd's army.
In speech st IIillodgerille, whilst 0n
visit Of Gov. Brown, Gen. beauregird
said " that he hoped within the next six
iy days that the enemy would not only
5o driven from Georgia, bui fsom Teuuas-
see"
This may Be taken as the key note Of
the whole me yement.
The Richmond E2ami uor w OCT. 10lh,
-ays:
We have good news from Georgia.
Hoods movement, so far, has proved sue
cess:ul. An Official dispatch WAS received
yesterday, the precise words of which,
from prudon,igl motives, are Withheld
from the public. The substance is 10 this
effect-that the railroad from Resacca To
funnel Hill had been eiT4ctu lly detroy
c !, and al! the garrison between these
oiuts, amounting TO one thousand men,
Aaye been captured. Valuable stores
have been destroyed or appropriated, aud
very considerable accessions have been
made to Ilool's army. Dalton III ours.
Ou the 10Th Hood w0s at point not far
from Chattanooga the precise locality
we will leage e the enemy to discover a.ter
tho soldiers votes 10 Shorman's ann
have been counted Sherman II believed
TO be moving upon Hood ia fast as the
condition of the roads viii permit. Tue
whole tenor of the news is encouraging
in high degree.
4" Southern papers state that fifteen
miles Of railroad had been elTectuAly de-
stroyed before Hood reached Resacca,
and the garrison at AckEorth, Big Shan
ty, Moore ana Burnt stations cipinrod.
The order to tear M and destroy N W.
received ty the boys with such y-l5 as
Washington telegraph., 1864-12-07

MONEY MArrEhs.-We have been
shown a circular issued by the Treas
urer of the Trans mississippi Depart
ment, under date Of Nov. 2lst.
1t provides that the four per cent
bonds, or certificates for bonds, issued
un ,ei the Act Of Feb. II. 1864, will be
still receivable for the taxes due and
accruing in 1854, although not paid
until after the lst OF January next.
On aid after the lst Of January next,
the tax on coin, and other articles pay
able in specie, may be paid il Treasury
uotes at the rates Of five to one, instead
Of twenty % one, as at present.
Cert iieates Of deposit for new issue
will be receivable for taxes of 1868, in
the State in which they were issued
Pay special attention to these provi-
sions, and Use your old issue as you
think wisosi.
Washington telegraph., 1864-12-07

FROM EAST TENNESSEE. The Bristol
Register has information from ihe froat
ii East tennessee Gen. Vaugha sent
4 scouting party into the noted " Chin
ney Top" county f'w days ago-;hit
thry captured twenty-five haad XVII horses,
G'ty Tend NJ haa: cattle, nnd punished the
bushWhackers considerably.
We learn from the same source that
quite q large qnin'iiy oil supplies are be-
inE gathered in .he counticS buiow-that
the country ub1unds in c1nsileTab' u sup
plies, and that The army j. Increasing dal-
ly.
4 telegram from Knoxvill., says that
NauEhan's command was routed At Nor
ri-IoEn on the ZSth by Gen. Glncr, with
loss 5f l6i prisoners and siz guns The
killed and wounded were left on the Eel /.
New York, Nnv. S.-Late Richmond
papers acfno edae the defeat Of General
Vaughn, losing fur pieces XVI artillery,
aud says I'LL attack was surIiisc
Washington telegraph., 1864-12-07

t. We sometimes hear it said that
some of our soldiers are in favor of recon.
strncti1n and gerg back into the Old
Union as it was. That may be true. But
what they are fighting for is a mystery
This sentiment, which was universally
odious until we became Slightly damoral-
ICED by sympathy with Yallandigham and
his tieacherous crew, lurked mostly
amongst large sl4ve owDers, 10 the bosom,
of few who thought their p -operty bet
ter worth securing titan the liberty oi
their country and the digoity Of their pos
ierity. If there be any soldiers then, who
have adopted reconstruction notions, they
must be ighti { ior negroes, aud not for
liberty. This is not very noble aim,
and Its very seifshness detracts entirely
from the merit of their sulferings and
dangers. We have little sympathy for
those who uiako sacrifices On the a.tars Of
Pluto, bat the highest admiration and
esteem for these who offer them - ths
oplTlt of blbc.ty.
Without wishing in tie slightest de-
gree 10 Interfere with the most peri, CT
freedom of thought, we think ii would be
good policy In onr governme0t to allow : ]
such (ciiizens or suidiers) as are cyuleat
to live 10 the Cd Union again. the priyi-
iege Of retiring 20 the North, t.efe to stay
forever. Tie u.gss Of cur army Is a nuble
band Of patriots, who fight for The South
ern Consedcracy. They are sufficient 20
dc. unplish the work without the forced
aid OF the few whose hearts are not in the
cause, and who serve ouly 90 d.sad,et tn
r-st. Slavery as an institution will b
tiraly established with the Cunfedcracy,
bat OF y as an incident. The preserya-
tion Of slave properly no doub; could have
been better secured for this generation,
by submitting TO the Union, and gather
ing up the lucse Of few more years cul
tivalion Of cotton. How any n}n slave
holder Of he South can view such thing
with ccmplacency, ana fight for tais
privilege for his greedy but submissive
ncishbor, is iacor pr-Le sible
The truth is tbs sentiment Of recon-
structlOn is worthy OF notice only 50 Tar
as to put reape on their guard against
being led into it step by step, ana thus
assuming positions which VIII be. nlar.iiy
iug 70 them hereafter, like that uDhafpy
Boyce Of South CaFolina. lie Is himself
very rich mau by the way, and has mauy
negroes lie would sell lis e.u1try "
save.
The true patriots Of the land, slave
holder and nJr-=la1ehol3er. the mighty
nass whose hearts beat responsive to tL-
cali Of tia CouteJcracy-fsht for Jude
eend-uce Of people with wa0m We can
not live Ia poG.'cai coueex.un with dig
uiIy or safety, For thst grand object
they p ould cry with one yo.ce if ncgcs-
sary, "Let slavery 60! Let all existent
properly g Of every kid! So tie Con-
icderscy be ayed, le al s;ait poC. asa.L.
Pool tu- fee and Proud.
Washington telegraph., 1864-12-07
SOUTHERN MEMS.

Augusta, Nov. l4.--Ex-G Governor Ham
mond is dad. Frum all appearances A.
anta is being evacuated.
Hichmcrd, Nov lG.--Liucoln carried
all tie Statcs but three. Nothing later
fv,f1 Sherman made public.
Can der, Tee. 4.--The Mississippi
Clarion cf the 18th ieceiy d. 1t has no
dispatches. My impression about Sher-
mans movements as contained in the
above DISPATCHES, are the most Of it 5osh.
Washington telegraph., 1864-12-07

TIE Arkansas RlyER -Mauy citi-
zeus seem anxious for an explanation OF
tie reasons why the Arkansas River has
uot been re-:akeu. We are unable to .sy
ia the FIRST place, whether it was really
pr icabls. Eat if it were. we tbink
there have been manifest reasons to rcr-
der it imPoliio.
III would Lave required the presence Of
T. large army to hold it This army
would have been too remote for co,opc.a d.
tiou with forces il other paris Of the de-
p1rtacut The enemy knowing tti-,
would have been cyuragcd g. throw
heavy forces successfully upon d.fereUt
portions, thus couqaeg.ng th- wEoie The
Arkansas River would have teen los
ag.in, aud lhe Irmy aud whoi. d-pari-
meiit along With il. There would have
been as lii;le consolation i'm that 90 she
Southern Inhabitants, US gcicra.-h.p p L.
the military oommaud,is
Moreover, dg-iag the last few months
The presence OF S-eole's army 10 Ark4rsss
Vail y has ben very useful to US. Thej
are doing no al diitioIal harm--aope be
youd what WIS already past remedy. They
are c0niiued 20 their 1ickct liues, and
kept iHert aud paralyz {, just az Z! e tim
when the crisis o. the clmpaish is occur
ring in The East, 10 have driven them
out would haze mobiiizcl for misch IF d
dead mass Of iuert strength Th5se troops
would have been thrown into the sca.e
against Us IN T,uncsscc sr Georgia. on
Nrgiuil. Had aflirs gone badly With
u tha.o, theY wo1li have spared forces
to return a7d take tie Arkansas sgliu,
aud the State would have been lost mJrc
| >irrecoyera.ly thln before
: These vi-vs are simply our ows. G 'ad
or bad, they are Fu, forward for the cou-
sideraIluu If cur impatient friend " no
are a little to apt TO compl in Witdt ut
due reflection. We deem 1t proper g.
sta.e, that ne arc not in the military con
fderce of any Of our generals, nor DO wo
deem il all desirable that 4 civilian,
whose whole life has beon passed as a
mere lawyer, should be. lie csn Be Of
little assistauco in determining military
movements. We know os little about
them as ab3 It cutting cut fashionable
coat, OF c'nsir0eiiug patent lever watch
We are coutent TO support them TO tae
utmost Of cur ability iu oar line, conf 2
20 tAem the management # their Own
affsirs, ana believing they are doing fos
iho bsst, AID anxious TO serve tie Ieo T.
an the county most cffsc u-lly. Then
own personal fame depends on i.
Neverlheless, we modcstiy think that
tie bsst Ian las been pursued to reg in
the Arkansas Valley the most oxpedi-
nously, aud what is Of the only real i'm.
po';anec. mold it afterwards. We cxT ect
to hear Of Maeruder in good time-wren
affairs are ripe. BE pa;i4D.. Geuorai
Smith is not apt 90 g to sleep. Let the
citizens sustain them iu every manner,
and thiLgs will come right, if in the
power If mor,als TO make them so.
Decidedly tie beet way to help, is for
every one to take the chances at fome,
and nuke the iarg 1t possible crops.
Washington telegraph., 1864-12-07

"Goop WINE NEEDS No BUsu.r- Gen.
Magrudcl'a address needs no comment.
Study every word Of it, The heart of
every ratriot will leap responsive to it.
We know cur citizens well, and pledge
them to a hearty concurrence with the
patriotic General of the District. We
can understand why the Texans grum-
Died when he left them. 1t is the mos,
natural thing in the world.
Washington telegraph., 1864-12-07
WAsuMGrox, AaK.. Nov. %, 1864.

10 The Fetsrs Of the Gt+ JadieiaE Circpu:
Having been earnestly solicited from many
citizens, / have cons nted to become . canli
date for Judge to fill the unexpired term oI
Hon. Len. B. Green who has resigned on ac
count Of i'll health. | have no particular claims
to urge for my support. If elected, I pledg,
myself to a faithful administration of the law
according to the best Of my ability and to reg
uerly hold the courts, unless prevented by The
ast OF God or the public enemy.
4 b. WILLIAMS
Washington telegraph., 1864-12-07
\. B. WILILAAs.
OUAcmrA COUNTY, Ark, New. 25, 81.

If J, s. II. RAINEY, Esq, will suffer his
name to be run for Judge Of the 9th Judicial
District Of this State, TO Eli the vacancy occa-
stoned by the resignation of Hon. L. b. Green,
he will receive warm support from his various
fiends IN this part Of the Circuit. If mans
merits are SO be known by his success as an at
torney, we think NJ. Rainey viii compare ia
yosatly with aay one il the District
MANY VOTERS.
Washington telegraph., 1864-12-07

- Until further advise we will decline re-
esiving subsubscriptions for the Telegraph.
Due notice will be given whcu we can prudent
Iy increase the list
Washington telegraph., 1864-12-07
JOHN Il. EAKIN, EmroR.

~ Please address all letters not @-asnected
with Sic editorial department, remit all sub
scriptions, and make all settlements with The
Publisher. r. c. BRADY
Washington telegraph., 1864-12-07
I'D QRs., DIST. Of ARks., I
Camden. Nov. p, 1854

10.
A IL orders published in the " Washington
a Telegraph " from District Head Quarters
shall be deemed official, and will be obeyed &C
eordiu@ly.
By command
Mai-Gcn MAGRUDER.
". A ALsTOx, A. 4. Gen
Washington telegraph., 1864-12-07

Il In the recent Congressional elee-
ton for the Thiri District, to fill the va,
caDoy caused By the eI :ction of Hon. A A.
IL. Garland as Senator, the returns re-
esived at the ofioe Of the Secretary Of
State, within twenty days, resulted as
follows:
Washington telegraph., 1864-12-07

Tho returns from the counties Of Ash
ley and Uhioot, and from Logaa's Regi-
ncnt, received after the expiration Of
twenty days. swell the result as follows;
For Carroll, --... 729
stillwell, ...- Gil
Ccdtttuhgj. ......-
Hon. David Carroll is acc c.rdingly
elected.
Washington telegraph., 1864-12-07

eventually ba iLe autiors 1f ih,iror. ~
ton Nf 4e4tFs--
When tAe hostile forocs advance. wv
cry probability of unr defeating ther, A er
dTi ing them out Of tie State T. 1t ss.,.,i iE
he nne q the Onaehiia- 30 far Is n ~. ~
9poa lhs hnlor-Sfeneral Coni'naud udil- .'i1,si
i'm front ct III Will hi. covered. .vrl N, ,lniry
kansas rirer- with eur veteran caveIr, ". ne Ar-
we NOW have large aud fornigall IN. "Att
The Shasta courier., 1864-12-31

HoLIDAYs.-Th Concert, Christmas Tree
and other amusements prepared and carried
out by Mrs. Scudder and her many friends,
was a decided success, financially and
otherwise. The programme was we'll ar
ranged andscarried out to the full satisfaction
of the large audience in attendance.
Thursday night the programme for the
amusement of the young was admirably
conceived by the lady managers. and alike
admirably carried out. A joyous festival
was the consequence. with which all seemed
delighted, and therein no doubt Young Amer
lea found matter to chat about for year
Emphatically. the whole affair might be
classed as donation party" Almost
every family in town contributed something
to the table or the tree, and everybody par
ticipated. At least two hundred children
were present, all of whom were remembered
by Santa Claus. What with these, and the
married and single adults in attendance
Armory Hall was jammed to repletion. The
supper was abundant, good and highly ap
preciated The dancing began after other
ceremonies were disposed of, and continued
until near daylight.
The Shasta courier., 1864-12-31
SCHOOL NoTICE--DIsTR1cr NO. l.

VUVHE next term of Public School will commence
i Tuesday next, January Sd, 1865. in charge
of the following teachers
Mr.. B. NJ. Parker, Principal.
Miss j. A. Bourne, Assistant.
Mrs. B. b. Young. teacher of colored school.
/ kThe following rules were adopted by the Board
of Trustees for the government of the public schools
of this district
School to commence at A. NJ. and continue till
IL NJ. with intermission of Is minutes; and
from P. NJ. till P. NJ, with an intermisson of 10
minutes.
Any pupil, for bad conduct during school, all
means to correct the same by the teacher having
failed shall be reported the Board. the Teacher
to furnish the Board with all particulars cohstitut
ing the offense committed and complained of; and
if found as represented. such pupil shall be tempo
rarly dismissed the school until such pupil shall
promise better conduct in future. and obtain an
order from the Board admitting him again to the
scho l. Any pupil dismissed three times, the
dismissal to be final
F. BAEHR,
Clerk of Board of Trustees.
Shasta Dec. %, 1864.
The Shasta courier., 1864-12-31

THE wEArHER.-From Saturday last up to
Thursday night, the rain god had it all his
own way, and that way was to let the water
fall. In consequence, little water courses
put on airs. and reared as if they would be
considered of consequence. The united ef-
forts of these turbulent little fellows swelled
old Sacramento higher :han at any time be
fore this year, as well as preventing the ar
rival of mails at proper time. So warm, too,
has been the rain that the grass blades are
proudly lifting their heads, to be nipped by
the hungry cattle who have been waiting for
. long time for this glorious prospect.
The Shasta courier., 1864-12-31
NEW YEAR.

To friends, to patrons. to all mankind, VIC
wish happy NEW YEAR. May the ending
of the new year show to the world that our
Government is intact and at peace with her
own people, and all others. We believe that
such will be the exhibit on January lst,
1866.
The old year closes while most brilliant
successes crown the brows of our heroic
Generrls and their followers ia their many
battles for the integrity of the nation, and we
may congratulate them on the prospect OF
time not far of when the sword may properly
be laid aside for the pen, and joy once more
pervade the land. In to- days issue we give
dispatches from the seat Of war that will be
found interesting, and any thing but satisiac-
tory to those who sympathise with the rebell-
ion hence Union readers will digest them
with great satisfaction.
The Shasta courier., 1864-12-31

And in accordance with law, and an order of the
Board of Trustees, made on the 7th day of Novem-
ber. 1864, SO many shares Of each parcel of said
stock may be necessary will be sold, in front of
the Whiskytown Hotel, in Whiskytown, Shasta
county, Cal, on Tuesday, January 31st, 1865, at
2 o'clock P. of said day, to pay said delinquent
assessment, together with costs of advertising and
expenses of the SALE payable in. U. S. gold silver
coin.
And the shareholders unknown are hereby noti-
fed that their shares win be sold as assessed to
unknown owners" and stock will be issued to
the purchasers thereof.
By order Of the Board Of Trustees
d24 G. W. TAYLOR, Secretary.
The Shasta courier., 1864-12-31
Mammoth Quartz Mining Company,

nLD DSgings Mining District. Shasta county
0b-Noticc is hereby givon that at meeting Of
the Trustees of said company, held on the 2Sth day
of D. ccnbcr AD 1864. an assessment of twentyf,
cents per share was levied the capital stock OF
said company, payable in L. S. gold or silver coin,
on or before the 9th day of January, 1868, to
the Secretary. at his Office in Shasta. Any stock
upon which said assessment shall remain unpaid on
the 9th day of January, 1865, will be advertised
on that day delinquent. and nlessPaymcnt shall
be made before will be sold the lth day Of Feb
ruary. 1865, to pay the delinquent assessment. to-
gether with costs of advertising and expenses of
the sale
GEO. D. FORBES. Secretary.
d31 Office Court House Block, Shasta.
The Shasta courier., 1864-12-31
BOARD OF EXAMINATION.

~ purpose teaching in the Public Schools of this
county during the present school year. and not
holding Certificate of Qualification from this
Board that a session of the County Board of Ex-
animation will be held at the School House, Shasta,
Saturday, December 3lst, 1864,
commencing at 10 o'clock, A. NJ, precisely.
All Temporary Certificates will be null and void
after that date. No Temporary Certificate will be
issued by the Superintendent, after that date, to
any person now residing in the county.
E- Applicants requested to furnish them
selves with half quire of paper end lead pencil.
JOHN J. C0NMY,
d3 Co. Supt. Public Schools.
The Shasta courier., 1864-12-31

HIGHLAND MILL, FRENCH GULcH.-This
district is proving itself second to none in
the State or out of it. There are two mills
only there, but they are paying well and
have from the beginning. We have no ex-
act account from the Washington mill, but
from the Highland we learn that after run
of ten days ending Saturday last, $4,000 was
cleaned up Four hundred dollars day,
for small mill, in district that makes no
pretension to greatness, will do tolerably
we'll these hard times.
The Shasta courier., 1864-12-31

Tower HOUSE FEsrIvAL.-Last Monday
night the festival for the benefit of the Sani-
taryEund came off ft the Tower House. The
day was anything But propitious for the get
ting together of large crowd. yet stout
hearts, male and female, braved the storm
and filled the ample rooms provided for the
occasion. The Truman Head Rifles, Captain
Hopping, were nearly all in attendance, and
in uniform, thereby giving something of a
military tone to the occasion. In the tab
leaux gotten up for the occasion, in which
Miss Evans personated the Goddess of Liber-
ty, some twenty members of this company
appeared, giving fine effect. The hall was
beautifully decorated Songs, dancing, a
sumptuous supper, and a grand rattle, in
which 200 tickets were sold, at one dollar
each-all the articles raffled for having been
donated the amusements of the
occasion. A comic song" They grated
him into the army,"-sung in character by
lady of the Tower House, particularly at
tracted those in attendance, and drought
and raf1lcd for at the Whiskytown ball not
long since, and drawn by Mrs. Watts, was
donated to the Tower House rattle and again
won by that lady. We won pair of vases.
Yes, we won prize! Was ever the like
known to happen to one of our fraternity
before? We now have confidence in the fu-
ture. Altogether, the Tower House Sanitary
Festival was the most magnificent affair ever
gotten up in this county, and reflects the
greatest credit upon those having it in charge.
The receipts and expenditures are as follows:
Amount for ball tickets. ..$249 90
rattle - ..... 20l 90
remonade well .. 60 90
Proceeds of toll road donated by Mr..
Camden. 25 90
S535 so
Bill for music................S52 so
'' printing!. II w
's sundries ............ &c S5
slOl e5
Net proceeds. .$434 Is
The Shasta courier., 1864-12-31
Whiskytown Gold, Silver and Copper
Mining COMPANY,

II OCATION of Works, Trinity Centre, Trinity
i 4 county, Cal.--There is delinquent upon the
following described stock, on account of assessment
levied on the 9TH day of November, 1854, the sew
eral amounts set opposite the of the respect
i've shareholders, as follows:
The Shasta courier., 1864-12-31

CREpITABLE.-The company owning the
toll road between Shasta and the Tower
House, donated the receipts of the read on
Monday last to the fund for which festival
was held at the Tow er House on that day.
The Shasta courier., 1864-12-31
DIR. HAMILTON.
SURGEON and DENTIST,
Office at the Empire Hotel.

DIR. H. would inform the citizens
Q1fS]\ of Shasta and vicinity that be will
remain for limited time in Shasta,
where he is prepared to perform all operations ne
cessary to preserve and beautfy the Teeth.
DR.. II. has work in Dentistry standing in this
town for the last ten years, good as the day it
was done. Any amount of references as guaran-
tees for capability of being regular graduate Of
Surgery and Mechanical Dentistry.
zD- Nothing but G old used in all my operations.
CALL SOON. dsl
The Shasta courier., 1864-12-31

DENrIsrRY.-Dr. Hamilton, dentist, ad-
vertises this week. The doctor is we'll known
here, and is spoken of highly as an expert in
his profession.
The Shasta courier., 1864-12-31

Po,rroNEp.-The auction sale of 3. D.
Anderson's furniture, which was to have
taken place on Thursday. was postponed
until to .day, at 10 O'clock