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The Southern motive. (Greensboro, Choctaw, Miss.) 18??-18??, 1864-05-07
sBORO, CHOCTAW County,, MISS MAY 7. 1864.

ChAuitS ,, OF persons of scientific * H.
10 PEI rm indispensable durie- ia The
j. pat pm b'G 90 buroRus mentioned.
So 9, That any Qlartei master. oI
As-is ~ Q"~rIsrmastcr, Commissary
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thb,sAE,S6 with bugSLe. "r rcgI'
N, NJ 10 the ieldlor officers in the Ord
name, BurAu. OF navy agents or pro-
vost lssha. or officer 10 the COnScnpi
SERVED who thAll hereafter employ OF
retain D. hi' employment any peron
in an OF their said departments or bu
Teau~ br IN Any OF the duties mentions
ed in be eigth section Of thi' act. Ia
viOlAt N OF the PROVISIONS thereof. shail
on coHictiop thereof by a court martial
or mil lary q lri. lie caAlrcrd and II
shall the dHy of any department or
diStricfcommandcr. up"n Prooi by III
oath O,asy credible person. hat al,
such oecers has violated thi- proSis,o
immrdatsly Ia relieve such otfic'ir from
duty; - said commander shAIl take
promPApeasures ~ have him triel t'r
each OiA Anoe and auy commander .,
aiore-a falling % perform lie duties
erJolncl by this sec on. cha !. uion
beng dkly convicted thereof be DIS
charg~ from the service.
See 10. he It turtaer enacted, ThA
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by rprA j. AMI hereafter none shHu
be cxtt t.rted except tue 10 owing:
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lcdrrAk or State Governments. as The
case u be.
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bkilI|d IPothccvT, ~"S WIS % a Iol%s %'s
bu-inaS ~ suctrn the Is. h day OF Oe'
Isd9 NisA :, ,Ihi inucd rad business.
wnhoalatSlni|.ion, since that period,
an uhyk ksr,s over he age "f Thirty
x..,s nov are, and Tor tho last
seven ye4 have been in the actual and
in the r. anlar practice of 'heir profess
sion bus he term physician shall not
includ i lisntisls all presidents and
teachers e colleges, theological semi
nnries. GSadcnies and schools, n"
have bueu re- -ularly engaged as such
for two y9ars next before the passage
OF thia act; Provided, that tho benefit
of rhis exemption shall extend to thos'
teac berA only whose schools are com
posed Of tweuty ndentS or more. All
superinte ndants OF public hospitals, es-
tablished by Law bstore the passage et
this act md such ply sicians aud narses
as suoh superintendents shall certify on
Hammond gazette. [volume] (Point Lookout, Md.) 1862-1864, 1864-09-07
WHOLE NO. IS.

they wore neither shoes nor stockings. Their
hands and faces looked as if they had not been
washed for years, and their hair hung about
their faces and over their shoulders in matted
and dishevelled masses. When taken into the
dining room the unhappy creatures became per-
fectly wild with excitement They seemed per-
suadcd that their visitors were spirits, and
flung themselves about with the utmost vio-
once in order TO escape from their custody;
and it was only when DR.. Liddell threatened TO
pour some water over their heads that they be-
came comparatively calm. They still however,
chung tenaciously to the notion that the party
before them consisted Of spirits from the other
world, and prayed earnestly to God to protect
them from the spirits that had come to iniure
them
- In all their words and gestures it was OBJ
served that the younger of the two took the
lead, and the other repeated with parrot-likc imi-
tation whatever her sister said and did The Young
woman, indeed, seemed to have established a
sort Of ascendaRcy over the elder, and when the
latter attempted to put her oar in, as if on her
footing, her sister would turn sharply about
n,
she had lost her mird-:l rcbuke which
seemed always to be taken with meek acqui
essence
While this strange scene was going for
ward in the dining room the apartment from
which the two women mad been removed was
subjected to scrutiny. In order to admit the
light of day, it was necessary TO remove three
black shawls which had been nailed one over
the Other across the window. When these had
been taken down, and the dust-coyercd blind
drawn up, miserable spectacle presented it.
self. The floor was covered, in most parts to
the thickness of about foot, with ashes and
rubbish. In the fire place was great heap Of
ashes, with a small fire smouldcrine on the
top-the fire standing ont from the chimney
altogether, and sending its smoke up along the
wall of the room, which was thckly coated
with SCOT. The only furniture in the room con-
sisted of low bcdstcad covered over with some
filthy bedding, chest Of drawers, stool and n
broken chair. The wrctched condition of the
women cannot have arisen from poverty, az
there was discovered on the person of one Of
them the sum of "a in bank notes together
with check on the Bank of Scotland for F228
1t is stated, moreover, that they were in receipt
Of some small annuity settled on them by their
deceased brother. Some difficulty was experi-
enced in removing them from the house, but al
last they were got into a cab and conveyed to
the asylum.
Hammond gazette. [volume] (Point Lookout, Md.) 1862-1864, 1864-09-07

...... A fellow out of health went to Sar-
atoga to pick up little, and picked enough
to send him to the State Prison for three
years. That is recruiting with a ven
geance
Hammond gazette. [volume] (Point Lookout, Md.) 1862-1864, 1864-09-07
A Strange Scene in Glasgow.


named Stewart came to live in Glasgow, accom-
panied by his two sisters, about forty-four
and thirty-eight years respectively Four
years ago Captain Stewart died in Africa
and the two sisters shut themselves mp in their
house, refusing to hold any intercourse with the
outer world. On the 10th warrant to search
the house was obtained, and the place was en-
tered by the police accompanied by two med-
cal men. "0n the right of the lobby were seen
a dinng-room parlor and bedroom, filed with
excellent furniture, but overaid with thick
coating of dust, which evidently had never been
from which all furniture had been removed, and
the floor Of which was covered with a horrid
accumulation of refuse and filth of every de-
scription In the kitchen there were two or
three scattered books on the dresser, In the
fire place were some ashes, but to all appear
ance there had been no fire in the CRATE for q
heightened period, and the closest scrutiny of
the apartment failed to discover anything in the
way of food
''The whole of the open rooms having been
examined the visitors next addressed themselves
to the closed door of chamber lying between
the kitchen and the apartment that had been
used as an ashpt. Upon trying TO open this
door a loud scream issued from Within and
strange shrill voice asked who was there. An
swcr made was to the effect that il was the po-
lice and a request made that tbs. daor should be
opened. The voices responded that the place
was the house of God, that the seal of the Apos
tie Peter was on the lock, and that the visitors
were not the police, but belonged to the Free
Church, and were sent by the Free Church
presbytery. It was in vain that the party re-
peated that they were the police, and had no.
thing to do with the Free Church they found
the inmates of the chamber inexorable, and
They found darkened apartment, and near
the door could be observed haggard-looking
female, who made a great cutlery about the in
truson The other inmate could not at this
time be seen, but her voice chimed in with that
of her companion, and she was speedily dis
covered hudGled up in a remote corner.
With a good deal of trouble the two
wretched creatures were got out into the lobby,
and then into the dusty dining room. They re-
sisted with what little strength they had, and
begged that they should not be taken out that
they should be let out again to the house of
God. When got out into the light the appear
ance they presented was shocking in the ex-
IRENE. They seemed to be emaeiated as if from
semi-starvaton. Their apparel consisted Of
some scanty underclothing in a sadly filthy
condition, and old black merino wrappers, and
Hammond gazette. [volume] (Point Lookout, Md.) 1862-1864, 1864-09-07
goetrg,
The Soldiers Little Daughter.

The Soldiers Little Daughter.
The night was stormy, dark and cold
Ny WAY led through the city,
Where wretched buildings, gray and old,
Seemed stained with tears of pity
A little bird unblessed with wings,
Her dark, sad eyes all fearful
And God to see such tender things
Out in the storm is fearful
And thus she planned" Oh stranger hear,
never begged before;
But mother has been dead q year,
And father gone to war.
And yesterday the work gave out
By which earned penny
Last night had a crust Of bread,
Tonight haven't any
And am very hungry, sir )"
| bought her bread-to spare
Then up into the old gray house
Climbed by the broken stair.
asked her name, her tender age
Inlensest pity won her
A little maid of seven years
And all this woe upon her
stMy name is Nelly Grover, sir
Nv father loved me dearly;
And is it true as people say
That the war is enacd-nearly %
Twas strange but as she spoke CHANGED
To look my paper over:
And there | read shot through the heart,
A private, VIVA. Grover
O awful hour can forget
Her tears, her broken sobbing-
The little heart pressed to mine
With bitter anguish throbbing
And as the light grew DINNER,
And the wild cries fainter fell,
Unto my soul there came voice,
| marked its cadence we'll.
81 sleep beneath the traitors sod
died for Liberty;
/ gave my spirit unto Cod
Ny little child to thee.
Teach her to hold as sacred trust,
Her patriot fathers doom
Teach her to pray that from his dust
Freedoms fair flowers may bloom.
Thus to my home, most tenderly
With loving words brought hers
All only death could tear from me
That soldiers little daughter.
Hammond gazette. [volume] (Point Lookout, Md.) 1862-1864, 1864-09-07

"A little girl showing her little
cousin "a boy of about four years of age) a
star, said:
"That star you see up there is bigger
than this world"
Says he, "no it amt"
Yes it il"
Then why don't it keep the rain off p
said the little fellow.
The Hancock Jeffersonian. [volume] (Findlay, Ohio) 1857-1870, 1864-12-16
n. LOCKE, EDITOR.
THE PRESIDENTS MESSAGE.

we give the Message entire this
week. 1t fully comes up TO the an
ticipations of al partics-Dcmocrats
as well ns Union men, though TO the
former it is eminentlv distasteful.-
AS Il state paper, 1t could lie no better
it is clear, forciblc and concise, and
needs no extended review. Every
one should give it a careful reading.
The Democratic press, rs might be
expected, is very bitter in its denun-
Citations of the Message--not only of
the principal points which are in di-
rect opposition to their avowcd prin-
ciples-non emancipation and dis
honorable peacc--but also of the very
language and style. Mr.. Lincoln, in
in its eyes, is "boor," aud nothing
that emanatcs from his pen is worthy
Of consideration. Fault Is found with
MIR. Lincoln because he, while occu-
pying the position he does in this
strife for Free Government, is not in
sptred with patriotic fcryor and does
not indulge in bombastic phrases. -,
The Message is short, but that is ow
ing to barrcnness of intellect. The
arguments are weak and untenable,
but care is taken not to attempt to
rcfute them. In short, the Message
does not suit the Democrats, and
therefore, it and its author are mere
ciphcrs.
Taken as whole, the Message is
about what everybody expected-it
suits Union men, an is bitter pill to
their opponents. That is satislac.
tory.
The Hancock Jeffersonian. [volume] (Findlay, Ohio) 1857-1870, 1864-12-16

Brazil ia the beginning OF n new era
in the history OF ocean mail service,
which is being principally performed
hy. stcamers sailing under q foreign
flag. This measure may pc expected
to result In developing II profitable
commerce legitimately belonging to
us, but which has been diverted into
other channels by means or regular
steamship communication with other
countries not so favorably situated as
ours for conducting an extensive
trade with Brazil There are Other
ocean routes beside one to Brazil
which can be safely and prohtably oc
lcupied by American mail steamers
among which the route between Sar
Francisco, Japan and China is per.
haps the most important in CONNER
clal point of view, for it must moi
only develop our own commerce Will
the Fopulous countries of Eastern
Asia, but It will make the adoption
of the route through the United State'
n practical necessity for commercial
intercourse between these countries
and Europe
A very important Improvement, the
Postal Money Order System, was
commenced on the lst Novomber.-
A superintendent aud assistant have
been appointed, and one hundred ant
forty one post. offices have been des
ignated rs money order offices. 1t i'
expected that the establishment o
this system in our country will leac
to arrangements for the Interchange
of international money orders witt
the several foreign countries will
which we have direct postal relations
The Hancock Jeffersonian. [volume] (Findlay, Ohio) 1857-1870, 1864-12-16
CONGRESS-,


I'm the Senate, a list of the stand |
Ing committees have boon presented
and agreed to. Tho only change of
Importance from the last session is
the substitution Of Mr.. Grimes in
place OF Mr.. Hale as chairman of the
.Committc on Naval affairs.
the credentials of the Louisiana
Senators wero referred TO the Jucici-
ary Committee
A memorial asking for the ostab-
lishmect of National Home for to. q.
tally disabled soldiers and sailors
was presented, ordered to be printed
and referred to the Military Commit
tee.
Mr.. Shcrman's bill authorizing the
construction of six steam revennc
cutters for service on the lakes. was
referred to the Financ Committee,
and the bill providing for tho pay
mcnt of Kansas militia called out to
rcpcl the invasion of Prices rebel
( forces, was referred to the Military
Committee.
! Mr.. Powell called up his resolution
respecting the conduct of General
/ Payne, while in command at Paducah,
Ky.
y message Wa received from the
President, recommending votes OF
thanks to Captain Winslow, who sunk
the rebel pirate Alabama, and Lieut..
Cushing. who destroyed the rebel
ram, Albemarle. The fermer is to
be made n commodore and the latter
lieutenant commander.
A message was also received from
the President relative TO aid furnish
ed by British subjects to the REBEL
ion. Tic papers were appropriately
referred.
Mr.. DAVIS, of Kentucky, gave no
tice of a joint resolution for the re-
storation of the Union and peace, the
vindication of the constitution, and
the guarantee of the rights of the
several States.
In the House of Representatives
the Committee of Ways and Means
reported back the joint resolution cx
planning that part OF the Internal
Revenue act which relates to the taS
on cigars, and after some discussion
the further consideration Of the sub
cct was postponed.
A message from the President re-
, commenting votes of thanks to Cap
tain Winslow and Lieutenant Cush
ing, was received, and referred TO tho
Naval Committee.
A bill to drop from the rolls Of the
navy unemployed officers was also
referred to the Naval Committee.
A joint resolution to denationalizc
all persons who have left the country
to avoid tho draft was presented by
Mr. Schepck. and adopted.
The Hancock Jeffersonian. [volume] (Findlay, Ohio) 1857-1870, 1864-12-16
LATEST FROM SHERMAN.

A loyal resident of Richmond gives
an account of battle in front of Sa-
vannah on SATURDAY., which the rebel
press have withheld. He says Sher-
man, with 10000 men, Mt an early
hour crossed the Ogechee river below
Bloomingdalc, about twelve miles
South of Savannah, and formed in
battle line, his left wing reaching and
holding the Charleston Railroad.--
Communication had been opened on
Friday with Foster, who was advane-
ling, driving the rebels before him.
Sherman found himself opposed by
large force, including $4,000 rebel
veterans. About noon he made
grand charge carrying some of the
rebels left center works, threatening
TO cut them off from the city. An
advance of the whole line soon doub-
led up the rebel formation, when they
| fell back in confusion to the immedi-
ate vicinity of the defenses around
Savannah, our forces pursuing on
both flanks and center.
Finding the encmy's works quito
strong, and his men being exhausted
by the severe march OF the previous
might and the fighting of the day,
Gen. Sherman postponed further
movements until the troops could
rest
Sherman's losses are placed at q
500, and that ot the rebels Mt 1000 TO
5000, including l,2OO prisoners, en-
bracing many officers of rank. We
also took many colors, cannon, small
arms, caissons and wagons.
The Hancock Jeffersonian. [volume] (Findlay, Ohio) 1857-1870, 1864-12-16
The Post Office.

The financial condition of the Post
Office Department is, at present, much
more favorable than it ever was be-
fore the War. From 1850 to 1861,
the average annual receipts of the
Department were SS,745, 2S2,62, and
the average annual expenditures $l4,
4s2,00S,44, showing an annual excess
of expenditures over receipts of S5,
736,725,S From 1862 to 1864, the
Average annual receipts were Sl0,S7l,
530,97, and the expenditures Sll ,694,
.7S5,72, thus reducing the average an
nual deficiency to 1923, ,254, rs, For
the year ending the 30th June, 1864,
the deficiency amounted TO only S206,
532 AZ, the revenue being Sl2, 2,43S,
253 7S, and the expenditures Sl2 2,644,
1856 20, Thus, the Department has
almost become self-supporting. The
receipts of the year 1864 show large
excess over the time prior to the out
break Of the Rebellion.
In submitting the estimates for 1866
the Post-master.G General thinks that
no appropriation for deficiencies will
be required.
During the last fiscal year, 334, ,054,
I6l0 postage stamps, 26,644, 800 stamp
ed envelopes, and l,574,500 newspa
per wrappers were issued, of an ag.
gregate value of Sl0,974,929 so,
showing an increase, as compared
with the issues Of the preceding year,
of $685., ,569 80.
1t is gratifying to learn. that our
soldiers receive their mail matter with
as much regularity and promptness
as is possible for armies in the field.
and with perhaps as much celerity aud
security ms the most favored portions
OF the country.
Efforts have been made to improve
our postal relations with foreign pow.
ers on the liberal principles laid down
by the Paris International Postal
ICoLference.
The conclusion Of a contract foi
establishing ap ocean mail steamship
service between the United States and
The Hancock Jeffersonian. [volume] (Findlay, Ohio) 1857-1870, 1864-12-16

Failure Of our employees TO do their
work recently with skill in New York,
makes It necessary Tor the Brother
hood to meet and concert measures
for more decisive execution of the
great retoliatory duty they have taken
upon themselves at this juncturc. -
Our own homes have been destroyed
in violation of all the rules of war,
and we must make our ruthless enemy
feel the weight of our justly aroused
vengeance in the very center of his
resources and wealth We can do il
eifectually. You are, therefore, or
dered to meet in this city, by dele
gates from our several associations in
Virginia, North and South Carolina,
at eight o'clock on the evening of the
10Th inst, for business. by order Of
the Great Brother"
The Hancock Jeffersonian. [volume] (Findlay, Ohio) 1857-1870, 1864-12-16

The editor of the Courier thinks
that it would be right and proper, il
another draft takes place, that only
those who voted for continuance Of
the war should be drafted.
Perhaps it would; but suppose the
editor of the Courier should have the
roof of his house blown off, and had
three boys whom he wanted to repair
it, Two of them were in favor o,
assisting the old gentleman, while the
other thought some other means sho'd
be tried to protect them from the wea.
ther. Would it be proper for the
two to do the work and allow the other
to come in for full enjoyment of the
beneficial effects of the labor of the
Others Verify, he would tell him to
migrate.
SO it is with our country. The
storm of disunion has badly shattered
its protecting power. The people
have decided that it be restored to its
former power by fighting until the
rebels lay down their arms, aud those
opposed to snch course should he
made to assist, or leave the country
never 10 return.
The Hancock Jeffersonian. [volume] (Findlay, Ohio) 1857-1870, 1864-12-16
General Rosecrau's Farweil order.
IEApo' RS DEr'T OF THE Missouri,
Sr. LOUIS, Dec. Q, lSU4.

OF. 1ODlS, I)cC. ~, lCOt
I. In compliance with General Or
rs, No. 294, War Department, cur
r'nt series,) | relinquish the com
mand of this Department.
H. In thus severing my connec-
ton with the troops Of this command,
| heartily thank the District camman
der, and the officers and soldiers serv-
ing under Them, for their energetic
and cordial cooperation in all my
efforts to increase and render effective
our inadequate means for the protec-
ton of the lives and property Of the
people. In the duties OF a campain
most harassing, and requiring the
highest degree Of self-sacrifice, vigi-
lance, energy and courage, they have
nobly responded, and their efforts
have mt last been crowned with sub
stantial and glorious results, both for
the State and nation.
III. The civil duties Of my admin
istration have brought me into rela-
tions with the loyal people OF the
State, to whom, in taking leave, ex-
press sympathy with their great sui-
fering in the cause Of the nation, and
respect for the sacrifices they have
endured for the preservation of law
and order at home, while sending to
the field sixty odd regiments of as
heroic troops as any who have stood
or fallen for freedom and the Union
If have not been able to do fol
them all / desired, in securing them
from invasion by Il combined cam
paign against the enemy West Of the
Mississippi. nor failing in this, to re-
tain the necessary troops at home tc
put an end to three years of most bar
barous guerrilla warfare, / trust that
in what | have done to raise troops
organic citizen guards, establish sys.
tenn in the administration of martial
law, defeat secret conspiracies against
the State and nation, secure outside
help, organize and direct our own
forces, save our main depots and most
of the State from the hands OF for
midable politics, plundering and re-
cruiting invasion, and bringing that
invasion TO nought, while it gave tri
umph to the loyal people in tho late
elections, l have done them and the
nation some good. And in parting
they have my best wishes, hopes and
congratulations on the auspicious
signs which already appear for theil
future greatness, founded on the
broad principles of justice, humanity
and freedom, without distinction OF
creed, color or nationality.
To the members Of the Depart
ment Staff extend my sincere thanks
for their able and efficient services
while under my command, as well as
to the officers and soldiers of the
State Militia, whom eG cHcio have
commanded, whose cheerful, patriat
ic and unrequitea services for theii
country l fully appreciate.
w. s. RosEcRANs. Maj. Gen.
j. p. DRoUiLLARD, Capt. and A
d. G.