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The daily Chattanooga rebel. [volume] (Griffin, Ga.) 1864-1865, 1864-06-30

Char. XLII.-An Act &c increase the cvInponsa.
tcn or certain officers of the Treasury
The Congress of the Confederate Sintc> of Amer
lea do enact, That hereafter the following, salaries
aud compensation shall hc paid to the several oili
cers and clerks hereinafter named instead ur The
sums authorized u, law The treasurer at
the Confederate State, four Thousand dollars;
the assistant treasurer al Charleston. four th"us-
aud dollars. The Secretary uf thc Treasury MAY
dividc depositatics of the treasury into classes,
the commissions which sAall bc limited as fol
lows: f tbs first class not &" cNcced four thous-
and dolarN; in the second class. not. 80 exceed
two thoisand fivcs hundred d lars. and nv the
third class not to exceed fifteen hundred dollars a
wear according 20 the character Of the duties re-
quirs-i cf them, aud subject Ia the other condi-
tons now imposed by law. Each clerk employed
IN sr ,.aice of any assistant treasurer ar dco~ito
ry shall receive salary. TO be fixed b, the Scerr-
tary Of tho Treasury, mot exceeding fifteen hun
dred dollnfs)
Ssc O. That the increase of salaries allowed 60
the clerks and employees of the Treasury Depart
meat, ai Richmond, be, aud the same Is hereby
cxtcsded, upon the same conditions, To the clerks
and enIIofces Of the said Department, at Colum
bia, South Carolina
Approved February l6, 1854.
The daily Chattanooga rebel. [volume] (Griffin, Ga.) 1864-1865, 1864-06-30

Guar. NXYiII.-An Act 10 amend Z" An Act to
authorize the appointment, OF an agent of the
Treasury Department west of the Mississippi I"
nDIrnTcn LinuarY ~ -
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THE FORT PILLOW MASSACRE.
DEBATE IN THE UNITED STATES SENATE.


Mr. HOWARD, of Michigan, Union, offered
resolution that the Committee on the Conduet of
the war inquired into the expediency of sending
such of their number as they may depute to Fort
Pillow, Tenn, inquire into the late massacre of
Union troopa, and report as possible
Alr. EIsssEEDES, of Maine, {Unon,) thought
that, unless In cases OF extreme urgency, it was
hardly worth while for members OF Congress to
moke these lnqurise at 4 distance Their place
of duty was here. We are coming to period in
the session when it wac very important to have all
the members present for the dispatch of business
1t was the duty of the War Department to look
into these matters and it was presumed it would
duly discharge that duty.
Mr. Wilson, Of Massachusetts, Union, said
that be had called al the War Department this
morning, and the Secretary had told him he had o
dispatch from Gen SHERMAN, saying that about
three hundred OF our soldisrs had been massaered
at Fort Pillow, and he intended to make inlmedi-
ate investigation OF the matter. He had appoint
ed officers for that purpose. Gen. SHERMAN was
not on the spot, but had received his information
in the way the other statement came.
Mr. HOWARD said he wished to get the original
evidence Of persoas on the spot It would be a
disgrace to she nation not to ayenge promptly this
gross wrong. No matter what was the color of
the soldiers, thIsmust be done. 1t would be i'm
possible to keepcoored troops in the service, un-
less we protected them the same as white troops
1t concerned the national honor to protect the
men who are lighting our battles, and those who
wear our uniform. If this is not DONE the black
troops, by reason of these threatened terror At
some critical hour in battle may lose us the day. -
1t has been and he supposed it would continue TO
be the practice Of the rebels 70 put them to death
IN cold blood, or sell them into Slavery when cap
Bedford inquirer. [volume] (Bedford, Pa.) 1857-1884, 1864-04-22
The State constitutional Convention.

Wspubhshi in our advertising coumnsthis morn
ing the PROCLAIM alton of Governor Bradford an
nouncng the ait of thelate election in this State
on the question of calling a State Constitutional
Convention TIE Governor states that thewhole
vote cast was 81 314 Of which 81 593 were for, and
l9,524 against = convention. he, therefore, as
required by the Act of Assembly, proclaims that
the Convention authorized by the act viii be CON
Tened inthecity Of Annapolis on " ednesday, 9th
instant, when the delegates legally elected there
to viii assemble md enteron the discharge of their
duties.-Baltimo re Anericaa
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THE REBELLION.

Gen. Kinks made an expedition into Virginia, from
Point Lookout, during the earlier portion of the
week. He returned on Thursday with $4,000 worth
worth Of tobacco, taken in transit,t from Richmond
to Baltimore, and gang of blockade runners.
A Lieutenant and fny-two men, deserters from
the rebels, arrived Friday night at Chattanooga,
reporting that Hardees corps had been ordered away
from Dalton, and portion of ii had already gone,
it was believed, to Virginia.
On Friday a body Of rebel cavalry made an attack
on our pickets at Bristow Station killing one man
and wounding two others of the Thirteenth Pennsyl
vania Regiment. They were driven OFF after few
shots had been exchanged. but carried their wound
cd With them. Lieut. Gen. Grant had passed ;he
spot in the car onlya few moments before the attack
and the supposition Is that the rebels designed to
make him prisoner.
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Rebel Barbarities.

We have often argued that the whole tendency
of the slave system was to harden and barbagize
the persons coming under It's influence Thomas
Jefferson, whom the 'anti-aboition democrats
profess to reverence and respect, remarked this
effect years ago with characterstic discernment and
humanity, THE whole commerce between mas
ter and slave he said, 'isa perpetual exercise Of
the most boisterous passions, the most unremit-
ting despotism on the one part and degrading sub
missions on the other. The man must be
prodigy who can retain his manners and morals
under such circumstances Indeed. we might
quote dozen other passages from dozen other
authorities TO show the cruel nature Of ala
very.
But they who have watched the courIc and pro-
gress of this war need the observations and opin-
ions of no men as to the effects OF slavery upon
human character. They now see itwith their own
eyes. 1t is malignant, diabolical, fendish. srcm
the day on which it was shown, In report Of the
Committee ON the Conduct of the War, how south
ern soldiers could make keepsakes of the bones Of
our fallen braves at Bull Run andhawk themabous
among the women even, till the horrors of the
Libby Prison House were revealed to us by our
escaping eaptives, VIC have had reason to know
the utter and brutal cruelty of those who have
been trained in the school of slavery.
To these evidences the dispatches ofthe morn.
ing adda horrible eumulation in the doinRs of tho
rebel captors Of Fort Pillow, near Memphis Ten
nessee Enraged by the stubborn resistance o.
fered to them BY its heroic defenders, when they
were enabled to seize 1T at last by overwhelming
numbers, they fell upontheiryictms without ner-
cy or quarter Our brave troops, white and black,
were put TO death in cold blood. tender women
and little lechildren were bayonetted neither ago
nor sex were protection against she hlooethirsty
fury Of these ssvages; and out OF noble garrison
of six hundred men scarcely ons-thTd remain
aliye-N T. EueasAg Post
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GOLD.

The United States Senate was engaged on Fri
day last IN warm and protrscted discussion of the
merits Of Senator sherman's gold bill, which pro-
hibts speculative transactions in gold, making the
participants in such transactions liable to severe
punishment, During the discussion, Mr.. Sher-
man presented the following letter on the subject
from the Secretary of the treasury. In letter to
Mr.. Fessenden, Chairman of the Finance Com
mittee, under date Of the Treasury Department.
April Il, 1904, the Secretary of the Treasury
says
SIR Notwithstanding the diminished amount
oftne Cnitod States notes in circulation, and our
gradual withdrawal from use, as currency. of in
terest bearing United States notes made legal
tender for their place the price of gold continues
10 advance. This effect can only be attributed to
one OF two cauaeS and is probably due in part to
each. FIRST the increase of the notes of local
banks and secondly, the efforts Of speculators.
have already submitted through you TO the con
sderatlol of the Committee on Finance bin In
tended as remedy for the first evil now beg
eave to su5nit to It's consideration bill intended
a. q remedy for the second The first bill if n be
comes law viii have, j doubt not the most salu-
- consequences. The effects Of the second viii
Bedford inquirer. [volume] (Bedford, Pa.) 1857-1884, 1864-04-22

IN cold blood Soldiers unable to speak from wounds
were shot dead, and their bodies rolled down the
banks into The river The dead and wounded ne
gFoes were piled IN heaps and burned, and several
citizens Who had joined our forces for protection,
were killed or wounded. Out Of the garrison of SIX
hundred, only two hundred remained alive. The
steamer Pastte Talley came up at about half past
o'clock and was hailed BY the rebels under flag Of
truce. Men were sent ashore TO bury the dead. and
take aboard such Of the wounded as the enemy had
allowedao live. Fifty-seven we're taken aboard. In
Guiding seven or eight colored. Eight died on ths
way up p Cairo. Six guns we're captured by the reb
els, andcarried off including two ten-pound Parrots
and woStwelye-pound howitzers. A large amount
of stores was destroyed or carried away They seem
ed to be moving toward Memphis
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Eured and hide it from our officers: but b. -. Il.
etaiatlon man for man, and, If necessarv = ~. III
gor one. fe was for retaliation IN tho prornptest
Mr. JOHNSON, Of Maryland, Union, agreed
WIN u the objects Of the resolution but i did no r.
garrison had been left to be sacrificed n h.d has
done at Padueah, Kentucky Those il, ON, and
Y tlat region shonld know their responsibility -
inc 6ogernmen;, and should know that thars !.
POW N the reoe ranks d feeling instieafed bv
men oilcers equal to that ofsayages The (Ioyern
nent must act As the life Of solder under our
lag Is as dear as that Of any rebel. nothing Iesa
than life Is dictated by cur reputation and orr
duty. But be wanted to know why these d;ss..
lers naa been brought against our flag, while we
appropriated money witeont stint He moved to
amend the resolution by directing the Committee
also to inquire whether Fort Pillow could not have
been reinforced or evacuated.
Which was agreed 10.
MIR HOWARD then withdrew the clause requiring
tIle committee 70 send some Of their numbers TO
adopted.
Bedford inquirer. [volume] (Bedford, Pa.) 1857-1884, 1864-04-22

scat Thereport Of the Select Committee ON
immigration uas submitted by Mr. WASH BlRSr
OF illlnols. Ii advocates the passage Of a bill en-.
conraglng immigration from foreign countries 10
supply the demand for laborers which Is made bv
the absence in the field Of 50 vast a number.
In the u s. SeEate on Monday, the Finane.
COMMITTEE reported the Army Appropriation bin.
the total amount being $S, g81, $40 The I.eeisla-
tive Executive andJudicia Appropriate bi.lfrom
the House was considered in Committee of the
Whole, and several amendments, increasing paw.
were adopted
In the House Of Representative, Mr.. Kasson
introduced a bill to extend the western boundry of
Iowa TO the Missouri river. A resolution to hold
night session was agreed to. Resolutions decIar-
ing that IN the present condition of the country
and Its finances it is the imperative duty of Con-
gress TO raise the taxes To largey increase the
revenue of the government. and for this purpose
much higher rate OF duties should be imposed
on all luxurIes imported from abroad, and on all
luxuTies producedin the United States and that
the issue of State banks should be taxed, were
adopted Mr. Holmau of Indiana, offered res
olution that 'sthe present deranged condition of
the public finances can ouly be efectually remedied
by reducing the AMOUNT ofpaper currency which
was lald oyor. Mr.. Stevens submitted resolu-
ton that for sixty ays after It's passage all dnties
on imported goods, wares and merchandise, now
provided by law, shall beincreased BY the addition
Of fifty per cent. Referred to the Committee Of
the Whole on the state of the Union The MAJ
tlona Bank bill was passed-yeas IS, nays 63.-l
The People Pacific railroad bill was debated. Il
Mr. Stevens again offered his resolution TO increase
the present foreign duties but suspension OF tho
rules for its consideration was refused Mr.. Mor1
rill offered somewhat similaI resolution but no
quorum voted and the House adjourned
Bedford inquirer. [volume] (Bedford, Pa.) 1857-1884, 1864-04-22

TIE DRAFr-Tbere aretwo conflicting statements
concerning the draft published in the Eastern papers
one that it has been postponed until the first Of
May, and the other that it has been postponed ur.
tl the first of Juue We also see it stated that the
deficiency of New FORK City aud Brooklyn under all
calls is not over FIVE thousand, and that Pennsylvania
is only behind in her quota under all calls some ff-
teen thousand. tits evident that the Government
is disposed to avoid draft if the people will only
manifest disposition to promptly fill their quotas by
volunteering.
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ion sor Sally was by selling large basket of COW
aed ahe was about to carry into the stables, and
hurrying tFithef in frightened way, much as
though he was taking It from burning scase -
Afser that Hack, seemed to be perpetgtlly on the
wG.rh for opportunities to save the far sally from
heavier work. These delicate attentions could
natfxlto ttract the attentionof the W ldow Brown
10, really respecting the young man, invited him
ITO the house to spend the evening, and from
lat time Zachariah was a fxity lie would set
ia the chimney corner Of the old-Eashionel house,
scarcely ever speaking, dividing his attention
equally between the fire and feasting his eyeson
Sally. For two years this quiet alteration Tenton,
and the neighbors wondered why, rs there was
nothing to prevent it, they did not marry. 1t
never has been known whether the idea arose out
Of Zach brain, Or whether twas hint from g
friend, bar at last he did fr4d courage to pop the
question 1t was done u this way. The time
vas New Year Eve, ard the fair Sally had been
preparing stout jug Of nlulled cider, that she
night have sou1ethllls too cheer Zach heart With,
wnen he came in. dxch csIe, be drank and took
his accustomed seat in the chimney corner, where
lac sat quietly, sh usual for few minutes, ane
then without any previous symptoms ne rose VI
u his fall height, SIX feet and two inches putting
his head up the chimney so that little VI him wa
seen above the waist and delivered the following
Grafton - Il somebody loved somebody as vel
rs somebody loves somebody, somebody wouil
marry somebody" Hsck. remained with MS heaf
% the chimney after this speech, silent as deatn
for some minutes, until he came tortn from n
place of refuge at the earnest solicitation OF wa
ow Brown, with faee glowing ike the setting sli1
The thing was done, however, and Zach. ana eal
" we're married in few weeks after and We ar
convinced thai il either Of them could DC lnduee'
to otalE. now. after the trial Of a dozen years, the
would sag that they are entirely satisfied with tha
mode of popping the question.
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TAs 8safpyA gaqairet.
BEDFORD Pa. FRIDAY, APRIL q, 1861.
nnrinr tha nast VEL ve haye been abaent From

During the past week we have been absent from
oar post Of duty. We know Of nothing fkely te
draw US away again very soon. Ne hope here
afs4r to sive greater origipaty, freshness and va,
rio:y to the columns Of .fIE isouIaER. !" : ''-.4
endeayo- to make each number an mp
upon the preceding one. We are sni@fglps =.
printing Office and making other aFr1's :,
thai viii enable Us to carry on our business with
much more facility and satiafa''i0n 'D1n s0uiu Ds
done heretofore.
Bedford inquirer. [volume] (Bedford, Pa.) 1857-1884, 1864-04-22

Mr.. STEVENS has reported from the Committee
of Ways and Means to the House bill which
taxes all Bank notes issued for circulation at the
rate OF three percent per annum, and prescribes
that no such notes SHALL after one year from the
date of the passage of this act, be issued, unless
such issue should hereafter be authorized by act
of Congress.
Bedford inquirer. [volume] (Bedford, Pa.) 1857-1884, 1864-04-22

BLuEhoNDAY IN WALL T-srREET.-Y esterday was an
awfally blue day in Wall-street. The liberal sub
scriptions for the Government -fores the heavy
payments for duties the Custom house. the calling
in of loans the rapid contraction Of the volume of
circulating notes by the banks, all tended to increase
the strngency in the money market and the panic in
stocks and merchandise At the various sessions Of
the Stock Boards, as well as in the open street,
stocks were thro on the market unreseryedy, and
prices were epressed-lightly on Government seeu-
rites but most fearfuly on nearly the whole list Of
fancies" Principals were mercilessly sacrificed by
their brokers, margins wiped out, contracts repudia
ted abusive epithets Justify interchanged and some
lively Pugistc exercise INDUCED in, much 20 the en-
tertainment dsnterested and patriotic spectators
Of 'the saug hter Of the innocents." At the close
of the day festivities lame ducks drug inthe
market, and the erstwhile much enyied stock gam
blers could find none so poor as to do them reyer-
ence They have sowed the wind aud have reaped
the whir!sind.-N. T. Times Of Tuesdoy.
Bedford inquirer. [volume] (Bedford, Pa.) 1857-1884, 1864-04-22

PARDoNED. Joseph Moore, convicted in Cam
bria county ofkiling Jordan Marbourg some time
since, has been pardonedbythe Governor. Moore,
it twill be recollected, was convicted of murder in
the second degree, ard sentensed to the peaiten-
tiary for period Of six years.
Bedford inquirer. [volume] (Bedford, Pa.) 1857-1884, 1864-04-22
BEDFoRp HALL ASSOCIATION.

The Stockholders of the Bedford HAh Association ara
hcy not6d ta The annual election for eve trustees OF
sand ASSOCIATION will be held the odd Fellows Hall in
Bedford Borough on Monday the second day Of May 1884
between the hours Of one and three o'clock n NJ o. sad
ov Nocc IS also given that the Of said
citation have declared seai-annua dividend Of FIVE per
centu upon the capital stocl which the stockholders
receive by calling upon tie Treasurer John r. Jordan
s. l. RrsaHII.,
Sseret1rN
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LIVE STOCK,

Drovcrs and Farmers will find this the most advan-
tageous route for Live Stock. Capacous Yards, well
watered and supplied with every convenience, hav
been opened this line and its connections, and every
attention is paid to their wants. From Harrisburg,
where will be- ound every convenience for feeding and
resting, choice is offered of the Philadelphia, New
York and Baltimore Market. This will also be found
the shortest quickest and most direct route for Stock to
New York-Jvia allentown and with fewer changes
than any other.
EN0CH LEWIS, Genl Superintendent, Altoona,
Pa. l.ls..s-- 1904 70
L. L. HOUPT, Gent Ticket Agent, Philadelphia.
II. II. HOUSTON, Genr Freight Agent, Phila.
delphia' jan1l
The daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1863-1864, 1864-03-23
FREIGHTS.


By this route Freghts Of all descriptions can be for
or Baltimore, to and from any point on the Rail Roads
Of Ohio Kentucky, Indiana Illinois, Wisconsin, Iowa
or Missouri, by Rail Road direct. ~
The Pennsylvania Central Rail Road also connects at
Pittsburgh with Steamers by which Goods be for
varded to any port on tho Ohio, Muskingum, Ken
lucky, Tennessee, Cumberland, Illinois, Mississippi,
Wisconsin, Missouri, Kansas and Red Rivers; and At
Cleveland, Sandusky and Chicago with Steamers to al
Ports on the North Western Lakes. ssE :. 5---a
ton of their Freight to this Company, rely with
confidence on its speedy transit.
The RATES OF FREIGHT to and from any
Road, are at all times favorable charged by
other Rail Road Companies.
5Be particular to mark packages "via Penn'a
Central r. R."
For Freight Contracts or Shipping Directions apply
to or address either of the following Agents of the
D A: STEWART, Freight Agent, Pittsburgh.
CLARKE d CO., Transfer Agents Pittsburgh
H.W BROWN Il CO., Cincinnati, Ohio,
R. C. MELDRUM d CO., Madison, Indiana.
j. E. MOORE, Louisville, Kentucky.
w. NJ. AIKMAN, Evansville, Ind.
R. F. SASS, st. Louis, Missouri.
CLARKE q CO., Chicago, Illinois.
J. H. McCOLM, Portsmouth, O..
J. NJ. LOVE, Msysville, Ky.
HALL & CO., Marietta o.
E. AYRES, Muskingum River.
W. H. d L. L. LANGLEY, Gallipolis, o.
HIS. PIERCE & CO., GAINESVILLE, o.
N. Fl. HUDSON, Ripley, o.
f. C. MELDRUM, General Travelling Agent
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TRANsPo ri ATIo ON |
- 1864 BkHkghI
PENNSYLVANIA CENTRAL R Ri
RUNNING FROM S % @
PHILADELPHIA TO PlTTSBURGHt|
K $40 MflAGseuakas Isask. j
~
IRON all portions of the West, North
l West and South West, this line and il connexions
form either the shortes the best route % rniaae
Fbe traveller may With condolences rely upon sure con-
nections high speed With perfect safety, and every
piiance for comfort that can be procured. New ana
elegant passenger ca for day and night service naye
yania Central Rail Road. = ..5E 81
FOUR DAILY THROUGH TRAINS
PITTSBURG toPHILADELPHlAl
THREE DAILY THROUGH TRAINS
PITTSBURG TO NEW YORK
THREE rF1s DAILY THROUGH TRAINS
| PITTSBURGH TO 70 BALTIMORE
| TRAINS LEAVE AS FOLLOWS: u
FAST MAIL-Leavss Pittsburgh at 500 A. n, aave
at Altoona for breakfast at 740 A. M reaches ~ ~
ris6lrg at 12As u, and Philadephis a. s:a. 81
risburg at 100 p. M and arrive m Baltimore Ut %
NEW YORK PASSENGERS By this train leave Ph 81
dolphin at Gas p M. and arrive IN New fork a' io'
THROUGH ACCOMMODATE Stopping at an sts
tions-Leayes Pittsburgh at 600 A. NJ. arrives J
Altoona for dinner at 1l25A NJ, reaches hafr1sDul
at $40 P. NJ, and Philadelphia at Ill Z. M.
THROUGH EXPRESS-Leaves Pittsburgh a. 1.o2 ~
M, arrives at Altoona for supper at $40 Z. M "a
reaches Harrisburg at $50 A. NJ and arrive IN ia
NEW %o YoRK p by this train leave Phi
adelphia at 8 A. M. and arrive In New fofk
FAST LINR-Leaves Pittsburg at s As P. NJ, arrive
at Altoona at 100 A. NJ, reaches Harrisburg az o..
A. M and Lancaster for breakfast at 7.fS A. M, q
irving in Philadelphia at 1885 A. M
BALTIMORE PASSENGERS by this train leave ia
risburg at 100 A. NJ and arrive In Baltimore ~ Lid
NEW YORK PASSENGERS by this train have
choice Of routes sleeping car runs through no
Pittsburgh to New York, without change, We, IA
risburg and Allentown, arriving In New xork AZ 1.
Q P. M: BY way Of Philadelphia, passengers rea'
! TICKETS FOR SALE TO BOSTON BY BOA
) OR RAIL.
BOAT TICKETS GOOD ON ANY OF TIfR SOUND LINks.
FARE TO ALL POINTS As LOW AS AN
ROUTE
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1864-04-15

The public are respectfully invited to read the
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