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Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1864-04-08
FOR THE vINDIcAToR.
70 .Muay Friends and Voters

gratefully acknowledge tue very COM
naunee myself u candidate for the office Of
Clerk Of the Circuit Conrt Of Augusta ut
the ensuing election | unfeignedly say.
however. | very much fear The estimate you
express OF Try ability is higher than it de-
serves. It is true have had experience
Ia the discharge Of the duties involved by
the Offices Of the courts from my early
years to the present time, having been
raised and educated to the performance Of
them; ard no duties have ever devolved on
me more accordant to my feelings and taste.
Il il also true have been citizen Of the
county for more than quarter Of eentu~
~, vet am notaware, save my four daught-
ers, that can claim blood relationship with
hut two families in the county-one on the
side Of the male and the other on the eide
Of the female So should I comply with your
wishes it could not be with reasonable
hope of success. Were [ a candidate and
successful I would not din ert the use of
the Office ia part from its legitimate object,
TO that Of an Insurance Office. Confederate
Custom house Office, Paymasters Office. or
Depositor's Office, during the term, each Of
watch being wholly foreign 10 is nature
from that Of clerk Of the court The build
ing was erected 1t the expense Of q part Of
the common treasure Of the county, and is
therefore palt OF its public property, set {.
Part for 6 specific purpose; and the archives
ofthe office consist Of tue records and other
evidences Of adjudicatIons running through
about hundred years; and are therefore
Justly to be regarded as a high public trust
one that cannot be too closely guarded, or
too sedulorsly preserved. had the al
most entire control Of the Office, as deputy
clerk, for three consc cniive years, and aid
ed therein occasionally the next succeeding
Two years; during al of which time ! was
com missi,nar Of defosi:ions: and although
it would have suited nv convenience to have
done so, yet did Lot ;s,--c deposition in
the Office during the tine; hut invariably Of
the office of one Of the counsel concerneos
or at some one Of the hotels here, or some
po;at in the country, varying according to
circumstances. Should net a pledge be clio
tied from the candidates touching this sub
ject :?
JOHN 3 WATTS
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REV. DIR. BULLOCK ARaEsTED.

AT an early hour yesterday morning tie
Rev DR. Bullock, pastor Of tho Franklin
Street Church, aud brother-in law of the
rebel John c. Breckislr;aga, was taken into
custody by Government. detective and ex
amined BY Major IIayner, acting provost
marshal. The charge vss that be had har-
bored man named Smith, who held the
commission of colonel in the rebel service,
bat it was proven that Smith vas MS
man Of the divine, aud was OF his parole Of
honor. consequent upon magnanimous con-
duct IN saving the life of Union officer
Col Smith IS attached to Morgan's con-
mand, and is well known in military cir
cles Bait Amcri.cen.
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Purchase Of C0fsals sc.

We publish this week the net Of lie
Virginia Assembly authorizing the
purchase Of Cotton, Cotton Yarns,
Cards &c. &c, for distribution and
sale to citizens Of Virginia and retu-
gees. This is very important bill
and to secure the full benefit to our
citizens an agent should be appointed
for Augusta County at the next meet
ing of our County Court. A great
deal depends upon the prompt ap-
pointment of agents in the Counties
and Corporations Of the state as regards
the proper informing the State agent 50
that be can purchase to the best ad-
vantage.
This subject is worthy the prompt
attention Of the County Court as in
no way can they better subserve the.
interest Of our people than by prompt
~ appointing County agent.
May it not be we'll for our Corpora
tion Court to appoint an agent ire
spectiye of the County I?
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REBELLION IN ILLINOIS.

81. Louis, March 20 "A special dis
patch to the Democrat. from Charleston,
Coles co., says that he Copperheads came
into that town TO attend court yesterday
with guns concealed in their. wagons and
armed with pistols.
Some soldiers in the court house yard
were drawn into 40 ;iirsy, and q general
fight occurred. The county sheriff sprapq
from the judges s;,ra, and c,nmencod
flung pistol at The Ulsian men. Major
YORK. surgeon Of the 5Ish, was one oil
the first victims.
The Union men being outnumbered al
the court house, ran to the houses and
stores for arms, and they fred upon fiom
the windows Ten or twelve were wound
cd. Colonel Mitchell. of the 5ith regi-
lnent, was badly wounded Oliver Sales
was killed JAS Goodelick, VIM Hart,
l. G. Jefreys and several SELLERS belong
ing to the 54th were wounded severely
The Fifty four,h regiment arrived in sny
afternoon, and formed on the square. Mel
son Wells, the man who fred he first shot,
was instantly killed. John Cooper, pris,
oHeT, was suoe WuHc ~ iu9 ~ escape.
Col. Brooks with a squad of men went
in pursuit of a gang Of Copperheads about
seven miles dista t.
Captain Williamson has some twenty
prominent Secesh implicated in the affair
under guard at the Court House. Colonel
Mitchell had conference with the Hon. O.
B. franklin and Judge Constable. who
seemed very anxious that steps should be
taken to prevent any further outbreak
SPRINGFIELD, ILL.,. March 50 --Colanel
Cakes, Assistant Provost NEaishal General
started for Charleston last nigh, and tele-
graphs to-day for The 4th regiment, which
left this afternoon General Heintze!man
has also been requested to send troops from
indianapolis. This indicates that the
trouble is of @ serious character.
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A SOLDIER
TO MANY FRIEND, ANDyoTER $

l am constrained BY sense of duty to myself
Gaving suffered from diseased state OF the heart
for about three years, and not yet entirely recov-
cred tberefrom--tn decline compliance with your
wish that should become candidate for the
Circuit Court Cierkship. | have been sudious!y
avoiding oil scenes of excitement from the origin
of the attack to the present time, and now: that
am recovering it would be an act Of almost viii
fl! suicide to X row myself INTO the heat ar-
iy consequent TO a popular canvass. |, however,
attach to my decnature unfeigned gratitude to
Won for tie personal kindness you have mani
Tested towards me, and especially for your solicit
tude in my wellbeing manifested by your call. =
regret the necessity of my declinature more
than voa possibly could ;,---as my circumstances
are barely embarrassed by actual need, having
family to provide for by my daily exertions.
JOHN B. WATTS.
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Latest From The North.
+ From the Baltimore American !

Dispatches from Cairo state Tint Forrest,
with force Of rebels 1000 strong was re-
ported to be within eight miles Of Coluni--
bus. Ky Oh Monday night. lie had cut
the telegraph wires between that place AID
Cairo. Gen. Forrest seems thus bent upon
pursuing his raid into Kentucky Moths
ing new was trapsfiring at Memphis.
Kentucky has been divided iltto two Mill
tary districts by Gen.. Schofiela --the
Western, under Gen. Ewing, running
from the Nashville railroad to the Cnmber-
land river; Tie Eastern, Under Gen. Hoo
SOP, from the railroad to The Big Sandy
The express train from Louisville to lie
banon was captured by gnerrillas on Mon
day, and two cars burned A guard Of
seventeen soldiers surrendered to the enc
nv
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Municipal Election

The result Of the municipal election
in staunton held on Wednesday last
was as follows:
N. K. Trout, Mayor, W. L. Balthis
Sergeant, and the following Council
men-W. g. Sterrett. B. f. Points,
j. w. Crawford, A. NJ Bruce, j. b.
Scherer. w. B.Kayser, W. FL. Wilson,
j. B. Evans, T, NJ. Young, j. NJ.
Hardy and D. c.. McGuffin or Col.
Geo. Baylor, the last two having re-
csived an equal number Of votes. Mr..
F. N. Young not having been a resi-
dent sufficiently long to render him
eligible, Messrs McGntfin and Baylor
will be entitled to seats in the Couu-
r;l
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lieaalliss, in EIllneis.


Thc late news, published in another
colunsn Of the on break il Illinois Will
he read with pleasure b. our readers.
A handful Of men have, seemingly
without cause at tire time, come in
conflict with The Union troops at
Charleston Illinois. The Sheriff Of
the Court was d prominent particlpa-
tor, rushing from the judges stand
and firing upon the tie Ualiolllsts.
The Union soldiers, being ousnnHl-
hered by The secessionists, sought pro-
teetion in the houses but were fred
upon from the doors esd windows and
several of them killed and wounded
phe rebellious Iliinoisans under 81
If O'Hair being compelled. 10 lsaye
the town, by the arrival Ct more
troops, were entrenching neaT BY. As
straws show The direction Of the Wintl
so is this plainly indicative Of a strong
feeling against the administration OF
lincoln and the war as waged upon
his basis. These three hundred men
have come to their Court House armed
by no accident, nor was it aceidenta al
that the Union soldiers were provoked
by them into q difficulty. They have
pondered upon passing events, dra "
Ing their conclusions leisurely, having
acted not from impulse but with pre-
concerted action. Hence we are led
to believe that every one of the five
thousand men ordered there to quiet
the outbreak will be needed. These
three hundred can not be alone
IN this feeling Of hostility, but
must receive accessions, which, from
the spirit shown by the few who
have resisted the troops, it will require
more than five thousand to overcome.
More than a twelve month since we
spoke Of the feeling which must exist
ia the Western States at some future
time and the necessity of their separ-
alton from the abolition wreck ere it
should sink with its maddened and
bcsottcd crew. This late affair but
us in the opinions then ex-
pressed. There is feeling of hostili-
ty to the administration shown now,
which, when the mind's eye of the Wes-
tern States perceive the position they
will occupy in the Union, the san,edor
which the South at last seized the
sword, will eliminate in the inevita-
BILE withdrawal Of these States from
the Union and the establishing Of
sister republic on and about the head
waters of the Mississippi. This may
not be now but It is q mere question
of time and will eventually come. In
the meantime VIE would ike exceed.
ingly to hear that the pistol-shots
fred by these three hundred was but
the assembly call for their sympatlli- !
zers, and that for some time the armies
Of the North viii have al that they
can possibly attend TO, in that state
which claims as her son the presiding
genius Of the Union, at present en-
1hroned at Washington Ms Dictator
but whom many people in The North
arc ready to accep. as perpetual ruler
Of the United kingdom Of anaeedon,
and cry amid salvos Of artillerv-.
"God save the king {"
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From TIE SPECTATOR.
CAMP 31st VA REeIxnNT,
March 25sh, 1864
10 H.. Voters Of Htqlland Ecugiv:

70 II. Voters Of Highland County:
GENTLEMEN You are aware that YOU
sill have to select at Ike approaching
Spring election a Clerk for the Circuit and
County Courts Of your county,
The law does not recognize The soldier
vote ia making choice cf officers that 50
nearly concsrns their private Interests. bnt
We feel thas our friends at holne will look
favofably upon our choice, at least VIC shall
expect a hearty co-oparatlcn when we rec
oumend to your consideration such man
as Captain Jacob Matheny. OF Company i,
3lst Va. Regiment. He is decidedly the
Soldiers Candidate. We are opposed to
the present occupant Of the Office, who has
enjoyed its gains since Highland has been
a county: and has failed to fill his vannt-
ing declaration, chat he would fight Wheu
needed
Upon the other hand The gallant Matheny
at tie first sound Of alarm rushed to the
standard, taking a place as private il our
ranFs. and from which he has molly fought
his way to Captainey.
Through all the various scenes OF The war,
1c Hao Cait tGA WIN ittu q 4UtSbttVH w tUl
cause and steadiness Of purpose, that has
won Kim place 10 the heart OF every mem
Der Of cur tine horored Regiment.
It matters little whether in camp. on a
march. or amid tho uproar Of battle, the
care Of his company IS paramount in his
mind and actions.
lie was badly wounded at Mcdowell
while fighting the vegabond enemy upon
the hills of his own dear Highland.
For many months lis gjant constitution
struggled with ghastly wounds At length
gaining the ascondaney he slowly recovered,
and few months since returned, [althoueh
cripple for life to resume his duties III
tbs army. Through exposure his old
wounds have re opened and admonish him
to enter upon the retired list Of The army.
If patriotism ana true courage are 20 be
rewarded, you wiillnake Captain Mathenys
election sure. But on The other hand, if
fegyism backed by Zig words aad assumed
ariAtocraey arc to snpersede brave and mu-
tiIated soldiers. We may expect tie election
Of his opponent sure
That Captain Mrtheny is qualified to Gil
this eficc, there exists not single doubt.
A board Of rigid army officers examined
him, previous to bis promotion to Captain,
and reported fayarably upon his quslifea-
tons il every capacity.
A SOLDIER
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LADIES AND GENTLRHEN,
.ge,fasa G1Iag'iStiatsa
TIE REPORTER S DICTIONARY.
BASED ON PHOTOGRAPHY.

In Press. and shoi tly to be published Eank
above title, prepared by the subsc der who has
had nearly twenty years practice in Phone
graphic writing having been at "ne time emplo, ed
as an official Reporter in the United States Sen
ate and VINO has been for the last seventeen
months, aud is now reporter of the Atlanta Intel
Ggencer.
The Dictionary will contain indications bv means
ola simple nomenclature. for writing with Pho
nograpbic Letters, about 20 coo words Of the En-
glish language, or ninety ninety one hundreths Of
those IN common use--the remaining words being
easily written after these are learned.
In decentralization to the Dictionary simple in
strucion will be given for beginners of the study
Of photography, wit lithograph ed illustrations
prepared by one Of the best artists in the Conttd-
eracy. The object of the publication is to make
a srANARD for Confederate Reporters, and to rem
der it passiblc for the much coveted and beaut ful
art Of reporting to be learned even without the
aid Of teacher
As the work will be expensive. new tvpe having
been procured expressly for it, only a small eli
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2rca for the same, which will be S. per copy
The book. in paper cover, and suitable for usa
will be sent to all subscribers, by mall without
additional expense.
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Atlanta, &c.
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DKOSPEGTuS.--The undersigned viii issue, in
4 a few weeks at Richlnohd, Va, weekly jour
nal to be called
'.THE SOUTHERN PUNCH.

L a few weeks, at Richnohd, Va, weekly jour
nal to be called
s.THE SOUTHERN PUNCH" ,
1t will be nearly duplicate size, form ard gem
eral features of the world renowned London
Punch" so long an acknowledge power in the
British Isles in the reformation OF public abuses,
ana the enlia htenment of the puc mind, flashing
as II did with the genius of Hood, Of lerrold, and
T OF wits, poets, and philcsoph:c thinkers.
ne proprietors Of 'The Southern Punch" bring
70 tne difficult task of essfulI conducting such
aJouehai, the advantages ofcapital. abundant men
.ai resources, aud practical skill. The editor for
many years past, has been connected ia leading
suieo[iai capacity With the largest daily papers OF
rev orieans and Mobile, while the gentlemen whs
nave charge of the typographical and engraving
oeYartments are unsurpassed in that skill necesss
Ty to success. '
Every number will be Illustrated with numerop.
cats, appropriate to the times (humorous aud 3.
from the hands Of one Of the best Engravers
on the continent--an artist whose psmeis ANTI.
TO the readtng public of the South
1 . me, the undersigned are determined IN rnaka
the oo1shesn Panoh' the spciest and most rea-
aaoie, ana the pest illustrated literary Journal in
America. ~ shall distance competition.
Terms: SUBSCRIPTION for single comics $40 nsy
snn1m. News dealers at there Of Sis per hun
dred copies. Address.
OVERALL, CAMPBELL, HUGHES AGO
Publishers, RichmOnd Va
&za-Editors giving the above one or Iaors inSsr-
tious will be entitled to copy gratis
June 20.
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Horse Stolen =
$50 REWARD,

A BAY HORSE. no white about bin remem
"A bered hss dark legs aud ears and is about :
years old, lies the left side of neck, bare
footed if shod must be fresh. bears marks of rub
bing and work. Size-medum or rather small
Order-getting thin; does not pace. good Iookino
horse, we'll made and medium height was stolen
from the subscriber last night, 24th inst
The above reward viii be given if recovered in
this comfy and $l0Q if recovered out OF the coun
ty.
Fishersyille, Augusta ceunsy. Va
ABSALOM KOINER,
Aprii1-tf
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GENERAL FORR EST'S EXPEDITION
TO PADUCAII.
IorsIuIAL- DISPATCHES
DEMopoLrE. April 81. 1864

C1sps1 o1N1.Np = 80
To Gen s. Cooper
The following dispatch from Ger. For
rest lbs inst been received
Darsrns. TasS. March =, ete. Okla
loua. A prii 8 To Lieeif. Gea'. Polk =
| left j sei.sou on The 23d u!t and captured
Uni.a. Cry on The 2tsh, with four hundred
aud fifty prisoners, among them the rene
galc IIaukins, ard nest of his regiment,
II OIL two hundred horses, and FIVE hun
tseel small arms.
also took possession Of Hickman, the
enemy having PASSED it
rayea Ner,h with Buford's division,
marching direct from Jackson to Paducah
IL l;fty hours, attacked j; On the evening
Of the 2}t, drove the enemy TO their gun
beats and fpsts, held tie town for ten hours,
and coiilj have held it longer, but found the
snall-pax raging aud evacuated the place
We captured many stores aud horses,
burned M sixty bales election. enc s'ean-
cr III lie dry dock, and brought out fifty
prisoners.
ny loss at Union City and Pad ucah, as
fur as known. is twenty-five killed and
wounded among them Colonel Thompson,
commanding the Kentucky brigade, killed;
Lieut.. Co. La,shum, OF the Faulkner regi-
mept, nortally wounded, and Col, Csoss-
lin, of the 9th Kentucky, ard Lieut.. Col.
Morton, Of the "a Tennessee, slightly
wounded
The encmy's loss at Padncah was fifty
killed and wounded. The prisoners in all
FIVE hundred n. 3 FORREST.
To GEN S. CoorEn
Ths following dispatch just received from
General Forrest
Jackson, via Waterford, April 2 Six
hundred Federal prisoners will arrive at
Ripley, Miss, tosday, en- route for Demop-
oils.
Col. Neeloy engaged Hunt[?] on the Goth
March, near Bolivar, capturing his entire
wagon train. routing ard driving him to
Memphis, killing thirty and capturing th!r
.y-fve prisoners. killing two captains and
one"
L POLK,
~
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NoTHoS-
BUREAu OF Cuxscg ]
RLcnMnNn Va ING Dist. iaGS

BUREsu OF CuxscRiPTioy,
RlcHMoSD, Va. oufS 2lst, 1868
70 answer numerous Inquiries. and to cDrrect err
rors not uncommon, the following notice is pub
lshed to all ancernqd:
l. Under the recent call Of the President. OK
tending the conseript age, all substitct;0ns have
ceased to be valid il The substitute be less tlian
years cid. and is not otherwise exempt by law.
.. Membership (tuIes& as officer duty ,ceept.
ed by the Wac Departmental Of local organiza
ton- fai home defence or special Sc vice, conci
az claim to exemption from Confederate service !:
neither does service in the militia unless In of
.ottioogs actually iii commission who have duly quail
fled.
3. Hereafter any one furnishing substitute vii.
become lii 5e in his own person wherever the
vices ct the substitute are lost to tie ti}ya
from any cause other tlan the Casualties al war
4. Applications for exemption. on any round
whatever, Iust first be addressed TO the local en-
rolling officer. who ii he has not powefto set, or
is ID doubt viii refer them to higher aulhojity.
:sta ranor: Of the facts. 4 i such addressed Ii
higher aur korty viii necsss4ril, asal Asvl
lablv be retnrreo hses for local rx4 uinatlun auf
repnrt; ard the applicants will tiUs have uSeessiv
Lost time aud prolonged suspense.
Appeals against diverse decisions br local off
cars viii be f.5rwared b. them for hearing, wra.
any plausible gfou.d ofappcal IS set forth.
5. Commandments at eonserpts viii! give his nc
tica extensive circslatan in the local press Of tlte
respective States.
g. " LAY,F.t Col. s. &C,
Julx 81. 2853.-tf Acting Ghiefoi Bureau.
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We learn from the Wing that the
official returns as far as received at the
Treasury Department Of the amounts
of Treasury notes funded at various
repositories foots up 9l73,23i,95o.
About fifty depositaries not heard
from will increase the amount from
two hundred and ten to two hundred
and thirty millions.
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Ng Gen. Rosecrans has suppressed the
circulation of the N. Y. Metropolitan Rec
ord in the limits Of the department. Of tho
Missouri. The Record is ''Catholic fam
lily newspaper"
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OFFICEyA. CENTRALEAIIP0.D y
ili1al,....-...l .

4 NANCE Of Schedule-On and aftc, Fr;dax
y, ~ January 9TH, 1854. the Mail and pssscnc9i
tram VIII leave Richmond daily for Staunton a,,,
intg'ineulate points at o'clock Returnins
viii leave Stauntun at As A NJ and arr;vs in -:
inond al o clock ~ -''"'
ire Accommodation train between Riebnond
no eo'donsvie is discontinued until further mo-
ce n u WuITCnup ~ - 'npi mo-
Jan Is, 1864 '', oup''
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afiiroy has removed from Martins

Miiroy has removed from Martins
burg and is camped at Bunker Hill.
On Friday week Gen. Sedgwick left the
Point Of Rocks with two divisions OF YAM
iee troops aud made MS way towards
Grants army Of the Potomac.
The Yankee say th,t Milroy intends 10
rebuild the Winchester and Potomac Rail
road. for the use ofthe Yankee army das
ring the So ing campaign. Sigel has gone
to Cumberland with his command.