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The, 18TH Penna. Reserves,

saE HARRISBURG, April 29--Tn ne House q
Representatives this evening, Dir. Barge.
made an important statement iu relation to
the 18th regiment of Reserves. he stated
they entered the sevice Of Pennsylvania 10
May, two years ago but we're not mustered
into the national service until two months
afterwards. They are now greatly dissatis-
fed, SO much SO that many of them were
under arrest, the men claiming their time
of service expired in May, and the Nation
al Government contendiug it extended un-
til July. sou F2
Mr.. Bangor read extracts Of a letter from
Col. McCandless, commanding the division,
relative to the dissatisfaction and fearing
the men would refuse to serve after May.
Gov. Curtin had urged some action on
the part Of the Legislature to induce Gov
eminent to comply with the demands OF
the Reserves. In accordance, Mr.. Barger
offered resolution urgently soliciting the
President to discharge the Reserves. The
resolution was unanimously adopted.
Simon Cameron has been chosen chair
man of the Central Committee. I'D gE
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ST LOUIS, April 3O.-Advices from Cam
den Arkansas, say that Steele's army is
there. Thayer joined Steele at Elkins Fer
~ on Little Mo-, where the confederates
were driven from their line of Notifications
commanding the bottom. The enemy next
stood at Prairie de Ann, where Price ske
daddled after bush fight. towards Wash
ington. Other skirmishing occurred during
March, budour total loss is less than 200,
Price supposed Steele was going to 60 to
Shreveport via Washington and moved his
command from Camden to Washington
After the fight at Prairie de Ann, Steele
pursued the enemy few miles towards
Washington, then suddenly turned, pushed
for Camden Price discovered his mistake
aud started for Camden also A desperate
race ensued, and hoavy skirmishing occur
red all the way, Marmaduke being in front
Droching in the rear with cavalry, artillery
Steele came out victorious; and captured
the enemy's Notifications.
Camden is strongly guarded aud can be
held gainst largely superior numbers.
A ;arge number Of the enemy's transports
were captured 80 miles below Camden.
1t is understood that reinforcements aud
SUI plies are goiug the overland route from
Little Rock to Steele, he moi being able to
draw them either IRON Banks. Steele
forces are fully 10000 strong and can whip
Kirby Smith, should he attack him. There
is no cause for fear of his safety.
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T.uoRs DEcrpEp TO BE MANUFACTURERS

TAIIoRs DECIDED TO BE MANUFACTURERS
An important decision on the United
States tax law has just been rendered. A
New Haven, Conn, firm sued tax collec
tor to recover back taxes they had beer
compelled to pay under protest They
made clothing for their individual custom
ers measuring each one, and doing q strict
" custom business On their business they
wera taxed as manufacturers" and the!
brought suit to recover back the tax, claim
ing that making suits Of clothes to indiVldu
al orders in retail business was not man
ufacturing. The judge decided that they
were manufacturers, and that the tax was
properly laid The principal in this case
covers several other occupations, and the
decision is one of much interest.
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FOREIGN News.

HALIFAY, April 30.-The steamship Eu
rope from Liverpool 10th and Queenstown
18th arrived this morning bringing 3 days
later news
Conference holds its first meeting in Lon
don on the Goth. .st.sH
LIVERPOOL, 10th, Cotton, buoyaut ! (9 j
cent higher.
Breadstuffs, very dull
Wheat, declining
Provisions, dull tending downward
1t was rumored that negotiations were
going on for the sale Of the Great Eastern
to the French Government
1t is stated that the Florida was in a
Spanish port, she had been refused coal at
Portugal port,
An Alexandria letter to the Times, posi-
tivily afirms that the late Viceroy of Egypt,
ordered the construction OF Lard rams.
At Duppel the Prussisus had connected
their entertainments with new parallel
and without loss the csnnonsding goes on
night aud day.
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IE1iEdR.APHlC1I.....
Up t,oor2 O'Clock. A. M.
MisceiianeOus Items.

saCaIRo, April 29.-The steamer MISSISSIPPI
from New Orleans, 23d and Memphis, 9th,
arrived. New meagre.
The steamer Empire arrived from Red
river, she brought down Gen Lee and Capt
Nuns on business. connected with the or
ganizati0n Of their commands.
Maj. Conally of the lst New Hampshire,
cavalry, badly injured by a kick from q
horse; his wound will recover. 500
Lieut.. W. Snow, reported killed, is alive
but prisoner. ,,.,. 45aH. .o8i.5
Passengers per Empire stated that the
impression prevailed that the confederates
would avoid general engagement, but it
was possible that picket firing might result
in battle at any moment.
Prisoners, deserters and others present
during the battle say that the loss at
Pleasant Hill and Sabine Cross Roads, can't
fall short of 1000, may reach 10000 killed,
wounded and prisoners.
The Era publishes rumor that General
Steele. had taken possession of Shreveport
town and Notifications.
Sugar, higher at 224 0 &c. -,
Molasses. at IS ca 1000. with none Offer
ing.
The steamers Cromwell and Matanzas
from New York, arrived with $4,000 spe,
Gle and large amount of Treasury notes:
The steamer Columbia with the mails
and $4,000 in specie for Havana, full
load of cotton would sail to New York on
the Odd.
Steamers from White river and Helena
brought ninety bales of cotton to Memphis.
Market active
Nearly 800 refugees from Arkansas,
Georgia, and Alabama, have arrived here
and they present most pitiful appearance.
The steamer Alice Dean passed with 700
bales of cotton for Cincinnati.
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Nsw YORK, April 30.-The steamer va,
zoo, arrived this a. m. from New Orleans,
no news of Importance.
4 letter from Alexandra dated on the
18th says all quiet at Grand Ecore,
The enemy are still around us and We
hope when we are ready for forward move
ment again they will not be wanting.
The same letter confirms the death OF the
rebel General Green in the fight with the
gunboats.
The Red river is falling slowly but the
Mississippi is rising fast, and rise expect
ed in consequence on Red river
Gen. Stone and others of Gen Banks
staff had arrived en- route for New Orleans
The steamer Catawba from New York
arrived with GOO troops.
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NEw YORK May l.-Advices from Cul
pepper Court House of last evening, report
every thing quiet in that vicinity
New Orleans advioes; states that Gener
al Stone has been suppressed by General
Dwight as Chief # Gen Banks staff, and
General Stone is uHder orders from Wash
ngton to be reduced to the command of a
regiment of regulars,
A refugee from Shr ,yeport says that the
admit thpt they were defeated IN the last
days battle, and suffered heavily, and that
they did not consider it prudent t, renew
the attack.
The report among the enemy was thao
General Steele vas moving towards Shreve>
port with 10000 men. Price with 47,OO
was opposing him. Shreveport is protected
by If miles of Notifications. which the en-
envy consider impregnabie against any
thing short of 10000 men.
From an address of Gen. Lee to his com,
mand of cavalry, of Banks army, it would
appear he had been superseded.
Three thousand rebel cavalry are reported
in the neigbborhood of Clinton, La, above
Port Hudson, and their intention is sur.
missed to be to lay waste the plantations
worked by the yankees.
Msgruder's army reported 10000 strong,
s in the Guadalupe, Colorado and Brazos
rivers, Texas, with the exception OF 5000
ct Galveston.
The Brownsville, (TexaSJ Journal OF
April 10th has advices that the French are
retreating from the city Of MEXICO. This
is doubtless canard.
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q BosroN, May In the Massachusetts,
Senate yesterday the Committee on FEEDER
al relation reported series of resolves in
relation to material affairs hsrmonizing the
prosecution of the War, and pledglng the
resources of the State in its support, recon-.
mending an amendment to the Constitution
abolishing slavery, and declaring that abe
President has discharged the duties of bis
Office with Fidelity, sagacity and courage.
aud that his administration deserves the
confidence of the people.
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BIsDrNe.-Having purchased new ma

BINDING.-Having purchased new ma
chinery, tools, etc, and employed COM
petent workman, we are prepared to ae'
commodate our friends and patrons, who
have so anxiously anticipated the opening
of this department Of our office. Oar tacil
tiles for manufacturing blank books, led
gers, account books, etc. are unsurpassed
by any establishment i'll this section Of
country. Those having books to bind, or
old books to be repaired, will do we'll to
send them to the REGISTER BNDERY, where
all work will be executed with neatness
and dispatch. ,.l -t
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From the Army of Potomac

WASHINGTON, May Information from
the Army of the Potomac to night states
that the troops which went to Madison G.
q. on Thursday burnr the town to ashes.
1t is not known whether this was done BY
orders or not.
Deserters who came in yesterday report
Lees army as $4,000 strong, with $4,000
effective cavalry, all in good condition with
10 days supple. The railroads are running
night and day bringing up reinforcements.
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A NorEp DEsERTER GAFruREp-George
Duncan. vas arrested in Cincinnati few
days ago as a aeserter. He enlisted il
that CITY under the name Of Charles Ham
.lrop. deserted and enlisted in Pittsburg as
George Rogers, deserted again and was ar.
rested. and as our readers will doubtless
recolect. while being sent to his regiment
hand cuffed, escaped from the officers when
they reached this city.
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Tur OHIO MILITIA.-The farmers OF
Ohio find the late call of the Governor to
40 service for one hundred days exceed
ingly ilksome and oppressive. They can
not procure substitutes, and must either &c
themselves or be treated as deserters. They
are on the eve Of corn planting, and 1t re-
quired to go into military service they nu''
forego putting in their crops until nextyear
1t is said that owing to the recent call OF all
the troops iu Gen. Pope's department to the
East, a reouisition has been made on Ohio
for two regiments Of militia to I'LL the
places of those volunteers now called to the
field The prosper OF fighting Indians Is
considerably discussed among members
and already tho scalping operation is regard
ed as serious innovation on the rules oil
var as taught in this christian and enllght
ened age, ...,
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New YORK, April 30-The Nc~bern Times
of the 9th says
On Friday last large confederate force
appeared 10 front of Little Washing tor, bet
their lines were soon deserted, ard il is
said regular stampede towards Richmond
commenced.
A'special to the Post dated Washington
S0th says
Nothing new from the army Of tee Pc
tomac. The confederate army is quiet
There is no probability Of the War De
partment granting the request of the Pa.
Legislature to muster out the Reserves for
that State in May LIST.
1t is expected the Senate bill ra.siug the
pay OF coIored tsoops will pass the House
to aay.
a Special to the Commercial asys: 1t is
understood that the Union National com
mtttss srs perfecting arrangements for the
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A Special Order.

WASHINGTON. April 30.-A special order
issued by the War Department this morn
ing requiring all enlisted men now in thi:
city on detailed duty to report forthwith tc
their regiments in the field unless they car
produce from proper medical authority GER
tifcates of PHYSICAL inability and are un
able to perform the duties Of the field.
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SHIRTS! Shirts! Shirts! "A fu IL as
sortment Of French and American cassi'
mere and flannel army shirts OF various
styles and prices. Also 70 dozen white
dress shirts at the following prices: Six Tor
$l2, SIS, $l8, $2l and $2i. Also shirts
made to order and warranted to fit, of su
perior work and uuequalled in quality Tor
the prices, ). L. LAk!N,
No. lO2 Main Street Wheeling, w. Va
mh29 6m
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WANTED.-Partridge wishes to engage a
competent carpenter to construct some i'm
provements in his Photograph Gallery, ne
cessitated by his increasing business. Please
apply Immediately. on
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FORTRESS MosRoE, April 29.-By mail
The French vessels which went to City
Point recently to bring away the tobacco
from Richmond have all returned light, 10
Hampton roads.
The steamer New York with sick rebel
prisoners has sailed for City Point.
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The steamer Falcon, 1T. Russell Master
leaves this ci,y and Bell Air daily, connect
ing with all trains on the Central Ohio
Railroad. The attention of passengers is
directed to the time table in another col,
umn.
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From the Front. &c.

New YORK, April "a Washington
special to the Tribune says:
The cavalry bureau has been placed I'M.
der the immediate control Of Maj. General
Halleck by order Of the War Department.
special to the World says:
Senator Howe has pepared resolution
for the appointment of a committee to in
vestigate the charges preferred by Mr.. Blair
in his speech, and also into the affairs of the
Treasury Department which has just come
to light in the currency and printing bureau
A caucus of the Republican Senators was
held to-day on the above subject and it
was decided to have the matter thoroughly
Investigated
A special to the Times says:
Officers grom the front to night profess
to believe that active o. erations will not
lie commenced just now.
The enemy again IS buslly engaged in
throwing up more earthworks and digging
rife pits covering various fords along the
line of the Rapidan Their pckers have
been strengthened along the whole front,
and extended further down the river tn
wards our left. Picket firing has been re
| dilp ldht pldtt
most daily.
There is M truth in the report of the
concentration OF a large force IN Shenandoah
Valley, near Front Royal. The rebel force
in the Valley is Early's division of Ewells
corps which our troops there outnumber
two to one. Early's troops augmented by
the irregular cavalry Of Imboden, White,
Mosbey and Gilmore do not in all amount
to GOO.
Something important Is expected before
long from Gen. Averill.
Gen. Burnside visited Grant to day on
business connected with his department
The rCnor that Gen. Hooker has come
from tbs West and is at Harpers Ferry /:
utterly unfuunded
Chase is still absent but it tas bsen as.
certained that he has no intention of re
signing his portfolio, at least not until ali
charges against him have been investigated
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Is The MErRopolrrAN HOTEL, at Washing
ton City, is one of the best in the country,
complete in every respect, afording every
comforf and the best fare that can be had.
Persons visiting the Capital should note this
fact
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AHHA ge1cs,, BIAcaxsERnY for pisr-

.AM0ss4A SsIcrp BLAcksERRY for Disr-
rhoes Dyseutsry &C., is prepared from the
roes and fruit of thesmost valuable vegetable
astringent and tonic, with best French
Brandy; and whilst it does not check the
disease suddenly, thereby producing inta-
matien Of the bowels, it changes the char
acter OF, and permanently removes the dis,
ease, Sold by all druggists.
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RESPECTFULLY announce to their friends
land the public generally, that they are now re.
ceiring their Spring stock of Boots, Shoes and
Caters of all kinds, which. together with their own
manufacture, makes their stock nsrs full and
complete than ever before. Merchants and others
from town or country, may fndit to their interest
to give Us call before purchasing elsewhere.
Sign of the White Boot, l25 Main-st, Wheeling,
W. -.~.-- marl9
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Posrorr1cr AFFArRs-At Portland, Pres.
ton County, Va, Clinton R, Jones is ap'
pointed Postmaster, vice NJ. F. Stuck, re.
signed. The Office at kanawha, Wood
County, Va, IS discontinued, Letters and
papers should now be sent to Parkersburg
- 4 ANJJL 49,
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Bounty Money.

DAYMENT of the BOUNTY MONEY Of
L Ohio county will be resumed at the Court
House on Friday, the 9Th day Of May, 1864, at
10 o'clock, A. NJ, when payment from day to
day or from time to time, will be made to the par
ties entitled to receive the same, as directed By
previous orders of the Board Of Supervisors of
said county. -
GEO. ". SIGHTS. JOHN c, HUPP,
ap27td Clerk; President.
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Affairs i'm North Carolina.

The Fortress Monroe correspondent OIL
the World, dating the 18th, says:
To day We have another exciting rumor
in regard to affairs in North Carolina. The
report is that Little Washington was cap
tured By the rebels on MONDAY and the in
vestment Of Newbern would Immediately
follow.
Advices from the Army of Potomac say
brigade of cavalry went to Madison 9. II.
yesterday on reconnaissance and found 80
rebels in the place most Of whom they cap.
tured. s7- -i"'.i
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BoDy RecoyERED.--The body OF John
= off member of the Fourth Va Infant
'. was recovered near Matamoras, few
1ays ago. 1t will be recollected that Vol
Iell rom the steamboat aud was drowned
while the regiment was on its way t" TINS
city about month since. Since that time
nothing was beard OF ms remains, until
they were fouHd last week near tho place
where he wa. drowned. The clothes OF the
deceased had caughI on snag, which pre-
vented the body from floating away
When found his clothes had to be torn
from his person before he could be raised
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Local and State News. -.

TRIApELpHtA TOWNSHIP gEtscfioS.-A'
the township election in Triadelphia Town.
ship last Tharsday, the entire Conser's.i'e
ticket was elected BY handsome msjofi'.'s'
except the candidate for county Supefin-
tendent Of Common Schools, and ne was was
put upon the ticket against his VIII ana q,
late hour in the day. However LIE iaeAeo
only two votes Of distanciug his compeu'
tor The opposing candidates and tho Ha"'
Der OF votes cast for each are as follows:
70, Supsrp:scr--B. S. Good l4Z, 'no NJ
Sisson l27. i.l - -. H. Far.
~ 100 -. t-.a .SAfS t'fh'-' 1s..,
O ,Y 0 title Porn II. Garrison los,
VIM. Farris SO. A., -,
q. INSPECTORS of Elscsions- Allen, DAVIS iol'
Benz. Springer rs m.
SS5ooi Enthusiastically s. Thornburgn
13S VIM. Wyhe Isl, -. Alexander lao, l.
Stewart llS, f. Buchanan liz, Hugh
Clark l27. ,TE1 ~,
Cavntv Superinteadsat--Jas. l.. Clark l03
YIN Ottersou l02. ba.A ta5@t
III c'N' a' 700 a Z
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MAr-The slmanscs said yesterday was
The first day Msy;Tke e. weather wss
anything but Mayish, Aand would have An;
swered well for chilling March.
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WASHINGTON, April so.-The President
has approved Of the joint resolution tempo
rarily increasing the duty on imports 80
per cent. It 10 therefore law,
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The PREsBYTERY Of Western Virginia
met at Fairmont on Thursday last, and viii
adjourn to day.
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GEORGE GILLIs, peaceable and orderly
citizen of Sistersville, was shot and danger
ously wounded in tho thigh few days ago
by band of furloughed Federal soldiers.
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Central Ohio Railroad.

- CONNECTION WITH WHEELING.
THyHE tine Steamer Falcon will leave Beilsir daily,
u Sundays excepted. Eat .
200 A, N. r
l0:45 A M-Arrival OF Train.
$50 p. n.
$40 p. NJ. Arrival Of Train.
t-E LRAvE WHEELING.
$50 A. M-connectins With Train leaving AZ t ~
An.
$50 A. N,
1880 2. N. r-,. r--.. -, s.....
$50 p. n. Connecting with the Train n Gao p. n,
Passengers may rely upon this boat making connec-
tons with all the passenger trains Of the Central Ohio
Railroad both ways J. T. RUSSELL, Master.
Freight for the lest Will BE received between A.
N. and IL M, at the Weeling Wharf.
ap2 II
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The Fourth Virginia Infantry, Col Day
ton, having exhausted its furlough, has
been ordered to rendezvous at Gallipohs,
Ohio, to-day We presume the regiment
will soon be ordered to the field. ii y
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Wheeling Creek and Penn
sylvania Turnpike Company.

TN compliance with law passed Oct 30th, 1868, by
i the Legislature OF West Virginia, books ofsuo
scrpton, for the purpose Of ganizng said Company
viii be opened at the Store room OF X; >. hoPkins,
Eln Grove Ohio County. Ohe place fixed by said law
on Saturday, May l4th 1864, where end when all Per
sons interested in said bond will please attend The
Canital stock Of said bond is fixed at $4,000 The
at $50 each and when the of $1,000 shall be
subscribed the said company can be organized
SHERRARD CLEMANs,
JACOB KELLER, ....N
p. ALEXANDER CALDWELL,
JOSEPH SHEPHERD,
DANIEL STEENROD,
R. T BUCHANAN,
JAMES DOWNEY,
SETH INGRAHAM,
WM. McOREARY,
an 26-tf COMMISSIONERS
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Also 80 Acres of Coal.

under the same land, within half mile of the
Ohio river, and-s quarter of 8 mile of the Cisvs-
land and Pittsburg Railroad, with easy access Is
either railroad or river, and . good landing Cal
and examine the land and the undersigned liv-
ing on the premises will give whatever informa'
ton concerning The place, that may be desired,
ap27tf Il = NOAH 4 JOEL TILTON
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DURING the past week, while Federal
troops were being transported over the
North Western Virginia Railroad, the cit
liens at different points along the road sui
fer ed terribly. At Central station the sol
der train was delayed about fifteen min
utes, and in that short space OF time the
town was almos sacked. Stores and pri-
vate dwellings were entered and guttsd'-
Between Webster and Beverly the destruc
ton of property was much greater 1t Is
said that thirty thousand dollars will not
compensate the sufferers.
S. We have learned that the pay OF
the troops is 10 be stopped until the prop
erty holders are compensated for damages.
We only hope such course will be- taken