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The Lansing state Republican. [volume] (Lansing, Mich.) 1855-1874, 1864-02-24
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The Lansing state Republican. [volume] (Lansing, Mich.) 1855-1874, 1864-02-24
KashinptOn. Feb. lS.

There will be no change in the command Of
the Army Of the Potomac. It is understood
that Meade will retain the position for the next
campaign.
The Lansing state Republican. [volume] (Lansing, Mich.) 1855-1874, 1864-02-24

1[Post Oficea Lansing, Mich. February 23 1865. All
letters advertised subject charge Of
cent. Persons calling for them lpesse say "Adver
{ sed.n
The Lansing state Republican. [volume] (Lansing, Mich.) 1855-1874, 1864-02-24
VARIOUS ITEMS.

COcOauuts are selling in Mobile at ten dolArs
piece.
The Alleghanian. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1859-1865, 1864-10-20

hold intercourse, had Published in the
newspapers that if we would consent to
the exchange of negroes, all difficulties
might be removed. This is reported as
an effort of his to get himself whitewashed
by holding intercourse with gentlsmen.-
1t an exchange could be effected, / don't
know but that might be induced to re-
cognize Butler. But in the future, every
effort will be given, as far as possible, to
effect the end We want our soldiers in
the field, and we want the sick and woun-
ded to return homo. It is pot proper for
me to speak of tie number Of men in the
field, but this [ will say, that two-thirds
of our men are absent, some sick, some
wounded, but most Of them absent with
out leave. The man who repents and goes
back to his commander voluntarily appeals
strongly to Executive clemency. But
suppose lie stays away until the war is
over, and his comrades return home, and
when every mans history will be told,
where will he shield himself? 1t is upoa
these reflections that rely to make men
return to their duty; but after conferring
with our Generals at headquarters, if there
be any other remedy, it shall be applied
[ love my friends, and I forgive my ene-
mics.
have been asked to send reinforce
ments from Virginia to Georgia. In Vir-
ginia, the disparity in numbers is just as
great as it is in Georgia. Then | have
been asked why the army sent to the
Shenandoah Valley was not sent here. 1t
was because an army of the enemy had
penetrated that valley to the very gates of
Lynchburg, and General Early was sent
to drive them back. This he not only
successfully did, but, crossing the Pote-
mac, he came well nigh capturing Wash
ington itself, and forced Grant to send two
corps of his army to protect it. This the
enemy denominated raid. If so, Sher-
mans march into Georgia is a raid. What
would prevent them now, if Early were
withdrawn, from taking Lynchburg, and
putting a Gordon Of men around Rich
nlond? I counseled with that great and
brave soldier, General Lee, upon all these
points. Ny mind roamed over the whole
field. With this we can succeed. If one
half the men now absent without leave
will return to duty, we can defeat the en-
emy. With that hope / am going to the
front. l may not realize this hope, but
know there are men there who have looked
death in the face too often to despond
now. Let no one despond. Let no one
distrust. And remember that, if genius
is the beau ideal, hope is the reality.
The Alleghanian. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1859-1865, 1864-10-20
DR.. Breckinrfdge ON an Armas-
ltce.

The veteran Rev Dr. Breckinridge, in
recent speech at Lexington, Kentucky,
said: .-..-..--
1 cannot now 60 into consideration of
the platform in detail. But their great
cry is an armistice and convention of
tho States. What after that? They may
not make peace, and then what is to be
done? But, first, how is the convention
to be called 1t requires two-thirds of
Congress to vote for such call, which
call must be ratified By three fourths of
the States and these votes you never
can get. What chance is there of getting
three -fourths of the States to go for a
convention for the purpose of bringing US
under jeff. Davis, or dividing the Union /?
The thing is absurd. If it cannot be
done, what then? Then we are in favor
of any other peacenble remedy. Dear,
blessed souls Any other peaceable rom
edy-nothing that is not peaceable. Now,
for Gods sake, and for your own country's
sake, look at it. Here VIC are, after be-
tween three and four years war after
spending two or three thousand millions
of dollars after spilling the blood Of a
million Of our brothers, and consiguing
five hundred thousand Of them to their
graves; after conquering an extent of ter
ritory 1,50O miles in length by 600 in
breadth we have an army in every State
of the Confederacy, and the majority of
them under our own control We have
every stronghold taken from them except
Mobile and Charleston and Richmond
and notwithstanding all this we are asked,
as if we were a set of poltroons, to disgrace
ourselves to the latest generation of man
kind, to sacrifice everything we have
fought for and that is worth living for,
and make all the world say free govern
ment is worthless-that it cannot take
care of itself God Almighty in Heaven
grant that every man who utters such a
thought be choked until he becomes a
penitent and better man!
No, sir no, sir ! We viii never do
any such thing. We love peace-loye it
for its own sake They love peace because
they are afraid we viii first whip the reb-
els and then punish them. They want
peace that they may mako new conspira.
eies, and the peace they propose is dis
The Alleghanian. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1859-1865, 1864-10-20
CsrFrpggsEs, MINISTER'S, sc.

prssJv.eriaa-REr. D. HARRISON, Pastor
Preaching every Sabbath morning at log
,.Ioc5. and in the eTening at O'Clock. Sab
.srb School ut l o'clock, a. NJ. Prayer meet
ior every Thursday evening at o'clock.
Hsf69d;st ED.8copaI Chureh-REv. J, S. LEM
coy Preacherjn charge. Rev. w H. MBEIDE,
assistant. Preachingevery alternate sabbath
,o-nirr. ut I05 o'clock. Sabbath School at
o'clock A. ". Prayer meeting every Thursda
srlaiaE, al o'clock.
Tr,ri Il,deysndeRt-REv Ii. R. POWELL,
73stor.-Preaching every Sabbath morning at
1gociock. and in the evening at o'clock.
stb5uth School at l O'Clock, P NJ. Prayer
meeting on the first Monday evening OF each
month and on every Tuesday, Thursday and
Friday evening, excepting the first week IN
.ach month.
C1'sinistic TethOdiSt-REv.- -JoHN WILLIAMS,
Pas.o--Preaching every Sabbath evening at
2and o'clock Sabbath School at II O'Clock,
AN. P1ayer meeting every Friday evening,
al : o'clock Society every Tuesday evening
II oclock.
D.,.iggss-REv. ". LLeYp, ,Pastor---Preach-
NJ every Sabbath morning at 10 o'clock.
P1rticulqr Baptists-REv. DAVID JENKINS,
Pas,or-Preaching every Sabbath evening at
3oglock. Sabbath School at at L O'Clock, P ID.
CltaoHc-REv. Il. J. MITCHELL, Pastor
Services every Sabbath morning at l03 O'Clock
az& Tespers at O'Clock in the evening.
The Alleghanian. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1859-1865, 1864-10-20
|EBENsBURG ROR. OFFICERS

AT LARGE.
Justices of the Peace-David H. Roberts
harrison Kinkead.
Burgess-A. a. Barker.
School Directors-Ahel Lloyd, Phil s. Noon,
Joshua D. Parrish, Hugh Jones, E. j. Mills,
David ]. Jones.
EAST WARD.
ConstdbLe-Thomas j. Davis.
Torn CounciL-J. Alexander Moore, Daniel
y. Evans, Richard r. Tibbott, Evan e. Evans,
Iliam Clement.
inspectors-Alexander Jones. D. o. Evans.
Judge Of Ezection-Richard Jones, Jr.
Assessor-Thomas NJ. Jones'
Assistant Assessors-David E. Evans, Wm.
.. Davis
WEST WARD.
Con,table-William Mills, Jr.
to0a Council-Jo ohm Dougherty, George G.
u hahm, Isaac Crawford, Francis A. Shoe
~aker, James S. Todd.
hspectors-G. w. Oatman, Roberts Evans
'udge Of Electton-Michael Hasson
a'sessor-James Murray.
+, A,''stant A.sessors-William Barnes, DAN
'sl G. zahm.
The Alleghanian. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1859-1865, 1864-10-20

sW-A man named Foley had ball
given 20 him in Boston last Saturday, fo-
the benefit of his sick family On going
home from the ball with the proceeds
(s284) in his pocket, he was robbed and
murdered. 9 a8t e3 .ialI
E@- A young fellow once offered to kiss
a aiQuakeress. Friend" said she, .ethee
mus. not do it, ooh, byrJoye, but I
must" said the youth. "Well, friend, as
thou hast sworn, thee may do it, bat thee
must not make practice of it!''
sGg~ President Lincoln has furnished a
substitute to the army in the person OF
John Summerfield Staples, a native OF
Monroe county, Pennsylvania.
The Alleghanian. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1859-1865, 1864-10-20
RAILROAD SCHEDULE.
CRESSON STATION.
COUNTY OFFICERS.

Judges of the Courts-President, Hon. Geo.
Taylor, Huntingdon; Associates, George w.
-asley, Henry G. Devine.
Pr0tbOnotGry-Joseph MDonald.
Register and Recorder-James Griffin.
Sberif-John Buck.
District AHorney.-Philip S. Noon.
County Commissioners- Peter j. Little, Jno
Campbell, Edward Glass.
Ireasurer-lsaac Wike.
Poor House DtrectOrs-George Mccullough,
George Delany, Irwin Ratledge.
Poor House Treasurer-George O. K. Zahm
Auiitors-Wiliam J. Williams, George G.
4. Zahm, Francis Tierney.
County SurUeyor.-Henry Scanlan.
Coroner. William Flattery.
Mercantile APpraiser-Patrick Donahoe.
Sup't. Of Common .Schools-J. F. Condor.
The Alleghanian. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1859-1865, 1864-10-20

union peace, which means separation of
the States and endless ruin to the whole
country Ten thousand times better wo'd
1t have been for US to have acquiesced at
hrst, aud never shed drop of blood, than
under thcso circumstances and at this time
TO make such peace as. that.
The Alleghanian. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1859-1865, 1864-10-20
EBEEsggRG MALES.
MAILS ARRIVE.

MAILS AkRlF E.
Eastern, daily, at I14 o'clock, A. II
Western, {" at III o'clock, A. NJ.
NAILS CLOSE.
Eastern, daily, at 8 o'clock, P. n.
Western, - at o'clock, 2. n.
sgThe mails from Butler, Indiana, ,Strongs-
5Fn, &c, arrive on Thursday of each week,
Ct 5 o'clock, P. II.
Leave Ebensburg on Friday of each week,
G5 i. u.
W. The mails from Newman's Mills, Car
ralltown, &c, arrive on Monday, Wednesday
iai Friday of each week, at o'clock, P. NJ.
Leave Ebensburg on Tuesdays, Thursdays
nd Saturdays, at o'clock, A. NJ.
The Alleghanian. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1859-1865, 1864-10-20

s@ General Early is passionately fond of
fighting, but General Sheridan, it is thought,
has at last given him his Phil Of it.
The Alleghanian. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1859-1865, 1864-10-20

The following letter was addressed by
Gen. Dix, to the Union Demonstration in
Philadelphia, Saturday evening last:
The Iowa transcript. (Toledo, Tama County, Iowa) 1858-1866, 1864-05-12

We copy from an exchange de-
scription Of . counterfeit 500 green
back, which has been offered in some
parts of the State:
"The engraving Of the eagle is coars-
er than in the genuine, and the opening
under the wing runs farther up. Tho
mouth Of the esgle 10 also much more
open than IN the genuine. The word.
United States are rather blurred, AMI
the letter B. on the right is large. The
word Series on the counterfeit is not
on the genuine /; in the counterfeit the.
word the IL more directly under the
eagles feet than in the genuine. The
6gnrss 'lo0' nearly drop below the
States, while in the genuine they are
about two.shirds covered. The back
Of this bill 10 very pale; the engraving
generally is nos bad, yet not 90 good as
in the genuine. Takers should beware. :"
The Iowa transcript. (Toledo, Tama County, Iowa) 1858-1866, 1864-05-12
EAn act for the relief Of the fam

!, ~An act for the relief ofthe fam
nies Of soldiers and mariners has been
been published and is now law upon
our statute books This law requires
each county to levy tax Of not less
than 2 mills on the. dollar in the years
1sd4osmd 1865, TO be collected as other
county taxes. Assessors in the several
wards and townships. must before the
lst Mon'ay Of June, 1864, and when
they are making assessment for 1865
take an enumeration by name Of all the
soldiers and mariners having families,
who are in the service, and Of the fani
Iics Of those who have been inltle set.
vice, and are dead or disabled, naming
their company, regiment, battery o.
battalion and make accurate returns to
The Board Of Supervisors, designating
the name, age. sex Of the several fami'
lies, and naming such as he thinks en-
titled 10 aid. The Board Of Supervi'
sors shall have control Of said funds 70,
the purpose named in the act wher
paid into the Treasury, and shall dis
tribute the same as they may deem
proper for the relief of the families nam
ed, provided no family shall receive
more than $3.50 in one year. No mon
ey thus raised can be used for any 9th
er purpose. The relief thus provided
shall be distributed by the Supervisors
from and after their June meeting 1864
The word family means only wife
dependent children under the age o
IL years, brothers and sisters under tn.
age Of u years and aged and infirn
depend ent parents.
E4 .
The Iowa transcript. (Toledo, Tama County, Iowa) 1858-1866, 1864-05-12
Cairo, May 4

Cairo, May 4.
The steamer Prairie State has arriv-
ed from White river, bringing the fol
lowing intelligence: A train Of 240
wagons, guarded by portions ofthe 9th
Missouri, 18th Illinois, and 18th and
5,h Indiana cavalry had been out to
Camden with provisions for General
Steele. On the return on Monday the
25,h ultimo, when about thirty mile,
from Pine Bluff, they were attacked
by al Overwhelming force of rel els
under command Of General Marmaduk.
and desperate fight eneued, but tn,
Federal troops wei G finally overpowered
and those not killed were taken priso
ners. When the Prairie State left Pins
Bluff, the day after the fight only abou
forty Of the command had got in, anI
they reported the rest killed or cap
tured. 1t is supposed that Marmaduke
has taken about 600 prisoners and
seven pieces of artillery that were with
the command. The wagons were
empty. Men were constantly arriving
at Pine Bluff, and it is expected tina
further news will modify the disaster.
The Iowa transcript. (Toledo, Tama County, Iowa) 1858-1866, 1864-05-12
A sailor vss called upon stand as a

A sailor was called upon stand as q
witnesa
"Well, sir" said the lawyer, do you
know the plaintiff and defendant p
II don't know the drift OF them
WORDS" answered the sailor.
"What, not know the meaning ct
plaintiff and defendant 2" continued tho
lawyer ia pretty fellow you, to come
here 40 . witness. Can you tell mo
where on board ship It was that this.
man stuck the other one p
{ "a boft the binnicie," ssld tho sail
or esta lszs fs.s 81
IA bait the binnicle," said the law
yer, "what do yon mean by that p
II "A pretty fellow" responded tho
sailor, 10 come here as lawyer, and
don't know what baft the binnaclse
meanss"s
The Iowa transcript. (Toledo, Tama County, Iowa) 1858-1866, 1864-05-12

The Irish papsrs continue to repor,
An extensive emigration from Ireland to
the United States No fewer than three
hundred and ffty persons, for instance,
have left Sligo, that number including
forty from Lord Palmerston's estates
His lordship, il is said. provided fol
the passage and outfit Of these forty
Epefsons. " 1ats se
Edward Everett's East Tennesses
fond in New England nov foots ur
eoo,7s9 Twill doubtless resch 9lOo
900, the sum originally proposed in The
Massachusetts lsgislasurs.s6 A5
Mr.. and Mrs. Shoddy are likely te
flourish again at the Watering place.
the coming season. Al most Of thu
fashionable resorts every room is en-
gagged, and al Of the cottages 10 th,
immediate vicinity q we'll - man,
rooms in private houses.
Two years ago the three heavies
stock operators il Wall street, New
York, we're not worth : single dollar
One ofthem Vas ticket agent At Stat
on Island. Now Ae controls stock en-
ough 10 one Of the heaviest railroads L
elect President
-GIvIHo QUARrER.-This phras,
| Is said 70 Aays originated from an :
grsement between the Dutch and Spar
iards, that the rausom Of an officer o
soldier should b. quarter Of his pay
Hence to beg quarter, was to rffsr
quarter Of their pay for their safety
and to refuse quarter was not to accep
that competition - . ransom
The assessed valuation Of the rea
property in the State Of New York i
officially stated as 4l,454,454.sl7. Q
this amount New York oity has owe
ono third or 3574,4l6,oS0.
Asvord worth q, 500 has been giver
to ths,St Louis Sanitary Fair, to b
dispossd of b. votes. like the Gran
J sword o. New York fau,s
The Iowa transcript. (Toledo, Tama County, Iowa) 1858-1866, 1864-05-12
they thought best not to pitch IN Il the

they thought best not to pitch IN It tht
appointed time.
The cspAssed horse y . very 6ns one
and, with the arms, sqsipments. dc.
sss still 10 the possEss:oa Of Simpson
We believe 10 y ths.intsation II his reg
imsnt 70 buy them from the Govern
msns and u buy them iron the Gov
srnnnisstsadiso psSssnt them to the
sYsnkes corporal who beat mosby on,
ofhis pet nag" ,'
Capt Gers rsturnedto camp Hall
sowa, Saturday sftsrnooh, having cap
tared Lieut.. Wysong Of the 7th Virgin
il, the SUCCESSOR of Caps Blaokford, 4
noted guerrilla, who was killed BY Z
sergt Of the Let N. Z. mot long since. i.
The Iowa transcript. (Toledo, Tama County, Iowa) 1858-1866, 1864-05-12

: The hat wa~ passed around in a cer--
tain congregation for the purp SO u
taking up colk eaion. After i. had
dsade the circuit nf the church it ". 3
'bt6ded to the minister, who, by the
way had exchanged pulpits with the
regular preacher, and he found net
penny in it He inverted she hat over
tho pulpit cushion and shook it, that
its emptiness might be known, ,hc,s
raising his eyes toward the ceiling, he
exclaimed, with great fervor.
II thank God that got back my hat
from this congregation"
The Iowa transcript. (Toledo, Tama County, Iowa) 1858-1866, 1864-05-12

DR.. D. K. WIER,

Late Of Pennsylvania announces to the citf.
sens Of Toledo and vicinity, that he 10 perma-
uently located In this place, offers his services
q PrAotionero Of the German, French Span
ish mode Of medical treatment, 90 successfully
praciiced Of late in France, Spain and America
he not only ascertains the nature Of disease
as formerly practiced BY physicians, but passes
on sad discovers the cause, howaver intricate
no disease may b. Those living at . distance
and unable to visit him, can Be treated By
sending him clear viIl full Of their moning,
urine, from which the disease will be asccr-
tained. Female complaints in al thir various
forms treatede carefully snd con6dentially.
will ataend toaH calls promptly. Residence
and office. North Wesr Of the public square.
N. K. WlER'
The Iowa transcript. (Toledo, Tama County, Iowa) 1858-1866, 1864-05-12
family snraa 1upta 8dhia ga.stnst sgiaatam A 8s~s
TOLEDO TAMA COUNTY IOWA. THURSDAY MAY H. 1856
Special DispaAsh y The Chiseee Bvs Jour
Csiro. May 4.

spssisl Dispassh y ths CAiesse Bvs Jour
Csiro, May :.
The steamer Belle Memphis arrived
last evening, and farnishes Memphis
dates Of Mondsy. isfi
The dispstch boas y. H.. Brown
from Alexandris, on Red river, on th'
cath ult, bad arrived, =, which, time
part, Or General Banks forces were il
that tsvn, and The rest were bat shor
distance Of The rebels followed from
Grand Ecors, keeping 4 ; safe distance
When near Cane river, they pressed ul
closely, but were handsomely repulsed
By Gen. Franklin. with the l9th Arm,
Corps, who csptuprsd 1900 VI them
and nine pseees Of artillery.
Alexsndris 10 veil fortified and th.
troops are buaily engaged ii making
additional works Our troops we're il
good spirits and anxioas fos the rebsl'
to make IN attack, bat Il 10 though,
Kirby Smith would not risk an attach
on the place, even with his numercia
superiority. aot fH
Part Of our feet had arrived st Alex
andris when the Brown left, and tn.
rest wers on their way down. Sevsra
Of the boats got sground on their va,
down, and were considerably u noyed
BY guerrillas, but they were oil got Of
safely.
Guerrillas ipfest both banks Of the
river. Those on the north side are IN
command Of tia notorious Quantrell
They captured and burned the steamer
Hastings . short time since. Som,
idea Of the danger Of navigation on tha
stream may bs formed from the follow
ing.
The little steamer Benefit, wher
about eighty miles above Grand Ecor,
was fred into BY . battery Of fou
pieces Of artillery aud large force 0
infantry, killing the Captain and tv,
others, and wounding one man. Sh'
was fred into three times after this
oil within nine hours.
The Iowa transcript. (Toledo, Tama County, Iowa) 1858-1866, 1864-05-12

There 10 great alarm in England
lest the email farmers worth four o,
five hundred pounds will emigrate l.
the Unised States and purchase farm,
in the West particularly in those S,a' Z.
where, in consequence Of the rebellion
improved lands may now be bough,
very cheaply, and can be made imme
diately productive.
The Iowa transcript. (Toledo, Tama County, Iowa) 1858-1866, 1864-05-12

II will bsssen that only Eve States,
and thoee the very largest, have . high
eI number than lows, while no other
Northwestsrn State save III. have sent
more than two.t thirds - many - Iowa.
Micigan, with lo0, 900 more inhabitants
than our State. sends 4,e6o veterans to
the army. Wisconsis, with fel 900
more than We, sends 3.O63 veterans
N sachusetts, with 1881 900 inhab;-
tants, 5,o04 while Iowa, with . popn-
la,ion in:lseo Of only e74,s47, sends
s,55s In proportion 10 population,
our State sweeps the honors, nos ex-
cepting even Illinois Gloriousfy done,
young Iowai State Register.
The Iowa transcript. (Toledo, Tama County, Iowa) 1858-1866, 1864-05-12

.z5t ~
On Kelley's Island, in Lake Erie,
they have a company recently organic
ed that comprises nearly all the male
inhabitants, who are now by . call d
:he Governor Of Ohio for loo days men
made into soldiers. The sweep is said
to be complete, leaving not enough 70
till the SOIL ga vf,t.
Wealth is not acquired, as many Per
sons suppose, BY fortunate speculation
and splendid enterprises, but by the
daily practice Of frugality and industry
lie who relics upon these means vii
rarely be found destitute, and whoever
relics upon any other will generally Be
come bankrupt.
Major General S,anly has writtss I
letter to the Cincinnati "Commerciaf'
stating that the rebel raider Forrest il
murderer. At Murfreesboro, in th'
summer Of 1862, he shot mulatto. tn,
servant Of . Pennsylvania officer, i,
cold blood, BLOWN g out his brains.
Tieman, the Cincinnati billiard play
er, gives notice that he will play viii
any man in America, who will com. L
Cincinnati. for $4,000 and the cham
pionship in billiards. Kayanagh offer
to play any man in the world for $40,
900 and the championship.
An English officer at Windsor, Eng
land, undertook, for wager, to run I
quarter Of mile, hop . quarter Of
mile, ride on horseback quarter Of I
mile and row q quarter Of mile, oil il
qua, ter Of an hour, and did it with fosl
minutes and forty seconds 70 spare.
The New York State Fair il TO b
held at Rochester, Septsnbsr eo-2s.
The Iowa transcript. (Toledo, Tama County, Iowa) 1858-1866, 1864-05-12

The two highest cathedrals in Great
Britain are Salisbury, snd St. Pau ;.
London. The height OF the spire {
Salisbury is 404 feet; the height Of )
Paul's to the top Of the cross is also = !
feet.
The Richmond "Examiner" say
most serious scarcity Of provisions
lists in Virginia, both north and snH
cf the james river, and not only
cities and towns but throughout h. :.
tssios.
a4 ~ ai,ff
Tse beer houses IN London. II plass.l
dds by side, would make row thirty
nises miles in length.