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Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1864-08-01
pure and Nvholesome Water

Can he easily obtained on any part Of Il by digging
from ten to thirty feet from the numerous natu-
raj springs and mining tunnels In u snd the hills
that surround II. G-fiifs tHf 3itlst u 4fa .
Is surrounded BY hills which protect and render
Il comparatively free from the toTnadoes frequent
IN most Of our mountain towns. l't
It's in the midst OF Mining District
Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1864-08-01
coMpANY MFRTINoa
MISCELLANEOUS ADVERTISEMENTS.

Music! Music!! Music!!!
TIRE GOLD HILL BRASS AND STRING BAND
j Is now prepared 70 furnish Music for Balls,
Parties, Serenades, Funerals. and on public occa-
sionS at the shortest notice. Orders TO be len ~
the Metropolitan Saloon. Main Street, Gold Hin.
Jy2stf HENRY VETTE, Director.
The Plymouth weekly Democrat. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1860-1869, 1864-09-08

PLYMOUTH, MARSHALL COUNTY, INDIANA

The proprietor OF this establishments having pur-
chased the late interest of A. ]. Hassler in the
same, and having made expensive additions there
to is now preprred to do all kinds of Photograph
ing, Ambrotyping, Ferrotyping and Meainotyp-
ing in the highest style Of the art. lis large sky
ard side lights enable him TO take all kinds OF pic
lures in all kinds Of weather,
| He is now having an immense run Of those
beautiful Carte dc Visites that all the rage in
the cities. They are just the thing and every
body should have dozen at once.
Life sized Photographs as true to naturea
ture is true to herself, and very popular
Pictures of all kinds copied and enlarged
! Don't fail to procure life likeness of your
Father, Mother, Son, Daughter, Husband or Wife
before their dear faces are hidden from your view
by the grave. Money could not buy from you the
poorest and faintest Photographic image ofthe lost
loved one. Then delay not day lest the sub
stance fade ere you secure the shadow.
The undersigned having had years Of expert
ence in the picture business, and having recently
become familiar with all the late Improvements in
the art, hatters himself that his work will com
pare favorbly with the best done in the cities.
New and beautiful pictures, Stereoscopic views
ETC., will constantly be added to the already re-
spectacle stock; that this establishment will in
deed be "Fine Art Gallery" Calland zee the
pictures. FIJI, HALL, AeyNr
Plymouth, Indiana, September Gath 1863, nst
The Plymouth weekly Democrat. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1860-1869, 1864-09-08
DISSOLUTION OF PARTNERSHIP

Office is hereby given that the partnership
~ heretofore existing between the under
signed is this day dissolved by Limitation. All
persons knowing themselves to be indeb ed to the
late hrm OF Reeve Capron are requested to call
and settle. The Books and papers are to no fonnd
at the office of G. II, Reeve.
c. II. REEVE,
A. e. CAPRON
The Plymouth weekly Democrat. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1860-1869, 1864-09-08
MONEY WILL NOT BE REFUSED
SETTLE UP!

All persons indebted IN the late firm Of RICE
/ SMITH are earnestly requested to call and
seetle their accounts NJ Fl. RICE.
on3oH
The Plymouth weekly Democrat. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1860-1869, 1864-09-08
GRO G T. r L Il s!

everythingelse formerly keptby me, which
ID sell at fair prices. 1 willtake inc xehangs
goods, all kinds Of
The Plymouth weekly Democrat. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1860-1869, 1864-09-08

For sale in Marshall county by Blain & Co, T
A. Lemon, Pershing & Co, Plymouth; Rober
Cornwell & Co. Bourbon;'N b, & P.S. Alleman
Tippecanoe Ohm CIess, Bourbon Jonas Miller, Brc
men, JAS. NJ. Wickzcr, Argos; Peter Smith I'm
ontown; and Druggists and Merchants generally
throughout the Union
The weekly pioneer and Democrat. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1855-1865, 1864-07-08
THE WEEKLY PIONEER AND DEMOCRAT

otto? for they first saw the light admidst
scenes classical In our earliest history. and
sprang from ancestors who won aud held
their mountains in hundreds of comhats against
the Indians, the French and the English.
After q liant defence ut the now ruined ram
paris of Winism Henry. the blood OF many of
your grandsires moistened tho very ground on
which you now stand in a bu cherry permitted
by the cruel apathy Of Montcalm. who, two
years afterward cuff red for his lines in the
great b title under he W H. of Quebec where
Others of your ancestors bore a most homo able
part. Ticonderoga Crown Point, Saratoga,
are all names made sacred to you by the hrav-
cry Ofyour fathers. who there made illustriOus
the name of American troops. In this lat, r
and more dreadful war you and yours have
proved worthy of the reputation of your pre-
decessors. And whats ger sacrifice may vet be
necessary, | am confident that you will never
consent will ngly to be citizens of divided
and degraded nation, but hat you will so sup
port the action OF your feiO " -countrvmen in
the field that we sha be V Glorious and agtn
have peace ard a re united country. when tho
hearts of the North and South sha again beat
IN unison as they did in the good old times III
the Revolution, when oar UmIOn an Constitu.
ton shall be a. firm 80 the mountains which
enclrcle this we y lake aud the flu u.e of the
rtpu lie shall be ss serene and pure as the wa
!ers OF Horizon, when no breeze ripples its
surface.
The weekly pioneer and Democrat. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1855-1865, 1864-07-08

was too FAR gone TO render the succor of anv
avail. 1t was TO Senior Belle Fortes that Cant
Bickford carried out cargo of corn
and rice, and in this way BECAME
possessed of these facts During his
stay in Porto Praya forty or fifty led in the
city every day from starvation and diseases
arising from over indulgence after protracted
fasting-althOugh every possible precauIion
was used in SUI plying them with food at tirst
One could not walk he streets without sseinr
at least three or four poor creatures dying bv
the wavside. Capt BickfOrd rode out few
miles into the country, but here The scenes
grew more horrible at every step. Men. bag
gard with hunger, begged of him for food;
women, gaunt and TAX, tottered along the
road. and fell faiutng, in full sight, perhaps,
of The city where they hoped to find bread !;
children, almost naked, held up their little bo-
ny arms, mntely asking for help. He went
but short distance and returned heartsck
When the cargo of the brig was landed and
carried up into the city, men and women dug
in the dust for tie few grains of rice which fell
from the bags, and treas ured them as if they
had been gold.
There can be no crops before the first of De-
cember, even if the islands have rain, aud the
supply of corn and rice which they have at
Porto Praya, for such scanty charity as they
are able TO afford, is only about enough for
month more.
The weekly pioneer and Democrat. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1855-1865, 1864-07-08
How ,Shey Raise Money in Califor.
Nia.

The Salem Register publishes extracts from
a letter dated sacramento, May 10Th, giving
the following account OF Sanitary Picnic;
g Yesterday We had grand picnic for the ben.
eft Of the Sanitary lnmission.-excursion on
the Pacific Railroad twenty six miles-thirty-
eight cars full-the fare given by the railroad
Refreshments contributed by the citizens,
and sOld-and every device employed, that was
innocent (and sou' } railing to swell the pro
ceeds. For example, there was detention OH
the road. and man saw hare in the field
Off be jumped in pursuit. shot the hare aud
brought 1t INFO the cars the hare was sold over
tw, hundred times for q dollar time and
each time given back TO the Sanitary Commits
sion. A box of very large Strawberries was
sen: to Rev, Dr.. Bellows The presented them
to the Sanitary Commission, and they were
sold for dollar ap,ece; aud one was sold over
at various prices from one dollar 10 ten dol
lars till it brought over one hundred and five
dollars, aud in the evening, . sack If -four
City pounds) which had been through Nevada
The weekly pioneer and Democrat. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1855-1865, 1864-07-08
ER-SEGaETARE CHASE,
statement Of thc eeasOns sor Ysfs
designations.

WASHINGTON, June 80. The friends of
Chase say his resignation is the contamination
oil q purpose long entertained ard delayed only
by accident; that he w,,s determined to leave
the Cabinet, AMI had prepared his resignation
1T the time Frank Blair made his violent az.
sault upon the Treasury Department and occa-
stoned the appointment OF an investigating
committee: that he could hot honombIy re-
tire while this Investigation was Urading bu:
that to day. since the committee had reported,
generating hysD from a shadow Of cenSure he
awaited himself of the nrst momeat when it
could be done with honor to reren.ptoriiy re-
sign.
It is adf..d that last syeGing this Secretary
submitted 10 the Finance Committee of the
Senate a1.i to the Ways and Means Committee
OF the House bill laying additional taxes upon
certain articles Of luxury, such a whisky. to-
hacco. Sc, accompanied by statement that it
Was absolutely necessary to provide for eighty
five million dollars more revenue from this
source to enable the Government TO 60 on with
safety, and that the GOODNESS with which his
proposition was receiv d BY both committees
had strengthened his determination to abandon
the office the administration Uf the duties IF
which was rendered difficult almost to an i'm
possibility, by the foiies OF the Administration
on the one hand, and the unwiingucSs ofCOu-
gress on the other to provide the means TO sus-
| taiu the public credit.
The weekly pioneer and Democrat. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1855-1865, 1864-07-08
An sMesJent on Board l2se s,ommO-
Gors Perry
CITY POM, JllEe u,

CITY POM, JuEe u, 1864.
From one Of our naval officers | have learn
ed the following facts in relation TO the acct
dent which occurred on board the GrnbOat
Commodore Perry. Acting Volunteer Lieuteu-
ant Amos 7. Foster commanding. last Friday
the 18th inst. On the day previous the Com
mOdO.e Perry opened tire. for the second time,
on the rebel fort Clifton with her u,ie hundred
FOUNDER liiied Parrot and did considerable eX-
ecution. Two of the rebel guns were dis
mounted and broken IN two pieces. The
breech parts were distinctly seen living Inside
the embrazure and the inuz2!es outside The
rebels left the fort. ara started on the double
quick for q large barn in the immediate vicini-
ty, on which the gun was immediately trained.
The first shell killed sixteen citizens ut Peters
burg and three officers who had come down
from the city to see how the Yankee gunbOat
could be whipped. Their curiosity was dear
ly paid for. The above was learned from one
of the men garvisoning the fort who came in
side our lines as a deserter. AT daybreak on
Friday, the 18th inst. the Perry again opened
fire On the fort and at the second shot her
heavy rifle gun burst at the breech. One man
was instantly killed and six Others terribly
wounded, one OF whom has since died
A piece of the breech of the gun weighing
about six hundred pounds, passed through
Lieutenant Fosters aud Paymaster HealeyS
rooms. and then lodged in the wheelhouse,
where it tore away some of the buckets. As
the monster fragment passed through it took
everything with il but, fortunately, without
iniurinD anv nprson or doing them any harm
excrnt COVERING them with splinters and de-
hric
The weekly pioneer and Democrat. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1855-1865, 1864-07-08
che Navy Agent.

We understand that The complaint brought
aoa;nst Mr.. Isaac Henderson Gone of the pio
n1ietors of the Erening Post aud the navy agent
r. r. this port and upon which he was arrested.
have nothing to do with the charges contained
I'm the letter of Mr.. ThurlOw Weed. The &C.
ton OF the Navy Department in preferring this
or innocence of the accused can be lawfully es-
tablished in the proper court, is deserving of
the highest COMMUNICATION. 1t is in striking
contrast with the arbitrary seizures and militia.
ry restraints practiced by other high officials.
and with which the public have been already
too familiar.-N. Y. Jolrnal Of Cosmsrce,
The weekly pioneer and Democrat. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1855-1865, 1864-07-08

Scarcely had these positions been effected,
however. before the rebels made another at
temp to pierce our lines little to the right OF
that locality. but they were repul>ed.
We took few prisoners at this time, and
among them several wounded. The casualties
were not heavy. however, on either side, be
cause the -rebels did not attempt to crosa the
open fell In front Of the breastwOrks behind
which our men were posted. About O'Clock
in the evening. an effort was made bv General
Gibbon with one of his own brigades support
cd by one from Gen. Griffins of the 9Th corps.
to ret,ke the lost ground of the 18th New
York. The attack was very sharp and spirited,
but failed to accomplish the desired object.
The weekly pioneer and Democrat. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1855-1865, 1864-07-08
OFFICIAL WAR BULLETINS.
Secretary Stanton to General Dix,
Sen. Sherman Repulxrd- H.oss
from 1900 4" 3,O0O--Rse,raat of
Gen. Nuuecr

! WAX DEPARTMENT.
WAsHiNGroy June % te64 7
! To Mdjor GenSrM Uir:
| dispatch from Gen. Grant dated ves.erdov
afternoon reports no operation in front cvo1rt
from our guns. which fire at the bridge at Pc
tersburg 1000 yards distant.
Petersburg paper of he 25,h states That
Gen. Hunter is striking for Jlck s0n Depot
about forty miles mouth of ,3alern, and sava If
ne reaches Covington which they suppose he
will do, with most of his forces, but with loss
of material. he will be safe.
The same paper states Gen. Wilson DESTROYED
cars loaded with cotton and furnture ard
burned the depot at Ba,ksviIle DESTROYED the
track. and was still pushing south.
All the railroads leading into Richmond are
now DESTROYED, so of them badly.
Dispatch from General sherman, received
THE morning, reports: Yesterday we made
an unsuccessful attack on the enemy 8 position,
We lost between two and three thousand par.
ncularly in officers. General Harker is report
ed MORALLY wounded Colonel Daniel Nc
Cook, commanding brigade; Colonel Rice,
OF the 9TH Ohio, very seriously; Col Barn
dell, 10th Illinois. and Augustine 55th Illinois,
killed We took prisoners but don't suppose
we inflicted as heavy loss on the enemy. ss
be kept behind parape5s.'
(signecN E NJ. STANTON.
Secretary OF War.
LATER
NPSllNGFON. 1unC 2st-- y. IL.
Nt.joy Genefa5 De, Neao York:
The following dispatch has just oeen received
from Gen Hunter:
\ DISPATCH YROss GEN. HUNTER.
have the honor to report to you that the
expedition has been entirely successful in in
ficting great injury On the enemy. and victor
ious in every engagement. Running short of
ammunition and finding it difficuls to collect
supplies while IN the presence of an enemy be-
lieved to be superior to cars in numbers. and
constantly receiving reinfurcemeuts from Rich
mond and other points have deemed it best
to withdraw, and have succeeded doing so
without serious loss, to this point, where we
have met with abandant supplies and food.
\ detailed report Of our operations will be
forwarded immediately. TIL command is in
excellent heart aud eaith, and ready after
few days rest, for service in any direction.
Nothing later than that contained in my
telegram of this morning has been received
from Generals Grant or Sherman
(S;9ned} e n STANTON
Secretary OF War.
The weekly pioneer and Democrat. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1855-1865, 1864-07-08
Famine in Cape ferd islands.

Depiortbie accounts continue to be received
from the Cape Verd Islands, which of late are
periodically subject to drought and famine
resulting trom the scant vegetation. The sup
plies already sent out from this county,
afforded partial relief but tha destituion aid
distress are so perva ling that the demand is
correspondingly great, a1d can be met only hy
an organized plan OF cooperation. The fol-
lowing statement from the Boston Adcer.;sey
presents an affecting appeal, which We trust
the Brazilian and Portuguese consuls in the
United States will heed:
Capt j Bicktord of the brig Monte Christie.
which sailed from Porto Praya he capital of
Santiago. one of the Cape Verd Islands, on May
18th, aud has recently arrived at this port,
gives most distressing account of the famine
there. and of the sutftrings of the the poor
people who arc rapidly falling victims to
hunger and disease. AS has already been
stated in our columns, the effects of the
prolonged drOuth there have been terrible
There has been no rain for year and
the crops have failed. the verdure is parched
and shrivelled in the heat. and the ground is
dry and dusty. The people in the coun ry who
depend upon their crops for food, after ex
haustipg their slender resources, flock into the
towns and die by scores. Capt. BicktOrd was
informed that on Santiago, which is the princ-
pal island in the group and which year ago
contained a population of $1,000 1000 had
died of starvation between January LIST and
May list. The Portuguese government had all-
ihorized draft upon their treasury to the
amount of $75 600, to relieve the poor. but
this had gone but o very little way although
the lew Governor, Senior Don Campo Beiio
had done what he could to help the suffering
within his reach. Hon. Antonio Belle Fories,
with some ether wealthy gentlemen. mad ERECT
ed large building, where as many as possible
of the starving, wh., came in from the country
were sheltered and fed, tut ia many cases lie
The weekly pioneer and Democrat. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1855-1865, 1864-07-08

Territory was sold in our church at III. ,,o,,
OF DIR. bellows address for unwar az 'n ns close
thousand dollars. bringing from ona h !" Two
to three hundred and fly dollars s.n nu' ,;
cap am IL; VINO is very active for this object ,i
time. ! should have stated the ss uo,l,rs ,acn
flour had been resold so many time ',ch ol
travels before it reached US, that the ,n Wn ,.s
raised by it for the Sanitary Commission ou uus
S35, 900! The amOu It received at our ,,;o was
has not been footed up as yet but the am" r"at
Is estimated at from six to ten thousand DOL
lars" uot~
The weekly pioneer and Democrat. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1855-1865, 1864-07-08

The convent ion of the Union Conserva-
tive patty, called to meet at Chicago on the
I'd prox,ino, has been postponed till the 9th
of August
Der Lecha Caunty patriot. [volume] (Allentaun, Pa.) 1859-1872, 1864-04-12
Smere Stenerl
95eretnt9ten Sta1ten
Sdbrlitbe 9tenern fir 1864.

Die QufmsrtIamtsit Der StsuuSatlsr wirb hirr'
nit auf pie Srlimmurgsn GeS SteuErBFrBss Der
Geremtstsn Staatsn bersfs her umIa9f nsT tagr'
iihen Steusrn gstsnft.
Gic .I,d,ns Serticn bcs GjrIsBes pom /. Sult
1862 madbt rs CUR WFIdt aaer enjsnen, ORR
aiIoclirtsr 0erioncn, 5irmen, @eieli@aften CrT
G6rverl1aftrn, psi&e na6 hem Gjejts trsrnp cine
tdhylibe StGuer, Glcens onsr N0eabe gu 3ahlrn
babgn, an occr Dor oem crtten ilIentd9
ors Mai in iGeem Jabr cine 0ile cber BE.
rtd5t fir ben llnteraIelIor bs5 bstrsfsnOsR Dt'
arttts itsr rem 8etrag fires jdbrlj6en GtnFcm'
mems absr bic artifd cher GeBeritdnoc, auf trcls
de cine telcupers Sisusr aelset tt, uno iitGr tas
@jelbdft uprr bic 8sl@aftisung, fir weIAeg trs
asnb stne 2icen, 81 3ablen To, ar5ufrtjGrn.
Sur ieee DsrIcn, rpflGt untGrldBt, an esm cttr
anaeatbsnsn Idge sinen Iclden Ssrtdt gu mas
den, ipiro ptr NNslior Dem 0tirb asuldB fte I'M
laoe rada Ter Salsrmatjcn, prl6s Itm iu9Gn1Ijd'
n, Islbrr MAIDEN; In iceem fOltrn 8dtle set Der
Qifslcr so 9rrecnt gum Sstra8 peS Stls btnJu
juftBCn. .,
Sscer prIon, trcl&r rnsm alTsT0r cine fatidls
ctrr tctriactiits 9ls pber Qngabr mn6t, nit
Der ItFtt, bic gbItdBurs br auBabIuna, tpsl-
tbe bas @elsb pertanat, gu umas6sn, 'Bt lIb e'
ner Strofe Son flint gunSert 3baler aus. Sn
Icldtm SAL rriro Die 9iRs bon Dem GlIelIcr ceer
llntnaIsiIor ns,ferttst werSrn, uno 1oa snsr
lulhrn AbI&dBang cber auf5a9iuns 1T tstns Np'
pelIaliCn gshaItet,
Die iSbrll6m Stfuern, NIT 9lusnatme ttrer
fir 9icsnSen, linO niGEpOr Fem brlib8fn Sun
,ablbar.
Die gormulars fir bic 8sri6te, ME alle rt'
tbiae Suformatcn prb Der llnteraiifiIcr fir isih
rslrettvr 0ipIGcn lisfcrn, unp an ibn iinN bic Se
ri6te an crsr pcr Dem e1len Nunta9 I'm Wai Il
lener SIFs atjutIsftrn.
Samuel Wc6oIe,
aIiOr Dt6 Dilritts.
NlSra s. 1864. na6n
Der Lecha Caunty patriot. [volume] (Allentaun, Pa.) 1859-1872, 1864-04-12

7T Glarfe, ". O., ausgsSdGnrter arat
VIZ I#ss.. Der & . i9 n.
Dicfs unfhdetare gRebi,in III unfeblbar fur Die
5eitun9 ron nleu ben fcbmersbaren uuo aefSbrIi.
onsn Hrdntbstten, wGlhen Die Goufiitutoneu pcn
SrausnlintnCrn untGrpcrfen fIno. Gle perrnin,
rert alIen lle6srmaB uno Entfsrut aus bineerniNs
---ano aaf cine fOfcrti9e peiluns fam man fit
ftbrr perleiTln,
--...a Sar perbeiratbrtr efraurn,immer
III bieeIte 9ons DEFENDERS fhdebar. sic brinet in
etner tur3e1 Belt Die monatlibsn psrioosn au etnS
9sptinihte g8eiie on.
SfeS BotrL prsis Elm Sbalsr, bat ben Reais:
un9s'Siamp pon GroBtrittanien auf fb, UNI Sal:
fbun9sn gu perbdtcn.
Sftn por b t O.
Disls pillsn fclItsn d aencmmsn neroeu In
hen eret crftsn gROnaten ber Ghponesrlhaft ; in;
Dem eisfslbe hhsrtib cine un,eitae CSeburt perur.
iadbsn,-bei elmer iecen anoern Sec9snbsis aber
fuS btcfeIbr pS0i9 Tdbcr.
Sn allen 5dGsu pon nerpSfsn unb SpinatsNnfdt.
len, GdmGr'eu In Dem 8ddfn unb ben @lieogrn.
osrJtcpfen, ppterids, Il. no., bGlurttu oisIe pifs
len cine Sur, penn oIs oncsre GRittsl fsblseIhla
gen baben unb cbfhon Gin farttS 6silmiusl, ents
balttn ote pineu osnucb tein @iIsH, Galomsl. I'm.
ttronn. nod1 tr9eno etrpus fcnf, baS oGr gonftus
lien 1hahet
gous anweiiun9en bsfinbtn Ib in ben Nompbs
lets uni bic Yada9en, wslhs wcbl auftspabrt rpsrs
Den icllten.
Sl.00 uno & @cit.Stamps in siuen 8rief cinaes
lhtcIrn. an ir9suo einen outborifrten G9snteu &c.
tanot, fdCrt ir9eno Semano cine 8ctsl, ent5oltenb
80 YiGsa, bsim 2ddtebr Der pCf gu.
aNsiuiaer H9ent fdr tie @srsiniotsn Stuoten
uno bic Ganaeas. Sob Wfpfcs,
q Cortland Gtroes, 81. q.
GTgtsrfaus gu babtn bei Den Drus9iffsn Sebn
9. nief9r uno earpan uno 9Rartin, in IIentaun.