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The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1865-01-05
Bur5rId:e,s Expedition.

BuTDridSe's Expedition.
NASHVILLE, Bee. 3O.--Maj Gen.
Stoneman, who arrived ia this city aIt
night from his great raid 10 East Ten.
nsssee and West Virginia, furnishes
The following account Of his expedition:
Ths lorce consisted Of Bufbridres
troops, and Gillen's Tennessee troops,
oil under command Of Mi Gen. Stone.
man. Illefl Knoxville, Tenn, on the
18Th inst Its movements were an.
known to the rebels. and we're not dis
covered until alter three days, At
Ringsport Jones' command were attack
ed consisting Of about 500 Of Morgans
old commend These forces were Ill.
led, scattered and captured. Next, the
rebel forces Of Vaughn were discovered
at Pspertown, near Bristol, trying to
effect q junction with Breckenridge At
saltyillc. Our forces pursued him to
Marion. where an engagement occurred,
rSsulting in loss 10 the rebels Of all
THAR force and artillery, except about
200, nho relrealed toward Lynchburg,
Va
Breckinri3ge's command had followed
Cen S,opemen with L,e focrsorGalt.
per Crosby. Nithets and the b ,lapce
of Dukes command who had been ON
lbe frontiers of Keptrckv waiting Ia
co operate win the cavalry Cen
Stoneman attacked this force at bfarioo
and drove them over the mountains into
North CoroIia4. His command then
attacked the Salt Works. which wore
defended by abou. 700 men who vera
either captured or dispersed.
The loss by This raid to the rebel,
is irretrieyable. The railroad BRIDGES
from New River, Va. to the Tennessee
line, are DESTROYED. ThiA,en railroad
trains with the locomotives Of several
trains, and extra cars wi.hoal engines
ware capmpd and. DESTROYED. All the
depots Of spppIies in Southeastern Vir.
giRia the rl'Irosd depols all the foppd.
Ties, mills, factories stoyehousp,, wag.
oDs and ambulance train, and turppike
bridges, were DESTROYED.
In addition we captured Q 500 rounds
of artillery ammunition, 5000 pack
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aVeeklg 8egj5ter
Local Matters.
NEW YEAR.

Happy New.Year, not only to our
readers, but to mankind The old year
with its rebelIions, its wars and troubles.
calmly took its departure, extending the
white flag to the new year, as If to say,
"'st peace and good loW atte,ld yoa."-
But when the publisher arose to greet
the newborn aanua. his eycsfsll upon
his gentle .fro,g AMI li.t!e Jainas, anil IN.
stantly recalled the words Of the great
English borrslor: 81 leIt my wife and
ChilIreo tuggihg at ny gown, crying for
breod." we then resolved 10 make one
more APpealto our delinquent subscriber0
pay up pay upi that we my have
bread.
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ADDREss.
ADUltESS:
To the People Of West viIgInla.
EXECUTIVE CHAMBER,
WHEELING. Dec %. 1884.

WHEELING, Dec 90, 1854.
For mouths past bands Of armed men
have infested the State. stealing, robbing
end murieriog, and within short Time
their numbers and the frequency Of their
outroges have alormingly increased =
Some of them claim to be rebel soldie rs;
but whatever they profess, they never OBJ.
serve the rules Of warfare, nor regard
the ciyilies ofcommon thieves ami rob.
bers or the deconcies Of ordinary muir
derers, They are outlaws having
thrown themselves outside OF all rules or
laws, military or civil, for the govern.
meut ofsocieIy. They rove about in
gangs taking from tho people, at their
homes and on The highways, horses, mo
ney and other vauables as they may
like,--in many instances awakening
men from their slumberS in the dead
hour of night and shooting them down
ia cold blood in order to plumber the
more successfully. They shoot and 9th
erwise cruelty treat delensee.s women
and children, in the absence of their
protectors. They Interrupt and endan-
ger asiemblages Of people, met for The
worship Of God, by surrounding 10 arm.
ed force, the places Of worship, ares.
ing the inmates and carrying of their
properly. They obIucl citizens Of our
State, who are not in any way connect
ed with the military, and carry them in
to cruel captivity.
1t is evident that the presence Of these
predatory bands is known to the disloy-
al Of the sections infested by them, when
unknown 10 others and that these per
sons do not disclose their presence 10
these who would be able to lhworl their
deviIish purposes, but on the contrary
give these outlaws food and conceal
ment, with full knowledge Of their pur-
poses and practices
On account Of the groat numbers of
these bandil,i, and the fact that they OIL
ways 90 armed ii is impossible for the
civil officers to arrest or the civil Courts
to punish them. Indeed all The prisonsin
the State would hold but small part Of
them. And yet the bands are 60 small
and operate with such secrecy and cele.
ity, that the regular military ofgoniza.
ton, are very unsuccessful in their eff
forts to capture or rid the country Of
them. Nor can the troops ofthe Uni,
ted States now be spared from the mote
important work before them.
In view of this anomalous and the al.
arming slata Of things, earnestly rec
ommend the loyal people Of the Stale 10
organize themselves into Companies Of
such numbers as may be practicable anil
expedient for the purpose Of hunting
down and capturing or killing these out
laws wherever theY may be fouUd--exe.
cutting summary justice where found in
the act or where they cannot otherwise
be captured and thus aid the autb5i.
ties Of the State in restoring and pre-.
serving peace, order and security.
Companies ofsaniaed for this purpose,
upon proper application to me, will be
furnished with arms and ammunlion,
A. |. BOHEMIAN,
iao5-u,
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From Gen. Thomns, Army

DEcAruR, BLA.. Dec. 60 General
steedman transferred his commond to
the south bank Of, the Tennessee, above
this place, night before last aud threw
il quickly upon the town, The enemy,
under Hood, rapidly retrea!e
Our cavalry, unler Colonel Policy,
iO,h Indiana, captured two IL poundsr
guns, with their horses aud cajssons.
They also took number of prisoners.
The taips run from this place to Chat
tanoosa.
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A GENTLE HIsr-Tae way to ACT
wisely and live honorabiy, is to 0ab
scribe for your county paPe& parOrjzc
it by sending your advertising and job.
work to it Do not expect tho editor to
puff you or your business for nothing.
Assist the editor IN making the paper
interesting by sending items Of local 10.
tcrosi. Come forward If you owe any.
thing -sud pay up promptly, aud cur
word for it you will have clear con.
scienceiyour wife, il you have one, If
not, the girls will love you better; your
sleep will be sweet, your dreams be
pleasant, and everybody will call you 4
wise and honest man.
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OUR TERMS.
u. S. SENATOR.

W ~ AHt'AN - AN'
Among tbs most imporlan. snd res
pousible duties tina, will devoyo upon
the nrzt Legislature, (Which meets on
the l7lh inst, is the choice of SENT r
to represent our State in tbs United
States senale, forthe term Of six yeats
from the 4th ofMarch, 1865.
For this the most exalted position
within our gift, but Two names ms ia; as
we have noticed, ara mentioned w. T.
Wiley, the prcsentincumbenl, and A.
W. Campbell, Of the Wheeling In,eIli.
gsncer. Mr. w. and John S. Garlic,
we're chosen Senators under the reorgan.
lied government and upon casting lots
the short term fell to Mr.. W, 80 that upon
the admission Of the New State, his
term had expired and Mr. Van-Winklo
and MI Wiley, were chosen by the first
Legislature as our two U. S. Senator'S;
and the short term again falling TO Mr.,
Wiley, his term expires on the 4;h of
March next.
Mr.. Wiley being acandidate for re-
election, his recorJ during the past four
years, challenges examination. If he
has discharged his duty as Senator
satisfactorily 10 the loyal people of the
State, then he comes before the appoint.
ingpower, with the advantage ofthe ex
pssieece Of bis four years. service; AMI (,
ifno FivAfappsars exceeding Tim in ca
pscity or public services, it would bo to
our interest to send him back for anOth'
ar term. Nov, what ato the facts in the
case? Has Mr.. W. met public e1pecta-
ton? Has he promptly met anil vigor'
ously espoused those great measures
that have ever and anon arisen in the
National Legislature ? Truth compeIs
us 10 say no has not; but on the contra
ry, has ever evinced wan: Of decision
In taking position aud ,imidity in
the advocacy of those measures when
espoused, that demonstrates his untitness
for the position of u. S. Senatorin these
perilous times. Loyal West Virginians
have been often chsgrned at the halt.
ing, hesiiating and even Opologetic ad
vocacy of great Governmental measures
by the Senator now asking recollection.
A return TO the Senate is an endorse
menl OF his vHcill1Iing course during
the,past four years. By the past, we are
to judge OF the future. Anomalous
and intricate questions are still in abey
ancc, and throughout the whole term Of
our new Senator he viii necessarily have
TO meet them. Has MI. w. the origin.
ally Of mind and bolduess of character
requisite to discern the right and fear.
lessly assert himselll" Judging him
by his record alone, we unhestotingy
say lie has not; and, therefore, hope and
believe he will fail Of 70. election, and his
seat be given to one better qualified to
meettho demands of these anomalous
times. What we have ssid,,is in general
terms, and prompted by no kindness
towardsSeustor Wiley, but by the be-
lief that he is by nature and education
lily suited for the posilior and Mr.
Campbell being totally unlike Mr. Will
ley in the above respects, re favor bis
election instead.
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THE WEEKLY REGISTER.

city Of Washington, this 18Th day of De-
cembeI in the year Of our Lord, 1864,
and Of the Independence of the Uailed
States Of America the 89lh
[SigGed ABRAHAM LINCOLN.
By the Presidents
VIZ. II, SEWARD, Secretary Of State
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1865-01-05

E3'Tho lst 18Th, nth, and 10Th w,
Va. Regiments, passed through Wash.
iuglon on Friday last on their way to
Grant,
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1865-01-05

H&"SAD AocIDGyT "A sad accident
occurred on the SteamcrJ, &, Black.
ford, at MiddlcpoT,, on Sunday evening
last Holly Robinsoa-,ho Watchman
was examining his revolver when il
was accidently discharged, tho ball en-
tering his heart, causing instant death,
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1865-01-05

New York, Dec, 3l,-The subscrip-
tons TO the testimonial to Vice Admiral
FNrragu, having reached the sum OF
$4,000, it was converted into 80
United States and presented 10 him
lo.day.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1865-01-05

Gsy"A brother of the rebel Secretary
Benjamin is prominent Union man in
New Orleans, At rccen, patriotic
festival there ne gave this toast in honor
Of Butler
ITO tho best administrative genius
and executive officer in the United
States amy, who, when GrI met him
talked to me like q father, aud eorly
gave me to understood that he allowed
no contradiction Benjlmin f. But,
ler."
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1865-01-05

NoToG.-Any ono having business, to
no before the Legislature, this Winter.
in shape Of petitions, &c. will be kind
enough to address mo at Point Pleasant
previous to January l2lh' offer that
at Wheeling.
HAPTIsTH GILMORE,
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Eg-We call attention to tho advertise
ment of houses and lots, and coal and
oil property for sale,
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f52~ Gentlemen from Savannah sag
that the people are quiet, and seem sat
isisd with the change. They insirt that
the tone of rebel leaders and nowspo.
pcrs did moi represent their own feelings.
There is no doubt Of their readiness to
return to the Union as soon rs the Gov.
crnmcnt authority can be fairly ea@b.
lishol.
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Mnson Connty,s Quota.

Under tie last call for volunteers it is
found that we will be required to fur.
uish ffy-threc men. We have Of that
number ten men recruited stree the Gil.
ing Of tho previous call, leaving still
forty7tlree to be taise 10 free US from
dc draft.
Il will be rocolIedted that our Boa:l
Of Supervisors at late meeting. prOyi
dcd for bounty in anticipation of this
new call for volunteers. Of 800 for those
pnlising for one year, of 5000 for those
volunteering Tor two years an of $500
for those enlisIjng for the full term Of
three years, anl appointoi a committee
to borrow the requisite funds aud exc
cute bond therefor and to disburse the
N onies in accordance with the above or.
der of the Board. In this connection
We invite particular attention to the
PROCLAMATION of the President calling
fot 100000 additional to those already in
the field.
II will be seen that the time for filling
our quota by volunteering will expire on
the 18th Of next month. and NOW that we
have such liberal bounties offered we
trust our quota viii soon be filled
and old Mason keptclear of tho impcnd
ing draft The Government i, will b9
remembered gives bounty equal to our
county bounty, SO that volunteer under
this call viii receive 5000, $500 and
5000 according as they may volunteer
for one, Two or three years, At no time
since the commencement of the rebel.
lion, have such liberal inducements been
offered to our people as that now affor
ded, Let all then contemplating voluu
teer'Qg come forward Immediately, as
Tho tine is short for volunteering and
dat stops all bountieP.
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Governors Address.

We call attention to the Address OF
Governor Boreman, to the people of
West Virginia, ia this issue. II will be
seen severe measures have been determ.
ined upon 10 rid the State of thioving
guerillOs. We understand Gen. Crook
commander Of The Department Of West
Virginia issued General Order
covering the same ground. We may
now look for active work inseekng out
the hountS Of these parlisans and in sum.
,mprily dealing with them when caught.
DEATH OF Hon. Gro. NJ Dallas
Hon. George Mifin Dallas, Vice Prosi.
dent Of the United States from ls45 to
hsa9, died in Philadelphia on Saturday
morning, slsI ult, in hiO Seventy.third
yStt
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1865-01-05

Eg-So great has the oil speculation
become along the line of the North.
western Virginia line of railroad that
landholders scarcely know what price 10
ask for their lands, no matter what may
be the condition oil said property, or the
probdb Iities of striking OIL" A lew
days ago number OF gentlemen called
upon an old farmer 10 Richie county,
who owned several acr:s OF billy knobs,
and asked upon what terms he would
sell or lease the land. The old man
declined giving an answer until the next
day, as he desired to over look the farm
and see il there were any Indications Of
oiI-he supposing that the gentlemen
who wished 10 purchase had discovered
grease somewhere on the place. The
next day the gentlemen called for their
answer. when they were told that they
could have ouehalrof the land provided
they would pay one quarter of its value
down give good security for the balance,
bore well and give the farmer one,
half OF the oil drained, said oil to be
put up IN good barrels with both ends
Of the barrels painted red. The gen,
tlcmen said they had some notion Of
buying, but if both ends of the barrels
had 10 be painted red thOy declined
making the purchase.
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CAN NOT TOUCH THOSE WHO
IrSE MDgACF's ENTERS

DISEASE CAN NOT ToUGHTHoSE WHO
USE E03ACE'3 ENTERS.
While RobaChs Biters arc kept inthe fami.
" circle sickness never enters. These bitteru
have been found 10 be aperfcot antilote for 70.
moving The FIRST symptoms Of nearly all disca,
se3, if taken in The proper time, They are
compo ed Of Ingredients, which are known 10y
the mcdica! faculty 90 be most eficacious ia
disorders OF the stomach aud in,estines.
Their medicinal properties are 30 various
that they prove beneficial in all eomplaints, OF
whatsoever u7trre they may be- hence their
great demand and the universal good derived
from their use.
ipdicious use OF these Bitters impurts tho
osetint Of health to the checks, and health
aud yigor to the entire frame,
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1865-01-05

BlS' Gen. Sherman in his travels
through George does what the coolest
weather ever known there has failed to
10, frees. tho niggen.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1865-01-05

GG" Messrs, Blair Il Deshler, the en-.
terptsing publishers Of the Parkorsburg
Gazette, are about starting daily pa.
per at that place, We wish the under.
taking success.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1865-01-05

Savannah is oursl It is Gen Sher.
mans Christmas gift to the Nation
The cotton captured is worth $4,000.
600 Shermans loss in the whole cam.
paign is not over 1000, In this con.
uecdon it is interesting to recount some
Of the fruits of the last sixty days cam.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1865-01-05

In addition we captured large num-
Der Of wagons and immense quantities Of
stores, besides sinking the AlbemarIo,
Florida and Sea King, and taking or de.
stroying over twenty blockade runners,
All this was done with comparatively
little loss. In all this time we only lost
six guns. Then we have made success
full raids in Louisiana and Alabama, the
results Of which we arc not able to emu
meratc, These ore pleasant facts for the
loyal people to contemplate, and in
view oithcse grand results it is not sur.
prisiug that the rebels arc beginning to
ds'pRir.-- Cincinnati GSY0UO
Nebraska advertiser. [volume] (Brownville, Nemaha County, N.T. [Neb.]) 1856-1882, 1865-08-24

The following description Of The COM
terfen United States notes in circulation
are useful for information:
2s, imitation, areirePOr,ed in circula
ton Poorly done. aa
IS, altered from Is Portrait Of Chase.
i 6s, imitation Poorly done coarse.
IS, Jpholographed-have blurred
looOl0 the paper is SITTER and heavier.
signature very heavy.
los. limitation, well executed, are re-
ported in circulation. There Is 10 Treas
ury stamp upon the bill.
los, altered from -ls-yig, portrait Of
Chase on upper left; genuine have Por-
trait of Lincoln.
20s. imilaliOn-engravipg eOarsei gen.
elal appearance bad.
SOS, imitation. The head Of Hamil-
ton is coarse and blurred otherwise ex.
cellenIly done, and well calculated to de-
ceivee
SOS, altered from 2s-vignelte por : i;
Of Hamilton below the words United
States. In genuine it is above.
zoos, imitation The only points Of
actual difference between the genuine
and counterfeit are these In the upper
LEFT corner are the words Act of Febu.
airy 25lh, 1852 LIN counterfeit the "lh"
and the ornamintal lines above run into
and touch the border; in the genuine
there is clear space between. On the
right end of back of note there are four
teen small oVals; on the edge of each
'oval the figures in the bad read DOL, or
inverted, while on the left they are 100.
This is the reverse of those figures in the
genuine there it will be seen that on
the right hand they read 100. and on the
left O0I. These notes arel well exccu-
ted.
Postage Currsncy.-25 cents, imitat.
ion poorly engraved and on P9or pa
per.
80 cents; lmitation-pOOrly done. The
heads of Washington are blurred, and
are not alike.
5 and 10 cents, imi.aliOn-pOorly
Pripsed.
sos, new issue, art now in circulation
Observ caution.
The PORTRAITS on each cOarsely done.
.NatiOnqI BankS.-5s. imIiatiOn-well
executed and Of dangerous character,
are reported in cirulalion.
CouPOns.-Countertsit coupons, dated
March l, 1865, for sl2 so, in the simil-
itude Of lO-4O FIVE per cent, United
States $500 bonds, have been offered at
different United States repositories.
7.3O Bonds, some of these are in cir
culation with the coupons Gu; off, and
offered as currency. Without coupons
they are Of no value until they mature.
Refuse al such.
Nebraska advertiser. [volume] (Brownville, Nemaha County, N.T. [Neb.]) 1856-1882, 1865-08-24

It is interesting TO keep track Of the
original rebel leaders, aud to keep a
memorandum of their fate. Their bill
of mortality runs as follows; John B.
Flsyd William l.. Yancey, r. K. Meade,
John NJ. Daniel, John Tyler, Edmund
Ruffin.
MIss1Ee-John Mason. John Slidell,
John C. Breckenridge, Judah p Benja-
min, George w. Randolph, w. C. Cleary,
Jacob Thompson, George n. Sanders.
SICK AND IN PKIsoN-Jeferson Davis,
Alexander H. Stephens Clement e. Clay
John Mitchell, r. NJ r. Hunter.
WoUEDED-James Buchanan.
Nebraska advertiser. [volume] (Brownville, Nemaha County, N.T. [Neb.]) 1856-1882, 1865-08-24

The following rules are said to be al
most infalible in detecting COuhierfeils:
/. Exapine he appearance Of a bill
the geuulne have = general dark and
neat appearance
2. Examine the vigneue or picture in
The middle Of lhe Top; see if the shy Or
background looks elseF and transparent.
or soft and eseD 'stL =st seFalray.
3. Examine vel lhs tacs:-Aee if the
expressions are distant and easy. natur-
al and hfehke. particularly tie eyes.
4. See If she eEaptfy or dress hts well,
look na' ursla and easy, AID shows ghs folds
distinctly. 6e-a
8. Examine the medallian. ruling and
heads, aud circular ornaments around the
figures, eve. See II they are regular,
smooth and uniform, nol sera1ehy This
work, ~ the genuine, locks assif raised
on the paper, and csnnes bs1Perfsc'ly
initiated.
6. Exsmire the principal line of let
teFs or name. of bank. See n4Ihey ara
all pPright, perfectly Tuei or it slOping.
Of q uniform slope + vs.7 10
a. Carefully examine lhs, shade Or
parallel ruling on the face OF outside Of
The letters, ele.i sse if ms clear, and
looks as if eolored with brush5 The
fine parallel lines inoshe ee1uisIs are of
equal size, and smoolh ard eyeas coun-
terfeits look as if done with FLEA
8. Observe lhe round Handwriting en-
grave6 onahe billswhich should. be black.
equal in size aud disnnet, a. Uniform
slope, and smooth This Is, mgsnulns
notes, invariably well~dope, and looks
very perfect. ln couulerfells il Is seldom
so, bul often looks stiff, as if done with a
pen. guo yaiH La ar
9. Notice theimprint Of the eugfaver's
name; which is always near. the border
or end Of the note. aud IS. alwaysslike
letters small upright, and engraved very
perfectly. CounlsrfeigeFs seldom DO il
we'll Ilis 30 ercs ssa
Note. 1T was remarked by Stephen
Borroughs before he died. lhat TIVE lhings
could not be perfectly connterfsiied--One
was the die work, or portrait, medallion
heads, vignette, etc and the other stand
ing or ruling about The elters.--BaHk
Mote Reporter. III .vonrsT eaf