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The daily clarion. [volume] (Meridian, Miss.) 1863-1866, 1865-08-08
TIA Rohhsrv Of the Dove.

We met Yesterday several gentlemen
wb were on the Dove at the time OF her
canture by the band Of robbers who
made i4sce 1t upon the boat on Sunday
last. the 3Oth ult The Dove was lying
at Sprin Rwood landing. She had only
Been there a few moments, when SIX per
.sons-eame on board as usual at THESE
landings no suspicion was crealeo' ou'
L, heevisitors were treated with tue utmost
coArtesy by the officers of the ot at lney
walk ed ND to the bar as if they came Tor
The nnrg,,se of taking q drink, thereby
disarurine suspicion, if any existed
anatinTr the passengers, who were mostly
assa;, he'd on the bow of the boat. ny
| then made another ttinr, as 1T they were
HAVING The boat. and went below. Two
| ren1ains q below, aud two came up tn+
steps on each side of the boat, with
revolver in hand, firing on the party
/ giving .ssurreuder." surrender" The
shots were evidently design"d TO Kill, a.
1.several of the balls struck the posts and
snars. on a line with. the passeD gers
Fortunately none were struck at THIS
ooint. Mr. Samuel Hirsb, OF Sldon. was
i afterwards shot In the arm In trying %
get away. The ball struck ABOVE lne
elbow, breaking the bone. Billy Marst,
the second mate, was shot IN the manu- ,
| tPalluQ On the musCh~e VI ~"S ~
and torefinger. Captain Butler ana Mr
:. Ba1k6t, the clerk, were not hurt. Mr
Basket was robbed OF his watch. ano
! couapeAed to give up the keys OF tn
safe. The entire amount realized oy In
robbery is only about $500 in money
and Eve or xix watches. Mr.. Basket o
= y .noprris:ndabie presence OF mind, save
vi ab,,nr $4,000. which was in the safe.
r I noise sescuxrihg ia front, the roboer wa
+. was ergaeSd in examining the "a seal
:, ed TO see Ehad was going on Mr 6ssKt
INN. d,a,ely stised three or tour ValuAo
e nack sgas and thr. them into an adlml
y ing room ~O1 The return OF the rooor
i. w6ich wae. ina I, w moment, be continn+
q nsaxanination, bu. was hardly saSlsns
l. with the amount realized.
The robbers inquired particularly
&c gentlemen naIred W+aih%rwax: To
e eminent Gotten agent, and o MI. Coo
% WHO we're supposed TO have Tar
lg amount of money, and were expected
8 this boat. They were fortunately NO.
board, ard the robbers expressed son
dissatisfaction, as they said they expecV
ne TO get $23 900. :,
o M ,st or he rascals were known ~
.ir W. learn that two of them were cap , u1
lie "Wednesday night. near Canton.-l V'cf
ol burg Herald.
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NW1R ITEM proposals.. viii he rec ived ~ my cinee
" until the is August 1865 for tue Rent 81 .ne
following named Government Property, fSr tne
balance of the ar 1867.
One Steam Engine. with Frame Building
AT Gainesville Junction, N. d U.
Railroad.
One FIGURING and Grist Mill. with Brick
Building. at Columbus, Miss.
One Grist Mill at Scooba, Miss., on Nj.
g. O. Railroad.
One Engine with Frame Building. at
Cuba Station. Ala, on Ala. e. Miss
Rivers Railroad.
One Engine FIVE miles South of Liv-
ingston, Ala.
| G w.CLARKE.
Li.ut- & Provost Marshal
Freedmen Bureau
aug5-d 81 MeridI.n M,ss'
- Columbus Pap@rs win copy until Is b st AM
| Onward bill taAriO sOfdca
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uvnIntr1uE nEEICE

JACKSON, 49,, JpIy ~AS@' ANo"' ,.
Whereas it ha. ben represented that merchants
fo a 70 nav the tax of dollar, imposed ON each
1o &c cotton taken or sent market as required by
the ordnance of the 7 h instant:
II IN therefore or ~ered aud declared that tax OF
, dollars uer bale sha he assessed and collected on
every bale OF cotton taken or sent to Market Tue
ownar of which refuses to pay the tax of ne dollar
n bale; ard the hrr.f shall sele' and I'm oia.s
" sell at public anc,iou. sufficient cotton to pay the
.s1es And in all cases where tax OF nVe per
con, ndraIore,u Ia ordered be assess and collected
ON nro. ar,v purchased during the war, by the orc
nance afore said doHble taxes shall Or assessed as"
col ected in all cases when parties ttuse to pay the
,as or render a false report the Assrssor and
,h Sber n stall in all for ncn-paN ment e. taxes
s.Ize an6 sell at public auction five days notice
of estate sufficient, and Immediately IN case
| of personal properly pay the taxes
Given under my hand aud tie seal Of The H. State
| the day and year afors said. s1rApKEv
BY tha Governor:
James R Yeargsr. Secretary of State.
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ExarrmmBmW WM NmmPmEg-Ehe C0uenek-
ciaf Bank was clUsed ny the order Oh ~
Government last week, and O Strong
guard placed aroundsit. The Comme19
DIAL says .te-&
I From all that we can learn the fact4
are, that Mr.. Carleton, of the Custom
| House. who is lust now absent at the EAST
was a few weeks ago reported defanLeel'
and that the S. cretary OF the Ireasu.s
| deemed it necessary AS a measure GU
protection, to send out an expert 10 I'm
| vesiIgate the aff,ifs OF the Custom nouS5'
ana il any arrangement were dlscosot 80
take the necessay steps to protect ''l"
interests Of the Government.
has strictly attended He yesterday
thoroughly investigated the books, 40
counts and affairs generally OF the Custom, ON.
House. and reported them correct, OUT
when he reached that partofits business
management Immediately nnder the
control of Mr.. Carleton, an Depository OF
the Uni.ed States, there was found u
he deficit of nearly $453, 900, wbich sum
,, NAV or may not be in MIR. Carleton'l
strong box, which lies in the vault locker
OF reaching this conclusion SO unior
. luuate for the absent officer, VINO nai
ever been esteemed AN honest and goot
business man, the Treasury agent proce"
d. 10 the Commercial Bark, who's
Pr, sjdent il one OF tue bondsmen OF Tn
5 Collector of Customs aud forthwith tool
possession, with results sc above given:
. F.om the same paper va take the To-
lowIng2 ,.
ARREsr OF Mr.. PARxNAN.-This ger
'7 tleman so we'll known to our cltlzons as
II merchant and heavy speculator, was ye
d torday arrested by order of the mliitar
'e authorities and lodged in the Irwin
Al prison. At the same time. we unde
re stand an order was sent by telegraph
q jackson, Miss. for the arrest OF h
;, partner, Mr.. Frank w Brooks WIN
the cause for this procedure On the pa
10 of the authorities is we have not Dee
able to learn. 1t is surmised, howeve
as to have some relation to the case or ID
Carleton.
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krWe have received the first number
Y- "A ,,.hlSsh ad AnilV

give have received the first number
be vicksburg JD,rnai5 published daily
|. W. & E. B. Kipsley:: The. editor
he aim and object of our paper will
be cordial Support and maiDtenance
Ne Constitution of ~the United States
the rights of all persons under it
promotion of the public good. ana
circulation of important National.
Ae and local news. We shall, as oc-
bn requires, bring before the public
~ Questions OF National and State
ics which engage the public mino
thought, rejecting AID discardine
our columns every thing OF q per-
MN character.
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TERMS !:
RATES OF ADVERTISING,

RATES OF ADVERT1SSNG'
ar.r,isemeuss viii be inserted for any time less
I o,. month, a. the rate 81 ONE DOLLAR
|n FIFTY CENTe per square for the Hrstin'
T.. and eEvENTY-FIvE CENTS per
.r. for each subsequent insertion
[Av.r,,sements ordered for one month, not e7eeeo-
AZ .ou.,es, win bio charged per square TEN
,no,.I deduction win be made to those who adj
ase by the year.
4, .Av.r,,,emeuts must be paid for In advance or
Inc end Of each month.
.-,ro charge will be made for all advertisements
hlished in the Weekly
Ss parSte charge NH be made TOT 'eo'''''o' -O''
Ae rate Of twenty cents per line
aAr..a CLARION. Meridian. Miss
The daily clarion. [volume] (Meridian, Miss.) 1863-1866, 1865-08-08

Fate UN,vzKstrr::-+rhe attention OF
Ieut4 and guardiansis, directed to the
ertisement OF the, University o. Mh+
Ippi At Oxford. to be found in our Sz'ue
%. day. This INSTITUTION possesses adj
l1Itsges not exeelled by any place Of
ming in the South. The Isc1lty &.4a.r'
.ppointed is a sure guarantee that the
s character of the. university will. pc
lMHntAined.
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good deal of unessiHess is felt at the
tal on the negro question: The ps.o
bf Chicago compian ,brtttrly OF tbelr
3 overrun by e,saefa6auds, who idle
steal the hard earned substance OF
white man. whilst on the other side,
negro organs (ssld there are such
IS il our Tl,astt threaten IN. take IN
own hands the remedy that. they
. should be applied by the United
IS Government.
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We regret to learn through our e4-
changes that A. l.. Mclean, late AdJutant-
General on Sterling Prices, stat, was re-
Gently killed in Texas by one of his po-
l;tical associates. He was Scothman py
birth, and was considered by all who
knew him as on officer. of undouoteo
skill and courage.
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ERIDIIN MILITARY DIRECTORY

AnorGRTEPs FIRST BRIGAne FIRST
IN ION ~IxTEENTH ARMY CORPS,
N crerprcT oF EA T ~ISsISSIPPI, RREvET
ma ApITR GENERAL &. E. LIPPENCOTT' COM
ASDIH0 -~s--r
Hn,.,n. JAMEs FERN&LD, Aid.de-eamp.
Isut. GAS. L; HrDsoN. Act. Asst Adj GenI-
Tdaut. SAMPSON PLATT Provost MarshSl.
IIsut ROSCOE WILTON, Act. Asst ms Gen
lien, r. F.LKS xef Asst Q M
y lent G. w Clarke P--9vy Mar Freedmen
w. LEM. n. q: BUCK. Act Com. Subsistence. !.
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~ Brueessts, 10 tie city, and country
now purchase and have the selection of their
II. from the largest assortment in 4he city J"mes
H nal. Wholesale druggist corner ofCOmnon and
Hax,ue streets. Nav Orleans, Is pr epared to sci
\ foods At the lowest mrrhet prices. 80
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jackson, Miss. July 25 1865
vurRFAs Doubts have arisen In the mines f some
rons in regard to The extent OF the in sdrtion Ia
> nded to be conferred up"n GEO T sW NM as
Special Judge hereby declar that in
specific perfo of contracts in reference 10 cot
ton or oth.r property he has power to make his de'
crecs in the alternative for the cotton or other prop
er+v or for lis value If the property itself cannot De
had or has been sold or disposed Of the measure OF
.ua 10 be regulated BY the value of the tbine AZ the
time salt was brought with ten per cent Dam sfs-
Given under my hand, and the Seal OF the 7'-'e' ING
RI, = day and yea above writ n
WM. L. SHARKEY.
BY the Governor
| $500 m x~pnrp cne-ofarv of Stale.
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n Breach, johnson { Co. make their
mess known elsewhere. They are en-
nd in the dry goods and grocery
Ainpss and promise topellon reasonao
ns. Purchasers should give them a
They are located justwest OF the
M Of uuartermaster buildings
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sHxp IN rnu RETURNS We hope our
ends in the diffsrt at. counties; ssgilt fof
d us the returns of Yesterdays cleo
at as early day as practicable.
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kkS- Tie CONCERT TO, the benefit OF the
ebodist Church. in this place is an
ncsd to take place on. "Wednesday
ming at the Methodist church We
NE everybody will attend. A rich mu-
nj treat is promised. "' So,
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~ Goode 4 Labn5anS 'cornef of Elk
lnge and Commerce streets, Mobile.
rm their old friends that they are in
cotton and commjssipn business. and
~ to attend to the business OF olo
Ahds and the public generally.
The daily clarion. [volume] (Meridian, Miss.) 1863-1866, 1865-08-08

~ We print this morning the adver'
l0nent of Houston, Sims & Co., Cotton
IStors, Mobile. The house is ever "Sy
Able and deserves liberal share Of
3RnnaC0
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b. Commission and general a3erchantDs'
Ard atths Wholesale dru STORE Of Jas. CONCEAL
r Of Common and Magazine streets, New Or
everything belon ,irg TO- the drug trade 'hey
reqaire, at prices based on the latest -s0'd que
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FOR sale.

A GOOD F4RNin Hin~s county, Mississippi dve
a mil 8 south Of Raymo d W. II improved, with
a dwelling house. gin house and other uthOuses' IN
= a ddresA DIR j. COLE, Lockhart, Land erdals
con ty Miss. or 7 L. w. BULLOCK, Raymond
yicksburg Hereld cnpy time iuly27dlw
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Wendell Philips has disguseed . Mas
sacnuetts audience by broadly s.Auas
that. for heroism. gallantry and pasleaV1sc:s,
the NEGRO bore OF the painl. "H''o
~1u be of ~
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h Jas. CONCEAL, wholesale druggist
al - Of Common and Msgsxl1p atsests. New or
IA 10 now prepared TO supply those; ID ut o.
M And medicines, with eVssy thsng app ~rtAaAlns
No I'D drug trade At the lowest market rates.
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II RESPECTFULLY tenders hts professional ssr
M. vices Co the citi. ct SeFid ara Vscimity-
Or g 81 Ch1iw icks Drug Stoae. j5siH
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re ELEcr1oN.-The Convention cleo
passed Off in q very quiet manner
} following ia the vote polled at the
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SUMMERVILLE INSTITUTE,
A Boarding School for Boys and Ysr"S
Men,
c1,MNfERvILL. GHOLSON, P. o.; MISS.

This old and highly popHlaE establishment toI snS
education Of boys and feuES men having PSS. -.
UI;hsj greater aInount Of good than any ether
institutiou of the kind in the Southern w
opened the 2nd Monday % SuiiSnc shorOasSy
renoya ted and repaired. the rooms renttso ana
thing possible 90 be done for studentswllloe
"a Suitable text books will be procured aao us SooD
"a nossible the apparatus and library restored; a.,
The principal is animated by desire TO eleVatS tn"
.ndari Of education in the country, ana 10 ipTess
men the Youth OF aioted section the necessity %
mental culture Tho rsvagss OF wa anu II mora
Nv virtue and learning revoke nat OF tue s0
onr neople must come forward and realize tue
,oi.mn fact Of the uncertainty Of riches and me AZ
| ss.hiIitv Of human pOssessionB "ThoHght II hpE'
.nS sS.oIrt. " must educate; is the only AoPs
| The Principal Of the Summarize InsttNts 60
been pronounced by nearly al sns ststns the most
successful teacher of the whole country. LIS onS
perience in tho control and discipline 81 hii
the first teacher of the land All tie M
Improvements in educational matters al ts e 10th
inc will be left undone to create in our Edst III e77s"
cTdcy Of merit ,,.,..l o1y.atIop will be
Unmarried cnbracInk every branch OF Abei o. collie
course FiFty-two boys will be received ana Iw0 @ae1
ers Of ability, besides the Frncp"l' WIZ NC AZ
dance mruws
: For hoard .ulon aud washing for 81 weeks begi,
ming The sna IG n SSso Da Currency sas %
WdIinC cotton will be received at l2l cts per Ponn1
,II,rrad 10 n ] Dunsr, at Shuqulak Station. M d
Z ! n r. Road or to the Messrs PLillips in Macon.
Corn Lard Wheat, Bacon or Molasses WIN a.so - -
received al the Sumlnervile market price, pat n r.
ali cases be delivered tho expense Of the party Jar
nishing it. - t. ,ocd a. via
| - .ho .,ndents attended by the best servants 49,
THE Principal has withdrawn his mans from al rci'
| ,cal conneetions and Intends devoting his IeHahin
"a, the labor of his former years tr refers conn
Seytly to the remnant Of hiI old students "here'e
wagons will be As shnqnalak 20 meet s'ae,n'n 70
the three hst days of the session to convey tnSH
Snmmerville ct a small charge
% the Principal and Proprietor. . .ruv,cuo,
Ep am requested BY MFR. 2. C. 0athright 10 sta!
,hst h,s schocl The Sunsmevilhe Fen1e seminary ".
resume ~, ~ 1Sss o. +. 5. q.
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WASHINGTON HOUSE,
JACKSON, MISS
WIN. sEassinger, Proprietor.

sI,uIs Hotel which remained open for the reeertHn
81 or~sts durinG ths kas Just been thorUurhy
-rsred rettted AaA rsf.rniahsd ana the proprietor
srits z. ntinu anes Of tie liberal patronage n" efN
!, Svea aimee Re took harge OF IL. He n Cd Only
= - the travelling cubic that u1thiua sha or "sn1-
inS an bis part nsinGaia tie high IsPnts ton ~"
END guests Eerfeety 80 honr.
persons visiting Jackson shoHti bear " nina ttri
be has In resueriitn vih The washington h"~s'
an II N I'VE
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FYrCUr We OFFICE.

BY til Governor:
James R Yeargsr. Secretary of State.
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STABLE

whsre silently q psovenAsr 10 provided for bet :
An VIM re they may receive the attention c pefsoS
II pSriereed in answering 20 thEi wanta.
&c, = - W. nrrr WM 1TASS:EdkR.
~ ,.,nd.f Propret
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NOTICED

BY the Governor
Daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1859-1865, 1865-03-06
Trustees Sale
8. BRADY,
DANIEL LAMB,
Hnmmi01Innar,

TN PURSUANCE OF TWO DEEDS OF TRUST
4 given by the Wheeling Female Seminary one
dated October sst 1885, and recorded in the clerks
once Tor Ohio county In deed book No. 81, page
l64 to Daniel Peck as trustee; the other datei Nav
%, 1861 and recorded in deed book No S5 page
~, to Daniel Lamb as trustee, we SHALL on TGFSI
DAY, THN FOURTH DAY or APRIL 1865 at 10
o'clock A. NJ +, at the front door Of the Court House
Lots numbered PSI, 252, 253. 256 267 2Ss aud 26O
10 tho addition to the city OF Wheeling laid ont by
William Ohapline, and being the same properfV on
which said Seminary now stands -
TERMS OF SALE: One.th Of the purchase
onOy and all costs aud expenses Of sale to be paid
IN cash, and the balanse in and two years with
Interest from sals the parties to secure
said payments to the sati faction OF tho trustees.
seling as trustees, we will convey such title as is
vested in us by the deeds above named and no1SeI.
sion to be given on the frat day of July next 1865
DANIEL PECR,
DANIEL LAMB
leZ-tu Trustees.
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7. j. Kisner, lthe subject scrotulS; DR.. Il
q Lee, subject Gouorrhea and Syphilis;
Dr. w. D. MeGregor, subject GastFitis.
By request of the members, the Presi-
dent will address the society at the next
meeting, on the rise and progress of Amer
ican EOlecticism.
On motion of DR.. R. b. Lee, it was re.
solved that the proceedings of this meeting
be forwarded to.the editors of the Eclectic
medicsl journals of Cincinnati and Phil.
iadelphia, and that they be requested to
publish the same.
ou motion of DIR. T. j. Rfsner, it was
further resolved that the proceedings be
published in the Wheeling Inteligencer and
SteubenVille Herald. = ~
On motion of DR.. T. L. Jones, the So
oiety adjourned to meet at Steubenville,
Jefferson county, Ohio, on June Let, 1865.
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e2td
Sprigg House, &C., for Sale
at Auction,

DURsUANT to the decree made by the oirepIt
Court of Ohio county, on the fifteenth dHV Cf
December last, In the suit in ohancery bending
therein between Potter YarnRIl, Junior 6eorpe A
Ross and Emua his wife, compIainants and DSnjei
U. List the North Western Bank Of VIrRipia and
others, defendants, will at the front door OF tha
Court House of Ohio county, on TUESDAY. THE
DAY OF MAROH IN THR
YEAR EIGHTEEN HUNDRED AND SIXTY-PIVE
commencing at eleven O'Clock A. NJ proceed 10 ali
at public auction, the Lots numbered three and
seven In square numbered one in tho CITY Of
wheeling, and those parts OF the Lots numbered
1onr and eight In the same square, which by the
VIII OF Zachartah sprigg were devised to Samuel
sprgg and Zacharah Jacob in trust for the purposeS
set forth In said will excepting so much Of aid Iots
seven and eight as set apart in seVeraky 10 te
heirs OF Mordecai Yarn8 deceased, and those pAFa
OF said Lot number eight which were sold to George
W. johnson and Jacob Landfried, az in said decree
more particularly specified; the real estate 40 10 o
sold by virtue Of the said decree being the same ON
part Of which now stands the Hotel called tha
sPRIGG HOUSE, fronting the wharf In the olty
TERMs OF SALE. The purchaser to nav No.
less than one.third OF the purchase money In hand
but TO have the option ofpRying In hand any greater
portion OF the whole thereof The residue II there
6e any, to be paid by equal instalments ofprincpal
In eight, sixteen and tWanty.fouF months with IN.
terest on each tnstnlment from the day OF sae-the
deferred payments to be secured by bonds with sSt.
isaStory security, and the title to bs retained a.
further security until payment in fun.
8. BRADY,
DANIEL LAMB,
eAS-td COmmissloneFa
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FOR SALE

II oFRER FOR SALE MY PROPERTY. Eitantad
on the line Of the National road, four miles cot
OF the city OF Wheeling Said property conSIstG Of
my EeHidence, containing eleven rooms and an attic
nntaned bath rooms aad all modern imp enc ntG;
Convenient out.houssB, II Guiding brick stabIInR.
ICE and spring house, ehckery and two elsteEnS.
Also one hundred and twenty I'VE Apple treeG Of
choice kinds Pear, Peach Plum and Qoince treeS All
bearing. There are also choice selections fGrnnel
RaSpberriegD BlAekberries Strawberries and Other
small fruits. The grounds fusly laid ont JlItIl
eVergIeens and other ornamental shrubbery
i will also sell my Household FurnitlirS 70 auv
one desiring to purchase all together.
Persons desiring to consult me In regard to pryoa
teIms Of payment &c cAa leave their nRpaoS a
the Gas Company ONCE visit me on the preiOOI
fezk-tt JACOB H0HNRR0NR
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GAlssl poor country It cannot
be called our mother, but our graves."

1t is quite natural, then, with such q
commander over all the rebel forces, that
the last fight will be made, upon the last
hull Ia this State, all stories of the 'last
ditch" to the contrary notwithstanding.-
This is undoubtedly Grants desire, and
State love has ever been great snare to
great rebels. Lee is human, aud quite
likely to be ruined by his devotion.
a wagon foil of reeels drove headlong
through our lines one morning. The
pickets were too much amused at the ludt.
crous sight to be troubled with consterna-
ton. On becoming acquainted with the
party, it was learned they we're detail of
a dozen men 10 charge of Iieutenaut.-
Wood being scarce 6ear their camp, per-
mission wassobtaiued 70 get some fuel oatGt
side their lines. Tho party loaded the
wagon, came into our quarters, aud laugh.
ingiy offered TO barter their wood for some
refreshments. An exchange was easily eff
fected. =
Roger A. Pryor arrived here last night.
He will be exchanged. Rain has at last
ceased its dreary fall. The roads are mend
iog. Scouts are out continually, and every
preparation made for a hasty pursuit,
should the enemy give US the slip. Even
now they are preparing.