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Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1862-1865, 1865-03-02

Id r.t..f "A PROCLAMATION. alt 49, =
Ihe General Assembly having passed act TO change
the time for holding the general elections OF this State
and having prescribed that the elections for members of
the General Assembly and for Commissioner OF Public
Works for the first district shall take place on the fourth
Thursday OF the present month March and for members
OF Congress on the first Wednesday in November next
Therefore 1, William Smith, Governor Of the Common
weh do hereby proclaim that tue officers whose duty il
TO hold said elections in the and corpo
rations and in the several military camps ia wSh trools
from this State Stationed shall hold said elections at
the times and places prescribed by law and hereby call
the attention OF all the people OF the TO
the copy Of the act hereto attached.
60 Given under my hand as Governor and un.
IL s. ; der the seal OF the Commonwealth at Rich.
wv mond this first day OF March, 1865 and in the
eighty ninth year Of the Commonwealth. y
~ WILLIAM SMITH
BY the Governor .I
GIORGE W. NUSFoRD
SECRETARY nj the Counuo m ". altb .L.
Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1862-1865, 1865-03-02

NTE are authorized 10 announce WI. g. UNDER
w WOOD, G s A, a candidate 10 represent the 9th
district composed OF the counties OF Nansemond Isle Of
Wight and Snrry, in the Senate of Virginia Election IN
and out of the army, 4th Thursdayin March, 1866.
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Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1862-1865, 1865-03-02

owe are authorized TO announce
WALTER G. HUDGIN a candidate 10 represent Caro-
line county in the House a Delegates.
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Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1862-1865, 1865-03-02

STOCKHOIDER's MEETING.-The
OStOekholders Of the Roanoke Valley Railroad Com.
pany requested to meet in CIarksyie Va on Friday.
the 3Oth OF March ~ A. Afull Attendance h request
ed, ..g .fs - VA. SMITH Prest. q
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Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1862-1865, 1865-03-02

EDhTOR OF THE WMlei-You are au.
II thorized TO announce JOHN T. PIERCE as q cand
date to represent the counties Of Hardy Hampshire and
Morgan IN the next Senate Of Vhginis; 49,, ,,o.-,s
fs25-dtds MANY VOTERS,
Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1862-1865, 1865-03-02
HorsHoF REPREsEATATIYEs.

The House met at the usual hour, the Speaker il
the Chair.
Prayer by tue Rev. Mr. Dickinson, of the Army
PATRIOTIC REsoLUuoNs.9
The Xenia sentinel. [volume] (Xenia [Ohio]) 1863-186?, 1865-03-03

asoiled bonnet; diamond earring with shah
10y gloves; gold watch and triDket, and a
silk dress ornamented with grease spot; all
these strike the beholder as inoongruOus.
There are women who are slow to un-
derstand these things. The season, the
atmosphere and the hour of the day have
10 bearing at all upon their decision as to
costume. A woman with restricted means
and unable to indulge in changes of appur-
rel, instead Of selecting fabrics or trim
mlngs which will not invite attention to
this fact, will often select such a stunning,
glaring outfit, that the truth she would
conceal Is patent to every beholder, an In
expensive dress, provided it be whole,
clean, well-fttiug and harmonious in its
accessories, conveys the idea Of being we'll
dressed quite as emphatically as toilette
five times more costly. But what is the
use Of talking? One woman shall 90 into
her room, aud without st " or thought,
instinctively harmonize her whole attire,
So that the most fdstidious critic shall find
no fault with her selection. Anothershall
put on the same things, and then neutral
ize the whole by some faring, ineougruous,
idiOtic last touch which she imagines her
crOwning success. She can't do It'll and
what is worse, she can't be persuaded that
she can't do it.
After all, what does it matter? groWls
some believer in Watts on the Mind
what does it matter what a woman 1oears2
1t IS tree country. So it is; and vet I'm
glad the trees and the grass in it are green,
not red. 1 am glad that the beautiful
snow is not black. am glad that every
flower is not yellow, aud that the sky is
pea green. Woman is by nature a neat
and tidy creature; grace and beauty she
strives for, be it ever so dimly. Ali that
lntell'gently helps to this, I affirm to be "a
means of grace. It would not be amiss to
inquire how much moral pollution and loss
Of self-respect among the women of our
tenement houses is consequent upon their
inability, amid such miserable surround
ings, to appear in anything but their un-
WOmanly rags. If a woman has a hus-
band who is Indifferent whether Der hair
is smOothed once day or once year,
still let her, for her children's sake, strive
to look as attractive asshe can. MY moth
er is not so pretty as yours said one child
to another. The keen little eyes had no
ted the rumpled hair, the untidy wrapper,
the slipshod shoe, which were considered
good enough for the nursery, unless COM
pany was expected. Sickness excepted,
this is wrong and unnecessary. Nothing
that tends to make home bright is a mat
ter of inconscquence. and this least of all.
How many young mothers, sitting in their
nurseries, love to recall the pleasant pic
ture of THEIR mother in hers. The neat
dress-the shining hair-the beaming
face. So let your children remembtr you.
Be not pretty ONLY when in company.
FANNY FERN.
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TERMs o. ApVFR TIsINa

ly heard her silvery voice during the re-
mainder Of the jerney. Turning to a re-
spectacle looking female Of advanced sum-
mers, she asked her if she had seen the
Crate Origin.
We old chaps, my dear, sre apt to for
get that 1t Is some time since We was in
fants and ct lite food. Nothin' of further
int'rest took place on the cars except a col
Ored gentleman, total stranger to me,
asked if I'd lend him my diamond Brest-
pin to wear to a funeral in South Boston.
[ told him I Wouldn't, 't,-not purpuss.
Altho' fur from the praheyries, there is
abundants Of wild game in Boston, such a.
quails, snipes, PLAYER and props.
I ment to have alloOded to the Crate
Origin in this letter, but I haven't seen Il.
Mr.. Reeveer, whose tavern Istop at, IN.
forms me that it can be distinctly heard
through a smoked slass in his native town
in New Hamshire, any clear day. But
setting the Crate Organ aside, (sud indeed
1 don't think 1 heard it mentioned once
while I was there Boston is one of the
grandest, sure fOOtedest, elear-beadedest,
cOmfortablest cities on the globe. Onliko
evry other city was ever in, the most Of
the haekmen don't seem to hav bin spesh-
ully intended by nature for the Burglery
profession, and it's the only large city /
know Of where you don't enjoy a brilliant
opportunity of being swindled in some way,
from the rigging of the Sun to the going
down thereof. There4 I say, loud and
cOntinered applause for Boston.
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Artemus Ward on Boston.

Artemus thus writes to his Dear Betsy
concerning his late visit to the Modern
Athens
The Winder Of my room commands a ex
hileratin view Of Copp's Hill, where Cot
ton Mather, the father of the Reformers
and sich, lies berrid There is men even
now who worship Cotton, and there Is
wimmin who wear him next their harts.
But don't weep for him. He's been
dead too lengthy. amt going to be ab-
surd, like old Mr.. Skillins, in our neigh
bOrhUod, who is nincty-six years of age,
and gets drunk evey lection day, and
weeps bitterly because he haint got no Pa
rents. He's nice Orphan, He Is.
Bunker Hill is over yonder in Charles
ton. In ITS a thrillin' dramy was acted
out over there, in which the Warren Com
binltiOn' played star parts.
Old Mr., Fanuel IS ded, but his Hall is
still into full blarst. This is the cradle in
which the Goddess of Liberty wasrocked,
my Dear. The Goddess hasn't been very
well durin' the past few years, and the
num'ris quack doctirs she called in didn't
hely her any but the old gals physicians
now are men who understand their bust
ness, Maj. generally sPeakin', and I think
the day is near when she'll be able to take
her three meals day, and sleep nights as
conf bley as in the old time.
The Common Is here as ushil; and the
low cuss who called it a Vacant Lot, and
wanted to know why they didn't ornament
it with some Bildins' is an unhappy Out
cast in NapOnsit.
The State House Is filed with statesmen,
but sum of 'em wear queer hats. They
buy en- take il, of hatters who carry on
hat stores down siairsin Dock Square, and
whose hats is either ten years ahead of the
prevailing stile, or ten years behind it
Jest as a intellee'Ool person sees fit to think
about. l had the pleasure Of talkin' with
ssvril members Of the legislature. / t)ld
e.n the Eye of 1000 ages was onto we
American people of to-day. They seemed
deeply impressed by the remarks, and
wanted to know if 1 had seen the Crate
Origin q?
Harvard College. This celebrated in.
stitootion of iearnin' Is pleasantly situated
in the Bar roourof Parker's in School street
and has pupils from all over the country.
went ever to Lexington yes'd'y. My
boosum hove with solim emots3ns. '&
this I said to a man who was drivin' a
yoke of oxen, this is where our forefathers
asserted their independence and split their
blud. Classic ground
WALL the man said, 'it'a good for white
beans, aud !, ,tatOes, but as regards raisin'
wheat, faint worth a dam. But have you
seen the Crate origin?
returned to the Hoss Cars, part way.
A po ty girl in spectacles set near me, and
teliiu' a young man how much he remind
ed her of a young man she used to know
in Waltham. Pooty soon the young man
got out, and smiling in a scductly manner, 1
sid to the girl in spectacles, Don't l re-
mind you of somebody you used to know
Yes, she said, you do remind me OF
one man, but he was sent to the peniien-
tary for stealing a bar'l Of mackerat--he
died there, so l conclude you amt HIM.
Idiln't Pursoothe conversation on
The Xenia sentinel. [volume] (Xenia [Ohio]) 1863-186?, 1865-03-03
Unwholesome Sleep.

Not always is sleep tired natures sweet
restorer" Sometimes, instead of balm, it
brings a bugaboO in the shape of the night
mare Man is a wonderful piece of work,
but his machinery may be thrown out of gear
and set a-whizzing by so slight n thing as a
late supper. An indgestible Welsh rarebit
at II P. NJ. may result in a big, sufocating
black dog across his chest at one clock in
the morning; an o7erplus of loaf-pastry,
which his gastric juices cannot conveniently
assimilate, may prccipitate him from preci-
pice in dreamland into a bOttOmless abyss, or
a surfeit of pate de foie grGs send him to a
Morphean gallows, there to endure all the tor
lures of actual str9ngulatiOn. This sort of
thing, by the way, is only one remove from
apoplexy, and the incubus-ridden victim of
inordinate and untimely self-indulgence is
likely enough TO be at last bestridden in his
sleep By Nightmare too strong for his vital
ity-even Death.
The term nightmare is supposed to have
been derived from Mara, the name of de-
mon which, according to the Scandinavian
mythology, pounced upon men in their sleep
and held the will in thra;dom. The old Sax
ons called the distemper EZt-gideH5yo, or elf
squattinE. With the doctors, who are moth
ing if not classical, it is EYhieIties from a
mythic giant of that name who undertook to
climb to Heaven, but missing his fOothold,
tumbled into the fathomless depths. Most of
US have probably been convulsed in our sleep
with the same sort Of horror which the trip
ped-up Titan is fabled to have experienced
during his "lofty fall from the celestial bat
Elements. In our boyish days, or rather
nights, we were frequently pitched headlong
from the tops of sky-cleaving mountains,
thrown over staircases and into wells from
which the bottoms had dropped out; to say
nothing of falling, bed and ALL through trap
doors in the floor into illimitable chaos or
being caught up by the hair into the realms
of ether and there kept dangling and kicking
like a jumping-jack, without any apparent
prospect of rescue. Well do we remember
the stlrt of terror with which we awoke on
such occasions, and the deep-drawn sghs of
relief which followed the consciousness of
safety. 1t is doubtful whether any waking
agony surpasses the torment that has been
endured in dreams.
There can be little doubt that many of the
spectrcs of the dark ages were .Haras begot-
ten of indigestion. Your Saxon gormandi-
zer, who sometimes feasted far into the night
on boars flesh and venison pastry, washing
them down with frOthy mead, must have gone
to bed with his stomach in a nice condition.
No wonder thai of the internal fermentation
caused by such stufing and swiIling, hobgob-
lins and hippOgrifs in endless variety were
born.
The surest way to avoid the nightmare and
procure that sound, hcalthful repose with
which each days life should be rounded of, u
is to live temperately, regularly and honest
ly. Ay, 5onesly-for a troubled conscience
as well as an Over-ladeR diaphragm, may en-,
gender evil dreams.
The Xenia sentinel. [volume] (Xenia [Ohio]) 1863-186?, 1865-03-03

he was dead. almost envied him.
looked at my rife, but felt could not
take it with me. If 1 could drag my
bare body of, it was all I could hope to
do.
I set of, crawling slowly on my hands
and knees, and working my way forward
with a good deal of pain. was two
hours getting over that half mile of
ground, often stopping to rest, and often
on the point of fainting away.
I reached the river at last, Just as the
shades of night we're stealing over the,
now to me, gloomy scene. 1 drank my
fill, and felt somewhat refreshed l
washed my wounds, put the flesh togeth-
er, and bound it up with the shreds of
my garments as well as could.
It was by this time pitch dark. 1
made no attempt to go any further then.
I crawled into some bushes and laid there
through the night long, horrible night
to mel I heard the howlings of the
wolves, as they feasted upon my dead
enemy. Fortunately, they did not find
me.
The next morning, at daylight, I re-
sumed my slow journey-Walking little,
crawling a little, and resting often. In
this way I reached dwelling after mid
day, and was Hospitality cared for. 1t was
months, though, before I fully recovered
from the effects of my bloody encounter.
A party of hunters went to the scene
of my terrific fight, and brought away
my rife. Nothing then remained of the
bear but his bones, and l never got even
bis skin. I was satisfied, though, to find
I had escaped with life. 1t was my last
hunt!
The Xenia sentinel. [volume] (Xenia [Ohio]) 1863-186?, 1865-03-03

nSy@ Col. VIM. II. Ball of the 122d Ohio,
who commanded a regiment in Gen. keifer S
brigade in several battles, and is mentioned
by Gen. Keiler in his reports, has been con-
frmed by the Senate as a brevet Brigadier
General. Lieut. Colonel Ohio H. Binkley, Of
the 10th Ohio, Gen. Keifer's regiment) has
been brevetted Colonel and Capt. Luther
Brown, of the same, has been brevetted Ma
jor-Lieut. T. C. Case, of the list Ohio has
been made Captain by brevet, and ID Lieut..
Chas. W. Hotsenpiller has been confirmed as
Ist Lieutenant in the 10th Regulars.
The Xenia sentinel. [volume] (Xenia [Ohio]) 1863-186?, 1865-03-03
AHoteI Story.

At the hotel, in Cairo, ii y are not 10
ted for dispatch in filling orders for meals.
If a warm dinner is ordered, some time is
taken to cook it. Not long since l stopped
there. and sat down at a table with an elder
lv gentleman, who ordered squirrel. wait
cd some time for my dinner, but was almost
through, and the old gentleman was still wait
ing for his squirrel. But his patience was at
Inst exhausted, and he beckOned the steward
10 him, and said:
HAS the man got good gun !?
WWhat man ? asked the steward.
"The man that's gone to shoot the squirrel
I ordered said the old gentleman, with great
gravity.
Just then I clicked, and did not hear the
stewards answer but ] saw him disappear
and in a few seconds the old gentleman Eaa
devourins his squirrel with apparent relish
The Xenia sentinel. [volume] (Xenia [Ohio]) 1863-186?, 1865-03-03
"WELL-DRESsED."

Ifthere is one phrase more universally
misapplied than another, it is the phrase
'Well-dresscd.' The first thing to be con.
sidercd in this connectiony is fitness. A
superb and costly silk, resting upon the
questionable straw in the bottom Of an on
nibus, ezcites only pity for the bad taste
of the luckless wearer. A pair of tight
fitting, light kid gloves, on female fingers,
on a day when the windows are crusted
with frost, strikes us as an uncaIlcd-for
mar.yrdom under the circumstances; also
a pair Of high-hceled new boot, with pol
ished soles, constantly threatening the
wearer with humiEating downfall, and
necessitating slow and careful! locomotion,
on icy pavements, in company with very
pinknose. Bows ofrbbon, jewelled combs
and hcad-pins at breakfast, either at hO~
tel table or at home, do not convey an idea
of fitness; also, b'ue white or pink parasOls
for promenade or shopping excursions,
whether the remainder Of the dress is in
keeping or not, and moro often it is the
latter. A rich velvet outer garment over
common drcsa; hands me set offIr with
The Xenia sentinel. [volume] (Xenia [Ohio]) 1863-186?, 1865-03-03

What is the elevation of the soul? A
prompt, delicate, certain feeling for all
that is beautiful, all that is grand; a quick
resolution to do the greatest good by the
smallest means; a great bencvolcnce join
cd TO a great humility.
The Xenia sentinel. [volume] (Xenia [Ohio]) 1863-186?, 1865-03-03
CLIFTON HOUSE.
Corner of Sixth and Elm Street,

Corner of Sixth and Elm Street
The above House, having been newly furn-
Ished and fitted up, is now open for the ae-
sommodation Of the travelling public
Ciursts visiting the city, either on business
ar pleasure. will find the CLIFTON HOUSE
pleasantly located, and convenient to the bus
iness part Of the city.
The Proprietors DESIRE By close attention
70 business, to merit the patronage Of the
public
When you visit the city, please give US
VIM. GARRISON,
GEO. W. BROWN,
PrOprietors.
The Xenia sentinel. [volume] (Xenia [Ohio]) 1863-186?, 1865-03-03
French Rebus on American Affairs.

A French journal recently exhausted
its ingenuity by giving its readers what is
styled an 'American Rebus," which we
translate:
Hurrah for The old Union
Secession Is a curse
We fight for The Constitution
The coufederaey Isan internal league
Welove Free discussion
Rebellion Is treason
We glory in The liberty of press
Separation Willnot be tolerated
We cherish The old flag
The Southern cross Is Haunting lie
D, ath to Jefferson Davis
Abe Lincoln Is our leader
Down with State Rights
Law and order Will triumph
Long live Universal freedom
Negro Slavery Can not exist
Each column read separately contains
the creed of the Rebels; the two read
together that of the Unionists.
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r. DARLINGTON.

Attorney At Law and authorized Agent for the Col
lection Of Pensions and all other kinds Of Military
elsims agains the United States. Office over
Moore 4 Andrews clothing store, Main street.
Xenia, o.
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John Sane,

soot and shoe store. Work of all kinds put up to
order. Mending done in short notice. All work
warranted. One door east or Bears shop Main
street. Xenia, 0. S-ly,
The Xenia sentinel. [volume] (Xenia [Ohio]) 1863-186?, 1865-03-03

Chamberlain & Son,
Bsalers in boots, shoes, hats, caps &c. Ne. Is
Main street, Xesia, Ohio. ty-ly'
The Xenia sentinel. [volume] (Xenia [Ohio]) 1863-186?, 1865-03-03
BUSINESS.
C. SchiIIing,

manufacturer Of Rag Carpet. All orders promptly
attended to- and all work warranted to give satisiac
ton. Cash paid for carpet rags. Second street.
opposite Ware Housa, 1euia, o. Oily.
The Xenia sentinel. [volume] (Xenia [Ohio]) 1863-186?, 1865-03-03
Isaac Worden,

T5vsrv Stable. Horses, buggies and carriages a
GOOD sub9ly always on hans. Omnibus line run
ming regulafy to all trains. Hivling House stable
va5;a q I9-ly.
The Xenia sentinel. [volume] (Xenia [Ohio]) 1863-186?, 1865-03-03
w. II. Wilson,

Wbolesale aud rei9fl doaler in Groceries. Main
street opposite the Euisg House, Xeuia, 0. bly,
The Xenia sentinel. [volume] (Xenia [Ohio]) 1863-186?, 1865-03-03
JNo. A. BLACE
L. NICHOLS.

l. NICHOLS. JNo. A. BLACK
Nichols & Black,
Wholesale and retail dealers in Furnishing Goods,
and Ready Made Clothing. Opposite the Court
House, Xenia, Ohio. lv-ly'
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D. D COOK.
J. y. sbbLAtH.
SeUars & Cook,

House carpenters r0d isiueis- Ready at all ines
20 90 work in their liue, with dispatch, At 'OW
rates, andin good style. ShoP, west Second str t.
Yspi,- o. l9-ly
The Xenia sentinel. [volume] (Xenia [Ohio]) 1863-186?, 1865-03-03

Interesting Questions and Answers Rela-
tive to the 7.3O U. s. Loan.
The Xenia sentinel. [volume] (Xenia [Ohio]) 1863-186?, 1865-03-03


Mr.. JAY COOKE, of Philadelphia, who for
so long a time had the management Of the
popular 500 million $50 Loan, has just been
appointed by Secretary Fessenden, the GEN
eral Agent to dispose of the only popular
Loan now offered for sale by the Government,
viz: the "SEVEN-THIRTY." j"
In enterting upon his duties he desire to an
swer plainly the large number Of questions
daily and hourly prOpounded to him, SO that
his fellow-cOuntrymen may all understand
what this Seven-Thirty Loan is-what are
its peculiar merits,-how they can subscribe
for or obtain the notes, SC,
lsT QUESTION. Why is this Loan called the
" Seven-Tbirty Loan?
ANSWER. It bears Interest in currency,
at the rate of Seven Dollars and thirty cents,
e-ch year, on every hundred dollars making
the interest as follows;
One cent per day on each ) 80 note.
Two cents 100
Twenty " 1000
One dollar " 4" 5000
Evansville daily journal. (Evansville, Ind.) 1863-1866, 1865-08-12

PERsoSAL.-We were highly gratifed
yesterday to meet Sergeant Charley
McCutcheon, one of the Blue Grass
boys, who has just returned from four
years service against the rebels. Ser
gaant McCutcheon was member of the
gallant 1lth Indiana, and has partici-
pated in all its combsts and triumpha
His record il one of which himself and
friends may be proud. No more honor
able title can any one desire than that
he carried a musket in defence of the
flag of his country.
Evansville daily journal. (Evansville, Ind.) 1863-1866, 1865-08-12

all that is required Of them in this mat
ter, az we believe it is greatly to the in
terest of our city that the canal should
be maintained. At the same time every
step should be guarded carefully, so that
no shadow of chance shall be given
for the English bondhoIders to throw the
works again upon the State.
r The hour of our departure is at hard,
and We will close shis epistIs With .
postscript at the earliest opportunity.
s.
?. s. - Headquarters BslEefontaiae
Cotton Express, dug. 9-Have justlEf.
rived at this beautiful lake city, Cieve-
land, and was taken possession of, bodia-
ciously, by our excellent friend Col.
George Pendleton, who carried rs to his
splendid mansion on Prospect Street.
We shall manage to escape and proceed.
We can say but little of the trip here,
as we travelled by night and slept most
of the way in the luxurious sleeping car
of the Bellefontain. Railroad Line
Evansville daily journal. (Evansville, Ind.) 1863-1866, 1865-08-12

The city of Evansville had balloon
ascension last Sunday. Moral and Sab
bath observing place, that. We fear the
religious editor" is not doing his duty.
We find the above in the Terre Haute
Express of Wednesday. In the same
paper of Thursday, the day following,
we clip the following local item:
A gentleman residing on North Fourth
street suffered q raid on his chicken
coop Tuesday night, by which Ia is q
loser of thirteen galIinaceous fowls. He
has but recently made this city his res
idence, and although finding q theatre
in full blast on Sabbath evening, one or
two hundred saloons dealing out the
fiery element the same day, and house
of prostitution in the very heart OF the
city and on the same square or which is
located the principal public school build
ing, was not prepared to believe that
such total depravity existed as that
above recorded. ~
Now, it seems to US that if we lived in
as brittle glass house as the Express
Local indicates in the paragraph quoted,
we would not be 50 silly as to throw
stones. eeF rr4 st--.