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Year: 1864




Enemy Participating an ad advance-Artillery


Warmly engaged-A picket post Attack ed


The Foe Active and Vigilant.


BEFORE PETERSBURG, Nov. 3O.-There were
no rebels this morning in the pits heretofore
occupied by sharpshooters. What the object
of this withdrawal is, and Of it's extent, it is
hard TO judge. tits not general along the front.
and has been noticed only before one division
OF the 5th corps. As this was a point where
many deserter had been received, some thought
the refusal of their line in this neighborhood
was to remove the men from temptation. A
more reasonable solution of this strange phe.
nomenon ls that our enemy feared an attack
Expectancy has been on tiptoe for the last week
Richmond and Petersburg have been led to an =
ticipate dreadful assault, and are fore warned
in time that their nerves may be well bracea
for he shock.


Yesterday thev thought was the expected
time. A train of wagons and a few troops
shifted camps. For short time soldiers and
teams blocked the roads. Keen eyes were
watching every movement with interest, and
counting each man and ambulance with preci-
sion There was no end to the signalling of
those rebel watchmen. The result was, every
portion of their line that could safely be shor-
tened was drawn in slightly, that the fanks
might be reinforced and strengthened. During
the afternoon OF yesterday the artillery in front
and rear Of Fort Davis was warmly engaged
The mortar occasionally used by the enemy
fired several very heavy successful shots at
Fort HILL making the dirt spout up from the
ramparts. Extensive bomb proof accommo-
dations are the greatest recommendation Of
which this structure can boast, except it's name.
The proper designation is set forth in large
capitals, printed on a neat signboard and
reads, if / remember correctly, Fort Sedg-
wick" Few know this, however, save those
of the garrison, who day after day live, and
dodge, and lodge there. After nightfall a su-
pernatural stiffness possessed the pickets. and
at an early hour this morning no musket re-
ports OF their existence have been made.
Year: 1864

~ Free Delivery of Letters by Carriers at the
residences of owners may be secured by observing
the following Rules:


/. Direct letters plainly to the street and number
of the house.


2 Head letters with the writer full address, in
Guiding street and mum ber and request answers to
be addressed accordingly.


g. Letters to strangers or transient visitors in
town or city whose special address may be un-
known, should be marked in lower left hand corner
with the werd " Transient"


f. Place the postage stamp the upper right
hand corner, and leave space between the stamp
and direction for post marking interfering
with the writing.


Arequest for the return of letter to the writer
If unclaimed within thirty days less, written or
printed with the writer's full address across the
left hand end of the =nvelope, face side. will be
complied with at usual prepaid rate of postage
payable when delivered to writer.
Year: 1864

A loyal Tcnnesscean writing to us from
Ohio thus concludes his letter


"a good deal of complaint is made ly your
Nashville friends on account of permit being
granted to that miserable old scccsh, Bridgcs Of
Ath.ns, to keep nm eating house on the milroud-
They say he boast that he got the place over j. IT,
AGILL, Of Mouse Creek true Union man.


This man Bridgcs j. the fthcr-n-uw or thYt
unmitgatcd rascal, Tom Compbdi Judge Ad-
vocatc concerned in hanging Union men, and the
villain whom you ventilated So recently. 1t j, not
right to hold the Brdg,s family responsible for
what CAM pbeH has done but the point is, Bridges
and family ARE bitter rchcl' aud have not changed
in the least degree. They arc thoroughly imhucd
with the Confederate spirit and are rank poi
SON. write this ut the instance Of more than a
dozen Union men


REMARKs-Nc can say to our cores
dent that no one was more surprised than
we wcro TO find that the Federal authori-
ties had placed decided and notorious
rebel family in charge Of the eating house
at Athens. We have no part Of the sin at
our door Of having granted permit to
that house to bring in supplies. We came
up on tho road few weeks ago, and al
though we wanted our dinner badly, We
refused to cat because the house was rebel
house. We would travel from here to
Nashville without eating before we would
call at the house of man who had gone
active and willingly into the support OF
this Internal rebellion
Year: 1864

ANTS IN THE GARpEN.-How trouble
some several species Of them are, is SO
we'll known that need not say single
word about it. Much less known is q
sovereign remedy, which has never failed
to expel them from the house, the gar


den, or the hot. bed. read it a number
Of years ago some where, and being fond
of trying experiments, made use of it,
and found it iufallible in every instance.
This remedy consists in ground coffee
It is only necessary to sprinkle some Of
it on the ant hills or on those places
where the insects are frequently seen,
aud within fifteen minutes not one Of
them will be found. LAST summer they
had made = large hill very near one of
my fences. Before expelled them !
called together a number of boys and
girls coming from school, to show them
tho effect Of coffee on the ants. The
children were not littlo amazed to Wit
ness tho preciritate Aight Of the spts
Year: 1864




FEMALE SINGERs-I never hear of
an American girl going abroad to study
music, for the purpose of fitting herself
for a public musical career, without a
pang. a musical education, an intro
duction to public musical life, and few
years of that life are almost certain ruin
for any woman. Some escape this ruin,
it is true, but there are temptation laid
for every step of their life. They find
their success in the hands Of men who
demand more than money for wages
They find their personal charms set over
against the personal of others. Their
whole life is filled with rivalres and jeal-
ousies. They find themselves constantly
thrown into intimate association on the
stage with men who subject themselves
to no Christian restraint-who can hard.
~ be said to have Christian education.
They are constantly acting in operas. the
whole dramatic relish of which is found
Ia equlvocal situations, or openly licen-
tious revelations. In such circums tai ccs $
as these, q woman must be marvel of
! AAooNoSy ohN q VI SidSV w ceCupC
contamination. l do not believe there is
woman in the world who ever came out
of public musical carees as good a wo-
man as she entered it. She may have
escaped with an uutaruished name-she
may have preserved her standing 10 soci.
ETY., or even heightened it, but in her
inmost soul she knows that the pure
spirit Of her girlhood is gone It is the
dream, | suppose, of most women who
undertake a musical career, that after
winning money snd fame, they shall set.
tie down in domestic life gracefully. and
be happy in retirement Alas this is
one OF the dreams that very rarely "come
true The greed for popular applause,
once tasted, knows no relenting. The
public life Of women unfit them fur do
mestic life, and the contaminationS Of a
public singing womau's position render
it almost impossible for her to be married
out of her circle, so that woman who
spends ten years on the stage usually
spends her life there, or does worse. |
do not wonder at the old professors
warning against singing women or sing
ing men. II is enough to break down
any mans or voman's self respect to b
dependent for bread and reputation upou
the applause Of caprioious public-t
Year: 1864

r EPoRTED QUARTZ DIscovERY.-A man
came into this city last week bringing a
specimen of gold-boaring quartz, which he
said he found in the Blue mountains about
twenty-five miles distant from this city.
The quartz was examined by a competent
Judge who pronounced it rich. The man
who brought it in left again for the noun
tains, promising to return this week with
a sack of the quartz to have it assayed.
He also stated that in the vicinity of where
he obtained the quartz he found good pros
poets for placer diggings. This story has
the more interest here from the fact that a
gentleman Of undoubted veracity told citi-
zens here last fall that, while out look
ing for his horses on the mountains some
where between here and Grand Ronde val
ley, be found groupings of gold bearing
quartz which he thought indicated the exis-
tence of rich lode somewhere in the vic;n-
ity, and was only prevented from prospect
ing for it at that time by the snow which
had just begun to fall. He intended to pur-
sue his investigations further this spring.
We incline to place some confidence in these
reports The next month will develop
whether we are to have a gold excitement
near at home or not.
Year: 1864

ExTENsIoN.-The workmen will com
mence next week putting on a large addi-
ton to the new Seminary, to be used as a
kitchen and dining room, for the accommo-
dation of boarding scholars. The church
adjoining is also to have an addition put to
it in the shape of an assembly-room, or
meeting room, in front, on the completion of
which the present building will be used as
a yestry room and residence for the minis
ters.
Year: 1864

OvERsToCKED.-Acc from Boise
represent that the market is overstocked
with almost everything in the line of mer-
chandise. Many merchants at the differ
ent mining camps are selling out their stocks
with the intention of closing business; so
that three or four months hence, when the
present surplus is disposed of, the competi-
tion will not be so great but that business will
again be good.
Year: 1864

OPENING OF SECOND STREET.-Abbott's s
stable was removed this week from Second
street There is decided improvement in
the appearance of the town in that quarter
since that building was removed, and the
street is now opened for the free passage of
teams
Year: 1864

We often hear young men say that the times arc
hard they can't money ETC.; but those who have
taken our advice and purchase their apparel frum
Houston, Hastings CV Co. always succeed, and the
reason is obvious. Their goods cut and made in
the best manner. 1t don't cost any more than sloI
shop goods, and the man wearing good clothes is al
ways looked upon with respect than the shabby
mean-dressed, shoddy-wearer
Year: 1864

The Kansas papers say that labOrers of
all kinds are scarce in that State, ow-
ing to the war and the emigration westward.
The wheat crop of the State will be light
this season in consequence of the scarcity Of
laborers last fall, and were it not for agricul-
tural machinery but little grain would be
raised in Kansas
Year: 1864

New ROAD.-A Company, organized un-
der the Oregon Incorporation Act, is now
engaged in building road across the Blue
mountains from Grand Ronde valley direct
to Wallula As with all the roads across
the mountains, it is claimed by those d.
rectly interested, to be the nearest, most d.
rect, best grade, freest from snow, best
drained, least rocky, aud dryest route across
the mountains. Its course is from Wallula
direct to Wild Horse creek thence up the
Umatilla ard across the mountains. The
builders claim that it is fifteen miles nearer
by this route from Grand Ronde both to this
place and Wallula than the present travelled
road through this valley; but we fail to see
it in this light. We will, however, cheer
fully give place to any facts that may be
presented by the company that will make
us or any other man not holding stock in
the road see it as they do.


SMALL PoX.-Some three or four weeks
ago "a man arrived here from the Dalles, and
few days afterwards the smallpox broke
out upon him. He had taken lodgings at
Mr. David Weston's, where he remained un-
TIL he was cured of the disease. About the
time Of his recovery two or three members
of MIR. Weston's family were taken with the
disease, and are yet down with it, though in
fair way for recovery. The city authOri-
ties have fenced up the streets around Mr..
Weston's place, and placed guards upon the
ground to prevent persons from passing in
and out of the enclosure. The disease need
not spread unless people go where it is to
catch the infection, and the plan adopted by
the city authorizes, it is hoped, will prevent
its spreading beyond its present limits
Year: 1864

Pulmonary Syrup,
And with one accord give it their unqualified appro
baton. Wenow address ourselves to all who are uu
acquainted with listhe q, Attest Panacea Of the age
for the healing of all diseases Of the throat and lungs
assuring Won that
Year: 1864

Tie following copy of the correspondence
which took place between the President ard
Gen. Grant. before the opening Of the. Spring
campaign, may prove interesting, as i furnishes
an inside view Of military affairs.


WASHINGTON, April so, 1864


To Grant: Not expecting 10 see you before
the Spring campaign opens, wish to express
IN this way my entire satisfaction with what
you have done up to this time, so far as IN
derstand i. The particulars Of your plans
neither know nor seek to know. You are Wig
liant and self reliant. Pleased with this.
wish not to obtrude any restraints or constrants
upon you While am anxious that any great
disaster or the capture OF our men in great
numbers shall be avoided, know these points
are less likely to escape your attention than
they would nine. If there be anything wanting
within my power to give. do not fail to let me
know now. With brave army and just
case, may God sustain yen. LINCOLN.
Year: 1864

NEIrHER SUITs ExAoTLT-The California
Express of Mondsy, in defining its position for
the hundredth time on Littlemac and the Chi
cago Peace Platform. says that neither the
candidate nor the platform exactly suits i, !.
And in the same breath the editor goes into al
argument to show that both are exactly suited
to carry out bis ideas Wba, an awful fix g
party must be in to twist and squirm this way
and that, in attempting 10 gull the people into
supporting its caudidate The Express says


We now, as we always have done, scont the
idea of Constitutional tar for the Union.
Lincolns war is osteusibly for the Union, but
practically for the negro. For our part we
care but little about the distinction. There
are many who support Mcclellan because they
think be will. if necessary, carry on the war
constitutionally for the Union. We will not
quarrel with these gentlemen upon that topic
We ouly wish TO say that zee support him for
no such purposes, for We deny that any such
necessity can arise, or that be can carry on a
war for the Union coHStI.utioHallg.
Year: 1864

\ q Ni-FEftEE, hdN ! ACDt.


To the President: y Your very kind letter of
yesterday is Just received. The confidence you
express for the future and satisfaction for the
past, Of my military administration, are &C
kuovledged with pride. 1t shall oe my earnast
eudeavor that YOU aud the country shall Tot be
disappointed. From my first entrance into tie
Volunteer service Of the country to the present
day, have never had cause Of complaint.
have never expressed or implied complaint
against the Administration or the Secretary Of
War for throwing any embarrassment in the
way Of my vigorously prosecuting what ap-
peared 10 be my duty. Indeed, since the pro-
motion which placed me in command Of all the
armles, and in view Of the grea, responsibility
and the Importance of success, have been as
toushed al the readiness with which everything
asked fer has been yielded, without even an
explanation being asked. Should my success
be less than desire, l expect the least can
say is that the fault IS not with you


GRANT
Year: 1864

SPEECH OF GENERAL WooI-The citizen
soldiers of Troy entertained their military
brethren of Albany lately, and General Wool
made the following neat little speech:


No persons are more welcome TO NE at all
times than those who have defended their
country. They have place in the hearts Of
their fellow citizens who regard soldiers as the
most noble ornaments of the State, and deem
traitors as the greatest curse TO The nation.
You have been defending the Government. 1t
is a coed Government it is the best Of all
Governments it is the poor mans Government
In ii the poor man can walk forth as proudly
as the rich and before this rebellion the same
privilege existed in every one OF its States. All
had the privilege of free speech, free suffrage
and tie right TO bear arms. Nan might walk
abroad in his majesty To this attribute the
great prosperity of this nation, from North 10
South, from the Atlantic TO he Pacific. ln
this prosperity, before the war. none shared to
so great an extent as the South. BY their
wicked rebellion they have thrown away all
their bright prospects and plunged the nation


into war But their efforts to subvert the
Government are uIeuccessiul-and | repeat
that this is the poot mans Government. The
rich can take care 81 themselves. but the laws
must be so framed as TO prevent the poor from
being oppressed. Such is the spirit of our in
sttutons. and long may they be perpetuated,


in spite of Southern rebels and traitors. Gen
,lemen, thank you for this visit | can only
say, God bless the Union; God speed its
defenders
Year: 1864

SINCE Secretary Stewards boast Of his
ability to arrest American citizens by
simply " touching bell" it has become
likely that the bell will be adopted as the
emblem Of the Administration. 1t is abun.
dainty expressive of its haracter-brass
and noise-a long tongue and an empty
head.
Year: 1864

FoRcE OF ELooUENcE.-Carpenter made a
loyal speech to the loyalisls of this city on Fri.
day nigh Of last week, and the night following
they cleaned him out. When shall VIC again
hear Carrsntor'
Year: 1864

A TowNEY IN LucK.-We notice that 8. T
Gage formerly prominent citizen of this
place. has been nominated by the Peoples Par
ty for Sheriff of Storey County, Nevada Terri
tory. Although MIR. Gage is an old political
opponent, we trust that it is not out OF place
for US to bear testimony to his high standing
as citizen and gentleman while in our midst.
He is every way qualified for the position o,
Sheriff, too, being good business man, aud
noted for promptness and fidelity in everything
he lays his hand to. Intelligent, honest, court.
cons and enterpising, ne shall be surprised If
be does not outaank his opponent and make
successful dash for the hnnors and emouments
Of the position for which be is u candidate.
Year: 1864

One Of the leading business men Of our
city who has accumulated over q million
Of dollars and is building residence cost
ing quarter Of million paid one Of the
Reatest of hand compliments to country
boys that could be bestowed. He was
talking Of business matters generally and
among ether things spoke Of clerks and
the scarcity Of good solid young men Oc-
cssiOned by the war. He said that there
were plenty Of young men in fine cloth
calling for situations but they did not
suit him. He preferred q very different
kind Of stock that come from the country
in rough clothes, for something could be
made out Of them. But such young men
had generally gone into the army, while
the more pretending class that have more
clothes than brains have remained behind.
He spoke Of country boys that soon made
clerks worth fifteen hundred or two thou
sand year, and yet who had volunteered
out Of 3 sense Of duty, but whose commu-
tstion he would gladly have paid TO retain
them had he not felt it wrong TO influence
them against the service Of their country.
The best he could do was to say to them
that if they would come back to his en-
Ploy without any bad habits, he would re-
ceive them OF advanced salaries.


Let not country boys, therefore, think
that it is necessary to initiate the young
bloods Of the town in dress and frivolous
habits to insure respect and good situa-
tions. Itis plain, industrious young per-
sons, Of good sense, sober habits, and
sorupulous honesty that are in demand
with all solid business men. No matter
how poor, or how mean your clothes, if you
have the personal qualities above indica-
ted the true business man will soon per-
ceive them and give you the preference
Cincinnati GGzetts
Year: 1864

General shurtE was among the speakers
at the Tammany Hall meeting, Monday
evening, in aid Of recruiting for General
Hancock. In the course Of his sensible
observations, he ssid that every sober
minded man must know that 70 use the
resources Of the country slowly is to waste
them, and he added:


1t is my profound conviction that the
downfall Of the rebellion is buts question
Of time. But is is also my profound CON
Viction that the question Of time is the
principal question for US to lock at To
lose time is to lose resources, is to lose
money, is to lose ground.
Year: 1864

and thereupon proceeds to attempt to stir
up mob in New York after the fashion
the concurrent testimony of our reporters
is, that throughout the entire metropolis,
there is but one sentiment, that of
thorough and unwavering determination
that the Democratic soldiers shall have
fair vote. The citizens viii not submit
for one instant to this lsst crow-act of des-
pOtism.


The bitter Indignation which is univer-
sally felt cannot be described-itis beyond
words. The people believe that argument
is exhausted, and that unless Lincoln re-
cedes there is but one course left for them.


After going on to quote all
manner of vile threats which
it represents the excited people as having
uttered, and concludes, d" In brief there
was but one opinion in this matter, Mr..
Lincoln must not ssattempt to perpetrste
this terrible outrage upon the rights of the
people. He must recede from the position
he has taken. Ifhe does not he alone will
be responsible for whatever may follow"
Year: 1864

1


A accommodating party about three hun
dred strong was sent out on the oath from
Powellis Division, in the vicinity of Front
Royal. The expedition was commanded
by Major Gibson.


During an early hour Of the morning of
the Oath, Major Gibson moved his COM
mand across both branches of the Shen-
andoah River, and moving through
Front Royal passed towards Milford and
the Lursy Valley.


Before daylight he came upon the enc
my's pickets and drove them IN, capturing
one or two He then passed rapidly on
towards Milford Creek On the way up
he met the enemy in line of battle, with
two pieces Of artillery, and although his
force did not exceed 300, he deployed in
line of battle without reserve and charged
them.


The enemy, perhaps, remembering our
other late astonishing cavalry operations,
did nothing more than fire one volley and
then break


Gibson continued the pursuit as rapidly
as it was possible for him to move forward
in the darkness. The enemy kept his ar
tillery on the pike, and after firing one
round imbered up and moved to the rear.


Owing to GibsOn's inferior force, he could
not flank the enemy and get at his artil-
lery. The enemy sent the artillery TO the
rear, and kept the cavalry right and left
of the road to cover its getting of.


In the general charge which Gi6son's
front made he captured one battle
flag.


By continuing to press on, Gibson at
length drove the enemy over the Creek
and upon the line of the rebel fortifcations
in which they sought refuge and opened a
rapid fire from carbines and the two
pieces of artillery aforesaid In front Of
this barrier Gibson halted but TO feel the
enemys position, take afew prisoners,
ascertaning the rebels strength, and then
retired reaching safe position in the di-
rection Of the Shenandoah by Daylight.


The enemy finding at last that the bird
had flown set out after him at trot, but
did u5T succeed IN capturing him as Glib
son reached the Union lines in safety, and
without heavy loss.


The affair is looked upon as quite q
brilliant cavalry dash.


The idea of 300 men almost routing ?.
600 mounted rebels, driving them to their
Notifications and capturing one Of their
battle flags besides nearly capturing two
pieces of artillery is indeed amazing.


In the course of the reconnaissance and
from prisoners captured information was
gained of high Importance to the interests
of the army.


Yesterday eanOnading was heard. Il
appeared in the direction of Front Royal,
and was probably another cavalry fight