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Year: 1863

The VIRGINIA CAMPAIGN. II seems now
the impression that the Army of the Poto-
mac will be kept on the defensive for the
present, covering Washington and watch
ing Lee, while all the other Union armies
push forward. The New York Times says
"We shall not be greatly surprised If we
have no more advances son to Richmond"
by way of Virginia. Nor shall we be
greatly sorry to see this bloody tragedy
comedy of marching forward and coun-
termarching backward cease. With their
interior lines and the numerous powerful
positions they can take up-not to men-
ton the circle of fortlhcations around Rich
mond-the rebels have enormously the ad-
vantage, and, indeed, we doubt if the cap
tuge of the rebel capital be possible by any
line Virginia affords, without force the
double of what we have in the field.
But Richmond uH be taken. The key
to the situation is, as the rebels rightly
conjecture, in the West" The Washing
ton Republican of last week in urging up
on the Government the adoption of such
plan of operations, says: t'lf cur army
takes the line of the Potomac or Kappa
hammock and acts upon the defensive, one
of two things will happen. Lee will at
tack us, or he will distribute his army to
the rebel chieftains in the South and the
Southwest. Should he adopt the latter
course, we can improve the opportunity
for movement upon Richmond. 1t is
likely, however, that he will hold his main
army in hand, and that he will be again
compelled to cross the Potomac.
Year: 1863

Is made on The best principle, while the foreign
watch generally made on 10 principle az all.


let Us hook al the contrast. The foreign watch Is
mostly made by women and boys, By hand. While their
labor Is cheap their work dear At any price. Sucl
watches made without plan, and sold without guar
Aatee. They irregular construction, and quite
irregular in movement They are designed only TO sell
and the buyer IS The party thoroughly sold Those
who have kept anchors, epines AMI SWISS lev
ers IN progesssd repair for few years will appreciate
the truth of our statement


THE PLAN OF THE AMERICAN WATCH


Instead Of being aie Of several hundred little pieces
screwed together the holy of The American watch
formed Of SOLID PLATES. No jar interfcres with the
harmony Of rs working and sldacn shock can throw
Its machinery Of gear Secession Of one part from
another 10 It's constitution and in riding "
any business pursuit. il IS all held together as firmly
as single piece OF metal It s just what all machinery
should b.


lst. ACCURATE


ID SIMPLE
Year: 1863

are the most active and thorough pills that
have ever been introduced.


They act so directly upon the Liver, excit-
ing that organ to such an extent as that the
system does not relapse into its former con.
dition, which is too apt to be the case with
simply purgative pill.


Thev are reallv
Year: 1863

We are Informed by an inte lligent gentleman.
late from South Carolina, and who came up
from Hilton Head in the Arago with Mr. Erics-
son and several naval officers recently that
the reason why Charleston is not attacked is
that the Monitors are not fitted for the attack.
and must be greatly strengthened to be efficient
IN the coming conflict. The reader will re-
member that II was quite lately stated that the
rebels had removed the lower tier OF casemate
guns of the forts at Charleston. and had
mounted them en- barbette. The reason for
this IS seen IN the result of the attack upon
Fort Nj cAllister, where veral of the as umed
lmpregnable Monitors could not do nu ch dam :
age and were themselves considerably injured
BY the plunging shot from the guns of the fort
The rebels discovered what we have to con-
fess, that the decks of the Monitors will not
stand plunging shot, and Mr.. Ericsson is now
preparing in New York a second sheating to
protect the decks of these vessels


This Will take some time, and the attack on
Charleston will be delayed month or two un :
less circumstances render 1t necessary to make
the attack before the Monitors are strengthened
so as to,certainly and successfully cope wit. the
shore batteries. Another cause of delay is the
construction of floats to be used in raking the
channel to explode the torpedoes that strew the
bottom OF Charleston Bay, and thus enable the
gunboats 10 pass safely into action with the
batteries.
Year: 1863

@Three thousand pounds OF cotton crown
IN Illinois was recently sold in Boston at II i
cents. A Boston paper says that this sale marks
a new era in our commercial annals and the
day is not far distant when the rich. broad
sWells of prairie Of Southern Illinois shall OBJ
tain for US the same prominence i'll cotton we
now enloy in corn
Year: 1863

The rumor that comes through rebel
sourccs, Of a disaster to the Federal cause
in the loss of the gallant Ellet's ram Queen
Of the West at Port Hudson, will cause
much anxiety, though it will be safer TO
await further confirmation. The Queen Of
The West run the blockade at Vicksburg
On the I'd inst, and ended that daring c1-
Year: 1863

THE Towx MARKET.-It seems to be gen
orally believed that certain persons are prohibit
ed from selling meat at the Town Market. This
is an error, as any body can bring meat for sale
there providedethey conform themselves to the
Ordinance passed on the subject, thatis by pay
ing the tariff fixed in said Ordinance.
Year: 1863

EvERY man who desires TO vote as an Amari-
can who loves his country. should vote and
every man who desires to see the people Of
California remain prosperous, and continue to
enjoy the blessings of peace and quiet, aud the
freedom of the mines, will vote on the day OF
election, for the ticket headed BY John G.
Downey for Governe-. This IS the true Union
ticket
Year: 1863

Vigorous digestion and pure bile produces nutfi-
tious blood, and nutritiou, blood L healthy frame.
Does the victim of dyspeptic stomach and dis
ordered liver desire To know how the digestion
may be improved. the bile and other fluids Of the
body purified
Year: 1863

TINS Republican party hypocritical processes
love for the Uuion; but refuse TO strengthen
1t by the admission of any Of the seeded
States that do not exalt the negro. The black
race first and the white man afterwards.
Year: 1863

Ex PRESIDENT fillmore oy THE NIGER IN
The WAR-The New York World publishes
the following extract from a letter recently
written by EX-President fillmore


Enough of treason and blood have already
been spent upon the negro question. lam fully
persuaded that the unwi>e and untimely az
la'lou OF this SPhject gives strength 10 the re.
beI'ion. and Will cost millions of treasure and
thousands Of lives aud that there is no hope
Tor anything else bnt TO restore the Union as it
was and the Constitution as it is That all
efforts for anything else must eud in abortion,
anarchy and dissolution.
Year: 1863

JdCksOn
TIE ENEMY IN Moon LAKE-We are informed on
reliable authority that the enemy removed the obsruc
tions at the m.uth of the Yazoo Pass about five days
since, and that they are now in Moon lake They may
attempt to down the Yazoo river in this direction
but from all the information able to gather ii
will prove another ION to Richmond"


By the map of the swamp gather the following
in regard the geography of toat section The Yazoo
Pass is about ten miles in length and empties into Cold
water 1t is about twentyfves miles roln the mouth
OF the Yszoo Pass to the junction of the Codwater and
rallabatchie. The Talahatchie then runs southwark
about loo miles, forming junction with the Yallobus
ha both uniting they form the Yazoo river These dis
reckoned the rivers and not by the direct
land roates.


These streams are all very narrow and winding, ane
should the timber be telled, and the stragetic points
guarded it viii be impossible to navigate these streams
Year: 1863

Gov. BRowEs DONATION TO SOLDIERS FAMILrEs.-
We learn from Cherokee county that Governor Brown
upon his river plantation from three to four thou
sand dollars worth of than he viii need for
his use and that he has notified the Inferior Court
of that county of his purpose to make donation of
every bushel be has than needs TO the widows
and Ppor families Of soldiers OF that county, and that
his cribs will be thrown open next week to the needy
families Of soldiers and his distributed among them
free Of charge.


This is not the only generous contribution made by
Governor Brown the families of soldiers during the
war; and to the soldiers themselves. More than thrice
we have beard of generous and liberal acts in money


from bis purse and in repeated instances of provisions
from his plantation to soldiers and their families And
we will here add that from the hands and labor Of big
excellent wife, Mrs Brown, brave soldiers and their
families have also received most liberal Donations
She is one of the noble ladies OF our land who have
never been idle in well doing since the war began
Our Georgia troops may well be proud OF their pa
triotie Governor and his noble consort


| atlanta InteAtgeneer.
Year: 1863

Specimen copies will be sent, free of postage,
upon application, and all persons in whose hands
they may fall are requested to use their efforts
in extending the circulation of the paper. Per
sons IN forwarding subscriptions. or others who
feel interested in the cause could do us a valua-
bic service by sending us the names of two or
three active Democrats at each post Office in their
respective cOgntics.
Year: 1863

THEIR IDoLs RuBBlsu.-The London
Quarterly Reviesc, speaking Of lie lesson
taught them by cur ironclads, makes the
following wholesale admission: "Notwith-
standing all that wonderful tenacity Of faith
in the ancient ways which is characteristic
Of British Admiralty, their wooden idols
must now be abandoned. Although it is re.
ported that the dock yard authorities have
bought and converted more timber duun~
the last financial year than they ever did
before. they, too, must be sacrificed. The
public now know that wooden man of war
is mere box of ucter matches, and that
the first she'll fired into it explodes the
whole"
Year: 1863

CTATE OF MICHIGAN-County of Cass.-ss.
y At session of the Probate Court for the
County of Cass, holden at the Probate Office IN
Cassapolis, on Monday the eighth day OF December,
in the year one thousand eight hundred and
sixty-two. Present-Clifford Shanahan, Judge Of
Probate. In the matter of the estate of john q.
Casterline deceased. On reading and filing the
petition duly verified, of Thomas j. Caserline
praying for letters of Administration on the estate
of said deceased. ss


Thereupon it is ordered, that Saturday, the
third day of January next, at ten O'Clock, In
the forenoon, be assigned for the hearing OF said
petition and that the heirs at law of said deceased
and all other persons interested in said estate
are required to appear at session of said court
then to be holden at the Probate Office, in Cass-
apolis, and show cause, if any there be, why the
prayer of the petitioner should not be granted.


And it is further ordered, that said petitioner
give notice to the persons interested in said estate
of the pendency of said petition and the hearing
thereof by causing copy of this order to be pub
lished in the Cass County Republican, newspaper
printed and circulating in said County of Cass, for
three successive weeks previous to said day of
hearing. G. SHANAHAN,


IA true copy Judge CT Probate.


December s, 1862. decll-34w3
Year: 1863

INDIAN MEAL GRUEL.-Sift the In.
dian meal through fine sieve; wet
two spoonfuls of this metl with cold
water, and beat it till there are M
Jumps; then stir it into pint and a
half of water, and let it boil half an
hour, stirring it all the time. Season
it as liked best.
Year: 1863

Neve, try to keep ou. Of any ones
way when you owe him anything-un-
less it be thrashing 1t is bad enough
in all conscience, TO be in debt, but
don't make your condition worse by
growing mean under its pressure
When you absolutely cannot pay up,
at the appointed time, don't make be
lieyc sick, don't sink about in out.of
the-way streets to avoid meeting your
creditor, don't sneak around the first
corner when you catch sight Of him be
fore he has seen you. AL such con-
duet IS unnanly. No doubt You feel
averse to standing face to face with q
man to whom you are a iebtor-pav
day past, aud you a debtor still-it is
mortifying, very; but it is only one of
the natural consequences ofborrowing !;
and as you have incurred the penalty,
why, meet it like a man. Face your
creditor; let him know that you neither
forget the debt nor underrate his pa
tience with you. Say frankly that you
are very sorry to keep him 80 long out
Of his money, and that you will pay up
as fast and as soon as you possibly
can.


This is the only creditable way TO
conduct yourself in the case. There is
no respect due to men or women who,
feeling to beable TO meet their payments
at the proper time, instead Of going at
once aud explaining the reason why
they fail, and doing and saying all they
can to assure their creditors that they
mean no dishonesty, just sleak about
carefully, anxious only to shun the
creditors sight
Year: 1863

After the battle field Of Gettysburg
came in our possession, a private SOL
dier who had been wounded in the
foot, was found lying on the grass, I'M
der hush. He had wiped his gnn and
taken of the lock 70 clean it.


When he was found in tho act OF
putting it together again. To the
question what he was doing there, he
repliee | am getting ready for another
pop. have two boxes Of carriages
left.
Year: 1863

"Plaster of Paris is just the the thing
for sealing up cans and jars Of fruit.
&C., instead Of the wax usually used.
1t is cheaper and cleaner-no danger
Of getting inside and making the fruit
taste, as with wax, and is easier opened
All you have to do is to make q thick
paste with cold water"
Year: 1863

In one department. of the cage in which
the animals perform at Van Amburgh's
beautiful menagerie, is q huge, tawny Ash
attic lion. His roommate is black fe-
male tiger. This tigress is small COM
pared to the regal lion, but is highly val
ued as geological curiosity, and the only
specimen of the black tiger in this coun-
try. She was purchased by Mr.. Van Am
burgh, two years ago, and has lived with
the lion ever since. The attachment be-
tween the two is remarkable When other
animals are in the same cage, and any af-
front is offerd to the little tigress she runs
under the lion, and woe be to the animal
that dares approach her. No matter how
hungry he may be, the lion never touches
his share of their daily meal until his lit
tie chum has selected her share, and even
this he never entirely consumes until GER
tain that she has enough. All the ami
mails are as fat as moles; but this black
tigress is aldermanic in her proportions;
and no remedy exists for the matter. She
has twice been removed from the lion but.
until she has returned, the generous beast


would take neither food nor rest, while the
frantic manner in which he dashed at the


bars was a warning that the further de-


tention Of the tigress would be a danger


GUS matter Should his mate die, the lion


would probably pine to death. Once,


when she was taken away, a lioness was


substituted. The lion instantly fell upon


her, and at o single bite, broke her spine


and crushed some of her ribs. Careful


nursing saved her life, and she is stillliv-


ing, but with her hinder parts immovably


paralyzed.
Year: 1863

gg The state agricultural society have,
under contemplation the establishment of
paper devoted exclusively to wool grow
ing interest. An extensive correspon.
dence has been opened by the secretary
with persons interested in wool and stock
sheep, not only in New England but
throughout the entire West There ap-
pears to be very general desire that such
a paper should be established, and some
sanguine persons predict for it circula-
lation of over 10000 copies The society
is rich and can afford the risk. The pres
ident of the society, Edwin Hammond of
Middlebury, was offered $4,000 for so
of his best sheep last week, and the offer
was declined. The prices of sheep never
ranged SO high as at present.
Year: 1863

resort and that was to climb one of the
sycamore trees in the front yard No
sooner were VIC safe in the branches of the
nearest tree, which stood in the corner of
the fence, than two blocks upon which we
had stepped in order to get up the tree,
we swung to and fro, with the night so
dark that We saw nothing except an occas-
ional glimpse of the tumultuous waters,
in the flashes of Tightening, with trees
and crags floating among the surges. 1t
seemed that the old tree itself would soon
be uptorn like many others, and we be
carried away in the food. But the old
tree STOOD and in a few hours the water
had fallen so that We could light On the
ground The cellar wall was carried away
from one end of the house and large
heap of drift wood was smashed into the
back kitchen. Still the old house was
left with plenty of sand on its floors,
and dampness in its walls. / found my
old jug, safe in the cupboard, and with ii
l spent the rest of the night


1t was remarked that the mill owners
at Winooski falls, realized more than ST.
900 from the trees carried down in this
shower. And the way that the banks
and side hills were torn, and The way
that the large rocks were piled one upon
another, and tumbled about, is entirely
beyond description. One large boulder
that was estimated to weigh 100 tons was
found lying on green limbs of trees. This
shower opened the way for enterprising
men to build roads and mills, and COM
mence settlements in this valley"


John Moore was one of the first tav.
ern keepers, in the days when Vermont
hotels were built of logs, and bar-room
dining room and kitchen we're all in one
Mr.. Moore was Yankee in every sense
of the word; right from a question-asking
land of the old Connecticut stamp
When traveller entered it is said, ht
would raise his 'specks, and commence


How do you do, SIR 2 Where are you
from, SIR? Sit dorm, Sirr Did yol
come from Connecticut, sir?' Then per
haps he would pay him compliment an,
begin to administer to the wants of hi
inner and outward man. Amos Palmer
also, was Yankee Of this class, VIII


would stand by the roadside for hours
and when traveller came along, whicI
was not over often, he was sure to stoI
him, to inquire where he came from, wher
he was going to, what he was going for
and all his other affairs. The lonely trav
eler was glad Of the chance to talk all O
his business matters over, as he would t
a confidential friend and if he happene,
to be from Connecticut, he must stop owe
night, and be fed by the choice bits lai


up for such occasions. They would 81
till late at night, the family eagerly list
ening while Mr. Palmer and his guest wer
going back to early days in old Connec
ticut; and, if the stranger could tell ther
of any of their relations there, if he wa
acquainted with them, then he was look
ed upon as being almost a relative an,
was ever after to consider himself wei
come guest. The town was first regular
ly surveyed by John johnson in 1900.


PoNTooN TRAINs.-Few persons VIII
Year: 1863

The Sidney Fremont county, Iowa. Union
says the Court House at that place (the finest
structure of tho kind in Western Iowa) was
partially blown up ON the evening of the 10th
inst The walls are left standing, but the
interior is a mass Of ruins, and the upper
floor is raised several inches. The powder
appears to have been placed at the south end
of the building in the hall. No one was hurt.
1t is not known by whom the incendiary plot
was perpetrated or what was the design.
The vault and safe were undisturbed.
Year: 1863

that the 10th nobly cleared itself Of the impu-
tation of being the Copperhead regiment Of
Iowa. That unenviable distinction now be-
longs to the 35th, as far as we have heard.


On that day the soldiers proclaimed to the
people that they be will satisfied with nothing
but war, with no arrangement for peace until
the last rebel lays down his arms, willing to
accept peace on any terms they can get, and
not as the Copperheads wish, on such terms
as they themselves choose to dictate. And
if we, who have to endure all the hardships
and privations, and face all the dangers, are
desirous that the struggle should be continued
until the cause of liberty shall triumph, can
see but one reason why those who are enjoy
ing all the comforts of home and greater
degree of prosperity than they have had be-
fore for years, should be continually clamor-
ing for peace. and that reason is that they
are traitors to their country, and enemies Of
liberty and her glorious Institutions.


If the people of the North have done their
duty as the soldiers have done theirs, copper
headism is buried so deep that it will never
know any resurrection. And believe they
have. for we have already heard from Ohio,
Pennsylvania and Iowa, and the news is such
as must cause the heart Of every true patriot
to leap for joy. And especially does it glad.
den the heart of the soldier and inspire him
with new courage and determination to per.
severe through every difficulty, to be thus
assured that our friends at home will never
desert us, but will strengthen and uphold US
in every extremity.


On Wednesday, the 14th, the expedition
before mentioned commenced q forward
movement; and as Gen. Mowers brigade had
kindly given US permission to occupy their
camps, which they left vacant with the excep-
ton Of few tents that were occupied by
convalescents, we Immediately took posses.
sion, very thankful for the kindness which
permitted US to do so. =


The 18th moved into the camp Of the 5th
Minnesota. In our intercourse with the CON
Year: 1863

NATIONAL BANk.-All the necessary
steps have been taken and In about one week
from this time the First National Bank Of Da-
venport will open with every promise Of sue-
csss There is now. and probably will con
tinue 10 be, business enough In this city to run
able manner. The regular line oi deposits ID
the banks here amount to more than half oi
q million Of dollars.
Year: 1863

ALMOST A FAILuRE.-Ihe strawberry
promised to be abundant beyond anything
previously known. turns out 10 he almo.t
failure. both as TO quantity and quality -
They have not got lower than fifteen cents
DIR quart. are very scarce. and unle.s there
10 q fall Of rain right away. the market will
not be supplied but a few days more. This
will be sad disappointment.
Year: 1863

A correspondent writing from near Vicksburg,
under date of the 9th inst. thus alludes to the
attempt to divert the channel of the Mississippi
by cutting Il canal across the bend opposite Vcks-
burg:


The "last ditch" is at present PLAYED out Wa
ter has been running through il sluggiShly for ten
DAYS: but. contrary To all sage predictions the
soil utterly refuses wash away into the MisSis-
sipp below, as it was fondly hOped it would No
cOaxing, conjuring, or engineering has thus far
been able TO divert the current ofJhe ObaqueFathe
of Waters from the even tenor of his way. That
way. unfortunately for inter State communica-
tion. lies directly under Rebel guns at Vicksburs.
The old mouth has been 'blOckaded" with bags
of sand, and large force engaged for several
days in opening new one that will leave the
river some distance above where the main rurrent
of the rive: sets in near Shore and nterSects the
present canal about one thiId of the WAY, across
the point The labor will most certainly be lost.
am no engineer. but think have practical sense
enough 70 know the ''concern" can never be made
available.


A canal. to answer the purpose is being dug
all the way the point at least fifty feet wide,
and fifteen or twenty feet deep. 1t must be cut
the required width and depth first, for no ''wash-
ing" can be depended on I'LL dug 20 the quick
sand. which is from twenty to thirty beneath
the surface. To dig such canal will take too
loug. Besides, the river is rising. and will
soon drive from the point altogether. it it con-
tinueS. and before the work could he more than
commenced And. even II finished. and water
sufficient running through I TO float all the neces-
sary sunhoats and transports. there is no assur-
ance to my mind that we should not find its mouth
as thoroughly commanded by Rebel guns from
the opposite heights as the channel OF the river
now is Be not surprised if the whole project turn
out stupendous engineering humbug.