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Year: 1862

An exchange copies from Il private let
ter from Clarksburg, Va, the following
account of a recent capture there


About dozen deserters from the rob
el army cane in YESTERDAY, very much
frightened wanting arsportation to Ohio.


We captured very desperate woman,
by the name Of Jenny Green, and sent
her under guard to Wheeling. She is
only about s or 20 years of age, and not
bad looking; she lived about thirty miles
from here, and told Gen Kelley that she
cut all his telegraph wires when he was
up the kanawha, and she be d-d if
she wouldn't do it again She had been
in the habit Of visiting the rebel camps,
rides n fine horse, carries IL pistol reyol-
yer and a handsome revolving rifle, pre-
scented to her by some rebel officers, and
with which she boasts she has killed a
great many Id Yankees. She Is
said to be an unerring shot, and can put
bullet through the ace OF clubs at dis
tance of one hundred yards, nine times
cat of ten. She has been pursued many
times, but mas made he. escape by the
Gcetness Of her horse, and when cornered
escape seemed impossible, would cause
her horse to leap the most horrible ra-
vines and plunge over the ROCKS where
the soldiers dare not follow her she was
taken by strategy and sent to Wheeling
once before and Imprisoned, but, by the
intercession Of some secession ladies Gen.
Rosencrans released her on parole
When brought before the captain of the
company who arrested her, the captain
said Well Miss Jenny, you are come to
visit US again; to which she replied GY
a terrible oath, and snatched q rifle from
one of the guards, discharged it at the
captain in an instant, but he saw the
movement and struck up the muzzle Of
the gun, and the ball passed through his
cap just grazing his head
Year: 1862

4 SECOND Miss BGowNLow There is a
Young lady named Miss Richmond, resi-
ding near Raleigh, whose heroic acts fully
vie with those Of the famous Miss Brown
low of Tennessee. fler father is daring
Unionist, and recently escaped from an
escort of rebels who had him in charge
Miss Richmond handles a musket, rife or
shot gun, with precision and skill fully
equal to any sharpshocter, and is Mt any
time ready to join the clan of which her
father is the leader, whenever off on an
expedition against the rebels. She VIII 90
off at any hour, alone, as bearer OF IN
formation, and, on horseback thread the
wild passes of the mountains returning
sometimes lone after dark from her mis-
sion From one of these expeditions she
did not return until after midnight Even
among the mountaineers she IS regarded
as a prodigy of courage and endurance


Wheeling IntetiigeHcer.
Year: 1862

How TO CURE THE HoGs.-A stranger
stopped all night not long since at a farm
house near Doddsyille, and on learning
that the hogs in that region were dying
off pidly with the prevailing epidemic,
gave the following simple remedy, which
he said was infallible cure for hog choi-
era F; it is as follows


Take pint of turpentine, pour 1t over
a bushel or half bushel of shelled corn,
pour on water enough TO soak the corn.
mix it thoroughly and let it stand over
night. then feed it. in not too large guam
titles. We are informed by Mr. Hugh
MeGaughney of that region, that the rem
edy works like charm, and everybody
who hes occasion is using IT. - Schuyler
Citizen.


The soldiers at Manassas and Clstteas
celebrated our National Independence
Day
Year: 1862

ANORDER From GENERAL BUTLER.-Gen-
eral Butler has issued an order that all
citizens of New Orleans who hold places of
trust, which calls for the doing of any legal
act whatever, must take the oath of allegi'
ance. The same must be the case with all
citizens requiring the protection and privi-
lege of passports, to have money paid to
them, or the benefit of the power of The
United States, except for protection from
personal violence. Foreign residents must
swear or affirm to do no acc or be privy to
none that shall aid or comfort the enemies
Of the United States so long as their own
Government remains at peace with the
United States.
Year: 1862

A providing for the collection Of the city propsi' ASD
tax.


me Trustees Of fGe city Of ecada do Ordain as tolo,y


SECTION There shall be and is hereby le,ie1
upon all assessed and taxable property within ne
corporate limits of the city of Nevada for the fiscal
year ending May lst, 1868 and ca ach subsequen ves
until this ordinance be repealed, tax Of fifty cents
for general city purposes, and of twenty cents for 6e
purposes upon each one hundred dollars of assessed
value.


SEC 2 It shall be and is hereby made the duty 4,
the City Marshal his deputy to collect said taxes
Said collector shall Immediately after the complexion
of the assessment each year give notice by public,
ton in some newspaper pul lisned In this CITY. that
the city taxes Cue and payable and the time and
place at which he will receive the same; also that
the law in regard to their collection will be strictly
enforced.


SIC. 3. Upon the second Monday in November
1862. and each year thereafter. at the close OF the
business hours OF that day the tax collector shall en-
ter upon the tax list assessment roll statement
that he has made levy upO all the property as.
sessed in said roll and upon which The faxes have
not been paid. On or before the third Monday In No
vember each year the tax collector shall complete
list of II persons and property then owing taxes anl
the tax collector in addition 10 the tax levied shan
collect upon each delinquent the sum Of one collar
as costs incurred in preparing and publishing the de
linquent list.


SIC A. On or before the first day of pecemler
1850 and each succeeding year the tax collector shan
cause the delinquent tax list to be published, giving
the name of the of all real estate. and all i'm
provements on the same, together with such a con-
densed description OF the property that it may le
easily known and Also n similar condensed descml.
ton of any real estate Improvements assessed
unknown owners and also on oSite each name or
description the amount of taxes including costs due
from each delinquent person or property such IL.
with the levy thereon as heretofore provided shall
be published for three succeeding weeks IN some
newspaper or supplement to newspaper published
ia the city Of Nevada Such publication shall alo
designate the time and place of the sale, which shall
not be less than twenty-une days or more Than tweu
ty-eght days from the first appearance Of the publ
cation An real estate shall be sold in front o tie
court house door, and all sales shall be made 10y lie
Marshal or his deputies.


SEC. s. The provisions of an Act entitled "An
Act to provide Revenue for the support of .he Gov
ernment Of this State" approved April 29h. 1851
from section l6 to section IS inclusive Of said Act
shall control direct and regulate he sale, issuance
of certificate record and all further proceedings Of
the tax collector under the foregoing ordinance.


Passed July LIST, 1862. G. W. YOUNG,


JNO PATTISON Clerk. President.
Year: 1862

NELSON CREEK, Sept. 80 1861.
DR.. J. c. YoUNG,-You win remember what q
poor wretched creature was when last saw you,
and the result has astonished me as well as my
friends. Your invaluable prescription and excellent
advice have completely overcome ailments such as,
II seems to me- never afflicted mortal before.
er wrote letter with greater satisfaction than pen
this | shall remember you with gratitude as long
as live. That you may live long to alleviate the
suferings of others as you have mine is my earnest
prayer Please accept my heartfelt thanks that you
have brought this almost hopeless case to so happy
a termination. Yours, truly,
Year: 1862

Abin is-before the Legislature cutting down
appropriations and fees to match the above
Estimate. It will materially help the people
to meet The Federal levy, which for Ohio can
hardly be less than fifteen millions.
Year: 1862

largo number Of persons called on this distinguished
patriot yesterday at the Astor House In the evening
he went over Brooklyn, where he will remain for
short tmo as the guest Of Mr.. Postmaster Lincoln The
citizens of Brooklyn intend giving him grand reception
this evening their newly erected Academy OF Music.
Year: 1862

The Michigan Southern Railroad Company have
opened subscription for one million of their sink
ing fund bonds. The price is par aud interest.
About 100000 have already been subscribed.
The proceeds of the subscription are to be applied
to the payment of the first mortgage bonds
Year: 1862

BY MINNIE.
In her easy chair mothersat


With her work untouched before hor;
In pleasant room, where the God of Day
Threw his radient sunlight Ger her.
She could not sew, for her eyes were dim,
Though Age had not hung his curtain
To lessen her view Of the world, wherein
She was walking with steps uncertain.
But pitiless grief had the crystalline folds
OF the vail of constant weeping
Drawn close DER those orbs, and held it there
When awake and when seemingly sleeping.
She counted the days by months since she saw
Her noble boy beside her,
And bade him fight for his country 8 rights,
For the rights which traitors denied her
Theg guide other youth had been strck by DEATH
Yet her noble soul did not falter;
But with 'COmdniy iycourage-spurn not the words
Laid her last only gift on the altar.
She was musing now on her absent boy;
But aroused at the latchs loud rattle
And the news-boy's voice who screamed at TIN


door,


"Accounts of the last great battle"
With unsteady hand the paper she grusped
Sought the list of the killed and wounded;
But scarce had commenced the long column t.


read,


When groan through thatlow room resounded
For third on the list was the name Of her son,
With-"shot through the head by a rife"
For a comment concise which the writer pu


down


With jerk of his pen, as a trife.
All he, not the traitor who took deadly aim,
Knew the ball had it's journey extended,
And pierced the sad heart in that far northern


home,


Ere its strength was completely expended.
But shel meet him soon in that upper abode
For she's caught the faint sound of Death


pinions.


And thence as they gaze in the arch traitors den
Where he's gathering in all his minions,
They will not regret that they sacrificed life
To aid this rebellion in quelling;
But joy with the angels who fought for the right
When their trait'rous hosts were rebelling.
Year: 1862

on our cars, and We saw in the west
cloud o little bigger than a mans hand,
pOrtending rain. We were not far from
the barn, and hoping 10 get loaded and
into the barn before tho rain reached us,
the sheayes were thrown on by two men,
and loaded by Hart with great dextcrity.
Our hopes were quite ssnguine that Iib
would be reasonable this time-6rst, be-
cause sh0 had had hard thunder shower
experience enough TO know that it was
not pleasant to her nor at all obliging
TO those emplOing her; second, because
she was "homeWard bound" and little
effort would put us all under dry cover
She made no hostile demonstrations till
the rack was loaded, when, at the usual
word, she refused to budgo one inch.
The men proposed 10 pound her, but my
father forbade, but suggested 20 Hart TO
sing. He had full, manly, melodious
voice, which rung from his throat in
tones sweet and beautiful and nc knew
all the ballads from Robin Hood % Yam
kee Doodle, and tho Methodist hymns
from "Blow the trumpet TO How happy
are they" Twas a scene for Turner's
pencil In the west the heavens were
black as Erebus. In the east lay thunder
caps white as snow, like Pelion upon Os.
sa. North and south the rain had hank-
ed US like the wings Of an army. Here
and there fell big rain-drop, harbinger
Of more, whilst around the load stood
the hired men aching 10 pound old Tib
into mince-meRt.


Hart WAS on the load. "Sing," said
my father Hart began and sung hymn,
every two lines Of which was q chorus
Of
Year: 1862

MINISTER CAMERON ON NEW York REFENcEs.--It
is stated that when Minister Cameron sailed into
New York harbor upon his return from Russia,
he was greatly struck with its defenceless con-
dition, and Immediately urged that something
should be done, either by our national or mu-
nicipal authorities, to guard this important city
more securely. II occurs to us that if Minister
Cameron had attempted to sail past our forts
and batteries upon hostile instead of friend
ly errand, he would have been struck by can
non shot instead Of an idea. But still there|
may be something reasonable In his criticism Of
our harbor defsncss after oil. Let him send
on his friend Cummings, with . government
credit OF two or three millions Of dollars, to
put the harbor in good fighting order, and ws|
will believe that he is really in earnest In bid
suggestions.
Year: 1862

ANOTHER KEARSf LErrER.--An individual
named Halstead has furnished the abolition
papers with another letter written by General
Kearny. This letter shows that the motive Of
Kcarny's enmity towards Mcclellan was the ne.
eject Of the latter to give Kearny the entire
credit ofthe victory at Williamsburg. If Kearny
was the great military genius he thought him.
self to be, as we'll as the brave soldier We oil
knew him to be, he was certainly very unfor-
tunate man during his life. He is no less un-
fortunate now, however, In leaving behind him
professed friends who are doing all they can to
deprive him of the fame he so hardly won and to
cast cloud over character which has been
hitherto greatly admired.
Year: 1862

ACADEMY OF Observation-Disclosures the unfavorable|
character Of the weather. an excellent audience
bled last evening TO wnoss the second appearance Of
dame Guerrabella in the "Trovatorc" Owing, probably
TO the that tho role Of Leonora does not tax the
gies of singer the extent that Of voeta,
keeping her attention constantly fixed the dramatic rel
quremcnts OF the part. her voice was heard TO muc
greater advantage than tho hrst night Having bu(


little strain upon during the earlier part OF the opera


It was enabled 10 do full justice to the beautiful music
the fourth act, In which, 90 Ear AZ tho sopra1
no is concerned, all the important part
Of the score Is concentrated. We have rarclyI
heard the opening Of this aot and the Aes better
sung and perfect tempest Of applause greeted The con
cluson Of the latter and compelled its repetition The
more Madame Guerrabela s heard the more wo are
convinced she win ngratiae herself In the favor Of
public Her graces Of person. distinction Of bearing and
exquisite and skill In vocazaon often to
found combined In the artist and they compensate


in their rare union for occasional lack OF that stehg


which s to be found In coarser organizations. Milo,
Morensi the contralto made favorable impression
Her voice excellent in quality, not perhaps symps
thec as u might be, but s young fresh, and OF puBe
tinbre little study and stage experience will giv
her fair position artist Brgnoli sang with more
than usual spirit and shared with Madame Guerrabc


the honors OF the evening Amodo also cxcrted himself
TO advantage and elected we'll merited applause In the
''Il Balen," which admirably given Altogether The
performance was a most satisfactory one.
Year: 1862

Il hrst broke out in South Carolina In the win
ter Of 1860 as IL was for jackson to put his iron
heel upon the neck Of the nMlifers In that State
in 1882. Now what pitiable spectacle ne
presents to the world
Year: 1862

sde In DIS stead, ana not the last Pope or the
faster Fremont9 No; the removal of Mcclellan
was political, not military necessity, and
was intended to Offset the conservative triumphs
at the elections.


In the course Of time this political necessity
will pass away, and Mcclellan will either again
lead our armies or be at the head Of the nation.
Such man as he cannot be crushed by SLAM
ders any more than the sun oan be extinguished
by breath That he is great military genius
Is proven by his deeds, BY the unanimous testi-
mony Of European military critics, and by the
afectionate esteem and devoted love Of his SOL
diers, who ought to know what general is,
since their lives depend solely upon his skill.
That he is patriot is shown by his noble
silence under constant contumely and unde-
served detraction, by his unselHshness, by his
digniied acceptance Of attempted humiliations,
by his soldierly obedience to orders, by his
magnanimous refusal to notice the yillanous
political and Cabinet intrigues which have
thwarted his best devised plans, by his sublime
parting with his soldiers and exhortations to
them to "stand by Burnside a. you have stood
by me-" and by that serene and conscious In
tegrity which has enabled him to rise superior
to all vicissitudes Of fortune, and remain equal
ly great In command or In retirement. As q
soldier and patriot his country will yet do
him Justice, and he can walt.
Year: 1862

Our RELATIONS WITH CENTRAL AMERICA
Mr.. Clay, the newly appointed Minister to Mica
ragua, is to leave to-day in the America for
his post.


Respectable Americans in the small Hispano
the modification to observe the little attention
that the representatives OF their country pay to
that propriety of conduct, both social and off,
cial, so essential to success in diplomatic
relations. Whether it is an effect Of that sort OF
general neglect produced by tropical climates
on northern constitutions, or whether it is the
result of the contempt which our diplomatic
agents in those countries as general thing
seem to take pride in showing for the govern
ments and people whose friendship they are
sent to cultivate, the fact is, that not many
of them conduct themselves in manner fit to
impart to the inhabitants correct idea Of the
country they represent.


Diplomatic agents are generally and natur
ally supposed to belong to the best class
of the people from whom they are select
ed Then what opinion can be form ed
of the dignity Of nation whose representative
by his conduct places himself below the level OF
common society? What will be thought Of the
character Of q government whose diplomatic
minister, laying aside the duties Of his honora-
BILE position, makes it his business to act to all
appearances, as hired agent for transit COM
panies, or for the spectators and adventurers
who wander about those countries in search
of good luck? What friendly feelings can
II be expected will be entertained for a nation.
whose representative, instead Of propitiating
them, insults the people of the country to
which he is accredited or wounds their suscepti-
bilities? Human nature is the same everywhere,
and the less advanced in civilization people
is, the more unreasonable it would be to expect
that il should overlook offences for the sake OF
political expediency.


As to the new Minister to Nicaragua, Mr.. Clay,
a descendant Of the bonored orator and states-
man, we need not express our confdenee in his
ability and exertions to vindicate cur diplo--.
macy in that country; for he is not only an sble
man, but hgh-toned gentleman, capable OF
doing homer 10 apy high Official position.
Year: 1862

ought to be removed, We hope that Governor
Seymour win make note Of this'matssr
JAcosNIcAL AND RECKLESS TAMPEsEd WITH
rHE CURRENcY.-Our readers no doubt have
perused with no little astonishment, and per
haps with some alarm, the bill published few
days ago In our journal, introduced by M.
Stevens, Chairman Of the Committee Of Ways
and Means of the House Of Representatives
No bombsbell thrown unexpectedly in the
midst of camp could have excited so much
CONSERVATION "a this financial bombshell has
produced throughout the. e.country The mme-
date effect on the Stock Exchange was rise
in the price of gold stoppags in dealings In
government securities, and a rVsh upon fancy
stocks instead, as was noted in our money arti-
Gle of Wednesday last, whore it appears that
gold rose to 1927 and exchange to the enor
nous rate of 146L.


What can Congress mean By tampering IN
this wild and reckless manner with the cur
rency of the country As if things we're aot
already bad enough, as the depreciation Of oar
paper circulation and the enormous price Of
gold had not already attained dimensions sP-
palling enough, this bill proposes to food tho
country with an increased cataract of irredeom-
able paper. Well may 1t be said to this rump
Of parliament, this fag end Of dying Con-
gress, in the indignant language of Cicero
"Quosque tandem catalina, abtere patientio nos
tra ?"


Already the country is suffering from heavy
depreciation Of the currency; already the prices
Of the necessaries of life have risen In cOnse-
quence Of that depreciation to ruinoA
height and here we have Mr.. Stevens-s
petty lawyer from some obscure village In
Pennsylvania-a gentleman, as it is to be pro-
sumed from his habits and associations, totally
unacquanted with the correct theory or whole
some practice of finance-introducing q bill
virtually to Danish gold altogether from tho
country and to overflow us, already flooded a.
we are. with an additional avalanche Of ire
deemable paper.


ltseems like the expiring effort the last dying
convulsions Of Congress repudmted by the ma
ton, and no longer representing the voice and
will of the people, to do the utmost injury 1t il
capable of in its dying struggles Language is
scarcely adequate to express the true chs
racter Of this financial measure, sprung upon
the country by the little fnanclers who have
unfortunately for short time longer the fate
and destiny Of the country in their hands.
1t seems like vile and premeditated scheme
to play into the hands Of money brokers, stock
iobbers and usurious sharks, to the injury of
the great body of the people, and especially to
the ruin of the poor soldier, who is now lighting
our battles for us. Shaved as they are and ~
they have been, deprecated as is their pay
(which, though nominally thirteen dollars .
month, is now in fact no more than eight or
ten), here is ruthless attempt to rob them
still more, and with them all the industrious
and laboring people Of the country.


The time of this Congress is short; but in that
short time what injury the Jacobinicsl and ia
natical elements at work in it may inAict upoc
the country is pretty evident from this begin
ming of evil.