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BY COALE &: -3__.-R_R.
Fx-iclay, Sept.Ss, I®€>3.
/J The Raid oa Bristol.
/ On Saturday last, great excitement prevail
/ ed all over this county, in consequence of the
j apprehended appreaeh of the Yankees from
Kingsport, Tenii.„in this direction. The par
ticulars, as accurately as we can get them,
from the mass of, contradictory rumors and
accounts, are these,: —Twe companies of Col.
Carter's Ist Term. Cavalry had been resting
and recruiting their horses for a few days on
Netherland. Island, near Kingsport, after
their successive skirmishes with the'enemy
near Cumberland Gap, when they were sud
denly attacked by a YaWjcfi* Brigade uV-der
Gen. Ross. Carter threw his few men on this
side of the river, and made a stand at Vatic, s
Ford of Reedy Creek, opposite the upper end
of Kingsport. After hold_ng them in check
awhile, a very large force *as seen crossing
the river above the island, tor the purpose of
flanking him. Carter . men then fell back,
taking the Holston Springs road one mile this
side ef Kingsport, aad being separated from
the balance of the 1 command; they proceeded
to Bristol on Saturday. The Yankees kept
the Reedy Cfeek road to Morel 1> Mill, and
thence to Bristol. * A large portien of Col-
Carter's men. from frequent skirmishing and
falling back, became much scattered, but the
small number, abeut 150, who ' were led by
the Colonel in person, fought gallantly, and
made a stand wherever and whenever there
was a chance to held tbe enemy in check.
Tbe enemy reached Bristol about the mid
die of the day Saturday, and canimitted inne
depredations, among which were the burning
of the Commissary house with some say 100
and others .00 barrels of flour, a small a
usotint of bacon and some docen boxes of am
uiution,', rifled Gugginheiuier's store, and
desptfiled tbe houses of a few citizens. This
latter was.done by a'few stragglers who bad
been left .behind, and who were intoxicated.
The eneidy then started ia th . direction,
when gave them fight at Mil
lard's Mill, one mile this side of .Bristol, far-'
• ther than which they did net come in free.
Foraging parties scattered out as far ap per
haps as Col. Jfchn Preston's, but no panic's*
lar damage was done that we have heard of.
They all then retired beyond Bristol, and on
Sunday morning proceeded toward Zollicoffer,
' where-they were see t by Gen. Jones, and got
more than they bargained for. The fight
lasted several hours, with, it is said, a loss to
.the'ene.ny of 5 killed and abeut 30 woended,
and to us. of 2 killed and 7 or 8 wounded.—
Gen. Williams phreaed the enemy to within 2|
miles of Bloentville. and only returned whep
called back by a despatch from Gea. Jones.
Alt day Saturday, most intense excitement
prevailed in Abingdon. The Company re
cently organi.eij ia tewn was under arms all
day, together with various, squads froaa the
oeuntry, in *!ijip»rt of DavideonY Bat'ery,l
then fUationeo ia this vicinity, with the Pro-j
yost Guard, ai d also a portion of Col. Car
ter's cavalry, and Col. Chennewnrth and his ;
command. _':om the position ef cur forces,
a fair view of the road towards Bristol was j
had for a mile or twe, in which direction all
eyes were <v w«tantly remed. Ever and aeon,
when a eler.d of dnst produced by flying-re
fugees', men,' women, negroes, and stock,
rose iv tbe db tance, Capt. Davklaen could be
seel to look sternly, and the fingers of the
undrilied infaatry pressed upon the triggers
of their charged muskets. Had tke Yankees
approached, many a.saddle would have been
emptied, for determined resistance was de
picted in every countenance.
Had it not been humiliating, it would have
been amusing, to see citizens and strangers
stampeding throngh town, with as much haste
and excitement as if the Yankees had been
at th.ir heels, when the latter were quietly
' regaling themselves at Bristol, without a
thought of proceeding anoth*r foot in this di
rection. A* night approached, scouts brought
the i-formation that the enemy had gone in
. the opposite direction, when "quiet" ence
\tnore '"reigned in Warsaw."
The following are the casualties in the
fight at Zellieofft-r on Snnday morning, in the
16th Ga. Cavalry Battalion: *
Co. F.—Lieut. Andrew Stallaus, shot thro'
th* hips, severely, but not dangerously; pri
vate Wm. T. Stevens, flesh wound.
Co. G*-*-Lt. Wm. Potts, through right lung,
perhaps mortally.
Capt. A. 11. Brown, ef Nashville, independ
ent scout, shot through the arm.
29th Va R*gt., Co. F.—Killed, Elkanah
Ayret and Crockett Johnson. Wounded, F.
7. Ward, hips, badly; Madissn McGee, thre'
both thighs, flesh; Granville Ayers, finger;
George Gobi*, arm, slight; Anderson McGee,
hasd.
Ce. D.-H. beal, flesh.
Co. E.—Robert Mitcb*ll, slightly.
Tbe 29th, it will to remembered, is Col.
Mo*r*'e regijnent, and now belongs to Corse's
Brigade of Pipkelt's Division. It was com
manded by Wl J. March.
The Yankees left 5 of their dead upon the
field.
It was expected that the enemy, would have
•ic-triyel the Railroad, bridges, Ac., hut they •
prevent, as was supposed, the transportatien
ef treop*. N* damage was done to Depots,
Engrfc<- or C.rs—the enemy alleging, as we
und-ratand, that a permanent occupancy of
j Bristol was intended ia a short time, and
these would all be necessary for their use.
Mr. D-»daaaead, the Superintendent of the
Virginia and Term; Road, was promptly on
hand, ready to afford every facility in for
warding troops, and to citizens of Goodson and
this place, in sending away what of valuables
they might wish to get out af the way of the
enemy, and to ladies and others wiihing t%
leaveiheir homes for safety. The bridge al
luded to is repaired by this time, and ths
trains will now pass uninterruptedly to the
terminus at Goodson. *'.''• t
LATER.
We learn from a gentleman who saw the
enemy psss a point 4 or 5 miles beyond
Bi.untvillf, on the Jenesbero' road, on Moa
day, »«m they had their artillery horses at the
Rip of their speed, and the whole command j
seem*d te be stampeding. They imagined
that Gen. Williams *as on thsir trail. On
Tuesday they returued, evidently reinforced.
Col. drier met th«m at the river with less
than a thousand men. He fought them as
well a* he could with the odds a© largely
against him, and Davidson's ?attery of only
thTee piece* i? said to have itafelf with
great gallantry. Overpowered by numbers,
our forces were cew pel led to fal.l back, though
they contested every inch of ground. Late
on T"**day< evening the enemy succeed
ed in reaching the summit of the hill at the
west end of B'oemviHe, while our little forca
occupied the hill at the fork* of* the road at*
th* ess't *i.d of the village.. Here Davidsoa'•
Battery was aetiveiy and bravely handled,
and doubtless did go»d exfemion. The $ne
my shelled the town without giving noticefor
th* removal of me women and children, and
we leara that most of .he place was ceaeum.a
to ashes. « ; fc
Finally, not being able to contend success
fully overwhelming forces, our men fell
back on the Bristol road, and rejoined the
corn-Baud at Zollicoffer,
Since the above was written, we learn from
a gentleman who* was present* that the fi<_ht
at Blouatville was a desperate one, and that
mast of our men steod aad feugkt until they
were literally surrounded. The 16th Geor
gia Battalion suffered heavily, aid escaped
with b_t a email number of those who enter
ed the fight. A soldier informs us, that the
women and children, flying and .crentnin
through the field*, while shells aad shot were
raining around them,'were meat heart rend
ing. -
From the best information we can get, all
our tro.pe feught gallantly, aud only retired
when further defence weald have been mad
ness. The same soldier informs us that he
does net think a house, was left standing in
the village. «.
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Frein Bi age's Army. „• |
If the telegram be true of a great yietory !
over Rosecrans by Bragg, the latter will have I
redeemed his name from the censure that has l
fallen upon it, and a turn will have transpir- j
ed in the tide «f affairs, indicative ef -_r
eventual success in arms. In plain English,
if Bragg ha% ' given R._ccrans a decisive and
complete licking, East Tennessee will soon be
swept of the last vandal that has polluted it,
and the spirits of our people greatly revived
and encouraged. Gen. Bragg, in his dispatch
to Gen. Conper says, the loss is very hearj on
both'sides, aad particularly so in officers oa
ours. We learn that we lust four Brigadiers
in killed and as many wounded. It is ru
mored here that G»n. Preston was .killed and
Gea. Hood wounded, but we are unable to
trace it to a reliable source. We have heard
no other names.
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From lirassr's Army.
W* received tne following telegram on
Tuesday night:
Ltnc«bu*g, Sept. 22, 1863.
To Coaled Barr: ' '
Bragg has gaiaed a great end decisive vic
tory oyer Rosecrans. Great quantity of small
arms, fifty-six pieces of artillery and five thou
sand prisoners captur-d; The enemy flying
back towards Chaitanoega greatly demoraliz
ed. Good news from Europe.
C. W. BUTTON.
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Frost.
On the • bights of the 20th and 21st. -the
earth was covered with a frost that had the
appearance of a j nu«g sao w. Late corn, we
fear, washadlyinjured, and all vegetation is
drooping and dyiig.
Front Charleston.
We tuve noshing important from Charles
ton, except that still holds out. The ene
my's works »n hWrif' Island are rapidly in
ereaning in Mtrengtb and extent. Our batte
nee-fired oa the enemy all-uight of the 20th.
Gen. I Houston Dead.
Gea. Sam Houston died at his residence in
Huntsvill*, Texas, on Sunday, 26th July, af
ter aa illness ef several months. He was born
in Rockbridge county, Va., March 2d, 1798,
and was of course 66 years old.
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. tfST "All quiet upen the Rapidan" is still
the report, but an early battle is .iiiuiineut.
• -. No Mail.
We go to press Thursday, without the hene
i fit of a mail on Wednesday night. We have
, had-but two or three mails for a week. Our
i paper, therefore, wjiU not contain as much
f news as usual, but it is good what there is of
I it.
( fi§T The proximity of the enemy to Bris
tol, has of course suspeaded the issue of the
Advocate temporarily, but wo doubt not the
editors will be at their post as soon as circum
stances will allow. "Jordan is a hard road
to travel."
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» Gen. Kemper was exchanged at City
- Poiat on the 20t!i, for Gen. Graham. Ar
i rangemeats were in progress for the resump
-5 tion of a regular exchange of prisoners.
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S_£P* We give our readers the information,
and charge them nothing extra for it, that
the Marion Visitor and Abingdon Virginian
are the only "rebel" papers between Lynch
burg and Cleveland, that are .not eitberdead,
sick or asleep. Those who get them, there
fere, had better read them over three or four
times, as we cannot say when they will see
another, tho' we intend to keep "pegging a
way" as long as there is a shot in the locker
•r 600 yards between us and the Yankees.
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«_TThe Board of Trustees of Martha
' Washington College are earnestly requested
to meet at the College on Tuesday, the 29th
inst., at 10 o'clock a. m. A punctual and
full attendance is highly important.
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B@"* We are requested to say that Judge
Fulton and Capt. Crank will address tbe peo
ple at our Court House on Monday next.
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Another Gallant Dash.
A correspondent pf the "Rockingham "Re
gister" records a,daring fefataccomplished by
some of Maj. Harry Gilmer's men at Bath, in
Morgan county, on Sunday morning, the sth
instant. Thirty-one fearless fellows "pitched
into" a battalion of Yankees, capturing twert
ty-nine prisoners? one negro, seventy horses,
and about as many pistols, sabres and car
bines, besides killing five and wounding some
ten or twelve of .Ihe enemy.— Richmond En
quirer. . ...
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Biallng|i|shed Arrivals.
Among the recent arrivals at Danville, Va v
w* notice th* names of Senator Semmes and
family, of Lnuiaiaaaa, Mrs. General John. H.
Morgan, with her sister and a portion of the
General's staff; also Judge CWk, of Ohio.
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--tARLSSTOjt, S*pt. 20.—Nothing unusual
has transpired. The Monitors and Ironsides
are within the bar. One Monitor was towed
out to-day; ■ ■ ■•» ■ '•
For the Virginian.
Another Raid Attempted on the
Va. & Term. Railroad.
On Friday, thalitli Sept., 1863, I received
informatiun thata squad ef 31 Yankees were
making their way through the mountain from
Abb's Valley, in the direstion of the Va. k
Term. Railroad, »nd from the best informa
tion that could be obtained, they would strike
the Railroad near Marion. On hearing of
the invading foe,''-.-notified the members of
the Rich Valley H<nie Guards to meet at Mr,
Sexton's, near Chatham Hill, on the Rich
Valley road, that we might devise some plan
by which we cnuld intercept them before
reaching the Railroad. By 8 o'clock on the
night'of the llth, a goodly, number of the
Company had collected for the purpose of as
certaining the encmie _ whereabouts'. At 10
o'clnck we received reliable* news that the
enemy had crossed the Walker's Creek and
Piaster Bank Mud Pike, 1§ miles northeast of
Chatham Hill. We then stationed picket,
every lew hand-red yards far four miles on
the Rich Valley road, to ascertain where they
would strike Walker's Mountain, and ascer
tain tbe route they were most likely te take
to get to the railroad. Between 2 and 3 o'
clock on the morning of the 12th int., our
pickets reported they had crossed the Valley
road, one mile east of Chatham Hill. I then
ordered the Company to get breakfast and be
ready .to pursue ihe enemy as soon as it was
light enough to find their trail, which they
did promptly. Myself, with 23 others, took' j
their trail, cros.-_n» Walker's Mountain 1* I
miles east of Hubble's Gap, over a rugged j
spur of the mountain wh'er. there was no road
at all, and following them about one mile
' down the South of the mountain in a bushy
hollow, we fopnd £j|§ of the enemy preparing
breakfast of coffee and green corn. They had
stationed a picket guard a short distance a
bove their encampment, so that they might be
warned if there should be any force following
them. On discovering the pickets, a portion
of the gallant littlo band gave the usual sig
nal of an approaching battle. We then threw
out,skirmishers on both ridges. The'enemy
being in the hollow, the order was given, to
flank both on the right and left, but the brush
being so thick, e_r skirmishers could not
move speedily enough to surround all of the
enemy. Our Tittle band kept up the firing a
few moments, the enemy occasionally return
ing the fire.. The firing on our- side took no
effect. We had one man wounded, but not
dangerously. . aw-V'
One Lieutenantrand nine privates surren
dered, while the remaining eighteen of the
enemy made their escape; and not having a
force sufficient to guard -the prisoners and
scout the mountain, we marched the prison
ers to the foot of the mountain, where we
found Capt. Saeffey's Home Guard Company,
and a portion of the Tazewell Troopers sta
tioned. I reported the facts to the •fEcers of
the Companies, aad they threw their Compa
nies out to skirmish the mountain, and cap
tured four more ofthe scattered enemy. Some
time durrng the B__ae day, two m*re of the
enemy came in to a neighbor's house and
gay* thec-sefyft uj>, making in all, 16 * pri
soner*, leaving twelv* in the mountain to
wend their way to whatever point they see
; proper, or to surrender and bo treated as pri
soners of war. - -•LIEUTENANT
<'/,ind«r. Rich Valley Home Guardl.
Duel Between Ladies.
Wo find the following paragraph in the
Philadelphia "Inquirer'-of the 2d; v '
On Monday forenoon several ladies, while
en a visit to a friend's house, a short distance
from Gray's Ferry, were amusing themselves
by singing and dancing, when one of them, a
resident of Baltimore, sung a verse of the
■ Bonnie Blue Flag; one of the other ladies
jestingly said, "You are a rebel," at which
another commenced the Southern Marsellaise;
when it was finished, the lady who had- been
called a rebel, said, "I wish we had pistols,
I.d fight a duel with you for calling me a re
bel." At this, a daughter of the gentleman
at whose house they were, said: "We have
pistols in the house, but tbey are not loaded."
They were brought; and, in order to give it
the form of a duel, distances were measured
in the room, the ladies took their places, ward
was given, one, two, three, when the lady who
had called the other ''rebel" "I will sit
in this chair, as I wish-to die easy." Word
was again given and the Baltimore lady, who
bad a self-cocking pistol, pulled the trigger
and bang went the pistol; a piercing scream
was heard, and in an instant the room was
filled with the members of the family, when
it was discovered that two of the ladies had
swooned; the Baltimore lady was standing
mi .io/iless, and the one who wished to "die
easy," sitting pale with terror in- her chair;
one ball had passed through her dress-on the
left side, grazing the skin, while in the leaf of
a table on which she had rested.her arm,
were eight distinct shot holes, and one bullet
embedded in the wood. The pistol had been
loaded by. a boy on the fourth of July, but the
charge had net. been fired. The ladies were
soon restored to consciousness,,and commenc
ed to realize the danger of meddling with fire
arms, a warning, it is needless to say, they
wiH not disregard for the future.
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1 urgeO-t- Rat.
The Petersburg "Express," is responsible
for the following: ,
We have heard and read a great hiany sto
ries about the rat, but in all our experience,
we never before had one brought before us in
the character of a Surgeon. We learn that
at one of our large hospitals a night or two
since, an operation was successfully perform
ed upon an invalid soldier by a common rat,
which the Surgeon in charge had himself de
layed for a time, with the hope of ceasing less
suffering to the patient. This patient was
suffering fnwn .the effects of a fracture of the
frontal bone of 'the skull—a piece of which
projected outwards te. some length,, and the
healing of the fleshy parts depended "upon its
removal. The bone was so firmly fixed, hew
ever, as, in the opitiion of the Surgeon, would
cause unnecessary pain in its forcible remo
val, and such remedies were applied as would
assist nature in eventually-ejecting it. A
soothing poultice was placed upon the pari
a night or two a»o, a hole being made thrt*'
th* application for the insertion of the pro
jecting bun.. The patient was soon asleep in
his bed; but during the night was aroused bj
tbe sting of pain, and awoke to discover a rat
making off with rhe piece of bone in his mouth,
He struck at and hit the rat, but did not hurl
him. * -
The rat had probably been drawn to th«
bed *f the >ofdic'r the scent of the poultice,
which was pleasant to his olfactories; but on
reaching it lii-»keen appetite, no donbt, caus
ed him to relish in a large degree the juicy
bone .so- convenient to his teeth. Be therefor*
seized and drew it from its position, and wa«
made to scamper off by the patient' wlmm he
had aroused with pain, it was a skillful ope
ration, quickly performed, and will result be
nefieially to the invalid. We understand th«
patient is getting on 'remarkably well.
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A correspondent of the "Miasissippian,'
giving an account Of tbe retreat of the Van
kee column which sacked Grenada, says:
The thievfa gave the unlucky town of Pa
nola another "shake" before they crossed tbx
Tallahatchie: but after crossing that stream
ihe people, from thence to beyond Coldwa
ter river, gave them a teste of their superior
qualifications as bushwhackers. Many were
sent to the devil head foremost by .bullets
from unseeqfoes in the dense forest whi.h
lines the "bottom" roads. Capt. Floyd it was,
I believe, who. with eighteen or twenty citi
zens, waylaid the Yanks at 'the Cold water
crossing, and with double-barreled shot guns,
killed Sixteen and wounded about thirty.—
They were well peppered all thr<rugh the bqt
tonf. Good! When the people generally
take to "bushwhackiflg it" in earnest—with
a sort of system—raiding will cease, and not
before. Nothing t is m«re dreadful to the he
man mind.than tbe idea of being shot down
by an unseen enemy. Tha Yankees acknow
ledge this, and express their wonder that it is
not .more frequently done, although they say
that dire vengeance will be wreaked upon
neighborhoods where such acts are eemroit
ted. Tbe scoundrels! Unless they were to
take to hanging women and children, I do
net know what greater Outrages they could
commit than what have already marked the
career of Yankee warfare in the South.
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Tke Piedmont Railroad.
We are gratified to learn, says the Danville
Appeal, that the prospects of this road are
decidedly improving. Already tbe track is
laid fifteen miles out from town, and the.ma
terial trains are passing over it everyday.
,We are informed that passenger trains will
run to Reidßville, about twenty-five miles, by
the last of October. This route will even then
become the great thoroughfare between the
south, and Bichmond. But it is equally
gratifying to know that, while the work is go
ing on so bravely, at this end of the line, the
workmen near, the other end are not idje, and
we are told that the track laying is rapidly
going on there, with a prospect of having .the
whole road complete at an early day. We
sincerely rejoice and congratulate the public
upon the prospect.
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The fallowing are the members of Congress
elefct from Tennessee, as shown by the re
tarns at the office of th* Secretary of State:
First district—Jos, A. Heiskell.
Second District—W. G. Swan.
Third District—A. S. Colver.
Fourth District—John P. Murray.
Fifth DisHct—Ed. A. Keeble.
Sixth District—H. S. Foots,
Seventh District—Jam*s McCollum.
Eighth District—Thomas Menses. .
Ninth District—J. D. 0. Atkins.
Tenth District—John Y. Wright.
Eleventh District-Datid M. Currit.
I Singular aud Horrible »H*m_e.
e ,l The following account of a singular*_nd
| horrid disease is given by the New -iaren,
c Conn., Journal :
, Some ten menths age Mr. Chas. Monroe,
g of Fairhaven, was at Sagos and at Accra, oa
a the Guinea ceast, whither he had sailed at
c , mate with Captain Post, in the bark Eliza-.
s Jbeth, and while there he drank of th« water
h ef that part of the werid, without thinking.
~ to take the precautions commonly in use a
n mong the natives for the prevention ef a t*r
, rible disease known as the Guinea worm. It
s ! appears that the Africans always boil this
a water before drinking, in 'order to destroy the
c minute invisible egg "f the worm, which il
» so small, that it is absorbed by th* blood yes
it sela from the stomach, and is in that manner
_ distributed in varians parts of the body, usu
i ally the legs, where it is hatched, and after a
0 loag time makes its appearance in the shape
it of a whit*, thread like worm, pointed on both
j ends, and it twines and twists all about the
0 muscles and veins and arteries, but produces
r no particular feeling of uneasiness until seme
„ part ef its body comes near the skin, when
, bad inflammation takes place.
n . It was in Maroh last that Mr. Monroe ba
rf gan to be troubled with them, and fortbre*
„ months he has not walked a step. He ia now
c at the Connecticut State Hospital, under treat
.. ment, and one worm has been taken from the
c bottom of his fecit that measures over two
,f fe«t in length. The way it is done is this:—
When the of the akin is so pricked or
It irritated as to shiny where the "critter" is, a
, thr*ad*is fast*n*d to him, and a email weight
c attached-to the other end of th* thread. Tn*
c worm gets tired of pulling so steady a strain,
... and gives ground a trifle day by day, and as
'~ he comes out, a little spool winds him op un-
V til he is all up. The pain is very great. For
forty nights, Mr. Monroe hardly slept on ac
count of the suffering.
One worm is now in process of being drawn
a from his heel, and those medical men who
have nerer seen a ease of the kind are much
-. interested. Great car* has to be taken not to
pull too hard, because the worm Would break
i and the trouble be much prolonged- Its
t medical name is draconacalas/and it grows
) tf be several feet in length. It ieendemic ia
. hot countries. When the bother commences,
, it appears under the skin like a variseose
. vein, and after a painful boil has been formed
R and the skin broken, the head of the animal
i is discovered. Mr. Monroe is Very patient
} under the Strang* afflietiop, and we hope be
i fore king to see him restored to health*. ,
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--, The Salt Act.
This act has tiee-v m -dified somewhat, and
1 the foll-tring-are its pr-vi.._«s, as adopted by
- the House of Delegates on Friday last.
I House bill No. 2, was then taken up and,
k. after the concurrence of the House in the so
t veral amendments proposed by the Senate,
' passed. This act is amendatory of the sixth
- and eleventh section, of the act of March 30,
i 1?63, to provide for the production and dis
r tribution of salt, and reads as follows:
. Ssc. _. B* it enacted, *tc. That th* super
. intendent, under th* control of the Board of
t Supervisors, slia'll have control of traasporta
tian on the sercral railroads in the State for -
i the conveyance of supplies to the salt works,
, and fertile distribution of salt throughout the
i State, with power, if ne«es»Hry, to impress
• th* same. He shall make distribution among
{the several-counties, oitiea and towns from "
i day to day, or from time to time, and in quan
i titie* pro portion cd r to their whole populations
! respectively, including refuge** sojourning
therein, as may be directed by theaaid Board
of Supervisors: provided tk* Superintendent,
: under the direction ofthe Board of Supervi
sors, shall distribute salt with reference to cat
tle and othar stock requiring salt, after die
trihuting twenty pounds to each person.
Sec. 2. The salt, ao manufaetui-d, shall he
sold at cost f«r cash, and be distributed to ths
different counties, cities and towns, threugh
duly accredited agents, to be appointed by
th* County and garporMion Courts, resaec- .
t»vely, er where said courts cannot meet be
eau.e of the proximity nf the public enemy,
by the Baard of Supervieors on
mendation of any three or more Justices of
said county, or of tbe Senator gr Delegate as
Delesates rapreseuting such county in the
General Assembly; and ia order to do so it
shall bo the duty ofthe Beard of Supervise.*
from time to time to ascertain as near as mar
be, the actual cost of productien and distri
bution, ayd fix tho pric* ac*ordin», so as te
cover such entire coat.
T&is act shall be in fore* from its passage.
— Lynchburg Virginian. *
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Brorvmow Redivivas.
This arrant knave has issued a prospectus
of the ••knoxYille Whig and rebel Ventilator "
the publ.cation of which is to be commenced
at Knoxville in October next. He says
"lt will commence with this hell-bin and
hell-bound rebellion, where the traitors forced
me Jnlweoff, and all who wish the paper
would do well tp begin with the first issue m
I intend that single paper shall be worth the
subscription price to any ftneonditional Union
man! . ™
"In the ruhr of my editorial conduct, I shall '
abjure that aervility which destroys th* inde
pendence ofthe press, and cast from B , that
factions opposition which gives to party what
is due to country. And whilst the nam* of
ray j.u-Trt-,1 indicates, in unmistakable terms
its politics, I-hall, as a faithful sentin.l, for
get Wh.gs, Democrats, .Knows Nothing, and
Republicans, and remember only my Govern-
Bh*nt, and the preservation of the Federal
Union—as richly worthy all th* sacrifice of
blood and treasure their preservation may
cost—even to the extermination of the present
race of men, and the consumption of all the
means ofthe present age!"— Rich. Whig.
Successful Scout to Morthvresterm
Virginia. '■w*
A correspondent, writing to us from Poca
hontas Jaunty, under date of S*nt*mb*f Iflth*
furnish*. „, with the following, which h*.»,;
is official:— Lynchburg Republican J
Major J. R. Kessler, of Col. Wm. X Jaclt
sooa eopmand, has just returned from a
scout to Northwestern Tirginia. Cart ie__
vis captured at Troy Gilmer county, Sin* of
the Home Guard, with twftj.orwa »„,
I * ■•_ V m '' Jfy-Xwte, near Sn.t.„ J
caatored t*m nnsoners and arms. On the
.12th mat- with on* hundred and twentr _„,„
h*wjrpris*d the enemy at CentreriJ,. rS
-shur eeunty, killed one. wounded i- ..'.-' , -~•
captured eighty' prisoners, seventy
arms, and thirty-six horses. Hie'i- • om