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VOLUME XI.
WHEELING VA? MONDAl MORNING. JUNE 15, 1863.
NUMBEK 254.
PitiNTJSD AND PUliLlSHKD BY
CAMPBELL &M\DERMOT,
INTELLIGENCER BUILDINGS,
N. E. corner of Quincj and Jlain-SU.
TERMS:
Daily, (by mail, payable In advauce,) .$6,00
Dy the Week 12
Woekly, (peryear, payable iu advance,)... 3,00
y=gy*Advertl?jpg done on reasoualbe terms.
All advertisements from a distance, or from tran
siunt cuatomcra, must bo paid lu advance.
I N S U RAN CE .
FRANLKIN INSURANCE COMPY
OF WHEELING, VA
CAPITAL - - $150,000.
niKKCTURSt
SSuff.>rS
Woal.ru rivers ?n,llVkl. ,an,d c*rK??" on tbe
pernona for a term of jSni TwT oZ ""
asiasiss-S3?smss?
>*> promptly
ssaxr?for
JOHN RKID, Prtaldenfc C' ARTIlUK- ??-r.Ury. 1
SAM'L McOLELLAN, Tlce-Preaident.
NoNl0\lMRJr,^f' AK?nt for P?ylog Penaioua. 0flics, I
^ETIsri"
Insurance Company I
HARTFORD, CT.
ASSETS JDtV 1. 186J4.
CASH AND TREASURY N0TK9, V?'?
a^m2."J OD ?*". ??J In
UAN K STOCK 3^ nN e wYo ric I* if a rtfo rxT, * $26l,#CT 86 I
Uoaton.at. Laul?, Philadelphia, anj
\Xork?_P*I,0t Kontncky, Tonuo*
Coon River B0"?n ,nd WurcMl"'
mortoaok uoxds::::::::::::::;;: jjm? SS
REAL ESTATE, Uulncumber^....::;;: ifcSS u
Total Aucta $2,488,138 18
?aKatt&ffoV.A?D ?*
I
" to Pr?fereoce* ith tho?e needing lunrwe.
N.C. ARTHUR, Ag-t. '
fiirard Fire & Marine Ius. Co. I
PHILADELPHIA.
Oap.tal and Surplus t318.728 63 |
N. C. ARTHUR, Ag't.
Pennsylvania Insurance Co. I
OF PITTSBURGH, PA.
mRKCTORS l -*300,000 |
ffif&Zi. 52ESE&
a ? 2S2*y- J.?*; 4 "O"1"". J c uj?'8'
O. A. Coltou, A. J Jonw, A. A. cSr,
J. Uroor Spronl.
J. GREER SPROUL. 8ec-y" VOKUTI'V- Jr - Pree1*.
.h"W?PPotated thounder
i j their Ageut for Whoolintr. aud vicinitw
HaiIlSrMpOC|trUlly"oI,fiit tbo I?alrou,lo'o of tho public'
ii?? pA.n 8 nrtt wo,, known to bo firwt class office*.
lo?r\zna ^iwiSSo"?a
a ^1 Fnrnltnre, Merchandise, and
against all the perils of the Hirers aud Seas
*11 losses promptly Kdjuatod.
. - N. 0. ARTHUR, Agt.
Offlco No. l M' Lure House.
TO THOSE WHO WISH TO BE I
I 1ST STTHED
AGAINST ALL CONTINGENCIES.
r " fx'w?y!" I!*si,RA!VCK COMPAMf |
0 USB Capital (every dollar paid In). $1,000 000 I
Contingent Fund (ovo) 500,000 I
The largest Cash Capital for the amount of risk o
any offlco in the United States.
w- '? PBTBRBON, Ag't.
T1L?* W WBMmS?00* OP TUIB VA1L
Cash Capital (paid In) |300 000
^Cthh!.hI,at7.'" C"h Capl,al ?f "??"D? charter- |
?Sf":"ol,'d,,,b tnkenon th? mo? "??
Loaaea equitably adjoated and promptly paid by
W. P. PETERSON, Agt.
TooMPA?v.To?fcXkIN8URA??? I
O .au Capital (paid In) twv nnn I
0?b Contingent Fnnd(oror) Slb'ooo
wUbo'?hU???J,nV.TSlP*r,,0lP*,e 'n th* P?flU
w. P. PKTKR80N, Agent
? U1K LVNOHBUKQ HOSE A FIRE I
I INSURAN08 COMPANY.
Oasb Capital ..._ $100,000
W. P-PETgRSON.Jr,Agent.
KI *^PTer$3,600,000 of Caab Capitalrepreeented by
II th t," weif aaubu,h?l A- encjr, where OTeryloM
!i-th.* *boT?.'"Be?-l?? promptly paid in Whool
?ng,beloralt waa dne by the terzne or the pulley
W. P. PETERSON,
I.T ??? . Office next door to the M. & M. Bank,
Jy7- 59-ly Maln itre<!t, whaling.
File, Marine & Life Ins'nce Co.
OF WHEELING, VA.
DIRECTORS ?
John List, L. Delaplaln, Michael Reilly,
Jacob Berger, K. M. Norton, Thos. 8weeney,
A. B.Caldwell, J. 0. Harbour, And. P. Woods.
This Company is owned and managed by
many of our most wealthy aud influential Mer
chants. Their offlco has lately boen removed to Not
7, McLnre House building, and Is ftilly organised
and prepared to take risks on Frame and Brick
Buildings, Manufacturing Kstabllshmenta, Stocks of
Merchandise, Household Furniture, Ac^ Ac. On
Halle of Steamboata, Barges, Flatboats, and their
cargoes, upon tne Western rivers; and on Steanubipa,
Steamboats and Sailing Tessels, and their cargooe,
upon the lakes; also on Live*, at reasonably low ratee
and accommodating terms.
L S. DKLAPLAIN, PresX
W. W. 8HRIVER, Sec'v.
Co MP A. NTra Orrica, No. 7, M'Luax Hocss Buildino.
doc4-ly
INSURANCE.
The Fire&Marine Insurance Co.
OF WHEELING.
INCORPORATED IN 1837.
illAKBS RISKS AT TOT LOWK8T RATES ON
X Buildings of all kinds, Steamboats, Furniture and
Merchandise, and against all dangers attending the
Transportation of Oooda on rivers, oaas, lakes, canals
nd railroads.
R W. H Ajuuna, Sec*y. Hbhkt Csavolx, Preset
DIRSCTOR8.
0 Acheson John Donlon, Rob*t Morrison
R. Crangle, S. Brady, Bam'l Ott.
Dan'lLamb, Rob*t Patterson,
Applications for Insurance will be prompt!y ot
ended to by tbe President and Secretary.
fan IS.'S3
Saddles, Harness,Trunks Ac
WHOLESALE * RETAIL,
r B. 8HKPPARD No.131 Main StrMt, corner
' ? J Union, will continue to keep on hand alarg*and
<tamul.to ufortmnnt of alt artlclaaln hla Iln., conalat
jnjr of Ladlea* and Oentlemen'a SadAlaa, Pine * CoaiM
ilarnea^Tronka, Vall??,Carpet Baga,BatcheIa,Col
U I^uld^pectSity c*ll?tt?ntlon to my stock,and
traAt by atrict attention and promptneea, to merit
ooatin nance ofth.pnbUc patnoag*
All kinda of repairing i^pUy domj^nd Im ? pro
ner mmner. BiilPPiRD.
eaaSO'W 131, Hate BtrMt
business cards.
R.F. TUBNER, M. D.,
HOM(KPiTHIC PUY8IGIAS,
OFFICE 17# FOURTH STREET, ?
(In the office formerly occupied by Dr. Houston,)
_dec20-fl'n* Wheeling, Va.
SlrRED OiUWKL OtOSOE >. BOTS.
UALDWEH & BOYD,
Attorneys at Law,
No. 73 Alain Street)
J*"1'11, DP STAIRS.
T. H. LOGAN Ac CO.
WHOLESALE DRUGGISTS
WHEELING, VA.
HV^romored Co their NEW WAREROOMS, No
Main Streot, tuid No. 8 Qulncy Street.
?tr*t Entrance, next door to Baker
K n "If* ?,r<?t entr*"'>? near the Bait.
R. B. Depot, auil wharf.
DRUGS, PAINTS, OIFJI
MKpiCINH8,_ VARPllaitS, BRUSHES.
WINDOW OLjS^PElurUMERIES, WHITE LEAD
rw. ... PAIWfT MKDI0INS8, Ac.
IStwf";,n eUr "dconntrv.at Itnoprtet,
and of the but quality. Oaah and prompt
CMtomen are lurlted to sail. apl,'5fi
LIST, MORRISON & CO.,
Wholesale Grocers
AND
PBODUCE DEALERS,
NOS. 78 AND 80 MAIN STREET,
wHEELING, VA.
apr2S
JAS. M. DILLON,
et Street.
WHEELING, VA.
PIiUMBBH AND OAS FITTER,
AMD
UHAH8 FOUN RY
DBALER in witouoHT iron, galvanized,
and all iliei of Load Pipe., Shee* Lead, Bnui
"IIA ]".', s,eM> Whistles. Steam and Water
t ? m Pumps, Links, llose, Antlfric
I-.U MetaL Brancer Tin, Zinc, Antimony, Crucibels,
Insulators and Points.
VIENT FOR THE MENEELY BKlL?. Aquedu"
Pipes constantly on hand.
Ovli paid for Copper, Brass and Lead.
octlO
DANIEL PECK
ATTORNEY AT LAW.
OFFICE on thecomorof Fourth and Qnlncy sts.
formerly the residence of Dr. Hughe*. fel>20-6m
METCALP & BURT,
MANUFACTURER'S A EE NTS.
And Wholeaals Dealer! In
BAR iron, sheet iron. nail?,nail rods,
Steal Syrinx, Axles, Window Glass, Wine Bot
tles, Deiuijnhn.. Flasks, Wooden Ware, Wrapping
Paper. Llmo, Cement, Plaster Paris, Ac.
CS^Onlers lor article, not in oilr lino will bo fur
nished nud forwarded without delay at the lowest
ca.li rate-. j,u5
? LARK L. ZXN1 Ci. W. MILLBk
C. Ic-ZANE & CO.
??rT?rter nU ?*alrT* *'* 4 Domtttic
Wines and Liquors,
Manufacturers of
ftxre Catawba Wine*.
Qoinot Stust, bitwsxiv Maik A Minn s?.
WHEELING, VA
KK?I on hand Brandies, Scotch and
Irish Whiskies, Jamaica Rams and Cordials!
Choice Old Rye and Bourbon Whiskies. sep27?ly
Thj Oi.iaen'8 Deposit Bank
OK WUBKUNQ.
BANKOPEN from 9 O'clock A. M., UNTIL 3
P-M? Discount days?Thursdays at 10 A. M.
gy'Yonay received on transient deposit.
My~In erestpaid on special deposits.
Collections made and proceeds promptly re
directors:
N. 0. Arthur, J. N. Vance.
Jacob Horubrook, O. W. Franaheim.
Wm. Hasbey. J. K. Botsfor
Geo. K. Wbtat. Chester D. K to*.
Samuel Harper.
J. R. Millxr,Cashier. Gro. K. Wubat. Pres't
dec31-ly
JAMES P.ROGERS,
-A-TTOiEtlKnErsr -A.T LA"W
W HEELING, VIRGINIA.
OFFICE North east corner of Monroe and Fourth
streets^oppjsite t he Court Home.
Hats & Caps.
S. N. PRATHER,
NO. 00 MAIN STREET.
ALWAYS on hand a choice and varied stock of
HATS and CAPS for Mens' aud Boys' wear
Belug doalrou. of establishing a permanent trade
both in the city and surrounding country, all thon
who farer me with their patronage can relj on b?
Infi supplied with the best goods at the loweet flg
ures.
Country Merchants are particularly requested to
call and examine my stock.
P0T14 9. N. PRATHER.
The People's Bank.
OFFICE No. 69 Main street. Wheeling, Va.
Money received on dopoait. Interest paid on
special deposits.
Notes and bills discounted. Exchange bought and
sold. Collections at home or from abroad uromutlv
attended to.
uunoH.
J.O. Harbour, Christian nea.
J. T. Scott, John Vockler,
Bam'l J. Boyd, Richard Carter.
J. a HARBOUR, Pre^t.
J. R. DICKEY. Oish'r. mTg
"THE I TION,"
ARCH STREET.
Between 3rd and 4th, Philadelphia.
rilUK undersigned, having renewed the lease
JL of the above popular Hotel for a series of years,
would respectfully call the attention ot the Travel
ing Public to 1U central locality, either for business i
or pleasure.
The House will be entirely renovated and re-fur*
nlshed, and kept in such a manner, as to merit, as
heretofore, a liberal share of pubUo patronage.
With many thanks to former triends. and the trav
eling public, we trmst we may have the pleasure of
waiting upon them on again visitlag the city.
Very Respect tally,
TH0MA8 S. WEBB A BON.
V. R. V? } Pr?Prl"or*- marfl-em
WM. SHAFFER,
PRACTICAL WATCH MAKER
JEWELER A ENGRAVES,
siiutn
Watches, Jewelry, Silver 6 Plated
Ware,
FANCY GOODS, &e.
No. 9S Monro* St.
oppoarr* x. s k bask.
Savings Bank of Wheeling,
Ofc*, Maim Mmwot and Umim.
? ?"0N*Y RECEIVED ON TRANSIENT DEPOSIT
m.Imtsrss?J?ldo? flpedal Deposlta. OoUecUoua
promptly attended to. Exchange on the East bonght
and sold. _? - THOS. H. LIST, President.
BAM'L PJ HILDRETH, Treasurer. Janlt-'e9.
-OKKBIS OK ADVKKTISING.
Twinigouo Liivzs or NosrAtutn, (o* 0*1 raoH,)oa
Lass, xtmswai.
#Q,L 76
iT? D?yn, j go
Three Dajrv j 2j
|"ar,Pa3V - 1 50
"wfcCZl i?
One Week,... 2 00
IwoWeeka, 3 60
Throe Weekly J450
Ono Month, 5 00
Two Months,. 8 00
Three Monthly 10 00
8Ix Months, 00
One Year...... 20 00
r-.o w
?325? ?fT,Cffi>OUbl" ?l~
?llnTtnSfZ ?r ttaing on reaaouable terms, accor
mile "p*c* uecuP'?> ?nd the nntnbsrofchange,
1-wor.tn.o,
BniineM CartU uot exceeding Are llnm, $10 ner rear
?L,<,u*?r,6r perioa uu,hlu*
.u_ . prtrllege of Annual Adreriuing la limited to
w ?r boM.n^v.,iotind.
MB*"n^???*?*?<?<?
or^o*gr^.?^aKn?^ "d
speech of an Ohio War Democrat.
We cat from the Commercial the conclud- j
"iff part of (he great speech delivered by
Hon. John Brougb, of Cleveland, at Mari'ct
in, ou the 10th :
If there is auything in this war beside
tbe shedding of blood and the increase
01 taxation, that requires we should
stop It by accepting a dishonorable paace,
I don t know of it. Is tbe country suffer
mg in any great degree? Have we not the
sunshine and shower? Do we not receive
tbe fruits of our labor in due season? Onr
taxes, you Bay, aro heavy, and so they are;
but our produce is better, and money is
plenty and as good as wo ever had, and
the world is free to our commcrco. Is this
war oppressive to us who stay at home, in
any injurious way? No, we have seen it is
not. But yon want the war stopped. Shall
1 ask you whether there is not lurking in
your mind, behind all ibis special plead
ing, this idea, that there is a little doubt
about our being able to whip those men
with the forces we have there and that you
may have to leave the comforts of home,
and the prosperity of business, to help fiu
ish the work? If you entertain this no.
lion, all I have to say is, that tbe moment
you make a dishonorable peace, that mo
ment this great fabric of government, un
der which we enjoy all this prosperity, is
swept away **like the baseless fabric of a
vision," and you would soon find your
selves reduced to poverty, as well as dis
grace. There is nothing that calls to an
honorable peace but the arbitrament of
the sword ; aud be who clamors for any
other, does not understand the position
which we occupy, or is actuated by a mo
tive which I dislike here to name.
Well, you want to know what is going
to be tbe future of ibis contest; you waul
to know what will be the state of thioga
when we subdue ibe rebels?for I have a
reasonable belief lhat we are going to whip
them after a while. Some one is troubled
for fe?r there will be a vast number of
negroes lurned loose, who will come up and
interfere with Northern labor. [A voice?
Ibere have been a good many tierealong
time.''] Ves, there were some before I
left, thirty years ago, aud there is no use
to argue on this question, for where they
will go, or what ihey will do, we must
leave for tbe future to determine. They
may be a portion of the blacks that will
scatter throughout the North, but a small
portiou, lor cl'uiate, and tbe character of
the labor will drive them away. The
probable result will be that the political
character of the institution having been
destroyed, emancipation in some form will
permit them lo remain where they are.
But, for fear such a result may not come
to pass, are you prepared to take the other
alternative and go down on your knees
and sue for peace? Are you ready to let
them take all this virgin territory of tbe
West, aud cover it with their slaves, shut
ting out your brothers and your sons from
obtaining homes for themselves and their
children after them, in order to keep them
away irom us ? Are you prepared to say
that you will yield lo them again the polit
ical power of the nation ? If that is your
way uf thinking, it is not rniuc. You may
as well lake the results of tbe war as tbey
ceme, for be assured that we will liud a
way to dispose of these difficulties as they
spring up in our midst. Let us trust that
iti the end we will be found as true to tbe
great interests of the country, and suoceed
?s well in disposing of them as we have
done with the difficulties of the past.
My main desire, my friends, to-day, has
been to satisfy you that there was but one
duty or obligation for every man to take
upon himself and fulfill in tbe state of the
country at the present lime. I may have
failed, and if so, let me make a suggestion J
to my political friends as to party, ond I
wish you lo bear it in mind. . tto back to
the record for it, and take core that you do
not make the same mistake. .It is ihat no
party ever made opposition to a war that
was not rent in twain and torn to pieces
thereby; and you can blot the record out:
yon may try it, but it will stick to you
and I am not going along with you in your
opposition now. The old tories of the
revolution?they are all gone now, but
their records remain, and tbe odium be
longing to them attaches even to their de
scendants. The old members of the Hart
ford Convention are hardly spoken of with
decent respect, and I know of one case,
where the obloquy, though less than that
which should result under present circum
stances. descended to tbe individual of the
second generation, keeping him from pla
ces of honor and trust, simply because bis
father was a member of that Convention;
the disgrace clung to him like tbe shirt of
Nessus. In the war.witb Mexico we Dem
ocrats proclaimed it to be the doty of every
man to stand up for it whether webelieTed
it right or wrong. I did so, 'for I print
ed the Cincinnati Enquirer about that
time. (A voice: "I wish you printed it
now.") Well, I don't, if it advocated tbe
same principles as now. How I poured
hat shot into those who opposed the war I
How I fired whole broadsides at Tom Cor
win; aud where is he now* The brightest
intellect, the noblest man tbe old Whig
party ever had in Ohio-they hardly own
him now, having shoved him off to Mexico
?a striking coincidence; the very country
whose cause he championed. A brighter
light never went out than Corwin's, when
heand whole hecatombs of Whigafell un
der their opposition to the nation'B war
Don't let us reserve the record to-day and
place ourselves in the unfortunate pos'ition
our political opponents then occupied I
tell yon you cannot pursue this hostility to
the war without bringing reproach upon
yourselves as a party and as individuals.
Let me say to you, young men, who are
fighting in the ranks of the Democratic
party to-day, beware how you tread on that
platform. It is onsound, and the reproach
will follow you in all your future years.
Von cannot wipe it out. It will be said of
you, and to your children, and to your
children's children, that man was opposed
to putting down the most wicked rebellion
the world ever knew; and when that brand
is put upon you, it will mark you asan en
emy to your country. Young toon, let me
beg of you, turn back; go with ihat party
no longer which adopts Buch a treasonable
policy. Let your energies go with and for
your Government in putting dowo the war.
Don't cover yourself with infamy, by tak
ing upon yourself the reputation of trying
to strike down the efforts of the Govern
ment in suppressing this rebellion.
You must conquer this rebellion, or sub
mit to a recognition of-the Southern Con
federacy. You can do but one of two
things; it is folly to attempt anything else,
for there oan not exist a slave Confederacy
and a free Confederacy, side by side on
this continent. They could not" live to
gether. Nay, more than that, I tervently
believe that the great Qod himself intend
ed but one nation should occupy this conn
boundary, and the rivers stretching to the
seas, upon whose waters are borne our
try. He gave us the lakes for our northern
I commerce to the nations of thai world;
-while man has done all that cau?be done
by Bcience to bind us together, bj means
of railroads which extend like mighty
links over all the land. You must conquer
the whole country, or abandon the whole
country; you must preserve this as one I
Government, or see It rent into twenty or |
fifty different factions.
I have not proposed to-day to argue with
you the question of secession, but I say to |
you that that dogma, so destructive of |
every prinoiple npon wbioh this Republic
is based, must be crushed out, or there will
be no unity or national life hereafter. I
think old Jackson settled the question of
secession when he knocked Calhonn and
his argument down with his proclamation.
I think every man in this land will deny
the right of secession; but I had a talk
with an old friend this morning, whom I
saw here a few moments ago. I said to
him: Do you admit the right of a State to
secede ? "No, sir, I don't." Do you ad
mit the right of Washington county to se
cede from Ohio? No." Suppose she does
it? "I will try to coax her back." Sup
pose she won't be coaxed back? "I will
use gentle force to bring her back." But
supposo she has stolen all your arms and
asks you to come on and fight? "I will
just tell her, "wayward sister, go in peace.' "
These wore John Van Buren's words, but
he repented of tbem. ?Now take that prin
ciple and apply it to the Slate: How long
?bnt it would be folly to ask, bow long
would the United States bang together?
how long would there be two States pull
ing together? How long before you would
bo cut up into clans, with more chieftains
than the Roman Empire in the days of its
dissolution ? How long.would yo?l com
mand the respect of othor nations, or of
yourselves? When you talk to me about
not coerciug anybody, I reply that we co
erco men for all the crimes they commit.
We coerce men to the Penitentiary for
stealing a horse; and why on earth shall
we uot coerce a man for trying to break
up this Government? To say nothing
about a constitutional argument, common
sense forbids the idea. Now you may talk
till you are hoarse, we have got to con
tinue one Government?one united peo
ple?or be divided into factions, each snb
ject to danger from every other in the
land.
Then is there any doubt in the mind of
any man, as to bis duty in this coutest?
There can not be. We must settle this
matter, and ugain build np this country as
God Almighty desigued it to be, and as we
have been trying to make it.
This country, my friends, is the last hope i
of freemen throughout the world, it is |
the field upon which civilization has flour
ished, and science begun to accomplish its
great purposes. The nations and people
of the Old World are marking its progress
from day to day, us it enfranchises man
from every servitude. And are you go
ing to give it up? Young man, can you
afford to give to your posterity a heritage
worse than that your father gave to you7
It you can, you are faithless, not only to
your own manhood, but to your God. You
are bound to have one country, one flag,
ooe destiny. And what country shall that
be? What but the country you had be
fore the rebellion rai9ed its paricidal band
to strike it down? That country, with the
incubus of slavery wiped away?a country
that, like a weary man who bus lain down
by the road-side to rest, bas risen again,
and is marching on to its great destioy.?
What flag? What other than that old flag
which has given protection and honor to
your sires and to yourselves, from the day
of the Declaration to the prasent time??
What Sag bot that whieh smiles on your
peaceful assemblage to-day? Stand by it,
then; let it be the flag ol the Union restor
ed, reared aloft to float forever. Or when
it falls, if fall it must, let there be nothing
around it but crumbling.walls, and nothing
above it bot the angel that shall speak
tbe end of time and the beginning of eter
nity.
From tbe Fifteenth.
Sleepy Cbbkk, Va., June II, 1863.
Editors Intelligencer :
Believing a short letter from this ont of
the way place, will be acceptable to at least
a portion of your readers who have friends
and relatives in this company, I will write
a short letter, in order to let them know
that we still exist.
Our company is bnsily engaged at pres
ent, in erecting a blockhouse, and now have
it pretty well up. It is situated inside of
our rifle pits, of which rifle pits I neglect
ed to inform you in my previons letter.?
The rifle pits are very strong. They are
situated on tbe creek bank. There are two
trencbes, and the outer one is surrounded
by brush and trees, to prevent oavalry from
riding up to the trencbes. They were con
structed under the snperintendence of
Lieut. Scboff, onr worthy and excellent 1st
Lieutenant. He has shown no little skill
in their construction, and they are indeed,
a credit to him. He is confident, that with
tbe blockhouse completed, we can repulse
a pretty large force of rebels. But if tbey
should pay us a visit ere ibe blockhouse is
completed, tbey will have to bring a very
superior force, for we can whip at least
three times our number, with the aid of
the rifle pits. It will take a good force to
dislodge ns from them. Inside of the rifle
pits we have sunk a well, and the water
promises to be both abundant and good.
The bloekhonse is in the centre of the
' pits, and is to be so constructed as to be of i
good service. The first story is already
completed, nod the second will be finished
as soon as possible.
A startliug phenomena has occurred in
this county. It is said (C will not vouch
for the truth of the story, for it is very
fishy,) Ibat a child was recently boro in
this county (Morgan) which, when ten
days old, spoke and communicated the
gratifying intelligence that this war would
end in a month: Hero is another: It is
said there is a well near Hancock, Mary
land, about four miles above this place,
from which the water never flows, except
at the close of some war. It opened (so
tbo story goes) a few days ago, and bag
been runnning ever since. It also opened,
it is said, at the close of the war of 1812,
the Mexican war, and the Florida war.
I do not pretend to vouch for the truth
of these rumors, for they are simply ab
surd; but if there are |any silly enough to
believe them, they are at perfect liberty to
do so.
The recent county election in Ohio
county created much enthusiasm in our
company. That i3 the way Ohio county
sbonld go. We were particularly gratified
to hear that Major Loring had heen beaten
by Mr. Joseph Seybold, as he (Loring) is
regarded by the majority of us, at least a
sympathizer with secession.
The New State election also pleased us
greatly. We believe *e gentlemen elect* d
will prove to bn the right men in the right
place. They should have our cordial sup
port until they show themselves unfit fur
the great trust reposed in them. But 1
have no fears for tbera, for their records
are everything that could be desired.
Bat I will close, as I have written more
than I intended when I began. Moro anon.
Truly yours, Fifteenth.
A Grateful etter?A Released Con
vict to lila Family.
Baltimore, June C, 18C3.
Mrs. Sarah Varser?My Dear Wife and
loved Children:?I take my pen in hand,
with devout gratitude to Amigbty God, to
inform you that I am free, that 1 am par~
doned. This great boon I have received
through the goodness of God and my
earthly friends in Wheeling, aud our good
and considerate President.
I am now in Baltimore, on my way to
Washington City, D. O., for the purpo.-c of
obtaining work that I may furnish myselt
with means to reach my once happy home.
Write me there on receipt of this, as my
heart is full of auxiety and solicitude on
your account. I owe my deliverance to
the kind hearted Marshal of West Virginia.
His noble letter to me is defaced with my
tears of gratitude. I want you to pray
for the President aod Marshal. We have
no way to reward their disinterested
goodneess but to present them in our
heartfelt petitions to onr Heaveuly Father.
Ob, may he bless them a9 1 do aud as you
will, and reward their goodness a thousand
fold.
Sarah, ray lovely, my dear wife, and
little childreu, at this momeut my heart,
my soul, Is happy iu the Lord. The
knowledge that you still live and love roe.
and that I have kind aud sympathizing
friends, in Wheeling aud elsewhere, and
am free fills me with love to God aud good
will to man. Farewell my loved ones for
a short time; we shall soon meet (tgain, by
the grace and goodness of Providence,
which I now know smiles on us. I shall
soon earn enough to Jtake mo home.?
I shall see you the first possible moment.
I trust you may receive this letter soon,
and that you will not loee a moment's lime
in answering it, directing yours to Wash
ington. I have shed many tears over
Marshal Norton's letter to me. Just now,
loves, we are parted aod scattered abroad,
bat we pray for each other, relying on
God.
Your loving aod grateful
husband and father,
Jacou Varner.
From the Point Pleasant Register.
Official Vote of Blaaou County.
The vote at the late election for State
and county officers is ns follows. The vote
is a very small one :
For Governor?Arthur I. Boremnn 747.
Secretary of the Stale?J. K. Boyer 742.
Treasurer?Campbell Tarr 733. Auditor?
S.Crane 724. Attorney General?Caldwell
733. Judges of tho Supreme Court ol
Appeals?R. L. Berkshire 72C, W A. Har
rison 732, J. H. Brown 740. Judge of
CircnitConrt?Daniel Polsley 525, Benj.
Smith 28, And. Park3 4, Jatue^W. Hoge 2.
Senators?John M. Phelps G45, Greenberry
Slack 72G. For House of Delegates?Lewis
Bumgarner 510, E. M. Fitzgerald (compli
mentary) 71. For Recorder?James H.
Holloway 710. For Clerk of Circuit Court
?Col. Cbas. B. Waggoner C03, John Ma
son 12. Prosecutor?Wo. H. Tomlinson
679, B. J. Redmond 1. Sheriff?Samuel
Windon 6C8. Surveyor?Geo. W. Pullin
425, John Hoit 221.
PUTHAM COUNT*?OFFICIAL.
Below we give the correct vote of Put
nam county:
For Governor, A. I. Boreman, ;232.?
Treasurer, Campbell Tarr, 223. Auditor,
Samuel Ctane, 226. Sec'y of State, J. E.
Boyer, 224, Att'y General, A. B. Caldwell,
224. Judges of Court of Appeals, Wm. A.
Harrison, 224; J. H. Brown, 231; R. L.
Berkshire, 223. Judge of Circuit Court,
Daniel Polseley, 107. Senators, John M. i
Phelps. 219; Greenberry Slack, 218; Capt.
John Bowyer, 1. House of Delegates, Geo.
1 C. Boyer, 175; Dudley S. Montague, 33*;
C. M. Pitrat, 21*. Clerk of the Circuit
Court, George R. Montague, 228. Recor
der, George R. Montague. 228. Prosecu
ting Attorney, Wm. H. Tomlinson, 138;
James W. Hoge, 88. Sheriff, William H.
Shaw, 195; Wm. T. Vintronx, 15; Joshua
S.Morris, 6. . Surveyor, John W. Harri
son, 90; John B. Crawford, C; F. P. T.
Sbelton, 6; Reson 3mitherman, 17; Francis
Montanden, 2.
Jobs Bowter,
D. S. Mostagce,.
Gio. Fredericks,
Commissioners.
?Not*.?Neither D. S. Montague or 0.
M. Pitrat, were candidates for the House
of Delegates. The votes cast for them
were complimentary.
CO-PABTNEK8HIP.
THE undersigned have lormed a co-part[1 cr
ihip under th* firm name of A. M. ADAMS A
CO- tor the pnrpoee of wholesaling and retailing
clothing and merchant tailoring bnsinea*, at the old
?tand of A.M. Adanu, No. 36 Water itreet.
A. M. ADAMS;
A. J. ADAMS,
March 2nd, 1863. WM. M. D1TTMAB.
NOTICE.
To those who are indebted to me either bj note or
book, will call aod settle their account* without far
ther notice, as my old business must be closed up.
*pr2-6m A.H.ADAMS.
The United State*, 1
vs. | Upon informatiou
Tbe goods and chattels, credits J- for
ami effects of the Bauk ol the | Confiscation.
Commonwealth. J
W1LEREA8, au Information has been filed In the
District Court of the United State* for tha
Western District of Virginia at Wheeling, on the 20th
day of May, 1SG3, on behalf of the United States by
the attorney thereof for said District, agaiuat the
goods, chattels, credits aud eflTects ot ehe Bunk of the
Commonwealth in the hands of D. Burkhart and the
Bauk of Btrkele>*, in Virginia, alleging in substance
that said property has been brought since the 16th
day of August, 1S01, from parts of the United States
declaredly the President to be in insurrect'on, into
other parts of the United States not ao in insurrec
tion; for which, amoug other reasons in said infor
mation mentioned, said property became forfeited to
the use of the United States, aud prayiug that the ,
same may be condemned as forfeited as aforesaid.
Now, therefore, in pursuance of the monition uu ]
der the seal of the said Cout t to me directed aud de- I
livered, I do hereby give public uotice to all persoua j
claiming the said property, or in any manner inter- j
est?*d therein, that they be and appear before the
said District Court, to be hold at Wheeling, iu aud for
the a?ld Western District of Virginia, on thelOthday
of June, 18i3, at eleven o'clock in the forenoon of
that day, (provided the same 6liall be a day of Juris
diction, otherwise, on the uext day of jurisdiction
thereafter.) then?nd there to Interpose their claim**
aud uiake their allegations iu thnt behalf.
Dated the 28th day of May. 1S63.
E. M. NORTON, U. 8. Marshal.
Be.vj. II. Smith, U. S. Attorney. my29 16t
The United States ) Upon Information ]
vs. ( for
The Personal Property of f Confiscation.
J. B. Morton. J
WHEREAS, au information has been filed on be- |
half of the United States, by the Attorney I
thereof tor the Western District of Virginia, in the j
District Court of the United States for said district, I
ou the 20th day of May, 1S63, against the personal I
property of J. II. Morton, in the hands of D. Burk
hart and the Bank of Berkeley, in Virginia, allegiug I
iu substance, that said Morton has oeen eugajeu I
since the 17th day of July, 18C2, iu insurrection I
against the United States and iu giving aid nud com 1
fort to the enemies of the Mime; and that thereby 1
among other unisons iu^aid information mentioned,
said property became forfeit to the United 8tate*.
aud praying that the same may be condemned as I
forfeited as aforesaid.
Now, therefore, iu pursuance of the monition nn- I
der the seal of the said Court, to me directed and |
delivered, I do hereby give public notice to nil per
sons-claiming said property, or iu uuy uianuer inter- I
ested therein, that they be and appear before the I
said District Court, to bo held Ht Wheeling, in and I
for the said Western District of Virginia, on the IGth I
day of Juue, 1SC3, at 11 o'clock iu the forenoou of I
that day?if the saute shall no n* day of jurisdiction, I
if not, on tho next day of jurisdiction thereafter? I
thou and thero to Interpose their claims aud make I
their allegations in th it behalf.
Dated this 28th day of May, 1SC3.
E.M. NORTON, U. S. Marshal.
BENJ. II. SMITIi, U.S. Attorney. my29-16t I
NOTICE.
Provost Mausual General's Office, I
Washington, May 22, I860, f
r|1iIE atteution of all officers, who have been hon?
X. orably discharged on account of wounds or dlsa
bility, and who desire to re euter the vervico iu the I
Invalid Corps, (s called to the provisions of Geueral I
Orders, No. 105, of 1868, from tho War Department, I
published in the papers throughout the country. I
Such officers are requested to comply promptly with I
tho provisions of that order, and to send their written I
applications,as therein provided, for positions in the
In valid Corps, (stating tho cliarnct r of their disa
bility.) with a* little deity as possible, to tho Acting I
AKsistant Provost Marshal Qeueral of the State iu I
which they may be. Such Acting Assistant Provost I
Marshal Ucneral will at once forward the applica- j
tions, with Ills indorsement, to the Provost Marshal I
General Ht Washington.
Officers tor tho Invalid Corps will be appointed I
immediately upon furnishing ihe papers ittjuired Uy I
Qeueral Order No. 105, ot 1898. ironi War Depart-1
ment. Their pay aud emoluments will commeucr I
from date of acceptance ?;f *?nch appointments, and |
not from date of organization of the respective com
mauds to which they may be assigucd.
J. B. FRY,
lny291m Provost Marshal General.
BOARD AT SARATOGA SPRINGS. I
WASHINGTON HALL (late Mrs. Maxell's), so I
long aud favorably kuov.n to viEitors at the I
Springs, IS NOW OPEN fur the reception of guests. I
Tne house is large, delightfully situated on BROAD
WAY, between the CONGllESS aud EMPIRE
SPRINGS, aud Is surrounded by ntnple aud beauti- I
fully bh-ided ground-. Table first cla>>s?.ind the I
rooms well ndnpted for families aud large parties o* I
friends. For further particulars address WASH- I
INGTON HALL.SARATOGA SPRINGS. JunH tin I
HQ! FOR THE SUMMER RESORTS.
The Ohio White Sulphur Springs |
WILL bo formally openod on the 17th of Juno
the anniversary occasion of tho mooting of the 1
Ohio Medical Society.
.. These SPRINGS, so national in reputation, and
popular iu favor, are situated iu Delaware county, I
Ohio, 18 tnilenfrom the Capital and five from tho line I
of two railroads.
They will be under the exclusive coutrol of the I
Proprietor, AND V WILSON, Esq. They will be con
ducted with special reference to a place of
PASHlONTAl?LB KESORT I
relaxation ape healthy improve ment. They excel in I
all thess features ANVSPRINGS IN AMERICA.
Reference to A. WILSON. Proprietor. Post-office |
addr. ss. Lewis Center, Delaware county, Ohio.
u?y27
TRUSTEE'S SALE.
BY virtue of a deed of trust executed by Hugh I
Nichols on the 17 tU day of March, 1859, and now I
of record in Ohio county, St.xto of Virginia, iu book
?W. P"*i?u 572,1 will Hell iu the city of Wheeling at I
tho frout door of tho Conrt House, on the first Mon- I
day of July, 1S0J, the following propertv, viz : Lots I
No. 80, 103, 27, 110, 111, and 20 feet of Lot No. 102,
parts of Lots No. 7 and 8, and half of Lot No. 60, all |
in the First Ward of the c ty of Whee ing. Also, at I
same place and time a piece of grouud with the im* j
provements thereon located at the west end of Union I
street on the wharf, formerly known as the Ferry I
House. Also, at tho same time and place, the fot- I
lowing property in Graham's addition to the city of 1
Wheehug, on Quincy street, Lot No. i>l, lot No. |
25, >2 lot No. 34, X lot No.30. Also,in East Wheel- j
ing, North % of lot No. 70. X lot No. 93, aud lot No. 1
3 Also, at the same time aud place, 1<0 shares I
of stock in the Belmont Bridge Company, and 10 I
shares of stock in the North Western Bank of Vir- I
giuia. I will also sell nnder same deed ot trust, on 1
the second Monday in July, 1803, in the town of j
Moundsvllle, Marshall county, 8tate of Virginia, a 1
farm known as the Sock man Place, situated in said I
Mai shall c-unty, on the waters of Fish creek, con-I
tainiug950 acres, moroor le**s. Said farm is six
miles from Glen Easton and eight miles from Camel- I
on. Also, will sell uudor said deed of trust, on the I
third Mouday of July, 1803, in the town of Martins-1
ville, State of Ohio, Belmont county, tbe Martinsville I
Ferry right and boat, the Cottage Hotel with two Iota I
No. 63 and 135. together with two pieces, i^and ^ I
acre* r?r ground, all located in the said town of Mar-1
tihsvllle. 1
Terms of Sale?One-third in cash, the balance in C. I
12 aud 18 months, with approved security, and title I
retained nntil the money is paid.
my9 ISAAC COTTS, Trustee.
St. Clairsvillo Chronicle copy and send bill to this |
office.
HENRY C. FIiESHEB,
ATTORNEY AT LAW
Office, No. 1, McLure House
Buildings,
WHEELING, VA.,
Will practice in the several Courts of Virginia. I
Prompt attention will be giv?*n to the Collection of I
Claims. aprlO-tf
A CARD.
OLIVER HOWARD WILSON, 8AMUEL M. AN-1
DRRSON, AND EDWARD DE CERNEA,
PIR many years past connected with tbe old firms I
of Williamson, Bnaaouaus * Co., and WttUAM- j
so!?, Tatlor & Co., have associated with them as a I
Special Partner, WILLIAM W. HOLLO WAY, of Bel- I
mont county, Ohio, under the name of
WIIjSON, ANDERSON CERNEA, |
and have opened at their
NEW STORE, 413 MARKET St.,
a splendid stock of
STAPLE DE."Z" GOO IDS I
Aod they particularly inrite the attention of their |
DDmerooi friends in the WmI to come .nd examine I
their
CLOTHS, CAS3UIBRBS, OOTTONADK3, PRINTS,
DE LA1XKS, AMD OTHKR DRY GOODS.
r- ry The entire rtock ImTing b<?n bonght for cub,
w. are enabled to offer GASH BUYERS every advan
tage in purchasing.
WILSON, ANDERSON dL CERNEA, |
416 MARKET ST., PHILADELPHIA,
mar25-3m
TEEMS OF WEEKLY.".
One Co per Year SI 50
Six Months
v^*Iktabiablt im Advaxck.-?*
The Weekly Intelligencer.
Will contain thirty-two columns, mostly filled wit
choice and carefully prepared reading matter?em
bracing all subjects?thus making the largest, b
and cheapest Newspaper in thin section of country.
WHEELING
Business School.
CONDUCTED by I. I. niTCHCOOK, at No. ?3
j Main streeet, over the Savings Bauk. Open day
and ?veuing.
The design of this institution .b to aid young men
(women too) in preparing themselves for active
business life, by making theui competent Account
ants, and familiar with business science and proces
sus generally.
BOOK-KEEPING,
By tho moat modern and best methods fa the leading
subject of attention.
A WRITING-SCHOOL
is opeu day and eveniug, attended by both ladies and
gentlemen.
ARITHMETIC!
and its application to all manner of
Coiintiitg-llouse Calculations
receive the attention their primary Importance de
mauds.
There Is open to the student also a course of
BUSINESS SCIENCE
comprising Political Economy, C\ u.mordal Law and
usages, Finance Banking and Currency; also maxim
of eminent Business Men iu regard to the beet
methods of conducting business successfully and
avoiding fniluro.
Instructions in tho above subjects are intcrspcra
od with maxims and inculcations tending to the
formation of high character as men and citizens.
Tho coarse of instruction is Intended to be as
comprehensive aud thorough as that of any of tV
Commercial Colleges, while the oxpeuse to tho ata*
deut is much less.
I.I. H. begs leave to refer thoee to whom he ia
unknown to Geo. W. Smith, Esq., to the officers
jf the bauks iu Wheeling and Bridge{>ort, aud to bia
students. nov24-6mdAw
im7 1863
NEW GOODS.
|A|NEW AND.C0S1PLETE STOCK OF;
SPRING GOODS
* Just Received at
W. D. SAWTELL & BROS.
No. 9 Monroe Street,
f?bl3 WHKULlNGi VA.
THE FAMILY tiOLDEN & WANT
ALES,
AT
STOREY'S
PHCENIX A Li 13 BREWERY.
IUIF.8E ALKS AUK MADK KHOM TIIK CI10I
cest Malt and'Hoi?s,andpurn filtered water and are
unsurpassed iu iirilliuucy and Flavor. For sale in
barrels, half barrels and Kegs, at the Brewery on
FOURTH STREET. SOUTH WHEELING.
N. B.?Tho Family Ale is an excellent dinner Ale
? wholesomo and strengthening tonic, and is pnt up
In kegs and half kegs for Family use.
Orders loft ut O. \V. Kpcasiug A Co.*?, corner ox
ftuincy and Market streets, will ho promptly atton
led to. novl6*tf
SAMUEL P. WHEELER,
ATTORNEY,
COLLECTOR OF PENSIONS, SOLDIERS* CLAIMS
AND CERTIFIED ACCOUNTS.
4 LL Officers. Soldiers, or Seamen, disabled in the
?\_ servicecf tho UnitedStites, are. ntitled to Pou
ion for life; and iu case of their death, tho widow,
trphan children, mother or sister ol any such officer,
oldier or seaman, is entitled to a pension, and also
he bounty of one hundred doll ira, uud all back pay
lue. My feo in each caae is KIVE DOLLARS :f the
ilaim or pension is collected, aud NO CHARGE iu
:aso of failure.
Certified Accounts collected on the most reaaoua
?le terms.
Office, No. 150 Fourth street, ? ear the Caurt-houso, ?
Wheeling, Va. marl4-tf
ixnsrroisr
Wholesale and Retail;
3ED8TEAD AND BOX FACTORS
P. PHILLIPS,
EoflT Streetf Centre Wheeling, V*.
[HAVEON HANDa largoandcomplete assortment
of Bedsteads I<onngvs and Cribs, which will be
old on the most reasonable terms.
Mado to order every description of Trunk, Yaliae,
Irapo, Strawberry, Cracker and Packing Boxes.
Particular attentiou paid Ui .lob Turning for Cabi
let Makers and others.
Bedposts, Table and Stand Leg*. Newall Posta and
lanititers on hand aud made to order.
Scroll, Pannol, Weatherboard and Rip-a ving
romptlydoue.
ALL OOODd WA RltANTED
I would respectfully call ti e attentiou of the pnb
Icto my stock, and trust by ftrlct attention and
irotuptness to merit a continuance of their favors.
novG-ly
S. P. HILDRETH,
NOTARY PUBLIC.
QPflCE No. 03 Mniii utreflt. Wheeling, V?., will
atteud to taking acknowledgement* of Deeds,
['owers of Attorney, Ac., and also to obtaining ar
?earsof pay and bounty money due tho beir? of de
ceased soldiers. rayft-lyd
J. C . HA R B OtFh.
WhrtUxoXe. et RetailDeo'jtr in
CARPETS RUGS, OIL CLOTHS
Wall Paper, Curtain Materials,
I AndUpholsteryWareofevery description
143 Main Street.
WHEELINO.VA
JK^Gllt and Mahogany Framed Looking Olasa*
n hand and made to order. sep9.'69
JOSEPH FOBD. JOHN CoOK. J. H. COHWXIiY.
CONNELLY, COOK & CO.
Wheeling Petroleum Works
Office and Refinery Corner of
Llniley SthSti*
Having completed arrangements yoR
the pr dnction of No. 1 Illuminating Carbon
Oil and Lubricating Petroleum, are prepared to sell
at Pittsburgh prices in quantities to suit the trade
(not intending to retail). Having contracted for a
large quantity of Crude Petroleum we will be ena
bled to meet the demands of the market dnring the
season. nov12-8m
p7c. HILDRETH & BEO.
?53 Main Street,
Wheeling, V?| ?
wholesale DEALERS IK
Nail Bod, Window Olara, Maryland Lime.
Bar Iron, PrintiDK P?p?r, Common Lima,
Sails, Wrap. Paper, Ploilr,
Sheetlron, Plaster Paris, Shanghai Uatchti
Wire, Land Plaater, Bait,
OastBteel Cement, Wooden Ware, fte
Agent, for Hewi's Improved Counter and Platform
Scale*.
TUmff\at Market Prict paid far Sagt, Haxiud
Binune, Scrap Iran, de. Jyis
WINDOW SHADES.
GREEN OILED BUNDS, With Gold Border.
Oreen Paper, Bnff Paper, and common Blinds
of all styles, for sale by
JOS. GRAVES k COn
marlB-tl No. 30 Monroe street.