r
J
SSW. of taxation will be, To‘''place a vast
---4 amount of the actual wealth of the
' 62 . I ation in the public trellur and how
Ir. ... lA. - ltd bu ..1 ,s a guess.
1 I i ti e es m • to 'thik
lifatioaaill Evade, - • • - ;e , . •co r '`.. ialtottrO
In addition to the ''c't r: u c b : ope satisfyithe
$20,000,000 imposetuP hetilFral'• - •`• BIA ' Pael
Cormorants?--
Shall fr aud lent contractors, as here -
States by the last Congress, the
, filch thousands from the pub
havo also imposed an Excise Tax
lie treasury; or shall the lawful and
.ai . „, lila9ufasturesl _, Articles and -ftlentorione debts-of country be paid'?
'r r rOducts", Carriagep,:. Slaughtered ` These are Questions that very
_much
4a, Ifi i t a lo V esat- 99neey th#pupl9„ lift!h i en): show
ofrid Wiq,4 , whith will $ srreaxpulia st\trite that
there is 'a power behind the throne
e#Eactannusl),yfrom the pockets of, that demanda a faithful and honest
'the tax ' payers of thii country, a rev-' expenditure of the public money.
.kiaue or many .roilliOns fjf" dollars. 1 • -.....
WE . 'BSI E 44 IP Alf OCTOBER S '62.
The following written instruments
among many .others, must pay the
Stamp Duty thereto annexed, viz
. .Pirst--Agreements or contracts
for each sheet or piece of paper upon
,7.4 , 1 10 : t e /2 1 1 :1 . the same shall be written, five
.05
rond—decks, drafts or or
ders, for the . paitsent bf money,
payable of sight or on demaitd,
'for any sum exceeding $2O, each
two cents
Third—lnland bilis of ex
change, drafts, checks or orders
drawn upon places other than
the place of issue, if payable at
sight, or on demand, are subject
to the same rate of tax, viz: two
can lia
Fourth— —lnland bills of ex
chan.ge, drafts, or orders for the
pay6ent of money otherwise
litah , at sight or on demand, and
all protnissary notes on demand
or on time (excepting circulating
bank -notes.)
Exceeding $2O and not exceed
ing $lOO
xope4ipglloQ and not ex
ceeding 4%00
pseeedin g $2OO and not
ceediug $350
Exceeding - 060 and not ex
ceeding $5OO
Exceeding $5OO and not ex
ceeding $750
Exeeeding $750 and not ex
ceeding $lOOO
Exceeding $lOOO and not ex
ceeding $l5OO
Exceeding $l5OO and not ex
.. Oetling $2500
Exceeding $2600 and not ex
ceeding $6600 1.50
And for everfaditional $2500,
or part of $2500, one 41-
* 1.00
igeventh—Bonds of indemnity,
50 ets. " .50
• • Eighth—Certificates of stock in
say. incorporated company, each
25 cts.
Ninth—Certificates of deposit
of bank, trust company, banker
or person acting as such, not es
peedingllllo, 4 co.
• Ere Oa:mg MO, 5 cts.
tetith---Povier of Attorney—
For sale or transfer of stocks
or bonds, or for the collection of
dividends or interest, twenty-five
cents
Or proxydorvoting at au elec
tion, ten cents
For collecting or receiving
rents
General Powers—For all pur
poses other than those above
app cified 1.00
Note—General powers will
not be valid for the specific ob
jects above named, without the
addition of the stamp required
therefor.
Eleventh—Protests, each twen
q:five gents .25
7Noelfth—Tan on all dividends,
and on all sums added to surplus
or contingent funds 3 p c.
Thirteenth—Stamps issued for
specific instruments cannot be
used for any other (see sec. 95).
Fourteenth—The person using
or affixing a stamp, must write
thereupon the initials of his
il,me, and the date when used
nec. 99).
' The certification of checks, already
daly stamped, Will require no addi
tional stamp for such certification.
- The stamp tax upon protests I
should be added to the expenses.
thereof.
All dividends or coupens, payable
prior to or on September 1, 1862, al
though paid after that day, are ex
empt from the operations of the law.
Checks dated, or payable ahead,
are subject to taxation as promissary
potes,
Stamps are not required upon doc
uments made prior to October 1,
1862, excepting upon foreign bills of
exchange, which must be stamped
on acceptance.
The committee recommend that
the three per cent. tax required
upon, dividends and surplus profits
be deducted by banks in gross from
their net earnings before the declar
ation of dividends. Dividends then
declared would be. free from tax.—
The three per cent, thus withheld
must be paid tp the Unitta States
:Within thirty days' from the date on
which such dividends are payable,
under penalty of five hundred dollars
for default.
Stamps must be affixed to all doc
uments by the party issuing the'.
same, before presentation at bank;
and all documents issued by a bank
must be stamped by it before deliv
ery.,
4.11 checks of a bank upon itself,
for payments of dividends or other
wise and all written papers for facili
tating the internal business of banks,
are exempt from I,ak . .
Orders to pay dividends are not
powers of attorney ; but, like drags
at sight, are subject to the, stamp of
towo•vents. ,
Bills of Exchange, drawn in dupli
,
cthust both, be stamped. ~ :''.,
;.'`„tamps may 4 . 8 cancelled by -an
fofrument made for also purpose of
*Trooping the iffitasilief-thesisank or
person thereto; imatiWhte h , the date
, • be addeck, 6 4oo '''' ',."-
. p ossion 3 Weitibei the stamps
on Oh , , '' bat ettfijootis the maker to
* pm? of fit l y dollars.
Shall the Republican Party Be
Again Put In kowier I
The well known adage, "a tree is
known by its fruits," can be truth
fully applied to the Republican or
ganization, with all its alises. lt has
proclaimed itself great, good and pa
triotic, when it is known that nearly
every measure it advocated was per
niCious and - sectional. We propose
to present to the people a few lead
ing incidents since fits organization
and installation in pOwer :
It chose a class of men for its lead
ers who had fur years openly advoca
ted a division of the country, and re•
tained them in office in the darkest
period of our country's history.
The only enemies of the country
are abolitionists and secessionists,
and if there had not been any aboli
tionists, there would have been no
secessionists.
For years it has bent all its ener
gies to the work of meddling with its
neighbors, and of fostering sectional
jealousy.
It has frequently destroyed the
freedom of speech and of the press
setting laws at defiance.
lt is the party that is responsible
for the first civil war in this country.
In ev•ery State where it has ruled,
measures have been taken to bring
down the white race to a level with
the negro.
It is the only party that is in fa
vor of feeding the negroes at the
expense of white men.
It has passed confiscation an
emancipation bills, which are a
much out of place as a bill to make
the negroes a legal tender.
It has protected, and strengthen
ed and 'extended a system, that, byl
denying to one class State rights;
has converted fifteen States into
bloody battle-fields.
In short, its history has been one
of domineering insolence, fraud,
robbery, corruption, extravagance,
favoritism, aggression, oppression
and bludgeonry.
Are the people willing to see a
party with such a record kept :in
power ? If not, vote the _Democrat
ic ticket next fall.
Have not the long train of evils we
have experienced for the last seven
teen months been sufficient, or are
the people anxious to again chast;qc
themselves? We shall see
ME
1.00
THE PUBLIC DEBT.
The Republican papers are ender::
oring to make their readers believe
that our public debt is only about
$500,000,000. The annual interest
on this sum, at six per cent. would
be ($30,000,000) thirty millions of dol
lars. The direct tax bill, drawn by
Thad. Stevens, and passed by a Re
publican congress, for the purpose of
paying the interest on the public
debt, is ($150,000,000) one hundred
and fiftg millions of dollars per anum.
Now, either the Republican papers
are wrong, or Congress has grossly
deceived and swindled the people on,
this point, by taxing them just five:
times as heavily as was necessary !
W e leave the people to judge be
tween the Republican papers andi
the Republican Congress! The
amount of tax levied by Congress!!
($150,000,000) is the interest at six)
per cent., of twenty-five hundred
lions of dollars ! ($2,500,000,000)1
which sum, we presume, believed the,
public debt would amount to by the'
time the assessment shou d be madel
If we are wrong, we trust soma
Republican editor, of financial prop
clivities (Forney, fur instance !) witk
set us right. We are somewhat anx-F,
ious to see some arithmetician cypher
out this matter so as to show wh3ll
$150,000,000 were levied as tire anf
nual irterest on a debt of $500,000;
000. According to our "tigurin'
this is reckoning interest at 30 pert
cent., and is, therefore rank usuary
- -
y,ll,
~ ~
Rebels Repulsed with Great
Slaughter ! !
GENERAL ROSECRANS IN PURSINT t
- WASHINGTON', October
infctrunation has been received tiers,
that the rebels under Generals Van
Dorn, Price and Lovell, yesterday
attacked our forces at Corinth, Min , -
sissippi, but Were ,repulsed with
great slaughter, and retreated, leav
ing their dead and wounded on thei
field. Our forces under General
Rosecrans are in full pursuit.
General Ilaeklenigu fell while gal 7(
lantly leading his brigade. Qe wad,
Oglesby is dangerously wounded:
Democratic Dileetiag.
Everybody attend the Demosobtie
meeting to be held at Mapletown.
Greene County, Pa., on Satan:l-kr
/mit-
iION. S. A. GILMORE, T. B. SAA
wawri Fayette county; HON.
I:mk" A. A. FORMAN, ESQ.,
tkil'Cll4; WFORD, ESQ.,
era will
M
AGAINST„ A ,iIBOOI4IIII,4TIOrt Or
EMANOW: riMe '•
;The Corillittce ot Rettidoui Fanatics froth
(Zificdo, !hit had 11111% inies4t vr-with Mr Lin
ck,mf, t a !bort lilacd
'ine he issued his late
m$
et ation; to urge upon him the necessity of
- univetteal and unconditional emancipation, and
.
the arming .
,of the negroes to fight in this war,
rendeied an account of their stewardship at a
public iLeeting, held in that city, on Saturday
everimz. :-'ept. 29th, when they reported him as
follows ;
The l'it =ident called their attention to the
tact that Pie law act of Congress, g iving pro
tection I, ~,uoh tit* the•elaves of rebels as shenhi
Cr/711e 1\ i . bin the Union lines had been pract
c,:i i ‘ i 71.,p,2rati re. since although they had come
/Mil) lilt: i ederal lines in crowds, it did not ap
pear lila? one slave had done so in consequence
of the ab 5,,,,.. act ;
That an act.of emancipation would be useless
and ini.p,cative so long as the Constitution it
self could not be enforced, and that , if the
Southern whites could not be reached by proc
lamations, still less could the , negroes ;
That hitherto there had not been arms
enough to supply white soldiers, and that, if
the blacks were armed, those arms would in a
few days probably rind their way into the hands
of the rebels;
That fifty thousand of the soldiers now in
the Union army were :from the border slave
States, and that in the event of such a procla
mation as the one contemplated, those men
could not be depended upon, though it certainly
was not probable that all of them would desert
to the rebel side ;
That some of the Generals were already is
suing, more rations daily to negroes than to the
soldiers under their command, and that the ne
groes would do nothing but eat ;
That such numbers of negroes could not be
moved with the army, and would, when left, fall
again into the hands of the rebels.
The President conceded that he considered
lie had the right to issue an order of national
emancipation, such as was prayed for in the
memorial, if he concluded that it would further
the Union cause, hut that from the above and
other considerations, he did not deem it advisa
ble.
Notwithstanding the above ample and
convincing reasons for not issuing an emanci
pation Proclamation, Mr. Lincoln "surrender
ed at discretion," to the fanatics who were
clamoring for it.
JEFFERSON AGRICULTURAL SOCI
ETY.
At a meeting of the Board of Man
agers of the Jefferson Agicultural So
ciety, it was deemed advisable, owing
to the disturbed political condition of
the country to postpone the annual
exjabition of the Society until the
S. SMITH, Sec'y.
:"I,i Person, Pa., Oct. 4th, 'G2. -
tinumuniratiou
For the Messes ',;,
"FRAZER BARRACKS."
i 1
"11li pl ) A R KTON STATION, N. C. . p
.. " 40 . •
Pil'it! Sept. 28th, 186
l' i EDITORS "MESSENGER I—When yo •lr
heard from the "Greene County Rides,"
we were encamped - at - Camp Seward."
about a half mile from Parkton Station. '
Since then we have moved our quarters
down to the Station, and now occupy the'
, Barracks, some time since erected there,
and some time since occupied by a Cornpa
ny of Marylanders, from the Eastern
l ip
shore, now gone on to the "Relay ouse."
',uu. I:egiment is 140th, and Com-
Lpany has been made Co. A. ofirtl Reg't.
(iir I . 3-commissioned officers have now.
1 all been appointed, and acdording to my`
i promise made in my last, I give youbelovij
ia complete list of our Company, including;
officers, commissioned and non-commis- 1
sioned, musicians and privates : l
COMMISSIONED OFFICERS
Capt John F McCullough.
Ist Lieut. J Jackson Furman.
2nd Lieut David Taylor.
NON-COMMISSIONED OFFICERS
Orderly Sergeant, J M Pipes,
John A Burns,
N N Purman,
4th " Henry Zi timers,
sth Win A Brown.
Ist Corporal, Mark G Spragg,
2d " Spencer Greenlee,
3d " Alpheus Crawford,
4th " C M./ulton,
sth " C T Hedge,
6th " fC IV Peden,
7th. • " Kramer Garbler,
8111 C .1 Burk.
Iva - siclAN•s.
Morgan Dunn,
Drummer, James Woods.
PRIVATES.
D B Wychoff, Thornton Garber,
L Morris. F Morris,
Job Smith, John Lundy,
J Pettit, . 0 Burson,
J Lancaster, P Barney,
Geo N Dfinan, 0 B F Wallace,
F A Wallace, J C Jones,
Samuel Clutter, J M Swart,
kP Green, 0 Armstrong,
LG , H McCullough,
B F Loar, J Bennet,
John Cox, Jr, J M Spragg,
C Strosnider, K L Strosnider,
N Steel, S Stevens,
J Roupe, H Sanders,
John Rush. Win Roupe,
Oliver Keener, John Henry,
R 8 Kent, T J Kent,
Michael Eddy, Ehud Steel,
Joseph Bane, J W Eddy,
LH Anderson, J B Rinehart,
.11-1111, Green, G W Wilson,
Levi Taylor, J R H Wilson,
A W,Taylor, D R Hoge,
Geo Freeland. J F Coen,
CA Freeland, David Frays, •
J 8 Herrington, J Meighen,
John Long, John Cox, Sr,
Daniel King, J F Kent,
Jesse Sprowls, S Scott,
H Scott, A Pipes,
R Sergeant, 0 Walters,
S B Locy, Jas Anderson,
Simon Geary, B Dunstan,
J Stewart, H Woolum,
J Gray, er Gray,
John Acklirs, 8 C Harris,
' l l Cowan, Simon West,
Wm Ogdn. A Miller,
J,#.4113,41 - Miller, S Ridgeway,
N L '4'roy, John - Fisher,
Tearnster, J W Burns.
Oflieene,
Rank and file,
]Kenai algae,
Teamster*,
1 Total,
g already made my ComSmOitira
banally lengthy,
nt, You will Ilk
SST L
sir be renewing paragraph from
an article in' the Petersburg, Ya.,
Express, "of Sept. 23, will shoWolbat
the ideas or a Westward .. move*ent,
of their •airmy have-beoo pat forth
very distinctly by the rebels. The
artidlis from which we quote is -main =
ly on thircampaign in Maryland and
what purposes it has served:
We can pat matters to right in Vir
ginia and turn our attention to Pier
point and the Baltimore and Ohio Rail
road. The former will soon be dis
posed of, and we- trust that a portion
of Our army will be immediately set
to work to "desfroy the latter in a
way to render its re-construction
impracticable." Every bridge, tun
nel and eluvert should be forthwith
demolished—every embankment
tied, every cut filled up, and every
cross tie and rail removed, from
Harper's Ferry to Wheeling and
Parkersburg. The road has been a
source of nothing but evil to the
State since it was made, and more es
pecially since the commencement of
the war. Along its whole line the
taint of disloyalty and treason is to
be seen. It has more or less Yanke
cized the entire region between its
track and the Pennsylvania border,
from the Ohio to the Potomac.
Attu d tly flag.
The Horrors of Fat
A correspondent writing of the
battle from Sharpburg, says :--1 have
just returned from the sickening
spectacle. Soldiers who went through
all the battles of the Peninsula say
Eair Oaks and Malvern Hill were as
nothing compared with it. The dead
do lie in heaps, the wounded are com
ing in by the thousands. Around
and in a large barn about half a mile
from the spot where Gen. Hooker
engaged the enemy's left, 1 counted
1,250 wounded. Along the same
road and within the distance of two
miles are three more hospitals each
having from 600 to 700 in them, and
long trains of ambulances standing
in the road waiting to discharge their
bloody loads. Surgeons with bands,
urns and garments covered with
blood, arc busy amputationg limbs,
.V,riteting balls and bandaging
.ounds of every nature in every
art of the body. Rebel soldiers in
_goat numbers lie among on= own
receive the san- 3 atttinti on
saw a rebel
,olr , -er of the 27th Ala
ma res tment endure the amputa
' ofi of his leg without the use of
cholorofarm. Every muscle in his
face was contracted, his jaws looked
as if in a dead spasm, but no sound
of pain issued from him. The saw
and the knife did their work, but
they could not wring from him any
expression of physical agony.—
Keedysville, Boonshoro', Middletown,
and I presume Frederick, are rapid
ly being filled with the wounded of
Sunday and Wednesday.
The inhabitants in all these villa
ges are laboring \night and day to
relieve the dying and the suffering.
A more Christian people, in the prac
tical significance of that word, I nev
er saw. Every private dwelling is
filled with the wounded. Carpets
are torn up; costly Millilitres re
moved, comfortable matresses spread
upon the floor awaiting the arrival of
the ambulances. And much of this
preparation for the wounded is
without one word from the medical
directors in regard to it. In the
pleasant village of Middletown, es
pecially, I have seen nothing in the
hospitals at Washington that indica
ted so much thoulfulness and devo
tion. All the ladies in the village
are spending night and day with the
.wounded.
In killed and wounded no battle
of the war will approach it. The
rebels seem to take off our officers
Imost before they have time to
:I raw their men up in line of battle.
Yearly all the rebel officers can be
istinguished from the privates a
short distance off. Our own can be
seen a mile. The loss, however, in
officers in the rebel ranks must have
been very great. The bodies of Gen.
Anderson and Gen. Whiting were
this morning found lying among our
own dead. Between forty and fifty
rebel captains and lieutenants have
also been found and brought t) our
-hospitals. I have conversed with
many of them, and they all admit a
very heavy loss.
Horrible! Horrible!
A surgeon, at work on the battle
leld of Antietam', writes a most har
rowing account to a Baltimore paper,
of which the following is an extract:
"It is impossible to exaggerate the
frigtful sufferings now endured by
thousands within some sixty or sev
enty miles of this great city. Men
are there—brave, noble hearted, in
' telligent fellows--who have come in
to the State as its defenders, and
who, since the great battle which
placed them helplessly upon the
ground, in their own blood, have
not been MON ed nor existed to any
extent.
'"I put down my band to feel of
iny'hurt to-day', said one bright, in
telligent fellow to us, 'and I brought
it back covered with maggots.' His
wound ha,l not been attended to for
four days ! Another requested us to
lift the blanket which covered his
amputated limb; and a stench came
from p it almost unendurable. And
yet they have to endure it their
themselves lying side by side ; whilst
whim they die, as many of them do,
hours elapse before the bodies are
remqved. We saw, in one case
where a dead body almost touched
two poor fellows who were perfectly
powerless even to turn over so as to
gitiWay from it. It had then been
there for twenty-four hours. The
facts are not surprising under the
circumstances. Thousauds upon
Thousands are there; stables, orch
ards are full, everything that affords
even the sembulanee of shelter ; and
liwetregular surgeons and nurses
ir best, they are of necessity
-t in number to attend prop
-47 Calle."
101
Particulars of the Shoot' ter of
her. Nelson. .
Loutsvms,, Sept. 20.—There are
mikny :cotalic o tie
shoot ' g Of Gen Nebon by Gen.
Davis. About a week ago Nelson
placed Davis in command of the
home guard forces of the city. At
night Davis reported to Nelson the
number of men working on the en
trenchments and enrolled for service.
Nelson cursed him for not having
more. Davis replied that he was the
general officer, and demanded the
treatment of a gentleman. Nelson,
in an insulting manner, ordered him
to report at Cincinnati. and `old him
he would order the Provost Marshal
to eject him from the city.
This morning Gov. Morton and
Gen. Nelson were standing near a
desk in the Gault House, when Gen.
Davis approached and requested Gov.
Morton to witness tile conversation
between himself and Gen. Nelson.—
He demanded of Nelson an apology
for the rude treatment he had re
ceived last week. .Nelson being a
little deaf, requested him to speak
louder. Davis again demanded an
apology. Nelsen denounced him
and slapped him in the face. Davis
stepped back, clenched his fist, and
again demanded au apology. Nelson
slapped him in the face again, and
denounced him as a coward. Davis
turned away, procured a pistol
from a friend, and followed Nelson,
who was going up stairs. Davis
told Nelson to defend himself, imme
diately firing. The ball penetrated
the left breast. Nelson died in
about twenty minutes. He request
ed to see his old friend, Rev. Mr.
Talbot, Rector of the Cavalry Epis
copal church, who was there at the
Gault House. Talbot administered
the sacrament according to the forms
of his church. The General repeat
ed the service after the minister, and
refused to talk on any other subject.
He regretted that he had not long
ago turned his attention to religion.
The Lo. SCS at Antietam.
Surgeon General Hammond, who
has been at Frederick and the bat
tle-field since Sunday, furnishes some
interesting particulars concerning af
fairs at the scene of the recent con
flict. The loss of tlo r0L , 01,4 in the
late h.ttle L.r exceed ours. Up to
Sunday night three thousand dead
rebels had been buried by our men,
and the rebels themsel;es buried a
larg number previous to retreating
into Virginia. Between six and sev
en hundred rebels yet remain unbur
ied, and the stench is intolerable.—
The rebels left • about five thousand
of their wounded within our Plies,
for whom they begged- medical at
tention, removing ail who were
wounded in the upper extremities,
and leaving on the field only those
who were wound ed ~- t ; the lower
limbs. The total loss of the rebels
cannot be much less than five thou
sand killed and fifteen thousand
wounded. Our loss will probably be
about twelve hundred killed, six
thousand wounded, and eight hun
dred missing. Seven hundred and
seventy-two wounded and invalids
have been sent from Frederick to
Philadelphia. This makes nearly
four thousand already dispatched
from Frederick. Major Davis, As
sistant Inspector General, informed
Surgeon Hammond that he himself
had caused to be buried three thous
and rebel dead left on the field by
their discomfited comrades; from
which, and other data, he estimates
their wounded to be at least ten
thousand.
Address of Southern Governors.
The Governors of Lonsiana, Ar
kansas, Texas and Missisippi ha , ie is
sued an. address to the people of
their States, of which the following
is an extract • "We have every as
surance that the President has nei
ther forgotton nor abandoned'us, and
well satisfied that in a short time
the proper steps will be taken by
him for fully protecting the integrity
of our soil, where it has not yet been
polluted, and for driving the enemy
back from our soil, by interposing
stubborn resistance to his further ad
vance at every point. We have ev
ery confidence in the Confederate au
thorities ; we believe that they will
fully sustain the credit of thc Gov
ernment here, and provide amply
for our defence. But in order that
they may be able thus to defend us,
it behooves us all to be at work
"Let every fire arm be prepared,
and every gunsmith and worker in
iron, and every mechanic he em
ployed in fashioning the material
for war. Let beauty sit day by day
at the spinning wheel, the loom and
with the needle, never wearying in
preparing the necessary articles of
clothing for the brave soldiers of our
States who stand between her and
infamy and misery, as an impassa,
ble bulwark."
Fight with the Indians.
WASHINGTON, Sept. 27.—The fol
lowing dispatch has been received:
HEADQUARTERS OF THE ARMY,,
ST. PAUL, Sept. 26, 1862.
Maj. Gea Halleck, General-in-chief:
Dispatches from Col. Sibley have
just been received. He bad a sharp
engagement with the Sioux, near
Yellow Medicine. About 30 Indians
were killed and many wounded.--
Our loss was 5 killed and 34 wound
ed. The Indians fell back towards
Laginparle, Sibley following.
[Signed] REIN POPE,
Major General Commanding
Loss hi Pryor's Brigade
Roger A. Pryor's rebel brigade lost
1,280 out of 2,200 men whom he took
into the battle at Sbarpsburgh. The
rebels are fortifying Winchester, hav
ing impressed all the negroes about
there. There are in a suffering con
dition for food.
Augusta, Ky., Destroyed by the Rebels.
CINCINNATI, Sept. 28.—Last night
the rebel cavalry captured Augusta,
Ky., on the Ohio-river, forty miles
above this city. After robbing the
houses they deetroyed the place.—
The eitezens fled to the Ohio aide.
I:]lpdiwa. Proclamation.
VIMEREANI, In and by au act of the General As
ammbly 4,ffie Commonwealth of Pennsylv
eut , iled,-an Airs rglatii, to the elect ioNs of this Com
nipnwealth, piassed• and ' day of July. 1839, it is made
the duty of the a:Sheriff of every county within this
uommonwealah to give public notice of the General
Elections; 11111/ in such notice to enumerate :
1. The officers to be elected.
R. besignatuhe place at which the election is to be
held.
I. Thomas Lucas, High Sheriff of the County of
Greene, do hereby make known and give this public
notice to the Electors of the county of Greene. that on
the SE,CoND TUESDAY Of OCTOBER NEXT, (be
ing the 14th day of the }ninth) a Genera) Election will
beheld at the several election districts established by
w in said County, at Which time they will vote by bal
lot for the several offices hereinafter named, viz : ••
ONR PERSON to fill the office of r uditor General of
the. State of Pennsylvania.
Oka - PERNON to till the office of Survevot General of
said Commonwealth.
ON E PERSON, in conjunction with Washington. Bea
ver and Lawrence counties, to Bit the office of Member
of Congres,, to rt•pr..eent the outwits of Greene.
Washington, Beaver and Lawrence in the House of
Representatives of the United States
ONE P: asoN to fill the office of Assembly* of the
Commonwealth.
ONE PEnsoN to fit: the office of Commissioner of
Greene County
ONE PENNON to fill the office of Auditor of Greene
County.
ON E PERRON 0 fill the office of County ..zurveyor of
Greene County.
ONE PERSON to fill the effice of Poor House Director
of Greene County.
The said Election will be held throughout the County
as follows.
The Electors of Franklin township will meet at the
house of John Strosnider.
The Electors of Nl.•trion township wi 1 meet at the
west window of the Court House in Wa . .nesburg.
The Electors of Whiteley tp., at the house formerly
of Lewis Ileaillee. Esq , iu Newtown.
Electors of Hunk ant tp , at the 11weElng house
at Maple's Mill.
The Electors of Greene Ip.. at the brick house form
erly occupied by 11. J. Davis.
Th e Lied e,s of Monongahela fp., at the house num
pied by Wm. Mestrezatt, iu Mapletown,
The Electors of Jefferson tp., will meet at the house
of A. A icholls. in Jefferson. •
The Electors of Morgan to„ at the School house near
David Bell's.
The Electors of Jackson Ip., at Julin..o's School
house
The Electors of Cumberland tp , at the west window
or 'the house occu pied 11v Joseph Gore. in Carinichaels.
The Electors of the borough of Carmichaels, at the
east window of the house occupied by Joseph Gore, in
Cann ichae Is .
The Electors of Centre tp , at the house of Samuel
Wooda, in Ciinto n.
The Electors of Wayne tp., at Phillips' Schoof
Ito use.
The Electors 01 Morris tp., at the house of Edward
Barker.
The Electors of Washington tp., at the Krick School
House, between the farms of Thomas Johns and Benj.
Koss.
The Electors of Al[pup() th., at the house of Alex
Miller. 011 Wheeling Creek.
The Electors of it ichhill tp., at the house formerly
of Joseph Funk. of Jacksonville.
The Electors mf Perry tp., at the house formerly oc
cupied by John Minor, i❑ Mt. Morrie.
The Electors of Gilmore tp , at the house of Enoch
Kennon, in Jolley town.
The Electors of Springhill tp , ai Stephen White's
M ill.
The retort' Judges of the respective lligricts in thin
county are required t, meet at the Court House to the
borough of Waynesburg. on Friday, the 17111 day of
October, 1862. then and there to perform the duties en
joined upon them by law.
Whereas, by an Act of Assembly, approved the
2nd day of May, 1839, entitled, An Act re
lating to the Electors of this Comozontrealth,"
and Other Acts in conformity thereto
1, Thomas Lucas. Sheriff of Greene county, do make
known and give notice as in and by the ISM section of
the aforosafd act, 1 am directed, that every person ex
cept of the !mace who shall hold any office
or appointment 4.t profit 4.r trust tinder the Government
01 the tinned States, or of this State. or any city or
incorporated ,'lstrtot, whether a CM11111iS,i0111!..! officer
or otherwise, a subordinate mike,. or agent Wmi is, or
shall he. employed under the legislative. judiciary. or
executive department of this State or 'limed States Or
01' any ells or incorporated district, anti also, that eve
ry member of Congress, anti State Legislature, and of
the select and COIIIIIIOII council Of any city, commis
sioners of any incorporated district, is by law incapable
Of holding or exercising at tine same time the office or
alumni meat of judge, inspector or clerk of any
elec
uuu ci this Commonwealth, and that no inspector Or
judge or any .111. er t f ally such election shall be eligi
ble to any officer then to tie voted f . or.
Also. that ill the fourth section of the Act of Assem
bly, entitled. " Au act relating to executions, and fir
other purposes," unproved April 16, 1810, It is enacted
Mat the afor , teaid 13th section shall not he construed
as t.o prevent any militia i•tticer or borough otfic.r front
serving as judge, inspector or clerk at any general it
special electioli in tins Commonwealth
Also, that in the list section of said act it is enacted
that every general and special election shall he pened
between the 11111105 Of eight and tell in the forenoon,
and shall continue without interruption oradjonnune lit
until seven o'clock ill the evening, who 11 the polls shall
be closed.
. - No person shall be permitted to vote at any election,
as aforesaid but a white treeinati of the age of twenty
ene years of more, who shall have resided in this
Slate at least one year, and in the election district
where lie oilers to vote, at least ten days preceding
such electiot and width) two yeats paid a Stale or
county tax, which shall have been assessed at leas
ie.. days before the election. /ritt a eitizen of the
Utdted States who has previously been a qualified
voter of this State and removed It erefrom and return
ed, aril who shall have resided in the Melba' district
and paid taxes as aforesaid shall lie entitled to vote
after residing ill this S:ate six months. Provided, That
white fr enien, citizens of the United States, be
tween the age of 2l and 21 years, and have resided in
the election dictriet ten days as aforesaid, shall be enti
tled to vote although they shall out have paid taxes
No person shall be permitted to vote whose name IS
not Cala:deed in the list Or taxable inhabitants tarnish
ed by the Commissioners, unless first, he produce a re
ceipt Mr the paynn nt, within two years, of a State or
county tax ass• ssed agreeably to the conistituttion. and
give satisfactory evidence either on their own oath or
affirmation of another, that he has paid such lax, or on
failure to produce a receipt shall make of the pay
ment thereot, or second, if he claims a vote by being an
elector between the age of '2l and 22 years he shall de
pose on oath or affirmation that he has resided in the
State at least one year before his applieatinn, and
make such proof of his residence in the district as is
required by this act, and that he does verily believe
from all accounts given Win that he is the age afore
said, and give such other evidence as is required by
this act, whereupon the name ot the person so admit
ted to cote. shall he inserted in the alphabetical list by
the inspectors and a note made opposite thereto by
writing the word tax, if he shall be admitted to vote by
reason r r having paid tax, or the word 'age,' if he
shall he admitted to vote by reason of such age, shall
be called oat to the clerks who shall make the like
notes in the list of voters kept by them.
In all cases where the name of tile person claiming
to vote is Mond on the list furnished by the commis
sioner or assessor. or has a right to vote u briber
cfound thereon or not, is objected to by any qualified
itizen, it shall be the duty of the inspectors to examine
such person on oath as to his qualification, anti if he
claims to have resided in the State one year or mire,
his oath shall 1101..1ie sn thrielit proof thereof by at
least wit cum; ctent witness, who shall be a qualified
elect, r. that lie has resided within the district for more
thant tett days next preceding said election, and sha
also sivear himself that his too him fida residence ill pur
suance of his lawthl calling is within the district, and
that he did not remove into said district for the purpose
of Valing therein
"Every person (plaid" as aforesaid, and who shall
make due proof. if required, of his residence and pay
men t ef taxes as aforesaid,shall be admitted to vole itt
the township, ward or district in which he shall reside.
-If any nelson shall prevent. or attempt to prevent
any officer of any election, or use or threaten ally vio
lence to any such officer, or shall interrupt or improper
ly interfere with lino in the execution of his duty, 01
shall block up the window or avenue to any window
where the same may be holding, or shall riotously dis
turb the peace at such election, or shall use or practice
any intimidating threats, f oce or violence. with design
to influence unduly or overawe any elector, or to pre
vent him from wain !, or to restrain the freedom of
choice, such person nn conviction, shall he tined in any
sum nut exceeding five hundred dollars, and imprison
ed for any time not less twin one mouth Inn more than
twelve mouths awl if it shall he shown to the court,
where the trial of such offence shall he hail, that the
person so of was not a resident of the city,
ward, or district, or the township where the said of
fence was c. omitted and nut entitled to vote therein,
them on conviction, he shall he sentenced to pay a tine
of out less than one• bond red or more than one thous
and do Lars and be imprisoned not less than six
months low more than two vears."
In case the person who shall have received the second
highest number of votes fur Inspectors shall not attend
on the day of election. then the person who shall have
received the second highest number of votes for judge
at the next spring election shall act as inspector in his
place, and in case the person who shall have received
the highest number of votes for inspector shall not at
tend, the person elected judge shall app int an inspec
tor in his place ; and in case the person elected judge
shall not attend, then the inspector who received the
highest number of votes shall appoint a Judge in his
place, or if any vacancy shall continue in the boast for
the space of one hour after the hour fixed by law for
the opening of the election, the qualified vot.!rs of the
township, ward or Wstrict for which each officer shall
have been elected, present at the place of the election,
shall select one out of their number to fill such vacan
c.,
It shall be the duty of the several assese.rs respect
ivey, to attend at the place of holding every general,
special or township election, during the time said elec
tion is kept open, for the purpose of giving information
to the inspectors or judges when ca lied on, in relation
to the right of any person assessed by them to vote at
such elections, or such other matters in relation to the
assessment of vo es au the said inspectors or either of
them shall from time to time require.
Also, that where a judge, by sickness or unavoidable
ac ident, is unable to attend such meetings of the jud
get, then the certificate or return aforesaid i.hall be
taken charge of by one of the inspectors or clerks of
the election of said district, who shall do and perthrm
the duties of said judges unable to attend.
Sac, 77 When the qualified voters of more than one
ward, township or district meet at the same place to
hold their elections it shall be the duty of the reset ct
ive judges of said election districts it addition to the
certificates requited in the 76th se. lion of this act, le
make out a fair statement and certificate of all the votes
which shall have then and there been given for each
candidate, distinguishing the e or station which be
shall have been voted for; and one of said judges
shell take charge of said certificate, and, also, of the
several certificates made nut for each election district
ae betoredirected, and produce the saute at a meeting
of all the judges in the county, in the manner prescribed
in the 713th section of ibis act
Stec. 78 The judges of the several election districts
in each county, being se met should select one of
their number to act as President of the Board ; and di
so, select two suitable qualified decant Of the cow*,
either members of the Board, or otherwise, to act as
Clerks,
•everall
their r
board
al retui
in the]
said Board; who AV' CROW the clerks. in presence of
said Beard to together the nuinber of votes,
whiqh shall appear in Said certificate a to have been
given for any person Of persons, in respect to each office
or statir,n
SEC 79 The clerks shall, t h roughout, in presence of
the judge, make out returns in the manner hereinafter
directed. which shall be signed by all the joilgesmes
ent, and attested by said eh rks; and it shall not be
lawful for said judges or clerks, in casting tip the votes
which shall appear to have been given, as shown by
the cert.ficales under the 76 and 77 sections of this act,
to omit or reject any part thereof, except where, In the
opinion o , said judges. such certificates is so defective
as to prevent the same from being understood, and
CI ropleted in adding together t h e Another of votes, in
which case it shall be the duty of said clerks, to make
out a tree and exact copy of said paper, •or certificate
to he S:UlkSd by said judges and attested by said clerks,
and attached to ami transmitted with said return
(where the same is directed to be transmitted) to the
Secretary of the conmmwealiti, a•rd the original pa
per shall he deposited in the prothonotary's office, and
by the said office copied and transmitted with the return
of said election. to the Secretary as aforesaid. Ist. Du
plicate requite of all the voles given for every person
and persons_ who shall have been voted for, forany of
fice or station which the electors of the tounty are enti
tled to choose of themselves, unconnected with any
other county or district.
And, pursuant to the provisions of the 81st Section
of the Act of July 2, 1839, when two or more counties
shall compose a district fm e choice' fif a member of
the House of Representatives of the United States.—
One of the return judges in each county composing
the district shall take charge of the certificate showing
the number of votes given in the county for each
candidate fur said mfice ; which the said judges are re
quired to make out. and produce the saute at a meeting
of one judge fool each county. at such place, in such
distric . as is, or may be, appointed by law for the pur
p,,,e; which meeting shall be held on the seventh day
after the eleetion, and then and there to perform the du
ties enjoined upon them by law. Which said meeting
for Ow '2lth Vonmessional District, composed of the
coont , es of (Deem., Washington. Beaver and' Lawrence
wiq be held at the Court Muse in Beaver,'in 'the
County of Deaver. on the 21st of Oct., 1862.
Given under my hand, at my office in Waynesburg
the Sill day or Sept., A. D , 1862,
THOS. LUCAS, Sher
Sheriff's Office, Sept. 8, 1862.
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SCHOOL DIRECTORS AND SCHOOL
TEACHERS OF GREENE COUN
TY, GIVE ATTENTION.
Ii will he held at times and places
Li as named in the nil owing list:
For Franklin and Marion tps., Sept. 18th, at Waynes
burg.
Morgan tp.. Sept. lg. at Centre School Muse.
Jefferson tp., and Jet. borough. Sept 20, at Jefferson.
Whitely tp., Sept. 22, at New Town.
Crvetie tp , dept. 23, at Garrards Fort.
Mmiottgattela tp., Sept 24, at Aiapletown
and Carnachaels hot., Pert 77, at
Cumberland tp.
Carmichaels
Wayne tp. Sept. 29, at Spraggs School house
M=ZMME=
Dithicard tp , Oci 1, ar Tayloroiwn
Gilmore tp., Oct. 2, at Julleytowa
.lal.l,sop tp.. Oct 3, at .11,hattott's 6chnol house.
Springhill, Oct. 4. at White's School house
Centre ip., Oct. 10, at Rogersville.
Morris tp.. Oct. 11. at Nineveh.
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Richbill, Oct 14, at Jacksonville.
Aleppo. ()et. 15, at Elbins School lintuse
TAKE nonce.—Each Examination will begin at 9*
o'clock, a. to , and be coritinned until 4p. m. Teachers
continent alter the examination is closed on any branch
will receive no grade for that branch, unless it is ob
tained at an examination in an adjoining tp. Tb•
Directors arc requested to attend the exa m inations; and
all friends of education will feel at liberty to be present.
' The Greene Teacher's Institute will meet in
tartnichaels, Pa.. on Wednesday, Sept. 24th, at 7
o'clock, p. in., in the Lecture Room of the Academy.
The Deputy Superintendent of the State, S. P. Bates,
and other distinguished educators are expected to be
in attendance. It is earnestly hoped that all the teach
ers in the county wl , l be present. The Institute will
adjourn on Friday evening.
- A WORD TO DIRECTORB.—it is hoped that all the
Schools in the county will be open at least four month.
during the coining winter. We must educate our chil
dren, war or no war. It will also he necessary for
many of the Schools to be taught by ladies Ido not
regard this as any misfortune. Among the best schools
visited last winter were several taught by ladies—
Those that are qualified can teach as successfully as
gentlemen. Let • them be paid for their labor. Not
o i s h ing t, dictate by any means I would suggest the
hillowing as reasonable rates, for those holding certifi
cates with a majority of 4 . 8—515,00 per month ; Do.
3's—Sl7,oo per month; Do. 2's—sl9,oo per month;
1)0. l's—s2o,oo. According to the instructions of the
State sMperintendant, the figure :3 indicates middling
good qualifications; 2, very good; I. extremely good—
better perhaps. than any one will be able to get. I wtt
fidluw the instructions. and you must understand the
certificates accordingly.
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I N penitence of en ceder of the Orphan's Chun of
Greene county. the undersigned will rim re to sale
on the premises at public auction. nu MONDAY, the
20th of October neat, at 2 o'clock, a house and half lot
olgreund in the borough of Waynesburg. being the
West half of lot 107 in the plan of said tinveugh.
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Waynesburg, Sept. 24, '62.
Administrator's Notice
j ETTERS of Adutinistr.titon upon the estate of AR•
4_4CIIIBALD HAMILTON, dei having been
grautea to the salmi:epee hiraltoolpsp.ter of Greene
county. Persoha knowing Tlietaselirei indebted to said
estate are requested M coma forwarf and pay the
same, and those having claims against said estate are
requested to present them properly authenticated Air
settlement at the Ilamilton Boum JeJkif - fkmdllit of
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September 10, 1862.
MILLER., Sup't