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BY S. J. BOW.
CLEARFIELD, PA., WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 31, 1866.
VOL 12.-NO. 21.
r, . , T . zo,d article! and very cheap at the
" WM jc IRWIN. Clearfiel t
Otureof TT ARTS WICK & IRWIN,
-DRUGGISTS,
CLEARFIELD, FJ ,
Hwin" refitted and removed to the room lately
Sed 1UcharJ MoMop.on Market St, now
rier Jo cash, a well selected assortment of
niCl CS AM) CHEMICALS.
.... o.l.,(Mf.!irinMtif all kinds. Pa"nts. Oils,
f.lSO- aii-". --
'onh Inspect tDeir sow
','Uhera, and they feel warranted in saying that
'mi will ba pleased with the qualiiy and price of
', t r,(,4 Kenieuiber the place Mossop s old
;r4gon Market St. P. ,
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3 IP- I . 33 G- E ' ,
Milllt'IIAXT TAILOR, ,
Market Street, Clearfield, Ta.,
Oue tijor East of the Clearfield House, J
Keeps on hand a fill assortment of Gents' Fur
zifhini; goal, such as Shirts (linen and woolen,
tciier-birts. i'riwers and Socks ;Neck-ties, Pock
tt Handkerchiefs, cloves. Umbrellas, Hats, etc ,
in great variety. Of piece goods he keeps the
B.t Cloth, (of all shades,) Black
Doe-skin Cassiineres of the best make,
Fancy Gtsshtu-res in great variety.
jtlo. rreticb Costings; Beaver, Pilot. Chinchilla,
Trier.tt Over-coating, all of which will be
.jM cheap for cash, and made up according to
th !.c -t styles, by experienced workmen. Also
a.'rnt In C'earrield county, for I. M. Singer
Cv s .Se-ring .Machines. Novetnuer 1, 1S65.
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Z, O T X-I X XT G- III
GOOD AiJD CHEAP !H
Men. Youths and Boys can bo 'uplpied with full
iui's of 3218'jcable and fashionable clothing at
KLIZENSTEIN BROS' 4 CO.,
where it is sold at prices that will induce their
purchase. The universal satisfaeftnn which has
li..en given. ha3 induced them to 'incftase their
sock, which is now not surpassed by any estab
lishment of the kind in this part of the State.
Keizenstein Bro's k Co.,
-.fooJs at a very small profit, for cash ;
'iiicir goods are well made and fashionable.
1 h-y give every or.c'tbe worth of his money.
! hey treat their customers all alike.
a.y -11 ehe-per tLan every body else.
Their rire is conveniently situated.
They having purchased their stock." t reduced
prices tuey can sell cheaper tl an others.
Vor the--c and other reasons persons should buy
ti; ,-ir i-iotLing at
REIZENSTEtN BUG'S A CO.
Pruljco of every kind taken at the highest
i::.irket prices. May 13, listii
A
W A Y S A HEAD!
BOYTjX, 330WEE5 & GBAQAlYt,
Are bow offering goods to the public at the
LOWEST CASH PKICES.
Their tock consists ol a general variety ot
I'ry-wimis. 'iroceries. Hard ware. Queens-ware,
Tin wsre, Willow-ware. Woo len-ware. Provisions,
iiau. Caps, Buots, Shoes, and Clothing, Ac.
LADIES DSE5S GOODS
nw opening, consisting of Plain and Faney Silks,
PeUit.es. Alpacas. (Hnghams. Ducal. Prints, Me.
riaoj. Ca?hmeres, Plaids. Brilliants. Poplins. Be
ret;.'. Lawns Nankins. Linen. Lace, Edgings, Col
frtttes. Braids. Belt, Veils, Nets, Corsetts, Nu
bias. Hoods. Coats. Mantels. Balmoral shirts. Ho
iery. vi loves Bonnet. Flowers, Plume. Ribbons,
Hats. Trimmings. Buttons. Combs. Shawls, Braid.
Muslim. Irish Linens. Cambrics. Victoria Lawns,
cwiss, mibiocts, Mulls, Linen Handkerchiefs etc.
Of Men's Wear
They have a'so raived a largo and well eelert
ei Muck. ejn?iB!tn ot Cloths, Plain and Fancy
Cashmeres. Cashinerets, Tweeds, Jeans. Cordu
roys. Hever-Teen, Likens, Handkerchiefs. Neck
ties, Hosiery, Gloves, Hats, Caps, Scarfs, etc., etc.
Ready-Made Clothing
la the latest styles and of the best material,
eousisting of Coit3, Pasts, Vests, Shawls. Over
coats, lrawers, Cashmere and Linen Shirts, etc.
Of Boots and Shoes,
They have a large assortment for Ladies and Gen
tlemen. consisting of Top Boots, Brogans, Pumps
aiters. Balmoral Boots. Slippers. Monroes, etc
Groceries and Provisions
Such as Coffee. Syrups, Sugar, llice. Crackers,
inegar, Candles. Cheese. Fiour. Meal, Bacon,
iish. coarse and See Salt, Teas, Mustard, etc.
Cord Oil Lamp.?,
Coal oil, Lamrj ehimnevs. Tinware a rreat varie-
y. Japanware. Egg beaters. Spice boxes. Wire
ueis, sieves, Dusting pans, Lanterns, eto . etc.
Carpets, Oil-eloth,
Brooins. Brushes Baskets. Washboards, Buckets,
Tubs, Churns Wall-paper, Candle wick. Cotton
yarn and Batting, Work baskets. Umbrellas, etc.
Rafting Ropes,
Augers. Axes, Chisels. Saws, Files, Hammers,
Hatchets. N'.ils. Spikes. Gri .d stones. Stoneware,
Tru&ks. Carpet bags, Powder, Shot, Lead, etc.
School Books,
Writing and Letter paper, Fancy note and com
wereial paper, pens, pencils and ink. copy books,
slates, ink stands, fancy and common envelopes.
Flavoring Extracts,
Patent Medicines, Perfumery of various kinds,
iancy soaps. Oils. Paints, Varnishes, and in fact
every thing usually kept in a first class Store.
Carriage Trimming?,
Shoe Findings, Glass and Putty, Flat irons and
Ccffee mills. Bed cords and Bed screws, Matches,
stove blacking. Wishing soda and Soap, eto,
They irjvita all persons to call and examine
'eir stock and hope to give entire satisfaction.
BOVNTON, SHOWERS GRAHAM.
Clearfield, Pa., Sept. 6th, 1S65.
Tn;iai'd and
tf!s. 1'ut'y. iiye-iuu. ciau..... -
fi-. Confectionary. Spices, and ! larger stock
If'vtrieties than ever before offcrea in this place,
f the best the market at-
deleft i1octvi!.
TEE SNOW STOEH.
What angel. is passing from heaven.
With her white robes trailing thro' air
Cold, a3 the form whence the spirit is driven
Pale, as the face uf despair !
Child of the air and sky
With a cloud she wreaths he." brow,
While her white foot falls as silently
As a vision's tread on the earth below.
See ! her foot gleams white on the mountain
As it rests on its earthward Bight!
See ! she melts in the arms of the fountain
As day-beuins dissolve into right!
O'er the forest she throws a diamond shower.
O'er the ash, the Sr, and the wild rose-tree ;
With elf-woven domes she roofs the bower
Where sleeps the young anemone.
Silentshe moves on the soul of the dead ;
With a quiet touch of her magic wand
She binds the green moss in silver thread.
Like a fanciful work of fairy-land.
She comes like a thought of by-gone love.
In the winter of hope descending,
When the blossom weloved is blooming above,
And sorrow our life's tree is bending.
When, amidst stillness, and chill, and gloom,
That memory bright and fair returning
Illumines the heart in the shades of the tomb.
And whitens the barren Eeason of mourning.
When once she clasped the earth wi:h true love ;
No more from her chosen one she 8ie3,
But pours out the soul, which came from above
On the breast where her beauty lies.
A visitant all too pure for earth,
Early she fades in hor virgin day.
And her spirit floats back to the clime of her birth,
lirawn by the golden threads of a ray.
IKTESZSTINGJDIALOaTJS.
Wheat Meat-Cabbago Potatoes-Apples G rapes
Heets-Xoiuatoes-liread Cuke And Some Other
Thiugs-And lhe Buys ud Giils Besides
Sckne- Smith's Country Store Tins. Evm-'-Shisakkrs,
Sutt'iry i'lM'iorrx.aJiU Furmers
who litiv '"Ita ttjtriied iu a ututit.'7
Mt: iSiinun. irade is very dull nowa
days ; I don't sell half as much as I did live
years ao.
Mr. Jonct. Good reason, Things 're so
high, we can't afford to buy. You charge
such awful prices, Smith.
21r. Smith. Can't help it. I have to
pay so much more. When I sold sugar afc
10 cents a pound, 1 made a cent a pouud,
and I only make a cent now on 2"J cents,
and this cent p'Giw don't go so far to keep
my family. " -
Mr. Brown. I buy ju.-t as rtuch, as ev
er. I don't see as there is much change.
I used to sell my six hundred bushels of
wheat for 75 cents a bushel, or 450. Of
this, $250 went lor family store bills, and
$200 to pay oil my farm debt, Now, when
I sell for 1.50 per pu.dicl, or &GUO, it takes
about $"!!;J I'.xr store bills, and loaves $400
to pay oil' the debt. In 1'ict, these hit
j .'rices uit me. I wi-.h Mr. ZucCuilfi-gh
Lad kept out oi the Treasury, for lie threat
ens to make Greenbacks par, and knock
down prices.
Mr. Price. I don't see as it makes much
difference. II there is twice as much mon
ey going, and everybody gets twice as much
for everything he buys, it all comes out
square at the end; and there is this gain in
the operation ; those who save money, or
.make a profit, make double s neighbor
Brown explain.1? about paying his farm debt.
Mr. Untkr. That's so.
Mr. Green. So I think. Mr. Moore.
So do L
Mr. Bauer. There is a little drawback.
I keep the accounts of Widow Roberts,
who has the moitgage on Mr. Brown's
farm, and the 400 he pays, don't go only
half so far in supporting her, and educating
her children.
Mr. T, avi (the School Teacher. Yes it
doe, for I only set sS30 a month for teach
ing Mrs. Robert's and others' children, and
I used to get $25, with wheat at "5 cents.
Rev. Mr. Core. And I only pet 600 a
year, while I always had $500 with wheat
at o eent3 and sugar at 10 cents.
Several Voices. That ain't quite square.
Mr. Knoxy (Editor). And yon only pay
me $2 a year for my newspaper, which you
thought cheap at $1.50, five years ago,
though I have nov to pay three times as
much for everything I use in making a
newspaper.
Mr. Greene. Wrhy don't you raise your
prices too f
Mr. Knox. People won't stand it. I
must keep along with no profit, or even at
a loss, hoping for better times, or else lose
my subscribers, and let the paper go down.
Why, w'htnl raised the price from $1.50
to 2 a year, a gdod many stopped the pa
peramong them Mr. Brown himself,
thouch I paid him double for his wheat.
Mr. Urmr.il. I didn't stop it so uiuch
for the price ; I went in for paying for my
farm bv extra economy. . ;
Mr. Knox. Yes, he followed my advice
for peool "to economize and pay their debts
nrw " Tint W ns see if Mr. Brown began
at the right place. On one Saturday I pub,
lished in my paper that wheat had advan
ced 15 cents a bushel. On Monday, Mr.
Brown went to market with his wheat, and
sold CO bushel at one cent advance over the
old price, and thought he did well. He
came home boasting about it, until he met
neighbor Johnson, who got the 15 cents ad
vance, because he read my paper and ws
wide-awake. Mr. Brown's loss on 60 bush
els would pay f jur whole years' subscription.
Mr. Brown. Don't say .anything more
about that, Mr. Knox, and put me dowu a
subscriber for life.
Mr. Knox. I have heard of several oth
er such losses by those who stopped my pa
per. Not to be too personal, as some of
them arahere, I will call - them A, B, C,
etc. Mr. A. paid 4 per cent more tees on
71 tAvM. because he did not see the col-
Jector's notice in my paper, and thus lost
$2.84, to save $2. Mr. B paid S3.0 the
same way. Mr. C. failed to bring in his
claim against an estate, because he did not
see the legal notice limiting the time. That,
cost him $34. to save $2 subscription. Mr.
D. sold 200 pounds of wool at 62 cents, be
cause he did not see an advertisement of
Mr. Smith, right here at home, offering 70
cents. That cost him $10 to sa-e $2. Mr.
F's boys went down to the village every
night or two, to get the news and local gos
sip, because they had uo paper at home,
and one of them fell into bad company and
is ruined. I know twenty cases where peo
ple lost money .for not learning what is go
ing on. I gather up all that is going on in
business aud society, and condense it into
my columns. It is important for every
man to know all about home matters, and I
doubt if there is a man in this wdiole town
who would not, in the course of a 57ear, get
some information, that would pay him more
than $2 a year. And then think of a house
hold sitting down together 305 days in a
year, and having nothing to talk about, ex
cept their own affairs, and a few items of
gossip, gathered up by occasional contact
with other people.
Mr. I'uylor.ljet me help Editor Knox's
argument. Wife read to me an item he
published about a humbug, which he cop
ied from the America Agriculturist, of
New York City. Next day one of those
.same humbugs came round with his ar
ticle, and was so plausible that he almost
persuaded her into paying him $3, for his
swindling recipe ; but the editor's caution
kept her back.
Mr. Kunx. Yes, and do you know that
the fellow sold more than filty of the hum
bug recipes hereabout, at $3. a piece? but
not to any one of my subscribers.
Mr. Pott. Put me down as a subscriber,
Mr. Knox, here is your two dollars.
Mr. Sit 'tic. And me too.
Mr. Knox. Thank you gentlemen. I'll
try to make a better paper than ever. Eve
ry dollar helps; a new subscriber only adds
to my expense the cost of paper. If every
body took the paper, and thus divided the
cost of getting news, setting type, office
rent, etc., I could double the value of the
paper to each. Please talk the matter over
with other neighbors and sec, if it cannot
be dune. . .
Scve-ml voices. We will.
Jlr. Anitin. And now while you are a
bout it, 1 want to make up a club for a good
New York paper.
Mr. Brown. We cant afford to take so
manv p;Hers.
Jlr. bmith. Ion have just seen that
you could not afford to stop your home pa
per: let us see if it will not pay to join our
club. Mr. Rich, you have taken the Amer
ica) AgricitUarUt for several years. Does
iff.y?
J; 7i'u7t. Pay? Yes, fifty times over.
Why, I got two ten-acre fields ready to sow
to wheat, and put in one of them. That
nigbt my Agriculturist came, and I read a
simple recommendation about preparing
sac! wheat. I called John and we put 15
bu.-hels to sonk for the next day. It cost
50 tents for the materials. Wei!, that sec
ond field, yielded 5 bushels an ,acre more
than the o;her or 50 bushels extra, and
better wheat too. Pretty good pay for $1.50
expended for a paper. Aiid I have got lots
of oilier hints almost as profitable. You
know I get better rrofits on my beef, pork,
and mutton than any other man in the place.
Now this'does not eome'.from'any direct hint,
like the wheat, bukfrom a good many sug
gestions that I have picked up in reading
the Agriculturist, find from the course of
reasoning that I have been led into, by read
ing in it what others do, and think, and say.
Mr. Smith You are another subscriber
to the Agriculturist, Mr. West; does it pay?
Mr. West. Pay? Yes. You know what
good cabbages and potatoes I had last sea
son. Why, the cabbages were worth dou
ble any others in town, for market or for
home use. I had 400 heads, worth 5 cents
a piece, extra ; and they only cost 20 cents
extra for seed. My 250 bushels of pr tatoes
are all engaged for seed at. $1.50 a bushel,
when other kinds bring only 50 cents. That's
$250 elear gain, for tl e $14 extra I paid for
seed, and $i.MjI paid for the Agricult urist.
It was through this paper that I learned a
lout both the cabbages and potatoes. Its
editors are careful, intelligent men, on the
constant looking out for anything new that
is really good, while the paper abounds in
cautions against the poor and unprofitable.
Mr. Smith. Whatsav vou, Mr. Taylor?
Does it pay to invest $1.50 in the Agricultu
rist t'
Mr. Tavlor. Most certainly. A hint in
the paper led me to look after certain in
sects at the proper time, and the result was,
I had 160 barrels of splendid apples, which
brought me a clean ier barrel, and this
vm fnnw n99 hftttT hv SI. than the aver-
here, or SI 60. Then I have read
so much about yood and bad Grapes, the
method of treating them, etc., that 1 can
beat the town in raising grapes prohtaMy.
My son, William. igot a kink in his head a
bout Tomatoes, from something the Editors
said, and sent for some seed. lie made
more money ou the crop raised in his spare
horns, than was cleared by half .the farmers
in this town.
Mr: Smith. Let's hear from Mr. Crane.
Mr. Crane. I only read .in the paper
what was said about hogs what kind paid
best, how to feed themv and the like ; but
if you would call around and see my porkers,
an'd my expense account, I'll. bet a pipptn
I can show $50 more of pork for the same
money, than any other man here. And
this comes from reading what other men
think and do. Bat Wife ought to be here
to speak. She and the girlsTead the Agri
culturist next to the Bible. They think the
household department is worth more than
all the lashion magazines in the world
They say, it is so full of god hints about all
kinds of house work. All I can say is,
that we do have better bread and cake ; and
Wife says, the cake don't cost so much as
it used to. She has learned from the paper
how a hundred other house-keepers do their
work.
liev. Corey. Let me say, also, that Mrs.
Crane and her daughters have added a good
many beautiful but cheap home-made fix
tures to their . parlor and sitting rooms,
which certainly make their home more at
tractive. They told me, the other day, they
got these up from pictures and descriptions
in the Agriculturist.
Mr. Travis. My salary has not allowed
uie to take the paper ; though I must squeeze
out enough to do so this year. My school
boys Lave brought me some copies to look
at, the past year ortwo,and I find the Boys'
and Girla' department of the Agriculturist
the best thing I ever saw. It is full of i
tems, ect., that amuse and at the same time
iustruct the children. Why, I could pick
out the boys and girls in my school whose
parents take the Agriculturist, just by hear
ing them talk they are so full of new and
good things they have learned from the ia-
per. The paper has so many beautiful en
gravings. Rev. Corey. As small as is my salary I
would have the paper if itcost $5 a year in
stead of $1,50. The fact is.it helps out
my salary. My little garden plot at the par
sonage has yielded us almost all our table
vegetables, besides many beautiful flowers.
The Agriculturist has been my constant
guide. I knew but little about gardening;
but t his paper is so full of information about
the best things lo plant and sow, when to
plant, and how to cultivate all told in so
plain and practical a way, by men who seem
to talk from their own experience, that I
know just what to do, and how to do it well.
The high moral tone of the paper, its com
mon sense, the care it takes of all parts of
the Farm, the Garden, the Orchard the
Homdieold work, and the Children as well,
with its hundreds ot beautiful and instruc
tive eiigraving.s make it the most valuable
periodical I have ever seen. I heartily wish
every one of my parjshoncrs would take it
for himself and family. It would awakea
thought and enterprise, give interest to the
town and neighborhood talk, stimulate im
provement, introduce new and profitable
crops, animals and implements, and add to
our wealth. Take my advice, and all of you
try the paper a year. The $ 1 ,50 it costs, is
only three cents a week, and it is worthtthat
any way. Why the large and beautiful en
gravings are worth many times that.
Mr. Davis. I took the Genesee Parmer
last year, and as that has stopped,! thought
a nuuiu uikc a new paper.
Mr. Smith. The "Genesee Farmer"
was not really stopped. The Publishers cf
the Agriculturist invited Mr. Harris to join
the 1-aruier to the Agriculturist, and put
his whole force into the latter paper. They
paid him a large price for bis office, and
moved it with everything connected with it
to their ofiiee. So the Agriculturist is real
ly two papers joined into one, and of course
better. 1 think we better go with Mr. Har
ris to the Agriculturist, that has been pub
lished for 25 years, and has a hundred thou
sand circulation, which, as Mr. Knox has
told us, supplies the means and facilities for
giving us a great deal more for the same
money. Mr. Harris carries on his large
farm, and in his "Walks and Talks on the
Farm,' and other things he writes for the
Agriculturist, he tells us a great deal about
all kinds of farm work.
Mr. Dams. Put me down for the Agri
culturist. Mr. Smith. I am glad to do so. I know
you will like it. The January number,
which has just come tohand, is aloue worth
the cost of a year. See here, (showing it,)
there are 40 pages, twice as large as the mag
azine naeres. and there are thirttj-fi.ee engra
vings in it, two of them full page size, and
sec how beutiful! W hy, I'll give any man
who takes the natters a year, a $1.50 in
goods out of my store, if he says at the end
of the year he has not got many times his
money s worth.
Jr. Butler. Put me on your club.
Mr. Greene. And me too. Mr. Brown
And me.
Mr. Smith. I have no interest in the mat
ter, except to do a good thing for the place
You can ioin our club, or any one who de
sires can get the Agriculturist for all of 1S66
loIume 25), by simpiy enclosing l,oo,
with his name and nost-omce address, and
sending it to Oranire Judd & Co., 41 Park
Row. 'New York Citv. The paper always
comes prompt and regularly, and, what is a
good thing, it stops when your time is up,
without vou havins to write about it. I
predict there will be plenty or others next
winter, totals as jir. xvicn, iur. ma'u.
Crane and Parson Corey have done to-night.
TTi? TTvirur TTr-vr "f!nm hfire mv little
fellow," said a gentleman to a youngster of
hve years, while, sitting in a parlor w nere a
large company were assembled. "Do you
know who I am?" 'Yeth, thir." "Who
am T? "Yon ith the man who kitched
mamma, when papa wath in New York."
Th water nortion of the destitution a
inonir f hp noor of both colors in the South,
is atitrihn tablet to the practice among plan
ters of hiring, working and refusing to pay
for the labor performed. Ex-rebels are now
causing all the trouble that exists in the
South. -
A ladv asked a minister whether a person
might not be fond of dress and ornament
without being proud. "Madam," said the
minister, "when you - see a fox a tail peep
ing out of the hole, you may be sure thefox
is within.
The market is flooded with counterfeit
fractional currency of all denominations.
Most of the worthless notes are badly exe
cuted, and are readily detected. The paper
is always isferior to the genuine
The Supreme Court of Pennsylvania will
hold a special session in Wilksbarre.m June
next.
A BEIEF HISTOBY OF THE TIMES.
Chronology of the War, etc.
Febt'ary 1 The rebel commissioners,
Stephens, Hunter, and Campbell, arrive at
Fortress Monroe. Secretary Seward leaves
Washington to meet them. . . The advance
of Sherman's army reaches Whippy Swamp,
30 miles from Branchville.
Feb. 2 President Lincoln arrives at Fort
ress Monroe to meet the rebel commission
ers. . . Rebel guerillas dash into Midway,
Kentucky. . . Peace conference at Fortress
Monroe, between President Lincoln and
Secretary Seward on the one hand, and the
rebel commissioners on the other. The reb
el commissioners return to Richmond, Presi
dent Lincoln and Mr. Seward to Annapolis.
. . Gold in Richmond at 4,400 per cent,
premium.
Feb. 4 The Governor-General of Canada
signs the Canadian Alien Bill, to prevent
rebel raids across the border. . . Lieut.
Cushiog, with 4 boats and 50 men, takes
possession of AH Saints, on Little River,
S. C, capturing a large amount of cotton.
Feb. 5 The Army of the Potomac in mo
tion, lhe 5th Corns advances 6 miles to
Rowan ty Creek, lhe rebel driven from
their rifle-pits. - Two" divisions of the 2d
Corps advance to Hatcher's Run. Severe
engagement at both places. Repulse of the
reieis.
Feb. 6 Severe engagement, of tr. &th
Corps and Gregg's cavalry with the rebels.
ine oto. v.,orps holds its ground and main
tains its connection with the 2d. Casual
ties in the 5th Corps, during the two days,
about 500 ; in the Second. 250. Hatcher's
Hun is made the Jme of defence for the left
flank. . . Two blockade-running schooners
in Galveston harbor, boarded, captured, and
run out to the blockading fleet by Acting
j-jitsign It. it. rrench.
Feb. 7 Attack of the rebels upon a nor
tion of the 5th Corps, ami the cavalry re
pulsed. Union loss slight .". Kilpatrick's
cavalry drives the rebels from Biaekville,
S. C. '. . Lieut. Gushing, with 15 men. can-
tures Shallotte, N. C.. garrisoned bv 100
rebels. . . lhe electoral votes counted in
Congress ; 212 for Lincoln and Johnson ; 21
tor idcUlehan and 1'eudleton.
l eb. 10 fcioui two to three thousand of
Gen. bherman s right column effect a land
ing on James Island, 2 miles from Charles
ton.
Feb. 11 Movement towards Wilmington.
Gen. Terry makes a reeonnoissance in force.
The rebels driven fiom their lines and into
their main works. Rebel loss about 100.
Union casualties about Co. Union "troops
gain two miles of ground. . . Cavalry en
gagement at AiKeu. fe. C. between Kilpat-
rick and Wheeler. Kilnatrick takes pos
session of the town.
Feb. 15 Destruction of Charlotte Iron
Furnace, on Water Lick Creek, by 30!)
picked men of the 1st and Gth Regiments ot
Michigan Cav. '
Feb. 17 Occupation of Columbia. S. C.
by Gen. Sherman. . . Evacuation of Charles
ton by the rebels. The upper part of the
city fired. Two rebel irou dads blown up.
Feb. IS Occupation of Charleston bv the
Union forces ; 200 pieces of artillery' and a
large supplyof ammunition captured.
Feb. 19 Capture of Fort Anderson,
N. C, by Schotield and Porter. Union loss
in killed and wounded about 30. . . Sher
man in WTinsboro.' S. C, 33 miles north of
uoiumoia.
Feb. 20 Gen. Cox routs the rebels 2
miles from Wilmington, N. C. . . The rebel
House ot Ivepresentatives passes a bill to
arm negroes. . . Repulse of a rebel attack
on Fort Myers, Florida.
Feb. 21 Major Generals Crook and Kel
ley surrounded and captured by a party of
rebel cavalry at Cumberland, Md. . . Evac
uation of ilmington by the rebels.
Feb. 22 Occupation of Wilmington by
the Union troop3. Large quantities of sup
plies captured. 700 prisoners and 30 guns
captured in Fort Anderson and Wilmington
together.
Feb. 23 Occupation of Georgetown and
Fort White, S. C, by the Union forces.
15 pieces of artillery captured.
Feb. 24 Burning of Columbia, S. C. "
Feb. 25 Johnston assumes command as
successor to Beauregard.
Feb. 27 Sheridan starts on a new move
ment March 1 Gen. Bailey starts on a cavalry
raid from Baton Rouge.
March 2 "Sheridan captures nearly the
whole force of Early, consisting of 1,800
men, between Charlottesville and Stantom
March 3 Skirmish between Sherman's
cavalry and that of Wade Hampton. The
rebel Col. Aiken killed. . . Occupation of
Cheraw, S. C, by Sherman's advance. . .
Occupation of Charlottesville, Va., by Sheri
dan. March 4 Reinauguration of President
Lincoln. . . U. S. transport steamer Thorn
blown up by a torpedo in Cape Fear River.
March 6 Expedition up the Rappahan
nock. Capture of 400 prisoners and 95 tons
of tobacco at Fredericksburg. Extensive
contraband trade broken up. "
March 8 Sherman at Laurel Hill, IV t.
. . The rebel Seuate passes the negro enlist
ment bill . Engagement hetwf" and
Bragg 4 miles from Kinstoii, N. U Bragg
captures a large number of prisoners and 3
pieces of artillery, but is ultimately driven
back. Fighting continues to March 10.
March 9 A transport, with 2,000 Union
troops, enters Mobile Bay through Grant's
3Iarcn io uen. onenuan at loiuruoia,
Fluvannah Co., Va., 50 miles west of Rich
mond. He report"? having destroyed all the
locks for a considerable distance on the
James River Canal, an immense number of
bridges, many miles of railroad, mills, fac
tories and vast quantities of "merchandise ;
also, having captured 12 canal boats 14
pieces of artillery, and an abundance of
provisions. . Desperate attempt of Bragg to
break the national lines at Kinston, i. C
The rebels loss 1,200 killed and wounded,
and 400 prisoners. Two thousand rebels
captured from March 8 to 10. The entire
Union losses about 1,000. . Gen. Ice urge3
the work of raising and organizing negro
troops. . Gen. Stoneman, with 4,000 nien
starts on a cavalry raid from Knoxville. . I
Engagement between the cavalry forces of
Wade Hampton and Kilpatrick near Fa-
yetteville, N. C. Nearly all the members of
Kilpatrick s staff captured. The rebels
finally beaten back and most of the officers
recaptured. . Gen. Grant issues an order
forbidding all trade with points within the
rebel lines in Virginia, North Carolina,
South Carolina, and Georgia.
.March II bheridan at Beaver Mills
Aqueduct, 20 miles north of Richmond.. ; .
Hoke s division of rebels repulsed at Kins
ton. Loss over 2,000. Union loss 300 . . .
21 Union vessels iu sight ot Mobile. . Sher- .
man arrives at Fayetteville. Reports hav
ing captured, at Columbia, S. C, 43 pieces
ot artillery ; at Cheraw, S. C, 25 pieces and
3,600 barrels of gunpowder; at Fayetteville,
N. C, 20 pieces, aud large quantities vof
ammunition.
March 12 Occupation of Kinston by
Sehofield. The rebels threw many pieces
of artillery into the river and burn the ram
Neuse. . Gen. Stoneman at Wytneville,
Chriansburg, and Salem, Va.
March 13 Sheridan tears up the railroad
between Richmond and Hanover. . Message
from Jeff. Davis to the rebel Congress. Re
ports having attempted the initiation of ne
gotiations by a conference between Grant
and Lee, but that this wan declined by
Grant.
March 15 Fight at Brandenburg, Ky.,
between a small Union garrison and a party
ol rebels. . . Sheridan reports having ren
dered useless the James River Canal as far
as Goochland. . . The rebel House ot Rep
resentatives passes the bill (36 to 32 votes)
suspending the habeas corpus writ
March 10 Lieut-Commander Eastman
destroys 3 rebel schooners in Mattox Creek,
Va., large stocks of tobacco, guns, ammuni
tion captured. . Fight at Averysborough,
N. C. (20 miles north of Fayette,) between
a portion of Sherman's army and the rebels
ender Hardee. Union loss 74 killed, 477
wounded ; rebel loss 327 killed and wounded,
273 prisoners.
inarch liiien. Canby s movement
against Mobile commences. Portions of
the 13th and 23d Corps in motion. . . Gen.
Wilson leaves Nashville with 15,000 men
on a cavalry expedition into Central Ala
bama and Georgia.
March 18 Adjournment of the rebel
Congress. . Gen. Sheridan'sadvance reaches
White House, on the Pamunkey River.
His entire loss during this raid 50 men and
2 officers.
March 19 Occupation of Goldsborongh,
N. C, by Sherman. . Engagement at Ben
ton ville, N. C, between Sherman and
Johnston. Repulse of the rebels. Union
loss, 1,646; rebel loss, 167 dead, 1,625 pris
oners. . The rebel schooner Anna Dale, in
Matagorda Bay ; cut loose from under 2
rebel batteries and burned.
March 20 Gen. Steele's forces leave
Pensacola.
March 21 Occupation of Goldsborough,
N. C., by Gen. Sehofield. Junction of the
armies uoderSherinan, Terry, and Sehofield.
" The rebels flanked and overpowered at
Mount Olive, N. C. . Roddy's division ot
Forrest's cavalry routed by Gen. Wilson's
forces at Marion and Plantersville. The
confederates abandon all their cavalry.
March 22 A band of rebel guerrillas
routed 30 miles west ot Paducah. The reb
el leader McDougal killed.
March 25 Capture of the Union Fort
Steadman, of Gen. McLaughlin and 500
men, m front of Petersburg, by 3 divisions
of rebels under Gordon. They are driven
out again by Gen. Hartranft. with a loss of
of 1,758 prisoners, and total loss of 2,500.
Total Union loss about 1,500. ; Assault on
the rebel lines by the 2d and 6th Corps.
The first line of the rebel works captured
and held. . . . Engagement between the
Union Cavalry and the 6th and 8th Alabama
cavalry at Mitchell's Creek.- The rebel
Gen. Canton, with 275 men, captured. . ...
Rolet C. Kennedy, the rebel spy and in
cendiary, hung at Fort Lafa3'ette.
March 26 Sheridan's cavalry reaches
City Point . .
March 27 Gen. Getty's division of tho
6th Corps attacked by 400 rebel sharpshoot
ers. Repulse of the rebels. . Sheridan's
cavalry takes positition in Gregg's old cav
alry camp on the left and rear of Grant's
army. . Portions of the 24th and 25th Corps
cross the James to join Meade's arm?. . .
Boone, N. C, captured Ly Gen. Stoneman' s
cavalry force. . . Investment of Spanish
Fort one'of the principal defencesof Mobile.
March 23 AttacK on the defences of Mobile.
March 29 Grant' army in motion. . .Sheri
dan's command uas.es a detonr to Dinwiddis
Court House. Occupation of the town. Farther
advance on the Boydton Road. Two Corps of the
infantry (2d and 5th) threwn across Hatcher's
Eun, the former on the Vaughan Road, the sec
ond on the Halifax Road. Battle of QuaKer
Road, in the vicinity of Gravelly Run, between
Boshrod Johnson's division and the 5th Corps of
the Union troops. Withdrawal of the rebels to
' their original position. Loss on each side about
500. . . The Lnion ironclad Milwaunee mown np .
by a rebel torpedo. . The St. Albans raiders ac
quitted and set at liberty at Montreal, bat imme- ,
diately re-arrested. . . The Confederate ran
Stonewall ordered to leave the port ot Lisbon.
The U. 8. waV-ateamer Niagara fired apon by thtt
Portuguese anthorities. ;
March SO Sheridan connect his right with.
Warren's left near the Boydton Plank -road. Gen..
Devln s brigade drives back the rebel eavalry.
but is in turn driven back by the enemy fnfan-'
try. The Union cavalry retires to Itinwiddia. :
March 31 Engagement of the 5th and 2d Corps,
with ibe rebels near Boydton Plank road The
Union army driven back from its advanced posi
tion. Unton losses from 2.600 to 3,000. Confad
erate lossos not so severs.
(TO BS COSTWBED.f
The operations of the Mexican republi-,
cans in the Northeastern section of their '
country are represented to be still carried on :
with great perseverance and energy.
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