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Inside Of Rebeldom
(Column 1)

Summary: Reprints articles from rebel newspapers that describe the desperate situation of the Confederate army.

Gen. Rosecrans
(Column 1)

Summary: Expresses confidence in the government's decision to remove Rosecrans. The article also includes Rosecrans's farewell speech to his troops and his speech at his arrival in Cincinnati where he mocked the suggestions for the cause of his removal.

Political Intelligence
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Summary: Provides a full list of Pennsylvania's members of the legislature including Franklin and Fulton Counties Senator, McSherry (Op.), and Representatives Sharpe and Horton (both Op.). The editors note that Sharpe's seat will be contested under a law allowing each county in existence at the adoption of the 1790 Constitution to have separate representation. Lieut. Nill (Union) would then have the seat.
(Names in announcement: William McSherry, J. M'D. Sharpe, William Horton, Lieut. Nill)

Brief War Items
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Summary: Reports brief war news including Gen. Milroy's exoneration from the accusation that he abandoned Winchester and the exchange of 4,000 rebel prisoners by Gen. Rosecrans after the battle of Chickamauga.

Portraits Of The People
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Summary: Prints an article by the Gazette's Thomas Williams that negatively portrays editor A. K. McClure and objects to Gov. Curtin's connections with McClure.

Origin of Article: The Pittsburgh Gazette

Editorial Comment: "By Thomas Williams, M. C."

Call For Volunteers
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Summary: Prints Gov. Curtin's proclamation which calls for 38,268 men from Pennsylvania of the 300,000 volunteers requested by Lincoln.

Washington. The Second Pennsylvania Artillery--Fort Bunker Hill--The Draft--Men Wanted--The Re-Election of Gov. Curtin--Festive Soldiers
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Summary: Describes the Second Pennsylvania Artillery, Fort Bunker Hill, the draft, and the re-election of Gov. Curtin.

Philadelphia. The Late Political Campaign--Gov. Curtin's Efforts--Unhappy Death of the Democracy--The City Councils--The "Green Spot."
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Summary: Reports on the late political campaign.

The Tender Mercies Of Slavery
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Summary: Prints the story of a Southern man who married and inherited wealth from his father. The community was shocked when the sheriff arrested the man as the slave of his father. The man insisted that his father had manumitted him, but he was forced into slavery.

Origin of Article: The New York Evening Post

Editorial Comment: "The following reminiscence of Washington life, during the dark sad days, when the National capital owned the usurpation of the Slave-power, we find in the correspondence of the New York Evening Post:"

Proclamation By Gov. Seymour
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Summary: Recounts the change of heart by the governor of New York to support Lincoln's request for more soldiers.

The School Appropriation
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Summary: Summarizes the Harrisburg Telegraph's explanation of the uneven distribution of money for schools to various districts of Pennsylvania.

War's Lessons To Farmers
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Summary: An advertisement that gives suggestions on growing corn to feed cattle; a complaint of too many fences in Franklin County; a suggestion that mules should be used more in farming operations.

Monsieur Thomas Come Again
(Column 1)

Summary: Denies the charges against Curtin and McClure by the Pittsburgh Gazette and Thomas Williams.
(Names in announcement: A. K. McClure)

Rebel Zeal Of The Spirit
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Summary: Notes that while rebel newspapers are pessimistic of the Confederacy's fate, the Valley Spirit seems to think there is hope for the rebel South.

The Call For Troops
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Summary: Announces the call for troops for Pennsylvania. The Repository totaled the deficits from the prior (16,071) and present (36,754) drafts and then added this number to the new quota (38,268) for the next draft, for a sum of 91,093 required of Pennsylvania.

[No Title]
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Summary: Ridicules the Spirit's unflagging support of Woodward and the Democratic party line. The Repository reports that the Spirit expresses relief that Woodward did not win since rebel victories mean that he could not possibly work the miracles the people expect.

[No Title]
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Summary: Criticizes the Spirit for defaming "the gallant Army of the Potomac for the purpose of throwing the cloud of despair over loyal hearts."

Full Text of Article:

The Spirit, in an appeal for Union men to volunteer, says that "Rosecrans has been beaten back into the fastnesses of Chattanooga; Meade beats an inglorious retreat from Lee, and retires within the fortifications at Washington--and all for want of men." Three days before the above was printed in the Spirit, Meade was pursuing Lee on the Rappahannock, and if Meade has lately been "within the fortifications at Washington," we are quite sure that no one but the writer for the Spirit had the news. We do not expect the Spirit to represent the gloom of rebeldom truthfully, but we submit that it should not thus defame the gallant Army of the Potomac for the purpose of throwing the cloud of despair over loyal hearts. In another article of the same paper it says that the rebellion "is revelling in the pride of its strength, and pressing our armies back from all its borders!" What a capital organ for Jeff. Davis the Spirit would make. While the whole press of rebeldom is mourning the disasters to their legions of crime at every point, and deploring the waning strength of Treason, the Spirit reminds them that they are "revelling in the pride of its (the rebellion's) strength, and pressing our armies back from all its borders!" Could the Spirit be forced into some benighted corner of rebeldom, where they don't get the news, what hopes it would inspire in its country's foes by the grateful intelligence that the Old Flag is receding from all its borders;" but in the regions of intelligence and light it would only wring contempt from despairing traitors for its awkward falsehoods so clumsily disguised with blatant professions of loyalty.

[No Title]
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Summary: Reports that Provost Marshal Fry determined that "the payment of $300 has the same effect in regulating the credits in the respective districts and in the State as if the conscript had actually gone into service."

[No Title]
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Summary: Describes the Carlisle Volunteer's joy at the Democratic gains in the southern counties of Pennsylvania. The Repository reminds the Volunteer that the Democratic candidate lost for governor.

[No Title]
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Summary: Explains a modification of Lincoln's suspension of habeas corpus that deals with the discharge of minors improperly enlisted and illegally detained by the military authorities.

[No Title]
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Summary: Reports the public debt as $1,228,832,771 as of September 1.

Suicide
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Summary: Notes the suicide death of Nancy, wife of Robert Kelly, of Bloomfield. She suffered from depression and died at the age of about 58 years, leaving a son and daughter as well as a husband.
(Names in announcement: Mrs. Nancy Kelly, Robert KellyEsq., Perry Freeman)

Died
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Summary: On Oct. 22, at his brother's home, William Shoemaker died at the age of 18 years, 7 months and 9 days.
(Names in announcement: William S. Shoemaker, Mr. Shoemaker)

Died
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Summary: On Oct. 23rd, Christian Shafer died at the age of 81 years and 5 months.
(Names in announcement: Mr. Christian Gottlieb Shafer)

Died
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Summary: On Oct. 24th, Margaretha, daughter of George and Elizabeth Danzberger, died at the age of 1 years, 8 months and 2 days.
(Names in announcement: Margaretha Catharina Danzberger, George Danzberger, Elizabeth Danzberger)

Died
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Summary: On Oct 3rd, William, aged 3 years and 6 months, and on Oct. 6th, Jacob, aged 6 years, 7 months and 14 days--the children of Washington and Susan Shover of Washington Township.
(Names in announcement: William Johnson Shover, Jacob Edwin Shover, Washington Shover, Susan Shover)

Died
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Summary: On Oct. 19th, at Marsh Run, of diphtheria, Eliza, only daughter of Jacob and Maria Kockler, died at the age of 2 years, 11 months and 19 days.
(Names in announcement: Eliza Catharine Kockler, Jacob Kockler, Maria Kockler)

Died
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Summary: On Oct. 18th, near Wayensboro, Jessie, son of Israel and Mary Baer, died at the age of 5 years, 5 months and 8 days.
(Names in announcement: Jessie Spangler Baer, Israel Baer, Mary Baer)

Died
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Summary: On Oct. 30th, in Hamilton Township, Enion Eillott died at the age of 81 years, 2 months, and 14 days.
(Names in announcement: Enion ElliottEsq.)

Died
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Summary: On Oct. 19th, in Chambersburg, William, son of James and Rebecca King, died at the age of 1 years, 4 months and 4 days.
(Names in announcement: William Earnshaw King, James King, Rebecca R. King)

Headquarters of Provost Marshal
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Summary: List of men exempt from the military draft held October 26-31. Eli Alloway--Anthony Carver are exempt by reason of physical or mental disability. William Gossert--Edward Mostoller are exempt by reason of having paid commutation. Zalmon Holliday--William Trent are exempt by reason of non-liability on account of age. John W. Tabb--Henry Nangle are exempt by reason of being in service on March 3, 1863. Levi D. C. Houser--Snively Strickler are exempt by reason of having furnished an acceptable substitute. Charles Smith--Frederick Hasselbreath are exempt by reason of alienage. Francis A. Warner--Peter Lint are exempt by reason of being the only son of aged or infirm parent or parents dependent upon his labor for support. John Ham--Alexander Enos are exempt by reason of being one of two or more sons of aged or infirm parents subject to draft, elected to be exempt by father; or, if he be dead, by mother. Daniel Bowser--Edward Robison are exempt by reason of non-residence. George D. Brant--Daniel B. Zimmerman are exempt by reason of being the father of motherless children under twelve years of age dependent upon his labor for support. Henry N. Coleman--L. Winter Tritle are exempt by reason of having had a substitute in service on March 3, 1863. Andrew J. Cramer--Lewis M. Statler are exempt by reason of being the only son liable to military duty of a widow dependent upon his labor for support. Jacob Richey--Lewis Fyrestone are exempt by reason of father and sons in same family and household and two in military service.
(Names in announcement: Eli Alloway, John W. Tressler, Daniel Tice, Dedrick Shoemaker, William Holliday, Rev. John McIntire, Jonas Nicklow, John Burgess, Joseph H. Miller, James Sproat, Charles Baird, James Harris, Tobias Miller, Abraham Yutsy, Harmon Long, Samuel Brubaker, John J. Blough, Samuel Countryman, Rev. F. A. Edmonds, Jacob H. Wingerd, William Wagoner, Adam Fogel, Gabriel Bickley, John Gower, George Decker, Peter S. Hay, Solomon Grine, John Forbes, Dr. David Welfley, John Deitel, Josiah M. Hay, Solomon Pile, Aaron Shannon, Isaiah Silbaugh, Josiah McClintock, Joseph Enos, James F. McCormick, Jacob Lenhart, Isaiah Miller, C. B. Darral, William Palmer, Milton Hoodcock, John Fesler, David Houp, Joseph Gardil, Daniel Hoover, Alexander Cober, Jackson Gladwell, George Stahl, Peter Fogel, Joseph Wilt, Elias Cunningham, Rev. Edward S. Miller, Alexander Musser, Abraham Mort, Joseph Dively, Dennis O'Lary, George Cable, George Grove, Reuben Palmer, Benjamin Gilman, William J. Miller, George R. Parker, Christopher Gurletz, Simon Barron, William Burkholder, Henry H. Fisher, Lewis Bowser, Levi Saylor, Samuel Crichfield, John Ash, Isaac Friedline, George W. Bruner, Benjamin Enos, Noah Schmucker, David Rumel, David Horner, William P. Huston, William J. Shanley, Levi Lochbaum, William Welfley, Simon Harchler, Jacob Wenger, Emanuel Thomas, Isaac W. Gordon, John Light, Newton Griffith, William Treasler, Jacob H. Moon, Emanuel Fyerstone, John C. Wingerd, Archibald Mahon, Michael M. Grove, Jonathan Pritts, Ruel Miller, Philip Mowrer, John A. Young, Jeremiah Wilt, Elias Crissey, Jacob J. Zimmerman, Henry F. Knepper, Herman Shaffer, Christian Strong, David Stump, Harmon H. Walker, Martin Allbright, Samuel Bear, John A. Bruner, Peter Shallis, Isaac Kimmel, Jacob Ehresman, Alexander Hoffman, Daniel Witt, Ruel Peterson, Jacob Schmucker, Daniel Berkley, Josiah Barron, Silas Harchler, Jeremiah Lohr, Hiram Findley, John F. Rider, John H. Picking, Perry Hatzell, Zachariah L. Tannehill, George Styers, Alexander W. Shultz, Jacob M. Saylor, Jacob Recter, Joseph Tressler, John Dwire, Adam Mowrer, Jonas Wirich, Andrew Plough, Alloisus Washer, Jacob Spangler, George Metzgar, Conrad Kieffer, George Brooks, Samuel Ripple, Cornelius Bowman, Gabriel Spangler, Frank B. Countryman, John Wallace, Henry Gardner, Samuel Horner, Albert Lohr, David Marteny, Frederick Laus, John Berkley, George W. Pile, John Shand, John Mier, Samuel Weimer, Levi Ware, Gaphart Ling, Levi Ross, Jacob Fleck, Henry Waltor, Charles Will, George Repley, John F. Hunter, Anthony Carver, William Gossert, William Clippinger, Marshal Bowlen, George W. Ford, David D. Myers, John Holdry, John K. McClintock, George W. Peck, Joseph Willtrout, Edward Bittner, Moses Snider, Levi L. Snyder, Amos McCulloh, Henry Hoover, John Musser, Daniel A. Brubaker, John Boyd, Jacob C. Philson, Jacob Eash, Elijah Stahl, Noah [illegible], Hiram Plough, Isaac Y. Kauffman, Frederick Kring, John Newman, Franklin O. Livengood, Emanuel Hershberger, Moses Thomas, Christian Shetler, John D. Baker, Reuben Folk, Michael Hochstetter, Jonas Brown, B[illegible] Scott, Hitkiah K. Gaff, Samuel M. Ringer, Eli Burnumth, Adam Ingrund, Daniel J. Miller, David Shannon, Jackson Holliday, Samuel Ringer, Peter Snyder, Jesse Hoover, Simon Berkey, William H. Koontz, Sylvester A. Topper, David L. Meyers, William P. Snyder, Frederick Knepper, Daniel J. Brubaker, Jonathan Bear, John S. Miller, John W. Forney, John Custer, George Millhouse, Samuel Spicker, Josas Plough, Jonas J. Pike, Jonathan W. Clevenger, Daniel Kauffman, Tobias J. Kauffman, Samuel Minder, Samuel Border, Leonard Maust, Samuel D. Livengood, Dennis Wagner, William D. Boyd, Levi Hochstetter, Joseph Schmucker, William Bell, Alexander Meyers, Nathaniel Dickey, Aaron J. Kreger, Henry Bowman, Frederick Welmer, Cornelius Shoemaker, George S. Blaucit, James H. Kauffman, Aaron Geiger, Edward R. Harned, Jeremiah Livengood, Noah Lohr, Henry C. Kreager, Henry Bear, Jonathan Kimmel, Jacob Deats, B. Frank Cramer, Samuel Foust, Josiah Weaver, Tobias Beachley, Peter P. Gidlesperger, Charles H. Dickey, Daniel Wagoner, Manoah Tannehill, Charles Weigle, Samuel L. Berkebile, Joseph Horner, Joseph Miller, Philip Lape, William C. Burnett, Pearson Lohr, Samuel Lape, Thornton L. Benford, Channcey H. Berkey, Samuel E. Berkey, John Lohr, James Hanlin, John H. Rishaberger, Francis J. Shaffer, Wilson Gernand, George Close, John F. Hepfer, John W. Gardner, John Keim, James McNeal, John Fadley, Levi Fulton, John Altfather, Samuel Snyder, William Blough, Noah Short, Elijah Shockey, Samuel Bearl, Hiram Barnes, John P. Heller, John Stuft, William Blough, Noah Shaffer, Michael Good, James Rogers, Henry Penrod, Samuel Barron, Daniel Flickinger, Edward G. Etter, John Swank, George Barnhart, Jacob Powell, Charles Sarber, Peter Sipe, Jacob Lenhart, Frederick Shanlis, Henry Schmucker, Adam Berkebile, John Benford, Peter J. Shanlis, Edward Mostoller, Zalmon Holliday, Joseph Cummins, John W. Ringler, John Baker, Curtis R. Grove, Phineas Walter, Joseph Grush, Noah Gonder, Joseph Lape, John Poorbaugh, John Smith, John C. Livengood, Adam K. Keaffer, Peter Beck, John W. Patton, Christian Yinker, Aaron Barndt, Jonathan Giffin, William Trent, John W. Tabb, Joseph Wilt, Amos Knepper, George Brallier, Charles Woy, Daniel Border, Jacob N. Hubert, Cyrus A. Yowler, Andrew Griffith, Solomon Poorbaugh, William Shaffer, Charles Rayman, Gideon Sees, Jacob Zufall, Amos Schrock, Henry Nangle, Levi D. C. Houser, Lewis A. Turner, E. F. Earl, William Beatty, Simon Griffith, Frank Hulbert, Henry J. Humbert, Luther Benedict, Oliver J. Stoner, Noah Clingerman, Chauncey Bittner, Jonas Saylor, Samuel Wilt, Snively Strickler, Charles Smith, Rev. William A. Graver, William Zinn, Ludwick Ebecke, Henry Henningcamp, Peter Knierim, Franklin Spotts, Augustus Herbst, John Smith, Henry Zinn, Harmon Dice, Frederick Statler, Frederick Hasselbreath, Francis A. Warner, Andrew Flick, Casper Jacobs, David Harbaugh, Franklin Himes, George Ankeny, Peter Rayman, John Fogle, Peter Lint, John Ham, Henry Altfather, George L. Countryman, Jacob Berkley, Josiah Short, Alexander Enos, Daniel Bowser, Samuel G. Meese, Charles Livengood, Edward Robison, George D. Brant, George J. Schrock, George B. Shafer, David Barnhart, Alexander Mc[illegible], M[illegible] Beachey, Daniel B. Zimmerman, Henry C. Coleman, Harmon Lehman, Joseph Stutzman, Josiah Gerehart, Daniel Huffman, Thomas Gallagher, Isaac Barron, Samuel Phillipy, L. Winter Tritle, Andrew J. Cramer, Hiram Giser, Franklin H. Irwin, Lewis M. Statler, Jacob Richey, Isaac Miller, Lewis Fyrestone, George EysterCapt. and Prov. Marshal, J. T. McIlhennyCommissioner, R. S. SeissSurgeon)

The Call For Volunteers
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Summary: Details the quota for volunteers in Franklin County, the payment schedule for veteran soldiers, and the salary for new recruits.

Frauds Upon Drafted Men
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Summary: Criticizes Democratic lawyers, some of whom extort money from drafted men in order to help the men find an exemption.

[No Title]
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Summary: Reports that O. E. Shannon, a lawyer from Bedford who has handled several exemption cases, compliments the Board and assistants who have run the draft in Franklin County.
(Names in announcement: O. E. ShannonEsq., Provost Marshal Capt. George Eyster, Surgeon R. S. Seiss, Commissioner John T. McIlhenny, D. A. Wertz, Jeremiah Cook, John M. Gilmore, Barnet Earley, Charles H. Taylor, B. C. Downy, Charles Mull, Collecter Scull)

[No Title]
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Summary: Discusses the commission of J. F. Kurtz as a Notary Public in Waynesboro. The Old Savings Institution has changed into "First National Bank of Waynesboro" with the directors to be elected soon.
(Names in announcement: Mr. J. F. Kurtz)

3
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Summary: Relates the gratitude of the Matron of the Franklin Hall Hospital to Stouffer, Greenawalt, Fuller, Noble, Bigley, and Fayetteville for their food donations.
(Names in announcement: Mr. Stouffer, Mrs. Greenawalt, Mrs. Fuller, Mr. Noble, Mrs. Bigley)

Our Citizen Prisoners
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Summary: Prints a letter from J. Porter Brown, one of the Franklin County citizens held prisoner in Richmond. Brown informs that John P. Culbertson, Jason Hamilton, Allen C. McGrath, Thomas H. McDowell, and George S. Heck have been taken to another prison in Salisbury, North Carolina.
(Names in announcement: J. Porter Brown, John P. Culbertson, Dr. Jason Hamilton, Allen C. McGrath, Thomas H. McDowell, George S. Heck)

Mr. Enion Elliott
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Summary: Mentions again Enion Elliott's death. Elliott was a Hamilton Township citizen and former sheriff of Franklin.
(Names in announcement: Enion Elliott)

Dr. B. Frantz
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Summary: Notes that Dr. B. "Frantz, near Waynesboro, had twenty sheep killed by dogs one night last week, on his farm near Hopewell."
(Names in announcement: Dr. B. Frantz)