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Newspaper
Beaver Argus
Location
Beaver, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Aug 10, 1864
Page
2
The piece lists subscription terms and advertising rates including terms of subscription to the Argus, column rates for various insertions, professional and business cards, and notices for executors administrators and deaths and marriages. It notes rates per line and per column with emphasis on timely adherence to these terms.
The Beaver County Fair of the Agricultural Society will be held at the Fair Grounds near Beaver on Wednesday Thursday and Friday September 21 22 and 23 in 1864. Competitions are invited from adjoining counties.
A terse help-wanted notice seeks a young man around 15 to 18 years old to learn the printing business within a liberal environment. Apply promptly.
The Argus notes campaign subscription drive running from the 17th to the 28th of November at 50 cents per copy with advance copy requests. Reports indicate uneven voting in towns as some voters entered polls but did not cast ballots, while several districts reportedly backed the amendments. County results show varied support with many districts voting unanimously for soldiers and some opposition in North Sewickly and one Roichester township district.
The report asserts the Confederate forces have lost a third of their army since Hood, with Lee melting before Grant and Hood exhausted. It predicts extermination of rebel troops within weeks and notes adjacent Union advances and Confederate troubles in Charleston and Shenandoah. Also mentions press office destruction and local personnel recoveries.
An adjourned Democratic convention at Monongahela House Pittsburg selected delegates Greene, Beaver, and Lawrence counties held votes through the sixth ballot. Final support shifted to Hon George Vv. Lawrence of Washington County as the nominated candidate after endorsements by Craig and Haas. The note also praises Capt. P.V. and his promotion for service at Cold Harbor.
The report states Positively that General Sheridan has been appointed to supersede General Hunter in command of the troops on the Upper Potomac. Sheridan's new command covers Northern Virginia Western Central Maryland and parts of Pennsylvania. Headquarters are at Harper's Ferry with Generals Avatt Wallace Conm and Hunter retaining their commands under him.
The 17th District Union Congressional Conference, covering Cambria Blair Huntingdon and Mifflin counties, reassembled at Tyrone on Friday. After several ballots, Abraham A Barker of Cambria county gained dominance, with a total of 390 ballots cast across this and prior sessions.
The Berks County tally shows soldiers favored by 4 81 to 6 826 against them with a 1945 majority, described as beyond expectation. The report labels Berks as a reliable copperhead stronghold amid war sentiment.
An order directs no more drafts under the previous call for troops. All deficiencies now outstanding will be carried to the draft to take place in September.
The Solicitor of the War Department issues guidance on counting service time for volunteers in current and upcoming troop calls. It states that each man furnished for any term counts as one year for quotas, and districts with three or two year men receive triple or double credit when calculating new calls, affecting quota strain.
A scattered compilation notes Union officer letters, Confederate prospects, and political shifts. It cites McDowell’s order on arm seizures, Sherman’s July attack gains, Baltimore draft dynamics, and fort Sumter bombardment reports amid wartime anxieties and public alarm.
Dispatches from Harisburg and Philadelphia describe Confederate movements entering Middleburg and Hagerstown with infantry and cavalry. Reports claim Union counter actions near Moorefield and Moorfield with artillery and prisoners. telegraph communications damaged and staging points along the Potomac under watch.
The War Department Solicitor explains the 500000 volunteer call and quota rules. Each man counts once toward a district quota regardless of enlistment length, with credit adjusted so districts supplying three year volunteers bear more in the next draft while one year districts bear less.
A Washington dispatch claims leading Republicans pressed for McClellan’s restoration to command and that the President faced pressure to yield under strict conditions, seeking to avoid public humiliation. The fragment suggests a political struggle influencing military leadership decisions.
From the Army of the Potomac area on a Saturday morning report heavy firing in the James River vicinity with rebel attempts to blow fortifications and mine actions near the 5th and 10th corps. Sheridan rumored to serve on the Upper Potomac as both sides fortify lines and suffer sickness.
A Washington special reports Admiral Farragut ready to attack Mobile with eight ironclads as land forces prepare to seize forts Morigan and Giles. Rebels in Maryland raise the black flag while Union exchanges and naval operations unfold. New Orleans letters claim bombardment and expected occupation near Kil Bay.
The 10th Army Corps commander General Hooker is relieved at his own request as General Howard is promoted over him to fill vacant posts in the Army. General Slocum assumes command of the 10th Corps while Hooker is assigned to a new department covering parts of Maryland Pennsylvania and Virginia. The move aligns with Grant's broader plans to operate in the Shenandoah Valley and threaten Richmond. Some claim Hooker may supersede another as commander of the Army of the Potomac.
Governor Curtin orders mobilization of the Pennsylvania Militia during the emergency of 1864. Able bodied residents are urged to assemble by townships and wards for defense, with transportation arranged to rendezvous at Harrisburg and Camp Reynolds. Units will be sworn into state service under Adjutant General Russet.
Army correspondent describes a fierce clash on the Atlanta front where Gen McPherson’s three corps attacked. After three hours many rebels pressed into the Federal rear, four 20 pound Parrotts and eight field pieces were captured, then recovered and used against the enemy in brutal hand to hand fighting as the lines pressed and colors stood. The account notes the rebels pressed the line to within a breastwork and fought side by side along the same works, with Union forces boasting two to one odds in their favor.
The undersigned announces examinations for teaching applicants in Beaver County. Examinations start at 11 o'clock A.M. in each district where applicants intend to teach. Teachers must furnish stationery and revenue stamps and present themselves in the district they target. Private exams require a written request and four directors' members. The Superintendent and Directors urge efficiency to fill four positions.
Fragmentary deed item notes dated the 8th and 7th instants. Mentions Mrs Mary Vera in Lawrence County and infant son of Alexander and Sophia Crane of a borough, ages about arxtops months. Copyed from New Castle papers.
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