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The Buchanan County guardian. (Independence, Buchanan County, Iowa) 1858-1864, 1861-07-09

~ Our townsman, DR.. HOUSE,, was
the Orator at Waterloo on the 4th. His
effort was very satisfactory. as we learn
By short notice in the Cedar Falls GA.
zete
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NEW
SASH, BLIND & DOOR FACTORY,
Cedar Falls. Iowa.
T.. ~. STEAD

T.. IT. SIT.ND
NNOULD respectfully inform the citizens of
w Northern Iowa that he has commenced
the manufacture of all kinds Of
SASH, BLINDS AMP DOORS
at the above named place, and solicits a share
Of public patronage.
Having an excellent water-power and the lat
est and most improved machinery. he is pre-.
pared to fill all orders on the shortest notice and
at Dubuque prices,
References.
l.. SrouT, W W. JosEPu, J. II. CAMPBELL,
T. G. BARrLE Il Co, Independence; J. NJ. Ov-
ERMAN l. Co., NJ RosENBAuM d Co. II. AMBER
SON. Cedar Falls; HosFoRD L MILLER, Waterloo.
5. b, AYREs, Fort Dodge.
Send For Lis; of Prices.
March 10, 1861.
The Buchanan County guardian. (Independence, Buchanan County, Iowa) 1858-1864, 1861-07-09

re- The Fit. Dodge Republican says
that the mail between that place and
Sioux City has been increased TO Semi
weekly service.
The Buchanan County guardian. (Independence, Buchanan County, Iowa) 1858-1864, 1861-07-09

The railroad bridge over the Cedar at
Cedar Rapids is finished, as We learn
from the Times.
The Buchanan County guardian. (Independence, Buchanan County, Iowa) 1858-1864, 1861-07-09
Religious.

Religious.
EE- Rev. S. e. SEWERS, Universalist,
will preach at the Court House in this
place on next Sabbath afternoon and
evening, at aud 7.o'cloek. p. M. The
public are cordially invited.
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Iutal Mattrrs,
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Removal.

Removal.
Ey- The Ga~rdidn Office has been
moved to Union Block, over he Post
Office
The Buchanan County guardian. (Independence, Buchanan County, Iowa) 1858-1864, 1861-07-09
INDEPENDENCE INSURANCE CO.
OFFICE IN WILCOX'S BLOCK,
Main Street, Independence, Iowa

The Directors of this Company take pleas.
ure i'll announcing to the public that they are
now fully organized in compliance with the
. Laws of Iowa. and are prepared 10 receive
Applications for Insurance.
To FARMERS and those having isolated
Town property to insure, we submit the fol.
lowing facts, which are worthy of your careful
consideration and then solicit Your patronage
and influence in building up au Institution
that Will be an honor TO our young and grow
ing State.
lst 1t is Home Institution, and controlled
by the members insuring
"a. They Insure upon the Stock. as ,ocH as the
mutual plan. giriHg their patrons The choice in The
t,oo systems.
Sd, They insure nothing but Farm and iso-
lated Town Property, in the Farmers Depart.
nent.
Ih. They confne their business 10 this STATE.
5th, Not more than 50, 900 insured in one
risk, or within a circle Of Eight rods.
9Th, This Company will pay losses or damage
oecasioned BY Lightning ,nhether the property is
burned or not, Provided. the applicant applies for
such insurance, and pays The additional rate fred
for such insurance.
It'll, II being Home Company, with honor
able intentions should be entitled 10 a prefer
ence over foreign Companies.
These few reason. why citizens Of Iowa
should patronize the Independence Insurance
Company are cheerfully submitted to an inter
tercsted public.
Directors:
A. b. CLARK, L. c. WILCOX,
W G. DOMAIN, HEMAN MORSE,
J. ID. MYERS, O. NJ POND,
J. 5. WOODWARD. J. II. CAMPBELL,
l.. l.. MUM. c. l.. PATRICK,
ALBERT CLARK, A. ID. BARNUM.
OFFICERS
p c. WILCOX, Pres HlAAN MoRsx. Y, Pres
J. II CAMPBELL, Treas. O, VI PoNp Secretary.
Independence. May :. 1861.
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Are You Seeking Employment.

I GENTS wanted to canvass every county,
n town and city in the North Western
Sta.es for several articles that meet with
SURE and RAPID sale and afford a LIBERAL rGoF
IT. To eansasscrs or any person Of ordinary
ability who may wish employment that Will
secure them not only an honest. but quick way
Of making money, this presents a rare opportu-
nifty,
TAr Small Price of tlese Articles brings Them
,rithin ne Reach Of Al
Can refer parties desiring it to agents whose
DAILY average Of profits for the last six months
in the sale of these articles have been from 81
to SIS. Enclose rei stamp. and receive by
return mail II circular giving fuE particulars,
Address j Ii JOHNSON,
Post Office Box 1888 jcls.60l Chicago, Ill
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OFFlCEhS.
d. S. Lee. Captain,
G. G. Jordan. lst Lieutenant.
VIM 5. Marshall I'd Lieutenant
c. l. White. LIST Sergeant.
r. 5 Marlin, ID do
I. Blondcn. Sd do
{. j Reed, lst Corporal,
+. Woodruff % do
j IL. McWilliams, Sd ColIoral,
Oh, NJ Fuller, 4th do
PRIy,rts
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Robbins Gaylord
W ""gsoher Stafford
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The Buchanan County guardian. (Independence, Buchanan County, Iowa) 1858-1864, 1861-07-09
Mercantile Notice.

THE UNDERSIGNED, HAVING PUR.
l. chased the stock of Goods formerly ow ned
by Mr.. j. X. HALLAM. and made large and
desirable additions thereto, proposes to sell the
The Buchanan County guardian. (Independence, Buchanan County, Iowa) 1858-1864, 1861-07-09

=. G. WILCOX, Pres HlAAN MoRsx. Y. Pres
j. II. CAMPBELL, Treas O. VI PoNp, Secretary
Independence. May :. 1861.
The Buchanan County guardian. (Independence, Buchanan County, Iowa) 1858-1864, 1861-07-09

The Directors of this Company take pleas.
ure in announcing to the public that they are
now fully organized in compliance with the
LAWS of InMa and are nrnnarnA u neneiNr
Cincinnati daily press. [volume] (Cincinnati [Ohio]) 1860-1862, 1861-12-07
MILITARY LIST.

WHAT Boys PoCKETs CoNTAIN.-Did
you ever examine the contents of boys
pocket2 If you have a son, just attempt it
some time, and you will be surprised at the
collection. We caught our devil the other
day and made him disgorge. We found one
eelskin, piece of chalk, stub of lead
pencil, seven marbles, one a china alley, q
steel pen, an odd mitten, toDgueless jews.
harp, chunk of taffee candy, very dirty; an
iron screw, piece of hard putty, four pea
nuts, lot of dried orange peel, a comic song,
very much worn; kite tail, various cOloTG
and fabrics; a reward of merit, dated July,
1860, and quite diIapdated; stem of a to-
bacco pipe, portion of horseshoe a leaden
ten cent piece, showing marks of teeth; one
wooden skewer, lucky bone, and, to cover
and protect the whole, an extraordinary dirty
pocket handkerchief, the original color OF
which could not be exactly determined. Not
one of the articles would he part with except
for consideration.
Cincinnati daily press. [volume] (Cincinnati [Ohio]) 1860-1862, 1861-12-07
vu,gE STATE OF OHIO, HAMILTON

VTNBE STATE OF OHIO, HAMILTON
II COUNTY, SS.-Ihe Superior Court OF Uinctn-
natl -I4,7OO.-Jason Evans, Briggs Swift Hugh W.
Hugbs and Wilson T. Drake, Partners, as Evaus q
Co., Plaintiffs, versus Washington Butcher aud
John Butcher, Partners, as Butcher & Brother, De-
fendants, and Anthony Bullock and Morris Drum,
Garnisheos THE said defendants, Butcher BROTH
er, are hereby notified that on the I'd day OF May,
A. d. 1861, the said plaintiffs filed their petition in
said Court, alleging thereiU that, the 27th day
Of February, 1861, the said Morris orum made
iudolsed and directed the to the said Butcher
& Brother, bV whom the same was duly accepted
that aiterward, at the request and for the benefit
of the said Butcher h Brother, the same was duly
discounted by these plaintiffs, at their banking
house in Cincinnati; that thore 10 due these Plaiu
tfs. from defend ants, said draft, the said sum
of S5 ON, aud interest from May I, 1861 and the
said defendants are notified that the said Morris
Drum and Anthony Bullock have been served as
gaTnishees in said action. Defendautt are required
TO plead, answer demur to said petition on or
bef, the 2lst day of December, ID. 1861 other
wise, Judgment will be rendered against them and
the property or credits of the said Butcher Il
Brother in the possession or control Of the said
garnishees be Injected to the payment thereof.
oc24.fTh NJ, II. 4 W. TILDEN, for plaintiffs.
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LEGAL.


TWyuF STATE OF OHIO, HAMILTQr'
u COUNTY, SS.-superior Court Of Oinoinnati-
lNo. lll,4Fl1-Attaohm ment-- Jason Evans, Briggs
nsrs IS Eyens / o., plaintiffs, VS.. Robert Neyoom
and Franklin g., Eewcom, partners as r. y; New
com tdIawers)i Horace d. 0hipman, George Gillis-
partners as Chipman Gilispie tacceptors); William
l., Brown aud John L.. Guisinger partners as Gui-
singer Brown Undorsers). -
GuisiDger and William L. Brown, are hereby noti-
ned fed that on the 18th deE Of March, A. p 1861, the
ssid asId sa1 SosT meg thgiT peati0s
therein the effect aud demand Of which IL te recovev
a Judgment against the said defendants for 500
said defendants for said sum, dated Cincinnati De-
that William y. Williams and Samuel v. Bied, part
have been served as garnshees in this action that
an order Of attachment has been issued in said
tion and levied upon the following described prem
All that certain lot or parcel OF ground situated
in Cincinnati, commencing forty. .uine i9) feet from
the south west corner OF Richmond aud john
ofJChn street sixty one feet, and the same width
back at right angles seventy feet thence north
westwardlY at right angles siNtY'on feet; thence
Also that lot Of ground situated in the City Of
Cincinnati, County tf Hamilton, Ohio, on the north
side OF SlXth-streGt, between Ceutral-avenue and
John-street, commencing at point on the north
side OF SJ street. two hundred aud sixty five
t265l feet west at the east side Of
Trustee thence running east twenty one (2l) feet,
and running back nOrthwarcly the same width
back to George street, on line parallel to john
The said defendants are required to answer OF de.
mur TO said petition on or before the 2Sth day OF
December. A 1861, otherwise Judgment will be
sold in satisfaction thereof.
oc3l-fwy NJ. Il w. TILDEN, for plaintiffs.
Cincinnati daily press. [volume] (Cincinnati [Ohio]) 1860-1862, 1861-12-07

OFFICIAL LIST.

Rs-All letters advertised are subject TO an extra
charge of one cent. Persons calling for them will
please be prepared with the necessarychange.
Persons calling for these letters will please say
they are advertised and give number and date of list
Rs-The office will be open at half-past seven A.
NJ, and close at six ?. Nj. Sundays-01ice open
from nine A. NJ. to half-past ten A. NJ.
Ordered 10 be ddrersed IN the Cincinnati DAILY PREss
0greoobiy 70 The Joo,oing section Of The PosloRos
Lde The newspaper hdgin0 the largest circulation
ofuBV paper publSshed IN Cincinnati:
SEC. 8. And be II further enacted; That Lists of
Letters remaining uncalled for in any Postofce in
be printed, shall hereafter be published only
IN the newspaper which, being issued weekly or
the range of delivery Of said Office to be decided by
the Postmaster at such office.-New PostoNcs Lap,
passed March %, 1851.
Cincinnati daily press. [volume] (Cincinnati [Ohio]) 1860-1862, 1861-12-07

ABOLITION OF IMPRISONMENT FOR DEBT IN
ENGLAND.-By Sir Richard Bethel's Bank
ruptcy and Insolvency Bill, now become
law, Imprisonment for debt is practically
abolished in England aud Wales. A debtor,
even though he should wish it, will not be
allowed to remain in prison beyond fourteen
daYs, ~
Cincinnati daily press. [volume] (Cincinnati [Ohio]) 1860-1862, 1861-12-07
BUSINESS CARDS.

J A. FRAZEk. 8. @, CHAPMAN.
HAMRS A. FRAZER & CO., WHOLE
a. SALE GrOcers and Commission Merchants, Nos.
30 and 6S Walnutst, Cincinnati, O. jy2-tf
Cincinnati daily press. [volume] (Cincinnati [Ohio]) 1860-1862, 1861-12-07
- Ss p EIIpERInR GniIlI Of NI NnI y y ATI y

ctTATE or OHIO, HAMILTON COUNTY.
- SS.-SUPEBIOR COURT OF CINOINNATI.-
mo. "A 1856 S6l-AttachmeUt.-T Savings Bank OF
Wheeling, Plaintiff Us. A. ". Hamlin, Defendant.
9th day of June, A. d. 1861, the said plaintiff fled
its petition in said Court, which is stil pending
A d 1861, the said defendant Indebted to one
D. AirlinR, in the sum Of 1929 81, account for
merchaudi.e, sold and delivered by the said All ling,
to defendant; that afteEward, and Gu said 4th day
of june A. D. 1861, the SAID amount due on said
count was assigned by the said Airing to plaintiff;
that plaintiff is the owner thereof; that there
is due plaintiff from defendant thereon the sum Of
1929 81, and interest from June T. 1851 and dcfond-
ant is notified that order of attachment was duly
Issued in said action, and property OF defendant
consisting of forty five bales Of tow and fifteen bales
of fax, seized under and by virtue thereof De.
fendsnt is required to answer or demur TO said pe-
tition on before December 2S, 1861, otherwise
JUDGMENT will be taken against him, and said at
tached property sold to satisfy the same.
NJ H & W. TILDEN, Attorneys for
oc3l-EWy w. A. ADAMS, ! Plaintiff.
Cincinnati daily press. [volume] (Cincinnati [Ohio]) 1860-1862, 1861-12-07
INDIANAPOLIS G CINCINNATI
AID.

Trains run as follows Sundays excepted:
DEPART. ARRIVE.
Terre Haute, Lafayette and
Chicago Mail l......, ,...."...,545 Am. O.Ab \ Nj.
Indianapolis Accommodation. .2.45 Z, ID. 800 Pm,
IndiaDBp's and Chicago Night
....."...o.OO I'm, lS,EO nlgnt'
Cincinnati daily press. [volume] (Cincinnati [Ohio]) 1860-1862, 1861-12-07

Kansas will be able to take care of herself
this winter Her crops have been beautiful.
Corn is now selling there at twenty cents a
bushel; hay is only SO per tun, and potatoes
are plenty and cheap.
Cincinnati daily press. [volume] (Cincinnati [Ohio]) 1860-1862, 1861-12-07

NJ. @. CARRIER, Esq. of the Madison (Ind.)
Couris1, has received the appointment Of
Brigade Quartermaster, and has gone to
Washington to assume the duties of bis
office, tl y
Cincinnati daily press. [volume] (Cincinnati [Ohio]) 1860-1862, 1861-12-07

II INE, HANLY & KROEL Vs. ZIBEs
~ MEhMAN & GALLUP, Partners, etc.-The
April, lS6l plaint ifs filed in the Office of the Su-
perior Court OF Cincinnati petition against thems
to recover a judgment on u note, made by defend
ants to plaintiffs, for the of 1855 81, due Feb.
ruary 3, 1861; and that attachment issued Ia
said case, and has been levied by the Sheriff on
thirty three barrels of peach brandy, the property
of def Ddants.
Defendants are required to answer by the gth
day of December, 1861. JOHN W. HERON,
oc5-fSat Attorney for Plaintih1.
Cincinnati daily press. [volume] (Cincinnati [Ohio]) 1860-1862, 1861-12-07
nE EnH1n. HAMILTON nnuNrY.

NERATHNEL MAXWELL, WHOSR
W residence is unknown, is notified that Eliza
beth Maxwell did, on the both DAY of October, A,
ID. 1861, file her petition (No 22,S7S) in the office Of
the CLERK Of the Court of Common Pleas, within
and for the County of Hamilton and State of Ohio,
charging that the said Gerathnel Maxwell has been
wifuly absent from her for more than three years.
and askiI that she may he divorced from the said
Gerathnel Maxwell, which petition will stand for
hearing at the next term Of said Court.
ELIZABETH MAXWELL,
By JAMES BOYLE, her Attorney.
October 30, 1851. Uc3l-fTh
Cincinnati daily press. [volume] (Cincinnati [Ohio]) 1860-1862, 1861-12-07
DENTAL.

RR. MER EDITH, DENTIsr,-OFFICK
AZ OBJ Si1th-st., between Race ana Elm EMR
No. 1872, near Race-st. Teeth extracted E3ttt5
without pain on q new principle, without
the Of drugs any I'M urious agent. Positively
no humbQE. Having had nearly twenty years e1
city he give perfect satisfaction to all who will
patronizs him. His terms are 50 reasoRak te that
Tou will save nearly one-half BY calling on him.
GdeSl
Cincinnati daily press. [volume] (Cincinnati [Ohio]) 1860-1862, 1861-12-07
REMOVALS.
II e M OX A l..

n0CTOR2 HALL q WHITE HAVH
~ removed their Office from 55 East Thirds
to 135 West Fourths., where they can DO con.
suited at all times by the unfortunate. Drs. III, b
W: have had many years experience in hoHpitel and
private practice; Their treatment is thorough and
effective, and their cures prompt and permanent.
Persons who have need If the advice Of physician,
especially those who have failed to obtain cures Of
others, solicited to call Drs. b. W., for they
guarantee in all Of private disease the
most complicated and troublesome. Young men
who have been addicted to those habits of early
youth so destructive TO mind and body, should ap.
ply to Drs. IL. w, and be restored to full health
and vigor; Ague and Fever cured in twelve hours
warranted.
Ladies suffering from arrangements peculiar 70
their should use the French Periodical Dropa.
1t is nvaluab BILE for Irregularities &C., Of
femaies-to be had of Drs II. W.
All letters containing fee, addressed to Drs Han
4 White, I75 West Fourth Fourth st, Cincinnati,
o., promptly attended to, and remedies sent to any
address.
n. B.-Ofice centrally located (175 West Fourth.
ST., two squares west Of the POstofce), easy Of
cess, and safe from observation. se7-H
Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1861-05-03
LArrsr LOO wAsnNaroN.

Tslecrsphic Corrsspsn5sncs Cinclanad Commercial
WASHINGTON, April 30.-Ths people Of thl
North may rest assured that the Government
! comnletely realizes the responsibilities imposcg
upon il by the present crisis, and viii discharge
it, duties to he fullest extent. The reativeHesl
Of a portion Of the northern press, and th'
seeming diistoriness II It's action in war mat
ters, Is altogether unjust faele. It's plats arr
ripe, but the means to carry them out With en-
ergy, pronPtuess aud sure s., are not yet a
its command.
Il would be criminal fslly to enter the helt
with raw recruits. sn army Of 10000 mel
cannot be organized ard made effective in tb'
course OF few DAYS. Tine is wanted to com
( uleta preparations, and these are new being
pushed forward With The tmost yigor and dis
patch. II due season blows will be struck,
n he msahtilns istLaIl loyal citizshs 81 th'
free States, WHO are sHxious to see the South
| ern rebellion crushed, remain confident thai
/ direct channels Of COMMUNICATION between
the North AID his federal capital will be soor
/ opened, IN needed by force. The high-baBdst
outrages Of faitbless Virginia viii net remain
UNPUBLISHED. In dne, thas wherever treason
rears its head, the strong arm q the Fedora
| Government will be raised to strike i down.
WksHrrsror, April 3O.-Lsst evening two
small vssseie going down the Potomac were
fred into sfrom Alexandria a few miles below
this point, and capture blythe secessionists, HE
Government will tske prompt measures to Sc
cure the restitution Of property and indemni-
fcstion Of the owners.
Tbnrlow Weed is now d~evoting al bis ener-
gies to military matters 10 New York. He
cane here last night as bearer Of dispatches
and hurried hack to-day.
Gen jim Lane left FOR the West to-day. He
is dispatched &c assist ~ organizing volunteers
west Of the Misslssippi river, and viii doubles
take an important command.
SzN0 northern troops sTrjyed here to-day.
Several thonsanl are expected tomorrow. Six
thousand arr stationed at Annapolis and along
the road. They can be brought here in q few
hours.
Rolling stock, rails and ties have been
brought from tue North by the Government
and put In an Annapolis tranch to expedite
he transportation Of troops aud stores.
SPECIAL.
Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1861-05-03

Erom Nsr.h oaral.aa.

C9Trespcnceaca OF the PnteFt0urR ta.1 Ekrreasl
RALEiSH, N. c. April 25-Raleieh and %,
whole Of our State seem 70 be alive 10 the 10.
tsreata OF the Soath. No Union men can b,
found here now. Those who heid to 10,
Union the longest and with the greatest tenae,
lty, are among the most forward now II ID,
defense OF the South. Old party Issues aHd
feuds hsve been buried, and ali now stand
shoulder to shoulder In the great cause Of
southern rights AMI llheEiy.
southern Gags are floating in every direc-
tlon. One has been raised on The STATE house.
and h5ats most gracefully in our southern
braces.
Soldiers are belpg quartered here, 70 be held
In readiness for action whenever needed. Be
tween four and Eve hGndred have arrived, and
are under the command Of Colonel g. G. TewI
Of The Hillsborough military institute, and
commander q Fsrt Macon.
Our city L. az asiir to-day BY reason Of tbs
arrival and qusriering Of the soldiers, and the
expectation Of others.
The ladies' arc az busy as the gsntlsnen
They have been engaged Tor several days in
making clothes for the volunteers OF this plaea
The flying artillery. Two brass field pieces
have already arrived Tor The use Of this com
pany. They will be amply eq1ipped In every
respect. They are a noble band Of youHg
men, Of steady, moral habits. The company
is select.
Two cavalry companies have offered their
services to the goVeraor-ons from Halifax
county, The other from Wske-but they have
not been accepted, because that Is not the kind
OF soidiery needed. Infantry is the kim
mostly In demand. They can be transported
with lie greatest dispatch TO scenes Of action,
when tk0ir services are required.
Our company Of home guards are ont every
night, in sections, on duty. They are com
posed mostlyof gentlemen over forty-dve and
the clergy Of The city. Ex-Governor Bragg is
their captain.
The health OF Governor Ellis has very much
improved, and be Is in fac spirits
VIVIMUS.
Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1861-05-03

= nootn'a GoVernmontt0bo Remowed
~ Ptttabusc --The Fublts EsuiiaEngs
90 be BioWn Up.
A friend has permitted rs TO psruse a pri-
vate letter from Washington city, which con
tains some interesting items Of information
from the camp n The G0lhs and Vandals.
Ihs departments are filed with saldisrs.
who are every day and night preparing for an
attack, The lower Windows are barricaaed-
they are 10 FIRE from the upper Windows. SEN
tinsls are placed throughout the city and ali
the roads leading to It. The clerks in the de-
parimenls are compelled to bold thsmselvss IN
readiness 70 lake arms az q minutes notice, OF
Be discharged. II S. reported that Old Abe
does not sleep 10 she Executive mansion, but
skulks away to some place II greater security.
The Government - preparing 70 remove the
public docamoits 20 Pitisbar Pa. Tie pa
pers are packed In large trunks and boxes
during the day BY the clerks aud quietly re-
moved 20 a place Of safety In The evening. 10
has been determined TO blow up all the public
buildings whenever 1t becomes certain that the
city will be taken BY the Confederate army.
Officers 10 the secret Of Old Abe's plans say
the buildings will be blown up tegore they
will be allowed to fall into the hands o. the
Sculhern Confederaey. Large quantities Of
powder have been conveyed from Georgetown
In the night and Deposited N tie basement Of
the treasury department.
The writer, who has excellent opportunities
for observing what Is going on In and about
the department, speaks from personal obserTa-
ton, and assures our friend that be nav rely
Oh these s.atsments.-SdVaHBah NeWs, 27h.