Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1861-11-26

Anncks The denominations cited by Sandy St7art
In his report, commented upon above, is the YAM
kee school system that ''compels the rich to edu-
cate the children Of the poor" He denounces
II a. not only an outrage, but proof Of the rapid
tendency Of things In the United States 10 agrar-
anism -.
South American monkeys (porous water cool.
ers) are advertised substitutes for Ice, now net
obtainable In the rebel capital
Clarkson 4 Co. advt rtise ''25 dogwood stumps'
apologies for wooden legs-an article in demand
there just now, evidently.
The Richmond Examiner denounces the pay
ment Of interest due on Virginia state and other
bonds purchased by southerners Of parties in the
north since the opening of the war, as paying a
premium for speculation and collision with the
northern enemy.
The same paper prays for the reign Of an Eng
lish, French or Russian prince over the south be-
fore restoration Of the union. This 10 simply
In accordance with all the rest Of the real secesh
pess
The state IVA convention have taken the lib.
erty of electing Alexander r. Boteler to the Con.
federate Congress. to represent the Winchester
district in place Of James VI. Mason, NOW peep
ing through bars In Fort Warren
The general conference OF the Methodist E pis-
copal church south, for eastern Virginia, con-
vened at Norfolk on tie Doth inst. Several hun
bred passports were granted in Richmond to at
tend II So, no man may travel now anywhere
In Virginia without passport Fine times there
amt they,
Flour went up enc dollar per barrel In Rich
mond In the course of last week
An undertaken offers to furnish genteel hearse
and "nxins )" with which to bury the soldiers
dying in the hospitals Of Richmond, for the
prices the government allow for the usual furni-
ture wagon and Negro driver,
Exchange on New York in Richmond was
selling at 6a6H per cent premium; silver at Is,
and gold at 20 per cent Confederate states
bonds (sI5, 600 600 isSue) 9sa9sK par, being con-
federate money. No sale for Orange and Ale xan.
dria Railroad and 8 per cent. bonds.
The rates FOR Virginia railroad stocks and bonds
that find any sale whatever, range from 40 flor
Va CENTRALLY to 81, (for Petersburg and Richmond
and n, flor Richmond and Fredericksburg
The following are the current prices Of mer-
chandise at wholesale, Qhe Examiner remarking
that for small qantties higher prices are charged
VIZ: Bacon, Hog round 1895 cts Butter 45a5U
cts very scarce. Corn meal sOas5 cts Candles
tallow, 20 cts adamantine, 45ai9 cts Coffee
none In the markedly Hay-timothy or clover
81 25 per hundred. Halifax behring's, SsaS1O,
but nUne to be had. Pig iron, SiOasi5-stock
small. Nails, 7a6k. Refined English iron, Sll5
aSl20. Leather, 6Oa65 cts demand immense
stock very light; (yery likely.) Lead, 7hssk
N. y. molasses, 52a65 cts Pepper, 70a75 cts
very scarce. Salt, fine Liverpool, S95OaSlO -
Wool, washed Virginia, (common) 5Oa6O; fine
MPrino do, 55a6O.
Jerry Morton, Of Ofarge, has resigned his seat
in the Virginia Convention.
The LynchbuTg spectators have put salt up to
$50 per sack -,
Alfred Nj. Barbour has resigned his seat from
Jefferson county, in the Virginia Convention.
And so ends the chapter Of our gleanings from
the Richmond papers Of the both