Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1862-1865, 1862-10-28
TaE FLOUR CONTRAOf.

~ 49,
Much has been said in the newspapers Abou. fdt Jobs
obtained BY favorites from the Federal Government, but
If ,hs arrangement. recently entered into BY the CON-
n~issary Dspartm INT with an extensive milling concern
of this city, fer furnishing the army with aolr, is cor
rectly represented, it surpisse1 anything have heard Of
under the Lincoln administration. M.dsm rumor says,
a1d have no reSson In this instance to question her
vsraci y, tia. the government is to flrnisi the wheat and
pay for the barrels, and that for grinding The milers are
70 have all tbs lfi and twenty cents q barrel on the
aour. What the petty sum of twenty cents q barrel,
which canno. exceed $50, 900 or 500. 900 10 the year, Is
addei for | cannot imagine, uslsss designed to al some
b,dy's eyes with drs.. Nor cn / undertake to cay,
With any sort OF accuracy, whlt qaantity Of ofh there
will b. +. but when the CITY milcrs are griudiog for them
selves, and ~douSlesI mike the wheat yield az much aour
as they can, their general estimate IN, tina, 4: will require
to make a barrel Of ~supeIane aour, fSe bushels, or three
hundred pounds Of wheat, and only one hundred and
ninety six pounds of q Iur being pat iato a barrel, there
mus. remain about one hundred pounds OF cRA. 1t
therefore seems realonsble to presume, that in grinding
for the government, there will not be leas from each
barrel Of A1lr. Toe various kinds OF ofi, l hear, are
| s.ling a. from three to seven and eigh. cents = pound,
| ayerasing not less than four and a half or fgs cent?,
| .A;oh would give the millers full Ave dollars a barrel for
N inding, amounting to 81 200. 900 or 81 100000. II
$50 900 or 800 900 barrels are made In the year, aud |
learn that either OF the sWo lArgas! mills he!e o,D mike
tha. , autity. Bas,to be within bounds-suppose only
o 10000 barrels. the years business will yield the snug
lIuls profit Of 81 600 900. Since this arrangement was
made public, about Two weeks ago, and all the railroads
REQUIRED to give preference In the transportation Of
wheat 70 tha. sent to the contractors, thereby enabling
them 10 mouopoliz, the bosness TO q grea: extent, spec.
ula,ors and ,1torioners have succeeded in Advancing
tn, price OF AJur fEe o. SIX dollars a barrel, and Of
course that addition will De md, to ths cos! of every
barrel the government will hOre,ftss obtain, and the
higher the priesJ Ct whsl. and hour, II, m1rs will the
oFa! command. Tais con.ra,s therefore mlkas It the
interest of the milsrs, who ars purchasing wheat, 1t IL
said, for the goverrm 'nt, 10 run up prices. l do not In
tend 10 charge or insinui.s anything liSs collision or
corruption in this TRANSACTION, bu. ii must DO regarded
a. conclusive evidence Of utter i1conpetenoy, to cay
the leas., moro especially whsn others, with nils equal
in all respects, If no. superior, to any in the Confedera.
oy, were anxious to grind Tor the government, and were
wiling 10 do |: Oh much better terms. GrsrTo
TIE THS BRIaLDI.-We append a copy Of the cor
gratul,tory sdd,sIs Of General J. B. Hood to the Texas
Brigid,, oompimcning th,m lo; their noble coaduos 10
the REQ int ~camptgu, aud more especially Ia tho terrible
ooualc. ut 5hs,psburs, Nj. Tao brigade Is composed
Of the Is. lth and s h Te1n Regiments, the ls:h Ga.
and Hanptcn's Legion:
The B.igadier General commanding, tak,s much plcs.
sure in rendering hiI thanks aud coogra.1lahon 70 the
oAi ,ers Of his commSld, for th1ir arduous scryic,s and
gallant oorduc, duri,g tbs recent ~c,mPlign. Alter
having drslnCul.hsi yourselves Ia the battle OF Giines'
arm, June 2f.i, 1862. your lo1g coaiinusi ald ire
- -.f-- - .rht-.
at tn, battle Of Manassas PiI!ns, Angus: 50. 1882. aud
ruly veteran oOad1' a. ihJ bs.l5 Of Shrpsourg, M,
September lfsl, 1892, have won for you the msritsd
praise and gratitude Of the army aid our country.
10 less than three months you h&ys marched several
hundrsi mles under trying oirouns.G1oss, partic' p',ed
Ia several engARemeats, Gnd mace yourselves the sc
knoxledsed heroes of three Of tue hardest Tough! bat.
flea thai nave oou;rsd in the present Sas.
In none OF thsss have you eLehed 80 much prnlsl
from your connlndirg GeleTals, or so justly eat,lod
yourselves TO the proud distinction oil bang the braves.
troops ia the a mV, a. st the battls Of Shar Ss6urg -
Called upon to rsttk K, ground les; 10 ous Arms, you 20.
only did go, Ia; pToio?iiy drove the In inY. twenty times
your nunbsr, i,Om his gans, and, If Supported, wOoid
Java led on % oGs CT the Not signal veto les kuoHn
g the history Of Sry people. Your Ihiure 20 DO 80 NSs
tna fsr,l Q! o,hsis, and IL ras here, by your coldGo; IN
ra.!yins aad presenting frsst 10 ito advancing columns
Of the ensmy, tbat yCu eGrned higher praise ihar Ia sty
of the oriliaa: charges you hs7a made. Nd achieve
nent rlsrks tn tTue settler ~ G -clloss under euoh cit
cumstinces e. surrounded you Oh tba! memoiaSle day,
aud 4. IL with peCu'isr prids TIA! the Brieaiier Goneral
commanding sjkuo Hedges that such Of his command is
hal not fallen in that teri5le clash OF atmI, were in
ranks sglln resdy and wiling TO NEE. tho foe.
THr woxss FokivkR Mrs. Nancy vaughn, residing
near Decatur, Ga, arrested one OF the "J,il Birds" VITO
escaped from he AIantl J ii on tho l6.a last When
Lieut.. Co. Vans 70 lad came up our her ,ine had the
1birdD uade; mortal tear of a doubls barreled slos gun,
ald q most submissive prisoner.
OLs.sK Us-The 1890" has been trying the erusr.
melt Of mixing oil and water, and has SGT led tue qlss.
ton tina. IL oaa be done, BY destroyirg ten whslers WITH
ih,ir large oIrSoss Of oil A powell mode Of demons:rs'