Daily Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1861-1862, 1862-01-01

are at stand s Take the case Of teacups and plates
which are Stafordshire In AUGUST, 1850 those
articles exported to the value OF s7s while In
the same month, 1861. the expectations only amounted
to the worth Of ele5l4 therefore there was so much
less work in the Ss1rds1ifa poeres In haroerdash-
ery the ex oors Of August lt year, amounted to flSs
TOO but IN this year Only to fSS $685. in linens In the
same moash the difference from e225 ITO 10 f4s,-
27s in ts ron market the amount had decreased to al
most nil for elO, 3Ss bar iron exported in August
last year, there we're only $3.50 for this ya-. Passing
on 10 other manufactures find that for 7l2 gallons
Of seed oil exported In the months In $780, there
was this year more OF spirits, L. 4s6 gallons TO O0O
% bitter beer 5sS barrels TO 995, and OF butter Is
646 cwt 776 That shows that not only the cotton
iron and esrhernware interests concerned bet that
the agrcuurss do not export as they have been In the
habit of doing.
Such facts a. these porend the speedy Of
issues that be submitted to arbitration and will
not be left to diplomacy.
CoUSrERFEIr CoSPEDERArE bills The SavAD. ah Re.
publican says two Confederate notes rejected at
the State bank within the last few days as couute it
oae IS and the other $40 BILL The signatures 7. e.
lett for Register and H. Il. Goodoe for Treasurer when
compared with the genuine at once dscogerable-
The former though experimenting the genuine signature,
is not in tna almost copperp,.e neaness Of Mr. Estts
while the original is never seen without period after T.
las here printed land entirely ISOLATED from Elicit Mr.
Goodoss signature is free running hand-tho forger
poorly initiates the initials and bungingy cramps the
name Good!os Toe forgery Of both bills was evidently
done BY the same person. Extreme caution in examin
ing the signatures, and particularly these two names is
necessary, whsn handling Treasury notes.
ANOTHER PArRtenc CHARrTY..-Tbe New Orleans
Delta after saying that less than half million Of
dollars have been raised in that city by concerts playa
raies balls fairs &J for charitable and patriotic pur
poses connected with the war, describes, follows,
new scheme for raising additional sums;
In the beginning Of the presen: month q number Of
ladies' and gentlemen devised plan to raise means.
This plan the organization Of lottery, the prizes
In which were to be the free gifts of patriotic and
benevolent cihzsns the gifts to be appraised by CON-
petens committee; tickets TO be sold to the public,
when the donations all in, and the holders Of the
tickets to receive the articles drawn corresponding with
those tickets.
With prompness for which they are proverbisl the
people of New Orleans responded to the committees
call The proprietor OF the St Louis Hotel, Mr.. D. T.
Hail. rendered the loAcious building TO the committee
throwing open the parors aud saloons private aud pub
e 10 their use II about the Sd 4Lh Of the pres
eDt month when the first contribution was cent ill., and
such las been the flow OF donations up 10 this time that
very little less than thousand fee gifts have been
taken in by the committee Indeed the success OF the
enterprise hes far exceeded their most ideas
These gifts vary in value from 81 to 81 500; the last
named sum beng the cash yaua;ion Of beautiful
piece of stausry presented by citizen whose name will
appear when the c,mmittee report to the people.
The gifts, too as varied as they well can be. Every
imaginable article of and ament from wheelbar
row to a spinning jenny, will be found in the bazlar-s
sShtof which bazaar, by the way, costs the visitor
twenty-five cents aud is cheap at that even leaving out
al the pretty things those done up in calico and
other female filings The tobacco dealer sends dona-
ton of the weed, aud the lover Of the auul in art
contributes some article Of vaiW citizen sends a
carriage and plir; and another puts in Uonfedsrats
bond for $500, with coupons attached One sends
20, 900 bricks aud another gives beautiful painting,
valued at 81 500. One sends diamond pin worth 800,
aud another gives set OF china ware OF the finest quail
ty. Indeed, every imaginable article, from piece CT
the United States steamer Richmond TO lot of
city ground will form prize in the general distrbu
iiou.
Some $4,000 worth of donations have been received
up TO this tine, as are informed. Donations will be
received up TO the I'd day Of year. when the draw
ing viii commence.