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exporting cities. The planters. buFdened
with debts and losses. viii have many uses
Tor money. The southern country IS indeed
bare Of every description Of goods. and con
siderable market will be opened for articles
Of prime necessity. but forced economy
and the impossibility OF buying on credit
will restrict the sales even Of necessary arsi-
cles.
The principal bsneiis 10 trade by renewal
Of intercourse with the South will como
through the West BY enlarging the mar
he, for western products that section viii &C
quire greater ability 10 purchase goods. and
Il will become more evident than ever that
the growth aud prosperity Of our eastern cit
ies depends on the trade of the exuberant
West. Even before the war. the trade Of
the West vas the chief basis Of our prosperi-
". The multitude of great cities u has Gre
ateJ. all Of which are tributary TO tho older
cities of the East. IS one striking evidence OF
H. Another Is the powerful competition OF
the large eastern cities, for the last fifteen
years in opening lines Of railroad 10 tap the
West and appropriate share Of It's trade. a
Competitor. into which even the Canadian prov.
inces. assisted by the mother country. have
entered with great spirit and an enormous
outlay Of capital There has been no such
mighty competition for southern trade, south.
cru trade was not worth IT, Southern trade
has not suddenly built up swarms Of wealthy
cities like Chicago. Cincinnati. st. Louis
Buffalo. Cleveland. Detroit. Milwaukee. and
multitude Of others. which are reservoirs
that the streams of western commerce fills in
its progress towards the ocean. Eight wes-
tern states. namely. Ohio. Michigan. Illinois
Indiana. Wisconsin. Minnesota. Iowa. and
Kansas half Of themin the beginning Of i'm
fancy have already population Of 7.ss2, ;.
900. While The population of the eight cotton
States. Alabama, Florida. Georgia. Louisi
ana, Mississippi, South caroliana, Texas
and Arkansas, Is only 5.402. 900. Deduct
| from this the slaves. which make about one
half. and the poor white trash" who. a.
consumers OF goods, hardly rise above the
level of the slaves, and even the tables Of
| population will show that the value Of the
southern trade must be small a. compared
with that of the West. Then that Of IN,
West il annually increasing at an unexam
pied ratio.
While, therefore. no great expectation
can be entertained of southern trade for IN,
next year or two both the South and the
north are likely to learn practically of how
little account It IS in making up the sum to
tai Of national prosperity. IL IS mainly IN,
West that has been enriching the countr,
for the last twenty years: its growth is max
ing the South all the while Of less relativ,
importance. The revival Of southern trade
concerns the South more than il does IN,
North; and although the prospect is not Hat
tering. we do not. on the whole. consider i
very depressing.
The daily Wabash express. (Terre-Haute, Ind.) 1857-1867, 1862-06-28

TnE NATIONAL HorEL PoIsoSIso.-The
Mystery Soiued.-lt seems TO be pretty well
established now, that the poisoning affair
which occurred at the National Hotel. ut
Washington, was part OF the rebel conspira-
cy. The object was 10 destroy James Buch-
anan, who was stopping at that house before
the Inauguration, 50 as TO make the traitor
Breckenridge President, in order to carry out
their plans successfully. This Buchanan
knew. for he was informed of IL, and placed
on his guard. The effect was the miserable
old imbecle threw himself into tho hands OF
the power Of tho government against the
rebels. by friend, no confessed that he. dare
not do il. because his life was in Danger
But few persons can realize the hellish char
acteI Of the rebel conspiracy.
The daily Wabash express. (Terre-Haute, Ind.) 1857-1867, 1862-06-28

Historic MopKL roR WARLrKE LADIES'
In the year 1890. Hotot. lone of the Dud-
leys.) having dispute with one Ringsdale.
about the title of piece Of land, they
agreed to meet on the disputed ground and
decide It by combat. On the day appointed
Hotot was laid up with the govt. Rather
than he should suffer in his honor. or lose
his land. his daughter Agnes armed herself
cap pie, mounted her fathers steed, and
went 70 meet Ringsdale at the time appoin-
ted. After a stubborn tight. she dismounted
him, aud when he was OF the ground she
looscncd her throat latch lifted up her he'll
met, aud letting down her hair upon her
shoulders, discovered her sex.
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4 shrewd Speculation Even for
London Times Writer.

The New York correspondent Of the Lon
don Times represents that the number of
men IA the Federal armies amounts 10 about
100000. which Is insufficient for the double
work OF conqaering the South and Afterwards
holding Il IA military subsection. The Sec
rcsary of War had telegraphed to the Gov
ernon of all the Northern and Western
States for volunteers to complete the roll Of
1901 men. The nHmber iriH be obtained.
owing 10 the stagnalion ofirade and the IN
hammation Of martial ardor.
The Northern people. he adds. fight for
the restoration of the old Union Ia order that
they may be the greatest military and naval
power In Christerdom that they may over
awe Great Britain aud France. but especially
Great Britain. aud that they may be the ar.
biters OF the fate of nations both Ia the Old
aud New Worlds. This Is not avowed In
speeches. but ID Is the truth.
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The regular provost guard connected with
the administration Of martial law in this city
have. on sundry occasions. been much low
cred IN the estimation Of the citizens OF Rich
mond by parties who have usurped their
names and authority Tor base purposes. That
this i so ! proved BY the fact that. though
sundry charges have been brought against
parties protesting 70 be provost guards, none
Of them have been sustained by proof. the
operators IN each Csc being pretendcrs- To
illustrate. On FRIDAY night three OF the OH
cers connected sith Captain Alexander OIL
fee. While opposite tho old Market House.
we're called 10 by a c0unlrymAn. whose wagon
had been besieged by three men. one bear
INK musket On the countrymsn's appeal
for protection the three oAicers advanced 10.
wEds the wagon. when one OF the parties
surrounding Il recognized them and took 10
his heels. Upon interrogsting the two who
stood their ground, they stated they were
part OF the provost guard. and designed u
carry The man and his wagon 10 the guard.
house heir design 90 rob Vas 80 evident
that the real officers Immediately seirei held
Of beth. AMI. after a considerable scuffle.
snccoesied IA disPo~scsssng one OF them 81
his mnsket. whom both we're borne Of %
Castle Goodwin. and locked up. An exam.
ination revealed the fact that the partic. he
longed 70 the Fourteenth Iouisiana Reei.
menf. and ieft the Inference that ther came
about seeking whom they might eespoiE
They will BE tired ~ court martial 90 dss.
Rsckrsssd Dispafck. Jasel6
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Independent Of the boats, armed and un-
armed OF the Federal fleet, transports are
going from and coming 70 our wharf in such
good old times. The Perry started this ey.
ening heavily laden with sugar and cotton.
An unusual degree OF animation prevails
about The lesee, aud the echoes of the maIleI
has again awakened the echo OF the bluff.
Heaven knows we need revival of trade
sadly. Memphis Aralanehe. June a.
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wHFS the sssh New York rcsimeas vas
ordered 70 retire At faif Ooaks. 70 give place
- the %. an irish private from the former
quietly iook his place among the t2i. 9Th
the smiling s>iutstion. a. be looked 90 the
cap On the lock Of HI. maskst, ''Byes. an
side We
The daily Wabash express. (Terre-Haute, Ind.) 1857-1867, 1862-06-28

One OF the most common decisions. both
in Europe and ut the South, is that the mass
Of the people Of the North suffer on account
of the existing civil war. That such is not
the case is known to all our benevolent 90
cieties and public charities. These institu--
tons have had even fewer calls upon them
than in former years, due doubtless 10 the
drain OF Iaborers 10 the ranks of the army
and the immense disbursements of the gov
ernmcnt for military supplies. The deposits
in the savings banks show that there is as
much money in the hands Of the laboring
classes as in any previous year. The fol
lowing table shows the deposits in the saw
ings banks Of this state for the last five
The daily Wabash express. (Terre-Haute, Ind.) 1857-1867, 1862-06-28

i 4 vigo county. showing the amount received
and dishursed Tor the year commencing June LIT
1851, and ending May 3lst. d. is63, inclusive.
uECrtrrs
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than accounted for BY the money invested by
the poorer classes In the 30 government
loan. A large per centagc OF that security
Is in the hands Of persons who ordinarily in
vest their spare means in savings institutions
Tie real pressure upon our iabori0g class
will not come until the war is over After
government ceases its heavy disbursements
there will be period of real distress which
will last until business resumes is old chan
nels and our currency becomes convertible
into gold aud silver.-N. u World
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ALE AND PORTER.
WOOL WOOL!

100 An LBs. WOOL WANTED. saa fsr
lOO,VW which ~ii pay ths Highest
prics in'cssh, st my tesfher store.
n. la Hsln Street, Tsrrs Hsais, Ind.
msyt>du l. A BURNETT.
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DEPORT OF THE AUDITOR OF

June2idtd
Daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1859-1865, 1862-03-05
The Late Con. Landnr.
From the New York Tribune.l /


Frederick W. Lander was born in Mas
sachusetts, and was by profession an enRi-
neer. In 1889 he surveyed the great
wagon-road to California, and soon after
his return was brought prominently before
the public as the second of the Hon. John
F. Potter, when be was challenged by that
pink of VirginiAn ohivalry, Roger A. Pry-
or. by this jndieiOus management of that
case he enabled Mr Potter to Vindicate the
representatives Of the North against the
braggartS of the South. When Pryor de-
clined to fight Potter with bowie-kuiyes
Lander politely offered 10 espouse the
cause of his principal, aud gire the pir-
giniau the choice of Ruy weapon be pleas
cd, but Pryor discreeIly declined. That
affair pUta stop to the insoleuce of The
chtvalTy ia the United States House of
Representatives for some time, and taught
them to mend their plantation manners.
When the Southern rebellion broke out
General, then Col. Lander, threw himself
iuto the struggle in behalf of the Union.
and Was detailed to Western Virgins, un.
der Gen. Mcclellan, There he participated
with Col. Kelley in the attack upon Phil
lippi on tue Sd Of June, and distinguished
himself throughout that brilliant campaign,
which eliminated 10 the victories OF Rich
A@AAAEN OFu.
For his part in that campaign the Presi-
dent made him Brigadier in July last.
Gen. Lander received his death-Round
At Edwards Ferry, where so many Of his
comrades from Massachusetts also met
their fate. The day after the butchery of
Col. Baker, Lander was ordered 10 the
scene Of action, and while CONDUCTING
'recounoisauce, received, a painful wound
in bis leg. From the debilitatiag effects
Of that wound, aggravated, 10 doust, by
his herculeau efforts TO free his department
of the rebels he died. ~ ! :
II will be remembered that this faithful
officer, conscious that he needed repose,
after bis late brilliant victory asked 70. be
relieved OF, his duty but the exigencies of
the service WAS such that be did not press
his request. True TO his trust, be remain-
ed at his post to the last, and died like q
soldier with his harness on his back. II
is probable that he was not himself aware
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can tell you what you done By that act;
you unhinge all the doctrine of the anti
free State men, We learn by your aSIs
that slavery has nothing to protect il, ouIy
in the State were il lives. BY the Constitu-
lion of the State, we then dOut fly in tile
face of the Constitution of the United
States when our brother outside of our
State line is forbidden to move into our
State with his slaves to live with us, al
though We have slave State. Yet Mr..
Brown voted for it, if we have been right-
ly informed. Now, if we have u right 10
vote that no slaves shall come into the
State, we have right to vote that those
in the State shall gO on: of it.
have heard men say that they would
not vote for free State, because it was
unconstitutional TO vote mans property
out Of his hands yet they would rather
have free State. The Constitution of
the United States gives to every man the
right to vote his choice, and when that
privilege is restrained, woe be to US,
Lay all things aside and come to justice
and mercy. The slave State men have ms
good right to move out of the State with
their property, as the free State men have
to move theirs G. W. 4.
Hhre OAK, Richie Co., Va.
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From tho LouisvIile JournoI.

THE ceremony of JEFF. Davis inaugura-
tion wasn't an imposing one. 1t couldn't
impose on anybody. .
TIE rebels in raising the black flag at
Fort Douelson, can't possibly have meant
that they wouldn't give quarter. Proba-
bly, they merely intended to indicate that
they didn't have quarter among them.
The Memphis appeal complains that the
leader Of the Federal army in Missouri
does not net ain pursuance of the laws of
wal" The last we heard of him he was
acting in pursuance of Price.
LIT those who "fired the Southern heartp
consider whether a change Of wind is not
altering the direction of the flames.
VIZ can digest all our eouquests without
difficulty. We have taken Fort Henry,
Fort DouelsOn, Clarksrille and Nashville,
and don't mean to throw them up. i.
An exchange says the Southern Confed-
eracy's occupation is gone. Certainly its
occupation of Bowling Green and CIarks-
vile and Cumberland Gap is gone.
IT is said that somebody has sent a mann
moth bag to Col. GARFIELD to be used in
bPggiug Humphrey Marshall.
THB great subterrauean phenomenon in
EdmOndsOn county, KY, the giving up of
Clarksyille, and the surrendering of Nash
vile are three mammoth caves,
GEx. HESRY A. wIsE says he has "more
sons TO be sacrificed" But they have q
father who will continue to take precious
care MOTTO be sacrificed.
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The Now state ConstItution.

Editors LHtsliigeHesT:; HH 5ssa
The Constitution Of the new State of
West Virginia has come TO hand. Itreminds
me of Mr.. Jeiiersou's Saw Mill, which il is
said he built on very high pinnacle OF a
mountain, to be driven by sails and wind
which WAS to cut lumber for all the cOun.
try. His millwrights went to work and
with great labor got the frame timbers on
TOP OF the pinnacle, and when the mill was
about completed, Mr. Jefferson climbs the
mountain to- gee his new mill, he walks
ABOUND it; his WOrkmen asks him how he
thought il would do. "First rate gentle
men, how do you think it will do Z" "Wcll,
Mr.. Jefferson, we think It will do fine, all
but one thing. !" "Aud what is that said Mr..
Jefferson q 81 don't see how you will get
your saw logs up here, "There now, never
thought Of that before, what fool am" {"
So, Mcssrs. Editors, thiuk the trainers
OF the Constitution done fine, all but one
thing, and that is l do not see how they
will get the nigger into the Union of
States. The road by which slave States
have Travelled into the Union, has become
so slippery With the blood of tue brave
men of our nation, that it Cauuot be
travelled any more. We cannot get into
the Union this time. But the time Is cOnI-
log when We will vote for a free or slave
State. That is the brace which the Com
veniion left out of the frame. When il
comes before Congress, they will soon see
that there is joint out of the middle of
the backbone, and will hurl It back again
and again, until We, as a free people, shall
have the privilege of coming to the pOIts,
aud there say what we-gwill have-a free
or slave State. Then WknwilIrg6 into tlie
Union, for we will vote for n free State
AIr. Brown of KanaNha thought himself
very smart when he supposed he had work.
ed The big niger over aud made two little
niggers out OF the big one. But TWould
have Mr.. Brown TO know he spoiled the
job, he has got too many legs TO the little
felloWs. Now Mr.! Brown what did yOu
mean lWhen-yo voted for that clause oftte
Constitution ofWest Virginia, where itsayl
no slaves shall be brought into the State,
after this Constitution shall go into efectl
Now sir, did you mean anything OF moth
ing don't know what You meant, but ]
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The Southern Iteverse,.

A writer in the Richmond Erqsimsr. after
referring to the defeat of the Confedcrn,es
at Fort Henry aud Roanoke Island, says.
1t is high time that these surrenders
should cease-for, considering the charac-
ter OF the war in it's consequences to us,
they have been truly amazing, comIuen-
cing with that of the cavalry at Alcxan-
drin down though that Of Colonel Pegraui,
al Rich Mountain, that of Commodore Bar
ron, at Hatteras, aud, TO the preseut lamcn-
table instances.
at Fort Henry brigadicr general un-
wounded, having garrison almost intact.
lowers his flag over II dozen guns of the
largest calibre, aud with "A hackney comp
iment yields up his blOodless sword,
uoW whitening and humiliatiug TO our
Southern manhood was tue scorufuI reply
ot the Yankee CommOdO.D
That the general should have neglected
to make preparation for preventing the
eucmy from ascending the river aud burn
ing the railroad bridge may be passed over,
because no commission eau make a man
commander unless il be given him By ma
ture. But, IL the statement as to his sur
rendering be true, is he to he retained
1pou the rolls OF the Southern army as au
officer?
Tho Roanoke affair is perfectly iucom-
prehensible. Tue newspapers are filled
with extraTagant laudatious of our valor !;
the Hunals Of Greece and Rome offer no
parallels whole regiments were defeated by
companies, and We yielded only to death.
Our men finally surrendered with no blood
on their 6ayOuets," aud what is the loss
Richmond Blues, two killed and five wound
edi McGollOch Rangers, one killed aud Two
sounded; the other four companies lost in
all two killed aud eleven wounded. Com.
ment is needless. The whole army had
better surrender at oucei for it will eveutu-
ally come to it.
wethink so, too.
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than he is known to have fight in him.
Maj: q. S. SpauIding is at present sick, and
We feel the loss of him, as he occupies !,
place in our hearts no one else can flI. /
must not forget to say that our 'toId Vir-
giniau,'' Capt NJ. Wells, of Brooke county,
is still with us, and is a universal favorite;
and the many sOldierIy qualities he dis.
played on our recent march, during which
he was acting as Major, Warrants US in
saying that he will make his mark the first
opportunity. e. WY.
p. s.-Since writing the foregoing our
destination has been changed and instead
of Fort Donelson we will stop at Com.
merce, and engage in an expedition ON New
Madrid.
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WhesIInE WholesaIe 4 Retail ,
SHOE MANUFAcToRY.

fCI =. TUX undsrsiEned maybe found At I49
Main Street, where We are extensively
onS7gd in manufacturing the latest Hnd be5t styles
and quail OG Ladies, Ml1ses ChdFpn'S, BoyI' aud
GentlenehH SHOES, expressly Adapted 70 the tastes
and neeesties Of the eittzgus Ots Wheeling and the
surrounding country, which We offer At Wholesale
hud retail at prices which cannot tail 70 please the
must tlstfdtOus. Z rzc= ~ lsj ~
We invite the trA1s, and the public, 70 call aud
exhmlng our goods. While We gratefully remember
most t1ngdthe expectations, We hope IN the future
. merit continuance and to share large incfeass
Of phblie patronage.
paFtment, with experienced and accomplished me-.
ehanies, We are prepared % Manufacture styles and
noV22 JAS. ". PILLSBURY co.
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WAR BULLETIN.
CORcial.
p Wan DEPARTNENr,
WAsH1Nerox, February II, j s6e

10 Brig. Gen. F. w. LANDER.
The President directs me to say that he
has observed with pleasure the activity and
enterprise manifested by yourself and the
officers and soldiers of your command
fou have shown how much can be done
In the worst weather and worst roads by q
spirited officer at the head of IA small force
OF brave men unwilling to waste life in.
camp when the enemies of their country
are within reach. Your brilliant success
is happy presnge of what may be ex-
Pected when the army of the Potomac
shall be led to the field by their gallant
General.
EnwIS 81. STANTON,
Secretary of War.
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NUMBER 182.

of his5eztteme danger, for we,Isatn that 1t
was not I'll . o'clock yesterday afternoon
that his wife was summoned by bis side.
Ere special train could be prepared for
her, the news of his deeease was received.
Gen. Lander was frank, bolGl, j OPEN
hearted man, of noble and generous ma.
ture, and commanding presence. Helook-
ed the soldier, every inch of him, and
seorued to ask his men to go where he
himself would not eheerfully lead the way.
They knew this, and loved him as BROTH
er. Gen. Shields succeeds to his come
mand: The best tribute to his memory is
contained in the recent ringing bulletin of
the War Department.
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SFLCLAL NUIICIs Double the above Flte8.
AS-Hearly AdTertidng on reasonable terms, aceor-
ding to the space occupied and the number OF changes
made.
AlHdyertisementsfrUm trAndent persons OF strang
ers, to be paid for IA ddpdRos
business Cards not exceeding i've lines SO peryear
or - for SIX months, but shorter period nothing
will be counted les than II square.
The privilege Of Annual Advertising Is limited to
the Advertisers own Immediate business; and All
advertisements for the benefit of other prisons as
we'll As all legal advertisements, and advertisements
otSHeion sales and real estate, sent by them muSs
be paid for at the usual rates.
AS-Advertisements not accompanied With yEritteI
directions. will be inserted until forbid and charged
accordingly.
cases at full rates.
Marriages, NOticesof Funerals, and announcements
Of sermons, 80 cents each. nouVll-'5q
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MARuu.


How cOldly breaks the dawn of spring,
While only snow-birds spread the wing
Beneath sky Of gray;
AIbutus, stoPn in autumn woods,
Breathes but in parlorsOlitudes
Faint Odors like the May. edf
Blue 'Eiolets underneath the snow a-- Z.
Are sleeping and above them blow
The wiutry breeLes chill,
Our eyes the coming suow-drops greet,
They fall Ger every peopled street
Aud forest crested bill,
Pierced thruugllits mails, the river means,
And where tue broOklets kiss the stones,
The dimPles form and freeze;
Yet with unfaltering faith We cling
To the sweet promise of the spring,
For many fair aud Wingume thing
Is born of tbroes like these.
@ F.H.C.