The Nashville daily union. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1862-1866, 1863-11-19
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The advertisements that appear in the
Southern papers that reach us, some-
times give limitations concerning the
condition of affairs in the rebel States
that are even more significant than the
editorials aud news items. They give
hints concerning the worthlessness of the
currency that tell rs much 40 the reports
of the money markets that they occasion
ally publish. Some items of this kind,
gathered from the advertising columns of
the Richmond Dispatch of Nov. 9th, are
worth presenting TO our readers. One
Rowlett Winfree offers areward of TWEEN
ty-iiye dollars for a COW that has strayed
away. Edmund p. Wist)n offers two
hundred dollars for stolen horse. Along
side of this are n number of advertise
ments of runaway negroes, the rewards
offered for whom are generally one hun
| bred dollars, showing that horses are Just
now twice as valuable as negroes, in the
eyes OF the Nirginians. Indeed one
party offers only fifty dollars for the re-
covery of two likely negro boys Of
fourteen. One Joseph Ii. Young offers a
reward Of one hundred dollars for the
recovery of three Wagon springs that were
stolen from under a wagon! The rela-
tive value of negroes and wagon springs
may thus be established.
An urgent appeal is made and the
highest price offered for dead horses,
COWS, mules, goats, etc." together with
"hides of all kinds" A party offers also
the highest price for broken glass of all
kinds, to be delivered AZ the Richmond
glass works. lady who has lost "a
light fur cape" offers fifty dollars reward
for it-a high price for such an article in
our currency. Mr.. u. Nj. Grant offers a
"double- barrel shot gun" for five hun
bred dollars. The gun must be very
valuable, or the money very worthless.
But the queerest OF all the Advertisements
in the paper is the following;
- KATANTED-ro sell privately, by lady who Is
w going out Of mJurniag, an excellent black
French marno DRESS, not soilei ANY QUE wishing
denco by addressing note 20 "ALfdAn Dispatch
Ohco Price $3.50 uot-zF,'
This is a tolerAble price for second
hand merino dress; At least, so our Phil
adolphia ladies would think. ~
Some matters of interest concerning
particular persons are revealed in the
Advertisements. Humphrey Marshall.
the FalstAflian Kentuckian, who was
: formerly general in the rebel service,
announces that he has opened an Office
; ~ an attorney at law in Richmond. DR..
Charles Mhgill, formerly of Hsgers
town, Md" offers hi professional services
TO the ptople Of Richmond The oval
liable cottage residence of William f..
Richie is offered Tor sale; and there is
another advertisement of "the furniture
of William Il. Richie (Who declines
! housekeeping consisting OF sofas, chairs
? carpets, extension dining table, beds
! bedsteads, mattreeses, &c; also an ex
: cellent piano" This William Il. Richie
j. is the husband Of the lady formerly
, known as Mrs. Ann Cora Mowatt, who il
] brought 10 realizing sense Of The beau
) ties OF secession by having 70 part will
Q her household gods, One Joseph Van
: deventer, who wac Compelled 10 discOn.
h tinue the lumber business, which tell in
TO the enemy's lines" proposes TO return
d to his profession, millwrighting," anC
, willgo ito any State South, or undertake
a job for the Government--anything 4
. make himself useful and 10 make a liy
{ ing"
= These individual illustrations of "Har,
II Times In Ole Virgiuny" give a melan
h choly picture of the distress that ha
}. been brought upon the people by Ia
p treason Of the politicians. They NOR
3 than confirm the tale told by the mArke
IA repofts; in which we find corn meal quo
m ted ST. per bushel, flour $40 per barre
e, potatoes 81 per buahel, brown suga
i SO % per pound wood S38 per cord
NJ butter 50 per pound, coffee 50 % pc
10 pound, beef 81 90 psr pound, chicken
= 81 per pair, and every other article Z
d domestic consumption in proportion.
at is dismal picture, But who is 10 blan
Id for il No one but the foolish peopl
or who suffered themselves 20 be draggc
60 into instruction by their reckless, M
go principled politicians