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We have more than once had occasion 20
rotioe the products ~ che dairy farm Of the
Hon. L. rau. of Prarsuue. Greene c5un-
o.. y Y We have rroeiveGa co-v q 4.
statement. furnished o. him f,r tae Iran
sactious of tae STATE Arrila,iaral ~8ci.fF.
conlr.s'1g the s'rt.-,ics 81 tlc farm f.r tie
year i-t-. from uL. p Do appears ttsf ft.
number ot crus keHt a. ..s,,-f..r. tl.f
o. average quantity ~ uI.k Or cab o.a
prr dag. t.r OIEif moHfI. ua. f-a.f..-
over two gallons. or ei-if aiue qsa-,. that
Gle average 4llrt.tF az bait.r f.-la.i COW
iar ta. season. was 2ll p.1a.i.. ti1t Oh.
average quantity 81 mik required f1- O.
palnl .f suffer vas 1910 r...I s. .r
a..oet l' quarts. thaf rork. equal ,. al az
e-ace 81 itf rouni. to csrh e1u. ua. 81. CD .
chat tbe batter .oII for ts,rft-..s r.a,. 90
pond. anl ,te p1rl o. .te -.r.s ki--
tae income fr each COW. f.r batter s-. .a-.
~ rors a. .1.l. eI1ai fa sft.1-
fr'n paragraph Dob tL Pau.fi.-. Nrr.
Of hroeH.'er ''ri.. .' spfes-s ff1t OBI. ta,.
Co. vas aii sali .a ono l.tattfs .l... "A
'.- season. ls sas- 90 d., aaror load.
o. 'l''er. containing in u. i.-' frkiu.. pas.
r. or o.h-s yesterday. h,.a. fia rr.f...
RI 'oi frafrs aasy farm A. .,.-.,.
- - pola.ls of banter Ier con- t..-, ,..,r
w herd az siKty-f54r COWS. j. a. -
binary yIeld. anl we 90 rot knos 49,, (,
has been eg1si.e'i. ior 20 large a he-I h
his county j ~ priee fl.s b1ffsr .l,ou,-f,
b. etilenoe of its superior r1ahfr. ~ RI
;liuks Lis farm ias afforded n net i-..--.
iar 'he year. after debating q r.er osr.. ir.
ic-..i "n tac Investment tslO.lUl.J sfsI.
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Frosn ~ suesrc.a AEr.-s,isri-i.
How Much Pork in a Bzshel Of Corni

II - Important that big raisers shouli
know how uanv pounds of PORK can be
made out Of a bushri ~ corn. that thu MAJ
decide whether i ~iil pa b,-,t Co sen their
com or fed ii o. hogs. a. The existing pri-
90 q each. have been makin- sonc eS-
F-crimcnts and taking some notes ~hich uiay
interest man, % your western rcaicrs. a.
a would interest me 90 sec similar notes al
plans AMI r,sulis q other.
ca thc l5ih q Scrtembcr last had on
hand 10 bead II hog. VARIOUS sires. from
sucking pigs up o. s5o o.. hos The lot
weighed : 50 lbs. and an rsn Together in
an : acre Tot. about 6 acrcs q Which i st
With white clover .nd blue grass. ed
them from September 18th - Drccrabcr
1t. co bushels q corr. hy throwing Il %
them dry on The Eroand. to-,th,r nth al
thc stove cosl ashrs and AR thcy would
eat. (thc coai vas fcd 60 ncutraiirc any A.
~ IN the stomach. caused by high fc,,iinc.
and prevent cholera or other disease ,
They were furnished 4 dry plaoc o. sleep
a. On the frst q Decsmber I soia : SO
rs. q fAi bog. AM found the entire lot
lad gained 9.7Os lbs. 90 Ia lbs. Tor each
bushcl q corn fed They Ar mostly a
cross bctvecn the Berkshire and SgHoIk.
With tie Berkshire prrdonInaiing. some
fcw have a cross OF the Chester WLae-
Hoo RusEn-
p.r-. -, TIf--r-s
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Y.ANIia-N YoTIoN8.

u g-antiiie.. O., M 3.E-u or s.ssi. oa~
W-frh cases 49, ust-ri-i. s. Waichsusk~rs
~ii D. iurn.hed ehespct taau hrs cau D. t-.,s Ga
'u feftlaal- l. saast F-cpai- As2 trusr o-u O.
arr and ave uaon-s.
ETrr,fhing ~afrarfe,ifn o. shat d - sd 60
H. uaotis 81. - Haar-tt o. he h-tf - tcs. ani
tAs uaa-f surr to .uooecd. Ary ~efk eatrustet
o. Aiau -iu IT, osse arosri.og o. osufrsct. sd
~arraatrl 60.
~ ~eul lie o. - AZ ~asrh-s thai har~
bee $50 - o. racsr~rtessc~1 ~c~kunsn, 49, q
he eaa't n-Ae f1-uu l-rilruu ~sl thsrs -tr he %
charEr. Ahe sansr elfh rlucks.
fia.a $3.50 $1,000 all ~ ~ 5eusri
- hrn rsrgnirrt. AMI E.-t asftl-r ur srrrr ,atrh-
- -tl - -itrr-l ta Lrv-r E--ar~unr-ts az /. fslr
rrtc~- throanuuefsr t.lsercs ia-srt-,l ra ~arrt~s
at hav~ rista hstsace.. SCI fsaliv artfA "a
tkaf 20 rslu rel. ta u lsar ta sarrh or q ss.sk
al - tsar 80 h.sshop ant ~afrsHtet te h- taa-
in ~ork uanilkr uaaanrr.
Murk soilrlisi fruas ofhrr safchmnk~rs. - -
80 u 49, si tsfr llscuarf.
Jewelry Repaired.
Letter Engraving neatly fn~catcd.
FCash psil for oia Cod ans Silver.
DErEtLHtLL-ls6i. IS
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be 10 those ~iih hair or sPOngy seed
coat. such SEEDS al Feat even When
sound. The only sure test i % ~ to
sprogt them in boxes or pots Of earth. II
thy DO not eerninatc therr. they shoui8
DC INJECTED.
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Importing Houses.

o. Ra.taa. H. thiaks b. ca fsrni.h sa,-is chap
o. has Csa o. tsual ihis sitf q ussi.a.
~ ~ WATCtiE> of inericaa $500. Esr
l-h anl lr~orh. uaaiiag anl Ops Facci. Goit
>fkrr sai t.it sa--s
>FECrACt-E> a 80 ktat.. 49, -as quaniiis
81 Ci-ss 90 ssf 81 ol spectacle as~s. o. 80 III.
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PATENT MEDICINES,


cot NTRN DEALERS ~iu d ~sH - caa
On 80 81 ave their Ehf troun the cIty.
fEpp-kk> ~fn fal 90 30 th~ir aivauIszs ta
call uT-au hia sut -icck - Bsi-g IN cpuaecgi.a
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TIIE COUNTY co oNFoRD.
To HENRY q. REED Dr.

Z fFIf1'FH - N777IlF I 11lallsIl7sFI-
49,
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1uas L. = 4. rat-s tsFsI O.. ILsrh~I ~
r-tt..s ..i o. LIZ 49, - h-r- so
T. aatr sErnl.ar~ a-1 $50 -
- "a i - af.-s trssrI a.. Pes -
p~urrra .i -e.rtfrarr II r~ru -
T. = dave au~a.taa.r~ 81. sanr % o.
octsa-r lt r. e. ...rs .rss~f M. i-rsrI
nasti..a .f 81 i.rfa o. af I-.rrif & a.
T. tsts arra-.soc- on sanl~ 100
7 ia.l c. Fa.ta.~. -
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O. Aycr -
"ARSAPARILhD

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80. -. q 80. ~ - q. =
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80 Fga- $500 Httts rarrs se.efaai
a. -, -, ~. go q -. a.. -, -
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Portland & Boston Line.
>ammrr Aransemsnt

>ummcr Arrangement
Ia~ sa.rHIlI go $780,
ld srrar1e.s fsFest gttv.I.eu
istou and NontFsat Co. "A a.-
.i.. i.r'...f r.fare. rua fl. ...as.
Lave Arsrfsr sharf F.rf.srs es-rs 49,,
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o'ei.rk. FN 49, la..s ahalf. B..fss. rrer.
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trsd~y af o'rs.ek. ~
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boz af .fs.rr.-.rrs o. GO a-ra.aa .ftf..s 1l IL.
..~s sai fir...rs aaf flFr-.I-rs ere rra coed
thHf tt rasfrg fh.. Irr r.s.h .ttlrr .. fi.ae "a
ssrfrsf raf % rats fa-' frsf fas farrarsa .sa~~
% trrit.HE ID H.s.aa .i af- Acre ~ fh- r.rtf
o. fg.fsrr
To- taafs afrr~ .a .sns.. r. tate tas sari...t
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CO. rstr .f ..- la...s-.r CO. +r.r $50 sf TO-
f..a.sI rf.ar
ile.l hft.s.n as a-as
O.. BILLING. Ages.
Faf,Ls,f Vs, e. I-.1
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THE ATLANTIC MONTHLY.


LION ne CO. rar~-c--o-nf rn f-f7 80 ftt.-tte
has rrrrtir .r-r-r.sl .r r.fra'sf..n. aaf tt
nrv 81. To itrrr sr ris-- .sr.~ 80 t-- -r-ag Sc
e.. d. l.r arrrr srr...r s. lsrars. sai
% s-r.ar-s au-sf al a. 4.rf...- l.-rr 81. tres
iari-af FL ..f asf 1asl rrs-ir. tr rsfa sra.nl 81.
che e-f..ssl To- Fl th b ui-s A. urs- sr rfrs-
rarf 500 rr-uf. 81 ID t--a 80 ir--re 49, -a--s
of tus-rt~a ta ~rrrs stfsi Fsfrs lts go i'4i-h-
80 sd Eifsrs a. a 49, si u-r~--.r $500
lhaf &C. ras~. 800 1899 iraru 80 t-.a
co. laihs ot ists rarr f.ts-s, 81 Fsrsai .r-~
lan- H. opiaraas - 80 sl-s-- -. 80 80
al Law. Prr-f~-s aai Errnt nr-. ftr c...-.- i
hr-t staff-f ls 90 sar.F slr-sT. -iI .srr b.
fsIht..it asalafata-t
To- .taf ai ~fsrr- r--slsfis ra.sra-z.a g t,
the Af.tarrr M.rrhiF .'s srs- sH fH. f-f alas,-a
au-hsrs rn Ar-rrrsa sfers--rr. ss-i safr.as. -
faasshers nf...afsrsr fs tt. rra..rrs.
The Beet I-sat-. The rfr-f ~tertc~ ~
Ifs.f Poe n
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GILBERT BtKRETT.
COURT uIli

COURT ELL
J.cssrs : t. - asL. travel harn Sea-
g. larts. %
7 dsss nftrntancr ao0
Narch u. T. - an.irs ffarr. faan >rn-
e. Pare. a.
= = fst. aftsrl ftrcr go
M II T. - aiilss frasrf O. Fars. Sen
$780, 1n
7 arrs rftrr-tsr-r. eco
- - T. - as,ts travel frrrn Surarr
fn farn. zoe
T. t-sr suenftnr-. 100
So. . T. - u.lirs ave- from Su.uarr
O. PEGS. q 100
r = Saw arr~rfaa-~ eco
Nos. - = "a 49, travel GO. Suunsr
e. farr.. 90
T. tat- aifrnisnrr. 90
49, - b ~ T - r1itrs frarrf fru-a
$500 ta Pa. 200
t. lsys atiru iaac~. I2eo
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Hr~RY e. EEED
sTATE nE MAINF

~TATE DF MAINE
bEFssr. e. -fsrrra-I.rr 81 l-se
i~r-.asI- aIr~1r~f fitrrs f. Re- a- -li -
--fh o. ~ fru.a CT ias .-f- ..- ....la- b. h.a
saf-rrftrI.
H. irr ar~
SIDNEY FTEIttN. Cl-st.
DnTesr.
C.arf af a. .l-fs C.a-.-... .a-~rs.y
tssr--l-f 81 i-s1
&c., 49, .s..-rf
SIDNEY FTgitNm. Cha
\ tIas rrFtaaff.-.
~IpNEN FEEuRM. C.sls
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uafas ss .lt.....- co I-sg
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SIDNEY rERHtv .,.rs.
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Itrr.sri a.i sHaar|
SIDNEY TTEHAM. Csrk.
frus rarF-affrs.
SIDNEY PERIIAu. GA
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GFLBEEr nNERETT.


- 80
GHBFET nNERETT.
STATE 90 MAINE
OvFoNp. ss-tl-cru.f-r -. 49,
fsr-.-aaks .fp~as--i tss.-- re- usrrsr al u,s.is
$3.50 o. - uua afti- h-rg.srx .croaul b y -.
ss-a-~ra-a
k~Gzr -.
SIDNEY rERHRN. GA.
ouoHE.ss
C-rrt Of Cosr-v a, a--rr.s-.a-rrs
fsr-a-h-r ID -
Era-as.-d 81 a.a.--r.i
SIDNEY FERIIAN. CA
= 49, crFs-sfi~.f
SIDNEY PERaAN. cd.
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SIDNEY rIEHhN.cI-A

SIDNEY FERaAN. cd.
, 1863-12-28
NUMBER 1863.

professional engagement to Howe l. Cush-
| mg-pcrforning at their circus shows, und
travelling through the different towns In Eng
land with them. He has received enormous
e1hlbitions-the people always focking to
see the American, who is held in high esti-
nation by al classes. He Is mora familiar
lied with the people there; has made &C
qual9tances; has been feted By lords and
gentlemen; and, in fact, is quite resident
Tom King Was born in Silver street, Step
ney, London, In 1885. stands feet 2Ill inch
e. in height, and weighs 13 stone f183 pounds !
A1s first appearance In the P. R. Was with
Tommy Trnckle, Of Portsmouth, whom l,o
Sefeated. King has been sailor. and previous
received forfeit from Smith, OF Portsmouth,
and Clamp, Of Newgate Market, who is now
matched with Harry Bruntun's unknown,
This brings us to his first fight with Mace,
and the Championship Of England rested un-
disturbed with the latter, but many asserted
that 1t was only mere accident that King
could not consummatc his SUCCESS. Every
old rinEgoer can fully appreciate the feeling
that is almost ever revolving in the impulsiye
system Of organization Of candidates for the
championship Of England Even from Fisg's
tinne-the first in the head roll Of pusilistic
championships doubt not that the position
Of the Dominant holder Of the title or belt
follower Of the art Of boxing, who desired no
greater boon than to be allowed to take up
champions gauntlet How soon and how
surely yaulting ambition overleaps itself Is
Us familiar to us MS household words Veni,
t1di, zScf, is not the language which every
practitioner ndyenturing into the arena for
our lending ?. R. trophy, can lay with fiat
teling unction to himself. Yet, despite the
difficult nature Of such an ordeal, there exist
members Of our gfadiatorial circle who (lean-
ing to the very feasible doctrine that there
are as many good fish yet In the sea as ever
we're transplanted from the deep waters)
shrink not from the task, and In the pride Of
strength and manhood recar TO cartel for the
career. King converted the title upon the
strength, 1rstly, This performance with Tom
my Trnckle, who,, as regards fighting, must
pnquestionab1y be deemed to have passed in
to decadcnce; md next, Of his battle with
young Broome, otherwise Evans. These
were the only public actions in which he was
gaged-bringlng them of with the desired
SUCCESS OF his partieans; and then camc his
tutelagc under the hand Of that well known
general, Nat Langham, with the battle-royal
or "sensation u light. King has had little
more experience In the Prize Ring than John |
Heennn; is q good fighter, and game man,
and had much improved in his style and
quickncss up to his last contest with Mnce,
who. 1t Will be remembered. be defeated BY . |
terrible blow, well delivered, and at the prop
er moment. Like Hcenan, he has also been |
attachel for many months to circus, exlib- |
lting md sparring, md thereby becoming !
quite proficient In the niceties Of the art Of |
fighter, with tremendous strength and power
fO hneE him
, 1863-12-28
FR0M WASHINGTON,

Especial Dispatch to the Chicago Tribune,1
WASHINGTON, Dec, Is, 1868.
some members Of Congress remain here
over the holidays, working in committee
rooms. The Committee on Ways and Means
have become stuck on petroleum, portion
1aEoring heavy tax while others resist 1t.
WAsHHorox, Dec. -. 1861
The camp at Benedict, on the Patuxent, st,
Mays county, Nd, under the command Of
Col. Wm. Efrney, on Thursday last promoted
to Brlgadicr Generalship, his commission
to date from Aay g, 1865, contains 9, 100 col
orsd S soldiers, comprising the 4th, 9Th, 9th and
regiments, but Of the latter only four comps
mics have yet been raised. Gen. Birney, how
ever, is rapidly procuring recruits with lis
four steamboats,, with which be PAYS frequent
yisits to adjoining Plantations. He has raised
beside the above named, the LIST and I'd color
ed regiment and has enlisted since the be-
ginning ot the war J, no Slaves, the residue
being tree negroes. Gen. Biruey sSys that
the chief obstacle in the way of his opera
tions is the circumstance TINT married slaves
who enlist are obliged to leave their wives
and children in the hands Of masters who are
sure to maltrcat them in revenge for the loss
Of the husband and father. Tens aud hun
drcds Of such have come to the camp offering
TO enlist If they could take their wives md
children with them, or could be assured that
they would be safe and we'll cared for during
their absence. laW declaring the freedom
Of the wife and children of every slave who
shall enlist into the service Of lis country,
would, in the opinion Of Gen. Btrney, do
more to stimulate volunteering from this
class Of the population than any other proyi.
sion OF law, except one. putting them on the
sanc footing with white soldiers as regards
Fay and cmolumeuts. sc"
WAsu1SGToS, Dec. 2G,-The amount of
In 6,0 1or
turns out to be at least sl0o, Goo How much
more he abetraeted no one knows. nor is
there any official method Of faecertaining. To-
ken to his honsc By tWo officers, and there
kept constantly in their presence, he at last
broke down and confessed his crime and in
1 trunk Contained ST., ,o5 IN % fvc.tweoties, * e
s, 050 in Treasury notes, and a!lcrgc quantity
Of the cut halves Of mutilated notes, which
he had not time to assort. eand which We're
awaiting the matching necessary to their
passing as vouchers. After the discovery Of
bis robbery, he was kept in room ut the
Treasury for two days under surveillance and
moral suasion. He would confess nothing,
and Was eu11cu In his denial Of Eui1t. His re-
reated1y expressed desire to see his wife indi-
Gated the place Of concc1lmcnt Of the stolen
money, and he wns taken to his house in
mcnt has been going on for months. The
1nutilatcd notes to be cancelled and snbse-
Guently burned were cut lenethwise through
the middle, one half went to Secretary Chase
tho other to the Register. They were
counted and summed up according to their
Cornwall's accounts, were returned to his
own Office to be destroyed by tire. At the
last burning, little messenger hoy, who had
begged to watch the process, WIS cstouishod
to See Cornwall occasionally slip pack
kage Of half notes into the side pocket
H{e4
, 1863-12-28
FROM CHARLESTON,

: FonTnEss MONROE, Dec. 27.-The steamer
Massachusetts, arrived this morning, from
Charleston Bar, with two hundred and forty
discharged men. forty sick, and sixteen
rebel prisoners captured On the rebel steamer
Chatham.
TIE Massachusetts, has On board q portion
Of lhe rebel distractions from Charleston
harbor.
Her dates arc 10 Dec. cath, and state that
no cTcnt Of importance had occurred since
the smiling of the Inst steamer.
Thcrn had boon little firing between 1auS
batteries during the last few day.
: The Ionsides and monitors A. q. lying
safe Mt their anchorage. There was no pres
cnt prospect Of active operations.
, 1863-12-28

NEW YonK, Dec. 96.-Thc ram Dictator
Nas successfully launched this morning.
Tie steamer Corsica from Halifax tho 18th,
and Nassau 2lst, arrived this noon.
Several steamers with cotton from VIII
mington arrived at Nassau, aud had cleared
again to return
Tic following is additional to New Orleans
news:
:. The arrivals Of cotton at New Orleans for
tie week ending 18th, amounted to
Ge9 bales. Receipts Of sugar for the week
3,683 bids.
The Era says matters at N1tchez re.
main quiet. The rebels are in large force in
the vicinity, but have thus far rcfrained from
attacking our intrenchments- The Era says
since the firing on the Henry Won Phul iii
boats lave passed up and down unmolcsted,
and not a sign Of the enemy Is to be seen In
the vicinity Of Morsanzia Bend. A gunboat
IS stationed within In easy range Of the point
where The boats were formerly PLACED.
At the mouth Of the Red River large 1ieet OF
grnboats has been assembled, and Us there
Is now depth Of nine feet Of water on the
bar at that place, 1t is probable we shall soon
hear Of these boats having assembled the Red
and Wachita Rivers, doing i'll the damage to
the enemy In their Dp1yer
, 1863-12-28

OFFICE ASSISTANT PROVOST MAnsuAL Gen.
sPH1ScrH1p. Dec. Is 1861
TO csptain William James, Provost Marshal Fiat
District, Chicago, ILL.,:
CAPTA1S: I hare jnst received the. fol-
lowing important dispatch, the substa,,ce
you, viz: -
4 law has been passed to the effect that no
1oundes, except such as are now provided by ln.F,
sa9l be paid to any pctsop enlisted after the 1fth
(5th) Of January next The only bounty provided
by law ts the one hundred $100 dollars authorized
q act OF Congress, promulgated In General Order
to1ty-nlne l4J,, series Of eighteen hundred and
hIty-on us51), from this ot1ce. Bountics viii be
paid, In accordance with existing orders, to ~
Guits who enlist before January 6fth (5th). lncu-
aFe. tor any three yca1s' Organization in service
as autaortzed ~ the War Department, and in pro-
cess Of completion. F
.By order Secretary Of War.
4 knowledge of the fact that the present
bounties will positively cease On the 5th
prorimo, should, and I hope win, stimulate
enlistment to the utmost, for the few DAYS
that remain,
an, Captain, very respectfully,
Your obedient servant,
t6igncd JAMES OAKEs,
1t. Col It'll Q. s. Cav, A. A. P. u. G., Ill
, 1863-12-28
LET THERE BE no DR AFT.

In the course Of his speech before the
CAicago Board Of Trade, Adjutant Gencr-
III Fuller said, that if Cook county raised
1000 more men it would enable her to es-
cape tic draft, and in that case there would
he no draft in the State
This lnngungc is misinterp1 etc1 in other
parts Of the State. People are told that
al the counties hayc made up their quotas
except Cook, and that The drnfl will be
confined to that one county. General Full
Ter said no such Thing. His idea was, that
other parts Of the State were ut work ILL
ing up their quotas, and that Cook county
was more likely to lag behind than they.
& good many thousand men must be pro-
cured before Illinois is ont Of the woods.
And from present appearances q DRAFT will
take place in more than half the counties
Of the State. We understand that Adams,
Pike, Hancock, Cook, VIII, La Sale, Pc
oria, Cluy, Clark, Efingham, St. Clair,
Madison, Union, Shelby, Greene, Brown,
Morgan, Jersey, Calhoun, Lawrence, Full
ion, Tuzewell, Woodford, Sangamon and
Christian are among those which are most
heavily behind in their quota. Sever
III counties in Northern Illinois arc
more or less short. We admonish
other parts Of the State not to hang back
OIL the account Of this county. We shall
come mighty near filing our proper quota
il Tic present zeal ind effort arc kept up,
and We hope other portions Of the State
will also do their duty. The present, in
:ll likelihood, is the last call for men that
will be made on Illinois during this war.
Let ii be recorded for our children to read,
tlut all calls for men toput down the slave
n1ongcr's great rebellion were filed by vol
untcerS and not one nlinoisan was con-
scriptcd. What prouder testimonial Of the
patriotism, the unionism, or the greatness
Of soul Of this generation would anIllipois-
III desire to transmit to posterity?
, 1863-12-28

Cor1ox-1c better; 6o@s1 for uIdd,tpe up'ands.
FLoUE-steudy at S6f5@ S6.73 for Exnn State: a. 10
g fnssg TOT common extra round hoop Ohio: u y O
$95G-tradc brands closing quler ned rather heavy,
N1tsKT-7Heavy and lower, % Q sd for state and
TesteTn-closinE at 81 G 9i: favorB buyers.
GRAH-Wheat without material Change at s1iia
III foE Ch1saEo spring; tl;!seEls for Mlwankee
$lEEe1 sS for winter red western ;4t5916I fo7 an.
1es AtcMEan- Corn qn1ct and closed shade 1irulcr
WIN more doing for shipping mixed western at 1l3
IN stote. Oats in fair request and 1rH1 1t 9ssS9o
&c. ~ ~ " ~ '' ~
GEocERrEs-Cofee quick. Sugar quiet.
nee At 5e&a4ic.
PRoT1a1oSs-Pork without material change Beef
hams h71ner aud active At S11 Ee3l8 ep Tut meats
quiet and rin At @Bc for shoulder5 ;1n5l1c for has
i.acon silc: quiet an steady: at l6$c for western
hogs q shade nrmer, at 63sHr for western. Lard
quiet and Without material change, at I4d tS incu
March delivery, At l35<ei13Ec ~