True Democrat., 1863-06-03
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- The medical director of Rockers army published an official statement in which he says: ''The whole number of sick were, on the 18th ot Mardh, l0, TIT" Further on, Ae 4s4s: "The ra tio of sick for the whole army is 67 ,64 per ,O0O" This would bring the whole force of Hooker up to one half that number.
 - The Cincinnati Enquirer says that the preparations for the attack on Charleston cost over one hundred and fifty millions and the fight lasted but half hour, it was at the rate of five millions of dollars minute.
 - Among the many instances of petty tyran- ny, that of the schools in New Orleans bears the palm. After issuing an order that at all theatres, concerts and exhibitions, the tunes of the Star Spangle ed Banner, Hail Columbia and Yankee Doodle, should be played, the officer in command issued a special order that these tunes should be sung by the children in each school in the city, every day. Numbers of persons took their chil- dren from school and taught them at home. The miserable tyrants then arrested all the private teachers, governesses and ladies, and imprisoned them until they allegiance, and to teach the children to sing Yankee Doodle.
 - In St. Louis, they are exiling southern men by hundreds. When family is permitted to go with the exile, he is allowed to take one thousand dollars in money and seventy five dollars worth of clothing to each adult When the family remains, the banished man is allowed to take only two hun dred dollars in money. The remainder of the property is confscated. Of course, the thieying commanders pick out the wealthest persons
 - In some of the States, committees are be- ing formed in the different counties to procure the names of all persons who have joined the army from the country, length of service, what battles they were in and all the particulars What val uable record this will make
 -W We learn that MT. Hugh Macdonald, for merly of the firm of Berthold, Smith X Co.,, is
 1a,<r H to exchange cotton for supplies to the Conederacy.
 - The barley croy has assumed an importance that entities it to mention. It is fine substitute for corn, being excellent feed. It is good sub stitute for coffee. Our Texan friends will see it's importance in those sections liable to droughts for fine crops can be raised and harvested by June, and if the corn crop fails, they can fall back on the barley.
 - We learh of heavy contracts of flour to be made of new wheat, to be delivered at thirteen dollars hundred We have conversed during the past week, with gentlemen who have travelled over the different parts of the State, and they all say that they never saw such wheat crops. The yield is great and the grain is large, we'll filled and round.
 - In our notice, last week, of the expedition of Marmaduke into Missouri, we should have sta ted that Col. Shelby's brigade was the only force engaged at Cape Girardeau, which could have been taken at the sacrifice of valuable lives, but which was not worth it.
 - Our exchanges give the names of the ap- praisers appointed under the impressment act. w. R. D. Ward, for Texas, and w. c. Berney, for Arkansas. The latter name is, probably, misspelt.
 We regret to hear complaints that claims against the government, made out and certified according to forms under rules heretofore pre- scribed, are refused payment in this department. These accounts for property, provisions and SUD- plies, are made out by officers who certify them, and assure the farmer or mechanic that they are