, 1863-09-18

:: a person can'liye comfortably in Japan for
tFo cents'a day, or fourteen cent? week. a
frht class house costs thirty, dollars.
AT recent election held at Fort Gibson,
John Ross Was reelected Chief Of the Charo-
1te Nation foE the term Of four years, and
Cherokee Indian regiment, United States,
wus elected second Chief for the same period
-Quai1s are SO plenty in Muscatiue, Iowa,
that the boys are killing them daily in the
st1eets.
Henry Gilbert has been arrested in
Washington for threatening to destroy pro-
petty belonging to William E. Sim. manager
Of Canterbury Hall Ia that city. Gilbert en-
tered into contract with Mr. Sim to make
preparations for he performance Of "The
Ghost" at the Canterbury, and to do the same
fer no other establishment In the city Of
Washington. Gilbert, however, did do it for
another establishment, and that, too, at q
considerably LEES cost. Mr. Sim, upon hear,
received at the other establishment, since he
had broken the contract. Gilbert thereupon
threatened and attempted to destroy the
"ghost'' preparations at the Canterbury,
when he WINS arrested. -.
One hundred and seyenty-dve sacks Of
rice Of the new crop was received here yester-
day: This rice, which il Of superior quality,
mines Parish, ~. E. Thompson. esq, and
Theodore Lnus6ade, esq and ia conslgaed to
the house ct Firmln Martin, one Of the largest
dealers in creole rice In this city. Ltasr year,
the first lot ct creole rice Of the season was
offered for eale in this market on the 30th Of
September.-Asso Orleans Fcays.ze, Seps.:5.
- The man who collects the names of sol
diers for the town records of. Adams, Mass /,
was recently the questioner in the following
conye rsatlon, the "lady Of the house'' reply.
Dga 1ays xsH snz xn9 i1saas ssti1s. = shs
..'Do sou know anybody from this nelghbor-
hood who is in the army?" "No." As he
was leaving. q bright thought struck her, and
she rushed to the door, exclaiming, Oh, my
husband has gone to the war!''
- It is related that duIldent Hartford
bachelor went to the eea shore IN August to
bacy, and onc dark evening" enjoying the
breeze On the piazza Of his hotel, happened
to tnRe seat that had just been vacated by
the husband Of loving vile, with whom the
happy man had been chatting In . few mo-
| ntnts the ladX returned, and installing the
bis neck, and gave him an at1ectionate kiss,
about time to retire ~. he did not flint. but
tie shcck Was very severe
"A scout who has been in Texas some
four months has just arrived ut st. Louis.
He 1epcrss Gen. Sam. Houston at Indepen-
daace In feeble health. The crop Of corn In
Texas is excellent Wheat tole:ably good.
Crops generally better than last year. Every
thing like groceries and dry goods: very
scarce, aud command high prices: Salt a.
most impossible to- obtain. Qainine worth
$3.50 an ounce In gold. The only way they
obtain supplies Is via El Pas3o, from Chfhua-
lua, BY Mexican trains. AT San Antonio
there Is q rich Spaniard named Iayaro, who
is at the head Of the traffic in Mexican con-
t1aband articles, such "a quininei &c. =
The following letter is IN example Of the
modem which emancipation Is being effected
in Missouri: -
sT. JOSEPH, No., Sept. 3.
To Conductor Of P. G. r. r.:
The negro man jacob, who bears this paas, and
his wits susan have permission to trayel On your
road to Atchiaon, Kansas, to make their homes IL
that place. They also have the privilege to travel
back to visit their friends here any time they wish
to DO So. II they CAN'T make living IN Kansas
they can 30 anywhere they may desire. They
have heen good servants, and will be good citizens
wherever they go: They bave permission to take
| their goods with them to Kansas.
| (S!gned,} 4Acon =. KELLY.