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A SEw fAssiox ron LADIks' liars -
The Paris eo'r"spoSdsut Of the PLilsd.l.
phia Nor a. Amsrs<an writes ~ fellows 10
rrfs''ses I" the f~shious prsra!sn, in he
frsueh capital:
! have already spoken "f seaside and
rustic toilets - those to Which nt~u,on
10 chi.dy directed ~ this moment. A
now bat h. male its appearance. The
is No other thsn the Loui, XIV hat, never,
during ths, monsrch's time. intended 10
grace ANY Lu, the male sex, whereas Sc
rer.l I"d'-s 1T Vichy sctuaiIy show eG
themselves With ,biee curnered hat Oh
their heads. Ii is true the frat sppesr
"nce Gas on y theatrical cclel ritv, By;
with that mania tor rivalry and iu.it.,ion
OF "ha'er'r is fast" which pervsdes xlI
Glasses, the three cosnsted hat VAS iinns
distsIy copied Snh worn by one Or Two Of
the hauiee roiss. and suon became the
type OF supreme s'egsncs or fashion,
These hats srre 6'st na!s Of rice straw,
bound With some bright coIo,, such 40
Mexican blue os violet. trimmed With
eurlsd fsstbers u the same hue. Some
bad their feathers arranged round the
edge Of the hat others iouud the crown
only.
Another shape. more likely to Re sdsp
ted by persons Il good taste. 10 th. Marie
Antoiuss,s, ~h'ei, in frort produces the
effect OF ROAD hat. lowered 90 tho fore
head, which It protects. &ni having o,
the back vide .trs~ ssr,ain. placed in
large p'siis. One Of these hats ~ White
rice sHs~ ~1 edged With narrow black
velvet; moss r",s. ~i.h long spray of
lsnrrs aud bud., "a. placed 10 the cen
TIRE Of the frori. aad Toll o. 70 IN, eur,ais.
A bow Of very vida black ,sI,s,, With
long ends. trimmed With fringe, ~. f".
tened on The other side: and uadesnss,h.
over the left ear. there ~as . MOSS rose.
with buds. White b orse hair hs,. are
very much worn uf this shape.
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Corron ~ LYDIA : NJ Samuel 81

Corros ~ lSDrA -As Samuel Smith,
~ho sss sesi oo, i,o:n England to InLis
to investigate The sui jset OF cotton eul
turs, in . pamphlet .bus sumo W the
rss.vns ~by that country cspao. com
pete With Auer,cs in the cul.iva,iou o,
cotton
list That Iniis is not able, - . cot
ton growing country. TO supply :hs place
Of Ame''e". 81. This. large supplies oi
cotton cSn bs drawn from India only By
excessive pt'cs-. and whenever prices 70.
'u'" 10 = normal level. the prodsetio,
~'Il rresd- co'rssp"niingly Ths, no
hope Whatever FL s,s of India bsieg able
to oil .hs void made BY the stoppass ol
the American eo,'ou trade s, asy ting
like r.rnun-'st',s prices TO the spissss,
and very h,,ls h"ps "f her tsing sbis to
provide n qus',y ,h~, would suitably Gil
the pisc. of Amere.n cotton"
lie hoIn Ih~, Eyyp, is in many rec.
P"e,ss better cotton growing country
,hsn Iodia and tha, . considerable TO-
crease j" the ordinary supply u cotton
msy be obtsinsd from that county.
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Fine Stock.
AJ ihough.bssd Horse
DAPPLE JOHN

Will ,sand the snsuins Spring Jra,nu, CON.
msne'nS Inc hrst wsct in M.c,, y: Inv
residence nra, Hangin. Rock.
DAfPi.E OHN l, fail-bloodsi Jena,
ssd CsnAd,aa. He 10 80 we'll xuo sn i, TN,
sssnoa that 10 scarcely nscs,sary % say
ssythtng il comnsotatioA OF al, sup,,,.,
Ss.isssss. tiis C0!a spsak for tnsn..Ive,.
s"d 'nsy are sahssi,a,ingiy pronounced by
Gsod judges 70 ss au,sng the bsst stock OF
ear esuntry. For Sssos., Of form. spirited
sppeafanes asd ssaSny Of III ,,ion. he i. no,
sae.'!sd sy ssy hcrss Ia the State.
Aares from distaIss can b. aeoomm.
dated with stsb'ins sui pasture,
Terms for the luoVsalcs SluOJ
JAMES II. INGRAM.
Feb. 2s. 1863, ar
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SAvIso THE TxxrH. Slsuo,on
Findicator relates . story OF 4 farmer
near that town, Who being drsiross Of
paying the G "srnmsst the tenth of
come Oats he ~ss then hsu'ing in. told
his servant TO haul niae loads 10 the barn
and bring the ten,h load to town to the
Q"srts'n"''sr. as he had TO pay ,hs, load
to the Government. Upon returning TO his
place few days sfsr. he inquired Of the
boy II he had delivered the tenth load 10
the Qusr,ermss,eri No n.ssa." said
the ,rusty .ei!o~, With the air Of msu
~ho had accomplished = g'sa, lest. th.
Go's'nmsc. dont git .ias--for da,
ws''at no tspf lead. ! doss cram Il al
D ssA-
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SOUTH CAROLINA.
LANCASTER DISTRICT,

DYP. r. iisnrn"nd, E.qair-. Or4iaary
I'D for .sid District
WHEREAS. MAJ MEL HILrON
has applied to M for lsit.rs of Admins.
trA,ivn On all ami singular the G"ojs anG
Chsttlr-. Right. and Credits II n. u.
Hilton late Of The District aforesaid, d.
esased.
These are. therefore, to r;ts and adOon
ish all and singular. The kindred and crrdi.
tore Of the said deceased. TO be and appear
before ne At our psIt Ordinary's Court for
the aaid district, IN be holden at I.sncasts,
Cous: ieuse on the I'd day OF November
iost 10 show cause, if any Why the nsid
administration should not he grantsd.
Given under my hand and seal
I L.S. this ths iSln day Of Oci. IL
(~~ \ths year Of our Lord one thou.
sand sigh, hundred and sixty three, aud In
the eighty eighth year OF the Independence
Of The STATE VI South Csroiina.
4. +. HAMMOND. .. L. ,.
Oct. -. 1853. III.
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Scxn. ~ GRx. BaAee's ApJvrAHs
GsSraAL's OYrIc..-Old Lsey-ls shis
whore Capt Bssgg kssst
Colonel Brspi-Yss. madam. Ca
do anything fo' yoss
Old Lady-Wsn, yos sss, mister,
lives over whore .hs 6gh,in' VS., ssd
when Capt. Bragg company 'sss'sd 'hs
Yankees they ran '''s pas, my hoss'
righ, per. -hs. vp comes Captain Fs''
res, With his csiiisr company and made z
line Of 6ght through my yard. aud over
ss,s my .-h hopper sud "ssd'-
Gen. Bragg, ('nting ssa')-Col. Brent
see that the isdys claim is settled i'm
msdiatsiy.
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EXCHANGE NOTICE NO. 6.

SNHE following Confederate OfSssrs and
Il mes ssIssrsd a, V,cksburg, Missi.sip.
pi, July 4sA. ASA, and subsequently pa,ot.
ed, have esse Asiy exchanged, and ~. hero.
By 90 deelassA
.. The ofkssss aud mon OF General c. l..
StsvsnsosS disision
=. The s@ssss and men Of General Dow.
sa's disisios.
.. The oi6ssr- aud men Of Dripadisy
General Mooss's Brigade.
The sfSessa aud men Of tho Second
TsIas Reginsah
b. Ths edkssrs aud men Of WasIs Ls
gioa.
6. Alsos all CsAf.dcrats officers and men
who have been delivered Mt City Point At
any time previous to July 3jth. 1868. hav.
bsso duly exchanged. "ai are hereb, 90
declared.
ROBERT OULD. Agent of E1eh.pg.
lLansasisr Ledger Prin,
Oei -, 1854. 3s-.6t
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PRIsoSERs.-iI-F Federal Commissioner
b. wong calculation. claims lu.UOU
pri.""-n ss due the Lincoln Govern,nsu,
in exchange. BY our Commissioner
repI'. il SCENE lha, they owe US ovs,
1000. The paper. Of Richmond say ".
have now up~s'ds of 10000 .hsr.-
among them 900 elncsn-~tiIs th. y
claim to have 500 Of ours. II msri, vers
cop.i,lsrs'', oufs are worth tss 10 one o
tnsir "o',his.s hs'd. and this . very Io~
ss.''ns's OF our brave men in comparison
With thsn hirslings. South Caroiinian
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S~EARIs0.-Ths Sdsurdi.y and utter
folly Of svsaring is admirably SO. forth
IN the following snecdo:e Of Bsl..bub
and his imps:
The lal,er want out one morning, each
10 command hs set Of msn-one the
murderer. another the liars. sud another
the swearer'. etc. A. evening th.y stop.
ped in the mouth OF a cave. The que..
tion arose among them - 10 who corn
m.nded the tnc.nes, set Of men. The
subject ~as debated At length ~i,hou,
coming to . decision. Finally bic Satan.
ie M.js',y was called upon to decide the
matter in dispute. Wbsr~upou he ..id
The murderer got something for killing,
tho thief for stealing sod the thar for Iy
mg. but the s~ssrsr "a. III. msanes, oi
~'l-hs served without pay" They ~er.
his M.js''ys b..s subjects. Gr while
they ~sr- eos,lrss, their name Wa l-yion
aud presented the '.rss" division iq L.
Sat.n'.) employ.
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GoLp AND BANK NorEs.-For some
'sys pss, th.r. has been no very heavy
P"s"'~es'ons by the brokers 10 specie. AID
very l'HIs chang. 10 the rs:ss Of exchange.
W. quote gold ss follows: Buying rates
$il, .-l:i"g price tI2. Silver-buying
3, eS so and selling ., $40. Back notes
-V"ginia bank notes are hougb. =. g..
and sold t., 81 so; North Carolina. buy.
ing at - SO ssd selling At %; Sos,h
Carolina and G.o'gis. ouying at % aud
selling at - 2S.-RieAssond !SsniinsI.
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JACK DowEISos OPINION on FIoHr
INo AND FIoHrEss.-"!n the Insttsr OF
hgh'Inr. there Is ono thing ] always keep
IN eyes on, aud found Gen Jackson
OF the same way Of thinking, and that .
% depend less on 'oaks who say they are
ready 10 shed tie last drop or their blood,
than o" to'k' who are resdy to she'd the
hrst drop. Give nsu r,gh, dollars .
day TO make speeches W Congress, With
The righr Of free postage. and you will
hear enough OF last drop matters; ~ben
!, comes {" camp duty, then the FIRST
drop folks have 10 stand to the rack =,
eight dollars u month y
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A Scrap from History.

II Mas near thr close Ut the year l716.
Tne battle Of Long I.IanG bad been
fought aud lost. New inik WAS evacus
ted by the British. Fort Washington
had been taken. by assault with nearly
three thousand prrsun-rs For, Lee wms
abandoned. N-~ J"rsey Isv open 10 ,be
enemy and Philadelphia WAS within their
grasp. Al The sani. time, Gen. Charles
Lee, who was regarded by many as our
most scientific and experienced General,
aud who "as called hy the British the
"Amercan P"iI~dium," was t.ken pri.
nn"r. 1.-The militia disbandrd aud pre-
ripitstel V retreate.i to their homes even
rs regular troops, AS if in di>pair, al.o
fred off a"d deserted in parties. Every
.h'nI threatened America Nth an ine,i.
table catastrophe. The army Of Wa.h
'ngron WAS so enfeeb ed that il scarcely
amounted to three thousand men. who
had los, all courage and AL energy, and
were exposed IN an open Country without
teni' 10 shelter them, and in the n dat of
a population little zealous, or rather hos
tile"
Lord Howe and his brother avaLed
themselves Of this gloon and d.sponden.
ey b! iss"i"y proclamation ."fsring n
free pardon to all who should comply
within fifty days. "hSnv," says Irvine.
"~h" hsi been prominent i. The cause,
sas,rnsd to take airantsg. Of this proc.
lam"t'on. Those ~h" hSd most property
to Ioss we're the iirs, To submit. The
middle ratk rem ,ined generally stead.
fast in The time Of trial" Bouts says
:hs subnissionists "hei"ngeJ for the most
port, TO the Il as of the very poor. or The
very rich. The i"habitsnts Of Psnnsyl.
IN like manner to huub'e iben,se YES At
the Zee, Of the Engi.h Commissioners,
and 10 promise them f-aliiv aud oi ed,
ence Among olhsrs there came the
GalI"~als, the Ar-n., and others Of the
wealthy and respectable families. Every
day u,he,ed in som. new calamity the
cause "f American seemed fastening TO in
evltabe ruin. The most discreet no longer
Iisscnhl.d that the term Of the war VA.
ut hand. and the hour aas come in which
the Colonies were about to resume the
'"k~.' In this dark dny u peril our own
Washington remained firm and uuasun
ted. lie had now reIre~,sd beyond the
Delaware. "Wha, think y"u," .sid hs
to the brave Mercer, "f We retreat To the
back part Of Pennsyl, ,snia, would the
l-n"sy vanisns support mf' III the
lower con"ties give up, the back Counties
will do the ssrn-,' WAS his discouragrnp
reply. We must then retreat to Augusta
county in Vnsinia," said W.shin .ton.-
"Numbsrs will repair to IL, for safety. and
We will try predatory ~sr II pressed,
"e must cro's the Alleghsrirs."
such. says Irvine. was The indomi.
lshie spirit, rising under difficulties, and
buoysnt in the d,rksst moment, tbs,
KEEP. our tempest tos, cause from founder.
ing.
Let the fnin' hearted ofths present day
learn ~isdom rom the above, and never
despair II success.
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WAR TAX.

rI>lIE ta1es imposed by the Let. 9Th sn.;
l. Ioth ssciions Of tho Tax Act. are nov
due and pay able. The B"oks will remain
open at nv residence, for fifteen day. from
the Cato Of this notice Tor public inspection;
during which time ! Will hear appeals. IL
those wishing 10 pay Curing the iIs.e the
Books srs open for examination. A. the
expiration OF said time I will attend Ut, or
near. the usual place. Of receiving take, for
the purpose oi collecting all taxes, then
due and payable ia money, Of which the
Tax Payers shall have due notice
JAMES X. NAGiLL.
Dst'ict Collector.
Os.. u, 1863 36-Jk
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"Johr," said . gso,lsm~n 70 bic ap
prentice - he wss about leaving homo
to be sbssns s~hile. "you must take my
place while am goos."
Thank you sis," innocentiy replied
John, "bas I bad hemp rather s'ssP with
the boys"
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ExvolurIor ~ FAsmIor Tho "iash
on" writer u the New York Expr,.s an
aouncss the fact that no lady Of ton will
dare ia apPea: nov on Filth Avenu. or
bf""d~ay With trailing dresses or long
pet'ieos,s. short drs.sss are now the
style" They are .eolIopped arouni the
edge. and are worn over Balmo'Al jupou,.
OF '"f'sisnt brevity to disply tho kid boot.
or else the 'kir, is loopsd up At every
seam. n-srly to The kass, showing the
s"l"red pe,,ieoat II naoha air, Cashmere or
elk, trimmed either to match III. dr..s
or in graceful contrast to il, and in cor
rssp"nd.ncs with the shade OF the hat or
mantle worn. Tho leather boots have
very high heels, co.orsi Psrhsp., and
'rngs s"d t.ssels Of leather also. t.,
Ps'u"oa' is :hoit enough 10 disclose the
'nsteP. ut least. To every dr., % sui,,b,s
f"r walking, Frsnoh ntoiisiss nov attach
little n"gs. through which ps.s cords,
running th'"uxh To the waist to t,in On
other cord. which 10 irswn ut will around
tho ~ai.' ~hsn lady Pr-psres 10 prone
made. "d I""ssned within doors, thus al.
lowing The drrss 10 resume i,s osigion nj
length in the salon. Hoops and .kr,.
are quite exploded in Paris; Aoune.d mo
hsir ,k'r" hsing u.-d instead, 70 snabis
the drss' TO fall more gracefully.
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10 The early part VI The battle Of Chic.
kamauga, . biy. bully follow, With the
end Of his nose shot of. ~ss in4uiring
The way to the hospital, when ono Of the
Infantry eorps said:
We'll. old follow, they came near gs,.
ting you that ,ims."
"Y"," hs rsp.isd. 'bu, they came \
great deal nea,sr missing me-"
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The LANCASTER LEDGER
raSlished every Wsdnss lay Morning
BY
w. M. @ O N N o r s ,
Editor and proprietor.
r E r N s {:
Fer Si> Months. in ad,apc;
S | 80

Fer Si> Months. in advance, 81 80
F.r Three Months. in rdvanre, 90
When not paid in adva"cr. fifty per cent.
upon tie 'borr rates "il; b- chasced Paw
mrnt within "ne month from the dale of
subSetIrii" vi ne considered in ad' ance
Sn"Hcrip'I"nS "ill not b, received in Nd
vince Tor n longer term than ak months.
hor tor n shorter time than three months
No paper discontinued until all arrearaCes
Are paid, except at our option
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Send you, Ii,,is ehsid 70 bed happy
Whatever esrss pres. give ita warm
good sieh, kiss 60 4 soes to as pillow
Tn. memory Of shs IN The stormy yssrs
which late may hs,s IN store fot the liz.
tie oos, .ili Be The BsshlsLsu's star 70
ttps kssitAsssA sAspkssds.
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The Paris eos'sspoodsa. Of The Londos
Post says il ~ss feared there ,bs. the
British Government Was about 40 be
come less indolgsss towards the South as
regards ihs buildiog Of vessels for 1as
purpose" The msy.t n said, sdse,
The policy Of The Frsueh.
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A wAnxixo =, SnoxnAxrm-w,

A WAnsiSo ~ SnoEnAxERs- We
learn that y shoemaker in this city uas
ssr~'go.l q day OF Two ago for chasgisg
more ihsn IS per cont. profit. The sa.
rolling officer ~ss called in. and there is
= prospece'hs' the .oa Of 81. Crispis will
500" be psvgiss away st the Yasksss .,
u Q Uwhr-ksQm1D Qassisvsis~6ssS
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The foil" "'ng ad .rsss # the President
Vas pub shed i" the tro" 8, p" duciny
tho greatest enthusiasm:
AEApo'Hs AHMr OF TxSSEsskR,
Oc'oo-r l6, 1868.
SOLDIERS: a graceful cuuu,r, hss re-
cogn'zsd Jour hrduons service and re-.
jhceG . er ,"ur elori",l- y,ctorv Oh I'm.
&sia OF Chi laH.ausa W.. en- ynur eour-
ymsn ell ht more fu ly Is,iu the adverse
eiscainstsuc'. uud-r wh;ch YOU attacked
tSs sne,n,, though ,hev rannu, TO more
thankful, they may admire NOR The r.i
'aaiTy aud pa,riplr d-vnii"n winch s-.
curec your success. Representative OF
every State IA the C"nf-d-rar, your steps
Gnye been lO.loWed with atfrc n,nxt. So
Nci,uds by tre,ris IN r,rr, Lar, OF the
Coniederacy. Drieud-rs Of the heart OF
oar teiTi!"iy, tou' movements have been
shs oi ject OF In;en>est nnsl-ry. The hopes
ot our cause greatly depend up"n you,
and happy il is that MI Can securely rev
=
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.r, p''
can effect. Th. ugh Nuu have done much
,.:.,
bind You ID II people p'ovrdng f"r your
support and d-penirng upon 'ou frpro
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sou I'll CA K U l. | N A.
LANCASTER DisTnIcr.
Ex Psrsse.

Ex Psrts<.
Aiss Jane Nisbs'. Applicant,
AyAins',
Josiah Nisbet, James Nisb.t. Saur Nc
Murray, Robert MeMun.y. William Sc
Murray-shs shiidsrsn "f the three las,
named heirs sausss not known--aod JACK
son Nc Murray.
IL Appearing to ny satisfaction that the
above named defendants. rs,i.i. ~thout mi.
State. Il 10 therefore ordered that they do
sppsar and object To the division or sale of
We Real Estats u John Ne " urrsy, dss'd.
on or before Thursday, the 7Ih d.y Of Jan.
ssry next, o. their consent 10 the sam. will
b catered Of Record
T HAMMOND,
Ordinary Lancaster U,l.
Oct ~. IeEa s9~Sn
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THs CosyEDEaArs PLAryoRn.-Ws
rePriat for general attention and reference
the subs.ss,ial portion Of the plan asd
platform adopted with success 10 many
places and known - the "Ratst2,is
movement, from tho place which began
il:
let. Rssolvsd, That in oil our money
trsnsaeuons ws sill freely receive the
Confederate money - il = legal tender
aud dissouutsssnes .ll usaic in coin o.
bank billie.
81. Rssolved. Ths, shut -ou, A. ws A..
from Commercial intercourse With the
outer world. and having the amy to sup
port. the supply " most articles of prime
necessity falls far short ofthe wants oi
our population. the prices, therefore, are
wholly arbitrary and dependent, upon The
Pa.r'",sm aud lib-'aIi,y Of ou, farmers,
msreh.n" asd msnufae,ursrs. who have
the con,rol Of all our supplie.."
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'Soldisss muss be fssrfuIIy dishonsst." !"
ssys Mrs.. Psstingtou, "as il seems TO bs
. slightly oceurssnes Tor . sentry 10 b.
relieved Of his watch"
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ESTATE SALE Of NEGROES
AND OTHER PROPERTY.

b, virtue If sn "ri.. from the Court of
Ordinary for I.ancs.t District. We ~iIi sell
on Tkar,d.v tho 3yth d,s of tlciobar inst :,
.t the late re.idrnce of John ID. Glenn, dc.
csss~d, all Of III. yrrs"a.l Estate Of said
DECREASED, consisting 81 siI likely H-gros.
H"rsss. Cows, iiogs. sheep, Lsrn Cotton
Wheat. Fodde.. Bugyv and tiarness, Plan
tsii.a Tools, HrssshoId and Kitchen Ysr.
niisrs, aud many other articles
Tsrms ssnde kno ~ on dsv II saIs.
AAkGAKkT N. GLENN. Ada'r.
} n. heNUkRAA, Ais..
Oct. -. 1863 16-St
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John, why d"n't Jou stop crying and
go to s'sepi Whs, do you ~.ntI
I've 20, the TELLER nshs-,Lat wha,
I vxnAs
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Address of The President.

The folio "ung ad .rsss # the President
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Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1863-01-13
FROM THE SOUTHWEST.

DISPATCHES from St. Louis state that the
Confederate attack on Springfield was repulsed
and that the Federal troops still held the town
at last advices The Federal loss in the Ell
gagement was seventeen killed, besides num-
Der wounded. Thirty-fve Confederates were
left dead on the field The town was not
much damaged Gen Curtis has sent large
reirforcements to the garrison.
4 later dispatch says that the Confederates
on the 10th attacked the our forces in the rear
at Hartsyie, and the fighting continued until
sundown The Federal loss was thirty-five
killed and wounded, and that Of the Conteder-
ates one hundred and fifty.
Late Richmond papers say that there were
ffty-fye Federal transports at NeWbern, \. e.,
on "Wednesday last A large feet Of war
steamers is also reported at Beaufort The
Confederate gunboat NeIrimac is below Fort
Darling, on the James river.
& dispatch from Vicksburg, dated the Sth
inst, to the Confederate War Department,
says that the latest information received indl-
Gates that the Federal transports have gone up
the river. }Ticksburg is said to be daily grow
ing stronger The Confcderates claim to have
taken ten thousand prisoners in less than
month, IN the Southwest.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1863-01-13

DR. Lyman Beecher died at his ,as;1.s=
Brooklyn, L. l., on Saturday last at tba a9 IN
ced age Of eighty-seven years and tbroa m auS'a
DR.. Lyman Beecher is the father Of n;na ,A' u.s.
dren, the most prominent of whom :. ''l
Rev. Henry Ward Beecher, Of Byooa1rn '''
Mr.. Ste7 ems of Pa, has introduced !. I'm.
the i. S. House Of Representative" nI. N
was made the order Of the day for tono WHICH
to enlist in the Q. S. Army, one hu urs
thousand negroes. '''''Iea
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1863-01-13
tyENER NEWS.

NE I4lt-AlI "a IA W -.
The firm Of Wi mans Brothers, Of Baltimore,
have been underbid by French company, and
have lost the capital job Of keeping in repair
the great Russian Railroad from St. Peters
burg to Moscow. The Frenchmen have taken
the contract for ten years The Winans Bro
theirs have enriched themselves and their
friends by their connection with the road, dat
ing back TO its origin, and they can afford to
retire.
Robert ". Taylor Of Ohio, has been nominated
for First Comptroller Of the Treasury vice
Whittlesey deceased.
Via Charleston we have the announcement
that Matamoras, Mexico, has been occupied
by four thousand French soldiers.
Late dispatches from Murfreesboro report
that immediately after receiving his wound in
the battle at AIurfreesboro', Gen Breckenridge
left for the South III company with his wife
The Porter Court Martial is finished. The
Generals and Major Generals composing the
Court are to be Immediately sent into the
field
Excitement il represented as being very
great in Pennsylvania in regard to The election
Of United States Senator in place Of M.
Wilmot. The election is expected to take
place to-day, and so apprehensive are the De-
mocrats Of the strategy Of General Cameron,
that thousands are expected to be in attendance
to exert a proper influence over doubtful mem
l)ers Of the Legislature. The Democrats have
but one majority and great fear is entertained
lest more than that number may desert to the
Republicans The Senate yesterday passed
through 3 first reading resolution declaring
danger Of violence to exist in connection with
the election Of Senator, and proposing that
the Senate adjourn until Wednesday, Should
the resolution be adopted before noon to day,
The election cannot then be held, and the Sen
aborehip will remain vacant for a year