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Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1863-04-28
ANsW sRs TO CORRESPONDENTS.

"GEoEoIA VOLUNTEER We NE dslng'd with
letters from Georgia sO1:ts 10 various camps, HIl
hrssthing The senis indignant smazsuen. and h"rroI
at That will kto,y uf "EccODst; utiDIs going 10
h, a .uIida.e for tha rovoinorshiy Of Geo'sa. We
a:s W, II pe,,l N see ths snch M IDEA Is utuly in
nIcrabls ~ tie trc"p- Az ,deed, how should 1t te
otl,-rwi.e Eu; ihcle il no UcclaJn ier Rlnrm. "o
read, in Gsnrgia paper, that The story got ui y
some prudent psr,izan OF GoVrrrur bow 10 Gait this
oduln of recon ,uns,i?n" up IN auyhoty VIII, might
ran Against hn--io clear ihs Track it wore. We
doubt Il there lie a0sle rec)nstlu Zionist In all
G.oy,a, No man wou 6sre to ask the suffrage If
the Is PIE on b, nf,mUu. an Issue, and 'h. pleas ut
crcunsapre /, this when 1t Is sought to dscrsdlt
pnalir nsn in GeIrAit, tbs foulest impn' alton that
tsn be inverted agAnst hun ID TO say that possiHy hs
Is heller than MISUNDERSTANDING. Therefore, IL.
enr good t'Isats In tho Georgia tiigades bs Of gugd
heart AMI fight nu. Dn' hIng ,u0tI &.
Else AND :E.L-'- We have hany letters, vi h
iununerahe Suggestions, Tor thts Is suEjscI winch
greatly eAcitss he "1iiettan'e' pu6i: Lut Ne ars
unwilling to parplsx tbs AFT liz by new ieas which
would nr,,shisuts new bills. neT ronielen ca new
s-rr-- sud thus. rsrhaEs, keep us for rnothst Cn-
sIe's withcnt eider Flag or Seal. Tie t'lr, we
h1;s, * nlGus vet led and, the whole, ha,isflcoti
~ The matio for The seal II r oP n, and Presents
The Il Ih unity OF an "e;n1 iIras de rlChefSss MEG
Piuittus Gi psr will not dh II Ii w?tr only that II
oonl+ins oue OF the wJrds OF tur carInys mot and
would DC regarded as an siiusi"n TO that. We hope
the motto that IL to he adop,e will I'm lily plurality
unity aud thus aymbniizs Tho hta!e sovsrelGuues
OF Our CuntedeRey.
al M."-..You miss,ks. IF oielgn gorsrrmeus
to take unbrsge at ierasa, - recognize Il
consular projections" exsnptns thor aufj sets from
mil aey vice. their cump would lie against
hs United etstSs, rot sgainst u.s. They do not know
us. Tiey regard Richmond aud Charleston O. Pms
OF the Uhi.sn stss aud tlelr circumstances mus: be
made 10 Mr. Seward.
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HEADQUARTERS 18th MISSISSIPPI RlG'T }
UNITED STATES +. BID VA,


At culled niretiEg Of the rournisdoned officers Of
thi- regiment, held 1T Lcso headquarters, Col NJ D..
asis WAS cal.et 10 :he chair, and lhu;. Wiling ap.
pointed SECRETARY.
Tho Oh IL a,eh ths. the object Of the icing
t. express fetlg Of tbs body With respect 10
the rerel:. death OF MrjLr YIN, IL. Lilly, nh, WIS
tilIsi by the ls!s rauosd nc, ileut na-r MERIDIAN,
Mise, on .he le-h day VI Fes,umy, 1855, Mh;ie tn
ruuls Tor hn:io GU u sLr, leave OF shssirr.
Un mOfga, CAPT Bal. rJmpaDY &; Cap. jones,
company h: Capt. Baiter-, company l. Llsui. Auuta,
comp my q, and LiRu.. HanG:sur, company 4, wsis
sppuiuuI committee TO draft RESOLUTIONS eYpaAsTu
Of the serss Of the meeting; which r"mmc zee reporx
the following, which were uusniuously approved:
Whre-s. By tho inscrutahle ds,se Vt an overriding
Providence this regiment has feen suddenly deprive,
OF faithful and Gallout officer and TIE country OF
srisut and feirIass defender; ihete;or,
Resolved, That wn sre cailaa upo' TO mourn t'a
loss of OBS Hho, by his st: sanes, and Integrity Of
ln, pose together with his gallant AMI genilernanly
dep ,rtment, has gained the unbouaoei confidence
and estaem Of his command, With the unqualified r.
hpecs nni approval OF h!s superiors; Of ols who
tefioS tfa Er7ico a. private eolier. served In tie
ranks twelve month"; and at tie REQ: ganisaton OF
tha regiment wns elected TO tho msIori:y whsn dan
gur threatened uAs always at his post hls conduct
COOL calm and GonSderate, inch o. 10 Inapire conf
dence and resolution In his command, and Gy ha nm
blunGed generously and gentsness Of Glsposlt'op he
had en'ssred himself TO all 10 thu lsslng ties Of
frlsrtshlp, hy whom bis uuimelS eud Is deeply felt
and slpcerely lamen'ed.
Resolved That We offsr our N vat sncsre aud heart.
felt sympa,hie to big bsieaSed relatives 10 this their
deep sIdlc,on, earnestly hoping that they may Do
enabled 10 tesr their grief With Christian foItituis,
ami nd roma con.oIstlon In tho Knowledge that "hs
served biz country well"
Resolved, That copy of thass resolutions bs for
wafded tn bis relatives IN NstcheZ, M1rsI an that
they he publiahed n the Richmond -EI quirer' ind
jackson -Ass',slPpian," and one copy preserved On
tha dies Of th:s r-ssment.
u. 3. HARRIS, Chairman.
B. P. WILING Secretary
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- . d 80 ----
hOaR "sFCRET SESSION"

YESTERDAY the House If Representatives
nroceed,d " i,h the iscuss;on If tie bill Tor
c,usc,i,,ting fo1si.nsrs. They nsd Lot pre-
cea,ied fer intn the deta:e, Hhsn an h"no,s
bio menbar btcime uneasy al the ''';A o.
.hs mare vulgar public bsiHg permitted TO
knnw WHIST ,heir lap: ss.n.ativss Sold or h"T
thsy voted, upon 40 profound question OF
sbst.uSe s,.te. iuaErhip ~ til-- Whei 10! or
not wo should per,u,, tie ACTON Of gmils
men pu:po:tipg u no OaNiris, VIC :;e ncl
Cunsul~- whe,har o. net va are hound TO
acknogl e,lge the nationality # people who
will DO: know ours; for that N the whole
OF it.
In aupport Of the motion 10 50 into BecIe'
session, il " as declared that there we've GER
tain documents to DO read (which IT would
not be proper" &c. We vtn.nre to stti'm
that ,hcre id no document @hstever OF The
smallest conf clucnco to the matter in hand
which, The pubic ought not 20 know. HOW
ever, Il &c u,.uss hssteneI to bile ia htsd II
secret ssssi II, .s The ostiiches do in lie
saud, when they wish to corcoal themselves
frum THAR put sus,S.
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The Enemy in Fauquier.

Tle enemy have ec:nPisd tho county CT
Eau qus, in large fn,ee, epoltt ircm twenty
to thirty thousand. They are sa'1 to have
sft.en Thousand infantry and eight thousand
csvsIre. T'.sir camp Of tho infantry was, ct
tho last sccounts, tn the Orange Il Alsxan-
,,,ia Railroad, bcioT the Warrsnton .Iuoc-
tiop, and their cavalry picket tho Rappaiia"-
mock from Watsriao down. Ii il reported
that small farce Of tho emmy made dash
up to Wa.hir gt"u, RAp1ahsnrctk county,
but IBIS is not certain. ski finishing along
the Ylvcr Was daily taking llscs.
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FROM MIDDLE TENNESSEE.
[coRREsPoEDEsCE OF THE RICHMOND ENQUIRER.
Letter from John Burley"
W.,r,,re mil 11d 1263

VANTAGE, april I'd 1868.
A r.iny dsy through. I ran down hare
from chattanooga yesterday for recreation.
Reaching the tent Of my friend, Dol. -, late
in tho Afternoon, I'm season, however. for an
excellout sup pefO had the pleasure of seeing
90 den sunset, with the promise CT fair
morrow. + 1t day dawnsd, ard The Col. n,l's
cock crowti, and awoks to find the drops
Of water tricklug into tho already hslf fillsd
ditch around our ms1 que. We have just
b,ea TASTED snd tbs rsin sti!l falls.
lie Golone'sc ,rk must Tell you about
hic,, notable bid Clean red comb. ample
r'umagr, and a 90 " hch r.nGs out Sin pro
flse strsi7s' Of unprecedented arI. eVe-y
NV and tbun, 10 lilo delight of The wircls EN-
csnrmsnt. An old cslnmigns', travelled
#sriior "Sir," ssyG his master: THAT ,ons
ter is worth an entire brass band More
,nusic in MIN than dun and fife. Took
him on tho Held with HE ct Murfreestoro',
AID be crowd to tho first gun tired ~ tho
sneuY" This is tras. "Eosecranz' rode
on Tho Cv!oue's saddlo throughout that
bloody day, aud cheeIed en- the boys with
his well known crow often during the best
Of battle ringing cut sbn7o the din and can
noDade He tas mot in single encounter
Thirty f;ur advorssries, and Torsssd every
one
Ths 'signs Of The timcs' cannot be said to
have improved much in spirit, for the last
few days. call qrist in front" st morning,
noon snd ilewy eve. Very often we hsar The
distant roll Of artillery fsr acrass the hszv
rides towarl Franklin and. Murfreesboro',
but the next day brig tidings of merely
picket firing and practice.
I see the Yankee account Of the late tight
at franklin represent the entire rscapture of
Freemxn's battery by our troops. The first
acccu ots Transmitted to Us were Of differ
ent character. learn from An officer Just
in, that for once tho Truth nas been hoIe tly
told by tho enemy. JoHH Bua1zY.
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THE NEW YORK METHODIST EPIS-

COPAL CONFER Ef CE. 80
The following account from the New York
"World," Of NJ ,ndsy last, Of the proceedings
Of this body, presents q fne illustration of
that Christian civilization" which the Yam
KEGS are 80 anxious to extend over tho
South:
TIE Conference held it's fourth session on
Sturdy before large audience OF sP cts
tors, who crowded the galleries. The great
feature Of the day WAS the presentation Of
report Ct tho committee on the state OF the
n.tion by te chairman R,v. Alfred Goodman,
The document, which was lengthy, recit.d,
by & preamble and ten resolutions, that the
rehe:inn vas urpa, Rlelsd in its wicked ess,
and couliausd to ,mperil the existence OF the
r.putlic; that our nation is chosen instru'
u,cni {, extend The kingdom OF Christ; that
il u the solemn duty &c every citiS4h t. rally
to the .upport IF he Uaion csuss that ihs
cnf ference Ienew their VOWS Of ,fnconf-
tGnsl loyalty to tho United S:stss- ejoinel
alike by tho Bibles and tho 'nk Of DasciF-
li.e; TINT in the present critical c"rdi ioil vi
public sif,l,s thure should be exeicised great
t,ndeHce and cAulinn; that tho . who oppose
every wArnke measure under the pEetext of
disc!im usung between the administration
and tho Government are guilty Of covert
treason that slavery IN Incompatible with
christi ,nttJ and K spublican institutions; that
the Ucn e-encs concur in Ibe rg htenl,sness If
tho, Presidents proclamation Of freedom to
the blachs; thst there WAC reason for grail
tut, fer the maintenance uf the public credit
AID that Tue tnemisrs would appropriately
obscsso the FIST day ordered ty The Prcsi-
deut.
The reading Of the report was, frequently
interrupted by loud applause. The ,esolut
tons which denounced slavery, and
on" at the North, created 4 scene Of
slmost wild enthusiasm. The clergy rose,
IN masse, and NAKED their approval of them
By. cheers, clipping of hands, stamping their
feet On the ground, and other modes Of ap-
plauss to whlchs council of reverends might
be supposed stranger. i
The Bshop seemed most disconnected at
The event, and Ut oncs declared that he dlssp-
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! Is Il: shS ss.;n!, .,';htsy Of ssi veaE.'lo.

! Ii Il: shi sss;h!' sst;atf: Of sas Veh!saS
sats S::sses;
""rhs noctherS nations f:r,nsrly employed
this plant il the place Of hops, and u IL sill
in use for that pnrpose in acmo CT the west
srn isles; unless it ia boiled lorg time IL IL
reported to occasion the headache. Mich
olson also says, in hs Encyclot "a'', oil the
". Ger fera, thss lit is ussd IN tanning 'a'.
skins; gathered in su:umn, 1t will uye wool
yellow, for which pu pose 1t ID used oo'n III
sweden and in Wales; tha Welsh lay branches
Vt it uprn md uador theic h=6s to keep oil
ilsts ana rno,hs. B,ussineaut, Ii -'is Rural
Oh emistsy spilled tt Agriculture, 1852. says
Of the wsx-hs.sing myr,le: The mt ylslda
Az much As twenty. ii 70 per cont. Ct wax, snt
q single sh 'uh will yield from twsnty-f 'ur to
thi,ty hounds os her ,ieH. The Grade wax III
yretn and brittle, and t' hr m1de INTO Cali
dies r.qaues the sdd''!.n OF csstain faeh
tity OF greasc.
alh.vv repeatedly seen he WAX p,o duc"d
from the myrtle iii large ann unts. Inn osr-
ri,s are boiled, sni the wax rises on thu sur
face of The wa;er. The boiling aTluld be con-
tinued lon. lime. and the beIrIe; s'l'red a,;d
! b5ui ;e6. 1hc wax may be ,smeiied 10 pur,ty
| il Four y .uaJs Ct ,his will n .ko 40 ponnd3
| of scan. TIL. candles rnsds Ut It are DIRK
green in color. Candies and soap wrre mace
| in considerable amounts BIZ the ls'!ies N The
low country of South Carclira during re er-
lumn of lS6l-Gfteen to twenty dezen c4n:
dies in ono household.
| WILSON, in bis Rntsl Gyc. quota Ii MIL
ton, VINO sayy that tic wax, stIe1 bong SHIN
med e. the w.tar, should he str.lncd through
. coarse cloth 10 free it frim rne'sn mattel
| When no moro wax risef, the berries arc II
moved with skinner aud fresh supply
mt into the ssu.o water, taking care 10 haa
boiling water to supply tho rlaco OF INST
eyspc: atsl during the process. 3hn WaA
should be dried, AUD melted again to Tree n
fem impulity. See Charles Ljus Oaiet
Msuoir. inserted in the Annaies do ChiDie
who said thAt The myrtle h'd been success
fully cultivated near BsIlm, and Hamilton
recon u,snds its cultivation Ill E"g'snd 10: i's
xsx producing properties. Abnndan! Ia 'he
Can't .lersta S.alss; only condition 81 VaI
aid 81 ,:k .de has induced us 10 use II.
This recipe is added:
To three bushels and hslf OF common
wood ashes add hail bushel OF uhs'ah'
lime. Tins L.in. we'll mlxe1 t"setnor' pu'
INTO caAk capable Of containing sixty ga
Ions aud Fl up w,ti. water. Ia tarty eishi
hou tic lys will he strong enough TO ho.'
| m egg. Thsr draw of, Md put t. en- SIX 10
sight sallons .f i: into ccIpsr kettio c'P pa
bio Of containing twerty five gallon1. Ii
this odd only f,ue pounds IF ryr'l' wax -
Evep constantly boi ing for six hours. Fol-
tas first h'ee or u AIS pour IN ccsa
sionally .upply Of s'r'ng ly., the wtoie
frequently ~c'l stirred win ladle. At;c'
SIX l., urs boiling thro ~" qn'r's q cIln
m Ia re gr.,n silt inro tho katie; lesVe
hre Icu' mute t. s,mrncr ovss slow fire.
The qupr must he placed il iabs to cool Il
twenty irnr h"u,s. Take out the so'p "Ap'
il cls,n; but IT, Ii dry
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tiaGY sTnErtR
The. i'sts,ztt.cs1 "Escr:ss" G. gsatorla

Gays:
Wa could 81, an ,ot;;n- ii inleres. f.un,
n.ssepeeys by tho train fr",u Iyo, Yesterday
.fterunon. Oar f,,c,s ~, .t,jl o,..urvj.. An
advanced uo,it;o,, anil ,h.,e Are ,n l,d,r..
I; nv NJ falling L.,k.
A gentlemen " 40 has recently heen within
one mile Of Suffolk. infor.ns u. that tho fol.
lowing well known ri.;z.ns have bm II az
rested by tie Yankees since tha advance Of
our forces AID srn now IN j,ii: d Il IT,
Webb, J I'm r KLb;, JOS. Is. NuIilscl Will
son N ,Iheel, VIA D McC!enny. Chas. Wal
tors ErAi. l.nAtuu. Elisha Everett, R'chaId
n, Zi.c, Rob-. 81, D.rdyn. Milf f K ID cb,
John y t!uhnar, L. L Phillips II. l. TIn-s,
D.. Il ,hr,t Tvm,s. ilen,j Ral!t, Richard
Epp...
The dgriiiig, # thr f,lir" I"g peisohs,
Mast 6lihrm y.ry vaIu..!e have horn burnt
by the enemy:
Nathaniel + pr,ico. Nathaniel G No tleet,
R;cha,d ~ P,dd,ck 7 Inn d, M.Clenny,
o., p S,,;,t Tb,,,.s i3.;,.r F,,,ris "A
IL
ot.Il, .,,..,,.,, ,h-,,,h e.v.rsl ,,rild.
;r,o ,.,I,,ont y,yiu, ths ,.m,,va suv no,icc
u,bn,.vsr Anon, ,l,n s,jru.cs lhu- sery.d
ANE'oi' -i'Ho'E3 Wv N'''N'' 49, 49,
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From FIXED FRIGRSBUEG

[sPrClsL ps'PATCH TO THE RIcHMoED ENQUIRER.
FrsnrttE,prrG, Va, April "a, 1863.
A runner reached ha-s last night that the
enemy had crossed 1t Port Royal. sOn
investigation End that up to les. night ton
bo.ta cunlsining each about thirty men had
crossed below our pickets With yi.w, it is
said, of breaking up Of our fisheries nea: Port
Royal. Il was also reported that f'e regi-
nents Of infantry were just opposite, As a.
so large wagon train supposed to CONTAIN
pontoona.
There have been up to this morning no Do
monstrations in our immediate front.
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ROUSE OF REPRESENTATIVE tx.


Tho House met a. II o'c;ock-prsyer by
Rev. Dr.. Duncan.
rOsscsPIIGN rF m.RYLANDERs iEn fotkIaStss
The HOUSE took Up for consideration the
Bill 70 provide fJr IT,. placing il The military
service Of the Corfs5u: sle States, citizsns Of
the Slate Of Mary land AMI Foreigners resl-
ding CT ssjonr'.ns within the linitn &C tho
Confederate States.
Mr. Fsorr, oil Tent, esni:ist it 10 be liz
intention TO arnruI lao hill hY striking nnt
the words = The Sisto OF Ms,y!ant," ani i,'-
sorting any State nat repre- en.=d on ,be
tio,r Of g ngre "
Mr.. PErKiSs, Of La =, II ired n Substitute for
the bill. placing in the service al! pet Soma who
are residents within the limit, Of the t;unf.d de-
rate Stsus, from Any foreign country cr ally
par, Of the United S:a,ea.
NJ Il"L7, Cf Ga, Offered al Amendment
relative to CT zers of the United States.
Mr.. P.hEIHs ssid lie rund not " esk on The
tus i.ct without much embarrassment 10 th-ia
HeIo facts which had been prCnull ell in Sc
crot session bearing very ntroI ely nn this
quesli,n Aud certain frtisa correspondence
. HIGH should.be brought To !h= attention Of
tho Illuse.
Mr.. GRAHAM, OF T"x,s, th"!clpon moved
Tor q sscret session, vii n WAS sgreeti &C..
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TIE i;pessfE ~.

w. p8tlish :S-asy sn official sopy Of tbs
Sc.y Important currency oct, recently passed
by Congress. The following analysis of that
act b.s b.en very carefully prepared and
will gyo general information as to lis pre-
Visions, in q plain and simple form, readily
understood aid easily applied. We suggest
ito our ,eadhrH to Preserve it, as vel the
law itself of which il is q summary.
The Currency act has divided sli treasury
; notss into three classes
l. Those issued brfure lst Decemho-, 1867.
! II. Th"ss is u ts:wcon LIST December,
1892 and 4;h April, 1868.
| III These ISSUED after 18th April, 1903.
/ The list Arc fu"dsh;e ii 3 per cent.
bonds or stock until 22.i Aps,i. lHG5; aiier
that dap, IN per .runs. until lat Angus,
! lSG2, HEtcf xE'ch they Iarnat 90 funded a.
: oil
,. The stcan elias aie fn;jablo IN PEI
can't. bor,ls Or stc,k until LIT August, 1868 ;
af:". which tn. y arr iun''ab!e in per tsnts
. .. Tie tbi;i cissI kie fuTdahls in Elk ptr
r.n:s a. shy sine within 'Eo year fem The
fifst lsy Vi the mnrtn Il tanir issus. After
ono wear th"y are fnndah!e IN fon' per Cents.
To dl tir cuish the ,l..; and fig tn: period OF
ono year, 1hu III, nth il wh:rh they arc ISSUED
i, s,sm; eli a,ri 81 this !aco the llatos.
Il w,li BE- SEGA. the: clur", that 70 pr
rpnt. !,cds will he i--uod after tie - Apil',
A., no seysn3 4f,af l-L August, So thsl all
holdots WHO desire u secure these "a o. must
present their nees for funding within tho
period above nsih;d
Six par cent. call cert iicatos are no Longer
TO b, !s,u,d tut lmt*ai N reO!, ttv. per
cent cal, cariltira'r, ;:AY ha bad fpr aDy oI
the. nyl,s OF TIE third ci..;', nich will entItlc
the ho der to r. conysrt the Enuc At Any Time
within six months from the date OF The oldest
of III, notes which The all certificate repre-
sents. arl to J ;oivn interest until r,conTort-
I'd. Ii not rec. nyorcd, the call celtihcate
may at Ely time be- funded in Elk per CEN.
bonds.
Tha fur por cent. bouis issued i"r tha
not,s Of tic % snd 5 class may be eSchane-
ed at uuy limo 10: call certificates, which will
entitlc he holder to recunvar the same lhto
notes Of the same ch.:S.'er, aad H. Interest II
flue por cent uu,ii rt C INV. Itc:'.
Tic six Ter vci,L. call certificates now IN
t; C hsnda f h"laois .nay be rcdeeInsh III The
notes which they repr. sent 81 any lime befu,e
1t July, 1868 after tbs! Use they b.cGine
SIX l,er cent NJ. passive III any lmo not
exceeding :niry ,fa'..
TIE eight per { n. call rliGcates are
flnda e In eight pcr cent. BOMBS Oil or L"iuro
lst july u>Nt
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The legislature CT New York bavs seTe 1s
tn anp,opiule one million Of dollars for os'
fence. 10 the harbor Of New York.
Hon. z. ]. Walker has gone to Enrop.
for the Government and for quicks'i's'
mining company.
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SATURDAY, Ar ii rs, 1868.
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

The II ,usa wss opened ut the usual hour,
with p:nysr by Rev. D'. Duncan
Tas Srs,K.R sunnunGsi lie Acct hn iccss
Ia O.. der 10 DO the election # 4 clai +, - 3uppy
the vacancy occ .slohei Ivy tho Ie,th OF Rot
yrt Z. D xn
Mr.. II. w BsucE nominated Mr.. A. f. La
mar, who wa, unanimously elected.
MIR. HODGE,, Of Ky, introduced the (hl'ow-
;ug p.esmbla aud resolution:
Wha,oas, tho House OF Repre-: entstives has
b4en deprived Of : most fA,!alal officer in the
desth OF i,s late CLERK, Rohsr. E. Dixon, and
it ia neot upon sy solsmo an OCCASION That It
should honor tn, ce.d who aarSod it While
living; Therefore,
Resolved, That Dis fdretal expenses and
cost of transportation be paid out OF the con-
tinsent fund Of the House, .ni that his body
be transmitted, under ths cRrs and s"parin
ten6encs CT tho D,ork.epst, to his 'in'iy IL
Columbus, Ga.
Mr.. Hope. submitted fsH remarks, say
ing that, Of all those who incurred tbs loss
Of the lamsnted deceased mono did 30 with
more heartfelt sympathy ,hau the delegation
from Kentucky.
The Teolution was unsnimo usiy adopted.
:, Tae joint resolution fren the Senate fixing
the day Of adj ,urprnsnt on Friday nc1t, was
then taken up.
A motion was made to strike out May 1ss
and insert April 90. The Senate resolution
was adopssd-ysss 46, Maya %.
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We were in error in saying tba: MI
Lyons, of Virginia, reported the bill tone'-
ing the pay of the ladies' In ,hs employn'sn;,
Of the Go7.Jnmeat. That It'll Was repor'ra.
hy LIZ. Ly,n, of Alabama. Sir. Ly"nS, %
Virgins, vas 1t home, detained BY sickresd
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The Massachusetts, fly -foursh ree'F en.
(colored) numbers siI hundred snd sl1y
men. They have Dsen gathered from ell psIs
Of Now England, New York AID PsnnsgiS'
-.
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NmHr SEssIoN--FRlD.Y, April 81, 1863
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,


This House having sss.mhled at 8 o'clock,
tho SpsAEsu rose and saiJ: Gentlemen oil the
House Of Representatives, il bec"m,s my
painful duty to snnnu"co !" you, that during
the day intelligence hes been reeeiv' Il OF tho
sudden death, in thT CITY, OF Rnb.It E Dixon,
ESQ, Gle, k Of this House.
/ have to say that IN my .nftitiat inter
course with the dece4srd, have found hun
an able officer, and polite, chiyslIcus and
magnanimous gentl,lnG.i.
We have ,e.son 20 fsol deep regret for biz
dc ath; and for his au,ly profound sym
patty.
Resolved, That this House ha7 heard with
dsep sensihi;ty tas announcement Of the
dcsth of Robert Emmst d xon, Esq late
clerk Of hi, House.
Resolved, Tha, the proceedings o( this
House in relation to the death of Robert E
Dixon, to com nunicatsd TO the family Of The
dsae6sel By the SPEAKER.
Resolved. That Tho Gnuse. 81 s further
ma't OF res ttct for hia mtnary, do nav ad
j Iurn.
Addresses fttipg the oc:si'n we're dslv
cred by Mess.s H,uT,IDaE, of Ct, OuRHY, of
Ala, WEIGHT. &C Gs aud PEsg,Ss, Of L.,
aud the resolutions wore unanimously adopt
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A cnrresp ,!,tle"t ii tie "%tase j n'nAi"
ss,s. -rnca tho withdrawal II Gen. Hill, the
Yankees srs hutYicg houses and committing
strocious cuuages III the country sreund
Washington.
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CONsC :IpriDS VI Fhkkn. NEHS.

Mr.. SWAMI, OF Tem., from the Military
Committee. reported hill to proyite lar ;t.o
plscing III the military sovics of the Conf.d-
erats States, cilizsns OF the Slate If Mary land,
and foreigners residing Or sciousning within
the limits Of The C,nfede: alta Stated.
Pending The consideration If witch tia
II .,uso adjourned.