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Interesting from China.

In letter to the editors of the EVd,gel;sl
from Eau -Chau, We find the followlngi
"soochow and other important cities DO.
tween Shanghai and Nanklr, have yielded Ia
the assaults Of the combined Imperial and dis.
ciplined Chinese forces under English officers
The Imperial cause seems steadily on tho ad.
vance, and II the Government continues to re-
cciyG foreign aid, you will probably soon hear
Of the downfall Of Nankin and complete over.
throw of the rebel power. It is the general
belief that all difficulties with Japan will bt
adjusted. Satsuma has paid tho Indemnity ol
SlOO, 900 for the murder of Mr.. Richardson; II
was sent TO the British Legation In hand-carts
Satsuma's Envoy also signed an agreement that
their master would undevlatingly seek out the
murderers of Mr.. Richardson, and execute
them in the presence Of the British authorl
tics -
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FROM CHATTANOOGA


CHATTANOOGA, April I6.-All Is quiet at the
'front.' and no change in the situation Of the rebel
lines.
A rebel lieutenant, and hfty.two non.commia.
stoned officers and privates, came into our lines
last night They report that Hardee's corps 10 or
dered away from Dalton, and several trains left
before they away. II IL believed in the rebel
camp they are going TO Virginia.
A brick house was burned adjoining the military
prison this afternoon and jointly occupied by quar-
termAIter'G and provost mArshArs departments
and the Sanitary Commission. The Jail In which
the rebel prisoners were confined was sAved with
difficulty. No prisoners escaped. No Government
property was destroyed.
Maj. Gen. Newton goes to Cleveland, and will
have command Of the ID division Of the Ith CORPS
formerly Gen. SherldAn's.
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United States Court OF Claims.

april IS-E. N. o. Clough, ESQ, OF Leaven.
worth, KaosAs, WAS appointed a commissioner OF
the court.
On motion Of Mr.. McPherson, the Assistant
solicitor, John CTeswell, Esq, of Warrington, d.
c., and willard p. GAmbFell, Esq, OF Leaven-
worth, Kansas, were admitted attorneys and
counsellors OF the court.
In the case of Morris BOioe rs. the U, S, Chlel
Justice Casey delivered the opinion of the court,
ordering Judgment TO be entered In favor oi
claimant for the sum OF S2I b59O3 Judge Hughes
read separate opinion, coneurring with tho opin'
ion OF the court on Bome points and dissenting on
Others. Judge LOring dissented.
In the case of Geo ge T. Elliot st al, 10. the Uni
ted Slater, Judge Hughes delivered the opinion oi
the court adverse 10 the claim, and directing the
petition to be dlsmisSed
curing in the result.
In the case OF Grace w. Ogden Ci al, Us. the Uni
ted States, Judge Hughes delivered the opinion o
the court adverse to the claim, and directing the
petition 10 be dismissed.
Judge Loring delivered separate opinion con
curing in the result
Adjourned to Monday, the I'd day Of May, At l2m
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COLONEL MULLIGAE has been appointed Ia
the command OF the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad
from Back creek to the Ohio river. Colonel Jaeol
land.
Miss CHARLOTTE THOMPSON, the actress, ID
playing in ST. Louis -
ADELAIDE PHILLIPs Is on a visit to her
m tenuS In Boston. She is In excellent health, and
are sthuhed TO learn that the public will soon
nave an opportunity to hear her Ia oTatoTlo'
MR. T. Is. BIsHoP takes a benefit at Ford,s
the naS, az ~ Wednesday, evening, and will plAy
shfsp pSp, rnn, 0 9GGhhtone" in ShaEGpeAreS admit
infinite humor iS Bishop. Like H. a Ieilow oi
JAMES q. WHITAKER, formerly foren,or n,
the REPUBLICAN Office died FrSen} ~ az esilau I, VI
leans, from chronic diaFrlwE '"'iy IN new Or'
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Hon. Garrett Davis and Slavery In Is4V.

In discussion on the subject of slavery in
the Kentucky Constitutional Convention, In
ls49, (see page sGl,) Hon. Garrett Davis said
"But 1t appears TO nc that any Intelligent
and carefully rejecting mind must come to the
conclusion, that slavery is 10 have but a trans.
itory existence in Kentucky. The general sen.
tlment of the world Is against 1t, before which,
in fifty years, It has receded vastly; and this
sentiment is deeply and widely formed In oul
limits, and among our own people.
The history OF slavery, as W.
have II, proves In all the pages of the past, thai
1t Is progressing 10 Us end. That consummatior
Is In the course of events, and when men throw
themselves In the current Of events TO hasten
or 10 rstdrd, they are but ardns. Let all strdp
bo kept out of that section of this resistleu cur
rent which flows through Kentucky, aud let 4
roll on in its undlsturbed power"
Why docs the honorable gentleman now per
slst upon making "straw" of hlmselfl
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tspcclal Correspondents Baltimore American =
Frou. Point INSTRUMENTATION Raid into
virgtnta.

From Point Lookout-Anothsr Raid into
a. virgtnis.
PoISr LooHovr, No, April le.
eeneral Kinks, our new commander at thia
point, has made second succesaful expedition
Into Virginia. Accompanied by his Chief OF
STAFF, Captain Lawrence; Colonel Draper, Soth
colored regiment; Lieutenant Mix, command,
ing cavalry, and Lieutenant Denny, General
Kinks crossed the Potomac with 800 infantry
and 80 cavalry. A landing was made on the
Virginia shore at RagKy Point, under cover OF
the gunboats Yankee and Anacosta. After
crossing Machudock Greek our forces mot
about 100 rebel cavalry, who delivered a 1rc
and then retreated.
Captain Lawrence, with one hundred infan-
try, pursued them. At the top Of hill they
made a stand, under cover Of several houses,
and again fired on our troops. A charge, exc
cuted by the colored troops In good order, dis
logded them, and they fed. The house behind
which they were sheltered was burned. Our
forces captured seventeen thousand pounds Of
tobacco, valued at $50, 900, and brought back
with them fifty contrabands. Tho tobacco has
been sent to Gen. Butter at Fortress Monroe.
Gen. Kinks has made the following changes
in officers at this point:
Captain y. Z. Goodwin, A. q. NJ, Vice Cap
tain Godfrey, relieved; Captain John Hall, G.
g., vice Captain Lucas, who has been assigned
to duty as Post Commlssary at Portsmouth,
Virginia.
Captain Craft takes charge OF the prisoners
of war, vice Captain Sides, relieved.
Major Weymouth, Provost Marshal, vice
Captain Patterson.
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ALLEGED KIDNAPPING CAsE.-On the 10th
instant, q colored man, named Alexander Ball,
living with and In the employ OF Mr.. Bodine, of
Georgetovs, appeared at the Provost Marshals
office and stated that Ashton Garrett, farmer re-
siding in Maryland, came to the store of Mr. Arms,
employ ed, and took tho complainanps wife, who
was servant there, and on false represe entAtions
kidnapped her away and took her to Maryland,
without the consent OF complainant or the voltion
OF his WIFE Ball admitted that his wife is slave,
and IL the property OF Mrs. Ball, Of Darnestown,
Md. The case was put In the hands OF one OF Cap.
woman is the slave OF said Garrett iand that he
took legal possession Of ner by q writ issued by
Walter s, Cox, EHq., U. s. Commissioner of this
DiHtrict
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DISTINCTION OF FORT PILLOW.
The Place Evacuated by the Rebel.

The Place Evacuated by the Rebels.
CAIRo, April I6.-The steamer Glendale, from
Memphis, has HrriVed, with dates to the 18th. She
passed Fort Pillow last evening. There was no
appearance of the enemy, and the river was all
clear. Nothing remains Of the fort but the ruins.
The Glendale brought up 960 bales OF cotton for
Cincinnati. She brings no newspapers or news
from below. A number OF steamers are leaving
here for the South.
ANOTHER DISPATCH.
CAIRO, April 1.-THE main body Of the rebels
left Fort Pillow Friday morning, tho rear quad in
the afternoon, taking all the small arms. They
l.lrt rnctlhlc.
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BY TELEGRAPH.
FROM NORTH CAROLINA.

Rebel onicers Hung for Attempting to
Enforce the ConscriptIon-ArrIvaI of
Blockade Runners Rt Wilmington
Sun Frequent-News from Florida.
NEW BERSE, April Il-According to the Raleigh
Progett the people In Western North Carolina re-
Gently hung several confederate Officers and sol.
dlers for attempting to enforce the cOnscriptlon.
The Raleigh Confederate says the election depends
upon the success Of The rebel) armies II they
are successful, Holden will be defeated; II they
meet with repulse, his election by large major
ity 10 certain.
Frequent arrivals Of steamers at WILMINGTON
with valuable cargoes for the Confederate authofi
ties are ptill announced.
The railroads in North Carolina are busy trans
porting rebel troops and supplies.
in New Derne.
The Palmetto Herald OF the Ilth contains a full
list Of our wounded In the hands Of the rebels re-
ceived from Gen. Anderson.
torpedo had been picked up in the St. Johns
river, Florida.
The schooner Spunkey, with twelve bales OF cot
ton was captured on the 7th inst near Cape Car
nAyesal by the United States schooner BeAuregArd.
The garrison Of Fort Pulaski celebrated the an.
nlverBary OF Its capture on the Ilth.
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The rebels have sent flag of truce to Gen.
Meade to inquire whether the (prctended) }
order OF Colonel Dahlgrsn was authorized by
General Meade or the Government. This is
done probably to give some shadow of justin
cation in the eyes OF the sympathlLers of JEFF.
Davis for the atrocities lately committed by
the rebel hordes when they have gained an ad.
vantage over Union troops.
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TIE CHIPPEWA INDIAN NCHIEPs-IlttrVieW irith
he PTesdSnt-The Chippewa Indian chiefs, now
in this city to execute a treaty with the Govern
ment visited their great father President Lincoln,
TO day to pay their respects to him. They were
where they were met by the President After the
chief Holein-the-Day made known the object OF
his visit, which was spoken in the Indian Ian
guAge, and which WAS translated into English
through an interpreter, the President made brief
reply OF welcome to them, and then invited the
brawny red men to visit the different apartments
in the Presidential mansion, Tho visit WAS en-
joyed by these ahor gna braves, and they returned
quite well satisfied They will depart for their
homes In Kansas In few days
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% Peoples sTsIsErHph.-NswF First Glass
LINES, direct to NEW YORK, BOSTON, and all
important points. Washington onieeEi REPUB-
LICAN BUILDING, SrI Ninth street, twsst side,J
and corner PennsylvsniA svCnue and sixth street,
under National Hotel.
CHARLES D. MOVES,
IebIs-tf Manager Washington District.
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LOUISVILLE, April lion Thursday Col. Gallup
attacked one thous and rebels, killing and wounding
twenty five inc lldiDg rebel colonel, and oaptur-
Ing lily rebels, one hundred horses, and two hum
dred saddles near Shelbyrille.
The rebel advance ran into Col. True'A advance,
which was going from West Liberty to ShelbyVtle.
SIX rebels were captured, when our men pressed
forward to join Col. Gallup.
Forty citizens OF Bonneville whipped twenty-five
OF Gray's guerrillAa.
ItiG reported that there are no rebels In Ferry OF
Letcher county. WhlteSburg, in the latter county,
has been evacuated by the rebel forces, who have
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New YoHK, April ls.-The steamer Glasgow,
from Queenstown on the 4th, has arrived.
Consols 0i tSM9iL for money.
Adviees from Rome confirm the approximations
for the health Of the Pope. His life, however, is
not despAired Of.
The Paris Pays speaks OF q serious conflict, said
to have occurred In JutlAnd between an Austrian
and PrussiAn regiment.
The Pekin, one OF the gunboAts sent out to
China for the Emperor, has returned to Plymouth.
GaribAdl landed at Southampton on the 81, and
received an enthusiastic reception.
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From Mo.sby's Department.

MoseOy, who has been very quiet for some time
past, made dash upon party of the guards upon
the railroad near BrStow'G station, and captured
Asoore Of prisoners.
About 10 O'Clock, Friday morning pFiyAtes sam.
uel Cook and Thomas B. Ford, of company D, 10th
regiment PennHylvania Reserves, while on duty az
guards to Swood-hauliDg party, were killed BY
party OF guerrillSB, about mile from ManaIsas.
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CAIEo, April l6-The steamer swallow, from
PAducAh, at . O'Clock last evening, reports all
quiet. The 7th and sth Kentucky rebel regiments
are oyerrunning Western Kentucky with impu.
nifty. The inhabitants of Metropolis are in con.
staRt state Of suspense, not knowing what hour
clothes for the past two nigh's ready to defend
deoAmp, aH circumstances might require. Gun
boats are constantly pAtrolling, taking every pre-
caution 10 prevent the rebels from crossing by
destroying all skiifs, and sinking all other eraftI
which might be used for that purpose.
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foRD's NEW THHATRE.-This evening Mr..
Forrest appears for the last time In his splendid
lime Tragedy oil the same namej thus APprop priAtely
commencing week devoted to Shakespeare, n
Of the immortal bard, by the Anee OF onO 81
his g. anleat Creations He Will be ably supported
BY Mr.. Mccullough, Mrs. J. II. Allen, Miss Alice
Gray, MIR. II D. Phillips, MI. j. A, HeTne, Mr. Z, d,
eiIhopI and the entire company,
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ESCAPED FROM CELL.-Three boys-John
rested on Saturday afternoon, by Of1eers Pierce
and Clements, Of the eighth precinct, upon the
charge oil larceny. They had In their possession
some new military coats which had been stolen
from store or some soldier. They are continually
lettering about the depot on a thievish Alert-of-
tentimes stealing New York papers and selling
them They were taken to the station house and
locked up, when one ofthcm-Smith-escApel OF from
the cell by knocking out brick, and crawling
through the aperture. The others were sent to
the workhouse by Justice Ferguson,
Daily national Republican. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1862-1866, 1864-04-18

The MARYLAND STATE CONSTITUTIONAL. Con-
yHNTIoN.-Goy. Bradford has issued his proc
lamatIon announcing the result of the late cleo
ton In this State on the question Of calling a
State Constitutional Convention. The Cover
nor states that the whole vote was 5l,3l4, OF
which 81, ,593 wero for and 1854 against q
convention. He, therefore, as required by an
act of assembly, proclalms that the convention
authorized by the act will be convened In the
city Of Annapolis, on Wednesday, the a7th Inst,
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Naval NewE-GunboAt Nearly Destroyed

News has reached the Navy Department that
the gunboat Gallatea, Capt. Guest, came ncar
being destroyed at Cape Haytlen, by the burst
ing and ignition of carboy of turpcntine, in q
department adjoining the magazine There was
only partition of wood between them, but the
crew exhibited thegreatest herolsm by standing
to their posts until the magazine was sub,
merged.
Daily national Republican. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1862-1866, 1864-04-18

The trottIng horse, Lady Woodruff, presented
by Bonner, the Ledger man, to the Now York
Sanitary Fair, was sold at auction On Thurs
day for 81 800, cash to Il. B. Howard, of VII.
liamsburgh. Immediately after the sale, Jim
Irving, fast man, offered Mr.. Howard $4,000
for her and rot her
Daily national Republican. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1862-1866, 1864-04-18

~ K. :. wilkins, Esq., has been ap-
pointed Agent Of the Great PennsylyaniA Route,
vice y. o. Morton, to take efeet on the 2sth Inst.
Mr.. wilkins has been oonneeted with the once, AZ
the corner OF sixth street and PennsylyaniA ave
nue., during the past two years, and is thoroughly
eonversAnt with the business Of the route In all
its departments. All applications for informAtion
tickets, ko must be addressed to 4. J. WILEIHn,
Agent Great PennHylVAniA Route, sixth street and
PennsylvAniA avenue. ED 5. YOUNG
General Passenger Agent, Great PennA. Route.
fn9A-dtf
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John j. Cisco, Assistant L. S. Treasurer OF
New York, telegraphed to Baltimore Saturday
to the L. S. deposltary in that city, that by
order Of the Secretary of the Treasury no more
gold certificates for the payment of duties
would be Issued after that day.
Daily national Republican. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1862-1866, 1864-04-18

GRACE GRBHNwooD's LEcTURE.-NoLwith.
standing the inelemeney Of the weather on sAtur.
day evening, the lecture OF Grace Greenwood on
the rebellion, was delivered according TO appoint.
ment, In the Senate Chamber, and was attended by
many COngressmen and our Influential citizens and
their ladies, We regret that our limited space to-
day will not permit us TO give an abstract Of the
fair lecturers remarks. There was but one opin.
ion among the audience and that was the subject
was discussed with signal ability.
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The soldiers Choice for President.

John W. somers, commissSry sergeant OF
the 10th regiment Illinois volunteers, writes to
his brother, in this city, that the soldiers Of
ton In camp, near Vlcksburg, Miss, to e1-
press their preference for presidential candl-
date, with the following result Zone company
not votlng); Lincoln, 493; Grant, SO; McClel-
| Ian, II; Fremont, 10.
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ExTkSsIBnITr OF CAouToHoUc PATENTS.
Tho testimony before Congress in tho Good
year Patent extension case, shows that the
Goodyear heirs have nine patents in tho United
States, forty-seven in Great Britain, sixteen In
France, four in Belgium, three in Austria, and
two in Hslland-maklng total of seventy-two
patents.
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~ The Confessions and Experience OF
An INvALID. Published for the benefit, and a. .
warning and A CAUTION TO TouNo MEH who luffer
from Nervous Debility, Premature Decay Of Man
hood, etc., supplying at the same time THE MEANS
or SELF cURE. By one who has cured himself Ai-
ter being put TO great exponse and injury through
medical humbug and quAokery,
ny enclosing q postpaid addressed envelope,
single copies may be had OF the author.
NATHANIEL MAYFAIR, Rsq.,
my 0s-Iy Bedford. Kings County. N. v.
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FOURTH PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH.-Ldd,es'
Fdn.-The Ladies' of the Fourth Presbyterian
Church OF this city, Rev: John c. smith, pastor,
viii open Fair tonight at Odd Fellows Hall
this week. The proceeds Of this Fair 10 to be D.
propriated TO deiraying tho debt due for the i'm.
Ninth street. This Fair, from present AppeAranoes
will be one OF the finest entertainment Of the kind
ever given in this city, We advise all who wish
to enjoy pleasant evening TO attend, More anon
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LAST PUBLIC RECEPTION AT THE
PRESIDENTS MANSION.

We are authorized to announce that the last
public reception Of the season will take place
at the Executive Mansion on Tuesday evening
April 10th, from 81 to Il O'Clock, p. m.
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T HE COURT rs.

Supreme Court OF tho United states.
The Supreme Court was In session to-day, Chief
Justice Taney presiding in apparently accustomed
In season for to-day's papers The court Ad-
iouTned sine die.
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GEORGETOWN AFFAIRS

ARRIVALS AND CLEARAEcEs, CUsToH-H0UsE,
PORr or GEoRGETowR, D. C., AFRIL IB.-CleAred:
Sehr. Fleetning, Barnes, AlexAndriAj BloOp T. Bal
ley, Hurt, St. Mary'si schr. Jones Smith, ZeglsF,
Kttery (Me) navy yards schr, Kate, RAynOT, Pa
HchF. II. NJ. Mayo, Ward, Baltimore, sohF oAkei
hmes, Arend, New Bedford, Mass schr, Henri
etta, BArcellos, Potomokej behr Van Duren, Wall,
Conn.
Arrived steamer Fairbanks, Deshon, from New
York; Sohr. Halle NJ. Mayo, Ward, New York
steamer A. BreeAliei, Belghton, Phila.
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the trial Of John NJ. Nixon, the one.legged
soldier, for the shooting of VIM. Brown, pro-
prietor of the Pewter Mug, 10 New York, in
September last, was concluded by verdict OF
manslaughter in the third degree.
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DIR. Mary H. walker Captur,a IN, "a.
Rebels.

The Petersburg Express has a dispatch dated
Dalton, April l2, as follows
Miss Mary Z. Walker, Surgeon Of the 5ad
ONO, was captured by our pickots and brourbt
mere yesterday. She is quito Bprightly, con,
verses nHSntly, and says that she only wished
to deliver letters 10 the plckets.
Daily national Republican. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1862-1866, 1864-04-18

AN UEKIND HUsBAHD.-Pat. Smith, who
lives on Third street, between South d and South
A, was arrested last night, about o'clock by Pa
trolmen SpTague and Parkhurst, OF the sth pre-
einot, upon the charge Of seTfouBly abusing and
mAltFeating his wife Margery. He was locked up
In the station-houBe during the night and this
morning. when his wife appeared against him. she
was so drunk that she could net tell whetherot
not he was her husband Justice Ferguson hned
him S2 % and her Sl.OL
Daily national Republican. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1862-1866, 1864-04-18

TIE BALTIMORE ANNUAL CONFERENCE of the
African NJ. Il. Church, met Saturday morning per
Adjournment-BishopP Payne In the chair.
Religious exercises were conducted by Rev. A,
W. WAymAn and Rev. d. 7. Tanner.
The fourth question In the general minutes wa
taken up, Vizi What preAehers ARE admitted on
trial. when the following were recommended c,
A. ReedeT, OF HagerBtOwnJ James Owens, OF Long
Green, MIDI Thomas D. Cole, and Henry RalEes, oi
EdSton, Md.I @. NJ. Whiting, Of LeWiitown, Pa.
James Tynes, OF Norfolk, Val Joseph A. Nelson,
Of HArriSbure, Pal and Isaac W. Brown, Referred
to the COmmlttee for Examination.
Samuel WilmorO was reAdmitted.
John F, LARe WAS continued on trial
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The WILKES sCoURT-MARTIAL.-The Wilkes
oourt-martial TeAGIembleB to-day, after an Ad-
y0urnment of two weeks, to hear the arguments OF
the prosecution and defence, and determine
whether or no he be guilty OF the charges and
specifications preferred against him.
Daily national Republican. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1862-1866, 1864-04-18

GROyER's THEATRE. A transition takes
place at Growers theatre to-ngh from the delight
ful opera, which the public have enjoyed 20 much,
to the dramatic performances OF an unTivalIed
combination company. Colleen Bawn " is to 10
brought out In style never before witnessed In
Washington by the companies OF the New Chest.
nut Street Theatre, Philadelphia, and Growers
Washington Theatre combined.
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THE VETERAN RESERVE CoRPs.-It is report
ed that the Invalid Corps are to be disbAnded and
the officers mustered out Those who desire II are
to be placed the pension list. The expense con-
nected with this organiz alton, now amounting TO
over million Of dollars per annum, ia considered
too large for the country to bear al this time
sideriDg the merely nominal character OF the ser
vices rendered