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kind husband and seven devoted children, OF whom Ia
single daughter, who will sally miss her desr mohsr sweet
controlng II May Lord comfort the
ones, make to III I'm wfs and mothers although
Al-d upon drop the tear OF al cion her ave.
jOa" that her free and hap spirit now peacefully
Ing the bosom OF SAVIOR more 10 be troubled
the ins and temptation this world but 10 the u Enjoyment
OF that VIII Oh remAnh for the Of God. This poor
tribute 10 the memory OF dep lrt'd fend IL psd By one
Who for has bean the happy recipient Of Der end
wing favor. May ihe rest peac..
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Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1862-1865, 1864-10-18
THE MAGNOLIA WEEKLY,
FIRST CLASS LITERARY

AND GENERAL NEWS JOURNAL.
Containing eight clearly printed pages Of g matter four
e.cn, 10 pubshed every SATURDAY In the city OF
Ricnond, and repete with tie interesting ory.uJ
selected
TALES,
Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1862-1865, 1864-10-18
NOTICE.

THE Annual Meeting Of the Stockholders of
Il the James River and Kan4sha Company will be held
ONCE OF the in th Cit MONDAY, the ylh ant,
al IL O'Clock, A. NJ.
APPOINTMENT OF PROXY.
Know all men by these presents That We he subscribers be-
sto kitlders In the River and kanavha Compn
hereby coast tate and sppoint and Ia .iul
att and prox' 10 represent each Of US all
lars Of the oekholjen o. said company, held within
after the dat. hereof when tersonay pre-
sent represented bJ some other proxy with fa and
suhcr at uh general meetings. give urh vo 81
and do such other act each OF u could give
meub OF the aid meetings II naly present.
and hereby ray and co.fr whatever vote
said attorney lawfully give do for pur
suance Of the authority her By conferred upon him.
witness hands and lsAls, this -oby Of, thous
and eight hundred aAd -.
Teste.
Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1862-1865, 1864-10-18

W. suSoT0s Oct IL, lSt4
The result OF the rec ant ell 'cuuu Maryland
aGm ted TO be adverse to the adoption of the new
stituton. Il is estimated tina, the ,rty sganss il
will be at least 6vs tbou'aLd TIE fsure of no
siu ion ia in Part attributed to the Introduction n The
instrument itself of ridiculous test nth to be sut-
scrbed to by oil the voters in tbia elec ion. The fail
Of this measure, In the f,ce of the strenuous ors
of the administration TO secure i,s Success is regarded
as an assurance that the vote Of the State will be given
at oil hazards for Mcclellan in November.
Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1862-1865, 1864-10-18

Tho returns from Petnsy lvaaa continue to c,me in
slowly. Those received la night con ioue 10 show
democratic gains. The democratic majority on the
home vote will probably reach Ave thou aud.
Toe returns from 0aio chow democratic gains on Con.
grsssmsn fssm the ffst rsturph Ashley, republican,
Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1862-1865, 1864-10-18

wAsukGr n Oct u. 1864
Since the result Of the Psnnt election has been
announced The democratic managers claim positively for
Mcclellan Il following Sta.ee: Maryland, .hware,
nnsyIvania New Jersey, Ns~ rk, O,unt c!icu',
Kentucky, Ma ouii Indiana, Illnoif, California and
Oregon, max II. an aggregate OF lao votes-l l6 beng
necessary 10 ell CT
Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1862-1865, 1864-10-18

WAsHhoToN Oct. T. 1854.
The Alexandra (Va) Journal ssys: 1; is under
stood that General Augur, commanding the deferct
south Of the Potomac, in view of the outrageous con
dlc I, the guerrillss in tesrsg up the rsili the
Manassas Gap Railroad, by which the loes of lie &C
Cured few days ago. wi probably order register Of
ell the dsoys people o. Fairfax ard Alexandra coun-
tes for the purpose tf havIg oaiy detail to
papy the trains to the stations, prominent parts o
the engines and S,me similar measures taken BY
Ganera Washburne in the Southwest proved quite
effective.
, 1864-12-31
TIE LAKE COMMERCE.
&c., &c., &c-

Ou this the last day Of the year, we present
the readers Of the TRIBUNE with a Review Of
tho Trade and Commerce Of Chicago. for the
year 1SG4. In the columns which follow will
ba found full and accurate g tatistics of tho
various branches Of commercial and mercan-
lille industry, with comparisons to mark the
progress OF change which has taken place
from year to-yeat, rs far back Us the CON-
merce Of our city can be traced.
An examination Of the figures will reveal
To our readers that, Notwithstanding We are
in the fourth year Of the Shareholders rebel
lion, and in tile midst Of the grcatestciyil war
ever known, the vast resources Of the great
North continue to be developed even more
rap,dly than ever before. Not only have our
agr,culturists, but aiso our manufacturers,
merchants and mechanics, enjoyed d lring the
year now about closed, an almost unexamp}ed
prosperity. In spite Of the prophecies made
four years ago, that 'tg1ass would grow in our
streets" and that we would have 'breaa
RIOTS" &C., We are obliged to record the fact
that never before In the history Of our coun
try, has there been such activity aud SUCCESS
in all branches of trade, manufactures and
commerce.
, 1864-12-31

During the past year, gold has been the
commercial Thermometer of the country. AS
the premium on gold rose OF fell, so did the
price of every article Of merchandise There
was no exception to this-the specutator Is
well as the shipper, WAS guided BY 1.-THE i'm
porter and the e1porte-tho manufacturer
and the dealer. The law of supply and de-
mand. which usually regulates markets aud
values, Was OF very little Importance when
compared with the advance or decline in
gold. In this way, commercial operators Ut
ali Kinds haye had to look, first at gold, and
then et the supply or the demand. In order
to keep fully posted, it has been necessary
for a merchant almost to keep = telegraph
wire In his pocket In connection with Wall
st, eet, for agGosdlng to the motion OF the
stbulls" or .bears" he has had to shape his
course.
It ID not necessary in this Review to discuss
the propric1y. or folly which may be thought
to be connected with this state Of affairs.
Our province il now to ssate tacts; and
whether there has been any genuine cause or
not Tor the violent fluctuations of gold, It is
nevertheless true that rs gold has advanced,
the price Of every single article has been nd
Yanced, and tiec trrsa.
Below will be found o table, showing the
range Of quotations at which gold was sold
In New York at the regular Stock Board, each
day during the year up to date. Higher and
even lower quotations ruled at the irregular
meetings OF gold speculators, but Of these no
accurate record exists, and We submit the
figures Of the regular Stock Board:
p41IY PRICE oY GOLD Il Ezw 1onk pUxHa THE
, 1864-12-31
FLOUR

The receipts Of Flour during the yaar 1864
amount to l, ,141, ,791 barrels, against ,474 ,2sl
received In 1868, showing q decrease of ssssa.- ssa.,-
493 barrels o deficiency Of about q per cent.
There are two reasons for this first, the low
stage of water during the summer months,
compelling the MILLS to stop running; and,
secondly, the great fluctuations In the. Wheat
market. The mil1ers found out that it would
not pay to manufacture Flour In the face of so
many fluctuations, and many Of the mills
were shut up in consequence.
There has been an equal falling OF in the
shipments. THIS Is owing to the decreased
foreign demand and the cutting off the Cana
da trade. Heretofore In years past, q large
business Was done with the Canadas, princi-
pally in the way Of the lower grades, for con
sumption among the lumbermen, but the de-
nrcciatel state Of the currency, and the great
iinctuatlons in the Gold market, compelled
The Canadians to look at home for their sup
niles. One fict worthy OF notice Ia the in
creusing amount Of st. Louis and Southern
illinois Flour manufactured from White
Wbcat} which ia now sold here. Formerly
st. Louis and Egypt shipped It's Flour to
New York By way Of Cincinnati, but now
large quantities oft are daily eold on Change
here, 1or the Eastern markets. The New
England trade still maintains Its own with us
The following table showsthc weekly prices
Of Spring Extras during the years 1874, 'o5
and 'G1:
, 1864-12-31

The Grain Trade Of Chicago atill continues
to be one Of the 1eap1ng features Of the
Commerce of the Northwest. In the col
INNS which follow will be found tables show
Ing the receipts and shipments Of Flour and
ali kinds Of Grain during the year 1864, with
comparative statistics. Byreference to these
it will be found that the receipts Of Flour and
Grain are eeual to 4E. o Sc 741 bushels,
nrainet 56,019, ,pB bushels received In 1868.
This falling off In the receipts Of ten millions
of hushels ia due solely to the failure OF the
Corn crop Of 1868, which reduced the supply
from o5, ,459, ,508 bushels in 1868, to ,0S7
during 1864. Tic receipts Of Wheat show
slight increase on those Of last year, and there
has been 4 very remarkable increase In the
.Tkis exhihit Of Agricultural enterprise On,
The part of the Northwest, which has sent to
The armies in the field more soldiers thau any
other section Of the country, Is truly wonder
ful but 1t Is only another illustration Of the
immense resources Of the country. Notwith-
standinr The drain which has been made on
Us for men and MEANS. agricultural pursuits
have been pushed forward with re.
doubled energy and 7igor, and now much
greater breadth of land is under cultivation,
n The fourth year Of the var, than Ras before
known in the history Of the country.
Below: will be fo1nd tables OF weekly re.
ceipts and shipments Of Flour and aratn o1
all kinds during the year, ns posted or
Change by the Secretary of the Board ol
Trade *........ ...
, 1864-12-31

CORN:

The receipts of Corn during the year 1861
amount to IS, ,6os ,0s7 bushels, showing as COM
pared with the receipts Of 1865, ,459, sos
bushels, q decrease of. II ,8s6, ,421 bushels, OF
about forty per cent. This may be attributed
entirely to the destruction Of the crop Of 1858
by the memorable frosts in the latter part Of
August and beginning Of September of that
year. This frost WIS not confined to any one
section Of the West but prevailed through
out the entire corn producing States in the
Mississippi Valley. This year however: the
crop Is excellent both In quality and yield,
and from a1l We can learn, the receipts here
will be larger nex. year than ever before. The
damage inflicted on last years crop and the
consequently high prices, induced the farmers
to SOW grctter breadth than usual This
together with the good yield and. excellent
quality will give us next year much larger re-
ceipts.
of No. Corn in Chicago for three years:
-uxx,v prrrxa nr 10 CORN IN CHICAGO FOE THREE
, 1864-12-31

Inspection changed. "Old No. r. being graded y
"Rejccfsd" - "No.2."
As will be seen from the above table, the
Wheat market has undergone great huctua-
tions, being entirely governed by the erratic
course OF Gold. LII the beginning Of January
the market opened at 3l.l7 II al. IS 1-3 for
No. 1 Spring, declined to $l.13 I2@1.l5 In
February, advaneed to S1.9o@1.31 towards
the end Of April, dropped to 3l.19@1. 90 In
the first week in May, and On the 18TH June
Jumped to S1.50@l l51. 4 wect later noticed
an advance Of 26c; still another week, an.
other 2oc, and during tile next week, still
another Jump OF 2oc was eHected-the market
touching $2.1G@2.18. Here It did not long
remain; Gold commenced to s'back WATER"
and wheat followed suit, making It " the
winter Of our discomfort" for some. About
the end Of August prices commenced to low
er, gradually, indeed, until the LIST Of Decem-'
Der. when the inspection rules were changed,
and the new grade of No. sold for 21.68 1.2.
Under the present system Of inspection, it
is an impossibility for anything to be done in
the way OF "doetoring," and, as a conse.-
quence, the "scalpers,h like othello, find
their Occupation gone" -
The following table shows the receipts and
shipments Of wheat IN Chicago for series of
years:
, 1864-12-31

From perusal Of the above table, 1t will
be seen that the pr.ces of Oats during the
year 1864 are nearly so per cent in advance Of
The. year 1868, and from two to four times
those OF 1SG9. This Is not so much owing to
the advance in gold as to the enormous de-
rnauds for the use Of the armies In the field.
The lowest point reached during the year
was T@57hc,. on the 8th October, and the
highest 19g81c, on the 9th July The mar
kct has f1uctuated almost daily during the
yta1-kee ping pace IN measure With the
gold quotations.
The folio ing table shows the receipts and
shipments OF Oats in this city for series Of
, 1864-12-31
KKHIr1s oV KYn 1on S1vU Y.A1s.


The receipts Of Oats during the year just
closing, amount to 1865 OIL bushels. A
compared with the receipts duriug the year
1863, ,1So, ,525 bu-we note m increase Of
,514, ,416 bu-nesrly an incfeake Of 50 per cent.
Owing to tho relatively high prices Of Oats
compared with other grains, caused By the
enormous demands By Government, thu TAR
mers throughout the West sowed much
larger area this spring than In former years.
The crop turned out excellent in quality, and
unsurpassed in yield. Immense quantities Of
Oats Wero shipped TO the armies IN the south
and Southwest, mostly BY rail, Whils larger
quantities, after being transported By wafer
to New York, were purchased there oy Coy
eminent agents and shipped to the armies IN
Virgnix and along the Atlantic coast Large
quantities were shipped to New Orleans both
On Government and private account, v'd the
Illinois Canal and the Mississippi River.
The following table shows tha weekly
prices OF Oats in this city for three years:
Hxxk4y rRlc1s or SO. OATS n CHICAGO T3k 1H111
, 1864-12-31

BARLEY.

The receipts OF Barley during the year just
closing, amount to 76o,44o bushels, against
1,098, ,S46 bushels in 1868, showing d decrease
Of 357, 900 bushels, or nearly IS per cent. We
know Of no other reason for this great falling
OF, than the probable one tnat q less breadth
was sown this year than last, the farmers pre-
ferring to SOW oats instead. Barley is very
tender cereal, and after being harvested re-
quires great deal Of attention. It is abso-
lutely necessary to preserve 1t from rain and
dew, to prevent its being stained, which de-
preciatcs Its value. For this reason, the farm
hg community, especially in newly settled
sections, where It Is customary to stack grain,
prefer sowing other grains which will rea1fze
as much, or nearly as much as Barley, at less
trouble. -
The crop this year, though small Was good,
much better than usual. and the demand WAS
fairly active.
The following table shows the prices Of
Barley in this market on the first day Of each
, 1864-12-31

The receipts Of Wheat during the year 1864
foot up IL ,257, 1856 bushels, against Il, 1903
bushels received in 1868. This shows IN in
crease Of 76,s5a bushels In favor Of ths year
1864. The crop Of 1864 was excellent In quail
ity-both winter and sprtng-with about IN
average yield. White Winter Wheat was In
light receipt, but the supply Of Red Winter
was good. both In extent and quality. White
Winter Wheat ia principally condaed to
Egypt, and Is either marketed in st. Louis, OF
manufactured In the immediate neighborhood
of its growth.
The following table shows the weekly
prices Of Spring Wheat in this city during the
years 1854 and 1858:
WaAKl1 r21cEs OF SPRING wn1Ar m oucAao
- NH IXQ IR4RN.
, 1864-12-31
-Tha fal1n.rinu fable ahoe"a -tho--e"o'Pse OF
Flour in this market for thirteen years:


In addition to the large quantity Of Flour
received IN this city, there is large amount
manufactured here, which is not shown in the
tables elsewhere published. There are nine
milling establishments in this city, where arc
annual annuafly made come 25o, 900 barrels Of Flour
Consuming some 1850 900 bushels Of Wheat; a.
The manufacture Is mostly connnear " ieh
hoid % iigh repute il this IS well as Eeste1n
Cities. Cite fhe Old Chicago Mills, on South
Water street, long in the occupancy OF Gage
s Heartt, were sold carly last sp!lng to ;, NJ. NJ:
shuieldt, who transformed them INTO 'afse
rectifying establishment
The following table shows the manMaetuse 1l tse
of Flour, and By whom maoe' ontos tn'
years 1864 and 1868:
, 1864-12-31

REEs

The receipts Of Rye during the yeaz 1861,
foot up o69, ,11s bushels, against a8o, ,7eo bush
els for the year 1868, showing an increase o.
90 1856 bushels. As compared with the year
1862, we note falling of OF e9,7o9 bushels.
This decrease is owing to the fact that during
the first half Of the year, the receipts were
greatly cuztailed, in consequence Of the greas'
II Inc1 eased demand BY country distillers, On
account Of the failure Of the corn crop OF
1868. After the distillestes had ceased run
ninr in the month Of August, the receipts
greatly increased. Had the receipts during
lie frst eight months Of the year; been COM
mensurate with those Of the last four. We We
Should have received nearly as much more, as
We now chronicle. Within the past two or
three weeks. 9 better local demand has sprung
up; during the season Of navigation tho m
uuiry has been moderate en-.
III Chicago on the 1st day Of each month fol
four years:
, 1864-12-31
The United States Depository nt
QhiCa GQa.

US. DEpos1ToaT, CHICAGO. Dec. 30, 1854.
Amount Of Monies deposited to the
credit Of the Treasurer Of the U. s.
during the year 1864. .$9,ala,6!o69
Anepn1 Pepn1tea1 % Steo' % ' @ 7aooses
A%91nt 10 circuit .. n.soats.ns om s,s7ssa7.44
Amount Of Public Debt on yhtch in
a6opt afss5 nas Ds.u p.e .. e,ooo oooooo
Aino1ns sned ~ "e" . 1so,o9o.oo
A%1gn deemed. ~ W. @ 11a,ooo.oo
The above shows the amount Of business done
in this Office for the year 1861. The gold Tor the
1ayment Of interest on the Public Dobt, ,menhon-
Cd above, was collected on duhes at this port
Il1HER HAVEN.
, 1864-12-31


As swill be seen from tho abore table the
market ruled comparatively steady1Fo The
opening Of the year, until the opening Of nay
igation, when prices begun to advance, slowly
# sst eqt mors 1aRdy oasSc a1tssTaT$s; is7s Rth
The market did not long remain at this figure.
ooa t9 fall baek and corn f. nns nf
only in a-measure> The deliveries here be-
70 gIuay dimnsh and nfcss nn9sg ted ths bar 1
own nretty well. tue lowest figure allowable
being s OF The 19th 1 Ct s9ys%ss, 2ees nth, the
ably ever realized In tho west. Since the
eioso s af ae1ise1ion tlae Feeoipts he,s sseatly
decreased the speculative demand fell of, and
the market relapsed into state Of a." chronic
ndsposten iron which it, j. has IS not st yet e.
the demand has been confined almost entirely
New Corn" ~ ths ysa1s sr9P, 2, ga1en od IS
has been restricted to small parcels for grind
ing.
The following table shows the receipts and
shipments of Corn In this city for series OF
, 1864-12-31

HOGS FACKkD cN{QAaQ ATp EIHC1HXAN FOR
JuIkTN1E aRA&pY3.


PORK-PACKING OF lS0l.0S,
Aswe are now In the middle Of tho Pork
packing season, we cannot give accurate re-
Turns Of the number packed up to date; but
we give tables below showing tho weekly re-
ceipts and shipments Of Live and Dressed
Hogs from the 1st Of October tthe commence
ment Of the packing season) up to Dec. 50:
ExGxuTs Or LIyx AND pkxssxp uoGs YacA OCT.
TILL DEC. Sc, FOE TWO x1Aaa.
, 1864-12-31
Eastern Exchange.

The market for Eastern Exchange during
the year has been unusually stcaly. It viii
the first i've months Sf the year, It ruled reg
ular]y at premium; but after the rejection
Of miscellaneous currency, and the suhstltu-
ticn OF !" "g1eenbacks" therefor, 1t has genes-
aIly been at discount or at par.
Of the amount Of Eastern Exchange seld
in this market during the year, we can scarce.
he amount sold during tho year 1864 will ex-
ceed that Of any former year by at least nifty
per cent,
The following table shows the rates OF New
York sight exchange in this market on the
LIST day Of each month Of the year:
, 1864-12-31

In the above VIC hare made no estimate Of
the destruction by fire caused By the Ear, nor
o5 the fearful destruction Of timber, fences
and dwellings at Long Island, In New Hamp-
ehire. New York, Masnc, Michigan, and In the
Lake Superior country BY fires In the woods
In july and August 1t simply. represents
fhe cn1ount of property consumed by the Or
dinary agencies Of conf1agration. Neither IS
tneuance computed, Us 1t is seldom reported
The yalnc OF properly destroyed By fire IN the
Northern States was little over Sl3,uo1n9
in lsCS, The total losses By fire In the United
States for the past ten years property worth
twenty thous1Ed dollurs and upwards de-
stsoycd ut each hre) have amounted to sl65,-
s06 W0. or 4 little over sc, ,00o, 900 per yeaE::
Now The losses in these years we're about
equally divided between the Northern and
Southern States, the South, If not so densely
populated, suffering from the want Of proper
Examinations to cxtinguish fires. This would
riSe about eight millions u year as the average
foss in the Northern States. Since tho war
broke out, however, the increase has been
alarming Considerable allowance must be
| made for the increased cost of articles burned,
owing to thc depreciation Of currency; bnt
vben .lhe fires below the twenty thousand
| dollar ratio, the losses by military move
| mcnts. raids and the destruction Of Govern.
ment property at dcpots in the field, are con;
e;dercd, the results are most alarming, and
call for increased Watchfulness and care.
, 1864-12-31

The Following is statement Of the pub
lie debt on the 1st day Of January in each Of
The years from 1791 to 1e4a Inclusive, and at
various dates in subsequent years to July l,
, 1864-12-31

Debt OF tho State of Illinois, Decem-
boE 81, 1864.
The following is complete table Of the In
dcb,ednees Of the State Of Illinois, all of
which bears interest ut the rate Of 9 per cent