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Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1862-1865, 1864-06-15
&6On REWARD

&S00 REWARD '
SpOOO Runaway, fou the subscriber nesr Liberty, Bed
ford county, the 22d ofAp jim and ELLEN
who recently purchased Mr. John TaseTro OF Gull
pepper county, they Doubt making their Jn
25 years old DARK complexion feet inches high,
In the army aud will himself Cd as be
want officer Had With him cavalry boots soldiers c-p
faced with red SLOUGH hat oyeEcoa jacket blue eoh
military rock ecst blankets, &C.
thirty years old. blight complexion, stout gnd
good gshld with her when sh ie PLAID lnsey, bisek
strped turning Calico black hood blat ks &e Leaving
child where ON, msy induce her 70 step 10 rec
above will be paid In the currency, II deV
cred twm Winston Jones' at Richmond, 10 myself at Lib
ery; or secured 50 get en or $3.50 for either one
- ga" JOSEPH ?. WINSTON,
my6-2aw4w Liberty, Bedford rreoiy, Va.
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Jrnr CL1nrs.-A washins tOn despatch in Yankee

paper says:
Jsrs Clemens ard another loyal Albanian were IN
the flor OF the Senate to-day They express the opr
ion that the rebel Government is falling to pieces.
We know, says thu Mobile AdUsrtiser, who Je.e
OlemenI is very Wtll-a dtunkard and traitor; hut
who Ia the other cOnt,mptiOe wretch who appsars
the floor Of the YAsk'e Co grsss as loyal Alabs-
mian ?" II must bs Cobb, whose treachery Mas 6r t
exposed by Capt. Ben Lane Posey.
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LECTION sALEsfn . pAr.

VERY valuable real estate on Bank between
lth snd i2h sts for sale at Auction.
WIN De sold al auction the TUESDAY the 1fh
ieof at ~ O'clock r. NJ, these two ceent Brck
On Rsnh opposite the Capitol square, on tie south ide
n. pe'neen llih ard 18th sests, occupied ny John N.
..q snd Others, olcts &C. The oeston Of ihesj
Tsr. I'm attract the attention OF espiass and others
taxes Tor 1854 10 be pfid BY the purchaser, ~
lel. "a doDDIN 4 APPERsoE Iuets
20 NEGROES AT AUCTION.
Nv VIII sell % auction,
90 LIKELY NRonoEs. 81
e.E. DAVIS O.,
r+ ODD Senovss gaN
Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1862-1865, 1864-06-15

lHHk difficulty OF obtaining imported sugar
Il and molasss eonpes to rely home production one
cultivated sorghum viii yield sactent posssrs
for consurpticnson ordinary farm. t..a
Prepare land, and plant your seed gsoi
cuShr and make mossses as soon az The Sorhn ~ cane
.0-
Tie subsc has obtained Letters Patent from The coneie
rate BATES a improved Sorghum sufhs
Curhr In the rspidy with which the juice preuses om s
s4Iksn saving the juice fows In the econ u
labor required msebnen simplicity OF
ton and the with which kept good unning order,
Il much superior to the machines heretofore used.
FOR sALE-srArE' RIGHTS AND COUNTY RIGHT.
and particulars ad the subscriber 81 Bs,s
Post ONCE Powhstan County, Va JOHN BOOKER ksq sho
has model 81 the once Of Kerr Lyon, Richmond Va
ap1- d2i&c3m- rsn4 THOMAS O. BROWN
Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1862-1865, 1864-06-15
The Repahlesn SAYS I:

At an easily hour Saturday, a courier reached the
commandant Of % peat CT t'is city, nom LexDgtcn
anuoanc1g that large force Of the en- my, estimated
at several thousln6 were within eight miles Of that
tosn on The evening Ct Friday. Their march was
s&u " contested by Gen. hcCausand, wi an inferior
iO.es, but the fear and probability Is that Lexington
has ere Ills fallen into the hands Of the enemy fhAe
H. However, no tosilive confirmation Of this iaeL-
AoOhe force Of the enemy, supposed to be 1000 strong
uas reported and believed - have crossed the Blue
Ridge at Robert obs Gap, moving 10 the direction OF
LyrehbuTg with he view Of assaulting this point
The advance Of this force rep rted TO have reached
a point near Arlington Station IN Nelson county about
twenty four les rom this city on Saturday, watch
point they are said 20 have destroyed small wagon
Irain under charge II Major Bell Pvst Quar- efmaser at
sIaunlOn belonging 70 the government, u: not OF much
value.
We learn tom tho Petersburg E<Prsss that the
bridges on the SJu,h SIDE RAiFoad are az fortified,
heavily guarded and will be defended at all hsElfds.
The people Of LyneAeurg were calm aad dete mined
20 defend the city he las. General Nichols is IN
command; has a much larger force under him than
had surpos, aud behind The iOrt6caioIs and from
the 10 " hills, will make deeuce Of the city, about
hs success Of shich permit ourselves 70 en-
tertain doubt. We expect 70 hear good udiDgs from
Iynehburg Il the enemy shall attack the eny ine
force OF General Nichols viii Do strehgthened oy me
militia Of Lyuehsusg every man Of Enoa Is under
armS
Governor Smi,h received a telegram ys'1erdiy
evening relating to the military movements in al
.rouud L5uehburg It vni suffice 10 say that al
works atsac.OFJ While Ia this, a. 10 other eas's,
Il iuprudent 10 give The despaCh In full We can in
fol our readers that is details most encouraging
Ris nOt, hOE,Ver improper - state that the FAnk
have gone ia tle direction Il Campbell c. d., Aod our
forces are in pursuit.. la
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rHr rAskEE RAIDERS or IuE eOUrH SIDE

YApkee raiders, supposed to be the Dutch General
s:Ahs Cavalry, "sruck" the Sou side railroad YES
erday a. Concord SatiOn about Is miles this side Of
LJnchburg, and eui the telegraph WIRE In less than
hour after their retreat Wnch hurried Nc
D1Wel's at Manassas, all the damage done by them
repaired
Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1862-1865, 1864-06-15
AN ORDINANCE
ITO REPEAL AND RK-ENACT THF .3YI
Il SECTION OF THE osDINAECE coNCsRS .i-ti

Be II ordained by the Council of the City 2.chEouS
the eleventh section Of the ordnance concerning nak
ed the 18th day OF October, 1885, sane ar.e
repealed and re-enaetei 90 as 10 rsad a. iclloWs;
Section H. After market hoors sell urcbssB
about the streets, other than about houGe
cDct But shall offer Coz sale Market butter.
h, fovs fruits yegetsb' other articles which
sal have Oeen pu chased nj iaa-kst while their
ket and within sx miles o. msrss; except fruit
tables which shall have h,cn produced In another state, pre-
dnced ut distance not les lan fifteen miles from this city
shsl engaged IN selling, a. markc butter, eekB
fowls purchase biz se or by the agency II another 81
either INCL other person. tie dsy that he'll
seller thereof any butter, eggs fcwe Any perton Violating
this sA forfeit what purchased and hs every
volaon, ply rne a not les cn zen than hy
10 lars; eod heoe guilty seconl time Of sEch ,los
% addition 70 the fine therefor, be prohb ell forever KItr
wsr either principal or agent for smother rou Offering for
sale as either market OF sid articles And any
shall SELL ofer for sae anything whatever any msket Ia
said CITY, after he thE have been prohibited the thing sid
offered SALE shall be 3eed 10 the city, be seted
sold by the clerk q the market for the benefit OF the city AID
The party oeE ding fhs be fined nifty dollars
each thing 30 Geld, or offered for sale, by him.
IA oopy.l
A. W. MORTON,
Crrrko q,
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A. w. MORTON,
ap22-1awqw Clerk Of q uncn.
rTnannUn nnUsAua uExv n Varf

W delivering TO me, securing that set BIN, NJ,
boy THORNTON, about 10 years old feet pel
tall pleasant address and expression he le resene
charlottesville, Albepsre county on The 18Th February v"
purchased By 81 Mr. Thomas Crane Of c0pe
per county. 70 which cornis he has probably gen;
rah1f-~n 0E0 u PNWlf
Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1862-1865, 1864-06-15
YANKEE GENERALS.

OF b present corps commanders Of Abe Linccln's
army Of miscsgeLators, Howard and WAshburne are
natives f Name the latter being appointed, however,
from Wisconsin; Batter was born in New Hampshire
and appointed from Massachusetts,; Banks Hooker and
Shetdn (Of the cavalry corpe) natives Of Missl-
chusstts Gan Hooker being appointed from Call Orhi'
and Gen. Sheridan from Ohio; Wright il a native of
Connection: as was his predecessor G,n. Sejgwick !;
Au ;ur was appOiaed from n chigal, aud Ger. Soho
fell from Illinois Sherman aud Gilmore are from
Ohio; osan from Illinois Burnside and Wallace are
natives OF Indiana, the former being appoi tod how
ever, from Rhode Island Palmer, Blair and Mcoler-
nlnd are a.Ves of Kentucky. Cans. Palm r and Nc
OIernand being appointed from Illn'is and Gen. b ar
firm Missouri Thomas ia from Virginia Gen. Grant
was born in Ohio, and appoin ed from illinois.
Tnuj it would appear that Of the above generals, tso
were born In and appointed from Maine, one born in
New Hampshire, one born in and appointed ffom Con-
necticu three bora in aud two appointed frOm hassa-
chusetts four born in aud two app lated rom New
York, one appointed from Rhode Island, two boIn in
ana three appointed from OHIO, each appointed
from Wisconsin, California, Michigan and Missouri ore
born in and four appointed from Illinois, two born 10
aad enc appointed from Indiana three born in aud o.
appointed from Virgini'.
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rasu eES. JoHssrOs - TaE vERT LATEST.

A Telegram from General Johnston to General Bragg,
dated the l4h yesterday states that for days past
has been raining. The Yankees are fortified On bis
front abou. mile cff, and making no demoDstrA-
t.Ons-hence all quiet The despatch contains other
Items Which it ia prudent to publish The Army tf
North Georgia are IN the b gbest spiFlls
Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1862-1865, 1864-06-15
TORREsr's sREAr VICTORY.

The following glorious Official despatch reached US too
ate for inssr iol in jeslsrday's piper:
OKLLOSA via Mobile, June lStt..
Gen. s Cooper:
Gen FOrres, reports from Salem on the 18th that be
had scattered the forces Of the enemy, add was sin
pursuisg them. The loss Of the enemy 50 far amounts
to 900 killed aud wounded, aud 900 prisoners, 20
pieces Of artillery and $50 wagons aud ambulance
The rout IL complete.
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TRE RRBS

IRON rHE FRONr-ALL oUIEr YESTERDAY.
We visited, a. urua q dissen. military beseqaar-
tsrs last night in qaSs of news, bu' at nine o'clock
they reported Il quiet on the Moth ard SOuihsde :
Rum. rs wsre abuldaot-nOre Of them, however, very
ssrtiog or interesting We learned At Gea. Bragg's
tat We bold Malvern Z Il
The 'o-osiDg eli :ial despatch received from
Gen. Lee a. the War Department yesterday morning
HEADoRl Amy NoRTHERS vmaIHIA, a.
June Is, 1854 - 10 P. n. ,
Honorable Seen stuy Of Var:
A despatch just received from Msj1r Gen. Hampton,
sA6s tia. he dsel.ed the snsmy's cavalry Ire
vilsh with heavy Osl eap.urng ave hundred prison.
s-s, besides the wounded Tas enemy rstreatsd in
cOniusion apparently, BY the route be came leaving
his dead and wounded on the feld.
At daylight this morning t discovered that the
army Of Gen Cant bad left front Oar sk rmish-
sss we're advanced bosEeea Oas aud two miles, but
falling to discover the enemy, were Withdrawn. A
body of cavalry aud Infantry, from Long B6dgs,
advanced to Riddles shop and we're driven back, h5
evening, neatly two mls5, after share shrnlsh-
i'g R-p'"'u'v, K -iES,
a
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Pounds VIM. sireaner's
l. Black Twist ToBAuoo warranted sound Aod o. he very
quality suitable export and Will be delivered 70
on, N. O. Ror sale By m org.,
fa6-u f.....I p. Y. ple
, 1864-12-19

advance Of 1sc9st.oa r-< 100 lbs no:wlsh4 andln<
decline to-day OF 1397sc 100 Tbs heavy hogs aad
OF se3tccper 100 lbs On lighter and lower grades.
6AruRoAT EvKsRo Dec II, 1861.
Tho week now closed has boeu m important one In
the record Of the present seasou. The liberal supply
consequent upon The advanced pstct0 paid. has to
extent shaken the oplEton 10 which m my af
important operators seemed committed. h to the u
tied resources Of our hog districts. The heaviest
ctpts during any previous Weck we're thodc OF De-
cen1ber 5tn, 1855 which arnoanted to 1..Bs lve. md
H. 6 dtrssed. total Of COL Daring the present
week the receipts amount to 11s.tns nTe aud 19 sos
dressed total ST. head only head less than
the largest receipts ever known In this city.
The weather up to Thursday Was cold and very f.
yorsbe for husiness, besides which the active
ment in Hog rtoluct At better prices. seemed to In
fuse degree Of conddence among operators which
has seltorn been tQ5aicd The firm tone which ch ".
scterized the market On Monday. dny increased aud
never more apparent than In tho extreme dsp Atca
with which business was transacted very lrge pro
portion OF the hogs purchased soon unload
ed, II not BEFORE and weighed without feed OF water
Yesterday the weather had couaderahty moderated
The provision market was dull and prices generally
lower This somewhat lesseued the previous activity
OF the market, the tono OF which WAS loss ncn, NJ
though at the close thero essential change In
quotations. To-day the weather has been still mlldcr,
and With prospect Of any Immediate change sellers
have very readily made concession ot stoc PEI 1oo
na on light and medium hogs, and of l32c PEI 100 na
on better grades. At this decline large amount Of
stock changed hands, the entered sales amounting to
q PA head At $11so91s0o chiefly at 2oo31a5o per
100 Fs.
But even with the reduction which has been made
In prices several large operators withdrew from tha
Market and at the close this evening there wese over
a,ct0 hogs In the various yards unsold.
There has been little change In the character OF the
demand EAstern clippers are buying In Teryltml
ed way, "a seen by tho insgnidcaDt number shipped
from this market during the week. amounting only to
s5S4 head. Our city packers have been the only put
chnsers Of moment and the best criterion that be
furnished Of the magnitude Of their present opers-
tions Ia furnished by the with which 50 large
quantity Of stock tho receipts Of tho present week
haya been disposed OF.
, 1864-12-19
REVIEW or CHICAGO PROVISION
MARKER.


Ihs receipt Of Hogs for the past week gum Up as
1&,5!s- For the corresponding period In 1869
the psst ii hours: S: Diessed Isl; ss vs, iu: 5sl Il
agatlst, IN 1861, Dressed 1,181; Live, 10,03t The
weather during most Of tho week has been In
tcnsely cold, but has now moderated.
The incrnase in the receipts OF Hogs for the
week might cause q we'll merited alarm In tho
minds OF our provision merchants were it not that
they are well aware Of the untiring cxerttons he
Ing made to keep our market well supplied. To
do 20 II absolutely necessary We have now IN
operation some 80 tzst CLASS packing, houscs with
they Incur II Idle or. only. running on half work
the packers to endeavor to induce as large ship
Eastern shippers are also largely Interested in
our receipts, and Just at present 1re active COM
petftors with ue in our purchases.
packers. shippers, ind drovers aFs now securing
the country In ali directions, with view to keep
Ing us literally supplied with Hogs. There l.
not section Of country In Illinois, Iowa, Wiscon
Leading TO Chicago that buyers arc not actively
traveraing at present. We aro not much aston
ishcd ut the large receipts Of the pat week, and
hut The more our sup::lics arc increased ths great
er will be tic falling OF at the smaller packing
points.
few s1op fed Cattle ind Hogs tho coming spring
and summer, the former becauee the distflieries
have been mostly idle. and the latter because but
few Cattle have been led through the winter, and
We hear the number Of Hogs following them has
not teen SO small for many years. The fni1urc Of
these ordinarily very important sources OF supply
exercise a considerable influence on the fnture Of
the Provision market.
The market for Hogs has been much excited dn-
ring the week, and nn advance Of fully LOO 2 100
ne hrs been established on live, and fu1ly 5oc g
100 lbs Lett dressed the former selling nt $l3.2
@lsso gross for smooth Bacon Hogs, and sis.7sl
1900 for heavy weights, and the latter at f1ls5M
1I.T3 nett at the close the marketwas rather dull
with tendency to decline. The market for Products
has ai.o advanced rapidly but Closes to-day inac-
but could be had to-day at the inside rate. Prime
Ness at $500, but sold to-day at s390o Cut
Meats arc held At 16}G116tc for shoulders, and
INC lsc for sides, but there arc scarcely any
transactions and these arc nominal quotations.
Sugar picked Hams drm at 1sc. Green Meats IN
active Il 1e!@17c for hams and 1aiG1sc for shonl-
landse oc for long midlles 20}c for short do, and
21c for long and short boneleaa. Lard has been
Largely dealt In and closed firm at CSC for prime
steam, a33c for kettle rendered. and &c for No. 1.
1aGs0c for white and 17G21Sc for yellow Grease.
HEe.rv Mr. Ann IN
, 1864-12-19

part OF wholly from the market, and the claims
offered were considerably reduced. Yesterday.
however, was probably the heaviest OF the season.
one banking house alone paid checks over til
counter, &C., to an auonnE exceeding ono u1llllo1
and quarter Of dollars. That would be regarded
rs an immense dhY's work even for the biggest
bank in New York. The bankers during the week
have responded nobly to calls upon
them, hut their vaults con1d not stand
the pressure, and many good custamefs
wcze turned away alnost empty handed To-day
as We hare said, the calls have been 1eaa numes'
ous and persistent, and If the fall In gold con-
tuues, which VIC hope and expect, Monday Will be
an easy day for the bankers and will enable them
to recuperate. II otherwise, thcre will very apt
to be stringency, closer than has been 1els unr-
Ing the past week. To-day pork operators haTe
generally been out OF the market aud the Trans
actions have been small at reduced and declining
rates. This is the effect of cheaper gold. The
whisky interest gets some money, but not much.
othcr interests scarcely put In any claims.
Exchange Is weaker. to-day, and bankers fe-
fuse to take 1t at niger than per cent discount
while they are willing to supply all callers At par
with occasional concessions to the right KIND OF
customers.
Under the influence Of the glorious news Hom
Thomas, and the high hopes from Sherman, eold
dropped to-day in Now York, and closed about
2 cent below yesterdays range. The following
quotations we're telegraphcd to James Boyd bull
linn hrnker ~ CTnrlr street: -
, 1864-12-19
SINGLE TRACK ACCIDENT,

We si"c in another column one Of the most
Lorril and ,cvolting railroad catastrophes
which i: lv= been our province to record. It
occurred IN tie Gra1d Trunk Railway, near
the D:t.sit and Milwaukee junction. Others
have ,ct:asioned far greater loss Of life, but to
pin human being between the fragments Of
railroad wreck, and then turn him up in
full yir~ Of mass Of his fellow men, who,
after striving for many minutes 10 rescue him,
are finally compelled to give him, with half a
dozen others, over to the flames to be- con-
sumed, while shrieking and praying for old,
this is such martyrdon as is seldom witncs.
sd in this generation. But, wors: Of all, IT Is
q martyrdom to Mammon. The collisions
which, like this, arise from the use Of single
tracks, ore wholly unnecessary. They are
often more expensive to the roads than double
tracks would be, but to the community, who
find it difficult to estimate how many lives q
railroad company cnn afford to sacrifice, nth.
CT then lay double track, they always ap.
pear to be an Improbable and unchristian
h1nnier
, 1864-12-19
HEvIEW OF CINCINNATI PROVISION
MARKET.
tForthc Week Ending Dec. 17.)

CIAcIHSATI, Dec. 10, 1864,
There has been brisk demand for Hogs all the
1 TGek. though prices did not advance over q per
lo0 r. The receipts hare been liberal, compEls-
Ing G}, e00 head during the week, and the quality
and weight WIS better than last season. We quote
the closing prices firm at 1iiD1s9 for 100 to 210 bs
average, and 16tDf53 for extrn heavy. Our trovers
hayc asserted constantly daring the season TINT
the crop Eas much short oflast year but our pack
ers were not disposed to believe It until within the
seem to believe in 'tshott crop' "a firmly
AZ ::hhee 1roEafg. Hog products are held
higher and most articles have advanced. Mess
Pork has been In active speculative demand and
prices advanced $36 per brl since our last clos
inE al 90 for choice city, and de-
ltvered at Interior points, with more buyers than
sellers. Primo Meas has not been in such brisk
$3z62Ga38, 20; RuD,p Pork is now held at 0O9b
eco. The shipments OF barrel pork during the
week comprise ,407 br1s. Prime Lard has been in
fair demand all the week with liberal sales ut a2a}
der &c for city, the market closing firm. Shipped
during tho week, $50 nerces. Head and Gut
Lard closes at 21f@a1sc. Reg Lard a5e.
Grease range from 14c to Isle for brown
16c to 16c for yellow; 1sc to 2Gc for white
stock very light. Prime Tallow 17D1Sc. Smoked
Meats-0ld clear ribbed sides declined to 21c. No
old shoulders Or clear sides hero, and now meat Ia
heE, sold at s4@244c, uncanvassed and packed.
Bukmcat, fifteen to twenty days In SALT In good de-
mand, and prices advanced to 1Gc, packed, for
Shoulders, 1e4c packed for Sides, and 19 @t3c for
clear Sidos, loose. Shipped during the week, 81
hhds md 2S1 boxes Green Ments Id good demand,
sides and 16ic for Hams. Extra Lard oil ilrmand
scarce ut S2.GQ Star Candies range from 31Gl38c,
no charge for boxes. Freighs steady at Last quota
tons. PluL1Fs, SLED0E & Co.
, 1864-12-19

CARBON OILrWith little Improvement IN the
which hnye for the past few weeka been accumulate
Ing The market Is active, and prices rule 1ru pre-
pious quotations. We quote: =
Bcst White OH, 10 test, car load Sc, 90
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. io.,sf. jdi 6;s rof *
ShInpcd l34 l33 Cut Meats 80 btls Reef 81 bsls
, 1864-12-19

Total live and dressed ..17a, COL sa4s44 144,ass5
Without actual returns by tho packers, the nun1-
ber packed up to date should bo approx1matod by
deductnG the shipments from the receipts since
the 1st OF October, as follows:
Deductfng the shipments from The receipts, the
bnlance left should indicate the number packed In
this city up to date:
Receipts Live md Dressed Hogs from Oct.
Isl I'LL ucC. T(.. .1ul, ,GW
Total shipments during the same period. .115e91
Left over for packers this season.. .5s $40
According to the same process Of calculation,
the packing up to this date last season, amounted
to 567, ,100 and in the season Of 1B to 4D, SO.
By these figures It will be seen that the packing
this is only about o0o that OF last season
up to date and ahead Of the season Of 1saa-63 by
125,0o0 hoga
The ''short-crop" theorists are still confident
that they are right; but the heavy supply Of the
past few days has glTen great encouragement to
The ttother sidc.''