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wise /: dl3 l7}E-t Ptn:r Church y3s Z! . ctu3d-
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leA.A. - III
, 1864-05-21

The Final Vote In the Convention.
TrnA 0en. Nsv 1ott.

Proceedings Of Convention from the New Orleans
. True Delta, My 1etb.}
On motion Of Mr.. Henderson the rules
were then Suspended, to paes the report Of
the Committee on Emancipation to its third
The previous question WAS then called and
The Secretary commenced calling the yeas
and uass On tue adoption Of the tWo frat Sec
tions Of the Emancipation Act, which pro-
vide that "slavcry and involuntary servl-
tude, except for crime after due conviction,
be and arc hereby forever abolished in Louis
lana and second, that the Legislature Is for
ever prohibited from passing any Law recog-
uizing ,ouTty in ,naM."
MIR. Abel wished to explain his vote. but as
he WAS branching CT into speech ho WAS
called 10 ordcr by the President, who said
his remarks were insulting to the House,aud
he then voted "no:" In Ter5 loud and en-
e1ectic voice.
Mr. Campbell voted no! no in a thunder.
Ing tone Of voice, adding :" In tie name Of
Mr.. Edwards said: !" In the name OF the
people Of Louisiana and freedom, saY yes!"
Mr.. Thomas-1 have long been In favor Of
immediate emancipation. When this Con-
vcntfon was called I went before my con-
ftituents and told them my sentiments.
They elected me By ! large majority, and
that may neither violate ms own conscience
OF the pledge l made to my constituents,
! unlike some others IN this body, I I,ots yss.
Mr.. WellE-For the good Of the white as
well as the black races, aud for the honor OF
| tlat la., vote yes,
Mr. MoDtamat explained that he had op-
| posed it on the groand Of compensation not
being granted, but would vote yes.
On motion the rules were suspended to al
| low the President to rote.
President-1 sotc yes With al my soul.
The vote stood-yeas e; nays IL.
In announcing the vote the President said:
"The first and second sections of the report
hayiug passed their third reading and been
| Of the land"
The announcement was received with great
applause and loud cheers.
Tie House then, on motion, adjourned,
and three cheers WeEe given for the Free
State Of Louisiana
| NATIONAL 6ALGrE-AI.L HAIL TO TIKI FRHH
STATE OF LOUISIANA!
At 12 o'clock to-day national salute will
be fred from tho foot Of Canal street, In
honor Of the passage Of the organic act which
forever abolishes slavery In the State oi
Iuuisfans, and places our noble Rtatc upou
the Union "frcc list" We make this an.
nouncemeut beforehand, lest when they heal
the thunder Of the guns, our secession nc
quaintances should ge Wild with joy In the
belief that Dick Taylor Is coming to town
i g1audest events Of the times, and It Is fitting
| that it should be duly "ce1ebrated-that thl
roar Of artillery and glad shouts should maxi
the welkin reverbefatc and ring with tn
tbundcrs Of powder and the yolces OF Joy
Louisiana Is 1o1ever free. The fiat has Eon
: forth, and the action of yesterday In the Con
t | vention IL lrreyocable.
, 1864-05-21
FINANCIAL AND CoalMERCIaL,

a FRIDAY EVENING" Aey ~ 1ess.
q pretty cloec market, Influenced In mesIure by a
new arrangement which We announced this morning,
entered into By the bankers to pay the balances In
1-.,rh.cks. few dsJs will undoubtedly supply
49, .nrstr., a.tcteocv Neat ofrerr ~ first cj.ss
thls non11ai uensisHes. As v y INV sia..
paper wete accepted BY the BANKERS and VIC ttlnk
but vez5 tew were disappointed IN getting what
they wanted.
From the cause namea aoo,e' e1cnanse 1as aeasy'
and soma nsnAe.s wv at..,o ~ tsso 49,
sold 1t at X q cent d,scounf to obtain Them. Nons
nnllys the price remA'aa ~ oeioFe qooed-pAs my
ing: selling a!thouea pfooAoy oa' 10" 1ans'
actions we've m1oe 81 .aose asuses.
Gold In Ne" YORK vas 1asnes s.eaa5 so-osy, anu
hrctuated less than ioF ae.e5M oays. iso saate A.
te1ezraphed TO james noso. Esq va. .s@
a. follows ~ T. m', 10 w.. ~ ~ .. -,
1so4; P. n ~ snu e,osuA 90 soa,1,.a -
at1e2 Here sne masAet o70no4 ~ @ "os.tlou 49,. "
lis; again advanced 70 w. auu slUs-u a a. .uas
ngnre The TRANSACTIONS 49, .ns
WIN several aa.s ps's' eH''A
IOWA AEp Isp1AaA STATE bAN5s-Ihe Banking
House ofsolomon strrgcs SONS puohsueo tae 1o1
lowing advertisement ID INC eAioAeo hAthuA on
OFFICE OF soIoMos so sTqssEs T,S ,SS 1ss42ys's
IN and .ter this date va shali recsl1s and psy ont
cnly Unilea States Treasury Notes, Sationsl Bank
Notes. the NStes 4 nois banRs s ~ y r.
81 nnd ne 9o ster By feaa
, 1864-05-21
Gan, pembcxtou 4 Volunteer Lleuteu-
mt Colonel:

From the 1ItdmduQ Enqu1ttf, NAY III
On Thursday General Pemberton resigned
his commission az Lieutenant General 2. A.
c. s., and sought active service a. Lieutenant
Colonel of artillery. General Pemberson is
pssieucd to the command OF the artillery de-.
fending the approaches north q the CITY;
for the unfortunate result Of the siege of
VIcksburr, where he was commander.ln-
CHEF. Thta censure has been applied quite
a. freely by those who spoke in utter ignor-
auce Of the fact a. By those who shonld hare
been conyersant With them. Without decl-
The matter alone rests, It is sufficient to know
That Pemberton and hts army resisted with
heroic determination for many days after be-
ing penned up and cut off from their resources
one OF the largest armies aud fleets ever gath
ered on this continent for the reduction Of
s}nu1e rity
, 1864-05-21
The BattIc or Hcsaea-A r3ee13ed, Vic.

The battle OF Resaca, fought on the 14th
and 18th, was splendid fight, and resulted
in decided SUCCESS TO. our arms. It GEM
meuced about I o'clock p. M, by m attempt
to break the center OF the eueny's line. Two
divisions of scoGeld's and Howard's corps
succeeded in driving the rebels from their
outer line. Further to our right, part Of
Palner's corps, il attempting TO- charge the
rebels in front; owing to the nature Of tn.
ground, were compelled to Withdraw. Tie
enemy then moved to turn cur left. Hooker
wss sent to checkmate the movement, Be-
fore his arrival, the rebels had massed against
Cruft's brigade ef stanley's division, and
forced 1t back, .Hookers men allied up the
Ears, and aAe brigade rallied and EePulsed
the rebels. ; =.
Meantime herco conflict commenced on
the right. Smiths and OsterhAQs' divisions
charged the rifle pits in right Of Resaca, ana
carried them ut p. m. Al hour atterTaroe'
the rebels maRsed and tried TO re1ake '1en'
hut failed.
On Sunday, the battle was renewed At ] ?.
NJ hy a chnfer from Hooker. The enemy
we're driven from = portion Of their, eecond
lines, ard Woods brigade OF fButterneld's d.
vision, stor1ued sE1aH io5t nna ~ took oatte- s
o1 mnssed on thi. part Of the line very hcav
ijy lie day before, our men Wera exposed TO
50 80 deadly fire from the inner works that
they werc compelled to withdraw: Part Of
them continued to hold the small fort, and
Kept possession Of the tour fcbel
guns. Notwithstanding this rcpulsc, our
line wes now advanced to What had been
tie first rebel line Of works. Thus had we
held our own in the center and gained sub
stuntial and permanent advantage on both
wings. For this, and for some reason yet
unknown, the enemy thought best to retire,
and on Sunday night evacuated the place
with Lis entire army, leaving only three guns
The losses in The operations In front Of Re.
SAGA are GEO killed, $500 wounded, and 400
missing. N'e have doubtless killed aud
wounded 9, 900 Of the enemy, and taken 600
prisoners. rsur Of our BTigadier Generals
have been wounded. Hooker, slightly; Kill
patrick, painfully; Manson, seriously; Will
ficb, it Is feared, mortally. Three general OH
Gers of the rebels are known to have been
killed. Our trophies may be summed up at
enc stand Of colors and seven pieces of artil-
lery, unless the cavalry has since taken more,
Of which there is some hopes.
, 1864-05-21

Slaughter. so.e....:2{9 81
NaI1 ets, q Pa. 418 50
klp, No. ], nod.
um.-..... 31tr@1 10
Kip, No. l heAvy i:lo IS
Calf, Extrz...... 1tt01.115
French ZIP, Int
choicc......... l,5n2..N
French Calf, n
n7,...,......... 2.N@1 %
French Calf. IL
, 1864-05-21
Eales oi Western Cattle In New York.
iFrom the licN York Iribune.1

bIu1ray & Cloyer. IS bonght Of O:Is It the yarts,
very Kooc * cwI l1rols Steers iesai ed at 1Sil7c
MstEtYre d Con. i3r =. 8. kch4r son. s. prime ILL.,
atrcng, run l6A@1:c. som: Tho latter price
60 : t. TIC leo hye weight. The5 run ont y io.;
ior Sisss0 $50, f:r $50, At $its,4 At 5:45
.or Sl40 tr SLIT. for 7,s8 for $50, Is for $f19
for Silt foi $t: and Il Of The tanEs 10 close out
at $il5 ea.b- The crure AVERAGED SHY:
Simon Ulie1y, 100 f:r j. II. Crew, llIo Dis steers,
pric.c EEd fat, cKt Etrons, selling At 1ii8c. Also,
On Tuesday, ii ctRnon Illinois cattle 1os Dnnt away
Ward, ~ cWt, sold s'oH1J At b3l1c, Or nearly 1c
z D below AonCaJa latees va, a,
p:lsl Barnes so9:n. q Esod i;,aols catse e A.
Il. Nes1heiaer TT l:ubn Co, 16i Illinois sseerA,
ve1E eoMmon GH cTt IN ne esss' 7 1,,tno,,
steers fall 6a sold mostly at BerEen. :!
and s. 1t berYeh for CoHe Poss, Ohiot " c"ts n
16c.
McCal1eJ 4 Tholnpion, 2D Nllnota and ka3tucEY
cattle. The E4 ktutucEY e$ecra = ere Eooa ~ cWs
, 1864-05-21

rT The Worlds rebel correspondent at
baltimore is writing .ror'd OF bosh Just now
to show that Grants campaign is huge
blunder, and exceedingly gratifying to Lee'
who. by means of retreats and defeats, Is
getting things into Just the shape to suit him ?
as John Phoenix did when he inserted his
poge between the teeth Of an antagonist to
hold him down But amid all his nonsense,
We believe he has told bit of solid truth In
the following: =.
fate Of their struggle for independence ana
separate nationality upon the iss9e oi Que
campaign But they haSe done It TINS tlme.
If General Grant is finally yistorions IN lhls
campaign, 1t is not General Lee alone tnat
he will deleat- &c will defeat, In effect, me
armies OF johnson md BeaureSaEd besides:
And, Richmond will not be the only prize
which victory will give into his hand.
From Richmond our Victorious legions can
make IN easy overland march to Charleston.
and cnptnre TINT city by the only way that It
eyer can be taken, namely, By an assault from
thc land Side. Savannah, Mobile, Wilmington,
Will all successfully, fall. and the military
power of tho rebellion will be broken.
, 1864-05-21
crnR1AL uuTLER,s WORK,

r-rx rx,yY r. TSETTfFfksS WORK.
:. :. rnsonltedly mIstake Tint Cen: Rnt-
W. t,e hc,n furnished any considerable reia.
f,,ccncnts: although dispatch hst weak
saa1ere, him Ia h,re heen str.nothrrca Ia
tha tnno NJ etrtv thoneana NAV 14aa he any
snch force es that he wonla mt h, driven to
h. 4rcrchcs nv anr sncb nr,nhrr "a f,Ytee,
thousand. commanded bv Bcanreeard or any
hna-. -.,sa ~. go, ec.,,. -, 9ouht,-a IA
4hst h;s .,r,1 a.. ~ 49, tu, IN, c1cnt to
80 a::.o ~ - ~, tnho.t.
INV A.0 Pos'Ao1' "eeo -, t. e 80 ~
sAlas' WIG .ane i&tge, sa~n ~. - - .n,1a
LIE oeen salo, asans1 ~ 'ns 'o4so -.
-feN'. s' as ,n.12 srsaf.,d.d hr a1v
enough 10 tske hlenmona' non, =: - e ...:,t.:
contloe5aole army oan oa%Sa.S
ano Dy KcePtne up ol.tu4 0 4xsf9 4S.,r..
much Alarm ma some san" ea, sT,ss.,1nas.sat
INC, g. &c mas nleaa, 1uo' ~ ~. n.,a. rsas;as
ald 70 orr, .ns ea, a.n,.s1 ~ r. ~ er,dent,v ,nnnn.-d
>1ne n'osa .sp 1nx. m v.rv ,src. f,rce a. It..
1acauna u.,aa ~ :. .-h,c, =. ~. ,robah,~ n
proIee.., p ~ - -. - .nas!atn".1: % hsas..s
t,'its 80 aoor.a m p.,,-a,,.rd ~ a.
lna. ~ ,1o - r. " ~
eoutA =, ~, ~ "A.s, .N, ~ "as ~ ~ us'
alfo. out oeAatesno p.oAe n's so"p' sos
past nuuet &no in'o nlcnnonu, Win pAes
ol Dis lofce; anu ~ "ni,o nu.lel - men
upon ron na1nng, ano JUST 0ooo1 ~ set ~,
'aAs uFon LUZ, ctipples LIS ~. W., s,n, @
consancee eulel lnas lne saies' .niuE ~. A ~
10 GO 10 " IAN oaeA " nt7 o"n - u>4s 4. ~
course, az ms aovahtase aes'nsl ...,.rsoon .I
Au6 10 !osl' 1s "e!a ss "4 noPe - p
hto 1acnmona. ,u.~ II ~, tb,.
, 1864-05-21

HOGS-There hsvo been received ut tho rAf1o1s
yards the day. ysry nsarlJ sso hoxs ths ez-
tered lales amount 9ss7 head, At IS 12A@7 81, most
II 1t 7tG47c per 100 81. There hsa been 17creassd
acttyiy IN thc 1rt AID independent othe receipts
Of to-day being nearly sill sold 1T the adyancs noted
yesterday Go,ne 90 head Of the balance remaining
over uusold, have alss bse1 purchased Ut the Sane
rates. Coma Of the sales havs besa nsas
II outside prtees, wkaea may. Without
note mf4lSad sxner3, especially ths
following; ~ H. T1ldea sold Gordon 4 Co. 81 head,
averaging bat 7ss ns At 87sa gross, these ho1e1sr
Eers selected from lot Of ne.rIy nine hundred he1d
of sxt1a Iowa ccrn fed toSs. The present prcss OF
light hogp beng considered too high foz fhtt nar
rim Ct ally packers buyiss mcse spazlngl5
thus lsav1ng the supply pretty much In the hands OF
ah1ppe1.. ITO quote the market moderately active,
but with speculative dtnand Aad prices rule firm
n yea,erday's quetationa.
, 1864-05-21

urF css Of :sc tc.si c:a: Il .s3 It1 dtcalt f,s
- II. t:tSsH y G.: :+n I'll ia ltts It !,oit
nts.s.t Ehe* We shs b. a:.r pre- sen het eE re-
cc1n. Af;=F tuc feetto. shall ha9c :ra pu 10 N.
Its.5zIt.. I'D tas 1t S:oaai ~ a1:s :reas:r.
cortemp1.ie ihe asdo7 with wh.h' H.; hssI sIn .
Am.3.eas;ss Rso-,tsss con- ss ssrss sae a,y.a:assa
d<rfaktrss,, earns: help* :bs.t,vlcs rs. th.y
8 VIII one dny hFsomo she nr.t ,Essrat:ne. poves
Is ,iio. .geT1sns .Ees - coauaer this 9orld'; This
erntfr:eI! Is c1cirent1y spnneable to the Aerea n
10 etacr people take such rlsks II tas par1ai: ot
Nse;1h sa The Americans co: no psops ara ~ ll;te
the 1ttultx Of such vtxscrer. sn1 reops pbssa
tntt recrteEet:Tc Powers when ov.-t sre2 ~ hank.
rrrtcy With el1ali rcsour- thtv have, II tInuea
ras. accomplished great resn!ts ana with Vastly cx
tceGa mems EoE, when the rebellion II ovsr, may
Ma TncCucF1ue viii be fully verified.
, 1864-05-21
7T4E FINE IT TAKES.

We arc coming to the perception that VIC
hare summers work on hand. The conf
dent expectation OF many, that week Was
to end The war, il seen HOW to have been M
founded, and, in fact, Was never very reason
able. The rebels, as they have done all the
time, man il, and are fighting al they know.
OF courrc they know considerable OF that
thing by this time, alter three years Of such
tuition as they hAya had. ne hare hsd one
sturdy bout with them, and have come of
first hest, though not 90 victoEions II ne de-
aire, nor as our Imaginative te1egzaphs OF sen
sat5oual correspondence have led Us to sup-
nose, What Is now the state Of ths case!
The over sanguins art as much c1st down
a they were over slated. The naltgnsnts
have gone to lying all they know; and if any
body beats them in that sort Of knowledge,
1t must be the father Of lies himself The
satanic organ In this city publishes state
mcnt that our losses arc Is 900 man! Well,
II ne have lost IS ,0c0, Lee has lost $1,000,
for he ia certainly not behind NJ In losing.
But suppose We have put hors du combat
5000 or 10000 by dsath, wounds, captlyes,
and ekcdsddler OF ali sorts, Is we doubtless
have, still Lee has lost no less and few
more Bnt Of what sort are the losses? 4
considerable proportion are men who have
either skulked outright, or got separated
from their commands, and for day or \
week come up missing. Probably some
thousands OF snch 40 already in the ranks
again before this. Others will still drop
back to their places. Then Of the wounded,
we have already remarked upon the large
numbers Of slight wounds, and the small
proportion Of the killed. Here tbs advantage
il in our favor, for the rebels report that th'
ratfo Of their dead to the wounded
is large. Their aim Is to wound, inasmuch =
Q wornd as cfEectually puts man out Of tn
f3cht for the present as death. They thu
aim low, 50 Us to hit the legs, and use b1ck
shot-a practice which accounts for the 1arg'
number Of our wounded. But these mel
Will be ont again in few days, and number
of them in the ranks II before; while o
their dead men none will return to the fight
But suppose the fighting goes on rs nov
in Virginia for good while, what is th
efects For one thing 1t nua exhaust n
REBELLION. For that there Is no help. Th
armies of the rebellion are melting undo
Lee day b. day; while all industry is fu
pended and no work goes on but war, an
cayalry dashes destroy railroads, bridge
rolling stock, supplies OF all kinds, By whic
armies are led. What will be left Of it
midsummer? True our armies arc meltir
too; but we have the material for more, ar
il called ont and put in training In s.aso
: there need be no stop in the work Of rcda
iug tho rebellion.
There is, then, nsthlrr discouraging
some delay, If the military c1:gcnces CO
for IL. The true time for us to strike is wde
the rebellion IL weakened beyond the powa
Of recovery. But we shall then need a fore
ready to that purpose, and our hope is th1
no delay will be allowed in getting that fsrc
ready.
, 1864-05-21

y 1t should go upon record that the oh
lection In the House, to the effort by Nr.
Garfield, from the Military Committee. to
enable the committee In the field to NETS
prompt punishment to the guerillas. who are
numbering eur wounded soldiers, came from
Mese1s Ross, Of Illinois, and F. Wood, of
new York, on the Democratic 6ide.
, 1864-05-21

"TuaaE's l MAN N I7."-The confidence
reposed in Lieut. Gen. Grant by President
Lincoln, and tl1e cordiality which exists be-
tween these distinguished men, were happiIy'
illustrated By characteristic antcdotc re-
lated recently by the President. In the course
Of a familiar conversation with a'persoual
friend. In reply to question in regard to
the present military aspect, Mr.. Lincoln, with
that peculiar smile which he alwaEs puts On
when about to tell a good story, said: swell,
sir, your question reminds me Of q little an
ecdote about The automaton chess~player,
Which many years ago astonfshed the world
by its skill in that game. After while the
automaten was challenged By celebrated
player, who. to his great chagrin, was beaten
Twice by the machine. At the end of the
sceono game. the player, significantly point
!ns nus hnger at the automaton, exclaimed
IN Fe.y decided tone, TXs,r's man Il. IL r
And this, cir. is just the secret Of our pres
| cnt buccess.''
, 1864-05-21
Fxor1 the 18th Illinois Cavalry.
JEFFERSON BANEACk., ALTON, ILL.,.

oA1TUANYs
Ifa At & Gs1e; e.; Kans eRRpnt Ro. s ,nn1 or F
Co. A, 15th Reg't Illinois Cavalry. in the ed ycsr
OF his age, Of tnbercular consumption.
The deceased was native OF Connecticut. and
M The ot q ,S
der Com. Dahlgren; later ho was Transferred to
the Mississippi squadron, under CONS. Fsote aud
Porter, waa masteF-eunner on board the gunboat
Gsro1delet was at tie taking OF Forts Henry and
n,ents on the Mississippi and Yazoo rivera y. to
The capture Of Vickebnfg; he then resigned his
coEmisEion and located himself at Chlc1go; but
not eonteutcd In civil lifo white this rebellion
in wsr. He assisted in raising q company in Chi
eago for the 18th Uls cavalry, elected Its First
LiEuteDfnt on tho let day OF December, 1868, and
Tas promoted to Captain on the ed day Of Janu-
The disease, which terminated his career Of u.o-
funess to his csuntsy. was arBt contracted in tbs
navy. aggravated By having had his iurgs ec1deo
by inhalipg steam from boiler which had bccn
struck BY shot when In action witt the enemy. !,
As an officer, hi~ conduct was always approved
By bis super1ors: - = man he Tas truly respect
Cd ard admi1td By al Who knew him.
AT meeting Of the Officers ol tho In IL. CAT.
WuEnrA., It has pleased Almighty God, to
remove from oor midst our friend and brother,
cspt. Beaufort, IN the pride Of big 1o1th. snd IN
With the full appreciation Of bis superior Officers
the trust ard confidence of his equals and tho love
ard respect Of his company. Do it, therefore.
irienGs our Sincere rympathy and regret iosi
they hare sustained In this solemn bereavement
and that No will wear tho customary military
mourning In respect for his memory.
| 1utiout be forwarded to the Chicago TRIBUNE Ani
Chicago Etensng Journos. with request fos pub
| llcattnn.
, 1864-05-21
Probable Death Of Quantrell, the Gner-
rf1lA.

from the St. Louis Republican, May 10.
The following dispatch WAS received at
Headquarters this morning. The informa-
tion is important, and lcads to the belief that
Quantrell has been killed. He is thought to
have been In this State;
WAnHKEsnURo, No., May1z.
Corporal Wood. of Co: F. 1st ii; 8. H., with
suall escort, killed one bushwhHcker and wound
cd another capturing both their hoEIsa ysatssd;ay: Y;
nan Killed we're Invoices from Capt. Il: $. Heaton,
1. 4. Q. n, to Cot ?. c. Quantrell: The man an.
gwered the aessription Of 2qantrel na'e M no
foucht with his bowIeknife after being brought
low by pistol shot. Ihayo rent for more denqtte
inforustfop, G. B. BEowN, Brg. Gen.
, 1864-05-21

PHILADELPHIA, May o0.-The Etan;nQ Bul-
1tt'n says: "a letter from an American naval
officer, dated Dover, England, MaJ 4th, states
that the combined Confederate pirates, In
cludipg the Alabama. are to mako demon
etrstlon on our northern coast a. soon q
they cnn be got ready. The deteatlon Of tho
RappahADnock and ron-arrIval Of tho Ala
bama postponed it over month. The tnfor-
nation comes from Confederate odlcera,
through our spies.
, 1864-05-21
letter to HRS. Lincoln.

Efou tH9 111ELtAoAA At4AA14s amy III
An up,rcky wight of an East Tcnncsseeau,
who "en.braced the opportunity" Of testl-
Tying his loyalty to the Union, By joining .
renegade regiment and getting elected cap
tain Of q company, discovers himself in tue
Libby and without friend. The numberless
boxes and brndlesswhich hare been sent by
eymI athiziDg friends st the North, to big
co,nradcs IN prison, appear to have excited
his envy, and so he sat down the other day,
and penned the following curious letter:
L1EnT PRISON, R1cHaoED. April 70, 1861
Her Excellency, Mrs. President Lincoln, Wash
inxtop, D. C.
DEAR MApAa-Haying becn d prisoner since LAST
November, ard having suffered much b. rcasoa Of
not teip. ablo to ret arYthnE fgosa my home In
Eat Teanessee.) wish your E1cellencJ would
send me box Of provisions, and when an Ptos-
ident Of the United states-if o7eT-1'l! uss your
benevolent example, ard be thankfut eyer.
have the honor to be ye1T respectfully, etc.
8, c. HoNKTCuTr,
Captain Second East Tennessee Infantry,
It will be gratifying to Capt: HoneJcutt to
learn that his letter has been duly forwarded
to its destination by flag Of truce.
, 1864-05-21

E correspondent of the Emporia
(KnnsasY Neaas says: "Law.encs is improy-
Ing rapidly. A large number OF substantial
buildings viii be pnt up this season. One
hundred and. .dfty Or one hundred and seven.
ty-tye have been built since the raid, The
citizens here are certainly proof against dis
couraEement,"
, 1864-05-21
MARINE.
sfcan,bopt Pontiac Blown Tp on Grand
Kiver-Th-ee men arc hdlieA nan klse
.fAf3n

tFfoIu fAt NF@HQ 1.2p117 1s161o -.
shocking accident happened 10 the steamer fon,
tiac {Caps 1ohn farss} on SATURDAY r.eaax. ~ ,na
seyeIe lLlu1Y OF sems rye others WIN ne tot af
stYucuon OF the boat and sra yta@9 o. osr1s nm
At the tins OF tho accident the poat We o ahors
nd had stopped 1t the mouth cf aad s<tvht Id
dl.tar below 1lentoa to attead 20 XII saorf
r. shen L ter, lie took psss Wasns
The tl!xhsest warning hos!1r = H. .lcaty = tran.
S1s sd t:.nx R,rs q tds sai
epntess and scattering tasm har SUPPOSED 70 Weigh
stssri 10 tasos1, s,e9 eo9aa %as sarled ss1oasa
fnesass A. asa,1 Iii rs1 s9e
4M 4A wEnAa .ve been found and Ar. fripp.
ts: sfT ta supposed 70 hAre heen Killed. - 10 "ss
, 1864-05-21

euEEP-Iha receipts to.day amount to about 10
wosl Eteep and th' entered aales to 145 head. Tho
deficiency in the Eastern markets has brought IN sre
tht the ususl numbc- Of bu. crs. for whom tbs pes
ent limited supply Is ver: inadequate. Prices csnsc
qucntly rule very fsu. with quick sale. The to,-
10 ring arc the prlncipal aales m7de today, both
Eastern account: SIS SheeP, averaging III Dsf 1t
{s.EA which were aftefwarea 7e-sold ut ss.75;ss
he,d pars Of lot Of SEQ head, the rsni7ntcr to be
weighed In tho morning. a7erssIeg 10. 81. 1t S3s5-