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The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1864-06-11

HEADQUARTERS kESRRvE FORCES OF VA,
Richmond, June 7, 1884.
~ ENERAL ORDERS, No AIT persons be
~ longing to the reserve forces OF Virginia,
,:Io have failcd to report at their proper rcudcz
vous for duty, in compliance with General c:ders
No |, issued nom these headquarters, May 10th,
1864 calling them into the field, are now, for The
last time, notified and required 10 join their re-
specIive companies without delay Upon the
failure of absentees to report for duty, within a
reasonable time after the publication OF this order
enrolling officers will be instructed 10 arrest them'
and turn them over in conformity 10 law, 10 the
camps of instruction for assignment 10 permanent,
service with the active forces, as IL they were
bctWec n the ages vi eighteen and iuity hive.
BY command Vt Brig Gen kthrEE.
j.3 -iw u II CA.l.Eif. A A G.
~ nNuSp, Va ::n,. c:!i, !t04.
hNxjHAE}g NOTICE NJ TO-
H. ina iclo ~l"g 11i.,e " ba.rl ui'na refsl; de
, "a. alton ii GXohsu:e iaae 10y the federal anIt"r-
lice, hearing cute Ma2 ill., iS,t, sad is supported
by vEiii Federal paroles VH Il. e IN my Ollie
Sec |. All CJn.e leTst3 GiicaTs and men who have
been devs rcd at City Point, Va previous to tho lst
Of June lttl hereby declared ~ be tx:nanR cd.
Sec = kii Cents cFn,e officers nDd ncn and civil
ans " .ia have been captured Ut any piece scd re-
leased Ia ,U.e III or 10 May :i, 1864, hereby
declared 10 be exchanged. Ths re, ton, however,
is tot intended to .Gcuie any oti.afs Or men cap
tured at V!cksburg, 3u.y ith, 1868, except sah As
were declared exchanged Gy Exchange Notices mum.
cred Fix, Eeven, s.d eight. Il GUILD,
lc7-6t hgent CT kAohsnsa
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6FxLIAL NU91CEa.

ILL., IEk, Ice. Loo saie-can / e hal ia any qdah
tIiy, At all hours 81 the Gay. 81 the American sta
bes. corao: If ION uud Cary strsets.
10 Its NV GREsa.
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JoHs = Pas rov,
Colonel and SapeIintsnisn.

HEADQ'Rs RESERVE OF STATE OF NA.,i
Richmond May 10th, loti.
General Orders, No L.
L. In pursuance OF paragraph | OF Spsttl
Orders, No. lIi, | hereby ;i'sume coiaai,ntgi
the Reserve Forces Of Virginia, with W !
Headquarters IN the city Of kiehnond aaa
otherwise announced.
H. Tue Reserve Troops already orgaDzA|
will, Immediately upon tho receipt OF thls Oh )
dsr, proceed by companies to snch ens OF sas
places of rsnae zyous hereinafter named, q
may be most accessible, and the esp Us CON
manding are hereby especially charged wild
tho duty Of assembling their commands win
the utmost dispatch.
Ill. The men composing the Reserve Forces
in counties in which their organization has 1t,
been already affected, will assemble prompt,
q. ihsir respective Court Houses. where laef
will At once ba organized 10y the Eafolipg oIa'
GERS, aud immediately thereafter the comps
MES 30 organized viii proceed to such ilietd
rendezvous AS may 10 most convsnlent OF AZ
cess
~. The established places Of rande2von,
| the s5.ale Of Virginia are ANNOUNCED D. ),
lows: Abingdon, Dublin Dspot, LyacAbH.
| Slaanton, Gortousyiils, huntsville, folets
| burg and Richmond, where oilecfa OF lai
| command will bs found, ~ whom they nil
| report,
| v. Companies or detacbmsnts of the EessiT.
forces already on duty, guarding BRIDGE line:
| of Communication, Il 9, will not DO affected By
this o, dor they will coDtinns upon such ssf
vice until relieved, and tkeir co namsnding H.
Gers are instrusted to report promptly TO th;a
headquarters tho numbers of suca troopd, Ita
poiuta where serving, the companies to whta
thsy belong, and the orders under which The!
wsrs assignsd to duty.
| vi The reserve troops beiug called ulo SC
tive service in the tisid, ars adsissd Of lac
propiisty of providing them solves with blalt
cts, subsistence, g., until arrangements en
| be IN ,ds for their regular supply; and ias'
| zach as delay may be Incurred in thsi b-a.
furnished with anne, it ia specially saoiasi
Upon all to bring with them to thoir reni'1
| vuus such serviceatie Erearms aud AIN nuniiioa
"a they may have in their possession.
JAMES L.. kEAPER,
my % Brigadisr Genera
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tnsya sceorsiEs 10 acs Of csnsssss D. tns tsAi
~ BY =. TnRasnaa, % Tho Cletk's edaes 81
NJ 0istfte, Cent 0f the Confederate states fol
nc UOYthSfh nis.sfct Of f3eOflla.
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MILITARY NOTICES.

a 1TEETION, Governors Mounted Guard, Co
~ A-You will attend meeting OF the compa-
ny This ,satarday) evening, at O'Clock, ut the City
Han. Every mamtor is required to be p,eseIt
BY order If the Captain.
10 .l-ltt N Il WILSON. o $
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BIZ Richard Ca,ithOsn, lnerr.

MANAGED .con, Pork, Beet, and Peas, al
auction.-On Monday, 18th inst, at 10 e'cltcs
=. my stors for the purpose Of closing out &C ;umu
lated eoas!gaments, viii sell en- ., count Of whom
Il may conCern,
boxes bacon
bbs mess pork
do do beef
~ bags pehH
2 bills vinegar
do tais
And suniry conaigunients OF furniture, cooking
stoves. 40. CAUTHOAt',
jsn Anctipnser.
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lNNE441DzN ...,
Nsv s1vuEpAp YHkAfss,
kdsias aaa ssase 1scas En-" ......'... o9a"
sAruaozY xrENlso, tt'"eii 1861,
rhe performance viii commence WIN 'hs ''s'
Uy.rturs-pcr Fse!srhuss ''Vf'h'S""
When Will bs prcssatsd tn, new Pisy, In iour
acts written f,r .his Theatre, entitled the
lsy-GHOST-A
DISMAL 5" A nj
See bilis Il the day.
Selected pieces, r,.., r,,,,.,,,
Ii rehearsal, Z new play e"t't'si
O0DEN'S ADV IURES.
Ga- This Ghost il sesn best from ali parts inc
,,;.,s,y ia tho csutrs # the houee seats can bs
tecnred at ths Box Cfire tex IA 8is n 10 d u /,
in Drsss Circle aud rss4ustta.
Mooday-An Their new Play
KNIGHT DARRELL.
No1,ca Box Office open from 81 N to . + n,
whsn sssts may DO secured
Cu.sos OF CPssIs0 Hcua.-roors opsn at hAf past
o'clock: performances to commence ut bait past
precisely. 80.
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In Williamson T. TO-, AssctS.,
mo. ly2 Main at, bet 9TH aud lCth.I
GLASS ami CfocksTy Ware,
Dry Goots, Clothing, &c,
A. Auction
O'Clock a 4, we viii sell, At Our sales rooms, Nc
1872 Main street, a very desif aoio assortment Of
Furniture, consisting Vi tho following and other
articles
splendid mantel mirror
do extension table
Wsrbrobes, bedeteat
Cab;nctr, WsBhstADds
Chairs, tables, beds
Bedding, pictures
CFcckcry aGd glassware s..
Dry goods and clothing
Gold and silver Watches
COOKING ard other stoves. sc.
jell WILLIAMSON 60. Aucts.
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T3REE Negro Woman for aa.s at Auction In
pur uance Of an order Of the Hastingo Court
81 the city Of Richmond will scil Afsnday, l3th
day Of Jaae, 1884, Chat being court dayD in iroLt
OF the City Hall, ss 10 e'csosk n, to tho hthsss
bidder for each, vary likely tree negro woman.
uamed Lucy Thompson, convicted Of grand laRceny
by said couit and ordered 10 10 sold into absolute
slavery. THO5 u buOLyf,
ie9~At Sergeant city Of Rid .mopd.
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HNDEL/YERED I.ELEGRAMS.
PERSONAL.

tho the Public.-A medical piacald Was published
i some Time since over my signature and exteh-
slvsly circulated, which, owing to circumstances
beyond my control, / have been uuAtle to notice
soGacr. Tho SOUNDED who published IL, whoever
To be- took advantage d my beins within the
enemy's lines, and cut CT f.0M the city a-d ali
me In . ridiculous light bef1Is tho public. un-
cerstand, since ny arrival In tho city, within the
lest twenty four hcurs that ut The time If ts Pub
hcstion 1t was generally believed to be \ genuine
card. hope, however, that this will b. sufficient
to remove all doubt on the rubject, especially
among tho gentlemen Of the sticRl profession -
Every effort he's be.a Made to da coy:r tho author,
but 90 far without seccess. hs IL u.eaU, low,
cun mug fooundTei. too wssdiy to permit his
nsme 10 be made known, but sooner or later trust
thxt the psrpetrxt0r OF this coWa,dy outrage nxy
be brought to light, then shall know perfectly
we'll what course to EuEsde. About the same time
nuitco OF my marriage was pslEed GR Ola Que Ut
tive, aud doubtless by the sam. iadividuai.
jsli-N" N d CUIBIN, I'd
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BOARDING.


DOANDlN9.- Comfortable r0oms with hoard can
be obtained By application at the Corner OF TIN
and Grace cts, north side. A lev day bosr'eIs eau
G.so nipdated. te 1o-2th
r1HHKEE or four gentlemen can oet.in tshia
hoard By apply Ing On Sd ct, between Clay and
Leigh, wsst side sl0-lts
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ErRsAG OF Cos 5cRIrIos. J

KUREln or Cos ScRIrIos)
May H., 1851.
Enrolling cf,icera in the State IT ,irQisjs
vii, obey such Instructions as may bs at,,;,.,
ell to them by Brig. Gen. ksnpar, In tho nat
ter Indicated in Special Orders NJ u. Aha
tnat and Inspector Oenersi's Once. lilo COZ
mantant of coIscripta fer thu State ot Vagina
win forthwith issue such instructions to hi,
ollisers AS will ensure the vigorous execution
OF ;hsss orders
Lang
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1864-06-11

NY TIE GoyHRNOR or VIRGINIA. ."
II nstion.-tvheIeas, the Court House
county Of King and Queen has been desuvy'l
The public enemy. aud for that reason ihe Pasa
holding the taid court has heretot"fe es.n sSg
10 be held q, the house of Thomas "yasa, II
PAGES Chapel, In said county, and the e1aa "
county having requested that iaf the creates
veOience Of Inc people The place may r ~ s.,
changed Thsrsiors. ], WILLlAA SMi.nh, .s.s
eruof Of The CommoIWsai Of Virginia, 10 s e'sd
RsQuiss the justices composing the county go :, ID
said county, hereafter u hold its ss ssons
toSu OF Sssvsnsyilie. In said county un'"
wise required By iav: ,s,.ssa
49,, Given under ny nand = oovsar.as
Il. .. under ihs less seal Of the OomnoessN. ~.
49, st Richacpd, this eighteenth day IA
VIZ sNiTH
By the 0overnor,
0so W NuNrogp, ..na.
ny l0-e3s Ssc'y VI ths Conmcss es'-
vTIRaINI1.--zf = sros,Ds OcUrt Ct Aaet.,,
v Aeia 1t tAs STATE Court House, In sss sn d
Richmcad, On Tuesday, April sosh. 1900. S.sasl
anes With the psevisians OF the at o. .he l.s.
Assembly passed Ola the 9Th day o. MAE s,.ss Id
amending asd 70 ssactipx IN scs ausn D.s.r sxss
Cosst Of Aepsass % hola i.s session. - , ga
dered that the nest sunnsr esssioa 'sss,,sy
prone Court Of Appeals shall bs Asad o w sss
| Spsisys. u the eoaaty Of oetstcait, 49, ~
sscA's Depot On tAs viyiai. esd 1sn sS,s Az 4
Jaly, 1854; asd SAss copy q tbs osas. ,
| N1Sed enea : veek tss III weeks see.. 4. u
go G ~ i0,iovine nsWspslsss psiasea, - D
ely - AisAneeds VI. Ne ~; We 60
uGn0hss, IL D6pstshs ~ u ksasH~
=. 49, MT srARkH 9 ::
Is~S1o AAsnaAl, OasaAsac psr""
a Ii eoouoeep vmA M AsssaaA vhleA 49, -
"A Ssea 800 - eeaAasselsnsA .. ~ ~. IN =
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HORSES, &C., FOR SALE.


>N0|N<>
s,HOE Saie-A pair OF NO Mules, young, sOuud
a aud gentle; woul; Sell Que or both. Adiress
ga H." Dsnxtch n:f.Ce. lie lo-3t
H>Uk ea!e--A light Furniture Wagon aud Hzr
r CESS. Als,, Stable i0r feat. Apply 10
ia iO-S ST. L 81 GRANT Il BRO.
.sUE SAie-Uns Canadian Mare, yexrs OLD, very
II Eeutie, warranted SQUAD, sGd one spierd:d
tugsy ana harDess, conipicte. Apply a. the Nni-
tary Telegraph etice, llih street, between Main
and Il anE, where thay can ha seen. js9-Stt
Z OK bsl.E--A une bay horse, ears oid; Eas
r. been IN services over two years. is very hardy
and easy 10 keep snd drives well Ia eiage double
hsrness also, Q Lioe toy buggy and harncss. APP
ply ~ HENRY k1VfS,
Captain Nelson Light Artillery,
1t Col i.EbtcOt's sat'n.
Camp at the intersection Of the Frederic ksh1TE
Railroad an. Intermediate line. III ST.
TlNO Exchange For artillery Eorees 10: OF mares
i with co!ts Apply Ut Bacon's oa..ter branch.
to KuBr ARCHER,
my 2a-l0t Major end Z NJ.
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ksNFlY tOrars Reward -lAs., u black cfrpe
n V,ii, somewhere between 81 Aud Main streets
and the extremity OF West FrAnk'in street, IN fueR
DAY, the Slst CT nay. The Veil is very highly
pr'zed AZ M only relic OF \ deceased iriead much
hey oud lis peculiary value. Tns Ia iy secn ~ pick
II up u Ill be kind enough to return tue same to"k
P,' Dispatch Oilice. Mrs X pRiTCHAKD,
ia Q -:;t> On "a st near hisiu,
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NtoKMA zion Wanted III Coi i,oral SEYMOUR
i WARREN, Co A, i7th regiment, wounded,
aud leg amputated below tho knee, Oh the ~ inst,
near Cold HarbOF When last heard ffCm WAS
Transferred from 3eabroOk's 10 Wiod0s Hospital,
but Ieyer reached the later place. Any iaforma
ton rest Getting him. ett At this Office, addressed
10 - NJ w." bog 1883, Cay fvsL Once, will be
received. IN WARREN.
ia 10 H.
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ksSRS W WALLAOE sONs desire 10 see Nj
lyl HATTON, instead OF Hutton, ~ printe! in
tLs advertisement, on busuess. Please Gail 1t
their store early. i,li-ltt
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AAn DOLLARS Reward.-S,rayed or si"'en
HUI from the subscriber, un saturday, the 2ls.
lust, u pale red COW, with white back ND breast;
also u little white, mixed with red between the
lorns and eyes, and lille white under the belly.
! he above reward OF $40 will be paid tUr her de
livery 10 me, on l7th 81, between Clay and ish
iey-6s GEO SMITH.
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CTKAiEp- SiN' Reward -.t.ayed 1rom Tue,
- COMMONS, gu I1ou Hin, Two ca!ts; oae bay and
one Blown Tue hnr8e colt has s EoIe on 'ne al lie
fore legs There Was bTitG ami taitfI ~ H. III
The abev6 sYt Will hs pail !r their Ia:ufa u
Rroaddus's stable, OH ls.n Il, og Eao los either.
l, l0-2th
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nNn DOLLAkS Reward --KeO away from my
Zt)(D plantation, In Cnsaterncld, on Friday last,
{. o msn, Havrnon and xonk, o. Jordan. Harrison
oountensnce, and front teeth decsyed dress usually
fnn suit Of light blue cloth Monk h rather tall
ard raw bonod. very thin yisags aud dark c"m-
plexion, shout n ysars old will give the above
reward for thom, OF $i00 for either, II secured %
teat recover them. Soldiers ara requested 10
have them arrested II Uncovered shout camps.
Ia 7-0hlai3 WINYRDD,
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r WILL ssii At auction, 1t my eales-rooun. on
Wednesday, the 18th inst, very large Assoft-
Ment OF Domestic aud H0usst old Goods, consiseiog
Of shsetiogs .hir.ogs aud dress goods, fur,iture,
crOskesy, and glassware, aud miscellaneous articles
Of al descriptions. Persons dasIFous Of eatssing
Goods at this gale viii please send them la psia 10
the NOR ming Of sale that they can DO Advertiged
In detail PIT EATON, Auct,
iall-3t. 86 Main st, near l4tN.
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By Hm. Y. Sheppard, Aacf.

OALkS OF Tobacco At Auction.-Wili be sold, on
- Monday rext, the 18Th inst, . 10 o'clock A y, q
Che factory formerly occupied by John Walker,
on 18th street. between Main and Cary, q bout
Is COO pounds of Tobacco, suitable for manuiaG lar
ins purposes, to which the attention Of tbG Trade
10 eslad. -
il ll-nh WIN SuEffASDe ANCts
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1.-TWO Hundred Dollars Keward--ksn away
/ from my farm, ia HsDrioo county, On Sunday,
Juoe 5th, my negro man Philip. Ne 70 about 50
years Of age, feet or inches high, dark ginger
Of geutssl appearance. I will give ths above rs-
ward tor his delivery to ms, for his arrest. 20
that can get him. ANDREW L 1Ll.Eff.
10 8-eodsts
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lNTRAYEO or StOeu--ff0m tie Coanuns ic
- Manchester, on Saturday last, light blu Cow,
heavy with oAf, large si.s, one horn broken III at
the end think tie left; the other horn has gim-
bict h,e through the eud will pay $40 frr the
delivery o! the Gov and calf t. me III Manchester,
or f;r any Information o, thxt get her agsiu.
i 10-.Ee tErkk MDkHS N, Br.
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OS'r--tOn!ederste Treasury Receipt No Ill,
1 4 dated March IL, 1854, ia favor Of the Eubscri
Der, for OLE thousand doars-is being q recsip. Tor
= bond for per cent in accordance With the 18Th
Section Of tho act q February ~. 1854 Notice 10
hereby given that IN application will be made in
due time for renewal OF the same.
my 3O-laW6Wf w H CREW.
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lxTEAYED-rrcrl, my farm, ia sidney, ON tie
- Esd Inst, ~ bsy h0sIe about years OLD. He
uotcr his throat aso two or three smsi, hits spots
On his back, neAr his sh0 dsr, and cut and white
his lett fout, little above his his hoof; he
saiesred with Tar on hia n0stfiis. libers reward
will be given fer any infer NATION delivers to in
NichmoDd or In Siduey. fIZztNi,
10 .-eodats No 1G8 AAia street.
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4 USr-Between X Price Co.'s store sD, SIX
1 4 Doo!e VS. hat store, or between that and Man
chester gold brsas,pn get with pes ris, With ike.
ness Ia It. aha & oder viii be ilbsray rewarded By
leaving 1t with MIR Y W kodford, at CALICO MILE,
or at his house Ia Manchester. ja .0-2t
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1IYANTkD -TWe1iy dlsmOuntol cAvanymon ;
w who are unab.c mount thom.oives, set trans
~'' ~ - GA DAVfDSON
,.u-eadet. Capt 10 /, LIST Va Ra.'n.
Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1862-1865, 1864-06-07
rRoM EAsTERN NORra oAROLINA.
,zE YASKREs REPORTED ADVANCING TERRIBLE EXPLOSION
AND LOSS CT LIFE.


raE SASKRKs REPORTED ADVANCING TERRiSLK EXPLOSION
AND Loss CT LIFE.
The Kingston correspondent o. the Daily Confederate
informs that journal thai courier reached that paoe
on the lyt inst bearing dispatch TO headquarters,
shich represented the enemy a. advancing III SENS
forco in the direction CT Limestone, ID ain county =
Thew we're seen by cur seo1 on the White Oak ROAD,
AZ Youup's Gro sing in Jones county, and the news
thi. morning THE 2) says they are It'll moving ior-
Yard. pllagpg ami plunderirg in O.sloW county'-
Our military alter item. 80,
Dec hundred aud twenLy two Yankees were klhee
au wounded (65 kill dead and 81 Wourded) at Bache'
ots creek nine miles this side OF NeAbern, 1T the enc
mys outpost on Friday last caused by the accidental
expcson OF four tOrpsdOes that the Yankees had pre-
pared for Neus river, Serirg Garden, ten miles above
NeWbern.
I, auoesrs that the Yankees wire mOvipg the torps
does from the railroad cars TO the csm@issary building
a. Bachelors creek with the view OF taxing them to the
ryer) and ia attempting 70 u the fourth one INTO TIE
house the cap the .oIp d. cams IN contact with
soKd substAt &C and exploded, tearing the building
into fragments and causing tbs explosion OF ihe tnIee
inside ths house. killing aud Uounding both IN and out
OF the buling. Tie explosion said 10 have been ter
rife L Was distinctly beard Tor so miles Ground Lit
Wells enc Of the mes. e0nsuumae villains IN the an
zee serSice, (ron all Gccounts,) was amongst the
Killed.
TIIgbmsp. toe tory, VINO broke jail theIe about two
weeks ago hss taken refuge in the Yalkae wigWam at
NswbeF1 he appeared to me eneny's pickles at Deep
Gully on last Tbursdsy, repre- ening himself as de-
setter from the Southern army. Trghman is about 81
Years of age; be never was in cur sSrSice.
Speaking Of the above YASkse d aster, the Gclds-
ocro' Safe Journal says:
A. the scene Of the disaster il ia said the Yankees had
erected tall tower or lookout IN the top of which q
Yankee was at the time Pes.ed. The tower suddenly
disappeared aud il tho seatntl on that IoWar has yet
been iouad or informant has nos heard Il.
The explosion heard twenty miles and creaed
treat CONSERVATION in The sarri on at Nswbern. The
long roll was bta en- sgusl CUPS we're ed, and every
preparation was qlicAy made TO meet the rebes Such
tcene Of wild confusion is Eaid to have existed in the
good old tow az has never been exceeded, except in
the immediate vicinity o. the explosion.
Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1862-1865, 1864-06-07

AN IactDEET IN GRANTS LIFE In 1851 an officer
in the United States army, then abide camr TO- General
Hitchcock was stationed in San Francisco CALIFORNIA;
his quarters ber in building distant not more than
oue hundred yards from of he popular drink
ing saloons IN the city called the "Bslla Uoionn One
night about IL o'clock, he was about retirit o.
kuock was heard at his door, and upoa Opening il re
was confronted by two in their
arms the body OF third person. apparently Kielsss
They apclogized for the intrusion and said that hes.
ing an officer was occupying rooms in that building hey
had thought but an common humanity 10 bring
the person in their arms there judging from hsupifor9
that he was brother officer They had found him wal
lowing in the filth upon the door of the saloon IN ques
ton, utterly helpless and nsensibe The officer thanked
them for their kindness and the nsensibe man was
ried into his room. By the asss ance of the GOOD
Samaritans" he WAS undresSed aud tumbled into bed
the owner of the room himself biyouacking upon the
hard hoor
The next morning he Exsd up bis guest as TO the
outer man, ard sent him upon his way rejoicing. A
short time afterwards for making bis appe II the
pay table, when lis beiag paid eff in state
not much better than that described above: this same
individual wes put uader arrest and charges preferred
by his commanding ,fnser. By the cnireaties. how
ever Gf bis brother officers, with whom he was great
iasorise the charges withdrawn and he was al
loFtd 10 resign
The host was Brig. Gen c., OF George, and the
unRe.come guest rome other than q. s. Grant, then
Captain 10 tie United s aes Infantry, and now Lieu
teDan. General Of the Ysnkes srmy.-LaGrangs Re-
porter.
Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1862-1865, 1864-06-07
vyov.u,s ISYLUxNoE UPON II

woxAN's INFLUENCE UPON TIE SoLDIERs.-A CORES
pondept OF the Columbia e. C.l Guardian, who is a
member of the 18th s. o. ", writes as follows under
date Of 24h ult, from Scamp near Petersburg, Va"
1--WE took up the Inc of march towards the city Of
Petersburg. The night IVES charmingy moorlt.
could never understand it. but whenever bloody bat
tie lie pending for US, our men, many OF them seemed
catch insnctively presentimsnt OF its reality. II
was 60 on this night. Many poor fellow cheered the
march with his innocent hlaity who, ere twelve hours
had passed. lying lfees5 upon the field of hs glory
But moro than once while we marched along, card
the more serious remark, "Ah boys, you will sirg,
am thinking, different tune from that before many
houts" Nothing ad been said in the orders TO move,
about ioidr Beaur, gard it was only said that
were to 90 10 Petersburg. Long, however, before we
reached that place. The impression had evidently passed
along the lns that there was work before 1t was
nine o'clock when began to file through the city,
and in many portion, patriotic women, late as it was
cheersd "a with waving handkercheis and Confederate
AaRs Ths generous demonstration of the ladies had
no tendency to lessen the pTesenment Of approach
ing conflict but greatly encouraged our Lrave boJs-
To anticipate one moment, 10 order TO encourage our
noble women in turn the verJ next day. when the
gment was marching to one Of the grandest charges Of
the war, upon the breastWorks and bayonets oil the
enemy o soldier oil company confessed that be had
began to alter his heart had well nigh failed him. when
lust at that moment he too ladies standing
fa M house cheering them TO the conflict. His trepda
ton vanished a. the sight and he wa, soon standing
among the foremost of the regiment upon the empty
works Of the foe.