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CT. vINCENT's SCHOOL,
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UNDER THE CHARGE Oy THE SISTERS OF

The duties OF this school will be resumed ON
THURSDAY, sept. lat, 1850. The Sisters in charge
will devote themselves to the advancement Of their
pupils in all the branches Of Englsh education,
and will pay strict regard to the moral training Of
al placed under their care.
In consequence of the advance OF prices the
tuition. -. = ~. ~ s an ~ "
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MISS M. ]. PLATT. AT THE NUMEROUS
W solioitatichs Of her many friends and custo-
her Show Rooms No. 246 Penn. avenue, betWee
lZtD ana t5tn. .-... H-lWs
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STRAYED AWAY-On the 18th, one mouse-col-
has the use Of but three teats Whoever viii
return her to 542 Thirteenth street, Island, will
be liber ally rewarded.
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DYE FLOUR AND SEED RYE.

COLUMBIA COMMERCIAL ACADEMY-oor-
~ Ier hh am streets. opposite the Post ofdce
Education. pleas. call at the above Academy'
Hours Of attendar CO from 9 .. m. to D. M
Private Lessons from to 10 p m
Book Keeping learned in three months.
nm
, 1864-05-29

reaching Camden Steele might hive attacked
ind defeated him The army wished 1t. We
ee1lcvc 1t IN unWisc tlmtdity that q drew up''
the army In line Of battle aud waited IN on
eet which 1t was not the cncmy's intention
Price defeated, The retreat would hare becn
successful. Banks defeat cmboldened him.
Guerillas concentrated to nsslst. At every
point wns tho army harassed. 30 closely
were We pressed, that 1t is said Steele lsaued
the orders to destroy the trains. Our loss In
our dtfences. Soldiers lost faith In their
Commander, and though the command reach-
ed Little Rock, 1t was not as an army. Its
effect is d1shearteniDg. .,:~
To the loyal element OF the State, It bas
BET T "tittcr pill" Guerilias swarm again,
and not nnfre9uently e Littls Rock -setzsd
hates among the disloyal The >" Couservn-
tivcs'' are very sympathetic Members ofthe
legislature can't leave, Legislation becomes
somewhat difficult ard the confidence OF the
people in the stability Of The State govern
ment is much impaired.
Missouri may well fear another raid The
Shelby. raid on large scale may be repeated
"Who Gun tell.", Refugees are leaving as
usual-their ''goods and chattels'' in dllapi-
! dated wagons" drnxn by dt1h2idated oxen.
Cotton spectators arc not SO hopeful, aud
the lessees Of abandoned plantations fear
catastrophes.
We do not wish to denonnce Gen. Steele,
though VIC believe that 9 sagacious aud euer-
gc'ic commander would haye avoided almost
tie appearance Of disaster. That 1t was a
dieGster, the 1css Of hls trasn ia OF Itself m
: Irresistible Inference His friends {strong1y
conseIv tive} Say little Of his loss or cuDai-
;t1on OF his army. They speak OF his bravery
en the field, and the Al Conspicuous gallan-
tr." Of his ttatE: Especially is Col. Manter.
Al, nj fHfc c4oH ns4Sf
Of the Little Rock Dt7nt:raf, distinguished.
It is nn the principal Of *syouriekle me, IN
tickle you," Tor the Colonel is supposed to
Re tic General. E. B. s.
, 1864-05-29

wes fouEd head and arm, in another q por-
ton Of leg and piece OF 3csll and bones were
found Ip the adjoining fields, ut G listancs
varying from two to fifteen or twenty rods
.fFon, the placr Of explosion, The men kill
circumstances,
; Tic fields surrounding tho mills arc coyes-
I'd with Fragments. Many Of the surround
ipg trees were completely stripped of leaves
and branches, aud many Of the surrounding
uIidipgs Werc completely shattered The
,Echsghticoko Point. about quarter OF a
mile distsnt,- .ttemb1ed as with an Garth
quake; wtndowe, glasses and such were bro
len, and people were thrown down In the
streets md in the buildings. The cause OF
the accident is unknown, MS none but the
at the time of the explosion. The 1oss Is con
Siderable, but the true amount has not set
: been definitely aeceEtnlned4
, 1864-05-29

center Of military operations In the Cotton
Stptes. Eastward Il haa tho Ccorc,. u.;i-
ROAD o~4ass,. nAp su' usosl''a A'a'.'
River; eouthcastwnrd the Macon and West
cru Railroad leads n Mocon M,,1c,cc.,,,o
and sar.as"1 ''aos " ..."... A -anesc 1uc
s1a'ge haalFoad goes to West Point, seventy
tHo miles distant, on the Alabama frontier.
atlanta Is 1o1 mnee northwest OF Macon, and
- ,l'les west ol Aususta. aug As sherman was
esune eWo onFs AZ Alneeton With his army,
20 seplen.sn ms eto!es ana send back to Chat
'aaooea tte "oanueo ana o1saoled men, and
, 1864-05-29
- Dcath OF IS Dunn urovnc,,

C-ptaiu sanuel Flskc, better known In tho
lite1nry world as "Dunn Browne" died ct
Frederick sburg, Virginia, on Sunday, OF
wounds received In the battles Of the Will
ocrncss. Every cGort to save his life, within
the scope of human power, was made, but
in vain HIS wife, brother, mud sister were
present during his dying moments, Captain
Fiske was bonn in Shclbarnc, Mass. He
graduated at Amherst College iu ISIS, aud
was for some time tutor il TINT institution,
He subsequently, yieited Europe, and on his
return s:tt1td ID a min;stcr at shc1burne.
Connecticut, whence he entered the service.
going 10 the 1lcll us o lfcutenaat.
His @a}lantry eoon Won for him captains
commission. He was captured by the
rct1ls aid WIS for some ti,ae prisoner At
"R!cl n.ond. As literary uau, among the
mcs3 striking of his e:IoTts was the traasIa.
tiun OF " Eschcnhu.g's Manual of Greek and
Roman Antfquiti 81 now used as text
book in eome OF our leading colleges. Hc
was for u long time q correspondent of the
ST ripgfeld H7,ut;;rnn, his letters over the
eigr ature of "Dx'n Browne" bctn, orisi~
naily published in that paper. They were
wiue]y 1cnd and universally approved. 1e
YVES also the war correspondent Of tho same
naEer, end his productions in TINT capacity
were marked with signal ability. Captain
Fisk leaves a wife and Guild md large circle
Of other relatives to lep1orc his loss.
, 1864-05-29
-. :-Fearful Suicide,

We learn from Mr.. simms, keeper OF. the
ferry at Niagara Falls, that on Friday morn.
ter, threw herself into The rapids lmmedt-
ately above the brink Of the cataract on the
Cauada EfGe,' and was carried ovar tha fills.
The deceased lived near tho spot, and had
for eoue time been partially insane, render
ing it necessary on the part Of tho family to
keep close witch upon her movements. 4
few uoMents before the time indicated she
WIS sitting quietly In the house knitting, aai
being left alone for n few moments. sae
rushed from the room, rau.to the rlyer and
plunged into the boiling, seethiuy waters.
II would appear that the consciousness OF
the unfortunate woman returned after' she
Wildly nbout and criied loudly for assistance.
'Eut Of course she was beyond tho reach: of
human aid, and IN few moments WAS swe 1T
over the falls. Up to Saturday evening no
traces Of the body had been discovered Mira.
Bender was about flfty years Of hge md leaves
fanllly.-Eu0alo C"ns. Adn. Mig 22<3l.
, 1864-05-29
DISTRICT ELECEOEsS.

FIRST DISTRICT,
JOHN Y. FARWELL, of Chicago.
SECOND DISTRICT,
AESON s. MILLER, Of Wlnnebago.
.Tu1Rb DISTRICT,
JOHN Y. EUSTACE, of Lee,
FOURTH DISTRICT,
JAMES s. POGUE, Of Mercer.
FIFTH DISTRICT,
JOHN J. BENNETT, of Henry.
e1xT1 DISTRICT,
WILLIAM T. HOPKINS, OF Grunuy.
SEVENTH DISTRICT,
FRANKLIN BLADE, OF Iroquolz.
EIGHTH DISTRICT,
J. C. O0NkLISG, Of Sangamon.
.;1STu DISTRICT,
WILLIAM WALKER, Of Fulton,
TENTH DISTINCT,
THOs. ". HARRIS, OF Shelby.
ELEVENTH DISTINCT,
F. 4 McCURDY, of Fayctte.
TWELFTH DISTRICT,
A. n. METCALF, OF Madison.
THIRTEENTH DISTRICT,
S. CLIFFORD.
, 1864-05-29

The general market u quiet but steady. Holders
9plted 70 The ce:nana. .aiea j. fullT equal q Il,
sR<n ,1rral: n1s ,ne tsasassions ase IElssd ~
has sd1anssa ssrtg. :. 3a9a md dsnius n1nasT,
zood. sre nas poesrstsi: ae*s.e 1hese i eeaFeis5
.haoat shsa1s-a noSssats ds4naad Vho !. nsss
Ess,eIn s9Js1 na,s oeta = eoy:nE ans1aR ne.Vsek.
e.1y tor The pstser sr*aes I'D never ses Tns sup
tsarful 81 osss-:kpnsn=t the naFx-t. vhis 1ss eoss
nand, wish h5Ee supplv., beavers ard .6f.sE.
c!o'h1eYt euyHE neefy. DotSElc1 also xeli <fetty ,
There Is m tu7suyed hoEe aa fce1Itk n tne aafket
Il r In poFt ID Enpd4. IFtnaActon1 have pean AaaYY
tnrtuE she vxvf net lers DO pzk falth Ia ne
soref ct tbs lkt.as refuse wear faf eix Soojs
Axh3 * fh136A 1re btfnG sold u douseEcs .
rsutvetts & n.e.es ofis.y purchass1s- aes-so.
sold 10 II G5 fir fo1cxn. Tbs &xriee Ii nanaed ia
please The naJeI. and the GuAstloo OF production is
0erE ID. EtsGh tsts1 eood1 hare 4otd ftey II Anc.
Hoh. The derrsnd Is slaTxe1 holdnft xrs 'hIE fur
sttr aov>eeo noinx expecied- Woo1.A fdfei1n ,Ab-
NJ very sra- Kanooas sre 'steady. aadtsfa
dull =
, 1864-05-29
GIllCs Et.s4 BEn snAEKKr.

-. EATCRpAI Rvxs1sa. May 8, 1854.
LCAE7K-Eecelved yesterday, 1,7yj.ao3 feet. The
MARKETS fairly ccye The demand for choice }omhet
II still IL cSccss Of tee supply. Common lumber car.
Eoes and Jcs'r ere nct sctye. Thurs has been no
chspre In cur pres ions quotations.
suINGLEs-R cei,ed 5est.rcay s.c.eoc. Sawed
Shingles arc sr ID good d-Eand. aud rflnc qualities
ere firm at 81 70. shartd In 1rcrc li1ltei der1asd
LATI l;eceiy.d yesterday 70,Goc pc=. In b.tteT
supr,y, 9Th I:tild less sctiytt1 IN the market.
fricca ave also cvea ,saJ ll;tle. TIE note 1sia.
cfFul IN cs macc this Week we're At $a15.
CARGO SALES TODAY.
Cargo eef Elack 1In7 r, aol1 by Gene t O'B.teu,
iron lutte Lake. 1lc 0 ct lura5.-, cue.lsf s1l,s
at el1s; 5000 !ath at si0o; cargo scnr Octayta,
frem Gtsnd Haven. sold hY lzlth l. Tnler t5to feet
c: ntse lumber 1t $500: cargo car Perc1 from Kal.
arhzco, eod br A. Carrier, S. osn feet prc lumber
mixed hid ra5tSd, ut Els Oh 15,eos sc oss pink at
$2l1o all rnEoo; cargo schr Col EE:woz;h, from
Spaldst IS Mills Mercu!rce, told by Brewster.
feet lumber, all strips, at $27.oa; cargo OF scaf
Wyoming, fror Gram: Haven. sold br Brewster. 49,
eto fet nrbcr, strips, At SIT ls;h at fico
cargo tchr Honsczutsa. from L1Glnston Co.'S Mills,
Ger omince. i:5eo feet lumber. strips. ut slalo;
enrEo schr sep- flotu spa'dlrEs Nils, a1cne ntaec,
feld By @. Brewster 100 feet 1abe>, strt3s 1t
f19tN. The fDflSW r6tpt1 ny1rn
, 1864-05-29
GRANT:S NEW BASE.

C.
,;an tnat .c.s,.. ~, s,as.ss ~ :s,s, ps1' ~
,enc,hen,n, n,s h,s, 49, ba o,'>r,,on.,aa r;.,,
.,o5s,, =, IL. a,,..1. ~ saaa t.sa. r.,,'s.
~. a E,:-,ss ~ r.azaa,.,4s. as nyA. oaAesp
ea,,,.1.-aa,. -. -, ,s.aa ~ 49, ~
~. .t;,ne .f,,n, .,,,snt .,a,,.a a.. :.
- n.e-.,., -
tso.. r1ss11.s..(,D n.s s,, as ssn;, S.,o " 80 -
~ D., ..s;as - ,.,t 49, -. - .,.e ~. ~
~ ,;a - a.-.s -. pav,,n~ cra,-, ~ ST.
station h.. ,.a,caa ,,s ercr,.n5 cor,,n,,,,,
,,,t5or IN {ra minimum fr,,r, If TO-, .,;1.s
A. ,bc scnno 3. has ,rl,,,,,, f,-,,,,x. ~.
.sr.,,,o ~ ,1,u,,~.r 1,rct,,, ,,o,n, sa,..
.r NILS noor,, ric,,uona 4,.n ref.r,-
,,,,o-a ~. rr.,,s s,,a,-ar.a,,+ ,o,.s s-..,s1
- r,,,es r. p;.1',uon, us ~. uu 1l.., "!s"su
! 10 snccess;r1a, o,,t ~ trn stran1 w. et.s.:ris s
ros,tioua .rhcr. = r;.,orr. ore.. H., -
- ,'saae1..;1,s .S,:' w "o1ta
U,r.-noas ,n.o ~ -a.,:o 80 49, tApsao a,s',. =. :.
1ro,,d a. ,,,s .a;ir 1,a,. ~ t :n;.;,..-s ~
,,ra,v ror.,nan+ an5 oh,,e.a, - - -
1,.a.t. ~, ..,o.....s
49, 49, H. - 49, ,:..A-.:S.. ~. p'+a ~ 1o~
-! s.Is 1o n, uy eon..nuuS "as'e1 u tus
e4.uatAon' eno"n nlnstA thc master
NINA Oh tne t"o. IT. seems to be
toleraoly certain that Lee is behind the
south anna and relics on bis entsenchmcnts
10 enable him to cope with Grant, There arc
many reasons Tor doubling, however, that
Lee VIII remain upon the South Anna, ani
walt Tor Grant TO attack him there. The dis
tancc between Grant and ILLS prey Is now SO
short that another flank stride Ike the last
, 1864-05-29

l11cW thc isalEE0.e American, May a5th.1
Yesterday Several detectives of the Provost
Morshal proceeded to tho extensive book.
store of alessrs Kelly d Piet, aul after ia.
king III custody t!:c partners, commenced m
examination OF their STOCK, and with the fol-
loving result, according to the account fir
Llshs { by the officials at headquarters: On
tonc OF the shclvca in tho hack part OF the
store wtre found packages Of envelopes On
which were the rebel flags In palutcd colors,
packs Of cards, zach Continuing the portrait
Of L 1etel officer; pamphlets styled Ths Trial
Of Abraham Lincoln, by the Great Stat 6.
men OF the Republic; 4 Council OF The
Fast, on ths Ty ranny Of the Present, reported
expressly for the New York Aanna1ts.sn
Rfrod,..No. 4l0 H7nadwny. Also Southern
History of the War, Illustrated with portraits
CT prominent reblls aud published by Charles
l. Riclardsop, Broadway; packages Of por.
tIaits Of rebel officers, and many volumes Of
other works, Including Southern ballads and
sorgs- laet evening the members uf the
firm were still io custody, and the property
taken deposited in an upper room or the
building occupied by the Provost Marshal.
The members OF the lrm arc well known to
the publishers Of the United States, and nj.
ways esteemed as excellent business men. II
the meantime their establishment remalus
closed.
, 1864-05-29

turate for the class Of opcrstors now In tho market,
Us 1easly the who1a recspts Of the week have been
purchased ioE ah1ppng the lighter hogs to Hew York
sud heavier ones 10 Philadelphia. Baltimore. PIT r
husr, &c. At tho present e1trene rates OF thu MAJ.
kct, our city packers hare; coosidefably 1cssened
their puEchrset. cut sny dcdclenc1 p this sespecfs
has bern fully made mp by tho foereased thpplnE de-
naE6. There hAs been fslr supply Of disti1ley-fed
Hoge SEVERAL dtoyts Of which have been supeioe to
sny va hare had this teason, and for which high
prices wcrd paid. Stock hogs sre Ia sma1l sup
ply, with . moderate demand. There were in
tho yssts thi& ming. upwards OF 500 Hoea neary
tho Fhole Of which vsre- received du,inX the day.
ranxtsx frc1a ss sc7 &c. hit mostly Ut a7aa'Sa per
1tA nt hco has bs cha1 Ee ia the prevlous C.
tv.ty End nrmnets Of h. market. Tbs entire STOCK
on hand would nAvo bet Sold but 'hAt several
arltYed this eytIlnk,~xhen buyers hxd Loft.
, 1864-05-29

ARrfyEn N.v,
Prop Iowa, uowsfS. ic.b.ico ;oo m in:asr = !,
Prom Sep,une G,bsop. BpfT.1o. .u,sr,c,-
Pop ReEdots, Welch do DO
P1cS soy, Ga,Sman. cS:d VII. Sstais.
B.rk coi. Eit.Worth .1nhha pnr,fo. In ton. co.,
" 90 m lumber % "a tath from Jsaomonse '
Estk PeAhtico. Nc6ouald ise.hfl-n Nm m Inmhsr
nrlE ovslj, lssnaor, Mcnounnee IDS n Iambcr.
Gecnso 'en~p' . 'a*lo' 'S' N LUMBER 1ofn
laih. ffom Gtfea RsJ- :"
sehf chae feusoa, Huffalo, 1ee N lumber from
schs 5saaa!nay!an. Rersor, Buffalo. LEO IN ,unbor
eshs r. ol Geek. Cotton. s.. Clair, 10 IN lamber aad
e,,- * ~ n I'D th'p;.rs.
Eehr y; rdtsn. White, Mussegon, 80 n innbes.
Sehf Elet Pie, CotEToye, Holl1ni Is eds osrk-
SECT Guide, Eu!ses St Joseph. IS m lum and sun
schr Free, Mason. Anderson, Milwaukee. $50 m
tAipt lrA
SELF E:ut Bell, Decker. Bay do Ecquef, 70 eds wosd,
Sote.eG1Aeh holes, :pt cedar posls.
echr Lag Bch CtFen. Deans 1ef,l:1 N lu.rbe. aQI
e,,~ g n ihr ,:'es;
sehF {oTli1ns' latn' faForg' Grand nsreu, 80 lumber
Echr Petrel. Erensr, Kelauazoc, 70 n lurber.
SehF kttsy Grant Nt!scn, MnskcEon. 10. n luub.r
2!9 H thinE1cs.
schf Miataw +, Gnndtrson, Oswe co. {I5 tons r bar
lron. q
Sehr honttor Stark weather. Bus1o, Is tons pig fru
III N xhiug1es.
, 1864-05-29
siNaNgtah and ClMN&KytAL,
FINANCIAL.
SATURDAY EyT-H6. ,

sATCRDAY EvH-Es. MAY Is, ISL.
The week Just elcsea has been very rlea.aat crc
to bal fsrs. All feel that large nmu1at Of trouble
and ve1utloo has been tEEsn from their Ehoaasra by
tic n currency ttan ard which Is uow certainly
and ptsr,at+.y Established. Is IL safe to say taAt
to-day 1eubie The anlcurt Of business can DO ACTON
rti Led wh TIE s@me l.nor tlst /: could haya been
&C. o1nptisted during " "nIsccl(ant ous' times Ill
bankers acknowledge thls.
1te den.anl for money today w.s good, bu. tbs
supply vss equal to 1t, and rn legitimate customer
faitd to ottsIa what he wan:ee. E1ch4cke was =
tlite heavier. ouiLC to an apparent delclcacJ of
culrt neg. bat knssly e2ou9h c1nse remark Tbs
Gnstati<us remain as b=forc-'f discount buying:
selling.
TIE daloJ al gold gamblers had /. ell their oxu way
10 New York to-day Avstling themselves Of large
eaEd for the steamer taey carried tho price up to
ckute which It hss zescaed before (,soX but
1t Afterwards dropped to isak. What 1gura It L
reach at tho ne1t effort Of the gAnb!crs IL T1 be Gl
atul to anticipate. We lray that Gen. Grant IN "
tImtls sheec Tunfyres. Who are sucking the
lie bleoc Of tic ration Into oblivion, before laauy
dsJs bya tlow which NIL! Place tho ,ssue Of the rsbc
lIoE beyeud doubt. The rnnge In New York, al
tclecrIrlcd 10 JRlnes Hoyc. wns ss foluws:-lo:0Na
m ,.&4 1G:o. is8 ls:o0 H., Is; 50 .. NJ. lssE; s:s
1s9X; ;l5, is'z. 1Ee market here opened at So and
ttthdY I'LL II Afternoon Ehen the cts Of tia
aGyanle /. New York tleC II to 1E7 and 1t clot ed
firm It that Esuza.
Sitter c;en. It lis and clckcd ut IT. 1.u1
FAD FsE ZEE CoESt EGrE EtTkss.-Ony OF the he ayi-
ett btowa that has lcea 1nletcc up.u tbs gaacs or
coun:efielters. Nho hare beeo Going blr hus,ucsa
IN chcsko and vicinity for the past three CT tour
sea1t, II the adoption IT grrcnbscks and National
Bank bills as our exclusive turrerc, for TIE tu,u-e
Muca annoyance ard frequent lsss hr oe.a Inflicted
on it pcorls in times sass, by tie Ewayss o; coup
teZtcit bills wncl we:el pottd oa them, Tu- uat
form currency Ii tAo best tafreuard for The iu;ura
p5 stls 1efoim hundreds of .hoEsands Ut o1,s1s Il
be saved 10 tte people, naually
GREAT WEs'ELa {CAEADal EAILroAD-Tle fol.
fT31tE statement fort
wctk ending May 20:
Iattc1 ge1e........ n, In
T1EtEhI AID Live Stoc. ass] 81
has npd Sundries ............... .......t2IS GI
, 1864-05-29
Gbtrago Gribtrne,
SUNDAY, MAT 20, 1864. !:
rN10N STATE NOMINATIONS,


-. STATE OFFICERS >,
FOR GOVERNOR,
RICHARD J. QeLERT, Of Masou.
.sbh LIEUTENANT aovKRsoR,4
sNnL1An- BR0Ss, II Cook
foa SECRETARY OF STATE,
=, sAAHoN; 1fnDAtn,,, a ,, ofsti ualr. i
ron AUDITOR OF euuL1o ACCOUNTS,
0. Il. LINER, or saueamon.
FOR STATE TREAsrnzn, :,
JAMES u. BEyERlDGE, Of DeKalb.
FOE sUr6RR1Enp'r or PUBLIC INSTRUCTION,
6EWTod BATEnAh, of;-Mcrgau.
FOE coSGREssNAs AT LARGE,
SlMCEL. W., N0gLTOI, OF Shelby.
, 1864-05-29
AtlnNkn

The Bitration OF Atlanta Is tlcvated, aud
no doubt Johnston has fortified the position,
since It commands By Its railroad connections
the whole interior Of the etAte Of. Georeia,
It is aonrishing town, 1a,d ont In ISIS. :: Il
had, In 1850, 2,57e Inhabitants. md In 1sGo,
e.445. Four Of the principal railroads Of the
State form a junction here, and as the center
o: the cotton and grain trade, It Is a1to the
, 1864-05-29
ELECTORS.

FOR TIE STATE AT LARGE.
JOHN D0CGnERTY, Of Union.
FRANCIS Il. HOFFMAN, Of DuPase.
BENJAMIN H. PREaIlSe, Of Adams.
, 1864-05-29
EW Wm. Boyd, Esq >. the first t.proprietor
~ The vote for the sword at the St.
Louis Fair On Thursday night, stood:

D nephew Of Robert Burns, Wm, Begg
by name, recently dice In Canada. He IN
heEited . large share Of the thent Of the
fumily
, 1864-05-29

. Ccnernl Stone.


From indubitable evidence which has come
into our possession, we are led to believe ttlat
our structures upon the course OF Gen. Stone
In the disastcr in Western Louisiana, were
bastd upon partinl aud unfair statements
made 10 us ut the time md from sources
which we deemed reliable We are unwil-
ling 10 deprive any soldier or officer fighting
this great battc Of freedom Of . single leaf OF
his }aurcls. We arc convinced that General
Stone did his whole duty Us brave and loyal
soldier, and that whatever orders he ma have
issued were the orders Of superior he was
bound to obey, and that he Is In no wise re-.
sponaible Icr the blnnders of his commander
or the disasters that befel the nrmy.
'E. a lady residing In Cincinnati, who is
snid to be highly accomplished aud most
respectable member Of society, recently be-
came Infatuated with desire to visit gnm-
bling sal"on. Her friends finally Eratllcd
Ler wishes, and she patronized first class
's:aIo bark" bet her money snd drank her
henrht smoked cigars, and dissipatcl gen
eIal1y In manner worthy Of the most nc
complisEcd "sport" of the other sex. She
fIa11y retired from the scene of dcprayity,
whether any wiser than when sic entered
the account docs not state.
scB Willis Home Journal, of last week,
contnins lengthy mud very Interesting letter
from Gottkc]lalk. Itapyears that lc Is sick
CT 1'IaEos. lie eayE: "I like to imagine
myself in q paradise, where Piano concerts
are prohibited, end the Carnival of Venice
with variations, u crime. On the other haod,
l picture the styx only as grand depot Of
all lirds of pianos-upright, square, olllque
"rd what not-a kind Of Botany Bay for
hardened pianists, where nevcr-satislled
public insist upon having the 'CarEiyal Of
Venice With variations, forever"
# The Galcsburg {1lD Ere, Democrat says
Mr. J, T. Dates, of that place, has process
OF making graunlated sugar from Sorghum,
which products all article as good rs the best
grade Of New Orleans brown Sugar, which
now sells at twcnty-flvc cents per pound. In
these times Of high prices thts Invention Is
really valuable
eW" Nm. Boyd, Esq ', the first t.proprietor
Of lafayette, Ind, died In thattown on Tues
day evening. He purchased eighty. -four acres,
row in the heart Of the city, 70. s4.75 per
acre, ard af1er laying ont the toHn, sold the
whole, except small fraction or tSo, tor
S1,ccO.
, 1864-05-29
~ A correspondent thus gives sheri-
dams addres. to his men on the Richmond

~ A correspondent thus gives sheri-
dams addres. to his men on the Richmond
raid:
1t vas at this juneture Tint I rode down
through delugc of rain to Gen. Sheridan's
Headquarters. found him standing under
tree smoking cigar. He had Just oprucd
two sections oi Fitzhugh's md Fenninston'e
batteries upon tito advancing infantry, and
was watching the effect OF their lire. Seeing
that bis men still fell back, he ordered . the
ammunition train OF the First division and M
cauecd Lieut., Malone to issuc a eupplr I'D
Wilson's command, who had expended ali
their onn. HA1hen placed hizaself nt their
hesd, AMI thus addressed them: "Boys, you
ses those fellows yoDder? We are aeoinF TO
knock hell ont Of them. They arc errcn
eoldi.'s from Richmond. They are not vet
esans lou have fought them we'll TO-DAY.
nnt We have got to whip them. We eau %
1t, AID wIll.'f - Nv
This address was received with .ous,nQ
cheer and dashing charge, which sent the
.Jobnny Rebs'' flying back to thelr worka.
Meanwhile Williston, assisted By Lfeuts,
Chapin and Sayles, opened their twelve-
poucd:r Napoleons on them, adding greatly
TO their generalization and the speed Of then
Ekedaddle.
, 1864-05-29

Sales tc-3ay:~17 6iis cioica ohio Apples It Ike.
FISH-*IuIH F1sH It'll IL veryemsM and made
ncrs. IHour u iii reeeipt, Win moderate d.
uand. A4cK1Ex1 IN better dezoaad, and ntmer. with
Family hAlf bhss copF1sH-In ku1<II ceu1And. with
light fnppy- Market drlu md uneh1uKa1. H8Ha1aGs
No1, and Of SC per box en sea1ed- Plckled-Demand
liMFed znd pFieea toef2hly dtn 1t previous rates.
, 1864-05-29
CO VI MMENCIAkx.

-..... SATURDAY EFzy1xa. Moy 18th, 1851.
lht Ief eipss dshipnsnts during The paae II ho rs
we're Al follows.
nEcHIF1e AND sHIrNEx1s FOR The Pact u upuns
, 1864-05-29
FROM WASHINGTON.

The Potomac Army-T11c Stu atiou-
What tho Rebel Prfsoncrn say-Tlic
National Bank Act-Forccry or OIL
clnl pocumcntR-X10Hs Sznto f3auKa
Glut tho m oue3. mnrkcf-an AHcct-
- in~ ~SesrA---RrN&4dNntt T0TryFnru. =.
, 1864-05-29
CHICAGO CATTLE MARKET.


SATURDAY EVENING. May q, 1ssl.
nertcesrts OF Beef Cattle and Live HOGS 1t tho va
Eions yafcs in the city durus The week ending to-day.
compare a. follows With the previous wectlTrtre.ps
siree MAt Z iEs3