Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1862-1865, 1864-04-29

The Provost Marshal neral, of 81 Louis rec nty
ordered the sixure Of lla-d'. Sou bern Hhtory Of
the war; the Confidence ORss Reports. the III Of
Stoueva Jackson, the LIE of No gan and all publica-
ons based upon rebel Information snd prohibited ~ II
circulation or sale 10 thai dcpar menf
General fIiz John Por OF has returned to NeW York
eftef an absence Of several weeks In
IL istrue as stated. that Sr. Nc an.o 10 r5ducsd
Porter to leave Colorado.
One Of the features of the Po.ish revolution "a ia
wandsring forth OF the Jews. !, Two hurd,ed Polish
Jews, we learD lately arrived at Quebec rom Hamburg:
they intend to form colony in the county re,r Ottawa.
The ruler Of Cashmere has recently taken srirg MT
mea ures TO prevent the further manufacture Of tie in.
feror shawls which are now sent In such large quants
TO Europe, 60 poorly made IS to be nearly
10 the city Of Stree Nufger, or Cashmere, there are
seventy thousand psons engaged in the manufacture
Antxcbange says the New York Herald has changed
its Programme, aud now goes Tor GrArt on Mondays
instead Of Tuesdays-reserving the latter for its Nc
Clsllan day. Thursday is still fs Ffemobt day.
Thirty-fve vessels of are now wsiting for crews
and orders have been led to dsband over thousand
negroes recently enlisted in Maryland and to transfer
them immedaty to the navy, Secretary WeIes havirg
consented 10 accept them in def ut Of able or ordinary
eeamen.
Freemasons may be curious 10 know their strength In
the worlds population From very accurate statisiica
We can state that in the New aud In the Old Would
there sass lodges With 500 900 active membrs-
The number OF non-active aud those Who have with.
drawn is neaily 8 100000
Among he inscriptions on Il tombs ones in the rebel
graveyard at B.aton Station, Va, 1. the following:
A coward, Oh Regiment Louisiana Volunteers, died
Dec. H. 1861"
The Washington correspondent. of the Norris own
Free Press states that the full length portrait Of ex-
President Franklin Perez has been removed from the
rotunda OF the Capitol and cast among the rubbish.
man named Phelps who died at Saem Conn., re-
Gently, by his agreement sold bis body to surgeon
In Boston for 81 000 the m,ney to be appropriated TO
the Use OF bis widowed mother and his body to pur-
poses o. scientific investigation. His death was pro-
ducsd BY an enormt VI tumour upon his b-ck.
Lieut. Col. o. p. Himil;on OF the Confederate cav
airy, Is reported 10 have been killed Ia late felt in
Jackson county, Tenn.
Mr.. Alexander R;drgs. Of Fcrsythe county. N. O..
committed suicide the l4sh instant by hanging m
sell. He leaves vile and eight children Osuse fear
OF being made 10 enter tho service. He was one of
thoee who ta1 fu 'n:shed substitutes
The w ningon J,urnaI coDtradic the rumor that
the Yankees whe:e inding in that vicinity.
Ga the l6 b inst, Wi liam w. Bsoadfoot l6 years tf
u, was fatally wounded in The vicinity Of Lnconton by
a ae fred by lad of 49,
Gen. Forney is in Ina, Ala.
The work Of erecting telegraph line to connect
Selma, Ala, with Rome, Ca, has been commenced.
Rev. DR.. K Cox, formerly President of L, nchburg
College, has discovered ,thod for the manufacture
| Of Keros ne Oil. patent has been Issued for It.
meeting is TO be held in Stsunton on Nay 81, to
form an eocialon auxiliary to the in Richmond,
for the benefs OF mained soldiers Of the 0onederacy.