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Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1862-1865, 1864-06-01
Lost bonds.

NOTICE is hereby given that application will
be msde for the Of the following Con
federae States Registered Stock Wis., No 1858, for AZ co.
ADD No. 1852 for $4,000 su under Of Congress
ed Nay 16th 1851, to Dunop, Moncure Co. js1 -wev
INFORMATION WANTED s
Il or Sergeant L. A. wADDILL, Company D. "a vIrginis
cavalry WickhA%s Brigade missing In eight sposysAnis
New Pork Morning Nsvsplease copy.
my80-ar REwADDML.
Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1862-1865, 1864-06-01

breakicg ensny's line of communication with Narh-
viie ShCrngn viii be comp ed TO retreat a. the coun-
t-y VII rot support bis army. SHIRLEY
The came paper has the following in its si'usticn ar
Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1862-1865, 1864-03-26

cODsumDatlOn Of that purp;Se only long enough to
mature hi4 plans That, We taEe IT, will be wi hin q
very brief period n does not imprObably look to
the approach of Presidential election at the North,
and the divisions consequent thereon, asa means to
secure him immunity from tina. quarter II indeed, he
enterains the least fear Interference This election,
doubtless, Is looked to by him an element in the
grand combination which Is to eliminate in the perec-
ton of his well laid schemes Of conquest and power.
England /, in q SD and pdable plight The sceptre
Of empire Is rapidly being transferred from her to her
great ally he has her now in a mesh of complications
from which she cannot possibly extricA'e herself She
lost her prestige a. 6rst-rate Power at ScbAstopol
the question with her now, aud since In fact has
been the preservation of her national existence BY an
avoidance, at a cot Of national honor, Of all European
complications which might in any wise bring her into
conflict with France.
Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1862-1865, 1864-03-26

At the last sale OF bonds, stocks p BY &essIS. Lam
caster Co gold soll at 2O2 to cit averaging 81 -
This was paid for 10 carrsncj subject in few days to
reelection Of SSt per cent To, suoul! realized,
therefore, by the sellers OF the gold is oaly two thirds
of tbs nominal pdco received, or fourteen dollars in
Confederate currency for in gold Tnis is an i'm
menss decline from thirty foe ons-tbe price that god
commanded here about the time of the passage of the
currency aetlnd shikiDgy illustrates the beneGcent
operation of that measure 0.het prices have rot yet
come down in like ratio wish gold, but they will in
fAlliby follow the ad of that imperial guide. The
opinion Is expressed by ssgacicui meu that in two
weeks gold i'll be worth not more Than ten for one
Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1862-1865, 1864-03-26
FlNANoMt ESQ ,oaNsclA..
orncs or TIE ws,s MSc1 rs h 1864.

0rTIcE oY TIE WR,s Mrch rs 1864.
After tom ,rrow Saturday business at the
banks in this city VII be practically susp ded ~ 4
F.iday next ls Ap H. Par les wing not-s falling
due mex. month"; sub,eq ly may anticipate tn IL
payment by special Tangoment at the banks vie
they are held No check on any bauk will be tai,I 1t
week. except al discount If onethird OF the snou9t,
equivalent to the tax on the repcy The aud
facts pertaining TO the fnanc al Napsltion na-uu.g
en- are generally understood, and have regul Sls
business transactions Of the public during the past TIRE,
or four weeks. Very few persons, We presume, Will
have failed to make such disposition Of cir iuEds,
its or deb as seemed mcst advantsgeo expe-
dent We tIu,t that. after the lst April the Ires, Mt
currency Except the Aves twos and one will be &C.
rally tabooed, and driven out Of oirculation. The
banks have set the example, By refusing to touch them
after the date mentioned. Shopuen should continue
70 receive them the discount from small omers,
unll they &c; enough to make otsc: to 'hsngs
item at the Treasury for currency but they should
never be paid out sgan, received in considerable
Gums, BY any person. The end obtaioei will be the
speedy expulsion from circulation Of the miscela
neou, issues and Lunb rless eounereits which have
a,ating through the country for two or Il rec
years, and the suDstituuon OF new, Uniform, al d. We
uu,, money ike we'll more valuable itsus Of
Treasury notes.
Any person wishing to carry amount of the present
reney to lat April for into the new may
facilitate the process by leaving o-iay deposit at
the bank where his account is kept $780, Tor any larger
amount d.ssibe BY three hundred TO be checked for
at the tate OF 81 Tor every three deposited. We
presume that the banks will make this arrangement
with thei: customers by special agreement.
Or, suggested yesterday, holders of prstent cur
rency, lst April may get rid of them by depositng
the notes (ess discount at the Treasury, on call re-
four per cent interest upon the whilst it
deposit They may transfer the certiao ltes
OF deposit.
The announcement Of the fact that the banks viii
receive the fyes on deposit after st April,
has Iut uidsn stop to the boarding of notes OF that
denomination aud they will rapidly re app ar 10 gen.
eral circulation. We pre- ums that the amount shoa
not far from hundred IN llioas They will be
ehacgeabe at par fer the currency, until LIST of
July bu. long before that time the larger portion of
them hope, will have been fundsd paid into tie
Treasury for tsIes No fgss should be issued
Gil tie middle of Nay or frat Of June.
Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1862-1865, 1864-03-26
Washington letter in the Ohio State Journal con
tains the following:

MEXICAN JOAN D'ARo-Among the Mexc can pr s.
oners taken to Fraace Is youog Indian woman, only
twenty years ego who Lieutenant Coo5el Of the
Regiment OF scatecas and who In the Of
years step BY step from the ranks by her courage
and talents. She followed her husband - the army,
and was promoted % the rank Of second Lieutenant
for her distinguish ed bravery The death Of her hus-
band killed In action, afforded her opportunity OF
ayenging him. and OF rails ng her step The French
de eat at Guadaloupe on the o!May, 1882 oba ned
for her the rank Of Lieutenant O. lone second In
msnd Of regiment in which position she again grady
dstinguishrd herself during the siege of PaebA This
sing ular handles the sword like frat cass fen.
cling masIer and she sds herself not only respected
but feared BY her sclders who looked upon her as
supernatural being. Afer 0ftega surrendered at dis
erection at Puebla she brorght to Vera Crpz and
LOGGED board the Rhone until that vessel sailed for
France.-Her order o. embakAtion mentioned her rank
aud gives her GIT to sit at the field oic rs liable.
She is said 20 be CT agreeable personal appearances,
although, might be )ected her more masculine
in her va! than altogether becs mes her sex.
Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1862-1865, 1864-03-26

oss "a fast ahe government Is changed yet general
@Ths ssson Of life is practically to generazp, to be-
eve what the wears ard the centuries say aganat the
knaves. 4, -
.hin- The appearaoce Is criminal the result moral.
In olher words Emerson means to say that the ulti.
na.s result of events in this world Is moral in the
sense of bsns6c, n While the events Of the passing
hour appear be immoral that Injurious and dstTi
mental TO human Advancement and improvement
II may be cOntsndsd that the vsgariss Of beardless
German and Yankee TIansOendsntalst are unworthy
Of serious consideration. Perhaps so. We shall not
dispute the point. But We think, with Alcausy, that
the world is the whole, better thsn4t was In the
days Of Queen Bosdicea and the Dfuida. II We have,
in trub gone backwards, the relapse into civilization
s 10 say the ta, more tOleabls to men as they are
now constituted than any progress toward the de-
lights Cf the days Of the HindoO Tbeogsny would have
been.
The present case Of the COnfedsraOy ia bad enough.
state of war Is not the supreme good. Civilization
ITSELF IN the pAlmss. times of peace, ia not celestial
happiness. Yet our case Is WOrse than Il might have
been, notwithstanding the Affairs have not been
rightly managed. True. Blu: Mr.. Davis is not ac-
cident The blunders aad faults Of his administration
may be counted among ihOse errors, which, in their
place. are better than truths They teach US lesson
which nothing else could hAvO taught This, namely,
d at our WhOe theory OF Government needs revision.
We have seen What IL Is in time Of war. Even in
peace, il has a fatal tendency to consolidation We
have teen the Senate the House, the Judiciary the
States sink supney under the self will Of the EXecu-
i've Is all this for hO.hingf Nay, truly. Wei rate
great deal about "joVsrsguties" and "shs Agency"
and boast Of our gseat governmental theory. But
there cannot DO two csRtres to circle. The pAngs
We have suffered, th1 Losses We Lave incurred, the
shame we have endured at the hands Of the "sst Of
criminals" into which society has been delivered" du-
ring hess evil dsys admOnish US, at tire earliest mo
nent to overhaul the Montgomery copy Of The Yankee
Federal Constitution 70 the End that We may discover
aud extrpae tLOe radical detects which inhere in il
and make Z necessarily the enemy Of State indepen-
DEE % and personal freedom.
Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1862-1865, 1864-03-26
DIED.,

On TIE 18Th Of March, al the rsdene Of her mother 1hon-
held Henry county, Va, Mis- ANNA p. SCALES
WASTED by pulmonary affection. she gently faded from life
Ike fair exotic the nursins OF Ender Auction We may
privacy the neraGcabe grief Of that doub
des dated h useh0ld.
gentle Vue5 that adorned her lovely character nee Goi
tu' o2y here
friends dtinee will be consoed 10 learn h Les last
hours her latest cJmmunirEs, and her EXPIRE
evinced the assured hope that sustained her. heretofore O
In that ying hour.
" All haer natures walk TIL bitter world
But for while Then Heaven asks Its own,
And We but remember and resIet"
At NorWood" Powhstan county, Sunday night, the 18Th
Instant Miss LAHD0NIA RANDOLPH 10 the G5th year u
her age.
non Friday 25h inst 10 the 6h year OF her age Mrs. SARAH
R0BB widow OF the IA Charles Robb OF Baltimore, Nd
Her funeral will take plac3 IA morrow (sUNDAY at
Gel ok P NJ from the residence Of her s,nhs Nathaniel
Tyler Of ankIn and 81 streets Ths friends aid
quAintances Of the family are invited 10 attend.
Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1862-1865, 1864-03-26
Tne Exchange Of Prisoners

We deem no other reply the article in the Ss"ti i
nal Of yesterday on he sbOv5 suhset necessary but
this The Wig did not speak unaaSi9edh; il was e1-
aey and tally Informed concerning the matter it dis
susssd Ii Was right in the facts A. Wh eh limited, and
In she policy it advised Tue Sentinel writes in gnO-
rance of these facts, aud therefore olunders. few
dAys will convince all, even the Sentinel Of the cor
RICHNESS Of what We have ed aad of What We have
recommended. Il any hirg should then be per
formed, viii enjoy the sp cace no more than that
"univsrsap public whose Spokesman the SsN-
tiAsl assumes 10 be- in ia somewhat superciOus OOu
dsmnation Of our article Of Tbursd,y.
Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1862-1865, 1864-03-26

ARREST CT LADY SUBJECTED As SrY.-The Kr-
ston IN. C correspondent of the Raleigh Confederate
notices the arrest of an Irishman and Dutcbman
by Gen. HOke, the l9.b, charged with attempting
to aid married woman to escape into the lines Of the
enemy, and adds:
"But as luck should have Il, the woman was inter-
cepted By pckes brought back to town and tiken
before the mAEl authorities when she charged Aaron
Baer, the DlcbInin and A. V. BugeT, the IrishmaD,
with being her aders and abbettors the affair. This
woman gave her name as Mrs Charles Rushet, is OF
French descent and halls from Augusta Georgia She
says that her intent is to visit her friends in Europe
that she has the OF her husb md to do So
that he has furnished her with all the necessary supplies
for the voyage. Sac has passp,r. from Gen. Beau
regard, and recommendation to the authorities at
Richmond dated at Savannah. She says hat her hug
band 10 Iatle master in the Confederate army, and
stationed III Georgia Mrs. Rushet has in her posses
sion large amount Of gold and Yankee greenbaoks -
Her baggage consists OF three large trunks filed with
costly and patty 6nery, sWelry, a., including three
gold watches valued at three thousand dollara each.
Mrs. Rushet is apparently about twenty five years of
age, is beautiful and accomplished; Of tall and COM
handing appearance, modest and chsste in her depor
menf. From the large amount Of gold AID Yankee
greenbaoks and other Vauabes that has in Losses
aud the mslrustul manner in which she 10 moving
from place to place has led authorities to susptc CT
her as the enemys spy. Gen. Hoke has sent tele-
gram TO Augu.ta 10 learn something concerning her,
but answer has been received up this writing.
Mrs II. Is now under arrest III ths place, but per-
mtted by the authorities 10 stay with private family
In charge OF It. Gremer assistant Provost Marshal who
keeps q strc. watch over her"
Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1862-1865, 1864-03-26
lHR COEsFIFUTIO RIGhFe
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RICHMOND WING.
SATURDAY MORNING. mAROH sS, 1854.
nIpEpS ZOE TIE ARNE

We learn that papers mailed to che army do not
reach their destination because the postage Is not and
cannot in many cases be paid N advance or on de-
livery 70 army carriers by the postmaster. To remedy
the difficulty in regard 70 the Wing, We win hereafter
prepay the postage this eOe on papers ordered BY
persons IN tbe army, dedactng the amount Of postage
from the remittances sent.
By an arrar cement With the Postmaster at Richmond
We will mark each paper "paid," which, by passing
rough the ONCE here, viii be evidence to every other
once hat the postage has been paid here.
When no post office is given, but merely the com
pany, regiment, a.. delay Of day in the Richmond
Pos Oce is unavoidable. Persons in the army order
lag the paper viii therefore sto The post office. and
u5 win change the direction whsn requested.
Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1862-1865, 1864-03-26
The Laden and the Prisoners.

We cannot resist the temptation of laying before our
readers the following note from a true and warm
hearted Virginia girl as an illustration of the patriotic
feelings which characterize the noble women OF our
land. An expression of such sympathy from such a
source il almost enough the returning SOLDIER
to forget tina hardshpS Of bis long and painful capt
ty Nor could be regret his share of be cruel chances
of war when he knows that his countryWomen have
shed tears Of sorrow for his surirgs and are ready
70 welcome him back with smiles OF joy aud gratitude.
Our fair correspondent We are confident s, in this re-
spect a thu hful exponent aud presenta i've OF her
sis ers throughout the COnfederaoy II she and they
cannot personally participate in the pleasure expert
enced By the more fortunate ladies' of Richmond, in
welcoming our returning defenders they do not share
the less in the enthusiasm and the JOY which have been
manifested here they the less ready to lavish
on them those stores Of sympathy and tenderness which
must excite them 10 reneWed Gesds Of vAlor aud hero
ism, aud remain for them the sweet 5. of memories:
DUBLIN, March 18th, 1864.
To the EditOr Of The Wig;
The object of my lot er will, trust be sufficient
apology for my daring increase The and rou
bles Of au Editor. Wishing to share the pleasure the
people Of Rchmonl ell Joy in welcoming prisoners
home, enclose III dollars $50 for that purpose re-
Rre,tpg very much that il is not in my power to DO
more. know Of no One in whose hands would rather
entrust my mite.
Very respectfully yours,
Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1862-1865, 1864-03-26
DrArH OF Da. LEVERr The MobaSIS sws says

ave greet to announce that our esteemed and well
known feloW-ctzen, Dr. Ii. s. LeVer died at bis res
dencs in this city about IL o'clock last night For two
or three years past be had been in very eebs health
and his death had been loI 6 tIpected.
"Dr. LeVert vas born 10 King William county, Va
10 the year 1904 His father came over to America
Frat Surgeon with General Lafayette, and his mother
adephia In 1923 and in settled in Mobile for the
practice Of his profession Ithis brief notice caD-
not dwell upon the salient points Of his character.
That s duty sacred to friendship and which some
more careful hand wall perform. H1 life was so passed
as to leave many 70 regret his end He was good
man in the family and social circle and eminent in bis
profession" -
His WidO~. Ia The celebrated Madame octaVa Walton
LeVerL
Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1862-1865, 1864-03-26
THE TOBACCO RATION.

To tie Editor Of the Wig:
Why has not the tobacco ration. provided BY law for
soldiers in camp, been Issued to themg
oan you plain the reasonS
The pitiful pay Of ell per month dOled out to our
boys leaves no margin to purchase the comfort of a
qud or the sOlace OF ppe. This, Congress Owed
considerably to supply and yet The officials take no
steps to issue the much coveted istiOn.
Please call their attention to it, and Obge more than
ona Sornrrp
Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1862-1865, 1864-03-26

REMARKABLE ECcEEIRIcITT OF LADY.--A few mo- tbs
ago middle aged French lady arrived Il San Francis
co. and hired large house in Dupont street, pty,Dg
the rent in advance. She occupied The house all alone
much to tie astonshuent and mystery Of her ne gh-
bors who could not solve the mystery hanging about
her history. Day after day the baker the grocer and
the wine merchant called and left their wares and
all the bls settled on the square in hard CON-
questions acre asked At last fine morning, wa er
was seen issuing from the front door Of the house. and
she was Immediately notified OF the fact and requested
to desist 81 she laughngly replied that che loved
to hear the water fall An officer not fed. ing
reiu ed admitlance he burst open the door, and dis
covered the lady taking bath, and in whale oil The
door aud bed red with t she going from the
bath the bed without rubbing the oil from her per
son. The room emitted disagree able SMELL and large
numbers OF empty oil bottles we're in adjoining
APARTMENT Otherwise everything looked comfortable,
there being plenty OF furniture aud we'll supplied
larder The officer rtques ed her to robe her elf and
t en- took her be ore the Commission Of Lun,cy,
Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1862-1865, 1864-03-26
HEADQUARTERS HAYS BRIGADE,
March lllh. 1864.

letter from Ten. harry l. hayei 10 puolshed IN t1e
Wilmington Journal:
HEADQUARTERS HAYS BRIGADE,
March llIh, 1864.
Madam ii have just received from Msjor Thomas
L. Bayne Of Richmond, the letter addressed 10 him by
yourself announcing the enclosure OF $3.50, which you
had collected among your friends 10 Wilmington, for
the benefit of Hays Brigade.
should do violence 70 my feelings were to neg ct
the opportunity afforded by perusal of your let
ter, Of giving expression TO- the sentiments IL has in
spired among the troops Of my command. Tie sym.
pahy felt by the people Of North Carolina for the su-
ferings of the sold ers from louisiana we know full
well, madam, is not TO be measured by the sum you
have forwarded indeed by any sum- any more than
the wealth of the is expressed by single :ar.
The common perls and priVations, the common hope
and ASPIRATIONS shaved by the OF your State and Of
L. uisiana in the now raging, have bound too
closely together to let welfare be ind Gerent you
or yours aud disgracelul teachings of those
who forget the blood 80 freely shed for common
cause, ever persuade any member Of this brigade
Who can recall the scenes of Fredericksburg, Win
chester and Gettysburg that the State which has
Hoke and his brave command to the field, can deny
him hand, bolh in its clasp and stroug as afsS
ton can makeit. Ii We have lost ore home, We have
found another. IL our eyes shall not again be-
old the bright Ky that mirrors itself n the Mssiss
yet turn our gszs on the mountains OF Virginia
and Carolina, tlAt look down land peopled with
friends who love u.s. With this assurance our purpose
is 6Ied-our resolve is strengthened TO continue as we
have begun-that what have done is but earnest
Of what We shall do. With this assurance, we shall
know no rest acknowledge no suffering, privaton or
pain that prevent in the language OF your prayer
our "return to our homes in safety and honor" aad
the deiveIancs of our country from the power that
would enslave US.
Please express to the good cit :ns of Wilmington
the hearty thanks OF the brigade for their condeae
ndness, aud accept, madam, for YOURSELF on express
son of my sincere gratitude for the jealous activity
you have displayed in our behalf.
Most respectfully yours,
HARRY T. HAYS
Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1862-1865, 1864-03-26

prive the poor fellows who, sbut In from the world,
seeing nothing beautiful unless Il is above them oil
any enjoyment they might derive from such recrea-
ton. ..
So towards evening Of the first day the Rebel kites
were permitted to rise. Away of southwark and up
ward they hoated till they we're mere specks in the
sky Federal and Rebel enjoyed the sight for half an
hour. and then tn kites we're wound down." TIE
next evening the kites few agaip but unfortunately
the strings Of two or three broke, and they went
tumblng off to yard the South No suspicion yet The
next evening the kites again AoAted and the strings
again broke.
Something strange In that thought the Colonel aloud
To his officers When the next string breaks order
soldier 10 follow the kite and we'll what ais the
ord Soon strlng snapped; away went the kite and
away went the soldier afr IT, Il dropped in field
mile and half away and the soldier found 1t, and 10
It's paper tail he aso found letter addressed to GER
tain Chicago Copperhead
What the contents Of the letter weTe or to whom II
was directed we we no. informed. But II is known
that il furnished the Government 18th clue to plot
The envelope contained two letters neither Of which
crminated the person to whom IL was directed. One
note simply requested him to mail the poosed letter to
Hon. Mr.. S1-and-so, Louisville, Kentucky, and
promised him the everlasting remembrance and grati-
tude OF the oppressed Southern people,. But neither
he nor the Kentucky will ever receive the notes
the latter will receive something else before long.
It Is supposed that some person was stationed at
convenient point from which, after nighta he coulC
readily reach the runaway kite and the letter.
1t was pretty plot, indeed. But the Rebels vii
have to device more Ingenious postal scheme thai
this If they wish get the start Of the post command
ant and employ their sympath' The only effect o
the discovery has been naturally to increase the vigil
ance Of the garrison.