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St. Mary's gazette., 1864-01-21

i"r CrRaExcY PREs.rs.-Maior Jack
Downing writes to the New York Dav.
oroi an account o. the presses wb;r,
cha'e has f"r printing of his currencr
l'ncoln Qae Kennel shows him thr,usg,
the apartment:
Bays the Kernel. this hero mscbe.n
runs TO pay of Gineral Grants tr,o,.
Iais che rrns to pay of Gineral Me.dn,.
ss"9Ps: ~, i'!la one runs Cor Gincral Banks.
Ibis one is now busy for Ginetal Barpsii;
1ho hsrs Is one completely broken dow,
1t s Gineral Gilmore's maebfenr.
.'Ha:,' ses |, Mr.. Scckretarv do 81,
nave j 'nachten for every ,;iacral ard
every sr'ny?' Yes" scs 10 ..aho,,
that" Wal" ses /. "wha. 4, von d,'
about the Contractors ?" ..Oh. .;,,,
showed you EN- vet. That's i, aro,hor
rooE,' 1t was nigh abou. ten times =.
as gig as the irst one, and there were
na@ass~' o. presses runniu.' a, fast "a
'hoy couli. There" ses hp. ..ef rios,
"se1Sehs we're to stop one day. it would
set all Wal. street iL;o a paaic. SOM.
;'uies, when the b.lts give ou. or n.
oo!ts break, or the coal gi.s sho-, Or ~
per don; GIT IN in time, there is a good
deaf OF troubii, hut I've got is SD fx.l
now, that keep 'e'n party vii sapDlie'!
oes |. "Mr. Svckrel4ry ry, whs i, v,ar on
s'necr Z! "Wal, ses hc, hos \ trust
worthy man " But" ses [. .'sunoos,
he should bust yer bil,r. Wha, vo,IJ
Wall street do then = Wal / r.vnr
thought Of that, IL, guess there sir', r.,
danger Wal" ses I. Steam is nil h,y
onsarliu.' ny
St. Mary's gazette., 1864-01-21

GOVERNOR PARKER's MEssaGR The Mes
sage of the Gov. OF Ne" Jersey i, calm
and temperate cxpo-iion OF tn. tru. prin-
ciples which shosli be the guiling poll
cy Of the Government in conducting the
war-if the war is designed TO restore the
Union aud preserve the Constitution. The
fatal influences OF the abolition policy are
truthfaliy tepic.ed-wh;le in regard to
seccssion-th- twin brother of abolition
the Governors trumpe, gives TO uaeer-
tain souud.-feE Fork Ea,pness
St. Mary's gazette., 1864-01-21

WHAT IT EoCALs The agrserat4
steam power of Great Britain is set ,Ioru
at S3 $50 PA horse power, or equal !,
iOO .0O0,O 900 men. This is the force that
Is adding 10 the wealth of modern .cie,y
:" greater degree than any power which
has existed since tho foundation Of tn,
world. The power Of steam makes Eag-
land With population Of only 20, ,00J. eO'.
produce wealth representing tho labor Of
population twenty times that amount
St. Mary's gazette., 1864-01-21
THE RETURNED PRISONERS FROM
3 POINT LOOKOUT

FROM t'e H'eA"aond Dispaash Dee 20.
The FIVE hundred. Confslerates who ar.
rived here Monday night. os, The steamer
Schultz. were from Point Leokout. Nd
From conversassoa r;;hl, sssne of. ,hem
sse:: s. 's'.s . y Il 'ss l. s.'ss
authorities, in whatever Sums If rree,,i,.,..s
they could get hold of-srom siO to eIt1o
for the privilege of going off in M.
number selected. One of then. had eI5
in the hands of the Yankee clerk of IN.
post. and ssoured his place ky Offering &,
surrender 1t. The Offer was accepted -
The leiurned prisoners say that. with IN,
exception Q: the Marylsnders. our men ar,
in Dad condition at Point Losk.
oat. MANY of them being barefooted. and
nearly oil ragged. Tnose from Marvl.pd
being near rome. receive much attcn,ion
from the women of their State. These
ladies' do as much as they can for tho
troops from other States, but, not being
relatives. are not allowed by tho prison
authorities to 60 far in their beneyolence
ine "oaih was rendered to the prisoner.
at Lockout, but uos a corporal's guard
hook it, s''N
St. Mary's gazette., 1864-01-21
NAPOLEON NIy Yr.p's S,,rc.,

sAPoLEos's Nsw YEARS orREcr.-t.
the usual Reception of the Diplomatic
Corps at the Tu;lleries on Now Yo,,,,
Day the Papal Suncio presented the good
wishes of that b"dy 20 the Emperor. Ills
Majesty In reply. thanked the Diplomat.
&c Corp. for their good wishes. and sais
that they were the happy omen for the
Jear winch they were about To enter. Tho
Emperor concud>d by sayinc:--.Tbe
difficulties which have been br.unb, ahon,
ooy certain events in dilr"ron. prr,a of
Europe, | am convinced will be r, moved
D! the c'neil;at-ry siir,t by whilh the
sovereign. are animated, aud tn ".
shal! De a1ic to maintain peuce."
St. Mary's gazette., 1864-01-21

THE PEACE OF EUgoPE 1t ia rcpcrte!
that me Emp--o. Napol"on intends 4"
a>toai:h Earope "ariv in The spring by a
reduction Of l5O GOO men in the Strength
Of the French ARMY. AZ preliminary to a
general European m"sea'ri.t for disarming z
the Great Power:. Ii is stated slso that,
in conecr, viii! England. the Emperor has
positively warned I'aiy uoi Ia attempt any
uggress.Un upon Au4t.ia IL Fyuisc.
St. Mary's gazette., 1864-01-21
The ESoENous EaIaaxrros rKox L,xxs.

The ESoEMous EaIaax rros FROM L,vxr-
POOL LAST YAAR The Government e,ri-
ration officers at Liverpool hav. i..ue.l
their annual return Of the number Of emf.
grants who have left Liverpool during the
year 1863. The whole nnu. oer was 1877
Ss:;; an inc:case of 1868 ov~r tba year
iso2, or neatly double. The tide Of
emigration is accelerated chicfy by the
Irish e1odus, which appears to Increase
monthly ard quarterly.
St. Mary's gazette., 1864-01-21
PUBLIC SALE OF q. e.
TALUARfE :. .,s,.,..s I ,..,..
pDD,Plh:..lRsPYo d Z !.

= Y virtue &C naegfsage from Thomas III.
80 hD Fowler OF Saiut Nary's Coanty, in the
STATE ~ MARY land, 10 Frai.cis Keale. Eeisia-
apifi G. tiarris and Je.sn r. NcAIe. ssa.sinss as
Ncaie, Harris & Go. nf tbc city Of baltimore,
hearing Date "f the 2Ist "f May. in the year
one thousand, eight hundred and sixty. the
undersigned. as at;nrney i.w the said Neale,
Harris g. Co, will offer a. public sale, at the
Court HoCSs door in Leonard Town,
St. Mary's gazette., 1864-01-21
RATIFICATION NOTICE.

b. L. Hayden, In the Circuit Court
- VS.. for saiut Mary's coun-
I'll. G. Hayden ty. sitting as a Cour,
Il otiers. ! Of Equity.
" l virtue of authority vested in me BY
the Act "f Assembly, in such Case
made aud provided. it IL hereby ordered
that the Auditors rep.r. 6led 10 this case
he ratified aud confirmed. uuless cause to
the contrary be shown, oD or before the
third Mendsy of January next; provided a
copy Of this order be-publishsd 10 the Sai..:
Marys Gasstts, obce a week for three
successive weeks, previous to the sal !
third Monday of january next
JOHN 4. CAVALIER, C..'k.
True copy-Tcst.
JOHN \, CAMALIE2. CG'k.
pacc2,ber 9Th. lSGG-3w.
St. Mary's gazette., 1864-01-21

3S The Superintendent Of tie Census
bureau a. Washir gton will soon publish
an Interesting Volume on Population,
which wII furnish tie public with mnch
information Il novel and valuable chnr-
ae'er. Among is facts will be this -
That the nunb'r Of white males in ,bs
uniird States. hct~scu the ag-s of lS and
IS. is 5.G2l ,0G5.
St. Mary's gazette., 1864-01-21

1s- be smallest waich in the Lpu.i m
rahIt.'ion was miniature affair. .msil,r
than pea. sci in ring for laly'.. 6n-
ger, II goes for six hours, and nav ,.
l.nrr,iased Tor ID" lr,ity little SUN VI
St. Mary's gazette., 1864-01-21
TUESDAY the End day of
February next,

he'weer Tho hsurs Of - o'clecs. M. and 4
"'cl"ck, p. NJ. the following property, 10
vii - ..-. ....
ONE STORE-HOUSE and LOT in the
village of thasi!co.
Said int fronts 225 feet on the main street
in Chapticn-,5 het of sud front run back
:1125 feet and tie remaining $50 feet run back
$50 feet. Tier" is good DWELLING
HOUSE. attached to said Store, and there is
also a Kitchen: Gran. ry. Carriage Honse and
Corn n.'u>e ~: the prer.isc.I-all which are
III goo. repair.
I" perS'n wishing t" engage in the Mer-
cantle LuSne>*. this property offers strong
induccmcntS-it hcinG one 3t the best busi-
nvss stands in this section q thc State.
Terms OF SALE One thir,! ot Tie pur-
chase money il cash nu the Jay of .a'e, and
the laIaIicc i'll TWO equal il.stalmeufs ut six
and twelve mort!s from the day Of sale. The
~rtcrcd payments 10 he secured by tic h~p'!s
nj the purchaser with scc;iritv to ne approved
br the Undersigned, AMI bearing Interest from
the Cay Ui sale.
H. FORD,
Attorney fnr
Ncale, Harris & Go.
January rth, ls64-ts.
St. Mary's gazette., 1864-01-21
COI,LECros's s.sTE.

nv application i,fi aJauaes r. Alvey.
~ Coliec'or &C Stsfe and Gonatv- Taxes
for the year 1862. il is oriaFsl hv the
County. Cemmi<Fisners ier Saint Mary's
County. that the said Colh,ci!rs proceed to
sell. after girine twlsaty daysrresious no
tice. Nc the Court lisn<e s.,,er anI .most
pakisa rlsees .iassh~'ssoasyssshslaEby fVii,si-
cation in The Saiut MArv's Grtz1tte. tract
or parcel of land. called and i;nown By Lhe
name of
St. Mary's gazette., 1864-01-21

BERS0NS Indebted so me fnr State aHl
u Ceurtyl1'axes for the Years 1860 and
1861 are earnestly -e91c>iel t,.;eaie forward
anI settle thc saso. Ali who fail to du ss.,
n,.., expect COLLECTIONS 10 be Made by law.
car: lc iound every Tuesday evening at Oak
vile.
J. W. MATTINGLEY,
Collector.
: crt 4th, !5:n-tf.
St. Mary's gazette., 1864-01-21

This lard is located in rrry desirable
nciskhor!,nrl and a':jyins the lands "f Cot
Wm. I. B,ak;S;one aid Robert NJ Shanks
/, Is well Improved. las go"! buildings upon
it ard IS we'll adapted 10 the growth Of ali tue
>.anIe products "f t..,- section OF the State.
IL is convenient - the Potomac river ami
oysters, fisII aud wild f,wi abound iu the bays
and creeks adjacent to il.
TngMs OF Sale, prescribed by the de-
cree are cash. Upon the payment of the
purchase money, the Trustee .ll execute a
deed tn the purchaser tree, clear aui Sis
charged from NIL the parties 20 this sui ana
thoss claiming unser ;hcm.
t. FORD,
Trus,ee.
January 7th, isc4--ts.
St. Mary's gazette., 1864-01-21

=, = ~. ;g VI ~ t3i,:T'tff .fEPKaa,
Gsa.i~sned "ut tf the Circuit Court for Saint
Mar, County. ut the suit # George Spaid-
ing. part for the Use of Benj amin G. Harris
ami residue fer the u>e "f George S,ahiirg,
against the goods and ci,attels. lands and ten
e'nents "f Edward ID Erewcr, George Fre,ler-
ick Maddox and J II Brewer. and 10 me d.
rectei. have seized and taken in execution
al! the light. tile. interest. claim and de-
maud, at law aud in equity. "f the said Ed
ward u Brewer. George Frederick Maddox
and N Brewer in and TO the following pro-
perry, 'e wit:
One tract or parcel of lanl, called and
En,wn q.
St. Mary's gazette., 1864-01-21

NOTICE. ;> herrhv given. that unless the
State aud County taxes duo on the lands
shall I've paid tn me- "n or het,'rc
The end oi ,l,itty DAYS after th" above pub
iIcarioh is completed. H." said lands or s,,th
parts tirrr,f " may he necessary fo raise
the sum thereon. t,se.l"r with the c'rst "t
advertising and legal interest. shall be sa,l,l
10 the highest itn!,!cr frr the payment of
the sane
ra JOSEPH ". MiTTINGEr.I.
.s T. Cu!ieclor.
January 14th. 12C4--4w.
St. Mary's gazette., 1864-01-21
COLLECTORS NOTICE.

gSY III. County commissioners for Saint
- Mary's county
ORDERED, That .I-serh W Mattihsley.
Cnliccf"r "f State AMI County taxes ia the
6h, elec'ion district of 81. Narys county,
ca,,s. a,!vertisencnt expressing the name "f
the following tract :" parcel of land, the
amount of taxes due therein together with
the name of the ,rrS"a chargeahlc with the
same, {" be inserted eace per week fr and
during four weeks in the ST. Mary's Gazette.
u newspaper published in st MarYs cou.
Cleveland morning leader. [volume] (Cleveland [Ohio]) 1854-1865, 1864-12-29
soUrHERa NEWS.
NEW York, Dec. q

NEW YORK, Dec. g..
The Savannah Republican of the 2lst,
says: By the fortunes of war, we to-day
pass under the authority of the Federal
military forces. The evacuation has left
the gates of the city open, and Sherman
with his army will, no doubt take possession
today We desire to counsel obedience,
and all proper respect on the part Of our
citizens5 and to express the belief that their
property and persons will be respected BY
our military rulers. The fear that General
Sherman viii repeat his Atlanta expulsion
order, we think is without foundation.
Then he could not supply food for the
citizens and army, in our case food can
be supplied for the army and the citizens.
It behooves all TO keep within their
houses until General Sherman can organ
ize the Provost Martial system. Let our
conduct be such as to win the admiration
of msgnanimous foe and give no ground
for complaint OF harsh treatment on the
part of him who may, for an indefinite
period, hold possession of our city.
The HsTGlfs correspondent says: The
rebel commander, Hunter, has given up
the Savannah river, with couple of light
draft gunboats. Wheeler's cavalry, Har-
dee's infantry and. Hunters feet, com
-ibiined5 Are- the several-obsEscies to Sher-
mana march On Augusta by water Trans-
pOrtstiOn.
Cleveland morning leader. [volume] (Cleveland [Ohio]) 1854-1865, 1864-12-29
Miscellaneous Clippings.

"Josh Billings is Henry G. Shaw, an
auctioneer at Poughkeesie, n. Y.
Tho official figures give Governor An
drew, Of Massachusetts, 76,1Ol majority.
General Meade has been made a full
Major General in the regular army, TO date
from August 18th, 1S64-tO rank next to
General Sherman.
1t is understood that the President will
Immediately send to the Senate, for con-
frmation, the nomination of Gen. Thomas
to be Major Genera in the regular army
A lady residing in Chicago recently
found pearl about the sizeof pea, in
an oyster, which Is pronounced by jew
eler 70 be worth $3.50.
A silent club has been established in
Paris. Nobody must speak loud, nor
wear creahing boots, nor make any noise,
whatsoever. Sneezing to be punishable
with death.
Here is a Teutonic soldiers soliloquy on
the Presidential canvass. II goes for Olt
Abe. He likes the soldier poy. Ven he
serves tree years he gives him one hun
dred tollar snd re-enlist him, and make
him Won veteran Now Olt Abe he serves
four years-We re-enlist him four more
years and make Won vetesan Of him.
There is a Tennessee refugee at Cairo
who was married when she was fifteen,
and gave birth to eleven children, three
sets of triplets and one Of twins, within
the next four years. She lost her husband
at Some river.
Cleveland morning leader. [volume] (Cleveland [Ohio]) 1854-1865, 1864-12-29
Large Amount Of Property Da-
mayed by the Ice on the
Mississippi River.
NEWS FROM REBEL PAPERS
FOREIGN NEWS.
The London Times on the Pirate
Florida Case.
TIE FLEET.

WASHINGTON, Dec. 2S.
It would seem to be a mistake, as report
cd this morning, that the naval ard mil
itary fleet has returned from North Caro-
lima TO Fortress Monroe. The Navy De-
parlment has no such intelligence, beyond
t. al of one ship having returned TO the
latter place, yesterday, bringing dispatch
es from Admiral Porter. The messenger
has not yet arrived at Washington.
Its ascertaine1 from an authentic source.
however, under date of Fortress Monroe,
yesterday, that the powder ship exploded
within 800 yards of Fort Fisher, about
two in the forenoon, on tho 25th. Lqter
in the day Admiral Porter attacked the
fort and the neighboring defcnces, and re-
newed the bOmbirdment on Christmas
Day. On each day we drove the rebels
from their guns under shelter Of bomb
proofs, SO as effecsually to silence
their fire. in very few minutes after
the frigates and heavy ships got
iqtaavR iqtaa Oh t5jaahdat eS7ShfHg, fa skifnisbors
marching gslIantly to the fort under cover
of our FIRE Some of the more daring ac-
tusly entered te hworks and brought of
the flag. The bombardm9nt of the fleet
was continued on Monday.
The Santiago de Cuba captured a COM
psny of North Carolina soldiers in some
outworbs, and brought them of
Cleveland morning leader. [volume] (Cleveland [Ohio]) 1854-1865, 1864-12-29
PORTLAND, Dec. %.

Oht LANDI OOS- &C.
The steamship Peruvian from Liverpool
the 18th and Londonderry the 10th, and
Cape Race on the evening of the oath, ar
rived this evening.
Abiding to the Florida disaster the
London Times says, assuming it to have
been done by design, we are not disposed
to waste much Indignation on the subject,
as the method of procuring and equipping
the Florida WIS such a violation of Leu
trality as to deprive the sufferers Of sym
pathy. Brazil is really tho outraged party.
The Times predicts that Mr.. Seward will
mako ample apology.
a blockade running case las been on
trial in the Court of Exchequer, in which
the Judge pointed out that all parties in
the matter were foreigners and denounced
such violation of the right of asylum.
A large open air meeting of the opera
tives of Manchester adopted resolutions
strongly opposing the recognition of the
slave-holding Confederacy.
Parliament meets on the first of Febru-
The breach between the Papal Govern
ment and the Prussian Minister, at Rome,
is widening.
The Times Of the 10th, in the city arti-
Gle, says: The reduction in the bank
rate, al present, is entirely in harmony
with the market and will be especially
welcomed, from its being calculated to les
sen morbid dependency which has pre-
vailed in all branches of trade, since the
speculation mania was corrected by the sal.
utsry advances up to and 9 per cent.
The demand for discount yesterday was
of the average character, under the full ex-
pectstion that the bank rate would be 70
| duced.
Consols opened yesterday at an advance
of /, and after the reduction had been an.
nopnced another similar advance tool
Cleveland morning leader. [volume] (Cleveland [Ohio]) 1854-1865, 1864-12-29

On this subject the last Brookville Re
publican says: They have struck oil on
the Clarion River, thirteen miles north Of
this plaza, and the conviction is strong in
the minds Of our leading men that oil is
IS abundant here as it is on any Of the
tributaries of the Allegheny. Capital in
contiguous TO Red Bank and its branches,
and we anticipate the time when we can
boast Of as much grease as the greasy deni-
zsns Of Oil City. We also learn that the
oil indications in Forrest County arc
unusually promising, and that capitalists
without number are winding their way
to that remote station"
The New York Sun reasons as follows
to provo the inexhaustibiIty Of Coal
Oil:
This is know n 70 be a hydra-earbon,
composed Of two gases. These gases are
primary elements, indestrutibls and ex-
haustless in quantity. One of them hy-
drogen, is q conftituent of water, and Of
course as inexhaustible as the ocean. the
other Is q constituent Of all vegetable
forms and in many of our rocks. One
hundred paunds of limestone, when burn
ed, will weigh but sixty pounds. The
part driven of by burning is carbonic scid.
.Underlaying the aOil Rock Is stratum
of limestone of unknown thickness, but
known to be upwards Of one thousand feet
in depth. The water falling on the sur
face and precolating through the porous
sandstone that underlies the oil rock be-
comes charged with salt, potash, saltpetre,
and other chemical ingredients, and final
ly reaches the limestone rock and decom-
poses it. The carbon in the rock and the
hydrogen Of the water, uniting to form oil,
whilethe oxygen is set free, to ascend to
thestmOsphere or unite with the minerals
and form oxides. The reverse Of this
process iz-zan1-ia bur6lng the on IN 8
lamp, the oxygen in the atmosphere unit
ing with the carbon in the oil, forming
carbonic acid, and, with the hydrogen,
forming water, thus completing the circle.
The question is frequently asked, when
will the oil become exhsusted2 We shall
answer-when the ocean is, and not
before.
Cleveland morning leader. [volume] (Cleveland [Ohio]) 1854-1865, 1864-12-29
WARRINGTON ITEMS.
WAsHIEaToN, Dec. Is

w WASd1HSIONj OeC. 20.
The quota for the District of Columbia
under the new call of the President for
100000 men to fill the deficiency under
the last call, has been fixed at 3,OI9 men.
Lieutenant Commander Geo. Brown,
of the gunbost Itasco, writing to the Ma
w Department from off Pascsbello, Texas,
under date Of November 10th, reports that
on that day he captured the schooner Car
rier Main, from Tsmpico, about 10 miles
to the southeast of Pascsbello light house.
On the day before he chased ashore g
schooner of about 100 tons, which was
bound into Matsgorda Bay The schooner
was afterwards destroyed by a shell from
the Itssco.
The affair at Fort Lyon, Colorado, ii
which Col. Chiyington destroyed a large
Indian village and all its inhabitants, is t
be made subject of Congressional investi
cation,
Cleveland morning leader. [volume] (Cleveland [Ohio]) 1854-1865, 1864-12-29

NEW YORK, Dec, %.
The Heralds correspondent give the de-
tails of General Torbett's late expedition
to Gordonsville. A sharp fight occurred
at Liberty Mills, in which the rebels were
driven. On coming within two miles of
Gordonsville that place was found to be
strongly defended, snd reinfOrcements az
rived from Richmond while our forces
were reconnoitering. Torbett concluded
it could not be taken, and returned.
1t was reported that Moseby had been
mortslly wounded by one of our scouts.
The result of the expedition shows that
allithe counties in Eastern Virgins, North
east of the Virginia Central railrod is in
our possession.
The Richmond Wing, of the 26th, states
that Stoneman's command had captured
SsltYille, in Southwestern Virginia. The
valuable salt works which supply nearly
the whole Confederacy were situated there,
and they have been defended with great
persistency by the rebels, ever since the
commencement Of the war.
Cleveland morning leader. [volume] (Cleveland [Ohio]) 1854-1865, 1864-12-29
FROM 81. LOUIS.

ST. LOUIS, Dec. 70.
The ice above the city broke away on
Monday, and the river is now believed to
be clear from the mouth of the Illinois
river TO Cairo.
Several steamers were badly damaged
by the ice, and a number of hstbosts car
ried away.
The steamer Highlander, from Pitts
burgh, with a cargo of pig-iron, was sunk,
and it is feared will be total loss. The
boat was valued al 10000.
The famous ram Monarch was sunk
twenty miles below hero.
The total damage by the moving or the
ice has not yet been ascertained.
The Missouri, Illinois, and Upper Mis-
sissippi rivers are reported rising and
navigation will, doubtless, soon be resumed
8 considerable distance up these streams.
Cleveland morning leader. [volume] (Cleveland [Ohio]) 1854-1865, 1864-12-29
GOLD MARKET.
NEW YORK, Dec. %.

NEW York, Dec. %.
Gold is steady, with no special demand
from spectators or for export. The price
opened st 216z, and advanced to 2174, and
again fell to 2l64. Owing to rumors of a
repulse before Wilmington the price
reached 22l, but receded again to 219$.
The monthly sales of Scranton coal, by
auction, took place to-day. The average
prices were about the same as at the last
sale, soma varieties ranging from one to
two shillings higher. Steamboat 9s69E; /;
lump s1@9; crate 9@9g; egg 88@9;
stove 9s@93; chestnut S4@s4.
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FROM NEW YORK.

NEw YORK, Dec. %.
The large Piano factory, owned by the
united piano makers, in Brooklyn, corner
south Sd and lst streets, was destroyed by
fire last night. Loss over $4,000.
The Worlds Washington special says
that Sherman considers Branchville, S. c.,
of much more importance than Charles
ton, as it is q great Railroad centre, and
seated there, he could open ready eommu-
nication with Beaufort, when Charleston
would fall firm its own weakness.
The Cuba took out $534, 900 in specie.
Gold 22lB.
Cleveland morning leader. [volume] (Cleveland [Ohio]) 1854-1865, 1864-12-29
FRUSTRATED.
SAN FpANrrscn. Dec. 27.

SAN FRANCISCO, Dec. u.
The Custom House authorities have dis
covered and frustrated another plot to fit
out piratical schooner in this port, Two
detectives gained the confidence of Michael
Hays, the apparent leader of the conspira-
cy, who was arrested by the Provost Mar
shall on Saturday. He is now, in Ft. Alba
tros. 1t was proposed to purchase the
schooner Colon and arm her With one gun,
smuggle her out of port, seize large YES
sci and ultimately one of the treasure
steamers.
Hays was provided with letters ofmarque
from the rebel authorities. His aceompli-
ces are not vet known.
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FLYFT WITHDRAWF,

WASHINGTON, Dec. 28.
Official information has been received
at the War Department that our naval
and military forces operating against Will
mington, N. g., have been withdrawn, and
are now near Fortress Monroe.