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Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1864-05-25
THE ALEXANDRIA GAZETTE.

The clearing was now nearly empty Of men
Inc about fours clock word e,me that Col.
Unveils brigade WAS in the rife p;t on he
I;ght. Five o',lo:k, AMI nn> ket'y cracked
vigorously in lie woods, showing that Terry $
DIV ision was contesing there he right Of she
ut and guns were tur ,e il ia: d:r4cti>:l. They
fred without internlis>inn until hall past I've
then cae g hull, during which tie rebels
cc:slsi be seen bnsiy spa! nc and throwing the
p;7 ever the other way, while oar men repair
esi tie en,E,rasures e:auy OF which were 700
narrow. besides hayiug been torn by the guns
Themselves
Evening came, and al was quiet on The front
bat Or the extrene left We heard eaVy firing
trnn gnnhoats Oh the Anpon.attox, or from
Kinks battery en- the othe: hank: Smelling
the raviue which ruus from the river tU the
rebel position here.
I1seelis that there vas but little fighting 90.
Saturday, Tie lmf: cries which had been
engaged the p!oce eding day teorened slowly
and deliberately at clock n the mornlng,
ana the & Ing thus contilu uulil hat la:t
8 clock whes. /; ceased.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1864-05-25
TO PREVENT SICKNESS,
PIT 4 I,'Y Ali i i kbOD

n OTHIEG is more wholesome q; this time
~ ri year than . gentle purgative. 1t will
purify the blood md digestive organs and ena-
ble 1he system the better to endure the Walm
season 10 come. FIR this purpose We woulc.
I'd is every one III quest If sound b alth, 10
Try box Of Prof. WuEdrum's Vegetable Pills
or Powders which have proved 80 smlutury tue
past two seasons, TO ali who tried them.
For sale at most Druggists. See advertiser
n ent in another column. ap 3u-Z2n
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1864-05-25

'7EF:s Z I = - = !: D7ef0N . y y cf--
MEE4: u. the South side Of Came on
street. >econd door fi'u,n st Asaph street
Opposite McN ejg} Hospital, and now occnpi, &
by John /. Dive. ESQ. chi: House was built
in 1855 BY Mankin :; Fadey, for ny own use
at cost Of So 900 and nc pains wet" SPAR d t;
make it G nplrte ana Desirable residence.
lnf'>r'natjon can be obtained by ca}lng un"r.
Robert Crupper. 1t III Custom House or J 'IA2
]. Creighton: IS King street, Ale <audrit Va,
or BY addressing me lit Ring ,e'$, Ijulcer.lor
Co., n i. Price $4,000 do lars cash.
my 2i--2w JAMES B. MCNAIR.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1864-05-25
rR,lu BUTLER5 COMMAND.

wi Tribune show that che Confederate army
tAo sonth side Of Richmond has assumed
,.or.o,;ye. Gen. Butler Is within his en-
rbn,eo,s across the Bermul: Hundred petl-
saul. AMI the Fri une says, must be content
:, m.u4ai him sell il shat position uui!l Lee
:, !, y,n to SUMMON 3, part o. DeauregaId 5
f,,cs to lis All.
r an:,ears by Tie letters referred TO that the.
c,.f:lr,ates devoted y 4csday and Thurs,
d, 70 ftejug The position OF the Federal ior.
ops drring which, considerable picket firing
and some sklrnii>hing occurred, and III the
rohr Of the latter day made az assault upon
line Of riff, pits dug hy the Federal p,ckets
.]ono the centre Of the entertainments. The
assault was not entirely successful, and they re
neue1 i the next day. We exuart some u
t.e details from letter hearing date 'ie"th
ANY Corps, near City Pviut, en- Friday
evening last:
There has been to day fierce and sanguna
~ battle in tI.,nt Of the Sd division Ut this
Corps unier Geaeal Ames.
At nas Or 5h3ce.,u tt, III m l>ketS began
lively crackle, aGs III guns opened from the
reoe 20 l;on The e.elny advanced and were
r,puL>vd, yer hal the . Ii pit III lLei: posses.
So, Inc whole pf the 9,h Maine, viii 90
tious Of the I'll. New Hampshire, 55th fv,,u
syyania, an / 97Li. New Evrk were occupying
nc rife Ii, Tie regl,ne.it first maize nelns
ac'y in the ce.u The re,,e|, charged with
III lrpecullar >hv. t-llvet: enthu aud ti'elr
yell, anl were met hrn!y, ;ni the position
might have been held vl.huut difficulty mao
nj The 9Th Malne t,reh Ell ana Hed to he GOOD
thu: Permitting the fuels - cater the slt ANA
nk t re rellal;!lng ragsilelit- cmps:ilIng tle!n
+ rt.re tbs ut>,gi u!.aCe atalr .,;ss Cost l1l
d eds Il i've, to-day, ana threaten, US With st.
we're BAT les as.the prlce Of h lJ,ng our position.
Oar lncu )ilse out ct 5he plt ANA III retreat,
The i!np'Cuons re:els pulsuei, reckits>ly
charging Tito tul! view N lie clearing. Then
our guns, angry but sllent while they shc'led
away ut Us yesterday, nS'ened Hlth >pherca
ly acquired pit
Now Game momentary Zull, and then the
81 ke5ular battery, IL the lett tcdotbt, lAe 4.u
NV jersey auj"lnug 1t .. the right, both
facing the vi, aud he 1t CONNECTICUT III the
elevated redUubt !u!tIler TO tie right, pointing
G!aso'lally ana palty a:rosa it, upeuei IRE,
1'So "io1ou a>ias III. ~ Slup 'lolu W. -
~, u,ia5 at nrsc lno.y spherical case.
Mealwle the 18Th lua!atla, made Il gallant
ahu IS II SEEMED, lsnpru,tvnL onaig1 upun the
pIt on the nght Out Were repuI,eu Wuen With
III atuut Aunl. I'll yards Il lie work. During
I'LL cnsr5e We took prisoner Maj. zen. W alA,
ef' OF South Carolina w'lu acre Ii COIN
1nand of a brigade. Ne had his t'ot toru III
~ Shell, and states that Als tr. gade ran OF
aUu itiC UlitL ON Itlt. field
Lie h'lng relny over ior the present our
inen c'G.L be SEEN nuluLed Lenlul e'!o Trees
ai1 others III The clearing
Al ilat1. past Two our guns again legan 20
loai' Nulu Was brought hat The lett ot the
p' was empty. aud svup The y7ti, 1, nn>y l'anla
"au OIL 1jlluUlo We're Seeu aItauclu5 against
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& {! {. Z y !.

THE undersigned having purchased the
| stock, good will AMI fixtures Of the we'll
!1r wi Grncery and Provision 3voIa Of Che ]a:a
80 4. Henderson, begs leave 80 inform, his
friend and the public generally that he is nnv7
in receipt of q fresh supply of CHoLCE IA NJ
Tx GRQCERIE~, and most respectfully Sc
livjts shareof public patronage:
W. e KEN DE2SON,
ap 15-tf no. 2Aj, King ST., coz. Alfred
, 1864-01-21

WI. A n r + D-A man from each
w County ia The Northwest to msnataosare and
eel oEc uf tho best soliE articles ever sold In the
Tni;ed article that can bs aod 10 nearly
eyely family Y 1he land and no farmer Vll Do villa
ss cost Is cents. leaving clear prott of nearly
40 per ceEt. Any peIsoo male Of female: poseesaed
by misunderstanding and selling th,s article. FnlI In.
sirpctions furniscd receipt OF r., and exclusive
Of employment, OF tEote wo1slnc IN email salaries,
cau max good wages by Spending fonT or nve hours
daily In selling this afttoe. Letters containing II Ia
current funds ID reetlyo prompt attention, address
CIR 61EAkNs, Post OEee Box <7ss. chicago.
, 1864-01-21
NOR COUGHS, COLDS AN

I coNsUAHTIoN.-TheV VKosrAn1R .>uLaoxaRr
naIsAz Y se most nsa1y ngprore ed medicine ever
TIM having h"a An 1nRresedep,ed sale of aasrly
lciana, ost eminent cinzena tho Press lie tale
n H. 1sss 6 b a Tho EneTis fo5 certlaestes. Which
gath bottle: The ptopstetois viii cheerfulIy refund
the mone1 nos entirely satstaeto!y. Price 50 ee.ts
careful and Eet fhe gcnuine which u prepared onl
Boston. Sold in Chicago By DQRNlIdM d SMITH 8
dtl1Hee1& On n aAk3U 4t6p
, 1864-01-21
y V1NELAND - Lands TO 8
UD Rr1tt.

ITO RENT-Unf1rnished Rooms
i With Board at $50 Michigan avenue.
tA1ln4Stst
ITO RENT-The lower pert Of 1875
L Fourth avenue to q suaN isn1y t9! S!g PR
month. jn@4-Hal-As
ITO RENT-From the lst Of April
ncxfa Hoo.u. irssQ. with powtr suitable for
mnnntactur,ng sash, doors and blinds, Addfess r u
Box j6C1. 3As-f e.aH-as
no RENT-A very desirable two
J. stors Brick Dwelln: at the Southwest e'sneT 81
suncrinr aud kush streets. recently oEenp!en n NJ
Niece ruics. Apply to GUTHRIE ,BI'oTAElsss "
Washington 8frett-
, 1864-01-21

s.sz3eszzk@x,<z.s.es1s
our city to determine whether they be exhtusness.
We understand there are tew tickets LEFT, which
cen oe obtained on application to the managers,
Whoso nauaes will be found In onr advertising col
umns. The Light Guard Band will supply the
| music.
] ANfeoBus' PoRruAIr or GEN. GRANT
inc 1smsf Of Wednesday morning n1akea an Ss-
sauis upon Antrobus' portrait OF Gen. Grant, now
I on eSh1oitiou ut II Reeds Temple Of Music" 1t
insists that 1t possesses no merit whatevsr. either
as liEeness Of WORK OF art, The animus of tLt,
assaaH Is well understood. The exhibition is fo1
the benefit OF tho Soldiers Homo, and taafs uAafs
! Ms matter. The Times hates that institution
those who uphold It, und uorse than ALL the recip
tents ofite beneacence Were this portrait On e1.
hih1tion to supply finds to pay Yatland1gham,s Is
baz and board bills, or for any other equally dszep-
utapie object there would be no terms OF praise
strong lor It to employ. In antagonism to the crit
1clen Of TIC secesh crgnn, We would state that Gen.
Rawlings. Gen. Gsantx chief Of staff, who was in
this city fe:s days since, declared ii to be- ".as
good likeness Of the General as was ever painted
OF any living man." United States Marshal Jones,
ofth1e city, who was an intimate friend aud ssso-
eiate of Gen Grant toz many years, at 0a!ena has
declared 1t 4 most noble and true PICTURE Officers
from the army and residents OF Galena, who have
seen the portrait, and are familiar with the face a,
Gen. Grant, express themselves as hiealy pleased
/ In every respect To this opinion we have not
! heard eiDgle exception. We ask the public
which are most likely to be rght-these gentlemen
| who have seen and know Gen. Grant, o. the Cop
perbead scrtbbier OF the Tines who never saw his
1aec3 hopo no person will be deferred from
taxing oos at this work Of art, and thereby CON
tFibute to most noble charity, by the assauIts o.
, 1864-01-21
THECTTY.


LADIES IoT1L 1KA0UR-Ihe regular
meeting OF the Ladies' Loyal 1eaRuc Will be heiA
this afternoon at O'Clock at the roon,s Of the
Yonne MEMS Christian Association
B1suor EnpsoS.-Weu understand that Rev.
1F. 6imI,eop. Methodist Episcopal Bishop M Phil.
adephia and recently Of Chicago, ID about to sisit
Chattanooga
p.o,n.t+e uo, f.~.-rr uo,,-,,c r. ,..
Aeo4's W eAr11nA Notsha - w
advertising co'a.naa VIII oe eeen nouoe o. 1ul-
the' 1eQuteaneaas s s9 COCO so"na notsea lof cav
airy nofsea. Tnoee having euch animals Tor sale,
WHO wen 10 give This 1hear Attention
o-,-,. ~. 11,s,,,u.., c,+,..
" -"-~A.~" ~"
NO. ~ oaao as W" n.1A." .e.t y
tae Is.ssn sAu ns'e .tou ea1.. 1.4ns re ~s1zF
iak unu uepa1unG a. ~ aeaA4 hout1' inaA'4S ''ose
~ooot'coon4 1os a1 1'osleta Po'ut"" ..
w.au7snrox7.v Howr An aa,ournea
,.a..,,, ~ ths t.ie,,as ~ III. .ra+,tnt,o, win he
ta1S ~. ~ sra~a,. ~ ,,,~,nra ~ ti,s H,me NJ
~ s a.. n,s.os. ~ ,sn.t,r, rsscs-.
n,,, .ttanS.n.. +. -oncsea NJ MI snt.5ea,e 81 y,
9hts 1,crevo1cnt -nnrcment
AL ClEAR.-The Michigan Central Rail-
ro,d I. pnt1refr ffea FINN enosE. ar othervise and
+r,Ins ~ rotr den,-3jnr m nsua1 t,mc maxine
,t,s. ~onr.c+iora viii, the f,,cot Western and
am~S.- D.n..".s- r,. ~, -.,,ts T., .t,s r..t
ea.1.-M..,.1"",. aao4ts 4" ~ ~ as,.os
Eva Not N'@eA .Pfss ~ - 0eN''3'"3
SER,nns ArorDrsr.-Yesterda d German
woman. named Becker, while walking along Fourth
avenue near Polk street, slipped on the fno", and
fell tothe ground. breaking her leg near the ankle.
She was picked up bJ policeman and conSesed
10 her residence No. III dt1s~old street.
A,&,os- rno<.xrn-A 1odr a++a,,,,+oa -
=. - ~."s.t -.
, 1864-01-21

g<OUND-Wednesday afternoon,
gsisb I6a
owner can hayc b. proving .ot sas
aavt Fliseuent aud calling 1t NO. noafoss" s'ss<
ja3I-H41$lt
, 1864-01-21
..D0u1lD.

FOUND-In Palmer's Dry Goods
~ Stare. on Lake street, Lanys Haaa ,s MN =
tx.,Irn1 sn .so o*1ss e33 Na'e ~ p~' taal n3s91t
, 1864-01-21
3l,0Gt.

II OST-Fiye Dollars Reward. The
Il man that found Lsdy's Fitch Far Co1laE. 10
ftant of tic Mrtropol.t7n Hotel Or Il c;oaslns Wells
street. will feccivr above reward py leaving " a.
tLe ottce Of the Metropolitan Hotel. 1aalutsa1t
, 1864-01-21

TuE 12Tu CAvALRr.-It is said TINT this
regiment will shortly leave Camp Fry for st.
Louis, where they are to receive their horses,
arms and equipments, and that the eth casalrJ
viii occupy the barracks 10 vacated. Before they
.lease, the officers Of the 18th will giro grand
bali at The Briggs House. :.
, 1864-01-21
MASQUERADE PARTY

@aSp puERADE PdkI1-
Tho ANNUAL fMls4ueradeP Party Of the Academy will
BE- given
Wednesday, Evening Jan. eth.
Ja2l-ris7.7t ]. EDWIN MARINE.
THE EIGHTH ANNUAL BALL
SWEDISH SOCIETY obvEA,"
VIII be held ae Bryan Hail on FRIDAY EVENING.
january I'd. 1884, TickAta 0nr notlaE.
EE Muslc bv thu Light 9nnzd Band. Ja17-u2scss
DHENIX HALL,
J. BLOOMINGTON, Ill.
Large, airy and central. Good Piano, Curtain nEA
scenefy. Singers viii ind this superior HAu ~
ConcerN, a. the stage can be entirely cleared.
WAKEFfELD, THOMPSON 4 MAJOR
nol1p7&+9D Proprietary
, 1864-01-21
EXPRESS cpMPkMlES.

y.,pe md Extent Of the System Of Express
Ca1ri.es-oneia af the Basintss-A Car
pts-Bas aessenger-What Twenty
fpnr Tears has Dsne-AlstoFy Of
the Maxeuent-The E1pan-
sloa-Thc Haset Trial
Aids to Com
nelte.
, 1864-01-21

w A N TED-Wood Choppers.
10000 bushels Of Charcoal. by tho Northwest
en- Iron Compaby, Ut AaYv1ijc, Dodge County, wis.
forty miles west Of MEwoukce, % the MIiwaukee
and La crosse Railroad,
The Nortllwestcrn Iron company, engaged In the
[anniSeture [o Of rg Iron e1sensissy. viii paY at al
1st soqt32et5 lsEga ans 81 sHa sosait parties
+. DANIELS, Boz 571;. Chicaso. for Information.
t2I< pS8t2m F. WILKES. Vice Pre- sideut.
WANTED-To complete the 1st
w Hattellior Yates sharpsaootcss to Regiment.
one entire neE COMPANY. snd 50 men 70 con9plate )
crmpan1es.. Parties desifous ot en.lst.ne In th,s
t.apsh q The seTyiee hass now en sach
ran Cnptatncy, 80 10 First LteuteraacJ and %
Second 1tentEnarrv. Committn issnen he!orp
ietter Of Otherwise to Capt. II. ". MANE3SG
sprinf 1el1. H., or to Adjntant General fULLEIs.
, 1864-01-21

NQppG1NeAu QEHl4GN 10 AUp" Will ne Wah ESUlN1
to DO about it. The soldier said. you repeat yoar
language about the Union, and you will see. The
Cop. repeated 1t, adding on soue more equally ~
bad, whereupon the soldier blazed Awsy+ fetching
the fellow a lick between the eyes. 4 sharp acutac
eusned, bnt the man Of war Was too naach for the
Atpeacc sucak." and savc him sound pummelltng.
The lass eeen of The disciple Of Va'lxnd1sha.n ho
was wipIpg The blood oil his nose with copy Of
the Chicago Tames, the reading OF which sheet
cansed him to use the d.soyal that caused
him to get aoeged.
A CONFIDENCE OPERATION, AND WHAT
Gaze Orr or 1r.-Abont the last days Of last
month. rather rustic individual, rejoicing In the
name Of Charles r. Ferguson, arrived In this city
from the Southwest, where he bad bsen "diekes-
Ing" In wor1a-out aad other Government horses.
While rowing around the city In search Of adven-
tuse and amusement, he encountered yo1ng man
named Iopae Smith, who, with plcasing manner
and insinu1ting address. soon Won the friendship
OF the unsophistieated 6onthczner. who besldes
being horae dealer, is the owner Of a large farm
In Fauo1a county. Mies. Ferguson and Smith be-
came the best Of friends drank together. md were
In fact modern specimens OF Damon and Pythtas.
On the c1et ofDecember, In the afternoon the for.
naex met the latter, who proposed they should
1mbtbe to keep out the cold. Just the thing, says
Ferguson, md OF they started to saloon on
Mhn1Ho0 BI<Hf&, WA3f1 cU&lIn+ mee11nG 1l& i11Aaf,
gives him an introduction to his snew found friend
Herr Smith ts1ls long atory about owning
the saloou in company with bis father,
and being the extensive proprietor Of nret-class
boarding house on Michigan ascnne, which con-
44lned some eighteen ortwenty good paying board
ers, and finally winds mp BY requesting the loan
OF flfey dollars, which he stated would be repaid
the sane cYenlug.. The accommodating friend
Gays he has only twenty-dre, and hands that over
to Smith. who then requested him. as marx ol
klndness. to put up at Ills boarding house, whest
fs csn etay for . month ~ "dead-head-" Fer
-rusn accepts the invitation, hut IL shortly alter
wards Informed that Smith is not the owner, bu'
tho son OF the owner, and that be has nothing te
do with the house. Finding that he has hsez
dipped, he makes repeated inquiz1esfor his money;
but does not get It. and ia finally informed he can't
got Ii. Ferguson dssnurted to this sort of pro
,ceodlng, and had NJ. smith arrested and brought
besoss Justice Hotsingtou, who, sftor giving pm
f1ent hearing to the case yesterday Afternoon. held
fhs nasnca! operator In esoo bsil for bis appear
snee 1t tho Reoozd&r's Cont.
, 1864-01-21

WANTED-Agents to Canvass
~ for "EdW. Nen!el'5 New Township aaa see.
to Agenta LibcrsI indncements offered. Addssss
]. GAEv1E, General Agent, r. o. Drawer 6laa. Chi.
II.
, 1864-01-21

WAN7FD-Agents Good can
w. yas:crs are making $50 4 month IN selling
M1TCHF LIS NEW 3ExEKAL ATLAS and SrEunIYes
HIHn1y YEARS. PROGRESS Of the UHrrkD srATEs.
Apply to j. \. WH1DpEN. General Western Agent,
NJ. Methodist Church Bleck- 2. o. BOZ z59t
, 1864-01-21

eent At mas, fier w5 NJ It i f,kcn ess ~ IL
Agent. Re !s absc'utely prohibited from tasting
intoxicating liquors while on duty, OF even receir-
ns 15s pss. 6 sGsss I e5esRd 6ea 9 g. ae H x
violation Of rule subjects not only to dismissal
but also to forfeiture of his bond These and other
trusted to the Company, and so well are the rules
slble - @'0~' ''t'~0
The aggregate amount Of capital invested in the
twelve TO fifteen million dollars. which Is said to
yield from twelve to 1fteen Per cent per Aunnm
10 The stockholders The business Of most Of the
since the beginning Of the war, to which a large
proportion Of the increase Is due. The Express
service in au It's departments probably girea en-.
Floymcnt to six or seven honsand men.
EXPRESS BUSINESS IN CHICAGO.
Ata very early date We find the express ageut
in chiesgo. 1nfbe yess 1g!5. only slI Years a1feF
the first 'rip Of Harndcn, Mesers. Wells, Fargo &
Dnnnipg started the firat express to supply the
there ~as At fiat lille Communication with CHI
cago. and that By water. In the following year
,9G-We hnd m announcement that The :: hnhalo,
would run expresses twice week during tie win.
1ss q ioaIt15se express wagons and railroad from
uisa.' nafa1o t. to cRRtssroi1 and ones week from
betwern ,BnfalS and Chicago at rste Of IS pei Pei
Wpounas on all ordinary pasKagca Of orer s. ind
Buffalo to New York wonId mike he totai chasge
between the Eastern aud Western metropolis sIx
dollars per hundred; the ZANE rate waa>chaigedt to
here were A. II. & G. hurley, q whom report sath
that they eet apart few shelTes In their book
store to the busnees Of the company, but found It
econ necessary to enlarge the Accommodation "a
the bneiness grew space. So began the express bn-
siness In this city. From this little beefnnine II
has increased 10 be power IN tue land oar i've
or six Express Offices each Of them employing a
large force Of clerks, messengers and portera,
cnpy the largest hneinees p1aces in the city, and
have made foo their mark In the war We shalt
rot soon forget the force which entered the ranks
Of tho ID Board of Trade Regiment, led by men
who are employed By the ExpTesa Companies.
In the files of the TRIBUNE for 1877 We fnd an
advertisement Of J. c. Dodge, who, 1ocated On the
cotnor Of Clatk and South Water streets, was pre-
pared 10 attend to the collection Of bills, In con-
nectien With Hatndcn & Co., in the East and even
afpi1ed to contract for the transportation Of pas
sengerE to ard from Liverpool and New York. q
thing which Cur present express fcgnlations e.
TttsslY forbid. N the same ycar, the old hrm #as
dissolved, and Meeers. Fargo 4 LTtnEston took
the business, Of whom It may be mentioned Il ~
recorded in the Albany GkakesnaaD Of June IN that
year that they had secured the services Of Sol-
ONION Hayes, who had travelled without accident
on river snd railroad distance OF 432, $50 miles
between the ycsls 1899 and 1877. He ntTer mlAsea
a trip, and carried safely b58 million Of dollars.
ANH01cAH KxraEss,
The store OF A. H. L c. Busley WAS tho plhce in
which the American E1presa Company took root,
, 1864-01-21

several express lnca- most of which. however, arc
Of email magnitude this IL especially the case In
the last named STATE
SCOPE, CHARACTER Asn rsErr1sEss.
Is tnlescattne to ttaoe osek IN the record Of the
ExpEcss Companies the efadual changes WHICH
bare taken place in fhat saot space of t"enty-foaf
years; me tap'a't5 et extension "a foates ana IN
cfeasc Of oanaess transacted ana me GROWING per-
lection OF INC ofgso'zauon W "nica taia IL oone'
As'os TON tne mere aueauoa ot amounts carried,
lac avea anote"of'n1 tea.o1o IL ene oee3ee o. te~
el"aaipats Aom assa4nu ~ ne, 10 eoup4eo msn W. 'ua1
N.n ssht ~ .as aIs".. ~ ~ 1ne 1
psnaes euae* S,%r.s e.sy snn1 non p
saen. oaA M, w. a..,s ~ no .ae
.~s -. .s.as .,,,, .sosss.t 80 ~ s..s1s s
.,ao1nt:,r -cenone3,e Tor thc ssfr t,r,ncr
4he h.nas ~ its e,nn,overs or .1l cnods entrnsted
..s-.S.N-.e~. - ssu..-
70 " 'of IaHs'ef aao oeo'ea5-
The business ot. the EKprehs was originally zath~
er wide In fte scope, embracing the Transmission
of&ocs, bsns ,o.cs x,e,x.nace, cor,asn,naaora
uos~a. 49, "e.sss
with limited quantities oi otaef freight; now In
the language OF the American Express Company.
:. The 1yo.inees NJ The comnany consists in tbe
~ IT, -. .N...sas.. t-st.s nr5 IT,. s..1s
1o1~afults os pae7eages eains "no o.oee tap'o
modes Of couvcyancc. merchandise, freight par
'c.,e ,a}nah1e nactares- 1ewelry. papera, bonds.
.e4o' a",,,,ss..,r. r. ssra .Ttha r,.rs orhna;
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, 1864-01-21

w AN,TED-Agents. $50 per
s!al IL vssqz9ssisn 2 Il sas sel!ins ths LITTLE aIANr
Agents whose commissions sVefase siso Der mnnth
Particulars sent free Send for d c!fcu1or. II. o.
JONES. Agent, P. @. Drawer 5539 Chicago,
fmi?.fSE9~f1t
, 1864-01-21

A DIFFICULTY At uHLICu's.-Mr. Ta1cott,
proprietor Of the Uhlich House. corner OF State
eud End Streets and his clerk, John Cur1fer, had
dispute yesterday. which eliminated In a hand
to haud battle. Talcott got out warrant for Cur
.icr, and the matter will probably be Investigated
to-day,
, 1864-01-21

NJ ANTED-To rent, two or three
w Uufurnsshcd Rooms without boHyd for = mou
and wife without Best OF references given
North Efdc preferred. Address Box l51
, 1864-01-21

q! ANTED-By an intelligent, in
daststaaa and reliable young man: s,suat'sn
ali{ use!q9. r. good permtn. and has some knoE-
1sct as good Situation. Plense address GRE iORY.
Tribune OfEce. ial40H1I4t
, 1864-01-21

M ANTED-Iron Moulders. Ten
w Moultcss wanted. to whom the highest vases
Will be paid. For particulars nppIy to THOMASR Z.
WGon Co, rs Randolph street, betw cen A: u
, 1864-01-21

w ANTED And no hu1nbug! A
w man from NEARLY kvxRr PLACE, to make
two of three hundred dollaIs yeak Without desyi.
other business. Also. gentlemen Wishing to change
thelr business MAKE four yc thousand dollars
genr. Call u Roam upstatts, ta4 Clark street.
ll. fa1t.n k8l.1t :
, 1864-01-21

w ANTED-For the Government
1nns MI II n,ts. ths 9nastermas!sts Department It st.
a5a a Rrr m1nsa sna tie ratSns. Also oo LaboreTs
Free Transportation frnlshed to place of dcs;inalon
sion gnn9s 4 e st. t.T.s Mo For fart .ne.m
"atGr ias s1Ieet. Chicago, H. JAMES Y. CL A;:K.
, 1864-01-21

w A N T TED-By a respectable
w Protestant Girl, Situation in i drst class
pr1vste fanf1y, to do chamber work and sewing APP
Ef0TE BtIcet. fa2f-r t89+ft
, 1864-01-21

IN AN TED.-$?5 O Month";
~ Ee1t to hire Agents In every county ut IS q
mouth, expenses paid to aell my new cheap Family
Sewing Machines. Address s. MADISON, Allied
, 1864-01-21

February the sth, 11th 18th and 18th.
, 1864-01-21

(: A FALL In PLAsrER--During tho session
on 'Change yesterday noon. serious fall took
place In plaster, and AZ = coneeqnencc Bomc two
or th1ee members Of tho Board who did not ''staud
trom under" were compelled To suecumb andcr the
pressure. When business was at its height, and
the attention OF all were engaged in the sale and
purchase Of -four, wheat, corn, pork, beef, &C., a
crash was heard and dust WAS raised. On iook-
1ng round It was found that portion OF tho plaster
about 14e feet Square, had fallen from the ceiling,
nrd In ita downward course lighted gently on tho
hcads OF Ar. Baxter, Mr. Jones and Mr. Redmond,
who were knocked down from the force OF the
tall and slightly injured.