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will remember OApt. Simmonus as Ieaoei
.oes the ,ssssss1s1s ef the 2d.snds lAth -WsFds.
A few DAYS since Col. Powell, I'd Vir-
gina regiment, who was captured last Au-
gust &C Wytheville, returned from Rich
mond. He was welcomed by his brother
officers with supper, wine and speeches.
Yssterdsy, Sergeant Major Thomas, who
was captured ct the same time, returned
The non CONS met him, and having Obtain
ed permission from Gen. Dufie, last night
met at Whites Hotel, and had a grand
time. The festivities were enlivened by
the presence of number OF Charlestors
fairest daughters. Serga Jno. Corn deliver
ed well-worded speech Of welcome, dwelf
ling happily on the former relations of the
Sergeants of the regiment, and on the hard
ship and suffering of Sergeant Major Thorn
as while in Libby and on Belle Isle. The
festivities were kept up until late hour
amid the NEST excellent good humor. |
have never met more gentlemanly set OF
boys than the mon CONS" OF the "a Viz
pinis. The veterans of the 9Th regiment,
Virginia IN united infantry, Col. Obey, ar
rived last night The regiment is nearly
full. Very few of the men refused to re,
enlist. They WILL upon the reorganization
of the regiment, be known as the 7th Regi-
ment Virginia Volunteer Cavalry, and will
probably be added to the brigade of Gen.
Dufie.
From deserter just arrived, learn that
the rebels, under Jackson, Farley and Nor
gan, are concentrating their forces at Myth
vile, and no doubt we shall soon have
active operations to report
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Change of Name.t.

A recent order ha. been issued by the
Secretary Of War changing the name of the
Invslid Corps to that Of The Veteran Re
serve Corps" This name it is understood
will apply to the soldiers of what is known
as the first battalion, which will be com
posed of all soldiers of the ''veteran corps
who are able to carry a musket, and their
duty will be to do guard and patrol duty
in various cities. The second battalion will
still be known as the Invalid Corps, and
will be composed of men MANNED and who
are fit only to carry sword, to do guard
duty at hospitals, &c.
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do not take goods in exchange for cotton
aud tsar hasspsais, and unless gold intee-
duced it is difficult to see where the requis-
tie amount ofspecie is to come from The Pa
per circulation 10 very restricted, and tor
years the gssAt bnlk of the people will pre-
fer coin Or note. These countries buy lit
lie Of Europe or America but coll large
amounts, theJ keep all the specie Obtained
In payment and now demand q gold Gun.
rency to aid their retention Of all tnat
Australia, California, Idaho, Nevada, Arizo'
ma, Mexico and other gold producing coun'
tries may furnish Europe in payment Tor It's
products consumed.
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A private circular was captured by one OF
our scouts in the Army of the Cumberland

A private circular was captured by one Of
our scouts in the Army ofthe Cumberland
a few days. ago. 1t was issued from the
isadq uartsrs Iof General Johnston, com
handing the rebel department, and was ad
dressed to tho people north Of the Cpos'
River. 1t notified all persons who claimed
allegiance to and protection of the Confed
crate Government Immediately to collect
their property and remove from their homes
70 the south bank ofthe Coosa River. All
o. the male population capable Of bearing
arms, or performing light duty, were or
dered to be enrolled for the army and the
dsiences Of Georgia and Alabama. The
women and children were to be provided
with means of support by the Confederate
authorities; those able to labor were to be
furnished work in arsenals and factories.
A camp was to be established at Cedartown
or Bluff for the benefit of the young, feeble
and helpless, rations to be issued to them
by the government. Those refusing to
comply with the provisions of the circular
were to be looked upon and treated as en-
emies of the Confederate Government.
Their property would not be respected, and
no security granted for their lives. The
order is looked upon as virtual abandon
ment Of the section of country along the
Tennessee River, north of the north bound.
airy of the Coosa River. By referring to
the map the reader will see that Rome, Ga.
is the outer key to the protection of the
country south of the Coosa. tvs.
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mulgated:
Treasury DEPARTMENT,
OFFICE OF INTERNAL REVENUE,
WASHINGTON, March, 1864. )
Holders of United States Securities Will
be assessed for an income tax Of one and a
half per cent. upon income derived from
such securities.
Where interest upon such securities is
paid in gold, only the amount actually re-
ceived is to be treated as derived from such
securities. If the gold is subsequently sold
at premium, the amount of profit thus
realized must be returned as income frem
business, and the tax will be three or five
per cent. as the case may be.
Treasury Dept, March 81,
The 42d Trade Regulation, series of Sep
TENDER II, 1863, is hereby SO far modified
that on and after the LIST day of April next,
the invoice valuation permit fee on ship
ments to and from the insurrectionary dis
tricts, will be three per cent instead of FIVE,
as therein prescribed.
S.P. CHASE,
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From the kanaWha Valley.
From the Cincinnati Gazette.
CHARLESTON WEST VIRGINIA.

The rebels were reported to day as march
ing on Barboursville. fifteen hundred
strong. They are said to be commanded by
Col. Anderson French, a man who is well
known IN that section of the country. On
Tuesday night they encamped at Front
Hill, twelve miles from Guyandotte. think
the number of their force is overrated
probably by one thousand General Crook
has taken measures which will defeat their
designs, and probably capture them.
A portion of Gen. Duties brigade, under
command OF Major Holman, I'd Virginia
cavalry, left yesterday in search of the
enemy. He is a gallant officer, and if he
meets the rebels be will give a good &C
count of himself.
Major E. NJ. Carey, 18th o. V. l., yester-
day received an order from the Secretary
OF War, stating that "by direction OF the
President be was dismissed the service for
drunkness." This greatly surprised the
Major and his numerous friends. He had
no court martial, and, consequently, knew
nothing of the charge against him. That
he Is gallant and brave officer there is no
doubt. The testimony of his superior of
ticers at Scarey, Cotton Mountain, Bull
Run and South Mountain, where be was
badly wounde6,i is that he behaved him
sell in every particular as an officer should.
The Major left last night for Colum-
bus, TO endeavor to have his case inquired
into.
Captain S. j. Simmonds, lst Kentucky
battery. has been dishonorably dismissed
the service, by order Of Gen. Kelly. The
charges against him are very grave, and in
clude "embezzling Government property"
suffering" and making false muster" The
sixth specification Of the latter. charge reads
that "he did muster or cause First Lieut.
Arthur Evenburg to be mustered as absent
without leave on muster rolls of said bat-
terry. for the months of September and DC
tober 1862, to the injury Of said Lieut.. Au-
thur Evenburg, he being under care OF
surgeon on account of wounds received at
Antietam" He was found guilty of all the
charges and specifications. Your readers
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Death of q Distinguished Pro
feSSOr.

DR.. Franklin Bache, descendant of DR..
Benjamin Franklin, and one Of the Oldest
of the medical profession in Philadelphia,
died at his residence on Saturday. He was
graduate of the Univerity of Pennsylvania:
and held the chair of Professor of Chemis-
try in Jefferson College for number of
years. He was at one time President OF
the American Philosophical Society and
also President of the Institution for the
Deaf and Dumb.
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SINGULAR as it may appear with large and
constant receipts of specie from Europe and
America, in fact draining these continents
of gold, the cry is raised in China and India
that gold currency is needed there and
Calcutta letters oflate date are. "Ws have
not enough money for our trade. Europe
does not seem able to send US the am omit
IF silver We require for our currency. We
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Items.

----------- Items.
BEEF CATTLE declined To per pound at
Albany last week. Z ls3aa
CONGRESS is at last through the rye
The whiskey tax bill has passed.
LYON, of Pennsylvania, nominated a.
Paymaster in the regular army, has oeen
rejected on the ground Of drunkenness
BILLS enablingl Colorado and Nevada
Territories to become States have been
signed by the President
The Legislature of Missouri has memo
rialized Congress relative to the injury TO
the State by the proposed tax upon to-
bacc0.
On last Sunday night, a convict in tue
Ohio Penitentiary, by the name OF George
Morton, attempted to commit suicide in
cell of that institution.
IT took a $1,000 stamp to legalize the
document conveying the receivership CT
Cincinnati, Wilmington & GAINESVILLE Rail-
way.
The next election to take place will be
in Connecticut and Rhode Island-in the
former State on the first Monday in April,
and in the latter OIL the first Wednesday of
the same month.
The corner stone of the new Jewish syn.
agogue, about to be erected on Sixth street,
above Brown, Philadelphia, was laid on
Monday. 1t contained roll of parchment
with the names of the congregation inscribed
on il; also the names of Governor Curtin,
Mayor Henry, and the architects OF the
building. Several ancient and modern
pieces of coin were also deposited in it.
IT is understood that the Committee on
Ways ond Means will report in general a
bill to increase the whisky tax to 80 cents
per gallon after the first Of July, and one
dollar after the first Of January next-all
taxes to be prospective. 1t is not impossi
BILE the dollar tax may take effect sooner.
BIDS for ninety six barrels of -four we're
opened at the Office of the Commissary for
Washington, ranging from 81 60 to SO 80;
thirty seven thousand barrels No. 2 were
taken at from 81 60 to 81 63.
A THIRD bill, reported from the Commit
tee on Freedmen and Slavery, prohibits
internal slave trade by land or water, under
the penalty of FIVE years. imprisonment and
S., 900 fine-one half to the informer,
A BILL passed by the Senate provides for
the coinage ofone.cent and two cent pieces,
weighing 4S and SO grains respectively, and
composed of IS per cent. of copper, and five
per cent of tin or zinc. Mr.. Clark said q
nickel cent could not now be manufactured
for cent @ t
McDoUGAL's joint resolution declares the
occupation Of Mexico by Napoleon or his
forces, an offense against this Government,
persistency in which will be cause of war.
DURING a search at house in Gloucester,
Mass, for goods stolen during recent FIRE,
a ready made coffin was found with the top
knocked off, and rockers upon the bottom,
making serviceablc cradle, in which a
babe was comfortably snoozing.
Mrs. WHITE, of Selma, Alabama, sister
of Mrs. Lincoln, has arrived from Washing.
ton, having struggled through rebel uni
form, the buttons of which were gold,
worth forty thousand dollars.
From the Kanawha Valley.
g..
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THE WHEAT CROP IN IOWA.
From the Keokuk Gate City.

We understand, and are sorry to learn,
from farmers in various parts of the coun
try, that the winter wheat was materially
injured by the cold, dry, windy weather, a
few weeks since. There was larger ex
tent of the land sown in this variety Of
grain than usual, and the prospect Tor big
crop was excellent until the period We
speak If
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"ARTEMUs WARD" has arrived at St. Louis,
from his overland trip. He may be expected
this way soon. -s.ss.
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All About the Wheat Crops.
WHEAT ININBIANA.

The Plymouth Marshall county, Indiana
Republican says Of the wheat crop of that
county:
Several intelligent farmers in this county,
Of whom we have made inquiries the past
week concerning the growing wheat crop,
say 1t is badly damaged, and cannot possibly
make half crop.
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W 0OLLENS, YARN, &C

VNHE business heretofore conducted by WILLIAM
i BRADLEY at the WooLKS Factory on Sixth st.,
Wheeling, win hereafter be continued under the firm
name Of WIN. BRADLEY & SON.
The liberal patronage hitherto extended is respect
fully solicited by the nav firm.
dec ! 6m VIM. BRADLEY SON.
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ECTECTIC.

DR.R H. LEE, Eclectic Physician, Surgeon
- and Accoucher, tenders his professional ser
vices to the citizens of Wheeling and vicinity Dr.
L. is graduate of the Eclectic and Medical In
stitute of Cincinnati, and has had many years ex-
perience in the Practice of his profession, and he
hopes by close attention to business to merit
share of the public patronage. DR.. Lee has given
especial attention to, and has been eminently
successful in the treatment of chronic diseases OF
every variety and especially Of such as Rheuma-
tism and diseases of the eye and ear, Liver Com
plaint Nervous debility, Cancers and Ulcers, Con-
stipation, Piles and diseases of the Kidneys GRAY
ell, &C. All those who have been unsuccessfully
trented for any Of the above diseases, would find
it to their interest to consult DR. Lee without de-
lay Our practice is safe, certain and prompt,
leaving no mercurial faint in the system, but
cleansing renovatng and strengthening the gen
eral system, acting in unison with Natures uner-
ring laws
WHEELING. WEST VA, Dec a, 1863.
To all whom it may concern: We, the under
signed, members eff the West Virginia Legisla-
ture, take pleasure in saying that we have known
DR. Richard II. Lee many years previous to the
breaking out of the rebellion, as a successful and
rgetc practitioner of Medicine (of the Eclec-
tic Sohool), both in Kanawha county Virginia and
in Gallia county, Ohio,
G. SLACK, Senator 18th Dist,
W S. DUNBAR, NJ. H. D.,
JNO. M. PHELPS, Pres. Senate.
Office one door south of Kramer's Hotel, Main
street mar24-2m
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The following orders have just been pro-
mulgated:
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PROCLAMATION
By Joseph E. Bys,sn, GoDsrnOr Of Georgia.
EXECUTIVE DEPARTMENT !
MTIEFDnFyrflE Msv u 1864 I

By Joseph E. Brs'pn, GoD~nOr Of Georgia.
EXECUTIVE DERARTMENT.
hu1EDeEyILLE Nay p, 1854. )
I an informed sbas some Of the civil of6csrs
Of .his Safe, embraced in my Proclamation of
the l8.h instant, do not understand that they
arc ordered to the asld, bat only requested 10
20. As many Of them arc protected from con-
sehptiOn By sheir official positions, they should
not hesitate mOrleni, in great emergency
Ike the present, 70 hy to ANS 70 Tspsl the ene-
my. have no power to eTdsr them as eiea
06TesFs, bas Ihavs IS part Of tie militia, and to
pIoVe2t aoy Misunderstanding, I issue this ad-
di.ionEt proclsmssion, and hereby oEdsr sll
civil officers Of this Stats, under SO years Of age
except those mentioned in my former Procls1ns-
non, ana Tax calleotass aud Raeeivers, to report
inqedis.sly 70 Major GaEessl II c. Wayne, a
Ahsa5s- V7hile ClsTkr.of Courts and SaeFlhrs
ara not ordered, their Deputies eEo. Il sPse-
samsd. that tboss who DO rot claim to be civil
officers now, viii not set up tie claim in future
to avoid conscgiplOn. 1-ilila oficers, who have
been slscted, hnf rot ye. commissioned, viii Ts-
9ort a. silaats iharedislely, where they can re-
esivs commissions he exceptions viii be
erSDted to any Of the militia or civil officers
neHtionsa. II sny disobtg sas order, they will
do itAt their peril, a:sd wOald do well 70 besst
assd that ihsir excuse viii stand the test on
trial bsf5re court martial. They should hasten
to ire front, and none lhould rensin St home
submitting excuses By letter to this department
Such letters esnnot receive replies, and win not
excuse from trial by court martial.
l. is hoped that the ssrvies viii not be long,
bat the response must be prompt, or the penal
ties may be very disagreesble No officer must
remain. at hons day after he as advised Of lie
cali Georgia expects every man to do his duty.
JOSEPH E. BRowN.
q Each daily paper in the sssis viii give
this one assertion Is Gss issue As notice to Off
GERS. J. E. B,
may26-ll
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1n the House Of Commons, on the 28sh, Sir
Geo Grey, IN the absence of Lord, Palnefston.
said, in reply TO- an inquiry By Mr.. Hopwood,
that the Government had no intention whatever
of proposing 9 conference on American afsiis,
as IN that conference the British GovsrRment
vas quite eerssin that the American GoFeTa
mens weUld not concur
Mr.. PeScoek called attention to the case of
The Tuscaloosa, and criticised the action Of The
Government in her case. he charged the Gov
ernnIent with adopting the views Of the Feiersl
agents, and moved 4 resolution thas the instrue-
TORS contained in the Duke Of NsWea3tles DIS
psteh Of the 4sh Of NoYenbsr, 1868, to tie
G 9vernor of the Cape of Good Hope, which re-
mains still anrevoksd, are at variance win the
principles of international law.
A general debate ensEed.
The Solicitor General denied that the Tuscs-
loosa had right to be treated as 5 commission
ed vessel, and insisted that the Government was
bound to regard her IS az uncondemned pTisa.
II they did not t&ks this course the COnfedefatss
would be able 10 take al thaig prizes into British
ports in defiance Of the Quesn's proclamation.
He admitted hat the nslTactions to shs Cover
nor were nOs as axplicit ss desirable, ana it was
intended to soud ous fuller instructions soon on
all questions Of inteTRstioaak lawns tEnekions
which would be shoroughly considered
Tbs Attorney General also msde en- elaborate
sisted that she instructions TO the Governor of
the Czpe were strictly 10 sceoTdsrcs with inter
national lay, although their iHlaeaizss object
was to maintain the dignity sad neutrality Of
the country. In toe case Of tie Tasealoosa, as
shs had unWHEnEly enssFed the port and been
seized thr0Igh 3 niseoncspton Of instructions,
tbs only proper aad fair course was 70 Eelesse
hs7
Speeches were made On the opposite side By
Mr.. Whilehesd Aif Bpaiussons ST II. CAirns
and Others, who caazged Sac Govog1nlent wish
ssvoFisg tile FsaoIAls as Ito expoass q tilo Con
fsdsTases.
Dang iS8 debaEs he Hogss was very tAins
aud alefoa ives made % "e8aat out." bus a
consi5sysbie number Of members esns "a and
madeup : reg1iSise quorum
Finally, ths Hon5e divided, with the follow
ing result; Eor The Esa0luliaa, lS5 against Il,
2I9
The GoVeEnmsnt majority Of ihiTy lour was
received with loud cheers.
Tbs London MeTsin9 Heyald chsYgss the
G0yes1nsnt with ksvilg planned q -'conns
0at." They failed, hut the ahssncs Of many Of
the opposition members ssved tnsza, ia a diyis-
ion, tha censate thay deserve
In the House Of Lords, on tho 29sh, Z Al
Derby called attention to The gress lsn9th Of
the published correspondence between tee Coy
eTnment and Msssfs Laird, relative to shs ssi-
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A Remarkable Exhibitioa In New Xorh,
They sre having an excitement in New York
which even dim5 the interest taken in Grant. Il
appears 70 bs sort Of spiritual demonstration.
which is peculiarly attractive 10 the Yankee nl-
ton. The performers are ths Dsvsnpors Broth
ers, and the description Of tbs perEoFma5ce oe,
eUpiss good deal Of room in the New YORK;
papers. From long account in the Herald vi
take tie following:
The performances Of the Davenport Brothers
a. tke Cooper lnssitEfa sentiEuss % stizset gene
Ezl attention and largo audiences. Last even
ing theTe gss 3 very full and fashionable he1se
aud the manifestations were unusually sstissaa
tory. This vas undoubtedly, ths result, in 4
great measure, Of tho good order maintained bj
the spectators, alnoss al Of whom waFs TOO inI
selligens 20 interfere with theiE own eDjoyuaaEl
BY unnecessary voeifsratian. Those who nlsla
:S :sS saasi noise UeIa these whose cpia1ns ar9 q
the lsast consequence.
Mr.. Isey, who has charge OF the business
dstRilssof the performances, and who conducted
hiulseh With singular impsrtislity, opened tao
proceedings with br.sf speech. de stAtsd
that the manifestations had bsen interrupted BY
he disorder IA the audience on Tuesday evening;
thAs shsre are certain laws governing the man
ifsstations which were not to be broken; that he
would promise J most interesting display if the
audience would aid hin BY kesplag quisti that
ne would allow the audience 70 cbooss com;
mittee loT themselves, and would afford the com
mittee the fullest opportunity Of invsstigstioni
and that, on the other hRn /, be requested the Ia
dies and gentlemen present to abide By tbs de
eisi0ps Of their represen Gahves, the comnHttes-
men, and BOT dispute and quarrel With them
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CoHEEEpARLE.-We published yesterday
evening an spPgsl from Rev. w. T. Brantly, d.
G Hornady, Fl. Il. Parks and other gentlemen
appointed as = committee from the Confederate
Aid Association, in behslf of the refugee fami-
lies irem Nerlh Georgia, many of whom are in
desiisuis circumstances. We learn that Gov.
Blown upon being waited upen BY portion Of
the committee promptly sathOrizsd them to
draw onthe fund appropriated By the last Lsgis-
lsture for the relief Of shs needy families in up
per Georgia 10 the smoual Of $40 600 We
hope that the purse strings of the opulent win
be unloosed 60 the most liberal extent