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tnereof as the president or superintendent
shall certify on osth to be indispensable to the ef
cient operation Of said RAILROAD: Provided that the
number OF persons 80 exempted by this act ON any
railroad shall not exceed one person for each mis
OF snco road IN actual for military Transports
ton and said exempt shall be reported BY name
ana description. with the names Of any who may
nave left the employment of said company, or who
may cease to be indispensable
g. That nothing herein contained shall be con.
strued as repeating the act approved April the 4t
1905 entitled an act to exempt contractors for car.
rying the mans of the Confederate States, and the
drivers OF post coaches and hacks from military SER
vice: Prooided, that all the exemptions granted
under this act shall only continue whilst the per-
sons exempted are actually engaged in their respec
tive pursuits OF occupations.
SEcTloN II. That the President BE- and he il here.
oy, authorized to grant details under general rules
and regulations to be issued from the War Depart.
men either OF persons between forty-ave and fifty
years OF age, or from the army in the field, in al
cases where, in his judgment justice, equity and
necessity require such details, and he may revoke
such orders of details whenever he thinks n,on.r
fTossdeA, that the power herein granted to the
freadent to make details and exemptions shall not
oe construed to authorize the exemption or detail
81 any contractor supplies Of any kind
10 the government, by reason Of said oontr,ct. m
less the head or secretary of the department MAKING
such contract shall certify that the personal services
OF sueh contractor are indispensable to the execu
lion OF said contract: Proo;dsd further, That when
any such contractor shall fail, diligently and Attn
iuliy, to proceed with the execution Of such can.
trace his exemption or detail shall cease.
SEC II Tnst in appointing local boards Of sur.
geons for the examination of persons liable to mill
tary service. no member composing the same shall
oe appointed from the county or enrolling distyct
IN which they are required to make such exsnius:
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Aurtb-Carullua Stauaar1
cOMpTnOLLER,s REPORT.

REPORT OF TIE COMPTROLLER OF PUBLIC AC.
COUNTS, FOR THE FISCAL YEAR ENDING SEP.
TENDER 80, 1868.
STATEMENT
kasg til. number 4ere LINK ealuasion Land, v1taa.
ton 1dus Property tho Tlnsdrivsa from scery su ect
a Isatioh il thu ssosruL C,4atss Of the STATE, fr"an
keh returns rrceiDsd prior 10 the eoss Of the sca
yas ending September &c. lss3 and the aggregate do unit
WsQ also hs TIces kpid By tho Courts Of Pleas ana
Quarter Sessions for s5unty School and other puroses
~ f,lloms.
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April, 1864. -
:. SEC. 10. That if any bank of deposit shall rive
i!s aepoStors the bonds authorized BY the arst Sec
ZION OF tins act, in exchange for their deposits and
specnying the same on the bonds by some tistinct
I've mark or TOKEN to be agreed upon with the Sec.
Rotary OF the Treasury, then the said depostor sh.I
oe entitled to receive the amount of said bonds in
treasury notes bearing interest and outst.ndnv
at the passage of this ac. Provided the said bond
are presented before the privilege of funding said
notes at par shall cease as herein. prescribed.
SEC. IL. That all Treasury notes heretofore ;s.
sued OF the denomination of five dollars, shall con.
unue TO be receivable in payment of public dues As
PROVIDED ny law and fundable at par under the bro
VISIONS OF this act until the first of july 1864 aast
and until the first Of October 1864 west of the Ms
s'ss'pp river, but after that tine they shall be suh.
Ject TO ajax Of thirty three and one third per cent
On every dollar promised on the face thereof said
Tx to attach to said notes wherever circni.t.S
ana SAID notes to be fundable and exch,noeshIs
lot new treasury notes, as herein provided sTbact
to the deduction Of said tax. ''~'
SEC. ~ That any State holding Treasury notss
aessivea before the times herein fixed for taxing
SAID notes shall be allowed till the first dav of
uary, 1855, to fund the same in SIX mar es1t ho.a
OF the Confederate States, payable twenty va..s
after cate, and the interest payable semi annnsIlv
nut al treasury notes received by any State Altar
inc st,me liked for taxing the same a. aforesa;J
sasil 90 held to have been received diminished bv
.ne amount OF said tax. discrimination betveeS
!ne notes subject 60 the tax, and those not 40 ami.
DEC 10. That Treasury notes heretofore issuca
Tses.gg interest at the rate of seven dollars and
cents on the hundred dollars per annum. shall
no longer DO received in payment Of public d,s.
out Shall Dc deemed aud considered bonds Of ~
Confederate States payable two years aftor hs ra.;
ncat.on ofs treaty IT peace with the United St.tss
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agents, employees or labourers in the Comu,issary
and Quartermasters Departments in the Ordnance
Bureau, and clerks and employees of navy agents,
as also in the execution of the enrolment act and
all similar duties, shall be performed by persons
who are within the ages of eighteen and fortyfive
years, and who by the report Of Board of army
surgeons shall be reported a. unable to perform &C.
tive service in the field, but capable of performing
some of the above said duties, specifying whirh ;.
and when those persons shallha been assigned tn
those duties as Ear as practicable, the President
shall assign or detail to their performance such
bodles OF troops, or individuals, required to be en-
rolled under the nth section of this act as NAV he
needed Tor the discharge of such duties: Prooidkd
taas persons between the ages Of seventeen and
eighteen shall be assigned to those duties. P,os;S
eG Jurther that nothing contained in this Art sh.I,
be 80 construed as to prevent the President from
oe.aihng artizans, mechanics, or persons of scen.
tilc sklAs to perform indispensable duties in tho
departments or bureaus herein mentioned
Pee D. That auy Quartermaster. or Assistant.
Vqartermaster, Commissary, or Assistant Comm;s-
say (other than those serving with brioadas ~
3e&lmen@ IN the held) or officers in the 0rdn.nc.
nteao' or Navy Agents, or Provost Marshal ~
ecer IN the conscript service, who shall hereaf,sr
employ OF eta!1 in his employment any person in
VI sueir sa'o departments or bureaus, or in anv
Of fhe duties mentioned in the eighth section ~
sns act in violation Of the provisions hereof sh.1,
On conviction thereof by court marital q, mia
ry court be cashiered and it shall be the dutv a.
any department. or district commander, upon proof
oy the oath Of any credible person. that snv ancS
omcer has violated this provision. immed;.toi. -
relieve such officer from duty; and said eom1.n ~
ssr3 snsl take prompt measures to have him tr;.d
,or sucn offence and any commander a aiors..id
.::ng 20 perform the duties enjoned bv this -.
ill., snGi' upon being duly convicted thereof, bs
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RaIsixh. Feb. stb, 1884. = E.st.
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CT ~ oounts. Of carssret Jones Cr.yen R..,.
man. aP; .asaayn s dioa. Gates Peraai
any taxes into Is. PcSs sT saa Ca:'ask failed 70 pay
eehs more o. sssahe y iayasoas ana
, 1864-02-27

There is nothing more universally COM
,mended than fine day; the reason is, that
people can commend it without envy.
, 1864-02-27
A SOger's Hymn.
BY A CoNsCRIPT.


We're coming, Ancient Abraham, seueria5 hundred
strong,
We hadn't no $500, and so we come along
We hadn't no rich parents to pony up the tin.
So we went unto the Provost and there were mus
tered IN
We hadn't no straJi8mls, nor any greenback piles,
So the doctor rasped over, and put in the files
Then bold man with bag'ne rose up and led the
And they took us to an island in the harbor-callod
Mackay.
Our Os onts was all right, our os sternuau it was
They called us bully fellows, so we marched along
We didn't have three hundred just at that serious
So we took the line of march to the Island of Mackay
There was chaps as had the phthiss and some had
Instructions
And some with t5rtian ague made curious genufuc-
And some with mounted eye-glass as couldn't see a
So they didn't all go with us to the Island of Mackay
There was some that had gastritis and some had va
ricOse,
And out of those unfortunate there is not as goes
tried to have nephites, but couldn't make it work.
So goes for brave soger and doesn't mean to shirk
There was some with zgpsrtrophy. and some with
Gales trieupid
And some who had nayQpBia, and some whose lungs
was busted;
But they all, so far seed, had the very best of
clothes on,
And they might had other reasons, for all this $50
ger knows
But for all the conscrpts taken, the largest portion
numbered,
Stepped up unto the officer and popped down the
three hundred;
And they told were bully boys to stand in bat
ties fray
SO we went with the bold corporal to the isle in Cas-
co Bay.
We're persuaded to be soldiers, and we go to meet
the foe,
Not having the three hundred of course we're bound
togo;
But, oh, good Father Abraham, of the money that's
paid O'er,
Be careful that old Cameron don't get a shilling
, 1864-02-27
DigsoIution of Copartnership.

THE COPARTNERSHIP HERETOFORE EX.
I istng between the undersigned has this day
been dissolved by mutual consent The business will
hereafter be carried on under the name and style of
J. D. Cook iS Co., to whom all debts must be paid,
and by whom all liabilities will be settled
"'IS Feb, %i' i8, 1864 8; !! (ovp j, K K Ni6H6Ls.
, 1864-02-27

GIRLS, do you want to get married, and
do you want good husbands? If SO, don't
take pride in saying you never did house
, work-never cooked a pair of chickens
never made bed-and SO Gu Never tell
your friend you are obliged to work When
you go shopping, never take your mother
&, with you to ''carry the bundle"
, 1864-02-27
Notice

It's HEREBY GIVEN THAT THE COPARTNER-
4 ship heretofore existing under the title of Thibodo
d Brothers has heen dissolved by mutual consent
The busines will be carried on as heretofore by the
undersigned, to whom all debts are to be paid, and
who will pay all debts owing by the said firm.
A. j. THIBODO.
O.J THIBODO.
Walla Walla, Jan. 8, 1868. 4w4
New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1864-11-25

nj November in which 10 gather into one smear,
her many days of joyful gratitude for the mefcles
of the year. The day has boon more or less
generally adopted in other States, but never. Oh
course, with the unanimity which followed upon
the proclamation of the President. And never
before was there either such cause for rejoicing
or q spirit among the people so lofty. 80 patrl-
otto. so reverent, as yesterday. We may well
believe that righteousness exslteth nation,
and that it adds even to that devotion which,
for the cause of the country. has proved ITSELF,
in the last four years, jealous to offer tho nobeSt
sacrifices.
We trust that in the camps on the James
and in the fleets on the Atlantic coast there
was something like homo Thanksgiving
The soldiers and sailors did at any rate know
they had been remembered by those OF home,
and the day cannot but have been endearcd to
them by tender memories, as we'll as by the new
zeal which il kindled in their breasts for the
principles they defend. The camp, could We
but have seen it yesterday, would have taught
us . lesson, and tho rough talk Of the soldier
would have seemed to one who know its honest
hoartness an expression of thanks not less
seemly than the utterarces Of the pulpit at home
There was, in fact, no place on tbs Continent
where the well-wishcrs of the Republic did not
unite in u celebration of the new hopes and The
joyful certainty which belong TO this period o.
the country's history.
New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1864-11-25
sIIERMAN,s ORDER.

Tie terms and spirit Of Gen. Sherman's order
Of march, which We print this morning, will ex.
cite various comment. Probably the Richmond
press viii quote some paragraphs or sentence,
sappressing the rest. with view TO represent it
as OIL order Of general pillage and destruction.
Probably The London press will do The same
thing. But to those who read tho whole order,
it will seem singular example Of moderation
in enforcing the severi,ies Of war, in cir.
oumstauces which might excuse tho most
pi.lcss exactions. Gen. Sherman directs his
army TO forage literally on tie country
during the march, but that is the ordinary
method of supplying troops during their pro-
gross through hostile district IL ought 10 be-.
and in this case it is, restricted TO Tar as TO be
kept within tho limits Of orderly seizure by reg
ular military euthority-and this, not more
for the protection of the citizens from
indiscriminats pllaging than for the sake OF
the discipline Of the army. Gen. sherman
displays an unwonted solicitude for those who
deserve as Rebels no tenderness ut his hands by
requiring even his regular foraging parties to
leave, where it is practicable, subsistence
enough for the families from whom they take
their supplies Of grain. Soldiers arc forbidden,
also, even to enter the dwellings, of the inhabit-
ants, aud foraging parties are enjoined tO re-
fran from abusive or threatening language.
But Gen. Sherman, merciful as he is where
mercy Is possible, means that his march shall
DO left unnolosted by the Internal outrsges Of
guerrilla warfare; and ITO that end he estab.
fishes the only rule which is practicable in
cases of irregular hostlitiea. lie proceeds upon
the just theory that the country is responsible
for the guerillas--tho latter being predatory
force. without organization and without
means Of subsistence except such ~
are furnished by those who sympathIze
with them. and who must from the nature Of
the case live near the scene Of their operations.
Il Is ordered therefore, thu, property is not 70
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Electors.
Total. II States $4,000 .

These States gavo az aggregate popular ma
jorty against Lincoln IN 1860; they now give
not less than 2i0, 900 for him, with gains OF
Members of Congress i'll every State whore there
was anything left ~ gam. And there Is no
prctense that anything was lost to his adyena-
RES through divisions.
The vote OF the Northwest IL the strongest
guaranty yet profIorcd Of the perpetuity OF
Tic Union. The alienation of tho North. est
has been plotted and sought for years To this
end uncounted lodges of knights OF the Golden
Circle" " Sons Of Liberty" DC, have boeu or.
ganized. To this end, New England has been
persistently DETAINED and reviled by the basest
Of her renegade sons. To this end, constant
stimulus has been given to Western Jealousy
and hate Of tho East. The Puritsnisin and
ianancsm Of New-Engiand have been incul.
pated as plunging tue country into gigantic
civil war for the bencii, Of her oOttor-mils-as
if cotton inills luxurated in the dearth ana
dearnes $ OF Cotton-and now the Great West re-
spends by larger, more decisive majorities for
tho War. heartier support to the Administra.
ton, than arr given in the East. Ard tho rattle
Of riven letters in Maryland is more than
raraleicd b. the crash Of the pHson-bouse in
Missouri.
SO let us rest 10 tho confident assurance that
the Union viii endure forever, under the
guardianship and protection Of the Great because
Free rlh-West
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be destroyed where tho army marches without
opposition; "bu: should guerrillaa OF bush
whackers modest our march. or should tho In.
habitants burn bridges. obstruCt roads, or other
wise manifest local hostility. then army corps
commanders should order awd enforce de-
rastation more or less r,lenties'. according
to the measure Of such hOstiliiy." Such an
order as that is simply recognition oil
tho necessity Of the case and is justified, il it
needed any justification. By the example Of
military commanders in tho long history OF
European warfare; by Sout in Spain. and by
Napoleon in Russia, to take two lato instances.
And even in the course of this most loniontly con-
Quoted conflict. there are examples enough
which have passed ;ntoprecedonts; and it needs
only to mention Missouri, Kentucky. and the
Shenandoah Valley, to prove that tho Union
party considers itself able to tolerate CT to
uphold the principle Of guerrilla warfare.
New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1864-11-25
THE GREAT WHIST.

Whom Gen. Taylor WI, chosen President,
only sixteen years ago. he did not receive
siilgle Electoral Vote from tho States lying north
ard west OF The river Ohio. Abraham Lincoln.
favored 10y the d., cnslons among his opponents.
carried all those States in 1860, some of them
by meager majorities, but received scarcely
tenth of the Popular vot' of Missouri. Now.
he carries every one Of item by generally in
creased mojortics, and Missouri with them by
very decided vote. he has also carried the new
State of Nevada, ard has Large absolute maiori-
tee in California AID Oregon. where, though he
carried their Electors, 10 had barely two-iiiths
of the Popular Vote in 1960. His majorities in
that great section, which ia soon 10 preponder.
aie in our National councils, may be roughly
stated IS follows:
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bcrs, one of which. the negro. will onthusiastio-
ally help him, while the other will but coldly
oppose his progress. Indeed, il Richmond has
nothing better to console herself with than the
Georgia militia, there will shortly be weeping
and wailing and crashing of teeth in that pesti-
lent CITY.
We consider it by no means improbable that
Lee will contract his line of defenses near Rich
mOnd soon enough to spare some troops to OPP
crate against Sherman. Such q movement ID
foreshsdowed in various ways, but the intima'
tons TO that effect thrown out in Rebel and
Anglo-Rebel organs are less significant than tho
considerations OF absolute necessity which dictate
such an attempt. When it ia made, however IL
will not be in the manner now limited ut. Lee. we
may be sure, has no intention OF sending troops
to Macon, nor of seeking merely to harass the
march of Gen. Sherman. If ho absndons
Petersburg and imperils Richmond, he will 90
il for an object commensurate with such sscrl-
fees, and will seek. at the proper time and
place, to ntsrpose between Gen. Sherman and
the main object of his expedition. Such an ei-
fort, VIC believe, must fail from inadcluney OF
resources; nut if it is not oren made. what re-
naming hope has the Coniedcracy OF continuing
coherent military power'
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respondent Is correct. will owe but little graft
tude to Macmillan.
We believe that Mexico. to develop her i'm
mense resources, wants stable government;
and we understand why Liberals like Uraga,
whose record in the past has been unexceptiona-
bic, could be prevailed upon by the power Of
circumstances to accept tho Empire as an &C.
fact. But not loss than stable
government, Mexico needs an honest and q
National Government. Whether with regard
to this Mnximilan can raise hopes, as he has
done respecting the stability Of his
government, remains to be seen.
New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1864-11-25
YESTERDAY.

Our columns this morning reflect 20 some e1.
Gent. and yet but family. the religious enthu-
sissm which yesterday oycr1owed the country.
There never was Thanksgiving 50 generally
observed, and never one observed with such
fervor Of devout recognition by tho people oi
The greet meroies which were tho occa-
sion and the inspiration Of this ceremony.
The churches were opened for something
knore than the form of service, and those
who sought elsewhere than In churches
The means to express their joyful gratitude,
converted even festa obseryancee into rehg.
lious rite. We rejoice to note in such addresses
as are reported that the deep meaning Of this
day, and the true causes which made il one Of
thanksgiving. are heartily seen into and cour.
egeously stated. The security Of Union and
Freedom In the future-a security won out of
our double victory, as Gen. Grant justly phrased
it-thst is what the churches and people thanked
God for yesterday.
We point to the general observance OF this
day as an emblem Of the ever.wi dening influence
which the dear old Puritan customs obtain
throughout the country. New.England, which
L. tho birth place Of the ideas that rule the con-
Dinent instructs her follow-commonwcalths also
IN those customs which were the outgrowth Of
her institutions and peculiar oreeds, and ineyi.
hable bent toward ecclesiastical observance
Massachusetts, - which is New. England in
y condemned form-dictates even the
oAy which the President Of the United
8tstss selects for Thanksgiving; for
hat State always cots apart the last Thursdsy
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HOWARD HUME FUN LITTLE " ANFhHEkS'-
rl,s poor children cared for by this notlo Institution
lad fino time yesterday. and received each q good
Thanks wing Dinner. as.er which .hcy assembled in
the large room VI the Mission W s.en to vorious adj
dresses mode BY number Of the friends Of the Instta
ton and Of course 10 sing variety Of songs and hy'nnh
The Homo which accommodates and cares for Q large
number Of destitute children st week 400 clothes feeds
and educates daily about 400 and glad 10 bear
In most prosperous condition. though sadly crsmped
for want VI roon and il would be difficult to eysggerte
the amount OF good done by It's cans Over 500 CT the
children have Just received new dresses and are
whistles they arc accustomed To receive at Christmas.
Subscriptions ~ tho amount Of neariy g. 90
In to tho Treasurer yesterday among them tho noble
sum of 60 rvm the Sabbath children Of Jersey
City aud about 970o ffom the sabbath school ohidreu
Of Nav. Rvursu,ck HsvJapssv.
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UAIIfA1, y. >. II-nuh!, NV. u, ItIF.
The propeller Merritt, previously reported at
ctou arrived here in distress and landed horses.
which made up part OF tic carso.
There are no signs ~ The Asia Tho weather Is
beautiful.
HALIFAX. THURSDAY, Nov "a. 1910 N.
The ROYAL Mail steamship Africa rom Bos-
ton. arrived xt e.IJ p NJ. and viii san abo9t 1910
O'Clock for Liverpool.
PoKriAyp Ne. Thursday, Nov. ~ 1904
The steamer Peruvian arrived this mornlng rom
New. York, and will ss hence hs Liverpool saturday
asternOOn
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The Sun will oblige US by stating how far in
lts opinion, its correspondent b. Douin,' has
succeeded in proving his assertion that The TRlB-
USs oontemplates the reform Of our City Coy
srnment through Albany legislation. If he has
not even bsgus to prove this, what sense can
there be in his columns Of talk about everything
nlsaf
New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1864-11-25

FIRE IN BRoADwAY.-A lire broke out last
,,,nur in tho basement Of the Bancroft House. cornc'
A. Tvepticth.st anu Broadway. occupied by Peter''
y...nce Lose ON furniture and insurance. tieuc-ai'
" iuscred In city companies. The building i'cwnedb9
Mr.. se.ovrr--damsged about elO.oco-ful,y insured.
Mnoy NJ tho boardors. In the confusion. lost vsia'ts
eticles hat TO what aaornt cou9 uo bs asesS'ain'"
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We have reports from Ga Counties in Iowa, Of
which only five give Democratic naiorites.
These five are Dubuque (the only strong Cop
perhesd nest in the State) which gives 1875,
and Buena Vista, Osoeola, Plymouth, and
Sioux. all of which give 6s, or II each.