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Mineral Point weekly tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1859-1868, 1864-05-04


\ CARD FROM GEN. BUTLER.-The New
York World recently published what purport-
ed be an extract from letter by Gen. BUT
LER threatening TO resign on account of the
appointment of Gen. " BALDY" SMITH to
command the army of the Peninsula. The
extract was sent West in the dispatches to the
associated press. Its publication has called
out the following card from Gen. BUTLER:
FoRTREss MoNRoE, April %, 1861.
To tie Editor Of tie Baltimore Anserica7a
Ny attention is called to an article in your
paper, headed a protest from Gen. Butler u
which supposes thatI have written the silly
paragraph therein contained. have written
no such letter. Ii is not the kind of letter
am accustomed TO write. There has been no
shadow of occasion for IT. All and more
than all the consideration TO which am en-
titled has been shown me by the Governments
IN relation to my present command. / should
not break my habit of not contrad citing news
paper reports, save that if not contradicted.
it may affect others than myself
(Slgned) b. F. BUTLER,
Maj. Gen Com'd'g Dept of Virginia.
Mineral Point weekly tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1859-1868, 1864-05-04
rFor the Wisconsin State Journal.
WISH UNWISHED.
By ADA ]. MOORE.

Sitting, on this April day,
aW,th the burial grove in sight
Where three little forms of clay
slumber Though q dreamless night
While my happy Little floy,
Full of spring-time joy and mirsh,
Chasss Carl, the laughing boy
Near the consecrated earth
linking, were they yet alive,
Frolicsome and gay as thesei
Were they all a play-the five
And r. graves beneath the trees
He, my noble, gifted boy,
With the souI-light in his eye,
Who, in earth's first dawn Of joy,
Looked up, wistfui, to the sky.
And the soft-eyed angel girl,
Fairer than white lilies are
Tender names We called her-Pearl'
Fittest seemed for her to wear
And the babe, with pale meek brow,
Whose short life full of pain
Nav T see my m adness now
Could wish hina here again
Would I, selfshly forgettul,
Call my angels from their bliss
Gould bear their eyes regretful,
Weakening from ii at world TO this
This where naught is sweet but love,
And where love too oft deceives-
Where in spring our footsteps move,
over last years withered leaves
Nayl beside their graves L kneel-
Let the sun the clouds dispei,
While I murmur, as feel,
ssGod, Thou hast done all things Well
Mineral Point weekly tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1859-1868, 1864-05-04

VINO DISCOVERED THE SOURCE OF THE MIS-
sIssIPPL-The w ashington Chronicle publishes
an article, supposed to be from the pen OF
Rev. DIR. Seill, awarding to one Beltrami the
credit of having discovered the source of the
Mississippi river In 1928. We have once Tin
our issue of March l9th,) given the true dis
coverer of the source in question-who was
William Morrison. He it was who visited
Itasca, then called Elk Lake, in the winter of
1851. The living proof of this is at hand
and we assert it without the fear of truthful
contradiction. This Bertrand was not born
until four years after Mr.. Morrison, an Amer
lean by birth, had explored the entire region
of the head waters of the Mississippi.
Mr.. William Morrison is now living and re-
sides at Bertheir, en- haaa, C. W. His younger
brother, Allen, visited the same source long
before either Capt. Pike or Bertrand were in
that region. Mr.. Allen Morrison now
resides at Crow Wing, Mimi, who with
d. Geo. Morrison of this place. will attest the
facts related above-Superior CH,ro,tiae
Mineral Point weekly tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1859-1868, 1864-05-04

Is BY order of Captain Hovt, acting
Mayor of New Orleans, the inscription wbic3
we give below has been cut into the base of
a bronze statue of Henry Clay at that CITY.
1t is taken from Mr.. Clay's speech, delivered
before the American Colonization Society. at
Washington, Jan. %, 1927
If l could be instrumental in Graduating
this deepest stain, Slavery, from the character
of our country, and removing all cause of re-
proach on account of it, would not exchange
the proud satisfaction which | should enjoy,
for the honor of all the triumphs ever de-
creed the most successful conqueror."
Mineral Point weekly tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1859-1868, 1864-05-04

SENTIMENT OF INTERIOR LoTrsr.N. To
special correspondent of the New York IVorI
--an authority not likely to misre present for
the purpose of encouraging the Union cause
writing from BANKS army at Natchitoche:
on the 9th instant-two days before the dis-
aster-says:
Inc most interesting feature of the cam.
palgn is the wonderful accord and Union ser,
tlment among the people Of Louisiana. They
are nearly all ready to forswear their seces-
sion heresy, and hundreds are ALREADY taking
the oath. general depression and gloon
exists among the confederate soldiers. They
feel that the cause is hopeless, and more than
nall OF them would gladly lay down thef
arms. IN fact, the prospects are not cheer
ing Tor them. Many of them, with the besi
OF their negroes, were induced to go to Tex
as, where they are now starving. From opa'
lence and splendor they are plunged into sb-
Ject poverty. One and all agree that the
cause west of the Mississippi is lost. Manl
of them show the greatest anxiety to learn
something of the state Of opinion st the
North. They are delighted at the idea o.
Banks labor system, which they aver via
suit them ii they cannot have their slaves.
The check sustained by our army will ten
porariiy revive the hopes Of the rebels in tba'
quarter, but, when they find that We are aOF
speedily to repair it and resume the ofss/
Mineral Point weekly tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1859-1868, 1864-05-04

~ The Secretary of War has applied to
Governor Seymour for the New York State
militia for garrison duty temporarily, within
the Notifications of the city and State, in or
der that the Union troops now in such service
may be relieved and pushed forward to "the
'front.' and the Governor having oomnIiad
Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1862-1865, 1864-04-22

from Little Rock against Price; ali one under Oolon-
Thayer, which, coasis ing of eight regiments, so! cut
ron Fort Smith The ultimate destination of all these
coluuns vas Shreveport at or which place they
zere 10 effect Junction, and upon which they were
advancing in concensrc lines Banks column was re-
COR ed to humber ABOUT $4,000 men when Is passed up
Red River. Il Is this column which has met with the
disastrous defeat reported at Mans6ei the s!h We
do not know whether this ia second engagement fol-
lowing that at Shreveport previously reported or
whether is the first action Banks has had in that part
Of the country. Mansfield is in De Soto Parish, Lou ST.
ana, abou. forty miles south Of Shreveport Banks
may have been defeated and driven back in that drec-
on or he may have landed from his feet aud attempt.
ed to march northWs'd to Shreveport encounteripg
Gen. Kirby Smiths forces on the way. 10 either case
4 the reported victory be founded in truth, Is over
sheming and crushing 1. is hard to see how any OF
Banks forces could escape especially Red River has
ALLEN so that as il is said boats cannot get over the
Falls at Alexandra. For the same reason, il will be
hard for Franklns defeated aud disprited troops 10
make their escape, although these have chance to gel
away by tie route they As 10 Steele be could
not come up to time Price was 10 his ireat, and, In
deed h Is reported that the last accounts he
halted on the Little Missouri waiting for reinforce
mebts. The defeat of the cooperating columns rem
ders bis whole movement worse than useless, and vii
compel him to fall back TO Little Rock-perhaps fur
.her Toe same may be said OF Thayer's eight regi-
ments from Fort Smith, The result of these operations
will probably prove - be of immense importance, no
only freeing Western Louisiana from the enemy but
in all likelihood Arkansas also thu leaving Missouri
oman to another advance Of our uoops
Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1862-1865, 1864-04-22
FINANCIAL AND COMMERCIAL.
OYvrcE o. TIE VINO April /,

OfFiCE o. THE WING April II, 1864
Since the 1st inst. there have been no sales
OF bonds stocks, in ibis city, which might be quoted
as an index OF pric 81 BrA-buyers and eersra -
been 'holding off until amount of new f5k.e Of
Treasury notes put into crcr la ion should prove mf-
fcen. to justify resumption Ct business. Ia the
merchandise markets. there have been in p rtant
changes in prices since the Les nst except advance
10 Four-nev held at $24O025O pr boL for superfus
in new currency. Some holders are asking $500 in
fve Sugar Coffee, and few other articles have slo
advanced
The weather having become fair sgain aud the roads
once in a condition to be travel d. may look
for an increase Of supple, Of provi ions from the
country. Tho military movements in North Carolina
give promise Of supplies from large ssooa Of country
RI ased from the control of the Yankees The negbor.
ing fisheries are now yielding large II net abundant
supplies Of fresh shad, surgeon etc II Is reasonable
to suppose that the eliminating point If high prices
has low been reached aud that re- action Will CON-
mencs ere many days
Tso OF our contemporaries sagg. st meeting of the
commission merchants of Richmond for the purpose of
agreeing upon come plan of regulating prices as TO
prevent Que or two iacerI from selling c,nsg imenis
at higher figures than others IN the sam, business,
thereby giving constant upward tendency to prices
We hope that such meeipg viii be promptly held,
and that the reporters OF the press viii be invited TO
attend The co umission ,rchsnts are in some meas.
urc rcsponstl, for The high prices prevailing through
ihs country. Tbs farmers would be sat SIZED With far
and enable returns bu. the commission merchants
are always competing with each o her 10 secure con
signmcnts {, heavy commissioner AMI thus they put
prices W day after day, aud increase tho neral dis
trss caused by Che scarcity Of food Let Ii I'M prove
tteir pstriosm and hold shs proposed conf,rs nco
Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1862-1865, 1864-04-22
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS RIGSTS .
RICHMOND WHIG.
FRIDAY MORNING, APRIL ~, lse4.
PAPERS ROE TIE ARMY

We learn that papers mailed to the army do not
reach their destination because the postage is not and
cannot in macy DO paid in advance, or on de-
livery 10 army carriers by the postmaster. To remedy
the difficulty in regard TO the Wing, We will hereafter
prepay the postage at this eeO on papers ordered BY
persons in the army aeductiug the amount Of postage
from the remittAnces sent.
By an arrangement with The Postmaster al Richmond
We will mark each paper "paid," which, BY passing
through the office here will be evidence 10 every othel
efies that the postage has been paid here.
wsea no post Office is given. but merely The com
pAny, regiment, &C., delay Of day in the Richmond
Pos. Oaee s unavoidable Persons in the army order
ing the paper will therefore state the pOst Office an'
We will change .Ne direction whsn requested.
Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1862-1865, 1864-04-22
DIED,

Al Ehelvood In the county Henrco the 8S Of Jsnus
nv last Mrs ELIZABETH SMITH SHEPPARD rec OF the late
DR., JOS. NJ. ehtppArd, In the 70k year Of her age.
The born, with the most ledng prospects oil
much earthly happiness Nurtured and educated with the great
est care by parents possessed Of amps means for
the indulgence every dsS she to voman-
hood an refined LADY, beloved BY all sho knew
her. =,
she united the sacred ties Of wedlock to Dr.
psrd gentleman talents refinement and high atainmsns Ia
his sh lived In the greatert harmony
Il, they we're separated by his death about zee yesn ago.
Yor many years bright OF domestic BLISS
with large and promising family OF sons
and daughters But time rolled God, IN his sorutsbs
wisdom visit her with the seveest chaussmsnb and
the ctons that mother sufr One AFTER another
In rapid succession her children kenst and died. deying AL
the skill Of the most emnet physicians stay the progress Oh
the fell un with only two OF her tsn s she VAS Ike
children, and rusng to be comforte
because they How comfors how dssolAts would
have en- condition hal dod who inflicted the wounds,
only served The world and drew her more
whom she delighted 10 She was for
exemplary member OF the Protestant
Episcopal Church. and In her last Illness and nth hour OF d
solution aeed the strength and sincerity OF her faith Oh
who imagine the ecscy happiness the subject OF this
ce when 10 Heaven In the presence OF her Saviour
and angels he unt 20 the dear chdreu and
husband that had deaths cold stream before
her, now with Joy nerirebe hald her advent Into her
kngdom Let her relatives, whom she dearly loved
strive death OF the righteous thai last end may be
Ike hers
Memphis Tenn. Jan 12th OF umona, Capt JOHN g.
CURTIS Ohio resident OF this city but formerly
Of Richmond, vs---onsinnda Commercial
Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1862-1865, 1864-04-22

THE GIRLS OF l77s.-The following has been res
eued from new paper published at the time Of he
revolution;
The iooWi' 6 droll affair happened at Undertook,
New York. A young fellow, enemy 10 the liberties
Of Americs, going to Aqulsng frolic where numbt
of young were collected, and the only mau in
the company, began his aspersions OF Congress. as
usual aud held forth time the subj sct uat tie
girls exasperated his impudence, laid hold of him,
stripped him to tia waist aid instead Of tar covered
him with moases aud Tor feathers took the downy tops
of Gags with grew in the meadows, aud coated him
well, and then lst him 60 Hs has prosecuted every
one of them aud the matter has been tired before
Justice Scboopmaker IL is said Parson Buers daush-
Ter is concerned in the affair.
Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1862-1865, 1864-04-22
Another Victory.

Tue tide Of victory stil runs in our favor. ohi
liant feat erosnsd by the most substAntiA rssus, las
bssn achieved in North Carolina The particulars, sf
far as they have reached US will be found 10 ano her
eO'umn. All honor to the brave men BY whom nl'
gallant exploit Vas performed and to the int ePid OO@
monweath for whose relief the blow was struck Pe'-
hAps We may have soon still reason to thank ard
congsalulate bo.h.
Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1862-1865, 1864-04-22
TIE ILLINOIS INSURREOTION-wAR VS.. PEACE
n


The Chicago Post (War DemOcrst) reviews at length
the devilish result of the teachings of the Ch!cg
Times Is. cessiOu) We quote from the article:
This Charleston affair." mournful and distressing as 1t
is will eventually prove blessing TO the country, and
plrtcu arly to the Democratic party Bad men, infa-
nous men have for months been urging an outbreak,
and q violent popular demons ration; they have t1ld
their followers tina. If this outbreak commenced IL
would be taken up in al parts OF the Northwest, and
that in hand tohand encounter the question of civil
liberty would be 6Gciced.
Some month or two ago, crazy fellow in military
clothes and holding commission in the army, melted
score or of felloW-sodieTs to mob newspa-
Der ef,e In Dayton, Ohio They committed the out
rage fer which no legal apology could be made. The
noisy leader was arrested. THIS wrong perniciC
boon to the who really desire and have been TO-
menling revolution in the Northwest The organ Of
this class in this city The Secesh Tmes immedi tely
| notified the Democrat Q patty Ct its duty"
That duty il declared 10 be that in ali where
he civil or military officers of the Government inter.
e ed with their rights, they not to resort to law
nor appeal to the courts but 10 shoot the Off ers
like dogs" II they did this, the support and aid ia
money and men Of the entire Democracy literally
promised. (ecret) meeting of these desperate men
from ell parts Of the State, held 10 Chicago in the
second week in March, to consider upon q comm mea-
sure Ct action.
The deluded men at Charleston followed the advice
given them from this city, to shoot down the officers
like dogs but when they looked for the Democrats
who rally 10 their support, they looked in vain
Democrats have too long relied the Law aud the
courts for protection and yindicaOn of their rights to
resort to armed violence to redress q wrong The
blood the men who have fallen both sides Charles
ton Will rest forever upon the souls OF the corrupt
aud infamous men who urged them to vindicAte free
speech by the murder Of public private individuals
Lst the people hold TO just responsibility the
UrstcheS who have melted and goaded on these de-
uded TO this bloody sfsr at Charleston, and let
the people of all parties remember tina. the Democrats
have, by their actions, given .tiuging rebuke and
direct lie the who have promised tha; in case
there be aruisd resistance to the Government and its
officers, To DsmOcIaiic putty Wou rally arms in hand,
to shoot down the officers like dogs Find out the
men w,o sent this advice and these promises to the
peops and upon these let tie moral responsibility
Tor the bloodshed and the lives lost Charleston rest
Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1862-1865, 1864-04-22
Thu Five Dollar Notes.

II is mistake to account for asupposed depreciation
Of Eve dollar by the assamp ion that these notes
ceased like The rest of the old currency to be undabe
after the Is. Of April The llth section of the Cur
renoy Act says:
That all the Treasury notes heretofore lsued OF the
denomination of Ave dollars slhl continu' to be re-
cevabe in payment of public dues, provided by Law
and fnndable by law under the provisions OF this ae
until the LIST of July, 1864 east and until the LIST o.
October, west of the Mississippi"
Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1862-1865, 1864-04-22
AN ORDINANCE
ITO REPEAL AND RR-ENACT THE 18th
l. SECTION OF THE ORDINANCE CONCERNING MAR
Paused April 20. iss4.l

Paused April 20. 1s64.l
ordsaed by the Council Of the City Of Rchuond That
the eleventh section d the ordnsnee concernrg mark
ed the 18Th day OF October 1865 and the Is hereby
repealed and re-enaeted 90 as 20 read - follows:
secton H. After market hours, person may sell uchass
abou. the Streets other than about market house lie
cncts But person shall offer for sale at market, butter
eggs hh ow fu vegetables other art cles which
have been purchased market while their
ket, and within six miles Of market except fruit vege
tables which s have been produced In another State,
doc ed at dstsnce less than feen miles from this city Nor
shall per.on engaged In selling market butter,
fowls purchsse himself by the OF another ct arke
either for himself ether person. the day hst he
seller thereof butter, fowls Any violating
this section ths forfeit what purchafed and shall
violation One Of not less than than my
dollars; he be guilty second time OF such Violation
SHALL In addition the hue eor be prohibited forever After
wards either principal agent for another from o6ng for
at either market any o. said articles And any perfon
shall SELL offer for sale, anything Whatever market In
sad city after he shall have been prohibited the thing sid
offered for sale shall be forfeited the city, and be ssstd
the clerk Of the market for the benefit Of the city and
the party Offer ding shall be fined atty dollars for
each thing 50 sod, or offered for sale, by him.
IA Copy1
A. w. NORTON,
ap21-1aw2w CLERK Of d uncil:
Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1862-1865, 1864-04-22

ubeddsd in flint, in the second floor Of newly.
discovered house at Pompeii statue OF bearded
philosopher "clamide' or vestment 10 hand, has be n
exhumed The figure is seated in an arm chair, Pa
nyrus in the right hand the head supported by the
left. small Paris, Silenus and Sstor, in different
attitudes; shepherd seated on q rock milking goat
Of which the head wanting; beautiful sceneic mask,
are the latest discoveries.
Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1862-1865, 1864-04-22

The English newspapers criticise the title Of Mr..
ckenss new work. but it is urged in his defence that
"our mutual friend" is probably the style 81 tie hero
of the story given him by of the chatacie This
frat number OF the story ID to appear in this coun-
try in tho Jane number Of HTper's Missxns. hessrs.
Harper Bros. pay Mr.. Dickens eighe thousand dollars
for the carly aheea. }
Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1862-1865, 1864-04-22
TIE WAR IN DENhARK-THE HEROISM AND
GOODNESS OF TIE DANES

A Sondenburg (Asen IslAnd) correspondent of tho
Paris Steele writes: a.
Ii is not to this place that would recommend ger
sons uho are fond OF good living and comfort to come
People obliged to pot up with what accommoda-
ton they can 6nd and eat where aud hoE they can
fhe Danish officers heroes they not only wait with
remarkable courage for the moment when they shall
measure swords with my four times their
but What is still more formidable, they eat without
murmur rye bread black inc ana fAta as q 90
tiny The beer is is true s good, ard tr"La Is ~ae
may be found under tue name chALeaux margaI \.
That however, is trhng matter to the DaAes may
Of whom dine without drinking either wine, pee
or wafer. GlAss.s are, therefore, never put Oh
the table, and il any wishes 10 drink they ask for
glass Of wine beer barley brandy. No one ever
taxes NGter, doubtless because it is not wholesome
Even At Cop.nhagen have a la lie laid cut for
seventy parsons wi oLy two decanters OF water and
six glasses il. Oaly very lew foreigners hoie
/ with the exception o! some Swed sh and Nor
| Wega1 ficers There three or four Eng
lisliman, one Italian and one Frenchman, myself
II is true that regards the difficulties of the JOUR
ney, Dupptl may be considered furt.er fom iris
| Than New York or s.. Pc ersburg. A Danish officer
As taken on him:e the mis- on of studying the deyia-
tona according distance of hes OF the Prussans.
He goss every day 10 the advanced posi-, provided
with glass, aud makes memorandum Of his obssrVa.
tons. The day before yesterday, German Asman
percev, this officer on the lookout at distance Of
about 600 metres The soldier insiLclively obedent
10 military disc pine, respectfully made the salute, and
then proceed. to attempt TO lodge ball in the Off
GERS body. The latter rel Iced at this opportunity Of
making fresh OBJ ervatoD and while the soldier placed
himself against tree, in order to take steader AIM
the ofcer rased his glass to watch his moyements-
With my breast We shall seel The trigger was pulled,
and the Dane qulsly wrote doWn-"At the distance OF
about 600 yards the deviation Of bal from q riAsd
musket is about one metre"
Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1862-1865, 1864-04-22

BARON LKSKcK the inventor of gun.cottop, has Witt
ed Paris by invitation of the Emperor Napoleon, who
has conferred upon him tie Gross of Commander of the
Legion OF Honor and Presented him vita gold snu-
b. K set with diamonds token OF his appreciation oil
scheme which promises to effect important change
IN art llery practice.
Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1862-1865, 1864-04-22

Tx ates. Paris fashion in ladies dress is for out of
doors garment Gu. very Ike man's great coat,
fitting close and covered with brass bu.tons-bottons
not only for use bot for ornament OF them even
being stuck the shoulders Several ladies to be
in the street with this strange vestGent tu; the
multiplicity OF buttons, which glare fercey, produces
An effect more strange than agree cable. ~lF ..
Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1862-1865, 1864-04-22

A FACE in the history of the late Sir William B or,
or rather in that his banking house, Liverpool, has
been made public since his death During the great eri
IS ID 1897 when most OF the banks IN the Ia ed States
had suspended payment, Brown, Shipley & DO, foun
themselves in in mediate Gaoger At one tims tier
bills to the am 1unt OF no less than about 10 millions
OF dcliars, had come back pIo sed, which they we're
compelled take up ose their DORA In this emer-
geacy they applied to the Bank ofEngani laying their
sff trs fralky before the Governors, The result was
that the Institution promptly gsvs them cre1it Of two
millions stei ling, ten millions O. dollar md they We
thus enabled 10 weather the storm.
Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1862-1865, 1864-04-22

Ffty-eght life insurance Offices winding up their
| bushes in England. =
The yield of gold 10 Australia for the last year will
| show a decrease of 200, 900.