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HOMES AND BUSINESS HOUSES
FOR SALE BY
w. MATT. BROWN g. CO.,
No. Al Cherry-st.


- RESIDENCE or EcLEN1RE STREET.
sii- north g, Cedar, with ne rooms. Fee from
taxation. Price S5,ooO.
q RESIDENCE On GAY-sTREET, BETWEEN
- Cherry summer, with five rooms. Price
500.
- THREE RE- LICENCES ON CHURCH
+; street, between McLelncrca and High-street,.
.AzasS Two at 5000 and one at S6,OuO
ID EsIDENCE ON SOUTH SUMMER STREET
H near Mulberry vita five rooms AID basement.
Price $500.
business HOUSE, CORNER CHERRY AND
ID 1iu berry, reet', with residence in the rear,
containing toar rooms. The present occupant can
be bought out on reasonable Terms.
DIES DENCE on CHERRY-sTREET, NEXT
N door 70 the ABOVE, containing two rooms.
ID ESTDENCE IN WATKINS GROVE, WITH
IL five rooms. Price 1000.
A SPLENDID RESIDENCE ON CHERGY-sT.
"A .conta ming seven or eight rooms, a shor: die
lance from the Post Office. Price SlGo0J.
A FARM, THREE MILES FROM THE CITY,
n on the north side OF the Cumberland river,
3'aeres Of superior garden land Toe residence is
new, containing nine rooms Price $4,000.
IN OR Il FARMS, AND PARCELS OF UNI1-
~ proved county lands containing FROM - 70
go acres, from ~ 10 ten miles homthe city.
4 TRACTS OF TIMBERED LAND, SOME OF
4 which are possess ID Of the finest waterpcB or il
the State, and well adapte for manufactures, saw
mills, sheep raising ami vineyards
4 NUMBER OF Vacant OTIS LOCATED
n 10 every portion Of the city and suburbs, for
sale and lease.
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4 MAGN 'FICENT BRICK RESIDENCE AND
IA two fraIne.stores on College-street, near tho
west corner OF the Public Square, which we vii
lease for from on- to Eve ySars. The residence
contains nine rooms b sides kitchen, bath room
and a splendid stable carriage and buggy
house, all covered with tin. With & email outlay
THIS house can be converted into TWO good store
hnnsts IPl 2t-3R
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A Draft TO Take Place on the first Of
July.
WASHINGTON, May Is, 1864,
15O'clooL q N,

WASHINGTON, May Is, 1864, I
Ills o'clock, a N. !
Mqj0r- General Dir:
1t is the design of the government to
keep up the national forces until the
rebellion is overthrown, and in order to
provide against any importune reduc-
ton, when the service Of the hundred
days men IS out, draft TO fill up their
place, and all other reductions, viii be
ordered to take place on the lst of July,
by which time enrolments will be com
pleted
No order is yet issued.
EDWIN NJ. STANTON,
Secretary of War.
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DIED,

On Sunday evening. Nay 22d. 1854, WILLIAM
tANCEfT, Clerk in Q.laTterllaster department
IN Section 81 Northwestern Railroad.
C.ncinaa papers please copy. 50 as this notice
nay reach his parents.
On the I'd inst LEMUEL E mtsst sen Of
4. G. and Mary J. byron. aged nonshs and -
days.
The funeral Will take place rom the family resi-
denee, on South College street. tomorrow evening
At o'clock. The friends Of the fsnily are invited
70 attend
Fare thee won my Little darling.
Dear litde LeFnmy fare thee well.
He who lent thee hath recalled thee
Back with Biln and him 10 dwell.
Twas hard to part, orr little darling,
But our loss is thy eternal gain,
Aniwith thy Saviour we must leave thee,
For none SO pure on earth can reign.
ruev2-ltH
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For Sale.

- A HOUsE AND LOT IL FRANKLIN.
lena. opposite the Foundry, suf GA me street
neaT th- old Cot0n Factory, snd k1oFD ~ the Pc
ter n. smith place Offered O.. =. lsh- REFER 20
). b. MaEwen, Esq, Franklin. Apply e
NELSON . MURFREE, Agents,
NAV 22-Iw - EherrV-etraEt
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HEADQUARTERS UNITED STATES FORCES, ,
Ma IIvILLE, TESS., day 20th, 1854.
Special Order
No. Ia.
EXrR iCT.
/ ANY AUTHORITY GIVEN FROM THESE
l. Headquarters . erect name buildings 10 IN
city simply re=cuGs IN the case the applicant the
pena ties presented IN especial Order No. 90 ds-
tea March 18th, ls64, against any one putting up
such buildings.
Il gives no night or title vhatsoever, and sny one
clsiininga right 10 the occupation Of any lot OF
ground Gnder such paper, is taking fraudulent
advan age Of his permit.
No rgnt or tie 70 the land is or WAS intended to
he OF could b. created by such papers.
BY order Of BngadieT-Gene al T. ,. GRsSsER.
". NEYIN,
may 22-lw Capt. ard 4. A. 6.
HEADQUARTERS UNITED STATES FORCES, }
NASHVILLE. TENN, May -, lE54.
General Ords ~
No -
I IEUTSNANT GEORGE ?. DOUGLAS, s6vu
Illinois infantry, Is announced A. Ch eioi Police
81 THIS tity, vice Capt. Chamberlain. 18th Massa-
chusetts Volunteer Infantry. He viii be obeyed
and respected accordingly.
BY order Of BrIgadier-General Rss. GRANGER.
~. NEVIN,
nay 22-lw Capt. nj 4. 4. G..
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For Sale.

-. SEVERAL HUNDRED ACRES or
49, splendii River Bottom LAND, on the hanks
@Ss.of the Tennessee River, ~ HuTphr -
- County, Tenn. &C $40 per scre, Ia Jracts
20 suit purchasers. Titles undouhted. Apply 20
NELSON & AlURFREE, Agents
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HEADQUARTERs UNITED STATES FORCES,
NASHVILLE. TENN, May -, ls64..
For Sale.

~ A HANDSOME PLACE, WITH FIRST
- rate improvements, Oh EaudJi ph-st hunts
vile Alshagna. together wish quautity Of house
hold and Kitchen Furniture. Apply u
NELSON q MURF RE, Agents.
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aym. Sarertisemeuts,
Lost,

| CoMEWHEBE BETWEEN THE POST OFFICE
1 - aod No. HOSPITAL. on COllegs-street MEM
ORANpUM BOOK, cc1ts ming several small &C.
counts, postage staHps, pass from Gen R0ussean,
ana other papers Of 70 value 70 any one but the
owner. ANY person delivering the safne to A. !
rewarded may 2t--It~
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CHEESE.

EO BOXES or PRIME W r CHEESE, on
~ hand and Cor sale e
may 20-IWa No. O. Market, near broad-sl
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E M STANTON

WAsHMGToy May 22.-Sixty hostages,
who were arrested in Fredericksburg,
arrived in the city this morning, and
were committed to Old Capital Prison.
The following despatch has been re
ceived by the Navy Department:
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SO Reward.

OFFICE OF PROVOST MARSHAL,
NASHVILLE, Tenn May 2Oth, 1854.
Proves; ORDER
DAR. 1.-THE FOLLOWING NOTIFICATIONS
Of the tariff of prices for hack hire is publish
Ell for the information If ali concerned:
HAckmen VIII be permitted to charge
For the first hCur.-......... %
Each siibsequet hou, ... 49,. -..-.....-....-..- LOO
From Depot 10 Hotel OF HotG to Depot (Jss-
gege Includedl o.
From one point to another wItaiu the Corpora
ton, when the time - less then half an
l. q
card OF prices must be cOnspicuOusly posted
iG every hack.
ANY violation Of this order viii be severely pun
ished.
Bycomrnand Of Brgadier General r. 8. GRANGER.
JOHN ". HORNEH,
1t. Col J9th Mich. Infantry,
NAV q And Provost Mar hal.
q. s. DISTRICT ATTORNEYS OFFICE,
NAsHylL p, May p 1861. (
D4RT1ES INTERE>TED ARE HEREBY MOTT
u fed that John McClelland hiss been appointed
nal Revenue provided to be assessed and collected
under the provisions Of the act Of Congress.
They are now prepared to enter upon the duties
Of their Office, and can be found It the office for
merly occupied By d. c Love, Esq, Clerk Of the
Circuit Court, st the Court House, in Nashville
Persons liable 20 be Sc -essed viii proceed promptly
70 comply with tho provisions Of the law. by re
which reports win be niade 20 this Office for the
enforcement Of the pe8sldes and forfeitUres ac-
cVui0g. -
HORACE II. HARRISON,
L. =. J istrict Attorney,
may 2i-2t Mid Dist. Of Tenn.
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TO THE
SOLDIERS !
We HAvB PUBLISHED A BEAUTIFUL
Soldiers Certificate.
80 -r-r- nan n -.r.r 49,
Foe 80 UsE 81 soLpIERa.

Il is printed in four colors, representing
Cavalry, Infantry, and Artillery, marching
in oouu tles8 nun bers into Dixie, With drums
beating, colors flying, etc. A blank line IL
left for the name Of the Soldier, Company,
Regiment and Odioersi size lsz1T. The
certificate Is enclosed IN e pastsboard tabe,
and can be sent % any part Of tho country
without injuFyi and thssoldisr, afiar flIing
up the blank lines, eau put e back ia che
tube and RENAL It % bis friends, AID they
viii gss Il framed and preserve IL - a 70
msmbTance.
Prize 90 cents. Sent By mall, prepaid.
Is. RHODES 3 Co,
"a Union Street,
Nashville
Agoats wanted b sal he above
A. t-el1
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THE LATEST NEWS.
BIZ LAST yIGHT's NAIL.

New YoRS, Nav PA Fortress Mon
roe despatch OF the 20th to the Herald
states that squads Of rebel prisoners
continue to arrive in a dilapidated con.
dition, who express hopes that the cam
paign viii be closed soon 10 prevent
their being exchanged
A Herald correspondent near Spott-
sylFania Court House OF the DIST says
our troops were moving ali night TO a
new position. This morning the gen
eral headquarters were broken up, and
nearly the whole army IS in motion.
Precisely where our next resting-place
viii be time alone can determine. The
general expectation IS We shall have
hard fighting Immediately.
Another correspondent says Of the
fight on Thursday night, in which the
raw heavy artillery acted so handsome
IL: Our loss was but half the number
originally stated. A rebel deserter says
their loss was double ours, and repre-
sents the enemy as very much chag-
rined at not being able to turn our
flank. The 9Th corps now occupies a
position in advance of two lines of
works held by the enemy few days
since, so that our progress if slow is at
least sure and steady.
WASHINGTON, May 2I-9:5 so P. u.
To Major-GeneraL Dir:
Dispatches from Sherman state that
our forces found in Rome a good deal
Of provisions and seven fine iron works
and machinery. We have secured two
good bridges and an excellent ford
across the Etowahe Cars are now arriV-
ing at, Kingston with stores.
A despatch has just been received
from Banks, dated Alexandra, May g.,
states that the dam will be completed
tomorrow, the 9Th, and the gunboats
relieved. He will then move imme-
diately fer the Mississippi
Gen. Candy was at the mouth of Red
river On the 18th, collecting forces to
assist Banks if necessary.
Dispatches from Gen. Butler, dated
Q o'clock last evening, state that he
had been fighting all day, the enemy
trying to close in his lines We have
captured the rebel General Walker.
o. the Texas troops.
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PIIcrs OF ADEIsu0N.-DressC Circle, Is cents Ca
lery, % Cents. Doors open at ~ o'clock. PEI
Torrance 70 commence Ct O'Clock.
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SmusemFWts.
Theatre.

NOTICE ALTERATION OF TIME-Oa snd
sitter this date, doors open st ha past seven; PER
forfuance to coFnDenes at eight.
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For Lease

L NUMBER OF V.CANT ] OTIS LOCATED
n 10 every portion Of the city and suburbs, for
sale and lease.
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Those wishing 70 get good Bargains would
do well TO give Is q cal, oT send in their
oTders.
{. II. RHODES b CO.,
50 Union street.
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4 TRACTS OF TINIBERED LAND, SOME o.
4 which are possess ii Of the finest waterpcB or ~
the State, and well adapte for manufactures, saw
mills, sheep raising ami vineyards
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IN OR Il FARMS, AND PARCELS OF TTNlAI-
III proved country lands containing fr0Iu - 70
go acres, from ~ 10 ten miles ffomth city.
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ACME wanted % SAL NE above
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A FARM, THREE MILES FROM THE CITY,
n on the north side OF the Cumberland river,
3tacres Of superior garden land Toe residence is
new, containing nine rooms Price $4,000.
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- RESIDENCE on FcLFNpRE STREET
EiH. north q Cedar. with ne rooms. Free froi
taxation. Price 81, 05O
Daily State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1861-1865, 1864-12-22

A correspondent Of the Chicago Journal re-
lates the following interview of Federal forag
ing party with Tennessee farmer:
At another place We called upon the owner !, a
man of over sixty Years, we'll saved, yet en-
IDENTIFY much cast down and dsheartened. He
was polite and answered all questions tediously
On being asked what he had To spare, he exclaim-
ed, Not much-indeed, nothing. His wife
and four children standing by him. SAID not a
word but the cOuutenaBce OF the whole group
showed that the old man told the truth. In
deed. have nothing" said he, "what, with one
army or another, campaigning through this part
of Tennessee, they have stripped me of all
could spare, AMI more too Have YOU no
horses or mulesi' asked the officer. Yes. an
swered the man, 81 have one more mule, which
is entirely broken down; it was left me by a
trooper. who took my last horse in its eiead.
NO beef cattle?' VAS the next question. Not
one was the answer "Any hogs? "Yes.
sir, have four pigs which | had intended for
the winters supply of meat" ANY negroesl
asked the officer NO, not one: my servants
all left me some two three months ago. |
have not one on the place. have TO chop all
my wood and do all the out door work,
aud my wife and daughters do the indoors, what
they can" Any corn or wheati" mo wheat,
and only two OF three bushels of corn" was the
reply Lets see your muller" said the officer 1t
was brought up. and was as the old man had
said. Show me those pigs was the next demand.
When he heard this the old man could hardly
speak-bs hopes were almost at an end. he
showed the pigs, however. they were no more
than such family would need. nor as much. in
fact. The officer then kindly said: You may
keep all these things, they will help you out and
can be Of but little good to US, aud gave the old
man safe guard" which might save his prop
erty from all future molestation from our troops
Three years ago. this man owned a large. vel
stocked plantation and fine stud of horses
had cattle and hogs IN plenty. with servants to
come at his call, and corn to sell aud to keep
New he was sincerely thankful and much moved
that we spared him his four little shoats, his pit
lance of corn and dis old mare mule. with whict
be hoped to make small crop next spring The
war has been at his very door. he had seen it in
all its relations. and knew that it was vigorously
prosecuted.
Daily State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1861-1865, 1864-12-22
Rema rkabie Article from the Rich
mond Enquirer-SIayeryt to- be Given
uPto secure European Aid.

The following Is extracted from leading ar
ticle in the Richmond Enquirer of the 10Th inst;
Whenever We are reduced so low that We can.
not maintain the contest then We can secure lib
erty and nationality by the sacrifice of slavery
But until We prepared 10 make this sacrifice
n Is no use 20 look 10 Europe for help either by
recognition or intervention. All the military
authorities. those who command the armies and
those entrusted with the administration OF the
conscrpt bureau, are prepared % say that the
population ofthc country will maintain a force m
the field that shall bear to tha, of the enemy the
proportion THAI the armies OF the two nations have
borne 20 each other in 1868; then no necessity
exists for either arming the negroes or appealin,
10 Europe for protection.
But if those authorities shall answer differ
emily. then We submit that crisis is upon u
tina. dem tads the alternative Of sGbjGe alton with
slaves or independence by aiming the negroes
There Il every prospect for four wears more OF
war. aud Ions, we on The defensive. the
enemf Can carry on the war without Toe risk o,
defeat IL they know that never follow up
our repulses, bat must always remain en- The de
ienslve. they know that though they may not be
sole defeat our armies yet. viii never de
feat their, and the war Is merely question Of
exhaustion
Shall prolonS the war for the sake Of the
negroesl Shall We sacrifice our children to pre-
serve our saveSl Shall weexhaust our country
destroy noble defenders and endauger every
institution rather than test an experiment that
may give Us the means Of recruiting our armies
OF assuming the offensive aud of cOnGuering a
speedy peiceg Neither rhetoric nor argument
nor authority can determine whether the negroes
will make for Us = faithful soldier Experiment
must test and decide this Qusiton Gen. Lee
asks that this experiment De made But De
hate. cetest and despisc the enemy far more than
We love ana admire slavery. and If our liberties
cannot be gained but by the sacrifice OF slavery
se are prepared 70 make that sacrifice aud 70
urge that sacrifice upon our caauirvmen
We would not reHrn into the Union if every
save could be returned 20 MS master. and every
guarantee that human ingenuity could devise
were received for the protection OF the iasiitu-
ton. We prefer liberty with Tree society to re
union upon the secureSt basis of slavery Such
ne believe u De the sentiment Of the people Of
Erslnla. Bat know that a great many
doubts 5eset The question Of arming tie uegroes.
AID YET the experiment ought 70 be tested. and
the fact sscertaincd whether the negroes Will
make soldiers
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\ Plan TO ProIong Life

memoir recently presented to the French Acad-
envy expresses belief tha, the human life may
be greatly prolonged. and enters into ar argu-
me0t to snow that his opinion il based Upon
sound reasoning. He gives the result of his per
sonal observations on this subject, and proposes
to demonstrate the truthiulness Of his position by
actual experiments upon animals whose lives are
Of short duration. His Argument is that the
mineral matter. which constitutes Ingredient
N most OF our food. after the combustion, is in
our systeus 10 incrust aud siifen the different
paits Of the body, and 10 reader imperfect many
Of The vital processes
tie compares human beiogs 10 furnaces which
are always kindlsd; life exists only in conbas-
Con. bat tie scRsEsaen Which occurs n ca,
Daily State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1861-1865, 1864-12-22
Charleston and iIs Harbor.

H ". The New York Times CORES
pendent with Co. NuLFoRD's exchange feet in
Charleston Har5cs writes:
On Tuesday last the vessels Of Col milford 5
feet crossed Charleston bar and anchored within
easy musket shot of the ruins of Fort Sumter
ruins, by tie way, which are said to be stronger
IN their present state a. defensive work, than
the fort before its shape was marred by the
heavy artillery of the Morris Island batteries.
FROM The point where are st anchor get
sn excellent view ol the city, which Il not so
distant that those OF Us who have visited the
place before the war. are unable to name streets
and localities, aided in our conclusions by the
spires of ST Michaels and 81 Phillips. ara the
still standing tower of the burnt Catholic Ctthe-
dral The hsrb0r is lined with batteries which
are as plainly visible TO the garrison OF our forts
on Morris Island as they 20 rs, and therefore.
! 90 Dot violste the sanc;ity Of the flag Of truce
By making the fact public.
Daily State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1861-1865, 1864-12-22
The Prc.tdeut-s tast Joke

a few days ago Bishop Ames called 10 pay
bis respects TO the President. and arrived about
The time for the throsing open the doors for the
crowd in the ante room. he stood an interested
spectator of the patience with which the Chief
" agistrate heard complaints which never should
have been brought 10 him. and listened to all
sorts OF impossible petitions Al last the Bishop
telt that some rebuke should be given, and looked
about him for 4 Bible. At that moment the
Presiden; espiei him, and coming forward.
greeted him warmly Said Bishop A: But
Mr. President. | have something against voc. /
find DO Bible in this room. and 1 wished 10 read
what the father-in-la~ OF Moses told him when
he was doing what YOU are Hearing what
should 20 TO suhordiaates. you know, be advised
him TO choose out good men. who should hear
and decide al the cases that we're too hard for
them. which alone they should report 10 him
suggest to you. Mr. President. 70 follow the al
vice " Thank YOU. Bishop" said the Presi-
dent. The suggestion Is good And il re
minds me. Bishop, that vas reading the other
day how Moses WAS up in the mountain praying
for Israel, and providing for Aaron the best
place in the system. At the same time Aaron was
down with the people at the foot Of the mountain
making golden calf 10 supersede Moses" AS
il was before the sth Of November. the sppliea-
ton was easy.-North " estern Christian Adyo-
cate
Daily State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1861-1865, 1864-12-22

The editor Of he 1S>rs Haate Express. T. n.
Meredith. Esq. Who Is member Of the House
from vigo county. in the editorial corTespon
dence to bis paper. frOu this city, under date Of
tse ooh. says:
" II Is quite certain that Governor Morton oil
call q special session Of the Legislature. to meet
on the first Monday OF pext month. which will
be only four days before the regular session
Commences"
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pROSP ECTUS.
4 PICTORIAL DOUBLE NUMBER

TE,EE PSYCHOLOGICAL JOURNAL iSDLlFR ILLUS
y TRATED, for January appears with b. quarto
pages and NeautifOl illustrs ted Ii
Portraits OF IeDhysOn, Siman, Sheridan, Cobb, Phillips
Susanna Wesley mother of John-sn Indian Chief
Franz Muller hiss>Auggins, Miss Fury, the Princess OF
Wales, Florence Nightingale, Group Of wsrriors-Han-
niba, julius Cesar, Pizarro, Cromwell, Charles XII.
Frederick the Great, Scott. wellington aud Napoleon
with PHrSossosY, ETHNOLoGY PHEEsoLoeY, PSYCHOLOGY
etc. No. l. Vol. 4ist. Published 20 cents number
or 81 year by Hessrs. FOWLER Il WELLS, 3s9 Bread
way, New York. dssaI -t2t&w2w
Daily State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1861-1865, 1864-12-22
Singular History Buffaiontan
Pardoued from Prison and Dies n
MliliOnnire
Lon the Nsw York Hersld. /

In the year 1886 the city of Buffalo, New
York. contained among is population a citizen
OF indeiatigible industry and untiring enterprise
Whole blocks OF capaciOus warehouses were
erected by him. streets were laid out. grad
ed, paved and lighted upon his Recommendation
and With his assistance; aud no public undertak
ing Was considered of success without the
sanction and aid of this public spirited citizen
j he crash OF 1886 came, and IL caused him TO
touer. To sustain his credit for a few days in
an evil hour be committed a deed which con
signed him the State Prison Pardoned out.
and no ineradicable stigma save that inseparable
from misfortune attaching to bis name. he came
to New York city and started the hotel business
At the corner of Broadway aud Cortlandt streets.
Failing in this, he TO =" Long Islands
cir; shore" and took the Bath House. a summer
establishment. SOon disgusted with bis i'll luck
there he left this region of civilization altogether,
and sought the sohtudes Of West Virginia as q
place of quiet and rest for the remainder of his
Gays. he settled in what has proved 10 be the
heart of the IVES, Virginia oil region-and how
this unfortunate yet lucky this untiring and ire
pressible man, concludes his strange, eventful
history by leaving TO his heirs fortune valued
at three millions of dollars he bore the well
known name of Rathbun.