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Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1862-1865, 1864-06-15


THE Two DRoMIoA-We met with an incident yester.
day which puts Billy Shakperss story to the blush aud
ours in this wise, matter of fact venerable
and most patriotic gentleman Of the officers OF the
Lousana Relief Committee, whose wife and daughter
are now ia Yankee ridden city, standing at the
door of the committee rooms, Royal street, yester
day, Whel be young lady approaching, who, in
the distance, strongly reminded him f his daughter
that when she up and asked him where toe loom
If the committee was, he was so paIayzed with aston.
shment and excitement 10 be deprived OF the poHe
to show her. Seeing this she asked him If he were III.
With effort be at last able say that che
complete resemblance of his daughter in New 0deaps
he was almost compelled to believe 1t she who bad
droppad down thus suddenly upon him. Aad to juJtiy
himself he drew from bis picket the treasured photo
graph Of his daughter As soon as the lady II, sie
exclaimed, Sir this is my picture; sent 1t to my bus.
band two months ago"
Thereupon quite controversy sprung up between
the lady and the old gentleman, che declaring that it
The picture of herself and he yoWng that he had
been in possession Of it for the past Eve months and
that he had received il from New ORLEANS with that Of
his Wits. The lady was 40 positive, and the resem
blanCes perfect in every particular, age, size
carriage, features, to pimple the Lose, thai
the old gentl ad TO take the lady up into the
mt.ee to prove by Witnesses that be was really
entitled TO this picture of his daughter. And in
the room, q iri<nd of the cid gentemsDs family So
lutOd the lady in the full BIT lief hat che the daugh
ter TIE result that the lady departed with the
Outstanding that her husband 10 the army, che
would claim the faherly protection OF the old gentle
mau-Mo6He Tribune.
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DIED.

Yesterday morning. AZ o'clock, Of consumption LIZZIE
BROOKE wife Of Commander John NJ Brooke O. 8. In the
8Iih year Of her age
The friends and aequaances Of the family are Invited 10
tend her funeral TAl5 AFTERNOON O'clock from the res
idence Of her husband Main street. doors from 7 With
out further notice.
In Petersburg Saturday last 10 the 25th year age
mrs LUCY r. wife Mr. Thomas g. Robinson and daughter
Of Mr. A. @. Stevens. Of the place.
Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1862-1865, 1864-06-15

YoUsa MISS CHRISTIAN AscorArEE-The annual
meeting of the Young Msn'a Christian Ascca ion Of
Richmond was held Monday night last q. their room,
corner ioh and Bak streets, The folio ~iag gentlemen
were elected oficsrs for III, ensu ng year:
Prssidsnt-Hon. John Randolph Tuckrr
Vice P's'idsats WIN. Willis, Jr., d.. William a.
Gwathmsy, w. Fl. Clsmmtt, - Stephens, J. o. B.
Se'gt
D'rsetr'-J. Hall Moore,l. B. Wa!kins,-- Hughes,
g. l. Bdgooi, d. d. Lucas.
CorTsspon ding Sscrstary-Pnilip r. Howard.
Recording Seerstuy-B Tu,ker.
Li6rarian p. Gary Nicholas.
Irsasursr-Asa Snyder.
Regiasr-J. O. VILLAINS.
The Presidents report, which VIII be noticed in srisnso
hereafter lows tn, "A sociion to DO 10 aourishiue
condition.
Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1862-1865, 1864-06-15

JIM LANE IN TROUBLE --An honorable Senator (Jim
Lance Was a'taied beaten the head on Penn
eyIvania few highs tiuce by nymph Of the
pave. The ground Of the hos lie demonstration was
that The gtest bad seduc and afterwards aban-
doned her-ALbann En- Journal
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"a q CITY

WBDER Hosr.rAL We VISITED yes erday. tbis, the
largest hospital ia the Confederacy. 1. contains siI
separate divisions, each accommodating $50 pa tents
and under he control Of Division Su'gscp. fsnts,
capable Of accommod ung 700 patients, have sM teen
recently raised adj 'cent t, the hospital or the 80 Of
convalescents The whole under charge of Surgeon A.
G. Lane, (one OF the geuemanly and energetic
Surgeons IN the Cobfedsrac!,) b. whom the hospital
was organic, ID in the Spring Of 1862 10 view Of the
nade quacy of the ,datons of the hospitals Of
Richmond for the wouaded, contingent upon the pos
sibl, stgs of the capital the Medical Director has
directed that the uumbef Of beds in each ward # the
hospital be increased one third this will make tie
pacty OF the entire hospital including the TINS $500.
The hospiis has been recently remodel:d and rpared
under the supervision of Surgeon Line. TIE improve.
mems add greatly to It's conveni nee, hygiene and ap
peaiance. It Is most heaLhiy located and s supplied
BY number OF vel, with clear, COLI pleasant Water.
Has central register Tor the information Of etquring
frend' libra Tor tie of patients, bath house,
and bakery at Nhch the whole OF the bread for the
hospital ia baked. The Is Division Of the hospi al Ia
assigned TO the odaon Of soldiers from Georg
and the remaining five to those from North CaIolra-
There 1873 patients 10 tie hospital unce. trs at
ment.
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What Of the Hour.

The situation OF Affairs a. present is most enoour-
aging. contemporary sums up the situation previous
70 Grants last change Of base and says Grant, starting
on. With his immense hosts has met lion in his path
aud been heavily punished. He shifts from side 10 side
AID from position to position, like in despair. In
VAia be has sought BY firing the passions Of his
with copous batons Of alcoholic stimulsnts and
ing them in ten ranks 6llrg up the places Of those
that fell with food for bullets TO achieve
single success. He has been repulsed every point
With such heavy loss to hi5 invading columns as 70 en-
title HIN to the appelAtOn Of "the Butcher" but il is
his own men that butohered, not Ours Oar loss
has been riang. VIII he longer butt against for
i6cstOnsf Tbs gallant army Of Lee await hls sp
prOaohes with cool desermin ,sol, SAYING
Let them come;
They come like sacrifices in their train,
Aud 20 the 6rs-eyd maid Of smoking var
All DO: nd bleeding " Il of- them;
The mailed Mars shall on his altar ssS
Up 10 bis chin in blood"
Like the King Of Dahemey, who has become the 10
tsar saint Of Northern faOaueisu, sacrifice
tAry 70 satisfy the eApiees Of tas regnig mona Oh Of
LinOOndOm- FrOm the number Of Victims off red ~
on the fields Of Virginia and North Gesrga, it woulI
appear that Lincoln made no bad selection in choosing
his saraPs for bis work. Grant and Sherman having
offered up the sAoFHcss and deludsd the people win
the ssmbAnoe Of success 10 the g in Of territory with
ont other results had 70 flank or lie dormant uot The
nomination is secured at Baltimore Hence ii, r jour
mails teen with glowing depAtehes from Grant, Sherman
and butler Of successes false they owing.
Notwithstanding these AbuOu d. spAOheS gold goes up,
showing that fill eFedsnes 8 not given them BY the
masses. Sherman, 10 North Georgia, has succeeded
in TaVAgiUg the country, but At fearful sacrifice
DecliniOg again and Sgal the prOfred gage Of bat
te from Johnston, be Is studying diligently the art Of
aAnkiog Bat there an end 70 the AAnking process.
What them Do We fear tho result when Johnston
leads his army against Shs'mAn's hOrdesS We do not
The work viii 5000 begin a. the North. Toe body pO-
lto b.OAsed with corruption must suPPurass and fall
apart. PsthOrie constitutions require vOnesecdOa.-
That work win soon commence at the North, the dis
sasst part being separated from the healthy, ami may
be, in the national bOOdettng, that life Itself may be
sxtOguahSd They are on the mad waters Of reVOlu.
Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1862-1865, 1864-06-15

Military ARRxsTs.-Wm. N. LABEL was arrested
yesterday while atemp ing 10 make his way to the lines
of the enemy.
Adam Waiver was arresed OIL the charge of being a
suspicious charsc err.
VIM. Bsllau (of the melish) was arrested on the
charge of attempting to pu: persons across our nes
The above parties committed to Castle Thunder
Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1862-1865, 1864-06-15

HASDsoME AND UMQUH Work OF ARA very
beautiful cenosph erected to the memory Of the uni
versay beloved and lmented Lieutenant General Tdos
y Stone wall Jackson, brought to this city Wednes.
day. and has been placed in the Vesbu!e of the Orphan
House on exhibition We learn that il lie intended fer
presentation to this city from CAPT. Brown who brought
it from Nassau N. p.
L. is entirely composed of elegant and costly she'll
work. and ia about feet high. On the sides are the
following inscriptions: ,, vsr
Ga the S'uth-Do your duty aud leave the rest to
Providence. II is all right
On the Norsh-hanassas, FAllin, Waters Wiuches
ter Gross Keys Port Republic, Cedar Rua Fredericks
burg, Richmond.
Ga the EIst-BuSa:k Of the Field; Host his pre-
sence, and his arm shield; as be lived be died gIo J.
GU IL.
On the West-To the memory OF Stouewal Jackson,
who fell at Charlottesville May 3D. 1867 Charleston
Courier
Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1862-1865, 1864-06-15

YANKEE DEAD IN CoRISfH.-Not less than fifty Ave
or sixty thousand Yankee calcases mngli"g with
the dust in and md Cornh and between there aud
the Tennessee river. Certainly great sacrifice Of hu
man life for the snail advantages gained by temporary
oothod in North Mssifs ppi During the stay Of the
Yankees here they sanity carried 81 ito that
bourae from whence no traveller returns by diseases Of
almost every kind, in large and increasing numb
Ia the month of August 1868, hundred Of the 10Th
Missouri cavalry alone died of disease. Thirty died in
one company in the came mouth. Other commands
lost in large prspor ions. Tae l6 Wisconsin buried
9s2 prvates and eff ;ers during the time IL hete
from Nov. 62 to May $50. Not less than 5000 were
buried shortly The Oorinth battle in Oct 62. TIE
entire number buried from Tuscumba Greek Camp
Davis to the river in ludng the battle field Of Shiloh,
may not be over estm ted at IS 900 or perhaps co.
OO0 No wonder that Lincoln has had 10 replenish the
ranks of his army by hundreds Of thousands and hall
millions, when his numbers have been diminished In
such prop ortion wherever be has invaded US.
Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1862-1865, 1864-06-15

HUsTsG, CoURr-In this court. yesterday, a noRs
prOsequi was entered in the case of Frank Brown, The
youth who obtained $50 from Mrs. JeHsron Davis
upon forged freight BILL and Brown Was apprentioed
10 the NIvy.
The case Of Benz, amin D,groot charged with t1hih.
ing faro, " continued till the next term
Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1862-1865, 1864-06-15

LATE PiPERs-Lite New York papers giving pro.
ceedings of the Baltimore Convention, etc., are on file
at the Confederate fading Room, on llth street, near
Main.
Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1862-1865, 1864-06-15

MAroRs CeuRr.-Th,re was number OF cases before
the Mayor yesterday, and his Honor managed to get
them so unbed and confused into one another that Il
took him the best part of the day to dispose of them
Charles Alexander was fined $40, and bound over to
keep the peace, for citing dunk and throspg stones
at some children in the Streets Seasrooks ware
house.
VIM. B. Smith, the fellow caught with bag Of onlons
on Monday morning, by watchmsn Wicks, aud whose
case had been continued for him to produce witness,
was committed, the witness not being forthcoming.
Anne Riley, an Irishwoman, with youog infant, was
charged with stealing pour ds Of bacon from Susan
Needham. She was discharged.
Eliza Whitehurst was cent to the Huslipgs Court,
on the charge OF receiving cutlery stolen from the Ned
ica Puryeyors Department and for ceying diamond
breastpin stolen from Lieut. Col. Mulligan.
Twenty NJ gro cases, more or lsss, were disposed Of
Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1862-1865, 1864-06-15
oPrNioN IN LtyrRPool
[From tke Liverpool MercnrN, May Pa

General Grant will have to follow them
dragging all his supplies over broken road and through
swollen streams All the circumstances Of these des-
perate battles give high respect for the bravery
both of the Federal aad Confederate armies out all the
gsnTaIship appears to BE- the side Of the OOr'dsrGss
General Lee seems to have the power of compelling
General Grant to fight him In the positions most iavor
able for defensive and most unfavorabs for an nvas
ding army 1t Is doubtful whether the FederAls have
been able to use their splendid artillery 10 any OF the
recent battles while the COnfedeates have been able TO
n AXE much use OF theirs.
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led but few 10 anticipate aud which, from thes,
who most severely condemn the cause for which they
have taken mp .arm', must command al TIE respect
Which the highest military qualities inspire.
Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1862-1865, 1864-06-15

WE have on hand small quantity Of supe-
w rior old and pure whskey witch Ter the
10 yes. marketpdce MARTIN 4 CORDuZo.I
jel5-2tt
Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1862-1865, 1864-06-15

1900 REWARD.
STOLEN, from the re .id,nc, of the subscriber,
~ 70 OF Pre.dsnFs ILL.,, GOLD wATJH AND uHAIN with
eapln and penoil attached TIE of undersigned
engraved Inside OF The watch Bald Wstth pu
Mitchell Tyler Tn. reward viii be paid fr rsurn
or any infoim lion tina. will lead to il recovery.
jelb-.t MARTHA PAYNE
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BANK NOTICE.

A L meeting Of the Banks of this city, held
on ,he 10th inst resolved notice given
me I'VE Dollar Treasury Notes od iue) Of Confederate
oAes Amec will no longer received deposit BY them,
end mat dep ,sitors Withdraw at ther
credit ~ the 25h inst otherwise taey will be convicted into
new currency and pls eed TO their ersdil
Richmond, June 11th 1884 isll-lv
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GRANT MUsF GO FORWARD.
[From Tie London Telegraph, Nay n. /

HTVNt 6eo LO'toO" AsteyFdP"I nay ~. a -
As long, indeed, as Grant moves EDWARDS, 80 long
will New York believe in him. But suppose be calls
hslt-sDppose that his crippled forces hed for
than few days in check before some other rife PITS
and breast works stronger than thCce Of SpotsyVana
To measure The robable reaction, we mus remember
that Almos; Oloodless victory was hoped for and
that tie same journal which records these sanguinary
struggles vary recently expressed its opinion that the
campaign would result I'm the rebel evacuation of the
city, aud Lees retreat INFO North Carolina without
battle in order TO save his army" That dream any
rate, has been dspelled and the first indication OF
evil foFtuae, New York. suddenly recovering from
excitement that is almost Madness will confess that
twenty miles Of Virginia soil may have been dearly
Woa at the price Of Two thousand men for every me
TIE TsELme IN MANcHKsrKR
From the Aanehsstsr EraRinsr, Nay 2s.
A survey of these difficulties will enable
us to undes and the considerations which General Lee
must ke into account in determining tao les OF the
ca mpaign. letreat to Richmond would simplify the
situation, and seem 10 afford him so many advantages
III that is the word to Whre everything looks dis
advAntageous-that We shall be surprised TO hear
Of his marching thither at ones He is menaced with
an avalanche Of disaster and if he should h from
crushing him, II viii be next to a miracle Of energy
ana skill la GOODNESS, in fertility Of resources, in
promptness OF decision, and, above all 10 uuhinchrg
resolution, Grant has immeasurably dstaRced bis pre-
deeessora The Federal soldiers have fought as they
never fought before the soil OF Virginia. than wi cb
perhaps no tribute TO their proves could be higher
IL ampe truth 70 say thai the OonfederAtes have as
tonissd ths World By their ksroism Il has To rev.
eAon Of Southern character which their antecedsnts
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CoHDrfroH OF NEaaoEs IN TIE NoErH.-A Ns~ York
Corespor den in speaking Of the degraded position oc
cupiedby the negroe, Of that city, gives the annexed
picture of t.:
OF all tie miserable and begone objects have
ever behed cut Of Russian jail or az Italian bzar-
house, the free negroes have seen Ia New York are
the wretchodes and most ororn. Take away those who
are coachmen or body servants 10 privat families, and
who are clad In some kind of decent livery by the em-
ployert take away proportion of muato and bright
coored people among which class the are often
given to taWdry 6nery in apparel but seldom TO peso
nal cleanliness; take away few, verJ few cid ne
groes, who have made money by storekeepng and
wear broadelosh and tall hats, and the 81 .
due is lstless, decrepit, drowsy, covering
race, always going TO the wall, always aid
ing and sinking away, always ragged, always dirty
lying aud plfering and tpsfying themselves in feck-
lees, shsmbliDg kind of Way-horribly overgrown chill
den creatures whose goiress their brains 10
stead of 10 their throats 10 the black streets Of New
York. you meet them proving about with baskets full
Of scrapsAnd tffL. When the police rout out some
diaplda ed tenement at the Five Points, they ara sure
to fad negro sitting doorstep, baskDg In the IA
dent warm h. The negroes of Washington are stur
der. comelier more intelligent fellows. They are cd
mirable WATERS and sti more admirable BARRIERS At
Brumore, the railway orters Athletic, sc'ive and
willing negroes. 0dly few days ago they were slaves
Turn them loose in the blessed land Of freedom, AID SEQ
how long it will be before they hopeeSsy deteroratc
Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1862-1865, 1864-06-15

We subjoln few extracts from the British Press re-
AtVe to the battles 10 SpOtsyVAnA and the prospects
/ of h.
Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1862-1865, 1864-06-15

- TENOGRAPHERS and Photographers
~ Proposals will be received by unt the frs,
day OF etpe nbr next for making verbatim re-
ports OF the proceedings and debates the the Con
iederate States.
The contractor VIII be required furnish his own sstapt.
The sessions OF the Senate w estimated average about IL
months per annum, and about hours per day
Stationery will furnished at the expense the Senate A
also reporters for writing out note together With uahs
and fuel
The contract VIII be made for year the as Monday
Of November next AMI rata paid contrac
tor monthly
The reports must embrace verbatim report notions re-
solutions peeehes and such
be necessary 10 explain she debates.
The committee stmate that the principal reporter and TIRE.
sssiststts perform the wo.k
The chief and his asstans win be oeers Of the seu
and EMIT the privilege and mmunes incidental tbsrso
and removal BY for capacity or adey
Affair copy OF the Idly reports must be wen complete In
time fr the next daily m rniog papers.
Proposals VIII be addressei to JAMES 0RR Anderson eouth
Carolina.
JAxEs L ORB, Chairman,
RW. JOHNSON,
Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1862-1865, 1864-06-15

hlcnmopd, June llth, 1884.
The following papers will publish the above
semmonthy, until the 10Th August aud send bi L. D. Ps
hugh arms OF the Senate Richmond Roc SEN
une Wing and Dis aeh; Wilmington Journal Norm Carolns:
rhe Confederate Righ. North uarona Mercury ana Oouer
Shar,op ossonan and Guardian Columbia souiq
chronicle and Sentinel and oonsuiionalst August Georgia
graPn MscoD Appeal an Iatelsenee Ausnt Inqursr Co
n%Gus, asorgi Advertiser and MAIL hongot u; Advertiser
Observer, Tuscaloosa Alabama usddo Gazse shrevsport
Louisians; Telegraph Houston. jeIS 2tamti5 an
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NEW RICHMOND THRATRR.
To-morfov-Positively

CHANCE Doors open At TX o,clook Par
formance 70 commence ~ ~ precisely ie16-lt
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THE rII,EME M,

ATA SPECIAL MEETING OF PHENIx KNaIHEl
Lonpans No " Brcoklyn, w. ~. held ~ their house,
Monng evening May 10. 1861 ihs following preamble and
fesvWumvns we're unanimously sdopted-- -. - ls.. (.
whereas II has been ordrfea aiLwfse provsdeuce
from us aud
Whereas we HIS ccnpsnens for years IN the r~ pspar
mcnL lament HIS loss as the good snd faithful
BY those who know them best therefore
Resolved Thst In the death ot William " wilets this,
company has lost warm hearted friend ocmpan
bound 70 by ALL the q
which spring from having shared hardships
perils Fire Department.
Reovei That 20 the family Of the deceased tender
heartfelt sympathc> who. by bereavement
deprived 20 them dear
kssavcd THAT We attend the funeraIis body and we
the usual badge OF mourning Tor thirty daya
Resolved That copy OF these presented n
family OF deceased. and that published IN
ne Sunday Mercury New fsrk ner.la and Brooslyn,
Rsgle. JOHN W. SHEPPAnD,l
HENRY MERRfLL y Comnitsa
GODFREY LINCka
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MATRIMONIAl.l,l,.,,,'

A YOUNG MAN or AN AFrECrroNATE DISPOSE
"A ton, with black eyes and curly hair, wishes form
the acquaintance OF lively young lady,
with matrmont Address strict conadenoa Tor
week. Robin. station O.
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,wo YOUNG GENTLEMEN Sworn rpryNns,

IHWO fOUNt fSWOHN FHIFN0s)
Il wish 20 correspond with two young ladies' VINO are
bosom friends with view 10 matrinony An
disposition and true heart all that are required in them
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w ~ eRIFrITHs OVERS FOR SALE MS NEW
improved four and sr Pocket Tables With he an.
nyAled continuation Cushions Old tables repaired and
improved Cushions applied several ANA sssna hand
pbiet ies sss ~ ~ sahba s(ssak
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CrArEN IsLAND.-A GENTLEMAN HAVING VERY
= fine, healthy place situated high ground. Ross.
Vile would take three gentlemen and their fami
~ Of adults requiring hres pleasant rooms TO Board for the
season, longer II required. Easy OF access 70 New
York by ralrord and steamboat I'VE minutes walk 10
steamboat landing and ~ hour from the city Good nshne
boating and cunning One drvea good sabng for horses
Parties wishing 70 engage first class Board and
uons In beautiful aud healthy addressing
NV. O.. box 100 Herald olloe Reference eIchanged.
Terms $40 each.
, 1864-03-23

"a TO INVEST IN THE GRAIN BusLNEss.-The
lease Of Warehouse with Elevators and Fixtures
pete. capable Ct doing nuspesa er 100 oGo bushels
tho State. Is offered for gale cheap For particulars
spply to ISAAC \. ASH CO., NJ. Potnerpys Build
ing. nhH1bGlsruet