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Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1862-1865, 1864-06-03
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

Prayer By the Rev. Dr.. DoggeH, of the Methodist
Church.
Senate returned the House bill to authorize O L.
federate Dis rict J1dgel il csfa d tics in Northern
Georgia to hold their courts other than the rsgusr
places with an amendment in the nature OF substi-
tute for the SINE The Senate subs itu'e sgreed
to- Il provides that hereafter any Confederate Judge
may change the time and place Of holding his cout
when he thinks proper TO do TO.
Mr. A II. HANLEY, Of Ak, offered resolution 10
authorize the clerk of the House 10 employ additional
aid from this time until the end of the sessioI at such
compensation as the Committee Accounts shall de-
eide upon. AioDted.
Mr.. MONTAGUE, of Va, offered resolution that Il o
Committee on tue Ne iicaI Department inquire into the
eIpsdercy of increasing the TsIions allowed IA
tents in h spi.als. Adopted.
NJ CL0Pr0N, of Ala reported from the Commit
tee on the Med cal Department bill auendstory to the
act Of MAJ 1863 regulating the granting of furlouehs
TO wounded sclierj as hospits TIE bill provides that
urougAs shall be granted for rot les5 than thirty days
instead of sixty as tie Law nov directs
Mr. CONRAD, of LIS cff.red joint resolution tina
in view Of tie present crowded STATE of hospaA and
the heat of the weather. the medical authorities b.
permitted to grant furoughs for lees than 60 days. Ia
such cases as ia their judgment, furughs will con-
tribute to the recovery OF The patient Pending the
reconsideration Of this su Jet The morning hour having
arrived the special order-;he tax bill and smeod-
neuts, was taken up. The substitute OF Mr. AMBER
SON of Ga was adopted in lieu of the amended bill
of the committee, by the following vote-ayes At,
noes 49,
We will publish il 10 full in cur next issue
On motion of Mr. RIVE5, OF Va, the House then
went into secret seeson.
Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1862-1865, 1864-06-03
THE GREAT BATTLES IN vIRGINIA-GRAN7
HAS WON NO VICTORY.

Notwithstanding all tie flaming ''Oficial dispatches"
Of be reruls of Lee" and the stories of "the rebel
,rrov in full retreat on Richmond" the North sees at
last that Grant has won no victory This is what the
NeS York Nsvs says in an editorial on che great
battles in Virginia"
Notwithstanding the invocation to prayer OF Presi-
dsnt Abraham Lincoln and the bulletins OF the press
,s fail to see that tie liberals have gained victory 80
Viroinic The d.tailed accounts thus far received,
dmit of no such conclusion. Toe truth is that Gn raj
Zee wth about seventy. five thousand men, and with
No advantage of posito3 fought double his force two
.necessive days What little advantage was gained on
either side sed tn him. and lis captures and prison
era mora than compensated biz loss. If Lee obtained
mo decisive success over Grant, the latter equally
uusu ,cessfu In making impression upon the veteran
army OF bis adversary.
The result Was drawn battle, and more than thir
thousand men killed and wounded. The evieercee
that General Grant barely escaped Sea and upon this
and the retirement OF Lees orcss Is based the claim Of
Federal victory.
The Withdrawal Of Lees foIo,s WAS a prudentisl
movement aud maze necessary, perhaps, by tee dpo-
Hon OF Grants troops ter the battle of Friday ngh'
These were msssed at point nearer to Richmond than
was the main force Of Lees amy.
The covering Of the Ojniedera capital obviously
necessary in the evoat of disaster the thd days
contest. Lees army would have been cut off from Ire
only practicable line of retreat and thus have been az
the mercy of the enemy. Gen. Lee with the knoWledge
that the capture Of bis army would DO the downfall CT
the Confederscy, simply provided against the lcertRin
chances of wS and withdrew his troops to temporary
noint OF saf,ty and moe desirable position. The
confident assurances of az early occupation of Rich
plond as oroi!Ndisss hope.
Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1862-1865, 1864-06-03

Nos Law AT TIE WEsr.-We learn from the Ooum
bis (Ohio) Statesman that psrec reign Of terror has
aleS Tor several days past in Greayis, Drake county,
s.rrsd on by members Of tie Loyal League aided by
squad Of some forty rttuTned soldiers, 6elorgng to
TIE Forteth Sixy-ains and one other Ohio regiment
The LOYAL Lesguers first got tbs sOdiers drunk' and
than instzated ihem to 'clean GU. The Democrats CT
de town One day week before last soldier assaulted
and nearly killed an uDsrned and inonensvs eilIsn'
for which be was aIresei and decd SlOV, TX
Ilougtessuan Gm. Allen prosecuted the etendeF %
behalf Of the citizens, and be being Democrat t-e
Loyal Leagues directed toe prejudice and malice o. Toe
soldiers against him. They gated ms once ana oss
t'oyed bis books AMI they then eommeocsd an mos
eliminate assault upon al vtzsos Who we're des gnAs1
a. ecpotrhtads, committing numerous ouirages Hi1n
stOnes clubs knives and al other sorts OF weapons Re
III sors Of weapons and nsils, causing ne '.rfnso
Ell NJ 70 close ths,r shops and houses ana give 'ne
tom Up, for the line beng, to the irenzed ZOO
Il 70 True, moreover, that the teaching which inspires
sneh soandaous outbreaks stil diligently perseyeree
"a By influential abodonsts in many parts of the West
Dor Instance We nSaes in the Dubuque Herald which
Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1862-1865, 1864-06-03

WHA4 The GoyKRHHEST MIGHT HAVE DoNE-Daring
the wear now closing about $50 600 bales OF cotton Of
about 500 pounds weight each, have feund their way
through the blockade European ports which, at the
ruling price, sold for upwards Of Sc 100000 sterling
WITH this fund TO lie credit bad the Gotten been eI-
ported for its own account, n,ead Of Tor the most
mart private specuators tho Confederate Government
might have dispensed with foreign lcans; might have
boS sht Wsrke storts q: the lowest cash rates, aud
supplied citissns with commodities Of primary neces
sity at moderate advance on cost Not only would
it have earned the fabulous profits pockeied by foreign
merchants but it would have saved itse the issue Of
that Iod OF promises pay with which IL purchased
importations and which the importers FASTENED TO 8
pose of on any terms Aud what creditor at home could
have doubted tho sOVency of debscr who was the
largest holder of foreign exchange in the county
London Index.
Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1862-1865, 1864-06-03
From the ". Y. Clipper
TIE LONE AUDIENCE; OR, HOW KING LEAR
WAS PLAYED ON A COLD NIGHT.

The readers of the New York Clipper can probably
appreciate rich thing" about 60 well as any other
class of people, whether it be fact or fiction. We,
therefore, present them WITH the following report OF
exraordina1y theatrical performance, aud extra7oglnt
as may appear it is he relation Of IN actual occur
renee which took place in Montgomery, AA-i in tie
severe winter of 1885:
Il was cold February night, AID there Was an au-
deuce of one. The play waking Lear and there VAS
no back GU" in the manager. The individual who
composed the audience bad EXPOSED himself in the pit
and he was ashamed to shack ou" too, though was
evident he was in an uncommon " III" aud would
gladly have been anywhere ese than where be was up
drew the CurtsiD and on walked tho natural son aud
unnatural brother, Edmund,
'Thou NAure, art my Goddess H.,
cOm iced the actor, aod so proceeded IL h' twenty
line soloquy about halt way when ne sudoeny st'pped
and walked for yard to the foot lights, Addressed the
audience Who as will be seen, was an old man and an
intsmale acquaintance.
"JAek. am sorry to see the house so very unoom-
fortably crowded, and rs it seems impossible Tor u
to OBTAIN seat, hope you will so home immediate
~"
90 never miad" said The audience, 81 am quite COM
forsbe AMI beg you will not put yourself out on my
account Tell che other lsdeI and gentlemen cid Krg
Lear and the res, to come on, fer am liberal and
enlightened audience, assure you, and have an esp
cisl devotion for Shakespeare Saying Which, the audi
euoe took his stick aud gave limstl unanimous ound
Of applause.
The actor, though bold aud factous fellow, bad
broken through the rules of the thears as far as he
thought well for the tins, and with laugh and wink
at bis friend the audience, no went on and com eed
his sohloquy.
The play progressed. The whole company YES in re.
ceipt Of Jul aares, and the manager Deen tufer
ing severe iua Of bard luC 40 his policy besg never
10 dismss auisncs Of one, the company, 10
evr dissgreeabe to act under such circumstances ba
reihe7 righi nor inclination to thwari his wshes tn
consideration, however, could not keep down the rae
tious spirit of the comedians, and natural conse
Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1862-1865, 1864-06-03
coNFRDRRATE CONGRESS,
sEc0XD 0oyoREss-EzRs7 SESSION
SENATE.

SENATE
THURSDAY, June I'd, 1854
The Senate met at IL o'clock n, Mr.. HUsrfR, of Va,
In the Chair.
Mr. OLDHAM introduced bill to provide for tho
establishment Of bureau of poly.eehnics. Ref ired
to the Committee Of Military Ahairs
Er ORR, from the Committee Of Foreign Affairs, Ie.
ported the following resolution which adopted
Resolved That joint COMMITTEES of FIVE on the part
oil the Senate and on the part OF the House OF Rep
resenta'es, be appointed to collect su henc nforms-
on concerning the treatment by the Federal authori
ties OF such slaves have fallen into the hands Of the
euemy during the present war.
Mr. BkRNWELL. from the Committee of Finance,
reported back the House bill increasing the compensa
ton of tie assistant clerks in the Senate and House Of
Representatives Postponed until TO- morrow.
Alro, Senate b II to authorize the owners of the
registered eight per cent convertible bonds Issued under
the provisions of the act approved l6h Nay, 1851 to
exchange the same for coupon bonds which was forth
with considered.
The p.ssape of the bill was advocated by hsssrs.
BARNWELL and SENMES aud opposed BY Mr. OLD
HAN. The bill was then pa.s,d-yels Is, nays z.
Mr.. SPARROW, from the Commt &c OF Military At
fail TeSortsd back Senate bill to amend the &C; con-
corning military courts to attend the srmy in the He'll
The bill was considered and passed. It authorizes the
commander OF division to approve the verdcts OF the
court in certain cases.
Also, bill from the majority Of said commitee)
authors ng the lnuscture or slrt1ous liquors for the
use Of the army and hospital
Also, House bill 10 anne the actto establish tie
Nitre and Mining Bureau. The said bills were placed
upon the calendar.
Mr.. SPARROW, from the ZANE committee, al o re-
ported back ha Senate bill TO provide for the ccmpen
saton Of commissioned oficers soldiers, sailors
and marines detail, service With the House amend
menls thereto. The Senate rfused to concur 10 said
amendments-;he gune-t being that the Sera.e bill
allowed the came pay detailed from the amy or
navy whilst the substitute OF the Honse DID no. provide
for the litter.
The Senate also refused to concur in the House
amendment to the bill to promote the efficiency Of the
cavalry, and
On motion OF Mr.. SPARROW. committee OF confer.
ence ass asked fer.
The Senate proceeded the considea of the bill
providing for the establishment and payment Of claims
for properly aken and informally unwarrantaby i'm
pressed for the uss Of the army.
Various amendments were scted upon, among them
propos ton TO strike out the word "uuwarrantably,
which vas agreed to-yeas 8, nays7. The word lie
gally" was then inserted.
TIE further consideration OF the bill postponed
until to-moToa. The Senate then resolved into secret
sessicn.
Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1862-1865, 1864-06-03
/ E. B. STUART.
Erom Ms RiehmOnd Esaminer

From the Richmond Exdmtnfr.
We could not pause while yet the noontide air
Shook with ths cannonade's incessant pealirg,
The funeral pageant fifty TO prepare
A nations grief revealing.
The smoke ADORE the gimmering woodland wide
That skirts our southwark border with its beauty,
Naked where cur heroes stool and fought And died
For love and faith and duty.
And still what time The doubtful strife went on,
We might not end expression for our sorrow,
We could tu. Law our dear, dumb warrior down,
And grid us fer the morrow.
Ole weary year ego, when came lul,
With victory, in the conflicts stormy closes, 81.
Wien the glad Spring. ell flushed and beautiful,
First mocked us wish her roses
With drge and bell aud minute qua wo paid
Some fey poor rites, an inexpensive tokea
OF great pies pair, IA JAcEsoSs shade,
Ia agony uasPoken.
No walirg trumpet aud 10 tolliDg bell,
No cannon, save the battles boom receding
When STUART 10 the grave Wa bare might tell
With hearts ell crushed a1d bleeding.
The crisis suited not with pomp, and she,
.Whfss anguish bears the seal OF conservation,
Had wished his Christian ob:equies should be
Thus void of ostenta:ion.
Only the maidens came sweet a)W'rs TO tWine
Above bis form so still and cold and painless,
Whsse deeds upon our brightest record shine,
Wbcse life ard sword were stainless.
They well remembe. ed how he loved to dash
Iato the f Sht festooned from summer bowers,
How Ike fountains spray bis tabre's lash
Lesped from mass Of fowers
And so we carried to his place OF rest
Althat of our great PalIdin was mortal,
The.cross, aud not the sabre, on his breast
That opss the heavenly porta.
No moro OF tribute might 10 uS remain
But there will come Ii when freedoms martyrs
A richer guerion OF renoWn shall gain
Than 81 ams in stars and garters.
claim no prophets vision, but see
Through coming years, now near at hand, row dis
Ny rescued country, glorious and free,
And strong and seli.e1istert.
hear from out that sunli; land which les
Beyord hEe clouds that gather darkly DER Us,
The happy sounds OF industry arise
In swelling, peaceful chorus.
And, mDgling with these sounds, the clad acclaim
OF millions uneisturbed by wars affections,
Growing each martyrs never dying name
With grateful benedctors.
Ia some fair future garden Of delights,
Where hoW'rs hall bloom ana song birds sweet.
warb.e,
Art shall erect the statues OF cur knights
In living brot re and marble.
And mono Of all that bright, heroic throng
Shall wear to far of time a semblance grander,
Shall still be d,cked with iTesher wreAtts OF song,
Than the beloved commander
The Spanish legend tells us OF tho Gid
That after death he rode erect, sedstely
Along his lines, sven in life he did,
/ presence Jet more stately!
Aud thuI our SruART, at this moment, seems
To ride cut of our dark and troubled story
Into the region OF romance and dreams,
realm OF lghi aud glory
Aud sometimes when the silver bugles blow,
That radiant form, in battle re-appearng,
Shall lead bis hoTsemen hAdlopg on the foe
In victory careeriDg!
Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1862-1865, 1864-06-03

CosrADkRArE MICRO GsNLEIL-A corre ondent
of the Houston Telegraph Gays:
saw in Boston paper, not long ago. a statement
thai had not oily negro troops, negro officers,
in armies This p'odigcus tale probably originated
"a fellows
In the army of Tennessee, Brgadier General bad q
negro who raised with him from childhood,
and who wore all his cast eff clothes. Cuee was very
proud OF an old uniform Of his masters and wore
It on all gala days. Ia time of battle, mounted on
spare horse of tue Generals and frantic with excite
ment, he would charge up and down the fell, beyond
the reach OF the sh ss aud Blu ets On one OF these
OCCASIONS the enemy in full rerea', and cur forces
advancing. when Sergeant, with fifteen ortTenty ID
oners came I'D wi b the sable General as he was ca
reeing at head.long speed over the plain.
General" said the Sergeant "whs, shall do ~ith
tie triJcnarsi"
'Double quick the Cd d. rsscals TO the rear"
vas the emphatic Spouse.
AccoTdr gly tie humorous Ssfgeapt troted his Yam
KEGS down tao broken road for mls and half, and
IN, never could be convinced afterwards tina. CT a.
was not in The military employ of Cousin SiIly Anu
Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1862-1865, 1864-06-03

SHAkr GANs-Wedneaday evening, white boy,
ebout fifteen years of age, called at President Davs
residence, with bill which parportsd 10 be freight
BIZ for $50, valuati package which had Just been
received at the Petersburg depot addressed to hrs.
Davis. Mrs Dsvi, ursusrecDsly Fad the bill, and de.
patc.ed q servant t, tie Dept for the box when It
sscertained+btt the freight bill was one Of the nu
false pretences nova Gays resorted to BY the
dishonest to ilch morey from the u9suspc:ous LeIe
being bex at the depot, and the pretended bill not
having tm,nated from auy authorized agent Of the
railroad company Toe police were informed Of the
above facts and it is believed that the young svindler
will be brou hit to grief
Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1862-1865, 1864-06-03

IsFoAxArIos WAAnD.-Any information relative 10
the Whereabouts Of A. s. Treavy, of Rockbrdge, WHO
wcs wounded on the second day Of the bate o. The
Wilderness, if left at the Detective Polile Office on
Broad street, will reach his tis:er, who remains In
state of plin;ul suspense as to his fate.
Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1862-1865, 1864-06-03

DEATH OF AN OLD ClrxsH Mrs Catherine Hall, an
old and well kno,n ctz,p, died on the night Of the
lst last n 10 the 77th year of Ter age. She the
osy surviving daughter of COL Thomas Armstead, Of
seyolut onary memory
Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1862-1865, 1864-06-03

MOsE ABOUT The FLOUR AND NAL We stated, oa tie
ash, that preacher from Hanov,r, having asked Sses
barrel Tor and 500 for me.l. 10 the Second
asrke', the 70 b, lie vas compiled to l:avs preoip
ta,ty by the gaa ion OF the people. The tt,suent
made upon tbs authority Of respectable gentlemen
who represented THIN elves eye Witnesses CT the
Transactions refe red to. We expressed opinion
way nor another on the sct- neither utiHed The
people ard abused the e,cber, vice vTss without
cslliog any !, men oned the circumstance ss an
incident of the timrs On yesterday received song
communication from some o5e iignirg himself "sye
witness" who says the preacher bought the to sen
to raise money to pay his tSe having contracted to
pay for it in whea. OF bis Z. crop thas the -four
belonged 10 another party who bad Get the price Of tsos
upon it that be offered il oI 500 hushel bat be-
ing informed by the clerk OF the market that was too
much lowered bis rates aud cold it out at t7a bushs
and then left quietly and in his own good time The
sane correspondent informs that the preacher has
Ave GOES in the amy has been liberal in contributing
from bis mems to the army. we'll and wounded; was
we'll to do in the world bu. Is been reduced {, straight
ered cifeum stances by thewI, and n-ly that he Is
really good and pious man.
Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1862-1865, 1864-06-03

since Mr. Mahoay left j., Is as cya Ds0Serate DEP.
a. i in the country meoton Of the fact that clergy
nan cS Dnhpaue the other Gay publicly advised some
soldiers "o clean out The Herald VIVA es1 OS .sr.
rccted Of the goorsn. masses OF party ~nUa
,,r,sr, ,renlv counsel deeds OF laEle's WoisH0o'
Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1862-1865, 1864-06-03

NOTICE TO. TAX PAYERS.

PURSUANT to an ordinance passed by the
Council Of the City OF Rchmoud 18th January, 1855 will
attend the Collectors once the City Hail. from the 18Th 70
the SQh June Inclusive for The purpose Of receiving from ns
Payers the whole The onehs Of their taxes dedueng Ten per
{ emf. from the amount % PAID.
y jo1---din julius A. hOBsoh, Y, " n
Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1862-1865, 1864-06-03
NEW RICE AND BACON.

Rice and Bacon for sale, Green Tea, Belmont Sperm
Candles, cheaper In proportion to Talos Candles.
je2-lte GE0. A. WED.
Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1862-1865, 1864-06-03

JGDGf LroSs' CoUkr.-This court was in session yts.
terdsy, bu. nothing Of general interest was done.
Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1862-1865, 1864-06-03
LOST BONDS.

NOTICE is hereby given that application will
be made for the Of tbs following Of Con
States Registered vE No. 1858, 81, co.
No. 1882 for $4,000 under Of Congress
cd Lay 10th, 1851, Dunlop, Moncure o. IL 1s6v
Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1862-1865, 1864-06-03
PRETTY GOOD.

friend beyond our lines furnishes u, with the fol-
lowing rich document taken from The columns Of the
New York Herald:
WAsHISsros, March 20, 1854 Please insert the en-
closed advertisement in your theatrical column, and
send bill for payment 10 the treasurers Office Of this
theatre. PETER FUNK BLAIR, 81,
Stage Manage.
LFor A. Lincoln, Manager American Theatre
American 7heatrs
Now being performed before admirng audiences,
composed Of the elite CT the arstocrscy OF England,
France and the rs of the world, the great national
drama of
THE ROAD TO RUIN,
with the following capital cast Of characters:
Abraham, the Joker, merry nonarcb,
With new okes and q solo on the fd.
die during the conflgraticn in the last
act) Lincoln.
Sir Bonblstes de B1ckdoxn, his Pine
Minister, W Seward.
Sir Shovelout Greenbaci, the proprietor of
hundred hard worked printing pr ,qse,, Chase.
Sir heddlefome Muddett, Troublesome
fellow, who ciL'e mind his own bust
ness, Stanton.
Old Uncle Gideon (Eho will be sslsep dur.
ing the entire petfcrmance), Welss.
General Blunderin Externally SOL. Haleck.
Whipped Cream, a fro.hy milk and sugar
orator O. Sumner.
P psT ai ns. RIP R'' po R.a' Sssssf
Bottom, the ", aver with oray), w. Phillips.
Touchstone, j P. Kal,.
Kespsrof the Kings conscience, Blair ST.
Clown with tricks) Il. Greeley.
Po1to (snelhng about the royal kitchen
for stray bones and broken wlrles), w Forney.
Amllgamalioniss, S1tdlytes, .Copge'smeu, Ccntrac-
tors, Loyal IsAguer' Psltc;s1s P,mp,, 81, &c
Duringth euure peiOrpeece, Grand Antics BY lie
entire c,upDy
Muse by g DC n's Bud
N n Tho ,I-f,ru will m - K M
til fur:er roE CO, ga es5 sunni rily brck up by
Gran
Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1862-1865, 1864-06-03

RICHMOND, My 81, 1854
Rev. J. O Stiles d. ID:
Rev under respectfully resusyt that
you The War and is rsiaens 70
God In this city, earliest convenience, under
arr.ng may be made by The Young Mems Christian
Association.