, 1864-03-05

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The work Of rcscuing the Monitor sunk il
San Francisco harbor is progressing rapidly.
American oysters, being considered better
than the French, have been planted at IIavre.
Senator Harding, Of Oregon, has declared
himself in favor of Abraham Lincoln for the
next Presidency. r.. 2.
The wine drank In London, and called the
Elbe sherry, is made out of potatoes. There
are no grapes there.
Capt. Sir Leopold McCIntock, one of the
Arctic explorers, is appointed to the command
Of .he aurora, a 35 gun screw. ....,..--.
English merchants and manufacturers are
rejoicing in largely increased foreign trade,
in consequence Of our war. ...
Mr.. T. G. Cary, Of San Mateo county. Cal,
has succeeded in domesticating and propagat-
ing the Japanese golden pheasant.
Maximilian, at last dates, is said to have g.
nally accepted the crown Of Mexico, and would
depart for that country 10 March next. ..
Large quantities Of cotton and sugar are ar.
riTing at Cairo, Illinois. At Memphis cotton
is selling at from 80 to rs cents pound
Hon. Daniel S. Dickinson and Reverdy John.
son are daily expected in San Francisco, as
counsel in an important mining suit now pend.
ing. ... rf H
In Dcmcrara, Trinidad and San Domingo,
public meetings have been held to encourage
the emigration Of free negroes from the United
States!
Several autograph letters of Gen. Washing
ton and others, while in command Of tho Rev
outionary army, have been sold at the Cincin.
matt Sanitary Fair.
"Tell Kate there's enough left of me to love
her till die, said bullet riddled soldier on
the field Of Chickamauga to a comrade who
knelt down to catch his latest words. '.r
Tho national coppcrhead convention has
been appointed for the 4th of July. Wouldn't
il be more appropriate to bold it on the ami
vcrsary Of the rebel attack on Fort Sumpter {!
About eleven hundred vessels entered the
port Of Victoria dHing the year 1868, their
tonnage being equal to III TIT tons. OF these,
one.half were British, the remainder foreign,
aud chiefly American. r ~ -..fa..
The French have invented magnetic pen
uniting two metals capable Of producing the
voltaic current, which is excited by the mois.
ture Of the hand. II diffuscs healthy and Gu.
rative influence over the whole body Of the
person using il, acting on the nervous system.
Gen. Wright has approved the sentence by
the Court Martial Of visalia, disInissing from
the service Capt NJ. A. Mclaughlin, Oomra.
ny ID, Second Cavalry also, the dismissal Of
Lieut.. McKsivlc, Of the same company, i'm.
plicatcd with Mclaughlin 10 frauds on the Gov.
ernment. 'N
In the space Of one year three members oil
on. family, who, year ago, must have had but
indefinite dreams Of empire, have now attained
the highest rank 10 which il was possible lor
them to aspire The father sits upon the throne
Of Denmark, tho eldest daughter Is heiress
presumptivc to the throne Of England, and the
youngest son is King OF Greece. '.. f..
An intelligent writer in the Cincinnati Ga.
ssttc has gone into an elaborate calculation to
compare our losses by war with the national
increase Of ablc.bodied men. The result at
which he arrived is this: increase Of able.
bodied men in two years and half 4s7,500
Loss in that time by war, including those who
were Killed or disabled, or who died Of disease,
el9399. Aggregate gain, 27s,1Ol.