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New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1864-12-26

Manchester arc no concern oil 0urs-n0t 70 snow
that other cities are afflicted as well as New
York, but rather to SEQ ourselves as compared
with Others. Tile Examiner remarks TINT
"words would be wasted in pointing out the
terrible sacrifice Of convenience and decepcy
which is involved in such a state OF things" "
and calls the statements alarming But
what are the disclosures which are 80 suddenly
shocking Simply that. in o certain closely
packed district, Isl houses contain 1885 fami-
lies, numbering 4,3i9 persons. or 6.lO to a house;
that 207 families have but single room apiece;
and that, in some cases, Ia. Is, or l6 families
are packed into 5 or 6 rooms. Manchester is a
city of about 100000 population. manufacture
ing city wiLhal, and probably as much crowded
as any place in Great Britain, except London;
and tho cases we quote are the worst we could
find in the report. Tho comparison we wish
to make will 10 easiest shown by two compact
tables
IL MAvcUrsrsR Families, 0Jj; persons. So
houses, 7ol; average number OF rooms 10 nous.
a75; average number % rooms occupied Ivy fanny.
246 average number OF persons TO house. oio; "e'
age uGmbcr Of persons 10 a family 3o4 .,,
Tx NLw YoRX-lI3 rear houses hold .653 families.
or 10 souls each; "a contain f07 families. or 30 souls
each 1913 contain H. 70 r,ons cach IL contain lfO per
sons each. - contain Is7 persons each.
Aud while in this closely-packed district o.
Manchester there is house of four ROOMS TO
every ! families, averaging 1854 persons each, IN
tho rhol. of this city tho average number o'
families per house is three, and ofperSons fifteen.
The houses here are much larger, certainly; but
80 are the families.
Tho total number Of deaths in the district Of
Manchester under consideration was ll9 in the
last twelve month";, being one in 361, or214 per
cent of the population; in all New-York, the
mortality is about one in 40 or 2.25 per cent,
but little short of that Of twelve acres OF the
most wretched portion of Manchester.
We leave these comparisons to the study and
reflection of our readers. without a line OF COM
mcft
New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1864-12-26

PRouor1oy.-Bra. Gen. o. y. Wilcox. com.
banding Inc Frs, Division Ninth Corps, has been lre.
Teted MAJOR GeneI al 10 date Nom August !sGh gir
ins him rank above many OF the recently orsvstea
WilcoI commanded the First Regiment from Mfcbt'
lean which crossed the Aeghanies 70 protect W ash
iSrtvp, VaS made Military GoyeTner OF Alexaodrie
when our trocps crossed into Virginia; was wounded
mouths during part u this slime as hostages; on bis
return wss promoted 70 be Brignder General Of oiln.
feeTs dating back 10 Iuu Run saccsedea Gel S~eas
In command of HE brigade; took part In the engage:
fent .. south Moantaln. and when Reno FELL assumed
hls command; at Ann..sm. dld Distinguished service
a. commander Of the Third Division. Nm!h C0!psi sue
Fredsrlci.burs, went With Bnsnsids 10 Kentucky an1
took par In the Ess. Tennessee campaign aod tbs sese
Of Knoxville aad hrs done gallant aud mstto'oas ser
mssdsr II he Fiat Diyisioa IL the hlath terp II
. record to Which say .",d.sr wtgha ven polnt yth
bride ana satistSeYss. Army AID MAJ! 9eWha.
New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1864-12-26

A recent number OF The Manchester (EnRland)
Examiner contains copious extracts from re.
port just made By subcommittee Of the Man
chester Statistical Society, organized in Fcbru-
airy last for the express purpose Of in1uring into
the social condition Of the city. The district
elected for examination is among the most
densely populated portions, and covers an area
OF twelve acres, within which every house and
family was visited. Tho number Of occupied
houses is ISL, in which there ore 1919 persons,
or ,Oj5 families. OF these 297. or Pals per
cent. occupy one room each. In one ease, four
persons live 10 Q one.roomed cellar.
In Fleet.st are two fiye-ro0Ined housee, con.
tanning eacl four fSmlie, numbering lG persons;
in another house Of six rooms are Is persons;
in another house OF three rooms arc Is PERSONS;
in another OF five rooms arc five families and 10
persons: in another, five families and - per.
sons. One family OF 8 persons live, in two
rooms Not over eight feet square; $50 out Of
the 7l3 are singchouses, having no passage
through them and no back.yards. The popula.
ton Of the entire district is at the rate of !3 1877
per square mile. Tho average number OF rooms
to house Ia 3.75; Of rooms occupied by fam.
rs, 2.46; OF persons to houss, 8.l0; OF persons
to family. $50. There are 1877 children, Of
whom only l3s, OF e?l5 per cent. attend day.
school, COL, or 3a.A1 per cent, attend Sunday
school.
Tho report proceeds TO touch upon many do.
tails. but VIC quote only such as pertain to our
present purpose WHICH is--siuas Nv sfhirs Of
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The yIu,iny Of the Ship nlercwry.

This ship, which put back in consequence oil
mu.iDy among the crew and the serious stabbing Of
Can't, S.s,son is :iill anchored o, QUARANTINE. Iee
pilot. Mr.. Frederick Nelson wishes to pubcly thank
tie officers and crew Of The revenue outer Crawford
the gnsrl ship stationed near the Narrows. for the
prompt aud eaiceat measures taken 10 relieve lin
while Ia distress the crew Of tue ship having openly
mutinIed. disabling toe commander aud compelling Inc
ship to retarB bong In .csr OF further revolt and u
being night made signals IN the Nnrrovs FOR assist
anrs which wes Immediately replied 10 by the onter
whoa we aero directly boarded BY boat nom her and
tie ,auiaeers taken charge. thus relieving Mr. Nei-
son from ayery unpleasant situation.
New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1864-12-26
0AYANNAU.

Savannah 10 fallen like ripe apple into
Sherrnsn's lap. His magnificent march from
Atlanta to tie Atlantic concludes in the streets
OF the first commercial city of the Empire State
nj the South. The "retrest through Georgia
~ consummated, end the escape of Sherman
seems to be at this moment tolerably well
secured. That General lies nov al the mouth
pf river which divides the great States Of
Aso1gia and South Carolina, and which is nav
jgsbls almost to the northern boundary of either.
lie is in possession Of that point on the sea-
Board which, more than Charleston aud more
than Mobile, insurss the control Of tho
Z vast system Of INSTRUMENTATION between
khs States Of the Confederacy on which depends
Dts military strength and its political existence.
Gh,. city, important IN hundred ways to The
Rebellion, falls at last without an effort at
defense, and passes into the possession Of Gen.
Bhsrman rather as: if 1t obeyed q national law
han a. if il fell . victim to the chances OF
pcnhirt. The garrison fed silently away, and
70 citizens. instead Of rssentlDg, sppear to haze
welcomed thskarriyal Of conqueror. They
~ not 80 much subjugated BY hostile power
- released by the intsrpositlon Of friendly
me- mons dsspotlsn heretofore impstisntly
Saassd.
We thus indicate hastily some Of the leading
h0ssts II which this occupation Of Savannah
SoNu itssK Ths tswn and It's dsfsncss seem
, - dnpiy "rsposssssd." wsrliks trophies
oee II esDGsse, hxt the significant fsOt is
New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1864-12-26
The Cleveland aad Pittsbsrg n. b. Dis.

CIEvsASp. SATURDAY. Dee. ~. IeS@
The following is a list Of the casualties caused
by The disaster on the Cleveland and Pittsburg Rail
road yesterday:
Euugp--Ioon Robinson sad wife OF petersbnrg,
Mich. .. n. Perry OF Cleveland; Dr.. Miller Of Nj
uerva. Ohio. .
wotpJHp--George Psroyer. OF Masselcn. badly
Wp. Thompson, OF Hndson. BADLY; Mrs 9aiysr. OF
Cooper OF Reading Pa Y. s. Stevens, OF tie lndian
bureau Washington. badly; Mrs. Thompson OF Mans
fold, h. II. Graham. Of aiileIsburg; e. Kenworthy.
o! Philsdelrhia; l.. Hammond, OF Cieyesndi Mr..
Eulh,tetcr. of Cleveland Dr. Baoh OF Pi,sbuIg; n.
Gilman OF Cleveland. w. A. Baldwin 81 Elm.rs;
Mr.. A. BaidH Ii, Of Cleveandi ard few oshsrs
slightly.
New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1864-12-26
NEWS OF THE DAY.
THE WAR.

The Unitod States gunboat Narcis5us, while at
anchor in Mobile Bay. the night Of tic 7h ius was
bown UP by the explosion under her Of belorp'do
10 person Vas killed. and only three were injured :!
soalding All her officers and crew as we'll as her
guns stofcs ammunition. &C.. were rescued by o'her
vessels and she herself be roised without mnch
tronble as the water In which she went down IS oh'!
eight feet deep
Gen. Lyons Rebel forces struck the LOUIS
villo cad Eaehvlls Railroad at Elzabe.hto~n, Anew
days ego and destroyed few Spas oyor Bacon Creek
They then t4rnod northward threat snns the important
trestle works ct Muldraughs Hill LngranGe.s Big
nde Of McCooks Division. is close upon Lyons roar
On Friday night the steamer Morning Star
Yves boarded at Lewisport. Ohio River. by gueirillas
Who killed wo discharged soldiers robbed tho passep'
gers Of $780, aud compelled tho captain to carry them
10 Coyers Post landing. where they reeased the boat
Tie Richmond Dispatch of the 2sd inst. reports
ibs. Con- Palmer. with O division Q; Union infantry and
. battalion Of artillery has occupied Bower ILL., eight
,ules east Of Portsmouth, Va for the purpose Is sup
posed. Of operating against Weldon. n. C..
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Marine Disasteis.
SoUAxxUx, Saturday. Dee. -.

SoUANXUN, Saturday. Dee. p, I.bt.
The schooner Fowler, Capt. Isaac Oliver, Of
Baltimore, from New York foy Baltimore. With rncr'
cnandfe came ashore At BarIegst on Friday night
she is FILL Of water. All hcr cargo Is ds'na9ed.
HostOy. Saturday. Dec. p 1864:
The schooner james BaIbour, frOm Ellsworth. Tor
New York, WAS wrecked on an island Gsorsetowu,
on tho els while trying 10 make herbor 'ee:sl sna
CARO- ale total loss Crew savsdbadiy frost bitten.
PHILADELPHIA, Dee. 20, lett.
The British schoonoY Isabel from Curaco3 for Bot
ton with salt sunk Oh Thursdsy p'stt OK fsnwieh
Ialaud
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NEWS FROM EUROPE.

The Peruvian, from Liverpool, Dec. 10, va
Londonderry Dec. 10 passed Care Race on Saturday.
She b.ings five days later news ron Europe.
The English papers arc regarding the opera
lions Of Shermaa with greater interest than they have
ever yet shown IN American sfars. Southern synpa'
fhlzers, Of course denouncs tao Government OF The
United States for the disaster the Florida TIE 7"'
strongly urges the opening Of negotiations in America
Union agents are again reported to be at
work at Preston seeking tnduce the factory operatives
~ emgrate 10 America.
New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1864-12-26

RosrON. Dec. 20, 1864.
The wife, son and daughter OF the Rebel
the Aries Orders from The War Depart ent yciilssd
thnm permission 70 land. and also declined taeir re.
Ques, 10 leave by rail for Csnads. They therefore
remain on the steamer 20 be carried bsc. whence they
clm
New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1864-12-26

Saooyrsa IS yHE ELEVENTH WASa FAR!
,.,.,s.y morning Henry Jsrman. OF No >; Attorney!
:, %. soopd near MS abode suffering hom ssTioss
1870, rou.d Ia ,.s ns,hy par.sf tts thgb. 10
"a ,sss p~rson to bsm puisova sssi hSa asso'4
- CSA RbyIStA Wstd.
New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1864-12-26

This deg being observed as he Christmas
Holiday, no Eoening Edition Of THE TRIBUNE
,clI B, printed.
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UaitvA States ssprsme Court.

WA,EiNsIoy. Saturday. Dec. ~, 1864.
The case of the bark Griffin, her tackle, etc.,
appellant. sysinst rhe Compsgnle Aronymes DAs.
.aranses Malites On Hare. has jnst been disposed
Of BY the Supreme Court o. the I pited states.
The appeal nom the United states Circuit Court
ard dism SGD with costs
New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1864-12-26
Sailing Of the lliberniss.

F0RTTLND, Ne. DEC. %. 1914.
The steamship Hibornian ssilcd AT $50 last
evening FOR Londonderry aryd Liverpool.
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Weather ~ Montreal.

MONiRYAt, Sslurday, Dec. u, is,a.
Il is showing slightly this morning. Their
moueler ~ degrees below zero.
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MURDERS By ISDIANs.
MONEY RETURNED.

Three cases oi conscience hrve r.e.b'H oeea
hn,h, a., IN ia of the Treasury DepsItyeAt. AH
oeer al The rni:ed States being IN dorht a. 70 iae o
pristJ Of Having draya rcGuis',on 'cr W.. nss
TUNED tho money with lie request th:t chsna, ." :,
he eousiderel a. tho property OF tts t'oWsnushi qua
tho other az hs Individual contribution ;" re ea:e"'
"Un.is SAM" Another Anonymous ceffo-l"hessr
turus el.s 20 bat desires no rnonesfoa We laes
e., he Acknowledged through Ae~-fork nsS.isp'f'
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To the Associated rrsm.
WASHINGTON. Dec. e. 1894.
HOSPITAL DESTROYED By FIRE.

HOSPITAL DESTROYED By FIRE.
The main building Of the kalarma Smallpox
Hospital under government control VS. this s,~!ns
cestroy.d by f.c which originated in tie chspla'as
RON. The patients were oil safely removed.
CONSULAR RECOGNITION.
The President has recognized Henr EndelS
az Consul of tho Svi Confederation at Chicago Cor Oh.
STATES OF Michigan. Wisconsin, Iowa Minnesota s"d
tho Northern part u Limos
Tie President has recognized DsBDis DoGohre ~
Consul OF her Britannia Majesty at Now.OrieanS
REPORT On ENGLISH AED FRENCH DOCh'fARDS.
The Secretary If the Navy on Thursday trans
NIT cd 10 the House. Caieg Ensinccr Kings report On
tha doct Yards and from works CT Crest British SD
VI ance accom- panied with drawings u stpea' uN
Abe aruor sd ships Of Crest Britain, ba anu bls.'ns
number twenty. 0ftbcS, ten ore heavy iron issse'
and two wooiea cssed IN ron besides one iron e one
wooden cupc,s vessel.
THE CHAIRMAN Op THE SHw-yoRK phLsGATt0S.
The Hon. Augustus Frank has been elected
Chairman Of she New York onion Delegation Wee ~
Hon. Reuben L. fsnton, resigned
MURDERS BY TYDrAYs.
A letter from the office OF the superintendent
" Indian Affairs ~ OyDvis, ". T., facei,ed ~
missioner Dole states ths. the eve inesars VITO me-
de.ei three white persons IN thst frfrtnfy fs1 oN
I,',sd nv hisnd,; Tnt,sn There In1Iders o. Hh.s.
were Ia retaliation 10. brutal attack .! taiir 81
While men apon canoe loa! indians on fae snol"'
ua!sh River In which two Indians were Killed and ~"
sauaw. wounded. Governor Denny Was ihas'ns eYetl
.Ho,i 10 ares, The gritty parties II Is sllsi opLE,s-'
scanst toe Ihdians by Gpr.nt.piea wti;o .yn "a,
used nearly ell cur Indian dime !ss ard unit tssf
arc properly protected against them tSere can h'f 20
sny ralsance apon The continuance OF sul'sos se'a"
"''' '"' wva;v.Tov. Dee q, is'A.
MONEY RETURNED
Tl,rea cases of conscience have reeeDflr been
brong chr ~ The lo,iea orihe Treasury Depsttyehf 4"
aeer afths rpi:ed States being dorht a. 20 'ae po
The Nashville daily union. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1862-1866, 1864-05-27
For sale.

Two PLACES ON TIE EBASON PIKE-oSE
II d ~ sores. and the other Of sacTes-iaslde q
four miles Of the CITY.
Garden spot d four sores, On the hiusporo
Pike, Nlth.good improvements Apply %
NELSON q MURFREEs
may 49-IW - CierIy-street.
The Nashville daily union. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1862-1866, 1864-05-27
GarIbaIdI 10 Victor Hugo.
The following letter was received by
Victor Hugo on the 2d Of May

The following letter was received by
NJ Victor Hugo on the "a Of May
FMAOUrH, April rs, 1861
Nv Dear Victor Hlao Thanks for
your letter of the 9th Yesi / love YOU
with love that. men Of your nature
can appreciate; and certainly one OF
my chief regrets in quitting this land Of
refuge il that ] have not been able 10
grasp your hand-the hand Of him who
is the man of human emancipation
the cornerstone Whereon the future Of
peoples rest.
Your humane foresight has no doubt
shown you, in pointing out 70 me de
liverance, that the end for which na-
tons long il near attainment / accept
the augury with gratitude, and I can
assure YOU, that, in my short visit 10 the
generous sons Of Old England, ], Ike
you, have seen the general disposition
to come 70 an understanding and an
end with that Strengthening policy which,
under the mask or order and legality,
dominates the world Yes, my worthy
friend, with my hand in the blackoned
and horny hand Of the English work
man. / have understood the word Of
fraternity with France, spoken BY the
unanimous voice Of the crowd Of those
stalwart sons Of toll, and my eyes were
moistened when ! thought on that sen
tence Of death on despotism-on that
initiative Of a great people calling
great people brother fof the liberation
Of all And, a. you say, with Eneland
eud f'faueF A the head tIaffraranra Il
not far OF Caprsra would Be very
proud Of your visit, and am at the
present time 80 happy that ! dare 10
hope for all things Allow me 70 grasp
your noble hand, at least in thought
and to call myself for life your devoted
q. GaEfnALBI
The Nashville daily union. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1862-1866, 1864-05-27

In an article on Modern Chiyalfy,e
the Baltimore American says; IN the
curious novel, "Moll Flanders" Daniel
De Foe thus portrayed the eharacteris-
tics of Virginia colonization
"The greatest part Of the inhabitants
of that colony came thither in very in
different circumstances from England.
Generally speaking, they were Of two
sorts either, lst, such as were brought
over by masters Of ships 70 be sold as
servants; or, ID, such as are transported
after having been found guilty OF
crimes punishable with death.
When they come here, continues
the narrative, "we make no differences;
the planters buy them. and they work
together in the field till their time Is
out When it is expired, they have en-
couragement given them to plant for
themselves; for they have a certain
number of acres Of land allotted them.
Hence many a Nccgafc ind bcconss O great
man; and zee haze sSrcroi justices Of thr
peace, officers Of the train-5aads, aad mggia-
trates Of TIE tossn Hey ice in, that hare been
btrHt IN the hand
Pretty antecedents, truly We won
der if the branded hand appears in the
cOats-Ofarms Of the descendants Of
these magistrates, drained from the
scum of Newgate when il was filed 60
repletion with rascality. Probably the
F. +. have left an empty sleeve on
one side Of the coat No wonder that
intellectual giant, John Randolph, Of
Roanoke, was proud Of his descent
from an Indian squaw when he had
such neighbors.
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A sImultaneous RIseorprr.

One Of the principal objections TO
iron vessels Is in fair way Of being
successfully overcome, and that Is their
liability to fouling under water More
than year ago an Englishman applied
q new coating % the bottom Of the
British transport Himalaya; since then
she has performed e voyage around the
world, and when Inspected, her bottom
was found 70 be entirely clear 81
baTnacles About nine months aimee
An American applied a coating az hia
own invention to the steamer Circasslan;
She. too. when examined, was as clean
below As the day when she LEFT port
Both preparations are said % Be
patented, but whether they are ident-
zeal We have not been informed bat
whether they are 30 or not, their effects
are alike, and win be Of CREST value 10
iron vessels.
Ia another respect We are ahead Of
the English, 20 far a. iron vessels are
concerned Capt Morris's plan % neu-
trailing local attraction Is the only
perfect one vet discovered The Eng
lish and French, in al their iron YES
sells, are compelled 10 have tables q
correction for every course, and il,fse
tables have often proven erroneous
whereas Norris sydem leaves tbs
e,o-r,.ass free to the action Of polar 30
trasiioo' alone. aud il il not. tharetofe.
liable 70 arrangement 40 has eeen
applied 10 hundreds Of vessels and 81
every case has been found uniformly
correct
The Nashville daily union. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1862-1866, 1864-05-27
josh Billings On Drafting.

Wsdder Wimmin, and their only son,
IL xmpt, provided the widder husband
has already sarved 2 years in the war,
and IL willing to 90 agin; ] believe the
supreme eorte has decided this thing
forever
Once more. If a man should run ava
with his draft, he probably wouldn
ever be allowed 10 stand the draft agin;
this looks severe at first site, but the
more yu look At it the more yu can Sc
the wisdom into it.
Once morely. Xmpts are those who
have been drafted into the state prizzen
for trying to get an honest living By
supporting 2 wives Of onst. also, al them
people who are Grace and unsound %
the goose; also, all nusepaper eorrespon-
dents and tools IN general
Once more again: No SUBSTITUTE VIII
BE- acksepted who is less than three or
more than ten feet high he must kno
how 10 chew tobacker and drink poer
whiskee, and mustn't be Altered Of the
itch nor the rebels Moral karacter
amt required, a. the Government fur
nishes that and rashuna
Conclusiyely. No person can be draft
ed but twice in 2 different phases with
out his consent; but all men has A right
70 be drafted al least onsk i don think
even rit Of habeas corpus could de-
prive a man Of this last blessed pFiyi-
iegs
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NO. Al.
Curious Statistics About French We.
mon

The late French quarterly journal
(Annales de Aygiene ct Medicine lie
gales) an abstract from official doeu
ments IS given Of the employment Of
the French people. From this abstract
We select the portion relating to women
After stating the entire population Of
France at the present time, to be thirty.
four million nine hundred thousand,
the report goes on:
In regard to occupations and pro
LESSONS there are fourteen million
three hundred thousand engaged in Az
rieulture; one million three hundred
thousand in manufactures on lsrqe
scale; and four millions seven hundrea
thousand in a small way, and in fbe
mechanic arts and handieraft work
The members Of the liberal prOfessions
number two million two hundred and
sixty-eight thousand of domestic. OF
nearly a million, or nine hundred and
six thousand six hundred and thirty
six
VI the two sexes employed or occu-
pied as above, those Of the male sex.
beginning with the agriculturists, num-
Der, under the respective heads lust
designated, seven millions seven hun
dred and seventy thousand eight mil
lion three million; one million FIVE
hundred thousand At this rate there
were upward of nine million females
actively employed in the several WAYS
here specified
OF this number of women six million
FIVE hundred thousand are engaged in
agriculture, either as owners Of the
land, OF in still larger numbers, labor
ers on the soil The women occupied in.
the liberal professions amountito seven
hundred and sixty thousand These
include, We suppose, teachers and ar
fists and sageS femmes. There are
twenty-six thousand seven hundred
and fifty-eight physicians and apOthe-
carries, and twelve thousand six
hundred and sixty-six sages fenuss, or
midwives. The proportions of the sex
es Engaged in domestic service, in the
entire number already given, are two
hundred eighty-seven thousand seven
hundred and thirty men, and six humid
red and eighteen thousand nine hum
dred and thirty-siX women.
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SHELBY cRossIyG TIE AREANsAs


Joe. Shelby attacked Dardanelle yes
terday and captured it He then eros
sed his force, between three and four
thousand men and two rihed pieces.
In the action he lost fifty men, and
two officers are supposed 70 have been
drowned
Col Ryan has evacuated Lewisburg,
sending the little Government property
there to this place and with al his
disposable cavalry is hanging upon
Shelby's rear, skirnishing and watch
ing his movements.
Shelby IS trying to get into Missouri,
or proposes 10 make a raid on the rail
road connecting this point with Duyail s
Bluff His men are splendidiy mount
ed and armed, and Is desperate . lot Of
fellows As have been got together du-
ring the war