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ADIAlsOLICAL A PLOT.
The Mining of Libby Prison Confirm
cd by Gen. Eenl Dow.

The following extract from speech re-
Gently delivered at Portland By Gen. Neal
Dow, confirms the mining of Libby Prison,
and the rebel plot to blow up our prisoners:
They told us OF Kilpatrick's raid. On the
first Of March arrangements had been made
to receive him. And what do you suppose
the arrangements we're? To defend Rich
mouds Was that it? No. They mined
Libby Prison, with the intention Of blowing
up It and us; to use their OVID phrase, ito
Mos Is & F9 AIR. MGiee l. the there proof Of .!
tell you how the fact was intimated to us the
next day, without bctrnying those from
whom the in1imation came On the morning
Of Wednesday, Mateh 2d, after We had been
Informed of the gunpowder plot, Dick Tur-
rer, the Inspector Of Military Prisons. was
asked by many officers at different times, u
we were correctly informed, and he assured
sit WIS true; that large quantity of pow
der had been rlnced under the prison to bl0w
ns up If Kirkpatrick had conc In, and that it
would be done yet, If attempts were made to
Rev. Dr.. Smith. President Of Randolph Ma
con College, we'll known down South and
known in the North too, rs an able and In
flucntIal man. came into the prison to visit
Iieut. Col. Nichols, Of the 18th Connecticut
regiment, with whom he was acquainted.
He said TINT powder had been placed in the
basement 16F InG purpose OI 'DIOWfnE US lu-
to atoms - Col Nichols did not believe 1t.
DR.. Smith assured him 1t was SO. lie had
then come from the Office of Judge Ould,
Commissioner Of Exchanges, who told him
1t was 60. Rev. Dr.. McCabe said the same
thing to Col. Cesnola, of the 4th New York
cavalry, and others. Some officers were in
the kitchen at the back window, directly
over the door leading Into the cellar. Maj,
Turner, tue commandnnt Of the prison
Dick Turner-and four or five rebel officers
went into the cellar, and on coming ont they
remained few minutes at the door, and
one of the officers said, "By G.. II you
touch that off it will blow them to h, sure
enough ~ On the morning we came away,
Maj. Turner assured Capt Sawyer and Capt.
Flynn, who were exchanged in connection
with myself, thdt powder Was there, and be
said, Rather than have you rescued would
have blown you to h., even II ne had gone
there ourselves.' At first We could not be-
1ievc it; not that we did not suppose
them capable OF 1t. We did not suppose
| them to be fools enough to be guilty Of an
act like that. The destruction Of nine hun
dred Federal officers in that way, would not
have been 4 fatal blow to the Union cause,
but it would hare drawn down upon them
the c1ecratfone Of all mankind; it would
have united the Northern people rs one mau.
and would have fired the Northern heart
with an intense Indignation, md when Rich
mond should be captured, it wou1d have been
utterly destroyed, and blotted out forever
from the earth. At first, we could not be-
temr1ated, but We now regard 1t as estab'
temper Of the leaders Of the rebellion Such
}1,efr nho ~ o+t
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FROM EAST TENNESSEE.
Up md Down Agaln-Revie1 of Move
nent8 and Position

Especial Correspondence Cincinnati Gazette.l
Bsoxv1L11, March 10.
BAcK AGAIN.
Gen. Sclofeld and staff returned to the
city tonight. The movements Of the past
ten days have progressed SO admirably, md
given such promise of important results,
that the expectations of the people have bean
taised, and em cory to again depress them
= certainly Is tantalizing to have an impor-
point Ct realization-and then by m uncon-
querable force Of circumstances, to be pre-
vented from finally reaching It
Some four Weeks since Longstreet's army
TeIy suddenly aud unexpectedly withdrew
time 1t was supposed, had abandoned East
Tennessee. However, 1t was soon ascer-
tanned, he only Withdrew through Bulls Gap,
and still occupied upper East Tennessee. He
sent away 4, 600 Of his cavalry to Georgia, at
the same time he sent of 81 cannon and near
II NIL hia wagons, retaining horses and mules.
In addition he has since been impresslng all
the horses in the country, ard, as 1t has been
reported, called on Gov. Letcher for Il, 900
more. This has been done with view to
mounting his troops, preparatory to rapid
movement somewhere The Impression
went abroad among citizens, aud IN his own
Kentucky, thus compelling the evacuation
on our part Of points South It Is rather
supposed, however, in official circles, that
the movement contemplated, and still In de-
sign. is MOTTO Kentucky, but southward. In
the meantime his army has held Bulls Gap,
and our forces advanced to Morristown,
fourteen miles this side.
THE PLAN.
Means were taken to ascertain the enemy's
strength, his position was reconn0itered,
and It was determined to attack him. There
Is bnt little doubt that well planned attack
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c1ote--Ho IN store selling ut 6S3s9c; No In atora
ataessac; and Rejected In store =. ;4873Hc. IHo
oorf loads ct New Ever Corn sold. both Inspect
Cd No one 1t s1xe aud ths other On psiratc terz.
Oats ruled dull and K@hc lower-wth ltEhs Aaes Of
OHIO tast4c And No: as eoxc--tho market closing
weak.
rye was IN fair demand ana steady at 9i.ofas10lh
for No. !. and $1to for No.9.
Barley Vas In fair demand and 4rm at Il s3s< for
No. IN store, and 5i.219s.s5 for sample on track.
The market for Hiehwlucs to-day rnlcd quiet and
urchanced-with sales Of 20 brls 9+ac-she lat
ter price being PAID only for small lot. At the
opeulhg tales were made At 94G9lHc but it ruled
dull on Change, till shout tue Close when the New
Terk dispatch cane In and rendered holders so1e-
what fFner.
The Provision market remains asua, with sales Of
County Mess Pork at Se1.oo. and II. O. PORK at
$1,000. City Ness Pork Is held firm It $.aco. Prime
Mess Pork is still held at So wth bnTers At s2aoo
Bulk Meats arc and higher. with sa1cs to-day
Of Haus ut 11Ho loose+ and 1fH4ieo packed, and
Hhou]de4s at 38Bs packed. Sweet Picked Hama are
tn rood demand and nrm at 12e. Lard Is Sill quiet,
with light sales Of primo Leaf st tf49Ixc.
There is more active demand for Salt, and We
pote An advance Ia prices Of psr br-wth sales OF
Fine 1t e@1 81. and Grouzd Alum At so per sack
! Live Hogs were In fair supply and active and arm
at former quotations. With sales Of about 1 hesd 1t
10 grost-chlefY as $IG09'25.
Bsef Cattle were also In active demand aud araet.
with m advance Of @toc per 100 prime quail.
ties. About head changed hands At the yards, 1t
range Of &sOo@6.eo gross-the great bulk sf the
aa1es having been at s5saa66t.
In the afternoon and evening the market for High.
wines was quiet and rather heavy-there being ftea
sellers at &c, hut no buyers at over 929aHc Wheat
was qnIet and nominal at tho 'closin: pricea ol
Change. Oats were dali At Clio for So.1.
FloRr md Grain in Store In ChicnRo-
The folloHiug ia the amount Of Flour and Grain II
store ii this city Saturday, March 2s, 1864, and
wjf h. me- 4
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BEEF CATTLE-The receipts still continue light,
and almost tstfius, amounting to-day to Scarcely
SO had. slight shade pt Improvement In the AL
bsny and New York markfts seems to have raised
the expectations Of shippers. and for good shipping
CBt:1e the demand has been somewhat better, With
an advance of5@1oc On Yesterdays quotations. Co..
ernment Cattle sre apparently In better demand and
somewhat 1rmer this will probably so continue for
the remainder Of this week. larger amour. Of stock
being required than usual, tn conscqneace
Of one or two additional government con-
tsactA The market has, however,. re-
Gently been Of uncertain character, changing in
Its requirements very rapidly from Thousands to tens,
and etce rtsa For extra grades thsse plenty Of
buyers and Mt fair prfces although these not al
wa1s satisfactory to owners, who, In their anxiety
receive the very outside figure that be Sot fire.
quently send their stocs to the Eastern marseta
their own account, and a. frequently return hav-
Ing, in the nishmans style. "galned loss" Com
mon Cattle continued duN and nnsa1eable. Tbs Gu
tered sales during tbs day amount to us head At $50
$50, but chiefly at ss5oe6so. Prime sa1pptsg Cattle
We Quote nrn-, with au advance OF s@1Qc. Other
grades are dfm at previous quotations.
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~ The Richmond 1Yhtg SAYS: ga COM
parison of the census OF 1850 aud 1868 shows
that Of the number Of slaves in the entire
Slate in 1SG0, only !, SOS hare been lost since
then, above natural propagation and other
cAusea,"
That is, We suppose, the part Of Vir-
ginia now in the control of the Confedcracy
has as many slaves in It, within s. e03 as In 1860
It cannot mean that the part of Visginia now
in possession OF the rebels has as many slaves
"a all the State Ind then; or rs all the State
excepting West Virginia then had; since
they have no means Of taking that census
/. But rebel VirElnia has held her own very
nearly. This is not at all surprising, Pro.
baby Georgia and :Alabama-and perhaps
South Carolina have done better than that.
OF Georgia though We have no census re-
turns, It is likely to be true that she never
had as many slaves as now.
In the first place, Virginia has not exported
my slaves since the war begun All that i'm
mcnsc trade On which she lived and th1oye
in 1ormer years is wholly at IN end. Conse
quenNy, those horn are being retained, and
being too young to run away, or even, 1t
most cases, to be run away with, they count
in the ceusus.
Then Virginia, like other central States
triarchs with all their mottled broods of loco
motive chattels-from West Virginia, from
the Potomac border, from the Accomac re
| gion-from Maryland even, and from tht
parts Of Kentucky and Tennessee adjacent
from Whatever place the institution was il
danger Of being driven. The cautious ani
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CHICAGO CATTLE MARKET.
WHpxKsDAr Evxy1ya, March 80, 1851

WEDNESDAY EvEH1ya, March 80, 1851.
HOGS-With triAlnG tmprova neut In the resepts
OF Hogs at the various yards, there has beea a
responding increase In the scttrlty OF tho market.
The total receipts amount to about zoo head aad the
entered ssles to 2d1, at prices ranging from IS oo3
$7.7o bar chiefly at s7en@7-2s. AZ $500 only lot
Of Is stock Hogs, wsgbirK hut 10 ~, waa sold The
receipts tezy fed Hogs appear be increasing,
and from there being little difference In the prices
Of these and corned Hogs, this scarcely excise
surprise. From tEe appended LIST OF sa1es It will b
&csn that the highest price paid to-day WAS for two
lots Of Hogs 1S averaging but so rs, and 11s
aging onlF 207 ns-the quolIues weta certainly very
prine bnt 1t ii the highest prizes paid snce Christmas
for such Hight weights and certainly fnaicstes the
traordtnary nsmnesa which occasionally charncter-
Lees this 1arket The supply Of heavy, int Hogs is
evidently end and tie next best appear to bs
Ft1y good demand. We quote The market nrm and
unchanged 1T previous tates.
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Opinion oftIie Solicitor Relative to the
Payment or KoMnty to Free Colored


The act OF March s. 1868, s'for enrolling and CALI
ing oct the national forces and for other purposes
a5a4Ses H. b hs al 1ss sssp os
years, resident II tie United Sites. shall be en-
ro'ltd, and shall Jorm part Of kas national force!
Section i1t1 of tbe act OF 1863 provides that all
persons thu. enrolled, shall. when called into SER
vice be placed on the same footing m AZ respects
volunteers for thsse ysaEs os during the waE r.
As thcee acts now stand, they provide :or three
]. Cojored men who hive been enrolled and
drafted these being entitled to the ndrauco pay
and bounty as provided for other volunteers.
:. slayce of l9yal masters who shall have been.
: Slaves Of losa! masters who shall volunteer,
or hare volunteered.
In each case beeIdcs the bounty or compensa-
on paid to the 1naster the slave IS entitled to hts
10 proriaIon OF bounty or pay Ia made in this
Act for J5tt co'ored rotunteers.
will provide for the last mentioned class also,
bounty and additional pay.
March &, 1:G4. Solicitor q the War Dept
From this opinion OF the law adviser Of the
Wnr Department, It seems that If eolored
man wnits until he is drafted he is entitled to
the same pay and bounty of drafted white
Atu, VIZ EAuu pNAAL9 aAA VA0 PC4 AANALA
pay, besides $40 year for clothing hut If
lie steps forward and enlists as volunteer
be gets no bounty, and only $40 per month
pay, out Of which he must clothe himself
This Is shameful Outrage. Why has 1t not
been corrected BY Congress? Can that body
do nothing but make speeches?
w There is something the matter with
John Bulls beet During the past year We
have observed several notices Of disease
among the cattle Of Great Britain. The Lon
don correspondent of the New York TINES
writes US follows:
Another domestic trouble brought before
sheep IN England. This wonderful country
of beef and mutton is in panic on account
of the disease Of it's animals. There are
S,000, eco head Of cattle in the United King
dom, and &c, ,00O, GOO sheep. In six years the
losses hare amounted to 926, ,000, 600. But this
Is not the worst. Many more diseased ami
mails are lost, are killed, sold and eaten.
cape the police, they are made into eausages.
Great quantities Of diseased meat are every
week seized in London; but immensely
large quantities are eaten, It was not plea
SAINT subject for debate either just before or
Just after the dinner hour. There Is to be
souV Jaw " 1uefGEIlou AHu pItft0lOu. a
Tory member declared 1t was all owing to
free trade and the importation of foreign cat
tie; and as to inspection, he would like to
| sec veterinary surgeon, with bis stetho-
scope. examining the lungs Of herd Of wild
bnllocks jnst landed from Belgian or Span
| ish steamer -
| The truth is, that high feeding, close quar-
ters and bud ventilation. with the Alterations
Of heat and cold to which cattle are exposed
= being brought to market, are enough h to
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and for not gaining impossible victories. We
fear that nc may sometimes expect from the
army greater things tim any nrmy can accom-
plish. and In their tai1urc to do all which we
fonaIy claiu,cd, or earnestly longed they
mi,ht do, refuse to them their Just need of
honor for all their tolls, daugers and suffer-
ings. We should not forget that soldiers are
after ell but men, who feel cold and hunger,
suffer weakness and fatigue, and arc subject
TO be delayed, ifnot overcome BY pcrils, mis-
carriages, obstacles, wounds and death Wo
should not expect that when they start out ona
campaign they are to find nothing to check
them and nobody to stand before them; but
that the rebels are to give way at the very
sight Of their coming. md they are to take
the ragged 1ascals on the run marching on
conquering and to conquer. Sent forth to
fulfill programme that Ignores space and
distance, ground and water, takes no note OF
time, regards rebel soldiers rs mca Of straw,
and fancles high mountains are, to be passed
md dcfp streams to be crossed by men anu
horses rs on eagl:'s wings; which forgets
communications and supplies, and never
looks bchlnd-can ordinary men, with no
help from Wizards and magicians, with no
supernatural gifts or aid, hut with only gnns,
knzpsacks, stout limbs and brave hearts do
anything else than fail, The magic sword OF
sharpness has gone, the fairy shoes Of swift,
ness hare been long since worn out, or cast
inside; the age Of miracles Is stated to be p,st;
our army is as good, as brave, as true IN ar.
my rs ever trod the earth, and will do aud
dare all that men can; let us not expect them
to do more islayfng ont visionary enter
prises and superhuman victories for the army,
and tinuuting them before the eyes Of the
country as sure 10 be achieved, can have no
good result whatever, and is only sure to
dcpress the hopes Of all, and cheat brave men
Of their well earned 1aurels. We should not
imagine exploits and triumphs for the army
to achieve, which equal, II they do not sur
pass, the deeds Of the demfgods and giants Of
mythology and romance, and then blame and
abuse them because they come short Of ouK
ext1avagant expectations. Let us. not be
guilty Of the gross folly, and most cruel in.
Justice to these brave men of turning false OF
insane prophets, and then fall to blaming and
cursing them because they do not fulfill oul
abBu, d predictions
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The National Convention.

Many of our Republican Exchanges are can
rassing the question Of postponing the Ma
tIonal Convention couple OF months, think
Ing that 1t is called too early; that it would
be better to defer the Presidential nomi.
nation 10 later day, say the last oi
July or middle Of August, The Cincinnati
Ga=ttge is Of this opinion, and so are the other
papers which are not particularly friendly to
Mr. Lincoln's reelection; their idea seems
to be that longer the Convention Is put OF
the better will be the chance OF some other
candidate. We don't think it makes d
particle Of difference. The Gazette fortifes
Its opinion By arguments like the following: !:
The result Of the Presidential election depends
chie1y-as the President says reorganization does
rebe'ion fbefefo1e the military ~ eampaisn should
cal campaign is planned. By august the signs
to 1csnlt in The crushing Of the rebellion or IN fail
nre. Then will be time enough to lay ont tho po-
1itisa! campaign il 1t Is to be done By the dslber-
that II the alternative military result is possible
We shonld ptcepitate the political campaigntn ad-
vance OF ii, and should lnnd the people to dlsad-
vantage in the contest, from which they could not
e1trieEte thcmeei5es even though certain defeat
were stat7ng them In the face!
There was no necessity for opening the election
1t chn not be pretended that there wns nuypopu-
Jar demand it. for, besides the totAl absence OF
eyidcpcee this p7e:cnse is at once aettled by the
remark that popular conviction decision needs
no p1emalu1ity OF action. but may be trusted to
Keep till the time comes. 4 people fit for popular
government will moi be anxious to put the poilti.
cai control oct of their oTn hands in advance o1
the neeete1ty. Nor hare o1rs manifested any anx.
iety to forecose deltbc1ation this question, OF
to tic their own hands against reflection consnlta.
ton and resalnr action according to the establish
ed rsaGts. On the contrary, they WeEe thinking
only Of the terrible conflict IN the field, when the
POLITICIANS thrust the Presidential contest into
| prominence.
Fixing the National Convention at 60 early q
uAS, iofcee on the State Conventions Immediately,
ato as meg Involve the nominations for State OIL
1T, hno tnns the country IL at once precap!tated
l1to Ihe xho!c political contest State and Nation
a. An election In the midst Of such war h to bt
favor Of poetpontng It to the lstest nrsrttcabfs
1ame. And there ff4 besides. this gpecfa, consids
ration. that II the military operations Of tIs ses
non shall bare. a SUCCESS Commensurate Win *.
resources the people have furnished, lie nuestt",
of Ihe succession will be settled without contest
Thus the question, which. If nov forced to a DE-
cfHion would cnuse divisions, strife and anIsn osj
tie1 among the supporters Of lie Government mn,
le eettled through a little delay, by universal AZ
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FAfE19E5 uIE, West Va, March sG.
Editor DAYTON Jourusf:

80 The anniversary Of Washington's
Birthday was celebrated, on the evening of
Feb, eed, by gra1a dinner party given BY
the American Alnister, Hon. N. B. Judd, to
the Americans in Bltlin, to which many emf
nan. r 1o-e,eners wdrc also invited. Toasts
were gwen and speeches made By various 1.
gentlemen who were present, including sew,
eral Germans, among others the celebrated
historian Won Ranke, and tho whole affair
nossea. Of In the most agreeable manner.
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We regret to learn that Col. Hecker Of the
s2d Illinois regiment has felt constrained, By
Ill health and the pressure Of private afftira.
to resign command Of his regiment. He has
been acting Brigadier for some time past.
Lieut.. Col. Solomon, formerly Alderman
from the old 9th Ward, Of this city, will
hereafter command the regiment. There is
some talk Of uniting the 2itb illinois, which
is much reduced by battle and sickness, to
the 8ad. They arc both German regiments,
md were raised by Col. Hecker. He resigned
command Of the 24th on account Of Illness;
but when he was restored to health, he got
up the SD among his countrymcn and drew
his sword again. He has been In the service
nearly three years.
On learning that Col. Hecker's resignation
had been accepted, NaJoe General Howard
wrote to him as follows:
HEADQUARTERS 11Tu Conps,
LOOKOUT VALLEY,
.-- March 23. 1851.
Colonel 7 zee that your resignation has been ac-
er officer and as friend. Your sterling integrity
and feat1ess apprehension Of wrong-dotng, your
energetic cooperation with your conmander in
camp, on the march md In battle, entities yon to
the gratitude and esteem Of every patrlot- These
high qualities hare received my unqualified appro-
bation. ItIuat, Colonel, Heavens best blessings
may follow you to the peaceful walka OF private
'he' Very truly yS6et5s; g. 5. uowAnD, uat. Gen.
Col. T. Uccker. sd I'll. Vols.
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CHICAGO DRY GOODS MARKEr.


WEDNESDAY EVENING, Makch 80, 1Sdl,
The market for Dry Goods continues active. and We
note further decline in prices OF Hc On Standard
sheetins1 1c on Delanes 1c Denlus.lc On Striped
sbirtlngs, and 1e on Corset Jeana. This brings our
quotations down to about New York prices, 80 that
Country dea1era can purchase In thIs market low
ns 1t the Eass, and have Their goods forwarded
promptly.
Business continues unusually brisk, and heavy
stocks are disappearing daily. We Qu ote: