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Bradford reporter. [volume] (Towanda, Pa.) 1844-1884, 1865-01-19
Aems Aonnt.
COWLES & cos NEW BOOK STORE
NEWS ROOM AND EXPRESS OFFICE,

NEWS ROOM AND EXPRESS OFFICE,
all in the Post Office building, Main street dire.
ly opposite the Court House They have the largea
and most elegant assortment of
BOOKS, STATIONERY, MAGAZINES, PERIODICALS
SINGING BOOKS, SHEET MUSIC, LITHo-
GRAPH ALBUMS, DIARIES,
FOR 1864, &C, &C,
to be found anywhere in the country They are cor
stantly receiving from New York and Philadelphia, n
the late and most popular publications of the day dree
from the press such Harper's Monthly, Eclecti
Magazine, Rebellion Record, Godey's Ladys Book, Pc
airy Companion, Dime Novels, Song Books, Comic Al
manacs, and News Papers: also the Daily Tribune,
Times, Herald, Journal of Commerce. Sun, Ledger Mer
curry, Clipper Boston Pilot, &c. &c.
On their counter may be found the following late and
highly popular works just issued from the Press Gen.
BUTLER in New Orleans Beyond the lines, Yam.
kee prisoner loose in Dixie Soundings from the Allan
tic, by Oliver Wendal Holmes Trumphs of the Bible,
by Tulledge; Roundabout Pasers by Thackery The
Amber Gods by Prescott Shoulder Straps by Morford
Freedom and War, by Henry Ward Beecher The Rea
son Why /; Leaflets of Masonic Biography Our Homes,
by Hawthorn Three years in Japan Stories of tb
Old and New Testament Social Condition of the Eng
lsh People The Sioux War and Massacres of 1862 ant
1868 Letters to the Jones, by Tcomb Alice of Mo-
mouth Lessons in Life, by Titcomb Recreations of
Country Parson My Southern Friends, by Kirl
Among the Pines bv Kirk; Journal of residence on
Georgia Plantation Canoe and the Saddle by Winthro
In the Show Case may be found the finest assortmes
of superior
GOLD PENS,
ever brought to this market Beads for the Ladies' OF
all sizes and colors Port Monnes Pocket Diaries for
1864 Bank Note Reporters and Description Lists de-
scrbng all the couuterets and broken bank notes now
afoat in the country,-every man should have one
They also have the largest stock of School Books ever
brought to this market which they offer at very low
figure for cash.
Our Express to Waverly every morning (Sundays
excepted) and returns every evening, carrying Expires
Goods. The hour for starting from Towanda is 81
the morning, and returning leaves Wavery at ocfo
p m. on the arrival of the Express from New York
ANY Books other matter published be ordere
through promptly.
We pay special attention in sending and receiving
Soldiers packages to and from the army.
A. F. COWLES & co.
Towanda, Dec 8, 1853.
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Druas s. MRofffMes.
Slows DRUG STORE.

p Ar STO WIS DRU G STOR L.
The subscriber having purchased the Drug Store No.
Pattons Block, TOwanda. Pa formerly occupied by DR..
T. F. MADILL is daily adding to his stock OF goods
and will hereafter give it his personal attention.
FRESH, PURE AND RELIABLE DRUGE, MEDICINES
AND CHEMICALS,
Purchased from the reliable and respectable i'm
pOrers and manufacturers always hand and for sale
on the most reasonable terms. large stock OF
FRESH DRUGS AND MEDICINES
Has just been received and am now prepared to sup
ply the
BELONGING TO THE TRADE.
PURE WINES AND LIQUORS, FOR MEDICAL USE
ONLY. FULL ASSORTMENT OF CONCENTRATED
BOTANIC, ELECrlC AND HOMEOPATHIC MEDI-
CINES.
ALL THE POPULAR PATENT MEDICINES.
PAINTS, OIL, vARNIsH,
PAINT AND VARNISH BRUSHES,
DYE-sTUFFs A>D GLASS.
FANCY AND TOILET ARTICLES OF EVERY KIND.
TILDENs ALCOHOLIC AND FLUID EXTRACTS,
ALRALOID AND RESIN OIDS.
All the Best Trusses,
ADD MINAL PPORTERs
Shoulder Braces,
BREAST PUMPS NIPPLE SHELLS, AND SHIELDS,
Nursing Bottles Syrnges and Catheters.
LARGE ASSORTMENT RAZoRs, sTRoPs, POCKET KNIVES
SURGICAL INSTRUMENTS OF LATE STYLE
AND BEST QUALITY.
large supply Brushes for the Hat and Hair Also Ol
the Teeth and Nails, Tooth Powders and Pas ties,
Oils, Perfnmery, Soaps. Combs, Hair Dye, In
vigorators. &C., Kerosene, Kerosene Lamps,
Shades, Chimneys, Wicks &c, all of
the latest styles Choice Cigars,
TOBACCO AND SNUFF.
E9- Physicians supplied at teas )nable rates. Medi
cines and Prescriptions carefully and accurately com
pounded and prepared by competent persons at all hours
of the day and night. Sunday hours from to 10 o
clock in the forenoon, to in the afternoon.
d. II. BARSTOW,
Towanda, Dec. |, 1864.
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MEDICAL ADVICE GIVEN GRATUITOUsLY AT
The OFFICE.
Charging only for Medicine
Thankful for past liberal patronage would respect
fully announce to his friends and the public thatno pain
shall be spared to satisfy and merit the continuance of
theirconfdence and patronage, at the
CA S H D r U STORE!
Corner of Main and Pine streets.
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baT Twenty thousand dollars were re-
Gently refused for two sheep, which have
their homes in Middlebury, Vt
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nR. PORTER'S OLD DRUG STORE.
Already admitted to be
The largest safest and most approved
DRUG HOUSE IN NORTHERN PENNSYLVANIA,
WITH
Anestabshed reputation for keeping the best medicine
UNEQUALLED
In its facilities and apparatus for compoundng and pre-
pairing
MEDICINE AND PRESCRIPTIONS,
Conducted by thoroughly competent persons whode vo
the most careful attentionp the strctest regard
to accuracy and use only selected arti-
ces and medicines of unques
toned purity, has become
THE CASH DRUG STORE
With prices revised to correspond with the market.
w HOLE S ALE AN D RETAIL,
ALL ARTICLES WARRANTED AS REPRESENTED.
By recent arrangements with the Manufacturers mpor
ters or First Holders of Goods andCash Purcha-
ses the prices will always be at the low
est point for Prime Goods
LOWER FIGURES THAN EVER IN
PAINTS, OILS, VARNIsHEs, GLASS, DRUGS AND
DYE-sTUFFs.
Everything IN this ertensire stock aoiU be soid
Cheap for Cash
PRICES REDUCED VIZ:
OF SOAPS. PERFUMERY, BRUSHES, COMBS.
KNIVES AND RAzoRs,
LAMPS AND WATERFALLS FOR LIGHT.
TRUSSES & SUPPORTERS,
WINES AND LIQUORS, ONLY FOR MEDICINE.
TORACCO AND SNUFF.
ALL THE POPULAR PATENT MEDICINES,
TOOTH, SKIN AND HAIR PREPARATIONS,
FANCY ARTICLES OF ALL DESCRIPTIONS,
Eclectie, Botanic and homeopathic Medicines
Spices Bird Seed, Lamp Shades and Garden Seeds
FISH TACKLE, AMMUNITION, &c.
Constituting the most complete assortment embracing
the great wants of the People reduced in Price
and revised for the Cash System.
DR.. PORTER'S COAL OIL.
DIR. PORTER'S CAMPHENE!
DR.. PORTER'S ALCOHOL!
DIR. PORTER's BURNING FLUID!
Are Fresh daily prepared and unrvaed by any in the
Market
DIR. P0RTER'S PARATION
FOR FAMILY USE.
Known as Safe and Reliable Remedies are warranted o
what they intended to give satisfaction.
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DR. Porters Pectoral Syrup. price so cents
DR. Porters Family EmbrOcatiOn.. = 35
DR. Porters Tonic Elixer. ................ " 100
DR. Porters Worm Syrrp ................ so
DR. Porter's Comp. Syr. Hypophosphites /" 100
DR. Porters Uterine Tonic .............. - $50 q"
DR. POrter's Blackberry Balsam ......... " IS
DR. Porter's Tooth Ache Drops. .......... " 25
DR. Porters Cephalic Snuff. ..........:. 25
DR. Porter's Tooth Powder. ............. so
DR. Porter's Tricogene. Observation-Disclosures. 50
DR. Porter's Tricophile le............... 50
DR. POrters Shampoo. Observation-Disclosures. " so
DR. Porter's Horse and Cattle Lotion. 80
DR. Porter's Horse and Cattle Powder. 35
DR. Porters Bed Bug Poison. ........... 80
DR. Porters Black Observation-Disclosures. %
DR. Porter's Cleansing Fluid. ............ 37b
DR. Porter's Rat and Mice Poison. .... 35-
DR. Porters Citrate Magnesa ...... 35
DR. Porter's Worm Waters. ...... 81
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YOUR CLOTHING CHEAY AT YOUR OWN PRICES
PROCLAIM PEOPLE

YOUR CLOTHING CHEAY AT YOUR OWN PRICES.
PROCLAIM THE PEOPLE,
Just receved-a large stock of Fall and Winter Cloth
ing at j. CORNS ElHira Branch Clothing Store. He
SAYS coolly boldly and deliberately that he takes the
foremost of the Clothing Merchants OF Towanda
Eighteen hundred and sixty-one has come, and the
light and beauty of Spring shines upon us with all its
Cash, cheaper than any other man, my goods are all
bought cheap for cash. and they will be sold cheap
cash.
My goods are all manufactured in Elmira therefore
can warrant them well imade. Enough for me to say
have everything IN the line Of
CLOTHING, GENTS FURNISHING GOODS, HATS
CAPS, &C., sc.
That is kept in any other Store in town
This is free country therefore is free for all to do
their trading where they do the best regardless of
the and sour looks of old ogy merchants invite
you to come and see me-cOuntry well the city
nved-every person rich poor high or low bond or
are invited to call.
At JOHN SELAM'S Clothing Store next door TO H. S
Mercurs Dry Goods Store, Main Street. Towanda, Pa.
N. BWe wish to be understood, that not to be
undersold by any man, combination of men,
ss- No charge for showing our Goods.
Towanda, March II, 1852. J.CORN.
NEW FALL AND WINTER GOODS !
r. W. EDDY,
Has a large stock of fresh WINTER GOODS, and
would only say to those in want of Good, wel.made
Clothing which he will sell to the public at fair price
and guarantee every article represented leaving the
customers to choose between good goods at fair price
and poor goods at high price-believing in the doc
rine that " one mans money is good as anothers."
We sell to all alike His stock as usual, consists in
GOOD WELL MADE CLOTHING,
HATS x CAPS, SHIRTS, COLLARS, UNDER SHIRTS
DRAWERS, SUSPENDERS, GLOVES HO-
SIERY. NECK TIES. TRAVEL
ING BAGS, FUR CAPS
& COLLARS, SILK
HATS, &C.,
and the best assortment Of fine SOFT HATS in town.
We ask an inspection of Goods believing we Co n
satisfy all as to quality and price.
Towanda, Dec. l, 1864, R. w. EDDY
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GIethfnG.
COLOMON'S CLOTHING STORE
4

SOL0MON'S CLOTHING STORE!
~ NEW FIRM
NJ E. Solomon respectfully informs his old customers
and the public that he has taken in parnersn his son
Alexander, under the firm of SOLOMON SON, and
that they will continue business at the old stand on
Main Street No Pattons Block. They will keep con-
stantly ON hand a full assortment of Clothing
FOR MEN AND BOYS WEARS!
CHEAP AND FASHIONABLE
Also, constantly on hand full line OF
GENTS FURNISHING GOODS
Consisting of SHIRTS, COLLARS,
NECK TIES, GLOVES, SUsPENDERs, HDK'Fs
And large assortment of ARMY SHIRTS,
Which they offer to sell at prices CHEAPER than
ANY OTHER ESTABLISHMENT IN TOWN.
REMEMBER THE PLACE, AT
SOLO MON Il SONS.
Jan. |, 1865
ES NJ. E. Solomon requests those indebted to him to
call and settle He is desirous of closing all
by the ls day of March next after that time, all
settled matters will be placed in the hands of an officer
for collection.
NLIF tDNErS STVJ II ,Nn DJ, ITrrXr
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RoS Farmers sons should be we'll educa
ted.
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EttSurdure.
T'HE INSURANCE COMPANY OF
4 NORTH AMERICA
onice No 242 walnut Street, Philadelphia.

Office No. 242 Walnut Street, Philadelphia.
This Company are now prosecuting the business OF
Insurance from loss damage by FIRE on Buildings,
Merchandise, Furniture, &C. throughout the State OF
Pennsy iyania Liberal Terms tor long short peri
DDS permanently Buildings by deposit Of Pre-
MUM.
The prompt payment of claims for losses during the
period OF nearly Seventy Years that the Company has
been in existence entities them TO the confidence OF the
public
DIRECTORS Arthur G. Coffin, Samuel w. SOnes John
A. Brown Charles Taylor Ambrose white John X. Neff
Richard D. Wood William Welsh William f. Bowen,
James N. Dickson, s Morris Wan John Mason, Geo.
T., Aarrison Francis r. Cope Edward II. Trotter, Ed
ward s. Clarke, William Cummings.-ARTHUR 6. Cor
FIN. President.
BIS. RUSSELL, Agent, Towanda.
M YOMING INSURANCE COMPANY,
w Office the Wyoming Bank,
WILKES BARRE, PA.
CAPITAL AND SURPLUS. US..................-Sll5 900
VIII Insure against Loss Damage by Fire on proper
ty in Town or Country at reasonable rates.
DIRECTORS &c. N. Haenback, John Richard, Sam1
Wadhams H. D. Shoemaker, ID. G. Dresbach r. C. Smith
r. D. IacOe, Charles 4. Miner G. b. Fisher Charles
Dorrance Wm S. Ross, &. NJ Harding
G. NJ. HOLLENBACK, President.
l.. D. SHOEMAKER, Vice Presidt.
r. c. SMITH, Sec'y.
w. q. STERLING, Treasurer.
Camptown Dec. / 1864. HOMER CAMP, Agent.
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Daily Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1865-1869, 1865-06-15
ITEpS OF NEWS.

TIE Grand Jury Of the United States District
Court .. Norfolk, If the New York Tribune is cor.
rec.y informed, have fOusd indictments for trea.
soa against some Orty we'll known Yirginians-
among them General Lee. Henry A. Wise, Gov
era0r Letcher, Extra Billy SMITH, William n.
Mcvcgh formerly OF Alexandria, David Funston
form-Ily vi Alexandra, William B. Richards, IT,
james Lyons, Of Richmond, aud Generals Breck
nrijge, early and Ksmper, Ii the statement be
tue. the President is bound Of once 10 interpose
10 behalf Vt all who have Gen. Grants pledge
that they shall lot be molested By Federal an.
th.Iity.
TIE Raleigh Progress explains President John.
sou's aLd Mr.. HO.dsa's plans for tie recOnstruc.
tion OF a state Government in North Carolina.
Appointments are TO lie made in every county Of
nloyar men who will make an enrolment OF
votes, carefully excluding all who were -promi
men, IN their adherence to the rebellion" This
enrolmen. is TO Do returned 10 the Provisional
Governor and upon the basis thus established
delegates 10 state Convention are 10 Do elect
cd, and the Convection, Of course, will prov. de
the rest
In the PotC nae Congressional District Of Viz.
gina stretching from Alexandra to Frederick
county and south TO include Fsuquier, three can.
eidates arO ALREADY ia the field Lewis EeKeu.
gle. Gilbert :. Minor ana George Rye. The name
OF George f sensesey, for ten years editor OF ,hs
Winchester Republican, sterling Wing paper
has also been suggested.
At the tobacco groEsrs' meeting 20 Louisville,
: p!Au Of . National Convention Of tobacco
Erowsrs and dealers was presented. and il was
Wednesday in September
Bids for furnishing Tie Subsistence Department
vita so, 0 barrels Of -four, we're opened at Wash,
lngtoa on Saturday, and those ranging from
$40 % sS1s accepted.
The President authorizes the announcement
that the White House will be open to tie public
every dly, Sundays excepted, between tie hours
Of hire ard three.
The manulI,turs Of the Atlantic telegraph
bic was completed on Monday, May - No
time will Of course, be lost in getting the final
ins,aImeut Of the capable on board the Great
Eastern which is expected 10 start early in July.
Later adyices from Hayti state that the insur.
lection had not yet been suppressed.
Gen. Grants right hand was 50 badly swollen
by the time he reached Buffalo that he had to do
his shaking with the left.
The Hon. W. ". Bryce has received an uncon.
ditional pardon, accompanied by a friendly let
Ter from the President
National currency was issued las. week TO
National Bluks % the amount OF 81 46t S45.-
Total issue. sl37 IT, 7O5.
Il Is said that Secretary Stanton is having pre-
pared an answer 10 Gen. Sherman's recently
publiahed statements.
Complaints are made within few days
soldiers have robbed travellers on the highway
between Washington and Alexandra.
Gov Peirpoint it is said has called an extra
session Of The Vi ginia alexandria, Legisa'
tue to meet 70 day. The Alexandria journal
is the authority for the statement,
Daily Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1865-1869, 1865-06-15
M[SREPRE S5 NTATION.


As long IS the world iasts there will be found
men Who viii make statements affecting serl-
Onsy the interests Of Others, regardless Of conse-
quences, and Indifferent whether the allegations
they put forth are true or false. lis pity that
such scshdal-mORgers cannot be restrained, but
they cannot A case in point is furnished BY the
Efforts to fasten upon Mayor Mayo, Of this city,
the responsible ty tor the recent general arrest Of
al negroes, here, who did not have "paAseS." 10
exhibit to the guards. We have made inquiries
into the facts, 10 prove the correctness Of our
original opinion, and are satisfied that Mayor
Mayo neither iEsHgatei nor directed the whole.
sale impressmeat Of nes:O NEE, which took place
IN this city about ten lays ago.
Ia the frs; place, itWOuld have been very iniis
erect in Mr. Mayo to undertake anything Of the
sort in view Of the altered eircumst Ance5 BY
which he Is surrounded. The negroes already
have a prejudice against him Tor the enfo;ee-
meat Of laws which he had solemnly sworn to
execute. To intensity this prejudice, and bring
hiascl into notOriety 1t this Juncture by acts OF
oppression % the negro race would have been al
set OF folly on his part which we could not con-
celys hin % be guilty Of But he had no au-
thority 10 impress negoes, and did not usurp or
ask Tor such authority. The impressment, which
has been complained Of, was directed by General
NJ r. Patrick.
Whether the officers and men who executed his
orders Iaascendei the.r Instructions or not, We
do not know bot it IS certain, that, by Gen. Pat
ricks orders patsol Of soldiers, divided into ten
squads, and each squad accompanied by police
man, went through the streets Of this city, and
impressed ev>ry idle ab.e-bodied LeSTo man. for
the papoce Of cleaning up the thoroughiares and
b,-ways s. al indispensable santa prccaution.
The object vas, We bsiie,e, 10 make use only Of
that worthless class Of negroes whose idea Of
freedom is ~ireedJa 10 loaf about the streets,
and let those work who will But the Mayor,
As We are informed, did lot order the arrest Of
any, because he had no authority 10 do 50 and,
moreover, we learn that he instructed his police,
In tle mos. direct terms, TO retain from making
aay arrests We have not heard that they did
otherwise. The only arrest Of negroes made by
O.dsr Of the Mayor during the receut exercise Of
his nagisteriai functions was that OF two or three
women charged with Aeep.ng disOrteriy house.
The parties were brought before him at the
Mayors office, and wien the eTidonce had been
be Id the Mayor delivered q lengthy address, in
watch be repeatedly svowed his determination
to administer the laws, applicable 70 such cases.
with the utmost impartiaiiy, no matter whether
the oaeaGeEs were white as saOw or black as
GROVE.
We publish this correction as a sheer act Of jus.
hcs 70 NJ. Mayo
Daily Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1865-1869, 1865-06-15

soldier in his eighteenth year, in the Goth reei;
pent of the line, and went through nearly All
the camp ignS in Portugal and Spain. As cap,
tnia of the Imperial Guard. he took an actve
part in the last campaign in France ne was AisO
present at the battle of WarteIloo.
As COMMANDMENT. Chief of the Army OF Paris,
a post he held since July, 1851, when General
ChGnCarnier was removed by the President oil
the Reoublic, he took \ prominent part IN the
coup d'etat of the 81 OF Deceaber, Tor which ne
was rewarded With the baton OF Field-Aarshai'
the dis atty of Senator and the important once
sbal 81. Arnaud. Marshal Magnan is the third
of the prominent sectors in the coup d'etat who
has died. The Others were st. ArnGud and De
MOrny.
Daily Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1865-1869, 1865-06-15
TIE DRY GOODS TRADE.

The Philadelphia Ledye6 Of Monday says:
The dry goods trade Is nearly staud-still there
being much uncertainty To- the future condition OF
the market. The demand i generally dull, and IN
in respect 10 cotton goods, ials below the production
The tendency Of prices iavUr the buyer, though the
changes in quotations are only nominal. There H.
among buyer, general lack Of confidence Ia the
duaEce " the Present quotations Tor cotton, aud con-
ssqucnty time contracts are declined, and purchases
cguhued strictly 20 present requirements. There Is a
slight Inquiry Tor goods from Virginia aud some Of the
Gu ports, but the representatives Of Southern trade
here expect important movement until all restTic
tom upon cotton removed. The cotton mills
steadily preparing resume manufacturing, but hands
are scarce, having been widely scattered during the
war The exports OF domestic cJttOus from New York
to foreign poTs have been snce the lst Of January Ia
the sth instant, but 10 packages against 5Os for the
same time In sC ls. for time in $685. 26ss In ls02,
1855 in ls5i and .! 81 for time in l'c. We learn
with pleasure that the Secretary Of the Urea iIy
ev!nces the greatest desire % Tree the rac with the
southern States from many Governmental distractions.
I'm his Instructions the agents Of the Treasury for the
purchase cotton, told lac has instructed them
NOT TO inqutOridl 10 the autccedens Of the cot
ton offered tor sale, but 10 purchase without question
O an vino seem 90 be authorized 70 sell cotton Those
instruction. closely observed will soon give traffic 10
the Southern States.
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sl.cs4,Oso
Tolal decrenen. -
NEW YORK MONEY MARKET. lern.

Money wa. never more abundant In New York than
NJ preseut, aud stl have promising Govern
ment loan the market awaiting subscriptions which
IN at least moderately compared with those oil
April The banks have an abundance Of funds for In
Vasmaut almost any terms, aud low as per cent.
accepted in many instances Commercial credits ars
scarce Notwithstanding the largest preparations for In
creased business aud discounts ranging from 10 per
cent are comparatively feg.--Neirs.
The amount Of legal tender money new held In bank
in this market j. again over sdy-fcO t0H including
The National Banks not reporting through the Clearing
House. The gain since lat Monday is over ave mil
lions which sufficiently accounts Tor the Increasing
ease through the week ia the supply Of money 10 the
brokers At low rates Of interest. - Iimcs.
Daily Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1865-1869, 1865-06-15

A CHE TO TIE MOBILE DisAsTER.-CAIRO'
June IL New Orleans adyices oil the 9th instant
state that an impOitlnt clue TO the cause OF tne
I,te disastrous explosion az Mobile j, thought to
have been obtained A man named Wal has
been arrested at Mobile charged with being in
pllcated. he states that he and two other men
Ga The night previous 70 the explosion placed
torpedoes between the buildings containing the
poSder tia. The work was performed under the
direct on of a reoel Major, who threatened them
with instant death II they disobeyed or offered
70 resst aud that the Major afterwards lighted
the fuse Of the shell connected with the Internal
arrangement. TorIedoes have als1 been dis
covered in the rooms Of the Custom House, so
arranged as 70 explode on opening the doors
ii,be-s were found concealed in the desks Of the
same bulldog.
Daily Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1865-1869, 1865-06-15

A NATION OF ALE.DEINKEEs.-hr.G Gladstone
the Chancellor of the EIcheQuer Of England, in
his lac financial report calculates that the regu
lar Yearly allowance of malt liquor to each adult
male in that country is six hundred quarts-near-
Iy two quarts a day. Two hundred millions OF
dollars year ara expended for what Mr.. Glad
stone terms the national drink" and he adds,
with r sor: Of glowing satisfaction, that there ale
no sic ns of the taste for it dying out.
Daily Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1865-1869, 1865-06-15
FOREIGN EXCHANGE.

SpeakI. Of the demand for foreign exchange, The
Commercial .iIreiier Of Saturday says:
The recent high quotations have been induced very
much by the importation Of $50 bonds, OF which two
10 two and half millions have been received from
abroad within the pas. fourteen days. II j. no; mpOs-
sible that element ia the gold aud exchange
ket may arise any day out OF crsi, In the In
dian trade Of Great Britain. The latest advice. from
prospect,