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The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1865-09-11

DIsTRICT-By GEORGE BUST. Esquire, Ordinary
Whereas, MARIA 7. McKEwN. of Charleston, widow
made suit to to grant her Letters of Administration
de Gonis with the will annexed of the Estate and
Effects of JEROME DoYCE, late Of Charleston Luborer
These are, therefore, to cite and admonsh Nil and Bin
gu!ar the kindred and creditors Of the said JERomE
BoYcE deceased that they BIO and appear before me-
the Court Of Ordinary to be held at Charleston at No
Rutcdgesreet, the 18th day o: September, 1865.
after publication hereof at II o'clock in the forenoon to
shew cause If they have. why tho said
ton Should not be Sranteu.
Given under my hand, this second day of September
Ammo Domini 1866. GEORGE BUST,
September m2 Judge Of Pro5ates.
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90 STATE OF SOUTH CARoLINA-CHARLEST
DIsTRICT.-By GEORGE BUST, ESQ., Ordinary
Whereas, JULIAN A. MITCHELL, of Charleston, has
made suit to e to grant him Lettars Of Administration
of the Estate and Effects of sINGo CRAWFORD late of
Ediso Island, free person of color" These arc there
FORE to cite and admonis all and singular the kindred
and creditors of the said MIEGo CRAWFORD. deceased,
that they be and appear before in the Court
nary to be held at Charleston, at No. Ruedge-strect
the 18th day of September 1865, after publication
hereof Mt IL o'clock i'll the forenoon, show cause if
any they have, why the said Administration should not
be granted.
Given under my hand, this second day of September
Ammo Domni 1866. GEORGE BUIST
Septcinber4 me- Judge of Proi,atcs
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AUCTION SALES,
LARGE SALE OF GOVERNMENT CARS,
ENGINES AND RAILROAD IRON

UNITED STATES MILITARY RAILROADS.
OFFICE OF ASSISTANT QUAnTERoiAsrHR3
,-,, - Washington. u. c.. August II, 1866.
VIII oe sold, at CITY POINT VA. ou WEDNESDAY,,
- October H. at IL o'clock A.. NJ
An0GT FouE THOUSAND t4OoO) TONS RAILROAD
At PORTSMOUTH, VA. on FRIDAY, October -, at
- NJ.
FIVE t5 FIRSTCLASS LOCOMOTIVE ENGINES
About Fifty 0 Freight Cars and One U Passenger Car
At NORFOLK, VA, October Is. at Z. H.,
ONE NEW LOCOMOTIVE ENGINE foot guaRe
At ALEXANDRIA. VA. OH TUESDAY, October II,
fH ~ l1O) FlRSTCLASS LOCOMOTIVE ENGINES, A
49, feet 4 !, inch E,agc
Eighteen tlS) new Platform Cars five foot guage
iweutS-hSe t25i new Box Cars. five t5) foot guagc
hpot three hundred aud fty l35O) Box Cars feet 81
inch Hnagc
Sis inch s,uaac
ABOUT thirty t3O Stock do, 1 feet I: inch guago
dMeii,s ,:o) taSsriger do, 4 feet 81, inch guago
one ~ Mrecking do, 4 feet ~, iuvh yuage
Two l2l new Trucks
Sixty tGU) new Trucks, framed
Fourteen t14l Flats, framed
About two thousand t2880) tons Eaiiroaa Iron
Sales to commence ut ALEXANDRIA at 10 A M AMI
to continue from day to tluy until all are sold.
Terms cash, in Government funds.
H. l.. ROBINSON
Brev Col and A. Q. NJ. u S. Military Railroads.
August II IN
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TO OWNERS OF COTTON.

TN ANSWER TO NUMEROUS INQUIRIES FROM
L abroad, we would say that ARE prepared to take
charge Of put in order and ship any lot Of COTTON in
the States Of Georgia South Carolina or Alabama as we
local agents Mt almost every town. and corps Of
most efficient men, selected for integrity capacity, and
experience. to take charge Of every lot.
I'VE viii also pay all and charges of every descrip
tion, and make liberal advances on tho Cotton. In
short, will take charge of the Cotton receipts o
orders, and give the trouble whatever, from
the time receive 1t until sold and returns are made
by our houses. ~
ls,,.-- ,l,---,,.-, WATTS, CRANE CO.,
New York,
- .i'r'.ia -'umH, w. @. WATTS & CO.,
.n.~' '! Liverpool. England.
We invite the sepeciai attention of nresdents to-
our facilities,
| Augus.sQ lma. {.
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RoDDERY.-The residence OF ]. II. Gadsden, .
colorcd man, No. 2j Spring street, was entered OH
Saturday morning last, st about Gle o'clock, and
from his pockets were taken forty-ve dollars and
papers of value, and also tho key of his barber
shop, under the Merchants Hotel The thief
obtained access to his bedroom By climbing the
piazza posts to the second story-a new plan adopt
ed by burglars, it seems, but very fashionable at
present, and very successful.
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AsShULT.-Wc arc Informed that on Saturday
night last Mr., McNAslNoS, the accommodating
proprietor OF the Bathing House, was assaulted
by somo individual and very badly beaten over the
head with bottle; but we are happy to say ne was
yesterday improving, aa,s apparently not SO seri-
ously iaj urcd as as first supposed.
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MERCHANTS HOTEL.
CORNER KING AND SOCIETY-STs.

THE ABOVE HOTEL HAS BEEN COMPLETELY
renovated and refurnished and is open the pa
tronage Of the public, under entirely new manage
mem.
BAR, fitted up with the latest and most modern i'm
provemens IL attached to the House. where may always
ne found LIQUORS OF the most superior quality in the
City.
LIQUOR can he obtained at the table, and will also
he furnshed in the rooms at all hours and all days
the week, ii desired.
MT: b: II. PARSONS. formerly connected with the
Pavilion Hotel is attached to the Hotel, and would be
gratifed to meet any of his old friends.
LORING 6 BENNETT, Proprietors.
August "a 3mo
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AZ DIR. T. hEESsrJEzf;A. HAVING REsUMED
his Practice of MEDICINE AND SURGERY. win bo
found at his Office. No. 100 BRoAD-sTREET. between
King and Meeting streets. s N.... ,.
N B.-Diseases of Private Nature cured with dis.
patch, . August 10
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WE BEG particularly to call the attention of our
readers to the advertisement of MIR. REDMOND
editor of the Southern CtItioatOr and p proprietor OF
the Georgia Nursery. To those of our readers
who arc 'up' in agricultural and horticultural
matters, it is unnecessary for to explain to them
the standing of MIR. REDMOND in the Southern
country rs an agrculturist and horticulturst.
Those who are no. up" and desire to know some-
thing Of him and his nursery, can address him as
per advertisement
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LARGE SALE OF GOvERN1IENT RAIL-
ROAD ENGINES AND CARS
UNITED STATES MILITARY RAILROADS.
OFFICE or ASSISTANT QuAnTERMAsTEnf
VIII lie soll Mt MANCHESTER, opposite Richmond Va.
ON TUESDAY. October s.
L" ENT1-FlNE (25l NEW FIRST-CLASS LOCOMOTIVE;
ENGINES. five (5l fuot gungc. five t5 foot drivers,
cylinders lhN24 inches, capacity of tank 1900 gallons
Five ~ iirsclass Locomotives. 81. inch gragc
Two hundred and sixtyv t.6o} Box Freight Cars.
five foot guaSc
Fifteen ti3I new Platform Cars, five foot guage
Ten tlU) Freight Cars feet 81. inch snat;c
The sale to continue from day To day u,t all are sold
SGlc to commence ut 10 O'clOrk
Terms cash, i'll Government funds.
II. L. ROBINSON,
august Il II Brcr. Col. and A. q. NJ.
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Custom HOUSE ExoHANaE.-We refer our readers
to tho card Of Messrs. NICHOLSON & BodERr, at
No. s6 Broad-street, whose stock is of the best
kind, and where customers are promptly attended
IN
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The Atlanta Ne'o Era. of the 9Th inst, says that
Governor JOHNSON was in town yesterday. He is
here for the purpose, we understand, Of having tho
State road turned over to him by the General Gov
ernmont. '.itt
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WE WOULD call attention to an advertisement in
another column, Of a mixture that has long been
in this city by old resident, known
as !" Davis Whooping Cough Mixture" 1t is well
-...
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1865-02-10
The Ill.Fated Patapsco.

No list of the lost on board the Patap>
SEQ DESTROYED 10y rebel torpedo) has vel
been published, but there is much enquiry
in regard to it from the relative. and
friends Of The unfortunate men who wen,
down iu her. The ensiny's accoun. is a.
follows:
From The Charleston Mercury, Jan. IT,
1t has been known for some time that
on dark nights picket monitors wers in
the habi, of venturing much closer 10 the
halbor than in the day time. One OF
these turret,ed providers has, at last, we
are glad to announce, met fitting fate.
About o'clock on Sunday night, slight
explosion was heard by our men in For,
Sumter and on Sulivan's l.land. 1t pro-
ceeded apparently from apoin. about ind
way between the two po.ts. and was fol-
lowed by confused mingiing Of shouts,
lmprecaiions and erie. for mercy These
presently died away. aud the affair re-
nalned mystery until daylight Monday
morning. when i, Wa. discovered that a
monitor had been sunk by one Of our sta
tionary torpedoes. Her smoke stack as
Till above water.
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spine, in the region OF the fifth rib"
1t appears that Mr.. Burroush was mar
ried, less than year ago, TO an interest
ing young lady.
1t is said that deceased was a member
Of the Presbyterian church in Chicago
lie had not united with that church since
bis arrival in Washington.
With bu, one or two exceptions, nc
event has so excited the residen,s of thl.
city n, this sad tragedy. and seldom hal
50 much sympathy been aroused as was
las, night manifested for all concerned il
this terrible affair.
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GgH. GkA>1's New UousE.-The new
hon.e presente ed 20 Gen. Grant 10 Phila-
delphia, is a four-s,or:. double from, s,ruc-
ture Of brick and brown stone trimmings.
It has six'een rooms, among which are a
billiard room and library, and is provided
with all the modern improvements. lis
cost was al out $4,000. The furniture
which is to complete the gif, is now IN
process Of manufscture, and will not be
srti-eIv rssdv before the fI,s Of March.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1865-02-10

HoRsE AIsDoA.-Auy'hing a horse
can touch with lis nose without being
harmed he does no. fear. Therefore the
hand, The halter. cr,, blanket, saddle, bar
ness, umbrella, buffalo robe, or whatever
is brought IN proximity t" him should hs
introduced 10 aud touched b. tha, delicate
organ. A knowledge Of such important
facts, as We learned by attending a course
OF bis lectures, j, the main secret of karey'.
success }: horse tanning.
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County Sui't Of Schoola.

FArn AND FEsrIvAL-The Fair and
Festival salcA is 10 come cf on the eve~
ming Of the 22l INST, WAsHIHGTohs
birthday, at A!ingholz UN under Tie
suspces or the Ladies' Soldiers A! So
cie,v, promise. to be crow ned With that
success which The charitable hature oi the
object deserves and in order 10 acquire
that success. the entire poPuIa;iun Of
Manitowoc aud vicinity. without regard 10
condition, creed, or parry, are urgently 50
Foi,ed to contribute in articles for the
Fair or refIeshmenl table farcy work
designed for the Fair should have tie cost
mark attached to lie article by tie donor,
and the selling figures viii be determiued
upon bv committee selected for that
pnrpose. # is requested tIat all al'ic'rs
10 Ief, =, The store Of Miss NoKKIS, or
with Mrs. NJ. FELlows, at As eally i day
as possible Refreshments may he left at
the Hall on tie dsy Of tie Fair. Que
hsif the proceeds are TO he devoted 10 he
erection aud maintenance Of Ike State
.SoIdiets' Home" which it is con,en-
plated to establish il Milwaukee, a;.l Tie
remainder Vii tc appropriated for the re
lief Of suffering families ot soldiers. he
tifnr vii, be eL,iverc4 "llh vocal vuI III
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Il Fl E p I LOT
TOW AND COUNTRY
Iuspectiou Of Teachers.

Oyy1cE oE CorN1Y Sur'1 or ScHooLs, /
Msnitowoc, Feb. 10, 1865. !
The ,emi-annua Examination Of Teach.
srs in the Public Schools Of lLis county
will take place as fellows;
In Dist. No l-Comprising the towns
Of Gibson. Two Creeks, Mislicott and
Two Rivers a, ibe School House, in the
village Of Mi>hico,s, on Monday, March 90.
la Dist. No. 2-Comprislng the towns
OF Msnilowoc, Msni:owoc kapics, and
N,~.on-a: the School House, N School
District No. 2. village OF Manitowoc, on
Tuesday, March 81.
In Dist. No Comprising The towns
OF Coorersrown, Franklin, ko>snth, and
Maple Grove-at the SCHOOL House, in
School Di-,ric, No. l, near Cioupeks'
Mills. in the town Of Kossuth, on We4ues-
day, March %.
In Dist. No 4 Comprising the towns
Of Cato, eaton, Liberty, and l;ockIaud-
a. the School House III CiarkS Mills, IN
Abe town Of Cato. on Thursday, March, %
In Dist. No 5-Compri-ine ,he towns
oil OentfeSiIie. .NCtltte"iy. hiil ~ etitlc- NJ
tie School House nesr IL. NULHoLLAHD 5,
in the town Of M=eme, on Saturday,
March 25
II the requisite number OF candidates
receive Certificates Al the public exainlna-
iions.-no limited certificates will be issued,
or private examinations granted II not,
private examinations, nhen granted, viii
be conducted a. thoroughly, as If in pub.
lie, and rhsud occupy the same r"gM y
time; but no person ian expect private
examination without giving me good
cause for his or her absence from the pub
lie examination. 1he law 'fqu'res that
all teachers be examined. Proper pro
lection Of the educational Interests Of tie
County, a. represented in The public
schools, demands a sirlct compliance with
tbs law on the part OF All concerned
Applicants will please provide them
selv.. with good lead pencils, and be pres
ent q, the time aud place appointed
promptly al o'clock A NJ.
JEkE. CROWLEY,
County Sup't Of Schools.
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EF Tho Fond du Lac Press SAYS 4
train OF eight wagons drawn By twenty
eight oxen, aud six others. drawn by
horaes. the whole loaded with ssVen tons
Of pork, one ton Of chickens and turkeys,
ons ton Of butter, and seven hundred cans
OF oysters. together with forage for the
,sans, lef, that city for ou,ousgon, Lake
Superior, las. xeek,
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y We are glad TO meet in town this
week Messrs. JAMES EoBINsoS, A>sEL
WArao,s JonN =. IIUNE, and Or. La
CouxT, all Of the village of Chiffon.
They erjoyed the visit, and must come
dowL again.
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Ash REGINEAr We notice hv the
Madison Journal that the 4oth Regiment
has been organized Among the officers
appointed is ApoLru WlT1aNNS, As 81
Lieut., who is now recruiting Tor the Eegi-
men,. Mr. w. will make good soldier
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R-A Richmond paper Of the 3Oth ut.
states that Sherman commenced bis
march upon South Carolina on the l7th,
moving in three columns; the main
one going towards Charleston, and The
Others, 10y separate roads, towards Bfanch-
vile. The rebel commander at Augusta,
Ga, has ordered non-conba,ants to leave
the ciiv.
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Two pIcIuHEs No man Of seuse in
Manitonoc, Republican especially, has
lately Lesitated 10 pIonoruce the edilcr Of
tie Tribune to he fool. snd We think
they ere jus'iiiajIe in saylrg SO when such
an article as the following appears IN It's
columns. We quote from an editorial in
its issue Of the 81:
"The crumbIino pillars of the Church
(Roman Catholic are falling around its
.uperannua'ed head, and wrhin a brief
space Of Ditno heap Of ruins, grander than
The Coiiserm. will tell many Of those who
know what Rome is, .he mouruful story Of
what the Church Of Rome was"
To prove that the editor Of the Tribune
we cannot tell whether il is ;he noni-
nal one or tie PreshyteIian Mi.ister, as
Mat seems TO De donb) is An iguotamus,
We present another picture, taken from a
leading New York Republican paper, as
follows:
In 1850 there were 4 100000 Roman
Catholics in the United SIates. he II
crease IS most remarkable. IN 1905
there WAS bat one Catholic 10 Ce l'rotes.
lauts; in 1880 one to %; in 1870 one
to IS; in 1.5G, one to IL, au4 in 1860
ore 10
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The Washington Homicide.
from the Washington Chronicle.

Goyeru,nen, had been killed by young
| woman. and one version of the affair was
! that the muld de,ess was one Of the en-
ployees.
Upon summons from the department,
Coroner Woodman was speedily in at
tendance. and 3! once constituted Il July
Of innnf-t.
The iary being duly sworn, proceeded
10 examine the body Of Andrew Jackson
Burroughs, who. for ahou. eighteen
months past, has held the position OF clerk
in the Office Of The Complroler Of curren-
cv. and st the time of his death, was re-
csiviny a sslxty OF 81 Geo lie wss a
man ol remarkably fine form, and bore
every appearance of man Of correct hab-
its and exemplary department. They
soon discovered that pistol l>bal had en-
tered his back, about two inches to the
lef. of he spine, in the region of the fifth
rib, and that it still remained too deep
for the discovery Of lis whereabouts. Dr.
Riley gave his opinion that the wound was
sufficient - cause death.
The evidence adduced showed that Mr..
Burroughs occupied 3 desk IL room on
q west range Of the treasury department,
and rear the hall or principal passage on
the second floor.
Abou, midway III this passage, and by
>I,,', eyaI nr,i,,,, sav.,a, Rows of The
,,,,l ,,,.,., r.,,.,o com.
,'.a.:..,;nC, n 6tr,a and .n,aor
"'' i's 'sr',..,:I ,,:.aI saun,a,;ra ,hnnt ,bo
""'e' "a" ,at ,nrnn,a e no,1s. no
''@''' o"t va '"'
'"T E, ''"'' '"'
'"e ','"' " wa - ',' "n''" ',''s
'"e ''e'A> ''0>e 'he'' ou'''' .'' 'ne ""s'
H"A IN lew blhu,'S '''e' eH''si .,' '''e P"S-
:" re referred 10 e'"'''' ','p's'G n3 WIN
ne 'el'ti"" e"ni''t CO. 'e''''e
stranger then TOOK position - 'ne ooof-
WAY next The CLOCK.
Hr. Burroughs. ai!a'eoiy 'E,' o' VIZ
ana h"pF, "o1 mere ''"'' 'h', !-"Ee years
o' age '+i' MS room Az" "'e' "s mao
pa7>to NE '',c~ o"' TWO o' '"'ee 'ce''
tAe sHsfP cf"ts o' " ''''"' was t7'l'
1io looked a'"u''"' -, "'SeVVefea 's'ns!e
''fih eSc!'''het ''l AM" 4"!ckeneu Ms
pace 'o""'t' 'he stairway oul III less iha''
-. "a seconds, q second report announced
another fire. and annrher wound He
reached the b;.!u-ier and reclin+d agains,
il. n:eu n,ls Of his comrades returning
tom below, and lInofan. u al lha' 'rans
.ired, supposed t5at be wss ftint1rg in
quireA ." " Ia, /, TIE matter :" to which
tie sinking man replied. ." don't know -
l!ew2s conv-ye,. TO u room near by, and
expnsl in about Fl cen minutes.
The ycung "om@n, who gave her name
a. .'ary Harris, "n,l whose a-,- is supprs,
el 20 be ABOUT ,wenty-two ,en,s, having
fred twice and appearing coutitrn, thar
The work cf death was accomplished, re-
n"iued, and, e''nring 10 excited feelings,
slowly ;ut Ter pistol IA her pocket, anu
awaited further developments.
10 Hugh McCulioch, t>q, Chief Of the
curreucy bureau. She stated that TIE De
ces.e4 had violated ii, marriage engage
meut with her. He had done hav 70
harm, hut was engaged to her for many
wears cy.n from her childhood, and had
routirueI a corresponae,ce until within
month Of his marriage. He had not
se,lu, ed her; aud she added, with EN-
phasi,. - as God is my witness, l am vir-
Iuons
Miss Harris was about leaving the de-
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~ Col. North who was arrested on a
charge Of fraud in connection with the
New York Soldiers vo:.. and held long
enough to give the vote Of that state to
Lincoln, has a. las, been discharged.
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Washington, Feb. .
The Star has issued All exiFa in regard
70 tie movement, Of President Lincoln.
|, SAYS to dav. a, II O'Clock, President
Lincoln left Warrington by special ua}n
for Annapolis, for The purpose, 1t is under
stood TO join Secretary Seward at Tort
Monroe or City Point, to hold su inter
view with the rebel drputation. y. IL.
S,el hens, Il. n. I, IIun.sr and Juo. 4,
Campbell. From the fscs of the prasl-
dents going to Fort Monroe or City Point
Before given to the report that The re5e!
d-pa,alon have been xiiowed to enter our
lines and i, is understood they ais LOW a;
Fort Monroe.
New York, Feb .
A dispatch dated headquarters army Of
tha Potomac. Feb l.t, says on Saturday Il
flag Of truce appeared on the line, near the
center, and was found to be request, in
pursuance Of the understanding with Mr..
Blair and Gen. Grant, for permission TO
Lit. Col. Hatch, assistant adjutant general,
and exchange commissioner and Alex. II.
Stephens, K. NJ. T. Hunter and Judge
Campbell. to visi, Gen. Grants hssdquar-
rers. Owing TO Gen. Grants absence
from City Point, no reply could be sent.
and Immediately the ms,ter was referred
10 Washington, and after several commu>
picarions had passed, permission WAS grant
ed a deruta,ion was appointed to meet
the gentlemen and escort them within our
| lines. After few minutes spent iD the
interchange Of civilities. the party came
within our lines, at which moment the
troops on both sides united in a simultsn-
eous cheer.
The commissioners were escorted TO the
railroad in carriages, where a special train
was waiting TO convey them TO City Point
On arriving at City Point they were taken
to Gen. Grants headquarters, where they
>pent The night.
Messr.. Stephens and Campbell looked
much ema.iated ard ar-aorn, but Mr.
Hunter appeared to be hale aud hearty, ns
did Col Hatch. The only nlIuson made
10 our difficulties WAS the hope expressed
| hv Mr.. Stephens, that they would soon
NEE. under happier auspices.
A Washington dispatch of,he ~ states
that information was received from Fort
Monroe tonight, stating tia. the southern
commissioners on tuesday morning were
on board Gen. Grants dispatch boat,
Nary Martin, awaiting the presidents OF
der as to whether they should proceed &c
Washington.
A cabne, minister is reported to have
ssid in the course Of conversation tonight
that there was more significance in the re
cent peace movements than mos. people
are inclined to believe, aud give it as hi
opinion that An honorable peace would
be the ultimate result of the negotiation
now going Oh.
Baltimore, Feb. 4.
A special dispatch to the Bal,imcr'
american from Annapolis, after announc
ing the arrival there of President Lin:o!!
and Secretary Seward, says it was rumor
ed on board the boat then. that an armis
,ice of 80 daya would take place, and th
prospects Of al early settlement Of on
difficulties brighten. This is only ~
nor.
Washington, Feb. 4.
P.et;deut Lincoln and Secretary Sevsr
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SICKNESS IN New lokK.-The small
pox is rapidly spreading over New York
aud Brooklyn, and in the folmer cry is
creating great copsteruation. The New
Io,k journals assert that il is assuming
the form of a pes,iience that the hosFi-
tails are filed to overtlowing, and so great il
The alarm that the schools are closed on
the east side Of the city. a New York
correspondent. thus writes:
"SmalI poS, the scourge of past cenin-
ries aud the pest Q: the present. Is here, i
there, is everywhere. 1t stalks in Tie
highways and by.~sys of the city II
freely enters and claims It's victims alike
in the teuements OF The poor aud the PR
iors Of the rich it sis beside Us, and We
inhaIe lrs pestiferous breath in the ear, in
The Stage. in the ferry boat; It leaves iis
con,agion in the cabs and in ths lodging
rooms Of the hotels and boa:ding houses.