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A MAGNIFICENT Book.

'- The Boston Post thus speaks of the 'Poems
of ALFRED TENNYsoN," Poet Laureate of
England, illustrated by Hammatt Billings, and
published by J. E. Tilton q Co., Boston:
This volume has already been heralded all
over the land. 1t deserves praise, for it is a
credit to the genius of American art. 1t shows
that we can make books; that we have the
brain to conceive, and the cunning fingers to
fashion the finest things in the mechanic arts.
Not only mechanical genius, but the higher
genius for art is seen here. This is not an
English book in any item or particular; it is
lustration. The publishers set out with the
intention of making book original, beautiful,
superior, and they certainly have succeeded
The paper is OF the finest quality and well
polished, the type clear, and the bindiIg is
rich and massive in appearance. Billings is
certainly as happy in his touches upon the
cover as in his illustrations of the poem. 1t
was difficult thing to put all the poems of
Tennyson into an illustrated volume, and not
have it too bulky. But they are here, and the
size Of the book, and the style OF the type, and
the quantity of reading matter have peculiar
harmony with each other. Larger type would
have excluded much of the matter, or made
the work too big for beauty. As it is, we can
truly say it is a splendid triumph of American
book-making The illustrations are, however,
the real claim of the work. Billings shows
here his delicacy of touch as well as Tennyson
does in some of his lighter poems. He is true
to history in his scenery. Godiva, in all the
little surroundings of hound, palfrey and his
trappings; the Persian glrl with her argent
lidded eyes. dress, figure, necklace, the carpet
on the floor, table and vase upon it, and all the
illustrations of the Idyls of the King are es-
pecially cut, showing Sir Bedivere bearing
King Arthur, wounded to the ship; all are
true to history in the miautest particulars
These Illustrations are full of spirit, and &C
complish well the difficult task of making the
thoughts of Tennyson evident to the naked
eye. Chaste, original, refined and appropriate,
poetry, painting and mechanics unite here in
the finest volume issued from the American
press. It will add much to the already extern
sive and still gaining fame of the Tiltons as
among the first of the book-makers of the
land [" -tI 'tt ti'i - iai ff.A
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S-hAI. ~ N- NEW YORK, Dec. 10.
i, Cotton-heayy; sales 400 bales Of Middling Up
lands at 49 a. 56c Also sales of Memphis, New Or
leans and Florida cotton on Government account at
10 a. 5?c. ~. 3.
Flour-5 a 100 higher; sales 10000 bbls. State at
q 90 "a AZ. Round Hoop Ohio 90 g IS. Western
z 90 "a s 40 Southern, sales 1000 bbls. at 70 a
ID 90. Canada, sales 45o bbls. at 10 g II GO.
Wheat-2 a &c higher; sales $4,000 bushels Chica-
go Spring at go a. 70. milwaukee Club 90 q
1 70. Amber Michigan, old, 43.
Cornm1c better; sales $4,000 bushels Mixed West
ern at SO az &c. ~. ..r
Oats-1c better.
Beef-dull. ia,.5s.i.,f .tsf--fs stf fia al .+8
Pork-lower; sales 6,70O bbls. of Mess at % 70 q
LArd-steady; sales $50 bbls. at 10 a 2O3c.
Whiskey-active; sales, $50 bbls. at 80 q "a.
Sugars quiet; sales, ITO hhds. of Porto Rico at
boxes, at 122 a 12Ec.
steady; sales, Of Rio, $500 bags on private
terms. Java, 440 bags, at 23ic in gold .
Naval Stores quiet.
Freights to Liverpool-dull.
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Fr0n. Washington.
WAsHINGToN Dec 1

WASHINGTON, Dec. 10.
In the us. Supreme Court to-day, Mr.. Car
penter, of Wisconsin, argued in favor of read
hitting Mr.. Garland to practice without requir-
ing him to take the oath of allegiance, he hay-
ing been, however, engaged in the rebellion
He contended that the Executive pardon re-
stored Garland to all of his civil rights. At
torney General Speed combatted Mr.. Carpen-
ter's position, arguing the right to prescribe
qualifications, and that the latter was of this
character and not a penalty. The argument
will be resumed on Friday.
The court room was crowded with lawyers,
including some of national distinction, from
various parts of the country, who listened to
the argument with great interest.
Hon. Reverdy johnson will, on Friday, ar
que the case in behalf Of the prisoner.
Speaker Colfax to-day filed in the State De-
partment an official notice of the ratification
by Indiana of the Constitutional Amendment
prohibiting slavery, attested by acting Govern
or Baker and the Secretary Of the State of
Indiana. nsssa s.
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TO THE DAILY PRESS.
u Saturday Morning, December IS, 1900.



f.-.. Sentence of Commodore Cr9oe"' y
az h4a e't4 WASHINGTON, Dec. Is.
The Naval General Court Martial, OF which
p Admiral Farraout was President, found Com
modore Craven guilty of the charge preferred
against him, of failing to 40 Dis utmost to
overtake and capture or destroy vessel which
il was his duty to encounter. They ruled
that he should have kept the Stonewall in
SIGHT and been satisfied Of her Whereabouts.
and sentenced him to be suspended from duty
on leave pay for two years.
The Secretary of the Navy, in reviewing the
decision, regards il in contrayention of law,
The court censures the accused, but inficts
only nominal punishment. The incongru-
Gus whole has the aspect OF an unsuccessful
attempt TO compromise between those mem
bers OF the court who believed the accused
guilty and others who believed him not guilty.
Inc whole action of the court unfortunate
ly suggests, to the officers of the navy, an in
Terence which the department must, in behalf
OF the court most strenuously disclaim for
them as intruded, or, at least, as not material
~ considered. That inference is, that the gen.
eral rule for commanding officers of the
navy should be,-3Do not fight, if there is a
chance of defeat" rather than the converse
rule, Eight, If there be chance of victory"
The principle uniformly inculcated as rule
OF moral action has been, that it is the first
duty OF commander in war to take great
risks for the accomplishment of great ends.
The proceedings of the court are set aside,
and Commodore Craven relieved from arrest.
In the case Of Lieut.. Col. Ward Marston,
who plead guilty to the charge of applying TO
his own use $1,000, entrusted to him by en-
listed men of the marine corps at the time
Marston was commander of the marine bar
racks at Boston, the court sentenced the ac-
cused to be dismissed from the marine corps
xry--
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General 8. r. Gary.

This eloquent gentleman, who SO enchanted
his audience at The City Hall on Friday even
ing last, will speak again this, Saturday eve
ming, subject: "The Causes and Results of
the Late Civil War;" 1t is only necessary
for us to subjoin the following notice of this
lecture from the Troy Press: .s.-...z
Then General Cary of Ohio, was introduced.
Although his fame as an orator had been her.
aided in advance, no one present we presume
was prepared for such an avalanche of burn
ing eloquence, pathos, wit, argument and
force as Gen. G. poured out in torrents upon
his audience. He spoke for over two hours,
and did not conclude until after II O'Clock and
yet when he tried to stop, his audience cried
impatiently "go onl go on~ No speaker in
Troy has ever SO enchanted an audience. At
one moment many would be suffused with
tears-at the next convulsed with laughter
One OF the reporters present undertook to
take sketch of the speech, but about half an
hour afterwards discovered in his wrapt inter-
est in the speech he had forgotten all about his
duty as reporter. Rev. DIR. Kennedy, and 9TH
er leading citizens were on the platform, and
frequently had occasion to use "the cambria"
between the crying and laughing spells. Gen.
Cary is perfectly immense as speaker. He
seems never to tire, and it is said he has en-
chanted an audience for five hours without
either being exhausted. No report could do
justice to his speech, and the attempt would be
like trying to write in words the stroar Of the
deep by the waterspout stirred" or like an en-
deavor to write down the music of the mock
ing bird. Gen. Gary speaks at Saratoga on
Monday night, when we understand some of
our citizens win 60 up to hear him. He will
speak from two to three hours every night
from now until election time. ~
The General will also deliver the third lee
ture in the "Good Templar's Course" on Sum
day evening next, at City Hall, subject: aThe
Cause of Temperance viewed in new phase"
No one should fail to be present on this occa-
sion. Shaw's Quartette will furnish music ON
both of the above named evenings.
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n y .--77-'- 10 RICHMOND, Va, Dec. 10.
The Legislature has passed bill reorganiz-
ing as public guard, the military company
formerly employed to guard the public build
ings.
The Legislature has also adopted resolu-
ton recommending the pardon Of JEFF Davis,
and other political prisoners, and the restora-
ton of the privilege of Habeas Corpus. .s
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mornin


W.. ..p.si tIls NEW YORK, Dec. 10.
The Commercials Washington dispatch
says communications between Count Mantho-
Ion, the French Minister, and the State De-
partment, have taken place. The chief Secre-
tary OF the French legation leaves for Europe
next Wednesday. 1t is said withdrawal Of
the French legation will take place in case Of
a formal appointment of minister to the
Mexican Republic. .yrsss 81, ,.,4f
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The Rmsso- Amerscan rslecraph.

% --a1 ~ 1I1s New YORK, Dec. 10.
Advices received from ST. Petersburg by the
Western Union Extension Telegraph Compa-
agreed to complete the telegraph from the
Amoor River to behring's Straits, and it now
remains for the Overland Company to COM
plete the line from Frazer's River to connect
with the Russian line. 10 sGf Il
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Boiler Explosion |.

TROY, N. Y, Dec. Is.
This morning the boiler of McMurray &
Sons brush factory, at Lansingburg, exploded,
killing P. Ward, the engineer. 1t is supposed
that he was the only person in the building,
which was badly shattered. Loss $3.50
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Return of the ed Afaime Cavalry.

i- i---0 NEW YORK, Dec. Is.
The I'd Maine Cavalry, Major Hutchings,
left via. Fall River, this evening, for Augusta,
Maine. The Sth Connecticut Regiment left
for Hartford this evening. sslaf
The remains of Brig Gen. M. W. Morris,
were inferred to-day with appropriate military
honors, in Trinity Church. q b .5raF
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Decision of CHIEF Justice Bossie.

1.I .f.s-a.a BALTIMORE. Dec. Is.
Chief Justice Bowie has given a decision
sustaining the constitutionality of the registra-
ton law, which excludes from voting. those
who canl.ot take the test oath presented in
the new Constitution.
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T.co M.rderers Erec,.,sa.

... f--t,i l....,s-z CHICAGO. Dec. Is.
o. Fleming and Corbett, who murdered a man
named Monterey, in Cicero, a year ago, were
hung in the county Jail, this afternoon.
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Chicago Markets.

:. hIsLI u = CHICAGO, Dec. Is.
Flour-adyanced 10 q 15c closing firm.
a. Wh se at SCI q 321 for No. l, and %
@Corn-steady att 7c Cor No. 1, and 45c for No. q.
High Wines--inactive,
Provisions-ver dull and prices unchan yed.
aogs-deciined %, except tor extra grades; sale
at 81 az 37t for fair to extra. Dressed Hogs il
local demand at 10 90 q II 90. -.
. Receipts-1,70 bbls. of flour, II 900 bushels o
wheat, 800 bushels of corn, $500 bushels of oats
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Western and Southern Markets.

CINCINNATI Dec TX
Flour quiet at 80 a 90. Whiskey dull at a5 for
new and 90 in bond. Hogs dull and declined fully
DC, closing at 10 % a 10 80 1.-THE weather Is avorabs
for killngl; Receipts $500 head Mess Pork dull at
q 90 q q so. Green Meats in moderate demand.
Bulk Meats dull. Lard offered freely at 17}c for
prime city.
Gold l4bi q l4e. llyoa
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4 DIMINISHING to tell-How The celebrated Mrs.
a Monchesfer the natural Clairvoyant, at No. IL
rIan.,s Piock cures all chronic diseases. After The
5SlP, e,culty, with all their science and scientific
ed 81 treatment, pronounce them incurable, Mrs.
clarvoyant sight gives her the power to
MAN definitely the exact physical condition of the
hoje internal system aseertaning the real disease,
he cause and the best medical treatment for the
,svstem while In a diseased condition. This once
learned through elarvoyant sight, unfOds the mys-
terry of her unryaed success in the cure Of disease
Then seek her without delay. 1t Is not theories
ids In seeking relief Cure is the important need,
Dec. 10 d3ts t
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Inauguration of Governor Worth of North
sfI ~ -aftf Carolina. ..r

Gov. Worth took the oath of office to-day,
before the members of both Houses of Legis-
lature, and number OF citizens. assa
The Governor elect delivered short and
modest address on the occasion, claiming that
the people of North Carolina desired the res
toration of the Union. MA stbreFr5H
The Legislature viii adjourn on Monday
morning
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The National Traders Bank.

TNHE Stockholders of this Bank are hereby notified
Il that their Annual Meeting win be held at their
airy next, at o'clock p. M, to choose five Directors
for the ensuing year. and to act on any other BUSH
ness that may legally come before them. gII.t
Portland, Dec 8, 1856. Ltd q f'fl T7-''1
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CHEAP INSURANCE
Insure 4g0jssst Accidents!
ALL TRAvELLERs,


4sI l ALL TRAVELLERS, 3as faG
DY RAILROADS STEAMBOATS,, SAILING
ID VESSELS, STAGE COACHES, or other public
conveyances may insure against loss OF life, or ser-
GUS bodily injury, for $4,000 in cass of death,
and @ I5 weekly benefits in case of bodily injury,
tor the small sum Of ssg rifrI 90.
so TEN CENTS PER DAY!
Thus, 10 cts. will insure to Boston or New York ;
q 80 cts, to Chicago or Milwaukee;
fla1 q 30 cite. TO st. Louis or Cairo;
20 cts. to New Orleans, and SO on to any part
of the country, and for any number of days desired
Before entering Rail Car, Steamboat, or other
conveyance, secure yrurself and family or friends
Three thousand Dollars in case Of death, or
S16 per week in case of injury, whereby you may be
disabled.
Policies issued for any sum, covering accidents of
of any kind, such Falling of Ice and Snow from
buildings, or Falling on th Ice Skating, Broken
Bones BRUISES, Sprans, Cuts Burns and Scalds, As
saults by Burglars, Explosions Of Lamps, Falls,
Kicks and Bites of Horses or other animals, upset.
ting of or falls from Carriages, &C., &c.
Every person is liable to accidents of some KIND,
and should therefore insure without delay.
Policies issued at the 1854 fsts =
General Railway Ticket & Insurance Office,
81 EXCHANGE STREET. a
". ID. LITTLE, State agent.
nec 1d-dtf + -. &.
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ariscella,,eo,.s Dispatches.

. 43nf PITTsBURG, Pa, Dec Is.
The immense grain elevator recently COM
pleted in this city, was opened for business
Yesterday. 49,. Il. ~
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Casco National Bank.

TIME Annual Meeting Of the Stockholders OF sThe
u Casco National Bank Of Portland" for the cleo
other business that may legally come before them,
viii be held at thei Banking House on TUESDAY,
the 9th day Of january next, at o'clock P. NJ. 1df
Dec 8, 1866. dc9d1m
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PHILADELPHIA. Dec. Is

The lager beer brewery of Schwartz &
Grunion, ON 18th Street and Columbia Ave
nue., and twelve adjacent buildings, were de-
stroyed by fire this evening. Loss heavy.
KINGSTON, N. Y, Dec. Is.
Willis, the murderer of Mrs. Rockwell, who
was to be hung to-day, has been respited and
his sentence COMMITTED to life imprisonment.
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MEDICAL ELECTRICITY
SSH eEs Utafl .ru " N I.a
-a1o' DR.. w. N. DEMING,g q. I,
Medical Electrician,
10y 80 174 MIDDLE STREET,
Nearly Opposite the United States Hotel,

Nearly OppOsite the United States Hotel.
w citizens or Portland ana vicinity, that he has
permanently iSoaIed N nj; .n n cy hDnrng t1e two
years we nave Deen d,sso we nave eured some
tried other forms OF treatment m VAN, and curing
patients In SO short tune that the question is often
asked, 90 sney say enree 10 answer TINS question
We wih say tnae an tnae 40 NOT stay cured, we WIN
aG Dr d. nj has BEEN practical Eectrlean for
one years, and Is also regular graduated physiciah
Electricity is perfectly adapted to chronic diseases in
the form Of nervous or sick headache neuralgia IN
the head, neck, or extremities; consumption when
in the acute stages or where the lungs not fully
nvolved acute or chronic rheumatism, scrofua. hip
diseases, white swellngs, spinal diseases, curvature
OF the spine, contracted muscles, distorted limbs,
palsy or paralysis st. Vias Dance deafness, stam-
mering or hesitancy OF speech dyspepsia, indiges-
don constipation and liver complaint pnes-we cure
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Holiday Presents.
Great Prize Distribution
by THE
New York Gift Association +!
S13 BsoGGzsOay, NesO York.


Without regard to value and not to be paid for until
you kno,o Thot you are to rece'Ue.
Among those who have acknowledged the receipt
OF rdtu0tLe Gifts drawn from this Association re-
Gently the following kindly permit their names to be
Robert H. Hotchkss, New Haven, Conn.,, Melode-
on, value $50. w. F. T. Willis, w. ed St., New
York, Diamond Cluster Pin, valued $500. Mrs. R.
Miss Ellen F. Dckerson. Binghampto,n, n. r., Melo-
deon, value 500. Mr.. E. H. Stone 80 Tenth St., N.
T., Piano. value $3.50. Mrs. Teresa A. Miller Scran
Peck, Springfield, H., Meodeon, value 1925 DR.. 1.
Van Ripper, Washington, d. G. Gold Hunting Cased
Watch value $40 Ed Edward H Lindsay, Worcester,
buque, Iowa, Diamond Ear Drps, value $780,
Francis Moran 1875 Pearl st, Albany, N. Y, Music
Box value I g. a MRS r. geFso U5Iap 3hi0
ards Hotel, Washington, d. G Silver Patent Lever
Watch, value sos. Many persons who have drawn
valuable prizes do not wish their names published
s hArH MANNER oE DISTRIBUTION. Va al.5i
CERTIFICATES naming each article and its
votue placed in Sealed Envelopes which are well
mixed. One ofthese Envelopes, containing the Ger
tcate or Order for some article worth al least one
dollar at retail will be delivered at our office or sent
by mall to any address, without regard to choice,
tice draws, and its value, which may be from ONE
TO FIVE HUNDRED DOLLARS, and can then
send One Dollar and receive the article named.
9No Blanks-Every purchaser gets an article
Parties dealing with us may depend on having
prompt returns, and the article drawn will be imme-
dateiy sent to any address by return mail express
Entire Satisfaction Guaranteed i'm all
Cases. ...lae1 sIs,ls-l
SIX Certificates fol- II, Thirteen for. 80; Thirty
AGENTS WANTED. Send tor a Circular
'''l T. BENTON & co., g.
Box 5567 Post Office, New York.
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Remember I!

We buy our Knit Wooden Goods by the Case, and
can afford to sell them at very LOW PRICES.
100 dog. Hoods at Csc each, worth LOO
100 doz. Hoods Mt 75c each, worth LES
! O0 dog. Hoods at LOO each, worth 1.5O
100 dog. Cloudsat 1 90 worth everywhere 1 IS
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Second National Bank.

TTVHE Annual Meeting OF the Stockholders of the
Il Second National Bank WILDE held at their Bank
next, at p. NJ. for the choice ofve Directors and
tor any other business that may legally come before
s-t-i., w. H. STEPHENSON Cashier.
Dec Y. 1865. dcQlti
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Annual Meetings.
Canal National Bank.

TyHE ANNUAL MEETING ofthe Stockholders Of
L "The Canal National Bank Of Portland" for the
election Of seven Directors and for the transaction of
will be held at their Ban ing House on Tuesday, the
9th day Of January next, at o'clock P. NJ
decf1dtd iit B. G. SoMERBY, Cashier.
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A BIG DRIVE!

100 doz. Ladies' Cashmere all Wool Hose former
price $3.50, present price $500. Call and see
them, they have no equal. sajas) 50 lbel 10
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member 5s 3

We carry the largest Stock ofHOSIERY, GLOVES
and KNIT GOODS of any House in the State; do
not resort to Dummies and can not be undersold.
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. Bargain. g 20

100 doz childrsns Bal. Hose all Wool, 10 and 1902
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We keep the best line of Ladies' DRESS BUT
TONS in Portland, and our place Of business is I,
No. 14S s. $50 Middle ST.. Portland, Me.
------- FITZGERALD & HODSDON.
Nov 13-dtf
The weekly pioneer and Democrat. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1855-1865, 1865-07-07
General GRANTS Right Hand.

From Wilkes spirit.
We see it stated in the papers that General
Grants right hand was SO badly swollen BY
the time ne reached Buffalo, that he had to do
his shaking with the left. If this report is
true, we know how his right hand became dis
ahled, and an explanation of the cause will re-
veal another of his traits of character, which
will not fail to greatly impress the public,
During the Generals Overwhelming recep-
ton at the Astor House, in this city, tall,
athletic man, who came in turn, after gripping
his hand firmly, commenced wrenching il till
the elbow turned painfully in the socket. Per-
ceiying the fellows object the General, who
has himself good grippe, suddenly twisted the
ruffianly hand back, and looking for an instant
steadily into its owners eye, contented himself
with throwing it off, and with merely saying,
IN an undertone, which was not heard even -by
member Of his staff, "You internal rascal, I
ought to knock you down :" He then released
him, and the villain. glad to be let off in this
way, hurriedly slid through the crowd. The
forbearance of Gen. Grant, in enduring this
outrage, his bear mention of which would have
subjected the aggressor to have been torn to
pieces, is indicative of great magnaniniity and
force of character.
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DEATHS OF PENNSYLVANIA SOL
DIERS at ANDERsONVlLLE

HARRISBURG, June 29.-Gov. Curtin. in con.
junction with Surgeon General Phelps, has pro-
cured reliable list of the Pennsylvania soldiers
who died at Andersonville, which will soon be
published. Among the accompanying papers
is list OF the Federal prisoners received at An.
dersonVilie, which totals 1854. Of these
forty-three took the oath of allegiance to the
rebels, doubtless to preserve themselves from
Starvation. Six OF the prisoners were tried ty
court-martial and executed within the stock-
ade in one day. The total number of deaths
was II, SS4. The highest number of deaths in
a single day was 127 on the 23d day of August.
The several lists embrace only the prisoners
confined at Andersenville from February a6th
1864, to March 14th, 1855.
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Post Office Employment for Dis.
charged Soldiers.

Postmaster General Dennison has issued the
following circular, directing Postmasters to
give preference to discharged soldiers. in an,
plications for clerkships: -
PosT OFFICE DEPARTMENT.
Washington, June 10.
To Postmdsters:
Congress having, by joint resolution. an.
proved March 3, 1865, declared THAT persons
honorably discharged from the military ar
naval service, by reason of disability resnlti6 ,
from wounds or sickness incurred In the lin
OF duty, should be preferred for appointing
to civil offices, provided they shall be four |
possess the business capacity necessary 70,
proper discharge of the duties of such officl |
and it being my desire to carry into effect
far as practicable, the laudable purpose OH
resolution. it is earnestly requested of all r,It
masters who have occasion to appoint cIerks
or other employees in their respective offices
that they give the preference to such wounded
or disabled soldiers and sailors, who have been
honorably discharged from the military or M.
val service, as are found qualified to perforn,
satisfactorily the duties of the position for
which they apply. 3
t9 w. DENNISON,
Postmaster General