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- The MacOm5 Monitor. having q;
lrst followed the lead Of the Detroit T,15-
uns on the Supreme Court decision ac-
knoVledges 10 the COMMISSION Of grave
error in 30 doing: and having examined The
whole subject carefully, declares Itself nov
committed 10 sustain the action Of the Leg
islature il retaining the sitting members.
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Eo- Gov. Grape has ordered a special
election in the second Representative Dis
trict Of Ottawa, TO take place April 2d. TO
til the vacancy made by the resignation Of
Hon. Geo. Luther This will give that Dis
trict Representative ia case there should
be = special session
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ferers.-A seuteulAa cured 90 Nervous Debility, in-
competency Premature Decay, and Youthful krrur
Actuated by desire T. benefit others Will oe happy
90 furnish 20 al Who need T., Gree oi cAasge) tht
receipt aud directions Tor making thc simple remedy
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sent by return mail Address
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PETEoLErN-Ihe value Of tract o. land
On Oh Cree, Fenango county, PelnsyiTa-
nia, Two niles II width aud twenty miles
long. 5 estimated a. t~o hundred and ffy
millions OF dollars -Four years ago this
land vas hardly worth Eve dollars az acre.
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~ Both Houses OF the Legislature are
hard a. work upon huge pie, mostly OF
local matters, which IS before them. and
which IS daily growing smaller. Al ad-
journnent IS expected to take place as sooa
IS the I'D Of March.
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SPECIAL NOTICES.

The Bridal Chamber. aa Essay ~ Warull.
A. Instruction Tor lo-us Ac1-q-olsh.l by .-c
Howard Associetou, al- ssut gree 1s oAsr-c 3D. se.
snve.ors Address. ID. J SkIlIIN HJJelI-N "a 49,
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The disproportiOn between the aggregate
value OF wood and the number Of cords
given, IS explained by the fact that many
works where mill fuel is used, have given
tie value without any estimate as 10 num-
Der Of cords. As at present carried on.
the demand Of wood for salt mauufacture
in the Saginaw Valley viii require each wear
the timber rom 5000 scrss of land.
A well has been completed by Nessrs.
Aver i Larned, az Port Austin, Hare
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SALT BUSINESS OF lS64-sUNNARY.

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TIE House committee on Salines have
made report from which We cut the fol-
lowing items Of the salt business Of last
year:
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FODEs A. HuCgCOCK. Ars-.e.
lansing M.ch- Feh isfh. l-s- sI1-s

Specimens O, th--- I.sl-a-nents nay pc seen O.. 81
tLnts - the store u
, 1865-01-02

have returned In safety notwithstanding the SETTLE
storm ezpss fenced along The coast and while aoct.
ored of Wilmington The Sautiago dc Cubs and
Fort JackRtn havc been the only vessels attached
to the naF:Q feet which have yet arrived rom on
saa h s ntft All
Flsaer TO htlsorous bombatdmeot
The Norfolk Regime, Of. to-day. contains the
following CORES poudcnce from of Fort Fisher.
dated the 9th inst, = Tue. shore Is st1ewn with
broken boats which have been wrecked in ono
beach from Fort Fisher K % Masonboro. The u.
IRE Inst Saturday, Many Of tho vessels have With
dtaWn from these waters, and the bomb1rdment
msy be said to have come to an end.
here yesterday and LEFT at late hour last night on
ayistt to the army operating against KiehmoHa.
go Of the n. G. reserves, captured by Ma'. Gen.
ed ircm he steamer Baltic, yesterday. a. route
tn Point Lookout, Nd The condition OF these
prisoners IVES exceedingly wrechea, many o.
some cases ehoe'eas and hat1ess. Two-thtrds Of
the number apparently had not reached the agc Of
twenty-one, while the 1emain1ngS i, third Of them
The following is 4 list OF the officers WHO NJ
rived here few days since in the steamer Araso,
from Port Royal, having made theiz escape from
the guard Of old men and boys PLACED over them:
Major A. ". Mcdonald, 10olh n. r; Adtutant
F: r: Brooks. 6th Wis; Afj4tant r y; u MMsAanus' Is;
IN Has A91ntaht T. rdt;, u; fe: PH,,nn az d,nto1, m ~
Klpg, 1OOth ohio; Cap1ain ". J. Bains, sd Mt
Captain 4. J. Bliss, 10th NE. cav; Captain ]. L.
Lenthank, 11th Ky. cav; Captain G: Brady, Cd y.
Z. vols;; Captain ", A: Collins; Captain !; c.
Cai tin a. Russf1. SIS. Ird: Captain J. 8.
11uliing, nth Mass: Capt q; Jnddns- 10th MASS;
17th Mich Capt Goats, sth N. T.; Capt Singer,
10tb Ohio Cupt. Reynolds, 18th Ohio; Capfain
Spencer, SD Capt. Clark, 7th Mich. cay; It. J.
I. staurer. 9Th Ma~s;, ". g. Davis, do; II. G:
Foot, aid-de-canop on Gen. Vessels staff; j. S..
Thompson, 10th Vt; D. P. Chubhard, 18th Mass
Q. T.. boughton 10olh Ohio: o. J. Cross. eth Pa;
a. ]. Crosby 57th Pa; J. B. Smith, 5th. Va. cav:
S. B. Patter-on, 21sr Ohio; J. R. Uptrr.rauc, I'd
Ind E. r. Roberts, % nls; E. schurr,. 7th II. 7.
heavy artillery; ]. N; Davidson, 95th OhIo:A. Al.
len, 10th H. cavi II. R. Huhb 1rd, 9th I'll. car
]. 6. Price, 18th Ohio; A. N. Thomas, 18th Ind
]. Il. Cone. 10th N. r.; ). 1. Brown, 6and Ind
]. r. Bane. 45th eav; II. 4. Williams. Ky. cav; F.
Moore. sd Pa: F. 4. Lafktn 18th Iudiaaa
, 1865-01-02

After brief but very busy tour among q
scacs Of the towns and cities Of Northern
Illinois and Wisconsin, yet responding to but
1.-THE Of his pressing invitations from yari~
ous points, Theodore Tilton has left this citv
for Springfield, st. Louis and Cincinnati, at
which places he will fill appointments to speak
on the questions Of the day. Mr.. Tilton is to
be heartily congratulated for the success OF
his westFrn tour.- He came to Chicago it will
be tc1lrmbtred ut the Invitation Of
committee IN charge, to deliver the Inaugural
Address Of The Great Northwestern Freed
mems Fair, which he did to the delight Of
the largt audience that flllca Metropolitan
Ball. Since that occasion many thousand
Western heatoss hive listened to and been
thrilled By his burning and eloquent ntta-
RANGES IN behalf Of Truth, Justice and Liber-
y, the ePle arbiters of Tue great questions
Of our time. We think Mr. Tiiton will 70
back to he seaboard fully impressed with the
rndicalism ofthe great Northwest, and the
fattcring and sincere attentions paid him are
none the less paid to the sentiments Of which
lie is The farless exponent Earnest
c.oquru', with powers of language adequate to
the expression Of earnest thoughts, Mr.. TIL
ton has found the liberty loving men Of our
communities he Inns visited, applauding to the
cello his most radical sentiments, fur with
men Of lis stamp, rudioallan is referred to It's
-deriyu1ive meaning. Tue evil he comoats, the
evil Of our time. must be treated at TIE root.
The welfare Of the white race must be sought
= justice and humanity to the blacks. Many
" found friends west Of the lakes will fol-
Mr. Tlton with warm and earnest good
1,.r f. -.
, 1865-01-02
NrnnA XKnEhim~HA

WASHINGTON, Dec. 31-Col. Scaton, after
an artiye service Of more than half century,
announces that after today the proprietor.
ship and editorial management Of The .Na.ion-
al lnttaigtneer will pass. into other hands.
James C. Yelling also 1eti1es from that es-
tablfshment.
The trlal Of Col. North, New York Military
State Agent, 81. II. Jones and Levi Cohen,
will be concluded on Tuesday. It has been
pending before the Military Commission q
month and half.
Snow commenced falling here at one o'clock
this morning and continued with occasional
Interruptions until O'Clock, this D. m. The
fall Of SNOW is not heavy.
About S40o, 900 has thus fur been expended
in payment to the paroled prisoners at Annap-
ellis on The communication OF rations due them
while In the hands of the rebels. Upto yester.
day 5000 hnd received their certificates. -
A6pecial to the Evening Post, daled Wash
.iDgton, Dec. 81, says There Is not the
least foundation for the current reports thut
Lee is eyacuatipg Richmond"
It Is understood that Stewards letter In re-
lation to the Florida affair is accepted By the
actinE Minister Of Brill as satisfactory ex-
planation.'
The Post Office Department finding that the
letter delivery system works badly, has de-
termlned to contine 1t to the large cities.
NEW YORK. Dec. 31.-The Contme7eiaps $
Washington special says: !" Rumors are cur
rent Of the evacuation Of Richmond by the
rebels" The aspect Of military and naval
news to.dny ia very encouraging.
, 1865-01-02
TIL; ST. AI<IsATS RAIDERS.
Arrest OF -Four More of tie Gan. In
Connecticut

NEW HAVEN, Conn.,, Dec. 3l.-Thc Pa|7adi-
u,a OF this evening contains the following
facts, furnished by Capt. Jas. Rice, Provost
Marshal of the conscript camp. They are
interesting, as they Indicate that four Of the
St. Adams raiders have been caught at the
camp,
On Friday, the nd inst, detachment Of
recruits arrived from Windsor, Vt, in which
were four men evidently Southerne7s and Of
good appearance. Two Of them, soon after
their arrival, displayed great deal Of St.
Albans money, and desired to know II St.
wanted to exchange them for othermoney.
They showed, also, bills on Georgia and
South Cu1ulttu banks, and IN quantity
Of Canadian silver. They claimed to belong
in Canada, aud sent away money from tha
9hab they enlsted "s TGsv also sid fbat
they came down from Canada with those
same St. Adams raiders who went to Concord
and enlisted and we're caught; that they came
with them 10 White River Junction, where
they parted company, their companions going
TO Concord to enlist, and they coming on to
Windsor for the same purpose:
Provost Marshal Rice, on these and other
suspicious grounds, arrested the men on
Thursday, Dec. 29th. He then had them
photographed and the pictures sent on to
Gov. Smith, Of Vermont Gov. SMITH has
tclegrapled to Capt. Rice to hold on to them.
Since the arrest OF these men, two other
sou'hcrners we're heard to say That they we're
and that they knew all about them. They
also appeared to be flush with Confederate
and Canada money and accordingly Capt.
Rice has also had these Two placed in contine-
ment. The first two arrested have appeared
ext,cmly anxious to have IN interview with,
some friend whom they supposed to be il
this city, and offered $50 to the Sergeant Of
Capt. Rice to help them to obtain such an In
terview. The matter is held ia abeyance for
the present to await further derclopmepts.
, 1865-01-02
POSTSC CRIPT.
FROM NEW YORK.
turr and General News Summary,

Especial Dispatch to the Western Press1
NEW TonK, Sunday, Jan. 1-Midnfght.
The New York Board Of Supervisors have au~
aori1ed Icon Of 81 200 600 to increase the boun~
II Of recruits to one thousand dollars It is esti-
mated that the quota for New Tork, under the
present call, will be 5000 II all excuses under
previous cal1s both for the army and navy arc al
lowed. strong effort Will he made to secure the
credit or 0Q naval recruits hitherto assigned to
Brooklyn. ~
A Washington special saya that about ssoaeoa
have thus far been expended in paying to p1roled
9risohe1s es A At Annapolis Communication Of rations
yesterday 500 had received their certidcates
Tie post odlce Department finding TINT the lot
fcr delivery system works badly, has determined
| a large number Of applications for passes to
bnt we're nearly all refused.
!; Co! Anlford will go to Richmond this week, au-
probably exchange the whole of our prisoners in
the South. The largest number Of our prisoners
tre at Florence. g. T.. 1uO miles north Of Charles
inn. 4 large number have recently been sent 70
Lynehogrg; about 16,0Go were sect eouth from
Savannah: There wa. no army with them equal
Sog E neaa speea n ae Th Ss
tamu'ands the railroad at Durands Point @'1''-
The Richmond Examiner Of the 10Th says IA4t
the Pirate Alexandria has been seized ut Nassau
paper says TINT SaYannah IL full OF Yankee mer-
chants and Jews. The cotton probably belonged
to them, and We may b. assured that they will do
excuse IS that coufagrntion would have consumed
the town; hut Savannah had better be In eshes
than In Yankee possession.
Sherman says he took 500 prisoners: II he did
so, they must have been ekukeFs who wished to
be taken.
III. Richmond Sentinel Of the eath says that the
Eepu!se q the enemy's aseta Fort Fisher gives
great e1ultatfon, and turns the tide which seemed
so much 6sEfDgt u.s.
, 1865-01-02

New YoRK, Dec. 21.-The Toslfs City
Point special; 29th, says: "a demonstration
has been made in front of the 9th Corps for
the past few days, Indicating offensive move
they were to conceal the withdrawal Of
troops portit for Lynchburg or in that
direction, to operate against Sheridan, and
another 10 aid the force at Wilmington or
Charleston. 4 deserter reports that be was
told that Gen. Lee contemplated movements
within thirty days that would ustonish the
world.
"Gcn. Butler and staff arrived at Atkins
Landing on the 28th.
g 4 lady on her way norm 1rulu Hlcu1uund
represents affasrs In that city more gloomy
than ever. Declarations that the rebel cause
is hopeless are openly made among the pco-
daily to encourage tue .oldlers."
, 1865-01-02

Guerilla 0perations-A Gallant De-
feuke-MurderB.

Ior1synLH, December 31.-On Saturday
last Captain Samuel Tabor, one of fhe Home
Cards In Hardin county and his nephew, if
teen years old, were surrounded ut his resi-
drnce, bJ seven Of Captain Pratt's rebel gang.
Tabor and bis nephew fired from the house,
killing Pratt and three Of his comrades. The
remainder, escaped with the loss of their
horses and guns.
Major John L. shirk, Surgeon, and Captain
A. NJ Wcbcrrnick, Acting Brigade Inspector,
Of the 7th Pennsylvania cavalry, were murdered
in the parlor Of Mr. Grigsby's house, near
Bardstown, e., By sixteen Of Mag1uder'a
, 1865-01-02
THE WELLINGTON EXPEDI-
TltbN.
Details OF the Land Attack on Fort
Fisher.

NEW YORK, Dec 31.-The UeralFs .corEcs-
rondeut dct lis the operations uf the land
forces against Fort Fisher. On landing,
rebel On the left Of their line Of works at once
run out the white hag and there was race
between she troops and marines to sec whlrh
wonld fist reach the battery and obtain the
surrender. 1hc marines having the shortest
distance gained the prize. Thus one hundred
prisoners were jotted down to the credit Of
Admiral Porter.
Gen. Curtis then moved his troops up the
beach towards Fort Fisher, cutting the tele-
graphic communication With Wilmington.
About quarter Of a mile from Fort Fisher
small fort was reached, but it was evacuated
on the approach Of our troops. In the mean-
time more troops were landed under Gen
Ames, and they were pushed forward to the
support Of Gen. Curtis. who, with his skir-
mishcrs, was in front Of Fort Fisher. It was
then that Lieut.. VIM. Il: Walling, Of the
Tort also, the courier, his dispatches and
horse, and two other horses and a mule.
Night approaching, orders wcrc ioeuaa. to
withdraw the troops, but just previous to
ascertain the Point, and who captured Cap
tain Of q battery and battalion Of Junior
Reserves, who threw down their arms and
surrendered. On the return, the prisoners,
under command Of their own officers. and
carrying their arms, took their places in th.
column and marched as regularly as our own
troops.
The 117th New York Volunteers, who cap
turcd and had them In charge, considered it a
piece Of the most exquisite pleasantly to
convoy party Of enemies who equallcd them
in numbers and each armed with loaded
and capped Austrian rifle.
After re-cmbarking the troops for while,
the surf became SO rough that it was found
necessary to stup, and nearly six hundred
were left on shore for the night in rnin
storm, but morning found these brave men
strongly cntrenched and awciting without
fear the assault Of the enemy. About 10 q.
m, It was discovered TINT ten men Of the
skirmish line had been left in front Of Fort
Fisher. They were immediately called in ind
reached the point Of debarkation withoutany
molestation from the en- my. One Of them,
Fenr river, reported that in. the night two
fort. @ ' ' ' ' 1'' '
During the day dcserter from the ed
South Carolina cavalry, more likely sent ont
by the rebels with Lie, came in reporting
that I, 600 Of the enemy had concentrated on
the right flank, and proposed to attack in the
night. Word WAS sent to Admiral Porter,
md fourteen gunboats were placed to inter
cept this movement.
The weather WAS SO bad that our troops
could not be Tc-embarked that afternoon or
night. The gunboats shelled on both f1anks
OF the troops, but there were no signs Of the
enemy near.
The next day, the eth, the weather mod
Grated, md all the troops were got on board
the TRANSPORTS, together with the prisoners.
they had endured, while the prisoners were
entirely broken down, and hnrdly able to
Climb The ships sides. Many Of them were
apparently not over fifteen years OF ase.
, 1865-01-02
Rebel News.

WASHINGTON, Saturday, Dec. Sl.-Rieh-
Inond papers Of the 18th say Nosby's wound
is not mortal.
The rebel House Of Representatives made
inquiry Of JEFF. Davis if passports have been
granted young men who do not wlsh to be In
Ut the death Of the Confedcracy, On their ar
rival at dgh,ing age.
The Richmond Examiner says the exchange
Of prisoners Is about to be resumed at VIII
mington.
The Richmond Examiner says the following
officers have been received at Libby Prison
fince Suuday last: Col. ]. s. Hanson. S7th
Kentucky mounted rifles Col. B. G. Hutch
ins, New York cavalry First Lieutenant T.
Z: Tnpllug, ID New York mounted rifles;
Firat Il. Ut rnant J. Evans, 9th New York !;
L. A. cor,ick, Surgeon-in Chief of Sherman's
amy.
The Richmond papers Of the 2slh inform
their readers that ofiicial dispatches frm
Hood represent that he is ra]lyin. his army
at Columbus; that hc brought off with lin
, 1865-01-02
FROM NEW XORK,
Especial Dispatch to the Western Presa.1
NEW TonK, Saturday, Dec. 31-Midnight.

Especial Dispatch to the Western Presa.1
NEW TonK, Saturday, Dec. 31-Nfdnight-
Markets.
The stock market shows more activity. Prices
Of railroad and fancy stocks arc better. Govern
ment stocks dull and lower, on account ofkome
der to meet the demands Of the Government. The
behr movement continues, but without further de-
pressing prices.
The stockholders Of the Mariposa Company
held meeting to-day for the purpose Of arrang-
Ing to mise $150 600 In coin to meet the interest
On bonds due January 1st-
The committee appointed to Investigate affairs
Gold market haa been very quiet and sales light
There will be no session ofgold and stock boards
The family Of the rebel drue5al Preston which
arrived at~Dosto and were ordered not to land,
have been permitted to come to New York.
Operations atafust Mobile.
The 7Fi5nne's New Orleans dispatch, intiuates
the speedy fall Of Mobile from General Granger'a
operations against It.
tive in anticipation Of increased business under
the new regulations. General Candy has Issued
e. order Prohibiting cotton traffic vest Of the
considerable cotton at 1s pence per pound, and
pafng the proceeds to equip his army
Rebel Mcxicnn Trude.
From Mntamoras It is announced that since the
French obtained control large trade has sprung
up with .se rebels: Many large. buildings ate be
ing erecs3d md the amount Of business is very
great
Paroled.
The officers and men Of gunboats Granite City
and Wave, recently captured. have been paroed
and ure at Eew Orleans. With them are portions
Of the crews Of the gunboats Kines, New London.
officers and pr7ates Of the army.
Recruiting.
The 7ribtsne's Washington special Rays: Re
turns received at the Provost Marahal Generals
bureau show that the number of men raised by
recruiting Is larger now than 1t any period during
the year.
From Richmond.
Deserters report that the rebels arc moving
heavy machinery from arsena1s and other public
works at Richmond preparatory to eraenadng the
city.
The Nashville Bnttle.
Official returQs show that the number OF wound
cd In the battle Of Nashville Is less than 500.
Lieut.. CushInQ's Eaflnntrr.
letter gives an account of the coo1ness Of Lieut..
Cushing in sounding the channel at the entrance
OF Cape Fear River He WIS In m open boat, with
thfrtt en- men and Masters Mate Horton, Of the
nag ship Niagara; Twelve sailors rowed the boat,
while three tt9od in tie bow, taking aounaings;;
Tie tie : boat. while Masters w Mate 1' Hortoa 4
noted eoundipgs. They rowed directly towards
the fort, and within twenty yards Of the beach In
front Of H.. The rebels opened Oh them with ar
tillery and infantry, but all escaped uuhnrt.
The gentlemen from Savannah eay the, people
the tone Of rebel leaders and newspapers did not
represent their own feelings. There Is no donbt
Of the readiness to return to the Union as soon as
good authority can be fairly accomplished.