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WAR NEWS.

The correspondent of the Cincinnati CONNER
ciaI estimates that Gen. Hood crossed the Ten
nessee with from twenty-five TO twenty-eight
thousand men. Forrest, the same correspondent
states, abandoned one hundred and fifty wagons
On Friday, Gen. Lyon with eight hundred men,
passed through McNlinnville, and captured Il
company of Tennessee cavalry. He was on his
way to join Forrest, and as he crossed the Chat
tanooga railroad, below Tuahoma, he tore up
few miles of the track.
Advices from Morganzia, La, received in New
York, state that all was quiet at that point An
expedition had been sent by Gen Gilman beyond
Atchataaya, which met with only small force
of the enemy In retaliation for the killing of
Commander Thatcher, all the rebel residences in
the vicinity Of the place where the deed was COM
United, were destroyed.
The steamer Lockwood, from Little Rock, has
arrived with 500 refugees and so orphans, in a
destitute condition, many of them sick. Several
died on the way up. Three more boat loads ar,
coming.
The Confcderatcs who entered Owensboro' OF
Wednesday or Thursday last remained there
gathering up conscripts and firing on steamer.
until Friday, when they left. They are under
the command of a Colonel Taylor, who has now
established his headquarters at Hawesville OF
the Ohio river, about twenty miles above Ow
ensboro'. The citizens Of that section are fleeing
across the Ohio to avoid conscrpuon. trail
was captured on Friday by Magruder's guerillas
near Lebanon Junction, which is in the centre o
the State Of kentucky.
The New York papers state that an importan
order has Just been issued by Provost Marsha
Genera! Fry announcing that under the reeen
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Removal of Gen. putler

The Washington Republican of Tues
gay evening in its third edition, makes the
iollng announcement:
"Major General Butler has been 70
lleved as commander of the Army of tho
James. His successor is Major General
Ord" n0'"i
Mr.. S. Cadwallader, the armv corres.
pondent of the New York Herald, makes
the statement more in detail, as fol-
lows:
"The news Of the Presidents Ord err Ne
l. series of 1865, removing Major Gen.
eral Benjamin f. Butler from the com.
maud of the Department of Virginia and
North Carolina is causing much comment
"MaJor General Butler is ordered to
turn over his command, all moneys and
government property, and the civil fund
IN his possession, to the person named by
Lieutenant Gen. Grant as his Temporary
successor, and to proceed to Lowell, Mass
and to report to the War DEPARTMENT bv
letter. Major General Edward Ord, COM
handing the twenty. fourth array corps.
has been named the temporal, success r
of General Butler, and will at once taxa
charge of the department"
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From the Richmond Wig, December %.
Resources of the South.

The idea has been expressed abroad, aud
studlousl y enforced at the North, that the
resources Of the Confederate States as TO
arms-bearlng men are on the point Of ex-
haustion. Many well meaning people
among ourselves have yielded to the delu-
sion, not less from certain natural thu
orousness than because of the pertinaciy
with which the Yankees have insisted on
an assertion 50 rerlete with encouragement
and consolation. There can be no doubt
that belief of this kind has had power.
full Influence III reconcillng the Yankees
to a continuance OF the war aud Just as
little doubt that Il fear of the same kind.
not perhaps strengthened into belief, has
produced whatever of dependency and
dlstrust exists among our own people. And
yet no proposition is more erroneous than
that the Ccufederacy is exhausted, or even
nearly exhausted OF It's arms bearing pop
ulatuu. On the contrary, we have around
us In protuse abundance the material Of
which our armies are composed in an
abundance quite sufficient to enable us not
only to MAINTAIN our armies at their pres
ent standard Of effectiveness, but to mt
into the field force surprising any that
has yet been under arms On either side
To prove this fact we have only to refer to
the statistics Of tie United S ates census,
and con. par" its data with an estimate of
actual losses, aud diminution OF resources
evident! sufficient to cover all decrease
in our arms bearing men. The task is
one of some labor; but its results are so
satisfactory as to compensate amply for all
the trouble bestowed on it Without fur
ther preface we proceed to our demonstra-
tons. The following table shows the
whole population of the Confederate States,
excludiug Missouri and Kentucky, as de-
termined by the United States census of
1860:
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q A disease, called in the army "Sut.
ler's Mania" is most apt to break out
among squads or companies travelling along
the road on very cold days, particularly at
the appearance Of a full wagon load of suit.
er's goods, such as canned fruits, liquors,
and cigars. When the paroxysm seizes
the party, the first sign is a sort of In
dian yell, aud then the whole party break
in disorder run against the wagon, upset
the vehicle, ana throwing the whole load
out upon the ground, they smash, scatter
and devour whatever they can find. The
fit remains on as long as there i. anything
like ">piritus fumcnt," cigars or other
good things conceivable.
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FATAL AccIDENT.-One day last week, Mr..
Robert A. Spicer, son of Abraham Spicer Esq
OF this county met with an accident, which re-
suited in his immediate death. The facts, as far
as we could learn, are that Mr. Spicer had been
on visit to some friends in Pennsylvania. and
left early in the week for his home, near Fallston,
in this county. AT Harrisburg he took the night
train for Baltimore, and nothing more was seen
or heard of him until the next morning, when
he was found on the railroad, near Columbia.
dead. He had no marks upon his person, except
a cut on the back of the head, indicating that he
had fallen from the train. Everything about his
person was urdisturbed. His watch was in his
pocket and still running, when he was discover
ed. The impression is that in passing from one
car to another he fell from the train with so
much force that the fall produced immediate
death.
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Burning of a Will.

a few days ago the will of the late
Thomas Jamison, who resided near St.
/ Georges, was burned under the following
singular circumstances
Mr.. Jamison recently deceased lest
his large estate, about hundred
thousand dollars in value, principally to
his sons, leaving his daughters, three in
number, only six thousand dollars each,
coupled with the strange condition that
the amount should be forfeited if they
were married without the consent of the
executor, Mr.. Thomas j. Craven. The
will was drawn by Charles B. Lore, ESQ
aud Witnessed by Mr.. Eli BlddIe. 1t was
read after the burial of Jamison. A few
evenings afterwards the young ladies sent
for Mr. Craven and desired to look at the
will. lie went there, and found hot fire
in the stove, table opposite, with seats
on the side uear the stove for himself
One of the ladies stated that she wished
to examine some items, and requested the
will to be handed to her. Mr.. Craven
complied with her request, but suspectng
her intention, moved to the opposite side
of the table and sat alongside Of her. She
examined the will carefully, when he per.
ceivcd Miss Annie Jamison open the stove
door, He at once moved to take hold OF
the will, suspccting her intention, when
his suspicious were allayed by her asking
her sister for the poker. Thinking she
wished only to poke the fire, he felt rather
ashamed ofhissuspicions, when he was han.
ded Ha,per's 4Nagozine to look at. Thi,
for moment diverted his attention, when
in an instant, the will was handed to An.
ME, with the leaves ali opened, and ram.
med into the hot stove, Mr. Craven push.
ed on one side, the light was put out, and
the will, before he could interfere, destroy
cd forever. The will has not been recov
ed, but Charles B. Lore, Esq, has u copy
The ladies say they would not mind the
small amount of money left them, but
they do object to one not connected with
their family having anything to say in
their matrimonial engagements. The case
will be heard before the Register, and
more than probable come before the court
at Newcastle -Deloware Republican,
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THE FARMERS AND COMMERCIAL HoTEL.-We
would call the attention of our friends yisit;no
Port Deposit to the above Hotel, kept by VIM.
Ii Smith, whose obliging and cheerful deport-
ment always compels you on entering his house
to feel at home. He is not one of yonr troulte-
saving machines, but moves at the word and if
your stomach needs replenishpg his is the place
to call at. This Hotel is near the steamboat
wharf, and is located in the business part of the
town, and will be found very pleasant stopping
place. Try it.
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SEVERE AcclDENT.-Some days ago Griffith
lldt, lad Of about twelve years of age, son of
Mr. John Hildt, living about two miles above the
Upper Cross Roads, in this county, met with
serious accident. We are informed that he was
driving cart and oxen in the public road, near
his fathers house, when the oxen from some
cause became unmanageable, and young Hildt
fell from the cart, breaking his leg above the
knee. The break was so bad one, that the
doctor who was called in had some difficulty in
setting the limb properly.
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DEDUCTIONS.
272,333
68, 1872
Total. 34O,5l5

Such additions us may be made to the
above, by under estimates for the States
named, and by omission for others, will be
more than couuter-balanccd by recruits
from Kentucky, Maryland ana Missouri,
ana refugees from other portions of our
territory now i'll the enrmy's hands.
| We come now to another III cessary COM
putation, Tor which facilitates OF. hit to ex-
list, but for which unfortunately, we do not
possess the requisite data. We mean the
number of men killed in battle, or who
have died of disease, or who have been
permanently Disabled by the casualties Of
war. 1t Is useless to attempt even an ap
Proclamation to absolute precision in au es-
innate of this kind. We can only assume
number which, in all reasonable proba-
bility, must include the true number If
we assume, for instance, that the casualties
in General Lees army for this campaign
have amounted to $4,000, we shall exceed
what we know to be the truth If we
suppose of this number 5000 to have
! been killed, and five thousand to have
been permanently disabled by wounds, we
have, for this army reduction of 10000.
If we assume an equal number for the
Army of the Tennessee, and still another
equal number for the other armies of
the Confederacy, we shall have 10000 as
the figure within which must be Included
the number Of killed and permanently
di,ablei by wounds. Admitting extra
ordinary dlseases-that is to say, dis
ease attributable entirely to the mill
tary service, and therefore not to be cs.
tinated in the ordinary tality-
to exceed the above number by 81 per
cent, and we have $4,000 as expressive
,of the reduction from this cause. Thus
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DEATH OF CELEBRATED FRENCH
DwARF.-A celebrated French Dwarf has
just died in Paris. This Dwarf was IA
scion Of the De Richebonrg family, and IA
little over half yard in height. He lived
at the Court Of Philippe Egalte, who ap-
pointed him to the purely honorary post of
son,meltcr to the duchess when he was
fifteen. After the Revolution burst firth
poor little DE Rchehourg was denounced
to the committee of Public Safety. His
friends, when they heard of it, dressed
him as IL LADY, and wrapped his head in IA
bowrcieh In this guise he passed
through several revolutionary towns, aud
crossed the frontier in safety. There were
some important political papers wrapped
up in his swaddiing clothes, which nobody
ever thought of uurolliug. For the last
thirty years De Richebourg lived in the
Faubourg St. Gerlain. During this long
period he never went beyond the courtyard
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IMPORTANT TO TEACHERS The Legislature, at
its last session, passed law which declares
that no teacher in any school shall, after the
first day of January, 1865, receive into such
school any person as scholar, until such person
shall procure the certificate from some regular
physician, that such applicant for admission has
been duly vacciuated." The penalty for fail
ure to comply with the provisions of the law, is
fine of $40; and any trustee or commissioner
of a public school granting permit to any schol-
ar to enter school, without the pupil first obtain
ing such certificate, subjects him to the same
penalty. The law is understood to apply to
scholars who have been attending school preyi-
GUS 10 the first of January, as well as to those
who may make application for permits since the
beginning of the new year.
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and garden. He was very shy, and al
ways hid when lie heard strange voice.
But with his relatives and friends he was
communicative, animated, and often witty.
lie enjoyed throughout the greater part of
bis life pension of 3,000f, granted by
the Orleans family, and be lived to the
advanced age of ninety.two years.-Guar-
diam.
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Total White. White Males

Of this number of males, those between
the ages Of seventeen and fifty are repre-
sented by the following table, the calcula-
tons of which are based on the "expecta-
tion of life, in the State Of Mary land, the
only test we have at hand. Whatever
may be the variation from this standard
the practical deductions are quite near
enough to the truth for our purpose The
right column shows the number that
have arrived Of age since 1860:
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The BALTIMORE COUNTY UNIoN-The Bazi-
more County Advocate and american have been
merged into the Bit more County Union, a very
handsome and well printed sheet, edited by L.
NJ. Hsverstick, Fl. e. Longn. oker and j B. Long
necker. The Union is Published every Saturday
at Towsontown, and being IL union of the old
Ad0ordte and american, stands a very fair chance
for considerable patronage. We wish our neigh
bors much success in their new business arrange
ment
The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1865-01-13

REMOVAL TO HARTFORD We find from the
proceedings of the Circuit Court for Baltimore
county, that the case of Mary SHREDDER and
Richard F. SHREDDER against Ruth c. Lynch and
James Owings, executors of Cassandra C Foard,
has been removed to this county for trial. upon
the application of the plaintiffs 1t is case of
considerable Importance, involving property to
the amount OF ten thousand dollars. There are
large number of witnesses in the case.
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REMovAL.-lt will be seen by reference to an
advertisement in another column, that Mr.. G. F.
Walker has removed his store from Perrym4ns-
vile to Aberdeen, where he offers to the public
great variety of goods, at the lowest cash prices.
His stock is large and well selected, and his prices,
attentive habits and obliging disposition, will
unqnestionably insure him fair share of public
patronage.
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The MARYLAND JoURNAL-A newspaper called
the Maryland Jour"c', edited by Mr.. William Ii.
Ruby, and published at Towsontown, Baltimore
county, made itsfirs appearance last Saturday.
1t is of the same size as the Amerjcan which has
been united with the advocate, looks well, and
seems to have healthy advertising patronage.
We wish Mr. Ruby much success in tue under
taking.
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The Maryland Legislature.

The Legislature of Maryland met at
Annapolis, on Wednesday,, the 4th instant
The House was organized by the election
of John NJ. Frazier, of Baltimore city, as
Speaker, and William r. Cole, also of
Baltimore, as Chief Clerk
The following additional officers were
then appointed
Sergeant,at-Arms-Jobn Miller, of
Washington county.
Assistant Sergeant. at Arms Walter
Monkey, of Baltimore city.
Reading Clerk-Jos. 2. CantwelI, of
Cecil county.
Doorkeepers-Charlcs Whittemore of
Baltimore county, and John Fauge, of
Washington county.
Pages-James Pritchet, of Baltimore
city N Pollock, of Baltimore city, John
s. PurneIl, of Frederick county, and Ga
leb Parker, Of Cecil county.
Postmasters-Jacob Wickard, of Allega.
ny county and John II. Swail, of Wash
ington co"nty.
Lamp hight"r-R. S. Smith, of Balti
NO G county.
Committee Clerls-Charles Fanqucr.
of Baltimore city, Wan. Ewing, of Bait
more county, John W Rudy aui Eli
Smith, Of Frederick unity, T H. w,
Lnmbdn, Of Talbot county, and john 4.
Wamper of Carroll county.
Keeper of Committee Rooms-G. B.
Parker, of Allcgany county.
Folders-Collins Tattman, of Caroline
county aud Oliver Gill, of Carroll coun-
ty.
Hall Keeper John Sullivan, Of An
napolis.
The officers all qualified in accordance
with the Constitution.
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9J-The Senate military committee re-
fused to appropriate $50 600 for the cree
tion of nati0na! monument at Gcrtvs-
burg, Pa, they considering such an cz-
penditure not warranted at present.
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we have total reduction during the year
of 10000 men. But this year has been
much more fertile in casualties than either
of the former years of the war. In the
first year the losses in battle were al
most nothing. In the second and third
years they were, perhaps, nearly as large
"a in this one. Let US, therefore, adopt
the following estimate of the losses incur
red since the beginning of the war:
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Thus II will be seen that, making all al
lowance for. death from ordinary aud ex-
traordinery causes, and for tie dimi0uton
of the area Of our population, there must
be AT this moment within the Coz fcderacy
and subject to the control of our laws more
than 100000 arms bearing mon. We
have, in our estimate, made no allowance
for those who annually pass. beyond the age
of fifty, because their number is small.
and, moreover, they are still rapaIle of
service i'll the reserves. Bnt We will make
IA still further deduction of live per cent.
to cover the number Of those who have
left the country. The number amounted
to 36,46l, is much too large, but it will
serve to compensate for deficiencies that
may exist in other estimates of probable
deductions. We find then at last, that
we have now force of 692,795 fighting
men. If Of those, one out of every three
be detailed for such purposes as the Pres-
dent may deem necessary, admitting that
the power of the detail remain in his
hands, our army in the field should con-
sist Of 46l 1854 men at least; or a larger
force, we candidly believe than the enemy
has ever brought against us at any one
time At all events, it is much larger
than any force we have ever had under
arms, and is amply competent not only tc
d, tend the country, but to turn back the
tide of invasion across the border, and to
redeem those States which have been al
ready overrun. Our statement, however,
would not be complete without showing
the resources at our command for replen-
isbiDg our armies. This consists in the
number of youths passing annually from
sixteen to seventeen years of age and will
be found expressed in the following ia
BILE:
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To Correspondents.

All communications tor publication must be accom-
panied with the real name OF The author, atten
ton will he paid 10 them The rell OF the auri,"
will not b. published unless desired but we cannot
CONSENT loi:ser communications unless we know The
writer.
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FAR MERS'
WEATHER INDICATOR,
OR,
W0odruff's Portable Barometer.

Woodruff's Portable Barometer.
THIS INSTR UMENT should be in
l. the hands Of every Agriculturist, as it
uuerringly points out any change in the
weather, and thus directs the farmer how
to shape his work and save crop that,
without Barometer, might be caught out
and seriously injured, if not destroyed.
1t is simple in construction, cheap in
price, not liable to get out of order, and
The only perfect, portable BGrcmcier IA
use. Being "A Mercurial Barometer, II -
accurate and reliable for scicrrrc ,,,-
poses, and is used by the { !. Goa. .Sur.
vey, and at the Smithsonian iu.t.,att,
Washington, besides being recommended
by the most distinguished agriculturisls of
the country, as well as by host of pro-
lessors and scientific journals.
We name a few that have endorsed this
Barometer as superior to all Others Sci
entifc American, American Agriculturist,
Country Gentleman, Boston Journal, Phil.
Ledger, Marshall P. Wilder, Orange Judd,
Professors Henry, Hackley, Holmes, Carr,
Williams, Douglass, SC.
The cost of the instrument is within
the reach Of all, ranging in price from 81
to $2S. We have five different styles,
from plain maple case to the finest carved
rosewood. Most of these styles have
Thermometer attached. Sly les of this i'll
slrument may be seen at this office, and
at the Hotel of John s. Dalam, Bel Air.
For further information apply for crcu-
lar to
Bruster & Griffith,
Wholesale and Retail Agents for Md,
No. 40 PAcA STREET,
Baltimore,
Dealers in AGRICULTURAL IMPLE-
MEN'TS in general, Field, Grass and Gar
den Seeds, sc.
Ag MS for Nd. of the Clark Hedges
CANE MILLS, Cooks SUGAR EVAPO-
RATUR, &c.
On hanI, "A supply of pure Chinese and
African CANE SEED.
81 Trade supplied on liberal terms.
janl3-ly
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MARRIED.

In Baltimore, on the 9th inst, by the Rev.
John A: Williams, ALEXANDER HOGG to
VIRGINIA NJ. MELBOURNE, all of thai citv
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SENATE.

No quorum appeared at the call of the
Senate en- the 4th inst, which was the
day appointed by the Constitution for the
meeting of the Legislature, but on Thurs
day the 9Th, that body was organized by
the election of DR.. G Ii Ohr, of Allegany
county, as President pro tenn, The oath
was then administered to the sena ors pres
ent aud the following officers of the Sen.
ate were then elected
Secretary, Chapman Harwood Asss-
tant Secretary, SAMUEL II Cochran Ser
geant.ot.arms. . Z, Snyder; Cum,nittee
Clrlks, WIN. ii, Charles, John W. Bloom-
err and Taylor b. Kirk Postmaster, j.
h, McNeal; Folder, Solomon Cremer
Messenger, Henry S. Wheeler; Door
keeper, j. j. Bessou. All the officers
present were then sworn in.
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PAYMENT OF STAMPs.-The following
note upon this subject, says the Cecil
L, Democrat, has been received from the
treasury Department, by citizen of this
town:
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TREASURY DEPARTMENT.
OFFICE OF INTERNAL REVENUE

=, Ut 10eO. -VtHJ IOUf.
SIR In reply to your letter of the
10Th inst. | have to say, that Sec. ISL
provides that the stamp shall be paid by
the party who makes, signs or issues the
instrument, or for whose use or benefit the
same is made, signed, or issued and Sec
loo imposes a penalty of 5000 upon any
person who shall make, sign, or issue, or
Shall cause to be made, signed or issued,
without the proper stamp, thereby clearly
Indicating that it is the duty of the party
making, signing, or issuing, to stamp the
same. Very respectfully,
E. A. ROLLINS,
Deputy Commissioner.