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sg A letter from Charleston states
that many:of the goods shipped there
from New York IN expectation ofa rich
market have been sent back, there be-
ing no sale. The cotton and rice was
takenhy The Government and butlsthe
tobacco was on hand. gonsesrsntly.
except among a fewwho have sacrificed
honor to o desire forg;gain, there have
been no facilities for trade, So
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Stewards Official Dispatches to For
81 eign Powers, -; .,sf;sI--.

,-L-E.r q 0lgn F0WefSs. ~ --Et;,.+:
WAsHrNGToN, April 1S.-Akhough Mr..
Seward is suffering severely from his iDju.
ries, he has been able to dictate his des.
patches to our Ministers abroad, and they
have been forwarded this week. -. rGa
In these dispatches the ground. is taken
that the war is oyer and the rebellion
crushed. ...s.
The victories of our. arms, resulting in
the fall of Richmond and the surrender Of
Lee, are, dwelt upon by Mr.. Seward in EN-.
phatic terms, as evidences Of the power Of
our Government to maintain its integrity
and repress insureotiop |; and it is proved
that the so.called Confederaoy has no long
er even the shadow Of separate existenoe.
Mr.. Seward also apprises foreign Gov
ernments very plainly, that it is- expected
that Rebel pirates viii no longeEbe allowed
to enter foreign ports. = ~ :
Our representatives abroad are instructed
to bring these matters to the notice of the
European powers without delay. ..
N. ?. Evenfaq Post.
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a THIcK-HEADED HUsBAND.-A pl-
Gus old lady, who was too unwell to at
tend meeting, used to send her thick
headed husband to church, to find out
the text the preacher selected as the
foundation of his discourse. The poor
Ounce was rarely fortunate enough to
remember the words of the ext, or
even the chapter and verse where they
could be found; but one Sabbath he ran
home in hot haste, and with smirk Of
self-satisfaction on his face, informed his
wife that he could repeat every word
without missing syllable. The words
were as follows. 80
An angel came dorm from hsaven,
and took a hue coal from tile altar. =,
sWen, let us have the text" remark
ed the good woman.
"Know every word" replied her hus-
band.
81 am anxious to hear it," continued
the wife.
'They are nice words" observed Che
husband.
'I.amglad your memory is improv-
ing; but don'tkeep me in suspense, my
dear"
"Just get your big Bible, and I will
say the words, for I know them by
heart. Why, I said them a hundred
times on my way home. " =.
"Well, now, let's hear them"
"Ahem,'' said the husband, clearing
out his throat. can Ingen came down
from New Haven, and took a live colt
by the tail and jerked him out of the
halter. IN. ?. Dutchman.
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HD'oRs DEPARTMENT OF VIRGINIA,
ARMY OF THE JAMES,

RICHMOND, Va, April 13, 1865.
General Orders No. e56.
All captured property other than mai:
nitions Of war and subsistence stores,
will be turnedover promptly to: the Do.
pot Quartermaster at Richmond. All
captured subsistence stores and nduni-
tions of war.;win be turned over to the
appropriate Staff officers. aAHpriyate
property taken from citizens in and a.
bout Richmond will be returned to the
owners. The Provost Marshal General
and his subordinates are charged with
the execution of this.order..
BY command of Maj. Gen. Ord. {
ED. W. SMITH; a., A. e.
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confederase ehaoers in Washingtcn.
The Esral9s Washington despatch ofihe
1a,k ,n.t,.t oano Co.: ?

- - -. .FEs
Confederate officers in Washington.
The Heral9s Washington despasch oftht
l4th instant Gays; :. 80 .,.,s.
Major GsneralJ. B. Kershaw and Brig
adler Generals s. NJ. Barton, j, 3 Simms
l'M. b. Corse, D. M. -DeBose and sEpps
Hdnton, Of the rebel army, and Gomnodorss
Thomas T. Hunter and 7. B. Tucker, d
the rebel navy, with some four hundred and
thirty other field and line officers, captured
BY Sheridan, ,.haves arrived this afternoon BY
the steamer Dussask, from City Point: a
Lieutenant General r. S. Ewell and 9th.
ers we're invited into Colonel :Ingrabam'.
rooms, where they remained for an hour 9,
more, being visited by several old friends
Major Generals Hitchcock and ingalls, called
upon General Ewell, who was an old class.
mate Of one, and an army scquaintsnos o.
both. There were several ladies also ad'
mitted to short interviews with the general
officers ....-.
A large. concourse of people remained
outside to obtain . passing glance of Awell
az he left. Just before car time the gen
erals made their appearance, and the col
umn marched down towards the.depot.-
The officers named above we're ordered to
Fort Warren, Boston harbor, accompanied
by their secretaries, while the others were
committed to the Old Capitol prison until
tomorrow, when. their cases will be dis
posed of. .& - ...
General EMsn and party. will be- due in
New York at shalepast five TOMORROW NOR.
ming, Major Campbell Brown, Acting Ad.
jutant General to- Egell, was allowed to ac.
company him. Inpersonal appearance'sp and
temperament Ewell is not unlike Genera
VIM. T. Sherman, of our army, though
his forehead is not quite SO broad. HeiE
bald on the top of his head, wears his hai,
and beard trimmed short, and has wooden
leg. He is very popular with his officers
who saluted him with affectionate respec
as he passed the column in an omnibus OF
his way to the train. e..
Captain Russell, Assistant Provost Mar
shal, Captain Forehand, and a guard of th.
Ninth veteran reserves, accompany Ewel
and party to Boston. .., 80, :.
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AFFAIRS IN CHARLEsToN.-AC Charles
ton correspondent Of the New York Times,
in his. letter of the 5th inst, gays:
Within the past month trade in Charles
ton has revived to wonderful degree
King street is fairly alive with business,
and on Meeting aud Broad streets the
stoles are being rapidly fitted up and occu.
pied. OF course, we cannot expect that
trade will continue active through the
heated term. In about two months busi-
ness will drag, and not be really active again
until the fall season. The merchants and
traders are making preparations for good
business at the close of the summer at
which time Charleston will doubtless be the
centre of trade for the cities and towns in
the interior. The citizens are anxious to
learn when the port will be declared open
by the Government, and take the ground
that until it is thrown open, the wholesale
business of the city must be limited. The
impression prevails here that the port vii!
remain sealed until the end Of tie war, for
the reason that surplus quantity Of goods
would tempt parties to carry them acrosi
the lines, proceeding, of course, which it
is not the intention of the Government to
facilitate. .., y.
The time will come when the city will
be placed on its old business footing, but
the change from the present state of affairs
cannot be effected in week nor month
Time must be had to repsir the damaged
buildings and to enable the old merchants
to accumulate sufficient capital to start in
business afresh At present the citizens Of
Charleston are without means to engage in
any extensive enterprise. The lower glasses
of people appear'to have more money than
the higher, and it is by their patronage
that the shops are stores now opened are
sustained. Men who before the war we're
reported as very wealthy, and who moved
in the fret circles of society, are reduced
to psuury, while the olod-hopper of the
past is enjoying himself on the funds which
he has been secreting during the progress
of the rebellion. 49,,
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- .
QRIGIH OF A NAME. The father of
Return j. .Meigs was born at Middle
ton, in Connections. For. some time
prior to settlement in life, ,he addressed
a fair Quakeress ut Middlefeld, some
few miles from bis father s reside
and found much difficulty in obtaining
her hand. She repeatedly answered
his protestatiohs Of fidelity and attach
nent with stNay, Jonathan, I respect
thee much, but cannot marry thee, for
'sbetter is o dinner of herbs and con-
tentment, than q stalled OK. and CON
tention Herewith" " Mr.. Meigs final
ly told Ruth that he was paying bis
last visit as q lover, and should strive
to form an alliance with another family,
and would therefore bid her farsweN.
The kind and heightened word pronoun.:
ced with SO much softness, fell upon her
heart with healing in its tone, and as
he mounted his horse to ride Of, the
Quakeress, relenting, beckoned him to
stop, exclaiming: g Return, Jonathan! !!
Return, Jonathan !!p Mr.. Meigs went
back, and fixed on q day for the cele:
bration Of the nuptials. The first fruit
Of their union was o son, and the father,
in commemoration Of the happiesi
words he ever heard spoken, had hin
baptized, "Returm Jonathaa,' who
rose to distinction, and subsequently ,te
the office of Postmaster General of the
United States.-Akrom Democracy.
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II
JoHNsoN.-We published a few days
agosa brief account of the inauguration
|of President johnson. The following
is a verbatim report of his address after
receiving the oath:
III GENTLEMEN. I.must be permittedstc
say that I have been almost overwhel:
med by the announcement of the sac
event which has, SO recently occurred
I feel Incompetent toperform duties SC
important and responsible as those
which have been so Unexpectedly
fthroHn upon me. As to an indication
Of any policy which may be pursued BY
me in tie admins stration of the govern
ment, Ihaye to say that that must Be
left for development as the administra-
ton progresses. ghe message or dec.
laration; must be- made by the acts as
they transpire. The only assurance
that I can now give Of the future, is ref:
erence to tie past. The course I have
taken in the pastin connection with this
iepeilioa ep o ilusp ~ pc reg1rueas !" 20, on
tee OF the future. NY past pubic Ie, Iit
,'tlp Ta1ch .. has been long ana laoorious' nas
been founded, as I IN gooa eonseience el.aGe
pe!eve' upon ., great prlnclRiei e n eS o. lagn'
w,l WHICH ~ Ies at u tne pase .! al .nlngs. .
Enc pess eneTgles q ny ille LAY a,;,h peea ~
spsns = enasasolm = estaG 81 S4aa snn anu
peipssaaae slg fsua sap .Ia Sa,,.s5s = 80 81, -.
nms; a aus,b pehe;s :. 'ny nrsssnt rns nar;is
= ri, ass ss.a1a 49, ,snaa ,ss n,in s;niss sen.a @
80 ~, 'ss.is n;sh san,,1sa oa - = pra srrs J
: nsnt sst va masn ~ RG ns dra4oedsa I
,s. .un. dme ~ sn assa .a@n an no;sI 49,
s atand 4 4. fseI;n = of nv ~, heart the .bat
! @ have IIsnp llaabored q amslioratee E and and
s,anata a I ths 'conS;t;an e tba are.+ rnas e,,
ss sef"s' tSs ,ns,.;oa,, aonnM y M NJ, and ~ sa
!. Ionast os .Iyn.eoa af t tba ,ro.t @ n,;nn;nias Ia
as nsf.ss So ,osssnsnant 80 = I hars Issp nu Io+
nns;ss = @ have bsan nine snces M
az &C. God's ,rb;s hoe hesn, the fSnndaS :
a., g. 20 . ~, Il ,SI;t;oa1 s I' asaad D n snd sasl
that III & Az end tbs Gonssnmant a iii iii
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aAsS, Administrators WM. WILSON,
4 Siss n sDsk Go a3G
SSs Sa;s. ssleS @
TOOLS ons Wagon abDEE, az M srse
sHoAy and one The shovs HiIl Sc
Tssas1As Nav Is A sals;s ss Ai9 !. .E1T ed1'ssA H.
DHILANTHK0PIC L0DGE, NO.
u 7s, A.. Fa. M..-The regular COMMUNICATION
OF tha Lodge VIII be held at the MASoNIG HILL, MON
DAYAFTERNo ooN, tle lsii instant, sta O'Clock Tnere
GREEss Members VIII take due notice tereo and g6y-
u Ss,ss s.ss, s1s.ss 8 53,s 4 sIs ss .sp
May So To- d g. soy. ss.s'ss; ~,
GOgTHCAROL YORKDIs
~ TRIcT-~W Whereas PETER McoAi.EUM ,hassao,
e,. plisS % ne ior Letters of es ga and
DTSsas ass az Dsies es sasss ss d
Tssss ars4hetefore, % cite andadmon isss .is.u,r
before me at next Cont dc mid Df
rct 70 be holden at York Court HoBe onsthe 2ddy Of
MAY Instant % q snys why the said Ad
Given under my hand and Seal, this sh day Of hisr
IN the year Of our Lord one thousand eight and
sIy.ays sad iG ,ie sighy-nlnih year q se inde-
Nay 10 JOHN I A ape'~H, o.gse.
60MMIT TIED 10 THE JAIL OF
,sYask plsdei, on the loth of Apra last. as RUNA-
WAYS, TWO segro men, viz REMuS and MdY who saw
they he'c..g BURRELL SANDERS, OF CoIcfon Disrci
bs atPressnt hired 10 Nat Smith Lincoln County,
REMUs is ahdshs7 7siulaua about 1s years or sge..-
MAY Z 8 black, and abour the same age. = -.
The owner or person g whom they owe sevlce, is
quested 70 come f2.ward Pay chases them away
or they will be dealt Win asthe law directs.
q aaya ~ &. ;IAMsshAsoN Ef0
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a COOP REcoMMENnATIoN.-"Pleas
sir, don't you want q cabin boy?
sI do want cabin boy, my lad, hut
what's that tq your A little boy like
You amt fit for the berth '' -
go, sir, I'm real strong. I can do
a great deal Of work, if I amt so very
old"
'But what are you here for? You
don't look like city boy. Run away
from home, hey =
30, no, indeed, sir; my father died,
and my mother is very poor, and I want
to do something to help her, She let
me come. ~.
"WeH, sonny, where are your letters
of Recommendation? Can't take any
boy, without those. -
Here was a damper. Willie had new
er thought Of it's being necessary to have
letters from his minister, or his teach
ers, or from some some proper person
to prove to strangers that he was an
honest and good boy. Now: what should
he do? He stood in deep thought, the
captain meanwhile curiously watching
the workings ofhis expressive face; al
length he put his hand into his bosom
and drew out his little Bible, and with,
out one word put it into the captain s
hand. The captain opened to the blank
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: =. pnB YoRKYIbLBB BBNo U1RgR.s !.

Teo RIpE.-It is the custom for plan
tiers at the South to purchase clothing
for their slaves blythe wholesale and,
of course, they have not the opportuni-
ty to examine closely each article, they
are sometimes sWindled by a few bad
ones being thrown in among the good.
An acquaintance of ours tells us that,
on one occasion, he had laid in a box
of shoes, and distributed the most of
them among the negroes.A few days
afterwards, cold Bob," favorite ser
want, found that the shoes that had fall
len to his lot were bursting out. SO,
going to his master, he said: 49, :,
ssMassa, where you buy dose shoes r
q bought them in New Orleans,
Bob, responded. our friend. -. :
"WeH, where did the New Orleans
people buy ,em ?" <ss 4 !,
"They bought them from the people
up North-they bought them from the
Yankees . .osz ~ Il.
"Wen, where do de Yankees get emp
persisted the negro. Sc, ..sza. y.
aThe Yankees /! whysthey pick them
OFF Of trees, Bob. " ~. !. 9
seW-w-well, responded the. darkey,
holding up his shoes, 81 reckn de Yam
kee didn't pick desc pair soon enough,
massa; I reck'n he waited till -tlE
TIL deg s0as. a little too ripe g' -. ~ 81.
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na Rowland Hillsussd to Iids gress
deai aud bysexereise pIcserysd sieerons
health: On one occasion; when askeI:bya
medical fishd what 65sidian and apoths-
cary he employed, be replied physis
|ciau has slwuys besn q hosse and sspoth-
sscary an ass. ses.ps slsls.s 49, s.,sss5
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IA Major T. e. Walcott of Gen.
Schofeld's staff, is in Chester, giving
paroles to the officers and men of the
Confederate army.
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rer[nr,ssi .ofe S. q Military GonYentlon enter:

fTerns Of q Military Convention enter
ed into,this twenty-sixth (26) day OF
I April, 1866, at Benefits House,
near Durham Station, N: c., bev
tween General Joseph E. Johnston,
Commanding the Confederate Army
|>and Major General W 7. Sherman,
Commanding the United States Ar
nv in North Carolina. %.
1. All acts of war on the part OF the
troops under General Johnstons COM
mand to cease from, this date.
2. All arms and public property to
be deposited at Greensboro, and deily-i
cred to an ordnance officer of the UNI
ted States Army. -.
9. Rolls Of all the officers and men
to Be made in duplicate, one, copy to be
retained by the Commander OF the
troops, and the other to. be given to an
officer to be designated by Major Gen
8 ieeral Sherman. Each officer and man
to give his individual obligation in wri-
ting not to take up arms against the
Government Of the United States un-
til properly released from this obhga-
ton.
4. The side arms of officers and their
private horses and baggage to be re-
tanned by them. 90 @2S -.
= s. This being done, all the officers
and men will be permitted to return to
their homes, not to be disturbed by the
United States authorities SO long as
they observe their obligation and the
laws in force where they may reside.
Signed, Nv. z. SHERMAN,
Maj. Gen. eomd g q. s.
Forces In N. G.
Signed, JOS. 3. JOHNSTON.
General, comd'g G. S. Forces
in n G.
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srItis related By i ueisb bssrsd Roman
GopsnI, that while Nh. G. P. Il: James
SOLITARY horsamsn was warming his boots
ata village inn fire, en.a very coid night .
waiting mid said to him, .Sir,if you dene
look out you'll burn your spurs. Yoa
mean my boots, my dear, .sro, sir, sHas
the consoliDg reply; sths5 are bhrned n.
ready. -. - - - -
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rss6s Whsn Algsrnons Sydney Mas stoid
that he mightsavs his life ~ falling afslse
hood BY dehyings dis hand :8zihngs-he
said, q hen God yhas h1Dngb eiptoa
dilemma ai1 which 4 dnpst asssrt aiesor
lose my life, Hegisss me cisst iadidasion
ofmy duty which toprafar death tofalss-
hood ,sssss. ss& - r3ssss sssSs,yzs sszzS
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q I@ aPapa, can't ! 90 d the Hoologsr.
cal Rooms to see the eamomiis fghff heryei
no.sir.ee.hossT aSaftin, my son, ufdon't
get yonr trowsers torn. Strange, my dear,
what astasts ahss boyshss g6s for nal, ,rai Ms.
tory. NO longer ago ethany yastsrday hsHha1
eightpair' of tOmi caH' 'hsng gin by tlsif tsilS
10 the clothes-line: Blasa sRiis. .littisshsaTt
GONE To his mother - s,t g - $50
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E REeUrTAL.-Some time since prac-
,tical joke was played off upon a coun-
tryman by two waggishly inclined in
diYiduals Of the city Recently, the
countryman WAS in town, and accident
ally meeting with the two persons afore-
said, informed them that, ION his way to
the city, while passing through strip
of woods, he killed a snake which, as
near as 1e could judge by stepping it
of, measured thirty feet from the head
to tail. The counryman was q man in
whose appearance and manner could
not be detected the remotest Indication
ofa disposition to joke. Here, then,
was Q chance for our two city worthless
to- amass a small fortune during the
State Fair. They regretted that the
snake had not been taken alive; but
the stuffed skin ofsuch an enormous reps
tile would suffice for their purpose; and
they.made sure of it by means Of lucre,
and by paying for a dinner for the
countryman at the Belyidere.
The rural gentleman had come on
foot, but by the time he was ready to
return home, a buggy was in waiting,
in which the three rode out together.
The countryman lived some six miles
from the city, and when within q short
distance from his domicile, he informed
his companions that it would be neces-
sary to hitch the horseby the roadside,
as the serpent was some distance off in
the woods. They alighted, and after
the two claimants Of The reptile had
besn led through half q dozen swamps
and quagmires, the party arrived at
the spot where the supposed monster
was slain.
:. ."Here, gentlemen said the couns
trr!yyman, as he lifted up one half of an
ordinary sized garter snake, "is the
head ofthe snake; and. now ifyou will
just measure, you'll find it at least
thirty feet to the tail, which lies at the
foot of yon large tree" -
Thanking his companions for their.
kindness and hospitality towards him
(not forgetting to mention the sunptu-
GUS dinner,) our rural hero turned to-
wards his home, and was soon lost
sight Of in the distance.
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Ba There is q good deal Of humor
oozing out, from time to time, up among
the Green Mountains, The last. drop
that has reached us, came from q small
village notmany miles from Bennington.
Old Stokes, after years of toll, got pos
session Of granite ledge. He was in
the habit Of buying his powder with
which he -qnarried the ledge. of one
Jonas Archibald, who sold tape, groce-
ries, and other varieties in the village
store. Archibald was a good deal Of q
boaster about his wares, and one even
ing, while a crowd we're sitting around
the stove in the tavern bar-room, he ad-
dressed Stokes with,
"Well, old Stokes, that's pretty good
powder Of mine. I paid a high price
for it down in Boston. I can recon-
mend that powder. How do You Ike
it, Stokes?'h
sWelI, responded Stokes, slowly, ct
is pretty good powder. But I came
near losing that last keg I bought. " 8
aAh " said Archibald shoWs that |,
That unfortunate. . - !
"Why," responded Stokes, ssthe con-
founded keg got arfre, and / had to go
about thirty rods down the brook before
I could put it out -. :, -. 8
Archibald took out his watch, believed
stit was getting late. and he Ini1st 90
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1@ A plain and unschooled man, who
had received bis educatioag pfiucipalIy be-
meath the open SKY, in the.feld and forest
and who had welded the axe more thar. the
pen, while speaking Of children ramsrked
with trne and beautiful simplicity 8: The
little chips arc neafest the hsart. =.
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1G The author ofssHabits and Mem,
relates as anecdote of al old fasllio1ed
naEal eaptaau, who committed ths: ol1enes o.
dancing without gloves The mssineh hero
in question had stood up to 90 through .
country dance With q very 6ne isiy, who
was shocked te observe that BIS hinge and
warm hands we're mot covered according to
etiquette, Captain !, 3 said Bic fair partner
ssyou are perhaps not aware TINT you have
mot got your gloves On q 80, never mind
ma'am !" answered the commsnder, 6nessr
mind; I can wash my hands when we've
done p' -. = tssS'