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New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1865-03-18
A New-Yorll Soldiers Family in Distress.
To N, Editor Of The N. Y. Ty.tun,.

SIR: Yesterday there died at this house a sol
der belonging TO ole Of our NewYorkstae regiments.
he leaves widow and six small children. four Of
whom sick and not expected TO recover in per-
fecly destitute circumstances.
Are there not among the many readers Of The TRID-
USE some who looking around upon their own pros
porous households spare a trine from their abund
to tighten the heavy burden Of this poor widow Of
a New.YOrk soldieri
Any contributions sent to my care will he duly &C.
kDowledged. VINCENT COlYRR.
Colonel and Superintendent.
Ne yoTk STATE Soldiers Deiot Nos 50 and 81 Howard
st., New.York City, March IS. le65.
New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1865-03-18
FROM TENNESSEE.
Rleod in the South West-Desfrrction Of
Bridge on the TenBessee-Lifei r Nash
ville---No Military News-Positions Of
the Euemy-Arrival OF Reeruits-psr-
sen Browniow's Good E0rtune.
From Our Special Correspcndent.
NASHVILLE, March II, 1865.

NASHVILLE March H. 1868
There has not been such food in the South
West for many year overows tie country at pres
emit writing. great deal Of damage and devastation
have already been the Consequence and if the railroads
leading south from Nashville were just required 10
subserve any important military purposes the result
might be serious enough. as communication is com.
petey interrupted. 1t feared that the eIirsord
nary rise in the Tennessee woId materially damage
perhaps, sweep away the immense bridge across that
stream at Bridgeport. on the Chattanooga railroad
but except trling strain Of of The tmbers at
end, which be repaired in a short ,fnc. tia.
structure is st intact There several other bridges
small ones, however the same ronte completely
swept away, which viii. owing to the high water and
cushing current take several DAYS to replace II must
be understood that bridges these military railroads
not put up with special reference TO permanence
and STABILITY. Their pIecarl0us tenure Tor long lease
Of existence, arising from the uncertain chances Of
war; the prov ling bands Of outlaws and gnerrlas who
gect no favorable opportunity for applying tie torch
such controlling considerations result in the erection
Of style Of structures which are Inst assaby suitable
ior Temporary use AID eonYeniehee hence' ne The
fabric Of tie man who built his house upon tie sand
Aey are not proof against descending rains and rising
foods.
The Cumberland sweeps past this city In grand ard
majestic style. Indeed it sweeps cons derable
portion Of H. Some Of the houses the northern pant
every other story being hidden from view. Smoky
Row" has faxed badly. 1t has long been tie rendez
Of every shade Of ufamy aud prostitution (or can
the letter be classified De- Fashionable deuirors and
aympk d. pace Of every color and pattern have held
high carAig al here while sOudcrstraps OF every craze
visiting, Of course. from mere curiOsiiy-AaVe i'm
parted o. the locality an aspect decidedly military
. . Smoky" is a sad pliglI some of the dens
altogether lost sight OIL while in others the occupants
have been driven 10 The upper chamber The place is
undergoing a thorough cleansing, and would that II
we're morally pnrsed ofits mpnities for Nashville has
become the synonym for social impnrity and degrade
zion.
Matters are quiet throughout this Department TIE
heavy rams. nothing else. would prevent anything
IKE important movements. The work OF preparation is
going on, however and that on no very 81 al scale
DeseTteis are not coming IA as nuneTOusly as they
have been; ont then the Rebc army-fit can now be
dgnifed by that harno!s very ANAL out this way
that the proportion ~ CeseFeis cannot reasonably ap
Proach a very high figure. Forrest il at West Point
Ms, ard his foroe-GDoat 2JID-s scattered for d
bLn.Ied miles aIo-nd DICK q" ylI IS salIoced 10 "
New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1865-03-18
Howes e. Macy. Bankers,
No. 80 waH.,t., New.York,

No. 80 waH.,., New-York,
tFormcrly Officer of tho Park BsnfJ
FouR PER CENT INTEREST ALLOWED ON DErosiTs.
PERSONS OPENING ACCOUNTS may DEPOSIT and DRAW
as they please, the same with the City Banks and
yill be allowed Interest their daily balance at per
cent.
COLLECTIONS made upon any part Of the United States
OF Canada.
Orders for tho PURCHASE or SALE OF the various
issues Of Government and other Stocks, Bonds and
Gold promptly executed for the usual commission.
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Travellers, CuIfr.


To Albany, by Huison II. H., from 5fhsl. Depot.
y and IA m, and $40. .. and lot p. II. sun.
day train from 30th T. ,. City cars run DO
tween Chamber. and 3t,h .stS stations.
To Albany, by Harlem H. H., goth s'., +th av., 10
IL Baltimore by the New. Jersey u. H.. foot Of
Cour,isHdist and III IN, ,. M, and IA
midnight. Sunday. p IN
Nor~ irh Line. Pier 80 n X. Neptune Line, Pier
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21hst and fh.ay IN. and p. IN
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To Bridgeport, by steamer Bridgeport foot Of Peek
To Buffalo and the West, by Erie Railroad. foot
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To Cleveland, o., by Atlantic ard Great Western
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meeting With Railroads for oil principal cities In
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]. Railroad nom Jainess!ip and FOO, OF J<th''t
To New Haven H,I,cid and s.on:cdsteam Ill
eI, leave Peek Slip at q aud ................ II p.
To New Haven, by the Ncw-iaven RR, 21thst.
and 4ay at 7. 8. III a. m IA 3 J:49i y, and p n
irom foot Of CouI,snd-st.. via Phsde phia, a N.
ani D. Sunday train.. 2. m
To the West, by Central Railroad VI New jersey,
via Allentown, from pier ~ H., d. IN, u m.
and 8.0u p IN. Sunday train................. p IN
To lM.sie pha by steamer Jesse lioyi daily tSun.
days excepted from foot of Walst, Brooklyn,
connecting at Fort Monmouth with trains ior
Phadeph m
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CouTt.sndt-st., 10 md II q. M, II M, and6p
m aud Y midnight SUNDAY. ....."........." p IN
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days o1t el ted via Camden aud AmDoy, from iOst
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HEATH g. HUGHES,
BANKERS AID BROKERS,

HEATH * HUGHES,
BANKERS AID BROKERS,
DEALERS IN CONVENIENT SEcuRrTTA
No. IL Brosd.st., New-York
Gold Railroad, Petroleum and Mining Stocks bought
and sold on commission Orders by mail. &c. promptly
executed Interest allowed on deposits, subject to
check at sight
REFERHScEs
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& Co. GRAHAM NICHOLS Co.. " L.
FOURTH NATIONAL BANK OF THE CITY OF
NEw.YoRK.
Nos. ~ AND 20 PNEsr.
DEPOSITORY AND FINANCIAL AGENT OF The UNITED
Stalls,
Have for sale, ready for delivery
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Convertible, at maturity. into $40 GOLD BEARING
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We also collect Government Vouchers and Drafts
and attend to other business with the Government.
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UNITED STATES
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For immediate delivery at
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Reccipty OF Produce.

MARCH l7-s76 bbs. Flour, 4s9 bbls. Whisky. ~
bbls Corn Meal 1894 bush. Corn, 500 bush. oa's
7s6 BUSH Seed 500 pkgs. Provisions, 6S pigs AShes
LILO pKgs Lard. 30 pigs. Butter 30 Diesseu hos'
New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1865-03-18
Movements OF Occnn steamers.
40 DEpAHI.

Tie Naval Academy will not be removed from
Newport, X i, until action by the nett Congress. the
appropriation therefor having faiisd
New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1865-03-18
TIE movement Of Dry Goods at this port for tn
mast week has been a. follows:
Internationally

Advertisement.
We call the attention of our readers to the
advertisement Of The CoLUMBIASA co. PErRoLSoh
COMPANY In another pcge.
The NINTH NATIONAL BANK has tho 7.30
Notes on hand for delivery
New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1865-03-18
Tho Annual Tax Levy.

The Annual Tax Levy was agreed upn by
the Board % Aldermen on Thursday. Accordig to the
statements of the Controller the e1pendturesfor the
four last years have been as follows: In ls6l,e6
$40 40; in 1862 cocoa oe6 30; in 1863, s7,23isN Oh
and in 1904 3s77o.97l sa The Controllers Estimate
of Appropriations for le65 was 1854 0s9 o. md the
aggregate Of the Aldermens appropriation viii not
vary materially from that amount. The following are
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For immediate delivery. at
HowEs g. MAcYs, Bankers,
No. 30 WALLsr
Daily State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1861-1865, 1865-04-12

II the reports Of Washington correspondent
esn be relied upon. there is an essential differ
ence OF sentiment among the members Of tho
administration, in regard to the terms Of peace
which shall be offered to the rebels. The Gin
cinnsti Commercials correspondent thus fore
shadows the views OF the president and Postmas
ser General DKssIsoS. BE says Of the former
The president is said to be averse 20 calling az
extra session Of congress. il is can be possibly
avoided His forthcoming proclamation. OF
address, will fully embody his views on the all
absorbing peace question The prevailing i'm
preston here seems 20 be that no will be vcry
liberal, in fact opening the broad 20 reunion
for the people of the south.
While the latter is reported bJ the same author
ity to have said. in an address 20 the clerks OF
his department:
Postmaster General Dcnnison, in the course
of his remarks, alluded TO the great question oil
reconstruction, and took grounds similar to that
Of General Butler. in favor of the disfrsnchise
ment of all leaders of the rebellion, and in favo
Of the admission OF ali southern people, AZ large
to the rights Of citizenship.
In referring to the masses, General BUrLKE
included the negroes. and We suppose Mr.. DES
snsoS intended the same ides by the expression
"of all southern people. at large" II the negro
is admitted TO the rights of citizenship. it make:
him politically the equal Of the white msn Thil
il the doctrine of the radical republicans.
Daily State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1861-1865, 1865-04-12

The following characteristic stories OF he con-
queror Of Georgia and South Carolina are by a
magazine writer
The idea generally prevails that commanding
generals are very didactc on the battle field, and
give their orders in precise language aud stentor
ial voice. little familiarity With actual war
will soon dspel this false impression in any one
who sees Sherman on the battlefield AZ Chat
tsnooga be gave his orders for bis advance to his
brother ia Law, General Hugh Ewing. in the
words, uttered between two puffs of bad cigar,
81" guess, Ewing. If you ready, you might
as we'll 90 ahead" Ewing asked few ques-
tons in regard to retaining the eehelon lorna
tioa of his command as then msrshaed for the
advance Sherman replied Il want you to keep
the left we'll toward the creek (the Chickamaugs)
and keep up the formation, four hundred yards
distant. until you get to the foot OF the hill. "
+" And shall we keep it after that Z" said Ewing
lob, you may 20 up the hill you like-if you
can :" and then he added hastily, as he pushed
Ewing away, say, Ewing. don't call for help
until you actually need IT," Ii is also recorded
of Sherman that, on witnessing from the top of
a rice mill on the Ogechee river the capture Of
Fort McAilister, be exclaimed, initiating the
voice OF q negro, Dis chile don't sleep dis
night" and hurried off 10 meet General Foster
Sherman is an inveterate smoker. de smokes
NJ be doe, everything else, With al energy which
i. would be supposed would deprive him Of all
the pleasures OF smoking, He Is fully as great
a smoker as Grant. but very unlike him in his
style OF smoking Grant smokes as il be epjOy-
ed bis cigar Sherman smokes as il il were du
~ to be finished in the shortest possible time.
Gran! will smoke lying back in his chair. his
body and mind evidently in repose. his counte-
nance calm and settled. He blows the smoke
slowly from his mouth. and builds his plans and
thoughts in the clouds which are formed by it
about his head DE smokes his tobacco as the
Chinese do their opium. and with thst certain
sort of obvious disregard for everything else
which il is said characterizes the opium smoker.
He enjoys his Havana in quiet dignity. half
smoking, halfcheTing il. Sherman pufs fu-
riouslv, ns If his cigar was of the worst charac
ter of penny GRADS" and would not draw. "
He snatches it frequently, snd o1e might say
furously, from his mouth. brushing the ashes of
with he forefnger. He continually PAGES the
foor while smoking, generally deep in thought OF
important matters, doubtless; but locker on
would imagine that he was endeayoring TO solve
the question Of how to draw smoke through his
cigar he seldom or never finishes it, leaving
At least one half of it stump.
Daily State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1861-1865, 1865-04-12

Reverend HESRY WARD BEECHKR in bis recent
address TO bis congregation in Brooklyn, the sen
iments Of which meet our hearty approval.
makes use of the following infelcitous simile;
THE day on which the old flag is to be raised
Is Good Friday, on which occurred the resarrec-
ton OF the Savior: and a. Chris, Was raised TO
bring life and liberty into the world so will that
flag carry renewed life and true liberty TO the
south
We are not little surprised that theolOgian
of the reputation Of Mr. BKEcHER should make
the statement that Good Friday is commemora-
ted by christians as the day "on which occurred
the resurrection Of the Savior"
The death of CHRIST occurred on Good Friday,
and il is observed by christians 90 tina. account
with humiliation. fasting and prayer. The re
sarrection Of CHRIST occurred on Easter Sunday
hence IL is observed a. feast days day o
thanksgiving and rejoicing, for CHRIST has riser
from the dead We allude TO THE historical anC
theological error of Reverend HENRr WARI
BEkcHKa not to And fault with the just, christian
and admirable sentiments in his discourse upor
the duty Of the hour. bu, 20 illustrate the imper
fections OF the memory, the reading. OF the
leader Of one Of our most influential denomins
tons of christians, and clergyman who eI
presses bis opinions cn all subjects with the a.
most posiiiveness
Daily State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1861-1865, 1865-04-12
SEsEE IrE W

-THE FRUIr Says the Corydoa Democrat:
There is 40 old suppOssion which says that
"if The fruit blooms 10 the light Of the moon the
frost viii 10, irjure II 4" Upon this hypothesis
We may look for plenty Of fruit THE year, as the
trees are putting forth their bloom very rapidly
about bow, and It's jus; "in the light Of the
moon"
The Bedford Independent, thus illustrates the
benefit of advertising:
One Of our Bedford merchants put an adveI-
tisemen, 10 the Independent lass week, beaded,
"boy wanted " Next morning be found
young merics" about sir weeks old, laying
on bis door step. and on . card was inscribed,
How will tins one answer
Two petroleum companies have been orgsn-
iEed in Evansville. composed of some OF its most
prominent and wealthy csizens-
The Dispatch ssys that considerable land
has been leased in the county, and that the in
diea,Ons are good for fading petroleum 10 Var
dsrSuEgh,
-"IiK"-There are fne Indications Of Pc
sroleun II Stark county As oil has been struck
Daily State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1861-1865, 1865-04-12

10 jasper. and sciensisc NET are sansuipe In the
belief that the companies now boring 10 Marshall
sni Porter counties will succeed 10 fndlng oil 10
large Quantities, we see 10 reason Why Stark.
which lies adjoining each Of these counties. should
Tot have an squsIly olesginous substratum.
"A DExOoaATIo YIcro1r.-The entire demo
cratic ticket was elected ia Scott township. ex
cept one supervisor, An old revolutionary be
70, 100 yesrs of age residing in tbat township,
like noble revolutionary father who had no.
forgotten ais country, voted the entire democrat
&c ticket We hope that be may live to see bis
country restored to its former peace and prosper
ny Scott township has heretofore gone repub
can Last fall they gained the election BY 4 ma
jority OF one; and this spring election the demo
crsts gained The election by majority Of twenty
Warsaw Union.
Good name for the new hotel-Dev DroI
lnn do drop in. Boston Post
Daily State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1861-1865, 1865-04-12
Potatoes with Bones IN an

We are told There ia reason 10 roasting eggs
and there might be said 10 be the same in roast
Jog and boiling potatoes. But there will probably
De few OF my readers who can readily assign a
reason why the all but universal custom among
the poor in Ireland is TO only half-boil their pc
tatoes, leaving the centre hard that il is called
the bone Of the potato Considering that this
root constitutes nearly ,he whole of the laboring
mans food. it seems extraordinary that il should
not be properly cooked. especially as the want OF
fuel is hardly ever felt in this land of boys. IL
is nv habit, whenever any unusual pheno menon
presents itself TO my observation, 10 endeavor 10
unravel the mystery myself before making in
quiry of others.
In the present case stumbled OF the true go
luton Of the problem, and found il amply con-
frmed afterward. There is scarcely more
indigestible substance taken into the human
stomach than half boiled potato. and to a mod.
erately dyspeptic Englishmsn such . diet would
be little less thar poison. Ii is this very quality
of indigestibiiity that recommends the psrboiled
potato the TO poor Irishmsn Rarely indeed have
the lsboring classes more than two meals Of
these in twenty -four hours, and il they were well
boiled the psngs OF hunger would be nsutfersble
during considerable portion of the dAv and
night.
Custom, fogtansiely, is a second nature; aud
custom has 30 reconcileG the poor Irishman q
stomach 20 thls "retcned focd That oven the
children COMPLAIN if they find no "bone in their
potato" This simplicity OF their diet, their ex
posure to the opsn air. their patient resignation
TO their fate, and many other causes, render
them little susceptible to the miseries of dyspep
sis: while the bones Of the potstoes proiract the
period Of digestion ill sleep renders them un
consciousu of the Cravings of hunger. As a
feather will often show ,he direction Of the wind
better than sell poised weather cock, so this
simple fact demonstrates more forcibly the pow
sr;y Of the Irish pesssntry than philosophical
dissertation on the subject -Dr James John
sons Tour in Ireland
Daily State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1861-1865, 1865-04-12
Like 20 the POntick sea.
Whose STEADY current and compuis
Loyalsy In Rtchmend 4.

The New York Times Richmond eorrespo1
Dent says be has had free conversation with some
of the most thorough and radical union men II
the country; men OF wealth and position. whose
faith has never vavered for q single instant. snd
vho, slsvehoiders "a thef are. dem.nd that Viz
giuia shall be taken back into the union unde,
ihe emancipation proclamation that no vcstsre
Of rebellion shall DO tolerated: that u.urpation,
state and confederate. which has wrecked Viz
GINA shall DOT be recognized in a single respec;
that the state government must De organized
anew, By convention Of the people. as soon a.
IL can be properly effected. and the state and il.
Inhabitants thoroughly purged Of treason in eve
~ shape. The union sentiment IN this stroD.
form. is greater than bas 70, been conceived
not alone among the poorer classes, but IN veal
thy and influential circles, where may be found
men who bave never lost faith 10 the union
There is absolute majority o. strong union
men in Richmond
Daily State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1861-1865, 1865-04-12
TO THE PEOPLE OF INDI ANA.

wHEExss. Grea; vc,ories have attended Tie unoa arms
the tate eanp.sn whereby The rsboios has been al
dsstroysd ard The rebel sovsrnnsu' driven f'o1
- ssai % beesns wandering and eeaieuptbs hing.
deprived Il all poser and respect, DO uOss earnestly
isvs the people ,f Indians 70 ssssbI. in their v'Oos
eh.rrhss and places Of -s.hp thursday the soth day
q TIE presen, month, and return thanks 10 Almighty
Gsd for bis gres, Blessing in giving Us the victory ana
de 81 he speedy return Ct PERMANENT and
honorable peace n ne reunOn and sstsbsheri Of he
nation.
And DO most esraesy ezhort them, On that occasion
TO e0nrsbuts nb.ray Of their for the relief o.
our Och ard wounded soldiers. many Of whom II
great need sns whose recovery depends Upon spesd-
ssxlstsDoe.
Given at the Exscnivs De7srtnsn; this 10Th DAY o
April 1895. o. p MoE7os.
Governor % Indians
Daily State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1861-1865, 1865-04-12
From The Norfolk Dominion. ;
a Pfttablc sight.

Yesterday afternoon when the cars arrived st
Portsmouth from suffolk the attention Of the
by-standers was drawn 10 4 SQUAD Of poverty
stricken refugees from Y. C.. among whom
vas . father bearing in his the helpless
form OF grown son, who from some crcum-
stance. was helpless cripple anu confirmed ID
io,. But this no: al OF the distressing pic
turt. following The father vas a more athletic
sou bearing the fOot-sore and exhausted body Of
his sister. Who. from long walking, was almost
ured 10 death. These wanderers had no friends
hereto oecr rest 20 their weary and worn bodies,
aud we're compelled 10 take the only refags the
authorities could offer, that Of The city Jail.
driven bv The ruthless monster rebellion 20 this
extremity. away from the spot they loved best on
earth, and the sod 'eea,h which they hoped to
rest. no friendly grasp OF welcome. henceforth
the recipients OF pnbiie charity. vhs, must 10
their feengs
Daily State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1861-1865, 1865-04-12
Greedy ON Browniow.

The Fon du Lac Wis Press save that IN
looking over a bundle OF old newspapers. il found
the subloined extract in copy Of Ire New
York Tribune OF October 4, 1851. /, soeaks az
the present Gov. of Tennessee
we are, therefore, DOT q, al n,anished 70
End that certain fouluoHthed aud olasphenous
fellow ia Tennessee. whose name "a Bro-nlov
is notorious. and Who Is preacher OF the reli.
gioa of thai part Of The cosstry. has undertake.
70 defend the practice OF burning negrOe. alive.
by or without the authority Of Judge Lynsh.
This kind of cremation be considers 20 be s.lu-
tary and in strict accordance With the principles
of christianity