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, 1865-02-17

| The decline In gold increased the dull kelin. Il
the general markets to-day, and We have to note
further decline in prices. The increased st1in
gency In the money market bss induced holdera
to offer their stocks more freely than formerly
| but the demand being wholly confined to the re-.
quirenents Of local speeulators, the markets arc
inactive and quiet.
The Provision market to-day WAS hat aud heavy,
and the offerings we're more liberal. Mess Pork
declined t0c91c0 q hr1, with sales Of 100 brls city
packed at $500, and 800 brls to-day at &33QO AT
The close there were free sellers Of small lots at
s23.00 md buyers at $32.50 Prime Mess Pork de-,
c1ined toc 2 brl, with eaes of 800 brls city packed
at 49, 90 cash. and 200 brls, buyers all February,
at $1,000. Bulk ard English Nidd1es were quiet
and nominal. Sweet Picked Hams were dull,
with sales OF 100 tcs choice at 1ec. A lot ofJ brs
Rumps was sold at $3.50. Lard Was quiet and
steady-a lot Of 3a4 tcs very choice Leaf at a14c
/ and ITO tcs No, Lard at 20,Hc.
The market for Dressed Hogs was quiet and &c
lower. with sales at sta.00014.1a}-the TRANSACT
tions having been principally at $500 and $13.5
| divided On 200 fbs,
Hlghwinee were neglected. Sellers were hold.
| Ing stocks at $2-16, and buyers offered &2.16
There were no sales reported.
Tbs Flour market still continues firm, under the
influence Of favorable advices from New York, but
the volume Of business is light, as buyers and
Mara fyH ffzntHw
,o,;nst .b,nre,, ,n5 nn,as. a,..-sa T. - - ~ h.s
ter. +hoeo ~ .va-ea ~ o~a.a.,nr- ~ ~ .s
..1ss - 1oo ,.1s .n.i,<. =. - ~ ~ ~ ~
hi. xnv;nc. .rn.ra a., ta,ro. M. ,.aSs srh11 ''"
Thr aec1;ne in go1a hsd dsn.sss,n. t,ar.,
m Tho market ~ Whss+ sna wa -ot. tHuse onsa.
,n,,tat ~ danracf.,ion NJ ~, a.ts.5s-, 4st
ru1nr nriccs The .,1ea foot NJ ea mn hnsha1s =,
II n0 far ChJc,ro evtr. <t ati5st AZ ~ n,
m, q osca, ~ ~ ~ co.;a. .Ia,.., ~. - :,
81 All for No Snr.ng in store' -
with fucrea.ed receInta and 1in,ni.bea ds,,,,a
tho earn market ru1ed ou,et an, 1o7ac losr -zi.,,
aa1e. ny q ny, 1,nshe,a Be,actad a, ys7e. q, ..,..
and r9asoc delIyered. Thc nsrkes c,o-cd dn11 st
inside nnotat,onx.
Owing to lea. nvor,h,a ne,v, fro,c y.v vo,s
thero vas a dull feeling in the market for oar.
and re note decline Of {mtc nm tbe rn1ino n,,cea
of Yesterday. ahont se mn I'm ch,,oed hsnds A.
ss,(6ako;c for M + and h7c fcr M . IN ,tnr.E
closine t1ull at the ,ns1de ouot,tIon.
i've was dn1, md nec1ectaa w hoard NJ m
transactions.
with 1o,oe raee,nts ,nd a verv ,tn,,,.d d.r,,ra
there IN rreaY deal NJ n,r,ev nreeafnc sha NJ
ket. which fs yery dan and fn,iv r. 1ovcr. F.,
Barley IN store tho inou,rv Ia very afcht and tha
demand Il almost entirely restricted Ia nrjme s,no
ples On track. Nc note sales Of new M . n
North Side houses at 81 is and s1.ao for the ems
grade On the South Side.
Owing to the further decline In pol6 va rc7nca
our quotations on refined Sugars i0;c ner N. md
on1v orota IL tba-f7o !, encaaof 1n..
, 1865-02-17


It Is estimated that there are not Oyer 200 wells
in tho United States which dow oil, and all tha,
| the remaining 343 companies have to show are
remnants Of land that aIo supposed to have In
dIcsrfoDsn To invest In oil stock without invest
igatng the merits Of the companies, La something
even wilder than playing at "faso'' or buying
lottery tickets. Probably more than one-haH Of
the companies are "bogus." The interest on the
! above amount OF capital Is nearly twenty-five
millions annually, to meet which each we'll must
produced twelve thousand barrels Of oil year !;
while It Is we'll known that half Of the wells do
| not yield five hundred barrels each In twelve
| months, and that many OF them will hardly pay
! working expenses. We Warn our readers against
Investing their mems in this worse than ''South
Sea bubble without personal knowledge Of the
claims presented.
In The Official exhibit Of the banks of New
York for the year ending December 81, 1861 We
find that tho total caplta1 is o6,6o0.7e1, The
circulation Of the banks amounts to 81. .ts0 54:
the loans and discounts to $1od ,eas, and the
deposits to 5sr9, ,ota1 1197. The bills Of solvent
banks and Uxitel States demand notes on hand,
amount to go s61, $40, and the amount Of p,ounls.
sorry notes, stock5, &C., on hand, to $r20, ,45o,TB.
This summary embraces 353 banks In the State.
nineteen Of which have given notice OF stwind-
ing up.'s
There are now 7o5 National Banks authorized.
With an aggregate capital Of $161, ,79t, ,7s8. The
circulation now amounts to $50 563, 700, OF which
the issue during the week ending February 11th,
amounted to sa,61o, 4so-of which 81, ,265 400 wern
issued during the week ending Fehtuary II.
In New Orleans tho money market Is easy and
quiet ut 2 cent on call, and 1091s on mortgages.
The Fcayune of the 9Th says: "The banks which
pretend to do any business are seldom called on
for loans."
The Boston merchants havu made arrange
menta for trade aalc Of dry goods On the eist In
stant. Boston has tried this several times and
fatled; whether or not this experiment will be a
success, remains to b. eeen. .-..
The Richmond Examiner states that on tho
s,h Inst "small sterling bill WAS sold 1t auction
ut ffty-one
The New York Chamber Of Commerce concurs
In the following recommendations Of The Boards
Of Trade Of Boston and Philadelphia On en'equt--
, 1865-02-17

Nh. Ep1ToR: Hunter, in his late Rich
mond speech, speaking Of the slaves, says !:
Emancipation would destroy the raco. In
competing with the white man, they would
perish as the human frame withers under the
Siroceo, or the mists OF the morning disap-
pear under the beams Of the morning sun.
Our system has been the best for the negro,
as well as for u.s." Now, that Is first rate.
Then Mr.. Benjamin gets up and says: t'Let
us promise the negro, IN good faith, that If he
will fight for us he shall have Ills frecdom.n
Qncry-IsH liar, or is the other man
q fool? A.J.E.
, 1865-02-17

Cavalry.
special says: IA special messenger, With dis
patches, who left Sherman's army Ten miles from
Branchvfllc, arrived here tonight. When be ieiE
Sherman was easily overcoming all Obstacles il
"OH Friday last Gen. schImme,psennie with
small force from Folly Island, crossed over to
James Isiznd, captured spmc rife-p1ts, and took
quite number Of prisoners after brief skirmish.
dispatch boat from Morris Island, a. she MS nssss
Ing Charleston harbor. At that time i vigorous
cannonaaIng WIS going On, but Its character WIS
not asccrtalned.
eecn1ed 2 fulough, owing to disability from
The HfrazFs Savannah correspondent saws
"Wade Hampton has brought Ills cavalry to
60 there. This accounts tor Lee calling for caVsi-
r. equipments to supply the plsce OF Hamptpu's
cavalry. Lee has also made an appeal to Georeta
planters for food for hlsarmy."
Carolina has Issued frantic appeal to tho people,
and notified alt able TO bear arms TINT they must
at join the military servtce or Ieayc the State
The latter alternative he VIII probably taka good
New YoHK, Feb: 16'-The Htralds Washington
special says: aRichmond papers Of the 15t6 an
nounce that telegraphic communication with
chaElssop Is eIoken and that shes%an cavalry
Charleston via Raleigh and wilmington, thus
Virginla and the Sorth."
NEW YonK, Feb. 1e;-The Htra1Gs Savannah
cavalry, from Lee's army, Is IN South Carolina,
and appeals to tho people Of South Carol,na and
Gtorgfa to furnish hofaes for his men,. He snys
fend their siatc md be urges tho. people to come
on ut once With theft horses,
, 1865-02-17


TurFuant to public notice meeting Of the Produce
Brokers of this city was held this afternoon At the
Bosfd ofTrade rootns,
The meeting was called to order BY r. e. Parks and
on motion 4. Atlward was appointed Chairman, and
T.P. Lawrence Secretary.
Nj. Lawrence stated that the meeting was called to
perfect organization Of the Brokers into an
citation for mutna interest and protection subject to
to the Eules Of the Board Of Trade.
CIV. Philips stated that In Cincinnati, thore Was
an arrangement among the Brokers that uniform
system olb1okeraxe should be collected In all cascs
He wss in favor Of appointing committee to draw
up series OF resolutions, code Of bylaws, etc.
S. l.. D. speare said thAt points Of difference ife.
quenty arise between the principals and brokers In
the transaction OF bnsuess. For the settlement OF
these there denlte systetn force, 4o he would
Ike to some steps taken to draw upaset Of rules
that would meet any such contingencies.
On motion Of G. ". Philips It vas resolved that the
chair appoint committee Of three 10 draw up code
OF otbyuws resolutions, etc.. to be reported By them
on Saturday next Il. O'Clock p. N.
The chair sppolntea as such committee, Messrs. 8.
I. 3. speare, g. Y. Philips aud T. z. Lawrence.
On molten Of 3. Il. Parks the chair was added to
the committee, after which the meeting adjourned
, 1865-02-17
THE EXPEDITION AGAINST
WILMINGTON,
Active Operations Resumed By Gen.
ern1 Terry and Admiral Porter-SeV.
eral Miles OF Ground Gained on SAT-.
NrataY. ~

NEW YonK, Feb, 18.-The Rrragd's Fort Fisher
correspondent eays: y General Terry and Admiral
Porter have again disturbed the npose Of tho
rebels aeterding the city Of Wilmington. For
the purpose Of making Reconnaissance In force,
Saturday morning, the national troops were form
ed tn hattie abore Fort Fisher. stretching across
the peninsula from the ocean to Cape Fear river,
General Ames' division Of white soldiers forming
the right, and General Paync's colored division
the left. A simultaneous advance was made on
the two wings. and tho rebels were driven from
their line into their main works. and wero forced
to yield few miles Of ground tn tho direction Of
Wilmington, which Terry's men held at night.
They aleo lost about 100 prisoners. The total
seventy.
'.Admiral Porter eo-oporsted with his feet, both
On the river and ocean, hfs gunboats moving up
jectlng the robel Fort Anderson to most vicor-
Gus shc1lInE, which was very freely responded to
, 1865-02-17
FROM GEORGIA.
movement for the Restoration of tho
stu1e. II the Unfon-Smau Pox at
Savannah. "

NEW Ton1, Fob. 16-The HerdEds Savannah
correspondent Gays: " Notwithstanding all the
rebel denials to the contrary, lbe Union sentiment
tra ttaIouEhout Gcorg1a L very strong. Meetings
nave been held IN at least nineteen counties, at
rcturnius to tho Union were adopted, and these
are said to express the almost unanimous feeling
parts Of the State. At Augusta and Pulaski. peace
meetings were broken up BY the military. The
Legislature WIS to meet IN extra session yester-
hope OF sucrcsA TO have It authorize the calling
OF convention for the purpose of effecting the
restoration 1f the State to the Union. Governor
movers IN tEis project.
aThe small por had broken ont, and was very
bad among the negroes In and about Savannah"
, 1865-02-17
FROM SPRINGFIELD.
Game Law-RecruIts for the Front
Location of lhe State Na1r-Fata1
Railroad Accident.

SPR1s5r1E1p, Feb. 16.-The act for the prcscr-
vsuon Of game pared the House last night, and
only needs the signature Of the Governor to BE-.
como law.
Thirteen hundred and fifty recruits 1cave Causp
Butler to-day.
The Fair Locating Committee Of the State Arr,-
eultnrn Society mat yesterday. proposals for ihc
location oE the exhibition Of 1855 were received
from Chicago, Decatur and Jacksonville. The
Committeo dectdtdfo locate at Chicago, provid-
ed the grounds are .uitab1c. They left last night
to examine the location.
Thc regutnr train on the Alton and Chicago Rail-
road, comirg South, met with IN Incident two
miles eouth of Bloomington. The two rear cars
were thrown Of By broken rail-. The cars wero
hllcd with recruits, two Of whom were killed, and
evident that the ratl was broken by the train, be-
cause al the train but the two rear cars passed
over safely, fSoN
, 1865-02-17
Western Produce In New Orleans-Fob, a.

Western Produce In New Orlesns-Rob. 4.
9uc eueut weather. has interrupted outdoor ousrn-
lions. The proe9ee On ~ t.naGs haa oe.n kent
daT wero ID b1s choice superono -Four At I'll 81 and
~ srb ow e1ts. = s1a R:r oIa, There .:se s.!es
Withheld ofother azt1cles, go sacks Bran so1d. ia
vsr,oEa lots as = : Per TO h. +m sas5s wesss.a
white Com 1t 81 10 per bushel- Potatoes aIe selling
on the landdg u IS 259E50 Apples .e 4GESSeo lur.
nips 1t - 50 per barrel. and h8ss u seo cono per
Prime Western Lard in tierces u sailing 10 small
, 1865-02-17

The following IL the comparative statement
Of the exports (cxclualva Of specie) from the port
Of New York to foreign ports for the week ending
February and since January1:
, 1865-02-17
Capture! of Tobacco unu Cotton
In Vfrn7n1st

NEW YonK, February 16.-Tobacco and cotton
valued at S1OC00, wetc found at the Armstrong
House during thc late movement Of the Army OF
the Potomac. i belongs to NJ. Armstrong,
loya 1esdenF Of his et Ii, i,l1y has sue
ins:mnrdeled and his father, eighty. years old,
bears bayonct wound on his cheek, inflicted BY
q rebel rt1ffan
, 1865-02-17

overthcse fresh Instances Of !" arbitrary ar
. rests" and ovez the employment by the
Lincoln despotsm" of these. sAustyian
spies, and to predict from these monstrous
usurpations Of power that the liberties Of The
people and especially the rights Of tho *sden-
cc:atic party will'be iorevcrlost, unless they
"a'ise IN their might and vindicate their out
ragged majesty" Fay, Mclhorn. Kiecken,
Carron and Derlin are all good 6 sDemoeratic''
names. An old fashion howl Is therefore in
cr1ar
, 1865-02-17
THE SECOND NATIONAL BANK or CHI.
! CAGO.

q. g. Fiscal Agent, anl ayeat OF Jsy Cooke f,r re-
eelvlng subscriptions to the popular 7s0 Treasury
Notes. These notes aza tree tom taxation. both
rt.es nov opsn TO oseElption nad at tho p!e4aat
rate Of interest 10 the investor. All five Per Cent
4FuAl TENnEK NOTES. With accrued interest IS
sc1t,tIo9s when assorted according 10 date and &C
companied hy list. Liberal arransemente vii be
made with Benks aud Bankers.
u,,-,,-.,, j. A. ELLIS, pzeaideut
, 1865-02-17
THE REBEL DILEmMA-EmdNC
PATIOWI

Secretary Benjamin in his Richmond speech
proved that unless the rebels free and arm
their slaves the Confcderncy is "eone up"
BE told the people Of Richmond "You mus.
make up your minds to try that or sec your
army withdrawn from before your town. l
know not where white men can bo had there
are not enough able bodied white men in the
country. You have part Of Virginia, part Of
North Carolina, part of South Carolins, and
parts Of other states-what else. Voice
Texas.] Texas! She is beyond our reach.
Would that she were notg' The rebel Sec
retary Of State tells them In substance that
the rebellion Is now confined to parts Of
three States, that the last available white
man has been conscripted, and that their
choice is to free their slaves or give up their
rebcllion-slavcs and all.
There IL another part Of the argument
which Secretary Benjamin wisely declined to
undertake. &c did not show that the rebels
would succeed any better By freeing their
slaves. When their armies arc on half ra-
tions would It improve their condition to
stop the production Of foods Emancipation
In the Union would still leavc the black race
numerically inferior and under the control Of
the white. Rut emancipation in "Confed-
cracy" composed two-thirds Of negroes
would, as Senator WigGau and the other op-
ponents Oft measure hare truly said, give
the blacks control Of the whites, and con-
vert The South into San Domingo nation
CT blacks. Emanc.pation In tho Union
wonld be stripped Of half its terrors. Eman-
c1pation In the Confederacy would cause IN
exodus of the white population, and give it
over like Hayti entirely to the blocks.
While SECRETARY Bcnjanin's premises. there
fore, are true, that without cmancipation
they must fail, his Inference by no means fol-
lows, that with emancipation the Conledcr-
acy could succeed, or TINT iudeDendencc
wonld be SUCCESS to them If so obtained.
Emancipation in country in which so
large proportion Of the population are ne
grocs, must bc attended by citizenship. and
the right Of suffrage, for the class to be ex.
cludcd would be too numerous and powerful
If free, To be shut out from these rjohts
Emancirtion under the Confederacy. tbcrc-
, 1865-02-17
JAY COOKE
CCHFNK7S PTTT,NTONIC SY.

piIISs-Theae deservcdly and celebrated and pep
nar meaetnes have aaxc5ea se.eln,s1n i, IL ~
which have. Tor many years. DISTRACTED fhe os5s
fom ssIcDutia9 to and remsde fol saat dseass; and
patents atittctet with II feeoacnsd ,hsmssixea 70
doom which they supposed 10 he Unavoidable. II =
nnV moved. however, GAat t.0S,CNPT1oE CAM I'm
CURED, and ihat II - DKHS cured IN x1eAs uunoer
Of csser tsoe Of them apparently desperate - By
by The sau q metIclne. tn connect9au with ShencES
Gca Weed Tonic an4 Mandrake Pills. one both 10
hlmself, who ri enloyel an!ntesruptsd good htala
f M ssan t1y 81 es sE oas
pronounced bis case h"pa!es, AMI abandoned him 70
hts fate He wAa cnred BY the Aforesaid syyup AnN
since hi recovery. many thousands st,I1 rly atcfe6
hAyc nsed Dr.. Schsncka medicines with the SIN fe.
unrkAhln success. These excellent medicines are jo
iaio IN hi. city, By MI drug2ta Full direc:ion. ~
the n1c Of them accompany zach botsla.
Jly3rg;58 1nfs
, 1865-02-17
#iseFIla11eous.
7-3 o. s..

We have been appointed Agents by
Jay Cooke to receive subscriptions for
the 7-30 Loan. We allow 3-8 per cent
commission to dealers. See Mr., Cookies
advertisement below.
PRESTON, WILLARD 4 KEAN,
~ Clark Street, Chicago.
f~1ek ek,ot
, 1865-02-17
Cincinnati Cattle ntnrket-Fes. II

The market for b<et ss;e In shout the SAINT
coEdlt1on ID last reported. The na1d from both
oasshsrs and ,1poeIs continues atr and
STOCK viii admit Of Feeders buying thclr cattle
and taking them to the county for the plfposa o
tauenlnG. Wu quote prlce4 ~ folloNs:
.%9vtsHp -
~
Primo $50
Ho6n-The receipt. ara Il !ht not being more Ia N
marketrnlea At us 909! 80 percent3t g.css.
at "a. a.Q0Gs710- "'N0 '9~ @'
, 1865-02-17

without even showing the least necessity for Tho
rassage Of The bill, gentlemen on this door seon
10 knit their .brows, etldea their muscles aud
brace their nerveeto put this measure through
over the veto Of the Governor, and under tie
whip and spur Of The previous question.
, 1865-02-17
Now Orleans Cattle Markor. F., A.

Now Orleans Cattle Marker, Feb. 4.
Arrived today. 70 Hogs Sales To-day % Beer Cat
tie. Hogs, Mich Cows, and. 46 Veal Cattle Stnck
on sa.s ~ Beef Cattle. Hogs, u allca Cows sad
Western Ecef drst nusl!ty p = nct.......... eaese
Western Becycs, second 2ud third qualty.... ts5,c
Hogs, gross. t3E13c
, 1865-02-17
COmMERCIAL,

THURSDAY EyENNs, Feb. l6, 1855.
The following summary shows the movement
In Flour, Grain, Provisions, &C., during the past
twenty -four hours:
, 1865-02-17

this bill. It Is ls cxelusiyencss. 1t prevents ali
competition It gives the control ofail the streets
into he hands of monopoa ar of
century to come. This act gives them the right
TO charge I'VE cents upon their cars for ninetynfne
years. 1hi. Is in their charter. and It goes down
to generations yet nnbotn az vested fight, and
no other power than themselves has the night to
The gentleman from Grund,, saws that the horse
railway csr. in great city. Is Tic poor mans car
1iagc. 1agrcc with him. He says this bill meets
opPos1tion because the Chicago people wish to
viii come out q the poor that riiIc upon tho psst
The palaces o. the rich This is not the ground Of
the objection. It is because this bill prevents, Of
%sSs eaage b. easne o a nD15 a
!. carrying the poor, Or those that ride.
Suppose the gentleman from Gfundy should In
twenty years from this tine. or fifty Jcars, ii no
should lfye So long, see those poor persons that
have to pass the palaces of the rich to aud from
their places Of business, paying dvo cents, when
he Knows they could be pFoatably carried for two;
compsny, and 60 to tie City Council and ask per
mission 70 carry those poor pe.sous for two cents,
onr Charter, passed il 1ses: Il gl7ea Us tho srela
s5rf right to carry these poor persons over these
cary Them, although you do It for ono: And
when the d;st and second generations shall hare
passed away, and The Third shall have come
UDQN GH6 8tAE1 VI dElQQ@ Tue poor HAL Will 6lil
be met by the conductor with the demand Tor Ave
cents, although he might have been carried for
one. . ... ..-.....
man ftom Grun5y county could hare permitted
bis good Judgment 10 be led SO far ast7ay. Gen.
ueneu say TINT VIC haEc been granting peFpetual
charters 10 railroad companies oil over the State.
This may be tsns But Ms sll! leaye everytal13g
grant charters to four or five railroad companies
Il dtrcnt parts Of the State for ninety nine years
upon the condition that the State would not per-
mt any other Eailroad companies to operate In tho
Stnte without the consent Of those four or five
companies. When We shall have done this. NC
the same manner that you now propose
TO 1egtalste in this hill for the city Of chicaco.
Let mo tell ron thAs 1t is competition that regu-
1ates commerce. ltis competition that regulates
in great measure the price Of everything. Cut
that otf and you havo monopolle;s-o9pses;sttSea
competition aud you will then make the horse
railroad car cmphatcally tho ''poor msa's car
HFr au~.vre-yt N s11v sntnp3ah}no . n n, that
, 1865-02-17

~ The Philadelphia PTtas says 1t Ia q
waste Of time to send missionaries TO Africa.
They ure more needed in Delaware.
, 1865-02-17

Thereceipsa this morning comprised 6s hhts suca-
and 15o b. bsls m9laa4fs The usual business was pre-.
nud very muddy leyee. md the ss:es wer confined
50 hhds suEaE at etc for common. and $50 hsi5
lasses IT 81 g2k@- gal for prime and choice
Ihere wese oh-r small sa1cs Of sugar and moa:3es,
the particulars Of which are suppressed.
, 1865-02-17

Philadelphia seed DI1rEct-Feb. IL.
Flax ed L selins ln smsi! way At tso 1850 per-
bush. Timothy is held At $6.D0 GhG5Q per bush. We
heard Of no safes Glover seed IL rataer duU anu
lower $40 bushe!s solt At Si4 15Sl525 per 81 rs,
, 1865-02-17


Observation-Disclosures at $eDc@1 o. fF No. 1
white AMI Il s5a1 30 for 10. RAD, Coru-uatd at
st 10 on track and 81 + In bags with moderately
fatr demand. QatB-Hcd At s3c On tfacx and ne
has-ed. Batley-33 ph1S,15 per 100 As.
, 1865-02-17
THE ONLY LOAN IN MARKET
Now o1e1ed by the Government, aud It Is conndsnty
expected thasits superior antage. Will make tho
GREAT POPULAR LOAN OF TIE PEOPLE.

Leta than teoo ,0 remain unao1a. which will pro-
badly be disposed Of within The next 60 OK 90 dayv,
when the notes will undoubtedly command pre-
MUM, u has uniformly been the Gaze On floalng the
subscriptions 10 other Loans.
In order that citizens OF every town AID section OF
the country msy be Afforded facilities for taking the
loan, the National Banks, State BanEs, and p1tyata
Bankers throughout the country havs generAy agreed
toIecelvs subscriptions at par Subscribers viii se-
ect their cwn asenss. II whom they have co1ndencs
and who only 10 be responslb1s for the dellveryot
tho nctes for which they receive ofders-
~ CAUTION TO BUYERS AND HOLDERS ar
$50 NOTEs.-A order 10 prevent .he mut1lat.on Of
these notes. The Secretary of the Treasury has Clyea
notice st the notes not negotiable unless iii TIA
rtYr arr ~ rnr rhu.1
, 1865-02-17
THE GREAT CAMPAIGN ~
SOUTH CAROLINA.
Strength OF ShermRnss Army.

A Nashville correspondent makes the fol-
lowing estimate Of the strength Of sherman's
army, which VIC regard as very great exag.
gcration:
Ourarmy left Savannah strongly eArrisoned
With troops belonging to the 18th Corps, so
Sherman set out st the head Of the following