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The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1865-02-11
A. Storck's
STEAM TURNING

SAVING ESTABLISHMENT,
1872 East ST., between Hillen and Ensor, Bait,
WTHERE he is prepared to execute a. kihas
Rench Screws, Hand Screws, Bed Posts, Car
rage Hubs, Cart Hubs, Cedar Posts, Stair Ban
isters, Stair Novels, Piano Legs, Columns, Table
Legs, TEN PIN BALLS, etc: :,
Also. ali kinds of straight and fancy Scroll
Saving. July 6, 1s6l.-lg
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MARYLAND BAG FACTORY.
:

S. w. COR. SOUTH PRATT STREETS,
BALTIMORE,
CHIP Chambers, and dealers in Sail Cloth,
y Netting Seine and Sail Irvine, heavy cot
ton, Flax and Hemp goods generally. Also,
manufacturers of Cotton and Burlap A G s,
Tarpaulns, Wagon Covers, &C.
Jan. Ia, 1S65.-tf.
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LeaoZ Notices.

YNHIS. IS TO GIVE NOTICE, that the sub
i scriber has obtained from the Orphans
Court of Baltimore county, letters of admins
tPation on the estate of
ELIZABET II. GRIFFITH,
late of said county, deceased All persons hav-
ing claims against the said estate, are hereby
warned to exhibit the same, with the vouchers
thereof to the subscriber
On or before tie 3lst day September, 1865;
they may otherwise by law be excluded from
all benefit of said estate Those indebted to
said estate anW requested to make immediate
payment Given under my hand this 25th day
of January 1865.
MARY FOSTER
Jan. 2S.-4t. Administrative.
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FTlHIS IS TO GIVE NOTICE, that the sub
i scriber, has obtained from the Orphans
Court of Baltimore county, letters of admins
tration on the estate of
JOHN DOWNEY,
late of said county, deceased. All persons hav-
ing claims against the said estate are hereby
warned to exhibit the same with the vouchers
thereof to the subscriber,
On or before tile 3lst day Of September, 1865;
they may otherwise by law be excluded from
all benefit of said estate. Those indebted to
said estate are requested to make immediate
payment. Given under my hand this 25th
day of January, 1865.
JABEZ CHAPPEAN,
Jan. 2S.-4t# Administrator.
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Northern Items.

We find the following Washington
dispatches in the papers received:
II is understood that the President
will, at an early day, call the attention
of Congress again to the important sub
ieet of an amendment to the Constitu-
ton abolishing slavery. It is probable
that in the event of speedy action not
being taken, the President will Indicate
that he will call an extra session Of
Congress to pass this important mea-:
sure at as early period as it can be
done eonstitutionally.
A letter from General Sherman is
in town, which treats incidental Of our
Administration, of the war, and the
prospects Of the rebellion, and which
closes with a sentence that clangs on
manly earc with the ring of a vikings
sword leaping from its scabbard: 'My
idea is that every young and middle
aged man oughss 20 be proud OF the
ch>Acc to fight for the integrity Of his
country. Iwould like to see all trade
and commerce absolutely cease until
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GEN. WHEELnR' CoMMANMD.-Much M

GEN. WHEELER's CoMMAND.-Much
complaint has existed in the country
concerningthe atrocities Of rowing bands
of plunderers, calling themselves, or be-
ing called BY the people sWheeler's men,
in order B test the truth Of the stigma
upon his command, Gen: Wheeler has
recently sent out detachments far and
wide: to scour the country, and appre:
hend the maruders. Satisfactory proof
has been obtained that Of the providers
in Sherman s rear, few, if any, belonged
to Gen. Wheeler's forces, though so de-
nominated. The thieves caught have
turned out to be deserters from various
infantry organizations, and one, a re-
leased Milledgeyille Convict. Hundreds
of horses and mules have been returned
to citizens by Gen. Wheeler. :,..- ! 3
Conststutiionalist, 7th.
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u Iis-ys- .J-4- - = : - : = Vt
From General Hoods Army.

I SELMA, Dec. 30.-The Reporter Of: this
afternoon says we'll known genaemsn Of
Huntsville, who left that place on the ,2lst
inst, arrived at Meridian On Tuesday after.
hoon,2 bringing the. following very crafty,
ing intelligence from Hoods armyand North
Alabama: = e....- .... s5....-. = ,-5,
; Gen. Hood on the eve Of Withdrawing
frum near Nashville was attacked vigorous.
ly by the enemy, who massed a heavy force
and threw it upon his centre. composed Of
Chsatham's and Bates divisions when these
veteran troops gave way. Hood then moved
6n Columbia, where he was At latest dates.
On Tuesday, the 20th, there was another
Eight, in which the enemy were badly whip
ped, losing one entire brigade captured.
About the same date Forrest captured an
edtiree brigade Of cavalry and 6OC wagons.
The population Of Middle Tennessee and
North Alabama were thoroughly aroused
and every man and boy capable Of bearing
arms was hurryiug to join our army. Ten
companies were formed at Huntsville in a
week. That place had beer. taken posses
sion Of BY ten Yankee Regiments from Point
Peak, but Roddy had been ordered to re.
take and hold il at all hazards -
Ten gunboats came up the Tennessee
river and attempted to cross the Muscle
Sooals at Decatur. Roddy had attacked
them, destroying one and probably another;
the remainder had been injured. Forrest
had been made Lieutenant General.
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- The Baltimore Sun says William

- The Baltimore Sun says William j.
Freesbdrger was arrested recently, charged
with cursing President Lincoln. -.
i'm the Confederate House of Represen-
tatives, on the 2sth, Mr.. Aver, Of South
Carolina, introduced resolution that The
President be requested to inform the House
how IL has been thatoar soldiersin ths field
have been 50 long without pay, and express
sing it as the sense of Congress that troops
in the field ought sobe paid in n'prsferenee
to other officers and employees Of the Gov
ernment. - .,.....t, -, T..
Mr. Witherspoon, Of South Carolina, Of.
fered resolution, which was adopted, look
ing to the authorization, BY Congress, Of Che
Postmaster. General to purchase United
States postage stamps for the use Of citizens
who have relations who are prisouers at the
North; and also advocatingathe giving of the
franking privilege to Confederate prisoners.
- Gen. Cooper's order in regard to the
imEressment of 20, 600 slaves, in accordance
With the act Of Congress, approved Febfu.'
afy II, 1884, has appeared. Impressed
slaves, according to the law, are to receive
the same rations and clothing, nskind and
quality, as slaves regularly hired from. their
owners, and, in the event Of their logs, are
to be paid for in the manner provided BY
the impressment laws. If an owner has
but one male slave, he cannot be impressed
against his will. The last section Of the act
provides: "That free negroes shall be first
impressed, and, if theresho1ld be . defcieu.
ey, isshall be supplied by the impressnsnt
Of slaves" etc. : In making impressments,
not more than one Of every f9e male slaves
shall be taken from any one: owner; ;; and
slaves in the service, or who may have died
or been lost while in the service, ,iareot to be
placed to the credit Of all ownsfs having
slaves liable to duty under the law =. = -.
= d ~. =
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THE CENraAL Roar. 1.-The Central
Railroad has been repaired from Macon
to Gordon, and the hands are nov at
work On the MiHsdgev1ilie and Gordon
road, which Is expected to be completed
to the vicinity Of MiHsagevilfe in . week
or sse1 days. as';-s r, - <1., = :,
temporary bridge, made Of fats,
has been thrown across the 0conee at
Minedgeville and thst place has become
the main route of travel, in eommunica-
ting with the South and East.
The Macont& Western, 81 Atlanta
Railroad, has been q completed to jones.
boro. - >l,'e'si'a g '',1'1',,.,z.'> :, ~
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For the Yurkville Enquirer.
/, HIGH PRICES.

+ Messrs. Editors: Whatever may have
produced the present low rates of spe-
Gle value in Confederate money, it is
certainly true, that professional men,
mechanics, artists, and others who are
not producers of the prime necessities
Of fife support are the greatest sufferers,
because of the present high prices of
the productions of the farms, and manu-
factories of our country, viz: Wheat
-four, corn, meats, milk, butter, lard,
salt, soap clothing, leather, ron
More or less of all these must be had
by every person, in order to have COM
mon living to say nothiHA shout su-
gar, coffee, molasses, calico, &C., which
many producers among us are enabled
to purchase in some measure by the in
come of sales made at these high pri-
ces. That is to say: Wheat.four,
% prices, corn, 20, pork 80, beef 20,
milch-cows 40, butter go, lard 40, salt
100, soap 20, cloth 45, leather 70, iron
40. These prices when added together,
make the sum of f,50s. Now divide this
sum SOB, by 12,' the number of i, items
charged, and the quotient is Al H-l2,
or near AZ times more than peace prices,
or AZ Confederate dollars for one dol
lar Of Bank issue of 1850. It is plain
therefore, that professional men, me
chanics, artists, and other mere consul
mers Of the aforesaid articles, are living
on expense AZ times greater than in
time Of peace. Now in order that pro
fessional men, mechanics, artists, and
other consumers ofthe before mentun-
ed articles, do enjoy the she living as
dothe producers Of thesame, they must
Of necessity ii l. self defence. demand
these articles in barter for their SER
vices at peace prices, or AZ Gonfeaer-
ate dollars in payment, instead of one
dollar of Bank issue in circulation, in
the year 1860. Otherwise, this class
must become poorer and poorer asstheir
consumption progresses; or they must,
beg, starve and go 'unclOthed sad an.
shod, whilst their professions, and IN
comes do 60 to enrich Il the producers,
and enable them to pay the higher taxes
imposed by Government. S.@..z = ."
'-----,-----.=-,.- ------7,- 81 ~ 81 OBSERVER. -
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The Exchange OF Prisoners.

The Exchange OF Prisoners.
A correspondent Of the New York Times
writes to that paper a long complaint about
the conduct of the United States Govern.
ment in leaving Its men in the Confederate,
prisons. Hssssys: = ,isgr 1'ssa = ssss ~
ID 1St1 my option, lthe Secretary has aken.
ana obstinatels held position Of coldblood-
ed policy, Chat is, he thinks st policy; in.
this matter, more cruel than anything done
BY the iSecessiohfsts. .OsteDsibly and Off.
oially saying be Viii not exchange at all an
less the secession leaders will give us, on
average terms, all the blacks they capture
in military action: The.S Secretary has also
said fand this is the basis Of his course and.
jpolicy) that it is not for the benefit Of the
Government Of tie United States that the.
power Of the seoeasionistsis should be rsplsted
by some $4,000 men in good condition now
| in our hands, besides getting relieved Of the
support Of nearly Che same number Of hu-
man wrecks and ruins, Of no advantage to
us now in theirs.
..Msjor.G General Butler my opinion, has
also incorporated IN the question Of ex-
change needless amount Of personal pique
and unbecoming obstinaey. He, too, has
taken his stand on the exchange Of sll black
soldiers, has persisted init without regard
to consequences, and has made the whole Of
the large and complicated question gene
raj exchange turn upon that one item alone,
while tits but a drop inthe bucket Then
he makes it too much personal contest and
matter Of vanity who shsll conquer, and an
occasion to revenge the bad temper and in.
suits of the South toward himself.
In my opinion, the anguish and death Of
these ten or fifteen Thousand American
young men, with 7ail7the added and incal-
culsble SORROW, long drawn out, amid fami'
lies at home, rests mainly upon the heads
of members of our own Government; and
if they persist, the death ofsthe remainder
Of the 5UIion prisoners, and often worse
than death, will be added. = - 'a-s,T. .
The Times, in an editorial on the same
subject, uses the following language:
It is worse than useless to disguise or ig-
more the fact that the condition of Union
prisoners in rebel handsis.exciting the pro
fouldest feeling in the public mind, and
that the action of the Government upon
the subject is not regarded WITH satisfaction
This feeling is perfectly natural and not
unreasonable. So far ss the public has
been informed of the action Of the Govern.
ment, that aotionz does not seem adequate
to the awful emergepsissofthe csses And
while the vhalssubjsetb tbsurrounded with
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this conflict is over; and all who can
fight, ought to be killed or banished !;
and those who won't support those who
dofght should be denationalized. ~
Phe peace rmurs' of last week have
disappeared. The commissioners about
to start for Richmond, are now very
shadowy personsges indeed. Mars is
again in the ascendant, The pulpitson
Thursdsy-tHe day appointed BY Ie
President and by the Governor of the
State, for: general Thanksgiving IRE
sounded with martial exhortationss-
The community is ashamed of its mo-
rnentary relapse towards humane views.
The noble army of contractors breathe
again. q.< 81 { iN; IS G.sls. IA -
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A Terrible Calamity:

On Saturday yesterday } morning, about
"a O'clock, q fire broke out in the Paymas.
tersdepartnsnt, occupied as such BY. Capt.
Spurrier, G. s. A., in lthe building imme-
diately south Of the G. &. s. G. railroad,
passenger pas shed, and before assistance could
be. admitted to extinguish the flames, (the
guard refusing admittance to volunteers, as
We have been credibly Informed, } the build
ing was u SO far enyeloped in the fiery tele-
mont that It became impossible to sabdue
the flames. 81. - s...... =.
The next building and adjoining, one Of
the largest in the Southern Confederacy,
occupied as a government warehouse, aud
headquarters for Major Echols, Quarter
master, and Major Lowe, Post Commissary,
was 81 soon m developed in 'aamesand destroyed.
S.fhe fire then communicated with the
large warehouse just being completed, to
the south of the depot shed, thence to the
shed, a large and beautiful structure, thence
it crossed to the north, destroying the old
building formerly used as depot and ticket
Office Of the G. IS: G. railroad, all Of which
were totally destroyed. ,,.., .-o,s
The fire then ranged eastward, consuming
the western wing Of the N. G. railroad de,
pot, owned by the Charlotte Il South Caro-
lima railroad company. - ......-, 49,.
By extraordinary exertions and a proHei
Of compensation, the progress Of the fire vas
stayed and the spacious depot Of the Char.
lotte & South Carolina railroad company
was saved. - s-,, -.
The North Carolina railroad depot wai
Also saved through the exertions Of some o.
the soldiers and private citissns, among the
latter If whom, who contributed largely BY
iabor and exposure, to save the Charlotte
road depot, We mention Mr.. John Rigler.
MAJ. d. ". Barton, Mr.. Howie ant others
whose names are omitted simply because w
were forced to leave without memorizine
their names. ...u.....-,~. ..... -
The loss by this confagfaton cannot bt
correctly estimated. The government, rail
road companies and associations, to So,
nothing Of the loss private individuals viii
sustain. cannot fall much if any short o.
$4,000, 600, and this great calamity is TIT
result OF accident, and while tbs guard va!
On duty. 80 = 8 - -. s =
: We regard itaandeeeesaary to specify tht
Rsssss sustained SIN fsct, islisbeat We oni
sha. sott6faa notice, Bot i've viii aay thi
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- The Northern papsfs say Sherman,s'
programme for his grand campaign s'North-:
ward" seems to be no secret; BE will start
from Port Royal and move. straight on
Branchuille. He, then proposes to follow
the main lines of railroad towards Virginia,
stealing and numbering as much US he can
BY the way. - -. -, ....,...s 81. -
-sTom7 Thumb" and his family have,
asIast, gone to Paris The Gepefal became
disgusted on account Of the public exhibi.
ton of new fat boy-a little chap onlly
ten years old, aud already nearly five feet
high, and weighing about two hundred and
sixty pounds -E3s2-'2s: n j. =. .
y A dispatch has been received BY W:
Y: Leitch, Esq, Assistant Treasurer, from
the Secretary of the Treasury, that an Act
has been passed. extending the time for
exchanging Treasury a9tes of old issue
- Miss Brand, who is called the "Miss
Nightingale of New Orleans" has just made
her appearance in England. She is repor-
ted to have spent three years in attendance
upon the sick and wounded Confederate
prisoners iu that city, and to have been ex.
PEELED By Gen Candy. =. :. .,,.-s s,1sr &
Private savices fromthe extreme Vest
indicate presumption of the Indian dificul.
ties. The hostile Sioux are said TO be gath:
eriug in large numbers at several points,
and threaten to- exterminate the whites.
The armies. of Europe have a total OF
q, ,e94, 900 men, costing annually 1926, ,0oo,.
O00- Russia has the largest army, num-
bering 100000 men. That Of France
| numbers 75o, 1000 men. =
Col. fuckers Regiment Of the First
Foreign Legion, left Columbia yesterday
morning for amore' active field Of duty. lr
their march through the city tb presented
a very ereditabie appearance. ......
I In Augusta, Ca, on Tuesday, abou
5000 negroes were sold by the auction hou
ses at prices raging from $1,000 to ss,5oO
The Coolie slave trade is still going on
Vessels under the french flag are continual.
taking Coolies from Macao and Canton tt
Cuba. .-. .., e.. .... -..
The Lieutenant General Of the Unite
States army was walking on the dock
City Point, a day or two ago, apparentl
absorbed in thought, and with the inev
table cigar in his mouth, when negI
! guard touched his arm, saying, "No sme
king on the dock, sir" care these yot
ORDERS" asked the General, looking up.
stYes, sir" replied the negro decidedly
; every good ORDERS" said Grant, THROWN
: bis cigar into the water.
\ [Nev York Tribune.
-Artemus Ward notifies the gentlema
$ who left pbosphorusin his bed, at the S
Nicholas Hotel, that if he will leave b
name with General Dix he will hear som
tbino In his advantage.
The jackson Mississippian Ertra sa!!
|" that Sherman's guide, described by a Nortl
4 ern correspondent is no less . persopse
. than one J. G.. Winter. who lie well know
:, in Alabama, Georgia and Mississippi IS tt
former owner and founder of the Rock /
land papsr-mills at Columbus, Georgia
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From N Charleston.

Z CHARlEsToa, Jan, 6.--The enemy, in.
unknown force, crossed New river on the
road to Grahamville this morning. Our for
ees burnt the bridge across New river
Wheeler Is watehiug the movements ofthe
enemy, Whiehsre not yet Developed. .aIs
! ;CHARIEsToN, Jan. 7.-NQthing ippor,
tant from Grahamville. o;day. Affairs about
the same. "A side wheel steamer With En-: Q:
glish. .aag under the Yankee asg, was seen
With the feet this morning supposed to
be blockade runner captured. sss;, i.=,., -
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Official from Gen. Hood.

RICHMOND, Jan. 5.-o@oial dispatch
from Gen. Hood, dated Corinth Sd inst,
say that our army has recrossed Tennessee
river without material loss, since the battle
in front Of Nashville. .-.-. .e- a..
TCotinth Is in the northwest corner Of
Mississippi, near the Tennessee river. 1t is
probable previous dispatches, giving an ao'
count Of the battle in front Of Nashville
have miscarried
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GIN. PRICE Nor DEAD.-The Mont
gomery 4ppsal publishes an extract from a
Private letter received from highly intel.
iigent source, from which it appears that
the old war horssss, Gen. Price, "still lives, :"
or st lsast that he was alive on the I'd ult,,
the day after be was reported to have died
ofspSplsxy,Aat Doolsy's Ferry in in Arkan-
saa.
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CAROIINAe4YoRK DIS

has applied to me for Letters of Administration, on al
and singular tic goods and chates tights ard credits Of
II. B: HEMPHiL late Of the District Aforesaid der
Theseare therefore TO cite and adnouish aand SINGULAR
he kind ed and creditors ofe said deceased a-
pear beoremea ournert ordnay's Coutfor the sad DE-
January Inst, TO shsw cause, fany, why the said Id
ministratidn should not be granted. 81. Ger. ,<sF
Given under my hand and Seal this th day oI january
;theyear or ourEon one thousand etsht hrhdredand
si1ty-aye, and In the eghy-ninih year OF The inde-
peHdeaee Of South Carolina IA EsSE = Z
JOHN A. BROWN, o. Y. De-
5anaa7li I@D .
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thousand of our soldiers to perish by starva.
ton and exposure at the hands Of their
Southern captors. '
Whist ib ihstots Tor South Carolina.
The Philadelphia laquirer mas an4edito-
tial which well portra3s she4Yankee feeling
towards South Carolina, aid what fate She
may expect shodld shsrnan's al army get a
footing on her soil. j IT, L ssys4:: z:,z =
That shout which went up from Sher-
mans Western boys whentheir faces look.
ed Chaflsstenaard, on their march, rings
louder thap ever in his ears. Itfwas su
ominous battlecry, HLead Us into South
Carolina! Take us to Charleston !'' Ran.
som knows, aud JEFF, Davis knows what will
be the fate Of that accursed hot bed oftrea,
son whenever the Union forces are ordered
TO cross its threshold. South Carolina, thus
far, has.experisneed littlesof the, evils en-.
tailed upon her sister States by her own
aiabolical acts; She will yet feel them, We
trust to the largest measure. It is but jus.
tioe, and Heaven will surely mete it out,
and force her, to drink to the dregs the Bit
ter cup which she placed to the lips Of the
nation. When that, day shall. come, the
world will approve her punishment, and to
che sentence, of righteous retribution will
DAY, Amen! .l..ei.s5 80. = zs7f
The aninsus of Shernan's command may
be further inferred from what has been re-
lated to DIS upon .undoubted authority, as
contained ina letter received in this city,
from q. lady Who formerly lived here, ,sbut
hew resides in'twsnty miles of Savannah.
Sons Yankee troops having despoilsd her
ofeyerYthing she had in the Worldt asked
if she, was,a refugee, to which she replied,
that she was not. nIt is very well for yen
that you are not" the marauders rejoined,
off you .gere a rsfngee, We would burn
your honse over your head.o,.. -. sss4rs.s5
Our people have had warnings enough.
The deselation Of Atlanta, and.the degrada-
tion of Savannah, Of which: we learn this
morning, are now before their eyes. Either
fate would be horrible, bntkhe former pref.
erable..a a worssthah either thfeathens us.
Let us then be wise in time, aud resolve,
under God, to INCUR neither. Rally around
the army, and the boastful Sherman aud
his host will meet their doom, where it is
most eftthey should. There would be a
moral and political as well as dramatic pro.
priety in his overthrow hsrs. 81 ,,7e4-..s.g;.-