Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1862-1865, 1865-03-03
BUSINESS Al NArANoRAs.

Never before has there been 50 large aud profit
able a business nov, or money 50 plenty. Specu-
ators from Europe and the United States are RAPIDLY
aui,ing Every place that eau shelter man Is over
run aud cheap ShautIeS are going up All over the
town renting at enormous prices. Traders from
NeInphi>, Natchez aud New Orleans have come ia
la The score one h0usand tUO h,n,dred Phiiddet-
MIA ,aais sc0goaa urriusd Jy sea IL three teeLS,
mostly tOG TIE rsJsl goUecNhsn'.
SIN GEMS POUND ENPoRT Duly az cOrToN, IL
SPECIE.
Gen. Kirby Smith issues permits 10 all who want
to export cotton from Texas FOR six cents pound
ia specie The permits be had at various points
in the interior oil Texas or at Shreveport La. This
mas given a new impetus 10 the trade, and II Is
wagoned in some instances about seven hundred
miles. 1t was selling at Matamoras, January G, at
% cents per pound, IN specie
PIcEETs sIEDADDLIEG.
General Boss publishes in the Houston Tsiegydph
the names eighty Oi his pckets who have receGt-
IN asserted, and procaims them ''eOwards" and
.srsscsls, and desires them apprehendei before
reaching Arkansas, supposing them 10 have gone
into the Indian Territory, their way home.
LOCATION or THE REBEL ARMY.
The rebel army had lea Arkansas. On the I'D
Of December they were at Bog Bayou and AleA-
sDAria ON Red river and az Minturn and Shreve-
Il 30. OOO shelby vas on raid IN ArkansaS. They
are now wen clothed, receiving everything they
want from Mexico.
Il GIN. wALKER's REBEL DIVISION AT HOUSTON.
General Walker was unable TO induce his troops
| to cross the Mississippi TO go TO Tennessee. He
tried II IN the middle Of December and had To
abandon it, His army Is made up oil Texans, Lou
Iisianians ArkansiaRs and hlssoerlans, ne General
himsclt beiag from Missouri. They fetnsed to
cross the river sOme six hundred dessrting. lie
retired to Houston with three thousand men, aud
took up winter quarters. in the Houston Telegraph
OK December % lac issued al order forhddlng any
more burroughs, ana IA consequence OF ms troops
losing 50 IA any arms Iheir long march, he gives
notices en- the ihoasGOR papeps that The following
charges will he Giade for the lost ARTICLES, 10 he
laid lot before they viii receive any iaore money
Il nom the paymlster, viz NusketS, 52O0; rides
$500; earbiLes, 500; Ha'y reyoNe~, SioO; army
iditto, saO0. Persons purchasing arms troa ths
ItroSps will be shot. Deserters can,rely apOn the
1 same faie. @ sail- 80 % i..a' ~
A QrgER PERFORMANCE ~ SHEATEcALs.
The Cincinnati Commercial says =;
AT Woods Thcaire, few nights since, while The
lerowdcd aaiieBce enjoying the oddities oi tn,
k~ SeysRiSiers,n an asqilslng enc trae spIred'
tChicasO bonaty jumper, seated bsalNeen TWO ie-
maxi friends, WAS exchanging suspiCl Gus glance:
with Que OF his old officers fI0m whose eoInpany be
had deserted. At that aaOalent ia the middle o
1.-THE second act the play possessed no charms fol
ltke man Of many boHaties. Scenes fcspienden
with stage beauty were nothing; tue. fascinating
ILOtta even could NOT catch HRS eye with her brsl
d,sulsy of limbs Pear aud trembling were his par
Ition. The officer, undoubtedly, recognized him
1 and SAT between hiIa aud liberty; ready TO ares
linn when tie play should end
70 MS eve the Seven Sisters no longer Iirouette,
onihe stage Init in their place, he beNehl, ia MUD
leye an accumulation of horrors; am execution seem
twss tetore him. coi6n OF somber hue, a llan him
kself with bandaged ewes, space, a hollow square
/ an army surTcRaded ia solemn array, hle OF exc
cationets, io:eu leyeled muSket', the seems wa
lOerfect the sweat Of horrible alright stood clan
my and cold upon his brow; terrible sounds deal
ened his ears, the eiank Of the ball and chain, th
lhest.ng Of muhied drums, the solemn music Of ID