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IN Interestfn. Hellc-nUr. Llmoinss
Surveyors Compass.

lEIcm Inc Springfield Journal 2IthJ
Those familiar With the early Life Of our
martyred President Lincoln, will remember
that shortly after he came to settle in Sangn-
mon county, and while still residing In the
little town ofNew Salem, he for number Of
years hcted~ IN the capacity of Deputy Sur
veyor Of the county. We have heard many
OF our older Inhabitants speak Of hayifg fire.
quently met Mr.. Lincoln in the midst Of his
employment, with surveyors instruments In
hand, running the lines Of adjacent lams, or
hunting up with ploddirg assiduiE and
patient labor the ''lostn corners of earlier
Surveys. Many pleasant anecdote Is re-
r,enbered md still repeated Of thoe carly
times, MI, Lincoln by lis unfailing Wit and
good hnmor being always represented rs the
central figure o. Chief actor in the incident.
Those pleasant days were yiridly brought
be'oFe us, On yesterday, when the IDENTICAL
surveyors COMPASS, jacob's-staH and chain,
which Mr. Lincoln once used, were brought
into our office for examination. They were
owned BY Mr.. lincoln in 1885 n1d have
since then passed through various hands, and
are now the property 81 Mess1s. L. L. Bean
and B. Il. Plunkett, OF Menard county. This
compass Is an old fashioned Ntt.nhouse
patent, adjusted to d ons legged stlt, and
looks as. u.ongh It had seen a1 immense
Of hard serricc, though it Is in .
pre1y good state of preservation AMI Is yet
able to do very fair work. That there may
be no mistake about the identity Of these In
6ttumeuts, the following affidavit will prove;
State Of illinois, Aenard County, 81
On this 18th day OF November, A. D. 1855, before
she undersigned hotai7 Public, Of tho loNn of
, 1865-11-29
A CORRECTION.

We find the following paragraph travelling
the rounds of the press, taken, We believe,
from the Buffalo Commercial Adpe1tlser:
"Ge,11t Smith 10 now Iu Chicago for the purpose
ofprosecutng the psuprictors Of 7ne CAIea9o Tn
buns far libel, Published In that journal in jane
Last, wherein, BY Implication. be ID accused Of
lcignlng mainly, to cscapc from his responsibility
in lhc John Brown raid, and TINT be pulposely
timed II until alter Lincoln YVES inausur1ted."
If Gcrrit Smith Is In Chicaeo for the pur-
poec Of fprosccuting the TRIBUNE he has not
yet informed Us Of the fnct, and We do not
believe he has any such intention. An atti-
c.e vas published by US, In June last, COM
mcnting on Nr. Smiths course in opposing
the punishment Of Jefferson Davis. The ar
ticlc states TINT Mr.. Smith fsbecame insane"
not that he feigned Insanity. No sucl, i'm
plication "can he bring, drawn from the arti-
Gle, NOR was 1t designed 10 be conveyed. The
statement that he remained in the asylum
until after Mr. Lincoln was inaugurated. was
IN error Of date, the rcsuN Of which VIC are
glad to know coul1 never in the slightest
degree have fnjuriously affected Ms. Smiths
reputation. To sue the TRIBUNE for the mat
ter stated by the Idte1siser under the circuta-
stances, would seem calcule:cd not ouly to
establish the fact TINT he WAS then insane,
but that he had never been cured.
, 1865-11-29
THE PRESlDisN1,,s r Lam.

h. F-x&I p
w ua'e uao ol@1e tal.n "a e'e IIss'oeat
plan 0! sHooeu reconstruction we could
mol believe that The rebels had experienced 80
quick and marvellous change of heart from
deadly hatred to the Union ia loyalty and af.
lection for the old fur, as To be safsly rn-aa
rntt.ed at once In MI thc rschts and p,fv5looas
th.;v had forfeited Rnt T. ona res,,aot ~
go tra. - p.,.sx... sss.sHrS ~
t. ..a' w.. wn,, nts
uncut a. eu Gu u"y lac p5oela'lheo
70 Inc 1encis .nat ne naa eonnoence IN
the7n,' and believed that they would not be-
tray OF disappoint him. He Immediately set
about reconstructing their collapsed State
governments. As a cotemporar; remarks.
the ts srrrs,dent has meyer sid IN the na,n1o
IN thc nnorc,ni,cd s,..es whom hc sn1nTno.,aa
to net uDo th;s and that and thrn the sto,es
win ~ rest n, al a. hefore ;, H. hss rns,s11
s,ta ond rnncot.d 1ccr1o,o tn;,es ~ ~ oh";
- .o.naeor.,t &, 49,. ~.a.1,ts..s.s- -
- n. ~ sa.' 1.,,at ~, .,-anasa - 49,,
,-s1 - - - 80. ai..o, :, A''4 ""I
' ~. ~ ~ 49, :, -
,,...,as 80 ~. .s,.n.,sa ~. -, naaue! - 'eoa
httaetion mas ic'caieo 1uS fe.1 'cca1es aoa
{FY1tt RT.Tn EGTA
, 1865-11-29

from 6Arpefs eeEy.Jt
There Is new Club just established upon
the Fifth Avenue. 1t is called the " Manhat-
tan," md its object Ia "the dissemination Of
Democratic principles"
What are )" Democratic" principles!
lohn Bright and John Laird should
afrlTe together in New York, which would
eomed-the man who built Tie: Alabama for
the rebels or the rnan who stood straight
If every English Lord who snecred at The
SoEelnment and sympathized with tho ssgal-
here, would he 70 naturally to the Nanhat-
tnn- and why? :.
II It were dea.rable to find the eentle,nen
who approached the British Minister with
oye1t1res Of foreign Interference In our war,
would or would not the anxious inquirer
knock at the door Of the Manhattan-and
wbyg
What are democratic" principles:
, 1865-11-29
CASE OF INSANITY.

II the recent finding Of a Coroner's Jury In
the city of London Is TO bo taken as an aver
ngc sample Of "Crowner's quest law Is in the
Hritish empire, 1t may appear at first glauce
that II should not be difficult in that part Of
the world to prove that q considerable major
ity OF the human race are stnrk mad.
NJ. Nicholas Tovok, an exiled Hungarian
baron, and, At the time Of his death, M ord
names officer In the French army In Agetin,
came to London on a months leave of ab-
senec, TO sec his family. whom he had written
to meet him there from Hungary. He waited
for their arrival, but they did not
, 1865-11-29
TIE TRANSPORTATION QUESTION.
A maas Meeting OF the Farmers OF the
State Called to assemble at UloomIuG-
ton on the 18th OF December.
To the Earmtrs Of IllinoIa:


10 ~, ,he fMmsxs o. Illinois;
r.5 ~ ta Iesotullon Passea ~ recenI nleelinG
81 we citizens q the sixth Congressional Dig
Stata aar1.,,1ts,sI Us Ltan.sh Msara nf thc
issne eniI ~ Wcss E1vor mas ~ ~ IL 10
,nars ~ iii I1i;nn,. -, ~ .ne taI,
e1der ,ha shia.t y ra y, de.ssa as. ~ con-
s,ns +ha Tn,rh.r wv an ~ ID.
az t tha Ms 1,nuea anu eapat't{ .. .ae eaan-
Ise,. lss .oI = ny ~ transportation o. Helern pro-
o9cts Ths 70 .9 tas sea9oafa.
,a3a;o, n.tia ~ VII - ou,Ini n.u tupIsn w
Ht ~ ,1etr ~ y 49,, n. moW 100 s4ol,
s,h,cct tbe ~ ,,ndors nod faai ~ iiha.,v - tne
Ike fsrmrrs ~ its Si,ta ,1, =, s.se,nh|e a. w.
tic and 1sc. ~ @Ae end Hf" ~ X 1Ernns ~ Luz
snecif7ed. F' '"e'
n .IsnY.rv 1sr; 4he Boor1 octc,, In 4b,,
matter. dircctinr ibe Socicty IN nronosc fht.
memoriai Of whfel The following Is ennr.
ssrsttss IN GoSrrrss sasemhs S1 W "epfe
Your ne1noriaiists 4ha Erernt,rc Roa-d of,to
Illinois state apric',lfnrai societv bsg ~ ~ ca1i
tie attcntiontof vn,,r honorable; hody ~ siha a
following snbiccis having close relation r. th,,
inportant jnteresta nr tho farmers ~ IN
Northwest, and TO ask for las snrne vonr cara
iul consideration and action, 90 iar Is Il NAV
4 lengthy argument, but merely and N VI 1cry ~
briefly TO state facts. leaving to your en,,ghf.
ened stateamanship and patriotism to apply
the necessary REMEDY.
The people orthis State, together with those
Of the States lying north md northwest Of
us, a1e, md for q long time have been, suffer-
ing from the lmpcssi6ility of bringing to the
markets fthe world very largo proportion
Of their surplus agricultural productions. No
avenEe OF transit now open 10 them has one
half the capacity to afford the necessary
transportation.
There are three things, any OF which, II ac-
complished, would IN the opinion Of your
n;e;notialists afford some degree Of relei1, nnd
To3ld. In It's execution add immensely to the
national wealth, and relieve the people of The
cc;!cy Of the Mississippi river and its trItu.
teries Of some Of the burdens they
arc TOW compelled 10 bear. We state then,
in The order Of their Importance to the region
OF country alluded To-:
: 1st. The opening up and continued free and
safe Da, icat1ou of the Mississippi river.
This highway, with lis nayiSable trfbuta-
RES, extending Il self into every rortion Of the
Northwest, Is the only natural avenue upol
which 10 lfe!.ht our surplus products to the
ocean : md every hour 1t remains closed to
the sase conduct of commfrca inflicts seriou3
fniury mon The producing interests.
I'd. The connecting by shin canal Of the
Mississippi river with The waters of Lake
Htch;oant "A~' A~ ""'s'' ~ 14"A-
Thc imnort ,nce or 4n,s ho,h IN q, e.oro,o.
frai and nrilitarv no;nt ~ rse,v - nse a uot ~
-,ara 49,, +La., .J..ss psHs " '4o"' A~" Ao' IL
a'95e ~ 1ilan I19s., aateftsa w ~ -r- A..
."a. ~. VII nv WV Atat p..sns1 Lae
a r. h a " na..oaat Gana1 Lton ~ Lake
AtH " Ine nu4s2n !4fEt ~ uue Natel, Wy Gu
largemcnt Of the Ere Canal, would complete,
, 1865-11-29
COTTON CULTURE In ARKANSAS.

Experiences OF a Planter FOR Fifty
Icars-floyv to Obtain a Large Crop
Cotton.-rowtng not more Difficult
than Corn-GFowlng-An Invitation to
Northern FnrEnerk, etc., etc.
Correspondence OF the Chicago Tnbune.]
DksuA Co., Ark, Nov. 19, 1861
Ny attention having been called by the
many paragraphs to be found In the news
papers Of the day respecting the introduction
ofwhite labor in the South from the densely
populated North, and feeling that interest In
the stability of our government, It's increase
In manufactures, commerce and agriculture
which has its home in the bosom Of every
true citizen South OF North, cannot forcgt,
the pleasure Of adding my voice to the cali
now being made by this part of the milton, to
the thousands Of the North, who scarce earn
living, TO come 10 the South, and by the ex-
pcnditure OF obc-half Of their proverbial
energy and industry, not only make much
eaElcr and hctter living, In milder and more
genial climate, but In u few years acquire
degree OF wealth, which life time spent In
the older States Of the Union would fail to
securr. ~
That cotton must be grown Is an assertion
incontrovertible, aud possessing as We do the
means within our midst of supplying 10 the
WHY He stea'es1 amount OF tnis article. It
.,a. "s1 usoss anesss ~ 20 lake aosentase OF all
eAns I....e IL. .enu ~ ta4s ieSai1'
.,..ast.e.s as s'v"u 49, W olu a$e on Lne cotton
rsre5 ~ s,,oo,. Tnora o5r;aoz1. ~ .-a.tl Ms
pneu ~. ~ spu spvslA mots ausseoly ana tfothiuiy
49, ~ s.,tms .''nn a.u ia1nuiac.ule snan lnon-
~ ,saro an-,nr " ~ ~, W. w. vs. Nv yea1s sPen.
49, 49,. S,ts ~ .1'a,. ~ aooas tne press OF
$500. th,s .-aet ssa .mpIssa'oos con-
49, - w ,nans1n,~. p 80 ~ ~ seaIu, 20 1mpes
w. ',,lN' ~. NsvAu uen'' auu ~ tanes az such
, 1865-11-29

Potezsn9zE. b sstd county snd ssto, PereoAany
sppes.ea John 3. l1ns, d ss3d county, who hs!tae
hsis vel md personally aoqx1tased Vim tbe Mi-
tsnhou,eR e s1d C @coTreoH.ss surveyors eMPsas,
lifting; NJ. wniea IN the: "zds "a figures ~ fol.
:njs i ine cemp... owned I'd u.ed by Abs.-
s'Jon B. uum."
j4eob's stsd and chain accompanJin It, cyeE <1pca
,he year 1859; that they beloneed m that yeaE and
county. and who ~ since BEEN Pres,dent 81 thc
United 5tates that Mr.. Lincoln used thsm habit
ually IN surveying tor several ye1rs 10 atsnts per
sonel lpowIsdEs; that ataanl particularly remem.
ben thai With then Mr.. Lincoln surveyed latIs,
fIR 4 e. atna1sf a.hsr, tas lste ye.e 9nnn, 90
:, CMus ki1hy;. that ". Lincoln sold them 70
Wt11am q. Grcen, Of Menazd county, who NM
,hs Ns ey y NJ @ nen r., tsse!ss ..
eold them 10 Vim. @. Spears, Of aid county, alpca
deceased; that In the ycar 1873 atiant, who was
then County Surveyor Of raid county, purchased
tbsm Of said Spear. and han owned ann been IN
November, 1855, On which day atfank sold them TO
L. L. Bonn and B. H. Plunkctt Of said county; tnat
alAnt has poW no pecuniar1 interest In them 1hA3
ase< IL positive that this compass, sold as ator-
said TO Bean and Plunket, With Tho written state
ment attached to It Is aforesaid. is the same com
n3mg II are the satne }aeots-3tlf and chain which
wcre owned and habitnally rscd by Abraham Lin
s1,n Th'3e Deputy Surveyor OF sangamen county,
Subscribed and sworu 10 before ms, by saId John
B. Gum, this 18th day Of November, 1865, and
duly ccztlty that the eaid Gum is q credible aud
credit. Given under my hand and notattal seal at
my Office In Petersburg. N. ". BaAssoN,
-.,.- Notary Public.
This y to certify that am personally acquainted
kDn tr,
, 1865-11-29
u..0..r-tfves at Norfolk, Va.
AS0KAS Enoulfnr OH

To - vi M,rnes aud E. !. Everett, claiming
W. u. cdaa22nmcnt n2 detectives, arrested IN
y ~ +s[oonth Nc on chafge Of extorttng money
foslsiaoan ,,,sn named Forman, have had pre-
'a.ax iIom = "sn "ssInaniuation before General Mann.
! HnlnaS aow confined In the city taIl at Nnrs
al,a ann gaynes arrived In Norfolk from Rich
and lo1nd On he 9Th of October, bearing q lettrr
arom fnTn Colonel Ordway, Provost General OF Tia
military department, to report 10 thu Provost
Nar.ha1 ut Norfolk for detective duty. AZ.
corliDe to Instructions from Colonel Or,iwnv
E. J: Everett, of tho 3oth Illinois, was is...
tailed. md ordered to report to Hayncs for
special service Haynes organized court At
the Cus.7n House, ta,u1nS mandates, and
bringing men before his tribunals. Some vere
lned from ten to Try dollars, while Other
we're adrnonlshed, and released. The clurnsv
manner IN which the Forman Affair wax
Forkcd-the Court coming down from thr,c
hundred to one hundred and eighty dollars IN
he f1ue 1mposed-made It evident that II MA
"put up job" Investigation led to tha al.
est Of Haynes and Everett. and 1t appearing
:rident that others were Implicated in the
ransaction, further developments arp Win.
leld. William Il. Vernon and Francis Gonuh
Tho are supposed to be part OF tha stoff r.
1aSpes, have been removed from the no,,f.
ary prison to the city jail. It Is said that
fsere1r haa slgutfcd bis intention to conSr.s
il be knows, which, II Is believed, win imnil
ato other parties Of much more consooucnco
ban detectives.
, 1865-11-29
MAfK MDNyA.

M tNnH4H A%HsA *t,A-
- rn1sat: ~. ;, =. ~ '0 " tne0r
wo,.r darnths =,
th.t the wh,,ce ~ !. uIu e...au' Pfopos11on
IN frame a Rl,ct coSs 49, .a.s ~ w. nore l'sn.
ro.+o,, .,..,... !. oA "oS a1oe tnan 10
m,ds far ~ h,sa,. ~ a 81 4s eno."ts. All aa"s
,xr,a D.. s.e.I 1ssnppS towhles eno s'es
ma .-nss. 30 ra4 ~ VIZ EMIe sualaee "e
,ran.s - - oueA eooe' we DO not gatner
sa..e1S aun enolns' nor ngs rom thlsues' nor
~. Fuo oo'n pa1na sun1ase-
9o" na. Inc iesslature -o1 -sontn
Naso4lna mas Matched out the serpcnt's egg OF
eous.tue1'oh ~ ame 1of Aoue1eas 10
81 A. olispftne "rssEe+ we present le"
Jomts o' 1ts Fef1eose lor the inspection OF Inc
cuI'ous' VINO anMA We mus unss H. ::
sou.n cafoune enacts, N bact, as 1ouoVas :
n.s .Hp'oseiS Anhl w eauSa "As1as,
s,*.In ~ eous s4Hp'' GU eAAa oc SAno"
o., rAuus.
.! tns uaStei mas "np u's oef' 'aa' nlmsen
,us .asn' s,s x anue, eEuseea sea1s' ou. Il ne
oe ~ w 10 " in1as y. w e1pil1"cus oanses'
t.,e. . =, ~, ~ "'1s o'oe' n1n
rr ~ - -. ..,,,.
,,.,. s.aa,, t.'.a - - .sa," "' s.eo "nu "a'e'
,as., , rr".,1 y. .-nr,s. 49, '''AsIfs' 10 ~ 70
Ths~ s,s,t 80 ,aaro ,h,,. ,.,u..a,:.-,...
,4.,ttas -sss '~ law AAe'' pie'D'ssS' "ltoou'
tha,, ,w;,ho,,t ,I,s;. ,H...sa,. s s W ua.oo,
be pmisbed as for an Infamons c,5ms
seryunts must he To,i,e n th.,r tnast.rs
The scrvant,. hnnse Ia ~ ,nas,a-,S e.s.,n
No person of color sl,s,I b,.r ar,1s ~ .,. ssr~e
In The militia
No pcrson of color shall earn his living at
trnde, or keep = store, without ucense frorn
the District Court.
II white man wants to buy a black man
or woman, he can accuse tho latter Of faiIinr
TO support him or he1self>or children. and Ills
friend, the Justice, shall sell him the blac,e
man or woman On such terms as himself and
the Justies shall agree. 4
Nov the world has e.Toneously supposed
that the children of Israel were In boniage IN
Egypt. But their status was preciselv That
Of the free cnloreH r,tfxcps of s.n,h c-..1,,.
undo. the above code. va b.v, ,n-,,,,,s.5
thst the serfdom under which the sovnn ,nd
Celtic peassntry Of GERMANY Franc. AVID ~
rland rrnsnro ,1urino t.,c ,n;d51a ,oe. ~.
foruo hf s]ave.r. Buf II wa 1,oens, 49,.
ercerdcd freedom a. trcrlo,, :. Sst,...s -. ~
thu b1ack coi1c ~ sopth Caroline
Wnu1drc 1ftt I'm vefl 'f-,r, +,,.
rramr these 1awss Ioot At +ha 49,. 49,. - ~
I'd nnd examined bv 9te ,n,,tt,~v a,,.,,sf,..'
al nm st.tior coins.,,, Nusn'tiacs
Eoro,ho, =. ,..,....S5. r - ta9n." VI
n 11,o., .-e.,.I.. s~:.1.,- - ''o""e'
n.,,,,s ". We $50 "!'l I.e1s 20 XII, aud
IT, = m.ss- 't. ~ 1ot.aa1 aa7e.
.,,nr,1s.... o, - :tni osao!e mli'ary
~. .s-,I ae1s oe alo' !MaVm, ueeoman.
~ ~ ~. ~ Anuoeeut VI ualuef because
, 1865-11-29

Official Vote Of fPeunAylvanta.
The official vote Of Fennsylvania Mt the oc-
tober election, 1865, as compiled by the Sec
reiary OF Stafe, Is as follows:
roR AUerroR GENERAL
, 1865-11-29

Iht whole vote on the Amendment Is 81, ,001,
ouly /, ,197 less than the vote on Governor. and
the vote for the Amendment is 5, $50 Tor 30 per
ccnt less than the Republican vote.
In the Thirteenth Senatorial District (Hous-
ton county}Mr. D. Il. Buell., Democrat, is elect
cd Senator, In the place of Mr.. Samuel Aiken,
the Republican candidate. The next Senate
will therefore. .staud thus: Republicans, II :;
Democrats,7. In the Third District (Stearus,
etc) ". S. Moore, Independent Democrat, Is
elected 10 the House, beating Thomas Cathcart
the regular nominee but this does not change
the strength Of PARTIES in that body-e9 Re.
JubltcaDs TO IS De1norrats
, 1865-11-29

] have been interrupted In this correspond
cnce since my former letter BY sc7eral long
Journeys; but hope now to send you lot
ter regularly every week; ind shall try to
nuke your readers feel well acquainted with
thqir Yankee countryman abroad.
CAPT. CUTIE JR
, 1865-11-29
POLKTIEAL.

0mctaf Vote OF Minnesota.
Tho st. Paul Pres ofthe 24th gives the full
of1lcinl vote Of Minnesota for Governor and
State officers, as follows:
Daily national Republican. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1862-1866, 1865-04-06

PrtoeS giren bekoie rsTer 10 trhotsaie opcraflOal
oaiK, uIlisss oEesrvtse erprtssed.1

"WEDNESDAY, April s, 1895,
PrtoeS giren beioio fTfer 10 irhoisaie operafl0as
oaiK, tllisss Othertrise erprtssed.l
CoTFEE.--No sales reported to-day,
FLoUR-COntinues he IVY, and prices favor
buyers. We report sales Of city mills and
Howard street super At ssis25, ard Ohio ex-
tra at IS 90 per bbl. We notice another de-
cline in high grades Of baltimore, aud duote
prices At the closet Ohio auper 81 81 aSi city
mills ard Howard street do. es $40; ohio,
city mills and Howard street extra. 81 "a
ee2tS; city mi la shipping do, eloj HI h GIade
do. Slo.tdi and family I'll per bDL Rye hour
es 90. E1.. .sl
to-dayj no aalos Of white Teportedi red further
snd 900 bushels prime at VI ~, Corn-Only
100 bushels reeeiyedi no SAFE OF ytllowi atpo
bushels white sold at ,obsl iOi add 40 bpsh.
damp nt a. O2 per puahel. Oats-l 500 bushels
offered, market dull at 16a76 ots. weight.
MoBAssEs aalsa.
PROVIs,cRs There Ia fAir iIqulTy for ba-
con from iobbers, with nales at tIk c nts for
shoulders, sud isA eenta fqr sides, FOR ~
suoARs-The mafket is more steady, and to-
day has been quite active. WerepoIt sales AZ
followsi IS bhds. prime Porto hieo At II cents
net, 1855 do. common TO good at II fai9h cents,
90 do good refining at II " cents; 9ts hhds.
IubA at u Y cents, 10 boxes do. No. II At iIk
cents for rehninsj also, Is hhds. grocery Cuba
SEEDS 4 lover is quiet ~ &l1aII rs; I mo-
thy dun At $3.50, and fax nominal at 81 per
bushsl.
sALT-ContIuues dull; no sAlos worthy Of
notice, aud prices Irregular ..
WmsKY-Is dull, with sales Of 90 bhla. In
lots at ~ 10 per gallon. ..
Daily national Republican. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1862-1866, 1865-04-06
THURsDAYm,.n,,n..,,,im.,APRIL 0, 1865.


The dispatch from Gen. GRANT, dated
at Nottaway Court House, settles the ques-
tion Of the annihllatlon Of the rebel armies
under LEE and JOHNSTON. By reference
TO LLoTD's map OF Virginia Il will be seen
that the position OF sHnRIpAN on the Dan
Vile road, and Of GRANr's left wing below
him, near Burksville Junction, renders II
utterly impossible for JOHNSTON and LEE
TO unite their forces, and insures the de.
struetion Of both their srmies, II indeed
Lee has anything left deserving the name
Of IN army. rr...a .
According TO the official dispatch on
Tuesday night LEE was al Amelia Court.
House, and sHnRIDAN was on the Danyill
railroad, southwest Of him, praying for
MEADE 70 come up, which, II done in time,
would enable them TO capture LEs's force,
or scatter ID 10 the winds. ..r
On line still further south, yesterday,
General GRAST was moving with the left
wing Of his army, and expected to roach
Burksyllle last night. This is q grand
objective point. With this In our posses
sionvsJoHNsroN is left at the mercy Of
sHHHMAH, while LEE can only at best
escape across rocky and hllls country
with the remnants Of his army to Lynch.
burg. But he could not exist In Lynch
burg with the DGnville railroad In our poe.
sessionj especially nc HANCOCK Is moving
down upon Il from the Valley, and THOMAS
coming In upon 1t from East Tennessee.
IL would seem that LEE knows OF no
place Of safety anywhere. In the late Con-
federacy, for he leaves Mrs. LEE In Rich
mond, 70 the tender mercies OF the Yam
KEGS.
The truth IL, that the insurgents have
reached their last ditch. show are you,
Southern confederacy." l!
Daily national Republican. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1862-1866, 1865-04-06

A board OF medical officers, Of which
Surgeon B. D. wnsoS, U. g. ", Medical
Director OF the First corps, Is President, Is
now In session at Stanton hospital, WASH
ington, d. c., for the examination Of sppll-
cantS for positions Of surgeons and assist
ant surgeons In the corps. D.
The Secretary Of War has caused the
rule requiring two years. service 10 be re-
laxcd In the case Of assistant surgeons ap-
pointed for the First corps. .... .
Graduates in medicine who wish t6 enter
the service should send their applications,
accompanied by testimonials, to the Bur
geon General Of the army, when permits
sion will be given to present themselves
before tho board.