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The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1865-05-20

J u NEES will be received and paid for at the
| IN Navy Yard tefv, Maine. in quantities of
from IL to 20 and upwards at the following schedule
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The bodies Of the knees to be sided to the dame
ter of the arm taken at the middle Of the length Of
the arm 'The OF the diameter of the arm At Z of
its length clear Of the body of the knee to be
sideIed the net siding OF the knee. The lepgth Of
the arm will be measured from the centre Of the
body, and the moulding re OF the end Of the body
must be equal to the net siding ofthe knee ia'
THE knees to be Tree from all defects and
subject to the usual inspection of the Yard. The
price of outsquafe knees win he 20 per cent less than
the prices named for square and in-square knees.
ant" s5sa g1g II :l.a5-l-s N -
IS 1913. I. 01 M. +. WENTWORTH, sgE
s9 Naval Store Keeper.
" Mays 1866. Be- IS riIf-E may10tf Va
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@ 5O3O.OOO.

DSstributioais made in the foliowiGg manner;
Certifcotes naming each article and its VALUE
arep aced in SEALED ENVELOPES, which are well
mixed. One of the3e envelopes, containing thu Ger
tifcate or Order for some article, will be delivered
at our office or sent by mail to any address, without
regard to choice receipt of rs cents.
On receiving the certificate the purchaser will see
what Article itdrdaos ana its value; and can then
send ONE DOLLAR and receive the Article named,
can choose any other one Article on our list OF
the same value. ff.I9
in this mannsr, obtain an Article Worth from one
hi Ess, H,t,,dred TloLors IT .'fI 70
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1865-05-20

Il HAVE In my hands. for sale. several desirable
Il Dwelling Houses in good locations. and worrying
IN sue ana value; the latter ranging from 500 to
$500. Apply to JOHN j. W. REEVES,
aprS IT 496 Congress Street.
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fEyHE dwellinghouse formerly occupied BY Moody
n II. Walter Esq. situated on the corner of
Brackst and Walker Ste. A large garden containing
variety of vauable fruit trees plants nect
ed with the premises. EE
y For terms apply at the Portlsnd Savings Bank, or
inch 2t-du
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PRICE sl.Oo PER BOTTLE.

AIVPNIVU " D o0~'VIJ'
DR.. E. r. KNIGHTS, Proprietor
Melrose, Mass.
For sale by W. y. Phillips Co., and Fl. Fl. Hay,
Wholssale Agents, and retailed BY all dealers in
medicine. mch24' 66eodSeow6m
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The Company has Assets. orer Eleven Million
Dollars, viz So. Ae -"
United States and State of New-York
Stock, City, Bank and other Stocks, S4974.7 700
Loans secured by Stocks and otherwise, 2,l87 go
Premium Notes and Bills Receivable, I'll
Real Estate, Bond and Mortgages. and li
other securities. 1870 s.l4O, $50
United States Gold Coin, StlS90
Cash in Bank, ---..4.' Aaae zSS 43D
,.4f 4 ai =
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House Lots.

ELEVEN House Lots, comprising 45 900 feet OF
Leland, on Emery, Cushman and Lewis ST. for sale
by ~ N. IA. sTEPHENSO SON NJ
Portland, April 26, 1se5.-dtf
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Great Inducements

TyHE subscribers offer for sale large ouantit, OF
i desirable building lots, in the West End Of The
oitys lying on vaughan, rln9 Neal, Carlton Thom-
ument, Danfortn, o ange. and Salem Streets =
They will sell on credit of from one to ten vars
If desired by the purchasers and to parties who will
build houses of satisfactory character then soit ad
II desired fourth Of the cost az bmiliipq
on. completion Of the house, From parties who
build immediateiy, NO CASH PAYMENTS REouiRltD
Apply every day except sunday, from nine 70 ten
"A. M, at the office o. the subscribers where lans
may be seen, and full partioulars obtained 81
j. B. BROWN & SONS.
J Portland, May 8, 1865. aAa d may4tf
WIfyou arein want ofaAy kind o fP RINTING
all NJ the Daily praaa 0Mna ~
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FOR SALE.

fI'HEiEstate on the corner Of High and sprir 2
= streets, for many years owned and occupisd I Y
0eorge Bartol, ESQ. Apply to
maylSd6w J. & Il. NJ. RAND.
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rs d.. LAROOKAH'S
RSs SARSAPARILLLA
M Compound!
CSNS FOR TIE CURE OF
Liver Complaint, Dyspepsia, Scrofuls.
Dropsy, Neuralgia, Epilepsy,
@ Erysipelas, BOils, Tu-
-.....-.-,. mors, Salt
: baaraas sIHlE Rheum,
Ulcers and Sores, Rheumatism, Pain in
the Stomach, Side and Bowels, De-
e bility and all complaints aris-
ing from impurities of the
B L O O d
B T. O o .

twill cure Nervous Affections Palsy arising from
the abuse Of Mercury or Lead. Itisa Tonic as we'll
as Alternative restoring the tone Of the system,
thus curing Dropsy and General Debility, tending
to Consumption. 1t is great protection from at
aeks that originate in change Of climate season and
of life. ll1m.9l lstg. -eG oa. a,..r
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rooms ia. Led,
For Sale,

I N the third story, on Congress near the head of
Il Casco st. Inquire at 221 Cumberland st. from
TO O'Clock. may3tf
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Co. A cottage House, nearly new, containing
#.isI nine finished roeme. Location desirable I'M
1ssA mediate possession given. For particulars en-
qllre OF c. W. SMITH, 6 and Silver st.
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Valuable Real Estate fcrsnie

FNHE Southgste property. on Peasants t, The lot
n containing about 1850 square feet. Fer terms
&c, application may be made to . st..s,
Ge0. Il. B. JACKSON, Administrato-,
sploott re-.T -vFy4 81 exchange st.
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FOR SALE

cersfS - FOR SALE,
ONE of the most desirable building lots. for
ing Street, s1774 TX = = - wa
Also, House Store. and garden lot, situated in
pleasant liage twenty miles from Portland will
be sold at a bargain. . AZ - 80 80 "---
Apply at the Probate Office mavl0d8w~ &
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J. w. SYKES,
PURCHASERFOR EASTERN ACCOUNT,
FLOUR, GRAIN, SEEDS, PROVISIONS, LARD. But.
IsV TER and WESTERN PRODUCE generally. :.
Particular attention given to shipping by quickest
and cheapest routes.f No. 1863 South Wafer. ST..
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v AcHT NETTLE, 20 tons, built of white oak COD.
n per fastened, and coppered one year ago; new
sails and rigging. Ballasted with to tons iron.
For further particulars inquire Of
" WILLARD, st Lawrence House,
apzS1tf aaRf India at
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STEAMBOATS,.
Portland and Penobscot River
Summer Advancement.

.zlK7oA On and after MONDAY April 24th, the
new aud fast. going Steam s.REG-
plAIUh," capt. w n. Mower, will leave Rail-
road Wharf foot of State Street. Portland, every
MONDAY, WEDNESDAY and FRIDAY evening, at ID
O'Clock, connecting withthe8 P. train from Bos-
ton
Returning, will leave Bangor every MONDAY,
touching at Reckland, Camden, Belfast Searsport,
Bocksport, Winterport, and Hamoen, both ways
Passengers ticketed through on the Boston, Maine
and Eastern Railroad at the Depots in Boz tom Sa-
lem, Lynn and Lawrence. Z
For freight or passage apply to 1914
A. SOMERBY, Agent,
Portland. April 81. 1865.-tf
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Fer Sale.

ONE Carriage Horse, eight years old, kind and
Osourd in every respect one Buggy wagon and
Harness; also, one Moving Machine. Apply to
FRANCIS PURINTON, Stevens PLANE,
mayl3d2wA Morrilps Corner.
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1865-09-05

DOR sALE-0N CLINTON AVENUE, BROOKLYN, A
three story frame House 36x40 the easerly side be-
tween Fulton and Atlantic streets built In superior
has all the modern improvements and IN perfect order
with ten Lots Of Ground fun OF fruit Of all sorts and large
will be sold bargain. Possession Immediately For fur
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1865-09-05

$1,000 oil M, IL l ~ sill
suitable for cottages country seats, &C. Inquire ct % Wall
street room No g-.s
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NoR sALE.-THE PROPERTY AND BEAUTIFUL

nor sALE.-THE PROPERTY AND BEAUTIFUL
IL country seat known the Manor of Livingston This
fine old place consists OF about three hundred situated
In Columbia county, New York within few miles Of the
city Of Hudson and commands one Of the finest and most
succeed and has recently been thoroughly repaired and
modernzed all the comforts and
gas throughout II IL handsomely and completely
furnished The han is eighty feet long with hall OF
seventy feet wanscoted the hocr composed OF tesseed
woods Coax and walnu staircase of black walnut leading
~ the upper story and at esd Of principal hall large
oldfasbioned fireplace The hoase contains TWENTY-FIVE
dining and drawing oval occupying centre
of building each 3aI26 feet ceilings eighteen feet high On
door Is also large library fitted with carved walnut
bookcases and billiard opening small conservatores
In the front of the house large poroo leading 10
BILE terrace surrounded with Naturalization Il the view
of the Catsk mountains and neigborag country
passed The park contains about hundred well
wooded with shade and ornamental trces many of which
evergrccns remarkable for their The approach
from the lodge r. hrorgh wooded avenue Of quarter OF
mile The stables frame having been erected In
che last few years, a OF sI5OOO-staiSg twelve
horses carriage house tex0 feearge harness and
rooms for coachman and Large stock barn,
with stables for forty head of cac also farm house. barns
sheds and other outbuildng will exchange for improved
city properly. Apply BY letter 20 s. FOX Livingston,
Columbia county N Y, or 10 JOHN b. STEVENS. 81 Wall
street Isf III
INOR aAyE-AT ENGLEWoOD N j. ON THE
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1865-09-05

LNOR SALE-A FIRST CLASS OLD ESTABLISHED
corner Porter House, IN the Fourth ward; will be sold
reasonable 10 good with Fixtures and Stock
stands, by making application Immediately No A
aelli
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1865-09-05

m1OO OOO WORTH OF COUNTRY, IMPROVED.
Real and Personal Ts rrSp
Property Broadway. Printed list and particulars
by RICHARDSON PLATT, 100 Broadway.
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1865-09-05

A COUNTRY SEAT, WITH 81 ACRES OF LAND IN A
"A high state Of with large quantity Of fruit
and well fenced ~ mile from Railway, NJ j., will be sold
low exchanged Improved city property Apply TO JAS
r. SMITH, Jr., "A Stone street.
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ToR sALE7rHE GOOD WILL, STOCK AND FIX:
a moderate price. Apply at "a Greenwich street.
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1865-09-05

DOR SALE-A BILLIARD SALOON, IN ONE OF THE
best locations in the city. Nine Tables Fixtures
with Lease For further particulars inquire OF G. THESIS
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VERY DESIRABLE ROOM, NEWLY FURNISHED,
on second FOOT for one or two sentlsmen 70 rent
Fourth street. third block from Broadway References
quired.
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nor SALE-TTkE BARROOM, DINING AND LODGING
House No West street, convenient 70 several lines Of
European steamers, and doing splendid business
chance for business owner having other bust
ness, and must sell. Apply on the premises.
The New York herald., 1865-01-09

500; osnaburgs, cotton, seven-eighths yard wtde
OK TO yard, per yard, 81 76 oxen, cork, per yoke,
toes, irish and sweet per bush ,cl or 90 Ms, e.;
met per- g. DO sss
sao DO Liverpool 81 o
DO virginia, per bushsl Of % ibs s25 shoes army per
pair $l5 socks soldiers wool pair s2 sheep fat
per head 43o sugar brown common per h., IS; soap,
hard, per pound 81 tea green per pound, $s talIow,
clean per To-, - 90; whskey, good per gallon $40;
wheat good, per bushe Of ee lbs, 81 10; WOOL washed
per lb., %.
Il must be remembered that these prices fixed BY
the rebel government and are far below the average
prices paid BY private citizens-as for instance, while
the rebel government pays only 81 per pound net for
beef the citizens Of Richmond compelled 70 pay 50
per pound to the government contractors
The New York herald., 1865-01-09
The Weather.

ANOTHER COLD sNAP--nRRcURy Down 70 TEN
DEGREEs-sKArTNo.
Tho sharp frost Of Saturday night brought the mercury
down to ten degrees and brought back the skating at tho
Park and other ponds which, with the exception Of the
Fifth avenue pond tncver open Sunday were crowded
with people yesterday. The Park pond presented most
lively spectacle during the whole day. The ffh
pond will be ready to-day 10 receive s patrons with ice
smooth and az clear az glass and slippery as could well
be desired
The little circular pond belonging 10 the old fountain Of
the City Hall Park invaded yesterday BY number Of
news sMcrcurys--msny Of whom were often down below
zerobag yer bootsn boys and other Wild specimens Of
juvoniiy, and converted into place for skating and
slcghing email scale The sport enjoyed by
them with quite keen relish ny those who visit
places of prctcntous merit could experience Tho
police looked on and did no, Interfere With The harmless
arnussmeRt VI the young ''sporlAn
The New York herald., 1865-01-09

eeived last week Of the hfsy odd thousand Yankee
prisoners held IN the South not over thousand
connned hehp cnd and than half Of these are in
the hospital FOR year past the great body Of them
nave oeen 81 tng South Richmond is hard pressed 70
ieed Hs erabundant population, and the large army
deiendr its gates is relieved from the incubus Of
overs' I0cked prison post In its midst
The New York herald., 1865-01-09
General Stone ans Operations at Abing-
don Va.

from the hichnichd uisPatcn January
We received on yesterday some authentic intelligence
from Abingdon We had prev ously heard that Stone
man captured upwards Of twenty wo hundred of
cattle there. There truth In tho report Captain
X A. Williams, commiseary Of the post hearing At day
break on the l4th that the enemy had taken Bristol i'm
mediaely set about sending OF 10 place OF safety the
government property under his charge All or the cattle
the government funds in his hands (anountng to
$3.50 OOo) the books Of his Office and as much OF the
commssafy stores there trains to carry, moved
of during the day and were thus saved.
The enemy reached Abingdon at ten O'Clock that night
and caught Captain Williams la his office, eth Ut work
with Of his hands packing up and getting ready for
removal stores belonging To his department. The Yam
KEGS rushed into the otEcn and, without parlcy fred
pistol his head while others threw themselves upon
him and Knocked him about considerably He received
slight flesh wound from the pistol ball, and eral
others from the sbrcs Of the Yankee troopers made
prisoner and marched 10 Glade Spring and there paroed
The safety Of the cattle collected Abingdon Ii
Of the first importance in these times OF scarcity.
The New York herald., 1865-01-09
The Exodus Of the Ncgroes-Their Tcfrf-
bIe Sufferfn0s.

Iriom tne bTcckHaven lmsss ieiegThph.J
During the recent raid on this place, many negroes,
heretofore considered faithful servants-men, women
and cbildrenaccompanied the Yankees their return
In great ee they mounted the stolen horses mules OF
their and loaded with plumber, took their de-
parure for the land Of Abe Lncons rnle The vision OF
the soft rolling carriage, nne dress uxurant eating,
freedom and equality with their liberatora, received
the hrst rude shock but few miles from town,
when they were compelled OF dismount and trudge
through tho mud ystigasd hungry and cold they
hbty-fcar Of recaptarc by indignant masters stiuiat
ing thoir fast fading dream OF ease and ideness Tho
weather became bitter cold and the suffered ter
riby. The first to succumb their children being
deserted by their british mothers TO perish the way
side. VIC hear of woman who tired Of her burden
threw her infant not month old In the waysde thcket
and left it, We are informed that twenty-five OF these
Abe Lincoln miesones have been found frozen ~ death
on the roads travelled by the Yankees their return
mostly children.
The New York herald., 1865-01-09

Impressnent Prices In North Carolina.
BY law Of the rebel confederation the State author
ties Of each State appoint commission 70 apprasc the
prices Of articles which the Is compelled by
is necessities TO impress These spprnsements made
every sixty days and each successive schedule shows
increase in the prices The rebel government IL paying
the following prices In North Carolina at the present
tme:-
Apples dried good, peeled per bushe q lbs, -;
ss brandy, apple and peach per gal $lo; beef fresh
net per ID 81 do, salted per n 81 30; candles al
low, per lb, &3 do, adamantne, per b, - 70; Cloth
wcollcn for soldiers, clothes three.quarters yard
cotton raw, per ib eli coffee Rio per To- 81 5o corn
ansheed per bushel 70 lns 81 corn meal, sacks not
ly pcrbbi OF ieo lbs, s45; hdee dry, extra, per b.
~ dS green per b q bo horses artillery per head
S 000 house rent per roorn per month, $50 iroD pig
No. 1, per ton 2Oo0 lbs, $3.50; jeans, wool domcsto
per yard sio kettles camp iron per ID 500 lard per
ib " 75 leather, upper aud harness, per 10, &7
iasses, oane, per gallon, So do. sorghum per gallon
sio; mules, fnt class, per head $1,000; nails, peT keg
The New York herald., 1865-01-09
The Baltimore Correspondent Of the New
York World Arrested for DisIoyaIty.

bHIfFNVfff |HN y fW'"s
Henry Flint (Druid) the correspondent Of the New
York World has been arrested hero by the military
authorities on the charge Of dlsloyalty. Ho Il now In
custody.
The New York herald., 1865-01-09
TAe Late Raid into westmorel.nd.

IFfum tB0 HIchmUhd SentneI Jan. o. ]
The Yankees say the raid into wostmoreland was for
the purpose Of catching bounty jumpers and guerilas
They failed to get either Their real object was 70 re-
crut negro soldiers In this they also failed The
young negroes and hid, and when the old men and
went 20 them they told them they could not
refuse TO take hem but advised them 70 stay at home
These facts we have from entirely reliable
The New York herald., 1865-01-09
Discovery Of a Plot 20 Break Out OF
Castle Thunder.


Information received by the officers At Castle
Thunder yesterday that the prisoners odd in
number) confined In the citizens in that place had
made extensive preparations for escape last night Tho
report was that each inmate had armed himself by
some means or other with knife and revolver that
ing and that at the going down Of the they were
to make simultaneous rush for these places OF egreee
and II necessary, murder the guard who might oppose
them Search was made yesterday afternoon, and the
holes described having been cut through the building
were found to exist and several other facts mentioned by
the informant found TO be true. certain lieutenant
designated the leader Of the gang but ho soutly
denied any completely in the affair. He was, however
placed In closer confinement Under the supcrinend-
ence OF Captain L. w. Richardson, the commandment Of
the prison. the examination OF the prisoners building
still in progress late hour the afternoon up 70
which time the revelations made Of the plot found
TO be correct in every particular
The New York herald., 1865-01-09
Affairs ~ CharIeston.

IFT0m the Hichhohu ScntlheI, Jan o.
The Mercury Of the 29th ult rays all quiet on
Wednesday with the exception Of few shots fred be-
tween eleven and twelve o'clock from Battery Wagner
The firing from the latter seemed to be directed seward
and is believed TO have been simply Of experimental
nature The feet remains unchanged We have nothing
additional definite from the line Of the Savannah Rail-
road.
The New York herald., 1865-01-09
PRIZE MONEY prR rBy KEARs

THroponn THOMAS SYMPHONIC HorRKR Tho sacred
symphonic sciree Of Theodore Thomas attended by
very large audience st Irving Hall saturday evening
Tho character OF the music produced NJ these entertain
mcns being OF shc highest and most classical ORDER
naturally draws auditory OF critical and fastidous
taste who 20 enjoy musical feast not provided else
where In This they disappointed The symphonies
OF schumann and Bach interpreted this occasion
with fidelity and correctness Of Instrumentation that
were unexceptionsble Mr. Thomas evidently commands
the orchestrs entirely and with perfect control s
would he hard 70 nnd anything perfect than the
orchestral accompaniment 20 the great oo~xrfo os
Beethoven, performed the piano by Mr. Carl
wofsohn gentleman 70 a New York audience, and
Who this piece well In the exceedingly difcult
and rarely attempted fantasia Of Liszt Robert %
Diabe gave all the evidence Of thorough artist snd
received . very decided mark OF APPRECIATION which he
deserved Mrs Van Zandt sang DELIGHTFULLY."- the ID
Placer from La Gdssd Lddra, and aria from fwrt-
taui In both Of which she encorcd substituting for
the latter tho popular ballad Comn' through the rye"
which shs sang with great naicee and expression We
have seldom heard her pure rcsb voice 70 more Advan
tage and never witnessed cordial recognition of
her claims 10 the rank OF an admirable vocalist Tho
symphonic so,vees Of Mr. Thomas musical luxuries
which leave one in dream Of melody for the interval
eiapsing between them.
The New York herald., 1865-01-09
The Smelling OF Petersburg.
rrrom the Richmond Enouirey Ian a.

Either snmased by caprice the desire 70 convey in
formation Of the progress Of important movement
or theupprehensen that something wrong 10 going on
somewArc the enemy have for several days past been
unusually warm In their compliments 70 Petersburg The
rumor Ad some startling movement foot by
General Leo may have awakened them TO the
belief that Pocahontas was swaming with troops
and eNcit ed the shreking feelersn which
are aga sent daily scootng that interesting
suburb AMI the lower part OF the city itself After bur
rowing awhtc through bricks and shiages and possibly
inurng nUn,conbsiant or two this sratesical sport
will be suspended no doubt headquarters will report
thc object Of tbctoombardment whatever IL may IL be,
attained.
even the furious annonading between tho Hoxe,. bat
ser,es and their vis few days since f,i,oa N mar
she practical beauty, ,Of the prevailing serenity
The New York herald., 1865-01-09

Clark informs that almost any number could have
been obtained, but that only those were accepted
who had no families in the North and few ties 70
attach them 70 that section They will be distributed
through the Irish regiments Of the Army Of the Tennes
see, and hil up their depleted ranks
The New York herald., 1865-01-09

From the Rich uond Examiner Jan. 0l
Yesterday commission, from Grants lines arrived ut
varina, under flag OF tru,ae, with thousand Ave
hundred blankets for distr tuton among tho federal
prisoners in Richmond In addition 10 thousand
The New York herald., 1865-01-09
Rebel Marriage Agreements Made com
tingent upon Mr.. LincOln's Re-elcc-
From the Richmond whig, Jan. 81

The Petersburg Espress says hundred and twenty
three marriage licenses issued last year by the clerk
Of the Hastings Court In that cy-one more than the
number issued in 1853 As in Richmond, the largest
number issued in any month for many years. II not the
largest record IN December last, the number
being twenty one. 1t has been sadjocosely we pre-
sume-that numerous engagements OF marriage We're
made contingent upon the reelection OF Lincoln That
event. the gossps have H. would indicate continuance
OF the for four longer and therefore warrant
tion would be postponed until the policy Of the ad
nlinistration was developed This was strange admix
tnre OF love and politics, II the story be true but we
doubt IL without being able 70 account for the large
number Of marriages in November and December.