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Washington telegraph., 1865-10-11

ODD FELLOWS CONVENTIONAL GRAND
4 PKnCF~ Si1N-T-Svr or THE WlLDEY
| NoSUNESr.- Baltimore, September 2u--Ihe
\ CITY prs n-s gay HPp-aElnc- tA.s forenoon -
nr NaIleiS DIVISIONS vi thE grna- prOct ssiul ri
4 OII Yellow art nrf marching 10 the various
7 positions ass-n'd .Ur tA-!I iniEia,ion. pTepara
I tnry t0 in4rchrg no participate IA the csI-Ino-
4 uirs M rhr unraiing 81 the splendid statue o.
! Charity. ll- procession moved Al III ociOrk-
and occupied one hour in passing. the column
marching tOul abreast. Most OF the Lodges APP
I ~ AIRED in new Tagali8, and there were many
Lew and elegant banners displayed. Fine
/ tau il 81 mn>i- wrre iuterspers-a throughout
/ tlg liue. in tine IJGy NJ TIN procession. rhrTa
4 appeared some ua.i 3yz "a large wagons hAEL-
/ .um-y decorated aIiI rfD~dre with "IPAans--
\ iur children were inaSfly IL! Il, who bore an
meIoUs decorated shields. vaiIuu-.y Inscribed
\ viii ths nanias 81 tn- STAT and TpriroTi-s.
! AC JErse cas- were each drawn bs siN horses,
/ led BY coluT-L gruUHIs a.ess-d ia Iuikish cos
! Wm-. Following these cars eUID- a laI e num-
| l.r ~ orphan bsys, who, Ike the children il
\ .ha cars. are brItg educated al the expense ~
! tua order. There were also many orphan cLi-
\ lrtu accompanying tA= various lodges lar
\ rear st tn procession was brought mp by tbr
!. tiTanj EucaMylu. TIT arrayrl ia costly rzalias
l a. conspicuous feature ot this portion ~ thr
p-Ocrys!y vs. iIr X nT nt the L.and EucaDp-
/ uRnt iu which was seated thr High Priest OI
\ ti- order. aII4yed IN his veSlncuts. with two
guardsmrn on either side the door. clad in black
\ velvet, wearing helmets and bis.rk robes Last
\ ot alI came he members of rhe Grand Lodge
\ af tIe IEi.-d States iu carIia5fs. TO the dis
! laapyiBtmeut OF The vast body of spectators thr
\ President Of The United States was not present.
I I4yiHg aerA prevented hy official duties from
accrp.iu- the invitation tn head d. the pI,
\ craslpn Iraa.-r u ibr monument shortly after
noon, whrn tae linz was halted whilst the
Grand Lodge marched from tHa extreme left 10
\ .le Stand elect-u near q e Ds-r VI -h- uunu-
I MT, whrn th= ceremony %, uuyaiIing the
statue Of Charity iook pize-.
| Attar prayer by th@ Rev. Mr.. Williamson
tht report d tie W.I4ey Monument Com Lnitter
I v4- read
i Grand Sire Nicholson then formally present
/ el the monument 10 tine Grand LUlg- Ut tAr
X United States. which was received on their part
/ y Pass DFauJ Si.e Friteh. ia 40 Eloquent st-
Il dress
Washington telegraph., 1865-10-11

iT' The Isondon Herald Of the 22i nltimo,
has a long all about our .'lUst condi ioa' here
IN the United States, which begins in this start
ling manner:
Amcrica is given over TO Nemesis. The pro-
ple Of the Northern States, who rushed 50 mad
ly into an unjust and fratrcidnl war. are now
suffering from The evils th.ir work las wrought.
The latest accounts from the Empire City seem
almost io compel thr brlief that law and order
have lost their power III the lnnl OF the Stars
sud SlGprs. From the narrative OF Cur cores
pondrnt ihe entire territory OF the Union seems
smitten with a nora epidemic rs desoaiing as
anu iDdnisely more saddening han the ravages
Of tile dreaded prstilence OF the fell swocp q
ths avenging angel.
Washington telegraph., 1865-10-11
LOSSES or THE GRAND ARmrrs IL 1851

LOSSES OF THE GRASD ARMIES IN 1854
The terrible waste of war is strikingly illustra-
ted in tabular statement just furnished the
Chicago Tribune bF its Washington corresPon-
dent of the losses OF the two Union "Grand Ar
mies' in 1894 Il appears from these tables,
which have been compiled from official sources.
that during Gen. Grants campaign from the
RRpidan TO Richmond," his losses in killed,
wounded and missing amounted to 65,3S7.-
The heaviest loses occurred in the Wilder
ness" the operations from May 5th to the 18Th.
Inclusive, resulting in loss of 39, 40. Cold
Harbor comes next in the list, the casuslitirs
there footing up I3,l53. On the bloody held OF
Spottsylvsnia the list OF killed, wounded and
missing showed 1881. The seige of Peters.
buTge-from June 10 to June 3O-shows lis,
of I5, sf9 casualties.
In the West the losses were not SO great in
1864 From the movement on Dalton until
the occupation of Atlanta, Gen'l Shermans los
ses in killed, wounded and missing, were 81 l99
These were divided as follows: Army of the
Cumberland, p ,s07; Army of the Tennessee
1854; Army of the Ohio, 1868. The heavi-
est lsss was in front of Atlanta on the 22d OF
July, where the killed and wounded numbered
nearly 400C.
Thus the total loss in 1864 in the various ar
Inies of the ,onlac and the Mississippi alone
reached I25 4s6 A frightful record OF the
taste Of war,
Washington telegraph., 1865-10-11
4 Gross NIsREpREsExTArIos.-It Is with

a GROSS MISREPRESENTATION.- Is with
extreme regret that we feel bound, in justice to
our people to notice IN public manner the fol-
loving paragraph from Washington letter to
The -. Louis Republican. dated sept. 18th:
"Gen. Howard, of The FreeJmen's Bureau
this morning received communication from
MAJ. ID w Sargent, the officer in charge oi
FrCetmeu'a Affairs iii Arkansas. showing that
lav--hOiders in lhat State 10 not admit Of tie
existence Of the emancipation proclamation.
Shareholders refuse to release their slaves and
give them gheir freedom, claiming that th Y
know OF no enactment of Congress w ~ tEal
State Government freeing the blacks, aud oD
this ground they refuse 20 give them their free
com. o. any OF their persona! property which
hey may have collecua while in sarviiude.
Tia officer in charge Uf their affairs All, sted one
man, lecirreI tIim, and fined him so anl coEi-
PEELED him to give rolorcd man ali ms person
Al property which he mad retained.
We hope Major Ssrgent's report has been
grossly misreprest nted. Ne cannot conceive
il possible that an officer Of Maj. Sargent )
rank, and filling a position Of such delicate rs
possibility, in the restoration Of harmony under
the new system Of labor, should hsvS been gull
~ Of such gross Misrepresentation, ONO SO cal
culated to prrprtua;n i'll feeling, m to retsgd
the restoration Of civil aw.
II speaks uf sl,ve-huld.rs as a cla s, not o. a
pc lion of them. 1t T. wholly untrue. slave
u0ldoTs dv not refuse 10 release their slaves ant
give them their freedom Slave holders % not
claim thEt they know of 10 enactment Of Con
Er, ss OF Of the St4te Government freeing the
blacks They do not rrf1se 70 give them their
freedom A though a slave could not huld prI-
soma property uI,lu, oar laws, we have never
heard n . single slayr-OwDrr refusing slave
any property which be could claim as Lis own
". usage OF crstOm ~ there b- any silly con
ien.i5us fellows who do these things they aIr
rarr exceptions and have no coznt-nance o. sup
port from I'll Fir n,ighbors W. challeng- Mai.
Sargent for a lis; of names To which his re-
marks will truly apply This he owes 10 the
community, unless h9 may disclain the author
ship Of the report attributed to him hy the cor
respondent.
W. ~ no: know q single slave-0wner who
denies thg authority Of the emancipation proc
lamstion. SoiLe may doubt their constitution
ali'y in an abstract point Of view, but aIl are
ready to yield their obedience.
Thefo mer slAvr-hoiders-of our State. are ex-
ampl=s of ssb1lissien to law, auI confOI nifty
to the changes required BY the Federal govern
meut. 1t is hard that they should b. -.4Elered
by those ia authority.
Washington telegraph., 1865-10-11

rrs Mr. s s. Buford, who has been elected
President Of the Richmond and Danville Rail-
road, was a member Of the Virginia Legislature
during the rebellion. A Richmond paper
speaking of the meeting of thr stockholders,
says that after lengthy discussion rs to wneih-
er Gtn'l Johns'on would be acceptable to the
Government authorities, an adjournment was
wished to await the arrival of atelegTAphc dis
patch from Washington, III answer to a qucs-
lion propoundrd BY Gen. Terry As 70 whether
the Gov.rnmrnt would ohjrCt. NO dispatch
was, however, received. Onr 0i the stOckhold-
crs said Gen. Terry was perfectly nrutral IN the
matter, but that il no response was received.
The stockholders might consider that the author
lties at Washington lid not assent to thu srl-c-
tiou Another stockholier sisted that IN reply
to an interrogation as 10 the propriely Of elect
lug Grn1 johnston a. President of the road
GOV. Pirrpont said that y lille h. had very great
respect for Johnston. he believed that his clrc,
ZION at this time would be exceedingly iniudi
cous. After further debate and strong adyUca
,, ry Of tile claims Of Johnston by several stock
holders, and appeals 70 vote Tor him. the vof'
was taken with thr following resali: :. Bu
| ford 2215; J T.. johnston, LES; Buiofd'r
maj ,rity $50. Thu vote Of stockholders stoot
-ivr Johnston, ], ,.Z1 for Bulord 6fG TIL.
vote Of the State, l,6u2, was cast by Mr.. Chas
Palmer for Buiord.
Washington telegraph., 1865-10-11
l.ssAcHusErrs REPUBLICAN CoNyEH

MasSACHUsETT REPURIICAN CnNVEN-
rloS.-The following may be- taken as fair
stait mant Of the issue which the friends ~ tha
Constitution and the Union as it was viii be
called on 70 meet IL the nr4t Congress:
The Republican State Convention uf Ma.sa-
chusetts met M Worcester o. tL- I4.L, anil was
largely attended. Senator Sumner was yhcsuI.
presiding officer, and on taking the chair adj
dressed the assemblage in a speech " consider
able length, maintaining that the rebellion ana
slavery aTa not yet ended. ani will not h. iili
the emancipatel negroes of thf South Ire placed
on an equality before the lsw With those Who
were formerly their masters. Col. Alexander
IA. Bullock aud Hon. William Clatin wrIr
unanimously nominated for Gsyeauur and LEU
.puanf Governor respective ,ly. Th resolutions
tdoptyd express th- utmost confidence in Pres
itrnt johnson, pledge him supp1ft III bis ettoft-
20 store order in The South. and agree w.iA his
assertion thai treason is the greatest OF crimes.
aud must be punished; call ior yi-U. ana viEi-
lance Ia dealing with the States lately ID rebel
lion and the cxii patton of evrIy trace of slave
ry; maintain thar ihe southern people cannot
be safely entrusted with their civil government
or allowed fcprts, ntatiou in Congress iili w
amendments 10 their State constitutions they
shall have piohibited slavery; assfrt tiai neilii-
"a southern men who tried ~ JesiIoy the na-
lion hy arms, nor Northern men VINO declared
tho war Tor Is mani ainancc failure and Cali Xxi
ior it, immediate crssa'On, are the proper prr
-urs 10 tx trusted with anth1ritf; anu, W nile
avoiding declaration ia favor NJ extending
Inc ballot TO the nrgl0rs Of the SCuth, SAY that
no st can be mad, which will deny il 20 those
ot them who have borne arms id defense VI tine
republic and grant il 10 rebel soldiers ana tTai-
torous politicians.
Washington telegraph., 1865-10-11

Fkou Texas There are :, 600 nesre troops
at Corpus Christi. The mortality among them
averages three per Gay.
A powder mill exploded near Marshall, Tex
as, not long since. killing two and wouEding
two OF the 9Th Illinois Regiment.
Texas papers state that grea; interest is man
ifes;ed in the discovery of petroleum in that
State Seventy-ive companies have been or
ganized.
Public schools were being established through
eat the State.
Washington telegraph., 1865-10-11

DEATH or Grx. VI. n. PARsoNs.-Late
dispatches referring to battle near Csnargc,
Mexico, between a force Of Liberals and body
Of Imperalists. in which the latter were defeat
ed record the death Of Gep. Monroe NJ. Par
sons, Of Missouri, s1d six of his men. The
deceased will be readily recognized as a man
who played conspicuous part in the late rebel
lien, and with whom many of our citizens were
ssrsonelly acquainted.
Washington telegraph., 1865-10-11

Es@ native of Japan has arrived in New
York by way of California and the Isthmus-
His name is Kisaboro He is member of the
Tycoon's staff and a brother of one of the i'm
p, rial embassy who visited the United States
few years ago. His object is to make a tour
of observation through all the great cities of
the tTniop.
Washington telegraph., 1865-10-11
~ The New York Herald's Washington

special correspondent says:
The whale number of negro troops mustered
into the service since the commencement OF the
war is in round number 1SO,0O0. The deaths
and casualties among them greatly exceed the
proportion among the whites, and amounted TO
over 10000 $4,000 Of the remaining 10000
have lately been ordgrd mustered out in the
several departments, and these only are entitled
10 vote under the laws and regulations govern
ing the service. The small number distributed
among the several States would not be al ele-
nlent OF calculation in any OF them.
Washington telegraph., 1865-10-11

~ Tits said by the Cincinnati Commercial
that the military force of the United States now
consists of $4,000 regular troops, 100000 vol
unteers and 1000 eolored troops,-in all 206,-
600 men, of whom lO5,000 are reported on duty
in the field. We suppose that the present
strength of the army is rather over these figures
than otherwise; but they cannet be very far
from the truth.
Washington telegraph., 1865-10-11
ID I i ID

Tn this place en- the 5th inst, CHARLES SAX.
ON, son OF the late DR., e. =. and Mrs s. Il
Wolfe, aged : years months and ? days.
winds of winter, AZ ye wildly sweep
across the grave where perished beauty lies,
Pause for 4 moment; there are eyes that weep
The logt to earth, but blessed in Paradise.
Pause We and mouTn-not fol the freed from pa u
But that the sghs Of love could wish him bacl
again"
Washington telegraph., 1865-10-11

E- The New York correspondent OF the
Boston Pest says shat services are held every
Sunday in Cooper institute in the interest OF
the Methodist Episcopal Church South with
the intention Of organizing there an ecclrsiasii-
cal society, whose head shall be in the South.
Washington telegraph., 1865-10-11
TnEMETnoDI,r CHuRcn PRorrRTY.-Th

Ik-1li-l fhD4NA ~ ~ tAbt'fHtt q y Il Ala
question Of iit.e 10 the property OF the n. 4.
Courch South, which was tOrriJly ..kru pos
session Of during th" late rebellion ny .he mill
tary forces Of the United States uu.leT Secreta-
ry Stanton ctirbFsted order, sin remains - /.
bone Cf contention between the Northern aEd
Southern members of this Cherch. With the
turn of peace, il was supposed that this prop
erty would be restored to It's lawful owners; but
this is refused, and it continues 10 be occupied
by those who usurpei IL pOss. ssion
II was but the other day that I'll Missouri, Jy
order OF GOvruOr Fletcher tne military took
possession Vi church belonging ia The South
rrn Mrthodisis, ami comp llr.i tho n,inis-r w o
had recently been appointed 70 il ny Bishop
KavanaHEh, 10 deliver up th- keys ticn were
handed ever to pa Atnrr OF To" North. Iu
Nashville, Tenn. 2 church ard Ills pafsnr aE
had been seized and transferred 20 Bsaop S:mp-
snn, Of the North. who sent Of his owu
preach to occupy them. MT. Baldwin to-
elected pastor, appealed ~ President Linra
shn referred the matter to Andrew johnson.
fhen Military Goverxor ofTenness@r, rs OF the
grouud. and most likely ~ decii. justly lhe
Governor de.isi Jn Mas. that the church Should
g- restored 70 Mr.. Baldwin; LEt ks WIS ovarut-
ai bi Srtrfta- Stanton. anu Bishop simpson s
appointsr remained I'D prss s>ion rl very rr-
Gently, when Mr. B. again APPEALED 10 President
johnson. ihc prompt l-sull yyas- an order ~
the usurpers 10 eFacualr and the church aul
parsonage were delivered over TO their rightiul
pastor and owners.
Washington telegraph., 1865-10-11
Real Estate and Claim Agency
O. " Z-sA-GO2a

O. " z--sA-D08a
LITTLE ROCK, ARKANSAS.
WILL attend to the Collection Of all Claim.
w against the Goveumtn mt before the Mill
taTy and state Courts, and the Court of Cl,ims
At Washington City. Taxes on Real Estate
will BE- raId when desired, and Land Tides in
vrsigated. Office: Corner of Cherry & LoE-
isiana streets.
III the investigation of legal questions and
the preparation of legal papers. he will have
Tie assistance Of Judge +. II. English, former
Chief Justice OF Supreme Court Of Arkansas
Washington telegraph., 1865-10-11

.sFIhe War Department has issued instruct
ions to the Commanding Generals OF the De-
Hartments of North Carolin Virginia, Florids,
Texas, Louisiana and Arkansas, to imnt stately
muster out of serv all organizations OF color
ed troops, enlisted in the Northern States,
Washington telegraph., 1865-10-11

= An official report received at the Freed
mems Bureau frsia Alabama brings the inteili-
gence thst the unsettled state of social aifal! 5
in the vicinity of Mobile had neceSsitated the
importation OF mounted force to the scene OF
troubles. The nature Of this disturbance has
not transpired.
Washington telegraph., 1865-10-11

DEATH OF CAPT c. c. DANLET.-We re-
gret to learn that Capt. c c. Danley, editor Of
theLihle Rock Gazette, died in ;hai city on the
Cd IN slant. r..
Washington telegraph., 1865-10-11

CONGRESSIONAL ELEcTIoS.-The following
is the result OF the election held last Monday
az far as heard from:
Easiing,on.-Gibson received y votes; As
kew, 6l; Neador, 7; Kyle, %; scattering
Spring Hill Gibson. 4; Askew, l6; Neado.
2; Kyle, 10.
Washington telegraph., 1865-10-11

= Geo H. Gibbs, Esq, Of the Little Rock
Bockstcrs, where all the latest periodicals. &C.
can be had. has our thanks for file OF late pa
eGIs, &c.
Washington telegraph., 1865-10-11

|. On the question of reurit,ng with the
Church North, the vote Of the Kentucky Meth
dist Conference, on the 18th ult stood, for res
union, %; against il, 81.
Washington telegraph., 1865-10-11

vJudge Halliburton, better known IS Sam
Slick" from his humorous work entitled "The
CIsckmaller. or Sayings and Doings of Sam
nel Slick, of Slickviile," died at the end OF
last month, in England, at the age Of siKty-two
years
Washington telegraph., 1865-10-11

LE Returns of the Maine state election, in
icate that the total vote IS 80 eco to 10000 less
than last year aud tina. the Republican malori-
ty will be about $4,000 against 10 OUU IN
l-F4
Washington telegraph., 1865-10-11

~ The negro soldiers of Memphis indulg-
cd in general riot on Sunday, the 18th ulumo,
and attempted to mob and kill wnite man,
who prevented a negro man from Drutaliy beat,
ing small boy. The white man only saved
his life by running and hiding from the loyal
mob
Washington telegraph., 1865-10-11
JAMES P. ERWIN,
ATTORNEY at Law,
ARKANS
LAW NOTICE,

THE Undersigned will henceforth deroie
l. lis exclusive attention to the practice OF
law, at his old Office in Washington, Arkansas
He will practice generally il the Courts OF
Hampstead, Srvier and l.siay-tie counties, ana
III any courts OF the Sixth Judicial Circuit or
Sprcial retainer
us Revenue Stamps will be kept on hama
to be used in the business Of his clients.
JNO. II. EAkIN.
Washington, Aug. is, 1865.
Washington telegraph., 1865-10-11

~ Thsddeus Stevens, of Pennsylvania, the
leader Of the Republican party in Congress es-
Inmates the actual national Indebtedness at four
thousand millions OF dollars.
Washington telegraph., 1865-10-11

~ Judge PaschalI, and other promiaent
citizens of Texas. are in Washington to urge
the release of JEFF. Davis.
Washington telegraph., 1865-10-11

~ The population OF the United Kingdom
(Englanl, Ireland and Scotland,) is stated al
2?,772,294 in the middle of the present year.
Washington telegraph., 1865-10-11

FThe Judge Of the Criminal Court at St.
Louis has overruled a BHotion to vacate his order
requiring attorneys to take the new constitution
oath.
Washington telegraph., 1865-10-11

- Samuel T. Glover. prominent lawyer Of
st. Louis, has been indicted for practising his
profession without taking the oath, and intends
TO carry the eare, ii necessary, 10 the UHiteC
States Supreme Court. -..
Washington telegraph., 1865-10-11

DEATH OF JOHN T TRIGG, Eso.-Captaih
John T. Trigg, "cllknown lswyei oil ms
State, disa recently, in St. Louis.
Washington telegraph., 1865-10-11
WYATT &. THOMAS JAS A. WILLIAMSON.
WILLIAMSON q THOMAS,
ATTORNEYS AT LAW,
SOLICITORS II CHANCERY

SOLICITORS IN CHANCERY,
WASHINGTON, ARKANSAS.
WILL attend regularly the Courts Of Hemp
w stead. Serier and Latdyette; also. the
courts Of any Of the adjacent coun ties upon be-
ing retained. Willact as Ageats Of Real Estate1
pay taxes upon lands, dispose Of same, &c -
CoHrcyaHeing Of every description neatly and
promptly executed. Especial attention giren to
the business Of collecting.
Aug 30, lo65. 26-tf
Washington telegraph., 1865-10-11

iS- The citysoi Springfield. capital Of ILL.,
nois, is a~ceriainrd, BY the census just taken to
have 10000 inhabitants.
Washington telegraph., 1865-10-11
Livery Stable.

FT7HE undersigned have opened Livery Sta
a. bic in this place, where the travelling pub
Tic can have their horses attended to and pro-
vil,d with plenty of provender- Stable aljoip-,
ing the Post Office. Attentive hostlers always
inattendance. ..
J. ID. SMITH & co.
Washington, Aug. %, Io65. 25-tf.
Washington telegraph., 1865-10-11

To- A grandson Of Ia Fayette arrived iaie-
ly on visit TO this country, and is now in Bos-
ton.
Washington telegraph., 1865-10-11

r-E- Alexandra, Va. has been transferred
from the military 70 The civil authorities
Washington telegraph., 1865-10-11

invite my friends and the public Genela'if ~, -
-, u sn,b articles to give me call m ~, ~
Washington telegraph., 1865-10-11

" The Synod of Arkansas will meet a; the
Presbyterian Church in Iittls Rock (instead o.
Washington on the Thursday before the An
Sabbath in October, next at o'clork. P. NJ.
.--...- C. C.. COPELAND,
Moderator
Wheelock, C. n, July 81, 1865.
Washington telegraph., 1865-10-11

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ins- ,he Post Office. A'i -
Washington telegraph., 1865-10-11

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LIFE OF ABRAHAM LINCOLN, published
in English and.German, by Hon. Jos. H.
Barrett, Commissioner of Pensions, WASH
ington, d. c., 1 vol. Svo., $40 pages, bound
in embossed, cloth, sheep, library style and
half calf, is superior to any other. The
reasons Why: 1. 1t is the only work for
which Mr.. Lincoln himself furnished all
the material facts of his early life. 2. Mr..
Barrett being Commissioner of pensions,
was officially related to the President, and
in addition to this enjoyed a personal init
macy with him which placed at his COM
mand every source of information needed
to render the work in the highest degree
reliable and complete. 3. The portrait in
the book was taken and engraved express
ly for this work, and was pronounced by
Mr.. Lincoln himself as the best one
ever produced. A.. Barrett's Life of Lin
coin contains 842 pages-342 pages more
than Hollands, and 142 more than Ray
mond's, and is sold at the same price,
5. Barrett's Life of Lincoln is illustrated
at a cost of near $500. The work will be
ready in about ten days. FREDERICK
GRAFT is Agent for this county, and has
already near 200 subscribers. He has can
vassed Radncr township, and part of Del
aware, Brown and Berkshire townships.
July %, I865-3t.