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ID r. FE
Provisional Gov. Of South c.
The g IIonorable', 1IcDousal on q
ncndcr.


washington Cores Cincinnati Commerclal.1
Ofall the men in Official station, whose &C.
fentricities excite the amusement OF those
who witness them, the Hon, Senator Me-
Dougal, OF California, Is nnquest1onably en-
titled to the first rank A8 was walking
elong Pennsylvania avenue, the other day,
observed this distinguished gentleman riding
in.au open carriage, In company with three
friends, two Jolly spirits of bis own
species and q shaggy looking terrier. The
latter had the front seat Of the barouchc, all
to himself. and was vigorously barking at his
senatorial n1aster, who sat between Ills two
companions on the rear cushions. The Sena-
tor was taking the world easy. His head was
covered With hat, which, If erected on
stick, would have passed for q family umbrella
end his feet were spread nll over the vehicular
conveyance, In which be Ind started out to
sec the sights. He had just purchased q pair
Of purple kids, and rather then trouble HIM
sell with the ordeal OF putting them on, had
entrusted this labor to his associates, each OF
whom had taken possession Of one Senatorial
land, and was eueEgetically applying the
ebiGomant1c adomments, while the owner Of
hand and gloves alike, was cntreatfng them
In the language of Gen. Grant to "go fn,"
and t'eet TIC Id things On, Or he'd throw
spring, Ineed not say, TO all who look to the
honorable body, In which Mr. McDougal haa
, 1865-12-21
A Banker Done Out OF $1,000 In Gold.
In EaltImore IN TnnsdaY YIN T Smith

IL Ial1MVIt, VI Auesuhy, WIZ l. S0{ln-
| ecn 4 Co., bankers, were swindled ont Of
(; fourteen years of age, presented letter pus.
/; porting to be from Col. Robert Coletnan, pro
/! prietor Of the Eutaw House, asking what he
I; could purchase q 200 in gold for. a mem
! Der Of the firm responded by saying they
I! would sell ii at 81 $50. The boy received the
note and len, and after IN absence Of hak an
hour, again returned with note written
j; upon piece Of letter paper, headed Eutaw
House, requesting AessTs. smishson q Co. to
! send the gold BY bearer In bag. Enclosed in
The note was check, PurpoEting to be from
3! peake bank Of, Baltimore The check was
received without any hesitation, the gold
placed IN a bag and handed to the boy, With
i itifty dollars IN paper money, making up the
amount Of the check. Tho boy disappeared
With the bag, and nothing further WAS thought
| Of tho matter NATL the afternoon, when The
check was discovered miserable forgery, the
signature being entirely unlike Mr. Cole
mans. Information was given to the tletec-
tttves, but the gentleman who paid over tue
money being unable to describe the boy,
There Is no clue By which to operate, and il
is feared the principal party In this daring
;swfnd1e Tll be enabled TO c5cape.
, 1865-12-21
NEW CALIFORNIA SENATOR.

NO GldLc III lAc \ uGu Hn1 Uctu uOIC 620Iy
;d5sgIaced by the neE-some Of them Ger
iaInly-It has sent TO Congress, thnn Cali
|to1nia-- 1t&hould Do remembered, however.
That those We refer to were sent %hcre In the
piping times Of Democratic rule, over the
heads Of the real solid patriotic people Of the
Golden State. The telegraph d day or two
since informed Ms that Hon. Cornelins Cole had
been elected United States Senator in the
place Of AcDongal, who By his gross intem-
Iezanec has so long dIagraeed the Senate.
Senator Cole has been member of 4he lower
house, md Ia man OF u11questioned ability,
Integrity that Is above the breath Of suspicion
and withal kind, courteous and accomplish
ed gentleman and his election is the highest
possible compliment to the wisdom and tho
patriotism Of the Legislature Of California.
&c will most ably represent the noble men
who control the mighty desttnies Of the Re-
public upon the Pacific coast.
, 1865-12-21
Dccap8tAted Hody on Railroad Track,
EEyou the P1tfshutph Gszette I1ih

We are again compelled TO record one Of
those tragic occurrences which shock our
senses and cause humanity to shuddeE. As
the westward bound train on the PennsylVa-
MIA Central Railroad WAS nearing HomeEood
Station yesterday evening, after passing VII
knsburg, the form OF man was discovered
oD tho track. The engine was instantly re-
vetsed, and the v:locity Of the train stopped
erethe locomotive had passed over him. Upon
examination it was tonnd that the man was
already llfeless corpse. His head and right
shoulder were severed from bis body, and It
Is supposed that he was Killed by the eastern
bound trniu. Hewas dressed In black frock
coat, striped pants and vest Of the samc ms
terial, all of which seemed to be new. Al
deIman Donaldson, In the abscucs Of Coroner
Clawson. summoned Jury, bnt no paper.
were found on the person Of tho deceased,
nor any evidence adduced aiEording tho
slightest clue as 10 the manner oil his death,
his name or residence. 1t Is, however, sup
posed that he WIS q droYcr.
, 1865-12-21
UNCLE sA1ps WARDROBE.

le QuAfIeJm0ster Generals Report shoWa
that there remain in the depots unsold i'm
mense quantities Of army clothing. Uncle
:Sam's wardrobe Is certainly well supplied at
this time,-indeed far beyond his wants. We
find such items as these Uniform coats on
hand 46, los; Jackets 5o4. .sl1 tronscrs ,ls5,-
,,2S4; drawers LEX, ,54l; flannel shirts 1,543,-
.s94 great coats 9s9, blankets ], ,Oo9, ,I25;
waterproof blankets 1Ge4 ,975 blouAes 1,410,-
to5a; pair shoes ,5se, ,25q; vests, pairs; 49,
;GGi stockings, pairs, 1,Snl, ,091 +; hats 39s SOS;
caps 9a6, ,9; knapsacks sBs, ,191 harersacks
5e2 ,te1; canteens 845, ,oo9 large tents % 100;
common tents 53,9o2 sheltcr tents Sol 81,
'bedsacks 167,sW; axes *, ,54s spades md
'shoycls 15c ,5e3; hatcheis Ill 2214 mess pans
::;A 40; camp kettles 1oo, At; picks 10, ,aos;
and othel- articles TOO numerous to mention.
What Is to be done With all this material.
Nest Of It, II offered for sale, won Id fetch bnt
a small fraction Of It's value Of eost. This
property cost the Government from Afsy to
sixty millions OF dollars Perhaps tha best
thing to be dons with most Of It Ia TO keep 1t
Tor the future. supply of our standing army,
and, we presume that is the intention OF the
Government Secretary 3zcCnnoch, n recent
despatch stated, had revised his estimates Of
the military expenses for the fiscal year, 1866,
and found that much smaller sum would
suf1ce than that stated In his annual report.
onunaonca ona III r.,d far e. es- ~ ,,,a .an.
+scto-s ~ sonccrnad ~. wv ~ a,n1.,trt. 49, |
~. - -. 49, 49, ,to,as =, ,4dno.,o, ~ $500
~ - 49, eoa.aa y. :. ~ ~, e.
sss s u.seo'eo ~ .4'e seaes =. W. .sae
- sa.sa. sa , 40 M W. nv .ta % ps.u ~ ,sa,'.,u IL
@ s ~ 20. e,.s,a.. wv ." a.u .n , 49,, !1eae'
l. - ~ apo saose' oo1,s,
;;@.'A' 49, .A,,, e.o'.' .ns
I.u .4Am W. Wotost
, .. .nsm nun usuuet'9n =, us' " aa1ns @ "
-" .no no Presume sua' 1A'ke
lnnnunes o. clotnlne mns1 'of year 70 come
oc u1htllouIto aanonS LIE MuAtltuoes oi ucsl-
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yea or nay tha. may decide question Of
war or peace, or involve the expenditure OF
untold mtlllons out OF the NATIONAL treasury.
"Wbat 8 great man he would be, il he
wculd't drink" and what au honest man
Jack Shepherd would have been, II he hadn't
been given Ia stealing.
, 1865-12-21
Destructive IncenatAEy Fire as NeW
Albany. Ind.-Loss S55,000.
(Fron the New Albany Ief1osr- 18th l

New Albany has been again visited by
| most destructive nflaErAtfon-theu undoubt
ed work Of some Internal fnceudIary, one
has infested this city and nelghborhood 10,
the past six months, and whose deeds OF rob
berry, arson, and attempted murder have
caused general alarm and apprehension
At quarter before IL o'clock on Saturday
building occupied by W. j. Newkirk, as \
drugstore, In the Vezn1a Block, corner Of
Pearl and Spring streets. The father and son
Of Mr. New Kirk slept IN the drug -store-the
rear end being partitfoned oG and used by
Mr.. H. C. Green as part Of his mattress manu-.
factory. From all the facts ascertained, it
appears that an 1nccndlary fred this room. in
which 3{r. Green had q large quantity Of corn
husks, used In his business.
The hnmes spread with great rapidity, and
soon awoke the Messrs. Ncwkirk, sleeping in
the adjoining room. The building was fled
with comhustfblcs-ofls, liquors, corn hpsks,
6e.-and Of course In a few moments tho
wrapped In solid sheet of flame. Il was
with the greatest difficulty that the occa-
pants Of the sleeping room escaped with their
lives. AS 1t was the elder NeWkfrk lost Si0O
IN money, and both. Of them lost their
clothing. The drugstore aud mattress
mandatory were soon destroyed.
The fire rapidly communicated to the ad-
Joining store of Ja1nes Deitz 4 Co.. dealers In
produce and groceries, and 1t also was entire
ly guttea and most of its contents burned.
From the store it soon spread to the whole
sale grocery store of schoonover, Patton &
Co., and In less than m hour II, too, wne
masB Of char1ed ruins, together with great
part Of It's contents. All the Efforts Of the
, hIcmen-and men never worked more faith
fully or harder-proved unnyailing to stay
the progress Of the Dire until the entire block
was consumed.
The losses BY this fire aro heavy. ". J.
New6trk estimates his loss at $500, upon
which there was an insurance of $3.50, In one
Of the Offices represented by Mr.. Pink. Ms.
GREEN'S loss Is stated at 81, Gao, tn11y covered
by ins1rauce- Deitz It Co. were insured for
a, 500, and their loss Is estimated At 5000.
Schoonoyer, Patton & Co. had $40, 900 insu-
rance, and estimate their loss at eo0.00O,
Upon the buildings owned by Nr. L. Vernia
there Was no insurance. They were valued
at sec, 900, but could not at present prices be
replaced for <G0, 900. The totaI losses by the
conHaeratiou will not tall below Isl, coo, npon
which there Is but SIS, COO insurance.
a reward Of $50 Is offered for the appre-
hepsion of.the villain or Villains that fred the
building; but If we may be allowed to Judge
from tie past. there i little probability of
their detection.
, 1865-12-21
"a WE

S,7s6 - 1855 "a
,dh}. 11 IT. noys,nent by wxsr. nnst,..wo stss@:
and fraction for each boat. q n average coupen-
! sauon OF Slsa pcf day each Each boat conauneu.
or H. sn a;sess1ee: ;rss s1 nnshs. M oe coal PEI dsy
costing for chsrtss ~ - -, ~ oodIs W. 1a oays
an nnehr1 ~ ThitHr.t S-soA.9 aaa G1ssumiog 1N-
Total cost Of tsnsnoefsi s1' ~ 11ae9: 5ts1s
water to various points On the o1o III s 1tnt: y
Tie sane mnrenens ~ r. 1s,t,sessS - ~. ~
the reduced ralca at Which IT, rsiqoa, s[e ~, s
Government, would have cosi II s:sssi. ' ''''e 'As'
ahnr snsc" ~ ost1 as, uo,sd ~ weS n nc
on de Potomac. aern+s tbs A;,srhsn,es sn3 ~
sesndine the Ohio and ascending The Mtssisstpp,.
nj NV oriatr r. ~. posl1ons 70 "nlco taeS
During ihese same tory dsys ss,ou men Fl, c11
Tere moved by railroaa from Washington, ~ o00 Of
them to the pesfs shove named: the Others wers
aa 1asgs 7s sd sass
p sher homet he laeor Of waE over to sensn to
rfy Il Tho rnT ~ thctr H. +hn hnn, e ~
In all Of these movements there have been few
accident and the safety and economy or the ser
nes ess an a. r. spesd
Q! oeflinaton tAe pay OF tue men, tho subsistence
.n.s 1,n. 1nn tahe snG q the I'm
s wSeb he
consumed, would hare fas exceed the eost Of thia
tahla mosensnl 6y ~ aoa Hver.
s9 Geo man bare been safey broush. back .rotn he
to he eeyeIs enna ~ %iseH,py ~ ,ns m
every loyal Stale, md finally tent 10 1hcir tonee.
c1aa aoy ,nsse men Saue rom lezas and me Gnlr
rrro,,iem. Ss nuo lne 'e7'to7es OF III the taIes
Sush a moTeyasnt I. nnc~,rn,ca II .,,.,,,ts.
ms -.nnr4 ~ ~ - ~ 1!n4ttatt1
wnr. and lie erest sdyant,rrs II no. IN II
system OF na41s1b1e rvers md lts forty thousand
mites OF railroads. i.
Military RAILROADS.
IN the winter Of 1861 when the sebel azu,es ware
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charge Of the 1re&czu Etvef transportation IN 1851
ladt before the preparations for The eaIapalgn ot
AAEaola q commenced, Wis, upcn The o7gmfEahon 81
ouee. rallsd 10 lts hesd-1 lie h4s eoudoa6 -
e ests'eo n ulh REras efficiency and economy. OF sons
Se,. moTs Important moteucuta ibis report givaa
StiHH> neb he took charge Of lhD FefT1cs thR
~ tsstppt bud hccn opcaed, and tho merchants It
steamers 10 +, Il & condition 10 cstaeltsh line. Of
rJstsW q En1eehettct Of .tra,as;s WI as i.st 40
dc md eons.ae,. wero made. %
pid:eEs. 10 r1s With tbs lowest respoaslbir
sd Ess5 sniss pss ponca. 1he s7pld accpmus;soo d
ec,tlei Geo. ra q Sth:. points OF supplies vhieh
port OF this Office eAS 's*s annual To
~TEES RIVER 7uA.ssos7A11ox
river sc.r.a I1.so q tas Wa eonsldezablc eent az
poSdpy rndp =. q ne department upoa Tho assir,nns mi
Nv s naoo'srs. b5 purchase By constyuc,ionp y
report 1t Contains the names OF: 'poo'es sna
, 1865-12-21
South Carolina and RepudfatYou-om-
j ctal Correspondence.
EXECUTIVE DEPARTMENT, sorru CAnoiNA,
| t lnf 1871

1 J
TO His E1ce1lency, Gov Orr: ,,..
MI DEAR s1R-1 received, two weeks since
10 telegram from the Hon. ". Il. Seward,
Secretary Of State. in relation to the repndia.
iticn Of our war debt, In the following words
IL Upon reflection, South Carolina would not
|care to come again into the councils Of the
Union. encountered and charged with debts
her name In win attempt'to sutvest It. The
President trusts she will lose no time in mink.
Ing an effective organic declaration, disayow.
Hing all debts or obligations made or assumed
in her name or behalf, In aid of the rebellion.
The President awaits further events in South
Carolina with deep INTEREST," -.
In reply to this despatch, I stated that It
was impracticaoic now 10 make any such Or
fganic declaration, as our Slate Convention
had been dissolved, BY. my adyIce, after hnv-
ing done all that the President had requested
to be done, and that waa opposed to keep
ing rcyolnt1onary body, like TINT Of tie
longer than absolute
! / further stated That our war debt was i
VERY small one, and could not be separated
from the ordinary expenses Of the; State i;
that South Carolina had been refunded by
the Confederate States large portion Of her
expenditures on account Of the war and that
no one In this State had any right to complain
of being taxed to pay this debt, as they :were
all guilty IN incurriDg 1t; aud stated, more.
lover, that the estates Of widows and orphans
had been invested in this debt, az the safest
investment which could be made for them,
land That II would now be great injustice to
this Innocent ind helpless class to dlsaVow
tile debt. i -: =.
! Yesterday Ind the honor Of recciring the
following communication from Mr. Seward
through the mill. -...-.,-.
Il WAau1sa7ox, Nov. 50, ts65. + !
To Ills Ekeellency B. F. Perry, Provisional Cor
ernor ol the State OF 3onth Carolina:
Sln-1 bare the honor to acknowledge the receipt
of your telegram OF the 9Th inst informing me-
that as the couys;;:ton had been dtesolYed, II wI
Impossible 10 adopt the F1esi2ent's suggestion &.
rspad!ate the tnsn.gent debt, and 10 fufotm Won
thNt, while the objections which You urge 10 The
ndopIon Of that proceeding are Of xerione nature,
fhe President cannot reffan ftom awalting with iu.
ercst an otlcial expression upon that subject from
1baSe ths honor to be, sonE ohedIent sesvans,
Il WI. Il. 3EHARp..
! You will please to lay this communication
before the Legislature for their action in ref.
ierence TO the official expression which the
President is awaiting with interest.
Your Excellency's most 'obedtcnt servant,
| Provisional Gov. Of South Carolina. J.,
, 1865-12-21

Ihtsc are doubtless The ''systems which are
Grndcal!y developing themselves, ,"if We IuaY
use JoinstEiau cxlarsaion. :. upder. which
the freedman Will rocelve the prote.uou to
which he is justly cn:itlcd.''
Ihctc systems, n'ias black codes, have only
LIS yet developed themselves in three OF tho
States, but they will mature In the others rs
coon ss the otherlegislatures can got chance
20 exhibit The like prompt spl,at of ohedl-
ercc and patriotism. Appended 10 the Pros
idcnt's message wcar two reports The one by
Lieut.. Gen. Grant, which wc printed yester.
day, and the other BY Gen: Carl schutz, who
has been distinguished both In Germany and In
ihis country, for twenty years, as I searching,
visilant htend Of liberty and human rights.
As politician and statesman he Is the fore
most OF The German Republicans of America,
LIS appointment mas coernl With the Psos,.
dents reconstruction policy, and was regard
cd by the American people as satisfactory
evidence that the President then supposed
that his policy would stand tbs most scrusi-
Dtztng test and examination. Gen. Schrrx'a
military success Is moderate, and on ques-
tion Of siormmg fortidcat,on or organizing
an nJ1ny or fighting 4 batale his opinion
would have little weight against that Of Gen.
1,ao5 ~ ..s,,..a,,- ~. nIN... - wv y. t4lse'
.s+,, ~ <,,.nozese 49, ,1.s. " -, a-su'n.
tl,c ,o,,,,c,1 sr,,o,,,. ~ etsts ..SasA s- "
~ eonsov,r,t, - 49, raas.it.'.,aD ' OF
r;,,is ~ nav ~, s.,,r.s T..s.. ~ s1nu .ue
~, .3t1, -,,',4,c;.rs ~ 1900. -
,.ot.sn, =, II, It, to,1n. nan,f aas'sss =. aos-
1,ges whfc1 = m,,ita-, 49, ,~s.,s ~ ..a,.
W., - "a - thta a.1,.t .r,,s . .aeA:
.noHt ~ eorno ~ ~ oon.,ns;o,s - go, 4Iaaso
psas,,s,t,. ~ ~ ~ .s,,.s ~ ' ~ .a'o1ao'e ~ Ing
- s1ssa - 9., .ssc. ~ ~ ....'., e'u.su -. laons ~,
s,,,,;sot t. .r,,I ~. easa 49, ~ ~ NV
eaetes s ~ ~ VA. ~ ssau 'Aa. u.s iepor. Gomez
,oan'., u " 81 pa4ea.s, ey, person"
o". a"u ets'1 ''"ef aaa'iaca'ton To-
qunea 10 g.ss II salne'
40 ouee. enG, oen. uent' whose political
e3Iei1enee nas neen wisely confined hereto
'ote 10 SAYING no'nlog' mas consented 70 tako
1altoau tfp 70 naleleh, Cnaficstont savan-
nah and Augusta. deFo11ng to all these places
an neg'cssa1e OF nse oays' IL is but natural
aha1 nenera4 "ho hao spent 1onr years In
nenting us way INTO Inc south AGAINST her
oess commanders ana most powerful armies,
eso1a tsei, % NC .aAes tne tra1n TO point TO
"nca All nus ARMIES o. late could not force
tnssage, ana quietly smokes hts cigar In some
eoulnefn nolcl, OF Astens TO lne anxious eao-
qutncs oa eono o. .ao8o leading mem" who
"ele foremost IN the reoelhon. that, In the
m'i1ars point OF view, all Is going merry as
u 1rat11a neil. We are glad TO receive his
report 70 TINS elect, and now thnt ha has
aoanoonsa '. .ue se.,e,n1 PohcS "nacn gave
su ~, eretieus ', vega. even 70 MS s'lenco,
IN tn 4N
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Toral boats md basgee Of all kinds.

11aIat 43ts ...+.-.......,, ,. 3
Toral boats md basges Of all kinds. sp
Nearly AZ Of there hare been advertised for ssls.
by The department harc been or viii b sod, Tnose
which have been captursd or teired mill b iprred
OYER to the Treasury Department, to b dlsya.s
Of nuster the law Of viii be returned to their aliSi-
nal o~neSs, II pardoued, and. II 30 nf3erod. mn,
tnll consideration Of ther ela,ms
Inc agreement madr early In the uar with con-,
force through all the changes in values which tbe
wsr has brought. The railroad occers haTa ~
rpondcd 10 eyeEy demana Of the transportation de-
Cooperation wrh The officers Of 'he tuarte7mas,crs
Department. have nat'c these E1eak movements Of
tzooPs easy or execusion and une1xupted IN de,s-
10 Brissdler General t. ., Pssons, who has
been N charge Of tho fourth divt.t9n Of this oce
mt. and frequently, In bis shssnee In charEn OF lhe
ofnee, and the officers It the various ports and do
2nss; shs,Eed vt Mi,h ths duty of transportation.
Nt;h which this immense basiness has beea con-
There hsye been fled in the ot1,co Of thc iou.1h
Division since its organization. 4sa claims amount-
- e s6sTa 81; d ha,e seen seisr1ed llo 10 iSe
nation md settlement, amounting to {s7 10. 50.
have been rejected amounting 70 t6U, ES-3t; d
aTa5 setton am91nt,ns .e a. ss bess
From the imperfect reports Jet received 1t tho
@ =, tJ suo ul,IslAs me nnsnocr OF p1s-
been transported bv he division. dnnnr Ike nar.i
wear. {s 33b Bill eostfrn oynr II ain mn ~ ~
Cen aehote1d's movements from Clifton. On the
h y hs T hiver re Ohio and
sDd Ihcn to the cost Of North CaroIlna, Nere &C.
comnli.hed IN The midst Of q yery severn wlnrerx
during which the navigation Of the ohio and shs
Aye days ailef me movement xas decided on % IL
Washington, the troops upon the Tenoes essoe, near
nent 10 Washington dccnp|sd al aysc,es az t,me ~
onl. eleven d1ys. 1t took place Dung lbe nouth
Of January: - N'1>'@''0'
ie.naaez's Department, who vas despatched by
The War Department 10 attend 10 It pcssonaly. &C.
eompst les ihis Eepot: It 1, an Interesting de,aM
CT the conclusion or ihc campaign in Tennessee
wh % the Esd corps, under Gen Schodelti wa rr
der. d sezoaa the Aiechantcs, pT Wsshfnefm- n
the coa.t Of North Carolina, to Cooperate viii
Gen. Sherman, the 18tn CORPS under Msj Gen. u.
Smith, WIS ordered 10 '''New Orleans to CO.
reduction of Mobile a Diet. Of forty w
on the Teunessee, below The MuscIe Shoals rhc
asIsoa egaas ssEay as Of s
i.0B horses, LII mufes, 81 WAGONS N Is sm6n- ms
auces. The eunbarkation begin an t!,a 5th of Feb.
ruary. 1865. and VA compleied on tha sth. The
feet sailed on The 9TH, aud tho command arrived At
thirteen days, I,a1 mies.. . 1'' 'e'a Da0'sa' u
,,,u,xns,n,.
wAsnISoEoS.
The armies Of the West and Of tho Potomac. af
ter the fa1 Of Richmond and the surrender Of tie
ton, were reviewed b tie Pres.dsnt aad Cabinet.
and encamping upon the hetshla surrounding rho
baudmcut
During the iorty days between the 9Th OF May
f11r NJ kAr-,
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l3 average daily cost Vas $aa,4
The report Of COL Wise, who Is In charge of thi,
branch oi tns QuaEi eTnastef Geuerala o.1ce, con
tains some important observations upon the con
structioa md management Of s,eam ocean l1au5
poxis.
, At The beginning OF. The war the DEPARTMENT was
imposed upon Officers End AGENTS had little e1.
perience, md Inferior Tessels were .ometlnee chr.
tered, End excessive prices were paid foE steamees
chartered rom ne regular 6ade, not then tuilreiy
anS slioPpeDt ai1Pe5'I5 nrosen p s{ ths wa1
Ecae OF prices for the duesent classes Of vcssela
era1.
The examination and audit Of all accounts for
Charter Of vessels mas brought TO this o{iea; nj
Charters contained provisions 10 enable the United
States to purchase the ves*eA at reasonable price,
PROVIDE! that ehoutd prove advantageous: and sys-
TEN, order, and reg1ladty were introduced INTO the
Service.
This branch Of tha service, on the reorganization
OF this ofco under The Law OF Ith tRly. 1851 @ss
assigned to the third division Of tho otlee, uaaes
tbs direction Of Colonel 6. D. Vie, The ta,e!J.
efeiencJ, despatch, and punctualty Wtsn as Msn AIS
41alrs hare been conducted do bun hl4n nonos-
1cet has averaged 10 vessels Of ~ essesl WIZ
burden or 12lDOO tons. But tnffa Vesse!s nas9
been Loaf durInr tbs yen, though thc xreaiest 91t
most important uoremsus were lnaua 4uflu& Leg
1uclement months Of the "inteFs Hon dsntas1 10
Nay. norono,,nv ,t,s -rr,or, ,,,vs
,,ts,is ~ 1eferrnce the transport aeet and The
go f1ona of tho Department npoa the OCEAN and
tufon lie waters Of tho coast
xAu. AID kIvkt TRANSPORTATION,
! The scsvice of transportation upon the western
11.esa has bern under tho direction OF the fourth
division Of this of1iee.
. Colonel l. B. Panons, who hsl been placed tn
, 1865-12-21
CHICAGO TRIBUNE.
PROSPECTUS FOR 1866.
<@Equal Justice to all-..Fair Wages for
Honest Labor.o

An.r s.-....
- ~ go ~ y. 1sepe7hte COZ nes, Inc pfanci
p'e iM "nlcn INC TRIBUNE. In common witt
patriotic soldlerB md c1t1Eens ha4 commended hsvs
achieved their enduring xriumnh. The nnton -..n
and women OF the Great Kennhlte h,ve .von ~.
most important victory sinre the darn M ~.
Chr.stian era. The -chr1l.on IL r,,vh.a ~ go -
shn f,o4 ~ ~ rI.,.n x.yTs 4,...a ~, -
ne 'oot VI ao sl*se VII ue4o A1nef7csn soil The
1ntuto u 1ou OF 1he promise OF greatness to the
American milton md aa1ne II Ia the duty OF every
s,titen to soe tn I. ,h,t t}e~ ,,p w ..,r. r..ks
~, ~. - -. T-1,,' A"Asu
, 1865-12-21

Tosd..... So Gos,27l 1s1 11sa.s07 7a1sa,sG1
sChto md keninckT aru omitted from this fable
- stats too lar East 10 bo important 10 your puf-
pose.
During the rebellion the product Is esti.
mated as follows; -
, 1865-12-21

The Stenmbo1t CfaAh-Fcarfui Scenes
approximations OF WnrAe to Come
The ReEiAtry Law 4 Stlnser for Reb-
c1*-Rivcr, Railroad and Telegraph
Matters Bridge Wauted-Thc Hry-
amt and stratton RuslueAs College.
tFsom onr Special Correspondent
, 1865-12-21
STRANGE FANiTICISM.

A Spiritual Medium Removes her
i Children to Another Sphere by Cold
+; PoIAon-Great Excitement at Hattie
Creek. Mich