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Decision of mr. ELECTROMAGNETIC Ie r.
Trying his Hand Again--Arrest of
the Son OF a Ba ronet.. Dea n of w r .
conway .. The Tennessee Dclega.
nou--frOm tenezue la - DE 10 ION by
Judge hoit--Sale Of GOyernmen mt
Nessels-->teame Atalanta.
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'ide TOT annual sessions q the General A.
sembiy coming up, 1t was ordered 10 engros..
ment and third reading; after which IL was
rejected-yeas 80. nays A.
The House then adjourned.
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FREEpNESs' AFFAIRS N TEXAS.

The frecdmens' BUrea j. in receipt Of a ne
port from it, Commissioner in Texas, which
says planters are feeling very much encoura-
ged by excellent prospects before them Of heavy
crops, and that negroes are working with per-
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Washington dispatch says the President
message viii contain FUN statement of the
present reconstruction policy. and submit IL L.
Congress. indications are that the policv will
hc adopted with very few notifications
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PHOTOGRAPHS STOCK.
d. j. MERRITT,
pEAIKR IN
Photograph and AmbrOtype
8 Z OCK.

A IDkVxhY THING necessary TO the art Also.
"A fhoiegraph Albums of every variety Espeelsi
ssnon given 20 Flaming Psctarss order N renu,~
oea Frames CIT ssd Resevsed Nouldinss vso,e .sIe
ane retail Paotosrsphs. Kpsrsyinss stereosopc Pie
% .oa s.srsoseePss, 10 svery variety, al wholesale
novi3 dim
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NEW YORK. November ~.
The following mining stock bids were made
today in Boston:
Central, -; Copper Falls, 26s<; Franklin,
Ss53; Hancock, 1875; Isle Royal. l4i4 Quincy,
09S4 Rockland, %; Superior, IL.
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I ii Z VERY LA TEST
.NOrurR rNRrLIt rN,rNT

NEW YORK. November 3o.-The clerk If a
prominent banking house in Wall street has
been arrested on the charge of cmbezzlement
The amount of defalcatiou thus far discovered
l. SaN.iAo
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10 LIBrRATr PRISONERS.
rRT,InENI's ~ ~.

\ plot 20 libcrate several persons now under
arrest FOR forging claim, against the United
states. has been di~coX erred
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From New York.

Ac., &c., &C.. Nc.
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TO THE EpiToR OF rHr HERALD.
r..prs, uoxs usrrvp SfArfs GEvERsi Hosrtrsl
$1,000 Nrx. Xnog "a 90 iQgA

r.,,rs, uoxs usrrvp STATS GxvErsi HosrtrAi,
New YoRS, Jan. ~, 1858. \
The wife o. one Of soldiers, In great distress, sp
,,,ca 10 me for relief I think her a sad snd
deserves attention She received thirty dollars from be-
husband Who an inmate OF Turner'S Lane Hospital,
Philadelphia Tue POOR woman TOOK her Oaoe ~ net
AIMS leaving ave children ns home 20 make sons pur
chases While IN the car, where che was Obliged "a
s,ana a engaged her attention by playing With ne
paby and on ia,ug 70 her great dsmay. she fcTnrtne
pocket had been Cut from her drrs- ccnis hirs her 49,
sure have mafc inquiry and mi tive story true ivs
husband cannot draw any more maucy Tor Two mcn'ts
The day she called on mo ae entirely without means
~ obtain food Her name IL Mrs John Pratt 10 30
Eleventh avenue " you approve, please ci he aste
tlau OF the put her case, sud state that een Vs
rs.ldsno.. r W.
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Jsr. Davis Fast Day.
pRoCL AVIATION nv Tur nrBrr rnrsfpyvr. Ar

PROCLAMATION Nv Tux NEBEI rHEsfnENT, ArrOfNr-
mo A DAY OF FASTING, HUMILIATION AND
PRAYER, WITH TRANSPORTING. E.#t ~
The Congress Of the Confederate States have. BY
Joint resolution, invited me 10 appoint day Of public
Testing humiliation and prayer with Thanksgiving 10
Almighty God
n Is or solemn duty II all times and more especially
IN of public trial and advclty 70 acknowledge
our dependence On His mercy, and 70 bow in humble
submission before Its fsos,oo confcssing our manifold
sins srppicatire His gracious pardon nporing nis a.
help end deyoutly rendering thanks for the many
and great blessings VII ch He has vouchsafcd 70 us
let the hearts Of our people turn conrciy and trust
fully unto God let Us recognize Ia His ciasenng hand
the correction Of ather aud subnssycly pray that the
tai. and suffer ngs which have long borne heavily
upon Us may be tdrned away by Hts mercfu love- that
HIS sustaining grace is Vsyen our people and IT'S
divine wisdom Impaired TO rulers; that the Lord Of
Hosts VIII be With our srmiee and tight Tor us against
cur and that lie viii rraciou,y take our cause
into HIS own hand aud mercifuliy esiab 81 for us
lasting ils' and honorable peace and Independence
And t US not forget 70 render nnio Es hoy ra,ne the
thanks and rfaise which 30 Justly dc Tor IL great
goodness, emf Tor The many mtrcies which lIe has es
tended us amid the trials and salern,s Of proiracod
And Bloody var I -U + Fiji.
Nos. therefore, I, Jefferson Dasie President Of tho
Cottttrat states n America do ss,e ibis nv Froc1.
ratea 1870 ating frNay. The 10th dAy II MAXI nest
dlr Eli pubic fasting bGmia,ton and MAYER pilh
thanks gying icr Invoking he fayct aud fna ucc NJ
All fhty God and a. estlv invite ia tatcrs "a
c 70 "a orte TIE same 10 srr ~ reverence prn
tcnCt arid payer
una..r hand ana tha or A.
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WILMINGTON.
Correspondence by Flag Of Truce Between
Generals Terry and Bragg.
Omcial Statement by Brigades OF Losses
at Fort Fisher,
&s., &e., &s.

Mr.. Thomas m. Cooks Despatch.
FoEr FISHER, Jas a. 1865.
NQrans ~ yIA0 OF Truce ooScsxSNo 0ksrRAL WHITING
AND ooLoSn LAMn
On Monday last Dag Of received from Gene.
raj Bragg conveying the following note:-
HgADouARrxRs, DaPARrxrr NORTH CARoLrxA,
Jan 10, 1895.
To THE coxxASpsR FoRcu UsrrxD srxnTss
srR-Thc undersigned, commanding the DEPARTMENT %
North Carolina desires 10 inquire behalf Of tho faint
commissioned officers who have fallen into your hands.
what their condition is, and what will be their dcstans
ton BRAxTON BRAGG,
General Confederate States Army.
GENERAL TsREYs REPLY
To this unemployment noc General Terry caused the
following reply to be returned
HEApQuaRrEps UNITED STATES FoRcsT
BkToRs WILMINGTON, N. G., Jan. 10, 1885,
General BRAso commanding Confederate forces
GrsEnAi-I have the honor acknowledge tho receipt
OF your communication oil this date in relation to the
commissioned officers captured at Fort Fiaher BY my
command, and TO inform you that both Major General
Whiting and Colonel Lamb are wounded severely, but
not dangerously. As the other commissioned ofhccn
taken will furnish the information Il can bs
obtained Their destination will of course be the North
but the precise point am At present unable 70 state.
ALFRED H. TERRY, Brevet Major General
GssEsAL WHITING.
On Wednesday last second Gag received from the
enemy, transmitting tho following note:-
HgApouAKrsnss Sugar LOAF, Jan 10, 1855.
srR-I desire 10 send TO General Whiting, who Is .
prisoner In your hands, some money and articles OF
clothing II IL meets your appreciation please send
stan officer with instructions 70 receive them from the
olcer bearing this communication under Gag Of truce.
Very respectfully,
A. II COLQUIrT, Brgadier General
Major General TKRHr, commanding Federal forces
The request being reasonable one, Captain Graves,
ABIDE Camp, out receive the articles which
consisted Of nfy dollars In American gold and suHdry
bills Of exchange England for General Whiting, TO-
gether with several satches and bundles of blankets for
the and other officers, and package OF unsealed
letters addressed ~ officers aud soldiers Captain Graves
also took out large mail from the prisoners Va our
hands II singular notice that nine out o. every
Of these brief episas which the prisoners were al
lowed 70 send spoke the highcs terms OF the kindnass
with which they were treated.
oyyS0sL ruxxiSo UP or CASUALTIES AT FORT nHsa
The Official numerical reports Of casualties sustained
by forces in the hght have just been ma up and
appcndsd:-- ef8 y a8 4ef
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srSpar EvHsne sicnrp coseKrs Arrangements
have just born completed for series Of grand sacred
ccrs 70 be gwen under The direction Of Mr. Gonzales
At Clinton Hall, Eighth street near Broadway, by some
81 leading artists No pains nor expense have been
srsred render these Sunday evening concerts The great
musical attraction OF the day The hrsi o. them 70 On.
nom "a 70 take place on sunday evening next Febru
sry > the following sre among the prrcra singers
crgas ID Madame IL Lussan Mrs Gon,aics Miss y
H,oeron. Miss l. RafkeI,, " Durant ir inslec, be
sides ohcr artists anil assistant quarteiie o. select
y,cca Tlcas concerts vii doubtless prove very a..
tractiv,
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A Rebel Topedo Boat Captured In james
! River.
NEWS FROM FORTRESS MONROE.


porTrss hossor, Jap. q. 1895.
TEE nRsr AMERICAN VESSEL sEAa rHa vlzo OF VICE
AprRlL
The United States steamer Queen, Acting Volunteer
Lieutenant Robert TAR commanding, touched at this
place to-day from City Point The Quecn went 10 City
Point TO convey Vice admiral rarsgut 10 that place from
Annapolis, Nd, aud Is tho npt American vessel Of war
that ever borc the Gag Of vice admiral Aner leaving
her dispatches the Queen Ion Immediately for New York
Captain Tar reports everything quiet ct City Point
ofvrcxsw % rns oursv.
The following Is list Of the officers Of the United
States steamer Queen
xcting roi,Nseey Lissferont Co~pmondire-Robt TAR
lefirq Eastgr and Eyscsfirs OGioer--samucl smlth
Acting Eangn and Sd,hHg Koder-Andrcw Nelson.
Acting Eusigns-Danlel u Hubbard and James Is Rob
ins0n
Acting Anistonf Pnvrdaer-- Ellio, Iuleiohn
E.Oiaeers-Acting Frst Assistant % charge Daniel O.
s,llson; Acting Third Assis,ants WIN j. Dunham Thos
y Be.cher ard d. L. nnsr0rc
Surgeons Steoard lia cAaree)-ceorgc ". 0ookin.
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The Peace Mission.

lfrOm toe klrunonu Sthtinci, shu n
The ktr mlssion Of Mr.. 7. j. Blair naturally excited
public curiosity. Many vague surmses have been n.
dugcd touching It's objects, and some have not only
Fued thai Il related TO determination Of tho between
tho Confederate saios and the United Satcs but have
undertaken TO state explicitly the trims upon which tho
olive branch has been extended by tho latter Thus the
Enqssrer Of Thursday says
That sohlns has been accomplished towards immediate
pesc. We feel jushcd In assuring readers The enemy
only will MOI dissolve the Urisn, ANY guar nte, Of
slayery, constitutional provision for It's protection aud
S s Sr IN E sor 81 ss ne
everything that ask think viii b. freely PRINTED
only viii consent 10 repse with them. These n,ay
bsve bean cracty MT Bairs terms but they ener-se the
the extremity ~ which the enemy willing 70 concede
We viii only return 70 the Unon
We are Ma loss 10 know how the EpoSsirsy reaches
these conclusions 10 the tierps'tions of tho enemy
Thoy are net warranted by any ecsal or seml Official
dcciaratlon II the United states EovtfrmenI On the
contrary the Executive head Of that government In hs
message Of December last, the repeated the or
content with nolhing short OF thc eboiou Of slavery
and the sutmson Of the opth wa cannot too strongly
caution the pubic 10 beware q Accepting every Idle
rumor ar csab shed truth concern ng this W. called
"Bsir msslon, what u looks 10 OF whit " meana n
be assumed that al a. proper time oil the acts
isting 10 will be- made known. m indeed there should
be an III ng worth knowing The great buainess NJ the
country is war and TO that business should adj.
dress ourselves With renewed purpose and terminated
resolve TO achieve our independence.
Davis n nd ste phcus on Good Terms q In.
II rom the re hmond sentinel jan. "a
II Was matter Of rlcasrfahc remark IN vest rtay
that tho President and Vice President had been
IN q long consultation on public AFFAIRS
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Fall In the High Prices ut Richmond.
FLOUR FALLS THREE HUNDRED DOLLARS PER BAR
REL IN TEN DAYS.

From the Richmond Sentinel Jan. 27l
Gold, the barometer OF prices, and VIII c 1cts Ike
balance weight throwing the scale up or down. ha, Ing
fallen more than half Its premium Confederate
asury notes, -four, the first OF staple commodities has
fallen in ten days nearly three hundred dollars per barrel
and the minor articles that enter into the nccessarcs
life are bound In the nature Of things, and 70 ths
rule OF and effect 70 descend In proportion Tho
restaurant keepers who, few days ago advanced their
rates fry per cent In anticipation OF continuous rise In
gold are debating the propricty of putting them down
again. People wall not tolerate extortionaie prices hen
therc 10 good reasons for the contrary; AID there
reason nov why provisions should not price
with The standard established by gold
The bakers have nj last ter reducing thor oavcs 90
the sisc u 1iscSit, hit upon exp.dient W get
their money back They bake loayes u two sizes
The larger OF which sold for two dollars and tho smaller
for dollar The largest could almost DO thrust
through the front door key hole, mouth
full
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Ueauregnrd Denies that the Georgian,
Have Held any Pence Meetings.

The appeal learns from Gcrcm beau gard that thero
is Foundation for the report pot 10 circulation with
ref renee 20 rion meetings said 70 have be held few
days since Al rhcmasyillc. Georgia slrh meeting was
projected Nv few Yarkecycd Individuals bet general
uprising OF tie substantial citizens ~ TIE county pU,
country.
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RICHMOND.
Mr.. Theodore G. Wilson'S Despaseh.
CAVALRY HRApoUApnle
MAR PErEnsDuRo, Va, Jan. a. 1865 I


CAVALRY HEADQUARTERS, I
MAR PETERSBURG, Va Jan "a, 1885.
TIE REsEL PROGRAMME IN rHE LATE HovnnwSr
In connection with the late rebel movement there
. deeper and important design than appeared
the face Of IL This learn through dascrter
whose tale 70 entitled 10 much attention is gene
rally given to such storica According TO our source OF
information this the beginning OF tho "grca
ment, by which the great" Lee to astonish this
great world "Descrtcr says tho plan Of 'sstonish-
mcnt' and Lea was this:-The rams 10 down
ths river just they did, and destroy pontoons,
just rs they did not Having destroyed the ponloons
fignsls, rockets, &c, wcre 70 no up, by viii
means intelligence 10 be conveyed W General
lie; that the pontoon part OF the business had
been accomplished After stroying tho poltoons
the rams we're TO prevent rcpforcements being sent
from the south 10 the north side OF the James,
simultaneously with the above General Lee %
dashng Iisiny attack General Oris lines
lnnrh side OF the DEMONSTRATING mhssed heavy force
In frout Of them r that purposcand attempt by
whenirg numbers and tho sddcnDoss and bsliancy Of
the attack tho destr OF that part Of General Grants
army How far 10 succeeded and the result reader
and the rebels well know.
RnDL GrNESaf BAmro.'s HraTQr.nr rre
Hampton the rebel general OF airy operating arnint
General Gregg has his headquarters twenty miles om
the Union cavalry lines the left OF the gen raj line
He has had his headquarters and the main part
OF his force back thus far for the lack Of supplies
A Rebel Topedo Boat Captured I'm James
River.
WASHINGTON Jan 30, 1888.
Commodore Radford telegphs Today IN tho Secretary
OF tho Navy, from City Point that a torpedo boat
left by tho rebels aground Just above the distractions
Commander Nichols had ordered 10 scnd night sxpe-
dition for The purpose Of capturing her which
cossf i, and tbcl boat Ia now In our service She has
two good engines on board
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Special Exchange or General Joseph
Hayes and Lieutcnant j. w. Lucas,
seventh Michigan.

SentIEt Jan n
Brgadler General Joseph Hayes, United States army
and captured al the battle Of the> Nine Petersburg
In July last was received at the Libby yesterday after
from Danvc, al which prison post and salisbury
North CarOiIna, be has been confined for months
He WIS accompanied by Lieutenant j. w. Lucas Seventh
Michigan cavalry who 10 parocd and returns TO the
North this morning BY nag Of This the second
tine Gcreral hay e. has been prisoner M
Prom the Richmond Enquirer, jan al
Brgadicr General Joseph Hayes OF The Yankee army,
arrived In this city yesterday from Danyillc and was
committed 70 castle Thunder for special exchange No
will probably so North BY the next Dag OF truce. n
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Mostly Agsin Ready "a,

fIom vac iynchoutg Virgnian Jan 70
We had tho pleasure OF visit yca,criay from this
gsapt heisap, and vas very highly graiined 10 learn
hdt his wound nearly healed, and thai hs will be In
the saddle again By tho LIST Of February We trust that
In he future career during the he may escape IN
hurt cannot Afford 70 loss his valuable leadership
sven tempornrily. #F0 .#s.M MM#8M##
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The Movement Against Weldon.
COLUMN OF TEN THOUSAND MEN MOVING OF

from the Richmond Sentinel, Jan. ISL
We learn from the Pet rsburg Eyres Of yesterday that
q dlng column Of between six and ten thousand men,
consisting Of infantry ard cavalry with suitable com.
rlcment Of artillery, Ia ported advane ng up tho
Cbowan river from CoIerain, notable fishery that
stream 10 the direction OF Weldon. Their object
Doubt In TO strike Weldon ard destroy
tons south via tina, point They nie direct
ever that like the previous expedition IN this quarter
this ono win turn out miserable failure. Our military
authorities alive TO the on; and bcfcr, the
Yankees will BE- nblo "a reach Weldon they will be CON
frontcd BY force fully able 70 compete with and drive
them backf
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Deserters from Mcadc's Army.

We loarn that dcserons from the Yank lines around
Richmond have very largely increased since the general
tho lines 70 20 homo or elsewhere haze fo.ud their
way Into tha rnnks Of the Yankee army We know that
the most careful measures have been taken tho
lnes 70 keep this information from the private soldiers
and that u has only been obtained BY them by noc
dent II would DO very good Idea 70 have tho general
orders piacardcd along our lines well printed 10 the
Richmond newspapers, ~ there ID every reason
TO believe that effective advertisement Of them would
do 10 dcplste Grants army than all other pepua
sons put together Any who has had an insight into
the composition OF this army and knows the large num-
Der OF men who arc ever ON the alert TO .Jump tho
bounty, viii understand the value Of q general crcuia-
tioD OF the order referred to- and may remark here
That The authorities IN Richmond have hitherto most
faithfully and efecualy porfsmed the prom 50 Of
ing desstcrs through the lines and putting them en- route
for their homes; hundreds at tnc having been trans
ported " convenient points whence they might mako
their " any part OF the North which they chose
designate They deta ned IN Richmond ONLY so long
necessary TO make up convenient lots Transported
tion tho meantime are IMMORTALITY hare
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the year OF Lord one thousand eight hundred and
sixty-dve. JEFFERSON DAVIS
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YORK, TUESDAY, JANUARY. 81, 1865.


Columbus, Miss has been appointed by Governor Clark
STATE Treasurer, In place Of the deceased
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THE SOUTH,
NE CRUSADE AGAINST JEFF. DAVIS.
II Plans and Projects Opposed BY uis
Congress and His Generals.
Ee is No Longer q Prophet in
His Own Country.
htxssting Debate in the Rebel House on tho
Bill 70 Employ Slaves
Davis Scheme for Aiming the
Slaves Denounced.
kirby Smith Refuses to Come to the
Rescue Of Richmond.
10 Dissbeys Repeated Orders to Cross
the Mississippi River.
-~>
sFhs Rebels Declare that Xhero n
Zoo Much Brass Button and
3ayonet 1uls in tho South"
- Intention Of Congress in Appointing Loo
was to Humiliate Davis.
HE MoIlllEsT ON WELDON.
JaviS Organ on the Blair
Mission,
AIo., Co., 60.
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General Price sim Lives.
Tne MOBILE Argxs makes the following extracts from
private icer whsch settles the vexsd question regard.
.af..mt MERIDIAN Dec u, 1884.
had the pleasure Of meeting OF my relatives from
Missouri last night "a brother OF General Early in vr-
gniah who was direct from the Trans Mississippi Depart
menL
Ho LEFT General Prices headquarters on the 9Th OF this
month, Al washington, Arkansas and had q pass from
he od General also states that he shook hands with
him when ho lef and that the General never was In
better health 80 you SEQ that the rumor Of his death
Joined General Pricc q Lexington during his latc
raid, and came out with the army
6enerai n &c came down through Kansas, left the
Moun border entirely and crossed the Arkansas river
above Fort Smith, In the Indian Territory
General Joe Shelby has won the admiration Of the
whole population OF the entire Trans Mississippi Depart
10 this department 1 -7-s n ~ -
Generals karmaduke and Caben were captured while
ON sprre, which necessated the burning OF the wagon
trains. na II 4 -
Ny Informant states that General Price told him he
would have his sixty thousand In few days. X he
could have the arms and ammunition TO equip them.
Thousands are ready and willing nght II she Confede-
rate government VIII sustain them. About twelve thou
I sand recruits came out with them. Yours, vER0.
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Davis and stephens on Good Tcrns Again

From the re hnond Sentinel jan. "a
II WAS matter Of plcasrrahc remark IN vest rray
that tho President and Vice PRECEDENT had been engaged
IN q long consultation on public AFFAIRS
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until the redemption Of the certificates hereby authorised
70 be issued Provided, that Congress may u s dscrs
ticn from time TO time make Slch notifications ~ 70
the sds Of sssessmen and agency for the collection of
aid tax - experience may suggest. f4
SEC .. This act shall b. in force from The passing
thereof