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Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1862-1865, 1865-02-28
ITO .Ae Voters Of Prince Edward

fI,O The Voters of Prince Edward
Il C0unty.-HayiDg announced my self candidate
to represent you in the House Of Deegae- and As il
is not probable that shall have opportunity OF
ing YOU in person before the election (which Occurs
believe on the LIST Thursday in April next take this
method Of making known to yoH my position upon III
momentous questions which now absorb the public mind
am IN favor vi mining every element %
strength for vigorous prosecution Of TIE war.
as the only aycrng sGbjHgat0n-the greatest
calamity which could befal beloved country. And
a. proof my sincerity in the IN which we a,e
engaged am willing to sacrifice my life, my property
and my sacred honor
am In favor of repeating the law eSempting memter-
of the State Legislature from military duty. l cannot
perceive why they should not be required perform mill
tary duty during the OF the Legislature and par
tcnlary at this the crisis of great trpggIe for life
property and independence
am opposed to the proposition OF putting slaves in Gle
army as soldiers but snch II my confidence In the L.
dom of Gen Lee. that willing TO place under hi;
control and his disposal for military puIoses two
LundIed thousand slaves to be used By him in such n
ner as will conduce to the plblic welfare.
have fellow -czcns as briefly possible exlres cd
you my opinions upon The great questions which c%
your attention at this time, and upon which in great
measure hang the destiny of country Should il Re
your pleasure to honor With your confidence my every
effort shall be devoted 10 the promotion of your interests
ani the welfare of our dear old Commonwealth
-t am, ielow.citizens, r..
Very respectfully,
Your humble servant
RICHARD A. BOOKER 3
HEAD OF AETERs! STANTON BRIDGE !
Feb. 81, 1855. fc2s-clt.
Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1862-1865, 1865-02-28
LIEUT.. sieUEILL's EXPLOIT

TIE CAPTURE on GENERALS CROOK AND
KELLY.
Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1862-1865, 1865-02-28

y $4,000 Virginia state Reg Stock new issue
OO00N. C. do per CT. Coupon Bonds, issue
10000 Coined Cotton Loan Bonds
lOO0O do I6M. Coupon do
$3.50 do do Reg'd' do -
10000 do 5O0M. Coupon do
5000 do g. 7ands per CT. do
10000 do 4peSct Bonds and Certificates
"a shares Bank of Virginia Stock
100 do do Commonweal th Stock
% do Traders Bank do
- do Exchange do do
o do Bank of Commerce STOCK FIedbg)
80 do do Danyille
"a do Richmond Hire Association Stock
: $50 do Merchants lns. 60. do =
100 do Old Dominion lns. Co. do
lA do Va. Central II. r. do do
~ Cotton Loan Interest Coupons.
Feb 18Th 1866 LANCASTER 4 CO
Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1862-1865, 1865-02-28
THE Pirate oLISDE.

Owing the activity lately displayed by the gueriss
Ii this Department instructions have been issued to
commanding officers to exercise their utmost care in post
ny sentinels and pickets No pecaution will be neg
, 1865-12-22
TIE CONSTITUTIONAL AMEND
MEHT.

Proclamation from Secretary Seward.
WASHINGTON, Dec. 19--Sccrctary Seward
hns just Issued the following proclamation:
10 0u to tehosn Mest preseats may toans gretsag:
Know ye, that whereas, the. Congress Of the
United sihtee. on The fret o February LAST, passcd
ly: A resolution submitting TO tho Legislatures
Constitution OF the United States:''
t1ss II Me tiited Sue II 1mzriea il Eas51<ss
q. s:mlte9. Two-:h1tus OF both Houses Concuf1,uc,
That Tie following article be proposed TO Legsla
Constitution Of the United states, which, when
rauGed by shreefonrths Of ead Legislatures, shall
BE- valid. 10 al nteuts and purposes part Of said
ARTICLE NlI-Scction !. Neither slavery norin-
voluntary Hcrsiinde. except as punishment for
crime whereof The pasty shall have BEEN duly con.
place subj ct to their Jurisdiction
Scftiona. Congress shall have power to enforce
this article By app:o7.iatc legislation
r wEnEA e. F. ;,,: appear Pen osal doeq
meui to the Constitution oT1he United States pro
posed a. aforesaid has been ratified hy the LcEisla-
ss " sss Ses S io1P sso1f as an Maa Miss
kansas, Massachusetts, PegntJlysnia, Virgins,
Ohio Missouri, Neyada, 1naiana, Louisiana, MIN
Heso,a Mi,ccnsin @ Vermont 1sanssses Arsans7s
h=n:a, North Carolina aud Georgia, IN all. twenty
sescn States; md whereas, The nhole number ol
STATES In lle Lhtte1 States Is ltffJkfI; and
whereas, the before specially named states whose
Legislatures have rattGed said proposed amend
ncn 10 The Constitution, comprise three-foa1tha Of
the whole lumber Of States IN the Umted States
Now, therefore, be 1t known thnf l, William Il.
Seward Secretary Of Stae Of the United States, BY
yirue end in pursuance Of the second section OF the
act Of Congress approved e0th Of April 18ts, ensi-
tied = AZ act TO provide for the publication Of the
Laws OF the United States nnd for cthe.
do hereby ccrufy that the amendment aforesaid has
becou,c Wild 10 all tnteuts and pnrposes as p1rt
OF the Constitution OF the United States.
In testimony whereof, have hereunto
lLsl &c. my hand and canscd the seal Of the
Department Of State 10 be affixed.
Done ct the CRY Of Washington this 18th day OF
December, in the year Of or Lord 1856, and OF
the Independence Of the United States Of Amen-
q inc ufnct1eth.
II Erwar1t Cneretnyp ~ Cfnfn
, 1865-12-22
Trial Of Baldwin. the HoEus Banker,
NJ Detroit
From the Detroit Free Press, s0th.1

The trial OF Cyrus A. Baldwin, charged
with obtaining money under false prctenses,
commenced In the Recorders Court yesterday.
The particulars Of this case were made public
at the time Of the arrest Of the prisoner, and
are, no doubt, remembered by our readers.
drawn by the banking house OF Rodney Stowcll
& Co. OF Horncl1svll1e, N. T., on the Ninth
National Bank of New York city. The history
Of the banking house OF Rodney Stowcu Il
Co. is brief Ii was evidently gotten MP as q
swiDlli1g operation, and one ofthe parties en-
gagged therein Is said to have been one Perry,
OF Pontiac notoriety. These parties deposited
with the Ninth National Bank, of Now York,
5000, aud then proceeded to issue draitsto
the amount of about $4,000. Before the
Ninth Sa.ional Bank saw the dodge they
were ont o< pocket sons $1,000. they then
protested all the checks which were pre-
seFtcd. The same parties subsequently In
aIt!nrated similar bank 1T CLYDE, Ohio, nn
immense number OF DRIFTS npon which were
d,4poscd Of In Canada. a(cGrcsor, who was
concerned in disposine Of these drafts, has
been arrested, and Is now In jail in
this city. It is alleged that he was as
sociatcd trith Baldwin In disposiug Of the
I1orncllsvillc drafts, large number Of which
were pnt afloat throughout the State. Bald
vim seems TO have met with poor success. Hc
disposed Of draft for $3.50 at Ann Arbor, for
which he was subsequently, arrested, and
which lie settled by pay ing up. lie paid up
mother which he disposed Of In Ypsitanti.
lie was then arrested in this city for disposing
of two checks ol the yalue Of 81 100 ut the
banking house Of J.. W. Wallace & Co., Tor
dlctmcnt awaits him at Pontiac for disposing
OF draft In that CITY,. Some Developments
are likely to be made III the course OF the
trial.
, 1865-12-22
Terrible Murder in Vengeance for u
SISTERS DIs1lonor.
(FrNT7 fha 11atrr{t Tt-fhnpa


A terrible murder was committed In the
lumber camp of Chas. Mcbride, on Pine
river, Midland county, Mich. last week. the
details OF Which lre most shockingIy cruel.
John Conart, man employed In the above
named camp, wns found dead. and Iearfully
mangled, under the roots Of tree. having
been murdered by man employed in The
same camp, whose name is Camden. The de-
tails arc substantially ns follows: About .
year and half ago, Conart made the &C.
quaintance Of Camden's sister, whose parents
are Canadians and highly respectable, aud,
ducing her, after which lie LETT for parts un-
who had been soldier in the United States
ter's disgrace, vowed vengeance on its author,
Who, BY the way, he had never seen. Accord
ingly lie started IN quest Of the object of
him to Saginaw, where he learned that
the woods, employed by Mr.. Mcbride,
for this place, and soon learned the location
jcct Of his search, whom he knew from de-
easily hired out for the winter, and went to
work, with Conart for bis partner. Matters
progressed thus for q time, till, one afternoon,
Conart and Camden were sent to cut timber
some distance north Of the shanty. Camlen
came up at night as usual, but not bis CON-
paniou, who. be said, had gone to d lumber
shnnty short distance across the woods, and
would not return belore 9or 10 o'clock. After
, 1865-12-22

supper Camden went from the shanty UNDO
ticcd. Being missed In the morning, and
Conart not having returned. suspicion became
the tu 0 hud worked the day before. There they
discovered trnces Of blood, and, in looking
around, discovered an rpturned tree, which
had becu cut OF and let back to its former
bed, and on digaing under this they found tho
feaDs o. 1h mde'ng Wa3 5.ns the dssd being
Camden was immediately pursued, but as Jet
not the slightest trace Of him Inns been dis.
covered The above particulars Of his sisters
wrongs and the object Of his search, Camden
related to man of whom lie inquired the
wnv In McBridefs cnmu
, 1865-12-22
,rt4... would ou..,rip a1l the birds In tn.ee. dc.

turias. would outs,rip all the birds In insee. de-
Ths question then fs-shail ~ destroy any bird
if1t c1n shoun that he deYou.s and aestroJs In
day Cur labots lor a teason. nwhen the ttult we
iose and ton the sale Of Which e. Ts s1Ress 70 5sa
and labor pesfcrUed,-h hen that nus tuss trady
70 be gaznerod, The beautlt1 Jou pleass>
then II we rs5 moi destroy him, aud thereby savo
ourselves, the1s viii be uaauy foun4 TINT Will seek
other eEnp1oymeots. and horticulture uIli recase
IsoncIimes think that those Who would kaTe The
ms cts to the birds none belong to Tho
family; they sre not willing to put their own sh
would take the birds weeks to perform.
Farts alt stuhboEn things; and when man BE-
holds his nnt1 desrEoJed-by the btrds-4nd cannot
ace any compeEsa'tng gain, you may vofe as Jon
may, DO Will make practical application OF .eme-
dy which, while II mikes noise, may not reach
yo1E yet Tie birds in 'hzs locality vii he sen
Destroy then speh as at.er earefu! Investigation
shall deserve It. and cherish others, that their beau
Z I'd ia 9oas asf hse to Bsa Bs
who has placed you amidsss 50 much shat Is loTelJ
and Of goodTepuie,
remarks of Mr.. Starr, and would take occa-
sion to say that MIR. Starr failed % point out
the obnoxious birds, and when ho did 30 lie
would take up the defence and show that
though birds eau live without man, yet man
cannot live without the BIRDS The destruc-
tructlon by the insect tribes Of the labor ot
man Is 50 immense, that could he sum the
TINT the canniba1 Insects destroy many noxioua
insects, yet the birds ara our real and avalla-
bic friends. Hc would protect the birds even
If they did occasionally eat little fruit; 1t
was but the toll hts due, for standing guard
over tho growing fruit.
follows: Baltimore Oriole, Bl1e Jay, most of
the Wrn3rarEara the Gharry Rfr5 nr Fnt1nP p
, 1865-12-22
ILLINOIS STATE HORTICUL-
TURAL SOCIETY.
&c Rural'so Notes Of the Annual
Session--Second Days
Proceedings,

Hnterpatlns Reports md Debates
CheAtnuta, Pears. Peaches Cherries,
Plun1s, Apples, Native Wine, Grapes
Afternoon ScAsion-Cf1~a1hcAtlo Of
Fruitx-The Btrds-DeHtEuctavc In
kcct8.
SECOND DAT.
NoH1A1, Mclean Co.. Dec 81, 1865
The State Horticultural Society met, Presl-
dent Reynolds In the chair.
After the reading OF yesterdays proceed
ings, Dr.. Long, Of Alton, placed samples Of
chestnuts in the burr as they camo from the
tree. These hurrs contain seven chestnuts
each, showing favorable condition Of growth.
The chestnut docs we'll at Alton, aud, in fact,
in all the river region where the soil Is loose.
THE PEAR LIST.
The first business was the nhoYe 1fst, which
was taken up IN the same order Of the apple
and to which the same remarks Will apply In
, 1865-12-22
CIVIL GOVERNMENT IN ALABAMA,
Provlalnnal Governor Parsons Relieved
-Letterx from Secretary Seward to :.
The Retiring and Incoming Governor.
WAs8IyGrt1y. Dec H.

EFDVIA10nAl EoVeF110F k0fAnnH kEel16V90
letter. from Secretary Seward to
the Ketlcint. and Incoming Governor.
WASHINGTON, Dec. 49,
The following has been addressed from Mr..
Seward to Mr.. Parsons:
DEFAnrxEyT or STATE.
WAsHtS0ToN. Dec. s 1861.
To Ills ExcelleucJ Lewis E. Passona, Provisional
Governor OF The State Of Alabama, Montgomery,
SIR: The lime has arrived. In the Judgment OF the
President or the un,ted States, when the care and
conduct Of proper officers Of the Ssate Of Alabama
tIes chosen 81 tha peopis 1hereof, without
ti Un,!ed states. n direetioa Of % ihs Pssyldeat
of the United States, therefore. you relieved
from The trust which has heretofore been repo-ed
in you as Provisional Governor Of the State Of Ala
boma, whenever Gove:nor elect shall hare accept
ed and become qualified 10 discharge the duties q{
executive OF Tho office Youwtll transfer The papers
and property Of the State now tn your custody to
his exeslsency, The Governor elect. It gives me-
acknowledgement Of the dclisy, loyalty and dtscrs-
ton whicn have marked your administration. You
VIII please give me reply, speeltyns !he day On
honorto be
TouE Eseellcncy's most obedtent servant,
WV. Il. SEWARD.
DErAREaES7 or STATE:
WAsnzsaToy, Dee. u, ls6l
To the Governor Of Aiahama:
Sm--Dy direction Of The President, l have the
honor herewith 10 transmit to you copy Of The
Communication which has been oddtested to bis
Ezeelleucv, Lewis E. Parsons late Provisional Gov
ernoE OF Alabama, whereby he has been relieved Of
the tst heretofore reposcd IN him. anl directed to
deliver into 5ouE Exceleucys pos the papesH
and property relating to that trust. ha'e the
honor 10 tender 70 jon the eoopeEatlon Of tho Coy
ezuneut Of the United States~ whenever It may b
found necessary in efecting the early restosatfon
and permanent prosperity an1kwe]f2fu of tho 5sao
over which you hare been cailed to preside have
The honor 10 be, with great respect, yonr onca'ent
servant, wv. u. Sk.Stts
Secretary Of State OF the uEiteo o1a'''
, 1865-12-22


,o,,noss H. 49,, y .Ae o.,a"r. sa.D ~
49,, - ~ cu 1s-Su VI Aeopol.' !aos ~ ps
..", E, pne " 1ue no'l 'espeI..Aole anu 'nnu-
srnaa ..u e sosefc.sn G' ~ n.., "as .us son
y. Nv DuAe u .aAs eouuis oolna, aau wv
o. ene mos' aeea o. .eigun's nohascas ~ tne
time oi us oealn, WHICH oce1F1ea a. Inc sse
Of serenty-i3ve. lie was qniet and unosten.
fations ruler, loved Of Ills people, mud for
qualities Of honesty and moral rcetilude,
quito as becoming in purple as IN tic humble
walks Of life. These trails, known and ac-
luowledscd By other rnicrs, made him ior
years an aFbiser oi complicated international
questions, and MS decisions carried
the weight OF MS own character lor
prudent and calm 1udemcot. lie was,
however, ono Of The thrfuest Of
monarchs, and with tue fortune Of Cresus,
ho earned reputation 1or rigid economy,
called indeed parstmonionsness IN kings,
and yet doubtless oecfeea oJ his e1-
, 1865-12-22
MI G.. 4. Dana and the Nc,g York Col.
lcetorshfp.
Especial Despatch 10 the New York Wo1ld.l

WAsu1yGTos, Dec. 19, 1855.
Charles A. Dana Is here, working for the
New York collcctorship. Ills paper Is vlo-
lcntly opposed to the Presidents rcconstruc-
t1on policy, and it is said to be pecuniariiy
great flilure. md that he Is anxious to get
out from under tie load. The New York
Gelesntion, Senators and Representatives,
have, after freuucnt conferences, tailcd to con-
ccntratc their ttrces In faror of my particular
candidate for the New York collcctorsh1p. It
has resolved ITSELF into free leht, the result
of which will be TINT the President and Secrc-
tary NcCul1ocli will not consult mug Of the
politicians when be comes to make the ap-
puintment-
especial Despatch to tho Boston Journsl1
WASHINGTON, Dec. is, 1861
Charles A. Dana is here seeking the New
York Collectorslip-
Especial Despatch to the Boston Posi-
WASHINGTON, Dec. IS, 1856.
Charles A. Doanc, formerly Assistant S1ccre-
tayy Of War, is here trying to be Collector Of
New York.
Especial Despatch TO the Philadelphia Inquirer,]
WAsu1soTos, Dec. 1s, 1855.
Hon. C. A. Dnna, Is mentioned to-day ns
the leading candidate for the New York Col
lcctorslip.
, 1865-12-22
DEFAHrNEyr or STATE.
wAuIrfWYT0H HAr q 1917

Tbo prccion Conrt nre said 70 De e1ceed-
;yoir e annoTed % At The The ensaeemeat Of tho Prin-
cess Ha1s9e ~ r Epglan, third daughter OF
- Gnsen v1e4 V;cto,,o n to younger brother Of the
Sess of Tie .as9. Rs.ss
Iuite ~ hnfe Process wou1d marry Prince Elimar,
Ir1I rn,aubnr1 anu Who Is persono grata In their
o.o;ar =. Thus, BY strange coincidence.
ngeen fSysy Victoria viii be nearly related to ali
~ lie inheritance Of Schlcsvig Holstein.
Mer son Is the son-in.law Of the King Of Den
mark, who was stripped Of half his douin-
Ions By the tather-in-law Of her Oldest daurh-
Ter, ostenslhly to yindicate the claims OF her
younger daughters brothez-in-law, who ia
now being clloused out Of hIs birthrisht BY
his pretended patron. They must be happy
fam}ly when they nil come together.
, 1865-12-22

A woolen manufacturing company has bee.
organized, under tho Lame Of Tho "Lacou Wooden
Manufacturing Company" with capi.al Of $780,
600, n shares Of $lco each. The drst Board OF
Dtreciors Is Rs follows: William Fisher, Spcueer
Ellsworth, William spangler, Samuel sa.us and
John Grieves.
A young man named q. Edison, drowned himself
IN u well On the premises OF ". Il. G,bsou. At
Rockville. Will county, on Monday mornin. oil lat
week. His age was nuesecu. Why hs committed
suicide Ii not known.
, 1865-12-22

w-A correspondent Of the Scientific Anert-
can suggests new way to clear boat Of wa
icr without baling. He says: III you have
boat that leaks badly, and It is In strong
current, or If you are towing It up stream, all
ron have to do to keep 1t dry Is this: bore
hole through the bottom, and insert piece
OF lin or iron, half round, through the hole,
letting i. extend few inches below the bot
ION Of Inc boat. and all the water will run
out without amy las.or. think a ship at sea
could. .bc kept alloat II you could keep her go
Ing four miles per hour"
, 1865-12-22

Attention WINS called to the value Of Bakers
Sweets, or Late Golden Sweets, Williams
Faroritcs, and Stanard, the Latter as being es-
pecially valuable.
THE NEW CLASSIFICATION OF FRUITS.
DR.. Warder presented Ills views on this
subject, which were received with great salts
taction by the Society. The system Is simple
and easily understood, md will prove Of no
small value to the fruit grower nnd dealer.
We therefore give bis views in full.
CY.Asslv1GATlOE.
The nred Qf somn classification g1oMs more
, 1865-12-22
Fire Mt Davenport, lo,-n-LosY Of Life.
From the payenpost Gsyelte. acthl

4 fire broke out in the third floor OF the old
Post Office block, Last night, ut IL o'clock,
originating In room occupied by Simmons 6
Co., In the manufacture Of patent blinds. On
account Of the height Of the building, there
was difficulty in reaching the fire, which sprcnd
rapidly. It was apprehended for some time
that the Lc Clairo House block would be con-
sulncd; but, fortunately, the heroic efforts OF
the fire companies stayed the couaagration.
The block was entirely consumed.
The new grocery house Of Inslee & Owens,
the Hawkeye store Of II. B. Matthews & Co.,
md the drug store OF Harrison s. Starks, were
burned out. The second floor was occupied
by Eldridgc & Co., Real Estate Agents, Dr..
A. s. Maxwell, Crawford d uubbell, md the
office Of the Security Life Insurance Company.
The third 0oor wns occupied by a sesar man
ufactory, and tho Blind Fnctory, before
named. The building vas only recently oc-
cupicd by the Post Office, and was owned by
Mr.. Viele of New York-1atcly the purchaser
from the es'atc of A. LIE Claire.
Tho loss upon tho stocks ofmerchandise we
could not learn. But there was sufficient
time 10 remove much property from the build
iDgs, In damaged condition.
We regret to announce IN accident which
resulted In the death of q recent cmploye of
the Gazette Office. Capt. Henry Datterton,
while nobly dlscharging his duty in presery.
ing tho LeClafre House property, slipped
from the roof, and falling from that four-s
building was almost instantly killed. Capt.
.. came here quite recently, and worked In
this Office rs printer, q few days ago having
engaged in the Office of Lusc s Gfiggs. he
was formerly Sergeant III the 7th Iowa in
fantry, and afterwards Captain In the 47th
t100 day) Infantry. He wns from Oska1oosa
in this State.
, 1865-12-22
nIcteorIc Explosion Near Charleston
S. c.
From the Charleston Courier llth.l

; The Inhabitants Of Charleston were much
surprised by an unusual phenomenon that oc-
CURED about halfpast clght o'clock last even
ing. The mir at the time was still, and a slight
shower was falling. Suddenly, a vivid lnsh
Of light, considerably different in character
from ordinary lightning, everywhere pre-
vailed, aud after m interval Of about one
minute came very heavy explosion, psoduc-
Ing, in many Instances, a jarTiug Of windows
stmilar to an earthquake. Various conjectnres
Of the cnuse were expressed, some suppos1ng
II to be lightning, others that 1t was that
sgency, followed By tho eexplosion of powder
magazine in one Of the forts of the harbor, Us
the sound seemed to proceed from the south
east. On inquiry this morning, lenrn from
an intelligent gentleman who, at the time,
was standing upon one Of the wharyes, that
The light was so dazzling that he invol-
unfairly covered his eyes With his hands, aud
was thereby prevented from observing whence
II proceeded, but TINT the report, AFTER m In
iterval Of more than minute, came from the
south. he noticed, also, that the explosion
was followed for some seconds by peculiar
rumbling sound, more monotonous than is
usual IN the reyerberations OF thunder. A
colored sentinel before the Roper Hospital
described 1t as o falling star, and pointed to
the southern heavens ns the region from
whence he snw It descend.
, 1865-12-22

The Act Of the Legislature Concerning
Freedmen - Constitutional anlcnl-


The Act of the Legislature Concerning
Freedmen - Constitutional Amcnl-
nicnt.
V1cKsBuKa, Dec. 1G.-Thc vicksburg Her
aid has the following:
lit Will be ErEnembetcd that the Freedmen|s bill
recently pas-ed By the Legislature contains clause
prohibiting freedmen from reatins u leasing lands.
ton Of the psEsare Of the bill the President order
order to the Superintendent Of the FEeedmen's q
bureau In thls Slate, and the Secretary Of War has
ordered measures 10 be taken for tho ret1rcss Of
snch freedmen Al may be arrested for Fiolatln. the
t1hc snEcrtion Of such pro7Iso In The bill by
the Legislature WINS unealed for md unnecessary,
The negroes Of this State own no lands; and II
znd from The white citizen The result OF this useless
piece Of oflestslalton Ia seen In the State being put
IN an.seon{sm 70 The policy ott9e Go*sEnmenf (utt
and would like 10 mike new onee, iustead Of alien
aiiDg the only friends we have heretofore met
ishea IRON he ot6ee of CT. Thomas: ~
"WAsnrsoToS, November 81, 1866
ssTo Colonel Samuel Thom.s:
"tWh,1e the bureau resua1ns In Mississippi sou
10 iessc lands fhe act Of tbc Legislature rcisl1ed
10 In your telegram ofthe eth lust, Il not reeos.
u.zcd herr.
"Another despatch was also received, covering
an order nom The Secretary Of War, directing an
insestisat,ont 70 bc n .naas r. all caseS where hed'
red 10, ard to report the facts 10 Washington, IN
onler that prompt hldsess may be afforded"
The Legislature have reconsidcrod the vote
Rejecting the constitutional amendment, and
ratified It in the following form:
Rsso1rfd oy tbs Legislature o]ste slate Of A,ss!s.
sirrd, That the proposed amendment Of kae Con.
s,itution ol the unted States be and tht> same is
, 1865-12-22

On last Frtdly creuins, Young man named Jerry
uollaod+ son Of John Holland Of Joliet was killed
al Jefferson street crossing, by freight train On
tht hock hland road lie was csnsht while at
tempting 10 csoss The track In advance OF the Train