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Ten thousand Federal Prison efs Conn
>1nG-Preparaltons for Their Recep-
ton.
Correspondence Of the n. Z. Tribune.1
WnHruaTny n C. March K 1GfS

Correspondence Of the n Z. Tribune.1
Wnnno1oE, N. c., March s, 1865.
As another fruit Of our occupation Of this
important point, we are to have sent to us
Immediately large number of onr men who
nave been held a. prisonerg. A flag Of truce
came In from Gen. Hoke, bearing . message
to Gen. Schotield, proposing to deliver, under
mutual arrangements existing for the ex-
change Of prisoners, fe,a Nou1und Of our nae17
me proposition WAS instantly and most thank
: iu!ly accepted. By mutual agreement the
bridge Of the railroad crossing OF the Colds
Fear River, was designated as the place to re-
ceiEe our men. Steamers Of considerable
draft can proceed without difficulty to that
point. The staff at headquarters have, con-
8: quently, been very busy since their coming
Was known, in making the necessary arrange
mcnts Tor their reception and comfort until
transports can be had to send them North.
The Chief CommiEsarJ Of the TWentr-thlrd
Corps, with the cooperation OF Division and
brigade Commissafies, are having rations
cooked to feed the men,. ALI the large vacant
houses and halla in the town; will be appro-
plated for their Temporary accommodation.
They had over 5000 Of our prisoners here,
and when rctreating from the place they
drove them before them like flock OF sheep.
Those who fell out from weakness and e1.
haustion, were kicked upon the aide of the
road and left. One such who Was. found BY
one Of our men had nothing on but . pair Of
drawers, and was in the most Hrctched con.
dtuon tie human mind can conceive.
Three hundred poor. sick, emaciated and
almost naked men fell into our banda up n
the occupation cf this town. They were Tn
ion soldiers, attenuated and wasted alut st
b.yono the power of recognition Us men, md
awaiting death by the allow process OF star
ya,ion ind disease combined, crowded into q
filthy place called q hospital. They we e
captu1c0 In various engagements during
sherman's march into Georgia, and IN almoet
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Total.....G@ Si3 3S75 1904 1853 sos
The general markets to-day were quiet and
heavy, owing to the dull news from the Eastern
markets, aud the declining tendency in gold.
There is very little inquiry for Shipment or On
account Of local spectators, md the demand Is
confined almost solely to the requirements Of
Ehorteellers.
In provisions there Was fair inquiry fot prime
Mess PORK, and the market is active aud shade
easier with sales Of about 900 br1s In lots, at
f2s, ,b0l2o6o- chiefly at $500. Mess Pork WIS
dull md nominal, with sale Of only 90 bzla inle-
rior country at $1,000. City brands are nominal,
1t {sa oC62326o. A lot Of 100 brls Ruups WIS sold
1T ss4,eo, and 100 brls Beef Hams at eeI00. Sweet
PtckIed Hams were dull, with light sales OF coun-
try at 1ec. Lard WAS dali, with sales Of 100 tres
prime steam at 2l3c.
Dressed Hogs we're in llmted demand and easier,
With liz bit sales at 12i1133c.
Utchwines were dull and nominal, with buyers
at 10 and sellers At f2.12 With sales OF only IS
brIs at The cutstdo figure.
The Flour marke is still languid, and the volume
Of business IL extremely light. The sales to-iay
foot mp 200 bbs at $40 80 for White Winters,
and $3.50 for Spring Extras.
There was a good demand for Wheat by short
sel'ess, at decline Of 4c per bu, and the market
m easier feeling became manifest About lasOc0
bu changed hands at $1.4o for Chicago Extra and
81 s511.26 for No. Spring. mostly at &i35ea1 ~
closing quietas the inside figure.
Ccrn was excessively dull, and va nota dec1fn,
OF k0ic Per hushel. with sales Of 500, bushels
1t s5c !or No l. and 71tG72c for Rejected In storo,
Oats were In fair demand By '1ho,t so!1ers. " bnt
at The close there was less frmncss, m Ii mar-
ket c'osed dull and little eaeier The liz, foot
up 70 600 bnshels, 1t 68i 058fc for No l. and 81. for
No In stote-closlng With sellsrs ut r83c. anl
buyers at 5s1c for No I.
Ryo vas quiet md unchanged with tridins sales
OF no. , IN store 1t Nc for winter receipts.
Barley NaS ~ mode1ate rrquest NTH sales oS
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Dry Goods Sale at Phs1ndetphia--aTarchD D.
Ghe great eale Of {oreiu and dunn a1rx uon1lt


The great sale ofioreign and domestic dry goo,is
Myers i To-, Market ttzcet.. The 1ras, second
dss d s he!e mi;
sand original packages. consis1n; OF musl,us,
4ncy prints, shset,ugs, driIings, eamorica, linen
anae ae.s. baaosas;. aoas; eiosas e.
&c, were displayed
The atierdance was verY large, each sto-y being
lug The home and county ;1ade. msreharts rom
lie bidding nas T epl1issd, and duplicates wcro
i,e towards shs slose. But Wsrs sda kitty
maintained. Bleached snizsinss fell Of 100H per
cent On the February ta.es. Prints realized abcut
prieys Of the it qa Cd eae
Kentucky Jeans gold much below the asking ratcs
at private hale Snd 1e0ls per yard below tue last
paid:
.,spIague extra fine Gsncy prints, asGeaI; Allan
tic black aEu white do, 2s@a3; Amoekens fancy
do, ass}; Arnold's light do, =; Atlannc mourn-
sli; Tscony dark pr1n.s, a0A; ii home bleached
dark prints, 30; Batea corset jeans, -; Lew1ston
jsans, 77; Standasu heavy brown drills. -; Globe
d. M Sathass d. 5;Ta Howssa sassa CO. H. Pass
Mills, ST Laconia E. IS; Laconia +, ii; liz
Waltham 6leached shee'lngs. Is; 1G-4 Bates do,
sas51; 10 i dne bleached aheetinss, s; id
ManaCnoc brown sheeunRs, 77Q7S; Victory col
ored camhrica, IS; Ke1e5vIle4 harrow stripe 1ndi-
90 blue 1tckH, 50; linen cnecks, IS; heavy Lauark
checks, 81 Lansastr ginghams, 81 cottonades,
y.rfous mas Ks, 33953: Pemberton heavy ribbed
eaeslnoeres, 69; blue Kentucky jeans, 52}; supe-
ritr Leavy tweeds, 4it; heavy. gray twllled lac-
nels, g.: II extra IKE Irish shfhog liners, 67D
20; ~ Oxford mixed sattnets~ Ig.
The dry goods frade has been Iesa active this
week thsn last, as buyers generally were ho; ding
CT Tor the great auction saie which took place to-
dAJ. and resllzed falr prces for most OF The ead-
Ing articles. Staple brown and b1eached cuttons
Keep well sold up and steady in price, Prints arc
alfe unchanged, with fair ssies tae sauae may he
sa1d Of stripes. uczs and checks, and cutton goods
generally. "ooleus are UNCHANGED, and taken
nAEfF1ffty st nhn1t nrnvfouo orntnJ
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fork-Consicerable transactions in meas, sales
etocks are tight receipts during the week are only
so hfts thin mess sells At sl8.5;l 1000; PRIME
ness and prime none offering. Cut meats rather
suEar-c9Esd and PLAIN 10}D1l}c; shoulders expJc,
none Offering: Bacon-none here; prices uomiu-
ally SO 10c. Iatd-prfme western worth 116R1ac
city rendered lciGIl1c for tubs. Tal!ow-smali
stock anc some d,nand at sGsac. Batter-the
marker sy+ry dull; very extra quality commands
sle; good to h.e worth 1SD19c; ordinary quali-
ties almost nnsaleable at 10aD1eit. Dressed hogs
thu tzade Is about over-price atpresent 37.50Q4
e.o0, and extra heayJ hogs would bring more.
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ITEMS.

Fisticnf1s are the distinguishing features o1
the Canadian Parliament.
Nevada produced fifteen millions Of silver
last year.
Strawberries have made their appeazancei in
Baltimore.
The Sandwich Islanders hare sent 81, 500 ia
the Sanitary Commission
Il seceeh woman at Newton, Va, has pa.
percd her kitchen with grcerbacks which she
received from Union soldiers last summer for
pics.
The defenscs Of Quebec are to be strength
encd a million, dollars worth.
The latest Rb1naa joke Is that List, who is
furious Papist, has set the Encyc]ical let
ter to music.
Maine is to have two var vessels to defend
her coast.
Ball, the sculptor, has modelled head Of
Everett.
John C. Fremont was. fined SIS tho other
day, in New York court, for non-attcndance
as juror.
Mr. Edward Hall, Of The township of Pei
kilngten, In Canada, has three daughters, each
Of whom arc married to men whose given
nGpcs arc Thouus. AL Toms are from dis
tinct famElies, and each Of THIN is a seventh
son.
There have been no shipments Of guns from
the Springfield Annoy for sir weeks.
Detroit has established stock board.
James Redpath 1as been appointed superin-
tcpdent of education In Charleston,
The popuiaE author Of the "Schonberg Cot
ia fau4ily" is Mrs. Charles, OF England.
verdise new rxnrI u a Enry. drI Desttnn "
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CHICAGO CATTLE MARKET.

MONDAY EVKSIY0. March IS IS65.
bERF CATILE-The receists to-day, according to
tae Boafd OF Trade report. amount to 3 head, and
shpmt nta to G4s head.
The Government contractors are ont Of the market
to dag. They fought qnte heavily 1ast week. ana
haEe beec unable as get TO ship their caste through
and arc Consequently obliged 10 Withdraw tempo.
ssF,ly.
There Is fair demaud tor9ool ktoek steers, and
for choice shipping STEERS sod for these grades the
nfrket ts firm; but on edlum to primo ths feeling Il
weak IhtFe has been as ut, hoWavcr, no m4teliSf
change nom Saturdays quotations..
The tales yesterday and to dsy amount to sums Il
head, at range Ct $3.50 to s10se Tor thIa steers4
very e1tr4 Illinois steers.
The sa!es sine Saturday were.
SALES OF BEEF CATTLE TODAY.
!. r1T1tBuR0H AHD YoxT wArNH YARDs.
Fas Ii e. Pea s9a
sls s, 81 Is s, hs:d: :nE e ~ = s!i5
IL. H.. x5 CO; nssnarman head All sseera s AZ
ssef n1t1aE1F D., Il no DF'"n' ~ ''s'' s'e'f''
:.s - 1spss ST. :: xesst ssas tas ss
.ep5. g hesa primo 'tee's. averaging lt7i7 ~, 1t
~ yss:e; ct ,sFs1s head ir steers. a'ezax
n1cu1oA sor1mx1 YARos.
Eesl Il Ford sold Gregg 50 head vefr cheice ext,a
medium
ss:s:I;: - sss g. i
bead, 4v. rnsfux 1,4st H. at $3.o5. 'e~
1s E; zsisleT i asht s'ssls. ayera ayersslnE
.h;oy sss zs'sss IT head Light Steers, averaging
su1EXAY TAKp9,
Gregory Co: sold Norris Wslxel d R,neman. II
hsad extra stetts aFeraptng 561 as at 3io0 ond 1a9
prime, Avtra2tog 81 b. As - Is 1N~
Adsms :ofd he1 e Co., y head common tteer,
hyersg1zx LIS ns at head coarse steers xTer.
aE1rx 1tS3 ns II SIS Morris. ". Z &. 10 madinnl
stetts. a1era6iuE lfeo -, at $500; es head prims
ysraRinK l,5s r. at 1910: and Eng. and, is head
COTTAGE aEovz IAx~e. !,
DcEart sold Daube. q he.d eond Illinois steers,
aver raetnX ,lG6 ms, at $4G0
Judy 1o9 ~ nsube ls bead Illinois sssess and o1en'
uol+The receipts to day according to tbs boafo
Of TEbde report, amounts t.;po and shtpm snts 70
SGce. The market to-day has been eIrcuei5aaA' out
lot being sold and the s,e4 .iace s.sasds5 ony
10 17. Tnn feeling Of the oten
decidedly weak mt with the limited s1ts II u
siblo to establish quotations.
The s,Ite to Day ssuxo nom sllloto S1e''a Tor me-
TS s,1es AZ he tcyera yards snce Saturday arc a.
HOG SALES TODAY.
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:, TIE humber Of barrels Of oil yearly brought to
thIs city for he past stI years have hscn: In 1850
ls1,!4; n 1869 175. 1871; ls64, 47 .s! tuot IN
ctnays en- & Of M 5so barrels delivered IL hulk outside
the c,ty limits and already iu 1865 We have had
rels Of oi. brought through this city, up to The h
o. o. maIGh, , lst5 Taxing twcnty-dve csnrs per gal
lon me average price Of crpde, and .cventy 1--we
eEal average Of dfty cents per eallon ve hnd ih.t
9, ne average annual .9lue Of the OH brought to
point Of tho traue up to tlla present. is over
si,scc.tce: Such IN important interest "a tais va
cannot afford to neglect. and We hope that before
1aM.giT E11l well cQpsiier tia naattac
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A FulA1ied Expectation,

When Gtnefals Crook and Kelley, captured
at Cumberland, were conducted to Ecr}y's
headquarters, the latter addressed them thus !:
Take seats. gentlemen. presume you are
brilliant victories and stunning defeats, wi.h IN
intentfaeation Of that fne-'ootn como peculiarly
of his enurcistfon, expect some cntcrpristns
Yankee vii be Stealing OF With me in the SAND
way one Of these days."
Less than week elapsed and "the enter
priEing Yankee did call round upon Jubal,
and the last seen Of Jnbal he was stealing
himself of post haste in the opposite ditec.
tion, leaving his army in the enterprislng
Yankees hands.
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THE REBELS ARMlNG THEIR
SLAFkS.

1uc paekAEt u tuc ucBFU cEllfLlCnL ac
by the rebel Congress IL long stride towart
the re-establithment Of the Union. We re
gard It as the most important cyent In IT
effects on the contest, which has occurred
since the Emancipation Proclamation. Th'
plea upon which It is passed,-that the s4chiv
airy" can succeed in their rebellion with tn
help Of the negro and must fail without it
is confession that the ntgso holds tie bal
ancc Of pove1-is master Of the aituatiou il
short, is SINISTER" Of his master. TheI
confess that for Independence OF the Yankee,
grocs As the rebel Hunter says:
.'Eomcthrg in the hnmnn heart tells rs when
they come out ecarrea tso1n the conflict they mus1
be free. II VIC ccCld nske them soldiers, VI
could make them officers, 17erhaps to command
1chQes-
"He believed the as,ning and enancipahne o.
slaves was the Abandonment o: this contest and
the grounds on which IT. WAs undertaken. GNot fol
all the god IN California would he have put hll
nane to such measure unless obliged 10 do sc
by Instruction.
Mr. Graham, of North Carolina, (formerly
candidate for the Vice Presidency with Win
field Scott, opposed the bill:
- Hc considered the ndo;tion Of the measure ~
m actual abandonment Of 3he principles OF the
contest and protested against the ri@a: Of the vr
mature dclIbcration OF the Srnate-"
Ar. Wiefall, Of Texas, grew indignant oyel
tho measure, denounced the Legislature oi
Virginia and demanded the removal Of JEFF.
'Davia.'
Gov. Brown, Of Georgia, In his message o.
Tcbrna1y Eth, at;er arguing that I'll the
slaves arc needed fo1 the production Of food,
says:
,
cannot rely upon :hcm rs soldiers. They RE
new quietly serving ~ at home, because they do
not wish to 60 iuto the army, and hey fear, Il
they leave Us, tue enemy will put them there: Il
We compel them to take mp arls, their whole feel
ing and conduct vail change, and they will i*are
lincoln, fhof alt scho ,rtu desert after thy are
8tlf9 iG,tr ~ ts sdoa I e tcstn 5 tx ary @ % and a1 pt
ntG4fd to 90 Into Tue country In hss posf.sston.
dnd rtceisc srag<sJo- thsir Ia5or, 4Doald dixbaad
Of iheiT normal condition Of their ,rae interest,
We cannot expect them II they remain with us, to
perform dced1 u heroic valor tchen they dTef9ht-
Children, Is not +eoso sonaDle ror va to demand 1t
OF tIx,u, and We have little cluse to expect the
hlcastDg OF Hcavcn upon our effort il We compel
them 10 perform such task.'
It is not clear in the following sentence
whether Gov. Brown proposes TO 'ttrade''
slavery for foreign Intervention OF for peace
with the Federal Government One or the
other he certainly means:
are Tsedy e gee ag <aye ,ds as a:;i ss.s
trddf than to gSEe It fer ehs tneeFfain dtd 1nhtth
fheami0M AFFORD u n the military field. When
We arm the e1aydh, VIC abandon FlaTery-"
a majority Of the Richmond Congress re-
naincd To the last opposed to the measure,
and q majority Of one in the Senate In its f.
yor was only obtnined By the votes OF the
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to but little purpose. We must Estx more than
| fortunate exchange"
The Federal Go7ernmcut Is evidently more
desirable to the entire South THAI the Con
1cdtra!e In every respect, except that the for
mer Is anti-slasery and the latter pro-slsvery.
Its prestige, wealth, power, and opportunity
for the qualification Of ambition, Inducements
to which The Southern heart ara peculiarly
susceptible. are very great. The rebellion
| On tie Other hand, Is but = beggarly bank
rupt concern. When, therefore, the rebel
power becomes, by The passage OF this ac,.
as plainly Abolitionist az the Fsde;al Goyern.
ment, it really gives away the last claim 1t
had on rebel support; The only tie which
bound the people to 1t, Or maintained them In
hceti1ity to the Government.
So long as they were fighting for slavery
they all telt bound to stand by each Other.
or at least to pretend to. But now that they
a1l must perceive that tho fate Of slayory Is
Inevitable, now that each faction has some
enemy IN their own midst upon which to law
the blame Of their failure, now that each par-
ty has struck a blow at the Others interests
"meh excuses either from the charge of de-
lection in retiring FROM the contest, a train is
laid which will blow up the whole Conteder-
ate b'under, and lay the foundation OF
" Federal Or Union party" Heretofore there
Aas been no such party at the South c1ccp.
the slaves. Hereafter We believe there will
be such party, consisting not Of men who
hope for the restoration OF sls.
very In the Union, but of
men, who, pcrceiying slavery to be doomed.
also perceive that in all things except slayerv
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FINANCIAL and COMMERCIAL.
MONETARY

MONDAY EvEECe. March IS, 1855
Gold has taken another 1esp downUards today,
and there has been considerable excitement in
consequence. "What ii the ncust' "What has
sent gold DOWN." ''T1as L3nchburgh fallenr'-
were the questions which greeted us at every
street corner. Gold, which opened In New York
At 191, had fapen to 1e5, and Us We hsve been In
the habit Of aribu.ng every rise and fill to milf
tary successes or defeats It's dilcnlt to rcal,zc
that sny thing else can possibly Affect 1t. We Gre
apt to overlook what we read every day,-th7t tho
entire continent Of Europe has 1lscn rs ons MN
to invest in FiveTwent4es-that even England
and France, whose arietoc1ats have all along been
encouraging the rebels BY purchasing Confederate
Scrip, nrc now trying to gain their Losses by In
Fes'ments In Federal Bonds-thAt cotton fs COM
Ing In freely from the rebel statea-that our I'M
ports are light and our exports arc heavy
that Hugh AcCuI1och, the great Western
t5na1ctef, is now 8eeretsTy OF tho Treasury
tlat the seven-Thirty Loan Is being absorbed at
The tate oftwentJ to twenty-five millions Of dol.
lars per wceE-Ihat the Internal tcvenuo is in
creaefpg-that Sterling Exchange Is selling at two
per cent below par-and thst confidence is beng
restored all over the country. And in the face OF
all these facts, We ssk. why should not gold 60
DOWN. True, We have great national debt, and
an enormous expenditure; but we haze also q
great county, with almost tnexh.ustible re-
sources; VIC have slavery virtually abolished, our
a1uiks marching on to victory, and 8 glorious f.
tnre before us-and with alt these, We ask again,
why should not gold 60 down7. The truth is, we
have been In euch whirl Of exciEemcnt-specu1a-
ton has run 10 wild-prtces have been at such
high dgures-that 1t ia difficult matter for most
people to reslfze the true and actual position Of
afalrs. But they arc gradually coming to their
senses, and few moro strides downwards il the
gold market will learn them severe lessou, new
again to be On the side Of their enesntcs-neyer
to bet against their to doubt the In
teGr1ty OF a free and enlightened people.
The money market to-day was quiet, mainly
owing to the fall in gold. The Produce markets
were weak and lower, and Provisions ruled easier.
The demand for currency at the discount houses
was sctiye, but the bankers are unwilling to en-
courage specu1ation, and the money market was
pronounced unusually stringent. The leading
banks, however, accommodated their customers
at 10 per cent per annum; but on the street, rates
Wese drm at 1l92 per cent per month.
Eastern Exchange continues sc1rce and firm at
par bur'ng and prem. selling. Some Of the
banks have to chip Treasury notes daily to New
York to meet theIr drafts and there Is no prospect
OF IN Improvement In this respect till navigation
has opened, as very little produces Ia going for
ward BY rail.
Gold opened today In New York At 1at, de-
cined to .ss, and closed at $50 p. m Ut 1851 The
following are The quotations teleg1aphsd to Jauca
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Qhifago Gribn11e.
TUESDAY, MARCH 14..]e65,
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Editor. 1t should be written upon separate ahect
Of paper.
, 1865-03-14

Republican Victory at HiiIAboro.
The Republicans elected their whole ticket
By an average majority Of ten, at the charter
election held in mllsboro, Montgomery coun-
II, down in Egypt, on the 7th instant. The
Copperheads, confident Of carrying every
thing, insisted upon strict party contest,
and they got laid ont
, 1865-03-14

Coon DoEK.-Tbe Madison Square PresbJ-
tc1ian Church, New York City, took eollec.
tion on Sabbath morning, February 2o.h, Of
ss,e47.5o, to MD the American Tract Society
in their large appropriations to the army and
lary and irccdm. n. One member OF that
church has, for three yeats. subscribed for
u, 700 copies Of the American Atsssnger, to be
distributcd mon'hly in the army, making IN
tlfee years : distribution to the soldiers OF
Wo.oo copies. ut an expense Of $3.50. Tho
@ same benevolent donor sends oyer1 900 copies
OF the Messenger monthly to 1hs prisons and
l}a,ls i9 the State OF New York.
II. enca noerallty finds q Sitting channel for
2,e27, 500 volumes, 4,259, 600 tracta, 778.60O
hymn books, and 2.s35.143 coptas Of tho
Atsseage7, IN English and German. into The
army and navy.
, 1865-03-14

prohibit persons having tt visible adm1xturc
Of African descent from voting ut elections
bus passed both houses Of our State Legisla-
ture and has doubtless ere this received the
odlcial sanction Of the Governor. By this &C.
tion the Legislature has honored itself and
the State. 1he last Of the Black Laws which
hare disgaced the State by odious and arhi
ttary political Determinations has been wiped
of the statute book. The government Of the
State has been made republican In flct as we'll
as In name. HcnceforWard the co1ored ci:i.
.zens Of Ohio, who have proven themselves as
public spirited and patriotic as any class Of
the community, will not be debarred the pri-
vi1eges Of the polls.
, 1865-03-14

ton being paid crude. We note salcs to The
extent IDS br!s to go out OF the MARKET free at
Soc; Tor 10 brl parcels 51c was demanded. Bonded
Bcnzo1e-We note sale or M bris Zee at dc.
, 1865-03-14

A CHApLA1S's scHAPBooK.-"H How is
, this ~ sayA friend, coming into my tentand
finding me scissors In band emitting up the
A,nerioan Messenger. .'What are you about?''
Well, lie fact is. this A,asrie1a M<sse19er is
the best mutilated paper that nave. When
them caIe.nlly, ind then proceed to cut ont
euch articles as seem to me interesting to be
preserved. I have thought that the pile Of
rare1s left after my scissors hare done their
work might be very good critic on the mo-
taland religions valne Of the respective pa
peIs. Sometimes large Protenti,g'.ns u,'., I Rapsr,
upon Inc mere fragments Of the Messenger.
DuvALLs BLUFF.
Two millions, three hundred and thirty.
dve thousl nd. one hundred and forty Of
these Messengers hare been circulated n tho
army, and eighty thousand copies are now
sent monthly to the boys.
, 1865-03-14

cAT11E:-DCrinS the past week some 400 head OF
6eet cattle have heen re<elTcd and sold at the
State Live Stock acales, 200 htng taken BY Bslti-
more butchers, at prices ranging from S9,00@la7 Is
tor common to Prime hceves, and the balance by
+ fos gross. To-day The offerings footed up SO
hesd, ngainst too head last Thursday: ;Abou: 15o
Wese toid fo Warrington butchers. and the rem7ln-
der to city butchers, at from 3s5o01a Is, accord
ing to quality.
Hoes-Receipss more liberal and prices lower,
ed at S1s. M@:O30 q 1C0 rs.