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, 1866-01-18
The ChAfleAton Blockade Runners
Declare Dividends and are Arrested
by Tho Government.
flthatlcsfon isOrrc.uandence Ian 1nfh

The blockade runners here, by public no
t1cc declaring dividends, have attracted the at
tention Of Captain Howard, Inspecting officer
Of the revenue, now on Southern tour An
Investigation Of the blockade business Of
Charleston, mud Of the assets Of the various
companies, has been ordered, and the case
II urned over to T. C.. Cnllicot, Esq, Snperyis-
Ing Agent OF the Treasury Department. Sew
cral prominent citizens, officers Of companies,
have been arrested and required to deliver up
shal1 be made concerning all assets Of block
ade running companies IN their Possession
The assets include, It Is said, seYeral steam
ers now In British waters, bnf claimed as
property Of the United States. 1fr. Theo-
~ilore D. Jcrvcy, one Of the officers Of the Bee
the instance of Nj, Callicot. Mr.. Henry
Corbia, president Of the Charleston Import
fng and Exporting Company, and Mr. A. 8.
Johnston President OF the Chieora Company,
were arrested yesterday and placed under
employed, Hon. William D. Porter, Hon.
Henry Bufst and ]. B. Campbell, Esq, as
their counsel. The following are copies OF
the orders issued by Afr. Callleot to the per-
SOILS concerned:
cuAn1xsTox, s. C., Jan. {, 1865
SlR:-ln!ofMAt1pn having bcou Laid before this
oiice that you hare within Jour custody control
e1ty belonging to the blockade running company
ern Importing md E1po!isne Company, Or 81 some
similar usrs, have directed Assistant special
t. examine ,oa i.hiniiy On oath IL regard to snci
pzcpe1ty. md 10 tate POSSESSION, ior The purposes
af his Investigation, Of all books, le,tcrs md pa-
your control relating thereto You wifi also take
not1ce that you hereby forbidden to dispose OF
the money sterling exchange. cotton other prop
menta of dividends 10 stockholders or othetw1se;
and sou are required 10 deliver the FAME to nc, 10
+ led subject to the order ., he s,s1eay h
TIC. cAz11cor, supery1siue Spsenl Agent
United states Treasury Department.
s1R-The department, With view to gain 1afor-
nation relative to the blockade hnsiness du1ns The
department, who will question you upon oath, and
has the power 10 summon Witnesses, sc.
DEB 70 a4 1iS 2s e 29 I'd dpsy S'sa e sa1
company which yo1 represent.
The officers arrested state that the books
Of the companies we're taken into the Interior
Of Columbia on the eVacnation Of Charleston,
and were destroyed By the coniagration at
The editor of the Ners. T.. ". Spratt, Esq,
member Of the Charleston bar, gives bis
opinion ns follows:-
This proceeding may OCCASION Inconvenience to
The lnuiEidnas hnt !. Is not appsr.ut under What
property had been captured or abandoned, II It bad
been taken or found abandoned BY tho military
aa nnes bs gn
taken. 1t Is diteult to see what higher authority
ne aeent Or ne h.s a1 h. one e
rec also IN stItus Of What act be claims that the
running The blockade cannot be sad to be property
ensed tn aiding The tnsutsechon under the act OF
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occupies about funr million acus oflAnd in Ksnsas,
10 n1tct they arr not entitled eJ treaty. snpals-
tcns WHICH, N addition to tbs three million acres
recently ltraed TOT, will semovs them south Of the
ihiri, ssren;h drene. north latitude, the southern
hornua11 Of This Stats. The Cherokee tribe Is now
hoidlptr The Iaud between ;I deg. 81 min. and
II der n MN {nost or Which Is the propet teill-
inv ior The OaaEr RESERVATION connection with
their snsnn mtijion acs sou1h OF SO deg. 80 min"
1MMI1RATloN.
The rapid extension Of the Eastern diyis-
sion Of Tic Union Pacific Railway up the ya1-
ley Of The Kansas Is directing large inumi-
grafton to this State, and particularly to the
Kansas valley. The cars are now running to
this place, is miles. In the interior OF the
State. and the grading II nearly completed to
Fort Riley, where the cars will be running by
The first of August next, distance of lG4
miles from the Eastern boundary of the State.
Upon the subject ofimmigration the Cover
nor in his message recommends an adequate
appropriation, that will justify the employ
mcnt Of the best. ta,ent IN the Ssate-t IN the
preparation OF pamphlet for gratnitous dis-
tritution, and for the employment Of a suits
bic agent in the older States, to induce immI-
grafton, by the presentation Of facts relating
to our agricultural and grazing advantages,
mineral resources, DC.
, 1866-01-18
Conflict Between y Policeman and 4
Hurc1ar-A Duel in The Dntk-Thc
Policeman Shot

From tho N 7. Times, 1ath.)
Another Of the many conflicts between the
buEglars and police Of the Eastern District
took place shortly after two O'Clock yester-
day morning, In which, as usual. the burglar
came OF sriumphantly. In this encounter
one Metropolitan was shot and private
watchnan had leg broken while searching
for the assai1ant. The particulars Of the
affair arc as follows: At two o'clock tho
street lampa were cztlnguished throughout
the district, as the moon was expected at that
hour to shine forth, aud the utmost darkness
preVaned in consequence Of that lumina1y's
non-appearance.
Taking advantage OF this darkness, bur-
glar attempted To enter the reaidence Of Elias
q. Hedge, corner OF South Ninth aud Sixth
operations that Officer Martin Van Buren
Brewer, Of the Forty fifth Precinct, who was
passing the place at the time on lis SOLITARY
beat of thirty blocks heard him, aui climbed
up on the railing Of tha side fence to take OBJ
serrat1ons. Astbo officer wore rnbbcrs, his
while climbing the fence his locnst accIdep-
tally struck agniust the Iron railing, md
alarmed him, when he Immediately stopped
his operations, jumped over rear fence into
the yard Of the cottage Of Otto Master, md
then made for McQuay's old ropewalk in
Sixth street,
The officer then raped an alarm and pur-
sued the fugitive, whom he came upon ut tho
threshold Of the ropewalk. The burglar
darted through the door and was about five
feet inside when the officer entered. Finding
himself TINS closely pursued, the rascal then
the bal, taking elect In the calf Of Tie Iefs
leg, going entirel, through 1t aud lodging be-
tween the lining and the leather Of the boot.
Thus imbed, Brewer halted and discharged
his revolver thtee times IN rapid succession
toward where his sssailant stood, when bis
, 1866-01-18
New Route 10 montauo-nircctC Connec-
lions with Chicago and the North-


[Fron the St Louis Republican,
We learn from Messrs. George B. Parker and
Samuel T. Hauser, who have recently return
cd 10 visit this city from their residence in
Montana, that the Legislature has chartered
two or three companies the objects OF which
arc to improve the condition Of the Territory.
Governor Egerton has given the charters lis
approval, and nothing remains for the compa-
mics to do but to organize and commence the
work upon which they have seyerally resolr-
ed. One Of these is a corporation for lighting
Virginia City With gus, facilities for which can
| &c easily obtained, since good h1tuminous coal
IN abundance has been discovered within FIVE
miles Of the place.
Another, and 1t present more Important
one, is the Missouri River and Rocky Noun
tain Wagon Road Company" the corporators
reads that will facilitate intercourse between
the older States md the Territory. The drst Of
these is road from Sioux City direct to Vh-
gfnta City, n distance Of nine hundred miles.
md much shorter than the old travelled and
roundabout ronte through Colorado, 1t was
surveyed BY Col. Sawyer, Who went over It
Government wagons, and found it to
be entirely practicable. Work will be COM
menced few months hence, and as there are
no forests to be cut down, or other natural
obstacles to remove. 1t can soon be opened to
the tide Of emigration which annually flows
be plentiful along the Way, and there Is WOOD
enough to afford fuel for campaign purposes.
Ferries will hare to be established on the
Yellow Stone. Big Horn, aud Ok Fork OF the
Yellow Stone, but during the greater part Of
the season for travelling, all Of these streams
can be forded.
The other Improvement contemplated, Is
opening a road from the mouth OF Muscle
Shell flger. on the Missouri, four hundred
and fifty miles below Fort Benton. It Is Two
hundred and eighty miles distant ttom Vlr-
ginia City, is an excellent natural highway,
md will require scarcely bridge or ferry.
The survey which has been made ues
Bet mountains, just beyond which 1t forms
q junction viii The Sioux c!ty survey
IN fhe Yellow Stone VulleT. The route
leads thence, through Gallath City to Vir-
giDia CITY, From Gallatin, road branches
70 Helena, one Of The largest towns in The ter.
thoussasad t.ss I inhabitants. The .southeru mines
are near the last named location, and Bannock
City m Important mining centre, Is nearly
5ne west about s1xty-f1ye miles. The North
cru mines, together with Helena, Silver City,
Montana City, and other towns in thetr
midst or In ,1 their a Tfeinlty, are e..rs1 mol
It Is true, to Fort Benton hut the
shoals and rapids In the Missouri river between
Muscle Shell aud the Fort, make the naEign-
tion 30 hazardous that 1t doubles the freight
aud insurance On goods that 70 from st. Louis
into the territory; yfa Fort Benton.
C9ngress has already s qPRsGpfmatsa m1a IN
company think they can bring influences to
bear in Washington that will give them the
whole of this sum for the proposed improve
meuts. Tho rest Of the money necessary to
complete them, about SG00, ,00o, will be OBJ
ta1nod BY subscriptions
, 1866-01-18

The farmer. f0ose great prices for their pyodue4s5
The manufacturers bought at hfth prices.
from the farmers, hundreds of nillions Of dol.
1Ars' worth Of raH material and food.
It may be stated as I truth that the
dtnertedn sntehazae can not ptrchase The farm
er's 1rodtets ualess the latter buys ne fabr;es Of
The former. The exchange must be mutual to
exist at all. These two great classes Of So
cdety are each others natural customers.
And II the farmer sends to Europe for his
dry goods and hardware, he thereby crts his
own throat by breaking down his best Gus
toner, the mechanic, and driving him out OF
OF tho soil to obtain sustenance. By this
short-s1ghtcd 4bny where you can buy tho
cheapest" abstraction, he loses a good cts-
toner and gnins-a competitor.
lhe LeRgrers' meeting had mich 10 say
about the immense profits rnade by mauufac-
tories, and particularly. BY cotton mills.
Would IT not be more busineas-like and scpsi-
sbic to >sft about reaping SONIC of tho .pecuE,-
sry' hHrests of manufacturing than 10 be
scoldlng. those who. are mora euterprfsfne
than themselvess
The books arc now open In this clty. to
raise half million to start cotton mills In Chi.
cAgo. lhope that all the LeaEuers will cali
On Judge Fuller and put down their names
Tor nhares Of stock. This is the sure way to
improve the town, and put stop to the big
profits made BY the Now Ens1anders. Let us
exhibit for once, little Of their worldly MS
dom and enterprise. five are doing better
with our money than We could In manuiac-
turing, why are We seolding and gsumhling
nt-.he profits made by those who have invest
theif capital IN mechanism: Let rs compete
With them or stop abusing them.
, 1866-01-18
DER CLAIMS ON ENGLAND.

we lave s.feaas published the more
nnrofeant Potnons o. tae @paomaaie cor
Ies1,onaence bet"een minister Adams and
EAT e'alenaon' Inc 6f11'sh fofelen Minister,
Oh .ns sao)eet o. compensation LOT INC raw
ages oi the Anglo-rebcl cruisers on American
commerce. The war Of words was ftightfal,
and seemed Mt one lime lnterminablc; but
Seward aud Adams clearly got the better Of
the argument with Russell and Clarendon,
and at last cornercd them, after protracted
verbal chase. It was bill. answer, rejoindcr,
rebuttcr, sur-rebutter, cross bill. bill Of dis.
covery, general issne and plea in abatement,
dilatory plea, demurrer, special and general,
and every other pleader's trick known in
Chitty. Finally. the last plea. dodre.
excuse, sham and hu1nbur were exhausted,
and Clarendon YVES "penned" In q corner.
and The question nut to him in Diplomatic
circu1nlocution langungc, "Mister Bull, are
yon going to pay that little bin of damages ss'
~No, III see you D. first. and Won't
hear another word from Won on the sub-
iect."
That Is the present state of the csse. The
British Government datly refuse tn recoc,
nize the VALIDITY of the American. claims for
damages caused by The Anrlo-rebe1 crniscrs.
They refuse TO leave the Question to arbitra.
ton and finally notify Mr., Seward that they
viii not hear any more discussion On the sub.
, 1866-01-18

Certain Congressmcn-aMoug them Gen.
BaIks and other distinguished militia Officers
nle investigating the snbjcct. end periectIrg
plan for uniform national militia system.
When the rebellion broke out, in 1860, it
found the country wholly unprcpared ior war
wholly uneducatel in military matters.
Through long years Of peace, the militia sys-
tens Of the several States Of the North had
fallen into decay, and even contempt. Those
systems, rs general rule, were worthy OF
the contempt they received. Almost wholly
The work Of civilians, they produced, In most
Of those States where they we're not abau-
doncd, nothing better than an annual or semi
annual rare SHOW, for the amusement and de-
light ol rustics and village urchlns. Tho sys-
tens, too, were as VARIOUS rs caprice and
iucompeteucS could Invent. No two statcs
enacted The su1ue system !; and no State taught
its militia anything that did not have TO be
entirely unlca.ncd when called into the ser
vice Of tho United States. Indeed, 1t Is the
testimony Of distinguished officers, that
perfectly raw recruit was easier TO trnln into
M efficient soldier than the spoiled militia
man Of some of the States, MS The mllitiamau
was uulearning bad trimming while the raw
recruit was developing Into q soldier. We
saY this was the general result Of tho badly
organized nud diverse militia systems previ-
ous to the war; but in other instances, where
the System adopted really possessed some
military merit, Il proved Of iucstimable value
In the sudden emergency g.,
As result of the war. the United States is
now the most formidable military power IN
tic world, possessing nearly three millions OF
trimmed soldiers North &c South. who could
, 1866-01-18
THURSDAY, JANUARY 10, 1855.
MISSISSIPPI AND MICHIGAN CA
NAL.


Cheap water transportation for freight be-
tween The Mississippi and Lake Michigan ia
the first and most rresstpg necessity Of the
Northwest. The convention In session at
Geneseo hare ALREADY deyc1oped important
facts. SHOWING tue feasibility of d direct canal
connect,nr the Illinois and MicbYran canaJ at
or nc,, In sallc with 1be Afissfszfnni oono.
site Davenport, Iowa. The only question IL
one of cxucnse. "a tbcra IA a rise az als faet
md a fall of les fee1 betweon Ia sal1c md lie
Mississippi, which would reouIre IN n
distance of eighty miles. forty.three
locks In al,, The supn1y of vatar
for the summit levc1 ,nfrht ir drawn +, ,,.rt
from Inlet Swamp and yyIunebaro Marshes
at tho bend Of Green River w,,,c1 anc FIR,
fec, above the summit 1cvc, al sbca,f n. nnt
j, Is thought probable TINT a sutI3c,ent snn,lr
of wnter co,,Id only ,,c oht,,nrd tbronri,
fecdcr a1,out seven;v ,n,,c. In 1e,oth ,,s.-,,.
ninr al Rockf,rd m 4hc Row. V,rsr end
cna5rr n, sbcft,c,d This f;.eder wo,,,d ,tsa,t
constitute n can,1 ~ -, s,,.l, tmno...nna
ard y,,ro n 4ho rioh .o.5n,,,.,~.1 -.
which n would b,in. ,ntn co,nmn,,,s7;oa
with t,,c cana1 and t,,s ,roat ,olas as vi, =
win, ,ha M;ss;ss,n,,
There con 1.e M dou,,t that srch m cntcr-
nr;.c If r-rr;cd tbrorrh ,ro,1d c,,,,ne,, hr
ihrca.fnrrtna or th. nre<e,t rotes al fra,ahts :
m ro1lro,as .upnJnr vestunrd 6ro,,, chit. ~
This won,a add tHc nnno,,t e.va3 ~ ~.
uo1uc ya1ue of everv Lnshe, of o7..,n
ro;.cd in w,.aern and son,ha- ~,
nois, OF In the States yast of The .15asIs.
sim, whe.,-r the t,ra,n sh,,,,d w ~
, 1866-01-18

Welt aaF1ng. -...:.............,........ 0C
This Ia trfle diversified, for to shell by
hand the two pounds Of corn saved will not
pay the cost, unless it can be done during
weather unsuitable for outdoor work, of
when the 1a1mer would Otherwise be idle.
This also, suppose that the farmer has good
cribs IN which be CON work during bad weath,
er; but IS VIC have previously shown that such
cribs were matter Of economy in the saving
Of corn, whether sold in the ear or shelled, 1t
should not enter Into this account.
1n Tie shelter mentioned the cobs are not
broken, but the corn stripped OF and LEFT
whole, thus more convenient for use thau
those passed through the steam shelters.
Hero when coal s five or six dollars ton,
the broken cobs sell readily at dollar load
Of about five hundred pounds, or say four dol
lars ton. A few years since cobs rotted ut
the shelters by the hundred tQus now thew
nre sought alter at good round price.
We know turner's who sell two to three
thousand bushels Of corn annunlly and haul
1t eight or ten miles, and their hre-wood and
the value Of thu cohs.
We haye been often asked Whcre such 4
hand machine "a ours can be had, but have
had to answer nowhere. The man who mude
1t finds moro demand for the l1rge power
shelters, and has discontinued their manu-
facture. But, say they. why not add pu1ly
aud run u by. horse power as well as By
hnnds Yes, that is just what we want.
But once adopt this kind Of shelter and yon
would reToluttoulze the corn tradc at once.
The shelters at the warehouses would stand
idle, the big cribs would be torn down, and
tie farms would store their own corn until
come their own shippers, thus putting an end
to the, cry Of monopoly that We hear
60 much about Of late We charge the said
roads with extortlon, the warehousemen with
downright. .couging, and the middle men with
taking the larger share Of our profits. Ad-
mittlng that there Is a largc amount OF truth
In all this, yet arc We farmers In no way
to blame for this state Of facts: A slight use
Of the slate will answer this in the aalrma.
tive, and that not greatly to our credit.
TO CORRESPONDENTS.
We must again ask Of our correspondents
to be us brief as possible in their communieA-
tions, and to write only On one side OF the DE-
per, and not to be mixed up with other sub
jects OF business matters. Business letters
arc tled away, while those pertaining to this
department 60 into the drawer to await their
turn. Space viii not allow the insertion OF
inquiries as general rule, nor Is it essential
so lOnr M theY are answered. RHR4r
, 1866-01-18
.''.-.s-..-.s".."'s'st- A...-.f4so.7
Your E1cel1ency's attention Is invited to

Yonr Frrc11ency,s attent,an ia ,nv1}e1 r.
one nr tyro farta in connecfion with NE M ahors ~
Statement t ut If scconnt Ftret thst tha n,s stors
has trnishsd ~ erces, ~ tr11ra hunarad o,,d
4hr,.. - otS ,os ~ s e,.ata ,eh1a
r. ~ iarT ~ t1at ~. wae .anns.sd ~, ~
u nosautEe - ~ 1uat az ~ 1s4unEu a;1u "
eonneet1on co WIZ maea, tnas lact ,s snoula also
" muue pt9aoAent, w snAt VIII very e"
e%acePuons' % 'tIs Nuen leGlns Joneo companles
9.a toanng ~ counales aaassnt a 20 s1Iroanolng
s.ates. mniea nu@oe Z da.ly onset Dy coah1eE
en4stments: M taese ale Wisconsin men.
- ne ne aSt 5 OF LongIess ana sapseqaent orders
o. me MaI department aatnor1zng recruit
mg 10 ssees ssates we're not looked upon IN
me STATE % furnishing eAtrao5alnary induce
ments l1r acuve e&etlions u tnat Mfeetion,
anu WINE iofmal appointment and permission
HeIe given nto various appaeants, 20 special e.
LOT was pnt 10TH o5 tne STATE. me correct
ness of our positlon - 1u!iy confirmed BY the
i1epoets o. sotemanahgo otaceta o1 tne tnIita1y
aepaI1meats soatn' ana tne result OF thas sys'
zen Y SONG ol me etatea aaopthS II. sta.
tlstlcai eTluence Aleaay aeVelopea SHOWS that
, 1866-01-18
UTAH.
Message OF Gov. Charles Durkee to the
Territorial Legislature.

Az ~uSk %kxAFlCH AA1kGE 10 AAO
Territorial Legislature.
The annual message Of Gov. Charles Dur
kee, and accompanying documents, transmit
ted TO the Legislature Of Utah On the l1th Of
December, 1865, have been sent Us by an at-
tentivc correspondent.
The Treasurer, David O. Calder, reports re-
ceipts into thet1easury for tho year ending
October 31st, 1876, amounting to ~, 81, Of
which sum =, ,S63 Was from the United States,
on account Of Pcnitentiary building, aud the
balance from taxes. The amount drawn on
Auditors warrants was s'ss,4o5, leaving a
balance OF s6.s15, which, with the balance
(Sc5 5,o3Y at the beginning Of the fiscal year,
makes total of ii ,855. Against this there
1re undrawn charges of so, SOC.
The Auditor, William Clayton, reports the
following returns of assessment Of property
throughout the Territory and amount OF Ter
ritorial tax arising from the same, including
estimates from six counties not officially
has frrrn
, 1866-01-18
Decision OF the Freedmen,s Court Ae
IouIsvll1e that Co1oret1 Men are Entl-
tied to FoAsesa Firearms.

tflpn toe Louisville Journal 18th
By request, We publish the subjofned decis-
ion Of Superintendent Thomasson, ofthe Court
OF the FEccdtuen's Bureau, in d case which
came before him yesterday morning. We
cannot lndorse the decision Of Mr.. Thomassou.
It Is true that the adoption Of the late amend
ment Of the Federal Constitution renders null
and void all statutes OF the State VI which gccos-
nizes the relation Of matter and sl1rt bpt the
statute from which Nfr. Thomasson has quo
ted. upon which his decision Is rendered, Is
police regulation, which Is not at all effected
By the amendment The statute refers to
free negroes as well as to slaves. the only
words in it which are inconsistent With the
amended, being, viz: "y ne n<gro cGend-
ing De d slare," We have lately heard Of 4
case Involving this principle and 1t was dfs-
posed or in accordance with the opinion We
here give The present Legislature of our
State, in our opinion, has hut to strike, out
the decision, to render 1t perfectly legal. Tho
LEGISLATURE certainly has power to establish
such domestic police regulations as that body
shan deem necessary, provided they do not
subject the negro to ''inyoluntary servitude,''
now prohibited BY the Federal Constitution.
We ,|I publish thc decision rs matter Of intor-
OFFICE OF SUIT OF FR.EpMks,s AyYA1Rs,,
LOUISVILLE, ky., Jan. T., 1865.
Join Hcn1y( MN Of cnior), plaintid, rs. Jacob S.
The proof IN lhts caae WIS that tho defendant. a
wasonnan Y thts ay, one day this week. rent into
ths house 70 & Of M woman who lives ado1alng theplaa-
Ia closet IN the wonAns houso he came neruss d
pistol OF plaintiffs that he reported 10 the ehict
OF police, Tho directel him TO have 1t coutScated
nnder The law Of the statc, and lhns he did 70 that
plsntia Uas taxed two doltars costs bcfore the
Magistrate. The plaintiff stated tho pistol vas
ln u m 70 ih panttRR sse q
that be had been with The Federal a1my four years.