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From Canada-Fcuian Movements.

TORONTO, April 1.-THE examination of the
Fenians arrested at Cornwall begins to-day.
The GIoJe this morning states that there is no
longer any doubt that O'Mahoney is concen-
trating a force near the New Brunswick from
tier. Ii says that this is directly in violation
of the neutrality laws of the United States,
and the Washington authorities must speed
lily take action upon the subject. Marching
armed men towards the frontier is IN act OF
war, which the American Government must
suppress if they intend to do their duty to-
wards their ncighbOrs.
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NEWS. |
Conversational Proceedings.

WAsuISaroS, April ll.-SEyATg.-A resolu.
ton was passed prohibiting the sale of spirit
uous liquors in the capitol building.
The House bill in relation TO the hnbens cor.
pms was taken up.
HorsE.-The House passed n bill TO REIN
bursc the State of Missouri for expenses in
Cured in calling out the militia to rcpel inya-
sion during the late war.
The House passed n bill extending the pro-
visions of an act granting land to the several
States and Territories, to aid In the establish
ment of agricultural and mechanical colleges.
A clause OF the bill'cxcerting the States un
represented in Congress from tho benefits OF
the bill provoked n long debate. The bill
finally passed with the clause remaining-yeas,
80 nays, 81.
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-, r,;l of the Civil Rights LaW-Ihc frest-
!" dcut-Thc Treasury.
very general opinion that the evil Of
NTT,l Rights law will chiefly be in the en-
me ,r.neut which il will give to the Radi-
Toui' narssyere in their efforts to impose by
caIS ~ non the lately insurrectionary States a
ie'>, t,f negro suffrage, whether limited or
>N>..",al and l may say confidently that Is
!" ,n,crrrctatiou of the measure, so TAR as
NV Nv rad,cal Republicans are concerned. re
inc :, tends TO bring all the Republicans
s!d,o, all Union men-to the radical ground.
La'' ppr,sisent SAW this. He is the shrewdest
Tue ;,;ng politicians. His fears are lusti-
81 a' Tho people of the North accept the
nt", E,ghts bin with almost universal &C
~ They believe in ii, because they do
- ",acrstand il. How few can pretend TO
''.r,I all its mysteries and solve all its
1' - Who i 10 say what the trainers OF
~ b,u meant by a certain provision when
- =, hren declared by learned men OF law 10
- been left neXplicable?
Nm Ia, III pass 10 a more agreeable suhlect.
-" Secretary Of the Treasury, the great con
..r,9tlve financial authority OF the country,
han sustained by the Senate in his policy
- contraction and resumption with the almost
uto~,,,nus vote of the Senate. The passage
- tbis bill. n this time, Will. may venture
- say do more of good for this country than
~. r,diral faction can by their measures 10 II
tarn, PROPOSITIONS for the increase OF the
"Stinual bank currency have been met by pro-
sion. for the more equal distribution OF the
amount of such currency now authorized. IL
. - be hoped that Congress will now give us
4 revenue tariff.
\,nrs Ap lUTA.
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ITEMS.
APPLICATIONS FOR PARDON.

Applications are now pending for pardon ny
eighty six eN-members of the rebel Congress
and one hundred and thirty-two eX-graduates
OF West Point, but who served IN the repei
army one hundred and twenty-seNen reoel
generals, including Bragg, Longstreet, Bean-
regard, aud several of the Lees also, thlrty-
two prominent eX-rebel officers, and one nun
drrd and sixteen eX-United States naval OH
GERS who held positions in the Confederate
service.
GRENADE SPEECH EY SPEAKER CoLfAN.
Speaker Colfax was serenaded tonight. In
acknowledging the compliment, lie spoke NJ
some length, congratulating the nation upon
is d!seuthralment from slavery, and rejoicing
In the action of Congress, which had given
"r0 all the protection of equal laws lie
poke OF the glory of the party under whose
auspices these results had been achieved, and
said that il had placed, by Overwhelming
majorities, the Civil Rights bill on the statute
book, according TO every one born ON american
soil his birth right as an American cltlZen. -
II "drclared that this law, which had been so
misrepresented by It's opponents, would never
hr repealed, but in all time TO come would be
referred 10 as the American -MtynG thnTtd.
SOUTHERN LABOR.
superintendent Of the Freedmen's Bureau
reports that many acquisitions are maue lor
freedmen 10 go 10 The south anu southwest.
No free man OF woman need now De ldie
b-Csuseo of the scarcity of employment. lhefe
ia plenty To do, and owing TO the want OF
htor"rs in the south and southwest, planters
are paying very liberal wages.
PAKDoSs GRANTED.
Fifteen pardons We're granted by the Presl-
dent today, the parties coming unde the
lwenty-thousand dollar clause. Thirteen OF
The parties are residents of Louisiana, one OF
Alabama, and one of South Carolina.
TRANSPORTATION TO FREEDMEN.
Hereafter transportation given TO reiugees
and freedmen will not embrace able bodied men
aud women, except in extreme cases ana 10
prevent actual suffering.
This order will take effect ut Washington on
The 18th instant, and in each State at the date
oil The receipt Of this order by the assistant
commissioner. O.. O. HOWARD,
Major General, Commissioner
oNE or THE ALEXANDRIA RIOTERS ESCAPED.
information has been received 1T Headquar-
ufS department of Washington to the eiiecl
mat Oscar MAXIM, one of the Alexandra
!toterS, who was TO have been tried shortly on
.ne charge of murder, has escaped from the
A'eAahdrIa Jail, in consequence OF The nesll-
kehce OF 4 prominent officer. Great enorts
"e being made for his apprehension.
To BE DISCHARGED.
II Is believed that all the United States
t'tored troops will be discharged the service
"e'ore the first of next month. BY dlrection
VI The War Department, all such organizations
=" NE military department. OF KENTUCKY
i"eIllh and One Hundred and Nineteenth re-
s"hshts-wili be discharged in 4 few dGys.
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iHk PRESIDENTS PARTSER.-A writer In the
'''hphis Post, who dates his letters from lus'
'uMhla, Ala, says:
While Andrew Johnson is elevated TO the
SWisArst Office in the gift Of the people, John >.
TT,o'sah, his former partner at GreehViiie'
atnh IN the tailoring business, Is living here
pl!hg his old trade, and occasionally transact
,"s some business connected with his Office,
~ Justice of the Peace-to which he was but
,sefhtly appointed. The Squire says that ne
-. decidedly a better tailor than old Andy
"ha thinks ii passing strange that fortune
Mould smile upon the inferior Of the two, ana
n'1hces much surprise that Andy does not re.
=" os|mher him when he looks over the long iisI
!. lucrative offices 10 be filled, and with some
,mphasis declares, If he were President, that
Notwithstanding Andy's inferiority rs a tailor,
~ would make him second 10 none In the list
:. appointments. Mrs. Morgan Is the Presi-
1'hls W cousin, which fact also gives the
1iuire good cause TO complain Of his old
'"ain's strange conduct
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The body OF a woman said TO haV" died IRON
cholera in New York has undergone post m"r-
Inn. and the supposition refuted.
The Sweeney Fenian Congress sat yesterday
nj New York with closed doors.
al military districts in the department Of
Alabama have been discontinued.
The eiyht.hour bill failed to pass the Ohio
LEGISLATURE before the adjournment OF that
body.
The Methodist church i'll Ncwtown, Va, has
been restored 10 It's former possessorS.
The charter election III Dubuque, Iowa, on
The ii. resulted in the success of the Democratic
rtuGin1tr>.
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Hon. Alexander III. Stephens Before the Re-
construction Committee, etc.

WAsHISGToS, April n.-Alexander III. Ste
phens appeared to-day rs n witness before the
Reconstruction Committee, and will conclude
his testimony tomorrow as to the condition
and disposition of the people OF the South. 1t
is said that he was very deliberate and careful
in his replies TO the questions asked, and that
his testimony is OF an interesting character.
Mr.. Stephens will this week return TO Geor-
gia.
Heretofore seats We're designated for colored
persons in the Senate galleries, but since the
passage of the Civil Rights bill, the door-keep-
ers allow them 10 select seats where they
choose.
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New ORLEANS, April I.-Grand prepara-
tons are being made for the Louisiana races
tomorrow. The track is dry, but rough. The
flood is passing off, and the crevasses below
the city are being closed. Plaquemine county
is flooded.
The passage OF The Civil Rights bin by the
House was expected, and causes no excite
ment.
Tt is singular that Il dispatch from New
Orleans should not mention the General Con-
ference of the VI. L. Church, South
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The Great Tornado in Illinois-Iiuman Beings,
Houses. Rails. &C., Carried Away i'll the Air.


Correspondence o! the Chicago Evening journal
WINDSOR, SHELBY COUNTY, March -.
On Wednesday afternoon last, about hVe or
six O'Clock, the citizens OF this place saw Il SIN
pular. dark, shaped cloud, Wnlcl pass
ed about five miles north OF inns place going
from west to east. This seemed, on inquiry,
70 have been a very unusual Whirlwlnd. when
had started fifteen miles west, itnat DelhS us
far as heard from in that dlrectlon,) ana pass
ing north of this place, over Il space varying
from a quarter OF a mile 10 Il ihtlc III miu ~,
and going east we know not how far, out
widening in extent as ii went. Literally no
thing was left in its track except the urllts OF
timber and other things lett III the way alter
being whirled and tossed ABOUT III every oilcc'
ion Houses, trees, rails, timber, horses, cat
10 sheap and men, women, and children,
were picked up by the storm ana dropped
down in that mysterious manner Which Ione
but the God Of the Storm understands; tIeee
were pulled up by the roots ana carried dWas,
lie others appeared to have been tWisteu
off and borne along in the current. Inc ground
is described as appearing AS II IL hdu peen
,wept, but occasionally the hurricane seems
to have let 20 its hold and unburdcned ltsell
nv leaving immense quantities of timber III It's
wake looking like drift-Woodl Ill IL river po''
tom. -,
IL is impossible to describe such Il storm OF
to estimate the extent OF the dtilaSe aoh..
Snaice it TO say, that literally nothing Is lell
uniniured in its track, except III isoiatea III
stances. There were some strange incidents,
however. such rs lifting 4 stable up ana car
rying il away, every stick OF ii, the horses re-
manning i'm the stable uninlured.
Persons looking 1T the cloud AT Il distance
describe the scene rs terrible III the extreme,
OCCASIONALLY a norton of the cloud would
shoot of, like an arm, for Il iniie.
II is said that the Okak river, when was
high at the time, was swept dry OF It's water,
and the smaller streams Were aiso elhp'ieu y
their contents. 1t is said that even the grass
was sometimes carried away, and huge I'm,
bers of immense weight were picked up anu
dropped down - chance seemed 10 aiclate.
Chaos, or worse than chaos, seemed 10 reign
supreme.
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PIANOS


WIN. KNABE & CO.,~A
" nASUvAorUREKs OF
FIRST PREMIUM, GOLD MEDAL, y w
GRAND, SQUARE 80
n UPRIGHT
A N o 8
These Instruments having been before the pub
lie for the past thirty years, have, upon their sx.
cellence alone, attained an uHprRcHAsgD Pre-.
gxIxgscE that pronounces them uneaualled. Their
TONE
combines great power, richness, sweetness, and
ane singing quality, a. well a. great purity Of
intonation aad hsrmoniousness throughout the
entire scale. Their
is plant and elastic, and 10 entirely free nom the
stiffness found In so many pianos, which causes
the performer TO so easily tire. In
WORKMANSHIP
they cannot be excelled. Their action Is con-
structed with a care and attention 70 every part
therein that characterizes the finest mechanism.
None but the best seasoned material 10 used In their
manufacture, and they will accept the hard usagss
Of the concert-room with that Of the parlor upon
an equality-unafected In their melody; In fact,
they are constructed
mot FOR A YEAR-BUT FOR EVER"
All our Square Pianos have our new improved
Grand Scale and the Agrafs Treble.
Every Piano fully warranted for FIVE YEARS
WARER0OMS: $50 WEST BALTIMORE STREET,
ia Ism BALTIMORE.
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RnhherieS i'm New York.

Nav IoRK, April lo.-A United States bond
Cd warehouse j. reported 10 have been robbed
IN saturday night of silks TO the value of ten
thousand dollars, the property of A. I. Stew
art. One of the clerks of the Bank OF Anne
rlea was robbed to-day At the entrance OF the
,"l.trrasury OF over five thousand dollars in
.a3 certificates. Three unknown ruilians at
tempted to rob the book keeper of the firm OF
Roach y Co. last night, on RiNington street,
~ tHtlye hundred dollars.
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Freedmen going South.

WAsuixGroS, April ll.-Several planters
and agents are now in this city for the pur-
pose of hiring freedmen TO work on southern
plantations in Tennessee, Mississippi, and
other States. 1t is estimated that over four
hundred have been engaged, and left for the
places where they Will be employed.
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P1ANos'r 1Asosu@
JOHN w. DAVIES 4 SONS,
RICHMOND MUSICAL EXCHANGE 3.
No. 1888 MAIN STREET,

RICHMOND MUSICAL EXCHANGE.
No. 1853 MAIN STREET,
sole agents for
STIEFF'S PREMIUM PIAN0-F0RTES.
These instruments have been before the public
o II LAST THIRTY YEARS, in competition
with the best makers Of the country, and are now
pronounced by L II LEADING PROFESSORS
AND AMATEURS the
BEST PIANOS MANUFACTURED
These instruments have ALL H LATEST I'M.
PROVEMENTS, and are
WARRANTED FOR FIVE YEARS,
with the privilege of exchange within twelve
months II not entirely satisfactory
to the purchaser.
We refer to the following persons, who have
STEPS PIANOS now In use:
General r. z. LEE, Washington College, Lexing.
ton
d. B. PAYNE & BRO, Lynchburg;
Rev. K. Z. PHILLIPS, Virginia Female Institute;
Miss MARY BALDWIN, Female School, and J.C.
CAvEL, Deaf, Dumb and Blind Institute, Staunton;
Professor Z. A. AxBoLD, Richmond.
A call from all In want of SUPERIOR PIANOS
Is solicited. Terms liberal. AIS
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FokSEr OF rHg OPERA TRorPE.-Madamc
Patti Strakosch made her first appearance is
Rosinn. She possesses "A fine voice. ana sins'
with considerable spirit. In the third act,
:. Kathleen Mavourneen'' was improvised,
which she sang in Il style that delighted tle
audience, and which elected much applause.
Errani and Signor Mancusi sustained I'M
portant roles, and acquitted themselves IN II
very creditable manner. Signor Maria per
formed the minor role of Dun Bdsilio.-'Hf"a'
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Arrival of the Steamship Asia.

HALIFAX, April 1.-THE steamship Asia,
with advices to LIST instant, has arrived. There
is no later commercial news. The latest quo
tatious of the London Stock Exchange quote
consols at SGAMSG's Five-Twenties, 70G 70h.
The German difficulties are still increasing.
Military preparations are actively progressing.
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. X 23D, 1866,

Ava SPRING AND SUMMER CLOTHING.
We have now in store, and will cont nue. To re-
ceive throughout the season, u iull ana eohiple'e
90" SPRING AND SUMNER CLOTHING,
Of the LATssr STYLES and FIRsT-CLAss wokkaAN-r
sufp, 10 which we invite the special attention OF
ali in want. Our stock will embrace everything
usually found in a first class.
"'"' CLOTHING EMPQRIU
FOR
MEMS, YOUTHS, BOYS, AND CHlLDRENs
WEAR,
made M especially for this market, and VIII be Oh
1ared ~ snch prices. for CASH, as will compare
favorably with the present condition of the times
Resides our stock of clothing, our assortment OF
SHIRTS. COLLARS, s~UsPENDERS, TIES, SOCKS,
DRAWERS, UMBRELLAS, and many other arti-
cles.
WILLIAM IRA SMITH 4 co.
NH ?s-diw&eodaw
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Arrest If EenianS i'm (auada.

TORONTO. April 1o.-Michael Murphy, Pre-
.tIrut Of the Hiberuian Society, and live
,thrr., have been arrested At Cornwall, on
heir way 10 Portland, ON suspicion OF being
.nnrrrtrd with the Feniau movements. Arms
arA a,nmunition have been found. They were
brought before 4 magistrate to-day.
Turihrr arrests are making here OF parties
.psrrrted of being implicated i'll Fenian
,.,t.m,ntS. Searches are being made, and
the authorities are acting with the utmost
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New York Markets.

New YORK, April n.-cotton has advanced
lc.: sales l.Jto bales at 3Ga37c. Flour is firm ::
sales l2,ooo barrels southern 1irmer. Wheat
firm. Corn advanced &c; sales $1,000 bushels
at onus2c. Pork heavy at $2j.37E. Whisky
and sugar steady. Coffee firm. freights dun
and heavy. Gold, PCS.
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d O l. l. A r
SOUTHERN HISTORY OF THE WAR.
A CARD FROM THE PUBLISHER.

Being informed that some persons have wrongly
Interpreted a recent card from Mr.. +. A. foiiara "
be a denial that lie is the author OF his W Dook, l
wish definitely to state that EVERY WORD oil III"
SOUTHERN HISTORY OF THE WAX
now published by me in two volumes, octave, was
written by Mr.. Pollard, and sold to me by him. ana
/ do not doubt that he feels a justifabie p1dei In De-
ing the author of SO popular and authentc q his-
tory. Mr.. Pollard's editorial position al the tine Oh
writing this work-he then being an assistant edi-
tor of the powerful Richmond Erdmiaer-enabled
him to make it a History of marked accuracy and
interest-a work with which the reading public
everywhere have shown themselves well pleased,
as is proven by its very large sale throughout the
country. c. b. RICHARDSON.
NEW YORK, April I, 1866. ap s-eodIt
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DRY GOODS, SHOES, &c.
7 OOK! LOOK!!

7 OOK! LOOK!!
IL JUST RECEIVED BY EXPRESS
another supply of those beautiful CALICOES at
only l21 cents per yard
ENGLISH BAREGES at only % cents per yard;
DUCAES only 25 cents per yard
FINE LINEN LAWNS only so cents per yard.
ALSO,
BEAUTIFUL FIGURED Hermann,
ORGANIZE LAWNS,
PLAID CHALLIES,
EMBROIDERED BAREGES,
POPLINS,
STRIPED and PLAIN ALPACA,
PLAIN and FANCY SPRING SILKS,
superior line Of
BLACK DRESS GOODS.
All the above goods and many others were bought
this week, and at PANIC PRICES, and will be sold
at such low figures as to convince ALL PERSONS
that No. l3 BROAD STREET, CORNER OF SIXTH
STREET, is the place to buy your GOODS to get
them for the very lowest prices.
WILLIAM K. POLK,
NH % l3 Broad street, corner Sixth.
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puhI;c Dinner 10 Mr.. Brooks.

New YORK, April lo.-The Manhattan Cluo,
- ,Li> civ. propose 10 give James Brooks,
it,rh expelled from Congress by the Radicals,
Z puhlic dinner next Monday. Mr.. Stockton
and Mr. u. w. Voorhees, are expected 10 be
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WOMEN OF THE SOUTH
DISTINGUISHED IN LITERATURE.
One Vol, svo., ST. pages. $3.50.
ILLUSTRATED WITH SPLENDID
ON STEEL, FROM LIFE, OF
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MRS. ROSA VERTNER JOHNSON,
MRS. ANNA CORA RICHIE.
MISS AUGUSTA J. EVANS,
MRS. L.. VIRGINIA FRENCH,
MARION HARLAND, ,
and containing full biographical sketches ana
specimen extracts from the most celebrated wrl-
ting, in prose and verse, of
THIRTY-FIyE DISTINGUISHED
"WOMEN OF THE SOUTH"
All of the above works are having an immense
sale, and agents are doing splendidly everywhere.
MANY are making from ten to fifteen dollars a
day.
We want an agent in every town in the southern
States. Returned soldiers, ladies, teachers, ana
others, will find this most profitable employment.
Exclusive territory given, and liberal induce
ments offered TO canvassers.
For full particulars, address
C. B. RICHARDSON, Publisher,
NH l5-eodlm $40 Broadway, New YORK.
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tPRING TRADE, 1866.

SPRING TRADE, 1866.
HALL & HUTCHINSON,
Importers and Jobbers of
NOTIONS, FANCY GOODS, and WHITE GOODS,
(atthe old stand OF Thomas, Hughes i Caldwell,)
No. 7 PEARL OR ForRTEESTH STREET,
between Main and Cary Richmond, Va.
We are prepared with a large and elegant stock
OF GOODS for the spring trade, and respectfully
invite an examination by our friends and the trade
generally. NH
TOHN G.. PAGE, JR., Dealer in Boots,
" Shoes, Trunks, &c, 2l7 Main street, three doors
from corner of Ninth, Richmond, Va. de Its
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A SHARP DEyIcE.-On one OF the Ne"
uamrsbire railroads IL charge OF twenty cents
extra Is made upon all fares paid in the cars, a
check being given for this sum. On present.
The object OF this Is TO stop the
of conductors.
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AGENTS WANTED IN EVERY TOWN
TO Sell THE FOLLOWING
VALUABLE SOUTHERN HISTORIES:

II.
SOUTHERN GENERALS,
THEIR LIVES AND CAMPAIGNS.
CAPTAIN w. PARKER SNOW,
WITH SEVENTEEN SPLENDID STEEL POR-
TRAITS.
One Vol, Svo., 500 pages. ~.
Containing biographies of the distinguished
Southern Generals, with full and graphic accounts
of the various campaigns in which they were
engaged. 1t is q most important and interesting
volume, and has been prepared with the utmost
care and thoroughness.
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Movements or General Terry.
NV HAVEN, Conn, April 9.-Major-d Gene
raj Terry 10 here on q visit 10 his family. he
VII return TO Richmond In o week.
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Baltimore Markets.

BALTIMORE, April n.-Wheat is firm. Corn
lu2c. lower. Flour steady high grades scarce.
Provisions quiet. Sugar steady and active
Coffee firm.
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LIFE, SERVICES, AND CAMPAIGNS, OF
STONEWALL JACKSON.
By
A E~IRGINIAN.
One Vol. 12mo., 325 pages. $3.50.
WITH AUTHENTIC PORTRAITS OF
JACKSON and his successor, EWELL, on steel.
This is the only authentic history of this distin-
guished leader which has been written. 1t has
been prepared from official reports, contemporary
narratives, and personal acquaintance, and Is com
plete and full.
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4 I'D FOR THE WIDOWS
AND ORPHANS.


AND ORPHANS.
In view Of the fact that my publications are hav.
ing a very great sale throughout the Southern
States, by which sale ], OF course, am benefited
and in view OF the present general suffering
throughout the country, deem 1t only fitting re.
turn that | should contribute liberally-as1 / do most
cheerfulIy-of my receipts to such Southern chart
table enterprises as promise to be most efficient; |
The PERIOD q" FP6UR MONTHS from and after
this date March Is, 1865, | shall contribute
FIFTEEN PER CENT. OF ALL THE PROFIT
on the sale of
THE FOLLOWING VALUABLE LIST OF BOOKS,
to the
WIDOWS AND ORPHANS
RELIEF ASSOCIATIONS
OF THE SEVERAL STATES.
All Canvassers will therefore aid the suffering
and unprotected, while at the same time advancing
c. B. RICHARDSON, Publisher.
AGENTS WANTED IN EVERY TOWN
TO SELL THE FOLLOWING
VALUABLE SOUTHERN HISTORIES:
SOUTHERN HISTORY OF THE WAR.
E.. A. POLLARD, Editor Richmond Examiner.
Two Vols, Svo., about 675 pages each. $3.50 per
volume, with
TWENTY SPLENDID STEEL PORTRAITS.
~, - 49,. or,,1ot ALL arthantia history
of the Southern side published, extending, as 1t
does, from the beginning of the War to the final
ofthe Confederate armies.
Mr.. Pollard's prominent position in the Coniede-
racy has enabled him to prepare a work une-
aualled in accuracy and interest, and which Is
everywhere acknowledged to be the
STANDARD SOUTHERN HISTORY.
1t should find a place in every library.