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Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1866-01-11
YyHOMAS SINCLAIR,
CARPENTER AND JOINER,
NJ TX Soufh Watnr street

rzVHOMAS SINCLAIR, ,r>-n
CARPENTER AND JOINER
No. IS, South Water street.
(near the Bank of the OId Dominion)
Is Drepared to execute with dispatch, and on
the most reasonable terms, AL work in his line,
and satisfaction warranted.
lie solicits work from the adjacent country, as
he is prepared to contract for building, or to DO
onu Find Of renairinr ~c 20-tf
z AMI AGENCY.
The undersigned having beer solicited by
large number Of Land Owners OF this County,
to send them purchasers for, their farms, and
from my long experience as q Surveyor and as
Sheriff [ am well informed as to the quality and
condition Of most of tint farms in this county
I have concluded to solicit the patronage OF
the public as a LAND AGENT; PERSONS
those who wish to sell, will find it to their
interest to give me call as my office, at 3rul1s
Jail. West End, near Alexandria, Va, or by
mail, Box 314, Alexandria ? O., Va:
JON ATTAIN ROBERTS,
de 2l-2n, Sheriff Of Fairfax county, Va.
TTDGAR T. McV BIGH,
L. Formerly Of J. Il. ITcVe!gh s. Son,
ALEXANDRIA, VA.
11Q I u 6 81 BAS K I { 1 4 ( Il rs.
No. 50, south Charles St.,
BALTIMORE.
importers Of WINES, BRANDIES and
LIQU ORS generally, dealers IN WHISTLES
Of all grades.
Particular attention paid to old WHISTLES, of
which they have always 8 large stock Oh hand,
varying from four to ten Years old.
Orders for stock on hand or for direct inpor-
tation will have prompt attention.. ~
j. G. BAUGHER 6 CO.,
No. 30, South Charles St.
oC 1S-tf Baltimore, L. g.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1866-01-11

Some literary Bohemian having lately pub
lished whathe calls a I4ite Of Colonel MosDy,
the latter states as follows: 1.-The lie OF me-
advertised by somebody in Urbanna, ONE, IS
q pure fiction the author has neither my coun-
tenance or sanction whatever he has written
must Of necessity be a mere romance concoceeo
for sensation purposes and to put money In
some iInpostor's pocket. Major John Scott
has n his possession, and will publish during the
snrng. an authentic history Of our command,
from the time when l first crossed the Kappa
hammock, youth to fortune and to fame I'M
known,9in command of fifteen men, to the day
of our disbandment.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1866-01-11

The old homestead Of Gen. J ohm Coffee, the
Fright arm of General Jackson, was destroy.
ed BY fire on Monday night, the 4th Instant. 1t
was situated three miles north Of Florence,
Alabama, and was, at the time Of its destruc-
ton, occupied by the widow Of General Coffee.
now past seventy three years old. The loss OF
the house and furniture is estimated at wv.
Among the interesting historical relics destroy,
ed in the conAagration was sword. presented
to General jackson by the citizens of N ew Or
leans, and bequeathed by him to Col. Andrew
j. Coffee.
Governor Cox, of Ohio, and late a maj or
general in the army, takes the ground, In ms
inaugural address just delivered, that the
war having settled in the negative, beyond dis
pute, the question whether one or more States
have the right to dissolve the Union, it IS 40
surd to again raise it and put it in jeopardy by
subiecting it to the test of trial by jury OF any
of the leading rebels.
Fenian general cours-martial yesterday rem
dered verdict against the Senate. The SEN
tence has yet to be pronounced by y Mahony.
From the report of the committee On finance 1t
appears there are but $50, 900 in the treasury.
The receipts from October to January 9Th were
$l47, 900, of which all but the above was ex-
pended.
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Washington Items.

The Postmaster General, it will be
recollected, recommended in his re-
port an enactment requiring all mail
matter to be prepaid, and the House
Post Office Committee agreed to re-
port bill carrying out that recon-
mendation. In consequence. how
ever, of the forcible representations
made to the committee by the pub
fishers Of the country, showing how
injurionsly the measure would affect
their interests, the committee has re-
considered its purpose, and decided
not to report the bill.
1t is stated on very good authority
that the despatch, before being given
to the Associated Press, was revised,
and its publication authorized by the
President himself This having be-
come known during the day, it ex-
cited considerable comment on the
part of Congressman, who found it
singular that the President should
send his messages and communicate
his views to Congress through the
channel Of the Associated Press.
Cor Ne,o York Tribune.
The Senate Military Committee
have decided to report against the
proposition to turn over to West Vir-
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coffee Colonization, Mexico," and
1 will most cheerfully and gladly tell
them what I can.
Gen. Price is getting n splendid
settlement under way, near Cordova,
place that formerly (before the dar-
kies were set free) was the garden of
Mexico: but since il has been entirely
neglected, where lands are given the
emlgrant by the Government.
Governor Harris, of Tennessee,
and Judge Perkins, OF Louisiana, are
with him.
Gems. Hardeman and Terry are
doing likewise i'll Talisco, and there
are others being established all
around. OF course, there is no limit
to the size of these settlements the
more the better If only had forty
good negroes here from Virginia,
could make my fortune in two years.
1 would not want more money than
could make in that time.
X Il
Most truly,
RICHARD L. NIAURY,
Colonel, &c.
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Two VIEWS OF GEN. Howard. .-Th,

Two VIEWS OF GEN. HOWARD The
editor of the Worcester (Massachu-
setts) Spy is q member of Congress,
and letter from Washington to his
paper. dated December 27, shows that
% favorite radical idea is to divide the
lands of the white men of the South
among the negroes by military de-
cree. The letter says:
"Nothingca can he more evident to any
observant student of Southern affairs,
than that the vast landed monopoly
which slavery built up needed to be
destroyed with the institution. After
looking over the whole field and then
being required to choose between
giving each slave, head of family,
five acres OF land or an endowment
with the ballot, I think Ishould have
chosen the land and left the suffrage
to come, as it surely will. This trans
fer from slavery to free landed pro-
prietorship, could have been inaugu-
rated by the Freedman's Bureau.
That it would have been, is evident
from Gen. Howard's report. had not
the Presidents policy interfered,
first, cramped, aud ultimately de-
stroyed any hopes thereof"
The Washington correspondent of
the Commonwealth, having nothing
better to do, writes as follows:
'tGen. Howard has put his foot
into it again, to use a homely but
expressive phrase. He went to the
annual resurrection of that fossilized
piece of pro-slaveryism-the Ameri-
can Colonization Society. In speech
there he committed himself in favor
of colonization as the key to the
colored mans future! Since then he
has lent his sanction to scheme, got
up by one of his subordinates, to
purchase one-half of the State of
Florida, for the purpose of negro
settlement. Is Gen. Howard weak
minded? Can't he learn the new
thought, or unlearn the old? It seems
not. He is full of good intentions,
without doubt; but you know the old
proverb as to the pavement of q cer-
tain place.
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The Holly Springs Reporter says
that the negroes are contracting in
that county, but adds, that if all
the freedmen in the county were now
employed on the farms, not one-half
OF the open land could be cultivated
the present year, for the want of la
Dor, as several thousand of our best
field laborers have left during the
war, and but few have returned"
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COLUMBIA.
Sunday Morning, February 4, 1865.
The Revenue Laws.


The commission appointed to revise
the revenue laws has made long re-
port, which we find published in the
New York papers. Among therecom-
mendations to Congress in the report
are the following:
A tax Of five cents q pound on raw
cotton.
A reduction of the tax ON whiskey
to one dollar per gallon.
A reduction of the number of arti-
cles upon which taxes shall be laid,
and o gradually increased burden
upon few luxuries and necessaries.
The removal of all taxes from man
ufactured articles in time.
The exemption of all incomes be-
low one thousand dollars, instead of
six hundred dollars rs at present, the
tax to be Ave per cent. on all incomes
above that sum.
No tax upon leaf tobacco.
No taxes upon retail trades, shoe
makers, tailors, dress-makers, etc.
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CoLoRED TROOPS AT MEMPHIs.-On
the 10th Of December, q number Of
the citizens OF Memphis petitioned
the President, "that the 4, 900 colored
troops at that place be disbanded,
that the guns in their hands be taken
from them, and, if necessary, placed
in the hands of white troops at that
point" The petitioners alleged that
"bad advisers had mculcated in the
minds of the negroes q false and i'm
proper influence, to all extent that an
outbreak" was apprehended. The
petition was referred by the President
to the Secretary of War; by the Sec
retary of War to General Grant; by
General Grant to General Thomas;
and by General Thomas it was en-
dorsed as follows:
Respectfully referred to Major
General George Stoneman, command
ing Department of Tennessee, at
Memphis, Tennessee, who will inform
the Mayor OF the city of Memphis,
and others in civil authority at that
place, and the esigners of this petition.
that if they and the courts are pre-
pared to guarantee equal rights and
justice to all men within their COM
munity, it will be time to consider
the propriety Of removing the troops
altogether, or of conceding to their
request, that only white troops be
employed among them. Until they
are prepared to give such guarantee,
it is not considered that they have
any right to expect that their petition
should be favorably considered; but
that while their own conduct renders
it necessary to keep troops among
them, we must use such as we have,
be they white or black, without regard
to their feelings or wishes on the
subject"
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ARTEMUs WARD AND BILL 4,

ARTEMUS WARD AND BILL ARP
Mr.. Ward met Bill Arp Mt Macon.
Artemus considers Bill the greatest
satirist living, and gave MS y reason
for not answering his letters on ere
konstruxion" that he could MT write
SO we'll as his Georgia friend, but he
said perhaps, some of these days,
when he felt in the humor, he would
reply to Mr. Arp. Artemus and Bill
Arp can do more good at reconstruct
in this Union, and harmonizin this
people, than all the bureaus and re-
construction committees appointed,
or to be appointed.
augusta Coastitutioauiist.
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W1NsspoRo, S. c.. Feb. 9. 1866

"A1NNtobofo, -. w., TcD. 4, 1000.
DEAR PHGNIx: reached this place
Mt 10 o'clock last evening. Blythe
way, this place reminds me of little
episode III my college days. One
day, III the town of Spartanburg, S.
g., l was walking down street, and
was attracted by an old gentleman
making shoes. On inquiring after
his past history, I learned that he
had ranked as captain in the late war
with Great Britain, and that he was
a son of General Wynn, OF revolu-
tionary celebrity. The latter distin-
gulshed himself in the war for Ame-
rican independence, and was, srbse-
quently, sent to the United States
Congress by his grateful country
men. At one time he owned a large
tract of land, embracing what is now
Wlnnsboro. His son, the shoe cob
bier, had always been temperate,
high-toned gentleman, but, by some
strange freaks of fortune, had been
reduced to deep poverty. With tears
IN his eyes, he said that he had two
sons i'll the Confederate army, and
that one had been killed.
Winnsboro has 24stores, 5 churches,
5 schools, with a corresponding num-
bar of intelligent citizens The
Winnsboro Female Institute is flou-
rishing under the care of Rev. A. G.
Stacy, A. NJ. Mr.. Stacy is an enthu-
slastic and competent educator, nnd
is assisted by proper teachers. Dur
ing my trip here, l was in conver-
satlon with an intelligent gentleman
directly from Marshall, Texas, who
says that all things are quiet and
orderl y; that they have plenty of
specie, and that unusual prosperity is
hopefully anticipated.
l am stopping with Mr.. Brown,
who knows how to entertain his
guests Hospitality and elegantly. Mr..
Phenir, if you wish to fare well in
this town, stop with Mr.. Brown.
More anon, OMEGA.
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Our Northern exchanges announce
the death of the venerable Eliphalet
Mott, D. d., LID, President of
Union College, at Albany, on the 29th
uit.. III the ninety-third year of his
age. He had been for sixty two years
President of Union College, during
which time more than 1000 students
were graduated from that institution.
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ok u1y,
RICHARD L. MAURY,
Colonel, &c.
American Finance.


American Finance.
The views taken by the leading
French journals of our finances are
far more encouraging than those of
Great Britain, though, indeed,
throughout all Europe our national
financial condition, after so exhaust
i've war, excites scarcely less Won
der than our large, well-disciplined
armies and formidable navy, and the
splendid victories each has achieved.
After the Presidents message, per-
haps no State paper or report was
received and read with more interest
than that of Secretary '1cCulloch,
and none has been so generally re-
commended for It's clear statements
and kindness of policy. From the
american Railroad journal we take
the following or this subject, which
will be read with interest. The last
sentence we commend t. the serious
consideration OF Americans who are
disposed to criticise and tind fault
with their own country
The remarks of the great leading
foreign journals just now upon the
financial condition of this country
are singularly interesting. They
begin to see that "we have country"
and one of some Importance. After
exhausting the unusual language of
eulogy On our great military men,
they are now praising without stint
Mr.. Johnson, our President. So,
too, Mr.. McCulloch comes in for
full share of admiration. The sound
ness of his views, the frankness of
his opinions, and the resolute tone
of his reports excite deserved atten-
ton. The manliness with which he
accepts the situation, and the una
nimity with which he is supported by
the large majority of the enlightened
press of the country, astonish the
foreign editors. We find in the Paris
Journal des Debdts, of the I'd January,
a laudatory article on Mr.. McCulloch's
official report, from which we trans
Low ~ Ao" u oho lAOSo SGIlhluS para
graphs. Of this that journal says,
of all the reports transmitted to the
American Congress, his certainly
''merits the greatest consideration on
both sides Of the Atlantic" After
stating in full his plans Of finance, it
says ''Such are the financial pro-
iects Of Mr.. McCulloch, conformable
to good sense and honesty" with
every assurance of success. The
journal comprchends, as fully as we
do, the opposition he will meet to any
plan of reducing paper money, that
of powerful associations" combina-
tions financial and industrial, who are
benefited by the high prices, the
banks who profit by the emissions of
paper money and the spectators on
change, who are strongly represented
in Congress, yet having q deplorable
influence con morals and the true
wealth or nations The journal
advises the American people to close
their ears to all dangerous sophisms,
and ''after having astonished the
world by exhibiting their victorious
generals submissive to the laws,
able presidents without ambition,
financiers intelligent and sincere,
they will put the finish to these won
ders by setting an example of na-
ton which, after having been
borrower, knows how to pay its
debts"
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cor. the Wing.

DEAR PHOENIX: Somebody was very
much disappointed, on Wednesday
morning, in being coldly passed by
the stage-coach en- route for Ridgeway.
We had made all necessary arrange
ments on the previous day, and had
not anticipated any misunderstanding
Of plans. However, it was all right,
an5 when ferreted out, it was found
that Mr.. Harvey had simply forgot to
give the proper directions to the
driver. No one was to blame-it was
only my misfortune.
But never despairing, hurried to
the stage house, and took passage on
a superannuated ambulance, expect
ing to overtake the stage before it
reached the present terminus of the
railroad, but was sadly disappointed.
There were on board three freedmen.
besides my little self-one to drive,
one to furnish switches, and the other
to point out the way. The mules
were old, poor, sluggish and lazy; the
sand was just dry enough to be deep
and heavy, and the mud was wet
enough to exert all its native suction
power. We were using every element
of muscular power to expedite the
locomotive powers of our mules,
when, 10! our pilot fell asleep, the
driver took n wrong road, and conse-
quently we Travelled several miles out
Of our way. This detour, with other
unfavorable circumstances, prevented
us reaching the desired goal. About
the time that the glorious king of day
was withdrawing his last beautiful
pencilings of light from the ETHEREAL
concave, we reached Doko, and I
found comfortable quarters under the
hospitable roof of Mr. J. A. Book
hart.
On the next morning, with two
blooming lasses, I visited the Blythe
wood Institute, one mile from Doko.
Dr. S. W. Bookhart. A. NJ, is prin-
clpal of the above institute. He is
quite gentleman and q scholar, and
has already attained reputation as an
educator. This institute is in a quiet
community, and within 100 yards of
a neat Baptist Church. DR.. Book
hart, assisted by competent corps of
teachers, will resume the exercises OF
the institute in March. Blythewood
is no doubt derived from 6lithe and
,rood, meaning gay or happy wood.
If so, the name was highly appro-
pirate; and, further, the climate is
delightfully."- healthy Many years of
increasing prosperity to the Blythe
wood Institute.
The Charlotte and South Carolina
Railroad is in process of rapid re-
construction, under the skillful and
energetic superintendence of Mr..
James Anderson, and will be COM
pleted by the 1st of May. The capi-
tai stock of the company is two
million dollars, and when the road is
completed, its indebtedness will not
exceed five hundred thousand dol
lars. A very solvent condition for a
road that suffered SO much by the late
war L am under many obligations
to MIR. Anderson, Superintendent, for
his real Scotch kindness and gentle
manly suavity. May he live long, and
his hair never become gray.
More anon. OMEGA.
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City Fire Department.

THE regular monthly meeting
49, of this Department will be held
Xa5SszE. TOMORROW (Monday) EVEN
Sing, 5th inst, ut o'clock, at
their Hall. BY order of the President.
Feb c. r. HARRISON, Sec'y.
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II n man eats his breakfast at half-past
or o'clock, towards II he will, moro
than likely, feel little weak and hungry.
The cravings OF an empty stomach will be
satisfied by plate of good soup, which
can be obtained at the restaurant of MIR.
John Tanning, on ASSEMBLY street, next
door to Zealy's.
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G.oSal Ltepn..
Advertisements, to insure insertion
should be handed in by O'Clock u. nj.

CAsH.-our terms for subscription, I'd
vertlsins and job work are cash. We hope
all parties will bear this in mind.
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hEcoNsTucTIoN IN AMERICA. Bv Member
OF the New York Bar. New York: w. J.
Pooley, publisher
MIR. Glass has laid before us copy of a
neatly printed work with the above title
The tone of the worl: will be understood
from the preface, in which tho author savs
that the proposed reconstruction of the
States will necessarily unsettle the nature
OF the Government: he therefore advocates
restoration rather than reconstruction
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The BURNING OF CoLuMB1A.-An inter
esting account of the s'Sack and Destruc-
ton OF the City of Columbia, S. c." has
just been issned, in pamphlet form, from
the Phenir steam power press. Orders
can be filed to any extent.
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Into her mighty trumpet fame has
breathed new word-SoZodont; and she
is making it rcsound through the civilized
world. 1t is the Greek for teeth preserver,
but in plain English, Fra grant Sozodont.
1t is the most effective denrifricc that che
mistry has ever yet extracted from the
oriental vegetable kingdom +
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BALTIMORE, january 3i.-Flour dull
Howard Street supertine, $8.75Gs9; Extra,
s9.50MS10. Corn dull--white, 93c.; yell IVY,
7sc. Provisions steady. Lard 18@194c.
Whiskey dull at $23l
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FHE CODE. The Acts passed by the
Legislature relative to the freedmen, Tor
sale at this Office. Price 20 cents; bv mai,
IS cents
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ntr. =. Stenlouae advertises n new stock
OF goods. this morning, in the grocery line
Judging from the price OF some Of his arti-
cics, he is disposed to bring things down
RS near the old rates rs possible. 1t
woul", perhaps. be as well to give him 8
call. Mr. S;cnhouse WAS burnt out during
the destruction Of Columbia, but, nothing
dannted, he has pushed along, and to the
SSH: OF hessrs. Moore Il Maxwell, builders,
ho is Indebted for the commodious es-
tahlishmcnt which he now occupies.
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AUGUSTA, January 3.-Thero was some
thing of 4 better feeling in tie market to-
day than for some days past, but the in
quiry was mainly for 1ino cotton, there
being very little, if any, demand for the
lower grades. Holders were asking from
41@42c. for good middling, but we may
quote the inside figures as the ruling rate
Gold market improving. Sales Of small
lots at 5000. Brokers buying at 3StG39,
and selling at 40. Stock on salo light
Silver unchanged.
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New ORLEANS, January 27.-Cotton ac-
tive, with sales IF 1, 100 bales, Mt 4sc. Su-
gar, fair. l4lc.
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COMMERCIAL AND FINANCIAL.

CIScISNAsr, January 29.-Flour remains
unchanged and steady. Wheat quiet. with
out change-No. new red $i.75. Corn
firm and demand good, at 55c. for No. 1.
Oats dull, at 39sc. Tor No. 1. Rye steady,
at 75c. for No 1. Hogs hrm-25c. higher,
closing at s11.25@s11.50 for city dressed,
the latter rates on extreme are generally
asked by holders. Receipts, 1,7OO. Mess
meats arc in demand, at 9@9sc. for
shoulders; 12l@123c. for sides; and 100
iC!s. for hams, the latter rates for light
average. Rnli meats and bacon unchang-
cd. Lard d i, and prices declined to 17Ic
for prime, -.osing heavy. Groceries un-
changed and quiet. Cotton dull, and prices
nominal: Whiskey steady, at s2.25 for
1-ee, and 2a. in bond. Gold 40