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New york money ana stoelt sEarisctt
NEW 'YoRy. Jan, l8.

Money and Gold-AIoney quiet and easy Mt
sac per cent. Sterling Exchange nominal Mt
I0S5<69l0g. Gold shade fiTIneF, Opening NJ
1897 and closing at lSg5Se5 1898. Total exports
of pecie to-day s3632GO si'' '''.i.
Freights 10 Liverpool, n shade :hrmer and
quiet
Mining Stocks-PrIees OF Mining Stocks
bid I'm Boston to-day: Grafton Falls ~; Ernnk-
lin 3G1[ Hancock u: Hudson q; Minnesota
II; Quincy IS; Bay State g.; Wnyeriy 81: -
cideti change; u s. 8is, 81, coupons, l0l SIR,
coupons, ~, I05IE; 5-9s, registered, "a, lgz;
19-46s, coupons. 93lE; Treasury Notes, T-SCs,
9S5< California 7s, III.
Stocks-Higher; Chicago & Rock Slnnd
iO31S; Pittsburgh, Fort Wayne diChicagO
9lsk ChlcagO, Burlington q Quincy llBi Chs
buTRh 761<; Illinois Centrnl script 12l1&;
Michigan Southern '6sX; Michigan Genital
1857 Reading 1917; Hudson 1861 Erie bl
New York Central $55Sj Chicago & North
western preferred 81; Chicago Alton let
G9J<; Erie, 4th, e6. = "a 2 l=itlEi - tffiHfNf
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New YORK, Jan. 1S.-Ful1 particu-
lars of the loss of the steamer Mary a.
Boardman are published. Two pilots,
Henry Seguin and Stephen III. jones'
behaved in the most noble and heroic
manner, hazarding their lives in a
small row boat torescue the passengers.
The row boat was two hours in reach
ing the propeller, the sea dashing her
of repeatedly. Great credit is also Civ
en- to Captain Bird, of the steamer
Charles Chamberlain and his crew, in
their efforts to save the crew of passen-
gers of the Boardman, by which all the
passengers were saved.
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WASHINGTON, Jan. 1S.-Dr. ReInhold
Folger, late Assistant Register of the
United States Treasury, died here yes
terday4 Is ft r5-.-t
authorizing the Committee on Recon-
struction to send for papers and per-
sons, will supplant the original inten-
ton of dfspatching subcommittee to
the South to obtain Information relative
to affairs in that section. It has yet to
be acted upon by the House. The COM
PROCEEDINGS.
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NEW ORLEANS, Jan. 1.-THE Liver
pool and New Orleans steamboat line
is building new vessels to mako trips
in eighteen days,
The agent of the French and Trans
Atlantic ship company is here, and has
obtained ample Wharfage for steamers
connecting New Orleans with ST. Ha-
cara.
The Picayune notices very appro-
vingly the tests ofrDr. Everett, of this
city, of an airouatic telegraph he hns
invented. New electricity is used, and
no insulators, no battery or chemicals,
and no polls are used. The apparatus is
very simple, working easy and certain.
The alphabet, is easily learned and is
based upon scientific principles.
Captain Coleman, late of the C.S. A.,
grandson of Crittenden and nephew OF
Pillow, left to-day for Havana, having
been tried by Military Commission
and banished for some act of steamboat
burning while under command of For
rest. -
The Mayor has authorized the call for
proposals to be received on the first Of
March to light the streets.
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ae Tribunels dispatch saws:

NEW York, Jan. 1s.-The Post says {:
Some of the Fenians of this city profess
to believe that Stephens letter Is a for
gerry, and that it was designed to over
throw the Opposition to o'Mahony
before the truth could be known.
The Winooski is waiting for her op-
ponent, the Algonquin, to get ready
for the sea race. She viii commence
ON Monday next another forty-six
hours trial, which, when terminated,
will be followed by another trial OF the
same duration. 1t is then supposed
sea, and 1t is confidently asserted that
both vessels will start ON the 9th inst.
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ST. LOUIS, Jan. .1S.-The ice started
again about eleven o'clock last night,
occasioned by the breaking up lof the
Missouri river, and swept past the city
with terrible force, sinking the steamers
Nebraska, City OF Peken, Hattie May
and MoIlie McPike, carrying AWAY the
wrecks of the past disasters and crush
ing several barges and whnrf boats.
Three or four other steamers are report
ed swept down the stream, but their
names are not yet ascertnined. .t
The river is now open and running
full of very heavy ice, but ferry bouts
manage TO cross occasionally.
The additional losses are, Nebraska,
$40, GOO; Hattie May, $50. GOO; City of Pc
kin, S45, 200; Mollie McPike, $4,000.
Insurance unknown,
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HARRISBURG, PA, Jan. Governor
Curtin is expected TO leave Havana on
the 18th for New York. His health has
steadily improved, and the alarming
symptoms have almost entirely disap
peaFed. Although not perfectly re-
stored to health, he is constrained to re-
turn home by a sense Of duty.
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OMAHA, NEBRASKA, Jan. 9th.@The
Nebraska Legislature organized to-day.
The message of the Governor favors the
organization OF n State Government;
the vigorous prosecution of the Indian
war, and recommended law for the reg
istration of voters He also recon-
mends geographical survey ofthe Ter
ritory, and the organization OF an emf
grafton. bureau, with an agency in New
York. -
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CLEVELAND, Jan. 13.-Horace a.
of the Board of Trade in lengthy
speech this afternoon, and a resolution
was adopted in favor of a ship canal,
affirming the practicabiIity of Mr..
Days scheme, and declaring that It pre-
sents many features emitting IL 70 favor
able reconsideration. A committee was
appointed to confer with other boards.
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NV York, Jan. 13.-Lieut. Swami,
nephew oflGoveFnor Swami of Mary
land, committed suicide on board the
frigtae Tesmont this morning.
London for Liverpool, sailed to-day,
taking 800, 600 in specie.
The steamer Leo from Savannah on
the 9th, has arrived.
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GREAT REDUCTION

In the Expense OF DrlAnnEO l "ells'l
N WHITTIER & CO., OF PORTSMOUTH,
III Ohio. are manufacturing the best, cheap
est and speediest Drilling Machines in the
world for boring Oil, Salt or AEtesian wells.
They have been thoroughly and successfully
tested for eight years, in boring through the
hardest flint and lime rocks. By the peculiar
construction of the tools. no reamer Is re-
qulred, and II kept in order cannot stick fast,
and therefore require no jars The arrange
ment far hosting tools and sand pumping are
perfect. The expense OF engine Is dispensed
with one horse md two men being all that
Is necessary for drilling from twenty to thirty
feet per day through ordinary rock. All ne
cessary tools and coo feet Of rope are furnished
with. The machines. Total weight OF ma
chimes near 300 pounds. They are easily
transported and can be set up in an hour
THE price with everything CONF lete, and lun
INSTRUCTIONS Is 500, delivered on boat or cars
These machines are simple In their construc-
ton, durable in their use, sctentihc IN their
operaffons and easily attended Snd kept In
ofter and must therefore very soon super
seie all other machines for drilling deep
IS5aIiss as ali who use them testify. Address
1872 = s''fT q. WHITTIER & CO.,
= Manufacturers, Portsmouth, Ohio.
NnrY -NTTN
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The officiaI dispatches from United
States Agents abroad, received at the
State Department by the last steamer
from Europe, are favorable TO Ameri-
sion of the European influence on the
continent have received q death blow
by the restoration of the Union. 1t is
expected that the Mexican difficulty
will be solved by the withdrawal of the
French troops, of which there are in
creasing indications. There are grounds
for believing that the State Department
at Washington, and the friends OF the
Government, have an understanding
upon the subject, which is said to date
previous to the termination of the civil
The Judges of the Supreme Court are
in consultation to-day on the constitu-
tionality OF the test oath about which
there are different opinions. 1t is certain
that Secretary McCulloch's former bill
will be amended before its passage.
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New YoRK, Jan. l3.-The Times
Paris correspondent states that a COM
plimentary dinner was given TO General
Schofield on the anniversary of the
battle at Nashville.
The American Minister and a number
of American officers and citizens are
soiourning in Paris at present.
All the papers have been warned be-
fore-hand not TO, publish the letter OF
the Count De Paris to the Chicago Re
publican.
The Tribune,s dispatch says:
The government is at present extend-
ing its hospitality to several delegations
of Indians of the Cherokee. ChoctoWs,
Sac, Fox, Iowa and Miami tribes, abont
forty in all, who are now in the city.
The latest delegation, consisting of five
members of the Miami tribe, arrived in
town to-day.
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chicago MARKET.

CHICAGO, Jan. IL.
Flour quiet. Wheat hir demand Mt 1874
@I23 Corn quiet ut 4fes141S. Oats dnh
HighwiHes InactiVer Provisions Quiet. Sales
OF mes Pork at ., and sweet picked hams IN
good demand at 1917. Green Meats nrID,
Shoulders 99g1<. Hams lJ55zGtl0. Inrd steaty
&C l79iI He l5n nj god slI rs
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PoUeHkEEPsAE, n. Y, Jan. H.
Nearly 1000 persons assembled in Pine
Hall in this city last ufght to henr anad-
dress from Hon. Schuyler Colfax. AZ
ter the lecture. nearly 1000 persons,
headed by the Eastern College band,
rendered Mr.. Colfax serenade. In
answer Mr.. Colfax thanked all con-
cerned he alluded tothe rebellion, and
contrasted four years ago with now
the flag of freedom, drenched in blood,
had been stricken down from every
fort blythe hand of treason, while now
Il waves In triumph over these TeeoNT
cred and Pe-occupied structures. Tho
country is destined to future more
brilliant, more compact and more free
than has been felt for years-:he. bad
faith in the Judgment and overrnling
of Providence. No rupture would lot=
cur between Congress and the Prest-
dent. The Union will be reconstructed
in such manner as will be final for
ages TO come. --------
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NEW YoRK, Jan. 13.-The CONNER
mercial's Washington special says a
probably unsuccessful appeal has been
made to the War Department for the
restoration of GenI Sweeney, the Fee
nian Commander in Chief, to his posi-
ton in the regular service.
Genu Grant, under order from the
President, is Withdrawing all the troops
from the Southern States, except the
garrisons of United States forts tim
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CHICAGO, Jan. Rata Joint Session
of the Iowa Legislature ON Friday,
SamH J!-Kirkwo0d was elected United
Harlan for the long term.
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Regular Pittsburgh, Wheeling and
PRrkerSburE Packet,
The New and Elegant Passenger
ellsG&a Steamer FOREST CITY, Captain
- John Gordon, A. R. Bunting elk,
leaves Pittsburgh for Parkersburg every
"Wednesday and Saturday at u NJ; leaves
Wheeling for ParlershurR every "Wednesday
and Saturday at II p. NJ; leaves PaEkersburg
for Pittsburgh every Monday and Thursday
at 2 P. NJ; Leaves Wheeling for Pittsburgh
every Tuesday and Friday at Z A. NJ.
Freight received for Pittsburgh every Mon
day and Thursday at the Wharf Boat until
P. NJ, by BOOTH, BATTELLE & CO.,
aug17-tf Agents.
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ENEw YoFR, Jan. 13-Ths obsequies
OF the late Robert B. Morton took place
in the Church of the Holy Commission
in this city, this p. NJ.
The funeral of the late Prof. AIapes
took place in Brooklyn to-day. !
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The Best Out.
Desirable Residence for Sale

a coMFoRTABLE,w BRICK
N house, situated on the south side OF
Hampden street, containing seven rooms,
kitchen, pantry and wash room, with Eupe-
rior cellar under the whole building. Also,
good stable and carriage house attached. Per-
sons desiring to purchase can examine the
premise premises. ANDREW WHITE
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NEW York, Jan. I3.-A new counter
felt OF the fifty cent fractional currency
has been discovered.
From recent indications it Is not
probable that unrestricted suffrage will
be conferred on the blacks of the District
of Columbia. 49, go tfEs
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NEW YORK, Jan. 1.-THE Herald's
Washington special says. This Is the
first week in which there has been no
new organizations under the national
banking system. The number organ
izing under the Government system has
been falling Off rapidly during the past
three months, the So, 600, coo capital au-
thorized by Congress for the national
banks having been absorbed by them,
The whole number now in existence is
1,626. The following extra or(linnry eS-
hibft of activity in the sale OF public
lands was received this morning ut the
General Land Office, at East Clair, Wis
conSin: 10000 acres were entered for
actual settlement during the month of
December ut st. Peters, Mimi; 200
acres at Region City, Oregon. Nearly
5000 acres were entered in November,
and at Humboldt, California, the cash
sales for November amounted TO neAr=
ly S, 500. '...
Southern Indian tribes, have a delega
ton of nine stalwart braves, on visit
to their Great Father, thus far they
have only succeeded in seeing the
Commissioners of Indian Affnirs. OF
course the desire for increased bounties
for tribes and especially donations for
The applications for pardohs have
now dwindled down to an average re-
ceipt of I60 per day. This is falling
or from 400 to 500 applications that
were received for many months amer
the close of the war. The proportion
that are favorably acted upon is about
one in fiye.Rs
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Terms Liberal.
STEAMBOATS,.
Regular Packet for CINCINNATI.

Regular Packet for Cincinnati.
The new and elegant passenger
teHa84A steamer EDINBURG, Capt ]. L.
- Thompson, Will run as a regular
packet between Wheeling and Cincinnati,
noon at o'clock. Returning, will leave Gin
cinnad Monday at o'clock. For freightIor
passage apply on board or to
BOOTH, BATTELLE & CO.,
novl5 ]. MANNER & Co, Agts.
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NEW York, JAM 1Ss-The, Comnerz
ciS sS,, sa 9, "A, ,ta,tvs
coyery of tone. The rumor upon the
street Yesterday of the failure of a hrIat
upon IAN contract, arose from IL
Misunderstanding. Governments arc
steady but inaetiSe, there being dis
position to wait until the action OF Con-
gress upon the loan bill is consumma-
ted. The shipments of specie today.
amounts TO $S6S, 260, viz: S212,260. per
Hermann, and Sl5I ,0O0 per City OF. LON
don. The total shipments for New York
win be about $3.50, COO. Money Is rising
and abundant, and idle balances are
banked round the streets at . per cent?
the prevailing rate to brokers, however,
is still 6'per cent. Disadvantages Active,
and prime bills at 81 per cent; but
lower grades arc still shuinhed by buy
ers- Foreign Exchange is nominal; the
TRANSACTIONS toward the close of business
yesterday were large at lO7JS91O9 for
sterling, which are the quotations this
evening". Gold is without change; the
demand is moderate for customs, and
the prices steady at,yesterday's figures.
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WE HAVE ALSO BEEN RECEIVING A
wv very heavy stock OF Gent. 5 and Boys.
Fur Trimmed Caps OF every variety, Ladies.
and Misses Fur Trimmed Skating Caps and
Hoods Gent. Is Fur Collars and Gloves, &c
tiec9 HARPER & BRO.
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TOTHEPUBLICOF WHEELING

NIHE SUBSCRIBER INFORMS THE CIT
l. IZENS OF Wheeling and vicinity, that he
Is now in the employ OF
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Every piano warranted for years.
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HATS AND CAPS

80 : .AJJI7-i,sl ,.5tl..I9 $50
The Bolivar bulletin. [volume] (Bolivar, Hardeman County, Tenn.) 1865-1888, 1866-01-13
Alabamals Losses in the "a.

We make the following extracts from the
report of w. II. Fowler, late Superintendent
of Army Records for the State Of Alabama.
recently laid before the Legislature by the
Provisional Governor. 1t IS q melancholy
showing:
Of course an accurate estimdbe can not
be made from such imperfect data Of the
number of troops sent to the field from this
State, and their casualties by death or other
wise but an approximation might be made
by considering the number In the Army Of
Northern Virginia In comparison with the
residile. 1t VIII be under the mark to as
sumo that the number Of Aiabamiaas In
that army was not less than 0,0O0-exelus-
i've Of the 26th Alabama infantry regiment,
which was there for a considerable time,
and suffered severely-with the loss by death
from battle and disease, IN connection with
the commands, of over 5000, or a fraction
less than one-third This does not include
deaths after resignation, retirement or dis
charge and of these classes I find that
about one-half are either dead or perma-
nently disabled. To include the deaths
during the last days of that army would
make his estimate fall far short Of the real
ity.
1 am satisfied that am safe in saving that
the Alabamians In the army of Northern
Virginia were not more than One-fOurth of
the whole number IN the field from this
State; and that, while the ratio of casualties
may be somewhat less for the remainder, it
IS not materially less, except it may be of
killed IN battle. Besides what I have lost,
have the names Of nearly &C, 900 dead, and
this cannot exceed one-half of the whole
1t is a mOurnfuI record, but honorable to the
brave who sleep in soldiers graves, and
alike honorable to the State for which they
died
I assert with confidence that Alabama
| sent more troops into the field in proportion
| to population than any State Of the South,
and that her loss was heavier than any other,
! irrespective Of population. I am certain,
tOO that when General Lee surrendered his
army the representation from Alabama on
| the field that day was inferior to no other
| Southern States in numbers, and surely not
in gallantry. My records illustrate these,
with other important facts, IN the history Of
Alabama soldiers.
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Ez-President Davis. Familu

correspondent Of the New York Tri.
Dune writes from Montreal, Canada
The Davis family is living in this CITY. and
IN low circumstances. It consists Of 1Trs.
Howell, Miss Howell and q Willie Davis
Margaret Davis is at the Sacred Heart -
convent, and young JEFF Davis is at the col
iege at LennOxyille. The family. while 6v-
ing on Richmond square of this citv. we're
visited by Coils. johnson and Sutherland and
Csp5. Richardson, of the late G. S. A, who
showed great respect to the family Of their
fallen chief, and are described as gentleman
ly men, etc. Owing to the sudden denreoi-
atlen OF the Confederate paper money. the
family found themselves s., 600 less in funds
than they expected, and were, therefore.
very much cramped for means-so much so
that they had to leave a house where the
llYlng was small to go into another where it
was still smaller.
Mrs. Howell is a fine woman of s;vtv-fo,,r
years of age, tall and stately.
Mrs Howell is a fine tail young woman.
quite Southern in look, etc. She is rather
too tall to look we'll
Master William Davis, fine boy Of four
years or more Of age. He looks little like
ms 1ather, the nose promising to be aquiIine.
his forehead is very good one.
Vi Miss Margaret Davis and Master JEFF
erson very little Is seen in this city. Thev
are DoJn described as hne children, the girl
being nine years of age and the boy about
seven, the latter resembling his father IN
some points
As may be imagined the family are very
warm on the matter of the late rebel cause.
The young lady is particularly so, and the
two boys, with bOyish boldness, speak very
freely, and now and then indulge in little
ebullItlons of anger, saying what they would
90 # they were men, etc. In regard to this,
WIlEe one day placed row of apples on a
table, and with violent sweep of his hand,
sent them all rolling on the floor, shouting
at the same time, that's the way l would
make the Yankees fly"
The same boy has his pious moments also,
tor he often prays to God to bless his father
and open the prison doors for him"
All the family attend the Episcopal church,
going to the Cathedral, the fashionable one
here
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The following passage in relation to Gen.
Lees surrender, is from the forthcoming
volume of Pollard 81 Southern history of
{" The Fourth Year Of the War"
There can be no doubt In history that
Gen. Lee, in taking his army from Richmorsd
and Petersburg had decided, IN his own
mind, upon the hopelessness of the war, and
had predetermined its surrender. The most
striking proof of this Is, that on his retreat
there was no order published against strag-
gling-a thing unprecedented in all deliber-
ate and strategic retreats-and nothing what
ever done to maintain discipline The men
were not animated by the style Of general
orders usual on such occasions. They strag-
gled and deserted at will An idea ran
through the Virginia troops that with the
abandonment Of Richmond the war was
hopeless, and that they would be justified IN
refusing to fight outside the limits Of their
own State. Nothing was done to check the
notorious circulation Of this notion in the
army. The Virginia troops scattered of to
their homes at almost every mile Of the
route. We have seen that Pickett was lefs
with only handful Of men. Some Of the
brigade commanders had not hesitated to
advise their men that the war was virtually
over, and they had better 60 home and make
crops"
But there are other proofs, besides the
omission Of the measures against struggling
usual on retreats, that Gen Lee had preyised
a surrender Of his army. He carried Of
from Petersburg and Richmond all the trans
portation Of his army, sufficient, perhaps, f5z
one hundred thousand men, certainly large
/ " IN excess Of the actual needs Of the retreat
/ The excessive number Of Virginia troops
who were permitted 70 drop out Of the ranks
/ and return TO their homes, shows very well
/ that there was no firm purpose to carry the
/ war out Of the limits Of that State. Prison.
I ers taken on the retreat invariably reported
1 that the army was soon 70 be halted for q
I surrender; and Gen Curtis Lee, when cap
/ tie same revelation Of his fathers designs