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DLANK BOOKS AND STATIONERY
ID FOR TEE NEW YEAR.-The subscribers
are prepared 70 furnish al ktnds ef fgLAEK
CHECK BOOKS, &G.-T The best Inks and Writing
Fluids; Letter. Foolscap, Bill, Note, and other
deed, Stationery OF every description. RAying
complete BUOK-BINDERY and BLANK-BOoK
ANUFACT0RY, they are aleo prepared to make
10 order any kind of Blank Book desired in as
good style and upon as favorable terms as can be
ogta,neo NORTH. rroonryor,or p.pu.
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Aitllntond ;4ispatth.

THE CIRCULATION OF THE "DIs-,
PATCH" IS LARGER THAN THE COM
BINED CIRCULATION Of ALL THE
OTHER DAILY NEWSPAPERS OF, THIS
CITY.
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pLANK BOOKS FOR 1869.

Is ooAo 80 -o-' -00'' '''''s
Having Just received q LARGE STOCK OF BLANK
,BUOKS, we invite the attention OF merchants,
bankers, and others in want, to our large assort-
msnt Of Medium, Denny, and Cap Ledgsrs Jour-
great variety Of binding. r,F5y-a,e-4,rs .roz !,
We have also awell-selected assortment OF DIA-
RIES. &Ts Ei;7i RI
Persons desiring to purchase any OF tho above
Books would do well to call and examine our
stock. Al regards quality and price, they cannot
be surpassed by any house South. ss5ls1.e es1sl
A. n. CHRISTIAN & CO.,
de 30 1908 Main street, opposite postofdce.
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GROCERIES, &c

-~-~~-~-~-~~"~~~~~~~~~~--~-
SALT, SALT, SALT.-500 sacks MAR
~ SH .LL'S LIVERPOOL SALT for sale from
wharf by ss..s-e
.as ROfERT F. WILLIAMS 4 GO. :
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lEnUCA,TIONAL.

TSNaLIsH. I CLASSICAL, AND MATHE-
EIMATICAL SCHOOL, IN REAR, QE IN Sfs,A4.- s,4.
AURE CHURcAs ELEyEhpTsaiy hpsiy .F..ase ax-
ereisas pf my school viii be resumed 0n MSshis,na
the OF January Tasss are ara, sw l 81
IL s@M y' ' - WlLAIAM r. FVSs A. ~ I.
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TO-PARTNERSHIP.-The undersigned
u have formed q cn-partnership under the hrm
and style OF HILL q DiCKIE for the purpose OF
conducting GENERAL COMMISSION BUbl-
Va. ss5l hfsB ~ N.x b. 6iLEr ~
ial-lm d. n. OlCh1G.
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UNION BANK OF RICHMOND.
THHE ANNUAL MEETING OF THE
Il stockholders of the Union Bank Of Richmond
viii be held on THURSDAY. 14rh OF January.
1850, at O'Clock In the even In the room OF
Messrs. Davenport Co., ovn -ae First National
Bank.
Stockholders are requested re present or re-
presented by proxy. Those 20 cannot attend
please call at Bank and sign y Aies before the day
OF meeting. t'st nt'-
de 24-M JAMES MILLER. Cashier.
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OFFICE MERCHANTS AND PLkNTERsl
SAVINGS, BANK.
THE ANNUAL MEETING OF THIS
institution Will he held at their office on
THURSDAY the1ath OF Jannary at q o'cl 'ck p.
NJ. Stockholders are requested TO be present or
represented byipfoxy. Z a - So -EFti
jas 5WtILLIsM A. JENKIys, Cashier.
OFrIcE OF TIE WEST PoINT LAND CoMpAsY,l
December q, lses.
TO THE OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES is
l. hereby given that the annual meeting OF the
stockholders of the West Point Land Company
viii he held at West Point ia the county OF Ing
William, on the l2IH DAY Or JANUARY, 1880.
A full attendance is earnestly requested.
~. s-st1F [l JOHN POLLARD,
de aS-3w secretary and Treasurer
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MORE TESTIMONY FOR WOODS TO

MORE TESTIMONY FOR WOODS To-
lXA BACCO SUBSTITUTE: s..r
"RICHMoNp Va, January 9, 1899.
"Messrs. Wood & Son Il have used your To-
bacco Substitute, and can recommend It TO all
who find the immoderae use of tobacco affecting
their health. I have been constant chewer for
more than six years and still use tobacco. but
now use from oDe-halr to two-thids less using the
substitute occasionally.
~ think It splendid article for all tobacro
chewers especially those In delic ate health, and
who use 1t too freely.
Respectfully, yours, &c.
Price 25c. per box. Sold by all d -ugg1sts ia 8
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~ n0n MUTUAL BENEVOLENT
W. sUUUs LIFE ASSOCIATION OF vIR-
GINA.
,,yc POLICIES ISSUED FROM TEN TO
- TWENTY-FIVE DOLLARS, AC-
CuRDING TO AGE.

,s,,c ur-rzLxR. SAMUEL BERNHEIM.
uUTZLER s BERNHEIM,
GENERAL LIFE, FIRE, AND MARINE
INSURANCE AGENTS AND BROKERS,
NO. lOls MAIN STREET.
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RICHMOND CLUB.-The annual meet
LII Ing or the Riramond Club viii he held at
their r. oms on SATURDAY eGfXT.ash Instant.
at O'CLOCK p. NJ, Members are requested to be
present or represented BY PROXY:
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MARINE INTELLIGENCE.

ALMANAC, JANUARY S, 1869.
Sun rises. ..........7.13 Moon rises. 3. .l5
Sun sets AZ High tide. l2. ~
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MEETINGS,

CHURCH AND UNION HILL BUILD
FUND COMPANY annual meet
ing OF the Stockholders OF this Company will he
held THIS AFTERNOON It 40 clock at the .ftlce
or tha3" Dollar Savings Bank, eorne or Main
and Wall streets 4 fnll attendance Is DESIRED
By ORDER Of the President.
ROBERT e. RICHARDSON,
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DRUGS, MEDICINES, dc.
DERSIAN HEALING

PINE TAR SOAP
cures Pimples on the face, Chapped Bands, Sun
Freckles, Dandruff, and all diseases of the scalp
and skin, &C. For sale by
PURCELL LADO & CO.,
jas corner Main and Thirteenth streets.
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An k,rds OF INSURANCE effected In fri -class
companies, local or foreign, at LoWhS1 JUR.
Business can be effected through correspondence
win our Office IS well as by personal application.
de Aim
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D0MG8TIC INSURANCE.

MUTUAL LIFE INSURANCE
VA COMPANY OF NEW YORK.
ANNUAL MOORE. Gle, eea, go
V&ah ASSETS YEAR ENDING FEB
SuARY lSes, OYER. 93s, zoe, ees
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ITO H0USEKEEPERS.-Now Is the time
4 70 supply yourselves with PRESERVES and
FRESH FRUITS and JELLIES for the winter.
We haYed q large atsck OF Preserved sfIsweerrtss,
Peaches, pamaons, Ounces, Tomatoes, Cherries,
Goossberries, Pineapplee, s. ts. ea
Fresh Strawberries, Ptneapples, BiacKberries,
Rsspberries, Tomatoes, Peaches, pssxs larnsone,
&c Currant, Ounce, Peach, and Strawberry Jel..
Hes Brandy Peaches and PeSrsi all Of our owp
manufacture and warranted superior 20 aay north
ern goods, and which we offer as low prices,
! ANDREW PIAZIET q CO.,
sccl7 s3f Rr0ad etseet.
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Congress-.

WASHINGTON, December 6.-Congress met
to-day at noon.
Hosse.-Mcssrs. Buckley and Buell., OF
AIabama, and Cox, OF New York, were i'd
United.
Messrs. Sherrod and box, from Ala
bama, approached the bar of the House,
but their admission was objected to.
4 bill was introduced by Mr.. Farms
worth, Of Illinois, for the immediate admis-
sion of Virginia. After some skirmishing,
it was referred to the Reconstruction Com
mittee. This action Is regarded as unla-
yorable to Virginia.
The cuses of Shcrrod and Dox, from Ala
bama, were referred TO the Committee on
Elections.
A resolution referring the credentials Of
the Virginia and Mississippi @ representa-
tives to the Committee on Elections was
adopted.
Senate.-Slr. Morton introduced . bill 70
reconstruct the State Government Of Geor-
. The credentials Of the Virginia senators
were presented and laid on the table.
Mr.. Cameron presented u petition for the
recognition OF Cuba, and spoke strongly in
it's favor.
Dir. brakes bill restraining the Federal
courts from action in reconstruction mat
tiers was presented.
Senator Stewart introduced resolution
providing for the removal OF political dis
abilities upon the ratification Of the fifteenth
amendment.
The bill to enforce republican form o.
government in Georgia WAS postponed I'll
Wednesday next. This bill requires Geor
gia TO ratiiy the fifteenth amendment, Ia
close count renders Georgia's ratification
necessary for the adoption of the amend
ment.l
| The part Of the Presidents message 70
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pomrstic ararkets-IBY TELEGRAPH.

NEW YORK, December e--Noon.- Money. eT7
per cent. ster!ins-Long. 1854 short loss. dolc,
tN-couroms, 20; new, 49; Virginia ss-Ex-cnu.
pons, so new, 81. North Carolina es-olo, aSsi
new. 33j. ,o
Corn firm. Pork dull; new mess. S32. so. Lard
dull barrels, l9lstc. Cotton steady ut 2ec. Iur-
nentinc dull at 4ic. Resin quiet ut *2.oseS76o Tor
straiue,i. Freiehts quiet.
Eryniag.-Cotton, 4 shade armer sales s,s@
With !, foir demand. wheat firm and quiet. Corn
unchanged. Pork quiet. Lard ste tdy. Whisky
n shade frmer. Groceries and naval stores dull
Money Steady at eGl7 per cent. Sterling, losi@
1857. Gold active and frmer mt 1881 Governments
closed declining: 5-20's. 'e2 ll5t; southern secu-
rifles firm Stocks declined and closed unsettled.
C1ScISSA-I, December Corn declining /
new T5c; old. gs60sc. Mess pork dropping az
$40 .5c@Ssi Bacon du! shoulders, HE sides, IA
Nlsc. Lard firm; kettle, lsic. Whlskey, "
Qt9sc.
louisville December s.-Provislons quiet !;
mess pork, $3.50; shoulders, i6tc.; clear siaes,
I0fc. hams, &c; fierce lard, l'sc. "hisKs! uh-
oh Yuuei.
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Virginia 10 be Admitted into tine
UniOn-1ha Message, &c.

virginia 10 be Admitted into the
UniOn-1ha Message, &c.
Special telegram TO the Dispatch.
WASHINGTON, December 6, 1858.
The reference Of the admission Of Viz
ginia to the Reconstruction Committee was
merely pro formo. Nearly all the Republl-
cans are said to be in favor Of the imne'
date admission Of the State. The commit
tee will probably soon report that the Con-
stitution is republican in form, and that the
state should be admitted.
The principal points OF Secretary Bout
Wells report are recommendations for loan
of twelve hundred millions in three classes,
of four hundred millions each, the first pay
able in fifteen or twenty years, the second
in twenty or twenty-five years, and the third
in thirty or thirty-tive years also, the aD'
sorption Of the three per cent. certificates,
which constitute the tavorite reserves OF the
national banks.
Governor Walker and many Of the Viz.
einia delegation arrived here tonight.
The message is highly spoken OF by Re-
publican congressman, although majority
of the party do not agree with the portion
referring to Cuba. IIMoN.
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r II. DICkERSON e BROTHER, OF

~ RICHMOND, showed one Of the finest spe-
cIrlens Of HANDMADE SINGLE HARNESS
we have ever seen from southern workshop, got
up IN 4 perfectly plain style, but showing work
mauslip and tuish in every part. and all parts
done In their own shop. The iourpeywork on this
cost sixty dollars; and the whole would 10 no dis
credit TO the shops OF Gibson Baker. This tirm
also exhibited 4 substantial CART HARNESS,
which brought premium, with SADDLES,
rioge Journal II Philadelphia, Pa, Eorsnlber
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commencing the reconstruction Of Geofge
elected appia,lae, and that part recon1Ensnas
! ing the admission OF Firginia was received
in silence. 1t is appreilended that INC
southern Conservatives have been over san
guiDe. ,..a
Several nominations Of persons appointed
during the recess were sent to the Senate.
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Foreign Markets-[BY TELEGRAPNl.

Foreign Markets-IBY TELEGRAPHJ.
LONDON December C. Noon. = Consols, OFT.
United states bonds, S5i. Icllow, a7s sugar MN
&C 3os. ID.
,prs. December e.-Bourse opened firm;
rcntes, i2f. 10c
LIVERPOOL December g. Soon--Cotton steady;
uDIands, I'D. Orleans, l2bd.; estimated Sales
ii 600 bales.
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The suez Canal.

sUEz, December 6.-The first freighted
vessel which came through the canal Ioun-
dered to-day in the Red sea.
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MuuicipaI Election.

MONTGOMERY. ALA, December 6.-Mayor
Glasseock Republican, was to-day reelected
by G13 majoritv. Seariy 4W Oen1ocrato
fiiledito vote. Two negro aldermen Wete
elected
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EDUCATIONAL.
FEMALE COLLEGE

TARMVILLE FEMALE COLLEGE.
This institution will be re-opened III TUESDAY,
October 81 lsso. The Principal. who has had IN
exten sive experience In the conduct OF l. FIRST
CLASS FEMALE SCHOOL will spare no efforts
to promote The intellectual. moral, and physical
development of her pupils.
The expenses of this school aIe regulated tn suit
the gene OF the tunes
Terms per session of nine scholastic months Of
four weeks each. ending June .e. l5!e:
Board including lights, washing and fuel go. $50
rr,,,,jrr IL, oc,f;sIr 10 dnpartneut -........ 81
Tuition in primary department. ,....,...,,..... 81
ATTN French, and Spanish, each... .......... j.
Music OH the piano, including voeal..........- d
Use Of instrument.
Oil painting on canvas. ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. eu
Drawing
Paymeuts onc-half In advance.
Pupils furnish their own towels and table nap
kins.
For further information, circulars Nil be sen,
on apple ton.
REFERENCE The Trustees Of the College.
oc l8-3m
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DEcrMnEn Q, 1850.

~ " A0ss'
OFFERINGS.
Thent.-white, 1913 bushels; Red, 81 pHsneis'
Corn..-White. il6 bushels. Mixed, GO bushels.
Odts.-l32 bushels.
Rys.-s Bushels.
SALES.
Uybeat-Whlte, IS bushels fair at al.S?a. Req,
les bushas good at 81 ia 663 bushels very goo0 %
prime ut sI.3Q; lee bushels Mt Sl.2a-totaL oz'
bushels. "a h,s,,.
els old ut $685. 200 bushels new at s0c.totai -
bushels. Mixed. Is bush Is new sec; ~ ousneis
new. very damp. at s0c.--total, " busneis'
OEs.-S4 bushels 1t SIC.
Ryc.-ls bushels at Sl.07s a, AZ
Meal-l6 bushels white, country oolfed' at Si.0''
RE-EXurBITED.
Wheat.-Wkite, 2as bushels.
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np..DISG AND LODGING.

VERY DESIRABLE ROOMS, WITH
Y BOARD, may b. obtained At Mrs DCNAL'S,
next to the City Hall, on Capitol street.
6a
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DRUGS, MEDICINES, DC.
FRESH coD-L1yEE OIL
MEADE BAKERS DIRECT MP oRTAT1oN.

This oil is approved and prescribed by our CITY
physicians as THE BEST. PUREsT. AND MOST
ACCEPTABLE TO THE STOMACH. ever sold
in this market. 1t has never been injured by e3-
posure to atmospheric changes, by niterins or
exnress,on. which render other oils rancid and
deprive them Of their most valuable therapeutic
nroner,ies. MEADE BAKER,
Importing Pharmacists,
5, ei9 Main street.
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OFFICE OF THE VIRGINIA STATED

AGRICULTURAL SOCIETY, Z
RICHMOND, VA, December :, 1852. }
This is TO certify that certificate of merit WAS
awarded TO Messrs. j. II. Dickerson i Brother for
the best SISGLE-8UGGY HARNESS exhibited
at the Fair held In November, 1880.
no st +. G. LEIGH, Secretary.
n old business ut my former place, No. lllS Cary
street, and prepared to supply the trade with
superior article OF FILES and RAEPS. Also,
particular attention paid 10 RE-CUTrlNG OLD
FILES. GEORGE GERSDORF,
No. las Cary street, between Fourteenth and
Fifteenth streets. no la--lms
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CHARLES 6. GREGORY
Is receiving and keeps constantly on hand, larga
assortment of the most Improved patterns oi
CnOKISG-STOV for wood or coal.
pARLUR STOVE OF every description. Tho
celebrated fuel-eaver, "MORN1NG GLORY
.he SHEPHERD COOK, for wood; MoRSING
and FVESINCi STAR EXTENDED-TOPC COOK.
iSt;-sTDNES the best In use, which viii be sold
at the lowest prices. . e,,> cnDrrr
2--3m NO. EII hAIN olREEa.
TRIUMPHANT.-The
niY nr,m,rm Given bv The Virginia State Agri-
cuItr-:l Society for stoves was awarded the SUN
%YSrDE STOVE For sale only by alOUNICAs-
TIE. $50 Broad street.
s,,rpIssed for economy, cleanliness, and heating
o,n s'N " no l0--d&atw
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RIcHMoNp, Va, December s Issa.
OFFERINGS.
Wheat.-white. l,eas bushels. Red, 400 bushes.
Corn.-White, 500 bushels.
OdtS.-6l0 bushels.
Rge.--76 bushels.
KeGl.---2o bushels.
Biackeye Peas.-lo bushels.
SALES.
ryhent-Tllte. 90 bushels prime at Sl.&s -
bushels GOOD nj Sl4p; so bushels foul at 9laS loo
bushels very good at 81 .45 ds bushels 1t M %
bushels ut sl.35-tottl. sa4 bushels Rea asu pas s
els very good at Sl.50; 1os bushels at SL5s %
bushels very good on private terms 10 nuSnets ~
al 273 10 bushels at 81 ~ 40 bushels Mt slso ~
bushels inferior at 81. lo--total, Iss hnshels.
Cor7,-Wbite, o. bushels new ut ssc.
Octs.-Sc bushels good ut 55c.; 20 bushets very
good ut 5sc 1903 bushcis nj SIC. Total 10 busneis
: Pve.-s2 bushels prime on private terms.
BIcckeye PedS.--io bushels prime al Sl.W.
RE-EXBtBrTEp.
Corn.--Whitc. 40 bushels.
Outs.-ss0 bushels.
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srnvrs AND TENwaRE.
CHARLES &. GREGORY

STOVES!
y TINWARE!! -,,o3s,,
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Financial and Com mercial.
Grain and Flour Market.

500 CORN AND FLOUR E1CHASGx,S
RICHMOND, VA, December 1 isep.
f,r,1srVyyde
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Invitations have been extended to the
Cabinets of London, Paris, Berlin, Brussels,
The Hague, Copenhagen, and Stockholm &c ITadn
ineton to simultaneously enter into nego-
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PRESIDENTS MESSAGE,

WASHINGTON, December 6.--The follow.
T., Is the Presidents message, read to-day
II Congress-
=, the Senate and
Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1869-09-20

THE VIRGINIA AND GOLD sRSn
Hill Omnibus will leave the 4&S
stands on and after June nth, 1859, BY Nye y
Nebraska advertiser., 1869-03-04
EDUCATIONAL.

NORMAL SCHOOL, Feb. 25, 1869.
Editor Advertiser There are now
in the Normal Glass about twelve
young ladies and gentlemen who wish
to engage in teaching during the
spring and summer months. Some of
them already have situations in view /;
others have not.
AS principal of the school, I feel it
due the teachers and people to let it be
known that there are those here whom
we can confidently recommend as ev-
cry way qualified to teach success
fully.
1t is not alone in having mastered
the branches they have studied 5but. as
teachers, many of them having taught
classes in the school for more than a
term, and have evinced a tact and apt
ness to teach, that convinces the facul-
ty beyond a doubt of their ability, not
only to impart instruction, but also to
manage a school in all its details, sue
cessfully.
The Normal School MUST be yet
counted asanexperiment in this State,
as no student has received a regular
certificate from the school. But few
students from distant parts of the
State have been in attendance, hence
We cannot expect very much result
yet.
But the people must give these
teachers an opportunity to test their
ability; and as principal, viii do all
l can consistently to secure any dis
Nebraska advertiser., 1869-03-04
COMMITTEES of OfTnVestIgatiOn.

We learn from undOubted authority
"a member of the legisiature) that the
reports and accounts Of the commits
siOners appointed to select the State
lands, and also Of the commissioners
to superintend the erection Of the Cap
itOl came in so near the close of ses-
sion that the legislature had no time
to investigate them properly, and
therefore appointed COMMITTEES to in
vestigate the reports, and accounts of
each set Of commissioners, with pow
er to send for persons and papers, and
to conduct their Investigations during
the legislative vacation.
The committee to investigate the
acts Of the land commissioners is COM
posed Of the following gentlemen
Senators Frost and Chaplin, Represen-
tatives LOveland. Church and Talbot.
Omaha ReDu5fieQg.
Nebraska advertiser., 1869-03-04
rad Omaha.

The Sioux City papers say that the
military headquarters of the district
are soon to be removed from Omaha to
that place. The principle reason for
this movement is the heavy losses
which the Government has heretofore
sustained by the sinking of steamers
laden with government stores between
st. Louis and Sioux City, while from
that point up the losses have been
comparatively very small. Under the
new arrangement it Is the intention Of
the Government to ship supplies by
rail to Sioux City, and from there
transport them to their destination on
the steamers of the Northwestern
Transportation Company. The Gov
eTnment has determined to abandon
the policy of letting the transportation
of goods by river to the lowest bidder,
but will give the jobs to the best boats
and most responsible parties, and will
avoid as far as possible, the most dan
gerous portions Of the river. Last year
the value Of Government goods lost by
the destruction of steamers south Of
that point was upwards of two mil
lions of dollars. Above there the los
ses were. Insignificant. This is not
only the fact in regard to last year.
but of many previous years. These
ruinous losses the Government pro-
poses to avoid, and will avoid, by ma
king Sioux City military headquar-
ters and the point for the shipment of
goods to the military posts and Indian
agencies on the upper Missouri.
Subscribe for the Advertiser.
Nebraska advertiser., 1869-03-04

trict a cohipeteht'teacher for the SUM
mer school, if the directors will con-
suit me by letter. oa
/ sincerely hope that there may be
evinced a proper desire to obtain
thoroughly qualified teachers, and at
the same time to give the teachers a
chance to show their ability. M
I could speak with pleasure Of the
adYancement and proficiency some
have made, but think it not best to
make any distinctions, lest they may
be inYidiOus. Several have nearly
completed Davies Bowdon, Algebra,
Geometry, Rhetoric, Astronomy, Phi
losophy and Botany, in addition to
the common English branches. 81
J. NJ. MCKENZIE.