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The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1878-04-04

TOTAL. ABBA 5O,69I 19,4l3
Receipts at ports since September 1.....3,9 15 625
Receipts same time last year ...........3 724 $40
Receipts same time year before. 1888 OTIS
The consolidated report for five days gives
exports to
G. B. Fee. Con. Chan. st'ka.
This week. .37 214 Ii. 800 2l323 1870 5sl O64
Last week: 5000 1857 10547 7.4oi Gal 1888
This week pty'r-l3 ss2 SOC 97l4 $500 71o939
OCEAN FREIGHTS-Are quoted as follows:
By steam-Coton to Liverpool Tied; to Reve
ID: to Bremen-d; to Boston. Providence. Fall
River, Philadelphia and Baltimore, via New
York. &c; to NV York ]zc; grain to Liverpool
los I'D, and : to Bremen = quarter.
By sail-Cotton to Liverpool 7-16d: to Havre
slice; to Bremen &c; to Genoa X@1c; grain
to Liverpool load.
Steam rates to Northern ports are quoted
81 25 on molaSses Q Dbl to New York and $40
SO p hid on sugar. By sail the rate on mo-
lasses to New York is 81 % a Dbl.
SUGAR-Receipts 1871 hhds; sales 1O2 hhds
There is fair local demand and prices are
firm.
We quote: Inferior 4@5c; common to
good common 5h@63sc; fair to good fair 81
S@s2lc: fully fair &c; primee, 7a@7hc; strict
clarified, as in quality. 8@shc; off whites, good
to choice. 8ds7sc: white clarified 9@-c.
OLASSES-Receipts 1884 bbls; sales 24s bbls.
The Inquiry is moderate and prices steady.
FLOUR-The general features Of the market
at the close yesterday. and its generally steadier
and stronger tone as to prices the past few days
were again apparent to-day. with an active
demand. which took UP about 5000 barrels as
shown By our reported sales. Buyers and SELL
ers appear to be well agreed In their views. and
the flour trade is running smoothly with a
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MAYoRALTY OF New ORLEANS.
Gitu Hall ApriI q 1919

MAYORALTY OF NEW ORLEANS,
City Hall, April 8. 1873. !
NO 4428-Admnistratio Series.
An ordinance providing for the payment Of
the several accounts therein named.
Be It ordained, That the following appro-
priations be and are hereby made for the
month of March, 1878, and that the Admins
traitor Of Public Accounts warrant on the Ad-
ministrator of Finance in payment OF the
same:
New Orleans Gaslight Company, for light
ing city as per contract, S10,673 49,
Jefferson City Gaslight Company. for light
ing Sixth District, rs per contract, $3.50 20 (;
eighteen extra lamps in the month Of Febru-
airy, 1878, $50.
fhos. Pickles, for lighting oil lamps, as per
contract $3.50 IS.
Total, s15,3o7 81.
Adopted by the Council of the city Of New
Orleans April 2, 1878
Yeas-Brown, Cavanac, Denis Diamond,
Edwards, MeCaffrev, Rengstorf.
ED. PILSBURY, Mayor.
A true copy:
THos. q. RAPIER, Secretary.
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CITY ORDlNANCES-.-OFFICIAL.
MAYoRALTY OF New ORLEANS, I
City Hall, April 8. 1878.

MAYoRAITY OF New ORLEANS,
City Fall. April 3. 1878. !
No. 4426-Administratio Series
An ordinance providing for the payment OF
the accounts therein named.
Be it ordained, That the following appro-
priations be and are hereby made for the
month of March, 1878, and that the Admins
traitor OF Public Accounts warrant onsthe Ad-
minstrator OF Finance in payment OF the
same:
JAS D. Houston, Criminal Sheriff
For maintenance of prisoners, etc "a, 154 30
For fees in Superior Criminal Court 1,4SO 90
For fees in First District Court. SD. BIZ 90
For fees in Second Judicial District
court ............ ..........'..'.. i"o Do
Total ....................... S6,3l3 ID
Adopted by the Council Of the city of
New Orleans, April 2, 1878
Yeas-Brown. Cavanac, Denis, Diamond,
Edwards, Mccartney, Rengstorir.
ED. PILSBURY, Mayor.
A true copy:
THos, G. kAP1ER, Secretary.
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ON ACCOUNT OF DEPARTURE
MUNICIPAL ADVERTISEMENTS.
SEALED PROPOSALS FOR CONSTITUTE
TION OF SHELL ROAD.

DEPARTMENT OF IMPROVEMENTS. CRY HALL,
New Orleans. March 26. 1878. I
Sealed proposals will be received as this office
until MONDAY, the eighth d y Of Aprl. 1878. at
70 o'clock m, for CONSTRUCTIONS OF A SHE
ROAD on Soniat street. from st. Charles to st.
George streets In accordance with specinca-
tions on file In the Office of the City Surveyor.
The city reserves the right to reject any or
all bids.
JOHN MCCARTNEY,
mh27 I'd Administrator.
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COM N EIICIAL.

OFFICE OF NEW ORLEANS DEMOCRAT.
Wednesday Evening. April 3. 1873 J
GENERAL REMARKS day has been a
clear. cool. delightful day.
The market in Cotton was steadier and there
being an active demand $3.50 bales were sold,
without any quotable chsnge in prices.
Flour retains the steady and strong tone
which has characterized the market during the
past few days. There being quito an active de-
mand to-day. 1900 bbls changed hands, there
being steady inquiry to the close Of the day.
The demand for Corn Meal being limited the
transactions in this article were few with no
change since our last quotations.
In Bacon there was fair demand in the job
bling aud order trade at unchanged prices. the
market being quiet and steady
The demand for Pork is good and prices are
firm. the market closing at $40 rs u barrel, We're
it not that the receipts at the landing were held
under limitations there would have been to- day
a pretty good showing in the way Of sales.
For Hams after n long season Of inactivity
there is some inquiry both in the local and
foreign trade. Though the feeling has i'm
proved, there is as yet no change in prices.
COT TON-There WAS somewhat of q rally In
the Cotton market to day, and although no i'm
provement in prices was effected. the bulls"
became more hopeful: nevertheless the bears"
remained confident in face of steadier market
and an active demand, which took $3.50 bales on
the basis of Yesterdays quotations.
The following is the official closing OF the
F.-,,,.
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MEDICAL NOTICE.

DR.. W. BILLIE, Specialist for ali Chronic Dis
eases Private Diseases and Female Diseases
has just returned from Europe Office. 1856 Canal
street, between Dryades and Ram part Streets
caused by abuse or age, ALWAYS cured In
short time. Private Diseases treated after new,
sure and quick method. Feu1aie Diseases trea5eG
with greatest success.
DR.. Bilie's reputation as q Skilled and Success.
full physician Is already years ago estaDilsnee
hundreds OF cases mere which other physicians
had failed to benefit, which Is we'll known TO the
public, DR.. Bile is graduate fr9pa one OF To Q
sistant pbysieian to Prot. Rieord. Paris. Con-
SITUATIONS and correspondence strictly conf
lential Charges moderate. 19S Canal street
DIR, ". BILLIE 1876 Canal street dee
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We have seen a dispatch from prominent
cotton house in New York, received yesterday
evening, stating that private dispatches from
England represented the feeling as increas-
ing in belligerency, sowing to the advance OF
the Russians and the movements of the Eng
fish fleet"
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MAYoRALTY OF New ORLEANS. |
City Hall. April 3. 1878,

City Hall, April 3. 1878, }
mo 4427-Administration Series
An ordinance providing for the payment OF
the several accounts therein named,
Be it ordained that the following appropri
ations be and are hereby made for the months
of February and March, 1878. and that the
Administrator of Public Accounts warrant on
the Administrator Of Finance in payment Of
the same:
w. J. Starks, ballast for street repairs
in the month of February, 1873. ap-
proved Observation-Disclosures. S346 90
Hauling ballast for street repairs in
the month Of March, 1873, ap-
proved ...................... 3O3 SO
VIM. Swan, ballast for street repairs
in the, month Of March, 1878, APP ~. =,
proved NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.. 434 rs
Hauling ballast for street repairs in
the month Of February, 1878 800. 242 20
Duncan Mcneil, ballast for street re-
pairs in the month Of February,
1873, approved ...,............... 335 G2
Total. ,...................... Sl ,651 ob
Adopted by the Council Of the city Of New
Orleans April 2, 1878.
Yeas-Brown, Cavanac, Denis, Diamond
Edwards, McCaffrey RengstOrff.
ED. PILSBURY, Mayor.
true copy:
THos. q. RAPIER Secretary.
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COMMERCIAL COLLEGE AND

SoULEs COMMERCIAL COLLEGE AND
= Literary Institufe.-Day and evening ses-
sions the entire year; elective system. 80
branches Of study; daily lectures; gymnasium
disposition, manners. health and morals: nom
sectarian students free to college. literary and
debating society; full faculty; large. well VEN
tilated study rooms. and all necessary appara-
rus; special classes In particular studies, for
boys, at from 81 to s. per month.
fele ~ GEO. SOULE, President.
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The total amount of national bank cir
culation outstanding is as follows: Currency
notes, 1920, 761 1894 ; gold notes, 81 432,l2o
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San Antonio correspondence Galveston
News: Tomorrow 1t, 900 pounds OF copper will
arrive here on train from Las Cruces, New
Mexico. Tt goes to Baltimore, the great cop
per mart of the United States, via Galveston.
This is the first consignment of the kind since
the war,
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Less smuggling is going on across the
frontier between Canada and the United
States than for years, owing to scarcity OF
I'M vpra
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Commercial and Financial Matters.

The total amount of United States cur
rency outstanding, including fractional cur
rency. is 1896. 235, 1876.
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The stock of raw sugar in Boston, New
York, Philadelphia and Baltimore! were on
March %. 1878, 2o,284 tons: and on March 20,
1877 80. g2S
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The bark Comtesse Duchatel, which arrived
yesterday from Bordeaux, brought quite
large assorted cargo of the products OF La
belle France consisting of wines, brandies,
sarduee fruits etc
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Domestic Markets.

New YORK, April 3, 1O:45 a. nn.-Coffee steady.
Raw sugar easy; sales 1868 hhds 1854 boxes. 953
bags. mostly SHOWING 7h@71 for fair to good
fair; bids generally q under this basis; Re,
1915. Linseed oil 59@D6O.
II a. Refined sugar strong; yellow 1908;
e extra standard nt o s@ az P99waesea
sugar refinery Of ston.
Raw sugar firm. Refined sugar strong: stand
ard crushed lo@1o's; powdered 99S@9a; granu-
lated 91s@9a&: cut loaf 1o16@1oA. Linseed oil
,CH1cAao, April, .s.-Wheat opened, at 81 -
June. Nothing doing in lard at opening. Later
May. Corn quiet: 42ss@a21z April with AZ.
asked, 4s4 bid May Pork So -45@9 Az May.
g eo@9 s2ls June. Lard 725 May. 1924 june.
5A, long clear 4.95 shoulders 81.
Union Stock Yards Estimated receipts of
hogs to-day 12.ooD; official receipts yesterday
1871; the car reports yesterday morning fell
short Of the arrivals by 10: shipped 1879: mar
kets moderately active and firm at &c advance.
pac ca and shippers bu7ing; sales OF light at
heavy shipping So 65@3 80: Philadelphia about
50 1904. Cattle Estimated receipts $500; market
quiet.
.1:so D. m.-Morning Call-Pork 50 42h@9 As
May. So 571s09 60 June. Lard 72o@7 .22h May
7.27a@7.3O June. Wheat unsettled; 81 11@I liz
April g 1901 1ss May; 81 1ss June Ne No;
AZ May; 1904 June; AN bid July; rejected
80 ., m.-ClOse-Pork dull; nominally 50 As
@9 471a May. SO 6O09 622 June. Lard Gull;
nominally 7:25 May, 1929 June. Wheat steady !;
81 II April. nominally 81 1879 May. Corn 1873
May. 43B June. Az July. Oats dull 1914 April.
271s May.
ST. LOUIS. April -OpenIng-Wheat steady at
81 ~ May &c Corn steady at ~ ~ M May Nov Gown
easier: 422s@42h bid May; 42ss bid June.
1:15 p. m.-Wheat-No 2 red. 81 20 bid cash
No. red frmer; 81 20 April. 81 2lA May, 81 10
cash. Corn ffrmer: 421a May, 4235 bid June,
4Ols cash. Oats quiet and steady; &c bid cash.
Whisky 81 04. Pork dull: 50 80 cash, So 65 bid
April. Cut meats dull; shoulders 81, clear rib
sides 49O@5.05, clear sides $50. Bacon dull !;
shoulders 4. clear rib sides 51z 05 co. clear sides
57O@5.s so. with sales at SO. Lard entirely nomi-
nal att.
Foreign Markets.
LIVERPOOL, April 3. 70 80 D. m.-Cotton in fair
demand. which is freely met ar previous prices
Middling Upands SID. Middling Orleans ed
sales 10000 bales of which 1000 were taken for
exnort and speculation.
Wheat-Western spring 9s 1od010s 1od do win
ter 11s@11s sd. northwestern canal 25s@27s.
Comm New 26s026s Sd; old 2ss@2ss Sd. Bacon
Long clear 27s cd short clear 28s 3d. Pork
ern 37s cd. Tallow-P. y. G. London. 39s Sd.
Las p. m.-Flour-American extra State I'M
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Foreign exchange easy.
Sigut weak.
State Consois hrmer az H5sM7iA.
Premium bonds steadier ut 3424@35.
Stocks quiet.
Gold opened in New York at 1o1'6 and closed at
1919. Here II opAned at 10l's@lo1as and closed
at 1o11s@lo17s. Sales-s300O at 10l&. $4,000 at
1913 and 81, 600 at 101a
STERLING SALES-s5Ooo and $4,000 bill lad
ing ut Alta $4,000 do Mt 4ss and $4,000 bank at 49,
Bank sterling -a492: commercial bills 1880
4gek.
FRANCS-Bank francs =: commercial 514's
a5l334.
SIGHT-Easy. Bank sight par; commercial
3-16 per cent discount
NEW onLEANs STOCK EXCHANGE SALES.
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The celebrated WHITE SULPHUR SPRINGS
PROPERTY. in the county Of Greenbrier, W.
Va, will be sold at public auction on
The Sixth Day of August Next.
For particulars as to the manner and terms Of
sale, upon application to the undersigned COM
missioners, or either of them, printed handbills
will be promptly forwarded to any person seek
ing information.
HENRY M. MATHEWS. Wheeling, W. Va.
JOHN ECHOLS. Staunton, Va.
VIM. A. QUARRIER, Charleston. W. Va.
A. G. shy DER. Lewisburg. W. Va.
W. W. GORDON, Richmond. Va.
JASPER Y. MOORE, Clarksburg. W. Va.
fe6 1awtd Commissioners.
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The official returns Of the associated banks
OF nineteen Of the most prominent cities OF the
United States show that, during three weeks
of March, the aggregate clearings amounted
to 1851, 54,170, against S555, 26o,257 for the
same time last year. Fifteen cities show
losses, while only Boston, San Francisco.
New Orleans and Milwaukee show gains.
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MAYoRALTY OF New ORLEANS.
City Hall. April 3. 1878.

MAYoRALTY OF New ORLEANS,
City Hall. April 3. 1873. !
No. 430-Administration Series
An ordinance providing for the payment of
certain interest.
Be it ordained, That the following amounts
of interest were due July l, 1875, to parties
named on gold certificates and 10 per cent
certificate, surrendered for funding, on which
there were no coupons, said amounts to be
paid out of the interest funds appertaining to
the respective series, in conformity with
ordinances $3.50 and 1882, Administration Sc
ries:
Lawrence Flettrich ...............$28 40
John Klein Co.. ...................... q Is
Total $40 &
Adopted by the Council Of the city of New
Orleans, April q 1878.
ED. PILSBURY, Mayor.
A true copy:
THos. g. RAPIER, Secretary.
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OF State Const Ia there were large sales yes
terday, amounting to $5S5,OO0, and the mar
ket closed firm at 745s0D74a4, though $4,000
were sold as high as 75ls. or Premium Bonds
the sales footed up $13S 800, and that class OF
securities are quoted at 4@35 Stocks
were quiet. On the second instant 80 shares
of New Orleans Gas Company mot before re-
portad) sold at 1907
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At the banks there was fair inquiry for
'loanable funds. On the street the movement in
commercial paper s small and rates easy
We quote exceptional paper 7@s u cent: Al
do 90pl0: second grade do "a ~. loans on col.
lateras 6@s: AL mortgage paper 8R@l0: second
gra 10 do % y cent per annum.
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Sales o-day. $3.50 bales. Market steady.
COTTON STATEMENT.
In store and on shipboard sept. /, 1877. 21.356
Gross receipts since Yesterday 5000
Gross receipts previously. SAB 873-1 BAT 4S2
Total supply. ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS 1858 1893
Exported previously .301 995-1 321 ,444
Total stock this day. 247 1874
Total stock this day last year. 237 $40
The exports to-day were 5651 bales to Liver
pool 1914 to Bremen, 4260 to Revel. 210G to Cron-
stadt and 345s to New Yor k.
Net receipts siUcesyesterday. ..........--- 2.7S2
Receipts from other ports. ........-...... 1927
Net receipts last Wednesday. ......--....- 5,273
Net receipts same time last year. 2.oGi
Net receipts since Friday. .....-..-......- 1897
Net receipts same time last week.. 1886
Net receipts same time last year ...,... 5000
Net receipts since September l. Il 200 .594
Net receipts same time last year .102 1867
Cotton on Shipboard per account OF the
Cotton Exchange. as follows: Liverpool *6t,779
bales. Havre 1882, Bremen 6249. Mediterranean
1898, North Sea 1892. Baltic ports. 1897. Spain
bales. This. taken from the stock at noon az
noted at the Exchange. leaves in presses 159 9O6
bales.
[*The figures for Liverpool include 81 400
bales for Channel ports for orders1
The Cotton Exchange kilograms consolidated
give the receipts at ports from noon yesterday
to noon to day at 6549 bales. against II 1923 last
Wednesday. 469s bales last year. and 1854 bales
year before last.
The movement at ports for five days I'D to
IL m. to-day. Ia given below:
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TOWERS ~ w EIGHTMAN.
Philadelphia, March 49, 1878.

THE KANSAS ITY BARGE LINE.-The Kan
sas City barge line project was undoubtedly
inspired by sincere purpose-and it was
earnestly advocated and promoted for a while,
but the enthusiasm has evidently subsidized
and little has been heard of it of late and
only in an unfavOrable way, for it appears
now to be complicated with local politics. and
that cannot benefit it, But the Kansas CITY
Price Current of the twenty-ninth instant has
the following on the subject:
Kansas City has now an opportunity pre-
scented of demonstrating the practicability of
bargeS for the transportation of grain Ar
fangementS have been made by Major W. A.
M. Vaughan, so that he is now prepared to
enter into contracts for the delivery of corn in
New Orleans at fourteen cents per bushe for
freight charges. He has had elevator "a - of
which he is the chief owner, so arranged that
grain may be loaded into the barges direct
He is prepared to contract for the transporta-
ton OF 1oo,0 600 bushels at the above rate In
fact, through his endeavors Kansas CITY
IS now furnished with barge line
which only awaits the grain to start a
fleet down the river. Up to this time he has
received no encouragement, and it begins to
look as though the much-talked-of barges
were to be overlooked, and as the pool is
burst, the railroads We're to receive the
freight so recently and frequently pledged to
the river. LII the movers were in earnest
when they were urging the organization of
the Barge Line Company and We're not play
ing a game OF bluff against the railroads,
they now can prove their faith by their
works. The grain is here, the barges are
ready and trial trip should be made. What
mas become OF the barge line, anyhow?
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FINANCIAL AND COMMERCIAL.
MONETARY.
OFFICE NEW ORLEANS DEMOCRAT. I
Wednesday Evening. April 8. 1878. !

NEW ORLEANS CLEARING HoU
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Krupp's foundry Mt Essen turns out in
every twenty-four hours about twelve miles
of rails with tiers. wheels. axles and springs
in proportion, as well as 1900 shells of various
sizes and constructions. In one month 300
cannon are produced, and since 1S47 $4,000
have been made. The establishment daily
consumes 1900 tons of coke and coal, has
seventy-seven steam hammers, $500 workmen
In tho cast-steel department, and altogether
1920 toiling men, women and children.
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LONDON, April 3.-Tndia council bills were
quoted to-day ut 1-l6d y rupee decline. Silver
! hnrs nre quoted to. day at 81 I'D u ounce.
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1878-01-28

Personal---very.. P. S. Henson, D. D., OF
Philadelphia, has accepted the invitation to
deliver the annual address before the So
ciety OF Alumni Of Richmond College.
Numerous friends of General Joseph E.
Johnston have urged him to become cam
didate for Congress from this district. AS
some time ago announced, Hon. G. G..
Walker will not be candidate for reelec-
ton.
Incur Washington correspondence it was
stated a few days ago that the Marshal and
the Assistant District Attorney of the west
ern district OF Virginia were thought to be in
danger OF removal from their respective
positions. Reference was not made to Dis
trict- Attorney L. L. Lewis, OF this judicial
district, who has just been reappointed to
the position he holds
The visitors to the Tobacco Exchange
Saturday were o. 81. P. Garnett, Jr., Bren-
ham, Texas; P. 81. Hogc, Va; j. III.
Beckett, Louisa; W. L. Hayneys, King aud
Queen; Isaac Read, New York; w. Z. Blan.
ton, Caroline; j. X. Millner, DanYille. and
Thomas W. Jones, Charlotte county.
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1878-01-28
ConsrcssionaI...GeneraI Joseph f.
RICHMOND, January 90, 1878.

hICHhOND, JaDu uais 20, 1910.
Colonel Ed,oin HdrUie:
Dear Sir.-Touching your inquiry rs to
nv aspirations FOR Congress, desire to say
to YOU frankly that il one man in this dis
trict will accept the election have no de-
sire for the place. On the contrary, it would
give ME Joy and pride to lead in any demon
stration in his favor. bly, little hopes and
ambitions are as nothing compared with the
homage due by the people OF Virginia to
Joseph E. Johnston.
The peer Of Lee, the central figure OF a
hundred glorious Confederate tableauX-
looming as he does, like Saul, "from his
shoulders and upward higher than any OF
the people"-it would 8 the yeriest pre-.
sumption to set up pretensions in conflict
with his. I say TO you as my friend, and
wish YOU to pass the word, that, regardless
of any personal am bition, regardless Of any
question of fitness for the office, Of age OF
inclination, OF disappointment or chagrin, II
is enough for me to know that sold Joe"
is again on the war-path to make meleap to
the flag / love to follow. asr&
Those who, with you lind me, surrender.
ed beneath him at Jamestown, n. G., in
1865, are few in these parts but, few OF
many, not one Of them but will put his
shoulder to the wheel to atone for and re
pair Virginia's apparent neglect OF gen
eral second to none who defended her N
the Confederate war. 81 s
Now, let General Johnston but say thu
word-let the roll be called--and claim
the privilege with you, his trusted adiu
tant, OF bearing his standard to victory.
Yours truly, a4.i JOHN S. WISE.