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Cofitallamble Fighting .1241kitlid.0
intigjej3 tire
A ye Battle ex,gbably IN6u6ht
po_Lt.
eW nego Dt`C" Bietinield Dtfq inch
ftoMffiiollthti /en;
a' somowhal doting.
Tho'fhttelikYibegivrastooz-4:24tb 4--
Sit ettsith Throe coma, Minton the nortk
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their forces, but met with considerable tofistineo
4t be Confedarates,,aad : at last riebonttia lied
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fiti*r,l*.l - 44,-14 the tnifiriabfe . deaa of the
alnrapptnacyjr rt:;.
' ....thli s fodtwhildj, - tho7o; the demonatrallon of
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the Ifederasa on the force on. Bavantialt el ver :
7niiit‘liiiifeiteltitfmined,caudthey uutbitgeil get
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it their , Infantry: =raw the, theta' within
111iFit1 . 0 , ....:jure, ire were Well prepsto:l
en#,riarrtlflerlsts did good work: It wan sup
posed would he conipelled to abandon
The eanse, elthetra' lack of
hr Inability to Att their cannon ht,..
poalti rankees made very little nat' o f I
ItArratintry, mid this added eonfidenst o
vridt'tcparted% that tk i simetny had!.
...siffotted a landing on the.cfrrs sawhaichM dim;
Ateknr•roitah ro =bfit theihad nett - , been:able to
leach the
Tbe - Arkkettik 'Sman4, of the ith, sap: Oar
advkat in fitterniatetilieftlfints art '
slriiiNet.—The advance was reported to be
irmish g D&etitisir 61.11, - at a eta-'
tiontwo and a balfettliellrom Savannah. they
were pmauwerigortinsly on "teliarannah, and;
we have no - doubt that %a decisive battle between:
lhe raiders and our forces has taken place, the;
%Of ahlebore may be enabled to atmonnee
tit oioltttyq
, The igtehmes; : d..ffpinitner, of the 19th, says
there's no news isle:: than the 7th; undid' that
• time thesentlre fovea of hLeinunt wan combined
:on the East akle of the s Ogiteaze. On the 6th It
:advanced no than eighteen reties.. Ills men
•7-irpre reprint. etc,' as being much fatigued, and
their -spirits. gagging,. ;In numbers, they were
"90,000- tauakets, add a most enormous Wagon.
temln , l'int.,txtuntry In his rear was awarnalut;
"with stragglers and, deserters, who are begging:
orydiktginget every house. Miners, who mg
41fted With'the, o ; Mchis., - colintr In the declare
rtiott.tha the 7 are italventallf divested with 'the
"-elpedititin ' - •
• ' ffltts'ollicets eery rreify of Libcrinan's'
plant, 'and said he would not risk an engagement,
if be coniiikelp it, because be hadtztd ammuni.r,
. lion' to spare, but wank! make his law to the sea ,
coast at the nepotist practicable point. —i%
The enemy bad three or four thousand hcgroes.
with themt.,-They had no arms, bet nein merely;
.camptollowers slipping o ff and making their
~, way : home at ev:ely, stopping plitee, to„,bereplacedi
No attention Si now paid to the general order
of Sherman; Weed at the beginning of 'the
' numb, and the whole country has bean pillaged
;I,y. mote of soldlens without olikeerk . Wheeler's
•,-,ltperatlngmt the confused main at avert' step. ,
This Augusta Conattatioulist, of the 6thourin
On Monday lait a fight took plaCe at Walker's '
Bridge, on Briar creek, twenty•two- miles horn.
:..AngaSta i ln %Which the Federib:l4lll3 411311tted:
batekofl.23 ranks° plenums had • 'mired-at
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LATEST FROM GEN GRANT
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a l he;C,:rpedition Down the We
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FIGHT - REPORTED THIRTY-TWO
VAH3II OF TETERSIIIIIIG.
Further "PaOknilare of Gen, Mies
• Iteiginnaisaanoe.
Jugglgilie MADE DI TEE REBEL
The Rebels Biepilsed and Driven.
MOIL OEtlitiOariNci ON GEN: Rune i RiOr.
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2.1inV,1708; Doc.l3.—The He /despatches
-7 1'frodi,131 , Anes; armies give - sidnltiOnat partieubini
rertormoiniranee of Gen:kites' - commwtd,
:."Att Onf last; to Patelter's Bun, On - the ill* ,
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the rebel forces defending Petersbtug. Atter
. :•t . a!pturtpg the enemy s works, _Gen. Mien' men
held: themamo throtighout the night. Their object
boWg , .
rapDsbed, tbey were pretiariar, next'
morning to return to the *ntny of the Potonute;
when a Dolma charge. was made upon them by
tir : 74 , ell'lthoiero soon rirdied,antritt turn
•. upon driren• ibr some - dliiinca. ;
14 = 4- 1111s,tite Union troops. returned to theft
. old camp, which they reached on Saturday-even.
intpattereasnalties,were Alinraber of
` 'The rebel diTision under General held, Merl
a reconurrisiapeg on 32tnhlef; dt.llll the.Didey
town mad, oh the right afGanani 'Paper's tines.
They ac.. ttned to be eatisiled with a very hasty
obsetTatioe, anthey soon retractd thejr atom
rr AbetteUtideight' otr"Frblay the rebel artillery
-opened Warily, both on -Dutch Gap and on ttle
rigbt of the Army of the James 'On 'Newmarket,
road, but with little affect. :Their fire was howi
ever responded to.
Them is no later aims of iliCialtieifelutrieter
- of,the column-under Gen. Warren, which went
southward Vednisohiy Last OlOng the Weldon
Railroad.' , There mere unconarmod.rumoncthat
be had a fight and won a victory et Jarrett e sur
tion, three mike 'from Petersbarty.
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Rpbekpapers. now admit ; that, small,Gnion
force. had beim kidged between Wiry's' Dinty
r.; anti iowlatt'asonaa bilLtelie4;
-4 , :t , Nlarr Utz; Dee.lB.--The Riehmond
r , ';of tballith , saysi We learn" that' the Toros sent •
trj down the - Woiden 'Road . eansisfol of
am entire corps, besites cavalry...Z(o4,cent' of
them ought to be captured.
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The tVI iniifirtAgoiid icing kiharing people
are exercised as to the intention of the raid. If
more cavalry than reported, they
will eos'eo loon get to the and Of ' theirlour
am an the caber - hand, Ire.' hie Ihilloo4 to t -
Bore that theyare better equippedtbart report
.end we wilk soon tow thi destruction ,
bridgeisit /Aire direction of Weldon,
- arc Dunk to admit, . irtll
ni sonieficonielltenO.s, but will net relieve,
in the leant, the palpable padirretrierable
vlihrh - Grant , haAnads 1131dd "on to Riehmond7
~.rd Paulsboro. - •
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The Rebel Gen: Lyon Acroitv4he
Caznberland.
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1-TRE FORCE • MARCHING TOWARDS
1 ' • . 1101 1 KINSTILLE, Ky
•B2.oolunridge" .E.iadettry-ort
mg to Rdinforcellood:-
g.outsin#4 pee..12.-z•Tlie-rebel Genendtyon
'bossed the Ctln&rlatni titer with the command
iay beforCyOstorday, at ' I r ani Mac
k,y Nutt
Wow Chaharlll6.. r illaforce Is re-
IT.rtaa W be Mend 2,soo : l WhOnlistheard *oat,
arsaatorinitirrardi KVlnstille; • Ky., :Mid:
.1 threatening llitem" , : be : makmpn it
datir,,the gnrrison being 1112211, biedl i el u r
to fall have to a stronger and:gm:to bi -
point. •
BreefflOidgo Seerdsea leo In dotaidi:
• A loyal gentleman, what.. reliability la Youebect.
ToP,UYI:Iie Is at
_Sparta, Tcnn:, - nittlr Aunt
10,001) metr.' 4 lhls gentleman speaker' of irhat he'
knows, and the facts Indicate , that; Breekeaildge
Intends to.a.lnforce and povaltdc,. to,
"'Tench - th e main rebel army, but the {of
',r=ps finder Stonemdlflleulan abdllltrbridgelniit
at ho Laic ty In torn:dug a
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Qtyt.A.rilf.• Y.: The Richmond papers
of yesterday report 3berinirs at Bloomingdale,
/,4.44.* Oile na l'etoliAtF4 ll , it "I:kJ° r t
ported by this morning's Rlehmoid impel, as
birsevo front tho following telegramhy Gen.
Grant, to be in tinekdtbattle not 5 tnilenlham
To H0n....E. NaiWow: Riehinond rarrcriCof
today contain the foniriring.' The Tllctinionii
Dispatch says: Sherman to near Savannah=pro.
bably net 5 *did: distant.' Re has not yet made
an attack. It Is still doubtful whether he will do
srfy threenist abWith-onaboettteelty:
ideation with the meat, though / he may,. dp so
*cry lekr.--4. telegram from Charleston
says that Sherman was In line-of-battle—we will
not say wherer—ixinfronted by a strong Confed
erate forty,. !
• v , .llChitithir 'parent State that there -has been
no direit communication with Savannah for sev
eral
dayi ; but tie akwebenitthe wires Uwe been -j
cut between thalplace d inad quigestort.
(Signed) . U. S. GRANT.
• The severity of the weather bas prove - aka any
iratorfant mot‘ement by either side at Nashville.
Nothingof -Importance Is :noll6lll' the AZIXOC3
cif file l'ofpiitacraild the i5t4u7044.. - . •
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PRIZE STMITER CAPTURED.;
Arrival of Exchanged Union{
Prisoners.
THE GOVERNOR OF MISSOURI AND;
PRESIDENT LINCOLN.
Investigation' of the Sinking of thiii
• ,Pirate Florida.
FEM. GEN. SURIDAk'S ARMY
Disappearance of Mosby's Guerrillas.
FROM THE ARMY or THE JANES
Lee Punted es to Gea. Grant's Movements
FROM REBEL PAPERS
Wrsteni claseeisted Prep Despatches.
Nor To*, Dec. an cleition fur gen
eral officers of the - Fire Department last night,
'those opposed to the paid system were elmtep.
The prise steamer A.Anatrong arrived here this
- morning, - forty-eight hours from Norfolk. "She
wet captured I.EO miles off Wilmington, by the
steamers Cuyltr"and 'Cvettysburelette..i. an
exciting chase of eight hours. She Is ,a fast
sailer, averaging fourteen miles au hone; anti la
a side wheel steamer, seventeen hundred bins
burden, lone months old, and has on beard a
largefirs amonnt of cotton. She was Captured on
her ttn •
A huge number-of embalmed prisoners Cr.
tired last evening by railroad from Annapolis;
Some of them recently left Andersonville, hav
ing been removed on the approach of Sherman';
army to Srclannab, where they were exchanged.
They declare that to one who has not seen rebel
prisons can any Idea of the suffering's en
dared by the pritoners on reaching Savannah...
The prisoners found many friends among the la
dles of the place, ,who gave , them all the assist.
AnCO-In their pawn-, furnishing - provisions and
other nicessilles. Some of, the prisoners say
that most of the citizens of Savatanah are Union•
late. The prisoners express the opinion that
there is nothing which could prevent Grant from
taking Savannah ; the rebel force is small, and
fortificedossi vary weekly, _
libel suit with .Throlow Weed
was np 'ln the Supreme Court to-daj, Nothing
_lmportant was accomplished. Artiong the wit.
!miser, eiamined for dam* were John C. Frei
most and Butes F. Chandler.
The Herald's Washington special says: The;
Governor of ighatottri had an interview with the
President to-day, sad left this afternoon'for St,
Londe. A Subcommittee will be apfeinted from
the Corandttee on the conduct of the war, to go
to News Orleans to take testimony concerning
Banks' Bet river expedition.
'llre Trih-vie's Washington special says': Thd
&sultan ~,:olintolislon -have shipped ; stores tSavo
The Milftary Board of - finquiir has been con.
to heeded herestignte the circumstances attend:
log thiainting 6f the Florida. The board cora
posed tif /big. Gen. G. F. Ittiepley„ presidenti
Brig. Gen. J. B. Carr, secretary; ColonefG.
rmiter. , The court adjourned afire dif
nithouteomikto any definite decision.
The 'Titneit!l Washimrton specter from Sheet
Ida', array says: All along_thefroat nide; hai
prevailed for Several daya. -
Nearly all the guerrillas here; left for parts nut
' known. Thin eingniar cavalry demonstration by
Moray has entirely;diempearbd. and there rot
mains behind,lperhaps,. so far as know, only it
few of MeNell's - trumberiumiters. ; *me •rein -
deafens is - IF the north-west. , TO' recqei
eafaley teconnoinnuicherter Bine Bldg; repeated
attempts, ere 0 1 / 1 40 to bripg,..ditaseby tq a fight;
luninterf Instance failed. One Wetting-when
dense lair Moseby hlmsalf appeared
ouddenlyin fitted of the lit 'Michigan- rale* ,
but - he Wlineled4ds home and rode soddenly off.
Theidvanee weird chaiged after the retreating
force and anteceded is capturing Moseby!st color
Sergeant: and his battalion flag. In burning
wheat,. and 'liiiy:Sticks,many" . grins and small
wereMildotied; Gist *re concealed In the
stacks by the enemy, top:wren& them fallblut#
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our bands. • - •
The Herald's army. Of the:,fames special saye
Iforementa'af.flarge.. bodies of rebel troops are `,
visible. Lee la nervous-1u to the military more
-malts of Grant a d Butler, as well as of those of
The rebel rani t,iinee.thcle - Mott .engageinent
with Fortibinincarthe ad, closely hn Deprris
_Blum It is_belleved theywere soundly and. sue
centrally peppered: • • ,!
The Herald's Washingttnist*lal ' Says: Major
General Banks *nate haveleft hemline evening
rto 'Mourne itarnadfal.o command :of the-Depart- .
mcnt .of the Gulf, buil after an , interview with
Mr. Lincolit,hlidepartiern was postponed:. The
reinstatement.offieneral Sank; in command at
New Orleans 'is lei official endorsement of the
',reconstruction policy be advocated while bare.
Gen:Yeatiklln has been appointed Fred
dent- ofihe Army'llelleingiltmrd, to sit at WA-
Wagtail, Deinfratn.
The Augusta &mined .of the 7th says, on the
antbority of a gentleman.who was a prisoner for
ob e day in the Midst of the Yankee army; that
the oftleera spoke remit of.tltaieplans, and said
Shuman did not intend to, risken engagement if
he could help it, IA he had, no ammunition to
spare. They seek content to make their way
peamably to the, roast an the men Preetleal!le
point without Setting. )
The Auguita etworitistionett4 ofsays:
At midnight, on Saturday', Gen. Wheeler fel
furiensly -, npon 'the enemies rear: The:Yane
Tiorsimmn who ,cottered their rear, were drive ke n
:bAck'upork their Infantry support, and our troops,
after considerable 'fighting, retired.
In the aghtelißtindity, with Kilpatrick's car- .
airy, "Gabled by the 1411 i 'corps; we repulsed the
enemy lii . every, attempt to dislodge - us by their
irtidezy fire and cavalrycharges,ArlOU Uri
Au auttlanked, , ,sni ',were compelled.- to , revile,
initleh , War done - In moat exeelent style. • 'Olir
km was betifren. 10 end SO, While. that' of the
ettetayls Officially repotted as being bcavy.: o ll^
:Xitukc , c officer waecaptitred in a hand: to hand,
encounter and Milliatriek himself was wounded.
.4)n our ab le Col. Games, AMIE% Brigadier Was .
severely wounded. I. . •
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Correspondents of -rebel papers-give -tbd ftd
- loseing etmcerning 18herznan% movements; On
Tortirtrot miermareo cav
.4u.teree4eodise4 Otteechee Diver at the Shed's,
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ant sal calm utly divided into marauding parties,
going through public and settlement roads to
every farm in Warren county. The mills at the
Shoalfittrefeibtftedbf Italtaltpartp,Whff could
Itayeteeh'eaptared' htudnatflail - tafatritsree of
cur own stayed long enough to ascertain their
strength. Unfortunately our peoyde In the wealthy
; country failed to get off their horses and mules,
land these sumilied the place of the hones worn
out. • The enemy, after haling their stock out of
the abundance Of barns and cribs, destroyed the
!balance by fire, leaving but little for Wheeler.
!The country was but one vast gene of destrue
' lion and ruin, and In many places nothing but
the d lay-upoirtho-rThe State
Jlonse and lit l anilan weit after eon-
Hmitatlon on the part of Sherman and other Gen
rants, left standing, and who asserted that Geor-
Igia within six months would be again part of to
through State action. A staff ofileartepeatedly
asserted that they knew the State would go back.
; Escaped 'Yankee officers from Colombia con
fess, that the gusted at that pia Is very suseep..
• tlbleto - bilbsirf. , Somebddy needs ventilating. -A•
The Savannah Republican, of the ad, glees
a long account ut the battle of. Honey Hill, near
Grahamstille. It says: The centre and left of
the enemy fought with desperate earnestness.
Several attempts were made to charge our bat - tcries, and many got nearly across the swamps,
hut were in every Instance forced Intel:by agaromll
log fire, pfireit Intfktlicin—froitionilffies.
all Indica tl o enfailWabatimitedtbitaitiloss of the
enemy is fatly fivo orate hundred. Our logs was
eight killed and thirty-nine wounded, three or
four mortally. The enemy fought to some dia
rdvantage, as they fireidnup _hill, and most of
their Ithots were ranged too high.
- The Charleston Mercury admits that Foster's
forces_ bad, bere:l4l„, neal*atailga,
the.q*rieston st - &vamp* . th,.:Attey,
lied cuethi roa and driven the eel - from their
intreached position.
The Richmond papers publish Lincoln's mes
sage and call it hard names.
Abe Sentinel, at the end of a long editorial,
comes to the conclusion that Um message Is a
response to the propositions Of "penea'rnen. We
suppose, If anything mu, that Mr. Lincoln's
emphatic and brutal declarations will silence all •
ideas of that sort hereafter. Absolute, length
, fled , enbmisaion, to be followed by the partition
of our property and the Africanization of our
country, is supercilliou=ly laid down as Ids only
. termsif peace. This deelaiation nthissge
wthislieneeullobjections of every sort to tiaa use
of ow Glares In public defense, If that or subju
gation be the alternative,
In the rebel Senate, the resolutions concerning
the seizure of the pirate Florida were taken up
and passed, alter some discussion and consider
able amendment.
Mr. Semmes, of La., opposed the resolution
which instructs 31Inisters to call the attentton •
of foreign powers to the seLv.ure - oft thellorlda.
If that resolution was adopted, Information .
would have to he communicated In n sort of
back-door manner, both blngland'and France
baring refused to reCognize the coricov..u:
gorcrnment. lie felt more r e q .,1 14 , x .
CoMtlibielonfrf Ihßit leading clam fresh instruc
tions.
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The Mobile Reg ter says: There is no
colt yln crossing the Mississippi, a sharp look
out being the only necessary precaution. It is
thorcnighly ratrdled by Scott and Login on %hit
side and. Lee on the other.
FROM BEFORE PETERSBURG.'
Return of Gen, Wiw(pi's -Expedition,
FIFTEEN MILES OF THE WELDON
RAILROAD DESTROYED.
All the Depots Along the Ronk Burned
GUtRILLA HAUNTS DESTROYED
NOTHING NEW FROM
,PETpISBERG
llr-sUQUAIITIMS AR' 07 TUE POTOMAC, Dec.
11 —The cipedition under Gen. Warren, . which
left SCUM days sloes, has returned to _airap.
This more may be considered one of. tho most
successful of .the
..eteupalmt.
: Eleven _miles of .
the Weldon flaGniad wasdtMyStd, and all the
depots along. the route were burned, together
with numerens mills, barns and dwellings from
the cover of which tlic guerrillas had fired on
our troops, or front which the occupants had'
fled, were destroyed.
Our loss will not exceed SO killed and wound
ed, and a few stragglers captured.
Nothing new or important from Petersburg or
the Weldon Railroad.
FROM FORTRESS MONROE
Dlsratches from General font,
['MSS OF GEN. WIDGETS EXPEDITION
ARRIVAL OF AOMIFtAI. FARRA GUT
_ Touritsis 3losnot, Dee. Il.—The stftroshlp
Golding Star, from New Orleans, arrived here
-this morning, disabled ; and In tow of the steamer
B.R. Spaulding, hawing broken her shaft. She
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wirings a lalrre number of passengets,_and des
patches from Gm. Canby. All the passengers
go North, by the mall boat, to Baltimore, the
condition of the steamer rendering it impasible
for her to proceed taxes without assistance.
.A ming the passengers of the Golding Star, are
Gen. A. 1. Lee, and servant; Col. Gen. B. Usk;
O.; 'VAN. J. B. Marchand; Col. 0, M.
Green; Lieut. R. B. Granger; Capt. J. Bradbury;
Lierft." , Conid`r .IleCeni; Gel. S. S. Turbel; Maj.
Brigham, and others.
Toe wrrither continues Ivry stormy.
Gunboat Sunk
Wssnixorox, Dec. 13 .—Information reached
the Nary Department thin morning, that the IL.
.8. thenLvat Aetoga was sunk, o few days ago, by
a rebel torpedo, in the Roanoke River, six miles
above Flymontl4.N. C.. The torpedolvasattacio
ed to a log, and floated down the river, 'and as
the Astogo was moving pup the liver on a recoa.
ndissance, she struck the torpedo, which explo.
ding canoed her fo sink. There la only MX feet
of center In the river where she sunk. She will
ho raised and repaired. ..No person on board was
injured.
The 'St. Albans naldera.
Dec. 13.—At the cotnmenctmeot
of the prey legs in the ease of the St. Albans
raider.; the connect for the accused denied that
the Court had ,itirisdietiou and,tha Judge uny
-rlghtTo elton thelniestigatton. - dtattice Cour
ant concluded that the case come under the trope
ritil act toaarryp gut the Ashburton : treaty, and
s.had'autit , treteived t u-*milt: royal aatictlou
requisite. The imperial act requires that the
warrant for the arrest of.the prisoners should be
signed by the Qovernor.. Accordingly Justice
Coursal ordered the release of the prisoners.
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NEW TORE, Dec. 111 .—Theeherlestou .Ikreury
has the following; We have seen no definite
I ntalgetice of any finther fighting on 'the coaet.
We hear, however that the enemy Is quite active
Iu that quarter. Ills main Vtemoustratlon 4111
next be made agalnit Coosawatchle, irfilie
Ileint'n, at Pacotcffigtiapd Grahatusvllle, he will
undeavnr oar . ..farces, awl drajtact thp
attention - or-Mar officers.
' Gold ftnotationa.
l i trw:TouW,Dee.l3.--Gold lias huen dug anong the morning at illtiiiT;42.l4f 5. The bulls at
empted to break the monotony by a rumor
hat Butler. Lad been delbatedi.' but 'the effec t of
he rumor was seureely felt. In the afternoon
be market wan weaker, and declined !.,,' cent.
Cotton from Memphls—.Steamirs Aground.
Cann, Der: 13.—The stennier Darling, from
iilemphis for Cincinnati, pulsed up with 259 bales
of cotton. The Belle of St. Louis brought thirty
bales. . . •
Several" - steamers are aground nt Crawfrd's
and other [ glints on-the Mississippi, above. Cniro.
They will probably freeze In.
Scna;ortlal CoulDuatlone.
WAsittnoTtax, We. IS.--The Scnnto„ to-dnyl
confirmed tha. poudnatton - , ol%Darld McDonald,
to be Judge OPlbe United Dtatea Court for tbu
Dletrlerot Indiana; I.le.:Plke tit 'be Dlifilet At
torney for tbelVeateettDbatiot of Missourl, and
Chas. 11. Shrlrcr, to 1M Milled& Internal He:v
enue for the .142.11d/Atrict of t llenusylettuta. .
.itrie -
BUFFALO, DeCCIMbe7I3.—A aro occurred &soh'
ire Wek.ek thin morning,. which .dentgoyml the
elienfor—or Chniien W. Evens: the mien or
the tire. Imo not. been euteertnlned,,but nupposed
to have Leen ecehleutnl. It caught In the dry
-log ..toensy which, Is , canoed, to the elenntor.
.
71 ► Riot: T
NEW TORN Dee. 13.—1 n a firemen'a
oad, Yi ng t.n l4 4gsbeiltacn %Calatlamilas 531140
40, a num ber oemembera and other parties !ere
444 Alt ,ql4.w9tmded•
la=
Congre
.
Wasumiorest,,mec. 13, 1861.
Szttsws.—Mr. Sumner preseesi a petition
frtiro telulliffros., banker., or Indemnity for the
510,000 iNtcd States certificates which they
Rektritt lo the Fhisiiee gontralttee.
Mr. Sumner also Intrchistiod ) agli authorizing:
W
the President iriness , a gam to the repot.
ltc of Liberia.
• ' '
Ydr. Sherman intioStmed a all appropriatin' g
one million dollars:for construeting six revenue
eaters for,the Lakes. • •
Mr..„trier.fintriatitteefF ,petition from the
Solicitor of the Port of „Delaware, praying for
relief, from- the operation or the joint resolution
of; the last Beaton, Increasing tire rate of duties .
on ImP orted articles fifty per eent. The maiden
we's referivl to the Committee on Phaanee. -
.Afr..l3 bull the Comeltice on Finance,
repo trill anthoriting tbe construction of
six revertne eaten* fbraervice on the lakes, and
iinn ) Priftglik !1 'w Itutileas It is nc
cerarj for that p flit askeithat the fal
lowing letterfrom fiteretary of the Trestle,.
be read r . a e•
Sint—l have the honor td O acknige the re
ceipt of your letter of the 7th lest; requesting
information as•torthe number of required cutters
now on the lakes, their efficiency,. andthe nem
sky of their increase - The number of cutters
heretofore tuattiMlneclenthemorthern lakes was
six. Theyare tab* resets of seat build and
rig as towered their, cruising with effielenc,.
lilB6l letOlve of them were directed to be
brought down the St. Lawrence to the Animate
cote, in the hope that they% might be used ad
vantageously in the preveuttveservice. One was
lift on the lakes, but we filmed to be utterly
worthless, and sold during' the last winter.
ra A
rontct was made with th, parties to build an
etliclent steamer for revenue service on Luke
Erie, which vessel la so nearly completed, that
her trial! hes been orderel forte-day. This Is the
only steamer belonging td the Government ap
plicable to revenue purposes on all the lakes.
colligating along our northern frontier, which
the Government has satisfactory evidence of, and
which Is carried .on to a great extent, has In
dewed the Secretary to charter two steamers for
temporary service; one on Lake Erie'end one o
Lake Ontario. One of these wasiost entering the
Cleveland Harbor, and, the charter of the other
I
ah expired, and she .Itas e out of service.
thcrefore recommend that authoritY be given
to build or purchase Dye efficient vessels for the,
use of the Revenue department on the Northern
lekee, which, In addition to the one Just
completed, will make the number of cutters he
same as preciously employed. It 6 possible that
the number recommended will not be all that
will be ret sired. TI a great length of the coats lo
be guards:it, and in Come parts its "lose proXlml
ty to tine Canada shore, demand constant. vigi
lance, and the proper authorities should be con
ferred to meet contingencies. If p.teltde, such
ttu., Is should he completed and commlsslotic.l
t,7 the veiling of navigation.
Very rt +fretfully, your mot sero t,
W. F. Fr . ..am:m i .
Mr. Fester asked if the vcsacti pro. Ided Coy:.
wire armed vessels.
Mr. Sherman replied that he understood that
revenue cutterrns were usually arnica with pleot
rung, only they wet.: not vessels of was,
Mr. Foster said that by au -arrangement
be
twree the Governteent of tle , "l.'ulted Mate. and
Great Britain, emteer.l into in April, Pill, there
was a stipulation should keep on the lakes.
,Mr. Sherman said that the Finance Commit- ,
tee had carefully conslden.ti that arrangement
before taking action on the 11;:!. It did net I :I
le, fore with it in any way. The bile, as reported,
I woe then missal. .
Mr. Wilson 'lntrodneed a joint resoiutun: 10 '
eicourage enlistments 111,411 e artily by making
-
free the wires and children of colored soldiers
row Uhl as alai es by the South.
The resolution provides that the wife and chil
d, en of any person that has been, or shalebe. In
the ecrrice, shall he forever free; and In deter
mining who le the wife and who are the children
of tbovaitliated person, evidence that he and the
ye, man claimed to be his wife have Wed to
gether and associated as husband and wife, and
rontinued to lire and associate at the time of
enlistment, or that a form of marriage, whether
the same was or was not authorized or reeogc.
liked by law, has been celebrated between them,
and that the parties thereto, thereafter lived tc
gether, associated as husband and with, and so
continued to live and associate at the time of
enlistment, shall be sufficient proof of a mar
tia,v,, and the children of such marriage shall
ts di med and taken to he the children mention
ed in this act.
The above was referred to the Military Com-
MIME,
A message was rseeived from the Ilonse an log the passage, by that body, of a bill to
establish a uniform system of bankruptcy.
Ou motion of Mr. Foster. the bill ant referred
to the Judiciary Committee and ordered)* be
printed.
Mr. Lane, of Kansas, then moved that trite.
Si note adjourn, but subsequently withdrew his
moron to permit Mr. Etpraguu to present rho
er.dentlals of Mr. Anthony, as Senator from
Rhode Island for six years, commencing March
411,, Pak',
Tt e Senate then went 1,110 eveistuve 'cession,
and on the opcking of the &tore again, ratommed.
ties FC.—Mr. Elliott offered a resolution for
the readmission of Louisiana. Referred to the
Ci mutate.. on Retailllons States.
Mr. Cola Introduced a bill granting loath to
cettnin Calif trig Fiuforrel
to the Public Lands Committee.
Also a hill to Oaf ablish a mining depot.
Mr. Cob' 4 , 1 to refer tea select committee.
The matt. was laid over.
Mr. Chandler, of New York, intraluerd a re-so..
lotion -migesting a reduction of the tax of mine,
The House renamed the consideration of tho
Lcapite Iv'anal IY:ivy-yard bill.
Mr. James CO/1111 !WV.' to re2onvider the voto
wiiich Mr. Elllutt'o protiotiltiou was refer-.al
to the Coalmine on the Judiciary. Ile wanted
it to I e sent to the Cymrulute on thoßebellion4
Stidcs.
it so. n.ad for the Information of the Mouse.
it pn-ponvs to admit /Old Itepresentn•
this in Collo-teas tinder the new Cons:itution of
I.rdilviann. The proposition was then rec. - instil.
erit.
Elliott remarked, that when ho designated
the Committee on the Judiciary, It was because
that standing Committee was the proper one for
the clailithiltlOn-Of the question, and bo.use all
hills looking to the same end had. been hereto•
referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. Ha
did nut suppose that the Senate would receive
anything Ind kindness from the Committee on
the Rebellious States, nor had to any rernime to
bclievr that that Committee was oppoaed to this
resolution. Ile would have no objections launch
reference. •
Tfiu resolution was then referred to the Cont.
mitt,* r•TI the Rebellious hi nten.
"The 1:1011P4 took up the subject of the location
of a Nary Yard for monitors.
Mr. Pille, of Me., moved to my the subject on
the table. Agreed to—yeas 80, nays 53.
• The Rouse
re then-took up the joint resolutioported at the last Banton by Mr. Elijah Ward ,
of New York, from the Committee on Commerce
authorizing notice to be given by the President
to terminate the reciprocity treaty with (treat
Rritninnud to appoint Coma:111131°0cm to negro
Elate a new treaty based on the true principles of
reciprocity an affecting the 'trade...between the
United Staten and the British North American
Provinees, pending from last session, was tel
motion reconsidered, when Mr. Morrell °flared
substitute netting- forth that , the terms of the
treaty ere not reciprocal, and natisfaraarily pro.
tiding for the adjustment of any matters of dif.
fertnec hetween the two governments, and re,
GueritilwNthc Prenident to glee to the Government
reet Britain and Ireland the notices required in
the fah article of the treaty of June A, 1854, for
the termination of the same.
Mr. Mormirs substitute luring been • beet.)
agreed to, Mr. Elijah Ward to lay the
whole subject on the. table. Thieve l
to by , 4s.against
.86. The original resolution al
amended by Mr. Morrell's substitute, teas thee
passed=—yeas gly, bays 57.'
;The IJouse then adjourned, -
Bevy York Stock and Monty Market.
Special Western Associate prow Dispatches.
New Yonx. Dec. 13.—The Sham market
opened Steadily on the street this morning, bin
at the first Bonnl it was rather Vamc, and prices
were off nt lifiinlßl4 percent. Govern:a int occur
. Ries and Treasury paper were firm with a fan
biminesa. State bonds arc dull, and quotations
are without any marked change. Coal shares
are stronger on Anthnicite, and generally steady
on Bituminous.
Stocks—illneclianoima List steady and with
out any special feature of Interest. Railroad
Mortgages firm, with only small offerings. Bank
shares advancing, on rumors that those teethe
'lions are anxious to melt their specie and divide
the s farpltut among the stockholders.' Petroleum
stocks were firm at the that roird cattily, but
rather onlet. There has been more activity at
the Evening Board totinv than fOr a Meg Bute
past. Gold (ma been dull during the day. The
rumor of a disaater to General Butler failed
to alien It. The only change being 1 per cent.
on the news of the return of General Warren.
Ifoney continues easy, Forcfgu Exchange Is
in moderate demand.
•
Capture of Blockade Runnel%
WAIIITINGTON, Dee. 13.--The ilery Deptirt-•
ment to-day received. a dispatch trom Rear Ad
tided Porter, ht which he reports the captor° of
the _binckado-ruhner,eteemer Emma nen ley, with
a.eago or 7thil bale* of cotton, by the Cheroktiii,
and the Mackin arr the schooner . Mary, with to balm; of cotton,
by • • -
The St. Albane RehteirelWeharged.
Tonoarro, Dec. La.--lh the ease of the
Albans rattler*. trlorl at htfantreal today, the
Judge decided he had notrriadle.loaihihe ease,
and the - mho:tem were dnichiegedl; May 1,0
much ezeltemeat in ooneevtance. .
FROM MR POTOMAC ARMY
Advance bn the Weldon lioad.
THE EXPEDITION A SUCCESS"
HEADQUARTMIS Amer or Tor. POTOMAC, Dec.
11,,—The movementaln this department, which
have been in courseof execution for the past few
days, have finally been developed, and now GM
objects intended to he accomplished may be gtV4
en to the public, as well as the results attained.
!It was known that
the enemy were ; 'smearing
; supplies fur their troops by the way of the Wei
, don Railroad to Stony Creek; whence they were
wagoncd to Petersburg. •
The cavalry force sent there some days ago g
Dot being able to effectually stop the rebel opera.
lion ,s the Fifth corps with Gregg's eav lry, and
the Third-dirbvlon otthe-Decond. corps, were de
tailed to dragonfly put Atop to It, b . destroy
ing the railroad as far tooth as Hicksfo and If
possible, that station also..
At daylight, oulliedttesdiy, the column started
south on the Jerusalem-road, the cavalry taking
the advance. •On :arriving at a point nineteen
miles from Petersburg, they diverged front the
I toad about a mile to the right,,wh ero thereac
';ed the Notteirayriver, and thecomiaAnd y
at onc h e
commenced mousing. They bivouacked on the
; opposite side fertile night.
At halt poet seven o'clock On Thursday morn
j log the pontoons were taken np and the
.eoliimn
i started, leaving a morally force to pick up :grog
stem and return With them.
On reaching a point several miles beyond Sus
;Sex Court House, some cavalry were encountered
rand driven back to where the Weldon railroad
''crosses the Nottoway river.
About noon a small force of the enemy made
a dash in between our cavalry and the advance
of the infantry, lint were SOOl3 routed, with a
slight loss on both sides. Hero a cavalryman
was found, who bad evidently been murdered,
and stripped of even his boots. The advance
then commenced the destruction of rho railroad
by burning the bridge across the Nottoway river,
and conttuued on to Jarrat's Station, arriving at
that playa on Thursday night.
On lkiondav morning an early start was made.
and tb the afternoon the advance reached a point
near Illeksford, where the enemy were toned to
be In Some force, and having a battery in post .
tion, with strong works on both sides of the 'ado:
herein river, After the position bad ton ascer
tained, an attack was deemed Impracticable. On
account of the strength of the works, and the
difficulty of approaching them, particularly with
:artillery, it was determine] to carry, the tine of
,w w n o ilug i
rk;srinocenestbtrsiiisinsykidc,aaned destroy the Depot, which
Sargent, charge Col .
,enkilled. of ]Nussacl ' t <et ( s, is said to thetst
Trlehave
.. - es -Were seen moeleg into position at this
point as though they had just arrived; and the
tire from rho rebel batteries none after showtel
that they had been reinforced it now got dark
and began ranting, snowing and freezing. The
treeps ramped in the vicinity for the night, and
In tivd morning started on their return, reaching
Sussex Court Home and haltingthere. On Sat
urday night the rebel cavalry and a small body
of their Infantry endeavored to annoy oar rear
guard, tint each time they were driven back with ,
toes. ' This afternoon the Nottoway River was
reached, and the entire• command crossed in
softly, n hen they found a part of the 9th corps,
who hod started to their aid In Covent on engage.
To-mcirrow they will all be back in their I
old position in r;ont et l'etersbmg.
Nt.w Tong. Dec. 18t—The tvon.trrciol
User's Washington despatch says of Warrou'a
expedition and the destraetion Inflicted on the.
Weldon itailrood : There is no doubt the loss — of
this important avenue of communication will
result in great inconvenicece to Lee, and possi
bly lend to the evacuation of Petersburg. He
new depends upon the Southside Railroad tor
eu .pines;
The fort`. Washington special says: Gen.
Banks testified in the Louisiana election case to
day, saying that the election was fair and that
the voters generally participated.
Admiral Famagut's flagship, with the Admiral
on board, arrived in the lower bay this morning,
and subsequently came up' to the city and woo
so lined.
Rebel Speculations.
From the Augusta Chronicle and Sentinel, Dee. t.
The aseertainNl fact that the advance of Sher
, man's army has reached Millen, settles the (pies
' tion as to the general direction of bismovements.
It is toward Savannah or its vicinity, as forcatutd
owed by Northern intimations. The route or'
routes to be pursued, and the disposition of his
forces, are matters yet to be eleaced up.
He may moire his whole army direct to Sat:ma
nia' by the old road from Augusta, which runs
with the Central Rai road. Or .he may • move
semis &riven county, and Beaufort district, In
South Carolina, crossing the Savannah river, so
as to form a Junction with Foster's reinforce
ments from the coast, at Grahamethle, on the
Charlcsbin and Savannah Railroad. Or, again,
be may divide his army, and march n section by
each route.
Foster's advance on Grahatrisellle, and the fact
of his throning up signal rockets, and balloons
with calcium lights attached. for some days past,
Rain to indicate that he expected Shcrinau to
Join him there, that this was the original pro
grumme,but that Sherman hex - failed to mine to
time.
The point to be trained by reaching. Grahams
rine would be, to rut •olf the reinforcements
which might be neat from this and other points
for the relief of Savannah, and to secure a hose
or supplies. Commanding the railroad before
the arrival of these reinforcements, Savannah
might be at Sherman's mercy. lie would then
have Port Royal for a base, from which lie could
obtain ammunition, with all other soplies, and
also reinforcements, before proceeding to the ac
complishment of the mein to object of his elm-
palgn—tbe capture 'of Savannah, or perhaps
Charle•t on.
The obvions advantages to Inc gainedeender it
highly probable that Port Royal is the polut at
whirl, Sherman is aiming, and has Bern since he
leR Atlanta. The abortive attempt of Foster to
reach the Charleston and Savannah mad at Gra.
bninsville strongly confirms this view. Placing
the map before him, the reader will see that
Sherman has been ptustang nltrabit g straight
line from Atlanta to Grahaxesville.
Sherman would hardly be willing to risk a
battle _before Savannah, with only the supplies
he , might bare left at the end of his march to
rely ',ion. He knows teat the casualties of
battle 'mgt.( deprive him of these, and leave him
without resources. Ills kitowneatßion and skill
as a Gummi, would, therefore, lead us to expect,
that lie would provide 'against such a risk, by
first sveurltut n base of supplies within his reach,
which wand be Graltamsvilla and.Ppri Royal:
In live. of all Ulric considerations, the must
probable conjecture is that Sherman, whatever
feirTs he may make, wilt aim to reach the point
where Foster Is now waiting for him. This, too,
is Lis shortest. and most practicable route souhe
roast, and the country through which 'lnc ld
pass Mould niford an abundant supply of forage
mid ptovision.
--•• •
lur Weida of the Slareht—On to Savannah.
In Sherman's route from Milledgeville (so wo
gather from the Chronicle and &Wind of Angus.
ta), his army deatioyeti as 'far oh poisible. oil
Mills, cribs, and Kin ' houses, cotton screws, eat
ton Implements, etc., and carried oil clock,
proclaims andoegrom.
At Eatonvillo, over one hundred horses, which
-had given out, were killed. The road along was
strewn with deatruogrei. women and elrildren"--.
al fiatement calculated to frighten the dares }
At Monticello, a man by the name of Smith was,
hung. 'urge onantity of ungithered cum wet
spare?
.lut tiherstia. not a- horse or ox in tht,
country round." The tirtnY wheuuder
discipline, and when privates were found t der'
precatlng on private property they were severely
punished by order of Sherman. gtraggicrs cot
milted depredations with impunity, hut General
Slocum gore Orders to the citizens along the
route to shoot them down without mercy and
sometimes the plunderers were whippets: Great
astonhtltment was expressed at the richness of
the country. The toivifor Forsyth was reported
demolished . leg the right wing of the Federal
artny, under Howard, which crossed the Oemul
gee between.Adatne Ferry and Macon. .ileind
soldiers captured. Were invarlably,treated as pris•
oncrs of war.
It may be.conJectured from these items that
the Chmltlana do not entertain the word Opinion
of Sherman, and that he has conducted Ids
march with excellent system and order.
IPrleete Retreat.
The remnant of Price's army crossed the AT
hansai Eteer , - about twenty Olt* above Fort
Smith, on the 30th ultimo. It Is authentically
reported that on arriving at the river, the
emout
dering discontent among the troops composing
Fagan's division, broke out In open mutiny. and,
was onlysuppresied by the fair Promises of 'Fa
gan himself, and a grant of furlough far the
entire ditision until the 10th of. December. All
rePorte agree that Pricadid .fiot cross, the river
with • more than 10,000 men, not over GAO of
whom had arms; and all wore In a wretched con
dition. The new recruits obtained -In Missouri
had doseritd. The farm houses alogg the dee of
march from Missouri were filed wittisieVand
wounded, and the road strewn with dead horses
and males. Shelby was the' only commander
who brought off any guns; thren. Parrottli and :a
'
mountain howitzer the laat Or eighteen pieces.
Price - took - with himinto Missourh Magruder had
withdrawn his Awed beyond Red River And the
whole country Inquiet.
CITY AND SIIBURILINI
Ths Mt. Clair Street liemicide—Addltions•
al Testimony Belbre the Coroner's-Jury.
The Jury empanneled to inquire into the cir
cumstances attending the shooting of the sol
dier Fairly, met, as per adJournment, at the
office of Alderman Taylor, on Tuesday at two
o'clock, when the following . additional tests
mony was elicited:
C. W. Wheeler; sworn—Am a soldier on duty
atthe Ghard Muse; on Saturday - . last. I passed
the goaid room Where Fairley was confined; ho
offered me twenty dollars to take him out. I told
him I could not take him out , without permlsion,
from the Sergeant of the Guard. Al the request'
of Funny I told the Sergeant what he wanted,
and he said he would tike him out; witness did
not see Cooler mein any money ihnn Fairlev;
Cooley' was Sergeant of the Guard that day;
Lieutenant. Graham granted Cooley permission
to take Fairley out; he was the only person In the
building at the time authorized to grant' each
passes. I was in the room at the time leave was
granted Cooley to take Fairley out; it was about
six Weld& In the evening; it was a verbal per.
mission, not a written pace: did not hear the•
terms of the pass; do not know whether there'
were any. ' Imes In the Lieutenant's room for
the pufpcse of getting a pass for my own use:
I afterwards met Cooley end Fairies' on Third
street; asked where they were going; Cooley said
Fairley wanted him to go to:AllT,heny, but that
he could not take him ' there:
Boren Vinton, witness, InoMmate saw them
In Diamond alley and so told witness; do not
know that Falrley had any other thanthe
twenty dollars offered Lim; , the money was in
greenbacks; two ten dollar mites. , Faitley was a
stranger to me previous to this Grim; the
last unit I seen Conley and Fable* they were
on 'third street, between Wood andtSmlthfleld;
at that time they were talking alsont going to
Allegheny; Cooley retied:3g to
.go and Fairley
insisting on going. Do nut kilos. - whether they
had been drinking; knew :Cooley for the last
seven months; never seer s Idm under the Influ
ence of liquor.
Alderman Donald-to swore — On Saturday
evening last, ahoy'. o'clock, I was called
upon by Mr. Jos.. who stated that a man
.had
n been shot,.:l4.".clme "rem and imlieed me
found
. . e „.04 , — a bi em m
e Crowd about the door and
was directed to a man lying
01 ' the counter who. had been hot; the
num was pointed out to me, who was said to
have done the shoothigy I saw that he was very
acerb excited and considerably under the in
fluence of liquor; In fact I considered him very
drunk; some one stated to him that I was an of
ficer; I then asked ]rim to give me his revolver:
he asked rue if ; I was an officer; I replied that I
was; he stated that If that was tideise be would
give me his receiver, and did se; after I got the
pistol I requested hls bayonet, which he relbsed
to give up; I had no officer with me and did not
desire to force It from him; I then went to the
door' and hived bite of the Mayor's pollee; As
soon as we went in we arrested him anti took the
toyonet ff. 9111 limn took mid to the
Mayor's office, where lee was locked up; on the
way to the Mayor's office, he raved considerably
anti said be did not wish any one to play sharp on
him; he did not claim that be lead any control
over Fairley, big that he did not allow any one to
play sharp on him; I asked Cooley the name of
.the teen who was shot; he replied that 'he did
notknow Ills name; he then requested 'mo lo go
to the Girard House and report the matter to
some of the officers; i went there and me a man
dressed In military uniform coming down stairs,
and told him that Cooley bad killed a num on St.
Clair street; when we got up to the second story
we met as officer whom he addressed as Serge.snt
tel the guard; I told him that a man of his' cod:-
!lamed Ceolev had tilled another on St.
Clair .street; the .s:;twaa,, nt espy/teed astonish
ment, Inasmuch -- as Cooley had borne ti good
character heretofore. Witness informed tho Ser.
grant that Fairley was lying at Elliott's store,
on St . (lair street. When 'arrested he aeknow
edged :the shooting and declared that he would
shoot any man who attempted to play sharp upon
LIM..
• Samuel Siegfried sworn—On , Saturday night
about 8 o'clock, I was passing along St. Clair
street; I came to the door of the lied Lion Ro
tel; Peen two soldiers across the street; they
were very noisy; one endeavoring to ergo the
other along, until they came opposite Elliott's
store door; I said to the bar-keeper of the hotel
that these soldiers were on a drunk. About one
door from Elliott's shirt store they got into a
senile, one pushing the other towarth the win
dow, when I heard the report of the pistol. At
that moment one of them fell; felt satisfied that
arc had shot the other, but the crowd was great
and I did not go over. They were both on their
feet previous to the discharge of the pistol.
, Fredericit Brann sworn—Very:Mir 3 o'clock
on Saturday evening, near Phillips' warehouse,
I beard a noise AS of drunken meat two or three
men were standing in front of me and I could
not see - where the noise came from. Went to
the other side of the street and seen a soldier
standing In the door of Mrs. Ant's store, ad
joining Elliott's, baring something in Lis hand
which I could not distinctly discover. Another
soldier stood sixaft then bet otf, staggering llke
a drunken man, not however saying anything
at the time. nits man In the door with a Leavy
oath went towards the other soldier, saying,
"P
--n -yon, do von mean toe ?” They im
mediately grappled . each other, and both fell.
They struggled on the perm:neat for a short time,
both striving to gain a footing. Before rm....lin
ing on upright position, a shot was tired, and
one of the parties fell over. After the shooting.
I went across the street and sum the pistol in the
Lund of the matt who had been stantling in the
dobr and who harmade the, exclamation, " G-d ,
el--n your soul, do you mean mci"
IVin. C. Elliott sworn—On Saturtlery evening,
between seven and eight o'clock, I had occasion
t r go to Hall's store, on Fifth street; on my re
tutu with my wife and a lady named Miss Hun
ter, 'on the block on which I live. I met' two
ru
dnken soldiers; the young lady said hasc sol
diers have a brick in their hats. They were both
!caked anus, swinging from side to aid
el
talking to themselves as drunken men do. I*
maa'e the remark that they were soldiers and had
a right to get drunk. We passed on Into my
stf.re, a few steps from where we seen the sol
diers. thinking no more of the matter. Mr. Hen
ry Ilrys and my brother Joseph were In the store
'at the time; my brother went to the front door
and .11ed out what I nothastood lobe "fire,"
when Mr. Hays and myself went - to the door.:
Between Atti's store and mine I saw the same
two soldiers, the larger one was down, his head
restingon Awl's cellar door; the smaller one had
bold of the other; with his left Land, a revol
ver In his right, threatening to shoot again. I
said to Lim, "hold on." and told my brother to
go n tray for fair Le would Shoot him, as he was
drtink. The smaller man said to the larger one, '
"I told youl would shoot you." The man who
Aram down Said, "Comrade you ought not to hare
&tot Tldedeelaration he repented several
times. The man Who t Shouting said re was
doing his duty. 1. told. Lim to take hold of the
wdfunded man, and assist me In carrying -hint
into toy store, which he did, Dud when In my
store told Cooley he should remain until I scut
for 'an 'officer.. Ile remained •nutil Alderman
Donaldson arrived; who conveyed him to tho
Mayor's office. the -meantime I had sent for
serest physicians, some of whom arrived in the
course of ten minutes. When I first came to the
parties_, 'found the shirt of ;the larger one onfre, fire, which I put out. The face of the smaller
Mauwas bleeding from nu abrasion over the left
. eye. Ile stated that the larger ono had hit him.
, Mr. Ontlhey, sworn-1 reside in Allegheny;
• on Saturday - evening :Mont my
frito
Lewis Andrewo. afid. myself left Allegheny for
riittikalE g : sec bad, reached this side of the river
nod Were about ^A yards /Your the l'itislurgh cud
.of the ; Widget ; saw Fairly laying on Ms
beckon. tha remarked the dream;
Winos to my Mend; I then observed the matt
'was tt soldier , - at that time Cooley had him by
,the collar .dragging: him - alongg the' pavement:
onnuired opposite Melia Lion. Cooley
insisted.: upon Fairly- getting up, rid Falrley •
seemed ae though he was too (trunk to stand on
Ids' feet:' Cooky' ennied him and declared that
;he should:get. up, still retaining his' hold oh the
.foiceer's Fairly - told Cooley that be want.
ed the twenty dollars back which he .had. giteti
LIM. Cooley replied that hotted no twenty doh.
lota belonging to him,and that Le would mat allosi
Win to play off that tray on him. Conley still
maintaining his hold upon Fairly, Fairly 'made a
feeble attempt to kick him. CooloyAhen pulled
. out , his revolver, still' lusletlng Tifton Fairlef.to
rise, which he did, apparently, howerer, without ,
having tics proper nee of hie . They then
walked a short distance up St. Clair street, Coo
ley still having !told of ntieloy, and retalulng the
pistol in Lis right hand. lie then relinquished
his hold of Fairly end shoved him ahead and
told Idm to go on, he would keep him right.
When abreastaf Mrs. Ants' store, Fairly turned
round and put his hands on Cooley's shoulders,
when. a trilling Bennie ensued. Fairly fell upon
his knees. and Cooley deliberately placed that-e
-volver-to Fairly's atm:retch and tired. After the
.firing, and while Cooley was In the art oC
blepistol fora second shot„both paella-Ira !
to the pavement, Fairly, being under. - Witums
thioks it was this fall whickproduced . the plight,
wound on. Cooley's temple, spoken of by a pre
virus WiIIICAN . as he did not observe' Fairly at
tempt ta strike Cooley at any time. Cooley that
getup, saying, "I told yen I rsivald shoot yod.
I was doing the ignore thing - with. yon.t , •
nitric). ealeton should not haVe shot rt, comrad i e
without team.", At the time of the Shooting ,
witnite was about ten:-feet - the parties.
Both of the : were
.drunk 'FairleY,tecnibigly ,
the.worst. 'AbOnt fifteen minutes elapied from:
the titinsthe iritriest . tlist ismi‘the '6141014:1i/141.
this shoOtlnglook '
Withoit hiving heaniriff the testimony, the
jury adjourned to
_bred at Aldermen-Taylorls'
office, Filth„Ward; this. Morning at ten o'cloek.'
-' Tenets nellMuss bite bean ittY dull dullititgo
LISt few daY'e'l':Nct4lPgOrkcnria/trC#ti;r
-i;r A rtig: - ' few ' Common also* only yansp .
MUM
GAZETTE.
Meeting of the Central Board of Ed -.Ica-
•
' 'The Central }toned of Education met. Taistlay
evening, Deecnitier lath, 1564. Pr:went, Me,srs.
Brush, Duncan, I.dwe, Marshall, Sirgeant, Sing
crly and Negley, President.
The minutes of the lase meeting were read and
approved.
The monthly reports of the Principals of the
High: and Colorist' Schools and the Stmretary
were read, and ordered to be received and Med.
Messrs. W. W. Dickson and‘H. J. Gourley,
Committee. from Teachers' Institute, • appeared
and presented the viz: 'The reader-.
signed on behalf of the CotrUnitece; appointed
by tbe Tenebem'lnititite - of Pittsburgh, report •
the following resolution as their *views of what
should. be done in view' of the high prices of .
' living:
• Resolred,'That the salaries of the teachers of
the scbools,under the charge of this Board, be
axed at the following rates, to take effect from
the drat Of—; 186.1 0 4,
•
Principals of Ward Schools
Teacher! of• Grammar Department
do 'lntermediate do
do 'Winery 'do
Principal of High School,
Prof. of Mathematics:.
Male Assistant,
FCXOIII6 do
Principal of Co,l 7 4,schoois
Ami.uun do do •
The salaries arc to be paid as at present, until
the Central Board shall have !power to increase
the revenue sufficiently to meet the increased de
mand.. The Central,Board shall then make pro
vision for paying the salaries In fall, as in the
above schedule; as well as the arrears that may
have °crated np to melt lime.
. _
,
Mr. Marshal moved to refer - It to Committee
on Teachces and Bararies, with instructions to
report at a special meeting to be hold on Tuesday
the 27th Inst.
Mr. Brush monad to amend by striking out the
words Turaday 27th lust., and Insert the words
as. soon_as practicable.
- -
Tice Chair put the que=tion on the amendment,
and It was decided in the affirmative.
The Chair put the question as amended, and it
was decided In the affirmative.
On motion of Mr: Brush, it was ordered, that
there be a vacation of the city schools front the
evening of Fridar, December 23d, until Wetint
day, January 4, 1t.64.
On motion of ?di. Ittarahall, additional appro
priations were made to the night schools as fol
lowa
First ward 8 00 Sixth ward. $5O
Third want 'lOO Eighth ward .
Fiftloyard ...... ••• 50
On motion 4djparned.
►7cetleg of the Firemen's Assocfallen
. . .
A special meeting of the Firemen's Associa
ting was held ou last evening In the chamber of
the Association, in City Hall. Present.: Messrs.
Sims, McCarthy, Ctpplea, Crecgan, Thompson,
Leonard, Davis, Shane, Harrison, Viet:, Porter,
and Little. Mr. GBO. W. Leonard was °Pr/Mated
Secretary pro tint. ' : •
Mlnutes•of the last special meeting read and
approved.
The meeting was convened to take into con
sideratiorr, among other things, the subject of
adopting the American. Sire Alarm* Telegraph in
this city.
On motion of Mr. Little, a committee of Dec
was appointed to make all necessary arrange
ments to secure the early completion of the tele
graph, au l, if found necessary, to invite Mg,-
scriptions for the enxiion of the same. The
committee ^onelsterl of the following members:
Leonard. Mackey, Hare, Creg.an and Davis.
Mr. Leonanl moved that the Above committee
appolm n sub-colianittee of all citizens to assist
in carrying.ent the spirit of ,the foregoing res
olution.
On motion of W.. 0. Davis., the chairman of
the commlUee which recently visited Cleveland,
was called upon to report.
' Mr. McCarthy, Chairman, reported that he
had supposed the action of the late msethig of
the Association precluded the necessity of his
making a report: jet, being called on, he pro-
.
corded to say that the Cleveland Fire Alarm
Telegraph was good, so far as it went; but inti
mated that, all things considered, it were better
to adopt the tekwrsph proposed to be erected by
Messrs. Kennard sfe Co., who are the original
and sole patentees of that now In euecessfa. op
eratlonin the Eastern cities and in Cleveland.
On motion of Mr. Leaman!, the different com
mittees appointed to 'Old in the. construction of
the Fire Alarm Telegraph, were authorized to
contract for the printing necessary to facilitate
their operations.
. On motion of Mr. McCarthy, the resolution
posed at the last meeting of the Association on
the subject of a Fire Marshall was rescinded.
Joa. - Dorleigton, jr.,resigned the position of
Secretary of the Aoclation, which was ex
cepted.
On motion the Association went Into an . elm-
Ilion of Sceretary, which • nesultml In , favor of
'John I'. Erbane,.of the Independence.
Them being no farther business before. the As
sociation, atnotion to adj mro was passed.
' Several years ago we published in the Oiueeile
the charter of the "Mcrenntile Library Hatt
Ccmyany." L was designed by the company
to erect an elegait indent sti ntial building which
should contain . ..au en lichee hilt of the best con
struction, capable of dealing eMpfertably from
two to three thousand persons, and to have in ,
the came btailding.sultable accommodations for
the YoutgMen's Mercantile Litrary,the Board.
of Trade, and such other Institutions f a public
nature as cauld be conveniently prOvlded for. A
depression in the b usindm c fthe city prevented tha
project from being carried out at that time, but
sera a that Its friends have never lost Right of
it, and last 'winter come additioeal favorable
legiclat ion waKprocured. The present seems to
be an auspicious day for Its revival, and wa are
informed that our citizens will be waited on
shortly for subscriptions to thestock of the com
pany. If we can say or do anything to induce
liberal cubscriptions for an object which all our
concert or lecture-going citizens feel to be of
paramount importance to their own comfort and
safety, our best efforts shall be given to it. The
class Alluded to' will need no caging, and we
doubt not those of our wealthy and enterprising
busitims men, who have, neither time nor taste
for lectures, cones r - librarliti—if any such
there be—will appri 9 the object lu behalf of
their children
All About Planar
lu times like the present , where a thousand
and one different makers ] claim' to make the best
piano, It Is desirable to know which arc really
eunridertd as the very he i st by conmetent judges:
43y reference to a notice t in oat 'advertising col
tounsrlt would appear that thapulm of decided
superiority ever all others,has been'awarded !".1 3 ,
the highest musical authority of this country to
the Steinway d: Sons' Pianos. :It will also Do
seen that the musical artists, whose names are
appended to the testimonial In question, distinct
ly state that,.while they , have at Alfermat times
exprei.sed their opinion about the „Planat.of va.
does makers, they :freely and, , unhealtatinely
pronounce the Steinway , S Sons' lianas its
comparably superior to theta ti/L. The 3re , iti.
Kebcr Brd., Wood street, ere the:Sole agents
for theSe celebrated instrumentsikad their - mg.
nifleent clock of some 'sixty Flantkoilhe a' rare
opportunity' to those who would igladdia. the
hearts of the home circle by the presentation fur
n holdiduy gift of aline Plano Forte. •
Ow!slums Dinner. tbr..tic Clk4
The ladies-acting as volunteer. nurses . In the
Arley of :the Potomac, at City . Point, propos#
gratifying the Invalids there with Christmas
dinner. 'limy nave addressed' tier. Curtin npiti
, .
the subjeei, and the latter has written then' 4
.
letter commending the proposed art with charac
teristic cordiality. We are sure that the mer;
- mention. of this, timelyrincl_ praiseworthy more,
ntentorill be quite sufficient to elicit the eerier
she liberality on the part of our citizens. It lit
the desire of the ladles not only to obtain Pro'.
visions for the Christmas dinner, but supplies for
the coming winter. Persona here' wisfiing•iii
contribute to this worthy object, canteaye their
subscriptions with Messrs. Phelps, Parke b co.;
In. 0 t. Clair street.
l‘fsvon's Mayor yesterday had
before him a man named Fair, who on the 10th
of November last committed a very serious sea
unprovoked msault upon - the person of a fiegre.
and who unlit this time had avoided arrest.
Fair Is in the lock-up and will have a hearing
this afternoon. . • , •
A man by the. name of A. Itrdpla was heroic
his Honor this morning, charged, on oath of his
- wife, with 'aggravalmi assanit and battery.,, )tp
Nvlll also have a hearing this afternoon:
Diowyrn.--On - Saturday afternoon,: Nrartht
/Inyes, 'an old eltizeriorWheettig, was drowned
•in the Ohio ricer, near ifwetoiera Glass,Worka.
The deebtsed any st4uiding on arak engaged
•Sheet,ing, the hoW of a :now sateameri., when ;ttio
war* of a passing steatneinpaalhorof . t, and
he was t,lnowri Into tho river. ,Taat,were,oth4r
nOrsaff oiris n po n tee raft but - all' tienkk e*oelit
; Ileycs 'lra was about: ;tifi r ,die yaata
°rake., and had hien engil,”Cd re"it!!),llS”,iT4r4 in
ihreoal hoilninat in that city . ; •
N ,
e w
n encl—^ Olt ttIC - Bi:it:". le the Litt,
or anew eoittle &ht. aid - ebeiniz Esgthvr4.
Jut ptibllabo 111:12 C etrect,
Phltadelphia. ' Oar -on -opical4n; and tiley . are
Irgioop will appreciate It. For oalo by.MriL C.
plum°, EQ. 4g Ilfak almal
0 $1,2:0
SOO
950
400
1,500.
1,400
750
625
A Public Hall.
, . ,
• ,TELE .ItsvlLLaiT. OLT, yosmssir.—.la nrilPhe sects
advertiseifirent, the sniiscriptions to the . capttat
iittek of this lighly:popular company Is..russr
payable at- tho °Mee of the Treasurer, Mr.. W.
Hutchinson, lcoi - 24, Smithfield street. W Leek
not astonished to see the stock of Chia Concipaiy:
picked np so readily, as it is ;regarded as (mace'
the IX:Et In the 'market. _
'eaco Dien In Hood's A -
The Cid:anima (Ga.) Sens pnallshea :It. le**
froraltootl'a army, Which minds up wiflithe ( Pt'
lowing signillebfit porporapb: - .1* ;
"Non no t& sitir. hotly or Meitattaitilaa
for peace aa this army. I soractiblos4lnk ttlof
would sacrifice almost everything. short of honnt
In order to 'Keine peace. We are.lialting aux
lansiffor the election In thelJnited.Slates alert -
srech, which all hopc will resdlti n ,sefte erwss4._
a .sqtlement. This Suldeet Woad: like mer
- thought to write moron:au /lase tin iii *rip*
and the approath , 'of dartraeet by ,t om
These .tri the hien iski hie how , tlghttex •
itrale 4 Thomaa':army In Tonnes/me- rThe eda
, •Imaschetttnen• their eenthnenta,ne revealed by
thle tallier, and the unabettxtenemv„ _ with.whlett
the lath: eibt, Mutates thalnet that no: rb
stnentaahlhat .thelrceerel knining cif t Up. Soelt
ler.peaceeaa be draws from the Pershtnneellth
Whlch the rebellion Is continued.. The song!.
`in=littre pat thentailres the-trandir
despotism...and cannot cseapethe ,
however ardently they InsiAlenire tovdo ete s
lest released by the au,' and :calor 9y
I:t n
DIED: ,1 • . • . "
y 6 .—Oallonday eye sew, Dee. lath, tohe,
JOH/1 . TEVNI3; sitedell reefs. •.. ' ,:• • :
111 . 111 will tall! place. Wen
:so, et JO Wen/CIL, Dom the testi:epee othlakithet..'
In-law, /Oho Evelio; Hisdichettir, to pioe!c4 jet . •
Bt. MIT' Cemetery . The Crlendi. o e toe '
ospothaly Inetttdlit %Fiend. hail
\ ,
Ilaazoek•s Cotps.
ITEADQuerritic, Fn Ar.MYTAAWS.
D'Aisnrsvms, D. C., Dee. 3,1664. '
eire.lae /to.
le reply to the numerous letters of.lnquiry.
from persons .desiring to enter the lot Corp% -
n, w being 'xitisigrthe 'following is COIIIMCMietI•
ted as embodyhtilltheiltfiumation yet obtained
1. r.',3 •rn zsu . snzurtg. -
1. All enlistments end masteni , In are to be'
made in ihircity.'
3. Any Veteran, wlsahaanenved tleeYeartlAas-1
been bonoraely ,dischargedi and is .- physic all y . qualified, may militia - the Corps' and :
"one, tiro;
or three years. " ' • •
3. Throe enlisting will receive from the (310
ernment a bounty of S3OO as.soon as they are
• mustered to, and, In addition,' tbe regular instal
' melee - from the Government, .In proportion: - t$
the period•of enlistment, as follows: $lOO foveae.
year's service, one 4 bird paid on onEntmengilaff
for two ,yeur's service,`•one-thltd Orr enlistmeditti
$2OO fir three year's service, ow:MIMI:I On
4:Tnis will be credited to the quo o et
district in Which they or their families. may be
domtrllediand will therefore be entitled to
bounties, •
• 5. Free transportation will be tarnished them'
to Washington brat y Provost Marshal.. It Is,
only necessary , that the applicant should. satisfy
the Provos[ Marshal that he" . comes - ,under 114
provisions of paragraph 2, and , that the aPplleak.
don is made imgood faith. „ •- •
O. On arriving in Washington end reputing
at the &idlers Rest, Baltimore 'and ohtojtau-•
road Depot, veterans wilt be cared far and =lists
ed and paid promptly. Theywill be sent to the
camp of organization, at Camp SlBlU . .tine, and
will be formed into companies and regiments sit
they arriye--personal preferences being regarded
when the good of the service will permit, , •
7. The best arm's In the posacssion of the Gor
ernment will be furnished these troops, a they
will be allowed to retain their arms whe
ably discharged.
11-48 TO.biPrczne.
Persons - desiring commissions must Ike
written application to the Adjutant General of
the Army, setting forth their Post-office address,
the date of original entry into service, and with.
what rank, the' organization in which. aerated
was rendered, the dam and cause of dischargq,
and the rank at the time pf discharge. Testimet
alai!, from commanders may accompany such
applications.
'4. Shottla the papers be favorably considered,
the applicants will be scveralir notified, by mall
or telegraph, when to app oar befare the Examin.
leg Board establishment by tho War Departmenti
and will receive appointments. to such grades as
the War Department may determine.
S. As soon as the letters of appointment aro
given, officers may be detailed to secure, the
listment of a certain number of veterans—their
commissions, with rank and pay from date
of acceptance of appointment, being giveipwheo
the men are secured. It should be undentiOo
that the enllstmente are to isa consummated here,
and en °Meer can do no more than to use his in
tinence in persuading men to come here and
• •
•
Officers awaiting action on their' paperemtet
oeppy the time in this way, and collect partity
end rend them pn, securing A statement tla Co
the number from the Provost !lifarshal." ‘Thit
proper credit will in 'all eases be given ant*
officers. ,
The Actual and necessary eipensca of an
officers will be refunded In tb.em. •
By order of Major General llancoek.'
FINLEY ANDZESON, Asa't Adji Gen.
Hancock's Corps. .
The enlistments In Haueock's:neWsOrPasta
beginning to be numerous,. In addition .to tho
great Inducements In the -way of. bounties, the
boner of being =fleeted with salt avian*
corys as it proinlses to be, and of serrhigunder
such a gallant dommander,neem to lead Many tb
'be anxious to. join the corps: - Onlythede *we
who have served two years and-bean 'honorably
discharged from, service are privileged .to enter
this favorite carpi, the - offices of which hive
served honorably for the same peeled.. The
cost Marshals are to receive the men and Siwa4
transportation lo Washington where they .Will be
enlisted and mustered Into advice; rtecivingl3oo
cash bounty—even though. they tany.enlist only
for one year, though volunteers for two or thm.
years will be rccelred. Eiery volunteer .wher
serves faithfully and preserves the arms Which
ere given Into his ebarge when-mustered into
service,will be entitled to them upon being bon
°table discharged. In answer to a ?limbo. of
inanities, It bas been determined that substitutis
for carolled men may be enlisted In' the corps,
and principals will be exempt from draft; but
such substitutes are not entitled to receive the
Government bounty. They should be torwirded
to Washington for enlistment. Representstios
recruits, however, nosy be enlisted Irr the corna„
and they will receive the GovernMent bounty. ;
' •
Edication di Soldiers' Orphans.
Hon. Thomas H. Burrows, the State Supetin.
tendent of Soldiers' Orphans, in in the eltY. to
meet those who wish to consult him on the; tub-
jest of the schools, or to make application - girths
admission of children entitled to their toenail.
Destitute orphans of deceased soldiers or sailors
of the State arc entitled to admission to the
schools, mkt to be maintained and educated In
accordance with the provisions of the act of As
sembly. Mr. Burrows will be fowl, during to
day, at Lafayette . Hall, corner Of Wood and
Fourth streets, where wilt be Messed to give
all necessary Information to those who may calk
upon him. There arc' doubtless many demi
orphans of - deceased soldiers in this conmsnal
whose friends would be glad, to Place them
possession of the hments thus genmously mel
ded; and as many may not The aware of the , fact
that Mr. Barrows is now here, we wisultf reaped,
fully samrest that any lady - or get:Osman who
has knowledge of nay such orplunts;-stioni d in
form their friends of the opportunity now yeti- -
salted.
The trniou Meetiogi.
The meetings of the different; Evangelical
bodies hi the rirstPresbyterlan church settts to
be increasing In interest every einning:
evening the large, spaelons and beautiful MHO*
was literally packed with. people., Dr.:Pas:4l
delivered the tenth of the Series of discos_ bane.
Subject :
The work of the llely,Solrit In bra*
lag sinners to Christ," which' was raisedtram
Hosea 11 drew them idtkcards of =lli
with bands of love."
' The 'eleventh of. the series' will' be -dalveield
this evening, in the some place; by thanes. J . LIL
irs,, ,, ner,oi the German Reformed church. Bah.;
jest: - " thi - Treating the lloly Bptrity!% ,
From the interest, manifested in these meeilngs% .
not :only by, the Church - going eonimustityibtd.
:doe by many who might be styled ohtilderV ,
there is no danger of the,istfentionel. falling
Benefit of IliapT-Oxs!X,44kttit••_,-;t!'
The inanernru3 friends of the politf itnif awn
Treasurer at the Theatre,.ltfr.lifarryPireringtop.:
.mill be pleased to learn that hetsket
Saturday' ei•ening next; on *ldelrocdasiol au
cresting and'attractic o bill will be Okra:
17, has presided in the box oftleoforkererakata.!
seas past, and 'daring that time hisWoil.the good!
Will and esteem orthe Umtata-going ptiblie, ati I
be treats all !basing :business.nt4hcoillee:wilk
geatlemanly courtesy arlklislumr, Ills friends.
therefore, wilthear this announcement In
and will taVa gterti - pleainre in kl•oping tficTreas.
uror,busy ; dealing, ont tickets - : on
Dr
DESTRUCTIVE Fika.—The "Round notiso" , :or
tliorittablo:gli, Columbus A; Clocinnag Railroad
.Co.at:liewark, Ohio, ca*lit%ilro last Riaday
night, arid,was lamed down: Vbeiolovere Soar,
hodse the lima wale Deo °rata I.xtmoioss,
Ar bleb were,of coorso, bac/I,3Ellam" -WOO,
`not Joni lo* the tiro was cog=Loat' oil, fiat
it , Is sappoecd Icy'fiparks' from' lot . . barer*
thirungY 3- .ln ;In; the housq: Nichiliy. loos,
particularly at ihlo
.SCR9OII of the, yifor, will „Ixt
.sorFre.
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