THE PILOT.
GREENCASTLE :
Tuesday Morning, April 14, 1863
'Pr; IP'
'EXECUTION OF A MURDERER.
The public have just been made acquainted
with the criminal character, and execution of
CITAELES Myers, at Trenton, N. J., on the 3d
instant. The crime for which he was execu
ted was the murder of JAMES ROWAND. On
the night of Thursday, Nov. 13, 1862, the
family 'of Mr. ROWAND were apprehensive
that something had befallen him, as he did not
come home at the usual hour. In the morning
some of his neighbors made search for him,
find by and by, the whole populace of Prince
ton; the town in which Mr.; R. lived, were ,
in Mite of ‘excitement. The dead body was
found in a graveyard„bearing marks ,of vie.
tetree. Suspicion at once lighted upon LE-TIS,
who had been seen in the village the day pre.
` , dons. Parties' Started , in pursuit, and that
.afternoctr, -the'l4th, he was' arrested at Water.
.MAN'a tavern, in'Millstone and taken to Prince
ton. The examination that ensued, was against
'Lawns, .who was then confined in Mercer
'county' jail,' Sonic papers were found at the
Itarerti at which he had been, arrested, - that
-were' the property of Mr. R. He was tried
and convicted last February. He was defend
ed by some of the ablest lawyers of New York
city—among them EDWrNITAMES and THOMAS
DUN-PrIT, Esrys. ,
Lawns is repreiented as one schooled in
crime, having - served out a term in the Auburn
•prison, in the State -of New York, for burglary
•'find larceny. He had been an extensive and
Ataceinplished gambler, and had conducted
gambling ealocins in several of the eastern
cities. in prison he was surly, and seemed to
late. little regard-for-religious conversation.-7
•At one time he had tried to effect his escape by
filing off his chain ; but • luckily he was disco,-
Cred;P: On ;the 28th of March he attempted to
commit suicide 'by trying to open .his veins
With -his teeth.
Alady with's child, representing to be the
child-of LEwrs, curie to Princeton to see him.
dne.,of this counsel, Mr. JAMES, insisted upon
his receiving her, and that ! if he had any
money he should give it to t his child. LEWIS
irreverently' replied that "it is all d—d•mon
s'ense.!' He %refused See them. When he
was arrested he had in his possession about
$l5OO in Goiernmerit-7 3.0 notes. '
.116 confesied his guilt •to This counsel,.bat
without, exhibiting any , evidence of repentance
or BOrrow.:
About noon on the 3d of April, LEWIS
waltedtivith great firmness and composure to
the 'scaffold, and the'irope being properly ad.
justetl . .and- all things ready, due notice being
given ibrthe sheriff, at half-ppst 12 o'clock he .
waswlitunchud.iuto >eternity. 'The body inade
batifetv iontortionsw
Alba qiitltegitn'enVof the Meter: brigade;
CoLINAPTON, and the :Ewing Cavalry, Capt.
Gruzpt; preseried - order' throughout. , the• day.
EXECUTION OF SMITH
It i 3 our duty to chronicle the execution of
adotber murderer. Our 'readers will at once
perceive that we refer to the execution of
FREDERICK SMITH, at Ilagerstown r Md., On
last Friday, the 10th instant. As most of our
readera are fally acquainted with the partici).-
hirs (if this case, we need only make the fol
loWitie brief staterrient :--831Trit had far sev
eral years entertained d violent passion for
AGNES TuACT He had been married, but it
scents never livedwith hit wife. For the past
tiro years'preiidul to the Murder, he and AC
NES had'almost daily interviews, often in some"
sebluded place, as the parenti of both pdrties
*ere Much opposed to this intercourse. SMITH
fliequebtly reproiecr by hia father, while
AGNES was often subjected to the just but
rehire censure of her friends.
'One•-day in February, 1862, on' returning
homeirotu work, he met AHNES on the'Sinith•
likktv road, and as she was on an errand to a
taking her some rice, he proposed' go
ing along, and when near his father's he pur
!nada her to enter the house, as he wanted to
get an overcoat. After spending some time in
talking to her sister, she saw SMITH'S father
cOming•towards the house, and wishing to get
away unperceived by him she went 'out of the
rear of the house towards the barn, followed
by SMITH, where, as SMITH confessed, he de
cl'ared'-his attachMent for her, and that he could
never' Hie without her. She rejected all 14
entreaties, 'and desired permission to proceed
on' her errand'; bat moved by some develish
impulse, he drew a pistol from his pocket and
shot her. She died almost instantly. He
made . .no effort to conceal the body ; and we
understand gaire himself up to the officers of
the law. He was lodged in the Washington
etkoty, jai) at Hagerstown. lie was tried last
February, and convicted of murder in the first .
degree.
Last Friday was the day appointed for the
execution. The event drew together a vast
THE PILOT:--GREENCASTLE, FRANKLIN CO., PA., APRIL, 1-1-, 1803.
crowd of people from the adjoining country,
estimated at from 8,000 to 10,000 persons.—
The place of execution was on the East side of
the Franklin Railroad, and North of Hagers
town, near the same place where the three
COTTERELLS were hanged many years ago.—
About one o'clock on the day named, SinTfr
made his appearance on the scaffold, attended
by several of the clergymen of the town. Af
ter prayer by Rev. ANSPACII, and good-bye to
the rest, the rope was adjusted, the sheriff step
ped down, and touching a spring the platform
gave way, and SMITH'S spirit was ushered into
another world. He struggled but little. He
was cut down in about thirty minutes.
He is represented as having been morose
and sullen in his disposition, and a terrible
man when in anger. He b'ore himself during
his long imprisonment, with much indifference
to all that was going on around' him. At the
scaffold he 'appeared at first to be somewhat
moved. Ire made no public confession. From
what we have gathered, he richly deserved the
.end he met.
WAR NEWS.
Advices from General Quimby's expedition
to the 30th• ultimo, state that no progress had
been made in the reduction of Fort Greenwood.
Our forces were` still in front of the enemy,
and there had been-considerable skirmishing
between 'the pickets on shore. The rebels were
greatly strengthening their works. They have
received and mounted more heavy gins, and
are well supplied with ammunition.
It is the opinion of well informed officers that
our gun-boats will not succeed in taking the
fort. The 'country along the , Tallahatchie is
occupied by two regiments of rebel cavalry 'and'
swarms with guerrillas. The.first reconnoisSan
ce of Haine's Bluff by gunboats was made by
Admiral, Porter. The object was one of recon
noissance only. .They proceeded within range
of the rebel batteries and fired shots over at
them, but the• shots were not returned.
From Nashville we have intelligence that
Gen. Mitchell, with 350 cavalry, went out on
the 6th, on, the Lebanon pike to Green Hill,
and dashinginto a rebel camp, where there was
a large number of conscripts,, on the sabre
charge, be took fifteen prisoners, killed five,
and captured all their arms, horses,,equipments,
&e. •The rebels were compos,ed of parts of
Morgan's and. McCown's bands. Among 'the
prisoners are, Capt. Brady, of the Eighteenth
(rebel.) Tennessee. Regiment-ancla lieutenant
of Morgan's cavalry. A still house containing
forty casks of liquor was distroyed.l The place
had been used as a ,couseripting rendezvouse.
One man was wounded on our side. General
command quade.a march of fifty-five
miles in twelve hours.
contraT,ts'for itou,elads- (twolvein'all)
have been awarded.. The :price forthesewill .
range fr0m.5380,000.t0.5400,000. -.They are
to be finished and addedAci.the navy , in about
six months.. . • -
:; .:The. following dispatch bas -been received at
lieadq oarters ) ;,Ste Louis, ..A.priLith i f 18631' • -
.Maj.,Goti, 1:1 , . W. Halleck i - Getierali h ief
General.; Blun telegraphs, from Leavenworth
: 31ajor 16960113, of, the 6th Kansas
regiment, informs me that he.bas , destroyed
Hicks's bands of guerrillas. in Jackson county,
Missouri, killed 17, and hanging two win were
engaged in the robbery of the Sam Gatz. He
also recovered some of the contrabands, and
captured twenty one of the bushwackers' horses
and seven,guHilla camps, withalt their equip
.
ao.e• ; ammunition, &c..
(Signed).- S. R. CURTIS, Gen. Maj.'
At the latest dates from Newbern, Gen. Fos
ter, was still hemmed in at Washington, with
eighteen hundred men under his command.—
Reinforcements had been sent him, and it .was
hoped he would be able to -hold out until re
lieved. The steamer Sylvan Shore, attempt
iug to reach Washiugton, had been repulsed
by a Rebel battery and compelled to return to
Beaufort, with the loss of several of her crew.
The Rebels are threatening Plymouth and.
Newbern; at the latter point our forces sleep
in . the trenches outside of the city, while all
the other pickets have been strengthened.—
Thirty-six. pieces of artillery have just reached
Newbern from Fortress Monroe.
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THE WAR IN TENNESSEE
Cincinnati, April 7.—Dispatches from
Murfreesboro',give the following account of a
fight near Snow Hill, on the 2d inst.:
Gen. Stanley, with about 2000 cavalry and
Colonel Stanley Alatthews's infatitry brigade,
started to eapfure Morgan's and Wharton's
Eighth regiment of cavalry and Infaritry at
Snow Hill. Beyond Auburn they 'drode in
the rebel, pickets. The Seventh Pennsylvania
Cavalry :turned the rebel right, while Minty's
and Parmon's cavalry brigade, with Newell's
battery, moved up in front. The enemy fle'd:
The enemy's pickets were encountered west
of, Lilaerty,,and a, considerable force of 'rebels
was posted on the bluffs on the opposite side of
Smith's-Pork. They resisted, but were driven
back and, formed on Dry. Fork, from whence
they were again driven. A third and' Strongei:
line was formed on Snow Hill. The second!
and Fourth Ohio Cavalry were sent to the rear
and charged, sabres in hand, broke the enemy's
line. and the fight ended in the flight of the
rebels. The rebel loss was from fifteen to
twenty killed, a number wounded, and some
sixty prisoners. Gen: Stanley captured thirty
horses and mules, with a quantity of bacon and
wheat, and destroyed considerable forage. The
position of the enemy defeated Gen. Stanley's
plan to surround and capture them. They
escaped with their guns. -Our loss was one
private, of the Seventh Pennsylvania Cavalry,
mortally, and two more slightly wounded.
General Stanley returned to Murfreesboro'
by way of Lebanon, capturing six prisoners at
the latter point.
People at Liberty state that John Morgan's
loss at Milton,.in his fight with Colonel Hall,
was three hundred; also that Bragg's army is
now living exclusively on baeonand cornmeal:
four pounds of bacon 'and seven of meal per
man weekly.'
It is reported that the gun-boat Lexington
and some other bOat shelled the town of Flo
rence, Ala., on the 2d inst., and drove-awiiy a
company of 'rebel cavalry stationed there.
DEFEAT OF MORGAN S
Washington April 7.--The following has
• •
been received at the Headquarters ot. the
Army:
. . , • • .
.Murfreesboro', April 6,'1863.L10 Major.
Gen. Halleek, General-in-Chief:, General
Stan
ley has ,returned from his scout, bringing in
some forty or fiftyprisoners, and three hundred
servicerable horses and mules.
Her,drove.Norgan's .cavalry from. the. Penin
sula, -whipped them from their stronghold,
Soow Hill, north of Sinithville, and.but.tor
their precipitate retreat and the, difficult nature
of the country, we would have ,had a force, in
their rear and captured their artillery and ani
mals.
. . ,
. .
The enemy left quite a nujnber 9f dead and
fled towards 3.lelklinnville, losing ,many horses,
saddles and ..uns
W. S. ROSECRANS, Major-General
Cincinnati, April,D.—A Nurfreeshoro',spe
eial despatch to the Co»unercicd, pys., that
Colonel Wilder haS retnrned from iiis exPedi.
tion via Lebanon and Carthage. Twnnty-ditie
Rebels Were captured.'
Before re'aching Snow 5000 buSs,h'els of
wheat and much corn and bacon were destroy
e'd. Colonel Wilder brought in three - kuildred
. .
and si . at.jr negio6s.
Several' Rebels, -- dcstinguiAied in United
SlateS unifornis, were 'shot 'tinting the paSt
Our expeditions' hare captured 100, hopes
and mules, 200 prisoners, brought. in 200 'tie
groes and, destroyed much Rebel subsistence
and forage.
Clarksville, Tenn., April B.—A foree of
twelve hundred 'Rebels under Woodward, with
two pieces of artillery, Captured and burned
the steamers*Lovell and Saxonia, to•day;'killl
- ale Captain of the' Lovell and shotiting
the Captaiti of the Saionia. The pasierigerii
and erdw of the' boats arrived here to day.
Murfreesboro', April B.—Johnstou gait
Riagg'reeently boasted that they would — take
posseSsiOn of KdrittiCkj before'
Cincinnati, Altiril'a.L-Tlie Torc&-:nuder Cot
Wilder 'rettirned on the . Bth iu flinrfreesboroi,
from an expedition towards Lebanon and Car
thage. Twenty-nine Rebels were'captured be
lime reaching Snow Hill. Five thousand bush
els of wheat and much corn were destroyed.—
A: largo barn . with a great - quantity of bacon
VMS buined. •
Wharton's Rebel regiment had reoccupied
Snow 'Hill. 'Wilder came up behind; and after
a brief skirmish defeated them, captured eigh
ty prisoners and one hundred horses, destroyed
five' thousaud bushel's of wheat, and brought
away one bundled and sixty negroes and two
wagon loads of tobac6. 'Wilder captured
several Rebels in United States uniforms, who
were summarily shot.
The Rebel force in front of Franklin is in-
creasedto an extent that indicates an intention
of attaking General Graham.
'The' smalllpox is reported to have compelled
the Rebel force to move' froni Tullahoma to
ward Sltelbyville. •
In consequence of Stanley's affair at Snovi ,
Hill, the Rebels sent a strong force to MeMin
rifle. They are removing the railroad between
McMinnville and 'Wartrace.
Severe Fight at Franklin.
Nashville, Tenn.,' April 10..—Geti Van
Dorri's whole force attacked Gen. Granger to
day' at Franklin.
After a Severe fight; which lasted for tWo
hours,'the Rebels retreated, leaving their dead
on, thb field. The casualties on either side
have not yet been ascertained.
Near Lerergne to-day a passenger train on
the Nashville and Chattanooga Railroad was
attacked 'by 'a Rebel force; not less than 200
etrong.
Ten or fiftedn of the guards of the' train
were killed' or wounded, the train destroyed
and the track torn up.
It is. reported that a Rebel fOrce also attack
ed a train on the - LOuisville' road, and tith it
off the track. •
Tsfo 'hundred and twenty , fiVe Rebel prisoners
left here' for Louisville this' morning.
From Vicksburg
St. Louis, April 9.—The Democrat's special
despatch from Young's Point says that several
transports, laden with troops, and General El.
let's Marine Brigade, with one iron -clad, start
ed up thq,atream this morning.
There is no prospect for active operations
before Vicksburg for some time.
The new canal being cut three iniles above,
here will be eight miles long and empty 'loathe
Mississippi below Warrenton. .Three dredges
and the African brigade are hard at .work
day and night,
Admiral. Farragut .still holds the river be
tween Vicksburg and Port Hudson.
The Queen of the Wet is up the Red River.
Com. Porter and General Grant are reeon
noitringr.up the. Yazoo with. considerable forge.
WASHINGTON.
The President Revokes Certain Ex
ceptions.
'Washington, April 6, 1863.-L—On March
31st the President issued another' procla
mation, stating that experience has Shown
that the exceptions made in his proclamation
of August 6th, 1801, will embarrass the due
enforcement of the act:of - Febrility 13th, 1861,
and the
„proper regulations of commercial in
tercourse authorized by'tbe said act with the
loyal citizens of' he States naMed. He ae
, t. • •
cordinglyievokes the exceptions and declares
that the inhabitaUts Of . Geor ,, ii, South Caroli
'Or
no, North Carolina ...enuessee Alabama,
Louisiana, Texas, Arkansas, Flori
da,,Virginial except West Virginia, and except
parts of New Orleans:Pert Royal mid 'Beau
fort, in Mirth Carolina, are'in a state of' insur
reet,ion, and all . commercial intercourse Must
cease which is not licensed, as provided, and
all vessels and goods coming , from these States,
or being sent to them, will e confiscated.
Regtilatipns fiom thb i ripasuiy Pepart
,••, ' • '
Secretary Chase has accordingly issued reg
ulations to the following.'effect:-First—No
;goods, whatever maybe• their destination, shell
,be transported to arty Place under inontrol of
insurgents, nor to the south sidc;oflthe, Poto
moo, north any pface on the north side of the
•,Potomac, , and , south-of the Washiligt:nn and.
Annapolis Railroad; inor , to Ow eastern shore
.
of tile .Chesapeake r mon- Keith. krf the -Ohio
River ;below, AN heeling, :except JAnuisfr diet nor
t o e,yr,est •si d ,of : the, {l io w- • Lit
R is t iAth of „th,e ,Pes , Illoin ; eo,ll,i'per,- except, St.
.I..nuis,,w,ithout•Termit'from,the_,olTwer of the,
I:Msur3r!PeParfment- .4 ; •
coin into go ,to tiny section , heretofore
Flared, to ,be• in insurrection, exceptior military
.pnyposes,, out 1 ige n , Own ,phe president;
and all cotton or other merchandise boughttfor
coin or exchange, ; to,be no, .clearance
to be granted for any port or place affected , by
,theAhleekade, except,for,oilitary t Orpuses; at
the request of the Navy and Wacepepartments,
and such request shall coptain;a4leseription of
.the niexchandise„and, the ; names 4144:e eeiisig
,flor,ual condigtlBl9“,, ;.i -t
Persons haying, ,goods ,foy trade, Awithilt ,arty
plane• numpd, in. the first, seetiPti) Must Accom
yany.tthenuwttit the, oyiginacipoip l aud atfida.
vit of consignor to its curreetness• arid that
uone of said, floods shall he used in any Bray
for the benefit of the enemy • and, also mine:
the oath of loyalty. Notice will be ,giveo,,iu
newspapers selected by the Secretary, when
trade may be opened with any section nuw for
bidden, and then the Secretary will,
,give per ;
mits to persons to trade only within our Lulli
.
tory lines.
Permits to buy cotton, tobacco, or merchan
dise, after trade is allowed, must , decline, the
character and quantity .of the articles to be
bought or sold. For a permit to buy cotton
the, fee of fifteen dollars per bale is charged •
two ; dollars per, hogshead of tobacco, and live
per cent. on articles sold. Collectors are
allowed to rpqnire ,bonds for the faithful per
fo,rultlu,en of agreement to those having:permits,
and to require the. oath of loyalty, and that
they never aided in any way the Rebelliou.--
Ne-liquor be: passed,,except oa the request
of the commander of the department where it
goes.
Clearances for all. boats orL the Ohio and
Mississippi are reptired, and all freights shall
be manifested and inspected by the officer of
the revenue. Aids to Revenue will be.appoint
ed, to travel on cars, vemels, and boats, when
desired by the owners thereof, to inspect freight
taken on and off. Boards, of trade and snpor-.
visipg special agents will be appointed, to,aid.
the.,due enforcement of these , regulations and,
the proper conducting of trade. No military.
or, naval supplies will be interfered with.
The regulations
,of 2,Ni,,1862, are super.,
seded by the present ones. General Orders,
No. 88, , 0f War I),epartment, prohibits any of
ficer or soldier from buying or selling, or,being . ,
in any way interested in the traffic of interfer,i
ink wi,,th the permits:of the reguloolp pf the
§ecret9 : ry of TreasFY-, 049 r9quicealtband.
opcd prpaptured o property, comps, into. the,
Possession of the army, to be turned , over to
agerit'S of,the' Tietisury; hut' mtinifichai cif'WaY'
aAd snbsistenee .wil,l -be turned over lid ;the
Quartermaster, Commissary or Ordnance officer.
Similar orders have been issued by Secretary
Welles to the Navy.
PASSING EVENTS
Roads.--The roads Et ill continue to he rery bad
and in some places are almost impassible.
Nem put off till to-morrow the man whom y ou
can do to-day. Exchange is no robbery. If you
go to a party put your oldest hat on
S. H. Ens's School will commence on the 2Otb
instant instead of the 13th, in the Western School
House
Re-enlistments.—lt seems to be the settled
opinion, that a majority of the nine month's Inn
will re-enlist after:the expiration of !heir present
term of service
New Landlord.—Wm4 C. 11PNunir, lessee of
Hottan's Hotel, took possession of that house on
the let of April. He conies recommended as a
"prince of landlords."
At the City.—Some of our merchants have
bernin the, eastern citiee purchasing. their Spring
stocks of goods. They , nre now,opeuing goods, and
will be - happy to show them to their customers and
the public.
/58th,,P, V.—Actricgs from this regiment, rep_
resent that. this „regiment ; is enjoying stgood degree
of health, lye i proficient in drill and ready to take
part in any battle sgainke foeso our c'ountry,
, •
Col.M.Kinnetf, having - been recenty disabled by
being" thrown tient hia Norse. is at present in Phil
adelphiai Lieut-:-CoL TnoxEn it now in command
of, the reginient, • . I
'Special Nottae.—On and after JULY I et, 1 R 62,
the - privilege of coliveitifig thiiiiieent Wane of LE
GAL TENDER NOTESALNTOTHE NATIONAL Six
PER CENT. LOAN (commonly called, "Eive-Twon
c?")wili " a "! 'ti;
All who wish to invest; in Abe , Fide -Twenty Loan
- must therefore, apply before the lat,of
.1 1111,1" next.
C&OHt.gAitOripiiaii:Agent,
114 S.' Thh4l4ll.,lllladetphia.
April 14-3 m.
. ,
4perpitil;kll,9l,l%qe,9loaptil-7-4.ieut. B. F.
%Irfssca,Of 04iiniaTiy 1), Pennsylvir6 Artillery,
o 'for iii'verai 'Mandl; pat; on'iecriii n g
Scrviaeihefe,"leftsen Meeinlity , trineeing of lust week,
to rejoin his regiment now in ,Ithe fertifientiens
.arpupi. the , city of %Washington- As- at.reiwu.ting
officer he has no superior and in obtaiping,,recruits
he'll's' been remarkably successful. Gertlemanlv
in his deportment, social and clever, he won many
friends during his stityitere. Re' "All do Id§ part
bravely, and we haie'tio doubt ii•filachimself
in proud poSition'amongst the gallant. (Mee ritOl the
, ,t he Fnion.fl ,„ .• • . • •
" t
` ions
oviink ediiiiiimilylC, 128th Reg.
17.2=-21`e4811ii 4,i•oici`otroni.' hi C4i.
Dkvison'a company have-taken platiere'tently: We
tarAt,glad to see titsGtlo ,Inatty, brave? iyounginsea bore
been promoted for meritp i riona
,mtad.ear. s - We are
la t s 9,A. l l3 9 ,pportt tn k ta f .plaae tkei.kmamea on
the roll of honor:— .
SOfd'EA'i"A
2d S. W. Rupltty ei6c J. Er:Lakne. teducellin hulks
ad. 11..Strick,ler vice:S. par;4ln . ore.l to 2d
4th T. 0. Daily 'rice H. Strickler, prota,oe,l to 34.
sth E. Dawbecker vice J. M. D. Detricli.
;CORPOITAL§..
ISt, J, R. Byers vioetß.gliasebeekevpro. to ritlli:Sergt,
2nd. S. K. Snively , ziee„.l l AL,By7.,rs, ; , Corp.
adiD. ApP'enzOliars vret , S.X.f3rivelj, i 4 2nd .‘
4th,1J..8: pft , lfi3o . lllVieW,T4VoAol%ilk, h Vergit,
sth, S.-Mowers, ,privae, vlee 1). K. 4ppeneellars.
' ' '
Atito.L. , l3l-,,,zllyssongtsieel.ll B...lssarison v qtroatored to
4th Corporal. ~ ,
ry .411,5; , t; ,
mina In
terast,4-ralhe foll 0 w linronnatidri pisert, in
pur,cplumns (or the,ben•fit,pf ; our readera :;„ •
, toL , AqlA4Fdf(Phift iroltitef, Afrcaltrilv.
One of the mo i st surprising things in the A ccent krdefililiele%oftrat rniqhe eve-
Wouty, pr, cent. Govern ment oat,. iat per is the
universality of the call. We hltppeneti in, yesterday,
at' the roflice.of 3ay'Cocrlte; With the Ugerli for the
sale of, I heseluanssanil .1 he copverplon of Ihe green
backs, and found his table literally covered with or
deis end aeconipanying tirlittitoisilrliciat all amounts,
from live thousand to a.hundred .thousand dollars
each, and from all parts of the Union. The litOe
States of Delavtare and' Nei "Clary are free taksrs,
es are also reppsyNania, :Sew. York and •the New
England State& But the West is most especially en
active taker, as 'welVtliiratgli her banks as
The amount of ,orders lying before us. all
received ,during the .day, amounted to over
.fteffera
hundred 'illhusirniildidiiire. With this Spontaneous
pr i cklier of money ; Secretary Chase must feel himself
entirely at ease, and will take care to put himself
beirottd . thhsh money sharpersi wh6o4Chief •stitdV
how tp profit, themselvps most, frotn the troubles of
the country and the necessitiexof the treasury.—
There are 'millions of dollars liiing s idie all over the
and while the; uncertainty existed as to
what Congress would do, and the, brokers
Were 'successful-in ' running golti - te-ihe discredit
of the Government 198t143 . 8, Ohis gafiktt} was el'utched
close. But as the policy and measures of the Sec
retary of'the Treaattry are gradually developed. con
fidence iu.the o,ovcrnine4l., and , . the, future is
strengthened, and'holders are now anxious to make
their long unemployed means prodlibtive—hencethe
ready, and. liberal itavettment tin' the ;Five-Twenty
loans at par.. Mutest ; every. town and village
thfoughtint' the cotintry'hni" iuriivillnal holders of
money, to larger, amlinuta-prpbably tban trier before
at one time, for:which satisfactory takers cannot be
found. AltitiS% of tlicite'ire' tithe investers in these
leaus,:and the nuinher i of such is likely •to increase,
until the demand shall put all the Government loans
'a
on par with;-at least, loans of 'the various in
corporated companies. The cotrutry banks are also
free_ takers, for themselves and,their,eustomers. On
the list:of July' thin Fi l veAlventy'Yetti'lCall'will, un
der the law, be witltdraWn.. • -
. .
3erkl CR., Pa., March 20 1863
JAY COOKE; Esq.,
United Stall* Loan'Agent
114 South Third Street Phi l adelp hia.
`FEAR'Siai ' ' '
see,Lby_eur papers that. you are selling for the
Government a new loan called "Five-Twenties."—
I expectito' hnie shertlY thousatta dollars to
spare, and i al I:have made up mymind that th e GOY
ernment loans are sate and good, and thatit iq my
duty:llnd intereet, at this time, to put'my Money in
to them in preferende inter,,any other limns. or stocks
I write to get information of.you. as follows : i
Why are ilfeS. " Five-Twenties?"
2nd., Do yeti4alce,oonatry money, on only Legal
Tender Notes,. in will a check on Philadelphia, or
New York, aussierltir'StiliteriptiSne'?'
thaßoutis‘at.Par 1
r • 'go
1" 41 ;,e 4l Pltec , opine to l'hihtdelpllik hew am I
,to .`the SODAS?' •
sth. What Interest do they yity t aiit how and
issiseat e Midrwheittlitik-piiid citna l ieitpeiid'in Gold or
Legal Tenders?,
6th. How does Secretary Chase get enough Gold
to pay this interest ?