Grand Traverse Herald, April 21, 1865

Grand Traverse Herald, April 21, 1865

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1865-04-21

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Grand Traverse County, Michigan

VOL VII.

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T R A V E R S E C I T Y , M I C H . , F R I D A Y , A P R l I , 21, 1865.

(Sljc &rait& (Erabrat |trralii,

T h e Honest Beggar

FROM TUK OEKMAJI.

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T ravarse City, G r a n d

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MORGAN BATES,
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ADVKBTISEMKXTS I n s e r t e d f o r O n e D o l l a r a o d Fifty C r a U
p e r s q u a r e (tea lines') f o r t h e B r e t I n s e r t i o n , s n d fifty c e n t s
f o r e s c h s u b s e q u e n t i n s e r t i o n . Yearly A d v e r t l e m e o U — 9 1 6
f o r o n e a q o s r e : $30 f o r t h r e e n i a s r e s : $40 f o r half i
u m n ; a n d $75 f o r one c o l u m n . Legal a d v e r t i s e m e n t * )
r a t e s p r e s c r i b e d bj- l a w ; seventy cent* p e r folio oflOO words,
f o r the tirst i n s e r t i o n , a u d thirty-live c e u u f o r e a c h subs e q a e n u Every l i g u r t c e a o U a w o r d . F i g u r e work without
r a l e * . SO p e r c e n t a d d e d .
R a l e a n d fignre work, doable
price.
All l e g a l a d v e r t l s e m e a t s t o be paid f o r s t r i c t l y in advance.

? A p o o r b o y . t e n y e a r s a g o , e n t e r e d t h e w a r e - h o t a e of
a r i c h m e r c h a n t , S i n o e l R i c h t e r . in D a n t s i c , a n d a s k e d
t b e Vionk k n r r a i r f o r a l m a
™
T o o jnill g r t o o t h i p g h e r e , " said t h e m a u w i t h o u t
r a i s i n g h i s h e a d f r o m hia b o o k , b e '• off."
W e e p i n g bitterly, the boy glided t o w a r d s the door,
at that moment H e r r R i c h t e r entered.
W h a t i t t h e m a t t e r h e r e T" h e a s k e d , t u r n i n g t o t h e
bookkeeper.
* A worthless beggar-bov," was the man
a o d b e Hcarcely l o o k e d o p f r o m h i s w o r k .
In the meanwhile H e r r R i c h t e r glanced t o w a r d the
boy, a n d r e m a r k e d t h a t w h e n closctfo t h e d o o r , be picked o p s o m e t h i n g . " H a , m y little lad, w h a t ig t h a t y o a
picked a p ! " be cried.
T h e w e e n i n g b o y t a m e d a n d s h o w e d h i m a needle.
'• A n d w h a t will y o u d o w i t h it V ask-pd the o t h e r .
" M y j a c k e t bag holes in i t , " w a s the rvply, " I will
w up the big ones."
H e r r R i c h t e r was pleased w i t h t h e r e p l y , a n d still
more with the boy's innocent, handsome face.
" B u t a r e y o n Dot a s h a m e d . " h e said in a kind t h o u g h
gerioas tone, " y o u a r e BO y o u n g and h e a r t y — l o b e g
C a u y o n n o t w o r k T"
*
" A b , m y d e a r a i r . " replied t h e b o y , " I do n o t k n o w
b o w ; a n d 1 a m t o o little t o t h r e s h o r fell w o o d . Mv fat h e r d i e d t h r e e w e e k s ago, a n d m y p o o r m o t h e r a n d little b r o t h e r s h a v e e a t e o o o t b i o g f o r t w o dnvs. T h e n I
ran u t in a n g u i s h a n d begge-i for b r e a d , B u t . ' u l n s
single p e a s a n t only g a v e me a p i e c e of b r e a d , I h a v e
eaten nothing else."
I t is c u s t o m a r y f o r b e g p a r a b y t r a d e t o c o n t r i v e talc*
like t h i s ; a n d I b i s h a r d e n s m a n y a h e a r t a g a i n s t t h e
c l a i m s of g e n u i n e w a n t .
Bui this time the merchaut
trusted t h e b o y ' s h o n e s t face. H e t h r u s t h i s h a n d into
' I s p o c k e t , d r e w f o r t h a p i e c e of m o n e y , a n d said,
T n e r e is a half d o l l a r ; g o to. t h e b a k e r ' s a n d w i t h
balf of t h e m o n e y b u y b r e a d f o r y o u r s e l f , y o u r m o t h e r ,
a n d y o o r b r o t h e r s , b u t b r i n g the o t h e r half to m e . "
T h e b o y look t h e m o n e y mid r a n j o y f u l l y a w a y
" W e l l . " said t h e surly b o o k k e e p e r . •• he will l a u g h
in h i s pleevr ond n e v e r c o m e b a c k tipnin "
W h o k n o w s f " replied l l e r r R i c h t e r , and. as he
s p o k e , he b e h e l d t h e b o y r e t u r n i n g q u i c k l y , w i t h a loaf
Ol b r e a d in one h a n d and some m o n e y iu t h e o t h e r .
" T h e r e , good sir." he cried aliiost breathless •
t h e rest of t h e money.™
T h e n , b o i n j j v e r y h u n g r y , h e b e g g e d fr.r a knife t o c u t
off a p i e c e of b r e a d . T h e b o o k - k e e p e r r e a c h e d iiii
sjlcnce h i s p o c k e t - k n i f e . T h e led c u t off a slice in g r e a t
bagte, a n d was a b o u t to t a k e a b i l e »f it, b u t s u d d e n l y
he b e t h o n g h t h i m s e l f , laid t h e b r e a d aside, folding bis
mix. r e h e r s e d a silent p r a y e r ; t h e n h e fell t o his m e a l
i t h a h e a r t y a p p e t i t e . T h e m e r c h a n t w a s m o v e d by
the boy'a unaffected piety,
lie i
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•• a n d Iwmc. a n d l e n r n e J f r o m bis s
l a t h e r b a d lived in si au.ull village u'bout f o u r miles di>t a o t f r o m D a o t z i e , w h e r e he u * n e i i a rtnol! hutiM.- ond
fnrni : V>ut hi-« h o n s e h a d ^ieei, b u r n e d '<> t h e p r u n n d ,
id m u c h s i c k n e s s in his family h a d c o m p e l l e d h in t o
II h i s f a r m .
H e t h e n h i r e d b i m * If o u t t o a r i c h oeiirhb.v- : b u t
rfore t h r e e week^ w e r e at o<• e n d hi- die.l. i ' r o L e u d o w n
b y f-rief an esce.-wve toil.
A n d now, h i - m o t h e r . «l...ni
Borrow h a d t h r o w n »ar»or! a b e d of sickms.-. was, w i t h
h e r lonr c h i l d r e n , s u f f e r i n g :»„> b;iiere.-1 j ^ v r r ' v ,
He.
t h e oldest, h a d n-sn|ved l o . - n k n.-si-'.ance. uud h a d gi n.f r o m b o u s e t o bous*-, t h e n h o c a m e t o 1 >ants:c. T h e
m e r c h a n t ' s h e a r t was tuin-h.vf
I k h a d b a t oue c h i l d ,
a n d t h e b o y aprieored t o him us a d r a f t o l -igl.t, w h i c h
P r o v i d e n c c b a d d r a w n u p o u h i m as a t e s t of his g r a t i tude.
h a v e v o u really a wj«h

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UNITED STATES LAND «FF1CI AT T8AVCCSE CITT, MICH.
G R A N D TRAVERSE COUIfTY OFFICERS.

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CURTIS F O W L E R Mapieton.
H O R A C E I'KltSO.NS,
MOllO.AN BATES. T r a v . City.
J E S S E CRAM,
J E S S E CRAM.
C. H. MARSH,
C. H. MARSH,

GBAKD T£A\USE POLITICAL KGISTH
OSMOND TOWEU i C b a l r i n s o l
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MOitli A \ HATES, itiuilrinali)
JOHN

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T o w n s h i p Republican

Committee.
Traverse
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Committee.

CH.Wtl.KS I I . MARSH. .Chulriuni."
J O I I N A. m i i t v
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Traverse

Cl'RTIS KoWl.El;. i C U a n u i a n j . . . . '

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Emmet County Republican Committee.
WM. H. l ' I F K i C h a i r m n n t
I.ittlv Traverse.
ANDREW IUKTKU
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D A N I E L HOLMES
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Republican Committee of A n t r i m County.
J A M E S I . OIl.r.ERT (Chairman)
Elk Rapid*
R I C H A KB K . M 0 U T
Banks.
D A V I B F. 1-ARKS
..Milton.
Leclnnaxv County Republican Committee.
E. C. ' f t ' T T L K , -Chairman)
Nortbpurt.
OF.OR(iE X. SMITH
J O H N I'ORTER,
Centerville.

G. H . M A I i S H ,

'^ttoritcH uitl) Counsellor al £ato,
SOLICITOR IN CHANCERY,

NOTARY PUBLIC 4 CONVEY ANCEB,
Traverse City, Grand Traverse County. Mich.
Office in D w e l l i n g H o m e .

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JACKSON & WILEY,
F o u n d e r s and M a c h i n i s t s ,
D E T R O I T , Michigan,
C o r n e r of F i f t h and W o o d b r i d g e Streets, o p p o s i t e Michigan
C e n t r a l Rail Road C o m p a n y ' s Machine Shop*. ( M y ;

D. E. CARTER,
"Watch. M a k e r a n d J e w e l e r ,
Doea all k i n d s of w o r k in h i a line- S h o p a t reaieUnee,
a i x milea east of Benxonia, in the t o w n of H o m e s t e a d .
AT
w o r k l e f t w i t h E . L. B p r a z u e . T r a v e r s o City, or H. Avrrlll
H o m e s t e a d , will meet wilS p r o m p t a t t e n t i o n .
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O F ALL KINDS.

D u r i n g the next four years Gottlieb attended the
schools of the great commercial city ; then his f a i t h f u l
f o s t e r f a t h e r t o o k b i m i n t o his c o u n t i n g r o o m t o e d u c a t e
him for business.
A t t h e w r i t i n g - d e s k , a s well a s a t t h e s c h o o l - b e n c h , t h e
r i p e m n g y o u t h d i s p l a y e d h i m s e l f Dot only b y his n a t u r a l
c a p a c i t y , tb a t b y t h e f a i t h f u l i n d u s t r y w i t h w h i c h b o ex

fcfeised it.

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to
h i s m o t h e r , u n t i l i b e d i e d , a f t e r h a v i n g s u r v i v e d t w o ol
b i s b r o t h e r s . 8 b e h a d pareed t h e last o f b e r life, n o t in
w e M tb , i t is t r u e , b u t b y t h e a i d of t h e n o b l e R i c h e r ,
a n d of b e r s o n , f o a c o n d i t i o n a b o v e w a n t
A f t e r t b e d e a t h of hia d e a r l y b e l o v e d m o t h e r b e h a d
DO o t h e r f r i e o d e x c e p t b i s b e n e f a c t o r . O u t of t b e l o r e
t o h i m h « b e c a m e an active, z e a l o u s m e r c h a n t
H e bei b y a p p l y l n * the superfluity of his allowance, which
could n o w d i s p o s e of, t o t r a d e in H a m b u r g quills.
W h e n b y c a r e a o d p m d e D c e be g a i n e d o n e h u n d r e d
a n d t w e n t y d o l l a r s , i t h a p p e n e d t h a t b e f o u n d iu h i s Dat i v e Tillage a q u a n t i t y of flax a n d h e m p ,
lieh was very
g o o d a o d still t o b e h a d a t a r e a s o n a b l e p r i c e .
H e ask-

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A_l»o, W a r e h o u i

FAIRBANKS, GREENLEAF A CO.,
173 L a k e S t r e e t , C H I C A C O . :
F o r s a l e In D e t r o i t by F A B R A N D A S H K t E Y .
J S V B a c a r e f u l t o tiny o a l y t h e G e n u i a c . ^ g f

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O h , yes. I h a v e iodescd. I h a 1
ad the c a t e c h i s m
a l r e a d y , b u t at h o m e I h a d t o es
:ny little b r o t h e r s
while my m o t h e r w a s s i c k . "
H e r r R i c h t e r ' s p l a n was i m m " d i a t d y f o r m e d .
" W e l l , t h e n , ' ' b e s a i d , " i f y . ^ u a r e hoDest 1 will t a k e
Care of y o u y o n shall I c a m , h a v e meat a n d d r i n k , o n d
Clothing, a u d in t i m e e a r n s o m e t h i n g besides. T h e
can s u p p o r t y o u r m o t h e r a n d b r o t h e r s u U o . "
T h e b o y ' s e y e s flashed w i t h j o y , b u t in a m o m e n t h e
cast t h e m d o w n a n d said, " my m o t h e r all the w h i l e h a s
nothing to e a t . "
lat i n s t a n t , as if sent b y P r o v i d e n c e .
l a n t of t h e b o y ' s n a t i v e village enlereil t h e s t o r e , a n d
Confirmed t h e l a d ' s s t o r y .
H e v i l l i n g l y c d n s e n t u d t o c a r r y t h e m o t h e r t i d i n g s of
h e r son ( j o t U i e b , a n d food and a small s u m of m o u e '
f r o m the m e r c h a n t . A t t h e s a m o t i m e H e r r l i i c h t r directed Jiis book-keeper to write n letter to the p a s t o
of the village, c o m m e n d i n g the w i d o w t o his c a r e , w i ' h
a n Additional sum enclosed t o t h e p o o r family, a n d p r o mising further assistance.
A s f o o n a s t h i s w a s done, H e r r R i c h t e r f u r n i s h e d t h e
b o y w i t h d e c e n t c lo lb e a , a u d at n o o n led h i m t o h i s wife,
* b o m be a c c u r a t e l y i n f o r m e d of little G o t t l i e b ' s s t o r y ,
a n d of t h e p l a n s h e h a d f o r m e d for h i m . T h e g o o d wom a n r e a d i l y p r o m i s e d h e r b e s t a s s i s t a n c e , in t h e l a t t e r ,
and she faithfully k e p t h e r word.

TIM
SWD
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e d hia f o s t e r ^ a t b e r t o a d v a n c e b i m t w o h u n d r e d d o l l a r s
w b i c h b e d i d w i t h g r o a t readiness ; a n d t h e b u s i n e s s
p r o s p e r e d so well t h a t , in t h e t h i r d y e a r of h i s c l e r k s h i p ,
G o t t l i e b h a d a l r e a d y a c q u i r e d t h e s u m of five h u n d r e d
dollars.
W i t h o u t g i v i n g Uu pp whis t r a d e nhce n n ooww t r a f f i c k e d
m r
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' n " " e n poods ; and the t w o combined m a d e him,
M a p l e of y e a r s , a b o a t o n e t h o u s a n d d o l l a r s r i c h e r . T h i s
?®'
h a p p e n e d d u r i n g t h e c a s t o m n r y five y e a r s of c l e r k s h i p •
a t t h e e n d of t h a t p e r i o d , G o t t l i e b c o n t i n u e d t o xrr
bis b e n e f a c t o r five y e a r s m o r e w i t h i n d u s t r y s o d drill
t h e n he t o o k t b e p l a c e of t b e b o o k - k e e p e r w h o h a d d i e d
• b o o t t h i s time, t o r e c y e a r s a f t e r h e was takeu a s a p a r t b y his b e n e f a c t o r , w i t h a t h i r d p o r t of t h e p r o G l s . —
S o o n a disease c a s t H e r r R i c h t e r on a b e d of sickness,
a n d k e p t h i m c o n f i n e d t o b i s c o u c h t w o years. G o t t l i e b ,
r e d o u b l i n g h i s e x e r t i o n s , b e c a m e t b e soul of t b e w h o l e
busims*. H e r r R i c h t e r closed b i s e y e s in d e a t h i n t h e
s i x t y - s i x t b y e a r of h i s a g e . I n t h e # » r 1828, t e n y<
a f t e r . I h e h o u r e of G o t t l i e b B e r n o w n e d t h r e e l a r g e
ships, a n d t h e c a r e of P r o v i d e n c e seemed especially t o
w a t c h o v e r t h e i n t e r e s t s of t h e i r o w n e r .
H e married
t h e d a u g h t e r of his b c n e f a c t o r .
* is b u t a few y e a r s s i n c e t h i s c h i l d of p o v e r t y , of h o industry, a u d m i s f o r t u n e , passed a w a y in p e a c e f r o m
this world.
" Mark t h e perfect man, and behold t h e u p r i g h t ; for
t b e e n d of t h a t m a n is p e n c e . "
A P i c k e t ' s Advent!
t w o o ' c l o c k 1 was s t a t i o n e d at m y p o s t
I t was a
s o l i t a r y one in t h e h e a r t of a d e n s e wood, j u s t w h e r e t w o
p o t i u i n t e r s e c t e d e a c h o t h e r . T h e t h i c k masses of
s h r u b b e r y on e a c h s i d e of m e w o u l d h a v e a f f o r d e d e x c e l fent s h e l t e r for an e n e m y , should t h e y h a v e t a k e n it i n t o
t h e i r h e a d s t o d i s t u r b me. T h i s , h o w e v e r , d i d Dot
Cur a t t h a t t i m e , a n d a t f o u r o ' c l o c k I w a s relieved.
A rest of f o u r h o w s , a n d at e i g h t o ' c l o c k I .was atraic
On d u t y . v D a r k n e s s g a t h e r e d a r o n n d me. a n d all o b j e c t s
b e c a m e i n d i s t i n c t . T h e wind r o s e a n d s i g h e d t h r o u g h
i h e tall t r e e s a n d t h e h o o t i n g of t b e owl fell dismally
dpoii my earsW i t h my g u n u p o n my s h o u l d e r I p a c e d
f o a u d f r o iu t h a t solitary V i r g i n i a f o r e s t , p e e r i n g keenly
t h r o u g h t h e d a r k n e s s e v e r y r o w a n d t h e n , t o see if I
could d i s c o v e r a n y t h i n g . O n c e or t w i c e I fancied I
could h e a r a s u s p i c i o u s r u s t l i n g in i b e s h r u b b e r y on m y
right, b u t a s t h e noises w e r e not r e p e a l e d , I cam
Ihut t h i y w e r e c a u . v d by s o m e b i r d
e r t h e l c f s . I r e s o l v e d t (• be on m y g u a r d , a n d
k e p t m y l i t e r u p o n t h e t r i ^ g c i of my m n s k e t t h e w h o l e
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f r a m e . I t v.a» a feciing w h i c h iu all my- l i f e t i m e I
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e r m e . nr.d a b o u t t o d e s c e n d u p o n u.y h e a d .
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fluod of silvery l i g h t shot a c r o s s my p a t h a n d Iny q u i v
the g r o u n d . T h i s c a u s e d m f t o l o o k u p , a
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e x t e n d e d a b o v e me. I saw t h e full m o o n j u 4 e m e r g i n g
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it passed w i t h i n an i n c h of my t e m p l e . T h e n e x t n
m e n t 1 saw a d a r k fiL'Ure dcweiidiUL' i b e t r e e w i t h
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p e e l e d would b e the case o w i n s t o i h e i n t e r v e n i n g t r u n k
of tbe t r e e . I tni-Ned h ' m a::H ih"n<"ct m o m e n t he d a s h e d i u t o t h e s h r u b b e r y and was o u t >.f niifliL
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tlie p u r p o s e of a c q u n i n l i n g the officer of t h e g u a r d w i t h
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a i t t h a t i n f e r n a l rifle a g a i n , a n d a u o t h e r s h o t i n f o r m e d
m e t h a t it h a d b e e n i n t e n d e d for m y h e a d b u t w
c o n t e n t itself b y t u k i n g t h e tn»«'l f r o m my red e p p
ref-Jirt e a m e f r o m t h e s h r u b b e r y on iny right a n d w i t h
m y m u s k e t ready t o fire I r u s h e d iu t i n t d i r e c t i o n ,
n o t h i n g w a s tu be seen a n d I r e t u r n e d t o my p o s t , w
d e c i d e d l y u n c o m f o r t a b l e sensat ion a b o u t t b e region of
t h e h e a r t a n d an e a g e r l o n g i n g for the r e a p p e a r a n c e nf
the corporal.
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f r o m w h i c h n o t r a v e l e r returns." b y a n o t h e r s h o t f r o m
m y e n e m y , a n d n o t w i s h i n g t o b e sent t h e r e iu t h a t di
igreeable m a n n e r , I resolved u p o n s t r a t e g y .
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e d g e of t h e s h r u b b e r y , b n n g m y d i l a p i d a t e d h e a d j»if
tipon a t w i g , a n d p l a c i n g my m n s k e t a l o n g side of it
a s l o m a k e t h e d e c e p t i o n a s p e r f e c t as possible, retired
a b o u t t e n p a c e s f r o m t h e same, a n d c r o u c h i n g d o w n io
s h a d o w y s p o t w a i t e d for f u r t h e r d e v e l o p m e n t s .
I h a d n o t heeD in t h i s p o s i t i o n for m o r e t h a n a miutrte,
with m y e y e s fixed keenly u p o n t h e s h r u b b e r y b e f o r e m e .
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stealthily t o w a r d my c a p and mnsket. H e paused when
a b o u t ten p a c e s f r o m t h e s a m e , r a i s e d h i s rifle t o h i s
s h o u l d e r , t o o k d e l i b e r a t e aim at t h e c a p , w h i c h It was
v e r y e v i d e n t h e s u p p o s e d t o b e my h e a o , a n d fired.
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wild Z o n a v e yell I s p r a n g u p o n h i m , c a u g h t h i m b y t b e
b a c k of t b e n e c k , a n d t h r o w i n g h i m t o t h e g r o u n d , p l a c e d m y k n e e u p o n his b r e a m a o d m y t w o h a n d s u p o n h i s
t h r o a t a t t h e s a m e t i m e s i n g i n g o u t lustily f o r t b e c o r p o r a l of t b e g u a r d s !
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f o r m e r lay u p o u t b e g r o u n d a n d u p o n m a k i n g a o e x a m i n a t i o n I p e r c e i v e d t h a t t h e e n e m y e last s h o t h a d m a d e
u u g l y h o l e in it, j u s t w h e r e t h e b a c k of m y h e a d
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_ e will Dot assert t h a t t b e oldest of l i v i n g m e n is a
resident of W i s c o n s i n , b u t w e will c h a l l e n g e a n y S t a t e
o r c o u n t y to p r o d u c e a man or w o m a n w h o h a s a t t a i n e d
t b e a g e reached by J o s e p h Orele, n o w residing in t h e
t « w n of C a l e d o n i a , C o l u m b i a C o u n t y , i o ' t h i a S t a t e .
D u r i n g the F r e n c h R e v o l u t i o n , one J e a n C l a u d J a c o b ,
a m e m b e r of t b e N a t i o n a l A s s e m b l y , was called t h e
" D e a n of t h e h u m a n s p e c i e s , " " t h e e l d e s t of m e n . " —
O n his s m e a r e d w o r n f a c e were p l o u g h e d t h e f o r r o w i n g s
of o n e h u n d r e d and t w e n t y y e a r s . B u t o u r " D e a n of
tbe h u m a n s p e c i e s , " is n e a r l y t w e n t y y e a r s o l d e r t h a n
C l a u d e J a c o b , w h o did n o t c o m p l e t e h i s o n e h u n d r e d
"id twenty-first y e a r .
J o s e p h C r e t e was b o r n in D e t r o i t of F r e n c h p a r e n t s .
T b e record of his b a p t i s m in t h e C a t h o l i c C h u r c h of t b e
c i t y s h o w s t h a t h e is now o n e h u u d r e d a n d t h i r t y - n i n e
y e a r s of a g e . H e h a s been a resident of W i s c o o s i n f o r
about a century.
,
W h e n e v e r m e n t i o n i s m a d e of t h e oldest i n h a b i t a n t ,
t h e r e need b e n o q o e s t i o n a s t o t h e person. J o s e p h
O r e l e is u n d o u b t e d l y the m a n . H e was first m a r r i e d in
N e w O r l e a n s 109 y e a r s a g o .
S o m e y e a r s a f t e r he settled at P r a i r i e d a C h i e n , w h i l e
W i s c o n s i n was y e t a p r o v i n c e o f F r a n c e . B e f o r e t h e
R e v o l u t i o n a | 7 w a r he m a s e m p l o y e d to c a r r y l e t t e r s b e t w e e n P r a i r i e d u C'hien a n d G r e e n B a y . I t is b u t a
f e w y e a r s a g o t h a t h e w a s called as a w i t n e s s in a C i r c u i t
C o u r t in a case i n v o l v i n g t h e t i t l e t o a c e r t a i n r e a l e s t a t e io P r a i r i e d u C h i e n , t o g i v e t e s t i m o n y in regard t o
events t h a t t r a n s p i r e d e i g h t y y e a r s b e f o r e . H e now rerides w i t h a d a u g h t e r b y his t h i r d wife, w h o is o v e r
s e v e n t y y e a r s of a g e .
T h e residence of the family is o n l y ^ f o u r o r five m i l e s
o u t of P o r t a g e c i t y . F r o m c i t i z e n s of t h a t p l a c e w e
l e a n i t h a t t h e old m a n is still a c t i v e , is a b l e t o c h o p
w o o d a n d (o walk (several miles.
H e speaks t h e E n g lish l a n g u a g e q u i t e i m p e r f e c t l y , b u t c o n v e r s e s fluently in
t h e F r e n c h language.
H e s t o o p s a little u n d e r t b e b u r den of y e a r s , b u t n o t m o r e t h a n m a n y m e n of s e v e n t y . —
I n person h e is r a t h e r a b o v e t h e m e d i u m h e i g h t , s p a r e in
flesh, b n t s h o w i n g e v i d e n c e s of h a v i n g b e e n in hi* p r i m e
II of s i n e w y s t r e n g t h . C o n c e r n i n g h i s h a b i t s , a
s u b j e c t of tnueb i n t e r e s t in c o n n e c t i o n w i t h a u i n s t a n c e
of s u c h e x t r a o r d i n a r y l o n g e v i t y , w e could l e a r n b u t l i t tle e x c e p t t h a t h e w a s an i n v e t e r a t e s m o k e r .
A Little L r w o n for Well Disposed Wives.
W h y is i t . " a s k e d a lady, f " l h a t so m a n y m e n a r e
an.xiotH t o g e t rid of t h e i r w i v e s ? " " B e c a u s e , " was t h e
reply, *• so few w o m e n e x e r t t h e m s e l v e s a f t e r m a r r i a g e
to m a k e their presence indispensable to the happiness o f
t h e i r U u s b a n d j ! " W h e n h u s b a n d a n d wife b a v t j ' b e c o m e
t h o r o u g h l y a c c u s t o m e d t o e a c h o t h e r — w h e n all t b e little b a t t e r y of c h a r m s w h i c h b o t h p l a y e d off so skillfully
b e f o r e t h e w e d d i n g d a y bail bcou e x h a u s t e d — t o o m a n y
seem t o t h i n k t h a t n o t h i n g remains b n t t h e c l u n k i n g o f
the legal eliaiiit w h i c h bind t h e m t o e a c h o t h e r . T h e
s e e k s t o d e v e l o p iD h e r a f f e c t i o n s DO new a t t r a c t i o n
e r h u s b a n d ; a n d t h e l o i t e r p c r c e i v i n ' r t h e laptvs,
b e p i n s to b r o o d o v e r nn n n c o r p e n i a l i t y w h i c h d o e s n o t
, and t o m a g n i f y t h e l a s t h a t d o e x i s t i u t o u n s u r passable o b s t a c l e s in t h e way ol bis e a r t h l y felicity. T h i s
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A p a r t y of F r e n c h m e n set o u t u p o n a n e x p l o r i n g e x p e d i t i o n d o w n t h e r i v e r , w h i c h they a f t e r w a r d n a m e d ,
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m o r e t h a n one t e n t h t b o o r i g i n a l n o t e , will r e d u c e t h e red o w n f r o m t w e n t y t o fifty, a n d even a g r e a t e r p e r cent, d e m p t i o n value of t h e n o t e b y o o e fifth i t s face v a l u e .
*- P r a i s e God, f r o m w h o m all blessings flow. V
Surrender of Lee's Annr*
>
w i t h i n a few weeks, all f o r m s of U . S . b o n d s a n d s t o c k s
T h e s a m e rule, I u n d e r s t a n d , a p p l i e s t o g r e e n b a c k s . —
T o t h e O l d W o r l d t h e s u c c e s s of

T B A V K B 8 E C I T Y :
F E g A T M O R N I N G , A P R I L 21, 1865.

L o a n s i t o o e of t h e w o n d e r s of

these

s Republic.

e r n m e n t d o e s not s e e k t o b o r r o w in

The

foreign

Lee's Surrender.

(OFFICIAL.)

h a v e r e m a i n e d firm e x c e p t t h e

WASHTXUTOX, A p r i l 9 .
T o JUJ. Gen. D i i . New York :
T h i s D e p a r t m e n t h a s r e c e i v e d t h e official r e p o r t of t h e
s u r r e n d e r t h i s d a y of

Gen. Lee and

his army

to Gen.

HEADQUARTERS A E X T U N I T E D STATES, )

H o n E. M. Stanton, Secr e t a r y of W*r :
General Lee surrendered the army

{

of N o r t h e r n V i r myself.

t i m e i t will b e t h e safest way f o r u s t o a v o i d

gold

m e o t , a n d i t s h o u l d not be f o r g o t t e n t h a t
tion f r o m s l a t e or m u n i c i p a l

taxation

their

adds

largely to

T h e r e is no i n t e r r u p t i o n io t h e r e c e i p t of
the

notes.

AH banks,

APRIL 9,

s c r i b e r s t h e i o t e r e s t iu a d v a n c e

1866.

c e r t a i n definitely w h a t t e r m s w e r e

embraced

reference

to

1 n o w r e q u e s t i a n i n t e r v i e w io a c c o r d a n c e
R

yesterday

d a y of

For the Grand T r a v e r s e Herald.
Statistics of Grand Traverse County.

io y o u r

the surrender

w i t h t h e offer c o n t a i n e d in y o u r letter of

from the

ion u u l i l J u n e 1 5 t h .

GEXIRAL,—1 r e c e i v e d y o u r n o t e of t h i s m o r n i n g i
t h e p i c k e t line, w h e t h e r I h a d c o m * t o m e e t y o u , a n d as-

for

E - LEE, G e n e r a l

Grand Traverse County contains 519 square miles <
12,160 a c r e s of t e r r i t o r y ,

including

lake*, a u d

half of t h e cost a r m of t h e B a y , o r t h a t p a r t

about

of it lying

c o u t h of P c t o b e g o P o i n t , t h e n o r t h line of W h i ^ w a l e r .
T h e r e Rre 17 lakes, l a r g e e n o u g h t o call lakes, b e s i d e s

ORANT TO LEE.
A F B I L S,

p a r t s of E l k a n d

1865.

GE NERA L, —Y our n o t e of t h i s d a t e is b u t t h i s m o m e n t ,
consequence

ville a n d L y n c h b u r g r o a d , I a m a t

this

White-

a r e 5 or
which

forNo-

R o u n d L a k e , m a k i n g in all
lake.

my

receive

the

s u r r e n d e r of t h e a r m y of N o r t h e r n V i r g i n i a on t h e

fol-

officers as y o u m a y d e s i g n a t e .

officers a n d

individual parols not to take

tjp a r m s

regimental

against the Gov-

properly exchnngod,
commander

like p a r o l e f d r t h e men of t h e i r c o m m a n d s .
artillery aud public property

to

sign

The

t o bo p a c k e d a n d

a n d t u r n e d o v e r t o the officers a p p o i n t e d
ceive them.

by such

T h e officers t o g i v e t b e i i

e r n m e n t of t h e U n i t e d S t a t e s u n t i l
a n d e a c h c o m p a n y or

men

t o a n of-

retaiued

arms,
stacked

by me to

T h i s will n o t e m b r a c e t h e s i d e a r m s of t h e

officers, n o r t h e i r p r i v a t o h o r s e s o r b a g g a g e . T h i s done,
e a c h officer a n d man will b e a l l o w e d t o
h o m e s , not t o bo d i s t u r b e d b y

return to

f o r c e w h e r e t h e y reside.
Very

about 30

m"

square

in

the

the laws

miles ol

they

t h e 8 t h insL, t h e y are a c c e p t e d .

I

\

a r e sub-

will p r o c e e d ^ t o d e -

effect.

t h r e e p l o w s in t h e

County

T h e r e are
where

s w a m p land, viz : at t h e head of

-To Lie at. Gen. G r a n t :
T h a n k s be to A l m i g h t y ' G o d for t h e
The

great

>

t h e r e is

victory

thanks

of

this De-

t b e United States, their reverence and their honor, have
b e e n d e s e r v e d , a n d will b e t e n d e r e d t o y o u a n d t h e b r a v e
s o l d i e r s a n d g a l l a n t o f f i c e r s of y o u r a f m y f o r all t i m e .
E.

h e a d of
i

in l b *

each

County,

farm.

get i t if.they could.

be

glad

to

More anon.

I f I h a v e m a d e any m i s t a k e s let some one c o r r e c t , a n d
also s t a t e t h e a m o u n t of pine land.
H

II. SAV

Army Correspondence.
W e are permitted to

publish

the

rcturu

following private

I would say t h a t my h e a l t h is a g a i n

M . 8TAXTOX, S e c . o f W a r .

A p r i l 9 — 1 0 p . M.

rebellion

b r o k e out and

fire

and

sword

t h i s o n c e h a p p y a n d p e a c e f u l land.

navy

had

laid

Decatur

wo>

o n c e a nice t h r i v i u g t o w n of f o u r or five t h o u s a n d i n h a bitants. but to-day

lies o n e vast h e a p

of r u i n s .

There

a r e b n t t w o o r t h r e e b u i l d i n g s now s t a n d i n g a n d t h o s e
T h e c o u n t r y f o r miles a r o u n d i s laid w a s t e , b o t h

I think

been swept

t h i s m u s t be t h e

away

weeds.

briars, thistles

T b e Southern Confederacy,

have paid

very d e a r

for

the

by

fire,

and

t h e e y e of t h e be-

cursed lan<t
and

for

many noxious

like D r . F r a n k l i n ,

whistle.

They have

b l o w e d b o t h l o n d a n d long for f o u r years,

and

now the

w h i s t l e is so n e a r w o r n o u t t h a t w h e n t h e y g e t

a souod

f r o m i t — w h i c h b y t h e way i s v e r y s e l d o m — i t i6 so
feeble as to be scarcely h e a r d .

As

to

the

price

they

h a v e p a i d for t h e i r m u c h c h e r i s h e d w h i s t l e n o o n e a t t h e

t h i n g t h a t m u s t b e seen t o b e

matter,

realized.

f o r i t is

A s f o r my p a r t

if I g e t h o m e safe a o d s o u n d I s h a l l n e v e r f o r a
at

department,

a n d a t e v e r y f o r t a n d a r s e n a l io t b e U n i t e d S t a t e s , a n d
t b e M i l i t a r y A c a d e m y a t W e s t P o i n t , o n t h e d a y of

moment

r e g r e t t h a t I c a m e b e t e a s a s o l d i e r of t h e U n i o n *
T w o d a y s m o r e a n d I a m six m o n t h s in t h e

service

a n d h a v e received n o p a y y e t , n o r d o c s t h e r e seem t o
my m o r e p r o s p e c t s of g e t t i n g p a i d

t h o u t h e r e was w h e n

r e c e i p t o f t h i s o r d e r , iu c o m m e m o r a t i o n of t h e s u r r e n d e r

I wrote yon before.

of Gen. R

a b o u t s e v e n w e e k s , a n d n o f r o s t s i n c e t h e 1 7 t h of M a r c h

E . L e e aud t b e a r m y of N o r t h e r n V i r g i n i a ,

t o Lieut. Gen. Grant, and t b e a r m y , u c d e r bis command.
- R e p o r t of t h e r e c e i p t a n d e z e c u t i o e of t h i s o r d e r t o b e
m a d e t o t h e A d j u t a n t G e n e r a l at W a s h i n g t o n .
1

K.

M.

STANTON, S e e . o f W i f .

T b e N a r j D e p a r t m e n t has received intelligence of tbe
c a p t u r e of t w o b l o c k a d e r u n n e r s off F l o r i d a , w i t h valuable cargoes.

T h e r e h a s been n o

Order Announcing the Occupation
of Richmond.
in t h " c i ' v tii i' V"i iln-l, t h r o u g h h i s Adj u t a n t G c u e r e ! , M a j . i ' D. W h e e . i - r . ia,uvd t h e following
G e n . YVeitxH*

IlEADOV*KTfi:< DKT\T'-|IM»»"T •-*'•«> «•'
J A M I K HI-IIMOM". V a

A, r l 3

1.MJ5

{

Maj. G r n Godfrey WeitEcl. c o m m a n d i n g detnt. hmen
Of t b e A r m y of t h e . T a m e * a n n o u n c e s t h e o c c u p a t i o n
t h e c i ' v of R i c h m o n d by th-- arrni-» of the U n i t e d Stall's.
id of L e u» G - n . t i r a n t . T h e p e o p l e
R i c h m o n d are assure.: t h a t we e- me 1<> restore to t h e
t h e bies-.iug* ol p e a c e , p r o s p e r i t y a u d I r e e d o n i . u n d e r t h e
" ,e of the I ' n i o n
T h e c i t i z e n s of R i c L i u o n d a r c r e q u e u e d t o r e m a i n
t h e p r e s e n t o u i d l y wiil 'ti t h e i r houses, a u d I o a v o i d
p u b l i c a s s e m b l a g e s or n : - t n . p s i c t h e p u b l i c M r e e l s ,
efficient p r o v o s t g u a r d * i l l ' m m e d i a i c i y re-establish o
a n d t r a n q u i l i t y w i t h i n Ih^ c i ' y
M a r t i a l law is, f o r the p r c s e e ! , p-ocls-med^
Brigadier General G orge F fdieplcy. L n ted S t a t e s
V o l u n t e e r s , is 1 e r e b y n n p o i n t c d M i l i t a r y G o v e r n o r
Richmond.
L i e u t e n a n t Colonel F r e d . L M a n n i n g . P r o v o s t M
glial. A r m y of t h e J a m e s , will act as P r o v o s t M a r s h a l
Richmond'
C o m m a n d e r - of d e i a i c b m e r . t s d o i n g g u a r d
it v in t h e c i i v will re[«>rt •« h i m f » r i n s t r u c t io
B y c o m m a n d of M a j o r G e n e r a l W K
1) I ) W M E E U B . A s s i s t s : A d j u t a n t G e n e r a l .
ISKSBRAl. SIIELTLKT MH.ITJIKT GOVERNOR OP RICHMOND.

u s e d f o r officers h e a d q u a r t e r s ; t h i s i s s t r i c t l y a m i l i t a r y

tion can form no just idea about the

\

O r d e r e d t h a t a s a l u t e o f t w o h u n d r e d g u n s b e fired

g o o d , for

Y o u will see b y t h i s t h a t

a m in D e c a t u r , A l a . , o r r a t h e r w h a t was D e c a t u r b e f o r e
the

methods.

estead. A pi II 1?.

there

Many have

f o r t y a n d e i g h t y a c r e s , w h i l e o t h e r s would

N o j l h w h o h a s n o t b e e n t o t h i s land of w o e a o d desola-

DEPARTMENT, W A S H I N G T O N , )

t h e h e a d q o a r t e r s of e v e r y a r m y a n d

too much

reasonable

. K. :
Ho

Supposing there are four farms to a square mdc. and
would be about 17J acres to

surely b r i n g s forth

p a r t m e n t , a n d of t h e G o v e r n m e n t , a n d o f t h e p e o p l e

WAR

only lw<

ca-"t Hay, t h e

5 0 s q u a r e m i l e s of s w a m p land

holder.

with>which H o h a s this day crowned you and the gallant
armies under your command.

Count

ttlk L a k e , a n d s o u t h of B o a r d man's, or T r a v e r s e

ruin and desolation every where meet
A p r i l 9 — 9 J O r . M.

in t h e oil it w o u l d seom t h a t a ( J e o l o g i c u l S u r v e y couli
t o d e ret o p e t h e fl-iwmp t r e a s u r e b y

ed will m a k e g o o d g r a s s land.

to the

snow here for

Brigadier General G . F . Shelpley having been
p o u n c e d a s M i l i t a r y G o v e r n o r of R i c h m o n d h a s to-day
s u e d t h e following o r d e r :
HEADQUARTERS, M I I . I T A R T GOVERNOR o r RICAMOKD,

RICHMOND V A . . A p r i l 3, 1 8 6 5 .
I. T n e a r m i e s o f t h e rebellion h a v i n g a b a n d o n e d '
e f f o r t t o enslave t b e p e o p l e of V i r g i n i a , h a v e e n d e a v o r e d
t o d e s t r o y b y fire t h e p l a c e w h > h t h e y c o u l d no l o n g e r
o c c u p v b y t h e i r arms.
Lieut. C o l Manning. Provost
M a r s h a l G e n e r a l of t b e A r m y o f t h e J a m e s a n d P r o v o s t
M a r s h a l of R i c h m o n d , will i m m e d i a t e l y send a sufficient
d e t a t c h m e n t of the p r o v o s t g u a r d I o a r r e s t , if p o s s i b l e
t h e p r o g r e s s of t h e flames. T h e F i r e D e p a r t m e n t of t h e
c j . y o f R i c b m o o d , a n d all t h e citizens i n t e r e s t e d in t h e
r e s e r v a t i o n of t h e i r b e a u l i f u l c i t y , will i m m e d i a t e l y
port t o h i m for d u l y , a n d r e n d e r e * e r v p o s s i b l e assistance
in s t a v i n g t b e p r o g r e s s of t h e c o n f l a g r a t i o n . T b e first
d o t v of t h e a r m i e s of t b e U n i o n will b e t o Rave t b e c i t y ,
d o o m e d t o d e s t r u c t i o n by t b e a r m i e s of the r e b e l l i o n .
I I . N o p e r s o n will l e a v e ( b e c t t y of R i c h m o n d w i t h o u t
a pass f r o m t h e office of t h e P r o v o s t M a r s h a l .
I I I . A n y c i t i z e n , soldier, o r a n y p e r s o n w h a t e v e r , w h o
s h a l l h e r e a f t e r p l u n d e r d e s t r o y or remove a n y p u b l i c - J
p r i v a t e p r o p e r t y w h a t e v e r , will be a r r e s t e d a n d i
ily p u n i s h e d .
I V . T h e s o l d i e r s of t b e c o m m a n d will a b s t a i n f r o m a n y
offensive o r i n s n l t i n g w o r d s o r g e s t u r e '
«h» «!»•.

i.f
V . N o t r e a s o n a b l e o r offensive e x p r e s s i o n s i n s u l l i n g t o
t h e flag, t h e c a u s e , or t b e a r m i e s of t h e U n i o n , will here|KCts t o M r . B a t e s a n d all g o o d U n i o n i o v i o g f r i e n d s a f t e r b e a l l o w e d .
V I . F o r a n e x p o s i t i o o of t h e i r rights, d a t i e s a n d p r i v Who m a y e n q u i r e a f t e r m e .
.leges, t h e c i t i s e n s of R i c h m o n d a r e r e s p e c t f e l l y referred
•
. W J : J remain yours troly,
t o t h e p r o c l a m a t i o n * of t b e P r e s i d e n t of t b e U n i t e d S t a t e !
CLARK.
r e l a t i o n t o t h e e r i a t i n g rebellion.
B a t t e r y E , 1st M i c h . L i g h t A r t i l l e r y ,
V I I . A l l p e r s o n s h a v i n g in t h e i r possession o r u o d e i
t h e i r c o n t r o l a n y p r o p e r l y of t h e so-called C o n f e d
Dwcatur, A l a b a m a
i t i s n o w rice s p r i n g w e a t h e r ,

should b o glad

to bear

warm

aod

f r o m yon again.

A . LINCOLN.

1 1 : 1 5 p. M . — G e n G r a n t : 1 h a v e t h e h o n o r t o report
t h a t t h e e n e m y m a d e a sland at the i n t e r s e c t i o n of t h e
B o r k e s v i l l e r o a d , w i t h t h e r o a d u p o n w h i c h «hcy w e r e
retreating.
1 a t t a c k e d i h e m w i t h t w o d i v i s i o n s of t h e
6 t h a r m y c o r p s , a n d r o u t e d t h e m handsomely, m a k i n g aconnection with the cavalry.
1 a m sliH p r e s s i n g on withb o t h c a v a l r y a n d i n f a n t r y . U p t o the p r e s e n t t i m e we
c a p t u r e d Gen«. E w e l l . K e r s h a w , B u t t o n , C o r s e , l>eB a r i y a n d C o s t i s IA-C. s e v e r a l t h o u s a n d p r i s o n e r s , 14
[pieces of Brtilk'ry. with caissons, a n d a largo nthnl>er o f
w a g o n s . I f the t h i n g i* pres.-vd J t h i n k L e e will s u r r e n der.
P . 1! SUKKIOAN. M a j o r G e n e r a l .
t l i r r POINT. A p r i l 7 — 9 A. M..
T o Ihe l i o n . S e c r e t o r y of W a r :
T h e following f u r t h e r intelligence i s j n s t received.

bis band*

Dot m a k e i t s e x i s t e n c e m o r e c e r t a i n , a n d it only

h o u s e s a u d fences h a v e

P I LEE, G e n e r a l .

W AR D E P A R T M E N T , W ASIUXGTOX, \

ish sediment.
If y o u r c o r r e s p o n d e n t has already washed

m u c h of it c a n be d r a i n e d , a n d n e a r l y all of it when clear-

post.

V e r y respectfully, your obL servant,

The pro

in i t s ' s e p a r a t e Mate,

w hi'-h is tw

w h i c h I f e e l troly t h a n k f u l

letter

t o x i d e is b l a c k , b u t is n e v e r f o u n d

so n b u n d u n t l y in

the

In

signate t h e p r o p e r officers t o c a r r y tbo stipulations into

R

T h i s s t a t e m e n t is u n f o u n d e d . T h e

t h e s u r f a c e of w a t e r w h e r e it is soon c h a n g e d

DECATUR, ALA., A p r i l l 6 t , 1865.

As

are always black—never yellow—when

p e r o x i d e a n d SIDIOI t o t h e b o l ' u r o a t a n i n s o l u b l e yellow-

MR. HANNAH,—lK.'ar S i r . — Y o u r letter of F e b . 1 5 t h

y o u r letter of t h i s d a y ,
you.

bn

leaving 4

including swamp

c a m 6 t o h a m ! y e s t e r d a y , a n d w a s t h a n k f u l l y received.

,

s t a n t i a l l y t h e s a m e as t h o s e e x p r e s s e d in y o u r

" T h e d e p o s i t s f r o m iron, long s u b j e c t t o t b e ac-

a n d w h e n dissolved o u t . f r o m its c o m b i n a t i o n s it float!

letter f r o m O r e E . C l a r k , a v o l u n t e e r f r o m t h i s t o w n :

c o n t a i n i n g t h e t e r m s of s u r r e n d e r of t h e a r m y of N o r t h e r n Virginia, as proposed by

(Jouuty,
land

it is scattered t h r o u g h o u t

their

HEADQUARTERS ARMT Or NORTHERN VlBQIX
A p r i l 9, 1 8 6 5 .
received

mon o p i n i o n for s i m i l a r a p p e a r a n c e s ; b u t t h i s is
take.'

?d w i t h w n t e r "

T h e r e a r e a b o u t 5 0 s q n a r e miles of s w a m p land, or

U . S. GRAM, Lieut. Gen.

GEXERAL,—I h a v e

i s t h e com-

t o o m u c h , as

Respectfully,

LEK TO GRANT.

p r o n o u u e e d it a n i n d i c a t i o n of ' i r o n , w h i c h

3 2 . 0 0 0 a c r e s , in G r a n d T r a v e r s e C o u n t y .

the U n i t e d States autho-

r i t y s o long a s t h e y o b s e r v e t h e i r p a r o l e a n d

a n d t h e oily a p p e a r arte- of the w a t e r t o soino t b e y h a v e

tion or w a t e r ,

A d d t o t h i s 1J s q u a r e m i l e s f o r t h e h e a d of w.

land a n d s a n d b a r r e n s .

t h e s u b s t a n c e of

ficer d e s i g n a t e d by m e . t h e o t h e r t o b e

stag-

b u t most c o m m o n l y yellow or r e d d i s h - b r o w n .

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t o b e m a d e in d u p l i c a t e , one c o p y t o b e g i v e n

WAfimscTON, A p r i l 7, 1 1 A. M.
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w e r e b a s e d on s o m e s t a t e m e n t s w h i c h w e r e m o r e delu(Signed)
E . M. STAKTOM. S e c ' y of W a r .
sive tlmn c!<-ar. H e says of a m u r s h , " t h e w a t e r t o t h i s
CITT POINT. A p r i l 7 — 8 : 3 5 A. M.
d o u g h is c o v e r e d w i t h t h e p e c u l i a r b l u e o r r a i n b o w
on. S e c r e t a r y of W a r :
A t 1 1 : 1 5 p. M y e s t e r d a y , a t B o r k c s r i l l e S t a t i o n , G e n .
s e n m , a n d a rlii.-k y e l l o w m u c j l a g - i.« d e p o s i t e d a t t h e
bottom io large q u a n t i t i e s "
" U n showing t h i s slough G r a n t sends me the following from Gen. Sheridan.
r a i n b o w s c u m w h i c h is c o m m o n on t h e s u r f a c e of

Or 6 s q u a r e miles of E l k I « k e , a n d

1 J square

W AR DEPARTMENT. I

the writer expressed

g r e a t c e r t a i n t y t h a t h e h a d found t h e v e r i t a b l e oil in t b e

ct

B a j a n d 2 5 s q u a r e m i l e s of t h e cast a r m . a n d y o u

l o w i n g t e r m s , t o wit : R o l l s of all t h e

Friday,

Our soil, a n d a n ' d i s s o l v e s in o u r w a t e r s , a r e tw v e r b l a c k

s q u a r e miles or 2 9 5 . 6 8 0 a c r e s of

to

of last

pleasant

G i v e m y rcs-

F . SHEPI-ET.

Olficial Bnllentin.

BATES,—In a n a r t i c l e o n " O i l " w h i c h a p p e a r e d

of t h r e e s q n a r e m i l e s ; o n e of :"> s q u a r e miles ; b e s i d e s

5 6 s q u a r e m i l e s of w a t e r

GEXERAL,—Its a c c o r d a n c e w i t h

MR

io your tolamns

about

wish t h e inter-

l e t t e r t o y o u of t h e 8 t h iost., I p r o p o s e

GEO.

t r u t h is. t h e sal'* of i r o n w h i c h e x i s t

will p o s h

you

of

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HEADQUARTERS, M I L I T A R Y GOVERNOR o r ^

RICHMOND, RICHMOND. A p r i l 3. 1 8 6 5
\
N o officer or soldier will fcnter o r s e a r c h any p r i v a t e
dwelling, o r . m o v e a n y p r o p e r t y t h e r e f r o m , w i t h o u t w r i t t i n o r d e r f r o m t h e h e a d q u a r t e r s of t h e c o m m a n d i n g G e n e r a l the Military Governor, o r tbe . P r o v o s t Marshal
General.
A n y officer o r s o l d i e r , w i t h or w i t h o u t s u c h o r d e r , e n t e r i n g any p r i v a t e d w e l l i n g , will give bis name, r a u k a n d
regiment.
A n y officer o r s o l d i e r e n t e r i n g a p r i v a t e dwelling w i t h o u t s u c h a u t h o r i t y , o r failing t o g i v e his n a m e i n c o r r e c t >, will be liable t o i m m e d i a t e a n d s u m m a r y p u n i s h m e n t .
B r i g a d i e r G e n e r a l U n i t e d S l a t e s V o l u n t e e r s and M i l i t a r y
G o v e r n o r of R i c h m o n d .

lain a b o u t o o e s q u a r e mile ; 3 of t w o s q u a r e guiles ;

w a r d t o t h e f r o n t for t h e p u r p o s e of m e e t i n g y o u .
t i c e sent t o m e o n t h i s r o a d , w h e r e

ones.

M a j . S t t v e n a i s c h a r g e d w i t h t b e e x e c u t i o n of the f o l lowing order.
OEXKRAL ORDER—XO. 2.

F o r t h e Urand T r a v e r s e Herald.

Fartn-

writing

f o u r m i l e s w e s t of W a l t e r ' s C h u r c h , a n d

small

w h i c h c o n t a i n a b o u t o n e h a l f a section ; 5

of ray p a s

and L y n c h b u r g rood t o the

H o u n d lakes, in t h e t o w n

w a t e r , a n d a few v e r y

handling

n o t e s f r o m w h i c h a n y c o n s i d e r a b l e p i e c e is w a n t i n g .
H.

exemp-

b a n k e r s , nnd o t h e r s a c t i n g a s L o a n A g e n t s , will p a y sub-

LEE TO GRAKT.

denominations

d e r " will n o t s t s n d t h e t e s t of t h e law ; b u t in t h e mean-

cent, gold i n t e r e s t

T h e l a t o g r e a t d e c l i n e in t h e p r e m i u m on

s a b s c r i p t i e n a ^ o r t h e d e l i v e r y of

from the Richmond

p e r a n n u m in c u r r e n c y ,

that

of b e i o g full s i t e ,

only w o r t h e i g h t dollars, a n d all o t h e r

verting their notes info a 5-20 s i x p e r

t n e i r value.

In

of

in t b e s a m e p r o p o r t i o n .
J o h n T h o m p s o n , E s ^ . is of t h e o p i n i o n t h a t t h i s " or-

bond.

U . 8 - GRANT, L i e u t - G e n .

1 1 : 5 0 A. i t , r e c e i v e d .

rnte

will h a v e t h e o p t i o n of r e c e i v i n g p a y m e n t in full, o r c o n -

t i o n s fully.

that purpose.

the

the

a n d a t t h e e n d of t h r e e y e a r s f r o m J u n e 1 5 t h . 1 8 6 5 , t h e y

T h e a c c o m p a n y i n g c o r r e s p o n d e n c e will s h o w t h e condi-

of t h i s a r m y .

T h e N a t i o n a l B a c k s h a v e also a d o p t e d it a s a b a s i s >
t e n d o l l a r bill w h i c h l a c k s o n e t e u t h

the subscribers to

makes t h e s e notes more desirable than ever as an invest'

ginia this afternoon upon the terms proposed by

p r o p o s i t i o n of y e s t e r d a y w i t h

that

w h i c h t o redeem t h e i r " f r a g m e n t s ;*' it follows

that

seven a n d t h r e e - t e n t h s p e r c e n t

M . STAKTOX, S e c . o f W a r .

A p r i l 9 — 4 : 3 0 p. M.

fluctuations

O u r r e a d e r s will

7 - 3 0 L o a n r e c e i v e s e m i - a n n u a l i n t e r e s t at

Grant, on the terms proposed by Gen. Grant.
E.

elight

a r e i n c i d e n t t o all r a p i d c h a n g e s in t h e m o n e y m a r k e t . —
remember

j .
A l l W t Of, t h e records or*
» r c h i t 8 o f s n y p u b l i c offiafer%hatffiper. 'will i m m e d i a t e l y
W]p o r t t h e s a m e : < o O o l S f i m i b g , PVovqRt M a r s h a l .
I n ' c o n c J t o i o t J , 1be' c i n t e t r i ' t o f R i c h m o n d are a s s u r e d
t h a t , w i t h t b e restoration of t h e flag of t h e U u i o o , t b e y
h f l i j e x p e c t tlwr r e s t o r a t i o n of t h a t peSce, p r o s p e r i t y a l x *
h a p p i n e s s w h i c h t h e y e n j o y e d u n d e r t b e - U n i o n , of w h i c h
t f t a t H a g is t b e glorious symboL .. .
.
SnEPLKT. ^
qjfig. G e n . u n i t e d S t a t e s V o l u n t e e r s and Military Gove r n o r of R i c h m o n d .
PROTECTIOX o r THE PEOrUi AND PRIVATE PBOPEBTT.

A . LINCOLN.

BCKEINVII.I.K. V a . . A p r i l 6.
a lion. A. Lincoln :
T h e following t e l e g r a m is respectfully f o r w a r d f o r y o u r
iiforination,
V S GRANT. Li.-ut, G e n e r a l .
SECOND ARMY CORPS. 7 r . M., A p r i l 6

o M a j o r G e n A. S W e b b :
O u r lust fight j u s t b e f o r e d a r k at S a v i o r ' s C r v e k g a v e
s t w o g u n s , t h r e e flags a n d a coiwideralile imiiilier o f
^irisoner*. two h u n d r e d w a g o n s a n d a m b u l a n c e * w i i b
m u l e s a n d h o r w * io a b o u t otie-half i h c w a g o n s a n d
i i i b u l a m c a . T h e r e a r e U-tween t h i r t y e n d fifty w a g o n s
Id 11 ion a b a n d o n e d a n d d e s t r f V e d a l o u g - t h e road, s o m e
i-rv wagons, f o r g e s a n d limln rs
I h a v e a l r e a d y rct-ci l o y o u t b e c a p t u r e ol orre g n n . I wo flags a n d s o m e
p r i s o n e r s , a n d liie f a e ' t h a t t h e ro.nl for o v e r t w o m i l e s
d w i t h t c n t s a n d b a g g u M « ' " ' k i i i g nieusds. s o m e
ion a n d malt-rials of all k nds. T h e w a g o n s a r e
e o p p r o u c h t o t b e bmig>-» nnd it will ftle s o m e
it
T h e e n e m v is n p o s . t ' o r on tl.e h e i g h t s b c i n d g c i- partially deslroyi-d.
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A A . 11' KpiiREYK, M a j . G e r
Jeff. Dnvlh' Vnledlctoi) I'roclumntion of April l*t.
Whereat,
I n the c o j i r r e of i n h u m a n Y a n k e e e v e n t s t h e
c a p i t a l ol t h e C o n f c d i - r a i c S t a l e s of A m e r i c a no l o n g e r
a f l o r d s a n eligible a n d Imalthy residence f o r t h e i p e m t i e r s
Of ibe p r e K U t C a b i n e t , not to s j i e a k of t h e C h i e f Magist r a t e himself, t h e V i c e P r e s i d e n t , a n d t h e m e m b e r s o f t b e
igrcssional bodies, I d o t h e r e f o r e by v i r t u e of Ibe
p o w e r vested in my t w o heels, p r o c l a i m m y i n t e n t i o n l o
t r a v e l il.slai:ter, in c o m p a n y with all i h e officers of t h e
C n t e d e r u t e S l a t e s g o v e r n m e n t , a n d t o t a k e u p such agrevu b l v ' q u a r t e r . s as may y e t b e Granted
u n l o me
T o such p e r s o n s as a r e in a r m s a g a i n s t i h e C o n f e d e r a t e
S t a t e s of A m e r i c a . 1 d o h e r e b y l e n d e r o b s o l u t e a m n e s t y
c o n d i t i o n t h a t t h e y f o r t h w i t h desist f r o m a n n o y i n g o u r
patriotic population
U n d e r t h e circumstances, slavery had better be abolished.
T h e c a p i t a l of Ihe C o n f e d e r a c y will h e n c e f o r w a r d b e
found •• u p a s l u m p " on the p i c t u r e s q u e b a n k s of t h e
'lebralen-*" L a s t I ) l t c h . "
T o t b o f o r e i g n s u b s c r i b e r s t a t b e C o n f e d e r a t e loan I
return sincere thanks.
M a j o r G e n e r a l G r a n t . U . S . A-, will p l e a s e Fee t h a t
they gel their colton.
All p e r s o n s h a v i n g c l a i m s a g a i n s t t h i s g o v e r n m e n t will
p r e s e n t t b e m t o A - L i n c o l n , R i c h m o n d , by w h o m all
s u c h a c c o u n t s will b e m o s t c h e e r f u l l y a u d i t e d .
D i s not a l t o g e t h e r i m p r o b a b l e t h a t t h e g l o r i o u s e x p e r i m e n t of a s l t v e b o l d e r a c o n f e d e r a c y m a y yet p r o v e a
d e l u s i o n a n d a snare.
1 h a v e o f t e n t h o u g h t so
So has
G e n e r a l Lee, w h o h a s lately b e e n fighting mostly f o r h i s
last year's salary. T b e Confederate treasury being light,
I Ibtnk I will t a k e It in m y v a l i w . ( J e n Lee t h i n k s t h a t
'e h a v e a , g o o d o p e n i n g b e f o r e us. a n d t h a i we h a v e a e e o
i b e t a s t o f t b i a f r a l r i d a l w«r.
I h o p e so. S t e p h e n * t f t i n k s
p e a c e m o r e i m m i n e n t t h a n ever.
, » 3
I f t h e U n i t e d S t a l e s p e r s i s t s In r e f o a i n g t o recognize
t b e C o n f e d e r a c y , on my return I whall a g a i o u r g e t h e
a r m i n g of t b e negroes.
O f f i c e - s e e k e r s a r e respectfully s o l i c i t e d to c e a s e t h e i r
importunalings. Fellow-citizens, farewell.
... t i
DuVm.
P r e s i d e n t C o n f e d e r a t e S t a t e s of A m e r i c a .
D o n e a t R i c h m o n d , A p r i l 1, 1 8 6 5 .
A n e w p a p e r , e d i t e d and p r i u l e d by F e d e r a l s o l d i e r s ,
a n d ca.'icd '• G r a n t ' s P e t e r s b u r g P r o g r e s , " h a s m a d e i t s
a p p e a r a n c e in (bat city

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T B A ^ S E S GET**

in
LINCOLN

W e b a t J t b o o d c r , l i g h t i n g a m i r * t o - i y c o p i o u s cffi*
«5ona o n " W i d i » 3 * y n f g f a t * t ^ i r H i t i r a D f l n p
STILL -A ROTI t e a R t e n c c n o * . — H a t m a h f T > y k C o . h a w

!

j

ASSASSINATED'!

^ S e c r e t a r y 9«> t r a r d s t a b b e d .

Y * e i t c r A N o g l e ' s vessel a r r i v e d " nt t j i k "Rapids on

m a d e a n o t h e r g r c a l r e d u c t i o n in t b e p r i c e of Goods.-

uesday m o r u i n g b r i n g i n g t b e

S e e U i e i r a d v e r t i s e m e n t on f o u r t h p a g e .

s s i n a t i o n of

terrible

Prcsideut Lincoln

i»ews of t b e a»-

and the attempted

Is h oj uu r"l yj T . ; n a: t i o o of S e c r e t a r y S e w a r d . I n t h e m i d s t of o u r
re u, ijoiaingf m r e r t | r » r « r p n d e r . o f L e o a o d
h i s » r m y , wo
(
N a v i g a t i o n h a s been o p e n b e r c J °"
$ i e s t r i c k e n d o w b w i t h a ' ^ r i e f *oo J W p f o r u f t e r a n c c . - -

H a n n a h . L a y & C o * a . P r o p e l l e r Alltgkany
expected from Chicago.
since tbe 6 t h i w t

»•

O u r little E l k R a p i d * n e i g h b o r a p p e a r * q u i t e u p r i g h t l y

rnider t b e i n f l u e n c e o f a s p o o n f u l of p a n a d a

w h i c h was

f a d m i n i s t e r e d last week b r i t s T r a v e r s e C i t y d r y n n r e e .
G e o . BAT, Eaq., o f

Glen A r b o r ,

will

acccpt

onr

t h a n k s f o r t b e first n e w s of t h e s t i r r e o d « r of L e e ii
VODCC o f t b e official d e s p a t c h e s .

H . U . NOBLE, E s q . , of E l k R a p i d s will a c c e p t

t h a n k s f o r a c o p y of t b e

onr

C h i c a g o T r i b u n e of t h e 1 5 t h .

c o n t a i n i n g t h e n e w * of t h e ARsassination.

W e u n d e r s t a n d t h a t J . B i r o e y L a n c a s t e r , of P e n i n s u l a ,

was w o u n d e d in t h e b a t t l e of G o l d e b o r o , N . C . , a n d is
on b i s w a y h o m e .

H a n n a h . L a y k C o . will b r i n g o a t t b e P r o p e l l e r f u n j

Side

in a few d a y * , a n d s h e will c o m m e n c e her r e p u l i

t r i p s a r o u n d and I h r o u g b t h e B a y .
RKV. CUARLEH, K. BAILET, of

B e n z o o i a , will a c c c p t

o a r h e a r t y t h a n k s for the loan of

a

copy

of t h e F r e e

P r e s s c o n t a i n i n g an official a c c o u n t of t h e s u r r e n d e r of
Lee.
CHARLES M. DAVIOSO* is b u s i l y e n g a g e d r e p a i r i n g
t h e s c h o o n e r Clara
last full.

Mams,

H e thinks

which

went

ashore

he will b e a b l e t o g e t

here

h e r off in

M r . C u y l e r G e r m a i n e i n f o r m s ns t h a t t w e i v e

million

feet o f ! o g s b e l o n g i n g t o H a n n a h . TAT k Co., a r e n e a r l y
nil d o w n t h e r i v e r , a n d t h a t t h e y will
lake this week.

H e has had

be

In B o a r d m a n

extraordinary succes

running them down this spring.
FOUND D E A D — A m a n

named

Leonard J o o e i who

lived alone on a H o m e s t e a d in t h e S o u t h e r n
t o w n , wti? round dead in his b e d
Israel Duwdy.

p a r t of t h i s

on S u n d a y last, b y M i

A p p e a r a n c e s indicated t h a t he bad been

d e a d for several d a y s .
NKW GUNBOAT »OK THE LAKES.—The B u f f a l o C o m m e r c i a l A d v e r t i s e r learn* t h a t M r . T h o m a s S t a c k , s h i p b u i l d e r of B r o o k l y n , h a s a r r i v e d at T o n a w a u d a . a n d is
p r e p a r i n g t o c o m m e n c e t h e c o n s t r u c t i o n t h e r e of a
gunboat for the Government.
versel a r e t o be as follows :

T h e d i m e n s i o n s of t b e

Lcugth, 170 feet ; b r e a d t h

o f b e a m , 2 8 feet ; d e p l b of hold, 11 fi-et ; b u r t h e n ,
ions.

T h i s will g i v e e m p l o y m e n t t o aboa*. o n e h u n d r e d

men a t T«
'l"be > j e w Y o r k T r i b u n e e o l i n m l e s t h a t ( b e i n t e r n a ]
rewtiue tax upon

whisky a n d t o b a c c o alone, will, af)>

m a k i n g p r o p e r a l l o w a n c e for d i m i n u t i o n of c o n s u m p t i o n
a n d e v a s i o n s of t h e law, b e m o r e t h a n e n o u g h t o p a y t h e
i n t e r e s t u p o n o n r n a t i o n a l d e b t , even if it s h o u l d a m o u n t
to 82.500,000.000.
Important N e m !
MORCAX UATKH. Esq..—D'
may r e a c h you before JOII ma

April IT. l s r s .
. — T h i n k i n g tlil* 'lett
u the gloi iotis news from

Snail, I t he refore sit down to say I learn from the Chicago
J o u r n a l . Rearing date 3 o'clock P. M., A p r i l I t , 1805, tbe following rhctt :
]. Mr. Seward ha» notified the o t h e r G o v e r n m e n t s t h a t the
w a r la closed, aud that the rebel p i r n e s muni not be allowed
lo enter tlicir porta.
2. Tlie Cabinet, upon the advice of Gen. Grant, haa decided
that an order glial! immediately tone t o stop f u r t h e r drafting. That r e c r u i t i n g f o r the array and n a r y now cease.—
T h a t bounties uo l o n g e r be offered. T h a t the officers in the
a r m y and navy be at once reduced t o the absolute iiecesalties of the name. T h a t anch c h a n g e s be made In t h e Quartermuatcra and Commissaries D e p a r t m e n t s a* -hull r e d u c e expense* to as low a figure as possible, and t h a t n o ' m o r e a r m s
a n d o t h e r m o n i t i o n s be purchased.
3. J off. Davis scuds to Gen. Grant and asks If the Government will allow him (Davist to leave the c o u n t r y If be will
never r et urn to. i t Gen. G r a n t answers. It la my business
t o fight the rebellion a n d not to answer s u c h q e c s t i o n s . "
Thus yon see the rebellion Is crushed ! The Union is si
ed ! ' T h e war is ended ' " Let the earth rejoice.''
Yours respectfully,
J . BOTXTON.

PUBLIC NOTICE.
LAND O F F I C E AT T R A V E R S E CITY. MICHA p r i l 20, l»t.S.
TO J A M E S OARI-AND :
O U ARK HEREBY N O T I F I E D T H A T COMPLAINT
haa been made a t t h i s office that the land entered bv you
u n d e r the Homestead A c t of May"20, 1802, on tho 2Srd day of
April, 16o«. t « wit : the ne* of section 20 town 25 n o r t h
of range 11 west, (No. 803), haa been nl<amloncd by you foi
more than six m o n t h s , a n d that we have appointed Balnr
day, the 27th day of May, 18C5, at 1 o'clock P. M., for h e a r i n g
the above complaint iuid taking testimony thereon, at the;
office of the R e g i s t e r of the Land Office at Traverse City,
Michigan ; at which time and place y o a may s p p e a r and
show eatise, if any y o n have, why t h e e o t r v so made by you
should not be cancelled, and the land revert lo tbe Oovern-

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Aoy f r i e n d of t h e said J a m e s G a r l s n d may «ppe«r a n d off e r proof as to w h e t h e r he Is now, o r h a s been, in t h e land
or naval s e r v i c e of tbe United States.
MORGAN BATES, ReglsteK
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R. GOODRICH, Receiver.
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luteal style Straw, Felt, a n d Beaver Hats, Bonnets, R i b
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t h i n g . T h e i r p a r o l e of b o u o r is a r o p e of sand
8j--ci.il Dispatch to the C h i c a g o T r i l a m - .

b a d l y c u t a s w e r e a l s o t h e t h r t c n a r s c s w h o w e r e th~a5
tendance npoo the Secretary, showing that a desperate
l ^ r n c g l o t o o k p l a c e t h e r e , b u t not f a t a l l y . T h e w o u n d s
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' w e r e drcKsed.
WASBISOTOX, A p r i l l 4 — 1 : 3 0 A . * ^
'i J h a v e j u s t r i s i t a d t b e d y i n g c o u c h of A b r a h a m L i n coln.
H e is n o w in t h e a g o n i e s of d e a t h , a n d h i s p h y s i c i a n s s a y b e c a n o o t l i r e m o r e t h a n on b o o r .
I l i e is s u r r o u n d e d b y t h e m e m b e r s of bis C a b i n e t ,
all of w h o m a r e b a t h e d in t e a r s . S e n a t o r S u m u e r i s
t h e r i g h t of t b e c o u c h o n w h i c h h e i s lying, t b e
t e a r s s t r e a m i n g d o w n b i s cheeks, a n d s o b b i n g like a c h i l d .
A l l a r o u n d h i m a r e his p h y s i c i a n s . S u r g e o n G e n e r a l
B a r n c * i s d i r e c t i c g affairs. T h e P r e s i d e n t i s u n c o n s c i o u s ,
anil t h e only s j g n of life b e e x h i b i t s is b y t h o m o v e m e n t
Of his r i g h t h a n d , w h i c h h e rises feebly.
T h e t n a a of e v i d e u c e t o n i g h t is t h a t J . W i l k e s B o o t h
committed the crime.
W h o e v e r il i s t b e r * a r e r e a s o n s
l o r t h i n k i n g t h a t t b e s a m e bold a n d b l o o d y b a n d a t t e m p t e d t h e life o f M r . S e w a r d .
T h e r e i s e v i d e n c e t h a t S e c r e t a r y S t a n t o n wns m a r k e d
for a s s a s s i n a t i o n . O n t b e r e c e i p t of t b e i n t e l l i g e n c e
of t h e a t t a c k o n t h e P r e s i d e n t , t w o e m p l o y e e s of t h e dep a r t m e n t w e f c sent t o s u m m o n t h e S e c r e t a r y . J u s t a s
t b e y a p p r o a c h e d t h e b o n s e n man j u m p e d out f r o m b e h i n d
• t r e e b o x in f r o n t of t h e house and ran a w a y . I t is well
kt« >wn t o b e t h e c u s t o m of ibe S e c r e t a r y t o g o f r o m t h e ]
D e p a r t m e n t to his h o u s e b e t w e e n 9 and 1 2 o ' c l o c k p.
d nsual'y unattended.
I t is s u p p o s e d t h a t t h e assassin i n t e n d e d t o s h o o t hint
a s he e n t e r e d t b e h o u s e , b u t failed f r o m t h e f a c t t h a t M a
StAnton r e m a i n e d a t b o m * d u r i n g t h o e v e n i n g .

rrox. A p r i l 14, 1665.
. T h e P r e s i d e n t and M r s Lincoln were at F o r d ' s T h e a tr listening t o t h e p e r f o r j n o n e e of t h e •• A m e r i c a n (.'onrfn," o c c u p y i n g a b o x in t h o second t i e r .
At thaMosc
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the
;ad. t h e
s b o t e n t e r i n g t h e b a c k part of h i s b e a d a n d c o m i n g o u t
a b o v e t h e t e m p l e . T h e assassin th->:i j n m n e d
A CARD.
b o x u p o n t h e s t a g e , ond r a n aero*? t o t h e •
e x h i b i t i n g a d a g g e r in his b a u d , flouncing it
u o n o r HKKAI.D.—In reply t o many I r t t e r s and j:
oal m a n n e r , s h o u t i n g t b e s a m e w o r d s repeated by t h e rif» f r o m p e o p l e ii: thin st-rtiun of the c o u n t r y , t ^ e u
d e s p e r a d o a t B y w o r d ' s b o n i e , ' . a d d i n g t o i t . " ilia S o o t h signed t»Ue great pleasure in saving t h r o u g h the columns of
{a a v e n g e d . " a n d t h e n e s c a p e d f r o m t h e b a c k e n t r a n c e to
|>ap-T, that onr renowned preparation kuowu
COB'S
t h e t h e a t e r , b a t in bis p a s s i n g d r o p j w d his pistol a n d hit 'DYSPEPSIA O t ' l t E . is a eertain . nr.- for D y i i » p « U in its
bat.
stages. Many cures of long standing, within onr own
L i n c o l n fell f o r w a r d f r o m bis s e a t a n d Mrs. Lin- acquaintance, have 1-een completely, and we believe permsc o l n f a i n t e d . . T h e m o m e n t t h a t the a s t o n i v i e d a u d i e n c e
>• e a r e d . It will atop distress a f t e r e a t i n g almost Inc o u l d realize w h a t h a d h a p p e d t h e P r e s i d e n t was taken
iitrnianeonsly, and enables the dyspeptic who has lived for
o n t a n d c a r r i e d t o M r s . P e t e r s o n ' s h o u s e io T e n t h s t r e e t .
Opposite l o the t h e a t e r .
M e d i c a l aid was i m m e d i a t e l y
baa"
N and a n y t h i n g lie c h o o s
sent for and t h e w o u n d wos at first s u p p o s e d u . be fatal
a o d it was a n n o n n e e d t h n t he c o u l d not live, b u t at half
(fast 12 h e U s t i l l alive, t h o u g h in a p r e c a r i o u s c o n d i -

tion.

A s tbe assassin r a n a c r o s s t h e stage, Co!. J . B . S t e w a r t , of t b i s c i t y , w h o was o c c u p y i n g one of the f r o n t s e a t s
10 t h e o r c h e s t r a , on t h e s a m e s i d e of t h e h o u s e a s t h e one
o c c u p i e d b y M r . L i n c o l n , s p r u n g t o t h e s t a g e a n d lollowed b u n , b a t be was o b s t r u c t e d in his passage' a c r o s s t h e
• t a g e b y t h e f r i g h t of t h e a c t o r s , a n d r e a c h e d the b a c k
d o o r a b o u t t h r e e s e c o n d - a f t e r t h o assassin b a d p a t t e d
.
Colonel .Stewart g o t t o t h e s t r e e t j u s t in t i m e t o
h i m m o u n t h i s horse a n d r i d e a w a y . T h i s o p e r a t i o n
s h o w s t h a t t h e w h o l e t h i n g was a p r e c o n c e r t e d plan
T h e p e r s o n w h o fired t b e pistol was a man a b o u t
ty y e a r s of a g e , a b o u t live f e e t nine inches h i g h , s p a r e
b u i l t , f a i r 6kin. d a r k h a i r , a p p a r e n t l y with l a r g e luou
tache
L a u r a K e e n c a n d t h e l e a d e r of t h e o r c h e s t i
declare that they recognized him as J
Wilkes Hooth,
t h e a c t o r , nod a r a b i d s e c e s s i o n i s t . W h o e v e r be WBS it
is plainly e v i d e n t t h a t he t h o r o u g h i y u n d e r s t o o d t h e
t h e a t e r ond a l s o ihe a p p r o a c h e s a n d m o d i > of e s r u j i e t o
the stage.
A p e r s o n n u t f a m i l i a r w i t h t h e ( h e a t e r could
sibly h a v e m a d e his escajio as well nii>i q u i c k l y ,
a l a r m was s o u n d e d in e v e r y q u a r t e r .
Stanton
w a s o o i i f i e d a n d i m m e d i a t e l y left his h o u - e .
A.i the
Ot"her m e m b e r s of the C a b i u e l e s c a p e d a t t a c k . C a v a l r y m e n w e r e set it o u t in all d i r e c t i o n s , ami d i - p a t c l . e s sent
ill the f o r t i f i c a t i o n s , a n d it is t h o u g h t h e will be cujrtured.
Special Despatch to the Chicago T r l b u o e .
WAslitJWToN. A p r i l U .
I l i e President, S e c r e t a r y S e w a r d , and M a j o r S e w a r d
h a v e l>eeu assussinatcd b y s o m e de*[icnidocs t o - n i g h u
e v i d e n t l y u n d e r sonio p r e c o n e c r t e d u r r a n g e i u e i i t
A b o n t ' b a l f p a s t t e n o ' c l o c k thi* e v e n i n g « well d r e s s od p e r s o n a p p e a r e d at t h e b o u s e of
a n d a s k e d l o see iiiui. l b : was i n f o r m e d t h n t h e could
not, u p o u w h i c h he said t h a t he h a d a p r e s c r i p t i o n f r o m
S u r g e o n G e n e r a l B a r u c s , w h i c h he was o r d e r e d t o deli
i p e r s o n . T h e s e r v a n t referred hirn t o F r e d . S e
The
latter
told t b e s t r a n g e r t h a t be wa
:r of t h e h o u s e , a n d would t a k e c h a r g e of t h e mod
b u t t h e d e s p e r a d o r e f u s e d t o d e l i v e r it. a n d i m m e
d j a t e l y r u s h e d p a s t F r e d . S e w a r d a n d s t r u c k S e w a r d with
• d a g g e r in t h e t h r o a t a n d b r e a s t , b u t u p o n e x a m i n a t i o n
by t b e S u r g e o n O e n e r a l he is p r o i i o u n c u d safe, t b e d a s e r r not h a v i n g c u t the j u g u l a r vein o r p e n e t r a t e d t h e
Draast d e e p e n o u g h t o p r o v e fatal. l i e is now p r o Don need safe.
M a j S e w a r d , son of the S e c r e t a r y , a n d P a y m a s t e r in
t h e A r m y was also b a d l y c u t in his efforts t o d e f e n d his
f a t h e r . T h e assassin had a h o r s e a t I h e d o o r , a n d a s
w a s m o u n t i n g , he p r o n o u n c e d t h e m o t t o of t h e S t a l e
r i r g i n i a , •' Sic Sem/trr
Tyrannit.'
S i m u l t a n e o u s l y with this, a n o t h e r d e s p e r a d o a p p e a r e d
a t F o r d ' s T h e a t e r a n d o b t a i n e d a d m i t t a n c e t o the b o x
o c c u p i e d b y M r . L i n c o l n a n d s b o t t h e P r e s i d e n t iu t h e
b a c k of t h e h e a d , t h e n j u m p e d f r o m the b o x t o t h e
r e p e a t e d t h e m o t t o of V i r g i n i a , " Sit
Semper
TyranI n a m o m e n t nio^e h e h a d disapp<'ared.
L A T E R — M : 3 0 A. M.
S e c r e t a r i e s S t a n t o n , W e l l e s . M c C u l l o r h , Deonison,
8 p e e d and U s h e r , h a v e j u s t a r r i v e d al the p l a c e w h e r e
I t e P r e s i d e n t is lying. T h e r e is no h o p e of his r e c o v e r y .
T h e attending physicians prouounce his case hopeless.—
' b r a i n s ' a re onzitig f r o m bis w o u n d , a n d h e is now raj>idly sinking.
H i s wile a n d c h i l d r e n a r c a t bis bedside.
"5 1 A. M — T h e P r e s i d e n t i s p e r f e c t l y senseless, a n d t h e r e
11 not t b e s l i g h t e s t h o p e of h i s r e c o v e r y .
Physicians belieye t h a t b e w i l l f o r e m o r u i y j . A l l oi bis C a b i n e t , e x c e p t S e c r e t r t r y f e w a r d , ' a r e w i t h him. S p e a k e r
C o l f a x , S e n a t o r F a r w e l l of M a i n e , a n d m a n y o t h e r g e n t l e m e n , a r e also a t t h e bouse, a w a i t i n g t h e t e r m i n a t i o n .
A n d y J o h n s o n is h e r e .
H e w a s in b e d w h e n t h e asissination w a s c o m m i t t e d in bis r o o m at t h e K i r k w o o d .
ie w a s i m m e d i a t e l y a p p r i s e d of t h e e v e n t a n d g o t u p —
T h e p r e c a u t i o n w a s t n k e n t o p r o v i d e a g u a r d of soldier?
Tor h i m , a n d t h e s e w e r e a t bis d o o r b e f o r e t b e news
Well t h r o u g h t h e ayenuu.
. C a p t B a t b b o n e , of A l b a n y , w a s in t h e b o x w i t h t h e
president
H e was 6ligblly w o u n d e d .
. A f t e r tbe I ' r e s i d e n t w a s abot, Lieut. Batbbone,
•as io t h e b o x w i t h h i m , c a u g h t t h e a a ^ u v i n by t b e a r m ,
h o i m m e d i a t e l y strncl^ h i m w i t h a knile, a n d j u m p e d
Dm t h e b o x a s b e f o r e s t a l e d .
T h e l a t e s t a d v i c e s f r o m S e c r e t a r y S e w a r d reveal m o r t
o p e r a t e w o r k t h e r e t h a n a t first s u p p o s e d . £ e w a r d ' s
Suuds a r e n o t io t h e m s e l v e s fatal, "but in c o n n e c t i o n w i t h
®recent i n j u r i e s a u d t b e g r e a t loss of b l o o d , h i s recovery
considered d o u b t f u l
I t w a s C l a r e n c e A . S e w a r d , i n s t e a d of W m . H S e
a r d . JrV-wfe*.
W U d f c L - F r e d . S e w a r d w a s also

tf. S. 7-30* LOAN.
By s n t h o r i t y of the S e c r e t a r y ' o f t b e Treasury, t h e u n d e r signed liaa assumed tbe Genera! S u b s c r i p t i o n A g e n c y f p r
tbe sale of Cnited States T r e a s u r y Notes, b e a r i n g aoven a n d '
three t e n t h * p e r c e n t i n t e r e s t , p e r a a n o m , k n o w n a s t h e

SEVEN-THIRTY LOAN.
These Notes are i s s u e d u n d e r date of

J a n e l i l h , 1805,

»nd are payable t h r e e y a r n from t h a t time. In c u r r e n c y , o r
•e Convertible at the option of the h o l d e r Into
U . Si 5 - 2 0 Six p e r c e n t .

GOLD-BEARING BONDS.
T h e ^ e b o o d s are now ylbrth a p r e m i u m w h i c h I n c r e a s e *
the a c t u a l profit on the 7-30 loan, a n d ita e x e m p t i o n f r o m
3tate and m u n i c i p a l t a x a t i o n a d d s f r o m one to t h r e e per c e n t
more, according- to t h o rate levied on o t h e r p r o p e r t y .

Tho

Interest Is payable In c u r r e n c y semi-annually by cotipons attached lo each note, which may be c a t off a n d sold t o any
bank or b a n k e r .
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now offered by the G o v e r n m e n t , a n d It Is c o n f i d e n t l y expected t b a t l t s s u p e r i o r auvnntages will make it the

GEItT POffWt IMS or THE FEOflL
is than $300,000,000 of the I ^ a n authorixed by the last
Congress are now on the m a r k e t .

Tbis amount, at the r a t e

•liich it is b e i n g absorbed will all be subscribed for witherdic ia either s t o m a r h or
in four inu§tbs. when the n o t e s will u n d o u b t e d l y comntand •
•e»th. as soon as y o a take it,
p r e m i u m . M b a < uniformly been the case on closing t h e
ik- plenty of hearty f.Kid,
pi uduces vigor, s t r e n g t h s u b s c r i p t i o n s t o o t h e r I-oatis.
ive known it bus speedily
In order that citizens of every town a n d section of t h o
a t t - n d a n t tylleringi, weakinntry may be afforded facilities for t a k i n g the loan, t h e
. giving instead, a p r o p e r
National IUiiks, State B.mks, and P r i v a t e Bankers t h r o u g h il ano organs of dleestiun
iu c u u u t . v have generally a g r e e d to receive subacripi s i tl'» published ri-rtiflat par. Subscribers will sclcct t h e i r own a g e n t s , ia
»ao in many uf the trading
cuts w ill eonti/ni, • ouipleti' whom they have confidence, and who only a r e to be responsible for the delivery of tbe notes for which they receive
the I»nig £
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J A Y COOKE,
S c B s c m r T i o x AGENT, Pnu.ADU.Pita.

I'HOrHIETORS,

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March 2>'i, lOOo.
r B M c a i m o N s WILL EK a t c c i v a n by the

National Banks in Michigan.
F i r s t Nations! ltank of Ann A r b o r :
f i r s t National r u n ' s of Bay Cily.
( irst National Bank of Detroit.

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Beconii National Bank of Detroit.
f i r s t National Hack of F i s t Sagiuaw
f i r s t National Bank of Kenton.
f i r s t National Itank of t i r a n d Itapids.
f i r s t Na ion-i Hank of ll llsdale.
f i r s t Na'ioua! 'Jalik of Ionia.
f i r s t National Bank of Kalamazoo.
Firs'. N:i':onal Bank id I j i n s i t i g
S.-«-ond National Bank of L s n s l n g .
f i r s t National Bank of Marquette.

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or a l«-:iatlfu! head of e
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F i r s t National Bank of 1'outiac.
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The Ninth National Bank
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Conferences.
IYNTON I*. E.

Fiscal Agent of the U n i t e d M a t e s ,
.'tAL AHENT POR JAY COOKK, Ft'llSi.'RlPTIO.H AGK.VT,

W1 deliver 740 Notfts Frtf of thargt,
by express, in
. Checks I i N r * Y o ' k . Philadelphia, and 1

..f th. U n i t e d .

t o d s t e of
PUBLIC NOTICE.
L A N D O F F I C E AT T R A V E R S E C I T T . * ! n i , )
jirll ?(
TO M I C H A E L P O W E R S
y O l ' A HE HEREBY iOTIPIED T H A T C O M P L A I N T
ofli.-e that the Isn.l entered t.v
' h e Homestes.! Vet of May ?n, IStiS, on the 3rd
lo wit T the w j
of section
day of J a m
» , t<
of i ge 11 w e s t (No. CT . has
abandoned by you f o r more than six motif
b a r e appointed Wednesday, t h e 24th day of May.
O'clock A. M„ f o r h e a r i n g the above eornplsint and t a k i n g
testimony thereon, at the office of Register of the Land OfTraverae City. Michigan : at w h i c h time and place
yon may appear and show cause. If any you have, why •' "
E n t r y so made by y o u should not be cancelled, a n d the la
revert to the Government.
,n» friend of the said Michael Powers may appear and ol
proof as to whether he is non, or haa been, in the land or
val s e r v i c e of the United State*.
MORGAN BATES. Regkstei
(18-4t».)
R. GOODRICH. Receiver.

| j filled.
i t s of B a n k s aud B a u k i n i o n
ridualg
J . T. HILL. Cashii r.

k e e p i n g New Y o r k

J . U. ORVIH. P r e s i d e n t .

PUBLIC NOTICE.
I j t N I ) O F F I C E AT T R A V E R S E CITY, M I C H - (
March 23, 1&C5. j
TO ALMIRA riCHF.MBRHORX :
O U ARE HEREBY N O T I F I E D T H A T C O M P L A I N T
has been m a d r at t b i s office that the land e n t e r e d by
jrou under tbe Homestead Act of May 'io. 1862, on the 23rd
l a y of June, 1R0S, to wit : the sei of nwfl< net of swi and n |
OfgeJ section 5 town 28 n o r t h of range 11 west, (No. S79J
has lieen abamloucd by y o a for m o r e t h s n s i * months, and
t h a t we have a p p o i n t e d Saturday, the 2 t t b day of April, 188*.
at 10 o'clock, A. M. f o r h e a r i n g t b e above c o m p l a i n t and taki n g testimony t h e r e o n , at the office of the Regiater of tbe
L a n d Office at Traver»e City. Michigan ; al which lime a n d
place you may appear and s h o V c a n s e , If any yon have, why
tbe entry so mad* by you should not be cancelled, a n d t h e
FRUIT TREES ! FRUIT TREES ! r
land r e v e r t t o t h e Government.
Any f r i e n d of the said A l m l r a Schemer horn may appear
REAT INDUCEMENTS TO BUY ARE OFFERED
by t h e S o u t h e r n Michigan Nurseries, at Coldwater, Uld offer proof aa to w h e t h e r she Is now, or has been. In the
land o r usval service of the United States.
Michigan. A p p l e trees $14 per h u n d r e d . Tree* from
MORGAN BATES. Register.
7 l e c t i n heightli. W a r r a n t e d to be nound. thrifty and
^
(
lWt«)
B. GOODRICH, Receiver.
to labeling. As the tree* * ill be shipped In care of H a n n a h ,
Lay A Co., at Chicago, they will be forwarded w i t h o u t delay,
and will n o t be ao liable to detention en route as trees shipped f r o m Eastern Nurseries O r d e r s for trees w ill be taken
by Mr. Lovekin K.HartwvU a l the store of E a n n a h , Lay 4
C o , or by the subscriber
)U-tfi N O R T H P O R T . L e e l a n a w C o . . Mlefc,(U-ta*)
A. K- HKRRINOTOK. A«euU

Y

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J O S E P H DAME,

gejratjj CoilrrtoT mtfr gotnrg $nblir.

T b e c o r r e s p o n d e n t o f t h e C i o c i o n a t t i G a z e t t e t b o * port r a j a t b e c h a r a c t e r of t b e c o u n t r y t r a v e r s e d b y t b e l e f t
vriojr o f B b e n n a o ' s a r m y d u r i n g t b e recent m a r c h a c r o s s
G e o r g i a >—
T b e l e f t w i u f of t b e a r r a y u n d o u b t e d l y p a w e d t h r o u g h
t b e floe«t p o r t i o n o f G e o r g i a , y e t t h e r e . o r e few t o w n s o o
t b e w h a l e m l * t h a t w i l l c o m p a r e favorably ^ r l t b t h e
amalleat a n d p o o r e s t a t t b e N o r t h . M a d i s o n i s a n o x c e p t i o o , a flourishing p l a c e , w i t h s e r e r a l l a r / e b l o c k s of fine
b r i c k atorea, a n d q u i t e a n u m b e r of h a n d s o m e r e s i d e n c e s .
T h e p l a n t a t i o n s a r o u n d t b e t o w n s h o w e v i d e n c e s of w e a l t h
a n d s o u t h e r n t a s t e . M a n y t h o u g h t i t t h e finest t o w n
t h a t t h e a r m j h a d s e e n a n y w h e r e in t h o S o u t h .
Four
buildings were d o t r o y e d here. T h e Jail w a s burned bec a u s e U n i o n s o l d i e r s h a d b e e n confined t h e r e , a n d a n o t h e r b u i l d i n g , p e c u l i a r t o S o u t h e r n towns, t h e s l a v e - p e n
• n d w h i p p i n g e s t a b l i s h m e n t , w e r e d e s t r o y e d also. A U
t b e I m p l e m e n t s of t h i s m o d e r n I n q u i s i t i o n w e r e ^ b r o n g h t
out
T h e r e w e r e l e s t be r n t h o n g s a n d p a d d l e s h i r e d full
o f b o l e s , c h a i n s , s t a p l e s , i r o n c o l l a r s a n d h a n d c u f f s , all
s h o w i n g m a r k s of f r e q u e n t use. E v e r y p l a c c of a n y cons i d e r a b l e size in t b e S o u t h h a s a p u b l i c i n s t i t u t i o n of
t b ( s k i n d , a n d m a n y w e r e d e s t r o y e d on t h e line of m a r c h .
I t may h a r e beeo sacrilege thus rudely t o interfere with
t h e g r e a t , b e n e v o l e n t a n d c i v i l i z i n g i n s t i t u t i o n s of t b e
c o u n t r y ; b u t S h e r m a n ' s a r m y i s n o t as c o n s c i e n t i o u s conc e r n i n g e a c h m a t t e r s a s o a r old M i s s i o n B o a r d s o n c e
were.
M i l l e d g e v i l l e is a d i l a p i d a t e d t o w o , and h n s v e r y little
• b o u t it t h n t is a t t r a c t i v e . T h o S t a t e H o u s e i s a. t w o
s t o r y b r i c k b u i l d i n g w i t h a s q u a r e t o w e r in t h e c e n t r e ,
m o s t u n p r e t e n d i n g in i t s a r c h i t e c t u r e . T h e l i b r a r y a n d
m i n e r a l o g i c a l c a b i n e t w e r e p e r h a p s w o r t h v of t b e S t a t e .
T h e t o w n itself would b e v o t e d e x e c r a b l e (or a S t a t e c a p i t a l a n y w h e r e in t b e N o r t h .
W i t h t h e e x c e p t i o n of ' h e t o w n s m e n t i o n e d , few dos e r v e i b e n a m e . F e w b a d a n y b u i l d i n g s e i t h e r p u b l i c or
p r i v a t e t h a t could b e c o n s i d e r e d c r e d i t a b l e t o n c o m m u -

PROBATE ORDEB.
ESTATE o r TUOUjLS KtLUtS, PSCSABKD.
8TA.TE O F MICHIGAN,
) __
l . f l l . H l V Col'XTT. \
__
A T A 8 E S 8 I O N O F T H E P R O B A T E COURT O P T H E
A . Comity • f L e e l a n o w , hoi den M the P r o b a t e Office in tfce
Tillage of N o r t h p o r t . to said County, on t i n f o u r t h , d a y of
April. In the y e a r of our Lord one thousand e i g h t h u n d r e d
a n d •Isty-Ove. P r e s e n t , H o n . L. D. Qunckenbusb, - u d g e

TTftmiah, Lay ft Oo.'

HannnW ijay

RICHMOND IS OURS.

STATE OF THE MARKETS.
To our Patrons.

" ' v n t h e ' m a t t e r Of the e s t a t e of T h o m a s Miller, deceased.
O n r e a d i n g a n d filing t h e petition, dnly verified, of Daniel
Bodd, p r a y i n g t h a t an I n s t r u m e n t p u r p o r t i n g t o be the la=t
will a n d te s ta m e n t of said deceased may be admitted to Probite ; T h e r e u p o n ' It i s o r d e r e d t h a t Monday, the 1st d s y
of May n e x t , at two o'clock in Ibc afternoon, be assigned Tor
ie h e a r i n g of aald petition, and that the h e i r s at law of said
c r e a t e d and all o t h e r person* i n t e r e s t e d in said Estate, are
required t o a p p e a r at a session of said Court, t h e n to be hoid e n at the P r o b a t e Office, in the naid village or North port,
a n d show canse. if a n y there be, why the p r a v e r of the petit i o n e r should n o t be granted. And it is f a r t h e r o r d e r e d ,
that the said p e t i t i o n e r give n o t i c e d o r i n g the pendency of
Mid petition a n d t h e h e a r i n g thereof, b j causing a copy ol
this o r d e r to be published in the Grand Traverse Herald,
t p a p e r p r i n t e d a t T r a v e r e e City and circulated in said County of I-eelsnaw, f o r t h r e e successive weeks iirevious t«>
said day of hearing•
L. D. QUACKENBUSH, J u d g e of Probate.
(A t r u e copy.)
' W L

November 3rd, 186A.
ire j o s t in r e c e i p t of a very fall l i n e of

general mer-

ehondiae. which we w e r e f o r t u n a t e e n o u g h to purchooa a t

T H E C O N F E D E R A C Y
IS ON THE DECLINE !

the b o t t o m of t h e late " p a n i c " in S e w Y o r k a n d Boston, f o r
cash, and at tbe time gold was at It* very lowest q u o t a t i o n .
T h i s being t h e case we arc (n c o n d i t i o n to

reduce

prices

many goods m u c h lower t h a n SO days since, a t w h i c h
time we w e r e selling many articles considerably lem than wo
could had we purchased at the time.* While i t Is t r u e t h a t

Gk>ld h a s t a k e n , a G r e a t F a l l I

some k i n d s of m e r c h a n d i s e are h i g h e r t h a n before o u r stock
c a n e In. It Is equally t r u e that tbe average r a t e Is rawh t e a r
n the flmt of October. Aside f r o m wollen fabrics andboots a n d ahoes t h e r e i« hardly a n y t h i n g bnt w h a t w e a r e
aclllng at quite a redaction in price from m i d s u m m e r rates.
We hope to be able t o c o n t i n u e p r i r e a at no a d v a n c e d u r ing the e n t i r e fall aud winter, and should a n y material d e cline take place In Metropolital m a r k e t s our c u s t o m e r s m a y
a such concessions as will keep p a c e with any s u c h

Prices of nearly all things have gon#
decline.
down, and we propose to keep
To the s t r o n g e r In o u r vicinity we would say our a s s o r t m e n t comprises iu a word - e v e r y t h i n g needed in a new
with the Market. *

PUBLIC NOTICE.
LAND O F F I C E AT T R A V E R S E CITY, MICH..
A p r i l 13, lbG3.
TO E D W A R D S T A N T O N :
O U ARE HEREBY N O T I F I E D T H A T COMPLAINT
ban been made at this office that the land entered by
you u n d e r the Homestead A c t o f May JO, ISC'J, on the 13th
dav Of Aiiril, 1 SUA, t<» w i t : the wfl| of n w f lj nwtl| of awtti
anil Cl or swflj section 31 town 2« north of r a n g e I t w e "
(No. 770), has i>c**n abandoned by you for more than >
imths. and t h a t we h a v e appointed Tuesday, the 16th d
May. lHfci, at one o'clock P. M-, for h e j r t n g the aim
mp'luint aud t a k i n g testimony thereon, at l i e office of the
•pfeterof tbe Land Office a t T r a v e r s e City, Michigan
which time a n d place y o n may appear a n d show i uus<
It any you bave, why the entry so m a d e by you should an
* - cancelled, a n d the land revert to the G o v e r n m e n t .
Anv friend of the said Edward S t a n t o u may appear and ofle
T h r o u g h o u t tbe e n t i r e m a r c h , a s in o t h e r p o r t i o i
p r o o ^ a s to whether lie U now. or has been, in the land o
PORK.
t b e S o n t h , b r i c k b u i l d i n g s a r e t h e t h e r a r e e x c e p t i o n s . — natal servtco of the United State*.
MORGAN RATES. Register.
T b e h o t e l s a r e m i s e r a b l e , t h e c o u r t house ar.d j a i l s old,
FLOCR.
(l?-St»)
R. GOODRICH, R e v i v e r .
a n d h i d e o u s , a n d s o a i r of sbiftlesncys i s t h r o w n o v e r all
HAMS.
Ibimpi
E v e n t b e little e l e g a n c e t h a t d o e s e x i s t is blastC
I
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.
M
i
c
a
.
.
e d a n d m a r r e d by t h o w i t h e r i n g influence of t h e g r e a t
SUGAR,
A,..i: 13, l*,6.
curse. N o t h i n g has escaped the blight, and tbe S o u t h
PRINTS,
w h i c h h a s been crossed o v e r now b y o u r a r m v , e v e r y TO PP.1CE STEVEN'S r
V O I T ARK H E R E B Y N O T I F I E D III AT COMPLAINT
w h e r e p r e s e n t s t h e a p p e a r a n c e of c o r r u p t i o n a n d d . "
1
has be.-n made at thin office t h a i tlio land e n i e r f ' 1
Brown C o t t o n ,
T h e taintry h a s b e e n d e v e l o p e d u p t o t h e c a p a c i t y of you u n d e r tbe Homi'sU-ad Act o( May 2'J. ls>,2,on tlx
day
of
April,
ls«i4,
to
wit
:
the
aw
(
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Sec
lion
.11
l«»
slave l a b o r ; DO lapse of time c o u l d b e t t e r i t s c o n d i t i o n ,
Strip S h i r t i n g ,
w e r e t h e s a m e e l e m e n t s t o c o n t i n u e t h e i r w o r k . A s t r a n - n o r t h of range 14 west. ;No ~~1 . has been abandoned h .
for more than «l* month*, and tbai we have unpoinlrd Tnes- D e n i m s
g e r m i g h t i m a g i n e t h a t t h e l a u d w a s settled a n d b u i l t u p day. tht- 13th day of May. 1M>5. lit 'J o'chwk I'. M.. fur
h a l f a c o n t n r y a g o , a n d t h a t s i n c e t h n t time t b e noise of iog the above c o m p l a i n ; u i d taking teatiiiiony there
Ticks,
h a m m e r , a x e or saw h a d not been b e a r d .
the offiee ,.f the Heei-ler of the l^ir-l 'Jtliee at Tra
Blea. Cottons,
~ ty. Mil hi L-HI : at which time and pU- e you may a
i<i show cause, if any you liave. « h) the entry so
T h e Boldest Oil Swindle o n B e c o r d .
C s n t o n Flannel,
by y o u kbould n u t be cancelled, a n d the laud rev.il I
T h e r e h a v e been many h u g e swindles p e r p e t r a t e d
Checks.
oil o p e r a t i o n s d u r i n g t h e n a s i few months, b u t the followAnv f r i e n d of the said Price Steven's may appear and
i n g , w h i c h is n o t i c e d in t h e T i l u s v i l l e R e p o r t e r , eclipses proof as t o w h e t h e r b? i« now. or baa U-vn, in the la
(jlughauiK,
a n y t h i n g in t h e s w i n d l i n g line w h i c h we h o v e y e t s e e n . — naval aervlce of tbe United Suiien.
Csmbrioe,
I t a p p e a r s t h a t c c r t n i n p a r t i e s w h o bod b e e n e o g a g e d in
b o r i n g n e a r F r a n k l i n , v i s i t e d t b e t o w n one d n y lust week,
Brown Drilling,
s t a t e d t h a t t h e y b a d s t r u c k oil, t h a t t h e i r well w a s y i e l d P l ' H L I C NOTIC
Corset Drilling.
i n s o n e h u n d r e d b a r r e l s p e r day, a n d t h a t t h e y w o u l d
LAND O F F I C E AT T R A V E L K I ITV MICH..
sell o u t t h e w h o l e t h i n g f o r 8 7 5 , 0 0 0 c u d i . A c o u p l e ol
Bags.
g e n t l e m e n w e r e d i s p a t c h e d t o look a t I b c well, trad oo arriving there, found everything as represented, the machinSpool Cotton.
e r y in p e r f e c t o p e r a t i o n , a n d t h e well i m n i p i u g i o t o •
Kails,
h u g e t a n k a v e r y g o o d q u a l i t y of oil, a t f u l l y t h e r a t e ro-

Y

country,*
Seeing i s b e l i e v i n g . "

P L E A SE

NOTICE !!!

nity.

d i c a t " d . T h e v i s i t o r s a g r e e d t o invest, b u t w a n t e d a few
h o n r s for d e l i b e r a t i o n . T h e y a c c o r d i n g l y r e t u r n e d t o
F r a n k l i n a n d c o n s u l t e d some of the best " o i l m e n , " to
a s c e r t a i n t h e v a l u e of t u c h a " s u p p o s a b l e " i n v e s t m e n t ,
a n d w e r e a s s u r e d t h a t i t w o n l d b e w o r t h $ 3 0 0 , 0 0 0 at t h e
least
T h i s settled the question, and tbev hurried back
t o t h e o w n e r s , closed the b a r g n i n , p l a n k e d t b e cash, nnd
p r e p o r e d t o m o k e t h e i r f o r t u n e s w i l h o u t delay. T h e n e x t
d a y it w o s f o u n d t h a t t h e old e m p l o y e r s of t h e c o m p a n y
h a d left, o t h e r s were p r o m p t l y enstolled, a o d t b e n u m p i n g r e s u m e d . J u d g e the a s t o n i s L m e n t of t b e p u r c h a s e r *
u p o n d i s c o v e r i n g t h a t n o t w i t h s t a n d i n g tbu c o n t i n u a l
p u m p i n g a n d flow of oil. it did uot rise in t h o t a n k ! I n
o t h e r words, t h e r e w e r e " s u r f a c e i n d i c a t i o n s " of a b i g
leakage
T h e p o m p w a s stonped, and an excavation comm e n c e d a t t h e side of t h e tniik*. A few feet b e l o w a smalle r t a n k was f o u n d , c o m m u n i c a t i n g with t h e u p p e r b y
s m a l l t u b e , t h r o u g h w h i c h t h e oil was c o n d u c t e d .
Fro
t h e l o w e r lank a n o t h e r tuj>e d e s c e u d e d d i a g o n a l l y t o t h e
well, a b o u t 1 8 feet below the s u r f a c e , awl at a still lower
d e p t h t b e well was p l u g g e d . T h i s d e v i c e for s e c u r i n g
a n i n e x h a u s t i b l e will could" not well bo i m p r o v e d .
Bui
tbo victims " c o u l d n ' t
it." They went back to
F r a n k l i n in s e a r c h o f t h e s h a r p e r s ; b u t t h e l a t t e r w e r e
non e§I, a o d u p t o t h o p r e s e n t t h e y h a v e n o t been a m
ed.

Co'8 Column.

ed Wedne«dav, I he 3rd d

( 3 0 per bbl.. a decline of I I S p e r bbl
to StO

-

tic

-

' pound

l i e to 2 1 c "

"

?0r to 30c - yard

j a w AX—A full s t o c k .
BIBLES—The A m e r i c a n Bible D e p o s i t o r y Is In our i n s t l t u -

35c to 40c "

BOOTS—Mens, l u m b e r m e n * long leg. cow hide, k i p . calf
liued. calf t a p sole, calf p u m p sole, boys, y o u t h s a n d
child*.
BRIDLES—Black, nissett. and reins with bltts.
BRAID—Crotchet, Embroidery. < tored a n d black, s k i r l In
colors, silk and worsted
BUTTER—By t b e t i r k i n or pound of good quality.
B U C K E T S — l r » n bound oak well buckets.
CAMBItll'S— Paper, colored nud Muck, c o m m o n , do.
CAPS—Mens cloth, plush. n>»liutr, Ac., boy* sud child* a f u l l

5-ic to 60c "
J5e to 45c "
4fc to 60c "
20c to 44c "
SOc to S i c -

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H e to 6 0 c -

CASSlMERES—Black, a good line, colored a n d F a n c y , a
u p e r i o r assortment
Amerlean. English and French
takers.
C E R K t ' n PhalouV N i g h t liiuoming. " the " p e r f u m e for t h o

iOc "
t i c t o 30c "
Wc t o 60c "

C H E E S E — * H a m b u r g . " of New York m a a n f o e t u r e .
CHAMBltEYS—A Hm:ill a s s o r t m e n t .
C H A I N S Trace. Iralti-r. j a c k aod cable in 1-4, S-ir. 3-8 a n d

1

40e to SOc "

t l IS *ac
15c

H A N N A H . L A T A CO.

APIM.ES—By tbe bushel or b a r r e l — D r y and Green.
A L f A C C AS—Black# Tan Drabs, Tan.
A X E S — H u n t ' s . K u r d ft Blodgett s, c h o p p i n g , b r o a d ,
hand, bovs a n d b a n t e r s .
A X E HELVES—An a s s o r t m e n t of good quality a n d m a k e .
A Y E R S MEDICINES— For which we are A g e n t * a n d k e e p a
complete a s s o r t m e n t — l o w to the trade.
BASKETS—Willow and ash m a r k e t , half bushel, bushel, a n d
one and a half bnshuel c o r n baskets.
BALMORALS— Lewis a u d o t h e r s t a n d a r d makea.
BANS—Oralo and Hour.
B E L L S Cow, sheep, h a n d , tea and sleigh.
BEBAGE—Brow n. black, blue and green.
BEANS—We shall be In the market f o r purcboae of p r i m e
qualtiv a n d »holl noil at a small advance.
B E E F No. 1 C h i c a g o Mess by tho b a r r e l , one h u n d r e d , o r

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$8 P'r

Oats,

o 70c per bosh

Corn,

51 20 per bush.

Feed.
Meal.
Any friend of (be
Offer prool ax t«i winnaval service of I

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P E R

C E N T

(14 St).

Flannels.

PUBLIC NOTICE,
I.AXD O F F I C K AT THAVF.ItSi;
Man

CI.AHRIS'vA MdRir A X :
Y O i ; ARK HKREBY X m i F I K ! '

THAT

COM PI. A 1ST

e Hum lead A of May
day »r Nov
n v t l j of neeiiuo .
h a s been aUiiulni:
that i
P M , f o r h.
t a k i n c testimony" tliereon.
Land Olln-e at Traverse t"i
plaeo you i
ilde by \
the entry s
land revert to m e I.I.
Any friend of the 1
T h e Model American Soldier.
wlK-the
Off. r
T h e m o d e l A m e r i c a n s o l d i e r is p a t i e n t a n d e n d u r i n g .
e ol the I
likes c a m p life, is g o o d c o l o r e d a n d j o l l y , a n d n m k e s
114-St)
f a n for h i s c o m r a d e s ; is a l w a y s r e a d y f o r a n v d u t y ; d o c s
a l l t h e c o o k i n g for his t e n t - m o l e s a n d h i m s e l f ; w a s h e s n
PUBLIC NOTICK.
« b i r t o c c a s i o n a l l y f o r • - t e n t - m a t e ; h a s h i s k n a r * a c k alLAND O F F I C E AT T R A V E R S E CITY, MICH.
w a y s ready t o s t a r t ot a m o m e n t ' s n o t i c e ; s p e n a s all d a y
March 2U, 1»C4.
S u n d a y cleaning his g u n , c a n c o t r a w p o r k on u m a r c h , 1 0 S T E P H E N P. SIMMONS :
O U ARE H E R E B Y N O T I F I E D T I U T .COMPLAINT
d o n ' t drink much water ou a m a r c h — d o n ' t considei
baa been made at t h i s office that the land entered by ye™
h e a l t h y •, sleeps w i t h h i s b o o t s a n d c a p on ; c a r r i e s bis
n u d c r the H o m e s t e a d A c t of May *i. 1882.on the 23rd dsjr
p o c k e t full of a m m u n i t i o n ; h a s bis t e n t u p a n d s u p p e r March. Is64, to wit : the uei of section 31 town 29 n o r t h
c o o k e d j u s t ten m i n u t e s a f t e r n h a l t , k n o w s w h e r e t o tind r a n g e 13 w e s t i N o . 7421. has been abandoned I v yon lor mo
p l e o t y o t rail f e n c e s ; a l w a y s h a s p l e n t y of s t r a w t o s l e e p thaii six m o m t a , ami that we liuve ai'polnled Saturday, the
' day of April, lHCu, at 2 o'clock P. M.. for h e a r i n g the
o a ; d o o ' t h a v e a h i g h o p i n i o n of officers : w o u l d n ' t d o "
e c o m p l a i n t anil t a k i n g testimony thereon, at the otBc«
a n y t h i n g for t b e C o l o n e l if it w a s t o save his life , t h i n k s
of the Register of the I JD<1 Office at Trnverns City. Michitbe M a j o r ought t o have something to d o to prevent him
; a t which time and place you may appear and show
f r o m g e t t i n g lazy ; t h i n k s h i s C a p t a i n a first-rate fellow,
», if a n ) yon bave, why the entry s o made by you
a n d h e l p s t o p u t u p b i a t e n t ; w o n ' t s t a n d a n y n o n s e n s e should not oo cancelled, and U>- land revert to tbe C
f r o m t h e L i d a t e n a n t s ; d o o ' t like b a t t l e s b e t t e r t h a n any- m c n t
Any f r i e n d of the said Stephen S. S i m m o n s may appear
b o d y e l s e , b u t i s ready t o d o h i s d u t y ; t r i e s t o t a k e c a r c a n d oBkr proof as to w h e t h e r ho is now. or ban boon, in the
o f his h e a l t h ; h a s r e - e t m s t e d a n d i n g o i n g t o s e e it t h r o u g h ; ' n d or naval service of tbe United State*.
MORGAN BATES, Register.
rends h o m e all b i s p a y ; i n t e n d s t o b a y l a n d a n d K t t i o
(14-St*)
R GOODRICH. Receiver.
d o w n w h e n t b e w a r i s over, c o n s i d e r s i t foolish t o g e t

Y

d r a n k , n e v e r s p e n d s m o n e y o U h o a n t l e r s ; h e l p e t h e new
PUBLIC NOTICE.
recruit t o s t r e p o n h i s k n a p s a c k ; a d v i s e s b i m n o t t o e a t
L A N D O F F I C E AT T R A V E R S E C I T T . M I C H , \
ranch g r e a s e ; a d v i s e s h i m t o t a k e c a r e of bia h e a l t h :
March 20. I66S. J
n e v e r g e t s a n g r y e x c e p t whet) t a l k i n g a b o u t rebels, s w e a f l TO F R E E M A N V A L L E A U
O U ARE H E R E B Y N O T I F I E D T H A T COMPLAINT
a little theo-—cant h e l p i t ; is willing t o sacrifice his owr
haa been made at t h i s office that the land entered b)
life t o p o t d o w n t h o rebellion b e l i e v e s A b e L i n c o l n i s
u n d e r t b e H o m e s t e a d A c t of May 20, l«»i2, on tb« 15tt
h o o e s t ; will v o t e f o r h i m o r j m y o t h e r m a n t h a t will p u t
of March, 1664, to w i t : the n w t of section H town 2i
d o w n tfcia rebellion ; t h i n k s a r m y o o n t r a c t o r e a o d o f f i r e n
w i t h b i g aalaries have k e p t t h e w a r g o i n g on t o o long
fa wtllihg t o d o b i s d u l y a o d h o p e s , w h e n t h e War i s o v e r , day, the 4th d a y of May, IMS, at 1 o'clock P. M., f o r bearing
t o o e o ^ J e f f D a v i s a n d t h e c o p p e r h e a d s g o t o d e s t r u c t i o n t h e above c o m p l a i n t a n d t a k i n g testimony t h e r e o n , at the
dsHce of the Register of the I^ind Office at Traverse City,
M i c h i g a n ; a t w h i c h t i m e - a n d place you inay a p p e a r and
Show cause, If a n y y o u have, why the e n t r y so made by you
T h e r e a r e abont_.700 feronle c l e r k * e m p l o y e d io t h e should not be cancelled, a n d tbe land revert to t h e GovernT r e a o u r y D e p a r t m e n t a t Vf a s b i n g t o e . T h e f t c h i e f boSIDMS
feiPcotmtiw-and
cutting «ejr kg*l tender
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a o d I n c o u n t i o g a n d d e s t r o y i n g old o D e C - " T h e i r
or naval service of the United State*.
• 7 1 0 p e r a e a n m , f o r a b o u t o i x b o o r s c l o e e woH
MORGAN BATES, Register.
day.
(14-MV
u . GOODRICH. S * r s i » r r .

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. . FEE—Javit. Ri-.. i-v. u
CORSETS—Win re and
COTTllNA l'ES—A lair asCONFECTION AKV — A ira MIIall l..t »f f a ' " y co
CROCKERY—li.>o*ht «•! Ir
CRISOl.INF— t
Urw
CRAU1.1"
L'l;ildr-o- HI>-I
UBACKERS—!•:< N: . «.di

Kent uchy Jean*,
Ora-*h,

DELAINES— Man.-b.IMAR1KS—For l « U . •
DOMESTICS—A x. iD O L l ^ — K i d . cloth at
DRIED BF.EF—Prim.
D R A W E R S — C e n t s an
DRUGS—A small ns.se
DRAG T E E T H — O n I

doth i ng.
Hoop Shirts,
Tinware,

Plows,
Wagons,
Iron a/nd L
2 0
P E 3 R
Shawls,
Cloaks,

3-4. 4

and made to o r d e r .

DYES—Cam*0'>d, logwood, madder, alnui
perns, vitriol. .V
U r f l H E N t V A l l l v — J u i - . crocks, c b o m s , flowi
tbimldes.
E M E R Y — F o r e n g i n e e r , use.
E N V E l » P K S — A lar;:- »-»i<riment in i s n o i qualities, i
will n«d p r b es low by llie qasDllt.i
ion, Ac.
E S S E N C E — C i n n a m o n , p e p p e r m i n t , cloves
EXTRACTS—Vanilla, lemon, peach, Ac.
F A R M E R S T O O I > — F o r k s , h o e . , rakes, g r u b hoes, shovels,

C E H V T .

Blankets,
Heavy Coats.
Crockery,
Glassware,
looking Glasses,
Cable Chains.
H i R V A H , LAY * CO.

F A N N I N G MIL1>—Of tbe l-eat maker* and at m o d e r a t e
prices.
F E A T H E R S — O r d e r e d when w a n t e d .
P I S H — C o d . d u n n . halibut, h e r r i n g , tongue* and sound*.
niackerell. Ac.
F L A X SEED—Bird *eed. canary seed.
FLOUR—Seven h u n d r e d barrel*, good b r a n d s .
F L A T IRONS—In s u e * to *O1L
FLOUNCINtiS—Mo*lln. linen, c a m b r i c , Ac
F L A N N E L S — W o o l , domet. cotton, llnsev, shaker, red.
white, bine, gray, plaid, fancy. F r e n c h , Ae.
FORKS—Manure, hay. «lraw. g a r d e n . 2 a n d 3 tlned, l o n g and
ihort handle*.
F R U I T S — P r u n e s , curranto. peaches, plums, c h e r r i e s . goo*eberries, quinces, pear*, t o m a t o e s .
F U R N I T U R E — B n r e a u s . bedstead*, chalra, tables, stand*.
rockera, child* chairs, mstroase*. Ac
G I N G H A M S — S c o t c h . Gloogow, U n c a s t e r , a n d check d r e s s
G L A ^ S — f o i l a s s o r t m e n l of s l i e s , R j 10 to 20 1 30.
G L O V E S — B a c k , dog, rtngwood, kid. wool, slUt. c o t t o n , h e r
Un lined gents, ladies, ml*se» and boys.
OBAIN—Buckwheat, c o m . wheat. Ac.
GROCERIES—A c o m p l e t e line, bought early, a n d f o r aale
cheap.
GUN CAPS—O. D. I . C . water-proof.
G U N P O W D E R — BiBe, in cans, a n d F . F . K. G. s p o r t i n g In
tAin'Srie— 1 Phalon's Bear, Maccaaor
I A N D K E B C H I E F S — G e n t s and ladles, h e m m e d ready f o r
, silk, linen, cotton, Ac.
A T — F o r aale. or will p u r c h a s e .
A T S — A full oasortment, u n i o n , s o a a v e , B u r n a l d e , B u t l e r ,
black, drab, tan, pearl, A c
| t O S E ~ C a a b m e r e , m e r i n o , ootton. c o l o r e d b l a c k and w h i t e ,
child* a n d misses, a c o m p l e t e l i n e .
OPR—Nice f r e s h preooed hops.
TDFJI—X> t«ic all k i n d s »f msrVssofcls hidaa



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