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THE (iltKATEr,- UN IX THE WOULD.
Fort Hamilton wa the tln-atre of n very in
teresting nuil instructive accne yesterday. The
trial nf the great twenty inch Hodman gun
came "If there ucocsfully. An Ilia event win
widely known, consequently there were present
at the Irhil H lurgo number nf citizens in well
ai military and mivnl nlliccr It weighs
nearly 117,0111) pound. The carriage it in
proportion. Its ilninieter nr thickness Is nearly
fix feet lit the lire ie.li. anil it bore in twenty
Inches. The nihil allot it throw is 1.0) Ih.
in weight, and tliu regular charge uf powder
li 11)0 pound, which may lie increased to 125
pounds if greater ritn,'e or extraordinary mo
nientuin is required to lie imparted to it terri
ble missiles. It ia calculated that there are
few nrined flaps nfii nt whoso sides this mon
ster would not crush.
TUB FlltST SHOT.
Tim gun was first loaded with the regular
Charge of powder KM pounds it It 1 lit i It cart
ridge and tired amid the applause of ilio spec
tators. The report was nut louder than that
ul a ten-puuiid Parrot louiled Willi solnl shot,
nor was it near su shrill. Probably it did not
oreate so great a cnueussinn uf Hie atmosphere
and could not iia heard so far. On exuuiining
the monster In sen tlm effect, it was noticed
that it hud (inly deigned to roll it elf back dis
dainfully about two feet, The air was sul
phurous for a considerable distuned around it.
THE SECOND SHOT.
This time the gun was Innded with fifty lbs.
nf powder and a solid shut weighing 1 .030 lbs.
The shot wus driven six nreii;litbundre yards,
when it dropped In the buy, ricochetted two or
three times, knocking up flushes of spray as
large as a sjnp in lull sail ami twice as high,
and finally disappeared in the water. On ex
minimi, the gun alter its discharge, it way
found to have moved on its carriage just enough
to show that it knew how to work and work
easy.
fho New York Evening Poll says nf the
entering of the caniiou : An effort was made
to get a boy to enter the gun, but the officer
decided against this ; and Metcalf, a large, tall
iiiiin, who hail assisted to build the canon, vol
miteered In go into it. The ball which hung
at the muzzle was soon lowered ; ami Metcalf,
nulliinr himself up the chains which had sus
tallied the shot, was assisted In the nimilli of
the ifiin, into which lie instated his head and
shoulders, And tcrniiiiiiug along the bore, his
leird eoiin disappeared Iroin sight. 1 Me speo
tutors who hud looked on with mingled wonder
and merriment, gave u loud cheer us Metcalf
went in, and ninny of them cried nut, as with
one voice and in pathetic tones, "Good bye,
good bye." The body of the man did not till
up the gnu. lie easily made his way to the
large chamber, which was more tliuii three
times his nwu length from the muzzle. Carry
ing a long gimlet with linn, he begun boring
the vent hole fro.n below. Major Hodman en
deavored to sent light into the gnu with a re
flector; but sucll ussistunoe ih nut needed,
and the work was souu dune. Metcalf received
another ruuii 1 uf cheers when he oauiu out uf
the gun.
thk powmat.
The Tribune's reporter says : The powder
used yest'rday was culled "Maininniilh No. 1."
The grains resembled Breckinridge coal,
chestnut size : though some of the pieces were
an inch in diameter. The object nf the use of
this powder was to prevent too great a strain
on the gun, and at the same time gain the full
strength uf the powder, which might consume
iu hurtling the time required for the b ill to
reach the muzzle of the gun. The ponder was
curried in bugs; and when Ih so were bundled
it gave out a rattling Bound, as though it were
really coal.
r Tlllltn AND LAST TRIAL.
The final trial yesterday was by far tho most
interesting nnd iuiportuntor any that preceded
it. Great impatience for the result was maiii
Tested by the spectators. A heavy concussion
of the eroiind as well as the atmosphere was
now looked for, ami thero was just enough nf
anxiety lor the eufety ul the giant, who was
now become a pet among those who were not
familiar with its powers, as to lend tile addi
tional charm of excitement to tho interest hith
erto felt. The gun bad now in a full charge
of one hundred pounds nf powder and 1.080
pound ball. At length it was luaded and it
was announced that the fuse was about to be
fired. Every one rushed out of the way, and
many took shelter behind (he redoubts of the
fort. The fuse hissed and flamed, but whil?
all waited breathlessly for the flash it only
turned out "a flash in the pan." The fuse had
failed. An officer then went up, who must have
bad creat confidence in the gun, and snapped
the cup and off went the big gun. The report
was very little louder thou the one which liu
mediately preceded it. There was noperecp
tilde concussion of the ground and indeed veiy
little of anything to lend you to t ink that the
greatest gun in existence had men liven urea
The shot whirled through the air from the an
gle of twenty five degrees, at which the gun
was ei -vntcd, and nfier describing a beautiful
arc which was visible to the nuke'l eve, drop
ped into the wntrr nlinut four miles id). The
noise made by the collision of the ball and the
4iir in the flight of the former was like the wail
of a giant. It was something like the peculiar
noise made br a hurricane passing through
ship's rigging. It wus the scream of the eugle.
The volume of spray thrown up by the liullnf
ter its contact w ith the water so great that we
C'.ulJ not ire 'whether it ricocln tted or not.
4huii.li ninnv said it did. On exaiuing the ef-
Icot oil the gun, K, was discovered that this
time the giant was' foaming a little nt the
mouth; the smoke of the burnt r.awder still
oozing frniii tin. muzzle. He bad consented to
roll himself buck live feet, but ill other respects
v us list as lielore.
The gun was now tested. The range is to
be tested some future dny ; but at the proper
elevation, and w ith 155 pounds of powder, it is
to bu cxpe-ted to be between five and six
wiles. X. Y. Herald.
Gen. Joe Hookkr in Thau. Tho New
York Tribune uf November 4th, has the fol
lowing:
In" the great Union procession at Springfield
(111.) last we k. were ninety three two-hnrte
.... loaded with wood. It wi dumped in
a mle for distribution to soldiers families. Ma,
jur General ,loe Honker, while riding up from
the depot, met the procession, and was ramer
atuimsd ly the uiuety-tlirce wood wagons.
"Why. where can these farmers find a mar
tlet for ibis immense quantity of fuel I" nskid
the hern. "Oh. General, that is a part of our
pio.'ession. Every stick nf that ia going to the
families of soldiers absent in tho army," The
tears gathered in Honker' ryes trembled a
moment, then ran down the cheek bronzed in
a hundred battle, "bile he Paul. "My God !
what a people you Illinoisan are ! Yon not
only furnish men without stint to fight the bat
tle of the nation, but you take a father' care
of their wive and children while they ate ab
sent." '
t7 Mr. Murdn.k. by his reading, has con
- tributed over $7.5.000 to the Sanitary Fund,
and lor the sick soldiers in the army. He gave
his youngest son to the cause Capt. Thomas
F. Murdock who fell at the battle of Chicka
mauga. in the front rank, gallantly cheering on
his men to victory.
t7Col. Washburne ia pushing vigorously
the work of o mtesting the election of Daniel
Vonrheea to Ongres in the Seven'h District
of Indiana. The proof of fraud accumulate
daily and it ia said that a mas of evidence
will be presented iu tnpport of Washburne'
claim to the seat that will carry certain convio
linn with It that Voorheea owe hia certificate
of election to the most unblushing fraud.
VOL.14-NO. 43.
Tun Suuunns' Vote Swiniiw:. The di-1
covery of the conspiracy to falsify the suffrage
of the (oldiers put tliu last brand of infamy on
tho brow of Horatio Seymour. His connivance
witn uiu iiioii mat undertook to bully our leg
islature from the eleotion of a loyal United
State Senator, dishonored him. Ho did con
nive, for when the Assembly solicited him to
protect it, ho refused. Hi fomenting nnd coun
tenancing the iniurrection which for day went
through these streets, pillaging, burning, mutil
ating nnd murdering, disgraced htm. He did
so foment, by his letters and ipeeuhet against
(he draft, and ho did su countenance by his
hailing tho uiisoreunti on the afternoon of the
second day of their work as "friends," and by
hia assurance that ho had tent his Adjutant
General to Washington to ask tho President to
top the draft. Hut his plotting to roverau by
fraud the vote of toldiers, uflixc the supreme
stigma. He did so plot, for the work win dune
by agouti he couimissioiicd.
Wo say that it is the last possible ilignia.fur
there can bo nothing lower than this wrong to
the living and dead hemes who have devoted
themselves to their country. As for the living,
if thero be any sacred ness in the franchise it
attache to their voltes. All that we hold dear
in the Statu they are shielding, Without them
rebellion would triumph, and ita train would
surely ooine anarchy uud despotism, lti to
insure to us and our uhildreu the ballot-box
that they shed their blood. The gratitude
which Horatio Seymour lias for all this was first
to deny tho bullut-box, and now is tu swindle
them iu their use of it. Not content with thus
defrauding the living, ho must outrage even
the graves of the dead, With hi Infernal arti
fices he must evoke lying pliautasma of our he
roes in their lust sleep, to give htm votes which
if living, they would not grunt even to save
him from perdition. We talk uf the vileuess
of the rebel enemies in profaning tho remains
of our fallen braves : but tuoh rebel action ia
decency itself compared to this business of
using those gulluut dead to belie their own
names, to blacken their memories, lo bolster up
a osuso which, when in life, they uhhorcd as
no bolter thuu damnable treason. 1 lie one is
au indignity only to the body, which perishes;
the other, tu the spirit, which lives. X. Y.
Times.
Maryland Unbound. On Tuesday sla
very ceased in Maryland. A Statu fair and
fertile as our own, only needed to be free to
become as prosperous mid happy. Maryland
ha long owned a divided rule. Her climate,
her geography, her material and moral inter
ests, all bound her to the North ; the was link
ed to the South solely by a social institution.
Hut her tendency It is been for half a century
steadily toward freedom, nor could the preju
dices of her people, the tyranny nf her slave
holders, successfully oppose the inevitable gra
vitation. In 1770 she had 8,04-') free colored
citizens, nnd 103.1136 slaves. Iu 1640 there
were C,i.)7i free blacks, and 9;837 slave. In
1800 there were 8:1.04:! free blacks, and 87,
180 slaves. Mark by these reoords, how strong
ly the Slate has struggled to throw ott tlie n ur
ic u that has bowed her to the earth. Mary
land would have been freed by her own law of
development, even hud she not been emanci
pated by the war and the suicidal rebellion of
slavery against tho government which gave It
local protection. Nor will it ever tie lorgotiet
that the curse has been thus tarty lifted from
the State by the decision of her own patriotic
soldiers. Her noblest citizen are douiuy lier
saviors they defended her from rebellion with
their buyouets, and have freed her from slavery
wilh their votes.
November 1st will hereafter bo au anniver
sary of freedom, to be kept sacredly. At least
thirty thousand being w ho were chattel for
merly, are men and women now. au toe
North will rejoice in their liberation, mid will
doubtless celebrate the event with fitting cere
monials. No Southern State is so dear to ns
as Maryland, and tin divorce irom slavery
unitee her forever with our progress ami pros
perity. "Mil Maryland !" the North snya to
day, "what God hath joined, no power shall
part." Forney1 1 Press.
Al.L about Dimplks. Dimples nre the per
petual smiUs of Nature the very cuuuiiigeet
levice uud lurking-place 01 uivo. mien
i-or'li ia dimpled with dells Slid vulleya.it al
ways eeems lo laugh t wheu the ocean is dim
pled by the breeze, it eparka with joy beneath
the sunshine of heaven. Wo cannot look for
frowns on a dimpled face; frowna and dimples
will not associate together. How soft, bow ro
guish, how beautiful are the dimples in the el-
linns and shoulders, ine pretty nanus nn 11 icei
of the rosy babe ! Mothers dole upon those
darling dimples, ami delight to kiss them.
tut the perlecliy eneliaiiiing uimpics.
at least to the eyes of an enthusiastic young
man, nre thosa w hich come peeping out uf the
month of "sweet seventeen," when tweet sev
enteen essavs some arch, provoking sany peep
ing nut, and flying awny the moment after
coming and ruing with ilia most bewitching
coq'ietry.
ttT Sheridan's appearance on the field is
lectrical. llur every movoment. like tho flash
of hi rye nnd the nuickucs of Ins mind, is
like the light g. Ho Is a 1110 man an over.
and every one, officer or man, feels tho influ
ence of his magnetism whenever be cornea iu
contact with linn. Ho will do a good thing
while most men are calculating how lo do it.
Hia very horse partake of the spiiit of his
master, and seem almost inspired by hi en-thin-iueiu.
Votb oy Caufohxia.-tTIic table nf vote
published in our issue of yesterday, did lint in
clude the soldier' vote. Lincoln's majority
over McClellail. ae ollicially declared by the
Secretary of Slate ill hi certificate lo the
Governor, on the 5th instant, was a little over
18 000. The official return of both the home
vide, and the soldiers' vote will appear in the
Flag this week. Upon the soldiers' veto Liu
colu'o majority i about 2.3K1. Flag.
Tub DitTAToit. A letter from Capt. Eric
011, slate that 011 the 2d of November the
iron-clad dictator was ukltig In her coal and
other material for a cruise. She had ou boa d
GOO Inn of cnal. two-third of her stores, and
nearly half her complement of allot, and wa
still right inche higher out of tlu woter than
her builder' estimate reckoned for when thor-
nnrlilr ready for a Toyage. Cunt. EricMon
pronounces her a nieces.
t -- - -
National Banks. The official tatement
how that 00 the first Monday in October the
resource of the National Hanking Association
over il7.000.000. iocludiug about KJ.-
So'i.OOO iu loan and discounts, and nearly
tl.'i.OOO.OVl) in pecie and other lawiui money,
Their profit are tated at $6,000,000.
t" Major General D. B. Hirney died in
Baltimore on the evening or the IS1I1 or Octo
i. nr r-ver. He wa one or the bravest of
ficer in the ervice. and wa recently coin-
,nn.,,l,.r nf the Iflth Army Corn, tie wa a
finrirn itl Alabama and 1 son of the lale Jaa
G. Itirncr.who waa a candidate of the Liberty
Party for Prcaident in 4814.
IT" "The army will rote for McClellan.
ir !" aid a gentleman in a street car, with the
aspect of one set apart by birth and education
to speculating in gold and soldiers pension
claim
"Which army, irt" broke iu an emaciateJ
soldier in earshot distance of the copperhead
"Lee't army or Grant' I" Cincinnati Timet,
Storm. Heavy atorma hare prevailed
Southern Oregon and California fur tome time
pant. Mail stage have been compelled to stop
in many iustauces by the bridge and ferries
being iwent away. La' quaulitie of mow
in the Sierra Nevada to wiue extent interrupt
the overland mail.
SALEM,
KNIGHTS OF T11K (ULl'MKIAN STAIt.
The copperhead lire defend the Knight nf
the Columbian Slur, uud affect urnrise that
anybody should call it a conspiracy ! The cop
perheuds would make it appear a an organi
zation for the protection of tiie State, and tho
nglila ol tho people inside the Government.
They can fool (nine people by this pretense,
but very few. The msuiber themselves gen
erally know it object, hcouuse it would not be
sale tu admit tools Into sucll nn order. 1 he
Union men to a man kuow ils object, although
the obligation and oaths are in Ambiguous lan
guage. Every loyal mail in California know
the purposes ot tin order a well a it he waa
a member, nnd thero is no ueed of any copper
head paper fyui about it. A lame attempt it
made to excuse it 011 the plea that it it a similar
organization to the Union League. This is nn
insult to every intelligent man in the State.
Everybody but a perfect idiot knows better,
Wo know that any organization, secret or pub
lic, unquestionably for the uppnrt of tho Gov
ernment nnd standing as auxiliary to the mili
tary, is a proper organization. Tho Union
League is such a society. Is the " Columbian
Star " nucli an order I Were they organized
to support the Government, and armed to rally
at the call of General McDowell J The cop
perhead know that the Union League aru a
volunteer organization, to not in case of any
attempt at civil war in this State, nnd to stand
shoulder to shoulder by the GovernTent: Wn4
the "Columbian Star" organized for any such
purpose 7 If it ever was intended to nut, it waa
wheu civil war had broken nut in this State,
and then against the Government. This every
body knows. If the ritual of the order I
drawn so ambiguously as nut to show its rebel
purposes, they no less cxifct, and there ia no
need o( the copperhead papers putting nn in
nocent or loyal airs about it. Wo understand
the copperheads, and they understand iis. There
ia no disguising their position nr our position.
Tiio number iu this traitor conclave ia less than
wo supposed. Wo believed there were more
than that number of open secessionist in the
Statu. We had estiiuateJ them ut 20,000.
Murysville Appeal.
Gloomy Prospkct pott Stock Uaiseiis in'
California. The Stockton Independent thua
talks about the Into ruins iu that Statu :
The direct good uf this rain fulls to the share
of the grain farmers. Tlms j who plowed ami
sowed a fortnight or a week ago, were just in
time. Their crops will, without a chapter ol
untoward accidents, be enonnou'. Those who
have yet to plough and plant will havo their
land iu the beet possible condition as soon a
the weather settles. Without another drop of
ruin until the middle of January, the grain
will bo all right, and no season since 1840,
opened more favorablo than till for nn im
mense grain harvest. Hut thero i a dark a
well a a bright aido to the prospect. The rain
so welcome to tho grain furmer, will be severe
ou ranchmen mid their poverty stricken flocks
mid herds. Iu the mountains it congealed in
to sleet and snow. A glimpse at the Sierra
Nevada yesterday showed a white face as low
down as is usually seen iu the month of Mnrch.
At least, thirty inches of snow must have fallen
at the Big Tree, and consid, ruble quantities
011 the hills directly east of Murphy's and 1'la
cervillo. This will expel all the thousands uf
cattle and sheep that have been herded during '
the summer and autumn in the highlands,
where grass and bushes furnished them ut least
a meagre subsistence. They must be driven
down to the foot hills and valley, and we do
not see bow it will bo possible to keep nny re
spectable fraction of them alive until the uew
grass makes it appearance. It ia now unsafe
to herd them in tule, and besides, that region
is pretty well emeu out. Those who have
saved any hay or straw may carry their oaltlo
through the winter, but those who rely wholly
upon grazing must lose almost their eutiie
stock. The prospect is really terrible. Thero
is now absolutely nothing fur entile to subsist
ou except buy. nnd unfortunately that is in such
inadequate quantity that not oue animal in ten
can be supplied. For the rest starvation is in
evitable. The only thing that can save them
is a warm sun immediately following the ruin,
which would push forward the young grass and
anticipate spring in the opening of the winter
season.
California cannot have a surplus of meat
producing auiiiiiil for several years. It ia not
improbable that alio may afford a market for
some of ours.
tV A native South American, now a volun
teer in the armies nf the Union, ami serving in
the field, thus gives, in a private letter to a
Iriend in New York Cily, lii estiinato of tho
war. Who can gainsay it truth !
' You will tell me it 1 surprising to you. the
fact that foreigner are ready to jive their live
for a great and good cause, and that native
are against the Union cause. It lines not nr-
0 .:.. .. .. - I I
prise mo. 1 III war is (as 1 see 11 1 1101 11 men
war; it is a wnr tli.it belongs to all the world ;
it is a war of liberty against tyranny : it is a
war of moral against corruption, nt ireedum
ugaiiist slavery 111 a word, of civilization nnd
Christianity against barbarity. Tho United
States is only tlie seat of war of these two can- -
e. nnd for that reason, those who. liko myself.
are fighting for the Lnion, are not foreigners ;
we soldier of liberty and humanity oimnut nnd
ought not to be considered na eucll us long ns
we arc in the service.
" Do you agree with in" ? bat would he-
come ol all tlie Hmitli American uepunuc,
hnnld Hie United State fnll I what id the
hopes of the oppressed sons of liberty nnd De
mocracy in Europe ! Look what has already
been done with Mexioo, nnd now i nttempted
in Peru. But tlie day will como when the
United States, free from Internecine war. will
extend her protecting arm to the ill treated
younger American Republics, and I only pray
God to preserve mo until that work is fiiii'ked,
in which I must have my part a a itepuuiioan.
RiiKittDAN's Victory. The following from
a Richmond paper allow the rebel estimate nf
Sheridan' victory over Early. Speaking of
the bravery of rebel soldiers, the nryuiei
aid :
They charged the enemy's works, hut were
repulsed. Nothing daunled.they chnrged again,
but were onee more turord bark A third lime
they went full tilt agtinst the foe, and again
they were repelled. They began In hud out,
too lale. they had been carried too far : it was
evideutly impossible for their jaded columns to
push through, that irrsn anil uneiciuu uuc.
And when they withdrew it was witb that sort
of despair which makes the heart sick. The
enemy made a demonstration in pursuit, and
oar forces retreated from the field they had mi
gloriously won. The enemy cavalry aloue
pursued over Cedar Creek, their infantry re
maming Helium.
Conmenkabi.b Charity. The people in
California town nre holding meetings and
forming sncietie to aid needy emigrants. The
amount of dclitolion It very great 1 he Ap-
9
vial says :
Few kn-w or the large amount o( actual
offering that exist in our city. W e have e-
rrnl families wilh o widow and their father
les children from whose doors we mast keep
the Wolf or they will perish.
At Idaho City, an Aid Society has alto been
formed. ,
r- Every man who tote for Abraham Lin
coln, vote bitnsell, hit son, hit neighbor, or his
n.iirh hers sou into Ilia army, r or 11 Lincoln.
should be re-elected, there will b draft after
Jr-ft. and every man mat is ante to siiounier a
..n. ill have nut two alternatives, serve In
the army, or leave the country V Vault.
We hope you will those tb latter.
OREGON, MONDAY, DECEMliEll 2G, 1804.
TELKUKAPHIC DISPATCHES.
Grcnt Buttle near Savannah-The Hcbclx
Uefcuted.
Capture of Fort McAllister, near Savanah.
Nhcrman Itearlici the fount.
Iteport of the Capture ot Sitvniiunh.
lirent Victory In Tennessee Gen. Thomas
Hunts Hood, rupturing so Cannon nnd
nnd '2,01)0 Prisoners I
New York. Deo. 14. Tho World's special
correspondent ha an account of a battle in
limit ol savannah, on tho lllth, which it sav
come direct from a loyal resident nf Richmond.
Ho uys SO.OOU of Sherman s men at an early
hour crossed the Ogeechee river, below Bloom
ingilale, 1!! mile north uf Savannah, marching
between that point and Iellatr(!) llio lelt
niug was extended an at to cut the Chuilcston
and Savannah Railroad. Communication bad
been effected nn tlie preceding day with Foster.
.who was again rapidly advancing on Graham-
ville. 1 he rebels retreated I ruin their strong
position south of Poci,taligo bridge, evidently
alarmed at finding themselves threatened both
in front anil rear by superior lories. Sherman,
who, u on the field. fou'rd4iimelf enulrnntrd
by a large force ol reguluisatid militia entrench
ed. - The buttle began early In tliu day, and
wus oontested with great fury nn both side.
The gitrrisim of Savannah numbered 12.000
veterans, who participated. Toward noon,
a general charge was mado by Union troop,
who oarrtcd oiiiu works ou th enemy' left
mid centre, threatening to cut him off front the
city.
This was followed by nn immediate advance
nf the whole line, which doulil d up the rebel
furco in confusion. They fell buck to the im
mediate vicinity uf the works in the rrtr of
Suvunuuh. Our troops pursued tu Tell'ulr ou
the south and a corresponding distance along
the upper railroad.
Our troops rested on find'ng the ensmy's
works very strong the men, from long marches
the previous night aud severe fighting, were
worn nut.
Loss severe on both sides. 2.500 Union troops
and between 3.000 and 4.000 rebels were killed
or wounded. Abuut 1, C00 prisoners including
many officers of rank, together with eolors,
camion, small arms, wagons and caisooni were
captured. G. W. Smith. Hurdco and Cobb
were iu command of tho rebel. At first their
loss was less than ours, owing to their protec
tion, but at the close of tho action they differed
terribly. It is believed Hint of the rebel, at
the head of tho inlet, 4,000 or 5.000 will be cap
tured. Chicago, Deo. 14. The new First Corp of
Gen. Haucoclt, which 1 to be composed ul sol
diers who have served tlireo years and upwards
may possibly give a chance for some of your
discharged Veteran to get au opportunity to go
into tlie army on this side, with transportation
Irom Sun r rnncitco to Washington luruished
by Government. Should it bo determined, as
it it uow supposed, lo take veterans from Cali
fornia, llie uuiinuncineiil will sunn be made,
as this corps i to be placed in the field at the
curliest possihle mouiriit 1 he bounty ollerei
by the Government for this corps of veterans is
t-HJU greater than that ottered lor other corps
The whole Government bounty is as follows ;
For one your' service, $401), of which $.'100
are paid down; for tiiree years, SWMJ. of which
$100 are paid down ; the balance to be paid in
instalments during tho term of service. Vet
erans can enlist under these bounties fur one,
two, or three years, at their option. In view
of these veterans being familiar Willi I he nsen!
arms, the Government has determined tu arm
them with the must improved weapon In In
possession, aud present eucll soldier with a past
to tuke him home, at the expiration of his term
of service, ns a reward Tor his services in help
ing to put down this unholy rebellion. Gen
Hancock, who served in the regular nrmy iu
your State, for several years, will give tho op
port unity for many of your discharged veterans
to enter service on this side ngaiust the re lie Is
Washington, li. Arrangement nre rap-
illy being made to put tho new first corps of
Gen. Hancock's into the field nl the curliest
moment. Many obi and tried iillioera will be
placed in command ; their names will bo nil
pounced in a few dny. Steps have been la',en
which will induce each Statu lo liirnlsli veter
ans to join this corps. It is nid arrangements
are iu progress by wh eh State and oilier lioun
ties may be paid here tu a veteran recruit, who
may have Inuisell credited to any particular 10
cality lie may prefer ; for nny veteran sent to
nshiucton aud accepted III the army, a cer
tificate will be given. It is for the interest uf
all localities to send as many veterans as po
sihle. at they are not tuluect to dr ill ; hence
to be accepted from their locality. The Gov
eminent bounties nre given to veteran nf the
1st corps, ami to 1111 oilier. Superior induce
uients are I lit refore offered lo enlist iu this
corps. 1 he time In put It III the lield is plum
ami localities' must be prompt iu forwnidiug
them if they take advantage of Goveriiuienl
lioiiiilr. I 0 do so it I only necessary 10 lake
veteran receipt to the provost marshal, win
will lorwnrd It Ireo of expense to uaslimgion
Let it bo remembered that these veteran l
Iter are not subject to draft. Any enludci
are clear gain on tho nuota under a future
draft.
IlKAmjUARTnitJi Army nf the Potomac. Dec
II It was known that the enemy were pro
curing largo supplies by way of the Webb
railroad to Stony Ureek. whence lliey wen
wagoned. The civility force sent tbieeor four
days ago not lieiug ulile to elleeluallV stop these
rebel operations, the fith corps, utlll liregg
cavalry, and the IM division of the t!d corp
have been detailed to ell, dually put a snqi o
it by destroying the rail. "nil us fur us Hick
Mini, it was possum-10 reach uiui stuiiou. j
Wednesday at daylight the column started
south 011 the Gorhaui road; tho cavalry ad
ranee arrived ara point 1 i 11 ties from Peler
burg, diverged from the road about one mile to
the right when It reached the Nottoway rive
and at once couimeiu-ed crossing On reaching
a point two mile beyond Sussex Court House,
oino cavalry were encountered mid driven
hack to where the cldoii llailriiad crosse ine
NoIIohov. about noun, when a small force of
the enemy dashed in between our cavalry nnd
the advance ot the inlanlry. nut were soon re
nu sed wilh a slight hf. Our advance the
commenced the destruction of tho railroad b)
burning the bridge across the Nottoway. 1 h
continued on to Jam il's Station, and bivouac
ed there ou Thursday night.
On the afternoon nf Friday our advance
leached a Point near Hicks' ford. The enemy
nero found to be in nme force, having a bat
tery in position, and strong work on both tide
nf the river. An attack wat found to be im
practicable, 011 account of the ttrength of the
works, and the difficulties 111 approaching them
particularly without artillery. It wa detenu
ined to carry the work on tins side and destroy
the denut. which wa ucceMfiillr done. It now
became dark and commenced raining, snowing
and freezing. 1 he troops camped in the vicin
Ity for the uight, and in the morning started ou
their return, a uiau oouy 01 niiaiiirj iuiiow
ed, aud endeavored to annoy us ; but each
time they were driven liacU with loss. 1 In
afternoon the Nottoway river was reached, ami
the entire army crossed safely. To morrow
they will all be back ill their old position
front of Poter.borg.
Nr.w York. Dec. 12. A dispauh. dated
Headquarters, Army of Potomac, Den. I), say!
Another recommits ane wa made this morning,
alone the Vaughn road toward Hairher's Itun
by a considerable force under Gen. Miles. The
enemy a picket were uriven ncros me ran,
where a sharp firs wa opened on our advance,
from the breastwork on 1110 opposite siue.
After tome tkiru ishing. charge wa mad
hiih ruulti d in the aiiemy being driven out
end oar nien took BOeiun uf the eiptund
orks. Skirmisher went down to protect each
flank, and soon after a report was received that
the enemy wera moving up the mat), with the
evident intention of attacking us, and Gen.
Mile at once disposed his force tu meet them ;
the enemy, however, failed to come op, and it
was supposed that they had fallen back to a
stronger position nt Armstrong's mill, a mile
and a hnlf in the rear.
Hkadqimutkiis Army Potomac, Deo. 10. !
Demonstrations wore innde resterdav toward ,
Hatcher's Rim, hut they did not result In an !
engagement, and with the exception of a tkir-
mirh at the crossing on the Vaughn road and
another iu the afternoon, no fighting nf oonse-
quencu took place, the rebel falling back as ,
our troops advanoed. l lie ol jeot nl tlie move-1
mcnt was evidently tn keep the enemy from
ending a fnrco to intercept Warren, and it is
tielievid It has been iiicoesslul. Uur loss wall
about one hundred and twenty-five killed and (
miiueu. 1 no cnmmanu wn nruereu 10 re-
turn this v. H., and to-day the troops nre all
back in the old camn. Nothing positive has
been heard from Warren. It is rumored that
be had a fight at Jurrolt's Station on tlie Wei
don railroad, in which ho gained a victory and
wa pursuing tho enemy.
KW YORK, Deo. II. Tho following reso
lutions were Introduced in tho North C.rolinu
Senate!
Heioleed, That five commissioners be elect
to act with tho commissioners from other
Statu uf the Confederacy a a medium for ne
gotiating peace witll the United State.
iicaotved, that the other States lie request
ed to create similar commissioners with us lit
tle delay as practicable, and to co-operate with
irth Carolina In requesting 1'resKleiit Dim
the name uf the sovereign States, that he
teuder tn the United Stale a conference for
gotiutiug pence through the medium nf the
commissioner.
lieinhed, That whenever any nf the States
shall hiivu responded by tliu appointment mi
ooinmiesiuncrs, the Governor shall communt-
cate the proceedings officially to President j
uavm and request Ins prompt uotion upon the 1
project, in the lower House, a scries of sim-1
iur resolution were nHered. ,
Nkw York, Dec. IS!. Reuben Fenton.Gov-,:
ernor elect of New York, ha tent on hi res- j
igiiuliou us a member of Cungres, to tnke ef- j
lect December SJOtli. .
Rebel paper contain the message of Gov.
oiuiiu 111 1 iruioiu. lie recoiiiineiiue ion ru-
peul of a State law which exempt certain of
tlie citizen from conscription, and
toys it it useless lo try to understand why these
men should not 110 swept into the army, a well
u other. Hu also expressed himself itl favor
f arming the slaves, and thinks the Legisla
ture should pus some act to regulate tho prices
uf necessaries of life.
The exchange of prisoners which wus bro
ken olf nt Savannah a shart li 1 u ngo, is now
progressing ns rapidly as practicable iu Charles
tun harbor. In consequence of this arrange
moot, the bombardment of the city of Charles
ton i temporarily suspended nnd w ill hot be
resumed until the exchange is concluded, the
bombardment censed on Sunday, the 4th. and
tho transferring of prisoners was soon lifter be
gan. It is expected that two nr three weeks
will bo required lo complete I be exchange.
Washington, Deo III. jHiiics Speed, ot
Kentucky, wns to-day confirmed by the Senate
us Attorney General.
Cairo, Deo. 12. New Orlenus advice of
the Stli say tho pirate Semmes bud arrived at
Mnlumuru en route lor liichnmnd.
Gen. Ciiuby has sulliciently recovered to got
about u'llcd by servants.
Nkw Yotti.. l'J. Official report from Gen.
Rousseau, at Mnrfreesbnrn, regarding the re
cent battle has just been received. During
1 uctdny ami Wednesday the enemy demon
strated ngutiist the fort at Murlreeslioro mid the
town. Coming up within a mile of the fort
yesterday, the enemy's infantry moved around
to V ilkiuson, about eleven mile northwest ot
the fort, where Negley's command wu formed
ut the battle of Stone river. .Seven regiment
and a battery were sent out nu tiio Snlem pike,
who encountered the enemy near tlm Wilkin
son pike, behind breastwork of logs and mils.
1 lie rebel were completely routed nnd driven
II 111 great contusion, tor rest cavalry mak
ing a race against nine 111 their hurry to e-
ine. Uur loss was .It) killed and lo wound
d. The enemy's loss largely exceed our
Two hundred nnd seven prisoner, including
eighteen commissioned officer, and two 12-
pounders Here captured and lire umv 111 post
tin 1 in the fort.
Pri yious to Milroy's attack on the rebels,
ItufordV division id cavalry allocked M 11 r free
born, entered tliu town, shelled it, ami destroy
ed many houses. Rousseau sent 11110 regiment
of iuluntry and a section of artillery, drove
the e nemy out of the town, nnd lie ha not
Hindu his appearance since.
Washinoton. Deo. Hi During last nigl t
Hood withdrew hu right from tho river and
'k a posiiion covering Hit) IlilMinro, (,raiuiv
White' nnd Franklin Pike, winch lines have
been carefully prepared for this contingency.
Ho was driven Irom tlie hrst line ea-ity ion the
si-cond was very stubbornly defended and nt
last heavily assaulted three tune lielore suo .
feeding. It was oirried. ho.vever. and !M
pieces of artillery ami ..H i men. including lcn.
Jackson, with tho reuiu iot of In division were
taken. Tho enemy was forced back two miles
and hi army broken into two parts, one on
Whites 1'iko uud the other oil llie franklin
Pike, v. Kb 11 range of bluffy hill between lliein,
Sleiiiliuan nnd Wool pressed down tho latter.
A. J. Smith, Schnfield and the cavalry drove
them down the former. Hood can't make an
other such a day' fight while Thomas is in a
good couiliUon to press him. t.veryliody. While
uud black, did splendidly.
(Signed) SrANTON.
War Dkpartmknt. Washinoton. Deo.
17, S:X,, p. M. The following official report of
irreat victory achieved yesterday, the Kith.
by 'I I pis and his gallant nrmy over the rebel
force under Hood in front of Nashville, wus
rvoeived Ibis morning at nnu o'clock.
A surprising circuui-tunco connected Willi
this great achievement, is tho mall loss suffered
by our troops, evincing among other thing the
admirable skill and caution of Uen. 1 homns iu
the disposition of the battle.
IlKADQHAHTKItS DkP'T Cl'MHKIII.ANII, 8
Miles Irom Nashville, Deo. Kith. 0 p. M I
have the honor to report that the enemy ha
been preed at all
point to-day on his line id
I lull, llrig. Oen. Hatch,
retreat tn llreutwnm
of Wilson's corps of cavalry ou tho right, turn
ed the enemy lelt and captured a large num
ber of prisoners, llie ntiinuer it hoi lot re
potted. Maj. Gen. Schofield'a oorp. next on
the left of the line, carried several hill and
captured prisoner and six piece of urti lory.
llrevet MhJ. Ijcll. Hrllllll, ucjl on llie lell ul llie
held, carried a salient p"iut of the eneui) ' !
line with McMullan' brigade of McAnhur's '
division, capturing 16 piece nf artillery, two ;
Brigadier Generals and about 2.01X1 prisoner. 1
ling. Gen. Garrad' divinion of Simih' com- j
maud, next on the left of . McAnhur's d vision,
earned the eneuij's intreuchineiit. capturing
all Ihe artillerv and troop of the enemy in line. '
llrig. Gen. Wnod't tn.op on the Franklin
pike, took op the assault, csptunog the enemy',
" I .. ... ..I I
luireucuoieoi. cigiifc p-w wi sumnp o,i
o'tielhing over one hundred prisoners. He
drove Ihe enemy within one mil- of Brentwood,
and will pass that point. Maj. lien. Steinlman,
Commanding detachment n different military
divia of the Mississippi, most nobly nip-
ported Gen. Wood left, and lime a mo. I li. n
untitle liatl in the operation of the day. I have
ordered the pursuit tn be continued at daylight
iu the morning. Although Ihe troop, are Very
much faligueJ. th utn.mtenthu.ia.in prevail,
I must not forget to report the operation, of
ltrleadier.Gei.erl U. W Johnson, in .ucce...
fully driving the euemy. w lib the co-opt ration
ul Uiu gunboat under Cnmuiandvr Smith, from
WHOLE NO. 719.
thcir established butteries, on the Cumberland
river, below tho cily of Nashville t nnd of the
ucces of Brigadier-General Caxton' brigade,
in covering our right nnd rear, in the opera
tion of yesterday and to-day. Although I
havo no report of tho number of prisoner cap
tured by Johnson's and Caxtnn's commands, I
know they have a largo number. The number
i nf prisoner captured yesterday greatly exceeds
the number reported by telrgraph last evening,
The woods and inlrenchinenls are strewn with
the enemy's small arms which were nbandonrd
in the retreat. In conclusion, I am happy lo
stato thut tin ha been effected with but little
loss to us. Our loss, probably, does not exceed
U0O, very few nf whom were killed.
(Signed) tK). it. 1 homas.
Lai. Gen. Commanding.
Hilton Hf.au, 12th. Captain Dnnoan.one
nf qk, Howard's scouts, has jut oomo in,
having decended the Ogecbee iu a small boat.
Hu lelt tho arme on the even n or tho a I ;
Sherman's whole army was then within ton
miles nf Savannah, and advancing to attack
tlie enemy' wnrks five miles from the city.
They were probably attacked yesterday, Sun
day 1 1 th, as heavy firing was heard in that di
rection. Capt. Duncan report the army in
the best possible position, and very little op no.
sitinu bus been met with on the march. The
enemy could not tell Which routu the army
would take The army lived nu the country,
and had accumulated a considerable number
of horses and catll?.
The following telegram was brought by Capt.
Duncan : ,
Head-Quarter Army of Tennessee, near
Savannah. Deo. Olh. We havo met with per
fect success. The troops are in line spirits uud
narbe. (Signed) HOWARD,
Commanding the right wing uf the army.
Another dispatch brought by Cupt. Duncan,
gives directions to the chief tignul officer nf
tlie fleet, and request that a good look out bo
K,.t fr signals,
Washinoton. Deo. 15. A bearer of ilis-
patches from Admiiul Dalgren arrived this
evening. He brungiil the pillowing dispatches
10 the Seoretary of the Navt :
Flair Shin Philndelnhia. Port Royal. Deo.
1". To Gideon Well. Secretary 1 It i mv
happiness to apprise the Denartnieut that Qrn.
Sherman, with hi army, is near Savannah and
I am iu communication with him. In view of
hi. nrobnblo arrival I had stationed several
steamers at different point and hud come from
Tellahomy yesterday in order to he at hand.
Cnpt. Duncan stale that our force were In
contact n itli the rebel a few mile outside of
Savannah. He any Sherman's nrmy i nut in
want of anything.' (Signed)
DAHLGREN.
Tho following extract from a letter fruin
Sherman, written before he started npnn hi
mnrch. shows not only that he reached the
point ut which hu aimed, hut ncooinplishcd the
woik some day cnrlier than be expected :
Kingston, Ga., Nov. 3. In a few days I
will be olf for suit water and hope to meet my
old friend Di D. Porter again. Will run be
kind enough lo write him nnd tell him to look
for me ou or about Christmas between Hilton
I lead and Suvuiiruih. (Signed)
SHERMAN.
B.il.TlMORK, lfilh The mi-ricon' All-
unpoli special dispatch says : Tho steamer
Havana has just arrived with new that Slier
mun had captured Savannah with 13.000 pris
oners, alter eight your hghlnqj;
Washington, Deo. lti. lin
-Richmond papers
of lo day confirm the reported captnro
i of Hris-
till. Virginia, liy an expedition supposed to oe
under cmninand of Stoueuinn nod Burbridge.
They also contain on tilliuiul report uf the bat
tle nf Franklin, Teunesstc, in which Hood ac
knowledge the Ins of many gallant ofhoer
and men, among whom ha mentions Generals
II. Johnson, Williams anil Grnnby killed. Mill.
Gen. John llionu, and Urig. Gen. S. Carter,
W urigault.Quarcls.Cockerull and Scott wound
ed. Tho papers also statu that ou Wednesday
the Mill. Sherman carried Fort McAllister,
cuminuudiiig the entrance to the Ogechee ri'
er, by ttorin, nnd that the capture nf tint posi
tion put Sherman in coinmiiiiiontiou witli the
Yankee licet, iicccssiatiug reinforcements Jut
Savannah. Up to this hour, 8:1)0 t. it., noth
ing has been heard from Sherman '.ier than
the rebel paper' report of tho capture nf Fort
McAllister, (Signed) Stanton.
Off Capk IIhniiv, Deo. 13. A largo fleet
of wnr vessels, iiceompniiied by land forces in
transports, left Hampton Roads this morning,
moving iu a southerly direction. The larger
portion of llie army transport left during tlm
night. At the writing, the flag ship Malcern
and several larger Vessels of the licet, nre in
the Roads, but a sailing order havo been sig
nalled, they will probably get under way in a
short time. Tlie riiiglc -turrctcd monitors went
out iu tow uf the slcuuici. The Imntidri
and the double lorrctcj monitor propelled
theinse ves. Tliu fur no have been favored
with lino weather. A light wind is blowing
from oil shore, though in-licitious seem to
point tn a north easier before wo arrive nt our
journey' end,
Washington. Deo. HI. nihciul di-paicne
fiom General Ciiuliy, show Hie complete suc
cess of nu expedition sent by him fiom Viek
burg lo co-o crate witli Sherinau's operation,
by cutting Hood couimuuicalinut with Mo
bile. Can by report the probable sneers of
another expedition, sent Irom II iton Rouge,
La., under tlie ooiinmiod of G U nil Davidson,
llie detail nnd object of nliicn arc not now
proper to disclose. When last heard from,
Davidson wus reported ns having ci.used quite
a panic iu Mobile, uud was said lo bu devasta
ting i bo country generally.
Nkw Yoiik. LI A Fort Morgan letter nf
Nov. U0, su) t Tho N. O. lira say the near
est reporledrebel force to Ihi city is mid to be
ut Fisherville, 13 mile up Mobile liny. They
remain very quiet on the defensive, witli tho
exception of au occasional shot from the rebel
buttery at our gunboats. A new ram camo
down l ho Touibigbee river, uud is now nt Sol
um, Ala., having her armor plating put ou.
She I slnk-d to bo very formidable. Her en
gine i of the pattern of that of tho Tenntnee,
uaplured by ua during the Fort Morgan bom
bardment She I expected tu arrive at Mo
bile ul an early day. There nre said to be
ram and gnohmils inside the obstructions, he
side Ihe Hirer butter. es. The obstruction!
ara very strong and almost uf an impassable
nature. Lnige pile are driven into llie earth
miiM ..iirlil fi.Ml lii.hidr llii wali.r
It will re-
(iro ,,kl aj daiii g to overcome these rebel
j ustroutinn. It is said there are nn less than
four or five blockade runners at Mobile, all
eagerly watching to escape.
I
VT A London corretpondent of Iht New
York Herald seud Ihe following I
1 near irom a rename source uni vuecu
Victoria bu been to see the Davenport Hnw ,
nnd bat arpointed a trial of their spiritual dark
lantern jugglery game at Wiudsor Cattle. She
ha gone quite dull with spiritualism, and then
impostor have promised to bring back Prince
Albeit to this wrrld for an hour, iu the verf
room whero be died. They have, proniin-d,
uioteover, 1 am told, to not only allow Ihe
guei-n lo havo a conversation with him, but to
actually touch him. As their performance
I . ...I I .. ,l. .I...I ll,..f Hill iia itoiittL
are cninniciru in im- u.,n, - j .........
! succeed in carrying out tho delusion. Pray,
I mi nre Ihe guardian of the poor Queen
about, lo erinil such a criminal iiupimcr 10 n
practised ou one wbu It already fur on the road
m lunacy t Such an arrant imposture i
melancholy exhibiliun of human weakness aud
fully.
l. . i
A man named Blake has been arreted
at Milan. Me., on the charge of having mur-
dered Mr. Parker, tho Colleolor of Manobe.t.r.
' N. A.. -Hunt twenty years ago, anil lor woio
1 orlmt the Wentwortht of Boot), Main, wer.
tried dnd acquitted. i
ROOK AN Is JO II PKIVriXU "
0 1 ermy i tierlpllnn NUATl.T.n lRO MFTLY limn '
R4TK OF APVI-'HTIhTnO;
.'I,sfl ilvsrtlumenti, nu pr iqusri, am lattrlloa '
It.lMi uacti atiliii-iiiiiMiissrtlon. . -
Ltitfal nnil klkriialffnL ilvf rLls-mflnta moat h nrmill i ,
Insurelnssrllna. .
Ailmlnlstrstors'iioMoss.Rnd ftU sHrerttHmsntRrslsUnttt, '
ths. estate of itscoMeil persons, must hu prepaid, tnilest Of 1 :
ieren pmiusneii Dy ttm oouaty judge, ana fusr-nteed I m f
V p-td liy lilm. I
A Jvertlslnji lillli net plit within on yssr from the tlm ?
rlieiioniilrarlsil.irllllielnereiisiltwenty-flrDeroenl.-cMi -- I
yesrpaymenlls nsslert..lth-rsattsr. 1
, ' i
tomciAt,. I
LAWS OF THE UNITED STATES, ' I
rtat.DATTH I
first A'stiio of ike Thirty-Eighth Ctngnu.
An aol relating to appointments in the Naval I
Rervioe and Courts-Martial. I
i ..... ... - .
. ne enacted ny the Senate and Hoote ol
jtepreenianvet or the United State of Ameri
ca in Congress assembled, That hereafter all
appointments io the volunteer naval servioe of
the United States, above the rank of acting1
matter, shall be submitted to the Senate for
confirmation, In the tarn way and manner as
appointments in the regular navy Are required
to he submitted. . -
8eo. 2. And be ft further enacted. That na
val conrts-martlal shall have pnwer to sentence
officers who shall absent themselves from their
commands without leave, to be rcdooed to the
rating nf ordinary seamen.
Approved, Muy 16, 1884.
Au act to establish a Postal Money-Order Sys
tem. .
Be it enacted by the Honate and Hoote uf
Representative! of the United States ol AmerU
on in Congress asaemhlrdV That to promote
pnblio eonvenience, and to insure greater secu
r ty in the transfer- of money through the
United State mails, tho Postmaster General
Is hereby authorized to establiab. under mo
rale aud regulation na ho may find expedient
and necessary, a uniform money order system
nt nil post-offices which ho may deem suitable
terefor, and which shall ho designated and
known as "Money-Order Offioers," and it shall
be the duty of the deputy post-master at every
money-order office toitaue, in suoh manner nnd
form na the Postmaster-General may prescribe,
nn order for a sum of money payable by the
deputy poitmuater of nny other money-order
nflioo which the person applying therefor may
(elect; and the deputy postmaster who Issue. .
such order shall be required to lend through
the aiai s, without delay, to the deputy Jpot
ruastcr on whom it I drawn, due notice thereof.
nnd he shall not deliver such urdur to the ap
plicant therefor until tlie latter shall first have
deposited with him tho atooont of money for
which suoh order is drawn, together with tho
propper charge of fee therefor, na hereinafter.
provided. And it shall not bo lawful for any
deputy postmaster to issue a money-order ou
any other deputy postmaster without having
previously received the money therolor; and
any person who .hull viulate this provision tball
bs deemed guilty of iniadeineauor, and on con
viction thereof shall be fined in nny sum not
lea than fifty nor more than five hundred
dollars. '
Sco. 3. And bo it further enacted, That a .
money-order shall not be valid or payable on
lesa it be drawn on a printed or engraved form,
which shall he furnished to the money-order
officers hy the Postmaster General ; and It -hall
be the duty of the latter to supply tuoh
olb'oer aim with tho blank forms of application
for money-order, who shall be required to en
ter, or oause tn be entered, thereiu his own
name and the name and address of the party
to whom the ordur is to be paid, together with
Hie amount thereof and the data of applica
tion. And all such applications, when filled
up and delivered to tl.o deputy postmaster,
shall be preserved on file at bit office for suoh
length ol times as the Pottmatter-General may
. presciiue.
aeo. i. Ana no it lurtner enaoteu, mat no
monoy-order (ball be issued for any aura lest .
than one or more than thirty dollars i and nil ,
persons who receive money-orders shall be re
quired tu pay therefor Ihe following charges or
le. viz: For an ordur for one dollar, or for
any larger sum, but not exceeding tun dollars,
a loo of ten oents shall be charged and exacted
by the postmaster giving suoh order j lor an
order of muro than tell and not exceeding
twenty dollars a feo of tweuty oeuta shall be
ohnrged,
See 4. And be it fuither enacted. That if
tho purchaser of a muuey-order, from having
made au error in stating the name of the office
of payment, or the name of the payee, or for
other reasons, bo desirou that the aaid money- -
order no mounted or changed. It shall be the
duty of the deputy postmaster from whom he
received it tn take back, at bit request, tho ,
first order and iuo another io lien thereof, for
which a new fee shall be charged and exacted t
and it shall alsu be the duty of a deputy post
master to repay the amount of any money-order
i but ihe charge or fee paid therefor tball
uu. iu any una- iia rumuuau.
See. 5. And bo it further enacted, That if
any money order be not presented to tho dep.
my postmaster on whom it it drawn within
niuety day after it date, it shall not be valid
or payable l hut the Postmaster-General shall
be, and be it hereby, authorized, ou application
of the payee of such inuney-order, to oause a
no order in lieu Ihereol to us Issued in bit
favor, lor which n second feo .hall be exacted.
And the Piwl master-General is farther author
lieu, whenever a money order tball have been
lost, to cauae a duplicate thereof tu be ittued,
lor which u eoi nd fee shall bo paid ou applioa
lion of the remittor or nf the payee uf tuoh or
der, provided the ptrty liming the original seall .
furnish a statement, ander oath or affirmation,
setting fui ih the loss or destruction thereof, and
a curtiliculo froiii the postmaster by whom it
waa puyuble that it bad not been paid, and
that it would not thereufte bo paid.
Seo. (I. And be il further enacted, That tho
payee of a money-order may, by hit written
endorsement thereon, direct it to be paid to
any other person, aud it shall bo the doty of,
tho deputy piMttiiaater ou whom it it ordered to
pay tlie amount thereof to the peraon thut
detignated, provided tho poraon to whom the
money-order i eudorted shall furnith (uoh
proof ns Ihe Postmaster General m.iy require
that tho written endorsement it genuine, and
that he i tho peraon thereby empowered to
reoeire payment of tlie order l but tuoh teonnd
peraon shall uot be at liberty tu eudurae the
same order to a third parly, uud more than one
endorsement shall render any order iuvalid,
and not payable, aud the holder thereof, In
order tn obtaiu tho amouut uf the order shall
be required to apply iu writing to the Puttmaa-tor-Oencrul
lor a new order in lieu thereof,
for which new order n teuond foe shall be
charged i Provided, however, That ia all oases.
under this tection, the ongiual order tbal! be
returned, and tuch proof tball be made of the
geuuiiicneu of the vudurieuieut thereon at
the Piwl.naater General may leuuire.
Sec. 7. And he it further enacted, That dep
uty potuiuier, at money -older uQioet, may M
allowed by the Pottmaaier-Ueueral, at a com
peusation for tho issuiug and paying of money
order, nut exceeding one third of the whole
amouut of fret on luoney-orden burned, nod,
at the nptiun of the Potmater-General, Dm
eight of oue per centum ou the groat amount
of order paid at their office I Provided, Tbal
all emolument ariaing from tucb rate o eoin
peuiation ahull be aubjeot to the provision of
the lorty-flrst icctlon uf March, eighteen hun
dred aud twenty-live, entitled "An act to re
duce inlouoe the seve al autt establishing th
1'osl-OHiue Department."
Seo. 8. And lie further enacted. That II tball
be the duty uf the Poaimaster-Uroerul to re
quire all pottinottert who may be aothorlied
to Utue aud pay money orders, to exevote new
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j lormance of all dutie and obligation Imposed
liy this set, in additlou t those required ul thero
nlhuial bond conditioned for the luiiuiui per-
by exiiting lawt at poliuatlert t and it tball
be tbt duty uf Pott master General to direct all
payments or Irantlcrt woriruui luuurj-utuer
office. He may direct trautfert of money-order
fuud from one postmaster to toother, aud
lie may require and direct transferee or nay
menu to be mado from th fnnda received for
moury order to oreditort or th Foal Offlo
Department, to b replaced br equivalent
trautfert (rum the fundi of Mid deparUneot
arising from potlaget; and be nay require and
direct transfer of paymente to be mado from