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Danville, To Which It Is

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Day
9
Month
May
Year
1862
Copyright
Public Domain
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ted the oonfcderato capital Las boen reluovcd from Riohmond, is iu Pittsylvania courity, Virginia, 123 milos S. W. of liiehmmxi, and just on the Nbrth Caroliua line. It is the Lead of boat navigation on Dm Uivor, bas extongive water power, and is tbe center of a great to bauco district. It is tbe Soutbern terraiuus of tho Richmond and Damille Railroad. It is GO miles N. W. of Raleigh, N. C. and aboufc 30 miles at tbe nearest point from tho Railroad running from Raleigh West. Popuia tiuu less thau 2,000 J32C" Tiie lecture of Dr. Eudy, b'. - fore the Ladius' Benevlcnt Society of thy M. -E. Cimrch, on Tuesclay evening last, was ;ui excellent onc. The Dr, is a strong and nervous writor, an eloquent and forcible speaker, and bis lecture, besides being instructivo beyond tbe ordinary run of lectures, was we!l epiced witli good bumor. AVo regret that the auoience convened to bear him ivas uot miich larger, and we hope that be inay visit our city on some more auspicious occasion. E:The Sixtb Regiment of Michigan Infaiitry is ia tbo división of Gen. Butler, and is now probably in New Or leans. St'-JSi" Secretary Obase is reported as saying that the expenses of the government have been over-estimated, and tbat the debt on the tirst of July next will not exceed ovor $600,000,000. %LL" Adjutaut-General Thomas veoently Btated in a conference with Congressional Cominittces that we bad 700,000 soldiers iu tlie%jld. L" The Assistant Postmaster Gei . eral direets that all letters for New Orleaus be sent via. New York. "irt -4 - 4t' i i m SUS" The Londoo Times is very in(lignant tbat its correspondent, LL. D. Il jsbeIiL, was refused permistión to accompany tho 'Federal anny iu its advance into Virginia. E5" Mrs. Bübcb, of the Chicago " Burch-case " notoriety, obtüinod a di voroo from her husband in tho Wayne Circuit Court last week. She has been for some timo a resident of Detroit. $3T The House, on Tuesdny, passed a resol út ion adinitting Mr. Skqur to a soat as member from tho Eastern Virginia district. Tardy justice.

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