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$2500 Reward
Col. Fleming, the able General Superintendent of the Mobile & Ohio Railroad, has offered the large reward of ?2,500 for the apprehension of the miscreant who placed the obstructions upon the track last Tuesday evening (Feb. 6, 1866),
Amusements Popular
Amusements have been very liberally patronized the past week.
At the Mobile Threatre, that eminent actor, Mr. Hackett, has been playing one of the most successful engagements ever known in Mobile.
At his benefit last evening, at the time of raising the curtain, a card was posted at the office window stating that only standing places could be had in the theatre. He played Sir John Falstaff with the same vigor as of old, and his "Mons. Mallet/' was perfection itself.
Max. Strakosch's Grand ^talian Opera Company have sung to crowded houses, every seat and standing places being taken up. On Monday and Tuesday evenings they perform at the theatre. From here	they	go	to
Montgomery	to give the State fathers and the citizens of	that	place
a taste of	what good music is. It has proved one thing,	that
amusements	of a high order will always be patronized.
Fines Collected
The amount of fines assessed by Mayor Withers for the month of January amounted to Si,873*50, of which sum $1,565*50 was collected.
Cotton Sales Dropped
Business in cotton this past week has been duller, owing to the inclemency of the weather and the unfavorable news received from New York.
There were only 800 bales sold on Saturday at *+3?> and the receipts 1239 bales. During the week the total number of bales sold was 7100, at prices ranging from ^3? to *f6?. The number of bales exported for the week, 8201; burned and lost, 3581; stock on hand and on shipboard, not cleared, 82,292.
Port Activity
The Government has seized all the flatboaTs" in Mobile on the ground that they belonged to the Confederate States, and are subject to confiscation. The action of the government has thrown a great many out of employment.
The wharves of the Fobile and New Orleans Mail Line are being put in good repair, and there was great need of it.
We are happy to learn that the mail company are building a new
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