IN* #f nt (Skmkte, The Inauguration of Rev. Dr. Shedd Professor of Biblical Literature,” and of Rev. eury H. Hadley, as “Assistant Professor of Hebrew” in the Union Theological Seminary, took place in the Madison Square Church (Dr. Adams’s), on Monday evening, January 11th. Ministerial Movements- —Rev. Henry Darling, D. D., says tlie N. Y. Evangelist has accepted the unanimous call tendered him some jtime since by the Fourth Church of Albany, viand it is anticipated that he will be able to en- W upon his duties immediately. This Church an important one in itself considered, and it B also our sole denominational representative lit the ancient capital of the Empire State, fhe announcement will be gratifying to the BChnroh at large. Rev. C. 0. Wallace, of ■Perth Amboy, N. J., was dismissed on the 29th Suit., to take charge of the chuch, Placerville, rCal. The Fifteenth Street Church, now con nected with the Third Presbytery of New York, liave extended a unanimous call to Rev. S. B. pell, D, D., who has supplied the pulpit for the Test six months. One of the elders of the IChurch, Thomas R. Agnew, Esp., has just can celled the floating debt of the congregation, p- —The Netv TTorTc Tribune says of this act: Thomas R. Agnew, merchant on Greenwich street, corner of Murray, residing in the upper portion of the city, has bought the church on Fiftieth street, between Broadway and Eighth avenue, (the Rev. Dr. S. B. Bell’s) for the pur pose of presenting it as a New Year’s present | to the congregation, free of all incumbrance. I He drew his check for the whole amount im mediately on the presentation of the deed. This : act needs no eulogy. Mr. Agnew’s deeds of Christian beneficence are numerous, and are of the like character. He would seem to deserve the prosperity that attends him. Rev. J. L. .Landis has resigned his charge inj’Waverly, ■ Luzerne Co., in order to labor, three months P or more, in the army, as the providence of God may direct. Cangoa, Seneca County, N. 7.— -The pas tor of the Presbyterian Church, Rev. Ezra Jones, finds much to encourage his labors among this people in the history of the past year. During this time they have purchased and nearly paid for a good parsonage, and have made repairs on the same amounting to over one hundred dollars. Wabash College. —The second term of this Institution commenced Jan. sth. The first term has been a prosperous one with one hunj dred students. An excellent spirit of order lia3 prevailed, accompanied with more than religious interest. President Tuttle ns the right man in the right place. A Good Offset to jffie Increased Cost of Living. —On New Year’s night the congrega tion of the Presbyterian Church at Yalatie, N. Y., ‘-culled” upon their recently settled Pas tor, Rev. C. J. Berry—a graduate last May from Union Theological Seminary— and pre sented him with $260. After music, speeches, refresnments, prayer, and a most cordial time throughout, they separated, leaving the “ new minister and his wife” to felicitate themselves that their “ lines had fallen in such” extremely “ pleasant places." Reformed Presbyterian. Installation.— The Rev. Alexander Clements who has re cently acceded to the communion of the Re formed Presbyterian Church, from the Presby tery of New York of the General Assembly, was installed Pastor of the First Reformed Presbyterian Church in the city of Brooklyn, New York, on Thursday, Jan. 7th, 1864, by a committee of the Northern Presbytery. The sermon was preached by Rev. Dr. McLeod; from Ephesians iv. 11: "And he gave some apostles, and some pastors and teachers—for the work of the ministry.” Rev. 8. L. Finney delivered the charge to Pastor and people, and advantage was taken of the Synodical Fast day and the week of prayer to hold a union meeting of the Reformed Presbyterian church es under the care of General Synod, by which all were refreshed and strengthened. The new pastor begins his duties under favorable auspices. The attendance on the church has been largely increased since he commenced his ministry there, and the good people of the congregation are very much encouraged in their work. If fidelity to a good cause, and zeal and perseverance in its promotion deserve success, they will secure it. We commend them to the Head of the church from whom they have now received one of his ascension gifts. . NEW CASTLE, PA. Wo loam that the week of prayer was observed by the churches of this place. The two Reformed Presbyterian Churches of New Castle and Neshannock, are under the care of Rev. J. Alford. The latter church, observant of the divine injunction to owe no man anything save tor love one another, at a meeting held at the close of last year, paid up the salary of the pastor then due, and nearly $5O more on this year; thus putting the paStor in the atti tude they had previously occupied, not greatly to the discomfort of either party, we judge. Besides this, they presented him with money and provisions amounting to nearly $5O more. Tbe New Castle people, however, had been beforehand: on the evening of Dec. 10th they crowded into the pastor’s house and left behind them $5O in • jfloney, and additional mat ters worth $2O or $BO more. Nor is their liberality confined to their own circle. At a recent collection for the Alexandria Freedmen’s Mission, presided over by Rev. N. K. Crow, $9O was contributed with a ftospect of raising it to $lOO. To Neshannock belongs the credit of raising nearly two-thirds of the amount. OITY MINISTERS. We regret to state that Rev. E. E. Adams is suffering from nervous indisposi tion, the effect we imagine, of over-work upon a system enfeebled by an attack of typhoid fever which he suffered last sum mer. He is for the present unable to preach, though the best hopes for an early recovery are cherished. Rev. William Patton of the Fifth Re formed Presbyterian Church, Philadelphia, we are sorry to say, is also quite ill. He was laid aside' fifteen weeks last summer by typhoid fever, and improbably suffering from a too speedy and active return to duty. No serious results, we believe, are apprehended. The Akoh Street Church have just voted to raise their Pastor (Mr. Conk ling’s) salary from twenty five hundred to four thousand dollars. DONATION VISIT. We understand that the friends of the Rev. W. J. Macdowell, of South Ryegate, made him a donation visit on the 25th ult. The day was fine and the people turned out en masse. A most excellent dinner was prepared by the committee of ar rangements, of which over an hundred partook, and about a hundred were en tertained at an evening repast. Every one seemed to vie with each other in kindness toward their new minister and his family. The donation amounted to nearly $2OO. And this is all the more spirited on the part of the congregation, when it is considered that it is only seven months since Mr. Macdowell came amongst them; and during that time in addition to the donation and regular salary, the peo ple have paid $3OO for improvements on the manse and bam; and between one and two hundred dollars for the Seminary, and $54 for Home and Foreign Missions. INFLUENCE OF THEATRES. Wo noted, awhile since, the fact that the Young Men’s Christian Association of Elmira N. Y., recently ordered of our Presbyterian Publication Committee six hundred and fifty copies of Dr. Brainerd’s tract on the “Influence of Theatres,” to be put in the pews of their Churches. The point of the matter is, that the Pastor of a Congregational Church in Elmira, a. member of a famous family, who is not quite sound on the theatre question, on entering his church on Sun day morning, found a copy of this pithy tract in each pew, and two in the pulpit! We trust that he ,and his people are mow orthodox on this subject. THE "WESTERN CHURCH. We are pleased to notioe that the congre gations in attendance upon the services of the Western Church, corner of 17th and Filbert Sts., are very good. Much inte rest is taken in the earnest and able dis courses of the pastor-elect, Rev. Janies S. Willis, and it is hoped that by the blessing of God, an enlarged measure of prosperity may now be enjoyed by the church. "SANITARY AID." Seldom have our eyes been gladdened with a more beautiful sight than was pi‘e sented to their view last Monday evening, January 4th. The young ladies of Miss Smith’s school, 1210 Spruce St., combined the beautiful, historical, ludicrous, and poetical in a succession of “tableaux vivant ” —too fascinating to admit of any one being criticised more than another, though we must remark, that should the young lady who personated th.e Statue of Hope, continue as motionless the remain der of her days, her’s will be a quiet life. The young ladies have a sewing society, their object is to assist the “Sanitary.” Theirs is self-sustaining, and their funds becoming rather low, they took this me thod of replenishing them. If we judge from the audience, their treasurer wears a smiling face again, and their busy fingers will soon be making stitches in red flan nel. Great credit is due to Mr. Holmes for his artistic skill in grouping and arranging the figures. CAPITAL, BRAIN'S, GRACE. A difference of opinion, and of measures arising in one of our ■ large city churches, said one member to another, in relation to it: “Capital will conquer “l tell you,?’ was the reply, “it is written-in all history, and true now as ever, brains shall con quer. ” My answer to both i's.grace shall conquer brains, capital and sin, or the church is a bubble and a lie:;. JJtfMtjSltfc gjtettfeu. The organization of State Legislatures and tho issue of Gubernatorial messages has filled up a large space of the news during the week. Whatever movement there has been among the military, is confined almost entirely to the Western armies. Even these have been on a small scale. The rebels seem to confine their operations to plundering guerilla expeditions, while our forces are endeavoring to destroy them in every direction. Gov. Seymour, of Ne.w.York, in his annual Philadelphia; Thursday, January it, isa4- message, has taken special pains to calumniate the President of the United States and his supporters. He asserts that the war is pro longed for the purpose of carrying out the Emancipation Proclamation policy of the Administration. All this, and many other portions of his message, is in perfect harmony with the previous views and principles of the party with which Gov. Seymour is prominent ly connected. The result of the Fall elections, throughout the Free States shows significantly whether the people have more faith in' the wisdom and policy of the Administration than in Gov. Seymour and his friends. In striking contrast with the message of Gov. Seymour is that of Gov. Curtin of Pennsylvania. Instead of conjuring up ruin and death throughout the country, he takes'' pride in referring to the general prosperity and wealth of the State during the past year. He comes grandly up to second the honest efforts of oar President and his advisers to suppress the rebellion. He does not stop to find fault with the measures which have been adopted to more effectually destroy treason and rebellion, nor does he foolishly and wickedly speculate upon the chances of pro curing a peace by dishonorable measures. His anxiety is how to fill up the old regiments and raise new ones, and how to provide for the families of those who have gone to serve our common country. The Governor con cludes this patriotic and able State paper in the following eloquent terms: “That this unnatural rebellion may be speedily and effectually crushed, we all lie, under the obligation of the one paramount duty, that of vigorously supporting our government in its measures to that end. _ To the full extent of my official and individual ability it shall be supported, and I rely hearti-- ly on your co-operation. I am ready for all proper measures to strengthen its arms—to encourage- its upholders—to stimulate by public liberality, to. themselves and then families, the men who give td it their personal service—rin every mode to invigorate its action, We are'fighting the great battle of God, of truth, of right, of liberty. The Almighty has no attribute that can favor our savage ana degenerate enemies. No people can submit to territorial dismemberment without becom ing contemptible in Its own eyes and those of the world*. But it is not only against territo rial dismemberment that we are struggling, but against the destruction of the very ground work of our whole political system. The ultimate question truly at issue is the possi bility of the permanent existence of a power fill Republic. That is the question to be now solved, and by the blessing of God, we mean that it shall not be our' fault if it be not solved favorably. We have, during the past year, made mighty strides toward such a solution, and to all human appearance we approach its com pletion. But whatever reverses may happen, whatever blood and treasure may still be required—whatever sacrifices may be neces sary— there will remain the inexorable deter mination of our people to fight out this thing to the end —to preserve and to perpetuate this Union. They have sworn that not one star shall be left from the constellation, nor its clustered brightness be dimmed by treason and savagery, and they will keep their oath.” Senate, Jan. sth. —The Secretary of the Navy* sent'in the names of all naval who have left the Union service since Dec. 1, 1860, and, entered the service of the Rebels. Mr. Powell offered a bill to prevent officers of the army and navy from interfering in State elections, which was referred to the Judiciary Committee. Petitions were offered from lowa to change the enrollment law so as to include all foreign residents, from certain non-residents for exemption from the $3OO commutation; from the Lake Superior and Mississippi Railroad Company for grant of lands. Mr. Wilson offered a bul restoring the $4OO bounty to veterans until the lath of. February, and a bounty of $lOO to negroes resident in States now in rebellion who may volunteer up to such, time as the President may determine. On motion of Mr. Ten Eyck, who spoke at some length upon the subject, the President's Reconstruction Plan was (referred to the Judiciary Committee. House. —A bill was referred providing for bounty and pensions for soldiers called out in the Departments of Ohio and Kentucky. The President sent in a.message recommen ding that the bounties recently suspended be continued ajt -least until the Ist of February, He also sent in the result of the Peru Claims Convention, and recommended an appropria tion to meet tlic awards. Senate, Jan, 6tli.—Petitions were presen ted, from Friends, asking exemption from military duty; also for payment for slaves confiscated by a wife whose husband was said to be disloyal. Messrs. Howard, Collamer, Johnson, Harlan, Trumbull, Sherman; Mor gan, Conness and Brown, were chosen Select Committee on the Pacific Railroad. The Judiciary Committee were instructed to report, upon the propriety of repealing so much of the Confiscation Act as prohibits the forfeiture of real estate beyond the life of the offender. A hill was reported to amend the Enrolling Act and extent the time for paying bounties. Mr. Powell’s bill to prevent army and navy officers from interfering in elections was taken up on motion to refer to the Judiciary Com mittee. Motion lost: Yeas 16, Nays 21. — After a long debate it was sent to the Military Committee. The House bill extending the time for paying bounties was passed to a second reading. House. —The resolution to appoint a Com mittee to report upon the expediency of building a railroad between Washington and New York was. adopted, 66 to 45. A joint resolution was adopted unanimously, extend ing the payment of bounties to the Ist of March. A bill -was reported to fix a single day for the election of members of Congress, and to enable soldiers to vote. It was ordered to be printed. A bill to prevent collisions at sea was sent to the Commerce Committee. After several resolutions asking tor informa tion, the House went into Committee on . the Post Office Appropriation Bill. Mr. Wash of Illinois spoke in severe terms of the Rail roads between New York and Washington in their relations with the Government and' the public. Mr. Pruyn defended the- railroad companies.; After a rambling debate, the Post Office Appropriation Bill was passed. The House then took up (in Committee) the President’s Message, and Mr. Arnold made a strong Anti-Slavery speech. Senate, Jan. 7.—Mr. Wilson presented the petition of Col- T. W. Higginson, praying for information as to the pay of colored troops compared with that]of privates in the Regular Army, asking for the same pay as volunteers.. Mr. Carlile offered a resolution stating that, as a result of a compact of States, each State for itself, adopted the Constitution of the United States as it adopted its own State Constitution, Laid over. Mr. Howard’s resolution, _ that the Committee on the Judi ciary consider the propriety of repealing the joint resolution of July 17, 1862, which pro hibits a ‘forfeiture of real estate beyond the natural life of the offenders, was adopted. The w House bill, making , appropriations for Congpress the Post Office Department was referred to the Finance Committee. The bill for con tinuing the bounties to volunteers was re ferred to the Committee on Finance, with the understanding that it shall be early reported. The message of the President, and documents on the same subject, were referred to the same Committee. The bill to'* enroll the National Forces was considered, and all the amendments of the Military Committee were adopted except the one repealing the $3OO exemption clause—that is to be _ hereafter considered. _ Mr. Howe offered joint resolu tions declaring that as the traitor authorities hold in barbarous imprisonment our officers and soldiers, refusing to exchange except upon their own terms, are unable or unwilling to feed them properly, or even tolerably, and have denied them the charity sought to be bestowed" by ourselves; that as it does not become-*®), 0005000 of people to permit their brethren to starve within one hundred miles of their own capital, the President be author ized to call out one million of volunteers to serve for ninety days, to be employed in carrying food and freedom to every captive in the Rebel hands, and plant the United States flag upon every prison—that the forces so raised be under command of Gen; Grant. The resolution was referred to the Military Committee. * House.— The Speaker announced as the Special Committee on a new railroad between 1 Washington and New York, Messrs. Bran- .! dagee, Randall, Brooks, Webster,' Sloan, l Alley, Farnsworth, Garfield and Vorhees. I A bill to consolidate the statues was referred. A bill was referred exempting the communi cations of the Soldier’s Aid Society from postage. Mr. Blain offered resolutions to ascertain the debts incurred by the several States in their efforts to suppress the insur rection, and declaring as the judgment of the of the House that all such debts should ultimately be assumed arid liquidated by the .General Government. Mr. Baldwin offered resolutions declaring the Jeff, Davis Govern ment outlawed and having no power over the people of any portion of the country, and that any proposition to negotiate with the leaders of the Rebellion, as though they were entitled to- bargain for and bind any whom they oppress, should be rejected without hesitation or delay. The resolutions were adopted—B9 to 24. Amongthe Yeas were the following Demo crats: Bailyv Baldwin of Michigan, Brown of Wisconsin', Griswold, Holman, Kernan, Mid dleton, Odell,.Stebbftis, Sweat and Yeaman, Mr Rodgers offered absolution declaring for a vigorous prosectitidi|jqi the war, but at the same time asking for "peace, and conciliation and compromise, so far as consistent with honor and earnestly recommending the co-op eration of the President and the Senate in . sending Commissioners to Richmond in order that the war may be brought to an honorable end. Laid on the table by 78 to 42. Mr. A. Myers offered resolutions that we should fore go all feelings of passion except such; as are dictated by loyalty, all resentment except such as is due to treason, and that the war should be wagcd.until traitors- and their sympathizers are conquered into the] Union, made obedient to the laws, take the oath of allegiance, and submit to the Emancipation and Reconstruc tion Proclamation ; when this is done, the chief Rebels and traitors to be hung, and the war to cease- Sent to Reconstruction Committee. Mr. Broomall introduced a bill providing for the construction of a Navy-Yard and Depot on the Delaware River and Bay, and appropriat ing $300,000. therefor. Referred to the Com mittee on Naval Affairs. The House then went into Committee of the Whole on the Consualr and Diplomatic . Approbation bill. Mr. Brooks moved to strike off all but one Minister to Central'American States. The mo , tion was lost,-and the'bill passed. ' ' . Senate-/;Jtau.-S.~A joint. resolution to give Great Brittari notice of the suspension .of. the. Reciprocity Treaty was referred to the Com mittee on Foreign Relations.. Resolutions were reported offering thanks of Congress to Gens. Horiker, -Meade, Banks and Burnside, their officers and men. Mr. Wilson’s bill to promote enlistments was introduced. It pro vides that enlistments hereafter shall be for three years; that colored soldiers shall have the same supplies and pay as white men; that ten months pay shall be given in advance; that the wives and children ot colored repruits be forever free; that chaplains absent by rea son of wounds shall liave full pav, and half pay, with rations, when'absent .from other causes; that each battalion of engineers shall be allowed an adjutant, a quartermaster and a commissary, to be selected from their lieuten ants. Bill refenred to Military Committee. Mr. Grimes offered a bill to alter pay in the army as follows: Major-Generals, $4,000, with commutation for incidentals; $3,000, without commutation, when out of command. Briga dier-Generals, same pay as at present when on duty ; $3,200 when in command of a depart ment or on other duty in the field; $2,500 when on leave or waiting orders. Colonels same as now when on full duty;. $2,800 when not'in the field; $2,100 .when on leave, Lieu tenantiColonels, on duty not in the field, $2,250'; on leave, $1,680. Majors, $1,800; on $1,700 Qn duty notin the field; $1,5000n leave or waiting for orders. Captains, $1,500 and Lieutenants, $1,200 and $l,lOO. The-bill.-vtiis sent to the Military Committee. , Mr. Wilson offered a bill repealing acts which limit thfe time for proceedings in certain cases , in criminal and civil courts and courts-martial, ■ and the time for any proceeding in forfeiture or confiscation. Mr. Hale moved for a Select Committee to examine into the efficiency of the steam engines lately constructed for the use of the Navy, the mode of procuring sup-' plies, and the conduct of the Department ge nerally, and that they have power to send for persons and papers. Hale, Grimes, Doolittle, Conness and Davis debated the subject, when it was postponedffor the present. Mr. Wilson introduced a resolution providing for the ex pulsion of Senator Davis, of Kentucky, owing to the’ sentiments put forth in a recent resolu tion by the latter, which, in the opinion of ' Mr-i Wilson, “incites the people to treasonable insurrection aDd rebellion." Stripped of its verbiage this, Mr. WilsoU said, was the pur pose of the resolution. Mr. Davis explained 1 to the Senate that the language quoted in Mr. Wilson’s resolution was a garbled version of his own resolution, What he (Davis) pro posed was that the people should rise at the polls and take the power of this Government into their own hands. He (Davis) repeated that the terms of Mr. Wilson's resolution were against the terms of his own, and were false in facl. The subject was then passed over and the .Spnate resumed the consideration of the bill in amendment of the Enrollment Act. Mr. • Sumner moved that no person shall furnish a substitute, the Government doing that work; $3OO shall be paid by eveiy drafted man seek ing exemption : if his income is over $6OO arid under $2,000 he pays 10 per cent, more: $2,000 to $5,000, 20- per cent; over $5,000 30 .per cent. A long debate followed generally against striking out the $3OO commutation. Mr. Wilson made soine important statements. He thought the Rebels had but 225.000 men, and that with average success the war would be practically over, or at least the Rebellion crushed, by October. He would have the time of enlistments fixed at eighteen months, and retain the $3OO clause. Without coming to a question, the Senate adjourned to Monday. The War Virginia.—On Wednesday, the 30th>f De cember," a detachment of seventy-five men pro ceeded on a two days’scout, under the com mand otCapt. A. M. Hunter.. : iaetwithl jjtle.mipediment: in its march until Friday, January Ist. about 10 o’clock, A. M., when near Rectortown, on the border of Loudoun and Fauquier Counties, it suddenly encountered a large force of from 500 to 700 rebel cavalry, supposed to be a por tion of General Rosser’s Brigade. v Our boys fought gallantly against such overwhelinning numbers until fifty-seven out of the seventy five, were, ertjtei captured or killed. The re maining eighteen made their way in safety to camp. i Several of those who escaped found their feet frozen when they reached eamp. One poor fellow got his boots filled with water in cross ing a stream, and when he attempted to pall them off, found his feet and ankles encased in ice! The boots had to be cut from his feet. Rectortown, the scene of this occurrence, is about Forty miles from Harper’s Ferry, and a locality proverbial for roving bands of gueril las and other rebel cavalry. The military sa gacity that could suggest such an expedition, with a handful of men, so far into the enemy’s lines, without the hope of succor and support in case they were overpowered, may well be questioned. Besides, the. men had, but a few days previously, come off a fifteen days’ scout from the upper Shenandoah Yalley, where they had been co-operating with General Averill in his great raid on the Tennessee .and Virginia Railroad. On the Bth of January, the garrison at Pe terburg, Western Virginia, was surrounded. Fitzhugh Lee and Rosser are moving between New Creek and' Petersburg. Imboden has been attacked at Winchester and driven back. While our prisoners in Richmond are, by re bel confession, wretchedly fed and clothed, and while rebel papers there are telling the most absurd 'lies about our behaviour to their pri soners at Point Lookout, the Government at Washington is devising means to relieve the distress of the people in Virginia, whose sub stance has been wasted by the tramp of Lee’s and our own armies, and the incidental hazards of the war. The inhabitants of the whole coun try from Washington to the Rapidan, and from the Blue Ridge to the Peninsula, are to share in such supplies of food as they choose to pur chase, themselves guaranteeing its transporta tion; and further efforts are on foot to supply those who are to poor to buy. If Mo3eby and Stuart do not steal the provisions sent to suf fering rebel non-combatants, the United States Government will go far beyond the line of duty and the laws of war in feeding its enemies. No oath of loyalty is required, nothing but a pledge that the bread and meat thus sold shall not go to support men actually in arms against the nation; in sober words, that this source of supply shall not be open, by purchase or other wise, to the rebel army. "Will the copper heads—London Times and all—who’howl so dismally about Northern barbarity, note these facts ? If they do, ten to one they complain that the United States does not give away a hundred millions worth, of food without pay and without question. Louisiana and Texas - We have dates from New Orleans to the 31st ult. A secret expe dition left there on the 30th, destination thought to be. toward Mobile, probably to land and for tify at Pascagoula. New Orleans had been drowned out by heavy rain, December 2Sth,— | nearly the whole of the city streets a foot or two under water. Nothing especially new in war matters. From the front the report .is— “ Army encamped; all well.” The Texan re fugees were freely coming in to swear alle giance. On the 18th, the bones of Captain W. W. Montgomery, of the First (Union) Texas Cavalry, a Union officer, captured and hung by the rebels, were picked up and interred in Fort Browne, in presence of all our troops in Brownsville and a large concourse of citizens. General Dana, commanding 13th Corps, and Governor Hamilton were present, Governor Hamiltom made a thrilling speech. The loyal- Texans have taken an oath of vengeance on liis murderers. Recruiting is rapidly going on.- Rebel sympathizers are forced to fly into Mexi co. At New Orleans, a mass meeting of-all the loyal people in the State of Louisiana has been called for the Bth of January. The ob ject was to take into consideration the forma tion of a Free State Government, Nearly enough are enrolled to enable the State to re turn to the Union under the President’s Pro clamation.: .Guerrilla firing upon boats along the Mississippi had almost entirely ceased. North Carolina. —Becent intelligence from Newbren states that the expedition under Col. McChesney, of the First North Carolina Re giment, which left Newbern on the 30th of De cember, for Greenville, met the enemy on Thursday night, near Washington. Both par ties were surprised. Lieut'. Adams charged on and routed the enemy, killing a lieutenant and five men, all of whom were left on the field, and captured ten men, one cannon and cassion, with the horses of Starr’s battery. Our loss was Lieut. Adams killed, and five men wounded. Arkansas.— A despatch of the 6th states that General Kirby Smith commands the en tire rebel force west of the Mississippi river, with his head-quarters at Camden. His forces, which consist of about 15,000 rebels, are repre sented as being very active in raising and equipping the men with the object of attacking Little Rock, which they felt confident they could attack in force before its garrison was reinforced. Generals Marmadnke and Price have six to seven thousand men, mostly cavalry, and were located between Arkadelphia and Little Rock. The notorious Quantrel and Ca pers had about 300 men each, and were en camped on Bayou Bortholomew, back of Lake Providence. General Harrison is at Monroe, on Washita river, with 1,500 effective men, who were mostly from Arkansas and Louisia na; and, if they failed to hold Monroe, he would disband his forces. Tennessee. —A dispatch from Cumberland Gap, January 6th, states that an overwhelm ing force, under Sam. Jones, attacked our troops at Jonesville, Ya., on the 3rd inst., con sisting of about 300 men. After a desperate resistance, our men surrendered, losing thirty killed, thirty wounded, one gun, and two small howitzers.. A dispatch from Cairo, of the 4th inst., says, that Gen. Grierson, at last accounts, was pur suing Gen. Forrest south of' Cold Water. Geii. Lee had reinforced Gen. Forrest.from Okalona. The guerrilla Gen. Richardson crossed our lines on the 28th of December, on his way South. All has been quiet in the interior of Tennes see since his departure. General. News- The Ohio Legislature organized on the 4th inst. J. R. Bubbell was elected Speaker of the House, and Wm. E. Davis Clerk of the Senate. Governor Tod!s Message is .very brief. He says that the financial affairs of the State were never in a better condition; that the public debt has been reduced $676,000, and that the militia system adopted by the Legislature last winter has proved a success. He recommends that the banking corporations now existing under State authority be . given all reasonable facilities for closing their business. He attributes the escape of John Morgan to negligence, arising from a misunderstanding between the civil and military officers at the Penitentiary of their respective duties. He calls attention to the bravery and gallantry of our soldiers in the field, and says that, although this wicked rebellion still continues, we can justly claim for Ohio a full performance of duty in the effort to crush it. He says the number of troops raised since the beginning of the war is 200,671. - . - , ; r . , The National Union members of the Penn-' sylvania Legislature met in caucus, at Harris burg, on the 4th inst., and nominated officers. The absence of Senator White, who repre sents Indiana and Armstrong Counties, and who is now a prisoner in Richmond, leaves the Senate with a tie vote. This has been the oc casion of much difficulty in the organization of the Senate. The copperheads who, with the presence of Mr. White, would have been in. the minority, take advantage of his absence to shew their enmity toward the Government by refusing any concessions that might lead to a proper organization. The funeral of Archbishop Hughes was held on Thursday, with all the solemn pomp and pageantry of the Roman Catholic Church. Of course, all the priesthood and prominent lay members of the church were present. The New York.2Vfsime gives the folio wi®.' description of the Cathedral in which the set vices were held: On the occasion of the funeral the crowd wj immense, all the streets near the place beini full, and the church jammed to suffocation. Nearly the whole of the interior of the Cathe dral was railed in black. The tall columns were draped with sable, relieved with white abont the centers and capitals, and the walls were covered with black cloth. The organ gallery .and chamber were also covered with the same material. The windows were crowned with black rosettes, and festoons were con tinued in white curtains over the side columns. The pulpit was covered with mourning, and the canopy was elaborately trimmed with white. The catafalque was ornamented with plumes and surrounded by a sable cross. The altar was elaborately decorated. The symbols of mourning were visible on every hand, and nothing was unvailed save the famous paint ings so long the admiration of the lovers of art. Over the high altar was a splendid cross of ja poniacs. In all parts of the building were white rosettes and other ornamental figure?. G-ov. Bramlette, of Kentucky, has issue.! a proclamation ordering military commandants, when loyal citizens are taken off by sruerrilas, i to arrest at least five rebel sy in pat hi 7. ,>.rs in the I vicinity for each loyal person captured. 1 The annual renting of pews in'Plymouth I Church (the Kev. Henry Ward Beecher's) took . place on Monday evening, the 4th iust There 1 was a large attendance, and the bidding was spirited. The highest premium paid was $2OO, by Mi. Horace Claflin; the next highest was $lBO, at which price several were sold. The premium on about 70 pews ranged from $2O to $lOO, being about 50 per cent, in advance of last year. Pews which last year brought $25 now sold for from $4O to $5O. Tin;-annual rental of the pews in about $lO,OOO. The pre mium in 1864 was $10,034. This year the pre mium will reach from $20,000 to $25,000. Nearly all the pews were disposed of. Western exchanges and telegrams bring us details of the severe storm ami cold in that part of the country. Ten color-. 1 soldiers were frozen to death at Island N- :o ; three white soldiers were also frozen'near Tor* Pillow; a number of persons lost their lives near Cairo. The Mississippi river is closed, end the Ohio, although open, is full of i-<- General Butler has had yveri! iiiierviewa with the President, Secretary Stanton. and General Halleck, ami i<* understood to have received their indorsumm; .>1 ids propose-' course with regard to th? -hange of pris ners, and had full powe- wired him to can the same into effect. That a'i ihe rebel pris, ners, about 38,000 in number, <tre to be trar mitted to this Department : s iru, aiulreta! tory measures, to a proper aml legitimate e tent, have been deten .iio'i upon. There 1 a also embraced,in Gem- al Untiers plan. a move in the game which the r-I. U little think of. and which cannot faq to brb.v : ir.ni to terms. He has, proposed a counter .move rn every possible contingency; and, whether they refuse to hold .cajßmnaiealaQß.with him cv :io:i rlie result will bethesame. • • ; Foreign, The steamship Africa has arrived with news to Dec. 26th. Great Britain. — Thu Louden Army and Ndvy Gazette says that the Messrs. Laird have refuged several offers for the Mersey Bams, de claring that they are not fur sale. It is understood that the United States Mi nisters, both at London and -Paris, are making continued effort? to prevent the steamer Rap pahannock leaving Calais for the high seas as a Confederate cruiser. Stores for the ship had reached Calais from England, France. —The Corps Legisiaiif had. debated the Loan bill at length. M. Theirs and other opposition members spoke in favor of a pacific policy on the part of the Government. M. Picard censured the Government for the Mexican Expedition. . The bill was finally passed by.a vote of 242 to 14. The Holstein Question.—At a meeting at Altona, in which thousands took part, Prince Frederick was formally proclaimed Duke of Holstein, amid the greatest enthusiasm. The town was subsequently illuminated and great crowds traversed the streets'singing the National Song of Holstein. Order was everywhere maintained. Telegraph communication with Holstein be* came interrupted at noon on the 25th of ff( cembcr. . It was reported that the General commas ing the Austrian troops at Hamburg had baf - recalled. The Saxon troops entered Altona on the2f of December. The Danes left as the federal troops ap peared. . The Federal Commissioners in Holstein de clare that they will assume the administration of affairs without prejudice to the .teinprorily suspended rights of the Sovereign. Hungary. —The rumors of an.insurrectionar ry movement in Hungary continued. Austria was taking precautions against such a movement.. Latest. Liverpool. Dec. 26. Evening. —All the markets are closed to-day, and .the holidays are being celebrated everywhere. • The Danish Ministry have tendered their re signation to the king, and it has been accepted. England and Russia continue to. exercise & pressure In Denmark on the Holstein question. The passage of the steamship Scotia, from New York to Liverpool, is computed at less than eight days and twenty one hours. Thackery, the celebrated author, was found dead in his bed on. the morning of the 24th inst. He was taken ill only the day previous. Effusion; of the brain is the alleged cause of his death. Sir of the men who were enlisted to serve on board the Federal steamer Kearsage at Queens town, and who were recently disembarked at that __ port, have been committed for trial. Affidavits * were produced, showing that they had enlisted for three years for the purpose of fighting in. the service of the United States. PRESERVED FRUITS. ■' CRYSTAL AND; GLASSEE, DELICIOUS FRUIT PASTES, CREAMS La Mode de Paf' * EXTRA.FINE ROASTED ALMONDS. CHOCOLATE AND. CREAM CARAMELI . Manufactured by.. E. G. WHITMAN C 0.,. ’* **' .318 Chesluut Street.
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