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SATURDAY, JAN IS; 1862
Tn vss:s.—We retprn oar thank- to
srs. James Myers of the ll.rat-e-
Mestand of the Senate., f noUi
MEM
_1;;(1,...,:dcUbv.-- . -1').01...Nict.:•-)y is expected
to lecture in this nlc.ec some evening next
week. Due notie ' . 4 . 4 . 11 1:c given of time and
rosr Gericr. ARK tNcECENT.--14::, are re
quested to give nutii c that licreatiter 'tinder
the present mail arranzLment, the. Post Of
t/PP Will not be 01't 'Soild s tly !morning.
'rile latest mail ..i . ri'ves here at set en o'cloick
an.l on ilt,tt
the offlee ittn I opt n 'nut hJin• lat„r than
nine u•r!oclt.
call attPralon to
the CJal Oil ;awl - Litups advt‘rti,ed as for
rn'e r,5 Ffahltn's' llaraware store. They
.aid e L unusually cheap and good.
w Tnny sztrcly
them up .tt P.maer•onit!:':L.rgo
g0.)1t., ui tit auc-
IBM
an 1 4, Mechanic's 11..)ir, are fa
rent—goal bu,iuc . se st.tuJs. Apply to' P.
Halder- tn.
I‘l. a,lvertie. 4 valuable Pup
EIM
T.IE 1`.1.1N,' Com-ctn.—The Con
s• tor the li - Alinnians on Ttrasday evening
wa,. one oi - • the n t,t sueeesz. , rtil over given
The :louse trio crowded to itq
utmost ea?iteity, ninl the liberal applause of
audience b1..0. - :ed appreciation of the en
tet taituneirt areft I: "The singing Waq good
—bettor'tienat is often heard from itinerant
•r•aines—and the entertaining.
"Ye It ,i,e we bind] boon ;gain ham the ple;t
-‘-o.a of libtening to the Alleglianians.
KEFFER ORCIIESTR.I.—TI.is musical
ucicty id rapidli progre sing, and already
shows a most creditable degree of efficiency.
&MSC of the members arc must excellent pet
-I,,rincrs, no I tho “rudimentaries' are fast
•,..tva:ffing:••.lir:KeffTer drills them thorough
;y, and -expect soon to give the public an
opportunity oriudgidg o f their quality. We
a success, when the dry arrives.
" The "iieffer" hay, rcztztlrremoved from
their old. ~ ,eaarters over` the N. C. Railway
Depot, , to•tte x - ocond story of the Washing
ton louse extension, on Walnut street. As
an evidence of their progress they authorize
lis to withdraw the warnitt7 to lovers of
pence and harmony. lA.ito-urs by may keep
their ears epon ‘Vitliout any dattger of
Tits Ttiven..—For the past t%ro weeks the
s bare been sorely that 4lieed Iny the va
riable miriade firesnfed by the ricer—one
day smooth as a mirror, neat covered with
a coating of snow, and in another day or two
rendered glassy again by opportune rain and
to st. The sleet of Wednesday, however,
pretty effectually banished all ideas of
siodiug, making the surface of the ice
'nothing 1401'3 than a crust of snow. On
Tharaey. enaing nbst,t nine o'cldek The
imo moved nfrtiitlea g,ren't grinding and roar-
ink;, but nn farther dkturbunee, :and, as far
11i we eau !earn, without dainrg , . Next
atornilig, It appeared :jammed and lodged
along budi elibre4, but with au apcn channel
between.
The pre , ei.t, canter tbus VAL li is been an
linlavorstblo one for ourije gellerers. Twice
the river 11.1.5 been closed, only to break its
icy kinds prematurely. We trust yet to see
a sutfi,tiontly straa..; bridg t. furnish an
abundant .ce crop.
As indemnity for their di...appointment on
the river the buys, biriv 'gni" small, have
been making good use of the frozen surface
!..,cunt 6trcet, as a coating ground. The
ideas riot thi.rk of an evening. and the street
i.. "gay . " who shoutin; urchin , . ()dr best
is that Samti•of them may not liar , 'heir
heves breken.
SOCI6I Fl ri,Nl3,."—Ac
conling to a notice published in la,: week's
Spy, si held in tho !tom - ora
the Vigilant Engine HAI: on Alorkinf even
ing last, for the purpose of forming a Society
for the alit of the Volunt den+.
tSurirty was organized by electing Mrs.
Loivry, Pres.; Mrs. Alirahaul Bruner. Sr.
V. P.; Miss Annie Pettit, Treasurer; Miss
Susan Leo - non, Correspendirtg Secretary,
awl P r C. Fhat,n., Ileeurding Secretary. '
The Pre•ttlent eirpointetl Nlisses E. Wil
r.utt, and J. l'fa:11:r, zmnttiittee
fur lite ortiac Society.
A propo.ia e:e4 RlRae t.. • it.t ILO the Lager
girls in the' ..hoods to 1,11.1,t it) the eatt , e.
•vhielt %sat agreed to.
•tante,l, "Soldier.'
l't ,end.'' The meeti.„-, ti , ljotatte,l to
lor et ill the Sallie ri:101:•'IC tarry. o'clock utt
1,•0 31 , , f11/.ly :I*.C. intitad
he pt c-c'.t. •
IL C.
otm.--Putnain, of,
het. 1 has, ei nee the litre king out of
the etimtlitg slave holders' rebellion. isiued
st.o -Rebellion Record," a chronicle of the
rents of this momentous par 6.r Sati , inal
existence. It is issued in untrahly parts,
each being illustrate.; wit:. -Ite.nrrable por
traits on steel of the ellicf'n t-::Ttl,txtnd
military, - Union and ltelel 't he $.11.2g,- , -.le.
It is nut abare record of ctento, hut prescrsc
the ablest and •be desctiption of these
e. ruts. and .tich incidents as are noteworthy,
.•tt,led from tie necyspapers of the day. it
.ti-o give!. tlie hest posriutl express .. .ens of
y• tiriutims trilled forth hy the war The
'Recur,'" will lortn.ra, most valuable work
luture reference, and • tdkr.: its place ae
..,./er.ity in every iihrtiTy.
Mr. .;`r„than Greert, has undertaken
rile t.ale of this work in opulacrour,h and
aloinity. we can cordially - reeran Gni a
Ole work toonr readers. :11...*GtLeci also
tbe cagerevint.r,. tvitlr which the - work ie
illustrmed sheet... They' 'r.re
r„„ s and vreii- svorth framing. '
iiiil
By a olionlarfroimthe managers of this in
stitution our attention has been particulzrly
called tenn admirable home clr:::y, to
which our citizens might contribeteiargely
and liberally. Its of and scope are sue
set forth in the fol!ewing paragraph
from the circular:
The of of this association iv to take
the young childr.^en.of•depraved and xicious
parent, as weld as indigent orphans, to
separate then/from the evil influences which
surround them, end by fitting them for
song• industrial employment, enable them
to become useful meta/hers of to.:iecal„ It
was incorporated !by— the Legit:dolma of
Pennsylinia, on the 29th of Niarch, ISGO.
By the Act of Incorporation the managers
are authorized to take under their guardian
'. ship, all vagrants and white children whose
parents cannot, ur whose vices renk:r them
to take care of them. 'flies are also
:authorized to bind them out as apprentices
to some useful trwt2 ot• employment.
The operation of this charity is local only
315 regards the county—not confined to the
city, although properly located' there. Chil
dren from all parts Lf be county y.lll be
provided with a hem,c oa preper application.
Have wa of Ooltinfhia no friendless, or worse
than friendless, children iu our midst !who
wduld be Lenefitted by the cares s•o . cbarita-
Idy proffered by this association? Whether
WC have or have not, will not any uid ex
tended to the support of this institution he
alms wortbili• bestowed? Assistance is now,
more than aleatily other time, pressingly do.
roamed. We again quote from the circular:
• There are now thirty children bathe Hume,
and many of them children of dime who
have gone to serve their country on the field
of battle. Shall they be unprovided• fot?
Our cry is urgent, for the treasury is empty
and we know not V 1 bore to iook for help.
The institution is emirely fre!i from t . ,11
Sectarian influences, tie Lana ets heing•of
all Christian denominations: .3:41d it extends
its operations over the whole county ol' Lan
caster. It strive- at the hogitiito4, of evil,
and by trainittgtheue children for useful and
respectable citi: tins, lessens the number who
crowd - our poor Louse.: and prism..., nr.d thalo
the public, treasury. : • • •
Will you mut recognize the principle,
"There is that szattereth ambyet inereaseth,
and there is that withhohleth more than is
meet, but it tendcth to poverty."
Will not the eharibt' d ie citizens of Colum
bia do their sh,ire towards the support of the
"Homer Let those who have plenty spare
of their abundance. Their charity—often
unwillingly extended to undeserving objects,
who by importunity extort more or less from
the community every tiny—will here be most
nobly repaid by a growing crop of good and
a harvest of gratitude.
The Institution is yet in its infancy, and
may by neglect perish before it attains its
full growth of usefulnes. , ; yet it has already
effected much good, and has in it the germ
of cite of the most noble charities of the
Country. Do nut let it fail for want of an
ailing hand. A. triiia in the way of assis
tance—in monay, clothing, produce, or what
ma—from each one will suffice. Will not
every one du his or her part? We commend
the effort to aid in our town to some
6r our eharit'able lalie
Contributions may he left at the "Home,"
in South Queen street, opposite the Oda
Fellows' Hall, or at Mr. Michael's Hotel,
or at Mrs. Shreiner's in North Queen sticet,
Lancaster.
TUC LADIES OE CuI.USIII.I AND '4`llE
DIERY.—We give elsewhere a report of the
proceedings of the meeting held on Monday
evening, fur the purpose of organizing a so
ciety with the object of more effectually ex
tending aid and comfort to our soldiers. It
will be seen that such society was formal,
under the titl3 of the "Soldier.' Itiemls,"
energetib and public spirited ladies
elected to its government. By this action
the ladies have taken proper steps to place
themselves before the public as'a patriotic
body, ready and willing to give time and b.-
bar to the good cause. Besides, they give
tJ the work thAr whole heart, end 111:,:e
cannot be expected or atlted. Now 'ct;m
mences the duty of' our citizens generally.
The ladies t.re ready to work, but they must
have the wherewithal. 'They appeal to all
generous hearts for mean, to render the r
labor effectual and the aOlOOOl and I.itta of
aid extended to the gallant who are
fighting our battles. worthy dm. 'good bo
rough. Much has already been done, but
from want of tystetrt the good attained has
not always been the greatest good possible.
Now, organization will economize bath in
work and distribution.
The second meeting will be held on nest
Monday evening, in the Ilall of the Vigilant
Engine Hence, where a large attendance
from all parts of the town is desired. he
Society shiuld embrace every lady who hnc ,
time and ekill to ply the neeille.
IZEIT/INC: AND a/1,1'11%1A RA11,110.11 , CO.—
The following gentleinen were elected trill
corA of tl,c itedditig :old Columbia Ilc.ilroad
Co , at the Annual Election held at' Litii,
on the 13th ind.
JSrsi,Lvel--NV. el.
Di', to. .i.--1 7 ee Irriek Lotter, lleaning.
isaan Egkert, Ilea ling: John Mt:Mai - au:,
Reading, A. 1.1111 houiginacher, Ephrata: A.
Rates. Grubb, nagit HON"; SAMLICI
limier. Lieu.; Nathan 'Worley,
C. S. Killington, Columbia: Ephraim
olumbia: George B iglu, Columbia:
11,1: Evan-, Wrightsville.
COLA. lltl 1 t\., Y. 11111. A ND LINE RAILROAD.
—The follow 'named gentleman were
eleeted Pre-ddent and Directors of the Co
luttilda and M tri f land Line nailruiti, at the
anneal meeting of the Stuckholderti, held at
C4.uper's hotel, Lancaster, on Menday, Jan.
r, 1:4112:
Per,itlent trtram A. Shaeffer.
Di.c•loe:.—Jeremiah 13. ILaines, Jusepit
11,11 lance, 3t.rcmialt Brown, Samuel J. Ree
ves, John Lone, .Tames 31eSparran, Jacob
11. Sbutnan, V. W. Miller, C.
S. Kauffman, Jolla A. "Sli, - .!;:f",
a
gurtiner
CONTINESTY, c ntc iv rc
eeipt of the - rebrunry number—the Prcond
number-4 -the "Continental nonthlY."—
imrrereA with acquaintance:lmi bid o ftir
to obtain: Isom iti merit. front rank irt our
periodical army. Without enumer.lting
the nrtieic..., tre•ean 7my.ra! coramBnda
•ton the Isdrali.,! • - -
Itrstux.mos or TOE SECRETARY OF WAR.
Monday last the llc'.n. Simon Cameron,
who since the inauguration of President Lin
coln, has occupied the position of Secretary
of icar, resigned his s4als of office, and the
tender was accepted 1.4. the President, who
has filled the vacancy by the appointment
of lion. E. M. Slit%ton, of \Vashington.
an evidence of the undiminished regard' of
the President fur the retiring Secretary, he
has been nominated as Minister to Russia,
a post which at this juncture reeeir.ts an in
cumbent truly representing the views and
enjusing the entire confidence of the gov
ernment.
Hon. B. M. Stanton, the successor of Mr.
Cameron as Secretary of War, is from Penn
sylvania, though for some years past resid
ing in Washington. 174 n G.lll. pass re
signed the Secraty:jship uf State, because
Mr. Bachanin refused to reinforce Fort
''Sunn:fter;audge Black succeeded General
Cass, and Mr. Stanton tuck the then vacant
position of Attorney General. Mr. Stanton,
in that positiun, co-operated with Mr.
as Secretary uf War, and General 1)lx, as
Secretary of the 'Treasury, in those closing,
inca , al es of the Buchanan Administration
%Omit] finally prevented the Government
froru . through treachery' and. hopeless
imbocility, entirely into the hands of the
Itebek. Mr„Dtautou bears the character of
a bold, prompt, vigorous man. Ile has
hitherto ranked as a Democrat, thoroughly
loyal, and uncomproinisingly arrayed against
the rebellion. ~%r. :Stanton has lung been
distinguished as as able lawyer, and, as At
torney General alder Mr. I:lichen:ln, was
particularly marked as a most valuable Cab
'net councillor; and we therefore hail his ad
rent to the important position he has now
itecepte,l, with unfeigned satisfaction, fur,
with his antecedents, we have every confi
dence that the must marked rigor will
thenceforward be the order of tho day.
Orr/CEOs or 2:IE STATC HOUSE Or Tir.r:lr.-
nNTATIVr.S.—WO last week gave a list of
the t facers of the State Senate, together With
Clerk of the !louse. The following are the
additional officers of the House:
Clc.l-1.• —E. S. Capron, (Ron.)
7; a/pa:: W. Volker,
(Rep.) .1. Pc (Rep.l'o hart Brown,
(1 1 ,0p.', a.ows• (hal nel Ir, 1 , I
r 1,1 t ,
p.) J. C.
Starle ant. (Dep.) Rich rd Mitchel:is, (Rep)
John W. Wright, (Dep.)'
Jloort.•ceper—Caper (i p.)
Assistants—George W. Getty.. Wei) )
J. M. 11,1 e, ( Ilep ) A. B. Fox, (Rep.) bewit
Tredettiek, (Dem.)
jj,sy n ger —S. G Di-melts r.l. (Flep. l
Pus/master—ll. A. Woodhouse, (I;ep '
It will be seen by the above that our
townsman, Mr. Lewis Tredenick, 1111 s the
office of Assistant Doorkeeper. Wo con
gratulate him upon his attainment of place.
Ile will undoubtedly make an efficient and
courteous officer. Colombians visiting the
State Capital will find in Lewis a ready
friend in the exorcise (Ibis official duties.
I . Or Ihr Columbia Spy
Fur rr Gicowint's Sot - II:Tv of E.lsTrdtsi PA.
regular Annual Meeting of this So
ciety will be held on the first Weliesday in
February next, (Feb. sth) at Cooper's He
tet, the city of Lancaster.
order of the
.r.,:r.errlvi: CO3lllll'll=
P. S.—The officers of the society to be
eb of eommitteeß rend—new
members elected, bodes other business
t• t •nrit•aciPd, and e. g,lneral conversational dis
cussion on lioiti6biturnl Matters, &c.
It is expected dint the meeting will continue
over t Thorsd,iy•
Lanea. , ter and York papers please copy,
or notice the time of meeting.
A Card from the "Cooßman Rangers."
. .
The following correspondence and resoltp
tions have bean forwarded to us fur publi
cation in the spy: . .
C Amp P earo!: T. VA., 1
•Jan' 10th, 1362. I
mace. Cr,.o J. W. Flatten —Dear Sir:--
I regret much that I have boon tinable to ac
knowledge your kindness iii behalf of my
Company until this :ate date, lint as it was
unavoidable I trust that the good and patri
otic eitiLens of our native' town will appre
ciate none the less the drop sense of grati
tude our boys have expressed in the resolu
tions I herewith present yell.
I have the honer to re:nain,
Very respectfully,
Ainvorr 1). C u rj,i Ns .
Cllll- PIIMPOST. VA., )
Jan. 10th, 1802. j
To onr firilercms and respected
,fellotr citizens
of Carr 771 Ida Boron y l 4:-
I..niEs Asa) Gnximr.mcx:—.At a meeting
held this day by the members of Company
K, nth Reg. I'. R. V., the following pream
ble and resojations presented by Francis
K. il butane •.:,.•ere ffnitni,nnusly adopted:
\Via:Hy:v.:, 'We the inettibl:rs of Company
•`K." ,itlt Neg. I'. I:. V., having from time
to time received through the hands of our
respected Lieut. 0,1..1. w. rislier from the
elf ens Of Columb;.t borbugli, constant and
kind recognitions of our humble services to
our country, by t:lcir untiring efforts to al
letiate the prt.otions incidental to the posi
-1 -
lion and duties of the Volunteer Soldier, in
I supplying ns with those comforts without
i which we should 'have suffered from the in
i clemency of the weather 'daring the past
; eight montits °four campaign, through heat
and cold made Inure trying by the sudden
transition from the - contforts (4.1 home; to
the rude and boisterous path of - war, in so
j glens by us before untrod: be it therefore.
Resaccd, Tlif.t we tender to thc,sc citizens
of Columbia who hate so kittdiy ministered
to our comforts, in forwartfimi - to us various
articles of clothing, coverlets and such other
necessaries as were to u:.: limurios, our most 1
heartfelt thanks and I%th-43 , 40rred gratitude.
?assuring them that whilst living we hope to
hold tl,cm in kind remembrance, and will
make the recollection of their generosity an
incentive •to• duty, and an impulse to lead
us an in 041: attempts at the subjugation of
that - XI OlJb ter Treason" which unto threat
ens the peace of their dresides, cud the pros
,
i perity of our glorious - Cnioli.
; Resolced, That we implo:e the blessing
1 and protection of the Ruht or nll events
; upon those generous contributors to our
; comforts: that should life be sp are d us we
i may meet them again in happy communion,
I when internal strife shall hare ceased be
e
tn-ert our brotherhood, rind the blessings of
I pence be restored to our land and fireside.
I flew/eat '}hat the Columbia Spy be re
i quested to ins...:: this pi eamble am t these
resolutions. and thnt all the Lancas:.:. pa
r.
1 pets be solicited to ccpy the same.
El=
Our kr.my Correspondcznce.
CAMP G.F.:-.11.131i January 131802.
wrote you 5. , y first
letter promised to keep you posted. 'As I
have not written'for . some time I suppose
ytn: will think I inn not one of my word;
hat as I have been absent from eaten for
some thou on sick leave it has been ins os
tible for wie .6 - `41 . ): I will endeaver in
future to stick to my promise.
•'l6rwas reported some time since that we
were to go with Gen. Burnside, and great
exertions were made by all uur officers to
be selected from uur division; but they all
failed, so we are very much disappointed,
but we are still kept in good spirits by
knowing that - the War Department thinks
we are the finest regiment in the field, and
that we are kept for the defense of Wash
ington—and what is mare honorable
defending the capital of our "glorious .cstin
try?" if wo cloaca say that we have
gaarded .eoine raileoatl or other we can soy
that %Nle have defeuded our capital.
1 Lave just finished "45's" letter in your
last week's "Spy," and we cannot see what
we li;tve done that they are for everlasting
thrOwin sldrs at us. He ("45") says that
if we were !with them it - would do "more hon
or to Our old town. We might perhaps have
enlisted in Company . "K" of the 45th if the
captain hail Leon :i' native of our' town, and
we had known under whom WO' were enlist
ing. As for freezing and starving we would
inform them that we have plenty ami more
than we need to wear 'entreat. We' might
have turkeys and chicken,. too, if we would
lake, them. As for the "peg-topped trou
sers" and being called "Zoo Zoo" we would
also inform them that a great man: i of our
boys enlisted before they had sten or even
knew what kind of trousers they were to get,
"peg-tops" ur not. I suppose the reason that
they throw their slurs is, that we are dig
ging holes (as' they call it); but I can see no
difference in building forts to defend our
capitol and in occupying a place after the
fighting is all over. We do not want any
of their pianos or sofas as we came for
`•dinion soldiers" not as gen/lc:nen. We
have all been furnished with an extra
blanket, and the Colonel has given us a
comfort, and have now two suits, and more
shirts, drawers, and stockings than we can
wear. We have also the Sibley Tent, which
we have raised on logs, thus making it very
comfortable. We have never asked (as we
have been accused) for anything from our
Columbia friends, but we have heard that a
box of stockings and gloves that were to
have been sent to Company "1" were sent
either to the 45th or the lith Reserve, but
as they need them more than we du we du
not complain as they are all used in one
co.usc.
I d. not write this as a 'inews" letter but
es an answer to the letter of "43," and I
thiuk if you ! lo us justice you will publish
it. I will trj to write Ica news next week.
- Votcrs, E c., Zoo-Zoo?
THE WAR IN KENTUCKY.
Official Despatches frPre.'Col. Garfield
L tsvil.tx, Jan. I.l.—Ttie followin g oiii
eial despatches have been rem:1 . 241 at head
quartets:
PAIS rV/1.1.1.E, Jil3. 8,
/I) Gfapt. J. 11, .Fry, .:148istant .A , ljidc;al
General:
I entered this place yesterday with Forty
second Regiment of Ohio, Fourteenth Regi
ment Kentucky, and three hundred of the
Second Virginia Cavalry. On hearing of
my approach, the main rebel force left their
strongly-entrenched camp, and fled. I sent
my e .valry to the tri:mth of Dennis, where
they attacked and drove the rebel cavalry,
which had been. left as a vanguard, a dis
tance of five miles, killing three and wound
ing a considerable number. Marshall's
whole arMy is now fleeing in utter confusion.
Ile had abandoned and burned a large
amount of his stores. We have taken fif
teen prisone:s. tier loss was two killed and
ono woe:nt-I I atat•t in pursuit to•murrow
mortung.
J. A. GAnrinn, Cutninanding, Brigade
E IN I: arras, 11 31f:A n.
Prostonburg, Jam 11, 1652. f
711 Cope. J. C.
I left Paintville Ln Thursday norm with
1,100 men, and drove in the enemy's pick
ets two miles below Prestonhurg. The mot
slept on their arms, and at .1 o'clock yester
day morning we moved tutvcrds the mail)
body of the enemy at the forks of Middle
creek, under ennmand uP nirshall. -Skir
mishing with his outposts began at S o'clock.
and 1 o'clock I'. M. we engaged his force of
2,500 men and three cannon posted on the
hill. We fought them until dark, having
been reinforced by 700 men from Paintvillta,
and drove the enemy from their positions.
Ile carried off the majority br his dead and
all his wounded.
This morning we found twenty-seven of
his dead on the ti•dd. His killed cannot be
less than GO. We have taken twenty-five
prisoners, ten horses, and a quantity of
stores. The enemy burnt most of his stores
and tied precipitately in the night.
To-day I have crossed the river, and am
now occupyingPrestoniturg.
Our loss is taro killed and twenty-five
wounded.
A. J. GARLAND,
Colonel Carrimanding Brigade
111 runtinues quiet down the road
The Bowling Gaut etrre.p.indent of the
Nashville Courier say., General Johnston
ha+ called upon the PrecibionalGoverornent
o f Kentucky fur :5,000 infantry and 5,000
cavalry fur three years.
Floyd's B, igade, from g , ,ing
to So dtsville, Kentucky.
Destruction of Property by the . Aebels
L Jan. I{,—Th e rebels of llam
num's command came up the rive: on Sun
day night and boned the deplt nod black
smith's shop. and took all the goods front
the store of Mts. Mustin, of Horse Care.—
They aka burned the Woodland I)eput, the
Cave City Lenot, Cave City hatch m i ni sta
ble. The jitiens at all thcso pcints were
notified and escaped to 31unstordsville. As
the rebels stato3, they intended to return on
Monday ni . ;')t "and burn every house that
could be used by the Federal' army in its
advance R 3 Losp;tals or quarters. They
also burned up all the Imy:br.ts and fodder
stacks along the road, and drove Or or killed
all the cattle, horses and mules to Le found.
THE WAR IN MISSOURI,
Descent upon Lexington.
SZ.DALIA, Mo., Jan. 14.—Advices have
bee'n .- received that the First Kansas Regi
ment, which was sent from bete some days
since, arrived at Lexington un Friday last,
where Om: arrested several of the most
prominent and active rebels of the town,
captured and destroyed about 1,500 ho g s,
which were being packed fur the use of
Gen. Price's rebels, and took, possession of a
good deal of other property.
About sixty rebels belonging to the regi
ment of CUL Alexander, now a prisoner at
St. Louis, were captured about six mi es
from here on Sunday last. -
General S;gel at Rolla-1C o intention
of Resigning.'
Sr. Tams, January 14.—Theto is high
authority fur saying that Ciener: - .1 Sigel is
still a Brigadier in thel.inited Suites service
at Rolla, Missouri, and has no intention of
resiguir.,;
Late3t from Cairo
CAIRI, January 14 —Thegunboats Essex,
St. Louis and Tyler made a recommisance
dawn the fiver' to day. They' approached
within a mile and a half of Columbus and
fired sererel shots into the rebels' camp.--
The Rebe:s returne 1 the fire from thiec or
four gan ,, , without oing any damage to our
boats. The enet of our ibells is unknown.
There was no obstruction in the ricer, and
no masked batteries on the shore were dis
covered, as heretofore.
It is reported that Gen. MeClernand'a
column moved in the direction of
to-Jay. Gen. Paine's column mi;ved .
eorward this morning. from Bird's Point.—
The Seemd 11.,‘gitnent of the Douglas
Brigado will arrive to-night. The Seventh
lowa, Eighth Wisconsin and Port-nfth
Illinois in 1)a oxpeetel to-morrow:
The Goverirrent Finances
IV ' AS/aNI;TiIk, JAIL I.s. 2 —The results of the
various e3nferences held in Washington by
representatives front B)lrds of Trade, Cham
bers of Cinimcree an I Bulking Institutions,
among themselves and with the Secretary
of the Treasury, may be summed cp brielly
as follows:
First—the general views of the Secretary
of the Treasury are as-ented to.
Second—The Banks will receive and pay
out the Unite I States notes freely and sus
tain in all proper ways their credit.
Third—The Secretary of the Treasury
will, within the next two weeks, in addition
to the current daily payment of $1,500,000
in United States notes, pay the further sum
of at least $20,0)0,0)1) in 7 30 100 bonds to
such public creditors as desire to receive
them, and thus relieve the existing piiessure
upon the eouummity.
Fourth—The issue of United States de
mand notes are not to be increased beyond
the fifty millions now authorize), but it is
desired that Congress will extend the pro.
visions of the existing loan acts so as enable
the Secretary to issue in exchange fur
United States demand notes, or in payments
to creditors, notes payable in one year, bear
ing "..:60 - -100 per cent. interest, an I converti
ble 7:A-100 three years bonds, or to
burrow under the existing provisions to the
amount of two hon bel and fifty or three
hundrel millions dollars.
l',llll-1t i, thoc z. ).t desirable that Con
gress slim;d(lnact. a geacr..l law relating to
currency and banking a-3ociations, embrac
ing the general provisions reconmendel by
the Secretary in his rlports.
Sixth--:t 1s expected that this action and
legislation will render the making of the
United States daamnd notes a legal tender,
or their incrur , e beyond the fifty millions
now authorize] unaece.;sary.
Congressional
THURSDAY, dan.9th.—ln the Senate, Mr.
Hale presented a petition praying the pas
sage of a law to prevent the appointment of
unauthorized agents to make purchases fur
the Government. The Judiciary Committee
reported hills fur the expulsion of Senators
Trusten Polk and Waldo P. Johnson, of
Missouri, on the ground of disloyalty, Mr.
Collamer, from the PO4 t laze Committee,
reported a bill providing for the return of
d tad letters to their writers fur the collection
postage. Mr. Hob: introduced a bill pan
jolting by ritie or imprisonment frauds upon
the Treasury. The louse joint resolution
allowing, tea, cone and sugar in bend at the
time of the passage of the late act to be taken
out without increased duty was passed.—
The ordtr of the day, tl;c correspondcnce on
the Trent case, eominz up, Mr. Sumner ad
dressed the Senate, arguit4 and rat - mg au
thorities to show that the seiz are os Mason
and :Slidell was a viulation of the Atucricnn
doctrine of neutral rights. The bill pending
for the construction of to enty iron-clad gun
boats was taken up. the question being on
the amendment making the President, in
stead of the SuJretary of the Navy the dis
bursing officer. In the delontc that ensued
the app ailment of Mr. Morgan by the Sec
retary to purchase vessels fur the Govern
ment with t xo and a half per cent. commis
sion on the amount of purchase money, was
broadly characterized as a di.lmne , t act by
some Senators and defended by otilers.—
Finally, at Mr. Wilson's suggestion, a reso
lution was adopted inquiring of the Sueretary
of the Navy why Mr. Morgan was appointed,
and how much compensation was allowed.
Tile House was engaged all day in the
discussion of the bill fur the abohtion of the
franking privilege. An attempt was made
to lay it on the table, which was rejected—
ayes 51, nays 7:1, when the 'louse adjourned.
Paloay, 10,11.—The S.mate passed unt,ni
measly the resolution expelling for disloyal
ty Senators Polk and Johnson, of Missouri.
The bill iu relation to the administration of
justice in the District of Columbia. was taken
up but afterwards postponed. Mr. dlayard
called up the case of Mr. Starke, Senator
from Oregon, against whom charges of dis
loyalty had been brought. The Senate re
fused to swear in the'l.ienator until further
investigation had been made. Mr. Wilson's
bill in relation to army sutilers was debated
but not acted upon. The Senate adjourned
evn until Monday.
In the House a communication was re
ceived from the Secretary of War in answer
to a resuldtion of inquiry adopted some days
since. Mr. Cameron states that measures
have been adopted to determine Who is re
sponsible fur the disastrous movement at
Ball's Bluff, but it is not deermid . cOMpatible
with the public service to make those meas
ures known at the nresent time. The' con
sideration of the Civil' Appiopriation bill
was resumed. The House refu:md to restore
the appropriation for the Coast Survey.—
The clause making appropriations for pay
ing for the engraving of the Treasury noes,
appropriating 5100,000, was also stricken
out, but the bill was not finally acted. upon.
The [louse adjourned until Monday.
MeNtmv,l3tll.—ln the Senate Mr. Sum
ner, from the Committee on Foreign Affairs,
reported a bill fur the payment of French
spuliations prior to 1800, with a recom
mendation that its consideration be postpon
ed until next year. The Committee on Ju
diciary reported against the expulsion of
Senator Bright, there being no evidence of
his disloyalty. The Senate refused to take
up the house bill compensating the owners
of the British ship Perthshit e for an illegal
detention by the blockading fleet. The
Army Sutler's bill was taken up and re
ferred back to the Military Committee.
In the ijouse the Army Appropriation
Lill was reported. Hon. A. J. Clements
was admitted to his seat as repre.entative
from the Fourth Congressional District of
Tennessee. The Select Committee on Goa
' erntnent Contracts reported several resolu
tions, which were adopted, inquiring of the
Secretary ci yirar as to certain contracts.—
The Civil Appropriation hall being under
consideration, Mr. Dawes made a strong
speech, exposing the wasteful expenditures
going on. The bill was finally passed, leav
ing the ar e ;repriation.for,the
,coast Survey
nntouqLeL •
TCLSDAY, i4ol.—ln the Senate Mr. Pow
ell's resolution inquiring of the Secretary of
War why he had not responded to certain
resolutions of inquiry in relation to contracts
fur the army - , Foil,up;,ed by the Senate in duly
last, ‘;as tqken up, r_nd after debate finally
passed—ayes `,21-, nays 3. A communica
tion was read from the Marshal of the Lis
triet of Columbia in relation to the refusal
to permit ineial/ers of cong-r4, - -ssto r:sit. the
District jail, and the bill relating to oia ;tat
Ministration of justice in the District was
taken up, the question being on the pending
motion of Mt. Poweti to e:,,,CJude fugitive
;laces from the p_crc;oris who, wero tube dis
charged under the pr.oTisions of the
The amendment was rejected and the Lill
passed—yeas 31, nays 4. The bill to in
demnify the owners of the British ship Perth
shire for illegal detention I,:y CLLe blockading
fleet was passed.
The Huns:, ayes IX, nays 4:2, passed the
bill aboliAting tho. franking. privilege. The
bill appropriating ti;is,ooo to be expended
by the Anierioan Commission C I'S to tLe
WUrlirS fair was clistittsed and again laid
on the table.
Wansasoar, 15th.—In the 'cnate a com
munication was received from the Secretary
of the Navy in rer , !rence to the employment
of Mr. Morgan no a Government agent in
the purchase of vessels. The bill to pro
mote the efficiency of troops in Kansas was
discussed during the morning hour but not
acted on. Mr. Trumbull, Iron the Judi
ciary Committee, reported a bill to confis
cate the property and free the slaves of reb
els. The Kansas contested election ease
was then taken up, and at four o'clock the
Senate went into Executive session.
The House passed—yeas one hundred and
thirty-three, nays five—a resolution declar
ing it to necessary to impose a tax, which,
with the duty on imports, shall secure an
annual revenue of not less than one hundred
and fifty millions of dollars. A bill to pre
vent the Coolie tra To in .American vessels
was passed. In Committee of the Whole
the Fortiffeation bill was discussed.
The News
The steamer Oriental, arrived -.); New
York, brings intelligence from Port Royal
to the 6th instant. General Stevens' in i
gado still held posselon of the mainland,
notwithstanding the assertions that have
been made by the Charleston papers that
they bad been reptd,el and retreated to
Port Roynl Island. On the sth instant
another skirmish occurred i& which the
Rebels suffered severe loss and seven prison
' rs captured. Gen. Sherman bad sent 3,500
troops to reinforce Gen. Stevens, and had
censured bins (Steven,) far want of activity.
Reinforcements were daily arriving at Port
Royal. The Federal force at Tybee Island
had also been increased by three thousand
troops seat from Purt
A despatch from Cairo to the St. Innis
Democrat says that the Federal army from
sixty to seventy-five thousand strong are
preparing to move from that point and Pa
ducah against Nashville. This army will
form a junction with General Buell's force
and constitute the grand expedition down
the Mississppi Valley.
Some time s;nec Humphrey Marshall, ex-
Congzessman, got together a body of Rebels
iu Lastern numbering, according 1 ,
to differen; accounts, from five to eight
thousand. Ile was very active in harrying
the liniea men, seizit.g and carrying off
their produce and stock, and I....nr.ossee pa
pers predicted fur him a brilliant campaign
that was not to stop short of Frankfurt.—
Col. Garfield, with less than four . the..sand
Federal troops was sent in pursuit, and on
Monday last arrived within seven mile's of
the Rebel encampment. They wero met by
a flag of truce from Marshall, risking if
"matters could not be arranged without a
fight." Col. Garfield replied it was "fight
or surrender." Marshall then addressed
his men, telling them they had the alterna
tive of sue rendering or disbanding, and they
choose Ole latter. Ile collected and burnt
the wagons, tents, &c., and each loan left,
taking care of himself. The Federal caval
ry were in pursuit trying to capture cannon,
which wag the only thing the Rebels carried
off.
Thc steam sloop -of-war Pensacola, for
whose deter lion the Rebel batteries on the
Potomac wer.e, understood to be reserving
the full display of
. thairpowers, on Satur
day ran the blockade without receiving the
slightest injury. Twenty-two shots were
fired at her, but not one struck her. Sho
did not return tie fire as it would have les
sened her speed to do so. Besides her own
armament the" Pensacola was laden with can
non and other munitions of war. Her safe
passage down the Potomac occasioned great
rejoicing in Washington.
Ou Saturday three of the Rebel gunboat
from Columbus came up the Mississippi and
attaCked the gunboats Essex and St. Louis.
A brisk engagement ensued, the Rebels
were beaien off and our gunboats pursued
them until they took refuge under the Rebel
batteries. It is believed . that . cue of their
boats were disabled. Deserters frem Colum
bus report great excitement existing there in
anticipation of an attack. Nu further move
ment of our troops had been man_.
Secretary Seward is determined to prot
to the Engli..ll Government that this couutrS
has no belligerent purposes towards Greet,
Britain. 1 . 4 has telegraphed permission to
permit British troops. to be landed at Port
land, Maine, and peas across our territory
to Canada. Pte over may he considered a
good stroke of policy, as it rather turns the
laugh—not an unimportant point—against
the vast preparations of thel4ritisb fur war.
A despatch from NCW Orleans, received.
by way of Cairo, reatfrms file statement
that Biloxi, on the maid
has been taken possession of by ac:r - trao - m
at Ship Island. It appears that a ReCel
force was stationed there, which was' cr4-
tured, together with the cannon. Tlio des
patch intimates that the place is to be held
permanently by the National forces.
Faun the Upper Potomac we learn, that
the Rebel force had returned from Romney
without making any attack there, and had
again appeared opposite to Ilaneock. They
are suposed to be returning toward Win
chester.
General McClellan's health continues to
improve
During Saturday night the most of the
vessels composing Gen. Burnside's expedi
tion quietly left Hampton Roads, and the
remainder were departing during Sunday
morning. It is now generally suppts , eq,
that the expedition has assembled in Pam
-1100 Sound. It may there operate against
Norfolk, front the rear, or against Beaufort
and Wilmington, North Carolina. A few
days will settle all doubts as to the destina
tion and objects of the expedition.
Our despatches from Louisville confirm
the account of the dispersion of Humphrey
Marshall's Rebel troops at Paintville, Ken
tucky. A skirmish took place, it appears,
between Marshall's force and a body cf
Union troops under Colonel Bowles, but tho
Rebels bloke in confusion, and fled. Offi
cial despatches received at Washington con
firm the d9feat and dispersion. Our forces
took twyity live prisoners and found twen
ty-five o 1 she Rebels dead on the field. A.
quantity of stores were also captured. Our
forces occupy Prestonburg.
The army biR reported by the Committee
of Ways and Means ash:. fur 5487,000,000
for the army alone.
Serious appre'pensions are entertained for
the safety of the British gunboat Rinaldo
which convey tr 2 Messrs. 511 , 4 , 11 and Mason
from Provineetown. She hod but six days'
supply of coal on board, and had orders to
go to Halifax. Supposlng that she was
forced by the weather to go to the Bermudas,
fiar time hu:3 now elapsed fur her return to
Halifax. She Left Provineetown, Xi:tssa
chusetts, on the evening of the Ist inst.
The Ream aloof-uf-war Pen.acola, which.
recently ran the blockade of the Potomac,
arrived at Old Point on Monday afternoon.
Nearly all the vessels of the Burtedde ex
pedition have left the Puitil. C tannodoto
Ouldshorough went as a pas-enger the
Spaulding. which left on Monday evening.
Governor Tod, of Ohio, was inaugurated
on Tuesday, and delivered his message. Ho
has confidence in the President and corn
znends his conduct of the war. lie is in fa-
cor of retrenchment in State expenses in or
der that Ohio may be able to contribute
inure money fur the prosecution of the war.
The bill pa9se.l by the House of Repre
fent:gives abolishing, the fraoling privilego
is !mile., with general approval. It contains
but one section: "From and after the Ist
"of July, 1862, the franking privilege shall
"be and is hereby abolished." The Lill has
Set to pass the Senate.
Advices frotn Santa Fe, New Mexico, to
tae 20th ult., are received. A report was
current there that a body of Tezan Echels,
two thoußox4 strong, was marching up the
Rio Grande' to attack Fort Craig, and that
another body of. the aanae strength was pro
ceeding up the Pecos river to attack Fort
Union. The latter post was well prepared
to resist on attack, but Fort Craig was not
in so good a state of preparation, and fears
were entertained that it would be attacked,
and Santa Fe thus endangered.
No news has been received at Fortress
Monroe from the Butnside expedition. No
flags of truce are permitted to pass between
the Fortress and Norfolk.
The steamer Arabia, s ith Liverpool dates
to the 4th inst., passed Cape Race on Tues
day night. Confidence in the peaceful set- .
dement of the Trent affair was gaining
strength in England, and Consols and Cot
ton had advanced to the quotations current
before the difficulty.
From Cairo we learn that the Union gun
boats Essex and Tyler made a reeonnoisame
down the river on Tuesday to within a mile
and a half of Columbus, and fired several
shots into the Rebel camps there. The fire
was returned, but without effect. No ob
structions in the river nor masked batteries
on the shore were discovered, although both
were reported to exist. General Alcelern-
And's column moved in the direction of
Illandviller'r.entucky, on Tuesday, and
General Nine's force advanced from Bird's
Point. The Second Regiment of the Doug
las Brigade arrived at iro the same even
ing, and . the Seventh lowa, Eigth 'Wisconsin
and Forty-fifth Illinois Regiinents were ex
pected there on Wednesday.
IVAsnixcToN, January 15.—The Senate,
in executive session to-day, confirmed the
nomination of Edwin Id. Stanton as Sec , .
rotary of War by a vote approaChing una
nimity.