yoLUME T , XXVIII-NO.. _63.
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OFFICIAL WAR= GAZETTE.
HUMS ROM LIEU. GEN, "GRANT.
tHERILMIIIIIIOIIIG VICrORIOUSLY.
COLUIVIBIAVAPTURED.
Cliarteston Probably Efatuated
RETREAT OF BEAUREGILRO:S TROOP
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'' - i..4iiilailis:•lstiiictr — t:el4l bill. v'ftriession.
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.SPECULATIQNI AS: TO RITURE ,MOTEMENTS.
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Wes Darairrsrmrr,
• '„,'.lfashlngton, Feb. 18,1465. 5
"i; giti,firos. Dis—:Tho,arnunmeeneut of the oe
: ernpatiortot Columbia, S.. C., by•Ges. Sherman,
sad their:he:Me, evaeuatlonof Charleston, his
' , be& 'iOmmtnaleirted to the Department ht ttio
.throirins -telegrams jilst .reeeivod.
4ieo-9*lii4- . .
• - F.. M. eriumi, Seeretio of War..
Ctrt POINT, 4:45 e.
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February 18th 1845.- S
t. Stanton, War i:frilriment—The
Elehroon44-DtiAirly'Uf tide Morning, : Gen.
Sherman &Maud Colembla yesterday morning,
aiC4 Its fell ifeeessliates, It t:reilimia, the tall of
Charleston, which-It thinl3 . Is already being erae
!ate& ISlSucgi LiP lll - Gen.
` 1 • Clrr- Pons l / 2 ", VA-. •
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February 18th,1865".
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M:inron;.liar Depaitairat—The
,:ftyttralng - !stake:3 . from tcHbys , Rlehmond
.
g ;, paid
"sins sem. or :mamma."
"Coltathabas fallira. Shermanmarebe.d into
, -
-end Welk potaesakm of •the cityyesterday mora
-1 lug. • Theintelligence was communicated 'uter
i day by Gen:Beartztgard, loan official dispatch.
c •Volumbla is situated on the north bank of the
1 . Congateurtver, jest below the COIIfIUCCICO of the
t ..- Baludrand Broad rivers. • , .- .
"From den." Bluer cgard's dispatch Rai:mars ,
• •- that On Theisdaycvening the enemfapensached
the south banker the Congaree and thtew a num.
P ben of Malls datii•the city.- Dating the night
• ; they moved up the river and yesterday morning
i they torredthefialtida tad Broad rivers. Whitsi
they were crozilig Ilium rivers our troops snider
% -Can. Benoregerd evacuated Columbia ad the.
1 • enemy won alter took po-sessteei. ~
"Through private sources we learn, that' two
11
days ago, when It was decided not to attempt the
defence of Columbia% a largo quantity, of medi
•cal stoma, which It was thought was impossible
to remove; were deatroyet. Tic faro-de employ
_ ~ easof the Treasury Department - had been pa
ll .1-- , tkrenly sent off to Charlotte, tea miles south of
Columbia. We presume that the Treasury lith.
;
_ ; or f splate - es tablishment was also - removed,. al
ithough, as to this, ive have no positive Informi
"The falter Columbianecersitates we prunma,
• - .9t0 fining= of Charleston, which we think
-likely 1 . thread• la unties 7,:"...". gr evacuation.
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• Ittisiimr;fielbl; to say- wiice finarman,will next
Mired. his columns, The General opinion is that
he will next-goto Charleston and establish a bane
• there. that we cenfus that we do not see what
zr, .weet helms of a !laza-. It Di to b a .. ..%zinie,. 4 '
t - th at be is subslatin,,- on the country, and be has
hadno battle to exhaust his aramonition. Before
• lerring Bayard:an be declared Ids Intention to
si • parch to Columbia, thence to Augusta,. and
''T
`boast
to Charleston. • Thia was uttered as a
f': - boast and to bide designs. We are disposed to
„,„belleve that Jae will next strike at 'O . Charlota;
• , which"...ll len miles south of Colamblsa:4*
i t the Charlotte and Colombia railroad, or at
. T . %.1 • Fitireacf,_ Booth Carolina. the junction of the -
Columbia and Wilmington and the Chazieldon
& Wilmington railroad, some ninety milers eau
•'
N.. XS Colon:lbis. - • • '..
• U', ' ?Thollilin a report yesterday that Augusta
•-, i bad been taken by the enemy. This we do not
••• ' believe- We have reason to feel assured that
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'' 'nearly the whole of Sherman's army is at Co
' amble, and the report that Scofield Was &danc
ing on Augusta was untrue.”
The a/A/says : _The Charleston JEretrnj, or
Baturday, announce! is brief suspension or that
peper, with a view to its temporary: removal to
another point. This Is rendered nccasarybythe
progress of military events, cutting it off from
the mall facilities for the distribution of its pa
ler to a large portion of Its subscribers; while
• the lick of tranapottation renders Its supply of
paper precarious.
.• Semmes bas been made a rear-admiral, and
will take command oz thedames - Riverßquadron.
- „ (Signed]: U. B. Gnarl, Lieut. Gen.
Maury, Feb. 19.—The following :telegram
. ..Lai - been received by GOT. Fenton:
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WAR DWI', WASTILNOTOII, Feb. 19.
_ - Lest night this. Department received the gratil
fying intelligence of tie occupation of Coin:a
-...Mu the capital of South Carolina, by Gen. Sher
man, and the probable evacuation of Charleston
• by the enemy. Buten on recruiting, fill up the
. -snots and the rebellion must receive its final
..,111ow.us this spring's campaign. ,
. ..(signed) E. M." scurros, Bec'y of War.
' nELGADELPIM, "Feb; 18.—The Eakin has. the
--following dispatc h. from Washington: Richmond
papaw of the 16th, announce that Bhermaa's
• • pain , column has reached isingsviDe Jonellbn,
and that communication eolith ol Florence, on
1.-the Manchester. and .Florence railroad, and on
-the Florence and Charleston raliroad,'waa inter
• •Heapregard is reported es being onto uorth
. bank of the conferee. - risen. . .1 •
Kingsville is on the north side of the Conga-
ree, forty-one Mlles north of Branchri le, and
*-twettrlivenalleseouttresst ofceigmbus. :., • •
• A'
;
tly a , i'lf *BUM;
04gtetween tho Tama vut, Im
cinviiattiActivaietioilig
,:to DEATH.
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- 7 Xis tliT,Otst„ yeb.• - 18.v-Twther detalbt hit the
erdiaLtrianiTora' Crux, ihoiT that 4htini
• "Aectfrefiri,j4irt, ImperialLste to actlvely
481,1 itItema truths 44erhtii , thit'
'Melt& hf dot' roviele alailithe Tateria
bestehen the.giret or ,
E 1 actilunTten
-sdio
esa E the toed of • e - I.expertanat . Mato.
inthiht .E.
the ituirlist force la approaching Elloraill.
• The Jurist getrrillaa Intend potting to death
l'Fftltek 1 4.44•1': they:May Aatc - E, 'on the
.plea Mb/ any one lighting for, or holding orate
under Maxlmillian' Ls a traitor to Mexico, and
•.7" llexittn,SlberthJ. "e
-. .."'e , ..twatther - ittoretnents'ilithe 1 . 110710 r are
,l, which , show the activity of the national
00 • 00 ,i • Tbe eampalgu•-. at Oaxaoa, however,
rise- to col:list:nisei] anxiety. Oaxlea
, ow defended by Gen. Dim, : wlille Gcn.ll:l.
111111,1 - persn'isleading anexpedillon 'against
it, halls canguarlhad teen dctmted.
It is said that the &Pelt to the trentury of the
imperial Gorernmcct is twenty millions, anon
aU the 'Emperor has a personal "allowance of'
The Popes EncyclO•al Icticrbasnot:beeit sir_
chinted.yet ih htexito, 'the Otivernment hat
tint yet iyen Its cole.ent tosneli 4.On:elation.
.
The. new order df imi4litheed, the Mexican'
togle, , ll to be cateßialir I trz MaxitnUlirw.. , •
Rebel tug ,. rit Truce Boat Wallin Op by n
•,, .7 • _Rebel •Te4epetio. '• • 2
Waoic xorpw , Feb. 11.—The Star hes the fol
., lowing dispatch: -
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'- • Citt} Petra, Va.; Frb.l.7, 8:30 p. m.—The rebel
• : flagirttruee boat 'c W,111 , ,ut Alison, while on Ler
- nywani trip fruntoxesl Lauding, tub attempts*
was blown pp by a - teri - cdo. The boat went dowlf
' almost linmesibstely. • Onrpiettets day there were
•• . no surrivers from nor.. Theretvere no prisoners
7 - ,'• aboard git the Mtnr.•-•Thle cateatroptre arose from
• .'. one of the encmy`e owe. torpedoes, which had
- been le the water Jr a Intig time. • •
Fate•or Vidini- Primer's.
Ilartars Washlee
:tab rpeclal 'says: Of twenty-four men of the
924 Norprnrk - reglinttt,,;wlto'w . ent taken , prts ,
°nen Aitgtat last and confined at itattsbary,
NOttt Carolina, t - ttctty hind' died of avarratlon,
aka, enlisted in, the. , roberam , ..teo to eisespO
altittlar fato o had iht rtntialatM Olilleocipta, and
patslog : thoamsti 'East Tensespoo, antra!
WfAhingtellY.e*cr.d 6 % . .. ,- -
f"r.
TH lll4
FROM - BEFORE RICHMOND.
The Number of Rebel -Desert
. - era
CONTINUED EXCIIANGE OF PRISONERS
Extrdcts from — Rebel Paiiers.
REBEL MOVEMENT IN OUR FRONT,
ArunvAL cnr.. warms EXCIIANGED
PRISONERS.
Plag - iit Truce . 13 eilirreekil by
Torpedo,
New your; Feb'. 18.-Tbe; Herald's Army of
Potomac special represents that, with the excep•
tion of oecasionalexchangcs between battcrica
and pickets before Peteraburg, stillness in Viz
Armlet of the Any:slim! the PntOnnec,,!tm,re
tains undlituri)ed reign.
The number of rebel deserters coming into the
Union lines has Increased since the failure of
negotiations considerably. Oaken were coming
u r}th"prtrtit ecldicny who show a feeling of
desponuency at the Dement rebel situation.
Dispatches' annotince that the exchange will
now continue without Interruption.
WASIIINGTON, Feb. 19.—Intim:union received
.from the Army of the Jameson the 17th states'.
Rebel deserters arcking at headquarters say that
this rooming, between twelve and one o'clock, e
company from each of the regimentsof Stewart'i
brigade, of Pickett's division; were sent oat to
advance their picket linen about one hundred and
fifty Yalisati. order 'tcilitraiglitiiti -45 well at
strengthen their line on the •Bermuda front, oci
pulte the position held by the 2d Pennsylvania
Heavy Artille-y.. On being ffiscovered, they
were fired upon by our plekets,".and ARO' about
.twenty shots they retired to their own lines.
The party making the attempt are reported .a$
• havltq been supplied! taint: entrenching tools to
throw up works for theirdefenie, and when fired
upon they retreated in the utmost disorder,
Their loss. dfazy, Is unknown.
Nine hundred and eighty•three Union prison
ers, minding ten officers, mostly from Danville,
came down. from Richmond In the rebel steamer
Allison to Cox's landing. • They were receive*
and cared for by Lieut. 11. S. Merrill, Assistant
Quartermaster, at these Headquarters.
About 5 o'clock, as the steamer Allison wit
ou her return trip to Richmond and when ashort
distance above Fort Brady, she struck a torpedo,
%hick exploding, completely wrecked her. She
had on board two hundred and thirteen packages
of blankets and a number of other' articles in
tended for our prisoners, belonging mostly to the
State of Indiana. The loss of life is unknown.
No - change is the weather. "The roads are very
bad, owing to,eoutinued rains.
The Richmond - Scoria:el of the 15th, Inn review
,of.rtecnt -peace negotiationa, Insists - that-Mr.
Blair wan authorized as cominissioner• by. Mr.
Lineoln to - treat forpeacm fully as Muth he Hun - -
ter, Cappbeilannens
_warp on thrirteds;
'lon to Iliniptiais • •
ThisDiapateA:tribk. n earnest appeal -on be
half of . Gen. Lee, for all able-boiled citizens, to
clash irdcAlievanks and' anoint to overwhelm the
The sense papa: declares it is a delusion at the
North that<lea intirmta are . vitally involved 'in
the suppression of the rebellion, and that inter
nal peace - and stability. wilt follow - the • reastab ,
Bahment of the old government. It says the
commercial Interests of the North have far more
-to expect from the success than the defeat of the
Confederate cause. The present evils that have
befallen the country Were 'nere-r caused by the
EydcM qf nolvental suffrasfe. -- :. •• • --- . •
Brig. Gen. Gideon J. PilloW ig officially in—
notnaced es the -- rebel - CommlisatyzGener.ll of.
Prisoners, to succeed Geri. Winder. ",
: Gen. - Bregg ` • -
The Columbia Carolinian reconnect:ids the pea.
thill , •• 11 BY Imitate .the. example of the
adages at the upturn of Puebla, and light
from the hotesp.tope,defeiffin . g each betiding
raliii,its ..-• .
•
A C11, 1 14_42 D(lbs rebel nouse Ilepreaptl
.rites reporta a lit of the Persona...who eharved
the government thy nuezampled aunt of SAO per
tushel for their idleat. - ' The that name on the
list is that of llon. - James Sodden, ex-Secretary of
War, who sold 'two huridted and thltly bushels
at that prier- - '
A card of the Virginia Congressional deice. '
r tion concesiihif the natei*isation of thi Delis
.cabinet - is - published:' It says: g tThe apprehen
sions far the public safety were Increased ; by the
belief that 'our mlaforttrees were_partially the
result of mrdadministration. Prompt, energetic
and judicious measures appeared necessary for
the restoration of the pablic confidence. • After
ractureecusideration and consultation with other .
members of this delegation, we have concluded
that among the most important of such measures
would be the general reconstruction - Of the cabi
net. We represent that It was demanded by
public sentiment, and Was necessary for - the in
s:soak:lk of the public lancefit. It ail glees u
the cpbtion of the delegation, who was friendly
to the administration, and not oat of any desire
or design to mabirrass the President.
LATEST ADTICES FROM EUROPE,
Parliament Opened—The lanwn's tpe ch.
REBEL RAM OFFTHE FRENCH COAST
The Markete,
Nstr Tot*, stoamei Baxoala,
from BouUmmilott on - the Eth, attired this:
The British. Parliament was opened by royal . :
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command= ou Fehrttary 7th. The speech, said'
,
that lice Idajr.sty remalneateadflualy neutral bc-'
parties in
tweet' the contending; parties in America, and
would rejoice at o friendly reconciliation.. The
• Queen hes bad great satisfaction - In giving her •
' , auction to tlut Conference meeting "of delegates'.
from Canada, aeserabled ut'Quebee. The raw.;
Intl= which were is.lopied,-for adman:Au - lon of
Closter" pr.:mined, under a central government,
approved by ttio provincial• legislature, a bill*
will be-laid-before Parliament - fee carrying Mai
Important measnralato effect...
Tim Confederate 'lean' Is geoted at 55g57 ;
Preach rentee, 47f. 20c. ,- •
Peace remora gained each credit at Frankfort
lint U. 8. bonds advanced Arc per coat. store
New York prloeis. . : Erlnattinerand U. 8. 541's
slightly lower., . _ ,
. A Paris telegnsm salt new the nes-
Mon of Mexican territory to France is who 4 un
founded. ..-- •
' A French pnper confirms thd report that the ,
steam . rem Allude, -recently. off the coast -of
Trance, ;ti.i, - Coatederade ran.. A lama none
boa of,casciand. „barrels vire tvansferred to 'her
from ati - Englialt steamer.
•Leoprii , Tratsday — Aben
*lnds motions unfaioralily intineneed,.by. the
nurpber of knw. , schemes- Sally introdueedkad
tbeseknossilo,l4 la I:nano-of ootmoothatVatid
Consols bare declined. ,
. r ..
r LiveloPpc; A,r,-Thern Arp bees Im.exiats,
11Tc - demand tor,eottan to-day and the aeles ex
ceed 15,090..bgeitat,prlega pep &higher
than Setup:len TO. 'Ttra • iit` Is flutter
andyriesit unchanged- g
.Uthirpen/ fe6:7.- 2 •Whetitibilland lifNdlomar.
plone htU3_dcollstal. - 6d par bbl,4ndlatt ,C{krn
neglected.
,Lonclori, Feb. 6.—Marketa arm at former pricier,
kugar steady.. Tea, hew, Igoe 'unchanged:
ns.-LCUtton:-Saler of 'X
days 23,00 bales. Market arm and 14@12d
higher. Closing quiettr. , Flour dull aid quo
tatlMlS barely maintained..
,Whcak--ncLitabm.
Perk Jena .' Ann at ids ,:di but , no ash%
Butter steady. Lard Pam. Sugar very dull and
prices, ',Teak. Coffee-dull and unchanged. Pe
troleum-quiet and unchanged. Console § l / 1 40
8 . 3;,'":1hr money. - 1111nule'Central allures, 5/;.4:
Ltcutint un Yalu sham., 11gLi%1.:2,74.
New York Stock sind,Money Market.
NE•nr . -Yoni, 3 b.18.--At theek Exchange
:there was heavy feeling on -the railway:llst
uo marked ',change in quotations.. The ,
-cblef infe'rein Is- hi grad tee:irides. 7-C3 notes
'are zubberlbed for at , en aremge- rote- Ott about
three and a half dally. The mlicel
laneons lict was si catty , mid without any ape
chat feature. Geld bpecelatiaa mat ..qulte firm
kind the gu , tunticns T.ry eltrht. repett
VIM current that 'Sherman-- Iran, tnetchlax.. LIU
Raleigh: — .hfoney Is"Meeinly /mowing easier, New
shipments of-federal tidnds have stilt tirther de
pressed ountatlons for e,tehange. Rest broker's
sloth:LAo aaysi. le - offered at 108%; l'et kdeurn
etocke.steady, at public, archangel. „Cherry Run
',or a tavern° and citheilioards Oea tale WAb
largely sold. Bates el- Oceania, nt ti,25; Excel:
sine; 10,00; C.cfmazia; 954 .Knielterbeekei, idc;
liYaltrarm, 4,85;; Cherry Rue, Mei flydrlnk,
17:0; - Southend., 11,00: • The- netrolcaM _narket
cloaca-hoary with prices. for all ';deterlptlOus do-
pressed ander nmeered fawn . of Imporinat all
specalations.l Crude la Rut at 47e. • Relined, la
ti
bond; Ca , d Freer, at SdaktrZei. • •
GovernornotqWell..
NiWYderir, Cornm;rda davei
rrrthers !Total rays:: Senator. :Muryan 1.1115
rooro prefraterl a : petition G
la M, Presklimi
I from
New Tork - .2tierehonts,' "riblAng_trOakbioirt
- ,amintramit - for Gov. Bautirr.ll.
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I AILY
FROM FORTRESS MONROE.
Port Anderson Probably Abandoned
by the Rebels.
COLORED TROOPS FOR anr. maiy
Dispatches from Gen. Sherman.
Fr. Slovutor, Feb. 17.—The steamers New
York and Leary arrived here last everting with
released prisoners and have sailed for Annapolis.
Colonel T.fnlford remained at Farina to effect the
exchange of prisoners as fast as they arrive.
otheriteinners hays gone up the James river
with rebel 'prisoners and the exchange will be
made as rapidly as possible:
A steamer arrived here today from Fort Fish
er. The Captain of the steamer reportsvhat
our forces had expected to mike an attack upon
Fort Anderson on the 13th lost:, but failed for
some cause, unknown to him. Before .he left
.Fortllaher, he saw a -bright' light la '.the diree
tlou of Fort Anderson, and the supposition was
that It had been abandoned and burned by the
rebels.
•
Two steamers rolled from here this afternoon
for Fart Fisher, with colored troops for General
Terry.
.The warner Lauf/liana, otthe Bay Line, ar
rived'here this morning froth Baltimore, the lee
tteng broken up sufficiently for the resumption
of travel.
More coal steamers are anxiously looked for
The itemiser Bleekifone firili&here thin
afternoon from Savannah, stopping at Hilton
Head, South Carolina. •The Captain of the
blarketono brought dispatches from Gen. Sher
man for the authorities at Washington, which
were telegraphed from here. , The Captain of
the SlachatorieWas not Informed as to the na
ture Or the dispatches, and knew nothing of
importance of Shelaall'S contemplated more
meets.
From !few Oriente, Itlimpid& and Cairo.
0.1.11:0, Feb. 19.—Fire hundred and fifty bales
and ono hundred and Ilfty bags"of 'cotton an%
'riled for &. Louis ; and three . hundred for Cln;.
Onnati.
New Orleans adslces of the 14th have boon
received per the steamsldp Everting Star. r
The rebel Imp clad hfiesonri and two wooden
r &boats, comprising the entire fleet of the enc.
my in tied Slyer, arc below Alexandria, closely
watched by our gunboats.
Three hundred arid sixty halos or cotton from
the price bark Scietice,shid at New Orleans on
the sth, at auction.
Good and Ordinary, (17c; Middling and strictly
Middling, no panda sales; §ugar,l9(ty?,dc;'ll.•
lasses $1.20@1.23.
Fcb. I.7.—The steamers Itormary and
Groesbeck of the troop fleet waraidleeked by
the rebels near Helens, and sateratosoldlers
wounded. Tho rebels were lb:4lY dispersed by
gauboate.
Tile EitikerA' It ht , teporg.d upon au
thority worth,' of consideration that datum will
be closed in this department within twenty'days
by order of President Lincoln, and will be en
opened upon anew principle after his proposed
vi.lt South and Wisqrridelt may be looked for
eHmn after the fourth of March.
The Cabin' - men Mlle's city nie preparing a
grand reception Banquet for W. G. Browelow,
wino is expected here in .a few7days.
The rebel general Forrest, commanding the
district of Mistuusinpl,:Weit Tennessee and East
LOIIISIOIIB, bar, established Ws headquarters at
Jackerr, !die*reippi,,and is conscripting.gner.
rides and sending them to Richmond, to be pat
into the army of .Vitginiti.
The intermit' Dklie was ceiptured and burned
near Helena; by-the rebels... The 56th regiment
was' taken prisoners and Colonel Dean, com
manding. weakilled. .
.
Church Contexts on 4th or March--Cot.
Baker--The Pirate Beall—:Appropria.
tton BUta Repotted Adversely, rue.
NEW Your, Peb,lB.-,The hauling clergymen
of this city have Issued a card caliin upon tha
churches throe out tho nation to 'mac in a am
cut of praise for the President and the country,
from 12 to &. o'cloclt ilainrday, t h e 4th of
March:
Bakir returned from Washington .yester.
day. and la 'rigorously continuing; the prose:atter!
of aubstitute brokers and bounty junipers..
The' Meld's' Washington special says: The
respite of-Beall, thb lakeEi a pinate, was grant:.
d by the President on account of a yr.:Wien
signed by -Ftepahlkan members of Coug.rms.
lltssrs. Beannlug and Eisley ?rocketed the reg.,
The r'ostesi Washington apiclal says .1114
Recta Military Cotinulttee had under considers !
.tion the Niagara Sh4s.Canal,llllneis Ship-Canal,
',Keck Island'lrispeareuient and East Tennessee
'Railroad bills. The committee Instructed their
etnirman to : report - adYerscly' upon all these
schemes on the ground that the present condition
of the Treasury-would not warrant the large ap:
imorrlattons called for.
hew Yore, Feb, 18.—Tbe etrittertiur's
caul says It Is thought that the Benny will agree
ton tax of 10 per cent on the circulation of State
bat Ir., just passed by the (louse.
The Post's special says the President has or
dved the release of Roger A: l'iyor from Fort
yt'arcell, on parole. . Us Ic to report to Mr. Pori
try, or*aiblegten.
'The Reconstruction Bill—Rebel Reser.
ters-•Gov. Andrew.
WsonreaToe, Feb. 19. — The Select Commit
tee on the Rebellions Statesh: their amendments
to the Rdroustructim bill as reported to-day ;
provide for the recognition by the President of
• the State guyed:meet of 'Tennessee, .1f such a
government shad be established by the loyal cit
izen* lo conformity with the conatitttion prior
to May fat neet.'. The report alio provides that.•
the congthation, - of, Tenaesaeo shall' prescriber,
nape:tam shall vtitewho hes held
a Confederate military office higher than Col-,
onel, or aelyil dile; unless it be teitristw id.
Scoond,That "slavery shall he forever pno-
Third—Tfiat no State or Confederal: debt*
thated tinder the action of a timirping power
shall be recognized or paid _by the State, and no,
law of confiscation shall be binding.- - •
• During four days of the present week over two
handred,rebel deserters came 'WAWA. the, lines
of the armies - et he Potomac and .T . eitnes. ,Tills.
• morning forty - u 1 arrived here; all of whom de
; doted from tbe.rebel picket ;soda on the alztu
.of the 14th. Twiny of those belonged Ye Vir
glide regiments, and the remainder to Georgia"
and South Carolina militants.
iS . 2ditililichesetts delegation, ,with ;s petttioa
asking the appointmeat of fky. Andrew to a
t e e i c i tv „ ;4 l . l C , .we tse 4 ,bi u.o t t ..d 4 ! tu !F re..
Ticiouto,, , ..Orden-ithierrillas • Mhdly
‘Yhippedßebel hunt Clads on Red,
Mow Felt MI:-LThe Ecrattri-R6-vr`dr
leans correspondent says: "There to no tounda
' Gen in the annonntement thatJGencral Canby
bad siren notice of , ilitintestlott retallate.on
Brtoltan oMeers for all refugees [rem Texas re
' tilled to rebel ofllteto by .. the Braaten, of11;er at
:Bratmeoths. :
"EaCrill camel:du of geentflas . who bad
'been Infesting the district of Plainer:One, were
badly defeated tmll.dispeysed on the 4tloles4by
a small farce from Plaquaaino.
"The rebebtluirt two gunboats and a p9wer 7
fell= clad ete Red!MlocrheloviligezdtalliW 2,
lee Nev • Prroci
,Major General la the Confederate array, was two
'Week.% DO, 1611/411:4130rra. , •!LEe latiu : ottalped
learo:otaottnce-itoolait, Prelim
Cotton iw Extbisill6.-Ifkritino4ti
WAilthlitskgrce , Tltc 4 1 1( 1 %4 Aleatrittlx.
.
-Omit); Feb. , -.18,--Tho stetttili lAliortitratitttl.;
1m Verophrs *lth, Ogl,lty balf:l44 - gotOti fur.
Ora; orriie4 at Aftniphlst Item
Vlokatiurg, to route to the Arm of the Jawee,
but metting. couute,rmatulkugo.l:o.ttirilectlO,
.Vtr,ttoorig;; ; !'"‘ , ; L
two - drat' to nit" ttio geotnof the } dlstrletof l
'Memphis, body! Gen. Caubilit °War, passyd,olr ,
wel riutw. litinttroiliapd!rtglitYin.vowtwibit..
Steamer nterrinuie Suuk.
. . .
,• • .
I NtVI YOUR. Feh.lo.—The steamer Ouldhig
from' , New. Oti , nus on the 11th, repOlta
that• ou tiailtdh she encr-tho'htdenishlP-Itterrl
pac In a ticking condition.; ;hrr fig% • !ern all
put, the bo/lortrdamni.el, andeverythlug . adrift,
pa: rhlp leaking badly. ; Sao lay lq her until
Olubt. rewired nil her crew (ntrionutlazto
"144.4 and 7 4 eP), - And. .thern Into Parr
t4,3".ll:
PtittunumittA, Fel). 18.—Tho subscrlptlon to:
[lay to- ego 74;0 lona, In all Immo( tln.. Uolgo,
aAltleirspbee,ko Jay CoOtra. amount .to $ 5 . 032 . -
300; The - lirgrtit J 01 1 .1410. Western 810 m i...lp:ton
was from Clncltnatl ;.thejorgest
ePotem tollotrlptlon true" $OOO,OOO - frout,"&tnr.
York. T 1,,, total Pt dca
.the wtAcutlirig,lBth
tinii;, 16 Ca 420,5.42,00. • -
-711 .- e Boston . Tiatle Sale.
Borrow; Feb. - 19,--Tha- hotels ens tilling up
'with tnerelnints.frotri cklizsretlotokfig .tiks vino_ try,
tO attend Ilia traciSpaie '
conitaadeing on Tues
day. It NMI too great nrent.ln, the dry goods
'One, and will surpass Lnything of the hind hens.
tniur,*llol,l/‘ Oyer 10,000 balls orgc.),ixls„ ) 40,
hecn cuteredup to Isst
NEW r0xic,r4.4.4,15.--,Ttu r ja m inilo cas,Car
Pimp, triett-frii thO murder'of ilarriLakattu,
yoNict of murder the
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.1.3;i Luau
A Murdercr GinvictO.
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PITTSBURQA, kONIf)AT.'EBRIT. A
TATE REBEL NEWB.I
• •
iecw Tons, Feb. 19.—Ti. e Richmond te
.
of the lath has Augusta dates of the, ttb
which sly It is sated in Columbia that Itanat,
rick's corps is protecting Slocum's left. In 111
ascertained that-Foster Is again moving 011
Charleston. When last 'heard from he waif at
Greeispoint. It is lot known where-Sheehan
Lin:milt is.
Barnwell Coact House was burned
- on yhra
daynignt:,Tbe multliamtcemidg With .vOlstales,
stock and all. kind of movable prolterff,
from Georgia-and upper. Carolina. Me _troops
to 'the vicinity of Windsor are - lillpatrfeki
corps: - It is reported that Generals ffamptolfatud
-Wheeler engaged the enemy on the ith - atutillf,
_reit - Mane- then at all points. ;loss: Seas
about. seventy,. killed, woanded and missing;
'That of the enemy mucligrenter.
Tied Columbia' Cirolinlan of thelSth "sayeslt
is 'callable - that Sheriann'a sir:acme:pa arafor
the donblepurpoae of eating the Columbia and
Charleston railroad,. and the Wilmington 'wed
'Manchester railroad at liingsvllla "This, - done
Shertium wIH have sahleved an important; bject
pielliainery to the capture of Charlotte's-410
bisection of three impoplant branches, of supply
That lee will succeedin lifting this, wohnits Jury
grave dont* for ire know sobilethlng of the dan
gerous-CV:cations with the army in thiflnar* of
/3eataigard. Admitting, Sherman's . snameatte
the extant mulled, What reason Is there trs'aliti.
chsate entmmediate advaneiron Columbia: Ai
Can 'recall none. Columbia Is nothlngfstan
to the grander game of Charleston, an GM „clp.
tare of which the energies of the-whale-Yanknii
army below ,- 113 are now bent. They =lot
operate on Charleston from Columbia, nal they
not leave Colu nbiaon.& northward Merck
while Charleston steads... To believe It Is On:
Crary to common sense, contrary to a knowledge
of. Sherman's character and - confessed deterral;
nation, and contrary to all military strategy:
Possibly a raid will be,male here for the pat
o( creating a diversion. It will not had us tth'
prepared.
he same, paper continues to whistle to , kelp
up its courage by assuring theteophr mot Coluatl
his Cermet be captured If attacked, and • declami
a concentration of troops arc now being madd
that will destroy the -Yankee army. It says` If .
Sherman comes forward a reception awaits hid
unlike that which' he encountered Id tile censer
tlarmigh Georgia: If he-goes to Charleston he
.1101111 hod himself athlete] in the: trent and rear,
If be returns the way he came that Will baked
what we all duke hint to do, and wa shell be
content to let lihn alone. • . •
_
The 'Richmond Mt/ or the lath containe a
liter from General Lee declaring that he will
fettl.ao anirlety . about the result of the contrail. It
the peOplo will glve proper support to the arzedei
and aselet*loaliitainlng patriotism among the
The B..romnsw split "The army consolldi ,
tioo bill has lassancl the Ildttse and will probably'
be concurred o 1 bj the &mate. It provides tot
the consolidation of all companies lola than
forty-two men:,
Resolutions were recently presented In - the
North Carolina Legislature denouncing Moja',
min's speech at the... Richmond war .meeting as
a,iogatori to bin pmdtitin; nliecting on Corsi'
grft, and Insulthrg - ti,pabile opinion.
The El:emitter of: the .161 It says the negici
troops In Grants corny are very urulatay and Mai
sintsded, and show a great inclination to 'desert
to the rebel Ilnese- 1t suggests that this dissa:b-
faction hi so widespread that the authorities
ought to tahe advsntaguot it.
The Examiner, of the ii lb, says : At Kings;;
%file Sherman would be attic io,iestroy the Col.
lovable and Charlotte, 'and Wilmington and
.Manchesta railroads.
The Examimr of the 15th, has 'a Lang article
neatest . the use of negroes as sealers, but Lear
jet...the reEporisibtlity to Lee, whites urg,:utly
celled for a large force of them.
. .
The Wj, of the 16th, mantes that Sherman'.
tss got somcwbat the start of their fOre, sal
sl:Fsellension is felt at Colombia that he would.:
there before he mold be overtaken.
.(len.. Echols 'has succeeded Bretklnridgo
command In Dust Tsmaaeee. , • •
Gems. D. Lee and Wade Hampton, recently_
aptisinted Lieutenant Generals,-have been con
firmed by the Confederate Senate: - The pronto-,
tion of (len. Hampton makes him rank Gan.l
Whetter, and puts him la command of ours,"„
airy new operating against Sharma%
eferta 1213 / be =Pee , e 3 thii appointment:
I lanipton's prOtence aCti hot fall to Inspire ootn
nderce and cmhttilasm.
The 9APllde.,Caniini , a - eritin Filth soya
"'Long came Colnmbla falls, we look Mr a bite , .
tlr and a victory which will prove Girl Ilghtlni
or nor side and vonehisito to Sloth Carolina the i '`
privllegacif closing as she begun tho war—hal
triumph: , . - . • -
- 1116 iteine paper bellesai that terbiez.:i
days ;hero will be e net: aeouientratlon orsttength . ,
it 7, w Make the Yuloo commander tremble foe
his safety,
New Tont, Feb. 19.—The Tr Gym has the
following from Richmond papers or the 17th:
t In the Rebel !Tate on Thursday the only Im
lament proceedings were on the bientl4o 41 1 1 10
provide for rebind 500,000 brow troop). It was
called up by Mr. Johnston, of Georgia. who . '
moral to transfer the bill to the sem•et Calendar.
Mr. Illtdeale had the Poor, but before corn,
no veil:gilts speech, on motion of Mr. Atiluo, or
Tin . ntrcer t the lion's went into n,:et eat.,bla
by a vote of-;.d to 95. - ' .
Tk• doors being opaned tho Masa adjortmed.
Thu Whig has an aditortsPreplylng to the
Clarkston Jhreary's assertion that the war was
ar Lod in •Intertst of slarety,.aud It 'roast not
be abolished in any event. .- -
The s=e paper says It hopes to preserve sta
r, ry, bulls willing , to give it up If necessary to
remare their Inderetridence.„ - -
ThoDispertch says all the Yankee rollatell con•
fined in this city will be sent North by the deg
of trace boat this morning, and at the 'tame
crne ten es twelve officers will also go off.
The Mobile Advertiser admits that the rebel
cause looks very Mat Just's& present,-but as
sures Its readers that the Southern people hold
In their hands the =ins for sadden hid.
Per'
feet deliverance, It says the enthusiastic cour
age and one more determined effort will IM all
the clouds and uneell a secco of hope sad Joy
and deliverance. -
Colonel St..Ttihn, appointed Commi4attry Gea
ra
of the Confederate ba•oa, ha= just bell con
derned by the Coda!crate Senate. The seer
Commhoary General will enter et once upon the
. dieehergo of his detica.'
The following is a copy of Gen.. Lee's general
v.rder on assuming the oe.insustund of the fOrbes
of-the Confederate 9 ... :0043:
nrtoitva-nlr.ts ConnuniZaUf, Feb. 10,1815.
^Gvavi'd (titers N041...--In obedience to general
Oider 3, Feb. 0, ragtime commend of the
military forces of the Confederate States deeply
jaurresstit with the -difileriltles of rujimaltleu
ord humbly invoking the guidance of:Almighty
God, I rely for ancecte. upon the mem= and
. fortitude of the army, stiatained by the patriot
ism firMaera of the people, confident (that
weir united • efforts, .under the blush* of
bras-mm.llW secure peace and 1124apenatnce.
el - e headquarters - of the army, to which MI spi
el.] reports_ nd communications will be address.
cd, will, tonthe pwasent, be with the,:nriny of
rtherw-Virginli.' , The stated and' regular re
turns and reports of each army and payartment
will be fobrandetriiiherefofore, to AIM- otthe of
the Adjutant and Instructor General.
, Signed j . WE. - Lna,Vsl estextil: "
Wsiirtusirroit,,rtili:lo.Richirand . papers' of
the 14th have been method. The Dispatch, of
that date stye: , Retires:l ewe and three o'clock
on lifednesdaymaarning there Was some 'mortar
neutron - the Reifenberg lines nearthe*Appomat
tow. Tata woe something of a:atoveity. as :for
Months Past mortar thing Lea heen discontinued
With this 'exception nothing of datarcat has 0p... ,
coined: &Mats. from.. Great's - artay;reportall
quiet within-theedemy aUhes,.
- 'l 4o nfaiWiteheo were received atthe War Office'
imterdiy.` 'Wars oinicimeutlY tudnfonned of
sbstmsovissicuovement:, , ./iis Wee at/ Oratige-
Mug. - forty miles .Sordh - of .Columbia; into me'
Tuesday, and vitir treopl were 'fet t ling bath
fOro:him 101vard - CellUntda. . Witcrelre le now
; Wede dis patch
kmihr.v, it.was ;said. on_ Wednesday'
ithia a &Patch bed beet. received' saying akir
,taishing- was - olt"
song -on within a, few miles Of
jet-1= NC. , .Watitated thief 'yesterday p/Ortallg,
!an an on flit,_ and as= yet have not the means
'of either condo/dug or Mentraillating It. Shu
lman may be at Kicgsville, the jonction of the
IVlltolegton and Ceimuldat'slifood, or. ho may.
he even Dearer thortry: - , - . •-•
I It isle reported yesterdayitiat our troops were
emelt:Wog - Wilthingtonj . The report is not con
firmed, however. by Miele] dispamlies. Ttie
;Yankee papers stole that Gen. Terry Is - stiltin
t he vieluity Cr Fort Flsber and waltlug for (len,
Rote. Ilitherto the Tar.kce pries. reoreseeted
Terry ea abnist• to inercli towards Wilniinuton
pith eonflaut expectation or lakimnit, but Fort
rtederson hot proved a more efEctual obstruc
tion than they hud. anticipated, •
• Gi n. Raker la in command of our farces at
fhldeboonigh and mporticto the 'War Depart
moat tuft he lies reason to:believe the enemy . l i
-
are concentrating at Igewheni;, end thee have
with thorn materiel for .repalting the iallroad -
Ghia Re/what:l Hesston. Sunni canto Kingston ou tho night of the 11th' instant,
report that OCD:ros . ler la in cons - mead at New,.
dorsi, and that .0,000 of the ltith army carps Lave
ale lyedthere; making the number of troops at
that post about 5,600. It Is reported and boiler-.
ed In Kingston that the eueniy here landed two
IWSISMISTrOW,.. rob. 18.—The . Richmond. R..;
dodrio-, l'af the: lath,- sari A :dispatch:- has.
lien retched' from an . Waist of the Treasury
DeParttnisa,'Ot poiumbia, , ta the effect - that Shoo,.
451171t1) .. wal eon= , Columbia -that the. -
Wang guanl and ettlaci.stiarattiraedouttoaid
iti resisting the Rehm - forecti, -- -Wed, - altinnliblaß.'
had commenced ear the city.
It Ls stated by the - Birambserilist `too poisoners
Ys'ere'd-ri board the ithff•Of-trace boat etch .she
tine' blown np. -
• 1.4 f
Y 20, 1865.
1111'111th CONGRESS-4MM SESSION.
WASTEINGTON CITL Feb. 18, 1865.
The, arnendme.nt to impose a tax of onatilf
of one per cent on sales was rejected by a vote
of 112 against 75. '
Tha.llouse concurred by one of a majority in
the amendment Impostor ataX of 10 per =Cum
on State bank notes paid out by National or
State banks on and after the let of January
Mr: Stevens' amendment taxing gold sales 10
per motors was rejected by 38 egulust N. •
The AmersdatoryHeveaue Bill was then passed.
Amelia - the ameudmente concurred InVere the
following
. No men not enrolled ,excepted -
Pilltari services,
caeca of phisical debilitY ,meepted, shall be en
titled to take out a license as a peddler. 04 all
sreoklii-lobaSeo4 taii - EMlS'eents -per' pound
shall be imposed, excepting on smoking tobacco
excluslvely,made of stems, on.-which the tax
shall be. cents . a
. pon ad. This is the Only
change in the amenamer t as reported by the
Committee on Ways and Means, on that article.
On diamonds, etleralde, precious stones arid im
itations thereof, and all other jewels, there is to
be 6per centluty.
-AU The amendmedts reported - from the Com
raittee of the thole on the Stare of-the Union
- were concurred In, excepting a few reserved for
arperate votes
Mr, Morrill called attention to some of them,
luelecling,tho COX MS Bales. He salavre may put
the restriction on foreign trade bet we should
leave our trade free. As to the: amendment of
the gentleman from Pennsylvania, Mr. Motets,
if anothergentiernan had offered the proposition
he sherild have regarded ikaa "absaird. He trust
ed that l, the vote to-day in the Horne may show
that the -vote IS the Cominittee of this . Whole,
yesterday, in favor of , It, was given In more good
Luton. The law heretofbre passed on that suer
jeer was repealed, because It could not be - en.
forced. He expressed his, satlefactimi that the
Comthitiee had unpnimously agreed upon bill
which would contribute materially to tho sap.
port of the Government. • •.-,
• The floe then coneurrid by 72'against 6.9
pus In striking otit the proposed InerCSSO of 56
ants per barrel rin,beer, lager-beer, porter .and
ether similar fermented. liquors. The tax on
tress articles, therefore, - remains atone dollar,
, per barrel.
The House concurred In the amendment that
substitute brokers pay a license of 110 dollars
for every substitute accepted.
An amendment Was made to the 103 d section
of the present law, by Imposing er tax of two_
and a half per cent on the nett Interest of the
gross receipts of railroads, 'canals, steamboats,
ships, barges, canal-boats, vessels,,stage-coaches
and vehicles for transporting passengers; or
Property fsr hire, etre., where the nett receipts
are ender $3,006 per annum, and 5 par cent on
excels of this amount. This amendment was
ecr.carred In by 86 against 7G. •
An amendment was . adopted providing that
clumps may be affixed . to deeds, Instruments,
documents, writings or papers, where the saute
bee been omitted„on payment of the stamps and
a penalty of fifty dollars. But where it fa antis
11.•etorily established that the same has been omit
ted owing to inadvertency M. accident and'alth
out willful design, stamps may he Waxed merely
on payment for the stamp.
The'amendrueut 'to tax salmi one-half ba of one
percent. was 'nomterienrred in by ' e vote of 65
tor..
The !louse Toted oh Mr. Nelsons' amendment
that crony National Bank or State - Bank it.ssocia
lion shall pay etax of 10 per cent. on the - amonnt
of cotes of any State bank or +notation paid
olrt on and after ttrelEt of January next. The
atacuthnent was concurred In by iS yeas to b 7
nays:
Mr. Brooks, who MU voted In the negative,
ellen:en his vote to tint affirmative.
A motion rai. then made to lay the vote on
the table, which was concurred In by tho casting
vote of the Speaker. So the rota was not
;reconsidered. ;
The MUM, next. voted on Mr. Stevens' amend
ment, donning a bullion broker to be ono who
4uit or sells gold at a pile.] above the market
salea,intiera raid, - for, the purpose of paying
duties .orr imports or .16r Importation, and vs.
Oulliug ever"' bullion broker to take out a Scenic',
otherwise to ho awned gully of a misdemeanor
and pay a Luc of liti,9oo - 4015,00) - dad tad Ptr
;ens. to h o p. 744 an each .114/6.0r. pnretase.
Ihe Iloust: "rejected th r ts nmendracati yeas 3S,
- I?ays 94. ;
TbNI gni - 00407 blind; Attddlie. - ttill wea
Mr.'Schenet. from the Committee on Military
A Taira repoited the following Senate bills, which
rsreNseed : To repeal an net to remove the U.
S. Arsenal 'ram St. Louis: authorizing the
President to appOiut a A l9l : s "nt 8.- Z e r
they of War at , t 3,000 per annum; for i;;.:
. „7"" -
canon of*. Field Army Itemstr.r and Definer.
, A4s.g.c. , l4ockzepwcodatdliprartilng that any ,
1m son In the army chanted with an offence no
de:timid/ calling out the militia may be brow:ht.
before the field ofdecrs of his regiment for trial,
but nothing in this bill Stall be construed to
ao , lish (regimental or garrison edict martial-
Also. a bill enth , :raing the Pre/lima to mate
tram , fl.llQr army officers from hue to staff oftl•
'sees, Se.
Also, # bill fur the better organtr.aUen of sub
sistence; depots. These bills were severally
passed:
Mr. Seben4 also reported a bill to east:i
ll:mit in • the. War Department a harem for
refugees, and frealiticu'is iiittira. Mr. Smock
al,l the bill made no distinction on ace)unt of
eclzr, but was - Intended to provide Mr the relief
of white'rerugces. Time bill was paned.
Mr. YetIIIIXID, Lora the Conm'itee on Military
Allah's; reported a bill to inereasethe pay of
cffirers of thearmy below HtigadierCieneralsand
exempting officers from hamle^ and revenue
tax. ;.
OD Motion of Mr. Ross an amendment was
made intruslog the pay of privates to twenty
dollars a mouth. • Tho bill was re-committed to
the Military Committee, who satmerpleatly re
viled the bill u It Was .originally Introduced.
t watiamod.
Mr. Garfield mamma a bill from thiCommlt
tee on Military Affairs determining the ranks of
cilictra sc-erdlating In the military service, and
It wrs passed.
hl r. Fat neworth,from the, Comtolttee onMilltary
Adair*, trportert a bill authorizing the Northern
Central Railroad Company-of-Pennsylvania and.
Maryland, or their assigns, to construct a branch
railroad between-thebarough of York and Bal
timore In an utr line to Washington, in order to
facilitate postal and military communication be
twcro Witstdagton and New York. The Com
:mil Is 'authorised to Maltase their capital to
th- '' ,,,, .ntit.000,000. . nes road'Ll to be a
double track, kravl4ed with appostioas ~,.....::.
portatlmi of troops,Mud to lie completed in two
"years. Tbrce pp:o,pr! to, be . charged per mire
rm. plaiet• T em and six ante a ton for freight.
Mr. etunlicton objected to the second seadlng
of the 141.1.'- '',Tiii"nuestion theroforo,menr* on
its rsjecilon. ' - ' - "f, ' •
Mr. YarnswOrtheald4t waa necessary. to barn
the road Proposed, lfepo s inted bat Ma att. that
IIQ6 the cent was appropriated by this bill.
' dlft. r Tlitimits,'of Maryikird,deshrod a POSlpedlo:
'strut of hill and gore, among other reasons'
for this; that, the lredshittlin mf,Maryland, no In
session, should have ah opportunity of look
Incl tlionlatictio, &sides the bill wis lu dent et
t
'With the decision of the Supreme Court Of e
United d:ates, and ill dorimmtion of the sigh , of
the State of Maryland,- The leglalatiOn pro s
ed was for tho beuelit Of the :.Nartlmarts - Central.
Railroad Ind would strike a heavy blow at the
Bs lt imorWand Ohio PRellroirt. '
The furthcrAtoarlderatlon of the subject was
port; coed for ten days. .
Mr. &buck called up the bill ammdatory of
thee - 0011mnd aCt, pending which the Aouse„
at Ciao, trijeatelleeL - ;K , •'' ' l. -'";
' . SENATE.' •' - " t
millet of throapersorut. to.ba mppointod by' the
44. 111 tefleautibilebutt'A - Imielltit ltki'fix'Pecitte.
'..Evcretitritof- the.Titeasury to' amiable into - sad
mart . upon the stilled of lineation, which was
;amended ht Itir:fc'hirlat' to tbeLeffect..4hat;. they
ishould alaointptiro into We mattnereit UM collec.
Men Of %Ito , retreat/ea, Thleb - was laid orer tar
Ittr. °ward cilibre:4ll a resolution ,ba'styre.bliss
Lliey;2l:Vrieli4' Of. lticlutionif Vic . ; Mafia hula-
Itired. dollars forold rodttree to our Pilattnel In
'An Annstieceitsfal effort was mode to make the
bill tevregrasta commerce between the, Statis tho
OpecMl otter' for. ItiondaY„,. The Army Appro,,
I anion bill was then thenup.
i The l'imutee Committee. recotramendmi tho
stinting out of a proviso In the Mato bill that .
po money stall be paid to latitfirented to rail
roads for the transportation of troop; mad muni
tions of war Par the United States. After debate
the protildon was stricken out. • . ' .
hir. , 6bnrtnan olihred 'arr• emendm , mt malting
an - appr.oPriaticei of seven hmulrea theitsatitt dot-
Inea fur the present liscil year to supply Mulct al
(jog, Witlhli was adopted. .. .
. On motion of 'Mr.:Pillion, tins following pro ,
lilsions "Wert: itdopked. by *4l of - amandmont :
That on and alter thei first of ..ittareh; 1865,' and
during the . present rebellion; the commetattne
Mice of ifllltslBV:ted 'lbt 'officers shalf.he.filly .
dents per. rntion, prodded said in ermeat shall not
ripply EP the eoratuutatiou price of ratione of any„
otlictra aboyelho rank; or Ilrigteller General, or -
elle eMeers. entitled : AA oonentuteitionfor fuel .Or
(Antlers i thptdl.offcersofvoliiu tiur bele 0111.1
rank of lirigadler General, noir In commission,
iron - shallcontinue In the military service to the
dons Of the war, shell be entitled to recelvethree
Months' pan prorid6l..tlict the provisions of
this section shall 'net .apply to ofileins nett 'on
duty, onto eilleers - cuililt4l to commutation of
Ile , olut ( intirters. That commissforietroMeers .
erring In the Held - shall , 6.1 permitted hereafter
tb purchaterntlotte for 'their own or, on credit
from the. Comeolsoarr:liopartteentj and lthe
' einountfee feir rations so' purchased shall,bn
:report monthly- to Alie`Payttaititr Geberal, - to,
be -dedti tedflrm the payment next following
( I' M i i' l N Sprigneeekrati an simmedment Which Was
7 it °4
Mr. .. a'-'.its
Netted, making it obligatory upon chaplains to
..-
bold cellgigns services.onft a week, and to attend
to the burial service of soldiers who die. _
Mr: Wilson offered an amendment that the
Secretary of- War be directed to furnish a cost
rate not exceeding sixteen OIIIICeB of tobacco per
month to each soldier whio , may desire. the .coat
to be deducted from theirPaY....
Mr. 'Trumbull offered an amendment providing
for the repearof all laws end regulations of the.
War Department giving additional ranker Pay
to regular or volunteer . officers, - which 'WSJ.
adopted. The bill, as amended. was then passe.d.
Mr. Trumbull, from the Judiciary Committ,m,
repotted a bill recognising the State government
of Louisiana and the right of that State to send
Senators to Congress... .
Mr.' Saulsbury then offered a long preamble
reciting the charges against the lion. Edwin
M. Stanton, made Ina speech recently delivered
. by Bfowri !titbit Confederate Congress
and "reported at length In' the IfeW York Beraid,
of the 4th Instant. Tberesoltutons were rejected,
and .have to lie over under the rule -Mr.-Saula.
hump pledged Weimar .to Per4U the truth et tY O
charges.-
IhcfSenate then adjourieci. '
PROCLAMATION BY IRE PRESIDENT'.
EXTRA SESSION OF 'FIER SENATE' CALLED.
WAstrurettow, Pb:a 17,158
Dertment of Beate: th e ri-aidene" gh.
, eitul States : • ,
A :PROCLAMATION. • 2
• Wnsertnis, Objects of interest to the United
,
States reqiire that thilllienate shouldbe coaventd
at twelve o'clock on the fourth of Xarch next
to receive and act upon such communication a$
-pay be made to It on the part of the Executive;
- *ow therefore;
•
` 4, ABRAHAM LINCOLN, President of the United
States, have considered it to be my duty to Issue,
my f reclamation declaring that an extraordinary,
session requires the Senate of the United States
to convene for the transaction of business at the
Capitol, In the City of Washington, on thatenrth
of March next, at noon on that day, of which all
who shall- at that time be entitled to act as
members lof that body are hereby required to
Given under ray hand and the soar of the
United States, at Washington, this seventieth
day of February, In the year of oar Lord 1.865;.
and of the Independence of tho United States of
Anseriti the 89th. - " -
(Signed) ADP n LlNcorzr
By the President :
IV. II; SEWARD, &c'y of State.
The Proposed . Reclignltlon of tho COrk,
federaey--A Canard.' . •
NEW TORE. Feb. ad.—The Herald'e Paris cor- ,
respondent says be known postitively that for
mat propositionahave lately been made to Franco
and England br the rebel anthontles 'with the
objector securing recognition on the basis that
slavery Ebill be abolished, and advantages gran
ted the ternaries recognizing, but these proposi
tions hare not been acted. upon. and from pre
cut appearances, will not be accepted...
'The steamer Cromwell has arrived. She left
the steamers Guiding . Star and Morning Star
whore below New Orleans.
The Times makes light orate report that the
rebel refueees are sent bark trAm Matamoros to'
Texas, and that Canby is to retaliate.' The story
is probably a canard. _ _ _
A rebel force of no attacked 25 tnen of the y.
Massachusetts Itegiinent, tear Plaquemine, otv
the 4th Wet. Captain Rice and his men stood
the rebel charges , and beat them or, leaving
some of. their deed and "sounded In our hands_
Ourloss was one killed and two wounded.
New Yolk Gold Macket
Now Tong, Feb. 18.—Gold is rather stranger.
it is said that Mr. Stivens' .new movement:
against gold dealers bas created falllnterast,'
upon which imporant transaett6ns in Farers op-.
lion have been based. A cantor that Mat lmil.'
lion has recognized , the Confederaey . alao gives.
gives strength to the market. The quotations
lave ranged croon 24M, the opening , prlee t to
20414.
Canadlaii Pariliment
``~otnnc,Feb.l6. -ThoHotisoin. e aten leaf,
nse.ht. adopted the appropriation of gt. 7060;
for the exponent , Of volunteers sent, to the frau.:
the to prevent a raid from the 7Jnitid States.!
Alan, an appropriation of £OO,OOO to make good
the money belonging to Bt.'Albans..
Irastquct to the Dtissaurt Legioature.
Sr. Lora, Feb. 18.—Tho Legislature accepted:
the lnyltaLlou from the: Chamber of commerce hi
• thi ".' :: city to visit et: Louis and imitaka of a
- ftags 46l / 4: negdal Oulu. the:
time. Tha lac Cenyeattrus 7a9 also Invited to ,
share the INlVitleri, " • •
Spoke Pieta/ . Vestataled by Fire.
Et. Louts, Feb. 18.—The eatelcatt
tory of Woodburn et Scott, corner of Broadway
so44Cott 'sir oat, was burned last . night: The
loss ISZIOUDIS to about f 3 X 0 ,000; Iramtances 141 , -
000.
Death of Col. Wallace.
1.0178V,11.1.12. Feb. 18.-0) . 1. James
romerly tof Philadelphia, and for the last AZ
yctrt codneeted with the editorial department of
the Louliyillo learner., died thienaorainfr, [tem
parallels.
Respite Granted to. Copt, flesll.
:Caw Tonic, -Feb. 14—A respite has been
Cgranted hi the CO9C of the Lake Erie rebel pirate,
t. Beal!, and Le will not be hanged on Gee
ornor'a Island Lo-day, as at that decided.
Belle Boyd lu Destitute Circoutstiurees.
Tonx, Feb.. 19:—The Worpool Courier
aeries an appeal to rebel sympattuaersiu behalf
or tbo notcricuri - Belle BcV. It says site Is in
London ainuoit hi a state or destitution.
Libel. Can Decided.
New. Four, Feb. 18.—The libel ease of Coact
Jcabenee,vs Hence Greeley Nee decided In Carer
C..C.;Clay and the St. 1111,,1tt.5 . id,
The following , Interesting doeuxeeht *74 pro,
dated In' evidence the other Alit In' din 6 0
the St. Albans taltlept At:OA:A.43in 11 e c tif yra ,
ter end the nastier' 14 A:ghat C.
pin -aid the' pieelops soterlct.of rebtlacotuxtrels
- witfi heiwretc, =
'toy! Ing our;lftVicrn
cuPPerPof* v 4" inil" been
• amt FOR I.*T.r PEMYT T OVX O )
.• 1 •
"Year report of your doings ender your In:
attentions of the Hitt of Juno last, from, the
Et esetery of War, covering the list of the twenty
soldiers W413.11r0 escaped pewee's,,
co)ected and enrolled by you under the Minnie
received. Your suggestion for a raid
upon the most accessible torus - in Vermont,
emumeneing with 81. Albans, Is approved, and
you am authorized, and required to act in con
formity with thebtugumtlob. -
"C. C. CLAT, Jr
- *" 6 cto*'f4l4•lllo4: 4 "
i A l'ndtm,. otei . lifttyleolltriipheiorcr..--.A let
ter hex lutt heed fieelecd a the Navy Dnpert
meta fond 131 r Armitrunr, tho well
knoWn: trntmankor, to which . he nice
thla Government to ;imitate tho example of
Wider *el' Rusele, by Manufacturing Mumma.
, T 0 thlA piece of echo:lllde, Imperdnence, Captain
;Wien, of. the Ordnance Bureau, btu' written a
'mantic reply, In which he tells 131 r William that
:the Armstrong Irtme captured at rort Fisher af-
Rini nit the lIICILI4 of, tulles their iuppoaca elll
- trpon these rum was lbund an laserip%
:tion,.aatting forth that they were a present from
I , 7lllUnn-Armstrong-to Jeff Davis. •
Tllll Internal Revenue for thatnenth of Jann.
hry just owed, amounted to the enormous suns
of t.;11014,903 Attovsitas millltmti.of -dollars a
I
day s nt:lading, Ounday I And yet confessedly
the michlncir 'for collecting this branch of the
nation's • Income Is imperfect' and: undatolng
change. Nat as is that suns of !eternal revenue,
daily. and monthly,'how not a burden is It to
the Imslucra of this rich and vigorous nation!
And wlkh nhut.patdotle cheerfulness and Scout
sacrum I ho people pay this tar to preservothelr
:cation and to malztalu Democincy.—LlY. Y. TraS.
MAX Ku.llM.—On' BatardaY innruing o mail
was kukd
oa tho rennstivanla Railroad, four:
Wits from Johnstown, by a train comintr wmt.
lie wt.?. standing on tho truck, h and falling to get
ant of tho Way In time, tias struck by tha
:• !I:um= N.,'ojur .
Morris,.
I:. 6. A., oni
Qs .tali, Ordboncu tlermitment; um* ou dilly
lyttha..Ailccbeny Arruoul, I i be.n confirmed
Lj tho ,geoliceltq be L:of 4count, Colood by bre
,sl44rivgUlar tinny • . •• •...
. '•
,' •
• . . .
!SNR.A.D-110140N—Ott Tel telb, by Rev.
kens, - Lleug cil:onarmr:lNgal), )!reb
411[1, Pa.,Ao Wee =II& .7: BOB . SON, or .!gio-
DIEDi
:TIATTIL—tha Saturday •ntarntirg; lath' liat-; Dr.
SAVED; In the tiny-third yur of Ida
. 11th:trend Will tare oeTtisteuror Airyrgt._
Hoerr at twe ,s reeloek, Dena We late reatileaa .Ota.
nee of, Sanduaky etrylkend Niirth CociiiarYffliss•
711 . e.frleridadf .thaftuully are toomtillnyr
ted tcrettruil.*. ' •
bI'EXAN--Con • Stutiai, 'Fibriuiri>lith, • hilk
•rnAt two 'o'cloclF, tilt residence of it
tatbas.ht,
. letse,,Np.66 Marti urral reet,lcAhl.o hJ. ralcerat;
former/it of New Drightou, In the tiartleth yeartg.
tilts rgt, -.•
Atherat will !elite ha late residence at eight
. o'clock on ?MOAT 2aOJULIZO, for Now Iltightoo.
QTY Alcil SUBURBAN.
Anniversary Meeting of the Chrlstisin Com.
misslon.-luterietlng Addremps.
The second anniversary', of the Pittsburgh
Brimeh of the United eta* Christina COMI - 2111.4.
Con; was told last en. ping In tte Firm Pielliy-
Valid' 'Cliateh, and was, resided over by the
yinstcrr, im. Wm. M. Pallet, D.D., (the Rm.
Msnick Johnson, Chairman, being In 111
The church was ' =platy opea ni at an early
ft
'holm; and hundreds ' eraunable to gala admit
exerelsMi
einelle With pais - M.lw the line.
W. D. Eloward. ri.D., er whIM the eisamblage
united In singing the hyaMciiiiimenelag - . .
-', ir • ....Milan the limier of deaus , emine.r' . :
• ' Dr.Pazion afters ` Ihiclitindrictory remarks,
-in which he briefly's/Undid tetbe toed which was
being •accompllsbed 'tlurough' the ngency n t the
Christian Commission. read the followinesum
mem of tbe operationi of th e Pittsburgh Breath'
!luring the past year: ••_ •
During the Tear 89%* bas been receive d from
Or sources, erbich nith balance on heed Jelin.
ary 1,1884, =idea total amount of 8100.273.38.,
Of thiniunonnt 977,880,99 has hee9 Pea ' for h°s - ..
•liltat stems, 81,300 for chapel'-tents, 414,759.19
for publications ; $1,024:92 for - office rent,lreges,
treighti,Vostage; drayage, dtc., leering' a bat
mace of cash•on band Januar/let, of 83,873.89;
4,399 caws of hospital stores and. publicatibris
bare been seal& our armies during the- Tint
5. 3 „ amounting in vales ' to, 8938,940.91.-
cost ofdistributkin bits been: 440 of one
`cent of, the value of the stores.
, The follcirriog publionttlona .hare been, cilnieb
and; 2,Z31,078 pages of linter 974,891 pages
'of • Tracts, 724,524 email soldleisr.boots, 7,404 _
large' books for libraries; 18.944 'Testaments,.
91,472 Hymn- and-Pialm books, 40,120 Inapt .
Mara, 957 reams of writing , •paper, 87,914 mural-,
op!-.1.4
. .
The Ladies Christian 'Commission imve cut
and made up during the five months ehdlng.lan-'
nary, first, 4,03 "articles of hospital ,clothine
covered 1,/3 2 18 pairs of ortiteltes,mnd made 1,84 d
rolls of ba n dage.. , ; .:, -
Tbiehalrman then introducedth'e ifightJtev
'eland Bishop Simpson of theltethodist Church,'
Who delivered avocet sale had eloquent address.:
He spoke in the highaft terms of the'workings!
of the Commission , and Its probable effects [pen `
the lbturo:operstlona , of 'the chureti: In this
geed and great work, all the various denomln- -
athans of Christians am working harmoniously,'
slid there was no such thing..aa theological
mission. thabratle field.. The great - object.
In view was to provide for thetemperalandspir.'
Hued wants of the soldiers, and in this work all.
Christian men and ' , icemen could engage without
regard to those minor differences which' separa
led them in an ecclesiastical point of view, The
address contained many` forcible and interesting
point', but want of time prevents us from airbag'
even a synopsis, /: •
The next apeakerrintroduced was Chaplain .
-.McCabe,
.a gentleman who had spent , -four
Months In Libby prison. Before commencing:
to speak, he asked tho,amemblain to join hint in
singing a hyinn, whichvras done. He then IMO
ered a brief but very effective address,; daring
which he related a number of touching incidents
which had fallen under his obsenalion while
-
laboring for the relief of the sick and wOunded
soldiers: He concluded by siggingthi
.Hymn of the Republic," the, audience joining,
with Mining effect in the familiar chorus:: t
eGioryl Glory Hallelujah? etc.
The Chairmim, then announced that Major
gill. Flake had been -expected to' .address the
meeting, but a dispatch had been received au
'nonnelng his inability
-to be present.- - took
pleasure,, however Introducing our : distin
guished 'fellcw'eltlien, Major . General Negley,
who made a brief &Areas, In which be Spoke of
the workings of the Christian C0M41149102 as •
exhibited among his old soldiers - du - ring his cam
paign In Tennessee.' The Goner:Agave the most
unqualified etuloriemerat of- the- Commission,
atd concluded With an earnest appeal to oar Mt
-funs for their support Initabehalf:
George II- Stuart, Req., next took the stand:
Ind delivered a most effective and
drevs. As Chairman Orthe United States Chris
tien 'Commissfon, he has fltU knoileddeoftios
operations of the society . from its' orgaulzstion
up to the *mot time, and whim he CINI2UIOIICO3
so speakln behalf of . the cause sibleh he his so
much at heart; be hardly knows (to use his oirn
language) where to bogie, or when intone oIL
He spoke for over half an hour, in bid usual stk.
zing and offectite ;3341:111tr and .1n view of the
approaching compalan, which he hoped and be-
Lieted would bethe ltott, ho made a most earnest'
appeal for aid, oath° hindsof the Commission am
now eziumated. „Repaid a high compliment to
the citizens of Pittsburgh fur their llberalityat the
meeting in May last, which bad
. giren each en
kluntemtnittlfmisolo., the cause other cities.and
cattsOdbfindntai-Of„tbii M
iiia . tsda - Of dol l atteVirtres
IMO_ the tenosttry:of the Vomiolualon, thus fur
nishitie them with maoimat a time when they
ro r creThiffiteecieo.- Int atiltYto tpre ,no :". r
Mecca an idea of the work done by tbc Cum . - • •
~. r e e nfi „ m ,„,..„ Willies of the parties to any such inttsat-t.-,
operUtsciza during 18ti4orith the totals slneethe heretofore enacted.
organization:
• , 1861. -. !Total rinse
rgsn
Cask receipts 'al W7,765:3 ,01 ,611 7,164 aa
Value of atoms 1,110,608 gli. 1,637,437 44
. Value of . 31,W3 31!... 31,198 31
Valne"of Seriptutes:...4. . 71,114 83' 117,441 33
Di legates' service 169,190 03 263,7130 00
Esilivad and trsnspors. I.
lion facilities 706,7W - 03i 110.635 00
Yelegraph farilitles ' 28,430 00 - 20,49090
Rents, weirebousesLete.... • 6,730 OCIF 6,730 00
Scriptures trims - Britlab
and Foreign Bible Soe'r. -1,617.79
19,861 Hymn Books dons.
tad by &Anon A.O. Y. - ' •
X. O. A -
112,8 CAST BS 24,030,41 t 80
• _ - 186 t.
Value of hospital stores 01itribated..„21714,26122 1
- " stationery -
24,131 7
" - ro . hlystitsal 148,574 28
ri la.
iutazee-iiimacirciinee
the follew,ing Is . summary of worleand
trileutions during 1844;wittt the totals elite or-
1 Ma l i Totals..
Delegates clatetsMelird- •
.;..„..-,.-
litle qt Vendor . •
_. .401
--;-: c.
—.- : .:.,..e
•-
I . —i
—.....ruolicationg ' •• , - •
. . . • .
distributed • ..- 4741)31 P,Sel
• nerise.- -----------..
5an.51141 1,137.801 itymn and Psalm books • tm,rtai em,am
Kalama Libi* books ' 4,rm,tndi 5 . 6 - 11 . 02 4
Boned rary books - ' . dent . pram
Napa:lnes, pc • • Mayas' ' Seidel
Newspapers • . ' ' I,geomeittlxrzeos
Fogey Tenets IS,Mn,Mbrm,stt.ma
Sheet Combater: ao - - I n.esti 7 .srM
' ..." 1 ,/iw Will:/vgbati,Was next spetilier- 1 10
gaveeb interesting Sketch of 'whet he bin .7 1,-
tinged during k recent visit to the armies before
- Richmond. -Re had been- furnished with ever'
• necessary facility for - widening the operations
of the Commission, and, high as bed Poen his
• opinions In reference to Um amount of noaddono
• through this ogcuty, he rammed . with the cob- -
1 1
viction that the half had tint been told. Daring.
t he battle al-liatcher'e•Ran," ho had an oppec
unity,of witnessing thnpractleal Woritlege"tal.
ll:Ca:teats among the wed/ado:1 and Mended sol
!dime, . and a'• surrey' Of - the - mitten lines of
!Nth. the army of -the.. - Jiiinte . i and. the
army of of the Potomac enabled" , bhn.•lia .
lace the good which was beteg donewheu the ir , .'
imy Was !oscine. Rowan mmteaßaergrlitanth
;at what bb nitnefacid, and commended the gin.
Ilona canal io *the , warmest support •daf • the
!Christian public. We regret that the latenesibr
He boar at which Mr. Prow spoke prevents, as
frourldving amore extended:motico obis re
wens. In an Interview which he . had.with Gen.
Great, that distinguished ' soldier spoke' hi Vol
Melted: end warrant terms .q( the sat:WAIL
pommif etoa, avd . gaTo assurances of his most.
ecirdial =PPM and= approbation. , It may also
Interest our readanytolcarn ghat 'Gem; Gr a nt, I n
'speaking of the war, expressed to Mr. Frow•the
belief that the next campaign would end tiro re
, Rev. Mr. Mingles Wail the, led spealdr,..and
eltheligh he commenc•Od at a late hoer, he held •
the cast audience end:slued -until tha close of
Ile abbess, which weedevotbd 'Mainly to a nar-.
ration of facts and Incidents connected with his
iitie to :boracite coast, as ati agent of the com
mte'lon.
Stold.ctlon Was thMe lakenop, bat the amount .
hind not been aseerialred when the meeting ad
journed.- Major Frew headed the card of sob:
ecliptic:me with a donation of E 5,000. Ale same
gentleman, It will be remembered, gave a almt; -
litr sum last May. There were other large does
lions, and the , names of the donors will bo pub
- kahod hereafter.. ' •• . .
• After %lacing :bade:Wm the ancmblago was
• dieudried at 11 o'clock, with the b.me:(licion by
• IlitkOp §lmpaon. ' .
- . .
, ..
Dr. It. Shelton MaCketisicjof .the..Phila--
' . delphin Prem.' , .. . . .
. .
, This distinguished lectaisi '. will lecture to..
.
morrow evening at Lafayette lXali, ..der the
13urpices or the Tennison Club, on. the sn§ject
or `Mlightispad Stnoles of Irisb Coneter4 , Tido
• .
sahjdOCiiiliiii.ably and eloquently treated by the
learned - gentlemen, es be, abtrre • all °then In
thishonatry, is competent to handle the er,tibieet '
,as It (legend.' - The the:n(lla ono which weenie '
wlth Onward' admiration and symeatiihd of
those Interestedln the '!Ementld I:laic-and Ito
Arcadian will redid-sten the veneration end ap
-I,,,aidatioil of thole whpio nativity tkao'beeo east
liilbst cla. 11 . 19 land wttlctrbsa pr?inee4 a °rat.
Mb; i Cu:int:6l=lA .111Dbm, ~ .-- ,:...-.. , ,
Enitanna tog: sior.'pnampurf64 l - f ir._Th t
solmraVissne I Ml 44l 4.Ploied on Friday, at
smmn,lrell,Ph l b ulOyiblu,bylfictorklgepb u . ra d
I.f. DinigOui,ery;• :for, tba cliampih ugi k: ot
yhfraiejirtmitr; Waited - 1n Yhd elebnyotEsteptit.
liimado 1200 polnta to 52t by Mootgoultry.
The &maga ofthe ninnor. as $1:31:0.
ESTABLISHED IN 1786.
Olarageoln RSa!r
On Thursday last, throe boys, itoM the vial,o
ity of Holton Station; on the Allegheny Valley
Railroad, came to the city for the pttrpose of on,
listing for one yeir.; They were aN
,eindpr
eighteen' years of Age, and Aid not - - have the "
' written Consent of their parents, or gee tt'to
,
• -
-enter the service. They _were noon
by one of the many sharper( who ire constantly , -
on the streets onthe lookout for Soinethinitts
make “
turn up" , bywhich thoj can a few dialers.
Thls.snizt - : is 'named' Simpler, and is a son , 'Af
the proprietor of..the Oid National, Hotel, audits
.tooletke boYsto.the hotekand gays thetnauppar
and lodging,'t Ming 'them that nett, - morning Ito "
' wield L aorompany- Vint- t erecruitinn'gg o
Ho also . Informed theboyi that they vrouM bettrie. -
qnute a written consent from their -parenttr as
'they could . themielres "state" • that they wows-
eighteen years'of age, which would'andwer - Wes
quite as - welt. .The boys were put to
purposetad Intended to enlist nest morning.
At abed PO'clockin thenigbt, however; one of
the boya named Milton, was waked np by man
named Scott who told, him to get up end they
would go to the recruiting baled. .The boy,'sner.
posing thetnan - tei be 'ono of the party with
whom.he found Sheller, at once getup andweet
With him. Thell , went ta..tha.St.
'Where they remai n ed emtilasianllne doll 'Min
tack Holton to CaptaliPdarell's "office, ' and had
him sweat into the service for tho term of three
yearn. Hutton, boisev,W, did not know Iftahhe
was enrstiti for three years.Untll after'hei had.
signed thapapers..: And,nif Liao often the milli;
the oath wee administered in such a tI3IIJUISZthst
the boy. not being familiar with tha WeireOf the
dld no how that he was swearing-Chit
his age was eighteen: After the papers had been
made out, and he learned that he had masted .
for three years, lie protested that lie listendad to -
oast for, only one year, bat llamas Infanta
that it was too latc, , and that lt could .net
helped noW. 'extrisi -- that - the term of throe'
year's Was Purposely !tithed' by this 'man Scott.
without the boy, wad Captain
ignorant, perhaps; of circumstances, , received
him awa volunteer for three yen* and gave him
twenty dollars, and sent him to the rendevroul.
The parenta of the other boys - followed theta
to this city, and rescued them before they could
enlist, and tookthem home. Theyitifewmcd thh
grandfather of Helton. who; by the way is an :
orphan, and he being.bls guardian, at owe came
to the city In search of him. He found, his
grandson- at the rendezvous; and 'et once hull,.
toted measures for obtaining his release, but up
'to Saturday night he had not succeeded in doing
so: The boy will probably be discharged, and
then handed - over to the Military authorities to
be dealt with on a ch arge of perjury.:
Whatever Sheplar s intentions may ' , ltsureheeli - it - . -
It is clear that Scott's- waive:in was to recedviii:
part of the bounty . : The matter Is being leaked"
after but we leans that Scott is. Inmate. Ito Is
well known In the city as a man bf - the most die;
reputable- character. Though the parties who
mustered Brdtern,iato the service have not know.
Ingly violated the le* or regulations, yet they
are not free from censure for not having, exce
-1 .elacti. , mora care and concern. Nor ,is thity.thil
only case of the. kind. Frequently, then) are
- similar ones, but the parties have been more sne, ,
.ee.saful in keeping•thein teem the - public, istul we
; hope
. snch quiet] will be taken as will speedily
bring to grief imposoupon volunteerism;
'swindle tho GoVerunient. - There are 'too tun,.
in the city;.wlto are etinitardlylotuigingt 4roftd..
the corners watching chimeesWf this k.0u1, -
In the above case, ihlri a roattei no:heathk
tlon to them if to neecimpilib theft purpose they
‘ involve. their. ignorant vlittlasi dm - Crime, e," and.
bring distress to their friends and:east - Iva. .‘
widaiwtowa !;.
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We, have ,yet 'learned of no peppatleinli
being mode by our citizens forebacelebridiltin
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the anniversary ef • WitehlrigtonTs' Blralliais •
which secure on Wednesday,nezt,,,the lt .
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Is cam a holiday In this State7—dociared.imeh,by,
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in - act passed at the:last session pf mtg. :
tura; which provides thief the twontyee..'airol. -
February—the birthday of the immortal Washz
ingtop—in each and every vear, shall be daetited:-,
and precialmed as a public holiday,- wad shalll4 -
daly observed as each: The payment - of all
notes, cheeks; bills of exchange, or other metre:
menta negotiable by the laws of this : Clonttnon.
wealth, Ad tieing payable on said twerttra6cond
day of February, shall be deemed to becodui
due on the secular day next proceeding. the Ofore''_.
mentioned day Lon which said* tesoulav,day dos -
mend of pare* may be made; and hi case of •
non-paymenti• or &honer of the auSee,:.'fnertiali
may he made, and notice ghttl In thti same mans
per as lf such notes, chc&ea, bills of =4=o,
or other inetrathents fill due on tht day of such .
demand; and the riahus and liabilities of parO
ties concerned therein, shall be the same - as; "
other cares of like initruments,lzpilly proceeded -
with;- Provided, that nothing herein centiteed -
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shall be so construed as to render void any des
mend, notices, r
or pretest, made .or gtven,44.
heretofore, at the option of the hOlder, nor - altag,
. • ,-- .hq riebfi
A Shrewd Rascal.
One day last week a stubby lookleg Mown*.
tered a clothing store on Liberty street. and DOB
dug no nob bat a woman present to wait on cus
tomers, be soon sr.ccecded In finding a suit of
.
clothes to please hie taste, and for tho purpose
ascertaining whether they would his pro:
portions, he went Into a hack room, tulle:it&
himself of his old duds, and donned tbu pe
once. Be came out and bought a carpet-tug to
put the old clothes In; sad then handed the wea :
man • $lOO greenback. Bite was delighted with;
having so easily effected such& good sale.* bit -
found that she bad not enough money' In her'
possesalou to make change. fthe .went to -
neighboring store to get tho champ, and upon,
presenting the bill to the salesman, learned that,
it was counterfeit. She hunted hick to her
store, to inform her agreeable/ cuttonier, but he
bad taken 1,11 departure, carrying with him
new and old sults, and feasts.. the greent.r.-
The wealth then saw that alio 1.-" •
ised'and at once • '
she . . oven victim*,
.....eation was lodged with,
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• ~, and the pollee were. thstrneted se
trosilngli Mato then acycralpersons answering
'ldideserintkon twit been arrested, but tbo vroman,
so. Hendry. any of them, and the 'guliti
prearnm.wW ptithably never be detected. Omit:
cinitlOnidemld bo exercised In receiving 011ie of.
this kind, br-It Is known that a tarp number of
counkninks have 1;...-cn "shoved.", • • • .
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Ladies , 'Relief Society Of ,
• . This association has Mr . :many winters been en,
gaged la mitdetertag to the neeisaify :of:the
• widows, orphans, and others to diattetiOind
ita'taanglitst and quiet, oPerailona; boa
milehgoOd. • It has beta atiataltittf by' :
individual contributions to art•aniOnnt
:for Ordinary acatoes, but 'ha P ren eni winter be.; leg of mote than'ordicary scverity,.-and Abase. -
faro more than the lomat arnotrisf•Or
'relief. the Society feels imperatively called upon '
tamale c an additional appaalt to, the pdblki Sad
thins:s.lth° have heretoforeso .gtmerepala althat;•
Irrenstelelng ti ls excelled cheriky, ede,e4ch
means dr may enable it to prosbettm Its labois td '
!ha and of the Mimi bearing in mind that.'
• .."The:Quality of mercy la eat dialect% t ;
droPpeth as the Kenna tale from heares
Upon tee pine* beneath; It to twice Ibtecaelf ' `
s It, Licit:eta hitq that elTea and Wm that Istfra:rt , .;.;.
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Contrlballeas will be received by • AZ* Lis.-r
ni/ir, Esq. at his oftice, and by NIL Dr, Treloryl :
skilesteny • Citr• .. • • • I!. t.L:
Bassocon: • Ls:it tart Coirsinsarntsi'llati••• "
floaps-i-liothlrritnehea of. the Councils bf
mote !Aye ,fassed ,an ordinance. tepealing the,
thirtrieeilon..tlf OnlinSilen, NO.:lk . anctliftd , " ;
Jupu 1k1650, haying toferonce to the galvanical a')
by Alai city of ono Wilton of dollars of the bona ,
or thc Pattfargh . Mid Connellatlllet-Itallroad
ComPany. 'rho guarantee was made under cer. • ,
lain Coalitions; which hare • not yet been ,
piled with, and the effect of this repealing strdi..
nonce la to make the city a th at Instead of a Geo.
bud mortgagee on the road. • N ' •
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! Insane child, named • Letitia 0'-
1101,, ahout eight or nine yeara oil, who': dtsar,
peered from her brine yesterday, was faucet laat.
night in Allegheny, wenderingabaut the stride,
and•consoyed to the Mae(?'' ogles, .Btts
poorly dad, has on a pair of ahem so ttght that
she can 'reareely. walk, and le vary, dirty. Itt•her .I.‘,
paten oral cicallog. She needs stir-Mien .p
If. and If elle has any friends we. ironid:rugicust •
b ttet . they pot her toe bath tab as . soon. 1.1.33,a1. •
'ELM . E IOII7 . III VARD.-.-WO 070 Intormel •tbat:
et a mettle% geld ' en. Baturdovoreatoir; by '
relied dazer t ; or the Erghth wiord, o resolution •
to abandon lb° egyrt to. MI the qoottt °Clan, •
Ward was raised.. The recrilts that harobeao.,•
et•leh.cd •a - 111 bit • tisoid tci•tbo highest
er
andot' thernontt loth°ry antorribcd eta raid • tit . I rlr.bo er•
• rde partite.- They !love rcioly.44l*
stand tha.e.ratt, r••'• ••• t % • •••••••
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I...N.ZtLE,Ter trirtettrez. ;- •at•the-gbtsionner
nkttlog held. At..ChAtt !Cenrch leMrday, the -
rein 'or tin'tlieneinttdellars'ene itehagthtl tot
t k ir e c i N
.uI tbeii r ketel
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grunt
ue •
r 4*l tl earnib te:
barea b tgrent4 berhwort
°tileh n nn e e e n e ke. eli •• .• hi
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geite dt ••
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-... St re'rne.-Ldrateille. Itoreldon,.nyoneg pep: • t
aFetrt twenty-three - jests - of 'an; traldlog, •At
fethrr. •neoratirrebetdrre;'ir.
Weide by• sheath* hlteell,pe s ctc[gim, •
odlnat ..
. • •
. • young Unkuont tea k -.
hes eetetttd by the pentenook.W
Thuridey niebt:wis relented on Aatupyli.Mill#,.•
0114 k -ball ur fertkr eppr4ratice,•,
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aeon's Linrzo' Booz, and U . dine Friend, •
re.r rh, bare burnrectirod by Jobs tient, •
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