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Shaw . , Optician, 65 Fifth etrsst,—oorrooted daily : DI UM "'p o'elook, A. it. - - - 00 ,il ~ x. - - - 00 ill ii r. x. - -- - 0' motor, r ithili b I - 5 !" tolesale Attempt at Poisoning-- ' : A Strange Affair. )n Monday morning, immediately I after arlsakfast, some of the borders at No. 202 -18 ithileld street, numbering between twenty ' Ave and thirty persons, became quite sick, two or three of them vomiting violently. The house 'ls kept by Themes Connor, whose wile and three children were also if . fected, and although there was considerable alarm, no suspicions of poison were entertain ed. after dinner, all who ate at the house became suddenly 111, and it was evident that an attempt had been made to poison them. Mr. Wm. Craig, gunsmith, was so ill as to require the service of a physician, and until - A o'clock in the evening it was a matter of "some - doubt whether he would recover or not. ,Vtuel Graham and wife, James Stewart and e, John Wirbarton, E. Akin, wife and several others, were all more or • less injured. Drs. Floyd and Ilalleck were sinned in, and modems! aid to the su ff erers. • Itsoon began to be hinted that the landlord himself, Mr. Connor, had perpetrated the die - helical act, and this suspicion was founded ••-. upon certain expressions or threats which he is alleged to have made. Be was not living - in 'harmony with all in the house, so it is said ; :but the facts have-not yet been developed, and - it would perhaps be unfair to give the asser tions of others against him. • - It is a little strange that no information was, given of the affair until yesterday after noon, when one of the parties informed Mr. . Hague of the facts. They all declined to ap pear as pre - minter, and Mr. Hague subscribed ... to the information, upon which a warrant was • • . Issued. Connor was arrested at his own house and he had evidently been preparing '•,• for th at contingency, as he seemed to have - just finished writing the following document, which will be found very much confused* in • - . style, although written in quite a legible hand: "I do hereby solemnly swear that some • malicious person or persons entered my dwell ing, between the hours of eight o'clock p. m. - On Sunday evening, Feb. 24th, did with ma r C intent olon' endeavor to kill me, my wife and three children, with the names of others attached,aa boarders in said dwellings Samuel Graham and *lle, first • story ;-.Eakins and wifi, with .two children;second story ; also, , James SUswirt, and wife, steond story; John - ••- I , Warburton, third story; also,,Mes3lare and Craig, were sick from the effects of said medi • . nine or poison. And now further Ido most soleinnlv testify and swear that a ‘ poisonous 'antidote of any kind ever was or in my hands ~ • for the term often months." • The above "mixed up" statement was neither sworn to nor subscribed, and from its r.. , -tenor one would suppose that the writer did not understand what he was about. Be nor .;;--• ertheless conversed rationally enough, denied 1 luivinguny knowledge-of . the poisoning, and asserted - that .he was suck himself, although this is denied by others. lie is a very '1 genteel looking- man, and was formerly en . gaged in putting up and repairing telegraph " lines.. - He was committed to jail fora further - • tiering before Mayor Sawyerion Thursday --. afternoon, at three o'clock. It h not known in what portion' of the • - -- wlistuabi the poison was placed, nor has the . . eharenter of the drug been determined. • liiddietoara Portrait of Washington., • We are pleased.to learn that Mr. Jordan is • meeting with very ineellent. !melees in our City for thienew Portrait of Washington. And •. yet We l i not RlTpliged at it,. for it is not only a iieriterionsth weil as petrioda work • of art, int. Is, we believe, the fiier really • correct copy,of Washington—we mean of the • original painting—ever offered to the public.. Thep ent time too is Use:at:de). the people •: 7 (mitt they want, among their household -mem tees, a good likeness of him who was •"first ib war, first in peace, and. first in the heartiftif his countrymen,7 and who was, more ''' • •PM any other mam the founder and father of this . groat Republic. Never..before was Washington's birth-dal Belay and 'heartily `celebrated, and with such imposing demon .throughout the Oountry; ai on the resent occasion.. And so it will be each cam „ ing year, and throughout succeeding genera. -;.lions. Washington will be more and more veneritO, and his great and , good life shed :its benign influence more and more upon the 2 ., • people Moat country and of the world, as years and. age! roll on.: .I.et - his likeness, we • eal—now that such a correct and`dorable one •—• - 2"caltitle - hadr and at such -small price—be . , in every household that can afford it.' he influence will be good. • Owing to the stormy Weather most of the time sine he has been here, Mr. Jordan has been able 'to call on but comparatively few of - : our citizens, yet, he informs us that nearly half of all to. whom he lies: shown - the painting . have ordered copies, among whom we perceive the names of some of our best citizens, men *lto • are good judges of lath things. We would also add that as there may be many ' who would at least like to .mee the work be _ /Ore Mr. Jordan will be to meet with - . Lb4IIZ in .his regular order of -canvassing,. if they will leave their, addresses at Mr:: hunt's ).:Mook and Periodical ) tore; ori• pitch' street; or at the L. Clair Ho I, he will lake pleas ': _ miling-on th immediately, and in • aliewing them the work. Persons, sr a die . tame can address (through the mail) J. 11. -- • Jordan, for Information on:the subject. Hospital Supplies. , - . - - • • The' Subsistotteo • Committee aokaowledge „... , contrib.-a-Lions of clothing and eatables from ... ". .the following persons, - for the Hospitals of Missouri, Kentucky and Wutern , Virginia: - Hears: Wilson, McElroy k Co - . - ,.. Messrs. Ar . . . , ot , , , , .buthn 1 - Bbminon; Mrs: Agnew, Miss S. - I ' Unagton, W. R.. M urp h y, Murphy, Mrs. Duniavy, , . - 7 : - . - Mat. R. C. Sawyer Miss H. Sandel, Wilion„ %lin k tki4 - Birs. R. Herd, Sewing Society 'of Third Presbytsrian Church, Mrs. A. 41. Olt .— .: . Bland, W. T. Albmo, Mrs. Wallingford, Mrs, Alcelsan, A Friend, Mrs. 8. Rea, Mr. Frank - •,...; - lin,Mrs. Townsend, Mill Jackson,' Mrs. John "Irwin, of Westmoreland Co., Mrs. Wood, Miss. '.'-_•-,,,'•, ; - A.Hitgee, Mrs. E. F. Sweeney, Kis. K. Nelson, A Friend, one • bow of en:. . -- = --, :„ .•- :LAW of East Liberty, two' boxes f". 7i 'SI ~- -- '-'s•.:''dissr," Aid. Society of.Lawrencerille, o , box p xiith) six packages from Ladies of Fir. on- . ...., , ---. n of - Disciples , of Pittsburgh, two s'from Sunday School and Ladiemof Sec - .. •, and 11. P. Congregation, of Allegheny, one box from Ladies Aid •Society of New Brighton, two boxistirom Mrs. J. Fleming, of 'Bartok , •'- . - ley. A 1.., contributions of Cain—from R. T. , - .t,.i Kennoody, 250; Operitives of O'Hara Glass Workx 245 25; A Friend, $2; Knepp, Rudd * Co., $100; C. F. Kuhn,.sl; Mrs. A. Mots, $10; .Mr. Donnell, $5.. - - Death_ of Mr: John D. Davis.' Xr. John D. Davis, the well known ono . tionier;rtsd ono of the, oldest business MOD in . . . the city, died very suddenly yesterday - afar _moon, under ciMenatanees peculiarly painful. Ms hat worinizen engaged in building a coll ide al honsei on Centreavenne, fntho &ritual - Ward, Aida in the.alternoon, in ` 000.pany.with his wile, male ont'in one of the street care. When he got oat of the car he complained of illness, ant allar.wslkintr, a few steps he greet. .7. Irani; and stepped into 4 stable, which was timing need as a carpenter shop. I :., • ___ be mit - down on -a trestle, and Mrs. Davis, bettendaialarmtd, sent one of the men _z - for, her son, a young man who was then about /anair undists, a few rode distant. Thais ,ebtaired to as if abont'ui • when he , . rtaa 44404 by ,anether et the workmen' and expired in his, arms. Dis on totaled. him in less' than three minittia;bat. .-, calla him , stretched In death.' ' Mr. Davis:nos in hir 'sixtr.ainth year, for many year..conducted air Unmans° business, perhaps :Is nldalt -*down as any batiatos maarin the'itatitr i 4'lt 1,0 ti&dsath was by an aft- Tie . .Ta*:4litesgoik": in Findley Tp.• According to previous notice the citizens of Findley township met at Clinton, on the 22d inst., for the purpeie".of consultation with reference to an adjus k tmertt of the tax question. The meeting was organized • by appointing Robert McClarren, Cha irman, and A. M Stew art, Secretary. • The following preamble and resolutions were unanimously adopted: 'Wnearss The national rights of all men to dispose Of the proceeds of their labor for their own benefit is what constitutes the differ ence between the freeman and the slave; there fore, Resolved, That we regard an attempt on the part Of any corporation or company to wrest from us the proceeds of our honest labors, thereby making is stockholders in snob cor poration or company without our consent, is a direct viotation of the rights of freemen, and a bold attempt on the part of the few to crush the many. Resolved, fonder, That we consider it a plain and positive duty to resist, by every means in our power, the efforts that are being made by the holders of the so called Allegheny county railroad bonds - to enforce the collec tion of a tax to pay interest on said bonds. Resolved, That we deprecate a submission to such tyranny as redlining ourselves and our posterity to a condition little better than the slaves of the South. Resolved, That we recommend that a meet ing oe held in the Legislative District, - ecutb of the river—at Mansfield, or some other suit able place—to consist of two delegates from each election district, for consultation and de .liberation. And, also,-that we recommend similar meetings in each of the four Legisls tire Districts of the county. Resolved, That we recommend to the COnnty Controller to call a convention of the people of the county at as early a date as possible, in order to devise means to dispose of the • vexed question in the best manner possible. Resolved, That we will pay no taxes for any purpose whatever until we are assured that it will not be need for railroad purposes. Resolved, That we recommend to the sev eral townships included in the district men tioned in the fourth resolution, to take into consideration the propriety of holding the meeting proposed in said-resolution. HIGHWAY ROBBIRY AND ATTEMYTID MUR DDR.-011 Saturday night last, a drover named Newman Elwood, from one of the Western States, was stabbed in the breast, and subse quently knocked dawn by a blow from a: club, -while crossing the bridge over the river at , Harrisburg. His assailant then seised him by the nick, and stiffed his cries until he had robbed him of some live hundred dollars in Money, the proceeds of a recent sale of cattle. Elwood had observed the fellow following af ter him, and had turned bank once for the purpose of escaping him, but entering the bridge a second time, was assaulted and rob bed as we have stated.' The Tinian escaped arrest. PASSING COUNTERFEIT ItiONZT.—John Ry land, formerly proprietor or keeper of the Post Office . Exchange, Smithfield street, was arrested last evening and committed to jail by Mayer Sawyer upon a charge of passing a ben dollar bi ll Manilla Birch, a "grad uate" Of the Rouse of Refuge, and a wit ness in the celebrated Rutherford case. She alleges that he passed the spurious bill upon her, and received seven dollars in good money, in change. - Mons Trtoora COMINO.—The 111th regi ment, Pennsylvania Volunteers, under com mand of Col. Schlendecker, is expected to ar rive here to-day, from Erie, en route for tho east. They --- were announ ced to leave Erie yesterday, and sill reach ere by the Cleve land and Pittsburgh Railroad. FROI YESTERDAY'S EVENING GAZETTE Stamped Envelopes vs. Postage Stamps. , The recent introductio n of self-ruled and stamped envelopes by the Postoffice Depart melt, "at the price of_unruled envelopes, ren ders it eo desirable that they should be gen erally introduced as a substitute for the) stamps, that we desire to call the attention of our readers to a few of the reasons why. Besmear—The stamped envelope is furnish ed by Postmasters, at the small price of two mills each, or five for one emit, exclusive of the cost of the stamps • but when the envelope and stamp aze . procurixi, separately, the for mer, of the same quality as that sold by the Goverment, costa more that twice as much. By using tho stamped envelope instead of the stamp, there is, therefore, a virtual reduction of postage af one-half to four-flfths of a cent on each letter. Safety—The use of the stamped envelope obviates the inconvenience and occasional loss arising from the frequent neglect to attach the postage stamp to the ordinary envelope; the letter, in such case, being detained until the person addressed' is notified of the tact, and the postage due remitted. Coneentence—The black lines incorporated with this envelope not only supply a great convenience in the superscription of letters, bu t also. indicate the proper place for the address, so as to leave a sufficient blank for the post mark, thereby avoiding their mutual obliter ation, and ensuring the speedy and safe trans mlasion of letters through the mails. Postmasters are now authorised to receive any stamped envelopes spoiled in the direc tion, or otherwise, at the rate of the Stamps which they bear, exebaige for other stump ed envelopes. The Government price for an excellent of self-ruled and !damped envelope is $5 18 - per hundred, at which price they are furnished by all Postmuteri. • As the leading jeljection to the use of . the stamped envelope by business men is now removed—Postatas-* tars being authorised to exchange those spoil ed in addntsiing; or otherwise—and as they are cheapar, neater and safer than envelopes and separate sterops i , we see no reason why the should not ranch Mirre generally used. • Now that peoplawho•have little experience in sult — erscribing lettere are so generally corre sponding.with friends in the army, or with friends at home, one prolific source or "mail failures" would be removed by the use of Gov ernment stamped envelopes, the stamp being on the upper right-hand corner, and the lines Indicating the proper place for the addicts below. A glance at any lot of "military let ters"—indeed, at any miscellaneous 'mail— would .satisfy one of the, great advantage chalked for the' government eelf-ruled and stamped envelope.- Edneatioa"in Versailles Township. We bavereaivedp aMtletiitii*Con from an old subscriber at Port Perry; gist ng a sketch of tie rise rintipregiesi of . this; Teacher's In- Itititta In_" Versailles townehip. The (hot meeting was beta 'et - Shatei 'school house, when ens teacher was present.._At the next meeting, three teachers appeszetk—and after reldatad and pereeveting efforts,* flourlehing , : State wer.fointed: ': At the Dot meeting at Shaw's school louse, Meaty. teachers were preeent, with a full Board of Directors, and the house was crowded' with spectators. The API Meeting of .the session was held at Osceols, and .the Janie littered - was mani fested. The teacher, Mr. Wylie, and the pu-. pile, acqeitletlthentselves la a highly credi table manner. Mt. Madge road an interest ing and instructive sway, and Mr. MaKalaps delivered on appropriate address. Itesolu • done were adopted, -thanking the Directors and others, eapecially the. laMes, for the sup :port :sod encouragement extended to the In ., stitato; requesting fhe'Dizeotors wit to Out ploy those : teachersArbe ;will, not obligate themselves to beam** rie,terittaeMbers- of , the Institute; recommending' a convention and public examination-of kit the schools in the district, and arcing a uniformity. of. • text books. A vote of thanks wai tendered to the County- 3uperintendent, Mr. .Douthett, for theinterest be has manifested in the imams' of the Institute. - ' .• , . .. , JA-.County Inetitute will be held in MoKeii= port, on the id, 3d, and 4th of April, when a p i o us:wood interesting session is ;aritici- Fated. Vat eCriatitoidene will moue ni for "Con , 'deeming hie eomattinication, as it wee wrixtep - fp both Aides :OW sheen'and -hence not in proper po — oditionlor, the compositorse.] .riMiloulitle.--rThe law of the Siete of Virk Pikes any dad appointed by the President.= Governor for public observance as a day of general thanksgiving or prayer; a hipt holiday, so far as thepayment; of notes,. kc; 000110:144.. Tiro ,p,rootamation of the President' appointed Baigida)list snob a *ay, ,and u, waa SO 01MgrOa bo's'ns's and bank ing circles. Such a law in thiellat• - would 'Attie 'ietee-Aisritei -Worm *tit wfilob socatinitd stlit - AciriskiidiyithuilsA4 ;fhb Oar Beak Table. • • The Yonne Step - Mother ; . or. • ChrOtal• of Mis takes. By the Author of "The lieirtf Rodelytle." "Heartsease,"-etc. vols., 12m- Neer York: D. Appletou & Co. DM. Pittsburgh For Judo by R. 8. Davis, 93 Wood street. • "The author of The Heir of Redolyffe" has a ' public ; and the mere announcement of a new work from the same fertile and facile pen, can hardly fall to secure *share of attention, even in these busy war times, when excitement rushes along the etreete, and almost daily echoes from far-off battle-fields thrill the hearts of men, and, more than echoes, voices of iron throated war are heard, ever and anon, from east to west—till we feel with the poet, that "Truth is strange, Stranger than fiction I" Yet fiction, when cunningly devised, has so many ardent votaries everywhere,—not exclu sively confined to the young either,—that we should not be by any means greatly surprised to find that "The Young Step-Mother" is to be as extensively read as the former works of its author. Like all the publications issued by Messrs. Appleton, we may add that these volumes are well printed, and this is no in considerable accessory charm, which enhance, all those native ones_ belonging to a good story well told. Tae RZBiLLION RZCOIID, TARS XIII.— This valuable 'work is still steadily progress ing, having with the present number reached the commencement of the third volume. Had not such • work been-undertaken at the time it wait, no after research could have recorded some of the materials for history which are here preserved. Much of the same kind, in every past age, has been irrecoverably lost' to the historian ; and it is a matter of congratu lation that so complete and comprehensive a work is being done for us, and those who will come after us, having been undertaken at the right time and by one of proved competency. Part .XIII contains portraits of the Hon. Gideon Welles, and Com. S. F. Dupont, U. S. Navy. The Rebellion Reoord is published by G. P. Putnam, New York, and may be ordered from any bookseller or periodical dealer. Pittsburgh and Coupeßavine Rail- The annual report of the operations of this Company has been issued in pamphlet form. We extract briefly as follows: The floating debt was, on the 31st of Octo ber, 1861, $85,312.09, being $17,442.78 more .than on the same day the preceding year. .There have been expended daring the year for construction and equipment, right of way and real estate, $15A02.56 upon the western, and $975.24 upon the eastern division of the road—the litter being on account of the Com pany's property at4he Sand Patch Tunnel. The year's expenditures upon the Turtle Creek division have been 56,800 in bonds secured on that divieton, for contract work thereon ; also $6,000 in the same bonds for spikes and chairs—s2,o96,97 in cash for freights on &c.—59,054,82 in cash for right of way —52,832,92 in cash for engineering and super. intendence—s3,9lo,l7 in cash for improve ment of Pittsburgh Depot. Since the organ ' (ration of the Company in 1846, to the end of this official year, the entire expenditures un der the above heads have been $1,964,063,77, of which $1,479,784,23 has been spent upon the Western, $219,900,00 upon the Eastern and $264,379,02 upon the Turtle Creek Di vision. • • Thetotal revenue of theyoar was $70,105 75. This is made up of $22,426 30 for transport ing 60,968 passengere—of $43,993 24 for 56,- 539 tons of freight—of $3,200 for carrying the mail, and of $486 21 for incidentals and shop 'work done for other pirties, making the aggre gate just given., The revenue of the preceding year was $.80;552 81, so that this year's re ceipts. have been the least of the two by $lO,- 447 06, or 13. per centum—the decrease being $6,178 08 in passengers, $4,352 62 in freight —shop work $716 36, while the increase on the mails is $BOO, showing the total decrease as aboie. The causes of this reduction of revenue are readily to be aeon, in the altered political con dition of the country, during the past year, which has had so disastrous an effect upon its internal state and relations. Since the opening of the Turtle Creek Divi sion, however; the decline was arrested, and a marked inerease was manifested. The pros peOts of the road are dwelt upon at consider able length, and it is confidently believed that with its completion to its eastern ter mini in Pennsylvania and-Maryland it would be flooded with height and travel, and become ono of the most profitable roads in the country. Oil Refineries..-Micas au the Water Ens. GAzarts : I wish to draw theattention of the press to what I and many others fear will result in a great calamity to our citiee, and to- hundreds of others who reside in the vicinity of our rivers. Since the discovery of Petroleum up the Allegheny, and elsewhere, an almost incredible amount of it Is refined in oar neighborhood, and upon the banks of our rivers. After distillation, I understand the t sulphttrie acid, in very large quantities, is used in the process of clearing and deodorising it. A reliable fisherman informed me that it has already destroyed thousands of our best fish, and if come remedy is not soon applied our rivers will be Bohlen. A gentleman showed me two fine horses who were ruined by being in the river where the water was impregnated with refuse. Their legs were hairless, and presented the appearance of having had oil of vitriol applied to them. All along thes horse of our rivers a black and offensive matter ac cumulates, rendering it-exeeedingly unpleas ant to any who reside in that vicinity, or may have business to transact along the shores. I asked an experienced' physician what his opinion was 'as to the effect It would have upon the health of our citizens who rise the water of the Allegheny river, in case we should have a season of low water. Ile remarked it would kill us by the thousands. If these things are really so, what can and what ought we to do. My object is simply to direct your's and other abler pens to this subject. • Pate WiTILlt. C1.411X.'03011001. VISITOR.—This beautiful journal for. the . young, in its March number, evidences•the care and industry of its lode , fatigable editor—as, indeed, every preceding number has abundantly done. The conveni ent size of this paper, octavo of sixteen pages, commends it to favor as well adapted to mak ing a book of, at the end of the year—in view of which the little readers should be encour aged to preserve the numbers, that what has pleased them so well to-day, may renew that pleasure afterwards. The subscription to , G'lark'd Wool Viariit,is only 50 cents a year, or el: tit copies for $2. Zotticorree's Ptrr..—The pipe of the de ceased Zolnciter has been forwarded to this city by the lucky soldier into whose hands it has passed by the changes of war, and may be seen by the curious In the window of J. W. Taylor, on Penn street. Immediately after the bat tle of Mill Spring, J. D. 'Hunker, be longing to one of the Ohio regiments, penitra- Led to Zollicoffor's tent, and secured the'lro phy. It Is a genuine meerschaum, well mounted, and very valuable. RAILROAD OadsoNizartos.—The re-organi sation of the Pittsburgh, Fort Wayne and Chicago Railroad Company is to be finally ac complished on the36th instant, at the office of the company, in this city. The bond holders, haring become Ruble for the puichase money, aril the Oily persons entitled fo a vote at the first election. SPECIAL NOTICES. Aa ELIOANT CLOTSIXO ESTAILIIMMINT.- Ono of the beat places within the range of our knowledge to purchase clothing, or furnishing goods, is the establishment of Messrs. W. Mc- Gee .k Co., corner of Federal street and the Diamond, Allegbeny.• They never fail to win der satisfaction to those who favor them with absli, and will sell at very, reasonable prices. Remember . the lowility, molter of Federal street and the Diamond, Allegkeny. . „ Wrist an amount ef 'sugaring sod disease among the volunteers would be , prevented by the free Alas of Holloway's, Pills and Oint ment. For. wounds, sores and scurvy the Ointment is. a certain cure; and for bowel complaints, feversTimall pox, &c., the pills are Elie belt medicine in the wand. Ouly 25 cents per tam or pot • _ 221 , . . Wm. int Foest, Caspenum and Joiner, Job bing • Shop Virgin alley, between Smithfield street and Chem, alley.; An kinds of .Honie .ItepitirAng done, on 'short notthe and In work manlike manner. Charges moderate. Lease your 'orders. -AU orders promptly attended ; °anima Haus 'will takeh at Hunt's Hook litor;-I;ttaankt Halt, Fifth street,'and at.tlia,Thatilbat . .tbetty stalAt. Di ar attitt;Alt order' left la view, tlttr ttrc! places trilt be proiaptly attendeit'W- Domini...4W, C. Mil, Pirrtgi jOtaidi. , tsi2l6llbesnolkit a thiVatit, Vox.' - , •V' 1 .9, c THE LATEST NEWS BY TELEGRAPH. Important from Washington. Wiantawrow, Feb. 25.—The following the Military Order in respect to military in-:, telligence by telegraph or otherwise : W• 11 DRIPAnTMENT.WASHINGTOW, D. C., I February 25, 1862. Ordered: Peret—On and after the 26th day of February, the President, by nature of an Act of Congress takes military possession of all the telegrap h lines in the United States. Seroed—All telegraphic communication, in regard to military operations not expressly authorised by the War Department, the Gen eral commanding, or the Generals command ing armies in the Said, in the several depart ments, are absolutely forbidden. Third—All newspapers, publishing military news, however obtained, and by whatever me dium received, not authorised by the official authority mentioned in the preceding para graph, will be excluded thereafter from re ceiving information by telegraph, or from transmitting their papers by railroads. Fourth—Edward S. Sanford is made mili tary supervisor of telegraphic messages throughout the United States. Anson Stager s made military superintendent of all tele graph lines and offices in the United States. , Fifth—This possession and control of the telegraph lines is not intended to interfere, in any reepect, with the ordinary affairs of the companies, or with private business. By order of the President. EDWIN M. Srsaroa, Secretary of War. From Fortress Monroe. FORTRRIEIS MONROE, Feb. 24.—The , steamer Baltimore, which left here several days ARON, with ammunition for the Burnside expedition;: returned from Hatteras about noon to-day, having left yesterday afternoon. ,The news is not of epocial interest.. The burning of Winton is continued. The 9th New York regiment had made an expedition up the Chowan river with three. gunboats, but having found the enemy in full force, returned without making an attack. Among the passengers by the Baltimore Is Charles Henry Foster. who was yesterday re ported killed by the rebel papers at Winton. The election ordered by the Provisional Government of North Carolina, to take place on Saturday, resulted, as far as the returns had been received, in the election of Mr. Fos ter. The ordinances of the Convention were also katified. - This object of the expedition of the Ninth New York Regiment was to destroy the rail road :bridges on Blackwater and . Chowan rivers. The enemy was discovered in large force at Winton, and no landing was made. The rebels tired at our gunboats, and in re taliation the town was shelled. The greater part of the ezrd.ition was still at Roanoke, and lien. Williams' brigade, at Rattiras, had noised orders to 'proceed there. The steamer S. R. Spaulding left Roanoke Island on Friday, for Elizabeth City, with the prisoners taken by General Burnside. They were paroled for exchange. The Spaulding had left Roanoke Island for Fortress Monroe, end will be due here to-mor row. Captain Howard's battery went to Newport' News to-day. The U. S. steamer Mississippi, from Boston,- arrived about noon to-day. A fire broke out in the old building occu pied by the negroes ' opposite the hotel, about half-past four o'elock this afternoon. All the buildings were entirely destroy ed. They were of little value, and the lose is probably covered by insurance. The laying of the telegraph cable was pro gressing satisfactorily at the last accounts. Fire in Horton. Durex,. Feb. 25.—Tbe lire last night was the most disastrous we have ever had in Bos ton. It lasted from .10 o'clock tills o'clock . this morning, during a gale from thn north, with, blinding snow and hail. Two - Bremen were killed, and one badly injured. The en tire range of buildings on the north side of Eastern Avenue from Commercial street to Water, including East Heston and Old Ferry Slip and the large six story building known as the Eastern Exchange Hotel, were among the property destroyed. The buildings on the wharf and Avenue were occupied by the Bos ton Linseed mills, D. Dyer's rico mills, and • sugar mill. A portion of one of the build ings was occupied for the Storage of Som.,: grain and pork. Eight-hundred bales of cot ton were stored in Matthews' block, and de-. strayed. Five vessels which were lying at the wharf were towed out and aimed. Among the occupants burnt out.are the fol.. lowing: J. Gore & Co., Bryan Rigger, John. Bowen', Shipping calico, G. Boyce's cloth ing afore , _ Marsh k Co.'s liquor store. The °Bice of Nathan Matthews, the owner of two of the buildings, was destroyed. Mr. Mat thews estimates his loss'at $175,000, which is. fully insured. The loss probably amounted to $500,000, although somo estimate it at a higher figure. During the night the tower of a Catholic church, in Bast Boston, was blown down. • The Foit Donelion Prisoners. Isnissrarous, Feb. 25.—Gen. Buettner and Staff, including Moja. Canby, Hays and Cu' sidy Copts. Thos. J. Clay, Clow. Johnson and E. H. McDonald, and. J. N. Gallaher, Buckner's . private Secretary, reached here at one o'clock this morning -with three hun dred prisoners, among whom are Major Cran berry, of tien. Tilghman's !toff; Major Her bert Dalhim, and Capt. Moorman, of Bosh rod's and Johnston's staff, Capt. F. Haney, formerly of Garibaldi's staff. Capes. Rans, In gram, Stanwits, Joel Chipley, of the . Tonnes see and Kentucky artillery and infantry, Sur geons "Chas. Widney and W. G. Owen, of Washington City: Among the prison. . ar rived OD Sunday and yeaterday.are Lieut Col. Lyon, of the 18th Kentucky, Col. Jo M. Lishers, Lieut. Col. Abernathy, of the 53d Tennessee and Lieut. Vol. Ovaton. Bu nor is confined alone, in a room of the U.S. ourt House building. I . There are now in this oily, La Fayet and Terre Haute nearly 6,000 prisoners. The official list of the killed and wo dad of the Indiana regiments at Fort Done nis u follows : 11th, 4 killed and 26 woo ed ; 26th, 15 killed and 100 wounded ; 31 t, 8 wounded ; 44th, 9 wounded; 524, 3 kill. , and • 82 wounded. linportant from. Cairo. Canto,. Feb. 25.—An expedition, tom ,ose of four iron clad gunboats and two m rte boots, with the 27th Illinois and a .batt lie of the Bth Wisconsin regiments, made • n connoisance down the river this morning 'at discovered that the rebels had seised all the flatboats and skiffs as far up the river se he; dared to mune ;•also that there had be , n movement of the- troops at. Columbus, bu whether reinforcements had arrived was no learned. The gunboats and mortar- oat were getting into position on the. Mis and side of the river, when a rebel Earthier, with a white flag, made its appearance. So e of the rebel °dicers came ,on board the Ci ciu nett, and a consultation took pleat, I dog over two hotirs, with what result has not . • • n made known; but the expedition return.. to Cairo. Severe Gale in New York--Five He dings Blown Dolem,'etc. New YORK, Feb. 25.—The gale laot night was very severe. Several vessels in the har bor dragged their anchors, but rio serialise damage occurred. All the Western . telegraph communications are still cutoff, but It is ex paoted the lines will again be in operation by Biro two story-buildings were blown down in Brooklyn; oleo the two steeples on the Rev. Mr. Farley's. church. A portion 'of 'the. roof of tbaßrooklyn CRT Hospital was. also blown away. Sign-boards, awnings, ;and other loose appendages, were very promis cuously scattered about the streets. ' Flag Pre.eatatioa••Slatemeat of . Itebel Deuercer. Loinerrun, Feb. 25:—The 9W Ohio and 2d Minnesota regiments, this afternoon, received' two splendid flags from the loyal ladies of Louisville, in commemoration of their victory st Mill . Spring, Jan. • 19th. Considerable -en thusiasm attended the piesentation. A deserter fiom the rebel army arrived at Munfordsville to-day. Re. reports the Na tional flat flying over Nashville, Ind that the rebels pretend to be concentrating 200,000 men at Murfreeeboro,intending to give battle there. From 61114 gy Yquc,:Feb.l4.,-4be steamship Cop atituthiribrings 841 p Nibuid dotes to thillith' Jut, Nesything war quiet there, and .the troops were in goad health. The U. 8. frigate Niagara,: epd the bf.warliartforit had. antra there. L It Fab Z.— cuidsisib4 11: 1 :d 141 flebtllstwili kayo ilitrifor'etaolit 4 4, 4 1 1, Al* 0.. Ilalk,r'3r,”lsingto! l ,,,p-, . GLORIOUS NEWS FROM TENNESSEE. ki:vjaiiA:1:DI:1:4:44 1 1: 4 : 431 11 FLOYD AGAIN ON THE RUN I Tennessee Troops Ordered to Disband THE UNION MOVEMENT TRIUMPHANT! White Flags at Memphis! The Confederates Panie.Stneken. Sc., *e., de ST. Lours, Feb. 25.—The Republican'. Cairo dispatch says that tho occupation of Nash ville is confirmed. Our troops took possession without opposition. Floyd fled, as usual. The report that Gov. Harris bad ordered all the Tennessee troop! to lay down their arms and go home, is also oonfirmed. The Tennessee Login Wore is called for next Monday. • • No opposition to the Union movement is made anywhere on the Cumberland. It is reported that white flags are flying at Memphis. Two old citizens of St. Louis who left Memphis on Tuesday last, arrived here. They report that the day they left Memphis, the Legislature arrived there from Nashville. They were to meet on the following day to discuss the present state of affairs of that State. People were rapidly arriving from Nashville and in large numbers. All the gold and silver that could be got hold of had been moved to Memphis. . A panic of colossal dimensions had seised the rebels of the State, and confederate scrip was of no value what ever. There were only three thorisand rebel troops at New Madrid, under Colonel Gunter. Earthworks have been erected a short distance below New Madrid. _Jeff. Thompson held no command there. On Sunday evening last 'thirteen steamboats landed a strong force of federal troops at COM curse, slew miles above Cairo, whose desti nation was siipposed to be some point in Ar kansas. CONGRESS-FIRST SESSION WASEIINCITON CITY, Feb. 25 Uouss.—On motion of Mr. Mallory, the Committee on Judiciary were instructed to inquire into the propriety of investing U. S. Commissioners with power to issue writs of habeas corpus, and to hold persons to bail for good behavior, and to increase the compensa tion of said Commissioners. • Mr. Van Wyck introanced s bill tolaz the salaries, of public officers. 'Referred to the Committee on Ways and Means. Mr, Fenton introduced a bill relating to claims for losses and deetruction of property by the troops of the Unitod States during the present rebellion. The U. 5... note bill, at the instance of the Senate, has been referred to committee of con ference. Mr. Blair, of Mo., called op the Senate b to reduce the number of cavalry regiments. He said, in explanation, that the number of such regiments is seventy-eight. The organ ization- of , come of which are imperfect, and, besides, arms for all of therii canhot be con veniently procured. Complete regiments can be made up by the pending MIL Some of the enlisted men do not know how to ride, and perhaps never will learn. The Government would save about one fourth of the present expenditures by , the passage of this measure. The expense of maintaining a single regiment Is a million dollars per year. The House amended the bill so as to re .dace the number of cavalry regiments to forty instead of fifty, as proposed by the Senate offi cers, and enlisted men necessarily discharged by the reduotion, to receive three month's full pay in addition to the allowances presCribed by law. All officers of cavalry to be exam ined by a board of officers; as to their fitnessi etc. The bill passed. A. resolution was adopted instructing the 'Committee on Claims to Inquire into the pro priety of reporting a bill to indemnify the Union men of Kentucky for damages and povetishmentinstased- by the .so-ealled Con federate treopt, and their eiders and abettors. TanWyek offered a resolution, which was adoptad E directint;the Committee on Na val Matra to examine into, - and report on the necessity of repealing the eighth section of &n -eat of Congress. to further promote the M ammy of' the Navy, approved in December last. The question relates to the compensa tion of employee. in the navy yards. Mr. Kellogg, of 111., offered .a resolution, which was 'adopted, tettrooting the Commit tee of Ways and Meant to inquire into the expediency. of levying a tax 'of three cents per pound on cotton, and making such tax a lieu thereon. -Persons and corporations-are to be prohitited from conveying of transporting the. same trial the tax 6 id. Mr. Maynard, .of Tenn., from the Commit tee of Ways and Means, reported a bill to es tablish a branch mint at Denver .City, Colo rado Territory, to be under the control of the Director of the mint at Philadelphia. The bill was re-committed, together with the bill fora branch mint at Nevada, which had been referred to the Committee on Commerce. The Nouse passed the bill authorizing the Postnuuter - General to establish • uniform money order system : also, the bill requiring an oath of allegiance and 'support to the Con stitution to be administemd,to the misters of American vines clearing for foreign. ports. - ' • Mr. Blair, of Missouri, reported a bill from the Military Committee, visiting. With pain of a dismissal any °Meer! of the army, returning fugitive shives. - • „ The lichtseedopted the additional artiolesof war reported by Mr . Blair, with an amend , mint prohibiting not only editors but all per sons in' naval or military service of the 11. S. from rethrniug fugitive slates—yeas, The question gave rise to eonlideiable de ' bate, and Was hotly opposed on the ground that it attempt to , revel the fugitive clay, law. The Senate bill authorizing the Secretary of the Treasury to, issue certificates of indebt ednesilo public areditori, was passed. Adjourned. , .d 8101•711.—On motion of Mr. Fesienden; the r motion agreeing to the report of the Commit . o tee of Conference on the Treasui7 Bete .bill 0- was reconsidered and the Senate disagreed to the report, and the bill was resommittedlo the Ooinpiitee of Conference. Mr. Hale offered an amendment limiting I the appropriation to twenty thousand, which was adopted. Mr. ,Carlile said Ihri bill involved some very important principles in the Constitution and of expediency, and wanted time to' examine. He moved to lay on the table: ' • Hale' hoped we would pass' thls and several others, especially, the bill for the confiscation. of the property of rebels. The rebels had thousands and millions of dollars. here and in every city, belonging to rebels, which ought to be attended to. On motion of Hr. Doolittle the bill was postponed till no-morrow,and made the special Mr. Teumbill moved to take up the bill for the confisration of the Onperty of rebels. He said there was a pressing necessity within a few weeks.: The property of. a rebel -general in this city had been sold, and the proceeds. transmitted to, him, we are sitting here imposing paper currency on Sugaring soldiers: The bill was taken. up and debated; but no action was- had on It. Some verbal, amend 7 ,' ta man were made to the bill; when. the morn.- ing hour expired, - and the Chair c a lled up the Special order 'Ollll4l of Starke ' of Oregon. I Mr. Trumbull meted to postpone — the special order, and ; oppeigamktuma. • ** I I " Brifte. buds , < ./111401fiarT CITY. .111PT*'w: - - „ 2: PUT8111142.: 1, fiRANBBIRMISS,.. ORA 1 4 10.1,W. Itoeshirthheftwaliitioli .;•'• • • . ABD/C. l ' , LINDSEY'S WM:MID BLIieD SEA4cniral 'A liras dux volt Cancer, Cancerous FmUitioM Scrofula, Cutaneous Diseases, Rrysipelas, Pimples onthe Pace, ' Sore Eyes, Tatter Affeetiou, Scald Head, DYsPePalat Costiveness, Old and Stubborn Moors, Rheniatin Disorders, Isnndioe, Salt Rheum, • - lierourisd Diseases, General Debility, Liver Complaint, Lou Lou if Appetite, , Low Spirits, Female Complaints, • EPilets3' Paralysis or Palsy, - Syphilitic Diseases and Caries of t,he Bono, TIXIETIin wirn ' ALL ormnr purees. }lento ivisnk ORIGIN .1S A ' lIIMAAVAD Or um BLOODS OR cmiirirrAvro. 121.11181113 A- OAKS SOP DANIEL A. :BOYD. - • Ihormotami , ila:ember al, Da:o 14.,IEwirsini-4 take iletienre in making alivoiiiiitaryititenient to fyror of a insalloine pre- 'um) siiscata." load ouf!rja hr dim' years, with Screftia, which btokei odd ontiiiaad:and innikead'lo,lbitif disfigure me,sely.nnaili, and biolt'off the ball Whin'. the Ala. ease mad. its,. 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