Evening Star Newspaper, December 27, 1861, Page 3

a he ——E7 LOST AND FOUND. O'RRICEORY IN THE FIELD AGAINI— | FOUN D—At the billiard esloon corner of Pent. oan receive call- ing et tre bit eer ttf Stat yee OR STOLEN—On the night of the 25th instant. from ner the shout sie hands i Fey'ous tat py is i. 3 a! officer's cquipments. "A libsral reward wil be paid for bas rotate, or information yy Crd his ds 27-lw* Lieut. th N; ¥. Oawalty. red a the 25th of $25, i " AC ORR * : Tm. iam aat es arcs o1 martingale S the be lee with blue frcings ' The be \» by jing the horse ahd Sauipe tM WETHERILL. Major eric peh inte tine bers pled, of the season. 50 cents, &tmitting & gentleman and la- By prder of the Committee of Arrangements, | SS a Rear des ‘was 32 or 33. NCE MORE, KIND FRIE PY Daniel Whelan sworn, War with Evans and | O NeW ying NDS: A HAP McCarthy in Werner's Just previous to the shest. | ..fve,masters 7: ine, MOUNT CLARE CLUB in Witness went out on corner, and while | ¢7j, great, gp gt their nite si Bfaonnd cata) ogee’ cna | Samah gyi ON Ea poetical 'o" 's ne after the shooting. when on TURSDAY, (NEW YEARS EVE) McCarthy asked Evans ick building, occupied by | to 4 ‘*, Slat Pennsylvania Volunteers, camp on Queen's a Indy. Five sheds on the east side were | Chas tpn OR Werner's | (amistion 81.” By order of the committee, | frm. near Soldiers’ Home.__dezi Jt" _ for the stabling of the team-borses, under the to the shooting with Evans and Whelan - B.-~' mem’ also return par sincere D'sreicr OF CULUMBIA, County oF Berens were tein or nats | Woartes ge we, cet vee. | Uatonast arama tied ie | ED Waemmgemy Te at cavalry | Evans had been im there with Whelan, but they 5 Y and artillery purposes, in charge of Capt. Cot- I had outthen. Witness did not cob Evane go Bove so ‘often Morea | iy tS Peet hag ~! epee be py inaod ‘The fire seems to have nated In the shed on a, is certain he went out; that he wasnot in | tendance. de 27 4t* id cor thi arin dey of . ber. A. D, ‘he extreme east. How it originated bas not been reenter d en wes, celtectng in, front et INES NRTSONAL CEBOUS! on inclosures, a dork av the TRIUMPH: ne SUCCESS PERMANENT BR CK BUILDING, eae upon & horse, in raising his HORS) fe years old; 16 hands high; white spotin th | d; hind feet white: shod all ; switoh knocked down a lamp which was suspended teas ceareee cere oon tent ay ae Given under my hand. EXCELLENT TROUPE OF STARS an cs — 3w. BARNACLO. i B add D— and CA . rat o- Sranpanp ComPany oy Antisrzs! Foun Poles ihon ste Eleventh st. desé 3t DON SANTIAGO GIBBONNOISE, THE ROLUAND BROTHERS. 100 BEY tive, irorocce PORTEMON- WM. F. ist bam AIK, oon! Ky 3 of $100in SAM LONG, ik bills, eight § ey H. BERNARD, Notesiat 7 on as fo! Vaiey = TOM KING. . All person: fainet purohenoe any of And All the Forces, she shore, potas ee yorments ave pon = ai epart 6 abo ‘yproach. The five sheds where the wagon = Sppearance of baving oo REE pevtdan ba Be pa d to eel vorson oF persons that heses—nearly one thousand in number—were 2 The following prices have been adopted: will give information thatwiil lead to the recovery ‘abled, were separated from each other by hestra Chairs. ——. of (the same. ah be tt, wiih HENRY STODDARD, OVE Im 6: a 30 well st, Washington. D.C. Sia mi: YW. C. BRAYTON. $20) REWARD—1OST Supposed to be lost taining about 630 ta 83 60 snd @1 viceser ene gs i a ; one North'Garcliug seversi valaabstome aad WAR Edes’ receipt for 200 bushels of whest, ana also ho: pass to and from Virginia. le 24-3 JAS. very ‘arrow and the fire from one to the other rapidly. Many of the eee smothered by the smoke, but the most of those destroved were literally burnt at the stake. The scene was awful in the e: as the flames and soldiers and citizens, with knives an axes, cut the halters of the frightened animals, them scampering in direction. Captain Cottingham had all the horses in his charge—for cavalry and artillery use—cut loose at once, and = sbed in his department nearest to the burning “The matter is in your bands,” or “I am tn your bands’’—witness cannot recollect the exact ex- Pression. Witness is a county constable, and was such when the shooting occurred. Witness did not arrest the prisoner, use he (witness) was rs open Y suffering from rheumatism, and was afraid of the | mence at 4 precisely, action of the excited crowd present. Witness did On SATURDAY, ar 2 o’cLock Bot arrest Evaneat any subsequent interview with LADIES HOLIDAY MATINEE, dex j, witness reported to Captain God: next . ' morning. Witness thinks he bad two interviews | (JDP FELLOWS BALL! Owe $2 REWARD.—STOLE! : f the evening of Decem- with Evans that night, after Evans gave witness ODD FELI * HALL! be: from tk ° f 6th street and arated by a few yards only—was razed | the pistol. Evans used one of the expressions D FELLOWS HALL! Cee ee er ae 3 fp the ground. “This prevented the spread of ibe quoted above at both of those interviews. Wit. BBP ELLOWS BALL! hnad high foot on nenraide who t 20k e Joint Five sheds were burned to the ground, and wees ¢ told Captain Goddard that Evans n military saddle and equirments. wi said ‘-My life is in your bands» At the inquest, or preliminary examination.witness testified that he thought the expression Evans used was, “The Whole matter js in your hands.’? Evans had on bis uniform that evenin; FE Lewis Keese kept a cigar store at the corner at figures 56 on*addle cloth. The above reward will be paid for the return of said horse to the camp f the 46th Regiment at Kalora: “det Co. GH VAN W¥CK. ¢ 275 REWARD. —Ren away, from the rub- ry riber on the 15th inst.. THREK FRIDAY NIGHT, Drceuser 27, THE ALLEGANIANS! THE ALLEGANIANS! THE ALLEGANIANS! ‘was destroyed and one comsiderably damaged theaxemen. The frame dwelling was Doreen the ground, but by the exertions of the firemen and soldiers the adjoining brick building wes saved Probably not less than two bundred horses w rped, grea _ host YOCALIST AN EGRO BOYS—Billy Bond, Henry Chay hear tnd Sabie faratare Woy fide poser | Sen ipeof ihe ahbating, tnd we tanding in bi VOCALIST £8 man ard Norty Carpenter 'Bilaed Heat ‘was lost. The horses in et the south- | ming in May 1 eu be Baw a policeman SWISS BELL RINGERS! areaben: 5 rom inshes high ne oe rm | West corner of the coral were let loose in the con- | chasing Howérd, Sit en around a back at the SWISS BELL RINGERS! fonry bl’k. Notty 1s under 4 ftcopper color; creasel fusion, although were several hundred feet cornet SF Sixth street. When he came on t SWISS BELL RINGERS! in drab. Also, on the 8th of September, two Nagro from the burning be ngs. There Were probabl Not less than 1,500 horses in the stractares whes the fire broke out. Over one thousand of these, wild with excitement, were sent scam; Ting over the city in all directions by the not less excited ctowd. Some went tb Georgetown, otbers teaming through thecity, others straight towards the river, and again northward towards the common along Rock Creek It is almost miraculoys that in the confusion which ensued no seeident sbould have occurred, as the night was dark und the streets full of spectators Some of the horses ran into gulleys or holes, and were eitber killed or broke their ‘imbs, so as to render them useless. At ene spot there were collected a dozen or more, which had escaped from the sheds, burnt to greater or less extent. = suffering greatly, scarcely any one desirous of approaching them, for they kept continually moving about—kicking, jump- ing. and shaking thelr heads—indicating that they endured the most torturing pains. One poor animal was so severely injured, aad whined so iteously, that a gentleman near bim at the time from his pocket a revolver ard terminated bis misery by shooting him in what proved to be a vital One or other horses were shot, wader similar cireumstances, by soldiers. In the Vicinity of the fire but few attempts were made to cazth the never a 2 The streets in the northern part of the city were at times crowded with the itives. Great ex- citement was occasioned by the efforts of persons to securethem. When the herd was running fu- riowsly down Ma-sachusetts avenue, a man ran ‘out and tried to keep them from the side. but got caught between two Groves and was knooked down and run over by them, ee to say, escaped serious wa - From Massachu- setts avenue bar acal 5 grester body con- in to eet ge and dogs were catching them in reets, where srmail squads were de- tached from the larger 4: =a bundreds have been secu Near fifty were thus captured 7 different parties and placed in gente of aaudlenen tomnin at the — house, secui 2 yard attac! the building, where they are this moralog. A pavement again. witness followed him. Deceased ee PGS then ran to the ladies’ entrance of Brown’s hotel. | MISS CARRIE HIFFERT, Witness leaned against the lamp-; and saw MISS MARIA BOULARD Evans at tbat time in the street, eight or ten yards | MR, A, SEDG WICK, from the lamp-post. Just then Howard turned MR. 6. GALLOWAY, from the pavement to the street, as if to go again MR. J. M. BOULARD to Sixth street He was twelveor fotirteen yards from Evans when he again turned. As he turned | Lately returned froma four-vears tour around the Evans drew a pistol from his side-pocket aad | World. and having just concluded s series of 48 sue fired, when Howard fell on his face. Evans after | ossful conoarts in the oity of New ¥ ork, would firing turned to go across the reat: ancene ered most rer pectfully announce tie first o! cir ker's at 2 pretty fast gait. Evans put the pistol | High/y Popular Musical Entertainments, — in his pocket after firing. It was not the Their Repertoire embraces 8 choice selection of g iceman who pursued Howard down the street OCAL QUARTETTES, ‘ho fired; witness knew Evans, also knew How- | arrangéd in their own peculiar and effective style, ard Saw no otber policeman about there at the Sito, s variety of the sweetest, English, irish, . nt . time of the shooting, but saw a dozen there after- | Bootoh, German and Spanish Ballads extant. Aris Pon adaiton to tet Pasealowneessiostion of voosi To-nicut the Sw! trae f anians make tnelt re appenfance at Oad Fa. | Ou'the saebreasd ee oe orem neveral plows per malt, ine ee and varied musical enter- SWISS BELLS! ainmen e formances it wiil be see ori embraces a wonderful range, and the Derlerm’ {I7~ The front of the hal! and theadjacent streets ers will be recognized as artistes who have cre- | W!+ 0° eam OLD magnificent ated the greatest sensation wherever they have DRUMMOND LIGHT! appeared. fora long tinge on on t of creat curiosity at ject Tur B F. wb! ularly | New York the nightevot the A ‘HR HotcHinson Famity.—€hbis 1; lew York, upon the nights o! | known vocal band is to visit Washington, and | NIANS AND SWISS BELL RINGER we hear that they will give one of their interest- ing entertainments at the Smithsonian Institute next Monday evening; one halfof the proceeds to eel bg fot the benefit of the Orphan Asylum of city. Tue Wesley Chapel Festival closes to-night, with many features of atfraction. In addition to the excellent supper and extensive variety of holi- day fit, concert isto be given, cf sufficient merit itself to attract an immense throng. Go Mev—Henry Shannon and Basi! Carpenter—both piack; Billy very black: Bamil is about 5 feet 4 inches; Billy 5 feet 6 or 8 incher; hss& lump be- hind the right esr; o oth various; each sbout 28 gears ola, And niso on the 8th of Ootober. two Negro Mon—Babtist Carpenter and George Chap- man, Baptist yellow, and is about 22 years old; 5 feet 4inches. George aged 18, abont 5 feet 3 inches; clothing various. For the firet name‘, Riliy, Hen- tty, } will give $25 each. and tor the other ach, delivered to me in Pitontaway. Md. oa ON, BRYAND, AL, attached toa ring, with corn n set, $5 reward willbe given to whoever returns the articles to this office, de2-tf FOR SALE AND RENT. XO RENT—From the ist of January. two de- sirable communiosting ROOMS, at 692 Penn, avenue, near Third st, oo O LET—Derivable ROOMS, with Board, at the northeast corner of 43 and C sts. de STORE ON PENN. AVENUE TO RENT © and the Fixtures for sale on ressonable terms, 8 £004 chance for any o ishing to go in busi- ness Apply at this om de 27-3t Fo, SALE OR RENT.—I will sell or rent my Property as as business piace on pourteest) st benwees F in Q sts., wel e angen van hote and w&con yard or grocery and |'quor store se rate. Inquire of the proprietor, GEO, M. Nic a- OLs. do 26 st* H°sse AND LOT NEAR THE DEPO’ FOR SALE—A Frame House, No. 344, Firet strest east, nearly new. containing 6 rooms, Price Gunes easb; the ba'ance in monthly notes of $3t each. For particulars ar, ay $0. * BANSON, Seventh street. oppon: ntelligencer office. Ifthe above mentioned house is not sold by the Ist day of January, it will be for rent partly fur- nished. de 26 3t* OR RENT—A FRONT PARLOR, with Cc oor, pote pate YEORGE CHKISTY’S OPERA HOUSE, Trntu Stazet, Between EK and F. CEORGE CHRISTY’S MINSTRELS STILL SUCCESSFUL! GEORGE CHRISTY will appear every night this week in one of his great COMIC CHARACTERS, Lhd sCENERY having been added to the stage, the management ra BLACK STAT UK. E.& mischievous darkey.._....G0. CHRISTY early. Boots anp SHozs —See the advertisement of Whitebouse & Unkles, 348 Pa. avenue, of caval: and soldiers’ boots and marching shoes of goo quality, at cheap rates, th and 5th street. (Northern Liber ties,) or at WALL, STEPHENS & CO. Pa. avenue. de % St Crowns tHR@xc Kino’s National Amput- very large number succeeded in sf ver the KR RENT— Piltesn ROUMS, furnistmd, Tar canal bridges and into the Seventh Wank THEATRE nightly, attesting the excellence and © entire PRe most Talented in Existence, Pile: snd Bed Rooms at goled suit of Rooms Shortly after the fire was discovered a signal mn wes fired, and there morn pe J appeared on ‘ound detached oe mage regulars from the lat, 9d, 3d, 6th and Sth regiments. There ng Ot ia avenue, next door io Willards’ Hotel. The Lease ‘urniture and Fixtures ot the ‘shove for je. Inquire on the premises 24-3t' URNIAR EP. pig AG RENT —Two spirit of the performan: An attractive bill to- | Will night, in which all the stars appear. *UPLENDID PERFORMANCES. Somtesion—Parquet, © coats 3 Gallery, 25 cents, LJ Lectvrs at THe SMitnsonian.—To-night it Were also presenta large number of volunteers. | Will be remembered, Mr. Bayard Taylor lectures ANTERBURY HALL, ‘desirable rooms, RLOR and CHAM- They all deserve great for the services they | before the ‘Washington Lecture Association’? at Cc — BR or two Chambers, communicating. on the tendered. Bes’ acting as an efficient police | the Smithsonian In on. (Formerly the Washington Accom Rooms r, and with gas, with or without board; ap yl a Te wonrar ole Nedcea aa greep Moises” | ease bh bese Sak ae ted the feed, (a large amount of which wason| Dz. F. A. Vow Mo 1sKER.— This eminent OPEN, EV NiGar: —— pects Wee +s band at the time.) raked up the bay, put out flying | oculist and aurist will arrive bere in a few days, With the frat nt in America, ISHED ROOMS.—A comfortablePurlor. L Oar yd cen recat on. mba “storms lerat e terms Inquire at Star Office, de 2l-lw WO OR ‘THREE GENTHEMEN CAN BE Scoommodated with very pleasant ROOMS, second flo>r, with breakfast and tea if desired, in & private family not far from the Generai Post br. fice. ference given and required. Tr. cinders as they came in contact with inflamable the sheds, and from New York, and remain during the winter in the practice of his profession. 1. Tux Fletcher Chapel Fair, t Thorn’s Hall, is crowded Ce og ‘we tre glid to say. A grand time {s amtictpated to-night. THE atTRactions at the Academy of Music ENTIRE CHANGE OF PROGRAMME. Second week of the great Eccentric Neen Aree of the Day, N 7 f FRANK BROWER! payee at place its contents. To-night. the of the 8 de Z1-s04t horses scorched = th to draw immensel: mn the Washing- rN MUM : - cake Gi BeSrEen, . ened about the tk ote morn neck one tik ton public. Aue r YiRGINa MUMMY | ¢ sidcted timber LAND, eta No 2 West, sre Seg rmurettro netrbiotrareBosa|ayaatl apnea sig Maloney (tt and |PEANERERWER ar giNgeR BLUE | Surf Watvence itr uel '2al mbar So, Otatment. For Sores, Scurvy, Wounds, Small BROWER is INGER BLUE, | 90Ptins water power, and is a eure z The scene ited at the site of the fire this | Pox, Fevers, and Bowel Complain these medi- A. Chasesters by Chanatee padres’ Exchtare, box No, 30 Wash ton ——< is ly a shocking one. About two bund: horses, literally burnt to a crisp, are strewed over the bare Diackened field. The spectacle is a horrid one, many of the bodies cines are the best in the world very French Soldier uses them. Only 25cents per box. 211 ‘OR RENT-T yl it ROOMS, neat! F Peralshes,tn a Tret"elnue residence te ‘Boor. town, with boa d. Invta Russe Goons. HRISTMAS WEE will be moderate, Ayn cciat West st George. baving the head raised as if the poor creatures} India Rubber Coats, white or black, $2 50 each. CHRISTMAS WEER: wn, ” ‘doit were hing for help when they were over-| India Rubber ins 81 per pair. xf Series of nifisent whelmed flames. The sbellsandegs are} hud alt kinds of Tibees Goods. including Rub- AFTERNON PERFORMANCES HANDSOMELY FURNISHED KOOMB.- with Seah romsted’ almost to'acocles 1 “Ver4 | ber Bootsand Shoes, Rubber Stoppers for bottles, CANTEW BONY HALL,’ with posandgratersana “convenient te, ths Pacent A few blackened posts are all that remains of | Dot Mats, Under Gheetings for beds in sickness, FOR LADIES AND CHILDREN, aa f at Ofive. Dep Departments, for rent “Apply st combustible material, and the ground is strewed | India Rubber Warehouse, 08 Pa. av., between FOR LADIES AND CHILDREN, os a 23 ‘with chains, bridle-bits, and other fragments of os m dee 18-tf #OR LADIES AND CHILDREN, tron from the harness. Ninth and Tenth streets. FOR LADIES AND CHILDREN, ‘The borses are being returned in droves this = FOR LADIES AND CHILDREN, EORGETOWN ADVERT’MTS morsing, bevieg been*captured by ot | pod" Uahor eadcocoriget Sepan'ot SMP a Commencing TUESDAY. GEORGETOWN 4 the Quartermaster’s Deparkoest, ace citizens and other articles the reputation attained by Anp Evzsny Arrzrnoon Dunine THs Week. (CF NETiCk. Lice NS 5.—Ail person: seolencten a ht and this mornt All that Haber’ Batract Buc, itive gad 5 ic One Thousand Costly Presents ‘whose liosnses from the Co-porauon o! vranded will be recovered probably, bat it is | Femusdy for diseases of the er 1. Le presenced to the ladies, obiidren, and the | Georgetown exprro ou the Sist, instant are hereby Said that some fine stock bronght in yesterday yoi, Dzopay. Be. Be. ke. Ask for Helmbold's, | Wil Le piseonediaring the week. ‘Tneve Rotided promptly $0 renew the same, scarewise was not yet branded. If so, they are to the} ama.” = = 2030 clegat Chi eaee Souvenirs corapulsory on the proper officers to enforce rad Government, no doubt. big too ed anpenive law acsinst all delinquents. Will this destructive fire induce Congress to MARRIED roar: « . & Sewing Ma. de 27 StawtJanio WM. LAIRD, Clerk. grant an appropriation at once for the purchase ine, splendi Silver Forks LEGANT GIFTS FUR THE HOLIDAYS, of two steam fire-engines? it is safe to say that | Ou Tuesday, December 34, 1861, at the Churoh of ‘Brogns ing, Watoh Guards, Cost the loss of the Government would not Iheee been Fpipneay by, Ber. Cia rt , at ~ 2 wd ous Neok Chains. Genta” Ringe, E* subscriber af 1 a her large stock of half so great last night, if a steam fire-engine hed Foe daschtor of Barccon ©. Hy laxweil, U. Toya and Confeotionery. choice Books, Fancy.Goods, &o , at cost, with the — 4 —— FR yw B Navy. iM ‘The managers onl tothe minds of the ladies poole pqoeine ° scxcapnapaliccnas — take a at Government On the 25th by the Rev. Father MoNal, of tic city the t tation oes ing Desks, and Cases, Por'foliot, Papet-ries, In the fine stroctures within afew hundred Se BES ENN} G to Mas A AT- | whioh they eho Gentlemen’s Dessing Cases, Work of the , and its exposed condition, iso! . of Washington. * Jin Niowe joxe*, Cabas,Fanoy Bo: immon Boards, and that—if no property was at stake— gondanoted., pose rwente wl > iven idi- | Cheok . Chesrmen, Battlédoo % ame. i Sal ought to = their to Importance of the Din», — reseremnes = Wasi hy mo 90) we ae navcrpmnents = om subject. In one short hour of the value this city, om the 24th instant, in the 12th year withe a! Sitsohed to the Hi "will be closed | Select at low prices, Gareeeicinsean apace | AR A YER Eve artes | uses eR RC | ney ny at MI GEEOUAT as - Virgina. fastidious cannot regret their it to the Canter- eee —__ Soke Hi 3 bury. ft} .—A two- sto! Brick rellin, FOP URE vita besoment andvattie, Noe dis Gay street, glisibly sitasted on one of the pless- antest streets in town, with gas, and water on the ies, 2 conta; gentiemen with ladies, 20 cents; iden, 10 cents NEOE THES 482 290505! nuox Tums: " remizes, and altos ir & most desirable private 1 HOMPSON’S At Prices : Poeid ivenon the first of Jauu- a In part of B.A. Lake & Cole, soPBrquets 25 conte; Rosewood Orchestre Chairs, ory. dg pol D ENGLISH, 135 Bridge stract J en! GERMAN DIVISION, ATTENTION! oe Presents presented at night.£1] For Sending Money to y and all part of the " Country HIONABLE DANCING AC. DENY AT in I Buen ofthe A F''temperacce se the sin ae 8) day rnoou and 7 AR’ fy hing | PHesd! onde oaal sone tama, Fie FA 'Gsoae. ints sud Cape, ai No. 4 ph ntrect, allot the fa : od to. For Soins terms, dolt-in RS. < R SET &e-, at EDUCATIONAL. P. EDUCATIONAL, ROF. C. F. BARNES’ Dancing Schooi st Temperance Hall, E street, between Sth and Oth, * ill commence ‘i UESDAY, mn Mth, a36 pentings every iuesday and Fri fg — ciperee wy wore i Tag Ding Classes oolook Atlof the fachicrane dances will be tanght dar best music wiil be in Prot, George Arth, Cali fo A *PRENCH TAUGAT. NATIVE of France will give tessons in the evs J ‘85 Cc. COUN wiste 414 Seventh street. MA24NE LEONTINE BLANCHET, ‘ARIS M'*youiine dep Day shodee REM aR PONE. LEFMAN, * 5 Atents for the ond Conada drunk and j Workhouse 90 days; committed aie a Bix lodgers secommodated ed aire ‘of W | bey wi ale ‘urnishing Store, A BRUNES, Professor of Dancing. do t7 Im* Dbappeas Opera House side b: = way to the Tenth street —_ ahd yout everyway Pole per A eis in his drolleries that the programme {s ‘‘ unanimously” rib-tick- Mog. Just go and be sure and wait for the after- Piece. Mis. ,avougn fee eos rs fiat one Sena ois "ateieees oleae Tnx wasmuyo Ton ACADEMY oF MUSIC, . The pavtig tre fenvesdial od inat the Mal Pectsoncetta being mighty ea Etre frog of charge s ~. ht Tom Taylor’s comedy of Saree Teas eseziereras tere, Bland en “Mae. very best as“ Ly “Bisie FOR THE HOLIDAYS. OUR MILITARY BUDGET. pon rat mt VERY INTER STING FROM rots MISSOURI M! a of emis a ern Arkanses for the Usion—The ‘Whereabeuts of the Remnants of Ar- mies of Selon Borland, Price and JOHNSON & NAGLE, Ne. 269 PENNSYLVANIA AVENUE, Between Ninth and Tenth Streets, a . [Special rennin of the Stal. OLLa, Mo., ‘22, 1861 —Editer id WASHINGTON, The weather is exceedingly cold poh foes bere just now. From Arkansas we have reliable news axD daily, mostly through constantly arriviig refu- gees. They all tella Ne. 10 Royal Street, near King, of faire in that part ALEXANDRIA, i i i : i 5 I He ts ‘ing Union men all the time. Northern Invite the attention of Families and Dealers to Astonaes to elt Gutans and if they bad arms and & place to rally to, they would soon give « good account of themselves. Col. Phelps, M.C., bas an Arkansas company, commanded by a member of the Arkansas Legis- lature. I know that with little effort we coulé their large and well assorted Stock of Fine Groceries, “Wines, Liquors, a walk right through that State. Several old Ken. Cordials, Segars, eto. sas-troubles men are with us, who make our best spies. They go everywhere. They all reports Consisting te part o6— strong Union feeling, and have no trouble in get- . ting information, or in finding good Union men CHAMPAGNES. to stop with in Arkansas. Price ‘a about used up. He bas 8,000 with bim Piper Heidsick in quarte'and pints, at Oceola, on the Osage, and is ia G. H. Mumm & Co. do. do. numbers. McCullough ison Pes Ridge, in Ar- Kansas. With whet Pope has bived, we have Bollinger& Co. do. do. Sbout cleared this (Missouri) State. We getmore officers (rebels) than we can feed or take care of. Reyal Grape &. ae. They are disheartened, and want to quit. __ De Courcey& Co. do. do. Gen. Heileck is doing Wonders in straighten- ing out this department. If be is as effective in Carfier & Co. do. do. 8 forward movement as be is in the administration Chs. Rivert & Co. do. do. of affairs, I have no fears of the result. There are 15,000 troops bere yet, but everything — indicates a forward movement. You have no idea ef the confusion this depart- ment was in; and every turn takes out « kink now. CLARETS. Chateau Poujeaux. Chateau La Rose. Do. La Pitte. St. Estephe. St. Emilion. At. Julien Medor. LATEST FROM SECERSIA We bave the Richmond Ezaminer of the 2Sth—Christmas day. That journal greatly fears thet the Government here will surrender Mason and Slidell to the British authorities. It charges the released Union men of Dranes- ville lately In prison in Richmond with having played spies for the Unionists, and thus brought about Gen. Stuart’s recent defest there. A dispatch from Nashville ssys that gold is “comiag down’? there, selling on the 94th at 25 HOOK WINES. per cent. premium, ss against 40 per cept. pre- ilum a weck or two ago! . = Deidesbeimer Twelve batteries uave been completed on the , Richmond wide of the James river, for the de- Hecshelar, fence of that city. No guns are yet mounted in Liebfraumiich them, however. P The secesh Cong bave passed 2 bill for the Ruedeshelmer, naturalization of all Who are not citizens of the Scharlachberger, Confederate Liates who may bave been engaged during the war in tueir naval rervices. Schlossberger, The remains of the late Judge James 8. Martin, Lient. Colonel of the 10th Alabama Regiment, Johanntsberger, who was killed in the battle of Desiuaviiie, had arrived in Richmond en route to Alabama. NAVY YARD. President Lincoln, accompanied by Command- ant Dabigreen, went down on the King Failip this morning to the Pensacola, which vessel will IRISH, SCOTCH, and MONONGAHELA gppmalensensr) trial trip to-day. oon ount Washington arrived last night WHISKIES, of all kinds. the upper flotilla, Sota no news a. ¢aoa0nd ance, all being very quiet upon the river. The Baltimore is being painted, and will soon resume her duties. A new boiler for the A. C. Powell, manufec- tured in Baltimore, and brought to this city by rail, lies down by the shears, where it is to be hoisted on board the steamer. Work progresses OLD RESERVE and MALMSEY Ma. | 'P'dly upon the new boilers forthe Mount Wash- ington, now almost completed. DEIRA. Experiments were being meade this morning with a buge rified cannon intended for the Pen- secola. This gun takes the place of the con- demned one which, on trial, was found to beve flaw in ber chamber. WHAT M’CLELLAN THINES OF His TROOPS. The officers of Porter's Division, which wae COGNAC | reviewed by General McClellan on the ist inst ° Tecelved on Wednesday as 2 Christmas wre General Order, conveying the following compii- mentary opinion of them by the General in com- mand : Marcobrunper. DRY and SWEET CATAWBA. LONDON DOCK, HUNGARIAN, and BURGUNDY PORT. = DARK and PALE SHERRY, SWAN, PALM TREE, and IMPERIAL EAGLE GIN, HENNESSEY, OTARD DUPUY & CO., PINET CASTILLON & CO., BRANDIES. JAMAICA and 8T. CROIX RUM, “The commanding General expressed bis ad- miration of the soldierly bearing of your com- mand yesterday at review. “The cleanliness of their arms the neatness and pose paew ad their as a jers—together w: ease with which each command was handled, the rapi lity of each movement, attracted the admira- vo _ —— of the apa gn GINGER, RASPBERRY, BLACKBERRY | tary of War, while they retlised the expectetines and CURRANT WINE, of the commanding General. “Since the last review, the improvement of the ‘troops in all the requisites of good soldiers bas been marked, and when. bly at no distant day—this division shall thrust Abe enemy, the fighting effects of the —s given your men will be appreciated by all you.” BATAVIA ARRAC, BLACKBERRY, CHERRY, end RASP- BERRY BRANDY, CORDIALS of every kind—CURACOA ANISETTE, ABSINTHE. AROMATIC STOMACH BITTERS, SCHIE- ee " DAM SCHNAPPS, LONDON BROWN STOUT, YORKSHIRE AND scotca__its- ALE, ARRAC, RUM, SCOTCR WHISKEY, CLARET, TOM AND JERRY, PUNCH BX- TRACTS, IMPORTED SELTERS WATER Per Telegraph. St. Lovis, uct Dec. 26, Teeter Major Gen. McClellan : Mejor Gower, commanding a squad- ron of the ist lows cavalry, bes just arrived at Jefferson City, with one captain, thirteen men, of stores, captured from me . W. Batiecn, Major General, &c. GENERAL MARCY. We are glad to learn from Dr. Verdi (the phy- sicinn who attends General Marcy end General McClellan), that Gen. M. is now convalescent, and may be expected to be able to resume the di - charge of his duties as Chief of the Staff of the SMOKING and CHEWING TOBACCO of all | **™Y of the Potomac, in = few days. description. LATE LOCAL NEWS. —_————— Sworp Presentation —On Christmas dz the members of ne E E, 4th Peanoyivenia Ca Col Cumpbe , prencated their officers, and ten wagon londs HAVANA and DOMESTIC SEGARS of choice brands. DEMIJOHNS and FLASKS of all sizes. FRESH MEATS, POULTRY and GAME in tin sanisters. mas day the day, partook of a sum, at Fresh VEGETABLES of every kind in cans. pt Lp ptuous — do by their officers. men sre all for eo - sierching orders, but after wait untifen ia- “ FRUITS do do mediate movement seemed yester- day commenced erecting winter quarters peer FRENCH, ENGLISH and DOMESTIC PRE- ah Rananeance Core — Thin Charice jolman, who was taken to SERVES an@ JELLIES in glass . “s ae _ of every size. trial before Josie Th the trial-room French BRANDY FRUITSof every descrip- | with Lim. ane 2 charge ‘that be wanted 2 drink. and whi FIGs, DATES, This excited 4 sergeant, : I 4 i H i! RAISINS, f f : ORANGES, LEMONS, ATMORE’S MINCED MEAT in jars. i ? out o; the Crosse & Blackwell's world-renowned Pick- | street. Tey were too les, Preserves and Sauces. Oyster, Walnut and Tomato CATSUPS. ae Ve <A ee ele Pe re ee nn ing b re