Evening Star Newspaper, March 24, 1863, Page 4

THE EVENING STAR. | WASHINGTON OITY: | TUESDAY:| 4..-.- 6000. MARCH 24,°1863y “so BEADING MATTER ON BVERY PAGE. BEE OUTSIDE FOR INTRRESTING TALE. GRAPHIO AND OTHER MATTER. SPIRIT OF THE MORNING PERS. The Intelligencer notes the fact that the insur- r-ction in Poland has. shown ‘,on-interyen- tion’ to be the system, .agd. policy now of-the European nations, and that Mr. Secretary Se- werd, in his reply to the recent proposition of: the-Freneh Government,merely ciaimed in bebalfof the United States the application of the same veholesome doctrines which France had already affirmed im regard to the insurrec- tion of the Poles against the Russian Govern- ment. Im this view the courteous rejection of the French proposition by our Government seems to have been received by all parties in Parts 85.8 definite settlement of the matter in issue—precluding the opportunity or the pro- priety of further overturesof a similar. kind. This shows the great practical excellencé and the intrinéie value of the Sécretary’s reply. It shut off al) attempts at interference or dictation irom any quarter, In effecting this, it rendered us the highest possible service in Europe. - The Chronicle says the difference between the politics? parties at the North is, that one party ig in favor of prosecuting the war to its legiti- mate erd, and conquering an honorable and permanent peace, vaaile the other is in favor of stopping all military operations, drawing our + oldiers from the field, and to sue for peace at *he feet of humiliated, beatén and half-starved rebels. — +00 + TUE NEGRO TROOPS, It is worthy of note that the latest infor- mation from Port Koyal chronicles the much gteater success of the policy of employing ne- grocs as soldiers than was anticipated by 4 large portion of the people ef the loyal States, ourself among the number. We learned trom Assistant Adjutant General Townsend on his return ffom the Department of South Caro- lina, facts concerning the condition of the first regiment of the kind brought into the field that prepared us to hear, ata later day, of the suc- cess of the experiment. Col. Townsend as- sured us that they were remarkably well- | Grilled, cleanly, and obedient troops, evincing | 4 condition of disciplne that augured well tor their efficiency before the enemy. Already we haye news that they are satisfactorily falfill- ing thees:expectations. So far, their first ex- pedition into the interior has been a complete succces; for they had, when last heard from, accomplished ever. thing hoped for up to that time from: them; and, besides, had so conduct- | ed themselyes in the rebel country 2s to prove that so far &s the. are concerned, the appre- heusions entertained by many that wherever | they penetrated, indiscriminate rapine, argon, | and mordcr ot defencefess non-combatants would attend their footsteps, were entirely | ereundless. On the contrary, it turns out that the United States has no more orderly and | well-conducted troops in the service than this | same negro regiment. It is due to the truth And the cause that these facts should be prompt- | ly realized by the country at large. Those who are thoroughly loyal, who orig- | wally objected to the employment of negroes | u@ soldiers, so objected because apprehensive that their uss would do more harm than good, and will hail the success of the experiment, as explained above, with sincere gratification; as, | if successful, the policy must be of great im- | portance in weakening the rebels and strength- | ening the Union cause. The good conduct of | these troops and their success in the figld, seem to bid fair rapidly to dissipate popular Prejudice against their employment, while they will also be the means of inducing nearly all the able-bodied contrabands to enlist in our service as fast as they escape from the clutches of the rebels, @7By the arrival of the British Queen we have Havana dates to March 14. The insurrec- tion in Santo Domingo, against the Spanish rule, has been very extensive, but failed to suc- eved. Official bulletins, which were published in Havana on March 11 and 12, announced its complete suppression. The Spanish Papers of Cuba charge the Haytian Government with having encouraged the insurrectionary move- ment, and threaten the adoption of measures | thet will prevent the recurrence of euch acts. ‘The Rebel steamer Cuba had arrived in Havana from St. Marks, Florida. The British Queen tcuched at Nassau, N. P., and brought intelli- | gence from that place to the 15th inst. The contraband trade between Nassau and the rebel Beits—pvincipally Obarleston—appears to be | rapidly increasing. One of the steamers in the trace ie commanded by Captain Carlin, recent- 1, released from Fort Lafayette. Tae Tkeaty with Linerta.—The treaty | between the United States and Liberia is ofli. ial premulzated. There is to be perpetual price and friendship, and reciprocal treedom | of commerce between the contracting parties, and they bind themselves to treat each other on f+cting of the most favored nations, including | tie full protection of persons and properties. Our government emgages never to interfere, unle 6 solicited by that of Liberia, in affairs | between the aboriginal inhabitants and Liberia, au the territory and jurisdiction ef that re- public, amd citizens of the United states resid- 10g therein are desired to abstain from all such H intereourse with the abrozinal inhabitants as | will tend to violations of the law and disturb- | ances of the peace of the country. | Necotiation WITH THE INDIANS.—The Commissioner of Indian Affairs had a satis- factory conference yesterday with representa- tives of the Cherokees, Kiowas, Camanches, | Acapatos, Apaches and Uhuddos. These In- dians are from the Rocky mountains, Denver, | the borders of New Mexico and Utah, and the tribes are scattered over a distanee of some hundred miles. A delegation of Utahs are ex- | pected this week. The object of the govern. | meutis to concentrate them se as to render | more safe the routes tothe gold minesand travel | toward the Pacific, and to conclude with them treaties of peace. { &7A decree, previously ratified by the Pope | of Rome, has just been promulgated in New York city. It provides excommunication tor all Oatholics who get married by a Protestant minister, and invests the power of pronouncing the anathemas in the Bishop. The decree, hov: ver, has been understood not to apply to former marriages. m7 Mr. Denys, a correspondent of the New York Herald, bas been convicted bya court martial of publishing contraband news and Sentenced to six months hard labor. General Hooker has remitted the labor, and sent the offender beyond the lines of the army, never to ' return. #7 Joseph Cox, the young clerk who ab- 5. ended from New York, on Tuesday last with % in gold belonging to his employers, was d stowed away in the steamer Arabia soon r ber departure from Boston, was landed at iatifax, and will soon be brought back. #7 The Forts about Baltimore were visited yesterday by Hon. David Tod, Governor o! «hiv, accompanied by the Surgeon-General of ' @hio, sad Capt. Max Woodhull, A. BD. C. to ajor General Schenck. The troops there were afler wards reviewed by the Governor. @?7 Recent returus to the War Department sbow thut the number of absentees*and desert- «re trom the Atmy of the United States reaches the evormous figure of 125,000. It is believed tha! mo-t of tem will be brought back by the revi at proclamation of the President. @ Lt is stated that the tirst call of the Pres- ident uncer the new conscription Iaw will he | for the deficiency of mem under the last two calls., . é | @7 The contract for the copper work on the { new gunboat Utaw has been awarded to Me. | Jas. M. Bruce, of Baltimore. | “ armies, does any hope of peace beam upon us, | . burg and the cr | partment, and he will be dismissed the service | | Contracted § ' water communication and is peculiarly ad: OUR MILITARY BUDGET THE THE REBELS IN A DESEQNDENT MOOD. “= os ——— =. ‘KR REAMS DPOY THE + REBELS 2 = wtb ceee ¥ ENEMY QNL¥ BEGINNENG TO FIGHT.” “4 a re Dies Sec The Richmond £ngvirer is in & mow de- spondent mcod, and says: ‘<All reasonable mer hasé by this time prob- ably come to the conclusion that we have at least one dther year’s war before us, perhaps.| two. The peace delusion is blown away: Neither-trom foreign ifitervention” or- from imperious decrees.) King -Getson, nor from imagined friendship of Northwest, nor from stupid rumor aboui demoralization in Yankee NO HOP THK “= YANKEE We must fight or submit. What hallucination soever may be cherished bg some politicians, the soldiers in the fleld at least want to know, and ought'te be told the plain truth, and the truth 1s that we are right in the middle of the war, and that during the'coming spring and summer that war is to be more flerce and unre- lenting than ever befora. The Yankee enemy is only beginning to fight. To buy provisions for the army at current rates would alk for the impcsition of a debt npon posterity such. as would make our children curse usin ourgraves. Great Union meetings are the order of the day at the North. i Vallandigham, John Yan Buren, Cex & Od. are thus noticed:—sin two,weeks more‘this eloquent Siena Cv allendighan) of ours, whose great speech is flying ovet the South in news- phpere And even pamphlets, (scarce as paper is,) will stand where m Van Buren stands now, and will be seen asking for war to the knife. The muse of Cox even now strings her lyre in silence and expectancy, ready to barst torth into songs of triumph ever fallen Vicks- hed rebellion writhing in ago. ny. In two words, we are going to have a great campaign, and the greatest of all. The army wants every soldier. The country must and will sustain and arm them. If high spirit and honor do not impel stragglers to their duties let public opinion do it. Let women present crotchet needles to all laggards at home, as they formerly sent spinning distaffs to too patient gentlemen of France. “The crisis is upon us. The sun rises high, and spring breezes are making favorable and verdan* battle-flelds and firm earth beneath the hogfs of cayairy and wheels of artillery. Bat- tle buds and will blow ete long. War is in reason and peace is out-of order.”’ THE PORT IUTDSON AFFAIR. By an error in the transcript of the dispatch irom the Southwest Pass, in relation to the passage of the Port Hudson batteries by Com. Farragut, we followed yesterday, there was an apparent discrepancy between its date and that of the rebel accounts of the same affair. Ii turns out, however, that both accounts des- ignate the same date, the night of the Lith, as that on which the combat took place. DISMISSED. Major Lawrence A. Williams, of the 5th U. alry, has been dismissed trom the ser- vice by General Order No. 60, bearing date March iith, fer peyeistent disobedience of orders in failing to join his regiment, Xe. REMOVAL OF HEADQUARTERS. Gen. Casey is about removing his headquar- ters trom this city to Centreville, we hear. — oe «7 The following Cenfederate prisoners wrre taken to Baltimore yesterday :—Capt. J. W. Glenn, of Ashby’s old cavalry, and R. R. Lucas, of Stuart's cavalry, captured iw the neighborhood ot Winchester. Captain Glenn states that he resigned soon after the death of Col. Ashby, and has not since been in the ser- vice. Dr. R. A. Lucas, of Westera Virginia, was also taken to that city, and the whole party were confined in the central police sta. tion. Aquia Creek Fortirivp—A number of forts, redonbts and minor defenses have just been completed at Aquia Creek, rendering that place almost impregnable. The works ~ ere executed by the troops of General Geary’s Division, who are stationed at that point. A portion of Gen- | eral Geary’s command at Dumfries, hayesimi- larly fortified that position, so that the enemy would find it a difficult undertaking to force , these key points of the Lower Potomac. Cov. D'UTAssY SUMMARILY DaamisHEp.— | The court-martial in Col. D'Utassy's case has | been dissolved by an order from the War De- without the usual forms or expense of trial. W7 At the recent Union Convention in Lou- isville, Ky., Joshua F. Bell was nominated for Governor, Richard T. Jacob for Lieutenant Governor, and John M. Harlan for Attorney General. Tue Last Worps or A PATRioT.—Gen. Sum. ner’s last words were :—“ (God save my coun- try, the United States of America.” —- : | WASHINGTON R. A.C ,No.16.—Acallea | meeting of Washington Koyal Arch Chapter | Will be held THIS (Tucsday) EVENING, March 24, at75. o'clock. All Companions in good standing | arg cordially invited ty he present. By order of the M, E. | _it® ee ae VOMPSON, Sec. | > NOTICE —Thke officers and members of _$ KASTERN LODGE, No. 7, and their wives, fre requested to attend a meeting at the Lolge Loom, at half-past 7 o’eluck on Fe [DAY NIGAT, | Marcr 27,163. By order of Schoo! Committee: "| P. 1. A. GRIMES, | P. G.. J. H. MOORR, Bro. WM. THOMAB. ' mar 24-3t SMITHSONIAN LECTURBES.—On | WEDNESDAY, the 15th inst., Mr. AgtHcr i. Epwaxps. of New York, will Lecture on “Microscopic Plant+—the Distomacese.” Ehe public are invited. Tne Leetare will com- teight P.M. Admittance f ar 23 3t F THK “CORRUGATED PENS OR BALE BY PHILP & S9LOMONS, mar 24 3t_ Metrepolitan Bookstore, 332 Pa.av. I NOTICE, HEREBY Caution the public from crediting: any Person On Iny BCcount, as I will not eey any debts so J. BURNS. rom this date. BE March 23, 1863. | | i | : mar 2t-roit* | CAUTION. | j | | | Au Persons are hereby cautioned ayainst pur- Cnasing s note for $141.25, dated November 23, 1862. and pryable threg months after date drawn bretichar json & Co of Norwioh, Conni, in favorof V.D. Wallach, as the same was stulen from the Star office on the night of March 2a. W. D WALLAIH,. A GREAT VICTORY! HURRAH! McKELDEN & STANLEY have gained a decisive battle over big! prices, and are now selling the very best OTS and SHOKS lower than they can be bought elsewhere. 1 and examine their new stock just received at No. 390 Bleventh street, near K. N. B.—Persons desiring Boots and Shoes made to order will find it to their advantage to give them acall. mac 4-3t* ONALD’S LAND DRAINAGE, Embankment | Stephens’ Deep Land Catt * Dee) ultu Ditching and Brainicg Table Strackan’s Tables on Draining: French on Farm Drainage. Etephena’ Manual of Practical Draining: Lendon, Bradley on Guano: London. Browne’s American Muck Book. Chaptal’s Agricultural Chemistry. Bolly’s Rural Ohemistry: London Liebig’s Agricultural Chemistry, Gardner's Farmers’ Dictionary. mar 24 PRANCK TAYLOR. YALUABLE FARM FOR SALE.—The under- signed will sell nis Farm, situated in the Bis- trict of Columbia, 334 milea from the Capitol. upon the Bladensburg read. It ia located on the eastern aside cf the Eastern Branch of the Potomac; hase 1 ted for awmarket garden The coil isa rich loam and bot- tem land, and very productive. Upon the farm there is a frat variety of fruit—choice appies, peaches an tries, and @ splendid vineyard o! 150 aesqrted vines, The House isin very d repair ; also, the Sta- bie and Barn. -Upog the farm there are sev-ral ving springs of exo: lent water. extensive front on the Biad sburg road, a. could be divided into three ema!l farms of 35 ac} each, and having a proportionate re of fruit fo. th’ This fa m offers ducements t» farmers or capitalists, as itnew rents for six par cent. on the invostment, and to a practical farmer would pay several times that amou ‘Terms easy; and tor more particular information addres: or call upon me, DAVID OULE, mar 24-eotw* Washington, 0. A MACHINM &EWING. A LL Einés of Machine Stitching, Bmbroidering, Drese Making, &0., promptly exéou 41d Rttended, to at shore totice Ladies ariahing. te atten fo a Botice e: shin, learnon Grover & Baker machin: s, taught fa a ry Booms to rent. mar 23-2w* GO TO HABVEY's. servin, He is or ine ie best the mar- 1. M. HARVE''S 281 © street end on corner O aud Lith ots, id a ic = FROM ; 2.5 PRecomnoissance im Force—From Bato | Rouge—The Movement believed te! be = sange in forge “jearn that this was | Make knowp tothe Department any red THE GUL®*DEPARTMEN®. Feint te Cover the Passage of Com. Ware rigut Past the Port Hudson Batteries, and up the Mississippi. . Nrw Crceans, March 15.—(Correspondence Xew York Eyening Post},-Our news from Baton Rouge is meagre in detail. A recdnnois.* took place some days since. We brigades, which s@yanbed. slowly from Baton Rouge on the road leading towards Pert Hud- son, Témovingifelléd timber, etes“with which the way Was obstructed, Hftil they reached a stréam some six. miles from Baton Rouge, the bridge over which had been destroyed. The force then returned to Baton, Rouge, and no further news of a forward .mayement has reached New Orlean’. © ~~ THE REBEL POSITION AT PORT HUDSON. Army officers are satisfied that the strength of the rebels at Port Hudson has been muoh underrated, and that the place ts oceupied by at least forty-five thousand men,'8 ltr propor- tjon of them well dril and acctistomed to strvice. It is said that General Joe Johnston is or is-to be in Sipe ee eatate eaten the natural advantages of ition, its fortifi¢a- tions skilfully constructed: addéliaid: out, its large body of defenders and its experienced and able commandant, will undoubtedly prove a dearly -boughit acquisition when it comes into the hands of the government. Lt isa matter for very grave doubt whether this. department can at present spare an effective force sufficient for its reduction. ° The danger of a flank movement by the | enemy, bringing a force between the advancing army and Baton Rouge, or talling suddenly upon that plice, is not to be lost sight of for an instant. mea enough under him fit for service to under. / take a forward movement of great magnitude, | and at the same time properly protect the terri- | tory already occupied, and ke*p up his connec- tion with his base of operations. THE REAL PURPOSE AND IMPORTANCE O¥ THY | MOVEMENT. . 1am informed by an official of very high position, that the movement against Port udson is merely a feint to cover an attempt | to be made within a few days, if it did not take lace last night, '@ run the fleet under Admiral Farragut past Pert Hudson, for the purpose of taking possession of that great hghway for the passage of Confederate supplies, the Rad River, and of stopping the career of the Queen of the West and ber associjtes bet ween Port Hudson and Vicksburg. If the fleet should succeedin this enterprise they would inflict adamage upon the rebellion hardly to be overestimated. The amount of supplies of provisions and manufac- tured goods crossing the Mississippi for the | within this region, now wholly | Confederacy under rebel control, 1s prodigious. To obtain permanent possession of the Red river and the Mississippi along this region would be worth more in the United States, in the present and the future, tam almost any | other possible success. The rebel are fully aware of this, as the presence of two great urmies at Vicksburg and Por: Hudson,and the force under Bragg before Rosecrans—which also protects the Mississippiby guarding the fianks of the armies on its ks—sufficiently attests. The time is not lonz passed since a f-w gunboats, actively cruising up and down the river south of Vicksburg, could have kept it open from the Delta to that point, and have prevented the erection of the fortifications which have made a Gibraltar of Port Hudson. Even uow there are five or six bluffs unpro- tected by strong defences between Vicksburg and Port Hudson, and the advent of a tew heavily armed steamers upon that part of the river would proye a godsend to the Union cause. Give the rebels time, and there is no doubt | that they will make the most of the natural stiength of these positions. Vicksburg and Port Hudson now in our hands, it would be necessury to occupy those intermediate butts without delay, build strong works upon them, and place strong garrisons therein, Then 75,000 men would be none too few to hold the Tiverand keep its navivation possible, antil the successes of our arms in theinterior should render it impossible that the enemy could at- | tempt to regain me control of the great aorta of | our western prosperity. "NEW SPRING MILLINERY AND FANCY GOODS: Ladies, I respectfally call your attention to new stock of FANCY AND MiLLINKRY GOO! EMBROIDERIKS, LACKS &c., which I just received from New York. I have just re- turned home, and do not hesitate to say that it ia eet ‘gest and most complete stock of gooda in e city. I call your sepccis) attention to my ste k of BTRAW GOOLS of al i-ds, FLOWBRS, RIB- BONS. JET AND STEEL ORNAMENTS, FANCY, TUCK AND SIDE COMBS, EMBROIDERIES, LACES. &c., &c., all of which I will sell at a very. small advance on old prices. Fine Steel Belt Cla: Fancy Steel and Jet Orna- ments in great variety, at . FRANKLIN ETCHISON’S, No. 12 Market Space, betw, 8th and 9th ats P. peels Headdresses, Dress Oaps, &c. z LATEST NEWS. | In a word, General Banks has not ; OFFICIAL. Deraarment of Stare RN" Wasuixcton, March 23, 5 Release from the draft on the ground of alienage has been allewed in the following case: | Name. Where Drafted. | John Thielen. . Racine co.. Wisconsin, H F ABST QUAR' TOR, y | | CPF WaMnude ais Eokerner Bek e Wasuincton, BD, O., March 21, 1363, “With #¥18W to obtdin on SHOP notice and di thé ; best terms such supplies for the une of this Depsrt- | ment, by purchase inthe open market, as may be | required by. the exigencies of the service, and not, | otkerwise provided.for by estimate on=the proper | officers of the Qu aster’s Departniént, sli | | dealers in‘ Fuel, Statiohery, Hariware, Dru, Lumber of alld scriptions, Leather.) Paints, Glass, Lanterns, Ship’s Stores, and sueh other sa; plied as are known to be pukchared by the.Quartér- .| master’s Department, are heraby requested to fur- nish this office weekly with price lists of the articles | in their line, corrected aceording to tke fluctua, tions of the market.; 2 Ms i None other thau those complying with the above | advertisement will receive orders from ve office. | .. BDWABD L HARTZ; { -mra 2l-Im Captainand A.Q.M.,U;@4° / ASISTANT QUARTERMASTER: othe d . ‘ zi raels eheoy Wasnicron, D. C., }, 1853. With a view to obtain at short notice and gn the best terms auch en pplies for the use of tata D: part- mekt, by purch: in, the open piarket,.as may, be: required by the exigencies of service; and not oth- erwise provided for by estimate on the proper off- cers of the departinent, all dealers in Hardware, { Drugs, Lumber, Leather, Harness and Saddlery ’ are hereby requested to furnish this office weekly with pric. lists of the articles in their line, correct- | ed according to the fluctui ions of the market. (Signed,) CHAS. H. TOMPKINS, mar 20-lw Osptain and A.Q. M., U. 5. A. w+ DEPARTMENT, WasHiworon, January 25, 1963. In consequence of the pressure ef business atthe War Department, passes for citizens to visit the Army of the Potomac will be given at the office of | Lieut. Col. Connap, 132 Pennsylvania avenue above Nineteenth street [—peraneons OF STATE, [ASHINGTON, January35, 1363. The Secretary of Stste will hereafter receive Mem pers of Odngress on business on Saturdays, com mencing with Saturday, tha first of next month. Jan 27-tf WILLIAM H. SEWARD BALLS, PARTIES, &c. Kye Og! THE SHIELDS BOYS L Take great pleasure in annougcing to their many friecds and the public in general thatthey ¢ intend giving their twelfth GRAND BALL at Temperance Hall, K street, between 9th gd loth. on MONDAY NIGHT, April 2th. rt : ] N FRANKLIN EN ar AGELYE ABSOCIAT j CO.—The members of the Active Assooi ion of the Franklin Engine Co., No. 4, re- spectfully inform their friends and the public #% that their ninth COTILLON PARTY will be given inthe Ball of the Franklin Engine Hous» D | st.. near 12th, on TUESDAY EVENING, March h, 1863. Tickets $1. admitting a gentleman and Good music engaged. 21-30" a Fy is 2 BOARDING. | | PROAROING Furnished Rooms with Board can | WD be had at 173 2d atiect, between Band C; ala) Doard for single gentlemen within a few doors o the avenue, Capitol ard Depot, by a Northern family, mar 24-3t" XENTLEMEN CAN BE ACCOMMODATED ¥ with fret class Board at No. 1 Franklin Row, I Btevet, between andisth, Beagpine. Plea-ant Furnished Roo! le and communicatir with Board, si &, equare from Willards,’ Travsient bearders ac- commodated. Inquire at Star Office. mar 21 7t* BpoAspine.— iood Boarding avd Lodzing at moderate prices by day or week te be had at FROMMEL’S Brewery, D street south, between 5th ani 6th east, neartke Navy Yard. Cara running within halfa square, Restaurant at all hours. mar 12 2w* one LOST AND FOUND. | { I OST—Frow a street car on Penn. avenue, on jaa | Monday evening, a SATCHEL containiny a g@entieman’s clothing. The finder wili be suitably rewarded | mar 24- ! P REWARD.—Lost, last Sunday. between 13th «) and PF screets and theRailroad Depot, a small ACK AGE cortaining ascarf and scarf pin. The above reward wil! be paid the finder, if the arti are brvught to No. 421 Thirteenth st mar 24-2t* $50 REWARD —Lost, on the evening of the 2th or 2th of February ult .in Willaris’ Hotel or at Grover’s Th: ater, or between the two, the PENDANT of an Karrine cootaiaing eight diamonds, one central rurrounded by seven others, The above reward will be paid for it or such infor- mation as wil’ lead to its recovery. In‘ormation to be left with W. B. WEBB, Superintendent of Pelice. 516 lith at. we mar 91-St~ leaving itat No. 4™5 lith street ma QUASTERMABTER GENEBAL'S OFFICE, Wasnisaton Oitr, March 19, 1553. Owners of steam veasela are invited to send to the Quartermaster General's Office tenders for their charter or sale. F Tenders should contain descriptions of the vessels, their dimensions, enrol tonnage, actual oarrying capacity, materi Whether’ coppered, whether side-wheel or pro pellers, whether iron or copper fastened, size and power of ensines and boilers; and should’state the | price at which they are offered for long or short rter,with the estimated value of the vessel in eof loss, or in case the Government should fer to purchase instead of charlering. the Quartermsster’s Devartment are req their present rates which they may be willing to grant,apd also the price at which they will be willing to sell them. All such tenders should be addressed to the ueitermaster Genoral of the United States, at ashington, and should be endorsed “Proposals for charter 0: sale of steamers.” When received, they will be considered, and the Department will endeavor to reduce the heavy expense attending army transportation upon the ocean and tide-waters, by substituting. wherever it can do 80, eheaper vessels of oa canal ty for 4hose nu w employed, M. 0. MEIGS, mar 3 3m Quartermaster General. Parer, BOOKS AND RAGS WANTED. MASON & CO., 375 D Street, Washington. D. G; 431 Second St., below Willow. Philadelphia; Paper Mills, Manayunk, Penn. We are prepared iad = 1 cent more per pound for Bags Paper, Books, ging, Canvas, and every description of Paper. Paper ‘Bags and Wrapplog Paper for eale. Under Polkinhorn’s Printin, fice, Don’t be misled. mar 21-Iw* A PROCLAMATION: A PROCLAMATION ! DAYTON’S CELEBRATED BOSTON CBACKERS, WINS BISSUIT, LEMON BISCUIT, PIC NIO GRACKERS, ABE SOLD BY | ORME & 80N, KING & BURCHELL, GASS & GATLEY, GULICK, HOOVER, WHITE & JOYCE, M. GREEN, B. FENNER. _ Mar 21-Im* AREBEOW, M'KELDEN oe BANKERS, = ld 223 PENNA. AV , OPPOSITE WILLARDS, Wasaincron, D. C., WILL BUY AND SELL GOLD AND SILVER, UNOUBRENT MONRY, VIRGINIA AND OTHER SOUTHERN BANK NOTES, DEMAND AND 7 3-10 TREASUBY NOTES aud all other GOVERNMENT SECURITIES, DRAFTS ON THB NORCHERN CITIES AND EUROPE. Navy and Aamny Checks acd Quartermasters’ Vouchers Cashed. Collections made ch the most liberal terms. Bonds, Stocks and @eid bought and sold on usual cecmmisaions, Deposits received. mar 21-Im D* DAES ried PHYSICIAN, 260 F Bruner, BAR 13TH Sraeey, iNorth ' Where he can be consu) at any hour on all mar 16-2w* diseases. T MOORE'S WEST END DRUG STORR, 113 Pa. avenue, south side, tba public can ied with fresh and pare med- . Also, Toilet Articless Kerosene Oil &c, Very particular attention paid the dispensing of physiciaus’ prescriptions da: mar 16-37 DESKS, EIBRARY TABLES, Pn AND cnains. wat received ,a |; J @ la and complete assortm: of DESKS, TABLES acd CHAIRS, eultetle tor = offices, counti: res. §3,054 varied apsertanees of Tiel aud . cs handsome PARLOR SUL eS. ° Dut, upbolstered in French Boosmcle bene, and Hair 5 CHAMBER SUITS in Rosewood, Walnut, Ma- ogy, Imitation; and,is every, ceived! to furnish « house com- ete ich we most respectfully Re: blie promi bargains to Phavor us with their patr is OF: ‘LEON, Tron Hcll, SPL fe 26-eolm detween 9th and 10th ste, led or registered | if ceed UP ASTRAY, on Priday n.xht, alight brown HORSB, with a set of wagon bern The owner is reqnested to aome forwai BS ity, pay charges and take him 20 C street, between 13th and 13%. sts. 2.50 REWARD —L half-past ten o’clock, a small back and tan terrier BITCH ; had ona marrow (chain) cal- lar. The above reward will be given, if lef: at the | Simpson House, corner of Trntn street and Pent, avenue’ mar 23 2t" STRAYED FROM THE SUB:CRIBERS, én the SS wth inst. between 7 and p. m., one large bay HORSE, with two hind fest white. no other marks ; had on set of double harness. A cuit. abte reward will be paid for any information that will lead to hie recovery. HANLY & BROWN, Stable, 19th s.reet, near Pa. av. this mornin, 3 | 8 Si cS 3 ry mar 23 3t* : KEWARD.—Stolen, from Wm. Barnes’ sta- £20 ble, last ht, on north A street, between 5 roan MARE; she is lame and has the hair rubbed off her left front leg; she is7 years old. $10 for the thief and $1: for the she has a white apot on the top of her tail _ mar 21-3t™ WM. BARNES. & ] 000 REWARD —Stolen from the aubseri- Ot, ber’s residence on P stree’, between 5th ard 6th, No. 480, on Saturday night, March sth, between the hours of 7 and 9 o'clock, about FIVE THOUSAND DOLLARS, twenty-five han dred in gold, three hundred in silver and the bal- ance in Treasury notes. I will give the above re- ward for the recovery of my money or a propor- ticnate sum for any part of the money that may be recovered, mar 91-lw* SAMUEL HOOVER. NOTGE. Wee offered for sale to the subscriber and left at his livery stable, on the loth inst. on 7th street, between H and I, in this city, adark bay HORSE about eight years of age; lett hind foot white, ‘The owner, by payin livery and ex- penses, anc prov: ing pro per’ can have 6 same, mar i3-10t JAMES H. SHREVE, POR SALE OBEAP— 460 BARRELS OF APPLES 15 PACKAGES OF BUTTER, _™mar2)6t* At 431 E Stee LAWRASON LEVERING, COMMISSION MEROHANT YOR TRE SALE OF * COAL OIL AND BENZOLINE, No. 3 COMMERUE 8T., (UP STAIRS,» BALTIMORE. WAGONS! WAGONS[ -On hand, a lar ze lot of au- perior made and well finished SUTLER WAGONS of all sizes, with and without springs, which will be sold at reduced prices. Also, two and four-seat OCKAWAYS, top and no- top BUGGIES, JER- EEY WAGONS, &c. All work warranted to’ be as represented. Repairing promptly attended to at reasona- ble rates. ROB'T H. GRAHAM, Coachmaker, mar2ist* 374 D.and 477 Kighth atrost. OCCIDENTAL HOTEL, ¥ 470 FOURTEENTH ST.,(Oprositm WiLLAaDs’,) ON THE EUROPEAN PLAN, Witb a First-class Restaurant Attached, Private Surrer Rooms ror Parrias. C. P. MUNSELL & 00., war 19-Im P-oprictors. po CALIFORNIA WINES AND BRANDY. ing becn app inted Sole Agents for the Dis- pis if Solnmabia tor the a of Nieasrs. Kokior & Ly aa har cue hunares tasearoourie HITE OR HOOK WINE delicate, fine in bY flavor, superior as a dinn: or wi the famous wine Bhine. MUBOATEL, very choice, of exquisite bouquet, dessert wine AN! patarally t 6 . & bi luscious, win sreatly, Aiwliced byt iea—val mar 21-1w* ‘ot ie in % stadt on EST VIRGINIA. Y, Mthf <2 people of the forty-eight counties of West Virginia are to yote upon the question whether they will accept the pro- ¥isions.of the bill forming the new State. If exrried, then the President of the United States, Within sixty days thereafter, wil issme pis pfociamation stating that*West Virdnia & a Rew Siale,eptiticd.to.ah the. prividegesef-a State in the Union. In the meantime, the Con- fecerates are gathering troops in Greenbrier, Monroe, Kanawha, and other counties, to pre- vert the people grom votingyand we may look out for raids generally in ali that region. Should West’ Varginia be fofthed ab a ney State, then Goy. Pierpont remains as Governor of Virginta nntil Janniry next’ On the f af} Thursday of May elects Will be held ins that portiof of Virginia ontside ,of West Vir- ginia, that is under the control of the Govera- nent, for State Senators, mem bers of the Heuse of Delegates, Governor, Lieutenant Governor, Attorney General, whe wilt the remsinder of Virgthia as advance, as well of the Unjted, Sipies, FLOUR CONTRACTS. Contracts for furnishing Jiour to the Subsist- ence.Department were awarded at.Col. Beek- ‘with’s Office,on Saturday, as follows: 3 Rowland & Errien, 1,000 bis. No. 3, at $9.25; 2,000 dble., No. 2, at’$s.70¢ Benj. Darby, 1,200 bbis., No. 3, At $3.30; Rob't Hodgson, 3,000 . 2, at $8.65; Francis A. Gibbon, 1,000 , at $3.61, and 1,000 bbls., No. 2, at $8.68 ; Geo. Waters, 1,000 bbls., No. 3, at $8.30; Nathan Brooke, 2,000 bbls., No. 2, at 5.10, 3,000 bbls., No. 2, at $3. 2,000 bbls., No. 2, at 4.50, 8,000 bbls., No. 2, at 0, 400 DblIs., No. 3, at $8, 1,060 bbis., No.3, at $8.15, and 500 bbls., No. 3, at $8.10. Totai amount offered, 97,517 barrels ; accept- ed, 27,200. Some of the bidders lost their chance to get contracis by making informal bids and offering insufficient security ; others by failing to comply with their previous contracts. ion to’ organize St ds ‘our armies TO BE EXCHANGED. The, authorities are momentarily expecting 250 rebel prisoners to arrive in Washington from Sandusky, Ohio, to be sent South, ex- changed. Gxn. BurvsivE TO SUPERSEDE GENERAL Wricut.—tIt is stated that Gen. Burnside will supersede Gen. Wright, at Cincinnati, and his new comimand will be more extensive than that held by the former (teneral. Wa The expedition against Charteston is still Gelayed, although a heavy demonstration is about to be made against another prominent point op the Southern Coast. The Mobile Advertiser is very anxions about that city. TELEGRAPHIC. etree hemes GEN. BURNSIDE AT CINCINNATI, —<~——__—_ THE REBELS ADVOCATING THE EVACTA- TION OF VICKSBURG@ FOR * STRAT- EGIC REASONS.” -———. THEY EXYECT TO MAKE ROSECRANS TAKE THE BACK TRACK, ——— THE CAPTURE OF MOUNT STERLING BY THE CONFEDERATES CON FIRMED. eg CINCINNATI, March 24.—Gen. Burnside ar- rived here this morning. The Commercials Murfreesboro dispatch says within the last four days the enemy made sey- erad reconnoissances, causing cdasiderable skirmishing along the whole front, but not ap- pearing anxious to bring on a general engage- meant. Reliable information from the South repre- sents the evacuation of Vicksburg being advo- cated for strategic advantages, by withdrawing troops from Vicksburg and massing them with the army of middle Tennessee. Prominent rebels claim that General Rose- crans_ will be obliged to repeat Buell’s moye- ments of last year. Small parties of guerrillas have appeared along the Nashyille railroad, attempting to capture trains. No serious damage has been done 60 far. The road is heavily guarded. Paroled prisoners from Mount Sterling, Ken- tucky, arrived at Paris last night, confirming the reported capture of that place. Colonel Garran attacked Clure’s forces yes- terday, near unt Sterling, driving him to- ward Owings yille. FIRE IN BOSTON. ES SS Si ARRIVAL OF THE EUROPA, Sais Boston, March 24.—The old National Theater burned down this morning. Th uropa arrived at 6:30. Her mails will be forwarded by the morning train. ——- AFFAIRS IN GEORGETOWN. (Correspondence Evening Star.} RGETOWN, D.C., March 23, 1503. Rey. Father Rockford having withdrawn from the assistant pastorship of Trinity (Cath. clic} Church, in this place, to accept a similar position at St. Aloysius Church, in Washing- ton, the Rey. Father Jamison, 8. J., has been choren as his successor. The appearance of our wharves since my last has been business-like, there have been & goodly number of arrivals, with a variety of cargoes, as follows :—Schr. M. J. Faidy, Hoop. er, Saulsbury, Md., lumber to F. Wheatley; schrs. Phoebe L, Williams, Moore, and Augus- tus, Dickinson, Baltimore, coal to S. Stover; steamer H. J. Devenny, Bristoe, Philadelphia, merchandise to Hyde & Davidson; schr. Elite, Woolford, Baltimore, lumber to Esau Picker- ell; schr. Jas. Steele, Martin, Baltimore, corn to Government; steamer Beaufort, Ogdem, Phil- adelphia, hay to do.; schr. Porto Rico, Tyler, Philadelphia, coal to Jas. A. Donnelly; sehr. Boxer, Bean, Aquia Creek, sutler's goods. Departed—Schr. Iram Smith, Hallett, New York, coal from Sherman’s dock; schr. Pearl, Brown, Dighton, Mass., coal from same. The trade on the Chesapeake and Ohio Canal has opened unusually brisk, cargoes of all de- scriptions are arriving daily,and it we werejpre- psred hare tohandle the coalas fastas it arrives the merchants, laborers and canal company might reap arich harvest this season; but unfor- sanntely. for the trade, we cannot handle more thanathird of the coal that uswally arrives, and the Alexandria canal being closed, there is no outlet for the surplus trade, aud will not be al present, unless we can succeed in raising the bridges in order to let the boats pass out into the river. This subject 1 suppose will be dis- cussed at the next meeting of the Uommon Council, and if permission be granted to raise the bridges we will have added w our trade a new impetus; but if.this privilege be refusedit will not only injure the trade on the canal, but may materially damage our port by forcing this surplus trade to seek an outlet in some other way, and most probably by again open- ing the Alexandria canal. The arrivals by canal since my last areas follows:—Ann E. Darby, flour to B. Darby: scow 291, wood; O. F. Frundle, flour and corn to Harley & Bro.; Mary Ellen, coal to A. J. Boose; P. E. Detmold, coal to C. E. Detmold; Sageh Ann, coal to U. C. & Iron Uo.; A. Good- i H. R. Furlow, coal to Borden Mining Co.; Energetic, wheatand flour; Col. Moore, coal to C. C. & Iron Uo.; O. Sinck, coal te American Coal Co.; 1776, coal to Dat- mold; Fred Mertins, coal to 0. C. & I. Wm. Walsh, eoal to Midland Coal Co.; G. Bird- sal, coal to ©.C.& 1. Co; Helen May, Ida Reynolds and Ellen, coal to same; ite eS lard, coal to Detmold: Advance, coal to Borden Mining Go. oh ae F. McCulloh, Star, P. L. Detmold, W. J.Worth, Boyer & Watsoa, A. Goodwin, Mary Ellen; Gen. Burnside, ss0w 201, W. R. Furdow, Sarah Ann, Ann E. Darby, Advance, C. Slack, 1776, Col. Moore, Win Walsh, Thos. Sheridan, O. F, Frundleand May Willard. The majority of these go to Cumner.- land for coal. Cura. 0 slek chamber, recommended by the me lical BRANGEMENTS HAVING BEEN com. 7 - 5 oF ir, free from legwood, very sim- ALL DEAD HORSES AND MULES ror ene wines of Listow, used Ur the will hereafter be carried to Middle on’s Wharf, daity ip Communion 6: rvice, ght Spproved. | xouth of the Observatory, from whence they ~ili GRA PE BRANDY, the pure juice tape, of | be taken ys boat to the Virginia mide. unequaled superiority Oitizers The attention of the trade ‘eepers and hotel ki Wines. The trade aving dead horses in their stables leave tet notices at the office of the Buerintende 5 't of the Metropolitan Police, as no carcasses wi! Hen rl pie a. For sale be allow be anywhere about the rab the case or efbute bottle. Ag-nev. urbe of this city, ignseuet ea kas mar 17-6 Corner E aod Ninth stroots, mer 18-lw* "in Oharge of Laboring Parties, ‘Te ‘allis An with pick- Roguny. cou Ori ‘ourt sete inti arres! od tans obn H. Johnson, colored, ing th evofE. Gepper, colores, of ® pocket book and mouey, amounting toSis. They were allin the kitchen‘ef Bas! restaurant, corner of Sixth street and the Avenue, and while the: Cooper wasynpbbed.~ Coepem told Mr, Bushe, who at onceé proceeded! to devise menns to re- cover the money. Finally Wallis admitted that Re took ft, and ‘the ‘Officers searcl through ‘tie crowd, found, after 2 sec sium pout lnsid ibe breast of Dis-comt._ He sm le the breast o} ei * taid WPoites gayeit to him-to keep. . Justice. Fommcomaans Wallis to jaibtompours, aud bebe Jobnson: ta. bald As @. NW itness forethie —— eels = nema = ee Cuarcr or Grant LArceny.—Yesterday, Alfred Ashe, colored, was arrested by Patrol- nan Donn upon a charge of stealing dry goods from fle store of Hooe & Bro. A considerable Quantity of goods have been found: but it will be 2 difficult matter to prove them stolen, as Ashe had been in the employ of Hooe & Bro. feveral years, and had the pide 3d ot Rat: chasing goods, were en tere! Laas | hu in the bobs, Ana ie ay: ited himself of the privilege frequently, and the difficulty will be to show that the goods found are not such as were purchaseth A negro woman id the fail declares that Ashe made her a present of a shawl. This the accused positively denies. Justice Bates admitted him to bail for a hear- ing. eae _ U.S. Cases BEFORE Jcstice Tuomrsoy.— Justice Thompson bas fully resumed the duties of his office as police magistrate of the Sixth Precinct. He disposed of the following cases es day: 4 Patrick Merna was arrested by officer Steele for the larceny of sacks from C. P. Payn, in the Center Market. A companion of Merna escaped. Both ot them belong to the gang of boot-blacks who for months past have infested the market. Merna was sent to jail for court. The same oflicer arrested James Alexander and Sandy Southeron, gol., for stealing quite a variety of hospital stores from. Patent Office Hospital. Committed to jail for court. semen LS Tue Sratvary THieveEs.—Lately, Noble S. Hammond and brother, of the 5th Michigan cavalry, were arrested, it will be remembered, for stealing marble statuary from the Congress Burying Ground, and from ihe establishment of Clark Mills, which statuary they had been boxing up and sending home to Grand Rapids, Michigan. Some of this has been recovered from there, a figure, ‘Divine Love,” takea from the Gideon tomb, Congress Burying Ground, and the “Sleeping Youth,” from the Parker tomb. A lamb and sleeping infant, figures, also found at Grand Rapids, have not been identified yet. Lee eee ALEXANDRIA AFrairs,—The U.S. govern- ment have had constructed at the corner of Princess and Water streets, opposite the Alex« andria, Loudon and Hampshire Railroad a neat frame building, for the two steam fire engines now here. A little boy about twelve years of age was shot through the arm on Saturday afternoon by one of his companions, while out gunning. The Daily Sentinel, anewspaper formerly ublished in this place, is now published in ichmond, Va R.M. Smith and Bailey.— Alex. Gaxtte, wat oS SSS Rorneries.—The bar-room ef Mr. Sourn- born was robbed on Sunday night of three hundred dollars.in money. No arrests have been made. On the same night the railroad car used by the Hope Dispatch Cemp:ny was broken oper and one hundred and fifty dollars worth of teas, nutmecs, etc., stolen On the same night also ‘he cigar and tobacce store of Mr. Frederick Seitz, on Seventh street, was robbed of about $125 worth of tobacco and some pipes. silat sal LATEST QUOTATIONS—3 o'clock p. m.—Wash- ington Money Market. Buying. Selling. 1053; 1055 1% U. S. Coupon Bonds, 1881 U.S. 7.30 Notes se Quartermaster’s New Certificates, U.S. Demand Notes. American Gold...... American Silver..... . NEW YORK RATES. Coupon 6's, 1891, 105 $4105 y N's 107; mands, 116a146%; Gold, 146a1! bcbg ose De- RatHEer UNForTUNATE.— Several weeks since, Mr. John Pfeiffer, residing on H street, between Eighteenth and Nineteenth streets, lost about 3500 worth of property by some per- sons breaking into his store and cutting up his stock of boots ; and about two weeks since, we noticed that his house had been robbed of about $125 worth of boets. His dwelling was entered again last night by burglars and robbed of about $50 worth of boots, by which almost his entire stock in trade is cleanedout. Mr. Pfeiffer must have some enemies determined to ruin him, or else his locks are easily opened. ——.—__ Deap.—Mr. James Bright, an old and highly respectable citizen of the Sixth Ward, who has been for over forty years employed in the Naval Storekeeper's office, as the weigher of coal at the Nayy Yard, during which time he has, by strict integrity and fine social qualities, made hosts of friends, died at his residence, near the Congressional Cemetery, last evening, of small pox. ——— SS CHARGED WITH VaGrancy.—Wm. Sullivau was arrested by the police yesterday, under the late order of Superintendent Webb, on the charge of haying no visible means of support, and committed to the Central Guard&ouse. James Greely was sent to the guardhouse this morning, by Capt. Johnson, of the infantry patrol, on a similar charge. Seconp Warp Station CaseEs.—H. Sheldon, disorderly; military. N. Watcher, drunk: fiaed $1.55. Mary Powers, threats; for hearing. Daniel P.-Mann, drunk; fined $153. John Higgerson, do.; do. $1.58. James Lloyd, drunk and disorderly; do. $1.58. Thomas Watkins, grand larveny; jail. James Massia, passing counterfeit money; dismissed. Join Leary, disorderly; do. a a SavecLine Liguor.—This morning Mary Smith, who resides in Georgetown, was ar- rested while endeavoring to pass over the Aqueduct brid_e with liquor and taken before the Provost Marshal, who sent her to the Cen- tral Gwardhouse. She alleges that she was taking it to a brother who works over the bridge. ee OrnrHans' Covrt.—Judge Purcell this morn- ing issued letters of administration on the eatate ot the late Samuel Byington to Mrs. Elizabeth Ann Byington, his widow and alse appointed her guardian to the children. Letters of admin- istration de bonis non, were issued to John H. Ingle, on the estate of Miss Ann R. Dermott. pale ele, MAKING SIGNALS TO PRISONERS.—Yest-rday aiternoon, two civilians, named Benjamia Cowen and John H. Trust, were arrested near the Old Capitol, by order of Lieut. Thackery, on the charge of making signals to the prisoners. aney were committed to the Central Guard- ouse. ——— Tue District Jupic1ary.—To-day, Judges Cartter and Olin, and the Clerk of the Court, are at the City Hall, making themselves cor- versant with the papers and records. It is understood that most of the. clerks under the late clerk will be retained, at least for the present. a QUTLER'S AND GROCEB’S WAGONS. Largest_size 2 and 4Horse Sutler’s Wagons, without Springs. Grocers and other Wagons, ay ah ae ones several skCONB ye rc THOMAS YOUNG, mar 18 2m No. 409 Pennsylvania Avenue. QSOTLERE, ATTENTION! foe SALE. 1 boxes CANTILE SOAP, Jo ** ADAMANTINE CANDLES, oO “ TALLOW .* Cheap for cash at National Soap. an Works, Green street and the Canal, Geo: B NEVER TOO LATE TO LEARN. Y¥ PROFESSOR ALEXANDER WOLOWSEI, Pianist, VOCALIST anp ComPosgr. NEW AND SIMPLIFIED METHOD FOR IANO 4ORTE AND SINGING, Prof. Wolo waki continues his Singing and Piane Clasees, and opens a new course for Piano and Bing- ing. which will be the last. x Prof. Wolowski's pew method, a person hav- ing only a slight knowledge of music will be enabled ina very short time to read muaic with great facil- ity and execute operatic as well as classical musie with rare perfection. Astothe vocal part, by his way of vocalization be arrives at most extraordinary sooaiss; Tendaes the vuice powerful and enables the singer to vooal- ing with facility, accuracy and fine qualit eran. Tor. ow! ‘Ors Ol receives visit ay oth ot ¥. mars Lo o'clock p.m., a: his residence, No. between E ani oi NOTICE TO SMALL DEALERS IN BooTs AND SHOES. A gentleman has on, Bey Casas Sroreanteesir tet of BOOTH and ry Goods a small lot o SHONS, which will be sold at New York prices. mar 11-6 FECRSEE WANTED! wish to purchase 25 to © ORES in low condition for roe) TOME Tak A. MURPH . MU! '; Agent, farm work. siouat Hotel Stables, Gtk attest, SUTLER'S. WAGON, now! i -horee he abe ae haa chony atthe adove Seape’ mh23- ae ADEIEA WIND, M ‘PORTWINE,. sony, of Old Vintages, at L « ae $e Foussyvania avenge,