Evening Star Newspaper, August 20, 1863, Page 2

WASHINGTON CITY: THURSDAY.....000.... AUGUST 20, 15 “go READING MATTER ON EVERY PAGR, BEB OUTSIDE FOR INTERESTING TELE- | GBAPHIC AND OTHFE MATTER. Washingtes ateaey Market, Quotations for stocks, coin and uncurrent TAoney, furnished by Lewis Johnson & Co., Bankers an Ae Selling. oF New Yous Ratgs Coupon 6's, i1, 167; 7.30's, 107, New Cer- tiflestes of Indebtedn: 99:9; Gold. 11%. Government stocks in active demand, ~ 402 OUR MILITARY BUD DGET. THE eee IN OUR FRONT ‘The army correspondent of the New York Tribune apnounces the retire went ofourcavalry east of the Rappahannock, (1 misiake,) and says that it is proposed to move our army uu- der Meade to closer proximity to Washington tor the present. Also, that it is proposed to keep it just now simply as an army of observa- Uon and defence. Of the position and moye- ments of Lee's army, he says: “The rebels have extended their line of pickets to the Rappahannock, the army stretch- ing 1 Madison Court House to Fredericks- tearg. ' Longstreet’s corps has the right of the line, Hillis along the Rap idan from Madison Court House to Ely’s Ford, and Ewell’s corps i encamped around Gordonsville, within sup- Porting distance of Hill. Stuart’s cavalry is all at Culpeper, and is doing nothing. It is evident that Lee contemplates offensive eperations. His army has been cautiously Moving in the direction of the lower fords of the Rappahannock for come time, and our Commanding Generals have looked from day to day for demonstrations against our left.” Lee would doubtless endeavor to strike a blow, if he thought he could do so effectively. His ability to that end is, however, too doubt- | ful to justify the attempt, we apprehend. Most | of the changes that have recently taken place | in the locations of some of the troops composing Meade's army have been for temporary purpo- ses only; others for sanitary reasons. Nosach cbange has been made eitifer in the number or | positions of our troops there as offer Lee in- dacements to risk his force east of the Rappa- hannock. The drafting has already so added to the strength of our army as that he would proba- biy find himself materially outnumbered, not- ‘withstanding moreorless ef Meade’s command | ere said by some of the newspapers to be at | New York and in the vicmity of Charleston. ‘The truth is, as those matters have been very properly managed of late, no newspaper men know what the strength of our army there is; (ge pasting to and fro of troops being much | gefeater now than usual. Judging from what | ‘we have seen, it is hard to tell whether more have come down the railroad than have gone up simce Meade reached the Rappahannock. We state these facts that the public may an- derstand that the militag® necessities ia this quarter areas closely attended to by the au- thorities, as those elsewhere. { THE DRAFT IN NEW YORK. ‘The renewal of the draft in’ New York city yesterday was not attended by auy outbreak | or disturbance, The Government's military preparations in that quarter have been such as that the cop- perhead politicians and other aiders and abet- | tors of the rebellion there, dare not continue their labors to place the city again at the mer- cy of a mob of thieves and other suck char- acters, The result of the quiet consummation of the draft there in its effect upon our cause in Europe, as well as throughout the South, will be of as great importance as the winning of an | important victory ip the field could be. In | Europe the baitle of Gettysburg, Lee’s sudden | retrent, the fall of Vicksburg and Port Hud- son, and the condition of affairs at Charleston, haye, together, shorn the rebel agents and sym- pathizers in that quarter of the world of all hope save in that of a counter revolution in | the North, to be initiated in Now York city. | As futile us all in our loyal States know any such hope to be, it is nevertheless the only hope left them In the South, when it becomes known that the Graft has been successful every where, and hus passed off quietiyin New York, there will be prompt demonstrations in various quarters against the further prosecution of the war, sim- ilar to those that are taking piace now in North Carolina. The hopelessness of the cause of the oligarchy will quickly break their power. under the influence of the efforts of the leaders of the Union party who were driven in'‘o the rebel- lion by force of the arms in the hands of the couspirators and their tools. There are unmis- takabie signs that a powerful Union party is about to raise its head im every State in rebel- jion except South Carolina, going before the people on the plea that all the troubles the Sonth has suffered have been brought about by the original secession leaders, who must be put down promptly to saye what the war they in- itiated for their own aggrandizement, has lett to” the people there. ! The certainty that the armies of the Union } will shortly be 300,000 stronger through the ; drat, taking away any lingering hope, as it does, that the war schemes of the conspirators may possibly succeed, will do much, indeed, | to secure influence and power tor the anti-se- cevsionists, who, as explained above, are nov: | taking an open stand aguinst the war in almo=t all quarters of the South. (HE RECONSTRUCTION MOVEMENT NORTH CAROLINA A vemarkable article was published in the ; Raleigh (N.C.) Standard of the 3ist ult. ad- vocating reconstruction, from the pen of Hon. R. 8. Donnell, ex-member of Congress, and now speaker of the popular branch of the Norta Carolina Legislature. The document also received the approval of Goy. Vauce, of | orth Carolina, prior toits publication. In this article the falsity is shown of the Contederate . promises that «secession should be peaceable,” or, in the eventof war, that it should be “a | very short war;” that “the Yankees would not Hight;” that « Cotton was King, and would force recognition from Europe;” that “slavery should be extended and put ona basis as safe as landed H property,” that “all the slave States but Dela- ‘ware wagid join the Confederacy;” that State soveignty should be sacredly respected;” that * “their credit should be better than that of any other nation, whose prosperity and happiness , shall be the envy of the civilized world,” &c., &e. ‘The writer proceeds tosay that the demand of the people ot North Carolina is tor “rracx, | SPEEDY Feace;” proposes & compromise upon the terms of the amendment to the Constitution | offered by Mr. Corwin; an election of members trom North Carolina to the next Congress who | aze ia favor of an armistice of six months, and | in the meantime of submitting all matters in dis- pate toa convention of delegates from all the States, North and South, the delegates to beetected by the people themselves, in such maaner as may | beagreed upon by thetwo parties. Others there“ are, he ‘says, who desire that the people of North Osrolina should be consulted in their | are sovereign capacity throuth a convention; that | the Legislature should submit the question of | convention or ne convention” to the people, | as was done in February, 1861. - ' ‘All these lous of detectiod from the ‘ IN: Richmond conspiracy | are terrible handwri- tings on the wall to the eye of Jeff. Davis & Pi ‘who must, perforce, see potbing but inevitable | ruia ahead when the small resources of the Confederacy are ‘to be further and fatally di- minished by the filling away ‘veluntarily ‘of | whole States from the sprinkling left them by 1 the progress of the Union arms. | SouNn e aa la” ‘The commaadiag efficer of the U.S. bari y the Ses, renorts the capture on the th ult, tm the Saniber river, of the British i cner Georzie, of about fi¥e tons burtuén. ‘a-sau, N. P. She was deserted, and Nad neith Zo or papers of any kind. Th S. steamer De Soto captured the Lady Maria on the Gh ult, in the Guitiof Mexieo. was cleared trom St. Marks for Havana. and vias laden wilh cotron—li bales. The boats of the U.S. stexzner Fort Heary hronght into Cedar Keys, Fla, on the 19th alt, 22 bales of cctton, capturtd on the 17th ult, in Wecussassa river: also, eight contrabands. The bels burned 12) bales of cotton to prevent its capture. * The commander of the steamer -Hendrick Hudeon intorms the Department in a letter darted Jn that while on a cruise, he found en the besch in the vicinity of Cape San Blas, sy bales of cotton, allot which he euccecd- ed in forwarding to Key West. COMMITTED TU THK OLD CAPITOL. Andrew Cridliv, George Dodd, and Lewis Cri-msn, company E, 16th Virgimia Cavalry, taken by Col. Wells &s prisoners of war, were committed to the Old Capitol, yesterday, by order of Provost Marshal Todd. Sam'l Ander- son, Surgeon 4th Kentucky Cavalry; John P. ‘Talbott, Surgeon 1st Kentucky Mounted Rifles, Chas, W. Price, Chaplain, Sth Kentucky Cav- alry; and R.S.Hunter, Chaplain, $d Kentucky Cavalry, sent here from Camp Chase as non- combatants, were also committed. “08 Sixteen t: 0 ng them cight rebel soldiers, were before Uaptain Todd yesterday afternoon, and py his order committed to the Old Capitol. They were sent from Centreville. TELEGRAPHIC NEWS. See Geen WISCONSIN Hid BLICAN STATE UON- ENTION. Cuxicaco, wee 20.—The Republican State Con vention of Wisconsin, assembled at Madi- ison to-day and nominated J.T. Lewis tor Governor, and Judge Spoouer for Lieutenant Governor. ——-___+ <ce--_____ Retaliation. ORDER OF GENERAL HALLECK—THE CASES OF CAPTAINS SAWYER AND FLYNN, The Washington correspondent of the New York Evening Post says the following is the language of Major General Halleck to the agent for the exchange ot prisoners: “It is directed that immediately on receiving official or other authentic information of the execution of Captain Sawyer and Captain Flynn, you will proceed to hang W. H. Lee and the other rebel officer designated, as herein | above directed, and that you notify Robert | Quld, Esq., of said proceedings, and assure him that the Government of the United States | will proceed to retaliate tor every similar bar- | barous yiolation of the, laws, of civilized war- tare.” CreEpit.—The Republican complains that the Star and ober pupers did not credit it with extracts from the Chattanooga Rebe! concern-* ing the siege of Charleston. It is a matter of almost daily experience with us that our summaries of news from rebel papers, prepared by us with consider- able labor, are copied by our cotemporaries (and not untrequently by the Republican itself, af we remember aright,) without any credit whatever. But we have never thoucht of making any ; complaint about the mutter, and certainly should not when the information so. used was “received by Government.” ®7 The steamship Sidon, off Cape Race, tar- nishes foreign news tothe 1{th inst. It was rumored that additional British troops were to be sent to Canada in consequence of recent me- nacing news from the United States. con Times proposes thai France shall be the cats-piw to pull the chestnuts out of the fire, by torming an offensive and defensive alliance ! with the Rebels whilst Fngland maintains “absolute neutrality.” It was generally believ- ed thatPrince Maxmillian wonld accept the Mexican throne. unchanged. CoUNCIL oF THE Cor ERHEADA. Fernando Woed was in Boston on Tuesday +x route to Canada, where it is said he is to meet Vallan- digham aud other exiled copperheads who | have “leit their country for their country’s vood.” for the purpose of holding a council. w7 Clement C. Mcore, L. L. D, author of the well-known Christmas Was the night betore through the ho port, R. 1. curd, &e., recently died at New. PEESONAL.— Hon, Schuyler Coitas, of Ind.. was among the vi Mansien yesterday. to-day. He leaves tor the West =~ ATTENTION! —Wanted, a SUBSTITUTE fora dratted man, Inguire for a. UNGS . Parker & Co Fenneylvania eae au 3130" POSTRON KMENT — -The Pic Nic in aid of the Drafted Conductors of the Washing- Un and Georgetown R. B., announced to take place August 2ist, has been postponed until tur- au 2) 2" iBER8 OF TH THB dolatlhé ERK ANOK FIXE COMPANY are bereby ed to attend a special! meetiuy TO MORO W ( F riday) ¥Y. mye Aug, <1, at 7. o’cleck HENRY Ly eae HE COLORED MEMBERS O oo ST. °. y=—THK M oysius Parish will hoid a Festival i 47 &choo! Rooms, corne- of North Capitol ete I streets, TUEBDAY, Aucust 45. Doors open from 3 o'clock p m. as will continue for Several eve- pings. A grand Band has been engaged for the occasion, an 2)-8t* brett ci ¥VEBNON BUILDING ASsOCTI- meeting of the steekholders on FhAIVAY NIGHT, tne 2Int inat,, at #o’clock, at Potomac Hall. Sore: Maryland avenue and lith street, for the ne Of considering an alteration of the constitu ron nm reference to a disposition of the monry ‘when it Talis to sell for 20 per cent or upwards, and stock - mene Tefuse to have their stock redeemed at <0 at less than reputed val eGR RLEB WILEON. Seo, oA MBOGK OLU. ie moots of the Pee John Gitlen’s, on Repay VENT A stat 20th at o’sl’k, A full eee of tae members is eypected. au 19- B. BOURKS, Pres, a HOUSE PAINTERS SOCIBTY will hold ite next meeting at ooRroae oe Bali, stiles, at ovelock ‘AL jourue tate a " . irneym Ht are ii ited to a attend. erondins ee JNO. J. GRAY, See. | fegaore: MEN BHOULD Bm CAIRFUL to have their oxen ion papers onreetly or they will be Leg! c McCUTOHEN, We Seventh street, opposite the Post Oflice, eke papers aceording to regulstiors 8 drawing anlt Lal rao the 26m vine ae fas Gp.m,at aeae a and Half str: a, r sPatte ry Pound Mastic. a 400. BAMABLA LIMB Jaat arrived ot ti yharf, per schooner RB. Near tre} ai for cotner 7th street and Canal. SALB, a goed condition, something ‘he fiy eatirely or ir weeks, 4e only about wit be sold << for zou Unquire at 457 i Avenue, bet. gis aedethate. . end-stt te Avenue, bet. 470 and 6 a. 20-34 * R LEA of fi ae ctattiaan eS soeeR ee pelos Honsxa four years ol REY e on YE Ben 8 ae LE, and 7th ats, umcreeS gree i MNo.43 at Ward. Piles on, nite it ees Se | S igre fa ra cog th their | aan eta Linens he ares the 3e *Oceait pa recelvs ‘prompt atient 2-lw ust , GoaTs: ard PARTS. BAR’ & BBO, The Lon- | The Polish question remains | commencing, | Christmas, when ail | tors at the Presidential | —NOTICE —There will be a calied | va . o-kholders oe desired to be present. By : THE OPENIN cro Or RT SU MTER. oe ‘ 3 EFFECT OF THK 2090-PoUND armagproccs oe i —— THUXY BOBR HOMRS*PHROUGH THE WaLLg OF SUMTER FIVE FEET [XN DIAMETER. —_—— icorreepaaibte WN. ¥. Tribane.} Moraga Isiayp, S.C, Ang 15. —Ons jane trupicalenough for the most ardent lover of the Southern ciime, is it not! Batour North- seestlabor ip the renches seems (© affect them: Fevers are scarcely heard of. Sickness trom fatigue and exhaustion, and occationally from | sun-stroke, are all that the physiciaas are called upon to administer to. The negroes grow tat and jolly under this intense heat, and drag the i big siege guns through thedeep sand and under the biaving sun without the least murmaring. | True, they do not drag them very fasi. Four | miles a day to a Northern man would seem | slow progress: but, nevertheless, {n this climate | itis progresa, and quite as rapid as the engi- neers care to have it. It is worth a trip to Morris Island to see theee dusky soldiers, after having worked all night and until nearly noon in the day, liedowu in the hot sand on their backs with theirmouths around them, sleep as soundly as if they were upon the inmost comfortable mattresses and beneath the coolest shade. * Yesterday morning the severest and mogt obsiinate cannonade of the campaign came off, but with, as usual in all these great expendi- tures of ammunition, Very. little 1 of life or limb. The night before we had advanced our lines on our right to within 120 yards of Fort Waz- ner withont the least knowledge or suspicion of the rebels. In the morning, to their sur- prise, they tound that we were within eas ville range of every man who lifted his head above the parapet of the fort, and at our leisure could drop their artillerists as they came out in sight to work their guns. In advancing our lines we had anticipated and prepared for an obstinate resistance, but bad met with none, and had been entirely suc- cessful. It seemed, however, to almost any one that it could hardly be possible that they would allow us to continue our work unmo- lested much longer, and such in a few hours proved to be the case. While our mea were at work in the trenches and our mortars were firing at intervals of half an hour, Forts Wagner, Sumterand (iregg opened a most terrible fire trom all the guns they had bearing upon our extreme right and left. It was the most rapid firing heard in this department since the repulse of Dupont from Fort Sumter. Fort Wagnor threw, for two hours, & constant stream of 12 and 4W-pounder grape and cannister and spherical case shot shell. Col. Bell of the 4th New Hamp- shire, commanded the front during the engug: ment, and the moment it opened ordered all o' moriars and 20- pounder Parrots oxen yy: which they did instantly in splendid style. After the heavens had trembled for more than two hours, and just as the sun was rising in on the ocean, the fire from Fort toslacken. Fort Sumter’s big guns seemed to grow weary, and little Fort Gregg was evi- dently completely exhausted. ‘he rain of shell from our mortars had been too much for them, and though we may not have destroyed many lives, we had demoralized the gunners and compelled them to seek the shelter of the bombproofs. Our own men being well pro- tected during the engagement, we lost but one man killed and eight wounded Reinforcements are rapidly arriving. Gen. Gilmore has now all the troops he desires. In weeks thereafter the whole world will know whether we have been able to reduce them or not. the left to Wagner on the right have been firing Tie ‘or the first time since the siege commenced we opened fire upon Fort Sumter; and tor the first time m the history of siege operations Col. Turner, Chief of Gilmore’s Staff, desi ing to test the powder to be used in these guns, | with the most gratifying results. He fired seven shots—the first three fell shot, but of the remaining four, two went directly through the gorge wallof the fort, a short distance above , the sally port, and two struck the parapet aud sent an immense amount of brick and mortar tambling into the ditch and into thefort. The effect of these shots can clearly be seen with the naked vye at a distance of two miles and a j halt. The solid shot which went throngh the fort | made holes trom four to five feet in diameter, or, to use the technical language of our engi- neers, the diameter ot @ craters, by mathe- miuical culeniation, ure four feet and ten inches. Atier the range had been obtained upon | Sumir, every euot struck. When all the 200- | pounders open, 1f handled with the same skill, j | it would seem hardly possibie for the fort to stand twelve hours bombarament. It cannot other wi: n fall within the time required to reduce Fort Pulaski. While we were firing upon Sumter this af- ternoon, an officer in Fort Gregg, evidently desiguing to watch the effect of the shell, brought his camp chair out upon the parapet of the fort, and sat down as coolly as it he was ov or i) Parrotts. One ef our art ng to teach him at lesson | in prudenee, let ily a 20-pounder Parrott shot, and sent bim tumbling off his chair into the 5 aoe ‘tort. Our gunners are using these small Par- rotts with almost as much skill as the sharp- shooters Co their rifles, aud g competing with them in the taking off every head that appears in sight NOTICE! MR. M. WILLIAN Departed for Europs,inthe ateamer América, on | the 151h of August to bay his ¥ALL AND WINTER GOODS IN PARIS, He williake great pains ia selecting the Goods, to be able to oiler a most choice assortmentof PARISiAN NOVELTIES to his customers. ®7 Ladies wisbing for any particular article may send their orders to M. WILLIAN, 7 Cite | | Trevise, Paris; or leave them at 336 Pennsylvania | avenue. au 19 lw | Beesnra Spans OY INVALID ENSION Orvics, A 0, 1363. ‘The next biennial examination or Army Taw peceonere reeuh Fed by ae act of Congress DET oss ADPTO € are! . © place | 4th day of Beptember, . a seit preeeta tis payment of pensions then | cate of such examination | Ath’ prozimo will have any validstyes Per © the jue above. spared law for eech case) wi amined, op Brenan aS case wi nee { two sur; i Srmmination ate by w ste civil | sotenont vil fort wer to obtain the eertia. | eate of two regula? |, The fees for e: j msi ry re- fed civil to surgeons be refunded. Ecco who are rs jem treo a ad of Con, 3 (9) for the of Kad foots or (3) for no other disability than of finger. a toe, or an oe, eas eyenlent)o 3 Sten the privetion of some onsen' Bare of th he pen- r’s body, are or from the lal exaci- Ieee aa Maree Vat elt alse Ba arent gate later than em, examination until September 4, 135, mm eeety i examination is specially required by their Should it be fone ae @ result of the examination, alee the pansioner’s disabilit ao loneer also foot of Seventh street. the every five winninah shed son jy HIP S4LVOR mas fouareny Se rao PROM i PETA ae Sete fallen ars. ng 3 oer oo ere rues. anti ‘en a lal A’ PRIVATS Sree cortere te At oer . vofe all ‘desoript Sl at &, 7 Pemar! o9) ai SMITHS. 490 at ene dred and five to one hundred and ten degrees | im the shade to-day on Morris Island, quite | ern troops endure it well. Nothing bat the se- | wide open, andswarms of flies hovering inand | | | i i a few days the final attack upon these formid- | able structures will be made, and in a few 4 OCLOCK P. M = = a — LESS We have yeliable information to-day satisfy- ing us that Lee’s army is daily decreasing in strength, the number of desertions from it out- mumberiag the conscripts daily joining it. At no previous period of the war has there been 80 great a disporition manifested to.desert from it. All his deserters who come this way tell the same tale, They number now four or five times as mary as ever before, and by far the | greater portion of them are natives. They uaite in declaring that nine tenths of those who ste now deserting Lee make tor their respective homes, instead of coming this way. They also all say that the feeling that the rebel cause is lost 18 universal in the rebel army of Vi CAPTAINS SAWYER AND FLYNN. Last Friday was the day set for the hanging of these two Union prisoners in Richmond in retaliation for the very proper act of General Burnsides in hanging the two rebel officers caught in disguise within his liues—and there- fore liable to punishment ag spies under mili- tary law. It is eafe to say that Capts. Sawyer and Flynn were not hung on Friday last; nor will they be hung. As, should they be, Gen. W. H. Lee and Capt. Winder will doubtless be strung up at Fortress Monroe in an hour after an order to that effect can reach there by teie- graph. A BUDGET OF SOUTHERN NEWS. THE REBEL GOVERNOR OF TEXAS * TAKING THH FIELD WITH 10,000 STATE TROOPS” IN A HORN! pS ST FROM THE REBEL ARMY OF VIRGINIA. ene Re THE REBELS BRAG OF RUNNING A FOUR- STATE-CONFEDERACY WEST OF THE MISSISS{[PPI, SRD asses ‘We have Richmond papers of the 15th, from which we make the following extracts. Singu- larly they do not contain a word from Charies- ton Neither do they make any mention bf the execution of Captains Sawyer and Flinn, which was fixed for the day preceding the date of these papers. The Kxaminer has the following telegrams: From the Seuthwest. Morton, Aug. 12.—One of General Kirby Smith's staff officers, who has just arrived here, says that four transports laden with Iden glory | troops, pasced Rodney going up on V'riday. a@gner began | The troops seut down by Grant were to re- place the troops in Banks’ army whose term of service had expired. — Gen. Price was at Pine Bluff, Arkansas, Gen. Dick Taylor’s army was at Berwick Bay. One of the field batteries struck two 1, insports near Donaldsonville last Tuesday. Gen. Smith’s headquarters were at Shreve- port. He has called on the Governors of the ‘Trans-Mirsissippi States to meet him at Mar- shall, Texas, on the 15th. The Governor of Texas has taken the field ! with 10,000 State troops. ‘To-day all the Rebel forts from Johnson on | atintervals of fifteen minutes, and we have | pees from our mortars with the same rapidi- | Ls to bearatwo hundred pound Parrot. | Gen Magruder’s headquarters are at Galyes- toa. [SECOND DIBPATCH.} Morton, Aug. 13.—The 16th Texas regiment (cavalry) captured 22 Yankees from wagons, is miles the other side of Big Black yesterday, and brought them safely to this place. They be:ong to Steele’s Division, 5th Army Corps. ‘Lheir pickets have been withdrawn from this | side of the Big Black. experimented with a few shots upon Sumier | Gen. Dick Taylor has captured 35 New York | planters, who were planting cotton for the ae iv i Lincoln Government. ‘Texas tor sate keeping. (THIRD DIBsPATCH.) Morton, Aug. 13.—Nothing has been heard from the river lately. The health of the army is improving finely, only six sick were sent off yesterday. Numbers are returning from the interior daily. Most of the volunteers have returned to their respective commands. The weather is exceedingly dry and warm. Capture of a Raiding Party. OnranGe C. H., August 14.—A gentleman just arrived from Staunton reports that some 20old raiders were bronght there yesterday, cap ured within 15 miles of that place. From the Army. {From the Richmond Sentinel of the i5th.] Passengers on the central train report all quiet on the upper Rappahannock. Ten or titteen Yankee prisoners were brought down, most of them captured by Gen. Imboden’s command. There is nothing of importance from Frede- ricksburg. We haye heard of several sinyes returning to their masters, having had enough of Yankee freedem. One came down in the cars yesterday who lett his master six monibs ago and went to Pennsylvania, and now has returned to his home. Negro slavery in the South is preferred by them to Yankee slavery in the army. A gentleman from above, who came down yesterday, says the finest spirit pervades the army, all expressing tue most unlimited confi- dence in their noble chiet. Gen. Lee is in ex- cellent health and fine spirits. Gen. Ewell, the worthy successor of the lamented Jackson» They were sent to | since his severe wound last /all, prefers a small horse, as he ean mount him with less difliculty. Yesterday the General was mounted on 2 mule, and ready for anything in the fighting line that might turn up. The Sentinel announces the death, on the 13th instant, at the Libbey Prison, of Major Robert Morris, of the ith Penn. cavalry, a grandson of Robert Morris, of Revolutionary memory. His remains were inteired in Oak- wood Cemetery. Billy Smith, Governor elect of Virginia, has been tendered the appointment of Major Gene- ral in the Provisional army. The Examiner gives several extracts from letters from Little Rock, Arkansas, to show that ‘«the people of that section are running a four State power Confederacy on their own hook ana hope to be able to continue in well doing, notwithstanding the interruption of communication across the river.” The Xzami- ner thinks these extracts crush ont the notion that the backbone of the rebellion is broken and says there is a genus of creatures which nre not destroyed but multiplied by being cut in twain. The Ezaminer has the following: From Gen. Lee's Army. The Central cars last evening brought down ‘a gentleman direct from the headquarters of Gen, Lee. His reports concerning the condi- tion and numbers of the army of Northern Virginia are cheering, and this must satisfy the public for the present, Meade’s army are said to be lying along the country from Orange Court House to Culpeper, and on towards Fredericksburg. His headquarters are sup- pored to be at Warrenton. Army movements were at a perfect stand still on both sidee—the intense heat enforcing quietude. It was rumored that the Yankees had evacuated the Valley, and brought their available forces east of the Blue Ridge. This may te true to some extent, but & force will be kept there in the vicinity of Winchester or Martinsparg, for the protection of the Balt. & Ohio Railroad, close enough to the Potomac to pat its current between themselves and Imbo- den’s troopers, in case Re should eeme down, upon thenr. . 5 ‘Weis petie ved that Meade is concentrating in Stafford aad. Fanquier, but nothing reliable is ynown onside of headquarters, aad what is known there is as inviolate as the Dead Secret. Fighting was at such a discount, thateven the cavalty was enjoying 3 season of reppese. The Becininer denies Parson Brownlow’s re- port that ex-Gov. Aizen, of S. C., is ‘A prisoner of the Copfederate Government. ‘The sourt of inquiry to investigate the capits ulation of Vicksburg and Port Hudsoa cone youed at Montgomery, Ala, on the Yoth. Washiagtoa. Money Market—Latest Quo- tations. oe by Mews Jornson & Co, Bank- Las Bu Sell “5 ing. ri 107 108 5 my iS) NIGHT, AUGUST 2: at tus WASHINGTON TH ATER, PRIZE CONUNDRUM NIGHT. 4 BILVER P: Fil be averted (othe prop pene ay the beat M. way ri “ite jandrum: b from a _ ums Wil . etal 15K or"fhs nua aa Ss ote = eee lS - o merits of each judged by tne di AC tenures 7®, ust be enn tothe Bo ‘Ome oer NEW YORK RATES—3 0 OLOOE P.M. ice, Ondorsed Coupon 6's, 181, 107; 7.30'% 107; New Cer briuie ake Starday aftoreeese Ti gzee before s tificates of Indebtedness, 994; Gold, 121%: a Congndrams will be sdmitved ‘ | ¥. Central R.R., 131}¢; Erie R.R., 120%; Mies: Performance rites afternoon. py GREAT MATCH RACE igan Southern, 109; Alton and Terrahaute, 65. §7-From Shillington, Odeon Building, we jars the following budget of fresh reading. Ovex THK “Peterson's National Magizine,” and thé “Con- | WASHINGTON oaph. i tinental Monthly” for September; and “An- | ~ + 2 TEOTTING COURSE, FOR ONE HUNDRED DOLLARS“ASIDE, "On FRIDAY, Aug. St, at 4 o°clock. Best Tarex ix Five, to Haunase. Mr. Stever enters... . Belle Stever Mr, Dersey enters. -€. h. Saow Storm 708. L. HEISE & CO., Proprietors, 3NO. W, BOTELER. Cc. W. BOTELER & SON, IMPOKTERS, WHOLESALB AND RETAIL. DEALERS IN China, Glass, amd Croskory Ware, TABLECUILERY, SILVER PLATED Wars, BRITANNIA WARE, BLOOK TIN GOODS, TIN CHAMBER SBTS, OOAL OLL Lames, JAPANNED WAITRES, DOOK MATS, FEATHER DUBTRRS, BRUSHES, WOOD WaRs, AND HOUSBXBEPING ARTICLES GENERALLY. netie, or the Lady of the Pearls,” published by | Peterson & Brothérs, Philadelphia, ths much talked of last novelette by Dumas, (the younger) author of “Uamille.” PERSONAL.—Hon. John A. Kasson bas just returned from Europe, and is stopping at Wil- lards*. Mr. K. represented the United States | in the recent Postal Convention held at Paris. Judge Otto, Assistant Secretary of the Inte- Tior, and Superintendent Kennedy, of the } Census Office, are absent on a visit to Fortress Monroe. au 2-7 . W. BOTELER. @7 Among the dratted in New York yester- day was one ot the editors of the copperhead New York News. He will thus be made to serve his country very much against his will. LOCAL NEWS. Tur Dra¥r.—From twelve to half Past two o'clock to-day the Board of Enroliment had paseed upon the following cases: James Monahan, furnished substitute—Bar- n Mcbrice. : artingley, furnished substitute— Charles Hays. ad Christ. McDermott, furnished substitute— Wm. J. Bennett. Daniel O'Leary, alien. games Green, disability. M. Keating, turnished snbstitute—C. M. &7 Houses, Hotels, and Steamboats firnished at short notice, == 314 IRON HALL, ee Peaerrants a) nue, bet 9th and ioth ete. aa By WM. Ln WALL & CO,, Auctioneers, Boe AtAS pu DING sar 70 ‘dah Chas, Mathaides, erroneously enrolled. A Seyiib we DAY ine. ry PPL rr Wn. 5S. Kelly, underage. bumberd i Square 122, frontii ae i5te rest A. Hoover, over age eb, was Tunnigg back the same G. C. Rickerts, furnished area We vit iis feot io inches. Rodgers. : Ons td in one and two Dna ; Dalance i sae rs with interest from der ie —— by deed elidel epee the nveyan: chazer’s a fecrasiee™ Revenue itle india Wwe'o. WALL & ©O., Austs. lavoR’s Orrio} wil de received at James Kahoe, disabili we Armisted Jackson, (colored,) eae Robert Ware, (colored,) accepted. James Wright, aliea C. H, Pettit, disability. William Dennison, over age. John Jamison, furnished substitute—E. Brown. John Burtis, over age. R. W. Hays, disability. John Happ, paid commutation money. Joreph Tepping, accepted. urney Bombray, colored, accepted. . A. Schenig, two members of family inser- ity to be spp naissioner nd Assistants, the inches im the centre, the gutter line wi stones of impro; a heavy roller at | vice. ce a will state tl or eal F enbie i for Chas. Lusby, disability. ereiey ee tend por ex ‘or gravelling, No John J. Hunter, under age. ean the ‘appropriation 2 willbe paid the con- Tsaac Thompeon, erroneously enroled. ‘actor except upon the certifisate of the Com- nine and Assistant Commisioners that tae work has been properiy executed, UGLAB, Commissioner eae WwW. ty Commlisigner “in Antonio Ruppert, furnished subdetitute—Jas, McGill. Rich. H. Lee, over age. Wm. Bailey, over age. Alex. Roche, in service 3d March. James ne only support of widow. Emanuel Thompson, under age. Wm. Browm, disability. Henry Ruppert, furnished snbstitute—Ed- ward Graham. iby an 20-td Assistant Qommissioners. ByJ. 0. Mc@UIBE & OO. Auctionsers. XOBL it movenEoee FUPNITORE ar Geo. J. Haddon, alien. kK “PuBLig Bai, none ay parry There has been seventy-six cases before 2b. the Roard to-day , of which forty-seven were | Sf the residence ofa lady removii tom a, No. 336 New York avenue, bet 9th sts... & Soneral sere eet ka "Household a : empted trom vari-us causes, and eleven col- and ored men and ‘one white accepted, with five itchen colored and twelve white substitutes, making | Walnut Cloth Bota, Area Ohairs, and Bide twenty-nine soldi eas Walnut P! Deveree Arm Chairs and Rock, Pace Gothic and Cane Seat Reception Chairs SELLING a Pass. —A few days since Henry Iredell was arrested for atempting to smugzie 150 bottles of whisky across the river on a pass issued in thename of W. H. Calhoun of George- town, whose name he assumed, and he was committed tothe Central Guardhouse. This fact was published, and Calhoun went to the suardhouse to see how his name got in the pa- Walnut Marbie top Bide Oenter Tables aes Window Shades, Mantel Ornamenta Walnut and Mahogany Chamber Furnitare, viz: Jenny Lind French and ge Bedsivads Marble-top and Plain Bares Ward: Marble-top and — Washstands. Feather Becs, nd Cotton Hop illow: Hair. Sane and Cotton Top Mattrasson S., pers. Iredell was brought down and stil rein Carpets claimed the name of Calhoun, sticking to the eri isrk rne Oit tofoth and Linen statement very tenacionsly, but when Calhoun way Cookies Btove om Hitahen on Requisites,. ee ies Pp cca Sle August 19, 1363. ROPOSALS Will be received at this office until 12 o'clock m, Fondee Aas 24th day of August, for trimming. grading and graveling B street north, west to 17th street Acting the gravel to be nine inches thick im the center, tapering to Sad inches at the gutter line: avd to be of a qualit proved by the Commissioner and Aasictant bool mirsioners; the gravel to be weil raked of all stone stepped up aud accosted him, he owned up and acknowledged that he was todeliver thediguor to the sutler of the New York 69th, John Bres- lin. Calhoun stated that the pass was his and that he had lent it to Iredell, and he was al- lowed to depart, but this morning it turned up that Calhoun had sold the pass to Iredell, re- ceiving $70 for it, and he was arrested and placed in the guardhouse. Breslin has since been arrested. ase eee of improper size, and well rolled with a heavy ier. Roureny Aanp ARnxst.—Yesterday, Ser- | "Bidders will state the pric percuhie yard for geant Reed arrested Adolph Rohe, charged by R. Badenbender with stealing between £20 and $30 im noies of various denominations and banks. Upon searching him, 5% were yognd on bis person. Mr. Badenbender identi: several notes as his property. The balance of trimming and grading, and per square yard for ‘avelin, “No pert, of the aren th oor wil be Leyes the contractor excent at bc panel the pcertiioate of t missiover and Asai! Lee vce Gomsajasionera that tie arg work has been wpope "be Saat, the money found was suspicious, and one $5 Som missioner First Ward. note was known to be counterfeit. A card, wen kee AE GALT: Assistant. having on it the number of Mr. Badenbender's Commissioner Yetond Ward. McULBLLAND, Assistant. JOHN T. GARNBS Commissioner Third Ward. aoe SS PAY, Assistant. WM_DOUGLA 710, was tound in Rohe’s possession. nt to jail for court by Justice Clark. oe A Bocvs Tom Sayers.—Last night officer Voss, ot the Second Ward, arrested Daniel Frogs mi Fourth Ward. Turney as Nee Sree glee Justice an 20-td GEORGE PARKER, Assistant. Clayton fined him $1.55. ‘urney met with de- | —— ] Mmenul' er tective Bigley and McDevitt, and represented By J.C. MeGUIRE & 00., Auct:oveers. himself as Tom Sayers, the prize fighter. The defectives couldn't see it and suspecting his honesty made & proposal to enter into a sharp operation. The Bogus Sayers took the bait, and agreed to purticipate, whereupon the de- tectives signaled officer Voss who arrested him jai Se CoMMITTED TO THE CENTRAL GUARDHOUSE. —Patrick McBride, for altering the date ofa pass to Alexandria; Joseph Wilkins and James Williams, for stealing Government horses, and R. E. Johnson, for selling liquor to soldiers, pFRase HOUSE AND LOT POR 84 L¥—Tav teR’s Sate.—On TUBSDAY A¥FiESNOO! Bept 15th, at 5} o'clock, on the premises, by virtue of a deed of trust bearing daie or tre 25th day o November. 1859, and recorded in the land records ow Ts Oounty, District of Columbia, in Libs 8 , No. 187, folios 32. vt seq , we shal! sella at public auction, te the pi mers bidder, ali that Lot or parce! of ground in the City of ‘Wasth- ington, known and described on the pian or plot of said city. as part of Lot numbered six (6), in8quare numbered seventeen (17), beginning for the same fourteen (14) feet from the dividing line between lote numbered five (5) and six (6),on Twenty-sixth + ah with id 26tie were all committed to the Central Guardhouse Pedy ee ies mine’ ~* ater yesterday, by order of Capt. Todd. N feet to the depth of said lot, thence south for ree od e (14) feet. thence west ninety-seven (97) fe Roerery At GEORGETOWN.—Chas, Jett was arrested on Tuesday, by olficer Harper, charged with entering the warehouse of Z. Taylor, and robbing the money drawer of $413. He was committed to jail—$239 having been found upon his person. place of beginning, with amprovenes: consisting. ofa comfortable frame Fedak ling House. Terms: One third cash, and the remainder ie equal ae of six (6) and twelve (12) months from t sale, with interest; the deferred payments Seen ‘by deed of trust on the prop- and ifthe termsare notfally complied with jin five days from the day of sale, the trastees wu resell the property at the risk and expense of thi adel Care) onone week’s Sotee i iz SPRING CASH BOXES FOR HOLDING THE t the all Currency, a new and very convenient in Star. All conveyancing a article. For sale by cos! ofthe perenaMbRASMTS 2 MIDDLETON, SPA. 2 ——> ap Trnatece P Building Association. CAMA IO THE FARM OF THR Late THOS. eas UIRE & CO. Aucts. ry, dece: o — Buy nettoa white € wlrat on Sanday morning. 4 EY °h sah Tans 0B Da Whia 78 Eat. the letter A on. her right shoulder. The owner | Of ofp. 3 AYN, Coach Factory, det. 25th and 26th atreets, where the carr! will come forward, prove property, vis pine be seen. au ee ioc AN BUTTER DEPOT. — street or Penn. avenue. * ows Bact taent ong smelt hier a nocd NOTICE ATL a PORTMONNAIB conning ecnaek on Ri esh Butter in one po' Bot me 3 up in cases Co. for fo: -two dollars. }, signed Ls E of fou; handed pound, ir see ble to Sam’! and endorsed sale aUEho}. e ming itte the Livery aa erate B | an wot iss Hignth styaeer Pe. ave. Whoa, og street 17th and 16th sts. The shock aaron of ne account antio 4 person except to thoxe So wbom itismass payable. Ld wnt muses el Ghariee W. Pe — ’ issolved by mu fests COOLERS AT COsT. abis A my Sere ay il All debts due by the ti McK elden, stock of Water cpolext {altsises) on eee sitet em ate ee for cas Woesbington, August 8, 1853. Iron 315 Deum are ret, dee and Tote ats. Orvics. A eat = uae FEMALE $OHOOL, 367 New York Marea, Pere Paes seen pool P socouara Seg Mao’ elook ‘ for trim eombay, Steed jae " ¥. ave.; Sere N.Y, sre Ja0.T poses a 34 Anditor’s office, w’s L ERY SaLF SEALING JARS. For Presegvine FRUITS, VEGETABLES, é&e, The oly Jar ever invented that cam be tested. For sale, wholetale and rotail, with full instruc- preserv: bl Hane far 0. W- pOraLSE © Ge 8» 8 20-6 aes ieee 8 So. Din and eth. puczs BEDYOED 10 PER OBNT. z Wo will make a discount cf ten per cent om present ‘prices, on all > bat > xp WHITE - + -DEOQORATED, i weauce CHINA @O00Ds Nene Octover iat. 1 oe coeat ee Rea. N orre0 8. $ WOOD AND COAL. © TO CONSUMERS OF WOOL AND COAL. . renner ke eae: pa eee peas eee Meg. all of hah g Ww. 4H. bina th aidy esate ) i j q en ee