Evening Star Newspaper, December 4, 1863, Page 2

a STAR, | 01 '28t railroad by revet raids nad made it THE EVENING ) meceesary to use the rails, ties, &c., preparad — for he construction of the contemplated im- WASHINGTON CITY: 4, 1863, | provements of the line between Baltimore add ‘Washington, upon the main stem, that that Serer might not tail to perform the services required S7 READING MATTER ON EVERY PAGE. of it for the public safety. In conclusion Mr, BEB OUTSIDE FOR INTBRESTING TELE- §. calicd ont Colonel McCallom, Government G@BAPHIC AND OTHER MATTER. superintendent of military railroads, by high- ——_—— = ly complimentary allusions to thé @nergy and g@uccess with which the Government's rail- roxd operations had been carried out. washington “eney Quotations for stocks, coin and uncurrent fohnson Colovel McUallom, in reply, spoke at some mene, Seraienet nee Lawney mes _lenpth upon the avalanche of diiticalties Buymg. Selling thir: ughout the war that had pressed upon the U.S. Connor Bonds, 1881 lie 108 | Fsitimere and Obio Railroad company, and 1881, 5.20°s a | the masterly manner in which they had been — | tTappled with and overcome. He closed by — | proposirg the health of John W. Garrett, Esq., president of that company. 153 | | Mr. Wm. Prescott Smith waa aguin called up oan acta ieee cae eu Dorin. | t0 Tespond to that toast, and went into a recital cars: ot Indehtedness, 92; Gold, 152 | of the wondertal labors and exertions of Mr. Stocks lower. | G., to which he attributed the company’s suc- eS | cers in performing its very large share in the work of putting down the rebellion. In this correction, Mr. Smith paid a warm tribute to the patriotic whole-souled Unionism shown by Mr. Garret! in the performance of his arduous duties. Other railroad gentlemen were successively called ont. Mr. Zabuskie, on behalf of the Camdep and Amboy road: Mr. Steele, on be- half of the Reading road; Mr. Stearns, on be- haltof the Philadelphia and Baltimore road; and Mr. Jackson, on behalf ot the New Jersey road. They spoke eloquently of the ditfical- ties of pertecting such threugh arrangements without changes of cars over long lines of travel, and especially of the manner in which railroad managers had aided the Government’s milliary operations in all quarters of the loyal @@ The new Dollar Weekly Star, fuller than ever of Mctropelitan news and gossip, and choice literary reading, is now on our counter ready for delivery tothe public. Ithas recently been greatly enlarged and improved, and now undoubtedly presents much more matter tor the same araount of money than any other | weekly in the country. Embraced in its enter- | taining contents are the following articles: | A well prepared Budcet of War News; Details of the Operations of the Army of Potomac in its late Movements, and Accounts of the Battles and Skirmishes with Lee's Army; Accounts of the lutest Movements and Cpera- | tions of Gen. Grant's Army; and Full Par- tieulars of the Situation at K-oxville, T-nu; alco, Operations of ovr Armies in the West, Sonthwert, and’of the Navy along the Atlan. tie Seabcard and in the Gulf; and Particulars of the Escape of John Morgan from the Ohio States. Penitentiary. : . Domestic and Foreign News, telegraphic and | A few other addresses were made before the otherwise; and a Budget of Southern News, | company retired, at about 10 p. m., very happy contai ing Extracts from the Southern Press, | and well pleased with esch other. and giving an insight into Rebel Plans, Pros- | pects and Opinions. i S#ivorin! Articles; Items and Clippings from the Prees, Amrrican and Foreign; Tales; ®ket: bes; Poetry; Descriptive Articles; and all the Local News about Washiagton for the Carcuses —It is announced that the «Demo- eratic Conservative and Con: titational Uzion” members of the Thirty-eighth Congress wiil meet in the Hall of the House of Representa- COME OUT OF “THE DRAFT who desire to escape x FESTIVAL AT WASLBY OBAPEL, Cine of Pand Firth £treets —1 be Ladier ot Wee fey Chapel will held @ Festival in aid of “tue Par- renege Fued,” comwr<acing MONDAY uert, De com ber 7th x A choice aelection of Fancy Goods, c. ‘ Rooks, Toys, table or Chrietmaa Preseats, will be offered Cpabi+ prices. and sn abucdsst sagply uf z-shrree te provided No Baftling, Grab Bags, or annoyanees of a simi- ley bend wi ! be toleratec ‘the la ies invite a:l who desir antev ning to g ve ‘bew a cali past week. tives this evening, at 7 o’clock, for coasulta- ‘This is ynst the paper above all others for per- ': was aojoumning eae ‘National Metcpsle ts | determine euch action as may be deemed proper three cents per copy, or $1 per annum; postage P id by stamps when so arranged. up hie hand. His only fature use on earth will cap = as pci estes arsine be to serve as a scape goat for the rebel leaders | 0 MILITARY BUDGRY. | a &7 War meetings are holdiag in the larger é#tT ARMY O¢ THE POTOMAC AD | towns of Kentucky to devise some mins by and other papers loudly depk t a Pape maly Geplore the | Secepital’’ plan te eeatin thee eg, may Hed that has resulted in the returnof the | Corset trtional Buion to-day. Peruse it earefully | = which eo forcibly and painfully reminds the | pubiic of the eimijar fascos in permitting Lee perer back to Manassas before the advance of Tee with scarcely more than a third as many tinnes to be ¢uided by its present councils in ayo & i i 1 japtist Ohureb,or 13th street, be the field, it is mow clear it will fail to com- ‘be againshown oo FRIDAY BVE- A slmost as necessary as that those councils | been presented in thia city, will be added, and as shovid com: ithe confidence ot the army the object of the exhibition is teasidin fnishin, Also, a deal of valuable information for the , tion, and also hold a subsequent meeting to- | iu relation to the organization of the House. and, an example of consummate incapacity, 1TS HESITATING GENERALS. | Which the draft may be avoided. Army of the Potcmac to their former quarters | C&ce No. 330 E street, near Grover 'a Theater. teescape at Williamsport;and, again, in order- men as Gen. Meade commanded. mand pablic confidence; a requisite of success | 2 o'clock. and on SATURDAY, at 5. the building. we pape the room will be cr>wdo itself; which is now by no means the case, as | Farmer, Gardener and Housekeeper. | xoorrow (Saturday) evening, at § o’ciock, to send to their friends at adistance. Price only | — Sear 7 Yraxton Bragg-may as well now throw parry the moral effect of a disastrous defeat. It is by no means wonderful that the New WG coeat™ wear the south tank of the Rappahannock, | ing & retreat at Couble- quick time ont of Cul- So long 28 our army in this quarter con- | number of new scenes, which have never before Admission for adults 20 cents; for children cents. do 3-2t* was clearly demonstrated by the bitter and ont. | ~~ ‘WASHINGTON LITSRARY AND DRA spoken scofting with which the order for this MATIO ABSOCIATION. inst retrograde Movement was received by the BIRST COURSE OF LBITORES AT ODD rauk and file. | rau ne ALG. We apprehend tha:, though the forward Park BENJAMIN. FRIDAY, Dee. 4. movement amounted to but & reconnoissance “THE Wak, & PORM.” 42 force, its purpose was, certainly, to give Lee Hon. H. GREELY, TUESDAY, Dee 8, Ls. baie wherever found. Thera can be no mis- | “ QUESTIONS OF THE HOUR.” take in this fact, though it is now sought to be ! Hon. J. W. FORNEY. denied. ! Br JNO, Wis: ‘ We know, farther, thst the seas ct Rev HW. BB ‘ oe rerun ctl se Be 3. DaCORDO operations under actire commanders in this | Will follow im regular course. section has not closed, as is being represented Tickets £0 cents; to be had at all principal book- by more or lees newspapers. So, if Lee, rely- | Stores hotels, &c. de3 st ing @pop acontinuance of the chronic hesitancy 100 the Gegnbers of san TEAL that has afflicted the councils of Gen. Meade, | quested to attend Begalar } ng of the Lodge, be held on #BIDAY BVENING, 5th inst., as ‘ventures to reinforce Longstreet considerably of importance will be considered "By from his own army, which he has yet time ar | OFdeF.__[6e2 St] FP. B. LORD, Jr., B. Bee. Jenst to attempt, it is to be presumed tha: the | [( BXECOUTIVE B LISTMENT CUMMIT- ¢ i t i Mayon’s Orviom, Orry Hatt, ‘tovernment wile promptly seek to make him Wasaixcron, D. 0., Decomber, 1863. pay dear for his temerity; as our Army of the The modersianed., Bxocative Gominitise for tae | . Potomac, itself, is as ready at this moment to t Columbis, bes fe ° Pape to ee Peet | pa i uy leave a) ) move against him again, as it was when un- riotl; citizens of Weshington for aid in farther- f the object they bavi di 8 a relia L8OD4 are appointed, each of wh il lertaking so to do a few days since. | Do provided with s bere nes thority ae nice | It is not for us to venture to suggest the ; fupds from those disposed to contribute. H The Committee confidently bope that theirefforte name of a commander to be relied on not to be afflicted with dizinclination to risk a col- | iision with Lee’s army, namberinz, as that | does, ecarcely more than a third, or, at most, | Dalf as many men as ours. Nor can we with | gregier propriety suggest the names of other councillors for that General, whoever he may be, in place of those who «saw snakes” that did | not exist at Wilhameport and Culpeper, and | again, probably, at Mine Run. But we venture io assert the great ananimity of public opinion “s the belief that our Army of the Potomac will continue to be utterly useless to the cause, may be met with « hearty response from eve loys! person, and that our city may be enapled 4 fas ig the country that we require no farther raft to fill Lid the quota assigned us. But, that Vieing With the k ve of country and maent. which induced her in the earliest days of the Terellion to send of volunteers th ny we will in the close oft Fas, telex Bo efforts i id ori‘ies in aeserticg their supremacy. and in show pg that the H ro " . mai Capital is worthy the heliowed pame i it bi = Firet Ward—-H C WILSON, Second Ward—8 ©. NUYES. Third Warc—ALEX. R SHEPHERD, Fourth Ward—JOHN BESSFORD, Fifth Ward—GEO ¥. GULIOK Sixth Ward—ii. M_ COOMBS. »heventh Ward—JNO, H. 8EMM 2-005 other seetion of our Isnd, his wicked and unrighteous se > KHAFFIELD'S BALTIMORE CONF until others take their places. The nation has VF tienary and Ladiex’ Oyster Saloon, 386 other uses for our armies than that of merely | BD hy tere pnd H. Weddings,Partien, Dinner Parties, and other entertanments furnished at the shortest notice snd mort reasonable terms. ee Creams and Water Ices, the best quality,made by steam power, wholesale and retai! no7 Im* soaking fat places for Generals. Through from New York to Washington. ‘The throngh line of raitrotd trom this ¢ ity to New York having been completed,on Wednes- eay mcrming last a special excursion train or double. and a fine ladies’ horse’ Apoly 55 started from thiscity to New York, returning atthe eorner of sth and M sts. Price seein to this city last evening, having left New ; 410, .g0cd MILE COW tor sale, Price $35. York at& o’clock yesterday morning. There > —— e! were above eighty gentlemen on this train, | P)SEOLUTION OF COPARTNERSHIP.—Tne copsrinersbip heretofore existing betwsen rT presenting & number of railroads. The press | | i F88 84 LB—A fine six year old MARE; bind and | gentle; works weli in barpess, single ual Consent dissolved. " OHARUES MALLABD, Wilmington and Baltimore was represented. TLLIaM3 3. WELL: The train arrived here at6 o'clock Inst eye- | December let, 1863 de 4-1W view. Suitable and j ito the field a larger proportion | aaiding our constituied au- | TELEGRAPHIC NEWS. _-—Ss IMPORTANT FROM KNGLAND. REPORTED RuvIRSMBNT OF EARL BUSSBLL. FROM THO BRITISH CABINRT. =~ Naw Yi ; Dec. 4.—The following is the latest news By the steamship Scotia, which has | Arrived at New York, having !eft Liverpool | on the 2let of November: The London Spectator contains a report that Earl Russell leaves the British Cabinet to be succeeded by Lar! Clarenden. Lonpox.—Consols, after official Dours on the 25th ultimo, closed at 913%a91\. IMPORTANT FROM KNOXVILLE. Attempt ef the Rebels te Surprise Burn. side’s force—Rebels Defeated at Fort -Saunders—Burnside's Supplies Ample, Lovrsvit.x, Dec. 3.—Midnight.—A special dispatch to the Journal, of this city, says that General Wilcox has telegraphed from (teneral Burnside’s headquarters at Knoxville, on the 30th ult., that at eleven o’clock on the evening of the 2th the Rebels attempted tc surprise his force, and succeeded in driving our skirmieh-. ing line to the right wing, which was posted on the Kingston ruad, and forced it back to Fort Saunders, We alterwards regained our position, and had sharp suirmishiug with the enemy all night. On Monday morning at seven o'clock the Rebels moved a force of three brigades against Fort Saunders, # portion of which, notwith. standing onr heavy fire gained the ditch, but could not ascend the parapet. We took three hundred prisoners and three stands of colors. The rebel loss in killed and wounded wasover three hundred, while oar losa was about twenty. Longetreet then accepted Gen'! Burneide’s offer for a cessation of hostilities to enable the rebels to attend to their wounded. The wounced soldiers were exchanged for loyal soldiers wounded in previons engage- ments, and the rebel dead sent through our lines Colonel Russ, commanding the assaulting party, Colonel McElroy and Lieutenant Col Thomas, ui the enemy, were killed. Ab @ecanit was simultaneously made on the right of our line, but the rebele were driven back. Gur loss on that side was about forty, while ihe enemy’s loas was much greater. e Our supplies are ample for the present. The rebels have been reinforced by one or two regiments of Bushrod Johuson’s division. IMPORTANT FROM TEXAS. CiNcINNATI, Dec. 3.—-The Memphis Argus has just received from its special correspond- eut with the Braxoe Santiago expedition the tollowing news: The feet lett Brazos Santlago Pass on the eventvg of Novy. 7th. The following after- ucon several regiments were landed on Mus- inug Isiand snd marched nearly ail night, hing the vicinity of the Rebel works about daylight. Slight skirmishing took place be- tween our advar Which was thrown across the island that no one might escape, while the gunboat Monongnhela threw a number of @- inch shells among the Rebels, which imim « diately ca nsed 4 panic. A halt hour later, when Gew. Ran came | up with two regiments th line of batile, the le threw «a white shirton the p bayonet and mace an unconditional surrender of their forts, troops and munitions of war. The capture cf acompuny of artillery and } =qyadron of cavalry wis effected withont the } loss ofuman. We guw pessess, aud will con- | tinue to hold Brazos Santiago Island, Point Trabel, Brownsville, Fort Brown and Mus- ang Island. Ere the month is ended the flag | of the Union will float over several other | pcints on the const of Texas. | H | The Retreat of Longstreet. | WAsHINGTON, Dec. 3.—{Associated Press { Dispatch.|—The military authorities received & telegram this morning from Gen. Foster, i who was joined at Cumberland Gap by the } forces previously -eut thither from General Burnside’s command to guard that important peint. The few troops under the former Might ve able to inflict some damage on the Tear of Longetreet, who is retreating into Vir- j ginia. Gen, Sherman wonld reach the neigh. { hood of Knoxvills to-day. oY s! TOYat TOY sis WHOLESALE AND ‘BBTAIL, QTEAMER BALTIMORE HAS ABBIVED FROM +S New York and is now discharge cargo at foot of High street, Geor, town, Consigneos will please attend the receptien of their gouds at once. eS-2t MORGAN & RHINBHART, Agents, | i I: ‘HE RED COW | i | | | | | i | i W THAT WAS SOLD AT THE Center Market iasi July has returned to her former place, near the college gate, 24 street, Georgetown, D. G., where the owner can find her by ‘ing ebarger. 43s _DANIBL CONNER. [DBZ4RTMANT OF THR INTERIOR Ovrigs or tHe WasHInGro! will be introduced through the Washington Aqu duct, into the receiving reservoir, on Baturday, ; the 5th instant, at? p.m. By order of the Fectetary of the [nterior, 8. BE us. YMOUR. Chief Engineer and Feneral Rapsriot SO8% D. MEDICAL. ‘R. LISPENABD Announces to the be corsulted at his office 309 P. Delevan Housr, on all private di Teesdays. Thursdays acd Saturdays; and in andria, Va., (office co-ner Pitt end King streets.) on Mondays. Wednesdays and Fritaye i di | gerour ani | warranted. | de a1 *KEAT NBWS FROM 1 LANSBURGH & BRO.B BALTIMORE BARGAIN STORE, 375 BEVBNTH STRERT, 3D Door azove I, public that | ‘a nu’ 2 disgusting urugs avvided and cures H.C. LISPBNARD, M. D._ sZakt Feceived Eom: the late sae, oF ie, rite Btesiner Petorbo!l, a large assortment of Fail an | Witter DRY GUODs, such as | All Bee shades finest quality FRENCH MBKINO | at#l &0 BALMORAL SKIRTS from 2 50 up, | DRESS GOODB of every description, 3 per cent, i cheaper than any other place in the city, S cases beautiful dark CALIQOSS at 18%; cents per ard, with @ great many ot F goods too numerous to Do not fail to call at as h 4 Oo not at once. money can he sa’ t LANS if aes a BURGH & 6RO.’S | de Law* Baltimore Bargain Btoro, D B.A. PATZS 425 Bstwssy 3 oem g. All four roads of the line \e cuMB ER: : meee eevee LUMBER! BB RBI M A goveraPas-ortment of Builders Lumber, at low- est Warket res Mal aL.J. Willisms isthis day by of Boston, New York, Philadelphia, Pittsburg, | | | | ud among the guests was Mayor | seb, of this city, The party will return today, The extended improvements now quantity, as w sre seamtaatie ene inacy rapidly developing on the route, with speedy J JOS. THOMAS & BON. corner of Pratt and Green street, ‘more. Crders left with F.M. Backingbam, at Baltimore ‘a Ohio Railroad Depot, will meet’ with prompt ation. ded ima? traneit through Philadelphia by steam, with- out changing cars any where between the | Hudson river and Washington, are all highly ommended by the excursivniats, | __ NOTION. | Baxuns, crocers Vous and eed Dealers, lers Bhippers, Hotel Keepers and others ar W FLOUR HOUSE. GEO. T. McGLUE & CO. PLOcR amp GuwmRaL Coumrssion Muncuan?g, The excursionists and & few other invited + (principally professional correspond. of the press,) to the rumber of eighty, dst Willurd’s Inct night. They sat down Nos. 375 & 377 D st., tet. 6th and 7th sts. i p.m., the Mayor of Washington occu- Fate ands choles astortment of Family and pying the chair, with Mr. William Prestcott “Smith, Master of Transportation of the B. & O.R.E., as his vis-a-vis. current market renee? pitce they offer for sale at vite to examine our Btock before per tal Arranged fora supply of the The table was handsomely decorated with : who George'own, Baltimore, Plate, colored wax lights, &., and presented @ | anusual inate a ad willbe atin to guer Wazzling appearance, | (QobUmsia wanda y When the cloth was removed, Mayor Wal- | C Prog Me Vivamia avenue. corner of 18th street, Jach, rising, congratulated the excursionists | Prd teins of the District amt sti ee RaneiOg to Upon the pleasures of their trip, and expressed comp.6ted arrange nents for On ox tenet 2 way the gratification expericuced by all of them x cov: = GAMB, VBUITS, and 01 strict persoaal of his cas’omers, to merit at the entire success of the arrangements for | tothe ae a- f the tFOmag: beretorore bestowed. “le embers of Congress Officers oateraplaieg pli through trains between New York and Wash- ington without « change of cars. He explained at some length the lively interest which this city bas in the improvement of trayel through. out the country; and more especially upon | the important lice over which they had just H pasted. He concluded by proposing the health | of Mr. Wm. Prestcott Smith; who, in reply, apoke at Jength upon the Nistory of the under. taking; explaining, forcibly, the difficulties with which those charged with the daty of perfecting it, had to contend. In the conrse of shat train of his remarks he stated that three times had the pablic exigencies compelled the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad Oompany to Sbandon the enterprise temporarily; allading Bore te the fact that the destruction of portions Housekeepirg, find this a convenient piace for obtainiow hott #5pD 10% Oe ARLES MALLAXD. a B, Goods neat to all parts of the city free of ae P®oOrosars FOR CoRN. 8 Popos, wilt received Fata RY Geergestown, BI at Wasn’ or D.C, within twenty di ‘the bids, one-fifth to be ernment reserves the right to reject any bid othe Sek acento Lieutenant Oolonel eay doe re. ctfully informed they can be su} 9 &C., Of 18 York and Baitimote wholesale pricen,at 77 ne ALDBICH’S, (late 18) Wholesale Grain. Flour and Feod Warehouse, Fr. 2d and O sta and In: av., 00 22 Sm* __ near B. & 0. a —ig NEW ATTRACTION. a 6 Shoe Store in 7th Street. 1 HAVE OPENED THE LARGEST, FINEST, AND CHEAPEST, BOOT AND SHON STORE fa the city of Washington, with a very oxtensive LADIES’. MIS8ER), 9, gc Ste btnatd Geakr erage ete Segzy inane Guay, a To I. No. 517 7th street, Intelligencer Bloc 84 door above D street. west al: mA ee Variety of MILITARY BOOTS. Bol2 so6m ‘22 missus PROK’s ; pa fp) TRL SCHOOL, no Potts, Bea., war bee ‘Thomas P. Morgaa, Dr . 4. Kinzie, U, a me eA ds, 5. H. Lathrop, Wits cami Bors crorninve, “*¥ STYLES. adit Gel peu bcobamareriens school wear, to waich aah drewe oo iff ad tone * SOND DEON. 4 O'OLOUE FP. M. THE ORGANIZATION OF THE HOUSE. From present appearances the Hon. Schuyler Colfax, of Indiana, ts destiued to be the Speaker of the new House. His only opponent for the nomination by the supporters of the Govern- ment in the due prosecution of the war, is Mr. Elihu Washbarne, of Illinois, who, though deservedly & very popular member, does not seem likely to divide the vote in the caucus to- morrow evering seriously with Mir. C. The latter owes his better chance of election to his admitted rare qualifications and tr _t a8 & pre- siding officer. An effort will doubtless be made by the op- position to run in some outside gentleman, standing with Mr. Colfax upon the war ques- tions in issue; but with Messrs. Webster, Cress- well, Davis, and Thomas, of Maryland, cer- tain to sustain Mr. Colfax, as we believe them to be, we do nct perceive any chance for his defeat. The candidates for the Clerkship already known. are Measrs. McPherson, of Pa; Sara’l Fessenden, of Me.: Green Adams, of Ky ; Kel- sey, of N. Y.: Buffington, of Mass.; and Mr. Etheridge, of Tenn., the Gilerk of the last House, It is impossible tor any one to esti- mate correctly in advance what is to be the re- sult of the contest for the Clerkship and other elective offic®g of the body; little reliance is to be placed on the promises of politicians in Congress as on those of politicians out of it, in such scrub races as these elections almost in- variably prove. COMMITTED TO THE OLD CAPITOL. Thomas Lyons, citizen captured near Cat- lett’s Station; Warren Stewart, deserter from 4th La. cavalry; Jonathan King and W. W. Chappel, citizens captured near Bristoe Sta- tion, reached here from the Provost Marshal General Defences south of Potomac last eve. ning, and were committed to the Old Capitol by order of Provost Marshal Todd. D. L. Hickson and Wm. Elizey, guerillas; Benj. E. Hatton, dzugerous character; H. M- Hood, Jno. H. Hickson, J. T. Davis, N. J. Shinner, and James Kelphant, citizens sent in trom Vienna, were also committed. CHANGE OF COMMANDANT OF THE WASH- INGTON NAVY YARD. By order of the Navy Department, Commo- dore A. A. Harwood has been detached from the command of the Washington Navy Yard and granted leave of ab-euce, tad Commodore jichn B. Montgomery, of thé Bosion yard, or- dered to supply his piace, Commodore Montgomery, who is an excel. Jent officer, was formerly execrtive officer at this yard. AWARD OF CONTRACTS. Proposais opeied at the office of Brigadier General Ramsay, Chief of Ordnance, on the ist inst., for the furnishing of 75,000 sets co of cavalry accouterinents, resulted in t iowing awards of contracts: To J.D. Jones, Philadelphia, & Cu. Newaz! (Wat S400 00 tS Do. do. ‘ 1,000 at sxe To J. Davy & Go., Newark TNO Bt BE Do, do. 100 at SA NAVAL ORDBR. Kear Admiral Stringham, ordered to the command of the Roston Navy Yard, »ice Com. modore Montgomery, ordered to the Washing- ton Yard. REMITTED. Capt. James L. Hughes, who wits sentenced by court-martial to dismi=sat from the service for an altercation with a brother officer, has kad the sentence remitted by the President on account of gallantry in the fleld. TRANSFERRED. Charles Wilson, charged with matiny, was transferred this morning trom the Cansral Guard House to the Old Capitol. REMOVED. Geo. N. Beale, Esq., Store-keeper of the ‘Washington Yard, has been removed, and J. W. Desble, Esq., appointed in his stead. Cavcrs.—The Union members elect to the Honase of Representatives of the 33th Congress, it is understood, will hold a caucus to-morrow evening at 7 o’cluck in the rooms over those oc- cupied by the Clerk of the House, and wil! at that time place in nomination candidates for Speaker and Clerk. PERsONAL.—Rear Admiral Farragat, com- manding Weet Gulf Blockading Squadron, who has been im New York for some time past on leave of absence, reported this morning to the Department in person: shingten Money Market-Latesi Que- tatious. Furnished by Lewis Johnson & Co., Bank- ers: Baying. seiling. 169 eo it Qautermasters’ New Cortficnie Asnarican Gold. American Silver. id, 153%; Mich. igan Southern, 7*%; Pittsburg, Fort Wayne and Chicago, &2- Clucago and Northwestern, 46; Alton and Terrahaute, 51; Quicksilver, toy. TELEGRAPHIC NEWS. ee FURTHER OF IMPORTANCE FROM EUROPE. WARLIKE PREPARATION BY RUSSIA. —<-—— A GENERAL EUROPEAN Nxew York. Dec. 4.—The Hibernia’s news, received per the steamer Scotia, contains some points of interest. The Glascow Herald says that the naval au- thorities in Clyde have’ been instructed to de- tain all suspected war vessels for the Con- federates. It is denied that Russia haa replied that she would join the Concress, but not until afier the pacification of Poland. A thousand troops sailed from Cherbourg on the 23d, tor Mexico. The Times has details of vigorous warlike preparations in Russia. The chaanels at Cronstadt are being blockaded and interrupted by infernal machines. A sub-marine vessel of colossal proportions is building, also ex- earth works. Great exertions are also belag made io the manufacture of guns, Srmor plate, dc. Two years’ supply of cual has been provided for the fleet. One hundred and sixty thousand men have heen sent to occupy the country from Crimes to Galicia under Laders. WAR BREWING. ESCAPE OF PRISONERS. CurcaGo, Dec. 1.—Seventy-eight rebel pris- oners escaped trom Camp Douglas Wednesday night, by digging 4 tunnel from the barracks to the outside fence. Between 20 to 90 were taker up to last eve- ning. the Rebel Gen. Remarkable Speech of tie rot Vane ae to— Amtere: velepe ‘Srom, th ue Union Soutimont in Taree, By the arrival of the steamer Parxersbargh from New Orleans we have int news from Texas. The New Orleaas Era of Nov.22 says that an order issued in Texas by the rebel General Magruder, dated Houston, 9th October, prohibits the widows of deceased soldiers and 4 the poor "people from seca trom. the quartermaster's Perish with cold, but the quar- obildrea tera ee mun te kept ore sober ie The ) Telegraph of Oc! has the estivereenis speech deliv- a city: “ eral ders speech was & most im- portage ond ‘tain disclosures made by i to the Werieés made in connection ‘with the recent ts of certain parties, and their trancportation for political offences. «The general said he been mach talked Sbontin the State, and he wished to acsure the troops that every charge that impugned his in- tegrity was false. He addressed them as tho representalive Of the citizen soldiery of the State. ssured them that he was their friend, and he wanted their fnendship. He expected difficulties when he came to the State, but he had ro ides thet he should find au orgunized foe within the State to contend with. He went on as follows : “I have taken the responsibility of removing from the country several individuals who were suspected of treasonable designs against the government, butinot until I had sofficient proot to convince me, as Gommandine General, that thore suspicions were well fonnded. “I have made some extracts from the corres. pondence of the traitors to whom I hava al. Inded, and though they constitute but fi portion of the evidences against these msnjs nevertheless, they will suffice to show ‘apon what I based my action. Before the fall of Vicksburg was confirmed one of the purties removed uses this langnage in a leiter : ‘J don’t know how fo be thankful enough for the fali of Vicksburg and Port Hudson.’ «When some good citizen had said ke thought he saw light ahead, one of these traitors imras.. diately wrote to his friend: ‘I certainly see light ahead, when all such men as C. will have to stand before the judge, and pass the solemn test—that is, take the oath of allegiance to the federal government, just to save their worth- less lives and not a cent of their property.’ “The Federal prisoners have been visited by these men or their friends, and on speaking of | them use such language as the following: ‘Two prizoners died—pocr fellows, they can be killed. in this way if not in fair fight. Banks’s arrival at Clear Creek could save the whole of them. 1 wish he would come.’ “They talked in their correspondence of the tate of Charleston, and one of them predicts that sthe car of Juggernaut would soon roll through the streets of the devoted city,’ and added, ‘/f 1 had the direction of it, it should move elow enough to give them ali a chance for immola- come on. «When the gallant Morgan was taen prigoner, one of these villains sayz, ‘So Morgan nas been really caught. Iam glad it was no smaller man, though I wish it had been Jeff. Davis himself, “A Memphis paper was received by one of these men, giving an account of the convention held at that place by the Union men, where- upon he indites the tollowing paragraph in a communication to anoiher conspirator: «Oh, when cun we have a convention im Houston? such « convention as was held at Memphis, and for the purposes therem de- scribed. 1 teel now that Cennessee is fairly reduced, and hope the mititary governorship will continue until the last equirm of rebellion is crushed ont. Governor Johnson is doubt- peak to each otber of ‘the racos be- vicential interposition to allow the enemy's gunboats to ascend our rivers, and. talk covfidentially of the way to Housiou as } not difficult,’ and propose if 4 convention could be had, that the followmeg resolntion ; should be pa ‘Resolved we have played | the game of secession and resistince ont, and i buve not won, and that uOW propose to | unitorm ourselves in sackcloth and ashes, and | i ed 10 be labeled exempts, from this time forward. ‘To pray God for his forgiveness, and to peti- ' Oid Abe for all the inereies he can veuch- is.” “Th knowingly about what General Weitzel about Ianding on our coast, ridi- vuole the heroic deeds of ourarmy at Sabine ss, and those’ who have lately taken uparms. the catlofthe country. They write to each other about sending off heir “despatches,” and ‘atniaie themselves upou having esca ced ie. The followiug paragrtph ocenrs in Jet ers: ¢The probability ofmartial Kot will im: it necessary tor erhaul cur correspondence. In = # Provost Marshal it might look We have got through so tar without hbing, and if we can steer clear the ot the short reign it will be worth the “Reeently an incendiary document has been distoiboted over tue State, purporting to have i Written in Dallas county, headed ‘Com- Sense, and signed ‘Vicksburg. That gocument was written In Honston by one of these traitors, and has been circulated by those who desire the downtall of our country. In the let of those men they discuss the prob- able effect of the publicafion on the public mind, and enter into ful! particulars as to the hest plin of having them distributed over the land: and in a letter dated 29th September, one of these worthies says: ‘This war is inereasing the widows and orphans among nz, and getting rid of our worthless male populauon: and in another letter, where it ig asserted our men were coming home from the army, the sume party says: ‘This is better than to have to kill them. «The last evidence I shall give of the traitor- ons intentions of these men is contained in the following paragraph of a letter dated Septem. ber 25: *So you think Houston and Galveston are in the rear of educated public opinion upon the state of feeling in Texas, as regards present war indications. Then let the Federals get and hold the two cities till they can see and under- stand how the matter stands.’ “AIL these evidences might not he sufficient to convict them in the civil courts, but they were snficient to convince me of the propriety of sending them out the State, where they should have been long ago.” > . LOCAL NEWS. ei ee Depwation aT GREENE HEIGHTS —Yester- day the chapel and +‘ Home” recently erected near Arlington for the contraband colony at thut place, were dedicated. A large namberof yileci Suests were present igcluding Major Gen. Heintvlemar, Gens. Slough and Aber- crombie, several members of Congress, their Tamnilies and friends. The exercises were of the inosteimple character, but very pleasant withal, and gave creat promise of success for the hew institution. Thirty children fropa the colored ool -2ng several fine pieces im a highly ereditab: moer, and all the negroes evinced f intelligence. aud interest in the y edogly eneouraging to the originators of the colony. Addresses were delivered by Mr. Chiiteuden, of the Treasury. Hon. D. W. Gooch, of Mass., Briggs, of N. Y., Ben. Perley Poors and otuers; atthe conclusion of which the @ ts repaired to acommodious building, where an abundance of creatnre comforts (not excepting the best of a@ spiritual bature) were provided. Ample justice was done the viands, and at nightfall the party broke up in high spirits, exch and every one well pleased with the day’s enter. tainment. There are now quartered in this comfortable j little village over one thonsand negroes, ali of whom are employed either on the Government farms or in the sdveral workshops. The build- iugs are neat, commM@livus, and arranged with the view of securing every convenionce. The younger children are kept in schoo! The women have their sewing establishment, and are supplied witha number of sewing machines, and the men are either engaged shops or employed in the cu m of the feriile meadows simrting the river from Fort Corcoran to the Long Bridge. Every ona seems contented, aud in + Most prusperous condition. The mortality which prevailed to snck an alarming extent m the contraband camps in the city, has been effectually checked by the removal of the negroes to these quarters, and now, instead of deaths occurring at the rate of 25 per week, as was formerly the case, they have not exceeded, in the new camp, 10 per month. The American Tract Society has been actively and successfully engaged in the work of edacation and moralimproverment, and bas accomplished more in this new fleld of benezolegen an the Inost sangnipe anticipated. y Too parks credit cannot be awarded the origi- nator of the institution—Lieut. Col. Greene, chief quartermaster of the Department of Washington. He has not only relieved the city incubus of a hitherto worthless and ome population, but has provided for the race a miniature city of their own, with every suxiliary that can in any mauner tend to their advancement and happiness. His design is toeducate the contrabands in the several trades, so that after 4 brief sojourn in the es. tablishment they can be allowed to go into the States with some degree of confidence in their own resources, and not prove & burden to any community. Allot theta have taken hold of their new work with a hearty good will, and are progressing in a most encouraging manner, The institution isa paying one also, and has net only supported itself, but has deposited to to its credit in the Treasury several thousand dollars. Tbe hospitals of the city during the me Were all supplied with vegetables the farms; the women manufacture a. ing for soldiers in addition the workshops are Se cae out VitLawors: Fraup.—Last)night, Cronin, of the Fourth Ward, pulatding Unters & fraud upon a German Qonrad Keifer, by a woman named to the 2 camp near Kea- dail Green. and arrested her, with Frederick Buller and Adam Hiltner, all being in the same bed. Buller and Wilther were taken ae accessories. The complainant keeps a little store on Washington streat, between ith and Sth, The prisoners went tothe store and of- ferred to sell money, representing the money to be gold. The proposition to sell was first made to Mrs. Keiter, and soon after to Mr. Keifer, who gave $50 in paper for $25 bo. gus. The bogus gold was in two Pieces, one representing the $20 coin, the other the $5 cola. They are only play checks, or tokens, and easily cetected by any person who can read q little, or has ever seen mnch of the U.S gota coin But the victims are Germans, whos; very little English, and believed the statement of the parties that it was “pure gold. Justice Giberson sent Bertha Wolf and Fred’k Baller to jail for court, and dismissed Adam Hiltner. These gold looking tokens or checks are sold about the streets in considerable quantities, amt have before been used to defraud unsus- pecting persons unable to detect such frauds, i ———— Potice Rerorts— Pirst Precinc!—Isanc Oline, assault; held for hearing. Second Precinet.— Jefferson Curtis, drank and disorderly; military. Third ecinct.—Thomas Smith, disorderly; $2.44. Edward Beatty, do.; dismissed. Alex. Giles, aseault and battery: bail for court. O. MeGlenn, disorderty; 25.75. L. Plate, drunk; Gismiseed., Chas. Miller, do; do. Pat Malay, disorderly; do. ¥atterson, disorderly; Fourth Precinc!.—Jonn 2. Bernard Carlin, swindling; dismissed. W. C. Jones, dr and disorderly; $2. David Barley, do.; military. Bridget Keenan, do; workhouse. Mary Keenan. do.; do. Tenth Precinct Wm. H. Wedge, stealing hog; bail for hearing. Catharine Donovan, disorderly; Mary Summers, drunk; dismissed. James G. Weaver, common drunkard; work- houee. Peter Stark, james McGuire, E. BR. Jordan, Wm. Dixon, disorderly; @ecach. J. Heffron, drunk and disorderly: Ino. Coop. er, disorderly; $2. Rob’t Davis, do.: $2. Mary J. Long, do.: $3. John H. Clinedine, assault and battery; bail for cour = —— JOLLISION ON THE RIVER.—About6 x o'clock p.m. yesterday, as the U.S. steamer Sassacas ‘was towing down the river another veesel when ashort distance below Mount Vernoa she was run into by the brig Alice Ler, of Wile miugton, Del., bound up with cargoof lumber, and her wheelhouse smashed in and wheel sbatered. In the collision four men of the Sassacus fell overboard, two of whom were drownnd, the others being rescued by the brig'a bo The brig was also badly damaged The s acus Iaid to during the night and this morning retarved tothe Navy Yard for repairs. > Tatkp Waep Stare JASES.— James Leween, hnekstering unlicensed; 5. John Stamp, alias Williams, stealing; jail for court. G, W. Walker, huckstering unlicensed: dis- missed. “John Boylan, driving cu pavement; 92. J, F. Wanueil, disorderiy house; bail for court. Mrs. Horr, Ault and battery; for hearing. Wm. Munder,éo.: do. John Rofar- berger, drunk; military. Jos. Quigley, disor. derly; #2. John Hough, crunk; &L.17. ees FocrTta Warp Station Cast: Vanherse, disorderly; miiit ron, druni: do. Bertha Wolf, passing counter. feit inoney; jail. Fred. Bolly, accessory, jail. Adaw Hiitner, do.; dismisred. Mary Sbuza- rou and Gev. M. Ballden, drunk and diserders G. B. Canfield, Jos. H. Young, S. Price, suspected of desertion; military. J. Miller, drunk; $1.5. Wm. Griffin, deser- ‘on, military. fenry Wm. Czmo- eects Tex New Onper.—Ry order ot Superin- tendent Webb the police are notifying parties having tigns, bill boards, show enses, &e., re- garded as obstructions of the sidewalk, to ra. move them from the Avenue. This morning the boards of the theaters and places of amuse- tment are beirg removed. Grawp Larcen festerday, officer Tay- lor, of the Third Werd, arrested John Stump aliss Williams, for stealing three barrels of ay ples from J. L. Dela Cour’. The property ‘Wus recovered and the prisoner sent to jail for court by Justice Thompson. ge? SrcoxD WaAz’ ATION CABsES. and Geo. Coonsman, threats; dismi: Jurdan, inselting Jadies; jail for Saye. Jos. Riley, drunk: $5. B.W. Wood and J,H. Ryan, Orunk and disorderiy; #2each. Jas. Colman, Go.; $3. OR RENT—A very olicibie FURNISHED ROOM, at 401 Twelith «treet, between i and K. 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WAREHOUBE, adjointag tue Primus OOK 101 Gay street, George. ire of WA) xX. ay a 4 fowa,or 40 Louisians avenue, Washington, D. &: pBorosar: YOR TIMBER POR THE NAVY Burpav oF ORDNANOR. H Navy Department, Hp Sat 5 Beacep PRorosals, endorsed “Proposals for Timber * will be received at this Bureau until three o'clock p. m. of the twentieth day of Decem- ber next, for furnishing and delivering under eon- tract. at the several y Yards at Portsmouth, N. H., Boston, New York, and Philadelehia. the fol- lowing deseribed timber and plank, for Ordmance purposes: "rass I—White Oak for Gun Carriages Grass _11—Whito Pine and White Wood. Crass 1f{1—White Ash snd Hickory. Grats IV—Gum Logs Separate offers must be made for the rings @ at each of the Navy Yards named, sad for the ite Oak and the Hickory, White Wood, White Ash,and 1 but the offers must be for all of each de scription for each Navy Yard. jeraare referred to the Ordnance Officers at the seversi Navy Yaros and stations and tothe Chief of the Bureau of Orduance, Navy Depart- ment who willforni#h them with printed ached- vjes. giving des:ription of toe‘ Timber,” timeof nf aries and othor particulars, no lawiw Chief of Bureai NBPWTON, D® * ® “RX -TeaL' PHYSICIAN, vom ALL CURABLE DISEASES, 457 Thirteenth, between B and F streets, Dr, N. cures all Curable Diseases usually in a/eto minutes, Without causing pain or giving Medicine, and cordially invites all wh>are not well able to pay to come and be healed, ‘< “ Without Money and Withowt Price” _de8-lw* Foss PUBS! ‘Tho largest, best, an 49 Market no 3 lw FURS: District at te under ao arene sais. CIRCULARS, AND SHAWLS, ° Sox OLR AOE frm 1308