Evening Star Newspaper, January 5, 1864, Page 2

WASHINGTON CITY: | TUESDAY............. JANUARY 5, 1964. Se READING MATTER ON EVERY PAGE. BEE OUTSIDE FOR INTERESTING TELE- | GRAPHIC AND OTHER MATTER. | Washington ey Market, Quotations for stocks, coln and ancurrent money, furnished by Lewis Johnson & Co., ® Buying, Selling. 105 105% 106% Amertean Gold aa New Yorke ittves—Finsr BoaRp, Cozpon 6s, 121, O's, 103%; Certifi- Cates of Indebtedness, %; Gold, 151%. OUR MILITARY BUDGET. NAVY YARD. There is no news ot any importance at the Wavy Yard to-day, there haying been but one, arrival since our jast issue, that of a schooner daden with ordnance stores. The p steamer Ella left the Yard this incraing, and moyed up to the Sixtm street wharf. The Commodore Reed is still at the Yard, &s is also the Wyandank. The Sassicus is aiso Capt. Scheetz’s officers have arrested the fol- jJowing deserters within a day or two:—Sam‘l Bradshaw, Co. B. ith Pa. Reserves; Robert U, Preston, Co. C, 634 Pa. vois.; Thomas Riley, 4th Ill. cav.; Wm. Atkinson, 2d Bat, Invalid Corps; Courad Smith, &th Pa; David D. Too- mey, Co. K, 72d N. ¥. vols. ——_—_+-«0e-+ DEATH OF ARCHBISHOP HUGHES. The reported death of Archbishop Hughes, of New York, was premature, but for a few hours, as he died on Sunday evening, a few minutes past 7 o'clock. The deceased bad been failing in body for more than a year past. During the past sum- mer he wis continually under the care of his physicians, Drs. Clarke und Wood. Un the 9hof December, he was first confined to his bed of sickness trom which he was never to arise. His decease, aithough apprehended, ‘was not considered imminent until Thursday of last week, wheu he commenced sinking ra- Pidly. He received the last sacrament of the Chureb, and shortly atter became speeciless, but still retained his consciousness, He re- mained in that state until Sunday afternoon, when a change for the ¥ oeenrred, and growing weaker and weak bro athed his last At precisely 31 minutes pa o'clock, The New York 7i ike Was surronud- clans aud a numbe The consolation of the Cat? iriendship were administered by the clergy present = remains will be exposed to public view ity, in the { . Teet, on We > Where they will remain u Many of our prominent citizeas haye left thew cards at his residence during the past few days, making iuquiries as to his health, | and expressing regret at his sickness. To the Catholic church, to his many pereonal friends uud to residents of the city at large, his sudden | demise will be felt as a severe loss. Who wiil eucceed him in the archiepiscopai chair is un- kuown, but it is to be hoped that the manile of + is virtues and abilities may fail upon the man Selected to fill his piace. The Herald says of his last moments: “Atouttwo hours before his deail: he was | sized with a series of slight spasms, or g=ntle twitches. ather Starrs stood by his bedside | Teading pray+rs for his happy death, and ail prevent joined inthe solemn ceremony. At aj ste hour Bishop McCloskey recited the prayers dor the departing spirit, and while the voices of ali were repeating, in broken accents, the | words of the responses, the soul of the illus- | trious Archbishop quitted i!searthly tenement. | He died without the slightestevidence of pain— | peaceful, caim and collected. His two sisters stood by his bedside atthe awful moment, and one of them, Mother Ancela, who has been for many years & sister of charity, performed the quelanchcly oflice of closing his eyes.” Archbishop Hughes was 65 years of age. He ‘was a native of Tyrone County, Ireland, but | At an early age emigrated to this country. The New York Commercial Advertiser says of | bim: “In his own Church he had atiained the ; highest honors ever won in this country, and his influence was justly cf grea! weight in the | direction of its aifaira. The intellectual gual- | ities of the Archbishop were of a high order, , and be devoted them heartily to the interests of | bis Church. He repeatedly engiged in publ controversy for the maintenance of his prin. ciples, with Dr_John Breckinridge, 1 Je34; with Dr. Murray, whose arti the name of ‘Kirwan,’ attracted general atten- tion: with Col. Wm. L. Stone, then editor of this paper, between whom and the Bishop the «Maria Monk’ affair was di-cussed with re- inarkable vivacity. His latest conflict was with Mr. Erastus Brooks, on the Church property quection.” Important Seizure at New York. A REREL NOTE AND BOND MANUFACTORY BROKEN UP, Some time ago the War Department inter- | cepted a ietter which went to show that there was a large manufactory in operation in New York city tor the purpose of turning out rebel bonds and Treasury notes and shipping for the oath. Marshal Murray. of New York, was | ut once advised of the matter, and on Saturday, | acting upon information received, arresied a prater named Winthorp E, Hilton, of 11 Sprace | sreet, who is charged with furnishing the rebel Goyernment with said Confederate notes | and bonds. Hilton discovered that the detec. | tives were cn bis track, and made etfort- to destroy the evidences of his guil; but he was | watched too closely, and after all proof neces- sary had been vbtsined, Hilton aud himsett, ond @ confederate named Williams, were ur- ; ~ é g ‘The Marshal then organized his force into ty o sections, And made a descent on the house on the corner of Ann and Gold streets, and dis- covered there several fine lithographic stones jor printing rebel money, of the denomindtions , O1 £100, #50 and $5, done up in the most exce! lent style, together with a large number of iin- yressions already taken. Haying secured these articles, the Marshal placed the place under jock and key, and proceeded to look for other developements. A German printer was found im the building cd was arrested on suspicion of complicity with the others, but was setat | liberty on bis innocence having been pro ‘This man pointed out the principal paaties in tLe piace. ‘i he detectives then proceeded to No. 11 Spruce street ; but, owing to the lateness of the night, nothing wes dove save putting a guard on tie house, with orders that no one should be tillow- €o to go mcroutuntil morning. Mr. Anthony, the foreman of the place, was taken into cus- tody. By this arrest the Marshal found that the at- fair was so Wide-spread that il was necessary for him to eall in the aid of the Metropolitan detective force, and he accordiugiy did so at once, Chief Join Young and Detective Smith were the principal actors in the matter from this forth and cesery- much eredit, Lilton, Williams and Anthony are now in Fort Lafayette. Some otbers, however, are in the custody of the Marsbal yet,and will also bs probably sent to tbe fort. It was found on investigation that Hilton had a reguiar contract with Memmiuger, the Sec- retary of the rebel Treasury, to furnish him with the machinery and money now under seizure. The intercepted letier already alluded to stated that the machimery was supreme,” and | that «the bends, as exvculed, were of a very fine character;” and that + Hiltoa wpuld actin pertect good faith trom the large pecuniary in- terest he had fn the matter himself.” The machivery, kc. was all to have been shipped On the first to Halifax, thence to Nas- | ear, and thence to the coast of florida. | Foxp’s New Teearre.—Mr. Proctor appears | to-night for ths last time as the Jiboenainosay Laat eveni despite the snow storm, he played | to one of the be+t houses of the season, and was | thrice called before the curtain to respond to | the applause of the audieuce. To-night, With. | ers, With his grard orchestra, will perform the | Sleigh bell Joika, To-morrow evening, the | great play of Ambition, or the Throne, the Scaf- | fold snd the Tomb. Seats may be secured to- | | | ay. i} + Cees SOLDIER'S RELIEF ASSOCIA e | SMITHSONIAN LECTURES.— Bev. Lord will deliver the Fifth and Sixth i TELEGRAPHIC NEWS. FROM JAPAN AND CHINA. > TROUBLES BETWERN THE TYCOON AND FOREIGN GOVERNMENTS TO BE AMI- CALLY SETTLED, a TROOPS ASSEMBLING AT HONG KONG. ge CIVIL WARK IN JAPAN, Sc eee Saw Francisco, Jan. 2.—The Ship Onward has arrived here with ‘Kanagawa dates to the Ist of December. SHANGHAI, Noy. 22.—Kanagawa is still guarded by men from the fleets. The French are fortifying the heights, ard are daily expect- ing the arrival of two regiments of infantry from Hong Kong. It was the generat belief that a peaceful so- lution could be found for the troubles between Foreign Governments and the Tycoon, al- though 8 civil war between the latter and the Damios was already progressing. The Tycoor’s Ministers had waited on the American Minister offering to pay the indem- nity demaneed for the attack on the stexmer Pembroke m June last during her passage tbrough the Island sea. The proposition was accepted, but Minister Proyn will refer the ‘erms of settlement for the subsequent attack on the steamer Wyoming to bis home government, under an increased prospect of unbroken peace. The cholera had disappeared, and the cold ‘weather commenced at Shanghai, but an epi- demic dysentery has taken its place witha nearly equal fatality. The Fritish Government has ordered the ex- pedition under Sir John Mitchell to rendezvous at Hong Kong preparatory to sailing for Japan. Five European regiments have been ordered irom India for that purpose. No further ac- tion of any importance has taken place between the rebels and the Government forces at Shanghai. THE SHENANDOAH VALLEY, Unfounded Reports of Rebel Movements— The Enemy's Force Not over 7.000—The Baltimore and Ohio Trams Running Regularly. Battimory, Jan. i.—Rumors of the enemy’s designs and operations in the Shenandoah Val- ley are exaggerated, Fitz Hugh Lee's cavalry, perhaps one thousand, supported by Early’s three Meagre brigades of fvol, with Imboden 8nd other local leaders with small detachments, numbering, all told, six or seven thosand meu, are near Woodstock and Mt. Jackson, making an cecasional dash as far norihas Winchester, The latest indications point to the Moorefield Valley, if not-west of the mountains, as their scene of operations, Certainly they have not appeared as yet in sightof the Baltimore and Ohio railroad, where trains are all running larly and sieeessfully with large quanti- of freight and many passengers. The best evidence of oficial confidence in the security Cf the route is the sending of important detaca- ments over it. <s0e SURSTITUTE BROKERS.—The following com- munication has teen addressed by his Honor Mayer Wallach to the Secretary of War, re- garding the enlistment of sobdiers in the Dis- trict to fill the quotas of other places: “Sit: I bave understood and am well sat- isfid that inducements cf an extraordinary character are freely offered by parties (substi- tute brokers) from other cities to persons both white and black, domiciled and belonging here, to volunteer or enlist elsewhere, and many have already been persnaded to leaye Wash- | ington who are subject to military duty and liable to the draft only herg. As this is mani- testly prejudicial to the rights and interests of my fellow-citizens, I yenture to appeal to you in their behalf and ask you tpat you intervene to prevent this gross impo&ture and afford them the protection so eminently their due * Yours, respectfully “RICHARD WALLACH. ASCENSION —A Fair wili be held by the ies of the Church of tha Ascension, on H street. between 9th and i0th, in the vestry of the church, on the EVENINGS of Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thurday of this week. from 7 to 10 o’clock. ‘The proceeds of the fair to be applied to the liquidation of the debt of th echurch, cents. ON —A meeting of the Association wi eld at the honse of Mayor Wallach. on Louisi- ana avenue, at Io’clock noon on WEDN*SDAY next, thesth of January, All the officersand mem- bers are earnestly requested to be present. ja 4-2t BB. President. (em WASHINGTON LYCEUM LECTURRS. FIFTH NIGHT, JOB G@. SAXE Will deliver his Bumoreal and patriotic poem Ar Witteens’ Haut, On TUESDAY BVENING. Jan 5, 1964 Single admission 5° cents. Tickets to be had the principal hotels and bookstoren, Mr. Lee: sof his Course on“ The Fai! of the Ronan Ea re? on MONDAY and WEDNESDAY KINGS. January 4th and 6th, at# o’slock p.m. Lecture ¥—The Reasons why Christianity did not Fsve the best 7 ©, and the Ideas which the Grurch incorporated with Bubsequent Oiviliza- ic n ZT ecture VJ —The Germanic Races, and the Great ements of the Teutonic Civilization, mi tance free, jaa-t STARVATION. — Tho: ed of F being drugged and half starved, shoud consult Dr. DARBY, who cures by Tonics and trition. Particular attention given to dis srising from impurity of the biood. Consult Boom 40%. 7th street, Washington, D, 0. me lege de 4M AND WATER ICES OF THB de29 bert quality delivered to Families, Hotels, irs, Balls, &o , at the lowest pricer.at the Phiia: deipbia Confectionery, corner 12th and F ate ds 2-Im* J. PUS8KLL, SHAFFIELD’S BALTIMORE CONFEO- tionary and Ladies’ Oyster Saloon, 356 ixth street, between G and H. Weddings,Parties, Balis, Fairs, Suppers, Dinner Parties, and other entertainments furnished at the shortest notice and mort reasonable terms. Ice Oreams and Water Ices, the best quality made by stesm power, wholesale and retail. nO7 2m* UK BALE,—{ have for sale sa7eral patrof very lorge Your g MULES, well broke to work,which T wil: sell om accommodating tvrms, =, JAMES H. SHREVE, _jy 5 St* 7th st .bet. Hand (sts. FY, SALE—HORSE, COVERED WAGON \d. HARNESS. Horse six sears old, sound end kird in every way; Wagon in seary in zeod order. rew last Spring, cost S10 Herpese pearly ne Will ba sold at & bargein if csllec for inafew days. Cull at 345 Firat street €2:t, near C the team. cu QUARTERMASTER SOK7ICE, . _, DEvor oF Wasittnatox. Washington, D €., danvary 4, 1 All dealers in Drugs, Hardware, Lumber, Leath- er, fice Furniture, Harness, and Saddlery, ara r2- quested to rend to this office. on the MONDAY of each week, a sealed proposal or litt, (x duplicat.of the articles they are prepared to furnish to this Depot at short notice, with the price of each mark- ed ‘n plain heures so that. in case the exigoncies of the service reqaire it, the arti ile or articles san be obtained withcut delay, and at the lowest prica, Dealers wishing to sell to this Depot will ba re- uired to furnish the list punctually every Mon- ay mornin: RUCKER, Brigadier General ana Chief Jjab-tf Depot of FReNcH ALMANACS—1854, Almansch Lunatian: La Mere Gi 1 -3t jar termanter, ashington. Almanach Chantsnt; 25. Polichinelie Almavach perpetael; 25, Almanach du Main; 25 Almanach des Dames at dos Demoiselle: Almanach-Manuel de la Danse; 25. 4imanach des Victories de Napoleon IIT; 25, imavach des Jeux de fociete; 25. Alimanach du Bon Ton; 25 Almapach des Marehands de Vins; 25 Aimanach de wa femme; 25. #lmansch des Curiosites Parisienne; 25, Almenach du Magasin Pittoresvue; 25. Aimanpech de VU sivers illu-tre; 25 Almavach d’illustrstions MW dernes; #, Alwanach du Veleur; 25. Almsapacb de I’Illustration; 59, Justimported PY yRANCK TAYLOR. PiUMBING, sTEAM AND GAS FITTING, GAS FIXTURES, &c., &c, AT PHILADELPFIA PRICES, Fr. P. KBLALR, M5 F street, between [2th and 13th, Fie Gas Fixtures done up eqaal to new, 4 UMBER: 4 id LUMB wa BE RM A general avortment of Bultes tone rt atlow- est market rates Partisn can be supplied in any quantity, as we are constantly sending cars. O08. THOMAS & BON, corner of Pratt and Green streets, Orders ieft with F_M, Buckingnam, at Humor ard Obto Railroad Depot, will mect with prompt atteation, det lm Nemes IN ALD OF TH £ OUURCH OF THE | i ckets of adorlesion 15 | street worth, (Capitol Hilly) acd 590 | Ly THE FIGHT IN STONO RIVER. Particulars of the Attack m the Gun- boat. Marblehe: The following extracts of a private letter | from one of the engineers on the United States | gunboat Marblehead, dated in Stono river, Dec. 25th, give a graphic account of the attack of the rebels npon that vessel: « We had expected for some days to go to Port Royal, and the rebels, probably hearing of it, determined te give us a parting blessing. 1 had the morning watch to-day, from 4 to $ o'clock a. m., and was sitting in the engine- Toom; as usual, when one Of the master’s mates ned the engine-roors door and wished me a erry Christmas.’ It was not long before T was startled by the shriek of a riffa shell close over my bead, instantly followed by the lond summons of the officer of the deck, ‘Ail hands to quarters, we are attacked" Instantly all was confesion. I spread the fires and started the blower to get up steam | quickly. We had hauled the fires on the star. | beard and best boiler some days previous, on account of a bad leak, and so had only half our ower. y “The cable was slipped, and one bell strack to start the engine, which was done; but as we were deprived of one boiler, aud the fires were small on the other, the pressure feil so rapidly that the gauge showed only five pounds. All this time the shells were whizzing past usin | | all directions, as fast as we could count, and | oceasionalty one wonld strike, throwing the splinters in all directions. “Tbe Pawnee was at aachor three miles ba- , low in the Inlet, and the rebel batteries were | masked. At last the powerful blast of the | blower began to tell upon our fires, and joy- | fully we watched the guage as it gradually | showed more steam. But for along time our case seemed hopeless, and we expected to get aground every minute. As we were able to increase the speed, we could maneuver with | more facility, and onr shots soon began to fall thick and fast among the woods on the shora | near the village, and, exploding. created great havoc. The captain showed the most parsist- ent bravery. As soon as he found he conld work the vessel he refused to go down the rivér, but said he would save the handtull of | our troops stationed in the village. “The eleyen-inch gun was worked with most | admirable precision and dispatch, and its tre- mendons report was heard every three minutes. We continued to keep in motion, so as to de- | stroy the enemy’s aim, and as we now had plenty of steam, were able to move with great facility. The rebels also fired very rapidly and with deadly effect. At last our rapid breac- side fire ct six guns began to tell, and soon the gallant ‘chivalry’ were in full retreat, leaving their guns in the woeds, At this moment the Pawnee came up, closely followed by the mor- tar schocner ©. P. Williams, which, though a sailing vessel, had come down from Folly river, some six miles, to our assistance, and showed the most praiseworthy promptness, aithough too late to participate in the engagement. The Pawnee never fired a gun or received a shot. Theenemy fled precipitately, leaving two large rifle guns and carriages, and many knapsacks and muskets, and one dead body. « We landed, but covld not carry off the guns | on account of the marsh, and so spiked them | and threw them into the river. If we had not stood our ground so weil the ‘rebs’ would have captured Legreeville and all our troops there, and would then have erected a battery 80 2s to command the whole of the river. The guns used by the rebels were yery heavy rifled pieces, and were worked with great rapidity. We | were struck twenty times, every shot passing throuyh the ship or masts, and the deck was covered with splinters and blood.” Another Account. A letter from another officer of the Marble- head gives the following account of the severe fighting: “The rebels had two batteries 50 placed as to bring a cross-fire npon us. We paid no atten- Uon to the most distant battery, but slipping our cable made for the nearest, avd getting as pear as we could—within about six hundred | yards—we went at it in downright earnest. The scene was wild and fearful beyond descrip- tion. The aim of the enemy was true, and their shot and shel) took effect upon oursmal! vessel almost everytime. Within fifteen minutes three | of our men were killed and six wounded; bnt | the men stood bravely to their guns and fought like heroes, whilst Captain Meade cheered them | in a voice of inspiration. We had but four | guns to bear upon theirtwelve. Although but tew of the men had been in battle before, there was no flinching nor faltering.” PpBorosars FORIOR, Mepicar Porvsvor’s Orrron, Washineton, D. C., January, 1834, Fr tikp PROPOSALS will be received at this office until WEDNESDAY, the lth day of Pebruary, J#f4, at 12 o'clock m., for furnishing the Horpitala within the folio’ Departments, until the Ist day of January, , With # supply of pure ICH, viz : yogpertment of the Mast, Headquarters at New | Department of a Faery si the Busquehanns, Headquarters Middle Department Headquartara at Baltimore. Department of Western Virginis, Headquarters at Cumberland. Pepartzent of Washington, Headquarters at ‘Wasbin 2. Department of Bt. Mary’s Headquirters at Point Lookout. De) ent of Virginia and North Carolias, Headquarters at Fort Monros & Departm ent of the South, Headquarters at Hil- on Head. And euch other Hospitals as may be established | upon the Texas coast. Prop>sale will ba made according to the follow- ing form : . PROPOSALS FOR 10 i (BESIDE: 3D DATE.) | The undersigned proposes to furnish daily, or | otherwise (ax determined by the Medical Director,) { the best quality of ice to such hoapitels in the De- ertment of , and in such quantities as the | Medical Director of this Department may order, at the following price per hundred pounds viz: The ice to be sutject tc the Spproval of the Sur- geon in charge of each Romie: 1», Who will receipt | for the correct amount delivered, Payment to be made upon duplicate dil!s, certi- | fled to by the Medical Director of this Department, | Asa guaranty of the faithful performance of the | above agreement, should the contract be awarded ' tome, I will enter into bonds in the sum of $5,000, \ Lalso append to the enciomsd fourm of guaranty the names of guarantors, certified by the cierk of the nvarert Distr.ct Court,or the United States District Attorney. FORM OF GUARANTY, We -—- —. of the county of —— and of the county of of ——-, do hereby guarantee that able to fulfil the contract in secordance wit’ the terms of | bis proposition, and we are preasred to become his | securities, {Sie [Biz Certificate of the Clerk of District Court, or United States District Attornay. i Bidders must conform atrictly to the above form of proposal. or their bids wi l be rejected Av osth of allegiance tothe United Biates Gov- | ernment must meceasarily accompany the bid, Bidcers may be present in person when the pro- porsls are opened. The contract will be awarded to the lows tra- sponsible party or parties who will ba duly no -ifi:d, by mailor otherwise, that their bid is accepted’ ané hey will immediately proceed to enter into contract, under bonds to the amount of $5,110). Honde to be properly ‘certified te. The Post Office address of the parties proposing niust be distinet!y written apon the proposal Proposals must be addresred to Henry Johnson, M,? ¥e » U.S. A..and Acting Medisa! Purveyor, Fra ;bineton, D C., and marked ‘Prozosa's for co? and State of | and State | | i The Medical Purveyor reserves to himself the right to reject any or all bids deemad unsuitable, HENBKY JOHNRON,M. 8. and Acting Metical Purvey: N. 3 Printed forms of above proposal csn be | bai by application to thie office. Information as to the locatioa, capasity, and about the amount of ice required by the hospit: wil! be given by application to the Medical Direa of exc of these Departments i MBE!—: DUMBER! HE Under 2d basa large quantity of stan!- ing Yellow Pine Lumber, jarge and long. suitable for building wharves woich can be hewed or sawed toorder. Calloncr address ABBOTT & GO eo. | B71 ist trcet east, Capitol Hill, corner of G aad | Ist streats ja 4-st™ QerEzcr SL NOTICE. 8 as | TRUSTEE’S SALE OF VAI UABLE TRACT OF { LANDNEAR TRE Cliy, i — Attention is called to tue sale by O. C. Magruder, Eeq.. Trustee. of s waluable Tract of Land sitaat- ed in Prince George's county lying on the county road to Washington, by Peventh and North Czpi- to] streets, distant about two miles from the ‘Sol- diers Home” and adjoined by the eetatan of the late Btephen Markwood, Mersrs, Wingard, Digges, Jarke. and others, This land is very valuable, the soi) isof a char- acter peculiarly adapted to the cultivation and quick maturity of garden acd farming productions, | an will be rold in lots suitable for garden purpos- ef of from 10 to 2) acres each. r jabd Te) mr of credit very liberal, Sale to take place on Friday, January 8th, at 12 o’cloct M,. atthe Auction rooms corner loth st, and Peco Avenue, Washington DD ‘at may be seen at cur aucti feed "SO MedULKE & OO. Aucta, Qe ESTABLISHED IN 1847 = 1847 A CARD. Wasuinoroyv, January 1, 1964 From this date Mr. JOHN W. WECHBRALL, for ‘be pastseven years in my em. » will have au intercst in my busirese, which wi coadacted under the name of Geo. W. Coonran & Co. Beturving thanks to my friends and the public eneralis for the pstronage heretofore extented, gerpsetfally inform them that we will have, aa heretofore, all the facilities recessa*y to conduct | S CIGAR sp zoasoue BUAINESZ, in the wnost sat ory manner te ou: onstomers. GEO, W. COCHRAN, 398 Ponn. avenue, east of jal et National Hotel. B FOR SALE. BING Desivous of removing to offer for rate m: and Pianeing Nermecash Appl: ines,or at his r ence, 195, Mikent Late: oor. al ata. dow aw ‘ J, TRUMAN, , Movements are upon the tapis, yet affords suf- | back and forth and « forth and back” between | markable with what préciston the runnic | telegraphers, & | ris Ist ¢ OGLOOK P. FROM THE FRONT. Bests Oa ae RAILROADING IT THROUGH FIFTY MiLES OF BATTLE GROUND, oe “IN THE PINES.” eng | AN ARMY OF VETERANS RE-ENLISTING, | iiss cae @ OFFICER AFTER THE | MAKMIAN oe [Editorial Correspondence of The Star] HEADQUARTERS ARMY oF THE Potomac, January 4, iséi. t The trip to Brandy Station, and thence to the headquarters of Gen. Meade, thouzh just now devoid of the stirring interest attendaut upon such journeying when important military THE CONSCRIPTI ficient tokeep the M@tention closely occupied. | It seems odd, in yiew of the past, to be whigked | per rail across bloody Bull Run and through the trosachs(fit cover for Rhoderic Dnu-Moseby | and gang) bordering upon thit suilen, chost- | haunted stream, or to piunge unopposed up the steep rifle-pit-lined grade to the desolate plains of Manissas, tion the chocelute-colored soil is studded with | Mementoes of the surring evenis that haye transpired there—cannon-shattered trees, zuer- rilla-wreckrd cars by the wayside, graves at Catlett's, graves at Bristow’s, flelds rutted par- allel to the raijroad track by the mil-width | where the immonee artillery and transportation trains of the opposing armies have chasser’d And from thence to Brandy Sia- | the Potomac and the Rapidan. But the road is being put in such metho-ical running order, making its regular trips so closely to schedule time between the Maryland avenue station and Brandy, that the journey over it promises soon to be quite as prosaic as that between Washington and Philadeipaia, perbups more so while the Susquehanna is cutting up its winter antics at Hayre-de-Grace, As a matter of refertnce and interest to miny readers, I subjoin the table of distances on this road, trom Alexandria to Brandy Station, (55 miles,) as follows: Edsali’s, 6 mites; Spriug- field, 73; Burke's, 13 |, irfax, 16%; Devereux, 20%; Union Mills, 22; Man as, 26; Junctii 27; Bristow. 30; Nokesyilie, 33; Catleti’s, 37%: Warrenton Junction, 39 4: Bealeton, Wy: Rap pahannock, 50; Ingali’ i; Branciy, 55. Those who gather an idea of the amount of work done by the road by thennmber of trains Tepresented in the running schedule, get a very inadequate notion, as almost every regu- lar train there set down is accomprnied by half a dozen long ex!ra trains, and thas it is effected, especially with the up trains: the do trains, of course, having tu lay by at the turn- outs and give them the track. The army headquarters [ find in a cosy sheltered position, in a forest of pines of con- siderable ext-nt. ‘The forest is, however, being leveled daily to that extent, from the needs for army use, that apparently nothing wili be left | soon but @ fringe to keep the northern blasts away. ‘The modest tent of Genera! Meade—a plain hospital teut, with rough-brick chimuey and lighted by a few panes of gia*s set in the ean- vas-paneled door—is in the center of a semi- circle of tents occupied by members of his staff | household; Postmaster Hazlitt; the corps of » &.: while detached from this crescent canyas village, and to tbe right, is Provost Marshal General Patrick's beady uar- ters, comfortably shellered from the wind by a bigh screen of fragrant pine “browse.” Passing bis tent door just now, I saw this honest and energetic officer seated at his table in plain knit jacket, busy at work, doubtless in upeetting the schemes of the host of «scata- wags” and army leeches intent upon getiing over or under cr around wholesome army reg- ulations. Judging by the grim smile on his face, he had just got a “ big thing’ on some of there rascals. The army seems to be in excellent condition, despite all its bad Iuck, and if it has halt a chance will be apt to find a practicable road to Richmond yet. Opinions vary here amongst the army offi- cers as to the number of veterans who will re-enlist, but none set the number lower than twenty thousand, while many believe that two-thirds of the whole army will re-enlist. it wfll be remembered that large numbers of new recruits are embraced in the old regi- ments, and whose time will not expire when that of the veterans doe2; consequently they will go to swell the aggregate with those who re-enlist to make up an effective army for the coming decisive (for the rebels) campaign. There is no little stir amongst the civilians about camp—sutlers, sutlera clerks, newspaper correspondents and others, as the !ate order to enroll all civilians there, is held to include them, as well us the camp hangers-on who have no legitimate business with the army, and could well be spared. Doubtless some measure of relief will be found for the cor- respondents, who are usually competent to get themselves ont of yet tighter scrapes than this. OS.N. The rebels have tor some time affected to be- lieve that the shelling of Charleston by our Mor- i batteries would amoun' to simply.ga waste of powder on our side, and no harm whatever to themselves. Now, however, they have reason to change their tous. The infor- mation we have from there is to the effect that block by block that eity is being reduced to ashe=; and by @ process as steadily inexorable as that by which Gilmore humbled Pulaski and Sumter. j The rebels kilied in attempting to retain a foothold on the ruins of Sumter amounts in number, we hear, to the destruction of at leas, asmuny as the entire rebel garrison, once in every ten ¢. and the position thers 1s looked upon as so much cf @ forlorn hope, that it is with difficulty a small garri there, town yesterday morning, that considerable ex- citement existed there, owing to the threatened roid of the rebels up the valley. The merchants of Hagerstown, feariug that the Coniederates May make A dash across the viver, keep their goods packed in order to be removed at a monient’s notice. A Connecticut regiment is doing provost duty at Hagerstown and guarding property. DESERTERS COMMITTED. Jobn F. Hejfich, private, 34 Md, yo'unteers, deserted at Harper's Ferry in August, |sé: Fogle, private, 7th Md. volunteers, deserted at Maryland Heights March, 1963; and Obediah Freet, private, 165th Pa. voluntecrs, deserted 12th November, at Gettysburg, Pa., were to- cay committed to Forrest Halj prison, George- town. APPoIntEv.—Mr. Geo. D. Pond, of New “York, has been appointed toa permanent first class (2120 per annum) clerkship in the Pen- sion Bureau. ‘=I PEREONAL- ‘Major Geversl Schofield is in the city, and stopping at Willards*. Ss ———— CONGRESSIONAL. —————— XXXVILI7H CONGRESS.—FIRST SESSION. gf Ea mes BEES Tokspvay, January 5. SENATE.— The Vice President laid before the Senste a communication from the Secretary of the Navy, in answer tu a resolution of the 2ist Devember, transmitting a list of officers of the Navy and Marine Oorps who left the service bet ween the Ist of December, 1450, and the Ist of December, 1+, and indicating wich of thm went into the Confederate service, or weat Scu'b. Also, & communication from the Sec- retary of War, in response to a resolution, giving a roster of the 4th and 6th Indiana regi- Jpents, The first wns referred to the Naval ‘Commiitee aud ordered to be printed. ¥ r. Lane of Indiana, introdpced a petition of | ate in opp | death below Carro. y of Friends of Crotem, Indian: bio, adopted in convention at R diana, deciaring thatas followers of ce they CAnMOt coutribuie to the sapport of the war orin any wy participate in ite spirit. Mr. Powell in complianes with previous no- tice, introduced a bill, to prevent officers of the Army sod Navy, or other persons sneagred in the Military and Naval service, from intert ing in elections in the States. He moved to re- fer it to the Judiciary Committee, whieh mo- tion, @iter some littie debate, was carried — yeas ®, rays 15 “ On motion of Mr. Wilson, a resolution was adopted directing the Secretary of War to com- Mumnieste to the Senate any information in his ossession relative to the case of Solomon ohnstamm, of New York, charged with ob- taining money wpon false and fraudulent | clanms tor collecting, drilling, organizing and subsisting volunteers, On motion of Mr. Clark, the Secretary of. War Was direvted to communicate the names of all cadets sppointed to the NV - 1-65, ihe State whe member of Congress on whose recotamendation the appointment was from, &e. On motion of Mr. Movrill, the Comm the District of € nmbia was direc r ber additional “lrgist: to improve the sanitary con. of Washingion and Georgetown. © prevention of contagic liseases, Ir. Wilson introdnced a bill to inerease the bounty of volunteers, and also a bili to amend | | the enrolment act, as a substitute for the pre- S$ bi, Which is pending. lary Committer Mr. Ten Eyck moved that so much of the President’s Message as refers to reeonstrac- Referred to the | tion of States, be referred to the Judiciary ; Committe, and proceeded to address the ition to the President's views on that eubject.c When he bad corciuded, the Senate ad- jovrned. Hovse.—Mr. Morrill, of Vermont, asked Jeave to offer a resolution setting apart the ota hall of Representatives as a depository for statuary. : Mr. Washburse, of illinois, objected, saying that at the earlies! moment he iutends to offer a bill for the removal of the seat of Gove: Ment from this barren and isolated country. The Speaker laid before the Honse a messiga from the President, earnestly recommending that the Jaw recentiy passed be so modified that the 3:0 bounty be extended at least till the first ot February vext The message was referred to the Committee ou Mituary Affiurs. The Speskcer also laid before the Housea mes- faze recommending appropriations to meet the awards under the Pernyian Commission Ra- ferred *e the Committee of Ways and Means. A resol nm was adopted inquiring into the expediency of establishing a railroad tor postal and other purposes, between Washington and New York. A resolution was also adopted requesting in- formation ns to the Government agency of Jay Cocke & Co. in the sale of Government bonds, ete. There being no quorum preseni—only 86 Members—the House at | o'clock adjourned. TELEGRAPHIC NEWS. ee IMPORTANT FROM THE WEST. Camo Jan.5.—The Steamers Duke of Arzyle trom New Orleans and Hillman from Mem- phis have arrived here. The thermometer was 10 degrecs below z-ro at Mempiis on the morning of the Ist in-t,and 16 at Cairo un the same morning. A bumber of persons were found fr On New Y "3 F negro soldiers perished at Island No. 10. The bodies of three members of the 52d Indiaua regiment were found On a sand bar in the river 6 miles above Fort Pillow. The railroad trains, which have not been running on the Ijiinois Central Raitroad siuce an accou ef the riot among the miners, farted again to-day, The weather has moderated somewhat, but it is still siowing, with about four imches on the ground. Boats still go up the Ohio river; but the Mis- sissippi is closed. No serious damage wa: done to the Memphis and Charleston Raiiroad by Forrest when his force crossed itiast week. (ten. Grierson was pursuing him at last accounts south of Goid- water. Lee has reinforced Forrest from Uka- lona. Alarge amount of cotton, sugar and molasses has arrived bere the past week, mostly tor Cincinnati. Generals Ord, Veitch, Hunter, Lawler and Sherman have been here during the last werk, and the latter is still here. A salute was fired jast night in honor of bis arrival. zen to ten LOOAL NEWS, GEORGETOWN CorronraTion ArFAIRS.—The charter of the Corporation of Georgetown, re- quiring the election of certain officers upon tha first Monday in January, the Boards of Alder- men and Common Couacil met in their respec- lve chambers for that purpose last night. The Board ef Common Council was called to order by the President. A communication from the Water Commis- sioner, relative to the conditions of the hydrants of the town, and suggesting several improve- ments, was read and referred to the Commitwe on Water. It was then ordered that a message be sent to the Aldermen, notitying them of the readiness of this Board to go into joint méeting. Mr. Collins preseuted two bilis of L. J. Mount; and Mr. Craig presente? a bill from Jj. Lazenby, which were referred to the Claims Committee. Mr. Collins, from the Claims Committee, re- ported a reselution for the payment of certain bills of Isaac Marshail and H. B. Walker. Mr. Laird, clerk of the Aldermen, entered the chamber and noufied the Board that the Board of Aldermen was prepared for a joint meeting. The President appointed Messrs. Marbury and Clements to invite the Aldermen to this chamber, and they performed their duty, aud returned with the Board of Aldermen. Mr. Beall, President pro tem of the Alder- men, tuok the chair and announced the bu ness to be the eleetion of officers. Messrs. Collins and Shins were appointed tellers, and the election proceeded with the following result: Recorder—Watter S, Coxe. Clerk of the Corporation—Wm. Laird. Flour Inspector—George Shoemaker. Gauger of Spirituons Liquors and Inspector of Salted Provision Mr, Marbury office Iie over. 5 Tax Collector—Oharies D. Welch. Market Master—Uenry B. Water. Police Magistrate—W. C. Magee. Inspector and Marker of Lumber—Charles Myers. Weigher of Hay, Straw, aud Fodder—H. G. Ritter. Wood Measurer—Henry Burronghs. Trustee of the Poor—M. V. Buckey. Inspector of Fire Engines—Wm. Chamberlin. Chimney Sweeps—Action postponed on mo- tion of Mr. Tenney. Judces of Election—Ist preeinct—J.F. Barch, D, McCann, H. C. Wingate. 2d precinct—E. € rman, S. T. Brown, W. Ia emaker. 3d precinci—W. ©. Magee. Jos. Nicholson. H. G. Ritter, dih precinet—W. M. Appleby, George Sherwood, Jacob Ramsburg. that the yote for this Two members of the Water Board—G. W. Beait. W)C. Peck. Commissioner of Streets and Water Engi- neer—W. C. Smith Guardians of the Sehools—W.C. Dunlop, A. 1. Magee, GW. Beall, T. Jewell, Hyd c yers, Join Marbury. Messenger of the Mayor and the two Boards— Isaac Bareh. ‘The elections being completed, the joint meet- ing dissolved. The Common Conncil resnmed business, Mr. Tenney offered a resolution appointing H. Reaver police magisirate temporarily, or uutil bis successor is duly qualified. Adopted. Mr. Cragin offered a resolution relating to railroad cars, repealing so much of the resolu. tion approved January 24, 1853, as refates to taxing street railroad cars; which was adoptei. A bill frem H. Wingate for work done tor the Corporation was received and referred to the elaims committee. And the board adjourned. — MornerR TRIaAL—Criminal Court, Judye Olin. Yesterday afternoon the Cour: took up tae case of James Murphy, indicted for the mar- cer of Thomas Hill, at the honse of Marty Geary, corner of Second and F streets, on the 29th of November last. The following jury wes selected and sworn yesterday, viz: Jacob Asb, Philip T. Berry, Foster Henshaw, Wat- Kins Tolson, James Godard, Wm. N. Waters, Eowa. H. Ecelin, Jno. Scrivener, George Col- lard, Wm. H. Forkner, Charles P, Banyard, Win. Parker, and Richard H. Harrison. This morning, John Scrivener wa. by gcn- era! consent, substituted for Mr. Edelia, who is sick, and the trial of the cause was proceed=d with, District Attorney Carrington and Mr Davis appearing for the defence The prisener, Murphy alias Frenchy, is a teardiess boy not more en Hd ect or nee; and during the progrese of the trial, anxiousiy listened to avely sentence uttered by the wit- nesses. He is one of the gang of rowdies who have become the terror of the peaceable citizens ef the north end of the Fourth Ward. 4 Wm. Worden was the first witness examined. He testified that he was at G the night of the murder. Jame urphy was there also. Murty Geary came np ¢rank, with his hack. Wiiness unbitched the horses, aut & man named Wood held the candle. Mur- pty was standing im the stable door, and e made & remark to the effect that as drank as he was, he knew what he wat gomg to do. Murphy had a iarge casa kiife in his Rand, and when he weut int) the house where Geary was eating his supya-, | tie latter remarked that that was no place tor him to come with an openknife. The prisoner told Geary to go to hell, and ihe Lat’ ssn cota gnn and pointed it down cary Mitness took hold of the gun, and Thomas TlilS the deceased, who was lying on 9 bensh ‘ the room, rose up at the moment, and Mar. phy plunged the gnife into bis back: Witness § the prisoner also pnil the ont again, and Murphy then watked ont x way Tae # withess also testiffed that the knife was rin in up to the very handle. Deceased was taken to 1 on the following night. The kuife was here produced and identified, It still bears marks of blood #. Be ry WAs next called to the siand and testified to substantialiv the above facts, and swore positively that the prisoner stahhiod P commission o | Geed by the prisoner. He and Hill it is q were friends, but the prisoner upon the nicht in question ws uk. —Rep.} } os Sra Tue RaiLnoaD DeRLays.—There astorminthe House hall *to-day oy railroad failures of connection upon the Balu. more and Philadetphia raitroad, all the delays compiained of ba tion ui the + bers in their ve the so g occurred Bpx nine.” Honorabie 7 Levidently overlooked entirely cent destruction of the bridge over the his por. f Schuylkil river at Gray’s Ferry, and the turiher fact that from time immemorial th» Susquehanna has been unnavigable at Havre de G in such storms as that in which the rmoth railroad ferry boat got ngronnd. y have, however, repaired the » Sebuylkull bridge, by the co) another in remarkably brief tine, obeen pushing ahead the new built over the Susquetanaa ble activity and e| difficulues of procuring the p athemas hurled to day by guinst the Railroad, © perty been directed sgnt ements, fire, col4, &¢. the road is called apon to do heavy exceptional overwork any t these war times, ulso seriously i the running of trains on sched doubt not the aupro- — Suspicion oF Mrerver — 1 Fuss, of the Third Ward, arres son. (colored,) who lives on K miget Oi or sen treet u netween (th ard loth, npon the charze of more, der. Ellen tad a quarrel with her vieca.a cirtg who lived with her, last Thursday, aud turned > her out a ateae with at ning the ead, and the neighhe i irom fnje wenn inflicted by to jal to oroner Woods ng to hold an ingu 1d 9 . ward held view of the bedy of the deceased, Mary Aun Baker, and there whaiever that she had been be ed, by Ellen Jackson, her Au jail for a hearing in t by some one ¢ equent neglect her death tre Kuown to Lhe jary, GETTING and more des to the popul jon of vl our cotemy ining to innoculate more or Jes: residents with their ideas of th things. We,draw this conclusion f neg upon the Criminal Court records the entry of the payment of the forfeited bail of a notorious Suse keeper by alarge holder of Wash- rion real estate; and again on learning thata large hoider of Washington real estate was inst night a hero of the P. i, matched against a light weight. The gladiators danced, x nd a 24-foct ring in trae & unt{l they bad fairly pummeliled each other of breath, to the infinite amusement of not only those invited to witness the display of so-called science, but of the crowd of liftle boys and j negroes peeping through the boards where the match came oft. % - ~~ Potick Rerorts.—Third Precinet.—Georza Coiling, assault; $3.56. Alexander Gibbs, Mary Thomas, Hannah Kelly, dismissed. Fourth Precinct —George Edwards, drunk and disorderly; $3. Tenth Precinct James Young, assault with intent to kill; military. Earl S. Ash, a saalt and battery; bail for peace. Wm. Stine, disor- missed. Louis Miller, drank and dis- Si. John Smith, bogus detective; dis- a \e missed, ——>-— ANOTHER Hack Roppery.—Last night, H. Mootherd, 91st Pa. vois., was taken tot! central guardhonse in a back. He was ve drunk, Upon recovering he discovered that he had been robbed of $200. Mootherd has ag knowledge of where or how he was robhed. It will be investigated. The facts lock tery much like the preliminary steps 'o the robbery, of Lieut. Quigley, for which Johnny Maca has just been conyicted. I arses FourtH Warp Station Cases.—Thoms Broderick, violating hack law; dismissed. EF Welch, James Walsh, George W. Taylor, Toha Cunningham, Jehn Harveson, drunk, «: missed. James Uross, Wm. Oross, disorderly $155 each, James Hill, do.; dismissed. A. Obleton, drunk ard disorderly; 31.5- Willian Parker, do.; do. James Brown, drunk: $25? a Trimep WARD STaTion Case .merder: jail for hearing. Corn ney, drunk; $2. A. E. Grisweil, traud: bail. Mary Keily, drunk: wor Bilen Barns, drunk and disorderiy; d Kelly, do; dismissed ay bee Srconp Warps —Ellen Jack- in Molo- Wood, suspicion of Jarceny Batter, assault and battery; d do.: bs 3 tring. C, Crums muitary. Wm. Atyinson, do; dismissed. aie See PoRT oF GEORGETOW Sloop Relief, Homans ma: 1, light; schconer J. er, for Deal's Island, li BAK aad si Pord?s that Four years less tiienlars call at street, bet, Dand B H ORROMEO COLLEGE jaiteonore county. Pike ville, Md A very limited number of swung gectl ncaa he received into this institution. on applicatina to the Prin: test OF Rsv 8.0.8 WALDR? jad st z D —Straved or stolen fro aday Di re caNED Tin tae ight, the 24 ins rz on the left wil de gat hin A . ar. OS south side Lowrsianaavenur, Al the Horse pret t . nd With streets N INE COWS at AUCTION —On THURSDAY 1X MORNING, hing Meee oN 10 o'clock we will sell 4 LY FURS Ar ALOSION — Willseli,on FHORSDAY MORNING 7ta the Avction Booas, commencing stl) a the largest and choicest stock of FINS FURSever offered inthis city, The assort svat com prisar— Budeon Bay apd Mink Sables, ee ‘rian Equirrel au: al i) bidet tian Fitch and Fecuch Sable, & 0, &¢, In Gapes, Cloaks: Victorines, A Contarettes oarorSuils, Outis, &e, Ase, A large and varied assortment of ur Robes, Muillers, p Gloves. &e., ke. ! mo me of which the attention of the pubic is so ‘Jad W.L. WALL & 00., Aucta fo BALB—Twenty Cords cf Prime 04K WOOD, two miles anda half from Benuing’s Bridge, which the owner will sell on reasonable terms. appv te G. L. BALDWIN, on the premises. ad OARD, Wasnincton, January From this date Mr WILLIAM N, DAL bave an interest in the business b. ducted by me at 405 Penn. avenue The bu: will hereafter be conducted undir the name of Ru & Co. “inset HARMON BURNS. 1 IMs: LIM t nave mow on banda tell cugplyef freah wood: ay o a purnt Limesand Tam constantly burniag and will cow always havea full stock at my vil, which I = mall at the lowest price for me aory. YV INTER GARMENTS, NEW STYLES. assortment of ¥. BOX CLOTHING. ¥ a re : BOVE" and OF TLDEER's cueing bof oe = i preten' eon coat ao to ‘hich we invite the attention of parenia. 92 Pi WALL, BTEPREN & attia'es: ooa-if,tf [(int.&Rep.]