Evening Star Newspaper, January 22, 1864, Page 2

i ale gon offered resolutions declaring that the begs acknowledged their duty to obey the Constitution of the State, and that they were “aware of no existing inducements founded on motives of expediency that would justity the violation of their oath of allegiance.” The resolutions were characterized as crazy andin- cata SiGec aulting, and indefinitely postponed by a nearly 7 READING MATTER 0) i: | unanimous vote. The bill anthorizing the BEE OUTSIDE FOR INTERESTING TE | presentation of flags to the Maryland regiments GRAPHIC AND OTHER MATTER. THE EVENING STAR. ‘WASHINGTON CITY: FRIDAY JANUARY 22, 1864. Pi assed to a second reading. The con- | Mderstion of the bill to calla Constitntional | Convention was then resumed, and Mr. Olark, | of Prince George's, spoke at length, in oppo- | sition to the bill reported by Mr. Stockbridze, oecupying the attention of the House until it took a recess. On reassembling 8 vote was _ had on the motion to substitute the “delay Washingten Money Market. Quotations for stocks, coin and uncurrent money, furnished by Lewis Johuson & Oc, Bankers: ML reported by Mr. Fysoa for that reported y Mr. Stockbridge. It was rejected—ayes 20, 8. ape Bonds, i881 . nays 51—Balt. American. .» 1651, U.S. 7.30 Notes.... Quartermasters’ Checks. | TO THE PUSLIC —AUl peraons ae hereby warned not to credit or loan money to aay person related to me, on my accoust, without my wr tten order, as I will not be responsibie for any debta so contracted. FRANCIS SCALA, January 22. 1564, jn 22 3t* MEDICAL PURVEYOR’S OF FIOB Wasuisctox, DC Jan 21, 1864, ! e advertirement for Proposals for Ice issied frow this office, January, 1464, are withdrawn, Advertis-mevts more iu detail will be issued as con 28 prepared, and the time for receiving bids *tpy order of the Acting 7 @ 1 y order of the Acting “urgeon General. HGNRSY JOHNSON, ju2a4t M.8.K.U.8. A. and Act’g Mad, Pur. THE CELERRATED BLAOK 8 FAN (MISS GREEBNF(ELD,) assisted by the Young Ameriean Gold.. +155 jg A158 3G New Yore Rares—First Boarp. Conpen 6's, ISSi, 105X; 7-30’s, 196%: Certifi- cates of Indebtedness, 97¥; Gold, 157 X. 7 The new Dollar Weekly Star, fuller than ever of Metropolitan news and gossip, and choice literary reading, is now on our counter ready for delivery to the public. Ithas recently been greatly enlarged and improyed, and now undoubtedly presents much more matter ter the same amount of money than any other ‘wan, will give @ concert at the Presbyterian Church, on next MONDAY NiGHTP, Jaguary 25th, Doors open at 73 o'clock, ja 21-4t* (Sr ABE BUANS CLUB, and the admirers of Burns, will celebrate the Anniversary of the Bard, on MONDAY BYENING. January ath, at the Euro Hotel, southwest corner of Penn. ‘treet, Tickets may be had at the weekly in the country. Embraced in its enter- taining contents are the followimg articles: An interesting budget of military news and de- tails; Particulars of the progress of the Siege of Charleston; Account of General Marston’s raid in Wes moreland and other counties in Virginia; Kebel raid into Vienna; Operations in the West, South and Sonthwest by our aGers. ORAWFORD, Boo. armies, and operations on the seas by our ~ ~ + navy; and also interesting accounts from FAIR TO AID IN REBUILDING RY Cena nee eee aes Peceneee OF MUAESIRLS | ST noid ale be the RRtOOEE Ce chee oming back into the Union. : News from rebel sources and from the South; eaten odes, corner of aad ete poe {Tsland,) Kumor of a concentrated rebel movement 1864. the proceedsof which are to be devoted to t upon Knoxville, Tennessee; Rebel accounts sbove object. A fine band of music will be in at trom Charleston, and extracts from secesh tandance. ja 21-5t* papers, indicating the plans and prospects 5 of the ‘rebels; Also, foreign news, and. ac- (ees SORSRCE OND ENCE: counts of the progress of events in Mexico; Wasnincron, January 18, 1864. Domestic news; Particulars of the recent ‘To Leonard Grover, Esq. railroad accidents; The inanguration of Gov. | Dear tin: Recsiving and appreciating your lib- Curtin, of Pennsylvania; Miscellaneous mat. ¢Fali'¥ upon former occasions for bensvoleat ob- ters; Correspondence between Jeff Davis and <i, also, that you porseses truly loys] heart, 1m the Pope; A thrilling account ot the late dis- G°e2/¥™mpathy with the brave defenders of our aster anc Toss of life in Chili; Items; Clip- county. se rarpectfally ask you in their behalf 0 pings from the press; Editorial articles; Uon- nefit in your elegant Dramatic Temple : a! such time as may best suit your convenience. in etTessional procerdings, and a good story. Also, all the local news ot Washington and ad of the Great Fair to be held in the spacion of the Patent Office suilcing on the 22d S59 ed Georgetown for the past week, and a col- Idiers’ umn of valuable and interesting matter tor realy, under the auspices of tre Ladies’ Belief Asso-iation. Very respectf’y ob’t serv’ts, the farmer, gardener and housekeeper. | B B Erench President Association. This is just the paper above all others for per- . COs es Vice Erosident, sons sojourning in the National Metropolis to, papa, ‘ioe resident United Breton, send to their friends at a distance. Price only aw Foot United, States Senate. five cents per copy, or $1.50 per annum; postage | B°Y "Sy ponBeOm. o prepaid by stamps when so arranged. i # . wulinson, - ne 7 | Willism Bpragne, S CONFIRMED. J. R Do ilittie, “ Charles A Dana has been confirmed m ex- | BE Pint phelcrester Genarat i ecutive session of the Senate as Assistant Sec- | Justin 8’ Mrrrill, House cf Representatives U.8. retary of War under the act recently passed | — & Trowbri % e and approved for that purpose. | B.D Dawes, —— | Fortue Bexter, ComniTTEE ON THECONDUCT or THEWar— | $5. K he Committee on the Conduct of the War, just | L oe s, 4 Ve authorized to be appointed, consists of Sena- | OESORs: " A tors Wade of Obio, Chandler of Michigan, and | Geo W' MeUisian. Secon? nnn mee Gen Harding of Oregon, and Representatives Gooch | Oren Bleek Se Aaditor Pans of Marsachuset's, Julian of Indiana, Odell of | J%p Hg Pactett. Qommissioner of Pensions nts. Dole, Commissioner of Irdian Affairs. 2; M- Edmunds, Commissioner General Land Of ce Iseae Newton, Commissioner of Agriculture. Richard Wallach, Mayor of Washington, | Bayles J. Bowen, City Postma: ter Jobn M. Brodhead, Second Comptroller. Joseph F. Brown, Willem B Yoda. ela aires Leonard ¥ Boss, Brig. Gen. U.8. A. Grover’s Tozater, WAssINGTON Crry,, Janualy i9th, 1854. Hen. B. B. French, President ** Ladies’ Soldiers’ Relief Association,” and others Ihave the honor to acknowiedge the receipt of your very complimentary note of yesterday. tincerely thank you for the op; at which your proposition affords me of aiding, under such favorable auspices, the laudable enterprise which the patriotic ladies of Waehington have so nob'y undertaken; and it gives form you that I have set ew York, and Loan of Missouri. This com- | mittee is similar to the one heretofore in exist- ence, the only difference being in the substitu- tion of Messrs. Harding and Loan in the place of Ex-Congressmen Andrew Johnson and Uo- Vode. ‘The old committee was appointed December, Is61, and closed its labors April, 1863 The new one, in addition to its duty of inquiring into the conduct of the war, is instructed toex- amine int@ll contracts and engagements with | any department of the Government, and is au- | thorized to sit during the recess of Concress at | ny place which may be deemed proper. Be- sides this, every facility is provided for a thor- Ough investigation, including the sending for Persons and papers. ‘= bo) te ment to the futberanes of their eff rts in behalf of our country’s heroes, Witha re in the suece-n of the cause. Tam, most truly, your ob’t THE STATE DinnER YESTERDAY.—The an- | nual State dinner was given at the Presi- dential Mansion yesterday evening. Be-/| servant, Lia 21 St} Lsowanp Grover sidee tho FTesident and Mrs. Lincoln there 'D BUPPER.—The ladies of ‘were present, Vice President Hamlin, the Lem n= ee lar ey iz 2 Aig w ee Tembers of the Cabinet, Justices of the | 8 Fe ani iF allows’ fs 5 , . id Supreme Court of the United States, and other | ae, oon Raitt nee THURSDAY FALDAY and distinguished guests, with their ladies, number- | BATORDAY RVBSINGS, Jan. alot 22° and 23d The proceeds for the benefit of the Home Mission Society of the Oburch, A band of music will be in shecdnees each evening. Doors open at7 o’clock, ap ets ing in all about thirty persons. Dinner was served at7o’clock. The Marine Baud was in @‘tendance throughout the afternoon and eve- Ding. The toilet of the ladies present was elegant in the extreme; and Mrs. Lincoln, who ‘was exquisitely attired, presided with charac. | 4i JOS SHAFFIELD’S BALTIMORE OON- FECTIONBRY, 356 Sixth street, between G and H—Parties. B rs, tions, Wed- * and other Enterteinmenta furnishe1 at short- teristic grace “nd dignity. President Lincoln si Water love medg"by rien power. ie best ‘Himself was in fine spigits and seemed to enjoy quality, whol 'e and retail, delivered to any part the social relaxation trom his onerous duties. | ‘{ the city and Georgetown. ee ‘The affair was a delighful one altogether. ABS8EMBLY’s CHUROH FAIR ‘ill commence at Odd Fa Te Hall, Seventh Street, On TUESDAY, Jaa. 17th, Ja he continue every night for two weeks. GREAT FAIR TO BE HELD AT THE PATENT OFFIOR BUILDING.—At a meeting of the Ladies’ Relief Association for the the Benefit of Soldiers’ Families and the Christian Ccmmission. at the house of Mayor Wallach, Jan- as P Uary 6, 1864. it President of the Association be RapicaL ConventTIoN.—The radicals of Mis- souri have issued a call to choose delegates to attend a Freedom Convention of the slave Siates, to be held at Louisville, Ky.,on the 224 of February next. CONGRESSIONAL. ——_—_<o——_ XXXVIIITe CONGRESS.—FIRST SESSION. i wi Resolved. Thatt! specially instructed to notify the citizens of Wash- ington. through the city papers. not to contribute he benefit of the Fair to any person by a commission to collect, signed by the President. if SELAH SQUIRES, Becrotary. In acoordance with the foi jing resolution, I ice B. B FRENOG, Prasident, STARVATION. — Those who are tired of SENATE.—After our report closed yesterday— The resolution requiring members to take the oath of loyalty to the Government, being under | consideration— i Mr. Howard addressed the Senate. He thought this was a simple Proposition, that every Senator should hereafter take this oath or be excluded from this body. It was rather being di and half starved, shoud late in the day tosay that we were d a | consult Dr. DARBY. who cures by Tonics and Nu- i loing grievous wrong against persons whose hands Witton. eel eear OF ry eed were Ted with the blood of innogent loyal peo- | Room 99 The act Wat ae Do gemaltation ple, when we simply ask them or their repre- de 29 Im*™ cai =i 10 1h GOON Ae Cath oe ele eres OTS IO ORBAM AND WATER [ONS OF THE emg zucte discuased alone te question ot tno | [CB perk quai depered to Pane Hite, ule. ere Was nfecti« n ° the propriety of incorporating into the rules of | ¢ 8 Contech onstm Geemer ith an USSELL the Benate an obligation which the law of July, | - - 62, itself already imposes. The law in itsel: ‘was'a sufficient rule. A rule of the Senate | CAUTION could pot make the.statue any stronger than it was, There was no precedent for this rule. It | implied that the law was defective, and there | ws fio necessity for it. FROM . The American Watch Company. Upon the con<lusion of Mr. Foote’s remarks | It having come to our knowledge that imitations the Senate adjourned until Monday. | of the American Watch have been put upon the Hovse.—After our report closed— | ‘k it bers. The House resolved itself into a Committee of | aaa inves ars reer ss ager ead the Whole on the state of the Union, and re. | ¥°Ftblessness, to injure reputation of our sumed the consideration of the amendatory in- | genuine products.—to protest our own interests | and the public from imposition, we again publish ternal revenue bill. Mr. Pendleton offered an amendment, which the trade marks by which our Watehes may in- variably be known. ‘was agreed to, providing that all cotton in = heey ne are, heretofore exempted, shal taxed two cents a pound. | We manufacture four styles of Watches— Mr. Brooks offered an amendment, to strike out the drawback of two cents pound in all | The F1a87 has the name “AMERICAN WATOH CO., Waltham, Mass.” engraved on the inside plate, The seconp bas the name cases where the duty imposed by this act upon the cotton used in manufacture shall be satis- “ APPLETON, TBAOY & OO., Waltham, Mass,”’ engraved on the inside plate, Sactorily shown to have previously been paid. amendment was rejected. Mr. Eine carted an amendment, which “Was agree: tax spirits. i; the feats of this ‘act. forty pom seines Prior to | ‘The rurnp has the name The bill and the amendments Mr. Stevens offered a substitute t iy) Se tboaneite plate, These were ordered to be artntany aman 4ll the above styles have the name American House adjourned. | ‘Watoh Oo. painted on the dial, and are warranted _— | in every respect. Maryland Legislature. | ‘The rourtH has the name elberger reported a bill front the J udiel “ WM, BLLEBY, Boston, Mass,” engraved on ities to remove all dsvnctona As to thy cunt. | the inside plate, and in not named on the dial. tify in their OWE coee. Found parties to tes- | All the above described Watches are made of te be reported unfavorably on the Some debate here ensued, after which the tonne and were reported “P. B, BAR? LETT, Waltham, Mass,” engraved In the Maryland Senate yesterday Mr. Eich- | qv” ire cflicers of corporations to take sito ren Daly wagner cee ree tte rere e ¥ Sn cath of . a8 may be required. ~~ Bliegiance. Mr. Sterling gave notice ©: the subject from the sainority of tof Sill tts hardly possible for usto securataly describe mite ba rid ipa etary on-Militia the numerous imitations to which we have allu ortes en. oa appropriates One million of doliare for the putt @e4., They are usually inseribed with names s0 bcd it was made tbe order of the day for ™**tly approaching our own aato escape the ob- x ong ey Bere ee on ~ | Mervation of the unaceustomed buyer. Some are ‘opulation reporida to re * grobiviune Sree wagedos Posts pater iris <Tepresented as made by the “Union Wateh Co., of ate. The Ucn vention bill was then taken up, , B°*ton, Mage,”-no such company existing. Some are ramed the ““goldier’s Wateh.’”? to Ddesold as our Fourth or Wm. Rulery style, usually Xnown asthe @nd the debate thereon resumed. Mr. Briscoe continued his argument in opposition to the | “Zoldier’s Wate” others are named the “Apple- biil. -Mr. Eichetberger defen, the bill in an mole speech, and replied to the attacks of its | oprone ith some well put points. Mr. | ton Wateh Co.;” others ? wig Chulse,felgwed'on e'taae as | St ad of our PB. Bartee nestioe ee ta in ene + characteristic speeches The mo- | Bartiatt, besides many varietios ton of Mr. Fankior’ to amend the bill ao.as | D*m+d in such «manner eats oouvey the idea that to postpone the election of delegates uatii 1665 | Shey are the veritable productions of the American ‘wee los'—ayes 6, nays 15. This probably indi- Watch Com; cates the yo'e by which the bill ‘wilt pase thy a Seasie5 mr. hep y eye will no doubt; Alittle attention on the part of Sayers will pro ouse, an: ease: tect thers from gross pomiti J Rincrence between the Senate, aud Togs ea! me a ROSBINB’& APPr ‘ Agents for the American Watsk Uompecy, $023 colm 189 Broadway, New Yor, will tein reation to the adm! ition of the earn of allegiance to challenged voters, dn the House of Delegates yesterday Mr, OFF ITAL. Enrollment of Volunteers. [Circucar No. 3.) War Department, Provost Marshal General's Office, . Washington, January 7, 1864, The following Opinion of Hon. William Whi- ting, Solicitor of the War Department, is pub- lished for the information and guidance of all concerned ; | | Orrnion The chief objects of the act of 1883, chapter 75, entitled “An act for enrolling and calling out the forces of the United States, and for oth- er purposes,” were to provide for enrolling the | forces of the United States in order to ascertain | the number of able-bodied soldiers between the | ages of 20and 45 years who might be cailed upon for military duty, to divide them Into classes, and to call out from time to time such proper of these troops as the emergencies | of the service should require, The design of Congress, as expressed in the clause to which | you have directed my atttention, (the last clause in the 12th section,) was to eq aatize the burden of furnishing soldiers, as far as possible, among the several loyal States, and among the dis- tricts of each State. To attaM this result, the statute directs ‘the President «to take into consideratton the num- ber of volunteers and militia furnished by and from the several States, and the period of their service since the commencement of the present Tebellion.’’ It is obvious that the number of men and the periods of their respective service must both - be iaken as elements of calculation in order to ascertain the fotal amount of service performed by the soldiers of a given State; and that the total amountof service thus ascertained ineach State would give the total amount in the aggre- gate of all the service performed in all the States. To ascertain the amount of service which either one of the States would have rendered, if it had borne its just share; or, in other words, what part of such aggregate service was justly due from each State, it became necessary to compare the Pennines by the late census of | each State with the aggregate population of all | the States enrolled. It was obvious that each State should contribute in proportion to the number of its inhabitants, inasmuch as there ‘was no other safe basis for estimating the re- spective numbers of their citizens capable of performing military duty. This was the plan prescribed by the statute of July 22, 1661, chap- ter 9, section 1, for the apportionment of volun- teers among the several States. The proportion of troops due from each State was to that obtained from all the States as the number of inhabitants of that State was to the aggregate number of inhabitants of all all the States. The solation of this formula- Ty gave foreach State the number of troops required in order to make up its equal and just share, If the number of troops fell short of this required proportion, that deficit should be CHARGED, if the number exceeded, it should be CREDIT? D, to the State in question on the ac- count of the draft under the enrollment act. When the enrollment has been completed a new and more satisfactory basis is estab! ished for distributing the burden of the draft. Hay- ing ascertained the number of persons actually enrolled in the several States, the number of treops to be drawn from each State will be cal- culated as follows: Ag the total number enrolled in all the States is to the pumber enrolled in a particular State, so the total number to be drafted is to the number to be drafted in a particular State. The number to be drafted. thus ascertained, should be charged to the particular State, and then the amount due to or due from, that Stite on the accountof former service should be add- ed toor subtracted trom that number. The balance is that which is due from the State in question, and when balances are thus made up for all the States, the amount of cervice will be equally distributed according to law. The statute also requires that the enrollment districts info which the States are to be divided should be equalized among themselves. may be effected upon the same principles as above stated. The nuinber of men to be tir- nished by any One district bears the same pro- portion to the number to be furnished by the State as the number of men enrolled in that district bears to the whole number enrolled in the State. The only means provided by the statute to enable the President toequalize the draft among the several DISTRICTS is by reference to the numbers therein respectively enrolled. There being no census of Federal population for eith- er of these districts or sub-districts, and no authority given to the President to take a cen- sus thereof, itis obviously the intent of Con- gress that the enrollment itself should be the basis for equalizing the draft among districts. The statute of 1863 prescribes no particular mode of equalizing the numbers ot troops among the several ATES; and though the President is therefereffeft to his own discretion as to the mode of carrying the law into effect, yet he is certainly justifiea in taking the same mode of equalizing the draft among the States as is prescribed for equalizing it among the several districts; and whatever mode he adopts by which the law is carried into effect, his decision is final as to the assignment of qnotas. A difficulty arose in the practical adminis- tration of this statute, from the circumstance that troops were required for service before the enrollment could be completed in all the States, and it was impossible for them to as- certain definitely the exact quota of each State This | and district prior to the completion of the en- ro!lment. ‘0 obviate this difficulty, and to avoid the danger of haying the army depleted while in the presence of the enemy, it was deemed proper to divide the first draft into two par’s, or to call out only a portion of the first draft, with a view of completing the equaliza- tion of the draft asa whole, after the enroll- ment should have been completed. Thesecond part of the first draft, therefore, yet remains to be completed, and it becomes necessary, there- fore, togiveeach State credit in the above-men- tioned account for all troops furnisbed ander the first part of the aforesaid draft, and the bal- ance of the first draft will be all that will now be due on that draft from each State respec- tively. After the firstsection of the draft was drawn, and before the quotas for the last section there- of can be assigned, a new element has been in- troduced -which must now be taken into ac- count. The Government has authorized vol- unteers to be enrolled, who have received bounties,and who are to be credited to the States as part of their respective quotas in the same manner as though such volunteers had been furnished under the draft. By observing these principles and methods of calculation, the requisitions of the law in ascertaining the qopiae ot each State will, I think, be substantially complied with. 1 subjoin a tabular form of making ont the account of each State for more convenient re- ference. WILuiaM Wuitina, Solicitor of the War Department. NAMB OF THE STATE. Dr. 1. Amount of service to equalize or Or. the accounts between the States prior to March 3, 1863, taking into view the number of men, period of service, and population of State as com- pored With all the States to enrolled... Dz. 2. Amount of servi jue from said State as estimated as for the ENTIRE DRAFT, Dr. 3. Amonnt of service received Or. from the first section of the draft from said State........ Dr. 4. Amount of service of yolun- Cr. teers under the Presiden’ last call.... The balance will show the amount of service’ due on the second part of the draft, which the President should assign as a quota now to be drawn for. _ James B, Fry, Provost Marshal General. APOLEON— The well known borse of § Joguire, ator Pons, Uae for mle, TSW FOR SALE- 275 Cords Prime Seasoned OAK wi ti Geen don tt the Hakse 500" Cosas boseoet 10. le road. 60 T ay. eens, aster aee jaw Bonceiige CAF® Teeesre'or'R. 5, HALL aoe OR 84 Fi Micaatae delay rca ok Bs aan Center Market, on the Book. ja 22-im* gene ive~ B rein TEP ASE. cocte fo OXATERS, lands @, will be stable: ry ya ch : f KUOND EDITION. 4 O'OLOOCE P. M. BOILER EXPLOSION ON A GUNBOAT. TWO MEN KILLED AND FOUR BADLY SCALD ae About nine o'clock on Wednesday morning an explosion occutred on the gnnboat Dragon, at Piney Point, by which two persons were killed and four badly scalded. It appears that as the Dragon was about making fast to a vessel to tow her in to the wharf, the forward man-hole plate was split, and the steam and hot water rushed out ina volume, scalding Philip Lane, ship’s corporal on the face, hands, and sides of the chest, and injuring him internally, killing him almost in- stantly; scalding .Richard Starr on the back, front of chest, both.legs, feet and hands, (the latter being almost literally torn off,) who has since died; John Carroll was scalded severely on the hands and slightly about the thighs; John Sullivan badly on the hands and face Wm. Strain badly on face and hands, and sligitly on the front of the chest; Alexander | Campbell on the face and hands. The injured men were taken on deck as soon as possible, but the first named was already dead, and ali with the exception of Lane were removed to the gunboat Commodore Reed, flagship of Commander Parker, when As- sistant Surgeon James Wilson assisted by As- sistant Paymaster James J. Duffield dressed their wounds, and the boat started for this city, where she arrived yesterday afternoon. ‘The officers and men ofthe ward did all in their power to alleviate thesufferings of the injured. Starr died about six hours after the accident on the way up, and the otherson arriving here ‘were cent to the Naval Hospital. They are all doing well, and will no doubt recover. It is supposed that the accident was caused by apiug, which had been driven into the torward man hole plate, bursting out, when some of the men attempted to drive it back, thereby break- ing the plate, when the steam and water burst out as above stated. This is saidjto have been done without the cognizance of the engi- neer, and without any orders whatever. The affair will probably be inquired into, and the biame, if any, placed upon the proper party. The funeral of Starr took place from the Commodore Reed this morning, and his remains were followed by a number of seamen to the Congressional Cemetery, where they were in- terred. ANOTHER REBEL OUTRAGE AT WIN- CHESTER. ge A UNION MAN DRAGGED FROM A CHURCH BY REBELS. ee, A letter from Winchester, Va., informs us that on the night of January 15th, Mr. Wm. Dooley, who had been exiled from his home in Winchester, on account of his Union senti- ments, and who had ventured back to see his family, attended religious service in the M. E. Church, and during the service, a party of armed rebels entered the church and made an assault upon Mr. D., he having been pointed out to them by asecesh sympathizer. The re- bels fiourished and snapped their revolvers in the church, and the excitement caused several ladies to faint. They then dragged Mr. Dooley from the church and carried him away. Rev. B. F. Brook, the pastor of the church, remon- strated with the rebel assailants, and the latter tld him thatif he interfered they would shoot him. Mr. Dooley, it is said, has ever been known asatrue and loyal man, and his arrest has created great excitement in the valley of Vir- ginia. Itis not knewn what the rebels have done with him, but it is supposed they have either killed him or taken him to a Richmond dungeon. OPPERATIONS OF OUR NAV BlockaADE YY ON THE The following reports received at the Navy Department show the work of our gallant Navy, the past few weeks, in preventing blockade running, and destroying Rebel prop- erty and ships: On the 20th of December last, the schooner Fox, tender to the U.S. Flagship San. Jacinto East Gulf Squadron, destroyed, in the Law- rence river, Florida, a rebel steamer supposed to be the Little Lila, formerly the Nan Nan, and before that, the Flushing. She was set fire to by 8 boat’s crew belonging to the Fox. On the 21th December, the same vessel cap- tured the British schooner Edward, from Ha- vana, off the mouth of the Lawrence river. The cargo consisted of salt and lead. On the same day, the U.S. S. Sunflowercap- tured, off Tampa Bay, the rebel sloop Hancock, from Havana, loaded with salt, borax, &c. On the 4th of January, the U.S. S. Tiogacap- tured off the S. W. point of Great Bahama Island, a schooner—name not given—loaded with salt, liquor, coffee, arms, and segars. She claimed to be bourd from Nassau to Ha- yana, but when discovered was about eighty- five miles north of the port of clearance, and standing directly tor the blockaded coast, about Indian river. Comd. J.H Strong, of the U.S. S.Mononga- hela, reports that, on the 29th of December, a the request of Gen. Washburne, he sent the U. S.S. Granite City and Sciota up the peninsula, off the entrance of Matagorda Bay, T-xas, with Gen. Ransom and 100 troops, to cut off rebel pickets. White the Sciota was absenton & recornoisance at the mouth of Beazoo river, the troops, which had been landed, were ate tacked by a force of S00 or 1,0°0 cavalry, but were defended by the Granite City, which fired 140 rounds before the enemy was driven off On the return of the Sciota, the Granite City went down to Pass Caballo and brought up the Monongahela and Penobscot,falling in with the U.S. gunboat Estelle on her way up. On their arrival, they found that the cavalry had made several attacks during the night, but had been driven off by the Sciota, which an- chored close in to the breakers and shelled on either side of the troops. During the day,'a rebel steamer on the inside came close and shelled our troops out of their position, forcing them to retreat down the beach. The Sciota, Granite City and Estella were sent in close to the shore to protect the troops during the night, and, a norther coming on, the next morning the rebel steamer was discovered ashore, probably driven on by the gale. The weather prevented steaming in to destroy her during the day, but in going in the next morning, she was found te have been destroyed by fire. After throwing a 200- pound rifled shell at the wreck, to ascertain if any persons remained about there, Oom. ‘Strong returned to Pass Oaballo and foundthat the Sciota, Granite City and Estella, having succeeded in getting the troopson board, had brought them back there. At daylight, Jan. lith,® steamer was seen beached and burning near Lockwood's Folly Inlet, (west of Cape Fear river, N. ©.) On being boarded, with the loss of one man, from the fire of sharp-shooters on shore, her log- ‘book was secured, from which it appeared she ‘was the Ranger, from New Uastle, via Bermu- da, On the 10th of January, she made our coast and landed her passengers, and the next morning, at daylight, being intercepted by the Fiag-ship Minnesota and three other blocka- ders, in her approach to Matun Bar, she was beached and fired by her crew. The attempt to extinguish the fire and haul the vessel off being frustrated by the enemy's sharp-shooters, the blockading vessels were brought as near as possible to the shore, and a fire opened to dis- lodge them. It being found impossible to save the Banger, she was also fired into, until she ‘was burnt cympletely out. Meanwhile,.a. smoke rising farther ‘westward, the Aries proceeded there aad soon returned and reported a fine looking double, propeller blockage rupner, ascertained. to be the ‘Vesta, beathed and‘ on fire, @nd that sharp- fy supposed to be the ‘one chased evening by the Quaker ity, Tuscarora, and > Keystone"Star, and that communicating with the shore, and learning of the presence of the blockaders in force, and perhaps being short of conl, she was beached by her crew and fired rather than be captured. In reporting this, Admiral Lee remarks:— “The Department will perceive that this is the twenty-second steamer lost by the rebels and the blockade runners, attempting to violate the blockade off Wilmington within the last six months—an average of nearly one steamer everyeight days. These losses must greatly lessen the means of the rebel authorities to ex- port cotton, obtain supplies, and sustain their credit, and thus, dispirit and weaken them very much.” A subsequent report states that the latter of the two vessels above mentioned was boarded. material were being removed from Richmond to Columbia. She believes it looks like the evacuation of the rebel capital. The letter was dated Dec. 16. DESTRUCTION OF BLOCKADE RUN. NERS OFF WILMINGTON, New York, Jan. 22—A Herald ietter dated off Wilmington, i3th, details the capture or de- struction of the blockade runners Ranger, Ban- digo, and Hero. The Bandigo was.run ashore, set on fire and shelled, but being an iron vessel was compara- tively undamaged. An attempt was made to tow her off by the Mon‘gomery and Iron Age. The Montgomery stuck fast, but her powerfal engines got her off. The Iron Age also got ashore; and although the two gunboats tried their best, she conld not be moved. Her gons were thrown overboard, and she was set on fire and blown up. Herofficersandcrew were transferred to other vessels. GEN. MARS&TON’S RAID INTO VIRGINIA. On the 12th of January, under cover of the gunboats Yankee, Currituck, Anacostia, Tulip and Jacob Bell, of the Potomac Flotilla, Gen. Marston landed a force of cavalry and infan- try on the peninsula between the Potomac and Rappahannock rivers, and succeeded in cap- turing a small body of the enemy and a large number of cavalry horses. THE ALLEGED RESIGNATION OF SEN- ATOR W TE, OF PENNSYLVANIA PHILADELPHIA, Jan. 22.—The following dise patch, received frdm Gov. Curtin, fully con- tradicts @ canard in the /nguirer this morning: HARRISBURG, Jan, 22.—Major White's resig- nation never was in my hands. I have beard there was such a paper, but 1 never saw it. The Speaker of the Senate is the proper per- son to receive the resignation and issue a war- rant fora new election. I have nothing todo with it officially. The report you allude to is false. (Signed) A. G. Curtin, DESERTERS. The following deserters were committed to Forrest Hall prison this morning by order of “Capt. Todd: Albert C. Whitaker, 10th N. Y. cavalry; Jos. Burhalter, 146th N. Y. volunteers; Frank Smith, 40th N.Y. volunteers; John Quinn, 7th N. Y. artillery. TO BE HELD AS A WITNESS. Thomas Johnson, colored, was arrested yesterday and confined in the Old Oapitol prison, to be held as a witness in the embezzle- ment case of Lieutenant Parker, brigade quar- termaster, who was killed at the seven days battle in front of Richmond, Va. THE CONTEST FOR U. IN KENTUCK FRrankrort, Ky., Jan.24.—The election of Senator was prevented in Senate to-day by fili- bustering until adjournment. The Honse nominated Messrs. Bell, Guthri+, Burham, Butler and Buckner as candidates. S. SENATOR UNDER SENTENCE OF COURT-MARTIAL. Abram Craw ford,50th New York Engineers, and Thomas S. Banfield, 15th New York En- gineers, were committed to the Old Capitol this morning by Captain Todd, under sentence ot Court Martial. Ne aghet CriminaL Court, Judge Olin.—Yesterday, Leander Proat, indicted tor receiving stolen goods. was acquitted. In the case of W. H. Stork, a small boy, indicted for larceny, the Court ordered that he be discharged from jail and bound ont as an apprentice: but it appearing that the boy had been sent trom the jail with the small-pox toa hospital for trea'ment, the order was rescin ted, This morning, Franklin Pierce, charged with pettt larceny, was acquitted. Lucinda Johnson, charged with grand lar- ceny in stealing a dress,cloaka d other ariicles, was foond guilty of stealing the cloak and dress, and sentenced to the Albany penitentiary for eighteen months. The prisoner, who is a colored girl, when the sentence was being passed, said that she was persuaded to leave Baltimore and come here by some girls, but denied taking the thinzs. She Tre GOTTSCHALK concert last night was a very brilliant affair, and the Hall—Willard’s— was crowded to overflowing. Mrs. Sprague anda very large number of the elite of the city were in attendance. The second concert comes off to-night with a very attractive pro- gramme it will be seen. REcEPTION.—Speaker Colfax gives hissecond public weekly reception this evening, at his residence on 4% street. previous’| Washington Money Market—Latest Quo- tations. Furnished by Lewis Johnson & Uo., Bank- ers: remarked, when the Judge said he would have to send her to the penitentiary, that she « had as much right to be there as any one else.” Rufus Stanford, charged wi tealiug three hats from James Y. Davis, was found guilty, and sentenced to the penitentiary for one year. Ellen Bride, charged with keeping a bawdy- house on the Island, submitted her case, and Was fined $25, or, in default, sentenced to jail tor one month; but she chose to pay the money. The prisoner, before being sentenced, was called and questioned by Judge Olin, when she stated that she came to this city from Canada to look aiter her husband, whois asoldier, end who had refused to support her and ber chi'd; and being unable to work, she wis compelled to follow the occupation for which she was indicted. Buying. Selling. 200 105K 106 U.S. U. U.S. 7. Quartermasters’ Checks. . New Certificates. American Silver American Gold NEW YORK RATES—SECOND BOARD. Joupon 6's, 1881, 105% 7.30's, 106%; Certifi- cates of Indebtedness, 97%: Gold, 156%; Mich- gan Southern, 8X; Terra Haute, 156%; Quick- Bil ver, 5534. 2. <2 -____ CONGRESSIONAL. seam Se XXXVIIIrH CONGRESS.—FIRST SESSION. ————— Fripay, January 22. Hovsz.—The Speaker announced the mem- bers on the new Standing Committee on a uni- form system of Coinage, Weights and Measures, namely: Messrs. Kasson, of lowa; Schenck, of Ohio; Winfield, of N.Y.; Williams, of Pa.; Gri- der, of Ky. On motion, it was Resolved, That when the House adjourn it be to Monday next. The House proceeded to the consideration of the bill to increase the Internal Revenue and for other purposes, as reported from the Com- mittee of the Whole on the State of the Union, with amendments. The House concurred in nearly all of the amendments, reserving several of them for separate votes. The taxon spirits remains as originally reported, namely: sixty cents a gal- lon; adulterated spirits, as wine, brandy, whisky, ete. to pay twenty cents additional. All spirits, on hand for sale, whether distilled prior to the date of this act or not, shall be sub- ject to the rates of duty provided by this act, from and after the 12th day of January, 1864, except that spirits which have been already taxed under the law of July 1, 1962, shall not bear more than the additional or increased tax provided by this act Cotton, heretofore ex- empted, to pay two cents a pound. ‘he House proceeded to the consideration of Mr. Stevens’ substitute for the amended bill— being nearly the same as that originally re- rted from the Committee of ays and leans, (taxing spirits sixty cents a gallon, and cotton two cents a pound, etc.) Mr. Stevens made a briet speech, saying that the legislation of 1862 inaugurated the system that taxation should be prospective; but what the House had done to-day had unsettled it, and now proposed to retax the same article. The substitute of Mr. Stevens was disagreed to—yeas 71, nays 100. TELEGRAPHIO NEWS. es ee FROM MEXICO. oe DISMIS*ED BY THEGRAND Jury.—Thegrand jury bas ignored the indictment agaiust ( hris. - Hogan, who was charged with defrauding John Smith, a soldier, out of $% on the 26th of August last. ¢ —_——_— CoMMITTED To THE CENTRAL GUARD-HOTSR. Michael McMahara and Mrs. Hays were co: mitted to the Central Guard-house this morn- ing, charged with giving and selling liquor to soldiers. ee Many Famittes in the First Ward will be ne to learn that the popular Grocery and iquor Store of Mr. Calyin Witmer, has re- sumed the retail of his fine stock of Liquors and Wines. The late General Order having been modified. 1t® * AMOS KENDALL ON THE CRISIS READ !—RBAD!!—READ !!! TO-MORROW (Saturiay) AFTERNOON, January 3, Ss THE CONSTITUTIONAL UNION, WH (Office 330 E Street,) Will re publish from the vigorous and brilliant pen of the HON, AMOS KENDALL, an able article on the existing NATIONAL CRISIS. Its distinguished author was the devoted friend of “OLD HICKORY,” and the incorruptible Postmaster General of ths glorious administration of 7 ANDREW JACKSON. 2 READ !—RBAD!!-BRAD!!! Ww THE CéNSTITUTIONAL UNION 2 CONSERVATIVE DAILY (APTSRNOON; NEWSPAPER, farnished to subscribers at TEN OENTS A WEEK, Flyin the cities of Washington, nd Alexandria wish th F will please leave their names and residence ac the = PUBLICATION OFFIOR, No, 330 EB Staxser. Wasuisctox, D O., LAPOTOLIN OCCUPIED BY THE FRENCH. Sa eee eee: when it ill be roguiarly and aptly bow ‘ — ment inserted a MEXICANS ABOUT TO MAKE A STAND NEAR | current rates” beeen ry iT BOLINS. Bo482,, AND HANDSOMBLY-PUBNIsdED LLL epee ROOMS, for married or single persons, at moderate prices, ine pleasant locality—sou' hwest corner of H and Twenty first street, n-ar ) avenue, Ja 2238 NE OR TWO MEMBERS OF CONGAESS OB cthers can be accommodated with Furnished Eooms, with or without Board. where there are no Ope oniers: Address Box 7344, Post Office a we HOUSE AND LOT FOR BALE—OONSISTING A of four ose and Attic.and Back Kitch situated on I street east, bet 6th and Hh steact lot 24 feet front, 144 feet deep. running back to Otootalley Apply on the premises js dt Os8T—Strayed or stolen, from No 179 Peni L avenue. last nig ht, between the hours of 6 sud 7p m.,a BAY EORER, fourteen havds hig’, with taddle and bridle on; government properiy. A re- ward of $5 will be raid to amy person returning same to No. 197 Penn. avenue. Pra 'TERAMER BALTIMORE HAS aRBIVED F2)M New York, Feo Consigrees ‘will please attend to 2h ——N the reception of thei: goods at once bia stosmer pos Now Yur: on Monday mex! nat. at 7 o'eloek & m Jai2 at MORGAN & RHINEH TAR Ue BB’ Ibth, 1864.3 BAY medium height; the THE RRENCH MOVING TOWARD THE PA- CIFIC COAST. ——.—__ SAN LOUIS POTOSI OCCUPIED BY GEN. MEJL pes da aA a San Francisco, Jan. 21.—A letter from ~Guadalajara of the 6th inst., contradicts the Mexican news received frem Havana, via the overland telegraph, It states that the French, numbering four thousand, under Bazame, occupied Lapotolin on the 4th inst, without opposition. The people kept quiet. Many wealthy Mexicans had previously left. Uraga, with 8,000 Mexicans, was prepared to make a stand in the mountain defiles lead- ing to Bolina. It is reported that Gen. Bazane would not advance toward Colina, but would open the way tosome Pacific port, the latter being the most important undertaking, considering his Da Friday a LT, about four ysxre air of the mane rubbed off distance frcm Vera Crnz, and the impractica- sroun ; white tke hoof of the left dt "he owr, t him bi; bility of getting supplies thence, should the ind foo! i ere coe, es bins ty eves reports be confirmed that -Miramon had been beaten at Callaja, and that Diaos had driven the French from Orizaba. The result of Gen. Bayane’s campaiga would P72R sreet, bet. eth ava 7th, Navy Yard. ja 22 St" OR NEW YORK. ‘The Clip; Behooner BENATOR, Capt. Long. is be problematical, er receiving seelghe. For: the mbore rt ant wilt on as the, ° A Juarez was at Zacatecas, where Doblado hid | St Atha ts apetyt oe oer eee a ass: mbled a large army, and there the French | 99 getown, D. o & 101 Water street, are resolved to make @ more resolute defense | _J® 2 Iw* than elsewhere west of the city of Mexico. The traitor, Gen. Mejia, called by Mexicans the murderer of Comonfort, had occupied San Louis Potosi; and Negrete, infendeayoring to recapture the place, was desperately defeated. FROM NASSAU. ars ae HASE AFTER A BL UNSUCCESSFUL ones =an A OCKADE . —>—_ BLOCKADE KUNNING, ———— J. cee FLOUR AND PERD DEALER, Depots 471 8th street, between D and E streets, and southeast corner veers & streets. na ceeps iantl Bada fulisupply of the va- Ke consi ly on ‘al oply rae ve Tion f Fiour. tay. Stra aré Mil Feed. which he will sel! wh: tall at lowest prices. &msll’s ¥o whea’, put up exoressly for family ute, ET IT B: L Ww t ani larzest atock of eB -AND WINES in the waetetn bert of the city caa be found Invalids who desire a pure bottle of Brandy: Gin, Baiany. ort Wine superior #2 a rou ty, ants = ig eS pote ioth and vith att New York, Jan. 22.—The steamer Corsica 111 Pa. has arrived and brings Nassau papers to. the | OOAL OlLonly 70 cents per gallon Ja 22-St* 16th, JAEEN FROM WHANG'S HOTEL, GaOnGm: They give the particularsof the unsuccessful | {,t0¥1D-9., oo IMG *EOuaccolorel PLUS! chase of the blockade runner Hansa, by the oon © ip the 4 re ? pore 4 Vanderbilt. The Hansa had thrown overboard | books of value to thn owner only, It whowrer took 70 bales of cotton and the Vanderbilt was rap- | Lang's Hotel, or st the Kirkwood Howse, Wa:a- idly gaining on her when she (the Hansa) run io mazar and mo questions inside a reef on the coast of Abaco. 7 Tre blockade running steamers Alice Wild, s leone 6 ani ee ae Dangrell, Heroine Pet and Dispatch, had ar- ae le have caasteat ggg me = earn rived at Nassau from Wilmington. The latter is commanded by ths noted Ooxetter, pai estas Prva mein) rescore, IMPORTANT, LF TRUE. THE REBELS PREPARING TO, EVACUATE. no’ it au pplied, alan Ninthsta Hak BEGS 20 Aae ae packages, ~ jatast . | P. CROG: that he has latoly arriv, fs charse femren) fospita. a letter to a deserter from the 10th Sonth Uard- Tina gegiment, front his sister, stating that a large amount of machinery and other heavy