Evening Star Newspaper, February 11, 1864, Page 2

~~ Tne THE EVENING STAR. ‘WASHINGTON CITY: THORSDAY..:.... FEBRUARY 11, 1664. ‘Washington Moncy Market, Quotations for stocks, coin and uncerrent Money, furnished by Lewis Johnson & Us, Be nee rk | Uist cons — 108% | se 0 900092 cee. Hed ON i New Yore Eares—Finst Boazp. Goupon 6's, 1881, 107%; 7-30's, 108; Gold, 159%. —_—_~+-0e + —___ 7 In Baltimore yesterday, James Byrne, a Citizen, and Second Lieutenant Harvey Church, ot a New York artillery regiment, was arrested on the charge of beiog in & drinking house and there drinking & tcast to the success of the Southern Confederacy. Byrne was locked up in the military prison to await a further hear- ing, and Lieutenant Church was ordered to re- port under arrest to General Lockwood. ao-Mr. OC. W. Webster, of Westminster, Md., sends to the Baltimore Amemnican of this morn- ing, & card denying in pointed terms the state- ment-made by & correspondent of the American that he (Mr. Webster) had escaped from Lib- bey prison at Richmond by betraying a plan of escape of other Union prisoners. { TELEGRAPHIC NEWS. ees PRICE OF GOLD. | {By the People’s Telegraph Lines—Offices No. 511 Ninth street, and corner of Pa. avenue and Sixth street, under National hotel.} Naw Yorg, Feb. 11—Gold, at 935 a. ma 59 10 a. m. 59a59 4; 11 a. m., 594a59%. From Europe. Nw Yorx, Feb. 10—The steamer City of | ‘k, from Liyerpool on the 23d, and Queens- town on the 25th hae arrived. The steamer Druid, from Liverpool for Nas- 68u, to run the blockade, was at Queenstown. A hag data conflict between the insurgents, under Borsack and the Russians, took piace on the 16th of January, in the vicinity of Ozen- | tochan. Several wagons filled with dead and wonnd- = Ruseian soldiers, were brought into the WR. i LemMBerG, Jan. 23.—The insurgent corps, un- | der Poninski and Wroblewski, have retarned to the Government of Lublin, after having sup- | lied arms and smmunition to the Lithunian | bhments. On the '6th inst. they engaged the Russians near the fortress of Zamose. The | latter returned to the citadel. A Newspaper Correspondent Dismissed frem Gen. Butler's Department, + Fort Mownmoz, Feb. 10.—The followin; Special Order is published by the Gener: Commanding: Special Order.—W. W. Shore, [Shaw] being, Led his own confession, the correspondent of the ew York Daily World and Daily Times, the articles and letters trom which papers are copied with approbation into many of the rebel papersto the injury of the Government and | the cause of the country, is ordered to leave this Department forthwith and not return bree pain of being put at hard but honest jabor. i By order of Mason Genprat Butte. | R.S. Davis, Major and A. A. G, From Fortress Menroe. Fortress Monror, Feb. 9.—The Daily Mis- ficeippian says the rebel capital is to be re- moved to Columbia, South Carolina. Flour is selling in Richmond for $250 per barrel. Sugar, $7 to $8 per pound. Several thousand Yankee prisoners now in Richmond are to be sent to Georgia ina few days. United States Senator Elected. | LEAVENWORTH, Feb. 1 be Kansas Leg- | islature met in joint session Saturday, for the election of a United States Senator. Governer Carney received sixty-eight votes, and was | declared elected. —<—— see CONGRESSIONAL. La ge In THE SENATE yesterday— Mr. Hendricks continued his remarks upon the resolution of Mr. Sumner, directing the ; Committee on the District of Columbia to con- sider the expediency of providing by law againet the exclusion of colored persons from equality of railroad privileges in this city, and zaid that Senators knew that cars were provi- ded by the company expressly for colored peo- ple, and this case arises out of the fact that col- cred men refused to take those cars, and got upon those that were provided for white O- ple. He had no objection to a resolution of in- | quiry, but in view of the tone given it by the gentleman from Massachusetts, he would vote against it. Mr. Grimes said that he had taken no notice of this statement, as he had only seen it tele- graphed to the New York papers, but that it bad been reported to General Martindale. He knew that cars had been put on the road for the accommodatica of colored people, but he j bad understood they had been taken off. Mr. Carlile said he had observed them still on _the road. | Mr. Hendricks said he had unfortunately found himeelf in 8 car for colored people, and considering that he had no right to press upon the colored ladies and gentlemen, he ratired. Mr. Grimes said he had Tidden in the cars | ‘with the colored people, and did not feel dis- graced thereat. Mr. Sumner said the act was the effect of the | corrupting influences of slavery, which now, for the sake of pumensty: he was proud to say, ‘was banished from the National Capital. Mr. Wilson condemned also the acts com- Mitted here epee colored people in asoctal way, but rejoiced that abolitionism was purging the | country, and that this distinction was not tobe tolerated. After some turiher debate the resolation was adopted by @ vote of--yeas 30, nays i0 Senate bill No. 28, reported from Committee on the Judiciary, with amendments, was passed. : In THE HovsE— The Senate bill to amend the Enrollment Act was considered, (the House being in Uom- mittee of the Whole on the state of the Union.) Mr. Stevens offered an amendment, that per- scons of African descent, whether citizens or not, shall be enlisted, and form part of the national forces of the United States, and that whenever a slave shall be drafted and mus- ured into the service of the United States, the yaster shall receive a certificate for $300, and tbe drafted man shall be free. Tbe amendment was debated by reveral mtmbers, but no vote taken. ALEXANDRIA AFFAIRS.—About six o'clock jJast evening & disturbance was created at the Soldiers’ Rest by the attempt of a party of vet- €rens, en route for the Army, and temporarily placed there, to force the guards. Lieut Dunn, in command of the guard at the Slave Pen, bearing the shouts of the mutineers, ordered his men to fall in, and proceed to the scene on double-quick. and with fixed bayonets. Ina short time “ye veterans” were restored to or- der, and the fngitives picked up and confined, The men who participated in this disgraceful ailair numbered about ninety, and were mostly of ibe 9ist New York regiment. A party of dor 5 fishermen were picked up y' sterday by guerrillas, while engaged in fish- ing in Pohick Bay, below Mount Vernon. A subsequent report informs us that they were released last evening, but as they have not re- turned to the city, itis presumed that they are Jet in durance Alex Journal, 10th. MARLBORO’ AryaiRs.—The Commissioners | ¢f tax on Tuesday last appointed Messrs. Jas. Harper, Charles ‘Clagett, William A. Jarboe, | S.H. Berry, and J. Q. Early, commissioners | vpder A recent act of Assembly to re rebu'ld the en of this county. ly pair or | y | John T. Magruder, who broke j ccunty in October, 189, In company aide | manu bemed Athey, and for whose apprehen- sion a reward of #50 was offered by the county authorities, was brought here on Sunday last. —Harlbcro’ Gazette, Feb. 10. SF The tamily of a Mr. Flagg, in New York, | wsea few days ago poisoned by eating raw | bam, and an investigation disclosed the fact that the meat was filled with a poisonous ani- malculw, although the appearance of the ham indicated that it was good. BF The wife and Soughters of Rev. M.M Henkle, who was sent ath a few days ago from Baltimore for disloyalty, have uested and been granted permission to go ‘South also. &7 Scientific men in New York are agitating the question of forming an academy of science, aim’ to those co popular in Europs. lg Sanderson, (Democrat,) has been re-elected Mayor of ‘Lancaster city, Pa. 87 The board of overseers of Harvard Col- lege have raised the tuition to $101 per annum. | am Western think the entire peach crop there was destroyed by the late frost. S7- The legislature of Kansas propose having & geological surver of that State made. S7 Tbackary leaves a fortune of consider- ably over $100,000. 2BB VIRGINIA LEGISLATURE TAKING ! crow ; General Toombs , lature, urging the rebel authorities | with General Butler in relation to the exchange ' Of prisoners. | mow discharging her freigne, Apay to 95 and | QTFAMEHIP BALVOK HAS ARRIV ‘LATER FROM THE SOUTH. ————— PARTICULARS OF THE ARRRAT, OF ROBEBE TOOMBS. & —_—>——_ he DBP ENDENT ACTION, .CB PROPOSITIONS IN? ae GREBS. —————_— ‘The Richmond Engutrer of the 8th has the ‘following account of the arrest of Toombs: ‘The case, es reported to us, is as foliews. General Toombs had taken the cars in Savan- nah usthauta passport. ‘The officer on the ‘whose duty it was toexamine passports, cal! in the discharge of this duty, upon Mr. Toombs for his Mr. Toombs had no dave por. and so informed the » and said that ie would not procare any, adding that he was | General Robert Toombs, and owed allegiance to Georgia and no other Government, and that \ hie State did not require her citizens to travel With passes and passports, and that he would not sroeets a sport. The officer informed Generai Toombs that his orders allowed: him no discretion, but required of him not to permit any man to pass without a passport. General Toombs still refusing to procure a passport, ‘was ejected from the cars by the guard. A of citizens and soldiers Revie peaprioeed tere: to Tangue them in ap excited and bitter maaner, and in disloy- Aland treaconablelangnage. General Beaure- gard being in Savannah, and hearing the facts, ordered the arrest and confinement of General Toombs, and he was taken in charge by a guard. ‘The Exchange of Prisoners. The Examiner goes into severe spasms over the resolutions adopted by the Virginia Legis- to treat Peace Propositions inthe Rebel Congre: ym the Richmond Examiner, Feb. 8. ¢ following extraordinary resolutions were yesterday introduced in the House of Repre- sentatives by Mr. Wright, of Georgia. The House went into secret session before taking be 8 action upon them: hereas the President of the United States, in a late public communication, did declare that no propositions for peace had been made to that Government by Confederate States, when, in truth, such propositions were pre- | vented from being made by the President of the United States, in that he refused to hear, or to’ receive, two commissioners Sppointed to treat expressly of the preservation of amicable relations between the two Governments. Nevertheless that the Confederate States may | stand justified in the sight of the Conservative men of the North of all parties, and that the world may know which of the two Govern- ments it that urges on & war unparalleled for the fierceness of the conflict, and intensify- ing into « sectional hatred unsurpassed in the annals of mankind. Therefore Resolved, That the Confederate States invite | the United States, through their Government at Washington, to meet them by representa- tives equal to their Representatives and Sena- | tors in their respective Congress, at ——, on the oy of —— next, to consider, First—Whether they cannot agree upon the reccegnition of the Confederate States of Ameri- ca. | _ Second.—IJn the event of such recognition, whether they cannot agree upon the formation of a new gov- ernment, founded upon the equalily and sovereignty of the States; but if this cannot be done, to cqn- sider— 2 Third.—Whether they cannot agree upon treatier, offensive, defensive and commercial. Rescived, In the event ot the passage of these reeolutions, the President be requested to com- municate the same to the Government at Wash- | ington in such manner as he shall deem mo3t in accordance with the usages of nations; and in the event of their acceptance by that Gov- | ernment, he do issue his proclamation of elec- tion of delegates, under such regulations as he may deem expedient. THE GRANDEST ENTERTAINMENT I 3 Svar beng fom Ste feuron wilt commence at Odd Fellows’ next Monday evening, tocon- tinue every evening during the week, with grand matinee every afternoon, See advertisement in amuacment column, and for programme and many interesting particulars see small bills. 1t* LADIES’ NATIONAL SANITARY FAIR. ‘The Ladies’ Sanitary Pair will only remain open through SATURDAY RVANING next, when the present order will be closed. Whatever goode remain wil be otsred at publie s auction on Monday mex and on follow! 8 unl all are sold, fe 11% CARBINL. FISNBLULY, See. WASHINGTON NAVAL LODGS, No.4, F fi will meet at their hall: cornet of @. avenue and 5th street east BUNDAY NEXT, the 13th. at 2 o'clock, p.m ,and_ proceed to the M: B. Oburch, 4th street, whare the ‘uneral sarmon of our late #rother N. N. W. Paratm will be preached as scat ae erent jarons in goo are fra y invited, fell-st ISAAC H. MoQATHRAN Seoretary. ICK CREAM, CONFECTIONERY, &c.— Reece i ns, Parties, Weddings, Balls, Sup- pers. Fairs and other entertainments furnished at sbortest notice and most reasonable term: Ice Cream and Water Ices made by steam power, war- ranted to be the beat in the city, wholesale and re- tail, delivered to any part of the city. Charlotte Russe. Jellies, Pyramids and Wedding Cakes made tocrder, at JOSEPH SHAFFIELD'S Confection- ery, 386 Sixth st., bet.G and H. fe 11-3m* OF re SHAFFIELD’S BALTIMOBB OON- an FECTICNBRY, 386 Sixth street, between G — Parties is. Fairs, Receptions, Wed- dings and other Entertainmenta furnished at short- est notice and most reasonable terms. Ice Cream and Water Ices made by steam power, the best auslity, wholera'e and retail, delivered to aay part of the olty and Georgetown ja U-Im* FOR BOSTON, HE Schooner JULIA ANWA bas arrived, and is BRO., fe 11-8t* 99 Water st. OB BALE—A fine tone F ne tone _PIARO FORTE, nearly new, spd well kept, will be seid Ty cheep Inquire at No. 418 D street, between * 6th and 7th, fe 11-6t* o f t oO 8, Alot of as ot" TERRAPINS . For sale by JOHN @. GARDNER, 375 D street, = mear Seventh. ny ONEY! MONBY! MONEY! M. K. WALSH & ©O,, S% LICENSED PAWNBROKERS, No. 299 O street, between 9(h and loth 6 Near the Varieties. ‘er Watches Wearing A fe 11-3 a” Money advanced on Gold and Si! Diamonds. Ladies and Gentlemen’s pare!,&e &c. bes Water Pipe 8 Bathing Taha Partition and Doors, 1 8: 3 TP. ble Cores 4 pl ®‘reet orth, e1 q in front of th Nerthern Market House, on the 15th day of Fetrusry. 1864, at 10 o’clock a.m,, to the highest bidder, for cash. fe St WM MARTIN, Bailif, 486 woe eunaararnas! 486 WINDOW SHADES! OVAL PICTURE FRAME3! PIOTUBE CORD AND TAS3ELB8! CHEAP FOR CASH at . J. MARKRITER)S, No. 486 SEVENTH STRaET, gIGET DOORS ABOVE fe 11-10t* Odd-Pollowa’ Hall. New York, and is now disosarging cargo at the foot of High et , George wn. Consignees will please attend to th cf thele goods at once lad Laas fe 10-2t MORGAN & RHANSHART. Agta. TO TEEMUSLOAL PUBLIO—J. Marine, Piano Turer and Be gair ould respact say annornce to bis frien the murica’. purhie grneraily that by e the:r orders time, WB. ENTMISLES Brag Store. corner ot enn avenur an: 6 le e prom pt- Jy and sauis’actorily stte:ded to tac Orders from the couct:y also attended to by aa- dreesing to Washington Post Office. feo Sat STEAM DYEING AND OLOTH DRESSING B3- S TABLISHMSNT. The subscribers take this opportunity to inform their frients and the pu netaliy. that thay iD op-ned the above business. and intent to poh Bs wee imported, bol sad Btaple Dret.and c, jusiness inthe most improve style No 44. east ride of Pour-and © half strest, sath o Peonrylvani, enu. fem" “DENHSM & LATTENES, EMCVAL The FIRE INSU RANOE R™ the North Alero oF actions te rig moved to Rocm No. 1. Keeond foor of ths aam> Upbiesion 2 Pailting, ©-rner of 7th. and P on- : JOHN BIGGLss, CARBIAGRBE! Ca: \G8S! a eee on ee TY Superior lot Tol two acd four seco eee 2xtension Tope, Boat, and Jersey Wi ~ Bey Sante” '7 Wagons top ani a attended to. Repairivg Br OPH. GRAHAM Coschmaxer fo 20 st 374 D street and 477 6th atrest, <= Yam offfcer and gentleman, and general i etency. * : o Captain Michael Ryan, 4th Missouri State militia, to date February 1, 1961, with loss of all pay and allowances, for allowing ths pian. der of private houses and destruction of prop- erty by bis. mand, conniving at the theft of Dorees and property from peaceable citi- zens, and celling plundered forage for his in- dividual benefit, . Assistant Surgeon -Coridan Morrow, 43d Ohio volunteers, to date November 2, 1663, for deser- tion, having been published officially and failed to appear before the commicsion. First Lieutenant F. 8. Diffenbacher. quar- vermaster 2d Iowa cavalry, todate February 1. 1864, tor gross neglect of duty in repeatedly failing to provide forage for the animals of his tTegiment. Second Lieutenant Daniel Hall, 2d Lowa cay. alry, to date February 1, 1964, for drunkenness | and general inefficiency. The following officers, todate January 11, | 1964, for the causes mentioned, having been published officially and failed to appear before the commission: iling to Report at Seminary Hospital, George. prod D. C, on expiration of leave of absence Lieutenant Colonel James M. Stevens, 55th Obio volunteers. Absence without leave, as reported by the rolls of | their regiments and otherwise. OUaptain Peter Casey, 90th Illinois yolun- teers. Captain G@. W. Smith, 7th New Jersey vol- unteers. First Lieutenant F. Skeete, 429d New York volunteers. First Lieutenant E. S. Foster, Ist Iowa cay- ry. eid Dismissals Revoked. _ The orders-of dismissal in the following cases have been revoked : Colonel Joseph Gerhardt, 45th New York volunteers, he having been previously Qonor- ably. discharged on tender of resignation. Captain William D. Reitzel, 2d Pennsylva- nia reserves. Captain W. C. Newberry, Sist New York volunteers; and they have been honorably dis- charged as of the date of the orders of dismissal. Restored to Commission. The following officers, heretofore dismissed: are restored, with pay from the date at which they rejoin their regiments for duty, provided the vacancies have not been filled by the Goy- ernors of their respective States : Captain Alexander H. McHenry, 13th Penn- sylvania cavalry. Captair. William R. Hays, 11th Illinois cay- alry. Dish onorable Discharge Revoked. The order dishonorably discharging Uaptain Ralph O. Ives has been revoked, and he is re- stored, with pay from the date at which he re- joins his regiment for duty, provided the ya- eancy bas not been filled by the Governor of his State. War Department, Adjutant General's Office, ‘aghington, February 11, 1864. } The following officers having been reported at the headquarters of the army for the offences hereinafter specified, are hereby notified that they_will stand dismissed from the service of the United States, unless within fifteen (15) days from this ite, they appear before the Military Commicrsion in session in this city, of which Brigadier General Ricketts, U.S. Vol- unteers, is president, and make satisfactory defence to the charges against them: 4 First Lieutenant William H. Ashford, 12th New York cavalry. Frandufent proceedings in having credited to the 30th Congressional District of New York certain recruits enlisted by him inthe 29th Con- gressional District. Japtain R. M. Taylor, 12th New York cay- alry. For being an accessory to fraud in the dis- position and credit of certain recruits enlisted by Lieutenant Ashford, of his regiment, in the 29th Congressional District of New York. E. D. TowNnsENp, Assistant Adjutant General. TTS RO? OSALB FOR ROOFING FELT amp PITOH, Curey QuARTERMAStTER’s Orrion, Depot or WasuinGror, ABHINGTON, February 11, 1864. BEALED Paorosacs will be recsived at this office until TUBSDAY, March 1. 1864. at 12c’slook M., for Gelivering in the cits of Washington, D. U.. the following amounts of Roofing Felt and Pitch. viz: One hundred and ei, ht (108) tons of Roofing Fel Bight andres (800) barrels of Pitch or Boo! jement. The particular kind or description of the above articles must be *tated in the proposal, and bidders will be required to furnish samples of the articles they propose to deliver, One-fourth (14) of the quantity of each article will be yeetiret to be delivered in thirty (39) days from the date of the contract, one fourth (3;) ‘5 alxty (60) days therefrom and the balance in ninely (90. therefrom Each barrel of Pitch or Bocfing Cement must cortaim not lees than three hundred (300) ponnas, and dejivered in good sound barrelr,said barrels to be furnished free of cost to the Government. The articles offered by the sucsessfal pitders will be subjected to a rigid inspection before baing ac- cepted by an inspector, appointed by the Govern- ment. a) PROPOBALS. The price must be written out in words on the bid, as must also the full name and post office ad ler. : roposals from disloyal parties will not be con. sidered, and an oath of allegiance Must aocompany each proposition. Proposals must be addressed to Brigadier Gene shington, snd #hou! iniy * Pro- posals for Roofing Felt and Pitch ican ii ANTEE Tre bidder will required to accompany his proposition with a guarantee, rigned by twa re- sponsible persona, that in case hi: Did is accepted, he will at once execute the contract for the same, with good and sufficient sureties, in a sum equal to the amount of the contract, to deliver the articles proposec in conformity with the terms of this ed vertirement; and in case tha raid bidder should fail te enter into the contract they to maka good the difference between the offer of sain bidder and the next lowest responsible bidder, or the parson bg ae" the contrat ay bs awarded. e fesrcon of 6 guarantors must be shown ae @ official certificate of the Ulerk of the nearest District Court or of the United States Dis- trict Attorney. Bonds in a sum equal to the amount of the con- tract, signed PE, the contractor and both of his guarantors will be required of the saccessfai bidder Gr bidders upon signing the contract, FORM OF GUARANTY, We, the Uncersigned, residents of in the county of , and Btate of hereby, jointly and severally, covenant with the United’ States, ni foregoing bid will at ones ‘8 h good and sufficient , in a sum equal to the amount of the con- furnish the articles proposed in confor- mity to the terms of the advertisement, dated Feb ruary 1], 18¢4. under which the bid was made, and in case the raid shail fail to enter ino acon trect as aforesaid, we Tantee to make good the Gifference between the offer of the said and the next lowest responsible. bidder, or the person to whom the contract may be awa'd- d. Given under our hands and seals is —— day cf ——, 186-. Seal.} Saal | To this guarantee must ror certificate atove Srentioneae icra The right to reject any or all bids that may be deemed too high is reserved by the De; ot Quar- ie han = ¥ ey ty right 2, seiect from sc! au ar’ e6 al 18 price as is required by the Government. rt tBaed Brig. Ge: ad chic! Queena tel i. @! jUartermaster, fo 11-td _ Depot Weehiu and guarantee in case be accepted, that he or th the con! ¢ for the same Witness: Tus PARTN MBAS? oer tof wretofore existing ba- tween Wm 8. Hypw and Joun B Davipson, wad ae the name and sty e of Hyde & Daviason, was dii- folyed on the .9th of Decsmber, 1863, by the death of Wm 8. Hyde. and the business continued. by mutual scene of the undersigned, until Febru- ary Ist, Josm B Davinson, as surviving partner, ie au- thorined to use the name of the firm fe in settling the business of theeame Mautdation, A HYD: Acmigictrator W. 8. Hyde. Georgetown, February 9,151" 2 DAVIDSON. Tho undersigned will + eatter conduct the above basiness, JOHN B. I fe 10 at 59 Water atest, woon: woop: Woop: KINDLING AND STOVE Woop, On hand, « superior etock of all kinds wooo, Bawed an? Ep'it in any length or size required, ond sold at lowost possible rates. THOS J GALT, Cfice 222 Pennsylvan bet. 11th and 12th Mill ard Yard foot of Seventeenth street. fe w-tf * _(Ohrouiole.} FOR SALR A acursor THE BT aR I be sold sa bar SOOUDT o! mens. : eventn strect west, or at this an” — ja 25-88 ARREST OF A NOTORIOUS REBEL. David Pretzman, (known throughout West- ern Maryland as “‘Cress-eyed Davy,”) was ar- rested at Hagerstown, BMd., several days ago-| by Capt. Spaulding and forwarded to Capt. Todd, who committed him to the Old thie morning. He belongs to the ist Maryiand (rebel) cavairy,and is charged with being a spy. During the rebel raid into Maryland the pris- oner attempted torecraita cavalry company for the Confederate service, but tailing in his efforts he enlisted as a private, and during the stay of the rebels st Hagerstown he was very active in pointing out the prominent Union citizens of the place. He was instrumental in causing the farmers of Western Maryland to suffer great lossin horses, cattle, &c., for h® acted as pilot for the rebel foraging parties, and being familiar with every foot of ground in Washington county, was enabled to find the hiding places selected by those desiring to save their property. Since the breaking out of war, Pretzman has taken the oath several times, and wasa State prisoner at Fort McHenry for sey- eral months. LATE FROM CHATTANOOGA, By late information from Uhattanooga we learn that the loss of clothing by the burning of the store-house at Chattanooga, last week» ‘was 53,650.78. Three steamers are running between Chattanooga and London, and a train of cars leaves Uhattanooga to London on the 12th inst. REBEL OFFICER ARRESTED. Detective Wait yesterday arrested Thomas Tansel, formerly a lieutenant in the U.S, Navy, but for the past three years a captain in the rebel army. He was turned over to Pro- vost Marshal Todd. REFUGERS. Lawrence Menahan, Abraham Norris, Sarah Hunagle, Sarah Rudeck, John Fitzpatrick and wife, rebel refugees, arrested by the police, took the oath this morning and were released on promising to go North. PosTaGE Te Porto Rico.— We are requested to state that in future, mails for Porto Rico will be made up at New York, for the office of the British Packet Agent at San Juan, to be dis- patched by the American steamer to Havana, and thence by the West India line of British mail packets to destination. The single rate of postage (United States and British) for letters addressed to Porto Rico by this route is 34 cents, pre-payment of which is compulsory. PERSONAL.—Gen. W. W. Averill, the dis- tingui hed cavalry commander, is in the city, and stoppeng at Kirkwoods’. Hon. D.S. Dickinson, of New York, is alsoin the city. Washington Monry @ ket—Latest Que- tations. Furnished by Lewis Johnson & Oo., Bank- ers: Buying. Selling. U.S. Coupon Bonds, 1681 187 ig 107% U.S. 7.30 Notes........ 108 ¥ Quartermasters’ Ohecks. New Certificates..... American Silver. American Gold. NEW YORK ERATES—SECOND BOARD. Coupon 6's, 1881, Oe 70's, 108; Certificates of Indebtedness, 98%; Gold, 159. CONGRESSIONAL —___$»—____ XXXVIlItHz CON GRESS.—FIRST SESSION. a ge ee Tuvrspay, February 11. SenatTs.—On motion of Mr. Hale, the Select Committee on Naval Affairs, &c., was granted leave to sit during the sessions of the Senate. Mr. Anthony presented a petition from the boatswains, carpenters and sailmakers in the Navy, asking that they be assigned some rank after five years’ service, as they are accustom- ed to be entrusted with responsible service and command over the men. Keferred to the Na- yal Committee. Mr. Wilson presented a petition from 0. S. Stearns and others of Newton, Mass., praying that the family of Lieut. White, the officer who was killed in Maryland while attempting to recruit the slaves of Col. Sothoron, may re- ceive a portion of the estate liable to confisca- tion, ‘ferred. Mr Sumner presented petitions from the women and men of the United States asking for speedy universal emancipation. Reterred to the Committee on Slavery and Freedom. Mr. Johnson presented the petition of Benj. M. Hodges and others of the timore Board of Trade, asking that in case of a duty on to bacco, a drawback be allowed. Referred to the Committee on Finance. Mr. Conness called oR the bill to provide for certain terms of the U. 5. Courts in California, and it was amended and passed. Mr. Collamer, from the Committee on Post Offices and Post Roads, reported back the peti- tion and bill relating to a postal and military railroad in New Jersey, asking to be discharged from further consideration of the subject, and that it be referred to the Judiciary Committee Mr. Trumbull, (chairman of the Judiciary Committee) did not see why such a bill should go to that committee. Mr. Collamer explained that the question wus one involving the relative powers of our Frderai and State Gevernments. New Jersey had granted a charter gnd built a railroad en- tirely within her own borders, bound by cer- tain restrictions, and while there was a general statute of the United States making all rail- Touds post routes, there was a constitutional question as to the power of the Government in this matter fora new or military road in a State. Mr. Powell said the bill was simply one reg- ulating commerce between the States by post routes. The committees of Congress were not fur the purpose of settling judicial and con- stitutional questions, and he thought there was bnocommittce better suited to determine in re- ‘d to this bill than that of which the gentle- on from Vermont (Mr. Collamer) was the cl sirman, Mr. Johnson said constitutional as well as military power was involved in this connec- tion. Hovek.—Mr. Rice, of Main, introduced a bill appropriating $i2,000 tor the rebuilding of the President's stable, (destroyed last night by flie.) A letter was read from Major B. B. French, Commissioner of Public Buildings, saying he this morning had a conversation with the Pre- sident, who desires that the stable should be built as soon as ‘possible, ‘or his convenience, and that this subject be brought to the attention - of Congress. The bill was passed—yeas 79, noes not count- ed. Mr. Chanler, of New York, oitered a resolu- tion declaring that the facilities for travel be- tween New York and Washington are inad quate, and instructing the Committee on Mili- tary Afairs to inquire into the expediency of increasing the facilities between the two cities for the transportation of troops. The resolution was so amended thatthe sub- ject be referred to the select committee on chs subject, and passed. Mr. Smith of Kentueky, reported a resolu- tion—that there be naid out cf the contingent fund fifteen hundred dollars, as compensation in full to A. P. Field, the same as be would have been entitled to it he pad been admitted a member from Louisiana for the Thirty-cighth Conerecs The resolution was adopted—yeas 79, nays63. The House rerolved itself into a Committee of the Whole on the State of the Union, and re- sumed the consideration of the Enrollment bil} Mr. Davis, of Md., offered an amendmei which was agreed to, proposing that the Secr tary of War appojnt a commission in each of the slave States represented in this Congress, charged to award a just compensation, not ex- ceed $3), to each loyal owner of any slave who may volunteer in the service of the United States, to be paid out of commutation money on each men freeing his slave. ne TELEGRAPHIC NEWS. Important from the South, aS ae CONFIRMATION OF THE REPORT OF THE EVACUATION OF RICHMOND. ee MYSTERIOUS ANNOUNCEMENTS IN ALABA- . MA PAPERS. eee arith BaLTimoRg, Feb, 11._The Montgomery (Al- abama) Daily Mail has the following tignificant announcement: “The rumors of an evacuation of Richmond are gaining credit.” «There is a movement on foot which wil create more consternation at Richmond than any thing that has occurred during the war.” 0 | aptRat PORTER VITTING OUT ANOTHER ee eae a muBTax BRIGADE IW A-FIGH?. @UNERAL SHBEMAN’S MOVEMENTS, - —_—_—— Sr. Lours, Feb. 11.—Despatches from Fort Smith, Arkansas, say 2 large meeting of loyal citizens and soldiers was held there last night to welcome Gen. Curtis. Fears are entertained of the Indian brigade, which have been moved south of Fort Gibson to the north Fork Town on the Canadian river. They were fighting largely superior numbers under Sianwait, at last accounts. The correspondent of the Ohicago Journal says the largest and most formidable fleet yet seen on the Mississippi river is now being fitted out by Admiral Porter. The greatest activity Prevails at all naval depots and yards on the Obio and Mississippi rivers. Workmen are being employed day and night to have vessels ready at the appointed time. ‘The fleet will probably rendezvous at Cairo and Memphis. The same correspondent thinks Sherman's expedition in Mississippi 1s to Mank Johnson's and Hardee s forces in Alabama and Georgia, rather than to attack Mobile. LATE FROM MEXICO, Nuw' York, Feb. 11—Mexican papers re- ceived here state that the rumored abdieation of Juarexz rests upon the statement of a San Louis correspondent of the Estaffete who writes, that at 8 Cabinet meeting Viadaurei, Ortega and Doblods advised the step and even threatened if Jaurez did not accede the propo- sition that they would depose him. It is also rumored that these three chiefs wil) go over to the French party. The Estaffete eubsequently announced that Juarez had re- signed and been succeeded by Ortega. It was the defection of Guadalajara from the national cause which so discouraged Dobiado and Orlega that they opened negotiations for submitting to the French. This information, however, all comes through interested chan- nels. Itappears that previous to the battle of Mo- relia and its capture by the Interventionists, the capital of the State had been removed to Uruagua by & decree; so the capture was not so complete a surprise as has been stated. Marquis de Manthalon, the French Minister, has arrived at the city of Mexico. Baron Neigne, the French commanding gen- eral in the city of Mexico, has addressed a let- ter to the Archbishop, complaining that incen- diary proclamations have been circulated, cal- culated to inflame the populance against the army of occupation. The Baron urges the Archbishop to use his influence to counteract the praclamations. The capture of Campeachy raises the blockade there, By the orders of capitulation, all Govern- ment property passed over to the French com- mander, and the city is occupied and picketed by French Marines, Personal liberty and security without distinction is granted by the French to all citizens. . Pereons who wish to leave city will besafely conducted out of the State by French troops. The Gaceta official publishes & manifesto of General Almonte, dated January 2d, in favor of a regency, And announcing his intention to suspend from the exercise of their functions these magistrates of the Supreme Tribunal re- fuse to give an adhesion to the interventionists. He concludes by saying that the Mexican na- tion was on the verge of ruin from which it ‘was only saved by the strong hand of the Em- peror Napoleon. THE CASE OF THE EXPELLED COR- RESPONDENT. BaLtmmoreE, Feb. 11.—Mr. Shore, expelled from Gen. Butler’s department, as correspond- ent of the New York World and News, states tbat he has written but two letters for the ‘World and one for the News, all of a strictly news character, and that no articles or letters from his pen have ever been copied into a Southern journal. He was engaged by the papers alluded to to simply forward Richmond papers as they ar- rived by flag of truce or other channels. He has been in the Department two years. THE CASE OF THE CHESAPEAKE, Havirax, Feb. 11.—In the admiralty court yesterday, Judge Stewart decided that the Chesapeake and cargo be restored to her own- ers upon the payment ot the legal expenses of the court. The court then adjourned to Monday, when a full decree to this effect will be delivered. LOCAL NEWS. Se THR New Porice MaGisTRaTES.—A few days ago w® published in the Star a nearly complete list of appointments by the Police Commissioners of police magistrates for the various districts of the city. We now give the list of appointments entire, as subjoined :—For first magisterial district, composed of that part of the county of Washington east of the Ana- costia river, and the Sth and 9th precincts (Fifth and Sixth Wards) ot the city, Mr. Johr Fox, of Uniontown or Giesboro’ Point, has been appointed the magistrate. For the second magisterial district, composed of the 7th pre- cinect (Fourth Ward) and that part of the dis- trict north of the boundary line of Washington city, and between the Anacostia and Rock creeks, R. T. Morsell has been appointed. For the third magisterial district, composed of the 6th precinct (Third Ward) and the i0th pre- cinct (Stventh Ward), Wm. Thompsen has been appointed. For the fourth magisterial district, composed of the First and Second Wards of Washington city, (4th and 5th police precinets,) S. T. Drury has been appeinted; and for the fifth magisterial district, compris- ing the city of Georgetown and all the territory in the district west of Rock Creek and inciud- ing Analostan Island, M. V. Buckey has been appointed. The appointments are made under the 6th section of the act approved July 16th, 162, amending the act creating a Metropolitan Pol District, which empowers the Police Commi sioners to make appointments of Pol'ce Magis- trates to sit at the Station-honses, from among the duly qualified Justices of the Peace, ot the county of Washington, D. OU. Of the above ap- pointees, Mr. Thompson is the only one who has been commissioned and is now acting. Mr. Buckey was elected a few nights ago by the Gecrgetown Councils; and Messrs. Fox, Mor- sell and Drury, it is supposed, will be speedily commissioned. Mr. Morsell is the efficient secretary of the Board of Trustees of public schools. The Pelice Magistrates at present acting and who will be relieved (of police duties) by these Appointments are Justice Call, 6th Ward; Jus tice Ferguson, 5th Ward; Justice Giperson, 4th Ward; Justice Boswell, 7th Ward; Justice Clayton, 24 Ward, and S. Drury, ist Ward. aaa es Crncvit Court, Chief Justice Cartter.—Yes- terday, in the case of Thomas O’Conrer agt. Adam Dein}, action for replevin; judgement for the defendant was rendered. . This morning, the case of Thompson agt. Riggs & Co., tor the recovery of an amount of money in gold, deposited by plaintiff, and which defendants refused to refund in coin, but offered to refand in legal tender notes, was resumed, and the following instructions were offered to the jury by the plaintiff, ali of which were granted by the court excepting the third: 1, If the jury believe that on the 18th of June, 1961, there existed and from that time thence- forward and until the 25th of Febraary, 1862, there continued to exist, a custom and u: among banks and bankers do ng business in the city of Washington, District of Columbia, ‘whereby said banks and bankers receiving trom their customers deposits of gold and sil. ver coin and bank notes and currency and en- tering the same on the pass books of their cus- tomers, paid back to their customers their de- posits in kind, i.e.,in gold and silver coin, when their deposits consisted of goldand silver and in currency and in bank notes-when their ceposits consisted of currency and bank notes, and that tbe parties to this suit acted im receiv- ing and making deposits in conformity with that custom, 8s the contract regulation of their relation with each other; and if the jury believe that on the 4th ef June, 1862, the pisintuff had on deposit with the defendants $6,600 in gold ah eure coin, then they must find for the plaintiff. 2. It the ery believe that during tke time specified thére existed between Riggs & Co. and their customers, in common with other ~ ¢re, @ custom which was that the defendants, oa bankers, receiving deposits of gold and sil- ver coin, bank notes and ourrency, entering the same on the pass-books of their customers, pald , * ra dants had agreed to return to the“piaintift or their order, all ihe deposits made by the said plaintie in and that om tha = oh in? = Lita, two to ae an day in 96,600 in geld coin, wi they refused Soee, turn to the plaintiffs, then the jury shall and for the plaintiffs in the sum of 600 adding as coma the premium value of gold coin om said 14th day of June 1862, and the interest on ie aggregate sum of $6,600 une. The following was offered by the defendan‘ and granted by the court: - ~ ssid If from the evidence, the jury believe that there was @ special agreement on the part of the defendants expreseed or implied, and that On the said 14th of such agreement to Ey the plaintif” deposits of coin made by the pisintiffs with them marked as such on the bank or pass book of said plaintiff, yet, unless the jury are sat- isfied that of the di its soentered and mark- ed, there remained in the hands of the defea- dant, on the 14th of June, 1962, a balance equal to the amount of the check to Fant,Rittenhouse & Co , offered in evidence, the defendants were not bound to pay the plaintiff, and the piain- tiff not entitled to recover. he case was given tothe jury at about 1” o'clock. Sa SuceTine Avrair 1s GBoncrtown.—Tues- day afternoon, about 4 o'clock, Wm. Thomp- sop, 8 colored man, ® servant of 8 zentleman named Whiting, residing in Fayette street, near Georgetown, was on his way to a drug store to get medicine for his mistress, who was sick. ‘When a few steps from the house he was at- tacked and beaten my several young men of notonous character. He retreated to the house, followed by his aseailants, who threw stones and bricks at him. He concealed himself some time, to give his assailants time to go away, and seein started on his errand, and took an old Allen revolver, very much out of order, supposing it would frighten them a if thay attacked himagain. They commen stoning him again, and he fired the revolver, the bali taking effect in the right thigh of Patrick Cas- sidy. Thompson went back to the house, and remained until arrested by Joseph W. Harry, patrolman of that precinct, who took him be- fore Justice Reever. After hearing the evi- dence, Justice Reaver held Thompson to bail in ®00 to appear at court. The wound is merely a fiesh wound, and will not cause Ons- sidy a long confinement. The assailing party consisted cf Patrick Cassidy, Wm. Young, and Danie! O’Brien. Several gentlemen who wit- neseed the attack upon 1hompson furnished their names as witnesses to justify him; and public opinion is very greatly in his favor. GRAND Larceny ARRESTS.—The police of the Fourth Ward, having obtained a ciue to yarious robberies of clothing and jewelry from dwellings in different parts of the city, set to work to follow itup. Tho result was, that offi- cers Frazier and Burch discovered at the house ofa woman named Wilson, in the southern part of the 7th Ward, nearly a wagon load of valuable dresces for ladies and children, and & quantity of trinkets and jewelry, and from the house of a woman named O'Hare, in the same locality, a number of articies of female appa- rel. They arrested Mary McGuire, Eliza O’Hare. Mary A. Wilson, and Mary Frances Reed, girls ranging from twelve to sixteen years of age, who had been employed in some of the houses robbed. The girls are all held in custody at the Fourth Ward station for trial as scon as the stolen articles have been hauled to the station house, and the witnesses summoned to identify them. The arrest of Mrs. Wilson, at whoze house the principal part of the goods were found, has been ordered upon the charge of receiving stolen property. —_————_. BURGLARY AND ATTEMPT TO BLow A Save Orgw.—Last night, come burglars forced open the window of Morrison, Galt & Uo.'s feed store house corner of B and 12th streets, near the bridge over the canal, and entered the counting room. They then went to work to force open the iron safe, one of the Alum patent, Valentine & Butler makers. The thieves punched two holes through the face plate ot the door, and charged it with powder. Piling a large number of buckwheat bags upon the safe to deaden the sound of the explosion, they fired the powder; but theattemp: was a failure. Instead of opening the safe it only so disar- ranged the lock that this morning the keys would not open the door. Fortunately nothing of value was destroyed, so far as discovered. No clue to the operators has yet been dis- covered. pee eo CRIMINAL CouRT, Judge Olin —Yesterday, the evidence in the case of Emanuel Pollard, charged with the murder of George Butler, was closed, and this morning the case was ar- nis by Mr. Wharton for the defense, and the istrict Attorney for the United States; after which, Judge Olin delivered an able charge to the jury, who took the case at about 12 o'clock. The jury returned in about an hour with a verdict of guilty. . Terrence McNoon, convicted of larceny, was sentencea to pay a fine of $40 or imprisonment in jail for sixty days. Chauncey A. Hoor, charged with assault and battery on J. Bell Adamson the 10th of December last, submitted his case. FAILED TO ApPEAR.—On the 4th day of this month, Justice Clayton, atthe instance of a Mr. Geerge L. Markham, issued a warrant for the arrest of one Charies Gould, on the charge of “feloniously and carnally knowing one Mary Jane Markham and living with her in fornica- tion and adultery; for the last five weeks (more or less;) the said Mary Jane being to his knowledge @ married woman.” Gould was arrested and held to bail in the sum of $500 for his appearance at 12 o’clock to-day, to answer the charge. The defendant appeared, but the prosecutor failed to so; Justice Clayton dis- missed the case. balsas la Prices.—Action of the Stone- ‘The Journeymen Stone-Catters Asso- cistion, at their regular meeting on Tuesday night last, unanimously yoted to raise the price of their wages to $3 per day from the i0th of March next to the 1st of December. This ac- tion of theirs they held to be necessitated by the great rise in the price of all the necessaries of life: They say that in New York, where the day’s work is but nine hours, (ten here,) the pay is to be advanced to $2.75, it not $3, and the cost of living there is vastly less. pseintr Wa sst ie: STOLEN Property Fovcnp.—Yesterday evening, five of the pocket books stolen trom the rooms at the Kimmel House by burgiara on the night before, were found in a stovepipe in the water closet of the house, All the money however had been abstracted from the books. The papers of Mr. Sweet, valued at $17,000 (one of them being a draft at sight for $15,000,) were found in the same place. ag GONE TO CINCINNATI —Mr. W. E. Sinn, late manager of Canterbury Hall, in this city, has purchased the National Theater, in Sycamore street, Cincinnati, for the sum of $120,040. The Cincinnati papers say Mr. Sinn proposes re- modeling the theater, and will shortly open with a splendid company, ie Satz o¥ ConpEMNED Goops.—Boteler & Wiilleon, auctioneers, sold, yesterday, an ex- tensive collection of condemned goods, belong- ing to the Hospital Department. The competi- tion was spirited, there being several hundred bidders present. The articles brought good prices. patie at Navy Yarp—The steamer Baltimore has not yet arrived. The Commodore Reed and the Dragon left yesterday afternoon for the lower river. —— A Cazp.—In reply to the card of H MoLin- den, formerly Vice President of the Plambe: snd Gas Fitters’ tion pudlished ia the Star of the 6th inst., the Bociety bave a few words torsy. In the frat place. Henry McLinde: th rson who reported J. W. Tompson & Co the Boci at one of its meetin, shop,” and vo! blisk it, which can be substantiated “if witn 8. That ment of the facts published former ca e~ ing untrue does not make it so, unsubstantiated as he is by witnesses. That Ais mere assertion that Thompson & Co, “are now paying higter wages than any other firm in Was! ton” bas not besa copérmed, On the contrary, way did not this ren- egade Vice President, who bi sea>ded” as uspfaithful to his trust and the interests of the Society of which he was s member, come forward like a man before the Society and tell them that he con!4 do nothing against his frieads J. W. Tho: Co., who had p: hit ur! bi best interes receives men Bociety would Cw ete fete ‘and honest man” is, and whet! is @ Plumber or Gas and also who the are that are receivi in son & Co,, than are |. Muerny Presi % 1, Bes. 3:6 : Mituae, Oot, Be. . H. Oamrsacy, Treas. nt = "7. a. B. Tosmar, Boo. ’ | ; are '