Evening Star Newspaper, February 18, 1864, Page 2

potas: A : ‘ é Pa see WASHINGTON CITY: river, .T THE EVENING STAR, | Sestteate?aciereand Peer tater 'e mud snd water almoet up to their necks, and kept the Bottom Bridge roid to tasir left, al- THURSDAY....... FEBRUARY 15, 1864. though al times they could seeand hear the cars “Washingten Meney Market, Quotations for stocks, com and ancurrent furnished by Lewis Johnson & Co. Bangers ‘UW. 8. Coupon onas. 1981 j. B. 7.3! N28. coeceece aartermasiars’ Uns New Uertificates. American Si!) var Ameriean Goli. iw Your Rarea—riast BoarD. Doupon Ge, 181. 1; 7-30%s, FI: Corti cates of Inde! tedness, 994; (old, 1.9%; 5: 107; Erie B.R., Hex OUR MILITARY BUDGET. TUE ESCAPE ¥KOM THE LIBBEY. ——— AN INTERESTING NARRATIVE. A farpe number of the oMlcers whd escaped from Libbey Prison afew days ago arrived in tis city jast might, acd are stopping at the Naticnal nnd Metropolitan Hotels, and from them we gather very interesting statements Telative to their marner of escape. Gver two months age, the officers confined in Libby prison c: nceived the idea of effecting their own excharge, and after the matter had been seriously ciscussed by some 7 or § of them, they unceriook to dg for @ distance to- ward asewer running into the basin. This they propored coirg by commencing at a point in the celler, neara chimney. This cellar was immidiately under the hospital, and was the receptacle for retmee straw, thrown from the beds when they were changed, and for other refuse matter. Above the hospital was a room for officers, and above tbal, yet another room. ‘The chimney ran through all these rooms, and the prisoperr, who were in the s-cret, impro- vised a rope ane nicht aiter pigit let working parties down, who encessfully prosecuted their excavating operations The dirt was hid under the straw and other | refuse matter in the cellar, and it was tram- ue down 80 88 not to present too great: bulk. W ben the working party bad got to a consid- erable cistance undergroand, it was found diffe nit to haul the dirt bick by hand, and a spittoon which hac been tursished the officers in one of the rooms was made to serve the purpose ofacart. A striog was attached to it anc it wae run in the tunnel, and, as soon as tiled, was draws out and the dirt deposited under the straw. But afer bard work and Gigeing with firgrrT-nails, knives avd chisets, a mumb Tf of fect, te working party found them- selves stopped by piles driven io the ground. ‘These wrre at least a foot Mm diameter. But they were not discouraged. Penknives, orany other arsicies that would cut, were called for, and afer chipping, chipping, cnipping for a jong time, the piles were severed, aad the tun- meiers commenced again and in afew muments rescbed the rewer. But hems un urexpect d obstacle met their further progress. ‘Tbe stench from the ee wers, end the flow of filthy waier was so great that one of (be party fa: 4. and was dragged out more dead thai aleys,:nd the project in that Girection had to be abundowed. [he failure ‘Was coMMUnIC.\ted to a iew Others beside tavse who had firet thought of escape, and tnen a | petty of seventeen, after viewing the premises And auricundivgs. couciuded totann+! uader Ourey street. Ov the opposite side of this street Z:0in the prison was a sort of carriage-aoase oF | Culbonse, snd ‘he project was to diz ander the street and emerge irom under or bear the souse. | ‘Iéere WSs & high tence arvand it, aad the guard wss out-ide of this fence. The prisoa- | ers then commenced to dig at the other side ot abe chin ney, spd attra few handfulls of dirt bad been Temeved they found theinsetves soppid by a stone wall which proved after- | wards to be three teet thick. The party were | by no meane wncaunted, tnd with penknives Bod peekel kyives they commenced op. rations PEN the stone ar 6 mortar. i Alter nineteen days and nights’ hard work they sguin e'rock the earth beyond tha wall, and pes.ed their work f rward. Here, too, (alter they had gotsome distance under ground,) tha iriendly epittoon was brought into requtsi- | tion, and the dirt was hauled out ia smaii | quaniities. After cigging for some days the uestion arove whether they bad not reached point aimed «'; and in order to if possible | LO 21:0 Seutas. PBs ult j teat the matter, Capt. Gailagher, of the 2d Ohio | regiment, pretended that he bud @ box in the earriage-bouee over the way, nad desired to search itout. This carriage-house, it is proper | to state, Waa used 85 & receptacie tor boxes and | @o0cds sent to prisoners from the North, and the | Tecipiewts were Otten allowed to go, uader | @BArG, Across the sireet to secare their proporty. | <jspt. Gallaghex was granted permission to Zo | gre, and as he walked a: ross uader guard he | conciuks, De (ould, peced cif the distance, and wide, “at the site was cbout 60 feet | On the 6th cr 7im cf Febroasy ing | party evppowd they bad gone « ihe. beberle { tence, and commencrd to cig upwarae. When | wear the gurtace they beard the rebe! Svaris | taking above them, und disc.verea they were some two or three feet yet outside the fence, The displacing of a stone made considerable | doise, spd one of the eentmels called to his, comrade and asked him west e noise mean: | The guardé, afer listenirg a*'W minutes, oA- cluded that puthing wars wi0ng, and reretned to their beata. This hoje Wis stopped vp by | inserting into the creyic® A par of oid pauta- loons filled with sire®, &ud by bolstering the whole op with touds, which they secured from the floors, &, Of the prison. The tun- Hei wes then cos!inved some six or seven fret more, and whe the workeng party sunposed ; they were stout ready to emerge to daylichy , . Others in fae prison were Informed that there was @ way now epen for escape. Oas bun- | @rea aod vine of the prison+rs decided to make | the atftemp' lo getuway. Osnrre refused, fea trg the covrequences if they were recaptured. Sad others yet (nmong whom were Gra. Nesl Dow) declined te make the ait -mpt because (a3 they said) they did not desire to have their Governmert back down from its eauncitted | peliev of exchar ge. Col Rose, oc New York, ol Kerdiuick, of Teen., Capt. Jones, Lieut. | TH tDAY Bractord, aud'«thers. informes Gen Dow tast | 2m! B@og hie { one ran to bis Mank’t, and | PtP fede ol they covie mt ree bow making ibeir escape would pffict Ue policy of exchange. Their Principle wes ‘ba: it was ther personel right to €sespe if they could, and ineir duty to tue.r Government to make the attempt. @bdoat 6% o'clock oa the evenin« of tha f¢ the prieouers sterted out, Uol Rose, of New York, lendipg the van. Before starting. tha prisomre bao divided themselves into squads Of two; spree ard four, und eich squad wa. take a different route, and afwr taey were out were to push forthe Union lines as fast as possible. It wea the understanding that the working party wes to hive ao hour's start of the otber prisone and, consequentiv, the | rope Iscder in the cellar was drown oat. Befoge the expira ion of the hour, however, the o:ber prsorers becam* impatient, and | were Jet down through the chimney success-} fully into the celiar. Col. W. P. Kendrick, of West Teonessee; Uept, D J. Jonre, of the Ist K ntucky cayalry; and Lieut R. ¥. Bradtord, of the 2d West Tenpesere, were decatled as arear guard, or | Tatocy to go Gut fast; and from a window Col. K. and his companions could see the fugitives welk optof aga’ear the other end of tn>ea- closore of the carriage hou-e, and feirlessty m-veoff. Tbe aperture wass. narrow that | but one man could get througb at a time, and each équad carried with them provisions in a | Baveresck. At midsight @ taise aiarcin was cr: ated, and the prisoners made considerable Petre in getting to their respective quartets. -| Provident olly, however, the guard suspected mothing wing, and in s few moments the ex-~ <dus was again commenced. and bis com pentane looked with some trepida- | tion upon the movements of the fugitives, a3 eome of them exercisiog but littie discretion moved boldly out of the enclosure intoths glare of the gas-light. Many of them were, how- evxfr, in citizen's dress, and as sil the rebel | Atte wear the United States uniform, bat Hitle saepieee could be excited, even if the fugitives bed been accos‘ed by a guard. Between | and2 o'clock the lamps were ex- | firguiebed in the street, and then the exit was More saftly accomplished. There were many | officers w! ‘weak and feeble that they were dragg-d thro! the curnel by mein force and coats Ree | of eafety, anil such time as they wonld beable i Joves, Col. Kendrick, and ra posid out im the order in which oe | Esmed, and as Col. K. emerged from the hole De beard the guerd witbin a few feet of him | @ing out -+Poet No. 7, half-past two moors: g and alls well.” Col. K. says he could hardly reeist the temptation of stying, “not go ‘well sa you think, rent for the Yanks.” Lieut. rd was ent Fortunate + was for tim and his party, for while he IDG the tridge. {| spottei ed vuder the «ireumetances, mciey wire allowed to send outand get what | tbe, wanted, by payiug three times more than | traveling over the York Riyer roa, =~ While passing throug fF the Chicksbominy Colenel Kendi epriiged his apkle and tell. t fall Iyta: there one of them cbarced to look ap, 8a in a cirect fine with them @ swamp bridge, and in the dim or 18 {hex Penta giPaeaiye that parties with muskets were p: Z Over They therefore moved some dis- tance to the south, and after passing through = 2 more of the swamp, reached the Chickahominy about four miles below Bottom Bridge. Here oo pow wees difficulty. The-river was only 20 teet wide, but it was very deep, and the refu- gees. Were wornout and fatigued. Chancing: ht weer, to lork up, Lieut. Bradford saw that two trees had fallen on either side of the river, were interiocked. B: pang By crawling ap one tree and down the other, the fngitives reachtd the east bank: of the Ohick- abominy, xnd Col. Kendrick could aot help remarking that be believed Providence was qn their side. else they would not have met that Natural Bridge. ‘They subsequently learned from a friendly negro, that, had they crossed 'he bridge they had seen, they would assuredly have been r - captured, for Capt. Tnruer, the keeper of Lin- bey Prison, had been ont and posied gu-ris there, and in fsct bad alarmed the whole coin. try, got the people up as a vigilance com mnhtee to capture the ercaped priconers. After cressing over this nxtaral bridge they laid dow® on the ground and slept until say Tro on the morning of the Tith, when they co! tinued on their way, keeping eastwardly x3 pewrat they could. Up to {Bis time they had ba.! vothing to eat, and were Simost famished. Abont rocn of the 11th they met several negroes, who gave them information ss to the where- abouts of the rebel pickets, and furnished them ‘with food. Acting under the advice of these friendly negroes, they remained quietly in the woods wntil darkness hed ret in, when tt were iurmished with a comfortable euprer by the negroes, ard after dark proc-eced on their “ay, the negroes (who everywhere showed their triendsbip to the fugitives) baving first directed them how to avoid th. rexel pickets. Thet right they passed a camp of rebels, aud covld piainly see the emoke and camp fire. Eut th: ir wearied feet gaye out, and they were ccmpelled to stop and rest, having only marched five miles that day. ‘They -taried sgsin at davlight on tha f2th, ard atier movivg awhile through the wao4s, they snw a negro woman working in a fiel and coiled her to them, and from her received cire tions, and were teid ihat the rebel pickets bad been sbout there looking for the fugitives from Litby. Here they Iaid low again, and resumed their journey when darkness cet in, énd marched five miles, but halted until the morning of ihe ith, when the journey was re- sured. At ope point they met auegro in the field, and che told them that her mistress was « se- ccsh woman, and that she bad acon in the rebel army. The party, however, were exceedingiy Lungry, and they determined to secure somes ‘ood, “This they did by boldly approaching the use and informing the mistress that they Wire tugitives from Norfolk, who had been grivenort by Butler, and tbe secesh sympa. i thies of the woman were at once aroused, and she gave them cf her substance, and started thy: cn their way with direction how to avoid the Yarkee soldiers, who occasionally scouted in thst vicinity. This information wis exceed- invly valuable to the refugees, for by it they discovered the whereabouts of the Federal forces. When about 15 miles from Williamsbarg, the party came upon the main road and found the tracks of a large bocy of cavalry. A piece of paper found by Captain Jones saticfied him tbat they were Union cavalry; but his com- panions were suspicious, and avoided the road and moved forward, and at the “ Barnt Ordi nary’ (about 10 miles from Williamsburz) awaited the return of the cavalry that had moved up the road, and from behind a fence corner where they were secreted, the fucitives saw the fag of the Union supported by a equacron ot ovale which proved to be & cctachment of Col. Spear’s 11th Pa. regiment, eet out for the purpose of picking up escape t | prizorers. Col. Kendrick says his fesiings at seeing the old flag "re indescribaola, The party rode into Will am:burg with tha cavalry, where they were quartered for the night, and where they found eleven others who had escaped safely. Col. Spear and his com- mand furpished the officers vith clothiag and other necesszries. At all points along the route the fugitives de- ecribe their reception by the negroes as mo enthusiastic, and there was no lack of whit: | people who sympathized with them and hsiped (bem on their way. From these officers we learn that there isa Wide spread Union feeling in Richmond. Jeff. Va vis is held in deteetation, but all who donot heartily endorse the rebel government are ard watched. There sre at this time elgh'een p+ recrs confined in Castle Thunde~ on charge of attempts to assassinate “he rebel President. These prisoners aj, Confirm the report that an attempt wes -“6 to burn Jeffs mansion, and that ona ~Orning his servants 1ound + coffip upen Pe porch. Tn their eeespe the officers wera aided by | citizens of *Ichmcnd—not foreigners cr the poor clas€ only, but by natives and persons bt wala. e: x Of ibose who got outot Libby there fere 8 Dumber of sick ones, who were cared jor ty Union people, and wiil eventually reach | the Tnion lines through their aid. + _ The officers also report the fact that some time ago, throuch the aid of citizens, they ob- tained communication with the soldi-r3 on Beile Is and, and there was to be concarted movement to escupa The acidiers had been furnished with arms, which they had secreted. ‘The officers at Libbey thee 2nd Act fa concert with the Bells Isiand men, but just as the affair was ready to be catried into execution tbe projet was exposed. Surpicion at once rested upon 3 certian Union lieutenant colonel, who was ia favor with the rebel autborities, had the freedom of the city, | snd moved abcut at will in the hospitals and elsewhere. He bad been enepected for -ome tire. and cne day was accused of exposing the aftair. = ‘The indignation of the officers whose pling bad -bus been thwarted through the perfidy | ot (se cannet be fecey thiy believed) ove of the r numbar, a. Seme crivd ort. sbung barn, .tin ririps. ssid he had a rope read and others we pb favorof pitching me fello Cutcotthe winds w ond tetting bie brains be- rputter be pavement below. Wiser conusels, however, pre vasec, and il wascoucluded that it was tetter to letthe traitor liye and report | him to his ec vernnent, If opportaniy ever | cftered, Tbe Lieut Col, we understnnd, will be reported to the War Office. His excuse that be intormed ® ‘Federal ofhcer in hoe pits of ihe abempted escape, ond thal a reb-l sur- ech evel beard ihe con verantion. These prioners confirm in every particular ihe statements heretofore made of tha treat. | Ment of Federal prisoners there. The rations Gt the officers 4 cre nbout the anme as those of the rebel privates; but onr privates em Belle Tstand did not fare so well boxes ent trem triends at the North were de- lussred, they ved a3 well as could be expect- Twose who had Richmo:d prices; the profits going into the rockets of the officers of the prison. In other respects the i+atment was quite hareb. _ When a prist ner entered the prisos, aay ar- tiely= found upon bin that were fancied by the jebel cfficers or ¢vards were tsken possession of, they pretended the money and articles were | Ce, osited With the quarter: . ster. The sheping accommodations were very r, Phd tbe only piace they mad to exercise iLeir limbsin was the dining-room. For awhile the cflervrs were notfarnished with meat atail, Had ut cne time they received flesh which wae Col. Kendrick prcenced by thore among the officers wao new something of butchering as being mule Test, #8 they knew cf no vattle n-ed for food which bad hones like those found in the reat The privates cn Kelle Island itis unqu tioned Lave ea en dogs; in fact were obliged to do it ip order to susiain life. On the bont coming up trom Fortress Mon- ree yesterday, hr officers had 2 meeting, which | Was presided over by Col. W. P. Kendrick, of the Od V est Termersee cavalry, and at which Col. West, of the 4th Wisconsin acted as secre- tary, end the following card was unanimously Gisired to leave, who were go | RCCptd : +7 be undersigned officers of the U nitad States Army, and recentiy prisoners of war, desire to a exprese their deep gratitude to Major General to toove on their journey. At 2% o'clock, Capt. | Butler, Bi at rigadier General Wistar, Ool. Weat, ofthe let Regiment mile puioe = @ Artillery, and the gallant officers an: Pennsylvania Cavairy, sn@ the ist Now Yori Mounted Rifles, for their effective assistance ia the | completing onr.eecape from the Rebel Libby Frison at Richmond, and the lines pickets aad biccd-bounds of the Rebel army: and also for the many acts of kindre-s s0 dered ws in our present time of Rees. men of the Lith ally ton. “We desire, alo, 12 Sommon with every ave his haver-ack behind hi Ie; A rotgt throngh with it upon him: Greer 4 ot Sg tal sonst of Lis t they proceeded ny the street, Keep | Promyi ard extencive eff nid our com- pee No 4 the route thetr vi ce ms per and of ae tribalatons” tron re | cocupe from that prison of refined cruelty ney some of the ro fe le signed by the following time ‘BU bad Of it. n ace at this See thie sity: bers ad tsfore. leaving the. mapped out , Gol. Viet Mick. inf. § gouree, the heet route Kesdrick. O01. 34 Weat Toan. ca { Vou Wizel, Lieat. Col. know heir triend&é there, but | vey Properiy withhold any mentior of their | &. were tosecura the guards | As lonz as the | T.S. Weet, Liewt. ol. 24th: Wie. vole ings HO. Hobtet Dect Col? ee Win vor iat J. P. Colling, Major 29'b Ind. tof. i@.R. Major 30th Ind. vol. “2, F Gallaher, Capt, Co. B, 24 Onio voi. int. Matt ‘dy O .t -. < ere eat on. Gapt Uo. A, 12 N.S, t. Co. H, 6th af. 8. *. Co. 24 7. “Mich'SG: Capt 2d N. J. orton: Sapt. isth Masa, Ber, Capt. ist Ky. in . ¢ ae ou b Mo. caw . ClarkeCapt. U. inf. UAibert Walteer, ist Lieut. 262h Jobn C. Fielary tet Lérut. 7th Indvbat Wm. Reynolds, tat Lient. 734 lado voln. | James M Wells, Lieut. Co. F, 6th Mich. V.U. | L. P. Williams, Lient. 73d ind yola. a N. J. McKeen, Lieut. Co: H, 2tet Lit. = -~ ad = i TELEGRAPHIC: NEWS. |: —_———— —_ J DESTRUCTIVE FIRE IN BOSTON, | [By Independent Line of Telegraph.) H Boston, Feb. 15 —An extensive fire broke out | in Gloucester this morning, totally destroying | seventy-five (75) buildings, Particulers soon. {SECOND DIBPATOH.} H Poetox, Feb. 18.—The fire originated n° | Sawyer’s block at $a. mand has swept Front street on both sides, and is still raging flercely, up toyrevent its epread. TMe engines cannot be worked, owing to the se ‘ity of the weathe er. The telegraph office is smong the-buildiugs THE RELORTED CAPTURE OF THE ALAB {By the Independent Lane of Telegraph.) Bostor, Feb. 15.—It is the opinion of expe- | rienced East India ship masters here that the rebel steamer Alabima could net possibly have | made Amoy from her last reported station in the nine (9) days which the reports allow her, especially with the head winds she must hive encountered. There is asplendid stone dock at Amoy. 4 eee Order Establishing » Uniform Rate of Let- ter Postaze betweem the United States) and Canada, Post Orrick DEV ARTMENT, Wasniseton, February 17, ett Whereas the actual distance between San Francisco and the {roniiet line of Canada, via the overland mail vente, As Bt present travelled, is under the limnt of 3, niles, within which, by the terms of article sd ut the postal arrange. | ments between the United States and Canada of 23th March, 1851, the combined international rate of ten cents is chargeable; and whereas the Post Office Departm: ni of Camads has, for the sake of uniformity, consented to so modify the | provisions of article 3d of the said postal ar- rangement as toabolish thé international post- | age charge of fifteen cents the single rate hece- tofore levied upon letiers passing. vetween Osr ada and Calitornia, Oregon and Washing- ton Territory, and thus establish ® uniform postage for letters of ten cents the single rate between Canada and all parts of the United States: Jt is herebyorder-d that in fetarethe | int rnational postage charge upon all letters between Canada and any part of the United States shall be ten cents the single rate of bait 8n ounce ard unter, prepayiment optional, without regard taglifference of Gistance or route / of conveyance M. Eratr, Postmaster General. Notice to Officers Having Rusiness at the | Ordnance Office in Connection with Ord- nance Returns, Orpyance Orrice, WAR DEPARTMENT, ) Washington, Fobruary 15, 1861. °§ Notice is hereby given io officers and others | having businezs to transact at the Ordnance office, in connection with property accoanta- bility, that,on account of the removal of the Property Division of the office, that brauch will be cloved until Monday next, the 22d ih- stant. Grd. D. RAMSAY, | Irigadier General and Chief of Orduance, fe 1s-4t So EMITHFONIAN LECU RES—DR. RN. SOL 3 GER will commence « courte of Laatures RVENING, Febd-uarey Ith. on ths “ Races cof Man.” The lecture will commence at Ro'cioeck. The public are invited. Admittance free. fers-at NOPSTS OF QT NATIONAL BANKS for January f, 1534, | made and published i ordance with the prc | siona of the 24th section of the “National C ney Act:?, | Loaps and Dixcounta. from Banks aud Amount due fro Associations .. Real Estate... ; wees and ptherlawful money pf the pited Btates.. 413.98) 54 25.178 06 5.7) ST OF United States Bonds deposited with reasurer of United Btxtes for other United States Bonds, 7-30 Notes. and Certificates of Indebtedness on hand Bills of Solvent Banks. Bills of Susperded Ban! Expenre Aceount Over-drafta, . | Furniture e Fi | Buspense Account 75 00 | Capital. Cireulat: | “troller P ‘ | Less Circulating Notemon hi | Profit a Lue to Bavkers eam. * Dur to Endividuals and-Corporstions, other than Bauke.....0. 02. i Due to " resaurer United States Due Depositora on demand * Amount dune, not inelnded and either of the above Leads... Orricy ov COMPTROLLER oF Ocearncy Tansecuy Dy psxrumsr. We. J = Pa., will testire at Ry thard PD streets *: bh. forthe Eubject: *trelans i Trckets teents vemittirs Doors open at 7 o'clocz; Le o'clock Ne meer INSTITUTE. The eee ular meeting of ths Seachere’ Institate | Will be held in the Rivitichlan Leento Hoon. ca | EBIDAY, the igth ineta>t ¢ ma acing s: 29 clock | Scme eight or ten buildings baye been blown | destroyed. \ ARTERLY REPORTS OF | ed Reve “720 Le Crit Staten Bonde oa al Treasurer of the United Bts recure Ciren!ation ... 8,909,150. 09 4,577 650 00 | - 1° They be ies, —or rather bas con- to say; —in- res: ard to the egl- é fo dae Not to” | ake the matter tedious, wa suswer, in brief that the Sivr holds— Ist. That the colored people shonid have equal priviteges with the -wnites tm the street | | care,—tbat is to say, shonld have plenty. of | efist-cla gr bai 9 bia « arid"tRat itis to hardship fo them ifthe company asd furnishes ower cars for whites. = 2d. That the Repubiican Js doing infinite mis- chief to the colored people by raising this issue- 3d. That br. Augusta coul@hgve reached his court-martial afte-as “quickly-in a colored car as in the whi(a Gat, which he insisted upon | entering. Sab, We still shink the X-putsican inconsistent | in claiming for Dr. Awgusta, colored, aright in ; 4 the care, wale ik demands that-whiteladies | same. own murke tipng,—carry berown murket-basket, and yet pe a tadyi 6th. We haye pot “jamped” the Rept blican's | srguments, but have smswered all we could Jind of them; aud we haye spoken of commnu- nicalousin the Nepwhlican as reflecting its edi- toriudsentiments only when that paper has ex. pressly ce declared. ith. The Rrpublizan complains that we “char- gcterize the finished preductiona ot the most | accomplished ladies and writers in the land as | schoke billingsgate’" Atrue dill. Ifaccom- | plished ladies, v ho are also finished producers, | will so effectually disguise. themselyes mis- | takes may happen. We gave the language of the accomplished Indy, and readers jndged for | themrelyes whether or rot it was billingegate. sth. Thedtepytiican is misinformed in regard tg ube demestic stiains of the Editor of tho Star. 9ub, To the Reputtican’s chariiable allegations | tbat we are really opposed to tie abolition of | alavery ; would cee it re-established in the Dis- iriet; Would take the arms out of the Lands of themegro soldiers and + retarn them to abject seiidom," are op) ofed to negro education, &c., the Ai publicon editor {bat, despite his yoluble protestations to the trary, he is a: heart favoring Vallandingham for the Presidency ; | is plotting to revive the slave trade; holds secret peace-mertings in bis woodshed; and | moethic Iste remarkable (for length) double- | leaded strategic exposi:kn concerning the ey) Tite cAMpuign, Which most people tovk for & Bit ot professiount clsp-tr2p to sell a few papers, really ipvolyed an unpatriot to inform Jeff. Davis that the nex! vpou Kichmond is to be made up James River! Lha: we think about seitles the hash of the Repuviicon man; and when he hy disproved these graye charges, we will try and | convince bim, from the columns of the Siar, | that We have been quite as sound on the goose, ) quite us patriotic, and quite as sincere a friend «f the colored mau’as bimself. i0th. The Republican bas not yet told its readers that the colored man has nowhere else in the country the same privileges apon the ! stre:t cars that he bas in Wa shington. In | Phitddelphia he las to ride upen the froat | plitionm, no matter how biiter the weather, and ip New Yori the restrictions upon hint | mounts to big virtatl excfusion Weel care. uta, trom & head tickev” to secure our udvocacy | of, cr opposition to, a railwuy company. i2th. We have not heard that the Republican, } acting apon its advice to otbers. has reterned | ite degd-head tickets to the railway company. | Sth. We sirike hands cordialiy with the Ree | Publican im agreeing 'o “unite upon advancing the great aud legitimate lntetesis of this cor- poration.” Abd to begin, we notice that the Kepudticay meohem mea ite mention of Mr, Pomeroy’s bill, dc ¢ ng lands for the eupport of orphan chil- | arf of ealdiers who die in service, and givine for that purpeee thirty thousand acres for each Covgrestional district, and sixty thousand for the State at large, ip each State. We agree with the Republicen in commending the bill—as tar as i: goes—but why leave the erphars of District soldiers ont in the cold’? We trust that the childien of the bra ye District soldiera will have au equal share with thoss from the States in the benefit of this bfil; and sbsal count upon the Kepublican to agree with uf, Atleast, upon this recommend:tion. ARRIVAL OF DESERTERS FROM LEF'’S ASMY, Yeeterday afterucon forty-one deserters trom F arrived in the cfty from tha Army eniac, they hawing within a week past come over to onr lines, WAding across the | Rapidas, bringing with them their arms and mente. They were without a gnard, einben the osth of alleciance in Alexan- | don arriving Lere they marched to the | Proyost Marshal's office, trom whence thay | Were sent to the Soldiers’ Rect, where they j Were quart+ted Just might 20g, 0) to fhe $+ 3% the WarVr, s.. 11 to the Moxt of them were raised in the Noath<ro State, bat many of them originally went from | the North, some trom New. York and othars Lom Iino ¥10m their convereation it appears thet the rebellion {s dying out, especially among the Dm, Addresses will ba deiivered by B G. No agent of the Mazracturetts Bost and others, | The public are invited to atte>d ' ON Hi Nef fe 17 2 CTF Oe eho, | ‘ees CTUB 7 BY REV. J. M’'KENDREER RILEY. Eubject—“Universal Yankes Nation.” | For the benefit of the UNION CHAPEL BUNDAY 80H0OL, At UNION CHAPEL, Trwenticth xtrse On THU BSDAY EVENING, February 18 Admission 25 cente, FICK CREAM, CON FEC Receptions, Patties, Sup. | pers, Fairs and other entertsinm: rnisked nf | shortest notice and most reasonable ter tea | | Cream and Water Ices made by steam power. war- i ranted to be the best in the erty, wholosale and re + tal, delivered to any part of the city. Chactotee | Kusse. Jellies, Pyramide and Wedding Cakes mate | tocrdcr, xt JOSEPH BIAPFIBLD'S Confection: ry. 386 Sixth at., bet. G and H KN TUR) Laeeedt Cae Saws UNDER NTBAM. BY: Park«r, No: 85 | | PEEONS WISBING FRENOB Ly f | Box ort ren imenaee: Ad | S' UALRON TACTICa = oumander Fox ala utobiogra: Beecher, eaiea far Jaxtoniana. MaWhberter's Tiaca Book o| fT Nore TO h dre RAN CK TAYLOB, OF DISCONTINUTING | EN borigene, 1 will citer t nace of may i ef Groceries and Lagu next FRIDAY BURNING, ath ive ee At private tale. a peir of medi . F (yearn old native aud’ bod. witht tees eed | Wagon, ata low price 1 L. A. DELL WIG, cor. 8th ad ats, fol7-2¢ Oh iy Tare | AND &BCONOMY, } THE DOU : i Te the beat and cept Bite tena Bey te. For | ee ro GOBERAN & OD here, | | fo 16-8¢ re 398 P 1 | 1G, PLiRi—APBLEB! i 200 pene Mater, Za ett] wodailng term: i “rie if } attvice, they walk | Mhivk, wilt noe for sale from the veseel,on s#com- i blockude, which were eent up by Rear Admi | privates of Lee's army—so much so that lataly | the cfc: rs have been extremely careful as to the mim they place cx picket duty, always | Placing Wwo wire oF at @ Une, One to Watch the over; abd itoftea happens when the men thus choeen find tbat both have the same opis ns to thelpt pritty od wentifie’ the @onted. emye their posts to take care of thena-elves, amy march over to our Hues and Bi ve ibemaclyes ep. These mene "we believer coped throvgl the pickets, one congle ng over with theth five of weir!’ com races, Auother coupie nine, and a third couple fourteen. Some of these men were conscripted, aad bed chly been im the service & few we Dbey eay that. conscripts are comiug im very slowby, Sod that they are bat lidle ase iw the cause When they are mustered iu service, tie officers net beipg willing to place them da any Tesporsible position without setting another gard to sre that they do their duty. ‘They h&ye bat litle idea of the ‘namber of men cn oursront outside their own brigade or division, thers belng very litde iuterseurse be. tween the men cf Ciftrent divisions, At this time, however, the different regiments, they average Ghree Randred men esch, Bud gome cf them have in them all the conscripts thoy will be a to procura, As far arihey now, Lee's entire army,+ with the exceptiod of two bngades which wers nagort- e4 to have been rent South a few weelrs since, i@ close on the sou'h side of tue Rap:dan; bre they are of the cpinion that should tae Con- } tederates remem there long shelr army will be coreiderably diminished, 48 large numbers ‘WIL bo doubt Ce-ert. ARRIVAL OF BLUCK Ave RUNNBRS AND PRIZE uooes, ' Bast pight the U.S. jpemboat Howgqaalt ay fived atthe Navy Yard, bringiug ap elevén priscners taken vy different U.S, wevsels of N. A.B. 6.cn yeescie sttempiing to ron the Tee. Among the number is a paymaster who has heen twice captared before. They will all ‘for the present be conined hero, } ‘The the ‘cargoes of the Nut! rf driven teamer Lieutevaat », oF the dthand inet., in New niet, N.G@. which consists of Rhont 700 trasketa, mostly Austrian, 100 ‘quinine, nitrate of atlven, é&c0. At-the Wi ocean Baar s we | H sth. We stil bela that @ woman may do her successfully | } funead. the | Lt will require considerably more than | i going to marke: s@sll be excluded from’ the’ { | } { | ing a portion of the Nattfield’s crew was cap- sized, and ali wasloseexceptthe purser, named Wel, proves to have been twice captured befor, and who was sent here. The Nattfleld ws hich aod dry. leerreen OF THE REARL STRAMER CUM HERLAND. <The Nav» De nt haa received informa. ‘thon of the -apture of the Anglo-rebel steamer Gumberian: onthe sth inst., by the U.S. steam- et De Soto. Her cargo consigts largely of arms and munitions ot war,and itis confidently stated that the vessel was intended to become a rebel privaterr. She srrived in Hayana late in Sep- tember last, aod commenced making extensive Alterations. She sailed on the 3ist of January, but was run in'o Mariel» by one of eur gan- | Doats. She :ailedagain on the Sd, intending to try the blockade st Mobile. The De Soto cap- tured her after & chase of less than two hours. She fs 3 veesel of avout 700 tons, and reported to-b? fast. FROM RICHMOND. Refugees from Richmond continue to arrive in large numbers. This morning A. Lubret, Amelia Labret, Martin {Croggin, and Mary Cropgin presented themselves at the office of ot. Tagraham, took the oath of allegiance, and, promising to go North, were discharged. Tax Conxucricur Stare Rerugricay Cox yENTION.—At the Republican State Con- vention in Connecticut, held in Hartford yes- tarday, Messrs. Hawley, Bashnel!, Brandegee, and ex-Governor Miner were chosen delegates to the National Convention, and were instruct- ed by the convention to support the re. | nomination of President Lincoln. &c., we tripmphantly reply by cbargiug upon | t ' | Notick.—C. ©. Dunn, agent of Adams’ Ex- press Co., will be thankful for the return of his papers, which can only be of use to himself. CONGRESSIONAL. a XXXVITItn CONGRESS.—FIRST 383S10N. — Tuvnspay; February 12. Sexare—Mr. Morgan pre ed & petition of citizens ot New York praying that ul! sol- divers of the army Baye the same pay and bounty Without regard to color. Mr. Grimes introduced a bill to amend the acts to inco: rat! the upbaintants of the city of Wasaington of 1615 into 1820; which was re- terred to the Committes on the District of Co- Jambia. ‘The Chair announced the committee of con- ferevee op the part of the Senate on the disa- agreeing amennde ents of tae two Houses io the iierpal Tevenue bill ss Mesars: Fessenden, Howe and Johnson. This day haying been set apart specially for the consideration of the business of the Dis- trict of Columbia, Mr. Grimes, Chair: of the Committee on the affairs of the Districy eatied vp successive'y bills of that character. The first was the bill coucerping Notaries Public in the District of Columbia. [It pro- vices that the number of notaries in the Dis- trict shall be.limited to twenty-tive, and tuat | when vecancies occur they may be filled by } if | } i j } ' i | } i } | | i j the Supreme Court of the District; that they shall give bond in $2,000, and generally deflues their duties and fees.) Nr Halo suggested that the appc power of these notaries sfould alto day: power of remoyal. On Mr. Clark’s motion, the bill was thea 4s to limit the term of offlee to five give the Supreme Court of the Dis- Jolumbia the power to remove for years, irict of 4 cause. The Dil] was then passed By onanimous conrent, Mr. Wilson, from the committee of confereuce on the disagreeing votes of the two Houses on the bill amendatory of the eprotiment act, submitted a report. aon expiaimed the report. He said it commutation Xt $360, as proposed by ¢, and provides the drafted rin he same shall not be drawn again tor a swad of standing exempted uatil the nt is exhausted. as provided by ths The clause és to negroes, put in by the 8 iso modifies. a uid rot vote on so impor- 2 ing fully what it was, and thonght it nntair tor the majority to insist on considering this report at on The ball was ordered to b+ printed, with the ondersiunding that it should be acted upon to- morrew mornins. Mr. Grimes caHed up the bill to amend the charter of Georgetown. [lt relates to the rela. tive proportion of expenses of Georgetown and Wearbingfon, on account of the Orphans’ Court ard office of coroner and roads in the county westof Rock Creek. The committee on the District proposes a substitate apportioning the expenses of the Levy Court of the connty of Washington upon tbe basis of- population. It fixes thé proportion of Washington city on ac- count of the Orphans’ Coart, the coroner snd county jail at wwelve-fifteenths, Georgetown at two-fifieenths and the county at one-fifteenth. Mr. Grimes explained that at present these expenses are paid one-half by the city of Wash- ington, and one-quarter by Gsorgetown and one-quarter by the county. Hover.—Mr. Wilson from the Committee on on the Judiciary, reported a bill to enable the Government ta obtain from private owners, porseseion of Rock Island, Dlinois, on waich to erect an arsenal, heretofore authorized by law. ‘The bill was passed. Mr. Fernando Wood made au ernest appeal to the House to take up the joint resolution au- thorizing the Secretary of the Treazary, iu itis discretion, to sell, from time to time, any re plas gold over and above the moun! necessary Psy went et interest of public debt and for wher purposes. ‘The bil} was reporisd. Mr. ilooper expiuined the orjectof the raso- lunov, sayiug. Among other things, thut, atter moeeung the demands for interest on the pablic debt, thers will be oa hard a sarpfhs of gold ‘o uy extent of ten or twelve millions. Mr, Pendleton opposed the resolution, say- ing that by the ietor July a larger aaroune of * interest on the oa hand, ubtic deLutnan we have oo 4 Mr. RrooWe, of New York, appeslet House tastanl by the specie busis. Fhe p tuith is pledged to ap;ropmata the gold to - py tthe public dubs. . Garfield ssid tha: accordivg to his est atet, tae be after paying the cn be pow usoffl of dollare, a TELEGRAPHIC ep NEWS. 2 SERIOUS FIRE IN GLUUCESTER, MASSACHUSETTS: GLOUCESTER, Mass., Fed. J5 —A fire broke outin Sawyer’s block this morning about 3 o'clock, and about seyenty-t yea buildings have been destroyec. It has swept Froutctr e rely om both sides, and is sull raging fu. rictely. Some eight or ten buiidipgs have been bio wa up to stop it. The engines cunnot ba works! and the men are used ap. Among the buildings deetroyed 1 the tle. graph office. LATER. Grocogster, Feb. is. A tire commenced morning about half-past 3 o'clock aad is Tiging With unabsied viclen> A stewm fire eusine from Stem bas ar commenced pizying oa the yiveventy buridings bayethas far beea ed, imetading the Bank of Osos Aun ‘The contents of the latter were save. Une vesecl was also burne Ths fiimes Sprend east aod weet, taking everythteg in ins perth, even down to the very water's edge. The engines are all frozen ap and itis aimost im- possible to work thea, The streets are toll of moyvesties. and the scenw is cae of indescrida- bie confusion. vet and great exertions are being inade to get the flames nader contre! before they reaxcd the brick beildiags, There is no estimate of tao logs. LATEST. The firebaa nearly subsided. Fifty stores, the Advertirer office, town-clerk's office, mag- Betic telegraph office, three lawyers’ officas, Freemascns’ Lodge and fitteen dwelling houses baye been burned. Forty families are honse- leew The port ofPee and custom house atiyed the fire my One direction, Ltas difficult to estimate the Jota, But i cannot fall short of $40,000. The Heverubl, Home, Hartford, Sprlugfeld, $s: Op Emerces cther Insurance offices are saf- fervre. Ovingto the abeerce of vessels the loss in shipping wae light. The arrival of the steam tre engine from Salem was most opportune. : teyegrapti lines ate being operated from sate otilare ov eriooking the ruins, which cover oue balf of the principal streets and wharfs. » ZIRE IN POUILADELPELA. Fitiop of John 8. Cutbb, in Front BA bon Rose yere Are bat few wooden baildings lef to | suming eight dwelling houses before the flames wereextinguished. The houses were oceuped by poor families who are rendered homeicss. The weather is intensely cold. NEW YORK MARKETS. ‘By the People’s Telegraph Lines—Uitices No. : St) Ninth street, and corner of Pa. avenue and Sixth street, under National hotel.) New Yorke, Feb. 15.—The stock market was again strong during most of the day yreter- cay. There was comparatively little business transacted yesterday in commercial circles, the variations in gold tending torestrain operations ou Change and elsewhere. Prices of most kinds of merchandise were unchanged. On Uhange trade was dull. Exportere of breadstaffs held of for lower prices with the fall in gold and excbange, and prices were con juentiy irrag- ular, and in some instances a shade lower. The stock of prime wheat is small, and sel- Jers hold on tenaciously for fail price which shippers sre nnwilling to pay. Our miriet being above those of Great Britain, whiskey was higher on the strength of the passage of the excise bill by the House, s'riking ont thi tax on stock on hand. Provisions of all kt» were dull except dressed hogs, which were higher and active. Freights were dally Je earcers taking the “lions share,” and at rate mearly aslow as sniling vessels. NEW YORK STOCK MARKET. ‘ {By the People’s Line.) New York, Feb. i8—First Bosrd—N. Y¥ Central, 131% a'31y: Ene, 19 yallvy; Hodson, MOx AMT; US. certificates. old, 103; sea, Oya %: Cumberland, 574 957%: Quitkstlver, ova vi Reading, 12144125; Harlem, 1i5y: Uo s s, LOTRIO7 &. = PRICE OF GOLD, [By the People’s Line.) New York. Feb. i*—11 3. m.—Gold, 23 p. m.—Gold, 59% 159%. 5 5. 50% sa eee LOCAL NEWS. Sei as ADAMS AGT. Hoon.—To-day, the District Sa- preme Court, sitting in banc, is engaged in nearing the case of United States, relation of J B. Adams, agt.C. A. Hoor. This case com up on two certioraris, the first calling up proceedings of the justices fining Mr. Hoor #30 for forcible entry and detainer of the premises No. 450 Sixth street, pear E, of which Mr. Adame is now the fee simple owner, Mr. Hoor being the tenant. The other brings up the pr>- ceedings of the inqgnisition which found the defendant guilty of forcible entry and detainer. The questions now before the conrt are on er- Tors alleged to be in the record, which are beit argued by Col. M. Thompson for the plaints and J. H. Bradley, jr., for the respondent. a Serie Liqu nout Licenan.—This morning, John Farrall, one of the rebel de. serters, who was tadiv beaten at the house ot Mary Quil Conners, on Massachusetts avenne, between New Jersey avenue and Yd sireat, made oath that he bonght and paid for whisky at herbouse. She was arrested this morning hy eflicer Morrice, ard taken before Justice Giberson, who fiurd her $20. She has a shop license; but that does not justify the sale of liquor in any quantity. Mrs:Conners s.w Far- rall beaten ir er house by severn! men. Soe mentioned the names of Pa'rick O'Donnell, —— Donohoo, -——~ Green, and —— Welsh; bat she did not kuow which of them strack the man. — TERMINATED FATALLY.—Mr. E. B. Giilb=rt, conducior on the city railway, who, tt will bs Temembered, was shot by some miscreant on Friday night Jast, (the particulars of wh were publiched in the Star on Saturdey,) dint thie morning abont 5 o'clock, from the a"ec $ of the wound. The ball was not extracted, having, it is thought, entered the lungs Tha miscreant who committed this outrage ts yetat jJarge, the effor's made for his arrest having thus far proved unsaccessfal; but it is hoped that the guilty party will be speedily brought to puniskment. ca DesxRTERS ARRESTED.—The following de- serters have been arrested by Capt. Scheeta's cetectives: Orsemus Gross, Sth U.S. regatars; nn Martin, i7oth N. Y yols.; Alexander mas, Stst N. ¥.; Michael Kelley, 2d Conn. art; Sidney Olde, 18cb N.Y iol Barns and Wm. Kennedy, {th Pen , Lewis Brown and John Moore, 18th N.Y. cay. ‘BD—By a reapeviable Wo.nan, eS1TY A. ON ascock ina privaie family. Aidrevs Btar office Hox 31. savy ae WARTED—A goot BéRBSR, white or colorad ac No. i21 D street, bet. lta aud izth «| the Fiar office. fale H, gbvoergs PIR BAKER. Oali at 459 sezen- teenth street. None call aftsr 10 o'civon os Friday, the loti inst. rn WM.8 SHORMAK ANTED IMMBDIATELY—A trusty WOMAN to Oook, Wash and Iron for s private famiiy, Liberal wages wil! be paid. Aviv at the Groomry Eigre Seateneat corner Phirteenth and F etreet-. ie 1B HITE RE4*éURANT COOX WANTRD— igo two White WOMEN as Assistant Ook and as Chambermaid in a hotel. Apoty at the off x= of the New-York Hotel, corner Heventh and § streets, fe We-zt* ft AEBR WANTSBD.— Wanted, a first-class Loaf Bread Baker ‘none other need apply) to take charge of cur day work THO. HAVENNER, _ fe 8 sv 2 347 O street, bet Sth api4h ANTED IMMEDIATELY—Two WuMEN. N One for Re-taurant Cook, the other ty #)'k Watters App'y avenue, bet Wd ip the hitchen Also. Seo good te ©. POTENTINI, 279 Penn ard Jita ste. WW #NTED —A Youth of 37 5e: BLIUATION in 2 firat-c commercial hinse Hi oa YAUBN tiaent, wid give iS Would be most havoy fels 1% sav yF TNE LADY Wilo -DDRES tine to Mr. H. ei L¥ EISING BCOK WHEAT —We SS recefved another lot of Self Ristuag Baotwis.t, Thore that bate b-en Wailingcagrow # sup tici at up in 6 1b. packages sai’able fo~ A-m Be 4 a fare’ #, for sale by ‘MN & PERPIS ai teas 7d 9th streets. wUSARCURSD HAMS have rec ived s2- a” other lot of those Bu, Cured Hams. Tho teat were diteppointed !o not + ettiag some of tbs lastlot can new get supp'ied a: HG4N & PERBIB’ fo38-suf cor. BE fe Suit 3a str-<t 4¥FLE FOR A FINE BOLLD GOLD BxG- lish Patent Lever WATCG, fail je Medanat- ing case, mase by Joreph Johanson BT DOD, ab re tle Phijadelphia Hous-, corner of Righth aad D streets, op Saturday evening, Febrmary 20th. ot ® ooleck, Tick for a Sliver Haat ing Care Englis ‘went Levar’ Tictets @! besren at the Philsdelphia Mouse “= Feil ty Pat Ftamping in elegact et it to be uncerstoo net cons ecter with sny cthar p! tho eity, where Etamping 1s advertised tece is 362 P ctreet, oppori'e tie Pet ct Otic Fock out that you do net tate the street a duly receive new Patterns ‘or Braid and Eavroi fort out, snd stemp your gords wil» roa Machine etitobing ceath @>ne. fis CANTERBURY HALL, OAR EBaBURY MONDAY. Fel EXTRA GEAND GAL “8, RXITKA GRAND GALA MATINES, At chean pric: ron EADISE: aN. she pte el Doors open at 2 per wore at Se'olock 9. OSPLRNOGD HOLIDAY But 2 IRS ICOM ASASLE COMPANY 0 2N EXTRAORDINARY RULL AT NIGST SN XXTRAOBDINABY BILL AT NIQUT. fe ik 4t Parzen CAVALRY DBILL, 3° 25. “3 Outport srd Patrol Doty with the Bkizmiss rill for wour Troops #5, lellan'’s Europ an Cavalry 21.25 le‘lan 8 Cava'ry in Time of War, #150 atgisa® Hirtory and Tactics of Cavalry, Lond 2; Nolan on Cava'ry Horses, 9190 U 8. Caveiry Tectios—3 vols. dan) Gcoke’s Bavdy Back for U8 Cavalry, e035. Cooke's Cavairy Txcte-—2 vole $i Ainire’s Cavalry Manusl—Loacen $1 7% Britteh Cavalry Beguletions—Loadon <n Hritich Yeomanry Regu'a iors—Londor $15. Eoemera Eistors avd management cf Cavelr’, 6. Tarrer on Training Youn Horses—Lonio2, $1. Gea. Level) on Suppose Palate. 20. 3} * Fipbin’s Cavalry Ontechi, AWOm TATLO3 AEM & DO Aaction=-re ako Sotiteorion OF BOOKS 150 GOLD 4 asp’ S1Lver f2C08D Hand Wartcuaes bowls Kars, Suamwoon amp Finz@tar.o’s Jeweier Bayz, Larch STORE MipRoR, CWO Scranton © 1o% yea vasre Epa RuvoLaror fxevon CLvcK5, rock ov «& De SBOLINIKG BUSINSSs — 7D PRURSDAZY BVESING Padracre 35ta at 7 erelo Xara costipnlig osch evenicg a! that now: ntl! the eboie-1 pcaed of we ehall veil the Btock ard Fixtures jn trade of ¥. Tuoao-oc 6 4,, th street. cppesite the Treasury Dr pactaest. a Segg rtiation of Books in various Derartaeats co) ef Lit ire 08, hou! ‘and Sliver Brcond hand Watokes. Beech me pistes of various, Patterea, owls Kuives. porns ihet Second band tel oiceke zi Beaute Lares deen Poly Wee ag Fisarers'd, Two Fire mate’ prd’piate £08, ons . Oke Cr ardeliers rere or several BY. Ae Lf Male} ‘Gall (o> the sarce prior 2 tae EER N GD Meare & 00., bem eng . ‘ (