Evening Star Newspaper, February 26, 1864, Page 2

THE EVENING STAR. WASHINGTON CITY: FRIDAY........-.. FEBRUARY 26, 1864. Weshington Money “artst. Qotations for stocks, coin sod uncurrent money, furnished by Lewis Johnson & Co. Banxers: Buying, Selline. U. 8 Vow oLi0i I'hy U.S. 7.30 az, LiL heat srry 995 _- jew Uertifi American Gold.. New Yor Rarza—Yiast board. Uoupon 6's, 1881, 11%; 7W0's, Ltt; Gertia. cates of Indebtedness, po 5 Gold, 152%; 5.20's, 107. OUR MILITARY BUDGWT. CAPTURE OF THE BLOCKADE RUNNER PET, A telegraph dispatch received at the Navy Department this morning, from For ress Mon- roe, states that the blockade runner Pet, from Nassau, with an assorted carso, was captured by the U.S. steamer Montromery on the morn- ing of the 16h instant, off Wilmington. The Pet is a new side-wheel steamer of 7i) tons, and said to be able to run 17 or 1S miles per bour. A PRINTER IN LIMBO, ° Samuel Matla k, of White’s rebel guerrillas, returned to his home in Maryland a day or twoege, where he was captured by several members of a Union cavairy company, stagioned in the vicinity. He was brought to thi8City yesterday and committed to the Old Capitol. Matlack is a printer by trade, and ‘was at one time an employee in one of our daily newspaper offices. GOING TO PIECES, Information has been received atthe Navy Department to the effect that the steamer «“Spurky,” whicb recently ran ashore ander the guns of Fort Campbell below Wilmingtoa is likely to go to pieces, TELEGRAPHIC NEWS. Glorious News! ret GRANT AND SHERMAN AT WORK. ates PUNNEL HILL OCCUPIED, pata igs SS POLK’S ARMY CUT IN CENTER. sis eta BOTH WINGS FLYING. ge ATTACK ON MOBILE. See agen ea OUR GUNP at AT WORK. PIOLAVELTHIA, Feb. 26.—The Inquirer bis received the following special dispated : NASHVILLE, Feo. 25.—Our army is now in front of Dultcn, Ga., and will probably oceuoy the town to night Tunnel Hill was carried this mcrning, after cons.derable ski Shing. Scouts who arrived a: (jen. Grint’s head- quarters this morning sey that (:e. Shecman Las struck the Mobis and Obio Railroad. General Sherman bar cut ih: 1eb +l Polks army in the center, and both w nes arerunning away in different directions. There is a tremeadous rebel cavalry focce in Sherman’s year, but vo apprehension is f It of @ Federsl disas er. General Shermon lives upon the conntry: Which, it is stated, ubounds in stores of ail kinds. There is great excitement in Mov*gonery, Alatsra. The people are much fightevued at the approach of Sherman’s forces. General Grant's ecous also report that 1 Deavy attack on the forts at Mol ile isin tn'l operation, but with what success could not be ascertained. Genera) Lonestreet’s forces are back again at their old quarters. PRICE UF GuLD. {By the Peopte’s Live] New Yous, Feb. 25.—Gold. 10 8. m., 58% 058%; 685 2p. m., 574a57%. INTERESTING BUDCET OF SOUTHER HEWS. scoped Red st THE ARREST OF TOOMBS See FMALL POX ER IvGl ICHMOND. ee ‘ GREAT INCENDBARY FIRE AT WILMING- TON, N,C, fem Ae ai IMMENSE AMOUNT OF COTTON BURNED. agate THE UNION MOVEMENTS IN N RTI CARO- LINA CAUSE THE * DEEPHS! aApPRE- HENSIUN” THROUGHOUT THE M CONF RpAKAU MCRBE‘ PEACH MEETINGS? ~~ We have a batch of Richmond and other Scuthern papers, from which we gither the following inieresiing accounts of duings in Dixie: A. G. Brown, Confederate Sis:ippi, bas written a lete the 13:h, in reply to 8 com mun.cation thit ap. pesred «hargi+g the Federal Government with moaltreating the rebet prison rs ou Johnson's Island. Mr. Brown eays be bus a triend there ho corresponds with bim 9 ariy, Auisays his imprisonment was as mild as he could ex ect, apd ihat he wasiv witnt of noting but iberiy. With regard to fuel, Mr. Beown sacs his correspondeni telis him the prisouers have a@ sufficiency, and (sys Mr. Riown) “on te 32th he gives a bill of prises tare, and Lun- dertike to say that huif tue fiaiuiies in Rien- monG do Lot twe so weil.” Apam the corres. ponceni stys:—--My lie here woulda ve very enduiable were L noi a preoner.” Mr. Brova THAT STATE. enator from Mis- the #nzuirer of guys he dpes not know why ‘his officer steaid be treated ‘tetier than avy oibers, and ebe- sides, in spesking of ihe reatwent of the pris- gners, he conet«nlly uses tae word “we. Mr. Brown siates bis 1ea-ous sor making (pis state. xarnt thus —+- First, { would do justice tw aa enemy, next, I wouid not exasp-rite taat enemy ty publishing ex ated if nop hil-e Accounts of his cruel urauaecnt of our pris- oners, &nd thus indice @ to change znd and ever kind weavaent, into harsn if noe cruel treatment; and fis there accounts Will meet the eye of many persons in our country who have frieuds oo Jobusoa's Isinnd, aud 3% uncorrected, they cuauot fail tomflict urnecesbary pain With a change of com change of treatment, but Iam periactiv saus- Tied that, up to the 20th of las. moxth, the pris overs oo Johnscn’s Isiand were treated a3 weil Ss their fiiends in the Confederacy could rea- sonabdly expect.” Upon this letter the Enquirer comments, and yoakes an iesve between Jel Davis aad th Senator by saying ihat it the statemeuts made 4s to ill treatment of rebel prisoners by corres. - pordents were false, then also Presidvat Da- ws made 5 “false statement,” when be in his iesenge called attention to the alleged ill treat- zent of revel prisoners on Johnson's leland. The Enquirer copies from the Savannsh(Ga.) Be publican an account ot the arrest of Robert Tcombe, which article star's out by saying, i We have raid nothing of the 1ecent arresi ot G neial mow Colonel) Toombs, anc his trial _ brew pregressing before a court raartitlin this city, tor the reason nat we regarded itsimplya cese of Military discipline in which t. public Woaid teel BO prrticular interest,” which laa- £tsge would reem to indicat» that the Rebel Gc {leprae “cma on eS, way of dealing wih obvexious ¢Gcers reducing them bap bred rape ae ‘s = he Republicun goes on to say that the state- % }4ts published in Richmond papers @bout the +a-on, disloyalty, passpor’, and old women ports of the story are all pure fabrications,” ud the real cause of the arrest and trial, was a8 acconmt of a quarrel with a railrout em. Ployee, The Republican sa ‘Toombs was about icaving Savannah with bis.command, and the ipcier being in eg pe ta fire therein on Isic upon ‘wera re- b Compasy upen their Toombs was arrested and ordered iY persons tom tthe loeation of tae dissasa? iLm, S8xassiy; 1p. m., daa | come a) The Wilmington Jonrnal, of Feb. 11th, no- tices the great fire which occurred in that city | on the oth, and says the bales of cotton there destroyed would average at least 150 pounds, worth there 81.50, making the loss in cottoa alone $691,575. The other property destroyed would probably bring the amor np to $74),- ! «uo. The Journal believes th | work of incendiaries, ard cays: ¥The extrey ey trequency of fires Guring the last few weeks, | contrasted with our Jeng previous immeni.y | ¢rom such visitations, fores us ‘te look around jor the cause, ane this canze we are nnibdta to discover, Without reluctentiy yielding to the belief that there are dangerous characters in our midst, and that some, at least, of these mrny fires must be their work. tsivly every reason for the exercise of the ut- most vigilance on the part of bo h our authori- lies DG OUr citizens ” The Journal treats at length upon the “Aci. tation m North Carolina,” and says at the “be- cinnivg of the present war they “serionsly hoped and trusted tbat partisan agitati if bot extinct, would at least be suspended antil the grreatet-vagie might be broughi toa close;” and the Joprnal rots on tontlege that azita tion commenced as Boon as the State of No Carolina seceded; and the article continue: follows: «But we say here. tsa: we only what we know, when weaflirm tant the mu Carolina are hension, votsimpty m Richmond, but thro out the Confederacy—not simpiy in circles, but in the army and among Trey discourage our trave d@ten se courage Our ruthless assailant ‘then conelndes by eeploring the agita ion tee evbject of peace and reconst on, and advives papers in North Carolina o cease the agi‘ation fur the good of the Won iederate canse. The vournal also treats lugudrionsly of tue expedi ion tor the recupture of Ne whern, thus: « The expedition tor the captere of Newbern by cur torcer, under Gen. Pick’. has come to aserd. Thatis tosry, Gen Picket advaneed to witbin 1% miies of Newhern, according to his own tel gram to Gen. Cooper, and he bas since withdrawn his forces without finding 4 fun cr making any assanit for the cepture of the town. We donotknow whois to nlime for this failure, Somebody is responsibie, and we bope the responsible person, whoever he may be, will be ferretted ont. We brave nothing against Any commander: we kvow not one of them personally, andenply spesk the sentiments of this community when we assure thea thet the people have been disappointed. So 'dstobleme Vt is thme these failures in North Carol.oa were put astopto. Last year we beceiged Washingion for several weeks, apdcame awny without accompushine any- thing. Now we have witnessed a ren-ti of the same thing with regard to Newhbern, ouly it hss pot taken so long to do nothing.” The Releigh, N.C, Standard of Feb. 12th Rives the proce: dings of % namber of anti-JaT Day's meetings recentiy teid in that Stat Atu public meeting in Johnston county re soluseNs Were ULnatimously adopted recom mending the holding of ageuerat mass mee ing in April or May next and 0 Un Legislaiure to submit the vention or bo Convention to the peo; TesOiNUOH also endorses the course of > Rence in the Contederate Gongress Iv Ruthertord county, in the we: the Stale, resolutions were adopted ¢ that the war has continued long eno that the people of that portion of the 5: reepond to the wishes eciprocat: iments of these men in the North y OD VAaTIOUS Occasions, eXprissed awl! joramikabl- conference. Another resol ; urges Gov. Vance toake measures to Convention criled, In Chatham county re Ff rong were adop'ed. and 8 te \u have conventions b «Tp Stews. The reso disclaim any intention fort to the enemy, but that . seething shou'd be done at ance to Kee pence. They ce dare that hey consider itt imperative duty to meet those in Wac desire pence In Wake, Catarris, ings have been nett or ot the above were ¢ ‘There seem= to b ‘ jerlor, says the News oy boidug publie mee ws iaing the calling of a br@ remonstratng agata: Tranny, Meetings were held Ru herford, 4 3 hes en- Th ticle a the and ™ te Tiese meetings sli bre towards the Davis (over cidedly mm exrnes . The Ribmo th, after noting Sherman and 1 | bolsters wp the teCerney by endeay with the Jor one tor Governm | und arenes trom i- in bad repmie note ith | cesses, | _ The Enquirer nrgee the C. H to retatia 3 ibemas D. vbho were | Warren for recrni | The Gh Virginia (rebel) infar | tebmed $560 tor the relief of th Wright, who was bucgia Nor a Feceral ek, The y beat crop ahout Raleigh, N.C, issnt fernng for want of rain SPSCla be COMM ne E- GENERA G ENLIST smber,oa TUS 28: clcioek, A fall atte €@ es business of impor piemecting By order Se A Ej x x rE b > 2 CARD — ditors of the Snr Si $ Lrestrespect’a! y iender in dbebaif ef ws Bots to the Preniten's and menbe s Fire Compan er, cere thanka for theeffo ts pul forth by the racing element, by weich Mr or ene sto ee y an at igh by the isccnt aries or 1 ene __ SOHN VELY TE =TRI P SIT of tie d warts ediwe’ Hall. ih ate morn w' t n LE LASSE WESk otinoatals aly i eraravters togath eowrans ever erganized at cot ma, 6 ETING OF PT GRAPHICAL #. MeMurray. Re were appointed # © expressive ef the Giepensition of 1 the flowing were unsnin with whom are of ua, Many ure x th of its carly Wath emu ationinits « rity ond pertoverine yy aoty ef svecess in this for that other life wh sand a fittin ch he has entoré Bes dret. that this society hereby tom family and relatives of Mr, Gideon itwaincere sy, | pathy we ceounes epee in their bereaven: ‘ ah « ‘Thnt wa a feoble 5 ita re- | spect, thn eociety will.in # ody, attend the fomer- ai el the Inmented deceased, wearing the vaual bacge of mourning. acd respeetfu ly invite eli ersefthe fxteraity in toe District of Ocinm- to join to this last tribute to true worth, Ded, That U proceed nga he signed by the «flicers sud published in the d fer news- apere end that a copy thereof ba transmitted to he family of the decens 4. WILLTAM B McLBAN PR Secretary i EAPUBLIOAS ASSOCIATION —Tha:aem- Dera of lie tepucl.cag Aswciation of Wash- segton ary requested to mest st the Union Lergre Head'rg Room on oth street. detwoon Dead DAY EVE qth @clces. to je ini jatery ares sie the unconditional + Prosident, it repre-epts tion of “all quslited voters viet of Oolambi ey, desi inion. the Roptemany of The wain‘enenece of t * Cc nstitutio: d the tompleta soe peesios of tha existing repay 4 hte Rib brett prank bie rOUk WAP. wr ‘Spt and efficient moane.” in the sticpal Con th be bid at Baltimors on to ol pesening cont nny artis mics ot Patek is ie a) Sad Vios Prasidentetthe United Beate teat, Re Crevmann, teaiy!’ ”* SPR ET AL THE LOT HOLDSES OF THE POUNDKY G3 BUBIAL GROUND 6 S Tras in’ Genare ths & streets ‘There is cer- | «| nia votunteers. 1 Seco mytelf lostour property on thaaith | War Department, Adjutant General's Office. ‘i Washington, February 21, | The foilowt: g offic having been reported at the headquartersof the army for the offancos reipatter |, are hereby noti‘isd that ‘willstand dismissed the service of the tee, } witnin fi:teen (15) 0 trom this date, they appears betore tise Mite ‘ary Commicsion in session in this Gitv, of which Brigad:er General Ricketts is presidant, | amd Toake satisfactory defeace to the charges | againet them: | Absence without praper authority. first Lientesant William,G. Ashton, coms | any G, W0th Pennsylveni volunteers, | pany G, 126:h Ohio vosun.ers | Liev enant Gustave Scliorl, vohunieers. Sarseon Wm. F. McCardy, 419th New York 7 h Penusylva- ‘ utenent George W. Moore, com- iy G, ifsth Pennsylvanis volaute rs. |" Capiny Wiliam T. Wizgurs, company CU, | 4th New York volunteers. ) Second Lieatevaht William Timball, com- | pavy B, 48h New York volunteers. First Lieutenant L. Herrick, #ta New York cavalry. pain W. P. Dye. 5th New York cavatry, ist Lieutenant D. B, Merriman, Sth New Marylage volunteers. } First Liewtensnt and minal Quarter. | master ©. C. Adrian, $th Maryland yolustesra, Capiain D.H Connor, 2d Pennsytyauia Re- server. Major Joseph S, Smith, 10th Titinois cavairy, m J.© Nebarger, 10th Tilinors cavairy. ant G. A. Rroce, 1th Iinsis cavalry. Resi: unteors. First Lieutenant 0. S. Brown clanteers. Dieurenant James J. Glynn, (7ith es. s Wath New Desertion. Captain Dariel MH. Connors, compan 2. regiment intaniry, Penssylvania Reserves, ( without LE e ee M.C bse | First Lieu es ant SPL Volum bh Massachn- First Lieutenant Samnel Haynes, i5th Penn- volunteer First Lieu ryivanin volunteers, Foret Lientenant R sylvania volunteers. irst Lievtenant W. a volunteers. Surgeon Abrsham Maas, asia volunteers. BP. Graven, 160th Penn. - G. Ashton, 100th Penn- 10th E. D. TowNnsenn, [ZS SO Ree Sn aeY mRNA MRO RS EE ie. J South Osro ica ave corner o 8 ® teuf Peon. ava. Washin one are fa com & RAINSH me) fem Let wid PCSALS FOR Qc M for woe its, Hari 2e1 Brick, Arch Beicx niof Qua rter Depot c ARRIVALS CHUWKE FAME DO. ING & PIANOS. SONS By Ftesmer No dey received Pix r Juatly ackrowleced vy jniges to ba struments ever Be Also. four fine a good sti makere, ROBERT NUNS ewY¥ fix tron WP BMERSON, | Ove very fine Piano from A BD GALK | Ten 208 HALLETT, DAVIS & O9., of Ee ston fix good Berord kxnd PLANOS | MELODEONS, sR? And senes t. Sold, Taged, Repaired, Moved, hipped, & in Music bu now in store PORTY PIANOS, Fh, ALL F And hence we cea se) 1D FOR, BRaSs INST. JOHN F, EL Pan: Bar ' Retwoer @ tand oie HAY Ng a capital ¢ 4 to engage ia uss aadcoo f. Aoine so hy ac 59, Post Office. o which we | puvenseera, ?. fow seeond-baod Pianos On easy t rity exoinetce y fur cash, we are os co xcLirt tha towert fat a@B ~tee and G eet ant Pa avenue. PARTNER, Notice i hereby given 2 the part p between horowely & a> en was dissolved oa tne 221 dav of Vebroary. 184, Sy motus! consent Ali desta of the firm wes pria by t I those dua | the firm can > here | the business w nad. fe 24-0¢ N [BW BOOKS N 9 NEW BOOKSIY Tho Nests at Warhing’oo, and o'her Bows Jotn James Piettard Sarasa MB Pisit in vellum cloth. on tened piper. gil The Life and Adventurer (sow tpeeches) of Pr vate Miles O'Rei ly, how York Volunteers with comic Hem $125 AH oft tree om aii ot of the above prions ) Publis 9 BE or gale be Vookee tes ant gtanienee fella ani Loner, Ro, 334 Bean, arenns. w of Nith str, th at. uatersie JOSEP FA 7th Regime t vation bF Jast H fothiw FEA N OF: i GOOD SECOND-HAND PIANOS | FOR SALE OR RENT. | | _ Now In store, soveral excellent Second-Hand | Pianos. Pricas $4 to $175. Wor rats on monthly | payments, or dixeonnte for cash, “Also, & Beavy stock of— NAW PIANOE,, ¢ MELODKONS, ano + ONB PINE NEW HARP, VIOLINS, GUITARS PLUERS, &e, JOON F, ELLIE, 806 Pevpsylvania avenne, eco Ninth and Tovts streets, Oa north side, seme sgeut for Obiexering & Bons’ PIANOS, * 24-3¢ Bet prok BALE - Bee eS AND FIXTURES. 2% it oF fay citern ty Viz: is i Py ye faite tat Pines © fo 4-10” ye ptein Henry Ciayborn, 2th lowa vol. | and Montgomery, Alabama, are in our binds, pant L. D. Seely, 43th Pean- | First Lieutesast Andrew J. Diegman, com. | CUT 4 OCLOOK P.M. ‘s SHERMAN'’S MOVEMENT. Up to two p. m. to-day, it was understood that nothing late had renched Washington cirect from General Sherman's command, its reute being sach as to preclude information of his progress from coming throngh Unioa sources until several days after its receip: up to corresponding dates through rebel ne‘rs- papers. It is very clesr that his destination is as | much & myth to the outside world here as i! | was in Richmond on the 2th. We are so fur Captain Lyman Richardson, ist Nebraska | | they will not obtain it without t | are wourded and in cnly certsin (through rebel accounts) that he has already inflicted as much damege upoa the Confederate cause by the destructioa of | their great southwestern railroad connection us he would have done had he captured Mebiie They dread his progress due east evidently much more than directly towards Mobile, because to be cut entirely off from Arkansas, Mississippi, Southern Alabama and Louisiana, will prove a greater Joss to their future military operations, than the mere loss ot Mobite. We would much prefer to hear that Selma before hearing that Sherman is within striking distance of Mobile; which would immed: ately afterwaids become ours aimost without any contest whatever for it. THE “ UNDERWRITER” PRISONERS, Letiers have been received giving an ac-ount of some of the prisoners captured by the { eis on board the gunbout Underw iter, near Newbern, N.C., 00 the nightof February 2i. They were taken to Goldsboro’, N OC, and are now held as prisoners of war. Several of them a military hespital Oac man, named Edward Newlove, a seam, has died, Twenty-five are at Goidsboio’, a list of whose Hames has been received. The writer Coes not appexr to know what hes become o the commander of the gunboat, or of the other men cn beerd. The attack was made on adark right, with an overwhelming force, aud many et the sailors jumped overboard and swam ashore. Among the list of those ab Guldsoro’ are the names of Samaei B. Elis aud Henry K. Steever, of this city, who were acting Third Assistant Engineer. SMUGOLERS S¥FED. The guard at the Aquedact bi e this morn. ing Cetecied Solomon Brooks, Armstexd Wes- ley, Lot Fiemen, and € » colored, in the ae mvggiing seven cante of whiskey acroes the river. They were forw ted to city and committed to the Central Guardnouse. A Dinner Pants Halieck gaye a dinner party at iis restdence in Georgetown. ioa large number of officers ot the Army. ADDITIONAL SUUTHERN NEWS. The Petersburg Express of the i7th mourns over Poik’s continued retreat, aad augars from ilthat Sherman will effect great injury to the cause of the Confed-racy by p-netrauiug into the heart of the South, cestroying taeir sul stance, ratiroad faciliies,&c, at wilt. The Savannah Georgian of, ihe 16th antici- pates that the Florida raid means a movem-nt ore impor ance than had appeared to se- atthattime, The same paper admits tne cf 350 prisone up to that Gme by tha ified on the 13th with the id itken 5 1mter. (Ala) Mat of the f2th gomery t Plik’s headquarters were at New- Station (30 miles ea-t of Morton aad 6 muilts @ast of Jackson) ox ‘the previous day. Lt avucipates & battle at Chaukeyriver, (lumi s eastor N n’s Stat on,) where, a® tus river vot tordable, Polk miyht try to muke a od. The Mail thinks Grant has ao iwndoued ihe movement on Atlanta, and is essuyinz cas in the dir: ction of the Alabama river, movin irom bunisyvide in counection with suerman s movement. “It sful,? it says, it wall injiicl ureparable jury on oar Cause,” Sherman's Movements. The Richimond Whig of the 19tn say s editor. ibe War Department was in receipt of Lin tion yest rday from the com- neral at Monile, that Snerinan. witb his column of the enemy, had revcived i @n, wbich is on the Mobile and Ohio d,outh or Merician, and upwards of ared milesabove Mooile. dhe various ertimates of the strength of his commaua, atb: tween:5,0w and 36,(ot aul aras tsof the enemy seam to ta- i as their object, aud on the whole, is probably the boldest enter of the war, of ischwacter. They lett Vicksburg on th: ixth, andi six days have marched trough Ihe Suite destroying all the priages in their yeer, The scientific officer of the expedition is Big. Gen. MePherson, who commai !s o.e of ike corps under Sherman apd is the ‘righ bower’ of the latter, Anot sy oF two will more clearty reveaktheir ées and if they | i» On Mobile, at may fall, bo ——— XVilite CONGRESS.—FINST SESSION. Sage ene. Fripay, February ATE.— Mr. Wilson introduced a bin whieh provides that furiher enlistments tu the r jer army shail be for thres instead of dy+ve eo | Lust evemag, General } J qe isiair, from the Committee on Military Affairs. a bill permitting recruiting in Virginie. North Carolica, South Carolina, Georgia, Flori¢a, Alabama, Mississippi. Loni- siana, and Texas,—the recruits to be entitled to the bounti s as underexisting laws, to be cred- ited to such States as they may select. Tt was debated, and then passed—yeas 81, ays 4. ue 2 Mr. Dawes, of Mass., called oe the Virginia | Electon Case, the Committee of Elections hay- ing reported a resolution that neither McKen~- zie or Kitchen is entitled toa seat as a Repre- | centative from the Seventh Congressional dis- | trict of that State. ~ TELEGRAPHIC NEWS. ee ANT’S ARMY. FURTHER FROM GR | pene fyS< Sees OPERATIONS sie Fab AND TUNNEL Bae eT POLK TO BE REINFORCED, pases “Ss eee | Orecrynatt, Feb. 26 —The G@azelte’s Chatta- nooga cespatch says the adyance force of Gen. Grant's army wes within three miles of Dal- ton on the 2i1h inst. The rebels were driven | from Trnnel Hill and pursued till nightfall. | A heavy battle at Dalion is not improbable. Haicce’s and Claiborne’s divisions have | been sent to reinforce Polk. CONFIRMATION G¥ TRE NEWS OF THe OCCUPATION OF DALTON. New York, Feb. 26.—The news of the ocen- p tion cf Dalton is confirmed by a special dis- patch to the Cincinnati Gacelte, published to- aay. TOLONEL STREIGHT SAFE. New Yous, Feb. 26—The Herald publishes a Fortress Monroe letter, announcing the arri- val of Colovel Streight, and giving a colamn ct the particulars of his escape. FROM CENTRAL AMERICA. New York, Feb. 26—Tbe steamer Lilinois bas errived from Aspinwall onthe 7th. She left the Champion awaiting California mails and passenges. The repoi. that the French Minister had | troken off friendly relations with Ecuador is neorrect. Troubles continue in the interior, and it is feared that the reyolution is far from being over, The French flagship Pailas had left Panama | fc¥ Acapulco, to enforce the blockade. The United States ship Lancaster wasai Ac- apuico, watching thei ents of the French, NEW YORK STOCK MARKET. i {By the People’s Telegraph Line] New York, Feb. 25—First Board—U. ue, L 73g: U.S. certificates, uew. 9918993: (: Cumberland, 664; Quicksilver, Pittsburg and Fort y. Centri tala; Erie, ver 1OIMX ; Harlem, 19a 5; Reading, ; Illinois Central, 132; Ga- Jena, 115421153; Rock Island, Li7yalls. ve Ss. abe. —+2re+ LOCAL NEWS ines Sees CHARGE OF Swinp:ing.—This morning the examination of Caled Mitchel! and Cipt. Themis Wallace ged ty John Casey with robbing and swindliny h mears of © faro ba ithe Park Honee, near Grovir’s Theater, cok place at Teraperance Hall. The con piainant charges that the rob bery was committed on ¢ isth or {th inst, aid the parti Were arrested oun Monday | }ight by Getestives Giarvoe aad MeDevict and taken before Justice ‘Thompson where they fave bailin the sum Of 25,000 each to appear ior exernination. Mr. Joseph H. Braciey, jr. appeared for the Prorecntion and S S Williams for the defence Justice Thumpson wassent for this morning, buthe wastoo unweil to examine the case, and he sent word that he woald like Mr. Gib- er-en to try it. é Mr. Witliams howe ha i did n i w* plosecation objected to ried € where, and tbe crowd orice of Justice Giberson, and the accused on the reed oped at Tustice ow land's and msde nat they did aor b Neve jusuce was about to be @one them, anc 1 fcr thatjeason desir-a that che case be ruled else re thas vetore J ustee (ith-rson. Ov arriving «tthe Foorca Word Station, Mr. Williams Ain proves'éd s.sinst the case being treed tustive Gilerson said the parties might take MrOlesting. Vilitums presented the aiidayit made be tere Juciice Row a Justice Gibersun said he would order the Partns into custody onul trial ta overjaad pronounced t fiidavit coutempt of court lie would like to ah could sy tlart y had nuid> sce if the p irties t be indicted for perjary . Bradley stated te tnab.itty of pson ty attend to tie case,and he entulion Of the atidavi e the crowd at the F Statica £0 lerge that the c was a journed to Tempe Ital, where there are Bs. pout noon, the iavestization conmenced Justices Gibersun aud Fergasoa. Mr. Niadley opyned for the presecut stuted Hp exsected to prove that on of th Mr. Casey Mr. Mitchell. and ihest i tocrink. He became to trai Sie tu Mr. Mitene which was to be 7 ond betore he left ho was ve his eheck for two thousand esey being by the operation, out oii the first day of May with existing > an. ues; that officers absent from duty for 2 perio nolexceeding tan days shai! receive 1 and sJowsnces for such period, tn men employed as laporers al Military A emy, or deiiled as clerks in military office We-bington or geographical deparimasat head- quutters, May receive the extra pry allowed iy Jaw prior io the 3d March, 1-63; that chap- | Jains absent from duty by reason of woun ts or creease shall receive fall pay wi uit ratioas, ud tbsent for other causes ha'f pay with ratios: that chaptains shal! be piaced on the same looting in)espect to pensions as firstiisa- ientasts; Ubat there shall be allowed to tha bat- tehon of regular engineers one adjutant, one quartermaster, one commissary, to be e-lestet irom heutenants on duty with such battalion; niso, One sergeant major and on+ quartermaster treeant, The bill Was reterred to the Com- mittee on Military Affairs. Mr. Summer introduced 2 bill to excinde dis- loyal persons trom the pudli: lands of the Puohe Lands. Mr. Morrill introduced a bill to regulate pro ceedings in cases between landlord and taqiat in the District of Columbia; which was refsrred to the Committee on the District. On mown cf Mr. Dixon, the Committee oa PostOfces was inetrneted to inquire relative to postage on Setters “directed to the President and Vice President of the United States, On motion of Mr. Foster, tha Csmmiites on the District of Colambia was instraced to in- gvire into the expediency of watering Paan- sy: vaniaa venue daring the session of Congress, Mr. Lane, of Indiana, offered a resolution instructing the Military Committee to inquire in to the expediency of amending the arucles ef war so as to prohibitall military command. ers below the President, from ¢xerci<inyg the power of relieving from duty any general oTi- cer, e.tcept when under arrestor when woand- +d, cr on surgeon’s certificate, or when ia the herds of the enemy; which was agreed to. . Hoveg.—Mr. Strouse iniroduced a resolu- tion, which was passed, instructing the Com- tittee on Military Affairs to inquire iato the expediency of providing for au additioaal number of cadets at West Poiat. Mr. Stevens, of Penna., made a suggestion, which was acquiesced in, that to-morrow be devoted exclusively to speech-making. Mr. Rigny inwoduced a bill excluding trai- tors and public enemies from the cou’ and settlements on the public lands; which was re to the Committee on the Jndisiary. . Schenck, trom the Committe on Mili- porting & joint resolution that thorized to be paid under ex- orders rg ehbkya mate peered and ot the War Depariqwet Viger 5 re-enlistiag, or gd beweraball ‘the « war, 86) ul a raid 1, 1664, any th. es; which was referred tothe Commitiesoa | } reserved bis ep ning. cRiied was Chas. A. James, | telier of the Bank of Washington, whotestifled that Mr. Corey had a large amount of money on deposit iu the bank. On tue 18th or idch | there were several checks presented, two of —one for Bik) end another = paid tor. Oasey and the latter which w drawn in | as Johnson or beirer, was paid Jace, (one of the defendaats,) withess recognized. Ov the same day a che:k for about $1,060 was presented, bur was notpaid. Mr. Casey wns about this time im- toxtested, Witness thinks the $2,009 check was not filled up by Cacey. . ky Mr. William: — When pt. Wallace presented the 0 chuck wituess a8ked it his name was Joinson, when he rep) ed that his name wis Wallac. ‘The deiense admitted that Wallace filled tbe cheek. Jokn Casey sworn.—Witness knows tne a. nd conld have picked them our from bg ten thousaud men after the money was Witness had been abont Mriche!i’s house uesrly alt of last week. He went there te drink, emerry and live:n that kind of style, Wit- uess met Mitchell, Wallace, Hazan aud a gen- Ueman calliag himself Sunmons at the house. Witness and simmons were abont making ap & game of ten pins, and witness told him that np he could beat any i doltars, und they finally agree, Mr. Mitchell saylog that Simmons And acency ia lis safe. Witness drew a chees tor a thousand dollars aud ae ttarted &a young man of with it, but he returned stealing that they would rot pay the check, wien the party sneered at witness and be went down himseif'and drew two 3500 notes, which be asked Mitchell to pat in the safe, It was placed in the safe cnaccouatof the “ten pin busiaees” to cover Mr. Simmons’ money. Mr. Mitchell then proposed & banking me but witness saic¢ he had no mousy, He however, drew the money from the safe, and Mitchell, Wallace and bimself went ap stairs and two Treasury bills (one thousand dollars) was at down by Mr. Mitchell as the ban, when Oxpt. ‘Wetlace took the outside and Mitchell was to deel. Thre was nothing but red chips (#5 each) played, and Mitchell commenced to pay them out to Watiace, The game was fara; the cards were placed in a jittle box. There was no bet less than $2, and sometimes it was #50, At one time the betting was as high as fiity chips. 1t was not fouger than ten or fifteen minutes before the #1,04 was gone, when Matche!l said he was very unlucky. It appeared ihe bank could not win any. Toy thea woot down to the bar, when he (witness) thiaks the $2.600 check was drawn, and in @ lite time theyreturned up and econ that was gone. Witress went to the bank todraw more money, but the cficers him back, and he could not get the m a this time witness was drunk. Witness ‘gbout Mitchell’s house afterwards for the purpose of finding out who ¢ know his name; acd aeaia se a ae AA, in co-operating with the army in | sporting man, so that he (witness) might ete ejecta ee eee Com: “By. Mr. Willisme—Witness thioks pi “ mod Cadwalader Ringgold, and officers ant » E tone, cr co be a @ vessel for shipwreck in the | called the barkeeper Mitchell, but did not re, ognize him as the man who did the act. Wit. ness is not ceriain that he gave the money to Mitchell; but is certain that Mitchell was by at the time: and he stated that he had tn money in the safe. Witness is positive Urieb Mitchell did the dealing at the faro table at which the money was lost. Witness does not recollect of requesting any body to get the tools to play with. Witness was invited above stairs by Mitch. el}, who was present during the whole game. Witness has not been in the habit of banking for taro banks. Witness offered at Mitchells to bank 8 certain man, but did not doit. The game was p’ sed by Mitchell. Witness dia pot say that Wattnoe ad money, and that he ‘wanted to make 2 good thing of it. Mitchen seid Wallace had money, and he (witness) might make something. Witness is positive that he did not deal for faro, and does not rec- o}lect havingany conversation with Mr. Chris. tian im regard to the proposed game. Witness gesided in Nashville trom 18ts to 1862, He Bnows Ww. Alexander, and offered to bank Bim £2,600, but reconsidered and dectined, as Alexander is a professioual gambler, aud wit- ness was gfraid that he would play the same trick as was played on bim by Mitchell. This offer was made beforethe game at which he ‘ost his money was played. Witness went to Mitchell’s, but there was a lively set there. ‘The room in which the game was played was @ large one. Witness does not remember ‘whether, after losing $3,(i4), he offered to bank @cain; nor does he recollect saying to any one that he bad lost $3,000, and thar he was g-ing to open next day 4 95,000 bank fora “snap. ekin” game. He bad & aistinct recollection of the $3,000, that went so fast it made his head swim, that made an impression on his mind. A card was here exhibited to witness by Mr. Bradley, containing the names of Chas. Florence aud Frank Jones, which witness said Was given hin by John Hagan as the name of the parties who played with him. Witness never kept ® faro bank, and had not p!ayed cards for twenty years, but had bet ona horse race. Lad Wm, T. Butier, assistant teller Bank of Wash. ington.—Witness recollected a boy coming in the bank with a check drawn by Mr. Casey for $950, which wa&s refused on account of its not being properly filled up. Mr. Casey drew $1,000 on a check anc the folio wing morning ano her check was prerented by Mr. Wallace for $2,000), which was paid. Anothercheck for $1.00) was aiso presented the same day. ‘The United States bere rested the case, and the defense calied Wn. iter, (bar-keeper at Mr. Mitehell’s.)— Witness testifi'd that Mr Casey nad been to the honse, called for Grins, and eat there. On the iSthof Febroary, Mr. Carey handed wit- ners two $50) motes in Mr. Mitchell's absen When Mr. Mitchell camesin witvess told him that Re bed the money, ond he (Mitenell) told witness lo keepit and give it back lo Casey. Mr. Mitenell went out ane did not retern till nigat, This was about li o’ciocKinihecay B tween one and twoo'clock Casey asked for the monsy, suying thal there ws ® man had money, and he was it Mr. € k three or four times in the hon morning, but he was not drunk. y got the money and went ont ot the front door, bat where to witness did nei know. Mr. Cs. came back after dark, bad a drink, anc took s chai, remaining thera ontil abou Jock. Mr Carey came book next morning and said he was “zois a $5.0 0 bank to beft some b--h ont of bi that these Ry Mr. Bre nor never k house. W. money.” bove stairs. ever dealt fero, 4 being played in the ace has peen to the house several was 7 Nr T spy converestion belsween Mr. Ussey and Tr. Morrill in reference to ten pins. The case is stil! on trial as we go i 8 oe aren Reva, Pai s, per bbL, $11.50; nperfine, $6.50. S —Florr, tan ther brauds fas re—brown, ne: ot crusbed, 2hc; pulverised, %e; gran nated, Teas, per Ib, 81.5'r 3175; $2. Wot. tee. per Ib, 40ai Rie Ib, 10e. Bacter, sper Ib, 40e, Lard, per Bucon—hams, per ib., 1 Sirles, i2%¢ iders, 1c, Soap, perib, ide Candles—snerm, per tb, se; ad- treantine, *5c; tallow, EF Jucese, per Ib, 2 pine apple, 25c. Fish— Ib., 9e; » Wer. ses—Porto Ric), erel—No. ize, No. ring, per lb, $7az per gal, 75¢: C Salt— ground atum. egar, per gal, Sve. Sred—clover, $4.25a34 50. 2 Ge, No 50. ‘Mol DELEGATES TO THS MeTu TANT CONFERENCE —At & the members gress - George'ow), ren, Rev. D. Evins election was held for De and Alternate to the next session of d Annus! Conference to commance ro” yebarch, Batimore vas elec’ed Delezata, » Allerna‘e. erm of servica of Meihodist Protestant Reace pastor, x gate tad T A, News ‘This year abe present y ence will haye t keeper of a pre h. and a Mr. Wiilic N street, bety were fined $20 «ack Justice Ferguson for seii heeree. oprietor o: % gand Gra snieg by ‘nor without o Fine ofar ore on I strect, between 6th art th, waserresiod by Capt Dstan’s for selling liquor w and for gelling liguor to s fined the acoutd 340, th pireet, 1 Dorsey's i u.— Mee, wile ¢ Pe ae pepe SPThAS BER for the berat: «° © Church, Tickets #0 cants; to : sof Mestra Chas Stott, D B. Clark, Jose: the book: tore of Mr. Wm. Baliantyne sal Deors open at 7 o’¢ o3k, ar ort a ou: M nolifed to cowe sud pry charge a Yellow MARE left ct Dr. ‘adje. sul Prt tate ber away within ten dhys from tha data hoera- of. Cr the Mare will bs soid_to pay so mrck of the xepentes due, st the price she makes will amonnt to, the balance. if avy, will be charzed to Maxsrs, Bivg & Ousteraus. and proceedings taken i» m+di- ately to recover the sav B GUPGIN Washington, Feo. %, fa25 8b EW YORK AND WASHINGTON STEAMSHIP COMPANY, The Screw Fteamships BALTIMORE, Bebvon, mMerae, JAMES 3, GEREN. aN insane compara the live cf this com n pauy, ies 2. foot inh. «troet, w York, sod 9 every WeAnentay avd Saturday, core et ORGAN & RUINBM ART. Acts. fe 26-319 Foo Righ at ,Gsorg "ton. PECIALNOTYCE. TRUSTEE BALE OF Var ARLE YMPROVRD PROLERLY EsST OF Wk GarlZoL, Attention is called to the sale to taee. plage on the premises,cn TUBIDAY A¥YTERNION, Marah 4 ovcloct of Tote 1,2,8 4.8.6.1; aad It, io owe her Ji fast 2inchs3 on Piven B etlent phd t7i fect schon witth sof atrth fizeets eett, lmproved by a rick Donte sud st rh, a frame dwelling houre. meat howe iy ade. ands necessary arrangements for s Butcher's establien are, wAisd, nt came time 90% place, Lota 3,4, ants, in &quar 810, unimproved ‘os mecka. HN. GILBERT, feed Bu: 3.0. MaGUIRE & Woon AND COAL AT REDUCED PRICES. SELLING OU? 70 CLOSE BUSINESS, jeter mined te quitthe Bevin eal AND WCOD BUBINSRS, I offer the bates of my stock at the following r¢- @veed prices, viz: PINE WOOD 87 per oord, Oak do, 86 to O00 per cord, WHITE ASH COAL 811 por ton, : RED ASH COAL (Lyken’s Valley) $'2 per to $340 pounds to the ton, delivered inary p> ofthe without cbargs. 4 n° Perros# having accounts with me wil! please ¢' and tettio them at once, otherwise they will be given to officers for collection. CARTS and HARNESS forsale 4 and 20th ste east, aoe Re re ee eemies tarts