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THE EVENING STAR. | ‘WASHINGTON CITY: i FRIDAY., .. APBIL 1, 1364. | BP READING MATTER ON EVERY PAGE BEE OUTSIDE FOR INTERESTING TELE- GRAPHIC AND OTHER MATTER. + FROM FORTRESS MONROE. ——_>_—_. ADMIRAL DAHLGREN AGAIN UNSUC FUL IN GEfTING THB BODY OF HIS SON > x x TORPEDO AT TRE NAVY EXPLOSION OF A TORRY 0 a She Commodore Montgomery has received an order from the Department to make the pre- liminary arrangements for building the ma- chinery for @ fast screw. gynboat, and conse- quently a much larger force of machinists will bave to be pnt to work. At present there is a Jack of machinists of this class, and good hands may receive a job by applying at the yard. This machinery will be constructed under the superintendence of the Master Machinist, Mr. George R. Wilson, aod will no donbt reflect credit upon our machinists, as every job, large orsmall. which they haye turned off has here- tofore done. Yesterday afternoon, & volunteer surgeon ‘went to the ordnance office of the yard to ex- hibit a torpedo, of which he claims to be the inventor, when finding that some alterations ‘were necessary to ensure its success, he was directed to the plumbers’ department, where - Mr. Harley T. Hicks was set to work upon it, and while in the act of applying the solder, the | torpedo, which was ascertained afterwards to be filled with chloride of potash and nitric acid, exploded. Mr. Hicks’ arm, face, and neck were baaly burnt, and the inventor was also badly burnt about the face. Some of the workmen had their clothes scorched. The injured men were at once taken tothe dispensary, where | their wounds were dressed. Mr. Hicks was so badly burnt that it was requisite to take him to _ his home. on 1ith street east, near G street south, in a carriage. He is, however, much better this morning, and will recover. The in- j jared inventor was able to proceed to his quar- ters without assistance. We understand that | Mr. Hicks, before setting to work on the mis- sile, was informed that there was no dangerin | handling it. ‘Thestcamer Harvest Moon, Volunteer Lieut. Warren, arrived last night from Fortress Mon- roe. bringing back Admiral Dahlgren, who was again unsuccessful in obtaining the body of bis son. The Resolute arrived up last evening from St. Mary's river, but brings nothing new. | several days ago have moved north, either to | noissance, under Generali Mower, was made District just received at CONGRESSIONAL. ———_- an tux Sxx ATR yes:erday— TELEGRAPHIC NEWS. THE INVASION OF KENTUCKY, The Kebel Forces Concentrating. Fo as to pronibit slavery, being under consid- Loviaviti7, Ky, March Micam officerdt. | *78ti0n adme rect from orn Kentucky reportathat a large ane Fe pen Plowing ame od t force of rebels are conceutraiing: nad Gap, | “Set no nm Poti person whose mother under General Buckner. He eay@ the rebels andmoth OF Was @ negro, shall be a ci' carry five Gays’ rations and for: nd thinks ss ‘Of the United States, or be eligible to. any. j Caen néive raid will be madein the Beart | 21 Po) itary: orto any piace oftraat or prefit under the Wnited States. Mr Davis called the yeas and nays #0 nis motion, but no quorum was preeent. ged In 1He Hovse— The National Bank bill was considered in Commitiee ot the Whole on the stite of thé Union. The question was taken on Mr. Stevens'sud- stitute, which was agreed to in effect, restoring the original thirtieth section, which provides that The rebel torces which evacuated Bull's Gap join Longstreet in Virginia or to effect a junc- tion with Bockser at Pound Gap. FROM KNOXVILLE. Rebel Deserters Coming inte our Lines— Kleven Hundred Three ™ uge street's Forces Under Marching Orders fer Richmond. “ KNoxvitig, Mareh 99.—Sixty rebel deserters came into our lines during the past week, making @ total of over 1,100 for the last three months. Itis stated that all of Longetreet’s baggaze has been sent back toward Richmond, and his whole force is under marchiag orders UNION VICTORY IN LOUISIANA. Four Pieces of Artillery and Two Hundred Prisoners Captured. St. Lovis, March 31.—The New Orleans Delta, of the 22d instant, says: Official infor- Maticn was received this morning thata recon- ion may or Tetain on any Joan or discount made upon any note, bill of exchange, or other evidence of debt, interest al the rate of seven per cent. peT annum. The knowingly taking, receiving, re- serving, er charging a greater rate of interest, fs to be held and adjudged aforfeiture of enure interest. Those paying itmay recover back, in action of debt, twice the amount of interest thus aid. z The rection which designates the place of Louis, Louisville, Chicage, New Orleans, Cin- York, San Francisco, Detroit, Pittsburgh, Al- vbany, Cleveland, Milwaukie, Portland and Butfal tr RT SETAE? G™ys PATENT MOLDED COLLARS Have now been before the public for neatlya year They areuniversally pronounced the neatest and best fitting collars extant. The upper edge presents a perfect curve, free from the angles noticed in all other collars. The cravat causes DO puckers om the inside of the turn-down collar; they are as SMOOTH INSIDE AS OUTSIDE, and therefore perfectly free ind easy to the neck. a The Garotte Collar has a smooth and evenly in- ished edge on both sides. These Collars are not simply flat pieces of paper cut inthe form of a collar. but aré molded wd shaped to fit the neck. They are made in “Novelty,” (or turn-dewn style;) imevery half size from 12to 1l7inchea.and in ‘\Bureka,” (or Garotte,) from 13 to 17 inches; and packed in ‘* solid sizes"’in neat blue cartons, containing 100 each; also in amaller ones of ten each—thelattera very handy package for travelers army and navy oflicers. 7 Every Col'ar is stamped “GRAY’S PATENT MOLDED COLLAR” Sold by all dealers in men’s furnishing goods. The trade supplied by HATCH, JOHNSON & CO. to Natchitoches, seventy-five miles above Al- exandria, on the 2ist, where the enemy were in some force. A fight ensued, in which we turred the rebel’s flank, d captured four pieces of artillery, with caissons, and two hun- dred prieoners. ] TANO FOR SALH_—A six Octave. Ma Fal a jase, very pretty, a: © collent order, Inquire at 438 1 street, betwen 9th and loth streets. Washington. Fo SAL 1-blooded black and t: < sar rooted OL RINLER DOG Inquire at JOHN McGARVEY'S, ap 1-3t" : corner of Zth and K sta. SUPERIOR PLAIN BLACK SILKS—A Incge pe and eleeent seca nety, anes in price from t ue: ner grades—all very cheap. Rieti = 5.W. COLLEY, ap 1-St 523 7th street, neat Pa. avenue. FINE + SADDLE A ‘ HORSE yon ALR very suitable for an officer. Inquire of M. REDFERN, corner of Penn. avenue and ap i-2t 2.000 CERAR, POSTS FOR sar in Washington, Georgetown, o I's mite from Aqueduct Bridge, in Virginia. where cut. Oriers received for any length from 8 to. 4) feet. Apply to R.A. PHILLIPS. 114 Bridge at., Georgetown. D.C ap iste 486 PICTURE CORD anv TASSELS, &c. 4 The largest and handsomest assortment of Pic ture Cord and Tassels, Rings, Nails, &e., in the delivered J. MARKRITER'S. No, 486 7th street. eight doors above Odd Feliows’ Hall OF-Terms cash. a THE WILKES COURT-MARTIAL, Chief Engineer John Germain was upon the stand yesterday, testifying as to the condition Of the boilers of the steamers ‘Vanderbilt and Wachueetts. The defence submitted letters from the Ad- | miral to the Navy Department, written during the fatter portion of the year 1862, in which he very explicitly represented to the department the impossibility of wholly preventing block- ade running, or capturing the rebel pirates, with bis small squadron of five vessels, a part of which were in very bad condition for effec- tive cruising. A letter was also submitted from the Secretary of the Navy to the Admiral, stating the purpose of the Department to revoke his commision and place him on the retired list as being too old for active service. The Conrt then adjourned to meet to-day at eleven Ocleck. ENERAL GRANT. A city cotemporary was premature in its an- Boncement yesterday afternoon, that General Grant had gone to Fortress Monroe. He lett however last evening atsix o'clock for that point in the U. S. steamer City of Al- | bary. He was accompanied by Generals Bal- | dy Smith, and J. C Robmeon, and his staif officers, General Rawlins and Colonels Com- | stock and Legfou, { When two such energetic personages as Grant and Butler put their heads together for consultation, it looks like work ahead. CAPTURE OF THR CONFEDERATE sLoor FLORIDA. ‘The commander of the C.S. steamer Honey- suckle informs the Navy Department of the capture at seay on the 20th of M“rch, in latitude 25:28, longitude 83:51, of the Confederate sloop Florida, from Fiavana,. bound “nowhere in particuiar,’? as the captain said. No papers | were found on board the vessel, but her cargo consisted‘ of powder, shot, nails, coffee, Sc. The crew of the Florida numbered iour men, who, by their own confession, are old blockade runners. The vessel was sent to Key West, under charge of a prize crew, to be delivered up to the United States prize commissioner. PETITION For AN INCREASE OF Pay.—Hon Reverdy Johnson a féw days since presented & petition from the messengers, watchmen pnd | laborers of the different executive departments | ior an increase of pay, which was referred to | the Finance Committee, where no dou it will receive a favorable consideration. The duties of this class of Government eraployees haxe since the commencement of the war been large- ly multiplied, owing to the amouat of business dione in the departments; but their pay has not been in any manner increased, notwithstand- ing the enormous increase in the cost of living: ERA AT GROVER’S.—Flowtow’s grand ope- ra of Siradella (performed now for the first time | in Washington we believe) to be given to night ut Grover’s theatre by the German troupe, | will endoubtedly bring-ont ail the opera goers @ of the Metropolis. ! The opera abourids in delightful melodies | and superb musical effects, and will be excel- H tency rendered by the German company. | - PERSONAL.—George.Thompson, ot England, tLe noted advyoeate for the abolition of slavery; bh expected to arrive in Washington to-mor- vow He will be the guestof Mr. Lewis Cle- pau, i CHARGED witu DisLoyaLTy.—Yesterday her.i! Price, of Somerset county, ght to this city under arrest, on the of di loyaity, te following mamed j —Slater C. Blackiston, Edward Cock- + both of Middletown, Delaware, and J. 3, Robt. Bratton, Jesse Walters, Irvin Hl «, Heury Kennerly, Samuel S. Acivarth. iY , and Dr. Henry L. Toda, al! Somerset purty They were all locked up he mihira: 1 fo Await an examinaiion i a $ Wasu The Roard of Assess f making any ecoetion 0 farch. to ‘Parse: e% , (Sindays excepted,) ment story. west wing 3p. in, each day, ahs AMES W. SPALDING, thh 15-tAp3 z cae ee Bowe BE A bpent, TGR CREAM QUNFROTIONERY, &o— ; tions, Partios, Weddi Ths, Si pers Pairs and otter ae, Weiinen, Baia 0 Cre: t notice and most reasonable terms. Tex an Mater Ices made by sits power, yar $ J atin wi ale a yo § il, delivered to any the age Charlotte! Frnage, Jellies, Pyramids and Wedding Cakes maile | to créer -st JO! 'H STLAFFIELD’, Ooufeerinn. 4 ery, 326. Sixth at., bet. G sud H. foli-sa* § . 1 | Purchasers of @lass War at our store a large and ya "uinble | Linght | the skin ap tlmnif? TANOS.—A new assortment of Steinway & Sons and es, Brotleade Pianos been received at our warerooms. alro on hand one almost new seve Piano, cost $400. which will be Importers and Wholesale Dealers in Men's Fur- nishing Goods and Umbrellas, $1 Devonshire street, Boston. mar J!-e03m OR SAL Two large WORK HORSES, kind and owner leaving the icity:. Be seeond-bar peutiein harness. Avply at corner of bd aud | Pianos from $80 to §. on easy terms. at th gentle j nse Apply s at Music Store st apo, emey terms: at the | yeathesto CHARLES CURTIN. rah 3)-3t apl Corner of Nth street and Pa. avenue. GLASSWARE PERKINS, STERNE & Co., 180 Broadway, N. ¥., EXCLUSIVE DEALERS IN CALIFORNIA WINE. can always find 1 assortment z of the following art Goblets, C ial, wis. Salyers. Di jottles. Lamps. inany other s WERR apLsttét 504. 0dd F, FEW SPRING N 8 G Just opened manufacturers. Ladies’ ande inhes We guarantee them all to be ABSOLUTELY PURE. s3 Grocers and Denggists rab RIDGR, ‘Hall. 7th street. For sale by all fiest om $10 ay, direct fromt # beautifitl assortm ch Black Silk Wrappings, in Sacques cnulars, nth do. adapted to the imm Also. Spring Shawls in great vari the special attention of the lx COAL. O. W. PALMER $10 Office at Wharf foot of Eleventh street, Island. te season, ies, to which invited J. W. COLLEY, O. W. PALMER, ap lst 523 7H Street. ir Pa. avenue Office corner C and Ist sts., near B. & O. R.R. depot. STRWART & CO,, +3975 .S BANKERS, Steamboat or Rug. wo ve 5 ‘ pos THE SUR arge Egg or Furnace ‘ite Ash. 1) No, 460 Jorn Sr. Orrosire THE TREAS CET fee menace Bite Aah wo ited States Bonds of all descriptions. Quarter- | Small Reg and Stove... 1100 Cumberland Coal, lowest market price. wooo. r Checks. Gold. Silver and Uneurre: ht and sold. Stocks bought and os York stock € ly on commis | Oak. rt ions me Pine i ‘ 5 % aptiwy | Cord length or sawed and apli VAL PICTURE FRAMES. 4 g@ | $10 COAL. $10 a6) | PALMER & SLY, rien 1 OOEnge Seventh Kt. and Massachusetts a cr chest! s' 1 xt | Lump, Red or atta ks Te Dace Woot Oral riches | Steamboat or Nut Frames in the Distr ‘oods wre warrant- | Large Egg or Fa: ed to be gilded with ¢ Red Ash. e J leafand of superior work manship. oo. do, Small Egg and Stove Also. a beautiful a&sortment of Card Visite w D Frames of foreiga and domestic manufacture. A OODs i goods Warranted as represented. Terms cas Pine, Oak and Hickory, lowest market price, J. MARERITER. Cord length or sawed and split. mb 15-2w Fosse BEEF FOR THE NAVY. Navy Dupartment, 2 Buakac OF PROVISIONS AND CLOTHING, March 31, i364. S¥aLey Prorosa.s will be received at this Ba reau until 2 0’clock p. m., on the lth April. proxi- mo, for the ‘pply of ten taousand pounds of Fresh Beef,at the Wasbington Siation. during the re- ler of the fiscal year. ending June 30. 1864, | | The Beet must be in equal proportions of for | bind quarters, the bes: the market affords, must be offered for by the pound. Bonds with eppeosed security will be pequired in one-half the estimated amount of the contract.and twenty per centum in addition will be withheld from tbe amount of each payment to be made, as colateral security for the due performance of the contract, which will on no account be paid until it is fully complied with. Every offer must be accompanied (a8 directed in the act of Congress making approvriation for the naval service for 1846-'7, approved luth August, eight doors aleve i 5’ Hall OTHERS. GLASS. 7 CUTLERY a patterns. B& BEVERIDGR, | J. 8. Fowler & Co..) ral fb atTde o'cle (Suce 204.0 ap LG" it 1846 ) Dy a written guaranty, signed by one or more responsible persons, to the effect that he or they une rtake that the bidder or bidders, will if his or r bid be Sgoeyted. enter into an obligation, ithin five days,with good ard sufficicut sureties, to furnish the articles proposed. | No proposal will be covsidered unless aceompa- | nied by snch guaranty. and by satisfactory evidence thats he bidder has the license required by law of | Congress, mh 31st United States 10-40 Loan. | SAY COOKE & CO., | 452 Fifteenth Street, | Receive Se Pr ILET POWD skin. i TO RIPTIONS FOR THE NEW NATIONAL LOAN authorized by act of March 3, TEN-VORTY | befugredeemable at the pleasure of the Govern "| ment, rtem years, and payable forty yeara from date in coin, bearing ints rest at FIVE PBR CENT A YEAR, payable on bonds no over $100 annually, and on large bons semi-annually. IN COIN. The COUPON BONDS wi 3500, and 31.000, is The BBGISTERED BONDS will be issued in $50, | S100, $20), $1,000, $6 009, and $10,009. of the | These are the only gold-bearing seonrities of the | Government now precurable at par, and, yielding at prerent value ofcoin OVER EIGHT PER CENT PER ANNUM, offer a very desirable investment | tor Isrge or small sums, and known as 30 £12 o"ctoe BS 5 for Baitimor in the city of Wash Fuemed arlicles, viz pington Steam Pump, ad depot the followin One No.2 Wort at 3 v ngt of Water Pipe, be issued in tet rhew t Hospital. near a: rhondred (44) f+ 1 isin, article: rf. ment kne roposais from dis eka » AecOMpANY Proposals snd addressed KER, | uarternmaster, of Washin. The sche hh instant lex plows We Bay and Sell, at market rates, | GOVERNMENT BONDS, OF ALL ISSUES, TREASURY NOTES, CERTIFICATES OF INDEB TEDNESS, and COIN, | and pay the highest prices for QUARTERMASTER’S CERTIFIOATE OHRBOKS, “mh 29-tf JAY COOKE & co. = FURNITURE! must be pl for Steam Puinp. Boiler lo the undersigned. Brigadier General and Ch Q aplest Depot OTICK TO co Mary Jane x OLLAMORE, FURNITURE! FURNITURE! PN 369 Seventh street. Sle | i if | forward. rharges | Si ann open Once We haye now in store a more eomplete acsort Frere OME Susrian ment of FURNITURE and, HOUSERERP TRG we call the attention of the eft Beyee Ean a Wes taie In pact orate 3 nd any > ¥ Rocking Chairs: Sie Ohsire ee alnut an Aho; o' i mn ani A, Mahogany Marble-top Dressing and Walnut and Mahogany Marblo-top Washstands lo. Jenny Lindand other Bedstead: oy Martlé top Oak and Painted © ., This seeamen Marblo-ton Oruttre: Sine aad Spe Meine ee Ap i aha Cane and Wood-seat Chairs an Rockers AN & RHINEHART Agents. | Rownd-end and Cottage Bedstead a cee Wardrobes, Washstands, Tabi TOR SALE—A new (iraud Squete PIANO Fi Extension Tables. Dining Chairs, Sideboa: Atm. great sacritice. 74 wotnves, cle Feather Beds, Bulstera and Paina wa ee ee ree Xe: Prof. Alex, Wolowski’ rooms, Noe SIO P street, | ALES putlery, Plated Risomat ng peetae corner of With st. Hours ef reception only from 3 | together with & general variety of articles which to We'clock a.m. daily, nth 2y-at in res niger ore house. ae ENGINE ani BOILER, abouts per cent alleged” 22 Upwards:e discount wer, Apply at DUVALGN Foandey, | Of ¥eD Per eemt- allowed rae F min at" mh 2i-2w $69 7th st., between I and’ K sts. BCTTER, CHERBE AND EGGS. OTICE.—For sale, 5: aie! eet anere 200 keys of fino New Yerk Butter azriving. ipappine, ye Segond. erie * iba aad ER iousiox, 850373 Peas, sroboe Cee ok ai at chro The joint resolation toamead the Coastitution | | i } ; redemption was amended, 80 as to inciude St. | cinnati, Baltimore, Philadelphia, Boston, New | } ‘The eteamer_ | guished gentle | pridge, Md., on state of the weather was me, reactied Cam- mesday about noon, but the such as to prevent + him from being landed until noon yesterday. without incotryenience or omar = mae conveyed to his home, a mile from the village. Much credit, indeed, is ‘due to Dr. Lippencott, who, having faithfully watched by bis»side since. he. firgt. became ili, with Mrs. Lippencott, accompanied him upon the trip home, and accorded him sedalous care on. j BOUT: 2 yesterday, when the Baltimore started to return to Washingten, (reaching here at 11.40 a.m. to-day,) Senator H. was contin- uing to improve, notwithstanding the excite- mentof his trip and that growing out of the sympathetic reception with which he met from | all his friends and neighbors. | THE WILKES COURT MARTIAL. The court was engaged to-day in the read- ing of documentary evidence consisting of | dispatches from Anmiral Wilkes tothe Navy | Department, and from the Departmen: to the { | Admiral. The defence offered these dispatches to show that the failure of the capture of the Florida and Alabama was owing to their not being a sufficient number of vessels in Admi- ral W.’s fleet, and that he had frequently arged upon the Navy Department the propriety of suppiying the deficiency. TO BE EETUNNED TO THEIR REGIMENTS Adolphus Norton, James Rurns. snd James McGee, of ‘Scott's 900,” who were confined in the Washington jail upon the charge of assanit and battery, but who were released by order of the court, were to-day turned over to Col. Ingrabam to be returned to their regiments. PaRALYzED.—Mr. John G. Davis, who for three or four terms represented the Terre Haute district of Indiara in Congress, was taken with paralysis about a fortnight ago, and has since been both speechless and unable tomovealimb. Very little hope of his recoy- ery is entertained ey Market—Latest Qu tations. Farnished by Lewis Johnsoaz & Co., Bank- ers: Buying. Selling. U.S. Coupon Bon U.S. 7.30 Notes. NEW YORK RATES—SECOND BOARD. 6’s, 1881, 113. 7.20’s, 113, Certificates of Indebtdness,e99 ¥; Gold, 167%; Quicksilver, ©; Cumberland, &3¥; N.Y. Central, 113%; Erie, 12143; Harlem, 133%; Reading, 157%; Michigan Southern, 117%. +22» CONGRESSIONAL. AXXVIIIrH CONGRESS.—FIRST SESSION. Z ear a Fripay, April 1. SeNAvTE.—The Vice President laid before the Senate a communication from the Secretary of the Navy, in reply to Mr. Grimes’ resolution calling for information as to the number of men transferred trom the military to the naval service, if auy, and if not why not, and what additional legislation is necessary on the sub- ject. It appears by the letter that though a recent act passed to allow these transfers, none have taken place, and it has been impos- sible, ss yet, to relieve the navy from the diffi- culty of procuring crews for numerons vessels. | The Secretary suggests the necessary measures for rehef The letter was referred to the Naval Committee. Mr Clark, from the Committee on Claims, reported adversely on the petition of Rey. Mr. Roberts, tor compensatiou 23 chaplain at Fort McHenry. The report was agreed to. Mr. Trumbull presented a memorial from the officers of the Illinois Central Railroad | Company against fhe extension of the Good- | year India rubber patent. . On motion of Mr. Grimes, a resolution was ad opied requesting the President to commani- cate the names of all persons who have been sentenced for frand against the Government, and ofall who have been pardoned since De- cember ist, with the sentences trom which they ‘were pardoned, &c. Mr. Nesmith called wy) assay offices at Carson Dalles Oi Oregon, and moved toamend so as to establish a branch mint at Portland, Oregon, instead of Dalles City. He addressed the Sen- ate atsome Jength, urraigning and ridiculing the opposition thereto of Mr. Pollock, of the California branch mint, because of the increase ot such establishments tending tc disintegra- licn of the Union, &c. He thonghcit unjust, as well might it be claimed that all the factories, shoe shops, &c., desired for the convenience of the people should be stuck down inone village for the same reason. Mr. Conness moved that when the Senate eejours itbe until Monday; which was car- ied. The Senate then went into executive session. Hovse.—Mr. Holman, ot Indiana, gave notice that he will, on Monday, introducea resolution directing the Committee on Military Affairs to report a bill increasing the pay of privates in the army. Mr. Wilson asked but failed to obtain leave to introduce a bill regulating commerce among the States. It declares each and every rail- roud company is authorized to transport freight and passengers from one State to another; any- thing in the Jaws of any State to the contrary, notwithstanding. Mr. Blaine, of Maine, introduced a bill to provide for refunding to the leyal States cer- tain sums of money expended by them in the raising, organizing, and equipping of troops for the Union army; which was referred to the | Committee of Ways and Means. (It provides for a board of commissioners to ascertain the | amount, which is to be reported to Congress } | Mr. Eliot, of Mass, from the Committee on Commerce, reported a bill to establish a ani- | form code for the prevention of collisions ou the waters, and it was prssed. It uppears trom the explanations of Mr. gliot that Great Britain und France have adopted the code, and it is believed that other maritime powers will do the same, thus secur. ing @ uniorm code so important to those ea- gaged in marine transactions.] Mr. Elijah Ward, of N. Y., reported from the Committee on Commerce a joint resolution di- TECUDE, the President of the United Staies to give the required notice for the termination of the reciprocity treaty with the British Prov- inees, or take measures for rendering the treaty | More reciprocital to the United States. Lts con- sideration was postponed for four weeks. ‘The Honse went into committee on the,Na- tional Bank Bull. 2 9m TELEGRAPHIC NEWS. IMPORTANT FROM NEW ORLEANS. > ‘ CAlTURE OF NATCHITOCHES. ON RED RIV- 2H LAND THE REBEL FORCE THERE. ——s—— New Yorx, April 1.—The steamship Ca- bawba, from New Orleans on the 21th ult., has arrived. Franklin, La, has been evacuated and the Government stores removed to Brashear City. The Era says on the ist Gen. Mower made | @recounolssance up Red river as far as Natch- | itoches, where a rebel force, was outflanked. Four cannon and 20 prisoners were captured. Natchitoches is 60 miles above Alexandria, and refugees from there state that large quan- tities of cotton, &c., remain on plantations in that vicinity. ; fs Another ister account says that the affair took place at Bayou Rapids, 20 miles from Al- exandria, and beside the above captures a jarge pumber of mules, horses, &c., were taken. The rebel force was part of Gen. Smith's in- fantry and part of Gen. Lee's cavalry. | The weather on the Red River 1s cold, aud the river is ricing rapidly, which will much facilitate gunboat movements, The troops are in fine epirits. Retel guerrillas, at Provost Landing, on the Teche river, fired into one ot our gunboats, but fied aiier @ well directed discharge of grape. The crew landed and burnt the buildings in tne place. Gen. Franklin’s column has passed through Opelousas. The capture of Natchitoches had a depress- ing effecton the cotton market, Considerable receipts are expected irom that region. Sales at 67 and.67 for low middling. } - ¥ROM Carke, Marah 3i.—Uepe, J. H. Willlisn: Voy cst Mardbal of the Wawivs ef Calne, was x es fi ‘ the bill to establish Jity, Nevada, and at charged with being ! nto Mempais to Offenses not yet m: publfe. A brother of Williams, Lieut. Thyoop, and Buel, ‘eriminal rney, have fled been. arfested aad confined at Colnmbas, h ected with Williams in the offenses which d his arrest. ‘The dispateh published in the newspapers of 29th, purporting tohaye been received at Wash- ington, from Capt. Pennock, naval commander ‘here, concerning the rebel capture of Paducah, and his demanding its surrender, is bogus. No such dispatch has been sent from here. The steamer Platte Valley, from Memphis, brought 1(5 bales of cotton for St. Louis. The Sth Illinois veterans haye arrived en roufe bomeon a furloug! 5 Nothing later from Memphis. (Quiet pre- vails there. — ° JOHNSTON RRINFORCING LEE, ieee EN N BR D TO oad Crscinnati, April 1.—The Ohio Legislature adjourned yesterday. The Commercial’s Chattanooga aispatch says Maj. Gens. Buell, Negley, McCook, Critten- den, Newion and Sykes, and ten. brigadiers, have been ordered to report to Gen. Sherman tor duty in his division. Gen. Buell will likely succeed Gen. Schofield in command of the Arniy of the Ohio. Deserters report that Johnston is reinforcing Lee. PRICE OF GULD. {By the People’s Line.] New York, April 1—10 a. m.—Goild, 6&4; 12 mM., 65 yasey; 1p. m., 674 a57%; 2 p. m., 66866 % 66 LOCAL NEWS. EXECUTION —COMMUTATION O¥ THEIB SEN- TENCE. This was the day fixed for the execution of Jeremiah Kendricks, convicted of the murder of Dennis Shanahan, and Emanuel Pollard» (colored) convicted of the murder ot George Butler, (colored.) The terms of their sentence condemned them to be hung between the hours of 12 m. and 2 p. m. The gallows, which has been erected for some days is placed in the southwest corner of the yard north of the jail building. It is placed in ihis position to screen itas much as possible from view outside. Persons however, by climbing to the roofs of the adjacent houses are enabied to get a precarious view of the scene and those having a morbid curiosity in that way frequently pay large sums of money to be permitted to occupy upper windows ot the neighboring houses affording, as they do, some glimpse of the terrible tragedy. THE CASE OF KENDRICKS. Kendrick was committed and sentenced for the murder of. Dennis Shanahan on_ the morning of December 27th, at the heuse of the latter on Ist street between K and L streets north. The circumstances of the murder were as follows:—Kendricks had bought a stove from 4 woman anda dispute took place be- tween Shanahsn and himself in relation to it during Which Kendricks threatened to kill Shanaban and the latter went off. Kendricks afterwards went to the house of Shanahan in the night armed with a knite and dared the latter to come out. Shanahan retused at first, but after Kendricks had been before the house for some time Shanahan went to the door ac- companied by his wife. Kendricks asked « ls that you Shanahan !’ to which he replied in the affirmative. Kendricks asked «Are you going to follow that stove!” to which Shan- Dan replied ++I will see aboutit to-morrow.” Kenéricks exelaimed « Come out here you s— ot-a-h— and I'll see if you follow it.” Mrs. Shanahan told her husband to come in, when Kendricks rushed up and inflicted a stab in the breastet Shanahan which caused his death inafew minutes. Kendricks ran off as soon as the deed was committed but was pursued by Mrs. Shanahan who called onsome soldiers and they arrested Kendricks, and delivered him over to the 4th Ward police. An inquest was held the following day when a yerdict was rendered in accordance with the above tacts. When Kendricks was arrested the knife ‘was not found on him, but the following day it was picked up, covered with blood, where he threw it in his flight. The prisoner was committed to jail by JusticeGiberson and was tried on the Sth of February. Messrs. Pataey, Clayton and Wise appearing for him—and a verdict was rendered the same day of guilty of murder in the first degree. Le received the sentence of death on the 23d of February with- out emotion, and at the time took occasion to comment upon the testimony, c ing that some of the witnesses againsthim wouldswear & man’s life away for a drinkof whisky. And aiter the conclusion of the sentence he remark- +d “ That they could take his life, but not nis soul; that God’s body was put to death,” and walked back to the dock where he engaged in couversation with other prisoners as uncon- cerned apparently as if it was some body else’s caee. THE CASE OF VOLLARD. Pollard was convicted and sentenced for the murder of George Butler, a colored man, on ihe night of the 9th of October last, on Buzzard Point, the extreme sonthern point of Washing- ton, The parties lived near each other, and had the preceding day a quarrel in relation to the possession of a boat, when the culprit threatened to kill the deceased before. ight passed. On the night cf the murder, some person called the deceased, and on his ig to the door he was sbot in the breast, and Wed in a few hours from the effects of the wound. From the fact that Pollard had quarrelled with the deceased, suspicion fell on him, and he was arrested on the morning after the oc- currence and committed to jail on the charga of committing the act, and on the same day the Coroner’s jury tound a verdict that the de- ceased came to his death from a wound in- flicted at the hands of Pollard. The accused was tried at the December term of the Court, (February 11th) and on the. following day he was found guilty. The evidence wis altogether circumstantial, but pointed unerringiy to the prisoner, who, after the quarrel, was seen go- ing in the direction of the house of the deceased, with a gun, which was found the following day, not in its accustomed place, and near ihe bed of the condemned man—it having ap- parently been lately discharged and reloaded: and the shot taken from the wound were toand to correspond with some which were at the prisoner’s house. The sentence of death was passed upon by Judge Olin, on the last day of the last term of the Court, February 23d, and then in reply to the question whether he had anything tosay why sentence should not be passed upon him, he answered that he was not guilty of tbe crime, and asserted that atthe ume the murder was charged to haye been committed, he was asleep in bed. He betrayed no emotion when the senience was passed upon him, although at the time every specta- tor in the Courtroom ay d to be affected by the awtulsolemnity of the scene. Pollard has a wife und two children in the city. He came from near Warrenton, where he wasa slave to a Mr. Hughes, from whom he made is escape, When our armies were in that vi- cinny. CONDITION OF THE CONDEMNED MEN. Since their conviction and sentence, Rev. Father McGuire, ot St. Aloysius Chuareh, with several Sisters of Charity, haye visited them daily. and lately several times each day to ad- miuister spirimal conso) nm to them, which has been gratefully received. The wife of Kendricks, has beeu visiting him often, but the wile of Pollard, although trequently sent for by him, has not seen him since his arrestin October last. Some of the colored communi- cants of St. Aloysins have frequently visited Pollard, who, it seems, never had religious in- struction. Yesterday, Father McGuire spent several hours with them,as did also the Sis- ter’s of Charity; and after Pollard had been properly instructed, be was baptised in the Catholic Charch. The Holy Sacrament was also administered at the same time. They yes- terday seemed to feel deep sensibility in regard to their doom, but they expressed themselves to te fully prepared to meet their God. _ Jeremiah Kendricks is an Irishman by birth, but came to this country when guile @ boy, and settled in Pennsylvania, living in York county Jor most of the time, following farm work. He has, we hear, several brothers ia this country. He is a man of about twenty- five years of age, and was married about two years since by Rev. Father McGuire, shortly atter he came to this city, to a girl living near where the murder took place, by whom he has one child. He had been e1 ed before the commission of the crime in driving a team in the train of Mr. McHenry, and was looked epon when sober as a quiet, inoffensive man. olard beh formerly & slave to a Mr. Hughes, living rear Warrenton, Va, from whoin he ercaped ubout three years etoce, during ove of the first advances of our army, bringing his wife and two children, and on Teaching this city, settled down near Bazzard’s Point, and betook himself to boating for a live. Lihocd. He ie about twenty-eight years of aze. He was regarded a quiet sort of a man, bat would drink sometimes, aud would thea be- come quarrelzome. » THE GaLtows. Tae dimemsion® of ‘ae seafold are as fol- lows: Heigbtor uprizhts stipporting the beam, tHE WO eet, MIU OF platiora, tweiys of four. of the feet manilla, procured from the Navy Yard, after several pieces of rope from the stores of this city had been broken under tae test weight of %5 pounds. The fall is abou: three feet. either upright, “two nooses prep laid hang something over three feet apart. 3a of Geo. Adame, colored. SCENE IN THR VICINITY OF THE JAIL. ¢ from the ground, aad twei feet square. Cneé foot higher than the fevet of the form cis the fatal trap, which was formerly @ve fee; by five, but has been enlarged to eleven feet by Give, making it of a size to aliow the execatioa atthe same time, The is The rope is made fast toa cise on and passing over the beam th: =oet i for Kendricks aad Poi. ‘This ecaffold has been already baptised to its grim miesion, having served for the execation Of no jess than four noted criminals: Wood. ward, hung some yeais ago for the murder of q os wife; James Power, hung for the murder BS hn oung Lutz: John Conrad Kessler, a soldier, g in the Old nia Borat a yard December |, for the murder o! Augustus Ford, colored, hung arch of list year, for the murder of Some time before noon crowds of parsons commenced to gather in the vicinity of the jail. Among them were many soldiers and a naumber of women and children; but the high walls of the jail intervening, they could gain no view of the gallows or place of execution. The house- tops and upper stories of some of the neigh bor- ing houses were filled with persons, however. waiting the opportunity of witnessing the exe- cution. At some few of the houses the upper windows were closed, and not a was to bee ark Come came and mone by, ard presently it was whispered amongst the crowd that the sentence of the criminais had been commuted toimprisonmenttorlife Others called out not to believe it, saying that the story of the commutation was a ist of April hoax, put afloat to enable the originators to get better standee seats, [t was not until the last minute of the time designated as the limit (2 p.m.) had expired, that many of the spectators were willing to leave the vicinity. COMMUTATION OF THE SENTENCE. For some days it has been doubtful whether the prisoners could be lawfully executed, Mar- shal Lamon being under = pear that eae late law of Con; provi ig for the appoint- mentota ‘Warden to the jail, took the entire contro! of that prison from him, and that con- sequently he could not legally execute the men. In this opinion he was backed by some of the law officers of the Government. During the last few days =trenuons efforts have been made to have the sentence commuted or the prisoners Tespited, and this morning the Presidentgrant- ed a commntatien of their sentences to impris- onment for life. The document to that effect was immediately handed to the Marshal and he hastened tothe jail to announce it‘to the prisoners. ‘ The prisoners, who accupy adjoining ceils, were visited this morning by their spiritual adviser, Rev. Father MeGuire, with two ot the Sisters of arity, and the wite of Ken- drick, who remained with them during the greater part of the morning, engaging with the condemned men in religious exercises, and ‘were awaiting to perform the last sad offices of the Church, should they be required. While they were thus engaged at a quarter to twelve o'clock, Marshal arrived at the jail, and going into the office sent for the prisoners to be brought down: and in afew minutes, in company with the guards, they made their appearance, when the Marshal read tothem in the presence of District Attorney Carrington, Dr. Young, the physician to the jail; Mr. Davis, of the bar; Rev. B. A McGuire, the spiritual adviser of the criminals, and several others, the death warrant of Kendricks and Pollard, and after asking if they would accept a commutation of sentence as a contract, (the President having no power to commute 4 sentence except with the cor.sent of the parties, | to which they replied in the affirmative, he yead the endorsement on the back, as follows “In this case of Jeremtan Hendricks [or E. Pollard) the punishment of death is commuted to imprisonment during dife, at hard labor in the penitentiary. A. LincoLy “April 1, 1861." During the reading of the paper both of them beceme much affected—Kendricks bowing his head and shedding tears freely—but neither uttered a word. After being led back to their cells th y showed much excitement. Ina tew days Kendricks and Pollard will be transferred from the jail to the penitentiary at Albany, N. York, when they will enter upon their senteace. The law recently passed by Congress for the appointment of a warden io the jail took from the Marshal all power over the prisoners in the jail, and the Senate failing to confirm the newly appointed warden, left the prisoners withont any legal anthority for any party to execnie them. The foliowiug letter trom the Attorney General to the Presidentexplains the reasons for the commutation: Attorney General's Office, Washington, March 28th, 1961.— To the President :—S1 I have the honor to receive your note of this day endorsed upon a printed copy of “ A pill toauthorize the appointment of a Warden of the jail in the District of Columbia.” You require my opinion whether this law relieves the Merehal of the District from the duty of executing the death sentence upon per- sons under that sentence, in the District jail!" That bill having become a lawyas your now implies, I think it clear beyond a dowb:, thar the Marshal po longer has any duty or law- ful power to execute any sentence of death ppon any man imprisoned in the jail of the District of Columbia, under sentence of death The recond section of the act is explicit, and isin these words: +-That the said warden shall bave the exclusive supervision and control of the jails in the said District. and be accounta- ble tor the sate. keeping of all the prisoners l+- gally committed thereto, and shall have al! ‘ic power, and discharee all the duties heretotore legally exercised and discharged over said jail and the prisoners therein by ‘he Marshal of said Dietrict.” This pjainly transfers all the powers and dn- ties of the Marshal, in that behalf, to the War- den of the jail. ihave the honor to be, most respectfully, your obedient servant, hi (Signed) Epw'p Bates. Attorney General. eae lr: Port or GrorGETrowy.—Cleared—Barkan- tine Sleeper, Boston. Schooners United, Sea- man, Bridgeport; Moses Bramhali, Davy, Havestraw, N.Y.; Fair American, Brewington, Pope's Creek; James Buchanan, Archibald, Philadelphia; H. S. Boynton, Herrick, Boston: Windward, Dail, Patapsco; Robert Franklin, Snedden, Magathy: Eliza A. Johnson, Fallen, do; Vanquish, Brien, Vienna: Henrietta, Bar- cellus, Pocomoke. Barges Dayton, Murpty, Salem city; Carter, Bridgeport, N. J.: T.C. Car- roll, Graw, Pamunkey. Chesapeake and Ohio Canal:—Arrived—Helen May, ceal to Cumberland U. & I. Co.: Boyer & Watson, coal to Hi sion & Co.; S. M. Petrie, coal to Frostburg & Co.; M. Gatrill and Un- expected, coal to Borden Uo.; ©. Slack, coal to American Co. The departures since noon yes- terday were thirty-one, all light except the Ann E. Darby, which carried a smail cargo of groceries, &c. pa eae POLICE APPOINTMENTS AND DISMISSAL8.— Yesterday, the Board of Police Commissioners made the following appointments :—Robert Padgett, vice Rolie resigned, George W. McEl- fresh, vice James Lewis, dismissed. David M. Sylvester, vice Jerome Taylor, dismissed. Jeremiah Bresnahan, vice Alfred Fatral, dis+ misced. Thomas Markwood, vice J. N. W. Davis, transferred. Stgaiine Gov MENT RaTIoNns.—To-day one of Capt. Dolan’s detectives arrested Madi- son Tyler, & colored cook at the wagon camp on Meridian Hill, for stealing Government ra- tions and selling them. Tyier was committed to the Central Guardhouse to undergo au ex- amination at 10 o’clock to-morrow morning be- fore Justice Ferguson. _ eth OEE ArrornTED.—Mr. Lucien F. Rolfe, late of the Metropolitan Police, has beea appointed to a first-class clerkship in the Treasury De- partment. PICTURES. 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