Evening Star Newspaper, January 4, 1865, Page 1

TRAYELERS’ DIRECTORY. —_—_—_— gm BALTIMORE & OHIO BB. 00., ‘Wasuimeron, December 1s, 1964, after Sunday, December 18, |. Passen- er eae Vetwoen, Washingto m and itimore De run as follows: TRAINS MOVING NORTH. —! WAY BTATION & HAR- altiding veain~Urare, Washington 6:15 a. M. Or.™. Ho 90) TIMORE & WESTERN TRATN— ‘Washington 8: .M.. stopp ing at Retay with the Mail Train Westeand Teaching Baltimore at 10:00 a.¥. No 4—NEW YORK MAIL TRAIN—Leave Wash- wees 11:19 a.u, Arrive at Baltimore at 19:45 Water iadelghia 0:37 P.u., New York 10:00 a 8 Lt 2 . M.. - LON Relay with Fredetiek train, Arrive at Bal- timore 4:45 pu No, 6-BALTIMCRE COMMUTATION AND PHILADELPHIA TRAIN—Leave Washi: 2 4:30 P.M. Arrive at Baltimore 6:10 Pp. u. This train stops at Bladensburg, B-ltsville, Laurel and Apaapolis Junction only. early mo! the Bast, North and West. No Philadelphia or Baltimore tickets sold by this train which is limited in capacity by Government orders to insure the mails, . No. 8BALTIMORE & HARRISBURG TRAIN Leave Washington 6:45 P.M. end arrive at Balti- more &:25P m No. 9-NEW YORK, PHILADELPHIA AND WESTERN TRAIN—Leave Washington at 7:30 P. M.; stopping at Re'ay House f«r Western passen- re to take xpreas Train for Grafton, Wheeling, arkersburg, and 41] points in the West. Reaches New York at 6.15 4. mu. . FOR ANNAPOLIS the connectiona will be made with the $:15 4. wand the 3 and 4:30 P, M. from Washington, No trains to or from Annapolis on Bupday. SUNDAY TRAINS. THE ONLY TRAINS FHOM WASHINGTON for passengers on Sund re the ©:14 and 11:15 4M, and 3 P.M. for id 7:30 P.M. for Baltimore, Philadel the6r m for New York . THROUGH TICKEBTS 0 the West, as well Philadelphia, New York, er Boston, can ba bh. the Btation Ticket Office at ali h@rs in the d well as at new office in the American Telegraph Building. Peonsylvania avenue, between 45 and 6th streets BAGGAGE wiil be checked at all houra.—also for throug. points, to fave trouble and confusion at the departure of ‘he train, 5 2 ALL PASSENGERS, whe ther soldiersor citizens, are politely but e: ly requested te respect the rules of the Li blished fer the general ad vantage, such as the keeping of one or more cars exclusively for ladies and their attendants. and the prevention of smoking in apy but the smoker's @are, and a'so to make & eerfui compliance with the decisions of the agents or conductors 4 in regard fo, he zenate, weet . etc.. especially in of starting the trains. ness: SMITH. Master of Tramece taptCs = ec . § L. M. COLE. General Ticket Agent. ‘BEAT PENNSYLVANIA ROUTE I TO THE | NORTHWEST AND SOUTHWEST. 7 . BSS Se es On and after December 26, trains wil! leave Bal- timore from North Calvert B: Fast Mail at... —- 92° A.M. Parrisbary! Accommod: P.M. je and Piitsbnrgh SP. M. ittsburg and Kimi 10 P.M. THE 6.15 AL = see gee WASHINGTON te with the 9 2 " rain from Baltimore cents tobar h and the West and for Elmira, Hester. Dunkirk, anan- Bete. Bord Mingacs Walls, ecal for New York City. THE4 30 P.M. TRAIN FROM WASHINGTON ib the 8P. M. train from Baltimore Seuneets eee Pittsbure and Erie. 6.45 M. TRAIN FROM WASHINGTON cet Peer tis the 1) P. M. Bxpress from Balti- mere and runs through to Pittaburgh corr ote Bites al ing 8 urs innati, Chicago, ‘and St. Louis and at Elmira. for Buffalo, Roshester, and Syracuse. THROUGH TRAIN ON SUNDAY. = Leaving Washington at 3 o’clook SLEEPING CARS ON NIGHT TRAINS, Boipiers’ Tiozers at GoyERNMENT Ratns, LOW FARE AND QUIOK TIME, SF For Tickets and any information apply fy the Office of the Great Pennaylvanin Route, corn’ Pepnsylvazia avenue and Sixth street. under National Hotel, and Resot- Bosse, ee: 463 Cst., pear New Jersey avenue, Fe NsDUBARRY ae ing WILKINA, Passenger and Ticket Agent. JNO. GILLETT, Passenger Agent, corner 6th street and Pa. ave. dec 9 tf HILADELPHIA STEAMERS. New Express Line, sem: et ier PHIL- apaLenta and ALEXANDRIA, ASHINGTON and GEORGS- TOWN Steamers Mayflower, Philadelphia and George . Stout. Lf aos sailing days WEDNESDAYS and SAT- URDAYS, from Ne. 14 North Wharves, Philatel- phis, and No. 59 Water street, between Qongress and High, Chom ee He appl For freight spply *9 sux 3, DAVIDSON, Ne. 59 Water street, Georgetown, Agent in Philadeip! WM. P. OLYDE, is North Wharves. Agents in Alexandria, FLOWERS & BOWEN, No. 1 King *t. nov att S PXPRESS COMPANY, Be Okc O14 Fa, Avenue, Washington, D.C. ASTERN. NORTHERN. AND WEST- GREAT EN EXPRESS FORWARDERS, . ROMANDISE. MONEY. JEWELRY, VALU- “= Ls: 8, NOTES, STOCKS. BON DUB. Ac. 3 Forws ith SAFETY AND DISPATCH to all accessible sections o* piney He | Tois Company has seencics ie the P: a! Railway Towns in the NORTH, B AND NORTHWEST, enw YORK, BOBTO yASHINGTON, D.C. NEW . BOSTON, Wand La DELPHIA. BALTIMORE: C1N- CISRATE ST LOUIS, LOUIS. VILLE, LEXINGTON. 7 r i * at New Yor! eltiniicer foneardtes forthe CANADAS and the Tis ViN and other steamship lines BN ERPOOL, SOUTHAMPTON and HAY RE, and thence by Eurc pean expresses to all promineat eomscreial towns in Great Britain and the Uonti- t. PGollection of NOTES, DRAFTS and BILLS mace at all accessible vart: of the Enited States, Neos OO. DUNN, Agent, Washington, D.C. ASHINGTON CITY SAVINGS BANK, w Iscourorat® > Maron Sra, EDWARD SIMMS. President and Treasurer. BDW'D CLABK, Vico President and Secretary, DOLE ane se WM P. . +3. COOS <BR. BLVANS, THOS, J. GARDNER. Tuhs'h. RValee Se This Bevk ik Pow open for the receipt of De- posits, atthe NEW BANKING HOUSE, No, 5& Louisiana av., under Simm’s New Building EDWARD CLARK, Secretary. EDWARD CLARK & 60,, BANKERS, At the Sayings Bank, No. 6% Louisiara avenne, DEALERS ik EXCHANGI:, GOLD AND SILVER, And Genera! Banking Business, BowsnD CLakk, Jonm B, Euvaxs, jeck7-e02m JaY COOKE & CU., BANKERS, Pirtesetn Sraxer, orrosirs U. 8. Tawasvay, Becelve Subscriptions for the NEW U. 8. 73-10 LOAN entherised by the act ef June Sih, 1354, ‘The notes will be issued under date of August wth. i nominations of 250, $100, 8500, 21.900 and 95,900, payable to bearer or order, bearing Interest 23 7.530 per centum per annum, payable semi-an anally, and will be convertible at the option of the holder st maturity imto six per cent. Pive Fwenty Bonds, We buy and sell— GOVERNMENT BONDS of al! ismnas. TREASURY NOTES, OBRTIFICATES OF INDEBTEDNESS, And OGIN, And pay the highest pries for UABTERMASTES’S OSRTIFIOATS OHBOKS, ds -tf JAY COO Benet BE Weneerers The Lite woeee ky ef cur Beat Heroes. Goldes Leaves fro: American Poets. +obn een hes 208; by Bele" batiing. the Dacghter of the Recieestt: Kosa Mystica: by Marie Josephine. ra Angli id Literavars. Oereelation and Oourerneric! of Forces, by Grove, Farady, Lisbig and others, Black wood’s Magazine for éem F JCBESOH JUVENILE BOOKS.—Le Seigneur F Beitchine le; Petites av: mony at Poa La Pow La ville Dotte; te ere spa; La Pagode de Kari; corrige: i New pa eg Leoriitaine oh ise; le: + “Gece wTBANOK TA VV. XXYV. FOR THE HOLIDAY: Foss HUBS. PUBS!!! $10,000 worth ef FURS for Ladies and Chil- dren, now on band, which we guarantee to sell 3 per cent, cheaper than apy other place in the city. Ladies will please take notice that these goods are consigned to us by the largest house in New York, and we are therefore enabled to sell them Terr ehene: LANSBURGH & BRO. 371 and 375 Seventh street, dee 3-Im afew doors above E stres Fuss FURS!! PUBS! ‘Tho attention of the ladies is invited to my large and choice assortment of FINE PANCY FURS, embracing all styles and qualities, from the low est grades to the finest Sable, among which may a be fo: HUDSON BAW SABLE, CANADIAN MINK, % ROYAL ERMINE, STONE MARTEN, BUSSIAN FITOR, SIBBRTAN SQUIRREL AND OTHER VARIETIES, Also, a large and well selected assortment of CARRIAGE ROBES of every description, including elegant WHITE ARCTIO FOX and WHITE POLAR BEAR, WOLF, BUFFALO, &¢, Gentlewen’s FUR CAPS, COLLARS, GLOVES, &c , in great variety. Every article of the above having been earefully selected, cannot be surpassed either in excellence ofauslity or style of finish, A call is solicited be- fore purchasing elsewhere. JAMES Y. DAVIS, HATTER AND FURRIER, 356 Pennsylvania avenue, ander dee 12-dlw& eo2w Metagpolitan Hotel, Fuss UNRIVALLED MINOE MEAT. ‘We bave on hand a full supply of this delicious article for Pies, For sale b EGAN & PERRIE, dec 10-30 Corner of B and 9th atreets, RESERVED FRUITS, &c, PRESERVED QUINCES. Fresh.) s PINE APBLES. “ PEAGHES, LIMBS. eheoks A CRAB APPLES, se JELLIES le} > TO CATSUP. CE avnors ’ KING & BUROHELL, accent, corner Nersont avenne sud 16¢) NOTICE TO THB PUBLIO. We would inform our custome: and the public generally that we have now op hand at our LARGE FUBNITURE ESTABLISHMENT avery extensive and general assortment of fine medium quality : FURNITURE, GILT MIRRORS. Xe, that we can sell at gteat bargains. Persoas in want of FURNITURE and HOUSER SEPING GOODS ill do well to ealland examine our steck at No 307th street, between Louisiana avenue and D McGREGOB & ZIMMERMAN ran 50,000 111 Curar warcilie SAND, JEWELRY AT Butlers, Courtry Merchants, Pedlars, and gen2r- al traders supplied at immense bargains. Watches and Jewelry c! every description in any pattern or quality. and in any quactity. constanliy on band and mxdetoorver. Eatimatesof any class farnished, pues Canrasan exe a fa scriptions free, - CH GAUGHAN, Breaiway, New nov 2i-im* NEW BOOT AND SHON STORE CHAS. B. BAYLY & OO., 278 PENNSYLVANIA AVENURB, Bet. lth and 12th sts,, near the Kirkwood House Would respectfully inform their Friends and the Public, that they will open On MONDAY, October 17, 1864, A fine and new assortment of LADIES, GENTLEMEN, MISSES, BOYS, AND CHILDRES-_ BOOTS AND SHOES, made up in the Latest aud most Fashienable rtrle. We will sell at reasonable prices, and hone, by trict attention and integrity, to merit a fairsbar of the Public patronage. : Particular attention has beep paid to the Ladies Depariment of the business, and we can safely boast of one of,the finest assertment of LADIS3’ BOOTS AND SHOES in the city, CHAS. B. BAYLY & OO.. ocl4-tf No, 278 Penn. av., bet, lith and 12th sta of sex ¥i e dress f. & H. GAUGHAN, 71 York. YBEASURY DEPARTMENT, Oveice Com &k OW "HE OURRENCY, Ww TON, December 3!, 19 ctory evidence prea H it bas beon made to appear tha ‘ativaal Bonk of Conomerce, of Gieorzetoren. in ty of Georg. town, iv the county of Washing ton and Mestrict of Columbia, bus been daly or- ganized under and according of the act of a National C States bonds apl de for the cirealati aed reden:ption thereof.’ approved June 3. 1874, complied with isicas of said quired to be before com- mencipg the business of banking under said act: Now. therefore, I, Hugh McCulloch, Comptrojier of the Currency, do | i that The National Baul of Cont n the City of Geo: ceca, ip the. h and District of Columbia, is authorized tx ¢ mene the butiness of banking under the sfore In te: inony ene Se help ta my Rand pad seal | te is thircy te eof Decem ver. of ofr tp is thir st Oe OER McOULLOG i ian 2 Fat Comptroller of the EIDWELL & BON, BRUGGISTS, Buecessors of Kidweli& Lawrenoe, Pennsylvania avenue, near corner Vth stecet, Having completed this elegant and extensive DRUG ESTABLISHMENT, offer superior facilities to the residents of Wash- ington and public generally for obtaining ¥ FRESH DRUGS, CHEMICALS, PERFUMERY and PANCY ARTICLES, MEDICINAL WATER, Xo. The chiect of the proprietors ix to supply the de- ficiency long felt by the citizens of Washington— ofa first-class Drng Store. Our arrangsments for feats as to mest ae eutireappraval of tha acct, fected as to meet Lhe entir ROWELL & BON, y noy 18-Im ___ Ghemista and Draggists. 0, W. BOTELE JNO. W, BOTELEB Cc, W. BOTELER & SON, IMPORTERS, WHOLESALE AND RETAIL DEALERS ™ CHINA, GLASS AND CROCKERY WARH, TABLE CUTLERY, SILVBH-PLATED WARS, BRITANNIA WARE, BLOCK TIN GOODS, TIN CHAMBER BETS, COAL OIL LAMPS, JAPANNED WAITERS, DOOR MATTA. PEATHER DUSTERS, BRUSHES, WOUR WARS, AND HOUSES FErING ARTIOLES GENERALLY, se? HOUSES. HOTELS, AND STEAMBOATS FURNISHED AT SHORT NOTIOR, 318 IRON HALL, PENNSYLVANIA AVENUR, D between 9th and th sia \] BDICAL BOOKS — Druitt’ sient Be Dalton’s R Physiclegy; Dungison’s ical Dictionary; Breper's Phetoloss eee Medical Formulary; Erichsen’s Surgery, Ludlow’s Muoual of - one; Neill & Smith’s Oompendinm, Thomas’ edical Dictiouary; Gray’s Aua- fs’ Practice, 2 vole; Woods’ Thera- FRANCK TAYLOR. OW CASES FOR BALR Jost received eight NTES SHOW CASES ‘New Tork. Appr to P.d, BELLAW & Odd Fel- sauth of Od Eben + AMUSEMENTS. CANTERBURY HALL. wust' CANTERBURY HALL, AND Ba LL {OANTEABURY BALES THEATER LOUISIANA AVENUR, NEAR S1xtH STREET, Rear of National and Metropolitan Hotels, GRORGE LEA.......-—. ....-..... Proprietor Also of the Varieties, New York, and Canterbury, Alexandria, Va. JOSH HART.....-...-........-..... Stage Manager MONDAY, JANUARY 2, MONDAY, JANUARY 2, MONDAY, JANUARY 2, MONDAY, JANUARY 2, HAPPY NBW YEAB! HAPPY NEW YEAR} HAPPY NEW YEAB! HAPPY NEW YEaR! TWO PERFORMANCES TO-DAY, TWO PERFORMANCES TO-DAY, AFTERNOON, AT 3, AFTERNOON, AT 3, EVENING, AT 8, EVENING, AP 5. ENTIRE NEW COMPANY! ENTIRE NEW OOMPANY! ENTIKE NEW OOMPANY! ENTIRE NEW COMPANY! GREATEST ARTISTES LIV GREATEST ARTISTES LIV GREATEST ARTISTES LIV TTI GALLET ETTI GALLETT1, ETrt GALLETT!I. ETTI GALLETTI, BITl GAVLETIT, ETTI GALLETTI, ETTI GALLE'TI, BIT! GALLETTI, TTI GALLETTI, ETTI GALLETTI, ETT GAULSTrI, ETT! GALLETTE, BIT GALLET £1 THR GREATEST DANBEUSE IN THE WORLD, GREATEST DANSEUSE IN THE WORLD: First appearance of CHE the Greatest Male Dancer in the World. First appearanee of phbppphp> Fy led | : WRAY, A. WRAY, the Mest Versatile Performer of the Age, £4e4acdees HH yee ty ocesscces bsslclaskaclas fsbsstackac! ZAAAASALZAN First appearance of M'‘LLE DELPAINB, ‘LLB D By MOLL. LPUINE, M’LLE DELPHINE, M’LLE DELPHINS, the great Torpedo Jig Danseuse. The Beautifal Ballet, entitled the PAINTER’S ILLUBION, PAINTER’S ILLUSION, PAINTER'’S ILLUSION, PAINTERS ILLUSION, by Mlle Annetti Galletti and Mons. Leon Chenet, assisted by Ella Weemer, Lizzie Wemnar, Mary Gardner. Laura LeOlare, Ella Parker, Faany May, Julia Robinson, and a fail CORPS OF PRETTY GIRLS, CORPS OF PRETTY GIRLS, J@BH HART, DICK OOLLINS, SYLVAS CLARKE, CHATLEY CONELLI, with the entire Company of nearly One Hundred Performers. ANGE OF PROGRAMME ENTIRE CHANG tone BACH EVERY SATURDAY, LADIES’ MATINER INEE EVERY SATURDAY, LADIES’ MAT rhea ready, the great Holiday Pantomime, en- title HARLEQUIN FANTASIO, HARLEQUIN FANTAsio, HARLEQUIN FANTASIO, HARLEQUIN FANTASIO, predueed at a cost of Bearly FIV®E THOUSAND DOLLARS, FIVE THOUSAND DOLLARS, replete with * NEW TRICKS AND TRANSFORMATION: introdueing 3 REAL CA&CADE OF W REAL CAtOADE OF WATER. ‘NDOUS LEAPS, ETyEP PRAIWUL PYRAMIDS, every trick being imported from Earope, and en- tirely new in this country, i Aldo, will be introdncea THE HORNED QU. THE HORLED aces: THE don AGGA: THE HORNED QUAGGA, (OABOTHANNY,) captored in the wilds of Soath Afrien Ane the npccies ht to t} a ive. at & fanslous colt Br ken and tamed FO) 0 tt 4 ay rr E=Ps E x Fog aon and danger Ing OFFICIAL. QUARTERMASTER GENERAL'S OFFICE, WASHINGTON, January 3, 1565. General Orders, No. 1. The armies operating against Richmond and in the Shenandoah Valley, as well asthe dis- mounted camps in this vicinity, being amply supplied with horses for artillery and caval- ry service, the Secretary of War bas approved @ recommendation from this office that farther purchaces of animals intended for sach ser- vice be suspended at certain points. It is, therefore, directed that purchases of artillery and cavalry horses besuspended at ibe expiration of ten days from this date, and pEtil otherwise ordered at the following point: Washington, D. U. It i¢ further directed that such purchases be siso suspended at the following-ramed places, at such times and undersuch regniations as may be prescribed by the chiet of the first di- vision of this office, viz: J Anugusia, Maine; Brattleboro, Vermont; Bos- ton, Massachusetts; Buffalo, New York] Alba- ny, New York; Syracuse, New York; Elmira, New York; New York Uity, New York; Pitts- burgh. Pennsylvania; Harrisburg. Pennsylva- nia; Philadelphia, Pennsylvania; Trenton, New Jersey: and Wilmington, Delaware. M. C. Me168, ()vartermaster General, Brevet Major General. The First Corps—Notice te Veterans. HEADQUARTERS FIR8T UORPS, } WasnincTon, D. O., Dec. 27, 1961. Veterans desiring to enlist inthe Ist Army Corps, should report m person at the office of Col. OC. F. Johnson, Soldiers’ Rest, Battimore and Ohio Railroad Depot, Washington, D O. Any Veteran who has served two years, has been honorably diseharged, and is physically qualified, may enlist in the Corps for one, two or three years. Those enlisting will receive from the Gov- ernment a bounty of $300 as soon as they are mustered in, and, in addition, the regular in- stalments from the Government, in proportion to the period of enlistment, as follows: 3100 for one year’s service, one-third paid on enlist- ment; $200 for two years’ service, one-third on enlistment; $300 for three years’ service, o1n0- third on enlistment. They will be credited to the quota of the district in which they or their families may be domiciled and will, therefore, be entitled to local bounties. - Free transportation will be furnished them to Washington by any Provost Marshal. The best arms in the possession of the Government will be furnished these troops, and they will be allowed to retain their arms when honorably discharged. Headquarters Major General Hancock :—158 F street, between 19th and 20th streets. Office of the Board for the Examination of Officers :—Brigadier (ieneral John R. Brooke, president, 163 G street, between 19th and Wth streets. . By order of Major General Hancock. FINLey ANDERSON, Assistant Adjutant General. AMUSEMENTS, GROVEK’S FHEATER. Pennsylvania Avenue, near Willard’s Hotel. Third Fvening of the nae aon Pay rena foe Engagement of the Re- MISS AVONIA JONES, THIS (WEDNESDAY) EVENING Matilda Heron, entitled oeoRre RY. MEDEA. dec 27.tf Miss Avonia Jones Theevening’s entertainment will conclude with the Popular Farce of BKETCHRS IN INDIA. FORD'S NEW THEATER. Tenth strest, above Pennsylvania avenue. Nera Bight of the engagement of the Eminent n Tragedian, sits FORREST, in his Gfeat Ghiseoaeet in Balwer'sUelebrated Play oF ee ,BIOHBLISU 3 \ THE CONSP:RACY, Adrian DeManprat Julie De Mortemar iv _fourth vight of ro er ere EDWIN FORREST, RATES OF ADMISSION. Orchestra Uhairs_____ -__. oa - $5 and $10 Allsecured se: Orch: or D: Circle, $t.6 MR. FOBREST’S Nights—Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday and Friday. THE OXFORD HALL OF MUSIU AND PINACOTHECA, Ninth street, fronting on Penaosylyania avenue HOLIDAY EK! GREAT ACCESSION OF TALENT ' BUPERABUNDANCE OF NOVELTIES! FUN AND JOLLITY Willreign supreme and drive dall cara away, Third Week of M138 KATHLEEN O'NEIL, in her Celebrated IrishE eccentricities. First Week} of J. M. MORTIMER, the celebrated Banjo Soli t, Ethiopian delinestor. First Week of MONS. J. SPARKS, the Wonder of the Niveteenth Oentury, i great feat of Light and Heavy Balaueinge eat , .M’LLE MARZATTI and MONS ANTONIO, in New Pantowimes end ets. HUGH DOUGHERTY and DENNY GALLAGHER in their never-tiring Ethiopian Deliveations, Lart Week ef TIM HAYES, the Obampicn Clog Dancer of America, MATINEE NEW YEAR'S DAY AND RYBRY BATURDAY, jaa FU F URS! rT Ae REDUOED PRIOBS, Ladies’ and Childrens’ DRESS FURS will be sold et greatly reduced prices. &# Furs repaired and mate to ofder. 8. M. MEYENBERG, 4S Market Space, bet, 7th and Sth sts , _ de 3i-lw under the Avenue House. T° THE UNFORTUNATE, Certain Safe and Speedy Qure. in from 3 to 7 daya. cfeitherdisease. No psy unlesscured. Call at 113 Pexnsylvaniaavenna, wert, Usethe Amer- ican Bpecifc or Blood Parifiér. dec 2-20 ( ‘AUTIER'S RESTAURANT. Having resumed H my former business of serving Balis, Parties. Dinuers, Weddings, &c,. I re turn my thanks to my former friends and the public zeverally for their past patronage; beg s continuance of the sama, ax Tam fully pra pared to serve them at the shortest notice, and with the rtmost care, UTIE 252 Penusylvania avenue, P. 8.—Orders received for dishes for all parts of the city. Gee 27-im SOR SALE—Several hundred cords good ga- Bonet WOOD a fee eed, oF as good elieut road, BH FODURR: eost K and 14th ets, TOMATES, oF TGORD ry NATUREL, BRG ARSE TROPEREE ; aS CREPES « IPRUILE” H A it PIGNONB, ARRICOTS, For sale by KING & BURCHELL, _de 14-12% Vermont avenue and 15th street . at Fell ’ za ie. at ee aa Hondays fFP225 BucKWHaar FLOUR. HONEY BYR 3. RUSSELL “DANCING {A0A' H. sap OMRit, DANCING tcaD, A Just received. b:3 BURCHELL oD Ooraer Iategot bed Vormontavense. In ) Sy i —_ fst lyr jibl 7 is parties with from ote an quarts it com Wwencing lat J: . Addrers W. T. aBUL-care Q. W. lngezsoll, No, 246 Pa. avenue Bl dian at ee Ls TOS BB: RY MEASURES IN BBS: Ratt be iad te are lerves. By Doctors Mi , Morehouse, and Rov 15 PRANOK TAYLOR, Star. WASHINGTON, D. C., WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 4, 1865. N°, 3,696. TELEGRAPHIO NEWS. ARMY OF THE POTOMAC. Dutch Gap C Project—A Quiet Year's Day—Henvy allot Snow, aad Bxeror® Pererssure, Jan. 2, 1865.—Rainy disagreeable weather is having its worst etfect among the troops. Malarious fevers are be. coming prevalent and the surgeons are called upon to use their utmost endeavors to promote the sanitary welfare of the men. In the trench. es the daily routine of life continues unchanzed. A truce by day, aud random shooung after dark. Frequent dashes are made by tha rebels upon Our videttes, and many times with suc- cess. Their object is to capture the accou're- ments and blankets more than men. Of late the dark chill nights have been favorable to such surprises. As yet no reprisals haye been made from our side, every one being contented with bis own position. . Senday afternoon, about four o'clock, a mine ‘was exploded in the Datch Gap Canal, which was designed to open the ground for the water to flow into the channel. A very targe quantity of powder was used, but with no other effect than toraise the earth, which immediately after sunk into its own level. The digving will be mnch easier now than heretofore, though many of the officers in this army think the object of the work is not expedited. Bat little noise was made. and that resembied smothered thunder The Wilmington Fleetin Beaufort Harbor. Fortress Monrog, Jan. 2.—The steamer Amanda Winants arrived here to.day from Benufert, N.C, and reports the vessels com- prising the naval fleet under Rear Admiral Porter are all safely anchored in that harbor, having successfully weathered the storm otf Wilmington, and sustaining but very trifling damage during the bombardment of Fort Fisher. * The Amanda Winants passed in the vicinity of Cape Hatteras, N. ©, the United States steamer Charles Thomas, disabled, and being towed by the stenmer Western Metropolis,and the steamer United States being towed by the steamers Beanfort and Salyér, all bound to Hampton Roads. A Sketcl of Mosby, the Rebel Guerrilla Chiel. One of the Northern papers contains the fol- lowing account of Col. Mosby: John Singleton Mosby was born in Virginia im 1#32. Nothing is known of his youthin! career. His early achievements in the war were of &n insignificant character. Hisopera- tions during the winters of 1562-(3, in harass- ing our troops encamped near Fredericksbarg, were appreved by Gen. Lee in an official re- port of the winter’s operations of hisarmy. In consequence of these services Lieut. Mosby ‘was promoted a major. In March, I: he captured Gen. Stonghton at Fairtax © Houee, and gained his first notoriety at the North. In the ensuing August he attacked the 2d Massachusetts cavalry at Coyle’s Tavern, near Fairtax, Va. and received a painfal wound. He was unable to resume active duty until January, 1864, when (January i) he was repulsed in an attack made upon one of our small camps at Loudvun Heights, Virginta. On Febroary is, 1561, he ambushed a small force under Capt. Reid, near Drainesyille, killing and wounding twenty of our men. He was some months after (August 19.) again wounded, and remained idle until Octeber 6, 1964, when he again made himself famous among the rebels by an attack on the Baltimore and Ohio railroad, at New Ureek, Va., for which achievement, on Lee’s recom- Mendation, he was promoted lieutenant colo- pel. On October 14, his camp, near Piedmoat, ‘Va., was surprised by Colonel Gansevoort, of the 13th New York cavalry, and his force dis- ersed. During the campaign in the valley, tween Sheridan and Early, Mosby figured extensively. November 1 he was ronted near Salem. On the 2ist of the same month he at- tacked @ cavalry escort near Manchester, and was again wounded. December 1 he was in Richmond nursing his wound and begging for promotion. This came on December 10, and he ‘was recognized by the rebel government as a full colonel in its army. The following intercepted rebe) letter will give some idea of the habits of the man. aad of bis mode of warfare : Paris, Va., Nov. 28, 1S61.—The command of which Lieutenant Colonel John S. Mosby is the recognized leader is divided into six parts, Tespectively commanded as follows: (aptain D. Richards, Captain Mou y, Captain Wm. Chapman, Captain Samuel Chapman, Uaptain Peter Franklin, Lieutenant Hatcher, The whole force is recognized as a battalion. Wuil- lie Mosby, a pleasing young man of about 20 summers, and a brother of John S Mosby, is adjutant of the battalion. Willie does not go on raids. Lieut. Walter Franklin is tae pres. ent commissary of the battalion. An officer familiarly styled Major iibbs is said to be the quartermaster. Lieut. John Russell is Mosby’s main scout for the valley. Mosby, when out on a raid, wears his uni- form—the stars upon the collar of bis coat aud a gold Jace braid upon the sides of his panta- loons. He swears a great deal, and does not, us a generality, treat his men kindly. At Hol- Jand’s tactery is where Mosby generally stays bimself. He boards at Dick Bavkner’s. His wife also boards bere. ‘she isa middle-aged ‘woman, and rather handsome, Mosby is with ber often. He always carries asmal! pewter whistle with him for signaling. It is fastened to a guard placed around his neck. When his men are concealed in the bushes a low whistle is given to ‘make ready,” and a keen whistle to “charge.” He lately received a battle flax and bogie, and the report is his commaua will £0 Into Early’s regular cavalry service during the winter. He is well off tor greenbacks since he captured those paymasters on the Baltimore &nd Ohio railroad line. When the plunder se- cured on that occasion came to be divided uy, €very Officer and man who aasisted gotSi,{22.50. A good dealoi this money you have already got back. 1 will tell you how. Old men and women. residents in the neighborhood of Up- pervilie, who bave gone within your lines and taken the oath of allegiance, have been sent by Mosby and many of his men to Berlin to pur- chase goods, such as hats, &c,, and have paid jor these in the captured greenbacks, and got the goods out to the battalion. Mosby has a fuller who goes quite often to Alexandria to purchase goods for the command. He isan Iriebman by birth. He last brought out,among othergoods, white hats, with long black piames attached. Mosby rides a blooded sorrel, and some- times a big bay. The sorrel is the swiftest animal in either army. He does not drink apy whisky. He does not allow any of his sen to drink whisky. He sent two men off into the re,ular service. for being intoxicated ow inspection. : An order from a Federal general reached Captain Mountjoy at Berryville. The order is in relation fo the Winchester railroad. Mountjoy read the order to his men, langhed over it, and put it in his pocket with the re- mark that he would skow it to the Colonel. The order reached him last Sunday morning. He was surprised &bout noon ef that day. I do not think Mosby will interfere with the railroad, ont of regard to the property of the citizens living adjacent to it. Mosby's command is not liked by the sol- diers of the regular Confederate service, but both Mosby and his men stand high at Rich mond. They are armed only with pistols. All ot Moshy’s men have their regular board- ing houses among the farmers. Two and three of them net upfreqnently board at one house. When the Federal scouting parties come along, the Uonfederates take [to the mountains. During the time that Generai Augur bad Dis troops upon the Piedmont railroad line, the Contederates of Mosby’s commard spent most of their time in the mountains, Saco Birv’s Negat.-Soak a gill ot Sago, and pour upon it slowly a quartof boiling wa- ter; pare and core some sour apples, and place them in a pudding dish; pour the sago over, and bake until theapples are soft. When cold, turn it out of the disB, andserye with sugar and cream. W@e-Dan Rice, the circus proprietor, was -Moulcted in the sum of $991.66 in the Supreme Court at Worcester, Massachusetts, last week, in a suit for damages brought by a man whom he ejected from his tent during a performance some months ago. Se Three guerrillas were killed, one wound- ed and three pat to flightby it. Sam Taboor and nephew on the 2ith ult., in Hardin county, Keptocky. The daring guerrilla chief Pratt ‘was one of the killed. TOMaKkE Savsaces.—Meat 40 pounds, salt 1 pond, pepper-3 oz., pint=pal and molasees one ten: Mr eae a Lieut. Dick, formerly en. er's 4 commited suicide in Lonisville about a week, since, ~ The husband of Belle Boyd was sent to Fort Delaware oa Friday. Beress the Tennessee—Hi Troudle with his Pontoons—Operation: of cur Guubents--Our Ferces Vv Pressing Him. Teeronat The Nasbvilie Union of the 3iet ult. says We Bave ate reliavie and important Astel Tigence trom the front—intetlizgence whidh en- ables us to locate nearly the position of Hood's ) And to give the reader some ideae! the aificuyties heis compelicd to enoconnter, and pect of Bis utver d fiture. Hooa Qt Decatar, and direct; but man was too speedy fer him. and occupied the place before ood cemid reach it, He then turmed off to- ward Florence, where had pontoons laid: but they were for low water, and could scareely be made toreseN trom shore to shore at pres- sah, bat they ye have been made u: or the gunboats, which com- pee a Sereoe whic had been left them to take them up and move them to Bainbricge. % icy The garrison thus lett, consisted of about 1,500 men, amd they crossed the river before taking up the bridge; and this gave rise to ihe story that Hood's army had escaped. The removal of the pontoons, obviated one cificulty, removing them beyond the reach of our gunodosts: but it gave rise to two others, either of which ts insuperable. The river isso wide at Bainbridge, that this bridge will not reach from sbore to shore by one hundred yards, at thi @ of the river; and even if it were long eno’ , the current is so rapid that it conid pot be put down. Unless the river falls suddenty, Hood canro: Bope to escApe; and we hardly look fer muco ofa fall now that it is raining. ; = Parrett Rifled C: m. t will be remembered that the only easual- ties simest om board of the Union ae during the recent bombardment of Fort Fisher wers the forty-flve persons kitted or ‘wounded by tha bursting of Parrott ritled cannon -—so n: ed after their maker, of the West Point Foun ry New York. Admiral Porter, after enumera~ ting the kifted and wounded on the six different vessels, om board of each cne of which a can- non DarEt een: “T think ihe bursting of the guns m: - concerted the crews of the vessels whens accidents bappened, and gave one and all a great distrast of the 100 pounder Parrotts: and. as eubsequentevents proved, they were unfit for service, and calculated to kill more of our men (han those of the enemy.” We understand that no sooner had this in- formation reacned the Navy Department than Commodore Wise, the Chief of the Ordnance Bureau, issued orders to suspend the farther manufacture of these cannon nntil the canse of the bursting of those on Admiral Porter's fleet conld be investigated. Heretofore their record has been excellent, and althongh Com- modore Wiee, in his recent able report, eBRys that -‘no rifled gun has yet been devised which can be considered perfect,” he adds, “what- ever may be the defects of the Parrott system of rifled ordnance, no other has been Produced which commends Itself so strongly to the ser- vice, and until another and a better one is de- vised, and subjected to the same ordeal, the bu- reau will continne to place its gans in the bar- teries of ships as important auxiliaries to th smooth-bore pivots.” We have at the prese time upwarde of one thousand Parrott rifled cannon cn our vessels of war, and there are also hundreds of them in nse in the army, By direction of the Secretary of the vy,8& board of officers versed in ordnance will meet at the Navy Department, in this eity, on Thureday next, to examine into this anlooked- for source of complamt against the Parrott cannon. The board will consist of Oommo- dores, R. B. Hitchcock, T. A. Hunt, and John S. Misroon, and Captains W.N. Jeffers and J. H. Aulick. FRoM SHERIDAN’S ARMY.—A gentleman in this city has received a letter from his friend in the army of Gen. Sheridan, from which we extract the following: * We thrashed Lomax away from the Rapi- dan, capturing his only two cannon. We Ate tacked the Gap ten miles from Gordonsville the next morning, and I think could have car- ried it, but Gen. Torbert thought it would ¢ost too dear, particularly as the enemy were bringing Ee infantry, 8rd we cauld Raye ef- fected nothing bad we got in. «I see that Gen. Lee says that Lomax re- pulsed us. The gallant cavalier knew better than to attempt to follow the brave lads who had chased him twenty miles, and had taken every gun from him. I would have given a month’s pay to haye had him come down in the pee. “We all need rest and recuperation badly.”* Camy CADWALAPER.—We understand that & captain at Camp Cadwalader, with his books, papers, accounts, memoranda, &c., was taken into custody on Friday by Colonel L. C. Baker, of Washington, and conducted to the Goati- nental Hotel, from which place they started in the next train for Washington. It is farther alleged that a certain firm on Market street had received the sum of #25,000 as a loan for business purposes, the said sum being a part of the retained bounty fund of deserters, re- jected men,etc. It is not known how much money has been retained by this process. The desertions from Oamp Cadwalader have been enormous. Most of this bounty was given by the city of Philadelphia, and consequently the people generally regard its final distribution with some degree of anxiety.—Philadelphia Press, Jan. 2d. ALEXANDRIA ArralRs.—The Alexandria Gazette says: Rey, Dr. Packard, of this place, recently sent beyond the Federal lines, by order of the military authorities, bas, by direction of the U. S. War Department, been brought back, and released. R.H. Wheat, sent out with Dr. P., bas not been allowed to revarn. The former Exchange Bank, in this place, is now the“First Nationa! Bank of Alexandria.” being organized on the principle of the U.S. National Banks. On Saturday night last, about § o'clock, some one left at the door of Mr. F. Leo. on King street, a newborn infant, comfortaniy clad. wrapped in a blanket. Gn a label at- tached to the clothing weve these words “Mary Curran— Please Rave it christened. It has al- ready had private baptism.” s7"1n a general order issued to-day from the grees general's office, Major General eigs states that astbe armies operating against Richmond and inthe Shenandoah Valley, as well as the dismounted camps in this vicinity, are amply supplied with arullery and caval- ry horses, furthes purchases of animals for such service will, by authority of the Secre- tary of War. be discontinued at Washington, including the Gieaboro’ Depot. A suspension of purchaees of horses fs aiso directed at the following named places at such timas and un- Ger such regulations as may he prescribed by Col. E. Ekin, chigt of the first division of the quartermaster gemeral’s office, v Augusta, Me: Brattieboro’, Boston, . Aldaoy, Elmira, New York city, Pittsbarg, Harris- burg, Philade}ptia, Newton, Rhode Island, and Wilmington, D. S7-A poractaph has been copied into many hewspspers within three days past that the Brazilian representative near thia goyern- ment, has accepted Secretary Seward’s letter in relation to the seizure of the Florida, as Satisfactory. This is nottrue, for the reason that the Charge d’Affaires vras not authorized to so determine, The letter of the Secretary bas, however, been transmitted to the govern. ment of Brazil,and tn due time an answer will be forwarded through the proper chan- nel, Which, it fe not doubted, will be a re- sponce of & friendly character. A Broan Hint.—This ts the style in which the fair ones In some parts of Yorkshire con- yey the hint to backward swains. + Why don’t you get married !” said & young lady the other day to & bachelor frfend, who was down there on 8 visit. “I’ve bean trying for tho last ten years to find some ore who would be silly enough to have me,” wasthereply. “Then you haven't been down our way,” was the insinuating rejoinder. MOVEMENT Ov TRoors.—Several regiments ot Western troops passed through this ety yesterday, on their way tothe front. The men looked in excellent condition. Some of them hed taken part in the recent battles about Nashville.— Philadsiphia Ledger, 34. ‘ —7The marriage laws of Indiana now re- quire s State residence of a year before a mar- ringe can be revoked. 2” A man and his little daughtér, refugees, Were found dead in a hevel near Anderson- viile, Ky., ene day last week. WJ Sayannsh, Ga. was captured by the English, under Col. Campbell, oa December 20, 1778. a7-The Nash villians have been without Northern maile for about a week. Cau: break in the raitroad. e employees of the Land rf Pea distie Central patie ngpsn sg Ohristmas present of over $6,000. * ie? 200,000 letters passed through the New York post office on Saturday from Sherman's army. Uo" The number of passengers arriving at the port of New York during the year 1861, was 98,342, m7" A very family in Cincinnati has fal- len heir to a fortune in Europe of $7,000,000. ‘There is a large falling off of canal tolls, in New Xork, this year from that of last year. ner Hop. Blair'is sojourning at Bernum’s Ho Baltimore. ad ac" Te Legistature of Delaware assembled yesterday. “ av The population of St. Louls ie 187,530, iny