Evening Star Newspaper, January 20, 1865, Page 1

WASHINGTO: PUBLISHED DAILY, (RXeErT SUNDAY,) AT THE STAR BUILDINGS, Beuchwest corner ef Pennsylvania av. and Wth str6it, Br W. D. WALLACH. —— <9 ‘Tee Svan is served by the carrier to their sub- Be bers in the City and Di-toct fr TWELVE 4M 4 HALF CENTS PER WEEK, WICE FoR Martino —Single copy, three cents: one Wath seventy fire cents; three months. one duilar enififiy ents; six months, three dollars; one year, vi2dollars. No papers ar- sent from the office Jomyer tean paid for. = m® WEEKLY Syar one dollar and ahal! a year, ‘RAVELERS’ DIRECTORY. 108 BALTIMORE & OHIO RR, 00. 0 Wastincron, Dereon 164, 2 SSS Sean Sees Cand after Sunday. December 18, 1864, Pascen- Trains between Washington and Baltimore eran RAINS MOVING NORTH Bh 1—BALTIMORS, WAY STATION & HAR- RDURG THAIN—Leave Washi 2 Avve st Baltimore Coit espera Se 2h 2-NBW YORK & PHILADE! - PERS Lrave Washingt 07-40 4. we Attive si Phe)phi: 1:56 p u., New York 5:30 p.u. No Bamore t.ckrts sold BR 3—BaLTIMORE & WRSTERN TRAIN— Lee Washington 8:15 A.M. stopping at way steons, connecting st Relay with the Mail Train fodbe West. and reaching Baltimore at 10:00 ¥. 4— NEW YORE MAIL TRAIN—Leave Wash- dnwon 11:164.m. Arrive at Baltimore at 12:45 ?.°, Philadelphia 6:37 ?.¥., New York 1000 }. 5—BALTIMONE TRAIN AND WAY STA- TINS—Leave W-shington 3:00 P.M., connect- inat Relay with Frederiex train, Arrive at Bal- ae Gg BALTIMORE COMMUT BR. 6- BALTIMG UTATION AND PRLADELPHIA TRAIN—Leave Washington 4:0p7.mu_ Arriveat Raitimore 6:16 Pp wu. This trin stops a" Blacensburg, Beltsville, Laurel and sSvayohis Junction only. No_7—BOsTON, ALBANY & NEW YORE EX- PRE#S TRAIN—Lrave Washington 6:00. i. Acriveat New York 4:00 a.m. lailgand Passon- ra by thi in connect with all the early mora- ~ lines leaving New York for the East, North and West. No Philadelphia or Baltimore tickets sold by this train. which is limited in capacity by Government orilera to insure the mails. No S—BALTIMORB & HARRISBURG TRAIN Leave Washington 6:45 P.M. and arriveat Balti- moreS:25P No 9—NEW YORK, PHILADELPHIA AND WESTERN TRAIN—Leave Washington at 7:30 P. M.; stopping at Ke sy House f«r Western pamen- ers to take Express Train for Grafton, Wheeling, arkersburg, and all points inthe West. Reaches Rew York at 6:15 a.m. FOR ANNAPOLIS the cénnections will be made With the $:15 a. wand the 3 and 4:30 P, mM. from ‘Washington, No trains to orfrom Annapolis on Bunday. SUNDAY TRAFNS. THE ONLY TRAINS FKOM WASHINGTON for femora iy on Sunday are the §:15 and 11:15 A.M. and 3 Pp. x. for Baltimore, and 7:30 P. ™. for Baltimore, Philadelphis, and the West, and the 6p. for New York onty. THROUGH TICKETS :o the West. as well ag to Philadelphia, New York, er Boston, canbe had at the Station Ticket Office at all henrs im the day, as t_new office in the American Telegraph Pennsylvania avenue, between 4% and 6th stree's BAGGAGE will be checked at all hours.—alsofor through points, to save trouble and confusion at the departure of "he trains, & : ALL PASSENGERS, whether soldiers or citizens, are politely but earnestly requested te respect the rules of the Line, established for the general ad- Prevention of smok’ im any but the smoker's ears, and a'so to make a cheerfui compliance th the decisions of the agents er conductors egard to their seats, tickets, etc.. especially in ihe hurry of starting the trains. . TH, Master of Transportation. L. M. COLE, General Ticket Agent. dec 2 LaRAr PRRESYLVANIA ROUTE a NORTHWEST AND SOUTHWEST. On and sfter December 25, trains will leave Bal- timere from North Calvert Station, as follows : Fast Mail at—_..—--- 2) A. M. Harrisburg Accommodatien__........3 P.M, Pris and pittsburgh Bxpre itteburg and Elmira Bxpress____.. 5.15 A, M. TRAIN FROM WASHINGTON Bett As thes a0 A.M train from Baltimore fer Fitubarah and the West and for Elmira, Buffal chester, Dunkirk, Ganan- dal , and Niagara Pails, for New York City. THE4 30 P.M. TRAIN FROM WASHINGTON ; jth the 8P. M. train from Baltimore — wi lar Pittsbu: and Erie, TR 6.45 P.M. TRAIN FROM WASHINGTON 7 uneets with the 10 P. M. Express from Baiti- more aud rane through to Pittsburgh and Elmira, without change of ears. connec’ing at Pittsburgh fur Cincinnati, Ohicago, and 8t Louis and at Elmira. for Buffalo, Roehester, and ONE TEROUGH TRAIN ON SUNDAY, Leaving Washington at3 o’clock P.M, SLEEPING CARS ON NIGHT TRAINS. Boi pizks Tiokers a? Goverxwext Rares, LOW FARE AND QUIOK TIME. B7-For Tickets and any information @) the Office of the Great Pennsylvamia Route, corner Pennrylvaria avenue and Sixth street. under Rational Hotel. and Deore ee me 463 € st, S on. mear New Jersey avenue, U.N, DUAARRY intendent . RB. RB. see re WILKINS, Passenger and Ticket Agent. JNO. GILLETT, Pacsenger Agent, corser 6th street and Pa. ave. dec 29 tf pas DELPHIA STEAMERS. mist _petweon PHIL. = New Bxpreas Line, semi wettly ADELPHIA and ALEXANDR WASHINGTON and GEORG TOWN ponmers Mayfiower, Philadelphia and George i Recular sailing days WEDNESDAYS and SAT- URDAYS, from No. 14 North Wharves, Philadel- phia. acd No, 59 Water street, between Oongress igh, Georgetown. and a For freight spiy £0 | oyw B. DAVIDEON, No. 59 Water street, Georgetown, whet ia Philadelphia, WM. PB, OLYDE, 14 prtl arves, ‘. ‘Agents in Alexandria, FLOWERS & BOWEN Ro. 1 King st, nov 8-tf A DAMS EXPRESS COMPANY, _ A Office 514 Pa, Avenuc, Washington, D.C. EAT EASTERN. NORTHERN. AND WSBT- bn ERN EXPRESS FORWARDERS, MERCHANDISE, MONEY. JEWELRY, VALU- ABLES, NOTES, STOCKS. BONDS. &c., Forwarded with BAFBTY AND DISPATCH to all accessible sections o’ the country. This Company bas avencies im the Frineipal Railway Towns in the NORTH, EAST, WEST AND NORTHWEST. Its principal offices are WASHINGTON, b. O., NEW YORK, BOSTON, PHILADELPHIA, BALTIMORE. CIN- CINNATI, ST. LOUI*, LOUIS- VILLE. LEXINGTON, Con male at New York and Boston th lives forwarding to the CA and the BRITISH PROVINCES and other steamship tines to LIVERPOOL, SOUTHAMPTON and HAVRE. and thence by Enropean expresses te all promineat eommercial towns in Great Britair and the Qonti- * Collection of NOTES, DRAFTS and BILLS made idl: rte of the Uvited States. ‘en oo D NN, Agent, Washington, D. ©. etions a INGTON CITY BAVINGS BANK. ws see ImCORPORATED Magcy Sra, 1864° EDWARD SIMMB, President and Treasurer. BDW’'D CLABK, Vice President and Beeretary, eee DIREOTORS. ae ws P. : J i 8, Thos. J. GA JOHN B. BLYAN! Ry. wien: GARDNER. ‘Thi nX iamnow Open for the receipt of De- posits, at the NEW BANKING mowers aes , 5© Louisiana av., under Simm’s New Building " EDWARD OLARK, Secretary, EDWARD OLARK & 60., BANKERS, the Savings Bank, No. 68 Louisiana avenne, DEALEAS IN BXACHANGE, GOLD AND BILVER, And Genera] Banking Business, Bowanp Crank, Joun BR. Bivaxs, decl7- eo2m JAY COOKE & CO., BANKERS, Pirvase7e Sraxsz, orrosizs U. 8, Tazasvay, Heecive Subscriptions for the _ NEW U. 8. 73-10 LOAN Satherized by the act ef June Sth, 1864. ‘The notes will be issued ander date of August Wt,1 = nominations ef 950, 8100, 8500, $1,000 and 95,000, payable te bearer or order, bearing Interest at 78-10 per Centum per annum, ysyable semi-an mnally, and will be convertible the optionof the holder at maturity inte six per cent, Pive- ‘Twenty Bonds. We buy and sell— GOVERNMENT BONDS of ail issues, TREASURY NOTES, OBSTIPIOCATES OF INDEBTRDN Ess, And OGIN, And pay the highest price for /ARTERMASTEB’S OBRTIFICATE CHRORS, nee JAY COOKS & 00. V2. XX AMUSEMENTS. CANTERBURY MALL. Mw NTSERBURY HALL, nua Loan TERBU BY HALEY THSATSE LovisiaNa AVENUK, NZAR Si2TH Rear of National and Metropolitan Hotels, seoeeeess-Proprietor Aleo of the Varieties, New York, snd Oanterbury GEORGE LEA........... Alexandria, Va, JOBH HART... 2.2... TREMENDOUS BUCOESS! A BRILLIANT AND SPLENDI cay ————————_ + OFFICIAL, The First Corps—Notice te Veterans. HeEaDeuUARTERS First Corps, Wasnixcton, D.C., Dec. 27, 1964. Veterans desiring to enlist inthe let Army Qorps, should report im person at the office of Col. C. F. Johuson, Soldiers’ Rest, Battimore and @hio Railroad Depot, Washington, D. O. Avy 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 wll receive from the Gov- eTumenta bounty $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: $100 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, one- third on enlistment. They will be credited to the qnota of the district in which they or their families may ‘be domicijed and wiil, therefore, be entitled to local bounties. Free trangportation will be furnished them to Washington by any Proyoat 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. ° Headqnarters Major General Hancock :—158 F street, between 19th and 20th streets. STREET, D BIL | : ‘ORLD, Office of the Board for the Examination of THE ran TROUPE oF THe WORLD: Officers :—Brigadier General John R. Brooke, THE STAR TROUPE OF THB WORLD. president, 163 (4 street, between 19th and 20th ‘1HE SPAR TROUPE OF THE WORLD. Streets. By order of Major General Hancock. FINLEY ANDERSON, dec 27-tf Assistant Adjutant General. THE GREAT COMBINATION TROUPE. THE GREAT COMBINATION TROUPE. Willappear in their different acts, Greeted Nightly by Delighted Thonsands. Greeted Nightly by Delighted Thousands. EVERYBODY ASTO EVERYBODY A&STONI VERY EVENING UNTIL PURTHE =e NOTICE, - AND A? THE Complete, enparalislet, and triumph: 1 e new and Original Grand COMIC ENGLISH TRICK PANTOMIME, COMIC ENGLISH TRICK PANTOMIME, HARLEQUIN FANTASIO, BABLEQUIN FANTASIO, HARLE N’ on TEs FAIRY OF THE AIRY OF THE eae ¥ OF THE BILVER NISHED, SHED, ILVER BGG. ILVER BGG, BGG: YY OF THE SILVEH EGG. AMUSEMENTS, GROVER’S THEATER. Pennsylvania Avenwe, near Willard’s Hotel, THIS (FRIDAY) EVENING, ADIEU BENEFIT and last appearacce of the renowned Tragedienne, _., MISS AVONIA JONES, . on which occasion, the favorite Tragedian, having kindly volantassot She boos traged of O AND JULIBT. will be presented, with an orrivaled cast. Romeo, + ae e+ Mr. J. Wilkos Booth Juliet... Seicds -Mias Avenia Jones THE MARTINETTI TROUPR GRAND MATINEE ox EATURDAY at 3. Will also appesr im a Cowie Ballet Pantomime. RAN ; ats GRAND MATINEE ON BATURDAY AP 3° FREE Oded eae GRAND MATINEE ON SATURDAY AT 3. enmsylvania avenue, Hifteenth Night of the Eminent “American Tra- gedian, DWIN FORREST, who will appear for positively the last time. THIS (Friday) EVENING, January 29, 1368, in his powerful rendition of Bhakspeare’s OTHELLO, ant success of Supported by MADAME PONISI as Emilia, MISS ALICE GRAY ag Desdemona, Mr. JOHN McCULLOUGH as Iago, And the Entire Company. BATURDAY, Bhakspesre's Comedy entitled TAMING A SHREW, &nd a powerful Drama, entitled THE PIRATE’S LEGAOQY. MISS LUCILLE WESTERN. With new additional Tricks, Traosformations, Comic Scenes, and Immense Endorsed by the press. and provounced by the pub- ie Cast, THE CHABHING, to be, without exception. the T STARTLING AND HUMO! moere PANTOMIME mOUs eve! The Harleqnin, ja extraordi: y. Soe ls the only iven im Washington, performed by Miss Ella Weener, ABLB, young, lady o MOTTON AT 2OmPR ess, knows to aitempt the daring feats of leaping through windows, ‘will al-o leap through the LIVING MAN. NG M BODY OF A BODY OF 2 LUCILLE WESTERN, Will Bhortly Appear at A LIVI BOPY OF A LIVING BODY OF A LIVING MAN. Some of the powerful scenes and incidentsin the Pantomlue . THE HORNED QUAGGA, (CABOTHANNY,) Full of tricks, Trained by Mr. Chas. Covelliex- pressly for this Pantemime. Appearance of the Pairy Ceres, CUPID, The God of Love, produced from an Ecg, Sudden and startling visit and disappearance of the Demen Spirit. THE MAGIC BUREAU, Multiplication and Subtraction of Table Cloths’ THE BOTTLE IMPS. The sudden transformation of a Company of Sol- diere avd Muskets to as many Ladies and Guitars. Extraordinary Leap of the Harlequin through the BODY OF A LIVING MAN, Whole Houses Turned to Um THE GIANT PROTECTOR: oR, _ THE GENII OF LOVE. First week of the pleasing Vocalist, MI88 MARY BOGART, Ib8 MABRY BOGART : 188 MABY BOGART. Firat appearance of the Comic Dancer and GROVER'’S THEATER. a20-2t + SEATON HALL. GOTTSCHALK’S POSITIVE FAREWELL Ny AMERICA, Prior to his departare for Havana snd Mexico, has the honer to inform the of Waa Y ton and vicinity that he has snecended jn mpage, arrangements with the world-renowned Pianict and great Composer, L, M. GOTTECHALK to give a series of GRAND CONCERTS MR. GOTTSCHALK 8 Farewell Coucertsin Washington will take place on TUESDAY and WEDNESDAY EVENINGS, Jan- uary 2ith and 2th, Young SIGNOR MU710 takes great pleasure to an- nounce that he has secured the services of the fol - lowing musical artists to assist Mr.GOTTSCHALK in these Concerts: MISB LUCY BIMONS, the young and talented Cantratice, (pupil i whore wrprecedonted success duriug 2 soins; concerts in New York haa been cheerfaily nce knowledged by the Presa and cuthusiastic audi. ences. SIGNOR ARDAVANI, lebrated Baratone, of the Italian Opera, f; the cere oes Acaloms of Music NewYor oe 8IGNOR MUZIO, Musical Director and Conductor. Tickets, ONE DOLLAR, Secured seats 50 Cents oatTa. =; Ticket office epen commencing Saturday, Jan, dist. at W.@. Metzerott's Music Store. 7") 8” Orders from the country. enclosiug the amount for the number of seats required, will be promptly brellas. Belinestor, attended te byw G rere ta 5 Doors open ati'j. Concert to commence at 8, “8. LOUIS 8ZOLLOSY, MONS. LOUIS BLOLLOSY, sane MONB, LOUIS SZOLLOSY; METROPOLITAN HALL, Pennsylvania Avenue, Washington, D. c. New Bullet by Lt Ela Everietor IN YOUNG LADIES, y, ing j gIxTER 3 ‘ADIES. Mr, HBNZE having just epened the aboye- BIXTE: LADIES, named , OUNG paptEe: PLACE OF RESORT, LaDigs, 1d be soon happy to see his old patrons LADIES, Late = LLIGAN, COLLINS AND In Negro Eccentricities, GARD. Will shortly be produecd the beautiful Musical Drama of the BRIGAND’S OATH, BRIGAND’S OATH, BRIGAND’S OATH, With New Wardrebes and Scenery, MERS AND FRAT NEW PERFOR WEEK, AND FEAT NEW PERFORMERS ANE Don’t forget the LADIES: MATINEE LADIES’ MATIDEE, , COLLINS AND TAN: or INS AND he haying engaged some of the BEST ARTISTS in the Profession, who will appear nightly in BONGS, DANCES, &o. Mies KITTY LEE, Dansuene, = Miss BVA BLANCH, finger. M’lle JOBIPHINE, Danauese. Miss ARLEAN, Singer, Miss DEVENPORT, Dansuece. H. M. WILLIAMS, Fancy Dancer, Comic Singer, Wench Danest, and Sentimental Binzer,and also the great Jig Dancer. He willappear nightly, The BAR is stocked with the CHOICEST LIQUORS in the market. ___ fan 19-1w "HE OXFORD HALL OF MUSIC AND THE OXFODLNACOTHECA, : Ninth street, fronting on Pennsylvania avenue THE RESORT OF THE PEOPLE. THE MOST POPULAR VARIETY THEATRE IN THE COUNTRY. THIS WEEK—EVERY EVENING, The Great Buriesque Monster Concert, HUGHEY DUUGHERTY, in his great perscnation of Mons. Jullien, as per- BE d by bim one hundred and forty-nine conses- Lh pights at Carncross & Dixie's Minstrels, Philadelphia. friends. HART HART HakT 'UEES NEXT TURES NEXT The Brindisi, frem the Opera of Traviata, will be REEE SATCEDAY AFTBRNOON re OT ee Oe ADA TEaM aN. REXT SATURDAY APTERNDON, MONS. THIDION and Twenty five Mosictans will jar Burlesque. inraatats Tee SREAT COMBINATION — COMPANY PANTOMIME will aleo appear in 8m engi re cane gy proeramme, PANTOMIME ABLE MATIN BES ON BAT- PANTOMIME LADIBS’ FABHION ABLE, MATIN ‘Will be performed for the Isst time. Ladies 2 cents. Chileren lt cents. i Brase Band will be on WINY WASHINGTON, D. C., FRIDAY, JANUARY 20, 1865. TELEGRAPHIO NEWS. HONORS TO EDWARD EVERETT. ’s Tribute to his Werth—Robert C, Wianthrop’s Address. Boston, Jan 18.—The call for the meeting of citizens at Fanenil Hell, in honor of Edward Everett, brought together to-day an immense assemblage, composed of the eminent men of the city and State The hall was elaborately dressed in mourning, and the meeting was pre- sided over by the Mayor of Boston. Eulogies were delivered by Charles G. Lor- ing, Robert ©. Winthrop and —— Bullock, Speaker of the House. The address of Mr. Winthrop, who had been for thirty years a warm and intimate personal friend of the honored dead, was profoundly impressive. He referred to a recent difference with the deceased on important public ques- tions, and quoted the following words from a letter written to him by Mr. Everett on the day that their difference of opinion was avowed. “Il am not atraid we shall give each other cause of offense, and we will not let others put us at variance.” ee teara choked te utterance of Mr. Win- Top. acne the resolutions adopted was one ap- pointing & committee of fifty to take measures to raise a statute in honor of Mr. Everett. it is understood that the proposed statue will be placed on the terrace in front of the State Honse, near that of Mr. Webster. The meeting recommended that places of bnsiness be closed at the hour of the funeral, which will be universaliy acceded to. The meeting lasted over two hours. FROM CANADA. Opening ef Parliament—The Governor's Speech—Case of the St. Albans Raiders. QueErec¢, Jan. 19 —Parliament opened to-day. The Governor, in his speech, congratulates the Honse upon the general prosperil and general contentment of the people, and con- tinuance of peace. Referring to the outrages committed on the territory of the United States by persons who sought refuge on Canadian soil. he said: ‘In order to prevent the organi- vation of such enterprises wtihin the pro- vinces, and to enable me to discharge effectu- ally my duties toward neighboring and friendly powers, I have seen fit to organize a system of detective police on the frontier, and, with the same design,haye called out for permanent duty a portion of the yolunteer forces of the provinces. “Similar considerations suggest the pro- priety of arming the Executive Government with stronger powers than it now possesses for dealing with persons who, while availing themselves of the right of asylum, always al- lowed on British soil to political refugees,may be unmindful of the implied obligations which by a residence amongst us, they contract, and should respect the policy of the country. A bill, framed for this purpose, will be laid be- tore the House, and I ask its early consider- ation.” New York Gold Market—Decline and Pressure to Sell. New York, Jan. 19, 10 P. «1. —The stock and goid market is intensely excited. There wasa great pressure to sell. After the call gold was 2044, closing at 205. Explosion of Powder Mills—Loss of Life. HargtrorD, Cr., Jan. 19.—Three powder mills, belonging to the Hazard Powder Com- bany, at Burnside, fcur miles from this city, exploded this forenoon, killing two men, and seriously wounding another, From off Wilmington. ForTRESS Monror, Jan. 19.—The monitor Mahopac arrived here this morning, from off Wilmington, in tow of the United States gun- boat Rhode Isiand. te CONGRESSIONAL. 1x wiveey uppoint a committee to investigate the treat. ment of Indians by the civil and military authorities of the United States; which was passed. The committee is to consist of three Senators and four members of the House. Mr. Chandler called up the bill entitled “An Act to regulate commerce between the several States,” which authorizes any railroad to con- vey passengers and mails from one State to abother. Mr. Jonson addressed the Senate on the above subject, arguing that Oongress had no right to passa law which would interfere with a charter granted by any State. On motion of Mr. Morrill, further considera- tion of the above bill was postponed until Tues- day next at | o’clock. Mr. Wilson called up the bill to amend the act defining the pay of army officers, which provides that breyet rank shall not entitle the holder to any increase of pay. Passed. Mr. Sherman introduced a bill to amend the fict to encenrage emigration; which was re- ferred to the Committee on Finance After the consideration of some private bills, the Senate went into executive session, and soon after adjourned till Monday. in THE HOvsE yesterday— In the consideration of the legislative, judi- cial, and executive appropriation bill in com- Mittee, the clause appropriating two millions of dollars to pay the necessary expenses in carrying into effect the several acts of Con- gress authorizing loans and the issue of Treas- ury notes haying been read— Mr. Morrill offered an amendment, appro- priating, in addition, $1,777,000 lor procuring aes stamps, paper, printing, circulating notes, &e. Mr, Washburne offered an amendment to the above—thst no further expenditure shall be made for an experimental system of hy- draulic printing, until ench experiments shall be definitely authorized by law, and & distinct appropriation be made therefor. This mode of printing was the revival of an experiment which, after a trial of more than twenty years had been abandoned. Three hundred thous. und dollars had been expended for printing three hundred and twelve thousand dollars in notes. The money had been taken by Spencer M. Clarke and Dr Stewart Gwin for the pur- pose of testing the experiment, and these men had filed a caveat for a patent at the expense of the Government. Mr. Morrill, of Vermont, said that some of the statements of Mr. Washburne were accu- rate, and others not. Congress had authorized the Treasury Department to establish a print- ing bureau, without limitation. What had been done was in pursuance of positive law. His information was that there had been losses incurred in obtaining some machinery, which was now useless; but he had ascertained at the Treasury Department that a large earning had been effected. Mr Morrill’s amendment, as amended, on motion of Mr Washburne, was agreed to. The bill mainly provides for salaries of of- ficers 8nd others in the various departments of the Government, for expenses vf the Territo- ries, contingent expenses, &c. Among theitems of appropriation is one millien of dollars for payments of judgments to be rendered by the Court of Claims. Tée Senate resolution of thanks to General Terry was referred to the Committee on Mili- tary Affairs, and the Senate resolution of thanks to Rear Admiral Porter was referred to the Committee on Naval Affairs. The House adjourned. —+ <2 -____ FLUTTERING AMONG .CRINOLINES —A Rich- mond correspondent writ s: Quite a stir was created in some of the Goy- ernment bureaus a day or two ago, by a par- emptory order, which came from a high mili- tary authority, erdering that the ages of all clerks in those bureaus be immediately taken down and registered. The majority of the «clerks” affected by the order being ladies—of certain and uncertain ages—the amount of con- fusion that ensued baffles descriptien. Secrets that had been sedulously kept for years became common events under the inexorable figures of the registration, and ladies who had preserved an easy dignity whenever questioned upon the subject of their ages, in familiar discourse, became pale at the inexorable “military neces- sity” that required that their years should be “known of men.” Of course the order was never intended{toinclude ladies, being directed at “able-bodied males,” only; but the oppor- tunity was too excellent to be lost, and the officer In cl could notresist the temptation to explore the hidden mysteries of female van- ity. and the resuit is that in the files of the—— office are securely laid away among the «State apers,” thé ages of the lady clerks of the Bureau aforsaid—terms of years varying, I understand, between two decades and three- score and ten. 7 There are three persons in Chi yearly incomes amount to over one thousand dollars. whose undred TRE SENATE yesterday after our repert Mr. Doolittle called up the joint resolation to s= mer What is thought of the fall of Fort Fisher- it is a “Blessing in Disguise’’—General Breckinridge made Secretary ef War— Foote sues outa Habews Corpus—Peace Rumors from North Carolina—Rebel De- serters Kmbeldened itia = Layt down their Arms—ivcace Movements The Legislature Richmond papers of the 17th are at hand. ‘The Examiner fears that Wilmington will be taken and urges the burning up >f the cotton stored there. The Despatch editorially berates Congress for its idleness, and calls nea it to inspire the peo- ple with something of the spirit thar animated the Continental Congress, and to put an end to the croaking of some ot its members. In the Confederate Congress on Monday, in the House of Representatives, Mr. Orr, of South Carolina, rising toa question of privilege, de nounced the Richmond Sentinel’s article charg- ing some of the members of the House with treacherous conduct. {From the Richmond Dispatch, Jan. 17.} The fali of Fort Fisher we presume closes the port of Wilmington. It commands the main entrance to the Oape Fear river, and will, we fear, enable the enemy to blockade the river completely, giving them, as it does, a secure lodgment on the left bank. Fort Caswell and several other works still guard the southern channel of the river. Fort Fisher is thirty miles below Wilmington. Some regard the tall of Fort Fisher as a disaste -, while many are disposed to consider it a blessing in disguise. The latter, who are, it must be said, a nomerous and sensible class, contend that Wilmington, as a seaport, has, fom the beginning, done us more harm than good. They say that the goods imported through it have been of little good to us, while millions of dollars’ worth of our cotton has thence found its way into the hands of our enemies. It is proper to add that, possibly, our force which, according to Gen. Lee’s dispatch, was making a heayy demonstration against their rear, may retake the fort. It was reported yesterday that John ©. Breckinridge was made Secretary of War of the Confederate States. We could obtain no confirmation of the report in official circles, but there are reasons for believing it. General Breckinridge was expected to arrive in the city last night. It was also reported that Col. Northrup, Commissary General, had been displaced. Judge Haliburton, of the Confederate Court for the Eastern District of Virginia, yesterday issned a writ of habeas corpus on the petition of Hon. Henry S. Foote, a member of the Con- federate House of Representatives from Tennessee, commanding Osapt. Hugh S. Dag- gett, Proyost Marshal of Fredericksburg, to bring betore the Judge the body of Henry S. Foote on Thursday next, apd to show cause why he should not be set at hhertv. Mr. Foote, in his petition, states that he had been arrested and beld in custody by order of Uapt. Dag- gett, who professed to be acting under the order of one James Seddon, Secretary of War, &c. Happily this matter had been settled by the House of Representatives, to whom it was referred by the President, declaring that they are ot opinion that the good of the country would not be subserved by the forced at- tendance of said member upon the sessions of the House, but that, under all the circum- stances of the case, it is expedient that the mil- itary authorities discharge him from custody. We presume Mr. Foot has already been set at liberty. is still at the Spottswood Hotel. sation portant reports: ~The Raleigh Whig of the 12th States and an armistice are recommended. ‘The deserters who formerly sought refoge in the mountains in the western part ot North Carolina have become emboldened at their great increase m numbers, and attack and over- power the guards left to protect the people. Business of al] kinds 1s suspended, and the in- habitants are 1astresolving themselves into the primitive condition of savages. ‘‘The North Carolina militia haye mostly laid down their arms, and are scatiering them- selves throughont the State. “On the 1(ith instant, resolutions were intio- duced into the North Carolina Legislature reu- ommending that a delegation be appointed from that body, which should represent ail parts of the State, for the purpose of proceeding ne resolutions were ordered to be laid over for to Washington to secure terms of peace. further hearing.” FINANCIAL.—Last Evening’s New York Post says” The panic this morning in the stock exchange is attributed in part to the efforts of the bear clique, who have ‘aken advantage of the peace Tumors to sell heavily. Another reason assigned is the fact that as the public have not been recently buying stocks to any considerable extent, an abrormil state of things has been produced, which temporarily g:ves the control of the market alternately to parties of capitalists and combinations of ope- rators. From the combined efforts of thie and other more important causes weak holders this morning have been ied to sacrifice their stocks in the expectation of buying them in at lower rates. Gold opened at 215, and after falling to 212\;, rose to 213%, closing at 212. The loan market is unchanged. At7 per cent. the brokers, without difficulty, obtain, on ap- proved securities with good margins, all the loans they require. Commercial paper is dull, and the rates are 7a10 per cent. The stock market opened heavy and lower. Governments are quiet. The demand isactiye for investment, but the sellers are rather on the increase, “The New York Commercial says : The stock market continues in @ yery unset- Ued condition, bordering, in tact, on Pptnic, with no assignable cause. A rumoris current upon the street that Mr. Blair is to return to Kiehmond witha representative of the Goy- ernment, which has added to the weakness of the market. Undefined apprehensions of the near ap- proach of peace, coming upon the market, in a generally weak condition, appear to be the chief cause of the panicky feeling. Governments sympathize with the declining tendency, and are ¥a% lower. Railroads are a shade lower than the morning quotations. The money market is without any material charge. There is no pressure for call loans, and thé tupply oncallisample. The waning condition of the rebellion, however, 1s pro- dueing steadily a very decided indisposition to lend on time, whick will erelong affect com- mercial operations very directly. The rate on call loans is 7 per cent.steady Discountscon- tinue quiet at Sall per cent. The demand for foreign exehange is still very light. Some of the leading importers are de- ferring their purchases, in expectation of a still further decline in gold, which, added to the lightness of the demand naturally arising from the reduced yclume of imports, makes the cur- rent transactions merely nominal. The rates at present favor the buyer. w7 Diptheria, at Hammond Vale, Maine, has caused the death ot six out of seven children in one family, & mother and her four children in another, and two entire famulies of four mem- berseach, ® W7 The receipts of the New York Tribune last year were $747,500, against $735,751 ex- penses, leaving a balance of $1 HS Two soldiers, named Richardson and Purvis, were bung at St. Leuis lately for the murder of a farmer. @7-A soldier named Davidson has been arrested five times, in Chattanooga, for stealing, and each time appeared before the provost marshal with a stolen pair of boote under his arm. = ‘On Friday night last, near Columbus ona. an aged a his heroic daughter were attacked in their house by guerrillas, one ot whom they killed,.and severely wounded cere 1 and assistant enty rebel surgeons an: a! sur- eee cajearet by General Thomas, were sent north from Nashviile a few days since. a7 Wm. M. Patterson, a chaplain in Price’s army, was arrested as a spy near St. Louis, and has been eentenced to the Missouri peni- tentiary during the war. Mr. J. W. Singleton, of Illinois, Yankee Peace Democrat, and Peace Commissioner, His pres- ence in this city has net produced a great sen- The Fortress Monroe correspondent of the Norfolk Olid Dominion gives the following im- instant Mal WE Ray Be eee VERB eon, “The intestine difficulties of the Confedera- cy are becoming positively alarming. Property of no kind is secure, and guerrillas and bindits roam at will throughout the whole interior. _ RELIEF oy THRE FreepMeN.—Last evening, in pursuance toa call & number of persons assembled atthe Union League rooms to tare some messures towards the relief of the freed- men bow in this District, who are suffering in many, instances for want of tuel, clothing snd Rev. W. H. Channing, D. D, president of the National] Freedmen’s Relief Association, pre- sigea, and G. E. Parker acted as secretary. Dr. Channing said that there were a darge number of this class of persons in the District, butit was impossible to ascertain their num- ber. Most of them were women and children, whose natural protectors were in the army as soldiers or in the (juartermaster’s Depart. ment and around ho-pitals as laborers, and some were in the rebel lines. Many of these people, swept into the District as they were. Were pecessarily helpless, coming in the fall months from their former homes, bringing nothing except the clothes they wore. They had showed a spirit of self reliance, refasing any aid, which reflected credit on them asa ace. hey wanted to gain gn honest live hood, and all they wanted now was to be uded over the winter’ The bigh rate of ts, fuel and provisions was the cause of th iTering, but it they were helped through this ter, in the spring they will all go out to gain a ho: livelhhocd. - Me w shed it understood that Was only temporary relief that is proposed, and he believeo that temporary relief was all these people expected. Mr Channing closed by paying a compliment tothe ecvlored race, who had showeda tact in adapting themselves to ibeir new positions which ts wonderfal, and be read the report of Mrs. Griffin, the princi- pal visitor of the areociation. The report states that there are thousands of these people in the District. many of them hay- ing no heads to theirfamilies, wNo were thrown into the Disirict when the abolisnment ef slavery bad caused «surplus of laborers to he here. Theemployment of many in the Navy Yard, in the Quartermaster’s Department, &c, had in & measure improved this state of affairs. A census taken last June showed that there were about 30,140 in the District, nearly all within the city limits, and the number now cannot be less than 40.000. Ont of 900 families of this class not more than 25 pay less than $4 per month forthe miserable shanues in which they live, and not more tnan 50 less than $5, while some who have been able to put up shanties pay $15 to $30 per year ground rent. She bed not found an able- bodied man but who had some kind of employ- ment. Not more than half of these families, at the last visit, had any wood. The report narrates the condition of families, some of which are living in stables, some without food for24hours . Mrs. Griffin was called on, and addressed the meeting at length, s'ating some of the cases she had met with, and appealed for aid They wanted clothing, food and fuel, and u less something was done immediately the pi pers would chronicle tn a few days & number of deaths from starvation and the severity of the weather. Rey. H. H. Garrett, colored, fally endorsed the statement of Mrs. Griffin, and suggested tbat the Government, if informed of the euf- ferings of these people, would do something to aid them. He was for taking hold of the mat- ter immediately, and he will bring it to the notice of his congrega‘ion on Sunday. Mr. Buckingham said he Rad visited some of the tamilies referred to by Mrs. Griffin, and endorsed what she had said. Hundreds of them were on the road to the grave by hunger and frost. The plan proposed was similar to the plan adopted in New York. Volunteers to visiteach house, and gather clothing, money and food, which is to be stored in some central place, from which it will be distributed on Uickets issved by visitors. Mr. Dudley, of the New York association, spoke of the action in the North, and stated the public there wanted to see Washington and Georgetown moving He would volunteer the aid of the teachers of the schools of the associa- tien on Saturday and Sunday. Mr. Dudley Stated that in en interview with the Secretary of War, the latterstated he had no autherity to give rations to the teachers of the schools, but he had assumed the authority to give rations to the starving. Mr. Buckingham said 4 resultof an appeal to the Secretary of War was the issuing of rations to the Boston and Philadelphia associations and to the soup house on the Is:and. The Chair stated that the Government had distributed £500 trem the hospital fand, which ‘was not limited, and also wood, blankets, and rations. Mr. Buckingham remarked that the officers ef the government had too much to attend to, and thought they conid net be charged with neglect He was gratified that the Secretary of War had orderea the distribution of 2,000 blankets and Gen. Meigs 250 cords of wood. In answer to a question, Mr. Buckingham gave a short pe ok the tfreedmen and the estab- lisnment of eedmen’s Village, which was established under the direction of Col. Greene, mot ly a S ts - sine slated ‘bat it wee no oniy ggelt-susiaia Mrs. Siade stated that much had been done by the colored people of the District; that they had a relief society in successtul operation, which had accomplished much good last win- ter and the winter before. Rey. Mr. Kimball, of Boston, said that Wash- ington had dene very little for the freedmen, and he hoped that every door-bell would be Tung and an answer required. Other remarks were made by Rey. Mr. Fisk. Judge Day, Mrs. Coleman and others, and be. fore the meeting adjourned the following com- mittees'were raised to callon the families in the different wards for assietance: Firet Ward—Dr. Upton, Surgeon at Circle Barracks, and Mr. Newton. Second Ward— Mr. J. H. Brown, Rev. Mr. Garnet, Mrs, Gar- net, and Mrs Foot. Third Ward—Judge Geo, E H. Day. Fourth Ward—Mrs, Brown, Mrs. Caldwell, Mrs. William Siade, and Miss Slade The following places were also designated as depots for the contributions viz:—The Soup Heuse, Island, E street, between Ninth and Tenth streets. Mrs. Griffin’s,76 Louisiana ay. Wm. Slade’s 481 Massachusetts avenue. PoLicR REPORTS—Second Precinct.—Charles Powers, “Moses Larkin, disorderly; $5 each. Maggie McDermot, grand larceny; aismissed; also, disorderly; workbonse. J.° H. Dewey, selling without license; . J. H. Snyder, creating @ nuisance; #5. Charles Powers, car- rying weapons; $20. Jerry Grambell, grand larceny: jail for court. Third Precinct.—Johanna Allen, receiving stolen goods: Harrod Jackson, larceny; Peter Xearn, drunk: dismissed. Francis Brook, faul- ing !o take out a licens son, fighting; $10.62. Luey y Jam- merson and Fanny Warren, disorderly; $5.44 each. James Segroves, do.; military: Wm, Carmon, assault and battery; bail for peace, Mary Gately, fugitive from workhouse; dis- missed. Thomas Reily, disorderly; do. Fourth Precinct Edward Holliday, carrying weapons; workhouse. Arabella Foster, disor- derly: . Catharine Brannan, drunk; work- houre. P. Carrico, do.; dismissed. Sixth Precinct—C. Exander, violating city law; $6. T.C. Parker and Henry Kerner, do; #20each. P.McNally, Hugh McAlur, fight. ing; military. John Fare, S. Harrison, Thos. Johnson, Barnard Redmon, Benjamin Cooms, drunk and disorderly; military. John Ten- ley, do ; $3. Fighth Precinct—William Tilos, disorderly; #150. Wm. Howell, S. Howell, Wm. Lang, Avgust Burns, Henry Hood, Varoline Kosher, do.: dismissed. Martin Ellenberger, grand lareeny; do. Charles Corey, disorderly; $3 90. Margaret Wilkins, grand larceny; jail for court. Margaret Stemm, dronk and disorder- Jy; $5 90. Lawrence Norton, do.; £3 %). George Mantz, throwing stones: €1. Joseph Haghes, no number; paid costs. Rae et Sxconp WARD STaTion Cases.—John Car- ter, drunk; $3. Sarah Ohisley, profanity; $3. John De Lacey, keeping disorderly house; bail for court. Martin Weich, disorderiy; 93 Lizzie Sutten, drunk and disorderly; $5. Sallie White, diserderly; #5. John B. Stewart. do; military. Wm. Jordan, do.; do. Josephine Ohapman, grand larceny; bail for court. W.H. Jacksen, assault and battery; military. Eliza Bias, dis- orderly; $s. Mary Davie, do; $3. Barbara Burley, do; $3. Annie Wheeler, do; $3. Richard Jones, crunk; $4.50. Alexander Lovell, do.; $3. Ida Mason, threats: bail for peace. Wm. Fisk, vioiating city ordinance; Henry Miller, Jobn Burk, and Patrick Marphy, vio- lating Sunday law; Alexander Harvey, drank; dismissed. Wm. Sharp, drunk and disorderly; $2. Richard Smith, disorderly; £1.50. Edw. Ryan, drunk and disorderly; military. M. J. Lavgblin, threats; dismisaed. Mary Wilson, assault; bail for peace. ‘'reling Hartzstine, selling liquor unlicensed; dismissed. Joseph Green, violating city ordinance; dismissed. Melvin T. Edds, drunk; $2. Wm Thompson, disorderly; Harry Brown, Chas. Corbit, Lizzie Eaton, Frances Smith, do.; #2 each. Samuel Johnson, John Miller, fighting; $2, U.S. Court oF CLAINs, January 19.—Sam’) A. Morse vs. the United States. This case was submitted on the printed briets by Mr. angle, for the claimants, and by Mr. Weed, the Assistant Solicitor, for the United States. Adjourned to Monday, w7 Drinking saloons and bawdy houses are closed early in the evening in Chattanooga. - a earty every Union member of the Gen- eral Assembly of Illinois has signed a petition asking the President to Spveint Hoa. Kk. Dubois Secretary of the Inaerior. pa 7 Iv accordance with the constitation quintennial census of the State of Linois will be taken this year. . Lieutenant General Grant passed Fria we Beltimore item on her way from Philadelphia to Fortress Monroe. 4&7 One of the New York hotel Bas been arrested by the New York *